City Council

(39) 07-1820-S2 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATION FROM THE BOARD OF RECREATION AND PARK COMMISSIONERS (Board) relative to the approval of the Fourth Amendment to the Lease Agreement with Holocaust Museum LA (HMLA), Amended and Restated Memorandum of Lease, and Landlord Estoppel Certificate for the lease of an additional portion of Pan Pacfiic Park located at 7600 Beverly Boulevard in Council District 5, for the expansion and continued operation of HMLA. Recommendations for Council action: DETERMINE that the approval of the proposed documents is categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article 19, Section 15301 [operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use] of the California CEQA Guidelines and Article III, Section 1, Class 1(14) of the City CEQA Guidelines. APPROVE the Fourth Amendment to the Lease Agreement with HMLA, substantially in the form on file in the Board Office and attached as Exhibit A to the Department of Recreation and Parks (RAP) Board Report No. 23-173, dated September 21, 2023, attached to the Council file. APPROVE the Amended and Restated Memorandum of Lease, substantially in the form on file in the Board Office and attached as Exhibit B to the RAP Board Report No. 23-173, dated September 21, 2023, attached to the Council file. APPROVE the Landlord Estoppel Certificate, substantially in the form on file in the Board Office and attached as Exhibit C to the RAP Board Report No. 23-173, dated September 21, 2023, attached to the Council file.