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February 25, 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 — 47 items

  1. 1 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Onteora and Kerwin Places Street Lighting District.​
  2. 2 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the 112th Street and Compton Avenue Street Lighting District, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.
  3. 3 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the 112th Street and Central Avenue Street Lighting District, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.
  4. 4 HEARING COMMENTS relative to an Application for Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity for the sale of alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption at Super King Market, located at 16107 West Victory Boulevard.
  5. 5 HEARING COMMENTS relative to an Application for Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity for the sale of alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption at Cali Market, located at 9601 and 9603 West Venice Boulevard.
  6. 6 AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR LA RECOVERY and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES’ REPORT relative to the feasibility and steps necessary to authorize the temporary reemployment of retired employees to aid in the City's wildfire recovery and rebuilding efforts.
  7. 7 AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR LA RECOVERY and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES’ REPORT relative to the 2025 January Wildfires Disaster Recovery National Dislocated Worker Grant to provide temporary jobs for clean-up and humanitarian assistance.
  8. 8 CIVIL RIGHTS, EQUITY, IMMIGRATION, AGING AND DISABILITY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the appointment of Dr. Thela Thatch to the Commission on Community and Family Services.
  9. 9 CIVIL RIGHTS, EQUITY, IMMIGRATION, AGING AND DISABILITY COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending Section 22.1223 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) to establish definitions and specify approaches for the Office of Race and Equity to advance and implement equity principles as core elements of the goals, objectives, and strategies of the City of Los Angeles.
  10. 10 CIVIL RIGHTS, EQUITY, IMMIGRATION, AGING AND DISABILITY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the allocation of Program Year 50 (2024-25) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Administrative Funds
  11. 11 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Annual Planning Report (APR) for the Greater Lincoln Heights 2024-2033 (Property Based) Business Improvement District (BID).
  12. 12 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Annual Planning Report (APR) for the Historic Old Town Canoga Park (Property Based) Business Improvement District (BID).
  13. 13 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Annual Planning Report (APR) for the Tarzana Safari Walk (Property-Based) Business Improvement District (BID).
  14. 14 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Annual Planning Report (APR) for the Century City (Property-Based) Business Improvement District (BID).
  15. 15 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Annual Planning Report (APR) for the Westwood (Property-Based) Business Improvement District (BID).
  16. 16 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Annual Planning Report (APR) for the Melrose (Property-Based) Business Improvement District (BID).
  17. 17 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Annual Planning Report (APR) for the West Adams 2021-2025 (Property-Based) Business Improvement District (BID).
  18. 18 EXEMPTION and ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to allocating funds in CRA/LA Excess Non-Housing Bond Proceeds from all CRA/LA Redevelopment Project Areas to cover budgeted Fiscal Year 2024-25 staffing costs; and determination that the allocation of CRA/LA Excess Non-Housing Bond Proceeds (EBP) for staffing costs does not constitute a project as defined by Section 15378(b)(4) (Creation of Government Funding Mechanisms or Other Government Fiscal Activities) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.
  19. 19 GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to issuing a notice or cease and desist letters to all Tobacco Retailer Permit holders as warning against selling mislabeled hemp products that contain trace amounts of THC.
  20. 20 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the appointment of Kristal Romero to the House LA Citizen Oversight Committee (House LA COC).
  21. 21 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES’ REPORT relative to extending the Proposition HHH (Prop HHH) funding commitment for four Prop HHH Permanent Supportive Housing Loan Program projects and two Housing Challenge projects.
  22. 22 PERSONNEL AND HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending Schedule “B” of Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) Section 4.900.1, to update the classification listings, and increase the base wage salaries of certain non-represented classifications, employed in the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP).
  23. 23 MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION, MITIGATION MEASURES, MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM, and RELATED CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) FINDINGS; PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to a Zone Change and Height District Change for the property located at 956 North Seward Street (936 - 962 North Seward Street and 949 - 959 North Hudson Avenue).
  24. 24 RULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to amending Section 8.231 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) in regards to the ability for the Council President to appoint members to the Innovation and Performance Commission from nominations submitted by the Chairs of the Budget and Finance, Personnel and Hiring, and the Government Efficiency, Innovation and Audits Committees.
  25. 25 RULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to supporting the South Coast Air Quality Management District’s (SCAQMD) proposed Rules 1111 and 1121 to mandate zero-emission standards for residential and commercial furnaces and water heaters.
  26. 26 RULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City's position regarding Assembly Bill (AB) 246 (Bryan), which seeks to prohibit residential property owners in the County of Los Angeles from increasing rent beyond the rate charged on January 7, 2025, during the state of emergency and for a period of 12 months after its termination.
  27. 27 RULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City’s position on an expansion of the Film and Television Tax Credit Program’s annual incentive cap to $750 million.
  28. 28 RESOLUTION (HARRIS-DAWSON - BLUMENFIELD) relative to the Declaration of Local Emergency by the Mayor dated January 7, 2025, and Updated Declaration of Local Emergency by the Mayor dated January 13, 2025, due to the windstorm and extreme fire weather system and devastating wildfires in the City of Los Angeles (City), pursuant to Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) Section 8.27.
  29. 29 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF 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).
  30. 30 MOTION (BLUMENFIELD - YAROSLAVSKY) relative to funding for construction of the Haynes Street Greenway Project in Council District Three (CD 3).
  31. 31 MOTION (BLUMENFIELD - YAROSLAVSKY) relative to funding for various community beautification efforts in Council District Three (CD 3), to be coordinated by the Los Angeles Conservations Corps for the period beginning March 1, 2025 and ending December 31, 2026.
  32. 32 RESOLUTION (YAROSLAVSKY - PARK) relative to designating locations in Council District Five 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.
  33. 33 MOTION (BLUMENFIELD - YAROSLAVSKY) relative to a Personal Services Contract with E & E Consulting, LLC, for the provision of expert environmental, climate, and energy policy services to the Third Council District, for the term of March 1, 2025 to October 31, 2025, with a not-to-exceed amount of $150,000.
  34. 34 MOTION (PARK - BLUMENFIELD) relative to funding for services in connection with the special recognition of Bulgarian National Liberation Day 2025 at City Hall on March 3, 2025, including the illumination of City Hall.
  35. 35 MOTION (HUTT - JURADO) relative to funding for lost revenue from four parking spaces at Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) Lot No. 625 that will be used by the Leimert Park - Crenshaw Corridor Business Improvement District (BID) for the storage of tools and equipment for cleanliness services in the surrounding area.
  36. 36 MOTION (HARRIS-DAWSON - BLUMENFIELD) relative to a regular meeting of the Council on Friday, February 28, 2025 to be held in the Van Nuys City Hall.
  37. 37 MOTION (BLUMENFIELD - HERNANDEZ) relative to funding to continue the City's partnership with SHARE! to provide additional funding for housing related services.
  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 Flying Food Group, LLC v. City of Los Angeles , United States District Court Case No. 2:23-cv-9146. (The case arises from the plaintiff’s claims for declaratory and injunctive relief.)
  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 Cindi Witte v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV09168. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident that occurred on February 20, 2020, at 222 Hilgard Avenue, 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 Juana Ivett Busby Arango v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV05077. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on March 29, 2022, on the sidewalk near 1182 Crocker Street, in the City of Los Angeles.)
  41. 41 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 Joseph John McCann, Jr. v. De Coral Plaza, LLC, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV33691. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on September 11, 2020, on the sidewalk of Gorham Avenue behind 11756 San Vicente Boulevard.)
  42. 42 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 Celeste Haydee Echeverria De Franco v. County of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV16029. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on October 7, 2021, on a sidewalk located at 5455 Bellingham Avenue, in Valley Village, California.)
  43. 43 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 Shawn Hendizadeh v. City of L.A. Dept. of Building and Safety, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV40177. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on April 7, 2022, on an uneven sidewalk located at located at 221 North Figueroa Street, in the city of Los Angeles.)
  44. 44 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 Guadalupe Castrellon de Leon v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV34413. (This matter arises from a trip and fall accident on July 30, 2020, on a sidewalk located at 13401 Saticoy Avenue, in Los Angeles.)
  45. 45 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 Maria Estrada v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV21022. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident that occurred on March 28, 2022, at 3323 Jeffries Avenue, Los Angeles.)
  46. 46 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 Efronia Manukyan v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 19STCV22473. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident that occurred on August 15, 2018, at 5717 La Mirada Avenue, Los Angeles.)
  47. 47 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 Jesse Reyes v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV20728. (This matter arises from the June 30, 2021, incident in which the Los Angeles Police Department Bomb Squad detonated explosive material.)