Recommendations for Council action:
 

1. DETERMINE that the issuance of a liquor license at Liquor and More, located at 6670 Foothill Boulevard, Tujunga, California 91042, 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 Liquor and More, located at 6670 Foothill Boulevard, Tujunga, California 91042.
    
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: Artin Toomassian and Soorage Toomasian
   
   Representative: Artin Toomassian and Soorage Toomasian

TIME LIMIT FILE - APRIL 7, 2025

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

1. DETERMINE that the issuance of a liquor license at Noor Market USA Inc., located at 1119 North Western Avenue, Unit A and B, Los Angeles, California 90029, 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 Noor Market USA Inc., located at 1119 North Western Avenue, Unit A and B, Los Angeles, California 90029.
    
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.

TIME LIMIT FILE - APRIL 6, 2025

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

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 January 21, 2025)

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 January 21, 2025)

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 January 21, 2025)

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 January 21, 2025)

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 January 21, 2025)

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 January 21, 2025)

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 January 21, 2025)

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 January 21, 2025)

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 January 21, 2025)

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 January 21, 2025)

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 January 21, 2025)

Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Nazarian – Yaroslavsky):

REQUEST the LADWP to report to Council on its existing protocols and procedures for LADWP infrastructure, particularly reservoir maintenance, how these measures can be made adaptable to account for extreme weather events and the longer-term impact of increasing climate change, such as the Santa Ana winds that blow yearly; and, what contingencies are in place for water conveyance systems in emergency situations.

Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement: Yes

For: North Westwood Neighborhood Council

(Energy and Environment Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

Recommendation for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Nazarian – Rodriguez):

REQUEST the LADWP to report to Council on the following:
 

1. Why certain areas of the City are more susceptible to power outages compared to others, what factors contributed to the disproportionate impact of outages around the City, and what contingencies the LADWP has to address these impacts.
    
2. A Strength, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) analysis on the City's power grid and water supply infrastructure. This report should include data on recent outages in relation to the recent wildfires, Hurricane Hillary, and the age of the City’s infrastructure.

Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement: Yes

For: North Westwood Neighborhood Council

(Energy and Environment Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Raman, Yaroslavsky – Jurado):

1. INSTRUCT the Emergency Management Department, Los Angeles Fire Department, Los Angeles Police Department, Department of Recreation and Parks, Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety, Los Angeles Department of Transportation, FilmLA, and any other relevant office or department, to report to Council within 30 days on existing and new protocols and measures that the City does and should implement in response to the issuance of Red Flag Warnings and declarations of a PDS by the NWS. The report should include recommendations to improve the City's automatic response to these conditions, including:
    
   1. An inventory of resources that are deployed by various departments during Red Flag Warnings or PDSs, as well as a description of the process for determining their allocation during an emergency.
       
   2. Public safety and precautionary measures implemented in Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones (VHFHSZs) or other high-risk areas by various departments that are triggered by Red Flag Warnings and/or PDSs, including, but not limited to, enforcement of Red Flag parking regulations, park closures, construction and haul route trip moratoria, suspension of filming permits, additional neighborhood monitoring for dangerous fire activity, resource and readiness assessment for the mobilization of evacuation zones, and temporary pauses in City-performed and City-contracted work in VHFHSZs that pose a fire hazard or could present a complication during emergency response
       
   3. A notice to all residents in Red Flag warning areas to cease all outdoor activities that increase risk of fire, such as use of outdoor barbecues or fire pits
       
   4. The identification of any high fire risk areas, or areas of multiple fire incidents, in the City outside of state-designated VHFHSZs where special provisions should also apply
       
   5. Interagency communication protocols with agencies outside the City to proactively respond to Red Flag Warnings and PDSs, including the protection of public land under the jurisdiction of the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy and the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority and the issuance of air quality alerts with South Coast Air Quality Management District.
       
   6. Public messaging protocols and education surrounding these restrictions.
       
2. INSTRUCT the City Administrative Officer (CAO), with assistance of the City Attorney, to report to Council on an increase to the fine for violation of any existing or future Red Flag Warning ordinances.

Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the CAO nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Blumenfield, et al. – Rodriguez, et al.):

REQUEST the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, in collaboration with the Los Angeles Fire Department, to report to Council with recommendations that account for the City’s response associated with fire preparedness and response to the recent Palisades, Kenneth, Hurst and other fires exacerbated by human activity and climate change, including but not limited to: ignition sources, response times, equipment usage, water and power infrastructure needs and grid resiliency, to greatly improve fire resiliency citywide.

Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement: Yes

For: North Westwood Neighborhood Council

Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Blumenfield, et al. – Rodriguez, et al.):

REQUEST the LADWP, with the assistance of the Los Angeles Fire Department and the Emergency Management Department, to report to Council within 60 days on the LADWP preparedness measures, planned emergency responses, and identification of gaps in current emergency procedures. The comprehensive report should include, but not be limited to, the following:
 

1. Current emergency preparedness procedure, including preparations that are made in anticipation of widespread and damaging natural events
    
2. Proposed improvements in light of the current events.
    
3. Steps taken by the LADWP in preparation for the forecasted strong wind event prior to January 7, 2025.
    
4. Actions that were taken in response to the fires and sustained high winds starting on January 7, 2025 and continuing through the following week.
    
5. Communication plan(s) between the LADWP, their customers, and the City family.

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

Recommendation for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Park – Nazarian):

REQUEST the LADWP to provide an After Action Report in multiple languages regarding communications to all customers in evacuation order zones relative to power outages and the LADWP’s No Drinking Water Notice in the aftermath of the 2025 Windstorm and Wildfire Event.

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

Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Park - Hutt):

INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Department of Transportation to take the necessary steps to issue up to two additional annual and up to two additional visitor parking permits (for a maximum total of four additional permits), to residents in PPDs who are currently sheltering people displaced by the Palisades or Eaton fires; residents must provide proof of residency in an area that was subject to a mandatory evacuation order that began January 7, 2025 or thereafter; and, the permits will be effective until January 7, 2026.

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

Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Park – Blumenfield):

INSTRUCT the City Administrative Officer (CAO), with the assistance of the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety, Department of City Planning, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Cultural Affairs, and in consultation with the City Attorney, and other departments as needed, to assess the feasibility of waiving plan check fees, permit fees and arts fees for repairs and rebuilds of structures that were destroyed in the Palisades Fire, as occurred in 1994 after the Northridge Earthquake. If infeasible, the report should explore alternative solutions, including payment deferrals.

Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the CAO nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (McOsker, Lee – Park):
 

1. INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) to report to Council on the feasibility of developing and implementing a proactive, semi-annual brush clearance program or process that goes beyond the established procedures, complies with State law, and meets local need to mitigate the impact of future wildfires. This program or process would need to include brush clearance compliance for both private and public properties.
    
2. INSTRUCT the LAFD and the City Administrative Officer (CAO) to report on additional resources needed that would ensure timeliness and consistent enforcement of brush clearance rules.

Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the CAO nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

1. DETERMINE the following for adoption of the Ordinance (proposed action):
    
   1. The proposed action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Section 153001 of the State CEQA Guidelines and Section 1(a) of Article III of the City CEQA Guidelines, in that the project involves the minor alteration of an existing public facility with negligible or no expansion of its current use.
       
   2. The proposed action is exempt from CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15323, as the Council’s action consists of the normal operation of existing facilities for public gatherings for which the facility was designed.
       
   3. The proposed action does not constitute a project under CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b), in that the action relates merely to administrative and organizational matters, and the setting of policy and procedures that do not result in any direct or indirect change to the physical environment.
       
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated June 23, 2023, amending Section 63.44.B.14(c) of Article 3, Chapter VI of the LAMC to add West Lakeside Street Park, located at 15625 Bledsoe Street, in the Sylmar neighborhood, to the list of parks with specific opening and closing hours. 

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

Recommendations for Council action:
 

1. REQUEST the City Attorney, with the assistance of the Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD), to prepare and present a draft ordinance amending the RSO, Article 1 of Chapter XV of the LAMC, and the JCO, Article 5 of Chapter XVI of the LAMC, pursuant to the recommendations contained in the LAHD report dated October 24, 2024, attached to Council file No. 24-1501, as well as any other pertinent and relevant provisions that the City Attorney may deem necessary to carry out the below listed recommended changes:
    
   1. Clarification of the registration certificate requirement.
       
   2. Conformance with the RSO on the requirement to complete a rent registry.
       
   3. Conformance with the JCO on the requirement to provide and post a renters protections notice.
       
   4. Clarification of the obligation to provide relocation assistance by non-corporate landlords of single-family homes.
       
   5. Conformance with the RSO to provide timely relocation assistance for no-fault evictions.
       
2. REQUEST the Rent Adjustment Commission (RAC) with the support of the LAHD, to adopt and/or amend existing RAC Regulations to effectuate the RSO and JCO provision changes recommended in the LAHD report dated October 24, 2024, attached to the Council file.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The LAHD reports that there is no impact to the General Fund through the actions recommended in the report.

Community Impact Statement: None  submitted

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

1. FIND, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15074 (b), after consideration of the whole of the administrative record, including the Negative Declaration, No. ENV-2018-1512-ND, Errata dated July 1, 2024, and all comments received, there is no substantial evidence that the project will have a significant effect on the environment; FIND the Negative Declaration reflects the independent judgment and analysis of the City; and, ADOPT the Negative Declaration.
    
2. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC) as the Findings of Council.
    
3. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated July 11, 2024, effectuating a Zone Change from C2-1 to (T)(Q)RAS4-1 for a portion of the project site; for the demolition of a four-unit residential building and construction, use and maintenance of a seven-story mixed-use hotel and apartment project totaling approximately 66,915 square feet in floor area, three-levels of subterranean parking, a 60-guest room hotel with a 5,385 square-foot restaurant, including 2,700 square feet of indoor dining space, 1,250 square feet in an outdoor covered patio on the ground level and 1,435 square feet of indoor dining area on roof level; the project also proposes 20-dwelling units including four affordable units that will be designated for Extremely Low Income Households; the proposed building is approximately 92 feet six inches in height with a Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 2.99:1 (for the hotel) and 5.50:1 (for the residential uses), a total of 71 automobile parking spaces and 38 bicycle parking spaces are provided; the project proposes the sale and dispensing of a full line of alcohol in conjunction with the operation of the proposed hotel and restaurant. The project proposes the export of approximately 32,396 cubic yards of dirt; for the property located at 3216 West 8th Street (primary address); 3218, 3220, 3222 West 8th Street; and 800, 810, 812, 812 ½, 814, and 814 ½ South Mariposa Avenue, subject to Conditions of Approval, including revised T Conditions, attached to the Council file.
    
4. ADVISE the applicant, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 12.32 G:
   
   . . . whenever property remains in a Q Qualified classification for six years . . . after the effective date of the ordinance creating same without substantial physical development thereof for one or more of the uses first permitted herein having taken place within such time or if the Director of Planning determines that such development is not thereafter continuously and expeditiously carried on to completion, or if no physical development is necessary, without having been need for one or more of the purpose first permitted thereby, such 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.
    
5. ADVISE the applicant that, pursuant to 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.
    
6. 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.
    

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 20, 2025

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - FEBRUARY 19, 2025)

Recommendations for Council action:
 

1. DETERMINE, based on the whole of the administrative record, that the project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Article 19, Section 15332, and there is no substantial evidence demonstrating that an exception to a categorical exemption pursuant to State CEQA Statute and Guidelines, Section 15300.2 applies.
    
2. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC) as the Findings of Council.
    
3. RESOLVE TO DENY THE APPEAL filed by Supporters Alliance for Environmental Responsibility (SAFER) (Representative: Hayley Uno, Lozeau Drury LLP), and THEREBY SUSTAIN the LACPC’s determination in approving a Categorical Exemption as the environmental clearance for the construction, use, and maintenance of a new, eight-story, 86,700 square-foot residential building with 163 dwelling units of which 18 dwelling units (11 percent of the proposed density) will be set aside for Extremely Low Income Households; the project will rise to a maximum height of 99 feet and 9 inches with a Floor Area Ratio of 3.39:1; the building will be constructed with seven residential levels above one ground floor level of residential lobby and parking and one subterranean level of parking; the project will provide a total of 39 automobile parking spaces and 118 bicycle parking spaces (107 long-term spaces and 11 short-term spaces); for the property located at 638 South Berendo Street (3273, 3275, 3277, 3279, 3281, 3283, 3285, 3287, and 3289 West Wilshire Boulevard, and 638, 642, and 646 South Berendo Street).
    

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 26, 2025

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - FEBRUARY 26, 2025)

Recommendations for Council action:
 

1. DETERMINE that the proposed designation is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Article 19, Section 15308, Class 8 and Article 19, Section 15331, Class 31 of the State CEQA Guidelines.
    
2. DETERMINE that the subject property conforms with the definition of a Monument pursuant to Section 22.171.7 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code.
    
3. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Cultural Heritage Commission (CHC) as the Findings of Council.
    
4. APPROVE the recommendations of the CHC relative to the inclusion of Clinton Manor Courtyard Apartments, located at 5134 - 5184 Clinton Street, in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments.
    

Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the CHC. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

TIME LIMIT FILE - MARCH 5, 2025

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - MARCH 5, 2025)

Recommendations for Council action:
 

1. DETERMINE that the proposed designation is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Article 19, Section 15308, Class 8 and Article 19, Section 15331, Class 31 of the State CEQA Guidelines.
    
2. DETERMINE that the subject property conforms with the definition of a Monument pursuant to Section 22.171.7 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code.
    
3. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Cultural Heritage Commission (CHC) as the Findings of Council.
    
4. APPROVE the recommendations of the CHC relative to the inclusion of The Barn, located at 10300 - 10304 Santa Monica Boulevard, in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments.
    

Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the CHC. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

TIME LIMIT FILE - MARCH 5, 2025

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - MARCH 5, 2025)

Recommendation for Council action:

ACCEPT the donation of a non-monetary donation of ALPR camera equipment, extended warranty service, and hardware installation, valued at $202,000, from the Los Angeles Police Foundation for the benefit of the LAPD, West Los Angeles Division; and, THANK the donor for this generous donation.

Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the Board of Police Commissioners. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

Recommendations for Council action, as initiated by Motion (McOsker, Lee – Nazarian, Hutt):
 

1. REQUEST the City Attorney, in consultation with the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) and Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), to report to Council in 30 days with pathways to strengthen provisions within the City ordinances and state laws governing fireworks, integrating ways that the City can work to reduce the public safety risks associated with illegal fireworks and provide stronger deterrents against their use and sale. This report should specifically look to address the following provisions and the ways to increase enforcement:
    
   1. Los Angeles Municipal Code Sections applicable to fireworks and explosives:
       
      1. Increased penalties for the possession or use of illegal fireworks.
          
      2. Introduce graduated fines or harsher consequences for repeat offenders.
          
      3. Allow for civil fines against property owners where illegal fireworks are found to be used, sold, or stored.
          
   2. California Health and Safety Code Sections applicable to fireworks and explosives:
      1. Stronger enforcement of California state restrictions on the sale, possession, and use of fireworks.
          
      2. Advocate for increased penalties under state law, such as felony charges for large-scale possession or sale.
          
      3. Mandate collaboration with county, state, and federal agencies, such as the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, for investigations and interdictions of illegal fireworks imports to combat illicit fireworks smuggling or trafficking.
          
2. REQUEST the City Attorney, in consultation with the LAFD and CLA, to report to Council in 30 days on proposing the creation of restricted zones where even permitted firework shows may be banned entirely, such as near hospitals, schools, or highly populated residential areas. This should include strengthening permitting processes for the sale and public use of legal fireworks and ensuring only certified vendors are allowed to distribute them.
    
3. DIRECT the LAFD, in consultation with the CLA and City Administrative Officer (CAO), to report to Council in 30 days with a framework and required resources to implement enhanced public awareness campaigns to raise awareness about the dangers of illegal fireworks and the legal consequences.
    
4. DIRECT the LAFD and Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), in consultation with the CAO, to report to Council in 30 days on additional ways along with required resources for the LAFD and LAPD to further collaborate through the use of joint operations or task forces for targeted enforcement to deter illegal fireworks sales and use.
    
5. DIRECT the LAFD and the LAPD, in consultation with the CAO, to provide a report on code provisions which are currently being enforced and the frequency of enforcement by division and Council District.

Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the CAO nor the CLA has completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

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

1. AUTHORIZE the Mayor, or designee, to:
    
   1. Accept on behalf of the City, the STC Program Sustainment FY 2024 Budget Period 5 award in the amount of $3,166,000 from the United States Department of Homeland Security - Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office, for the performance period effective from September 1, 2020 through August 31, 2030.
       
   2. Negotiate and execute amendments to subrecipient agreements with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Long Beach Police Department, Riverside Police Department, and Riverside Fire Department, for contract amounts not to exceed $351,000 for FY 2024 subrecipient allocations and $37,500 in FY 2020 subrecipient increases, as detailed in Attachment 3 of the Mayor’s report dated September 27, 2024, attached to the Council file, subject to the availability of annual Federal grant funding and Council approval thereof, and subject to the review and approval of the City Attorney as to form.
       
   3. Negotiate and execute a contract with a vendor to develop and maintain radiological and nuclear detection situational awareness software compatible with regional assets in an amount not to exceed $505,659, and for a term not to exceed 36 months within the grant performance period, subject to the review and approval of the City Attorney as to form.
       
   4. Negotiate and execute a contract with a vendor for the installation of pre-purchased mobile radiation detection systems for three vehicles not to exceed $15,000 and for a term of up to six months within the grant performance period, subject to the review and approval of the City Attorney as to form.
       
   5. Adopt the FY 2024 STC Sustainment budget, and authorize the Mayor’s Office of Public Safety to expend the grants in accordance to the approved budget.
       
   6. Adopt the modifications to the existing grant budget by reallocating funds between projects as described in the City Administrative Officer (CAO) report dated November 20, 2024, attached to the Council file.
       
   7. Receive, deposit into, and disburse from Fund No. 64G, FY20 STC.
       
2. AUTHORIZE the Controller to:
   1. Increase receivables in Fund No. 64G, FY20 STC, in the amount of $3,166,000 and create new appropriation accounts within Fund No. 64G/46, as detailed in said CAO report.
       
   2. Transfer appropriations from Fund No. 64G/46, FY20 STC, to the General Fund to reimburse STC-related expenditures as detailed in said CAO report.
       
   3. Authorize the Controller to transfer up to $186,124 from Fund No. 64G, Account No. 46A299 to the General Fund, Department No. 46, Revenue Source Code No. 5346, for reimbursement of grant-funded fringe benefits.
       
   4. Authorize the Controller to transfer up to $14,868 from Fund No. 64G, Account No. 46A299 to the General Fund, Department No. 70, Revenue Source Code No. 5346, for reimbursement of grant-funded fringe benefits.
       
3. AUTHORIZE the Controller to transfer appropriations within Fund No. 64G/46, FY20 STC, as detailed in said CAO report.
    
4. AUTHORIZE the City Clerk to place the following action relative to the FY20 STC grant on the City Council agenda on July 1, 2025, or the first meeting day thereafter, as amended to change the Transfer From Account in Recommendation 4a to 46A170:
   1. Transfer appropriations within Fund No. 64G/46, in the total amount of $157,500, as follows: 
      
      Transfer From:
      Fund No. 64G/46; Account No. 46A173; Account Name: LAPD Salaries; Amount: $142,632
      Fund No. 64G/46; Account No. 46A299; Account Name: Reimbursement of General Fund Costs; Amount: $14,868
      
      Transfer To:
      Fund No. 64G/46; Account No. 46C170; Account Name: LAPD Salaries; Amount: $142,632
      Fund No. 64G/46; Account No. 46C299; Account Name: Reimbursement of General Fund Costs; Amount: $14,868
       
   2. Transfer appropriations from Fund No. 64G/46, FY20 STC, to the General Fund to reimburse STC-related expenditures as follows: 
      
      Transfer From:
      Fund No. 64G/46; Account No. 46C170; Account Name: LAPD Salaries; Amount: $142,632
      
      Transfer To:
      Fund No. 100/70; Account No. 001092; Account Name: Police; Amount: $142,632
       
   3. Authorize the Controller to transfer up to $14,868 from Fund No. 64G, Account No. 46C299 to the General Fund, Department No. 70, Revenue Source Code No. 5346, for reimbursement of grant-funded fringe benefits.
       
5. AUTHORIZE the Controller to transfer cash from Fund No. 64G/46 to reimburse the General Fund, on an as-needed basis, upon presentation of proper documentation from City departments, subject to the approval of the Mayor’s Office of Public Safety.
    
6. AUTHORIZE the Mayor, or designee, to prepare Controller instructions for any technical adjustments, subject to approval of the City Administrative Officer (CAO); and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement the instructions.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that approval of the recommendations in said CAO report will provide the Mayor’s Office with authority to accept the FY 2024 STC Sustainment Grant Program in the amount of $3,166,000, budget modifications in the amount of $106,252, and includes approved carryover funding from the FY 2020, FY 2021, FY 2022 and FY 2023 awards in the amount of $5,008,696.13. No matching funds are required and there is no impact to the General Fund.

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

Recommendations for Council action:
 

1. CONCUR with the Board of Public Works’ (BPW) approval to change the control, assignment, and assumption of Contract No. C-134893 entitled "Recycling and/or Disposal of Inert Materials, Mixed Inert Materials, Mixed Debris, Waste Debris, White Goods, Bulky Items and Construction and Demolition Materials generated by the Bureau of Street Services", for the contractor from Recycled Aggregate Materials Company, Inc. (RAMCO) to ACC CA, Inc. dba Arcosa Crushed Concrete.
    
2. AUTHORIZE the BPW to execute the five amendments to the PSCs listed below to extend the terms of the contracts beyond the current expiration date of December 31, 2024, on a month-to-month basis, not to exceed one year, for the recycling and/or disposal of inert materials, mixed inert materials, mixed debris, waste debris, white goods, bulky items, and construction and demolition materials:
    
   1. Second Amendment to Contract No. C-134891 with American Reclamation, Inc.
       
   2. Second Amendment to Contract No. C-134892 with California Waste Services, LLC
       
   3. Second Amendment to Contract No. C-134893 with ACC CA, Inc. dba Arcosa Crushed Concrete
       
   4. Third Amendment to Contract No. C-134894 with Arakelian Enterprises dba Crown Recycling Services
       
   5. Third Amendment to Contract No. C-134895 with USA Waste of California, Inc. dba Waste Management

Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the BPW. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

Recommendations for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Hernandez – Soto-Martinez – Nazarian):
 

1. NOTE and FILE Amending Motion (Hernandez – Soto-Martinez) dated January 14, 2025, and the Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD) report dated January 17, 2025, attached to Council file No. 25-0006-S16, inasmuch as no further Council action is required at this time.
    
2. REQUEST the City Attorney, in coordination with the LAHD, to prepare and present an ordinance, with an urgency clause, that prohibits the following types of evictions to the extent allowed by State and Federal laws, from February 1, 2025 through January 31, 2026, if a declaration with proof of loss of income due to the 2025 fires is provided:
    
   1. For tenants who attest to having experienced economic hardship related to the January 2025 fires:
       
      1. Evictions for non-payment of rent
          
      2. No-fault evictions other than a government order to vacate
          
   2. For tenants who have accommodated in their rental units additional displaced or economically impacted occupants that attest to having experienced economic hardship related to the January 2025 fires:
       
      1. No-fault evictions other than a government order to vacate
          
3. REQUEST the City Attorney, in conjunction with the LAHD, to prepare and present an ordinance, with an urgency clause, that suspends LAMC Section 151.06(G), which allows rent increases for additional occupants, through January 31, 2026.
    
4. REQUEST the City Attorney, with support from the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), and in coordination with the Mayor's Office, to produce monthly reports on the City's response to complaints of price gouging in the rental housing market for the duration of the local emergency order declared in response to the January 2025 fires and for six months after, and that such monthly reports include but are not limited to:
    
   1. A count of the complaints received by the City.
       
   2. The average response times between receipt of a complaint and the investigations and any enforcement by the City.
       
   3. A categorization and count of the City's responses to complaints, including enforcement actions.
       
   4. A geographic breakdown of the complaints and of City enforcement actions.
       
   5. Any recommendations for improving enforcement and increasing deterrence of illegal rent gouging.
       
5. REQUEST the City Attorney, with the assistance of the LAHD, to include in the ordinance a comprehensive list of documents that are eligible to be used for the declaration of proof of loss of income due to the 2025 fires.
    
6. INSTRUCT the LAHD, with the assistance of the Office of Finance, to report to Council within 30 days with a formula to define mom and pop landlords based on gross receipts taxes paid to the City. (Recommendation approved by Council on February 14, 2025)
    
7. INSTRUCT the LAHD to develop a rental assistance program for mom and pop landlords for non-payment of rent based on the definition described in the above recomemdation and as evidenced by the attestation process. (Recommendation approved by Council on February 14, 2025)
    
8. REQUEST the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority to report to Council with recommendations to enable access to Problem Solving Funds (such as security deposit) for people experiencing and/or imminent risk of homelessness due to the 2025 fire storms.
    
9. REQUEST the City Attorney and the LAHD to report to Council on whether the following Motion, introduced, but not approved during the Housing and Homelessness Committee meeting on February 5, 2025, or other means, would help address issues related to evictions, in comparison to the underlying eviction affirmative defense/moratorium, to compare and contrast impacts:
   
   “Request the City Attorney, to prepare and present an ordinance, with an urgency clause, in furtherance of the public interest to avoid forfeiture, limit displacement and homelessness, that prohibits the following evictions, to the extent allowed by State and Federal laws, if a declaration with proof of loss of income due to the 2025 fires is provided, from February 1, 2025 to January 31, 2026 where tenants owe less than three months’ rent. This protection returns to the standard one month on January 1, 2026.”
    
10. REQUIRE the LAHD to cap declaration processing for tenants at 10,000 individuals with the authorization to return to Council for approval to increase the number, and INSTRUCT the LAHD to report to Council on March 1, 2025, and on a monthly basis, with an estimate of people who applied and qualified. [Recommendation No. 1 from Amending Motion 13A (Hutt – Harris-Dawson)]
     
11. REQUEST the City Attorney’s Office to make clear in the ordinance that these protections only apply to those individuals who meet the requirements under the declaration of  proof of loss and were in their units prior to January 1, 2025. [Recommendation No. 2 from Amending Motion 13A (Hutt – Harris-Dawson)]
     
12. REQUEST the City Attorney’s Office to provide in the ordinance that any information submitted for the City for the purposes of declaration, or documents signed as part of this process, included an under penalty of perjury clause. [Recommendation No. 1 from Amending Motion 13A (Hutt – Harris-Dawson)]

Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the CLA has completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

(Continued from Council meeting of February 14, 2025)

Recommendation for Council action:

APPROVE the final map of Tract No. 83416, located at 21815 and 21825 West San Jose Street, westerly of Jordan Avenue, and accompanying Subdivision Improvement Agreement and Contract with security documents.

(Bond No. C-147007)
Owner: Oaks in Chatsworth, LLC; Surveyor: David L. Covarrubias

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Engineer reports that the subdivider has paid a fee of $9,064 for the processing of this final tract map pursuant to Section 19.02(A)(2) of the Los Angeles Municipal Code. No additional City funds are needed.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

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

1. TRANSFER and APPROPRIATE $160,000 from the General City Purposes Fund No. 100/56, Additional Homeless Services, Account No. 615 (Additional Homeless Services - CD 1) to Housing Fund No. 100/43, Account No. 003040 (Contractual Services), for additional services in CD 1 to be provided by USC Care Medical Group, Inc.
    
2. DIRECT the General Manager, Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD), or designee, to amend the City's contract with USC Care Medical Group, Inc, (City Contract No. C-141111), to add $160,000 for the CD 1 Street Medicine Team for an extended term through June 30, 2026.
    
3. AUTHORIZE the LAHD 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.

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

1. TRANSFER and APPROPRIATE $42,354.01 in the AB1290 Fund No. 53P, Account No. 281206 (CD 6 Redevelopment Projects - Services) to the Department of Recreation and Parks (RAP) Fund No. 301/88, Account No. 88070M (Park Ranger Program), Subaccount No. MRPXXW16 (Cameras at Sepulveda Basin) for the supply and installation of pole mounted security cameras at the Sepulveda Basin.
    
2. AUTHORIZE the RAP 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 another other means.

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

PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated February 12, 2025, approved as to form and legality by the City Attorney, relative to adding new Section 21.25.1 to Article 1 of Chapter II of the LAMC to provide tax relief to local businesses impacted by the January 2025 wildfires.

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