Los Angeles — 2023-08-29
City Council
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(1) 23-0802 CD 4 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines, Section 15332 (Class 32), Case No. ENV-2022-6651-CE, and RELATED CEQA FINDINGS; COMMUNICATION FROM THE BOARD OF BUILDING AND SAFETY COMMISSIONERS, and an APPEAL filed by Marianne King, from the determination of the Board of Building and Safety Commissioners in approving a Categorical Exemption as the environmental clearance, and a haul route application to export 2,530 cubic yards of earth, for the property located at 3649 and 3651 North Woodhill Canyon Road, subject to Conditions of Approval. (The proposed Project is for the construction of a new approximately 13,070 square-foot two-story single-family residence with attached two-car garage, associated driveway, a detached two-story with 1,170 square-foot accessory dwelling unit and a 600 square-foot detached accessory living quarter, the project is proposed in conjunction with an application for a haul route for the maximum export of 3,200 cubic yards of earth, the project also proposes to remove 41 nonprotected trees and replace them on a 1:1 basis.) Applicant: Ben Rocca Owner: Stephen Victor Davis and Stacey Helene Davis, Trustees of the 4D Trust Board File No. 230011 Environmental No. ENV-2022-6651-CE Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE - SEPTEMBER 1, 2023 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - SEPTEMBER 1, 2023) (Planning and Land Use Management Committee waived consideration of the above matter) Communication from Deputy City Clerk - Notice_8-16-23 Appeal submitted 8-02-23 Communication from Board of Building and Safety submitted 8-03-23 - Haul Route Application Package Attachment to Communication submitted 8-03-23 - Final Action Letter dated 7-27-23 Attachment to Communication submitted 8-03-23 - Interested Parties
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(10) 23-0900-S41 CD 14 COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the San Pedro and 6th Streets Lighting District. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated June 8, 2023. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION, dated June 1, 2023, setting the date of October 31, 2023 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the San Pedro and 6th Streets Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.
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(11) 23-0900-S42 CD 2 COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the Victory Boulevard and Woodman Avenue Street Lighting District. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated June 7, 2023. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION, dated June 1, 2023, setting the date of October 31, 2023 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Victory Boulevard and Woodman Avenue Street Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.
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(12) 23-0900-S44 CD 13 COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the Griffith Park Boulevard and Landa Street No. 2 Street Lighting District. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated June 16, 2023. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION, dated June 1, 2023, setting the date of October 31, 2023 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Griffith Park Boulevard and Landa Street No. 2 Street Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.
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(13) 23-0900-S45 CD 4 COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the Camero Avenue and Hillhurst Avenue No. 1 Street Lighting District. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated June 16, 2023. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION, dated June 1, 2023, setting the date of October 31, 2023 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Camero Avenue and Hillhurst Avenue No. 1 Street Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.
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(14) 23-0900-S46 CD 5 COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the Haskell Avenue and Otsego Street No. 1 Street Lighting District. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated June 8, 2023. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION, dated May 15, 2023, setting the date of October 31, 2023 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Haskell Avenue and Otsego Street No. 1 Street Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.
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(15) 23-0900-S47 CD 15 COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the Front Street and State Route 47 Street Lighting District. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated June 16, 2023. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION, dated May 15, 2023, setting the date of October 31, 2023 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Front Street and State Route 47 Street Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.
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(16) 23-0900-S48 CD 15 COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the Beacon Street CDBG Street Lighting District. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated June 29, 2023. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION, dated June 23, 2023, setting the date of October 31, 2023 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Beacon Street CDBG Street Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.
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(17) 23-0900-S49 CD 15 COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the Amar Street CDBG Street Lighting District. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated June 28, 2023. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION, dated June 23, 2023, setting the date of October 31, 2023 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Amar Street CDBG Street Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.
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(18) 23-0900-S50 CD 1 COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the 7th and Alvarado Streets LANI Street Lighting District. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated June 22, 2023. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION, dated June 6, 2023, setting the date of October 31, 2023 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the 7th and Alvarado Streets LANI Street Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.
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(19) 23-0900-S51 CD 13 COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the Coronado Street and Sunset Boulevard Street Lighting District. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated July 12, 2023. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION, dated June 23, 2023, setting the date of October 31, 2023 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Coronado Street and Sunset Boulevard Street Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.
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(2) 23-0415 MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION (MND), ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to a Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) grant of easement to the County of Inyo for the Pine Creek Bridge Replacement Project (Project). Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: DETERMINE this matter is in compliance with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Sections 15070-15075 (MND adopted on January 20, 2020). In accordance with CEQA, an MND was prepared to analyze the impacts associated with the construction and operation of the Project. On January 20, 2020, the Inyo County Planning Department approved the Project, adopted the MND, and filed a Notice of Determination. CONCUR with the Board of Water and Power Commissioners (Board) action of April 11, 2023, Resolution No. 023-191, authorizing the grant of easement to the County of Inyo for the Project. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated July 24, 2023, approving Board Resolution No. 023-191, authorizing the grant of easement to the County of Inyo for the Pine Creek Bridge Replacement Project, Inyo County, California.
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(20) 23-0900-S52 CD 6 COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the Van Nuys Boulevard and Nordhoff Street Lighting District. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated July 12, 2023. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION, dated June 6, 2023, setting the date of October 31, 2023 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Van Nuys Boulevard and Nordhoff Street Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.
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(21) 23-0900-S53 CD 2 COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the Hatteras Street and Cartwright Avenue CDBG Street Lighting District. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated July 19, 2023. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION, dated March 24, 2023, setting the date of October 31, 2023 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Hatteras Street and Cartwright Avenue CDBG Street Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.
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(22) 23-0300 RESOLUTION relative to the Declaration of Emergency by the Mayor, dated March 14, 2023, concerning rainstorms causing flooding from extreme runoff and resulting in the partial collapse of a portion of a Los Angeles Aqueduct wall, pursuant to Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) Section 8.27. Recommendation for Council action: Adopt the accompanying RESOLUTION to: Resolve that a local emergency regarding rainstorms causing flooding from extreme runoff and resulting in the partial collapse of a portion of a Los Angeles Aqueduct wall existed throughout the City-owned lands adjacent to the City's Los Angeles Aqueduct, its water-gathering facilities and air-quality control facilities located in Mono, Inyo, Kern, and Los Angeles Counties and in the City of Los Angeles, within the meaning of LAAC Section 8.21, et seq., at the time of the Mayor’s March 14, 2023, Declaration of Local Emergency, which the City Council hereby ratifies. Resolve that because the local emergency continues to exist within the City, within the meaning of LAAC Section 8.21, et seq., there is a need to continue the declared state of local emergency, which the City Council hereby ratifies and continues through 30 days from the adoption of this Resolution. In accordance with LAAC Section 8.21 et seq., instruct and request all appropriate City departments, agencies, and personnel to continue to perform all duties and responsibilities to represent the City in this matter to prevent and abate the emergency and receive, process, and coordinate all inquiries and requirements necessary to obtain whatever State and Federal assistance that may become available to the City and/or to the citizens of the City who may be affected by the emergency. Instruct the General Manager, Emergency Management Department, to advise the Mayor and City Council on the need to extend the state of local emergency. Insofar as the public interest and necessity demand the immediate expenditure of public funds to safeguard life, health, or property in response to the local emergency and mitigation efforts related to the local emergency, the competitive bidding restrictions enumerated in Charter Sections 371 and 372, and LAAC Sections 10.15 and 10.17, are hereby suspended until April 21, 2023 or the termination of the state of emergency, whichever comes first, for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) to authorize and order any action relative to the procurement of construction contracts, supplies, and equipment but only if monies for related payments be drawn from LADWP’s proprietary funds. Request the LADWP to report to the City Council every two weeks on the reasons justifying why such aforesaid action was necessary to respond to the emergency, including why the emergency did not permit a delay resulting from a competitive solicitation for bids or proposals, and why competitive proposals or bidding was not reasonably practicable or compatible with the City's interests. Instruct the City Clerk to forward copies of this Resolution to the Governor of the State of California, the Director of the Office of Emergency Services of the State of California, the Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Management, and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.
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(23) 23-0876 CD 10 MOTION (HUTT - LEE) relative to funding for two public gate projects in Council District 10. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: TRANSFER and APPROPRIATE $43,440 in the AB 1290 Fund No. 53P, Account No. 281210 (CD 10 Redevelopment Projects - Services) to the below listed Accounts and in the amounts specified for two public gate projects in Council District 10: Account Name Amount Purpose 001014 Salaries–Construction $33,200 Parking Lot 625 Gate 001014 Salaries–Construction $8,400 5120 Exposition B1/Gate 003180 Construction Materials $1,840 5120 Exposition B1/Gate AUTHORIZE the Department of General Services to make any corrections, clarifications or revisions to the above fund transfer instructions, including any new instructions, in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion, and including any corrections and changes to fund or account numbers; said corrections / clarifications / changes may be made orally, electronically or by any other means; and, to make any technical corrections or clarifications to the above funding instructions in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion. Motion (Hutt - Lee) dated 8-22-23
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(24) 23-0874 MOTION (SOTO-MARTÍNEZ - KREKORIAN) relative to funding for services in connection with the Council District 13 special observation of the 32nd Anniversary of Ukrainian Independence on August 20 - 24, 2023, at City Hall, including the illumination of City Hall. Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: TRANSFER and APPROPRIATE $400 from the Council's portion of the Heritage Month Celebrations & Special Events line item in the General City Purposes Fund No. 100/56 to the General Services Fund No.100/40, Account No. 1070 (Salaries-As Needed), for services in connection with the Council District 13 special observation of the 32nd Anniversary of Ukrainian Independence on August 20 - 24, 2023, at City Hall, including the illumination of City Hall. Motion (Soto-Martinez - Krekorian) dated 8-22-23
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(25) 23-0875 MOTION (DE LEÓN - PARK) relative to funding for services in connection with the Council District 14's special recognition of the DTLA Proud celebration on August 25 - 27, 2023, including the illumination of City Hall and the Sixth Street Viaduct. Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: TRANSFER and APPROPRIATE $400 from the General City Purposes Fund No. 100/56, Account No. 0714 (CD-14 Community Services) to the General Services Fund No. 100/40, Account No. 1070 (Salaries-As Needed), for services in connection with the Council District 14's special recognition of the DTLA Proud celebration on August 25 - 27, including the illumination of City Hall and the Sixth Street Viaduct. Motion (de Leon - Park) dated 8-22-23
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(26) 23-0011-S4 CD 2 MOTION (KREKORIAN - RODRIGUEZ) relative to funding for improvements to the Lankershim Plaza Alley in Council District 2. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: TRANSFER and APPROPRIATE $340,000 from the Council District 2 portion of the Street Furniture Revenue Fund No. 43D/50 to the Street Services Fund No.100/86 as follows: $250,000 to Account No. 001010 (Salaries-General), $30,000 to Account No.001090 (Salaries - Overtime), and $60,000 to Account No. 003030 (Construction Materials), for improvements to the Lankershim Plaza Alley in Council District 2. AUTHORIZE the Bureau of Street Services to make any technical corrections or clarification as necessary to the above fund transfer instructions in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion. Motion (Krekorian - Rodriguez) dated 8-22-23.pdf
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(27) 23-0898 CD 10 COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to the final map of Tract No. 82365 located at 1957-1959 South Preuss Road, northerly of Guthrie Avenue. Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the final map of Tract No. 82365, located at 1957-1959 South Preuss, northerly of Guthrie Avenue and accompanying Subdivision Improvement Agreement and Contract with security documents. (Bond No. C-144047) Owner: Daniel Zarabi & Shirin Nourollah; Surveyor: Mo Sahebi
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(28) 23-0857 CD 7 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (KREKORIAN - RODRIGUEZ - PADILLA) relative to the renaming of the Pacoima Wash Natural Park, located at 801 Eighth Street, to honor Cindy Montañez as a tribute to her contributions to the City. Recommendation for Council action: REQUEST the Board of Recreation and Parks Commissioners to rename the Pacoima Wash Natural Park, located at 801 Eighth Street, to honor Cindy Montañez as a tribute to her contributions to the City. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Neighborhoods and Community Enrichment Committee waived consideration of the above matter) (Continued from Council meeting of August 25, 2023) Motion (Krekorian - Rodriguez - Padilla) dated 8-16-23
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(3) 23-0656 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a report on methods and approaches to partner, co-develop, and recommend strategic regional projects for inclusion in the 2024 Watershed Investment Strategic Plan annual update for the Safe Clean Water Program (SCWP). Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Yaroslavsky – McOsker): INSTRUCT the Bureau of Sanitation (BOS) and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), in conjunction with the Bureau of Street Services, the Bureau of Engineering and the Department of Recreation and Parks, to report to the Council within 60 days on methods and approaches to partner, co-develop, and recommend strategic regional projects for inclusion in the 2024 Watershed Investment Strategic Plan annual update for the SCWP that maximize water quality and water supply objectives in a substantial way, including opportunities to leverage additional funding sources. DIRECT the BOS and REQUEST the LADWP, and the above specified departments, to report on the feasibility of initiating partnerships with the Los Angeles Unified School District, and non-governmental organizations, to implement green space projects using SCWP funding and other sources of funding in the schools and communities lacking park space.
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(4) 23-0780 CD 3 MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION (MND), MITIGATION MEASURES, MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM (MMP), PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to a Zone Change for the property located at 22736 West Victory Boulevard. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: FIND, pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15074(b), after consideration of the whole of the administrative record, including the MND, No. ENV-2022-6081-MND, and all comments received, with the imposition of mitigation measures, there is no substantial evidence that the project will have a significant effect on the environment; FIND the MND reflects the independent judgment and analysis of the City; FIND the mitigation measures have been made enforceable conditions on the Project; and ADOPT the MND and the MMP prepared for the MND. ADOPT the Amended FINDINGS of the South Valley Area Planning Commission (SVAPC) as the Findings of Council. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated May 25, 2023, to effectuate a Zone Change from C2-1VL and P-1VL to (T)(Q)C2-1VL, for the demolition of an existing coin-operated car wash and the construction, use, and maintenance of a new 6,435 square-foot car wash facility inclusive of a detached 1,572 square-foot auto detail center and a 791 square-foot private office; the project will provide a total of 19 vehicle parking spaces and four bicycle parking stalls, a total of 3,150 square feet of landscaped area will be provided along the perimeter and throughout the interior of the project site, proposed hours of operation of the car wash facility are from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., daily; for the property located at 22736 West Victory Boulevard, subject to Modified Conditions of Approval. ADVISE the applicant, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 12.32 G: ....property shall not remain in a Q Qualified classification for more than six years unless during that time: (1) there is substantial physical development of the property to allow for one or more of the uses for which the Q Qualified classification was adopted; or (2) if no physical development is necessary, then the property is used for one or more of the purposes for which the Q Qualified classification was adopted... When these time limitations expire, the Q Qualified classification and the authority contained therein shall become null and void, the rezoning proceedings shall be terminated, and the property thereafter may only be utilized for those purposes permitted prior to the commencement of such rezoning proceedings. ADVISE the applicant that, pursuant to California State Public Resources Code Section 21081.6, the City shall monitor or require evidence that mitigation conditions are implemented and maintained throughout the life of the project and the City may require any necessary fees to cover the cost of such monitoring. ADVISE the applicant that, pursuant to State Fish and Game Code Section 711.4, a Fish and Game Fee and/or Certificate of Fee Exemption is now required to be submitted to the County Clerk prior to or concurrent with the Environmental Notice of Determination filing. APPROVE the request to modify the Conditions for effectuating Tentative (T) Classification Removal to waive the following: A five-foot dedication along the property frontage on Victory Boulevard. Widening of an existing 10-foot sidewalk along Victory Boulevard to 15 feet. Street improvements along Friar Street. Applicant: Moti Balyan Representative: Jian Kerendian, Architects Group Case No. APCSV-2022-6080-ZC-CU Environmental Case: ENV-2022-6081-MND
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(5) 23-0050 CIVIL RIGHTS, EQUITY, IMMIGRATION, AGING AND DISABILITY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the creation of an Office of Survivor and Victims Services within Community Investment for Families Department (CIFD) to serve as the sole provider of survivor and victim services. Recommendations for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Hernandez - Hutt): INSTRUCT the CIFD, in collaboration with the Civil + Human Rights and Equity Department, City Administrative Officer (CAO), and Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), in consultation with the City Attorney to report within 60 days on funding and procurement process necessary to create an Office of Survivor and Victims Services within the CIFD to serve as the sole provider of survivor and victim services, including in cases of police violence. This report should include a process and timeline to end the Office of the City Attorney’s Victim Services Program and Los Angeles Police Department’s (LAPD) Family Liaison Program, replacing those programs with the new Office of Survivor Services housed within the CIFD. INSTRUCT the CAO, in consultation with the City Attorney's Victim Assistance Program and the LAPD Family Liaison Program, to report on the following data from the last two years: Number of cases received, broken down by: Category of assistance for which the case is eligible and/or was requested by the participant. Category of crime or harm related to each case. A breakdown of services rendered for each case received.
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(6) 23-0038 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS and BUDGET, FINANCE, AND INNOVATION COMMITTEES’ REPORTS relative to the United to House LA (Measure ULA) Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24 Interim Program Guidelines and Expenditure Plan; and authority for related actions. HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: NOTE and FILE the Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD) reports dated June 29, 2023 and July 26, 2023, attached to Council file No. 23-0038, relative to the Measure ULA FY 2023-24 Interim Program Guidelines and Expenditure Plan. ADOPT Recommendation Nos. 3 through 6 and No. 12 of the LAHD report dated July 26, 2023, attached to Council file No. 23-0038, relative to the Measure ULA FY 2023-24 Interim Program Guidelines and Expenditure Plan. REPLACE and ADOPT Recommendation Nos. 9, 10 and 14 of the LAHD report dated July 26, 2023, attached to the Council file, respectively, with the following: AUTHORIZE the General Manager, LAHD, or designee, to execute an amendment to Contract No. C-138260 with the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles. This amendment will increase the contract by $26,000,000 for a revised contract amount not to exceed $63,576,824.20, to perform services for the eviction defense and prevention and the tenant outreach and education programs, subject to contractor’s performance, funding availability, and approval of the City Attorney as to form. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, LAHD, or designee, to execute an amendment to Contract No. C-139113 with Satwic, Inc. This amendment will increase the contract by $400,000 for a revised contract amount not to exceed $8,851,566, to perform services for the short-term emergency assistance, tenant outreach and education, and protections from tenant harassment programs by updating and enhancing the LAHD website, databases, and dashboards, subject to contractor’s performance, funding availability, and approval of the City Attorney as to form. REQUEST the City Attorney, with the assistance of the LAHD, to draft an ordinance to amend Section 151.09.C.9 of Article 1, Chapter XV, and Section 165.05.B.5 of Article 5, Chapter XVI of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, in order to streamline implementation of the eviction defense and prevention program, to require landlords to provide notification to the City together with a copy of any notice to terminate tenancy either electronically as prescribed by the LAHD or by completing a form approved by the LAHD for this purpose. APPROVE the Measure ULA 2023-24 Expenditure Plan attached to the LAHD report dated July 26, 2023, attached to the Council file, which reflects amendments to the Measure ULA Spending Plan categories approved in the 2023-24 Adopted Budget. APPROVE the 2023-24 Interim Program Guidelines, attached to the Communication from the City Administrative Officer (CAO) dated August 2, 2023, attached to Council file No. 23-0038, for the following Measure ULA Programs or Categories: Short-Term Emergency Assistance; Tenant Outreach and Education, Protections from Tenant Harassment; and Eviction/Defense Prevention. REPLACE and ADOPT Recommendation Nos. 4.a and 6 of the CAO report dated July 28, 2023, attached to Council file No. 23-0038, respectively, with the following: 4.a. Prioritize Measure ULA revenue received in an amount up to $62.84 million for the following programs: 1) Short-Term Emergency Assistance; 2) Tenant Outreach and Education; 3) Eviction Defense/Prevention; and, 4) Protections from Tenant Harassment. 6. AUTHORIZE the Controller to transfer and appropriate up to $487,500 from the House LA Fund No. 66M/43, Account No. 43Y00B, Administration to the Community Investment for Families Department (CIFD), to a to be determined Fund and Account, to fund contracts or amendments to perform application intake services for the ULA short-term emergency assistance program, and expend funds upon written demand of the General Manager, CIFD, or designee. DIRECT the LAHD to: Revise the Multifamily Affordable Housing guidelines, with a proposed spending allocation of $61.8 million, to ensure the guidelines specifically address each of the three types of projects the Department intends to expedite, which include existing projects eligible for the proposed Accelerator Plus Program, existing projects eligible under the Fast Track Loan Program, or new projects on City-owned land. Revise the Income Support for Rent-Burdened At-Risk Seniors and Persons with Disabilities guidelines, with an allocation of $25 million, to clearly outline the entity(ies) that will implement the program and the proposed operating procedures for the program. Report to the Measure ULA Citizens Oversight Committee (COC), Council and the Mayor with the revised Program Guidelines for the Multifamily Affordable Housing Program and Income Support for Seniors and Persons with Disabilities Program. Report to the Council and the Mayor with further detail regarding the Administration allocation included in the 2023-24 Expenditure Plan. Begin or continue working with the Personnel Department and the CAO’s Employee Relations Division to establish the appropriate classification and related actions for the Inspector General role/position. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, LAHD, or designee, to: Execute a sole-source contract with Cerida Investment Corp. dba AnswerNet to provide inbound and outbound call center services for the Measure ULA short-term emergency assistance program, with a compensation amount up to $500,000 and a term of one-year commencing on or about August 1, 2023, subject to contractor performance, funding availability, approval of the City Attorney as to form, and compliance with the City’s contracting requirements. Execute a sole-source contract with the Southern California Housing Rights Center to perform application screening, eligibility determinations, and disbursement of financial/rental assistance for the Measure ULA short-term emergency assistance program, with a compensation amount up to $20,700,000 and a term of one-year commencing on or about August 1, 2023, subject to contractor performance, funding availability, approval of the City Attorney as to form, and compliance with the City’s contracting requirements. Execute, on behalf of the COC, a contract with a to-be-determined entity, after a selection process defined by the COC, to serve as an interim Inspector General, with a compensation amount up to $250,000 and a term of up to two-years, subject to funding availability, review of the City Attorney as to form, and compliance with the City’s procurement and contracting requirements. AUTHORIZE the General Managers, LAHD or CIFD, or designees, to make technical corrections as necessary to the transaction included in this report to implement the intent of the transaction, subject to the approval of the CAO. INSTRUCT the CAO, with assistance of relevant departments, to report to Council within 30 days on funding sources available to the City to fill financial gaps caused by the Measure ULA receipts collection to avoid implementation delays of Measure ULA prioritized programs as identified in the proposed 2023-24 Expenditure Plan and Interim Program Guidelines, for expenditures totaling up to $150 million, as approved in the FY 2023-24 Adopted Budget. DIRECT the LAHD, along with other relevant departments, to report to Council within 30 days on the revised Measure ULA Interim Program Guidelines for the Multifamily Affordable Housing and Income Support for Rent-Burdened At-Risk Seniors and Persons with Disabilities. DIRECT the LAHD to present feasible guidelines when this matter is scheduled in Council on how small mom and pop landlords with 12 units or less, can apply for rental assistance in the case an eligible tenant has not applied for rental relief. BUDGET, FINANCE AND INNOVATION COMMITTEE REPORT Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: CONCUR with the August 2, 2023 actions of the Housing and Homelessness Committee. RECOGNIZE that the Council is amending the ULA Guidelines and Expenditure Plan recommendations as developed by the ULA COC and presented by the LAHD per Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 22.618.5 (d) and 22.618.6 (c)(1). DIRECT the LAHD to: Revise the Short-term Emergency Rental Assistance program guidelines to include a new applicant category of “Small Housing Provider” defined as an owner of 12 rental housing units or fewer cumulatively, and allow Small Housing Providers to also initiate applications for assistance. Report within 45 days how the department will expend the budgeted amount from the Protections from Tenant Harassment line item, and whether any remaining funds can be re-appropriated to the Short-term Emergency Rental Assistance program. In coordination with the CAO and Office of the City Attorney, to develop and report with a proposed staffing plan for the Protections from Tenant Harassment program, including the enforcement of the Tenant Anti-Harassment Ordinance, and report to the ULA COC and Council to establish the projected annual cost for program implementation. INSTRUCT the Office of the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA) to present the May 24, 2023 Homelessness Prevention Programs report (Council file No. 22-0799) to the ULA COC. REQUEST that the ULA COC incorporate the recommendations from the May 24, 2023 CLA report relative to Homelessness Prevention Programs report (Council file No. 22-0799) into the ULA Permanent Program Guidelines. DIRECT the CAO and LAHD to report quarterly to the Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee relative to monitoring ULA related contracts, including the process for contract compliance, establishing program metrics, and evaluation. AUTHORIZE a Reserve Fund loan in an amount up to $111,931,674.12 to the House LA Fund for cash flow purposes related to Measure ULA, for which transfers will be processed on an as-needed basis upon submission of proper documentation from the LAHD for Measure ULA programs that are ready for implementation, subject to the approval of the CAO. This authority will be reduced monthly in an amount equivalent to the actual receipt of Measure ULA revenue. This loan will be repaid in 2023-24 upon receipt of Measure ULA revenue.
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(7) 23-0734 CD 7 NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to a grant application for the Stetson Ranch Park Trail and Trailhead Rehabilitation Project, and related matters. Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Hernandez for Rodriguez - Lee): ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION, attached to the Council file, as required by the California Department of Parks and Recreation, authorizing the City Engineer, or designee, to submit a grant application in the amount of $1,301,980 for the Stetson Ranch Park Trail and Trailhead Rehabilitation Project. INSTRUCT the Bureau of Engineering to report to Council upon notification and prior to acceptance of a Recreational Trails Program grant.
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(8) 23-0529 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to issues relating to the sale, lease and rental of recreational vehicles (RV) in the public-right-of-way. Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Park – Raman): REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present an ordinance that amends Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Section 80.73.1 to specify that the Code Section includes the rental of RVs 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. REQUEST the City Attorney to include in the Code 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. REQUEST the City Attorney, with assistance from the City Attorney’s Office of Code Enforcement, Bureau of Street Services, and any other necessary City departments, to report back with a proposed escalating fine structure for vehicle owners for the corresponding LAMC enforcement citations.
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(9) 23-0900-S40 CD 14 COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the Onteora and Kerwin Places Street Lighting District. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated June 15, 2023. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION, dated June 6, 2023, setting the date of October 31, 2023 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Onteora and Kerwin Places Street Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.
LA Police Commission
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1. REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE\n• Significant incidents and activities occurring from August 22, 2023 – August 29, 2023.\n• Crime Statistics\n• Department Personnel Strength
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3. CONSENT AGENDA ITEM\nThe Consent Agenda items are considered to be routine and non-controversial upon which documentation\nprovided to the Board is adequate to give sufficient information for approval without inquiry or discussion.\nIt is designated to minimize the time required for the handling of routine matters in order to permit additional\ntime to be spent on more significant matters. The President can call for ayes and nays on the Consent\nAgenda as a whole and the vote will be treated as a separate vote on each item. These items may be moved to\nthe Regular Agenda at the order of the President or at the request of the other members of the Board.
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4. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS\nA. DEPARTMENT’S REPORT dated August 23, 2023, relative to City Council File No. 23-0255,\nCommunications Division Staffing Levels, Call Load and Recruitment, as set forth. [BPC #23-176]\nRecommendation(s) for Board action:\nAPPROVE the Department’s report and TRANSMIT to City Council.\nB. DEPARTMENT’S REPORT dated August 23, 2023, relative to California Assembly Bill 481\nAnnual Equipment Report, as set forth. [BPC #23-177]\nRecommendation(s) for Board action:\nAPPROVE the Department’s report and TRANSMIT to City Council.\nC. DEPARTMENT’S REPORT dated August 24, 2023, relative to Recommendations for the Medal\nof Valor for bravery to Detective James Murawski and Sergeant John Preston for their heroic actions\non October 29, 1973, as set forth. [BPC #23-178]\nRecommendation(s) for Board action:\nAPPROVE the Department’s report.
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5. CLOSED SESSION ITEMS\nA. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE/DISMISSAL/RELEASE/PUBLIC EMPLOYEE\nPERFORMANCE EVALUATION. Officer-Involved Shooting (OIS) and Non-Tactical\nUnintentional Discharge (NTUD). Government Code Section 54957.\n1. OIS - #049-22 Two Police Officer II\nDate of Occurrence: 9/22/22\nInvolved Party: V. Lopez\n2. NTUD - #051-22 One Detective I\nDate of Occurrence: 9/28/22\nB. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE/DISMISSAL/RELEASE/PUBLIC EMPLOYEE\nPERFORMANCE EVALUATION. Discussion and possible Board action relative to\ninvestigation concerning Complaint File No. 22-002965. Government Code Section 54957.\n1. Chief of Police