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City Council Meeting

October 22, 2024 ·10:00 AM Final

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

Agenda — 24 items

  1. 1 GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the non-financial transfer of jurisdiction of the City-owned property located at 610 West Channel Street in San Pedro to the Department of Recreation and Parks (RAP).
  2. 2 GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the purchase of eight parcels from Watts Station, LP c/o Thomas Safran & Associates, in order to expand the Watts Cultural Crescent.
  3. 3 GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to replacing the visitor tag currently in use at City Hall.
  4. 4 GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to vacating the City-owned building at 411 North Vermont Avenue.
  5. 5 GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Office of Procurement Policy Change recommendations.
  6. 6 PUBLIC SAFETY and GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to embedding a Workday technical expert into the LAPD's (LAPD) Payroll Section.
  7. 7 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a Personal Services Contract with Gatekeeper Systems, for software maintenance and enhancement services of the Field Automation For Sanitation Trucks (FAST) application and related NaviGate suite of products and integrations.
  8. 8 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a Personal Services Contract with Hitachi Energy USA Inc., for software maintenance of the Bureau of Sanitation (BOS) Computerized Maintenance System and related products and integrations.
  9. 9 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the acceptance of grant funding from the TM23 Foundation for the construction of a new soccer field at the 6th Street Park, Arts, and River Connectivity Project (PARC), and related matters.
  10. 10 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF BUDGET, FINANCE AND INNOVATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a proposed Legal Services Agreement with Hueston Hennigan, LLP, to provide investigative and legal services related to the City Attorney's Office compliance issues.
  11. 11 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to enforcement of Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Section 80.36.1 and tour bus operations in the Hollywood Hills.
  12. 12 BUDGET, FINANCE AND INNOVATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to 2024-25 budgetary concerns and initial recommendations to restore the Reserve Fund.
  13. 13 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a Revocation appeal in requiring the modification of the operation of Berri's Cafe, located at 8412 – 8414 West 3rd Street.
  14. 14 Recommendation for Council action:
  15. 17 MOTION (LEE - BLUMENFIELD) relative to funding for additional police services within the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Topanga Division in Council District (CD) 12.
  16. 18 MOTION (McOSKER - BLUMENFIELD) relative to extending the term of City Contract C-140023 with Special Service for Groups, Inc. for homeless programs in Watts, for an additional two years from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026.
  17. 19 MOTION (DE LEON - BLUMENFIELD) relative to funding for repairs at the El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument's (El Pueblo) Parking Lot 2 in Council District 14.
  18. 20 MOTION (RAMAN - SOTO-MARTINEZ) relative to rescinding the Council actions of December 13, 2023 [Council file No. (CF) 23-1389] and July 2, 2024 (CF 24-0773) relative to funding for a contract with People Assisting the Homeless (PATH) for services to unhoused residents served by the A Bridge Home (ABH) Riverside Ambassadors Program in Council District 4, and reverting the funding to their original source.
  19. 21 MOTION (DE LEON - RAMAN) relative to funding for the acquisition of four properties from the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for the Hogar Propio project (Project) in Council District (CD) 14.
  20. 22 MOTION (KREKORIAN - HUTT) relative to funding for speed humps and speed tables in various locations in Council District (CD) 2.
  21. 23 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (DE LEON – PADILLA) relative to filing a formal complaint with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) regarding Union Pacific Railroad blocking grade crossings in El Sereno.
  22. 24 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION (SOTO-MARTINEZ – RAMAN) relative to establishing the City's position on Proposition 33, the Justice for Renters Act, to provide local governments the flexibility to design policies that ensure landlords a reasonable return on investment and protect renters.
  23. 25 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (HARRIS-DAWSON – PADILLA) relative to funding for the closure of the pedestrian tunnel located at 1700 Browning Boulevard, adjacent to Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School in Council District 8.
  24. 26 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 West 43rd Place, LLC v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV23614. (This case involves the cutting of a gas line that served the plaintiff's commercial property.)