City Council

(35) 24-1604 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATION FROM THE BOARD OF RECREATION AND PARK COMMISSIONERS (Board) relative to a request for approval of a ten-year license agreement (Agreement) with the Los Angeles Parks Foundation (LAPF) for the installation and maintenance of six commemorative plaques with selected phrases on existing benches at various Department of Recreation and Parks (RAP) facilities. Recommendations for Council action: 1. DETERMINE that there is no possibility that the proposed action consisting of authorizing the installation and maintenance of six commemorative plaques on existing benches at various RAP facilties may have a significant effect on the environment as found by RAP staff; and, is therefore categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article 5, Section 15061(b)(3) of the California CEQA Guidelines. 2. APPROVE a ten-year Agreement with the LAPF for the installation and maintenance of six commemorative plaques with selected phrases on existing benches at various RAP facilities as further described in the Board report dated December 19, 2024 and its attachments, attached to the Council file, in substantially the form included as Attachment 1 of said Board report. Fiscal Impact Statement: The Board reports that approving the Agreement will have no impact on RAP’s General Fund, as LAPF will fund all plaque-related costs.