City Council Meeting
John Ferraro Council Chamber Room 340, City Hall 200 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Agenda — 68 items
- 1 PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT OF BALLOT TABULATION and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishment of the Downtown Industrial Business Improvement District (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.
- 2 HEARING COMMENTS relative to an Application for Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity for the sale of alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption at Balboa Beers, located at 7828 Balboa Boulevard.
- 3 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the dedication of City-owned real property as public street lying on the north side of 98th Street between Sepulveda Boulevard and Vicksburg Avenue - Right of Way No 36000-10373.
- 4 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to an offer to dedicate an easement for sidewalk purposes lying on 14876 Raymer Street - Right of Way No. 36000-10349.
- 5 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to an offer to dedicate an easement for storm drain purposes lying on 11052 McBroom Street - Right of Way No. 36000-10357.
- 6 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the quitclaim of a Sanitary Sewer Easement for sewer purposes lying on 9618 West Arrowood Drive - Right of Way No. 36000-2602 (Quitclaim).
- 7 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE CITY ENGINEER and ORDINANCE relative to the dedication of City-owned Real property for public street purposes is established as part of 98th Street between Bellanca Avenue and Aviation Boulevard - Right of Way No 36000-10298.
- 8 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE CITY ENGINEER and ORDINANCE relative to the dedication of an easement for street purposes on 9606 Bellanca Avenue - Right of Way No 36000-10262.
- 9 AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR LA RECOVERY REPORT relative to a request for payment for additional services from AECOM in development of the Long-Term Recovery Plan and planning reports regarding: Infrastructure Restoration, Wildfire Resilience, and Logistics and Traffic Management.
- 10 AD HOC COMMITTEE ON MEASURE UNITED TO HOUSE LOS ANGELES (ULA) REPORT relative to authority to issue funding awards to project in Round 1 Homes for LA (H4LA) Notice of Funding Availability (H4LA NOFA).
- 11 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the appointment of Brittany Danielle Williams to the House LA Citizens Oversight Committee for the term ending June 30, 2029.
- 12 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) and the City Administrative Officer (CAO), with the Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD) and HR&A Advisors, to report on the progress of transitioning households in the Time Limited Subsidy program with expiring funding into permanent housing, and related matters.
- 13 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to best practices in contract management and administration to enhance accountability for Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority and service providers who implement the revised Scope of Required Services for City Interim Housing and related matters.
- 14 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a report on an administrative workout plan to effectuate timely processing of homelessness services provider invoices.
- 15 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT relative to preparing a report outlining the land use regulatory controls that would apply, or could be made applicable, to any proposal submitted for the expansion or development of the property located at 2100 South Western Avenue in San Pedro.
- 16 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a proposed ordinance amending Chapter 1A of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and proposed Zoning Code Maps intended to align the ordinances for the Boyle Heights Community Plan Update (BHCPU) with zoning provisions already established in the operative New Zoning Code.
- 17 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to modifications to the Boyle Heights Community Plan Local Affordable Housing Incentive Program for the Boyle Heights Community Plan Update (BHCPU).
- 18 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to preparing proposed ordinances to amend Chapter 1A of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to change the mandatory inclusionary housing set-aside requirements in the Boyle Heights Community Plan Update (BHCPU).
- 19 CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) DETERMINATION PURSUANT TO CEQA GUIDELINES, AND RELATED CEQA FINDINGS; and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to two CEQA appeals filed on the environmental clearance for a Zoning Administrator's Interpretation (ZAI) applicable to oil/gas well operations in the City, that interprets "well maintanance."
- 20 PUBLIC WORKS and GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to issues with the MyLA311 system.
- 21 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT and ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to addressing the lack of enrollment in the permanent L.A. Al Fresco program.
- 22 TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to requesting a report on the feasibility of establishing a centralized structure to manage the City's civic brand assets, including governance, licensing, revenue generation, and implementation strategies.
- 23 TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to safe street infrastructure to deter intersection takeovers.
- 24 TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to dissolving the Major Transit and Transportation Construction Traffic Management Committee.
- 25 CIVIL RIGHTS, EQUITY, IMMIGRATION AGING AND DISABILITY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the appointment of Karen Mack to the Board of Human Relations Commissioners.
- 26 PUBLIC SAFETY and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to options for increasing fines and penalties for repeat "party house" violations.
- 27 RULES, ELECTIONS, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the attendance fee for City-appointed directors on the Metropolitan Water District (MWD) Board.
- 28 RULES, ELECTIONS, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City's position on a proposed federal government policy to lower wage standards for H-2A workers by categorizing 92 percent of farmworkers as "unskilled."
- 29 RULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City's position on Assembly Bill (AB) 35 (Alvarez), which provides an immediate exemption to the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) for all funds related to Proposition 4, the California Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act.
- 30 RULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City's position on the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts' Pure Water Southern California program.
- 31 RULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City's position on Assembly Bill (AB) 1633 (Haney), which would create the Private Detention Facility Tax Law.
- 32 RULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City's position on Senate Bill (SB) 1076 (Perez – McGuire) which would prohibit residential property insurers from refusing to offer, sell, or renew coverage for properties that meet minimum home hardening and wildfire mitigation standards.
- 33 RULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City's position on Assembly Bill (AB) 1896 (Gonzalez), which would disqualify certain individuals from future public sector employment in the State of California.
- 34 RULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City's position on Assembly Bill (AB) 1954 (Ward), to require authorization to list, advertise, promote, or sell local public agency golf course reservations.
- 35 RULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City's position on Senate Bill (SB) 1314 (Menjivar), which would strengthen regulations on smoke shops and prohibit the sale of nitrous oxide.
- 36 RULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City's position on Legislation and/or Administrative action to protect patients and healthcare providers from immigration enforcement actions in healthcare environments.
- 37 RULES, ELECTIONS, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to establishing the City's position on Assembly Bill (AB) 1708 (Solache), to prioritize Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) Grant Program funding for certain jurisdictions.
- 38 RULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City's position on Senate Bill (SB) 1292 (Richardson), which would allow local governments to establish enhanced curb management systems to record images of vehicles.
- 39 RULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City's position on legislation or administrative actions that would undermine Los Angeles Department of Water and Power's (LADWP) right to operate as an independent Balancing Authority.
- 40 MOTION (PRICE - HUTT) relative to authorizing to utilize remaining funding balance to finalize the project and maintain housing for those displaced by the explosion.
- 41 MOTION (PRICE - YAROSLAVSKY) relative to funding for public right-of-way cleanup and community beautification services in Council District 9.
- 42 MOTION (HUTT - PADILLA) relative to funding for services in connection with Council District 10's special recognition of the 200th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Peru and the United States, including the illumination of City Hall on May 2, 2026.
- 43 MOTION (HARRIS-DAWSON - HUTT) relative to an offer of reward for information leading to the identification, apprehension, and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the death of Demetri Lamar Alexander on December 29, 2020.
- 44 MOTION (HUTT FOR HERNANDEZ - PRICE) relative to funding for the Bureau of Sanitation Fund 100/82 for additional services in Council District 1.
- 45 MOTION (JURADO - RODRIGUEZ) relative to funding for services in connection with Council District 14's special recognition of Proyecto Pastoral's 40 years of service to the community of Boyle Heights at City Hall, including the illumination of City Hall on May 21, 2026.
- 46 MOTION (SOTO-MARTINEZ - JURADO) and RESOLUTION relative to issuing and/or reissuing one or more series of bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $30,000,000 to finance and/or refinance the acquisition, construction, improvement, renovation, furnishing and equipping of a 67-unit affordable multifamily rental housing project located at 5655 Lexington Avenue in Council District 13.
- 47 MOTION (NAZARIAN - HUTT) relative to funding for a personal services contract with Paschal Roth Public Affairs, Inc., for expertise the Councilmember needs relative to his Council Office that is not otherwise available.
- 48 MOTION (PARK - LEE) and RESOLUTION relative to to issuing bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $20,000,000 for the purpose of financing, refinancing, and/or reimbursing the cost of acquisition, construction, improvement and equipping of certain educational facilities 77-unit multifamily housing development (Project) located at 9030-9038 Reading Avenue in Council District 11.
- 49 MOTION (PARK - PADILLA) and RESOLUTION relative to to issuing bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $16,000,000 for the purpose of financing, refinancing, and/or reimbursing the cost of acquisition, construction, improvement and equipping of certain educational facilities 46-unit multifamily housing development (Project) located at 5403 Inglewood Boulevard in Council District 11.
- 50 MOTION (PARK - RODRIGUEZ) and RESOLUTION relative to to issuing bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $15,000,000 for the purpose of financing, refinancing, and/or reimbursing the cost of acquisition, construction, improvement and equipping of certain educational facilities 73-unit multifamily housing development (Project) located at 11939-11947 Culver Boulevard in Council District 11.
- 51 MOTION (JURADO FOR McOSKER - SOTO-MARTINEZ) relative to coordinating a street banner campaign to beautify the areas near the Port of Los Angeles.
- 52 MOTION (RAMAN - LEE) relative to funding for services in connection with Council District 4's special observation of Hapa Day at City Hall, including the illumination of City Hall on Friday, May 15. 2026.
- 53 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT, PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT. and PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to addressing pending public nuisance properties in the City, improving the public nuisance declaration process, and preparing an ordinance to add to the definition of public nuisance.
- 54 Recommendations for Council action:
- 55 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to an offer to dedicate an easement for street purposes on 7875 West Granito Drive - Right of Way No. 36000-10249.
- 56 STATUTORY EXEMPTIONS, HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 Fourth Homelessness Funding Report.
- 57 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a proposed agreement between the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) and Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., for ambulance transport services.
- 58 Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
- 59 MOTION (HERNANDEZ - JURADO) relative to funding for coordinating enhanced graffiti removal and programming at Mac Arthur Park through June 30, 2026 as part of several efforts to improve the park.
- 60 MOTION (MOSKER - LEE) relative to funding for services in connection with the observance of the Europe Day on May 8th, 2026, including the illumination of City Hall in blue and yellow.
- 61 MOTION (HUTT - HERNANDEZ) and RESOLUTION relative to issuing one or more series of bonds, in an amount not to exceed $25,000,000 to finance and/or refinance the acquisition of a 71-bed -unit multifamily rental housing project located at 1035 Crenshaw Boulevard in Council District 10.
- 62 MOTION (BLUMENFIELD - HERNANDEZ) relative to the prior Council action of (Council file No. 25-0600-S133).
- 63 MOTION (McOSKER - NAZARIAN) relative to funding for additional community services in Council District 15.
- 64 MOTION (PRICE - BLUMENFIELD) relative to funding to support the security at the South Los Angeles Wetlands.
- 65 MOTION (JURADO - BLUMENFIELD) and RESOLUTION relative to issuing one or more series of bonds, in an amount not to exceed $8,000,000 to finance and/or refinance the acquisition of a 43-unit multifamily rental housing project located at 721 Main Street in Council District 14.
- 66 MOTION (SOTO-MARTINEZ - HERNANDEZ) and RESOLUTION relative to issuing one or more series of bonds, in an amount not to exceed $35,000,000 to finance and/or refinance the acquisition of a 105-unit multifamily rental housing project located at 825 Hyperion Avenue in Council District 13.
- 67 Recommendation for Council action:
- 83 The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled J.M., by and through his Guardian Ad Litem, Maria Guadalupe Serrano v. Erwin Alexander Majano, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24STCV03713. (This matter arises from a March 30, 2023 accident involving a motorcycle and a pedestrian at Whittier Boulevard and Orme Avenue in Los Angeles.)