City Council Meeting — Los Angeles, CA
Date: 2022-03-04
Time: 10:00

AGENDA
 LOS ANGELES CITY
 COUNCIL
 Friday, March 4, 2022

 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 GILBERT A. CEDILLO, First District
 NURY MARTINEZ, Sixth District PAUL KREKORIAN, Second District
 BOB BLUMENFIELD, Third District
 NITHYA RAMAN, Fourth District
 President Pro Tempore PAUL KORETZ, Fifth District
 MITCH O’FARRELL, Thirteenth District MONICA RODRIGUEZ, Seventh District
 MARQUEECE HARRIS-DAWSON, Eighth District
 Assistant President Pro Tempore CURREN D. PRICE, JR., Ninth District
 VACANT VACANT, Tenth District
 MIKE BONIN, Eleventh District
 JOHN S. LEE, Twelfth District
 KEVIN DE LEÓN, Fourteenth District
 JOE BUSCAINO, Fifteenth District

PUBLIC COMMENT
Pursuant to Assembly Bill 361, and due to concerns over Covid-19, the City Council will take all public comment by
teleconference.




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Members of the public who wish to offer public comment to the Council should call 1 669 254 5252 and use Meeting ID
No. 160 535 8466 and then press #. Press # again when prompted for participant ID. Once admitted into the meeting,
press *9 to request to speak.

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 located on page 2 of this agenda.

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 TRADUCCION AL ESPANOL EN TODAS LAS REUNIONES DEL CONSEJO
MUNICIPAL




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 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.org; 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.

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




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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.

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 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.

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,




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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.




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Los Angeles City Council Agenda
Friday, March 4, 2022
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) 22-0002-S4
 RULES, ELECTIONS, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
 COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTIONS relative to including in the
 City’s 2021-2022 Federal and State Legislative Programs, as submitted by
 Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA).

 Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE
 CONCURRENCE OF THE MAYOR:

 1. ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTIONS, attached to the Chief
 Legislative Analyst’s (CLA) report dated January 13, 2022, attached to
 the Council file, recommending legislative positions for the 2021-2022
 Federal and State Legislative Programs, as submitted by LAWA, to
 support legislative proposals that would:
 a. Increase authorized Airport Improvement Program levels and
 support appropriations that fully fund the Airport Improvement
 Program at authorized levels.

 b. Reduce the cost of bond financing, through eliminating the
 Alternative Minimum Tax for aviation Private Activity Bonds, or
 restoring advance refunding of municipal bonds.

 c. Increase sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supply, reduce cost
 barriers to SAF implementation, and improve the production and
 delivery infrastructure for SAF.




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 d. Fund electrification infrastructure for light duty and heavy-duty
 vehicles and off-road vehicles (ground service equipment).

 e. Make existing federal funding programs available for programs
 that are consistent with state and local emission mandates.

 f. Set aside cap-and-trade funds for airports to comply with
 California Air Resources Board regulations, to accelerate the
 transitional to SAF, accelerate deployment of clean technology,
 and offset potential loss of federal program funding.

 2. INSTRUCT the CLA, with assistance of LAWA, to monitor the
 following proposals, and instruct the CLA to report and prepare
 resolutions, if necessary, when additional details regarding the
 legislation are available: a. State legislation to allow the continued use
 of biometrics, license plate reader technology, and shared mobility
 data, provided suitable data privacy protections are in place.


 Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the CLA. The City
 Administrative Officer has not completed a financial analysis of this report.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted




(2) 22-0002-S6
 RULES, ELECTIONS, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
 COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTIONS relative to including in the
 City’s 2021-2022 State Legislative Program, the city’s efforts to plan for
 and provide access to housing, as submitted by the Department of City
 Planning.

 Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE
 CONCURRENCE OF THE MAYOR:
 ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTIONS attached to the Chief
 Legislative Analyst’s (CLA) report dated January 12, 2022, attached to the
 Council file, to support the City’s efforts to plan for and provide access to
 housing, and include in the 2021-22 State Legislative Program:

 a. Support for legislation or administrative action to provide clarity and
 additional exemptions within the California Environmental Quality Act




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 (CEQA), to promote affordable housing production, including AB 1486
 (Carrillo), that would amend State law by streamlining the CEQA
 review process of Housing Element implementation projects, and
 thereby enable the City to meet its Regional Housing Needs
 Assessment housing goals; and that exempt from CEQA review local
 density bonus ordinances that are either consistent with an expand
 upon State density bonus law to require higher affordability levels; and
 update the definition of Specific Plan contained in Government Code
 §65451, to correspond to a broader definition as contained in the city’s
 Municipal Code, and which also references Transit Neighborhood
 Plans and Community Plan Implementation Overlays.

 b. Support for legislation or administrative action that locks (vests) land
 use policies, standards or requirements, to a date certain for bus
 transit service intervals to determine whether a development project
 meets the definition of a ‘Major Transit Stop’; ‘Transit Priority Area’; or
 ‘High Quality Transit Area/Corridor’, inasmuch as transit service can
 change during the land use development project review process.

 c. Support for legislation or administrative action that support 100
 percent affordable housing and permanent supportive housing
 projects; and to remove the requirement that permanent supportive
 housing projects receive public funding to be eligible for streamlining
 provisions; and exempt from CEQA review 100 percent affordable
 housing, similar to AB 1197 (Santiago), for permanent supportive
 housing; and update AB 1763 (Chiu) to expand the allowable areas
 where density bonus incentives can be utilized.

 d. Support for legislation or administrative action that provides
 clarifications and enhancements to SB 330 (Skinner), Housing Crisis
 Act of 2019, which places limitations on the imposition of new design
 guidelines—potentially impacting the ability to adopt new local historic
 preservation districts and updating existing historic preservation
 guidelines, and ensure that local governments can establish new
 development standards (e.g. building form) in single family zones that
 do not have an impact on housing density, inasmuch as SB 330 places
 a moratorium on ‘down-zoning’ parcels— reducing the number of units
 that can be built on a parcel until January 1, 2025.

 e. Support for legislation or administrative action that provides
 clarifications and enhancements to existing State emergency
 homeless shelter regulations enacted in 2017 by AB 932 (Ting), and
 AB 1197 (Santiago) in 2019, to allow emergency homeless shelters
 in the city even if a shelter crisis declaration is no longer in effect;




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 and extend these provisions to apply to emergency shelters on land
 owned or leased by any public agency/non-profit, charitable or faith-
 based institutions; and expand areas where they may be established
 by clarifying the definition of ‘qualified urban use’ to add public parks
 and parking lots.

 f. Support for legislation or administrative action that provides for the
 continued option of conduction public meetings via teleconference,
 beyond the period of a declared emergency, through amendments to
 the Brown Act, to allow for broader public access to local government
 meetings.


 Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the CLA. The City
 Administrative Officer has not completed a financial analysis of this report.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted




(3) 21-0002-S8
 RULES, ELECTIONS, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
 COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTIONS relative to including in the
 City’s 2021-2022 Federal and State Legislative Programs, as submitted by
 the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT).

 Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE
 CONCURRENCE OF THE MAYOR:
 ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTIONS, attached to the Chief
 Legislative Analyst’s (CLA) report dated February 1, 2022, attached to the
 Council file, recommending legislative positions for the 2021-2022 Federal
 and State Legislative Program, as submitted by the LADOT.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the CLA. The City
 Administrative Officer has not completed a financial analysis of this report.

 Community Impact Statement: Yes
 For
 Wilshire Center Koreatown Neighborhood Council
 Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council
 Westside Neighborhood Council




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 Los Feliz Neighborhood Council




(4) 22-0084
 RULES, ELECTIONS, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
 COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the new Conflict of Interest Code for the
 Civil + Human Rights and Equity Department (CHRED).

 Recommendation for Council action:
 APPROVE the amended Conflict of Interest Code, provided in attachments
 A, B, and C, attached to the Los Angeles Ethics Commission report dated
 January 20, 2022, attached to the Council file for the CHRED.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the Los Angeles Ethics
 Commission. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief
 Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 TIME LIMIT FILE - APRIL 20, 2022

 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - APRIL 13, 2022)



(5) 22-0002-S10
 RULES, ELECTIONS, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
 COMMITTEE REPORT relative to including in the City’s 2021-2022 State
 Legislative Program opposition to regulatory action by the California Public
 Utilities Commission that would disincentivize the adoption of rooftop solar
 in disadvantaged and low-income communities.

 Recommendation for Council action:
 NOTE and FILE the Resolution (Harris-Dawson – Price – Koretz) relative
 to including in the City’s 2021-2022 State Legislative Program opposition
 to regulatory action by the California Public Utilities Commission that would
 disincentivize the adoption of rooftop solar in disadvantaged and low-
 income communities.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Not applicable.




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 Community Impact Statement: Yes
 For:
 Westside Neighborhood Council




(6) 21-0002-S65
 RULES, ELECTIONS, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
 COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to including in the
 City’s 2021-2022 State Legislative Program support for Senate
 Constitutional Amendment 2 (Senators Allen and Weiner) to repeal Article
 34 from the California Constitution and remove any limit on affordable
 housing units that can be supported by the City.

 Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Resolution (O’Farrell –
 Price), SUBJECT TO THE CONCURRENCE OF THE MAYOR:
 ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION to include in the City’s
 2021-2022 State Legislative Program, SUPPORT for Senate
 Constitutional Amendment 2 (Senators Allen and Weiner) to repeal Article
 34 from the California Constitution and remove any limit on affordable
 housing units that can be supported by the City.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the
 Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

 Community Impact Statement: Yes
 For
 Los Feliz Neighborhood Council
 Historic Highland Park Neighborhood Council
 South Robertson Neighborhood Council




(7) 21-0002-S52
 RULES, ELECTIONS, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
 COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to including in the
 City’s 2021-2022 Federal Legislative Program its position on legislation
 that would provide funds for immediate and long-term investments, to
 address systemic racism and historic under investment in communities of
 color.




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 Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Resolution (Rodriguez –
 De Leon), SUBJECT TO THE CONCURRENCE OF THE MAYOR:
 ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION to include in the City’s
 2021-2022 Federal Legislative Program, SUPPORT and/or
 SPONSORSHIP of legislative that would provide at least $435 billion in
 immediate and long-term investments and to address systemic racism and
 historic under-investment in communities of color, including a $15 federal
 minimum wage, affordable housing, and funding for infrastructure.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the Chief Legislative Analyst.
 The City Administrative Officer has not completed a financial analysis of
 this report.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted




(8) 22-0120
 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT
 relative to streamlining and expediting the permitting process for electric
 vehicle charging stations (EVCS).

 Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Krekorian -
 O’Farrell):
 INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety, in
 consultation with the City Attorney and the Department of City Planning,
 to prepare and present an Ordinance that streamlines and expedites the
 permitting process for EVCS in compliance with the requirements of
 Government Code Sections 65850.7 and 65850.71.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the
 Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis on this report.

 Community Impact Statement: Yes
 For:
 Westside Neighborhood Council




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(9) 21-1385
 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT
 relative to more effective requirements for on-site posting and mailed
 notices of proposed discretionary land use actions.

 Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Blumenfield -
 Raman):
 INSTRUCT the Department of City Planning, in consultation with the City
 Attorney, to report with recommendations for more effective requirements
 for on-site posting and mailed notices of proposed discretionary land use
 actions, including larger sizes, longer posting periods, renderings where
 and when appropriate, and use of plain language; to base those
 recommendations on notices and procedures already established in other
 jurisdictions; and, to thereby provide all interested stakeholders with fully
 transparent notices.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the
 Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis on this report.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted




(10) 19-0825-S1
 CD 14 EXEMPTION FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
 ACT (CEQA), ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR), and
 RELATED CEQA FINDINGS; and PLANNING AND LAND USE
 MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to an Amendment to the
 Olympia Sign District for the properties located at 1000 West Olympic
 Boulevard; 911-955 South Georgia Street; 1000-1016 West James M.
 Wood Boulevard; 936-950 South Bixel Street; and 1013-1025 West
 Olympic Boulevard.

 Recommendations for Council action:

 1. FIND, based on the independent judgment of the decision-maker,
 after consideration of the whole of the administrative record, the
 project was assessed in the previously certified Olympia Project EIR,
 No. ENV-2016-4889-EIR [State Clearinghouse (SCH) No.
 2017101008], certified on December 19, 2018; and pursuant to CEQA
 Guidelines, Sections 15162 and 15164, no subsequent EIR, Negative
 Declaration, or Addendum is required for approval of the project.




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 2. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission
 (LACPC) as the Findings of Council.

 3. REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present an Ordinance
 for an Amendment to the Olympia Sign District (Ordinance 186466),
 which became effective on January 21, 2020, to correct a technical
 error in the Ordinance Map boundaries to exclude an approximately 80
 square-foot R-4 Zoned portion of the parcel located at 936 Bixel Street,
 pursuant to Sections 13.11 and 12.32 S of the Los Angeles Municipal
 Code; for the properties located at 1000 West Olympic Boulevard;
 911-955 South Georgia Street; 1000-1016 West James M. Wood
 Boulevard; 936-950 South Bixel Street; and 1013-1025 West Olympic
 Boulevard.


 Applicant: City of Los Angeles
 Case No. CPC-2021-5832-SN
 Environmental Nos. ENV-2016-4889-EIR; SCH No. 2017101008

 Fiscal Impact Statement: The LACPC reports that there is no General Fund
 impact as administrative costs are recovered through fees.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted




(11) 21-1221
 CD 15 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT
 relative to the inclusion of the Wilmington Post Office, located at 301 North
 Avalon Boulevard, as a Historic-Cultural Monuments.

 Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Buscaino -
 Blumenfield):

 1. INITIATE consideration of the Wilmington Post Office, located at 301
 North Avalon Boulevard, as a City Historic-Cultural Monument under
 the procedures of Section 22.171.10 of the Los Angeles
 Administrative Code.




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 2. INSTRUCT the Department of City Planning to prepare the Historic-
 Cultural Monument application for review and consideration by the
 Cultural Heritage Commission (CHC).

 3. REQUEST the CHC, after reviewing the application, to submit its
 report and recommendations to the Council regarding the inclusion
 of the Wilmington Post Office in the City's list of Historic-Cultural
 Monument.


 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




Items for which Public Hearings Have Not Been Held - (10 Votes Required for
Consideration)

(12) 22-0170
 CD 8 CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (HARRIS-DAWSON – BLUMENFIED)
 and RESOLUTION relative to the issuance of bonds and notes by the Los
 Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA) to finance a 118-unit
 multifamily rental housing project located at 8400 - 8500 South Vermont
 Avenue.

 Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Harris-Dawson
 – Blumenfield), SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:

 1. ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION relative to the issuance of
 revenue bonds or notes by the LACDA in an aggregate principal
 amount not to exceed $75,000,000 to finance a 118-unit multifamily
 rental housing development located within the City.

 2. APPROVE the lnterlocal Agreement to allow the LACDA to issue
 bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $75,000,000
 to finance the acquisition, predevelopment, rehabilitation, and
 construction of a 118-unit multifamily rental housing project located at
 8400-8500 South Vermont Avenue in Council District Eight.




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 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 (Housing Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

(13) 22-0002-S18
 CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION (BLUMENFIELD – MARTINEZ
 – RODRIGUEZ – RAMAN – KREKORIAN – LEE ) relative to establishing
 the City's position regarding funding necessary to complete the
 construction of the Valley LARiverWay, and Upper LA River, and
 Tributaries (ULART) active transportation projects in disadvantaged
 communities in Los Angeles.

 Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE
 CONCURRENCE OF THE MAYOR:

 1. RESOLVE that the City of Los Angeles include in its State Legislative
 Program, SUPPORT and/or SPONSORSHIP for legislation that
 would provide at least $197 million in funding necessary to
 complete design and construction of the Valley LARiverWay before
 the 2028 Olympics.

 2. RESOLVE that the City of Los Angeles include in its State Legislative
 Program SUPPORT and/or SPONSORSHIP for legislation that would
 provide at least $15 million to complete feasibility, planning and design
 of ULART active transportation projects in disadvantaged
 communities in Los Angeles.


 Community Impact Statement: None submitted.


 (Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
 waived consideration of the above matter)


Items Called Special

Motions for Posting and Referral

Council Members' Requests for Excuse from Attendance at Council Meetings

Adjourning Motions




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Council Adjournment


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Los Angeles City Council, Journal/Council Proceeding
Friday, March 4, 2022
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: Bonin, de León, Harris-Dawson, Koretz, Krekorian, Lee, O'Farrell,
Price, Rodriguez and President Martinez (10); Absent: Blumenfield, Buscaino, Cedillo,
Raman (4)
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) 22-0002-S4
 RULES, ELECTIONS, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
 COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTIONS relative to including in the
 City’s 2021-2022 Federal and State Legislative Programs, as submitted by
 Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA).

 Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE
 CONCURRENCE OF THE MAYOR:

 1. ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTIONS, attached to the Chief
 Legislative Analyst’s (CLA) report dated January 13, 2022, attached to
 the Council file, recommending legislative positions for the 2021-2022
 Federal and State Legislative Programs, as submitted by LAWA, to
 support legislative proposals that would:
 a. Increase authorized Airport Improvement Program levels and
 support appropriations that fully fund the Airport Improvement
 Program at authorized levels.




 Friday - March 4, 2022 - PAGE 1
 b. Reduce the cost of bond financing, through eliminating the
 Alternative Minimum Tax for aviation Private Activity Bonds, or
 restoring advance refunding of municipal bonds.

 c. Increase sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supply, reduce cost
 barriers to SAF implementation, and improve the production and
 delivery infrastructure for SAF.

 d. Fund electrification infrastructure for light duty and heavy-duty
 vehicles and off-road vehicles (ground service equipment).

 e. Make existing federal funding programs available for programs
 that are consistent with state and local emission mandates.

 f. Set aside cap-and-trade funds for airports to comply with
 California Air Resources Board regulations, to accelerate the
 transitional to SAF, accelerate deployment of clean technology,
 and offset potential loss of federal program funding.

 2. INSTRUCT the CLA, with assistance of LAWA, to monitor the
 following proposals, and instruct the CLA to report and prepare
 resolutions, if necessary, when additional details regarding the
 legislation are available: a. State legislation to allow the continued use
 of biometrics, license plate reader technology, and shared mobility
 data, provided suitable data privacy protections are in place.


 Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the CLA. The City
 Administrative Officer has not completed a financial analysis of this report.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted




 Adopted Item Forthwith
 Ayes: Bonin, de León, Harris-Dawson, Koretz, Krekorian, Lee, Martinez, O'Farrell,
 Price, Rodriguez (10); Nays: (0); Absent: Blumenfield, Buscaino, Cedillo, Raman (4)

(2) 22-0002-S6
 RULES, ELECTIONS, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
 COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTIONS relative to including in the
 City’s 2021-2022 State Legislative Program, the city’s efforts to plan for




 Friday - March 4, 2022 - PAGE 2
 and provide access to housing, as submitted by the Department of City
 Planning.

 Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE
 CONCURRENCE OF THE MAYOR:
 ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTIONS attached to the Chief
 Legislative Analyst’s (CLA) report dated January 12, 2022, attached to the
 Council file, to support the City’s efforts to plan for and provide access to
 housing, and include in the 2021-22 State Legislative Program:

 a. Support for legislation or administrative action to provide clarity and
 additional exemptions within the California Environmental Quality Act
 (CEQA), to promote affordable housing production, including AB 1486
 (Carrillo), that would amend State law by streamlining the CEQA
 review process of Housing Element implementation projects, and
 thereby enable the City to meet its Regional Housing Needs
 Assessment housing goals; and that exempt from CEQA review local
 density bonus ordinances that are either consistent with an expand
 upon State density bonus law to require higher affordability levels; and
 update the definition of Specific Plan contained in Government Code
 §65451, to correspond to a broader definition as contained in the city’s
 Municipal Code, and which also references Transit Neighborhood
 Plans and Community Plan Implementation Overlays.

 b. Support for legislation or administrative action that locks (vests) land
 use policies, standards or requirements, to a date certain for bus
 transit service intervals to determine whether a development project
 meets the definition of a ‘Major Transit Stop’; ‘Transit Priority Area’; or
 ‘High Quality Transit Area/Corridor’, inasmuch as transit service can
 change during the land use development project review process.

 c. Support for legislation or administrative action that support 100
 percent affordable housing and permanent supportive housing
 projects; and to remove the requirement that permanent supportive
 housing projects receive public funding to be eligible for streamlining
 provisions; and exempt from CEQA review 100 percent affordable
 housing, similar to AB 1197 (Santiago), for permanent supportive
 housing; and update AB 1763 (Chiu) to expand the allowable areas
 where density bonus incentives can be utilized.

 d. Support for legislation or administrative action that provides
 clarifications and enhancements to SB 330 (Skinner), Housing Crisis
 Act of 2019, which places limitations on the imposition of new design




Friday - March 4, 2022 - PAGE 3
 guidelines—potentially impacting the ability to adopt new local historic
 preservation districts and updating existing historic preservation
 guidelines, and ensure that local governments can establish new
 development standards (e.g. building form) in single family zones that
 do not have an impact on housing density, inasmuch as SB 330 places
 a moratorium on ‘down-zoning’ parcels— reducing the number of units
 that can be built on a parcel until January 1, 2025.

 e. Support for legislation or administrative action that provides
 clarifications and enhancements to existing State emergency
 homeless shelter regulations enacted in 2017 by AB 932 (Ting), and
 AB 1197 (Santiago) in 2019, to allow emergency homeless shelters
 in the city even if a shelter crisis declaration is no longer in effect;
 and extend these provisions to apply to emergency shelters on land
 owned or leased by any public agency/non-profit, charitable or faith-
 based institutions; and expand areas where they may be established
 by clarifying the definition of ‘qualified urban use’ to add public parks
 and parking lots.

 f. Support for legislation or administrative action that provides for the
 continued option of conduction public meetings via teleconference,
 beyond the period of a declared emergency, through amendments to
 the Brown Act, to allow for broader public access to local government
 meetings.


 Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the CLA. The City
 Administrative Officer has not completed a financial analysis of this report.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted




 Adopted Item Forthwith
 Ayes: Bonin, de León, Harris-Dawson, Koretz, Krekorian, Lee, Martinez, O'Farrell,
 Price, Rodriguez (10); Nays: (0); Absent: Blumenfield, Buscaino, Cedillo, Raman (4)

(3) 21-0002-S8
 RULES, ELECTIONS, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
 COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTIONS relative to including in the
 City’s 2021-2022 Federal and State Legislative Programs, as submitted by
 the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT).




 Friday - March 4, 2022 - PAGE 4
 Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE
 CONCURRENCE OF THE MAYOR:
 ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTIONS, attached to the Chief
 Legislative Analyst’s (CLA) report dated February 1, 2022, attached to the
 Council file, recommending legislative positions for the 2021-2022 Federal
 and State Legislative Program, as submitted by the LADOT.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the CLA. The City
 Administrative Officer has not completed a financial analysis of this report.

 Community Impact Statement: Yes
 For
 Wilshire Center Koreatown Neighborhood Council
 Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council
 Westside Neighborhood Council
 Los Feliz Neighborhood Council




 Adopted Item Forthwith
 Ayes: Bonin, de León, Harris-Dawson, Koretz, Krekorian, Lee, Martinez, O'Farrell,
 Price, Rodriguez (10); Nays: (0); Absent: Blumenfield, Buscaino, Cedillo, Raman (4)

(4) 22-0084
 RULES, ELECTIONS, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
 COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the new Conflict of Interest Code for the
 Civil + Human Rights and Equity Department (CHRED).

 Recommendation for Council action:
 APPROVE the amended Conflict of Interest Code, provided in attachments
 A, B, and C, attached to the Los Angeles Ethics Commission report dated
 January 20, 2022, attached to the Council file for the CHRED.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the Los Angeles Ethics
 Commission. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief
 Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 TIME LIMIT FILE - APRIL 20, 2022




 Friday - March 4, 2022 - PAGE 5
 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - APRIL 13, 2022)



 Adopted Item Forthwith
 Ayes: Bonin, de León, Harris-Dawson, Koretz, Krekorian, Lee, Martinez, O'Farrell,
 Price, Rodriguez (10); Nays: (0); Absent: Blumenfield, Buscaino, Cedillo, Raman (4)

(5) 22-0002-S10
 RULES, ELECTIONS, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
 COMMITTEE REPORT relative to including in the City’s 2021-2022 State
 Legislative Program opposition to regulatory action by the California Public
 Utilities Commission that would disincentivize the adoption of rooftop solar
 in disadvantaged and low-income communities.

 Recommendation for Council action:
 NOTE and FILE the Resolution (Harris-Dawson – Price – Koretz) relative
 to including in the City’s 2021-2022 State Legislative Program opposition
 to regulatory action by the California Public Utilities Commission that would
 disincentivize the adoption of rooftop solar in disadvantaged and low-
 income communities.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Not applicable.

 Community Impact Statement: Yes
 For:
 Westside Neighborhood Council




 Adopted Item Forthwith
 Ayes: Bonin, de León, Harris-Dawson, Koretz, Krekorian, Lee, Martinez, O'Farrell,
 Price, Rodriguez (10); Nays: (0); Absent: Blumenfield, Buscaino, Cedillo, Raman (4)

(6) 21-0002-S65
 RULES, ELECTIONS, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
 COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to including in the
 City’s 2021-2022 State Legislative Program support for Senate
 Constitutional Amendment 2 (Senators Allen and Weiner) to repeal Article
 34 from the California Constitution and remove any limit on affordable
 housing units that can be supported by the City.




 Friday - March 4, 2022 - PAGE 6
 Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Resolution (O’Farrell –
 Price), SUBJECT TO THE CONCURRENCE OF THE MAYOR:
 ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION to include in the City’s
 2021-2022 State Legislative Program, SUPPORT for Senate
 Constitutional Amendment 2 (Senators Allen and Weiner) to repeal Article
 34 from the California Constitution and remove any limit on affordable
 housing units that can be supported by the City.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the
 Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

 Community Impact Statement: Yes
 For
 Los Feliz Neighborhood Council
 Historic Highland Park Neighborhood Council
 South Robertson Neighborhood Council




 Adopted Item Forthwith
 Ayes: Bonin, de León, Harris-Dawson, Koretz, Krekorian, Lee, Martinez, O'Farrell,
 Price, Rodriguez (10); Nays: (0); Absent: Blumenfield, Buscaino, Cedillo, Raman (4)

(7) 21-0002-S52
 RULES, ELECTIONS, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
 COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to including in the
 City’s 2021-2022 Federal Legislative Program its position on legislation
 that would provide funds for immediate and long-term investments, to
 address systemic racism and historic under investment in communities of
 color.

 Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Resolution (Rodriguez –
 De Leon), SUBJECT TO THE CONCURRENCE OF THE MAYOR:
 ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION to include in the City’s
 2021-2022 Federal Legislative Program, SUPPORT and/or
 SPONSORSHIP of legislative that would provide at least $435 billion in
 immediate and long-term investments and to address systemic racism and
 historic under-investment in communities of color, including a $15 federal
 minimum wage, affordable housing, and funding for infrastructure.




 Friday - March 4, 2022 - PAGE 7
 Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the Chief Legislative Analyst.
 The City Administrative Officer has not completed a financial analysis of
 this report.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted




 Adopted Item Forthwith
 Ayes: Bonin, de León, Harris-Dawson, Koretz, Krekorian, Lee, Martinez, O'Farrell,
 Price, Rodriguez (10); Nays: (0); Absent: Blumenfield, Buscaino, Cedillo, Raman (4)

(8) 22-0120
 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT
 relative to streamlining and expediting the permitting process for electric
 vehicle charging stations (EVCS).

 Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Krekorian -
 O’Farrell):
 INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety, in
 consultation with the City Attorney and the Department of City Planning,
 to prepare and present an Ordinance that streamlines and expedites the
 permitting process for EVCS in compliance with the requirements of
 Government Code Sections 65850.7 and 65850.71.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the
 Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis on this report.

 Community Impact Statement: Yes
 For:
 Westside Neighborhood Council




 Adopted Item Forthwith
 Ayes: Bonin, de León, Harris-Dawson, Koretz, Krekorian, Lee, Martinez, O'Farrell,
 Price, Rodriguez (10); Nays: (0); Absent: Blumenfield, Buscaino, Cedillo, Raman (4)

(9) 21-1385




 Friday - March 4, 2022 - PAGE 8
 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT
 relative to more effective requirements for on-site posting and mailed
 notices of proposed discretionary land use actions.

 Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Blumenfield -
 Raman):
 INSTRUCT the Department of City Planning, in consultation with the City
 Attorney, to report with recommendations for more effective requirements
 for on-site posting and mailed notices of proposed discretionary land use
 actions, including larger sizes, longer posting periods, renderings where
 and when appropriate, and use of plain language; to base those
 recommendations on notices and procedures already established in other
 jurisdictions; and, to thereby provide all interested stakeholders with fully
 transparent notices.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the
 Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis on this report.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted




 Adopted Item Forthwith
 Ayes: Bonin, de León, Harris-Dawson, Koretz, Krekorian, Lee, Martinez, O'Farrell,
 Price, Rodriguez (10); Nays: (0); Absent: Blumenfield, Buscaino, Cedillo, Raman (4)

(10) 19-0825-S1
 CD 14 EXEMPTION FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
 ACT (CEQA), ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR), and
 RELATED CEQA FINDINGS; and PLANNING AND LAND USE
 MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to an Amendment to the
 Olympia Sign District for the properties located at 1000 West Olympic
 Boulevard; 911-955 South Georgia Street; 1000-1016 West James M.
 Wood Boulevard; 936-950 South Bixel Street; and 1013-1025 West
 Olympic Boulevard.

 Recommendations for Council action:

 1. FIND, based on the independent judgment of the decision-maker,
 after consideration of the whole of the administrative record, the
 project was assessed in the previously certified Olympia Project EIR,
 No. ENV-2016-4889-EIR [State Clearinghouse (SCH) No.




 Friday - March 4, 2022 - PAGE 9
 2017101008], certified on December 19, 2018; and pursuant to CEQA
 Guidelines, Sections 15162 and 15164, no subsequent EIR, Negative
 Declaration, or Addendum is required for approval of the project.

 2. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission
 (LACPC) as the Findings of Council.

 3. REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present an Ordinance
 for an Amendment to the Olympia Sign District (Ordinance 186466),
 which became effective on January 21, 2020, to correct a technical
 error in the Ordinance Map boundaries to exclude an approximately 80
 square-foot R-4 Zoned portion of the parcel located at 936 Bixel Street,
 pursuant to Sections 13.11 and 12.32 S of the Los Angeles Municipal
 Code; for the properties located at 1000 West Olympic Boulevard;
 911-955 South Georgia Street; 1000-1016 West James M. Wood
 Boulevard; 936-950 South Bixel Street; and 1013-1025 West Olympic
 Boulevard.


 Applicant: City of Los Angeles
 Case No. CPC-2021-5832-SN
 Environmental Nos. ENV-2016-4889-EIR; SCH No. 2017101008

 Fiscal Impact Statement: The LACPC reports that there is no General Fund
 impact as administrative costs are recovered through fees.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted




 Adopted Item Forthwith
 Ayes: Bonin, de León, Harris-Dawson, Koretz, Krekorian, Lee, Martinez, O'Farrell,
 Price, Rodriguez (10); Nays: (0); Absent: Blumenfield, Buscaino, Cedillo, Raman (4)

(11) 21-1221
 CD 15 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT
 relative to the inclusion of the Wilmington Post Office, located at 301 North
 Avalon Boulevard, as a Historic-Cultural Monuments.

 Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Buscaino -
 Blumenfield):




 Friday - March 4, 2022 - PAGE 10
 1. INITIATE consideration of the Wilmington Post Office, located at 301
 North Avalon Boulevard, as a City Historic-Cultural Monument under
 the procedures of Section 22.171.10 of the Los Angeles
 Administrative Code.

 2. INSTRUCT the Department of City Planning to prepare the Historic-
 Cultural Monument application for review and consideration by the
 Cultural Heritage Commission (CHC).

 3. REQUEST the CHC, after reviewing the application, to submit its
 report and recommendations to the Council regarding the inclusion
 of the Wilmington Post Office in the City's list of Historic-Cultural
 Monument.


 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 Forthwith
 Ayes: Bonin, de León, Harris-Dawson, Koretz, Krekorian, Lee, Martinez, O'Farrell,
 Price, Rodriguez (10); Nays: (0); Absent: Blumenfield, Buscaino, Cedillo, Raman (4)


Items for which Public Hearings Have Not Been Held - (10 Votes Required for
Consideration)

(12) 22-0170
 CD 8 CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (HARRIS-DAWSON – BLUMENFIED)
 and RESOLUTION relative to the issuance of bonds and notes by the Los
 Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA) to finance a 118-unit
 multifamily rental housing project located at 8400 - 8500 South Vermont
 Avenue.

 Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Harris-Dawson
 – Blumenfield), SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:

 1. ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION relative to the issuance of
 revenue bonds or notes by the LACDA in an aggregate principal




 Friday - March 4, 2022 - PAGE 11
 amount not to exceed $75,000,000 to finance a 118-unit multifamily
 rental housing development located within the City.

 2. APPROVE the lnterlocal Agreement to allow the LACDA to issue
 bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $75,000,000
 to finance the acquisition, predevelopment, rehabilitation, and
 construction of a 118-unit multifamily rental housing project located at
 8400-8500 South Vermont Avenue in Council District Eight.


 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 (Housing Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

 Adopted Item Forthwith
 Ayes: Bonin, Buscaino, de León, Harris-Dawson, Krekorian, Lee, Martinez, O'Farrell,
 Price, Rodriguez (10); Nays: (0); Absent: Blumenfield, Cedillo, Koretz, Raman (4)

(13) 22-0002-S18
 CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION (BLUMENFIELD – MARTINEZ
 – RODRIGUEZ – RAMAN – KREKORIAN – LEE ) relative to establishing
 the City's position regarding funding necessary to complete the
 construction of the Valley LARiverWay, and Upper LA River, and
 Tributaries (ULART) active transportation projects in disadvantaged
 communities in Los Angeles.

 Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE
 CONCURRENCE OF THE MAYOR:

 1. RESOLVE that the City of Los Angeles include in its State Legislative
 Program, SUPPORT and/or SPONSORSHIP for legislation that
 would provide at least $197 million in funding necessary to
 complete design and construction of the Valley LARiverWay before
 the 2028 Olympics.

 2. RESOLVE that the City of Los Angeles include in its State Legislative
 Program SUPPORT and/or SPONSORSHIP for legislation that would
 provide at least $15 million to complete feasibility, planning and design
 of ULART active transportation projects in disadvantaged
 communities in Los Angeles.


 Community Impact Statement: None submitted.




 Friday - March 4, 2022 - PAGE 12
 (Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
 waived consideration of the above matter)

 Adopted Item Forthwith
 Ayes: Bonin, Buscaino, de León, Harris-Dawson, Krekorian, Lee, Martinez, O'Farrell,
 Price, Rodriguez (10); Nays: (0); Absent: Blumenfield, Cedillo, Koretz, Raman (4)


Items Called Special

Motions for Posting and Referral - SEE ATTACHED

Council Members' Requests for Excuse from Attendance at Council Meetings

Adjourning Motions - SEE ATTACHED

Council Adjournment


ENDING ROLL CALL
Bonin, Buscaino, de León, Harris-Dawson, Krekorian, Lee, O'Farrell, Price, Rodriguez and
President Martinez (10); Absent: Blumenfield, Cedillo, Koretz, Raman (4)


Whereupon the Council did adjourn.

ATTEST: Holly L. Wolcott, CITY CLERK

By


 Council Clerk PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL




 Friday - March 4, 2022 - PAGE 13
 COMMENDATORY RESOLUTIONS


 MOVED BY SECONDED BY NAME
De Leon Rodriguez American Red Cross Month
Martinez O’Farrell - Rodriguez Fire Chief Ralph M.
 Terrazas
 ADJOURNING MOTIONS


 MOVED BY SECONDED BY NAME
Buscaino All Members Breonia Lindsey Sr.
Harris-Dawson All Members Tyrell Darshay Williams
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 MOTION
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 VM Senior LP, a California limited partnership, or another entity to be created by BRIDGE
Housing Corporation or an affiliate thereof (Borrower) has requested that the Los Angeles County
Development Authority (LACDA) issue one or more series of revenue bonds or notes, in an aggregate
principal amount not to exceed $35,000,000, for the acquisition, predevelopment, rehabilitation, and
construction of a 62-unit multifamily rental housing project (Project) located at 8400-8500 South Vermont
Avenue in Council District 8.

 LACDA has requested that the City enter into an InterlocaJ Agreement to allow the County of Los
Angeles (County) through the LACDA to issue revenue bonds or notes to finance the Project. The Interlocal
Agreement further contains the proposed form of the City Accessibility Regulatory Agreement (Regulatory
Agreement) to be entered into, by, and among the City, the Borrower, and the County. The Project is subject
to compliance with these accessibility provisions through the Regulatory Agreement due to the City's joint
application with the County for funds from the State of California's Affordable Housing Sustainable
Communities Program. The LACDA will apply to the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee for an
allocation of federal tax exempt volume cap for the purposes of financing the project.

 The City is a conduit issuer and is required by federal law to review and approve all projects within
its jurisdiction. The required public hearing will be conducted by the LACDA. The bond debt is payable
solely from revenues or other funds provided by the Borrower. The City does not incur liability for
repayment of the bonds and no City funds will be directed to this Project.

 I TIIBREFORE MOVE that the City Council adopt the attached Resolution and lnterlocal
Agreement to allow the LACDA to issue bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $35,000,000
to finance the acquisition, predevelopment, rehabilitation, and construction of a 62-unit multifamily rental
housing project located at 8400-8500 South Vermont Avenue in Council District 8.




 MARQUEECE HARRIS-DAWSON
 Councilmember, 8th District



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 RESOLUTION

 CITY OF LOS ANGELES


 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
 LOS ANGELES APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF REVENUE
 BONDS OR NOTES BY THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY
 DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY IN AN AGGREGATE
 PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $35,000,000 TO
 FINANCE A 62-UNIT MULTIF AMIL Y RENTAL HOUSING
 DEVELOPMENT LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF
 LOS ANGELES


 WHEREAS, the Los Angeles Comity Development Authority (the "LACDA") has
 determined and is authorized to engage in a multifamily rental housing finance program pursuant
 to Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 24 of the Health and Safety Code of the State of California (the
 "Act"), and to issue revenue bonds or notes to finance the acquisition, construction, development
 and/or rehabilitation of multifamily rental housing in the County of Los Angeles (the "County"),
 all as provided for in the Act (the "Program"); and

 WHEREAS, the provisions of Section 52086 of the Health and Safety Code of the State of
California authorizes a county and one or more cities within the county to enter into agreements
to join or cooperate with one another in the exercise jointly, or otherwise, of any or all of their
powers for the purpose of financing multifamily rental housing development pursuant to the Act;
and

 WHEREAS, VM Senior LP, a California limited partnership, or another entity to be created
by BRIDGE Housing Corporation or an affiliate thereof (the "Borrower"), has requested that the
LACDA issue one or more series of revenue bonds or notes in an aggregate principal amount not
to exceed $35,000,000, including but not limited to revenue bonds or notes issued as part of a plan
to finance the Project described herein (the "Bonds") for the acquisition, predevelopment,
construction, and equipping of a 62-unit multifamily rental housing facility (the "'Project") to be
owned and operated by the Borrower and located at 8400-8500 South Vermont Avenue, Los
Angeles, California 90044 in the City of Los Angeles (the "City"); and ·

 WHEREAS, the Project is part of a larger Vermont Manchester development which will
consist of two (2) separately
 . financed projects, Vermont Manchester Family Apartments
 . and
Vermont Manchester Senior Apartments; and

 WHEREAS, the LACDA intends, in the exercise of its powers under the Act and the
Program, to issue bonds or notes and make or acquire mortgage loans to finance the development
of said Project; and

 WHEREAS, the Project is subject to compliance with the accessibility provisions through
a City Accessibility Regulatory Agreement due to the City's joint application with the County for



4839-8796-0315. I
funds from the State of California's Affordable Housing Sustainable Communities Program for
the Project; and

 WHEREAS, the LACDA has requested the City enter into an Interlocal Cooperation
Agreement (the "lnterlocal Agreement") for the purposes of allowing LACDA to issue the Bonds
to finance the Project located within the City and County.

 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Los Angeles
as follows:

 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct.

 2. The City Council hereby approves the issuance of the Bonds for the Project by the
LACDA under the Program and the Act. LACDA is the sole governmental agency responsible for
the issuance of the Bonds to finance the Project. The City will have no responsibilities relating to
the Program or the Project, this resolution shall not bind the City to any financial obligation or
credit risk or allow any repayment recourse to the City and nothing herein shall be deemed to bind
the City to make any expenditure or to incur any responsibility or indebtedness in relation to the
Program or the revenue bonds or notes referred to above. This resolution shall not alter any term
or condition of the agreements entered into by the LACDA with the developer of the Project.
Nothing herein shall bind the City to any land use or other approval pertaining to the Project and
the City expressly retains all discretionary authority with regard to review, consideration,
imposition of conditions of approval and/or other discretionary action with regard thereto.

 3. The proposed form of Interlocal Agreement by and between the City and the
Cowity, in substantially the fonn attached hereto, is hereby approved along with any additions or
supplements which may, in the determination of a.Designated Officer, be necessary to document
the agreement to cooperate with the LACDA with respect to the LACDA's financing of the Project
located within the City. The Interlocal Agreement also contains the proposed form of the City
Accessibility Regulatory Agreement to be entered into by and among the City, the Borrower, and
the County, as the owner of the property on which the Project is located. The Mayor of the City,
the General Manager, any Acting General Manager, or any Interim General Manager, any
Assistant General Manager, Acting Assistant General Manager, Interim Assistant General
Manager, Executive Officer or the Acting Director or Director - Finance and Development
Division of the Housing Development Bureau of the Los Angeles Housing Department (each
hereinafter referred to as a "Designated Officer") are each hereby authorized and directed, for and
in the name of and on behalf of the City, to execute and deliver the Interlocal Agreement, with
such additions, changes or corrections as the Designated Officer executing the same may approve
upon consultation with and approval by the City Attorney, such approval by the City Attorney to
be conclusively evidenced by the execution and delivery of the Interlocal Agreement with such
additions, changes or corrections.

 4. In addition to the Designated Officers, any official of the City, including any
official of the Los Angeles Housing Department, as shall be authorized in writing by the Mayor of
the City, is hereby authorized for and on behalf of the City to execute and deliver any of the
agreements, certificates and other documents authorized by this resolution.



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 5. Pursuant to the City Charter, all agreements to which the City is a party shall be
 subject to approval by the City Attorney as to form.

 6. Each Designated Officer and other properly authorized officials of the City as
 specifically authorized under this resolution are hereby authorized, directed and empowered on
 behalf of the City and this Council to execute any other additional applications, certificates,
 agreements, documents or other instruments related to the Interlocal Agreement or any
 amendments or supplements thereto, subject to approval by the City Attorney as to form, or to do
 and to cause to be done any and all other acts and things as they may deem necessary or appropriate
 to carry out the purpose of the foregoing authorizations and to address any issues arising with
 respect to the Interlocal Agreement.

 7. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage and adoption.

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 I certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the Council of the City of
Los Angeles at its meeting on , 20_.




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 INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT


 THIS INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is entered into
 as off ], 2022, by and between the City of Los Angeles, a municipal corporation and
 charter city of the State of California ("City"), and the County of Los Angeles, a political
 subdivision of the State of California ("County"), pursuant to the provisions of Section 52086 of
 the Health and Safety Code of the State of California (the "Law") for the purpose of evidencing
 the agreement of City and County to cooperate with one another in the exercise of their powers
 pursuant to the provisions of. Chapter 7 of Part 5 of Division 31 and Chapter 1 of Part 2 of
 Division 24 of the Health and Safety Code of the State of California, as amended (the "Act"), to
 permit County acting through the Los Angeles County Development Authority ("LACDA") to
 issue revenue bonds or notes for the purpose of financing the acquisition, construction and
 rehabilitation of multifamily rental housing located in the City of Los Angeles.

 WHEREAS, VM Senior LP (or an LACDA approved affiliate, assignee or designee, the
 "Borrower"), which is or shall be a limited partnership fotmed by BRIDGE Housing Corporation,
 has requested that LACDA issue its revenue bonds or notes pursuant to the Act for the purpose of
 financing the acquisition, construction, and equipping of Vermont Manchester Senior Apartments,
 a multifamily residential rental housing project (the "Project") located at 8400-8500 South
 Vermont Avenue in the City of Los Angeles; and

 WHEREAS, the Project is part of a larger Vermont Manchester development which will
consist of two (2) separately financed projects, Vermont Manchester Family Apartments and
Vermont Manchester Senior Apartments; and

 WHEREAS, LACDA has applied or will apply to the Califamia Debt Limit Allocation
Committee for an allocation of federal tax exempt volillne cap for purposes of financing the
Project; and

 WHEREAS, the Law authorizes a county and one or more cities within the county to enter
into agreements to join or cooperate with one another in the exercise jointly, or otherwise, of any
or all of their powers for the purpose of financing multifamily rental hous1ng development pursuant
to the Act; and

 WHEREAS, the Project is located within the City of Los Angeles and the City of
Los Angeles is located within the County of Los Angeles, therefore this Agreement is required by
the Act; and

 WHEREAS, there is not currently, nor will there be in the future, any City financing or
financing commitments for the Project; and

 WHEREAS, due to the City's joint application with the County for funds from the State of
California's Affordable Housing Sustainable Communities Program for the Project, the Project is



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subject to the provisions contained in the City's Accessibility Regulatory Agreement which
requires compliance with the City's background check and accessibility requirements.

 NOW, THEREFORE, City and County hereby agree, pursuant to the provisions of the Act,
as follows:

 Section 1. The recitals above are true and correct.

 Section 2. LACDA shall issue its revenue bonds or notes (the "Bonds'') in accordance
with the Act in one or more series for the purpose of financing the Project. The City hereby
consents to the issuance by LACDA of such Bonds and to the use of the proceeds of the Bonds to
finance the acquisition, construction and equipping of the Project.

 Section 3. The City, the County and LACDA agree to cooperate to facilitate the issuance
of the Bonds and each shall take such actions as reasonably requested by any party hereto to permit
the issuance of Bonds including, without limitation, taking such actions as are necessary to comply
with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code") with respect to the
issuance of the Bonds. Without limitir~g the generality of the foregoing, the City acknowledges
and the County certifies that the County acting through LACDA has noticed or will notice a public
hearing, with respect to the issuance of the Bonds and the financing of the Project and such hearing
shall be or has been conducted by LACDA. The County shall submit or has submitted the proposed
issuance ·of Bonds by LACDA to finance the acquisition and construction of the Project to the
Board of Supervisors for the County for consideration for approval pursuant to the requirements
of Section 147(f) of the Code. The City consents, in accordance with any applicable California
statutes, including the Act, to such action on the part of the County and LACDA; however, the
City makes no representations with respect to the validity of such hearing or whether LACDA has
taken all such actions necessary to comply with the requirements of the Code with respect to the
noticing and issuance of the Bonds.

 Section 4. Any Bonds issued under and pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall be
obligations solely of LACDA, and the City shall not be obligated thereon or with respect thereto.
This Agreement shall not bind the City to any financial obligation or credit risk or allow any
repayment recourse to the City and nothing herein shall be deemed to bind the City to make any
expenditure or to incur indebtedness in relation to the Bonds or the Project.

 Section 5. The City hereby agrees and acknowledges that the terms, conditions and
provisions of any Bonds issued pursuant to this Agreement shall be determined in the sole and
absolute discretion of LACDA and that no further review or approval thereof shall be required by
the City; provided, LACDA shall, upon the issuance of the Bonds, cause the Borrower to pay all
expenses of the City in connection with the Bonds.and the Project and shall cause the Borrower to
indemnify, hold harmless and defend the City and each of its officers, directors, agents, officials,
employees, counsel, attorneys and members of the City's governing body, past, present and future,
in the same manner as the indemnification by the Borrower of the County and LACDA.

 Section 6. Nothing herein shall obligate the City to expend any funds or incur any
expenses. Nothing herein shall be interpreted to obligate any payment of any kind by the County
or LACDA to the City or by the City to the County or LACDA.



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 Section 7. Each of the County and the City represents and warrants that it has all necessary
 power and authority to enter into this Agreement, and that it has ta.ken all such actions and received
 all such approvals as are necessary to authorize the execution and performance of this Agreement.

 Section 8. This Agreement is entered into under and pursuant to the laws of the State of
 California and shall be effective immediately upon its execution and delivery by the parties hereto.

 Section 9. This Agreement may be entered into in one or more counterparts, each of which
 shall be"considered an original for all purposes.

 Section 10. If any provision of this Agreement is, for any reason, unenforceable, such
 provision shall be void and of no further force and effect, and the remainder of this Agreement
 shall remain binding and enforceable against the parties hereto.



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 This Agreement is entered into by the County and the City as of the date first set forth above.


 CITY OF LOS ANGELES, as City

 By: Los Angeles Housiilg Department



 BY~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-
 Name: Daniel Huynh
 Title: Assistant General Manager


Approved as to form:
CITY OF LOS ANGELES,
MICHAEL N. FEUER City Attorney




Deputy/Assistant City Attorney




 [Signature page to Vermont Manchester Senior Interlocal Agreement]




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 THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, as
 County

 By: Los Angeles County Development
 Authority



 By:~~~~-.,..,~~~~~~~~
 Executive Director or Designee



 Print Name




 APPROVED AS TO FORM:

 COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
 Rodrigo A. Castro-Silva, County Counsel



By:_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
 Deputy




 [Signature page to Vermont Manchester Senior Interlocal Agreement]




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 Motion ___ #62.......'1
 ....___.-,,,,,.



I move that $1200.00 be transferred/ appropriated from the Mayor's portion
of the Heritage Month Celebration & Special Events line item in the General
City Purposes Fund No. 100-56 to the General Service Fund No. 100-40,
Account No. 1070 (Salaries-As Needed), for services in connection with the
Mayor's special recognition of the Ukraine community on February 26, 27 ,
28, 2022, including the illumination of City Hall.



PRESENTED BY: SECONDED BY:

 -
Councilmember, 14th District
 cL£nK -FOR PLACEMENT ON NEXT
 ,, . ,R COUNCIL AGENDA TO BE POSTED



 MOTION
 I MOVE that, in light of the newly promulgated order of the County Health Officer,
the City Attorney be requested to prepare and present an ordinance to amend Article 10
of Chapter XX of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to make the verification of vaccination
cards voluntary for Covered Locations and to remove the requirement for proof of
vaccination for Large Outdoor Events.




 SECONDED BY: _{1ft-=:;1 io:=. . :;,-. . :•o. . : ~'- - - -



 MARO 4 2022
I MOVE that the Council Action of 05-25-2021 relative to: "FY 2020-21 Budget/ Los Angeles
Police Department/Reinvest Funds for Impacted Communities" (CF 20-0600-883) BE
AMENDED to transfer/appropriate $300,000 from the "Environmental Equity and Justice
Fund-CD-9" Account in the General City Purposes Fund No. 100-56 to the Bureau of Street
Services Fund No. 100 I Dept. 86, Account No. 001090 (Salaries - Overtime) for tree trimming
services in Council District 9.

I FURTHER MOVE that the Bureau of Street Services be authorized to make any corrections,
clarifications or revisions to the above fund transfer instructions, including any new instructions,
in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion, and including any corrections and changes to fund
or account numbers; said corrections/clarifications/changes may be made orally, electronically or
by any other means.




 PRESENTED BY:
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 CURREN D. PRICE, JR,
 Councilmember, 9th District




 SECOND




~~
MAR 642022
 HOUSING


 MOTION

 In July 2020, the California Department of Housing and Community Development,
building on the progress made with Project Roomkey, launched the Homekey Program, allocating
State Coronavirus Relief Funding (CRF) and General Fund dollars to local public entities for the
acquisition of hotels, motels, multifamily developments, and other buildings that will provide
interim and permanent housing. Council approved a set aside of City CRF dollars and other
funding to serve as the required match for the Homekey sites under the first two rounds, Homekey
1.0 and 2.0.

 The City has been successful in securing Homekey sites and the beneficial impacts have
been significant. This model should be extended to secure additional properties and funding for
the forthcoming round, Hornekey 3.0. This funding is critically needed to facilitate housing for
individuals experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness and impacted by the COVID-19
pandemic. As planning for Homekey 3.0 is now underway, the City must take immediate action
to prepare for the next phase of funding.

 A site that should be considered for Homekey 3.0 has been identified in Council District
5. The site, located at 850 La Brea Avenue, has 53 units and the potential to house 50 to 100 of
our most vulnerable Angelenos. Council should explore the potential of converting this property
into a Homekey site to serve those in our communities who are most in need of housing and
services.

 I THEREFORE MOVE that the City Council instruct the Los Angeles Housing
Department and City Administrative Officer, with the assistance of the Chief Legislative Analyst,
and any other departments as required, to identify funding for the purchase of the property located
at 850 La Brea Avenue and immediately commence any discussion, negotiations, and/or other
steps necessary to enter into a purchase agreement for this property so that it can be secured for
the State's Homekey 3.0 Program.




 PRESENfEDBY: ~~PAULKORETZ
 Councilmember, 5th District




 SECONDED BY: pau.,f~---------
 RULES, ELECTIONS &INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS

 RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, in 2014, the City Council authorized the Mayor to enter into Option Agreements to
purchase and develop ten high-priority properties from CRNLA, A Designated Local Authority
and Successor Agency to the former Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los
Angeles (C.F. 14-0425).

WHEREAS, development plans have not yet been finalized for three significant public
properties: Marlton Square in the Crenshaw Corridor community of the 10th District, Bethune
Library on the Vermont Corridor of the 8th District, and Bunker Hill Parcel Y-1 in the 14th District
(collectively, City Sites).

WHEREAS, significant strides have been made to pursue development on each site, the
COVID-19 pandemic, related economic downturn, and other factors have contributed to delays
in advancing these transactions and State law requires that all properties previously owned by
former redevelopment agencies be disposed of by December 31, 2022.

WHEREAS, additional time is critical to ensure that each site can be acquired and developed to
meet its highest and best use.

WHEREAS, Senate Bill 1373 (Kamlager) would extend the date by which the disposition of
property owned by a former redevelopment agency must be completed to December 31, 2024,
if the property is located in a local agency with a population of over 2,000,000 persons, and the
local agency has either an option agreement duly authorized by the local agency's governing
body to purchase the property from the former redevelopment agency, or an exclusive
negotiation agreement with a private entity to develop the subject property for economic
development or housing purposes.

WHEREAS, City agencies are managing the disposition and development of the remaining
three City Sites, including marketing the properties, identifying suitable buyers/developers, and
negotiating agreement on disposition and development, and SB 1373 would support the City's
effort to advance thoughtful, community-serving, catalytic development both in South and
Downtown Los Angeles.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, with the concurrence of the Mayor, that by adoption of
this Resolution, the City of Los Angeles hereby includes in its 2021-2022 State Legislative
Program SUPPORT and/or SPONSORSHIP for Senate Bill 1373 (Kamlager), which would
extend the date by which the disposition of certain property owned by a former redevelopment C)
agency must be completed to December 31, 2024.

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PRESENTEDBY:~~~~~~~~~~~­
 MARQUEECE HARRIS-DAWSON /
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 ,,
 EVIN DE LEON
 6 uncilmember, 14th District
 ENERGY. t:3rm- ~~l •f.tJ~1MtJ '~t~"'ft: k. ~ti/ER
 ENERGY. CLIMATE CHANGE. ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE &RIVER
 MOTION
 In 2021, Congress passed the Bi-Partisan Infrastructure Bill. This act provides $8 billion
 for at least four regional Hydrogen Hubs, overseen by the Department of Energy (DOE)
 as part of its Clean Energy Demonstration Program. The DOE will solicit proposals no
 later than May 15, 2022, and submissions are expected to be due this calendar year.

 In early 2021, the Department of Water and Power (DWP) finished a landmark and
 first of its kind technical report, The LA 100 study, done in partnership with the US
 Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL), on the feasibility of
 achieving a 100% clean energy grid. The study found that to ensure reliability and
 resilience in the face of high impact, low frequency events such as wildfires, heat
 storms, and earthquakes, green hydrogen may play a critical role. Additionally, the
 LA 100 study found that, under any pathway DWP chooses towards 100% clean
 energy, there are common investments that DWP must make now. This includes local
 energy storage, increased renewables, transmission, and distribution.

 The Port of Los Angeles is the nation's busiest container port, handling 10.7 million
 container units in 2021, supporting over 500,000 regional jobs. The Port has committed
 to focusing on climate change, including the goal of a zero emissions drayage fleet by
 2035 and zero emissions cargo handling equipment by 2030. Green hydrogen has the
 potential to play a critical role in achieving the port's environmental goals when used
 with 100% zero emission technology. Green hydrogen distribution in and around the
 port complex could accelerate industry adoption of clean equipment and limit air
 pollution emissions.

 The DOE is looking for diverse regional Hydrogen Hubs that focus on different types of
 hydrogen production, end uses, job creations, and innovations. Based on the existing
 infrastructure, our vast renewable energy portfolio, our skilled labor force, our renowned
 university system, essential transportation corridors, the largest municipally owned
 utility in the nation, and the busiest container port in North America, the greater Los
 Angeles Metropolitan Area is well suited to be a leader in this effort. Additionally, this is
 an opportunity to pioneer a partnership for usage of ultra-purified, extensively treated,
 high quality water acquired from the Bureau of Sanitation's Advanced Water Purification
 Facility (AWPF) at the Terminal Island Water Reclamation Plant (TIWRP). Currently,
 the Bureau has the capacity to provide approximately 12 million gallons daily (MGD) of
 advacned treated water. The Department of Water and Power determines the end users
 of this water.

 With many census tracts ranking in top 25% on CalEnviroScreen, Los Angeles County
 faces some of the most serious environmental issues in the entire nation. The city must
 integrate green hydrogen in a way that centers equity and environmental justice. Green
 hydrogen is one of the few technologies that could be used as a fuel source for hard-to-
 electrify sectors, such as long haul trucking, heavy duty equipment, shipping, and
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 MARO 4 2022
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The City of Los Angeles must ensure that we only use Green Hydrogen made from
renewable sources with the retirement of associated renewable energy credits (RECs).
In order to verify that this technology does not have adverse effects on the environment
and residents of frontline communities, the city should partner with researchers to
evaluate the use of green hydrogen. This includes ways to reduce or eliminate
negative impacts from existing infrastructure such as in-basin facilities like the Valley
Generating Station, where local residents have borne the burden of emissions so that
the rest of the city benefits from power reliability. It is critical that green hydrogen use
does not contribute to air pollution and other emissions such as Nitrogen Oxide (NOx).

Over the past decade we have seen how the goods movement industry has been
plagued by low-road jobs, from trucking to warehousing. Our efforts must focus on
creating good-paying, high-quality jobs with a path to the middle class. Any funds used
for this project that incentivize adoption of zero emissions drayage vehicles must follow
guidelines established in AB 794 and SB 338 to ensure that public dollars do not go
towards subsidizing an exploitative business practices.

The Department of Water and Power, and the Port of Los Angeles, should work with the
Climate Emergency Mobilization Office (CEMO) to ensure that frontline communities at
large and in specific LA neighborhoods have a voice and seat at the table. Should Los
Angeles be awarded the opportunity to create a Green Hydrogen Hub, it will create a
new industry for our city and nation.

I THEREFORE MOVE that the Department of Water and Power and the Port of Los
Angeles, in collaboration with other partners, coordinate a local effort to create and
submit a proposal to the Department of Energy proposing the Greater Los Angeles
Metropolitan area for consideration to be a regional Green Hydrogen Hub to power
hard-to-electrify industries, made from electrolysis of renewable energy.

I FURTHER MOVE that, in an effort to establish a local Green Hydrogen Hub, the
Department of Water and Power and the Port of Los Angeles should engage with
potential collaborators in the public, private and academic sectors to further this regional
effort to establish a local Green Hydrogen Hub, including the County of Los Angeles,
the City of Long Beach, Los Angeles World Airports, the University of California, Green
Hydrogen advocates, Labor, Investor Owned and Public Utilities, Environmental and
Environmental Justice organizations, and other producers, end users, and potential
collaborators.

I FURTHER MOVE that the Department of Water and Power, and the Port of Los
Angeles collaborate with the Climate Emergency Mobilization Office (CEMO) in order to
ensure the representation and input of frontline communities most and potentially
impacted by any use of green hydrogen in any project(s) resulting from a successful
federal grant application.
I FURTHER MOVE that the Department of Water and Power, with the collaboration of
the Bureau of Sanitation, the Port of Los Angeles, report to Council with
recommendations on the usage of advanced treated water from the Bureau of
Sanitation's Advanced Water Purification Facility (AWPF) at the Terminal Island Water
Reclamation Plant (TIWRP) in order to supply Ultra Purified Water High Quality Water
for projects resulting from a successful federal grant application; and, that the Bureau of
Sanitation, in collaboration with the Department of Water and Power, and the Port of
Los Angeles report back on NOx and other emission monitoring for projects resulting
from a successful federal grant application.




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 MITCH O'FARRELL
 Councilmember, 13th District




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