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Los Angeles City Council, Journal/Council Proceeding Friday, May 30, 2025 JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER ROOM 340, CITY HALL 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 - 10:00 AM (For further details see Official Council Files) (For communications referred by the President see Referral Memorandum) Roll Call Members Present: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Hutt, Jurado, McOsker, Padilla, Park, Price Jr., Soto-Mart​ínez (10); Absent: Lee, Nazarian, Raman, Rodriguez, Yaroslavsky (5) Approval of the Minutes Commendatory Resolutions, Introductions and Presentations - SEE ATTACHED Multiple Agenda Item Comment Public Testimony of Non-agenda Items Within Jurisdiction of Council Items for which Public Hearings Have Been Held (1) 25-0498 CD 11 GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to proposed Right of Entry Permit for the upcoming skateboarding event, The Nine Club Cup, on the grounds of the West LA Municipal Building (1645 Corinth Avenue, Los Angeles 90025), including the West LA Courthouse Skate Plaza (1633 Purdue Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90025). Friday - May 30, 2025 - PAGE 1 Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Park – Padilla): INSTRUCT the Department of General Services, in consultation with the City Attorney, to issue the appropriate Right of Entry permit, and any other necessary documents, to organizers/sponsors of the upcoming skateboarding event, The Nine Club Cup, on the grounds of the West LA Municipal Building (1645 Corinth Avenue, Los Angeles 90025), including the West LA Courthouse Skate Plaza (1633 Purdue Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90025). 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. Adopted Item Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Jurado, Hutt, McOsker, Padilla, Park, Price Jr., Soto-Mart​ínez (10); Nays: (0); Absent: Lee, Nazarian, Raman, Rodriguez, Yaroslavsky (5) (2) 23-1022-S15 CD 5 STATUTORY EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATION FROM THE MUNICIPAL FACILITIES COMMITTEE relative to a lease agreement between the City and Whittier Area First Day Coalition for the operation of a Tiny Home Village (THV) interim housing site located at 2377 Midvale Avenue in Council District Five. (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.) Community Impact Statement: None submitted Adopted Housing and Homelesssness Committee Report as Amended by Motion 2A (Yaroslavsky – Blumenfield), Forthwith - SEE ATTACHED Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Jurado, Hutt, Lee, McOsker, Nazarian, Padilla, Park, Price Jr., Soto-Mart​ínez, Yaroslavsky (13); Nays: (0); Absent: Raman, Rodriguez (2) Friday - May 30, 2025 - PAGE 2 (3) 25-0531 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to adopting the Five-Year Workforce Development Strategic Plan. Recommendations for Council action: 1. ADOPT the Five–Year Workforce Development Strategic Plan (Strategic Plan) prepared by CivicMakers, attached to Council file No. 25-0531. 2. INSTRUCT the Economic Workforce Development Department to report to Council on a semi-annual basis on the metrics, KPIs, and benchmarks for the plan. Fiscal Impact Statement: The Workforce Development Board (WDB) reports that approval of the recommendations of the report will not impact the General Fund. Community Impact Statement: None submitted Adopted Item Ayes: Blumenfield, Harris-Dawson, Hernandez, Jurado, Hutt, McOsker, Padilla, Park, Price Jr., Soto-Mart​ínez (10); Nays: (0); Absent: Lee, Nazarian, Raman, Rodriguez, Yaroslavsky (5) Items for which Public Hearings Have Not Been Held - (10 Votes Required for Consideration) (4) 25-0600 ANNUAL BUDGET RESOLUTION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 TO BE SUBMITTED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY, CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF LEGISLATIVE ANALYST. Annual Budget Resolution for Fiscal Year 2025-26 – Recommendations 1 – 216, Attachments A – E, Attachment F – Exhibit H (H1 – H53), Attachment F1, and Budget Motions (1-44, Motions A and B) – Adopted Forthwith Friday - May 30, 2025 - PAGE 3 A COMMENDATORY RESOLUTIONS MOVED BY SECONDED BY NAME Blumenfield Nazarian Jeffery Daar Park Blumenfield Lisa Maurath Lee Blumenfield Elena K. Nihoa Asucan ADJOURNING MOTIONS MOVED BY SECONDED BY NAME Blumenfield All Councilmembers Abdallah Zaki ITEM NO. 2 File No. 23-1022-S15 STATUTORY EXEMPTION and HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a lease agreement between the City and Whittier Area First Day Coalition for the operation of a Tiny Home Village (THV) interim housing site located at 2377 Midvale Avenue in Council District Five (CD 5). Recommendations for Council action: 1. DETERMINE that the funding allocation, construction, lease or similar agreement, and operation of the interim housing facility located at 2377 Midvale Avenue in CD 5 to provide temporary emergency shelter to people experiencing homelessness, is statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Public Resources Code (PRC), Section 21080(b)(4), as a specific action necessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency, and as reflected in State CEQA Guidelines, Section 15269(c); and PRC, Section 21080.27 (AB 1197), applicable to City emergency homeless shelters. Please refer to Notice of Exemption found in the Bureau of Engineering report dated September 29, 2023, attached to Council file No. 23-1066. 2. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, Department of General Services, or designee, to negotiate and execute a lease agreement with Whittier Area first Day Coalition for property located at 2377 Midvale Avenue in CD 5, under the terms and conditions substantially outlined in the Municipal Facilities Committee (MFC) report dated May 19, 2025, attached to Council file No. 23-1022-S15. Fiscal Impact Statement: The MFC reports that there is no impact to the General Fund. On April 21, 2025, the Mayor concurred the Council’s approval of the Fourth Alliance Funding report (Council file No. 23-1022-S13) which allocates a total of $421,632 to support the one-time cost of furniture, fixtures and equipment ($181,392), as well as site operations ($240,240) through June 30, 2025. No funding is provided for leasing, since the site is owned by the Los Angeles Department of Transportation and this is a no-cost agreement. Community Impact Statement: None submitted SUMMARY At the meeting held on May 28, 2025, your Housing and Homelessness Committee considered a MFC report relative to a lease agreement between the City and Whittier Area First Day Coalition for the operation of a THV interim housing site located at 2377 Midvale Avenue in CD 5. After an opportunity for public comment was held, the Committee moved to approve the recommendations contained in the MFC report, as detailed above. This matter is now forwarded to the Council for its consideration. Respectfully Submitted, HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE MEMBER VOTE RAMAN: YES JURADO: YES BLUMENFIELD: YES LV 5.28.25 -NOT OFFICIAL UNTIL COUNCIL ACTS-

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AGENDA LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL Friday, May 30, 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 HARRIS-DAWSON, Eighth ADRIN NAZARIAN, Second District 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 SOTO-MARTÍNEZ, Thirteenth District YSABEL JURADO, Fourteenth District TIM McOSKER, Fifteenth District Friday - May 30, 2025 - PAGE 1 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. 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) 978-1133. 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 peer-to-peer and third-party 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 TIY-Based TRS; Speech-to-Speech Relay Service; Shared Non- English 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/telecommunications- relay-service-trs. 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, hard-of-hearing, 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 TRADUCCIÓN AL ESPAÑOL 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. Friday - May 30, 2025 - PAGE 2 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 two-thirds (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 Sergeant-At-Arms 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. Friday - May 30, 2025 - PAGE 3 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. Friday - May 30, 2025 - PAGE 4 Los Angeles City Council Agenda Friday, May 30, 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 Non-agenda Items Within Jurisdiction of Council Items for which Public Hearings Have Been Held (1) 25-0498 CD 11 GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to proposed Right of Entry Permit for the upcoming skateboarding event, The Nine Club Cup, on the grounds of the West LA Municipal Building (1645 Corinth Avenue, Los Angeles 90025), including the West LA Courthouse Skate Plaza (1633 Purdue Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90025). Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Park – Padilla): INSTRUCT the Department of General Services, in consultation with the City Attorney, to issue the appropriate Right of Entry permit, and any other necessary documents, to organizers/sponsors of the upcoming skateboarding event, The Nine Club Cup, on the grounds Friday - May 30, 2025 - PAGE 5 of the West LA Municipal Building (1645 Corinth Avenue, Los Angeles 90025), including the West LA Courthouse Skate Plaza (1633 Purdue Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90025). 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. (2) 23-1022-S15 CD 5 STATUTORY EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATION FROM THE MUNICIPAL FACILITIES COMMITTEE relative to a lease agreement between the City and Whittier Area First Day Coalition for the operation of a Tiny Home Village (THV) interim housing site located at 2377 Midvale Avenue in Council District Five. (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.) Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE - JULY 18, 2025 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - JULY 1, 2025) (3) 25-0531 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to adopting the Five-Year Workforce Development Strategic Plan. Recommendations for Council action: 1. ADOPT the Five–Year Workforce Development Strategic Plan (Strategic Plan) prepared by CivicMakers, attached to Council file No. 25-0531. Friday - May 30, 2025 - PAGE 6 2. INSTRUCT the Economic Workforce Development Department to report to Council on a semi-annual basis on the metrics, KPIs, and benchmarks for the plan. Fiscal Impact Statement: The Workforce Development Board (WDB) reports that approval of the recommendations of the report will not impact the General Fund. Community Impact Statement: None submitted Items for which Public Hearings Have Not Been Held - (10 Votes Required for Consideration) (4) 25-0600 ANNUAL BUDGET RESOLUTION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 TO BE SUBMITTED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY, CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF LEGISLATIVE ANALYST. Items Called Special Motions for Posting and Referral Council Members' Requests for Excuse from Attendance at Council Meetings Adjourning Motions Council Adjournment Friday - May 30, 2025 - PAGE 7 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). Friday - May 30, 2025 - PAGE 8