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November 6, 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 — 39 items

  1. 1 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to an offer to dedicate an easement for street purposes on 18214 West Acre Street - Right of Way No. 36000-10315.
  2. 2 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to an offer to dedicate an easement for street purposes on 18218 West Acre Street - Right of Way No. 36000-10311.
  3. 3 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the appointment of Veronica Lopez to the Community Forest Advisory Committee.
  4. 4 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a personal services contract with Arakelian Enterprises, Inc. dba Athens Services for the processing and marketing of City collected recyclables in the East Valley and West Valley wastesheds.
  5. 5 EXEMPTION and ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the approval of Amendment No. 2 to Agreement No. 47565 for Energy Imbalance Market Merchant and Entity Settlement and Transmission Billing Systems with Power Settlements Consulting and Software, LLC, and related matters.
  6. 6 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to approving the Pipeline Crossing Agreement with Union Pacific Railroad for underground water pipelines southwest of the intersection of Sherman Way and Lankershim Boulevard, and related matters.
  7. 7 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the feasibility of establishing an underground utility district and identifying the estimated costs to implement for the Crestwood Hills Community in Council District (CD) 11, and related matters.
  8. 8 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Senate Bill (SB) 165 Annual Report requirements for Fiscal Year 2022-23 Proposition O Program.
  9. 9 NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the reappointment of Bryce Lewis-Smith to the Los Angeles City/County Native American Indian Commission.
  10. 10 NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to identifying property in Koreatown to build a new park and recreation center.
  11. 11 NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to creating a commemorative statue or plaque program to recognize outstanding achievements of Los Angeles authors at the Los Angeles Central Library, and related matters.
  12. 12 NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to renaming the ball field at Normandale Recreation Center, located at 22400 Halldale Avenue, to "Patty Froehlich Field," in honor of Patty Gasso.
  13. 13 NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Section 53.06.01 to increase the limit of household dogs from three to four in the City of Los Angeles (City).
  14. 14 NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a donation from Subaru of America, Inc. and Subaru Sherman Oaks for the benefit of animal enrichment at animal care centers.
  15. 15 EXEMPTION and NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the proposed contract with Outward Bound Adventures, Inc. for the completion of an Oak Woodland Restoration and Career Pathways Project (Project) at the Los Angeles Zoo.
  16. 16 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a proposed partnership agreement with the Griffith Observatory Foundation for the fabrication, installation, and donation of a new Celestial Globe.
  17. 17 NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to State Parks Grant Amendments and Time Extension Requests for Slauson-Wall Park, Rio De Los Angeles State Park, Nevin Avenue Elementary School Park, Cesar Chavez Park (also known as Sheldon-Arleta Park Phase IIIC) and Hollywood Recreation Center Multi-Purpose Field, and South Park Center (Meadow) Soccer Field.
  18. 18 NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to the California Department of Education (CDE) 2025-26 California State Preschool Program (CSPP) - Approval of Submission of a Continued Funding Application (CFA) for Contract Renewal.
  19. 19 NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a proposed agreement with the Holmby Park Lawn Bowling Club (HPLBC) for its non-exclusive use of the lawn bowling greens and community building at Holmby Park, located at 646 Comstock Avenue.
  20. 20 PUBLIC SAFETY and BUDGET, FINANCE AND INNOVATION COMMITTEES' REPORT and COMMUNICATION FROM PERSONNEL, AUDITS AND HIRING COMMITTEE relative to Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) Staffing for the Adequate Fire Emergency Response (SAFER) grant award.
  21. 21 NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT and PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to a feasibility study and master plan for Seoul International Park.
  22. 22 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to increasing the urban canopy.
  23. 23 ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION and TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the proposed Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) Operating Agreement with H. Rauvel, Inc. dba Nova Container Freight Station, to operate its facility within FTZ No. 202, Site 36, located at 1710 East Sepulveda Boulevard, Carson.
  24. 24 ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION and TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the proposed First Amendment to Agreement No. 22-9850 with Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP), to design and manufacture a Zero-Emissions Switcher Locomotive for a demonstration project.
  25. 25 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA), and RELATED CEQA FINDINGS; COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING, ZONING ADMINISTRATOR AND THE CENTRAL LOS ANGELES AREA PLANNING COMMISSION (CLAAPC) relative to a Conditional Use appeal filed by Nam Kouen Kim, Voice of Wilshire Koreatown Community from the Zoning Administrator's determination approving a Conditional Use, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 12.24 W.1, to allow the sale and dispensing of a full line of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption in conjunction with a new 5,000 sq
  26. 26 CONSIDERATION OF and ACTIONS RELATED TO A CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, AND RELATED CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT FINDINGS, AND COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES CITY PLANNING COMMISSION relative to Vesting Tentative Tract (VTT) appeals filed by: 1) Arielle Mandell (Representative: Kristina Kropp, Luna & Glushon); 2) Concerned Residents of Shenandoah Street (Representative: Kristina Kropp, Luna & Glushon); 3) Meyer Shwarzstein and Susan Kahn; and, 4) Shelly Rothschild, from the determination of the LACPC in denying the appeals in part, and granting the appeals in part, and sustaining the deci
  27. 27 EXEMPTION FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 14, SECTION 15060(C)(2) AND SECTION 15061(B)(3), and RELATED CEQA FINDINGS; COMMUNICATION FROM CITY ATTORNEY, PROJECT FINDINGS; and INTERIM CONTROL ORDINANCE WITH AN URGENCY CLAUSE relative to prohibiting the issuance of permits related to the warehousing, distribution, and storage use in excess of 15,000 cumulative square feet, within the Cornfield Arroyo Seco Specific Plan area, to protect the health, safety, and welfare of residents and stakeholders within the Cornfield Arroyo Se
  28. 28 ORDINANCE SECOND CONSIDERATION relative to amending Sections 45.33, 45.34, and 45.35 of Article 5.3 of Chapter IV of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) for the purpose of updating the Tenant Anti-Harassment Ordinance.
  29. 29 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) appeal filed for the property located at 1848 South Gramercy Place.
  30. 30 Recommendation for Council action:
  31. 31 BUDGET, FINANCE AND INNOVATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the First Financial Status Report (FSR) for Fiscal Year 2024-25 (FY 24-25).
  32. 32 BUDGET, FINANCE AND INNOVATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to an amendment to Contract No. C-137261 with Mobility Capital Financial, Inc. for a consumer demand deposit account.
  33. 33 Recommendation for Council action:
  34. 39 MOTION (PRICE - PARK) relative to reinstating the reward offer relative to the "The Attacker" formerly known as the "Teardrop Rapist".
  35. 40 RESOLUTION (PARK - PADILLA) relative to designating a location in Council District 11 for enforcement against sitting, lying, sleeping, or storing, using, maintaining, or placing personal property, or otherwise obstructing the public right-of-way, as further detailed in the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Section 41.18.
  36. 41 MOTION (DE LEON - BLUMENFIELD) relative to amending the prior Council action of July 2, 2024, Council file No. (CF) 24-0011-S22, regarding appropriating $200,000 of the Council District (CD) 14 portion of the Street Furniture Revenue Fund to various Bureau of Street Services (BSS) accounts for community beautification projects.
  37. 42 MOTION (DE LEON - PADILLA) relative to funding for security at Spring Street Park in the Downtown Los Angeles area of Council District (CD) 14.
  38. 43 MOTION (PARK - PRICE) relative to funding for homelessness related services in Council District (CD) 11.
  39. 44 CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION (RAMAN, ET AL. – RODRIGUEZ, ET AL.) relative to establishing the City's position on the San Gabriel Mountains Protection Act (H.R. 3681), the PUBLIC Lands Act (S. 1776), and the Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act (H.R. 5881), which would increase protections of federal lands and expand their respective boundaries in the Los Angeles region.