Los Angeles — 2025-05-13

(1)\n16-0529-S1\nCity Attorney report relative to a draft Ordinance amending Subsection D of\nSection 10.4.5 of Division 10.4, Article 10, Chapter 1A of the Los Angeles\nMunicipal Code to update the method used to make annual adjustments to\napplicable park fees.

(2)\n24-0067\nBoard of Recreation and Park Commissioners report relative to an Amendment\nNo. 1 to the Partnership Agreement with the Los Angeles Parks\nFoundation and Nike USA, Inc. to update the\nstaffing structure for the Coach LA Initiative.\nFiscal Impact Statement: Yes

(3)\n25-0438\nCD 14\nEl Pueblo de Los Angeles report relative to a transfer of interest for Olvera\nStreet Space C-9 (Contract #C-119542) from Olvera Street merchant Bertha\nGomez to Olvera Street merchant Felix Muñoz pursuant to Article 12, Section\n12.1.1.2 of the Concession Agreement.

(4)\n14-0455-S9\nBoard of Recreation and Park Commissioners report relative to a request for\nauthority to submit a grant application for the Summer Food Service Program\n2024-25, from the California Department of Education, for the Department of\nRecreation and Parks Summer Lunch Program, and to accept and receive the\ngrant funds.\n(This item is referred to the Arts, Parks, Libraries, and Community\nEnrichment, and Budget and Finance Committees.)

(1)\n23-0796-S1\nCD 14\nREQUEST TO BE CONTINUED TO DATE TO BE DETERMINED\nCategorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\npursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15332, Class 32, and related CEQA\nfindings; report from the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC); and\nappeals filed by: 1) Supporters Alliance for Environmental Responsibility\n(Representative: Richard Drury, Lozeau Drury LLP); and, 2) Lincoln Heights\nPreservation Coalition, from the determination of the LACPC in approving a\nCategorical Exemption as the environmental clearance for the construction,\nuse and maintenance of a new seven-story residential development with 184\nresidential units, including 47 Very Low Income units, above two levels of\nautomobile parking under the Density Bonus program; for the properties\nlocated at 3601 - 3615 Mission Road; and 2010 - 2036 Lincoln Park Avenue.\nApplicant/Owner: Shay Yadin, Lincoln Park Holdings, LLC\nRepresentative: Brian Silveira, Brian Silveira & Associates\nCase No. CPC-2022-6189-CU-DB-ZAA-SPR-HCA-1A\nEnvironmental No. ENV-2022-6190-CE-1A\nFiscal Impact Statement: No

(10)\n25-0159-S2\nCD 14\nRelated to Council file Nos. 25-0159 and 25-0159-S1\nPreviously Certified Environmental Impact Report (EIR) No. ENV-2021-2232-\nEIR, [State Clearing House (SCH)] No. 2021110015, and related California\nEnvironmental Quality Act findings; report from Los Angeles City Planning\nCommission (LACPC); and, an Appeal filled by CREED LA (Representative:\nKelilah D. Federman, Adams Broadwell, Joseph & Cardozo), from the\ndetermination of the LACPC in approving: 1) a Vesting Conditional Use Permit,\npursuant to LAMC Section 12.24W.19, to allow floor area averaging in a\nUnified Mixed-Use Development within a C or M Zone; 2) a Zone Variance,\npursuant to LAMC Section 12.27, to permit vehicular access to a loading zone\nfrom a public street and not the adjacent alley way; and, 3) a Site Plan Review,\npursuant to LAMC Section 16.05, for a development that results in an increase\nof more than 50,000 gross square feet of non-residential floor area; for the\nViolet Street Creative Office Campus Project (Project), a redevelopment and\nexpansion of an existing office campus on an approximately six-acre site, the\nProject proposes to demolish two buildings with 35,738 square feet of\nwarehouse and office uses and associated surface parking for the new\nconstruction of a 13-story, 450,599 square-foot building comprised of 435,100\nsquare feet of office uses, 15,499 square feet of ground floor retail and/or\nrestaurant uses, and four subterranean and three above-grade levels of\nparking, all located on the southwestern portion of the Project Site (known as\nLot 1), in addition, a Future Campus Expansion Phase could allow for the\ndemolition of another existing 21,880 square-foot office building at the corner of\nViolet Street and Santa Fe Avenue for the new construction of up to 211,201\nsquare feet of additional office and restaurant uses, the existing 222,915-\nsquare-foot Warner Music Group building (originally the Ford Factory building,\na designated historic resource) and an existing five-story parking garage would\nbe retained as part of the Project; for the property located at 2045 Violet Street\n(2030 - 2060 East 7th Street; 715 - 829 East Santa Fe Avenue; 2016 - 2040\nand 2023 - 2043 East 7th Place; and 2017 - 2051 Violet Street), subject to\nmodified Conditions of Approval; and adoption of modified project findings.\nApplicant: AI Violet, LLC and AI Violet B2, LLC\nRepresentative: Jonathan Lonner, Burns and Bouchard, Inc.\nCase No. CPC-2021-2231-GPA-VZC-HD-VCU-ZV-SPR-1A\nEnvironmental No. ENV-2021-2232-EIR\nRelated Cases: CPC-2021-2231-GPA-VZC-HD-VCU-ZV-SPR, VTT-83382-\n2A, VTT-83382-1A, VTT-83382\nFiscal Impact Statement: No

(11)\n25-0159\nCD 14\nRelated to Council file Nos. 25-0159-S1 and 25-0159-S2\nPreviously Certified Environmental Impact Report (EIR) No. ENV-2021-2232-\nEIR, [State Clearing House (SCH)] No. 2021110015, and related California\nEnvironmental Quality Act findings; reports from Mayor and Los Angeles City\nPlanning Commission (LACPC); Resolution for General Plan Amendments to:\n1) the Central City North Community Plan to change the land use designation\nfor Lot 1 of the Project Site (located at 2016 - 2040 East 7th Place and 2017 -\n2045 East Violet Street) from Heavy Industrial to Regional Commercial; and 2)\nthe Transportation Element of the General Plan (Mobility Plan 2035) to\nreclassify 7th Place along the Project Site frontage from a Collector Street to a\nStandard Local Street; and modified draft Ordinance effectuating a Vesting\nZone Change and Height District Change for Lot 1 of the Project Site from the\nM3-1-RIO Zone to the (T)(Q)C2-2-RIO Zone; for the redevelopment and\nexpansion of an existing office campus on an approximately six-acre site, the\nProject proposes to demolish two buildings with 35,738 square feet of\nwarehouse and office uses and associated surface parking for the new\nconstruction of a 13-story, 450,599 square-foot building comprised of 435,100\nsquare feet of office uses, 15,499 square feet of ground floor retail and/or\nrestaurant uses, and four subterranean and three above-grade levels of\nparking, all located on the southwestern portion of the Project Site (known as\nLot 1), in addition, a Future Campus Expansion Phase could allow for the\ndemolition of another existing 21,880 square-foot office building at the corner of\nViolet Street and Santa Fe Avenue for the new construction of up to 211,201\nsquare feet of additional office and restaurant uses, the existing 222,915\nsquare-foot Warner Music Group building (originally the Ford Factory building,\na designated historic resource) and an existing five-story parking garage would\nbe retained as part of the Project; for the property located at 2045 Violet Street\n(2030 - 2060 East 7th Street; 715 - 829 East Santa Fe Avenue; 2016 - 2040\nand 2023 - 2043 East 7th Place; and 2017 - 2051 Violet Street), subject to\nmodified Conditions of Approval; and adoption of modified project findings.\nApplicant: AI Violet, LLC and AI Violet B2, LLC\nRepresentative: Jonathan Lonner, Burns and Bouchard, Inc.\nCase No. CPC-2021-2231-GPA-VZC-HD-VCU-ZV-SPR-1A\nEnvironmental No. ENV-2021-2232-EIR\nRelated Cases: CPC-2021-2231-GPA-VZC-HD-VCU-ZV-SPR, VTT-83382-2A,\nVTT-83382-1A; VTT-83382\nFiscal Impact Statement: Yes

(12)\n23-1039\nCD 3\nCity Attorney report relative to a court-issued Writ of Mandate and court\njudgement commanding the City Council to set aside, vacate, and annul the\nCity Council’s November 8, 2023 action adopting the Planning and Land Use\nManagement Committee’s report denying the appeal filed by Stephen Samuel,\nEvolve Realty and Development Corp., and 7749 Wilbur Avenue Real Estate\nLLC; and sustaining the determination of incompleteness by the Department of\nCity Planning under the Permit Streamlining Act for the property located at\n7745-7751 North Wilbur Avenue.\nApplicant: Stephen Samuel, Evolve Realty and Development\nRepresentative: Jeff Zbikowski, JZA\nCase No. CPC-2023-4428-DB-PHP-VHCA\nEnvironmental No. ENV-2023-5360-EAF\nRelated Case No. ADM-2023-4428-DB-ED1-VHCA\nFiscal Impact Statement: No

(13)\n23-1387\nCD 6\nCity Attorney report relative to a court-issued Writ of Mandate and court\njudgement commanding the City Council to set aside, vacate, and annul the\nCity Council’s January 30, 2024 action denying the appeal filed by MAMBA 24\nLLC and sustaining the determination of incompleteness by the Department of\nCity Planning under the Permit Streamlining Act; for the property located at\n10898, 10898 1/2, and 10900 West Olinda Street.\nApplicant: MAMBA 24 LLC\nRepresentative: Jeff Zbikowski, JZA\nCase No. CPC-2023-4205-DB-PHP-VHCA\nEnvironmental No. ENV–2023-5356-EAF\nRelated Case: ADM-2023-4205-DB-ED1-VHCA\nFiscal Impact Statement: No

(14)\n23-0525\nCD 7\nCity Attorney report relative to pending litigation and court issued writ of\nmandate in the case of Janet Jha v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior\nCourt Case No. 23STCP03499. (The case concerns a Permit Streamlining Act\nAppeal related to a 40-unit housing development at 13916 West Polk Street\nunder the Housing Accountability Act.) (The Planning and Land Use\nManagement Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to\nCalifornia Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal\ncounsel relative to the case.)

(2)\n24-1565\nMotion (Raman - Yaroslavsky) relative to instructing the Department of Building\nand Safety, with the assistance of the City Attorney, to report on potential\namendments to Los Angeles Municipal Code Sections 91.7007.1 and 61.02 to\nimprove the City's ability to abate erosion and flood hazards; and related\nmatters.

(3)\n25-1200-S11\nCommunication from the Mayor relative to the appointment of Mr. Julio\nEsperias, Jr. to the South Los Angeles Area Planning Commission for the term\nending June 30, 2026.\nFinancial Disclosure Statement: Filed\nBackground Check: Pending

(4)\n22-1226\nCity Attorney Report relative to a revised draft ordinance with an urgency\nclause amending Articles 1, 1.2, 1.5, 4 and 9 of Chapter IX of the Los Angeles\nMunicipal Code to correct technical and clerical errors in Ordinance No.\n187719, which adopted portions of the 2022 California Building Standards\nCode and made local administrative, climactic, geological, topographical or\nenvironmental changes as specified.\nFiscal Impact Statement: No

(5)\n24-0976-S1\nCD 14\nSustainable Communities Environmental Assessment (SCEA), Mitigation\nMonitoring and Reporting Program and related Environmental findings; and a\nreport from the Los Angeles City Planning Commission relative to a Transfer of\nFloor Area Rights (TFAR) of up to 274,795 square feet of floor area from the\nLos Angeles Convention Center (Donor Site), located at 1201 South Figueroa\nStreet, to the Project Site (Receiver Site), thereby permitting a maximum 9.13:1\nFloor Area Ratio (FAR) in lieu of the otherwise permitted 6:1 FAR; the TFAR\nTransfer Payment in the amount of $1,373,975, pursuant to Section 14.5.10 of\nChapter 1 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), and Public Benefits\nPayment in the amount of $11,462,471.39, pursuant to Sections 14.5.9 and\n14.5.6B of Chapter 1 of the LAMC; and request to the Chief Legislative Analyst\nto convene the Public Benefit Trust Fund Committee within six months of the\nreceipt of the Public Benefits Payment by the Public Benefit Trust Fund,\npursuant to Section 14.5.12 of Chapter 1 of the LAMC; for the demolition of\nexisting surface parking lot and the construction, use, and maintenance of a\n51-story mixed use development comprised of 536 residential dwelling units\nand up to 4,178 square feet of ground floor commercial uses on a 36,120\nsquare foot lot area pre-dedication and 35,734 square feet of lot area post-\ndedication. The Project would provide 581 automobile parking spaces for\nresidential use in six subterranean levels and three above-grade levels. The\nbuilding would have a maximum height of 603 feet, a floor area ratio of 9.13:1\n(491,515 square feet), the removal of one street tree on Olive Street and\nreplacement with six new London plane trees; the removal of two street trees\non 11th Street and replacement with two Chinese flame trees; and would\nrequire the export of approximately 118,543 cubic yards of soil; for the property\nlocated at 1105 – 1123 South Olive Street; subject to Conditions of Approval;\nand adoption of project findings. (The SCEA, No. ENV-2018-2601-SCEA was\nconsidered and adopted by the City Council on December 11, 2024)\nApplicant: Kevin Lindquist, MREG 1105 Olive, LLC\nRepresentative: Paul Garry, Psomas\nCase No. CPC-2018-2600-ZV-TDR-DD-SPR-MCUP\nEnvironmental No. ENV-2018-2601-SCEA\nRelated Case No. VTT-82109\nFiscal Impact Statement: Yes

(6)\n17-0447-S2\nCity Attorney report and draft Ordinance relative to rescinding Ordinance No.\n187709, which prohibited new oil and gas extraction and made existing\nextraction activities a nonconforming use in all zones, pursuant to a stipulated\njudgment and writ of mandate in Warren E&P, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles, Los\nAngeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCP00060, and the related cases.\n(Referred to the Arts, Parks, Libraries, and Community Enrichment\nCommittee; Energy and Environment Committee; and Planning and Land\nUse Management Committee)\nFiscal Impact Statement: No

(7)\n25-0287\nCD 11\nSustainable Communities Environmental Assessment (SCEA), No. ENV-2022-\n6065-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: Kylah Staley, Lozeau Drury LLP),\nfrom the LACPC’s determination in 1) approving pursuant to Los Angeles\nMunicipal Code (LAMC) Section 12.24 W.1, a Main Conditional Use Permit to\nallow the sale and dispensing of a full line of alcoholic beverages for on-site\nand off-site consumption within up to 16,120 square feet of commercial space;\n2) approving pursuant to LAMC Section 13.08, a Community Design Overlay\n(CDO) Compliance review with the design standards and guidelines of the\nDowntown Westchester CDO; and, 3) approving pursuant to LAMC Section\n16.05, a Site Plan Review for a project that creates or results in an increase of\n50 or more dwelling units or guest rooms; for the development of a new\napproximately 416,915-square foot mixed-use building comprised of 489\ndwelling units, including six live-work units and 64 dwelling units set aside for\nVery Low-Income Households, and 16,120 square feet of ground-floor\ncommercial space, the proposed uses would be located within an eight-story\nbuilding with a maximum height of 96 feet, the Project would provide 549\nvehicular parking spaces that would be located within two subterranean\nparking levels and buffered into the first and second level of the building, in\naddition, the Project would include approximately 51,385 square feet of open\nspace, including 43,235 square feet of common open space and 8,150 square\nfeet of private open space, as part of the Project, the existing commercial\nstructures totaling 21,911 square feet of floor area would be demolished, the\nProject would result in a total floor area of approximately 416,915 square feet\nwith a floor area ratio of 4:1; for the properties located at 6136 West\nManchester Avenue; and 8651 South La Tijera Boulevard, subject to\nConditions of Approval; and adoption of project findings.\nApplicant: 6136 Manchester Avenue Apartments, LLC\nRepresentative: Dana Sayles, three6ixty\nCase No. CPC-2022-6064-DB-MCUP-CDO-SPR-HCA-PHP-1A\nEnvironmental No. ENV-2022-6065-SCEA\nFiscal Impact Statement: Yes

(8)\n25-0293\nCD 13\nCategorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\npursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15332, Class 32, and related CEQA\nfindings; report from the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC); and,\nan Appeal filed by Supporters Alliance for Environmental Responsibility\n(SAFER) (Representative: Richard Drury, Lozeau Drury LLP), from the\ndetermination of the LACPC in approving a Site Plan Review, pursuant to Los\nAngeles Municipal Code Section 16.05, for a development project that creates,\nor results in an increase of 50 or more dwelling units; for the demolition of an\nexisting 6,690 square-foot commercial building, an existing 6,633 square-foot\ninstitutional building, and an associated surface parking lot and the\nconstruction of a seven-story mixed-use residential and commercial building\nconsisting of 112 dwelling units and 2,875 square-feet of commercial retail\nuses; resulting in a total floor area of 91,665 square-feet, the project will have a\nheight of 86 feet, six inches and a floor area ratio of 3.71:1, the project\nproposes 60 automobile parking spaces provided on-site at ground level and\nwithin a subterranean level and 93 bicycle parking spaces (83 long-term and\n10 short-term) would be provided on-site at ground level, the proposed unit mix\nconsists of 42 studio units, 61 one-bedroom units, and nine two-bedroom units,\nthere are two existing Street Trees in the public right-of-way adjacent to the\nproject site, the project will retain both existing Street Trees and plant an\nadditional 29 trees onsite, there are four non-protected trees on-site proposed\nfor removal and no existing Protected Trees on-site, development of the project\nwould require the cut and export of approximately 11,000 cubic yards of soil, no\nimport or fill is proposed, the project is required to provide 11,425 square-feet\nof open space and is voluntarily providing a total of 15,064 square feet of open\nspace; for the properties located at 7014 - 7022 West Sunset Boulevard; and\n1438 - 1446 North Sycamore Avenue, subject to Conditions of Approval; and\nadoption of project findings.\nApplicant: Sycamore Corner LLC\nRepresentative: Kyndra Casper, DLA Piper LLP\nCase No. CPC-2024-480-DB-SPR-VHCA-1A\nEnvironmental No. ENV-2024-481-CE\nFiscal Impact Statement: Yes

(9)\n25-0159-S1\nCD 14\nRelated to Council file Nos. 25-0159 and 25-0159-S2\nEnvironmental Impact Report (EIR) No. ENV-2021-2232-EIR [State\nClearinghouse (SCH) No. 2021110015], Final EIR, Erratum (Violet Street\nCreative Office Campus Project EIR), Statement of Overriding Considerations,\nMitigation Monitoring Program, and Environmental Findings; report from Los\nAngeles City Planning Commission (LACPC); and, an Appeal filled by CREED\nLA (Representative: Kelilah D. Federman, Adams Broadwell, Joseph &\nCardozo), from the determination of the LACPC in approving, pursuant to\nSections 17.03 and 17.15 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), a\nVesting Tentative Tract No. VTT-83382 (stamped map, dated February 20,\n2024) for the vacation and merger of portions of 7th Place and the Easterly\nPublic Alley into the site; resubdivision of the site into four ground lots; and a\nHaul Route for the export of up to 144,000 cubic yards of soil; for the property\nlocated at 2045 Violet Street (2030 - 2060 East 7th Street; 715 - 829 East\nSanta Fe Avenue; 2016 - 2040 and 2023 - 2043 East 7th Place; and 2017 -\n2051 Violet Street), subject to modified Conditions of Approval; and adoption\nof modified project findings.\nApplicant: AI Violet, LLC and AI Violet B2, LLC\nRepresentative: Jonathan Lonner, Burns and Bouchard, Inc.\nCase No. VTT-83382-2A\nEnvironmental No. ENV-2021-2232-EIR\nRelated Cases: VTT-83382-1A, VTT-83382, CPC-2021-2231-GPA-VZC-HD-\nVCU-ZV-SPR-1A, CPC-2021-2231-GPA-VZC-HD-VCU-ZV-SPR\nFiscal Impact Statement: No