Los Angeles — 2023-04-10

(1)\n23-1200-S44\nCommunication from the Mayor relative to the appointment of Mr. Anthony Holland to the Innovation and Performance Commission, for the term ending June 30, 2023.\n \n \n \nFiscal Impact Statement: No\n\n \n \n \nCommunity Impact Statement: None submitted\n\n \n \n \nTIME LIMIT FILE - MAY 5, 2023\n\n \n \n \n(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - MAY 5, 2023)

(10)\n17-0046-S2\nCity Administrative Officer report relative to the Los Angeles Justice Fund pilot program closeout and related actions to establish and implement its successor program RepresentLA. (Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging and Disability Committee approved this matter.)\n \n \n \nFiscal Impact Statement: Yes\n\n \n \n \nFinancial Policies Statement: Yes\n\n \n \n \nCommunity Impact Statement: None submitted

(11)\n22-1442\nCity Administrative Officer report and Communications from the Mayor relative to accepting the 2022-23 Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act grant award from the County of Los Angeles Probation Department, to support the Juvenile Re-Entry Partnership Program. (Public Safety Committee approved this matter.)\n \n \n \nFiscal Impact Statement: Yes\n\n \n \n \nFinancial Policies Statement: Yes\n\n \n \n \nCommunity Impact Statement: None submitted

(12)\n22-1148\nCity Administrative Officer report, Communication from the Mayor and Resolutions relative to the California Violence, Intervention and Prevention grant award for Fiscal Years 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25; and related matters. (Public Safety Committee approved this matter.)\n \n \n \nFiscal Impact Statement: Yes\n\n \n \n \nFinancial Policies Statement: Yes\n\n \n \n \nCommunity Impact Statement: None submitted

(13)\n12-0122-S1\nCity Administrative Officer report relative to a proposed contract with CentralSquare Technologies, LLC, to provide a web-based alarm management system including billing and collection services. (Public Safety Committee approved this matter.)\n \n \n \nFiscal Impact Statement: Yes\n\n \n \n \nFinancial Policies Statement: Yes\n\n \n \n \nCommunity Impact Statement: None submitted\n\n \n \n \nTIME LIMIT FILE - APRIL 17, 2023\n\n \n \n \n(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - APRIL 14, 2023)\n\n \n \n \nScheduled pursuant to Los Angeles Administrative Code 10.5(a)

(14)\n22-1262\nCity Administrative Officer and Community Investment for Families Department reports relative to proposed contract with Focus Language International, Inc. to provide interpretation and translation services to assist City Departments and contractors with the implementation of the Language Access Plan (LAP) and related matters.\n(Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging, and Disability and Personnel, Audits, and Hiring Committees approved the matter.)\n \n \n \nFiscal Impact Statement: Yes\n\n \n \n \nFinancial Policies Statement: Yes\n\n \n \n \nCommunity Impact Statement: None submitted

(15)\n21-1015-S3\nCity Administrative Officer reports relative to authorizing the Board of Public Works and the Climate Emergency Mobilization Office to prepare grant applications for the Environmental Justice Government-to-Government program. (Energy and Environment Committee approved this matter. Also referred to the Public Works Committee.)\n \n \n \nFiscal Impact Statement: Yes\n\n \n \n \nCommunity Impact Statement: None submitted

(16)\n23-0367\nCity Attorney report relative to a request for a waiver of conflict of interest for Kahana Feld, LLP, related to the matter of Jo Anne Korngute v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV36947.\n \n \n \nFiscal Impact Statement: No\n\n \n \n \nCommunity Impact Statement: None submitted

(17)\n23-0271\nCity Attorney report relative to entering into a three-year contract with Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley, PC, as outside counsel with a contract ceiling amount of $500,000, in respect to Apartment Owners Association of California, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles.\n\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case Apartment Owners Association of California, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles, lead Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC 677423, consolidated for all purposes with Frederick H. Leeds v. City of Los Angeles, consolidated LASC Case No. BC709658.\n \n \n \nFiscal Impact Statement: No\n\n \n \n \nCommunity Impact Statement: None submitted

(18)\n22-1154\nCity Attorney report and Motion (Buscaino, Lee - O’Farrell) relative to utilizing the competitive Request for Proposals process conducted by the City of Houston, Texas, and requesting an agreement with IKE Smart City, LLC, for the installation and maintenance of interactive kiosks in the City of Los Angeles. (Trade, Travel, and Tourism Committee adopted the item and Public Works Committee adopted the item as amended.)\n\n[The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the cases entitled Citizens for a Better Los Angeles v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCP03822 and Coalition for a Scenic Los Angeles v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCP03909. (These cases each concern the City's adoption of a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the City's approval of the Sidewalk and Transit Amenities Program - STAP.)]\n \n \n \nFiscal Impact Statement: No

(19)\n17-0713\nCity Attorney report relative to a proposed legal services agreement with Munger, Tolles & Olson, LLP, to provide legal services related to the litigation United States of America ex rel. Mei Ling and Fair Housing Council of San Fernando Valley v, City of Los Angeles, United States District Court Case No. CV-11-00974 PSG (JCx).\n\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case mentioned above.\n \n \n \nFiscal Impact Statement: No\n\n \n \n \nCommunity Impact Statement: None submitted

(2)\n23-0354\nMotion (Blumenfield – Harris-Dawson) relative to instructing the City Administrative Officer and the Civil, Human Rights, and Equity Department to report on the progress made to incorporate equity into the City’s annual budget process.\n \n \n \nCommunity Impact Statement: None submitted

(20)\n23-0286\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Penny Altman v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 19STCV15340. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident which occurred on September 2, 2018 at or near 1026 North Hudson Avenue in the City of Los Angeles.)

(21)\n23-0290\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Lilianna Laouri v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV03496. (This matter arises from a trip and fall accident that occurred on September 10, 2020, at or near 1138 South Sherbourne Drive i nthe City of Los Angeles)

(22)\n23-0292\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Renee Starr v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 19STCV00749. (This matter arises from a trip and fall on January 23, 2018, at 161 South Citrus Avenue in the City of Los Angeles.)

(23)\n23-0296\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Veronika Hoffman v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV19675. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident that occurred on March 8, 2021 on the sidewalk at 17835 Ventura Boulevard, in Los Angeles.)

(24)\n23-0285\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Ismael Rojas v. State of California, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV03730. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident that occurred on May 29, 2020, near 1441 Pleasant Avenue in Los Angeles.)

(25)\n23-0291\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Virginia Silva v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV19647. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident that occurred on November 25, 2019 on the sidewalk at Vernon and Vermont in the City of Los Angeles.)

(26)\n23-0371\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Evguenia Stepanova v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 19STCV46824. (This matter arises from a trip and fall accident that occurred on January 7, 2019 at 13342 Albers Street in Sherman Oaks.)

(27)\n23-0375\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Carolyn Williams v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV19333. (This matter arises from a slip and fall incident that occurred on June 29, 2020, at 12141 Iredell Street, in the City of Los Angeles.)

(28)\n23-0376\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Nancy J. Batchelder v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV47204. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident that occurred on May 20, 2021, near 10066 Valley Spring Lane, in the City of Los Angeles.)

(29)\n23-0284\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Wendy Darlene Gardner v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STC18088. (This matter arises from a motor vehicle accident that occurred on September 20, 2021, at the intersection of Reseda Boulevard at Chatsworth Street, in the City of Los Angeles.)

(3)\n23-0226\nCD 7\nMotion (Rodriguez – Yaroslavsky) relative to authorizing the Bureau of Sanitation to prepare a grant application for the Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental Justice Government-to-Government Program grant to leverage funds that will remediate brownfield sites in Council District 7, redevelop the sites and design community gardens, and create enrichment programming that educates youth on urban gardening and agriculture, and related matters. (Energy and Environment Committee approved the matter.)\n \n \n \nCommunity Impact Statement: None submitted.

(30)\n23-0295\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Ashley Mitchell v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV41300. (This matter arises from a vehicle collision that occurred on March 20, 2020 at the intersection of Cochran Avenue and San Vicente Boulevard.)

(31)\n23-0298\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Tina Rios v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV03783. (This matter arises from Plaintiff’s claim of sexual harassment.)

(32)\n23-0240\nCD 4\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Stewart Annand; Michael Draz v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 19STCV10077. (This is an inverse condemnation action in which Plaintiffs Stewart Annand and Michael Draz seek recovery for alleged damage to their properties at 8720 and 8730 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, respectively, which suffered erosion damage in February of 2019.)

(33)\n23-0265\nCD 11\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Katherine Dymond v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC681790. (This case involves a landslide above Cabora Drive in Playa del Rey in January 2017.)

(34)\n23-0372\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Shellie Cooke v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 18STCV00882. (This matter arises from an incident involving members of the Los Angeles Police Department on March 6, 2018, in Los Angeles, California.)

(35)\n23-0373\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Isabel Castellanos, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 19STCV42155. (This matter arises from an incident involving the Los Angeles Fire Department that occurred on March 17, 2019 at 210 West Slauson Avenue, Los Angeles, California.)

(36)\n23-0377\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Michelle Poulos, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., United States District Court Case No. 2:19-cv-00496-MWF-AFM. (This matter arises from an incident involving members of the Los Angeles Police Department on March 30, 2010, in Los Angeles, California.)

(37)\n23-0297\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Jose Bernardo Becerra Sotres, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV16629. (This matter arises from the June 30, 2021 incident in which the LAPD Bomb Square detonated explosive material.)

(38)\n23-0378\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled John T. Kelly aso Best Laundry v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Claim No. C22-19510. (This matter arises from the June 30, 2021 incident in which the Los Angeles Police Department Bomb Square detonated explosive material.)ITEM(S)

(4)\n19-0170-S2\nMotion (Yaroslavsky – Blumenfield) relative to appropriating $300,000 from the Unappropriated Balance to perform the recycLA franchise audits.\n \n \n \nCommunity Impact Statement: None submitted

(5)\n22-0795\nCD 14\nMotion (Rodriguez – Krekorian) relative to amending Contract No. C-133365 with the Downtown Center Business Improvement District to add funding not to exceed $36,520 and extend the term through June 30, 2023, to prevent a disruption in security and maintenance services at the Bunker Hill Parcel Y-1 Property.\n \n \n \nCommunity Impact Statement: None submitted

(6)\n23-0308\nCD 9\nMotion (Price – Blumenfield) relative to the City’s California Public Employees Retirement System pension obligation in connection with the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission. (Personnel, Audits, and Hiring Committee approved this matter.)\n \n \n \nCommunity Impact Statement: None submitted.

(7)\n21-1240-S2\nMotion (Blumenfield, McOsker – Park) relative to requesting a biannual report on the proceeds received from the City of Los Angeles v. Purdue Pharma L.P., et al. litigation and how funding has been expended.\n \n \n \nCommunity Impact Statement: None submitted

(8)\n23-0318\nMotion (Blumenfield, McOsker – Price) relative to a potential ballot measure to update the City’s Municipal Occupancy Tax Code regarding the Transient Occupancy Tax and require online travel companies to collect and remit the actual amount paid for lodging rather than the wholesale and/or discounted amount.\n \n \n \nCommunity Impact Statement: None submitted

(9)\n22-1042\nLos Angeles Police Department report relative to the release and use of overtime funds allocated for A Bridge Home and other homeless housing sites. (Public Safety Committee approved this matter.)\n \n \n \nFiscal Impact Statement: No\n\n \n \n \nCommunity Impact Statement: None submitted

(1)\nPresentation by Paul Young, Senior Vice President, Public Policy and Reimbursement, and Adena Tessler, Los Angeles County Regional Vice President, of the Hospital Association of Southern California on the hospital bed capacity in the City of Los Angeles; and possible Commission action.