Meeting

Please Note That This Agenda Includes a Call-in Option for Public Comment. Public Comment Will Thus Be Taken Both In-Person in the Council Chamber And Also via Teleconference. Instructions for the Public to Listen to and Offer Remote Public Comment at the Meeting Appear on Page 2 of this Agenda.

		AGENDA LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL
		Tuesday, February 14, 2023 10:00 AM JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER ROOM 340, CITY HALL 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 Submit written comment at LACouncilComment.com

President	EUNISSES HERNANDEZ, First District
PAUL KREKORIAN, Second District	BOB BLUMENFIELD, Third District
	NITHYA RAMAN, Fourth District
President Pro Tempore	KATY YAROSLAVSKY, Fifth District
CURREN D. PRICE, JR., Ninth District	VACANT, Sixth District
	MONICA RODRIGUEZ, Seventh District
	MARQUEECE HARRIS-DAWSON, Eighth District
Assistant President Pro Tempore	HEATHER HUTT, Tenth District
VACANT	TRACI PARK, Eleventh District
	JOHN S. LEE, Twelfth District
	HUGO SOTO-MARTÍNEZ, Thirteenth District
	KEVIN DE LEÓN, Fourteenth District
	TIM MCOSKER, Fifteenth District

PUBLIC COMMENT AND LIVE BROADCAST

The Council meetings will be broadcast live on Cable Television Channel 35, on the internet at https://clerk.lacity.org/calendar, and on YouTube. The live audio of the hearing will be available via telephone at: (213) 621-CITY (Metro), (818) 904-9450 (Valley), (310) 471-CITY (Westside), and (310) 547-CITY (San Pedro Area). If the live video or audio is unavailable via one of these channels, members of the public should try another channel.

The City Council will take public comment from members of the public in the Council chamber and also by teleconference. Members of the public who wish to offer public comment to the Council via teleconference should call 1 669 254 5252 and use Meeting ID No. 160 535 8466 and then press #. Press # again when prompted for participant ID. Once admitted into the meeting, press *9 to request to speak.

Written public comment may be submitted at LACouncilComment.com.

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

Telecommunication Relay Services

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

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

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

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

SE OFRECE UN SERVICIO DE TRADUCCION AL ESPANOL EN TODAS LAS REUNIONES DEL CONSEJO MUNICIPAL

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.org; 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.

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.

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

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

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

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

Los Angeles City Council Agenda

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER ROOM 340, CITY HALL 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 - 10:00 AM

Roll Call

Approval of the Minutes

Commendatory Resolutions, Introductions and Presentations

Multiple Agenda Item Comment

Public Testimony of Non-agenda Items Within Jurisdiction of Council

Items Noticed for Public Hearing

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22-0900-S68
CD 1	CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Everett Street and Sunset Boulevard Street Lighting District.

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

DENY the protest and confirm the assessments.
PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated February 2, 2023, 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).

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22-0900-S69
CD 13	CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Alexandria Safety Improvements Street Lighting District.

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

FIND that a majority protest exists in the Street Lighting Maintenance Assessment District and therefore the assessment cannot be enacted.
PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated February 2, 2023, abandoning all proceedings relating to the above lighting district, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Government Code Section 53753 (Proposition 218).
INSTRUCT the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, to ensure that the streetlights are not installed or are removed from service if previously installed.

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22-0900-S70
CD 4	CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Vanowen Street and Chimineas Avenue No. 1 Street Lighting District.

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

DENY the protest and confirm the assessments.
PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated February 2, 2023, 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).

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22-0900-S71
CD 11	CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Sawtelle Boulevard and Braddock Drive Street Lighting District.

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

FIND that a majority protest exists in the Street Lighting Maintenance Assessment District and therefore the assessment cannot be enacted.
PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated February 2, 2023, abandoning all proceedings relating to the above lighting district, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Government Code Section 53753 (Proposition 218).
INSTRUCT the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, to ensure that the streetlights are not installed or are removed from service if previously installed.

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22-0900-S72
CD 3	CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Wells and Casa Drives Street Lighting District.

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

FIND that a majority protest exists in the Street Lighting Maintenance Assessment District and therefore the assessment cannot be enacted.
PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated February 2, 2023, abandoning all proceedings relating to the above lighting district, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Government Code Section 53753 (Proposition 218).
INSTRUCT the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, to ensure that the streetlights are not installed or are removed from service if previously installed.

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22-0900-S73
CD 3	CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Reseda Boulevard and Kittridge Street No. 1 Street Lighting District.

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

FIND that a majority protest exists in the Street Lighting Maintenance Assessment District and therefore the assessment cannot be enacted.
PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated February 2, 2023, abandoning all proceedings relating to the above lighting district, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Government Code Section 53753 (Proposition 218).
INSTRUCT the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, to ensure that the streetlights are not installed or are removed from service if previously installed.

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22-0900-S74
CD 6	CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Haskell Avenue and Bassett Street Lighting District.

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

DENY the protest and confirm the assessments.
PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated February 2, 2023, 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).

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22-0900-S75
CD 4	CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Waverly Drive and Auburn Street No. 2 Street Lighting District.

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

DENY the protest and confirm the assessments.
PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated February 2, 2023, 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).

Items for which Public Hearings Have Been Held

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22-0177
	BUDGET, FINANCE AND INNOVATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to updates from the City Attorney regarding the suspension of enforcement of scofflaw violations.

Recommendation for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Lee – Krekorian):

REQUEST the City Attorney and INSTRUCT the City Administrative Officer (CAO) and the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) to report to the City Council, in either/both open or closed session, updates on the following:
1. The current status of the case.
2. The expected timeline for the case and anticipated outcomes.
3. Policy and legal recommendations for resuming scofflaw enforcement.
INSTRUCT the LADOT and CAO to report within 60 days on the impact of suspending the scofflaw program as it relates to parking violations and debt owed to the City.

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

	Community Impact Statement: None submitted

	The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Breonnah Fitzpatrick v. City of Los Angeles, et al., United States District Court, Central District of California, Case No. 2:21-cv-6841. (This matter concerns the LADOT’s unpaid parking tickets vehicle seizure policy and related claims.)

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22-1090
	BUDGET, FINANCE AND INNOVATION COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to prevent primary hotel operators from avoiding all collection obligations by entering into a contract with a secondary operator.

	Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated December 6, 2022, relative to amending Subsection (f) of Section 21.7.2 of Article 1.7 of Chapter ll of the LAMC to prevent primary hotel operators from avoiding collection obligations by entering into a contract with a secondary operator.

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

	Community Impact Statement: None submitted

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23-0051
	BUDGET, FINANCE AND INNOVATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the below market value sale of one 2003 Ford E250 van to About My Father’s Business, a 501(c)3 tax-exempt non-profit organization.

Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Blumenfield – Hernandez):

FIND that About My Father’s Business is eligible to purchase one 2003 Ford E250 van (VIN No. 1FTNE24L93HB87879) at below market value ($1.00) in accordance with the Los Angeles Administrative Code Section 22.547 (Donation of Surplus City Equipment), as the recipient in a non-profit organization that has been established exclusively to further the services provided by the City.
REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare a contract to effectuate the sale and transfer of the above identified surplus equipment at below market value to About My Father’s Business, as expeditiously as possible.
INSTRUCT the City Clerk to inform About My Father’s Business [Kathy Huck, (805) 428-2881, 7210 Jordan Avenue, No. C61, Canoga Park, California 91303] that the surplus equipment must be claimed within 90 days from the date of Council approval of the request after which time it will revert to the City’s surplus equipment pool for disposal by the Department of General Services.

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

	Community Impact Statement: None submitted

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23-0081
CD 3	BUDGET, FINANCE AND INNOVATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the transfer of $2,205,000 from the Measure M Local Return Special Fund No. 59C/94 for a new capital project at 5159 North Escobedo Drive.

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

ESTABLISH a new capital project entitled “North Escobedo Drive (5159) Storm Response,” and within Measure M Local Return Special Fund No. 59C/94 transfer $2,205,000 from Account 93V194 “Transportation” to a new account entitled “North Escobedo Drive (5159) Storm Response.”
AUTHORIZE the City Administrative Officer (CAO) to make any technical corrections or clarifications to the above fund transfer instructions in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion, including any corrections and changes to fund or account numbers.

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

	Community Impact Statement: None submitted

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22-1549
	CIVIL RIGHTS, EQUITY, IMMIGRATION, AGING AND DISABILITY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to accepting Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) grant funds from the California Department of Aging (CDA) and executing the Standard Agreement with the CDA; and, executing and amending agreements with the Center for Health Care Rights (CHCR).

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

AUTHORIZE the General Manager, Department of Aging (LADOA), or designee, to accept the CDA MIPPA grant funds; to execute Standard Agreement Ml-2223-25, and any unilateral amendments to the subgrant agreement, subject to review and approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality, and in compliance with Los Angeles Administrative Code Section No. 14.8 et seq. (City grant regulations); and, AUTHORIZE the Ml-2223-25 Budget.
AUTHORIZE the General Manager, LADOA, or designee, to negotiate and execute agreements and amendments to agreements with CHCR with funds awarded as identified in Table 2 of the LADOA report dated November 10, 2023, attached to the Council file.

AUTHORIZE the Controller to:

Establish new accounts and appropriate funds for the MIPPA program within the Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program Fund No. 47 for the period covering from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2023 as follows:

Account Title Amount

02W102 Aging $ 21,094

02WD13 MIPPA 197,097

Total: $218,191

Increase appropriation within Fund No. 100/02 and transfer funds on an as-needed basis as follows:

	Fund/Dept	Account	Title	Amount
From:	47Y/02	02W102	Aging	$21,094

To:	100/02	001010	Salaries-General	$21,094

Expend funds upon proper demand of the General Manager, LADOA, or designee.

AUTHORIZE the General Manager, LADOA, or designee, to prepare Controller's instructions and any necessary technical adjustments that are consistent with the Mayor and Council actions on this matter, subject to the approval of the City Administrative Officer; and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement the instructions.

	Fiscal Impact Statement: The LADOA reports that the proposed action involves the allocation of MIPPA Grant Funding from the CDA. There is no additional impact to the City General Fund.

	Community Impact Statement: None submitted

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21-0553
	CIVIL RIGHTS, EQUITY, IMMIGRATION, AGING AND DISABILITY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the carry forward of Older Adults Recovery and Resilience (OARR) Grant Funds from the California Department of Aging (CDA) from Fiscal Year (FY) 2021-22 to FY 2022-23 to support the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP).

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

AUTHORIZE the General Manager, Department of Aging (LADOA), or designee, to carry forward $978,652 in OARR funds from the CDA to support the SCSEP approved by the City Council on May 31, 2022, attached to the Council file.

AUTHORIZE the Controller to:

Transfer FY 2021-22 OARR grant savings of $978,652 to FY 2022-23 and appropriate funds within the Other Programs for the Aging, Fund No. 410, as follows:

	Account	Title	Amount
From:	02V102	Aging	$978,652

To:	02W102	Aging	$97,865
	02W01E	Training & Edu. – OARR	452,607
	02W02E	Supplies & Other – OARR	60,780
	02W03E	Office & Tech. Equip – OARR	367,400
		Total:	$978,652

Increase the appropriation within Fund No. 100/02 and transfer funds on an as needed basis as follows:

	Fund	Account	Title	Amount
From:	410	02W102	Aging	$97,865

To:	100	001010	Salaries-General	$97,865

Expend funds upon proper demand of the General Manager, LADOA, or designee.

AUTHORIZE the General Manager, LADOA, or designee, to prepare Controller’s instructions and any necessary technical adjustments that are consistent with the Mayor and Council action on this matter, subject to the approval of the City Administrative Officer; and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement the instructions.

	Fiscal Impact Statement: The LADOA reports that the proposed action involves OARR grant funding from the CDA. There is no additional impact to the City General Fund.

	Community Impact Statement: None submitted

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21-0921
	PERSONNEL, AUDITS, AND HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to discontinuing COVID-19 surveillance testing requirements implemented pursuant to Ordinance No. 187134.

Recommendation for Council action:

ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION discontinuing COVID-19 surveillance testing requirements implemented pursuant to Ordinance No. 187134.

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

	Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

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20-0313-S11
	PERSONNEL, AUDITS, AND HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the October 2022 Quality Assurance report from Gartner, Inc. (Gartner) in connection with the Human Resources and Payroll (HRP) Project.

	Recommendation for Council action: NOTE and FILE the November 23, 2022 City Administrative Officer (CAO) report, attached to the Council file, inasmuch as this report is for information only and no Council action is required.

	Fiscal Impact Statement: Not applicable.

	Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

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20-0313-S12
	PERSONNEL, AUDITS, AND HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the November 2022 Quality Assurance report from Gartner, Inc. (Gartner) in connection with the Human Resources and Payroll (HRP) Project.

Recommendations for Council action:

NOTE and FILE the December 13, 2022 City Administrative Officer (CAO) report, attached to the Council file, inasmuch as this report is for information only and no Council action is required.

	Fiscal Impact Statement: Not applicable.

	Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

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20-0313-S13
	PERSONNEL, AUDITS, AND HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the December 2022 Quality Assurance report from Gartner, Inc. (Gartner) in connection with the Human Resources and Payroll (HRP) Project.

Recommendation for Council action:

NOTE and FILE the January 25, 2023 City Administrative Officer (CAO) report, attached to the Council file, inasmuch as this report is for information only and no Council action is required.

	Fiscal Impact Statement: Not applicable.

	Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

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21-1370-S1
CD 1	NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to authorizing the Department of Recreation and Parks (RAP) to apply for State Specified Grant for Rio De Los Angeles State Park- Outdoor Improvement Project (PRJ21462; E1908950) (Project).

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

AUTHORIZE the Department of Recreation and Parks (RAP) to file an application to the State of California, Office of Grants and Local Services (State) for the State Specified Grant (Grant) for the Rio De Los Angeles State Park- Outdoor Improvement Project (PRJ21462; E1908950) as detailed in the December 15, 2022 Board of Recreation and Park Commissioners (Board) report, attached to the Council file.
AUTHORIZE the General Manager, RAP, to accept and receive the State Specified Grant funds for the Project.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The Board reports that the final improvements at Rio de Los Angeles State Park are expected to be very similar to the scope descriptions in the 2018 Proposition 68, Round 3 application. While funds to complete this project have been awarded $1.5 million from the Locally Operated State Parks Program previously approved by the Board (No. 21-142, August 19, 2021), and $750,000 from the Community Development Block Grants, and should be available in Fiscal Year 2022-23. Therefore, there is no anticipated fiscal impact to RAP’s General Fund in applying for the Rio de Los Angeles State Park Project.

	Community Impact Statement: None submitted

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09-2839-S3
CDs 7,9	NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the extension of the grant performance period for the Nevin Avenue Elementary School Park and West Lakeside Street Park Projects.

Recommendation for Council action:

AUTHORIZE the Department of Recreation and Parks (RAP) to extend the grant performance period for the following projects:

Proposition 84 Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Program Grants– Nevin Avenue Elementary School Park (PRJ20833) Project from June 30, 2022 to June 30, 2024.
Proposition 84 Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Program Grants– West Lakeside Street Park (PRJ20398) Project from June 30, 2022 to June 30, 2024.

	Fiscal Impact Statement: The Board of Recreation and Park Commissioners reports that there is no fiscal impact to RAP’s General Fund. However, future maintenance costs for above projects will be adjusted in the next fiscal year budget.

	Community Impact Statement: None submitted

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22-1589
CDs 2, 6	NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to extending for the grant performance period for the Rhodes Park (Valley Plaza Park), Sheldon-Arleta Sportsfield (aka Cesar Chavez Park, Sheldon Arleta Park Phase IIIC), and Southeast San Fernando Valley Roller and Skateboard Rink (aka Sheldon-Arleta Skate Park) Projects.

Recommendation for Council action:

AUTHORIZE the Department of Recreation and Parks (RAP) to extend the grant performance period for the following projects:

Proposition 68 (Prop 68) Specified Grant Rhodes Park (Valley Plaza Park; PRJ21331) Project from June 30, 2022 to June 30, 2024 (Council file No. 19-1604).
Proposition 68 Specified Grant – Sheldon-Arleta Sportsfield (aka Cesar Chavez Park, Sheldon Arleta Park Phase IIIC; PRJ20817; E170163B) Project from June 30, 2022 to June 30, 2024 (Council file No. 18-0780-S1).
State Specified Grant- Southeast San Fernando Valley Roller and Skateboard Rink (aka Sheldon-Arleta Skate Park; PRJ1671; E170390A) Project from June 30, 2024 to June 30, 2028 (Council file No. 21-1370).

	Fiscal Impact Statement: The Board of Recreation and Park Commissioners reports that there is no fiscal impact to RAP’s General Fund. However, future maintenance costs for above projects will be adjusted in the next fiscal year budget.

	Community Impact Statement: None submitted

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22-0178
	HOUSING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the implementation of an Ordinance that will require greater transparency for tenant utility bills.

Recommendation for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Raman – Koretz – Bonin):

lNSTRUCT the Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD), with the assistance of the City Attorney, to report to the Council within 60 days with recommendations for the implementation of an Ordinance that will require greater transparency for tenant utility bills. The report should include recommendations for the following:

An Ordinance that will require landlords and third-party billing agencies to provide a detailed written disclosure of the methodology used to allocate utility charges to each tenant.
Any restrictions and regulations for the billing of utility services outside a tenant’s primary unit, including for common areas of buildings.
A protocol for tenants and landlords to resolve disputes over utility charges, with the possibility of the LAHD as a mediator.
Options for enforcement strategies to ensure compliance, including but not limited to: an administrative enforcement program; a 60-day cure period similar to the provision of the Tenant Anti-Harassment Ordinance; a fine schedule; a private right of action for tenants against their landlords for overcharging and violations of the Ordinance; and, mechanisms to ensure that landlords will be responsible for the actions of contracted third-party billing agencies that violate the Ordinance.
Allowing low-income tenants whose utility bills are processed by private companies to take advantage of low-income utility services.

	Financial Policies 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 Echo Park Neighborhood Council Hermon Neighborhood Council Palms Neighborhood Council NoHo Neighborhood Council Mid-City West Neighborhood Council

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

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CD 1	COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 2814 North Sichel Street (Case No. 764454), Assessor I.D. No. 5206-004-009, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP).

	Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated February 2, 2023, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 2814 North Sichel Street (Case No. 764454), Assessor I.D. No. 5206-004-009, 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.

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CD 15	COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 916 West 30th Street (Case No. 747771), Assessor I.D. No. 7469-010-003, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP).

	Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated February 2, 2023, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 916 West 30th Street (Case No. 747771), Assessor I.D. No. 7469-010-003, 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.

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CD 8	COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 670 West 68th Street (Case No. 745662), Assessor I.D. No. 6013-020-011, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP).

	Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated Februay 2, 2023, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 670 West 68th Street (Case No. 745662), Assessor I.D. No. 6013-020-011, 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.

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CD 8	COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 632 West 83rd Street (Case No. 751844), Assessor I.D. No. 6032-019-003, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP).

	Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated February 2, 2023, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 632 West 83rd Street (Case No. 751844), Assessor I.D. No. 6032-019-003, 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.

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	COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHIEF LEGISLATIVE ANALYST (CLA) and RESOLUTIONS relative to recommendations for legislative positions for the 2023-2024 State and Federal Legislative Programs, submitted by the Department of Cannabis Regulation (DCR).

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

ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTIONS recommending legislative positions for the 2023-2024 State Legislative Program, as submitted by the DCR, to support legislative proposals that would:
1. Extend the State’s provisional application deadline beyond March 31, 2022 in order to allow for Social Equity Individual Applicants to achieve full licensure.
2. Further reduce taxes, increase tax credits, or impose a tax moratorium, or provide fee waivers and deferrals to licensed Social Equity cannabis operators.
3. Increase grant funding for Social Equity Programs and require favorable equity lending standards.
4. Enhance local enforcement authority to prosecute and enjoin water theft as well as water pollution in order to combat water theft stemming from illegal cannabis grows, similar to AB 2421 (Rubio; 2022).
ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTIONS recommending legislative positions for the 2023-2024 Federal Legislative Program, as submitted by the DCR, to support legislative proposals that would:
1. Decriminalize and deschedule cannabis as a Schedule I controlled substance, as well as create a Community Reinvestment Grant Program that provides job training, reentry services, legal aid, literacy programs, youth recreation or mentoring programs, and health education programs.
2. Enable licensed cannabis businesses to access traditional banking services, such as checking accounts, credit card services, and other vital banking services.

	Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the CLA. The City Administrative Officer has not completed a financial analysis of this report.

	Community Impact Statement: None submitted

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

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CD 3	MOTION (BLUMENFIELD - HERNANDEZ) relative to funding for arts programming in conjunction with the February 26, 2023 CicLAvia to be held along Sherman Way in Canoga Park, Winnetka and Reseda.

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

TRANSFER and APPROPRIATE $6,500 from the AB1290 Fund No. 53P, Account No. 281203 (CD 3 Redevelopment Projects - Services) to a new Account in the Transportation Trust Fund No. 840/94, entitled "Open Streets Program - Valley" for arts programming in conjunction with the February 26, 2023 CicLAvia to be held along Sherman Way in Canoga Park, Winnetka and Reseda.
AUTHORIZE the Transportation Department to make any technical corrections or clarifications as necessary to the above fund transfer instructions in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion.

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CD 3	MOTION (BLUMENFIELD - HERNANDEZ) relative to funding for community beautification efforts in Council District Three.

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

TRANSFER and APPROPRIATE $239,000 from the AB1290 Fund No. 53P, Account No. 281203 (CD 3 Redevelopment Projects - Services) to the Board of Public Works Fund No. 100/74, Account No. 3040 (Contractual Services) for community beautification efforts coordinated by the Office of Community Beautification with services provided by the Los Angeles Conservation Corps.
INSTRUCT and AUTHORIZE the Board of Public Works, Office of Community Beautification to prepare, process and execute the necessary documents with and/or payments to the Los Angeles Conservation Corps, or any other agency or organization, as appropriate, utilizing the above amount, for the above purpose, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form.
AUTHORIZE the Department of Public Works Office of Accounting to make any technical corrections or clarifications as necessary to the above fund transfer instructions in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion.

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	MOTION (LEE - HERNANDEZ) relative to a street banner campaign to promote participation and increase awareness of neighborhood councils city-wide.

Recommendations for Council action:

APPROVE, in accordance with Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 62.132, the Street Banner program being coordinated by the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment to promote participation and increase awareness of neighborhood councils, as a City of Los Angeles Non-Event Street Banner Program for the period of February 2023 - February 2024.
APPROVE the content of the street banner design, attached to the Motion.

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Council Adjournment

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