LA City Council

GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to an application by PS Southern California One, LLC for a franchise renewal and transfer.

Council file 25-0782 on the Clerk's site

GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the acquisition of the properties located at 1017 and 1023 North Heliotrope Drive (APN: 5538-019-024) and 1027 North Heliotrope Drive (APN: 5538-019-023) in Council District 13.

Council file 25-1124 on the Clerk's site

GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to grant of a use rights agreement to the Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust (LANLT) for access to the necessary areas at the Watts Towers Arts Center Campus in connection with the Watts Tower Arts Center Campus Project.

Council file 25-1154 on the Clerk's site

GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY, INNOVATION, AND AUDITS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to funding from the Innovation Fund (IF) for the Bureau of Street Lighting (BSL) – 3D Printing for the Public Right-of-Way Project.

Council file 25-0366 on the Clerk's site

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, AND RELATED CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) FINDINGS, PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT, and RESOLUTION relative to a General Plan Amendment to the Safety Element to incorporate the most current Local Hazard Mitigation Plan.

Council file 25-0987 on the Clerk's site

PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to requesting an ordinance to make it a trespass to leave designated trails, walkways, or recreation areas and enter into designated Protected Areas for Wildlife at Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park without authorization; and related matters.

Council file 25-1146 on the Clerk's site

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) PURSUANT TO CEQA GUIDELINES, ARTICLE 19, SECTION 15332, CLASS 32, AND RELATED CEQA FINDINGS; COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES CITY PLANNING COMMISSION (LACPC); AND AN APPEAL filed by Eva Nathanson (Representative: Andrew Sachs), from the determination of the LACPC in: 1) approving a Density Bonus/Affordable Housing Incentive Program Determination, pursuant to Chapter 1 Section 12.22 A.25(g) of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), to permit the construction of a Housing Development Project with the On-Menu Incentive to permit a 20 percent reduction in the required open space to provide 7,840 square feet in lieu of the 9,800 square feet, as otherwise required in the C4-1XL Zone; and, 2) approving a Project Review, pursuant to LAMC Chapter 1 Section 16.05, for a development project resulting in a net increase of 50 or more dwelling units; for the demolition of four existing commercial buildings, and an associated surface parking lot, and the construction, use, and maintenance of a mixed-use building consisting of 90 dwelling units, with 10 units restricted to Very Low Income Households, and 15,271 square feet of commercial uses, resulting in a total floor area of 110,300 square feet, or a Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 4.52:1, the proposed project is comprised of a six-story, 69-foot in height mixed- use building, with two subterranean parking levels, the Project includes 96 automobile parking spaces on-site within two subterranean levels, 94 bicycle parking spaces (78 long-term and 16 short-term), and 7,840 square feet of open space, there are three existing street trees in the public right-of-way adjacent to the project site, the Project will maintain three existing street trees and plant three new Street Trees and 20 new on-site trees, there are no existing protected trees on-site, development of the Project will require the cut and export of approximately 20,194 cubic yards of soil, no import or fill is proposed; for the properties located at 8251 – 8271 West Melrose Avenue; and 705 – 711 North Harper Avenue, subject to Conditions of Approval; and adoption of project findings. Applicant: David Pourbaba, TOVA LLC & Melrose Harper LLC Representative: Jordan Beroukhim, Beroukhim & Company, LLC Case No. CPC-2024-3202-DB-PR-VHCA-1A Environmental No. ENV-2024-3203-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 25-1037 on the Clerk's site

RULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City’s position on Senate Bill (SB) 84 (Niello), which would provide businesses an opportunity to fix construction-related deficiencies that violate disability access provisions before penalties are issued.

Council file 25-0002-S76 on the Clerk's site

RULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City’s position on Assembly Bill (AB) 1088 (Bains) which would add kratom products containing 7-hydroxymitragynine to the Sherman Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law.

Council file 25-0002-S82 on the Clerk's site

RULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City’s position on S.2468 (Padilla), the Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929, which would update the United States’ (U.S.) outdated immigration system and provide millions of long-term U.S. residents a pathway to permanent residency in the U.S.

Council file 25-0002-S86 on the Clerk's site

RULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City’s position on S. 2238 (Klobuchar – Moreno) and H.R. 5221 (Baird), the Preventing Auto Recycling Theft Act.

Council file 25-0002-S87 on the Clerk's site

RULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City’s position on H.R. 5205, the Airport Noise Reduction Act.

Council file 25-0002-S88 on the Clerk's site

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY and AMENDING MOTION 22A (HARRIS-DAWSON – LEE) relative to a proposed legal services agreement with Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP for legal services related to the January 2025 wildfire litigation and related federal investiagions; proposed grant of informed written consent, Grigsby, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Case No. 25STCV00832, and significant exposure to litigation. A. COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY

Council file 25-0006-S85 on the Clerk's site

COMMUNICATION FROM THE BOARD OF AIRPORT COMMISSIONERS (BOAC) relative to BOAC Resolution No. 28252 and Consent to Change Control of Delaware North Companies Travel Hospitality Services Inc. to Areas USA Inc., for both Concession Agreement LAA-8589 and Concession Agreement LAA-8549; and administrative exemption from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article II, Section 2(f) of the Los Angeles CEQA Guidelines. (Trade, Travel and Tourism 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 25-1267 on the Clerk's site

COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTIONS relative to removing the property at 590 North New Hampshire Avenue (Case Nos. 769444; 828034), Assessor I.D. No. 5538-028-005, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP).

Council file 25-0005-S134 on the Clerk's site

COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 1151 South New Hampshire Avenue (Case No. 849794), Assessor I.D. No. 5078-026-011, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP).

Council file 25-0005-S135 on the Clerk's site

COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 733 North Formosa Avenue (Case No. 549700), Assessor I.D. No. 5525-011-006, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP).

Council file 25-0005-S136 on the Clerk's site

COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 625 East 120th Street (Case No. 828716), Assessor I.D. No. 6084-006-028, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP).

Council file 25-0005-S137 on the Clerk's site

COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 527 West 88th Street (Case No. 813887), Assessor I.D. No. 6038-009-022, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP).

Council file 25-0005-S138 on the Clerk's site

MOTION (LEE - JURADO) relative to funding for sustaining the Handyworker Program's activities within Council District (CD) 12.

Council file 25-1252 on the Clerk's site

MOTION (BLUMENFIELD - HUTT) relative to amending the prior Council action of August 12, 2025 regarding due diligence work for the property located at 7227 Owensmouth Avenue.

Council file 25-0880 on the Clerk's site

MOTION (YAROSLAVSKY - LEE) relative to funding for additional police services within Council District Five (CD 5).

Council file 24-1085-S1 on the Clerk's site

CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (HUTT - HARRIS-DAWSON, McOSKER) relative to a report on the feasibility of requiring First Amendment activity permits for parades costing more than $100,000 to be transmitted to Council for consideration and approval.

Council file 25-1268 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 Dohree Batongbacal v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24STCV15901. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on January 23, 2024, on a curb near 216 North Commonwealth Avenue, in the City of Los Angeles.) (The Budget and Finance Committee considered the above matter in Closed Session on October 21, 2025.)

Council file 25-1162 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 Agavni Khachatryan v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22VECV02252. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on June 22, 2022, on an uneven sidewalk located at 7346 Beck Avenue, in North Hollywood, California.) (The Budget and Finance Committee considered the above matter in Closed Session on October 21, 2025.)

Council file 25-1163 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 Navid Askarinam v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV04485. (This matter arises from an October 4, 2022, trip and fall incident on a City sidewalk located at 7150 Beverly Boulevard, in the City of Los Angeles.) (The Budget and Finance Committee considered the above matter in Closed Session on October 21, 2025.)

Council file 25-1170 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 Cesar Chavez 888, LLC v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24STCP01880. (This litigation concerns a decision on appeal by the East Los Angeles Area Planning Commission (APC) pertaining to a Redevelopment Plan Project Compliance Review for a 50-unit mixed-use project with five Extremely Low-Income units at 2115-2125 East Cesar Chavez Avenue and 301-309 North Chicago Street.) (The Budget and Finance Committee considered the above matter in Closed Session on October 21, 2025.)

Council file 25-1096 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 Rosalina Reyes, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV39329. (This matter arises from the June 30, 2021 incident in which the Los Angeles Police Department Bomb Squad detonated explosive material on East 27th Street in Los Angeles.) (The Budget and Finance Committee considered the above matter in Closed Session on October 21, 2025.)

Council file 24-0617 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 Robert Marc Evans v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV31938. [This matter arises from a complaint of discrimination, retaliation and failure to prevent discrimination and retaliation in violation of the California Fair Employment & Housing Act (FEHA) against the City.] (The Budget and Finance Committee considered the above matter in Closed Session on October 21, 2025.)

Council file 25-1169 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 Magdalina Zakaryan v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV27130. (This matter arose on September 3, 2022, when Plaintiffs religious exemption appeal was denied and she was informed she would be terminated for non-compliance with the City’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement.) (The Budget and Finance Committee considered the above matter in Closed Session on October 21, 2025.)

Council file 25-1168 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 Juan Velasquez, et al. v. Daniel Steven Orellana, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23CHCV02588. (This matter arises from a vehicle versus vehicle traffic collision on April 19, 2023, on the westbound 210 Freeway.) (The Budget and Finance Committee considered the above matter in Closed Session on October 21, 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 25-1164 on the Clerk's site

GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a proposed lease agreement with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) for property located at 6340 North Balboa Boulevard and 16800 West Victory Boulevard.

Council file 22-1545-S35 on the Clerk's site