ARTS, PARKS, AND RIVER COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the proposed North Atwater Non-Motorized Multimodal Bridge project over the Los Angeles River.

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

1. AUTHORIZE the City Engineer to execute a gift agreement to accept the gift of environmental documents, design plans, executed permits/agreements, and transfer of grant funding for the North Atwater Non-Motorized Multimodal Bridge project over the Los Angeles River, from River LA, formerly known as the Los Angeles River Revitalization Corporation.
              
2. AUTHORIZE the Bureau of Engineering (BOE) to accept project management responsibilities for the implementation of the North Atwater Non-Motorized Multimodal Bridge including bid and award responsibilities, and if built, accept ownership of the bridge for the City and assume responsibility for its inspection.
   
   
3. INSTRUCT the BOE to report to Council within 30 days on the cost and schedule of an alternative design approach to the design plans gifted from River LA.
   
   
4. DIRECT the Departments of Building and Safety, Cultural Affairs, Recreation and Parks, Water and Power, and others, as necessary, to provide their services on an in-kind basis to support the bridge project implementation.
   
   
5. DIRECT the Bureau of Street Services and all relevant departments to report within 30 days on the maintenance of the proposed bridge once completed and the alternative design.
   
   
6. AUTHORIZE the Controller to establish an account to be used for acceptance of the funds as part of the gift agreement.
   
   
7. AUTHORIZE the City Engineer to make any technical corrections or clarifications to the above instructions.
         

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The BOE reports that there might be a shortfall of available funds for all project costs after reviewing the current estimate provided by River LA.  The total project cost to complete, as estimated by the BOE, and the current source of funding available are detailed in the August 15, 2016 BOE report. 

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

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

CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (BLUMENFIELD - CEDILLO) relative to acceptance of grant funds from the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, for the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant's Water Reclamation Demonstration Facility.

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

AMEND prior Council action of May 18, 2016 relative to Motion (Fuentes - Englander) to include authorizing the Director, Bureau of Sanitation, or designee, to accept, negotiate, and execute all documents, including but not limited to application agreements and amendments, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form, which may be necessary to accept grant funding awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, for the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant's Water Reclamation Demonstration Facility.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

(Energy and Environment Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (LADOT) relative to authorization to submit a Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Small Starts application for the Los Angeles Streetcar Project.

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

AUTHORIZE the General Manager, LADOT, to submit an FTA Small Starts application for the Los Angeles Streetcar Project if all eligibility requirements are met.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The LADOT reports that for the submission of the Small Starts application to be rated and evaluated, only 50 percent of non-federal project funding needs to be committed.  The source of the remaining 50 percent, while not necessary at this time, will need to be identified before a grant is awarded.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

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