City Council

(18) 21-1025 CD 5 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) appeal for a Plan Approval filed for the property located at 9101 West Pico Boulevard. Recommendations for Council action: RESOLVE TO GRANT THE APPEAL filed by Neighbors for a Safe Environment (Representative: Amy C. Minteer, Chatten-Brown, Carstens and Minteer, LLP), and THEREBY OVERTURN the West Los Angeles Area Planning Commission’s (WLAAPC) determination in approving a Categorical Exemption, No. ENV-­2020-­1328-­CE, for a Plan Approval to review the effectiveness and the Applicant's compliance with conditions imposed in Case Nos. BZA-2000­-1697 and ZA-­17683(PAD) for the existing 0.706-­acre West Pico Oil Drill Site; there is no request for modification of any existing condition of approval and no proposed expansion of the use; this review is required by Paragraph 4.b of the June 2001 Settlement Agreement in the case of Neighbors For A Safe Environment v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC240760, and conducted pursuant to Section 12.24 M of the Los Angeles Municipal Code and Condition No. 78 in Case Nos. BZA-­2000­-1697 and ZA-­17683(PAD); for the property located at 9101 West Pico Boulevard. INSTRUCT the Director of Planning, DCP, to prepare the necessary CEQA analysis and findings consistent with Council’s findings; and INSTRUCT that a new CEQA determination be set for a new hearing for the WLAAPC’s consideration. Applicant: Phil Brown, Pacific Coast Energy Company Representative: Mike Finch, Energy Project Solutions LLC Case No. ZA-­1989-­17683-­PA2-­1A Environmental No. ENV-­2020-­1328-­CE-­1A