Los Angeles — 2023-02-23

1. DIRECTOR’S REPORT AND COMMISSION BUSINESS\n● Legal actions and issues update\n- Update on City Planning Commission Status Reports and Active Assignments\n- Update on Hybrid Meeting Technology and Resources for Continued Virtual Public\nParticipation at Commission & Board Meetings\n● Items of Interest\n● Advance Calendar\n● Commission Requests

2. 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 email\nto cpc@lacity.org. At the Chair’s discretion, presentations of Neighborhood Councils on any matter listed\non the agenda for this Commission meeting may be taken at the time the agenda is taken for consideration.\nCity Planning Commission 2 February 23, 2023

4. 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 address\nthe merits of the original Commission Action.

5. CONSENT CALENDAR (5a)\nConsent Calendar items are considered to be not controversial and will be treated as one agenda item.\nThe Consent Calendar will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items\nunless the item is removed from the Consent Calendar, in which event the item will be considered as time\nallows on the regular agenda.\n5a. CPC-2022-4989-DB-HCA Council District: 8 – Harris-Dawson\nCEQA: ENV-2022-4990-CE **Last Day to Act: 04-09-23\nPlan Area: South Los Angeles\nPUBLIC HEARING – Completed January 24, 2023\nPROJECT SITE: 1317 – 1319 West Jefferson Boulevard\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nConstruction, use, and maintenance of a new six-story, 69 feet six inches tall, approximately 15,377\nsquare-feet of floor area building containing 18 units, including 20 percent of the base units (three units)\nset aside as affordable housing for Very Low Income households, with at-grade parking providing four on-\nsite vehicular parking spaces and 24 bicycle parking spaces.\nREQUESTED ACTIONS:\n1. Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Article 19, Section 15332, an Exemption from CEQA, and that there is\nno substantial evidence demonstrating that an exception to a categorical exemption pursuant to CEQA\nGuidelines, Section 15300.2 applies;\n2. Pursuant to Section 12.22 A.25 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), a Density Bonus for a\nHousing Development with a total of 18 units (with three units – 20 percent of the total number of units\nset aside for Very Low Income Households), along with the following On-Menu and Off-Menu\nIncentives and Waiver of Development Standards, pursuant to LAMC Section 12.22 A.25(g)(3):\na. An Off-Menu Incentive to permit a 2.85:1 FAR (Floor Area Ratio) in lieu of the otherwise permitted\n1.5:1 FAR;\nCity Planning Commission 3 February 23, 2023\nb. An Off-Menu Incentive to permit a building height of 69 feet six inches in lieu of the otherwise\npermitted 45 feet;\nc. An On-Menu Incentive to permit a rear yard setback of 14 feet 4.8 inches in lieu of the otherwise\npermitted 18 feet; and\nd. A Waiver of Development Standard to permit five foot side yard setbacks in lieu of the otherwise\nrequired eight feet six inches.\nApplicant: 1317 Jefferson LA, LLC\nRepresentative: Patrick Jen\nStaff: Sarahi Ortega, City Planning Associate\nsarahi.ortega@lacity.org\n(213) 978-1383

6. CPC-2020-2115-DB Council District: 10 – Hutt\nCEQA: ENV-2020-2116-CE **Last Day to Act: 02-23-23\nPlan Area: South Los Angeles Continued from: 03-24-22; 06-23-22\n10-27-22;12-08-22\nPUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED\nPROJECT SITE: 1848 South Gramercy Place\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nConstruction, use, and maintenance of an eight story, 89 feet tall, approximately 37,025 square feet of floor\narea mixed use building comprised of 33-units with three units set aside for Very Low-Income households\nand 466 square feet of commercial floor area. The Project will provide 20 parking spaces in two levels of\npodium parking at grade and level two.\nREQUESTED ACTIONS:\n1. Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Article 19, Section 15332, Class 32 (In-fill Development), an Exemption\nfrom CEQA, and that there is no substantial evidence demonstrating that an exception to a categorical\nexemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15300.2 applies;\n2. Pursuant to Section 12.22.A.25(g)(3) of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), a Density Bonus for\na Housing Development with a total of 33 units (with three units – 13 percent of the total base number\nof units, set aside for Very Low-Income Households), to permit the following Off-Menu Incentives and\nWaivers of Development Standards:\na. An Off-Menu Incentive to allow a 6.1:1 floor area ratio (FAR) in lieu of 1.5:1 permitted by LAMC;\nb. An Off-Menu Incentive to waive the requirements of the Low Impact Development (LID) (Ordinance\n181899 and 183833) and the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit;\nc. A Waiver of Development Standards to allow an eight-story building with a height of 89 feet (to the\nrooftop parapet) in lieu of 45 feet otherwise permitted in the C1.5 Zone;\nd. A Waiver of Development Standards to waive the transitional height requirement per the South LA\nCPIO Section II A.2(d);\ne. A Waiver of Development Standards to allow side yard setbacks of zero feet from the first to second\nfloors, and five feet from the third to eighth floors in lieu of 10 feet;\nf. A Waiver of Development Standards to allow a rear yard setback of five feet from the first to second\nfloors, and 10 feet from the third to eighth floors in lieu of 19 feet;\ng. A Waiver of Development Standard to allow a reduction in open spaces to 2,418 square feet in\nlieu of 3,675 square feet per LAMC 12.21 G;\nh. A Waiver of Development Standards to allow a passageway width of three feet in lieu of 22 feet;\ni. A Waiver of Development Standards to allow a commercial frontage of 10 feet in lieu of 17.5 feet;\nj. A Waiver of Development Standards to allow a landscape buffer of zero feet in lieu of five feet\nrequirement per the South LA CPIO Section II C.4; and\nk. A Waiver of Development Standards to allow a ground floor height of 10 feet in lieu of 14 feet per\nthe South LA CPIO Section II A.1(b).\nCity Planning Commission 4 February 23, 2023\nApplicant: Akhilesh Jha\nRepresentative: Hamid Degnan, HRD Arch\nStaff: Sergio Ibarra, City Planner\nsergio.ibarra@lacity.org\n(213) 473-9985

7. CPC-2022-5865-CU-SPR Council District: 7 – Rodriguez\nCEQA: ENV-2022-5866-MND **Last Day to Act: 03-05-23\nPlan Area: Mission Hills - Panorama City - North Hills\nPUBLIC HEARING – Completed December 20, 2022\nPROJECT SITE: 15526 and 15544 West Plummer Street\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nA public charter elementary school for grades TK to Fourth with 28 classrooms within a new one- and two-\nstory building, a multi-purpose room, and an existing house which will be incorporated as administrative\nand support space. The Project proposes a maximum enrollment of 552 students and will provide 49\nparking spaces.\nREQUESTED ACTIONS:\n1. Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15074(b), after consideration of the whole of the administrative\nrecord, including the Mitigated Negative Declaration, No. ENV-2022-5866-MND, and all comments\nreceived, with the imposition of mitigation measures, there is no substantial evidence that the Project\nwill have a significant effect on the environment;\n2. Pursuant to Section 12.24 U.24 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), a Conditional Use to\npermit a public charter elementary school in the RA-1 Zone; and\n3. Pursuant to LAMC Section 16.05, a Site Plan Review for a change of use which results in a net\nincrease of 1,000 or more average daily trips as determined by and using the trip generation factors\npromulgated by the Department of Transportation.\nApplicant: Elijah Sugay, Bright Star Schools\nRepresentative: Silvia Saucedo, Saucedo Group\nStaff: Esther Ahn, City Planner\nesther.ahn@lacity.org\n(213) 978-1486

8. DIR-2020-7210-TOC-SPR-HCA-1A Council District: 1 – Hernandez\nCEQA: ENV-2020-7211-CE **Last Day to Act: 02-23-23\nPlan Area: Wilshire\nPUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED\nPROJECT SITE: 2859 West Francis Avenue\n(2865, 2869, 2871, 2873, 2881, 2883, 2877, and 2879 West Francis Avenue)\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nConstruction, use and maintenance of a five-story multi-family residential building containing approximately\n60,549 square feet of floor area and 110 residential units on a 27,043 square-foot site. The building will\nhave a maximum height of approximately 65 feet, six inches measured from grade to the highest point of\nthe parapet and a 3:1 Floor Area Ratio (FAR). The Project will provide 76 vehicular parking spaces, of\nCity Planning Commission 5 February 23, 2023\nwhich 31 vehicular parking spaces are on the ground floor, and 45 spaces are in a subterranean parking\ngarage. The Project will provide 80 long-term and eight short-term bicycle spaces for a total of 88 bicycle\nparking spaces. By reserving eleven dwelling units for Extremely Low-Income Households, the Project\nqualifies for the requested Base and Additional Incentives pursuant of the Transit Oriented Communities\nAffordable Housing Incentive Program\nAPPEAL:\nA partial appeal of the October 20, 2022, Director of Planning's determination which:\n1. Determined, that based on the whole of the administrative record as supported by the justification\nprepared and found in the environmental case file, the Project is exempt from the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15332 Class 32 (Class 32\nUrban In-Fill Development) and there is no substantial evidence demonstrating that any exceptions\ncontained in Section 15300.2 of the State CEQA Guidelines regarding location, cumulative impacts,\nsignificant effects or unusual circumstances, scenic highways, or hazardous waste sites, or historical\nresources applies;\n2. Approve with Conditions, pursuant to Section of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), a Transit\nOriented Communities (TOC) Affordable Housing Incentive Program Compliance Review for a\nqualifying Tier 3 project, totaling 110 dwelling units, reserving 11 units for Extremely Low-Income\nHousehold occupancy for a period of 55 years, with the following Additional Incentives:\nBase Incentives:\na. Residential Density. A 70 percent increase in density to allow a total of 110 units in lieu of 68 base\nunits as permitted by LAMC 12.11 C.4; and\nb. Residential Automobile Parking. A reduction in the automobile parking requirement to allow a\nminimum of 0.5 spaces per dwelling unit to be provided.\nAdditional Incentives:\nc. Open Space. A 25 percent reduction in the usable open space, permitting 8,456.25 square feet in\nlieu of the otherwise required 11,275 square feet pursuant to LAMC Section 12.21 G.2;\nd. Setbacks (Side). A reduction to the westerly side yard setback to five feet, seven and a half inches,\nin lieu of the minimum eight feet as otherwise required in the R4-2 Zone; and\ne. Setbacks (Rear). Allow a northerly rear yard setback of 11 feet,11 inches in lieu of not less than\n17 feet in depth;\n2. Approved with Conditions, pursuant to LAMC Section 16.05, a Site Plan Review for the construction\nof a five-story, multi-family residential building containing approximately 60,549 square feet of floor\narea and 110 residential units on a 27,043 square-foot site. The Project will reserve 11 dwelling units\nfor Extremely Low Income Households. The building will have a maximum height of approximately 65\nfeet, six inches measured from Grade to the highest point of the parapet. The Project will provide 31\nvehicular parking spaces located within the ground floor and 45 spaces in a subterranean parking\ngarage. The Project will provide 80 longterm and eight short-term bicycle spaces for a total of 88 total\nbicycle parking spaces. The Project will provide 8,457 square feet of usable open space and 28 trees;\nand\n3. Adopted the Conditions of Approval and Findings.\nApplicant: HC 2859 Francis, LLC\nRepresentative: Derek Sanders, Six Peak Development\nAppellant: Enrique Velasquez, Coalition for an Equitable Westlake MacArthur Park\nStaff: Maira Sanchez, Planning Assistant\nmaira.sanchez@lacity.org\n(213) 978-1243

1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION\n(Subdivision (d)(1) of Government Code Section 54956.9)\nCity of Los Angeles v. L.A. Terminals, Inc., et al.\nLos Angeles Superior Court Case No. NC061591

2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION\n(Subdivision (d)(1) of Government Code Section 54956.9)

3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION\n(Subdivision (d)(1) of Government Code Section 54956.9)\nNatural Resources Defense Council, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al.\nLos Angeles Superior Court Case No. BS070017

4. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION\n(Subdivision (d)(1) of Government Code Section 54956.9)\nNatural Resources Defense Council, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al.\nSan Diego Superior Court Case No. 37-2021-00023385-CU-TT-CTL

5. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS\n(Government Code Section 54956.8)\nProvide instructions to its real estate negotiators with respect to Permit 999 with China\nShipping Holding Company, Ltd.:\nProperty: Berths 100-103, San Pedro\nCity Negotiator: Michael DiBernardo\nTenant Negotiator: Paul Nazzaro\nNegotiating Parties: City and China Shipping Holding Company, Ltd.\nUnder Negotiation: Price and Terms

6. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS\n(Government Code Section 54956.8)\nProvide instructions to its real estate negotiators with respect to a proposed permit with\nSan Pedro Fish Market:\nProperty: Berths 93C, D, E, San Pedro\nCity Negotiator: Eugene D. Seroka\nTenant Negotiator: Michael Ungaro\nNegotiating Parties: City and San Pedro Fish Market\nUnder Negotiation: Price and Terms

1. RESOLUTION NO. ____________ - AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LOS\nANGELES HARBOR DEPARTMENT AND ALLIANT INSURANCE SERVICES, INC.\nFOR INSURANCE BROKERAGE AND RISK MANAGEMENT SERVICES\nSummary: Staff requests approval of an Agreement between the City of Los Angeles Harbor\nDepartment (Harbor Department) and Alliant Insurance Services, Inc. (Alliant) for insurance\nbrokerage and risk management services. The proposed agreement is for a term of five years\nand a not-to-exceed amount of $35,000,000. As the Broker of Record for the Harbor Department,\nAlliant will assist the Harbor Department in procuring commercial property and casualty\ninsurance to support operational needs and assist risk management staff in administering the\nHarbor Department’s insurance and risk management program. Compensation under the\nproposed Agreement includes fees for the broker services and pass-through payments for the\nHarbor Department to the insurance companies for insurance premiums. The Harbor\nDepartment is financially responsible for the payment of costs incurred under the proposed\nAgreement.\nRecommendation: Board resolve to (1) find that the Director of Environmental Management has\ndetermined that the proposed action is administratively exempt from the requirements of the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Article II Section 2(f) of the Los Angeles City\nCEQA Guidelines; (2) find that in accordance with the Los Angeles City Charter Section 1022, it\nis more feasible for outside consultants to perform this work than City employees; (3) approve\nthe Agreement with Alliant for a five-year term and not-to-exceed amount of $35,000,000; (4)\nauthorize and direct the Board Secretary to transmit the Agreement to City Council for its\napproval pursuant to Section 373 of the City Charter and Section 10.5 of the Los Angeles City\nAdministrative Code; (5) authorize the Executive Director to execute and the Board Secretary to\nattest the Agreement upon approval by City Council; and (6) adopt Resolution\nNo.____________.\nRegular Items (2 & 3)\nInformation Technology

2. RESOLUTION NO. ____________ - GRANT ACCEPTANCE AND APPROVAL OF A\nCOOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF\nTRANSPORTATION FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION FOR THE ADVANCED\nTRANSPORTATION AND CONGESTION MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES\nDEPLOYMENT (ATCMTD) PROGRAM\nSummary: Staff requests that the Board of Harbor Commissioners (Board) accept and approve\na Cooperative Agreement with the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT)\nFederal Highway Administration (FHWA) to fund the Port of Los Angeles Gateway Project\n(Project). The Project is an extension of the City of Los Angeles Harbor Department’s Port\nOptimizer’s Control Tower, which will allow more effective and efficient management of returning\nempty containers, the planning of cargo pick-up, and the reporting of detention and demurrage.\nFurthermore, staff also requests that the Board authorize the Executive Director to execute\nfuture Cooperative Agreement Amendments to account for revised project schedules (not\nincluding term extension), and/or reduced project costs, for and on behalf of the Board, subject\nto the approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality. In August 2021, the City of Los\nAngeles Harbor Department (Harbor Department) submitted an application requesting\n$3,000,000 to fund the Project under the USDOT’s Advanced Transportation and Congestion\nManagement Technologies Deployment (ATCMTD) Program. The USDOT awarded the Harbor\nDepartment the full amount of the grant request. The ATCMTD program requires that the Harbor\nDepartment provide matching funds in the amount of $3,000,000. Therefore, $2,500,000 will be\nprovided by the Harbor Department and $500,000 in in-kind services will be provided by Wabtec\nTransportation Systems, LLC if the proposed action is approved.\nRecommendation: Board resolve to (1) find that the Director of Environmental Management has\ndetermined that the proposed action is administratively exempt from the requirements of the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Article II Section 2(f) of the Los Angeles City\nCEQA Guidelines; (2) accept and approve the Cooperative Agreement between the City of Los\nAngeles Harbor Department and the United States Department of Transportation’s Federal\nHighways Administration for grant funding of $3,000,000; (3) authorize the Executive Director to\nexecute future Cooperative Agreement Amendments to account for revised project schedules\nwithin the existing 3-year term, and/or reduced project costs, for and on behalf of the Board,\nsubject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality; (4) authorize the Executive\nDirector to execute and the Board Secretary to attest the said Agreement for and on behalf of\nthe Board; and (5) adopt Resolution No.____________.\nInformation Technology

3. RESOLUTION NO. ____________ - FIFTH AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND\nRESTATED AGREEMENT NO. 17-3425-A BETWEEN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES\nHARBOR DEPARTMENT AND WABTEC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, LLC\nSummary: Staff requests approval of the Fifth Amendment to Amended and Restated Agreement\nNo. 17-3425-A with Wabtec Transportation Systems, LLC (Wabtec) for the Port Optimizer\nproject. The proposed Fifth Amendment is to continue development and operation of the Port\nOptimizer, a first-of-its-kind common user portal that provides a single information window to\nsupport enhanced maritime supply chain performance. The proposed Fifth Amendment will\nallow the Harbor Department and Wabtec to develop the Gateway Project module, increase the\nnot-to-exceed compensation by $5,500,000, for a total agreement amount of $28,100,420 and\ndoes not change the term which will conclude on November 3, 2026. The cost of the Gateway\nProject module is partially offset by an Advanced Transportation Congestion Management\nTechnologies Development (ATCMTD) grant funded through the U.S. Department of\nTransportation Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Acceptance of this grant award, in the\namount of $3,000,000, as well as approval of a cooperative agreement between the Harbor\nDepartment and FHWA will be considered by the Board under a separate report and\nrecommended board action. Expenditures incurred under Agreement No. 17-3425-A are the\nfinancial responsibility of the City of Los Angeles Harbor Department (Harbor Department).\nRecommendation: Board resolve to (1) find that the Director of Environmental Management has\ndetermined that the proposed action is administratively and categorically exempt from the\nrequirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Article II Section 2(f)\nand Article III Class 6(2) of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines; (2) find that, in accordance\nwith the Los Angeles City Charter Section 1022, it is more feasible for outside contractors to\nperform this work than City employees; (3) approve the Fifth Amendment to Amended and\nRestated Agreement No. 17-3425-A to increase the not-to-exceed compensation by $5,500,000\nfor a total agreement amount of $28,100,420 in order to continue to develop, operate and support\nthe Port Optimizer; (4) direct the Board Secretary to transmit said Agreement to the Los Angeles\nCity Council for approval pursuant to Section 373 of the Charter of the City of Los Angeles and\nSection 10.5 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code; (5) authorize the Executive Director to\nexecute and the Board Secretary to attest the said Agreement for and on behalf of the Board\nupon approval by City Council; and (6) adopt Resolution No.____________.

B. Executive Director Remarks

C. Comment from the Public on Non-Agenda Items

D. Report from the Neighborhood Council Representatives – An opportunity for\nNeighborhood Council representatives to provide remarks on Neighborhood Council\nResolutions or Community Impact Statements filed with the City Clerk which relate to any\nagenda item listed or being considered on this agenda for the Board of Harbor\nCommissioners.

E. Reports of the Commissioners

F. Board Committee Reports\nNone

H. Presentation\nNone

I. Level I Coastal Development Permit\nNone

J. Board Reports of the Executive Director\nConsent Item No. 1\nRisk Management

K. Closed Session