Los Angeles — 2025-08-26

(1)\n22-1226\nCity Attorney Report relative to a revised draft ordinance with an\nurgency clause amending Chapter IX of the Los Angeles Municipal\nCode to correct technical and clerical errors in Ordinance No. 187719,\nwhich adopted portions of the 2022 California Building Standards Code\nand made local administrative, climactic, geological, topographical or\nenvironmental changes as specified.\nFiscal Impact Statement: No

(10)\n25-0778-S2\nCD 14\nPreviously certified Environmental Impact Report and related California\nEnvironmental Quality Act findings, and a report from the Los Angeles\nCity Planning Commission relative to a Transfer of Floor Area Rights,\npursuant to Section 14.5.6 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC)\nfor the transfer of up to 470,674 square feet of floor area from the City\nof Los Angeles Convention Center (Donor Site), located at 1201 South\nFigueroa Street, to the Project Site (Receiver Site); and request the\nChief Legislative Analyst, pursuant to LAMC Section 14.5.12, that\nwithin six months of the receipt of the Public Benefits Payment by the\nPublic Benefit Trust Fund, to convene the Public Benefit Trust\nCommittee; the project site is currently developed with The BLOC,\na mixed-use development comprised of a 26-story hotel and a 33-story\noffice building on the northern portion of the site, and a nine-story\npodium building containing commercial uses, six levels of aboveground parking, and two levels of subterranean parking on the\nsouthern portion of the site, the Project proposes the development of a\nresidential tower with up to 466 units, enclosure of the existing rooftop\nparking level, and the addition of two above-ground parking levels\nabove the existing nine-story podium building, all existing uses would\nremain, excluding 24,342 square feet of theater and retail uses\n(located in the podium building) which would be demolished to\naccommodate the new residential tower, once constructed, the Project\nand existing uses would total 1,894,988 square feet of floor area on a\n4.3-acre site, and have a maximum height of 710 feet, or 53 stories; for\nthe property located at 700 South Flower Street, 700 West 7th Street,\nand 711 South Hope Street; and adoption of project findings.\nApplicant: NREA-TRC 700 LLC, Dan Cote\nRepresentative: Craig Lawson & Co., LLC, Andie Adame\nCase No. CPC-2021-9958-TDR-SPR-HCA\nEnvironmental No. ENV-2021-9959-EIR\nRelated Case Nos. VTT-83482-CN-HCA; CPC-2024-8052-DA; CPC2018-6388-SN\nFiscal Impact Statement: Yes

(11)\n23-1057\nCD 15\nDepartment of City Planning report relative to recommendations to\npreserve culturally significant assets located in the Athens on the Hill\ncommunity.\nFiscal Impact Statement: No

(12)\n25-0774\nCD 15\nRelated to Council file No. 25-0775\nDraft Environmental Impact Report (EIR), ENV-2019-3379-EIR and\nState Clearinghouse No. 2019080248, and related EIR Findings, Final\nEIR, Statement of Overriding Considerations, Mitigation Monitoring\nProgram; reports from the Los Angeles City Planning Commission and\nthe Mayor, Director of Planning Technical Memo, and CorrectedRevised Recommended Action, related to the Wilmington-Harbor City\nCommunity Plan; Resolution to certify the Final EIR, adopt EIR\nFindings, a Statement of Overriding Considerations and a Mitigation\nMonitoring Program; Resolution to amend the General Plan as follows:\n1) amend the General Plan Land Use Element; 2) adopt the proposed\nPlans as shown in Exhibit A, Staff Recommendation Report and\nTechnical Modifications with the modifications listed in Attachment 1,\nModifications Memo; 3) adopt the General Plan Land Use Map for the\nProposed Plans, inclusive of Symbols, Footnotes, and Corresponding\nZone and Land Use Nomenclature as shown in the Proposed General\nPlan Land Use Map with the modifications listed in Attachment 1,\nModifications Memo, and the General Plan Land Use Maps and\nMatrices, with the modifications listed in Attachment 1, Modifications\nMemo; 4) amend the Mobility Plan 2035 to reclassify selected Street\nDesignations and Enhanced Networks, with the modifications listed in\nAttachment 1, Modifications Memo; and 5) amend the Citywide\nGeneral Plan Framework Element, with the modifications listed in\nAttachment 1, Modifications Memo; proposed Ordinance to amend the\nZoning Map with modifications listed in the Modifications Memo and\nDirector of Planning Technical Memo; proposed New Zoning Code\nOrdinance to amend Chapter 1 and 1A (New Zoning Code) of the Los\nAngeles Municipal Code to add new zoning districts and related\nregulations to Articles 1-12, and Articles 14 and 15, and amend the\nZoning Code Maps established in Division 1.5. (Zoning Code Maps) of\nArticle 1 of the New Zoning Code, with the modifications in Attachment\n1, Modifications Memo and Director of Planning Technical Memo listed\nin Attachment 1, Modifications Memo; proposed Harbor LA Plans\nCommunity Benefits - Local Affordable Housing Maps; proposed\nOrdinance to amend the Clean Up Green Up (CUGU) Ordinance;\nproposed Conservation District and Individual Historic Resource\nReview Supplemental Districts and Maps; proposed Hazardous Sites\nMaps; the Proposed Plans include amending both the Policy\nDocuments and General Plan Land Use Maps for the Harbor Gateway\nand Wilmington-Harbor City Community Plans, the Proposed Plans\nwould also adopt several zoning ordinances to implement the updates\nto the Community Plans, including rezoning all parcels in the Harbor\nLA Plan Area to regulate specific uses and apply development\nstandards (including height of structures, Floor Area Ratios, and site\nconfiguration) using the City’s New Zoning Code, additionally, the\nproposed modifications to the Wilmington-Harbor City Community Plan\nconsist of a General Plan Amendment and Zone Change to the parcel\nlocated at 1020 North McFarland Avenue, including amendments to\nthe General Plan Land Use Map and exhibits; the Harbor LA\nCommunity Plans (Proposed Plans) consist of the boundaries of the\nHarbor Gateway Community Plan Area (CPA) and the WilmingtonHarbor City CPA, the two CPAs are collectively known as the Harbor\nLA Plans Area, the plan areas are geographically continuous of one\nanother, the combined area of the Harbor LA Plan Area is\napproximately 15.3 square miles, the Harbor Gateway CPA contains\napproximately 3,229 acres and is situated in the southern portion of\nLos Angeles, the CPA is a narrow corridor which links the City's\nHarbor, San Pedro, Wilmington, and Harbor City communities to the\nmain body of the city, the Harbor Gateway CPA is bordered by the\nsouth and southeast Los Angeles CPAs to the north (at 120th Street),\nthe cities of Gardena and Torrance to the west, and Carson and\nunincorporated Los Angeles County to the east, and it shares a\ncommon boundary with the Wilmington-Harbor City CPA to the south\n(at Sepulveda Boulevard), the Wilmington-Harbor City CPA contains\napproximately 6,481 acres and is situated in the far southern portion of\nthe city, near Los Angeles Harbor, it is bordered by the Harbor\nGateway CPA to the north; the San Pedro CPA and the Port of Los\nAngeles to the south, and is adjacent to the cities of Torrance, Lomita,\nand Rancho Palos Verdes to the west, and the cities of Carson, Long\nBeach, and unincorporated Los Angeles County to the east, the\nmodification is located at the northwest corner of the intersection of\nMcFarland Avenue and East Opp Street, Assessor Parcel Number\n(APN): 7425008009; and adoption of project findings.\nApplicant: City of Los Angeles\nCase No. CPC-2018-6402-CPU\nEnvironmental No. ENV-2019-3379-EIR\nFiscal Impact Statement: No

(13)\n25-0775\nCD 15\nRelated to Council file No. 25-0774\nDraft Environmental Impact Report (EIR), ENV-2019-3379-EIR and\nState Clearinghouse No. 2019080248, and related EIR Findings, Final\nEIR, Statement of Overriding Considerations, Mitigation Monitoring\nProgram; reports from the Los Angeles City Planning Commission and\nthe Mayor, Director of Planning Technical Memo, and CorrectedRevised Recommended Actions, related to the Harbor Gateway\nCommunity Plans; Resolution to certify the Final EIR, adopt EIR\nFindings, a Statement of Overriding Considerations and a Mitigation\nMonitoring Program; Resolution to amend the General Plan as follows:\n1) amend the General Plan Land Use Element and 2) adopt the\nproposed Plans as shown in Exhibit A, Staff Recommendation Report\nand Technical Modifications with the modifications listed in Attachment\n1, Modifications Memo; 3) adopt the General Plan Land Use Maps for\nthe Proposed Plans, inclusive of Symbols, Footnotes, and\nCorresponding Zone and Land Use Nomenclature as shown in the\nProposed General Plan Land Use Map with the modifications listed in\nAttachment 1, Modifications Memo, and the General Plan Land Use\nMaps and Matrices, with the modifications listed in Attachment 1,\nModifications Memo; 4) amend the Mobility Plan 2035 to reclassify\nselected Street Designations and Enhanced Networks, with the\nmodifications listed in Attachment 1, Modifications Memo; and 5)\namend the Citywide General Plan Framework Element, with the\nmodifications listed in Attachment 1, Modifications Memo and Director\nof Planning Technical Memo; proposed Ordinance to amend the\nZoning Map and Director of Planning Technical Memo; proposed New\nZoning Code Ordinance to amend Chapter 1 and 1A (New Zoning\nCode) of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to add new zoning districts\nand related regulations to Articles 1-12, and Articles 14 and 15, and\namend the Zoning Code Maps established in Division 1.5. (Zoning\nCode Maps) of Article 1 of the New Zoning Code, with the\nmodifications in Attachment 1, Modifications Memo and Director of\nPlanning Technical Memo listed in Attachment 1, Modifications Memo;\nproposed Plans Community Benefits - Local Affordable Housing Maps;\nproposed Conservation District and Individual Historic Resource\nReview Supplemental Districts and Maps; proposed Hazardous Sites\nMaps; the Proposed Plans include amending both the Policy\nDocuments and General Plan Land Use Maps for the Harbor Gateway\nand Wilmington-Harbor City Community Plans, the Proposed Plans\nwould also adopt several zoning ordinances to implement the updates\nto the Community Plans, including rezoning all parcels in the Harbor\nLA Plan Area to regulate specific uses and apply development\nstandards (including height of structures, Floor Area Ratios, and site\nconfiguration) using the City’s New Zoning Code, the Harbor Gateway\nCommunity Plan Area (CPA) contains approximately 3,229 acres\n(approximately 5.1 square miles) and is located in the southern portion\nof Los Angeles, the CPA is a narrow corridor which links the City's\nHarbor, San Pedro, Wilmington, and Harbor City communities to the\nmain body of the city, the Harbor Gateway CPA is bordered by the\nsouth and southeast Los Angeles CPAs to the north (at 120th Street),\nthe cities of Gardena and Torrance to the west; and Carson and\nunincorporated Los Angeles County to the east, and it shares a\ncommon boundary with the Wilmington-Harbor City CPA to the south\n(at Sepulveda Boulevard); and adoption of project findings.\nApplicant: City of Los Angeles\nCase No. CPC-2018-6404-CPU\nEnvironmental No. ENV-2019-3379-EIR\nFiscal Impact Statement: No

(14)\n22-0403-S3\nDepartment of City Planning report relative to the 2024 Annual\nProgress Reports on implementation of the General Plan and the\nHousing Element. (The Housing and Homelessness Committee\nreceived and filed the matter on June 18, 2025)\nFiscal Impact Statement: No

(15)\n25-0928\nMotion (Padilla, Yaroslavsky - Raman) relative to instructing the\nDepartment of City Planning (DCP) to formally engage the Los\nAngeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority, the Los Angeles Unified\nSchool District, and the Los Angeles Community College District for\nthe purposes of establishing regularized, ongoing discussions\nregarding their respective housing initiatives, wherein DCP can provide\ntechnical assistance, land use and zoning analyses, and updates on\npolicy developments concerning land use and housing; and related\nmatters.

(16)\n25-0758\nMotion (Raman, Blumenfield - Yaroslavsky) relative to instructing the\nDepartment of Building and Safety and Department of City Planning,\nwith support from relevant departments as needed, in creating a\nsingle, comprehensive review process for projects; and related\nmatters.

(17)\n25-0754\nMotion (Raman – Blumenfield) relative to instructing the Los Angeles\nDepartment of Building and Safety, in consultation with the Department\nof City Planning, Bureau of Engineering, and the Los Angeles Fire\nDepartment, and with requested input from California Department of\nHousing and Community Development (HCD)-listed firms that are part\nof the Standard Plan Program, to report on current departmental\nreviews, approvals, and permitting procedures for HCD-approved\nsingle family and Accessory Dwelling Unit plans.

(18)\n25-0753\nMotion (Raman - Blumenfield) relative to instructing the Department of\nCity Planning, with the assistance of the City Attorney, to prepare and\npresent an ordinance to implement AB 1033 (Ting, Chapter 752,\nStatutes of 2023), which authorizes local agencies to adopt a local\nordinance to allow Accessory Dwelling Units to be sold separately or\nconveyed from the primary residence as condominiums.

(19)\n25-0751\nMotion (Raman – Blumenfield) relative to requesting the Los Angeles\nDepartment of Water and Power (LADWP), with assistance from\nrelevant departments, to report on existing approval, permitting, plan\ncheck, and inspection processes administered by LADWP for new\ndevelopments; and related matters. (Also referred to the Energy\nand Environment Committee)

(2)\n25-0838\nMotion (Rodriguez – Lee) relative to instructing the Los Angeles\nDepartment of Building and Safety in consultation with the City\nAttorney, to prepare a report with recommendations to improve the\nexisting inspection and permitting process for restaurant equipment\nand related scope of works; and related matters.

(20)\n21-1230-S10\nMotion (Raman - Blumenfield) relative to directing the Department of\nCity Planning to report within 60 days on providing a clear ministerial\nentitlement process for eligible mixed income and 100% affordable\nhousing and mixed use projects that are currently subject to\ndiscretionary review processes provided the projects provide the\nrequisite percentage of affordable housing to qualify for (1) enhanced\ndevelopment rights under the Citywide Housing Incentive Program\n(CHIP) and (2) an exemption to the Project Review Ordinance; and\nrelated matters.

(21)\n25-0642\nMotion (Blumenfield, Raman – Yaroslavsky) relative to instructing the\nDepartment of City Planning, in consultation with the Los Angeles\nDepartment of Building and Safety, to report with recommendations\nregarding the feasibility and cost-benefit analysis of citywide\nelimination of off-street parking requirements for new development and\nchanges of use.

(22)\n25-0966\nMotion (Blumenfield – Rodriguez, Padilla) relative to instructing the Los\nAngeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS), to report within\n30 days regarding the recommendations included in its response to\nExecutive Directive 10, and to establish a pilot program for use of\nArtificial Intelligence (AI) tools for pre-screening of permit applications\nby applicants to enable corrections prior to formal submittal, and for\ninitial screening of applications by LADBS; and related matters.

(3)\n25-0568\nMotion (Soto-Martínez – Blumenfield, Hernandez) relative to a draft\ndefinition of “Ghost kitchens” and criteria to assess the impacts of\nGhost Kitchens and inform potential land use controls that can mitigate\nnuisances on neighboring land uses. (Also referred to the Economic\nDevelopment and Jobs Committee)

(4)\n24-1005-S1\nMotion (Rodriguez, McOsker – Lee) relative to instructing the\nDepartment of City Planning, in consultation with the City Attorney, to\nprepare an amendment to the Zoning Code regarding the controlling\nland use regulations for Recreational Vehicle Parks to clarify and\nmaintain consistency between provisions of the Zoning Code, Fire\nCode and State of California Building Code, including modifications to\nother City codes needed to facilitate this instruction, such as Los\nAngeles Municipal Code Section 14.00 concerning Public Benefit\nProjects, and any amendments necessary to clarify the distinction\nbetween Mobilehome Parks and Recreational Vehicle Parks, and the\napplicable land use limitations, standards, and approval processes\nrelative to each kind of park.

(5)\n25-1200-S40\nCommunication from the Mayor relative to the appointment of Ms.\nSarah Johnson to the Los Angeles City Planning Commission for the\nterm ending June 30, 2030.\nFinancial Disclosure Statement: Pending\nBackground Check: Pending

(6)\n25-1200-S46\nCommunication from the Mayor relative to the appointment of Ms.\nPriscilla Chavez to the Los Angeles City Planning Commission for the\nterm ending June 30, 2030.\nFinancial Disclosure Statement: Pending\nBackground Check: Pending

(7)\n19-1030-S1\nCD 13\nCategorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act\n(CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15301, Class 1\n(Existing Facilities), and related CEQA findings; report from the Central\nLos Angeles Area Planning Commission (CLAAPC); and an Appeal\nfiled by Casey Maddren, Citizens for a Better Los Angeles, from the\nCLAAPC’s determination in approving a Categorical Exemption as the\nenvironmental clearance for a Conditional Use permit to allow the sale\nand dispensing of a full-line of alcoholic beverages for on-site\nconsumption in conjunction with a private residents' club within a new\nmixed-use development previously approved under Case No. DIR2019-2593-TOC-SPR, the sale of alcoholic beverages will be located\nwithin a 769 square-foot club room located on the fourth floor with\neight interior seats and four exterior seats within a 804 square-foot\noutdoor deck as well as an additional 584 square foot club room\nlocated on the eighth floor with 11 interior seats and 76 exterior seats\nwithin a 2,060 square foot outdoor deck, the proposed hours of\noperation are from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. (midnight) daily with\nalcoholic beverage service restricted to tenants and their guests only\nfor the properties located at 1522 - 1538 North Cassil Place; and\nadoption of project findings.\nApplicant: Lawrence Bond, Bond Companies\nRepresentative: Bruce Evans, Solomon, Saltsman Jamieson\nCase No. ZA-2023-4977-CUB-1A\nRelated Cases: ZA-2023-4977-CUB; ENV-2023-4978-CE; DIR-20192593-TOC-SPR\nFiscal Impact Statement: No

(8)\n25-0778\nCD 14\nPreviously certified Environmental Impact Report and related California\nEnvironmental Quality Act findings, and report from the Los Angeles\nCity Planning Commission relative to a proposed ordinance authorizing\nthe execution of a Development Agreement, pursuant to Government\nCode Sections 65864-65869.5, by and between the City of Los\nAngeles and NREA-TRC 700, LLC, a Delaware limited liability\ncorporation for the term of 20 years; for the property located at 700\nSouth Flower Street, 700 West 7th Street, and 711 South Hope Street;\nand adoption of project findings.\nApplicant: NREA-TRC 700 LLC, Dan Cote\nRepresentative: Craig Lawson & Co., LLC, Andie Adame\nCase No. CPC-2024-8052-DA\nEnvironmental No. ENV-2021-9959-EIR\nRelated Case Nos. VTT-83482-CN-HCA; CPC-2018-6388-SN; CPC2021-9958-TDR-SPR-HCA\nFiscal Impact Statement: Yes

(9)\n25-0778-S1\nCD 14\nPreviously certified Environmental Impact Report and related California\nEnvironmental Quality Act findings, and report from the Los Angeles\nCity Planning Commission relative to proposed ordinances for the\nestablishment of a Sign District ("-SN" Supplemental Use\nDistrict), pursuant to Section 13.11 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code\nto regulate signage within the Project Site; for the property located\nat 700 South Flower Street, 700 West 7th Street, and 711 South Hope\nStreet; and adoption of project findings.\nApplicant: NREA-TRC 700 LLC, Dan Cote\nRepresentative: Craig Lawson & Co., LLC, Andie Adame\nCase No. CPC-2018-6388-SN\nEnvironmental No. ENV-2021-9959-EIR\nRelated Case Nos. VTT-83482-CN-HCA; CPC-2024-8052-DA; CPC2021-9958-TDR-SPR-HCA\nFiscal Impact Statement: Yes

(1)\n14-1064\nBoard of Airport Commissioners report relative to proposed First\nAmendment to Airport Concessions Agreement No. LAA-9173 between\nLos Angeles World Airports (LAWA) and Lenlyn Limited dba ICE\nCurrency Services USA for currency exchange and business services\nconcessions at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX); and\ncategorical exemption from the requirements of the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article III, Class 1(18)\n(c) of the Los Angeles CEQA Guidelines.\nFiscal Impact Statement: Yes

(2)\n15-0694\nCD 11\nBoard of Airport Commissioners report relative to proposed Sixth\nAmendment to Concession Agreement LAA-8862 between Los\nAngeles World Airports (LAWA) and Boingo Wireless, Inc. for\nmanagement and operation of the wireless network in all terminals at\nLos Angeles International Airport (LAX); and administrative exemption\nfrom 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

(3)\n25-0876\nReport from the Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) relative to the\nFiscal Year 2025-26 Statement of Debt Accountability and Capital\nImprovement Plan.\nFiscal Impact Statement: No

(4)\n19-1200-S10\nCommunication from the Mayor relative to the reappointment of Mr.\nNicholas Roxborough to the Board of Airport Commissioners for the\nterm ending June 30, 2030.\nFinancial Disclosure Statement: Filed\nBackground Check: Pending

(5)\n22-1200-S66\nCommunication from the Mayor relative to the reappointment of Mr.\nMatthew Johnson to the Board of Airport Commissioners for the term\nending June 30, 2030.\nFinancial Disclosure Statement: Filed\nBackground Check: Pending

(6)\n25-0733\nCD 6, CD 11\nMotion (Padilla-Park) relative to requesting a verbal report from Los\nAngeles World Airports (LAWA) regarding protocols, policies, and\nprocedures as they relate to requests by Immigration and Customs\nEnforcement (ICE) and other federal agents on City-owned airport\nproperty.\nFiscal Impact Statement: No