COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY and CITY ENGINEER and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to changing the name of Elysian Park Avenue to Vin Scully Avenue.

Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:

1. APPROVE the name change of Elysian Park Avenue between Sunset Boulevard and Stadium Way to Vin Scully Avenue, as shown colored red on Exhibit A of the City Engineer report to Council dated March 30, 2016.
   
   
2. FIND that the name change and establishment is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, pursuant to Article III, Section 1(e) [Class 5] of the City’s Environmental Guidelines and/or Article II, Section 1 of the City’s Environmental Guidelines.
   
   
3. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated March 25, 2016 changing the name of Elysian Park Avenue between Sunset Boulevard and Stadium Way to Vin Scully Avenue.
   
   
4. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to transmit the following:
   
   
   1. A copy of the Ordinance upon publication to the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles pursuant to Section 34092 of the Government Code.
      
      
   2. A copy of the Council action on this matter to the Los Angeles Department of Transportation, City-wide Investigation Section, 100 South Main Street.
      
      

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Engineer reports that the Bureau of Engineering is absorbing the cost of processing the request in the approximate amount of $5,000.

Community Impact Statement: Yes 

For: East Hollywood Neighborhood Council

(Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

716 South Westlake Avenue (Case No. 397652) Assessor I.D. No. 5142-003-003

14620 West Astoria Street (Case No. 529151) Assessor I.D. No. 2507-003-031

938 East 41st Place (Case No. 528234) Assessor I.D. No. 5115-021-020

3446 South Hillcrest Drive (Case No. 533520) Assessor I.D. No. 5046-007-025

2522 Lake View Avenue (Case No. 530403) Assessor I.D. No. 5438-008-027

14141 West Erwin Street (Case No. 528539) Assessor I.D. No. 2240-018-027

COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to the installation of the name of HARVEY FIERSTEIN on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Recommendation for Council action:

APPROVE the installation of the name of Harvey Fierstein at 6243 Hollywood Boulevard.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Engineer reports that this action does not impact the General Fund.  All costs are paid by the permittee.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

COMMUNICATION FROM THE BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS (BOARD) relative to reprogramming miscellaneous funds on deposit in the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Trust Fund for upgrades to a storage room.

Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:

1. AUTHORIZE the LAPD to reprogram and appropriate $ 68,000 from prior year donations within the LAPD Trust Fund, Fund No. 885/70, Appropriation Account No. 70L007 - COP Discretionary.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the Controller to transfer appropriations from LAPD Trust Fund, Fund No. 885/70, Appropriation Account No. 70L007 to Information Technology Agency, Dept. 32, and General Services Department, Dept. 40, to install a security system for a high value storage room:
   
   

   	Fund/Dept	Account	Title	Amount
   From:	885/70	70L007	COP Discretionary	$53,827
   To:	100/40	001014	Salaries, Construction	$20,767
   	100/40	003180	Construction Materials and Supplies	7,249
   	100/32	009350	Communication Services	23,087
   	100/32	001100	Hiring Hall Salaries	2,724

        
3. AUTHORIZE the LAPD to prepare Controller instructions for any technical adjustments, subject to the approval of the City Administrative Officer (CAO); and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement the instructions.

Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the Board. Neither the CAO nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

(Public Safety Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS (BOARD) and CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (CAO) relative to the second amendment to professional services agreement with Sierra-Cedar, Inc., for the Training, Evaluation and Management System (TEAMS II).

Recommendation for Council action:

AUTHORIZE the Chief, Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), or designee, to execute a second amendment to the professional services agreement C-123303 on behalf of the City with Sierra-Cedar, Inc. for maintenance, support and testing of the LAPD’s TEAMS II, for an additional term of two years from July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2018, with total contract compensation amount not-to- exceed $7,000,000, subject to the review and approval of the City Attorney, as to form.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that there is no additional impact to the General Fund. Funding in the amount of $1.13 million has been provided in the LAPD’s 2015-16 Contractual Services Account base budget for the current agreement. Funding for the two-year term of the second amendment ($1.4 million per year) is anticipated to be provided in subsequent fiscal year budgets. The proposed contract complies with the City’s Financial Policies in that the City’s obligation is limited to the amount appropriated in the Adopted Budget.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - APRIL 9, 2016

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - APRIL 8, 2016)

(Public Safety Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

COMMUNICATION FROM THE BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS relative to appropriation of funds for a contract with Motorola Solutions, Inc. for a communications system.

Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:     

1. AUTHORIZE the Controller to:
   
   
   1. Establish and appropriate $420,020 within the U.S. Department of Justice Asset Forfeiture Fund No. 44D/70, account number to be determined. 
      
      
   2. Establish and appropriate $363,633 within the U.S. Treasury Department Asset Forfeiture Fund No. 44E/70, account number to be determined. 
      
      
   3. Establish and appropriate $742,859 within the State of California Asset Forfeiture Fund No. 44F/70, account number to be determined. 
      
      
   4. Transfer the appropriation of $220,000 within Fund No. 554, from Account No. 70M537, Fire Department Radios, to Account No. 70L534 to pay for the Computer- Aided Dispatch (CAD) System.
      
      
   5. Increase the appropriation from the cash balance of Fund No. 554 by the current cash balance or $357,580, whichever is higher, to Account No. 70L534 to pay for the CAD System.
      
      
2. AUTHORIZE the Los Angeles Police Department to prepare Controller instructions for any necessary technical adjustments, subject to the approval of the City Administrative Officer (CAO); and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement the instructions.
   
   

Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the Board of Police Commissioners. Neither the CAO nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

(Budget and Finance and Public Safety Committees waived consideration of the above matter)

MOTION (PRICE - HARRIS-DAWSON) relative to an offer of reward for information leading to the identification, apprehension, and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the shooting of Robert Ellis Jr. on March 25, 2016.

Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:

1. PROVIDE an offer of reward in the amount of $50,000 for information leading to the identification, apprehension, and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the shooting of Robert Ellis Jr. on March 25, 2016.
   
   
2. FIND that the subject reward complies with the provisions of Chapter 12, Article 1, Division 19, of the Los Angeles Administrative Code.
   
   
3. DIRECT the City Clerk to publish the required notices and/or advertisements to effectuate this reward.

MOTION (RYU - KREKORIAN) relative to accepting a donation of $70,000 to assist in the cost of installing new pedestrian street lighting in Toluca Lake (Sarah Street Walkway).

Recommendations for Council action:

1. AUTHORIZE the Bureau of Street Lighting to accept the amount of $70,000 donated by NBC Universal to assist in the cost of installing new pedestrian street lighting in Toluca Lake (Sarah Street Walkway) and to deposit this amount into the Street Lighting Maintenance Assessment Fund No. 347/50.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the Bureau of Street Lighting to make any corrections, clarifications or revisions to the above fund transfer instructions, including any new instructions, in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion, and including any corrections and changes to fund or account numbers; said corrections / clarifications / changes may be made orally, electronically or by any other means.

ATTEST: Holly L. Wolcott, CITY CLERK

By:

     Council Clerk                                         PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL