Motions

Motion

The _________ Council supports all efforts to increase public access to submitted plans and requests that the Department of Building and Safety devise a protocol that would give timely access for public inspection, and provides notice to adjacent property owners, Neighborhood Councils, [and Community Councils] as soon as such plans are submitted to the City.

Motion

WRAC recommends that land use and planning-related recommendations shall be disclosed in all City determinations in a “standing” section of City Staff Reports and City Determinations called “Neighborhood Council Recommendations.” Along with those recommendations, an explanation to be provided by the City decision maker if the NC recommendations are NOT followed.

Motion

WRAC recommends a vote of ‘no confidence’ in the City of Los Angeles Mobility Plan 2035 [Case Number: ENV 2013-0911-EIR and CPC-2013-0910-GPA-SP-CA-MSC; State Clearinghouse No. 2013041012] because of its failure to resolve and mitigate critical issues per the Statement of Overriding Considerations, including but not limited to emergency response time, insufficient infrastructure, and broader significant negative impacts on public health, safety and welfare.

Motion

WRAC requests that controls over approvals, transparency of the process and Staff training for both City and State Coastal Exemptions be strongly improved and that copies of the Coastal Exemptions be made immediately available to, or be immediately provided to applicable neighborhood and community councils.

Motion

WRAC requests that Councilman Bonin and Koretz co-sponsor a resolution in City Council opposing AB 57, which passed in the Assembly recently and is now in two State Senate Committees. See attached for information about the bill as well as a resolution opposing the bill which is being proposed by four San Francisco City Supervisors.

Motion

WRAC recommends the City of Los Angeles oppose AB 744 and requests Councilmembers Mike Bonin and Paul Koretz introduce a resolution opposing AB 744.

Motion

CM Wesson is proposing, based on apparent recommendations from DONE, that NCs and NC Alliances (of whatever nature and status, including those without bylaws or governing rules or regular meetings or
even NC membership requirements) be given preferential treatment (5 additional minutes for argument, before public comment) at City Council and other City agency meetings/hearings. WRAC supports Community Councils being afforded this same status.

Motion

Refers to City Council file 14-0600-S253

CA Report R14-0450 relative to a draft ordinance amending and repealing several sections of the municipal code relating to business taxes.

Motion

Refers to City Council file 14-1960

BE IT RESOLVED, that the ________ NC wholeheartedly and emphatically supports Councilman Paul Koretz’s Motion to Maintain Historical Reliability of the Power System/Power Grid Vulnerabilities/Department of Water and Power which calls on the LADWP to report to the Energy and Environment Committee within 60 days regarding the vulnerability of our power grid, the costs and feasibility of upgrading and protecting the grid, and other related items.

The ______ NC urges all other Neighborhood and Community Councils and other stakeholder groups to join in and support this important effort.

This _______ NC position is to be filed as a Community Impact Statement in Council File Number 14-1960.

Motion

Refers to City Council file 15-0020

WRAC supports Council File 15-0020 asking that the Planning Department to report back in 45 days on the best practices of other jurisdictions, including the County of Los Angeles, to ensure proper resource allocation for condition inspections and enforcement AND further asks that the Council instruct the Planning Department, in consultation with the City Attorney, and any other appropriate City department, bureau, or agency, to work cooperatively to propose a method by which inspection fees related to condition compliance are required and collected by the City prior to the release of any final approval of a projects.