Los Angeles — 2024-09-11

(1) 22­1545­S21\nCD 14 Statutory Exemption and Bureau of Engineering and City Administrative\nOfficer (CAO) reports relative to financial transaction to provide funding to\nthe Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) to contract with an\nexisting shelter/navigation center at 545 South San Pedro Street for those\nexperiencing homelessness and California Environmental Quality Act\nGENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT\nITEM(S)\n(1) 22­1545­S21\nCD 14 Statutory Exemption and Bureau of Engineering and City Administrative\nOfficer (CAO) reports relative to financial transaction to provide funding to\nthe Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) to contract with an\nexisting shelter/navigation center at 545 South San Pedro Street for those\nexperiencing homelessness and California Environmental Quality Act\n(CEQA) exemption determination that, the project is statutorily exempt\nunder Government Code Section 65660(b), applicable to City of Los\nAngeles (City) low barrier navigation centers; Public Resources Code\n(PRC) Section 21080(b)(4) and State CEQA Guidelines, 14 California\nCode of Regulations (CCR) Section 15269(c), as specific actions\nnecessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency; and Section 15061(b)(3),\nand Section 15301; and SB 1361 and SB 1395, applicable to existing\nfacilities; and the Homelessness Emergency Account ­ General City\nPurposes Fund 18th Status report as of July 31, 2024; and related\nmatters. (Referred to the Housing and Homelessness and Budget,\nFinance and Innovation Committees)\nFiscal Impact Statement: Yes\nFinancial Policies Statement: Yes

(10) 24­0957\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government\nCode Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to\nthe case entitled Ariell Kirylo v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles\nSuperior Court Case No. 22STCV16621. (This matter arises from a\nSeptember 12, 2021, incident wherein a City tree fell on a moving vehicle,\ninjuring the driver.)

(11) 24­0956\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government\nCode Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to\n(10) 24­0957\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government\nCode Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to\nthe case entitled Ariell Kirylo v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles\nSuperior Court Case No. 22STCV16621. (This matter arises from a\nSeptember 12, 2021, incident wherein a City tree fell on a moving vehicle,\ninjuring the driver.)\n(11) 24­0956\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government\nCode Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to\nthe case entitled George Wilson v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles\nSuperior Court Case No. 21STCV04472. (This matter arises from the\ndelay in the Plaintiff's promotion to Detective due to a hearing disability.)

(12) 24­0955\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government\nCode Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to\nthe case entitled Ernesto Marquez, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los\nAngeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV19318. (This matter arises from\nthe June 30, 2021, incident in which the Los Angeles Police Department\nBomb Squad detonated explosive material.)

(13) 24­0917\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government\nCode Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to\nthe case entitled The People of the State of California, et al v. Monsanto\nCo. et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV07958. (This\nmatter relates to polychlorinated biphenyl contamination of City waterways\nand other assets.)

(14) 24­1023\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government\nCode Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to\nthe case entitled Dora Maqueda v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles\nSuperior Court Case No. 20STCV12567. (This matter arises from a trip\nand fall incident on March 16, 2019, on an uneven sidewalk located at\n1018 North Western Avenue, in the City of Los Angeles.)

(15) 24­1021\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government\nCode Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to\nthe case entitled Tamara Simpson v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los\nAngeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV21094. (This matter arises from\na trip and fall incident on August 9, 2021, on the sidewalk located at 2876\nSouth Bundy Drive, Los Angeles.)

(16) 24­1020\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government\nCode Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to\nthe case entitled Coral Markle v. The City of Los Angeles, et al, Los\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government\nCode Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to\nthe case entitled Tamara Simpson v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los\nAngeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV21094. (This matter arises from\na trip and fall incident on August 9, 2021, on the sidewalk located at 2876\nSouth Bundy Drive, Los Angeles.)\n(16) 24­1020\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government\nCode Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to\nthe case entitled Coral Markle v. The City of Los Angeles, et al, Los\nAngeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV04202. (This matter arises from\na trip and fall incident on June 17, 2019, on the sidewalk located between\n14639 Vanowen Street and 14635 Vanowen Street, in the City of Los\nAngeles.)

(17) 24­1018\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government\nCode Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to\nthe case entitled Matt Paul McGowan v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los\nAngeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV19185. (This matter arises from\na fall accident on July 1, 2021, on a deteriorated roadway near 2700 Laurel\nCanyon Boulevard, in Los Angeles, California.)

(18) 24­1024\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government\nCode Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to\nthe case entitled Adekunle G. Rogers v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los\nAngeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV11203. (This matter arises from\na vehicle versus motor vehicle accident on May 4, 2020, on Coldwater\nCanyon Avenue at its intersection of Riverside Drive.)

(19) 24­1022\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government\nCode Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to\nthe case entitled T.S A Minor, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., United\nStates District Court Case No. CV23­06334 FMO (SSCX) (This matter\narises from an officer­involved shooting which occurred on January 2,\n2023.)\nSUPPORTING MATERIALS\nMaterials relating to items on the agenda are available on the Office of the City Clerk's Council File Management System found at\nhttps://cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkconnect by entering the Council File number (e.g., 00­0000) associated with the agenda item.\nPUBLIC INPUT AT CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETINGS\nMembers of the public who wish to speak on one or multiple items shall have an opportunity to speak up to one minute per item up\nto a total of two minutes for two or more agenda items. At regular meetings, members of the public shall also have an opportunity to\nspeak up to one minute for general public comment on any matter within the subject­matter jurisdiction of the Committee. The\nCommittee is not required to take general public comment at special meetings. The Committee may limit the total amount of time for\npublic comment on any specific agenda item, on all agenda­items collectively, and/or on general public comment, based on the\nanticipated time required to hear from public speakers on any given or all agenda items, on the availability of Committee members\nSUPPORTING MATERIALS\nMaterials relating to items on the agenda are available on the Office of the City Clerk's Council File Management System found at\nhttps://cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkconnect by entering the Council File number (e.g., 00­0000) associated with the agenda item.\nPUBLIC INPUT AT CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETINGS\nMembers of the public who wish to speak on one or multiple items shall have an opportunity to speak up to one minute per item up\nto a total of two minutes for two or more agenda items. At regular meetings, members of the public shall also have an opportunity to\nspeak up to one minute for general public comment on any matter within the subject­matter jurisdiction of the Committee. The\nCommittee is not required to take general public comment at special meetings. The Committee may limit the total amount of time for\npublic comment on any specific agenda item, on all agenda­items collectively, and/or on general public comment, based on the\nanticipated time required to hear from public speakers on any given or all agenda items, on the availability of Committee members\nand the need to maintain quorum, and on any other relevant factor. The Committee shall not discuss or take action relative to any\ngeneral public comment except as explicitly permitted under the Brown Act.\nCOMMITTEE INFORMATION, ASSIGNMENTS, AND STRUCTURE\nhttps://clerk.lacity.gov/clerk­services/cps/council­committee­meetings/info­assignments­structure\nSPECIAL ACCOMMODATION\nRequests for reasonable modification or accommodation from individuals with disabilities, consistent with the Americans with\nDisabilities Act, can be made by contacting the City Clerk's Office at (213) 978­1075. For Telecommunications Relay Service for the\nhearing impaired, please see the information below.\nNOTICE TO PAID REPRESENTATIVES\nIf a member of the public is compensated to monitor, attend, or speak at this meeting, City law may require them to register as a\nlobbyist and report this activity. More information can be found at Los Angeles Municipal Code 48.01 et seq. or at\nethics.lacity.org/lobbying. Further assistance can be found by contacting the Ethics Commission at (213) 978­1960 or\nethics.commission@lacity.org.\nEXHAUSTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES\nA member of the public seeking to challenge a City action in court may be limited to raising only those issues raised at the public\nhearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk prior to the public hearing in time\nreasonably to be considered by the Committee members. Any written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk before the City\nCouncil's final action on a matter will become a part of the administrative record.\nTELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICE (TRS) COMMUNICATIONS\nIndividuals who are deaf and hard of hearing, and individuals with a speech disability, may be able to avail themselves of both for\npeer­to­peer and third­party telecommunications relay service (TRS) communications. Telecommunications Relay Service is a\ntelephone service that allows persons with hearing or speech disabilities to place and receive telephone calls. TRS is available in\nall 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. territories for local and/or long distance calls. TRS providers ­\ngenerally telephone companies ­ are compensated for the costs of providing TRS from either a state or a federal fund. There is no\ncost to the TRS user.\nWhat forms of TRS are available? There are several forms of TRS, depending on the particular needs of the user and the equipment\navailable: TRS includes: Text to Voice TIY­Based TRS; Speech­to­Speech Relay Service; Shared Non­English Language Relay\nService; Captioned Telephone Relay Service; Internet Protocol Relay Service; and Video Relay Service. Please visit this site for detail\ndescriptions, https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications­relay­service­trs.\nDon't hang up! Some people hang up on TRS calls because they think the caller is a telemarketer. If you hear, "Hello, this is the relay\nservice…" when you pick up the phone, please don't hang up! You are about to talk, through a TRS provider, to a person who is deaf,\nhard­of­hearing, or has a speech disability.\nFor more information about FCC programs to promote access to telecommunications services for people with disabilities, visit the\nFCC's Disability Rights Office website.\ndescriptions, https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications­relay­service­trs.\nDon't hang up! Some people hang up on TRS calls because they think the caller is a telemarketer. If you hear, "Hello, this is the relay\nservice…" when you pick up the phone, please don't hang up! You are about to talk, through a TRS provider, to a person who is deaf,\nhard­of­hearing, or has a speech disability.\nFor more information about FCC programs to promote access to telecommunications services for people with disabilities, visit the\nFCC's Disability Rights Office website.

(2) 24­0921\nCity Attorney report relative to a proposed Legal Services Agreement with\nWillkie Farr and Gallagher LLP to provide legal services related to Human\nResources advice and litigation.\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to\nGovernment Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) & (e)(3), to discuss the\nneed for outside counsel to assist with Human Resources related\nadvice and litigation.\nFiscal Impact Statement: No

(3) 24­0674\nCity Attorney report relative to a proposed Legal Services Agreement with\nGovernment Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) & (e)(3), to discuss the\nneed for outside counsel to assist with Human Resources related\nadvice and litigation.\nFiscal Impact Statement: No

(4) 24­1060\nCity Attorney report relative to status of the General Fund Liability Account\nand request for additional funds.\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to\nGovernment Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to discuss the status of the\nGeneral Fund Liability Account and additional funding.\nFiscal Impact Statement: No

(5) 24­0961\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government\nCode Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to\nthe case entitled Liz Hernandez v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles\nSuperior Court Case No. 22STCV21780. (This matter arises from a\nvehicle versus vehicle accident on July 12, 2021, near the intersection of\nSepulveda Boulevard and Valley Heart Drive, in Los Angeles.)

(6) 23­0373­S2\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government\nCode Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to\nthe cases entitled Don Devore, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al.\n(Consolidated) and Isabel Castellanos v. City of Los Angeles, et al. (Lead\nCode Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to\nthe case entitled Liz Hernandez v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles\nSuperior Court Case No. 22STCV21780. (This matter arises from a\nvehicle versus vehicle accident on July 12, 2021, near the intersection of\nSepulveda Boulevard and Valley Heart Drive, in Los Angeles.)\n(6) 23­0373­S2\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government\nCode Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to\nthe cases entitled Don Devore, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al.\n(Consolidated) and Isabel Castellanos v. City of Los Angeles, et al. (Lead\nCase), L o s A n g e l e s S u p e r i o r C o u r t C a s e N o . 2 0 S T C V 3 4 2 1 4\n(Consolidated) & No. 19STCV42155 (Lead Case). (This matter arises\nfrom an incident involving the Los Angeles Fire Department that occurred\non March 17, 2019, at 210 West Slauson Avenue, Los Angeles,\nCalifornia.)

(7) 24­0960\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government\nCode Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to\nthe case entitled Nanci Christopher v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los\nAngeles Superior Court Case No. 22SMCV02311. (This matter arises\nfrom a trip and fall incident that occurred on December 10, 2021, at 2388\nParnell Avenue, in Los Angeles.)

(8) 24­0959\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government\nCode Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to\nthe case entitled Kelly Tyler Heidtke v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los\nAngeles Superior Court Case No. 23SMCV00878. (This matter arises out\nof a trip and fall incident that occurred on March 20, 2022 in the street\nlocated at 1848 Fox Hills Drive, Los Angeles.)

(9) 24­0958\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government\nCode Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to\nthe case entitled Sherin Sheriff v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles\nSuperior Court Case No. 21STCV41853. (This matter involves an alleged\ntrip and fall incident on November 24, 2019 at 9158 Hargis Street, Los\nAngeles, CA.)

(1) 18­0610­S3 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to adding Article 6 to Chapter XVI of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to establish a City Funded Counsel for Tenants Program. Recommendation for Council action: REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present a revised Ordinance to amend the draft Ordinance dated April 9, 2024, entitled “An ordinance adding Article 6 City Funded Counsel For Tenants Ordinance”, attached to Council file No. 18­0610­S3, within the next 30 days, with amendments as contained within the communication from Councilmember Nithya Raman dated August 7, 2024, attached to said Council file. 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.

(10) 24­0943 PERSONNEL, AUDITS, AND HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to LAwell Program Employee Benefits Trust Fund review for Fiscal Year Wednesday (FY) 2023­24. Fiscal Impact Statement: Not applicable.

(11) 20­0789­S2 CD 5 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (YAROSLAVSKY ­ KREKORIAN) relative to rescinding Council file Nos. (CF) 20­0789­S1 and 20­0789­S2 regarding the issuance of Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) permits in relation to the WG Project, located at 10951 ­ 10955 Wilshire Boulevard, and the Metro construction of the Westside Purple Line Extension Section 3 Project, including several new subway stations in Council District (CD) 5. Recommendation for Council action: RESCIND Motion (Koretz – Krekorian) dated October 19, 2021 (CF 20­ 0789­S1) regarding the LADBS issuance of permits in relation to the WG Project, located at 10951 ­ 10955 Wilshire Boulevard, and Motion (Koretz – Blumenfield) adopted on September 6, 2022 (CF 20­0789­S2) regarding the Metro construction of the Westside Purple Line Extension Section 3 Project, including several new subway stations in CD 5; in their entirety and that they have no force or effect. (Continued from the Council Meeting of September 4, 2024)

(12) 24­1200­S43 NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the appointment of Alexander Kasendorf to the Board of Animal Services Commissioners for the term ending June 30, 2025. Recommendation for Council action: Wednesday RESOLVE -that September 11, 2024 the Mayor’s - Kasendorf Board of Animal Services Commissioners for the term ending June 30, (Continued from the Council Meeting of September 4, 2024) (12) 24­1200­S43 NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the appointment of Alexander Kasendorf to the Board of Animal Services Commissioners for the term ending June 30, 2025. Recommendation for Council action: RESOLVE that the Mayor’s appointment of Alexander Kasendorf to the Board of Animal Services Commissioners for the term ending June 30, 2025 is APPROVED and CONFIRMED. Appointee currently resides in Council District 6. (Current composition: M=1; F=2, Vacant=2) Financial Disclosure Statement: Filed Background Check: Pending

(13) 23­1022­S7 COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER relative to the Alliance Settlement Agreement program strategy and progress as of June 30, 2024. (Housing and Homelessness 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.) The Council 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 LA Alliance for Human Rights, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., United States Central District Court Case No. 2:20­cv­02291, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Case No. 22­ 55687.

(14) 24­0005­S115 CD 9 COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING Wednesday (LAHD)11, - September DEPARTMENT and2024 - to removing the 55687.

(15) 24­0005­S116 CD 9 COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 1639 East 47th Street (Case No. 699877), Assessor I.D. No. 5106­014­023, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP). Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated August 29, 2024, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 1639 East 47th Street (Case No. 699877), Assessor I.D. No. 5106­014­023, from the REAP. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the LAHD. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

(16) 24­0005­S117 CD 4 COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING Wednesday DEPARTMENT (LAHD)11, - September and RESOLUTION 2024 - to removing property at 6900 West Camrose Drive (Case No. 834683), Assessor I.D. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the LAHD. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

(17) 22­0754­S2 CD 10 MOTION (HUTT ­ HERNANDEZ) relative to providing additional funding for Contract No. C­139076 with The People Concern for homeless outreach services in Council District (CD) 10, and to extend the contract termination date to June 30, 2025. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: 1. TRANSFER and APPROPRIATE $400,314 in the General City Purposes Fund No. 100/56, Account No. 000624 (Additional Homeless Services ­ CD 10), to Contract No. C­139076 with The People Concern to provide additional funding for homeless outreach services, and to extend the contract termination date to June 30, 2025. 2. AUTHORIZE the City Clerk to prepare and process the necessary document(s) with, and/or payment(s), in the above amount, for the above purpose, subject to the approval of the City Attorney, if needed; and, AUTHORIZE the CD 10 Office to execute any such documents on behalf of the City. 3. AUTHORIZE the City Clerk to make any corrections, clarifications or People Concern to provide additional funding for homeless outreach services, and to extend the contract termination date to June 30, 2025. 2. AUTHORIZE the City Clerk to prepare and process the necessary document(s) with, and/or payment(s), in the above amount, for the above purpose, subject to the approval of the City Attorney, if needed; and, AUTHORIZE the CD 10 Office to execute any such documents on behalf of the City. 3. AUTHORIZE the City Clerk 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.

(18) 24­0924 MOTION (DE LEON ­ RODRIGUEZ) relative to amending the prior Council action of August 16, 2024, Council file No. (CF) 24­0924, regarding funding for services in connection with Council District’s (CD) 14 special recognition of Guatemalan Heritage Week / La Semana del Guatemalteco, including the illumination of City Hall on August 25, 2025. Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: AMEND the Council action of August 16, 2024, relative to funding for services in connection with the CD 14's special recognition of Guatemalan Heritage Week / La Semana del Guatemalteco, including the illumination of City Hall on August 25, 2025 (CF 24­0924), to transfer and appropriate $400 from the General City Purposes Fund No. 100/56, Account No. 0714 (CD 14 ­ Community Services), to the General Services Fund No. 100/40, Account No. 1100 (Hiring Hall), in lieu of the funding transfer included in the original Council action.

(19) 23­0986 CD 10 MOTION (HUTT ­ BLUMENFIELD) relative to amending the prior Council action of October 11, 2023, Council file No. (CF) 23­0986, regarding the acquisition and installation of pneumatic bollards near the plaza of the Vision Theater in Council District (CD) 10. Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: AMEND the Council action of October 11, 2023 relative to the acquisition and installation of pneumatic bollards near the plaza of the Vision Theater in CD 10 (CF 23­0986), to change Recommendation No. 1 of that action in order to authorize additional street improvement work on Degnan Boulevard, as indicated below: Transfer and appropriate from Fund No. 59V/50, Account No. 50YZAI to acquisition and installation of pneumatic bollards near the plaza of the Vision Theater in Council District (CD) 10. Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: AMEND the Council action of October 11, 2023 relative to the acquisition and installation of pneumatic bollards near the plaza of the Vision Theater in CD 10 (CF 23­0986), to change Recommendation No. 1 of that action in order to authorize additional street improvement work on Degnan Boulevard, as indicated below: Transfer and appropriate from Fund No. 59V/50, Account No. 50YZAI to the General Services Fund No. 100/40, as follows: $32,082 to Account No. 001014 (Salaries ­ Construction) and $270,007 to Account No. 003180 (Construction ­ Materials) for the acquisition and installation of the bollards, and other street improvements near the plaza of the Vision Theater, as further detailed in the text of the Motion (Hutt ­ Lee), attached to the Council file.

(2) 14­1411­S5 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the distribution of funds held in the Transfer of Floor Area Rights (TFAR) Public Benefit Payment Trust Fund (Trust Fund). Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: 1. APPROVE the 47 projects and programs listed in Attachment A of the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA) report dated August 6, 2024, entitled as “Proposed 2023 TFAR Trust Funded Projects/Programs by Council District,” included as an attachment of the CLA Report dated August 14, 2024 (CLA Report), attached to the Council file (CF), for a total amount of $16,628,875.44 from the TFAR Trust Fund. 2. APPROVE the reprogramming and reversion of the following three TFAR Trust Fund public benefit projects and programs described in Attachment B of said CLA Report, entitled as “Proposed Reprogramming of 2014 and 2018 TFAR Trust Funded Projects/Programs”: a. $130,475.85 allocated to the Community Plan Implementation Overlay for Temple, Beverly, and Third Street Corridors Project (CF 14­1411) to the PWC Cultural Place Making Project, in Council District (CD) 13. b. $250,000 allocated to the Urban TXT Programming Project (CF 14­1411­S3) to the Urban Wall Street: The Ecosystem of Sustainable Communities Project in the amount of $100,000; Gang Intervention and Community Healing Project in the amount of $100,000; and, the Legacy Business Program in the amount of $50,000, in CD 9. c. Revert a total of $1,819,356 to the TFAR Trust Fund, which includes $1,000,000 from the La Opinion Affordable Housing Project and $819,356 from the City Planning Administration Budget (CF 14­1411­S3). 3. AUTHORIZE the CLA to prepare and submit instructions to the Controller to facilitate the funding of these projects and programs from the TFAR Trust Fund, including an instruction to revert $1,000,000 originally allocated to the La Opinion Affordable Housing Project in CD 9 from the Los Angeles Housing Department Affordable Housing Trust Fund to the TFAR Trust Fund, inasmuch as the Project was rescinded and its funding reprogrammed to the Coalition for Responsible Community Development. 4. AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement these instructions consistent with the recommendations in said CLA Report to allocate and expend funds for these projects/programs. Fiscal Impact Statement: The CLA reports that there is no impact on the City’s General Fund from the recommended actions.

(20) 22­0819 The City Council 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 Randall Stewart v. Los Angeles Police Department, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV10900. (This matter arises from an incident involving members of the Los Angeles Police Department on May 30, 2020 in Los Angeles, California.) (Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered the above matter in Closed Session on August 28, 2024)

(21) 24­0894 The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Dalita Mouradian v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV21831. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on June 6, 2021, on the 10800 block of Wilbur Avenue and Tribune Street, in the City of Los Angeles.) (Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter Wednesday - September in Closed Session 11, 2024 matter in Closed Session on August 28, 2024) (21) 24­0894 The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Dalita Mouradian v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV21831. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on June 6, 2021, on the 10800 block of Wilbur Avenue and Tribune Street, in the City of Los Angeles.) (Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on August 28, 2024)

(22) 24­0899 The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Robert Morehead v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV00370. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on January 22, 2020, on the sidewalk located in front of 2100 West 3rd Street, in Los Angeles.) (Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on August 28, 2024)

(23) 24­0898 The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Geros Ter­Aleksanyan v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV05141. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident which occurred on April 7, 2020, on the sidewalk adjacent to 4062 Verdugo Road, in Los Angeles.) (Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on August 28, 2024)

(24) 24­0901 The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Stephen Blake Teuscher v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV32560. (This matter arises from a bicycle fall incident on September 20, 2021, at 4110 Fountain Avenue, in Los Angeles.) (Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on August 28, 2024)

(25) 24­0897 The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Alicia Tanaka v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV35455. (This matter arises from a scooter incident that occurred on July 6, 2022, at the intersection of North Wednesday Madison Avenue and Santa - September 11,Monica 2024 - Boulevard, in the City of Los (Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter (Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on August 28, 2024) (25) 24­0897 The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Alicia Tanaka v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV35455. (This matter arises from a scooter incident that occurred on July 6, 2022, at the intersection of North Madison Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard, in the City of Los Angeles.) (Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on August 28, 2024)

(26) 24­0896 The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Humberto Ramirez, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV07295. (This matter arises from a vehicle versus vehicle automobile collision on May 8, 2020, near the intersection of 106th Street and Compton Avenue.) (Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on August 28, 2024)

(27) 24­0895 The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Rocio Moreno v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 19STCV18893. (This matter arises from the employment of a Los Angeles Police Officer with the In Car Video Unit that arose in 2018.) (Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on August 28, 2024)

(28) 24­0902 The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Frank Valles v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 19STCV30604. (This matter arises from a traffic accident incident that occurred on April 13, 2018, at the intersection of Washington Boulevard and Hooper Avenue in the City of Los Angeles.) (Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on August 28, 2024)

(29) 24­0903 The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Stephanie Hernandez v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Wednesday Angeles Superior Court Case - September No. 23STCV02640. 11, 2024 - arises from matter20 an incident involving a member of the Los Angeles Fire Department that Boulevard and Hooper Avenue in the City of Los Angeles.) (Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on August 28, 2024) (29) 24­0903 The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Stephanie Hernandez v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV02640. (This matter arises from an incident involving a member of the Los Angeles Fire Department that occurred on May 22, 2021.) (Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on August 28, 2024)

(3) 16­1468­S2 CDs 1,13, 14 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Section 12.22 (Exceptions), to repeal the exceptions located within the Northeast Los Angeles Community Plan or Silver Lake – Echo Park – Elysian Valley Community Plan Area; and related matters. Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Hernandez – Soto­Martinez): INSTRUCT the Department of City Planning, in consultation with the City Attorney, to prepare and present an ordinance to amend LAMC Section 12.22 (Exceptions) to repeal the exceptions located within the Northeast Los Angeles Community Plan or Silver Lake – Echo Park – Elysian Valley Community Plan Area found in Section 33 (Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units), Subsection 4(i) to ensure that all Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones hillside neighborhoods across the City can equally benefit from fire prevention and safety measures. Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

(30) 24­0904 The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Roberto Diaz Garcia, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV05067. (This matter arises from a vehicle versus bicycle on August 6, 2019, at the intersection of Maple Avenue and East 37th Street in Los Angeles) (Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on August 28, 2024)

(31) 24­0905 The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Juan Wilfredo Amaya v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV22086. (This matter arises from a vehicle versus pedestrian incident on October 16, 2020, at the intersection of Foothill Boulevard and Harding Street in Los Angeles.) (Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on August 28, 2024) Adjourning Motions Council Adjournment EXHAUSTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES ­ If you challenge a City action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk at or prior to, the public hearing. Any written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk before the City Council's final action on a matter will become a part of the administrative record. CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE SECTION 1094.5 ­ If a Council action is subject to judicial challenge pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.5, be advised that the time to file a lawsuit challenging a final action by the City Council is limited by Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6 which provides that the lawsuit must be filed no later than the 90th day following the date on which the Council's action becomes final. Wednesday Materials relative September to items on this agenda can be -obtained 11, from the 2024 Office - City Clerk's Council File Management System, at lacouncilfile.com by entering the Council File number listed immediately following the item number (e.g., 00­0000). Council Adjournment EXHAUSTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES ­ If you challenge a City action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk at or prior to, the public hearing. Any written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk before the City Council's final action on a matter will become a part of the administrative record. CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE SECTION 1094.5 ­ If a Council action is subject to judicial challenge pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.5, be advised that the time to file a lawsuit challenging a final action by the City Council is limited by Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6 which provides that the lawsuit must be filed no later than the 90th day following the date on which the Council's action becomes final. Materials relative to items on this agenda can be obtained from the Office of the City Clerk's Council File Management System, at lacouncilfile.com by entering the Council File number listed immediately following the item number (e.g., 00­0000).

(4) 24­0762 CD 4 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the inclusion of Disney Brothers Studio, located at 1748 ­ 1756 North Vermont Avenue; and 4647 ­ 4655 West Kingswell Avenue, in the list of Historic­Cultural Monuments. Recommendations for Council action: 1. DETERMINE that the proposed designation is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Article 19, Section 15308, Class 8 and Article 19, Section 15331, Class 31 of the State CEQA Guidelines. 2. DETERMINE that the subject property conforms with the definition of a Monument pursuant to Section 22.171.7 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code. 3. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Cultural Heritage Commission (CHC) as the Findings of Council. 4. APPROVE the recommendations of the CHC relative to the inclusion of Disney Brothers Studio, located at 1748 ­ 1756 North Vermont Avenue; and 4647 ­ 4655 West Kingswell Avenue, in the list of Historic­Cultural Monuments. Applicant: City of Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission Owners: 3F Investments LLC; and Carl M. & Sara M. Ferraro, Trustees, Ferraro Family Trust Case No. CHC­2024­2508­HCM Environmental No. ENV­2024­2509­CE

(5) 24­0752 CD 14 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to designating Spring Street from East Cesar E. Chavez Avenue to 9th Streets in Downtown Los Angeles as “Biddy Mason Legacy Corridor." Recommendations for Council action, as initiated by Motion (de Leon ­ Harris­Dawson): 1. DESIGNATE Spring Street from East Cesar E. Chavez Avenue to 9th Streets in Downtown Los Angeles as “Biddy Mason Legacy Corridor.” 2. DIRECT the Los Angeles Department of Transportation to erect permanent ceremonial signage to this effect at these locations. Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

(6) 24­1001 PERSONNEL, AUDITS, AND HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to WorkSource Center services. Recommendation for Council action, as initiated by Motion (McOsker – Hernandez): INSTRUCT the Personnel Department and Economic Workforce and Development Department to report to Council with a review of the services offered at each WorkSource Center, identifying the programs (6) 24­1001 PERSONNEL, AUDITS, AND HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to WorkSource Center services. Recommendation for Council action, as initiated by Motion (McOsker – Hernandez): INSTRUCT the Personnel Department and Economic Workforce and Development Department to report to Council with a review of the services offered at each WorkSource Center, identifying the programs that are most popular and effective, as well as present best practices to achieve the highest results for their clients, including a breakdown of each Workforce Center Program, how many applicants are in each category, how many applicants were placed in a job and, of those who were placed in a job, how many were placed through the Target Local Hiring or Bridge to Jobs Programs. Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

(7) 24­0981 PERSONNEL, AUDITS, AND HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to sworn hiring in the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). Recommendations for Council action, as initiated by Motion (McOsker – Blumenfield): 1. INSTRUCT the Personnel Department and LAPD to report monthly to the Personnel, Audits, and Hiring (PAH) Committee with sworn hiring statistics from June 2023 through August 2024, to include: a. The number of police officer applicants b. The number of candidates who enter the academy c. The number of academy graduates d. Attrition numbers e. The impact of the Sworn Hiring Incentive Program f. Any recruitment challenges experienced by the LAPD and other law enforcement agencies. 2. INSTRUCT the City Administrative Officer (CAO) to report monthly to the PAH Committee with hiring statistics for the three largest law enforcement agencies in California and the ten largest law enforcement agencies in Los Angeles County to include: a. Starting salary and any applicable bonuses/incentive programs. b. Hiring targets c. Number of applicants d. Number of hires e. Attrition rates f. Information on, and performance of, any other hiring/re­hiring programs offered. 3. INSTRUCT the CAO to report in 30 days on the total number of police departments that have closed nationally in the last five years. Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the CAO nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

(8) 24­0720 PERSONNEL, AUDITS, AND HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) Section 4.126, pertaining to Allowance for Sick Leave, to provide clarifying language relating to civilian employees who transfer to or from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP).

(9) 20­0313­S33 PERSONNEL, AUDITS, AND HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to implementation of the Human Resources and Payroll (HRP) Project. Recommendation for Council action: NOTE and FILE the August 6, 2024 City Administrative Officer (CAO) report relative to implementation of the HRP Project, inasmuch as this report is for information only and no Council action is required. Fiscal Impact Statement: Not applicable.