City Council

(6) 23-0555 CD 9 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to the temporary closure of an alley southerly of Manchester Avenue between Avalon Boulevard and McKinley Place. Recommendations for Council action: 1. FIND that the temporary closure of an alley southerly of Manchester Avenue between Avalon Boulevard and McKinley Place is categorically exempt under Article III, Class 5, of the Los Angeles City Guidelines for the implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970. 2. FIND that the alley as shown in the City Engineer report dated January 21, 2026, attached to the Council file, subject to the conditions contained herein, be temporarily closed pursuant to State Vehicle Code Section 21101.4 for a period of eighteen months upon Council approval. 3. ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION, signed by the City Attorney. 4. ADOPT the following findings: a. There is substantial evidence of serious and continual criminal activities in the alley recommended for temporary closure. b. The temporary closure of the alley will reduce the criminal activity in the area. c. The alley does not provide necessary vehicular or pedestrian access to adjacent properties. d. The closure will not substantially adversely affect traffic flow, safety on adjacent streets or in the surrounding neighborhoods, the operation of emergency vehicles or the performance of municipal or public utility services in the alley proposed to be temporarily closed. e. Vehicular and pedestrian traffic on the alley contribute to the criminal activities. f. The alley has not been designated as a through highway or arterial street. Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Engineer reports that the Bureau of Engineering is absorbing the cost of processing the request in the approximate amount of $5,000. Maintenance of the public easement by City forces will be eliminated.