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Month: February 2014

Development Services Reform Reports

Development Services Reform Reports

Per your request, for those of you interested in following “Development Services Reform”, see reports uploaded on the City Clerk’s website dated 2-20-14. Joint City Administrative Officer/Chief Legislative Analyst Report dated 2-20-14 (1 of 2) Attachment to Report dated 2-20-14 (2 of 2) If the above links do not work do the following: 1) go to  www.cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkconnect 2) search by council file: CF-13-0046 PLUM Agenda coming soon, the item is tentatively set for PLUM on March 4th; the PLUM Agenda…

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Update on the LADBS & City Planning

Update on the LADBS & City Planning

Garcetti Cuts Red Tape By Staff Report Wednesday, February 19, 2014 http://sfvbj.com/news/2014/feb/19/garcetti-cuts-red-tape/ Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Tuesday ordered the city’s planning and building and safety departments to consolidate key functions and take other steps to cut red tape for developers. When he took office last summer, Garcetti halted a merger of the planning and building and safety departments, saying he wanted to take a closer look at the issue. “We took a deep look at both departments and…

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PlanCheckNC Meeting Notes for 2-8-14

PlanCheckNC Meeting Notes for 2-8-14

PlanCheckNC – Los Angeles Notes from Feb. 8, 2014 Guest speaker: Alan Bell, Deputy Director, Planning Dept. Budget: Requested increase for 40 new staff. Current staff is 300, which is down from 450 in 2009, when offers of early retirement were given to reduce staff as part of recession (lost 1/3 of staff). 10% is funded by General Fund (request to double it), 90% is funded from fees and grants. Establish Environmental Policy Unit: Prepare climate action plan, CEQA, urban…

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PlanCheckNC Meeting 2-8-14 at 10 a.m.

PlanCheckNC Meeting 2-8-14 at 10 a.m.

PlanCheckNC2014_02_08Final February 8, 2014 at 10 a.m. Hollenbeck Police Station – Community Room 2111 E. 1st Street Los Angeles, CA 90033 Map link: http://tinyurl.com/p6agl33   City Planning Updates will be provided by: Alan Bell, Deputy Director of Planning Claire Bowin, Senior City Planner: Mobility and Health Tom Rothmann, Senior City Planner: Re:CodeLA   Land Use Committee Outreach A Panel of Neighborhood Council Land Use Committee members will share what their communities are doing to weigh in on Land Use &…

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