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25-1188
CD 13
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to amending the
boundaries of the Santa Monica-Highland Parking Meter Zone (PMZ)
in Council District 13.
Recommendations for Council action:
1. REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present an
ordinance amending Subsection 26(A) of Section 88.00 of the
Los Angeles Municipal Code to expand the boundaries of the
Santa Monica-Highland PMZ, to revise Line 3 and add Lines 915 as follows:
a. Highland Avenue from Lexington Avenue to Willoughby
Avenue
b. Sycamore Avenue from Santa Monica Boulevard to
Willoughby Avenue
c. Orange Drive from Santa Monica Boulevard to Willoughby
Avenue
d. Mansfield Avenue from Santa Monica Boulevard to
Willoughby Avenue
e. Citrus Avenue from Romaine Street to Willoughby Avenue
f. Willoughby Avenue from Sycamore Avenue to Highland
Avenue
g. South side of Romaine Street from La Brea Avenue to
Sycamore Avenue
h. Romaine Street from Sycamore Avenue to Highland
Avenue
2. DIRECT the Los Angeles Department of Transportation
(LADOT) to install metered parking directly in front of
contiguous commercial properties in the expanded zone street
segments listed above, upon City Council adoption of the
expanded PMZ.
Fiscal Impact Statement:
The LADOT reports that there is no fiscal impact to the City’s General
Fund. The Street Parking Revenue Fund (SPRF) will fund the cost of
implementing and maintaining the expanded PMZ, estimated at an
initial cost of $515,000 to install parking meter equipment and
associated signs, stall markings, and red curb. The expanded
boundary of the Santa Monica-Highland PMZ is estimated to generate
approximately $1.6 million in annual gross revenue. The City may
also generate additional General Fund revenue from the issuance of
parking citations at the newly installed parking meters. |
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22-0032-S1
ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT and BUDGET AND FINANCE
COMMITTEES’ REPORT and RESOLUTIONS relative to amended
and restated wastewater system revenue bonds general Resolutions.
Recommendations for Council action:
1. ADOPT the Amended and Restated Wastewater System
Revenue Bonds General Resolution (the “A&R Senior
Resolution”)(Attachment A of the City Administrative Officer
(CAO) report, dated September 9, 2025, attached to the Council
file), effectuating amendments to the original Wastewater
System Revenue Bonds General Resolution to modernize
certain provisions to reflect current industry practices, enhance
flexibility, and provide more favorable terms to the City, the form
of which has been previously approved by the Council.
2. ADOPT the Amended and Restated Wastewater System
Subordinate Revenue Bonds General Resolution (the “A&R
Subordinate Resolution,” and together with the A&R Senior
Resolution, the “A&R Resolutions”)(Attachment B of said CAO
report), effectuating amendments to the original Wastewater
System Subordinate Revenue Bonds General Resolution to
modernize certain provisions to reflect current industry
practices, enhance flexibility, and provide more favorable terms
to the City, the form of which has been previously approved by
the Council.
3. REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present an
ordinance or ordinances amending certain sections of the Los
Angeles Administrative Code and the Los Angeles Municipal
Code, to the extent necessary, to conform such Codes to the
A&R Resolutions.
Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that there is no impact to
the General Fund from approval of the above recommendations as
adoption of the A&R Resolutions is an administrative action.
Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the above
recommendations comply with the City’s Financial Policies in that the
A&R Resolutions are compliant with the City’s Debt Management
Policies.
Debt Impact Statement: The CAO reports that there is no debt impact
resulting from the approval of the above recommendations as
adoption of the A&R Resolutions is an administrative action that is not
related to the incurrence of additional debt. |
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21-1015-S18
ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT and BUDGET AND FINANCE
COMMITTEES’ REPORT relative to applications for the United States
Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), Office of Water, Office of
Ground Water and Drinking Water, Midsize and Large Drinking Water
Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Program – Fiscal Year (FY)
2025.
Recommendations for Council action:
1. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, Department of Water and
Power (DWP), or designee, to prepare and submit two grant
applications for the USEPA, Office of Water, Office of Ground
Water and Drinking Water, Midsize and Large Drinking Water
Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Program - FY 2025.
2. INSTRUCT the General Manager, DWP, or designee, to report if
the City is awarded the grants, to request authority to accept the
grant awards, and to request approval for any related actions to
implement the grant awards.
Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer (CAO)
reports that approval of the above recommendations will not result in
a General Fund impact. There is a 10 percent matching funds
requirement for the Midsize and Large Drinking Water System
Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Program – FY 2025 grant.
However, upon notification of a grant award, a reassessment on the
General Fund impact should be completed as it relates to either lower
than requested grant award amounts, verification of local match
requirements, or front-funding for grants on a reimbursement basis.
Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the above
recommendations comply with the City’s Financial Policies. |
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25-1145
ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to
possible uses for the parcels of land beneath and adjacent to
transmission lines along Ilex Avenue in the Sun Valley neighborhood.
Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Padilla –
Yaroslavsky):
REQUEST the Department of Water and Power (DWP) with the
assistance from the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA) and, in
coordination with the Department of Recreation and Parks, Bureau of
Street Services, Bureau of Engineering and other related City
departments, to:
a. Conduct a site assessment of DWP-owned parcels along Ilex
Avenue in Sun Valley, specifically from Snelling Street to Telfair
Avenue, to evaluate current conditions and identify any safety or
access/liability concerns.
b. Report on allowable uses for these parcels under DWP Rightof-Way policies, applicable zoning, public safety regulations,
and any future plans for these parcels.
c. Explore the feasibility of enhancing these parcels for
community-serving purposes such as passive and active
recreation, gathering areas, development of a dog park, and
shade infrastructure (e.g., trees, gazebos, canopies, or other
shade shelters).
d. Engage with local stakeholders and community organizations to
gather input and assess interest in potential uses.
e. Report to the Council within 90 days with findings and
recommendations, including potential pilot programs or
partnerships that could activate these sites as shared-use
spaces.
Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor
the CLA has completed a financial analysis of this report. |
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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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21-1039-S3
GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS and ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
COMMITTEES REPORT relative to ensuring the municipal
electrification, solar and battery decarbonization master plan has a
focus on large City parcels to maximize Greenhouse Gas (GHG)
elimination.
Recommendations for Council
(Blumenfield – Nazarian):
action,
pursuant
to
Motion
1. DIRECT the Bureau of Engineering (BOE) and REQUEST the
Department of Water and Power (DWP) to ensure the municipal
electrification, solar and battery decarbonization master plan
has a focus on large City parcels, properties and other
opportunities that lower municipal solar bills, and generate the
most renewable energy and storage opportunities to maximize
GHG elimination.
2. DIRECT the BOE and the Los Angeles Police Department
(LAPD), and REQUEST the DWP, to report to Council on the
feasibility of adding solar and energy storage assets to LAPD
properties and parking lots, including the prioritization of the
Canoga Park Police Station and parking lot.
Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor
the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this
report. |
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25-0982
CD 13
CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
REPORT and RESOLUTIONS relative to the rejection of a portion of
Future Street Easement as Public Street and Acceptance of a Portion
of Future Street Easement as Public Street on 4539-4545 West Santa
Monica Boulevard, Right of Way No. 36000-2557.
Recommendations for Council action:
1. FIND that this acceptance of a portion of future street as public
street and this rejection of a portion of future street as public
street is categorically exempt from the California Environmental
Quality Act of 1970, pursuant to Article III, Class 5(22) of the
City’s Environmental Guidelines.
2. ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION accepting the portion
of the future street as public street shown colored blue on
Exhibit A of the City Engineer report dated July 21, 2025,
attached to the Council file.
3. ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION rejecting the portion
of future street as public street shown colored red on Exhibit A
of said City Engineer report.
4. INSTRUCT the Real Estate Division (RED) of the Bureau of
Engineering (BOE) to record the Resolutions with the Los
Angeles County Recorder.
5. FIND that this acceptance of a portion of future street as public
street and this rejection of a portion of future street as public
street is in substantial conformance with the purpose, intent and
provisions of the General Plan, pursuant to Section 556 of the
City Charter.
6. INSTRUCT the City Clerk, following Council adoption, to
forward the Resolution accepting the portion of future
street as public street and the Resolution rejecting the
portion of future street as public street to the BOE RED for
processing.
Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Engineer reports that a fee of
$7,075.91 was paid for processing this request pursuant to Section
7.40 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code. |
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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) |
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20-0538-S1
CD 6
CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM
COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Second Amendment to
Reimbursement Agreement No. DA-4914 with Signature Flight Support
LLC, for reimbursements to Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) for
United States (U.S.) Customs and Border Protection facility expenses
at the Van Nuys Airport.
Recommendations for Council action:
1. CONCUR with the determination by the Board of Airport
Commissioners (BOAC) that this action is categorically exempt
from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant
to Article III, Class 1(18)(c) of the Los Angeles City CEQA
Guidelines.
2. APPROVE BOAC Resolution No. 28140 authorizing a Second
Amendment to Reimbursement Agreement No. DA-4914
between the LAWA and Signature Flight Support, LLC
extending the term by three years, with two one-year extension
options, retroactive to May 21, 2025, for a total term of 15
years, from May 21, 2015, through May 20, 2030, for the
reimbursement of $480,000 in annual fees paid by the LAWA to
the U.S. Customs and Border Protection for facility expenses at
the Van Nuys Airport.
3. AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer, LAWA, or designee, to
execute the proposed amendment upon approval by the
Council and approval as to form by the City Attorney.
4. REQUEST LAWA, in coordination with the City Attorney, to
report on protections and protocols that can be incorporated
into LAWA reimbursement and lease agreements relative to
immigration enforcement requests to access its property.
Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer reports that
approval of the proposed Second Amendment to Reimbursement
Agreement No. DA- 4914 between the LAWA and Signature Flight
Support, LLC will have no impact on the City’s General Fund. The
proposed Amendment extends the term of the Agreement by three
years, with two one-year extension options, for an additional term of
five years, and a total agreement term of 15 years, for CBP facility
expenses at the Van Nuys Airport. The $480,000 annual cost of CBP
services are fully reimbursed by Signature. The proposed Amendment
complies with the LAWA’s financial policies. |
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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
LA County
Los Angeles
City Council
Item
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25-1217
PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT
relative to a proposed Ordinance amending Chapter IX of the Los
Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to incorporate by reference certain
portions of the 2025 Edition of the California Building Standards Code.
Recommendations for Council action:
1. APPROVE the proposed Ordinance amending Chapter IX
of the LAMC to incorporate by reference certain portions
of the 2025 Edition of the California Building Standards
Code and to make local administrative, climatic,
geological, topographical or environmental changes,
included in the Department of Building and Safety
(DBS) report dated October 17, 2025, attached to the
Council file.
2. REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present the
draft Ordinance, including the environmental clearance.
Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the DBS. 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
#14
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