
Los Angeles City Council, Journal/Council Proceeding Tuesday, May 17, 2016 JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER ROOM 340, CITY HALL 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 - 10:00 AM

(For further details see Official Council Files)

(For communications referred by the President see Referral Memorandum)


ROLL CALL


Members Present: Blumenfield, Bonin, Buscaino, Englander, Fuentes, Harris-Dawson, Huizar, Martinez, O'Farrell, Ryu and President Wesson (11); Absent: Cedillo, Koretz, Krekorian and Price (4)


Approval of the Minutes


Commendatory Resolutions, Introductions and Presentations Public Testimony of Non-agenda Items Within Jurisdiction of Council


Items Noticed for Public Hearing


ITEM NO.	(1)


	HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to Building and Safety Department report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and/or Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC). Recommendation for Council action: HEAR PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS relative to proposed lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to LAMC and/or LAAC and CONFIRM said lien for the following properties:


	(a)	16-0160-S48
16-0160-S48
CD 10	1716 South 5th Avenue. (Lien: $1,288.56) (Continued from Council meeting of March 18, 2016)


Adopted to Continue, Unanimous Vote (11); Absent: Cedillo , Koretz , Krekorian , Price (4)


CONTINUED TO JUNE 15, 2016


Items for which Public Hearings Have Not Been Held - (10 Votes Required for Consideration)

ITEM NO.

(2)

16-0093

CONSIDERATION OF JOINT CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (CAO) AND CHIEF LEGISLATIVE ANALYST (CLA) REPORT relative to possible governance reform of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP) that would include, but not be limited to: changes to City Council oversight; hiring practices and civil service; contracting; DWP Board structure; General Manager appointing authority, removal, and compensation; DWP Board support; the role of the Office of Public Accountability; legal representation; and annual revenue transfers, most which would require Charter amendments through a ballot measure being considered for November 2016, as initiated by Motion (Fuentes - Wesson - O'Farrell).

Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the CAO nor the CLA has completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement: Yes.

For:	Bel Air-Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council
	Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council
	Historic Highland Park Neighborhood Council
	Los Feliz Neighborhood Council
For, if Amended:	Lake Balboa Neighborhood Council
General Comments:	Studio City Neighborhood Council

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

MOTION (KORETZ - WESSON)

Recommendation for Council action:

AMEND the Joint City Administrative Officer (CAO) and Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA) report relative to possible governance reform of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP) to also INSTRUCT the CAO and CLA to report on possible ways that:

DWP and Public Works could initiate a study to create a fully integrated water group.
Charter Reform could be used to ensure that access to clean energy solutions are equitable and participation isn't limited by the neighborhood you live in nor the size of your paycheck.
The Ratepayer Advocate can include an accounting of the positive and negative externalities in assessment of power purchase agreements; such as assessing the cost of the cleanup of chemical leaks into groundwater and the cost of methane leaks to the atmosphere versus clean energy alternatives (similar request in Council file no. 14-0516).


Adopted to Refer, Unanimous Vote (14); Absent: Englander (1)


REFERRED TO RULES, ELECTIONS, INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS, AND NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE


MOTIONS/RESOLUTIONS PRESENTED PURSUANT TO RULE NO. 16 - TO BE PLACED ON THE NEXT AVAILABLE AGENDA


		15-0747-S1
15-0747-S1	MOTION (PRICE - RYU) relative to amending prior Council action of June 24, 2015 regarding the matter of naming the intersection at 42nd Place and South Central Avenue as Gerald Wilson Square.


COMMENDATORY RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED IN HONOR OF:

16-0004-S1

World Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation Awareness Day	Krekorian - Ryu
North Hollywood Boy Scout Troop 18	Krekorian - Ryu


ENDING ROLL CALL


							Roll Call
Blumenfield, Bonin, Buscaino, Cedillo, Fuentes, Harris-Dawson, Huizar, Koretz, Krekorian, Martinez, O'Farrell, Price, Ryu and President Wesson (14); Absent: Englander (1)


Whereupon the Council did adjourn.


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ATTEST: Holly L. Wolcott, CITY CLERK By Council Clerk PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL