LA City Council

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Onteora and Kerwin Places Street Lighting District.​

Council file 23-0900-S40 on the Clerk's site

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the 112th Street and Compton Avenue Street Lighting District, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218. (Pursuant to Council adoption of Ordinance of Intention on December 10, 2024. The tabulation of ballots shall take place in Space 300 of 555 Ramirez Street on February 26, 2025 at 10 a.m. and will be publicly live-streamed. To access the live stream, join Zoom Meeting ID: 160 950 3038, Passcode: prop 218. Public announcement of the tabulation of ballots and consideration of the Final Ordinance will take place at Council on March 18, 2025.) (Continued from Council meeting of February 11, 2025)

Council file 24-0900-S72 on the Clerk's site

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the 112th Street and Central Avenue Street Lighting District, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218. (Pursuant to Council adoption of Ordinance of Intention on December 10, 2024. The tabulation of ballots shall take place in Space 300 of 555 Ramirez Street on February 26, 2025 at 10 a.m. and will be publicly live-streamed. To access the live stream, join Zoom Meeting ID: 160 950 3038, Passcode: prop 218. Public announcement of the tabulation of ballots and consideration of the Final Ordinance will take place at Council on March 18, 2025.) (Continued from Council meeting of February 11, 2025)

Council file 24-0900-S73 on the Clerk's site

HEARING COMMENTS relative to an Application for Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity for the sale of alcoholic beverages for off- site consumption at Super King Market, located at 16107 West Victory Boulevard.

Council file 23-0241-S1 on the Clerk's site

HEARING COMMENTS relative to an Application for Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity for the sale of alcoholic beverages for off- site consumption at Cali Market, located at 9601 and 9603 West Venice Boulevard. Applicant: Rajan Lohia / Gori Lohia Representative: Rajan Lohia / Gori Lohia (Motion required for Findings and Council recommendations for the above application) (Motion required for Findings and Council recommendations for the above application)

Council file 23-0065-S1 on the Clerk's site

AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR LA RECOVERY and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES’ REPORT relative to the feasibility and steps necessary to authorize the temporary reemployment of retired employees to aid in the City's wildfire recovery and rebuilding efforts.

Council file 25-0006-S50 on the Clerk's site

AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR LA RECOVERY and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES’ REPORT relative to the 2025 January Wildfires Disaster Recovery National Dislocated Worker Grant to provide temporary jobs for clean-up and humanitarian assistance.

Council file 25-0006-S60 on the Clerk's site

CIVIL RIGHTS, EQUITY, IMMIGRATION, AGING AND DISABILITY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the appointment of Dr. Thela Thatch to the Commission on Community and Family Services.

Council file 25-1200-S2 on the Clerk's site

CIVIL RIGHTS, EQUITY, IMMIGRATION, AGING AND DISABILITY COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending Section 22.1223 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) to establish definitions and specify approaches for the Office of Race and Equity to advance and implement equity principles as core elements of the goals, objectives, and strategies of the City of Los Angeles.

Council file 19-1470 on the Clerk's site

CIVIL RIGHTS, EQUITY, IMMIGRATION, AGING AND DISABILITY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the allocation of Program Year 50 (2024-25) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Administrative Funds

Council file 24-0500 on the Clerk's site

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Annual Planning Report (APR) for the Greater Lincoln Heights 2024-2033 (Property Based) Business Improvement District (BID).

Council file 23-0461-S1 on the Clerk's site

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Annual Planning Report (APR) for the Historic Old Town Canoga Park (Property Based) Business Improvement District (BID).

Council file 12-0071-S1 on the Clerk's site

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Annual Planning Report (APR) for the Tarzana Safari Walk (Property-Based) Business Improvement District (BID).

Council file 22-0587-S1 on the Clerk's site

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Annual Planning Report (APR) for the Century City (Property-Based) Business Improvement District (BID).

Council file 22-0271-S1 on the Clerk's site

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Annual Planning Report (APR) for the Westwood (Property-Based) Business Improvement District (BID).

Council file 14-1515-S1 on the Clerk's site

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Annual Planning Report (APR) for the Melrose (Property-Based) Business Improvement District (BID).

Council file 13-0705-S1 on the Clerk's site

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Annual Planning Report (APR) for the West Adams 2021-2025 (Property-Based) Business Improvement District (BID).

Council file 20-0020-S1 on the Clerk's site

EXEMPTION and ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to allocating funds in CRA/LA Excess Non- Housing Bond Proceeds from all CRA/LA Redevelopment Project Areas to cover budgeted Fiscal Year 2024-25 staffing costs; and determination that the allocation of CRA/LA Excess Non-Housing Bond Proceeds (EBP) for staffing costs does not constitute a project as defined by Section 15378(b) (4) (Creation of Government Funding Mechanisms or Other Government Fiscal Activities) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.

Council file 14-1174-S107 on the Clerk's site

GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to issuing a notice or cease and desist letters to all Tobacco Retailer Permit holders as warning against selling mislabeled hemp products that contain trace amounts of THC.

Council file 25-0139 on the Clerk's site

HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the appointment of Kristal Romero to the House LA Citizen Oversight Committee (House LA COC).

Council file 25-1200-S3 on the Clerk's site

HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES’ REPORT relative to extending the Proposition HHH (Prop HHH) funding commitment for four Prop HHH Permanent Supportive Housing Loan Program projects and two Housing Challenge projects.

Council file 17-0090-S28 on the Clerk's site

PERSONNEL AND HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending Schedule “B” of Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) Section 4.900.1, to update the classification listings, and increase the base wage salaries of certain non- represented classifications, employed in the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP).

Council file 25-0097 on the Clerk's site

MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION, 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 and Height District Change for the property located at 956 North Seward Street (936 - 962 North Seward Street and 949 - 959 North Hudson Avenue).

Council file 25-0059 on the Clerk's site

RULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to amending Section 8.231 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) in regards to the ability for the Council President to appoint members to the Innovation and Performance Commission from nominations submitted by the Chairs of the Budget and Finance, Personnel and Hiring, and the Government Efficiency, Innovation and Audits Committees.

Council file 25-0061 on the Clerk's site

RULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to supporting the South Coast Air Quality Management District’s (SCAQMD) proposed Rules 1111 and 1121 to mandate zero-emission standards for residential and commercial furnaces and water heaters.

Council file 25-0063 on the Clerk's site

RULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City's position regarding Assembly Bill (AB) 246 (Bryan), which seeks to prohibit residential property owners in the County of Los Angeles from increasing rent beyond the rate charged on January 7, 2025, during the state of emergency and for a period of 12 months after its termination.

Council file 25-0002-S3 on the Clerk's site

RULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City’s position on an expansion of the Film and Television Tax Credit Program’s annual incentive cap to $750 million.

Council file 25-0002-S1 on the Clerk's site

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.

Council file 25-0030 on the Clerk's site

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (DE LEON - PADILLA) relative to amending the prior Council action of October 22, 2024, Council file No. (CF) 24-1257, to authorize a Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD) service payback loan for the acquisition of four properties from the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for the Hogar Propio project in Council District 14 (CD 14).

Council file 24-1257 on the Clerk's site

MOTION (BLUMENFIELD - YAROSLAVSKY) relative to funding for construction of the Haynes Street Greenway Project in Council District Three (CD 3).

Council file 18-0384-S14 on the Clerk's site

MOTION (BLUMENFIELD - YAROSLAVSKY) relative to funding for various community beautification efforts in Council District Three (CD 3), to be coordinated by the Los Angeles Conservations Corps for the period beginning March 1, 2025 and ending December 31, 2026.

Council file 23-0136-S2 on the Clerk's site

RESOLUTION (YAROSLAVSKY - PARK) relative to designating locations in Council District Five 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 Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Section 41.18.

Council file 25-4118-S1 on the Clerk's site

MOTION (BLUMENFIELD - YAROSLAVSKY) relative to a Personal Services Contract with E & E Consulting, LLC, for the provision of expert environmental, climate, and energy policy services to the Third Council District, for the term of March 1, 2025 to October 31, 2025, with a not-to- exceed amount of $150,000.

Council file 25-0171 on the Clerk's site

MOTION (PARK - BLUMENFIELD) relative to funding for services in connection with the special recognition of Bulgarian National Liberation Day 2025 at City Hall on March 3, 2025, including the illumination of City Hall.

Council file 25-0174 on the Clerk's site

MOTION (HUTT - JURADO) relative to funding for lost revenue from four parking spaces at Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) Lot No. 625 that will be used by the Leimert Park - Crenshaw Corridor Business Improvement District (BID) for the storage of tools and equipment for cleanliness services in the surrounding area.

Council file 25-0177 on the Clerk's site

MOTION (HARRIS-DAWSON - BLUMENFIELD) relative to a regular meeting of the Council on Friday, February 28, 2025 to be held in the Van Nuys City Hall.

Council file 25-1000 on the Clerk's site

MOTION (BLUMENFIELD - HERNANDEZ) relative to funding to continue the City's partnership with SHARE! to provide additional funding for housing related services.

Council file 21-1023-S2 on the Clerk's site

The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Flying Food Group, LLC v. City of Los Angeles, United States District Court Case No. 2:23-cv-9146. (The case arises from the plaintiff’s claims for declaratory and injunctive relief.) (Budget and Finance Committee considered this matter on February 18, 2025.)

Council file 25-0068 on the Clerk's site

The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Cindi Witte v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV09168. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident that occurred on February 20, 2020, at 222 Hilgard Avenue, Los Angeles.) (Budget and Finance Committee considered this matter on February 18, 2025.)

Council file 24-1513 on the Clerk's site

The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Juana Ivett Busby Arango v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV05077. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on March 29, 2022, on the sidewalk near 1182 Crocker Street, in the City of Los Angeles.) (Budget and Finance Committee considered this matter on February 18, 2025.)

Council file 24-0613 on the Clerk's site

The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Joseph John McCann, Jr. v. De Coral Plaza, LLC, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV33691. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on September 11, 2020, on the sidewalk of Gorham Avenue behind 11756 San Vicente Boulevard.) (Budget and Finance Committee considered this matter on February 18, 2025.)

Council file 24-1510 on the Clerk's site

The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Celeste Haydee Echeverria De Franco v. County of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV16029. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on October 7, 2021, on a sidewalk located at 5455 Bellingham Avenue, in Valley Village, California.) (Budget and Finance Committee considered this matter on February 18, 2025.)

Council file 24-1392 on the Clerk's site

The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Shawn Hendizadeh v. City of L.A. Dept. of Building and Safety, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV40177. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on April 7, 2022, on an uneven sidewalk located at located at 221 North Figueroa Street, in the city of Los Angeles.) (Budget and Finance Committee considered this matter on February 18, 2025.)

Council file 25-0016 on the Clerk's site

The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Guadalupe Castrellon de Leon v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV34413. (This matter arises from a trip and fall accident on July 30, 2020, on a sidewalk located at 13401 Saticoy Avenue, in Los Angeles.) (Budget and Finance Committee considered this matter on February 18, 2025.)

Council file 24-1519 on the Clerk's site

The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Maria Estrada v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV21022. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident that occurred on March 28, 2022, at 3323 Jeffries Avenue, Los Angeles.) (Budget and Finance Committee considered this matter on February 18, 2025.)

Council file 24-1518 on the Clerk's site

The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Efronia Manukyan v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 19STCV22473. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident that occurred on August 15, 2018, at 5717 La Mirada Avenue, Los Angeles.) (Budget and Finance Committee considered this matter on February 18, 2025.)

Council file 24-1517 on the Clerk's site

The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Jesse Reyes v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV20728. (This matter arises from the June 30, 2021, incident in which the Los Angeles Police Department Bomb Squad detonated explosive material.) (Budget and Finance Committee considered this matter on February 18, 2025.) the case entitled Jesse Reyes v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV20728. (This matter arises from the June 30, 2021, incident in which the Los Angeles Police Department Bomb Squad detonated explosive material.) (Budget and Finance Committee considered this matter on February 18, 2025.) Council Adjournment EXHAUSTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES - If you challenge a City action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk at or prior to, the public hearing. Any written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk before the City Council's final action on a matter will become a part of the administrative record. CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE SECTION 1094.5 - If a Council action is subject to judicial challenge pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.5, be advised that the time to file a lawsuit challenging a final action by the City Council is limited by Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6 which provides that the lawsuit must be filed no later than the 90th day following the date on which the Council's action becomes final. Materials relative to items on this agenda can be obtained from the Office of the City Clerk's Council File Management System, at lacouncilfile.com by entering the Council File number listed immediately following the item number (e.g., 00-0000).

Council file 25-0100 on the Clerk's site