Meeting


		AGENDA LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL
		Tuesday, January 21, 2025 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
MARQUEECE HARRIS-DAWSON, Eighth District	ADRIN NAZARIAN, Second District
	NITHYA RAMAN, Fourth District
	KATY YAROSLAVSKY, Fifth District
President Pro Tempore	IMELDA PADILLA, Sixth District
BOB BLUMENFIELD, Third District	MONICA RODRIGUEZ, Seventh District
	CURREN D. PRICE, JR., Ninth District
Assistant President Pro Tempore	HEATHER HUTT, Tenth District
VACANT	TRACI PARK, Eleventh District
	JOHN S. LEE, Twelfth District
	HUGO SOTO-MARTÍNEZ, Thirteenth District
	YSABEL JURADO, Fourteenth District
	TIM McOSKER, Fifteenth District

PUBLIC COMMENT AND LIVE BROADCAST

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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.

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Los Angeles City Council Agenda

Tuesday, January 21, 2025

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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24-1489
CD 12	HEARING COMMENTS relative to an Application for Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity for the sale of alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption at CVS Health, located at 9040 North Balboa Boulevard, Northrige, California 91325.

Applicant: CVS Health

Representative: Margaret Taylor - APEX LA

	TIME LIMIT FILE - FEBRUARY 24, 2025

	(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - FEBRUARY 21, 2025)

	(Motion required for Findings and Council recommendations for the above application)

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23-1398
CD 14	CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the vacation of a portion of Roy Street and Aldama Street, VAC-E1401440 (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 colored blue on the map identified as Exhibit B of the September 18, 2024 City Engineer report, attached to the Council file:

Portion of Roy Street and Aldama Street.
FIND that there is a public benefit to the street 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 with the amendment to delete Conditions 5a through 5e of said report.
DENY the vacation of the area shown colored orange on Exhibit B of said report.

	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

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24-0900-S54
CD 11	HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the Pacific Avenue and Hurricane Street Lighting District, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.

(Pursuant to Council adoption of Ordinance of Intention on October 29, 2024. The tabulation of ballots shall take place in Space 300 of 555 Ramirez Street on January 22, 2025 at 10 a.m. and will be publicly live-streamed. To access the live stream, join Zoom Meeting ID: 161 942 5584, Passcode: prop 218. Public announcement of the tabulation of ballots and consideration of the Final Ordinance will take place at Council on February 18, 2025.)

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24-0900-S55
CD 11	HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the Lincoln Boulevard and Mindanao Way No. 1 Street Lighting District, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.

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24-0900-S56
CD 3	HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the Burbank Boulevard and Canoga Avenue Street Lighting District, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.

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24-0900-S57
CD 4	HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the Rowena Avenue and Hyperion Avenue No. 1 Street Lighting District, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.

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24-0900-S58
CD 4	HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the Glendale Boulevard and Waverly Drive No. 1 Street Lighting District, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.

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24-0900-S59
CD 13	HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the Silver Lake Boulevard and Ewing Street Lighting District, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.

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24-0900-S60
CD 2	HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the Moorpark Street and Vineland Avenue Street Lighting District, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.

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24-0900-S61
CD 15	HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the 102nd and Juniper Streets Lighting District, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.

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24-0900-S62
CD 14	HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the Calada Street and Union Pacific Avenue Street Lighting District, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218

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24-0900-S63
CD 13	HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the Lexington and Kenmore Avenues Street Lighting District, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.

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24-0900-S64
CD 3	HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the Stagg Street and Oso Avenue No.1 Street Lighting District, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.

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24-0160-S68
CD 8	CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and/or Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC), for the property located at 157 East 101st Street.

	Recommendation for Council action: HEAR PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS relative to a proposed lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to LAMC and/or LAAC and CONFIRM said lien for the property located at 157 East 101st Street. (Lien: $2,340.00)

	(Continued from Council meeting of January 14, 2025)

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24-1423
CD 2	CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to rejecting a portion of the future alley as public alley located at 12816 West Sherman Way, Right of Way No. 36000-2416.

Recommendations for Council action:

FIND that this rejection of the portion of future alley as public alley is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, pursuant to Article III, Class 5(22) of the City's Environmental Guidelines.
ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION rejecting a portion of the future alley as public alley located at 12816 West Sherman Way as shown on Exhibit A of the City Engineer report dated November 14, 2024, attached to the Council file, subject to the following condition:

That petitioner make satisfactory arrangement with the Bureau of Engineering (BOE), Real Estate Division (RED) with respect to the payment of document recording fee.
INSTRUCT the BOE RED to record the Resolution with the Los Angeles County Recorder when the condition in Recommendation A of said City Engineer report has been complied with.
FIND that this rejection of the portion of future alley as public alley is in substantial conformance with the purpose, intent and provisions of the General Plan, pursuant to Section 556 of the City Charter.
INSTRUCT the City Clerk, following Council adoption, to forward the Resolution rejecting the portion of future alley as public alley to the BOE RED for processing.

	Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Engineer reports that a fee of $7,075.91 was paid for processing this request pursuant to Section 7.40 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code.

	Community Impact Statement: None submitted

	(Continued from January 17, 2025 Council meeting)

Items for which Public Hearings Have Been Held

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24-0919
	CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT and PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEES’ REPORT relative to approving a fee study and proposed amendments to adjust bond requirements for oil wells, and collect penalties for violations committed by oil well operators, and related matters.

Recommendations for Council action:

INSTRUCT the City Administrative Officer (CAO) and Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), in coordination with the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) and Office of Finance, to:
1. Conduct a review of the LAFD fee study analysis to determine whether it is adequate and feasible.
2. Provide a recommendation on appropriate bonding levels, including consideration of a tiered system for more complex wells if possible, and discuss other alternative funding mechanisms for addressing orphaned wells.
REQUEST the City Attorney to provide a report on how the City Council can provide direction to both the LAFD and the Department of City Planning to require that any well that has been idle for more than one year to be terminated and ordered to be plugged and abandoned.
1. Include any proposed draft ordinance for Council consideration as appropriate. Include in this report an analysis of state law and whether or not they supersede our ability to enforce on the closure of idle wells and how effective they have been at closing idle wells.
REQUEST that the report be completed and returned to any committee in no more than 60 days.

	Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the Board of Fire Commissioners. Neither the CAO nor the CLA has completed a financial analysis of the report.

	Community Impact Statement: None submitted

	(Continued from Council meeting of January 14, 2025)

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23-0935
	CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT and AMENDING MOTION 22A (HERNANDEZ – PADILLA) relative to a Citywide equity framework for transportation project prioritization and resource allocation.

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT

Recommendations for Council action:
1. INSTRUCT the Board of Public Works’ Bureaus to report to Council on the equity framework currently used for selection and implementation of services and their plan to incorporate the Department of City Planning (DCP) Community Health and Equity (CHE) Index into project prioritization and resource allocation.
2. DIRECT each of the Bureaus of the Department of Public Works, the DCP, and any other relevant agencies, to report on the programs they manage that achieve transportation outcomes, how those programs currently incorporate equity into their work plans, and how the CHE Index can be adopted into those programs, if they are not already, so that the City of Los Angeles is using one definition of areal equity measurement for achieving transportation goals.
3. DIRECT the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) to report to Council with an overview of additional criteria if uses to prioritize projects to achieve specific programmatic goals and understand travel patterns for communities of concern, including but not limited to how the (LADOT) incorporates transit ridership, boardings and alightings by line; crash data; prevailing speeds; density of jobs and proximity to job centers on specific corridors; and regional transportation gaps into its program and project planning. The report should include any data sets that would further allow the LADOT to consider and address the travel patterns of communities of concern in Los Angeles, as well as help close transportation gaps to regionally-important destinations and along regionally-important corridors. The report should propose how the LADOT could combine these data into an overlay that could be paired with the CHE Index and Priority Transportation Equity Areas to add holistic regional travel patterns as a consistent metric across work programs, and any resources needed to create that overlay and maintain it moving forward.
AMENDING MOTION 22A (HERNANDEZ – PADILLA)

Recommendation for Council action:

AMEND the matter related to the Transportation Committee report relative to a Citywide equity framework for transportation project prioritization and resource allocation, Item No. 22 [Council file No. (CF) 23-0935] on the January 14, 2025 Council Agenda, to ADOPT the following additional language reflected in bold and delete the strikethrough language in Recommendation No. 1:

INSTRUCT the Board of Public Works’ Bureaus to report to Council on the equity framework currently used for selection and implementation of services, consult with the City Administrative Officer (CAO), the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT), and the Department of City Planning (DCP) on the equity indices used for projects, ~~their plan to incorporate the Department of City Planning (DCP) Community Health and Equity (CHE) Index~~ and provide recommendations on the adoption of an equity index that can be used in ~~into~~ project prioritization and resource allocation.

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

	Community Impact Statement: None submitted

	(Continued from Council meeting of January 14, 2025)

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24-1377
CD 4	ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR) NO. ENV-2017-5424-EIR [STATE CLEARINGHOUSE (SCH) NO. 2020100057], FINAL EIR (COLLECTIVELY, HILTON UNIVERSAL PROJECT EIR), STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS, MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM, and RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS, PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to a Vesting Zone Change and Height District Change for the property located at 555 East Universal Hollywood Drive.

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

FIND, pursuant to Sections 21081.6 of the Public Resources Code, that the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC) has reviewed and considered the information contained in the EIR No. ENV-2017-5424-EIR (SCH No. 2020100057) dated November 2023, and the Final EIR, dated June 2024 (collectively, Hilton Universal City Project EIR), as well as the whole of the administrative record.
CERTIFY the following:
1. The Hilton Universal City Project EIR has been completed in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act.
2. The Hilton Universal City Project EIR was presented to the LACPC as a decision-making body of the lead agency.
3. The Hilton Universal City Project EIR reflects the independent judgment and analysis of the lead agency.
ADOPT the following:
1. The related and prepared Hilton Universal City Project EIR Environmental Findings.
2. The Statement of Overriding Considerations.
3. The Mitigation Monitoring Program prepared for the Hilton Universal City Project EIR.
ADOPT the FINDINGS of the LACPC as the Findings of Council.
PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated September 12, 2024, to effectuate a Vesting Zone Change and Height District Change from C2-1, RE15-1-H, and PB-1 to (T)(Q)C2-2D across the entire property; for the Hilton Universal City Project (Project) which involves the construction of an approximately 300,000 square-foot, 18-story Hotel Expansion Building addition to the existing 24-story Hilton Universal City Hotel, the Hotel Expansion Building would be comprised of 395 guestrooms, a spa, three restaurants, an indoor/outdoor bar, two pools, a single-level lobby lounge/bar connecting to the existing hotel building, a meeting room addition to the ancillary building, and an expansion of the existing three-level parking garage. Upon completion, the Project would provide 890 guestrooms and 696,609 square feet of floor area, resulting in a Floor Area Ratio of 2.2:1 for the 7.26-acre site; for the property located at 555 East Universal Hollywood Drive, subject to Modified Conditions of Approval.
ADVISE the applicant, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 12.32 G:

....property shall not remain in a Q Qualified classification for more than six years unless during that time: (1) there is substantial physical development of the property to allow for one or more of the uses for which the Q Qualified classification was adopted; or (2) if no physical development is necessary, then the property is used for one or more of the purposes for which the Q Qualified classification was adopted... When these time limitations expire, the Q Qualified classification and the authority contained therein shall become null and void, the rezoning proceedings shall be terminated, and the property thereafter may only be utilized for those purposes permitted prior to the commencement of such rezoning proceedings.

ADVISE the applicant that, pursuant to California State Public Resources Code Section 21081.6, the City shall monitor or require evidence that mitigation conditions are implemented and maintained throughout the life of the project and the City may require any necessary fees to cover the cost of such monitoring.
ADVISE the applicant that, pursuant to State Fish and Game Code Section 711.4, a Fish and Game Fee and/or Certificate of Fee Exemption is now required to be submitted to the County Clerk prior to or concurrent with the Environmental Notice of Determination filing.

Applicant: Hillcrest Real Estate, LLC

Representative: Edgar Khalatian, Mayer Brown, LLP

Case No. CPC-2017-5423-VZC-HD-CUB-CUX-SPR

Environmental No. ENV-2017-5424-EIR

	Fiscal Impact Statement: The LACPC reports that there is no General Fund impact as administrative costs are recovered through fees.

	Community Impact Statement: None submitted

	TIME LIMIT FILE - FEBRUARY 2, 2025

	(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - JANUARY 31, 2025)

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22-0617
CDs 1, 9, 14	PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and CORRECTION RESOLUTION relative to fixing typographical errors in Article 5 (Use) of the New Zoning Code, for the implementation of the Downtown Community Plan and New Zoning Code Project.

Recommendations for Council action:

APPROVE the technical corrections contained in the Department of City Planning (DCP) memorandum dated December 30, 2024, attached to the Council file.
ADOPT the accompanying CORRECTION RESOLUTION dated December 30, 2024, attached to the Council file, and the amendments stated into the record by the DCP and recommended by the PLUM Committee on January 14, 2025, to incorporate additional technical corrections into Chapter 1A of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (New Zoning Code).

	Fiscal Impact Statement: The DCP reports that there is no General Fund impact as administrative costs are recovered through fees.

	Community Impact Statement: None submitted

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24-1602
	COMMUNICATION FROM THE MUNICIPAL FACILITIES COMMITTEE relative to a proposed lease agreement with PIP 4221 Bandini, LLC (PIP 4221 Bandini) for a recycled asphalt plant located at 4221 Bandini Boulevard, Vernon, California 90058.

	(Government Operations 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.

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24-1598
CD 1	COMMUNICATION FROM THE MUNICIPAL FACILITIES COMMITTEE relative to a proposed Los Angeles Police Department parking lease with Spring Street SP, LLC (Spring Street SP) for vehicle storage at 1440 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, California 90012.

	Government Operations 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.

	TIME LIMIT FILE - FEBRUARY 15, 2025

	(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - FEBRUARY 14, 2025)

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

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25-0047
CD 15	MOTION (McOSKER - SOTO-MARTINEZ) relative to the waiver of review for the anticipated Board of Harbor Commissioners’ (BOHC) action of January 16, 2025, pursuant to Charter Section 245(b), for the acceptance and approval of Grant Agreement No. 97T27601 with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded to the City of Los Angeles Harbor Department (Harbor Department).

	Recommendation for Council action: RESOLVE, pursuant to Charter Section 245(b), to waive review of the anticipated January 16, 2025 action of the BOHC relative to consideration of acceptance and approval of Grant Agreement No. 97T27601 with the EPA awarded to the Harbor Department.

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25-0039
CD 3	MOTION (BLUMENFIELD - YAROSLAVSKY) relative to funding for community services in Council District Three (CD 3).

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

TRANSFER and APPROPRIATE $150,000 in the AB1290 Fund No. 53P, Account No. 281203 (CD 3 Redevelopment Projects - Services) to the General City Purposes Fund No. 100/56, Account No. 703 (CD-3 Community Services) for the purpose of community services in CD 3.
AUTHORIZE the City Clerk 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.

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25-0006-S7
CD 6	MOTION (PADILLA - RODRIGUEZ) relative to the transfer of funds to Initiating Change in Our Neighborhoods Community Development Corporation (ICON CDC) for a temporary relief fund program to help constituents of Council District Six (CD 6) suffering from the loss of income due to the January 2025 wildfires in Pacific Palisades (Palisades).

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

INSTRUCT the City Clerk, with the assistance of the Chief Legislative Analyst, to transfer $25,000 in CD 6 discretionary funds (AB 1290) to ICON CDC in order to create and administer a temporary relief fund program that would help constituents of CD 6 who work in Palisades and other communities that have been burned by the wildfires in January 2025 suffering income losses.
INSTRUCT and AUTHORIZE the City Clerk to prepare, process and execute the necessary documents with and/or payments to ICON CDC, 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.
AUTHORIZE the City Clerk 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.

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25-0060
CD 10	MOTION (HUTT - JURADO) relative to funding for repairs to a pedestrian tunnel located at the intersection of South Orange Drive and Olympic Boulevard in Council District 10 (CD 10).

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

TRANSFER and APPROPRIATE $14,000 from the AB1290 Fund No. 53P, Account No. 281210 (CD 10 Redevelopment Projects - Services) to the Street Services Fund No. 100/86, as follows: $12,000 to Account No. 001090 (Salaries - Overtime) and $2,000 to Account No. 3030 (Construction Expense) for repairs to a pedestrian tunnel located at the intersection of South Orange Drive and Olympic Boulevard in CD 10.
AUTHORIZE the Bureau of Street Services 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.

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24-0011-S20
CD 10	MOTION (HUTT - NAZARIAN) relative to amending the prior Council actions of July 2, 2024 and August 7, 2024 for supplemental tree trimming services and a dedicated pothole crew in Council District 10 (CD 10), Council file No. (CF) 24-0011-S20, to fund the 7th Avenue alley resurfacing project in CD 10.

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

AMEND the Council actions of July 2, 2024 and August 7, 2024 relative to supplemental tree trimming services and a dedicated pothole crew in CD 10 (CF 24-0011-S20), to transfer and appropriate $98,999 within the Street Services Fund No. 100/86 from Account No. 7350 (Other Operating Equipment) to the below listed accounts and in the amounts specified in the Street Services Fund No. 100/86:

Account No. 001090; Salaries - Overtime; Amount: $78,346
Account No. 003030; Construction Expenses; Amount: $3,000
Account No. 003040; Contractual Services; Amount: $7,573
Account No. 006020; Operating Supplies & Expense: $10,080

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23-0118
	MOTION (HUTT - PRICE - HARRIS-DAWSON) relative to amending the prior Council action of February 17, 2023 regarding the naming of the City Hall South stairs as the Herb J. Wesson, Jr. Steps, Council file No. (CF) 23-0118, to change the location of the naming to the 1st Street Steps of City Hall located at 200 North Spring Street.

	Recommendation for Council action: AMEND the Council action of February 17, 2023 relative to naming the stairs entering City Hall South (111 East First Street) as Herb J. Wesson, Jr. Steps (CF 23-0118), to change the location of the naming to the 1st Street Steps of City Hall (200 North Spring Street).

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25-0040
	CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (McOSKER - PARK - PADILLA) relative to the below market value sale of boxes of N95 masks to the NoHo Home Alliance and Office of Assemblymember Mark Gonzalez.

Recommendations for Council action:

FIND that NoHo Home Alliance and Office of Assemblymember Mark Gonzalez are eligible to purchase 7,632 boxes of N95 masks below market value ($1.00) in accordance with Los Angeles Administrative Code Section 22.547 (Donation of Surplus City Equipment), as the cost to discard, recycle, or transport the surplus equipment would otherwise impose a net financial cost to the City.
REQUEST the City Attorney to expedite the preparation of appropriate documents to effectuate the sale and transfer.
INSTRUCT the City Clerk to inform NoHo Home Alliance [Hannah Grigereit, phone: (314)-705-7600, 13103 Ventura Boulevard, Studio City, California 91604] and Office of Assemblymember Mark Gonzalez [Sebastian Loranzo, phone: (213) 620-4646, 320 4th Street, No. 1050, Los Angeles, California 90013] that the surplus equipment must be claimed within 90 days from the date of Council approval of the request or notification of the availability of the equipment, whichever occurs later, at which time the equipment will revert to the City's surplus equipment pool for disposal by the Department of General Services.
AUTHORIZE the approval of future N95 donations to eligible donees from this supply during the Local Emergency Declaration.
REQUEST the Department of General Services, with assistance from the City Clerk, to report once the emergency order has expired on the accounting of which organizations or governmental entities received donations. This should include the quantity of masks received by each entity.

	Community Impact Statement: None submitted

	(Budget and Finance Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

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24-1200-S72
	COMMUNICATION FROM THE MAYOR relative to the appointment of Stephanie Graves to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) Commission.

	Recommendation for Council action: RESOLVE that the Mayor’s appointment of Stephanie Graves to the LAHSA Commission for the term ending June 30, 2027, is APPROVED and CONFIRMED. Appointee will fill the vacancy created by the departure of Jessica Lall. (Current Composition: M = 0; F = 4, Vacant = 1) Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending Background Check: Completed

	Community Impact Statement: None submitted

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

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24-1558
	COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (CAO) relative to an equipment lease-purchase agreement with Zoll Medical Corporation for cardiac monitor equipment for the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) Advanced Life Support (ALS) resources

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

AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, LAFD, or designee, to execute an Equipment Lease-Purchase Agreement with Zoll Medical Corporation, in substantially the form provided to Council, to provide its X Series® cardiac monitors for all LAFD ALS resources, with such additions and changes therein, including but not limited to, the lease commencement date, equipment delivery date, and lease payment dates, as such authorized officer shall determine is necessary or desirable or otherwise approve as being in the best interests of the City, in consultation with the City Attorney, and to execute a software services agreement with Zoll Medical Corporation related to the use of such cardiac monitors, in substantially the form provided to Council, with such additions and changes therein as such authorized officer shall determine is necessary or desirable or otherwise approve as being in the best interests of the City, in consultation with the City Attorney; provided, that, the term of the Equipment Lease-Purchase Agreement shall not exceed seven years from its commencement date and the aggregate amount of scheduled lease payments shall not exceed $9,435,095.
AUTHORIZE the Controller to transfer $1,700,000 from Fund No. 100/38, Operating Supplies Account No. 006020 and $500,000 from the Target-Destination Ambulance Services Revenue Trust Fund No. 44R, Account No. 3844RA, to the Capital Finance Administration Fund No. 100/53, and appropriate therefrom to a new account titled “Cardiac Monitors Lease Purchase,” No. TBD.
AUTHORIZE the CAO, or designee, to make technical corrections and adjustments as necessary to implement the Mayor and Council intentions.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The anticipated cost of the annual lease payments is $1,347,871. Funding of $1.7 million is available in the LAFD 2024-25 Adopted Budget, Operating Supplies Account. In addition, the LAFD will leverage $500,000 annually from the Target-Destination Ambulance Services Revenue Trust Fund No. 44R (Fund No. 44R) to fund the annual lease payments. Currently, the funding from these two sources is sufficient for the first two annual lease payments. With continued funding from Fund No. 44R, the General Fund impact of proposed agreement is $5,935,095. Funding for the remaining annual payments will be requested during the budget process in subsequent fiscal years.

	Financial Policies Statement: The recommendations in the CAO report are consistent with the City’s Financial Policies in that the proposed services will be funded within budgeted funds.

Debt Impact Statement: The lease payments to be made by the City pursuant to the Lease Purchase Agreement are a General Fund obligation. The lease payments will be annually budgeted in the Capital Finance Administration Fund (CFA Fund) (Fund No. 100, Department No. 53). The total lease obligation is $9,435,095, with annual lease payments of $1,347,871 in each of seven years, through 2030-31. The lease payments will be partially paid with special funds from the Target-Destination Ambulance Services Revenue Trust Fund No. 44R totaling $500,000 annually in each of seven years, through 2030-31. As such, the total General Fund obligation is $5,935,095.

	TIME LIMIT FILE - FEBRUARY 4, 2025

	(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - FEBRUARY 4, 2025)

	(Public Safety Committee and Budget and Finance Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

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25-0006-S31
	CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (PARK - HUTT) relative to issues related to the response and recovery for the local fire emergency, including but not limited to a temporary waiver of grant-specific requirements within the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC), and prohibition of all leaf blowers in burn areas.

Recommendations for Council action:

REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present an ordinance in 30 days that amends LAAC Section 14.6(a) to authorize departments to apply for and accept grants related to a Federal and State declarations of emergency that aid in response and recovery.
REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present an ordinance in 30 days that amends LAAC Section 14.6(b), allowing departments to apply for and receive grants related to the Palisades, Sunset, Hurst and Kenneth wildfire emergency response and recovery. Nothing in this request shall apply to Council authority approving grants requiring a matching fund.
INSTRUCT the departments that utilize the aforementioned authorization to report to Council on a monthly basis regarding grants that have been applied for and received.
REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present an ordinance in 15 days amending Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Section 112.04 to prohibit the use of all leaf blowers in the Palisades, Sunset, Hurst and Kenneth Fire burn areas to prevent the spread of toxins and other environmental hazards.
INSTRUCT that the Chief Legislative Analyst, in coordination with the City Attorney and the Emergency Management Department, to report in 30 days on other changes to the LAAC and LAAC that may be required to expedite the response and recovery process, in addition to protecting health and safety.

	Community Impact Statement: None submitted

	(Public Safety Committee waived consideration of the above matter.)

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22-1116
	ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATION FROM THE BOARD OF AIRPORT COMMISSIONERS (BOARD) relative to approving a First Amendment to Contract No. DA-5575 with Global Access Supply, Inc, covering maintenance of the Airfield Lighting Control Monitoring System at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

Recommendations for Council action:

ADOPT the October 15, 2024 Board determination in Resolution No. 28030 that this action is administratively exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article II, Section 2(f) of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines.
APPROVE Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) Board Resolution No. 28030 authorizing a First Amendment to Contract DA-5575 with Global Access Supply, Inc. for continued maintenance of the Airfield Lighting Control Monitoring System, extending the term by five years, to October, 24, 2030; and, increasing the contract authority by $1,450,000 for a total not-to-exceed amount of $1,861,000.
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer, LAWA, or designee, to execute the proposed First Amendment upon approval as to form by the City Attorney and approval by Council.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer reports that approval of the proposed First Amendment to Contract No. DA-5575 with Global Access Supply, Inc. for the continued maintenance of the Airfield Lighting Control Monitoring System at LAX will have no impact on the City’s General Fund. The proposed Amendment increases the maximum not-to-exceed contract authority by $1,450,000, from $411,000 to $1,861,000. Funding for this contract in 2024-25 is available in the LAWA Operating Budget in LAX Cost Center 1150073 - Facility Technical Services Building Field Electric Shop, Commitment Item 520 - Contractual Services. Funding for subsequent years will be requested as part of LAWA’s annual budget process. Costs will be recovered through landing fees, terminal rates and charges, and non-aeronautical revenues. The recommendations comply with LAWA's adopted Financial Policies.

	Community Impact Statement: None submitted

	TIME LIMIT FILE - JANUARY 26, 2024

	(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - JANUARY 24, 2024)

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

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24-1200-S74
	COMMUNICATION FROM THE MAYOR relative to the appointment of Hector Ochoa to the Disabled Access Appeals Commission.

Recommendation for Council action:

RESOLVE that the Mayor’s appointment of Hector Ochoa to the Disabled Access Appeals Commission for the term ending June 30, 2029, to fill the vacancy created by the departure of Ricardo Berg, is APPROVED and CONFIRMED. Hector Ochoa currently resides in Council District 14. (Current composition: M = 1; F = 4)

Financial Disclosure Statement: Filed

Background Check: Pending

	Community Impact Statement: None submitted

	TIME LIMIT FILE - FEBRUARY 13, 2025

	(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - FEBRUARY 12, 2025)

(Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging, and Disability Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

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24-1542
CD 4	COMMUNICATION FROM THE BOARD OF RECREATION AND PARKS COMMISSIONERS (Board) relative to requesting authorization to approve the proposed Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 3947 with ASM Global Arena Management, LLC for the operation and management of the Los Angeles Equestrian Center.

	Recommendation for Council action: AUTHORIZE the Department of Recreation and Parks (RAP) to approve the proposed Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 3947 (First Amendment) with ASM Global Arena Management, LLC (ASM) for the operation and management of the Los Angeles Equestrian Center by an additional fifteen months and expand the facility premises to include Easter Field.

	Fiscal Impact Statement: The Board reports that this action will have no impact on RAP’s General Fund.

	Community Impact Statement: None submitted

	TIME LIMIT FILE - FEBRUARY 4, 2025

	(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - FEBRUARY 4, 2025)

	(Arts, Parks, Libraries, and Community Enrichment Committee waived consideration of the above matter.)

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24-1604
	CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATION FROM THE BOARD OF RECREATION AND PARK COMMISSIONERS (Board) relative to a request for approval of a ten-year license agreement (Agreement) with the Los Angeles Parks Foundation (LAPF) for the installation and maintenance of six commemorative plaques with selected phrases on existing benches at various Department of Recreation and Parks (RAP) facilities.

Recommendations for Council action:

DETERMINE that there is no possibility that the proposed action consisting of authorizing the installation and maintenance of six commemorative plaques on existing benches at various RAP facilties may have a significant effect on the environment as found by RAP staff; and, is therefore categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article 5, Section 15061(b)(3) of the California CEQA Guidelines.
APPROVE a ten-year Agreement with the LAPF for the installation and maintenance of six commemorative plaques with selected phrases on existing benches at various RAP facilities as further described in the Board report dated December 19, 2024 and its attachments, attached to the Council file, in substantially the form included as Attachment 1 of said Board report.

	Fiscal Impact Statement: The Board reports that approving the Agreement will have no impact on RAP’s General Fund, as LAPF will fund all plaque-related costs.

	Community Impact Statement: None submitted

	TIME LIMIT FILE - FEBRUARY 17, 2025

	(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - FEBRUARY 14, 2025)

	(Arts, Parks, Libraries, and Community Enrichment Committee waived consideration of the above matter.)

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24-1325
CD 4	CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (RAMAN – LEE) relative to amending the prior Council action of November 20, 2024, Council file No. (CF) 24-1325, regarding the Categorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as the environmental clearance for the haul route appeals, Board of Building and Safety Commissioners File No. 240002; Environmental No. ENV-2017-1106-CE; for the property located at 3701 North Glenridge Drive in Council District Four.

Recommendation for Council action:

AMEND the Council action of November 20, 2024, relative to haul route appeals for the property located at 3701 North Glenridge Drive (CF 24-1325), to adopt the following recommendation in lieu of Recommendation No.3 contained in the Planning and Land Use Management Committee report:

DENY the appeals on the environmental clearance filed, inasmuch as the environmental clearance, the Categorical Exemption from CEQA, does not need to be remanded to the Board of Building and Safety Commissioners for further environmental analysis and/or findings; and the Department of City Planning in its supplemental report dated November 14, 2024 attached to the Council file, determined and supported with substantial evidence, along with the whole of the administrative record, that the project is subject to the Categorical Exemption and no exceptions to exemptions apply under CEQA Guidelines, Section 15300.2, and therefore as stated in Recommendation No. 2, the haul route appeals are denied.

	Community Impact Statement: None submitted

	TIME LIMIT FILE - NOVEMBER 21, 2024

	(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - NOVEMBER 20, 2024)

	(Planning and Land Use Management Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

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