City Council Meeting
John Ferraro Council Chamber Room 340, City Hall 200 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Agenda — 66 items
- 1 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF 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 LAMC and/or LAAC and CONFIRM said lien for the property located at 5034 North Vineland Avenue.
- 2 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF 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 LAMC and/or LAAC and CONFIRM said lien for the property located at 5036 North Vineland Avenue.
- 3 (Government Operations Committee report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.)
- 4 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the reappointment of Tanisha Saunders to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) Commission for the term ending June 30, 2029.
- 5 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the reappointment of Charles Stringer to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) Commission for the term ending June 30, 2029.
- 6 PERSONNEL AND HIRING and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to proposed amendments to Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC), Division 23, Chapter 5, Article 5 for the Elected Employee Members of the Board; and, Article 5.5 for the Elected Retired Members of the Board.
- 7 TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to applying for the California Department of Transportation's (Caltrans) 2026 Active Transportation Program (ATP) Cycle 8 Call for Projects.
- 8 TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to an application to the Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee's (MSRC) Zero-Emission Transit Bus Incentive Program (ZETBIP).
- 9 TRANSPORTATION and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES' REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to a grant application to the State of California Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) for the purchase of 83 battery electric buses.
- 10 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to the approval of Scott Goldstein as a new Director of the Municipal Improvement Corporation of Los Angeles (MICLA).
- 11 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 Special Parking Revenue Fund (SPRF) surplus declaration and transfer to the Reserve Fund.
- 12 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the improvement of audit and collection practices regarding Parking Occupancy Tax for non-compliant parking operators and landowners.
- 13 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the First Amended and Restated Contract No. C-144038 with Macias, Gini, and O'Connell, LLP (MGO) for annual and single audits for Fiscal Years (FY) 2022-23 through FY 2024-25, with a contract extension option for FY 2025-26 and FY 2026-27.
- 14 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to an ongoing funding source for daily security services at Runyon Canyon Park from 7:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
- 15 ARTS, PARKS, LIBRARIES, AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to the acceptance of the 2026 Dodgers Dreamteam Program Grant funds and in-kind contributions from the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation (LADF).
- 16 ARTS, PARKS, LIBRARIES, AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to a grant agreement with the Los Angeles Park Foundation (LAPF), and acceptance of $100,000 in charitable contributions from LAPF, for special project delivery support.
- 17 ARTS, PARKS, LIBRARIES, AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to a California Wildfire Response and Preparedness Capacity Building grant (Grant) from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA).
- 18 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the removal of delinquent accounts receivables submitted by the Board of Police Commissioners (BPC) for the period of January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2020.
- 19 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-27 tax levy for the City of Los Angeles Community Facilities District No. 4 (Playa Vista – Phase 1).
- 20 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-27 tax levy for the City of Los Angeles Community Facilities District No. 8 (Legends at Cascades).
- 21 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing the Fiscal Year 2026-27 tax levy for the City of Los Angeles Community Facilities District No. 11 (Ponte Vista).
- 22 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to appropriations and term extensions for outside counsel contracts.
- 23 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a proposed legal services agreement for the retention of Stoel Rives LLP as outside counsel.
- 24 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a request for payment of Court-ordered attorneys' fees and costs in the case entitled Yes In My Backyard, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al ., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24STCP00385.
- 25 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to authority to execute subrecipient agreements with property owners of four 2025 grant-funded affordable housing site improvement projects; and related matters.
- 26 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to the Quarterly Comprehensive Homelessness Spending Report.
- 27 (Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee report to be submitted in Council. If a public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.)
- 28 TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a United States Department of Transportation Safe Streets and Roads for All grant for the Pedestrianization for the 2028 Games and Beyond project.
- 29 The City Council may 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 Marques Buford v. Anthony Handy, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24STCV13843. (This matter arises from a vehicle versus vehicle automobile accident that occurred on October 26, 2023, on the Interstate 5 Freeway, about 500 feet south of Glendale Boulevard.)
- 30 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 Maria Teresa de la Cruz, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV15976. (This matter arises from a vehicle versus vehicle traffic accident on November 13, 2021, at State Street and the 10 Freeway Exit Ramp.)
- 31 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 Andrew Magana, et al. v. Armando Perez Inclan, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22CHCV01393. (This matter arises from a three-vehicle traffic accident on September 20, 2021, on Reseda Avenue, in the City of Los Angeles.)
- 32 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 Katherine Hanson v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24STCV01442. (This matter arises from violations of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act and whistleblower retaliation under Labor Code Section 1102.5 against the City.)
- 33 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 Diane Morte-Hansen v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24STCV27804. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on March 24, 2024, at the Los Angeles Zoo.)
- 34 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 Henry Nehorai v. County of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24STCV05233 (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident which occurred on May 10, 2023, at 640 South San Vicente Boulevard, In Los Angeles.)
- 35 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 Michaela Tuleva v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV13345. (This matter arises from a light pole falling incident on April 9, 2019, near Wilshire Boulevard and Spaulding Avenue, in Los Angeles.)
- 36 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 Guillaume Grison v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 25CHCV03633. (This matter arises from a fall accident on October 22, 2024, near 11614 Pendleton Street, in Los Angeles, California.)
- 37 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 Donna Mata v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24STCV22286. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident occurring on September 12, 2023, at 2975 Wilshire Boulevard, in Los Angeles.)
- 38 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 Barbara George v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV27469. (This matter involves a trip and fall incident on April 16, 2023, on the sidewalk located at 2478 Fletcher Drive, in Los Angeles.)
- 39 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 Naundra McDonald v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV02056. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident that occurred on February 20, 2022, at 1225 East 24th Street, in the City of Los Angeles.)
- 40 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 Biatricha Gabrielyan v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24VECV04463. (This matter arises from a sidewalk trip and fall on January 18, 2024, located at 6712 Woodman Avenue, Van Nuys.)
- 41 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 Karen Rivas v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV05230. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident occurring on August 21, 2021, at or near 2145 Sunset Boulevard, in Los Angeles.)
- 42 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 Saryl Radwin v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV19426. (This matter arises from a December 7, 2022 trip and fall incident near 11633 San Vicente Boulevard in Los Angeles, California.)
- 43 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 NoHo Diagnostics Center, Inc., et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , United States District Court Case No. 2:24-cv-07952-ODW-SSC. (This matter arises from an October 18, 2023, incident involving members of the Los Angeles Police Department.)
- 44 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 Damian Carmona v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV13458. (This matter arises from a March 15, 2021 traffic accident located at or near the intersection of 1st Street and Main Street, in Los Angeles.)
- 45 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 Juan Contreras v. Edward Ginter, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23AHCV01692. (This matter arises from a traffic collision that occurred on September 13, 2022, on the eastbound 210 Freeway near the Rosemead Boulevard exit.)
- 46 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 Theodore Doulos, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 25VECV04232. (This matter arises from a traffic accident on June 23, 2024, at the intersection of Fallbrook Avenue and Victory Boulevard in Los Angeles, California.)
- 47 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 Maria Garcia v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24STCV12917. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on June 13, 2023, on the sidewalk located at 1610 Ricardo Street, in Los Angeles.)
- 48 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 Eugenie M. Norman v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV24377. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on December 27, 2022, at the intersection of Argyle Avenue and Hollywood Boulevard in the City of Los Angeles.)
- 49 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 Amer Nagi v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24STCV19664. (This matter arises from an eScooter accident on November 5, 2023 that occurred at 4916 West Venice Boulevard, Los Angeles, California.)
- 50 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 Jaremy Aiello v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV25878. (This matter arises from an April 10, 2023, traffic accident located at 3rd Avenue and Pico Boulevard, Los Angeles, California.)
- 51 The City Council may 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 Arthur Stevens, Jr. v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24VECV03054. (This matter arises from a traffic accident on March 14, 2024, at or near North Fallbrook Avenue and Sherman Way, Los Angeles, California.)
- 52 The City Council may 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 Paulette Wilkerson, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV13269. (This matter arises from a June 30, 2021 fireworks detonation incident that occurred near 27th Street in South Los Angeles.)
- 53 The City Council may 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 Johneen Jones, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC604336. (This is an employment litigation case against the City of Los Angeles.)
- 54 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 Hi Point Neighbors' Association v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court (LASC) Case No. 21STCP02223 / Court of Appeal Case No. B335624; and, Andrea Grano v. City of Los Angeles , LASC Case No. 23STCP04569. [These lawsuits obtained a writ of mandate setting aside the City's approval of a 20-unit mixed income project under the Transit Oriented Communities Program (Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 12.22.A.31.), located at 14
- 55 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 The Rossmore Owners Association, et al. v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV22917. (This matter relates to an inverse condemnation action involving damage to plaintiffs' property caused by flooding during a storm event.)
- 56 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 F. Jay Robbins v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV28392 . (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on November 25, 2022, on 6th Street and La Brea Avenue.)
- 57 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 Ada Aquino v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24STCV10779. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on September 29, 2023, on West 8th Street near Vermont Avenue in Los Angeles, California.)
- 58 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 Elizabeth Bliss Bley v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24VECV05968. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on May 2, 2024, at or near Van Nuys Boulevard, approximately 40 – 50 north of Greenleaf Street in Los Angeles, California.)
- 59 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 Tina Berg v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , United States District Court Case No. 2:23-cv-00813 HDV (JPR). (This matter arises from a June 24, 2022 incident that occurred during a protest in Downtown Los Angeles.)
- 60 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 Mario Delgado, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV14638. (This matter arises from the June 30, 2021, incident in which the Los Angeles Police Department Bomb Squad detonated explosive material.)
- 61 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 Ernest Simon Jr. v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , United States District Court Case No. 22-CV-01775-SSS-GJS; 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Case No. 24-6351. (This matter arises from a March 18, 2021 high-risk traffic stop in Tarzana, California.)
- 62 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 Estate of Oscar Leon Sanchez, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV11956. (This matter arises from a January 3, 2025 incident involving the Los Angeles Police Department.)
- 63 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 Alexandra Rasey-Smith, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , United States District Court Case No. 2:24-cv-03265-MWC-SSC. (This matter arises from an incident that occurred on February 3, 2024 involving officers from the Los Angeles Police Department.)
- 64 The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Arup US, Inc . (This matter arises from a Business License Tax.)
- 65 The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled YouTube, LLC . (This matter arises from a business tax payment.)
- 66 The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Crowe LLP . (This matter arises from a Business License Tax assessment.)