City Council Meeting
John Ferraro Council Chamber Room 340, City Hall 200 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Agenda — 25 items
- 1 HEARING OF PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the modification of the Los Angeles Tourism Marketing District, pursuant to Section 54954.6 of the California Government Code, Section 36663 et seq. of the California Streets and Highways Code.
- 2 HEARING TESTIMONY AND COMMENTS relative to the establishment of the Los Angeles Tourism Marketing District, pursuant to the provisions of Section 54954.6 of the Government Code and Section 36600 et seq. of the Streets and Highways Code.
- 3 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the potential to enhance and expand fiber optic infrastructure within and around Jobs and Economic Development Incentive (JEDI) Zones.
- 4 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to preparing and presenting an ordinance to dedicate a city parcel located at the triangle intersection of Genevieve Avenue, Kipling Avenue and Monte Bonito Drive, as public right-of-way.
- 5 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to an exception to the City's one-year, street cut moratorium on Pontius Avenue to allow for the installation of a fire line extension at 1831 Pontius Avenue.
- 6 PUBLIC SAFETY and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to grant funding to support the Dispute Resolution Program (DRP) Community mediation services.
- 7 PUBLIC SAFETY and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to grant funding for the Dispute Resolution Program (DRP), Neighborhood Justice Panel, Restorative Justice Program.
- 8 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a three-year lease with Kinkisharyo International, LLC to operate and maintain an existing hanger and building at 2825 East Avenue P at Palmdale Landholdings of Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA).
- 9 GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Fourth Construction Projects Report (CPR).
- 10 STATUTORY EXEMPTION and HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES REPORT relative to a lease agreement with GMA - Sierra Vista, LLC and Sierra Vista-Y, LLC for interim housing operations of a Tiny Home Village (THV) located at 5301 Sierra Vista Avenue in Council District 13.
- 11 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a contract with Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley, PC for outside counsel assistance with Shapiro v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 25STCV04179.
- 12 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a proposed Legal Services Agreement with Meyers Nave regarding Leon Faynsod, et al. v. City of Los Angeles , Case No. 23STCV12209 (consolidated per Court Order with Leonid Pustilnikov, et al. v. City of Los Angeles , Case No. 23STCV13171).
- 13 Economic Development and Jobs Committee report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.)
- 14 MOTION (LEE - HUTT) relative to funding for supplemental Charter Bus services in Council District 12 (CD 12).
- 15 MOTION (HARRIS-DAWSON - HERNANDEZ) relative to funding to supplement the community intervention services provided through the Safe Passage Program in Council District Eight (CD 8).
- 16 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 Korey Wynne, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 18STCV09139. (This matter arises from an incident involving members of the Los Angeles Police Department on August 10, 2016, in Los Angeles, California.)
- 17 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 David Angeles Guzman v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV12668. (This matter arises from the June 30, 2021, incident in which the Los Angeles Police Department Bomb Squad detonated explosive material.)
- 18 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 Lilia Rodriguez Martinez v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV15511. (This matter arises from a June 30, 2021 incident, where the Los Angeles Police Department detonated illegal fireworks on the 700 block of East 27th Street, in Los Angeles.)
- 19 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 Bucio v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV12477. (This matter arises from the June 30, 2021, incident in which the Los Angeles Police Department Bomb Squad detonated explosive material.)
- 20 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 Time Warner Cable Information Services (CA) LLC v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV30988. (This case arises from a communication users tax payment.)
- 21 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 Laura Beltran Martinez, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV15108. (This matter arises from the June 30, 2021, incident in which the Los Angeles Police Department Bomb Squad detonated explosive material.)
- 22 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 Bruce Watts, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV06472. (This matter arises from a July 14, 2022, incident involving claims of professional negligence against members of the Los Angeles Fire Department.)
- 23 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 Jane Does, et al. v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV21284 (Lead) Consolidated with Los Angeles Superior Court Case Nos. 23STCV29551 and 23STCV21995. (This case concerns a lawsuit regarding the City attempting to recover records inadvertently produced pursuant to the California Public Records Act.)
- 24 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 Cassandra Terhune v. Los Angeles Public Library, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV18368. (This matter arises from an incident arising from the employment of a librarian at the Los Angeles Public Library in 2023.)
- 25 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 William Faulkner v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV23699. (This matter arises from a claim of racial discrimination, harassment and retaliation by the Plaintiff, a Los Angeles Police Department officer, against his former by his commanding officer.)