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April 9, 2024 ·10:00 AM Final

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

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Agenda — 46 items

  1. 1 HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the Adams Boulevard and Bronson Avenue No. 2 Street Lighting District, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.​
  2. 2 HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the Mount Gleason Avenue and Hillrose Street No. 1 Street Lighting District, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.​
  3. 3 HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the Arminta Street and Beck Avenue Street Lighting District, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.​
  4. 4 HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the Broadway and College Street Lighting District, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.​
  5. 5 HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the San Jose Street and Jordan Avenue Street Lighting District, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.​
  6. 6 HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the Matilija Avenue and Riverside Drive Street Lighting District, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.​
  7. 7 HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the Alexandria Safety Improvements No. 1 Street Lighting District, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.​
  8. 8 HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the Sawtelle Boulevard and Braddock Drive No. 1 Street Lighting District, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.​
  9. 9 HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the Penmar Avenue and Palms Boulevard No. 2 Street Lighting District, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.​
  10. 10 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the vacation of a portion of an alley northerly of Weaver Street between Milwaukee Avenue and Toledo Street, VAC-E1401407 (Vacation).
  11. 11 HEARING COMMENTS relative to an Application for Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity for the sale of alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption at Sprouts Farmers Market, located at 11303 West Ventura Boulevard.
  12. 12 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (SCEA), ERRATA, MITIGATION MEASURES, MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM (MMP), RELATED CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) FINDINGS, and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a SCEA request for the future development of the proposed 11905 Wilshire Boulevard Project (Project), for the properties located at 11903, 11905, 11907, 11911, 11913 West Wilshire Boulevard.
  13. 13 MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION, MITIGATION MEASURES, MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM, RELATED CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) FINDINGS, PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCES FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to a Zone Change and a Building Line Removal for the properties located at 17534 and 17540 West Sherman Way.
  14. 14 PERSONNEL, AUDITS, and HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending Schedule "A" of Section 4.61 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) to include and provide the salary for the non-represented classification of Fire Cadet Ambulance Apprentice.
  15. 15 PERSONNEL, AUDITS, and HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCES FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) Sections 4.91 and 4.91.1, pertaining to salary step placement on assignment to a different position, and applicable salary rates following a Charter Section 1014 transfer and return.
  16. 16 ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION and TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to allowing the Board of Airport Commissioners (Board) to authorize the Chief Executive Officer, Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), to utilize Alternative Delivery Methods and a Competitive Sealed Proposal Selection process for the West Campus Redevelopment Program and related projects at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
  17. 17 TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to approving the Program Year (PY) 2022-2023 Workforce Development Board (WDB) Annual Plan Carry-in savings and modifications to the PY 2023-2024 WDB Annual Plan, and related matters.
  18. 18 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, and NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the proposed Amended and Restated Agreement with The Tavern at Rancho, LLC, for the redevelopment, operation, and maintenance of food and beverage concession at the Rancho Park Golf Complex.
  19. 19 NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to adding Subsections (f) and (g) to Section 53.15.2 of Article 3, Chapter V of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to provide a temporary moratorium on the issuance of new dog breeding permits until the dog population in the City's animal shelters is reduced and to add a severability clause.
  20. 20 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to funding awards and support letters for nine projects; and to designate three alternate projects selected from the 2023 Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) applications into the United to House LA (ULA) Accelerator Plus Program.
  21. 21 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to amending the residential ground lease agreement (Contract No. C-144876) for the First Street North A (FSN-A) Affordable Housing Development Project located on the City-owned property at 232 North Judge John Aiso Street in Council District 14.
  22. 22 TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to installation of speed tables and other associated actions for certain street segments in Council District Four (CD 4).
  23. 23 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to reducing embodied carbon with recommendations for updating the Los Angeles Green Building Code to create a framework that sets limits on the embodied carbon allowed for new construction and major additions to buildings larger than 50,000 square feet, and related matters.
  24. 24 Recommendation for Council action:
  25. 25 MOTION (RODRIGUEZ - PARK) relative to amending the Council action of March 19, 2024, relative to an instruction to the Economic and Workforce Development Department (EWDD) to pursue the acquisition of real property to facilitate the Culinary Arts Mixed-Use Project (Council file No. 14-1174-S97).
  26. 26 MOTION (SOTO-MARTINEZ - HARRIS-DAWSON) relative to a personal services contract with Madison McCabe to provide expert communication services for the Thirteenth Council District, for the term of October 17, 2023 to October 31, 2024 with a not-to-exceed amount of $31,250.
  27. 27 MOTION (RODRIGUEZ - HARRIS-DAWSON) relative to funding for the design and construction of pedestrian hybrid beacons at Nordhoff Street and Burnet Avenue in Council District 7.
  28. 28 MOTION (SOTO-MARTINEZ - PADILLA) relative to amending the Council action of November 28, 2023 regarding the 2023-24 Second Construction Projects Report (CPR) and Addendum (Council file No. 23-0842-S1).
  29. 29 MOTION (RAMAN - SOTO-MARTINEZ) relative to funding for services in connection with Council District 4's special observation of the Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31, 2024, at City Hall, including the illumination of City Hall.
  30. 30 MOTION (SOTO-MARTINEZ - HERNANDEZ - PADILLA - HARRIS-DAWSON) relative to reactivating and restoring to its most recent legislative status the matter of the Fair Chance Housing Ordinance / Applicant Criminal History / Discriminatory Tenant Screening Practices, Motion [(Bonin - Harris-Dawson - Raman) recorded under Council file No. 22-0280].
  31. 31 MOTION (RODRIGUEZ - BLUMENFIELD) relative to funding for the Stetson Ranch Project in Council District 7.
  32. 32 MOTION (RODRIGUEZ - HUTT) relative to funding for the reconfiguration of Maclay Street in Council District 7.
  33. 33 MOTION (RODRIGUEZ - HERNANDEZ) relative to funding for services at Hubert H. Humphrey Park and Sunland Dog Park Run in Council District 7.
  34. 34 MOTION (BLUMENFIELD - RODRIGUEZ) relative to funding for the subsequent memorandum of understanding (MOU) to Contract No. C-138271 with the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority (MRCA), designated for the MRCA River Rangers to ensure public safety, reduce hazards, and provide outreach to unhoused individuals along the Los Angeles River from Owensmouth Avenue to Lindley Avenue (LA River West).
  35. 35 Recommendations for Council action:
  36. 36 ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATION FROM THE BOARD OF HARBOR COMMISSIONERS relative to a Fifth Amendment to Permit No. 999 between the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) and China Shipping Holding Company, LTD. and Order resetting compensation for the period of June 28, 2020 through June 27, 2025.
  37. 37 CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION (HARRIS-DAWSON – KREKORIAN) relative to activating a new streamlined permitting land use regulatory process, the Restaurant Beverage Program-Alcohol Sensitive Use Zone, in Council District 8.
  38. 38 The Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Angelica Alvarez v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV11792. (This matter arises from an April 14, 2020 incident wherein plaintiff tripped and fell on an uplifted and damaged sidewalk near 900 South Berendo Street.)
  39. 39 The Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Jean Yuna Horihata, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV04523. (This matter arises from a traffic collision that occurred February 17, 2021 at the intersection of Oakshire Drive and Cahuenga Boulevard in Los Angeles.)
  40. 40 The Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(a) and (d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Playa Vista Parks and Landscape Corp. v. Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22SMCV02686. (This case arises from allegations of property damage from recycled water delivered to the plaintiff for irrigation use.)
  41. 41 The Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Philadelphia Indemnity Ins. Co. v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV35193. (The complaint in this action alleges dangerous condition of public property and inverse condemnation in connection with a sewer backup incident at 2201-2207 East 1st Street, Los Angeles, California.)
  42. 42 The Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Sunset Twins, LLC v. City of Los Angeles . (This matter arises from a claim filed by Sunset Twins, LLC against the City involving real property located at 3300 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90026 and 3305 West Larissa Drive., Los Angeles, CA 90026.)
  43. 43 The Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Joel Sydanmaa v. Los Angeles Police Department, et al. , United States District Court Case No. 8:20-CV-02190-FLA (JDEx). (This matter arises out of claims that the Los Angeles Police Department infringed plaintiff's First Amendment rights.)
  44. 44 The Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Noel Gautier, et al. v. Los Angeles Police Department, et al. , United States District Court Case No. CV20-08091. (This matter arises from an incident involving members of the Los Angeles Police Department on November 26, 2019, in Los Angeles, California.)
  45. 45 The Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Dexter Hubert White v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , United States District Court Case No. CV19-00243 DDP (RAOx). (This matter arises from an incident involving members of the Los Angeles Police Department that occurred on July 11, 2018.)
  46. 46 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to California, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled AIDS Healthcare Foundation v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Case No. 21STCP04176. [This case involves the action challenging the City's adoption of its Housing Element (2021 – 2029) and the sufficiency of the Environmental Impact Report.]