LA City Council

MOTION (JURADO - PADILLA) and RESOLUTION relative to issuing bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $12,000,000 (Obligations) for the purpose of financing, and/or refinancing for the construction, improvement, installation, furnishing, and equipping by the Japanese American National Museum (Borrower) of museum and ancillary facilities, located at 100 North Central Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90012, in Council District 14 (CD 14).

Council file 25-0362 on the Clerk's site

ARTS, PARKS, LIBRARIES, AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to repurposing the aviary sanctuary located at the Harbor Animal Services Care Center.

Council file 23-0632 on the Clerk's site

HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the withdrawal of Rafael Aguilar from further consideration of appointment to the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles Board of Commissioners (HACLA BOC).

Council file 25-1200-S6 on the Clerk's site

HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the ability of a property owner, who has been issued a Notice and Order to Comply, to continue to operate the use in question during the 30-day notice period.

Council file 24-1158 on the Clerk's site

PERSONNEL AND HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the implementation benchmarks and hiring goals for the Targeted Local Hiring (TLH) and Strategic Workforce Development Task Force for February 2025.

Council file 22-0159 on the Clerk's site

PERSONNEL AND HIRING and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES’ REPORTS relative to Prioritized Critical Hiring (PCH) process updates for the period of August through December 2024, and January through February 2025. A. PERSONNEL AND HIRING COMMITTEE

Council file 24-0275 on the Clerk's site

TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to an inventory of available Port of Los Angeles (POLA) owned properties in Wilmington.

Council file 23-0430 on the Clerk's site

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to improving pedestrian connectivity at the intersection of Glendale Boulevard and Fletcher Drive.

Council file 23-1058 on the Clerk's site

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to expanding the speed safety program into non-vision zero arterial streets and non- residential local and collector streets.

Council file 23-0204 on the Clerk's site

COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES CITY PLANNING COMMISSION (LACPC) and APPEAL filed by West Valley Alliance for Optimal Living (Representative: Jamie T. Hall, Esq., Channel Law Group, LLP) from the Advisory Agency's determination, dated December 20, 2024, in approving a Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 83297 (map date-stamped June 7, 2024), for the merger and re- subdivision of four parcels into 23 ground lots for the construction of 21, two-story single-family residences, one caretaker's residence, 20 percent reduction in front yard and side yard setback requirements, and three model home lots; for the property located at 5300 North Oakdale Avenue. (The LACPC and the Applicant failed to mutually agree on an extension of time for the first-level appellate body to act beyond the specified 45 days, pursuant to Government Code Section 66452.5(c)(1) of the California Subdivision Map Act, and Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 13A.2.8.F.2, if there is a failure for the appeal board to render a timely decision on the appeal, then the decision shall result in a denial of the appeal as a matter of law. As such, the appeal filed on January 6, 2025, to the LACPC was deemed denied and the determination of the Deputy Advisory Agency, dated December 20, 2024, stands.) The project is within the scope of the 2021-2029 Housing Element and the Housing Element Environmental Impact Report (ENV-2020-6762-EIR), and adequately describes the project for the purpose of the California Environmental Quality Act. Applicant: Oakdale Estates, LLC; Borstein Enterprises, its sole Managing Member Representative: Sarah Golden, Rosenheim & Associates, Inc. Case No. VTT-83927-HCA-2A Environmental No. ENV-2020-6762-EIR Related Case Nos. VTT-83927-HCA; VTT-83297-HCA-1A; ZA-2023- 2170-ZAD-ZV-ZAA; ZA-2023-2170-ZAD-ZV-ZAA-1A (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 25-0310 on the Clerk's site

BUDGET AND FINANCE and RULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEES’ REPORT relative to establishing an Advisory Group on the City's Finances and Budget, to assess the City's financial status and advise the Budget and Finance Committee on steps to secure long-term fiscal health.

Council file 25-0314 on the Clerk's site

COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER relative to the interim housing bed rates adjustment for families. (Housing and Homelessness Committee report to be submitted in Council. If 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 23-1348 on the Clerk's site

CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (YAROSLAVSKY, RAMAN - MCOSKER) relative to a strategy identifying impacts on current Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher holders who may be most at risk of homelessness in the event of significant funding shortages, potential rehousing options and expediting Requests for Tenancy Approvals. (Housing and Homelessness Committee report to be submitted in Council. If 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 25-0347 on the Clerk's site

CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (RAMAN - YAROSLAVSKY) relative to executing a new sole-source contract with the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles and encumbering funds from the House LA Fund for continued eviction defense, homelessness prevention, and tenant outreach and education services. (Housing and Homelessness Committee report to be submitted in Council. If 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 20-1084-S4 on the Clerk's site

COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER relative to the Homelessness Emergency Account – General City Purposes Fund 24th Status Report as of January 31, 2025, and funding recommendations. (Housing and Homelessness Committee report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.) (Please visit www.lacouncilfile.com for background documents.) (Budget and Finance Committee waived consideration of the above matter.)

Council file 22-1545-S27 on the Clerk's site

COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER relative to the Homelessness Emergency Account – General City Purposes Fund 25th Status Report as of February 28, 2025, and funding recommendations. (Housing and Homelessness Committee report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.) (Please visit www.lacouncilfile.com for background documents.) (Budget and Finance Committee waived consideration of the above matter.) Motions for Posting and Referral Council Members' Requests for Excuse from Attendance at Council Meetings 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 22-1545-S28 on the Clerk's site