City Council

(3) 14-0163-S18 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR), PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to creating a streamlined process for qualifying sidewalk repair projects. Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: 1. REVIEW and CONSIDER the information contained in the Sidewalk Repair Program's (Project) Recirculated Portions of the Environmental Impact Report (REIR) (State Clearinghouse No. 2017071063), consisting of the Draft REIR and the Final REIR, the Project's 2021 EIR, comprised of the Draft EIR and the Final EIR, and any other information in the record of proceedings (Transmittal No. 1 of the report from the Board of Public Works (BPW) dated May 22, 2025, attached in the Council File); and certify that the REIR and 2021 EIR were completed in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); that potentially significant environmental effects of the Project have been disclosed and evaluated in compliance with the CEQA; the Council was presented with the REIR and the 2021 EIR and the Council considered the information contained in the REIR and the 2021 EIR prior to approving the Project, and that the REIR and 2021 EIR reflect and express the City's independent judgment and analysis as the CEQA Lead Agency. 2. ADOPT the Project's CEQA Findings, including the Statement of Overriding Considerations in Section VII of the CEQA Findings (Transmittal No. 5 of said BPW report), and the Project's Supplemental CEQA Findings (Transmittal No. 6 of said BPW report). 3. SPECIFY that the documents constituting the record of proceedings in this matter are located at the Office of the City Clerk, 200 North Spring Street, 3rd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90012; the BPW Commission, 200 North Spring Street, 3rd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90012; the Department of Public Works, Bureau of Engineering (BOE), 1149 South Broadway, Suite 600, Los Angeles, CA 90015; and any other relevant City department. 4. APPROVE the Project's Street Tree Policy (Transmittal No. 2 of said BPW report) and the Project's Mandatory Project Features Policy (Transmittal No. 3 of said BPW report). 5. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated May 4, 2026, relative to adding Section 62.104.1 to the Los Angeles Municipal Code to establish and codify the new Sidewalk Repair Program, a City program adopted for purposes of streamlining the approval of projects eligible for credit under the settlement agreement in the matter of Mark Willits, et al. v. CV10-05782). Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the BOE or City Attorney. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.