City Council Meeting
John Ferraro Council Chamber Room 340, City Hall 200 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Agenda — 35 items
- 1 HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the proposed maintenance and Operation of the annual assessment of the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Los Angeles City Street Lighting Maintenance Assessment District.
- 2 HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the proposed maintenance and operation of the 1996/97 Z Series Street Lighting Maintenance Assessment District for 2025-26.
- 3 HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCES FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the proposed maintenance and operation of the annual assessment of the 2025-26 Proposition 218 Confirmed Street Lighting Maintenance Assessment District.
- 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 Sylmar Liquor, located at 12431 San Fernando Road Suite A.
- 5 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and/or Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC), for the property located at 11643 West Otsego Street.
- 6 HEARING OF PROTESTS relative to the establishment of the Little Tokyo Business Improvement District, pursuant to Section 53753 of the California Government Code, Section 36600 et seq. of the California Streets and Highways Code and Article XIII D of the California Constitution.
- 7 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to additional funding for the legal services agreement with Maynard Nexsen, PC to provide legal services related to the case entitled Vadnais Trenchless Service, Inc. V. City of Los Angeles, et al ., Los Angeles Superior Court (LASC) Case No. 23STCV26802.
- 8 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to an amendment to Contract No. C-144622 to substitute Stoel Rives LLP for Downey Brand LLP to assist in the matter of compliance with writ of mandate in the case entitled United Neighborhoods for Los Angeles v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles County Superior Court Case No. 21STCP02401.
- 9 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to the Fiscal Year 2024-25 (FY 24-25) Los Angeles County (County) Criminal Record Clearing Project grant acceptance packet for support of the County Homeless Court Program administered by the City Attorney's Homeless Engagement and Response Team (HEART).
- 10 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to a court-issued Writ of Mandate and Judgment issued in the case entitled Sunset Landmark Investment, LLC v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 19STCP01027 (related to Case No. 19STCP0988), ordering the City Council to set aside and invalidate the Mitigated Negative Declaration and all project approvals associated with the proposed Selma Wilcox Hotel Project located at 6421-6429 1/2 West Selma Avenue and 1600-1604 North Wilcox Avenue; and, rescinding the Zone and H
- 11 TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a proposed a Sixth Amendment to Contract No. C-124676 between the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) and Modaxo Traffic Management USA, Inc. (formerly Conduent State and Local Solutions, Inc.), for parking citation processing and collection services.
- 12 Council may recess to Closed Session pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(a)(1) to consult with the Los Angeles Police Department regarding threats to public services and facilities.
- 13 ARTS, PARKS, LIBRARIES, AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to accepting a grant from the Annenberg Foundation for fee-waived pet adoptions in January 2025.
- 14 ARTS, PARKS, LIBRARIES, AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to a grant application for the 2024-2025 Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) from the California Department of Education (CDE), for the Department of Recreation and Parks (RAP) Summer Lunch Program, and to accept and receive the grant funds.
- 15 ARTS, PARKS, LIBRARIES, AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to accepting a grant from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) for fee-waived cat and dog adoptions.
- 16 PUBLIC SAFETY, PERSONNEL AND HIRING, and BUDGET, FINANCE AND INNOVATION COMMITTEES' REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to the Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) Grant Fiscal Year 2024 (FY 24) acceptance.
- 17 PUBLIC SAFETY and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) grant award – contracting authorities and budget modifications.
- 18 DOWNTOWN ENVIRONMENTAL CASE NO. ENV-2017-433-EIR, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR) STATE CLEARINGHOUSE (SCH) NO. 2017021024) AND HOUSING ELEMENT EIR ENV-2020-6762-EIR (SCH NO. 2021010130) AND ADDENDUM NO. 1 AND 2 TO ENV-2020-6762-EIR, PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to incorporating technical corrections to Chapter 1A (New Zoning Code) and Chapter I. (General Provisions and Zoning) of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) in Attachment 1, and Exhibits A, B, C, D and E.
- 19 Possible ratification and related actions relative to the Mayor's Declaration of Emergency of June 10, 2025, regarding the existence of a local emergency as the City of Los Angeles continues to experience a substantial and escalating number of dangerous and unlawful behavior, including violence against first responders, vandalism of public and private property, looting of businesses, and failure to follow the lawful dispersal orders of the Los Angeles Police Department, as a result of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) sweeps and raids, pursuant to Los Angeles Administ
- 20 CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (SOTO-MARTINEZ – YAROSLAVSKY) relative to accepting payments of compensatory penalties from Lynn Tollakson and Century Hill Association for a violation of the Civil and Human Rights Law.
- 21 MOTION (RODRIGUEZ - BLUMENFILED) relative to funding for vehicle recycling and dismantling of vehicles that are eligible for salvage in Council District Seven (CD 7).
- 22 MOTION (SOTO-MARTINEZ - RODRIGUEZ) relative to amending the prior Council action of March 25, 2025, Council file No (CF). 25-0274, to restate a Street Banner Program celebrating the 44th Annual Lotus Festival at Echo Park on July 12 and 13, 2025, for the period of May 1 - July 31, 2025.
- 23 MOTION (MCOSKER - BLUMENFIELD) relative to amending the prior Council action of April 12, 2024, Council file No. (CF) 14-1174-S94, to revise the approved amount of taxable CRA/LA Excess Non-Housing Bond Proceeds (EBP) available to Council District (CD) 15 for the Downtown San Pedro Wayfinding Signage and Information Kiosk Project.
- 24 MOTION (HERNANDEZ - RODRIGUEZ) relative to rescinding the prior Council action of January 24, 2025, Council file No. (CF) 23-1443-S3, to revert funding to its original source and utilize funds from the Encampment Resolution Fund Grant - Arroyo Seco Special Fund Account for outreach and housing services coordinated by L.A. Global Care in Council District One (CD 1).
- 25 MOTION (YAROSLAVSKY - LEE) relative to an instruction to agendize on the July 1, 2025 Council agenda funding for the purchase and installation of automated license plate readers in the Cheviot Hills neighborhood within Council District 5.
- 26 MOTION (BLUMENFIELD - HERNANDEZ) relative to additional recommendations regarding the approved Motion associated with Council file No. 21-1023-S3.
- 27 MOTION (RAMAN - BLUMENFIELD) relative to funding for repairing of a slope from a water service leak on January 9, 2024, near 1816 Sunset Plaza Drive in Council District 4.
- 28 MOTION (BLUMENFIELD - LEE) relative to the transfer of funds to support ongoing Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Vehicle Recycling Program activities in Council District Three (CD 3) through the end of Fiscal Year 2024-25.
- 29 RESOLUTION (JURADO - BLUMENFIELD) relative to the extension of Interim Control Ordinance (ICO) No. 188333, for a period of one year, that temporarily prohibits the issuance of demolition permits on rent stabilized multi-family housing and covenanted affordable housing units in the Boyle Heights Community Plan area of Council District 14 (CD 14).
- 30 Recommendation for Council action:
- 32 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT and AMENDING MOTION 7A (PADILLA – PRICE) relative to amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to pause the Department of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) from conducting any Phase 3 Round 3 retail license lottery in 2025.
- 33 ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATION FROM BOARD OF AIRPORT COMMISSIONERS relative to a proposed Second Amendment to Contract DA-5533 with ServiceWear Apparel Inc. for the purchase of uniforms for Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA).
- 34 ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATION FROM BOARD OF AIRPORT COMMISSIONERS relative to a proposed Third Amendment to Service Authority 4700002146 between the Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) and Curatorial Inc. for on-call art handling services.
- 35 ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATION FROM BOARD OF AIRPORT COMMISSIONERS relative to a proposed Second Amendments to Los Angeles World Airports' (LAWA) Contracts DA-5421 with Rum & Humble Inc. and Contract DA-5422 with Future Roots Inc. dba DUBLAB for continued development and implementation of a Musical Arts and Cultural Production Program at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
- 36 ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATION FROM THE BOARD OF HARBOR COMMISSIONERS (BOHC) relative to the proposed Eighth Amendment to Lease No. 915 with San Pedro Public Market, LLC.