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- Confirmation: The council confirmed Melissa Applebaum to the Quality and Productivity Commission. Committee sponsor Chick moved approval; the roll call showed 11 ayes and the appointment was approved.

- Planning: The council approved items 1 and 2 on the agenda and, after public hearing and committee recommendation, approved item 3 (HPOZ garage condition) 12-0 (see separate article on item 3).

- LAX permits: Council Member Pacheco successfully moved to reconsider an action taken on Terminal Annex permits. After discussion the council voted to approve the permits but to keep the matter in council (\"not send it forward\"), effectively leaving the permit approvals on the council desk for further monitoring; the motion carried 13-0.

- Grants and reserve transfers: Several grant-related items were approved after discussion (for example, item 20 authorizing reserve-fund advances tied to grant reimbursements was approved 12-0). Other items were continued for further information, including item 18 (community program grants and questions about purchase of mobile substations) to Friday, July 7.

- Amendment and payments: The council approved an amendment to item 41 changing payment start and amounts for named payees and approved the consent call for items 29\u001f50 with certain exceptions; votes on those items were recorded as 12 ayes where noted.

- Closed session settlement: In closed session the council approved a settlement in Lyman Financial Investors v. State of LA in the amount of $230,000. The recorded vote was 10 ayes and 1 no on the settlement item (item 51a).

Several items were continued to later dates by unanimous consent, including items 9, 40 and 46. The council also recessed to closed session on a set of personnel and litigation matters, then adjourned with memorials.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Regular City Council - 07/05/00","oneSentenceSummary","Council approved a range of routine items including one commission confirmation, planning approvals, LAX permit reconsideration, and a closed-session settlement; several items were continued to a later date.","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},6464209,"Council approves staffing authority for federal Teams 2 anti-violence grant, holds funding request",308,1695000,2003000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5784204-697f40727447ac774c3599e922108288&start=1695&end=2003","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5784204-697f40727447ac774c3599e922108288/thumbnail_1695000.jpg","/articles/6464209/Los-Angeles-City/Los-Angeles-County/California/Council-approves-staffing-authority-for-federal-Teams-2-anti-violence-grant-holds-funding-request","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6464209-e8d014bf934c1f48eae09d15c19c7580/orig.mp4?Expires=1771508286&Signature=GpQxIYCZh1P1OJjwx2i1Dq9lpL~v6KEl5ct73v0~Gmxc0P2NkpUqkzFRBNA3f22afEDC~WIGMEtQcCbZ1LsmV-OhhF~pfg7HbLyhuLONSK2qwtjsuUMre83sGd6-OwFhsX02wxOTwaph1Y4VFeA~-l9l4GnhROzJ58TiegnSe4rA4hxjpfatpYpTg~KH2YOLzsqJ8h5~KAceoEaeT5La6FAc4TCfTsmqy4PDU6J-7PCCl1xl~TzxWd8NT-unPYDuvUKVMkRnoh6AJgn-L82yeHBxWos~-43Bv4~tzJbsKiRE4e5B3ZJAQ3bDtLzW9jFE8xmEPuwO6fFhIVj~TDbSLQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Los Angeles City Council on July 5 approved one part of a two-part request tied to federal Teams 2 anti-violence funding while holding a second funding transfer pending further departmental explanations.

Council Member Goldberg and others raised questions about the source of funds for several justice-related motions, focusing on language that would transfer money from the reserve fund to the unappropriated balance. For item 22, the council voted to approve item 1, which authorized positions associated with the Teams 2 program, 13-0. Councilmembers agreed to hold item 2, which would transfer $55,000 from the reserve fund, so the police department could appear and explain whether the funds were advances that would be fully reimbursed by the federal government or should be reprioritized within the department's existing budget.

Council members discussed that some grant-funded positions are advanced on the city's books and later reimbursed by federal grants. Missus Chick asked staff to report back on whether the city had already accepted grant money and whether interest had accrued on it. Council Member Burnson and others noted the council's leverage largely lies in budget authority if the council wishes to affect department priorities.

The council approved item 1 (authorization for positions) and asked the police department to return on Friday to address the funding question and possible reprioritization. The council also referenced a separate consulting contract previously adopted on June 13 as related background to implementing Teams 2.","Council approved authorization to create positions tied to a federal Teams 2 grant but withheld a $55,000 funding transfer asked for from the reserve fund pending department reprioritization and additional information.",{"_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},6464214,"Council upholds HPOZ condition requiring rear garages for Carthay Circle lot",142,733000,875000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5784204-697f40727447ac774c3599e922108288&start=733&end=875","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5784204-697f40727447ac774c3599e922108288/thumbnail_733000.jpg","/articles/6464214/Los-Angeles-City/Los-Angeles-County/California/Council-upholds-HPOZ-condition-requiring-rear-garages-for-Carthay-Circle-lot","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6464214-5706714a33b16d655787caf282d0d584/orig.mp4?Expires=1771508286&Signature=fAjIkxYVNQWGyDhIkDVOY09S~vcixgmEj-P47cftwE9~MP6T3wBRuY3R8ua292SCeWcMCGR5CkA2V84D4IWPigphDzmSCPNhMoaM0B6MPzom0~ztprNosDTLZF56HB2m4ChTpYQyUoyidWDcYxVr-l99D9oXx089PRNb61RTvVl8pcEUll-trmWkZUKrj~-BcPLMMkB03ssinqPQ0b0T7JPAWI7owAHULWSoDfIjsO9t7cJTgYdFndEqxuL~ED6sE4PuC2VoKNErL2~hun8CWT-GKYYEwf27tUYGD3-asfb5P1DvaWT7B9bKhzk2OXkzjzO3EIuaYoohz1-EhcIF6A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Los Angeles City Council on July 5 rejected an appeal by a project applicant and sustained a Planning Department decision requiring that a new single-family home in the Carthay Circle historic preservation overlay zone (HPOZ) place its garage at the rear of the lot.

Kai Chan, representing the applicant, argued the Planning Department\u001fs condition that the garage be moved from the front to the rear was unjustified and rooted in neighborhood animosity stemming from an earlier unpermitted paving of the rear lot. \"This past history should not be the reason why this case be placed with this condition,\" Chan said.

Louise Wexler, president of the Carthay Circle Homeowners Association and a member of the Carthay Circle HPOZ board, told the council the neighborhood supports putting garages in the rear as most homes on the street have rear garages and single-car driveways. \"We are asking that the garages be put in the rear as they most of the homes on that street have them,\" Wexler said.

The Planning and Land Use Management Committee recommended rejecting the applicant\u001fs appeal and sustaining the director\u001fs determination, finding the proposed design would be consistent with the HPOZ if the garage were placed at the rear. Committee members noted the proposed two-story, approximately 3,000\u001a3,300-square-foot house at 29 feet high could be made consistent with the district by moving the garage back.

The council opened public comment, heard the applicant and a neighborhood representative, then voted 12-0 to approve the Planning Committee recommendation and sustain the certificate of appropriateness with the rear-garage condition.","Council rejected the applicant\u001fs appeal and sustained the planning director\u001fs certificate of appropriateness requiring the garage be located at the rear of the lot consistent with the historic preservation overlay zone.",{"_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},6464218,"Council asks city staff to report on investing in municipal asphalt plants",96,1273000,1369000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5784204-697f40727447ac774c3599e922108288&start=1273&end=1369","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5784204-697f40727447ac774c3599e922108288/thumbnail_1273000.jpg","/articles/6464218/Los-Angeles-City/Los-Angeles-County/California/Council-asks-city-staff-to-report-on-investing-in-municipal-asphalt-plants","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6464218-53ae473ebd8e68df44faf59518edc7c8/orig.mp4?Expires=1771508286&Signature=fVyklv4l5yrvHOj1nD3D9JTpZo2xqgTwVTs1~V3PkWYluT9zuicASXSTytbabZbFAJjBLv3ImmPcsJN6qYz~WzShxIG4Zs0w7I0Drg6Ra64PbAYcffEuj~dD1BuShDU~vpXvHK3sitjKAL2KBbjMGJVuhx1kIq~2oF3Yfc7ip6ZySPW1pFCvTZMc9QXeTqbkI94AMAvD2~oUe65XbEg8a9RVHMw4oEH3cTzTQNhsQxAEbN3dnzIqGJjygO2205z1UWI4BfSmIvNSKgziYED1xNv1YGEtqFKyZ~Lz5mkmHFnigWeaDIswvpxrAMoadGF6yywawxYYWDy88dDPcuRgMQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Los Angeles City Council on July 5 approved a request for a staff report on the capacity and potential expansion of the city\u001fs asphalt plants, which produce material used in street resurfacing and other public works.

Council Member Padilla called item 12 special and said the city saves money by producing its own asphalt but that current plant capacity is insufficient to meet city needs. Padilla asked the Bureau of Street Services to study whether investing in the two municipal asphalt plants could allow the city to produce enough asphalt in-house, reduce purchases from the private market and possibly generate revenue by selling excess material to city-owned proprietary departments such as Los Angeles World Airports and the Harbor Department.

Padilla said he wanted the committee record to show a request for a report back to the council. The motion to adopt the committee report with a report-back requirement passed 12-0.

Council members noted the plants are part of the city's recycling achievements and that further investment could expand the program. The council did not approve funding for plant upgrades at this meeting; it requested a report that outlines capacity, cost estimates, potential customers within city departments, and a timeline for investment decisions.

The recorded vote was 12 in favor; the council asked public works to return with the requested information so members could consider any budgetary action later.","Council approved a motion asking the public works bureau to report back on capacity and potential investment in the city's asphalt plants to reduce outside purchasing and possibly generate revenue.",{"_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},6464223,"Los Angeles City Council asks LAPD for report after recent rise in violent crime",1699,2006000,3705000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5784204-697f40727447ac774c3599e922108288&start=2006&end=3705","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5784204-697f40727447ac774c3599e922108288/thumbnail_2006000.jpg","/articles/6464223/Los-Angeles-City/Los-Angeles-County/California/Los-Angeles-City-Council-asks-LAPD-for-report-after-recent-rise-in-violent-crime","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6464223-a4942cb97c86223046ae936dec3f2211/orig.mp4?Expires=1771508286&Signature=SwUB2v3LcENwmeOo~MrGvuMIy5m4pBJWoCUTp5UmPGeMsrCe92Q1D0n15AAXXlBCDV5O-5wS9l5AXAA7fKE0VNnj6lSecpQhnT5HF0mtrw0QFQL3zfvnSIIpsR2AhXfwGNMzW-A8NGmRPrO5betNuDSou~BYECejYh-AjYqJGNzW~4WRRqiLc5MLaEmnuNVzN-i7WOu8AHzztE0MvvUXWTJHSKUPKW4K-ZIZ9-GBAuB-YUaLYYBt9yChTPmQs9A8Pq9YghAJ7xvJh9Qi7tI0JeylY2eqSQpAZzSW6B2Kx43qTGRTLivMQ3L7L7oIVz6h3HtQEh3IG-vwaCjRYXidEw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Los Angeles City Council on July 5 approved a motion asking the Los Angeles Police Department and the Police Commission to report on a recent uptick in homicides and other violent crimes and to review patrol deployment formulas.

Council Member Savornich introduced the motion, saying the increase in violent crime in some divisions was \"alarming\" and asked the chief to brief the Public Safety Committee and the ad hoc committee on gang violence and juvenile justice. The motion directs the department to examine deployment and recommend any necessary changes to better match police resources with recent crime patterns.

The motion was amended on the floor to request an update from Operation Clean Sweep on graffiti trends and whether recent increases are gang-related. Council members accepted that amendment before a recorded vote; the council approved the measure, 13-0.

Council members who spoke in support said the vote was intended as a formal request for information, not an order directing the chief. Council Member Holden said he wanted the chief to exercise discretion in deployment but argued council needed to press for results. Council Member Bernsen cautioned that deployment is controlled by the Police Commission and the chief; another council member said the council's tools include budget authority if it seeks to change resources.

Council Member Misakowski said the Public Safety Committee had already scheduled a hearing on the department's special enforcement units and the reconstitution of CRASH-era units and expected the chief's report to come to council soon. The motion asks for those briefings and that the chief present data on crime trends, deployment, and the structure of special enforcement units replacing the old CRASH units.

The vote was 13 in favor, none opposed. The motion includes the council\u001fs request that the chief present the information to the Public Safety Committee and that Operation Clean Sweep report on graffiti trends in the same timeframe.

The council did not adopt operational directives that would order specific deployments; several members noted the Police Commission and chief retain authority to make deployment decisions.

Looking ahead, the council will receive the requested briefings and data; the motion asks the LAPD and relevant city offices to present findings to the council committees named in the motion.","Council approved a motion requesting LAPD and the Police Commission report on recent increases in homicides and other violent crime and to review deployment; council added a request that the city\u001fs anti-graffiti program report on citywide graffiti trends.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: confirmations, permits, approvals and a closed-session settlement

Council approves staffing authority for federal Teams 2 anti-violence grant, holds funding request

Council upholds HPOZ condition requiring rear garages for Carthay Circle lot

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