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City Council Meeting

May 23, 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 — 26 items

  1. 1 ARTS, PARKS, LIBRARIES, AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a transfer of interest for Olvera Street Space C-9 from Olvera Street merchant Bertha Gomez to Olvera Street merchant Felix Muñoz.
  2. 2 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the status of the Watts Civic Center Serenity Greenway project and an overview of current Measure W projects.
  3. 3 RULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to including a position in the City's 2025-26 State Legislative Program support for Senate Bill 71 (Wiener), which would make permanent the statutory California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemptions for transit and active transportation projects that advance the State's climate, safety, and public health goals, while improving access and mobility options.
  4. 4 (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.)
  5. 5 CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (McOSKER – YAROSLAVSKY) relative to the establishment of a standardized process for employee transfers and swaps to funded positions across City Departments.
  6. 6 GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY, INNOVATION, AND AUDITS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to funding from the Innovation Fund (IF) for the Bureau of Sanitation (BOS) Smart Meter Installation Project pilot.
  7. 7 GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY, INNOVATION, AND AUDITS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to funds from the Innovation Fund (IF) for the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Use-of-Force Dashboard pilot project.
  8. 8 GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY, INNOVATION, AND AUDITS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to funding from the Innovation Fund (IF) for the Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) Watts Towers Arts Center Campus Virtual Accessibility Experience pilot project.
  9. 9 GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY, INNOVATION, AND AUDITS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to funding from the Innovation Fund (IF) for the Bureau of Sanitation (BOS) Fork-to-Fuel Initiative pilot project.
  10. 10 GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY, INNOVATION, AND AUDITS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to funding from the Innovation Fund (IF) for the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) Digitization of Fire Reports and Electronic Payments pilot project.
  11. 11 GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY, INNOVATION, AND AUDITS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to funding from the Innovation Fund (IF) for the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) Medical Supply Inventory Management System pilot project.
  12. 12 GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY, INNOVATION, AND AUDITS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to funding from the Innovation Fund (IF) for the Bureau of Sanitation (BOS) Turning Waste into Wealth: Investing in the Circular Economy pilot project.
  13. 13 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to rescinding Ordinance No. 187709, which prohibited new oil and gas extraction and made existing extraction activities a nonconforming use in all zones, pursuant to a stipulated judgment and writ of mandate in the case entitled Warren E&P, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCP00060, and three related cases.
  14. 14 ORDINANCE SECOND CONSIDERATION relative to the Living Wage Ordinance (LWO) and Hotel Worker Minimum Wage Ordinance (HWMO); and adding Article 2.1 and amending Articles 6 and 8 of Chapter XVIII of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), and amending Articles 10 and 11 of Division 10 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) to increase the wages and health benefits provided to hotel and airport workers in the City of Los Angeles, to provide training requirements and implement enforcement measures for hotel workers, and other technical changes.
  15. 15 PERSONNEL AND HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the addition of three positions for the preparation of the Specific Plan for the Van Nuys Airport.
  16. 16 MOTION (JURADO - PADILLA) relative to funding for various community beautification efforts and clean team services in Council District 14, to be coordinated by the Los Angeles Conservation Corps.
  17. 17 MOTION (JURADO - PARK) relative to funding any aspect of the LGBT Heritage Month event.
  18. 18 MOTION (BLUMENFIELD - McOSKER) relative to funding for the purpose of fence repair work in Council District Three (CD 3).
  19. 19 MOTION (BLUMENFIELD - PADILLA) relative to funding to support the development of a Peer Respite in Council District Three (CD 3).
  20. 20 MOTION (McOSKER - NAZARIAN) relative to an offer of reward for information leading to information leading to the identification, apprehension, and conviction of person or persons responsible for the death of Reynaldo Gonzalez on February 14, 2025.
  21. 21 MOTION (McOSKER - NAZARIAN) relative to reinstating the reward offer in the unsolved murder of Akeem Jamaal Coburn for an additional six months.
  22. 22 MOTION (HARRIS-DAWSON - PRICE) relative to funding for homeless encampment community intervention services to be provided by Urban Alchemy in Council District Eight (CD 8).
  23. 23 Recommendation for Council action:
  24. 27 JOINT COMMUNICATION FROM THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT relative to the appointment of Justin Ramirez as Executive Director of the Charter Reform Commission.
  25. 28 Recommendation for Council action:
  26. 29 Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: