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October 29, 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 — 27 items

  1. 1 GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to an application by PS Southern California One, LLC for a franchise renewal and transfer.
  2. 2 GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the acquisition of the properties located at 1017 and 1023 North Heliotrope Drive (APN: 5538-019-024) and 1027 North Heliotrope Drive (APN: 5538-019-023) in Council District 13.
  3. 3 GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to grant of a use rights agreement to the Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust (LANLT) for access to the necessary areas at the Watts Towers Arts Center Campus in connection with the Watts Tower Arts Center Campus Project.
  4. 4 GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY, INNOVATION, AND AUDITS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to funding from the Innovation Fund (IF) for the Bureau of Street Lighting (BSL) – 3D Printing for the Public Right-of-Way Project.
  5. 5 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, AND RELATED CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) FINDINGS, PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT, and RESOLUTION relative to a General Plan Amendment to the Safety Element to incorporate the most current Local Hazard Mitigation Plan.
  6. 6 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to requesting an ordinance to make it a trespass to leave designated trails, walkways, or recreation areas and enter into designated Protected Areas for Wildlife at Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park without authorization; and related matters.
  7. 7 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) PURSUANT TO CEQA GUIDELINES, ARTICLE 19, SECTION 15332, CLASS 32, AND RELATED CEQA FINDINGS; COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES CITY PLANNING COMMISSION (LACPC); AND AN APPEAL filed by Eva Nathanson (Representative: Andrew Sachs), from the determination of the LACPC in: 1) approving a Density Bonus/Affordable Housing Incentive Program Determination, pursuant to Chapter 1 Section 12.22 A.25(g) of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), to permit the construction of a Housing Development Project with the On-Menu Incentive
  8. 8 RULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City's position on Senate Bill (SB) 84 (Niello), which would provide businesses an opportunity to fix construction-related deficiencies that violate disability access provisions before penalties are issued.
  9. 9 RULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City's position on Assembly Bill (AB) 1088 (Bains) which would add kratom products containing 7-hydroxymitragynine to the Sherman Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law.
  10. 10 RULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City's position on S.2468 (Padilla), the Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929, which would update the United States' (U.S.) outdated immigration system and provide millions of long-term U.S. residents a pathway to permanent residency in the U.S.
  11. 11 RULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City's position on S. 2238 (Klobuchar – Moreno) and H.R. 5221 (Baird), the Preventing Auto Recycling Theft Act.
  12. 12 RULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City's position on H.R. 5205, the Airport Noise Reduction Act.
  13. 13 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY and AMENDING MOTION 22A (HARRIS-DAWSON – LEE) relative to a proposed legal services agreement with Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP for legal services related to the January 2025 wildfire litigation and related federal investiagions; proposed grant of informed written consent, Grigsby, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Case No. 25STCV00832, and significant exposure to litigation.
  14. 14 (Trade, Travel and Tourism Committee report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.)
  15. 15 Recommendation for Council action:
  16. 20 MOTION (LEE - JURADO) relative to funding for sustaining the Handyworker Program's activities within Council District (CD) 12.
  17. 21 MOTION (BLUMENFIELD - HUTT) relative to amending the prior Council action of August 12, 2025 regarding due diligence work for the property located at 7227 Owensmouth Avenue.
  18. 22 MOTION (YAROSLAVSKY - LEE) relative to funding for additional police services within Council District Five (CD 5).
  19. 23 CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (HUTT - HARRIS-DAWSON, McOSKER) relative to a report on the feasibility of requiring First Amendment activity permits for parades costing more than $100,000 to be transmitted to Council for consideration and approval.
  20. 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 Dohree Batongbacal v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24STCV15901. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on January 23, 2024, on a curb near 216 North Commonwealth Avenue, in the City of Los Angeles.)
  21. 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 Agavni Khachatryan v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22VECV02252. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on June 22, 2022, on an uneven sidewalk located at 7346 Beck Avenue, in North Hollywood, California.)
  22. 26 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 Navid Askarinam v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV04485. (This matter arises from an October 4, 2022, trip and fall incident on a City sidewalk located at 7150 Beverly Boulevard, in the City of Los Angeles.)
  23. 27 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 Cesar Chavez 888, LLC v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24STCP01880. (This litigation concerns a decision on appeal by the East Los Angeles Area Planning Commission (APC) pertaining to a Redevelopment Plan Project Compliance Review for a 50-unit mixed-use project with five Extremely Low-Income units at 2115-2125 East Cesar Chavez Avenue and 301-309 North Chicago Street.)
  24. 28 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 Rosalina Reyes, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV39329. (This matter arises from the June 30, 2021 incident in which the Los Angeles Police Department Bomb Squad detonated explosive material on East 27th Street in Los Angeles.)
  25. 29 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 Robert Marc Evans v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV31938. [This matter arises from a complaint of discrimination, retaliation and failure to prevent discrimination and retaliation in violation of the California Fair Employment & Housing Act (FEHA) against the City.]
  26. 30 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 Magdalina Zakaryan v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV27130. (This matter arose on September 3, 2022, when Plaintiffs religious exemption appeal was denied and she was informed she would be terminated for non-compliance with the City's COVID-19 vaccination requirement.)
  27. 31 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 Juan Velasquez, et al. v. Daniel Steven Orellana, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23CHCV02588. (This matter arises from a vehicle versus vehicle traffic collision on April 19, 2023, on the westbound 210 Freeway.)