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| 20251105 | LA County | Los Angeles | City Council | Item | (14) 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 LA County Los Angeles City Council Item #14 |
| 20251104 | LA County | Los Angeles | City Council | Item | (11) 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 LA County Los Angeles City Council Item #11 |