Meeting

Please Note That This Agenda Includes a Call-in Option for Public Comment. Public Comment Will Thus Be Taken Both In-Person in the Council Chamber And Also via Teleconference. Instructions for the Public to Listen to and Offer Remote Public Comment at the Meeting Appear on Page 2 of this Agenda.

		AGENDA LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL
		Wednesday, August 9, 2023 10:00 AM JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER ROOM 340, CITY HALL 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 Submit written comment at LACouncilComment.com

President	EUNISSES HERNANDEZ, First District
PAUL KREKORIAN, Second District	NITHYA RAMAN, Fourth District
	KATY YAROSLAVSKY, Fifth District
President Pro Tempore	IMELDA PADILLA, Sixth District
MARQUEECE HARRIS-DAWSON, Eighth District	MONICA RODRIGUEZ, Seventh District
	CURREN D. PRICE, JR., Ninth District
Assistant President Pro Tempore	HEATHER HUTT, Tenth District
BOB BLUMENFIELD, Third District	TRACI PARK, Eleventh District
	JOHN S. LEE, Twelfth District
	HUGO SOTO-MARTÍNEZ, Thirteenth District
	KEVIN DE LEÓN, Fourteenth District
	TIM MCOSKER, Fifteenth District

PUBLIC COMMENT AND LIVE BROADCAST

The Council meetings will be broadcast live on Cable Television Channel 35, on the internet at https://clerk.lacity.gov/calendar, and on YouTube. The live audio of the hearing will be available via telephone at: (213) 621-CITY (Metro), (818) 904-9450 (Valley), (310) 471-CITY (Westside), and (310) 547-CITY (San Pedro Area). If the live video or audio is unavailable via one of these channels, members of the public should try another channel.

The City Council will take public comment from members of the public in the Council chamber and also by teleconference. Members of the public who wish to offer public comment to the Council via teleconference should call 1 669 254 5252 and use Meeting ID No. 160 535 8466 and then press #. Press # again when prompted for participant ID. Once admitted into the meeting, press *9 to request to speak.

Written public comment may be submitted at LACouncilComment.com.

Requests for reasonable modification or accommodation from individuals with disabilities, consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act can be made by contacting the City Clerk's Office at (213) 978-1133. For Telecommunication Relay Services for the hearing impaired, please see the information below.

Telecommunication Relay Services

Telephone communication is one of the most important forms of communication in society today. Due to advancements in technology, telephone devices have evolved with new services and capabilities. Individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing, and individuals with a speech disability are following these trends and are rapidly migrating to more advanced telecommunications methods, both for peer-to-peer and third-party telecommunications relay service (TRS) communications. Telecommunications Relay Service is a telephone service that allows persons with hearing or speech disabilities to place and receive telephone calls. TRS is available in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. territories for local and/or long distance calls. TRS providers - generally telephone companies - are compensated for the costs of providing TRS from either a state or a federal fund. There is no cost to the TRS user.

What forms of TRS are available? There are several forms of TRS, depending on the particular needs of the user and the equipment available: TRS includes: Text to Voice TIY-Based TRS; Speech-to-Speech Relay Service; Shared Non-English Language Relay Service; Captioned Telephone Relay Service; Internet Protocol Relay Service; and Video Relay Service. Please visit this site for detail descriptions, https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs.

Don't hang up! Some people hang up on TRS calls because they think the CA is a telemarketer. If you hear, "Hello. This is the relay service .. . " when you pick up the phone, please don't hang up! You are about to talk, through a TRS provider, to a person who is deaf, hard-of-hearing, or has a speech disability.

For more information about FCC programs to promote access to telecommunications services for people with disabilities, visit the FCC's Disability Rights Office website.

SE OFRECE UN SERVICIO DE TRADUCCION AL ESPANOL EN TODAS LAS REUNIONES DEL CONSEJO MUNICIPAL

BASIC CITY COUNCIL MEETING RULES

AGENDAS - The City Council meets Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday at 10:00 A.M. The agendas for City Council meetings contain a brief general description of those items to be considered at the meetings. Council Agendas are available in the Office of the City Clerk, Council and Public Services Division, Room 395, City Hall, 200 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012, and on the City's website at lacity.gov or lacouncilcalendar.com.

Ten (10) members of the Council constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The Council may consider an item not listed on the agenda only if it is determined by a two-thirds (10) vote that the need for action arose after the posting of an Agenda. Some items on the agenda may be approved without any discussion, however, any item may be called "special" by a Councilmember. If an item is called "special" it will be "held" until the remainder of the items on the Council agenda have been acted on by the Council. An item may also be called "special" if a member of the public has requested to speak on the item and a public hearing was not previously held.

The City Clerk will announce the items to be considered by the Council, however items will be grouped. For example, all items for which required public hearings have not previously been held are listed in one section on the printed agenda. The Council President will ask if any Councilmember or member or the public wishes to speak on one or more of these items. If anyone wishes to speak on an item, it will be called "special". The remaining items in this section will be voted on by Council with one roll call vote.

PUBLIC INPUT AT CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS - An opportunity for the public to address the Council on agenda items for which public hearings have not been held will be provided at the time the item is considered or during the Multiple Agenda Item Comment period. Members of the public who wish to speak on items shall be allowed to speak for up to one minute per item up to a total of three minutes per meeting. The Council has determined that a cumulative total of 20 minutes is a reasonable minimum amount of time for the Multiple Agenda Item segment of each regular meeting.

The Council will also provide an opportunity for the public to speak on public interest items. Each speaker shall be limited to one minute of general public comment each regular meeting for a cumulative total of ten (10) minutes. The Council shall not discuss or take action relative to any general public comment.

If you wish to provide documents to the full Council for consideration on an item, please present the Sergeant-At-Arms with 35 copies. Otherwise, your materials will simply be added to the official record.

COUNCIL DISCUSSION AND TIME LIMITS - Councilmembers requesting to address the Council will be recognized by the Council President in the order requested. For any item, the Chairperson of the Committee, or the maker of the original motion, or the member calling a matter "special" shall have up to six (6) minutes to discuss the item. All other Councilmembers may speak up to three (3) minutes each on the matter. After all members desiring to speak on a question have had an opportunity to be heard once, the time for each Member desiring to speak again shall be limited to a maximum of three (3) minutes.

A motion calling the "previous question" may be introduced by any member during a Council debate. If adopted, this motion will terminate debate on a matter and the Chair will instruct the Clerk to call the roll on the matter.

VOTING AND DISPOSITION OF ITEMS - Most items require a majority vote of the entire membership of the Council (8 members). Items which have not been discussed in a Council Committee and have been placed directly on the agenda will require 10 votes to consider. Once considered, these items will normally require eight (8) affirmative votes to be adopted. Ordinances require a unanimous vote (at least 12 members must be present) in order to be adopted on first consideration. If an ordinance does not receive the necessary unanimous vote, it is laid over one calendar week. The votes required for approval on second consideration vary and depend upon the type of ordinance, but a typical ordinance requires eight (8) affirmative votes upon second consideration.

NOTICE TO PAID REPRESENTATIVES - If you are compensated to monitor, attend, or speak at this meeting, City law may require you to register as a lobbyist and report your activity. See Los Angeles Municipal Code 48.01 et seq. More information is available at ethics.lacity.org/lobbying. For assistance, please contact the Ethics Commission at (213) 978-1960 or [email protected].

When debate on an item is completed, the Chair will instruct the Clerk to "call the roll". Every member present must vote for or against each item; abstentions are not permitted. The Clerk will announce the votes on each item. Any member of Council may move to "reconsider" any vote on any item on the agenda, except to adjourn, suspend the Rules, or where an intervening event has deprived the Council of jurisdiction, providing that said member originally voted on the prevailing side of the item. The motion to "reconsider" shall only be in order once during the meeting, and once during the next regular meeting. The member requesting reconsideration shall identify for all members present the agenda number, Council file number and subject matter previously voted upon. A motion to reconsider is not debatable and shall require an affirmative vote of eight (8) members of the Council.

When the Council has failed by sufficient votes to approve or reject an item, and has not lost jurisdiction over the matter, or has not caused it to be continued beyond the next regular meeting, the item is continued to the next regular meeting for the purpose of allowing the Council to again vote on the matter.

The City Council rules provide that all items adopted by the Council will not be presented to the Mayor, or other designated officer by the City Clerk until the adjournment of the regular Council meeting following the date of the Council action. A motion to send an item "forthwith" if adopted by ten (10) votes, suspends these rules and requires the City Clerk to forward the matter to the Mayor, or other officer, without delay.

RULE 16 MOTIONS - Council Rule No. 16, in part, allows a member to send an item directly to the Council without it having to go to a Council Committee first, by giving the City Clerk a motion (seconded by an additional member) during a Council session to be placed on the next regular available Council agenda.

Los Angeles City Council Agenda

Wednesday, August 9, 2023

JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER ROOM 340, CITY HALL 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 - 10:00 AM

Roll Call

Approval of the Minutes

Commendatory Resolutions, Introductions and Presentations

Multiple Agenda Item Comment

Public Testimony of Non-agenda Items Within Jurisdiction of Council

Items for which Public Hearings Have Been Held

(1)

23-0745
	PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to preparing an ordinance to amend Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Section 91.8906 (Repair and Demolition Fund), as an eligible funding source when the Council and the Department of City Planning (DCP) make public nuisance declarations.

Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Harris-Dawson - Yaroslavsky):

REQUEST the City Attorney, with the assistance of the DCP, City Administrative Officer, and Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety, to prepare and present an ordinance to amend LAMC Section 91.8906 (Repair and Demolition Fund), as an eligible funding source when the Council and the DCP make public nuisance declarations.

	Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis on this report.

	Community Impact Statement: None submitted

(2)

17-0981-S10
CD 14	PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to activating a new streamlined permitting land use regulatory process, the Restaurant Beverage Program, in Council District 14.

Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Resolution (de León - Rodriguez):

RESOLVE, that by adoption of the Resolution attached to the Council file, inclusive of the Map (Exhibit A) and Findings (Exhibit B) attached to the Resolution, the Council hereby activates a new streamlined permitting land use regulatory process, the Restaurant Beverage Program, that shall be in force and full effect in the geographical boundaries attached in Exhibit A.
RESOLVE, that based on the Findings outlined in Exhibit B relative to the geographic boundaries found in the Exhibit A maps, the Restaurant Beverage Program is in conformity with the public necessity, convenience, general welfare, and good zoning practice.

	Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the Department of City Planning. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis on this report.

	Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council

(3)

23-0685
CD 4	CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the inclusion of the Hollywood Sikh Temple, located at 1966 North Vermont Avenue and 4624 – 4636 West Finley Avenue, in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments.

Recommendations for Council action:

DETERMINE that the proposed designation is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Article 19, Section 15308, Class 8 and Article 19, Section 15331, Class 31 of the State CEQA Guidelines.
DETERMINE that the subject property conforms with the definition of a Monument pursuant to Section 22.171.7 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code.
ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Cultural Heritage Commission (CHC) as the Findings of Council.
APPROVE the recommendations of the CHC relative to the inclusion of the Hollywood Sikh Temple, located at 1966 North Vermont Avenue and 4624 – 4636 West Finley Avenue, in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments.

Applicant: Sharon Sekhon

Owner: Sikh Study Circle, Inc.

Case No. CHC-2023-2376-HCM

Environmental No. ENV-2023-2377-CE

	Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the CHC. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

	Community Impact Statement: None submitted

	TIME LIMIT FILE - SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

	(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - SEPTEMBER 13, 2023)

(4)

13-1365
CD 13	PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to adding Section 5.530 to Chapter 130, Division 5 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code to reinstate the Vermont/Western Station Neighborhood Area Plan Child Care Trust Fund.

	Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated June 30, 2023, adding Section 5.530 to Chapter 130, Division 5 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code to reinstate the Vermont/Western Station Neighborhood Area Plan Child Care Trust Fund.

	Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the City Attorney. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

	Community Impact Statement: None submitted

(5)

10-1078-S1
	COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER relative to a Fifth Amendment to Contract No. C-117907 between Sansio, Inc. and the Los Angeles Fire Department to provide field data capture devices and program support services for the collection of Emergency Medical Services information. (Public Safety Committee report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.) (Click on www.lacouncilfile.com for background documents.)

	Community Impact Statement: None submitted

	TIME LIMIT FILE - AUGUST 14, 2023

	(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - AUGUST 11, 2023)

(6)

21-1006
	TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to resources needed for mapping all Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) transportation and safety programs.

SUBMITS without RECOMMENDATION the following recommendation of the LADOT:

DIRECT the City Administrative Officer (CAO) to work with the LADOT, with support from the Department of City Planning, to identify the fiscal resources necessary to conduct a comprehensive transportation safety and equity analysis, including an overlay of collision maps with safety programs to identify under-resourced areas in need of transportation investments, as detailed in the September 28, 2022 LADOT report, attached to the Council file.

	Fiscal Impact Statement: The LADOT reports that the estimated cost to fulfill the request outlined in the report ranged from $72,709 to $152,709 as further detailed in the table contained in the September 28, 2022 LADOT report, attached to the Council file. The LADOT will work with the CAO to identify the funding necessary.

	Community Impact Statement: Yes

(7)

22-1327
	INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, AND GENERAL SERVICES, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT, and NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEES’ REPORT relative to a City-owned property inventory that identifies all underutilized, surplus, and/or remnant lands, and any county, regional, state, and federal public lands that could be transferred or redistributed to historically marginalized groups, and related matters.

Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Bonin - Raman - Harris-Dawson - Price):

INSTRUCT the Department of General Services, Department of Recreation and Parks, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Harbor Department, Los Angeles World Airports, with the assistance of the City Administrative Officer and other relevant agencies, to report back within 60 days with a property inventory that identifies all underutilized, surplus, and/or remnant lands within the City of Los Angeles held by the City, and, as feasible, any public lands held by county, regional, state, and federal agencies such as the Los Angeles Unified School District, Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority, and Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority among others, that could be transferred or redistributed to historically marginalized groups within the City.
REQUEST the City Attorney, with the assistance of the Department of General Services and the City Administrative Officer, to report back with an analysis of how any potential policy recommendations that meet the intent of this motion may conform with Assembly Bill 1486, also known as the Surplus Land Act.
INSTRUCT the Chief Legislative Analyst, with the assistance of the Civil and Human Rights and Equity Department, Department of General Services, Economic Development Department, Los Angeles Housing Department, Department of Recreation and Parks, Department of Cultural Affairs and other relevant agencies, to report back within 60 days with recommendations on how these identified underutilized, surplus, and remnant lands can be utilized for uses such as community land trusts, urban agriculture, environmental stewardship and restoration, cultural spaces, or any other uses that center principles of self-determination, community building, and healing.

	Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the CAO nor the CLA has completed a financial analysis of this report.

	Community Impact Statement: None submitted

	(Trade, Travel, and Tourism Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

Items for which Public Hearings Have Not Been Held - (10 Votes Required for Consideration)

(8)

23-0010-S7
	MOTION (McOSKER - HUTT) relative to an offer of a reward for information leading to the identification, apprehension, and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the death of Demond Camper on July 9, 2022.

Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:

PROVIDE an offer reward in the amount of $50,000 for information leading to the identification, apprehension, and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the death of Demond Camper on July 9, 2022.
FIND that the subject reward complies with the provisions of Division 19, Chapter 12, Article 1 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code.
DIRECT the City Clerk to cause notice and/or advertisements to be only published according to the requirements of Division 19, Chapter 12, Article 1 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code.

(9)

23-0808
CD 2	COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to the final map of Tract No. 73835 located at 11749-11757 West Hamlin Street, westerly of Lankershim Boulevard.

	Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the final map of Tract No. 73835, located at 11749-11757 West Hamlin Street, westerly of Lankershim Boulevard and accompanying Subdivision Improvement Agreement and Contract with security documents. (Bond No. C-143863) Subdivider: Noho 37, LLC; Surveyor: Karen Korganyan

	Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Engineer reports that the subdivider has paid a fee of $9,064 for the processing of this final tract map pursuant to Section 19.02(A) (2) of the Los Angeles Municipal Code. No additional City funds are needed.

	Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

(10)

19-0005-S97
CD 1	COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 225 South Columbia Place (Case No. 779483), Assessor I.D. No. 5153-016-020, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP).

Recommendation for Council action:

APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated July 31, 2023, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 225 South Columbia Place (Case No. 779483), Assessor I.D. No. 5153-016-020, from the REAP.

	Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the LAHD. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

	Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

(11)

23-0005-S132
CD 10	COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 2814 South Mansfield Avenue (Case No. 727302), Assessor I.D. No. 5049-029-022, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP).

Recommendation for Council action:

APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated July 31, 2023, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 2814 South Mansfield Avenue (Case No. 727302), Assessor I.D. No. 5049-029-022, from the REAP.

	Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the LAHD. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

	Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

(12)

23-0005-S133
CD 10	COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 3933 South Arlington Avenue (Case No. 612904), Assessor I.D. No. 5034-019-018, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP).

Recommendation for Council action:

APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated July 31, 2023, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 3933 South Arlington Avenue (Case No. 612904), Assessor I.D. No. 5034-019-018, from the REAP.

	Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the LAHD. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

	Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

(13)

23-0005-S134
CD 10	COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 4530 West Coliseum Street (Case No. 731121), Assessor I.D. No. 5030-012-001, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP).

	Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated July 31, 2023, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 4530 West Coliseum Street (Case No. 731121), Assessor I.D. No. 5030-012-001, from the REAP.

	Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the LAHD. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

	Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

(14)

22-0697
	COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to adding Subsection (k) to Section 41.20 and Subdivisions (9) and (10) to Section 41.20.1(a) of Article 1, Chapter IV of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to require the use of certified riggers for Special Events where portable audiovisual rigging is used.

	Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated July 5, 2023, adding Subsection (k) to Section 41.20 and Subdivisions (9) and (10) to Section 41.20.1(a) of Article 1, Chapter IV of the LAMC to require the use of certified riggers for Special Events where portable audiovisual rigging is used.

	Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the City Attorney. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

	Community Impact Statement: None submitted

	(Public Works Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

Items Called Special

Motions for Posting and Referral

Council Members' Requests for Excuse from Attendance at Council Meetings

Adjourning Motions

Council Adjournment

EXHAUSTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES - If you challenge a City action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk at or prior to, the public hearing. Any written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk before the City Council's final action on a matter will become a part of the administrative record.

CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE SECTION 1094.5 - If a Council action is subject to judicial challenge pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.5, be advised that the time to file a lawsuit challenging a final action by the City Council is limited by Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6 which provides that the lawsuit must be filed no later than the 90th day following the date on which the Council's action becomes final.

Materials relative to items on this agenda can be obtained from the Office of the City Clerk's Council File Management System, at lacouncilfile.com by entering the Council File number listed immediately following the item number (e.g., 00-0000).

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