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The city clerk read the items into the record: in the case listed as Jane Doe v. Juan Carlos Ramirez, et al., staff recommended a settlement expenditure of up to $500,000; in the case DeShaun Seward v. City of Los Angeles, et al., staff recommended up to $375,000. The council voted 12 ayes to authorize the expenditures.

The hearing record lists the item descriptions but the transcript does not include further detail on the underlying claims or the settlement terms beyond the not-to-exceed amounts read into the record. The approvals follow the Budget and Finance Committee’s prior consideration of the two closed-session items earlier in April.

The council recorded the roll call as 12 ayes on these authorizations.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Regular City Council - 4/22/25","oneSentenceSummary","The Los Angeles City Council approved two closed-session settlement recommendations: up to $500,000 for Jane Doe v. Juan Carlos Ramirez et al. and up to $375,000 for DeShaun Seward v. City of Los Angeles et al.","taxTitle","Los Angeles City, Los Angeles County, California","taxId",4025,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6574360,"Councilmember Raman says time-limited rental subsidies showing higher utilization after program changes",121,3233000,3354000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3084094-4a43759c60e55a2ddc4c7384ecee3c3d&start=3233&end=3354","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3084094-4a43759c60e55a2ddc4c7384ecee3c3d/thumbnail_3233000.jpg","/articles/6574360/Los-Angeles-City/Los-Angeles-County/California/Councilmember-Raman-says-time-limited-rental-subsidies-showing-higher-utilization-after-program-changes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6574360-b6fccd2c75bc25913d294d481e86920c/orig.mp4?Expires=1773687420&Signature=imZskq-MUkBF8zrG-facTZRyczRG4Hr1A0v3upiwSmzvHzNaB3k5nzkstZjR-UKs5qt28wvl69jPpeI5wsmDMFaUrpUGVsN4GwyJn-UhRPdJG2a3z2cNQkxcHclPZi0DSm3JTDWWkEi4Jv0JLv6Lih~NWezKkXBRdYNao9-pNJVre2B4Jp1pHQ~RraQxD~1kDGaagYU9kNDwhOCvVnytiXkySFI5QGnwy~fVKofMtoml42~lXTgmuj~Zb7Vjn9SbNqkKhWI4Kj2Sulz0PlM0gC0xMJJgdvc8yA2gwMaU5m2hTTzbC2fId2ROI30sQLZ1WJEzKLZHXDQxxlWhLmr8xg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Councilmember Marqueece Raman reported Tuesday that changes to Los Angeles’ time-limited rental subsidy program have substantially increased how fully the city uses the funds.

Raman told the council that time-limited subsidies — two-year rental subsidies paired with case management — were previously underutilized. “Two years ago, when we looked at the utilization of time limited subsidy funds, our office found that 45 to 60% of the funds only had been utilized,” he said, and that the underuse meant leftover funds could have housed thousands more people.

Raman said policy changes, including allocating subsidy slots only after a household had secured a unit, improved performance: “Thanks to those changes… this year we are on track for 88 to 93% utilization of those funds,” he said. He framed the improvements as the result of better data, monitoring and program design, and urged the council to focus on implementation rather than broad criticism of the homeless services system.

Raman characterized the changes as operational and called for continued monitoring and accountability to increase housing placements and make better use of limited homelessness funds. There was no formal council vote tied to his remarks; they were delivered as council commentary during the meeting.","Councilmember Marqueece (Raman in transcript) reported that changes to the city’s time-limited rental subsidy program improved utilization rates from about 45–60% to an estimated 88–93% this year after implementation of new enrollment practices.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6574363,"Council rejects amendment to require additional council-office sign-off on major street projects; original motion passes",284,6261000,6545000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3084094-4a43759c60e55a2ddc4c7384ecee3c3d&start=6261&end=6545","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3084094-4a43759c60e55a2ddc4c7384ecee3c3d/thumbnail_6261000.jpg","/articles/6574363/Los-Angeles-City/Los-Angeles-County/California/Council-rejects-amendment-to-require-additional-council-office-sign-off-on-major-street-projects-original-motion-passes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6574363-5f6ff90139960cbbf2ae4c8de06630d9/orig.mp4?Expires=1773687420&Signature=YydJ~9d7yzullWghAp9Zc33ZF-G3o2TODsn9jL9yTBLCGuGKiCxAeOPtuZ2awJcWbJciBX4qsOgxlpYYAYC8PHcw3oGfKbhbaDOdgcWbdac9LJY64xiFl3RbVRWg2aSDsOQh74kdz~5FHI1PsdVwIW0pgIP3Wegwd4-BQVQfoSc4q9uh9sFEvVquDmQRbgl2ntyWlnEUTYPEXNQjkqYXmXXNLsWxRZ9h0JKUrpORxLT2~78C5dvCNpdtNHr2M7Chfu-InXu2oetXsxx4cf4Dac1Z9rgYv4cgYkb6NCkUj0CXp7qDM~eh~dLXz5c83zQ99qJX4phZqCSMnikyjApLNQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The City Council debated item 27, a motion intended to clarify and accelerate how the city makes changes to major corridors and the street network. Council members exchanged views on whether additional council-office consultation should be required before such projects proceed.

Councilmember Tim McOsker (Soto-Martinez in the transcript) and others urged passage of the original motion, saying the city must be able to make timely, systemwide changes to expand transit and reduce congestion. Councilmember Raman argued for reducing bureaucracy: “We've got to be able to make quick decisions that are straightforward in a comprehensive and holistic way across the entire city,” he said.

Councilmember Traci Park introduced amendment 27a to add a requirement for “community input and council office consultation” on major corridors. Park argued the amendment was meant to ensure “our communities have the opportunity for input and education and collaboration” before significant changes to traffic flow, protected bike lanes or bus lanes.

Opponents said the amendment would add steps that could delay implementation. Council members warned that varied processes across offices had previously created a fragmented network, but several members said that adding a council-office consultation requirement would risk paralysis. The council held a roll call on amendment 27a; it failed 5 ayes, 8 noes. The original motion was then adopted on a subsequent roll call, 13 ayes.

Councilmembers asked the Department of Transportation to continue multilingual outreach already used in some districts and to coordinate corridor work across offices, while rejecting the extra chartering step proposed by the amendment.

The council’s vote preserves the original language intended to expedite citywide network improvements while directing staff to maintain community outreach.","Councilmembers debated whether council offices should receive an added consultative role before major corridor changes are implemented. An amendment to require office-level consultation failed; the original motion to streamline citywide street-network decisions passed.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6574367,"Council moves to lock in Port of Los Angeles public-access investments and require job analysis before permits",149,3074000,3223000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3084094-4a43759c60e55a2ddc4c7384ecee3c3d&start=3074&end=3223","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3084094-4a43759c60e55a2ddc4c7384ecee3c3d/thumbnail_3074000.jpg","/articles/6574367/Los-Angeles-City/Los-Angeles-County/California/Council-moves-to-lock-in-Port-of-Los-Angeles-public-access-investments-and-require-job-analysis-before-permits","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6574367-95dac2f944702a9e28c15f72317bf04b/orig.mp4?Expires=1773687420&Signature=hkVXYbf7T1YpPyRLD6s4skrGbi5wU1uz66Z61Di0Blp0KVuLv94KNU~UcMLCBYewyBHxBk3VWcgvdYNDPiqQaRsgrbJFgz9K8OVQfclHq8Tn0bdNDuvh1fB6UZV6-FDO5dzvyb4y6C1tZXubEeosoO0WfgKWK-LvA~Hb9~YpCYfZC9g0Ecsvn9N2AdBww7~aEZGcS1R3Kh5S2MutlTfU~vxX3jmCWEb5TZVA0FqlhFMDNeJ3q77E1wgvoRVe2JWl-p-c9akdZBDESzsSWsaGXUngoVGA4~ZnP5HpUbHVD7OuDn8bpXNUFOq48JIEwvZ-2YKvEJ0ifBOnk1x8u9QD9g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Los Angeles City Council voted to adopt charter-related amendments affecting how the Port of Los Angeles invests in local communities and evaluates job impacts when issuing permits.

Councilmember Dan McOsker said the measure would add protections in the charter for public-access investment funds (PAIP) and require harbor commissioners to analyze both construction-era and long-term operational job impacts before issuing permits. “One section has to do with the PAIP or the public access investment funds that come from the port,” McOsker said. He added the intention was to ensure that “for future generations, the port continues to invest in our local communities.”

On the jobs analysis provision McOsker said the change would not compel the port to create jobs but would require discussion and disclosure: “It is not designed to say that you have to create those jobs, but it is designed to say, you have to discuss it. You have to analyze it. You have to put it out there.”

Proponents said the amendments are aimed at reducing harmful interfaces between industrial port operations and nearby residential communities in Wilmington, Harbor City and San Pedro and at making community impacts part of the port’s permitting calculus. Councilmembers noted the timing coincides with activity at the city charter commission and the need to fold these concerns into broader charter deliberations.

The council opened the roll and recorded the vote at 12 ayes. The amendment was presented as a charter change rather than an ordinance and proponents emphasized embedding PAIP protections in the charter so future mayors or commissioners cannot remove them without a charter change.","The City Council approved a charter amendment measure intended to embed Port of Los Angeles public-access investment funds and require harbor commissioners to analyze jobs impacts in permitting decisions.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6574372,"City Council approves 1 San Pedro specific plan to redevelop Rancho San Pedro into about 1,600 homes",1701,4257000,5958000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3084094-4a43759c60e55a2ddc4c7384ecee3c3d&start=4257&end=5958","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3084094-4a43759c60e55a2ddc4c7384ecee3c3d/thumbnail_4257000.jpg","/articles/6574372/Los-Angeles-City/Los-Angeles-County/California/City-Council-approves-1-San-Pedro-specific-plan-to-redevelop-Rancho-San-Pedro-into-about-1600-homes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6574372-7abdfdc4a67fc26909d3cda218eabcd0/orig.mp4?Expires=1773687420&Signature=kJ2lhG4NNc0mcGgJcRmq8GAxWX8mv8V86jdxqUeRsGmEP1rkEkdxUN91bctJ7ZprPByBcJmfHXbEqucr~5K65oJ2Z9gl9xU8e9LeHIXL4xK0T01i4HLeIATnTdKkxyPlwftrat8YGLoHRFAFjC9HnblB8viLKjZ5ASn9Q1BnVRNGnyfwS3f1kPFHvTzpiRIX13H2g8S9hSDmVcOKHf6z3NGscUjmj~ySnI40Qy-AmCM4FLTiv~LhlAnwCIG19idbdQX4wsElKsYlvCNc5q2CIxcuwTPFapfINW2wfXGWgQl39qEFRiK7RSttuTv1XKI00mbpEBcEECJOpagOeiJgZQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday approved the 1 San Pedro specific plan, clearing the way to redevelop the Rancho San Pedro public housing complex into roughly 1,600 housing units.

The plan, presented as a community-led vision, was described by Alexa Washburn, chief development officer for National Community Renaissance, as “a bold community led vision that will transform San Pedro for generations to come.” Washburn said the plan followed “a multiyear, multiyear tiered outreach and engagement process led not just by HACLA, planners and developers, but by the very people who call this community home.”

Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez (CD15) framed the vote as a major expansion of housing on the site. “Let's move this less than 500 public housing units to 1,600 units. And again, two thirds of all of these units will be affordable,” he said during remarks prior to the roll call.

The plan was supported at the public hearing by business and community leaders, including Elise Swanson, president and CEO of the San Pedro Chamber of Commerce, who told the council the business community had been “in strong support of this project” and thanked HACLA and the development partners for an “innovative approach.” Several residents who would be served by the redevelopment also spoke in support during the public comment period.

The council voted 13-0 to adopt the specific plan. The approval removes certain zoning barriers and allows the collaborative development approach the council and proponents said enabled the higher unit count and stronger affordability commitments. The proponents said two-thirds of the new units will be affordable, and the project increases the total units on the site from about 478 to approximately 1,600.

Council documents and proponents asked the city and project partners to continue community engagement as implementation proceeds and noted that the plan includes commitments to public space, services and job access as part of the redevelopment.

The vote follows a multiyear planning process led by the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) in partnership with nonprofit and private developers under the 1 San Pedro collaborative.

The item passed on a unanimous roll call of 13 ayes.","The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday approved the 1 San Pedro specific plan to redevelop the Rancho San Pedro public housing site into roughly 1,600 units, about two-thirds of them affordable, with support from residents, developers and local business leaders.","actionData","errors"]

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