Los Angeles — 2023-12-13

(1)\n20-0313-S10\nInformation Technology Agency (ITA) reports relative to authorizing the ITA to negotiate amendments to Contract Nos. C-135368, C-105458, and C-138949 with Workday, Inc., Hess and Associates, and KPMG, respectively, to make the changes needed to complete Phase 2 implementation and related matters in connection with the Human Resources Payroll Project. (Personnel, Audits, and Hiring Committee approved this matter as amended)

(10)\n23-1286\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Ernest Simon Jr. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., United States District Court Case No. 22-cv-01775-SSS-GJS. (This matter arises from an incident involving members of the Los Angeles Police Department on March 18, 2021, in Los Angeles, California.)\nReport from City Attorney dated 10-26-23.pdf

(11)\n23-1282\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Pablo Vera v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV22115. (This matter arises from an incident involving members of the Los Angeles Police Department that occurred on October 11, 2020.)\nReport from City Attorney dated 10-27-23

(12)\n23-1311\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Shiv Andrew Arora v. City of Los Angeles,et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV35537. (This matter arises from a trip and fall accident that occurred on January 18, 2020, in front of a bus stop located at 1300 North Fairfax Avenue, in the City of Los Angeles.)\nReport from City Attorney dated 11-16-23.pdf

(13)\n23-1312\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Patrick Toolan v. City of Los Angeles,et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 19STCV40906. (This matter arises out of an incident in which a motorized scooter hit a pothole on North Orange Grove in the City of Los Angeles.)\nReport from City Attorney dated 11-16-23.pdf

(14)\n23-1314\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Amadeo De Leon v. City of Los Angeles,et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV14813. (This matter arises from a rear-end traffic collision that occurred on May 13, 2020, on the eastbound I-10 freeway, in the City of Los Angeles.)\nReport from City Attorney dated 11-16-23.pdf

(15)\n23-1315\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Justyce Chavez v. City of Los Angeles,et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV33770. (This matter arises from a vehicle collision that took place on South Western Avenue and Jefferson Boulevard on May 6, 2021.)\nReport from City Attorney dated 11-16-23.pdf

(16)\n23-1396\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Matthew Westray v. City of Los Angeles,et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV28133. (This matter arises from a bicycle accident that occurred on November 2, 2020, on West 5th Street between Windsor Boulevard and Lorraine Boulevard, in the City of Los Angeles.)\nReport from City Attorney dated 11-22-23

(17)\n23-1395\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Renee E. Rodriguez v. City of Los Angeles,et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV03277. (This matter arises from a trip and fall accident that occurred on January 25, 2020, on Olive Street and 5th Street, in the City of Los Angeles.)\nReport from City Attorney dated 11-27-23

(18)\n23-1394\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Joyce Dyrector v. City of Los Angeles,et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV11022. (This matter arises from a trip and fall accident that occurred on February 27, 2020, near 6809 Iris Circle, in the City of Los Angeles.)\nReport from City Attorney dated 11-22-23.pdf

(19)\n23-1393\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Weslee Davis, Jr., et al. v. Singer Vehicle Design, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 19STCV22667. (This matter arises from automobile versus motorcycle accident that occurred on June 20, 2018, at the intersection of Wentworth Avenue and Wheatland Street, in the City of Los Angeles.)\nReport from City Attorney dated 11-22-23.pdf

(2)\n23-1273\nMotion (Blumenfield - Soto-Martinez, Raman) relative to United to House LA (ULA) revenues collected above the $150 million approved in the Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget and the disbursement consistent with the ULA Ordinance and City financial policies, and related matters. (Housing and Homelessness Committee approved this matter)

(3)\n16-0358-S1\nCity Administrative Officer reports relative to proposed Seventh and Eighth Amendments to Contract No. C-129255 with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority to Provide Law Enforcement Services for the Transit System’s Infrastructure, Bus, and Rail Lines.

(4)\n23-1226\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Lacheryl Bell v. City of Los Angeles,et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV14369. (This is an employment case against the City of Los Angeles.)\nReport from City Administrative Officer dated 10-31-23

(5)\n23-1223\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Kellie Cueto v. City of Los Angeles,et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 19STCV30478. (This is a police employment case against the City of Los Angeles.)\nReport from City Administrative Officer dated 10-31-23

(6)\n23-1174\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Arcelia Tello v. Salvador Chavez, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV31596. (This matter arises from a traffic accident that occurred on January 30, 2022 on La Brea Avenue, approximately 292 feet south of Sunset Boulevard, in Los Angeles.)\nReport from City Attorney dated 10-05-23

(7)\n23-1271\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Adrian Saavedra v. State of California, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV44223. (This matter arises from a trip and fall accident that occurred on March 5, 2021, near the intersection of Clinton Street and Manhattan Place, in the City of Los Angeles.)\nReport from City Attorney dated 10-26-23

(8)\n23-1287\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Cynthia Pfeiffer v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV14733. (This matter arises from an August 19, 2019, trip and fall accident on Coldwater Canyon near Harvard Westlake Drive, in the City of Los Angeles.)\nReport from City Attorney dated 10-27-23.pdf

(9)\n23-1281\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Kira Tityuk, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV29317. (This matter arises from a vehicle to vehicle traffic collision that occurred on November 8, 2019, at the intersection of Balboa Boulevard and Plummer Street.)\nReport from City Attorney dated 10-26-23.pdf

1. DIRECTOR’S REPORT AND COMMISSION BUSINESS\n● Items of Interest\n● Advance Calendar\n● Commission Requests

5. DIR-2021-8626-RDP-HCA-1A Council District: 14 – de León\nCEQA: ENV-2021-8628-CE Last Day to Act: 12-20-23\nPlan Area: Boyle Heights Continued From: 11-08-23\nPUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED\nPROJECT SITE: 2115 – 2121 East Cesar Chavez Avenue;\n301 – 309 North Chicago Street\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nDemolition of two existing one-story mixed-use commercial buildings and the construction, use, and\nmaintenance of a new, six-story, 75-foot two-inch, 51,235 square-foot mixed-use building, with 50\nresidential units including five units reserved for Extremely Low-Income households, approximately 4,030\nsquare feet of ground floor commercial space, and a floor area ratio of 3.68:1, in a Commercial Area of\nthe Adelante Eastside Redevelopment Plan Area.\nAPPEAL:\nAn appeal of the August 31, 2023 Director of Planning’s Determination which:\n1. Determined, based on the whole administrative record, that the Project is exempt from CEQA pursuant\nto CEQA Guidelines, Section, 15332, and there is no substantial evidence demonstrating that an\nexception to a categorical exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15300.2 applies;\n2. Approved with Conditions, pursuant to Section 11.5.14 D.5 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code and\nthe Adelante Eastside Redevelopment Plan, a Redevelopment Plan Project Compliance Review for\nthe construction, use, and maintenance of a new, six-story, 75-foot two-inch, 51,235 square-foot\nmixed-use building, with 50 residential units including five units reserved for Extremely Low-Income\nhouseholds, approximately 4,030 square feet of ground floor commercial space, and a Floor Area\nRatio of 3.68:1, in a Commercial Area of the Adelante Eastside Redevelopment Plan Area; and\n3. Adopted the Conditions of Approval and Findings.\nApplicant: Will Tiao, Cesar Chavez 888, LLC\nRepresentative: Aaron Belliston\nAppellant: Viva Padilla, Re/Arte Centro Literario\nStaff: Bryant Wu, City Planning Associate\nbryant.wu@lacity.org\n(213) 202-5435

a. MOTIONS TO RECONSIDER – The Commission may make a motion to reconsider a Commission\nAction on any agenda items from its previous meeting, consistently with the Commission Rule 9.3,\nprovided the Commission retains jurisdiction over the matter.

b. MERITS OF ANY ITEM THE COMMISSION HAS VOTED TO RECONSIDER – If a majority of the\nCommission has approved a motion to reconsider a Commission Action, the Commission may address\nthe merits of the original Commission Action.