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August Motions from City Council Members O’Farrell and Koretz

 

Each month, we track the city council motions introduced by our two local city council representatives, Paul Koretz (CD 5) and Mitch O’Farrell (CD 13).

Motions are the first step – but only the first step – in the lengthy process of creating a new city ordinance. Once a motion is filed, it is sent to the appropriate City Council committee(s) for review, discussion, and votes on whether or not to advance the motion to other committees and/or the full City Council for further action – a process which can take weeks, months or, in some cases with very complex issues, years.

But lots of information is available about each motion being considered by the city, at every step of its journey through the Council process. And tracking individual motions is a good way to keep abreast of our Councilmembers’ concerns and activity. We hope these monthly columns help our readers learn more about the specific motions our local Council Members propose each month, and will help you follow – right from the beginning – specific issues you might find interesting or particularly important. For more information about a motion, to read its full text, or to track its progress through the Council process, just click on the Council File number next to each item below. You can even subscribe to e-mail updates on motions you’re interested in by clicking the envelope-shaped icon near the top of the screen on each Council File page the links take you to.

These were the motions introduced or co-sponsored by Councilmembers Paul Koretz and Mitch O’Farrell during the month of August, 2022.

 

 

Animals

 

22-0002-S114 (Koretz – Blumenfield) – Resolution to include in the City’s 2021-22 State Legislative Program its position on AB 2764 (Nazarian), which would prohibit commercial animal feeding operations from commencing or expanding operations beginning January 1, 2023, except as specified. Forwarded to the Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental Relations Committee.

22-0943 – (Koretz – Lee) – Motion to instruct the Department of Animal Services, City Administrative Officer, Chief Legislative Analyst, and other relevant departments and stakeholders, to determine the budgetary needs for the department to fully staff seven animal shelters. Forwarded to Budget and Finance Committee.

 

Budget, Contracts & Personnel

 

22-0897 (Koretz – Blumenfield) – Motion to request the City Attorney, in collaboration with the City Administrative Officer, Chief Legislative Analyst, and Chief Procurement Officer, explore methods to increase public access to Request for Proposals for the provision of professional services, while they are in circulation. Forwarded to Economic Development and Jobs Committee.

22-0923 (Martinez – O’Farrell) – Motion to approve a personal services contract with John McCoy dba McCoy Photographic, LLC, to provide services to Council District Six. Forwarded to full City Council.

22-0962 (Krekorian – O’Farrell) – Motion to authorize resolution authority without funding for one Public Information Director II (1800) for the Bureau of Sanitation, from September 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023. Forwarded to the Personnel, Audits, and Animal Welfare Committee.

22-1002 (Krekorian – O’Farrell) – Motion to authorize the Controller to transfer funds within the Bureau of Sanitation Budget for Fiscal Year 2022-23, to meet payroll needs. Forwarded to Budget and Finance Committee.

 

Celebrations & Commemorations

 

20-0986-S1 (O’Farrell – Krekorian) – Motion to transfer/appropriate funds from the General City Purposes Fund for services in connection with the Council District Thirteen special recognition of the two-year anniversary of the Beirut Port Explosion. Forwarded to full City Council.

22-0907 (Price – Koretz) – Motion to transfer/appropriate of funds from the Heritage Month Celebration and Special Events line item in the General City Purposes Fund for services in connection with the Mayor’s special recognition on September 24, 2022, of the joint day of service between USC and UCLA, including the illumination of City Hall. Forwarded to full City Council.

21-0866-S1 (Koretz – Blumenfield) – Motion to transfer/appropriate funds from the General City Purposes Fund for services in connection with the Council District Five special recognition of International Overdose Awareness Day on August 31, 2022, at City Hall, including the illumination of City Hall. Forwarded to full City Council.

21-1035-S1 (Koretz – Blumenfield) – Motion to transfer/appropriate of funds from the General City Purpose Fund for services in connection with the Council District Five special recognition of Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month at City Hall, on September 23, 2022, including the illumination of City Hall. Forwarded to full City Council.

22-0927 (Koretz – Blumenfield) – Motion to transfer/appropriate funds from the Heritage Month Celebration and Special Events line item in the General City Purposes Fund for services in connection with the Mayor’s special recognition on April 2, 2021, of the UCLA Men’s Basketball team advancing to the Final Four of the 2021 NCAA Tournament, including the illumination of City Hall. Forwarded to full City Council.

22-0936 (Cedillo – O’Farrell) – Motion to instruct the Chief Legislative Analyst to include the Festival of Philippine Art and Culture in the List of Citywide Special Events for Council District One. Forwarded to Public Works Committee.

 

Crime and Public Safety

 

22-0886 (O’Farrell – Krekorian) – Motion to transfer or appropriate funds from the District 13 portion of the Neighborhood Service Enhancements line item in the General City Purposes Fund, for use by the Police Department Hollywood Division to address the recent spike in crime within Hollywood. Forwarded to full City Council.

22-0978 (O’Farrell – et al. – Raman) – Motion to instruct the City Administrative Officer, with assistance of all necessary departments, to report with recommendations to create an Office of Unarmed Response and Safety, to be established under an appropriately defined department. Forwarded to Public Safety Committee.

22-0999 (O’Farrell – Martinez) – Motion to transfer/appropriate funds from the Neighborhood Service Enhancements line item in the General City Purposes Fund for Police overtime in the Hollywood Division, to address human trafficking and prostitution along Western Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard in East Hollywood and Greater Wilshire. Forwarded to full City Council.

 

Elections

 

22-1100-S7  (Martinez – O’Farrell) – Motion to adopt the order and letter designation requests for the three ballot measures to be placed on the November 8, 2022, State of California General Election. Forwarded to full City Council.

 

Environment & Sustainability

 

22-0002-S115 (Koretz – de Leon) – Resolution to include in the City’s 2021-22 Federal Legislative Program its position on any administrative action which would replace the existing United States Postal Service’s fleet of delivery trucks with new vehicles that use traditional gasoline engines. Forwarded to the Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental Relations Committee.

22-0947 (O’Farrell – Martinez – et al.) – Motion to instruct the City Administrative Officer and Chief Legislative Analyst to report on the Inflation Reduction Act, and that the Los Angeles Water and Power Department report with an analysis of impacts to current policies and initiatives for LA100. Forwarded to the Energy, Climate Change, Environmental Justice, and River Committee.

 

Historic Preservation

 

22-0984 – (O’FarrellKoretz) – Motion to instruct the Department of City Planning and Department of Building and Safety, with the assistance of the City Attorney and Los Angeles Police Department, to prepare a report with recommendations on the existing conditions of Mills Act historical contract properties located at 1750 North Argyle Avenue and 5128 Marathon Street, that appear to be in violation of the terms of’ their contracts. Forwarded to Planning and Land Use Management Committee.

 

Neighborhood Projects & Issues

 

21-1003-S1 (Price – O’Farrell) – Motion to approve the street banner campaign being coordinated by the Zapata-King Neighborhood Council, as a City of Los Angeles Non-Event Street Banner Program, for the period of April 2022 – April 2023. Forwarded to full City Council.

13-1232-S2 (Lee – Koretz) – Motion to allocate/appropriate funds in the Sunshine Canyon Community Amenities Trust Fund to the Granada Hills Youth Recreation Center, Inc., for youth sports opportunities. Forwarded to full City Council.

18-1094-S1 (Lee – Koretz) – Motion to allocate/appropriate funds from the Sunshine Canyon Community Amenities Trust Fund for any aspect of the efforts/operations of the Granada Hills Chamber of Commerce or Granada Hills Community Foundation, including an annual Street Faire event. Forwarded to full City Council.

 

Parking, Streets & Sidewalks

 

22-0008-S13 (Harris-Dawson – Koretz) – Resolution to prohibit the parking of oversized vehicles along both sides of West 54th Street and West 48th Street, between Arlington Avenue and South Western Avenue. Forwarded to Transportation Committee.

22-0008-S14 (O’Farrell – Martinez) – Resolution to prohibit the parking of oversized vehicles along both sides of South Verdugo Road, between Plumas Street and Shasta Circle. Forwarded to Transportation Committee.

22-0008-S15 (Koretz – Lee) – Resolution to prohibit the parking of oversized vehicles along both sides of Pickford Street, between South Robertson Boulevard and South Shenandoah Street. Forwarded to Transportation Committee.

22-1000 (Koretz – Blumenfield) – Motion to transfer/appropriate funds from the Council District Five Avenue of the Stars Community Amenities Trust Fund for sidewalk repair work at various locations identified in this Motion. Forwarded to full City Council.

22-1018 – (O’Farrell – Blumenfield) – Motion to transfer/appropriate funds from the Council District 13 portion of the General City Purposes Fund to plant new trees and complete the final piece of the large-scale improvement project on Santa Monica Boulevard proposed by the Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiative. Forwarded to full City Council.

 

Parks & Recreation

 

22-0956 (Buscaino – Lee – O’Farrell) – Motion to request the Zoo Department report on existing low income programs and potential new options to increase access to the Los Angeles Zoo. Forwarded to Arts, Parks, Health, Education, and Neighborhoods Committee.

 

State Legislation

 

22-0002-S112 (Krekorian – O’Farrell) – Resolution to include in the City’s 2021-2022 State Legislative Program its position on AB 1278 (Nazarian), which would require doctors to provide each patient a written notice of the Open Payments database. Forwarded to the Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental Relations Committee.

22-0002-S113 (Krekorian – O’FarrellKoretz) – Resolution to include in the City’s 2021-22 State Legislative Program its position on SB 918 (Portantino), which seeks to comport California law with the recent Supreme Court rulings on carrying concealed weapons, while preserving reasonable public safety protections. Forwarded to the Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental Relations Committee.

 

Transportation

 

22-0931 (Bonin – Koretz) – Motion to authorize the Department of Transportation to reimburse permitted taxicab companies that provide services to valid Cityride Fare Card holders, subject to availability of funds provided annually for this purpose. Forwarded to Transportation Committee.

20-0789-S2 (Koretz – Blumenfield) – Motion to instruct the Department of Building and Safety to remove the requirement that Metro issue clearances for the Wilshire Gayley project’s construction permits, and that the City refrain from imposing any additional permitting requirements. Forwarded to Transportation Committee.

 

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Elizabeth Fuller
Elizabeth Fuller
Elizabeth Fuller was born and raised in Minneapolis, MN but has lived in LA since 1991 - with deep roots in both the Sycamore Square and West Adams Heights-Sugar Hill neighborhoods. She spent 10 years with the Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council, volunteers at Wilshire Crest Elementary School, and has been writing for the Buzz since 2015.

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