Planning and Land Use Management Committee

JOURNAL – PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Tuesday, June 7, 2022 JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER, ROOM 340, CITY HALL ­ 2:00 PM 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 COUNCILMEMBER MARQUEECE HARRIS­ MEMBERS: DAWSON, CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER GILBERT A. CEDILLO COUNCILMEMBER BOB BLUMENFIELD COUNCILMEMBER JOHN S. LEE COUNCILMEMBER MONICA RODRIGUEZ (Candy Rosales ­ Legislative Assistant ­ (213) 978­1078 Questions can be submitted to clerk.plumcommittee@lacity.org) Pursuant to Assembly Bill 361, and due to concerns over COVID­19, this Los Angeles City Council committee meeting will take all public comment by teleconference. The audio for this meeting is broadcast live on the internet at https://clerk.lacity.org/calendar. The live audio can also be heard at: (213) 621­CITY (Metro), (818) 904­9450 (Valley), (310) 471­CITY (Westside) and (310) 547­CITY (San Pedro Area). 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For assistance, please contact the Ethics Commission at (213) 978­1960 or ethics.commission@lacity.org. MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT Transcription (CART), Assistive Listening Devices, or other auxiliary aids and/or services may be provided upon request. To ensure availability, you are advised to make your request at least 72 hours prior to the meeting/event you wish to attend. Due to difficulties in securing Sign Language Interpreters, five or more business days notice is strongly recommended. For additional information, please contact the Legislative Assistant listed above. 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) 978­1960 or ethics.commission@lacity.org. MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT ITEM(S) (1) 22­0600­S42 Budget Recommendation, pursuant to adoption of the Mayor’s Fiscal Year 2022­23 Budget on May 18, 2022, relative to instructing the Department of City Planning (DCP) to report to the Planning and Land Use Management Committee on challenges with hiring and filling City Planner vacancies, and the recommendations to improve service delivery and other changes that the DCP could implement to improve efficiency given the ongoing hiring challenges. (Also referred to Personnel, Audits, and Animal Welfare Committee) Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Budget Recommendation dated 05­18­2022 – (4) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Cedillo (2) 22­0410 CD 14 Negative Declaration, No. ENV­2019­4984­ND, Errata dated January 18, 2022, and related California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15074(b); reports from the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC) and Mayor, Resolution for a General Plan Amendment to the Northeast Los Angeles Community Plan for the project site from Low Residential to Neighborhood Commercial land use designation, pursuant to Charter Section 555 and Section 11.5.6 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC); and draft Ordinance effectuating a Vesting Zone Change on the project site from [Q]R1­1D and [Q]R1­1D­ HPOZ to (T)(Q)C4­1D and (T)(Q)C4­1D­HPOZ, subject to the [T] Tentative Classification, [Q] Qualified Classification Conditions, and [D] Development Limitations as set forth in the attached exhibit; for the proposed project involving a change of use from a school, daycare, convent, dormitories, playground, and chapel to storage, office and motion picture/television uses; the proposed project also includes the potential development of an additional 10,000 square feet of office use on portions of the project site that are outside the current HPOZ boundaries; no demolition and no grading are proposed at this time; for the properties located at 2417­2455 North Thomas Street and 2428­2436 North Gates Street.  Vesting Zone Change on the project site from [Q]R1­1D and [Q]R1­1D­ HPOZ to (T)(Q)C4­1D and (T)(Q)C4­1D­HPOZ, subject to the [T] Tentative Classification, [Q] Qualified Classification Conditions, and [D] Development Limitations as set forth in the attached exhibit; for the proposed project involving a change of use from a school, daycare, convent, dormitories, playground, and chapel to storage, office and motion picture/television uses; the proposed project also includes the potential development of an additional 10,000 square feet of office use on portions of the project site that are outside the current HPOZ boundaries; no demolition and no grading are proposed at this time; for the properties located at 2417­2455 North Thomas Street and 2428­2436 North Gates Street. Applicant: Josh Oreck, Narrator Inc. Representative: Paul Garry, PSOMAS Case No. CPC­2019­4983­GPA­VZC Environmental No. ENV­2019­4984­ND Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED AS AMENDED Report from Los Angeles City Planning Commission, Transmittal from Mayor, Resolution, and draft Ordinance, dated 03­29­2022 – (4) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Cedillo (3) 17­0981­S9 CD 12 Report from the Department of City Planning, Resolution (Lee – Blumenfield), Findings and Map relative to activating a new streamlined permitting land use regulatory process, the Restaurant Beverage Program, in Council District 12. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Report from Department of City Planning and Resolution, dated 05­06­ 2022 – (4) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Cedillo (4) 22­1200­S24 TIME LIMIT: 6/27/22; LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION: 6/24/22 Communication from the Mayor relative to the appointment of Ms. Stacey Pruitt to the South Los Angeles Area Planning Commission for the term ending June 30, 2024, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Ms. Daedre Levine. Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending Background Check: Pending (4) 22­1200­S24 TIME LIMIT: 6/27/22; LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION: 6/24/22 Communication from the Mayor relative to the appointment of Ms. Stacey Pruitt to the South Los Angeles Area Planning Commission for the term ending June 30, 2024, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Ms. Daedre Levine. Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending Background Check: Pending Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Report from Mayor dated 05­13­2022 – (4) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Cedillo (5) 22­1200­S27 TIME LIMIT: 7/7/22; LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION: 7/1/22 Communication from the Mayor relative to the appointment of Ms. Cynthia Gonzalez to the South Los Angeles Area Commission for the term ending June 30, 2023, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Ms. Gail Willis. Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending Background Check: Pending Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Report from Mayor dated 05­23­2022 – (4) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Cedillo (6) 21­1230­S1 2021­2029 Housing Element Environmental Impact Report (EIR), State Clearinghouse (SCH) No. 2021010130, certified on November 24, 2021, Addendum, and related California Environmental Quality Act findings, reports from the Department of City Planning, Los Angeles City Planning Commission, and Communication from the Mayor; Resolution relative to amending the Housing Element of the General Plan making targeted amendments to the adopted Housing Element, including the modification and addition of implementation programs in Chapter 6 to clarify metrics, milestones, actions, and strategies to affirmatively further fair housing as well as expand place­based programs to encourage community revitalization; and the correction of formatting and typographical errors. (Also referred to Housing Committee) Case No. CPC­2022­2698­GPA Environmental No. ENV­2020­6762­EIR­ADD1 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes  amending the Housing Element of the General Plan making targeted amendments to the adopted Housing Element, including the modification and addition of implementation programs in Chapter 6 to clarify metrics, milestones, actions, and strategies to affirmatively further fair housing as well as expand place­based programs to encourage community revitalization; and the correction of formatting and typographical errors. (Also referred to Housing Committee) Case No. CPC­2022­2698­GPA Environmental No. ENV­2020­6762­EIR­ADD1 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Housing Committee waived consideration of the above matter) APPROVED Report from Department of City Planning, Resolution, and Attachments, dated 05­24­2022 – (4) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Cedillo (7) 15­0103­S5 Report from the Department of City Planning relative to amending the Fiscal Year (FY) 22­23 Proposed Budget to provide nine­months funding and resolution authority for one Senior City Planner, two City Planners, and four City Planning Associates to audit, update, and implement environmental justice policies and programs; amending the FY 22­23 Proposed Budget to provide funding for contractual services to support public engagement and fund community partners as part of a robust outreach effort and to advance work on a Climate Vulnerability Assessment, in partnership with the Climate Emergency Mobilization Office (CEMO) and the Emergency Management Department (EMD); and amending the Mayor’s 2022­23 Proposed Budget to provide funding to the EMD for staffing costs to support the work on the Climate Vulnerability Assessment. (Also referred to Budget and Finance Committee and Personnel, Audits, and Animal Welfare Committee) Fiscal Impact Statement: No APPROVED Report from Department of City Planning dated 04­17­2022 – (4) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Cedillo (8) 21­1478 CD 11 Categorical Exemption (CE) from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15303, Class 3, and Section 15332, Class 32 of the CEQA Guidelines, and related CEQA findings; report from the West Los Angeles Area Planning Commission (WLAAPC), and an Appeal filed by Citizens Preserving Venice c/o Robin Rudisill, Treasurer, from the determination of the WLAAPC’s decision in approving a CE as the environmental clearance for a project consisting of the demolition of a one­  APPROVED Report from Department of City Planning dated 04­17­2022 – (4) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Cedillo (8) 21­1478 CD 11 Categorical Exemption (CE) from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15303, Class 3, and Section 15332, Class 32 of the CEQA Guidelines, and related CEQA findings; report from the West Los Angeles Area Planning Commission (WLAAPC), and an Appeal filed by Citizens Preserving Venice c/o Robin Rudisill, Treasurer, from the determination of the WLAAPC’s decision in approving a CE as the environmental clearance for a project consisting of the demolition of a one­ story single­family dwelling and a one­story duplex, the construction of a new 4,990 square foot, three­story, mixed­use structure with two dwelling units, one Accessory Dwelling Unit, 1,587 square feet of retail space, and one subterranean parking level (automated parking system) with 13 parking spaces and eight (8) bicycle parking spaces in the single­permit jurisdiction of the Coastal Zone, for the properties located at 1301 and 1303 Abbot Kinney Boulevard. Applicant: Richard Gottleib and Spalding Commercial Representative: Laurette Healey, City Land Use Incorporated Case No. ZA­2015­1155­SPP­CDP­MEL­ZV­1A Environmental No. ENV­2020­5333­CE­1A Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted DENIED the appeal, and thereby SUSTAINED the determination of the West Los Angeles Area Planning Commission (WLAAPC), as detailed in the Report from the WLAAPC dated 12­10­2021 – (4) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Cedillo (9) 22­0453 CD 5 Sustainable Communities Environmental Assessment (SCEA), No. ENV­ 2021­3327­SCEA, Errata to the SCEA, Mitigation Measures, Mitigated Monitoring and Reporting Program, and related California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings; report from the Department of City Planning relative to compliance with the CEQA requirements for the use of a SCEA, as authorized by Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 21155.2, for the future consideration of the development of the project identified as Planning Case Nos. DIR­2021­3324­CLQ, DIR­2021­3326­TOC­SPR­ VHCA, and VTT­83358­CN; for the determination that the proposed project is a transit priority project, as defined by PRC Section 21155, that has incorporated all feasible mitigation measures, performance standards, or criteria set forth in prior Environmental Impact Reports (EIR), including the 2020­2045 Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy Program EIR, SCH No. 2019011061, for a proposed demolition of the existing two­story commercial building and surface parking lots to develop an eight­story mixed­use building with 242 residential dwelling units and 10,900 square feet of commercial space fronting Wilshire  as authorized by Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 21155.2, for the future consideration of the development of the project identified as Planning Case Nos. DIR­2021­3324­CLQ, DIR­2021­3326­TOC­SPR­ VHCA, and VTT­83358­CN; for the determination that the proposed project is a transit priority project, as defined by PRC Section 21155, that has incorporated all feasible mitigation measures, performance standards, or criteria set forth in prior Environmental Impact Reports (EIR), including the 2020­2045 Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy Program EIR, SCH No. 2019011061, for a proposed demolition of the existing two­story commercial building and surface parking lots to develop an eight­story mixed­use building with 242 residential dwelling units and 10,900 square feet of commercial space fronting Wilshire Boulevard; the Project would set aside 25 dwelling units for Extremely Low Income Households; the Project would encompass a total floor area of 260,000 square feet resulting in a Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 3.54:1 and would have a maximum building height of 105 feet; the northern lots and Carling Way (which would be merged into the Project Site through Case No. VTT­83358­CN) would be redeveloped into a 16,822 square­foot green belt that would be utilized as a publicly­accessible common open space; the Project would provide 26,350 square feet of open space which includes the green belt, a courtyard, roof deck, private balconies, and amenity rooms; the Project would comprise of 293 residential parking spaces located within two subterranean levels and one above­grade level, and 30 commercial parking spaces located on the ground level; designated driveways would provide ingress and egress for residential and commercial parking and would be located along South Citrus Avenue; the Project would also provide 164 bicycle spaces (143 long­term and 21 short­term); for the properties located at 5001 Wilshire Boulevard, 671­677 South Highland Avenue, and 668 South Citrus Avenue. Applicant: Wilshire Springs, LLC Representative: Jamie Poster and Jon Meyer, Craig Lawson & Co., LLC Case Nos. DIR­2021­3324­CLQ, DIR­2021­3326­TOC­SPR­VHCA, and VTT­83358­CN Environmental No. ENV­2021­3327­SCEA Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted CONTINUED TO A DATE TO BE DETERMINED If you challenge this Committee's action(s) 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. 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). Telecommunication Relay Services  CONTINUED TO A DATE TO BE DETERMINED If you challenge this Committee's action(s) 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. 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). 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. 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