City Council Meeting - 5/28/2025 5:00:00 PM

 

 

 

 

 

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REVISED AGENDA*

LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL
 

 

 

 

Wednesday, May 28, 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

 

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

NITHYA RAMAN, Fourth District

TRACI PARK, Eleventh District

 

JOHN S. LEE, Twelfth District

 

HUGO SOTO-MARTÍNEZ, Thirteenth District

 

YSABEL JURADO, Fourteenth District

 

TIM MCOSKER, Fifteenth District

 

*REVISED TO ADD AGENDA ITEM 23, COUNCIL FILE NO. 25-0567

 


PUBLIC COMMENT AND LIVE BROADCAST

 

The Council meetings will be broadcast live on Cable Television Channel 35, on the internet at https://clerk.lacity.gov/calendar, and on YouTube. 

 

Written public comment may be submitted at LACouncilComment.com.

 

Requests for reasonable modification or accommodation from individuals with disabilities, consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act can be made by contacting the City Clerk's Office at (213) 978-1133. For Telecommunication Relay Services for the hearing impaired, please see the information below.

 

Telecommunication Relay Services

 

Telephone communication is one of the most important forms of communication in society today. Due to advancements in technology, telephone devices have evolved with new services and capabilities. Individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing, and individuals with a speech disability are following these trends and are rapidly migrating to more advanced telecommunications methods, both for peer-to-peer and third-party telecommunications relay service (TRS) communications. Telecommunications Relay Service is a telephone service that allows persons with hearing or speech disabilities to place and receive telephone calls. TRS is available in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. territories for local and/or long distance calls. TRS providers - generally telephone companies - are compensated for the costs of providing TRS from either a state or a federal fund. There is no cost to the TRS user.

 

What forms of TRS are available? There are several forms of TRS, depending on the particular needs of the user and the equipment available: TRS includes: Text to Voice TIY-Based TRS; Speech-to-Speech Relay Service; Shared Non-English Language Relay Service; Captioned Telephone Relay Service; Internet Protocol Relay Service; and Video Relay Service. Please visit this site for detail descriptions, https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs.

 

Don't hang up! Some people hang up on TRS calls because they think the CA is a telemarketer. If you hear, "Hello. This is the relay service .. . " when you pick up the phone, please don't hang up! You are about to talk, through a TRS provider, to a person who is deaf, hard-of-hearing, or has a speech disability.

 

For more information about FCC programs to promote access to telecommunications services for people with disabilities, visit the FCC's Disability Rights Office website.

 

SE OFRECE UN SERVICIO DE TRADUCCIÓN AL ESPAÑOL EN TODAS LAS REUNIONES DEL CONSEJO MUNICIPAL

 

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

 


BASIC CITY COUNCIL MEETING RULES

 

AGENDAS - The City Council meets Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday at 10:00 A.M. The agendas for City Council meetings contain a brief general description of those items to be considered at the meetings. Council Agendas are available in the Office of the City Clerk, Council and Public Services Division, Room 395, City Hall, 200 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012, and on the City's website at lacity.gov; or lacouncilcalendar.com.

 

Ten (10) members of the Council constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The Council may consider an item not listed on the agenda only if it is determined by a two-thirds (10) vote that the need for action arose after the posting of an Agenda. Some items on the agenda may be approved without any discussion, however, any item may be called "special" by a Councilmember. If an item is called "special" it will be "held" until the remainder of the items on the Council agenda have been acted on by the Council. An item may also be called "special" if a member of the public has requested to speak on the item and a public hearing was not previously held.

 

The City Clerk will announce the items to be considered by the Council, however items will be grouped. For example, all items for which required public hearings have not previously been held are listed in one section on the printed agenda. The Council President will ask if any Councilmember or member or the public wishes to speak on one or more of these items. If anyone wishes to speak on an item, it will be called "special". The remaining items in this section will be voted on by Council with one roll call vote.

 

PUBLIC INPUT AT CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS - An opportunity for the public to address the Council on agenda items for which public hearings have not been held will be provided at the time the item is considered or during the Multiple Agenda Item Comment period. Members of the public who wish to speak on items shall be allowed to speak for up to one minute per item up to a total of three minutes per meeting. The Council has determined that a cumulative total of 20 minutes is a reasonable minimum amount of time for the Multiple Agenda Item segment of each regular meeting.

 

The Council will also provide an opportunity for the public to speak on public interest items. Each speaker shall be limited to one minute of general public comment each regular meeting for a cumulative total of ten (10) minutes. The Council shall not discuss or take action relative to any general public comment.

 

If you wish to provide documents to the full Council for consideration on an item, please present the Sergeant-At-Arms with 35 copies. Otherwise, your materials will simply be added to the official record.

 

NOTICE TO PAID REPRESENTATIVES - If you are compensated to monitor, attend, or speak at this meeting, City law may require you to register as a lobbyist and report your activity. See Los Angeles Municipal Code 48.01 et seq. More information is available at ethics.lacity.org/lobbying. For assistance, please contact the Ethics Commission at (213) 978-1960 or [email protected].

 

COUNCIL DISCUSSION AND TIME LIMITS - Councilmembers requesting to address the Council will be recognized by the Council President in the order requested. For any item, the Chairperson of the Committee, or the maker of the original motion, or the member calling a matter "special" shall have up to six (6) minutes to discuss the item. All other Councilmembers may speak up to three (3) minutes each on the matter. After all members desiring to speak on a question have had an opportunity to be heard once, the time for each Member desiring to speak again shall be limited to a maximum of three (3) minutes.

 

A motion calling the "previous question" may be introduced by any member during a Council debate. If adopted, this motion will terminate debate on a matter and the Chair will instruct the Clerk to call the roll on the matter.

 

VOTING AND DISPOSITION OF ITEMS - Most items require a majority vote of the entire membership of the Council (8 members). Items which have not been discussed in a Council Committee and have been placed directly on the agenda will require 10 votes to consider. Once considered, these items will normally require eight (8) affirmative votes to be adopted. Ordinances require a unanimous vote (at least 12 members must be present) in order to be adopted on first consideration. If an ordinance does not receive the necessary unanimous vote, it is laid over one calendar week. The votes required for approval on second consideration vary and depend upon the type of ordinance, but a typical ordinance requires eight (8) affirmative votes upon second consideration.

 

When debate on an item is completed, the Chair will instruct the Clerk to "call the roll". Every member present must vote for or against each item; abstentions are not permitted. The Clerk will announce the votes on each item. Any member of Council may move to "reconsider" any vote on any item on the agenda, except to adjourn, suspend the Rules, or where an intervening event has deprived the Council of jurisdiction, providing that said member originally voted on the prevailing side of the item. The motion to "reconsider" shall only be in order once during the meeting, and once during the next regular meeting. The member requesting reconsideration shall identify for all members present the agenda number, Council file number and subject matter previously voted upon. A motion to reconsider is not debatable and shall require an affirmative vote of eight (8) members of the Council.

 

When the Council has failed by sufficient votes to approve or reject an item, and has not lost jurisdiction over the matter, or has not caused it to be continued beyond the next regular meeting, the item is continued to the next regular meeting for the purpose of allowing the Council to again vote on the matter.

 

The City Council rules provide that all items adopted by the Council will not be presented to the Mayor, or other designated officer by the City Clerk until the adjournment of the regular Council meeting following the date of the Council action. A motion to send an item "forthwith" if adopted by ten (10) votes, suspends these rules and requires the City Clerk to forward the matter to the Mayor, or other officer, without delay.

 

RULE 16 MOTIONS - Council Rule No. 16, in part, allows a member to send an item directly to the Council without it having to go to a Council Committee first, by giving the City Clerk a motion (seconded by an additional member) during a Council session to be placed on the next regular available Council agenda.

 


Los Angeles City Council Revised Agenda

Wednesday, May 28, 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

(1)
25-0514
CD 11
CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to an offer to dedicate an easement for street purposes on 6101 West Century Boulevard - Right of Way No. 36000-10254.
   
 

Recommendations for Council action:
 

  1. FIND that the dedication of an easement for street purposes on 6101 West Century Boulevard (Dedication) is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 pursuant to Article III, Class 5(4) of the City's Environmental Guidelines.
     
  2. ACCEPT the petitioner's offer for the Dedication, substantially as shown on the Exhibit Map of the March 26, 2025 City Engineer report, attached to the Council file.
     
  3. AUTHORIZE the Board of Public Works to acquire the Dedication.
     
  4. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to forward a copy of the Council action on this project to the Bureau of Engineering, Survey Division for processing.

   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Engineer reports that a $3,416.51 fee for processing this report was paid pursuant to Sections 7.3 and 7.41.1 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code. No additional City funds are needed.

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
(2)
25-0515
CD 11
CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to an offer to dedicate an easement for street purposes on the east side of 98th Street between Bellancathe Avenue and Aviation Boulevard - Right of Way No. 36000-10298.
   
 

Recommendations for Council action:
 

  1. FIND that the dedication of an easement for street purposes on the east side of 98th Street between Bellancathe Avenue and Aviation Boulevard (Dedication) is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 pursuant to Article III, Class 5(4) of the City's Environmental Guidelines.
     
  2. ACCEPT the petitioner's offer for the Dedication, substantially as shown on the Exhibit Map of the March 26, 2025 City Engineer report, attached to the Council file.
     
  3. AUTHORIZE the Board of Public Works to acquire the Dedication.
     
  4. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to forward a copy of the Council action on this project to the Bureau of Engineering, Survey Division for processing.

   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Engineer reports that a $3,416.51 fee for processing this report was paid pursuant to Sections 7.3 and 7.41.1 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code. No additional City funds are needed.

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   

Items for which Public Hearings Have Been Held

(3)
14-1174-S79
CD 10, CD 13
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative rescinding the Council Action of November 29, 2023, approving the use of funds in CRA/LA Excess Non-Housing Bond Proceeds (EBP) from the Wilshire Center/Koreatown Redevelopment Project Area for the Neighborhood Enhanced Network (NEN) Project in Council District 13, to revert the funds to their original source, and using the funds for the Pio Pico Library Park Project in Council District 10.
   
 

Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Soto-Martinez - Hutt), SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
 

  1. RESCIND the City Council action of November 29, 2023 relative to approving the use of approximately $1.8 million in CRA/LA EPB, principal and earned interest, from the Wilshire Center/Koreatown Redevelopment Project Area for the NEN Project in Council District 13 (C.F. 14-1174-S79)  and revert its funding to its original source.
     
  2. APPROVE the use of $1,620,558, plus all earned interest ($179,279.64 through November 30, 2023) for a total of $1,799,838 in EBP funding available to Council District 13 from the Wilshire Center/Koreatown Redevelopment Project Area for the Pio Pico Library Park Project in Council District 10 (C.F. 14-1174-S9 and 14-1174-S37) for a revised total budget from approximately $7.1 million to $8.9 million.
     
  3. AUTHORIZE the Economic and Workforce Development Department, as the administrator of the CRA/LA EBP Program, take all actions necessary to document and effectuate the changes in the budgets noted above and to prepare Controller instructions to transfer funds related to this matter, make any technical corrections necessary consistent with Council action and authorize the Controller to implement these instructions.

   
 

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

   
(4)
14-1174-S108
CD 1
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to amending the Council Actions of August 28, 2019 and August 30, 2019, to reimburse the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) for project costs and revert remaining funds back to its original source for the Union Avenue Elementary School, Westlake, and Magnolia Elementary Safe Routes to School Projects.
   
 

Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Hernandez - Hutt), SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
 

  1. AMEND the Council Action of August 28, 2019, relative to utilizing CRA/LA Excess Non-Housing Bond Proceeds (EBP) from the Westlake Redevelopment Project Area for the Union Avenue Elementary School Safe Routes to School Project (Council file No. 14-1174-S41) to reduce the approved amount to $14,259.90 in taxable EBP and to authorize the Economic and Workforce Development Department (EWDD) to transfer $14,259.90 in taxable EBP to the LADOT to reimburse them for project related costs, as reflected in the Controller instructions below; and revert $546,163.64 in taxable EBP (principal and interest) to its original source.
     
  2. AMEND the Council Action of August 30, 2019, relative to utilizing EBP from the Westlake Redevelopment Project Area for the Westlake Safe Routes to School Project (Council file No. 14-1174-S76) to reduce the approved amount to $649,360.40 consisting of $450,000 in taxable principal EBP and $199,360.40 in taxable interest and to authorize EWDD to transfer $71,990.10 in taxable interest EBP to LADOT to reimburse them for project related costs, as reflected in the Controller instructions below; and revert $118,494.60 in taxable EBP (principal and interest) to its original source.
     
  3. AMEND the Council Action of August 30, 2019, relative to utilizing EBP from the Pico Union 2 Redevelopment Project Area for the Magnolia Elementary School Safe Routes to School Project (Council file No. 14-1174-S77) to reduce the approved amount to $111,305.96 in taxable EBP and to authorize EWDD to transfer $29,808.58 in taxable EBP to LADOT to reimburse them for project related costs, as reflected in the Controller instructions below; and revert $480,629.67 in taxable EBP (principal and interest) to its original source.
     
  4. AUTHORIZE the Controller to transfer/appropriate funds as described in the table contained in the Motion (Hernandez - Hutt) dated, upon presentation of proper documentation by LADOT and satisfactory review and approval of the EWDD in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Bond Expenditure Agreement (Contract No. C-125212).
     
  5. AUTHORIZE the EWDD, as the administrator of the CRA/LA EBP Program, take all actions necessary to document and effectuate the changes in the budgets noted above and to prepare Controller instructions to transfer funds related to this matter, make any technical corrections necessary consistent with Council action and AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement these instructions.

   
 

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

   
(5)
13-0199-S1
CDs 4, 13
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Annual Planning Report (APR) for the East Hollywood, Property-Based, Business Improvement District (BID).
   
 

Recommendations for Council action:
 

  1. FIND that the FY 2025 APR for the East Hollywood BID, attached to the City Clerk report dated April 9, 2024, attached to the Council file, complies with the requirements of the State Law.
     
  2. FIND that the increase in the 2025 budget concurs with the intentions of the East Hollywood BID's Management District Plan and does not adversely impact the benefits received by assessed property owners.
     
  3. ADOPT said FY 2025 APR for the East Hollywood BID, pursuant to the State Law.

   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Clerk reports that there is no impact to the General Fund associated with this action.

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
(6)
23-0460-S1
CD 14
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Annual Planning Report (APR) for the Historic Core, Property-Based, Business Improvement District (BID).
   
 

Recommendations for Council action:
 

  1. FIND that the FY 2025 APR for the Historic Core BID, attached to the City Clerk report dated December 18, 2024, attached to the Council file, complies with the requirements of the State Law.
     
  2. FIND that the increase in the 2025 budget concurs with the intentions of the Historic Core BID's Management District Plan and does not adversely impact the benefits received by assessed property owners.
     
  3. ADOPT said FY 2025 APR for the Historic Core BID, pursuant to the State Law.

   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Clerk reports that there is no impact to the General Fund associated with this action.

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
(7)
14-0943-S4
CD 1, CD 5
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Annual Planning Report (APR) for the Los Angeles Tourism Marketing District, Property-Based, Business Improvement District (BID).
   
 

Recommendations for Council action:
 

  1. FIND that the FY 2025 APR for the Los Angeles Tourism Marketing District BID, attached to the City Clerk report dated December 17, 2024, attached to the Council file, complies with the requirements of the State Law.
     
  2. FIND that the increase in the 2025 budget concurs with the intentions of the Los Angeles Tourism Marketing District BID's Management District Plan and does not adversely impact the benefits received by assessed property owners.
     
  3. ADOPT said FY 2025 APR for the Los Angeles Tourism Marketing District BID, pursuant to the State Law

   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Clerk reports that there is no impact to the General Fund associated with this action.

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
(8)
19-1237-S1
CD 1
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Annual Planning Report (APR) for the Lincoln Heights Industrial Zone 2021-2025, Property-Based, Business Improvement District (BID).
   
 

Recommendations for Council action:
 

  1. FIND that the FY 2025 APR for the Lincoln Heights Industrial Zone 2021-2025 BID, attached to the City Clerk report dated December 3, 2024, attached to the Council file, complies with the requirements of the State Law.
     
  2. FIND that the increase in the 2025 budget concurs with the intentions of the Lincoln Heights Industrial Zone 2021-2025 BID's Management District Plan and does not adversely impact the benefits received by assessed property owners.
     
  3. ADOPT said FY 2025 APR for the Lincoln Heights Industrial Zone 2021-2025 BID, pursuant to the State Law.

   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Clerk reports that there is no impact to the General Fund associated with this action.

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
(9)
22-0058-S1
CD 13
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Annual Planning Report (APR) for the Larchmont Village, Property-Based, Business Improvement District (BID).
   
 

Recommendations for Council action:
 

  1. FIND that the FY 2025 APR for the Larchmont Village BID, attached to the City Clerk report dated December 3, 2024, attached to the Council file, complies with the requirements of the State Law.
     
  2. FIND that the increase in the 2025 budget concurs with the intentions of the Larchmont Village BID's Management District Plan and does not adversely impact the benefits received by assessed property owners.

    ADOPT said FY 2025 APR for the Larchmont Village BID, pursuant to the State Law.

   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Clerk reports that there is no impact to the General Fund associated with this action.

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
(10)
24-1586
HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to requesting a report on the number of homes owned by limited liability companies and corporations in the City; options for a ballot measure that would place a tax on corporations that own a significant number of single-family homes; and other municipalities that have similar taxes and the revenue that is collected from those taxes.
   
 

Recommendation for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Nazarian – Soto-Martinez, et al.):

INSTRUCT the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), the Office of Finance and the Los Angeles Housing Department to report to Council in 60 days on:
 

  1. The number of homes owned by limited liability companies and corporations in the City.
     
  2. Options for a ballot measure that would place a tax on corporations that own a significant number of single-family homes (the number should be determined by the data collected).
     
  3. Other municipalities that have similar taxes and the revenue that is collected from those taxes.

   
 

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

   
 

Community Impact Statement: Yes

For, if Amended: NoHo Neighborhood Council

   
 

(Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

   
(11)
23-0206
HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to implementing a Fast Track Solutions Loan (Fast Track) Program for approved housing projects.
   
 

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

  1. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD), or designee, to amend the Fast Track Program as described in the LAHD report dated April 20, 2025, attached to Council file No. 23-0206, and to issue a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) using the revised eligibility requirements.
     
  2. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, LAHD, or designee, to reserve $17,399,219 in various funding sources as identified in Recommendation Ltr. D of the LAHD report dated April 20, 2025, attached to the Council file.
     
  3. AMEND and APPROVE Recommendation Ltr. C contained in the LAHD report dated April 20, 2025, attached to the Council file, respectively, to read as follows:

    AUTHORIZE the Controller to:
     
    1. Establish a new Account No. 43AD44-Affordable Housing Projects and appropriate $1,489,897 within the Local Housing Trust Fund No. 48G
       
    2. Establish a new Account No. 43AD44-Affordable Housing Projects and appropriate $790,651 within the Rental Housing Production Fund No. 307
       
  4. AMEND the amounts indicated on the table under Recommendation Ltr. D contained in the LAHD report dated April 20, 2025, attached to the Council file, respectively as follows, for the following funds:
     
    1. Fund No. 48G - Local Housing Trust Fund, Account No. 43AD44, Affordable Housing Projects to $1,489,897
       
    2. Fund No. 307 – Rental Housing Production, Account No. 43AD44, Affordable Housing Projects to $790,651
       
  5. AMEND the table under Recommendation Ltr. D contained in the LAHD report dated April 20, 2025, attached to the Council file, respectively, to revise the word “Total” to “Total not to exceed” and the dollar amount of “$17,399,219” to “$17,551,219”.
     
  6. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, LAHD, or designee, to obligate and disburse funding as outlined on the table under Recommendation Ltr. D contained in the LAHD report dated April 20, 2025, attached to the Council file, as amended by the above recommendations for supplemental loan funding.
     
  7. INSTRUCT the LAHD to report to the Mayor and Council on the results of the NOFA, including the number of loan increases recommended, the amount of each loan increase recommended and the projects to be awarded increased loans.
     
  8. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, LAHD, or designee, to prepare Controller instructions and any necessary technical adjustments consistent with Mayor and Council actions, subject to the approval of the City Administrative Office; and, REQUEST the Controller to implement the instructions.
     
  9. DELETE the following language on Page No. 4 of the LAHD report dated April 20, 2025, attached to the Council file:

    The proposed total amount available under this program will be limited to $15,000,000. The funding sources are the state Permanent Loan Housing Allocation (“SB2” funds) and Linkage Fee Rental New Construction Funds.
     
  10. INSTRUCT the LAHD to notify Council offices upon award along with per unit cost.

   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: The LAHD reports that there is no impact to the General Fund. The funds requested to be obligated for this funding opportunity are from state Senate Bill 2 (SB2) funds and local Linkage Fee funds that would have been used as part of the Affordable Housing Managed Pipeline (AHMP) NOFA next year; and several other funding sources the department identified. If the availability of Linkage Fee or SB2 does not increase in the coming year, or if HOME Program Income does not increase, the AHMP NOFA may support fewer projects next year.

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
(12)
20-0941
HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to extending interim housing periods, reducing loan amounts and amending legal documents for Project Homekey1 Program (Homekey1) projects; and related matters.
   
 

Recommendations for Council action:
 

  1. APPROVE the extension of the interim housing period for three (3) years through December 10, 2028, with the option to extend for an additional three (3) years through December 10, 2031, for the Homekey1 projects identified on the table contained under Recommendation No. 1 of the City Administrative Officer (CAO) report dated May 7, 2025, attached to Council file No. 20-0941, that have the option to convert to permanent housing at a later date.
     
  2. APPROVE reductions in the loan amounts to include only the City-funded portion of the acquisition costs, as the State of California Housing and Community Development Department portions of the acquisition costs are considered grant funding and should be excluded from the loans for the Homekey1 projects identified on the table contained under Recommendation No. 2 of the CAO report dated May 7, 2025, attached to the Council file.
     
  3. APPROVE the following terms for Homekey1 sites that have been approved as permanent interim housing sites, the owner/operators will be required to provide interim housing for 30 years, with a portion of the loan to be forgiven annually, until fully forgiven at the end of the 30-year term, through December 10, 2055 for the Homekey1 projects identified on the table contained under Recommendation No. 3 of the CAO report dated May 7, 2025, attached to the Council file.
     
  4. INSTRUCT the CAO, with the assistance of the City Attorney, to add the language previously approved by the Mayor and Council to the Woodman/Arleta site legal documents, designating this site as an interim housing site which provides recuperative care to homeless seniors, age 55 years or older, with chronic illnesses.
     
  5. APPROVE the change in ownership for the Good Nite Inn/Encinitas, located at 12835 Encinitas Avenue in Council District Seven, from LA Family Housing to LAFH Builds, Inc., a California nonprofit public benefit corporation, its sole member/manager, or such other entity controlled by LAFH Builds and approved by the CAO to hold title to and operate the property.
     
  6. INSTRUCT the CAO to inform all owner/operators of sites continuing as interim housing that approval for conversion to permanent housing will only be granted when either project-based vouchers or an alternative operating source that ensures the City homeless households will be housed in the converted permanent units, have been secured.
     
  7. APPROVE the change in project scope to allow demolition and new construction for the EC Motel/Restoration Apartments, located at 3501 South Western Avenue in Council District Eight (CD 8), which has been approved for early conversion to permanent supportive and affordable housing.
     
  8. APPROVE a three-year extension of the agreement with SSG HOPICS/Special Service for Groups, Inc. to allow the owner/operator of the EC Motel/Restoration Apartments to obtain full funding to build a new permanent supportive and affordable housing site located at 3501 South Western Avenue in CD 8.
     
  9. APPROVE a three-year extension of the agreement with Coalition for Responsible Community Development (CRDC)/Historic Lincoln Theatre LP, a California limited partnership, developer of the Lincoln Historic Theatre site located at 2300-2332 Central Avenue in Council District Nine, to allow CRCD to obtain full funding for construction of a permanent supportive, supportive and affordable, or 100 percent affordable housing project.
     
  10. AUTHORIZE the CAO and the City Attorney to draft, negotiate, and execute amended and restated loan documents in a form authorized by the City Attorney and consistent with the recommendations stated above.

   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that the recommendations in this report do not impact the General Fund.

   
 

Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the recommendations in this report comply with the City’s Financial Policies.

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
(13)
13-1301-S10
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to negotiating and executing amendments to agency subrecipient contractual agreements in order to administratively close-out the Fiscal Years 2012-2016 Securing the Cities (STC) grant program cycle.
   
 

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

  1. AUTHORIZE the Mayor, or designee, to negotiate and execute amendments to subrecipient agreements with the following agencies:
 
  1. Long Beach Police Department (Contract Number C-124773) to decrease the current contract amount of $89,442.50 by $37,012.84 to a final amount of $52,429.66, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form.
     
  2. Riverside Police Department (Contract Number C-136313) to decrease the current contract amount of $56,260.00 by $56,260.00 to a final amount of $0.00, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form.
     
  3. Riverside Fire Department (Contract Number C-136314) to decrease the current contract amount of $56,260.00 by $56,260.00 to a final amount of $0.00, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form.
     
  4. Ontario Fire Department (Contract Number C-140214) to decrease the current contract amount of $56,260.00 by $29,916.20 to a final amount of $26,343.80, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form.
 
  1. 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 this report will modify the STC grant program budget through amended subrecipient contractual agreements for the Fiscal Years 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 STC grant awards in order to close-out the grant program cycle. There is no additional impact to the General Fund.

   
 

Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the recommendations in this report are in compliance with the City's Financial Policies in that all grant funds will be expended for grant-eligible activities and costs.

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
(14)
25-0499
CD 13
CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA), and RELATED CEQA FINDINGS; COMMUNICATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING, AND THE LOS ANGELES CITY PLANNING COMMISSION relative to an appeal filed by Richard Fleming, 5271 West Sunset Blvd Tenants Union from the Director of Planning’s determination in denying the appeal and sustaining the determination to: 1) approve with Conditions, pursuant to the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Chapter 1, Section 12.22 A.31, a Transit Oriented Communities Affordable Housing Incentive Program for a Tier 3 project with a total of 19 dwelling units, of which two dwelling units will be reserved for Extremely-Low Income Household Occupancy for a period of 55 years; and 2) approve with Conditions, pursuant to LAMC Chapter 1, Section 11.5.7 C, a Project Permit Compliance Review for the demolition of a two-story, four-unit apartment building and accessory structure and the construction, use, and maintenance of a four-story, 16,820 square-foot mixed-use building, consisting of 19 dwelling units and 570 square feet of commercial floor area within Subarea B (Mixed Use Boulevards) of the Vermont/Western Station Neighborhood Plan Specific Plan; for the property located at 5271 West Sunset Boulevard (5271 – 5277 West Sunset Boulevard), subject to Conditions of Approval.

Applicant: Michael Eghabli and Farshad Zaghi

Case No. DIR-2023-2587-TOC-SPP-HCA-1A

Environmental No. ENV-2023-2588-CE


[On May 13, 2025 the City Council adopted Motion (Soto-Martinez – Blumenfield), pursuant to Charter Section 245, asserting jurisdiction over the April 10, 2025 action of the LACPC.]

(Planning and Land Use Management Committee report to be submitted in Council. If a public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.)

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
 

TIME LIMIT FILE - JUNE 3, 2025

   
 

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - JUNE 3, 2025)

   

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

(15)
25-0030
RESOLUTION (HARRIS-DAWSON - BLUMENFIELD) relative to the Declaration of Local Emergency by the Mayor dated January 7, 2025, and Updated Declaration of Local Emergency by the Mayor dated January 13, 2025, due to the windstorm and extreme fire weather system and devastating wildfires in the City of Los Angeles (City), pursuant to Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) Section 8.27.
   
 

Recommendation for Council action:

ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION, dated January 14, 2025, to:
 

  1. Resolve that a local emergency exists resulting from ongoing windstorm and extreme fire weather system and the devastating wildfires in the City within the meaning of LAAC Section 8.21, et seq., as set forth in the Mayor’s January 13, 2025 Updated Declaration of Local Emergency, which incorporated the declaration of emergency dated January 7, 2025, which the City Council hereby ratifies.
     
  2. Resolve that because the local emergency, which began on January 7, 2025, continues to exist, there is a need to continue the state of local emergency, which the City Council hereby ratifies.
     
  3. Instruct and request all appropriate City departments (including proprietary departments), agencies, and personnel, in accordance with LAAC Code Section 8.21 et seq., to continue to perform all duties and responsibilities to represent the City in this matter to respond to and abate the emergency and prevent further harm to the life, health, property, and safety, and receive, process; and, coordinate all inquiries and requirements necessary to obtain whatever State and Federal assistance that may become available to the City and/or to the citizens of the City who may be affected by the emergency.
     
  4. Instruct the General Manager, Emergency Management Department, to advise the Mayor and City Council on the need to extend the state of local emergency, as appropriate.
     
  5. Resolve that, to the extent the public interest and necessity demand the immediate expenditure of public funds to safeguard life, health, or property in response to the local emergency and to support the emergency operations of the City and its departments (including its proprietary departments), agencies, and personnel (including mutual aid resources) in responding to the declared local emergency, the competitive bidding requirements enumerated in City Charter Section 371, and further codified in the LAAC, including LAAC Section 10.15 be suspended until termination of the state of emergency and solely with respect to purchases and contracts needed to respond to the declared state of emergency.
     
  6. Direct and request City departments and agencies making purchases pursuant to the authority granted in paragraph five (5), above, to report every two weeks to the City Council regarding the purchases and contracts made during the prior two week period on the reasons justifying why such purchase or contract was necessary to respond to the emergency, including why the emergency did not permit a delay resulting from a competitive solicitation for bids or proposals, and why competitive proposals or bidding was not reasonably practicable or compatible with the City’s interests.
     
  7. Request all City departments and agencies who have the authority to investigate and/or enforce any/all forms of price gouging, fraud, and theft by deceit, as described in the California Penal Code, to do so to the fullest extent permissible under federal, state, and local law.
     
  8. Instruct the City Clerk, unless and until Council directs otherwise or discontinues the state of emergency, to timely agendize this matter so that Council may consider whether to continue the state of emergency.
     
  9. Instruct the City Clerk to forward copies of this Resolution to the Governor of the State of California, the Director of the Office of Emergency Services of the State of California, the Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Management, and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.

   
(16)
24-0005-S166
CD 10
COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 2103 South 3rd Avenue (Case No. 830265), Assessor I.D. No. 5060-028-001, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP).
   
 

Recommendation for Council action:

APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated May 8, 2025 , attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 2103 South 3rd Avenue (Case No. 830265), Assessor I.D. No. 5060-028-001, from the REAP.

 

   
 

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

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

   
(17)
25-0005-S61
CD 8
COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 3911 South Van Ness Avenue (Case No. 701874), Assessor I.D. No. 5035-003-018, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP).
   
 

Recommendation for Council action:

APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated May  15, 2025, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 3911 South Van Ness Avenue (Case No. 701874), Assessor I.D. No. 5035-003-018, from the REAP.

   
 

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

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

   
(18)
25-0005-S63
CD 11
COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 29 East Hurricane Street (Case No. 816458), Assessor I.D. No. 4225-009-035, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP).
   
 

Recommendation for Council action:

APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated May 15, 2025, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 29 East Hurricane Street (Case No. 816458), Assessor I.D. No. 4225-009-035, from the REAP.

   
 

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

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

   
(19)
25-0005-S64
CD 13
COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 4515 West Willow Brook Avenue (Case No. 794863), Assessor I.D. No. 5539-003-008, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP).
   
 

Recommendation for Council action:

APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated May 15, 2025, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 4515 West Willow Brook Avenue(Case No. 794863), Assessor I.D. No. 5539-003-008, from the REAP

   
 

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

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

   
(20)
25-0005-S62
CD 9
COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 1015 East 55th Street (Case Nos. 685367; 769479), Assessor I.D. No. 5103-020-007, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP).
   
 

Recommendation for Council action:

APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated May 15, 2025, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 1015 East 55th Street(Case Nos. 685367; 769479), Assessor I.D. No. 5103-020-007, from the REAP.

   
 

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

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

   
(21)
23-0459-S2
COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING AND SAFETY (LADBS) relative to the Fiscal Year 2025-26 California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) EA-36 Grant funds for Building and Safety Local Enforcement Agency.
   
 

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

AUTHORIZE the General Manager, LADBS, or designee, to:
 

  1. Submit grant applications to CalRecycle for the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Local Enforcement Agency Grant Program.
     
  2. To accept the Local Enforcement Agency Grant in the approximate amount of $62,637 (EA-36) from CalRecycle for the Grant Performance Period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
     
  3. To execute, on behalf of the City, all EA-36 grant documents, including but not limited to, the grant application, grant award agreement with CalRecycle, request for payment, and to execute any other necessary documents relative to the grant award.
     
  4. Request the Controller to accept and deposit EA-36 grant funds in the LEA Landfill Fund No. 527/08.
     
  5. Request the Controller to establish an appropriation account entitled, “Enforcement Assistance Grants,” account number to be determined, within Fund No. 527/08, for the receipt and disbursement of grant funds.
     
  6. Request the Controller to set up an account entitled “Grant Receivables – State” within Fund No. 48R for the 10% front-funding, to be repaid when grant funds are made available.
     
  7. Expend said funds from the accounts listed above for the purposes set forth in this report and consistent with the grant requirements.
     
  8. Prepare Controller instructions and/or make any technical adjustments that may be required, subject to the approval of the City Administrative Officer (CAO), and Request the Controller to implement these instructions.
     
  9. Negotiate, enter into, execute, administer, expend funds, and otherwise manage a contract with E. Tseng and Associates, Incorporated (contract number to be determined), consistent with the terms of the CalRecycle EA-36 LEA grant, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality.

   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the LADBS. Neither the CAO nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
 

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

   
(22)
25-0600
ANNUAL BUDGET RESOLUTION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 TO BE SUBMITTED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY, CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF LEGISLATIVE ANALYST.
   
(23)
25-0567
CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (McOSKER, HARRIS-DAWSON - JURADO) relative to amending Section 4.61 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) to update "Schedule A" for the cancellation of the four percent salary adjustment for non-represented employees effective June 29, 2025, and retention of the current salary schedule.
   
 

Recommendations for Council action:
 
  1. REQUEST the City Attorney, with the assistance of the City Administrative Officer (CAO), to prepare and present the necessary amendments to Section 4.61 of the LAAC to update Schedule "A" to reflect the cancellation of the four percent salary adjustment for the following non-represented employees scheduled to take effect on June 29, 2025; and, retain the current salary schedule:
     
    1. Council Aide I (Class Code 0180)
    2. Council Aide II (Class Code 0181)
    3. Council Aide III (Class Code 0182)
    4. Council Aide IV (Class Code 0183)
    5. Council Aide V (Class Code 0184)
    6. Council Aide VI (Class Code 0185)
    7. Council Aide VII (Class Code 0186)
       
  2. AUTHORIZE the Controller and the CAO to correct any clerical or technical errors in the above instruction to effectuate the intent of this Motion.

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
 

(Personnel and Hiring Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

   

Items Called Special

Motions for Posting and Referral

Council Members' Requests for Excuse from Attendance at Council Meetings

Closed Session

(24)
23-0782
CD 4
The City Council shall recess into closed session pursuant to California Government Code 54956.9(d)(2) and (e)(2) relative to the acquisition of properties on Merrywood Drive (This pending litigation involves the recent closing of Merrywood Drive for vehicular access.)

(The Budget and Finance Committee considered the matter in closed session on April 1, 2025.) 

(The Public Works Committee waived consideration of the above matter.)
   

Adjourning Motions

Council Adjournment

EXHAUSTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES - If you challenge a City action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk at or prior to, the public hearing. Any written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk before the City Council's final action on a matter will become a part of the administrative record.

CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE SECTION 1094.5 - If a Council action is subject to judicial challenge pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.5, be advised that the time to file a lawsuit challenging a final action by the City Council is limited by Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6 which provides that the lawsuit must be filed no later than the 90th day following the date on which the Council's action becomes final.

Materials relative to items on this agenda can be obtained from the Office of the City Clerk's Council File Management System, at lacouncilfile.com by entering the Council File number listed immediately following the item number (e.g., 00-0000).