HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to levying the Chatsworth Business Improvement District (District) special assessment for the District's 15th Fiscal Year (operating year) beginning on June 1, 2016 through May 31, 2017.

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

1. HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed levying of the special assessments for the District's 2016-2017 Fiscal Year, pursuant to Section 36524 of the California Streets and Highways Code.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE levying the special assessment for the District's 2016-2017 Fiscal Year, if a majority protest, as defined by Section 36525 of the California Streets and Highways Code is found not to exist.
   
   
3. APPROVE the Chatsworth Business Improvement District Advisory Board for the District's 2016-2017 Fiscal Year.
   
   
4. AUTHORIZE the City Clerk, subject to City Attorney approval, to prepare, execute and administer a contract between the City and the Chatsworth Business Improvement District Corporation, the nonprofit service provider for administration of the District.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Clerk reports that direct costs for Department administration of the District program for its 2016-2017 Fiscal Year will be recovered from the assessments collected. There are no assessments to be paid for City-owned properties located within the boundaries of the District. Therefore, there is no impact on the General Fund.

(Pursuant to Council adoption of Ordinance No. 184532 on October 11, 2016.)

HEARING COMMENTS relative to an Application for Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity for the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption at the Birds and Bees bar/lounge, located at 207 South Broadway, Basement.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. DETERMINE that the issuance of a liquor license at the Birds and Bees bar/lounge located at 207 South Broadway, Basement, Los Angeles, 90012, will serve the Public Convenience or Necessity and will not tend to create a law enforcement problem.
   
   
2. GRANT the Application for Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity for the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption at 207 South Broadway, Basement.
   
   
3. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to transmit this determination to the State Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control as the required findings under Business and Professions Code Section 23958.4.

Applicant:  Dev Desai

Representative:  Margaret Taylor

TIME LIMIT FILE - DECEMBER 30, 2016

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - DECEMBER 14, 2016)

PUBLIC WORKS AND GANG REDUCTION AND PERSONNEL AND ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to resolution authority for one new Senior Management Analyst position in the Bureau of Engineering for the Sixth Street Viaduct Replacement Project.

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

1. RESOLVE that position authority for one Senior Management Analyst (Code 9171) in the Bureau of Engineering for the Sixth Street Viaduct Replacement Project is APPROVED and CONFIRMED for the period July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017, subject to allocation by the Personnel Department and pay grade determination by the City Administrative Officer (CAO).
   
   
2. INSTRUCT the Bureau of Engineering to hold vacant one position of Management Analyst (Code 9184) through June 30, 2017.
   
   

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The CAO reports that this action will not impact the General Fund.  The cost of this position will be fully reimbursed by the Federal Highway Bridge and State Proposition 1B Local Bridge Seismic Retrofit Programs that are funding the Sixth Street Viaduct Replacement Project.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION and INNOVATION, GRANTS, TECHNOLOGY, COMMERCE, AND TRADE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the agreement for the Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority (ACTA) Amended and Restated Use and Operating Agreement to incorporate previous amendments, replace the Operating Committee with an alternative decision making process, and update the provisions to reflect current conditions and practices.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. ADOPT the determination by the Los Angeles Harbor Department (LAHD) that the proposed action is exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as provided in Article II, Section 2(f) of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines.
   
   
2. APPROVE the LAHD Resolution No. 16-8008 authorizing approval of Agreement No. 16-3422 for the ACTA Amended and Restated Use and Operating Agreement by and among the LAHD, the Port of Long Beach, Union Pacific Rail Road, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, and the ACTA.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The Board of Harbor Commissioners report that there is no impact to the General Fund.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - DECEMBER 24, 2016

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - DECEMBER 14, 2016)

CONSIDERATION OF AN ADDENDUM, WHICH INCLUDES A REVISED MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORT PLAN, TO THE 2012 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT / ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (EIR/EIS), CERTIFIED ON JUNE 7, 2012, and INNOVATION, GRANTS, TECHNOLOGY, COMMERCE, AND TRADE COMMITTEE REPORT, relative to the ninth amendment to the permit between the Los Angeles Harbor Department (LAHD) and Eagle Marine Services LTD. (EMS) to extend the term of the proposed Berth 302-306 American President Lines (APL) Container Terminal Project to be operated by EMS.

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

1. CONSIDER the determination by the LAHD that the proposed action is consistent with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with the Addendum to the certified 2012 EIR/EIS prepared for the Berth 302-306 APL Container Terminal Project, finding no new significant environmental effects or any substantially more severe effects than previously analyzed in the certified 2012 EIR/EIS.
   
   
2. APPROVE LAHD Resolution No. 16-8009 authorizing the ninth amendment to Permit No. 733 between the LAHD and EMS, including the revised Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, finding that this is in the best interest of the City.
   
   
3. RECEIVE and FILE the report from Board of Harbor Commissioners dated October 25, 2016.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer reports that the EMS Terminal under Permit No. 733 is the second highest revenue generating tenant at the Port of Los Angeles, with an average revenue contribution of approximately $56 million annually over the past ten years or a total of $560 million. According to the LAHD, extending Permit 733 with EMS by 16 years will increase the net operating revenue by an estimated $1.6 billion and increase the minimum annual guaranty obligation by an estimated $860 million. The proposed amendment will not impact the City General Fund and all revenue will be deposited in the Harbor Revenue Fund.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - NOVEMBER 24, 2016

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - NOVEMBER 23, 2016)

(10 VOTES REQUIRED)

4052 East Chevy Chase Drive.  (Case No. 535169) Assessor I.D. No. 5594-013-001

216 West 40th Place.  (Case No. 561791) Assessor I.D. No. 5111-022-004

COMMUNICATION FROM CHAIR AND MEMBER, PUBLIC WORKS AND GANG REDUCTION COMMITTEE relative to the use of Envision, a point-based sustainability rating system and planning guide, for introducing sustainability elements into Bureau of Engineering (BOE) infrastructure projects and other City projects.

Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Buscaino – Ryu):

1. APPROVE the City Engineer’s decision to use Envision as a rating system for measuring sustainability and receive certification for BOE projects where feasible.
   
   
2. SUPPORT the BOE partnership with the County of Los Angeles, to start with the delivery of two projects using the Envision rating system.
   
   
3. DIRECT the BOE to report relative to the progress of Envision and on other opportunities within the City for incorporating Envision.
   
   

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.

MOTION (BLUMENFIELD - BUSCAINO) relative to the waiver of Council's review of an anticipated action of the Board of Harbor Commissioners to award a one-year contract to General Electric Transportation for the Port Information Portal Pilot Project.

Recommendation for Council action:

RESOLVE to waive, pursuant to Charter Section 245 (b), the review of an anticipated action of the Board of Harbor Commissioners to award a one-year contract to General Electric Transportation for the Port Information Portal Pilot Project for the creation of a first-of-its-kind, common user Portal to test the concept and benefits of a single information window to enable enhanced maritime supply chain performance, in an amount not to exceed $1,319,050.

(10 VOTES REQUIRED)

ATTEST:  Holly L. Wolcott, CITY CLERK

By

          Council Clerk                                  PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL