Los Angeles

Board of Public Works

January 17, 2024 Item #4

Agenda Item 4

(4)\nBPW­2024­0033\nCD 4\nTREE REMOVAL – 444 EAST UNIVERSAL HOLLYWOOD DRIVE\nWaste Reduction Program.\nBUREAU OF STREET SERVICES\n(4)\nBPW­2024­0033\nCD 4\nTREE REMOVAL – 444 EAST UNIVERSAL HOLLYWOOD DRIVE\nRecommending the Board:\n1. FIND under the California Public Resources Code, Section 21166 and the\nState’s Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15162, on the basis of\nsubstantial evidence contained in the whole record, that since the City’s prior\ncertification of Environmental Impact Report (EIR) No. ENV­2007­0254­EIR\nthere have been no changes to the Project, changes with respect to the\ncircumstances under which the Project is being undertaken, or new\ninformation of substantial importance concerning the Project, which cause\nnew significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity\nof previously identified significant effects, and therefore no subsequent EIR,\nsupplemental EIR, or other analysis is required for the Project;\n2. SPECIFY that the Bureau of Street Services, Urban Forestry Division,\nlocated at 1149 South Broadway, is custodian of the documents or other\nmaterial that constitute the record of proceedings upon which the Board’s\ndecision is based; and\n3. REVIEW and APPROVE the request for a fee­permit to remove eleven\nCoast Live Oak trees and two Toyon shrubs. Tree and shrub replacements\nare required.