Los Angeles — 2023-01-10
City Council
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(1) 22-1227 CD 10 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING COMMENTS relative to an Application for Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity for the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption at Akko NRB, located at 326 South Western Avenue. Applicant: Hyung-ll Cho Representative: Bill Robinson TIME LIMIT FILE - JANUARY 16, 2023 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - JANUARY 13, 2023) (Motion required for Findings and Council recommendations for the above application) (Continued from the Council meeting of November 29, 2022) Communication from Deputy City Clerk dated 11-07-2022 - Notice Communication from Deputy City Clerk to Department of City Planning dated 10-25-2022 - Notice Communication from Deputy City Clerk to Los Angeles Police Department dated 10-25-2022 - Notice Public Convenience or Necessity Application submitted 10-17-22 Attachment to Application submitted 10-17-22 - CUB Application Package.pdf Attachment to Application submitted 10-17-22 - Letter of Determination.pdf Attachment to Application submitted 10-17-22 - Mailing List.pdf Speaker Card(s)_11-22-2022
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(10) 22-1328 CD 11 MOTION (PARK - BLUMENFIELD) relative to amending the Council action of December 7, 2022 regarding the private sale of the property located at 12901 Venice Boulevard (Property) to the Disability Community Rights Center (DCRC), and related matters (Council file No. 22-1328). Recommendation for Council action: AMEND the Council action of December 7, 2022, relative to the private sale of the Property located at 12901 Venice Boulevard to the DCRC to build a 100-percent affordable housing project, and related matters (Council file No. 22-1328), to: Instruct the Los Angeles Housing Department to report on the project proposed for the Property, including an overview of the project and a development timeline. Instruct the Department of General Services, with the assistance of the City Attorney and any other relevant departments and offices, to provide a status update on the sale of the Property to DCRC. Motion (Park - Blumenfield) dated 12-13-22 Report from Information, Technology, and General Services Committee_12-1-22 Council Action dated 12-08-22 Motion (Bonin - Raman) dated 11-04-22 Communication(s) from Public_12-06-2022
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(11) 22-1396-S1 CD 8 MOTION (HARRIS-DAWSON - MCOSKER) relative to the use of California Department of Toxic Substance Control (DTSC) Equitable Community Revitalization Grant (ECRG) funds for the 94th and Broadway project located at 9402-9422 South Broadway in Council District 8, and sole source finding for environmental site assessment services performed by 94B, LLC. Recommendations for Council action: INSTRUCT and AUTHORIZE the Economic and Workforce Development Department (EWDD), with the assistance of the Los Angeles Housing Department, to prepare, process, and execute contracts and documents on as-needed basis related to the use of a DTSC ECRG in the amount of $2,779,589, subject to compliance with the City's contracting policies for the above purpose, approval of the City Attorney as to form, funding availability, and in accordance with the terms contained in the related Grant Agreement (Council file No. 22-1396). FIND that the services to be performed by 94B, LLC are for the benefit of the City, that competitive bidding is not practicable or advantageous, that oversight of the budget will be provided by DTSC in addition to EWDD, that oversight of the work will be provided by the Los Angeles County Fire Department in addition to EWDD, and that the work can be performed more economically or feasibly by independent contractors than by City employees. AUTHORIZE the EWDD to make any technical corrections or clarification as necessary in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion. Motion (Harris-Dawson - McOsker) dated 12-13-22
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(12) 22-1557 CD 7 MOTION (RODRIGUEZ - PARK) relative to funding for the purchase of horse evacuation trailers for future widespread fires. Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: AUTHORIZE the Controller to transfer $200,000 from the Unappropriated Balance, Fund No. 100/58, Horse Evacuation Trailers Account, No. 580382, and appropriate to the Animal Services Department Fund, No. 100/06 668270553. Motion (Rodriguez - Park) dated 12-13-22
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(13) 20-0291 RESOLUTION relative to the Declaration of Local Emergency by the Mayor, dated March 4, 2020, wherein he declared that conditions of disaster or of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property have arisen both internationally and within the United States as a result of the introduction of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), pursuant to the provisions of the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) Section 8.27. Recommendation for Council action: ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION to: Resolve that a local emergency continues to persist within the City of Los Angeles, within the meaning of Los Angeles Administrative Code Section 8.21, et seq., and the continuance of the Mayor's March 4, 2020, Declaration of Local Emergency through 30 days from the adoption of this Resolution, but not beyond January 31, 2023, is therefore necessary; and that the state of local emergency shall terminate on February 1, 2023. Direct, in accordance with the LAAC, Section 8.21 et seq., all appropriate City departments, agencies and personnel shall continue to perform all duties and responsibilities to represent the City of Los Angeles in this matter for the purpose of abating the emergency and for the receipt, processing and coordination of all inquiries and requirements necessary to obtain whatever State and Federal assistance that may become available to the citizens of Los Angeles who may be affected by the emergency. Instruct the General Manager, Emergency Management Department, to advise the Mayor and City Council on the need for extension of this Declaration of Local Emergency as may be required. Instruct the City Clerk to forward copies of this Resolution to the Governor of the State of California, the Director of the California Office of Emergency Services, and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.
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(14) 22-1588 CD 13 COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to the final map of Parcel Map L.A. No. located at 6332-6356 West Fountain Avenue, and 1260 North Cahuenga Boulevard, westerly of Vine Street. Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the final map of Parcel Map L.A. No. 2019-4869, located at 6332-6356 West Fountain Avenue, and 1260 North Cahuenga Boulevard, westerly of Vine Street. Owner: Fountain Owners, LLC; Surveyor: Thomas P. McDermott Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Engineer reports that the subdivider has paid a fee of $9,064 for the processing of this final parcel map pursuant to Section 19.02(B)(3) of the Los Angeles Municipal Code. No additional City funds are needed.
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(15) 21-1189 COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY relative to finding in accordance with Assembly Bill (AB) 361 Section 3(e)(1)(B) whether meeting in person would present imminent risks to the health or safety of attendees because of the continuing state of emergency related the Covid-19 pandemic, as originally proclaimed by the Governor on March 4, 2020; and related actions. Recommendations for Council action: FIND in accordance with AB 361 Section 3(e)(3) that, while the state of emergency due to the Covid-19 pandemic, as originally proclaimed by the Governor on March 4, 2020, remains active and/or state or local officials have imposed or recommended measures to promote social distancing, the City Council has reconsidered the circumstances of the state of emergency and finds for City Council, including its advisory Committees, that the state of emergency continues to directly impact the ability of the members to meet safely in person and/or state or local officials continue to impose or recommend measures to promote social distancing. FIND in accordance with AB 361 Section 3(e)(3) that, while the state of emergency due to the Covid-19 pandemic, as originally proclaimed by the Governor on March 4, 2020, remains active and/or state or local officials have imposed or recommended measures to promote social distancing, the City Council has reconsidered the circumstances of the state of emergency and finds for all City Brown Act bodies that the state of emergency continues to directly impact the ability of the members to meet safely in person and/or state or local officials continue to impose or recommend measures to promote social distancing. INSTRUCT the Clerk to place on the agenda for a Council meeting not more than 30 calendar-days after Council adopts these findings and recommendations an item entitled “Findings to Continue Teleconference Meetings Pursuant to AB 361 and Related Actions” and include these same recommendations for adoption by Council; and, instruct the Clerk to continue to do so on the agenda for a Council meeting not more than 30 calendar-days after each time Council adopts these findings and recommendations, until Council instructs the Clerk to cease doing so.
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(16) 03-0005-S360 CD 2 COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 6634 North Vineland Avenue (Case No. 719074), Assessor I.D. No. 2414-027-006, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP). Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated December 28, 2022, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 6634 North Vineland Avenue (Case No. 719074), Assessor I.D. No. 2414-027-006, from the REAP. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the LAHD. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.
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(17) 09-0005-S20 CD 10 COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 3612 West 30th Street (Case No. 748723), Assessor I.D. No. 5051-030-001, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP). Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated December 28, 2022, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 3612 West 30th Street (Case No. 748723), Assessor I.D. No. 5051-030-001, from the REAP. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the LAHD. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.
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(18) 17-0005-S98 CD 9 COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 4146 South Woodlawn Avenue (Case No. 774556), Assessor I.D. No. 5113-028-023, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP). Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated December 28, 2022, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 4146 South Woodlawn Avenue (Case No. 774556), Assessor I.D. No. 5113-028-023, from the REAP. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the LAHD. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.
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(19) 20-0005-S186 CD 9 COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 142 West 52nd Street (Case Nos. 789917 and 790758), Assessor I.D. No. 5110-030-014, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP). Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated December 28, 2022, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 142 West 52nd Street (Case Nos. 789917 and 790758), Assessor I.D. No. 5110-030-014, from the REAP. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the LAHD. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.
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(2) 21-1081 CD 11 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to prohibiting nighttime entrance onto City public rights-of-way abutting the Ballona Wetlands. Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: DETERMINE the proposed Ordinance to protect natural resources within the Ballona Wetlands Environmentally Sensitive Habitat Area at Culver Boulevard and Jefferson Boulevard, which prohibits entry onto adjacent public right-of way outside of the hours of operation, are categorically exempt under State California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Article 19, Sections 15307, 15308, and 15311, as Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Natural Resources, Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of the Environment, and as Accessory Structures. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated October 27, 2022, relative to adding Section 63.137 to Article 3, Chapter VI of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to prohibit nighttime entrance onto City public rights-of-way abutting the Ballona Wetlands. DIRECT the Bureau of Engineering to file the Notice of Exemption with the Los Angeles County Recorder’s Office following adoption of the ordinance. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the City Attorney. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.
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(20) 23-0005-S1 CD 7 COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 10039 North Haines Canyon Avenue (Case No. 783818), Assessor I.D. No. 2568-001-014, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP). Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated December 28, 2022, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 10039 North Haines Canyon Avenue (Case No. 783818), Assessor I.D. No. 2568-001-014, from the REAP. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the LAHD. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.
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(21) 23-0005-S2 CD 13 COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 3971 West Edenhurst Avenue (Case No. 712325), Assessor I.D. No. 5435-017-020, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP). Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated December 28, 2022, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 3971 West Edenhurst Avenue (Case No. 712325), Assessor I.D. No. 5435-017-020, from the REAP. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the LAHD. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.
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(22) 23-0005-S4 CD 14 COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 3475 East Siskiyou Street (Case No. 449766), Assessor I.D. No. 5188-017-026, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP). Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated December 28, 2022, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 3475 East Siskiyou Street (Case No. 449766), Assessor I.D. No. 5188-017-026, from the REAP. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the LAHD. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.
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(23) 23-0005-S5 CD 13 COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 2622 North Corralitas Drive (Case No. 525931), Assessor I.D. No. 5440-031-029, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP). Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated December 28, 2022, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 2622 North Corralitas Drive (Case No. 525931), Assessor I.D. No. 5440-031-029, from the REAP. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the LAHD. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.
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(24) 23-0005-S6 CD 14 COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 2449 North Gates Street (Case No. 744625), Assessor I.D. No. 5208-009-021, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP). Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated December 28, 2022, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 2449 North Gates Street (Case No. 744625), Assessor I.D. No. 5208-009-021, from the REAP. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the LAHD. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.
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(25) 23-0005-S7 CD 9 COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 1550 East 42nd Street (Case No. 723061), Assessor I.D. No. 5116-016-011, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP). Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated December 28, 2022, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 1550 East 42nd Street (Case No. 723061), Assessor I.D. No. 5116-016-011, from the REAP. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the LAHD. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.
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(26) 23-0005-S8 CD 11 COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 1317 South Bundy Drive (Case No. 774780), Assessor I.D. No. 4263-025-015, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP). Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated December 28, 2022, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 1317 South Bundy Drive (Case No. 774780), Assessor I.D. No. 4263-025-015, from the REAP. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the LAHD. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.
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(27) 23-0005-S9 CD 8 COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 666 West 70th Street (Case No. 745680), Assessor I.D. No. 6013-023-019, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP). Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated December 28, 2022, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 666 West 70th Street (Case No. 745680), Assessor I.D. No. 6013-023-019, from the REAP. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the LAHD. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.
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(28) 23-0005-S10 CD 13 COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 532 North Alexandria Avenue (Case No. 769116), Assessor I.D. No. 5520-009-021, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP). Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated December 28, 2022, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 532 North Alexandria Avenue (Case No. 769116), Assessor I.D. No. 5520-009-021, from the REAP. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the LAHD. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.
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(29) 23-0005-S11 CD 8 COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 444 West 82nd Street (Case No 772432), Assessor I.D. No. 6032-032-013, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP). Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated December 28, 2022, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 444 West 82nd Street (Case No. 772432), Assessor I.D. No. 6032-032-013, from the REAP. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the LAHD. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.
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(3) 22-1287 ORDINANCE SECOND CONSIDERATION relative to approving the Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT), Form of Service Agreement for Firm Point-To-Point Transmission Service, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) No. BP21-010, by and between the City, acting by and through the LADWP and Glendale Water and Power (GWP).
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(30) 23-0005-S12 CD 9 COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 314 West 68th Street (Case No. 729137), Assessor I.D. No. 6012-007-018, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP). Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated December 28, 2022, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 314 West 68th Street (Case No. 729137), Assessor I.D. No. 6012-007-018, from the REAP. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the LAHD. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.
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(31) 23-0005-S13 CD 10 COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 215 South Kenmore Avenue (Case No. 782905), Assessor I.D. No. 5518-014-003, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP). Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated December 28, 2022, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 215 South Kenmore Avenue (Case No. 782905), Assessor I.D. No. 5518-014-003, from the REAP. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the LAHD. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.
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(4) 22-1403 ORDINANCE SECOND CONSIDERATION relative to approving the Renewal Agreement for the Acquisition of Capacity, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) Agreement No. BP 21-004; the Renewal Transmission Service Contract, LADWP Agreement No. BP 21-005; and the Renewal Agency Agreement, LADWP Agreement No. BP 21-006, by and between the City, acting by and through the LADWP, and the Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA); and delegating to the Board of Water and Power Commissioners (Board) authority to amend such agreements.
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(5) 22-0813 CD 2 ORDINANCE SECOND CONSIDERATION relative to a Vesting Zone Change and Height District Change for the properties located at 5041-5057 North Lankershim Boulevard and 11121 West Hesby Street. Applicant: Brooks Fain, Napa Industries LLC Representative: Katherine Casey, PSOMAS Case No. CPC-2020-6950-GPA-VZC-HD-ZAA-CU-CUB-SPR-1A Environmental No. ENV-2020-6951-MND
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(6) 22-1509 COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (CAO) AND CITY ATTORNEY and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to salary adjustments for non-represented classifications in the Office of the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA) and ORDINANCES SECOND CONSIDERATION relative to revised General Manager salary ranges and salary adjustments for certain non-represented classifications in the Office of the CAO. CAO REPORT DATED DECEMBER 19, 2022 AND CITY ATTORNEY REPORT DATED DECEMBER 14, 2022 AND ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated December 14, 2022, approved as to form and legality by the City Attorney, amending Schedule “A” of Los Angeles Administrative Code Section 4.61 to provide salary adjustments to the non-represented classifications in the Office of the CLA. AUTHORIZE the Controller and the CAO to correct any clerical errors, or, if approved by the City Attorney, any technical errors in the above Ordinance. CAO REPORT DATED DECEMBER 2, 2022 AND CITY ATTORNEY REPORT DATED DECEMBER 2, 2022 AND ORDINANCES SECOND CONSIDERATION Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: PRESENT and ADOPT the following ORDINANCES dated December 2, 2022: Amending the General Manager listing in Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) Section 4.61 to revise the assigned “M” Salary Range numbers for some of the classifications. Amending Schedule "A" of LAAC Section 4.61 to provide a salary adjustment to the non-represented classification of Ethics Director, City Ethics Commission (Class Code 0013). Amending Schedule "A" of LAAC Section 4.61 to provide salary adjustments to the following non-represented classifications in the Office of the CAO: Assistant City Administrative Officer (Class Code 0011) Chief Administrative Analyst (Class Code 1554) Senior Labor Relations Specialist 1-111 (Class Codes 9202-1-3) Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that the increase in salary costs resulting from the salary adjustments for the non-represented classifications in the CLA’s Office will be absorbed within budgeted funds for Fiscal Year 2022-23.
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(7) 20-1265-S1 CDs 1, 8, 9 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORTS, ADDENDUMS, RELATED CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) FINDINGS, and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a proposed zone change ordinance to amend the text and figures in the South Los Angeles Community Plan Implementation Overlay (CPIO) District. Recommendations for Council action: FIND, based on the independent judgment of the decision-maker, after consideration of the whole of the administrative record, including Environmental Impact Report, SCH No. 2008101098, (ENV-2008-1781-EIR and ENV-2008- 1780-EIR), certified on November 22, 2017 (Project EIR), the Addendum dated October 2022 and the Addendum dated November 2022 (Exhibit E), the project was assessed in the Project EIR; and pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Sections 15162 and 15164, that no subsequent or supplemental EIR, or negative declaration is required for approval of the Proposed Project. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC) as the Findings of Council. INSTRUCT the Department of City Planning (DCP) to prepare a zoning ordinance to make the zone changes as shown in the Proposed Zoning Ordinance Map in Exhibit C and pursuant to 12.32 and 13.14 and to amend the South Los Angeles CPIO, as shown in Exhibits D.1 and D.2, the Proposed Project is the South Los Angeles CPIO Amendment Project, includes zone changes that amend the text and figures in the South Los Angeles CPIO District, the proposed CPIO amendment creates a new Protected Unit Area in the Residential Subareas that adds tenant protection regulations that reflect recent changes in state law, established by the Housing Crisis Act (collectively, Senate Bill (SB) 330 and SB 8) and adds some additional tenant protections beyond what is required under state level, the Proposed Project applies these tenant protection regulations, in addition to applying the existing applicable CPIO development regulations and design standards, to properties currently within the Residential Subareas (Chapter V) of the CPIO and to additional multifamily (R2, RD and R3) zoned properties, inclusive of a zone change to R1R3 (Rear Mass Variation) for two R1 zoned neighborhoods (36.02 acres total) within the Project area, finally, the Proposed Project amends the Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Subareas (Chapter III) of the CPIO to upgrade access to bonus incentives for certain nodes within the Protected Unit Area from a lower to higher intensity TOD subarea, the Project Location is an approximately 3,366.4acre area (5.26 square miles) located within the South Los Angeles Community Plan Area which includes neighborhoods to the west and south of the University of Southern California campus and Exposition Park. The Project Location is generally bounded by the Santa Monica Freeway (Interstate 10) to the north; the Harbor Freeway (Interstate 110) to the east; to the south along Gage Avenue, from the Harbor Freeway westerly to Vermont Avenue, along West 62nd Street westerly from Vermont Avenue to Normandie Avenue; and along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard westerly from Normandie Avenue to Western Avenue, the westernmost boundary. INSTRUCT the DCP to finalize the necessary zone ordinances to be presented to the City Council, and authorize the DCP to make non-substantive text edits as necessary to correct typographical or formatting errors, including any non-substantive corrections to the map. FIND, that in accordance with Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 13.14 C.5, the proposed amendments to the supplemental development regulations of the CPIO Districts (Exhibits C, D.1, and D.2) are consistent with, and necessary to implement the programs and policies of the South Los Angeles Community Plan. ADOPT the DCP Staff Recommendation Report (Exhibit A) as the LACPC Report on the subject, including the additional modifications enumerated in Attachment 1, attached to the Council file. REQUEST the City Attorney, in consultation with the DCP, to include the following additional language as part of the CPIO ordinance: Add a requirement that developers notify tenants in buildings to be demolished of their legal rights under the CPIO, including their right to return to a new unit at an affordable rent, the rent guidelines for the new project, and any procedures the tenant will need to follow in order to claim an affordable unit. Add specific requirements for how long a developer must hold open a replacement unit for a displaced tenant and establish notification procedures to advise the tenant when the new unit is ready. Add a requirement that a developer who is found to have committed unlawful tenant harassment or illegally evicted a tenant loses the right to a demolition permit for five years. Remedies. Any person or entity, including a project applicant or their successor-in-interest, who breaches any duty or obligation set forth in this Section V-1, including failing to allow a displaced tenant to exercise their right to remain or right of return, submitting false information as part of the requirements of this section, or otherwise violating this section, shall be liable in a civil action by any person, organization or entity, for all actual damages, special damages in an amount not to exceed the greater of twice the amount of actual damages or $5,000, and reasonable attorney’s fees and costs as determined by the court. Damages of three times the amount of the actual damages may be awarded in a civil action for willful failure to comply with relocation payment obligations, to provide safe, decent and sanitary temporary replacement housing, or to allow a tenant to exercise their right of return or right to remain. The remedies provided by this Section are in addition to any other legal or equitable remedies and are not intended to be exclusive. REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present the ordinance to amend the South Los Angeles CPIO District recommended in the November 28, 2022 LACPC report. Applicant: City of Los Angeles Case No.: CPC-2022-5432-ZC-CPIOA Environmental Nos. ENV-2008-1781-EIR-ADD2; ENV-2008-1780-EIR-ADD2; SCH No. 2008101098
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(8) 22-0530 ENERGY, CLIMATE CHANGE, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, AND RIVER COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the electrical load for fully electrified City facilities, and partnership opportunities related to commercial electrification. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: REQUEST the Controller to transfer $100,000 from the Unappropriated Balance (UB) Fund No. 100/58, Account No. 580370, Renewable Energy to an existing account in the Engineering Special Services Fund No. 682/50, Appropriation Unit 50VVHE for a high-level analysis of the impacts of building electrification on the grid, and partnership opportunities. AUTHORIZE the City Engineer, or designee, to make technical corrections to the recommendations in order to effectuate the intent of the City Council. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by Bureau of Engineering. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report
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(9) 22-1553 MOTION (LEE - MCOSKER) relative to funding for services in connection with the Mayor’s special recognition of the FIFA World Cup and Team USA on November 21, 2022, including the illumination of City Hall. Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: TRANSFER and APPROPRIATE $400 from the Mayor’s portion of the Heritage Celebration & Special Events line item in the General City Purposes Fund No. 100/56 to the General Service Fund No. 100/40, Account No. 1070 (Salaries-As Needed) for services in connection with the Mayor’s special recognition on November 21, 2022, at City Hall, of the FIFA World Cup and Team USA, including the illumination of City Hall. Motion (Lee - McOsker) dated 12-13-22
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1. DETERMINATION TO CONTINUE HOLDING MEETINGS VIA TELECONFERENCE\nMotion Required. Pursuant to Government Code Sections 54953(e)(1)(B)-(C), (e)(3)(A), and\n(e)(3)(B)(i), a determination that the COVID-19 State of Emergency continues to directly impact the\nability of members to meet safely in person and possible Commission Action.
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3. NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL POSITION STATEMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS\nPresentations by Neighborhood Council representatives on any Neighborhood Council resolution, or\ncommunity impact statement filed with the City Clerk, which relates to any agenda item listed or being\nconsidered on this agenda. The Neighborhood Council representative shall provide the Board or\nCommission with a copy of the Neighborhood Council's resolution or community impact statement by\nemail to apccentral@lacity.org. At the Chair’s discretion, presentations of Neighborhood Councils on\nany matter listed on the agenda for this Commission meeting may be taken at the time the agenda is\ntaken for consideration.
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4. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT\nThe Commission shall provide an opportunity in open meetings for the public to address it on non-\nagenda items, for a cumulative total of up to thirty (30) minutes, on items of interest to the public that\nare within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Commission.\nMembers of the public who wish to participate in the meeting and offer public comment to the Central\nLos Angeles Area Planning Commission, can either access the link located at the top of this agenda\nor call (213) 338-8477 or (669) 900-9128 and use Meeting ID No. 870 8437 8137 and then press #.\nPress # again when prompted for participant ID. Please use Meeting Passcode 452814.\nCentral Los Angeles Area Planning Commission 2 January 10, 2023
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5. RECONSIDERATIONS\na. MOTIONS TO RECONSIDER – The Commission may make a motion to reconsider a Commission\nAction on any agenda items from its previous meeting, consistently with the Commission Rule 9.3,\nprovided the Commission retains jurisdiction over the matter.\nb. MERITS OF ANY ITEM THE COMMISSION HAS VOTED TO RECONSIDER – If a majority of the\nCommission has approved a motion to reconsider a Commission Action, the Commission may\naddress the merits of the original Commission Action.
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6. ZA-2021-4710-CU-ZV-SPR-1A Council District: 13 – Soto-Martinez\nCEQA:ENV-2021-4711-MND; **Last Day to Act: 01-10-23\nPlan Area: Hollywood Continued From: 12-13-22\nPUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED\nPROJECT SITE: 6726-6740 West Sunset Boulevard, 1434-1456 North McCadden Place\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nDemolition of an existing commercial building and surface parking lot and the construction, use, and\nmaintenance of a new approximately 3,448 square-foot fast-food drive-through restaurant and surface\nparking lot. The project proposes two drive-through lanes and 35 vehicle parking spaces. Proposed\nhours of operation are from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and from 9:00 a.m. to\n3:30 a.m. Friday through Saturday.\nAPPEAL:\nAn appeal of the September 30, 2022, Zoning Administrator’s determination which:\n1. Found, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15074(b), after consideration of the whole of the\nadministrative record, including the Mitigated Negative Declaration, No. ENV-2021-4711-MND, as\ncirculated on August 18, 2022 (“Mitigated Negative Declaration”), and all comments received, with\nthe imposition of mitigation measures, there is no substantial evidence that the project will have a\nsignificant effect on the environment; Found, the Mitigated Negative Declaration reflects the\nindependent judgment and analysis of the City; Found, the mitigation measures have been made\nenforceable conditions on the project; and Adopted the Mitigated Negative Declaration and the\nMitigation Monitoring Program prepared for the Mitigated Negative Declaration;\n2. Approved, pursuant to Section 12.24 W.17 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), a\nConditional Use to allow the construction, use, and maintenance of a drive-through fast-food\nestablishment in the C4 Zone adjoining a residential zone;\n3. Approved, pursuant to Section 12.27 of the LAMC, Zone Variances to:\na. Permit a drive-through fast-food use partially in the RD1.5-1XL Zone;\nb. Permit an outdoor eating area in excess of 50 percent of the interior dining area in the C4-2D-\nSN Zone; and\nc. Permit access and accessory parking from a more restrictive zone to a less restrictive zone;\n4. Dismiss, pursuant to Section 12.24 W.27 of the LAMC, a Conditional Use Permit to allow\ndeviations from Commercial Corner development standards including less that 50 percent window\ntransparency for exterior walls and doors of a ground floor containing non-residential uses that\nfront adjacent streets and hours of operation exceeding 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. daily i; and\n5. Dismiss, pursuant to Section 16.05 of the LAMC, a Site Plan Review for a change of use to a\ndrive-through fast-food establishment inasmuch as such development will not result in a net\nincrease of 500 or more average daily vehicle trips.\nApplicant: Raising Cane’s\nRepresentative: Sherrie Olson, Permits N More, Inc.\nCentral Los Angeles Area Planning Commission 3 January 10, 2023\nAppellant: Madeline Brozen (on behalf of Madeline Brozen, Louis Abramson, Spencer\nHillman, Ralph Samuel Lehman, Mollie Lehman and John Samuel Stady)\nStaff: More Song, City Planner\n(213) 978-1319\nmore.song@lacity.org\nChristina Toy Lee, Associate Zoning Administrator
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(CS-1) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION\n(Paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9)\nSignificant exposure to litigation (one case).\nNo reportable action was taken. (22-4713)
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(CS-2) DEPARTMENT HEAD PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS\n(Government Code Section 54957)\nDepartment Head performance evaluations.\nNo reportable action was taken. (11-1977)
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(CS-3) CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS\n(Government Code Section 54957.6)\nAgency designated representatives: Fesia Davenport, Chief Executive Officer\nand designated staff\nEmployee Organization(s) for represented employees: All individual member\nunions of the Coalition of County Unions, AFL-CIO; Local 721, SEIU; All\naffiliated member unions of AFSCME Council 36; Association of Deputy District\nAttorneys; Los Angeles County Association of Environmental Health Specialists;\nLos Angeles County Public Defenders; and\nUnrepresented employees (all).\nNo reportable action was taken. (17-0363)
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(CS-4) PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT\n(Government Code Section 54957 (b)(1))\nConsideration of candidate(s) for appointment to the position of Director,\nDepartment of Youth Development.\nThe Board selected a final candidate for the position of Director,\nDepartment of Youth Development, and instructed the Chief Executive\nOfficer to negotiate a salary and execute an at-will employment contract,\nwhich is approved as to form by the Interim County Counsel, subsequent\nto approval of an annual salary by the Board of Supervisors. The vote of\nthe Board was unanimous, with all Supervisors present. (22-4640)
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1. Appointments to Commissions/Committees/Special Districts\nRecommendations for appointment/reappointment for the following\nCommissions/Committees/Special Districts (+ denotes reappointments):\nDocuments on file in the Executive Office.\nSupervisor Solis\nHugo Garcia, Fish and Wildlife Commission\nSupervisor Mitchell\nFrancesca Fajinmi, Assessment Appeals Board\nRita Kampalath+, Board of Governors, Department of Museum of Natural\nHistory\nFranco Vega+, Commission for Children and Families\nYolanda J. Gorman+, and Karriann Farrell Hinds+, Commission for\nWomen\nBruce Boardman+, Commission on Alcohol and Other Drugs\nJohng Ho Song+, Commission on Alcohol and Other Drugs; also waive\nlimitation of length of service requirement pursuant to County Code\nSection 3.100.030A\nSophia Monica Soni+, Hospitals and Health Care Delivery Commission\nScott Houston, Los Angeles County Commission for Older Adults\nKathleen Austria+, Los Angeles County Mental Health Commission\nRina Cruz+, Personal Assistance Services Council\nGregory Gorman+, Small Craft Harbor Commission\nGenelle Brooks-Petty+, Small Craft Harbor Design Control Board\nSupervisor Horvath\nLindsey P. Horvath, Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority\nSupervisor Barger\nCarmel Dill-Cruz, Los Angeles County Youth Climate Commission\nCalifornia Contract Cities Association\nJennifer Perez, Contract Cities Liability Trust Fund Claims Board\nLos Angeles County Youth Commission\nJoshua Elizondo+, Myriah Smiley+, and Angela Young+, Los Angeles\nCounty Youth Commission (23-0055)\nAttachments: Public Comment/Correspondence
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10. Proclaiming January 21 through 31, 2023 as “Greater Los Angeles Youth\nHomeless Count”\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Solis: Proclaim the “Greater Los\nAngeles Youth Homeless Count” (LA Youth Count) from January 21 through\nJanuary 31, 2023; and direct the Chief Executive Officer, in partnership with\nthe Interim Executive Director of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority,\nto encourage County employees to volunteer for the LA Youth Count.\n(23-0143)\nAttachments: Motion by Supervisor Solis\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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11. Proclaiming January 2023 as “Lunar New Year”\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Solis: Proclaim\nJanuary 22, 2023 as the start of “Lunar New Year” in Los Angeles County and\nrecognize the Los Angeles County Asian American Employees Association and\nthe Chinese Employees Association of Los Angeles County for their\ncontributions to Asian American and Pacific Islander residents. (23-0142)\nAttachments: Motion by Supervisor Solis\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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12. 124th Annual Golden Dragon Parade Parking Fee Waiver\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Solis: Waive the $4 per vehicle\nparking fee for 100 vehicles, for a total of $400 at Lot 45, excluding the cost of\nliability insurance, for the 124th Annual Golden Dragon Parade, hosted by the\nChinese Chamber of Commerce, to be held\nJanuary 28, 2023. (23-0141)\nAttachments: Motion by Supervisor Solis\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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13. Findings to Continue Teleconference Meetings Under Assembly Bill 361\nand Related Actions\nRecommendation: Acting on behalf of the Board of Supervisors, and on behalf\nof entities for which the Board members serve as governing members\n(Governing Members), and for commissions, task forces, etc., which were, or\nare, created either by the Board or Governing Members or at their direction,\nand are subject to the Brown Act: (1) find in accordance with Assembly Bill\n(AB) 361 Section 3(e)(3), California Government Code Section 54953(e)(3),\nthat the Board has reconsidered the circumstances of the State of Emergency\ndue to the COVID-19 pandemic and that the State of Emergency remains active\nand (2) find, in accordance with AB 361 Section 3(e)(3), California Government\nCode Section 54953(e)(3), the state of emergency continues to directly impact\nthe ability of the members to meet safely in person. (As requested at the Board\nmeeting of November 2, 2021.) (21-4261)\nAttachments: Public Comment/Correspondence
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15. Memoranda of Understanding for Various Coalition of County Union\nBargaining Units, Local and Affiliate Unions of American Federation of\nState, County and Municipal Employees, and Independent County Unions\nRecommendation: Approve the successor memoranda of understanding for a\nthree-year term ending March 31, 2025, for the following Bargaining Units; and\ninstruct the Auditor-Controller to make all the payroll system changes necessary\nto implement the recommendations contained herein: 4-VOTES\n131 - Appraisers\n132 - Supervising Appraisers\n321 - Physician Assistants/Senior Physician Assistants\n401 - Plant Operating Engineers\n411 - Building Trades and Skilled Craftsmen\n412 - Supervising Building Trades and Skilled Craftsmen\n421 - Auto and Equipment Maintenance and Repairman\n501 - Professional Engineers\n502 - Supervising Professional Engineers\n511 - Engineering Technicians\n512 - Supervising Engineering Technicians\n613 - Public Defender Investigators\n641 - Beach Lifeguards\n642 - Supervising Beach Lifeguards\n703 - Probation Directors\n721 - Psychiatric Social Workers\n724 - Supervising Psychiatric Social Workers\n725 - Supervising Child Support Officers\n803 - Public Defenders\n821 - Agricultural Inspectors (23-0017)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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16. Museum of Natural History Agreement Amendment\nRecommendation: Instruct the Chair to sign an amendment to an agreement\nwith the Museum of Natural History Foundation (Museum Foundation), which will\namend the Funding Agreement to increase the base amount of the County’s\nfunding obligation by $1,000,000 beginning in Fiscal Year 2022-23, the\nincrease will allow the County and the Museum Foundation to continue the\nsuccessful operation of the Museum; approve an appropriation adjustment to\ntransfer $1,000,000 from the Provisional Financing Uses budget unit to the\nMuseum budget unit to increase the base amount of the County’s funding\nobligation; and find that the proposed action is not considered a project under\nthe California Environmental Quality Act. (23-0002)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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17. Department of Public Works Lease Agreement\nRecommendation: Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute a proposed\nlease with Sonnenblick Del Rio Norwalk LLC, a Delaware limited liability\ncompany (Landlord), for the Department of Public Work's use of approximately\n5,479 sq ft of office space, and 27 on-site parking spaces located at 12440\nImperial Highway, Suite 110, in Norwalk (4), at an estimated maximum first year\nrental amount of $116,741 paid to the Landlord, includes parking and rent\nabatement of $21,368, the estimated total lease amount is $3,851,000 over the\n15-year term funded 100% by fees collected for services rendered and with\nDepartment of Public Works’ existing resources, and there will be no impact on\nNet County Cost; find that the proposed lease is exempt from the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act; and take the following actions:\nAuthorize the Chief Executive Officer to reimburse the Landlord up to\n$876,640 for the County’s Tenant Improvement (TI) contribution to be\npaid in a lump sum payment;\nAuthorize the Director of Public Works to contract with and instruct the\nDirector of Internal Services, in coordination with the Chief Executive\nOfficer, for the acquisition and installation of telephone, data, and\nlow-voltage systems and vendor installation (Low-Voltage Items) at a total\namount not to exceed $462,000 to be paid in a lump sum payment, where\nthe cost for the Low-Voltage Items is in addition to the rental costs and\nthe County’s TI contribution payable to the Landlord; and\nAuthorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute any other ancillary\ndocumentation necessary to effectuate the terms of the proposed lease,\nand to take actions necessary and appropriate to implement the terms of\nthe proposed lease including, without limitation, exercising early\ntermination rights and any options to extend. (23-0011)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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18. Appointment of Employee Relations Commissioner\nRecommendation: Appoint Ms. Patti Paniccia to the current vacant\nCommissioner Position within the Los Angeles County Employee Relations\nCommission. (23-0009)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence\nCounty Operations
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19. Findings, Conditions and Order for Project No. 2019-001054-(1)\nRecommendation: Adopt findings, conditions, and an order for approval of\nConditional Use Permit No. RPPL2019002026-(1), as part of Project No.\n2019-001054-(1), with the Zone Change No. RPPL2020000335-(1), to authorize\nthe construction and operation of a 2,945-sq ft automatic car wash on a\nproperty located at 13106 East Valley Boulevard in the Unincorporated\nCommunity of Avocado Heights. (On September 27, 2022, the Board indicated\nits intent to approve the Project.) (County Counsel) ADOPT (Relates to\nAgenda No. 60) (23-0024)\nAttachments: Findings, Condition and Order\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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2. Saving Lives by Making NARCAN Readily Accessible in the County’s\nJuvenile Halls and Camps\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisors Horvath and Hahn: Instruct the\nChief Probation Officer, in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer and the\nDirectors of Public Health and Health Services , through the Juvenile Court\nHealth Services Office, to report back to the Board in writing in 60 days with a\ndetailed plan to make NARCAN, also known as naloxone, readily accessible in\nthe juvenile halls and camps that includes, at a minimum, the following:\nAn implementation timeline that reflects urgency;\nAn analysis of how much NARCAN will be maintained at each facility;\nA budget that includes identification of the funding sources that will be\nused to implement the plan; and\nA description of the education and training that will be provided to all staff\nand partner agencies , including the Department of Mental Health and the\nLos Angeles County Office of Education; and\nInstruct the Chief Probation Officer, in consultation with the Interim County\nCounsel and the Director of Children and Family Services, to report back to the\nBoard in writing in 120 days , with an analysis of the feasibility of making\nNARCAN readily accessible in its contracted placements, such as Short Term\nResidential Temporary Placements, Emergency Shelters, etc. (23-0128)\nAttachments: Motion by Supervisors Horvath and Hahn\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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20. Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center Medical Air and\nVacuum Remodel Project\nRecommendation: Establish and approve the Rancho Los Amigos National\nRehabilitation Center Medical Air and Vacuum Remodel Project, Capital Project\nNo. 87595 (Project) (4), with a total budget of $1,796,000; approve the Fiscal\nYear (FY) 2022-23 appropriation adjustment to transfer $172,000 from the\nDepartment of Health Services' Enterprise Fund-Committed for the Department\nof Health Services to fund the estimated FY 2022-23 expenditures for the\nProject; authorize the Director of Internal Services to deliver the Project using a\nBoard-approved Job Order Contract; and find that the proposed Project is\nexempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. (Internal Services\nDepartment) APPROVE 4-VOTES (23-0072)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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21. West Covina Library Refurbishment Project\nRecommendation: Establish and approve the proposed West Covina Library\nRefurbishment Project (Project), Capital Project No. 87918 (1), with a total\nbudget of $745,000; approve an appropriation adjustment to transfer $745,000\nfrom the LA County Library’s operating budget to the propose Project; authorize\nthe Director of Internal Services to deliver the proposed Project using a\nBoard-approved Job Order Contract; and find that the proposed Project is\nexempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. (Internal Services\nDepartment) APPROVE 4-VOTES (23-0070)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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22. Enterprise Services Master Agreements\nRecommendation: Authorize the Director of Internal Services to execute\nEnterprise Services Master Agreements (ESMAs), with various qualified\nvendors to provide Information Technology services, for a five-year term, with\ntwo two-year and six month-to-month extension options, for a total master\nagreement term of nine years and six months; and authorize the Director to\ntake the following related actions: (Internal Services Department) APPROVE\n(NOTE: The Acting Chief Information Officer recommends approval of this\nitem.)\nExecute ESMAs with new vendors as vendors become qualified vendors\nthroughout the term of the ESMA, exercise the renewal extension options,\nconduct solicitations and execute Work Orders (WOs), amend or\nterminate WOs as necessary, extend applicable ESMAs automatically\nbeyond their term where a WO for a critical project is issued with an\nexpiration date of no more than 180 days past the expiration of such\nESMA, suspend or terminate Master Agreements (MA) for the\nadministrative convenience (e.g., non-performance related issues, etc.),\nexecute applicable MA amendments should the original contracting entity\nmerge, be acquired, or otherwise have a change in entity, make changes\nto the terms and conditions to align with Board policy changes/directives,\nadd/or replace applicable exhibits of the ESMA, and add or delete\nservice categories and/or exhibits to ESMA as they become necessary;\nExecute a Business Associate Agreement (BAA) to the ESMA when a\nWO requires the execution of a BAA;\nPursuant to the terms of the ESMA, amend to add privacy and security\nprovisions, amend to increase the indemnification, limitation of liability,\nand/or insurance clauses of the ESMA in WO solicitations and the\nresulting WO where a County Department and/or the Acting Chief\nInformation Officer consider such actions to be in the best interest of the\nCounty in light of the services being solicited, with all such amendments\nsubject to review and approval by the Interim County Counsel and the\nChief Executive Officer’s Risk Management Division; and\nApprove the transfer of 24 WOs from the current ESMA 2016, to the new\nESMA 2022, and execute a new WO under the new ESMA 2022 for\nopen WOs solicited under the current ESMA 2016. (23-0080)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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23. Radiology Room Remodeling Projects and Capital Projects\nRecommendation: Establish and approve the Century Regional Detention\nFacility X-ray Room Remodeling Project, Capital Project (CP) No. 87875 (4),\nwith a total project budget of $219,000, North County Correctional Facility X-ray\nRoom Remodeling Project, CP No. 87876 (5), with a total project budget of\n$344,000, and the Twin Towers Correctional Facility X-ray Room Remodeling\nProject, CP No. 87877 (1), with a total project budget of $252,000; approve an\nappropriation adjustment to transfer $292,000 from the Integrated Correctional\nHealth Services operating budget funded by AB 109, to fund the projected\nFiscal Year 2022-23 expenditures for the following: $86,000 for CP No. 87875,\n$8,000 for CP No. 87876, and $198,000 for CP No. 87877; authorize the\nDirector of Internal Services to deliver the capital projects using a\nBoard-approved Job Order Contract; and find that the proposed projects are\nexempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. (Internal Services\nDepartment) APPROVE (23-0077)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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24. Fire Station 125 Calabasas Privacy and Access Refurbishment Project\nRecommendation: Approve the Fire Station 125 Calabasas Privacy and Access\nRefurbishment Project (Project), Capital Project No. 89021 (3) with a total\nbudget of $187,000; authorize the Director of Internal Services to deliver the\nProject using a Board-approved Job Order Contract; and find that the proposed\nProject is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. (Internal\nServices Department) APPROVE (23-0068)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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25. Fire Station 61 Privacy and Access - Walnut Project City of Walnut,\nCapital Project No. 89069 Fiscal Year 2022-23\nRecommendation: Approve the Fire Station 61 Privacy and Access - Walnut\nProject (Project), Capital Project No. 89069 (1) with a total budget of $134,000;\nauthorize the Director of the Internal Services to deliver the Project using a\nBoard-approved Job Order Contract; and find that the proposed Project is\nexempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. (Internal Services\nDepartment) APPROVE (23-0069)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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Repair, Remodeling, or Other Repetitive Work Job Order Contracts\nRecommendation: Find that the use of the Best Value Construction Contracting\nfor Job Order Contracts (JOCs) JOC183BV, JOC184BV, EJOC53BV,\nEJOC54BV, LVJOC4BV, PLUMBJOC10BV, ROOFJOC16BV, ROOFJOC17BV,\nHVACJOC22BV will result in reduced costs and expedited completion of\nprojects performed under these contracts, in accordance with the Policy for\nBest Value Construction Contracting adopted by Board Order No. 16 on\nOctober 5, 2021; approve the following 14 prequalified contractors for the Best\nValue JOCs: ACCO Engineered Systems, Angeles Contractor, Inc., Athena\nEngineering Inc., Best Contracting Services, Inc., Cervus, Inc., Letner Roofing\nCompany, Exbon Development, Inc., HHJ Construction, Inc., Leed Electric,\nInc., MIK Construction, Inc., MTM Construction, Inc., New Creation\nEngineering & Builders, Inc., Thomasville Construction, Inc., and Vincor\nConstruction, Inc; advertise Best Value JOCs: JOC183BV JOC184BV,\nEJOC53BV, EJOC54BV, LVJOC4BV, PLUMBJOC10BV, ROOFJOC16BV,\nROOFJOC17BV, and HVACJOC22BV for bids to the prequalified contractors to\nbe received and opened on March 30, 2023, and separately advertise JOCs:\nJOC183, JOC184, EJOC53, EJOC54, LVJOC4, PLUMBJOC10, ROOFJOC16,\nROOFJOC17, and HVACJOC22 for conventional low bids to be received and\nopened on March 30, 2023; conventional low bid JOCs will be opened only in\nthe event that statutorily insufficient number of best value JOCs are received;\nand authorize the Director of Internal Services to take the following actions:\n(Internal Services Department) ADOPT\nDetermine that statutorily insufficient number of best value JOC bids\nwere received, necessitating the opening and use of the alternate low\nbids; that a bid is nonresponsive and to reject a bid on that basis; waive\ninconsequential and nonmaterial deficiencies in bids submitted; evaluate\nand score bids in accordance with the requirements and evaluation\ncriterial stated in the bid documents; and determine whether the best\nvalue bidder or the lowest responsive responsible conventional JOC\nbidder has satisfied all conditions for contract award;\nAward and execute the Best Value JOC183BV JOC184BV, EJOC53BV,\nEJOC54BV, LVJOC4BV, PLUMBJOC10BV, ROOFJOC16BV,\nROOFJOC17BV, and HVACJOC22BV to the responsive and responsible\ncontractor determined to have submitted the best value bid for\nJOC184BV, EJOC54BV, ROOFJOB16BV, ROOFJOC17BV, and\nHVACJOC22BV, for a fee not to exceed $3,000,000 for the first year; for\nJOC183BV, EJOC53BV, LVJOC4BV, and PLUMBJOC10BV, for an\namount not to exceed $1,000,000 for the first year, and to establish the\neffective date of each JOC following receipt of acceptable performance\nand payment bonds and evidence of required contractor insurance;\nExecute supplemental agreements with each contractor to extend the\nBest Value JOCs JOC184BV, EJOC54BV, ROOFJOC16BV,\nROOFJOC17BV, and HVACJOC22BV for two subsequent one-year\nterms and increase the amount not to exceed each JOCs by up to\n$3,000,000 for each year, adjusted annually to reflect the percentage\nchange in the California Consumer Price Index (CPI), with the option to\ncarry-over unspent money from the first to second option term;\nExtend the Best Value JOCs JOC183BV, EJOC53BV, LVJOC4BV, and\nPLUMBJOC10BV for two subsequent one-year terms, and to increase\nthe amount not to exceed each JOC by up to $1,000,000 for each year,\nadjusted annually to reflect the percentage change in the California CPI,\nwith the option to carry-over unspent money from the first to second\noption term;\nPublicly announce the award of the Best Value JOCs JOC183BV\nJOC184BV, EJOC53BV, EJOC54BV, LVJOC4BV, PLUMBJOC10BV,\nROOFJOC16BV, ROOFJOC17BV, and HVACJOC22BV, along with a\nwritten decision supporting the award of the Best Value JOCs;\nIf the solicitation for Best Value JOCs JOC183BV, JOC184BV,\nEJOC53BV, EJOC54BV, LVJOC4BV, PLUMBJOC10BV,\nROOFJOC16BV, ROOFJOC17BV, and HVACJOC22BV results in the\nsubmission of fewer than three responsive bids to the County for\nevaluation, award and execute JOCs:\nJOC183 JOC184, EJOC53, EJOC54, LVJOC4, PLUMBJOC10,\nROOFJOC16, ROOFJOC17, and HVACJOC22, on the basis of lowest\nbid price, and in such instance, determine that a bid is nonresponsive\nand reject a bid on that basis; award to the next lowest responsive and\nresponsible bidder; waive inconsequential and nonmaterial deficiencies\nin bids submitted; and determine, in accordance with the applicable\ncontract and bid documents, whether the apparent lowest responsive and\nresponsible bidder has satisfied all conditions for contract award; and\nupon such determination, award and execute proposed JOCs JOC183,\nJOC184, EJOC53, EJOC54, LVJOC4, PLUMBJOC10, ROOFJOC16,\nROOFJOC17, and HVACJOC22, to the lowest responsive and\nresponsible bidder(s), each contract in an amount not to exceed\n$5,250,000 and establish the effective date of the contracts upon receipt\nby the Internal Services Department of acceptable performance and\npayment bonds and evidence of required contractor insurance; and\nWith respect to Best Value Job Order Contracts JOC183BV JOC184BV,\nEJOC53BV, EJOC54BV, LVJOC4BV, PLUMBJOC10BV,\nROOFJOC16BV, ROOFJOC17BV, and HVACJOC22BV or JOC183,\nJOC184, EJOC54, EJOC54, LVJOC4, PLUMBJOC10, ROOFJOC16,\nROOFJOC17, and HVACJOC22, issue work orders for projects that are\nnot subject to the State Public Contract Code, including maintenance\nwork, as applicable, in an amount not to exceed the maximum contract\namount of the JOC, subject to the limitation that the aggregate amount of\nall work orders issued under a particular JOC does not exceed the\nmaximum contract amount upon receipt of funding authorization from the\nChief Executive Officer or the appropriate funding source and subject to\ncompliance with the California Environmental Quality Act. (23-0073)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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27. Online Auction Sale of Tax-Defaulted Properties Subject to the Tax\nCollector’s Power to Sell\nRecommendation: Adopt a resolution approving the online auction of\n“Tax-Defaulted Properties Subject to the Tax Collector’s Power to Sell (2023A),”\nto be held April 22 through April 25, 2023 at www.bid4assets.com/losangeles.\n(Treasurer and Tax Collector) ADOPT (23-0018)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence\nHealth and Mental Health Services
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28. New Antelope Valley Child and Family Mental Health Center\nRecommendation: Approve an interim ordinance authority to add 32 full-time\npermanent positions to the Department of Mental Health Services to provide\ndirect mental health services at the new Antelope Valley Child and Family\nMental Health Center (5), subject to allocation by the Chief Executive Office’s\nClassification and Compensation Division. (Department of Mental Health)\nAPPROVE (23-0006)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence\nCommunity Services
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29. Annual Abatement of Hazardous Vegetation\nRecommendation: Acting as the Governing Body of the County and the\nConsolidated Fire Protection District, adopt a resolution and establish the\nfollowing dates, times, and locations for Hearings of Protest before the Weed\nAbatement and Brush Clearance Referees; and set March 14, 2023 at\n9:30 a.m. for Public Hearing on a Weed Abatement and Brush Clearance\nProgram: (Department of Agricultural Commissioner/Weights and\nMeasures and Fire Department) ADOPT\nFebruary 15, 2023, from 9:30 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. located at 12300\nLower Azusa Road, Arcadia; and\nFebruary 16, 2023, from 9:30 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. located at 335 East\nAvenue K-10, Lancaster. (23-0076)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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3. Proclamation of Local Emergency for Homelessness in the County of Los\nAngeles\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisors Horvath and Barger: Proclaim a\nLocal Emergency for homelessness in the County to remain in effect until its\ntermination is proclaimed by the Board; approve and execute a Proclamation of\nExistence of Local Emergency for homelessness in the County; instruct the\nExecutive Director of the Homeless Initiative, the Director of the Office of\nEmergency Management, and all other County Departments, to take necessary\nsteps for the protection of life, health, and safety of people experiencing\nhomelessness in the County, including:\nContracting and Procurement: Leveraging the lessons learned during\nthe COVID-19 pandemic, direct the Chief Executive Officer and relevant\nCounty Departments to take appropriate steps to expedite the\nprocurement and contracting processes for materials, equipment, and\nservices necessary to respond rapidly to the homelessness crisis;\nHiring: Instruct the Director of Personnel and relevant County\nDepartments to expedite recruitment and hiring for positions necessary\nto respond to the homelessness crisis, including any actions needed to\nquickly reduce vacancy levels for positions providing mental health,\nsubstance use disorder, health, and case management services directly\nto people experiencing homelessness;\nHousing: Instruct the Executive Director of the Homeless Initiative, and\nrelevant County Departments, to accelerate timelines for the creation of\nlicensed beds, interim housing, and permanent housing for people\nexperiencing homelessness and placement of clients in these housing\nresources, increase funding for local rental subsidies, and coordinate\nwith local cities regarding the construction of permanent supportive\nhousing, including funding;\nServices: Instruct the Executive Director of the Homeless Initiative, and\nrelevant County Departments to work directly with outreach teams and\ninterim housing providers to provide accelerated access to mainstream\nCounty services including, but not limited to, the Departments of Mental\nHealth, Public Health’s-Substance Use Prevention and Control, Health\nServices, Public Social Services, and Children and Family Services, to\nsheltered and unsheltered people experiencing homelessness\nCountywide;\nSpending: Direct the Chief Executive Officer and all relevant County\nDepartments to identify strategic uses of restricted funding in order to\nalleviate the crisis among unhoused individuals and any State and\nFederal legislative relief required to use restricted funding as proposed,\nand report back to the Board in writing in 60 days on all available options;\nand\nCommunication and Outreach: Direct the Chief Executive Officer,\nExecutive Director of the Homeless Initiative, the Director of the Office of\nEmergency Management, and Countywide Communications, to develop\nand implement a communication plan to interact with Los Angeles County\ncities and the public on the local emergency proclamation, including how\nthe County will coordinate and work with cities, and how solutions will be\nimplemented;\nInstruct the Executive Director of the Homeless Initiative, to lead the overall\ncoordination of the emergency response and to coordinate efforts with the State\nand Federal governments, and the cities within the County; and direct the Chief\nExecutive Officer to report back to the Board in 14 days with the authorities\nneeded and requisite changes to implement the foregoing;\nDirect the Chief Executive Officer to enable the Executive Director of the\nHomeless Initiative to immediately assume a leadership role in managing the\nlocal emergency proclamation until the County entity responsible for\nhomelessness is finalized and concurrently establish the infrastructure to\nmaintain the efforts initiated under this Local Emergency Proclamation, and\nreport back to the Board in writing in 21 days on necessary organizational\nchanges, and resources required;\nDirect the Chief Executive Officer to report back to the Board in writing in six\nmonths with an update on the local emergency proclamation, including data\ndemonstrating the effectiveness of County efforts and if the efforts should in\nany way be modified;\nDirect the Chief Executive Officer to report back to the Board in writing in one\nyear regarding whether the local emergency proclamation should be\nterminated, extended, or modified, with such recommendations to be supported\nby data demonstrating the effectiveness of County efforts; and\nInstruct the Executive Director of the Homeless Initiative, Chief Executive\nOffice, to develop a process for providing periodic reporting, at a minimum\nquarterly, to the Board on the expenditure of Measure H funds, in order to more\naccurately assess the effectiveness of the use of Measure H funds, in\nconjunction with the local emergency proclamation and the overall coordinated\nresponse to homelessness. (23-0174)\nAttachments: Motion by Supervisors Horvath and Barger\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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30. Standardization Inspection Program Agreement\nRecommendation: Approve and authorize the Agricultural Commissioner/\nDirector of Weights and Measures to execute an agreement with the California\nDepartment of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), which reimburses the County up\nto $114,048, to perform fruit and vegetable inspection services for the CDFA\nStandardization Program; and execute amendments to the agreement that are\nconsistent with the requirements of the agreement, including amending the\namount and scope of work. (Department of Agricultural\nCommissioner/Weights and Measures) APPROVE (23-0074)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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31. Multifamily Housing Revenue Notes to Finance the Development of\nRamona Metro Point in the City of El Monte\nRecommendation: Adopt and instruct the Chair to sign a resolution authorizing\nthe issuance of tax-exempt Multifamily Housing Mortgage Revenue Notes by the\nLos Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA), in an aggregate principal\namount not to exceed $1,497,120, to assist Ramona Metro Point, L.P. or\nLACDA approved designee, to finance the site acquisition, construction, and\ndevelopment of Ramona Metro Point, 51-unit multifamily rental housing\ndevelopment located at 11016 Ramona Boulevard in the City of El Monte (1).\n(Los Angeles County Development Authority) ADOPT (Relates to Agenda\nNo. 2-D) (23-0027)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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32. Ruben F. Salazar Park Multi-Phase Remodeling Project\nRecommendation: Establish and approve the Ruben F. Salazar Park\nMulti-Phase Remodeling Project, Capital Project No. 87723 (Project) (1), with a\ntotal Project budget of $11,049,000; approve an appropriation adjustment to\nreflect an increase of $11,049,000 in appropriation, fully offset with revenue\nfrom the following sources: $1,997,000 from the San Gabriel and Lower\nLos Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy’s Proposition 68 Grant\nProgram; $6,902,000 from the State of California Department of Parks and\nRecreation Proposition 68, California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal\nProtection, and Outdoor Access for All Act of 2018, Competitive Grant\nProgram; $2,000,000 from the State of California Department of Parks and\nRecreation General Fund Specified Grants; and $150,000 from the State of\nCalifornia Department of Parks and Recreation Proposition 68, California\nDrought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access for All\nAct of 2018, Recreational Infrastructure Revenue Enhancement, to the Project\nto fully fund the proposed Project; authorize the Director of Parks and\nRecreation to carry out the Project through Board-approved Job Order\nContracts; and find that the proposed Project is exempt from the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act. (Department of Parks and Recreation) APPROVE\n4-VOTES (23-0049)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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33. Park Maintenance Services Contract\nRecommendation: Find that park maintenance services can be performed more\neconomically by an independent contractor; approve and instruct the Chair to\nsign a contract with Far East Landscape and Maintenance, Inc. for park\nmaintenance services at Castaic Lake State Recreation Area (5), for a\nthree-year term, with two one-year and six month-to-month extension options, if\nneeded, for a total term of five years and six months, at an annual amount not to\nexceed $650,611 and for a total maximum amount of $3,578,360.50, with a total\nmaximum amount of the contract is for the potential total term of 66 months and\nis inclusive of 10% increases annually for unforeseen services; and authorize\nthe Director of Parks and Recreation to take the following actions: (Department\nof Parks and Recreation) APPROVE\nExercise two one-year extension options for the contract, if in the opinion\nof the Director, the contractors have effectively performed the services\nduring the previous contract period and the services are still required,\nand if needed, the additional six month-to-month extension options for the\ncontract; approve and execute change notices and amendments to\nincorporate necessary changes within the scope of work; assign rights\nor delegation of duties should the contracting entities merge, be\nacquired, or otherwise change entities; and suspend or terminate the\ncontract if, in the opinion of the Director, it is in the best interest of the\nCounty;\nIncrease the contract amount by up to 10% in any year, including any\nextension option, for any additional or unforeseen services within the\nscope of the contract;\nAdjust the annual contracts amount for each extension option year to\nallow for an annual Cost-of-Living Adjustment in accordance with County\npolicy and the terms of the contract;\nDecrease the contract amount in any year, including any extension\noption, as necessary to reflect required modifications in services and/or\nbudget reductions; and\nExtend a contract for mowing services at Peter F. Schabarum Regional\nPark (4) on a month-to-month basis, not to exceed six months, as\nnecessary to complete the development and solicitation of a Request for\nProposals for the required services. (23-0037)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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34. County Parks Access/License Agreement\nRecommendation: Authorize the Director of Parks and Recreation to execute a\ntwo-year License Agreement (Agreement) with North East Trees, to conduct\ntrail repair, to seed and install native plant material, continue installation of\ncontainer plants pending weather conditions to avoid excessive plant mortality,\ncontinue ongoing management of invasive non-native plants, and minimize weed\nseed bank and establishment of native plants (2 and 4), effective upon full\nexecution through January 31, 2025 or earlier, and, take all actions to\neffectuate the Agreement; enter into a five-year Agreement with the Council for\nWatershed Health to conduct removal of invasive Arundo donax and other\ninvasive plants such as Ricinus Communis (castor bean) and ongoing\nmaintenance, with a five-year extension option, and take all actions to effectuate\nthe Agreement; renew the Agreements as needed due to project delays; and\nfind that the Agreements are exempt from the California Environmental Quality\nAct. (Department of Parks and Recreation) APPROVE (23-0071)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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35. Boilers and Chillers Replacement Project\nRecommendation: Approve a revised project budget of $46,100,000, an\nincrease of $21,200,000 from the previous Board approved amount of\n$24,900,000, for the demolition and make-ready work on the Civic Center\nCentral Plant Boiler and Chillers Replacement Project, Capital Project No.\n87735 (Project) (1); award and authorize the Director of Public Works to\nexecute an architectural/engineering agreement with Perkins Eastman\nArchitects, D.P.C., for the design of the Project at an amount not to exceed\n$6,100,000 for the duration of the Project until final acceptance by the County;\nsupplement the contract amount by up to 25% based on the Project's needs;\nauthorize the Director of Internal Services, as the County's Purchasing Agent,\nto carry out the required processes for procurement and acquisition of long\nlead mechanical and electrical equipment for the Project at an amount not to\nexceed $6,000,000; and find that the recommended actions are within the\nscope of the previous exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act.\n(Department of Public Works) APPROVE 4-VOTES (23-0015)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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36. Downey Laboratory Expansion and Renovation Project Construction\nContract\nRecommendation: Establish the proposed Downey Laboratory Expansion and\nRenovation Project, Capital Project No. 87889 (Project) (4), with a preliminary\nProject budget of $33,020,000, in the Fiscal Year 2022-23 Capital\nProjects/Refurbishment Budget; approve an appropriation adjustment in the\namount of $33,020,000 in grant revenue from the Federal Centers for Disease\nControl and Prevention to the Project, to fully fund the Project; award and\nauthorize the Director of Public Works to execute a consultant services\nagreement with HDR Architecture, Inc., to provide architectural/engineering\ndesign and support services for an amount not to exceed $2,290,679, the term\nof the agreement will begin upon full execution and will remain valid until final\nacceptance of the Project by the County. (Department of Public Works)\nAPPROVE 4-VOTES (23-0010)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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37. On-Call Real Estate Title, Acquisition, and Relocation Assistance Services\nand On-Call Real Estate Appraisal Services Agreements\nRecommendation: Award and authorize the Director of Public Works to execute\none consultant services agreement with Monument ROW to provide on-call real\nestate title, acquisition, and relocation assistance services for various Federally\nand non-Federally funded County projects, throughout the County, the\nagreement will commence upon execution by the County with an initial\nthree-year term, plus two one-year extension options if exercised, with a\nmaximum contract amount of $5,000,000 for the five-year term; execute one\nconsultant services agreement with Bender Rosenthal, Inc., to provide on-call\nreal estate appraisal services for various Federally and non-Federally funded\nCounty projects throughout the County, the agreement will commence upon\nexecution by the County with an initial three-year term, plus two one-year\nextension options for a total contract term of five years, and a maximum\ncontract amount of $5,000,000 for the five-year term; award the recommended\nagreements to the next highest rated proposer in the event that the initially\nselected proposer is determined to be nonresponsive due to extensive and\ncomplicated Caltrans Conformance Review requirements; administer each of\nthe agreements and, at the discretion of the Director, exercise the extension\noptions to extend the term of the agreements based upon project demands and\nthe level of satisfaction with the services provided with no change to the initial\ncontract amount. (Department of Public Works) APPROVE (23-0079)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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38. On-Call Real Estate Title, Acquisition, and Relocation Assistance Services\nand On-Call Real Estate Appraisal Services Agreements\nRecommendation: Award and authorize the Director of Public Works to execute\nconsultant services agreements with Monument ROW and Clark Land\nResources, Inc., to provide on-call real estate title, acquisition, and relocation\nassistance services for various County projects throughout the County, the\nagreements will commence upon execution by the County for an initial\nthree-year term and two one-year extension options if exercised, subject to\nsupplemental provisions, for a maximum contract amount of $2,500,000 for both\nagreements for the five-year term; and authorize the Director of Public Works\nto take the following actions: (Department of Public Works) APPROVE\nAward and execute consultant services agreements with Bender\nRosenthal, Inc. and Integra Realty Resources to provide on-call real\nestate appraisal services for various County projects throughout the\nCounty, the agreements will commence upon execution by the County,\nfor an initial three-year term and two one-year extension options if\nexercised, subject to supplemental provisions, for a maximum contract\namount of $3,750,000 for both agreements for the five-year term;\nSupplement the initial not to exceed contract amount for each of the\nagreements by up to 25% of the original contract amount based on\nworkload requirements;\nAuthorize additional services and extend the contract expiration dates, as\nnecessary, to complete those additional services when those additional\nservices are previously unforeseen, related to a previously assigned\nscope of work on a given project, and are necessary for the completion\nof a given project; and\nAdminister each of the agreements and, at the discretion of the Director\nexercise the two one-year extension options to extend the term of the\nagreements based upon project demands and the level of satisfaction\nwith the services provided with no change to the initial not to exceed\ncontract amount. (23-0067)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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39. Willowbrook Senior Center Remodel Project Construction Contract\nRecommendation: Establish and approve the proposed Willowbrook Senior\nCenter Remodel Project, Capital Project No. 87914, (Project) (2), with a total\nproposed Project budget of $1,064,000; approve an appropriation adjustment to\ntransfer $1,022,000 derived from Utility User Tax, Cy Pres II, funds from the\nExtraordinary Maintenance Budget to the proposed Project; adopt the plans and\nspecifications that are on file with the Department of Public Works for\nconstruction of the proposed Project; advertise for bids to be received by\n11:00 a.m. on February 14, 2023; find that the proposed Project is exempt from\nthe California Environmental Quality Act; and authorize the Director of Public\nWorks to take the following actions: (Department of Public Works) ADOPT\nExecute a consultant services agreement with the apparent lowest\nresponsive and responsible bidder to prepare a baseline construction\nschedule for an amount not to exceed $5,000 funded by the proposed\nProject funds;\nDetermine that a bid is nonresponsive and to reject a bid on that basis,\naward the next lowest responsive and responsible bidder, waive\ninconsequential and nonmaterial deficiencies in bids submitted,\ndetermine, in accordance with the applicable contract and bid\ndocuments, whether the apparent lowest responsive and responsible\nbidder timely prepared a satisfactory baseline construction schedule and\nsatisfied all conditions for contract award;\nAward and execute a construction contract to the apparent lowest\nresponsive and responsible bidder if the low bid can be awarded within\nthe approved total budget, and establish the effective date of the contract\nupon receipt of acceptable performance and payment bonds, and\nevidence of required contractor insurance by the Department, and take\nall other actions necessary and appropriate to deliver the proposed\nProject. (23-0014)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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4. 2023 John Anson Ford Human Relations Awards Parking Fee Waiver\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Hahn: Waive $1,500 in parking\nfees for 75 vehicles at the Music Center Garage, excluding the cost of liability\ninsurance, for attendees of the Annual John Anson Ford Human Relations\nAwards reception to be held at the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration on\nJanuary 17, 2023. (23-0162)\nAttachments: Motion by Supervisor Hahn\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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40. On-Call Commercial and Institutional Recycling Program Services\nAgreement\nRecommendation: Award a contract to Stearns, Conrad and Schmidt,\nConsulting Engineers, Inc., for the On-Call Commercial and Institutional\nRecycling Program, for a two-year term with two one-year and up to six\nmonth-to-month extension options, for a maximum potential contract term of 54\nmonths and a maximum potential contract amount of $3,538,706; authorize the\nDirector of Public Works to execute the contract, renew the contract for each\nadditional and extension option if, in the opinion of the Director, the contractor\nhas successfully performed during the previous contract period and the\nservices are still required; approve and execute amendments to incorporate\nnecessary changes within the scope of work; suspend work if it is in the best\ninterest of the County to do so; and annually increase the contract amount up to\nan additional 10% of the annual contract amount, which is included in the\nmaximum potential contract amount for unforeseen additional work within the\nscope of the contract, if required, and carry over up to 25% of the contract\nfunds remaining at the end of each contract year to the succeeding contract\nyear. (Department of Public Works) APPROVE (23-0043)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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41. Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park Lease Agreement\nRecommendation: Authorize the Director of Parks and Recreation to execute a\nlease agreement on behalf of the County giving the Flood Control District\n(District) a leasehold interest in Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park, beginning on\nJuly 1, 2022, through and including June 30, 2023; execute a Funding\nAgreement on behalf of the County, providing for the District to contribute up to\n$4,900,000 to the County for recreational features in the Frank G. Bonelli\nRegional Park, Peck Road Park, and certain hiking and equestrian trails located\nat various facilities owned by the District (District 1, 4 and 5) in Fiscal Year\n(FY) 2022-23; find that the proposed lease agreement between the County and\nthe District for the Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park is exempt from the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act; and find that the proposed Funding Agreement is not\na project under the California Environmental Quality Act or, in the alternative,\nthat it is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act; and\nAlso, acting as the Governing Body of the County Flood Control District, find\nthat the acquisition by the District of a leasehold interest in the Frank G. Bonelli\nRegional Park, contiguous to the Puddingstone Reservoir, is necessary for the\nrecreational use of the reservoir and is for the purposes of protection,\npreservation, and use of the scenic beauty and natural environment of the\nreservoir and the park; authorize the Chief Engineer to execute the lease\nagreement between the County and the District for the Frank G. Bonelli\nRegional Park on behalf of the District, with the County, giving the District a\nleasehold interest in the Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park, beginning on\nJuly 1, 2022, through and including June 30, 2023; authorize the Chief\nEngineer to execute a Funding Agreement on behalf of the District, with the\nCounty, providing for the District to contribute up to $4,900,000 to the County\nfor the maintenance and preservation of recreational features in the Frank G.\nBonelli Regional Park, Peck Road Park, and certain hiking and equestrian trails\nlocated at various facilities owned by the District in FY 2022-23; and find that\nthe proposed lease agreement between the County and the District for the\nFrank G. Bonelli Regional Park is exempt from the California Environmental\nQuality Act; and find that the proposed Funding Agreement is not a project\nunder the California Environmental Quality Act or, in the alternative, that is\nexempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. (Department of Public\nWorks) APPROVE (23-0083)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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42. Rosemead Boulevard Interim Complete Street Project Construction\nContract\nRecommendation: Find that the proposed Rosemead Boulevard Interim\nComplete Streets Project (Project) (1) is within the scope of the County of Los\nAngeles 2012 Bicycle Master Plan Final Program Environmental Impact Report\npreviously certified by the Board; approve the project and adopt the plans and\nspecifications for the Project at an estimated construction contract amount\nbetween $3,500,000 and $5,300,000; advertise for bids to be received before\n11:00 a.m. on February 7, 2023; and authorize the Director of Public Works to\ntake the following actions: (Department of Public Works) ADOPT\nDetermine whether the bid of the apparent responsible contractor with\nthe lowest apparent responsive bid is, in fact, responsive and, if not\nresponsive, to determine which apparent responsible contractor\nsubmitted the lowest responsive bid;\nAward and execute a construction contract for the Project with the\nresponsible contractor with the lowest responsive bid within or less than\nthe estimated cost range of $3,500,000 to $5,300,000, or that exceeds\nthe estimated cost range by no more than 15% if additional funds have\nbeen identified; and\nExtend the date and time for the receipt of bids, allow substitution of\nsubcontractors and relief of bidders, approve and execute change orders\nwithin the same monetary limits delegated to the Director, accept the\nProject upon its final completion, and release retention money withheld.\n(23-0054)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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43. Establishment of Speed Limits\nRecommendation: Approve an ordinance for introduction amending County\nCode, Title 15 - Vehicles and Traffic, to modify Sections 15.32.010, 15.32.020,\n15.32.030, 15.32.040, 15.32.050, 15.32.060, and 15.32.070, and add Sections\n15.32.022, 15.32.024, and 15.32.080; and find that the proposed ordinance\namendment and posting or removing the corresponding regulatory and advisory\nsignage are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act.\n(Department of Public Works) APPROVE (Relates to Agenda No. 70)\n(23-0050)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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44. Hecate Grid Humidor Storage 1 LLC Proprietary Electrical Transmission\nFranchise\nRecommendation: Adopt a resolution of intention to grant a 35-year proprietary\nelectrical transmission franchise to Hecate Grid Humidor Storage 1 LLC within\nAngeles Forest Highway and Vincent View Road, in the unincorporated area of\nActon (5); advertise and set February 14, 2023 at 9:30 a.m. for a public\nhearing to adopt the proposed ordinance to grant a proprietary electrical\ntransmission franchise to Hecate Grid Humidor Storage 1 LLC.; and find that\nthe proposed project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act.\n(Department of Public Works) ADOPT (Relates to Agenda No. 72)\n(23-0047)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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45. Annexation and Levying of Assessments for County Lighting Districts and\nNegotiated Exchange of Property Tax Revenues in the Unincorporated\nAreas of Hacienda Heights and Valinda\nRecommendation: Adopt a resolution of intention to Annex Approved Tentative\nSubdivision Territories to County Lighting Maintenance District 1687 and\nCounty Lighting District Landscaping and Lighting Act-1 (CLD LLA-1),\nUnincorporated Zone, located in the unincorporated areas of Hacienda Heights\nand Valinda (1), and order the levying of assessments within the annexed\nterritories for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25; advertise and set March 14, 2023 for a\npublic hearing regarding the proposed annexation of territories and levying of\nannual assessments based on the FY 2022-23 Annual Engineer’s Report, which\nestablishes assessments based on land use type for all zones within CLD LLA-1\nfor street lighting purposes with an annual base assessment rate for a single\nfamily residence of $5 for the unincorporated zone; and find that the proposed\nproject is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. (Department\nof Public Works) ADOPT (23-0053)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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46. Public Defender Clara Shortridge Foltz Refurbishment Project\nConstruction Contract\nRecommendation: Approve the proposed Public Defender Clara Shortridge\nFoltz 19th Floor Refurbishment Project, Capital Project No. 87734 (Project) (1),\nwith a total Project budget of $23,816,000; and authorize the Director of Public\nWorks to deliver the proposed Project using Board-approved Job Order\nContracts; and find that the proposed Project is exempt from the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act. (Department of Public Works) APPROVE\n(23-0016)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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47. City Trunk Line North Project Grant of Easement\nRecommendation: Acting as the Governing Body of the County Flood Control\nDistrict (District), acting as the responsible agency for the City Trunk Line\nNorth Project, consider the Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) prepared and\nadopted by the City of Los Angeles (City) as the lead agency, together with\ncomments received during the public review period; certify that the Board has\nindependently reviewed, considered, and reached its own conclusions\nregarding the environmental effects of the County's approvals related to the\nproject as shown in the MND; and find that no mitigation measures in the\nMitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program are applicable to the County's\napprovals of the project and no additional mitigation measures within the\nCounty's power are necessary to lessen or avoid any significant effect of the\nproject; find that the grant of easement for water pipeline and appurtenant\nstructures purposes within Parcels 716GE and 717GE related to Tujunga Wash,\nin the Panorama City, Sun Valley, and Arleta communities of the City (3), and\nthe subsequent use of said easement will not interfere with the use of the\naffected parcels for any purposes of the District; approve the project, which is\nthe grant of easement for water pipeline and appurtenant structures purposes\nwithin Parcels 716GE and 717GE related to Tujunga Wash, in the Panorama\nCity, Sun Valley, and Arleta communities of the City, from the District to the\nCity; and authorize the Chief Engineer of the District to execute the easement\ndocument and authorize delivery to the City. (Department of Public Works)\nAPPROVE (23-0062)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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48. Sale of Surplus Real Property in the Mar Vista Community of the City of\nLos Angeles\nRecommendation: Acting as the Governing Body of the County Flood Control\nDistrict (District), find that the fee interest in Parcel 46EXF.18 related to the\nSawtelle-Westwood Flood Control System Sepulveda Channel, in the Mar Vista\ncommunity of the City of Los Angeles (3) is surplus and no longer required for\nthe purposes of the District; find that Parcel 46EXF.18 related to\nSawtelle-Westwood Flood Control System Sepulveda Channel, is exempt\nsurplus land under the provisions of the Surplus Land Act; approve the project,\nwhich is the sale of Parcel 46EXF.18 related to Sawtelle-Westwood Flood\nControl System Sepulveda Channel, from the District to the adjacent property\nowners, Mr. Brian Adam Pearl and Mrs. Lisa Yi-Roun Wang Pearl; authorize\nthe Chief Engineer of the County Flood Control District to execute the quitclaim\ndeed document and authorize delivery to Mr. Brian Adam Pearl and Mrs. Lisa\nYi-Roun Wang Pearl; and find that the proposed project is exempt from the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act. (Department of Public Works)\nAPPROVE (23-0078)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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49. Big Tujunga Reservoir Restoration Project\nRecommendation: Acting as the Governing Body of the County Flood Control\nDistrict, consider the Recirculated Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration\nfor the Big Tujunga Reservoir Restoration Project (Project) (5) with all\ncomments received during the public review process, find that the Initial\nStudy/Mitigated Negative Declaration reflects the independent judgment and\nanalysis of the Board; adopt the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program\n(MMRP), find that the MMRP is adequately designed to ensure compliance with\nthe mitigation measures during Project implementation, find on the basis of the\nwhole record before the Board that there is no substantial evidence that the\nProject may have a significant effect on the environment, and adopt the Final\nInitial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration; approve the Project and authorize\nthe Chief Engineer of the County Flood Control District to execute the Big\nTujunga Habitat Conservation Plan (Plan) with the United States Fish and\nWildlife Service, which encompasses the Project and ongoing and future\noperations and maintenance activities, and provide $11,300,000 in financial\nassurances for implementation of conservation strategies and habitat\nenhancement activities identified in the Plan; and approve and direct the Chief\nEngineer to enter into a memorandum of agreement with the Los Angeles\nDepartment of Water and Power to formally recognize each agency's role and\nresponsibilities regarding the implementation of the Plan. (Department of\nPublic Works) ADOPT (23-0066)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence\nPublic Safety
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5. Executing the First Countywide Community Workforce Agreement\nRevised recommendation as submitted by Supervisors Barger and Hahn: Direct\nthe Chief Executive Officer, in coordination with the Interim County Counsel\nand the Director of Public Works, to take the following actions: (Continued from\nthe meeting of 12-20-22)\nComplete negotiations with the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building\nTrades Council on the Countywide Community Workforce Agreement\ninclusive of the following key terms:\nThe Countywide Community Workforce Agreement will be\napplicable to all Departments, Commissions, and Agencies\ndelivering County capital and construction projects;\nSet a $5,000,000 construction contract value threshold for projects\nto be included in the Countywide Community Workforce\nAgreement;\nExclude all Job Order Contracts from the provisions of the\nCountywide Community Workforce Agreement; and\nSet a $5,000,000 construction contract value threshold for housing\nprojects to be included in the Countywide Community Workforce\nAgreement, including directly constructed County projects, and\nprojects where the County contributes to the threshold amount;\nand\nNegotiate the remaining outstanding terms of the agreement and report\nback to the Board in writing in 30 days with a final agreement. (22-4712)\nAttachments: Revised motion by Supervisors Barger and Hahn\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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50. Exchange of Services Agreement Amendment\nRecommendation: Acting as the Governing Body of the Consolidated Fire\nProtection District (District), authorize the Interim Fire Chief to execute an\namendment to the Exchange of Services Agreement between Toyota Motor\nSales, U.S.A., Inc. (Toyota) and the District to extend the current term for a\nmaximum of two one-year extension options through June 1, 2025, for the\ncontinued use of 65 Toyota vehicles for lifeguard patrol and emergency\nresponse services throughout local County beaches (2, 3 and 4); and find that\nthe proposed amendment is exempt from the California Environmental Quality\nAct. (Fire Department) APPROVE (Continued from the meeting of 12-20-22)\n(22-4623)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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51. Proposed 2023 Los Angeles County Code, Title 32 - Fire Code\nAmendment\nRecommendation: Acting as the Governing Body of the Consolidated Fire\nProtection District, approve an ordinance for introduction amending County\nCode, Title 32 - Fire Code and adopting Title 32 as the District’s Fire Code; and\nset January 31, 2023 for a public hearing to adopt the proposed ordinance.\n(Fire Department) APPROVE (Relates to Agenda No. 71) (23-0048)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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52. Report by the Inspector General on Reforms and Oversight Efforts\nReport by the Inspector General on reforms and oversight efforts with regard to\nthe Sheriff’s Department, as requested at the Board meeting of\nOctober 9, 2012, and updated on May 31, 2016. RECEIVE AND FILE\n(Continued from the meeting of 12-20-22) (12-5525)\nAttachments: Report\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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53. Intellectual Property Enforcement Program Grant Award\nRecommendation: Delegate authority to the Sheriff, as an agent for the County,\nto execute a Grant Award Agreement No. 15PBJA-22-GG-01584-INTE\n(Agreement) with Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), accepting grant funds in\nthe amount of $374,979 with no match requirement for the grant period from\nOctober 1, 2022 through September 30, 2024; and take the following related\nactions: (Sheriff’s Department) APPROVE 4-VOTES\nExecute and submit all required grant documents including, but not\nlimited to, agreements, modifications, extensions, and payment requests\nthat may be necessary for completion of the 2022 Intellectual Property\nEnforcement Program (Program);\nApply and submit a grant application to BJA for the Program in future\nfiscal years and to execute all required grant application documents,\nincluding assurances and certifications, when and if such funding\nbecomes available;\nAccept all grant awards from BJA for the Program in future fiscal years,\nif awarded by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), and\nexecute all required grant award documents including, but not limited to,\nagreements, modifications, extensions, and payment requests that may\nbe necessary for completion of the Program in future fiscal years; and\nApprove an appropriation adjustment to increase the Department's\nrevenue by $374,000 ($355,000 for Salaries and Employee Benefits and\nan additional $19,000 for travel and training expenses) for Fiscal Year\n(FY) 2022-23 to be fully offset by revenue from the DOJ, 2022 BJA FY\n22 Program to fund the Counterfeit and Piracy Enforcement Team.\n(23-0019)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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54. Bailment Agreement\nRecommendation: Approve and instruct the Chair to sign a Bailment Agreement\n(Agreement) with Altadena Search and Rescue (SAR) Team for the use of a\n2022 Kawasaki Mule Pro FXT, Vehicle Identification No.\nJKBATSB15NB501724, to be used by the SAR assigned to the Altadena Station\n(5), effective upon execution by the Board for a period of six years, unless\nsooner extended or terminated; and send a letter to Charles Rozner, Team\nLeader, Altadena Search and Rescue Team, expressing the Board’s\nappreciation for the generous use of the vehicle. (Sheriff’s Department)\nAPPROVE (23-0032)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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55. Property, Evidence and Laboratory Information Management System Sole\nSource Agreement Amendment\nRecommendation: Approve and instruct the Chair to sign an amendment to the\nagreement with Porter Lee Corporation to increase Pool Dollars by $300,150, to\nallow for critical upgrades to the Department’s Property, Evidence and\nLaboratory Information Management System and reallocate $56,000 from the\noriginal agreement amount towards Pool Dollars for deliverables no longer\nneeded, the proposed amendment increases Pool Dollars by $356,150 for a\ntotal maximum contract not to exceed $3,342,895 for the term of the agreement.\n(Sheriff’s Department) APPROVE (NOTE: The Acting Chief Information\nOfficer recommends approval of this item.) (23-0035)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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56. Parking Citation Processing Services Sole Source Contract Amendment\nRecommendation: Approve and instruct the Chair to sign a sole source\namendment to a contract with Conduent State & Local Solutions, Inc. to extend\nthe for one additional year, from January 19, 2023 through January 18, 2024,\nwith one six-month extension option, in any increment, and upgrade the\nhandheld electronic ticket-writer computing devices and printers (Field\nEquipment), and software used to generate citations; authorize the Sheriff to\nexecute an amendment to the contract to exercise the additional six-month\nextension option in any increment, provided it is in the best interest of the\nCounty, and terminate the contract for convenience, either in whole or in part, if\nnecessary, with 30 calendar days advance written notice, once the Department\nhas completed the solicitation process for a replacement contract. (Sheriff’s\nDepartment) APPROVE (NOTE: The Acting Chief Information Officer\nrecommends approval of this item.) (23-0026)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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57. Annual Maintenance Renewal Retroactive Payment\nRecommendation: Authorize the Director of Internal Services, as the County’s\nPurchasing Agent, to issue a confirming purchase order to American\nTelephone and Telegraph, for a retroactive payment in the amount of\n$394,102.23, for annual maintenance renewal for the Alarm Public Safety\nAnswering Point and Training Center. (Sheriff’s Department) APPROVE\n(23-0044)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic omment/Correspondence
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58. Superdome Replacement Hardware Acquisition\nRecommendation: Authorize the Director of Internal Services, as the County’s\nPurchasing Agent, to proceed with the acquisition of the Hewlett Packard\nEnterprise Superdome (Superdome) replacement, at an estimated amount of\n$5,500,000, including hardware, software, professional services, maintenance\nand support, travel, and taxes, to upgrade the Superdome system for the\nSherriff’s Department. (Sheriff’s Department) APPROVE (NOTE: The Interim\nChief Information Officer recommends approval of this item.) (23-0005)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence\nOrdinances for Adoption
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59. County Code, Title 16 - Highways and Title 22 - Planning and Zoning\nAmendments\nOrdinance for adoption amending County Code, Title 16 - Highways and Title\n22 - Planning and Zoning to establish regulations for the review and permitting\nof wireless facilities in the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County,\nincluding in County highways. ADOPT NOTE: This ordinance was altered\nafter introduction by the Departments of Regional Planning and Public\nWorks, with new revisions noted by double underline. (Continued from the\nmeeting of 12-6-22) (22-3462)\nAttachments: Ordinance\nRevised Ordinance\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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6. Review of Pedestrian and Traffic Safety in Altadena\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Barger: Instruct the Director of\nPublic Works to evaluate traffic safety conditions on the roadway corridor on\nHolliston Avenue between Altadena Drive and New York Drive and on the\nroadway corridor on Fair Oaks Avenue between Loma Alta Drive and Altadena\nDrive and consider appropriate traffic enhancements; engage with the Altadena\nTown Council and the community to discuss data and trends related to traffic\ncollisions and fatalities in the Altadena community; and report back to the Board\nin writing in 45 days. (22-4818)\nAttachments: Motion by Supervisor Barger\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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60. County Code, Title 22 - Planning and Zoning Amendment\nOrdinance for adoption amending County Code, Title 22 - Planning and Zoning,\nSection 22.16.230, changing regulations for the execution of the Countywide\nGeneral Plan, relating to the Puente Zoned District No.76, to authorize the\nconstruction and operation of an accessory 2,945-sq ft automatic car wash on\na property located at 13106 East Valley Boulevard in the unincorporated\ncommunity of Avocado Heights. (On September 27, 2022, the Board indicated\nits intent to approve the project.) ADOPT (Relates to Agenda No. 19) (23-0045)\nAttachments: Ordinance\nPublic Comment/Correspondence\nMiscellaneous
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61. Settlement of the Matter Entitled, Veralice Aviles v. County of Los Angeles\nLos Angeles County Claims Board's recommendation: Authorize settlement of\nthe matter entitled, Veralice Aviles v. County of Los Angeles, Los Angeles\nSuperior Court Case No. 22STCV04639, in the amount of $131,800, and\ninstruct the Auditor-Controller to draw a warrant to implement this settlement\nfrom the Department of Health Services' budget.\nThis lawsuit against the Department of Health Services concerns allegations of\nsexual misconduct by a technician at Olive View Medical Center. (23-0001)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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62. Settlement of the Matter Entitled, Fiona Nagle v. County of Los Angeles\nLos Angeles County Claims Board's recommendation: Authorize settlement of\nthe matter entitled, Fiona Nagle v. County of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior\nCourt Case No. 20STCV41860, in the amount of $225,000, and instruct the\nAuditor-Controller to draw a warrant to implement this settlement from the\nExecutive Office of the Board's budget.\nThis lawsuit concerns allegations that an employee of the Executive Office of\nthe Board of Supervisors was subjected to disability discrimination, failure to\naccommodate, and retaliation. (23-0003)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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63. Settlement of the Matter Entitled, Jeffrey Lynn Rethmeier v. Los Angeles\nCounty Sheriff's Department, et al.\nLos Angeles County Claims Board's recommendation: Authorize settlement of\nthe matter entitled, Jeffrey Lynn Rethmeier v. Los Angeles County Sheriff's\nDepartment, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV01171, in the\namount of $175,000, and instruct the Auditor-Controller to draw a warrant to\nimplement this settlement from the Sheriff's Department's budget.\nThis lawsuit arises from alleged injuries plaintiff sustained in an automobile\naccident involving a Sheriff's Department employee. (23-0004)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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64. City of Los Angeles Election\nRequest from the City of Los Angeles: Render specified services relating to the\nconduct of a Special Election, to be held on April 4, 2023 and a Special Runoff\nElection, to be held, if necessary, on June 27, 2023. APPROVE AND\nINSTRUCT THE REGISTRAR-RECORDER/COUNTY CLERK TO COMPLY,\nJURISDICTION TO PAY ALL COSTS (23-0036)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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65. City of Redondo Beach Election\nRequest from the City of Redondo Beach: Render specified services relating to\nthe conduct of a General Municipal Election and consolidate this election with\nthe Members to the Board of Education of the Redondo Beach Unified School\nDistrict Election, to be held on March 7, 2023. APPROVE AND INSTRUCT THE\nREGISTRAR-RECORDER/COUNTY CLERK TO COMPLY, JURISDICTION TO\nPAY ALL COSTS (23-0030)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence\nMiscellaneous Additions
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66. Additions to the agenda which were posted more than 72 hours in advance of\nthe meeting, as indicated on the supplemental agenda. (12-9995)
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67. Items not on the posted agenda, to be presented and (if requested) referred to\nstaff or placed on the agenda for action at a future meeting of the Board, or\nmatters requiring immediate action because of an emergency situation or\nwhere the need to take immediate action came to the attention of the Board\nsubsequent to the posting of the agenda. BOARD MEMBERS - (2) (12-9996)
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68. Recommendations by individual Supervisors to establish, extend or otherwise\nmodify cash rewards for information concerning crimes, consistent with the Los\nAngeles County Code. (12-9997)\nII. ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION 69 - 72
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69. County Code, Title 2 - Administration\nRecommendation: Approve an ordinance for introduction amending County\nCode, Title 2 - Administration to extend the sunset review date of the\nLos Angeles County Museum of Natural History Board of Governors to\nSeptember 30, 2026 (On November 15, 2022, the Board indicated its intent to\napprove the ordinance.) INTRODUCE, WAIVE READING AND PLACE ON THE\nJANUARY 31, 2023 AGENDA FOR HEARING ON ADOPTION (23-0020)\nAttachments: Ordinance\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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7. Proclaiming January 2023 as “Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month” in\nLos Angeles County\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Barger: Proclaim\nJanuary 2023 as “Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month” throughout Los\nAngeles County, to recognize and bring awareness to occupational cancer in\nfire service to help fire fighters reduce their risk of exposure and support those\nwho have been diagnosed. (23-0140)\nAttachments: Motion by Supervisor Barger\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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70. County Code, Title 15 - Vehicles and Traffic Amendment\nOrdinance for introduction amending County Code, Title 15 - Vehicles and\nTraffic, relating to speed limits, to authorize the lowering or retaining of speed\nlimits on County highways, when appropriate, based on an engineering and\ntraffic survey in accordance with Assembly Bill 43. INTRODUCE, WAIVE\nREADING AND PLACE ON THE AGENDA FOR ADOPTION (Relates to Agenda\nNo. 43) (23-0052)\nAttachments: Ordinance\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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71. County Code, Title 32 - Fire Code Amendment\nOrdinance for introduction amending County Code, Title 32 - Fire Code, to\nrepeal Title 32 - Fire Code, which incorporated by reference portions of the\n2019 Edition of the California Fire Code, and replaces it with a new Title 32\ncontaining that incorporates by reference the 2022 Edition of the California Fire\nCode, with certain changes and amendments, which itself largely incorporates\nby reference, with certain changes and amendments, the 2021 Edition of the\nInternational Fire Code; State law allows the County and Consolidated Fire\nProtection District of Los Angeles County (District) to adopt more restrictive\nbuilding standards than the 2022 Edition of the California Fire Code if they are\nreasonably necessary because of local climatic, geological, and/or\ntopographical conditions; this ordinance contains findings that all of the\namendments to the 2022 Edition of the California Fire Code that constitute more\nrestrictive building standards are reasonably necessary because of local\nclimatic, geological, and/or topographical conditions in the County of Los\nAngeles; this ordinance further amends Title 32 by making administrative\nchanges and editorial corrections; unless deleted or modified herein, the\npreviously enacted provisions of Title 32 continue in effect; this ordinance\nadopts Title 32 as the Fire Code for the District. INTRODUCE, WAIVE\nREADING AND PLACE ON THE JANUARY 31, 2023 AGENDA FOR HEARING\nON ADOPTION (Relates to Agenda No. 51) (23-0061)\nAttachments: Ordinance\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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72. Hecate Grid Humidor Storage 1 LLC Electrical Transmission Franchise\nOrdinance for introduction granting an electrical transmission franchise to\nHecate Grid Humidor Storage 1 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company\n(Franchisee), to conduct and transmit electricity for a period of 35 years\nbeginning on March 16, 2023, and expiring on March 15, 2058, the base\nannual fee payable to the County by Franchisee will be determined according\nto a formula contained in Section 2 of the ordinance, Franchisee will also pay a\ngranting fee of $10,000. INTRODUCE, WAIVE READING AND PLACE ON THE\nFEBRUARY 14, 2023 AGENDA FOR HEARING ON ADOPTION (Relates to\nAgenda No. 44) (23-0051)\nAttachments: Ordinance\nPublic Comment/Correspondence\nIII. SEPARATE MATTER 73
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73. Appointment of the Director of the Department of Youth Development\nRecommendation: Appoint David J. Carroll to the position of Director of the\nDepartment of Youth Development at an annual salary of $235,000, effective\nJanuary 23, 2023; and instruct the Director of Personnel to prepare and\nexecute the appropriate agreement with the Director of the Department of Youth\nDevelopment. (Chief Executive Office) (23-0084)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence\nIV. SPECIAL DISTRICT AGENDA\nAGENDA FOR THE MEETING OF\nTHE LOS ANGELES COUNTY\nDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY\nTUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2023\n9:30 A.M.
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75. Recommendation by individual Supervisors that the Board adjourn the meeting\nin memory of deceased persons and/or commemoration of ceremonial\noccasions. (12-9999)\nVIII. ITEMS CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS FOR FURTHER\nDISCUSSION AND ACTION BY THE BOARD
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8. Protecting Public Health by Supporting the United States Environmental\nProtection Agency's Proposed Regulation of Leaded Aviation Gasoline\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Solis: Instruct the Interim County\nCounsel to send a five-signature letter to the Administrator of the United States\nEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA) urging the EPA in compliance with\npublished requirements, to eliminate lead from aviation gasoline and supporting\nEPA's strong endangerment finding on leaded aviation gasoline. (23-0164)\nAttachments: Motion by Supervisor Solis\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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9. Protecting Los Angeles County Residents through Curbing Electronic\nBenefits Transfer Card Skimming\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Solis: Instruct the Interim Director\nof Public Social Services, in collaboration with the Directors of Consumer and\nBusiness Affairs, Economic Opportunity through the Office of Small Business,\nthe Agricultural Commissioner/Director of Weights and Measures and the\nInterim County Counsel, to develop and implement strategies to combat illegal\nskimming in the County including, but not limited to, a multilingual, outreach\ncampaign to local businesses and business associations to ensure they are\naware of illegal skimming devices and how to address the concern, and a\nmultilingual, outreach campaign to the Department of Public Social Services’\ncustomers specifically, as well as to the public, to warn them of the increasing\nprevalence of illegal skimming devices which should leverage hyperlocal and\nethnic media; instruct the Interim Director of Public Social Services, in\ncollaboration with the Chief Executive Officer, through the Legislative Affairs\nand Intergovernmental Relations Division, to advocate at the State and Federal\nlevels to support and advance more immediate solutions that protect and more\nexpeditiously restore the benefits of individuals and families on public\nassistance and that ensure measured accountability for those conducting these\nscams; and instruct the Interim Director of Public Social Services to ensure\ntimely restoration of client benefits in accordance with Federal and State\nregulations by ensuring local processes and procedures provide for timely\naccess to services and ongoing monitoring and tracking of Electronic Benefits\nTransfer skimming, including efforts by State and Federal partners to end\nskimming. (23-0171)\nAttachments: Motion by Supervisor Solis\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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A-1. Continue local emergencies as a result of the following: (a) Discovery of an\ninfestation of fruit flies, as proclaimed on May 10, 1990; (b) Conditions of\ndisaster arose as a result of the discovery of a leak at the natural gas storage\nwells at the Aliso Canyon storage field affecting the City and County of Los\nAngeles, as proclaimed on December 10, 2015 and ratified by the Board on\nDecember 15, 2015; (c) Conditions of disaster and extreme peril to the safety\nof persons and property arose as a result of the Creek Fire that started\nDecember 5, 2017 and affected the Kagel Canyon and the City of Los Angeles,\nas proclaimed and ratified by the Board on December 5, 2017; (d) Conditions\nof disaster and extreme peril to the safety of persons and property arose as a\nresult of the Woolsey Fire that began in Ventura County that started on or about\nNovember 8, 2018 and quickly spread into the County of Los Angeles, as\nproclaimed and ratified by the Board on November 13, 2018; (e) An imminent\nthreat to public health in Los Angeles County in the form of contaminated fire\ndebris from household hazardous waste created as a result from the Woolsey\nFire that started on November 8, 2018, as proclaimed by the Public Health\nOfficer on November 12, 2018 and ratified by the Board on November 13,\n2018; (f) Conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property\narose as a result of a winter storm beginning January 10 through 18, 2019\naffecting the unincorporated communities around Little Tujunga and\nsurrounding areas of Los Angeles County, as proclaimed on January 29, 2019\nand ratified by the Board on February 5, 2019; (g) Conditions of disaster or\nextreme peril to the safety of persons and property arose as a result of a winter\nstorm beginning January 31, 2019 through February 5, 2019 affecting the\nunincorporated communities throughout the County as well as the Cities of\nMalibu, Burbank and Los Angeles, as proclaimed on February 14, 2019 and\nratified by the Board on February 19, 2019; (h) Conditions of disaster or of\nextreme peril to the safety of persons and property arose as a result of the\nintroduction of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), a novel communicable\ndisease, which was first detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China in\nDecember 2019, as proclaimed and ratified by the Board on March 4, 2020; (i)\nAn imminent threat and proximate threat to public health from the introduction of\nCOVID-19 in Los Angeles County, as proclaimed by the Public Health Officer\non March 4, 2020 and ratified by the Board on March 4, 2020; (j) Conditions of\ndisaster or of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property arose as a\nresult of civil unrest in the County following the May 25, 2020 death of George\nFloyd by members of the Minneapolis Police Department, as proclaimed on\nMay 30, 2020 and ratified by the Board on June 2, 2020; (k) Conditions of\nextreme peril to the safety of persons and property arose as a result of the Lake\nFire that started in the unincorporated area of Lake Hughes on August 12,\n2020, as proclaimed on August 13, 2020 and ratified by the Board on August\n18, 2020; (l) Conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property\narose as a result of the Bobcat Fire that ignited in the Angeles National Forest\non September 6, 2020 and rapidly spread to surrounding areas, as proclaimed\non September 13, 2020 and ratified by the Board on September 15, 2020; (m)\nAn imminent threat to public health from the Lake Fire and the Bobcat Fire that\nstarted on August 12, 2020 and September 6, 2020, respectively, in Los\nAngeles County, as proclaimed by the Public Health Officer on November 5,\n2020 and ratified by the Board on November 10, 2020; (n) Conditions of\ndisaster arose involving the aerial emission of foul-smelling hydrogen sulfide\ngas/odors from portions of the Dominguez Channel near Carson that started on\nor about October 4, 2021 affecting surrounding areas, including Carson, West\nCarson, portions of Gardena, Torrance, Redondo Beach, Wilmington and Long\nBeach, and the surrounding unincorporated areas, as proclaimed and ratified\nby the Board on November 2, 2021; and (o) Conditions of disaster or of\nextreme peril to the safety of persons and property caused by the monkeypox in\nthe County, as proclaimed on August 1, 2022 and ratified by the Board on\nAugust 2, 2022. (A-1)
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A-10. Discussion and consideration of necessary actions related to declared\noutbreaks of infectious disease threatening the public’s health in Los Angeles\nCounty, as requested by Supervisors Solis and Hahn at the Board meeting of\nApril 30, 2019. (A-18)\nIX. REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION FOR DECEMBER 20, 2022
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A-2. CONFERENCE REGARDING POTENTIAL THREATS TO PUBLIC SERVICES\nOR FACILITIES\n(Government Code Section 54957)\nBriefing by Sheriff Robert Luna or his designee and related emergency\nservices representatives. (A-2)
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A-3. Discussion on the impact of rain storms, flooding, high-surf and swells, and any\nother weather-related or natural disaster event in Los Angeles County\nassociated with El Niño, to include the County’s preparedness and ability to\ncoordinate response and recovery activities, as requested by Supervisor\nRidley-Thomas at the meeting of January 12, 2016. (A-10)
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A-4. Discussion and consideration of necessary actions relating to the County’s\nhomeless crisis, as requested at the Board meeting of May 17, 2016. (A-11)
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A-5. Discussion and consideration of necessary actions on the progress of issues\nrelated to Exide, as requested at the Board meeting of June 8, 2016. (A-12)
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A-6. Discussion on the status of the Federal and/or State Budgets, Federal and/or\nState legislative matters and Executive Orders, and their impact on Los Angeles\nCounty, as requested by Supervisor Ridley-Thomas at the meeting of\nJanuary 17, 2017. (A-13)
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A-7. Discussion and consideration of necessary actions on issues or action taken\nby the Federal government relating to immigration policies, as requested by\nSupervisors Barger and Solis at the meeting of January 17, 2017 and revised\nby Supervisors Solis and Hahn on September 12, 2017. (A-14)
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A-8. Discussion and consideration of necessary actions on issues related to the\nrepeal of the Affordable Care Act, health reform and its impact on Los Angeles\nCounty, as requested by Supervisor Ridley-Thomas at the Board meeting of\nFebruary 21, 2017. (A-15)
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A-9. Discussion and consideration of necessary actions on issues related to the\nimplementation of Measure H, as requested by Supervisors Ridley-Thomas and\nHahn at the Board meeting of March 14, 2017. (A-16)
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1-D. Five-Signature Letter Urging the Immediate Approval of a Waiver Request\nby the Los Angeles County Development Authority for the Housing\nChoice Voucher Program\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisors Hahn and Barger: Direct the\nChief Executive Officer, through the Legislative Affairs and Intergovernmental\nRelations Division, to send a five-signature letter in partnership with the Los\nAngeles County Development Authority to President Joseph R. Biden and\nUnited States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Marcia Fudge,\nrequesting the immediate approval for the Los Angeles County Development\nAuthority to transfer over current Emergency Housing Voucher families to the\nHousing Choice Voucher program without being placed on the waiting list.\n(23-0167)\nAttachments: Motion by Supervisors Hahn and Barger\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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2-D. Multifamily Housing Revenue Notes to Finance the Development of\nRamona Metro Point in the City of El Monte\nRecommendation: Adopt and instruct the Chair to sign a resolution authorizing\nthe issuance, sale and delivery of tax-exempt Multifamily Housing Revenue\nNotes (Notes), in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $1,497,120, to\nfinance the site acquisition, construction, and development of Ramona Metro\nPoint, a 51-unit multifamily housing, located at 11016 Ramona Boulevard in the\nCity of El Monte (1); and authorize the Executive Director of the Los Angeles\nCounty Development Authority to negotiate, execute, and if necessary, amend\nor terminate all related documents and take all necessary actions for the\nissuance, sale, and delivery of the Notes. ADOPT (Relates to Agenda No. 31)\n(23-0028)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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3-D. Architectural and Engineering Services Contract\nRecommendation: Authorize the Executive Director of the Los Angeles County\nDevelopment Authority to award and execute an Engineering Services Contract\nand related documents with Carde Ten Architects to provide design and other\nrelated services for the Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA)\nGenerator Installation Project (3, 4 and 5), for a contract amount not to exceed\n$525,000 in Capital Fund Program funds allocated by the United States\nDepartment of Housing and Urban Development and included in the LACDA’s\napproved Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-23 budget; upon determination and as\nnecessary and appropriate under the terms of the contract, amend and\nterminate the contract for convenience; increase the contract amount, if\nnecessary, by up to $52,500, which represents 10% of the $525,000 contract\namount, for unforeseen services associated with the contract, using the same\nsource of funds and included in the LACDA’s approved FY 2022-23 budget;\nand find that the proposed actions are either not subject to or are exempt from\nthe California Environmental Quality Act. APPROVE (23-0064)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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4-D. Floor Covering Services Contracts Amendments\nRecommendation: Authorize the Executive Director of the Los Angeles\nDevelopment Authority to execute amendments to contracts with Midtown Carpet\nCo. and Floor Tech America, Inc., to increase the annual aggregate\ncompensation by $300,000 to a total of $740,000, using program funds\nincluded in the Los Angeles County Development Authority’s approved Fiscal\nYear 2022-23 budget. APPROVE (23-0063)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence
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5-D. Los Angeles County Development Authority Meeting Minutes for\nNovember 2022\nRecommendation: Approve minutes of the meetings of the Los Angeles County\nDevelopment Authority for the month of November 2022. NOTE: The minutes\nfor the month of November 2022 can be found online at:\nhttps://lacounty.gov/sop/ (23-0082)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence\nV. NOTICES OF CLOSED SESSION FOR JANUARY 10, 2023\nCS-1. DEPARTMENT HEAD PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS\n(Government Code Section 54957)\nDepartment Head performance evaluations. (11-1977)\nAttachments: Public Comment/Correspondence\nCS-2. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS\n(Government Code Section 54957.6)\nAgency designated representatives: Fesia Davenport, Chief Executive Officer\nand designated staff\nEmployee Organization(s) for represented employees: All individual member\nunions of the Coalition of County Unions, AFL-CIO; Local 721, SEIU; All\naffiliated member unions of AFSCME Council 36; Association of Deputy District\nAttorneys; Los Angeles County Association of Environmental Health Specialists;\nLos Angeles County Public Defenders; and\nUnrepresented employees (all). (17-0363)\nAttachments: Public Comment/Correspondence\nVI. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT 74
LA Police Commission
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1. REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE\n• Update on Department response to COVID-19 and impact on workforce and budget.\n• Significant incidents and activities occurring from December 13, 2022 – January 10, 2023.\n• Crime Statistics\n• Department Personnel Strength
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3. TELECONFERENCE MEETINGS\nPossible Board action in accordance with Government Code section 54953 (e)(1) and (e)(3).\nFind that the COVID-19 State of Emergency remains active and state and local officials have\nimposed or recommended risk reduction measures. As reported by the CDC and the Los Angeles\nCounty Department of Public Health, the predominant COVID-19 sub-variants remain prevalent and\nhave higher transmissibility with the ability to reinfect those who were infected with other variants.\nIn accordance with AB 36, this Board has reconsidered the circumstances of the State of Emergency\nand determined that it continues to directly impact the ability of members and the public to meet\nsafely in person.
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4. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS\nThe Consent Agenda items are considered to be routine and non-controversial upon which\ndocumentation provided to the Board is adequate to give sufficient information for approval without\ninquiry or discussion. It is designated to minimize the time required for the handling of routine\nmatters in order to permit additional time to be spent on more significant matters. The President can\ncall for ayes and nays on the Consent Agenda as a whole and the vote will be treated as a separate\nvote on each item. These items may be moved to the Regular Agenda at the order of the President or\nat the request of the other members of the Board.
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5. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS\nA. DEPARTMENT’S REPORT dated January 4, 2023 relative to the Impact of Managed\nAttrition on Specialized Resources, as set forth. [BPC #23-006]\nRecommendations(s) for Board action:\nAPPROVE the Department’s report.\nB. DEPARTMENT’S REPORT dated January 4, 2023 relative to Prohibition of Alcohol\nImpairment When Carrying or Handling Firearms Off-Duty, as set forth. [BPC #23-007]\nRecommendations(s) for Board action:\nAPPROVE the Department’s report.\nC. DEPARTMENT’S REPORT dated January 4, 2023 relative to Response to City Council\nFile No. 21-0890, Electric Vehicle Plan, as set forth. [BPC #23-011]\nRecommendation(s) for Board action:\nAPPROVE the Department’s report and TRANSMIT to City Council.
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7. CLOSED SESSION ITEMS\nA. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE/DISMISSAL/ RELEASE / PUBLIC EMPLOYEE\nPERFORMANCE EVALUATION. Officer Involved Shooting (OIS). Government Code\nSection 54957.\n1. OIS - #003-22 One Detective I\nDate of Occurrence: 1/28/22 One Police Officer III\nInvolved Party: A. Aldaco Two Police Officer II\n2. OIS - #004-22 Three Sergeant I\nDate of Occurrence: 2/1/22 Two Police Officer III\nInvolved Party: J. Murillo-Nix Two Police Officer II\nB. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE/DISMISSAL/RELEASE/PUBLIC EMPLOYEE\nPERFORMANCE EVALUATION. Discussion and possible Board action relative to an\ninvestigation concerning Complaint File No. 22.000102. Government Code Section 54957.\n1. Chief of Police\nC. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE REAPPOINTMENT. Discussion relative to the application of the\nChief of Police for reappointment to a second term. Government Code Section 54957 (b).\n1. Chief of Police
LADWP Board
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I. Management Reports\nNo Items.
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1. Community Impact Statement provided by the Silver Lake Neighborhood\nCouncil
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1. Report on Payment of Fines and Penalties for Environmental Violations\n– January 2022 through September 2022
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1. Recommended by Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion\nApproval of Establish and Revise Duties Description Records, Adopt the\nSalary Adjustments, and Amend the Annual Personnel Resolution for the\nClassifications of Protective Coating Worker “A” and Protective Coating\nSupervisor.\nDetermine item is exempt pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section\n15060(c)(3).
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2. Recommended by External and Regulatory Affairs\nApproval of Agreement No. 47732 for Research and Consulting Services\nwith Reichman, Karten, and Sword, Inc. dba RKS Research and Consulting\nfor a term of three years and an amount not to exceed $3,000,000.\nDetermine item is exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3).
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3. Recommended by External and Regulatory Affairs\nApproval of Agreement No. 47750 – La Kretz Hollywood Customer Service\nCenter – Full Architecture and Engineering Services – John Friedman\nAlice Kimm Architects, Inc. for a term of 46 months and an amount not to\nexceed $1,067,195.\nDetermine item is in compliance with CEQA Guidelines Sections 15070-15075.
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4. Recommended by External and Regulatory Affairs\nApproval of License Agreement with 59TC 8me, LLC, 50LW 8me, LLC,\n26SB 8me, LLC, and 51LV 8me, LLC for an Overhead Transmission Line\nCrossing Over Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s First and\nSecond Los Angeles Aqueducts in Kern County, California – LADWP File\nNo. W-101974 for a term of 20 years and a total amount of $495,989.\nDetermine item is exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3).\nCity Council approval is required pursuant to Charter Section 606.\n6
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5. Recommended by External and Regulatory Affairs\nApproval of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s 2022\nGrid Reliability Report.\nDetermine item is exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(1).
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6. Recommended by External and Regulatory Affairs\nApproval of Quitclaim of 15 LADWP Distribution Easements Real Estate\nFile No. J-15496-178.\nDetermine item is exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).\nCity Council approval by ordinance is required pursuant to Charter Section\n675(d)(2).
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7. Recommended by Water System\nApproval of Lease No. 1133 with the California Institute of Technology for a\nterm of 25 years.\nDetermine item is exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3).\nCity Council approval is required pursuant to Charter Section 606.
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8. Recommended by Water System\nApproval of Water Supply Assessment – Buena Vista Project.\nDetermine item is exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(2).
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1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION\n(Section 54956.9(d)(1) of the California Government Code)\nThomas Gonzales v. City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power,\nat al., LASC Case No. 19STCV29372.
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10. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION\n(Section 54956.9(d)(2) of the California Government Code)\nDiscussion regarding significant exposure to litigation (2 cases).\n8
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11. Consultation with General Manager and Chief Engineer of the Los Angeles\nDepartment of Water and Power (including security operations and\ninfrastructure security) regarding security issues pertaining to the essential\npublic services (water and electric service and security matters related\nthereto), pursuant to Section 54957(a) of the California Government Code.\nThe Board shall publicly report any action taken in closed session and the vote or\nabstention of every member present thereon, in accordance with Section 54957.1 of the\nCalifornia Government Code.
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2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION\n(Section 54956.9(d)(1) of the California Government Code)\nInyo County v. Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Kern County\nSuperior Court Case Nos. BCV-18-101261-TSC, BCV-18-101260-TSC,\nBCV-18-101262-TSC.
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3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION\n(Section 54956.9(d)(1) of the California Government Code)\nDreher v. Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Los Angeles\nSuperior Court Case No. 19STCV07272.\n7
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4. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION\n(Section 54956.9(d)(1) of the California Government Code)\nAntwon Jones v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No.\nBC577267 (and designated related cases).
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5. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION\n(Section 54956.9(d)(1) of the California Government Code)\nMacias, et al. v. Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Los Angeles\nSuperior Court Case No. BC594049.
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6. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION\n(Section 54956.9(d)(1) of the California Government Code)\nMorski v. Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Los Angeles\nSuperior Court Case No. BC568722.
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7. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION\n(Section 54956.9(d)(1) of the California Government Code)\nCity of Los Angeles v. Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP (PwC), Los Angeles\nSuperior Court Case No. BC574690 (including current appeals and\ndesignated related cases).
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8. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION\n(Section 54956.9(d)(1) of the California Government Code)\nIn re Estate of Jack Landskroner, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Case No.\n2021EST2666083.
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9. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION –\nSIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE\n(Section 54956.9(d)(2) of the California Government Code)\nClaim of Frontier Kemper Constructors, Inc., re: River Supply Conduit\nImprovement Upper Reach – Unit 7 Project.