Arts, Park, Libraries, and Community Enrichment Committee — Los Angeles, CA
Date: 2025-01-28
Time: 08:45

ARTS, PARKS, LIBRARIES, AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE

 TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2025 ­ 8:45 AM

 JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER
 ROOM 340, CITY HALL
 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

 MEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBER YSABEL JURADO, CHAIR
 COUNCILMEMBER EUNISSES HERNANDEZ
 COUNCILMEMBER ADRIN NAZARIAN


 (Mandy Morales ­ Legislative Assistant ­ (323) 439­2346 or Clerk.mandy.morales@lacity.org)

 Submit written comment at LACouncilComment.com

The audio for Committee meetings is broadcast live on the internet at https://clerk.lacity.gov/calendar. The live audio can also
be accessed at: (213) 621­CITY (Metro), (818) 904­9450 (Valley), (310) 471­CITY (Westside) and (310) 547­CITY (San Pedro
Area). If the live audio is unavailable via one of these channels, members of the public are encouraged to use one of the other
channels.

The Committee will take public comment from members of the public in­person only; there will be no public comment by
teleconference. Additional information regarding Committee procedures provided at the end of this agenda.

Spanish language interpretation is available at all Council and Committee meetings. Interpretation services in additional
languages are available upon request, at no cost. Please submit your request to clerk.interpretation@lacity.org as soon as
possible to allow time for scheduling. You will receive a confirmation reply if an interpreter is available.


 MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT


 GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT


ITEM(S)

 (1) 24­0804
 Department of Animal Services report relative to the feasibility and
 implementation of a requirement to microchip all dogs, cats, rabbits, and
 horses.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted.


 (2) 24­1437
 CD 7 Motion (Rodriguez – Blumenfield) relative to the operating hours for
 Amistad Pocket Park located at 13116 West Kagel Canyon Street in
 Council District 7.
(1) 24­0804
 Department of Animal Services report relative to the feasibility and
 implementation of a requirement to microchip all dogs, cats, rabbits, and
 horses.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted.


(2) 24­1437
 CD 7 Motion (Rodriguez – Blumenfield) relative to the operating hours for
 Amistad Pocket Park located at 13116 West Kagel Canyon Street in
 Council District 7.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(3) 25­0006­S30
 Motion (Lee – Park – Padilla) relative to requesting the City Attorney to
 prepare and present an ordinance that would amend the Los Angeles
 Municipal Code to close parks in Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones
 when Red Flag Days are declared, and that the Department of Recreation
 and Parks be requested to report on enforcement options to ensure
 compliance of these closures.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 (This matter referred to Arts, Parks, Libraries, and Community
 Enrichment Committee and Public Safety Committee.)


(4) 24­1527
 Motion (Hernandez ­ McOsker) relative to authorizing the Department of
 Neighborhood Empowerment to submit a grant application and to accept a
 grant award from LA2050 for the "Connecting Neighbors and Empowering
 LA!" initiative, and related matters.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(5) 23­1238­S2
 CDs 8, 9, 10 Motion (Hutt ­ Harris­Dawson) relative to initiating the “South LA Historic
 Neighborhood Markers” project for monument structures and/or gateways
 at specific intersections; instructing the Department of City Planning with
 the assistance of the Department of Cultural Affairs to report with a list of
 cultural assets and relevant historic cultural monuments, with the goal of
 identifying resources that can provide an interactive historical context for
 South Los Angeles; and related matters, including authorization of funds.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(6) 24­1146
 CD 10 Motion (Hutt ­ McOsker) relative to instructing the Bureau of Engineering,
 with assistance from the Department of Recreation and Parks and the City
 at specific intersections; instructing the Department of City Planning with
 the assistance of the Department of Cultural Affairs to report with a list of
 cultural assets and relevant historic cultural monuments, with the goal of
 identifying resources that can provide an interactive historical context for
 South Los Angeles; and related matters, including authorization of funds.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 (6) 24­1146
 CD 10 Motion (Hutt ­ McOsker) relative to instructing the Bureau of Engineering,
 with assistance from the Department of Recreation and Parks and the City
 Attorney, to report with recommendations to convert the current closure of
 Wilton Place at Pico Boulevard into a parklet.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 (7) 25­0045
 City Administrative Officer report relative to authorizing the Community
 Investment for Families Department to accept grant awards from the State
 of California Office of Traffic Safety for the Child Passenger Safety
 Program and for the Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Financial Policies Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 (8) 22­1554
 CD 7 City Attorney report and draft Ordinance amending the Los Angeles
 Municipal Code to add West Lakeside Street Park, located at
 15625 Bledsoe Street, in the Sylmar neighborhood, to the list of parks with
 specific opening and closing hours

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted




SUPPORTING MATERIALS

Materials relating to items on the agenda are available on the Office of the City Clerk's Council File Management System found at
https://cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkconnect by entering the Council File number (e.g., 00­0000) associated with the agenda item.

PUBLIC INPUT AT CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETINGS

Members of the public who wish to speak on one or multiple items shall have an opportunity to speak up to one minute per item up
to a total of two minutes for two or more agenda items. At regular meetings, members of the public shall also have an opportunity to
speak up to one minute for general public comment on any matter within the subject­matter jurisdiction of the Committee. The
Committee is not required to take general public comment at special meetings. The Committee may limit the total amount of time for
public comment on any specific agenda item, on all agenda­items collectively, and/or on general public comment, based on the
anticipated time required to hear from public speakers on any given or all agenda items, on the availability of Committee members
and the need to maintain quorum, and on any other relevant factor. The Committee shall not discuss or take action relative to any
general public comment except as explicitly permitted under the Brown Act.
Materials relating to items on the agenda are available on the Office of the City Clerk's Council File Management System found at
https://cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkconnect by entering the Council File number (e.g., 00­0000) associated with the agenda item.

PUBLIC INPUT AT CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETINGS

Members of the public who wish to speak on one or multiple items shall have an opportunity to speak up to one minute per item up
to a total of two minutes for two or more agenda items. At regular meetings, members of the public shall also have an opportunity to
speak up to one minute for general public comment on any matter within the subject­matter jurisdiction of the Committee. The
Committee is not required to take general public comment at special meetings. The Committee may limit the total amount of time for
public comment on any specific agenda item, on all agenda­items collectively, and/or on general public comment, based on the
anticipated time required to hear from public speakers on any given or all agenda items, on the availability of Committee members
and the need to maintain quorum, and on any other relevant factor. The Committee shall not discuss or take action relative to any
general public comment except as explicitly permitted under the Brown Act.

COMMITTEE INFORMATION, ASSIGNMENTS, AND STRUCTURE

https://clerk.lacity.gov/clerk­services/cps/council­committee­meetings/info­assignments­structure

SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION

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) 978­1075. For Telecommunications Relay Service for the
hearing impaired, please see the information below.

NOTICE TO PAID REPRESENTATIVES

If a member of the public is compensated to monitor, attend, or speak at this meeting, City law may require them to register as a
lobbyist and report this activity. More information can be found at Los Angeles Municipal Code 48.01 et seq. or at
ethics.lacity.org/lobbying. Further assistance can be found by contacting the Ethics Commission at (213) 978­1960 or
ethics.commission@lacity.org.

EXHAUSTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES

A member of the public seeking to challenge a City action in court may be limited to raising only those issues raised at the public
hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk prior to the public hearing in time
reasonably to be considered by the Committee members. 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.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICE (TRS) COMMUNICATIONS

Individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing, and individuals with a speech disability, may be able to avail themselves of both for
peer­to­peer and third­party telecommunications relay service (TRS) communications. Telecommunications Relay Service is a
telephone service that allows persons with hearing or speech disabilities to place and receive telephone calls. TRS is available in
all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. territories for local and/or long distance calls. TRS providers ­
generally telephone companies ­ are compensated for the costs of providing TRS from either a state or a federal fund. There is no
cost to the TRS user.

What forms of TRS are available? There are several forms of TRS, depending on the particular needs of the user and the equipment
available: TRS includes: Text to Voice TIY­Based TRS; Speech­to­Speech Relay Service; Shared Non­English Language Relay
Service; Captioned Telephone Relay Service; Internet Protocol Relay Service; and Video Relay Service. Please visit this site for detail
descriptions, https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications­relay­service­trs.

Don't hang up! Some people hang up on TRS calls because they think the caller is a telemarketer. If you hear, "Hello, this is the relay
service…" when you pick up the phone, please don't hang up! You are about to talk, through a TRS provider, to a person who is deaf,
hard­of­hearing, or has a speech disability.

For more information about FCC programs to promote access to telecommunications services for people with disabilities, visit the
FCC's Disability Rights Office website.

JOURNAL – ARTS, PARKS, LIBRARIES, AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE

 TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2025 ­ 8:45 AM

 ROOM 401, CITY HALL
 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

 MEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBER YSABEL JURADO, CHAIR
 COUNCILMEMBER EUNISSES HERNANDEZ
 COUNCILMEMBER ADRIN NAZARIN


 (Mandy Morales ­ Legislative Assistant ­ (323) 439­2346 or Clerk.BudgetandFinanceCommittee@
 lacity.org)

 Submit written comment at LACouncilComment.com

The audio for Committee meetings is broadcast live on the internet at https://clerk.lacity.gov/calendar. The live audio can also
be accessed at: (213) 621­CITY (Metro), (818) 904­9450 (Valley), (310) 471­CITY (Westside) and (310) 547­CITY (San Pedro
Area). If the live audio is unavailable via one of these channels, members of the public are encouraged to use one of the other
channels.

The Committee will take public comment from members of the public in­person only; there will be no public comment by
teleconference. Additional information regarding Committee procedures provided at the end of this agenda.

Spanish language interpretation is available at all Council and Committee meetings. Interpretation services in additional
languages are available upon request, at no cost. Please submit your request to clerk.interpretation@lacity.org as soon as
possible to allow time for scheduling. You will receive a confirmation reply if an interpreter is available.


 MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT


 GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT


ITEM(S)

 (1) 24­0804
 Department of Animal Services report relative to the feasibility and
 implementation of a requirement to microchip all dogs, cats, rabbits, and
 horses.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted.


 CONTINUED TO DATE TO BE DETERMINED
 (2) 24­1437
 CD 7 Motion (Rodriguez – Blumenfield) relative to the operating hours for
(1) 24­0804
 Department of Animal Services report relative to the feasibility and
 implementation of a requirement to microchip all dogs, cats, rabbits, and
 horses.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted.


 CONTINUED TO DATE TO BE DETERMINED
(2) 24­1437
 CD 7 Motion (Rodriguez – Blumenfield) relative to the operating hours for
 Amistad Pocket Park located at 13116 West Kagel Canyon Street in
 Council District 7.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 APPROVED Motion (Rodriguez – Blumenfield) ­ (2) Yes; (1) Absent: Nazarian
(3) 25­0006­S30
 Motion (Lee – Park – Padilla) relative to requesting the City Attorney to
 prepare and present an ordinance that would amend the Los Angeles
 Municipal Code to close parks in Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones
 when Red Flag Days are declared, and that the Department of Recreation
 and Parks be requested to report on enforcement options to ensure
 compliance of these closures.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 (This matter referred to Arts, Parks, Libraries, and Community
 Enrichment Committee and Public Safety Committee.)


 CONTINUED TO DATE TO BE DETERMINED
(4) 24­1527
 Motion (Hernandez ­ McOsker) relative to authorizing the Department of
 Neighborhood Empowerment to submit a grant application and to accept a
 grant award from LA2050 for the "Connecting Neighbors and Empowering
 LA!" initiative, and related matters.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 APPROVED Motion (Hernandez – McOsker) ­ (2) Yes; (1) Absent: Nazarian
(5) 23­1238­S2
 CDs 8, 9, 10 Motion (Hutt ­ Harris­Dawson) relative to initiating the “South LA Historic
 Neighborhood Markers” project for monument structures and/or gateways
 at specific intersections; instructing the Department of City Planning with
 the assistance of the Department of Cultural Affairs to report with a list of
 cultural assets and relevant historic cultural monuments, with the goal of
 identifying resources that can provide an interactive historical context for
 South Los Angeles; and related matters, including authorization of funds.
 APPROVED Motion (Hernandez – McOsker) ­ (2) Yes; (1) Absent: Nazarian
(5) 23­1238­S2
 CDs 8, 9, 10 Motion (Hutt ­ Harris­Dawson) relative to initiating the “South LA Historic
 Neighborhood Markers” project for monument structures and/or gateways
 at specific intersections; instructing the Department of City Planning with
 the assistance of the Department of Cultural Affairs to report with a list of
 cultural assets and relevant historic cultural monuments, with the goal of
 identifying resources that can provide an interactive historical context for
 South Los Angeles; and related matters, including authorization of funds.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 APPROVED Motion (Hutt – Harris­Dawson) ­ (2) Yes; (1) Absent: Nazarian
(6) 24­1146
 CD 10 Motion (Hutt ­ McOsker) relative to instructing the Bureau of Engineering,
 with assistance from the Department of Recreation and Parks and the City
 Attorney, to report with recommendations to convert the current closure of
 Wilton Place at Pico Boulevard into a parklet.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 APPROVED Motion (Hutt – McOsker) ­ (2) Yes; (1) Absent: Nazarian
(7) 25­0045
 City Administrative Officer report relative to authorizing the Community
 Investment for Families Department to accept grant awards from the State
 of California Office of Traffic Safety for the Child Passenger Safety
 Program and for the Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes


 Financial Policies Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 NO ACTION TAKEN
(8) 22­1554
 CD 7 City Attorney report and draft Ordinance amending the Los Angeles
 Municipal Code to add West Lakeside Street Park, located at
 15625 Bledsoe Street, in the Sylmar neighborhood, to the list of parks with
 specific opening and closing hours

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 APPROVED City Attorney report and Ordinance dated 06­23­23 ­ (2) Yes; (1) Absent:
 NO ACTION TAKEN
 (8) 22­1554
 CD 7 City Attorney report and draft Ordinance amending the Los Angeles
 Municipal Code to add West Lakeside Street Park, located at
 15625 Bledsoe Street, in the Sylmar neighborhood, to the list of parks with
 specific opening and closing hours

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 APPROVED City Attorney report and Ordinance dated 06­23­23 ­ (2) Yes; (1) Absent:
 Nazarian


SUPPORTING MATERIALS

Materials relating to items on the agenda are available on the Office of the City Clerk's Council File Management System found at
https://cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkconnect by entering the Council File number (e.g., 00­0000) associated with the agenda item.

PUBLIC INPUT AT CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETINGS

Members of the public who wish to speak on one or multiple items shall have an opportunity to speak up to one minute per item up
to a total of two minutes for two or more agenda items. At regular meetings, members of the public shall also have an opportunity to
speak up to one minute for general public comment on any matter within the subject­matter jurisdiction of the Committee. The
Committee is not required to take general public comment at special meetings. The Committee may limit the total amount of time for
public comment on any specific agenda item, on all agenda­items collectively, and/or on general public comment, based on the
anticipated time required to hear from public speakers on any given or all agenda items, on the availability of Committee members
and the need to maintain quorum, and on any other relevant factor. The Committee shall not discuss or take action relative to any
general public comment except as explicitly permitted under the Brown Act.

COMMITTEE INFORMATION, ASSIGNMENTS, AND STRUCTURE

https://clerk.lacity.gov/clerk­services/cps/council­committee­meetings/info­assignments­structure

SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION

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) 978­1075. For Telecommunications Relay Service for the
hearing impaired, please see the information below.

NOTICE TO PAID REPRESENTATIVES

If a member of the public is compensated to monitor, attend, or speak at this meeting, City law may require them to register as a
lobbyist and report this activity. More information can be found at Los Angeles Municipal Code 48.01 et seq. or at
ethics.lacity.org/lobbying. Further assistance can be found by contacting the Ethics Commission at (213) 978­1960 or
ethics.commission@lacity.org.

EXHAUSTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES

A member of the public seeking to challenge a City action in court may be limited to raising only those issues raised at the public
hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk prior to the public hearing in time
reasonably to be considered by the Committee members. 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.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICE (TRS) COMMUNICATIONS

Individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing, and individuals with a speech disability, may be able to avail themselves of 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.
A member of the public seeking to challenge a City action in court may be limited to raising only those issues raised at the public
hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk prior to the public hearing in time
reasonably to be considered by the Committee members. 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.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICE (TRS) COMMUNICATIONS

Individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing, and individuals with a speech disability, may be able to avail themselves of both for
peer­to­peer and third­party telecommunications relay service (TRS) communications. Telecommunications Relay Service is a
telephone service that allows persons with hearing or speech disabilities to place and receive telephone calls. TRS is available in
all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. territories for local and/or long distance calls. TRS providers ­
generally telephone companies ­ are compensated for the costs of providing TRS from either a state or a federal fund. There is no
cost to the TRS user.

What forms of TRS are available? There are several forms of TRS, depending on the particular needs of the user and the equipment
available: TRS includes: Text to Voice TIY­Based TRS; Speech­to­Speech Relay Service; Shared Non­English Language Relay
Service; Captioned Telephone Relay Service; Internet Protocol Relay Service; and Video Relay Service. Please visit this site for detail
descriptions, https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications­relay­service­trs.

Don't hang up! Some people hang up on TRS calls because they think the caller is a telemarketer. If you hear, "Hello, this is the relay
service…" when you pick up the phone, please don't hang up! You are about to talk, through a TRS provider, to a person who is deaf,
hard­of­hearing, or has a speech disability.

For more information about FCC programs to promote access to telecommunications services for people with disabilities, visit the
FCC's Disability Rights Office website.