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
		Friday, January 19, 2024 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

Friday, January 19, 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)

10-1280
CD 2	MOTION (KREKORIAN - RAMAN) and RESOLUTION relative to the issuance of revenue bonds or notes for the acquisition, construction, improvement, and equipping of educational facilities located at 4533 Laurel Canyon Boulevard in Council District 2.

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

HOLD a Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (TEFRA) Hearing at the City Council meeting to be held on January 19, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. located at 200 North Spring Street, Room 340, Los Angeles, California 90012.
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 $100,000,000 to provide financing and refinancing for the acquisition, construction, improvement, and equipping of educational facilities located at 4533 Laurel Canyon Boulevard in Council District 2.

Items for which Public Hearings Have Been Held

(2)

09-2665-S7
CD 9	CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (PRICE - HUTT) relative to additional funding and contract amendments for the environmental clean-up of Slauson Wall Site located at 5867 South Los Angeles Street in Council District 9.

	(Housing and Homelessness Committee report to be submitted in Council. If a public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.) (Please visit www.lacouncilfile.com for background documents.)

	Community Impact Statement: None submitted

(3)

23-0693-S1
CD 8	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to issuing a revocable permit to the Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiative (LANI), to close, fence, occupy, demolish, excavate, and construct in the public right-of-way of the alley east of Western Avenue between Gage Avenue (North) and Gage Avenue (South) prior to finalizing and recording the street vacation of this alley.

Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Harris-Dawson – Hernandez):

AUTHORIZE the Bureau of Engineering (BOE) to issue a revocable permit to the LANI, subject to satisfaction of the conditions for issuing such permit, to close, fence, occupy, demolish, excavate, and construct in the public right-of-way of the alley east of Western Avenue between Gage Avenue (North) and Gage Avenue (South) prior to finalizing and recording the street vacation (VAC- E1401436) of this alley.
INSTRUCT the BOE and any other necessary departments to assist the LANI and its representatives through the B-Permit process for any work necessary to deliver the median park project at Western Avenue and Gage Avenue.

	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

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

(4)

24-0007-S1
CD 13	COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to the installation of the name of Garrett Morris on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

	Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the installation of the name of Garrett Morris at 6411 Hollywood Boulevard.

	Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Engineer reports that there is no General Fund impact. All costs are paid by the permittee.

	Community Impact Statement: None submitted

(5)

23-1398
CD 14	COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to initiating vacation proceedings for a portion of Roy Street at Aldama Street (VAC-E1401440).

Recommendations for Council action:

ADOPT the City Engineer report dated December 5, 2023, attached to the Council file, to initiate the vacation proceedings to vacate a portion of Roy Street at Aldama Street, as shown on Exhibit A of said City Engineer report, pursuant to California Streets and Highways Code, Division 9, Part 3, Public Streets, Highways and Service Easements Vacation Law.
DIRECT the Bureau of Engineering to investigate and report regarding the feasibility of this vacation request.

	Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Engineer reports that a deposit of $14,980 was paid by the petitioner for the investigation of this request pursuant to Section 7.42 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC). Any deficit fee to recover the cost pursuant to LAAC Section 7.44 will be required of the petitioner.

	Community Impact Statement: None submitted

(6)

24-0045
CD 4	MOTION (RAMAN - KREKORIAN) relative to an instruction to the City Clerk to sign the petition for the City-owned parcels included in the Studio City Business Improvement District (BID).

Recommendations for Council action:

INSTRUCT the City Clerk, or designee, to sign the petition for the City-owned parcels included in the Studio City BID.
AUTHORIZE the City Clerk to make any changes or adjustments to the above instruction in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion.

(7)

24-0046
CD 7	MOTION (RODRIGUEZ - BLUMENFIELD) relative to funding for the Glenoaks Boulevard (10810) Slope Mitigation Project in Council District Seven.

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

TRANSFER and APPROPRIATE $164,640 in the AB1290 Fund No. 53P, Account No. 281207 (CD 7 Redevelopment Projects - Services) to the SB1 Road Rehabilitation and Maintenance Fund No. 59V/50, Account No. 50WVIE, for the Glenoaks Boulevard (10810) Slope Mitigation Project.
AUTHORIZE the Bureau of Engineering to make any technical corrections or clarifications as necessary to the above fund transfer instructions in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion.

(8)

24-0047
CD 14	MOTION (DE LEON - PARK) relative to funding for services in connection with the Council District (CD) 14’s special recognition of Wear Red Day on February 2, 2024, including the illumination of City Hall and the Sixth Street Viaduct.

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

TRANSFER and APPROPRIATE $400 from the General City Purposes Fund No. 100/56, Account No. 0714 (CD-14 Community Services), to the General Services Fund No. 100/40, Account No. 1070 (Salaries - As Needed), for services in connection with the CD 14’s special recognition of Wear Red Day on February 2, 2024, including the illumination of City Hall and the Sixth Street Viaduct.

(9)

24-0049
	RESOLUTION (RAMAN - KREKORIAN) relative to declaring the week beginning January 22, 2024 as Homeless Count Week 2024.

Recommendation for Council action:

RESOLVE to DECLARE the week beginning January 22, 2024, as Homeless Count Week 2024 and DIRECT all City Departments and agencies to support the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) in conducting the 2024 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count by encouraging staff to volunteer and responding completely and in a timely manner to LAHSA's requests for assistance in this effort.

Items Called Special

Motions for Posting and Referral

Council Members' Requests for Excuse from Attendance at Council Meetings

Closed Session

(10)

23-1226
	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 the case entitled Lacheryl Bell v. City of Los Angeles,et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV14369. (This is an employment case against the City of Los Angeles.)

	(Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on December 13, 2023)

(11)

23-1223
	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 the case entitled Kellie Cueto v. City of Los Angeles,et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 19STCV30478. (This is a police employment case against the City of Los Angeles.)

	(Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on December 13, 2023)

(12)

23-1174
	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 the case entitled Arcelia Tello v. Salvador Chavez, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV31596. (This matter arises from a traffic accident that occurred on January 30, 2022 on La Brea Avenue, approximately 292 feet south of Sunset Boulevard, in Los Angeles.)

	(Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on December 13, 2023)

(13)

23-1271
	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 the case entitled Adrian Saavedra v. State of California, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV44223. (This matter arises from a trip and fall accident that occurred on March 5, 2021, near the intersection of Clinton Street and Manhattan Place, in the City of Los Angeles.)

	(Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on December 13, 2023)

(14)

23-1287
	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 the case entitled Cynthia Pfeiffer v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV14733. (This matter arises from an August 19, 2019, trip and fall accident on Coldwater Canyon near Harvard Westlake Drive, in the City of Los Angeles.)

	(Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on December 13, 2023)

(15)

23-1281
	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 the case entitled Kira Tityuk, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV29317. (This matter arises from a vehicle to vehicle traffic collision that occurred on November 8, 2019, at the intersection of Balboa Boulevard and Plummer Street.)

	(Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on December 13, 2023)

(16)

23-1286
	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 the case entitled Ernest Simon Jr. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., United States District Court Case No. 22-cv-01775-SSS-GJS. (This matter arises from an incident involving members of the Los Angeles Police Department on March 18, 2021, in Los Angeles, California.)

	(Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on December 13, 2023)

(17)

23-1311
	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 the case entitled Shiv Andrew Arora v. City of Los Angeles,et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV35537. (This matter arises from a trip and fall accident that occurred on January 18, 2020, in front of a bus stop located at 1300 North Fairfax Avenue, in the City of Los Angeles.)

	(Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on December 13, 2023)

(18)

23-1312
	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 the case entitled Patrick Toolan v. City of Los Angeles,et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 19STCV40906. (This matter arises out of an incident in which a motorized scooter hit a pothole on North Orange Grove in the City of Los Angeles.)

	(Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on December 13, 2023)

(19)

23-1314
	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 the case entitled Amadeo De Leon v. City of Los Angeles,et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV14813. (This matter arises from a rear-end traffic collision that occurred on May 13, 2020, on the eastbound I-10 freeway, in the City of Los Angeles.)

	(Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on December 13, 2023)

(20)

23-1396
	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 the case entitled Matthew Westray v. City of Los Angeles,et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV28133. (This matter arises from a bicycle accident that occurred on November 2, 2020, on West 5^th Street between Windsor Boulevard and Lorraine Boulevard, in the City of Los Angeles.)

	(Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on December 13, 2023)

(21)

23-1395
	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 the case entitled Renee E. Rodriguez v. City of Los Angeles,et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV03277. (This matter arises from a trip and fall accident that occurred on January 25, 2020, on Olive Street and 5^th Street, in the City of Los Angeles.)

	(Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on December 13, 2023)

(22)

23-1394
	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 the case entitled Joyce Dyrector v. City of Los Angeles,et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV11022. (This matter arises from a trip and fall accident that occurred on February 27, 2020, near 6809 Iris Circle, in the City of Los Angeles.)

	(Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on December 13, 2023)

(23)

23-1393
	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 the case entitled Weslee Davis, Jr., et al. v. Singer Vehicle Design, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 19STCV22667. (This matter arises from automobile versus motorcycle accident that occurred on June 20, 2018, at the intersection of Wentworth Avenue and Wheatland Street, in the City of Los Angeles.)

	(Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on December 13, 2023)

(24)

23-0763
	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 the case entitled Francisco Orona v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV15588. (This matter arises from a Bureau of Street Services’ employee’s allegations of discrimination, retaliation, and other claims under California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act.)

	(Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on September 13, 2023)

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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