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October 8, 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 — 45 items

  1. 1 HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the Mercury Avenue and Beryl Street Lighting District, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.
  2. 2 HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the Topaz and Pyrites Streets Lighting District, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.
  3. 3 HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the Mercury and Boundary Avenues Street Lighting District, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.
  4. 4 HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the Louise Avenue and Otsego Street Lighting District, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.
  5. 5 HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the Mount Helena Avenue and Frackelton Place Street Lighting District, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.
  6. 6 HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the 10th Street and Cabrillo Avenue Street Lighting District, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.
  7. 7 HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the 6th Street and Maple Avenue Street Lighting District, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.
  8. 8 HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the 6th Street and Gladys Avenue Street Lighting District, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.
  9. 9 HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the 6th Street and San Julian Street No. 1 Street Lighting District, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.
  10. 10 HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the Mariposa Avenue and Fountain Avenue No. 1 Street Lighting District, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.
  11. 11 HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the Halbrent Avenue and Hatteras Street Lighting District, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.
  12. 12 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and/or Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC), for the property located at 237 West 88th Place.
  13. 13 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING COMMENTS relative to an Application for Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity for the sale of alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption at Oxnard Liquor, located at 14923 - 14927 West Oxnard Street, Unit Space A.
  14. 14 HEARING COMMENTS relative to an Application for Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity for the sale of alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption at Grande Oil Inc., located at 3154 East Olympic Boulevard.
  15. 15 HEARING COMMENTS relative to an Application for Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity for the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption at Hollywood Pantages Theater, located at 6233 Hollywood Boulevard.
  16. 16 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the vacation of the portion of the easterly side of Camino De Solana northerly of Camino De La Cumbre, VAC-E1401450 (Vacation).
  17. 17 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the inclusion of Astro Family Restaurant, located at 2300 - 2306 North Fletcher Drive and 2611 North Silver Lake Boulevard, in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments.
  18. 18 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the inclusion of Gaylord Apartments, located at 3355 – 3357 West Wilshire Boulevard; and 639 – 649 South Kenmore Avenue, in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments.
  19. 19 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to clarifying the legal implications of parking removal in dense over-parked neighborhoods, exploring design solutions to mitigate parking loss, and potentially adjusting existing land use regulatory controls to address this issue in scenarios where Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) are replacing existing tenant parking; and related matters.
  20. 20 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORTS (EIR), ERRATUM, ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS, STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS, MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a Vesting Tentative Tract Map appeal for the properties located at 1520 - 1542 North Cahuenga Boulevard, 1523 – 1549 North Ivar Avenue, and 6350 West Selma Avenue.
  21. 21 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the number of prosecutions that have been successfully pursued with respect to illegal cannabis operations and interventions.
  22. 22 TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Chapter VIII, Article 1, Section 89.60 to establish a base fine and late payment penalties for a violation of California Vehicle Code (CVC) Section 22500(m); and Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) and Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) to use cameras to enforce parking violations in bus lanes and bus stops.
  23. 23 TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to amending prior Council actions in regards to funding for the Vineland Walkway and Median Improvement Project and the Chandler Bikeway Development Project in CRA/LA Excess Non-Housing Bond Proceed (EBP) from the North Hollywood Redevelopment Project.
  24. 24 Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:​
  25. 33 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (HARRIS-DAWSON - BLUMENFIELD) relative to changes to the Council Committee structure and jurisdictions.
  26. 34 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (HUTT – BLUMENFIELD) relative to proposed license agreements with Watts Labor Community Action Committee (WLCAC) for the City-owned Multipurpose Center located at 2528 West Boulevard and the City-owned Senior Center located at 2528 West Washington Boulevard.
  27. 35 EXEMPTION, COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending Section 63.44.B.14(c) of Article 3, Chapter VI of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to add Greenwood Square Park, located at 14101 Sherman Way, in the Van Nuys neighborhood of Council District 2, to the list of parks with specific opening and closing hours.
  28. 36 Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
  29. 37 MOTION (HUTT - LEE) relative to amending the prior Council action of April 12, 2024, Council file No. (CF) 23-0008-S15, to prohibit the parking of vehicles in excess of 22 feet in length or over 7 feet in height, during the hours of 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m., on a certain street segment of South Manhattan Place in Council District (CD) 10.
  30. 38 MOTION (HARRIS-DAWSON - HERNANDEZ) relative to amending Contract No. C-140506 between the City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiative (LANI), to extend the term for an additional 16 months for the development of the Western and Gage Pocket Park in Council District 8.
  31. 39 RESOLUTION (HARRIS-DAWSON - PADILLA) relative to designating the Voting Delegate and Alternate Voting Delegate for the City of Los Angeles to the Annual Business Meeting at the League of California Cities Annual Conference in Long Beach, California on October 16-18, 2024.
  32. 40 MOTION (McOSKER - HARRIS-DAWSON) relative to instructing the City Attorney to report on the case entitled OCEANS 11 RV PARK LLC VS. THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES.
  33. 41 MOTION (SOTO-MARTINEZ - HERNANDEZ) relative to funding for the East Hollywood Business Improvement District (BID).
  34. 42 MOTION (HARRIS-DAWSON - RAMAN) relative to funding for competitive wages to hire and retain employees at the Council District (CD) 8 Navigation Center located at 729 West Manchester Avenue, which is operated by the Homeless Outreach Program Integrated Care System (HOPICS).
  35. 43 MOTION (LEE - PARK) relative to funding for various street and neighborhood cleanup and maintenance services coordinated by the Los Angeles Conservation Corps (LACC) throughout Council District (CD) 12.
  36. 44 CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (DE LEÓN – BLUMENFIELD) relative to naming the intersection of Huntington Drive and Rosemead Avenue in the El Sereno community as "Newland Family Hardware Square."
  37. 45 CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (McOSKER – SOTO-MARTINEZ) relative to protocols prescribed by current laws for inspecting chassis entering and exiting Port of Los Angeles (POLA) facilities.
  38. 46 CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (McOSKER - RAMAN) relative to the contamination issues raised in the Better Watts Initiative report, comprehensive plan to investigate the source of the lead exposure, repair for the affected areas in Watts, and related matters.
  39. 47 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 Raymond Levy v. City of Los Angeles , Claim No. C24-01556. (This matter arises from an automobile collision that occurred on August 1, 2023 in the City of Los Angeles.)
  40. 48 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 Rosa Becerra v. Yesenia Emestica, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV05714. (This matter arises out of a traffic accident that occurred on May 13, 2021, at the intersection of South Western Avenue and West 108th Street, Los Angeles.)
  41. 49 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 Nikou Mehrsaz v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV11407. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on a sidewalk at or near 18342 Ventura Boulevard, in the City of Los Angeles, occurring on October 8, 2019.)
  42. 50 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 Samuel Stringer v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 19STCV33735. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident which occurred on April 1, 2019, on 6th Avenue near its intersection with St. Paul Avenue, in Los Angeles, California.)
  43. 51 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 Maribel Murillo v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , United States District Court Case No. 2:22-cv-03188-DMG-SKx. (This matter arises from an incident involving members of the Los Angeles Police Department on May 19, 2022, in Los Angeles, California.)
  44. 52 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 Erick Vidrio v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV12600. (This matter arises from a sidewalk trip and fall that occurred near 19434 Roscoe Boulevard.)
  45. 53 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 Bianca Alvarado v. City of Los Angeles, et al , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV26388. (This matter arises from an automobile collision that occurred on January 22, 2020, at the intersection of Denker Avenue and West Martin Luther King Boulevard, in Los Angeles.)