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June 24, 2026 ·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 — 44 items

  1. 1 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATION FROM THE BOARD OF RECREATION AND PARK COMMISSIONERS (BOARD) relative to a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Appeal filed by Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 721 (Representative: Jamie T. Hall, Channel Law Group, LLP) from the Board's decision in approving a Categorical Exemption pursuant to Article 19, Section 15332 of the California CEQA Guidelines, for the proposed El Corazon Art Park Project at 1st and Broadway Civic Center Park located at 126 North Broadway.
  2. 2 ADMINISTRATIVE AND CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and TRADE, TRAVEL, AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to POLA Resolution No. 26-10720 approving the First Amendment to Permit No. 891 with Del Mar Seafoods, Inc., an Order resetting compensation, and consent to sublease.
  3. 3 ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION and TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to POLA Resolution No. 26-10727 approving the Second Amendment to Reimbursement Agreement No. 21-9815 with Vopak Terminal, Inc.
  4. 4 ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION and TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to POLA Resolution No. 26-10728 approving the First Amendment to Reimbursement Agreement No. 23-9967 with Howard Industrial Partners LLC.
  5. 5 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the reappointment of Eunice Song to the East Los Angeles Area Planning Commission (ELAAPC) for the term ending June 30, 2031.
  6. 6 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the reappointment of Steven Welliver to the Central Los Angeles Area Planning Commission (CLAAPC) for the term ending June 30, 2031.
  7. 7 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the reappointment of Julio Esperias, Jr. to the South Los Angeles Area Planning Commission (SLAAPC) for the term ending June 30, 2031.
  8. 8 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the inclusion of Fred and Elizabeth Schaarmann House, located at 7850 West Torreyson Drive; and 7896 West Mulholland Drive, in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments.
  9. 9 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the inclusion of Sparkletts Bottling Plant and Offices, located at 4500 - 4556 East Lincoln Avenue; 1406 - 1416 North Avenue 45; and 1431 - 1449 North Avenue 46, in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments.
  10. 10 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to amending the Ventura/Cahuenga Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan.
  11. 11 CONSIDERATION OF and ACTIONS RELATED TO A CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA), AND RELATED CEQA FINDINGS; COMMUNICATION FROM THE WEST LOS ANGELES AREA PLANNING COMMISSION (WLAAPC); AND AN APPEAL filed by Elise Slifkin-McClure, Dennis McClure and Patrick Kane Dossett, from the determination of the WLAAPC in: 1) Approving, pursuant to Section 11.5.7 F. of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), a Specific Plan Exception from the Coastal Bluffs Specific Plan to allow: a) A height of 15 feet within the area between the front lot line, adjacent to and parallel
  12. 12 STATUTORY EXEMPTION, BOYLE HEIGHTS COMMUNITY PLAN UPDATE (BHCPU) ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR) NO. ENV-2016-2906 AND ADDENDUM, MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM, PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCES FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to implementing the Boyle Heights Community Plan.
  13. 13 NEGATIVE DECLARATION (ND) AND RELATED CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) FINDINGS, RESOLUTION, PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT, and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to a General Plan Amendment, Zone Change and Height District Change for the property located at 640 South San Vicente Boulevard.
  14. 14 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to an evaluation of the alignment of Department of Water and Power (DWP) capital planning, distribution upgrades, and interconnection processes with areas targeted for higher-density housing.
  15. 15 GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the sale of City-owned property located at 11381 West Chalon Road.
  16. 16 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR), STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS, MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM, AND RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS, and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a Vesting Tentative Tract Map appeal for the properties located at 400 South Central Avenue (364 - 448 and 425 - 433 South Central Avenue; and 715 and 730 East 4th Street).
  17. 17 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR), STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS, MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM, AND RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS, PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT, and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to a General Plan Amendment, and Vesting Zone Change and Height District Change for the properties located at 400 South Central Avenue (364 - 448 and 425 - 433 South Central Avenue; and 715 and 730 East 4th Street).
  18. 18 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR) NO. ENV-2021-4071-EIR [STATE CLEARINGHOUSE (SCH) NO. 2022030295], STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS, MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM, AND RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS, and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a Main Conditional Use Permit (MCUP) and Site Plan Review (SPR) appeal for the properties located at 400 South Central Avenue (364 - 448 and 425 - 433 South Central Avenue; and 715 and 730 East 4th Street).
  19. 19 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.
  20. 20 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT AND BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to the submittal of grant applications for the United States Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), WaterSMART Large-Scale Water Recycling Projects Grant – Fiscal Year (FY) 2026.
  21. 21 Recommendation for Council action:
  22. 33 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Budget Special Studies.
  23. 34 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a proposed contract between the Office of Finance and HdL Coren & Cone, Inc. for documentary transfer tax enforcement services.
  24. 35 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a First Amended and Restated Agreement to Contract No. C-146524 with Gartner, Inc. to provide project management and information technology (IT) consulting services for the LATAX system replacement project.
  25. 36 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Investment Reports for the months of January 2026 through April 2026.
  26. 37 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, ARTS, PARKS, LIBRARIES, AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to grant funding from the County of Los Angeles Measure A Technical Assistance Program (TAP) for the acquisition of property located at 355 South Kingsley Drive.
  27. 38 ARTS, PARKS, LIBRARIES, AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to Amendment No. 2 to Proposition K Grant Agreement No. C-133387 for the Los Angeles Boys and Girls Club's (LABGC) Athletic Field and Basketball Court Lighting Project located at 2635 Pasadena Avenue.
  28. 39 ARTS, PARKS, LIBRARIES, AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to work plans and grant funding from the Los Angeles County Regional Park and Open Space District (RPOSD) for four Department of Recreation and Parks (RAP) projects.
  29. 40 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a legal services agreement with Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley, PC to provide legal services associated with the case entitled Frakes v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court (LASC) Case No. 26STCV07755.
  30. 41 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a proposed legal services agreement with Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP for the case entitled Oceans 11 RV Park, LLC v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Court of Appeal Case No. B350259 and Case No. B354451; Los Angeles Superior Court (LASC) Case No. 24STCV16728.
  31. 42 RULES, ELECTIONS, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (CAPE) refund system to reimburse unlawfully collected tariffs.
  32. 43 Recommendations for Council action:
  33. 44 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 14, SECTION 15060(C) (2) AND SECTION 15061(B)(3), COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to prohibiting the processing and issuance of any by-right land use permits related to the approval of Smoke & Vape Shops and/or tobacco retailer's permits in the geographic boundaries of the City's 15th Council District.
  34. 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 Tammy Prieto v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV32007. (This matter arises from alleged adverse employment claims by a Department of Recreation and Parks employee.)
  35. 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 Jose Gerardo Saavedra v. City of Los Angeles, et al ., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24STCV23508. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on January 26, 2024 at 5453 East Norwich Avenue, Los Angeles.)
  36. 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 Lina Yoon v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV23360. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on August 10, 2021, on an uneven portion of the sidewalk in front of 10633 Bothwell Road, Chatsworth, California.)
  37. 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 Maria Pizano v. City of Los Angeles, et a l., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23CHCV02674. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on October 3, 2022, in an empty tree well near 11300 block of Tuxford Street, Sun Valley, California.)
  38. 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 Penny Cronau v. City of Los Angeles, et al ., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24VECV05436. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on March 20, 2024 on an opened and/or broken and/or deteriorating and/or raised portion of the roadway near Canoga Avenue near Erwin Street in Woodland Hills.)
  39. 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 cases entitled Carmen Molina, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court (LASC) Case No. 23VECV00313; Christina Sanchez v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , LASC Case No. 23VECV02272 (Non-Lead Case); and, Hormoz Babana v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , LASC Case No. 23CHCV00761 (Non-Lead Case). (This matter arises from a July 3, 2022 fatal automobile accident that occurred at the intersection of Vanowen Street and Corbin Avenue.)
  40. 51 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 Consuelo Lopez v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV26405. (This matter arises from a May 17, 2023, traffic collision involving an on-duty Los Angeles Police Department vehicle that occurred on Flower Street at its intersection with 30th Street in Los Angeles.)
  41. 52 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 Eric Gonzalez v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24VECV06292. (This matter arises from a traffic incident that occurred at the intersection of Balboa Boulevard and Burbank Boulevard on June 4, 2024.)
  42. 53 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 City of Los Angeles v. Pacifica of the Valley Corporation , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24STCP04055. (This matter arises from a Business License Tax assessment.)
  43. 54 The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) and (e)(2), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the cases entitled Fluckers, et al. v. Extended Stay America, Inc., et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court (LASC) Case No. 23TRCV01881; and Smith, et al. v. Extended Stay America, Inc., et al. , LASC Case No. 23TRCV01883. (This matter involves an exposure to litigation involving the City's Professional Services Agreement No. C-139548 with the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, and the aforementioned cases.)
  44. 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 SR West Pico v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 25STCP00669. (This matter concerns a petition of writ of administrative mandate relating to the designation of residential real property as subject to the Rent Stablization Ordinance.)