LA City Council

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the vacation of a portion of Reseda Boulevard, north of Sunset Boulevard, easterly side, adjoining Lot 7 of Tract No. 14968, VAC-E1401454 (Vacation).

Council file 24-0934 on the Clerk's site

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the vacation of the easterly portion of Pacific View Drive in excess of 40 feet public right of way, adjoining Lots 19 and 40 of Tract No. 8628, north of Mulholland Drive, VAC-E1401448 (Vacation).

Council file 24-0301 on the Clerk's site

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Cahuenga Boulevard and Kling Street No. 1 Street Lighting District.​

Council file 25-0900-S7 on the Clerk's site

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Figueroa Street and Patrice Place Street Lighting District.​

Council file 25-0900-S8 on the Clerk's site

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Barry Avenue and Mississippi Avenue Street Lighting District.​

Council file 25-0900-S9 on the Clerk's site

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Figueroa Street and 8th Street Lighting District.​

Council file 25-0900-S10 on the Clerk's site

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Andrita Street and Estara Avenue Street Lighting District.​

Council file 25-0900-S11 on the Clerk's site

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Lexington Avenue and Cahuenga Boulevard Street Lighting District.​

Council file 25-0900-S12 on the Clerk's site

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Barry Avenue and Missouri Avenue No. 1 Street Lighting District.​

Council file 25-0900-S13 on the Clerk's site

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Strathern Street and Fair Avenue Street Lighting District.​

Council file 25-0900-S14 on the Clerk's site

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the De Soto Avenue and Rinaldi Street No. 1 Street Lighting District.​

Council file 25-0900-S15 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 both on-site and off-site consumption at Bristol Farms, located at 6220 West Selma Avenue, No. 100.

Council file 25-0663 on the Clerk's site

COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER AND CITY ATTORNEY, AND ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending Sections 104.03, 104.13, 104.14, and 104.19 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) regarding an increase to the fees and fines associated with the regulation of Commercial Cannabis Activity. Ordinance Summary and Potential Action by the Council, PENDING THE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: A. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY DATED JULY 18, 2025 and ORDINANCE DATED JULY 17, 2025 1. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ordinance, dated July 17, 2025: a. Amending Subsection (e) of Section 104.03 of Article 4, Chapter X of the LAMC to adjust the manner in which payments may be submitted. b. Amending Subdivision 6 of Subsection (d) of Section 104.13 of Article 4, Chapter X of the Los Angeles Municiapl Code (LAMC) with regards to a Licensee's ability to enter into a stipulated agreement with the Department of Cannabis Regulation (DCR). c. Amending Subsection (c) of Section 104.14 of Article 4, Chapter X of the LAMC and adding a new Subdivision 1 relative to requests for an administrative hearing and a Licensee's ability to continue operating during the pendency of said hearing. d. Amending Section 104.19 of Article 4, Chapter X of the LAMC to add and adjust the DCR's fees and fines relative to the application for and operation under a Commercial Cannabis Activity License. B. COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER DATED JUNE 12, 2025 ​ 1. INSTRUCT the Department of Cannabis Regulation to use Cannabis Equity Grant (CEG) funds to waive and/or subsidize fees consistent with the 2025 Fee Study increase for Social Equity applicants as described in the City Administrative Officer report dated June 12, 2025, attached to the Council file. 2. REQUEST that the City Attorney not include any exemption of fees within the LAMC Section 104.19 to avoid creating an annual General Fund liability of up to $2.4 million.

Council file 25-0418 on the Clerk's site

AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR LA RECOVERY REPORT relative to requesting details regarding the Hagerty Consulting, AECOM and IEM International Inc. Agreements between the City for state and federal procurement services following the January 2025 Wildfires.

Council file 25-0683 on the Clerk's site

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES’ REPORTS relative to updates on the Los Angeles Convention Center Expansion and Modernization Project. A. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT

Council file 15-1207-S1 on the Clerk's site

HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Alliance Settlement Agreement progress as of March 31, 2025.

Council file 23-1022-S17 on the Clerk's site

SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (SCEA), MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM AND RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS; and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Transfer of Floor Area Rights (TFAR) for the property located at 1105 – 1123 South Olive.

Council file 24-0976-S1 on the Clerk's site

GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a potential regulatory framework for the issuance of temporary cannabis event licenses and cannabis consumption lounge licenses as authorized under Assembly Bill (AB) 1775 (Haney).

Council file 24-1584 on the Clerk's site

COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the Lexington Avenue and Kenmore Avenue No. 1 Street Lighting District.​

Council file 25-0900-S26 on the Clerk's site

COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the Western Avenue and Gage Avenue Street Lighting District.​

Council file 25-0900-S27 on the Clerk's site

COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the Fredonia Drive and Cahuenga Boulevard No. 1 Street Lighting District.​

Council file 25-0900-S28 on the Clerk's site

COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the Cleon Avenue and Chandler Boulevard Street Lighting District.​

Council file 25-0900-S29 on the Clerk's site

COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the Carpenter Avenue and Moorpark Street Lighting District.​

Council file 25-0900-S30 on the Clerk's site

COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the Silver Ridge Avenue and Silver Ridge Way Street Lighting District.​

Council file 25-0900-S31 on the Clerk's site

COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the Smiley Drive and Duray Place Street Lighting District.​

Council file 25-0900-S32 on the Clerk's site

COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the 24th Street and Minerva Street Lighting District.​

Council file 25-0900-S33 on the Clerk's site

COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the Lanark Street and Willis Avenue No. 1 Street Lighting District.​

Council file 25-0900-S34 on the Clerk's site

COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to the final map of Parcel Map L.A. No. 2023-4420, located at 21340 West Chase Street, easterly of Canoga Avenue.

Council file 25-0814 on the Clerk's site

COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to the final map of Parcel Map L.A. No. 2023-0374, located at 1422 South Saint Andrews Place, northerly of 15th Street.

Council file 25-0826 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 Suzanne Green v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV33557. (This matter arises from a vehicle versus vehicle traffic accident on Alvarado Street on December 19, 2019.) (The Budget and Finance Committee considered the above matter in closed session on June 17, 2025.)

Council file 25-0550 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 Cinthia Karina Alvarez v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV12104. (This matter arises from a vehicle versus pedestrian accident on September 24, 2021, at the intersection of San Pedro Street and East 42nd Place, in the City of Los Angeles.) (The Budget and Finance Committee considered the above matter in closed session on June 17, 2025.)

Council file 24-0382 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 Karl Augustus v. City of Los Angeles, et al., United States District Court Case No. 2:22-cv-02640- SB-AGR, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal Case No. 24-1367. (This matter arises from a June 11, 2021 incident involving a “high-risk” traffic stop at approximately 2:30 a.m. in Los Angeles, California.) (The Budget and Finance Committee considered the above matter in closed session on June 17, 2025.)

Council file 25-0508 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 Lesly Garcia, et al., v. Fernando Ayala Munoz, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV06108. (This matter arises from a March 23, 2021, vehicle versus pedestrian incident at the intersection of North Main Street and Johnston Street, in Los Angeles.) (The Budget and Finance Committee considered the above matter in closed session on June 17, 2025.)

Council file 25-0506 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 Mark Alan Clark v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV05766, Court of Appeal Case No. B335656, California Supreme Court Case No. S289586. (This matter arises from a Los Angeles Fire Department equipment superintendent’s allegations of violations of the Fair Employment and Housing Act in 2021 and 2022.) (The Budget and Finance Committee considered the above matter in closed session on June 17, 2025.)

Council file 25-0505 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 Susie Mamzhi, et al., v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV29851. (This matter arises from a trip and fall on an uplifted sidewalk at the Southwest Corner of Pico Boulevard and Beverwil Drive, near 9700 West Pico Boulevard.) (The Budget and Finance Committee considered the above matter in closed session on June 17, 2025.)

Council file 25-0503 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 Roberto Vargas v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV02848. (This matter arises from a vehicle versus vehicle traffic collision on January 27, 2020, occurring west of the intersection of Division Street and West 33rd Avenue, in Los Angeles.) (The Budget and Finance Committee considered the above matter in closed session on June 17, 2025.)

Council file 25-0502 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 Bernardino Lopez Escobar v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24STCV02698. (This matter arises from a trip and fall accident that occurred on June 24, 2023, at 4945 Eldred Street in Los Angeles, California.) (The Budget and Finance Committee considered the above matter in closed session on June 17, 2025.)

Council file 25-0501 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 Viktor Braginets v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24STCV10580. (This matter arises from an October 29, 2023, fall incident involving an electric bicycle that occurred near 4523 Lomita Street, Los Angeles, California.) (The Budget and Finance Committee considered the above matter in closed session on June 17, 2025.)

Council file 25-0500 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 Herc Rentals, Inc., adv. City of Los Angeles, Claim No. C25-05132. (This matter arises from a property damage incident during the first week of February 2024 at the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant.) (The Budget and Finance Committee considered the above matter in closed session on June 17, 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 25-0522 on the Clerk's site