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

1. HOLD a TEFRA Hearing at the City Council meeting to be held on Tuesday, September 26, 2023.

Recommendations for Council action:
 

1. DETERMINE that the issuance of a liquor license at Besties Vegan Paradise, located at 4882 - 4884 Fountain Avenue, will serve the Public Convenience or Necessity and will not tend to create a law enforcement problem.
    
2. GRANT the Application for Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity for the sale of alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption at Besties Vegan Paradise, located at 4882 - 4884 Fountain Avenue.
    
3. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to transmit this determination to the State Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control as required findings under Business and Professions Code Section 23958.4.

Applicant: Asia Phoenix, Besties Vegan Paradise

Representative: Liliger Damaso / Liquor License Agents

TIME LIMIT FILE - NOVEMBER 13, 2023

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - NOVEMBER 8, 2023)

Recommendations for Council action:
 

1. DETERMINE that the issuance of a liquor license at Gelsons Market, located at 12121 West Olympic Boulevard, No. 5, will serve the Public Convenience or Necessity and will not tend to create a law enforcement problem.
    
2. GRANT the Application for Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity for the sale of alcoholic beverages for both on-site and off-site consumption at Gelsons Market, located at 12121 West Olympic Boulevard, No. 5.
    
3. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to transmit this determination to the State Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control as required findings under Business and Professions Code Section 23958.4.

Applicant: Mark Motsenbocker, Gelsons Market

Representative: Brett Engstrom - LiquorLicense.Com

TIME LIMIT FILE - NOVEMBER 14, 2023

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - NOVEMBER 14, 2023)

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

1. HOLD a Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (TEFRA) Hearing at the City Council Meeting to be held on Tuesday, September 26, 2023 at 10:00 a.m., located at 200 North Spring Street, Room 340, Los Angeles, California 90012.
    
2. ADOPT the accompanying TEFRA RESOLUTION, attached to the Council file, to allow the California Municipal Finance Authority to issue bonds in an amount not to exceed $50,000,000 for the purpose of financing or refinancing the acquisition, construction, development and equipping of a 100-unit qualified residential rental project to be owned and operated by the Borrower and located at 23036-23060 Ventura Boulevard in Council District 3.

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

Recommendation for Council action:

APPROVE the acceptance of a non-monetary donation valued at $1,075,000 for advertising and marketing services for the LAPD Recruitment and Employment Division; and, THANK the donor for this generous donation. 

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

1. AUTHORIZE the Mayor, or designee, to retroactively:
    
   1. Modify the existing grant budget (Council File No. 20-1156) for the FY20 UASI grant by reallocating funds between projects and conducting the necessary fiscal transfers as described in the August 23, 2023 City Administrative Officer (CAO) report, attached to the Council File.
       
   2. Negotiate and execute a contract with a vendor to conduct a course in chemical recognition and signatures for up to one session, for an amount not to exceed $19,750, and for a term of up to 12 months within the grant performance period, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form.
       
   3. Negotiate and execute a contract with a vendor to conduct a course in spectra analysis and interpretation for up to one session, for an amount not to exceed $14,750, and for a term of up to 12 months within the grant performance period, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form.
       
   4. Negotiate and execute a contract with a vendor to conduct a course in biological production for up to one session, for an amount not to exceed $37,568, and for a term of up to 12 months within the grant performance period, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form.
       
   5. Negotiate and execute a sole source contract with the Texas Engineering Extension Service to provide incident management training for an amount not to exceed $188,650 and a term up to 12 months within the grant performance period, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form.
       
   6. Increase contracting authority to the amount of $150,000 for a Regional Communications Coordinator, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form.
       
   7. Increase contracting authority to the amount of $200,000 for grant administration contract services, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form.
       
   8. Appropriate $78,151.89 from existing Management & Administration funds to fund a Cybersecurity Program Manager position (also known as the Cybersecurity Policy Director) from September 26, 2022 through May 30, 2023. 
       
2. AUTHORIZE the Controller to:
    
   1. Transfer and create new appropriations within FY20 UASI Homeland Security Grant Fund No. 64E/46 as follows: 

      From:
      Fund		Account		Title		Amount
      64E/46		46T668		Partner Jurisdiction		$150,000.00
      64E/46		46T946		Grant Management & Administration		78,151.89
      				Total:		$228,151.89
      To:
      Fund		Account		Title		Amount
      64E/46		46T946		Partner Jurisdiction		$150,000.00
      64E/46		46W146		Grant Management & Administration		55,564.80
      64E/46		46W299		Reimbursement of General Fund Costs		22,587.09
      				Total:		$228,151.89

   2. Transfer appropriations within FY20 UASI Homeland Security Grant Fund No. 64E/46 to reimburse the General Fund as follows: 

      From:
      Fund		Account		Title		Amount
      64E/46		46W146		Mayor		$55,564.80
      				Total:		$55,564.80
      To:
      Fund		Account		Title		Amount
      100/46		1020		Grant Reimbursed		55,564.80
      				Total:		$55,564.80

   3. Transfer up to $22,587.09 from Fund 64E/46, Account No. 46W299 to the General Fund, Department No. 46, Revenue Source Code No. 5346, Related Cost Reimbursement for Grants, for reimbursement of grant-funded fringe benefits.
       
3. AUTHORIZE the Mayor, or designee, to prepare Controller instructions for any technical adjustments, subject to approval of the CAO; and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement the instructions.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that approval of the recommendations contained in the August 23, 2023 CAO report, attached to the Council File, will have no additional impact to the General Fund and will provide for the continued expenditure of the FY20 USAI grant award for grant-related projects.  No matching funds are required for this grant. 

Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the recommendations provided in the report are in compliance with the City’s Financial Policies in that all grant funds will be utilized for grant-eligible activities.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted 

1. AUTHORIZE the Mayor to submit the FY 2023 UASI grant application to the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) on behalf of the City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles/Long Beach Urban Area, for the estimated $53,932,030 allocation.
    
2. ADOPT the accompanying Governing Body RESOLUTION, included as Attachment A of the City Administrative Officer (CAO) report dated August 29, 2023, attached to the Council file, to designate the City entities that will apply for and manage Federal financial assistance provided by the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and sub-granted through the State of California.
    
3. REQUEST the Mayor to report to the Council with the necessary actions to approve and accept the FY 2023 UASI award, once applications are evaluated and funding is allocated by the DHS, subject to Mayor and Council approval.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that approval of the recommendations contained in the August 29, 2023 CAO report, attached to the Council file, will have no additional impact to the General Fund.  No matching funds are required of this grant.

Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the City’s Financial Polices are not applicable to the report recommendations, since no funding commitment is being made at this time.  Approval of the recommendations contained of the August 29, 2023 CAO report, attached to the Council File, will allow the Mayor’s Office of Public Safety to submit the FY 2023 UASI grant application.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

1. AUTHORIZE the Mayor, or designee to:
    
   1. Accept on behalf of the City, the FY22 ICJR grant award in the amount of $1,000,000 from the United States Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women, for a performance period from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2026.
       
   2. Execute the Grant Award Agreement; and, authorize the Mayor to submit any other necessary agreements and documents relative to the grant award, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form.
       
   3. Execute on behalf of the City, Professional Services Agreements, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form, for the distribution of the FY22 ICJR grant funds for a term within the applicable grant performance period for a cumulative total not to exceed $870,000 for Domestic Abuse Response Team (DART)/Sexual Abuse Response Team (SART)/Family Justice Center (FJC) services, as follows:
       

      Agency		Program		Amount
      Casa de la Familia		Central FJC		$310,000
      Legal Aid Foundation Los Angeles		Central FJC		380,000
      Center for Pacific Asian Family		SART		90,000
      Peace Over Violence		SART		90,000
      		Total:		$870,000

2. APPROVE the FY22 ICJR budget; and, AUTHORIZE the Mayor to expend the grant in accordance with the approved budget.
    
3. AUTHORIZE the Controller to:
    
   1. Establish a new interest-bearing Fund entitled “FY22 ICJR Grant”, create a receivable in the Fund in the amount of $1,000,000, and create new Appropriation Accounts within the new Fund No. XXX/46 as follows:
       

      Fund		Account		Title		Amount
      XXX/46		46W146		Mayor		$48,000
      XXX/46		46W299		Reimbursement of General Fund Costs		19,512
      XXX/46		46W304		Contractual Services		912,000
      XXX/46		46W946		Grant Management & Administration		3,488
      XXX/46		46W213		Travel		10,000
      XXX/46		46W965		Department on Disability		7,000
      				Total:		$1,000,000

   2. Transfer appropriations from Fund XXX/46 to the General Fund to reimburse grant-related expenditures as follows:

      From:
      Fund		Account		Title		Amount
      XXX/46		46W146		Mayor		$48,000
      XXX/46		46W213		Travel		10,000
      						$58,000
      To:
      Fund		Account		Title		Amount
      100/46		1020		Grant Reimbursement		3,488
      100/46		2130		Travel		10,000
      				Total:		$58,000

4. AUTHORIZE the Controller to:
    
   1. Transfer up to $19,512 from Fund No. XXX, Account No. 46W299 to the General Fund No. 100/46, Revenue Source No. 5346, for reimbursement of grant-funded fringe benefits.
       
   2. Transfer cash from Fund No. XXX/46 to reimburse the General Fund, on an as-needed basis, upon presentation of proper documentation from City Departments.
       
5. AUTHORIZE the Mayor, or designee, to prepare Controller's instructions for any necessary technical adjustments, subject to the approval of the City Administrative Officer (CAO); and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement the instructions

Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that acceptance of the FY22 ICJR grant award in the amount of $1,000,000 will provide an enhanced community response to sexual violence with an emphasis on improving prosecution.  There is no additional General Fund impact. No matching funds are required for this grant.

Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the recommendations provided in the August 24, 2023 CAO report, attached to the Council File, are in compliance with the City’s Financial Policies in that all grant funds will be utilized for grant-eligible activities.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

1. Report on all of the areas of the LAMC in which violations that qualify under ACE can be cited, with said report to include any additional expansion of the code that could be applicable through the adoption of Council File No. 23-0244.
    
2. Report on the status of the Neighborhood Justice Program to date and ways to augment the successful completion of said Program.

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

Fiscal Impact Statement: Not applicable.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

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

PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated September 6, 2023, relative to amending Section 5.120.4 of Article 4.1 of Chapter 6 of Division 5 of the LAAC to incorporate the revised financial policies into the Budget Stabilization 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

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

DIRECT the Department of General Services, City Administrative Officer (CAO), with the assistance of the City Attorney, the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), and the Community Investment for Families Department to report on the feasibility of the direct sale or transfer of the City-owned property located at 710 East 111th Place, Los Angeles CA 90059 to Kedren Health, in light of their history on the property and in recognition of the essential services that Kedren provides to the community.

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

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

1. FIND and DETERMINE, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15096(e) and (f), after consideration of the whole of the administrative record, that the project was adequately assessed in the previously certified EIR, Case No. ENV-2021-9507-EIR (SCH No. 2021110079), for the project referenced in the Los Angeles City Planning Commission report dated March 24, 2023, attached to the Council file, certified by the City of Culver City on December 5, 2022; ADOPT, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15096(g), the Mitigation Measures and Mitigation Monitoring Program, dated October 2022; ADOPT, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15091, the related and prepared environmental findings required by the CEQA Guidelines; and, ADOPT, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15096(h) and 15093, the Statement of Overriding Considerations required by the CEQA Guidelines.
    
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying TNP ORDINANCE, dated August 14, 2023, amending the Exposition Corridor Transit Neighborhood Plan (Ordinance No. 186,402) to update the plan area boundary map to remove the project site in order to allow for the development of a creative office complex on 4.46 acres located within the City of Los Angeles and the City of Culver City.
    
3. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying revised CPIO ORDINANCE, dated August 23, 2023, amending the West Adams­ – Baldwin Hills – ­​Leimert CPIO District (Ordinance No. 184794 as subsequently amended by Ordinance No. 186401) to modify development regulations in Parcel Group A of the Venice/National Transit Oriented Development Subarea.
    
4. RECEIVE and FILE the City Attorney Report No. 23-0297 and NOT PRESENT and ORDER FILED the accompanying draft Ordinance, dated August 14, 2023, relative to the West Adams­ – Baldwin Hills­​ – Leimert CPIO District, inasmuch as it has been revised by the August 23, 2023 revised City Attorney Report No. 23-0310 and revised draft Ordinance.
    

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

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

1. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated August 14, 2023, calling a Primary Nominating Election on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, and a General Municipal Election on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, in the City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Unified School District; and authorizing consolidation of the elections with the State Primary and General Elections to be held on the same dates.
    
2. ADOPT the RESOLUTION requesting the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to authorize the consolidation of the City of Los Angeles Primary Nominating Election and a general municipal election, if necessary, with the State Primary Election to be held on March 5, 2024 and the State General Election to be held on November 5, 2024.
    
3. ADOPT the RESOLUTION requesting the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles to consent and agree to the consolidation of a City Special Election with the State Primary Election to be held on March 5, 2024, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of the City of Los Angeles an initiative measure regarding the following subject: City Mobility Plan Street Improvement Measures.
    
4. ADOPT the RESOLUTION requesting the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles to consent and agree to the consolidation of a City Special Election with the State Primary Election to be held on March 5, 2024, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of the City of Los Angeles a proposed initiative measure regarding the following subject: Hotel Land Use, Replacement Housing, and Police Permit Requirements, and a Program Placing Unhoused Individuals in Vacant Hotel Rooms.
    
5. ADOPT the RESOLUTION requesting the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles to consent and agree to the consolidation of a City Special Election with the State Primary Election to be held on March 5, 2024, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of the City of Los Angeles a proposed initiative measure regarding the following subject: Minimum Wage for Employees Working at Certain Healthcare Facilities.
    
6. ADOPT the RESOLUTION requesting the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles to consent and agree to the consolidation of a City Special Election with the State Primary Election to be held on March 5, 2024, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of the City of Los Angeles a proposed initiative measure regarding the following subject: Limits on Healthcare Executive Compensation.

Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the City Attorney.  The City Clerk reports that for the March 5, 2024 Primary Nominating Election, there is approximately $15.5 million in the current Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24 budget for both the County of Los Angeles and City of Los Angeles election-related costs. The County of Los Angeles cost estimate of $10 million has been set aside in the Unappropriated Balance and the City of Los Angeles $5.5 million is included in the City Clerk’s current FY budget. Estimates for the November 5, 2024 General Municipal Election are not currently available but will be requested in the City Clerk’s FY 2024-25 budget request.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

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

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

PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated August 14, 2023, calling a Special Election on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, for the purpose of submitting to the voters of the City of Los Angeles a certified Initiative ordinance regarding City Mobility Plan street improvement measures, and consolidating this Special Election with the City’s Primary Nominating Election and the State Primary Election to be held on the same date. 

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: Yes
For: North Westwood Neighborhood Council

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

1. APPROVE the reappropriation of $1,366,044.31 from the unencumbered balance within the Excess Benefit Fund No. 918/64, Account No. 649700, Fire and Police Excess Benefit, in the same amount and into the same account to fund 2023-24 excess benefit payments.
    
2. AUTHORIZE the LAFPP to make technical corrections, as necessary, to implement the intent of these transactions, and authorize the Controller to implement these instructions.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The LAFPP reports that there is no associated General Fund impact as the recommendations are administrative actions and the Excess Benefit Plan payments will be utilizing the savings from 2022-23.

Financial Policies Statement: The LAFPP reports that the actions recommendation in the report comply with the City’s Financial Policies.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

(Personnel, Audits, and Hiring Committee waived consideration of this matter)

Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the DCP.  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 - OCTOBER 2, 2023

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - SEPTEMBER 29, 2023)

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer (CAO) reports that funding for this contract will come from the Proposition A Local Transit Assistance Fund Facility Upgrades for Electrification account and the Caltrans State of Good Repair Program funds. Funding for subsequent years of the agreement is subject to Mayor and Council approval, the availability of funds, and will be appropriated through the City annual budget development process.  The City financial obligation is limited to the extent of appropriations approved by the Council and Mayor.  The recommendation contained in the August 24, 2023 CAO report, attached to the Council File, complies with the City Financial Policies in that budgeted funds are available for this purpose.  There is no impact to the General Fund. 

Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the action recommended in the August 24, 2023 CAO report, attached to the Council File, complies with the City Financial Policies in that the City’s financial obligation is limited to available cash balances in the current budget year. 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - NOVEMBER 7, 2023

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - NOVEMBER 7, 2023)

Recommendations for Council action:
 

1. ADOPT the determination by the Board of Harbor Commissioners (Board) that the proposed action is administratively exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Article ll, Section 2(f), of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines.
    
2. APPROVE the Port of Los Angeles Resolution No. 23-10188 authorizing approval of the consent to the transfer of 49 percent in the aggregate of the direct and indirect ownership of TraPac, LLC – Permit No. 881, as detailed in the Board report dated September 12, 2023, attached to the Council file.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The Board reports that there is no impact to the General Fund.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

TIME LIMIT FILE - OCTOBER 12, 2023

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

Recommendations for Council action:
 

1. ADOPT the determination by the Board of Harbor Commissioners (Board) that the proposed action is administratively exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Article ll, Section 2(f), of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines.
    
2. APPROVE the Port of Los Angeles Resolution No. 23-10189 authorizing approval of the consent to the transfer of 51 percent in the aggregate of the direct and indirect ownership of TraPac, LLC – Permit No. 881 from Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, LTD., a Japanese corporation, to United Pacific Ports B (UK) LTD., a United Kingdom Private Limited Company; and, approve guarantees from Ocean Network Express Holdings, LTD. and Ocean Network Express PTE. LTD.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The Board reports that there is no impact to the General Fund.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

TIME LIMIT FILE - OCTOBER 12, 2023

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

Recommendations for Council action:
 

1. ADOPT the determination by the Board of Airport Commissioners (Board) that the action is administratively and categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article ll, Section 2(f) and Article lll, Class 1(15) of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines.
    
2. APPROVE the three year contract with Standard Signs Incorporated covering specialized airfield signs and replacement parts for LAX and Van Nuys Airport, for cost not to exceed $1,050,000.
    
3. CONCUR with the Board’s action on April 11, 2023, by Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) Resolution No. 27707, authorizing the Chief Executive Officer, LAWA, to execute said contract with Standard Signs Incorporated.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The Board reports that there is no impact to the General Fund.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

TIME LIMIT FILE - NOVEMBER 10, 2023

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - NOVEMBER 8, 2023)

Recommendations for Council action:
 

1. ADOPT the determination by the Board of Airport Commissioners (Board) that the action is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article lll, Class 1(32) of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines.
    
2. APPROVE a three-year contract with Otis Elevator Company, with two one-year renewal options, covering maintenance, repair, modernization, procurement of materials and parts, and related services for all escalators, and moving walkways that are owned and operated by LAWA, for overall cost not to exceed $88,000,000.
    
3. CONCUR with the Board’s action on June 15, 2023, by LAWA Resolution No. 27759, authorizing the Chief Executive Officer, LAWA, to execute said contract with Otis Elevator Company.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The Board reports that there is no impact to the General Fund.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

TIME LIMIT FILE - NOVEMBER 10, 2023

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - NOVEMBER 8, 2023)

Recommendations for Council action:
 

1. ADOPT the determination by the Board of Airport Commissioners (Board) that the action is administratively and categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article lll, Class 1(3) and Article ll, Section 2(f) of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines.
    
2. APPROVE the five-year contract with Sully-Miller Contracting Company dba Blue Diamond Materials covering supply and delivery of hot mix asphalt for Los Angeles International Airport and Van Nuys Airport, for cost not to exceed $15,000,000.
    
3. CONCUR with the Board’s action on March 16, 2023, by Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) Resolution No. 27700, authorizing the Chief Executive Officer, LAWA, to execute said five year contract with Sully-Miller Contracting Company dba Blue Diamond Materials.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The Board reports that there is no impact to the General Fund.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

TIME LIMIT FILE - NOVEMBER 10, 2023

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - NOVEMBER 8, 2023)

Recommendations for Council action:
 

1. ADOPT the determination by the Board of Airport Commissioners (Board) that the action is administratively and categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article lll, Class 1(18)(c) and Article ll, Section 2(i) of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines.
    
2. APPROVE a Ground Lease with Southwest Airlines Co., for term of up to thirty years, covering approximately 702,750 square feet of land at the northeast corner of the Central Terminal Area at the LAX, to allow for development and operation of Concourse 0, a new passenger concourse facility.
    
3. CONCUR with the Board’s action on April 11, 2023, by Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) Resolution No. 27716, authorizing the Chief Executive Officer, LAWA, to execute said Ground Lease with Southwest Airlines Co.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The Board reports that there is no impact to the General Fund.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

TIME LIMIT FILE - OCTOBER 12, 2023

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

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

1. ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated August 2, 2023.
    
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION, dated June 14, 2023, setting the date of November 28, 2023 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Lugo and Soto Streets Lighting District, in accordance with Los Angeles Administrative Code Sections 6.95 – 6.127, California Government Code Section 53753, and Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution.​

Fiscal Impact Statement: The Bureau of Street Lighting reports that if adopted, $365.98 will be collected annually starting with tax year 2023-24 that will go into a dedicated street lighting maintenance assessment account for the use in the operation and maintenance of this street lighting system.​

(Board of Public Works Hearing Date: January 16, 2024)

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

1. ​ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated August 14, 2023.
    
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION, dated June 23, 2023, setting the date of November 28, 2023 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Vermont Avenue and Olympic Boulevard No. 1 Street Lighting District, in accordance with Los Angeles Administrative Code Sections 6.95 – 6.127, California Government Code Section 53753, and Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution..​

Fiscal Impact Statement: The Bureau of Street Lighting reports that if adopted, $9,277.94 will be collected annually starting with tax year 2023-24 that will go into a dedicated street lighting maintenance assessment account for the use in the operation and maintenance of this street lighting system.​

(Board of Public Works Hearing Date: January 16, 2024)

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

1. ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated August 17, 2023.
    
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION, dated June 23, 2023, setting the date of November 28, 2023 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Bellevue Avenue and Westlake Avenue No. 1 Street Lighting District, in accordance with Los Angeles Administrative Code Sections 6.95 – 6.127, California Government Code Section 53753, and Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution.​

Fiscal Impact Statement: The Bureau of Street Lighting reports that if adopted, $470.54 will be collected annually starting with tax year 2023-24 that will go into a dedicated street lighting maintenance assessment account for the use in the operation and maintenance of this street lighting system.​

(Board of Public Works Hearing Date: January 16, 2024)

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

1. ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated August 16, 2023.
    
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION, dated June 23, 2023, setting the date of November 28, 2023 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Barry and Missouri Avenues Street Lighting District, in accordance with Los Angeles Administrative Code Sections 6.95 – 6.127, California Government Code Section 53753, and Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution.​

Fiscal Impact Statement: The Bureau of Street Lighting reports that if adopted, $285.18 will be collected annually starting with tax year 2023-24 that will go into a dedicated street lighting maintenance assessment account for the use in the operation and maintenance of this street lighting system.​

(Board of Public Works Hearing Date: January 16, 2024)

1. ​ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated August 30, 2023.
    
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION, dated August 10, 2023, setting the date of November 28, 2023 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Broadway-Manchester ATEP Street Lighting District, in accordance with Los Angeles Administrative Code Sections 6.95 – 6.127, California Government Code Section 53753, and Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution.​

Fiscal Impact Statement: The Bureau of Street Lighting reports that if adopted, $189,514.22 will be collected annually starting with tax year 2023-24 that will go into a dedicated street lighting maintenance assessment account for the use in the operation and maintenance of this street lighting system.​

(Board of Public Works Hearing Date: January 16, 2024)

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

1. ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated September 6, 2023.
    
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION, dated June 23, 2023, setting the date of November 28, 2023 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Avenel Street and La Paz Drive Street Lighting District, in accordance with Los Angeles Administrative Code Sections 6.95 – 6.127, California Government Code Section 53753, and Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution.​

Fiscal Impact Statement: The Bureau of Street Lighting reports that if adopted, $546.59 will be collected annually starting with tax year 2023-24 that will go into a dedicated street lighting maintenance assessment account for the use in the operation and maintenance of this street lighting system.​

(Board of Public Works Hearing Date: January 16, 2024)

Recommendation for Council action:

APPROVE the final map of Tract No. 82057, located at 1503-1509 West 207th Street, westerly of Denker Avenue and accompanying Subdivision Improvement Agreement.

Subdivider: Redondo, LLC; Surveyor: Brian G. O’Neill

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.

1. DIRECT the City Clerk to transfer $750,000 from AB 1290 Fund No. 53P, Account No. 281214 (CD14 Redevelopment Projects - Services) to the Department of Recreation and Parks, Fund No. 302/89, Account No. 89724H (Park Safety) for increased programming and security measures at parks in Council District 14, including but not limited to Evergreen Recreation Center, Wabash Recreation Center and Pecan Recreation Center.
    
2. AUTHORIZE the Department of Recreation and Parks to make any corrections, clarifications, or revisions to the above fund transfer instructions, including any new instructions, in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion.

Recommendation for Council action:    

RESOLVE that the salary rate for the permanent appointment of Laura Rubio-Cornejo to the position of General Manager, LADOT, BE ESTABLISHED at $295,326.72, effective upon Council confirmation, as recommended by the Mayor and approved by the Executive Employee Relations Committee on September 12, 2023.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that the position is included in the Department's annual budget, resulting in no additional impacts and there is no additional fiscal impact to the General Fund.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

1. COMMUNICATION FROM THE MAYOR DATED AUGUST 24, 2023
   
   Recommendation for Council action:
   
   NOTE and FILE the Mayor reports, dated August 14, 2023 and August 24, 2023, relative to the appointment of Karen Richardson to the Board of Cultural Affairs Commissioners, inasmuch as the appointee has withdrawn from further consideration.
    
2. COMMUNICATION FROM THE MAYOR DATED AUGUST 14, 2023
   
   Recommendation for Council action:
   
   RESOLVE that the Mayor’s appointment of Karen Richardson to the Board of Cultural Affairs Commissioners for the term ending June 30, 2028 is APPROVED and CONFIRMED, to fill the vacancy created by the departure of Evonne Gallardo. Appointee currently resides in Council District 4. (Current composition: M = 3; F = 4)

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - SEPTEMBER 27, 2023)

[Scheduled pursuant to Council Rule 46(b)]

1. AUTHORIZE the General Managers, Port of Los Angeles (POLA), Bureau of Engineering (BOE), Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT), Department of Recreation and Parks (RAP), or designees, to prepare and submit a grant application for the proposals detailed in Attachment 1 of the September 15, 2023 CAO report, attached to the Council File.
    
2. INSTRUCT the General Managers, POLA, BOE, LADOT, RAP, or designees, to report if the City is awarded the grant, request authority to accept the grant award, and identify match and front funding.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that approval of the recommendations in the September 15, 2023 CAO report, attached to the Council file, will not result in a General Fund impact. For the POLA’s project, all the matching funding has been identified: $10,207,000 from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro), $42,080,000 from the State’s Port and Freight Infrastructure Program, and $5,333,000 from the POLA fund. For the Taylor Yard Community and Wildlife Access project, existing funding allocation of $332,000 to the Taylor Yard Paseo Del Rio Project can be used as the matching funding. For the Reconnecting MacArthur Park project, a $500,000 grant awarded from the Southern California Association of Government’s Civic Engagement, Environmental Justice and Equity Grant will be used as the matching fund. For the LADOT/Metro’s project, there is no matching fund requirement as the project is located in disadvantaged or underserved communities. For the Hollywood Central Park, a match of $500,000 will need to be identified by the RAP should a grant awarded. 

Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the recommendations contained in the September 15, 2023 CAO report, attached to the Council file, complies with the City’s Financial Policies.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

(Transportation and Budget, Finance, and Innovation Committees waived consideration of the above matter)