LA City Council

CIVIL RIGHTS, EQUITY, IMMIGRATION, AGING AND DISABILITY and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES’ REPORT relative to authorizing the Community Investment for Families Department (CIFD) to accept grant awards from the State of California Office of Traffic Safety for the Child Passenger Safety Program and for the Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program.

Council file 25-0045 on the Clerk's site

CIVIL RIGHTS, EQUITY, IMMIGRATION, AGING AND DISABILITY and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES’ REPORT relative to a request for authority to accept grant funds from Communities Actively Living Independent and Free (CALIF), for the Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) program.

Council file 21-1479-S3 on the Clerk's site

CIVIL RIGHTS, EQUITY, IMMIGRATION, AGING AND DISABILITY and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES’ REPORT relative to a request for authority to accept Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) grant funds, execute agreements and amendments; and related matters.

Council file 25-0190 on the Clerk's site

CIVIL RIGHTS, EQUITY, IMMIGRATION, AGING AND DISABILITY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to providing employers and employees with information regarding workplace immigration enforcement, threats of raids, and a feasibility analysis of requiring workplace information postings and trainings; and related matters.

Council file 25-0114 on the Clerk's site

CIVIL RIGHTS, EQUITY, IMMIGRATION, AGING AND DISABILITY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to identifying funds to provide three months of stop-gap funding for Esperanza Immigrant Rights programs serving City residents facing removal proceedings and City property adjacent to the Federal Immigration Courts that can be utilized by non-profit legal services providers.

Council file 25-0112 on the Clerk's site

CIVIL RIGHTS, EQUITY, IMMIGRATION, AGING AND DISABILITY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to department efforts to provide information regarding immigration-related rights to residents of Los Angeles.

Council file 25-0106 on the Clerk's site

CIVIL RIGHTS, EQUITY, IMMIGRATION, AGING AND DISABILITY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to recommendations for reviewing compliance with Los Angeles Administrative Code Chapter 19 - Prohibition of the Use of City Resources for Federal Immigration Enforcement.

Council file 23-0243 on the Clerk's site

GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending Section 9.4 of Article 1, Chapter 1, Division 9 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) raising the Blanket Purchase Order limit to $5,000 for each transaction, to be adjusted annually based on the Consumer Price Index.

Council file 15-1507-S2 on the Clerk's site

GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the transfer of City-owned property located at 3116 West Jefferson Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90018, Assessor Parcel No. (APN) 5044-008- 004, to Seinan Senior Citizens Club, Inc. (Seinan).

Council file 25-0260 on the Clerk's site

GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a proposed non-profit lease agreement with the East Side Riders Bike Club (ESRBC) for the basement of the City-owned property located at 1513 East 103rd Street, Los Angeles California 90002.

Council file 16-0555-S2 on the Clerk's site

GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a proposed lease agreement with Commerce Commons Management, LLC (Commerce Commons Management) for the space located at 5759-5771 Rickenbacker Road, City of Commerce, California.

Council file 25-0244 on the Clerk's site

PERSONNEL AND HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the exemption of one Deputy City Engineer (Class Code 9490) position for the Bureau of Engineering (BOE) from the Civil Service pursuant to Charter Section 1001(b).

Council file 25-0249 on the Clerk's site

PERSONNEL AND HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the exemption of one Assistant General Manager (Class Code 9257) position for the Department of General Services (GSD) from the Civil Service pursuant to Charter Section 1001(b).

Council file 25-0250 on the Clerk's site

PERSONNEL AND HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the exemption of one Chief Grants Administrator (Class Code 9182) position for the Economic and Workforce Development Department (EWDD) from the Civil Service pursuant to Charter Section 1001(b).

Council file 25-0251 on the Clerk's site

PERSONNEL AND HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the exemption of one Assistant General Manager (Class Code 9381) position for the Information Technology Agency (ITA) from the Civil Service pursuant to Charter Section 1001(b).

Council file 25-0252 on the Clerk's site

PERSONNEL AND HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the exemption of three positions for the Community Investment for Families Department (CIFD) from the Civil Service pursuant to Charter Section 1001(d)(4).

Council file 25-0197 on the Clerk's site

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) GUIDELINES, SECTION 15332, CLASS 32; REPORT FROM THE LOS ANGELES CITY PLANNING COMMISSION (LACPC), and APPEAL filed by Supporters Alliance for Environmental Responsibility (SAFER) (Representative: Hayley Uno, Lozeau Drury LLP) from the LACPC’s determination in: 1) approving, pursuant to the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Section 12.22 A.25, a Density Bonus Compliance Review to permit a residential development project consisting of 95 dwelling units, of which 11 units will be set aside for Very Low Income Households, and with the following On-Menu Incentive: a) An On-Menu Incentive to permit the averaging of Floor Area Ratio (FAR), density, open space, parking, and access across the [Q]C2-1L-CDO-RIO and RA-1L-RIO Zones; 2) approving, pursuant to LAMC Section 13.08, a Community Design Overlay Compliance Review with the design guidelines and standard of the Reseda Central Business District Community Design Overlay District (CDO); 3) and approving, pursuant to LAMC Section 16.05, a Site Plan Review for a development resulting in 50 or more dwelling units; for the demolition of the existing commercial building and carport and the construction, use, and maintenance of a new seven-story, 95-unit residential development, of which 15 percent of the base density, or 11 dwelling units, will be set aside for Very Low Income Households; the project proposes 102 vehicle parking spaces located within the ground- floor and second-floor levels, and a total of 79 bicycle parking spaces; for the property located at 18430 – 18434 West Vanowen Street, subject to Conditions of Approval; and, adoption of project findings. Applicant: Daniel Kashani, Tristar Realty Group Representative: Olivia Joncich, Rand Paster & Nelson, LLP Case No. CPC-2022-8567-DB-CDO-SPR-VHCA-1A Environmental Case No. ENV-2023-8568-CE (Planning and Land Use Management Committee report to be Wednesday submitted in- Council. March 26,If 2025 a public - hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.) Applicant: Daniel Kashani, Tristar Realty Group Representative: Olivia Joncich, Rand Paster & Nelson, LLP Case No. CPC-2022-8567-DB-CDO-SPR-VHCA-1A Environmental Case No. ENV-2023-8568-CE (Planning and Land Use Management Committee report to be submitted in Council. If a public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.) (Please visit www.lacouncilfile.com for background documents.)

Council file 25-0056 on the Clerk's site

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR) AND RELATED FINAL EIR, (COLLECTIVELY, 3003 RUNYON CANYON PROJECT EIR), MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM, and RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS; COMMUNICATION FROM THE SOUTH VALLEY AREA PLANNING COMMISSION (SVAPC), and APPEALS filed by: 1) Paul Edelman, Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy; 2) Garrett Weinstein, Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority; and, 3) Jamie T. Hall, Channel Law Group, representing the Federation of Hillside and Canyon Associations, Inc.; from the SVAPC’s determination in approving, pursuant to Section 12.27 D of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), a Zone Variance to allow a second kitchen to be built within the new single-family dwelling without the removal of the existing kitchen in the existing single- family dwelling, for relief from LAMC Section 12.07.01 A.1; approving, pursuant to LAMC Section 12.24X.26, a Zoning Administrator's Determination to permit three retaining walls instead of two retaining walls of up to 10 feet in height as otherwise required per LAMC Section 12.21 C.8(a); approving, pursuant to LAMC Section 12.24X.26, a Zoning Administrator’s Determination to allow 28,012 cubic yards of grading to occur on-site in lieu of the maximum “by-right” grading quantities as delineated in LAMC Section 12.21C.10(f)(1) and (2); approving, pursuant to LAMC Section 11.5.7 F, a Specific Plan Exception to permit construction within 50 feet of a prominent ridgeline as otherwise prohibited per the Mulholland Scenic Parkway Specific Plan Section 5.B.1; and, approving, pursuant to LAMC Sections 11.5.7 C and 16.50, a Project Permit Compliance and Design Review as required by the Mulholland Scenic Parkway Specific Plan (Ordinance No.167943); for the construction of a new, 5,500 square-foot, two-story, single-family dwelling (SFD) and 600 square-foot attached two-car garage, and a fully underground 3,000 square-foot basement, the total Residential Floor Area of the new structure is 5,700 square foot and a maximum height of 29 feet tall on a 197,435 occur on-site in lieu of the maximum “by-right” grading quantities as delineated in LAMC Section 12.21C.10(f)(1) and (2); approving, pursuant to LAMC Section 11.5.7 F, a Specific Plan Exception to permit construction within 50 feet of a prominent ridgeline as otherwise prohibited per the Mulholland Scenic Parkway Specific Plan Section 5.B.1; and, approving, pursuant to LAMC Sections 11.5.7 C and 16.50, a Project Permit Compliance and Design Review as required by the Mulholland Scenic Parkway Specific Plan (Ordinance No.167943); for the construction of a new, 5,500 square-foot, two-story, single-family dwelling (SFD) and 600 square-foot attached two-car garage, and a fully underground 3,000 square-foot basement, the total Residential Floor Area of the new structure is 5,700 square foot and a maximum height of 29 feet tall on a 197,435 square-foot lot, the project involves the conversion of an existing on-site 2,018 SFD to an Accessory Living Quarter, the SFD includes three bedrooms, decks, pool, theater, and gym, a total of five automobile parking spaces are proposed, the project is located within 50 vertical feet of a prominent ridgeline and is within 200 feet of public parkland, a total of 28- non-protected trees to be removed and one protected Toyon to be removed; the request also includes a haul route approval, if needed, for the following grading quantities: Cut: 14,006 Cubic Yards (CUYD), Fill 14,006 CUYD, Export: 0 CUYD, and Import 0 CUYD; for the property located at 3003 North Runyon Canyon Road, subject to Conditions of Approval; and adoption of project findings. Applicant: Manny Valencia Representative: Sheri Bonstelle and Chris Parker Case No. APCSV-2016-4179-SPE-DRB-SPP-MSP-ZV-ZAD-1A Environmental No. ENV-2016-4180-EIR (Planning and Land Use Management Committee report to be submitted in Council. If a public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.) (Please visit www.lacou

Council file 24-1371 on the Clerk's site

RULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City’s position regarding the County of Los Angeles (County) Board of Supervisors for its Local Solutions Fund (LSF) to select the methodology based on a two-year average of the jurisdiction’s Point-in-Time (PIT) Count; and related matters.

Council file 25-0002-S8 on the Clerk's site

RULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City's position regarding amending the Encampment Resolution Funding (ERF) Program, to provide recipients of the third round of ERF with flexibility relative to the expenditure deadlines established in the ERF Program.

Council file 25-0002-S9 on the Clerk's site

RULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City's position regarding legislative and/or administrative action that would increase funding for immigration removal defense in California.

Council file 25-0002-S5 on the Clerk's site

COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 601 West 76th Street (Case No. 541085), Assessor I.D. No. 6020-021-023, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP).

Council file 25-0005-S35 on the Clerk's site

COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 11661 West Erwin Street (Case No. 839326), Assessor I.D. No. 2335-032-023, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP).

Council file 25-0005-S36 on the Clerk's site

COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 1248 North Hyperion Avenue (Case No. 804702), Assessor I.D. No. 5429-015-019, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP).

Council file 25-0005-S37 on the Clerk's site

MOTION (JURADO - HERNANDEZ) relative to funding to extend the lease agreement between the Department of General Services (GSD) and Los Angeles Holdings, LLC for a ReFresh Spot/Crisis Response Facility Program located at 544 Towne Avenue in Council District 14 (CD 14).

Council file 19-0644 on the Clerk's site

MOTION (RAMAN - YAROSLAVSKY) relative to funding for services in connection with Council District Four’s (CD 4) special observation of the Eid Al-Fitr cultural event on March 31, 2025 at City Hall, including the illumination of City Hall.

Council file 23-0403-S1 on the Clerk's site

MOTION (HUTT - JURADO) relative to amending the prior Council action of January 29, 2025, Council file No. (CF) 15-0070-S7, for supplemental Charter Bus services in Council District Ten (CD 10).

Council file 15-0070-S7 on the Clerk's site

MOTION (HUTT - HARRIS-DAWSON) relative to amending the prior Council action of August 7, 2024, Council file No. (CF) 24-0105, for supplemental community beautification services in Council District Ten (CD 10).

Council file 24-0105 on the Clerk's site

MOTION (HERNANDEZ - McOSKER) relative to reinstating the reward for the unsolved murder of Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Juan Abel Escalante, pursuant to the Council action of August 5, 2008, Council file No. (CF) 08-0010-S37.

Council file 08-0010-S37 on the Clerk's site

MOTION (HUTT - HERNANDEZ) relative to amending the prior Council action of February 19, 2025, Council file No. (CF) 25-0145, to fund additional street lighting repair work in Council District Ten (CD 10).

Council file 25-0145 on the Clerk's site

MOTION (McOSKER - HERNANDEZ) relative to an offer of reward for information leading to the identification, apprehension, and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the death of Kemal Hutcherson on May 8, 2005.

Council file 25-0010-S2 on the Clerk's site

MOTION (JURADO - PARK) relative to the acceptance of a non-monetary donation from the Los Angeles - Beirut Sister City Committee, to replace decorative concrete park benches at the Sister Cities monument located on the corner of Main Street and First Street in the Civic Center.

Council file 11-0803 on the Clerk's site

MOTION (HERNANDEZ - HARRIS-DAWSON) relative to a contract between the City and Los Angeles Dodgers LLC (Dodgers) for reimbursement of City resources and law enforcement services provided in support of the 2024 Major League Baseball World Series Events.

Council file 25-0296 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 Sarah Black v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23SMCV02567. (This matter arises out of a trip and fall accident that occurred on February 14, 2023, at 1320 Main Street in Venice.) (Budget and Finance Committee considered this matter on March 18, 2025.)

Council file 25-0236 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 Fereshteh Manshoori v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV43125. (This matter arises out of a trip and fall incident that occurred on May 15, 2020, in the street located at 550 Loring Avenue, Los Angeles, California.) (Budget and Finance Committee considered this matter on March 18, 2025.)

Council file 25-0237 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 Bridget Christian v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV00599. (This matter arises from an October 15, 2022, trip and fall incident that occurred near 2630 North Vermont Avenue) (Budget and Finance Committee considered this matter on March 18, 2025.)

Council file 25-0230 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 Polina Gorban v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV30358. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on November 11, 2020, on the sidewalk on Canby Street, adjacent to the property located at 18435 Kingsbury Street, in the City of Los Angeles.) (Budget and Finance Committee considered this matter on March 18, 2025.)

Council file 25-0231 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 Giselle Ayar v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV11539. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident that occurred on June 26, 2021, near 10424 Crockett Street, in the City of Los Angeles.) (Budget and Finance Committee considered this matter on March 18, 2025.)

Council file 25-0232 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 Gabriela Sabet-Baktash v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV07948. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident that occurred on August 28, 2020, near 6601 Lindenhurst Avenue, in the City of Los Angeles.) (Budget and Finance Committee considered this matter on March 18, 2025.)

Council file 25-0233 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 Onan Lopez Nolasco v. City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV44099. (This matter arises out of a traffic accident that occurred on April 11, 2021 northbound on Broadway and 73rd Street, Los Angeles.) (Budget and Finance Committee considered this matter on March 18, 2025.) the case entitled Onan Lopez Nolasco v. City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV44099. (This matter arises out of a traffic accident that occurred on April 11, 2021 northbound on Broadway and 73rd Street, Los Angeles.) (Budget and Finance Committee considered this matter on March 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 25-0225 on the Clerk's site