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December 13, 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 — 52 items

  1. 1 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 1813 West Manchester Avenue, Unit A.
  2. 2 MOTION (DE LEON - PARK) and RESOLUTION relative to issuing Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds, in the amount not to exceed $32,264,000 to finance the new construction of the 97-unit multifamily housing development known as The Brine Residential located at 3016 North Main Street in Council District 14 (CD 14).
  3. 3 ECONOMIC, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a multi-year work plan to scale up employment programs to transition individuals out of homelessness.
  4. 4 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to vacating the City-owned building at 411 North Vermont Avenue.
  5. 5 GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to utilization of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the City.
  6. 6 PERSONNEL, AUDITS, AND HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to sworn hiring in the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD).
  7. 7 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to potential effects to housing production in the Downtown Community Plan Area within the Fashion District's IX3 Zone; and related matters.
  8. 8 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to declaring the property located at 3762 Normandie Avenue a public nuisance as the result of the presence of illegal dumping, encampments, and other illicit activities.
  9. 9 TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods Community Planning grant from the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT), for the Reconnecting MacArthur Park project (Project).
  10. 10 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR), ADDENDUM, MITIGATION AND MONITORING PROGRAM, PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCES FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to implementing the Hollywood Community Plan.
  11. 11 CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (HARRIS-DAWSON – HUTT) relative to the transfer of funds for the preparation of a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Initial Study and associated technical studies for the Destination Crenshaw I Am Park Project.
  12. 12 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to funding from the General Purpose Fund for a new Self Help and Recovery Exchange (SHARE!) shared Housing Program in Council District Three (CD 3).
  13. 13 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to directing the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA) with the assistance of the City Administrative Officer (CAO) and Department on Disability (DOD), to report on models of Contingency Management (CM) treatment programs and provide recommendations on the resources necessary to develop a voluntary CM pilot program at City interim housing sites within Council District Three (CD 3).
  14. 14 TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to the progress of the bus lane enforcement program and the designation of certain street segments with existing bus lanes for enforcement.
  15. 15 Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Resolution (Blumenfield – Hutt):
  16. 16 Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Resolution (Rodriguez – Padilla):
  17. 17 Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Resolution (Rodriguez – Blumenfield):
  18. 18 Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Resolution (Lee – Park):
  19. 19 Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Resolution (Park – Lee):
  20. 20 Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Resolution (Rodriguez for Blumenfield – Lee):
  21. 21 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Homelessness Emergency Account - General City Purposes Fund 21st Status Report as of October 31, 2024; and Funding Recommendations.
  22. 22 (Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.)
  23. 23 GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 Second Construction Projects Report (CPR).
  24. 24 GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 Third Construction Projects Report (CPR).
  25. 25 (Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.)
  26. 30 MOTION (BLUMENFIELD - HERNDANDEZ) relative to funding for services in connection with Council District Three (CD 3) special recognition of Mothers Against Drunk Driving on December 13, 2024, including the illumination of City Hall.
  27. 31 MOTION (RODRIGUEZ - PADILLA) relative to funding for the Hansen Dam Paddle Boat Project in Council District Seven (CD 7).
  28. 32 RESOLUTION (BLUMENFIELD - PARK) relative to to designating locations in Council District Three 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 Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Section 41.18.
  29. 33 MOTION (McOSKER - YAROSLAVSKY) relative to a Mutual Termination Agreement between the City of Los Angeles and Tesoro Refining and Marketing Company, LLC (Tesoro) to terminate the Community Benefits Agreement No. C-132438, to support the well-being of residents and improve the environment in Council District 15 (CD 15).
  30. 34 MOTION (YAROSLAVSKY - LEE) relative to authorizing the Department of Public Works to use the City Hall Tom Bradley Room to host a holiday luncheon on December 18, 2024.
  31. 35 MOTION (McOSKER - LEE) relative to an offer of reward for information leading to the identification, apprehension, and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the death of Kishaundra Gatlin on March 29, 2023.
  32. 36 MOTION (DE LEON - PADILLA) relative to amending the prior Council action of October 22, 2024, Council file No. (CF) 24-1257, to authorize a Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD) service payback loan for the acquisition of four properties from the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for the Hogar Propio project in Council District 14 (CD 14).
  33. 37 MOTION (HUTT - HERNANDEZ) relative to extending the term of City Contract No. C-145195 with Special Service for Groups, Inc., for homeless outreach services south of the I-10 Freeway in Council District Ten (CD 10).
  34. 38 MOTION ( DE LEON - RODRIGUEZ) relative to funding for the AltaMed Foundation's Roosevelt High School Scholars Program in Council District 14 (CD 14).
  35. 39 CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (PRICE for RAMAN - LEE) relative to instructing the Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD) to initiate a "Call for Projects" process whereby developers can submit information about projects in order to allow LAHD staff to evaluate projects that qualify for Homekey+ funding to complete their Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) projects within the timeframes required by the State.
  36. 40 Recommendation for Council action:
  37. 41 Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
  38. 42 CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (HERNANDEZ – LEE) relative to instructing the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) to report on building codes at City and State level that can or need to be amended to streamline the approval process for outdoor structures, and related matters.
  39. 43 Recommendation for Council action:
  40. 44 Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
  41. 45 STATUTORY EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER AND BUREAU OF ENGINEERING relative to the Third Funding Report for the Alliance Settlement Agreement Program (ASAP) funding recommendations.
  42. 46 Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
  43. 47 ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATION FROM THE BOARD OF HARBOR COMMISSIONERS (BOHC) relative to a Second Amendment to Service Agreement No. 21-9843 (Agreement No. 24-9843-B) between the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) and Byrd Professsional Resources LLP, dba Byrd Group, for staffing as-needed business systems analysts services.
  44. 48 ADMINISTRATIVE AND CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATION FROM THE BOARD OF HARBOR COMMISSIONERS relative to a proposed Sixth Amendment to Amended and Restated Agreement No. 17-3425-A between the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) and Wabtec Transportation Systems, LLC to enhance the existing Track and Trace and Control Tower modules and implement three new modules for the Port Optimizer Project.
  45. 49 Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
  46. 51 CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (PARK - KREKORIAN) relative to instructing the City Administrative Officer (CAO), Emergency Management Department (EMD), and other City departments to report on observations, findings and best practices gathered from the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris.
  47. 52 CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (PRICE, PARK - YAROSLAVSKY) relative to instructing the City Administrative Officer (CAO) and Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA) and requesting the Office of the Mayor, in coordination with LA28, to collaborate with Council District Offices to identify City-owned sites within their respective Council Districts that could be converted into Activation Zones for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic games and other major events.
  48. 53 CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (RODRIGUEZ, PRICE - PARK) relative to directing the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA) and the City Administrative Officer (CAO), and requesting LA28 to develop at least 28 locations throughout the City where viewing party locations and activations can be hosted to serve Angelenos.
  49. 54 CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (RODRIGUEZ - PARK) relative to directing the City Administrative Officer (CAO) and Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), and requesting the City Attorney, to work with LA28 on procurement opportunities available for small, medium, and large size businesses in the City of Los Angeles, and related matters.
  50. 55 CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (RODRIGUEZ - PARK) relative to directing the Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) and requesting City of Los Angeles 2028 (LA28) to report on the status of planning for the Olympic Arts Festival for the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games (Games).
  51. 56 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 City of Los Angeles v. Bruce Simon and Carol Simon , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV10093. (This case relates to an eminent domain action involving property located at 10378 Northvale Road, Los Angeles, CA 90064 for construction of the Exposition Bike Path (Northvale Segment) Project.)
  52. 57 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 United States of America ex rel. Mei Ling and Fair Housing Council of San Fernando Valley v. City of Los Angeles , United States District Court Case: CV-11-00974 PSG (JCx). (This matter involves the qui tam plaintiffs' claims for attorney fees and costs in connection with the settlement of the above-referenced litigation.)