February Motions from City Councilmembers Yaroslavsky and Soto-Martinez

Each month, we track the city council motions introduced by our local City Council representatives Katy Yaroslavsky (CD5) and Hugo Soto-Martinez (CD 13).  Motions are 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. Tracking individual motions is a good way to stay informed about our Councilmembers’ concerns and activity, as well as specific issues you may be interested in.  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.

These were the motions introduced by our representatives in February.

Celebrations & Commemorations

23-0147 – (Soto-Martinez – Krekorian) Motion to transfer and/or appropriate funds from the Heritage Month Celebrations and Special Events line item in the General City Purposes Fund for the Council District Thirteen special observation at City Hall on February 24, 2023, of the anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine, including the illumination of City Hall. Forwarded to full City Council.

23-0209 – (Park – Yaroslavsky– et al.) Motion to transfer and/or appropriate funds from the Heritage Month Celebration and Special Events line item in the General City Purposes Fund for services in connection with the Council District Eleven special recognition of International Women’s Day 2023 at City Hall, on March 8, 2023, including the illumination of City Hall. Forwarded to full City Council.

Crime & Public Safety

23-0002-S29 – (Blumenfield – Soto-Martinez – Lee) Resolution to the City to include its support in the 2023-24 State Legislative Program for SB55 (Umberg) which would prohibit the sale of vehicles without an etched or engraved vehicle identification number on the catalytic converter. Forwarded to Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental Relations Committee.

23-0194 – (McOsker – Yaroslavsky) Motion to instruct the Los Angeles Police Department, with assistance from the City Administrative Officer, to report on identifying the necessary resources to promote and track the use of California Red Flag laws to file the Gun Violence Restraining Orders. Forwarded to Public Safety Committee.

Emergency Preparedness and Resiliency

23-0144 – (Blumenfield – Yaroslavsky) Motion to instruct the Bureau of Engineering and the Bureau of Sanitation to report on the condition and status of the City’s storm drain system, cost estimates to conduct necessary repairs, and prioritize repairs based on storm drain performance in the recent January 2023 storms. Forwarded to Public Works Committee.

14-1697-S4 – (Yaroslavsky – Krekorian) Motion to instruct the Department of Building and Safety to report with recommendations that update its 2018 progress report on Mandatory Soft-Story and Non-Ductile Concrete Retrofit Programs. Forwarded to Planning and Land Use Management Committee.

14-1697-S4 – (Yaroslavsky – Krekorian) Motion to instruct the Department of Building and Safety to report with recommendations that update its 2018 progress report on Mandatory Soft-Story and Non-Ductile Concrete Retrofit Programs. Forwarded to Planning and Land Use Management Committee.

23-0225 – (Yaroslavsky – Raman – Soto-Martinez) Motion to instruct the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to report on the status of power outages throughout the City associated with the recent storm events. Forwarded to Energy and Environment Committee.

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

23-0141 – (Blumenfield – et al. –Yaroslavsky) Motion to direct the Department of City Planning, in Consultation with the Department of Water and Power and the City Attorney, to prepare a report with an evaluation of recommendations to streamline and improve the ground mounted solar permitting and approval process found under Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 12.24.U.7. Forwarded to Planning and Land Use Management Committee.

23-0156 – (McOsker – Yaroslavsky) Motion to request the Port of Los Angeles to report with any updates to the green shipping corridors framework. Forwarded to Trade, Travel, and Tourism Committee.

23-0226 – (Rodriguez – Yaroslavsky) Motion to authorize the Bureau of Sanitation to apply for the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Government-to-Government Environmental Justice grant to leverage funds for the remediation of brownfield sites in Council District Seven, to redevelop the sites and design community gardens.  forwarded to the Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee, and to the Energy and Environment Committee.

Housing & Homelessness

21-1041 – (Raman –Yaroslavsky – Soto-Martinez) Motion to amend the Council Actions of December 8, 2021 and February 16, 2022, to transfer and appropriate additional funds from the Additional Homeless Services line item, to cover service costs for the period October 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022, and to authorize the Los Angeles Housing Department to amend Contract C-140706 to add additional funds to support the Council District Four Encampment to Home program. Forwarded to full City Council.

23-0148 -(Raman – Yaroslavsky) Motion to direct the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, with the Los Angeles Homelessness Services Authority and any relevant City departments, to report with a plan to address the factors causing delays in moving voucher-holders into permanent housing units. Forwarded to Housing and Homelessness Committee.

23-0151 – (Raman – Yaroslavsky) Motion to authorize the General Manager, Los Angeles Housing Department, to apply for, accept, and execute a new grant agreement with Housing and Urban Development (HUD), for the Lead Hazard Remediation Program. Forwarded to Housing and Homelessness Committee.

21-0329-S4 – (Yaroslavsky – Price Jr) Motion to instruct Chief Legislative Analyst, in coordination with Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority and relevant City Departments including but not limited to the Chief Administrative Officer, Los Angeles Police Department, City Attorney, Bureau of Sanitation, and Bureau of Streets Services, requested input from homeless service providers, County Homeless Initiative, and the LAHSA Lived Experience Advisory Board, report back within 60 days. Forwarded to Housing and Homelessness Committee.

23-0172 – (Yaroslavsky – Raman) Motion to instruct the Planning Department, Housing Department, and City Administrative Officer, in consultation with the City Attorney, to prepare a report with recommendations on land use and zoning regulatory controls on parcels owned by religious institutions and properties owned by religious institutions in Council District Five, State or local incentives to expedite affordable and supportive housing development, and the impact of SB 4 (Wiener). Forwarded to Housing and Homelessness Committee.

Infrastructure & Public Works

23-0227 – (Yaroslavsky – Lee) Motion to authorize the Bureau of Street Services to accept an initial payment from the Melrose Avenue Business Improvement District for the design and construction cost of the Melrose Avenue Pedestrian Improvement Project. Forwarded to full City Council.

Intergovernmental Positions and Recommendations

23-0002-S19 – (Rodriguez – Krekorian – Soto-Martinez) Motion to amend the Council Action of February 10, 2023, to include in the City’s 2023-24 Federal Legislative Program, its position on any legislation and administrative action which would result in diplomatic action to open the corridor and ensure safe passage between Armenia and Artsakh, humanitarian assistance, and action against the regime in Azerbaijan. Forwarded to Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental Relations Committee.

23-0159 – (Yaroslavsky – Soto-Martinez) Resolution to stand in solidarity with Eyvin Hernandez, his friends and family, the Los Angeles community, and the State of California, in advocating the negotiation for his immediate release from the maximum security prison, General Directorate of Military Counterintelligence, in Caracas, Venezuela. Forwarded to Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental Relations Committee.

23-0002-S30 – (Yaroslavsky – Raman) Resolution to include in the City’s 2023-24 State Legislative Program a position on SB 4 (Wiener), the Affordable Housing on Faith Land Act. Forwarded to Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental Relations Committee.

Miscellaneous

23-0152 – (Park – Soto-Martinez) Motion to instruct the Department on Disability, with the assistance of the City Attorney, to report on the feasibility of drafting an ordinance to require businesses in the City to activate closed captioning on all of their televisions in public spaces. Forwarded to Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging and Disability Committee.

17-1071-S1 – (Raman – et al. – Yaroslavsky) Motion to instruct City Planning, with support from Department of Transportation and all relevant agencies, to expeditiously amend the Ventura/Cahuenga Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan to streamline signage reviews and other simple cases such as changes of use to assist local businesses; to update and modify the language of the Specific Plan to reflect recently adopted ordinances. Forwarded to Planning and Land Use Management Committee.

23-0195 – (Yaroslavsky – Blumenfield – Krekorian – Soto-Martinez) Motion to instruct the City Administrative Officer, in consultation with the Chief Legislative Analyst, Civil + Human Rights and Equity Department, and Los Angeles Police Department, to report on identifying any available funds that can be allocated to the Jewish Federation of Los Angeles. Forwarded to Budget and Finance Committee.

Parks and Open Space

23-0129 – (Yaroslavsky – Park)  Motion to direct the Recreation and Parks Department to report on the available strategies to preserve the Senderos Canyon property, and to work with the City Administrative Officer to identify various options for funding to purchase the property. Forwarded to Neighborhoods and Community Enrichment Committee.

Personnel

14-1305-S3 – (McOsker – Yaroslavsky) Motion to approve the personal services contract with Gianine Rizzi for the provision of services to Council District Fifteen. Forwarded to full City Council.

23-0128 – (McOsker – Yaroslavsky) Motion to approve the personal services contract with Sandra Ciaramitaro for the provision of services to Council District Fifteen. Forwarded to full City Council.

23-0171 – (Yaroslavsky – McOsker) Motion to approve a personal services contract with Barbara Osborn for services to the Fifth Council District. Forwarded to full City Council.

23-0187 – (Soto-Martinez – McOsker – Krekorian) Motion to request the City Attorney prepare and present a draft ordinance repealing Division 22, Chapter 11, Article 12 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code, entitled Alternative Composition of Board of Rights. Forwarded to the Personnel, Audits, and Hiring Committee, and to the Public Safety Committee.