LA City Council

GENERAL EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) to increase the Zoo admission fee schedule by $5 for the Los Angeles Zoo for Fiscal Year 2025-26.

Council file 25-0600-S33 on the Clerk's site

PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to designating the intersection of Santa Monica Boulevard and Sunset Boulevard as “Jackie Goldberg Sunset Junction."

Council file 24-1551 on the Clerk's site

PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to erecting permanent ceremonial sign(s) at 324 East First Street in recognition of the historical location of the Fuji-Kan Theater.

Council file 25-0566 on the Clerk's site

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to negotiating a five-year contract with two optional one-year extensions with Conduent State and Local Solutions, Inc. (Conduent) for the operation of parking citation and permit processing services for the City of Los Angeles.

Council file 22-0375 on the Clerk's site

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to adopting the Workforce Development Board (WDB) Year 26 Annual Plan for Program Year (PY) 2025-26 and related actions.

Council file 25-0596 on the Clerk's site

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to confirming the selected consultants will maintain the scope of work and timeline provided in the responses to the Request for Proposals (RFP), and transferring/appropriating funds from the AB 1290 Fund for the Public Bank Feasibility Study Phase 1.

Council file 19-1235-S1 on the Clerk's site

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative recommendations to the CRA/LA Bond Oversight Committee to allocate funds in taxable CRA/LA Excess Non-Housing Bond Proceeds (EBP) from the Beacon Street Redevelopment Project Area for the San Pedro Gateway Sign Project.

Council file 14-1174-S110 on the Clerk's site

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to recommendations to the CRA/LA Bond Oversight Committee to allocate funds in taxable CRA/LA Excess Non-Housing Bond Proceeds available to Council District 15 from the Beacon Street Redevelopment Project Area, for the Harbor Boulevard Street Lighting Project.

Council file 14-1174-S111 on the Clerk's site

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to recommendations to the CRA/LA Bond Oversight Committee to allocate funds in taxable CRA/LA Excess Non-Housing Bond Proceeds, available to Council District 15 from the Beacon Street Redevelopment Project Area, for the San Pedro Business Facade Improvement Project.

Council file 14-1174-S112 on the Clerk's site

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the approval of a one-year extension to the contracts of the existing 10 BusinessSource Centers (LABSC) and the approval to release a Request for Proposals (RFP) to procure the LABSC for four one-year periods.

Council file 21-0270 on the Clerk's site

PUBLIC WORKS and ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEES’ REPORT relative to Personal Services Contracts with eight pre- qualified on-call consultants for environmental site assessment and technical support on an as-needed or emergency basis for various Brownfields projects.

Council file 25-0598 on the Clerk's site

ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Second Amendment to a contract with Road and Highway Builders, LLC, for construction services of the North Haiwee Dam No. 2 Project.

Council file 25-0586 on the Clerk's site

ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the reappointment of George McGraw to the Board of Water and Power Commissioners.

Council file 23-1200-S112 on the Clerk's site

ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to issuing Letters of Non-Objection and Letter of Support for Round 7 (Fiscal Year 2026-27) Safe, Clean Water Community Projects Proposals.

Council file 18-0384-S17 on the Clerk's site

ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to issuing a Letter of Non-Objection for the Hayden Tract Project for Round 6 (Fiscal Year 2025-26) of the Safe, Clean Water Regional Technical Resources Program.

Council file 18-0384-S16 on the Clerk's site

ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the submission of the Ballona Creek Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Project application for the Round 7 (Fiscal Year 2026-27) Call for Projects of the Regional Safe, Clean Water Program.

Council file 18-0384-S15 on the Clerk's site

HOUSING ELEMENT AND THE HOUSING ELEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR), THE PROJECT IS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE 2021-2029 HOUSING ELEMENT AND THE HOUSING ELEMENT EIR NO. ENV-2020-6762- EIR ADEQUATELY DESCRIBES THE PROJECT FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA), MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM, AND RELATED CEQA FINDINGS; COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES CITY PLANNING COMMISSION; AND APPEAL filed by West Valley Alliance for Optimal Living (Representative: Jamie T. Hall, Esq., Channel Law Group, LLP) from the Zoning Administrator’s Determination dated December 20, 2024, in approving a Zone Variance to permit a 15-foot hedgerow along the northern edge of Lots 1-10; the property located at 5300 North Oakdale Avenue, project conditions and project findings. (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 75 days, mandated by Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Sections (Sec.) 12.24.X, 12.27, 12.28.A and 13B.5.3. Pursuant to Government Code Sec. 66452.5(c)(1) and LAMC Sec. 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 such, the appeal filed on January 6, 2025, to the LACPC was deemed denied and the approval of the Zoning Administrator’s Determination and Zoning Administrator’s Adjustment dated December 20, 2024, under Case No. ZA-2023-2170-ZAD-ZV- ZAA, was appealable to the City Council.) Applicant: Oakdale Estates, LLC Borstein Enterprises, its sole Managing Member Representative: Sarah Golden Rosenheim & Associates, Inc Case No. ZA-2023-2170-ZAD-ZV-ZAA-2A Environmental No. ENV-2020-6762-EIR Related Cases: VTT-83927-HCA-2A; 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-S1 on the Clerk's site

HOUSING ELEMENT CHECKLIST, AND ALL ITS APPENDICES, THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE PROGRAM APPROVED IN THE 2021-2029 HOUSING ELEMENT, AND THE 2021-2029 HOUSING ELEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR) NO. ENV-2020-672-EIR; SCH NO. 2021010130, CERTIFIED ON NOVEMBER 24, 2021, ADEQUATELY DESCRIBES THE ACTIVITY FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA), MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM, AND RELATED CEQA FINDINGS; COMMUNICATION FROM THE REPORT FROM THE LOS ANGELES CITY PLANNING COMMISSION (LACPC); AND, AN APPEAL filed by Supporters Alliance for Environmental Responsibility (SAFER), Lozeau Drury LLP (Representative: Kylah Staley, Lozeau Drury LLP), from the determination of the LACPC in approving a Project Review, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 16.05 and Section 13B.2.4. of Chapter 1A, for a development project that creates or results in an increase of 50 or more dwelling units or guest rooms; for the demolition of the existing uses, and re-purposing of the existing church building for the construction, use and maintenance of a new eight- story, 262,638 square-foot mixed-use building with 318 dwelling units, including 35 dwelling units set aside for Very Low Income households and 21,482 square feet of commercial space, with a maximum building height of 96 feet over two subterranean levels of parking, the Project includes 234 vehicle parking spaces and a total of 171 bicycle parking spaces (155 long-term spaces and 16 short-term spaces) and 24,431 square feet of open space, including indoor open space areas, common outdoor open space areas, and private balconies; for the properties located at 550 South Shatto Place; and 3119 West 6th Street, subject to Conditions of Approval; and adoption of project findings. Applicant: Devin Spence, TF Shatto GP, LLC Representative: Tim Moran, Irvine and Associates Case No. CPC-2024-4111-DB-PR-VHCA-1A Environmental No. ENV-2024-4112-HES (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 25-0473 on the Clerk's site

CIVIL RIGHTS, EQUITY, IMMIGRATION AGING AND DISABILITY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to amending and restating FamilySource Center contract (C-146095) to extend the term through December 31, 2025 and related actions.

Council file 25-0155 on the Clerk's site

PERSONNEL AND HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishment of salaries for new non-represented Bridge-to-Jobs Program classifications of Communications Electrician Assistant (Class Code 3688) and Communications Electrician Trainee (Class Code 3682).

Council file 25-0573 on the Clerk's site

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

Council file 21-1477 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 March, April, and May 2025.

Council file 22-0159 on the Clerk's site

PERSONNEL AND HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the reappointment of Gaylord Roten to the Los Angeles City Employees' Retirement System (LACERS) Board of Administration for the term ending June 30, 2030.

Council file 23-1200-S125 on the Clerk's site

PERSONNEL AND HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the reappointment of Dianne Baquet Smith to the Employee Relations Board (ERB) for the term ending June 30, 2030.

Council file 23-1200-S142 on the Clerk's site

PERSONNEL AND HIRING and PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEES’ REPORT relative to the impact of shutting down medical services at the 77th Street and Van Nuys Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Detention Facilities.

Council file 25-0607 on the Clerk's site

PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to authorizing the Department of City Planning (DCP) to retroactively apply for, accept the award, and execute an agreement / Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for an amount not to exceed $6,803,759; and, to receive grant funds from the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) for services related to the Regional Early Action Program (REAP 2.0) Subregional Partnership Program.

Council file 25-0603 on the Clerk's site

TRADE, TRAVEL, AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the reappointment of Ms. Kathleen Rawson to the Board of City Tourism Commissioners for the term ending June 30, 2030. (Trade, Travel and Tourism 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 23-1200-S40 on the Clerk's site

TRADE, TRAVEL, AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the reappointment of Yolanda DeLaTorre to the Board of Harbor Commissioners for the term ending June 30, 2030. (Trade, Travel and Tourism 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 24-1200-S71 on the Clerk's site

ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION and TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) Board Resolution No. 28119 and proposed Second Amendment to Contract No. DA-5638 between LAWA and KT Industries, Inc., to extend the term by one year for medium-voltage repair, training, preventative maintenance, and support services. (Trade, Travel and Tourism 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.) (30) VERBAL REPORT ONLY – NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN Reports on, and possible responses to, Federal Immigration Enforcement and Related Actions and Related Threats to Public Service and Facilities. Council may recess to Closed Session pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(a)(1) to consult with the Los Angeles Police Department regarding threats to public services and facilities. Consultation with: Los Angeles Police Department Chief Jim McDonnell.

Council file 25-0494 on the Clerk's site

COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY relative to a legal services agreement with Covington & Burling, LLP to provide legal services related to a federal investigation.

Council file 25-0693 on the Clerk's site

COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) relative to extension of contracts with Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA) for continued eviction defense, homelessness prevention, and tentant outreach and education services.

Council file 20-1084-S4 on the Clerk's site