City Council

(55) 24­0682 CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (KREKORIAN – HERNANDEZ) relative to potential costs of programs and eligible sources of compensation for Tuesday - June actions proposed 18, 2024 Bill in Assembly - (AB) 1950 (Carrillo) PAGE 50 the 1959 involving eminent domain actions of the City of Los Angeles in the neighborhoods of No. 100/40, Account No. 1070 (Salaries­As Needed), for services in connection with the Council's special recognition of Muslim American Heritage Month, including the illumination of City Hall and the Sixth Street Viaduct on July 1 and 31, 2024. (55) 24­0682 CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (KREKORIAN – HERNANDEZ) relative to potential costs of programs and eligible sources of compensation for actions proposed in Assembly Bill (AB) 1950 (Carrillo) involving the 1959 eminent domain actions of the City of Los Angeles in the neighborhoods of Palo Verde, Bishop and La Loma, collectively known as Chavez Ravine. Recommendations for Council action: 1. INSTRUCT the Chief Legislative Analyst, in conjunction with the City Administrative Officer and the Office of the City Attorney, to report to Council within 15 days on: a. The potential costs of the programs called out in the proposed bill, including those associated with creating and operating a new task force and any associated legal and court fees. b. A strategy to pursue eligible sources of compensation for the actions proposed by this bill, including seeking reimbursement from the State General Fund through the Commission on State Mandates, or other sources of State funds that might be available to pay for the costs that may be mandated by AB 1950. 2. REQUEST an opinion from the City Attorney within 30 days on the applicability of "home rule" principles under the State Constitution and the common law as it pertains to this bill and the State's ability, or inability, to mandate this action upon a charter city.