Los Angeles — 2025-04-22
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(1)\n07-1175\nDirector of Planning oral status report relative to ongoing development of City\nplanning policies, work programs, operations, and other items of interest.\nPost
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(2)\n13-0197-S17\nCD 3\nReport from the Los Angeles City Planning Commission relative to the Warner\nCenter 2035 Specific Plan Five-Year Status Report for the period between\nDecember 25, 2018 and December 25, 2023 pursuant to Section 10.4.2 of the\nWarner Center 2035 Specific Plan.\nFiscal Impact Statement: No
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(3)\n25-0209\nCD 13\nSustainable Communities Environmental Assessment (SCEA), No. ENV-2021-\n10589-SCEA, Mitigation Measures, Mitigation Monitoring Program, and related\nEnvironmental findings; report from the Los Angeles City Planning Commission\n(LACPC); and, an Appeal filed by Supporters Alliance for Environmental\nResponsibility (SAFER) (Representative: Hayley Uno, Lozeau Drury LLP), from\nthe LACPC’s determination in 1) approving pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal\nCode (LAMC) Section 12.24 W.1, a Main Conditional Use Permit to allow the\nsale and dispensing of a full-line of alcoholic beverages for on-site\nconsumption for restaurants and/or retail establishments totaling 16,680 square\nfeet of ground floor area; and, 2) approving pursuant to LAMC Section 16.05, a\nSite Plan Review, for a project that results in an increase of 50 or more\ndwelling units and/or guest rooms; and 3) An On-Menu Incentive to permit\naveraging of Floor Area Ratio and density over two zones and to permit\nvehicular access from a less restrictive zone to a more restrictive zone; for the\ndemolition of four commercial buildings and one vacant duplex and the\nconstruction of a new 201,134 square-foot, eight-story mixed-use building\nconsisting of 170 new residential units with 26 units set aside for Very Low\nIncome Households and an additional eight units set aside for Low Income\nHouseholds, the proposed building will contain 16,680 square feet of\ncommercial space on the ground floor, additionally, the project proposed to\nretain the existing 19-story tower located at the corner of Vine Street and\nSunset Boulevard and a two-story commercial building (Morgan Camera Shop\nbuilding), the project would provide a total 284 new parking spaces within two\nscreened above grade parking levels and two subterranean levels and 24,997\nsquare feet of open space; for the properties located at 6266 - 6290 Sunset\nBoulevard; 1460 - 1480 Vine Street; and 6251 - 6267 Leland Way, subject to\nConditions of Approval; and adoption of project findings.\nApplicant: David Powers, SRG Development, L.P.\nRepresentative: Matt Dzurec, Armbruster Goldsmith & Delvac LLP\nCase No. CPC-2021-10588-DB-MCUP-SPR-VHCA-1A\nEnvironmental No. ENV-2021-10589-SCEA\nFiscal Impact Statement: Yes
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(4)\n25-0292\nCD 10\nCategorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\npursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Article 19, Section 15332 (Class 32), and related\nCEQA findings; report from the Los Angeles City Planning Commission\n(LACPC); and, an Appeal filed by Elaine Johnson (L.A. GLO Inc.)\n(Representative: Jaime T. Hall, Channel Law Group, LLP), from the LACPC’s\ndetermination in approving a Categorical Exemption as the environmental\nclearance for the construction, use, and maintenance of a new five-story, 19-\nunit residential building of which two dwelling units will be reserved for\nExtremely Low Income Households, the project will contain one, one-bedroom\nunit, 11 two-bedroom units, and eight three-bedroom units, the project will rise\nto a maximum height of 57 feet and will comprise a floor area of 20,420 square\nfeet with a Floor Area Ratio of 1.5:1, the project will provide 24 automobile\nparking spaces and a total of 22 bicycle parking, a total of 2,492 square feet\nwill be dedicated to open space; for the property located at 1459 South Hi Point\nStreet.\nApplicant: Ilan Douek, 1459 Hi Point, LLC\nRepresentative: Nick Leathers, Crest Real Estate\nCase No. DIR-2023-4996-TOC-HCA-1A\nEnvironmental No. ENV-2023-4997-CE\nFiscal Impact Statement: No
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(5)\n24-1570\nCD 1\nContinued from March 25, 2025\nCategorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\npursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15303 Class 3, and related CEQA\nfindings; report from the East Los Angeles Area Planning Commission\n(ELAAPC); and, an Appeal filed by Sarah Ramage, Frontenac Avenue Safety\nCoalition, from the ELAAPC’s determination in approving a Categorical\nExemption as the environmental clearance for the construction, use, and\nmaintenance of a new two-story single family-dwelling measuring\napproximately 3,731 square feet with a 393 square foot covered garage on an\n8,696.8 square foot vacant lot that is located within the Mount Washington-\nGlassell Park Specific Plan area; for the property located at 504 West Avenue\n44.\nApplicant: Bert Youn & Miyoug Kim\nRepresentative: Stayner Architects, Christian Stayner\nCase No. ZA-2022-7295-ZAA-ZAD-SPP-HCA-1A\nEnvironmental No. ENV-2022-7296-CE-1A\nRelated Case: ZA-2022-7295-ZAA-ZAD-SPP-HCA\nFiscal Impact Statement: No
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(6)\n25-0310\nCD 3\nContinued from April 8, 2025\nReport from the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC), and an\nappeal filed by West Valley Alliance for Optimal Living (Representative: Jamie\nT. Hall, Esq., Channel Law Group, LLP) from the Advisory Agency's\ndetermination, dated December 20, 2024, in approving a Vesting Tentative\nTract Map No. 83297 (map date-stamped June 7, 2024), for the demolition and\nremoval of an existing citrus tree orchard, four street trees located on Oakdale,\nand the removal of existing structures (including an existing house,\nworkshop/gallery, caretaker apartment, ranch office, two sheds, seven garage\nstructures, and ramp structures) and the merger and re-subdivision of four\nparcels into 23 ground lots for the construction of 21, two-story single-family\nresidences, one caretaker's residence, 20 percent reduction in front yard and\nside yard setback requirements and three model home lots; for the property\nlocated at 5300 North Oakdale Avenue, subject to modified Conditions of\nApproval; and adoption of modified project findings. Lot 22 and Lot 23 of the\nsubdivision would consist of a 4.15-acre parcel that would be donated to a\nconservation organization. The Project would provide 378 new trees, maintain\n251 existing citrus trees in the preserve area, protect two protected oak trees,\nprotect six other significant non-protected trees, and replace two rows of trees,\nconsisting of 57 citrus trees on Oakdale Avenue. (The LACPC and the\nApplicant failed to mutually agree on an extension of time for the first-\nlevel appellate body to act beyond the specified 45 days, pursuant to\nGovernment Code Sec. 66452.5(c)(1) of the California Subdivision Map\nAct, and Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 13A.2.8.F.2, if there is a\nfailure for the appeal board to render a timely decision on the appeal,\nthen the decision shall result in a denial of the appeal as a matter of law.\nAs such, the appeal filed on January 6, 2025, to the LACPC was deemed\ndenied and the determination of the Deputy Advisory Agency, dated\nDecember 20, 2024, stands.) PLUM will also consider whether the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings pursuant to CEQA Guidelines\nSection 15168(c), that the project and impacts are within the scope of the\n2021-2029 Housing Element and the Housing Element Environmental Impact\nReport (EIR) (ENV-2020-6762-EIR, Program EIR); and adoption of the\nMitigation and Monitoring Program.\nApplicant: Oakdale Estates, LLC, Borstein Enterprises, its sole Managing\nMember\nRepresentative: Sarah Golden, Rosenheim & Associates, Inc.\nCase No. VTT-83927-HCA-2A\nEnvironmental No. ENV-2020-6762-EIR\nRelated Case Nos. VTT-83927-HCA; VTT-83297-HCA-1A; ZA-2023-2170-\nZAD-ZV-ZAA; ZA-2023-2170-ZAD-ZV-ZAA-1A\nFiscal Impact Statement: No
Trade, Travel, and Tourism Committee
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(1)\n-----\nVERBAL DISCUSSION ONLY\nPort of Los Angeles (POLA) quarterly update pursuant to Council file No. 23-\n0103.
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(10)\n25-0348\nCD 15\nBoard of Harbor Commissioners and City Attorney reports and draft Ordinance\nrelative to amending the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) to formally\nestablish a Los Angeles Harbor Department Port Police Reserve Corps; and\nadministrative exemption from the requirements of the California Environmental\nQuality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article II, Section 2(f) of the Los Angeles CEQA\nguidelines.\nFiscal Impact Statement: Yes
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(11)\n25-0315\nMotion (McOsker, Park - Blumenfield) relative to reviewing proprietary\ndepartments including the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power\n(LADWP), the Port of Los Angeles (POLA), and the Los Angeles World Airports\n(LAWA), to identify inefficiencies, overlaps, and opportunities for reform to be\nconsidered for possible 2026 ballot measures.
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(12)\n25-0364\nCD 15\nMotion (McOsker - Padilla) relative to requesting the Executive Directors of the\nPort of Los Angeles (POLA) and the Port of Long Beach (POLB), with input\nfrom leadership of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU)\nand the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA), to appear before the Trade, Travel,\nand Tourism Committee to report on the status of planning, permitting, site\npreparation, construction, anticipated operation, and all other relevant aspects\nof the joint POLA and POLB development of the Goods Movement Training\nCampus.
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(2)\n23-0103\nCD 15\nMotion (McOsker - Raman) relative to requesting the Executive Director, Port\nof Los Angeles, to provide focus on current and anticipated impacts of tariff\nuncertainty on cargo volumes, projected effects on employment and local\nsupply chain industries, and strategies being considered to mitigate potential\nnegative consequences and support affected workers and businesses during\nthe verbal quarterly report on the status of department activities.
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(3)\n-----\nVERBAL DISCUSSION ONLY\nLos Angeles World Airports (LAWA) quarterly update pursuant to Council file\nNo. 23-0102.
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(4)\n24-0951\nCD 11\nReport from Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) in coordination with the\nBureau of Engineering (BOE) relative to reporting on a process to better\nstreamline LAWA project delivery and provide recommendations to improve\ncontracting procedures for future Public-Private Partnership (P3) delivery\nmethods.\nFiscal Impact Statement: No
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(5)\n23-0550-S2\nCD 11\nBoard of Airport Commissioners report relative to Board Resolution No. 28110\nto approve the Second Amendment to contract DA-5620 with Hensel Phelps\nConstruction Co., for the Central Terminal Area Curbside Improvement\nProgram Project at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX); and categorical\nexemption from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act\n(CEQA) pursuant to Article III, Class 1(1), (2), (3), (6), and (12) of the Los\nAngeles City CEQA Guidelines.\nFiscal Impact Statement: Yes
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(6)\n24-0631\nBoard of Airport Commissioners report relative to Board Resolution No. 28087\namending prior debt authorizations (Resolution No. 27612 and No. 27913)\nrelated to the issuance, sale, and incurrence of one or more series of revenue\nbonds, notes, and other obligations payable from the Los Angeles International\nRevenue Fund for the Capital Improvement Program; and administrative\nexemption from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act\n(CEQA) pursuant to Article II, Section 2(f) of the Los Angeles CEQA\nGuidelines.\nFiscal Impact Statement: Yes
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(7)\n25-0385\nCD 6, CD 11\nBoard of Airport Commissioners report relative to Board Resolution No. 28104\nand proposed amendments to six contracts between the Office of the City\nAttorney and various law firms for on-call legal services related to Los Angeles\nWorld Airports (LAWA) legal matters; and administrative exemption from the\nrequirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to\nArticle II, Section 2(f) of the Los Angeles CEQA Guidelines.\nFiscal Impact Statement: Yes
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(8)\n25-0338\nCD 11\nBoard of Airport Commissioners report relative to Board Resolution No. 28066\nto approve the First Amendment to Ground Lease No. LAA-7168 between the\nLos Angeles World Airports (LAWA) and AMB Partners II, L.P. at the Los\nAngeles International Airport (LAX) located at 11099 South La Cienega\nBoulevard; and categorical exemption from the requirements of the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article III, Class 1(18)(c) of the\nLos Angeles CEQA Guidelines.\nFiscal Impact Statement: Yes
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(9)\n21-0825\nCD 11\nBoard of Airport Commissioners report relative to Board Resolution No. 28109\nto approve the Third Amendment to Contract No. DA-5300 between the Los\nAngeles World Airports (LAWA) and Motorola Solutions Inc., for radio projects\nand ongoing radio system maintenance and technical services for the radio\ncommunication systems at LAWA; and administrative and categorical\nexemptions from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act\n(CEQA) pursuant to Article II, Section 2.f. and Article III, Class 1(1) of the Los\nAngeles City CEQA Guidelines.\nFiscal Impact Statement: Yes