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July 2, 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 — 107 items

  1. 1 HEARING COMMENTS relative to an Application for Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity for the sale of alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption at Target, located at 6635 Fallbrook Avenue.
  2. 2 HEARING COMMENTS relative to an Application for Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity for the sale of alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption at 7-11 Market, located at 4377 Vineland Avenue.
  3. 3 HEARING COMMENTS relative to an Application for Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity for the sale of alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption at Karaoglanian Gas Station 76, located at 12856 West Sherman Way.
  4. 4 TRANSFER OF FUNDS relative to the Proposition 47 Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Grant Program.
  5. 5 TRANSFER OF FUNDS relative to the 2022 Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program grant.
  6. 6 TRANSFER OF FUNDS relative to the Fiscal Year 2022 Body-Worn Camera Training Project grant.
  7. 7 TRANSFER OF FUNDS relative to the FY 22 Body-Worn Camera Digital Evidence grant.
  8. 8 TRANSFER OF FUNDS relative to the Los Angeles Decreasing Adolescent Tobacco Access (LA DATA) Program.
  9. 9 TRANSFER OF FUNDS relative to the Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI) Program.
  10. 10 TRANSFER OF FUNDS relative to the Budget Act of 2022 Firearm Relinquishment Grant Program application and award.
  11. 11 TRANSFER OF FUNDS relative to Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Intellectual Property Enforcement Program (IPEP).
  12. 12 TRANSFER OF FUNDS relative to the 2021 Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Grant Program.
  13. 13 TRANSFER OF FUNDS relative to supplemental funding for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24 Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) grant.
  14. 14 TRANSFER OF FUNDS relative to the Resiliency in Communities After Stress and Trauma (ReCAST) Program.
  15. 15 TRANSFER OF FUNDS relative to 2023 Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Program grant.
  16. 16 TRANSFER OF FUNDS relative to the Victim Assistance Program Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24.
  17. 17 TRANSFER OF FUNDS relative to Fiscal Year 2024-25 Regional Threat Assessment Center (RTAC) Grant Program.
  18. 18 TRANSFER OF FUNDS relative to the United States Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) 2023 Community Policing Development De-Escalation grant program.
  19. 19 TRANSFER OF FUNDS relative to the LA DATA VI Program (2024-2027).
  20. 20 TRANSFER OF FUNDS relative to the Budget Act of 2022 Organized Retail Theft Prevention Grant Program.
  21. 21 TRANSFER OF FUNDS relative to the case entitled Kristen Wheldon v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 19STCV05064.
  22. 22 TRANSFER OF FUNDS relative to the case entitled Angelica Alvarez v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV11792.
  23. 23 TRANSFER OF FUNDS relative to the case entitled Jean Yuna Horihata, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV04523.
  24. 24 TRANSFER OF FUNDS relative to the case entitled Noel Gautier, et al. v. Los Angeles Police Department, et al. , United States District Court Case No. CV20-08091.
  25. 25 TRANSFER OF FUNDS 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).
  26. 26 TRANSFER OF FUNDS relative to the case entitled Rogelio Hernandez v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV36223.
  27. 27 TRANSFER OF FUNDS relative to the case entitled Vladimir Labissiere v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV22692.
  28. 28 TRANSFER OF FUNDS relative to the case entitled Ben Katz v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV11397.
  29. 29 TRANSFER OF FUNDS relative to an application and sub-award for the 2022 Project Safe Neighborhoods grant.
  30. 30 TRANSFER OF FUNDS relative to a grant application and award for the 2023-24 Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation (OHMVR) Grant – Education and Safety Program.
  31. 31 TRANSFER OF FUNDS relative to the Alcohol and Drug Impaired Driving Vertical Prosecution Program.
  32. 32 TRANSFER OF FUNDS relative to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) grant application.
  33. 33 TRANSFER OF FUNDS relative to the Victim Assistance Program – Joint Powers of Verification Unit (JPVU) – Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 through FY 2026-27.
  34. 34 TRANSFER OF FUNDS relative to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Securing the Cities (STC) Grant Program.
  35. 35 TRANSFER OF FUNDS relative to acceptance of a grant award for the Internet Crimes Against Children Program from the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services.
  36. 36 TRANSFER OF FUNDS relative to funding for various copper wire theft efforts and services in Council District 2.
  37. 37 TRANSFER OF FUNDS relative to funding for the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Foothill Division to address fireworks sales and use in Council District 2.
  38. 38 TRANSFER OF FUNDS relative to Alliance Settlement Agreement Program funding for the interim housing/navigation center located at 4969 Sunset Boulevard in Council District 13, and a Safe Parking Project located at 7136 Darby Avenue in Council District 3.
  39. 39 TRANSFER OF FUNDS relative to COVID-19 Homelessness Roadmap funding for the continued use of the "A Bridge Home" (ABH) bridge housing/navigation site located at 3248 Riverside Drive in Council District (CD) 4.
  40. 40 TRANSFER OF FUNDS relative to Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) Round 1 (HHAP-1) and Round 4 (HHAP-4) funding recommendations.
  41. 41 TRANSFER OF FUNDS relative to the Innovation Fund for the City Administrative Officer (CAO) Pilot Centralized Invoice Management System.
  42. 42 TRANSFER OF FUNDS relative to the Innovation Fund for the City Administrative Officer (CAO) Bid Creation and Management Tool (BCMT) Pilot Project.
  43. 43 TRANSFER OF FUNDS relative to the Fiscal Year 2022 (FY 2022) Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) grant.
  44. 44 TRANSFER OF FUNDS relative to funding for tree trimming services in Council District 3.
  45. 45 TRANSFER OF FUNDS relative to steel fencing across a culvert on Haynes Street and Friar Street in Council District (CD) 3.
  46. 46 TRANSFER OF FUNDS relative to graffiti and weed abatement services in Council District 12 coordinated by the West Valley Alliance for the period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
  47. 47 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF CIVIL RIGHTS, EQUITY, IMMIGRATION, AGING AND DISABILITY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to organizing a working group to develop a Guatemalan community area in the Westlake neighborhood, and related matters.
  48. 48 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) appeal filed for the properties located at 1719 - 1731 North Whitley Avenue.
  49. 49 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 1217 South Ocean Front Walk.
  50. 50 PREVIOUSLY CERTIFIED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT, ADDENDA AND RELATED CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) FINDINGS, PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCES FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending the existing West Adams­-Baldwin Hills-­Leimert Community Plan Implementation Overlay District (West Adams CPIO) and the existing Southeast Los Angeles Community Plan Implementation Overlay District.
  51. 51 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to recommendations for an ordinance to define allowable electric vehicle charging for all appropriate zones in the City of Los Angeles.
  52. 52 PREVIOUSLY CERTIFIED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORTS, ADDENDA AND RELATED CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT FINDINGS, PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCES FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending the existing South Los Angeles Community Plan Implementation Overlay (CPIO) District (Ordinance No. 185927).
  53. 53 SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (SCEA), MITIGATION MEASURES, MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORT PROGRAM and related CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT FINDINGS and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) appeal filed for the properties located at 1201 North Gower Street; and 6121 West Lexington Avenue.
  54. 54 TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM and BUDGET, FINANCE AND INNOVATION COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to the Los Angeles Convention Center Expansion Project (Expansion Project).
  55. 55 BUDGET, FINANCE AND INNOVATION COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing Fiscal Year 2024-25 tax levy for City of Los Angeles Community Facilities District No. 8 (Legends at Cascades).
  56. 56 BUDGET, FINANCE AND INNOVATION COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing Fiscal Year 2024-25 tax levy for City of Los Angeles Community Facilities District No. 11 (Ponte Vista).
  57. 57 BUDGET, FINANCE AND INNOVATION COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing Fiscal Year 2024-25 tax levy for City of Los Angeles Community Facilities District No. 4 (Playa Vista - Phase 1).
  58. 58 Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
  59. 62 TRANSPORTATION and PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to an assessment of bus driver safety concerns, safeguards implemented, and recommendations to protect the City's contract bus drivers and the transit riding public.
  60. 63 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a review of the Los Angeles Fire Department's (LAFD) youth programs.
  61. 64 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Quadruped Unmanned Ground Vehicle (QUGV) Quarterly Inspection Report for Quarter 3 of Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24.
  62. 65 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Police Service Representative recruitment and resources are needed to effectively outreach to non-English-speaking communities.
  63. 66 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a request to establish four appropriation accounts within the Climate Equity Fund for environmental stringent projects, and related matters.
  64. 67 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the status of the Gang Reduction and Youth Development (GRYD) Program.
  65. 68 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to women employed in the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) in sworn and civilian positions.
  66. 69 NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending Section 22.1301 of Article 2, Chapter 33, Division 22 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) to expand the duties of the Youth Development Department (YDD).
  67. 70 NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to establishing a platform or single-user interface system to connect all departments' youth-related services and programs.
  68. 71 NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the proposed agreement with Pete Brown Junior Tennis Program (PBJTP) and the non-exclusive use of tennis courts at Jackie Tatum Harvard Recreation Center and Saint Andrews Recreation Center, for the youth tennis program.
  69. 72 NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the implementation plan for a comprehensive, multilingual public awareness campaign to inform impacted communities, industry workers, and consumers about the hazards of engineered stone products containing crystalline silica, and related matters.
  70. 73 NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a request for approval of the proposed Transfer of Interest for Olvera Street Space E-19, and related matters.
  71. 74 TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Workforce Development Board (WDB) / Local Elected Officials (LEO) Two-Year Agreement.
  72. 75 TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to releasing a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to establish pre-qualified on-call contracts for real estate and economic development services.
  73. 76 TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a subrecipient agreement with a third-party services provider to provide management services associated with implementation of the Jobs and Economic Development Incentive (JEDI) Zone Facade Improvement Program across the City.
  74. 77 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS and TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMITTEES' REPORT and GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Asset Evaluation Framework (AEF) the City uses to identify and assess properties that may be suitable for interim and permanent housing, economic development or other uses; and related actions for sites deemed infeasible for affordable housing.
  75. 78 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT, PUBLIC WORKS, and BUDGET, FINANCE, AND INNOVATION COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to a grant application for the California Governor's Office of Planning and Research (OPR), Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program (ICARP), Extreme Heating and Community Resiliency Program (EHCRP) Round 1, for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24.
  76. 79 ORDINANCE SECOND CONSIDERATION relative to calling a Special Election to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of the City of Los Angeles a Charter amendment regarding the Los Angeles Police Department Board of Rights, and consolidating this Special Election with the City's General Municipal Election and the State General Election to be held on the same date.
  77. 80 ORDINANCES SECOND CONSIDERATION relative to draft Charter Amendments modifying and clarifying various provisions of the Charter regarding City Administration, Operations, Governance, Appointments, and Elections, to be placed on the November 5, 2024 ballot.
  78. 81 TRANSPORTATION and BUDGET, FINANCE, AND INNOVATION COMMITTEES REPORT relative to Proposition A (Prop A) status and forecast for Transit Services.
  79. 82 RESOLUTION relative to the Declaration of Local Emergency by the Mayor, dated July 7, 2023, concerning local housing and homelessness in the City of Los Angeles, pursuant to the provisions of the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) Section 8.33, et seq.
  80. 83 Recommendation for Council action:
  81. 84 MOTION (BLUMENFIELD - HUTT) relative to amending the Council action of March 1, 2024, Council file No. (CF) 14-1174-S102, which amended the Council actions of March 26, 2019 regarding funding for the Reseda River Loop Greenway Project (CF 14-1174-S48); and of February 9, 2022 regarding funding for the Canoga Park Arts Lab Project (CF 14-1174-S22), in Council District 3.
  82. 85 MOTION (BLUMENFIELD - LEE) relative to an offer of a reward for information leading to the identification, apprehension, and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the theft of Walk of Hearts plaques from and significant damage to sidewalks in the Canoga Park/Warner Center neighborhoods of Council District 3.
  83. 86 MOTION (KREKORIAN - PADILLA) relative to funding for various beautification and maintenance efforts and services in Council District 2 coordinated by the Los Angeles Conservation Corps.
  84. 87 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATION FROM THE BOARD OF RECREATION AND PARK COMMISSIONERS (Board) relative to the proposed operations agreement with Jewish Family Services of Los Angeles (JFS), for continued operation of senior nutrition, recreation, and social services programs at Felicia Mahood Multipurpose Senior Center.
  85. 88 CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (PARK - HERNANDEZ) relative to the efforts to utilize vegetation management methods that do not rely on herbicides, existing protocols for the application of herbicides, inclusive of its use in environmentally sensitive areas, and related matters.
  86. 89 Recommendation for Council action:
  87. 90 CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (McOSKER - HUTT) relative to naming Lou Dillon Avenue, from Santa Ana Boulevard North to East 107th Street in Watts, as "Dr. "Sweet" Alice Row".
  88. 91 ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATION FROM THE BOARD OF AIRPORT COMMISSIONERS (BOAC) relative to the Fifth Amendment to a Concession Agreement with Boingo, Wireless, Inc. to manage and operate the Wi-Fi network at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
  89. 92 ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATION FROM THE BOARD OF AIRPORT COMMISSIONERS (BOAC) relative to a contract with Loyola Marymount University for support and advisory services in inclusivity-related data analysis, interpretation and management practices, including revising the Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) Gap and Equity Study.
  90. 93 CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (PARK – BLUMENFIELD) relative to the status of converting the Ramada Inn located at 3130 Washington Boulevard in Council District 11 into permanent housing and of Homekey 1, 2 and 3 sites.
  91. 94 Recommendation for Council action:
  92. 102 MOTION (PADILLA - LEE) relative to extending the term of Contract No. C-139386 with AWOKE dba THE GR818ERS for costs associated with youth programming, community events, and outreach at Sheldon Skate Park in Council District 6.
  93. 103 MOTION (RAMAN - YAROSLAVSKY) relative to extending the contract with People Assisting the Homeless (PATH) for continued services to unhoused residents served by A Bridge Home Riverside.
  94. 104 MOTION (YAROSLAVSKY - BLUMENFIELD - LEE - KREKORIAN) relative to funding security services and providing grants to secure Jewish institutions.
  95. 105 Recommendation for Council action:
  96. 106 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 Damian Brown v. Los Angeles Fire Department, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV22747. (This matter arises from allegations of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, failure to accommodate and provide responsible accommodations for a Los Angeles Fire Department firefighter.)
  97. 107 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 Grady Dunning v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV29204. (This matter arises from a fall from a bicycle that occurred on June 25, 2022, on 836 Radcliff Avenue, in the City of Los Angeles.)
  98. 108 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.)
  99. 109 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 BD Impotex, LLC v. City of Los Angeles , Claim Nos. C22-00065; C22-01863; C22-01864; C22-01865; C22-03244; C22-03245; C22-03246; C22-03405; C22-03406; C22-03407; C22-03408; C22-03409; C22-03568; C22-03572; C22-03580. (This matter arises from the June 30, 2021 incident in which the Los Angeles Police Department Bomb Squad detonated explosive material.)
  100. 110 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 Rosalina Reyes, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV39329. (This matter arises from the June 30, 2021 incident in which the Los Angeles Police Department Bomb Squad detonated explosive material on East 27th Street in Los Angeles.)
  101. 111 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 Patricia Hines v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 19STCV28431. (This matter arises from a November 25, 2018 incident wherein plaintiffs' daughter was involved in a fatal car accident at the intersection of Strathern Street and Balboa Boulevard.)
  102. 112 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 Maria Del Carmen Sevilla v. City of Los Angeles , et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV08070. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on a cracked alleyway located at 8600 Willis Avenue in the City of Los Angeles.)
  103. 113 The Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) and (e)(2) (one potential case), to confer with its legal counsel relative to a sanitary sewer overflow near the 6th Street Bridge on July 18, 2016.
  104. 114 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 Lucia Gonzales v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV09083. (This matter arises from the June 30, 2021, incident in which the Los Angeles Police Department Bomb Squad detonated explosive material.)
  105. 115 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 Danielle M. Halyak v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV25850. (This matter arises from an incident involving a Los Angeles Police Department officer on or about September 5, 2022 in the City of Los Angeles.)
  106. 116 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 Emily Perez, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV03492. (This matter arises from an industrial incident at the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant in Playa Del Rey.)
  107. 117 The City may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) and (e)(2) (one potential case), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the July 11, 2021 flooding event at the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant.