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25-0005-S141
CD 5
COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING
DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the
property at 10520 West Eastborne Avenue(Case No. 858268 ),
Assessor I.D. No. 4326-033-017, from the Rent Escrow Account
Program (REAP).
Recommendation for Council action:
APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated October 24,
2025, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying
RESOLUTION removing the property at 10520 West Eastborne
Avenue(Case No. 858268), Assessor I.D. No. 4326-033-017, from the
REAP.
Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the LAHD. Neither the
City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has
completed a financial analysis of this report. |
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25-0005-S140
CD 11
COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING
DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the
property at 2300 South Pisani Place (Case No. 573692 ), Assessor I.D.
No. 4237-005-007, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP).
Recommendation for Council action:
APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated October 24,
2025, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying
RESOLUTION removing the property at 2300 South Pisani Place
(Case No. 573692), Assessor I.D. No. 4237-005-007, from the REAP.
Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the LAHD. Neither the
City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has
completed a financial analysis of this report. |
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25-0005-S139
CD 15
COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING
DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the
property at 837 West 165th Place (Case No. 811138 ), Assessor I.D.
No. 6121-007-014, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP).
Recommendation for Council action:
APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated October 24,
2025, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying
RESOLUTION removing the property at 837 West 165th Place (Case
No. 811138), Assessor I.D. No. 6121-007-014, from the REAP.
Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the LAHD. 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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25-1187
BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to delinquent
accounts receivables submitted by the Los Angeles Housing
Department.
Recommendation for Council action:
APPROVE the Collections Board of Review’s (CBR) recommendation
for the Los Angeles Housing Department to remove from its active
account receivables:
a. 12 uncollectible invoices totaling $146,043.70
b. 246 uncollectible invoices totaling $833,852.96
Fiscal Impact Statement: The CBR reports that the proposed action
will decrease the City’s receivable base by $979,896.66. |
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23-0670-S2
HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS, ARTS, PARKS, LIBRARIES, AND
COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT and BUDGET AND FINANCE
COMMITTEES’ REPORTS relative to Opioid Settlement Fund
reimbursements; the proposed Westlake Area Harm Reduction Drop-In
Center; and a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the delivery of
community-based opioid remediation services.
A. HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT
Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE
APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
1. NOTE and FILE the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA) report
dated February 21, 2025, attached to Council file No. 230670-S2.
2. REQUEST the Mayor's Office of Community Safety; and,
INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD)
and the Department on Disability (DOD), in coordination
with the City Administrative Officer (CAO), to complete the
necessary invoices and reporting requirements to ensure
that substance use disorder services administered by
these respective entities receive Opioid Settlement Fund
reimbursement.
3. INSTRUCT the CLA to provide a progress report to
Council in 90 days on the City/County partnership to
establish the proposed Westlake Area Harm Reduction
Drop-In Center.
4. APPROVE the following recommendations outlined in
Option B contained in the CLA report dated June 20,
2025, attached to Council file No. 23-0670-S2:
a. Instruct the DOD to draft a RFP for the delivery of
community-based opioid remediation in the following
seven regions of the City: East Valley, West Valley,
East, Central, Harbor, West and South Los Angeles.
b. Instruct the CAO to allocate $2,100,000 in Opioid
Settlement Funds to a new line item entitled "Opioid
Remediation Program – Department of Disability" to
support the delivery of opioid remediation services
by community-based health organizations through a
competitive bidding process, with a contract value of
$300,000 for each area.
c. Instruct the CAO, with the assistance of the DOD, to
report on a staffing plan utilizing Opioid Settlement
Funds for temporary As-Needed staff and/or
contractual services to support the accounting,
contract monitoring, data collection and reporting
requirements associated with the program.
5. INSTRUCT the CLA to work with the Mayor's Office to
report to Council on the outcomes/metrics from the
Mayor's Opioid Program.
B. ARTS, PARKS, LIBRARIES AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT
(APLCE) COMMITTEE REPORT
Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE
APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
1. CONCUR with the Housing and
Committee action of July 30, 2025.
Homelessness
2. AMEND Recommendation No. 4 of the Housing and
Homelessness Committee action, Option “b” as follows:
b. Instruct the CAO to allocate $3,500,000 in Opioid
Settlement Funds to a new line item entitled "Opioid
Remediation Program – Department of Disability" to
support the delivery of opioid remediation services by
community-based health organizations through a
competitive bidding process, with a contract value of
$500,000 for each area.
3. AMEND Recommendation No. 5 of the Housing and
Homelessness Committee action as follows:
INSTRUCT the CLA to work with the Mayor's Office and
the Information Technology Agency to report to Council on
the outcomes/metrics from the Mayor's Opioid Program.
4. INSTRUCT the CLA to report in 90 days with a criteria
evaluation matrix for proposals submitted in Fiscal Year
2025-26 and moving forward by the Council and Mayor’s
Offices that are provided to the CLA and CAO, inclusive of
the Measure of Access, Disparity, and Equity, Los Angeles
Equity Index and Tool, overall need areas across the City,
the measured impact that the money will have in the
proposal areas, as well as number of fentanyl overdoses
and fentanyl overdose deaths as provided by the Los
Angeles County Department of Public Health, Substance
Abuse Prevention and Control Bureau census tract data.
5. AMEND Recommendation No. 2 of the Housing and
Homelessness Committee action as follows:
Include the Unarmed Crisis Response program to also
complete the necessary invoices and reporting
requirements to ensure Opioid Settlement Fund
reimbursement.
6. LIMIT the amount of Opioid Settlement Funds that can be
used to conduct program assessments, inasmuch as the
funds should be focused on service delivery.
C. BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT
Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE
APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
1. CONCUR with the
September 9, 2025.
APLCE
Committee
action
of
2. ADD Recommendation 7 to the APLCE Committee
Report:
INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Fire Department to also
complete the necessary invoices and reporting
requirements to ensure Opioid Settlement Fund
reimbursement.
3. ADD Recommendation 8 to the APLCE Committee
Report:
INSTRUCT the DOD to consult with each interested
council office to determine District needs prior to release
of the RFP.
4. ADD Recommendation 9 to the APLCE Committee
Report:
INSTRUCT the CLA to report within 30 days with options
for adding two positions in DOD and CAO to administer all
programs funded by the Opioid Settlement.
5. ADD Recommendation 10 to the APLCE Committee
Report:
6. INSTRUCT the CLA, with the assistance of the CAO,
LAHD and the DOD, to engage with the County to explore
complimentary funding for services for people
experiencing homelessness in need of opioid remediation
services.
Fiscal Impact Statement: The CLA reports that there is no impact to
the General Fund. The recommendations in the report pertain to
Opioid Settlement funds. The Opioid Trust Fund cu1Tently has an
appropriated balance of approximately $22 million, of which $7.9
million is encumbered for inpatient substance use disorder services
for people experiencing homelessness (Council file No. 23-0670).
Council also set-aside $3 million for the Westlake Area Harm
Reduction Services Drop In Center, which is currently in development,
leaving an available balance of approximately $11,100,000. The City
will continue to receive an estimated $4 to $5 million annually for the
remainder of the Opioid Settlement payout period, which is
approximately 18 years. |
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24-1123-S2
CD 13
MOTION (SOTO-MARTINEZ - JURADO) relative to funding for leasing
costs at the interim housing site located at 5301 Sierra Vista Avenue in
Council District (CD) 13.
Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF
THE MAYOR:
1. TRANSFER and APPROPRIATE $60,000 from the CD 13
Public Benefits Trust Fund No. 904/14, Account No. 14V313
(CD 13 Affordable Housing), to the General Services Fund No.
100/63, Account No. 000027 (A Bridge Home Leasing), for
leasing costs at the interim housing site located at 5301 Sierra
Vista Avenue in CD 13.
2. AUTHORIZE the General Services Department to prepare
Controller instructions and make any corrections, clarifications
or revisions 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. |
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25-4118-S13
CD 5
RESOLUTION (YAROSLAVSKY - LEE) relative to designating a
location in Council District Ten for enforcement against sitting, lying,
sleeping, or storing, using, maintaining, or placing personal property, or
otherwise obstructing the public right-of-way, as further detailed in the
Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Section 41.18.
Recommendations for Council action:
1. RESOLVE, pursuant to Section 41.18 of the LAMC, to
designate the following location for enforcement against sitting,
lying, sleeping, or storing, using, maintaining, or placing
personal property, or otherwise obstructing the public right-ofway, up to the maximum distance and effective for the
maximum period of time prescribed, and as further detailed in
the LAMC:
a. 7253 Melrose Avenue - Interim Housing Facility
2. RESOLVE to direct and authorize the City department(s) with
jurisdiction over the identified location to post appropriate
notices of the above prohibitions at these locations, and to
begin enforcement upon the expiration of any required posting
period. |
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25-1273
CD 13
MOTION (SOTO-MARTINEZ - RODRIGUEZ) and RESOLUTION
relative to the issuance or reissuance of bonds, in an amount not to
exceed $22,150,000, to finance and/or refinance the acquisition,
construction, rehabilitation, and equipping of a 64-unit multifamily
housing development known as Montecito II Senior Housing (Project)
located at 6658 West Franklin Avenue in Council District 13.
Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL
OF THE MAYOR:
1. CONSIDER the results of the Tax Equity and Fiscal
Responsibility Act of 1982 (TEFRA) public hearing held on
September 25, 2025 for the Project.
2. ADOPT the accompanying TEFRA RESOLUTION, attached to
the Motion, approving the issuance or reissuance of bonds in an
amount not to exceed $22,150,000 to finance and/or refinance
the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, and equipping of of
a 64-unit multifamily housing development located at 6658 West
Franklin Avenue in Council District 13. |
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. |
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25-1084
CD 6
MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION (MND), MITIGATION
MEASURES, MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM and RELATED
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) FINDINGS;
PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT,
and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to a Zone Change
for the properties located at 11144 Lorne Street, 11146 - 11148 Lorne
Street, and 8032 North Fair Avenue.
Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL
OF THE MAYOR:
1. FIND, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15074(b),
after consideration of the whole of the administrative
record, including the MND, No. ENV-2019-3203-MND,
and all comments received, with the imposition of
mitigation measures, there is no substantial evidence that
the Project will have a significant effect on the
environment; FIND the MND reflects the independent
judgement and analysis of the City; FIND the mitigation
measures have been made enforceable conditions on the
project; and, ADOPT the MND and the Mitigation
Monitoring Program prepared for the MND.
2. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the North Valley Area Planning
Commission (NVAPC) as the Findings of Council.
3. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE,
dated June 5, 2025, effectuating a Zone Change from R11-CUGU to (T)(Q)RD1.5-1-CUGU; for the demolition of
three existing single-family dwelling units for the
construction, use and maintenance of a 17-unit apartment
with attached garages on an approximate 26,296.6
square-foot lot, the Project is proposed to be a mix of
market rate and affordable housing and will be comprised
of one unit for Extremely Low Income Households and
one unit for Very Low Income Household, for a total of two
affordable units and 15 market rate units, for a total of 17
units; for the properties located at 11144 Lorne Street,
11146 - 11148 Lorne Street, and 8032 North Fair Avenue,
subject to Conditions of Approval.
4. ADVISE the applicant, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal
Code Section 12.32 F:
...property shall not remain in a Q Qualified classification
for more than six years unless during that time: (1) there is
substantial physical development of the property to allow
for one or more of the uses for which the Q Qualified
classification was adopted; or (2) if no physical
development is necessary, then the property is used for
one or more of the purposes for which the Q Qualified
classification was adopted... When these time limitations
expire, the Q Qualified classification and the authority
contained therein shall become null and void, the rezoning
proceedings shall be terminated, and the property
thereafter may only be utilized for those purposes
permitted prior to the commencement of such rezoning
proceedings.
5. ADVISE the applicant that, pursuant to California Public
Resources Code Section 21081.6, the City shall monitor
or require evidence that mitigation conditions are
implemented and maintained throughout the life of the
project and the City may require any necessary fees to
cover the cost of such monitoring.
6. ADVISE the applicant that, pursuant to California Fish and
Game Code Section 711.4, a Fish and Game Fee and/or
Certificate of Fee Exemption is now required to be
submitted to the Los Angeles County Clerk prior to or
concurrent with the Environmental Notice of Determination
filing.
Applicant: Sogomon Petrosyan
Representative: Oscar Ensafi, Approved Plans Inc.
Case No. APCNV-2019-3202-ZCJ
Environmental No. ENV-2019-3203-MND
Fiscal Impact Statement: The NVAPC reports that there is no General
Fund impact as administrative costs are recovered through fees. |
November 04, 2025
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