Trade, Travel and Tourism Committee

Please Note Public Comment Will Be Taken In­Person Only. JOURNAL – TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMITTEE TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2024 ­ 2:00 PM ROOM 401, CITY HALL 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 MEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBER TRACI PARK, CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER TIM McOSKER COUNCILMEMBER HUGO SOTO­MARTINEZ (Conrad Rodriguez, Legislative Assistant ­ (213) 978­1122 or conrad.rodriguez@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. MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT ITEM(S) (1) 15­0850­S5 Bureau of Contract Administration report relative to the Fiscal Year 2021­ 22 Local Business Enterprise­Local Business Preference Program. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted (This item was also referred to Public Works Committee) NOTED AND FILED Bureau of Contract Administration report dated 12­22­23 – (3) Yes (2) 22­0863 City Attorney report and a draft ordinance relative to amending Los  Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted (This item was also referred to Public Works Committee) NOTED AND FILED Bureau of Contract Administration report dated 12­22­23 – (3) Yes (2) 22­0863 City Attorney report and a draft ordinance relative to amending Los Angeles Administrative Code Section 10.5 et seq. to provide an additional bid and proposal preference to businesses located in the City of Los Angeles, to revise the preference amounts, and other technical changes. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted. NOTED AND FILED City Attorney report dated 9­14­23 – (3) Yes (3) 20­0066­S2 Community Redevelopment Agency Los Angeles (CRA/LA) Bond Oversight Committee report relative to the seventh CRA/LA Excess Bond Proceeds Project Status Report. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted NOTED AND FILED Community Redevelopment Agency Los Angeles Bond Oversight Committee report dated 10­10­23 – (3) Yes (4) 17­1446­S3 CD 11 Board of Airport Commissioners report relative to a Third Amendment to Contract No. DA­5260 with Solar Turbines, Inc. to exercise the first one­ year renewal option, add a second one­year renewal option and increase the contract authority for the ongoing maintenance and repair of two cogeneration turbines at Los Angeles International Airport; and Administrative and Categorical Exemptions from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article II, Section 2(f) and Article III, Class 1(2) of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE ­ MARCH 8, 2024 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ MARCH 8, 2024)  Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article II, Section 2(f) and Article III, Class 1(2) of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE ­ MARCH 8, 2024 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ MARCH 8, 2024) APPROVED Board of Airport Commissioners report dated 11­1­23 – Yes (3) (5) 20­0348 Board of Airport Commissioners report relative to approving a Sixth Amendment to Contract No. DA­5190 with Nossaman LLP, to extend the term by one year, through May 3, 2024 covering the Landside Access Modernization Program related legal services for property acquisitions of the Los Angeles World Airports; and Administrative Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article ll, Section 2(i) of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE ­ FEBRUARY 12, 2024 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ FEBRUARY 9, 2024) CONTINUED TO DATE TO BE DETERMINED (6) 19­0224 CD 6, CD 11 Board of Airport Commissioners report relative to a Second Amendment to Contract No. DA­5343 with Herc Rentals Inc. to increase the contract authority and extend the term of the contract through October 31, 2027 for the rental of construction equipment, related products, and services at Los Angeles International Airport and Van Nuys Airport; and Administrative Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article II, Section 2(f) of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE ­ FEBRUARY 16, 2024 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ FEBRUARY 16, 2024) APPROVED Board of Airport Commissioners report dated 10­02­23 – (3) Yes  Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE ­ FEBRUARY 16, 2024 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ FEBRUARY 16, 2024) APPROVED Board of Airport Commissioners report dated 10­02­23 – (3) Yes (7) 11­0626­S1 CD 11 Board of Airport Commissioners report relative to a Fourth Amendment to Terminal Facilities Lease and License Agreement Contract No. LAA­8581 with Alaska Airlines, Inc. (AA) to allow Los Angeles World Airports to issue rent credits to AA to cover expenses associated with operating and maintaining portions of the Terminal 6 baggage system that is used by common use airlines; and Categorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article III, Class 1 (18)(c) of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE ­ FEBRUARY 7, 2024 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ FEBRUARY 7, 2024) APPROVED Board of Airport Commissioners report dated 7­10­23 – (3) Yes (8) 13­0171 CD 11 Board of Airport Commissioners report relative to a Fourth Amendment to Terminal Facilities Lease and License Agreement Contract No. LAA­8757 with Southwest Airlines Company (SWA) to allow Los Angeles World Airports to issue rent credits to SWA through June 30, 2024, to cover expenses associated with the use of the tenant's leased portion of the baggage system by common use airlines located at Terminal 1 at Los Angeles International Airport; and Administrative and Categorical Exemptions from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article II, Section 2(f) and Article III, Class 1(18)(c) of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE ­ FEBRUARY 7, 2024 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ FEBRUARY 7, 2024)  to Article II, Section 2(f) and Article III, Class 1(18)(c) of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE ­ FEBRUARY 7, 2024 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ FEBRUARY 7, 2024) APPROVED Board of Airport Commissioners report dated 7­10­23 – Yes (3) (9) 20­0439­S1 CD 11 Board of Airport Commissioners report relative to a Third Amendment to Terminal Facilities and License Agreement Contract No. LAA­8965 with Air Canada to allow Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) to issue rent credits for costs associated with the use of the baggage system by common use airlines located in Terminal 6 at LAWA; extend the contract term through December 31, 2027; add language to update the lease provisions that govern use of preferential use gates; and Administrative and Categorical Exemptions from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Article II, Section 2(f) and Article III, Class 1(18)(c) of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE ­ FEBRUARY 7, 2024 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ FEBRUARY 7, 2024) APPROVED Board of Airport Commissioners report dated 7­10­23 – Yes (3) (10) 21­0072 Board of Airport Commissioners report relative to approving a Third Amendment to Contract No. DA­5249 with Telos Identity Management Solutions, LLC, to extend the term through January 2, 2025, with a one­year renewal option, covering certified designated aviation channeling services for the Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA); and Administrative Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article ll, Section 2(f) of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE ­ MARCH 8, 2024  for the Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA); and Administrative Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article ll, Section 2(f) of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE ­ MARCH 8, 2024 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ MARCH 8, 2024) APPROVED Board of Airport Commissioners report dated 11­1­23 – Yes (3) (11) 20­0130 CD 15 Board of Harbor Commissioners report relative to a Second Amendment to Contract No. 17­3463 with TY Lin International for engineering, architectural, and landscaping design services for the Avalon Pedestrian bridge and Promenade Gateway project; and Administrative Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article II, Sections 2(f) and 2(i) of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE ­ MARCH 11, 2024 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ MARCH 8, 2024) APPROVED Board of Harbor Commissioners report dated 1­11­24 – Yes (3) (12) 23­1124 City Attorney report and draft ordinance relative to amending Los Angeles Administrative Code Section 10.37.6 to ensure the Living Wage Ordinance is in compliance with the recent Ninth Circuit Court decision, Airlines for America v. City and County of San Francisco, 78 F.4th (9th Cir. 2023). Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Attorney report dated 12­6­23 – Yes (3) (13) 14­1174­S40 CD 13 Motion (Soto­Martinez ­ Yaroslavsky) relative to the reprogramming of $1,000,000 of CRA/LA Excess Non­Housing Bond Proceeds from the Hollywood Redevelopment Project Area allocated to the Hollywood Walk of Fame Improvements Project to be reallocated to the Hollywood Walk of Fame Public Amenities Project.  Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Attorney report dated 12­6­23 – Yes (3) (13) 14­1174­S40 CD 13 Motion (Soto­Martinez ­ Yaroslavsky) relative to the reprogramming of $1,000,000 of CRA/LA Excess Non­Housing Bond Proceeds from the Hollywood Redevelopment Project Area allocated to the Hollywood Walk of Fame Improvements Project to be reallocated to the Hollywood Walk of Fame Public Amenities Project. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Soto­Martinez – Yaroslavsky) – Yes (3) (14) 13­0765­S1 CD 12 City Attorney and City Clerk reports and ordinance relative to the reconfirmation of the Chatsworth (Merchant­Based) Business Improvement District (BID), and the Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Planning Report. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Clerk report and City Attorney report and Ordinance dated 12­7­23 – Yes (3) (15) 21­1155 CD 14 City Attorney and City Clerk reports and ordinance relative to the reconfirmation of the Little Tokyo (Merchant­Based) BID and Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Planning Report. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Clerk report and City Attorney report and Ordinance dated 11­28­23 – Yes (3) (16) 12­0963­S1 CD 4, CD 5, CD 13City Clerk report relative to the Hollywood Media District (Property­Based) BID Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Planning Report. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Clerk report dated 12­8­23 – Yes (3) (17) 14­0855­S1 CD 13 City Clerk report relative to the Hollywood Entertainment District (Property­ Based) BID Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Planning Report.  Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Clerk report dated 12­8­23 – Yes (3) (17) 14­0855­S1 CD 13 City Clerk report relative to the Hollywood Entertainment District (Property­ Based) BID Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Planning Report. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Clerk report dated 12­4­23 – Yes (3) (18) 14­0995­S1 CD 5 City Clerk report relative to the Encino Commons 2021­2029 (Property­ Based) BID Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Planning Report. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Clerk report dated 12­11­23 – Yes (3) (19) 14­1072­S1 CD 9 City Clerk report relative to the South Los Angeles Industrial Tract 2021­ 2024 (Property­Based) BID Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Planning Report. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Clerk report dated 12­5­23 – Yes (3) (20) 14­1311­S1 CD 4 City Clerk report relative to the Village at Sherman Oaks (Property­Based) BID Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Planning Report. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Clerk report dated 12­7­23 – Yes (3) (21) 11­0046­S1 CD 2 City Clerk report relative to the North Hollywood 2020­2024 (Property­ Based) BID Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Planning Report.  Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Clerk report dated 12­7­23 – Yes (3) (21) 11­0046­S1 CD 2 City Clerk report relative to the North Hollywood 2020­2024 (Property­ Based) BID Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Planning Report. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Clerk report dated 12­18­23 – Yes (3) (22) 12­0139­S1 CD 1, CD 8, CD 9 City Clerk report relative to the Figueroa Corridor (Property­Based) BID Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Planning Report. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Clerk report dated 12­19­23 – Yes (3) (23) 13­0641­S1 CD 14 City Clerk report relative to the Fashion District (Property­Based) BID Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Planning Report. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Clerk report dated 12­11­23 – Yes (3) (24) 14­0040­S1 CD 11 City Clerk report relative to the Gateway to L.A. (Property­Based) BID Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Planning Report. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Clerk report dated 12­22­23 – Yes (3) (25) 22­0058­S1 CD 13 City Clerk report relative to the Larchmont Village (Property­Based) BID Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Planning Report. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes  Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Clerk report dated 12­22­23 – Yes (3) (25) 22­0058­S1 CD 13 City Clerk report relative to the Larchmont Village (Property­Based) BID Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Planning Report. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Clerk report dated 12­22­23 – Yes (3) (26) 22­0310­S1 CD 9, CD 14 City Clerk report relative to the Greater South Park (Property­Based) BID Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Planning Report. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Clerk report dated 12­22­23 – Yes (3) (27) 09­2013­S1 CD 1 City Clerk report relative to the Highland Park 2020­2024 (Property­Based) BID Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Planning Report. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Clerk report dated 11­29­23 – Yes (3) (28) 19­1237­S1 CD 1 City Clerk report relative to the Lincoln Heights Industrial Zone 2021­2025 (Property­Based) BID Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Planning Report. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Clerk report dated 11­30­23 – Yes (3) 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.  Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Clerk report dated 11­30­23 – Yes (3) 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. 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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. 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. 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.