Arts, Parks, Libraries, and Community Enrichment Committee

Agenda — 8 items

1. 1 Department of Animal Services report relative to the feasibility and implementation of a requirement to microchip all dogs, cats, rabbits, and horses.
2. 2 Motion (Rodriguez – Blumenfield) relative to the operating hours for Amistad Pocket Park located at 13116 West Kagel Canyon Street in Council District 7.
3. 3 Motion (Lee – Park – Padilla) relative to requesting the City Attorney to prepare and present an ordinance that would amend the Los Angeles Municipal Code to close parks in Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones when Red Flag Days are declared, and that the Department of Recreation and Parks be requested to report on enforcement options to ensure compliance of these closures.
4. 4 Motion (Hernandez - McOsker) relative to authorizing the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment to submit a grant application and to accept a grant award from LA2050 for the "Connecting Neighbors and Empowering LA!" initiative, and related matters.
5. 5 Motion (Hutt - Harris-Dawson) relative to initiating the "South LA Historic Neighborhood Markers" project for monument structures and/or gateways at specific intersections; instructing the Department of City Planning with the assistance of the Department of Cultural Affairs to report with a list of cultural assets and relevant historic cultural monuments, with the goal of identifying resources that can provide an interactive historical context for South Los Angeles; and related matters, including authorization of funds.
6. 6 Motion (Hutt - McOsker) relative to instructing the Bureau of Engineering, with assistance from the Department of Recreation and Parks and the City Attorney, to report with recommendations to convert the current closure of Wilton Place at Pico Boulevard into a parklet.
7. 7 City Administrative Officer report relative to authorizing the Community Investment for Families Department to accept grant awards from the State of California Office of Traffic Safety for the Child Passenger Safety Program and for the Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program.
8. 8 City Attorney report and draft Ordinance amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code to add West Lakeside Street Park, located at 15625 Bledsoe Street, in the Sylmar neighborhood, to the list of parks with specific opening and closing hours