24040 West Philiprimm Street.  (Lien: $932.40)

(Continued from Council meeting of March 16, 2016)

3973 South La Salle Avenue.  (Lien: $1,951.64)

(Continued from Council meeting of March 16, 2016)

6202 South West Boulevard.  (Lien: $932.40)

(Continued from Council meeting of March 16, 2016)

7620 North Arcola Avenue.  (Lien: $631.92)

(Continued from Council meeting of March 16, 2016)

901 North Honeywood Road.  (Lien: $932.40)

(Continued from Council meeting of March 16, 2016)

7254 North Mason Avenue.  (Lien: $2,535.12)

(Continued from Council meeting of March 16, 2016)

2574 South Bundy Drive.  (Lien: $932.40)

(Continued from Council meeting of March 16, 2016)

24752 West Gilmore Street.  (Lien: $2,052.02)

(Continued from Council meeting of March 16, 2016)

1925 South Colby Avenue.  (Lien: $4,135.00)

(Continued from Council meeting of March 16, 2016)

18633 West Parthenia Street.  (Lien:  $7,604.59)

(Continued from Council meeting of March 16, 2016)

22132 West Del Valle Street.  (Lien: $4,112.85)

(Continued from Council meeting of March 18, 2016)

3440 South Meier Street aka 3440 South Meter Street. (Lien: $1,288.56)

(Continued from Council meeting of March 18, 2016)

2219 South Orange Drive. (Lien: $1,758.45)

(Continued from Council meeting of March 18, 2016)

8481 North Lurline Avenue.  (Lien: $3,413.35)

(Continued from Council meeting of April 1, 2016)

5444 West Monroe Street.  (Lien: $598.93)

(Continued from Council meeting of April 1, 2016)

RULES, ELECTIONS, INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS, AND NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the appointment of Ms. Rosemary Llewellyn to the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners.

Recommendation for Council action:

RECEIVE AND FILE the March 14, 2016 and March 29, 2016 reports from the Mayor relative to the nomination of Ms. Rosemary Llewellyn for appointment to the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners, for the term ending June 30, 2018, inasmuch as the nominee has withdrawn from further consideration.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  Not applicable.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

ARTS, PARKS, AND RIVER COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a proposed master amendment between the Department of Recreation and Parks and seven contractors for as-needed environmental impact analysis services.

Recommendation for Council action:

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the President and Secretary, Board of Recreation and Park Commissioners, to execute the proposed amendment with the following seven environmental impact analysis contractors: CDM Smith, Inc., ESA, ICF Jones and Stokes, Inc., Rincon Consultants, Inc., Terry A. Hayes Associates Inc., The Planning Center, and URS Corporation for a five-year term with a maximum allowable compensation of $7 million annually, subject to the approval of the City Attorney.
 

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The City Administrative Officer reports that the proposed amendment will be funded on a project-by-project basis from various funding sources.  The contracts will be subject to the availability of funds. There is no additional impact to the General Fund. This recommendation complies with the City's Financial Policies in that one-time revenue will be used to fund one-time expenditures.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - MAY 23, 2016

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - MAY 20, 2016)

PERSONNEL AND ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to position authorities for the restoration of Engine 69.

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

RESOLVE that the following positions are APPROVED and CONFIRMED from April 1, 2016 through June 30, 2016, subject to classification determination by the Personnel Department:

Fiscal Impact Statement:  None submitted by the Los Angeles Fire Department.  Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to authorization to submit a grant application in connection with the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Competitive Grant Program.

Recommendation for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Blumenfield - Bonin - O'Farrell), SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:

AUTHORIZE the Bureau of Engineering to submit a grant application for the US Department of Transportation's (USDOT) TIGER Competitive Grant Program for approximately three miles of the Los Angeles River Valley Bikeway between approximately Vanalden Avenue and Balboa Boulevard and, if awarded, to negotiate and execute an agreement with the USDOT on behalf of the City, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

1260 West 39th Street (Case No. 305374) Assessor I.D. No. 5037-007-004

2727 South Abbot Kinney Boulevard (Case No. 484770) Assessor I.D. No. 4229-013-039

CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION (BONIN - WESSON - O'FARRELL) relative to the City's position regarding North Carolina's House Bill (HB) 2.

Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE CONCURRENCE OF THE MAYOR:

RESOLVE that the City shall refrain from conducting business with the State of North Carolina, including participating in any conventions or other business that requires City resources, until such time that HB 2 is repealed.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

(Rules, Elections, Intergovernmental Relations, and Neighborhoods Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

ADOPTED AS AMENDED

MOTION (BONIN - O'FARRELL)

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

1.  RESOLVE that the City shall refrain from conducting business with the State of North Carolina, including participating in any conventions or other business that requires City resources, until such time that House Bill 2 is repealed.
   
   
2.  RESOLVE that the City shall refrain from conducting business with the State of Mississippi, including participating in any conventions of other business that requires City resources, until such time that House Bill 1523 is repealed.

MOTION (BLUMENFIELD - ENGLANDER) relative to amending prior Council action of August 15, 2012 regarding the approval of an Eldercare Unified Permit and related approval of Site Plans for the property located at 6221 North Fallbrook Avenue.

Recommendation for Council action:

AMEND prior Council Action of August 15, 2012 relative to the approval of an Eldercare Unified Permit and related approval of Site Plans for the property located at 6221 North Fallbrook Avenue, Woodland Hills, CA 91367, to be rescinded, vacated, and set aside, consistent with the terms of the California Court of Appeal's decision in Walnut Acres Neighborhood Association v. City of Los Angeles (California Court of Appeal Case No. B254636).

MOTION (KORETZ - BLUMENFIELD) relative to the use of the City Hall Tom Bradley Room on April 20, 2016.

Recommendation for Council action:

AUTHORIZE the Office of Finance to use the City Hall Tom Bradley Room on April 20, 2016 during normal business hours.

ADOPTED

MOTION (KORETZ - WESSON)

Recommendation for Council action:

AUTHORIZE the Office of Finance to use the City Hall Tom Bradley Room on June 8, 2016 during normal business hours.

MOTION (HUIZAR - O'FARRELL) relative to accepting grant funds to develop Asian American historic contexts for SurveyLA.

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

1. AUTHORIZE the Director of Planning, or designee, to take the following action:
   
   
   1. Enter into a project agreement (contract) with the United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality, to accept a grant in the amount of $72,000 which will be used to develop Asian American historic contexts relating to the City's Japanese, Filipino, Thai, Korean, and Chinese American histories for SurveyLA, the Citywide Historic Resources Survey Project, requiring that all expenses for work to be performed must be incurred within the period of March 1, 2016 through March 31, 2018.
      
      
   2. Set up a grant receivable of $72,000 and establish an appropriation account within the City Planning Grant Trust Fund No. 46Y/68 for the disbursement of funds for the project.
      
      
   3. Submit grant reimbursement requests to the National Park Service and deposit grant receipts in the City Planning Grants Trust Fund No. 46Y.
      
      
2. AUTHORIZE the City Administrative Officer to make any technical corrections to the above fund transfer instructions in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion.

MOTION (O'FARRELL - HUIZAR) relative to funding for the Los Angeles Beautification Team (LABT) for capital, operational, and administrative expenses related to their work within the boundaries of the Hollywood Redevelopment Project Area in Council District 13.

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

1. AUTHORIZE the Board of Public Works, Office of Community Beautification (OCB), to negotiate and execute a contract with LABT in an amount not to exceed $750,000 from the Hollywood Redevelopment Project Area Special Fund No. 58G for the purpose of assisting with capital, operational, and administrative costs related to community beautification projects in the Hollywood Redevelopment Project Area, as directed by Council District 13 and subject to approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the Controller to:
   
   
   1. Establish a new account, 22M882, titled LA Beautification Team, within the Hollywood Redevelopment Project Area Special Fund No. 58G, and appropriate therefrom $750,000.
      
      
   2. Transfer $750,000 from the Hollywood Redevelopment Project Area Special Fund No. 58G to the Board of Public Works Contractual Services Account, Fund No. 100/74, Account No. 3040.
      
      
   3. Establish a new account, if necessary, within the Board of Public Works Contractual Services Account, Fund No. 100/74, Account No. 3040 and appropriate therefrom $750,000.
      
      
3. AUTHORIZE the Economic and Workforce Development Department, with the assistance of the OCB, to prepare the necessary Controller instructions and make any technical corrections, with the concurrence of the City Administrative Officer, to meet the intention of this motion; and, REQUEST the Controller to implement these instructions.

FINAL MAP OF PARCEL MAP L.A. NO. 2014-3109 located at 520 East Broadway northeasterly of 5th Avenue.

(Bond No. C-127254)

(Quimby Fee: $7910)

(less Dwelling Unit Construction Tax: $400)

Subdivider: A K Lofts, LLC; Engineer / Surveyor: Harvey Goodman

ATTEST: Holly L. Wolcott, CITY CLERK

By:

     Council Clerk                                         PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL

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Regular meeting recessed at 11:14 a.m.

Special meeting convened at 11:15 a.m.

Special meeting adjourned at 11:30 a.m.

Regular meeting convened at 11:31 a.m.