City Council Meeting — Los Angeles, CA
Date: 2022-05-25
Time: 10:00

AGENDA
 LOS ANGELES CITY
 COUNCIL
 Wednesday, May 25, 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 HERB J. WESSON, JR., Tenth District
 MIKE BONIN, Eleventh District
 JOHN S. LEE, Twelfth District
 KEVIN DE LEÓN, Fourteenth District
 JOE BUSCAINO, Fifteenth District




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Listening To, Attending, and Providing Public Comment at City Council Meetings

The Council meetings will be broadcast live on Cable Television Channel 35, on the internet at
https://clerk.lacity.org/calendar, and on YouTube. The live audio of the hearing will be available via telephone at: (213)
621-CITY (Metro), (818) 904-9450 (Valley), (310) 471-CITY (Westside), and (310) 547-CITY (San Pedro Area). If the live
video or audio is unavailable via one of these channels, members of the public should try another channel.

Members of the public may also attend the Council meetings in-person. Live, oral public comment will be taken in-person,
only, and not via teleconference. Please note that, pursuant to Municipal Code Section 200.123, proof of full Covid-19
vaccination or of a negative Covid-19 test within the prior 72 hours will be required to enter the City Hall building for any
purpose. Proof of a negative test requires a printed document, email, or text message displayed on a phone from a test
provider or laboratory showing the results of a PCR or antigen Covid-19 test. Additionally, pursuant to Mayoral directives,
indoor masking will be required regardless of vaccination status or proof of a negative test. Written public comment may
be submitted at LACouncilComment.com.

Requests for reasonable modification or accommodation from individuals with disabilities, consistent with the Americans
with Disabilities Act can be made by contacting the City Clerk's Office at (213) 978-1133. For Telecommunication Relay
Services for the hearing impaired, please see the information below.

Telecommunication Relay Services

Telephone communication is one of the most important forms of communication in society today. Due to advancements
in technology, telephone devices have evolved with new services and capabilities. Individuals who are deaf and hard of
hearing, and individuals with a speech disability are following these trends and are rapidly migrating to more advanced
telecommunications methods, both for peer-to-peer and third-party telecommunications relay service (TRS)
communications.

Telecommunications Relay Service is a telephone service that allows persons with hearing or speech disabilities to place
and receive telephone calls. TRS is available in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. territories
for local and/or long distance calls. TRS providers - generally telephone companies - are compensated for the costs of
providing TRS from either a state or a federal fund. There is no cost to the TRS user.

What forms of TRS are available?There are several forms of TRS, depending on the particular needs of the user and
the equipment available: TRS includes: Text to Voice TIY-Based TRS; Speech-to-Speech Relay Service; Shared Non-
English Language Relay Service; Captioned Telephone Relay Service; Internet Protocol Relay Service; and Video Relay
Service. Please visit this site for detail descriptions, https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-
service-trs.

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

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


SE OFRECE UN SERVICIO DE 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
Wednesday, May 25, 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) 17-0090
 HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the
 Quarterly Report for the Proposition HHH (Prop HHH) Fiscal Years (FY)
 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2021-22 Bond Issuances; and the FYs 2017-18,
 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 Project Expenditure Plans (PEP) (October
 1 – December 31, 2021).

 Recommendation for Council action:
 NOTE and FILE the Prop HHH Administrative Oversight Committee report
 dated April 7, 2022, attached to Council file No. 17-0090, relative to the
 Quarterly Report for the Prop HHH FYs 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2021-22
 Bond Issuances; and the FYs 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21
 PEPs (October 1 – December 31, 2021), inasmuch as no action is required
 at this time.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Not applicable

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted




(2) 18-0628
 HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the
 State of California Homeless Emergency Aid Program Close-Out Report.




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

 1. APPROVE the recommendations contained in the City Administrative
 Officer report dated April 14, 2022 (Attachment A), contained in the
 Homeless Strategy Committee (HSC) report dated April 25, 2022,
 attached to Council file No. 18-0628.

 2. AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement the instructions provided in
 Attachment A, contained in the HSC report dated April 25, 2022,
 attached to the Council file.


 Fiscal Impact Statement: The HSC reports that there is no additional
 impact to the General Fund as a result of the recommendations in the
 above mentioned report.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted




(3) 17-0981-S1
 CD 15 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT
 relative to activating a new streamlined permitting land use regulatory
 process, the Restaurant Beverage Program and Restaurant Beverage
 Program-Sensitive Use Zone, in Council District 15.

 Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Resolution (Buscaino –
 Raman):

 1. RESOLVE, that by the adoption of the Resolution attached to the
 Council file, inclusive of the Map (Exhibit A) and Findings (Exhibit B)
 attached to the Resolution, the Council hereby activates a new
 streamlined permitting land use regulatory process, the Restaurant
 Beverage Program and Restaurant Beverage Program-Sensitive Use
 Zone that shall be in force and full effect in the geographical
 boundaries attached in Exhibit A.

 2. RESOLVE, that based on the Findings outlined in Exhibit B relative
 to the geographic boundaries found in the Exhibit A maps, the
 Restaurant Beverage Program and Restaurant Beverage Program-




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 Sensitive Use Zone are in conformity with the public necessity,
 convenience, general welfare, and good zoning practice.


 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




(4) 17-0981-S2
 CD 2 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT
 relative to activating a new streamlined permitting land use regulatory
 process, the Restaurant Beverage Program, in Council District 2.

 Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Resolution (Krekorian
 – Bonin):

 1. RESOLVE, that by the adoption of the Resolution attached to the
 Council file, inclusive of the Map (Exhibit A) and Findings (Exhibit B)
 attached to the Resolution, the Council hereby activates a new
 streamlined permitting land use regulatory process, the Restaurant
 Beverage Program that shall be in force and full effect in the
 geographical boundaries attached in Exhibit A.

 2. RESOLVE, that based on the Findings outlined in Exhibit B relative
 to the geographic boundaries found in the Exhibit A maps, the
 Restaurant Beverage Program is in conformity with the public
 necessity, convenience, general welfare, and good zoning practice.


 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




(5) 17-0981-S3




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 CD 4 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT
 relative to activating a new streamlined permitting land use regulatory
 process, the Restaurant Beverage Program, in Council District 4.

 Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Resolution (Raman -
 Rodriguez):

 1. RESOLVE, that by the adoption of the Resolution attached to the
 Council file, inclusive of the Map (Exhibit A) and Findings (Exhibit B)
 attached to the Resolution, the Council hereby activates a new
 streamlined permitting land use regulatory process, the Restaurant
 Beverage Program that shall be in force and full effect in the
 geographical boundaries attached in Exhibit A.

 2. RESOLVE, that based on the Findings outlined in Exhibit B relative
 to the geographic boundaries found in the Exhibit A maps, the
 Restaurant Beverage Program is in conformity with the public
 necessity, convenience, general welfare, and good zoning practice.


 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




(6) 19-1334
 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST
 CONSIDERATION relative to prohibiting a person required to possess a
 City permit from obstructing the free passage of pedestrians required under
 the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

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

 1. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, amending
 Subsections (j) and (k) to Section 56.08 of the Los Angeles Municipal
 Code (LAMC) to prohibit a person required to possess a City permit
 from obstructing the free passage of pedestrians required under the
 ADA.




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 2. INSTRUCT the Bureau of Street Services (BSS), with the assistance
 of the City Attorney, to develop a simplified handout summarizing the
 requirements of the ADA regarding the free passage of pedestrians
 on sidewalks.

 3. INSTRUCT the BSS to adopt an “education first, enforcement last”
 approach to enforcement of LAMC 56.08, and to ensure that citations
 are issued only to persons who refuse to obey instructions to move to
 a location that does not prevent the free passage of pedestrians as
 provided by the ADA, repeatedly violate the ordinance, or engage in
 similar conduct.

 4. INSTRUCT the BSS to report in six months regarding enforcement
 of LAMC 56.08, including the number of Administrative Citation
 Enforcement Program and misdemeanor violations issued, and the
 type of activity that created the ADA violation.


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

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted




(7) 22-0371
 CD 10 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to designating the
 intersection at 43rd Street and Degnan Boulevard as “Barbara Morrison
 Square".

 Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Wesson - Price):

 1. DESIGNATE the intersection at 43rd Street and Degnan Boulevard
 as “Barbara Morrison Square".

 2. DIRECT the Los Angeles Department of Transportation to erect
 permanent ceremonial sign(s) to this effect at this location.


 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




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 For:
 Empowerment Congress West Area Neighborhood Development Council




(8) 22-0156
 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to lighting outages due
 to theft and vandalism, and a strategy for increased infrastructure
 resilience.

 Recommendation for Council action:
 NOTE and FILE the Bureau of Street Lighting report dated April 19, 2022
 relative to lighting outages due to theft and vandalism, and a strategy for
 increased infrastructure resilience.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Not applicable

 Community Impact Statement: Yes
 For:
 Studio City Neighborhood Council




(9) 22-0479
 CD 15 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to an exception to the
 City’s one-year, street cut moratorium on 190th Street to allow for the
 installation of water service at 980 West 190th Street.

 Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Buscaino – De
 Leon):

 1. APPROVE an exception to the City’s one-year, street cut moratorium
 on 190th Street to allow for the installation of water service at 980
 West 190th Street.

 2. REQUIRE that the permittee to properly repair and resurface the street
 cut area in accordance with Bureau of Engineering requirements and
 standards and, upon completion of the work, the repaired street cut




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 be inspected by the Bureau of Contract Administration to maximize
 the longevity of the street.


 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




(10) 22-0510
 CD 15 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, COMMUNICATION FROM THE BOARD
 OF HARBOR COMMISSIONERS (BOHC) and CITY ATTORNEY, and
 ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending the Port of
 Los Angeles Tariff No. 4, increasing rates for petroleum products,
 modification of a provision of the merchandise not otherwise specified rate,
 and other administrative modifications.

 (Trade, Travel, and Tourism Committee report to be submitted in
 Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for
 public comment will be provided.)
 (Click on the above hyperlink or go to http://www.lacouncilfile.com
 for background documents.)

 Fiscal Impact Statement: BOHC reports that there is no impact to the
 General Fund.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted




(11) 19-0268
 ARTS, PARKS, HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND NEIGHBORHOODS
 COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Supplemental Agreement No. 2 to
 Contract No. 728 (C-133081) with The Library Corporation (TLC), to
 continue and enhance the Integrated Automated Library System.

 Recommendation for Council action:
 APPROVE the proposed Supplemental Agreement No. 2 to Contract No.
 728 (C-133081) between TLC and the City for a term of one year with five




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 one-year options to renew, at the discretion of the City Librarian, Library
 Department, to continue and enhance the Integrated Automated Library
 System as detailed in the April 28, 2022 Library Department report,
 attached to the Council file.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the Library Department.
 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 - JUNE 28, 2022

 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - JUNE 28, 2022)



(12) 22-0456
 GENERAL EXEMPTION, ENERGY, CLIMATE CHANGE,
 ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, AND RIVER COMMITTEE REPORT, and
 ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the environmental land
 use covenants or deed restrictions in favor of federal, state, and local
 authorities.

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

 1. FIND, that the proposed action is exempt from the California
 Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines
 Section 15062(b)(3).

 2. CONCUR with the Board of Water and Power Commissioners' (Board)
 action of April 12, 2022, Resolution No. 022 155, consenting to the
 adoption of an Ordinance authorizing the Board and the Los Angeles
 Department of Water and Power (LADWP) to enter into twelve land
 use covenants or deed restrictions, listed on the January 19, 2022 City
 Administrative Officer (CAO) report and April 29, 2022 City Attorney
 report, attached to the Council file, on LADWP properties with federal,
 state, or local regulatory authorities to facilitate environmental
 remediation and contamination options; instructing the LADWP
 to submit an annual report to the Board and Council by March 1st
 of each year to report back on the recording of land use covenants
 executed, including remediation efforts on properties; and, authorizing
 the Chief Accounting Employee, LADWP, upon certification to draw




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 demands upon the Power and Water Revenue Funds in accordance
 with the terms of such land use covenants and deed restrictions to
 support administrative and monitoring fees and costs required.

 3. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated April
 29, 2022, approving and authorizing the LADWP to enter into and
 record environmental land use covenants or deed restrictions in favor
 of federal, state, and local authorities.


 Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that there is no impact on the
 General Fund. Approval of the Resolution and Ordinance allows for the
 Board and the LADWP to enter into land use covenants or deed restrictions
 with regulatory agencies, and will require the LADWP to pay certain
 administrative and monitoring fees and costs. The LADWP anticipates the
 average cost at $10,000 per site to be paid from the Power and Water
 Revenue Funds, as applicable.

 Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the recommendations
 comply with the LADWP’s adopted Financial Policies.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted




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

(13) 20-0291

 RESOLUTION relative to the Declaration of Local Emergency by the
 Mayor, dated March 4, 2020, wherein he declared that conditions of
 disaster or of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property have
 arisen both internationally and within the United States as a result of the
 introduction of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), pursuant to the
 provisions of the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) Section 8.27.


 Recommendation for Council action:
 ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION to:




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 1. Resolve that a local emergency continues to persist within the City of
 Los Angeles, within the meaning of Los Angeles Administrative Code
 Section 8.21, et seq., and the continuance of the Mayor’s March 4,
 2020, Declaration of Local Emergency through 30 days from the
 adoption of this Resolution is therefore necessary.

 2. Direct, in accordance with the LAAC, Section 8.21 et seq., all
 appropriate City departments, agencies and personnel shall continue
 to perform all duties and responsibilities to represent the City of Los
 Angeles in this matter for the purpose of abating the emergency and
 for the receipt, processing and coordination of all inquiries and
 requirements necessary to obtain whatever State and Federal
 assistance that may become available to the citizens of Los Angeles
 who may be affected by the emergency.

 3. Instruct the General Manager, Emergency Management Department,
 to advise the Mayor and City Council on the need for extension of this
 Declaration of Local Emergency as may be required.

 4. Instruct the City Clerk to forward copies of this Resolution to the
 Governor of the State of California, the Director of the California Office
 of Emergency Services, and the Los Angeles County Board of
 Supervisors.




(14) 21-1189
 COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY relative to finding in
 accordance with AB 361 Section 3(e)(1)(B) whether meeting in person
 would present imminent risks to the health or safety of attendees because
 of the continuing state of emergency related the Covid-19 pandemic, as
 originally proclaimed by the Governor on March 4, 2020; related actions.

 Recommendations for Council action:

 1. FIND in accordance with AB 361 Section 3(e)(3) that, while the state
 of emergency due to the Covid-19 pandemic, as originally proclaimed
 by the Governor on March 4, 2020, remains active and/or state or local
 officials have imposed or recommended measures to promote social
 distancing, the City Council has reconsidered the circumstances of the
 state of emergency and finds for City Council, including its advisory




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 Committees, that the state of emergency continues to directly impact
 the ability of the members to meet safely in person and/or state or
 local officials continue to impose or recommend measures to promote
 social distancing.

 2. FIND in accordance with AB 361 Section 3(e)(3) that, while the state
 of emergency due to the Covid-19 pandemic, as originally proclaimed
 by the Governor on March 4, 2020, remains active and/or state or local
 officials have imposed or recommended measures to promote social
 distancing, the City Council has reconsidered the circumstances of
 the state of emergency and finds for all City Brown Act bodies that
 the state of emergency continues to directly impact the ability of the
 members to meet safely in person and/or state or local officials
 continue to impose or recommend measures to promote social
 distancing.

 3. INSTRUCT the Clerk to place on the agenda for a Council meeting not
 more than 30 calendar-days after Council adopts these findings and
 recommendations an item entitled “Findings to Continue
 Teleconference Meetings Pursuant to AB 361 and Related Actions”
 and include these same recommendations for adoption by Council;
 and instruct the Clerk to continue to do so on the agenda for a Council
 meeting not more than 30 calendar-days after each time Council
 adopts these findings and recommendations, until Council instructs
 the Clerk to cease doing so.




(15) 22-0600
 ANNUAL BUDGET RESOLUTION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022-23 TO BE
 SUBMITTED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY, CITY ADMINISTRATIVE
 OFFICER AND CHIEF LEGISLATIVE ANALYST.

 Community Impact Statement: Yes
 Neutral Position: Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council
 Against Unless Amended: Reseda Neighborhood Council




(16) 14-1158-S11




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 CD 13 CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (O’FARRELL – BLUMENFIELD) relative
 to the acquisition of the Los Angeles River Ecosystem Restoration Project
 (LARER) Reach 6 parcels and related matters.

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

 1. AUTHORIZE the City Engineer, or designee, with the assistance of the
 City Attorney and any other department or office as needed, to apply,
 negotiate and execute a grant agreement and/or other agreements
 as necessary to receive up to $1,000,000 from the Santa Monica
 Mountains Conservancy for LARER Reach 6 Critical Acquisitions.

 2. DIRECT the City Engineer, or designee, with the assistance of the City
 Attorney and any other department or office as needed, to negotiate
 the acquisition of LARER Reach 6 parcels within the project footprint
 contained in the Final LARER, Integrated Feasibility Report (IFR) and
 Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report
 (EIS/EIR), approved by Council on June 26, 2016 (Council file No.
 14-1158-S2); and, to prepare any required agreements, legal
 documents, and transactions; procure and manage any consultants
 hired, and request payment to effectuate the acquisition of the LARER
 Reach 6 parcels using the above grant funds.


 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 (Arts, Parks, Health, Education, and Neighborhoods Committee
 waived consideration of the matter)

(17) 09-0369-S11
 COMMUNICATION FROM THE MAYOR relative to the implementation of
 Phase III of the City’s Emergency Water Conservation Plan Ordinance on
 or before June 1, 2022.

 Recommendation for Council action:
 CONCUR with the Mayor’s determination, attached to the Council file, to
 implement Phase III of the City’s Emergency Water Conservation Plan
 Ordinance on or before June 1, 2022, as recommended by the Los Angeles
 Department of Water and Power (LADWP) in accordance with Section
 121.07 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code.




 Wednesday - May 25, 2022 - PAGE 17
 Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the Mayor or the LADWP.
 Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has
 completed a financial analysis of this report.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 (Energy, Climate Change, Environmental Justice, and River
 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

Council Adjournment


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 Wednesday - May 25, 2022 - PAGE 18

Los Angeles City Council, Journal/Council Proceeding
Wednesday, May 25, 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: Blumenfield, Buscaino, Harris-Dawson, Krekorian, Lee, O'Farrell, Price,
Raman, Wesson, Jr. and President Martinez (10); Absent: Bonin, Cedillo, de León, Koretz,
Rodriguez (5)
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) 17-0090
 HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the
 Quarterly Report for the Proposition HHH (Prop HHH) Fiscal Years (FY)
 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2021-22 Bond Issuances; and the FYs 2017-18,
 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 Project Expenditure Plans (PEP) (October
 1 – December 31, 2021).

 Recommendation for Council action:
 NOTE and FILE the Prop HHH Administrative Oversight Committee report
 dated April 7, 2022, attached to Council file No. 17-0090, relative to the
 Quarterly Report for the Prop HHH FYs 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2021-22
 Bond Issuances; and the FYs 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21
 PEPs (October 1 – December 31, 2021), inasmuch as no action is required
 at this time.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Not applicable

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted




 Wednesday - May 25, 2022 - PAGE 1
 Adopted Item
 Ayes: Blumenfield, Buscaino, Cedillo, de León, Harris-Dawson, Krekorian, Lee,
 Martinez, O'Farrell, Price , Raman, Wesson, Jr. (12); Nays: (0); Absent: Bonin, Koretz,
 Rodriguez (3)

(2) 18-0628
 HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the
 State of California Homeless Emergency Aid Program Close-Out Report.

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

 1. APPROVE the recommendations contained in the City Administrative
 Officer report dated April 14, 2022 (Attachment A), contained in the
 Homeless Strategy Committee (HSC) report dated April 25, 2022,
 attached to Council file No. 18-0628.

 2. AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement the instructions provided in
 Attachment A, contained in the HSC report dated April 25, 2022,
 attached to the Council file.


 Fiscal Impact Statement: The HSC reports that there is no additional
 impact to the General Fund as a result of the recommendations in the
 above mentioned report.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted




 Adopted Item
 Ayes: Blumenfield, Buscaino, Cedillo, de León, Harris-Dawson, Krekorian, Lee,
 Martinez, O'Farrell, Price , Raman, Wesson, Jr. (12); Nays: (0); Absent: Bonin, Koretz,
 Rodriguez (3)

(3) 17-0981-S1
 CD 15 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT
 relative to activating a new streamlined permitting land use regulatory
 process, the Restaurant Beverage Program and Restaurant Beverage
 Program-Sensitive Use Zone, in Council District 15.




 Wednesday - May 25, 2022 - PAGE 2
 Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Resolution (Buscaino –
 Raman):

 1. RESOLVE, that by the adoption of the Resolution attached to the
 Council file, inclusive of the Map (Exhibit A) and Findings (Exhibit B)
 attached to the Resolution, the Council hereby activates a new
 streamlined permitting land use regulatory process, the Restaurant
 Beverage Program and Restaurant Beverage Program-Sensitive Use
 Zone that shall be in force and full effect in the geographical
 boundaries attached in Exhibit A.

 2. RESOLVE, that based on the Findings outlined in Exhibit B relative
 to the geographic boundaries found in the Exhibit A maps, the
 Restaurant Beverage Program and Restaurant Beverage Program-
 Sensitive Use Zone are in conformity with the public necessity,
 convenience, general welfare, and good zoning practice.


 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
 Ayes: Blumenfield, Buscaino, Cedillo, de León, Harris-Dawson, Krekorian, Lee,
 Martinez, O'Farrell, Price , Raman, Wesson, Jr. (12); Nays: (0); Absent: Bonin, Koretz,
 Rodriguez (3)

(4) 17-0981-S2
 CD 2 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT
 relative to activating a new streamlined permitting land use regulatory
 process, the Restaurant Beverage Program, in Council District 2.

 Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Resolution (Krekorian
 – Bonin):

 1. RESOLVE, that by the adoption of the Resolution attached to the
 Council file, inclusive of the Map (Exhibit A) and Findings (Exhibit B)
 attached to the Resolution, the Council hereby activates a new
 streamlined permitting land use regulatory process, the Restaurant




 Wednesday - May 25, 2022 - PAGE 3
 Beverage Program that shall be in force and full effect in the
 geographical boundaries attached in Exhibit A.

 2. RESOLVE, that based on the Findings outlined in Exhibit B relative
 to the geographic boundaries found in the Exhibit A maps, the
 Restaurant Beverage Program is in conformity with the public
 necessity, convenience, general welfare, and good zoning practice.


 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
 Ayes: Blumenfield, Buscaino, Cedillo, de León, Harris-Dawson, Krekorian, Lee,
 Martinez, O'Farrell, Price , Raman, Wesson, Jr. (12); Nays: (0); Absent: Bonin, Koretz,
 Rodriguez (3)

(5) 17-0981-S3
 CD 4 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT
 relative to activating a new streamlined permitting land use regulatory
 process, the Restaurant Beverage Program, in Council District 4.

 Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Resolution (Raman -
 Rodriguez):

 1. RESOLVE, that by the adoption of the Resolution attached to the
 Council file, inclusive of the Map (Exhibit A) and Findings (Exhibit B)
 attached to the Resolution, the Council hereby activates a new
 streamlined permitting land use regulatory process, the Restaurant
 Beverage Program that shall be in force and full effect in the
 geographical boundaries attached in Exhibit A.

 2. RESOLVE, that based on the Findings outlined in Exhibit B relative
 to the geographic boundaries found in the Exhibit A maps, the
 Restaurant Beverage Program is in conformity with the public
 necessity, convenience, general welfare, and good zoning practice.




 Wednesday - May 25, 2022 - PAGE 4
 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: Blumenfield, Buscaino, Cedillo, de León, Harris-Dawson, Krekorian, Lee,
 Martinez, O'Farrell, Price , Raman, Wesson, Jr. (12); Nays: (0); Absent: Bonin, Koretz,
 Rodriguez (3)

(6) 19-1334
 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST
 CONSIDERATION relative to prohibiting a person required to possess a
 City permit from obstructing the free passage of pedestrians required under
 the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

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

 1. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, amending
 Subsections (j) and (k) to Section 56.08 of the Los Angeles Municipal
 Code (LAMC) to prohibit a person required to possess a City permit
 from obstructing the free passage of pedestrians required under the
 ADA.

 2. INSTRUCT the Bureau of Street Services (BSS), with the assistance
 of the City Attorney, to develop a simplified handout summarizing the
 requirements of the ADA regarding the free passage of pedestrians
 on sidewalks.

 3. INSTRUCT the BSS to adopt an “education first, enforcement last”
 approach to enforcement of LAMC 56.08, and to ensure that citations
 are issued only to persons who refuse to obey instructions to move to
 a location that does not prevent the free passage of pedestrians as
 provided by the ADA, repeatedly violate the ordinance, or engage in
 similar conduct.

 4. INSTRUCT the BSS to report in six months regarding enforcement
 of LAMC 56.08, including the number of Administrative Citation




 Wednesday - May 25, 2022 - PAGE 5
 Enforcement Program and misdemeanor violations issued, and the
 type of activity that created the ADA violation.


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

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted




 Adopted Item; Ordinance held over for second reading to June 1, 2022
 Ayes: Blumenfield, Buscaino, Cedillo, Krekorian, Lee, Martinez, O'Farrell, Rodriguez,
 Wesson, Jr. (9); Nays: de León, Harris-Dawson, Price , Raman (4); Absent: Bonin,
 Koretz (2)

(7) 22-0371
 CD 10 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to designating the
 intersection at 43rd Street and Degnan Boulevard as “Barbara Morrison
 Square".

 Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Wesson - Price):

 1. DESIGNATE the intersection at 43rd Street and Degnan Boulevard
 as “Barbara Morrison Square".

 2. DIRECT the Los Angeles Department of Transportation to erect
 permanent ceremonial sign(s) to this effect at this location.


 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:
 Empowerment Congress West Area Neighborhood Development Council




 Adopted Item




 Wednesday - May 25, 2022 - PAGE 6
 Ayes: Blumenfield, Buscaino, Cedillo, de León, Harris-Dawson, Krekorian, Lee,
 Martinez, O'Farrell, Price , Raman, Wesson, Jr. (12); Nays: (0); Absent: Bonin, Koretz,
 Rodriguez (3)

(8) 22-0156
 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to lighting outages due
 to theft and vandalism, and a strategy for increased infrastructure
 resilience.

 Recommendation for Council action:
 NOTE and FILE the Bureau of Street Lighting report dated April 19, 2022
 relative to lighting outages due to theft and vandalism, and a strategy for
 increased infrastructure resilience.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Not applicable

 Community Impact Statement: Yes
 For:
 Studio City Neighborhood Council




 Adopted Item
 Ayes: Blumenfield, Buscaino, Cedillo, de León, Harris-Dawson, Krekorian, Lee,
 Martinez, O'Farrell, Price , Raman, Wesson, Jr. (12); Nays: (0); Absent: Bonin, Koretz,
 Rodriguez (3)

(9) 22-0479
 CD 15 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to an exception to the
 City’s one-year, street cut moratorium on 190th Street to allow for the
 installation of water service at 980 West 190th Street.

 Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Buscaino – De
 Leon):

 1. APPROVE an exception to the City’s one-year, street cut moratorium
 on 190th Street to allow for the installation of water service at 980
 West 190th Street.

 2. REQUIRE that the permittee to properly repair and resurface the street
 cut area in accordance with Bureau of Engineering requirements and




 Wednesday - May 25, 2022 - PAGE 7
 standards and, upon completion of the work, the repaired street cut
 be inspected by the Bureau of Contract Administration to maximize
 the longevity of the street.


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

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted




 Adopted Item
 Ayes: Blumenfield, Buscaino, Cedillo, de León, Harris-Dawson, Krekorian, Lee,
 Martinez, O'Farrell, Price , Raman, Wesson, Jr. (12); Nays: (0); Absent: Bonin, Koretz,
 Rodriguez (3)

(10) 22-0510
 CD 15 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, COMMUNICATION FROM THE BOARD
 OF HARBOR COMMISSIONERS (BOHC) and CITY ATTORNEY, and
 ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending the Port of
 Los Angeles Tariff No. 4, increasing rates for petroleum products,
 modification of a provision of the merchandise not otherwise specified rate,
 and other administrative modifications.

 (Trade, Travel, and Tourism Committee report to be submitted in
 Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for
 public comment will be provided.)
 (Click on the above hyperlink or go to http://www.lacouncilfile.com
 for background documents.)

 Fiscal Impact Statement: BOHC reports that there is no impact to the
 General Fund.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted




 Adopted Item - SEE ATTACHED




 Wednesday - May 25, 2022 - PAGE 8
 Ayes: Blumenfield, Buscaino, Cedillo, de León, Harris-Dawson, Krekorian, Lee,
 Martinez, O'Farrell, Price, Raman, Wesson, Jr. (12); Nays: (0); Absent: Bonin, Koretz,
 Rodriguez (3)

(11) 19-0268
 ARTS, PARKS, HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND NEIGHBORHOODS
 COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Supplemental Agreement No. 2 to
 Contract No. 728 (C-133081) with The Library Corporation (TLC), to
 continue and enhance the Integrated Automated Library System.

 Recommendation for Council action:
 APPROVE the proposed Supplemental Agreement No. 2 to Contract No.
 728 (C-133081) between TLC and the City for a term of one year with five
 one-year options to renew, at the discretion of the City Librarian, Library
 Department, to continue and enhance the Integrated Automated Library
 System as detailed in the April 28, 2022 Library Department report,
 attached to the Council file.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the Library Department.
 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 - JUNE 28, 2022

 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - JUNE 28, 2022)



 Adopted Item
 Ayes: Blumenfield, Buscaino, Cedillo, de León, Harris-Dawson, Krekorian, Lee,
 Martinez, O'Farrell, Price , Raman, Wesson, Jr. (12); Nays: (0); Absent: Bonin, Koretz,
 Rodriguez (3)

(12) 22-0456
 GENERAL EXEMPTION, ENERGY, CLIMATE CHANGE,
 ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, AND RIVER COMMITTEE REPORT, and
 ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the environmental land
 use covenants or deed restrictions in favor of federal, state, and local
 authorities.




 Wednesday - May 25, 2022 - PAGE 9
 Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF
 THE MAYOR:

 1. FIND, that the proposed action is exempt from the California
 Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines
 Section 15062(b)(3).

 2. CONCUR with the Board of Water and Power Commissioners' (Board)
 action of April 12, 2022, Resolution No. 022 155, consenting to the
 adoption of an Ordinance authorizing the Board and the Los Angeles
 Department of Water and Power (LADWP) to enter into twelve land
 use covenants or deed restrictions, listed on the January 19, 2022 City
 Administrative Officer (CAO) report and April 29, 2022 City Attorney
 report, attached to the Council file, on LADWP properties with federal,
 state, or local regulatory authorities to facilitate environmental
 remediation and contamination options; instructing the LADWP
 to submit an annual report to the Board and Council by March 1st
 of each year to report back on the recording of land use covenants
 executed, including remediation efforts on properties; and, authorizing
 the Chief Accounting Employee, LADWP, upon certification to draw
 demands upon the Power and Water Revenue Funds in accordance
 with the terms of such land use covenants and deed restrictions to
 support administrative and monitoring fees and costs required.

 3. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated April
 29, 2022, approving and authorizing the LADWP to enter into and
 record environmental land use covenants or deed restrictions in favor
 of federal, state, and local authorities.


 Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that there is no impact on the
 General Fund. Approval of the Resolution and Ordinance allows for the
 Board and the LADWP to enter into land use covenants or deed restrictions
 with regulatory agencies, and will require the LADWP to pay certain
 administrative and monitoring fees and costs. The LADWP anticipates the
 average cost at $10,000 per site to be paid from the Power and Water
 Revenue Funds, as applicable.

 Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the recommendations
 comply with the LADWP’s adopted Financial Policies.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted




Wednesday - May 25, 2022 - PAGE 10
 Adopted Item
 Ayes: Blumenfield, Buscaino, Cedillo, de León, Harris-Dawson, Krekorian, Lee,
 Martinez, O'Farrell, Price , Raman, Wesson, Jr. (12); Nays: (0); Absent: Bonin, Koretz,
 Rodriguez (3)


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

(13) 20-0291

 RESOLUTION relative to the Declaration of Local Emergency by the
 Mayor, dated March 4, 2020, wherein he declared that conditions of
 disaster or of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property have
 arisen both internationally and within the United States as a result of the
 introduction of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), pursuant to the
 provisions of the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) Section 8.27.


 Recommendation for Council action:
 ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION to:

 1. Resolve that a local emergency continues to persist within the City of
 Los Angeles, within the meaning of Los Angeles Administrative Code
 Section 8.21, et seq., and the continuance of the Mayor’s March 4,
 2020, Declaration of Local Emergency through 30 days from the
 adoption of this Resolution is therefore necessary.

 2. Direct, in accordance with the LAAC, Section 8.21 et seq., all
 appropriate City departments, agencies and personnel shall continue
 to perform all duties and responsibilities to represent the City of Los
 Angeles in this matter for the purpose of abating the emergency and
 for the receipt, processing and coordination of all inquiries and
 requirements necessary to obtain whatever State and Federal
 assistance that may become available to the citizens of Los Angeles
 who may be affected by the emergency.

 3. Instruct the General Manager, Emergency Management Department,
 to advise the Mayor and City Council on the need for extension of this
 Declaration of Local Emergency as may be required.




 Wednesday - May 25, 2022 - PAGE 11
 4. Instruct the City Clerk to forward copies of this Resolution to the
 Governor of the State of California, the Director of the California Office
 of Emergency Services, and the Los Angeles County Board of
 Supervisors.




 Adopted Item
 Ayes: Blumenfield, Cedillo, de León, Harris-Dawson, Krekorian, Martinez, O'Farrell,
 Price , Raman, Rodriguez, Wesson, Jr. (11); Nays: Buscaino, Lee (2); Absent: Bonin,
 Koretz (2)

(14) 21-1189
 COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY relative to finding in
 accordance with AB 361 Section 3(e)(1)(B) whether meeting in person
 would present imminent risks to the health or safety of attendees because
 of the continuing state of emergency related the Covid-19 pandemic, as
 originally proclaimed by the Governor on March 4, 2020; related actions.

 Recommendations for Council action:

 1. FIND in accordance with AB 361 Section 3(e)(3) that, while the state
 of emergency due to the Covid-19 pandemic, as originally proclaimed
 by the Governor on March 4, 2020, remains active and/or state or local
 officials have imposed or recommended measures to promote social
 distancing, the City Council has reconsidered the circumstances of the
 state of emergency and finds for City Council, including its advisory
 Committees, that the state of emergency continues to directly impact
 the ability of the members to meet safely in person and/or state or
 local officials continue to impose or recommend measures to promote
 social distancing.

 2. FIND in accordance with AB 361 Section 3(e)(3) that, while the state
 of emergency due to the Covid-19 pandemic, as originally proclaimed
 by the Governor on March 4, 2020, remains active and/or state or local
 officials have imposed or recommended measures to promote social
 distancing, the City Council has reconsidered the circumstances of
 the state of emergency and finds for all City Brown Act bodies that
 the state of emergency continues to directly impact the ability of the
 members to meet safely in person and/or state or local officials
 continue to impose or recommend measures to promote social
 distancing.




 Wednesday - May 25, 2022 - PAGE 12
 3. INSTRUCT the Clerk to place on the agenda for a Council meeting not
 more than 30 calendar-days after Council adopts these findings and
 recommendations an item entitled “Findings to Continue
 Teleconference Meetings Pursuant to AB 361 and Related Actions”
 and include these same recommendations for adoption by Council;
 and instruct the Clerk to continue to do so on the agenda for a Council
 meeting not more than 30 calendar-days after each time Council
 adopts these findings and recommendations, until Council instructs
 the Clerk to cease doing so.




 Adopted Item
 Ayes: Blumenfield, Buscaino, Cedillo, de León, Harris-Dawson, Krekorian, Lee,
 Martinez, O'Farrell, Price , Raman, Rodriguez, Wesson, Jr. (13); Nays: (0); Absent:
 Bonin, Koretz (2)

(15) 22-0600
 ANNUAL BUDGET RESOLUTION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022-23 TO BE
 SUBMITTED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY, CITY ADMINISTRATIVE
 OFFICER AND CHIEF LEGISLATIVE ANALYST.

 Community Impact Statement: Yes
 Neutral Position: Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council
 Against Unless Amended: Reseda Neighborhood Council




 Adopted Item Forthwith
 Ayes: Blumenfield, Buscaino, Cedillo, de León, Harris-Dawson, Krekorian, Lee,
 Martinez, O'Farrell, Price , Raman, Rodriguez, Wesson, Jr. (13); Nays: (0); Absent:
 Bonin, Koretz (2)

(16) 14-1158-S11
 CD 13 CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (O’FARRELL – BLUMENFIELD) relative
 to the acquisition of the Los Angeles River Ecosystem Restoration Project
 (LARER) Reach 6 parcels and related matters.




 Wednesday - May 25, 2022 - PAGE 13
 Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF
 THE MAYOR:

 1. AUTHORIZE the City Engineer, or designee, with the assistance of the
 City Attorney and any other department or office as needed, to apply,
 negotiate and execute a grant agreement and/or other agreements
 as necessary to receive up to $1,000,000 from the Santa Monica
 Mountains Conservancy for LARER Reach 6 Critical Acquisitions.

 2. DIRECT the City Engineer, or designee, with the assistance of the City
 Attorney and any other department or office as needed, to negotiate
 the acquisition of LARER Reach 6 parcels within the project footprint
 contained in the Final LARER, Integrated Feasibility Report (IFR) and
 Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report
 (EIS/EIR), approved by Council on June 26, 2016 (Council file No.
 14-1158-S2); and, to prepare any required agreements, legal
 documents, and transactions; procure and manage any consultants
 hired, and request payment to effectuate the acquisition of the LARER
 Reach 6 parcels using the above grant funds.


 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 (Arts, Parks, Health, Education, and Neighborhoods Committee
 waived consideration of the matter)

 Adopted Item
 Ayes: Blumenfield, Buscaino, Cedillo, de León, Harris-Dawson, Krekorian, Lee,
 Martinez, O'Farrell, Price , Raman, Rodriguez, Wesson, Jr. (13); Nays: (0); Absent:
 Bonin, Koretz (2)

(17) 09-0369-S11
 COMMUNICATION FROM THE MAYOR relative to the implementation of
 Phase III of the City’s Emergency Water Conservation Plan Ordinance on
 or before June 1, 2022.

 Recommendation for Council action:
 CONCUR with the Mayor’s determination, attached to the Council file, to
 implement Phase III of the City’s Emergency Water Conservation Plan
 Ordinance on or before June 1, 2022, as recommended by the Los Angeles




 Wednesday - May 25, 2022 - PAGE 14
 Department of Water and Power (LADWP) in accordance with Section
 121.07 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the Mayor or the LADWP.
 Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has
 completed a financial analysis of this report.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 (Energy, Climate Change, Environmental Justice, and River
 Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

 Adopted Item
 Ayes: Blumenfield, Buscaino, Cedillo, de León, Harris-Dawson, Krekorian, Lee,
 Martinez, O'Farrell, Price , Raman, Rodriguez, Wesson, Jr. (13); Nays: (0); Absent:
 Bonin, Koretz (2)


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
Blumenfield, Cedillo, de León, Harris-Dawson, Krekorian, Lee, O'Farrell, Price, Raman,
Rodriguez and President Martinez (11); Absent: Bonin, Buscaino, Koretz, Wesson, Jr. (4)


Whereupon the Council did adjourn.

ATTEST: Holly L. Wolcott, CITY CLERK

By




 Wednesday - May 25, 2022 - PAGE 15
Council Clerk




 Wednesday - May 25, 2022 - PAGE16
 ADJOURNING MOTIONS


 MOVED BY SECONDED BY NAME
Blumenfield All Councilmembers Kevin Gaspar
Price All Councilmembers Dal Kuen Lee
Cedillo All Councilmembers Humberto Camacho
 ITEM No. 10
 File No. 22-0510

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION, and TRADE, TRAVEL, AND
TOURISM REPORT relative to the proposed Permanent Order to amend Port of Los Angeles (POLA)
Tariff No. 4.

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

 1. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated April 8, 2022, attached to the
 Council file, which approves Permanent Order No. 21-7318 of the Board of Harbor
 Commissioners (Board) of the City of Los Angeles, amending POLA Tariff No. 4.

 2. ADOPT the determination by the Board that the proposed action is categorically exempt from the
 requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), under Article lll Class 1(31) of
 the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines.

 3. APPROVE POLA Resolution No. 21-9923 authorizing proposed Permanent Order No. 21-7318,
 along with corresponding Ordinance, to amend POLA Tariff No. 4, adding a definition to Section
 One “Definitions”; increasing rates to Section Five “Wharfage”; Item Nos. 550-600 through Nos.
 550-625; and deleting item Nos. 550-650, Item Nos. 550-902 through No. 550-975, Item Nos 560-
 001 through 560-975, and Item No. 1220.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The Board reports that there is no impact to the General Fund.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

SUMMARY
At its regular meeting held on May 24, 2022, the Trade, Travel, and Tourism Committee considered a
Board report, City Attorney report, and Ordinance relative to authorizing Permanent Order No. 21-7318
to amend the POLA Tariff No. 4.

After an opportunity for public comment was held, the Committee moved to approve the Board
recommendations and Ordinance, as stated above. This matter is now forwarded to the Council for its
consideration.

Respectfully Submitted,

TRADE, TRAVEL, AND TOURISM COMMITTEE



MEMBER VOTE
BUSCAINO YES
BONIN YES
LEE YES

AS 5/24/22
COUNCIL FILE NO. 22-0510


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 MOT I
 TO CITY CLERK FOR PLACEMENT ON NEXT # ·S1
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 The General City Purposes (GCP) portion of the 2022-2023 City Budget provides
funds for Heritage Month Celebrations and Special Events.

 Council District 15 is coordinating the 2022 annual Italian American Heritage Month
celebrations.This effort is of special benefit for the residents of the City and deserves financial
assistance from the City.

 Sufficient funds will be available in the Council's portion of the Heritage Month
Celebration & Special Events line item in the GCP portion of the 2022-2023 City Budget for
this purpose.

 I THEREFORE MOVE that the City Clerk be directed to place on the Council Agenda
for July 1, 2022, or soon thereafter as possible, the following recommendations for adoption:

 1. That $20,000 in the Council's portion of the Heritage Month Celebration & Special
 Events line item in the General City Purposes Fund No. 100-56 be utilized to fund any
 aspect of the Italian American Heritage Month celebrations.

 2. That the City Clerk be directed to prepare and process the necessary document(s)
 and/or payment(s) with any appropriate agency or organization(s), as appropriate, in
 the above amount, for the above purpose, subject to the approval of the City Attorney
 as to form, if needed; and that the City Clerk be authorized to execute any such
 documents on behalf of the City.

 3. That the City Clerk be authorized to make any corrections, clarifications or revisions to
 the above fund transfer instructions in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion.
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 The General City Purposes (GCP) portion of the 2021-2022 City Budget provides
funds to assist local neighborhood programs, services, and needs in each Council District.

 There is a need for additional funding to support local neighborhood programs
services and needs in Council District 15. This effort is of special benefit for the residents of
the City and the 15th Council District and deserves financial assistance from the City.
Sufficient funds are available in the CD 15 sub-account of the Special Events Fee Subsidy
line item in the GCP portion of the 2021 - 2022 budget for this purpose.

 I THEREFORE MOVE that the unallocated balance in the General City Purposes Fund
No. 100-56, Account No. 000872 (CD 15 Council Fee Subsidy) be transferred I appropriated
to the General City Purposes Fund No. 100-56, Account No. 000715 (CD 15 Community
Services) for additional support of local neighborhood programs, services, and needs in
Council District 15.

 I FURTHER MOVE that the City Clerk be authorized to make clarifications or technical
corrections to the above fund transfer instructions as may be necessary to implement the
intent of this Motion.




 JOE BUSCAINO
 Councilmember, 15th District



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 MOTION

 The neighborhoods in Council District 8 are in need of enhanced maintenance and
  services to improve the residents' quality of life. There is available funding in various accounts
  to assist with neighborhood cleanliness, tree maintenance and extended summer programming.
  To benefit the residents of Council District 8, funds should be transferred to the appropriate
  departments and/or contracts.

 I THEREFORE MOVE that funds be transferred to benefit the community and
  neighborhoods in Council District 8, as follows :

  For CD 8 Beautification:

 From: Bureau of Sanitation Fund No. 100/82, Account No. 006020 $250,000
 To: Board of Public Works, Office of Community Beautification $150,000
 Fund 100/74, Account No. 003040 (Contractual Services)-
 CRCD Contract C-136650
 Board of Public Works, Office of Community Beautification $100,000
 Fund 100/74, Account No. 003040 (Contractual Services) - GAP
 Contract C-136595


  For Tree Trimming Services:

 From: Board of Public Works, Office of Community Beautification $200,000
 Fund 100/74, Account No. 003040 (Contractual Services)
 To: Bureau of Street Services Fund 100/86, Account No. 001090 $180,000
 (Salaries Overtime)
 Bureau of Street Services Fund 100/86, Account No. 006020 $20,000
 (Operating Supplies)


  For Summer Night Lights Extended Hours and Additional Staffing:

 From: Department of Recreation and Parks Fund No. 302/89, Account $500,000
 No. 89725H (Youth Program)
 To: Los Angeles Brotherhood Crusade Contract C-13 8622 $500,000


 I FURTHER MOVE that the City Clerk be authorized to extend the term of Contract C-
  138622 with the Los Angeles Brotherhood Crusade for Summer Night Lights for an additional
  six months, from June 2023 to December 2023.

 I FURTHER MOVE that any · nds relative to the above transfers that are unspent as of
  June 30, 2022 be r p priated to e same accounts and for the same purpose in 2022-23.




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 I FURTHER MOVE that Controller be authorized to prepare Controller instructions and
implement these instructions, and to make technical adjustments that may be required and are
consistent with this action.




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 Councilmember, gth District




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 MOTION

 The City of Los Angeles is celebrating the 41 st Annual Lotus Festival at Echo Park on July
 9 and 10, 2022. The Department of Recreation and Parks is sponsoring a street banner program
 along the surrounding streets to celebrate and recognize this significant annual event.

 I THEREFORE MOVE that the City Council, in accordance with the Los Angeles
 Municipal Code (LAMC) Section 62.132, approve the street banner program to recognize and
 celebrate the 41 st Annual Lotus Festival at Echo Park to be held on July 9 and 10, 2022, as a City
 of Los Angeles Event Street Banner Program for the period May 27, 2022 through July 15, 2022.

 I FURTHER MOVE that the City Council approve the content of the attached street
 banner designs.




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 MOTION BUDGET & FINANCE
The Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation (LAFD Foundation), is ~ 0 t&AFETY
exempt non-profit organization that supports the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD)by
providing essential tools, equipment, and training resources. The LAFD has partnered with
the LAFD Foundation for the purchase of a new Bell 505 helicopter. The new Bell 505
helicopter is intended to replace an older Bell 20683 helicopter currently in LAFD's fleet.

Section 22.547 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code provides that upon Council
approval, surplus City equipment may be sold for less than market value to a non-profit
organization located in the City of Los Angeles, which has been established exclusively to
further the services provided by the City and its departments. The LAFD Foundation is
located at 1700 Stadium Way in the City of Los Angeles.

Donating the one Bell 206B3 helicopter to the LAFD Foundation would in turn allow the
LAFD Foundation to donate one new Bell 505 helicopter to the LAFD and benefit the
residents of the City of Los Angeles by providing the LAFD the necessary equipment to
perform fire safety, rescue and other public safety operations. The total fair market value of
the old Bell 206B3 helicopter is $450,000, which will be foregone revenue, but will be
applied towards the Foundation's purchase of the new helicopter, valued at $3,000,000.

I THEREFORE MOVE that the City Council:

 1. Find that the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation is eligible to purchase one
 Bell 206B3 Helicopter (ID#N601CC) at below market value ($1.00) in accordance
 with LAAC Sec. 22.54 7 (Donation of Surplus City Equipment), as the recipient is a
 non-profit organization thathas been established exclusively to further the services
 provided by the _city; and

 2. Request the City Attorney to prepare a contract to effectuate the sale and transfer of
 the above identified surplus equipment at below market value to the Los Angeles
 Fire Department Foundation, as expeditiously as possible; and

 3. Instruct the City Clerk to inform the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation [Liz
 Lin, President, (310) "552-4139, 1700 Stadium Way, Los Angeles, California 90012]
 that the surplus equipment must be claimed within 90 days from the date of Council
 approval of the request after which time it will revert to the City's surplus
 equipment pool for disposal by the Department of General Services.

I FURTHER MOVE that the City Council authorize the Fire Department to accept the
donation of one Bell 505 Helicopter, valued at $3,000,000, from the Los Angeles Fire
Department Foundation, to cause it to be recorded on the Department's inventory list, and
to thank the donor on behalf of the City. () /)


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 t:CONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & JOBS


 MOTION

Los Angeles has a wealth of committed and effective community development organizations
(CDOs) working to make the City's economy more equitable and inclusive. CDOs are nonprofits
engaged in a range of activities aimed at improving the economic conditions faced by
low-income communities: affordable housing development; economic development, including
business assistance and development; community planning pertaining to physical and economic
development; and asset development programs to build up the economic capacity, mobility, and
stability of low-income persons (e.g., homeownership assistance, financial education, foreclosure
prevention, Individual Development Accounts (ID As) and savings programs, job training, and
job creation programs). These organizations are most attuned to the specific social and economic
needs of low-income Angelenos, and they understand the strategic investments required to
strengthen neighborhood economies while ensuring no one is left behind.

CDOs face structural challenges, however, when it comes to financing their vital activities. Both
philanthropic and governmental sources of funding are generally tied to specific projects, rather
than allowing CDOs the discretion to deploy resources based on their own knowledge of
community needs. Project funding, some of which is administered by the City of Los Angeles
through traditional RFP processes, produces tangible benefits for disadvantaged neighborhoods
in the City. A community development sector that relies heavily on project-based funding,
though, is unable to innovate or design strategic, long-term programming that tackles systemic
barriers to economic mobility in low-income communities. Moreover, the project-based funding
model requires that CDOs devote a large share of their resources to raising money - whether in
bidding for government contracts or liaising with potential private donors - as opposed to
fulfilling their core mission of community development.

Cities and states around the country have sought to address this problem by creating tax
incentive programs that encourage the private sector to finance community development
organizations with long-term, flexible funds. Philadelphia's pioneering program, the Community
Development Corporation Tax Credit, is widely recognized as a successful model. The program
offers a 100% local tax rebate against their contribution to any business that commits to giving
$100,000 per year for 10 years to a qualifying CDO. Having run for 20 years with broad support
from the Philadelphia City Council, community development organizations, and neighborhood
advocates, the program is widely considered a major success and has been expanded multiple
times due to its popularity and efficacy. According to the Philadelphia Association of
Community Development Corporations, "The program is leveraging millions of dollars in
private and public investment to bolster neighborhood economies, expand local access to goods,
services, and jobs while growing the City's tax base to help ensure its long-term fiscal health."
Not only do CDOs · Philadelphia benefit from a predictable source of flexible funds; the

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Philadelphia program has seeded fruitful relationships between CDOs and local businesses, with
the latter frequently offering additional financial and in-kind support beyond the assistance for
which they receive a tax rebate.

The model originated by Philadelphia is catching on elsewhere, with states such as
Massachusetts and New Jersey implementing similar programs. Los Angeles already offers tax
incentives to businesses, such as the Entertainment and Multimedia Business Tax Limitations, in
order to facilitate economic development. A Community Development Tax Incentive could
significantly strengthen the local community development sector in ways that are equitable and
inclusive, paying large dividends over time when it comes to creating intergenerational wealth in
low-income neighborhoods, ensuring that residents are able to stay in these communities, and
expanding the City's small business sector.

If the City of Los Angeles offered total tax relief of $5 milJion annually from its City Business
Tax for a Community Development Tax Incentive, this relief would amount to only 0.7% of
projected revenue from the City Business Tax and only 0.05% of total projected revenue from all
sources based on revenue forecasts from the Controller's Office. The City should adopt
Philadelphia's model and facilitate 10-year partnerships between CDOs and local businesses,
with CDOs receiving $100,000 per year in flexible funds. With the right set of accountability and
oversight mechanisms, the program will result in significant benefits for the City's low-income
neighborhoods without a significant administrative burden for City departments. And in the
long-term, the additional tax revenues generated by such a program would more than offset its
costs.

I THEREFORE MOVE that the City Council instruct the Economic and Workforce
Development Department (EWDD), with support from the Office of Finance, City
Administrative Officer, and the City Attorney, as needed, to report back within 90 days with a
framework for implementing a Community Development Tax Incentive in Los Angeles. The
framework should include the following:
 • Eligibility for any business registered in the City of Los Angeles to establish a 10-year
 funding partnership with a Community Development Organization (COO), in which the
 business would provide $100,000 per year in unrestricted grant funds to the CDO,
 granting the business, in tum, a rebate against its tax liability under the Los Angeles City
 Business Tax (but not against any other tax levied by the City);
 • A maximum of $5 million per year in tax incentives, equating to up to 50 active
 partnerships between businesses and CDOs in any given year;
 • The following definition of a Community Development Organization:
 o A nonprofit corporation or other such entity or organization, including a limited
 equity cooperative housing corporation;
 o Serving low-income residents within the City of Los Angeles, i.e., those whose
 incomes are at or below 80% of the Area Median Income;
 o Engaged primarily in one or both of the following activities:
 • Improving the economic well-being of a target area or areas by increasing
 or retaining primary employment and capital, where primary employment
 is defined as employment with wages at least l .5x the minimum wage and
 with fringe benefits including health insurance, or by other means; and/or
 • Preserving existing or creating new affordable housing;
  • As an accountability mechanism, a requirement that any CDO seeking to participate in
 the program be certified by EWDD based on both the above criteria and additional
 required or preferred criteria the Department establishes to ensure the CDO's activities
 are transparent and accountable to the community, such as:
 o Demonstrated history of successful, broad-based economic development
 initiatives that have not led to displacement of residents and businesses;
 o Financial transparency and annual reporting mechanisms; and
 o Demonstration that the organization's constituency, including low-income people,
 is meaningfully represented on the board of directors of the organization;
  • A requirement that CDOs seeking to participate in the program must develop and submit
 a Community Development Plan (CDP) outlining their strategic vision for supporting
 low-income Angelenos in the communities where they work, against which they will be
 required to track progress in the form of an annual report submitted to EWDD;
  • A programmatic structure wherein CDOs will be responsible for establishing their own
 relationships with private businesses, but EWDD can facilitate these relationships by
 creating a registry of businesses who would like to partner with a CDO; and
  • Recommendations from EWDD on:
 o Additional accountability and oversight mechanisms;
 o Geographic or other forms of equity-based targeting for the program;
 o A possible cap on the size of the budgets of the CDOs eligible for the program;
 o Required roles and responsibilities of other City Departments;
 o Administrative costs associated with running the program; and
 o An implementation timeline, with the possibility of a phased approach in which
 the City gradually builds up to 50 approved partnerships over 2-3 years.



PRESENTED BY:

 Councilmember, 9th District



SECONDED BY:
 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & JOBS
 MOTION

 Wealth inequality is one of the defining issues of our time, nationally and in the City of Los
 Angeles. While Los Angeles has positioned itself as a leader in tackling inequality - for
 example, enacting one of the first $15 minimum wages among major U.S. cities - it is also home
 to some of the wealthiest companies and individuals in the country and high levels of wage and
 asset inequality. Because many sectors in our local economy offer predominantly low wage jobs
 and limited economic mobility, the City must think outside the box in creating avenues for its
 low- and moderate-income workers to build and sustain wealth - lest they be pushed out of Los
 Angeles entirely.

 At the same time, the City faces, like many other cities, an imminent "Silver Tsunami," as
 members of the Baby Boomer generation begin to retire. One possible consequence of this
 demographic shift is the large-scale loss of small and independent enterprises, given the number
 of business owners in the Boomer generation who lack succession plans. Nationally, according to
 Project Equity, an estimated 2.9 million businesses with employees are owned by retiring Baby
 Boomers, employing roughly 32.1 million people. A wave of small business closures would not
 only lead to massive job losses, but also to corporate consolidation, with harmful consequences
 for the local economy. Studies show that locally owned businesses recirculate much more of
 their profits within the local economy, as compared to corporate chains.

 To address wealth inequality and the coming Silver Tsunami, the City should begin to
 affirmatively promote employee-owned enterprises. Employee ownership enables workers to
 share in the profits they help generate for an enterprise, facilitating economic mobility and
 wealth creation among workers. In addition, a transition to employee ownership can serve as a
 viable succession strategy for small and independent businesses with retiring owners.

 An abundance of evidence shows that workers in employee-owned firms have significantly
 higher wages, better benefits, more long-term asset creation, and more job stability than workers
 at firms with traditional ownership structures. A Harvard Business School study found that if 30
 percent of every U.S . business were owned by its workers, the median household would see its
 net worth double from $121,760 to $230,076. The bottom 20 percent of households would see
 the largest gains, with their mean wealth increasing four-fold, from $10,060 to $40,000.

 Enabling more employee ownership in our local business sector would disproportionately help
 groups that are marginalized in the current labor market: immigrants, Black Angelenos, people of
 color, women, and formerly incarcerated individuals. The Harvard study found that median
 wealth among Black households would increase from $24,000 to $106,000 if 30 percent of every
 U.S. business were owned by its workers. Another report, from the American Economics




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Association, found that formerly incarcerated individuals working in employee-owned firms
were significantly less likely to be arrested, convicted, and incarcerated.

Given their clear benefits in terms of equity and economic inclusion, the City of Los Angeles
should seek to facilitate the creation of more employee-owned enterprises, especially by enabling
transitions to employee ownership for businesses operated by owners who will soon retire.

I THEREFORE MOVE that the City Council instruct the Economic and Workforce
Development Department, with assistance from the City Administrative Officer, Chief
Legislative Analyst, Office of Finance, Chief Procurement Officer, and other relevant City
Departments to report back within 90 days on the following:
 • Key insights and findings from pilot programs currently underway to promote employee
 ownership in Council District 9, County Supervisorial District 1, and the City of Long
 Beach;
 • Specific recommendations for how these programs should inform the development of a
 City-wide approach to promoting employee ownership in Los Angeles; and
 • Strategies for leveraging existing City programs and policies to promote and incentivize
 the creation of more employee-owned enterprises in Los Angeles, including through:
 o Inclusion of specific training modules on employee ownership in technical
 assistance provided to businesses through Business Source Centers, Jobs and
 Economic Development Incentive Zones, business incubators, and other City
 programs aimed at small businesses;
 o Establishment of a bid preference for employee-owned businesses in City
 contracting;
 o Creation of a registry of consumer-facing employee-owned businesses for use in
 City tourism and marketing materials;
 o Subsidizing of legal, technical and financial assistance to businesses seeking a
 transition to employee ownership; and
 o Creation of a revolving loan fund for the creation of employee-owned enterprises,
 modeled after a similar fund in Madison, Wisconsin.




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 NITHYA iAMAN c&diND. PRICE, JR.
 Councilmember, 4th District Councilmember, 9th District




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 cNERGY. CLIMATE CHANGE. ENVIRONMENTALJUSTICE &RIVE-


 Motion

The Metropolitan Water District (MWD) is one of the largest suppliers of water, both to
the City of Los Angeles and all of Southern California. In 2021, allegations were brought
to light showing a pattern of systematic discrimination, abuse and harassment against
female employees. These issues were largely dismissed and ignored by the agency's
leadership. In response, the City Council approved a motion (CF: 21-0203) asking the
Department of Water and Power and the Chief Legislative Analyst to report back on the
City's relationship with MWD.

The State recently finished an audit looking into the allegations against MWD. This audit
confirmed that the agency failed to effectively investigate abuse. It also highlights a
troubling lack of transparency amongst senior leadership in the organization, including
the General Counsel and Board, to disclose conflicts and waive privilege:

Southern California i·s in the throes of a severe water crisis requiring cities to implement
unprecedented restrictions. It is critical to the residents of Los Angeles that MWD focus
on improving water resilience and sustainability. However, with the results of the audit, it
is difficult to see how the agency can address these issues without serious reforms.


I THEREFORE MOVE that the Department of Water and Power and the Chief Legislative
Analyst report back in 10 days on the findings of the States audit of the Metropolitan Water
District (MWD). This should include actions taken by the Board and General Counsel;
what the agency is doing to improve oversight and accountability; and include an overview
of MWD's structure and lines of authority between the General Manager, Ethics Officer,
General Counsel, the Board of Directors, and the general MWD workforce.
I FURTHER MOVE that the Department of Water and Power and the Chief Legislative
Analyst report back in 10 days on what MWD is doing to implement the recommendations
of the State Audit.




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 INFORMATION~ TECHNOLOGY AND GENERAL SERVICES
 MOTION

Over 310,000 people of Italian descent call Los Angeles home, yet there has been no central
gathering place to honor their essential role in our City's founding.

The Little Italy of Los Angeles Association (LILAA), is a non-profit, 501 (c)(3), tax-exempt
organization, that supports the development of Little Italy of Los Angeles - a new district and
central gathering spot in downtown San Pedro to highlight the lives, language, culture, and
stories of Italians & Italian-Americans in Los Angeles.

There is available office space in the San Pedro Municipal Building that is suitable for LILAA,
and would help support LILLA's mission to the benefit of the residents of San Pedro, and the
City as a whole. City staff should be directed to negotiate a no-cost lease with this organization

I THEREFORE MOVE that the Department of General Services, with the assistance of the City
Attorney and the City Administrative Officer, BE INSTRUCTED to negotiate a non-profit lease
agreement with the The Little Italy of Los Angeles Association for space in the City-owned
building located at 638 S. Beacon Street, Los Angeles, CA90731




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 RULES, ELECTIONS &INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
 RESOLUTION


WHEREAS, any official position of the City of Los Angeles, with respect to legislation, rules,
regulations or policies proposed to or pending before a local, state, or federal governmental
body or agency must have first been adopted in the form of a Resolution by the City Council
with the concurrence of the Mayor; and

WHEREAS, SB1327 establishes privately-enforced civil causes of action against persons who
manufacture or cause to be manufactured, distribute, transport, or import into the state, or
cause to be distributed or transported or imported into the state, keep for sale or offer or
expose for sale, or give or lend certain firearms; and

WHEREAS, restricting assault weapons reduce deaths; estimates find mass-shooting fatalities
were 70 percent less likely during the period when the federal ban was in effect. Another rising
scourge is the prevalence of "ghost guns." In 2020, California accounted for 65 percent of all
ghost guns seized by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The weapons
have been linked to 24 killings and dozens of other crimes in 2020 in Los Angeles alone. The
problem of gun violence in our society is not going away. In 2020, over 45,000 Americans died
from gun-related injuries in the United States. This is the most on record by far, a 43 percent
increase from a decade prior; and

WHEREAS, this bill seeks to curb the prevalence of these weapons by enlisting the help of
Californians. The bill reproduces relevant Penal Code provisions relating to assault weapons,
rifles, "ghost guns," and other illegal firearms into the Business and Professions Code, with
limited extensions of existing restrictions. Any Californian is authorized to bring a civil action
against anyone that manufactures or causes to be manufactured, distributes, transports, or
imports into the state, or causes to be distributed or transported or imported into the state,
keeps for sale or offers or exposes for sale, or gives or lends any assault weapon, .50 BMG rifle,
firearm lacking a required serial number, or firearm precursor part, as specified; and

WHEREAS, this bill is sponsored by Governor Gavin Newsom. It is supported by several groups,
including Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in
America, and Students Demand Action for Gun Sense in America. The bill is opposed by gun
advocates and ACLU California Action; and

WHEREAS, this bill provides that no person shall manufacture or cause to be manufactured,
distribute, transport, or import into the state, or cause to be distributed, transported, or
imported into the state, keep for sale, offer or expose for sale, or give or lend, any assault
weapon, .SO BMG rifle, firearm precursor part, or unserialized firearm, except as provided; and
WHEREAS, this bill provides that any person, who seeks declaratory or injunctive relief to
prevent this state, a political subdivision, a governmental entity or public official in this state, or
a person in this state from enforcing any statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, or any other type
of law that regulates or restricts firearms, in any state or federal court, or that represents any
litigant seeking that relief in any state or federal court, is jointly and severally liable to pay the
attorney's fees and costs of the prevailing party and includes a severability clause;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, with the concurrence of the Mayor, that by the adoption of
this Resolution, the City of Los Angeles hereby includes in its 2021-2022 State Legislative
Program SUPPORT for SB1327.




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 Councilmember, District 13




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 MARQUEECE HARRIS-DAWSON
 Council member, District 8
 TRANSPORTATION

 MOTION
Traffic violence is one of the most serious issues affecting Los Angeles. In 2021, 294 people were
killed in traffic-related deaths including 132 pedestrians. Despite city efforts, and even a global
pandemic, deaths have continued to increase by 20% over the past year. The fact that it is unsafe
to walk or bike even a short distance, greatly limits the mobility options of our city's residents,
especially the poor.

The impact of the city's dangerous street network is not equally distributed. The Los Angeles
Department of Transportation (LADOT) has developed a High Injury Network showing the most
deadly streets in the city. These corridors represent only 6% of streets but account for 70% of
deaths and severe injuries to pedestrians. According to LADOT's analysis, residents of L.A.'s
underserved communities are disproportionately killed in traffic crashes with the victims often
being the elderly, children walking to school, and people without access to a vehicle. These streets
are overwhelmingly contained in working class neighborhoods in South LA, Central LA, and the
Northeast San Fernando Valley.

Out of disappointment with the continuous rate of traffic deaths in Los Angeles, a group of
organizations led by Streets for All, are circulating signatures to put the "Healthy Streets LA Ballot
Measure" on the November 2022 ballot. This measure would require the city to implement projects
listed on the Mobility Plan 2035 whenever substantial improvements are made to a street, such
as a repaving.

The work of organizations such as ACT-LA, LA Walks, and People for Mobility Justice shows that
equity must be at the forefront of any policy around street improvements. These projects must
reflect the needs of communities, especially those most impacted by traffic violence. Despite
adopting the Mobility Plan, which contains over 1,500 miles of pedestrian safety improvements,
bus lanes, and bike lanes, the City of Los Angeles has implemented less than 3% of the Plan in
seven years. In order for the Mobility Plan to be implemented effectively and efficiently, the city
needs to improve coordination between departments that work on street infrastructure as well as
meaningfully partner with agencies that operate public transit.

I THEREFORE MOVE that the City Attorney prepare an ordinance in no more than 15 days based
off of the Proposed Initiative Ordinance regarding City Mobility Plan Street Improvement
Measures (Healthy Streets LA Ballot Measure) to ensure that the city installs improvements listed
in the Mobility Plan 2035 when performing street resurfacing and slurry seal projects.

I FURTHER MOVE that a new Unified Project Coordination Office, directly reporting to the Board
of Public Works, be created within the Board of Public Works tasked with implementing the
Mobility Plan Implementation Ordinance and coordinating all city capital projects, work programs,
and grants to ensure that maximum mobility and environmental benefits are provided when any
city project is constructed within the public right of way.
I FURTHER MOVE that the Chief Legislative Analyst and City Administrative Officer, in
coordination with the Bureau of Engineering, Bureau of Street Services, Bureau of Street Lighting,
Bureau of Sanitation, and Department of Transportation, be instructed to report within 60 days on
recommendations on how the Unified Project Coordination Office can best implement the Mobility
Plan Implementation Ordinance. This report should include:
 • A strategy to program and schedule improvements in a way that allows for meaningful
 engagement, especially with low-income residents, communities of color, and the disability
 fights community, and which utilizes the highest standard for language access
 • A robust plan for engagement with community-based organizations to gain community
 input to help address local concerns regarding gentrification and displacement brought on
 by street improvements
 • Management of the Mobility Plan Improvement Dashboard
 • A local hire program for residents of disadvantaged communities so that they can
 economically and socially benefit by working on the improvements within their community
 • A coordination plan to ensure other street and safety improvements such as bus shelters,
 street lights, crosswalks, stormwater and green infrastructure, sidewalk repair, and street
 trees are included as part of the Mobility Plan projects
 • A proposed staffing plan for the Unified Project Coordination Office as well as any
 additional resources needed to implement the Mobility Plan Implementation Ordinance

I FURTHER MOVE that upon its creation, the Unified Project Coordination Office be instructed to
report back within 60 days on an implementation plan for the Mobility Plan Implementation
Ordinance. This plan should include:
 • The creation of a multi-year work plan released each year that can be reviewed and
 commented on by the public and the Climate Emergency Mobilization Commission prior
 to its adoption by the City Council. This work plan should include:
 o Adequate segment lengths for improvements
 o An adequate amount of time for engineering, coordination and engagement;
 • Prioritization of corridors listed on the High Injury Network in a way that addresses racial
 and economic marginalization by investing in neighborhoods with the highest need first as
 defined in equity mapping tools such as Advancement Project's COVID-19 Statewide
 Vulnerability & Recovery Index, LA Metro's Equity Focused Communities, the Health Atlas
 for the City of Los Angeles, and the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard
 Assessment's CalEnviroScreen
 • Prioritization of projects that improve mobility for low-income, transit-dependent residents,
 such as bus lanes and street safety improvements
 • A public engagement strategy that allows for the public to provide feedback on the
 proposed implementation plan

  FURTHER MOVE that the City Administrative Officer in coordination with the Bureau of
Engineering, Bureau of Streets Services, Department of Transportation, Department of City of
Planning, Bureau of Street Lighting, Department of Public Works, and other relevant departments:
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 • Develop a funding plan in conjunction with the Capital Improvement Expenditure as called
 for in CF: 21-0039 for the Implementation Plan using equitable evaluation criteria to
 identify and prioritize funding from existing and future revenue sources including but not
 limited to federal llJA funding, federal ARPA funding, state funding , and LA Metro funding
 and sales tax revenue. This criteria should include metrics to measure progress and
 prioritize funding where a program or project improves regional accessibility and overall
 health and economic outcomes for people who have historically been disadvantaged by
 race, class, physical ability, gender, age, or other discriminatory conditions and
 • The funding plan should set percentage targets to fund improvements for people in
 historically disadvantaged census tracts first, annually evaluate progress toward achieving
 yearly percentage targets, and annually commit to prioritize funding for areas where
 evaluation shows target shortfalls
 • The funding plan should also incorporate recommendations from the related efforts that
 will be implemented through a future Health and Environmental Justice Unit within the
 Citywide Policy division of the City Planning Department (CF 15-0103-S5).

 I FURTHER MOVE that the Bureau of Engineering, Bureau of Street Services, and Department
 of Transportation, in coordination with the Information Technology Agency, be instructed to create
 a Mobility Plan Implementation Dashboard that allows the public to easily see all projects that the
 city intends to implement consistent with the Mobility Plan 2035.




 MONICA RODRIGU Z
 Councilwoman, 7th District ouncilmember, 14th District C)


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 ,..r~ RREN PRICE MARQUEECE HARRIS-DAWSO
 Councilmember, gth District Councilmember, 81h District




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