City Council Meeting

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

Agenda — 16 items

1. 1 NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a Summer Food Service Program 2023-2024 (SFSP) grant application from the California Department of Education (CDE) for the Department of Recreation and Parks (RAP) Summer Lunch Program, and to accept and receive the grant funds.
2. 2 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION AND NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the proposed Agreement with Sherman-Oaks Playgroup, dba Sherman Oaks Cooperative Nursery School, to continue operation of early childcare programming at Van Nuys Sherman Oaks Recreation Center, located at 14201 Huston Street, Sherman Oaks.
3. 3 NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a request to approve a refund claim of Quimby Fees (Park Fees) from Bedford Development LLC for a residential project identified as VTT-72415-CN, located at 1209-1215 South Bedford Street, and decommitment of Park Fees from the Pan Pacific Park – Pool and Bathhouse Improvements Project.
4. 4 NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to approving the Department of Recreation and Parks (RAP) submittal of a Continued Funding Application (CFA) for contract renewal with the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 General Child Care and Development Program (CCTR), and related matters.
5. 5 NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the operation and management of the tee-time reservation system and efforts to address and stop black-market tee-time brokers from booking and reselling tee-times for profit, and related matters.
6. 6 NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the cause of death of both Asian elephants Jewel and Shaunzi, and the standards for elephant management and care, current compliance or non-compliance with the standards, and related matters.
7. 7 PERSONNEL, AUDITS, AND HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to requesting the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) to report on the status of executing a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) involving current and proposed redevelopment efforts and other capital projects.
8. 8 SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (SCEA), MITIGATION MEASURES, MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM (MMP), RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS, and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a SCEA request for the 5600 Franklin Avenue Project (Project), for the properties located at 5600 – 5616 West Franklin Avenue, and 1857 and 1859 North Garfield Place.
9. 9 MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION, MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM, and RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS, PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to a Vesting Zone Change and Height District Change for the property located at 20401 West Ventura Boulevard.
10. 10 Recommendation for Council action:
11. 14 MOTION (PARK - LEE) relative to authorizing the deposit of $2,108 received from the California State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) as a refund for a payment made from the Potrero Canyon Stabilization and Park appropriated funds.
12. 15 MOTION (HUTT - LEE) relative to upgrading the street lights adjacent to the Koreatown Senior and Community Center in Council District 10.
13. 16 MOTION (RODRIGUEZ - PADILLA) relative to funding to supplement the acquisition cost for a real property located at 13269 Van Nuys Boulevard in Council District (CD) 7, and associated parcels, for redevelopment into mixed-use purposes.
14. 17 MOTION (HARRIS-DAWSON - HUTT) relative to extending the term of contracts with Ward Economic Development Group for Contract C-144399 regarding the Homeless Outreach and Inervention Program and Contract C-144423 regarding the Safe Passage Program.
15. 18 MOTION (HUTT - HERNANDEZ) relative to amending the Council action of September 12, 2023, Council file No. (CF) 23-0866, regarding the use of Council District (CD) 10 Quimby Funds for capital improvements at Reynier Park.
16. 19 CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (KREKORIAN – SOTO-MARTINEZ – YAROSLAVSKY for LEE) relative to amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to remove a clause regarding installation of a metal plaque or plate or individual letters or figures in a sidewalk for which the Board of Public Works, has granted a written permit; and, an updated process for receiving proposed submissions for Walk of Fame Star installations with the final City approval being at the Board of Public Works.