Los Angeles — 2023-12-05

Board of Fire Commissioners

City Council

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(1) 09-0969-S4 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending Sections 19.00 through 19.12 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to establish three new planning and land use fees and to align the adoption of fees with the Processes and Procedures Ordinance (Ordinance Nos 187712 and 187930). Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: DETERMINE, that the adoption of this ordinance does not constitute a project, as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4), which states that a project does not include "the creation of government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal activities which does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment." Furthermore, even if it were found to be a project under CEQA, the adoption of this ordinance is exempt from CEQA based upon CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), which states that a project is exempt from CEQA if "the activity is covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA." PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated November 1, 2023, amending Sections 19.00 through 19.12 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to establish three new planning and land use fees and to align the adoption of fees with the Processes and Procedures Ordinance (Ordinance Nos 187712 and 187930). NOTE and FILE the City Administrative Officer report dated September 13, 2023 inasmuch as it is submitted for informational purposes, and no further action is required. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the City Attorney. Neither the City Administrative nor the Officer Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.
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(10) 22-0110 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the second application and supplemental grant award in connection with the 2021 Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Grant Program. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: AUTHORIZE the Chief, Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), or his designee to: Retroactively apply for and accept the second supplemental grant award for the 2021 ICAC Task Force Program in the amount of $1,151,649 for the period of October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2024, from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, United States Department of Justice (DOJ). Negotiate and execute the grant award agreement, subject to City Attorney approval as to form. Negotiate and execute either new agreements or amend any agreements with affiliate Task Force agencies in collaboration to prevent, interdict, investigate, and prosecute internet crimes against children, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form. AUTHORIZE the LAPD to: Spend up to the total grant amount of $1,151,649 in accordance with the grant award agreement. Submit grant reimbursement requests to the grantor and deposit grant receipts in the LAPD Grant Fund No. 339/70. Prepare Controller instructions for any technical adjustments as necessary to implement Mayor and Council intentions, subject to the approval of the City Administrative Officer (CAO), and authorize the Controller to implement the instructions. AUTHORIZE the Controller to: Increase grant receivables and appropriate $1,151,649 to Appropriation Account No. 70V416, within Fund No. 339/70, for the receipt and disbursement of the 2021 ICAC Task Force Program grant funds. Increase appropriations by $210,000 for the 2021 ICAC Task Force Program as needed from Appropriation Account No. 70V416, within Fund No. 339/70, to Fund No. 100/70, account numbers and amount as follows: Account No. 1090 Overtime General $30,000 Account No. 1092 Overtime Sworn $180,000 Increase appropriations by $18,498 for the 2021 ICAC Task Force Program as needed from Appropriation Account No. 70V416, within Fund No. 339/70, to Fund No. 339/70, account number to be determined, account name Related Costs. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to place on the Council Calendar on July 1, 2024, the following actions relative to the 2021 ICAC Task Force Program: Recommendations for City Council, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: AUTHORIZE the Controller to: Transfer appropriations of $61,000 from Fund No. 339/70, Account No. 70V416, to Fund No. 100/70, account numbers and amounts as follows: Account No. 1090 Overtime General $7,000 Account No. 1092 Overtime Sworn $ 54,000 Transfer appropriations of $5,450 for the 2021 ICAC Task Force Program as needed from Account No. 70V416, within Fund No. 339/70, to Fund No. 339/70, account number to be determined, account name Related Costs. Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that approval of the recommendations contained in the November 14, 2023 CAO report, attached to the Council File, will have no additional impact to the General Fund and will allow for the expenditure of the 2021 ICAC Task Force Program grant award totaling $1,151,649 from the DOJ. No matching funds are required for this grant. There is no impact to the General Fund as a result of these recommendations. Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the recommendations contained in the November 14, 2023 CAO report, attached to the Council File, comply with the City’s Financial Policies in that, to the extent possible, current operations will be funded by current revenues.
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(11) 23-1165 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the California Statewide Feather Alert system. Recommendation for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Rodriguez – Krekorian): INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) to report with details on: How the LAPD has implemented the Feather Alert system, Identified any shortcomings and made recommendations to strengthen outreach efforts to inform the Native American community. Prospective plans to effectuate the Ebony Alert System. Existing efforts and programming catered to help and serve the Native American community, such as the Indigenous Academy. Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.
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(12) 23-1284 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to assessing each Council District for fire risk and prevention related to both sensitive, high-risk areas and arson prevention for critical infrastructure. Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (McOsker – Rodriguez – Blumenfield): DIRECT the Emergency Management Department, with the assistance of the Los Angeles Fire Department, to assess each Council District for fire risk and prevention related to both sensitive, high-risk areas and arson prevention for critical infrastructure with said assessment to outline which agencies have a form of oversight related to the infrastructure in order for Council to better understand the levels of inter-agency coordination.
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(13) 23-1268 COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER and CITY ATTORNEY and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending the General Managers listing in Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) Section 4.61 to revise the salary range designation for the classifications of General Manager Airports (Class Code 0161) and General Manager Harbor Department (Class Code 9289) from Salary Range M-12 to M-13 and to provide revised Salary Range M-13 amounts. (Personnel, Audits and Hiring Committee report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.) (Please visit www.lacouncilfile.com for background documents.)
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(14) 18-1097-S2 CD 9 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to authority to provide a one-year extension of the Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund (LMIHF) Protective Advance Bridge Loan term with Casa de Rosas Campus, L.P. (Casa de Rosas) for the Casa De Rosas Project located at 2600 South Hoover Street. Recommendations for Council action: REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare all necessary documents, including but not limited to an amendment of the LMIHF Loan Protective Advance Bridge Loan for the Casa De Rosas Project located at 2600 South Hoover Street to extend the term of the loan for one year. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, LAHD, or designee, to negotiate and execute the relevant amendment documents for the Casa De Rosas Project, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form. Fiscal Impact Statement: The LAHD reports that there is no fiscal impact to the General Fund.
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(15) 20-1575 PERSONNEL, AUDITS, AND ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Section 53.00 to add a definition for a “rodeo” and adding LAMC Section 53.39.2 to prohibit the use of harmful practices, techniques, and devices at rodeos or rodeo-related events; and related matters, including a possible full prohibition of rodeos in the City of Los Angeles. Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated December 17, 2021, to amend LAMC Section 53.00 to add a definition for a “rodeo” and adding LAMC Section 53.39.2 to prohibit the use of harmful practices, techniques, and devices at rodeos or rodeo-related events. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the City Attorney.  Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.
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(16) 23-1250 COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY relative to Nossaman LLP’s request for waiver of its conflict of interest by the firm’s representation of Los Angeles City Councilman John Lee. (Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.) (Please visit www.lacouncilfile.com for background documents.)
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(17) 23-1318 CD 5 COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to the final map of Tract No. 71061 located at 7901 Beverly  Boulevard, westerly of Fairfax Avenue. Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the final map of Tract No. 71061, located at 7901 Beverly Boulevard, westerly of Fairfax Avenue and accompanying Subdivision Improvement Agreement and Contract with security documents. (Bond No. C-144636) Owner: B & F Associates, A Limited Partner: Surveyor: Mark Fox/Iacobellis & Associates, Inc. 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.
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(18) 23-1319 CD 10 COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to the final map of Tract No. 73981,  located at 3545 West Wilshire Boulevard (3559-3551 West Wilshire Boulevard, 601, 611, 619, 627, 637, and 645 South Ardmore Avenue). Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the final map of Tract No. 73981, located at 3545 West Wilshire Boulevard (3559-3551 West Wilshire Boulevard, 601, 611, 619, 627, and 645 South Ardmore Avenue),  and accompanying Subdivision Improvement Agreement and Contract with security documents. (Bond No. C-144635) Owner: 3545 Wilshire, LLC: Surveyor: Kurt R. Troxell Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Engineer reports that the subdivider has paid a fee of $14,740 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.
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(19) 23-1316 CD 4 COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to the final map of Tract No. 83276,  located at 3645-3657 North Regal Place, westerly of Cahuenga Boulevard. Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the final map of Tract No. 83276, located at 3645-3657 North Regal Place, westerly of Cahuenga Boulevard and accompanying Subdivision Improvement Agreement and Contract with security documents. (Bond No. C-143554) Owner: 3649 Regal Place, LLC: Surveyor: Nick Kazemi 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.
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(2) 20-0407-S1 ORDINANCE SECOND CONSIDERATION relative to amending Section 151.34 of Article 1 of Chapter XV of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to temporarily set automatic adjustments to the maximum adjusted rent of units subject to the Rent Stabilization Ordinance (RSO) at four percent; and adding a new Section 151.35 Severability Clause (formerly 151.34. Severability).
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(20) 23-1324 MOTION (KREKORIAN - BLUMENFIELD) relative to funding for services in connection with Council District 2 special recognition at City Hall of the 18th Anniversary of Los Angeles’s Sister City relationship with San Salvador, on December 2, 2023. Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: TRANSFER and APPROPRIATE $400 in the General City Purposes Fund No. 100/56, Account No. 0702 (CD-2 Community Services) to the General Services Fund No. 100/40, Account No. 1070 (Salaries - As Needed), for services in connection with Council District 2 special recognition at City Hall of the 18th Anniversary of Los Angeles’s Sister City relationship with San Salvador, on December 2, 2023, including the illumination of City Hall. Motion (Krekorian - Blumenfield) dated 11-28-23
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(21) 21-1413-S2 MOTION (KREKORIAN - PADILLA) relative to a display of symbols in the City Hall Rotunda of holidays celebrated during December. Recommendation for Council action: DIRECT the Department of General Services to erect in the City Hall Rotunda during the December holiday season a Christmas tree and an unlit Menorah as well as to display appropriately any other symbols of holidays celebrated during this time such as Kwanzaa, Las Posadas, Ramadan and others; to acknowledge that the tree is a gift to the City presented by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 11, and the National Electrical Contractors Association, Los Angeles County Chapter, with the installation coordinated by Project Restore; to express the City's appreciation to the donors; and, to provide coordination with them and Project Restore for the installation of this gift. Motion (Krekorian - Padilla) dated 11-28-23
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(22) 23-1326 CD 7 MOTION (RODRIGUEZ - BLUMENFIELD) relative to a personal services contract with Indigov Corporation for services provided to the Seventh Council District. Recommendations for Council action: APPROVE the personal services contract, attached to the Motion, with Indigov Corporation for services provided to the Seventh Council District. AUTHORIZE the Councilwoman, Seventh District, to execute this contract on behalf of the City, and instruct the City Clerk to encumber the necessary funds against the Contractual Services Account of the Council Fund for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 and to reflect it as a charge against the budget of the involved Council Office. Motion (Rodriguez - Blumenfield) dated 11-28-23
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(23) 23-1327 MOTION (DE LEÓN - LEE) relative to funding for the lease payment for a Business Resource Center at 500 South Central Avenue, from November 20, 2023 through December 20, 2023, to support businesses affected by the 10 Freeway fire. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: TRANSFER and APPROPRIATE $34,850 from the AB 1290 Fund No. 53P, Account No. 281214 (CD 14 Redevelopment Projects - Services) to the General Services Fund No. 100/63, Account No. 000024 (Citywide Leasing) for the lease payment for pop up Business Resource Center at 500 South Central Avenue, for the period November 20, 2023 through December 20, 2023, to support businesses affected by the 10 Freeway fire. 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. Motion (de Leon - Lee) dated 11-28-23
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(24) 23-1332 CD 9 COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to the final map of Tract No. 2020-1894 located at 200-224 East Washington Boulevard and 1910-1918 South Los Angeles Street. Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the final map of Tract No. 2020-1894, located at 200-224 East Washington Boulevard and 1910-1918 South Los Angeles Street, and accompanying Subdivision Improvement Agreement and Contract with security documents. (Bond No. C-144652) Owner: AMCAL Washington Fund, LP; Surveyor: Armando Dupont Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Engineer reports that the subdivider has paid a fee of $13,640 for the processing of this final tract map pursuant to Section 19.02(B) (3) of the Los Angeles Municipal Code. No additional City funds are needed.
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(25) 21-1188-S4 COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY relative to a request for appropriations for outside counsel, Beveridge & Diamond (Contract No. 139942). Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: APPROVE a third contract amendment with Beveridge & Diamond (Contract No. 139942) for an increased contract ceiling amount of $4.7 million. Bureau of Sanitation (BOS) will pay for this third amended contract from BOS special funds, and BOS supports this recommendation. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney, or designee, to prepare Controller instructions for any necessary technical adjustments, subject to the approval of the City Administrative Officer, and authorize the Controller to implement the instructions.
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(26) 21-1188-S5 COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY relative to a retention of legal counsel and legal services.
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(27) 24-1100-S2 COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE CITY CLERK AND CITY ATTORNEY, and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to withdrawing a citizen-sponsored initiative from the March 5, 2024 ballot regarding the following subject: hotel land use, replacement housing, and police permit requirements and a program to place unhoused individuals in vacant hotel rooms. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION, withdrawing a citizen-sponsored initiative from the March 5, 2024 ballot regarding the following subject: hotel land use, replacement housing, and police permit requirements and a program to place unhoused individuals in vacant hotel rooms. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated December 1, 2023, repealing Ordinance No. 188005, a special election ordinance for an initiative that has been withdrawn from the March 5, 2024 ballot. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the City Attorney. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.
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(3) 23-1251 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the in-kind donation of 15,000 Fire Safety Activity Books worth $20,000 from the Hero In You Foundation. Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the in-kind donation by the Hero In You Foundation of 15,000 Fire Safety Activity Books worth $20,000, as detailed in the October 3, 2023 Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) report, attached to the Council File, to the Los Angeles City Fire Department (LAFD); and, THANK the Foundation for its generous donation. Fiscal Impact Statement: The Board reports that there is no fiscal impact on the LAFD's budget from the acceptance of this donation. Donations provide the necessary items to meet the needs of the respective fire stations or administration sections. Replacement or repair of items meeting City specifications and LAFD business needs may be bore by General Fund, subject to budgetary constraints.
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(4) 23-1289 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to acceptance of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Urban Search and Rescue California Task Force One and the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) Mobilization Agreement.  Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: AUTHORIZE the Chief, Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), or designee, to accept the FEMA California Task Force One and the Cal OES Mobilization Exercise Agreement in the amount of $519,000 for the term of May 23, 2023, or upon approval, through April 30, 2024, with two one-year options to extend, and to execute any documents or agreements necessary to accept the grant, subject to the approval by the City Attorney as to form. AUTHORIZE the LAFD to deposit the funds received under this Mobilization Exercise Agreement into Fund No. 335/38, Account to be determined. AUTHORIZE the Controller, for reimbursement purposes, to transfer Mobilization Exercise Agreement funds from Fund No. 335/38, Account to be determined, upon submission of proper documentation by the LAFD for direct staff costs incurred during the grant performance period. AUTHORIZE the LAFD to prepare Controller instructions for any technical adjustments, subject to the approval of the City Administrative Officer (CAO); and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement the instructions, to: Fund No. 100/38: 1010, Salaries General Account Fund No. 100/38: 1012, Salaries Sworn Account Fund No. 100/38: 1090, Overtime General Account Fund No. 100/38: 1098, Overtime Variable Staffing Account AUTHORIZE the LAFD to prepare Controller instructions for any technical adjustments, subject to the approval of the CAO; and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement the instructions. Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that approval of the recommendations contained in the November 14, 2023 CAO report, attached to the Council File, will authorize the LAFD to accept FEMA California Task Force One and Cal OES Mobilization Exercise Agreement in the amount of $519,000 for the term of May 23, 2023, or upon approval, through April 30, 2024.  The LAFD will front-fund all program costs and will be reimbursed by Cal OES upon submission of proper documentation. No matching funds are required for this grant. Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that these actions are in compliance with the City’s Financial Policies in that all grant funds will be utilized to fund grant activities.
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(5) 22-1423 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to supplemental funding for the 2022 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Cooperative Agreement Grant award for the Urban Search and Rescue California Task Force One- Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD). Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Chief, LAFD, or designee, to accept supplemental funding in the amount of $158,477 for a term from October 1, 2022 through August 31, 2025 relative to the 2022 FEMA Cooperative Agreement Grant for the Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Task Force – California Task Force One (CA-TF1), and execute any documents or agreements necessary to accept the grant, subject to the approval by the City Attorney as to form. AUTHORIZE the LAFD to deposit the 2022 FEMA grant funds received under this cooperative agreement into Fund No. 335/38, Account No. 38022R. AUTHORIZE the Controller to transfer $158,477 from Fund No. 100/38, Account No. 1012 Salaries Sworn to Fund No. 335/38, Account No. 38022R, for the purchase of expense and equipment items, to be reimbursed by the FEMA grant during the grant performance period and any extensions granted by FEMA. AUTHORIZE the LAFD and Controller to transfer funds, as needed, between Fund No. 335/38 and Fund No. 100/38, based on the submissions to the City Administrative Officer (CAO) of grant budget modifications approved by FEMA, through the end of the grant performance period of August 31, 2025. AUTHORIZE the LAFD to prepare Controller instructions for any technical adjustments, subject to the approval of the CAO; and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement the instructions. Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that approval of the recommendations contained in the November 15, 2023 CAO report, attached to the Council File, will authorize the LAFD to accept supplemental funding in the amount of $158,477 for the purchase of equipment in support of the 2022 FEM Cooperative Agreement Grant for the US&R Task Force- CA-TF1 for a total grant award amount of $1,370,127.  The term of the cooperative agreement will remain unchanged from October 1, 2022 through August 31, 2025. The LAFD will front-fund the costs for the purchase of the equipment, subject to reimbursement by FEMA upon submission of proper documentation. The FEMA grant does not require matching funds by the City. There is no additional impact to the General Fund. Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that these actions are in compliance with the City’s Financial Policies in that all grant funds will be utilized to the extent possible, to fund the grant program activities.
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(6) 23-1290 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to acceptance of the Regional Urban Search and Rescue Task Force Nine and the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) Mobilization Agreement. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: AUTHORIZE the Chief, Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), or designee, to accept the Regional Urban Search and Rescue Task Force Nine and the Cal OES Mobilization Exercise Agreement in the amount of $77,250 for the term of May 23, 2023, or upon approval, through April 30, 2024, with two one-year options to extend, and to execute any documents or agreements necessary to accept the grant, subject to the approval by the City Attorney as to form. AUTHORIZE the LAFD to deposit the funds received under this Mobilization Exercise Agreement into Fund No. 335/38, Account to be determined. AUTHORIZE the Controller, for reimbursement purposes, to transfer Mobilization Exercise Agreement funds from Fund No. 335/38, Account to be determined, to Fund No. 100/38: 1012, Salaries Sworn Account; and, 1098, Overtime Variable Staffing Account, upon submission of proper documentation by the LAFD for direct staff costs incurred during the grant performance period. AUTHORIZE the LAFD to prepare Controller instructions for any technical adjustments, subject to the approval of the City Administrative Officer (CAO); and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement the instructions. Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that approval of the recommendations contained in the November 14, 2023 CAO report, attached to the Council File, will authorize the LAFD to accept the Regional Urban Search and Rescue Task Force Nine (RTF-9) and the Cal OES Mobilization Exercise Agreement in the amount of $77,250 for the term of May 23, 2023, or upon approval, through April 30, 2024.  The LAFD will front-fund all program costs and will be reimbursed by Cal OES upon submission of proper documentation. No matching funds are required for this grant. Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports these actions are in compliance with the City’s Financial Policies in that all grant funds will be utilized to fund grant activities.
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(7) 23-1277 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to an inventory of the City’s critical infrastructure. Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Park – Lee): INSTRUCT the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA) in coordination with Bureau of Engineering, Department of City Planning and Los Angeles Department of Transportation, with other Departments as necessary, to prepare an inventory of the City’s critical infrastructure that is essential to the provision of public services, including but not limited to freeway underpasses, overpasses, bridges, train tracks, tunnels, waterways, drainage systems, public utilities, telecommunications systems, government buildings, facilities that house government operations, and transportation systems. INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Fire Department to report within 30 days regarding the number of encampment-related fires that have occurred along freeway underpasses, overpasses, and embankments in 2023, year to date. REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present potential amendments to existing City laws that would protect critical infrastructure and our City’s High Fire Severity Zones and Environmentally Sensitive Areas with the City of Sacramento and County of Sacramento Ordinances being used as a framework. Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the CLA has completed a financial analysis of this report.
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(8) 23-1234 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24 Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) grant. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: AUTHORIZE the Chief, Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), or designee, to: Retroactively apply for and accept the grant award for the FY 2023-24 STEP from the State of California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) in the amount of $5,658,000 for the period of October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2024. Execute the 2023-24 STEP Grant Agreement on behalf of the City and submit the necessary agreements and documents relative to the grant award, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form. Execute a Professional Services Agreement with one selected vendor, for a term of 12 months within the applicable grant performance period, for a sum not to exceed $70,000, for the provision of phlebotomist services, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form. AUTHORIZE the LAPD to: Spend up to the grant amount of $5,658,000 in accordance with the grant award agreement. Submit grant reimbursement requests to the grantor and deposit grant receipts in the LAPD Grant Trust Fund No. 339/70. Prepare Controller instructions for any technical adjustments as necessary to implement Mayor and Council intentions, subject to the approval of the City Administrative Officer (CAO), and authorize the Controller to implement the instructions. AUTHORIZE the Controller to: ​​​​​​​ Establish a grant receivable and appropriate $5,658,000 to an appropriation account, account number to be determined within Fund No. 339/70, for the disbursement of the FY 2023-24 STEP grant funds. Transfer appropriations within Fund No. 339/70, as detailed in Recommendation No. 3b in the November 16, 2023 CAO report, attached to the Council File. Increase appropriations on an as-needed basis from the FY 2023-24 STEP grant, account number to be determined, Fund No. 339/70, to Fund No. 100/70, account numbers and amounts, as detailed in Recommendation No. 3c in the November 16, 2023 CAO report, attached to the Council File. ​​​​​​​ INSTRUCT the City Clerk to place the following actions relative to the FY 2023-24 STEP Grant on the City Council Agenda on July 1, 2024, or on the first meeting day thereafter: ​​​​​​​ Authorize the Controller to transfer appropriations within Fund No. 339/70, as detailed in Recommendation No. 4a in the November 16, 2023 CAO report, attached to the Council File. Authorize the Controller to transfer from Fund No. 339/70, account number to be determined, to Fund No. 100/70, account numbers and amounts as detailed in Recommendation No. 4b in the November 16, 2023 CAO report, attached to the Council File. Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that approval of the recommendations contained in the November 16, 2023 CAO report, attached to the Council File, will allow for the expenditure of the FY 2023-24 STEP grant award totaling $5,658,000 from the OTS. There is no impact to the General Fund as a result of these recommendations. No matching funds are required for this grant. Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the recommendations contained in the November 16, 2023 CAO report, attached to the Council File, are in compliance with the City’s Financial Policies in that one-time grant funding will be utilized for one-time program expenditures.
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(9) 23-1236 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Intellectual Property Enforcement Program (IPEP). Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: AUTHORIZE the Chief, Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), or his designee to: Retroactively apply for and accept the grant award for the FY 2023 IPEP in the amount of $375,000 for the period of October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2025, from the United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (DOJ). Negotiate and execute the grant award agreement, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form. AUTHORIZE the LAPD to: Spend up to the total grant amount of $375,000 in accordance with the grant award agreement. Submit grant reimbursement requests to the grantor and deposit grant receipts in the LAPD Grant Fund No. 339/70. Prepare Controller instructions for any technical adjustments as necessary to implement Mayor and Council intentions, subject to the approval of the City Administrative Officer (CAO); and, authorize the Controller to implement the instructions. AUTHORIZE the Controller to: Establish a grant receivable and appropriate $375,000 to an appropriation, account name, and account number to be determined, within Fund No. 339/70, for the receipt and disbursement of the FY 2023 IPEP grant funds. Transfer appropriations for the FY 2023 IPEP grant, in the amount of $120,288, from Fund No. 339/70, to Fund No. 100, department numbers, account numbers, account names, and amounts as follows: From: Fund Account Title Amount 339/70 TBD $120,288 To: 100/70 1092 Overtime Sworn $73,400 100/70 1090 Overtime General 2,340 100/70 TBD Related Costs 7,048 100/12 1010 Salaries General 26,118 100/12 RSC 5346 Related Costs 11,382 $120,288 INSTRUCT the City Clerk to: Place the following action relative to the FY 2023 IPEP grant on the City Council agenda on July 1, 2024, or the first meeting day thereafter: That the City Council, subject to the approval of the Mayor, authorize the Controller to transfer appropriations for the FY 2023 IPEP grant, in the amount of $213,102, from Fund No. 339/70, to Fund No. 100, Department numbers, account numbers, account names, and amounts as follows: From: Fund Account Title Amount 339/70 TBD TBD $213,102 To: 100/70 1092 Overtime Sworn $146,786 100/70 1090 Overtime General 2,340 100/70 TBD Related Costs 13,975 100/12 1010 Salaries General 34,825 100/12 RSC 5346 Related Costs 15,176 $213,102 Place the following action relative to the FY 2023 IPEP grant on the City Council agenda on July 1, 2025, or the first meeting day thereafter: That the City Council, subject to the approval of the Mayor, authorize the Controller to transfer appropriations for the FY 2023 IPEP grant, in the amount of $41,610, from Fund No. 339, Department No. 70, to Fund No. 100, department numbers, account numbers, account names, and amounts as follows: From: Fund Account Title Amount 339/70 TBD TBD $41,610 To: 100/70 1092 Overtime Sworn $26,600 100/70 TBD Related Costs 2,511 100/12 1010 Salaries General 8,705 100/12 RSC 5346 Related Costs 3,794 $41,610 Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that approval of the recommendations contained in the November 16, 2023 CAO report, attached to the Council File, will have no additional impact to the General Fund and will allow for the expenditure of the Fiscal Year 2023 Intellectual Property Enforcement Program grant award totaling $375,000 from the DOJ. No matching funds are required for this grant. Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the recommendations contained in the November 16, 2023 CAO report, attached to the Council File, comply with the City’s Financial Policies in that, to the extent possible, current operations will be funded by current revenues.

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#1 Closed Session Items
(CS-1) PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT\n(Government Code Section 54957(b)(1))\nConsideration of candidate(s) for appointment to the position of Interim\nExecutive Officer of the Board.\nNo reportable action was taken. (23-4272)
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(CS-2) CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS\n(Government Code Section 54957.6)\nAgency designated representatives: Fesia Davenport, Chief Executive Officer\nand designated staff.\nEmployee Organization(s) for represented employees: Local 721, SEIU; Union\nof American Physicians & Dentists (UAPD).\nNo reportable action was taken. (23-4150)
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1. Report on Continuum of Care for Mental Health and Substance Use\nDisorder Beds\nReport by the Director of Mental Health, and other relevant Departments, on the\nContinuum of Care for mental health and substance use disorder beds, as\nrequested at the Board meeting of May 2, 2023. RECEIVE AND FILE\n(Continued from the meetings of 9-12-23 and 9-26-23) (23-1834)\nSet 11:30 A.M.\nMatter
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10. Proclaiming December 7, 2023, as “Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day”\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Horvath: Proclaim December 7,\n2023, as “Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day” throughout Los Angeles County\nand urge all citizens to participate in ceremonies honoring the Americans who\nwere killed and wounded in the attack and served at Pearl Harbor; and direct all\nflags throughout the County be flown at half-staff in honor of the American\npatriots who died as a result of their service at Pearl Harbor. (23-4320)
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11. City of Malibu Homeless Outreach Parking Fee Waiver\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Horvath: Waive an estimated\n$1,802 in parking fees at the Zuma Beach parking lot, excluding the cost of\nliability insurance, for The People Concern outreach team, Monday through\nFriday, from November 13, 2023 through November 13, 2024. (23-4318)
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12. Eco-Rapid Transit Termination\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Hahn: Adopt a resolution\nterminating the Eco-Rapid Transit Joint Powers Authority (JPA) and the\nCounty’s participation in the JPA; and authorize the Chief Executive Officer to\ntake all necessary actions to complete the County’s withdrawal from the JPA.\n(23-4319)
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13. Artist Ian White at Charles White Park Sole Source Agreement\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Barger: Instruct the Director of\nArts and Culture to enter into a sole source agreement with artist Ian White, in\nan amount not to exceed $100,000, with funding from the Fifth District Civic Art\nPooled Funds, to deliver civic art at Charles White Park celebrating the legacy\nof Charles White. (23-4316)
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14. Moving Forward with Facilitated Property Tax Collection\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Barger: Instruct the Treasurer\nand Tax Collector to develop a pilot program with Easy Smart Pay for voluntary\nautomated monthly tax payments in Los Angeles County; authorize the\nTreasurer and Tax Collector to negotiate and execute an agreement, and any\namendments, with Easy Smart Pay for the pilot program to include necessary\nrequirements to protect taxpayer funds in alignment with the County’s existing\ninvestment policies; and report back to the Board in writing within two years\nafter the launch of the program to provide an assessment of the pilot program\nand recommendations about the future of the program. (23-4307)
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15. Extend the Reward Offer in the Investigation of the Suspicious\nDisappearance of Gloria Huerta\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Barger: Extend the $20,000\nreward offered in exchange for information leading to the apprehension and\nconviction of the person or persons responsible for the heinous misconduct and\nresponsible for the suspicious disappearance of 27-year-old Gloria Huerta, also\nknown as “Jessica,” who was reported missing on August 3, 2020, and was last\nseen on the 14700 block of East Avenue Q-14 in Lake Los Angeles. (20-5213)
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16. Extend the Reward Offer in the Investigation of the Murder of Ernesto\nJimenez\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Barger: Extend the $25,000\nreward offered in exchange for information leading to the apprehension and\nconviction of the person or persons responsible for the heinous murder of\n27-year-old Ernesto Jimenez, who was fatally shot while walking to Villa Park on\nthe 200 block of Parke Street in the City of Pasadena on November 13, 2020,\nat approximately 8:00 p.m. (21-1649)
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17. I-10 Freeway Fire Emergency Recovery\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisors Solis and Hahn: Instruct the\nDirector of the Office of Emergency Management to coordinate with County\nDepartments to take necessary actions to support the recovery phase for the\ncommunities impacted by the I-10 Freeway Fire (Fire); and instruct County\nDepartment Heads to take the following action, in coordination with Caltrans, the\nCity of Los Angeles, and any other specific actions necessary to recovery:\nInstruct the Director of Public Health to work with jurisdictional leads -\nCaltrans, the City of Los Angeles, South Coast Air Quality Management\nDistrict, and the Los Angeles Unified School District, to assist with\nanalysis of available air quality measurement data and highlight key\ninsights on impacts from the fire debris, hazardous waste, and/or\nemissions related to the Fire, and increased congestion resulting from\nthe I-10 Freeway closure and/or detour routes, as deemed feasible, to\ncommunicate any potential adverse health impacts;\nInstruct the Director of Consumer and Business Affairs in partnership\nwith the Director of Economic Opportunity, and pertinent agencies and\noffices responsible for advancing equity and inclusion in County\nservices, including the Director of the Office of Immigrant Affairs, in the\nDepartment of Consumer and Business Affairs, and the Executive\nDirector of Racial Equity, in coordination with the Director of the Office\nof Emergency Management, the City of Los Angeles, and local business\nleaders including, but not limited to, the Downtown Industrial District\nBusiness Improvement District, to conduct outreach to business owners\nand workers impacted by the Fire and provide business recovery\nresources including, but not limited to, case management, legal\nrepresentation, and small business recovery support in multiple\nlanguages and with an aim to reduce administrative burdens to mitigate\nloss experienced due to the Fire, especially by small businesses;\nAuthorize the Director of Public Works, acting as the Road\nCommissioner, the Chief Engineer of the County Flood Control District,\nand County Engineer, to work with Caltrans and pertinent agencies to\nensure stormwater and runoff pollution control practices are implemented\nduring fire debris clean-up and repair work to reduce the pollutants\ncontained in discharges to a District storm drain and/or receiving waters,\nand develop a strategy to prepare and implement Integrated Corridor\nManagement plans in partnership with Caltrans and the Los Angeles\nCounty Metropolitan Transportation Authority for major freeway corridors\ntraversing unincorporated areas to proactively integrate existing or future\ninfrastructure and strengthen collaboration on operations and incident\nresponse;\nDirect the Chief Executive Officer to work with the Directors of Internal\nServices, Regional Planning, Public Works, and other relevant\nDepartments, to prepare a map-based inventory of Caltrans-owned\nproperties leased by any and all County Departments, assess\ncompliance with the lease terms, and recommend corrective action if\nneeded, if any;\nDirect the Chief Executive Officer to send a five-signature letter to\nGovernor Gavin Newsom thanking him for proclaiming a State of\nEmergency for the Fire to expedite work to repair and reopen the critical\ntransportation link as soon as possible and to request his continued\nsupport with financial assistance for the recovery phase for the\ncommunities impacted by the Fire; and\nInstruct the Director of the Office of Emergency Management, in\nconjunction with the Directors of Public Works, Public Health, Mental\nHealth, Consumer and Business Affairs, Economic Opportunity, and\npertinent agencies, to report back to the Board in writing, in two weeks,\non what actions have been taken and outcomes that have been achieved\nto support the recovery phase. (23-4266)
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18. Transitional Housing Program (THP) Round 5, Housing Navigation and\nMaintenance Program Round 2, and THP-Plus Housing Supplement\nProgram Round 3\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Solis: In order to participate in the\nState of California Transitional Housing Program (THP) Round 5, Housing\nNavigation and Maintenance Program (HNMP) Round 2, and THP-Plus Housing\nSupplement Program Round 3 funding allocations, adopt a resolution\nauthorizing the Department of Children and Family Services to participate in the\nTHP Round 5, HNMP Round 2, and THP-Plus Housing Supplement Program\nRound 3 and accept the additional funding allocation; and authorize the Director\nof Children and Family Services to take the following actions:\nAccept the funding for the THP Round 5, HNMP Round 2, and THP-Plus\nHousing Supplement Program Round 3 for the County, by submitting the\nsigned resolution to the California Department of Housing and\nCommunity Development;\nIn consultation with County Counsel, execute amendments to THP-Plus\ncontracts to increase the maximum contract amount to distribute the new\nfunding allocation to accommodate an increase in units of service and/or\nincrease the current rate of the units, and update THP-Plus contracts for\nnecessary programmatic changes; and\nIn consultation with County Counsel, execute amendments to the\nMemorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Departments of\nChildren and Family Services and Health Services for Housing\nNavigators to increase the MOU amount with the new funding allocation.\n(23-4310)
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19. Honest Work, Fair Pay: Improving Worker Protection Enforcement at the\nOffice of Labor Equity\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisors Mitchell and Solis: Authorize the\nDirector of Consumer and Business Affairs, under Government Code Section\n53060.4, to issue subpoenas relevant to any investigation of labor protection\nviolations for the purposes of examination of any person, or books, papers,\nrecords, or other items relevant to investigations under the County's Office of\nLabor Equity’s jurisdiction; grant authority to the Director of Consumer and\nBusiness Affairs, through the Office of Labor Equity, to enforce the California\nLabor Code to the extent permitted by State law; and instruct County Counsel,\nin collaboration with the Director of Consumer and Business Affairs, to return to\nthe Board with an ordinance for adoption to consolidate and codify permanent\nauthority, currently delegated by the Board, to the Director of Consumer and\nBusiness Affairs, to conduct all necessary activities to properly implement and\nenforce workplace and worker protection ordinances under the purview of the\nOffice of Labor Equity. (23-4297)
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2. Report on the County’s Implementation of the People Experiencing\nHomelessness Missions\nReport by the Executive Director of the Homeless Initiative on the\nimplementation of the people experiencing homelessness missions, including\neach Department’s utilization of the Emergency Proclamation’s tools and\ndelegated authorities, as requested at the Board meeting of October 3, 2023.\nRECEIVE AND FILE (23-3603)\nIII. CONSENT CALENDAR\nAll matters are approved by one motion unless held.\nBOARD OF SUPERVISORS 3 - 22
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20. Marina del Rey Holiday Boat Parade Fee Waiver\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Mitchell: Waive $1,166.25 in\nvisitors boat dock fees, $397.50 in community building fees, and $160 in\nparking fees for 20 vehicles at Lot 4 in Marina del Rey, excluding the cost of\nliability insurance, for the 61st Annual Holiday Boat Parade, to be held\nDecember 9, 2023. (23-4295)
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21. Broadcast, Management, and Production Services Contract\nExecutive Officer of the Board’s Recommendation: Authorize the Executive\nOfficer of the Board to award and execute a contract with Pegasus Studios, to\nprovide broadcast, management and production services for televising meetings\nof the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and related services, for an\nannual contract amount of $3,175,000, and an aggregate contact amount of\n$33,337,500, for a term of eight years, plus two one-year and six\nmonth-to-month extension options, for a maximum total contract term of 10\nyears and six months, effective upon Board approval; exercise the extension\noptions in accordance with the recommended contract, execute applicable\namendments to the contract to make necessary changes which affect the\nstatement of work, add/delete services and/or features to existing services,\nand/or revise the terms and conditions to align with Board policy changes and\ndirectives, and execute applicable contract amendments should the original\ncontracting entity merge, be acquired, or otherwise have a change of entity;\nand by written notice to the contractor, increase the maximum contract amount\nby up to 10% of the not-to-exceed contract amount annually. (NOTE: The\nActing Chief Information Officer recommends approval of this item.)\n(Continued from the meeting of 11-7-23) (23-4026)
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22. Conflict of Interest Codes\nExecutive Officer of the Board’s recommendation: Approve the Conflict of\nInterest Codes for Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Regional Housing Trust, Rio\nHondo/San Gabriel River Watershed Management JPA, Assessor, Bright Star\nSchools, Camino Nuevo Charter Academy, CHAMPS Charter School of the\nArts, Crescenta Valley Water District, El Camino Real Charter High School, El\nRancho Unified School District, Environmental Charter Schools, Foothill Transit,\nJames Jordan Middle School, La Canada Unified School District, Los Angeles\nCare Health Plan, Los Angeles Care Health Plan JPA, Los Angeles City-County\nNative American Indian Commission, Pomona Unified School District, South\nPasadena Unified School District, South Whittier School District, Temple City\nUnified School District, Teach-Inc, Tri-Cities Regional Occupational Program,\nWhittier City School District, William S. Hart Union High School District, and\nrecognize the dissolution of Eagle Collegiate Academy, effective April 29, 2022,\nand the abolishment of its code, effective the day following Board approval.\n(23-4217)\nADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS 23 - 61\nChief Executive Office
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23. Successor Memoranda of Understanding for Independent Unions\nRepresented by Association of Deputy District Attorneys and Los Angeles\nCounty Child Support Attorneys' Association\nRecommendation: Approve successor memoranda of understanding for a\nthree-year term ending September 30, 2025, for Bargaining Units 801- Deputy\nDistrict Attorneys and 802 - Child Support Attorneys; and instruct the\nAuditor-Controller to make all the payroll system changes necessary to\nimplement the recommendations. 4-VOTES (23-4241)
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24. Declaration of Surplus Property in Unincorporated Topanga Canyon\nRecommendation: Find that the approximately 31 acres of 16 County-owned\nparcels and three County-owned minor lots (Proposed Parcels) in the\nunincorporated area of Topanga Canyon (3) that consist of numerous separate\nAssessor Parcel Numbers, are no longer necessary for the County or other\npublic purposes and that the Proposed Parcels can be declared surplus;\nauthorize the Chief Executive Officer to offer the Proposed Parcels as surplus\nto the appropriate public government agencies, California Housing Financing\nAgency-certified Housing Sponsors, State of California Department of Housing\nand Community Development (HCD), and to HCD-approved affordable housing\ndevelopers (collectively, Public Agencies and Developers), in accordance with\nthe Surplus Land Act, and negotiate the sale of any Proposed Parcel with any\npublic agencies that are interested in acquiring a Proposed Parcel, and execute\nand issue a Notice of Availability to the Public Agencies and Developers once\nthe Proposed Parcels have been declared surplus; and find that the Board’s\ndeclaration of the Proposed Parcels as surplus is not a project under the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act. (23-4247)
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25. Medicare Part B Premium Reimbursement Program for 2024\nRecommendation: Renew the Medicare Part B Premium Reimbursement\nProgram (Program) for the 2024 calendar year for retirees enrolled in a Los\nAngeles County Employees Retirement Association-administered Medicare Risk\nHealth Maintenance Organization or Medicare Supplement Plan; direct the\nChief Executive Officer to report back to the Board prior to January 1, 2025,\nwith recommendations regarding the Medicare Part B reimbursement policy for\nthe 2025 calendar year; and reaffirm the Board’s right to change or terminate\nthe Program at any time, if it ceases to be cost effective. (23-4246)\nCounty Operations
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26. Software and Implementation Services to Enhance the County’s\nEnterprise Financial and Human Resources Applications Agreement\nAmendment\nRecommendation: Approve and authorize the Auditor-Controller to execute an\namendment to an agreement with CGI Technologies and Solutions, Inc. (CGI) to\nupgrade to a new software version, CGI Advantage® software (Version 4), to\nprovide modern architecture, enhanced functionality and maintenance services\nfor the Enterprise Financial and Human Resources software applications\n(eCAPS and eHR), with the software upgrade, implementation services, and 10\nyears of maintenance being a fixed-price in the amount of $116,185,170,\neffective upon execution through June 30, 2033; and approve and execute\nchange notices utilizing contingency funds in the Services and License\nAgreement to obtain as-needed services not to exceed $10,000,000 as outlined\nin the amendment, and do not affect the scope of work, term of agreement,\nmaximum agreement sum, payments or any terms or conditions included under\nthe agreement; and approve an appropriation adjustment to transfer\n$13,201,000 from the Committed for Information Technology (IT)\nEnhancements, commonly known as the County’s IT Legacy Modernization\nFund, to fund Fiscal Year 2023-24 year-one implementation costs.\n(Department of Auditor-Controller) APPROVE 4-VOTES (NOTE: The Acting\nChief Information Officer recommends approval of this item.) (23-4223)
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27. Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, and Survivor Benefit Claims\nThird-Party Administration Services Contract\nRecommendation: Authorize the Director of Personnel to execute a Short-Term\nDisability (STD), Long-Term Disability (LTD), and Survivor Benefit (SB) Claims\nThird-Party Administration Services Contract (Contract) with Sedgwick Claims\nManagement Services, Inc., for the provision of STD, LTD and SB Claims\nThird-Party Administration Services for all eligible County employees, effective\nupon execution through December 31, 2026, with up to three consecutive and\nautomatic one-year extension options through December 31, 2029, for a total\nContract amount not to exceed $12,779,672, for the term of the Contract,\nincluding the optional extensions if exercised, plus expenses; and exercise the\nextension options, execute future amendments to the Contract, as necessary, in\norder to add, delete, and/or change terms and conditions required by the\nBoard, and maintain compliance with County policy and Federal, State and\nlocal laws, rules, and regulations, reallocate the components comprising the\ntotal Contract amount, align the Contract with County standards and needs\nincluding, but not limited to, business workflows, protocols, and policies, and\nreduce the scope of services and the total Contract amount. (Department of\nHuman Resources) APPROVE (23-4256)\nFamily and Social Services
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28. Individualized Transition Skills Program Contracts\nRecommendation: Authorize the Director of Children and Family Services and\nthe Chief Probation Officer, to execute two new contracts with The Community\nCollege Foundation, one in South County and one in North County, for the\nprovision of Individualized Transition Skills Program services, effective January\n1, 2024 through December 31, 2024, with two one-year extension options from\nJanuary 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026, and an estimated contract\namount of $3,131,719 annually, financed using 57% Chafee Federal funds and\n43% State funds; and authorize the Director of Children and Family Services\nand the Probation Department to take the following actions: (Department of\nChildren and Family Services and Chief Probation Officer) APPROVE\nExercise the extension options by written notice or amendment, provided\nthat sufficient funding is available;\nExecute amendments to the contracts to make changes to the scope of\nwork or terms and conditions, if such changes are necessary to meet\nany Federal, State, or County requirements or to meet program needs;\nExecute amendments to increase or decrease the maximum annual\ncontract amount by no more than 10% per year during the term of the\ncontract to accommodate increases or decreases in units of service,\nprovided that the Cost of Living Adjustment is not included, and sufficient\nfunding is available for increases;\nExtend the new contract by amendment for a period not to exceed six\nmonths beyond December 31, 2026, if such additional time is necessary\nto complete the negotiation or solicitation of a new contract, provided that\nthe Cost of Living Adjustment is not included, and sufficient funding is\navailable for the extension; and\nTerminate the contracts for contractor default, if necessary. (23-4257)
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29. Transitional Housing Program-Plus Contract Amendments\nRecommendation: Authorize the Director of Children and Family Services and\nthe Chief Probation Officer, to execute 15 Transitional Housing Program (THP)\nPlus contract amendments with Walden Family Services, Hathaway-\nSycamores Child and Family Services, David & Margaret Home, Inc.,\nCrittenton, First Place for Youth, St. Anne's Family Services, Wellnest,\nEmotional Health and Wellness, and United Friends of the Children, to extend\nthe term effective January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024, the total\nprojected amount of the one-year extension is approximately $8,542,800,\nfinanced using 25% 2011 State realignment funds and 75% THP funds; and\nauthorize the Director and the Chief Probation Officer to take the following\nactions: (Department of Children and Family Services and Probation\nDepartment) APPROVE\nExtend the contracts for up to six additional months by written notice,\ncontingent upon the California Department of Social Services’ approval,\nif necessary, to complete the Request for Proposals solicitation process,\nprovided that funding is available;\nExecute contract amendments, in the event there is a change in the\nTHP-Plus rate of reimbursement, increase or decrease the maximum\nannual contract amount by no more than 10% to accommodate an\nincrease or decrease in units of services, provided that funding is\navailable and incorporate changes as mandated by Federal, State,\nCounty, or Municipal laws, regulations, or court orders, provided that\nfunding is available;\nTerminate a contract for contractor default or for convenience of the\nCounty;\nExecute contract amendments to increase the maximum contract amount\nto reallocate funding in the event another contract is terminated for\nconvenience or contractor’s default, provided that funding is available;\nand\nPrepare and execute amendments to the contracts for changes affecting\nthe scope of work or any of the terms and conditions included under this\ncontract provided that amendments are consistent with applicable\nFederal, State, and County requirements. (23-4243)
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3. Appointments to Commissions/Committees/Special Districts\nRecommendations for appointment/reappointment or removal for\nCommissions/Committees/Special Districts (+ denotes reappointments):\nDocuments on file in the Executive Office.\nSupervisor Holly J. Mitchell\nSim-Marcel A Bilal+ and Alyssa Jaipersaud+, Los Angeles County Youth\nClimate Commission\nSupervisor Lindsey P. Horvath\nDavid Ryu (Rotational), Board of Retirement, effective January 1, 2024\nRuben Rodriguez, Commission on Alcohol and Other Drugs\nSusan M. Sexton, Los Angeles County Commission for Older Adults\nIsaac Michael Ybarra+, Los Angeles County Youth Climate Commission\nJennifer Cowan+, Policy Roundtable for Child Care and Development\nJ. Shawn Landres+, Quality and Productivity Commission\nSupervisor Janice Hahn\nMike Gatto (Rotational), Board of Investments, effective January 1, 2024\nEli Romero+, Commission for Children and Families\nRebecca Gloyer+, Los Angeles County Youth Climate Commission\nSupervisor Kathryn Barger\nPollyanna Lee+, Commission for Public Social Services\nTimothy Craig+ and Erik Henry, Pasadena Glen Community Services\nDistrict\nEdward Scott Palmer+, Quality and Productivity Commission\nEmergency Nursing Association Greater Los Angeles Chapter\nCarole Snyder+, Emergency Medical Services Commission; Emergency\nMedical Services Commission; also waive limitation of length of\nservice requirement pursuant to County Code Section 3.20.020B\n(23-0105)
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30. Caregiver and Youth Support Services Sole Source Contract\nRecommendation: Authorize the Director of Children and Family Services to\nexecute a sole source contract with Fostering UNITY which will provide\ncaregivers and foster youth with direct supports and services to establish\nconnection, strengthen relationships and promote permanency, effective\nJanuary 1, 2024 or date of execution, whichever is later, through May 31, 2025,\nfor a total maximum contract amount of $550,000, financed using 100% Flexible\nFamily Supports funds provided by Assembly Bill 179, with sufficient funding\nincluded in the Department of Children and Family Services Fiscal Year\n2023-24 Final Adopted Budget; and authorize the Director to take the following\nactions: (Department of Children and Family Services) APPROVE\nExecute amendments to the contract to meet program needs, provided\nthat applicable Federal, State and County contracting regulations are\nobserved, and sufficient funding is available;\nExecute amendments to increase or decrease the maximum annual\ncontract amount up to a total of 10% per year during the term of the\ncontract to accommodate any increase or decrease in service, provided\nthat sufficient funding is available;\nExecute amendments in instances of acquisitions, mergers, or other\nchanges in ownership; and\nTerminate the contract for contractor’s default, County's convenience, or\ncontractor initiates termination for convenience. (23-4235)
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31. Community Services Block Grant Program Agreements\nRecommendation: Authorize the Director of Public Social Services to accept\nthe Program Year (PY) 2024 Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) funding\nfrom the California Department of Community Services and Development\n(CSD), which is estimated to be $6,207,978, and any additional CSBG funding\nallocations; execute all State standard agreements for the PY 2024 CSBG\nfunding; and execute any CSD required term extensions, modifications, and/or\namendments to all State Standard Agreements referenced above, and accept\nadditions or reductions of the anticipated CSBG grant award. (Department of\nPublic Social Services) APPROVE (23-4263)\nHealth and Mental Health Services
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32. Landscape Maintenance Services Sole Source Agreement Amendments\nRecommendation: Authorize the Director of Health Services to execute sole\nsource amendments to seven agreements for Landscape Maintenance\nServices, four with Parkwood Landscape Maintenance, Inc. and three with Stay\nGreen Inc., to extend the term of each agreement for 12 months until December\n31, 2024, for a maximum amount of $2,389,254, and increase the hourly rates\neffective January 1, 2024, to align with the increase in the Living Wage\nOrdinance rate pursuant to the Chief Executive Office’s notice of Annual\nAdjustment to the Living Wage Rate, dated August 16, 2023; find that the\nLandscape Maintenance Services continue to be performed more economically\nby independent contractors; and authorize the Director to amend the\nagreements to add, delete or and/or modify certain terms and conditions as\nrequired by law, County policy, or the Board, modify the agreements, including\nthe scope of services and operations, to implement improvements and address\nchanges in service needs and requirements and adjust the maximum County\nobligation under the agreements by up to 10% accordingly, incorporate and/or\nrevise non-substantive and administrative terms and conditions with all\namendments, and exercise the County’s right to terminate the agreements in\naccordance with the termination provisions. (Department of Health Services)\nAPPROVE (23-4251)
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33. Mental Health Services Act Revised Annual Update for Fiscal Year 2023-24\nRecommendation: Adopt the Department of Mental Health’s Mental Health\nServices Act Revised Annual Update for Fiscal Year 2023-24 to include\nmid-year adjustments. (Department of Mental Health) ADOPT (23-4261)
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34. COVID-19 Information Technology Sole-Source Service Contract\nAmendments\nRecommendation: Approve and authorize the Director of Public Health to\nexecute two sole source contract amendments with HSO Enterprise Solutions,\nLLC and Accenture LLP, for the continued provision of COVID-19 Information\nTechnology services to extend the term and increase the amount by $875,300,\nfrom $4,413,040 to $5,288,340, effective January 1, 2024 through June 30,\n2024, funded by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Epidemiology and\nLaboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases Assistance Listing Number 93.323;\nand authorize the Director to take the following actions: (Department of Public\nHealth) APPROVE (NOTE: The Acting Chief Information Officer recommends\napproval of this item.)\nExecute amendments to the contracts that extend the term through\nDecember 31, 2024, at amounts determined by the Director, allow a\nno-cost extension to the term through June 30, 2025, provide an\nincrease or decrease in funding up to 10% above or below the maximum\ncontract amount, make corresponding service adjustments, as\nnecessary, and make revisions to the statement of work; and\nImmediately suspend the contract(s) upon issuing a written notice to\ncontractors who fail to perform and/or fully comply with program\nrequirements, terminate the contract(s) for convenience by providing a\n30-calendar day advance written notice to the contractors, and accept\nvoluntary contract termination notices from contractors. (23-4258)
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35. Comprehensive Human Immunodeficiency Viruses and Sexually\nTransmitted Diseases (STD) Testing and STD Treatment Services Sole\nSource Contracts\nRecommendation: Approve and authorize the Director of Public Health to\nexecute four sole source renewal contracts with AIDS Healthcare Foundation,\nAPLA Health & Wellness, St. Mary Medical Center and The LGBTQ Center\nLong Beach, for the continued provision of Comprehensive Human\nImmunodeficiency Viruses (HIV) and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD)\nTesting and STD Treatment Services in the City of Long Beach (4), effective\nupon execution, for the period of January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024,\nat a combined annual maximum obligation of $1,200,000, 100% funded by the\nCenters for Disease Control and Prevention Integrated HIV Surveillance and\nPrevention Program funds and existing Departmental resources; and authorize\nthe Director to take the following actions: (Department of Public Health)\nAPPROVE\nExecute future amendments that allow a no-cost adjustment through June\n30, 2025, allow the rollover of unspent contract funds as applicable by\nthe grant, provide an internal reallocation of funds between budgets up to\n10% of each term’s annual base maximum obligation, and/or provide an\nincrease or decrease in funding up to 10% above or below each period’s\nannual base maximum obligation, effective upon amendment execution or\nat the beginning of the applicable contract period, and make\ncorresponding service adjustments to the statement of work and/or scope\nof work, as necessary;\nExecute change notices to the contracts that authorize budget\nmodifications, and corresponding service adjustments to the statement of\nwork and/or scope of work, as necessary, changes to hours of operation\nand/or service locations, and/or corrections of errors in the contract’s\nterms and conditions; and\nImmediately suspend any contract upon issuing a written notice to\ncontractors who fail to perform and/or fully comply with program\nrequirements, terminate contracts for convenience by providing a\n30-calendar day advance written notice to contractors, and accept\nvoluntary contract termination notices from contractors. (23-4237)
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36. Substance Use Disorder Prevention Services Sole Source Amendment\nRecommendation: Approve and authorize the Director of Public Health to\nexecute an amendment to extend the term of a contract with San Fernando\nValley Partnership, Inc., effective January 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026, for\nthe continued provision of substance use disorder prevention services for the\nCapacity-Building Prevention Project, in the amount of $1,125,000, 100%\nfunded by Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant funds,\nAssistance Listing Number 93.959; and authorize the Director to take the\nfollowing actions: (Department of Public Health) APPROVE\nExecute amendments to the contract that extend the term for one\nadditional year through June 30, 2027, at an amount to be determined by\nthe Director, based on funding availability, allow the rollover of unspent\nfunds, and provide an increase or decrease in funding up to 10% above\nor below each period's base maximum obligation, effective upon\namendment execution, which may include corresponding revisions to the\nscope of work, as necessary, and make corresponding service\nadjustments, as necessary;\nExecute change notices to the contract that authorize modifications to, or\nwithin, budget categories within each budget, and corresponding service\nand funding adjustments, as necessary, changes to hours of operation\nand/or service locations, and/or corrections of errors in the Contract’s\nterms and conditions; and\nImmediately suspend the contract upon issuing five calendar days'\nadvance written notice if the contractor fails to comply with contract\nrequirements or terminate the contract for convenience by providing five\ncalendar days' advance written notice if the contractor is in substantial\nbreach of contract terms and conditions. (23-4262)
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37. Ending the Human Immunodeficiency Viruses Epidemic Services Contract\nAmendment\nRecommendation: Approve and authorize the Director of Public Health to\nexecute an amendment to a contract with Heluna Health for the provision of\nadditional Ending the Human Immunodeficiency Viruses Epidemic (EHE)\nservices, to increase the total maximum obligation by $18,649,209 through\nFebruary 28, 2025, 100% funded by Health Resources and Services\nAdministration EHE funds and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\nEHE funds; and authorize the Director to take the following actions:\n(Department of Public Health) APPROVE\nExecute amendments to the contract that extend the term through\nFebruary 28, 2027, at the revised annual base maximum obligation, allow\nfor the rollover of unspent contract funds, as allowed by the grant, and/or\nprovide an increase or decrease in funding up to 10% above or below\neach period’s revised base maximum obligation, effective upon\namendment execution or at the beginning of the applicable period, as\nnecessary;\nExecute change notices to the contract that authorize budget\nmodifications, modifications to the statement of work and/or scope of\nwork, as necessary, changes to hours of operation and/or service\nlocations, and/or corrections of errors in the contract’s terms and\nconditions; and\nImmediately suspend the contract upon issuing a written notice to the\ncontractor if it fails to perform and/or fully comply with contract\nrequirements; and terminate the contract for convenience by providing a\n30-calendar day advance written notice to the contractor. (23-4264)\nCommunity Services
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38. Los Angeles County Water Plan\nRecommendation: Adopt the County Water Plan, including all appendices;\nauthorize the Director of Public Works to update and/or revise the County\nWater Plan, including all appendices, consistent with the targets and strategies\nof the County Water Plan, as the Director deems necessary or appropriate to\nadvance the vision of the County Water Plan, and consistent with the\nrequirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and\nnegotiate, enter into and amend agreements with partner agencies to\ncollaboratively advance the County Water Plan; and find that the recommended\nactions are not a project under CEQA and are exempt and not subject to CEQA.\n(Department of Public Works) APPROVE (23-4273)
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39. Repeal an Existing Ordinance for the County of Kern and a Cooperative\nRoad Maintenance Agreement\nRecommendation: Approve an ordinance for introduction to repeal Ordinance\nNo. 11,508, which authorized the County of Kern to improve and maintain a\ncertain portion of Frazier Mountain Park Road located within the unincorporated\nWest Antelope Valley area of the County Los Angeles (5); approve and\nauthorize the Director of Public Works to sign the cooperative Road\nMaintenance Agreement between the County and the County of Kern to\ndelineate responsibilities for roadway maintenance, becoming effective\nfollowing the repeal of Ordinance No. 11,508; and find that the proposed project\nis exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. (Department of Public\nWorks) APPROVE (Relates to Agenda No. 62) (23-4224)\nPublic Safety
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4. Support for Assembly Bill 761 (Friedman): Support for Local Finance:\nEnhanced Infrastructure Financing Districts\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisors Horvath and Hahn: Direct the\nChief Executive Officer, through the Legislative Affairs and Intergovernmental\nRelations Branch, to support Assembly Bill 761 (Friedman), legislation which\nwould match the statutory term of an Enhanced Infrastructure Finance District\nwith that of a Federal Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act\nloan; and send a five-signature letter to Assemblymember Laura Friedman in\nsupport of the bill. (23-4314)
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40. Fire Protection Services Agreement\nRecommendation: Acting as the Governing Body of the Consolidated Fire\nProtection District, authorize the Fire Chief to enter into an agreement for the\nprovision of fire protection services to the State Responsibility Areas effective\nJuly 1, 2023, and to receive reimbursement for such services in the amount up\nto $124,968,219 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24 through FY 2025-26 as defined\nin the agreement; execute any amendments, notice of termination to the\nagreement, and accept additional reimbursement from the State of California\nDepartment of Forestry (CAL FIRE); approve similar agreements with CAL\nFIRE for reimbursement of fire protection and emergency medical services;\nand find that this agreement is exempt from the California Environmental Quality\nAct. (Fire Department) APPROVE (23-4270)
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41. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Services\nAgreement\nRecommendation: Acting as the Governing Body of the Consolidated Fire\nProtection District (District), authorize the Fire Chief to enter into an agreement\nto operate five correctional fire suppression camps in the County in conjunction\nwith the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR),\neffective July 1, 2023, and receive reimbursement for such services in the\namount up to $4,846,894 for Fiscal Year 2023-24; execute any amendments,\nnotice of termination, accept additional reimbursement from CDCR, the Board\nwill be notified via Board Memo if the amount increases more than $500,000\nannually; approve similar agreements with CDCR for the reimbursement of\ncosts incurred from fire protection and emergency medical services; and find\nthat this renewal is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. (Fire\nDepartment) APPROVE (23-4268)
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42. Helicopter Maintenance, Engineering and Repair Services\nRecommendation: Approve a Model Master Agreement (Model Agreement) that\nwill be used to execute Master Agreements (Agreements) with qualified vendors\nto provide as-needed helicopter maintenance, engineering, and repair services\nfor the Department’s Aero Bureau for the term of December 7, 2023 through\nDecember 6, 2026, with four one-year extension options, for a total term not to\nexceed seven years; authorize the Sheriff to execute Agreements substantially\nsimilar to the Model Agreement with qualified vendors, commencing December\n7, 2023, or upon execution by the Sheriff, whichever is later, to meet the needs\nof the Department; and authorize the Sheriff to execute amendments and\nchange notices to the Agreements as set forth throughout the Model Agreement,\nto effectuate modifications which do not materially affect any term of the\nAgreements, add new or revised standard County contract provisions adopted\nby the Board as required periodically, exercise option terms, effectuate the\nassignment and delegation/mergers or acquisitions provision, and terminate\nAgreements, either in whole or in part, by the provision of a ten-day written\nnotice. (Sheriff’s Department) APPROVE (Continued from the meeting of\n11-21-23) (23-4114)
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43. Special Appropriation Fund Transfer\nRecommendation: Approve the transfer of funds from services and supplies to\nreimburse the Sheriff’s Special Appropriation Fund in the amount of $1,133.25.\n(Sheriff’s Department) APPROVE (23-4259)\nOrdinances for Adoption
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44. County Code, Title 8 - Consumer Protection, Business and Wage\nRegulations Amendment\nOrdinance for adoption amending County Code, Title 8 - Consumer Protection,\nBusiness and Wage Regulations, Chapter 8.52 - Rent Stabilization and Tenant\nProtections, requiring that any tenant in the unincorporated areas of the County\npresented with a voluntary buyout agreement be offered an amount equal to or\ngreater than the relocation assistance amount a tenant would be entitled to\nunder a no-fault eviction, clarifying that tenants have an affirmative defense to\nan unlawful detainer action should a landlord fail to provide a copy of the notice\nof termination or eviction to the Department of Consumer and Business Affairs\nas required under Chapter 8.52, requiring that for any at-fault termination of\ntenancy, the termination notice set forth specific facts to permit a determination\nof the date, place, witnesses, and circumstances concerning the eviction\nreason, increasing the current 3% rental increase cap to 4% effective January\n1, 2024, and extending it through June 30, 2024; and providing additional\ntechnical or clarifying language as recommended by Department of Consumer\nand Business Affairs and County Counsel. ADOPT (23-4171)
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45. County Code, Title 8 - Consumer Protection, Business and Wage\nRegulations Amendment\nOrdinance for adoption amending County Code, Title 8 - Consumer Protection,\nBusiness and Wage Regulations, amending Chapter 8.57 - Mobilehome Rent\nStabilization and Mobilehome Owner Protections, by increasing the current 3%\nrental increase cap to 4% effective January 1, 2024, and extending it through\nJune 30, 2024. ADOPT (23-4172)
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46. County Code, Title 17 - Parks, Beaches, and Other Open Areas\nAmendment\nOrdinance for adoption amending County Code, Title 17 - Parks, Beaches, and\nOther Open Areas, with changes to Section 17.04.260, to authorize\nenforcement officials to remove and exclude individuals from County parks who\nfail to comply with applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and establishes set\nperiods, starting with 30 days, for which an individual will be excluded, as well\nas an appeal process and a database to keep track of exclusion orders. ADOPT\n(23-4178)
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47. County Code, Title 17 - Parks, Beaches, and Other Open Areas\nAmendment\nOrdinance for adoption amending County Code, Title 17 - Parks, Beaches, and\nOther Open Areas, by adding section 17.04.455, to establish permit\nrequirements for events and activities. ADOPT (23-4156)\nMiscellaneous
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48. Settlement of the Matter Entitled, S.S. (Stephen Santiago, a Minor), et al.\nv. County of Los Angeles, et al.\nLos Angeles County Claims Board's recommendation: Authorize settlement of\nthe matter entitled, S.S. (Stephen Santiago, a Minor), et al. v. County of Los\nAngeles, et al., United States District Court Case No. 21-cv-070619-MRW, in\nthe amount of $580,000, and instruct the Auditor-Controller to draw a warrant to\nimplement this settlement from the Sheriff's Department's budget.\nThis lawsuit alleges Federal civil rights violations and deliberate indifference by\nSheriff's Department jail staff for the death of an inmate at Men's Central Jail.\n(23-4269)\nPublic Comment /Correspondence
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49. City of Avalon Election\nRequest from the City of Avalon: Render specified services relating to the\nconduct of a General Municipal Election and consolidate this election with the\nStatewide Direct Primary Election, to be held March 5, 2024. APPROVE AND\nINSTRUCT THE REGISTRAR-RECORDER/COUNTY CLERK TO COMPLY,\nJURISDICTION TO PAY ALL COSTS (23-4225)
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5. Demonstrating Support for “Homeless Count Week 2024”\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisors Horvath and Barger: Proclaim\nthe week of January 22, 2024 as “Homeless Count Week 2024;” and direct the\nChief Executive Officer to work with the Chief Executive Officer of the Los\nAngeles Homeless Services Authority and every County Department to ensure\nsupport for the 2024 Homeless Count and encourage staff to volunteer .\n(23-4313)
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50. City of Bell Election\nRequest from the City of Bell: Render specified services relating to the conduct\nof a General Municipal Election and consolidate this election with the\nPresidential Primary Election, to be held March 5, 2024. APPROVE AND\nINSTRUCT THE REGISTRAR-RECORDER/COUNTY CLERK TO COMPLY,\nJURISDICTION TO PAY ALL COSTS (23-4260)
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51. City of Covina Election\nRequest from the City of Covina: Render specified services relating to the\nconduct of a General Municipal Election and consolidate this election with the\nStatewide Primary Election, to be held March 5, 2024. APPROVE AND\nINSTRUCT THE REGISTRAR-RECORDER/COUNTY CLERK TO COMPLY,\nJURISDICTION TO PAY ALL COSTS (23-4226)
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52. Glendale Community College District Election\nRequest from the Glendale Community College District: Render specified\nservices relating to the conduct of a General District Election and consolidate\nthis election with the Presidential Primary Election, to be held March 5, 2024.\nAPPROVE AND INSTRUCT THE REGISTRAR-RECORDER/COUNTY CLERK\nTO COMPLY, JURISDICTION TO PAY ALL COSTS (23-4227)
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53. Glendale Unified School District Election\nRequest from the Glendale Unified School District: Render specified services\nrelating to the conduct of a Governing Board Member Election and consolidate\nthis election with the Presidential Primary Election, to be held March 5, 2024.\nAPPROVE AND INSTRUCT THE REGISTRAR-RECORDER/COUNTY CLERK\nTO COMPLY, JURISDICTION TO PAY ALL COSTS (23-4236)
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54. City of La Verne Election\nRequest from the City of La Verne: Render specified services relating to the\nconduct of a General Municipal Election and consolidate this election with the\nPresidential Primary Election, to be held March 5, 2024. APPROVE AND\nINSTRUCT THE REGISTRAR-RECORDER/COUNTY CLERK TO COMPLY,\nJURISDICTION TO PAY ALL COSTS (23-4265)
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55. City of Lakewood Election\nRequest from the City of Lakewood: Render specified services relating to the\nconduct of a General Municipal Election and consolidate this election with the\nStatewide Presidential Primary Election, to be held March 5, 2024. APPROVE\nAND INSTRUCT THE REGISTRAR-RECORDER/COUNTY CLERK TO\nCOMPLY, JURISDICTION TO PAY ALL COSTS (23-4242)
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56. City of Paramount Election\nRequest from the City of Paramount: Render specified services relating to the\nconduct of a General Municipal Election and consolidate this election with the\nPresidential Primary Election, to be held March 5, 2024. APPROVE AND\nINSTRUCT THE REGISTRAR-RECORDER/COUNTY CLERK TO COMPLY,\nJURISDICTION TO PAY ALL COSTS (23-4245)
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57. Pasadena Area Community College District Election\nRequest from the Pasadena Area College Community District: Render specified\nservices relating to the conduct of a General District Election and consolidate\nthis election with the Presidential Primary Election, to be held March 5, 2024.\nAPPROVE AND INSTRUCT THE REGISTRAR-RECORDER/COUNTY CLERK\nTO COMPLY, JURISDICTION TO PAY ALL COSTS (23-4244)
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58. City of Rosemead Election\nRequest from the City of Rosemead: Render specified services relating to the\nconduct of a General Municipal Election and consolidate this election with the\nPresidential Primary Election, to be held March 5, 2024. APPROVE AND\nINSTRUCT THE REGISTRAR-RECORDER/COUNTY CLERK TO COMPLY,\nJURISDICTION TO PAY ALL COSTS (23-4249)\nMiscellaneous Additions
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59. Additions to the agenda which were posted more than 72 hours in advance of\nthe meeting, as indicated on the supplemental agenda. (12-9995)
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6. Commission and Sanitation District Appointments and Departmental\nAssignments Made by the Chair of the Board\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Horvath: Make the commission\nand Sanitation District assignments and assign Departmental Chair\nresponsibilities as specified in the motion. (23-4323)
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60. Items not on the posted agenda, to be presented and (if requested) referred to\nstaff or placed on the agenda for action at a future meeting of the Board, or\nmatters requiring immediate action because of an emergency situation or\nwhere the need to take immediate action came to the attention of the Board\nsubsequent to the posting of the agenda. BOARD MEMBERS - (3) (12-9996)
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61. Recommendations by individual Supervisors to establish, extend or otherwise\nmodify cash rewards for information concerning crimes, consistent with the Los\nAngeles County Code. (12-9997)\nIV. ORDINANCE FOR INTRODUCTION 62
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62. Repeal of Ordinance No. 11,508\nOrdinance for Introduction to repeal Ordinance No. 11,508, which authorized\nand permitted the County of Kern to improve and thereafter maintain that\nportion of Frazier Mountain Park Road located within the County of Los\nAngeles. INTRODUCE, WAIVE READING, AND PLACE ON THE AGENDA\nFOR ADOPTION (Relates to Agenda No. 39) (23-4271)\nV. SEPARATE MATTER 63
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63. Department of Public Social Services Lease Agreement\nRecommendation: Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute a proposed\n15-year lease with Omninet Freeway LP, a Delaware limited partnership\n(Landlord), for the Department of Public Social Services’ (DPSS) use of\napproximately 207,289 sq ft of office space and 915 on-site parking spaces\nlocated at 1500 Hughes Way in Long Beach (Premises) (4), with an estimated\nmaximum first-year base rental amount of $7,213,657, with a one-time rent\nconcession of $249,461 at inception of the proposed lease, which will equal\n$6,964,196, the estimated total proposed lease amount, including Tenant\nImprovement (TI) costs, and low-voltage, is $166,659,000 over the 15-year\nterm, with rental costs to be funded by 80.11% State and Federal funds and\n19.89% by Net County Cost that is already included in DPSS’ existing budget;\nfind that the proposed lease is exempt from the California Environmental Quality\nAct (CEQA); find that the issuance of taxable commercial paper notes (Notes)\nthrough the County Capital Asset Leasing Corporation Lease Revenue Note\nProgram (Note Program) to finance TI costs at the Premises is not subject to\nCEQA; and take the following actions: (Chief Executive Office)\nAuthorize the Chief Executive Officer to reimburse the Landlord up to\n$23,838,235 for the County’s TI contribution, to be paid in lump sum;\nTo finance the County’s TI contribution, establish TI Project No. 57333\nfor the proposed lease at the Premises;\nAuthorize the issuance of Notes through the Note Program in an amount\nnot to exceed $23,838,235 for the TI costs;\nAuthorize the Director of Public Social Services to contract with, and\ninstruct the Director of Internal Services, in coordination with the Chief\nExecutive Officer, for the acquisition and installation of telephone, data,\nand low-voltage systems and vendor installation (Low-Voltage Items) at a\ntotal amount not to exceed $15,105,756 if paid in a lump sum, or\n$17,182,884 if amortized over five years at 8% interest per annum, with\nthe cost for the Low-Voltage Items to be in addition to the rental costs\nand the County’s TI contribution payable to the Landlord; and\nAuthorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute any other ancillary\ndocumentation necessary to effectuate the terms of the proposed lease,\nand take actions necessary and appropriate to implement the terms of\nthe proposed lease including, without limitation, exercising any early\ntermination rights. (23-4248)\nVI. SPECIAL DISTRICT AGENDAS\nAGENDA FOR THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS\nOF SANITATION DISTRICT NO. 27\nAND THE NEWHALL RANCH SANITATION DISTRICT\nOF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES\nTUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2023\n9:30 A.M.\nSD-1. County Sanitation District No. 27 and Newhall Ranch Sanitation District\nRecommendations and Approval of Minutes\n1. Recommendation: Receive and Order filed certificate of the Presiding\nOfficer of the Board of Supervisors and the action electing the Chairperson\nPro Tem (both Districts);\n2. Recommendation: Approve minutes of the regular meeting held September\n12, 2023 (both Districts); and\n3. Recommendation: Approve July and August 2023 expenses in total amounts\nof $1,332 (District No. 27) (3) and $56,233 (Newhall Ranch Sanitation\nDistrict) (5). (23-4250)\nAGENDA FOR THE MEETING OF\nTHE LOS ANGELES COUNTY\nDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY\nTUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2023\n9:30 A.M.
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65. Recommendation by individual Supervisors that the Board adjourn the meeting\nin memory of deceased persons and/or commemoration of ceremonial\noccasions. (12-9999)\nIX. ITEMS CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS FOR FURTHER\nDISCUSSION AND ACTION BY THE BOARD
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7. Cancellation and Establishment of Board of Supervisors Meeting Dates\nand Times for the 2024 Calendar Year\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Horvath: Cancel the Board\nmeetings on the following dates:\nTuesday, January 16, 2024;\nTuesday, February 20, 2024;\nTuesday, March 26, 2024;\nTuesday, April 2, 2024;\nTuesday, May 28, 2024;\nTuesday, July 2, 2024;\nTuesday, August 20, 2024;\nTuesday, August 27, 2024;\nTuesday, September 3, 2024;\nTuesday, October 15, 2024;\nTuesday, November 12, 2024;\nTuesday, December 24, 2024; and\nTuesday, December 31, 2024. (23-4312)\n2024 Board Meeting Calendar
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8. Implementation of the Los Angeles County Water Plan: A Shared,\nRegional Path Towards Water Resilience\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Horvath: Instruct relevant\nDepartments to incorporate the goals and directives of the Los Angeles\nCounty’s Water Plan into their work plans; and instruct the Director of Public\nWorks, in coordination with the Chief Sustainability Officer, the Director of\nPublic Health, and relevant County Departments , to take the following actions:\nAdopt a goal of achieving, in coordination with water agencies throughout\nthe County, an additional 600,000-acre feet of local water supply\nincluding, 300,000-acre feet of annual stormwater capture and storage\nby 2045, and report back to the Board in writing in six months , on a plan\nto achieve this stormwater capture and storage;\nIn coordination with the Board, convene a Water Resiliency Summit with\nwater agencies and stakeholders , including consulting engineers,\nacademics, agency technical staff, tribal organizations,\ncommunity-based organizations, and labor unions from throughout the\nCounty, to discuss implementation of the County’s Water Plan, and\nlaunch its implementation, including the creation of thematic working\ngroups;\nCreate and lead a Task Force to coordinate water conservation and\ndrought preparedness communications and education Countywide,\nleveraging Water for LA as a Countywide communication hub;\nEstablish a Blue-Ribbon panel to develop standards for nature-based\nwater management solutions, involving tribal, non-profit, academic,\ncommunity, labor, technical experts, and water agencies, and report\nback to the Board in writing within 12 months on the findings;\nEstablish and convene, on a bi-weekly basis (twice per month), a\nmeeting of environmental and sustainability policy deputies from each\nBoard Office, including appropriate staff from the Chief Sustainability\nOffice, the Department of Public Works, and other relevant Departments,\nto discuss and coordinate environmental sustainability efforts at the\nCounty, similar to other reoccurring policy deputy meetings;\nReport back to the Board in writing in six months with funding needs and\nopportunities to achieve the goals of the Water Plan including grants,\npartnerships with other water agencies, and increasing revenue\nopportunities; and\nTrack and report back to the Board annually, in writing, on the progress\ntoward achieving the Water Plan goals and targets; and\nDirect the Chief Executive Officer, through the Legislative Affairs and\nIntergovernmental Relations Branch, to pursue and sponsor State legislation to\namend the Los Angeles County Flood Control District’s borrowing capacity and\nauthorize the County’s Legislative Advocates in Sacramento, to take all\nappropriate legislative advocacy actions to advance this effort. (23-4315)
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9. Prioritizing Gender-Based Violence Prevention in Los Angeles County\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Horvarth: Instruct the\nAuditor-Controller, in coordination with the Chief Executive Officer, to perform a\nperformance audit within 120 days of the Office of Violence Prevention,\nDepartment of Public Health to determine the following; and upon completion of\nthe performance audit, present the findings at an Audit Committee meeting, and\nsubsequently report back to the Board at a Board meeting:\nHow has the Office of Violence Prevention fulfilled its mission to date as\noriginally envisioned by the Board?\nHas the Board allocated adequate resources and/or authority to do the\nwork with which it was charged?\nHow has the Office of Violence Prevention integrated, uplifted, and led on\ngender-based violence prevention? Are these efforts informing\nprevention methodologies, as well as service delivery to survivors of\nviolence?\nWhat data/metrics are being used to define and measure their work and\nsuccess?\nAlso, instruct the Executive Officer of the Board, in coordination with the Chair\nof the Board’s staff, the Chief Executive Officer, and all relevant Departments,\nto establish and convene, starting in January 2024, and occurring on a\nbi-weekly basis (twice per month) a meeting of policy deputies from each Board\nOffice, as well as staff from appropriate Departments, to be known as the\nGender-Based Violence Prevention Board Deputies Meeting, to focus County\npolicy development and implementation, in partnership with the Office of\nViolence Prevention. (23-4322)
#1 Previous Meeting Items
A-1. Continue local emergencies as a result of the following: (a) Discovery of an\ninfestation of fruit flies, as proclaimed on May 10, 1990; (b) Conditions of\nextreme peril to the safety of persons exist on the basis of pervasive and\npernicious homelessness in Los Angeles County, as proclaimed and ratified by\nthe Board on January 10, 2023; (c) Conditions of extreme peril to the safety of\npersons and property arose as a result of severe winter storms beginning\nJanuary 1, 2023 affecting areas throughout Los Angeles County, as proclaimed\non January 10, 2023 and ratified by the Board on January 17, 2023; (d)\nConditions of disaster or extreme peril to the safety of persons and property on\nthe basis of the frigid winter storms beginning February 23, 2023 affecting the\nareas throughout Los Angeles County, as proclaimed on March 1, 2023 and\nratified by the Board on March 7, 2023; and (e) Conditions of extreme peril to\nthe safety of persons and property exist on the basis of the arrival, presence,\nand impacts of Tropical Storm Hilary throughout Los Angeles County beginning\nAugust 20, 2023, as proclaimed on August 20, 2023 and ratified by the Board\non August 22, 2023. (A-1)
#10 Previous Meeting Items
A-10. Discussion and consideration of necessary actions related to declared\noutbreaks of infectious disease threatening the public’s health in Los Angeles\nCounty, as requested by Supervisors Solis and Hahn at the Board meeting of\nApril 30, 2019. (A-18)\nX. REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION FOR THE MEETING ON NOVEMBER 28,\n2023
#2 Previous Meeting Items
A-2. CONFERENCE REGARDING POTENTIAL THREATS TO PUBLIC SERVICES\nOR FACILITIES\n(Government Code Section 54957)\nBriefing by Sheriff Robert Luna or his designee and related emergency\nservices representatives. (A-2)
#3 Previous Meeting Items
A-3. Discussion on the impact of rain storms, flooding, high-surf and swells, and any\nother weather-related or natural disaster event in Los Angeles County\nassociated with El Niño, to include the County’s preparedness and ability to\ncoordinate response and recovery activities, as requested by the Board at the\nmeeting of January 12, 2016. (A-10)
#4 Previous Meeting Items
A-4. Discussion and consideration of necessary actions relating to the County’s\nhomeless crisis, as requested at the Board meeting of May 17, 2016, and\nproclaimed as a local emergency on January 10, 2023. (A-11)
#5 Previous Meeting Items
A-5. Discussion and consideration of necessary actions on the progress of issues\nrelated to Exide, as requested at the Board meeting of June 8, 2016. (A-12)
#6 Previous Meeting Items
A-6. Discussion on the status of the Federal and/or State Budgets, Federal and/or\nState legislative matters and Executive Orders, and their impact on Los Angeles\nCounty, as requested by Supervisor Ridley-Thomas at the meeting of January\n17, 2017. (A-13)
#7 Previous Meeting Items
A-7. Discussion and consideration of necessary actions on issues or action taken\nby the Federal government relating to immigration policies, as requested by\nSupervisors Barger and Solis at the meeting of January 17, 2017 and revised\nby Supervisors Solis and Hahn on September 12, 2017. (A-14)
#8 Previous Meeting Items
A-8. Discussion and consideration of necessary actions on issues related to the\nrepeal of the Affordable Care Act, health reform and its impact on Los Angeles\nCounty, as requested by Supervisor Ridley-Thomas at the Board meeting of\nFebruary 21, 2017. (A-15)
#9 Previous Meeting Items
A-9. Discussion and consideration of necessary actions on issues related to the\nimplementation of Measure H, as requested by Supervisors Ridley-Thomas and\nHahn at the Board meeting of March 14, 2017. (A-16)
#1 Special District Item
1-D. Amend Funding Agreement for the Los Angeles County Community Land\nTrust Partnership Program\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Solis: Authorize the Executive\nDirector of the Los Angeles County Development Authority to allocate $100,000,\nin Construction Management Interest Funds from First District Projects to\nFideicomiso Comunitario Tierra Libre and Little Tokyo Service Center\nCommunity Development Corporation, for the rehabilitation of the project\nlocated at 700 Simmons Avenue in East Los Angeles (Project); and find that the\nproposed Project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act.\n(23-4321)\nVII. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT 64

LA Police Commission

#1 Order of Business
1. REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE\n• Significant incidents and activities occurring from October 31, 2023 – November 21, 2023.\n• Crime Statistics\n• Department Personnel Strength
#2 Order of Business
2. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
#3 Order of Business
3. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS\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. It is\ndesignated to minimize the time required for the handling of routine matters in order to permit additional time to\nbe spent on more significant matters. The President can call for ayes and nays on the Consent Agenda as a whole\nand the vote will be treated as a separate vote on each item. These items may be moved to the Regular Agenda at\nthe order of the President or at the request of the other members of the Board.\nA. DEPARTMENT’S REPORT dated November 21, 2023, relative to the Supplemental Police\nAccount third quarterly report (July through September 2023), as set forth. [BPC #23-233]\nRecommendation(s) for Board action:\nAPPROVE the Department’s report and TRANSMIT to the City Council.\nBoard of Police Commissioners – Agenda Page 2 December 5, 2023\nB. DEPARTMENT’S REPORT dated November 28, 2023, relative to a Request for Proposals for\nPhlebotomist Services, as set forth. [BPC #23-234]\nRecommendation(s) for Board action:\nAPPROVE the Department’s report.\nC. DEPARTMENT’S REPORT dated December 1, 2023, relative to the transmittal of the Grant\nApplication and Award for the State Budget Act of 2022 Organized Retail Theft Prevention Grant\nProgram, as set forth. [BPC #23-235]\nRecommendation(s) for Board action:\nAPPROVE the Department’s report and TRANSMIT concurrently to the Mayor and City Council.\nD. DEPARTMENT’S REPORT dated December 1, 2023, relative to the transmittal of the Grant\nApplication and Award for the 2023 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Program –\nFederal, as set forth. [BPC #23-236]\nRecommendation(s) for Board action:\nAPPROVE the Department’s report and TRANSMIT concurrently to the Mayor and City Council.\nE. DEPARTMENT’S REPORT dated November 29, 2023, relative to the donation of gift cards,\nvalued at $2,500.00 from the Los Angeles Police Foundation, to support Rampart Area’s upcoming\nHeroes and Helpers community event, as set forth. [BPC #23-239]\nRecommendation(s) for Board action:\nAPPROVE the Department’s report and ACCEPT the donation.\nF. DEPARTMENT’S REPORT dated November 29, 2023, relative to the donation of equipment,\nuniforms, radio rentals, van rentals, and a team dinner for the Southeast Running Team participating\nin the 2024 Baker to Vegas relay race, valued at $15,000.00, and catering and gifts for attendees of a\nholiday party, valued at $3,600.00, from the Los Angeles Police Foundation, for the benefit of\nSoutheast Area, as set forth. [BPC #23-240]\nRecommendation(s) for Board action:\nAPPROVE the Department’s report and ACCEPT the donations.
#4 Order of Business
4. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS\nA. DEPARTMENT’S REPORT dated November 29, 2023, relative to Make-Up – Revised; and\nVisible Tattoos and Brandings – Revised, as set forth. [BPC #23-237]\nRecommendation(s) for Board action:\nAPPROVE the Department’s report.\nB. DEPARTMENT’S REPORT dated November 28, 2023, relative to the 2024 Department Annual\nAudit Plan and Charter, as set forth. [BPC #23-238]\nRecommendation(s) for Board action:\nApprove the Department’s report.\nBoard of Police Commissioners – Agenda Page 3 December 5, 2023
#5 Order of Business
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 - #004-23 Two Police Officer II\nDate of Occurrence: 1/21/23\nInvolved Party: D. Morales\n2. NTUD #012-23 One Detective III\nDate of Occurrence: 3/23/23\nInvolved Party: N/A

PLUM

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(1)\n20-1265-S1\nCDs 1, 8, 9\nVerbal update from the Department of City Planning in response to Motion (Harris-Dawson - Raman) requesting the City Attorney to incorporate additional recommendations to those adopted by the Council on January 20, 2023,  to amend the South Los Angeles Community Plan Implementation Overlay Ordinance, and to address displacement and the preservation of affordable housing.
#10 Item
(10)\n12-0460-S4\nReport from the City Attorney, Resolution and draft Ordinance relative to amending Ordinance No. 187712 to incorporate the California Coastal Commission's amendments to the City's Coastal Development Permit processes and procedures in Section 13B.9.1. of Division 13B.9 of Chapter 1A of the Los Angeles Municipal Code.
#11 Item
(11)\n23-1230\nMotion (Krekorian – Hernandez, Et Al) relative to instructing the Department of City Planning's Office of Historic Resources, with input from Project Restore, the Cultural Heritage Commission, and the office of the City Administrative Officer, to prepare and submit the necessary application for Los Angeles City Hall to be nominated to the National Register of Historic Places.\nCommunity Impact Statement: None submitted\nMotion (Krekorian - Hernandez - et al.) dated 11-01-23
#12 Item
(12)\n23-1200-S162\nCommunication from the Mayor relative to the appointment of Ms. Lydia Avila-Hernandez to the East Los Angeles Area Planning Commission for the term ending June 30, 2025.\nFinancial Disclosure Statement: Pending\nBackground Check: Pending\nCommunity Impact Statement: None submitted\nTIME LIMIT FILE - JANUARY 1, 2024\n(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - DECEMBER 15, 2023)\nReport from Mayor dated 11-16-23
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(13)\n23-1200-S155\nCommunication from the Mayor relative to the appointment of Mr. David Nash to the Cannabis Regulation Commission for the term ending June 30, 2025.\nFinancial Disclosure Statement: Pending\nBackground Check: Filed\nCommunity Impact Statement: None submitted\nTIME LIMIT FILE - DECEMBER 14, 2023\n(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - DECEMBER 13, 2023)\nReport from Mayor dated 10-30-23
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(14)\n23-1200-S158\nCommunication from the Mayor relative to the appointment of Mr. David Marquez to the East Los Angeles Area Planning Commission for the term ending June 30, 2024.\nFinancial Disclosure Statement: Filed\nBackground Check: Filed\nCommunity Impact Statement: None submitted\nTIME LIMIT FILE - DECEMBER 25, 2023\n(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - DECEMBER 15, 2023)\nCommunication from City Ethics Commission dated 11-30-23\nReport from Mayor dated 11-08-23
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(15)\n20-1074-S4\nCategorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15303 and 15311, Statutory Exemption from CEQA pursuant to California Public Resources Code Section 21080.25, Negative Declaration, Errata, Report from the Department of City Planning dated November 27, 2023 with revised recommendations, Findings, and Alternative draft Ordinance; amending Sections 12.03, 12.10.5, 12.11.5, 12.12.2, 12.13, 12.13.5, 12.14, 12.21, 12.21.1, 12.22, 12.24, and 16.02.1 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to streamline Zoning Code regulations to create a permanent Al Fresco Program for outdoor dining on private property.\nApplicant: City of Los Angeles\nCase No. CPC 2022-8179-CA\nEnvironmental No. ENV-2022-8180-CE; ENV-2023-3278-ND
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(16)\n23-1084\nCD 4\nRelated to Council file No. 23-1084-S1\nCategorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, and related CEQA findings; report from Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC); and, Appeals filed by: 1) Studio City Residents Assoc. / Barry Johnson (Representative: Barry Johnson), and 2) Supporters Alliance for Environmental Responsibility (SAFER) (Representative: Marjan Kris Abubo), from the determination of the LACPC in 1) approving a Project Permit Compliance Review, pursuant to Section 11.5.7 C of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), for a project within the Ventura/Cahuenga Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan; and 2) approving a Site Plan Review, pursuant to Section 16.05 of the LAMC, for a project with 50 or more dwelling units; for the construction, use and maintenance of a new multi-family residential building with 129 dwelling units, including 17 units set aside for Very Low Income Households, the proposed building will have approximately 117,000 square feet of floor area and will reach a maximum height of 75 feet with stepbacks at the upper floors at the rear of the building, the proposed project will provide 145 parking spaces, 43 of which will be compact spaces, parking is provided within a partially subterranean garage, the proposed project will provide a publicly accessible path between Arch Drive and the Los Angeles River path; for the properties located at 4260 North Arch Drive; and 11201 West Ventura Boulevard, subject to Modified Conditions of Approval.\nApplicant: Universal City Guest Home, L.P. / Ervin Cohen & Jessup, LLP\nRepresentative: Jonathan Riker, Veneable, LLP\nCase No. CPC-2021-10345-DB-SPP-SPR-WDIHCA-1A\nEnvironmental No. ENV-2021-10346-CE
#17 Item
(17)\n23-1084-S1\nCD 4\nRelated to Council file No. 23-1084\nCategorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15332 Class 32 (Urban Infill), and related CEQA findings; report from Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC); and, an Appeal filed by Supporters Alliance for Environmental Responsibility (SAFER) (Representative: Marjan Kris Abubo), from the LACPC’s determination in approving a Categorical Exemption as the environmental clearance for the construction, use and maintenance of a new multi-family residential building with 129 dwelling units, including 17 units set aside for Very Low Income Households, the proposed building will have approximately 117,000 square feet of floor area and will reach a maximum height of 75 feet with stepbacks at the upper floors at the rear of the building, the proposed project will provide 145 parking spaces, 43 of which will be compact spaces, parking is provided within a partially subterranean garage, the proposed project will provide a publicly accessible path between Arch Drive and the Los Angeles River path; for the properties located at 4260 North Arch Drive; and 11201 West Ventura Boulevard.\nApplicant: Universal City Guest Home, L.P. / Ervin Cohen & Jessup, LLP\nRepresentative: Jonathan Riker, Veneable, LLP\nCase No. CPC-2021-10345-DB-SPP-SPR-WDI-HCA-1A\nEnvironmental No. ENV-2021-10346-CE-1A
#18 Item
(18)\n22-1593-S2\nCD 10\nRelated to Council file No. 22-1593-S1\nSustainable Communities Environmental Assessment, No. ENV-2019-2568-SCEA, Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, Mitigation Measures, and related Environmental findings, report from the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC); and Appeals filed by: 1) Supporters Alliance for Environmental Responsibility (Representative: Victoria Yundt, Lozeau Drury LLP); 2) Nam Kim, from the determination of the LACPC in approving, pursuant to Section 12.24 W. 1 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), a Main Conditional Use Permit to allow for a full line of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption, in conjunction with three restaurants; approving, pursuant to Section 16.05 of the LAMC, a Site Plan Review for a mixed-use development project that creates 251 dwelling units and 61,500 square feet of commercial floor area; and approving a SCEA, ENV-2019-2568-SCEA as the environmental clearance, for the demolition of the existing single-family house, commercial buildings, and parking lot for the construction of a new 292,820 square-foot, eight-story, 251-unit, mixed-use building containing 29 affordable housing units above two levels of subterranean parking. The Project proposes 46,000 square feet of commercial area, 15,500 square feet of office area, 284 parking stalls, 204 bicycle parking spaces, and 20,700 square feet of usable open space; for the properties located at 3431 – 3455 West 8th Street, 749 – 767 South Harvard Boulevard, and 744 – 762 South Hobart Boulevard, subject to Modified Conditions of Approval.\nApplicant: Charles Park & Associates, LLC\nRepresentative: Steve S. Kim\nCase No. CPC-2019-2567-GPAJ-VZCJ-HD-CUB-SPR-1A\nEnvironmental No. ENV-2019-2568-SCEA
#19 Item
(19)\n22-1593-S1\nCD 10\nRelated to Council file No. 22-1593-S2\nSustainable Communities Environmental Assessment, No. ENV-2019-2568-SCEA, Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, Mitigation Measures, and related Environmental findings, and reports from the Mayor and the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC) relative to a Resolution for a General Plan Amendment to the Wilshire Community Plan to re-designate the land use of the Project Site from Neighborhood Office Commercial to Regional Center Commercial, and a draft Ordinance for a Vesting Zone and Height District Change on the Project Site from C2-1 and PB-1 to (T)(Q)C2-2D, consistent with the recommended General Plan Amendment, and approved two Developer Incentives to permit: a) A 16-foot rear yard setback in lieu of the 20-foot rear yard setback otherwise required; and b) A 20 percent reduction to permit a minimum 20,580 square feet of overall usable open space in lieu of the minimum 25,725 square feet otherwise required, for the demolition of the existing single-family house, commercial buildings, and parking lot for the construction of a new 292,820 square-foot, eight-story, 251-unit, mixed-use building containing 29 affordable housing units above two levels of subterranean parking. The Project proposes 46,000 square feet of commercial area, 15,500 square feet of office area, 284 parking stalls, 204 bicycle parking spaces, and 20,700 square feet of usable open space, for properties located at 3431 – 3455 West 8th Street; 749 – 767 South Harvard Boulevard; and 744 – 762 South Hobart Boulevard, subject to Modified Conditions of Approval.\nApplicant: Charles Park & Associates, LLC\nRepresentative: Steve S. Kim\nCase No. CPC-2019-2567-GPAJ-VZCJ-HD-CUB-SPR\nEnvironmental No. ENV-2019-2568-SCEA
#2 Item
(2)\n23-1086\nCD 5\nCategorical Exemption and related California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings, report from the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC); and Appeals filed by: 1) Manzar Foroohar (Representative: Lee H. Wallach); 2) Jean Hutchinson (Representative: Reed Hutchinson); 3) Albert Kim (Representative: Chad Quinones); 4) Kelly Elizabeth Lally; 5) David Lefebvre; and 6) Caitlin McClure (Representative: Kelly Lally), from the determination of the LACPC in approving, pursuant to Section 12.24 U.26 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), a Conditional Use Permit to allow a Density Bonus for a housing development project in which the density increase is greater than otherwise permitted by LAMC Section 12.22 A.25; for the demolition of two existing duplexes (total of four dwelling units) for the construction, use and maintenance of a new Density Bonus project with 43 dwelling units, and 11 of the total units reserved for Very Low Income households. The proposed building is 62 feet in height and has 39,011 square feet of floor area. A total of 2,950 square feet of open space is proposed. The building will observe a 15-foot front yard, a 15-foot rear yard, and side yards of seven feet and two inches, a total of 33 vehicle parking spaces are proposed; for the project located at 3676 - 3704 South Kelton Avenue; and 10845 West Regent Street, subject to Conditions of Approval.\nApplicant: Kelton Avenue Investments, LLC / Michael Librush\nRepresentative: Jesi Harris; Brian Silveira & Associates\nCase No. CPC-2023-582-CU-DB-HCA-PHP\nEnvironmental No. ENV-2023-583-CE
#20 Item
(20)\n23-0917\nCD 14\nDepartment of City Planning report and recommendations; Findings and proposed Interim Control Ordinance relative to prohibiting the issuance of demolition permits on rent stabilized multi-family housing and covenanted affordable housing units, and the issuance of demolition and other permits affecting contributing features in the potentially eligible historic district, known as, Brooklyn Corridor Historic District, in the Boyle Heights Community Plan area, to protect the health, safety, and welfare of residents and stakeholders within the Boyle Heights community located in the Boyle Heights Community Plan area.
#21 Item
(21)\n23-0861\nCD 14\nDraft Environmental Impact Report (EIR), ENV-2016-2906-EIR and State Clearinghouse No. 2016091010, and related EIR Findings, Statement of Overriding Considerations, Mitigation Monitoring Program (MMP); reports from the City Planning Commission, the Mayor, and the Department of City Planning related to the Boyle Heights Community Plan Update and New Zoning Code; recommended Boyle Heights Plan Update and New Zoning Code findings; Resolution to certify the Final EIR, adopt EIR Findings, a Statement of Overriding Considerations and an MMP, amend the City’s General Plan Land Use Element and adopt the Boyle Heights Community Plan; adopt the General Plan Land Use Map for the Boyle Heights Community Plan, inclusive of Symbols, Footnotes, and Corresponding Zone and Land Use Nomenclature, and the General Plan Land Use Maps and Matrices, amend the Mobility Plan 2035 to reclassify selected Street Designations and Enhanced Networks, amend the Citywide General Plan Framework Element; draft Ordinance to amend the Zoning Map; proposed Boyle Heights Community Plan Implementation Overlay (CPIO) District Ordinance; proposed ordinance to amend the River Improvement Overlay (RIO) District Ordinance and Clean Up Green Up (CUGU) Ordinance; proposed ordinance to amend the Adelante Eastside Redevelopment Plan; and proposed New Zoning Code Ordinance to amend Chapter 1 and 1A (New Zoning Code) of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to add new zoning districts and related regulations to Articles 1-12, and Articles 14 and 15, and amend the Zoning Code Maps established in Division 1.4. (Zoning Code Maps) of Article 1 of the New Zoning Code with the modifications; the Proposed Plan includes amending both the text of the Boyle Heights Community Plan and the General Plan Land Use Map of the Boyle Heights Community Plan, the Proposed Plan would also adopt several zoning ordinances to implement the updates to the Community Plan, including adding new zoning districts and other zoning provisions to Chapter 1A of the New Zoning Code, as well as rezoning all parcels in the CPA to regulate specific uses and apply objective development standards (including height of structures, Floor Area Ratios [FAR], site configuration) using the New Zoning Code, additional zoning ordinances include a Community Plan Implementation Overlay (CPIO) District, amendments to the River Improvement Overlay (RIO) District and the Clean Up Green Up (CUGU) Overlay, and an amendment to the Adelante Eastside Redevelopment Plan; the Boyle Heights Community Plan Area (CPA) is located immediately east of Downtown Los Angeles and the Los Angeles River and rail corridor and encompasses an area of approximately 4,271 acres (approximately 6.67 square miles), the Boyle Heights CPA is roughly bounded by the San Bernardino Freeway (I-10 Freeway) and Marengo Street to the north, the Union Pacific and Santa Fe Railroad lines to the south, Indiana Street to the east, and the Los Angeles River to the west. The southern and eastern borders of the CPA align with the city limits of Los Angeles adjoining the City of Vernon located to the south and the unincorporated community of East Los Angeles located to the east of the CPA, with a small area of the Southeast corner of the CPA aligning with the City of Commerce, located to the north are the Los Angeles communities of Lincoln Heights, El Sereno, and Ramona Gardens, and located to the west are the industrial districts and public facilities of Downtown, which includes the Arts District.\nApplicant: City of Los Angeles\nCase No. CPC-2016-2905-CPU\nEnvironmental No. ENV-2016-2906-EIR
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(22)\n22-0392\nReport from the City Attorney and draft Ordinances relative to: 1) Amending Article 8 of Chapter 1A of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to add a new Section 8.2.3.1 to enable the establishment of the Transportation Communication Network on property owned by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority to permit signs with digital displays; 2) Amending Article 3 of Chapter 1 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to add a new Section 13.11.1 to enable the establishment of the Transportation Communication Network on property owned by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority to permit signs with digital displays; and 3) Establishing a Transportation Communication Network District pursuant to LAMC Section 13.11.1 on properties throughout the City of Los Angeles owned by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority to permit signs with digital displays.\nApplicant: City of Los Angeles\nCase No. CPC-2022-5401-CA; CPC-2023-3653-ZC \nRelated Case No. 22-0392\nEnvironmental No. ENV-2022-5286-EIR; State Clearinghouse No. 2022040363
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(23)\n23-1256\nReport from the City Attorney and draft Ordinance with an urgency clause amending Sections 104.05 and 104.06.1 of Article 4 of Chapter X of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to extend the existing deadline to complete the Pre-Application Review process for certain commercial cannabis applicants, and for the continued issuance of Temporary Approvals to Social Equity Individual Applicants impacted by Senate Bill 51.
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(24)\n22-0536\nCD 9\nFirst Addendum and Joint Analysis to the previously certified Convention and Event Center Project Environmental Impact Report No. ENV­2011­-0585-­EIR and related CEQA findings, City Attorney reports and draft Ordinances relative to 1) amending and restating the Convention and Event Center Specific Plan, including renaming it the Convention Center and Arena Specific Plan, and including corrected Specific Plan Appendices; and, 2) amending and restating the Convention and Event Center Sign District, including renaming it the Convention Center and Arena Sign District.
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(3)\n17-0981-S12\nCD 6\nReport from the Department of City Planning, Resolution (Padilla – Rodriguez), Findings and Map relative to activating a new streamlined permitting land use regulatory process, the Restaurant Beverage Program, in Council District 6.
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(4)\n23-1195\nCD 10\nMotion (Hutt - Park) relative to instructing the Department of City Planning, with the assistance of the Department of Building and Safety and Los Angeles Housing Department, and in consultation with the City Attorney, to prepare a report with recommendations and land use regulatory controls, to take immediate corrective action on the proliferation of illegal hostels; and related matters.\nCommunity Impact Statement: None submitted\nMotion (Hutt - Park) dated 10-25-23\nCommunication(s) from Public_11-13-2023
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(5)\n23-1283\nCD 5\nMotion (Yaroslavsky – Park) relative to initiating consideration of the property located at 10430 West Bellagio Road, Los Angeles, CA 90077, as a Historic-Cultural Monument (HCM) under the procedures of Section 22.171.10 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code, and instructing the Department of City Planning through the Office of Historic Resources to prepare the HCM application for review and consideration by the Cultural Heritage Commission (CHC), and after reviewing the application, requesting the CHC submit its report and recommendation to the Council regarding the inclusion of the above property, in the City's list of HCMs.\nCommunity Impact Statement: None submitted\nMotion (Yaroslavsky - Park) dated 11-14-23.pdf
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(6)\n23-1176\nCD 15\nMotion (McOsker – Park) relative to instructing the Department of City Planning, and the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety, to prepare a report with recommendations, if the property located at 832 Dominguez Avenue, Wilmington, CA 90744, is in compliance with Ordinance No. 184246, the Clean Up Green Up ordinance; and related matters.\nCommunity Impact Statement: Yes\nFor: Wilmington Neighborhood Council\nCommunity Impact Statement submitted by Wilmington Neighborhood Council_10-24-2023\nMotion (McOsker - Park) dated 10-20-23
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(7)\n23-1138\nCD 5\nCategorical Exemption 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, and report from the Cultural Heritage Commission relative to the inclusion of the Coronet Theatre Building, located at 362 – 372 1/2 North La Cienega Boulevard, in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments.\nApplicant: Honor Dunn\nOwners: Coronet Theatre LLC; and Coronet Theatre LLC, c/o La Cienega Real Estate Holdings LLC\nCase No. CHC-2023-3136-HCM\nEnvironmental No. ENV-2023-3137-CE
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(8)\n12-0460-S7\nCategorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Sections 15061 (b)(3) and 15378 (b)(5) and related CEQA findings; report from the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC), and a proposed ordinance known as the Redevelopment Plan Procedures Reinstatement Ordinance, amending the Processes and Procedures Ordinance (Ordinance No. 187,712) to reinstate Section 11.5.14 (Redevelopment Plan Procedures) in Chapter 1 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), remove references to the North Hollywood and Chinatown Redevelopment Plans that have expired, and make minor technical modifications, the Processes and Procedures Ordinance, adopted in 2022, amended Chapter 1 of the LAMC and established Chapter 1A of the LAMC to reorganize the administrative processes and procedures relative to zoning and land use entitlements, as part of this comprehensive update, Section 11.5.14 (Redevelopment Plan Procedures) was inadvertently removed from Chapter 1 of the LAMC, the proposed ordinance is a technical and administrative correction to reinstate and make technical modifications to Section 11.5.14 in Chapter 1 of the LAMC and does not propose any policy changes.
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(9)\n23-1153\nCD 13\nEnvironmental Impact Report (EIR), ENV-2020-1239-EIR (State Clearinghouse No. 2020120239), Final EIR, dated May 19, 2023, 1000 Seward Project EIR, Statement of Overriding Considerations, Mitigation Monitoring Program (MMP) and related California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings, and reports from the Mayor and the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC) relative to a Resolution for a General Plan Amendment to the Hollywood Community Plan to change the land use designation from Medium Residential to Limited Manufacturing for the eastern portion of the Site, and a draft Ordinance for a Vesting Zone and Height District Change from MR1-1 and R3-1 to (T)(Q)M1-2D; for the demolition of a 2,551 square-foot restaurant, 8,442 square-foot production studio, surface parking lot and one non-protected tree on site, and for the construction, use and maintenance of a nine-story, 150,458 square-foot office building on a 34,184 square-foot (0.785-acre) site, the Project includes 136,842 square feet of office uses, 11,152 square feet of restaurant uses (of which 6,100 square feet may be used for an entertainment use on the roof level), including an on-site exterior dining area, and 2,464 square feet of ground floor retail uses, the proposed uses would be located within a single nine-story building (with an additional rooftop level for mechanical equipment and an outdoor tenant terrace) with a maximum height of 155 feet and would include parking within four subterranean and two above-grade parking levels, the Project will export approximately 54,111 cubic yards of material; for the properties located at 1000 – 1006 North Seward Street, 6565 West Romaine Street, and 1003 – 1013 North Hudson Avenue, subject to Conditions of Approval.\nApplicant: 1000 Seward, LLC\nRepresentative: Edgar Khalatian\nCase No. CPC-2020-1237-GPA-VZC-HD-MCUP-SPR\nEnvironmental No. ENV-2020-1239-EIR