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August 16, 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 — 35 items

  1. 1 TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to hazardous and illegal recreational vehicle parking.
  2. 2 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to an update on the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power's (LADWP) response to future extreme weather events, and related matters.
  3. 3 PERSONNEL, AUDITS, AND HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the implementation benchmarks and hiring goals for the Targeted Local Hiring (TLH) and Strategic Workforce Development Task Force for June 2024.
  4. 4 PERSONNEL, AUDITS, AND HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24 audit engagement letter for the City's financial and single audits conducted by Macias, Gini, and O'Connell, LLC (MGO) in connection with Contract No. C-144038.
  5. 5 PERSONNEL, AUDITS, AND HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the exemption of one Senior Project Coordinator (Class Code 1538) from the Civil Service for the Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD) pursuant to Charter Section 1001(d)(4).
  6. 6 NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the proposed Restated and Amended Contract No. C-138262 with USBT Property Owner, LP, for maintenance of the Central Library landscape and hardscape areas.
  7. 7 MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION (MND), MITIGATION MEASURES, MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM and RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS; PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT, and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to a Zone Change for the properties located at 16949 - 16955 West Sherman Way.
  8. 8 ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION and TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a Change Order to a contract with LAX Integrated Express Solutions LLC for the Landside Access Modernization Program Automated People Mover Project at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
  9. 9 ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION and TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Second Amendment to a Subrecipient Agreement with West Basin Container Terminal, LLC (WBCT) and Wireless Advanced Vehicle Electrification, LLC (WAVE), for the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) Advanced Infrastructure Demonstration Project.
  10. 10 CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (BLUMENFIELD – HUTT) relative to the transfer of funds from multiple City Departments and Bureaus to the Bureau of Engineering Special Services Fund for payment to ESRI for its special Geographic Information System software and maintenance support services.
  11. 11 (Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.)
  12. 12 TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to developing a standard plan for dockless on-demand mobility devices in the Downtown Los Angeles Special Operations Zone.
  13. 13 TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to proposed prioritization methodology for speed humps and speed tables around schools.
  14. 14 TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to relaxing parking enforcement in and around the Pio Pico – Koreatown Branch Library for the duration of construction, between August 5, 2024 and May 31, 2027.
  15. 15 TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to prohibiting the parking of oversize vehicles between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on certain street segments in Council District 3.
  16. 16 TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to prohibiting the parking of oversize vehicles between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on certain street segments in Council District 10.
  17. 17 TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to evaluating and restricting tour bus operations on certain street segments in Council District 11.
  18. 18 TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to installing red curbs and signage prohibiting the parking of vehicles on South Garth Avenue in Council District 10.
  19. 19 TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to authorizing the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) to apply for the Safe Streets For All Fiscal Year 2024 Grant program.
  20. 20 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a report with an evaluation of recommendations to streamline and improve the ground-mounted solar permitting and approval process under Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Section 12.24.U.7 (Conditional Use Permits), in consideration of the Council-directed Los Angeles 100 Percent Renewable Energy Study (LA100 Study) decarbonization and renewable energy objectives; and, a recommendation to initiate the related Code Amendment.
  21. 21 CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (RODRIGUEZ – BLUMENFIELD) relative to funding for the Citywide Recreational Vehicle Recycling Program.
  22. 22 Recommendation for Council action:
  23. 23 Recommendations for Council action:
  24. 24 MOTION (DE LEON - BLUMENFIELD) relative to additional funding for traffic safety improvements across Council District (CD) 14.
  25. 25 MOTION (HARRIS-DAWSON for KREKORIAN - YAROSLAVSKY) relative to placing temporary Olympics and Paralympics-related photography exhibits on the 10th floor of City Hall.
  26. 26 MOTION (McOSKER - HUTT) relative to amending the prior Council action of July 2, 2024 regarding Motion (McOsker - Blumenfield), Council file No. 17-0409-S1, declaring the City-owned property located at 438 North Mesa Street in Council District 15 as "Exempt Surplus Land", through the City's Surplus Property process.
  27. 27 MOTION (PRICE - RODRIGUEZ) relative to amending the prior Council action of May 21, 2024, Council file No. (C.F.) 24-0559, regarding funding for the public right-of-way cleanup and community beautification services in Council District (CD) 9.
  28. 28 MOTION (RAMAN - LEE) relative to funding for median improvement construction in the neighborhood of Outpost Estates in Council District 4.
  29. 29 MOTION (DE LEON - LEE) relative to funding for services in connection with the Council District (CD) 14's special recognition of Guatemalan Heritage Week / La Semana del Guatemalteco, including the illumination of City Hall on August 25, 2024.
  30. 30 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT, ADDENDUM AND JOINT ANALYSIS, AND RELATED CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) FINDINGS; COMMUNICATION FROM CITY ATTORNEY and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending the Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment District Specific Plan.
  31. 31 The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled LA Alliance for Human Rights, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , United States Central District Court Case No. 2:20-cv-02291, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Case No. 22-55687.
  32. 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 the case entitled In Re: Aqueous Film-Forming Foam Products Liability Litigation , Case Nos. 2:18-mn-02873; 2:24-cv-02321-RMG.
  33. 33 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. Ben Camacho, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCP01060; Court of Appeal Case No. B331572 . (This case concerns a lawsuit that the City filed attempting to recover records inadvertently produced pursuant to the California Public Records Act.)
  34. 34 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 Richard Joaquin v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC597336; Court of Appeal Case Nos. B318124; B320524. (This matter arises from a Los Angeles Police Department sergeant's allegations of violations of the Fair Employment and Housing Act in 2015 and 2017.)
  35. 35 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 M.A.R, A Minor, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV20578 and United States District Court Case No. CV21-2957 FWS (MAR). (This is a police tort case against the City of Los Angeles.)