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AGENDA

LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL
 

  
    Friday, January 12, 2024

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

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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].
 
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.
 
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.
 
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

Friday, January 12, 2024

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 Noticed for Public Hearing

(1)
23-0160-S38
CD 4
CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to Building and Safety Department report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and/or Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) for the property at 3319 North Wrightwood Drive.
   
 

Recommendation for Council action:

HEAR PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS relative to proposed lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to LAMC and/or LAAC and CONFIRM said lien for the property at 3319 North Wrightwood Drive.  (Lien: $1,632.72)
   
 

(Continued from Council meeting of December 12, 2023)
   
(2)
23-0160-S41
CD 5
CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to Building and Safety Department report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and/or Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) for the property at 9499 West Cherokee Lane.
   
 

Recommendation for Council action:

HEAR PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS relative to proposed lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to LAMC and/or LAAC and CONFIRM said lien for the property at 9499 West Cherokee Lane. (Lien: $2,455.52)
   
 

(Continued from Council meeting of December 12, 2023)
   

Items for which Public Hearings Have Been Held

(3)
14-0101-S1
CDs 1, 10
TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Planning Report for the Byzantine Latino Quarter-Pico (Property­ Based) Business Improvement District (BID).
   
 

Recommendations for Council action:

  1. FIND that:
     
    1. The Annual Planning Report, attached to the Council file, for the Byzantine Latino Quarter-Pico BID’s 2024 fiscal year complies with the requirements of the State Law.
       
    2. The increase in the 2024 budget concurs with the intentions of the Byzantine Latino Quarter-Pico BID’s Management District Plan and does not adversely impact the benefits received by assessed property owners.
       
  2. ADOPT the Annual Planning Report, attached to the Council file, for the Byzantine Latino Quarter-Pico BID’s 2024 fiscal year, pursuant to the State Law.
   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Clerk reports that there is no impact to the General Fund associated with this action.
   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
   
(4)
14-0943-S2
TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Planning Report for the Los Angeles Tourism Marketing District (Property­ Based) Business Improvement District (BID).
   
 

Recommendations for Council action:
 
  1. FIND that:
     
    1. The attached Annual Planning Report for the Los Angeles Tourism Marketing District BID's 2024 FY complies with the requirements of the State Law.
       
    2. The increase in the 2024 budget concurs with the intentions of the Los Angeles Tourism Marketing District BID's Management District Plan and does not adversely impact the benefits received by assessed property owners.
       
  2. ADOPT the Annual Planning Report for the Gateway to the Los Angeles Tourism Marketing District BID's 2024 fiscal year, attached to the Council File, pursuant to the State Law.
   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Clerk reports that there is no impact to the General Fund associated with this action.
   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
   
(5)
15-0241-S1
CD 14
TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Planning Report for the Downtown Center (Property­ Based) Business Improvement District (BID).
   
 

Recommendations for Council action:
 

  1. FIND that:
     
    1. The Annual Planning Report for the Downtown Center BID’s 2024 fiscal year complies with the requirements of the State Law.
       
    2. The increase in the 2024 budget concurs with the intentions of the Downtown Center BID’s Management District Plan and does not adversely impact the benefits received by assessed property owners.
       
  2. ADOPT the Annual Planning Report for the Downtown Center BID’s 2024 fiscal year, attached to the Council file, pursuant to the State Law.
   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Clerk reports that there is no impact to the General Fund associated with this action.
   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
   
(6)
20-0020-S1
CD 10
TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the West Adams 2021-2025 (Property-Based) Business Improvement District (BID) Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Planning Report.
   
 

Recommendations for Council action:
 

  1. FIND that:
     
    1. The Annual Planning Report for the West Adams 2021-2025 BID’s 2024 fiscal year complies with the requirements of the State Law.
       
    2. The increase in the 2024 budget concurs with the intentions of the West Adams 2021-2025 BID’s Management District Plan and does not adversely impact the benefits received by assessed property owners.
       
  2. ADOPT the Annual Planning Report for the West Adams 2021-2025 BID’s 2024 fiscal year, attached to the Council file, pursuant to the State Law.
   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Clerk reports that there is no impact to the General Fund associated with this action.
   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
   
(7)
23-0363
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to motorist obligations in connection with pedestrian and bicyclist safety pursuant to Assembly Bill (AB) 2147 and AB 1909.
   
 

Recommendation for Council action:
 
NOTE and FILE the August 30. 2023 Board of Police Commissioners report relative to motorist obligations in connection with pedestrian and bicyclist safety pursuant to AB2147 and AB1909, inasmuch as this report is for information only and no Council action is required.
   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: Not applicable.
   
 

Community Impact Statement: Yes

For:
Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council
Los Feliz Neighborhood Council
Westside Neighborhood Council
   
(8)
23-0600-S112
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Traffic Officer Staffing and Desired Resources for the Southern Area and Wilmington District Offices.
   
 

Recommendation for Council action:

NOTE and FILE the November 27, 2023 Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) report relative to Traffic Officer Staffing and Desired Resources for the Southern Area and Wilmington District Offices, inasmuch as this report is for information only and no Council action is required.
   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: Not applicable.
   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
   

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

(9)
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Verbal report from the Mayor and the City Administrative Officer regarding Inside Safe.
   

Items Called Special

Motions for Posting and Referral

Council Members' Requests for Excuse from Attendance at Council Meetings

Closed Session

(10)
23-1404
The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to three cases entitled, LAEC, Incorporated v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV14719; LAEC, Incorporated v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV23215; and, City of Los Angeles v. LAEC, Incorporated, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV29391. (Litigation related to termination of agreement for the operation of the Los Angeles Equestrian Center in Griffith Park and the removal of LAEC, Incorporated as operator of the equestrian center).
   
 

(Neighborhoods and Community Enrichment Committee waived consideration of the above matter)
   
(11)
23-1401
Council may recess to Closed Session pursuant to California Government Code Section 54957.6 concerning consultations and discussions with City Administrative Officer Matthew Szabo regarding an update on Negotiations for Successor Memoranda of Understanding Expiring in December 2023 and the Status of Closed Memoranda of Understanding.
   

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).