Los Angeles — 2024-01-25

1. DIRECTOR’S REPORT AND COMMISSION BUSINESS\n● Legal actions and issues update\n- Update on City Planning Commission Status Reports and Active Assignments\n● Items of Interest\n● Advance Calendar\n● Commission Requests

4. RECONSIDERATIONS\na. 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.\nb. 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.

5. CONSENT CALENDAR (NO ITEMS)\nConsent Calendar items are considered to be not controversial and will be treated as one agenda item.\nThe Consent Calendar will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items\nunless the item is removed from the Consent Calendar, in which event the item will be considered as time\nallows on the regular agenda.

6. CPC-2023-6416-SP-SPP Council District: 12 – Lee\nCEQA: EIR-1988-0026-SP-ZC-REC3 Last Day to Act: 02-02-24\nPlan Area: Chatsworth – Porter Ranch\nPUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED\nPROJECT SITE: Subarea B and a portion of Subarea A of the Porter Ranch Land Use and\nTransportation Specific Plan\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nAn amendment to the Porter Ranch Land Use and Transportation Specific Plan modifying the front and\nside yard requirements for 105 single family home lots: all 65 lots in Subarea B of the Specific Plan and the\n40 horsekeeping lots in Subarea A of the Specific Plan.\nThe amendment would change the following:\n1. Reduce the required minimum front yard from 25 feet to 20 feet on 105 lots; and\n2. Continue to require a minimum 10 foot side yard for at least one side yard and reduce the other side\nyard requirement from 10 feet to five feet.\nAdoption of the proposed amendment would bring all homes (existing and under-construction) on the\nsubject 105 lots into compliance with the Porter Ranch Specific Plan. No physical changes to any\nhomes would be necessitated as a result of this amendment.\nNo changes are proposed to modify any of the following: allowed uses, intensity of uses, horsekeeping\npad requirements, residential density, allowed building height, allowed floor area, minimum lot width,\nminimum lot area, maximum lot coverage, parking requirements, sign requirements, tree/landscaping\nrequirements, transportation/infrastructure requirements, equestrian trails, roadways, pedestrian\ninfrastructure, or open space requirements.\nREQUESTED ACTIONS:\n1. The City Planning Commission shall consider, based on the whole of the administrative record, that\nthe Project was assessed in the previously certified Environmental Impact Report No. EIR-1988-26-\nSP-ZC, certified on July 10, 1990; and pursuant to CEQA Guidelines 15162 and 15164, and as\nsupported by three subsequent addenda (dated March 2001, October 2006, and March 2017) and the\naddendum dated January 2024, no major revisions are required to the EIR and no subsequent EIR is\nrequired for approval of the Project; and\n2. Pursuant to Sections 11.5.7 G and 12.32 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), a Proposed\nOrdinance amending Section 7.A.3 of the Porter Ranch Land Use/Transportation Specific Plan.\nApplicant: Porter Ranch Development Company, Toll Brothers Inc.\nRepresentative: Stephen D. Mikhalevich, Toll Brothers Inc.\nStaff: Renata Ooms, City Planner\nrenata.ooms@lacity.org\n(213) 978-1222

7. CPC-2022-7854-ZCJ-SPR-WDI Council District: 6 – Padilla\nCEQA: ENV-2022-7855-MND Last Day to Act: 01-29-24\nPlan Areas: Reseda – West Van Nuys\nPUBLIC HEARING – Completed November 14, 2023\nPROJECT SITE: 16949 – 16955 West Sherman Way\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nDemolition of existing structures and the construction, use and maintenance of a new, 111-unit, mixed-use\ndevelopment with six dwelling units set aside for Extremely Low and 13 dwelling units set aside for Very\nLow Income Households, and 4,500 square feet of ground floor commercial. The Project would have a\nmaximum building height of 48 feet and four stories, including a two-level subterranean garage with 160\nresidential automobile parking spaces and 18 retail parking spaces.\nREQUESTED ACTIONS:\n1. Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15074(b), in consideration of the whole of the administrative\nrecord, that the Project was assessed in Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) Case No. ENV-2022-\n7855-MND and there is no substantial evidence that the Project will have a significant effect on the\nenvironment;\n2. Pursuant to Section 12.32 F of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), a Zone Change from CR-\n1VL, (Q)C1-1VL & P-1VL to (T)(Q)RAS4-1VL and pursuant to LAMC Section 11.5.11, the following\ntwo developer incentives:\na. Reduction in parking to allow 160 residential automobile parking spaces in lieu of the 198\nresidential parking spaces otherwise required; and\nb. Relief from General Plan Footnote 7 to allow for a project to rise to four stories in lieu of three\nstories;\n3. Pursuant to LAMC Section 16.05, a Site Plan Review for any development which creates, or results in\nan increase of 50 or more dwelling units; and\n4. Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.37, a Waiver of Dedication and Improvements to waive a required future\ncul-de-sac along Cantlay Street.\nApplicant: Egish Kuiumjian, Lion Signature, Inc.\nRepresentative: Eric Lieberman, QES, Inc.\nStaff: Esther Ahn, City Planner\nesther.ahn@lacity.org\n(213) 978-1486

8. DIR-2022-6375-TOC-WDI-VHCA-1A Council District: 13 – Soto-Martinez\nCEQA: ENV-2022-6376-CE Last Day to Act: 01-30-24\nPlan Area: Hollywood\nPUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED\nPROJECT SITE: 1212 North Orange Drive\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nConstruction, use, and maintenance of a new four-story, 14,328 square-foot, eight-unit apartment building\nmeasuring approximately 41 feet in height; it also proposes one attached Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU)\nthat is subject to separate ministerial review. The Project will provide 963 square-feet of usable open space,\nalong with 16 vehicle parking spaces in one level of subterranean parking. The Project includes a request\nfor a Waiver of Dedication and/or Improvement to waive the required six-foot dedication along Orange\nDrive.\nAPPEAL:\nAppeal of the October 4, 2023, Director of Planning's determination which:\n1. Determined, based on the whole of the administrative record, that the Project is exempt from the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Article 19, Section 15332,\nClass 32, and there is no substantial evidence demonstrating that an exception to a categorical\nexemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15300.2 applies;\n2. Approved with Conditions, pursuant to Section 12.21 A.31 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC),\na Transit Oriented Community (TOC) Affordable Housing Incentive Program for a Tier 2 project with a\ntotal of eight dwelling units (and one Accessory Dwelling Unit subject to ministerial review), of which\none will be reserved for Extremely Low Income Households for a period of 55 years:\nBase Incentives:\na. Density. A 60-percent increase in density to permit a base of eight dwelling units in lieu of five;\nb. Floor Area Ratio (FAR). A 4.7 percent increase in FAR to permit a 3.14:1 FAR in lieu of 3:1; and\nc. Parking. One parking space per unit in lieu of the two spaces per unit otherwise required.\nAdditional Incentives:\na. Side Yard Setback. A 21-percent reduction in the southerly side yard setback to permit five feet,\nsix inches in lieu of the seven feet otherwise required;\nb. Height. An 11-foot increase to the building height to permit a maximum height of 41 feet in lieu of\nthe maximum 30 feet otherwise permitted; and\nc. Open Space. A 20-percent reduction in usable open space to permit a minimum of 960 square feet\nin lieu of the 1,200 square feet otherwise required;\n3. Approved, pursuant to LAMC Section 12.37 I.2, a Waiver of Dedication and/or Improvement to allow\na six-foot sidewalk easement in lieu of the required six-foot dedication along Orange Drive;\n4. Denied, pursuant to LAMC Section 12.37 I.2, a Waiver of Dedication and/or Improvement for the\nreplacement of the existing curb along the easterly side of Orange Drive; and\n5. Adopted the Conditions of Approval and Findings.\nApplicant/\nAppellant: Houshmand Lalepour, Venicci Investment Group, Inc.\nRepresentative: Sheri Bonstelle, Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP\nStaff: Dylan Lawrence, City Planning Associate\ndylan.lawrence@lacity.org\n(213) 978-1182

9. DIR-2022-7885-SPR-HCA-1A Council District: 1 – Hernandez\nCEQA: ENV-2022-7886-CE Last Day to Act: 01-25-24\nPlan Area: Wilshire\nPUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED\nPROJECT SITE: 957 – 967 South Arapahoe Street\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nDemolition of a two-story single-family dwelling and a two-story four-unit apartment building, and the\nconstruction, use, and maintenance of a new five-story residential building, 60 feet in height, containing a\ntotal of 109 dwelling units with 15 units reserved for Very Low Income Households, and one dwelling unit\nreserved for Extremely Low Income Households. The proposed development will contain 66,040 square\nfeet of floor area, equating to a total floor area ratio (FAR) of approximately 3.46:1. The Project will provide\na total of 11,150 square feet of open space comprised of private balconies, a fitness center, courtyard,\nmultipurpose room, and roof decks. The Project will have one subterranean level that will contain a total of\n57 vehicle parking stalls. The Project will provide a total of 88 bicycle parking stalls including, 80 long-term,\nand eight short-term parking stalls.\nAPPEAL:\nAppeal of the September 7, 2023, Director of Planning's determination which:\n1. Determined based on the whole of the administrative record, that the Project is exempt from the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Article 19, Section 15332,\nClass 32, and there is no substantial evidence demonstrating that an exception to a categorical\nexemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15300.2 applies;\n2. Approved with Conditions, pursuant to Section 12.22 A.31 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC),\na 70 percent increase in density, an increase in the maximum allowable FAR by 50 percent, and\nminimum of zero parking spaces consistent with the provisions of the Transit Oriented Communities\n(TOC) Affordable Housing Incentive Program for a Tier 3 development project totaling 109 dwelling\nunits, reserving 15 units for Very Low Income (VLI) Households, and one unit for Extremely Low\nIncome (ELI) Households for a period of 55 years;\n3. Approved with Conditions, pursuant to LAMC Section 16.05, a Site Plan Review for the construction\nof a new residential development resulting in a net increase of 50 or more dwelling units; and\n4. Adopted the Conditions of Approval and Findings.\nApplicant: Shahram Shamsian, EL Investment, LLC\nRepresentative: Behrouz Bozorgnia, Mobbil, Inc.\nAppellant: Supporters Alliance for Environmental Responsibility (SAFER)\nRepresentative: Brian Flynn, Lozeau Drury LLP\nStaff: Trevor Martin, City Planner\ntrevor.martin@lacity.org\n(213) 978-1341

1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO\nLITIGATION\n(Subdivision (d)(2) of Government Code Section 54956.9)\nSignificant exposure to litigation pursuant to subdivision (d)(2) of Section 54956.9\n(one case)

2. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS\n(Government Code Section 54956.8)\nProvide instructions to its real estate negotiators with respect to Term Permit No. 942\nwith LA Sky Harbor:\nProperty: 2800 Via Cabrillo Marina, San Pedro, CA 90731\nCity Negotiator: Michael J. Galvin\nTenant Negotiator: Frank Yuan\nNegotiating Parties: City and LA Sky Harbor\nUnder Negotiation: Price and Terms

3. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS\n(Government Code Section 54956.8)\nProvide instructions to its real estate negotiators with respect to Successor Permit with\nComp Reset with Cal Sulphur Co.:\nProperty: 2250 E. Pacific Coast Highway, Wilmington, CA, 90744\nCity Negotiator: Marisa Katnich\nTenant Negotiator: Jack Babbitt/ Jack Weaverling\nNegotiating Parties: City and Cal Sulphur Co.\nUnder Negotiation: Price and Terms

4. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS\n(Government Code Section 54956.8)\nProvide instructions to its real estate negotiators with respect to Compensation Reset\nwith Linde, Inc.:\nProperty: 2300 Pacific Coast Highway, Wilmington, CA 90405\nCity Negotiator: Marisa Katnich\nTenant Negotiator: Brian Morgan\nNegotiating Parties: City and Linde, Inc.\nUnder Negotiation: Price and Terms

5. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS\n(Government Code Section 54956.8)\nProvide instructions to its real estate negotiators with respect to Successor Permit with\nComp Reset with H.J. Baker and Bro., LLC:\nProperty: 1001 Schley Ave., Wilmington, CA 90744\nCity Negotiator: Marisa Katnich\nTenant Negotiator: John Maranda\nNegotiating Parties: City and H.J. Baker and Bro., LLC\nUnder Negotiation: Price and Terms

6. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS\n(Government Code Section 54956.8)\nProvide instructions to its real estate negotiators with respect to U.S. Borax, Inc.:\nProperty: 300 Falcon Street, Wilmington, CA 90744\nCity Negotiator: Marisa Katnich\nTenant Negotiator: Jacob Adessky\nNegotiating Parties: City and U.S. Borax, Inc.\nUnder Negotiation: Price and Terms

1. RESOLUTION NO. ____________ - AWARD OF CONTRACT NO. 40025 TO 72 HOUR\nLLC FOR PURCHASE OF LIGHT/MEDIUM DUTY TRUCKS AND PASSENGER CARS\nSummary: Staff requests approval of Contract 40025 with 72 Hour LLC dba National Auto Fleet\nGroup (72 Hour) located in Watsonville, California for the purchase and delivery of light/medium\nduty trucks and passenger cars. The proposed Contract would be for a one-year term with two\none-year renewal options and would utilize an existing national cooperative agreement for such\nservices between Sourcewell and 72 Hour. The Construction and Maintenance Division (C&M)\nwill purchase light/medium duty trucks and cars as identified in the City of Los Angeles Harbor\nDepartment (Harbor Department) capital equipment budget approved as a part of the\ndepartment’s annual budget process. The amount of this agreement shall not exceed\n$3,500,000 annually, or a total of $10,500,000 for the duration of the three-year agreement if all\noptions are exercised. The Harbor Department will be financially responsible for the payment of\ncosts incurred under the proposed Contract. The final decision in purchasing any new equipment\nwould take into consideration the specific operational and regulatory requirements of the Harbor\nDepartment and the Mayoral directive L.A.’s Green New Deal Sustainability pLAn as of 2019\nand whether these vehicles can meet these requirements.\nRecommendation: Board resolve to (1) find that the Director of Environmental Management has\ndetermined that the proposed action is administratively exempt from the requirements of the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Article II, Section 2 (f) of the Los Angeles\nCity CEQA Guidelines; (2) find that in accordance with City of Los Angeles Administrative Code\nDivision 10, Chapter 1, Article 2, Section 10.15 (a)(8), the Harbor Department may enter into an\nagreement with 72 Hour LLC utilizing a current agreement for such services with Sourcewell\nthrough their Contract No. 091521-NAF, a cooperative purchase agreement; (3) find that in\naccordance with Los Angeles City Charter Section 1022, work under the subject contract can be\nperformed more feasibly by independent contractors than by City employees; (4) approve\nContract No. 40025 with 72 Hour LLC in the amount of $3,500,000 for a period of one year, with\ntwo one-year renewal options in the same amount annually to be exercised by the Executive\nDirector or his/her designee; (5) authorize the Executive Director to execute and the Board\nSecretary to attest to Contract No. 40025 for and on behalf of the Board; and (6) adopt\nResolution No.___________.\nConstruction & Maintenance

2. RESOLUTION NO. ____________ - INCREASE CONTRACT AUTHORITY AMOUNT\nFOR ANNUAL PURCHASE ORDER NO. 32054-23 WITH ROBERTSON’S READY MIX\nSummary: Staff requests approval of Purchase Order Change No. 3 for Purchase Order No.\n32054-23 with Robertson’s Ready Mix, Ltd., A California Limited Partnership (Robertson’s\nReady Mix) of Corona, California to increase the annual expenditure authority amount by\n$149,000 in the current contract period from $149,000 per year currently to $298,000 per year\nas proposed. Purchase Order No. 32054-23 is utilized to provide concrete/slurry ready mix as\nmay be required for both maintenance and construction projects throughout the Port of Los\nAngeles (Port). The requested increase is necessary to complete current and planned capital\nand maintenance projects. The Harbor Department will continue to be financially responsible\nfor the payment of expenses incurred under the Purchase Order.\nRecommendation: Board resolve to (1) find that the Director of Environmental Management has\ndetermined that the proposed action is administratively exempt from the requirements of the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Article II Section 2(f) of the Los Angeles City\nCEQA Guidelines; (2) approve Purchase Order Change No. 3 to Purchase Order No. 32054-23\nwith Robertson’s Ready Mix to increase the annual expenditure authority from $149,000 to\n$298,000 for the current contract period; (3) authorize the Executive Director to execute and the\nBoard Secretary to attest to said purchase order change; and (4) adopt Resolution\nNo.____________.\nCargo Marketing

3. RESOLUTION NO. ____________ - APPROVAL OF FOREIGN-TRADE ZONE\nOPERATING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES HARBOR\nDEPARTMENT AND DB SCHENKER, INC., FTZ 202, SITE 10I\nSummary: Staff requests approval of a Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) Operating Agreement\n(Agreement) between the City of Los Angeles Harbor Department (Harbor Department) and DB\nSchenker, Inc. (DB Schenker), to operate its facility within FTZ No. 202, Site 10I, located at 990

E. 233 Street, Carson, CA 90745. The proposed Agreement is for a term of five years with three,\nfive-year renewal options. If the proposed Agreement is approved, the Harbor Department will\nreceive $7,750 annually from DB Schenker (per FTZ Tariff No. 2).\nRecommendation: Board resolve to (1) find that the Director of Environmental Management has\ndetermined that the proposed action is administratively exempt from the requirements of the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Article II Section 2(f) of the Los Angeles City\nCEQA Guidelines; (2) approve the proposed Foreign-Trade Zone Operating Agreement between\nthe City of Los Angeles Harbor Department and DB Schenker, Inc.; (3) direct the Board\nSecretary to transmit the proposed Foreign-Trade Zone Operating Agreement to the Los\nAngeles City Council for approval pursuant to Section 373 of the Charter of the City of Los\nAngeles and Section 10.5 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code; (4) authorize the Executive\nDirector to execute and the Board Secretary to attest to the proposed Foreign-Trade Zone\nOperating Agreement; and (5) adopt Resolution No.____________.

F. Reports of the Commissioners

G. Board Committee Reports\nNone

H. Presentation\n• Digital Media Presentation

I. Level I Coastal Development Permit\nNone

J. Board Reports of the Executive Director\nConsent Items (1 – 3)\nConstruction & Maintenance

K. Closed Session