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February 18, 2025 ·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 HEARING COMMENTS relative to an Application for Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity for the sale of alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption at Liquor and More, located at 6670 Foothill Boulevard, Tujunga, California 91042.
  2. 2 HEARING COMMENTS relative to an Application for Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity for the sale of alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption at Noor Market USA Inc., located at 1119 North Western Avenue, Unit A and B, Los Angeles, California 90029.
  3. 3 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Pacific Avenue and Hurricane Street Lighting District.​
  4. 4 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Lincoln Boulevard and Mindanao Way No. 1 Street Lighting District.​
  5. 5 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Burbank Boulevard and Canoga Avenue Street Lighting District.
  6. 6 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Rowena Avenue and Hyperion Avenue No. 1 Street Lighting District.
  7. 7 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Glendale Boulevard and Waverly Drive No. 1 Street Lighting District.
  8. 8 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Silver Lake Boulevard and Ewing Street Lighting District.
  9. 9 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Moorpark Street and Vineland Avenue Street Lighting District.
  10. 10 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the 102nd and Juniper Streets Lighting District.
  11. 11 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Calada Street and Union Pacific Avenue Street Lighting District.
  12. 12 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Lexington and Kenmore Avenues Street Lighting District.​
  13. 13 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Stagg Street and Oso Avenue No.1 Street Lighting District.
  14. 14 AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR LA RECOVERY REPORT relative to requesting the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) to report on existing protocols and procedures for LADWP infrastructure and the contingencies that are in place for water conveyance systems in emergency situations.
  15. 15 AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR LA RECOVERY REPORT relative to requesting the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) to report on why certain areas of the City are more susceptible to power outages compared to others, what factors contributed to the disproportionate impact of outages around the City, and what contingencies the LADWP has to address these impacts.
  16. 16 AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR LA RECOVERY REPORT relative to protocols and measures that the City does and should implement in response to the issuance of Red Flag Warnings and declarations of a Particularly Dangerous Situation (PDS) by the National Weather Service (NWS); and the fine for violation of existing or future Red Flag Warning ordinances.
  17. 17 AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR LA RECOVERY REPORT relative to accounting for the City's response associated with fire preparedness and response to the recent Palisades, Kenneth, Hurst and other fires exacerbated by human activity and climate change.
  18. 18 AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR LA RECOVERY REPORT relative to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) reporting on preparedness measures, planned emergency responses and identification of gaps in current emergency procedures.
  19. 19 AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR LA RECOVERY REPORT relative to requesting an After Action Report from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) regarding communications to all customers in evacuation order zones relative to power outages and the LADWP's No Drinking Water Notice in the aftermath of the 2025 Windstorm and Wildfire Event.
  20. 20 AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR LA RECOVERY REPORT relative to issuing additional parking permits to residents in Preferential Parking Districts (PPDs) who are currently sheltering people displaced by the Palisades or Eaton fires.
  21. 21 AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR LA RECOVERY REPORT relative to the feasibility of waiving plan check fees, permit fees, and arts fees for repairs and rebuilds of structures that were destroyed in the Palisades Fire.
  22. 22 AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR LA RECOVERY REPORT relative to the feasibility of developing and implementing a proactive, semi-annual brush clearance program; and resources needed to ensure enforcement of brush clearance rules.
  23. 23 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, ARTS, PARKS, LIBRARIES, AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) 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.
  24. 24 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to requesting the City Attorney to draft an ordinance amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) for proposed technical amendments to the Rent Stabilization Ordinance (RSO) and Just Cause for Eviction Ordinance (JCO); and related matters.
  25. 25 NEGATIVE DECLARATION, ERRATA, and RELATED CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) FINDINGS, PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT, and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to a Zone Change for the property located at 3216 West 8th Street (primary address); 3218, 3220, 3222 West 8th Street; and 800, 810, 812, 812 ½, 814, and 814 ½ South Mariposa Avenue.
  26. 26 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 638 South Berendo Street (3273, 3275, 3277, 3279, 3281, 3283, 3285, 3287, and 3289 West Wilshire Boulevard, and 638, 642, and 646 South Berendo Street).
  27. 27 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the inclusion of Clinton Manor Courtyard Apartments, located at 5134 - 5184 Clinton Street, in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments.
  28. 28 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE relative to the inclusion of The Barn, located at 10300 - 10304 Santa Monica Boulevard, in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments.
  29. 29 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a non-monetary donation of Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) camera equipment, extended warranty service, and hardware installation for the benefit of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), West Los Angeles Division, valued at $202,000, from the Los Angeles Police Foundation.
  30. 30 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to examining and potentially strengthening local fireworks-related ordinances and advocating for more stringent state law provisions.
  31. 31 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Securing the Cities (STC) Grant Program award, and budget modifications and reappropriations for FYs 2020 and 2023.
  32. 32 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to amendments to five Personal Services Contracts (PSCs) for recycling and/or disposal of inert materials, mixed inert materials, mixed debris, waste debris, white goods, bulky items, and construction and demolition materials generated by the Bureau of Street Services
  33. 33 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to drafting ordinances that prohibit certain types of evictions as outlined in the Motion for tenants who attest to having experienced economic hardship related to the January 2025 fires; suspends Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Section 151.06(G); and related matters.
  34. 34 Recommendation for Council action:
  35. 35 MOTION (HERNANDEZ - BLUMENFIELD) relative to funding for additional services in Council District One (CD 1) to be provided by USC Care Medical Group, Inc.
  36. 36 MOTION (PADILLA - BLUMENFIELD) relative to funding for the supply and installation of pole mounted security cameras at the Sepulveda Basin.
  37. 37 Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
  38. 38 The City Council shall 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 Stop LAPD Spying Coalition v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV34800. (This matter arises from a December 2022 California Public Records Act (CPRA) request, which was submitted by the organization Stop LAPD Spying Coalition to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) seeking a "current roster of all LAPD officers" with the following information for each officer: "name, serial number, ethnicity, gend
  39. 39 The City Council shall 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 Los Angeles Police Department Sergeant Joel Sydanmaa v. Los Angeles Police Department, et al. , United States District Court Case No. 8:20-cv-02190-FLA (JDEx). (This is an Employment Litigation matter against the City of Los Angeles.)
  40. 40 The City Council shall 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 Nicole Jennifer Bastidas v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV14996. (This matter arises from an incident wherein Plaintiff was riding a motorized scooter and hit an uneven divot in the roadway located at 3585 West Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, California.)