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AGENDA

LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL
 

  
    Tuesday, May 14, 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
 
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, May 14, 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)
23-0900-S71
CD 10
CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Adams Boulevard and Bronson Avenue No. 2 Street Lighting District.​
   
 

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

  1. DENY the protest and confirm the assessments.
     
  2. 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 April 9, 2024)
   
(2)
23-0900-S72
CD 7
CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Mount Gleason Avenue and Hillrose Street No. 1 Street Lighting District.​
   
 

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

  1. DENY the protest and confirm the assessments.
     
  2. 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 April 9, 2024)
   
(3)
23-0900-S73
CD 6
CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Arminta Street and Beck Avenue Street Lighting District.​
   
 

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

  1. DENY the protest and confirm the assessments.
     
  2. 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 April 9, 2024)
   
(4)
23-0900-S74
CD 1
CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Broadway and College Street Lighting District.​
   
 

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

  1. DENY the protest and confirm the assessments.
     
  2. 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 April 9, 2024)
   
(5)
23-0900-S75
CD 12
CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the San Jose Street and Jordan Avenue Street Lighting District.​
   
 

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

  1. DENY the protest and confirm the assessments.
     
  2. 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 April 9, 2024)
   
(6)
23-0900-S76
CD 4
CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Matilija Avenue and Riverside Drive Street Lighting District.​
   
 

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

  1. DENY the protest and confirm the assessments.
     
  2. 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 April 9, 2024)
   
(7)
23-0900-S77
CD 13
CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Alexandria Safety Improvements No. 1 Street Lighting District.​
   
 

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

  1. FIND that a majority protest exists in the Street Lighting Maintenance Assessment District and therefore the assessment cannot be enacted.
     
  2. 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).
     
  3. 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 April 9, 2024)
   
(8)
23-0900-S78
CD 11
CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Sawtelle Boulevard and Braddock Drive No. 1 Street Lighting District.​
   
 

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

  1. DENY the protest and confirm the assessments.
     
  2. 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 April 9, 2024)
   
(9)
23-0900-S79
CD 11
CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Penmar Avenue and Palms Boulevard No. 2 Street Lighting District.​
   
 

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

  1. FIND that a majority protest exists in the Street Lighting Maintenance Assessment District and therefore the assessment cannot be enacted.
     
  2. 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).
     
  3. 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 April 9, 2024)
   
(10)
24-0396
CD 14
HEARING COMMENTS relative to an Application for Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity for the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption at Florentin Rooftop Bar, located at 612 South Broadway.
   
 

Applicant: MCP 612 Broadway, SPE LLC

Representative: Elizabeth Peterson-Gower, Elizabeth Peterson Group Inc.
   
 

TIME LIMIT FILE - JULY 3, 2024
   
 

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - JULY 3, 2024)
   
 

(Motion required for Findings and Council recommendations for the above application)
 
   
(11)
24-0414
CD 3
HEARING COMMENTS relative to an Application for Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity for the sale of alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption at Target, located at 20801 Ventura Boulevard. 
   
 

Recommendations for Council action:
 

  1. DETERMINE that the issuance of a liquor license at Target, located at 20801 Ventura Boulevard, 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 Target, located at 20801 Ventura Boulevard. 
     
  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: Target Corporation

Representative: Beth Aboulafia, Hinman & Carmichael LLP
   
 

TIME LIMIT FILE - JULY 4, 2024
   
 

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - JULY 3, 2024)
   

Items for which Public Hearings Have Been Held

(12)
23-1027
AD HOC COMMITTEE ON CITY GOVERNANCE REFORM REPORT relative to the proposed creation of a Charter Reform Commission and a ballot measure proposal for Ethics Commission Reform.
   
 

Recommendations for Council action:
 

  1. REQUEST the City Attorney, with the assistance of the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA) and City Ethics Commission, to prepare and present the documents necessary to place before the voters a ballot measure relative to enhancing the powers, duties, and responsibilities of the City Ethics Commission for the November 2024 General Election as follows:
     
    1. Amend Charter Sections 702 (k) and 711 to:
       
      1. Establish a minimum annual budget of $6.5 million that is adjusted annually to reflect changes in the City’s actual revenues unless the Council makes findings of exigent circumstances.
         
      2. Specify that the City Ethics Commission’s expenditures are not subject to prior approval by any other City office or position when the Commission operates within its budget.
         
      3. Specify that the City Ethics Commission is not subject to hiring freezes when it operates within its budget.
         
    2. Amend Charter Section 703 to add a provision that would require the City Council to hold a public hearing within 120 days to approve, disapprove or adopt as amended the policy recommendations within the jurisdiction of the City Ethics Commission, not including amendments to the Charter. Additionally, the City Council must act within 120 days of that public hearing to vote on whether to approve, disapprove or adopt as amended the proposed policy recommendations. The time period for the deadline to vote may be extended by agreement of the Council and the Commission. If the Council does not act within either of the time frames, the proposal will be deemed disapproved.
       
    3. Amend Charter Section 703 to authorize the City Ethics Commission to submit a disapproved policy directly to the City voters with a four-fifth vote, unless the Council takes subsequent action to disapprove the action of the City Ethics Commission by a two-thirds vote of the full City Council.
       
    4. Amend Charter Section 706 (b) to allow the Executive Director to appoint a designee for the probable cause hearings.
       
    5. Amend Charter Section 706 (c)(3) to increase the monetary penalty to the General Fund of up to $15,000 dollars for each violation, adjusted according to the Consumer Price Index annually.
       
    6. Amend Charter Section 708 to allow the City Ethics Commission, in limited circumstances, to retain independent outside counsel.
       
    7. Amend Charter Section 710 (b) to eliminate the requirement that a three-judge panel be required to appoint a special prosecutor when the City Attorney’s Office has a conflict and allow the City Ethics Commission to appoint a special prosecutor from a list of pre-approved special prosecutors.
       
    8. Amend Charter Section 710 (c) to increase the existing annual special prosecutor appropriation from $250,000 to $500,000.
       
    9. Add Charter Section 700(d)(6) to prohibit a commissioner from having a direct and substantial financial interest in any business, work, or action taken by the City.
       
    10. Amend Charter Section 700 to prohibit the appointing authorities from appointing relatives, major donors, or campaign consultants from serving as commissioners.
       
    11. Amend Charter Section 700 (e) to allow the individual appointing authorities (instead of Mayor) to remove their own appointees, subject to a majority vote of the City Council.
       
    12. Amend Charter Section 700 (f) to extend the deadline for making an appointment to fill a vacancy from 30 days to 90 days.
       
    13. Amend Charter Section 701 (a) to allow the City Ethics Commission to establish a salary range for the Executive Director that is within the General Manager tier. The City Ethics Commission shall select an individual’s annual salary within the range.
       
    14. Amend Charter Section 701 (b) to specify that all City Ethics Commission staff positions are exempt from the City’s civil service provisions.
       
    15. Amend Charter Section 700 (a) and (b) to expand the City Ethics Commission to seven members. The two members of the Commission not appointed by elected officials shall be appointed, following a public recruitment and application process that will be developed by the City Ethics Commission, by a majority vote of the five appointed members of the City Ethics Commission.
       
  2. REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present an ordinance establishing a Charter Reform Commission, as follows:
    1. The scope of the Charter Commission will be to review the entirety of the City’s Charter and will include specific sections and issues as referred to them by the Ad Hoc Committee on City Governance Reform and the Council.
       
    2. The Commission will have 13 members.
       
    3. The appointment process will take place in two phases. In Phase l, the Mayor will appoint four members, the Council President will appoint two members, and the Council President Pro Tempore will appoint two members. In Phase ll, the eight appointed members will launch an application process and develop criteria for selecting five additional members, who will balance the Commission in terms of geography, diversity, expertise, etc. The final five appointments will be subject to Council approval.
       
    4. The Executive Director of the Charter Reform Commission will be appointed by the Mayor and Council President.
       
    5. The Charter Reform Commission and its staff will be assisted by the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), City Administrative Officer (CAO), City Clerk, and City Attorney as needed.
       
  3. INSTRUCT the CLA and CAO to include a line item for a Charter Reform Commission and staffing needs in the Fiscal Year 2024 – 2025 budget.
     
  4. INSTRUCT the CLA to update Table 1 in the CLA report dated January 22, 2024, attached to the Council file, to reflect the deadlines for the November 2026 general election.
     
  5. REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present an ordinance to establish a Charter Reform Commission that will be created every decade, with a timeline that would allow for a measure to be placed on the ballot every year ending in the number six. The Council may direct the Commission to conduct a full review, limited review, or no review.
   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the City Ethics Commission or CLA. The CAO has not completed a financial analysis of this report.
   
 

Community Impact Statement: Yes:

For:
Empowerment Congress West Area Neighborhood Council
Rampart Village Neighborhood Council
Winnetka Neighborhood Council
Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council

For, if Amended:
Reseda Neighborhood Council
North Westwood Neighborhood Council

Against:
Lake Balboa Neighborhood Council

Against Unless Amended
Palms Neighborhood Council
   
(13)
24-0461
COMMUNICATION FROM THE BOARD OF WATER AND POWER COMMISSIONERS relative to the appointment of Janisse Quinones as General Manager of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP).
   
 

(Energy and Environment Committee report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.)

(Please visit www.lacouncilfile.com for background documents.)


Financial Disclosure Statement: Filed

Background Check: Pending
   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted
   
(14)
23-0600-S9
COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF SANITATION relative to analysis in support of rate adjustments for the Clean Water Program.
   
 

(Energy and Environment Committee report to be submitted in Council. If 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
   
 

(Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee waived consideration of this matter)
   

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

(15)
24-0532
CD 2
MOTION (KREKORIAN - LEE) relative to funding for various copper wire theft efforts and services in Council District 2.
   
 

Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
 
  1. TRANSFER and APPROPRIATE $20,000 in the Council District 2 portion of the Neighborhood Services Enhancement line item in the General City Purposes Fund No. 100/56 to Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Fund No. 100/70, Account No. 001092 (Sworn - Overtime), to be used for various copper wire theft efforts and services in Council District 2.
     
  2. DIRECT the City Clerk to place on the Council Agenda for July 1, 2024, or soon thereafter as possible, the following recommendation for adoption:

    Transfer and Appropriate $80,000 in the Council District 2 portion of the Neighborhood Services Enhancements line item in the General City Purposes Fund No. 100/56 to LAPD Fund No. 100/70, Account No. 001092 (Sworn - Overtime), for various copper wire theft efforts and services in Council District 2.
     
  3. AUTHORIZE the LAPD 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, and including any corrections and changes to fund or account numbers; said corrections / clarifications / changes may be made orally, electronically or by any other means.
   
(16)
24-0533
CD 11
MOTION (KREKORIAN for PARK - LEE) relative to funding for a contract amendment with the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) for outreach to move people experiencing homelessness in Council District 11 into mental health treatment beds.
   
 

Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
 
  1. TRANSFER and APPROPRIATE $900,000 from the General City Purposes Fund No. 100/56, Account No. 000903 “Council Community Projects - Council District 11”, to the Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD) Fund, account and fund number to be determined, to amend the existing General Fund contract with the LAHSA for outreach to move people experiencing homelessness in Council District 11 into mental health treatment beds.
     
  2. INSTRUCT and AUTHORIZE the LAHD to prepare, process and execute the necessary documents with LAHSA, and request that LAHSA amend its outreach subcontract with St. Joseph Center to include outreach to move people experiencing homelessness in Council District 11 into mental health treatment beds.
     
  3. AUTHORIZE the LAHD to make any technical corrections or clarifications as necessary to the above instructions in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion.
   
(17)
24-0534
CD 11
MOTION (KREKORIAN for PARK - BLUMENFIELD) relative to funding for services provided by the Coalition for Responsible Community Development for the Vibrant Venice Initiative in Council District 11.
   
 

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

  1. TRANSFER and APPROPRIATE $848,011 in the Council District 11 Venice Area Surplus Real Property Fund No. 434 to the Board of Public Works Fund No. 100/74, Account No. 003040 (Contractual Services), to be used for services provided by the Coalition for Responsible Community Development for the Vibrant Venice Initiative in Council District 11.
 
  1. INSTRUCT and AUTHORIZE the Department of Public Works to prepare, process and execute the necessary documents with and/or payments to the Coalition for Responsible Community Development, or any other agency or organization, as appropriate, utilizing the above amount, for the above purpose, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form.
 
  1. AUTHORIZE the Department of Public Works 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, and including any corrections and changes to fund or account numbers; said corrections / clarifications / changes may be made orally, electronically or by any other means.
   
(18)
14-1174-S80
CD 7
MOTION (RODRIGUEZ - KREKORIAN) relative to rescinding the Council action of November 8, 2019, Council file No. (CF) 14-1174-S80, to revert taxable CRA/LA Excess Non-Housing Bond Proceeds (EBP) available to Council District 7 from the Pacoima/Panorama City Redevelopment Project Area to the original source.
   
 

Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
 
  1. RESCIND the Council action of November 8, 2019, relative to utilizing $450,000 in taxable CRA/LA EBP funds available to Council District 7 from the Pacoima/Panorama City Redevelopment Project Area for the Bradley Alley Food Kiosk Project (CF 14-1174-S80), and that those EBP funds be reverted to their original source, inasmuch as the Project is no longer viable.
     
  2. AUTHORIZE the Economic and Workforce Development Department, as the administrator of the CRA/LA EBP Program, to take all actions necessary to document and effectuate the changes in the budgets noted above, and be authorized to prepare Controller instructions to transfer funds related to this matter, make any technical corrections necessary consistent with Council action; and, authorize the Controller to implement these instructions.
   
(19)
24-0536
CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (RAMAN – SOTO-MARTINEZ) relative to streamlining contracting and invoicing processes for homeless services providers. 
   
 

Recommendation for Council action:

INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Housing Department, with assistance from the City Administrative Officer, Chief Legislative Analyst, City Clerk, City Attorney and Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, to report to Council within 30 days with recommendations on how to shorten homeless services provider contracting and invoicing processes so that payments will reliably be made on time, and to ensure that all existing overdue payments have been resolved within that same time period.
   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted
   
 

(Housing and Homelessness Committee waived consideration of the above matter)
   
(20)
24-0548
CD 4
MOTION (KREKORIAN for RAMAN - LEE) relative to asserting jurisdiction over the May 6, 2024 Board of Public Works actions on Case No. BPW-2024-0168 regarding an appeal filed for property located at 8461 West Grand View Drive.
   
 

Recommendations for Council action:

  1. ASSERT jurisdiction, pursuant to Charter Section 245, over the May 6, 2024 Board of Public Works actions on Case No. BPW-2024-0168 relative to an appeal filed by the property owner on the subject of illegal protected tree and shrub removal at 8461 West Grand View Drive.
     
  2. REFER the matter, upon assertion of jurisdiction, to the Public Works Committee for further review.
   
 

TIME LIMIT FILE - MAY 15, 2024
   
 

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - MAY 15, 2024)
   
 

10 VOTES REQUIRED
   
(21)
18-0506-S2
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (CAO) and CITY ATTORNEY relative to accepting grant funding from the Los Angeles County (County) Criminal Record Clearing Project and Measure H funding to support the County Homeless Court Program administered by the City Attorney’s Homeless Engagement and Response Team (HEART).
   
 

  1. COMMUNICATION FROM THE CAO

    Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
     
    1. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney, or designee, to:
       
      1. Accept the accompanying grant award between the City and the County.
         
      2. Execute said grant agreement between the County and the City Attorney’s Office, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form.
         
      3. Accept the grant award in the amount of $965,635 for the HEART Criminal Records Clearance Project for the period of June 18, 2023 through June 15, 2024.
         
    2. AUTHORIZE the Controller to:
      1. Establish a receivable within Fund No. 368/12, a receivable for this program in the amount of $965,653.
         
      2. Establish within Fund No. 368 a new appropriation Account No. 12Y861, HEART Criminal Records Clearance Project Fiscal Year 23-24 (FY 23-24), in the amount of $965,635.
         
      3. Upon receipt of grant funds and approval of grant expenses, TRANSFER up to $665,809 from Fund No. 368/12, Account No. 12Y861, HEART Criminal Records Clearance Project, to Fund No. 100/12, Account No. 001010, Salaries General.
         
      4. Upon receipt of grant funds and approval of grant expenses, TRANSFER up to $284,726 from Fund No. 368/12, Account No. 12Y861, HEART Criminal Records Clearance Project FY 23-24 to Fund No. 100/12, Revenue Source Code No. 5346, Related Costs Reimbursement – Grants, for fringe benefits and indirect costs.
         
  2. COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY

    Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
    ​​​​​​​
    1. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney, or designee, to:
      ​​​​​​​
      1. Accept and execute the grant award agreement in the amount of $965,635 between the City and the County from June 18, 2023 to June 15, 2024, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form.
         
      2. Accept the grant award in the amount of $965,635 from the County.
         
      3. Prepare Controller instructions for any necessary technical adjustments, subject to the approval of the CAO; and, REQUEST the Controller to implement the instructions.
         
    2. AUTHORIZE the Controller to:
      ​​​​​​​
      1. Establish a receivable within Fund No. 368 in the amount of $965,635 from the County.
         
      2. Establish a new appropriation account within Fund No. 368 as follows: Account No. 12Y861 - HEART Criminal Records Clearance Project FY 23-24 - $965,635.
         
      3. Upon receipt of grant funds and approval of grant expenses, TRANSFER up to $665,809 from Fund No. 368/12, Account No. 12Y861 - HEART Criminal Records Clearance Project FY 23-24 to Fund No. 100/12, Account No. 001010 - Salaries General as reimbursement for City Attorney salary expenses of the six resolution authorities.
        ​​​​​​​
      4. Upon receipt of grant funds and approval of grant expenses, TRANSFER up to $284,726 from Fund No. 368/12, Account No. 12Y861 - HEART Criminal Records Clearance Project FY 23-24 to Fund No. 100/12, Revenue Source Code No. 5346 - Related Cost Reimbursement from Grants as reimbursement for City Attorney fringe benefits related to the HEART Criminal Records Clearance Project FY 23-24.
   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO and City Attorney report that the total cost of the Los Angeles County Homeless Court Program administered by the City Attorney HEART Team is $1,083,857, of which $965,635 will be reimbursed by the County for salaries, partial related costs, supplies, and expenses. Funding for the remaining fringe and related costs (CAP 41) in the amount of $118,222 is included in the City Attorney’s 2023-24 Adopted Budget. There is no General Fund impact, and the recommendations in the CAO report are in compliance with the City’s Financial Policies in that  budgeted appropriations will be balanced against receipts expected from this grant.

HEART Criminal Records Clearance Project FY 23-24 program ,  
   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted
   
 

(Housing and Homelessness Committee waived consideration of the above matter)
   

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Council Adjournment

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