1834 East Mauretania Street.  (Lien: $743.30)

4215 East Huntington Drive North.  (Lien: $526.42)

6840 South Crenshaw Boulevard aka 6836 South Crenshaw Boulevard.  (Lien: $1,010.84)

11321 West National Boulevard.  (Lien: $526.42)

13148 North Gladstone Avenue.  (Lien: $1,288.56)

23219 West Ingomar Street.  (Lien: $622.83)

11338 West Burbank Boulevard.  (Lien: $1,160.67)

12931 West Saticoy Street aka 12925 West Saticoy Street.  (Lien: $1,495.26)

13765 West Van Nuys Boulevard.  (Lien: $526.42)

706 East Florence Avenue.  (Lien: $522.26)

722 West Gardena Boulevard.  (Lien: $826.42)

816 North Wainwright Avenue.  (Lien: $526.42)

861 East Vernon Avenue aka 859 East Vernon Avenue.  (Lien: $5,258.28)

3001 West Slauson Avenue.  (Lien: $949.60)

3424 East 1st Street.  (Lien: $794.60)

6144 North Kester Avenue.  (Lien: $439.71)

ENTERTAINMENT AND FACILITIES REPORT and COMMUNICATION FROM CHAIR AND MEMBER, BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE relative to the First Construction Projects Report for Fiscal Year 2016-17.

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

1. TRANSFER $10,451,758 between departments and funds as specified in Attachment 1 of the City Administrative Officer (CAO) report dated September 29, 2016, attached to the Council file.
   
   
2. TRANSFER $2,377,725 between accounts within departments and funds as specified in Attachment 2 of the CAO report dated September 29, 2016.
   
   
3. TRANSFER $14,131 between departments and funds from General Obligation Bond Funds as specified in Attachment 3 of the CAO report dated September 29, 2016.
   
   
4. AUTHORIZE the Controller, in accordance to Attachment 3 of the CAO report dated September 29, 2016, to transfer cash from Special Funds to reimburse the General Fund on an as-needed basis upon proper documentation from the departments and approval of the Program Managers and the CAO.
   
   
5. AUTHORIZE the Controller to:
   
   
   1. Transfer $2,576 from the City’s Capital Improvement Expenditure Program (CIEP), Fund No. 100/54, Account No. 00N234, entitled Contingency for Construction, to a new account to be created within CIEP, Fund No. 100/54, Account TBD, entitled Don Rodolfo Place Project.
      
      
   2. Transfer $2,576 in expenditures for the Don Rodolfo Place Drainage Improvement Project contract with LSC Construction, Inc. (C-117825) from Engineering Special Services Fund, Fund No. 682/50, Account No. 50F212, entitled Don Rodolfo Place Repairs, to the newly created account for the project within CIEP.
      
      
   3. Repay the Public Works Trust Fund Loan in Fund No. 834 for the amount of $100,000 for the Don Rodolfo Place Drainage Improvement Project using the uncommitted balance in the Engineering Special Services Fund, Fund No. 682/50, Account No. 50F212, entitled Don Rodolfo Place Repairs.
      
      
6. AUTHORIZE the Controller to deposit funds received from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power for the El Pueblo Water Exhibit to CIEP, Fund No. 100/54, Revenue Source No. 4596.
   
   
7. REAPPROVE the Municipal Improvement Corporation of Los Angeles (MICLA) financing included in the 2016-17 Adopted Budget for the projects in CIEP with the amendment to remove funding in the amount of $2,000,000 for the Arbor Lerrds Project, found on Page No. 3 of the CAO report dated September 29, 2016; and INSTRUCT the CAO, Bureau of Engineering, and any other relevant City departments to report on the Arbor Lerrds Project and the timeline in which MICLA funds would be spent.
   
   
8. AUTHORIZE the CAO to make technical corrections, as necessary, to those transactions included in the CAO report dated September 29, 2016 to implement Mayor and Council intentions.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that transfers, appropriations and expenditure authority totaling $12,943,614 are recommended in their report dated September 29, 2016. Of this amount, $3,828,237 is for transfers, appropriations, and expenditure authority to the Department of General Services, $3,695,470 is for Public Works - Bureau of Street Lighting, and $5,419,907 is for other City funds. All transfers and appropriations are based on existing funds, reimbursements or revenues. There is no estimated annual impact due to operations and maintenance costs as a result of these recommendations (Attachment No. 5 of the CAO report dated September 29, 2016).

Debt Impact Statement: The CAO reports that the issuance of MICLA Bonds is a General Fund obligation. The re-authorization to use MICLA financing provided for in the Adopted Budget will cause the City to borrow approximately $101.6 million at a 5.0 percent interest rate. The total estimated debt service is $163.1 million which includes the borrowing amount and interest ($61.5 million). During the life of the bonds, the estimated average annual debt service is $8.2 million over 20 years. Actual interest rates may differ as rates are dependent on market conditions at the time of issuance. The CAO notes that it cannot fully predict what interest rates will be in the future. In accordance with the City's Debt Management Policy, the City has an established debt ceiling to guide in evaluating the affordability for future debt. The debt ceiling for non-voted direct debt as a percentage of General Fund revenues is 6.0 percent. The City is currently at 4.12 percent. The issuance of the debt from this re-authorization will not impact the City's debt capacity for non-voter approved debt as the issuance of debt for routine capital improvements is already included in the debt ratio.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

AD HOC ON COMPREHENSIVE JOB CREATION PLAN and ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEES REPORTS relative to the Jobs and Business Advancement in Los Angeles Action Plan (Jobs Plan).
 

1. AD HOC ON COMPREHENSIVE JOB CREATION PLAN COMMITTEE REPORT
   
   Recommendations for Council action:

    

   1. APPROVE the Jobs Plan, attached to the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA) report dated August 19, 2016 and attached to the Council file.
      
      
   2. INSTRUCT lead departments for each Strategy named in the Jobs Plan to report to Council on the progress of each Strategy within 90 days.
      
      
   3. ADOPT the title Business Advancement Team as the official name for the Business Assistance Unit, as detailed in the August 19, 2016 CLA report (Strategy 1A of the Jobs Plan).
      
      
   4. INSTRUCT the City Administrative Officer (CAO), with the assistance of the City Attorney, Department of General Services (GSD), Bureau of Contract Administration (BCA), and CLA, to report on the feasibility and impact of amending Los Angeles Administrative Code Section 10.15(a)(1) to increase the threshold on competitive bid procurement from $25,000 to $100,000 and the necessary steps to effectuate this action as detailed in the August 19, 2016 CLA report (Strategy 1D of the Jobs Plan).
      
      
   5. INSTRUCT the GSD, the BCA, the CAO, the CLA, and REQUEST the City Attorney to coordinate these efforts with the Local Business Preference Program (LBPP), including the development of metrics in the contracting process that would inform analysis and decisions regarding the LBPP as detailed in the August 19, 2016 CLA report (Strategy 1D of the Jobs Plan).
      
      
   6. INSTRUCT the Information Technology Agency (ITA) to digitize all certifications to the level feasible (LBPP, Small Local Business, Minority Business Enterprise, Women Business Enterprise, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise, etc.) and ensure that those digitized applications are available through the Business Assistance Virtual Network by December 2016 as detailed in the August 19, 2016 CLA report (Strategy 1E of the Jobs Plan).
      
      
   7. INSTRUCT the Economic and Workforce Development Department (EWDD) to conduct outreach regarding the LBPP through business advocacy groups, BusinessSource Centers, WorkSource Centers, Business Improvement Districts (BIDS) and through other means by June 2017 as detailed in the August 19, 2016 CLA report (Strategy 1E of the Jobs Plan).
      
      
   8. INSTRUCT the BCA, with the assistance of relevant City departments, to report by December 2016 on the long-term needs relative to conducting effective outreach as detailed in the August 19, 2016 CLA report (Strategy 1E of the Jobs Plan).
      
      
   9. INSTRUCT the BCA, with the assistance of the CLA and appropriate City departments, to work with Los Angeles County to create a single business certification system by March 2017 as detailed in the August 19, 2016 CLA report (Strategy 1E of the Jobs Plan).
      
      
   10. INSTRUCT all applicable City departments to collect the following data relative to the LBPP by December 2016:
       
       
       1. Total number of contracts and amount awarded.
          
          
       2. Total number of contracts and amount awarded to Local Business Enterprises.
          
          
       3. Overall percentage of contracts awarded to Local Business Enterprises.
          
          
       4. Local Business Enterprises awarded due to LBPP.
          
          
       5. Total cost to the City to award to Local Business Enterprises over Non-Local Business Enterprises as detailed in the August 19, 2016 CLA report (Strategy 1E of the Jobs Plan).
          
          
   11. INSTRUCT the BCA to send a letter by December 2016 to all appropriate City departments with information on data that they must collect for LBPP monitoring and reporting and provide an annual report to Council by April 1st as detailed in the August 19, 2016 CLA report (Strategy 1E of the Jobs Plan).
       
       
   12. INSTRUCT the Department of City Planning (DCP) to expand expediting services and metrics to better assess performance as detailed in the August 19, 2016 CLA report (Strategy 1F of the Jobs Plan).
       
       
   13. INSTRUCT the EWDD, in consultation with the CLA, Mayor's Office, Department of Convention and Tourism Development, Los Angeles World Airports, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Film LA, Los Angeles Department of Transportation, and any other departments as appropriate, to report on the feasibility of launching a coordinated marketing campaign to promote the City and City’s incentives to businesses in and outside the City; develop targeted marketing programs for key industries; and, develop marketing materials in other key languages as detailed in the August 19, 2016 CLA report (Strategy 1I of the Jobs Plan).
       
       
   14. REQUEST the Mayor's Office and INSTRUCT the EWDD to continue to work with the City Clerk in the coordination of economic development efforts to increase awareness of the BIDS as an economic development tool as detailed in the August 19, 2016 CLA report (Strategy 2A of the Jobs Plan).
       
       
   15. INSTRUCT the CLA to make technical adjustments to the Jobs Plan, including changes to the narrative, to reflect the adopted changes to the Strategies.
       
       
   16. INSTRUCT the EWDD to work with Council offices to establish Jobs and Economic Development Incentive Zones if a geographic area meets at least four of the criteria listed in Goal 2C of the Jobs Plan, attached to the August 19, 2016 CLA report and the Council file.
       
       
   17. INSTRUCT the Office of Finance (Finance) to add a subscription capability to the Business Tax Registration Certificate website and form to allow businesses to subscribe for updates from the City.
       
       
   18. INSTRUCT Finance to share the subscription list with the Business Advancement Team and the Los Angeles Small Business Commission.
       
       
   19. INSTRUCT the Business Advancement Team to report to Council annually with:
       
       
       1. The number of businesses seeking assistance and the outcome of those requests.
          
          
       2. The average time to resolve an issue.
          
          
       3. Trends in the types of problems businesses need assistance with.
          
          
       4. Recommendations for policy changes.
          
          
   20. INSTRUCT the Business Advancement Team to:
       
       
       1. Work with the Council and the Mayor to create a pilot program to assist manufacturers relocating to Los Angeles and report to Council with policy recommendations.
          
          
       2. Negotiate a Memorandum of Understanding with the Employment Development Department to receive job-related data for the City of Los Angeles.
             
   21. INSTRUCT the CAO and the GSD to:
       
       
       1. Meet with Council offices annually to prioritize City properties in each district with the greatest potential for economic development.
          
          
       2. Promote the list and inform the business community, real estate agents, developers, etc. what properties can be utilized for.
          
          
       3. List surplus properties on the City’s website.
          
          
   22. INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety, the DCP, and other development services departments to:
       
       
       1. Lock in permit fees when an application is accepted and deemed complete.
          
          
       2. Develop a partnership plan with the Business Advancement Team.
          
          
   23. INSTRUCT the DCP and the Bureau of Engineering to:
       
       
       1. Provide free application and process training to the development industry.
          
          
       2. Post workload and performance metrics online.
          
          
   24. INSTRUCT the DCP to:
       
       
       1. Report to Council within 30 days on Motion (O’Farrell - Huizar), Council File No. 16-0738, regarding Conditional Use Permits (CUP) renewal.
          
          
       2. Allow restaurants up to 24 months to effectuate their CUP grant and start the time limit when the grant is effectuated.
          
          
   25. INSTRUCT the ITA to:
       
       
       1. Work with the Targeted Local Hiring Working Group to translate the Local Hire LA website to multiple languages.
          
          
       2. Prominently display the Local Hire LA website on the City’s homepage.
          
          
   26. INSTRUCT the Targeted Local Hiring Working Group to report to Council quarterly with the status of the local hire initiative.
       
       
   27. INSTRUCT the CAO to report in the next Financial Status Report on the feasibility of providing the City Clerk’s Office with $50,000 for trash bags for BIDS.
       
       
   28. INSTRUCT the Office of Community Beautification and the Bureaus of Contract Administration, Engineering, Sanitation, Street Lighting and Street Services to provide the City Clerk’s Office, on a quarterly basis, with information on services performed in BIDS.
       
       
   29. INSTRUCT the CAO, the CLA, and the GSD to report to the Ad Hoc on Comprehensive Job Creation Plan (Ad Hoc Jobs) Committee within 60 days on the proposed organizational structure, advantages and disadvantages, impacts to existing departments, and resources needed to implement the formation of a new department or unit of procurement.
       
       
   30. INSTRUCT the Business Advancement Team, in partnership with the Small Business Commission, Finance, development services departments, the BCA and other relevant departments, to maintain and update the small business portal.
       
       
   31. INSTRUCT the ITA to report to the Ad Hoc Jobs Committee within 30 days with options for creating a subscription capability for the small business portal.
       
       
   32. INSTRUCT applicable City departments to report quarterly to the Ad Hoc Jobs Committee on the status of the respective reports described herein.
       
       
   33. REQUEST the Consultant engaged by the City to develop the Citywide Economic Development Strategy, Goal 1H of the Jobs Plan, as part of their analysis of taxing policies and tax-increment financing methods, to provide recommendations for a tax subvention policy that includes:
       
       
       1. An overview of all tax subvention agreements for development that the City has entered into and an accounting on the cumulative impacts these instruments have had on the City, including how they might affect City forecasting efforts.
          
          
       2. Review of City sources of revenue that may be subject to tax subvention, recommendations on which sources should be used, to what degree, and projection of future potential impacts.
          
          
       3. Review of tax subvention agreements and the City’s living wage policy with recommendations for how to reconcile their purposes.
          
          
       4. Development of an analysis framework, for use by requesting parties, which adequately shows that the subvention will bring new economic activity into the area where it is employed, rather than redistributing existing dollars within the City. 
          
          
       5. Development of requirements for creating new economic activity that include well-defined, legitimate purposes for the use of tax subvention agreements.
          
          
       6. A menu of potential benefits that the City will receive through the use of these tax-increment financing tools.
          
          
       7. A regularized structure for reporting and metrics.
          
          
       8. Requirements that the activities promised in exchange for the tax subvention agreement are realized, and codification of penalties for non-implementation.
          
          
       9. Recommendations for restricting the application of tax subvention agreements only to the applicable portion of the project.

    

2. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT
   
   Recommendations for Council action:

1. CONCUR with the August 30, 2016 action of the Ad Hoc on Comprehensive Job Creation Plan Committee as detailed in the above recommendations in Section A.
   
   
2. AMEND Strategy 2C 1(b)(ix) of the Jobs Plan (Page 45) to delete:
   
   Area can be demonstrated to support the following targeted industry sectors
   
   And replace with:
   
   Area can be demonstrated to support a leading growth industry in the City of Los Angeles
      
3. AMEND Strategy 2C 1(b) (Page 45) to add Section 1(b)(x):
   
   Or any other criteria deemed appropriate by the City Council.    

Fiscal Impact Statement: The CLA reports that there is no fiscal impact at this time. Implementation of the Citywide Comprehensive Job Creation Plan may require additional resources.  Each Strategy includes a Resources section that describes the current and future need for funding.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

ADOPTED

AMENDING MOTION (KREKORIAN - PRICE)

Recommendation for Council action:

AMEND the Economic Development Committee report to change recommendation No. 30 to read as follows: REQUEST the Mayor's Office, in partnership with City departments, to maintain and update the small business portal.

AD HOC ON COMPREHENSIVE JOB CREATION PLAN and ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to the feasibility of creating a single business entity within the City and the creation of a rapid response team to help shepherd businesses through the City process and provide immediate attention.

Recommendations for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Krekorian - Martinez - Price):

1. INSTRUCT the Economic Workforce Development Department (EWDD) to report on the funding, staffing, and scope of work required to create an effective business assistance unit that includes a rapid response feature for businesses.
   
   
2. INSTRUCT the Office of Finance, the Department of City Planning, the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, and other appropriate departments, to assign a designee to assist the EWDD with the identification of, and solutions to, problems encountered by small businesses.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The Chief Legislative Analyst reports that there is no immediate impact on the General Fund.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

AD HOC ON COMPREHENSIVE JOB CREATION PLAN and ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to the creation of Jobs and Economic Development Incentive (JEDI) Zones throughout the City.

Recommendations for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Krekorian - Martinez):

1. INSTRUCT the Economic and Workforce Development Department (EWDD) to:
   
   
   1. Lead JEDI Zone feasibility and implementation efforts in the City.
      
      
   2. Report on JEDI Zone Establishment Policy considering the framework outlined in the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA) report dated March 29, 2016, attached to the Council file, including a Citywide Business Incentive Plan and staffing plan.
      
      
2. REQUEST the City Attorney to work with the EWDD in the establishment and all legal matters related to JEDI Zones.

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

Community Impact Statement:  Yes.

For:  Greater Valley Glen Neighborhood Council.

AD HOC ON COMPREHENSIVE JOB CREATION PLAN and ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to Assembly Bill 2 and the eligibility of the 31 former Community Redevelopment Agency/Los Angeles project areas for the Community Revitalization and Investment Authority (CRIA) designation.

Recommendations for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Buscaino - Cedillo):

1. INSTRUCT the Economic and Workforce Development Department (EWDD) to:
   
   
   1. Meet with the appropriate departments and discuss CRIA efforts in the City.
      
      
   2. Report on the pre-establishment matters, including financial, technical and legal matters, identified in the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA) report dated March 25, 2016, attached to the Council file.
      
      
   3. Prepare a City Establishment Policy and consider the City preliminary framework outlined in the CLA report dated March 25, 2016.

    

2. INSTRUCT the CLA to report on Assembly Bill 2492 (Alejo) and its impacts on current CRIA law.

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

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION, MITIGATION MEASURES, MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a Vesting Tentative Tract appeal for the property located at 23200 West Sherman Way.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. FIND that this project will not have a significant effect on the environment, pursuant to the City's Environmental Guidelines and is in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act; that the Mitigated Negative Declaration reflects the independent judgment of the City of Los Angeles; that the documents constituting the record of proceedings in this matter are located in Council file No.  16-1112 in the custody of the City Clerk and in the files of the Department of City Planning in the custody of the Environmental Review Section; and, ADOPT the Mitigated Negative Declaration [ENV-2015-4679-MND] filed on May 24, 2016.
   
   
2. ADOPT the FINDINGS pursuant to and in accordance with Section 21081.6 of the California State Public Resources Code, the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program as the Findings of Council and ADOPT the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting.
   
   
3. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC) as the Findings of the Council.
   
   
4. RESOLVE TO DENY THE APPEAL filed by Paul Edelman, Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy and THEREBY SUSTAIN the decision of the LACPC in sustaining the decision of the Advisory Agency in approving Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 73714-SL, for the construction, use and maintenance of 37 lots for the purposes of 35 Small Lot homes and two Open Space Lots in the Canoga Park-Winnetka-Woodland Hills-West Hills Community Plan, for the property located at 23200 West Sherman Way, subject to Conditions of Approval, as modified by the PLUM Committee and attached to Council file No. 16-1112.

Applicant:  Sherman Way-West Hills Partners, LLC

Representative:  Michael Harris

Case No.  VTT-73714-SL-1A

CEQA No.  ENV-2015-4679-MND

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The LACPC reports that there is no General Fund impact as administrative costs are recovered through fees.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - OCTOBER 27, 2016

 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - OCTOBER 26, 2016)

MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION, MITIGATION MEASURES, MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a Vesting Tentative Tract appeal for the property located at 23200 West Sherman Way.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. FIND that this project will not have a significant effect on the environment, pursuant to the City's Environmental Guidelines and is in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act; that the Mitigated Negative Declaration reflects the independent judgment of the City of Los Angeles; that the documents constituting the record of proceedings in this matter are located in Council file No.  16-1113 in the custody of the City Clerk and in the files of the Department of City Planning (DCP) in the custody of the Environmental Review Section; and, ADOPT the Mitigated Negative Declaration [ENV-2015-4679-MND] filed on May 24, 2016.
   
   
2. ADOPT the FINDINGS pursuant to and in accordance with Section 21081.6 of the California State Public Resources Code, the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program as the Findings of Council and ADOPT the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting.
   
   
3. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC) as the Findings of the Council.
   
   
4. RESOLVE TO DENY THE APPEAL filed by Paul Edelman, Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy and THEREBY SUSTAIN the decision of the LACPC in sustaining the decision of the Advisory Agency in approving Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 73714-SL, for the construction, use and maintenance of 37 lots for the purposes of 35 Small Lot homes and two Open Space Lots in the Canoga Park-Winnetka-Woodland Hills-West Hills Community Plan, for the property located at 23200 West Sherman Way, subject to Conditions of Approval, as modified by the PLUM Committee and attached to Council file No. 16-1113.

Applicant:  Sherman Way-West Hills Partners, LLC

Representative:  Michael Harris

Case No.  VTT-73714-SL-1A

CEQA No.  ENV-2015-4679-MND

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The LACPC reports that there is no General Fund impact as administrative costs are recovered through fees.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - OCTOBER 27, 2016

 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - OCTOBER 26, 2016)

ARTS, PARKS, AND RIVER COMMITTEE REPORT and COMMUNICATION FROM CHAIR AND MEMBER, BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE relative to the potential acquisition of the Taylor Yard G2 Parcel (Taylor Yard G2).

1. ARTS, PARKS, AND RIVER COMMITTEE REPORT
   
   Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
   
   
   1. AUTHORIZE a loan of $100,000 from the Reserve Fund to the Unappropriated Balance Fund No. 100/58 and appropriate therefrom to the Capital Improvement Expenditure Fund No. 100/54, to a new account entitled Taylor Yard G2 to open escrow for the acquisition of Taylor Yard G2 for 41.485 acres at a purchase price of $59,315,000, of which $14,715,000 will be used to reimburse costs of City remediation of existing soil contamination, with the close of escrow contingent on Council review and approval of the addendum to the Los Angeles River Ecosystem Restoration Project Environmental Impact Report and Environmental Impact Statement California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Addendum under Recommendation No. 6.
      
      
   2. AUTHORIZE City staff to deposit $100,000 with the escrow agent, First American Title Insurance Company, to open escrow to acquire Taylor Yard G2 located at 2850 Kerr Street, Los Angeles, 90039 in Council District 1.
      
      
   3. INSTRUCT the City Administrative Officer (CAO) to transfer appropriations totaling $100,000 from Fund No. 100/54, Account entitled Taylor Yard G2 to Fund No. 100/40, Account to be determined to execute attached Purchase and Sale Agreement (Agreement), attached to the joint Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), CAO, and Department of General Services (GSD) report dated September 22, 2016, attached to the Council file.
      
      
   4. AUTHORIZE the GSD to execute the attached Agreement and transfer the deposit of $100,000 to the escrow agent, First American Title Insurance Company.
      
      
   5. REQUEST that the City Attorney return within 60 days with a Reimbursement Resolution allowing the Reserve Fund to be reimbursed from the Municipal Improvements Corporation of Los Angeles funds approved in the 2016-17 Adopted Budget if the Taylor Yard G2 acquisition is approved to move forward.
      
      
   6. INSTRUCT the Bureau of Engineering (BOE), with assistance from appropriate City departments, to develop and process an addendum to the Los Angeles River Ecosystem Restoration Project Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) CEQA Addendum that addresses the acquisition of Taylor Yard G2 and to report to Council within 45 days on the CEQA Addendum with the close of escrow contingent on Council review and approval of the CEQA Addendum.
      
      
   7. REQUEST the City Attorney, and INSTRUCT, the CLA, CAO, and the BOE, to negotiate an agreement with the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy for identified State grant funds to offset the costs associated with Taylor Yard G2 and report on the status of the negotiations and funding within 45 days of the start of escrow, but before the end of the Feasibility Review Period.
      
      
   8. INSTRUCT the BOE to report to the Arts, Parks, and River Committee within 45 days on the status on the addendum, to the Los Angeles River Eco System Restoration project EIR and EIS and the review process.
      
      
   9. AUTHORIZE the CAO, CLA and Controller to make technical adjustments as necessary.
             
2. COMMUNICATION FROM CHAIR AND MEMBER, BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
   
   Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:

1. CONCUR with the September 26, 2016 actions of the Arts, Parks and River Committee on this matter.
   
   
2. REQUEST that the Mayor's River Team report to the Budget and Finance Committee within 60 days with a plan for the utilization of the Taylor Yard G2 parcel, including a budgetary assessment and identification of specific revenue sources for each of the project components.
   
   
3. INSTRUCT the Bureau of Engineering to report with the cost and project comparison of the L.A. River Master Plan proposal for this site, and compare it with the L.A. River Ecosystem Army Corps project for the parcel, both in terms of utilization and costs
   
   
4. INSTRUCT the CAO and CLA to report, no more than 30 days prior to the close of the feasibility review period, and provide Council the opportunity to consider exiting the escrow and recovering the deposit prior to the end of that period.

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

RULES, ELECTIONS, INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS, AND NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City's position regarding Proposition 62, the Justice Works Act of 2016.

Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Resolution (Cedillo - Bonin), SUBJECT TO THE CONCURRENCE OF THE MAYOR:

ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION to include in the City's 2015-16 State Legislative Program, SUPPORT for Proposition 62, the Justice Works Act of 2016, which would repeal the death penalty in the State of California, and replace it with a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  None submitted by the Chief Legislative Analyst. The City Administrative Officer has not completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

RULES, ELECTIONS, INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS, AND NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City's position regarding Proposition 66, the Death Penalty Reform and Savings Act of 2016.

Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Resolution (Cedillo - Bonin), SUBJECT TO THE CONCURRENCE OF THE MAYOR:

ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION to include in the City's 2015-16 State Legislative Program, OPPOSITION to Proposition 66, the Death Penalty Reform and Savings Act of 2016, which would reform the death penalty process in order to expedite executions.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  None submitted by the Chief Legislative Analyst. The City Administrative Officer has not completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

RULES, ELECTIONS, INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS, AND NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City's position regarding Senate Resolution 39, which calls upon the State of California to divest from Donald Trump, the Trump Organization, and any affiliated entities.

Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Resolution (Cedillo - Bonin), SUBJECT TO THE CONCURRENCE OF THE MAYOR:

1. ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION to include in the City's 2015-16 State Legislative Program, SUPPORT for Senate Resolution 39, which calls upon the State of California to divest from Donald Trump, the Trump Organization, and any affiliated entities.
   
   
2. DIRECT the City Administrative Officer (CAO) to report with steps for the City of Los Angeles to divest from the same entities as applicable.
   
   

Fiscal Impact Statement:  None submitted by the Chief Legislative Analyst. The CAO has not completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitte

1416 West Pico Boulevard (Case No. 514430) Assessor I.D. No. 5135-034-001

1036 South Union Avenue (Case No. 530872) Assessor I.D. No. 5137-015-014

7260 North Canby Avenue (Case No. 554743) Assessor I.D. No. 2119-021-017

14801 West Polk Street (Case No. 315762) Assessor I.D. No. 2506-012-003

1815 West Browning Boulevard (Case No. 509929) Assessor I.D. No. 5035-010-026

121 West 57th Street (Case No. 465887) Assessor I.D. No. 5101-027-004

CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (HUIZAR - KORETZ) relative to initiating proceedings for a General Plan Amendment and Zone Change for various parcels located at 755 South Wall Street.

Recommendation for Council action:

INSTRUCT the Department of City Planning, in consultation with Council District 14, to initiate the proceedings for a General Plan Amendment from Light Manufacturing to Community Commercial and a Zone Change Ordinance from M2-2D (Light Industrial, Height District 2, Development Limitations) to a C2-2 (Commercial Zone Height District 2), including the adoption of any other required Resolution and/or Ordinance, with respect to various parcels located at 755 South Wall Street, Los Angeles, CA  90014 (Los Angeles County Assessor Parcel Nos. 5145-004-033, 5142-004-034 and 5145-004-035).

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

(Planning and Land Use Management Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

FINAL MAP OF PARCEL MAP L.A. NO. 2014-4129 located at 659 East Broadway, southwesterly of 7th Street.

(Bond N. C-128148)

(Quimby Fee:  $8,376)

Owner: A K Lofts 3, LLC; Surveyor: Harvey Goodman

FINAL MAP OF TRACT NO. 72366 located at 1759 New Hampshire Avenue northerly of Hollywood Boulevard.

(Bond No. C-128149)

(Quimby Fee: $23,970)

Subdivider: 1759 N New Hampshire Ave, LLC; Surveyor: Thomas Iacobellis

MOTION (HUIZAR - HARRIS-DAWSON) relative to amending Council's action of June 30, 2015 regarding a transfer of Council District 14 AB1290 funds to the Housing Department for homeless services for Fiscal Year 2014-15.

MOTION (BUSCAINO - WESSON) relative to initiating street vacation proceedings for the southwesterly side of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard between Buckingham Road and Marlton Avenue.

MOTION (WESSON for RYU - PRICE) relative to funding for the Housing, Jobs and Transportation Summit in the City Hall Tom Bradley Room on October 26, 2016.

MOTION (KORETZ - KREKORIAN) relative to funding for services and projects in Council District Five.

MOTION (BUSCAINO - CEDILLO) relative to initiating street vacation proceedings to vacate a portion of Stadium Way and Chavez Ravine Place.

MOTION (BUSCAINO - CEDILLO) relative to initiating street vacation proceedings to vacate a portion of the northwesterly side of Bixel Street from 6th Street to approximately 150 feet northeasterly thereof.

MOTION (MARTINEZ - KREKORIAN) relative to accepting a contribution of $18,000 from Sun Valley Paper Stock, Inc. to use for community benefits in Council District Six.

ATTEST: Holly L. Wolcott, CITY CLERK

By:

     Council Clerk                               PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL