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25-0974
ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the
City's participation in the ShadeLA campaign, assigning department
liaisons for a shade-tracking dashboard, streamlining permitting
processes related to natural shade, and related matters.
Recommendations for Council action, pursuant
(Yaroslavsky, Raman – Hernandez, Rodriguez):
to
Motion
1. AUTHORIZE formally the City's participation in the ShadeLA
campaign as a City-supported and citywide initiative aligned
with the goals of the draft Urban Forest Management Plan, Heat
Action and Resilience Plan, and the City's broader heat
resilience and climate preparedness strategies.
2. INSTRUCT the Bureau of Street Services (BSS), Bureau of
Engineering (BOE), Department of City Planning (DCP),
Department of Recreation and Parks, Department of
Transportation, Emergency Management Department, and
other departments as appropriate to each designate a
department liaison to participate in ShadeLA coordination
efforts. These efforts include the identification of relevant
programs, resources, and related data for ShadeLA to create
and maintain a public-facing, open-source dashboard to track
shade and cooling infrastructure across the City.
3. INSTRUCT the BOE with support from the BSS, DCP Office of
Forest Management, and all other relevant bureaus and
departments to report within 60 days with an evaluation of
existing processes and recommendations on:
a. Automation and/or streamlining of permitting processes
and potential improvements related to natural shade (e.g.,
trees, pocket parks).
b. Establishment an expedited approval for permanent or
temporary shade elements including shade elements for
bus benches, modular shade structures, shade sails,
temporary canopies, particularly where such structures
are within the public right-of-way.
c. Optimal tree spacing and planting practices, and
sustainable practices for maintenance and preservation of
existing trees that prevents negative impact to public
infrastructure.
d. A status report and timeline from the BSS on the progress
of adopted standard plans for the Shade Structure
Program Element from the Sidewalk and Transit Amenities
Program (STAP) Contract C-141478, along with an
implementation plan for installing STAP Shade Structures.
Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor
the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this
report. |
November 05, 2025
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25-1176
BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a transfer
of funds for the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD)
Intergovernmental Transfer (IGT) program to the State Department of
Health Care Services in support of the Medi-Cal program.
Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Lee –
Blumenfield), SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
1. AUTHORIZE the Controller to:
a. Transfer $7.4 million within Fire Department Fund No.
100/38 from Salaries Sworn Account No. 001012 to the
Contractual Services Account No. 003040.
b. Electronically transfer an amount not exceeding $7.4
million, based on the actual invoice, therefrom to the State
Department of Health Care Services by no later than
November 21,2025 for Fire Department (LAFD)
participation
in
the
FY
2023-24
Medi-Cal
Intergovernmental Transfer (IGT) program to access
federal Medicaid funds for emergency medical and
ambulance transport services.
c. Authorize LAFD to make the payment for the participation
in the IGT program, upon receipt of the invoice, and report
on the status of the program in subsequent Financial
Status Reports.
2. AUTHORIZE the LAFD to:
a. Deposit CY 2024 IGT program receipts into Fund No. 59F
Medi-Cal Intergovernmental Transfer Program Trust Fund
No. 59F, and appropriate therein to Account to be
determined (TBD).
b. Transfer an amount not to exceed $7.4 million from the
above Fund No. 59F, Account No. TBD, based on actual
invoice payment, to Fire Department Fund No. 100/38,
Salaries Sworn Account No. 001012.
3. AUTHORIZE the LAFD, subject to approval of the City
Administrative Officer (CAO), to prepare Controller instructions
for any technical adjustments to comply with the intent of
Council actions, and authorize the Controller to implement the
instructions.
Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the CAO nor the Chief Legislative
Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. |
November 05, 2025
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25-1281
CD 1
MOTION (HERNANDEZ - HUTT) relative to funding for food
distribution services coordinated by Central City Neighborhood
Partners (CCNP) in Council District One (CD 1).
Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL
OF THE MAYOR:
1. TRANSFER and APPROPRIATE $200,000 from the AB1290
Fund No. 53P, Account No. 281201 (CD 1 Redevelopment
Projects - Services) to the Community Investment for Families
Department (CIFD) Fund No. 100/21, Account No. 3040
(Contractual Services), for food distribution services in CD 1, to
be coordinated by the CCNP.
2. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, CIFD, or designee, to
execute a contract amendment to City Contract No. C-202536
with CCNP for the Westlake FamilySource Center to add
$200,000 to expand the emergency food assistance program,
subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form.
3. AUTHORIZE the CIFD to make any corrections, clarifications or
revision to the above fund transfer instructions, including any
new instructions, in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion,
and including any corrections and changes to fund or account
numbers; said corrections / clarifications / changes may be
made orally, electronically or by any other means. |
November 04, 2025
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25-0030
RESOLUTION (HARRIS-DAWSON - BLUMENFIELD) relative to the
Declaration of Local Emergency by the Mayor dated January 7, 2025,
and Updated Declaration of Local Emergency by the Mayor dated
January 13, 2025, due to the windstorm and extreme fire weather
system and devastating wildfires in the City of Los Angeles (City),
pursuant to Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) Section 8.27.
Recommendation for Council action:
ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION, dated January 14, 2025,
to:
1. Resolve that a local emergency exists resulting from ongoing
windstorm and extreme fire weather system and the devastating
wildfires in the City within the meaning of LAAC Section 8.21, et
seq., as set forth in the Mayor’s January 13, 2025 Updated
Declaration of Local Emergency, which incorporated the
declaration of emergency dated January 7, 2025, which the City
Council hereby ratifies.
2. Resolve that because the local emergency, which began on
January 7, 2025, continues to exist, there is a need to continue
the state of local emergency, which the City Council hereby
ratifies.
3. Instruct and request all appropriate City departments (including
proprietary departments), agencies, and personnel, in
accordance with LAAC Code Section 8.21 et seq., to continue
to perform all duties and responsibilities to represent the City in
this matter to respond to and abate the emergency and prevent
further harm to the life, health, property, and safety, and receive,
process; and, coordinate all inquiries and requirements
necessary to obtain whatever State and Federal assistance that
may become available to the City and/or to the citizens of the
City who may be affected by the emergency.
4. Instruct the General Manager, Emergency Management
Department, to advise the Mayor and City Council on the need
to extend the state of local emergency, as appropriate.
5. Resolve that, to the extent the public interest and necessity
demand the immediate expenditure of public funds to safeguard
life, health, or property in response to the local emergency and
to support the emergency operations of the City and its
departments (including its proprietary departments), agencies,
and personnel (including mutual aid resources) in responding to
the declared local emergency, the competitive bidding
requirements enumerated in City Charter Section 371, and
further codified in the LAAC, including LAAC Section 10.15 be
suspended until termination of the state of emergency and
solely with respect to purchases and contracts needed to
respond to the declared state of emergency.
6. Direct and request City departments and agencies making
purchases pursuant to the authority granted in paragraph five
(5), above, to report every two weeks to the City Council
regarding the purchases and contracts made during the prior
two week period on the reasons justifying why such purchase or
contract was necessary to respond to the emergency, including
why the emergency did not permit a delay resulting from a
competitive solicitation for bids or proposals, and why
competitive proposals or bidding was not reasonably practicable
or compatible with the City’s interests.
7. Request all City departments and agencies who have the
authority to investigate and/or enforce any/all forms of price
gouging, fraud, and theft by deceit, as described in the
California Penal Code, to do so to the fullest extent permissible
under federal, state, and local law.
8. Instruct the City Clerk, unless and until Council directs
otherwise or discontinues the state of emergency, to timely
agendize this matter so that Council may consider whether to
continue the state of emergency.
9. Instruct the City Clerk to forward copies of this Resolution
to the Governor of the State of California, the Director of
the Office of Emergency Services of the State of California,
the Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Management,
and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.
25-0900-S46
CD 6
COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and
ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to
establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the Kester Avenue and
Chase Street Lighting District.
Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL
OF THE MAYOR:
1. ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated
August 28, 2025, attached to the Council file.
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF
INTENTION setting the date of January 13, 2026 as the hearing
date for the maintenance of the Kester Avenue and Chase Street
Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC
and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code
Section 53753.
Fiscal Impact Statement: The Bureau of Street Lighting reports that if
adopted, $1,041.59 will be collected annually starting with tax year 202526 that will go into a dedicated street lighting maintenance assessment
account for the use in the operation and maintenance of this street
lighting system.
(Board of Public Works Hearing Date: January 7, 2026) |
November 04, 2025
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25-1083
PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT
relative to a report on an assessment detailing the impacts of Senate
Bill (SB) 79 (Weiner), and a comprehensive report identifying and
assessing the projected impacts of SB79 density on the City’s
infrastructure and utility systems.
Recommendations for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Park –
Rodriguez, Lee):
1. INSTRUCT the Department of City Planning (DCP), with the
assistance of the Department of Transportation (DOT) and other
departments as needed, to report by December 1, 2025, on the
following:
a. The definition of "transit-oriented development stop"
b. Detailed maps of the areas where development projects
would be allowed under SB79, including identification of
Tier 1 and Tier 2 stops and, for each, whether it is or will
be served by heavy rail, very high frequency commuter
rail, light rail, high frequency commuter rail, or qualifying
bus service, and its status (e.g., existing, under
construction, funded, in active planning, potential, or no
longer under consideration)
c. When official SB79 maps are expected to be provided to
the City
d. Options for implementing SB79, including proceeding with
implementation,
developing
a
Transit-Oriented
Development Alternative Plan (TODAP), and/or delayed
effectuation, including but not limited to the following:
i. The necessary findings
ii. The number of "Transit-oriented development stops"
that are anticipated to be analyzed
iii. Timelines and deadlines for preparing ordinances to
comply with SB79, submission to and review by the
Department
of
Housing
and
Community
Development, and adoption by the City
e. Resources needed by the DCP to implement SB79,
including staffing resources and consultant costs
anticipated to be needed by the DCP to implement SB79,
including potential TODAP or delayed effectuation
2. INSTRUCT the City Administrative Officer (CAO) to report to
Council by December 1, 2025 on options for providing the DCP,
and other City departments, with personnel and financial
sources needed to prepare for implementation of SB79, and
within 30 days provide funding for the capacity modeling for
delayed effectuation and local alternative plans.
3. INSTRUCT the DCP, with the assistance of DOT, Los Angeles
Housing Department, City Attorney, Chief Legislative Analyst
(CLA), and other departments as needed, to prepare a report by
January 5, 2026 further detailing the impacts of SB79, with a
focus on information needed for the City Council to determine
what actions to take before July 1, 2026, including the following:
a. Detail how SB79 works in conjunction with Density Bonus
Law, including waivers and Incentives
b. Detail how SB79 would impact the following:
i. Residential units subject to the Rent Stabilization
Ordinance
ii. Sites located within the Coastal Zone and Sea Rise
areas
iii. Sites located within Very High Fire Hazard Severity
Zones
iv. Sites in areas with Substandard Hillside Limited
Streets
v. Sites located within Tsunami Zones
vi. Sites located in or near evacuation routes
vii. Sites that have a designated historic resource either
by the City, State or Federal Governments, including
individual designations and Historic Districts
viii. Historic Preservation Overlay Zones or National
Register Historic Districts (NRHD)
ix. Low Resource Areas
x. Industrial Zoned Sites
c. Detail for each station area
i. The allowable density per acre, height, floor area
ratio (FAR) and parking requirements
ii. The area included in a Very High Fire Hazard
Severity Zone; sea level rise area; low resource
area; or a Historic Preservation Overlay Zone
(HPOZ) or NRHD, and for HPOZs and NRHDs, the
date it was established
d. Whether the provision of SB79 that allows findings
regarding the absence of a walking path of less than one
mile applies to barriers that could be removed unilaterally
by the City or the relevant transit agency, such as gates,
walls, fences or temporary closure of pedestrian
passageways or tunnels
e. Options for stations included in the Regional
Transportation Plan that are on transit lines whose
preferred alignment has not been determined, or for which
implementation is speculative, doubtful or unlikely to
occur, including a determination that SB79 does not apply
or transfer of development potential to other station areas
f. Recommendations on any local implementation options
including:
Priorities for TODAPs or delayed effectuation, including in
low resource areas, very high fire severity zones
(especially areas with Substandard Hillside Limited
Streets), HPOZs, quality of transit service, or other criteria
g. Options for areas without sidewalks or other pedestrian
infrastructure such as streetlights or street trees, including
the feasibility to require improvements to the public right of
way, including continuous sidewalks between a parcel and
the transit stop, or to prioritize areas with existing
pedestrian
infrastructure;
Details
on
how
the
implementation will interface with already adopted and
proposed Community Plans and the Citywide Housing
Incentive Program (CHIP)
h. Whether the City can create additional capacity by
increasing allowable height or density that is not
economically feasible
i. Detail the applicability of SB79 to Cities neighboring the
City of Los Angeles
4. INSTRUCT the City Attorney to consult with and obtain input
from the City Council prior to commencing any legal action
regarding SB79.
5. INSTRUCT the CAO, with the assistance of the CLA, DCP,
DOT, Bureau of Sanitation, Bureau of Street Services, Bureau
of Engineering, Los Angeles Fire Department, Los Angeles
Police Department, and REQUEST the Department of Water
and Power, to prepare a comprehensive report identifying and
assessing the projected impacts of SB79 density on the City's
infrastructure and utility systems including:
a. Costs to update, expand, and modernize the City's
infrastructure and utility systems to support projected
density from SB79
b. Costs to maintain expanded and upgraded infrastructure
and utility systems needed to support SB79 density
c. Enhancements to emergency services staffing and
resources necessary to support SB79 density. Citywide
staffing enhancements necessary to design and deliver an
upgraded infrastructure and utility enhancement plan to
support new SB79 density
d. Recommendations for mitigation, funding strategies, and
any additional policy actions the City Council should
consider to mitigate the effects of SB79
e. Estimated increase of revenues generated from the
reassessment of properties redeveloped with SB79
projects, and related direct and indirect revenue increases
from sales taxes, transient occupancy taxes, utility users
taxes and other General Fund revenues
f. Estimated direct and indirect job creation impacts from
projected SB 79 development
g. Estimated impacts to school enrollment from projected SB
79 development
h. Estimated impacts of increases in affordable housing
production in high- and highest-resource areas
i. Options for prioritizing funding for infrastructure and
maintenance in the public right of way in areas or
communities where SB79 is being implemented or where
a TODAP has been adopted that provides for equivalent
growth potential within the community where that transitoriented development stop is located. This would include
City-directed spending under the Sidewalk Repair
Program
6. INSTRUCT the DCP to report to Council in 90 days on the City's
plan to meet its Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA)
consistent with Housing Element and Affirmatively Furthering
Fair Housing obligations for the 6th and 7th RHNA cycles in the
context of possible exemptions and deferrals under SB79. This
should include a capacity modeling exercise to assess
maximum zoned capacity and realistic capacity in low-resource
areas and high-resource areas near transit, including those
studied under the CHIP such as Transit Oriented Incentive
Areas, Opportunity Corridors, Opportunity Corridor Transitional
Areas to ensure compliance under SB79 and Housing Element
law.
Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the CAO nor the CLA has completed
a financial analysis of this report. |
November 04, 2025
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24-1587
CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT
CODE SECTION 8698.4(A)(4) (STATUTORY EXEMPTION FOR
ACTIONS TAKEN BY A CITY RELATED TO HOMELESS SHELTERS
AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 8698.4), AND PUBLIC RESOURCES
CODE SECTION 21080(B)(4) (SPECIFIC ACTIONS NECESSARY TO
PREVENT OR MITIGATE AN EMERGENCY); PLANNING AND LAND
USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCES
FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending Sections 12.21, 12.80,
and 12.81 of Chapter I, and Sections 1.6.2 and 1.6.3, and Division
14.3 of Chapter 1A, of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to
incorporate the definition of “homeless shelter” as defined in state law.
Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL
OF THE MAYOR:
1. DETERMINE, based on the whole of the administrative
record, that the draft ordinances are exempt from the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under
Government Code Section 8698.4(a)(4) (statutory
exemption for actions taken by a city related to homeless
shelters authorized by Section 8698.4), and Public
Resources Code Section 21080(b)(4) (specific actions
necessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency); and that
the draft ordinances are not a “project” under CEQA
Guidelines Section 15378(b) (administrative and
organizational activities that do not result in direct or
indirect physical changes to the environment).
2. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Los Angeles City Planning
Commission as the Findings of Council.
3. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE,
dated October 17, 2025, amending Sections 1.6.2 and
1.6.3, and Division 14.3 of Chapter 1A of the LAMC to
incorporate the definition of “homeless shelter” as defined
in state law.
4. PRESENT
and
ADOPT
the
accompanying
ORDINANCE, dated October 17, 2025, amending
Sections 12.21, 12.80, and 12.81 of Chapter I of the
LAMC to incorporate the definition of “homeless shelter”
as defined in state law.
Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the City Attorney. Neither
the Chief Legislative Analyst nor the City Administrative Officer has
completed a financial analysis of this report. |
November 04, 2025
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