City Council

(13)\n24-0723\nCD 11\nENVIRONMENTAL\nIMPACT\nREPORT\n(EIR),\nMITIGATION\nMONITORING AND REPORTING PLAN, and STATEMENT OF\nOVERRIDING\nCONSIDERATIONS;\nand\nPUBLIC\nWORKS\nCOMMITTEE REPORT relative to the vacation of 92nd Street east of\nFalmouth Avenue and its easterly terminus, VAC-E1401449 (Vacation).\nRecommendations for Council action:\n1. FIND that the City has imposed all the mitigation measures that\nare within its control, as described in the Los Angeles\nInternational Airport (LAX) Northside Plan Update EIR\n(consisting of the Draft and Final EIRs) dated May 2014 and\nFebruary 2015, respectively (State Clearinghouse No.\n2012041003), attached to the Council file. The EIR was\nprepared by the Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) in\ncompliance with the California Environmental Quality Act\n(CEQA) and included the Vacation.\n2. FIND that changes or alterations have been required in, or\nincorporated into, the Vacation that mitigate or avoid significant\neffects on the environment. Those mitigation measures are\ndescribed in the EIR and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting\nPlan dated February 2015. A fully enforceable program for\nreporting or monitoring the changes required in the Vacation or\nmade a condition of approval to avoid or substantially lessen\nsignificant environmental effects has been required by the City.\nA copy of the Bureau of Engineering findings and relevant\nmitigation measures for concurrence adopting this as set forth\nin the CEQA Review Memo, dated April 14, 2025, attached to\nthe Council file.\n3. CONCUR with the Board of Airport Commissioners’ findings that\nthe unavoidable significant adverse operational and\nconstruction air quality related impacts associated with the\nproposed Vacation are acceptable in light of the economic,\nlegal, social, technological, and other benefits the proposed\nVacation will bring to the surrounding community and LAWA.\nThese specific overriding considerations are described in the\nStatement of Overriding Considerations for the LAX Northside\nPlan Update dated February 2015, attached to the Council file.\n4. CONCUR with the Board of Airport Commissioners’ findings that\nLulu’s Place Recreation Project as part of the LAX Northside\nCampus District development complies with the LAX Plan, any\ndesign guidelines and standards required by the LAX Specific\nPlan, and all applicable provisions of the LAX Specific Plan, as\nfully set forth in the Executive Director’s Report, attached to the\nCouncil file.\n5. FIND that no new information exists to show that the Vacation\nor circumstances of the Vacation have been changed to require\nadditional environmental review, as described in State CEQA\nGuidelines Section No. 15162; and, therefore the existing\nenvironmental documents adequately describe the potential\nimpacts for this Vacation.\n6. FIND that the street vacation proceedings pursuant to the\nPublic Streets, Highways and Service Easements Vacation Law\nbe instituted for the vacation of the public right-of way indicated\nbelow and shown on the map identified as Exhibit A, attached to\nthe Council file:\n92nd Street between Falmouth Avenue and its easterly terminus\n7. FIND that there is a public benefit to this Vacation. Upon\nvacation of the street, the City is relieved of its ongoing\nobligation to maintain the street. In addition, the City is relieved\nof any potential liability that might result from continued\nownership of the involved street easements.\n8. FIND that the Vacation is in substantial conformance with the\npurposes, intent and provisions of the General Plan, in\nconformance with Section 556 of the City Charter.\n9. FIND that the Vacation is not necessary for non-motorized\ntransportation facilities, in conformance with Section 892 of the\nCalifornia Streets and Highways Code.\n10. FIND that the Vacation is not necessary for present or\nprospective public use, in conformance with Section 8324 of the\nCalifornia Streets and Highways Code.\n11. ADOPT said City Engineer's report with the conditions\ncontained therein.\nFiscal Impact Statement: The City Engineer reports that the petitioner\nhas paid a fee of $47,080 for the investigation of this request pursuant\nto Section 7.42 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC). Any\ndeficit fee to recover the cost pursuant to Section 7.44 of the LAAC\nwill be required of the petitioner. Maintenance of the public easement\nby City forces will be eliminated.