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November 20, 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 — 40 items

  1. 1 BUDGET, FINANCE AND INNOVATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a refund claim filed by Meritage Homes of California, Inc. (Claim No. 172072) for the project located at 26900 South Western Avenue in Council District 15 (CD 15).
  2. 2 BUDGET, FINANCE AND INNOVATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the transfer of funds for the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) participation in the Fiscal Year 2022-23 (FY 22-23) Medi-Cal Intergovernmental Transfer (IGT) Program.
  3. 3 Recommendation for Council action:
  4. 4 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the revised request for authority for various actions related to the implementation of Senate Bill 2 (SB2) Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA).
  5. 5 NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a request for approval of the proposed Transfer of Interest for Olvera Street Space C-21, and related matters.
  6. 6 NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a request for approval of the proposed Transfer of Interest for Olvera Street Space C-22, and related matters.
  7. 7 NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a request for approval of the proposed Transfer of Interest for Olvera Street Space E-15, and related matters.
  8. 8 NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the First Amendment to the Professional Software License and Professional Services Agreement No. C-140911 with CorrecTek, Inc. to provide electronic health records software and hosting services to manage medical records at City correctional care facilities.
  9. 9 NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the City's agreement with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for the creation of new murals on Caltrans' right-of-way as part of their LA-110 Freeway Community Beautification Project, and related matters.
  10. 10 NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to allowing the General Manager, Department of Animal Services (DAS), to reduce or waive adoption and redemption fees for dogs and other animals, to prevent the surrender of animals, and/or to encourage and promote adoptions.
  11. 11 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the inclusion of Jewel's Catch One, located at 4061-4069 West Pico Boulevard and 1263-1271 South Norton Avenue, in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments.
  12. 12 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) appeal filed for the property located at 1114 North Heliotrope Drive.
  13. 13 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) appeal filed for the property located at 1115 North Berendo Street (1115 and 1117 North Berendo Street).
  14. 14 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to alternative discretionary processes for haul routes, maintaining a standard of review that ensures that haul routes are carried out with due consideration to the public's safety, health and welfare, including the scope of any necessary amendments to the City of Los Angeles Municipal Code.
  15. 15 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to oversight and accountability of negligent property owners and developers for construction sites that have a history of combined inactive construction and calls for service to the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) and/or Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), and related matters.
  16. 16 EXEMPTION and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a proposed ordinance relocating Section 11.5.14 in Chapter 1 of the Los Angeles Muncipal Code (LAMC) to a newly established Division 13B.12. of Article 13 in Chapter 1A of the LAMC, and amendments related to policy changes to Redevelopment Plan procedures, standardization of procedures to follow the Article 13 convention, and clarifications and readability improvements to the Redevelopment Plan procedures; through the ordinance, the Redevelopment Plan Procedures will be made available in Chapter 1A of the LAMC to proje
  17. 17 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15303, Class 3, and related CEQA findings; COMMUNICATION FROM THE BOARD OF BUILDING AND SAFETY COMMISSIONERS (BBSC), and APPEALS filed by: 1) Jim Moushoul, 2) Robert Patten, 3) Karen Burkland, 4) Eric Mokover, 5) Lisa Bruhwiler, 6) Christine Breault, 7) Max and Shayna Lesser, 8) Fiona Reinhardt, 9) Rachel Good, 10) Mandy Olsen, 11) Chris Dueringer, 12) Landon and Vanessa Beard, and 13) Emil Ghookassian; from the determination of the BBSC in approving a Categorical Exemption as the en
  18. 18 PUBLIC SAFETY and BUDGET, FINANCE AND INNOVATION COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to the continuation of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Urban Search and Rescue Agreement.
  19. 19 PUBLIC SAFETY and BUDGET, FINANCE AND INNOVATION COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to the continuation of Grant Funds for the 2021 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Task Force Cooperative Agreement Grant in Fiscal Year 2024-25.
  20. 20 PUBLIC SAFETY and BUDGET, FINANCE AND INNOVATION COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to the continuation of Grant Funds for the 2022 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Task Force Cooperative Agreement Grant in Fiscal Year 2024-25.
  21. 21 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a study of the City of Rialto's 2017 Nitrous Oxide Ordinance; and requesting the City Attorney to report with recommendations for an ordinance that would prohibit the sale or distribution of nitrous oxide in the City.
  22. 22 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the appointment of Juan Vasquez to the Climate Emergency Mobilization Commission.
  23. 23 ECONOMIC, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Living Wage Ordinance (LWO) and Hotel Worker Minimum Wage Ordinance (HWMO).
  24. 24 TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to an assessment of bus driver safety concerns, safeguards implemented, and recommendations to protect the City's contract bus drivers and the transit riding public.
  25. 25 Recommendation for Council action:
  26. 36 Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
  27. 37 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 Elizabeth Ann Armstrong v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV23068. (This matter arises from a trip and fall that occurred on August 29, 2021, at 2333 Fern Dell Drive, in the City of Los Angeles.)
  28. 38 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 Maria Cisneros Romero v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV21600. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on June 24, 2021, on the sidewalk located at 11988 Adelphia Avenue, in the City of Los Angeles.)
  29. 39 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 Robert Fischer v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV02009. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on August 28, 2020, on an uneven sidewalk located at 3031 North Roswell Street, in the City of Los Angeles.)
  30. 40 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 Kim Williams v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV35693. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident that occurred on May 13, 2022, at 9816 South Hobart Boulevard, in the City of Los Angeles, California.)
  31. 41 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 Willie Redmond v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV03620. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident which occurred on January 29, 2019, near the 10700 block of Corbin Avenue, Los Angeles, California.)
  32. 42 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 Ashley House v. Brett Populorum, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV07527. (This matter arises from a traffic accident that occurred on April 17, 2020, at the intersection of Florence Avenue and Main Street.)
  33. 43 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 Laura Gelles v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV08367. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on April 25, 2022, on the sidewalk at 1933 North Bronson Avenue, Los Angeles.)
  34. 44 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 Yolanda Ricks v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV32529. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident that occurred on September 13, 2019, near 11416 South Vermont Avenue, in Los Angeles.)
  35. 45 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 Mahin Massaband v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23SMCV00178. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident that occurred on March 18, 2022, on the sidewalk near 2049 Midvale Avenue, in the City of Los Angeles.)
  36. 46 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 Beau Brown v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV31226. (This matter arises from an incident wherein Plaintiff was riding a motorized scooter and hit a pothole on Pico Boulevard in the City of Los Angeles.)
  37. 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 James Phillip Thomas, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV26107. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident that occurred on June 24, 2023, near 4299 Via Marisol, Los Angeles.)
  38. 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 Estate of Rosendo Olivio, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , United States District Court Case No. 2:23-cv-01516-FMO (Ex). (This matter arises from an officer-involved shooting which occurred on December 18, 2021, in the Newton Division area of the City of Los Angeles.)
  39. 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 cases entitled Michael Libitzky, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court (LASC) Case No. 21STCV33832 (Lead Case); and Kriss Dozal v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , LASC Case No. 22STCP01177 (Consolidated Case). (This matter arises from a motor vehicle accident at West Sunset Boulevard and Cassil Place, in Los Angeles, on January 16, 2021.)
  40. 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 Dawn Eliashiv, MD v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV00029. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on June 7, 2020, on an uneven sidewalk located at 10589 Kinnard Avenue, in the City of Los Angeles.)