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City Council Meeting

February 6, 2024 ·10:00 AM Final

John Ferraro Council Chamber Room 340, City Hall 200 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Agenda — 32 items

  1. 1 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending Sections 13.25, 13.25.1, and 13.26 of Article 7, Chapter 1, Division 13 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) to increase the utility or pipeline franchise application deposit from $6,000 to $10,000.
  2. 2 HEARING OF PROTESTS AND ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to levying the Chatsworth Business Improvement District (BID) special assessment for the BID's 22nd Fiscal Year (operating year) beginning on January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024.
  3. 3 HEARING TESTIMONY AND COMMENTS relative to the proposed levy of assessment of the Little Tokyo Business Improvement District (BID), pursuant to the provisions of Section 54954.6 of the Government Code and Section 36500 et seq. of the Streets and Highways Code.
  4. 4 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to an update on the use of micro-trenching and other trenchless utility installations across the City.
  5. 5 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to designating the intersection of De Longpre Avenue and North Saint Andrew Place, as "Paul Revere Williams Square."
  6. 6 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to street racing and intersection takeovers.
  7. 7 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to authorizing the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) to use Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) funds for resident services programs at various HACLA public housing developments for Calendar Years 2024 through 2026.
  8. 8 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to establishing a Citywide process to apply for Encampment Resolution Funding (ERF) from the State of California (State).
  9. 9 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to jail in-reach programs in connection with people experiencing homelessness (PEH); and related matters.
  10. 10 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) to develop affordable housing at the City-owned property located at 682 South Vermont Avenue in Council District 10, Assessor's Parcel No. (APN) 507-701-0902, otherwise known as Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) Lot No. 691.
  11. 11 PERSONNEL, AUDITS, AND HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the City's succession planning.
  12. 12 GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the sale of City-owned property located at 17600 West Tramonto Drive, Los Angeles, California 90272 in Council District 11.
  13. 13 ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION and TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a Second Amendment to Agreement No. 17-3463 between the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) and T.Y. Lin International for the engineering, architectural, and landscaping design services for the Avalon Pedestrian Bridge and Promenade Gateway Project.
  14. 14 Related to Council file No. 23-0907
  15. 15 CIVIL RIGHTS, EQUITY, IMMIGRATION, AGING AND DISABILITY; NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT, and BUDGET, FINANCE AND INNOVATION COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to an updated sidewalk and park vending fee study.
  16. 16 (Personnel, Audits and Hiring Committee report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.)
  17. 17 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 5110 East Irvington Place (Case No. 697159), Assessor I.D. No. 5469-002-025, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP).
  18. 18 Recommendation for Council action:
  19. 19 MOTION (BLUMENFIELD - HERNANDEZ) relative to amending the Council action of March 26, 2019 regarding funding for the Reseda River Loop Greenway Project and amending the Council action of February 9, 2022 regarding funding for the Canoga Park Arts Lab Project in Council District (CD) 3.
  20. 20 MOTION (HARRIS-DAWSON - PRICE) relative to an offer of reward for information leading to the identification, apprehension, and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the death of Phillip Johnson on November 11, 2022.
  21. 21 MOTION (YAROSLAVSKY - PARK) relative to installing street banners to promote participation in local government and to assist the City of Los Angeles in working together to preserve the City's hillside and build a better community.
  22. 22 MOTION (DE LEON - PARK) relative to compiling petitions to establish the Little Tokyo Business Improvement (BID) that will serve the community by providing such services as corridor clean up, graffiti removal, landscaping, and beautification.
  23. 23 ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATION FROM THE BOARD OF AIRPORT COMMISSIONERS relative to approving the Fifth Amendment to Contract No. DA-5190 between Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) and Nossaman, LLP, for Landside Access Modernization Program (LAMP) related legal services for property acquisitions.
  24. 24 The Council 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 Kelly Kaneko v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV34501. (This matter arises from an incident at a City of Los Angeles animal shelter which occurred on October 31, 2019.)
  25. 25 The Council 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 Joseph Tetelman v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV04003. (This matter arises from a skateboarding accident that occurred on October 23, 2020, on North Gardner Street in the City of West Hollywood involving infrastructure owned by the City of Los Angeles.)
  26. 26 The Council 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 Kristin Hirai, et al. v. Skating Edge Ice Arena, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 19STCV30280. (This matter arises from automobile verses motorcycle accident that occurred on November 14, 2018, at the intersection of Western Avenue and 238th Street.)
  27. 27 The Council 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 Josefina Juarez v. Jason Reilly, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court (LASC) Case No. 21STCV16236 (consolidated with) Tara Vartanian, D.O., et al. v. Jason Reiley, et al ., LASC No. 21STCV08517. (This matter arises from an automobile collision that occurred on September 10, 2020, at the intersection of Vermont Avenue and Franklin Avenue, in Los Angeles.)
  28. 28 The Council 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 Stacey Vince v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV40092. (This matter arises from allegations of discrimination and harassment against the Los Angeles Police Department.)
  29. 29 The Council 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 Zeeshan H. Khan, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , United States District Court Case No. CV21-03289 CAS. (This matter arises from an incident involving members of the Los Angeles Police Department that occurred on August 21, 2020.)
  30. 30 The Council 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 Nicholas Stern v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , United States District Court Case No. 2:21-CV-03760-CBM-AS. (This matter arises from an incident involving members of the Los Angeles Police Department that occurred on May 30, 2020.)
  31. 31 The Council 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 Gina Rasmussen v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV18924. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident which occurred on September 6, 2021, on an access ramp near 10 Washington Boulevard, in the City of Los Angeles.)
  32. 32 Related to Council file No. 23-1167