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July 30, 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 — 64 items

  1. 1 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 10936 West Otsego Street.
  2. 2 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 10927 West Otsego Street.
  3. 3 TRANSFER OF FUNDS relative to a legal services agreement with Covington & Burling, LLP to provide legal services related to a federal investigation.
  4. 4 TRANSFER OF FUNDS relative to the amended and restated FamilySource Center contract (C-146095) with the extended term through December 31, 2025, and related actions.
  5. 5 TRANSFER OF FUNDS relative to the transfer and appropriation of funds from the AB1290 Fund for the Public Bank Feasibility Study Phase 1.
  6. 6 AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR LA RECOVERY, PUBLIC SAFETY and PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to a comprehensive Emergency Preparedness Plan for mudslide risks and best practices for safeguarding public safety and City infrastructure.
  7. 7 ARTS, PARKS, LIBRARIES, AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES' REPORTS relative to adjustments to the spay and neuter voucher value program.
  8. 8 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget Special Studies.
  9. 9 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to adding Article 16 to Chapter 6, Division 5 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC), to establish a Transportation Communications Network Revenue Fund.
  10. 10 BUDGET AND FINANCE and TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEES' REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending the Los Angeles Administrative Code to consolidate the Board of Taxicab Commissioners with the Board of Transportation Commissioners, and the Los Angeles Municipal Code to reflect that consolidation.
  11. 11 BUDGET AND FINANCE and TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEES' REPORTS and RESOLUTION relative to available South Coast Air Quality Management District funding programs for the electrification of the Los Angeles Department of Transportation's (LADOT) bus fleet and installation of charging infrastructure.
  12. 12 CIVIL RIGHTS, EQUITY, IMMIGRATION AGING AND DISABILITY and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to accepting the 2025 Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) and related actions.
  13. 13 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a request to disburse up to $749,331 from the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) Fund to reimburse BRIDGE Housing Corporation for the construction costs of the Sustainable Transit Infrastructure (STI) improvements for the Vermont and Manchester Project located at 8505 Evermont Place in Council District Eight (CD 8).
  14. 14 PERSONNEL AND HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) hiring process.
  15. 15 PERSONNEL AND HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to establishing a voluntary payroll deduction program enabling members of the Los Angeles Fire and Police Veterans Association (LAFPVA) to authorize payroll deductions to support their organization.
  16. 16 PERSONNEL AND HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to incorporating the new Workday payroll system to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP).
  17. 17 PERSONNEL AND HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the exemption of one Project Coordinator (Class Code 1537) position for the Los Angles Housing Department (LAHD) from the Civil Service pursuant to Charter Section 1001(d)(4).
  18. 18 PERSONNEL AND HIRING and PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to the current status of the Los Angeles Fire Department's (LAFD) Hazardous Materials (Hazmat) teams.
  19. 19 PERSONNEL AND HIRING, PUBLIC WORKS, and AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR LA RECOVERY COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to recruitment and hiring practices being used by the City and its contractors as part of the Pacific Palisades reconstruction.
  20. 20 PERSONNEL AND HIRING and TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to an update on the crossing guard deployment methodology.
  21. 21 PREVIOUSLY CERTIFIED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR) NO. ENV-2017-249-EIR, ADDENDUM, AND RELATED CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) FINDINGS; PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT, MODIFIED RESOLUTION, and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to General Plan Amendments, Zone Change and Height District Change, and a proposed Sign District ordinance for the properties located at located at 606-612, 638-694, and 679-689 South Mesquit Street, 1494-1498 East 6th Street, and 2119-2135 East 7th Street.
  22. 22 MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION (MND), No. ENV-2023-1255-MND, MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM, and RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS, PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to a Vesting Zone Change and Height District Change for the property located at 7500 North Chaminade Avenue (7500 North Chaminade Avenue, 23241 West Cohasset Street, 23260 West Saticoy Street, 23217 – 23255 West Saticoy Street, 7619 – 7629 North Woodlake Avenue).
  23. 23 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR), DRAFT EIR, No. ENV-2020-3533-EIR [STATE CLEARINGHOUSE (SCH) No. 2020120119], FINAL EIR, AND ERRATUM (COLLECTIVELY, NEW BEATRICE WEST PROJECT EIR), STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS, MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM, AND RELATED CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) FINDINGS; and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to an EIR appeal filed for the properties located at 12531 - 12575 West Beatrice Street; and 5410 - 5454 South Jandy Place.
  24. 24 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the inclusion of Southern California Telephone Company Exchange, located at 650 - 668 South La Brea Avenue, in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments.
  25. 25 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the inclusion of Hollywood Premiere Motel, located at 5329 – 5337 West Hollywood Boulevard; and 1716 - 1718 North Serrano Avenue, in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments.
  26. 26 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the inclusion of Sam Sharpe Triplex, located at 1977 North Kenmore Avenue, in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments.
  27. 27 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to extending the provisions of Ordinance No. 188333 imposing temporary interim regulations prohibiting the issuance of demolition permits on rent stabilized multi-family housing and covenanted affordable housing units in the Boyle Heights Community Plan area for an extension period of one year.
  28. 28 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to temporarily closing the street area between 648 and 800 West Avenue 37 in Mount Washington for reasons of public safety.
  29. 29 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE and AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR LA RECOVERY REPORT relative to contracting opportunities related to the January 2025 fire recovery efforts that could qualify for Community Level Contracting (CLC); and best practices for ensuring equitable distribution of recovery contracts.
  30. 30 SECOND CONSIDERATION OF RULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to adopting changes to the Rules of the Los Angeles City Council, Nos. 7 and 63.
  31. 31 TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to posting traffic restriction signage to mitigate vehicle congestion and safety issues, along South Western Avenue and West 14th Street.
  32. 32 TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a policy establishing exclusion zones for all app-based delivery services, and the needed staff and budget.
  33. 33 Recommendation for Council action:
  34. 34 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.
  35. 35 RESOLUTION (HARRIS-DAWSON – JURADO) 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 Administrative
  36. 36 MOTION (SOTO-MARTINEZ - PADILLA) relative to funding for the Council District (CD) 13 Emergency Financial Assistance Program.
  37. 37 MOTION (McOKSER - HERNANDEZ) relative to amending prior Council action of December 11, 2024, relative to the Arts Development Fee Update and the adoption of the Arts Development Fee Expenditure Report, Council file No. (CF) 13-0933-S8.
  38. 38 MOTION (SOTO-MARTINEZ - PADILLA) relative to extending a contractual agreement with Project Angel Food to provide assistance with operations of its facility in Council District 13.
  39. 39 MOTION (PARK - JURADO) relative to funding for the Abbot Kinney LGBTQ Crosswalk in Council District 11.
  40. 40 MOTION (SOTO-MARTINEZ - PADILLA) relative to funding for services in connection with the Council District 13 special observation of Ukrainian Independence Day on August 23-24, 2024, at City Hall, including the illumination of City Hall.
  41. 41 MOTION (McOSKER - LEE) relative to asserting jurisdiction over the June 26, 2025 Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC) action regarding the denial of an appeal for the properties located at 23416 and 23514 South President Avenue, within the Wilmington-Harbor City Community Plan Area.
  42. 42 MOTION (RODRIGUEZ - LEE) relative to funding for the Bureau of Sanitation (BOS) CARE+ operations in Council District Seven (CD 7).
  43. 43 MOTION (HERNANDEZ - BLUMENFIELD) relative to funding for the completion of the Maya Corridor's Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant access ramp improvements in Council District One (CD 1).
  44. 44 MOTION (RODRIGUEZ - HERNANDEZ) relative to funding for tree care and the removal of dead trees in Council District Seven (CD 7).
  45. 45 MOTION (BLUMENFIELD - NAZARIAN) relative to funding for the San Fernando Valley Community Mental Health Center's multi-disciplinary street team for mental health and supportive services to people experiencing homelessness in Council District Three (CD 3).
  46. 46 MOTION (RODRIGUEZ - NAZARIAN) relative to funding for the Verdugo Hills Pool and Bathhouse Project in Council District Seven (CD 7).
  47. 47 MOTION (PARK - PRICE) relative to a street banner program coordinated by the Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board to welcome the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) Annual Meeting, which takes place at the Los Angeles Convention Center from August 9, 2025 to August 12, 2025.
  48. 48 MOTION (HARRIS-DAWSON - HERNANDEZ) relative to funding to support speed hump needs and services on 75th Street between Raymond Avenue and Vermont Avenue in Council District Eight (CD 8).
  49. 49 MOTION (PADILLA - RODRIGUEZ) relative to funding for the Bureau of Sanitation (BOS) CARE+ operations in Council District Six (CD 6).
  50. 50 MOTION (PRICE - BLUMENFIELD) relative to declaring the City-owned property in the Vacation Area underlying Chick Hearn Court (Property), located between South Figueroa and Georgia Streets (Property) in Council District Nine (CD 9), as "Exempt Surplus Land", and approval of additional findings.
  51. 51 Recommendation for Council action:
  52. 54 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 2121 South Portland Street (Case No. 759924), Assessor I.D. No. 5124-014-002, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP).
  53. 55 Recommendation for Council action:
  54. 71 The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54596.9(d)(2), to confer with its legal counsel relative to pending litigation in the matter of Triunity JLRLA, LLC . (This case arises from a business license tax assessment.)
  55. 72 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 Michael Ruiz v. Alba Susanna Enriquez, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 19STCV39584. (This matter arises from a motor vehicle accident that occurred on November 6, 2017, on the 110 Freeway westbound, involving three motor vehicles and a City of Los Angeles Sanitation truck driven by now retired City employee Christopher DeWayne Fields.)
  56. 73 The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(2), to confer with its legal counsel relative to pending lititagtion in the matter of Chatsworth Mobile Home Park LLC . (This case arises from a documentary transfer tax payment.)
  57. 74 The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(2), to confer with its legal counsel relative to potential litigation in the matter of San Fernando Valley Hebrew High School . (This case arises from a documentary transfer tax payment.)
  58. 75 The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(2), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled 21300 Oxnard Master Site, LP . (This case arises from a documentary transfer tax payment.)
  59. 76 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 Lise Dupuis v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV05291. (This matter arises from a motor vehicle collision which occurred on February 26, 2018, on the Westbound 10 Freeway near the Robertson Boulevard exit, in Los Angeles, California.)
  60. 77 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 Cheryl Christensen v. Los Angeles Fire Department, et al. , Claim No. C24-02878. (This matter arises from a claim of violations of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act which occurred between 2021 and 2023 at the Los Angeles Fire Department.)
  61. 78 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 Arbi Mangasar v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23BBCV00736. (This matter arises from a March 13, 2022 vehicle versus vehicle incident at the intersection of Sunland Boulevard and Sunland Place, in Los Angeles.)
  62. 79 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 Ayman Hussein Zahran v. Los Angeles Police Department, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV24033. (This matter arises from a traffic accident that occurred on December 1, 2022, on Adams Boulevard, at the intersection with Flowers Street, in Los Angeles.)
  63. 80 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 Miriam Schwartz v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV14384. (This matter arises from trip and fall incident that occurred on June 17, 2020, near the intersection of Valley Meadow Road and Woodvale, in Encino.)
  64. 81 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 Willey v. Los Angeles Police Department, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 19STCV13983. (This matter arises from an April 2017 incident which gave rise to a personnel investigation against Plaintiff Joseph Willey and ultimately resulted in Plaintiff's administrative transfer out of Metropolitan Division and the Mounted Platoon.)