City Council Meeting
John Ferraro Council Chamber Room 340, City Hall 200 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Agenda — 65 items
- 1 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Thatcher Avenue and Washington Boulevard Street Lighting District.
- 2 HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to Building and Safety Department report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and/or Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) for the property located at 328 West 45th Street.
- 3 HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to Building and Safety Department report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and/or Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) for the property located at 5150 West Pico Boulevard, Unit #A.
- 4 HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to Building and Safety Department report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and/or Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) for the property located at 1652 East 108th Street.
- 5 HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to Building and Safety Department report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and/or Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) for the property located at 4918 South Sycamore Drive (AKA 4922, 4924, 4930 South Sycamore Drive).
- 6 HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to Building and Safety Department report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and/or Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) for the property located at 836 East 47th Street.
- 7 HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to Building and Safety Department report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and/or Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) for the property located at 2312 South Main Street.
- 8 HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to Building and Safety Department report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and/or Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) for the property located at 3961 South Western Avenue AKA 3959 South Western Avenue.
- 9 HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to Building and Safety Department report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and/or Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) for the property located at 321 West 58th Street.
- 10 HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to Building and Safety Department report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and/or Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) for the property located at 6401 North Camellia Avenue.
- 11 HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to Building and Safety Department report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and/or Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) for the property located at 4922 South Sycamore Drive (AKA 4918, 4924, 4930 South Sycamore Drive).
- 12 HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to Building and Safety Department report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and/or Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) for the property located at 2568 South Military Avenue.
- 13 HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to Building and Safety Department report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and/or Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) for the property located at 9033 South Ramsgate Avenue (AKA 9033 1/2, 9035, 9035 1/2 South Ramsgate Avenue).
- 14 HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to Building and Safety Department report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and/or Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) for the property located at 9037 South Ramsgate Avenue.
- 15 HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to Building and Safety Department report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and/or Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) for the property located at 5038 North Vineland Avenue.
- 16 HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to Building and Safety Department report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and/or Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) for the property located at 9043 South Ramsgate Avenue (AKA 9043 1/2, 9045, 9045 1/2 South Ramsgate Avenue).
- 17 HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to Building and Safety Department report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and/or Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) for the property located at 10727 South Central Avenue.
- 18 HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to Building and Safety Department report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and/or Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) for the property located at 191 East Vernon Avenue (AKA 4371 South Wall Street).
- 19 HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to Building and Safety Department report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and/or Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) for the property located at 717 West 98th Street.
- 20 HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to Building and Safety Department report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and/or Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) for the property located at 6731 North Franrivers Avenue.
- 21 HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to Building and Safety Department report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and/or Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) for the property located at 2229 South Spaulding Avenue AKA 2225 South Spaulding Avenue.
- 22 EXEMPTION FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) PURSUANT TO CEQA GUIDELINES SECTIONS 15378(B)4 AND 15061(B)(3), COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY, AND ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending the Los Angles Municipal Code for the implementation of a comprehensive fee update of the Department of City Planning's case processing application and appeal fees.
- 23 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the appointment of Charles Stringer to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) Commission.
- 24 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the proposed definitions, impacted entities, implementation schedules, and compliance approaches for a single-use printer cartridge ban.
- 25 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a citywide tree replacement strategy.
- 26 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) G-Line Bus Rapid Transit Improvements Project.
- 27 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to designating Avalon Boulevard from Jefferson Boulevard to Slauson Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard from the 110 Freeway to Central Avenue as the "South Los Angeles Greenway."
- 28 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to possible locations across the City for firework buy-back events.
- 29 (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.)
- 38 SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, ERRATUM, MITIGATED MONITORING PROGRAM, AND ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS; COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES CITY PLANNING COMMISSION (LACPC); AND, AN APPEAL filed by Faramarz Yadegar, from the determination of the LACPC in denying the appeal, and sustaining the decision of the Deputy Advisory Agency dated April 3, 2025; and approving, pursuant to Sections 17.03 and 17.15 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), a Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 82213 to create one ground lot and four airspace lots; and a Haul Route for the export of 28,000 cubic yar
- 39 SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, ERRATUM, MITIGATED MONITORING PROGRAM, AND ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS; COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES CITY PLANNING COMMISSION (LACPC); AND AN APPEAL filed by Faramarz Yadegar, from the determination of the LACPC in: 1) Approving a Conditional Use Permit, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Sections 12.24 W.1 and 12.24 S, for the sale and dispensing of a full line of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption within the proposed hotel; and a 20 percent reduction in the required amount of vehicle parking; 2) Approving a Site Plan Revi
- 40 NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND RELATED CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT FINDINGS, COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR AND LOS ANGELES CITY PLANNING COMMISSION, RESOLUTION, AND ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to a General Plan Amendment to the Wilmington-Harbor City Community Plan to amend Footnote No. 10 of the Community Plan Map to allow a site-specific 65-foot height limit, in lieu of the 45 feet otherwise allowed; and effectuating a Height District Change from Height District No. 1VL to 1L; for the proposed improvement and expansion of an existing one-story, 42-foot tall, 221,496 square-foot
- 41 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA), AND COMMUNICATION FROM THE CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMISSION relative to the inclusion of Rowley Residence, located at 8436 West Hillrose Street, in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments.
- 42 PERSONNEL AND HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the re-exemption of one Assistant General Manager (Class Code 9271) position for the Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD) from the Civil Service pursuant to Charter Section 1001(b).
- 43 GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the sale of the City's interest in the property located north of Nordyke Street at the end of Avenue 56 (APN 5480-031-901).
- 44 GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the impacts of Senate Bill 707 will have on current City procedures and the necessary changes the City would be required to complete to be in compliance with the new adaptations to the Brown Act.
- 45 GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the appointment of Adam Bierman to the Cannabis Regulation Commission (CRC) for the term ending June 30, 2026.
- 46 GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to proposed non-profit lease agreement with the Foundation for Early Childhood Education, Inc. (ECE) for the City-owned property located at 1010 Douglas Street, Los Angeles CA, 90026.
- 47 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to options for a self-certification program to streamline permitting for outdoor dining and other improvements suitable for expedited review as it relates to outdoor dining.
- 48 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES' REPORTS relative to the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Second Homelessness Funding Report.
- 49 SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, ERRATUM, MITIGATION MEASURES, MITIGATED MONITORING PROGRAM, AND ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS; COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES CITY PLANNING COMMISSION (LACPC); ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION, PROPOSED ORDINANCE, AND A TRANSFER OF FLOOR AREA RIGHTS (FAR) AND ASSOCIATED PUBLIC BENEFITS PAYMENT relative to the establishment of a sign district (-SN Supplemental Use District) Zoning Designation; to provide a comprehensive set of sign regulations; and for the transfer of greater than 50,000 square feet of floor area of up to 226,121 square feet of floor
- 50 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to cyclical reviews of special fund encumbrances in the City's Investment Portfolio to offset General Fund obligations.
- 51 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Homelessness Emergency Account (HEA) – General City Purposes Fund 32nd Status Report as of September 30, 2025.
- 52 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT, CIVIL RIGHTS, EQUITY, IMMIGRATION, AGING, AND DISABILITY COMMITTEE REPORT, and GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY, INNOVATION, AND AUDITS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the proposed consolidation of the Department of Aging (DOA), Community Investment for Families Department (CIFD), Economic and Workforce Development Department (EWDD), and Youth Development Department (YDD); and the feasibility of a standalone Department of Economic Development.
- 53 CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (PARK - BLUMENFIELD) relative to instructing the Department of City Planning to revoke the issuance of the Coastal Exemption (Case No. ADM-2025-14-CEX) for the project located at 4311 South Lincoln Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 90292 and associated with Permit No. 24020-10000-02392.
- 54 Recommendation for Council action:
- 55 (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.)
- 56 ARTS, PARKS, LIBRARIES, AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to the acceptance of Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act (JJCPA) grant funding for the Department of Recreation and Parks (RAP) After School Enrichment and Supervision (ASES) Program.
- 57 (Budget and Finance Committee report to be submitted in Council. If a public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.)
- 58 GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 Third Construction Projects Report.
- 59 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR) NO. ENV-2020-6762-EIR, AND ADDENDA NOS. ENV-2020-6762-ADD1 AND ENV-2020-6762-ADD2; COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY AND ORDINANCES FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending Los Angeles Municipal Code to apply Adaptive Reuse Regulations Citywide and repealing Adaptive Reuse Areas Specific Plan (Ordinance No. 175038); and adoption of Project and California Environmental Quality Act findings.
- 60 Recommendations for Council action:
- 61 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER and RESOLUTION TO VACATE relative to vacating a portion of Magenta Lane North of Viretta Lane, VAC-E1401435.
- 62 Recommendation for Council action:
- 63 Recommendations for Council action:
- 64 Recommendation for Council action:
- 65 MOTION (HERNANDEZ, HUTT - HARRIS-DAWSON) relative to the Community Investment for Families Department (CIFD) and Civil + Human Rights and Equity Department (CHRED) develop the public service announcement (PSA) artwork and content for Citywide display.
- 66 MOTION (PARK - PADILLA) relative to amending the prior Council Action of September 11, 2024 related to Motion (Padilla - Lee) relative to funding for the installation of a security door at the Bureau of Engineering Valley District Office of Council District 6 (C.F. No. 24-0983).
- 67 MOTION (RAMAN - HUTT) relative to funding for two security officers to provide security services at Runyon Canyon Park from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m.
- 68 MOTION (PADILLA - RODRIGUEZ) relative to funding for the purposes of illegal dumping enforcement and collection in Council District 6.
- 69 MOTION (PADILLA - LEE) relative to funding for the purposes of CARE+ cleanup efforts in Council District 6.
- 70 MOTION (PADILLA - BLUMENFIELD) relative to funding for purposes of CARE+ cleanup efforts in Council District 6.
- 71 Recommendations for Council action:
- 73 MOTION (JURADO - HERNANDEZ) relative to issuing any needed Right of Entry permit and to process and execute any other related document to the organizers/sponsors of the upcoming New Year's Eve events at the Civic Center and Grand Park.
- 74 MOTION (McOSKER - BLUMENFIELD) relative to the City Attorney reporting on in the Closed session to the City Council on the case entitled Oceans 11 RV Park, LLC v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Case No. 24SYCV16728.