City Council Meeting

AGENDA LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL Wednesday, February 12, 2025 10:00 AM JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER ROOM 340, CITY HALL 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 Submit written comment at LACouncilComment.com President EUNISSES HERNANDEZ, First District MARQUEECE HARRIS­DAWSON, Eighth District ADRIN NAZARIAN, Second District KATY YAROSLAVSKY, Fifth District President Pro Tempore IMELDA PADILLA, Sixth District BOB BLUMENFIELD, Third District MONICA RODRIGUEZ, Seventh District CURREN D. PRICE, JR., Ninth District Assistant President Pro Tempore HEATHER HUTT, Tenth District NITHYA RAMAN, Fourth District TRACI PARK, Eleventh District JOHN S. LEE, Twelfth District HUGO SOTO­MARTÍNEZ, Thirteenth District YSABEL JURADO, Fourteenth District TIM McOSKER, Fifteenth District PUBLIC COMMENT AND LIVE BROADCAST The Council meetings will be broadcast live on Cable Television Channel 35, on the internet at https://clerk.lacity.gov/calendar, and on YouTube. The live audio of the hearing will be available via telephone at: (213) 621­ CITY (Metro), (818) 904­9450 (Valley), (310) 471­CITY (Westside), and (310) 547­CITY (San Pedro Area). If the live video or audio is unavailable via one of these channels, members of the public should try another channel. Written public comment may be submitted at LACouncilComment.com. Requests for reasonable modification or accommodation from individuals with disabilities, consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act can be made by contacting the City Clerk's Office at (213) 978­1133. For Telecommunication Relay Services for the hearing impaired, please see the information below. Wednesday Telecommunication Relay Services - February 12, 2025 - PAGE 1  JOHN S. LEE, Twelfth District HUGO SOTO­MARTÍNEZ, Thirteenth District YSABEL JURADO, Fourteenth District TIM McOSKER, Fifteenth District PUBLIC COMMENT AND LIVE BROADCAST The Council meetings will be broadcast live on Cable Television Channel 35, on the internet at https://clerk.lacity.gov/calendar, and on YouTube. The live audio of the hearing will be available via telephone at: (213) 621­ CITY (Metro), (818) 904­9450 (Valley), (310) 471­CITY (Westside), and (310) 547­CITY (San Pedro Area). If the live video or audio is unavailable via one of these channels, members of the public should try another channel. Written public comment may be submitted at LACouncilComment.com. Requests for reasonable modification or accommodation from individuals with disabilities, consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act can be made by contacting the City Clerk's Office at (213) 978­1133. For Telecommunication Relay Services for the hearing impaired, please see the information below. Telecommunication Relay Services Telephone communication is one of the most important forms of communication in society today. Due to advancements in technology, telephone devices have evolved with new services and capabilities. Individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing, and individuals with a speech disability are following these trends and are rapidly migrating to more advanced telecommunications methods, both for peer­to­peer and third­party telecommunications relay service (TRS) communications. Telecommunications Relay Service is a telephone service that allows persons with hearing or speech disabilities to place and receive telephone calls. TRS is available in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. territories for local and/or long distance calls. TRS providers ­ generally telephone companies ­ are compensated for the costs of providing TRS from either a state or a federal fund. There is no cost to the TRS user. What forms of TRS are available? There are several forms of TRS, depending on the particular needs of the user and the equipment available: TRS includes: Text to Voice TIY­Based TRS; Speech­to­Speech Relay Service; Shared Non­English Language Relay Service; Captioned Telephone Relay Service; Internet Protocol Relay Service; and Video Relay Service. Please visit this site for detail descriptions, https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications­relay­service­trs. Don't hang up! Some people hang up on TRS calls because they think the CA is a telemarketer. If you hear, "Hello. This is the relay service .. . " when you pick up the phone, please don't hang up! You are about to talk, through a TRS provider, to a person who is deaf, hard­of­hearing, or has a speech disability. For more information about FCC programs to promote access to telecommunications services for people with disabilities, visit the FCC's Disability Rights Office website. SE OFRECE UN SERVICIO DE TRADUCCION AL ESPANOL EN TODAS LAS REUNIONES DEL CONSEJO MUNICIPAL Spanish language interpretation is available at all Council and Committee meetings. Interpretation services in additional languages are available upon request, at no cost. Please submit your request to clerk.interpretation@lacity.org as soon as possible to allow time for scheduling. You will receive a confirmation reply if an interpreter is available. BASIC CITY COUNCIL MEETING RULES AGENDAS ­ The City Council meets Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday at 10:00 A.M. The agendas for City Council meetings contain a brief general description of those items to be considered at the meetings. Council Agendas are available in the Office of the City Clerk, Council and Public Services Division, Room 395, City Hall, 200 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012, and on the City's website at lacity.gov or lacouncilcalendar.com. Ten (10) members of the Council constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The Council may consider an item not listed on the agenda only if it is determined by a two­thirds (10) vote that the need for action arose after the posting of an Agenda. Some items on the agenda may be approved without any discussion, however, any item may be called "special" Wednesday by a Councilmember. - it will If an item is called "special"February 12, until be "held" 2025the - remainder of the items onPAGE the 2 Council agenda have been acted on by the Council. An item may also be called "special" if a member of the public has requested to speak SE OFRECE UN SERVICIO DE TRADUCCION AL ESPANOL EN TODAS LAS REUNIONES DEL CONSEJO MUNICIPAL Spanish language interpretation is available at all Council and Committee meetings. Interpretation services in additional languages are available upon request, at no cost. Please submit your request to clerk.interpretation@lacity.org as soon as possible to allow time for scheduling. You will receive a confirmation reply if an interpreter is available. BASIC CITY COUNCIL MEETING RULES AGENDAS ­ The City Council meets Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday at 10:00 A.M. The agendas for City Council meetings contain a brief general description of those items to be considered at the meetings. Council Agendas are available in the Office of the City Clerk, Council and Public Services Division, Room 395, City Hall, 200 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012, and on the City's website at lacity.gov or lacouncilcalendar.com. Ten (10) members of the Council constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The Council may consider an item not listed on the agenda only if it is determined by a two­thirds (10) vote that the need for action arose after the posting of an Agenda. Some items on the agenda may be approved without any discussion, however, any item may be called "special" by a Councilmember. If an item is called "special" it will be "held" until the remainder of the items on the Council agenda have been acted on by the Council. An item may also be called "special" if a member of the public has requested to speak on the item and a public hearing was not previously held. The City Clerk will announce the items to be considered by the Council, however items will be grouped. For example, all items for which required public hearings have not previously been held are listed in one section on the printed agenda. The Council President will ask if any Councilmember or member or the public wishes to speak on one or more of these items. If anyone wishes to speak on an item, it will be called "special". The remaining items in this section will be voted on by Council with one roll call vote. PUBLIC INPUT AT CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS ­ An opportunity for the public to address the Council on agenda items for which public hearings have not been held will be provided at the time the item is considered or during the Multiple Agenda Item Comment period. Members of the public who wish to speak on items shall be allowed to speak for up to one minute per item up to a total of three minutes per meeting. The Council has determined that a cumulative total of 20 minutes is a reasonable minimum amount of time for the Multiple Agenda Item segment of each regular meeting. The Council will also provide an opportunity for the public to speak on public interest items. Each speaker shall be limited to one minute of general public comment each regular meeting for a cumulative total of ten (10) minutes. The Council shall not discuss or take action relative to any general public comment. If you wish to provide documents to the full Council for consideration on an item, please present the Sergeant­At­Arms with 35 copies. Otherwise, your materials will simply be added to the official record. NOTICE TO PAID REPRESENTATIVES ­ If you are compensated to monitor, attend, or speak at this meeting, City law may require you to register as a lobbyist and report your activity. See Los Angeles Municipal Code 48.01 et seq. More information is available at ethics.lacity.org/lobbying. For assistance, please contact the Ethics Commission at (213) 978­ 1960 or ethics.commission@lacity.org. COUNCIL DISCUSSION AND TIME LIMITS ­ Councilmembers requesting to address the Council will be recognized by the Council President in the order requested. For any item, the Chairperson of the Committee, or the maker of the original motion, or the member calling a matter "special" shall have up to six (6) minutes to discuss the item. All other Councilmembers may speak up to three (3) minutes each on the matter. After all members desiring to speak on a question have had an opportunity to be heard once, the time for each Member desiring to speak again shall be limited to a maximum of three (3) minutes. A motion calling the "previous question" may be introduced by any member during a Council debate. If adopted, this motion will terminate debate on a matter and the Chair will instruct the Clerk to call the roll on the matter. VOTING AND DISPOSITION OF ITEMS ­ Most items require a majority vote of the entire membership of the Council (8 members). Items which have not been discussed in a Council Committee and have been placed directly on the agenda will require 10 votes to consider. Once considered, these items will normally require eight (8) affirmative votes to be adopted. Ordinances require a unanimous vote (at least 12 members must be present) in order to be adopted on first consideration. If an ordinance does not receive the necessary unanimous vote, it is laid over one calendar week. The votes required for Wednesday - February 12, 2025 - PAGE 3 approval on second consideration vary and depend upon the type of ordinance, but a typical ordinance requires eight (8) affirmative votes upon second consideration. have had an opportunity to be heard once, the time for each Member desiring to speak again shall be limited to a maximum of three (3) minutes. A motion calling the "previous question" may be introduced by any member during a Council debate. If adopted, this motion will terminate debate on a matter and the Chair will instruct the Clerk to call the roll on the matter. VOTING AND DISPOSITION OF ITEMS ­ Most items require a majority vote of the entire membership of the Council (8 members). Items which have not been discussed in a Council Committee and have been placed directly on the agenda will require 10 votes to consider. Once considered, these items will normally require eight (8) affirmative votes to be adopted. Ordinances require a unanimous vote (at least 12 members must be present) in order to be adopted on first consideration. If an ordinance does not receive the necessary unanimous vote, it is laid over one calendar week. The votes required for approval on second consideration vary and depend upon the type of ordinance, but a typical ordinance requires eight (8) affirmative votes upon second consideration. When debate on an item is completed, the Chair will instruct the Clerk to "call the roll". Every member present must vote for or against each item; abstentions are not permitted. The Clerk will announce the votes on each item. Any member of Council may move to "reconsider" any vote on any item on the agenda, except to adjourn, suspend the Rules, or where an intervening event has deprived the Council of jurisdiction, providing that said member originally voted on the prevailing side of the item. The motion to "reconsider" shall only be in order once during the meeting, and once during the next regular meeting. The member requesting reconsideration shall identify for all members present the agenda number, Council file number and subject matter previously voted upon. A motion to reconsider is not debatable and shall require an affirmative vote of eight (8) members of the Council. When the Council has failed by sufficient votes to approve or reject an item, and has not lost jurisdiction over the matter, or has not caused it to be continued beyond the next regular meeting, the item is continued to the next regular meeting for the purpose of allowing the Council to again vote on the matter. The City Council rules provide that all items adopted by the Council will not be presented to the Mayor, or other designated officer by the City Clerk until the adjournment of the regular Council meeting following the date of the Council action. A motion to send an item "forthwith" if adopted by ten (10) votes, suspends these rules and requires the City Clerk to forward the matter to the Mayor, or other officer, without delay. RULE 16 MOTIONS ­ Council Rule No. 16, in part, allows a member to send an item directly to the Council without it having to go to a Council Committee first, by giving the City Clerk a motion (seconded by an additional member) during a Council session to be placed on the next regular available Council agenda. Los Angeles City Council Agenda Wednesday, February 12, 2025 JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER ROOM 340, CITY HALL 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 ­ 10:00 AM Roll Call Approval of the Minutes Commendatory Resolutions, Introductions and Presentations Multiple Agenda Item Comment Public Testimony of Non­agenda Items Within Jurisdiction of Council Items Noticed for Public Hearing (1) Wednesday 10­1280 - February 12, 2025 - PAGE 4 motion to send an item "forthwith" if adopted by ten (10) votes, suspends these rules and requires the City Clerk to forward the matter to the Mayor, or other officer, without delay. RULE 16 MOTIONS ­ Council Rule No. 16, in part, allows a member to send an item directly to the Council without it having to go to a Council Committee first, by giving the City Clerk a motion (seconded by an additional member) during a Council session to be placed on the next regular available Council agenda. Los Angeles City Council Agenda Wednesday, February 12, 2025 JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER ROOM 340, CITY HALL 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 ­ 10:00 AM Roll Call Approval of the Minutes Commendatory Resolutions, Introductions and Presentations Multiple Agenda Item Comment Public Testimony of Non­agenda Items Within Jurisdiction of Council Items Noticed for Public Hearing (1) 10­1280 CD 2 MOTION (NAZARIAN ­ LEE) and RESOLUTION relative to the issuance of bonds in an amount not to exceed $65,000,000 for the financing, refinancing and/or reimbursing the acquisition, construction, improvement and equipping of the educational facilities located at 4533 Laurel Canyon Boulevard in Council District Two (CD 2). Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: 1. ALLOW the California Enterprise Development Authority to issue bonds in an amount not to exceed $65,000,000 to provide financing, refinancing, and/or reimbursement for the acquisition, construction, improvement and equipping of certain educational facilities located at 4533 Laurel Canyon Boulevard in CD 2. 2. HOLD a Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (TEFRA) Hearing and ADOPT the accompanying TEFRA RESOLUTION, attached to the Motion, at the City Council Meeting to be held on February 12, 2025 at 10:00 a.m., located at 200 North Spring Street, Room 340, Los Angeles, California 90012. Items for Wednesday which Public Hearings Have- Been Held February 12, 2025 - PAGE 5  2. HOLD a Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (TEFRA) Hearing and ADOPT the accompanying TEFRA RESOLUTION, attached to the Motion, at the City Council Meeting to be held on February 12, 2025 at 10:00 a.m., located at 200 North Spring Street, Room 340, Los Angeles, California 90012. Items for which Public Hearings Have Been Held (2) 05­0686­S6 CD 14 GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to proposed lease or license agreement with the Go for Broke Education Center for the continued use of the City­owned parcel of land in Lot 2, bounded by Judge Aiso Street and Temple Street in Little Tokyo, for the site of the Go For Broke Memorial. Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (De Leon – Rodriguez): DIRECT the Department of General Services to negotiate a no­cost, non­ profit lease or license agreement with the Go for Broke Education Center for the continued use of the City­owned parcel of land in Lot 2, bounded by Judge Aiso Street and Temple Street in Little Tokyo, for the site of the Go For Broke Memorial. Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. (3) 20­1125­S1 GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to allow Existing Medical Marijuana Dispensaries (EMMD) to continue conducting their licensed cannabis activities at their existing business premises. Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Padilla – Hernandez): INSTRUCT the Department of Cannabis Regulation, in coordination with the City Attorney, Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety, Department of City Planning, and other relevant City departments, to report on amending LAMC Chapter X, Article 5, Section 105.03 that would allow EMMDs to continue conducting their licensed cannabis activities at their existing business premises, and permanently grandfather said EMMDs in a manner that would exempt them from complying with the non­conforming use requirements, as defined under LAMC Section 105.02. Wednesday - February 12, 2025 - PAGE 6  Hernandez): INSTRUCT the Department of Cannabis Regulation, in coordination with the City Attorney, Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety, Department of City Planning, and other relevant City departments, to report on amending LAMC Chapter X, Article 5, Section 105.03 that would allow EMMDs to continue conducting their licensed cannabis activities at their existing business premises, and permanently grandfather said EMMDs in a manner that would exempt them from complying with the non­conforming use requirements, as defined under LAMC Section 105.02. Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. (4) 24­0892 GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Social Equity Business, Licensing, and Compliance (BLC) Assistance Program in connection with the Department of Cannabis Regulation's Social Equity Program. Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Padilla – Hernandez – Price): 1. INSTRUCT the Department of Cannabis Regulation to report to Council in 30 days on the Social Equity BLC Assistance Program, with said report to focus on its goals, scope of work, program usage and participant results and with said report to include: a. Details on how the Program generates revenue in the short and long term. b. Recommendations for the continued reinstatement, extension, and success of this Program. c. An analysis of Social Equity programming in other cities and their best practices. 2. INSTRUCT the City Administrative Officer (CAO), with the assistance of the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), City Attorney, and any other relevant City departments, to report to Council with recommendations to regularize the Social Equity BLC Assistance Program in the annual City Budget, with said report to include: a. Recommendations to establish an annual amount to be allocated to the program. Wednesday - February 12, 2025 - PAGE 7 b. Details on the feasibility of creating a new fund based on  their best practices. 2. INSTRUCT the City Administrative Officer (CAO), with the assistance of the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), City Attorney, and any other relevant City departments, to report to Council with recommendations to regularize the Social Equity BLC Assistance Program in the annual City Budget, with said report to include: a. Recommendations to establish an annual amount to be allocated to the program. b. Details on the feasibility of creating a new fund based on revenue generated by the City's cannabis tax, and how it could be a funding source for grants to support the BLC Assistance Program, among other supportive programming for cannabis license holders (i.e. tax assistance, compliance assistance, capital, etc.) and residents who have been systems impacted due to marijuana related controlled substance charges (i.e. social services, expungement, etc.). Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the CAO nor the CLA has completed a financial analysis of this report. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. (5) 25­0081 CD 6 GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a proposed nonprofit lease with Sycamores for the use of the City­owned space located at 6262 Van Nuys Boulevard, Suite E, as part of the Crisis and Incident Response through the Community­Led Engagement (CIRCLE) Program. Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Padilla – Hernandez): DIRECT the Department of General Services, with the assistance of the City Attorney and City Administrative Officer (CAO), to negotiate a new nonprofit lease with Sycamores for the use of the City­owned space located at 6262 Van Nuys Boulevard, Suite E, as part of the Crisis and Incident Response through the CIRCLE Program. Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the CAO nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. (6) 25­0076 Wednesday GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS - February 12, 2025 - COMMITTEE REPORT PAGE relative 8 to a proposed supplemental agreement with Building Safety Solutions for fire/  Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the CAO nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. (6) 25­0076 GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a proposed supplemental agreement with Building Safety Solutions for fire/ life safety training services for City employees. Recommendations for Council action: 1. APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the General Manager, Department of General Services (GSD), to execute a Supplemental Agreement with Building Safety Solutions for fire/life safety training services, for a five­year extension through September 6, 2029 that increases the contract ceiling by $600,000, from $350,000 to $950,000, subject to the review and approval by the City Attorney as to form. 2. INSTRUCT the GSD to refrain from executing contracts without the Mayor’s Executive Directive No. 3 review and approval, and ensure that the City’s contracting compliance documents have been completed and submitted prior to execution of any agreement. Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer (CAO) reports that funding for the proposed agreement is provided in the GSD Contractual Services Account. City departments that request to utilize this contract must ensure funding availability prior to contracting services through the proposed Supplemental Agreement. There is no additional impact to the General Fund. Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the recommendations contained in the December 19, 2024 CAO report, attached to the Council File, comply with the City’s Financial Policies in that to the extent possible, current operations will be funded by current revenues. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. TIME LIMIT FILE ­ MARCH 25, 2025 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ MARCH 25, 2025) (7) 24­1562 CD 14 GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Wednesday - February status of renovations 12,Benjamin of the 2025 - Franklin Library in Boyle PAGE 9 Heights.  Community Impact Statement: None submitted. TIME LIMIT FILE ­ MARCH 25, 2025 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ MARCH 25, 2025) (7) 24­1562 CD 14 GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the status of renovations of the Benjamin Franklin Library in Boyle Heights. Recommendations for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Jurado – Lee): 1. INSTRUCT the Bureau of Engineering (BOE), Department of General Services, and any other relevant City departments, to report to Council within 45 days on the Benjamin Franklin Library to include: a. The current state of the Library with a detailed update on the progress made to date, the scope of remaining work, and the timeline for completion. b. Reasons for delays to include specific challenges or roadblocks that have contributed to the extended timeline. c. Strategies to expedite completion to include feasible actions to accelerate construction, including potential additional resources, funding, or adjustments to project management. d. Interim measures to maintain services with options to continue or expand temporary library services in Boyle Heights after the bungalow is closed in 2025. 2. DESIGNATE the BOE as the lead agency in connection with the report indicated in Recommendation No. 1 above. Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. (8) 25­0029 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to revenue generation opportunities, including a review of the City's four­year budget outlook. Wednesday - February 12, 2025 - PAGE 10  Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. (8) 25­0029 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to revenue generation opportunities, including a review of the City's four­year budget outlook. Recommendations for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Yaroslavsky – McOsker – Padilla – Harris­Dawson): INSTRUCT the City Administrative Officer (CAO) and the Office of Finance, with the assistance of the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), to report to Council on revenue generation opportunities; said report to include a review of the City's four­year budget outlook with current estimated revenues and estimated expenditures directly compared to the revenue generation opportunities and expenditures compounded over time, and: a. Including not only revenue generation, but also revenues saved, such as by returning responsibility for sidewalk repairs to property owners upon sale of property. b. Administrative clarification of language on transit occupancy tax. c. Engagement of stakeholders regarding temporary or complete increase of transit occupancy tax with upcoming citywide events, such as the Olympics. d. Implementation of a selected Mello­Roos Community Facilities Districts (CFDs) strategy, with significant public engagement. e. Provide insight of CAO reports from 2011 and 2012 to discuss best practices from a prior economic downturn. f. Include information on infrastructure bond, including services for Fire and Recreation and Parks. g. Increase the base formula in the Charter for Recreation and Parks. h. Include an expiration of benefits of a tax amnesty program. Wednesday - February 12, 2025 - PAGE 11 i. Expansion of cannabis­related businesses.  f. Include information on infrastructure bond, including services for Fire and Recreation and Parks. g. Increase the base formula in the Charter for Recreation and Parks. h. Include an expiration of benefits of a tax amnesty program. i. Expansion of cannabis­related businesses. j. Property tax revenue impact due to the recent fires. k. Timing to add ballot measures for June and November 2026 elections. l. Report to be presented in 45 days. Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the CAO nor the CLA has completed a financial analysis of this report. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (9) 25­0006­S22 AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR LA RECOVERY REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending Section 47.12 of Article 7, Chapter IV of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to prohibit excessive price increases and excessive accumulation of supplies and services for resale at inflated prices during a declared emergency to add protection for housing and lodging. Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated January 28, 2025, relative to amending Section 47.12 of Article 7, Chapter IV of the LAMC to prohibit excessive price increases and excessive accumulation of supplies and services for resale at inflated prices during a declared emergency to add protection for housing and lodging. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the City Attorney. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. Community Impact Statement: None submitted Wednesday - February 12, 2025 - PAGE 12 (URGENCY CLAUSE – 12 VOTES REQUIRED ON SECOND  accumulation of supplies and services for resale at inflated prices during a declared emergency to add protection for housing and lodging. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the City Attorney. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (URGENCY CLAUSE – 12 VOTES REQUIRED ON SECOND READING) Items for which Public Hearings Have Not Been Held ­ (10 Votes Required for Consideration) (10) 25­0005­S13 CD 11 COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 11327 West Venice Boulevard (Case No. 850679) Assessor I.D. No. 4234­003­020 from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP). Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated January 30, 2025, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 11327 West Venice Boulevard (Case 850679) Assessor I.D. No. 4234­003­020 from the REAP. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the LAHD. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. (11) 25­0005­S14 CD 11 COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 8117 West Manitoba Street (Case No. 788719) Assessor I.D. No. 4118­007­014 from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP). Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated January 30, 2025, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 8117 West Manitoba Street (Case 788719) Assessor I.D. No. 4118­007­014 from the REAP. Wednesday - February 12, 2025 - PAGE 13  DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 8117 West Manitoba Street (Case No. 788719) Assessor I.D. No. 4118­007­014 from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP). Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated January 30, 2025, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 8117 West Manitoba Street (Case 788719) Assessor I.D. No. 4118­007­014 from the REAP. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the LAHD. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. (12) 25­0005­S15 CD 1 COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 2000 West 12th Street (Case No. 752342) Assessor I.D. No. 5136­023­001 from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP). Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated January 30, 2025, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 2000 West 12th Street (Case 752342) Assessor I.D. No. 5136­023­001 from the REAP. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the LAHD. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. (13) 24­0005­S157 CD 1 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT (LAHD) and RESOLUTION relative to removing the property at 249 South Avenue 55 (Case No. 798049), Assessor I.D. No. 5468­028­027, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP). Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated December 19, 2024, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 249 South Avenue 55 (Case No. 798049), Assessor I.D. No. 5468­028­027, from the REAP. Wednesday - February 12, 2025 - PAGE 14  to removing the property at 249 South Avenue 55 (Case No. 798049), Assessor I.D. No. 5468­028­027, from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP). Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the LAHD report recommendation dated December 19, 2024, attached to the Council file, and ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION removing the property at 249 South Avenue 55 (Case No. 798049), Assessor I.D. No. 5468­028­027, from the REAP. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the LAHD. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. (Continued from Council meeting of January 29, 2025) (14) 25­0007­S2 CD 13 COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to the installation of the name Raul De Molina on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the installation of the name Raul De Molina at 7076 Hollywood Boulevard. Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Engineer reports that there is no General Fund impact. All costs are paid by the permittee. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (15) 25­0007­S3 CD 13 COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to the installation of the name Lili Estefan on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the installation of the name Lili Estefan at 7076 Hollywood Boulevard. Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Engineer reports that there is no General Fund impact. All costs are paid by the permittee. Community Impact Statement: None submitted Wednesday - February 12, 2025 - PAGE 15  APPROVE the installation of the name Lili Estefan at 7076 Hollywood Boulevard. Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Engineer reports that there is no General Fund impact. All costs are paid by the permittee. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (16) 25­0095 CD 11 COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to initiating vacation proceedings for 96th Street between Sepulveda Boulevard and Jetway Boulevard, Vicksburg Avenue between 98th Street and 96th Street, and a portion of the easterly side of Sepulveda Boulevard (VAC­ E1401456). Recommendations for Council action: 1. ADOPT the City Engineer report dated January 28, 2025, attached to the Council file, to initiate the proceedings to vacate 96th Street between Sepulveda Boulevard and Jetway Boulevard, Vicksburg Avenue between 98th Street and 96th Street, and a portion of the easterly side of Sepulveda Boulevard, as shown on Exhibit A of said City Engineer report, pursuant to California Streets and Highways Code, Division 9, Part 3, Public Streets, Highways and Service Easements Vacation Law. 2. DIRECT the Bureau of Engineering to investigate and report regarding the feasibility of this vacation request. Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Engineer reports that a deposit of $47,080 was paid by the petitioner for the investigation of this request pursuant to Section 7.42 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC). Any deficit fee to recover the cost pursuant to LAAC Section 7.44 will be required of the petitioner. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (17) 24­1550 CD 10 MOTION (HUTT ­ JURADO) relative to amending the prior Council action of December 13, 2024, Council file No. (CF) 24­1550, regarding City Contact No. C­145195 with Special Service for Groups, Inc., for homeless outreach services south of the Interstate 10 (I­10) Freeway in Council District (CD) 10. Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF Wednesday THE MAYOR: - February 12, 2025 - PAGE 16 (17) 24­1550 CD 10 MOTION (HUTT ­ JURADO) relative to amending the prior Council action of December 13, 2024, Council file No. (CF) 24­1550, regarding City Contact No. C­145195 with Special Service for Groups, Inc., for homeless outreach services south of the Interstate 10 (I­10) Freeway in Council District (CD) 10. Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: AMEND the Council action of December 13, 2024 relative to City Contact No. C­145195 with Special Service for Groups, Inc., for homeless outreach services south of the I­10 Freeway in CD 10 (CF 24­1550), to utilize an additional $250,000 from the General City Purposes Fund No. 100/56, Account No. 000624 (Additional Homeless Services ­ Council District 10) for supplementary homeless outreach services in CD 10, with all other aspects of the original Council action to remain unchanged. (18) 15­0719­S19 MOTION (HUTT ­ YAROSLAVSKY) relative to reactivating and restoring Council file No. (CF) 15­0719­S19 to its most recent legislative status. Recommendation for Council action: REACTIVATE CF 15­0719­S19, which expired per Council policy; and, RESTORE the matter of the Transportation Demand Management (TDM) / Los Angeles Municipal Code / Mobility Plan 2035 Policies Update / Development Review Fee Ordinance / Mobility Investment Trust Fund, as recorded under CF 15­0719­S19, to its most recent legislative status as of the date of the file's expiration. (19) 25­0006­S21 CD 11 EXEMPTION, COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to adding Article 22 to Chapter IV of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to temporarily prohibit residential evictions solely based on housing persons or pets displaced by the January 2025 wildfires. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: 1. DETERMINE, based on the whole of the administrative record, that the adoption of the accompanying ORDINANCE dated February 5, 2025, is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) through Section 15061(b)(3) (common sense exemption) of the State CEQA Guidelines and Article II, Section 1 of the City CEQA Guidelines, and that none of the exceptions under CEQA Wednesday Guidelines Section - February 12,15300.2 2025 - apply. If the City Council PAGEconcurs 17 with the CEQA analysis, it should adopt these CEQA determinations  Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: 1. DETERMINE, based on the whole of the administrative record, that the adoption of the accompanying ORDINANCE dated February 5, 2025, is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) through Section 15061(b)(3) (common sense exemption) of the State CEQA Guidelines and Article II, Section 1 of the City CEQA Guidelines, and that none of the exceptions under CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 apply. If the City Council concurs with the CEQA analysis, it should adopt these CEQA determinations prior to or concurrent with its action on the draft ordinance; and, DIRECT the Los Angeles Housing Department to file Notices of Exemption with the County Recorder’s Office following the adoption of the draft ordinance. 2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated February 5, 2025, approved as to form and legality by the City Attorney, adding Article 22 to Chapter IV of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to temporarily prohibit residential evictions solely based on housing persons or pets displaced by the January 2025 wildfires. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the City Attorney. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. Community Impact Statement: Yes. For: North Westwood Neighborhood Council (Ad Hoc Committee for LA Recovery waived consideration of the above matter) (URGENCY CLAUSE – 12 VOTES REQUIRED ON SECOND READING) Items Called Special Motions for Posting and Referral Council Members' Requests for Excuse from Attendance at Council Meetings Wednesday - February 12, 2025 - PAGE 18 Items Called Special Motions for Posting and Referral Council Members' Requests for Excuse from Attendance at Council Meetings Adjourning Motions 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., 00­0000). Wednesday - February 12, 2025 - PAGE 19