City Council Meeting

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

Agenda — 13 items

1. 1 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (PADILLA - LEE) and AMENDING MOTION 20A (BLUMENFIELD – LEE) relative to funding for vehicle recycling and dismantling for vehicles that are eligible for salvage.
2. 2 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 19, SECTION 15332 (CLASS 32), and RELATED CEQA FINDINGS; COMMUNICATION FROM THE HARBOR AREA PLANNING COMMISSION (HAPC) relative to a Conditional Use appeal filed for the proposed construction of a new Starbucks drive-through fast food establishment; for the property located at 1602 West 25th Street (1636, 1660 West 25th Street; and 2401 South Western Avenue), subject to Modified Conditions of Approval.
3. 3 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT and RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS; COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES CITY PLANNING COMMISSION, and APPEAL relative to a Conditional Use appeal filed for the proposed construction of a multi-discipline research facility known as the University of Southern California Discovery and Translation Hub; for the properties located at 1590 North Eastlake Avenue; 1425 - 1501 North San Pablo Street; and 1540 - 1580 East Alcazar Street, subject to Conditions of Approval.
4. 4 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, FINDINGS, and COMMUNICATION FROM THE CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMISSION relative to the inclusion of Chateau Laurier, located at 4353 - 4357 West 5th Street, in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments.
5. 5 PERSONNEL, AUDITS, AND HIRING and BUDGET, FINANCE, AND INNOVATION COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to sunsetting the Prioritized Critical Hiring process, and related matters.
6. 6 NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the License Agreement with Trihydro Corporation (Trihydro) to collect groundwater samples for chemical analysis from three groundwater monitoring wells at certain portions of Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park.
7. 7 NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the refund of park acquisition and development fees paid to the Department of Recreation and Parks (RAP) pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 12.33, from 11730 Porter LLC.
8. 8 NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the feasibility of requiring all dogs, cats, rabbits, and horses to be microchipped, the steps necessary over the next couple of years to implement such requirement, and related matters.
9. 9 NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the status of the Rory M. Shaw Wetlands Park Project (Project) cooperating agreement, street and sidewalk projects, and clarification of the previous agreement to transfer the park from the County of Los Angeles (County) to the City, and related matters.
10. 10 NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the transfer and appropriation of funds for electrical design and construction, including electrical service equipment, lighting, and electrical vehicle charging stations, in connection with the Cesar Chavez Recreation Complex Phase III C Project.
11. 11 NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the status of a park assessment and actions needed to support future improvements and expansion of the City's parks and recreation facilities.
12. 12 NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to including North Hills Community Park in the list of parks included in the Gate Closure Program.
13. 13 MOTION (YAROSLAVSKY - PARK) relative to funding for additional Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) services in Council District (CD) 5.