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
		Tuesday, February 13, 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

Spanish language interpretation is available at all Council and Committee meetings. Interpretation services in additional languages are available upon request, at no cost. Please submit your request to [email protected] as soon as possible to allow time for scheduling. You will receive a confirmation reply if an interpreter is available.

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.

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.

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

Tuesday, February 13, 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

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23-0900-S60
CD 11	CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Charnock Road and McLaughlin Avenue Street Lighting District.

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

DENY the protest and confirm the assessments.
PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE levying the assessments and ordering the maintenance of the above lighting district, in accordance with Sections 6.95 – 6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Government Code Section 53753 (Proposition 218).

	(Continued from Council meeting of January 16, 2024)

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23-0900-S61
CD 6	CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Borden Avenue and Tuxford Street Lighting District.

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

DENY the protest and confirm the assessments.
PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE levying the assessments and ordering the maintenance of the above lighting district, in accordance with Sections 6.95 – 6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Government Code Section 53753 (Proposition 218).

	(Continued from Council meeting of January 16, 2024)

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23-0900-S62
CD 13	CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Mariposa and Fountain Avenues Street Lighting District.

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

FIND that a majority protest exists in the Street Lighting Maintenance Assessment District and therefore the assessment cannot be enacted.
PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE abandoning all proceedings relating to the above lighting district, in accordance with Sections 6.95 – 6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Government Code Section 53753 (Proposition 218).
INSTRUCT the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, to ensure that the streetlights are not installed or are removed from service if previously installed.

	(Continued from Council meeting of January 16, 2024)

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23-0900-S63
CD 7	CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Yarnell Street and Bradley Avenue Street Lighting District.

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

FIND that a majority protest exists in the Street Lighting Maintenance Assessment District and therefore the assessment cannot be enacted.
PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE abandoning all proceedings relating to the above lighting district, in accordance with Sections 6.95 – 6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Government Code Section 53753 (Proposition 218).
INSTRUCT the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, to ensure that the streetlights are not installed or are removed from service if previously installed.

	(Continued from Council meeting of January 16, 2024)

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23-0900-S64
CD 7	CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Graystone Street and Nassau Avenue Street Lighting District.

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

DENY the protest and confirm the assessments.
PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE levying the assessments and ordering the maintenance of the above lighting district, in accordance with Sections 6.95 – 6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Government Code Section 53753 (Proposition 218).

	(Continued from Council meeting of January 16, 2024)

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23-0900-S65
CD 5	CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the 3rd Street and Ogden Drive Street Lighting District.

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

DENY the protest and confirm the assessments.
PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE levying the assessments and ordering the maintenance of the above lighting district, in accordance with Sections 6.95 – 6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Government Code Section 53753 (Proposition 218).

	(Continued from Council meeting of January 16, 2024)

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23-0900-S66
CD 4	CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Regal Place and Cahuenga Boulevard No. 2 Street Lighting District.

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

DENY the protest and confirm the assessments.
PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE levying the assessments and ordering the maintenance of the above lighting district, in accordance with Sections 6.95 – 6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Government Code Section 53753 (Proposition 218).

	(Continued from Council meeting of January 16, 2024)

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23-0900-S67
CD 2	CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Lankershim Boulevard and La Maida Street Lighting District.

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

DENY the protest and confirm the assessments.
PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE levying the assessments and ordering the maintenance of the above lighting district, in accordance with Sections 6.95 – 6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Government Code Section 53753 (Proposition 218).

	(Continued from Council meeting of January 16, 2024)

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23-0900-S68
CD 14	CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Hollenbeck Park Street Lighting District.

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

DENY the protest and confirm the assessments.
PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE levying the assessments and ordering the maintenance of the above lighting district, in accordance with Sections 6.95 – 6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Government Code Section 53753 (Proposition 218).

	(Continued from Council meeting of January 16, 2024)

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23-0900-S69
CD 4	CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Woodman Avenue and Weddington Street Lighting District.

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

DENY the protest and confirm the assessments.
PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE levying the assessments and ordering the maintenance of the above lighting district, in accordance with Sections 6.95 – 6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Government Code Section 53753 (Proposition 218).

	(Continued from Council meeting of January 16, 2024)

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23-0900-S70
CD 4	CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Cahuenga Boulevard and Bloomfield Street No. 1 Street Lighting District.

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

DENY the protest and confirm the assessments.
PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE levying the assessments and ordering the maintenance of the above lighting district, in accordance with Sections 6.95 – 6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Government Code Section 53753 (Proposition 218).

	(Continued from Council meeting of January 16, 2024)

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23-0267
CD 5	CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the vacation of a portion of Magenta Lane north of Viretta Lane, VAC-E1401435 (Vacation).

Recommendations for Council action:

FIND that the Vacation is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, pursuant to Article III, Class 5(3) of the City's Environmental Guidelines.
FIND that the street vacation proceedings pursuant to the Public Streets, Highways and Service Easements Vacation Law be instituted for the vacation of the public right-of way indicated below and shown on the map of the October 18, 2023 City Engineer report, attached to the Council file:

Portion of Magenta Lane North of Viretta Lane
FIND that there is a public benefit to the Vacation. Upon vacation of the street, the City is relieved of its ongoing obligation to maintain the street. In addition, the City is relieved of any potential liability that might result from continued ownership of the involved street easements.
FIND that the Vacation is in substantial conformance with the purposes, intent and provisions of the General Plan, in conformance with Section 556 of the City Charter.
FIND that the Vacation is not necessary for non-motorized transportation facilities, in conformance with Section 892 of the California Streets and Highways Code.
FIND that the Vacation is not necessary for present or prospective public use, in conformance with Section 8324 of the California Streets and Highways Code.
ADOPT said City Engineer's report with the conditions contained therein.

	Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Engineer reports that the petitioner has paid a fee of $14,980 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 Section 7.44 of the LAAC will be required of the petitioner. Maintenance of the public easement by City forces will be eliminated.

	Community Impact Statement: None submitted

Items for which Public Hearings Have Been Held

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23-1124
	TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) to ensure the Living Wage Ordinance is in compliance with the recent Ninth Circuit Court decision, Airlines for America v. City and County of San Francisco, 78 F.4th 1146 (9th Cir. 2023).

	Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated December 6, 2023, amending Section 10.37 of the LAAC to ensure the Living Wage Ordinance is in compliance with the recent Ninth Circuit Court decision, Airlines for America v. City and County of San Francisco, 78 F.4th 1146 (9th Cir. 2023).

	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.

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24-0012
	ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the transfer of surplus money from the Power Revenue Fund of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to the Reserve Fund of the City during Fiscal Year 2023-2024.

	Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated December 21, 2023, directing the transfer of surplus money from the Power Revenue Fund of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to the Reserve Fund of the City during Fiscal Year 2023-2024.

	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

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23-1048
CD 6	ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to authorizing the Department of Public Works, Bureau of Sanitation (BOS) to use the progressive design-build project delivery method and the competitive sealed proposal selection process consistent with City Charter Section 371(b) for the construction of the Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant Primary Equalization Basin and future Groundwater Replenishment projects, and related services.

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

PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated December 4, 2023, authorizing the BOS to use the progressive design-build project delivery method and the competitive sealed proposal selection process consistent with City Charter Section 371(b) for the construction of the Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant Primary Equalization Basin and future Groundwater Replenishment projects, and related services.

	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.

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23-0944
	ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the visible life cycle/biodegradable indicator on products and food packaging to better inform the public of the decomposition time-period in landfills for packaging materials used in consumer purchases.

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

INSTRUCT the Bureau of Sanitation and REQUEST the City Attorney to report to the Council on the feasibility of requiring that products and food packaging include a visible lifecycle/biodegradable indicator to better inform the public of the decomposition time-period in landfills for packaging materials used in consumer purchases.

	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.

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23-0568-S1
	CIVIL RIGHTS, EQUITY, IMMIGRATION, AGING AND DISABILITY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to releasing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for outreach services to implement the Children’s Savings Account Program and the State of California Kids Investment and Development Savings Program.

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

AUTHORIZE the General Manager, Community Investment for Families Department (CIFD), to release a RFP to select a contractor(s) to implement outreach services for the Children’s Savings Account Program and the State of California Kids Investment and Development Savings Program.
INSTRUCT the CIFD to report to Mayor and Council on the RFP results with selected contractor(s) and funding recommendations.
REQUEST the Controller to:
1. Establish new accounts and appropriate funds in the CIFD Miscellaneous Grants and Awards Fund No. 65G/21 as detailed in the table contained in the City Administrative Officer (CAO) report dated January 19, 2024, attached to the Council file.
2. Increase appropriations in the CIFD Fund No. 100/21 as detailed in the table contained in the aforementioned CAO report.
AUTHORIZE the General Manager, CIFD, or designee, to prepare Controller instructions and/or make technical adjustments as necessary to implement the actions approved by the Mayor and Council, subject to the approval of the CAO; and, REQUEST the Controller to implement the instructions.
NOTE and FILE the CIFD report dated November 27, 2023, relative to releasing the RFP for outreach services to implement the Children’s Savings Account Program and the State of California Kids Investment and Development Savings Program.

	Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that there is no impact to the General Fund. The proposed contract will be fully funded by the ScholarShare Investment Board grant.

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

	Community Impact Statement: None submitted

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14-0955-S8
	PUBLIC SAFETY and PERSONNEL, AUDITS, AND HIRING COMMITTEES’ REPORT relative to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24 Real Estate Fraud Prosecution (REFP) Program grant.

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

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Chief of Police, Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), or designee, to:
1. Retroactively apply for and accept the FY 2023-24 REFP Program grant, in the amount of $463,000, from the County of Los Angeles, for the period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.
2. Negotiate and execute any documents or agreements necessary to accept the grant, subject to the review and approval by the City Attorney as to form.
AUTHORIZE the LAPD to:
1. Spend up to $463,000 in funding in accordance with the grant award agreement.
2. Submit grant reimbursement requests to the grantor and deposit the FY 2023-24 REFP grant funds received under this agreement into the LAPD Grant Fund No. 339/70, account number to be determined.
3. Prepare Controller’s instructions for any technical adjustments as necessary to implement Mayor and Council intentions, subject to the approval of the City Administrative Officer (CAO); and, authorize the Controller to implement the instructions.
AUTHORIZE the Controller to:
1. Establish a grant receivable and appropriate up to $463,000 within the LAPD Grant Fund No. 339/70, account number to be determined, for the receipt and disbursement of the FY 2023-24 REFP Program grant funds.
2. Increase appropriations and transfer, as necessary, from FY 2023-24 REFP Program grant funds, Fund No. 339/70, account number to be determined, to Fund No. 100/70, upon submission of proper documentation by the LAPD for sworn salary and overtime costs incurred during the grant performance period, as follows:
  1. Account No. 1012, Salaries Sworn: $319,692
  2. Account No. 1092, Overtime Sworn: $40,000
3. Transfer funds for salaries and overtime sworn reimbursement purposes, up to $93,808 from the FY 2023-24 REFP Program grant funds, Fund No. 339/70, account number to be determined, and deposit into Fund No. 100/70, Revenue Source Code No. 5346 Related Cost Reimbursements from Grants for fringe benefits, upon submission of proper documentation by the LAPD.
AUTHORIZE the continuation of two resolution authority positions through June 30, 2024:
1. 1 Police Detective II (Class Code 2223-2)
2. 1 Police Detective III (Class Code 2223-3)
NOTE and FILE the July 12, 2023 Board of Police Commissioners report dated July 12, 2023, attached to the Council file.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that approval of the recommendations contained in the November 2, 2023 CAO report, attached to the Council file, will authorize the LAPD to accept a grant award in the amount of $463,000 from the County of Los Angeles for participation in the FY 2023-24 REFP Grant Program. There is no matching requirement associated with this grant award. There is no additional impact to the General Fund.

	Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the recommendations contained in the November 2, 2023 CAO report, attached to the Council file, comply with the City’s Financial Policies in that, to the extent possible, current operations will be funded by current revenues.

	Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

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23-0911-S1
CD 8	PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to identifying funds to pay for the costs to secure the nuisance building known as the New Bay Motel, located at 8301 South Figueroa Street; and related matters.

Recommendation for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Harris-Dawson - Yaroslavsky), SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:

INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) to pay for the costs in the amount of $37,941.30 to secure (fencing and boarding) the nuisance building known as the New Bay Motel located at 8301 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, California 90044, using available funds from the Repair and Demolition Fund 346, inasmuch as the property has been declared a public nuisance.
INSTRUCT the LADBS, with the assistance of the City Attorney, to take all actions necessary, consistent with the Los Angeles Municipal Code, to recover the above costs from the owner of the New Bay Motel located at 8301 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, California 90044.

	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)

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24-0122
CD 1	MOTION (HERNANDEZ - BLUMENFIELD) relative to the transfer of Neighborhood Purpose Grant funds returned by Biocitizen L.A. to the Historic Highland Park Neighborhood Council.

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

TRANSFER and APPROPRIATE $5,000 within Neighborhood Council Fund No. 59B/14 from Revenue Code No. 5188 (Miscellaneous Revenue) to Account No. 141238 (Historic Highland Park) for the Neighborhood Purpose Grant funds returned by Biocitizen L.A. to the Historic Highland Park Neighborhood Council.
AUTHORIZE the City Clerk to make any technical corrections or clarifications as necessary to the above instructions in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion.

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23-1117
	MOTION (RODRIGUEZ - PARK) relative to amending the Council action of November 14, 2023 regarding the distribution of funds for the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Revolving Training Fund for Fiscal Year 2023-24 (Council file No. 23-1117).

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

AMEND the Council action of November 14, 2023 regarding the distribution of funds for the LAPD Revolving Training Fund for Fiscal Year 2023-24 (Council file No. 23-1117), to request the Police Commission to report to Council in 30 days on the gender and racial demographics of those who are participating in the Training Fund and to include gender and racial demographic information in all future Revolving Training Fund reports.

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24-0123
CD 12	MOTION (LEE - BLUMENFIELD) relative to the donated event space from Chaminade High School for the Senior Valentine's Day Dance hosted by the West Hills Neighborhood Council on February 14, 2024.

	Recommendation for Council action: ACCEPT, on behalf of the West Hills Neighborhood Council, the donated event space from Chaminade High School for the Senior Valentine’s Day Dance on February 14, 2024.

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24-0085
CD 14	CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (DE LEON - BLUMENFIELD) relative to compiling petitions to include City-owned parcels in the Highland Park 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 Highland Park BID.
AUTHORIZE the City Clerk to make any changes or adjustments to the above instructions in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion.

	Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

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

Items Called Special

Motions for Posting and Referral

Council Members' Requests for Excuse from Attendance at Council Meetings

Closed Session

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24-0140
	The Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Sections 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled City of Grants Pass v. Johnson, et al., United States Supreme Court Case No. 23-175, and the potential initiation of litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4) [one potential case] [This matter involves the ability of public entities to regulate the use of public spaces by people who are experiencing involuntary homelessness.]

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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