Los Angeles — 2023-08-09

(1) 23-0745 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to preparing an ordinance to amend Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Section 91.8906 (Repair and Demolition Fund), as an eligible funding source when the Council and the Department of City Planning (DCP) make public nuisance declarations. Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Harris-Dawson - Yaroslavsky): REQUEST the City Attorney, with the assistance of the DCP, City Administrative Officer, and Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety, to prepare and present an ordinance to amend LAMC Section 91.8906 (Repair and Demolition Fund), as an eligible funding source when the Council and the DCP make public nuisance declarations. Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis on this report.

(10) 19-0005-S97 CD 1 COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 225 South Columbia Place (Case No. 779483), Assessor I.D. No. 5153-016-020, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP). Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated July 31, 2023, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 225 South Columbia Place (Case No. 779483), Assessor I.D. No. 5153-016-020, 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.

(11) 23-0005-S132 CD 10 COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 2814 South Mansfield Avenue (Case No. 727302), Assessor I.D. No. 5049-029-022, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP). Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated July 31, 2023, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 2814 South Mansfield Avenue (Case No. 727302), Assessor I.D. No. 5049-029-022,  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.

(12) 23-0005-S133 CD 10 COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 3933 South Arlington Avenue (Case No. 612904), Assessor I.D. No. 5034-019-018, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP). Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated July 31, 2023, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 3933 South Arlington Avenue (Case No. 612904), Assessor I.D. No. 5034-019-018, 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.

(13) 23-0005-S134 CD 10 COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 4530 West Coliseum Street (Case No. 731121), Assessor I.D. No. 5030-012-001, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP). Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated July 31, 2023, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 4530 West Coliseum Street (Case No. 731121), Assessor I.D. No. 5030-012-001, 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.

(14) 22-0697 COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to adding Subsection (k) to Section 41.20 and Subdivisions (9) and (10) to Section 41.20.1(a) of Article 1, Chapter IV of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to require the use of certified riggers for Special Events where portable audiovisual rigging is used. Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated July 5, 2023, adding Subsection (k) to Section 41.20 and Subdivisions (9) and (10) to Section 41.20.1(a) of Article 1, Chapter IV of the LAMC to require the use of certified riggers for Special Events where portable audiovisual rigging is used. 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.

(2) 17-0981-S10 CD 14 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to activating a new streamlined permitting land use regulatory process, the Restaurant Beverage Program, in Council District 14. Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Resolution (de León - Rodriguez): RESOLVE, that by adoption of the Resolution attached to the Council file, inclusive of the Map (Exhibit A) and Findings (Exhibit B) attached to the Resolution, the Council hereby activates a new streamlined permitting land use regulatory process, the Restaurant Beverage Program, that shall be in force and full effect in the geographical boundaries attached in Exhibit A. RESOLVE, that based on the Findings outlined in Exhibit B relative to the geographic boundaries found in the Exhibit A maps, the Restaurant Beverage Program is in conformity with the public necessity, convenience, general welfare, and good zoning practice. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the Department of City Planning.  Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis on this report.

(3) 23-0685 CD 4 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the inclusion of the Hollywood Sikh Temple, located at 1966 North Vermont Avenue and 4624 – 4636 West Finley Avenue, in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments. Recommendations for Council action: DETERMINE that the proposed designation is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Article 19, Section 15308, Class 8 and Article 19, Section 15331, Class 31 of the State CEQA Guidelines. DETERMINE that the subject property conforms with the definition of a Monument pursuant to Section 22.171.7 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Cultural Heritage Commission (CHC) as the Findings of Council. APPROVE the recommendations of the CHC relative to the inclusion of the Hollywood Sikh Temple, located at 1966 North Vermont Avenue and 4624 – 4636 West Finley Avenue, in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments. Applicant: Sharon Sekhon Owner: Sikh Study Circle, Inc. Case No. CHC-2023-2376-HCM Environmental No. ENV-2023-2377-CE Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the CHC. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

(4) 13-1365 CD 13 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to adding Section 5.530 to Chapter 130, Division 5 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code to reinstate the Vermont/Western Station Neighborhood Area Plan Child Care Trust Fund. Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated June 30, 2023, adding Section 5.530 to Chapter 130, Division 5 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code to reinstate the Vermont/Western Station Neighborhood Area Plan Child Care Trust Fund. 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.

(5) 10-1078-S1 COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER relative to a Fifth Amendment to Contract No. C-117907 between Sansio, Inc. and the Los Angeles Fire Department to provide field data capture devices and program support services for the collection of Emergency Medical Services information. (Public Safety Committee report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.) (Click on www.lacouncilfile.com for background documents.)

(6) 21-1006 TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to resources needed for mapping all Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) transportation and safety programs. SUBMITS without RECOMMENDATION the following recommendation of the LADOT: DIRECT the City Administrative Officer (CAO) to work with the LADOT, with support from the Department of City Planning, to identify the fiscal resources necessary to conduct a comprehensive transportation safety and equity analysis, including an overlay of collision maps with safety programs to identify under-resourced areas in need of transportation investments, as detailed in the September 28, 2022 LADOT report, attached to the Council file. Fiscal Impact Statement: The LADOT reports that the estimated cost to fulfill the request outlined in the report ranged from $72,709 to $152,709 as further detailed in the table contained in the September 28, 2022 LADOT report, attached to the Council file. The LADOT will work with the CAO to identify the funding necessary.

(7) 22-1327 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, AND GENERAL SERVICES, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT, and NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEES’ REPORT relative to a City-owned property inventory that identifies all underutilized, surplus, and/or remnant lands, and any county, regional, state, and federal public lands that could be transferred or redistributed to historically marginalized groups, and related matters. Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Bonin - Raman - Harris-Dawson - Price):  INSTRUCT the Department of General Services, Department of Recreation and Parks, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Harbor Department, Los Angeles World Airports, with the assistance of the City Administrative Officer and other relevant agencies, to report back within 60 days with a property inventory that identifies all underutilized, surplus, and/or remnant lands within the City of Los Angeles held by the City, and, as feasible, any public lands held by county, regional, state, and federal agencies such as the Los Angeles Unified School District, Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority, and Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority among others, that could be transferred or redistributed to historically marginalized groups within the City. REQUEST the City Attorney, with the assistance of the Department of General Services and the City Administrative Officer, to report back with an analysis of how any potential policy recommendations that meet the intent of this motion may conform with Assembly Bill 1486, also known as the Surplus Land Act. INSTRUCT the Chief Legislative Analyst, with the assistance of the Civil and Human Rights and Equity Department, Department of General Services, Economic Development Department, Los Angeles Housing Department, Department of Recreation and Parks, Department of Cultural Affairs and other relevant agencies, to report back within 60 days with recommendations on how these identified underutilized, surplus, and remnant lands can be utilized for uses such as community land trusts, urban agriculture, environmental stewardship and restoration, cultural spaces, or any other uses that center principles of self-determination, community building, and healing. Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the CAO nor the CLA has completed a financial analysis of this report.

(8) 23-0010-S7 MOTION (McOSKER - HUTT) relative to an offer of a reward for information leading to the identification, apprehension, and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the death of Demond Camper on July 9, 2022. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: PROVIDE an offer reward in the amount of $50,000 for information leading to the identification, apprehension, and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the death of Demond Camper on July 9, 2022. FIND that the subject reward complies with the provisions of Division 19, Chapter 12, Article 1 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code. DIRECT the City Clerk to cause notice and/or advertisements to be only published according to the requirements of Division 19, Chapter 12, Article 1 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code. Motion (McOsker - Hutt) dated 8-02-23

(9) 23-0808 CD 2 COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to the final map of Tract No. 73835 located at 11749-11757 West Hamlin Street, westerly of Lankershim Boulevard. Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the final map of Tract No. 73835, located at 11749-11757 West Hamlin Street, westerly of Lankershim Boulevard and accompanying Subdivision Improvement Agreement and Contract with security documents. (Bond No. C-143863) Subdivider: Noho 37, LLC; Surveyor: Karen Korganyan Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Engineer reports that the subdivider has paid a fee of $9,064 for the processing of this final tract map pursuant to Section 19.02(A) (2) of the Los Angeles Municipal Code. No additional City funds are needed.

(1)\n23-0661\nCD 8\nMotion (Harris-Dawson – Blumenfield) relative to issues relating to the City’s streetlight network.\nCommunity Impact Statement: None submitted\nMotion (Harris-Dawson - Blumenfield) dated 6-16-23.pdf

(2)\n23-0600-S42\nCity Administrative Officer report relative to the 2022-23 Capital and Technology Improvement Expenditure Program year-end reappropriations. (This item was also referred to the Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee)

(3)\n23-0529\nMotion (Park – Raman) relative to preparing and presenting an ordinance that amends the Los Angeles Municipal Code to include the rental of recreational vehicle’s (RV) as one of the types of vehicles prohibited to conduct their business of selling, leasing, renting, or any other disposition in the public-right-of-way; a requirement for the lessor of an oversize/recreational vehicle to comply with relevant state and federal laws as it relates to the sale and lease of RVs; and an escalating fine structure for vehicle owners for the corresponding Los Angeles Administrative Code enforcement citations. (This item was also referred to the Transportation Committee)\nCommunity Impact Statement: None submitted\nCommunication(s) from Public_05-25-2023\nCommunication(s) from Public_05-24-2023\nCommunication(s) from Public_05-23-2023\nMotion (Park - Raman) dated 5-16-23\nCommunication(s) from Public_05-30-2023\nCommunication(s) from Public_05-31-2023\nCommunication(s) from Public_06-01-2023\nCommunication(s) from Public_06-02-2023\nCommunication(s) from Public_06-08-2023

(4)\n15-1460-S1\nMotion (Lee – Blumenfield) relative to preparing and presenting an amended Public Infrastructure Stabilization Ordinance to update the definitions of Local Resident and Transitional Workers consistent with the current Department of Public Works Project Labor Agreement (DPW-PLA).\nCommunity Impact Statement: None submitted\nMotion (Lee - Blumenfield) dated 5-19-23.pdf

(5)\n23-0498\nCity Attorney report and draft Ordinance relative to rescinding Ordinance number 187106 which had established and codified a new Sidewalk Repair Program under the Willits Settlement; and related matters.\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 United Neighborhoods for Los Angeles v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCP02401 (Citywide). (This litigation consists of a Petition for Writ of Mandate asserting California Environmental Quality Act claims challenging implementation of the City’s Sidewalk Repair Program.)

(6)\n23-0710\nCD 6\nCity Administrative Officer report relative to a contract with Parkwood Landscape Maintenance, Inc., to provide specialized site services for the Japanese Garden at the Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant.

(7)\n23-0724\nCity Administrative Officer report relative to contracts with Ecology Control Industries and G2 Construction, Inc., for the fabrication and installation of full capture basin inserts and curb opening screen covers.

(8)\n23-0701\nCD 4\nMotion (Raman – Soto-Martinez) relative to replacing the temporary fencing on Mulholland Highway, beginning at Canyon Lake Drive and running along a portion of the Lake Hollywood Park perimeter east to Durand Drive, with a permanent option.\nCommunity Impact Statement: None submitted\nMotion (Raman - Soto-Martinez) dated 6-23-23

(9)\n23-0705\nCD 4\nMotion (Raman – Soto-Martinez) relative to a project development plan for the installation of a roundabout at the intersection of Lake Canyon Drive and Mulholland Highway with any attendant needed street improvement work: and options to concretize the dirt parkway between the curb and sidewalk on all sections of Canyon Lake Drive from Arrowhead Drive to Mulholland Highway to reduce soil erosion and runoff, and to construct accessible loading area create loading zones on Canyon Lake Drive.\nCommunity Impact Statement: None submitted\nMotion (Raman - Soto-Martinez) dated 6-23-23