City Council

(18) 23­0745 EXEMPTION, PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending Section 91.8906.1.1 of Division 89, Article I of Chapter IX of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to authorize the Repair and Demolition Fund as a funding source for abatement after the City Council and the Department of City Planning (DCP) declare a public nuisance. Recommendations for Council, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: 1. DETERMINE the following: a. Based on the whole of the administrative record, that the draft ordinance is not a project for purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), as CEQA does not apply to continuing administrative activities or organizational activities of government that will not result in specific direct or indirect physical changes in the environment, or to the creation of government funding mechanisms or other governmental fiscal activities that do not commit to any specific project that may result in potentially significant environmental impacts [California Public Resources Code Sections 21065; State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15378(b)(2), (b)(4), and (b) (5)]; and, DETERMINE that the draft ordinance only makes various technical changes to continuing administrative Friday - April 26, activities, 2024 - those pertaining to thePAGE specifically funding18source for abatement after the City Council and the DCP declare a public to continuing administrative activities or organizational activities of government that will not result in specific direct or indirect physical changes in the environment, or to the creation of government funding mechanisms or other governmental fiscal activities that do not commit to any specific project that may result in potentially significant environmental impacts [California Public Resources Code Sections 21065; State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15378(b)(2), (b)(4), and (b) (5)]; and, DETERMINE that the draft ordinance only makes various technical changes to continuing administrative activities, specifically those pertaining to the funding source for abatement after the City Council and the DCP declare a public nuisance. On that basis, the Ordinance is not subject to CEQA. b. Based on the whole of the administrative record, that the project is not subject to CEQA under the common­sense exemption [CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3)] because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the project may have a significant effect on the environment. 2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated April 3, 2024, relative to amending Section 91.8906.1.1 of Division 89, Article I of Chapter IX of the LAMC to authorize the Repair and Demolition Fund as a funding source for abatement after the City Council and DCP declare a public nuisance. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the City Attorney. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.