Parks agreements and fee increases approved
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The Neighborhoods and Community Enrichment Committee approved five items: amendments and contracts affecting Department of Recreation and Parks, a concession transfer for Olvera Street, and a City Attorney ordinance to raise admission and rental fees. Votes on the items were recorded as approved with Councilmember Lee absent.
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What this means
The committee signed off on several park-related agreements that allow program expansion, maintenance partnerships, and a new concession operator at Olvera Street. It also approved a contract for on-call workplace investigations and training for the Parks Department. The committee approved a City Attorney ordinance that will raise admission fees at the Hollyhock House and Watts Towers and change cultural venue rental fees, meaning those charges will increase once the ordinance is implemented.
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- Approved first amendment to Agreement No. 4099 with the Pete Brown Junior Tennis Program to expand premises for an equipment shed (Council File 24-0687-S1).
- Approved agreement between Department of Recreation and Parks and the Los Angeles Parks Foundation for operation and maintenance of the Nursery House, Demonstration Garden, and Terraces at Commonwealth Nursery in Griffith Park (Council File 24-1409).
- Approved Personal Service Contract with the Law Office of Roberta M. Yang, P.C. for on-call workplace investigations and compliance training services for the Department of Recreation and Parks (Council File 24-1410).
- Approved key terms to transfer Olvera Street Space C-28 to Celia Quezada for the Mi Reina retail business and to amend concession agreements to effectuate the transfer (Council File 24-1405).
- Approved City Attorney report and draft ordinance to amend the Los Angeles Administrative Code to increase admission fees for the Hollyhock House and the Watts Towers and adjust Department of Cultural Affairs theater rental and use fees (Council File 22-1515).
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- 24-0687-S1 CD 8 Board of Recreation and Park Commissioners report relative to the approval of the first amendment to Agreement No. 4099 with the Pete Brown Junior Tennis Program to expand the premises to allow the installation of an equipment shed; and categorical exemption from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article 19, Sections 15301 and 15311, and Article III, Section 1, Class 1(14) and Class 11(6) of the City of Los Angeles CEQA Guidelines. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE - JANUARY 6, 2025 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - DECEMBER 13, 2024)24-0687-S1Decision: ITEM(S)
- 24-1409 CD 4 Board of Recreation and Park Commissioners report relative to an Agreement between the Department of Recreation and Parks and the Los Angeles Parks Foundation for the operation and maintenance of the Nursery House, Demonstration Garden, and Terraces at Commonwealth Nursery located within Griffith Park; and categorical exemption from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article III, Section 1, Class 1(14) and Class 4(3) of the City of Los Angeles CEQA Guidelines. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE - JANUARY 6, 2025 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - DECEMBER 13, 2024)24-1409Decision: ITEM(S)
- 24-1410 Board of Recreation and Park Commissioners report relative to a Personal Service Contract between the Department of Recreation and Parks and the Law Office of Roberta M. Yang, P.C. for on-call workplace investigations and compliance training services. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE - JANUARY 6, 2025 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - DECEMBER 13, 2024)24-1410Decision: ITEM(S)
- 24-1405 Report from El Pueblo de Los Angeles relative to the approval of the Key Terms for Olvera Street Space C-28 to Celia Quezada for the Mi Reina retail business; and authorizing the execution of an amendment to the Concession Agreements to effectuate the transfer. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted24-1405Decision: ITEM(S)
- 22-1515 City Attorney Report and draft Ordinance relative to amending the Los Angeles Administrative Code to increase admission fees for the Hollyhock House and the Watts Towers, and adjustment of the Department of Cultural Affairs theater rental and use fees. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted22-1515Decision: ITEM(S)
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