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City Council Meeting

May 8, 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 — 30 items

  1. 1 PERSONNEL, AUDITS, AND HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the re-exemption of one Assistant General Manager position (Class Code 0160) for the Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) from the Civil Service pursuant to Charter Section 1001(b).
  2. 2 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the City's Oil Well Inspection Program necessitated by the Orphan Well Prevention Act including relevant ordinance changes, and a list of oil wells across the City that are likely "orphaned" without a solvent operator to properly plug them.
  3. 3 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the cost and timeline associated to conduct an amortization study related to termination of the Rancho LPG Facility use, and related matters.
  4. 4 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the proposed Amendment No. 2 to Contract No. C-133194 with Walsh Construction Company II, for the design, construction, and operation of an Advanced Water Purification Facility at the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant, and related matters.
  5. 5 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Annual Community and Municipal Greenhouse Gas Inventory report, progress toward meeting the City's climate change goals, and related matters.
  6. 6 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the LA Organics Compliance Incentive Program for recycLA customers, and related matters.
  7. 7 Recommendation for Council action:
  8. 10 CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (PRICE - HARRIS-DAWSON), COMMUNICATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF CANNABIS REGULATION (DCR) and RESOLUTION relative to accepting a grant in the amount of $3,000,000 from the State of California to be used to assist the City's commercial cannabis Social Equity Program and Social Equity applicants and licensees.
  9. 11 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 Parviz Shavalian v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV42895. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident which occurred on January 5, 2019, on the sidewalk located at 4134 West Washington Boulevard, in Los Angeles, California.)
  10. 12 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 Jordy J. Nunez v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV32492. (This matter arises from the June 30, 2021 incident in which the Los Angeles Police Department Bomb Squad detonated explosive material.)
  11. 13 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 Antonio Fuentes Perla v. Kevin Ramos, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22VECV01499. (This matter arises from a traffic accident involving a Los Angeles Police Department patrol vehicle on Arminta Street, west of Van Nuys Boulevard, in the City of Los Angeles.)
  12. 14 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 Robert Putney v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV12964. (This matter arises from a bicycle accident which occurred on June 29, 2020, which occurred on 4th Street near the intersection of South La Brea Avenue.)
  13. 15 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 Jesus Mejia, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV11753. (This matter arises from an incident involving members of the Los Angeles Fire Department who responded to an emergency call at 1631 West 3rd Street, Los Angeles, California.)
  14. 16 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. Regina Thomas, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV09973. [This matter arises from an eminent domain action involving property located at 10356 Northvale Road, Los Angeles, California 90064, for construction of the Exposition Bike Path (Northvale Segment) Project.]
  15. 17 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 Isidro Francisco Flores Solis, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV22868. (This matter arises from a motor vehicle accident that occurred on January 17, 2022, on Oxnard Street in North Hollywood, California.)
  16. 18 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 Amal Pizzaro Vergara v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV35905. (This matter arises from a bicycle accident that occurred on September 23, 2019, on Silverlake Boulevard east of Virgil Avenue, in the City of Los Angeles.)
  17. 19 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 Behnaz Taheri Tafrishi v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV29665. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident which occurred on December 15, 2020, on the sidewalk in front of 23831 Victory Boulevard, in the City of Los Angeles.)
  18. 20 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 Cinthia Karina Alvarez v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV12104. (This matter arises from a vehicle versus pedestrian traffic accident that occurred on September 24, 2021, at the intersection of 42nd Place and San Pedro Street, in the City of Los Angeles.)
  19. 21 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 Janet Baggett, et al. v. David Rojas, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV30229. (This matter arises from an incident involving members of the Los Angeles Police Department on October 20, 2019, in Los Angeles, California.)
  20. 22 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 Maura Cisneros v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV15946. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on December 24, 2019, wherein plaintiff tripped on a metal stub located at 13500 West Chase Street, in the City of Los Angeles.)
  21. 23 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 Meir Blum v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV17943. (This matter arises from a trip and fall accident that occurred on September 28, 2021 at 9500 Cashio Street, in the City of Los Angeles.)
  22. 24 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 Delia G. Cuarenta v. County of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV24891. (This matter arises from a January 20, 2020 incident wherein plaintiff tripped and fell at Harbor Highlands Park near 825 Capitol Street, San Pedro.)
  23. 25 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 Sandra Coria v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV13129. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident that occurred on June 29, 2021, at 14409 Vanowen Street in the City of Los Angeles.)
  24. 26 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 Ravi Knypstra v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV18186. (This matter arises from litigation related to the property commonly known as 3721 Alta Mesa Place, Studio City, California 91604.)
  25. 27 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 Daniel Keshmir v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV02075. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on April 4, 2021, on the sidewalk located at 9516 West Pico Boulevard, in the City of Los Angeles.)
  26. 28 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 Bertha Fierro v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV17692. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on June 6, 2019, on the sidewalk near 1710 East Cesar Chavez Avenue, in the City of Los Angeles.)
  27. 29 The Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Los Angeles Capital Management, LLC . (This case arises from a business tax payment.)
  28. 30 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 David Lew v. The City of Los Angeles, et al. , United States District Court Case No. CV 20-10948 DDP (PLAx). (This case concerns allegations the City violated the Visual Artists Rights Act, 17 U.S. Code Section 106A, in connection with an exhibit at the Chinese American Museum.)
  29. 31 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 Jennifer Lynn, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV31374. (This matter arises from a motorcycle accident on October 8, 2019, on Erwin Street near Owensmouth Avenue, in the City of Los Angeles.)
  30. 32 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 Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV05099. (This is a California False Claims Act matter and is under seal.)