Meeting Summary
What Happened
Attendance was thin — four members absent from the hotel appeal and five from the ordinance's second consideration, leaving 11 and 10 members voting respectively. The calendar ran to 11 items.
Item 7 (CF 21-0042-S4) — second consideration of the just cause ordinance. The Council gave final adoption to the ordinance amending Los Angeles Municipal Code Sections 151.09 and 165.03 to restrict evictions for nonpayment of rent that is not material, in the form it had amended and adopted the week before on January 27. It passed 9-1, with Traci Park the only vote against.
That is a narrower opposition than the ordinance drew on first consideration, when both Park and John Lee voted no. Lee did not vote on the second consideration.
Item 6 (CF 23-0026) was adopted 10-1 over Monica Rodriguez. The Council upheld the South Los Angeles Area Planning Commission's determination denying an appeal by Henry Fan and Bethune Hotel Ventures, LLC, and sustaining the Zoning Administrator's denial of a conditional use permit for a 168-room hotel within 500 feet of a residential zone in Council District 8, together with the denial of the accompanying site plan review. The item carried an environmental impact report and related California Environmental Quality Act findings.
Contested Votes
Tallies and member votes are the official record (LA City Clerk CVVS). Descriptions are drawn from the meeting transcript.
Item 6 — CF 23-0026 (Adopted): (CF 23-0026) — South Los Angeles Area Planning Commission determination denying the appeal by Henry Fan and Bethune Hotel Ventures, LLC and sustaining the Zoning Administrator's denial of a conditional use permit for a 168-room hotel within 500 feet of a residential zone in Council District 8, along with denial of the accompanying site plan review.
| Vote | Members |
|---|---|
| Yes (10) | Curren D. Price, Eunisses Hernandez, Heather Hutt, Hugo Soto-Martinez, Katy Yaroslavsky, Kevin Deleon, Marqueece Harris-Dawson, Paul Krekorian, Tim Mcosker, Traci Park |
| No (1) | Monica Rodriguez |
| Absent (4) | (Vacant) (Vacant), Bob Blumenfield, John Lee, Nithya Raman |
Item 7 — CF 21-0042-S4 (Adopted): (CF 21-0042-S4) — Second consideration of the ordinance amending Los Angeles Municipal Code Sections 151.09 and 165.03 to restrict evictions for nonpayment of rent that is not material, as amended and adopted at the Council meeting of January 27, 2023.
| Vote | Members |
|---|---|
| Yes (9) | Eunisses Hernandez, Heather Hutt, Hugo Soto-Martinez, Katy Yaroslavsky, Kevin Deleon, Marqueece Harris-Dawson, Monica Rodriguez, Nithya Raman, Tim Mcosker |
| No (1) | Traci Park |
| Absent (5) | (Vacant) (Vacant), Bob Blumenfield, Curren D. Price, John Lee, Paul Krekorian |