City Council

(12) 23-1225 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to retroactive approval of the grant application for the Humanities in Place grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support planning, research, design, and installation of physical markers and creation of digital content to highlight diverse historic places in Los Angeles; and, to accept grant funds. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: APPROVE the grant application for the Humanities in Place grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support planning, research, design, and installation of physical markers and creation of digital content to highlight diverse historic places in Los Angeles (Project). AUTHORIZE the Director of Planning, Department of City Planning (DCP), or designee, to: Accept the Humanities in Place grant from, and execute a grant agreement with, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, in the amount of $500,000 for a two-year term beginning December 1, 2023 through November 30, 2025 to implement the Project, in substantial conformance with the attached grant project agreement, Attachment 2 in the City Administrative Officer (CAO) report dated December 13, 2023, as approved by the City Attorney. Prepare Controller instructions and make necessary technical adjustments consistent with the Mayor and Council action on the matter, subject to the approval of the CAO; and, request the Controller to implement these instructions. REQUEST the Controller to set up a grant receivable of $500,000 and establish a new appropriation account within the City Planning Grants Trust Fund No. 46Y/68 for the disbursement of funds for the Project. RECEIVE and FILE the DCP report dated October 25, 2023, inasmuch as the recommendations included in the report have been updated as reflected in CAO report recommendations dated December 13, 2023, and no further action is necessary. Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that there is no impact to the General Fund. The Humanities in Place grant does not require matching funds, and there is no front-funding required as fund disbursement will occur after grant agreement execution. Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the recommendations of the report comply with the City’s Financial Policies in that one-time revenues will be used to fund one-time expenditures.