Arts, Park, Libraries, and Community Enrichment Committee

JOURNAL – ARTS, PARKS, LIBRARIES, AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2025 ­ 8:45 AM ROOM 401, CITY HALL 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 MEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBER YSABEL JURADO, CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER EUNISSES HERNANDEZ COUNCILMEMBER ADRIN NAZARIN (Mandy Morales ­ Legislative Assistant ­ (323) 439­2346 or Clerk.BudgetandFinanceCommittee@ lacity.org) Submit written comment at LACouncilComment.com The audio for Committee meetings is broadcast live on the internet at https://clerk.lacity.gov/calendar. The live audio can also be accessed at: (213) 621­CITY (Metro), (818) 904­9450 (Valley), (310) 471­CITY (Westside) and (310) 547­CITY (San Pedro Area). If the live audio is unavailable via one of these channels, members of the public are encouraged to use one of the other channels. The Committee will take public comment from members of the public in­person only; there will be no public comment by teleconference. Additional information regarding Committee procedures provided at the end of this agenda. Spanish language interpretation is available at all Council and Committee meetings. Interpretation services in additional languages are available upon request, at no cost. Please submit your request to clerk.interpretation@lacity.org as soon as possible to allow time for scheduling. You will receive a confirmation reply if an interpreter is available. MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT ITEM(S) (1) 24­0804 Department of Animal Services report relative to the feasibility and implementation of a requirement to microchip all dogs, cats, rabbits, and horses. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. CONTINUED TO DATE TO BE DETERMINED (2) 24­1437 CD 7 Motion (Rodriguez – Blumenfield) relative to the operating hours for (1) 24­0804 Department of Animal Services report relative to the feasibility and implementation of a requirement to microchip all dogs, cats, rabbits, and horses. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. CONTINUED TO DATE TO BE DETERMINED (2) 24­1437 CD 7 Motion (Rodriguez – Blumenfield) relative to the operating hours for Amistad Pocket Park located at 13116 West Kagel Canyon Street in Council District 7. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Rodriguez – Blumenfield) ­ (2) Yes; (1) Absent: Nazarian (3) 25­0006­S30 Motion (Lee – Park – Padilla) relative to requesting the City Attorney to prepare and present an ordinance that would amend the Los Angeles Municipal Code to close parks in Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones when Red Flag Days are declared, and that the Department of Recreation and Parks be requested to report on enforcement options to ensure compliance of these closures. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (This matter referred to Arts, Parks, Libraries, and Community Enrichment Committee and Public Safety Committee.) CONTINUED TO DATE TO BE DETERMINED (4) 24­1527 Motion (Hernandez ­ McOsker) relative to authorizing the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment to submit a grant application and to accept a grant award from LA2050 for the "Connecting Neighbors and Empowering LA!" initiative, and related matters. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Hernandez – McOsker) ­ (2) Yes; (1) Absent: Nazarian (5) 23­1238­S2 CDs 8, 9, 10 Motion (Hutt ­ Harris­Dawson) relative to initiating the “South LA Historic Neighborhood Markers” project for monument structures and/or gateways at specific intersections; instructing the Department of City Planning with the assistance of the Department of Cultural Affairs to report with a list of cultural assets and relevant historic cultural monuments, with the goal of identifying resources that can provide an interactive historical context for South Los Angeles; and related matters, including authorization of funds.  APPROVED Motion (Hernandez – McOsker) ­ (2) Yes; (1) Absent: Nazarian (5) 23­1238­S2 CDs 8, 9, 10 Motion (Hutt ­ Harris­Dawson) relative to initiating the “South LA Historic Neighborhood Markers” project for monument structures and/or gateways at specific intersections; instructing the Department of City Planning with the assistance of the Department of Cultural Affairs to report with a list of cultural assets and relevant historic cultural monuments, with the goal of identifying resources that can provide an interactive historical context for South Los Angeles; and related matters, including authorization of funds. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Hutt – Harris­Dawson) ­ (2) Yes; (1) Absent: Nazarian (6) 24­1146 CD 10 Motion (Hutt ­ McOsker) relative to instructing the Bureau of Engineering, with assistance from the Department of Recreation and Parks and the City Attorney, to report with recommendations to convert the current closure of Wilton Place at Pico Boulevard into a parklet. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Hutt – McOsker) ­ (2) Yes; (1) Absent: Nazarian (7) 25­0045 City Administrative Officer report relative to authorizing the Community Investment for Families Department to accept grant awards from the State of California Office of Traffic Safety for the Child Passenger Safety Program and for the Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted NO ACTION TAKEN (8) 22­1554 CD 7 City Attorney report and draft Ordinance amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code to add West Lakeside Street Park, located at 15625 Bledsoe Street, in the Sylmar neighborhood, to the list of parks with specific opening and closing hours Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Attorney report and Ordinance dated 06­23­23 ­ (2) Yes; (1) Absent:  NO ACTION TAKEN (8) 22­1554 CD 7 City Attorney report and draft Ordinance amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code to add West Lakeside Street Park, located at 15625 Bledsoe Street, in the Sylmar neighborhood, to the list of parks with specific opening and closing hours Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Attorney report and Ordinance dated 06­23­23 ­ (2) Yes; (1) Absent: Nazarian SUPPORTING MATERIALS Materials relating to items on the agenda are available on the Office of the City Clerk's Council File Management System found at https://cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkconnect by entering the Council File number (e.g., 00­0000) associated with the agenda item. PUBLIC INPUT AT CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETINGS Members of the public who wish to speak on one or multiple items shall have an opportunity to speak up to one minute per item up to a total of two minutes for two or more agenda items. At regular meetings, members of the public shall also have an opportunity to speak up to one minute for general public comment on any matter within the subject­matter jurisdiction of the Committee. The Committee is not required to take general public comment at special meetings. The Committee may limit the total amount of time for public comment on any specific agenda item, on all agenda­items collectively, and/or on general public comment, based on the anticipated time required to hear from public speakers on any given or all agenda items, on the availability of Committee members and the need to maintain quorum, and on any other relevant factor. The Committee shall not discuss or take action relative to any general public comment except as explicitly permitted under the Brown Act. COMMITTEE INFORMATION, ASSIGNMENTS, AND STRUCTURE https://clerk.lacity.gov/clerk­services/cps/council­committee­meetings/info­assignments­structure SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION Requests for reasonable modification or accommodation from individuals with disabilities, consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act, can be made by contacting the City Clerk's Office at (213) 978­1075. For Telecommunications Relay Service for the hearing impaired, please see the information below. NOTICE TO PAID REPRESENTATIVES If a member of the public is compensated to monitor, attend, or speak at this meeting, City law may require them to register as a lobbyist and report this activity. More information can be found at Los Angeles Municipal Code 48.01 et seq. or at ethics.lacity.org/lobbying. 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Telecommunications Relay Service is a telephone service that allows persons with hearing or speech disabilities to place and receive telephone calls. TRS is available in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. territories for local and/or long distance calls. TRS providers ­ generally telephone companies ­ are compensated for the costs of providing TRS from either a state or a federal fund. There is no cost to the TRS user. A member of the public seeking to challenge a City action in court may be limited to raising only those issues raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk prior to the public hearing in time reasonably to be considered by the Committee members. Any written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk before the City Council's final action on a matter will become a part of the administrative record. TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICE (TRS) COMMUNICATIONS Individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing, and individuals with a speech disability, may be able to avail themselves of both for peer­to­peer and third­party telecommunications relay service (TRS) communications. Telecommunications Relay Service is a telephone service that allows persons with hearing or speech disabilities to place and receive telephone calls. TRS is available in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. territories for local and/or long distance calls. TRS providers ­ generally telephone companies ­ are compensated for the costs of providing TRS from either a state or a federal fund. There is no cost to the TRS user. What forms of TRS are available? There are several forms of TRS, depending on the particular needs of the user and the equipment available: TRS includes: Text to Voice TIY­Based TRS; Speech­to­Speech Relay Service; Shared Non­English Language Relay Service; Captioned Telephone Relay Service; Internet Protocol Relay Service; and Video Relay Service. Please visit this site for detail descriptions, https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications­relay­service­trs. Don't hang up! Some people hang up on TRS calls because they think the caller is a telemarketer. If you hear, "Hello, this is the relay service…" when you pick up the phone, please don't hang up! You are about to talk, through a TRS provider, to a person who is deaf, hard­of­hearing, or has a speech disability. For more information about FCC programs to promote access to telecommunications services for people with disabilities, visit the FCC's Disability Rights Office website.