City Council Meeting

Los Angeles City Council, Journal/Council Proceeding Friday, September 5, 2025 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, Hernandez, Hutt, Jurado, Lee, McOsker, Park, Price Jr., Rodriguez, Yaroslavsky (1 O); Absent: Harris-Dawson, Nazarian, Padilla, Raman, Soto-Mart inez (5) Approval of the Minutes Commendatory R esolutions, Introductions and Presentations - SEE ATTACHED Multiple Agenda Item Comment Public Testimony of Non-agenda Items Within Jurisdiction of Council Items for which Public Hearings Have Been Held (1) 25-0736 ARTS, PARKS, LIBRARIES, AND COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the annual financial status report for the Healthy Alternatives to Smoking (HATS) Fund for Fiscal Year 2024- 25. Recommendation for Council action: NOTE and FILE the L.A. For Kids Steering Committee report, dated June 27, 2025, attached to the Council file, relative to the annual financial status report for the HATS Fund for Fiscal Year 2024-25, Friday - September 5, 2025 - PAGE 1  COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR and CITY ETHICS COMMISSION relative to the appointment Olivia McGovern to the Cannabis Regulation Commission for the term ending June 30, 2029. (Government Operations Committee report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.) (Please visit www.lacouncilfile.com for background documents.) Community Impact Statement: None submitted. TIME LIMIT FILE - SEPTEMBER 28, 2025 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - SEPTEMBER 26, 2025) Adopted Government Operations Committee Report - SEE ATTACHED Ayes: Blumenfield, Hernandez, Jurado, Hutt, Lee, McOsker, Park, Price Jr., Rodriguez, Yaroslavsky (1 0); Nays: (0); Absent: Harris-Dawson, Nazarian, Padilla, Raman, Soto-Martinez (5) 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 Friday - September 5, 2025 - PAGES  ADJOURNING MOTIONS MOVED BY SECONDED BY NAME McOsker – Hutt All Councilmembers Gary Michael Familathe  COMMENDATORY RESOLUTIONS MOVED BY SECONDED BY NAME LEE BLUMENFIELD NORTHRIDGE HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER  ~ I TO CITY CLERK FOR Ft.ACfiiErJT ON NEXT ~ULAR COUNCfl AGENDA TO PE POSTED # 51 MOTION In November 2021, the State of California Natural Resources Agency notified the City that State funds were approved for five community-based organizations within the City, with the City being designated as the pass-through administrator for this funding. The Chinese American Museum, located in Council District 14, is one of the organizations receiving State funding, which it will use to develop a new Unity Garden exhibit. On March 2, 2022, in anticipation of the grant award, the Council authorized the creation of a new special fund and authorized the Bureau of Engineering to accept and disburse the grant funding from this newly-created fund (C.F. 22-0141). However, rather than establish a new fund, the Bureau of Engineering has requested that it be authorized to deposit the funding within the Engineering Special Services Fund to expedite disbursal of funds to the Chinese American Museum. I THEREFORE MOVE that the Council Action of March 2, 2022, relative to grant funding from the State of California Natural Resources Agency to support community-based organizations (C.F. 22-0141), BE AMENDED to adopt the following in lieu of Recommendation 4b in order to authorize the Bureau of Engin eering to deposit fund ing within the Engineering Special Services Fund and to expedite disbursal of funds to the Chinese American Museum : 4b. Accept and deposit $2,000,000 in grant funds into the Engineering Special Services Fund No. 682-50 and appropriate a like amount therein to a new account entitled "Chinese American Museum Renovation" for disbursement in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and the Chinese American Museum (C-200269); and, PRESENTEDB C) majs  MOTION In November 2021, the State of California Natural Resources Agency notified the City that State funds were approved for five community-based organizations within the City, with the City being designated as the pass-through administrator for this funding. The Alliance for Community Empowerment (ACE), one of the organizations receiving funding, is based in Council District 3 and will use the grant dollars to install accessibility improvements at their existing building, including retrofitting and installing an elevator and implementing other ADA improvements. On March 2, 2022, in anticipation of the grant award, the Council authorized the creation of a new special fund and authorized the Bureau of Engineering to accept and disburse the grant funding from this newly-created fund (C.F. 22-0141). However, rather than establish a new fund, the Bureau of Engineering has requested that it be authorized to deposit the funding within the Engineering Special Services Fund to expedite disbursal of funds to ACE. I THEREFORE MOVE that the Council Action of March 2, 2022, relative to grant funding from the State of California Natural Resources Agency to support community-based organizations (C.F. 22-0141), BE AMENDED to adopt the following in lieu of Recommendation 3b in order to authorize the Bureau of Engineering to deposit funding within the Engineering Special Services Fund and to expedite disbursal of funds to the Alliance for Community Empowerment: 3b. Accept and deposit $500,000 in grant funds into the Engineering Special Services Fund No. 682-50 and appropriate a like amount therein to a new account entitled "ACE Building Renovation" for disbursement in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and the Alliance for Community Empowerment (C-146378); and, SECONDED BY: SEP O5 ,,,,,c; majs  TO CITY CLERK FOR PLACEMENT 0~ NEXT REGULAR COUNCIL AGENDA TO BE POSTED #53 MOTION I MOVE that $250,000 from the AB1290 Fund No. 53P, Account No . 281213 (CD 13 Redevelopment Projects - Services) be transferred / appropriated to the below listed Accounts and in the amounts specified in the Sanitation Fund No. l 00-82 for additional homeless services in Council District 13: Account No . Name Amount 001090 Salaries - Overtime $ 101,066 003040 Contractual Services 123,845 003090 Field Equipment Expense 2,928 006020 Operating Supplies & Expense 22,161 ========= ·roTAL $ 250,000 J FURTHER MOVE that the Bureau of Sanitation be authorized to make any corrections, clarifications or revisions to the above fund transfer instructions, including any new instructions, in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion, and including any corrections and changes to fund or account numbers; said corrections / clarifications / changes may be made orally, electronically or by any other means. PRES ENT ED BY: SECONDED BY: SEP O5 2025 sl  MOTION I MOVE that $20,000 from the Neighborhood Council Fund No. 59B-14, Account No. 141272 (South Robertson Neighborhood Council) be transferred/ appropriated to the "South Robertson Neighborhood Council" Account of the Council District 10 Public Benefits Trust Fund ·No. S0R-14 for the fabrication, construction, and installation of the South Robertson Boulevard medallion program. I FURTHER MOVE that the City Clerk be authorized to make any corrections, clarifications or revisions to the above fund transfer instructions, including any new instructions, in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion, and including any corrections and changes to fund or account numbers; said corrections / clarifications / changes may be made orally, electronically or by any other means. PRESENTED BY: ~~ HUTT . HEATHER C cilmember, 10th District C) SECONDED BY:  .1u•, HOC COMM/TT J-3 OLYMPIC AND PARAEE ON THE 2028 MOTION OLYMPIC GAMES The 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games (2028 Games) will provide, among other benefits, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for local businesses to provide services for these mega-events. Contracts earned for these services are a chance for local, small, and underrepresented businesses to become involved with the Games industry and achieve development of economic goals. The Games Agreement, a foundation document of the 2028 Games, states that the 2028 Games will "provide a unique platform to empower meaningful shared economic opportunity across the Los Angeles community." LA28, in coordination with the City, and in collaboration with the Community Business and Procurement Working Group, will endeavor to ensure that local, small, and underrepresented businesses are meaningfully included in LA28 's sourcing and bidding processes. This commitment will culminate with the forthcoming release of the LA28 Community Business and Procurement Program (Program), an obligation of the Games Agreement, which will set the goals associated with local procurement. Prior to the release of the Program, LA28 has begun establishing service commitments that will reward providers with lucrative contracts. It is imperative that the City be made aware of which contracts LA28 has awarded to providers that are not under the local procurement obligations of the forthcoming Program. I THEREFORE MOVE that the Council request LA28 to report within 30 days with a list of contracts that have been awarded prior to the release of the LA28 Community Business and Procurement Program; and I FURTHER MOVE that the Council request LA28 to report back on a quarterly basis with statistics relative to local procurement and contracting, including total numbers of local and non-local contracts, percentage rates of the total local and non-local contracts, and percentage rates of local and non-local contract amounts. PRESENTE& t{bM~~~ u MONICA RODRIGUEZ Councilmember, 7th District SECONDED BY:  l:CONOM~ , MOTION DEVELOPM ENT&Joas On October 19, 2018, Council took action to accept an initial $100,000 public benefits payment from Lights tone DTLA, LLC (Lightstone), pursuant to the conditions of a Planning Case (Case No. ENV-2016-2594- EIR) and Development Agreement by and between the City of Los Angeles (City) and Lightstone dated August 13, 2018 (Contract No. C-131790), implemented through Ordinance No. 185667 (C.F. 18-0269-S3). Lightslone is the developer of a project located at 1240-1260 South Figueroa Street and 601 West Pico Boulevard, and is required to provide specified funding as a Public Benefits Payment. These conditions, detailed in Section 3.1.3, 3. l .3(e), and 3.l .3(g) of said Development Agreement, are reproduced in their entirely below: Section 3.1.3 Public Benefits. This Agreement provides assurances that the public benefits identified below will be achieved and developed in accordance with the Applicable Rules and Project Approvals and with the terms ofthis Agreement and subject to the City's Reserved Powers. The Project will provide the following public benefits to the City: Section 3.J.3(g) Public Benefits Trust Fund - CD 14. On the annual anniversaty ofthe effective date of the Development Agreement, the developer shall make an annual payment to the Council District 14 Public Benefits Trust Fund No. 57L-14 in the amount ofOne Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) to support Council District 14 's efforts to address blight removal, facade improvements, street cleaning, graffiti removal, etc. within the boundaries ofCouncil District 14,for a total sum ofOne Million Dollars ($1,000,000) over a ten-year period. Should this Agreem,ent be terminated by the City prior to the expiration of the Term, the Deve/~per shall pay affjit!remaini,g payments as lump sum, such that the Developer's total payment will equal One Million Dollars ($1,000,000).upon such early termination. Lightstone has provided the eight of ten annual payments due to the City as described above. In accordance with Chapter 150, Section 5.550, of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, action is needed to accept the sum of $100,000 paid to the Council District 14 Public Benefits Trust Fund and cause it to be deposited into the appropriate fund. Upon the City's acceptance of the Council District 14 funds, the remaining balance due by Lightstone is $200,000. I THEREFORE MOVE that the Council accept the sum of $100,000 paid by Downtown Live, LLC, and Marriott International, Inc., for Lightstone DTLA, LLC, the developer of a project located at 1240-1260 South Figueroa Street and 601 West Pico Boulevard (Planning Case No. ENV-2016-2594-EIR) and Development Agreement dated August 13, 2018 (Contract No. C-131790) approved by Ordinance No. 185667, and cause this sum to be deposited into the Council District 14 Public Benefits Trust Fund No. 57L-14, for the purpose of addressing blight removal, facade improvements, street cleaning, graffiti removal, etc., within Council District 14. I FURTHER MOVE that the City Clerk be authorized to make any corrections, clarifications or revisions to the above fur..d transfer instructions, including any new instructions, in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion. PRESENTED BY oi  lJ;lJ PUBLIC SAFErv MOTION The City of Los Angeles, through its City Attorney's Office, received the Resiliency in Communities After Stress and Trauma (ReCAST) grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). ReCAST aims to provide community-based violence prevention and mental health services in the South Los Angeles area in response to the 2020 civil unrest and its aftermath. The City Council accepted this five-year grant award on September 13, 2023 (CF No. 22-1316). ReCAST serves high-risk youth and their families in South LA through a program known as the REACH Team. Working in conjunction with local community-based service providers and LAPD, the REACH Team focuses on community-based participatory approaches, equitable access to trauma-infonned community behavioral health resources, and strengthening behavioral health services through culturally responsive approaches. Since October I, 2024 to date, LAPD has referred over 294 families with 355 children. At least 166 children or young adults have accepted some form of crisis counseling, individual or group counseling or have joined a ReCAST grief counseling group following a homicide. Families have also benefitted from a multitude of other resources from our community partners including groceries, clothes, emergency housing and more. Youth have joined organized sports programs, tutoring programs, trade school placements, financial literacy programs, art therapy, life-skill classes, self-esteem programs for teen girls and more through ReCAST. To facilitate the continued operation and effectiveness of ReCAST, it is necessary to authorize the transfer of funds to cover essential program-related expenses. I THEREFORE MOVE that the Council: I. AUTHORIZE the Controller to transfer $124,213.01 from Fund 368, Department 12, Account 12A350 - Resiliency in Communities After Stress and Trauma Program (ReCAST) Year 3 to Fund 100, Department 70, Account 001092 - Sworn Overtime. 0 SEP o5 2025  KULES ELECT/( -. ~. • J, ..., NTLJ{(j0VFRNMENTAI. REU:10!!:] RESOLUTION WHEREAS, in 2009, the United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") made a landmark legal and scientific determination that greenhouse 11 gases like carbon dioxide and methane ("GHGs ) endanger public health and welfare (the "Endangerment Finding"); WHEREAS, the Endangerment Finding was based on strong scientific evidence showing the direct link between GHG emissions and climate change impacts; WHEREAS, the United States Supreme Court has affirmed that GHGs are air pollutants and that EPA has the authority to regulate them if they endanger public health and welfare; WHEREAS, the EPA's 2009 Endangerment Finding paved the ~ for~ reg ulation of GHG emissions in vehicles; . WHEREAS, on July 29, 2025, EPA proposed to rescind the 2009 Endangerment Finding, and based on the rescission of that finding, also proposed to remove GHG regulations for light-, medium-, and heavy-duty on-highway vehicles; WHEREAS, the City of Los Angeles has a strong interest in ensuring that federal and state agencies continue to regulate CHG emissions, including from vehicles, in order to protect the health and welfare of its residents; I THEREFORE MOVE, the Los Angeles City Council hereby declares its opposition to the EPA's proposal to rescind the Endangerment Finding, and its proposal to remove GHG regulations for light-, medium-, and heavy-duty on-highw ay vehicles, and further requests that the City Administ rative Officer express the City's position to EPA so that it may be considered as part of EPA's rulemaking process. J'(f'  ~ RESOLUTION RULES ELECTIONS I, TEkGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS 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 fonn of a Resolution by the City Council; and WHEREAS, approximately 11 million undocumented immigrants work essential jobs and pay taxes in the U.S., but most do not have a pathway to earn penuanent legal status in the U.S.; and WHEREAS, Section 249 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, also known as the Registry statute, provides the Secretary of Homeland Security the discretion to register certain individuals who have been present in the U.S. as eligible to apply for permanent residency status; and WHEREAS, Congress has updated the Registry statute's eligibility cutoff date four times since it was established in 1929 to allow individuals who entered the country improperly, overstayed a visa, or violated the terms of a temporary entry to the U.S. the ability to adjust to lawful permanent resident status; and WHEREAS, the Registry statute was last updated in 1986 when President Reagan enacted the Immigration Reform and Control Act, which set the eligibility cutoff date to January 1, 1972 and allowed almost three million undocumented immigrants to apply for legal status in the U.S.; and WHEREAS, currently pending in the U.S. Senate is S.2468, the Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929 (Padilla), which would remove the Registry cutoff date and expand eligibility to immigrants who do not have criminal records and have lived continuously in the U.S. for at least seven years to file petitions for permanent residency status; and WHEREAS, S.2468 would preempt the need for further congressional action to update eligibility; and WHEREAS, S.2468 would provide a pathway to permanent residency status for more than eight million people, including Dreamers, Temporary Protected Status holders, children of long-term visa holders, and highly skilled workers (H-1B visa holders); and WHEREAS, S.2468 would update the U.S. 's outdated immigration system and provide millions oflong-term U.S. residents a pathway to permanent residency in the U.S.; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that by adoption of this Resolution, the City of Los ::12~ Angeles hereby includes in its 2025-26 Federal Legislative Program, SUPPORT for S.2468 to amend the Immigration Act of 1929 to remove the Registry eligibility cutoff date and make certain long-term u.s resident -~ants eli~:::::zT MONICA RODRIGUEZ CouJ ~ member, 7th D · · SECONDED BY: so SEP O5 2025  RESOLUTION ~--1 '/l3 RANSPORTATION WHEREAS, California Vehicle Code Section 22507 authorizes cities to restrict the parking of vehicles, including but not limited to, vehicles that are six feet or more in height, on identified City streets during certain hours; and WHEREAS, the Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 80.69.4 allows the Council to authorize by resolution, t he streets upon which the parking of oversize vehic:les shall be restricted between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.; and WHEREAS, there is an increased problem with oversized vehicles parking along several segments in Council District 11 where large vehicles are often parked overnight and constrict travel lanes, thereby creating dangerous situations; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council, pursuant to the Municipal Code Section 80.69.4, and the California Vehicle Code Section 22507, hereby prohibits the parking of vehicles that are in excessit 2Z: feet i~ length or over 7 feet in height, during the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., along bt:5th' stdes o the follo~'ing street segments: • Stoner Avenue from Brookhaven Avenue to Sardis Avenue • Imlay Avenue from Culver Drive to Utopia Avenue • Lucerne Avenue from Sepulveda Boulevard to Beloit Avenue BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that upon the adoption of the Resolution, the Department of Transportation be directed to post signs giving notice of a "tow away, no parking" restriction for oversized vehicles, with the specific hours detailed, at the above locations; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation be authorized to ma'ke technical corrections or clarifications to the above instructions in order to effectuate the intent of this Resolution. PRESENTED BY: SECONDED BY: 0 TRACI PARK Councilwoman, 11th District SfP 05 2~