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April 26, 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 — 59 items

  1. 1 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF 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.
  2. 2 GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Fourth Construction Projects Report for Fiscal Year 2023-24.
  3. 3 GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a Personal Services Contract with 911 Interpreters, Inc. for the provision of translation services for the 3-1-1 Call Center.
  4. 4 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the administration, enforcement, governance, implementation, oversight, policy options and code amendments to streamline matters of nuisance abatement proceedings in the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC).
  5. 5 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a proposed Personal Services Contract with Legacy By-Products, LLC, for recovery and processing services of dead animals.
  6. 6 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a contract with Southern California Disposal Co., Inc., for the processing of waste from the West Los Angeles Wasteshed.
  7. 7 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to accepting funds from the California Department of Resources, Recycling and Recovery for grants to perform enforcement, compliance and surveillance activities at waste tire facilities.
  8. 8 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to developing a protocol to prioritize the remediation of burnt-frame recreational vehicles (RVs) in the public right of way.
  9. 9 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to designating the intersection of Mansfield Avenue and Adams Boulevard as "St. Agatha Square" in Council District 10.
  10. 10 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to designating the intersection of Mesa Street and 7th Street as "First Responders Public Safety Square" in Council District 15.
  11. 11 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to reporting on the damage to the Marvin Braude Bike Trail as a result of the recent winter storms and Los Angeles County's efforts to undertake repairs and restore the bike trail to public use.
  12. 12 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to designating the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and South Curson Avenue in the memory of Theodore Bikel.
  13. 13 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to creative solutions and staffing plan to combat lighting deficiencies for underpasses in the Harbor Gateway area and potential pilot artistic lighting solutions.
  14. 14 PERSONNEL, AUDITS, AND HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the implementation benchmarks and hiring goals for the Targeted Local Hiring and Strategic Workforce Development Task Force.
  15. 15 PERSONNEL, AUDITS, AND HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the re-exemption of one Director of Police Training and Education position (Class Code 2383) for the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) from the Civil Service, pursuant to Charter Section 1001(b).
  16. 16 PERSONNEL, AUDITS, AND HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the re-exemption of one Public Information Director position (Class Code 1800) for the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) from the Civil Service, pursuant to Charter Section 1001(b).
  17. 17 PUBLIC SAFETY and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to limiting criminalization to the owners of unlicensed commercial cannabis activities and unlawful establishments.
  18. 18 EXEMPTION, PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending Section 91.8906.1.1 of Division 89, Article I of Chapter IX of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to authorize the Repair and Demolition Fund as a funding source for abatement after the City Council and the Department of City Planning (DCP) declare a public nuisance.
  19. 19 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE relative to requesting the Department of City Planning (DCP) to prepare an ordinance that would establish density bonus incentives for large family units in multi-family buildings, and related matters.
  20. 20 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) appeal filed for the property located at 1346 North Fairfax Avenue.
  21. 21 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) appeal filed for the property located at 1332 North Fairfax Avenue.
  22. 22 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the inclusion of Venice Lifeguard Station, located at 2300 South Ocean Front Walk, in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments.
  23. 23 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the fiscal impact to prepare and adopt a climate action and adaptation plan (CAAP), and related matters.
  24. 24 TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to renewing the Highland Park Business Improvement District (BID (Property Based) for a proposed ten-year term beginning January 1, 2025 and ending December 31, 2034.
  25. 25 TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to renewing the Hollywood Media District Business Improvement District (BID) (Property Based) for a proposed ten-year term, and related matters.
  26. 26 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to approval of certain 14 amendments to the In-Terminals Concession Agreements with Areas USA LAX, LLC; Crews Hospitality, LLC; DN/Dakota JME, Host International, Inc., and Hudson Group covering concessions in Terminals 4, 5, 7, and 8 at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
  27. 27 ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION and TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to 15 proposed five-year Multiple Award Task Order Contracts (MATOCs), each with two one-year renewal options, covering on-call program services supporting Los Angeles World Airports' (LAWA) Capital Improvement Plan and other key initiatives at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Van Nuys Airport (VNY), and Palmdale (PMD) Landholdings.
  28. 28 ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION and TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to proposed Agreement No. 24-10007, Permit No. 692, between the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) and Yusen Terminals, LLC (YTI).
  29. 29 TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to authorizing the Economic and Workforce Development Department (EWDD) to release a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the development of the Lanzit Industrial Site located at 10901 South Clovis Avenue and authority to seek an exemption to the Surplus Land Act for the Lanzit Industrial Site from the State Department of Housing and Community Development.
  30. 30 TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to instructing the Economic and Workforce Development Department (EWDD) to evaluate certain corridors in Council District 6 for Jobs and Economic Incentive (JEDI) Zone programs.
  31. 31 TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to requesting the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) to report with an analysis of the conditions and circumstances that led to the collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge and, in consultation with the Port of Long Beach (POLB), to report on the existing coordinated emergency planning response plans for similar events in the San Pedro Bay Complex.
  32. 32 TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to authority to submit a project application for the State of California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024 Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP) located at 454 East Commercial Street.
  33. 33 TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) Open and Slow Streets Grant Program - Cycle Five.
  34. 34 TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to authority to apply for the Fiscal Year 2024 Low or No Emission Grant Program overseen by the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT).
  35. 35 STATUTORY EXEMPTION and HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a license agreement between the City and Hope the Mission (HTM) for a Department of Recreation and Parks-controlled property located at 6099 Laurel Canyon Boulevard in Council District 2 for the operation of a Tiny Home Village (THV) interim housing site.
  36. 36 BUDGET, FINANCE AND INNOVATION COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to adding Subsection (f) to Section 21.1.5 of Article 1.1 of Chapter II of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to abate gas user taxes to effectuate the settlement of the case entitled Engquist v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court (LASC) Case No. BC591331.
  37. 37 BUDGET, FINANCE AND INNOVATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to authorization for 2023-24 year-end Reserve Fund borrowing.
  38. 38 BUDGET, FINANCE AND INNOVATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a surplus of funds in the 2023-24 Special Parking Revenue (SPR) Fund and a transfer of funds to the Reserve Fund.
  39. 39 BUDGET, FINANCE AND INNOVATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to accepting the 2023-24 State Specified grant for the renovation of the Al Malaikah Shrine Auditorium
  40. 40 BUDGET, FINANCE AND INNOVATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the retention of outside counsel for the Attorney Conflicts Panel for the period of 2024-27.
  41. 41 BUDGET, FINANCE AND INNOVATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a proposed legal services agreement with Nossaman, LLP related to the cases entitled Casa Greene Inc. v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court (LASC) Case No. 20STCV34976 and 238 Serrano Properties LLC, et al. v. City of Los Angeles , LASC Case No. 24STCV01214.
  42. 42 BUDGET, FINANCE AND INNOVATION, CIVIL RIGHTS, EQUITY, IMMIGRATION, AGING AND DISABILITY and TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEES' REPORTS relative to a review of transportation related fines and fees levied by the City and exploring alternatives to fixed fine and fee amounts.
  43. 43 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a grant application to the U.S. Department of Energy for alternative fuel vehicle programmatic support of the Los Angeles Clean Cities Coalition (LACCC).
  44. 44 NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the appointment of Mayra Valadez to the Board of Library Commissioners.
  45. 45 NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the appointment of Justin Mikita to the Board of Zoo Commissioners.
  46. 46 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the proposed administrative operation, oversight, and estimated costs needed to establish personal financial management tools and resources for youth, and related matters.
  47. 47 RULES, ELECTIONS, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Charter Section 803(c) adjustments to Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) contribution limits.
  48. 48 MOTION (HUTT - PRICE) relative to funding for services in connection with Council District 10's special recognition of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Far Western Regional Conference on April 19, 2024, including the illumination of City Hall.
  49. 49 MOTION (YAROSLAVSKY - LEE) relative to funding to augment trash and bulky item pick up, sidewalk and alley cleanup, weed abatement, and other related community beautification projects in Council District Five for a period of three months.
  50. 50 MOTION (DE LEON - LEE) relative to reactivating and restoring Council file No. 13-0347-S1, regarding the matter of vacation proceedings for the L-shaped alley north of Olympic Boulevard and west of Mateo Street in Council District 14, to its most recent legislative status.
  51. 51 MOTION (LEE - RAMAN) relative to funding for the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month annual event.
  52. 52 MOTION (KREKORIAN - BLUMENFIELD) relative to funding for the settlement of the matter of LA Alliance for Human Rights, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al .
  53. 53 Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
  54. 54 CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION (McOSKER – LEE) relative to effectuating the abatement of Public Nuisance of the property located at 583 West Macarthur Avenue in Council District 15 due to the presence of excessive trash and debris, storage of junk, and inoperable vehicles.
  55. 55 CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION (McOSKER – LEE) relative to effectuating the abatement of Public Nuisance of the property located at 2729 South Dennison Avenue due to the presence of excessive trash and debris, storage of junk, and inoperable vehicles.
  56. 56 MOTION (YAROSLAVSKY - LEE) relative to funding for additional tree trimming and maintenance services in Council District 5.
  57. 57 MOTION (HERNANDEZ - RAMAN) relative to funding to assist tenants who accrued rent debt while facing rental increases related to the expiration of affordability covenants in Council District 1.
  58. 58 COMMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY relative to the retention of and request for appropriations for as-needed outside bankruptcy counsel services.
  59. 59 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 City of Los Angeles v. Crest Apartments LP, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCP01011. (This matter involves the ongoing Court-appointed receivership established in April 2023 for the properties previously owned and operated by the Skid Row Housing Trust, Los Angeles County Superior Court Case No. 23STCP1011.)