City Council Meeting
John Ferraro Council Chamber Room 340, City Hall 200 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Agenda — 52 items
- 1 Recommendation for Council action:
- 2 HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and/or Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC), for the property located at 4922 North Brewster Drive.
- 3 HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and/or Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC), for the property located at 19124 West Keswick Street.
- 4 HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and/or Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC), for the property located at 4938 North Hesperia Avenue.
- 5 HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and/or Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC), for the property located at 17015 West Ventura Boulevard, aka 17007 West Ventura Boulevard.
- 6 HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and/or Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC), for the property located at 2120 North Lyric Avenue.
- 7 HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and/or Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC), for the property located at 3999 North Fredonia Drive.
- 8 HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and/or Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC), for the property located at 5859 North Cedros Avenue.
- 9 HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and/or Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC), for the property located at 10553 West Santa Monica Boulevard.
- 10 HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and/or Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC), for the property located at 7118 West Greeley Street.
- 11 HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and/or Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC), for the property located at 8779 South Hobart Boulevard.
- 12 HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and/or Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC), for the property located at 460 West 92nd Street.
- 13 HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and/or Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC), for the property located at 1154 West 67th Street.
- 14 HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and/or Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC), for the property located at 701 West 80th Street.
- 15 HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and/or Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC), for the property located at 443 East 97th Street.
- 16 HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and/or Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC), for the property located at 5967 South Figueroa Street (inclusive of 5967-5977 South Figueroa Street).
- 17 HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and/or Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC), for the property located at 854 East 87th Street.
- 18 HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and/or Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC), for the property located at 4714 South Avalon Boulevard.
- 19 Recommendation for Council action:
- 21 HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and/or Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC), for the property located at 16342 West Tuba Street.
- 22 HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and/or Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC), for the property located at 9957 North Delco Avenue.
- 23 HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and/or Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC), for the property located at 23720 West Hartland Street.
- 24 HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and/or Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC), for the property located at 200 North Dillon Street.
- 25 HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and/or Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC), for the property located at 6037 West Romaine Street, aka 6037 1/4 and 6037 1/2 West Romaine Street.
- 26 HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and/or Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC), for the property located at 1652 East 113th Street.
- 27 HEARING COMMENTS relative to an Application for Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity for the sale of alcoholic beverages for both on-site and off-site consumption at Farmshop Market & Restaurant, located at 225 South 26th Street, Suite 25, Los Angeles, California 90402.
- 28 HEARING COMMENTS relative to an Application for Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity for the sale of alcoholic beverages for both on-site and off-site consumption at Jon & Vinny's Studio City, located at 11334 West Moorpark Street, Studio City, California 91604.
- 29 HEARING COMMENTS relative to an Application for Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity for the sale of alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption at 700 LEEF LLC, located at 700 - 708 South Vermont Avenue; 3070 - 3086 West 7th Street, Los Angeles, California 90005.
- 30 ORDINANCE SECOND CONSIDERATION relative to amending Subsection (b) of Section 4.2110 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code to clarify a provision pertaining to suspension of participation in the Deferred Retirement Option Plan.
- 31 PUBLIC SAFETY and GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to embedding a Workday Technical expert into the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) to better navigate the transition to the Workday software system and correct pay discrepancies.
- 32 ADMINISTRATIVE AND CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a proposed Sixth Amendment to Amended and Restated Agreement No. 17-3425-A between the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) and Wabtec Transportation Systems, LLC to enhance the existing Track and Trace and Control Tower modules and implement three new modules for the Port Optimizer Project.
- 33 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a Finding of Public Convenience or Necessity (PCN) for a proposed retail commercial cannabis business submitted by Requestor, Green Qween LLC, at the proposed business premises address of 13711 Ventura Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 91423, in the Sherman Oaks – Studio City – Toluca Lake – Cahuenga Pass Community Plan Area.
- 34 Related to Council file No. 24-0084-S1
- 35 Related to Council file No. 24-0084
- 36 PERSONNEL, AUDITS, AND HIRING and ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEES' REPORT, and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending Section 195.06 of Article 2, Section 195.14 of Article 2.1, and Section 196.04 of Article 3 of Chapter XIX of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to align enforcement and appeals procedures with the City's Administrative Citation Enforcement Program.
- 37 (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.)
- 38 MOTION (PRICE - PARK) relative to funding for services in connection with the Council District 9 special recognition of Women Veterans Week on March 21, 2024, including the illumination of City Hall.
- 39 MOTION (LEE - BLUMENFIELD) relative to funding for additional police services within Council District 12.
- 40 MOTION (HARRIS-DAWSON - BLUMENFIELD) 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 Angelica Maria Gutierres on Thursday, October 29, 2020.
- 41 MOTION (McOSKER - HUTT) relative to funding for services in connection with the Council District 15's special observation of National Alzheimer's Awareness Month on November 1, 2024, at City Hall, including the illumination of City Hall.
- 42 MOTION (HUTT - HERNANDEZ - SOTO-MARTINEZ - YAROSLAVSKY) relative to funding for services in connection with Council District 10's special observation of Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month on March 25, 2024, at City Hall, including the illumination of City Hall.
- 43 MOTION (KREKORIAN - PADILLA) relative to authorizing the use of the City Hall Tom Bradley Room by the Office of Finance to host a special reception on May 7, 2024.
- 44 MOTION (DE LEON - LEE) relative to funding to facilitate construction for the Go For Broke affordable housing project (1st Street North housing project) by reconfiguration of City Parking Lots 2 and 7 whose spaces and operations will be impacted by this project.
- 45 MOTION (BLUMENFIELD - LEE) relative to funding for community beautification efforts in Council District 3 coordinated by the Board of Public Works, Office of Community Beautification with services provided by the Los Angeles Conservation Corps.
- 46 MOTION (SOTO-MARTINEZ - LEE) relative to funding for supplemental community beautification services to be coordinated by the Board of Public Works, Office of Community Beautification in Council District 13.
- 47 MOTION (HERNANDEZ - PADILLA) relative to reinstating the reward offer in the unsolved murder of Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Juan Abel Escalante for an additional period of six months.
- 48 MOTION (HERNANDEZ - BLUMENFIELD) relative to funding for the Sycamore Grove Park - Music Y Poemas Event and for materials and expenses for the Spring Break Sports Camp in Council District 1.
- 49 MOTION (RAMAN - BLUMENFIELD) relative to funding for civil and design work for the new Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon/HAWK signalized crosswalk at the Magnolia Boulevard/Tyrone Avenue intersection in Council District 4.
- 50 MOTION (PADILLA - PARK) relative to funding for additional police services in the Los Angeles Police Department's (LAPD) Mission Area for the North Hills Park in Council District 6.
- 51 MOTION (YAROSLAVSKY - RAMAN) relative to funding for services in connection with the Mayor's special recognition of Earth Hour on March 23, 2024, including the turning off exterior lights of City Hall.
- 52 INITIAL STUDY (IS) / MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION (MND) and MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM (MMP), and COMMUNICATION FROM THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS (BPW) relative to environmental findings of the Broadway Manchester Active Transportation Project (ATP) (Project), located along a 2.8-mile stretch of Manchester Avenue from Vermont Avenue to South Broadway, and along South Broadway from Manchester Avenue to Imperial Highway, and related actions.
- 53 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and OTHER EXEMPTIONS FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA), and COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY AND ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending Sections 91.8904, 91.8905, and 98.0707 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to allow the City to provide private security to secure properties that are subject to administrative abatement.