Los Angeles

City Council

February 20, 2024 Item #18

Agenda Item 18

(18) 23-1323 CD 15 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to preparing a report with recommendations to remedy any violations of land use, building and safety and fire codes, and road, geological, and structural damage caused by the various active oil wells located in proximity to the 700 block of West 129th Street, in the Harbor Gateway community of Council District 15. Recommendation for Council action, as initiated by Motion (McOsker - Yaroslavsky): INSTRUCT the Office of Petroleum and Natural Gas Administration and Safety to investigate potential subsidence issues in this neighborhood, and with the assistance of the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety, Department of City Planning, Los Angeles Fire Department, Bureau of Engineering, Bureau of Sanitation, Bureau of Street Services, and the Board of Public Works, in consultation with the City Attorney, assess whether the issues on the 700 block of West 129th Street in the Harbor Gateway community are caused by any violations of land use, building and safety, fire codes and any occurrences of road, geological, including subsidence, and structural damage allegedly caused by the various active oil wells located in proximity of the 700 block of West 129th Street; and, to prepare a report summarizing these findings with recommendations to remedy any found violations. Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.