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City Council Meeting

September 3, 2024 ·10:00 AM Final

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

Agenda — 46 items

  1. 1 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending Port of Los Angeles (POLA) Tariff No. 4 to increase rated tariff items based on the West Region Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers.
  2. 2 HEARING COMMENTS relative to an Application for Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity for the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption at The Upstairs, located at 1415 South Los Angeles Street, Unit C.
  3. 3 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Alliance Settlement Agreement progress as of March 31, 2024 and funding recommendations for future permanent supportive housing master leasing.
  4. 4 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to requesting the General Manager, Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD), or designee, to extend the term of the Exclusive Negotiation Agreement (ENA) with Women Organizing Resources Knowledge and Services (WORKS) and GTM Holdings for the development of affordable housing on various City-owned properties.
  5. 5 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a request for authority to release a Request for Proposals (RFP) to select a qualified affordable housing developer for the disposition and operation of affordable housing on an occupied residential City-owned property located at 12157 San Fernando Road in Council District 7.
  6. 6 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to instructing the City Administrative Officer (CAO) to report on the total amount of investments the City made on homeless programs and services related to Project Roomkey during COVID-19, that the City anticipated would be reimbursed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
  7. 7 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to requesting the City Attorney to provide an analysis of the impact of the United States Supreme Court decision on the case entitled City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson, on the City's existing rules relative to sleeping, lying and storage of property in the public right of way and other public settings.
  8. 8 STATUTORY EXEMPTION and HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to authorizing the Department of General Services (GSD) to negotiate and execute a lease amendment with the People Assisting the Homeless (PATH) for the City-owned property located at 3210 and 3248 Riverside Drive, for use as a temporary bridge housing facility.
  9. 9 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the amendment to the Proposition HHH (Prop HHH) Fiscal Year (2020-2021 Project Expenditure Plan (PEP) for Homekey Round 2 projects, to specify a Prop HHH funding reduction to the commitment for two Homekey Round 2 projects.
  10. 10 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to instructing the Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD) and requesting the City Attorney to report with an analysis of Los Angeles Superior Court Judge H. Jay Ford, III's (Jude Ford) ruling in the matter of Barrington Plaza Tenant Association v. Douglas Emmett, Inc.
  11. 11 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS and BUDGET, FINANCE AND INNOVATION COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to the Homelessness Emergency Account – General City Purposes Fund 17th Status report as of June 30, 2024.
  12. 12 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the First Amendment to Lease No. LAA-8800 with Air New Zealand Limited, covering premises located at 7007 West Imperial Highway at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
  13. 13 TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 Statement of Debt Accountability and Capital Improvement Plan.
  14. 14 TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Annual Planning Report (APR) for the Chinatown 2021-2025, Property Based, Business Improvement District (BID).
  15. 15 TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Annual Planning Report (APR) for the East Hollywood, Property Based, Business Improvement District (BID).
  16. 16 TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Annual Planning Report (APR) for the Historic Old Town Canoga Park, Property Based, Business Improvement District (BID).
  17. 17 TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Annual Planning Report (APR) for the Greater Leimert Park Village/Crenshaw Corridor, Property Based, Business Improvement District (BID).
  18. 18 TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Annual Planning Report (APR) for the Melrose, Property Based, Business Improvement District (BID).
  19. 19 TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Annual Planning Report (APR) for the Old Granada Village 2021-2026, Property Based, Business Improvement District (BID).
  20. 20 TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Annual Planning Report (APR) for the San Pedro Historic Waterfront, Property Based, Business Improvement District (BID).
  21. 21 TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Annual Planning Report (APR) for the Venice Beach, Property Based, Business Improvement District (BID).
  22. 22 TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Annual Planning Report (APR) for the Westchester Town Center, Property Based, Business Improvement District (BID).
  23. 23 TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Annual Planning Report (APR) for the Downtown Industrial District, Property Based, Business Improvement District (BID).
  24. 24 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to an amendment to Contract No. C-143522 with LexisNexis Risk Solutions FL, Inc. for computer-assisted legal research services.
  25. 25 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the reward payment in the amount of $50,000 for information leading to the apprehension and conviction of the perpetrator in connection with a fatal hit-and-run case. (DR No. 1912-25175).
  26. 26 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the reappointment of Sharon Delugach to the Board of Fire Commissioners (BFC).
  27. 27 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT FINDINGS, AND COMMUNICATION FROM THE CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMISSION relative to the inclusion of The Sword Apartments, located at 4467 – 4479 West 2nd Street, in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments.
  28. 28 (Planning and Land Use Management Committee report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.)
  29. 30 GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS and BUDGET, FINANCE, AND INNOVATION COMMITTEES' REPORTS relative to the First Construction Projects Report (CPR) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25.
  30. 31 BUDGET, FINANCE AND INNOVATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a proposed Amendment to Contract No. C-144882 for legal services with Kendall Brill & Kelly, LLP, related to the July 11, 2021, sewage discharge incident at the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant.
  31. 32 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 2620 East Alice Street (Case No. 824086), Assessor I.D. No. 5453-002-028, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP).
  32. 33 MOTION (KREKORIAN - RODRIGUEZ) relative to funding for construction of a pedestrian bridge project that connects Valley College to park space in Coldwater Canyon in Council District Two (CD 2).
  33. 34 MOTION (LEE - BLUMENFIELD) relative to the City Council's approval of the Department of Disability's (DOD) acceptance of gifts or contributions above $5,000 from event sponsors for the ReelAbilities Film Festival: Los Angeles 2024 event, to be deposited into the DOD Trust Fund to offset event and related expenses.
  34. 35 MOTION (McOSKER - LEE) relative to additional funding to keep the Harbor Park Pool open through September 29, 2024 in Council District (CD) 15.
  35. 36 MOTION (PADILLA - LEE) relative to funding for the installation of a security door at the Bureau of Engineering (BOE) Valley District Office in Council District 6.
  36. 37 MOTION (McOSKER - BLUMENFIELD) relative to asserting jurisdiction over the August 20, 2024 action of the Harbor Area Planning Commission (HAPC) in denying an appeal filed by Friends of South Shores and sustaining the Zoning Administrator's determination which approved Conditional Use Permits for the construction of a new Starbucks drive-through fast food establishment, Case No. ZA-2023-2107-CU-1A; for the property located at 1602 West 25th Street (1636, 1660 West 25th Street; and 2401 South Western Avenue) in Council District 15.
  37. 38 MOTION (RODRIGUEZ - LEE) relative to reaffirming Council's findings and reinstating the reward offer for the unsolved murder of Eloise Elizarraraz.
  38. 39 MOTION (HUTT - SOTO-MARTINEZ) relative to funding for services in connection with Council District 10's special recognition of Indonesian National Day on August 16, 2024, including the illumination of City Hall.
  39. 40 MOTION (PRICE - SOTO-MARTINEZ) relative to funding for continuous beautification services in Council District (CD) 9.
  40. 41 MOTION (McOSKER - PARK) relative to funding for additional support of local neighborhood programs, services, and needs in Council District (CD) 15.
  41. 42 MOTION (HUTT - HARRIS-DAWSON) relative to funding to enhance operations and services provided by the Jenesse Center at the West Adams/Leimert Park FamilySource Center in Council District 10 through June 30, 2025.
  42. 43 MOTION (DE LEON - PARK) relative to amending the prior Council action of December 12, 2023 to the Arts Development Fee Update and the adoption of the Arts Development Fee Expenditure Report, Council file No. (CF) 13-0933-S7, to change the proposed use of 36 Council District (CD) 14 Accounts.
  43. 44 MOTION (HERNANDEZ - SOTO-MARTINEZ) relative to funding to support the day labor centers and community clean-up efforts of the Central American Resource Center (CARECEN) in Council District (CD) 1.
  44. 45 Recommendation for Council action:
  45. 60 MOTION (YAROSLAVSKY - RAMAN - KREKORIAN - ET AL.) relative to an election for the position of Council President Pro Tempore.
  46. 61 MOTION (SOTO-MARTINEZ - HARRIS-DAWSON) relative to authorizing the Civil, Human Rights, and Equity Department to accept a settlement from Smart and Final, LLC and Non-Stop Security Services related to an investigation of discriminatory actions.