HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the Palms and Lincoln Boulevards Street Lighting District, in accordance with Section 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.

(Ordinance of Intention adopted on August 31, 2016 - Continue hearing and present Ordinance on November 23, 2016 to consider report of protests to be submitted as a result of balloting, pursuant to Proposition 218)

HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue Street Lighting District, in accordance with Section 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.

(Ordinance of Intention adopted on August 31, 2016 - Continue hearing and present Ordinance on November 23, 2016 to consider report of protests to be submitted as a result of balloting, pursuant to Proposition 218)

HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the Washington Boulevard and Overland Avenue Street Lighting District, in accordance with Section 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.

(Ordinance of Intention adopted on August 31, 2016 - Continue hearing and present Ordinance on November 23, 2016 to consider report of protests to be submitted as a result of balloting, pursuant to Proposition 218)

HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the Colby and Missouri Avenues Street Lighting District, in accordance with Section 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.

(Ordinance of Intention adopted on August 31, 2016 - Continue hearing and present Ordinance on November 23, 2016 to consider report of protests to be submitted as a result of balloting, pursuant to Proposition 218)

HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the Lucas Avenue and Beverly Boulevard No. 1 Street Lighting District, in accordance with Section 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.

(Ordinance of Intention adopted on August 31, 2016 - Continue hearing and present Ordinance on November 23, 2016 to consider report of protests to be submitted as a result of balloting, pursuant to Proposition 218)

HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the Grand Avenue and 24th Street No. 1 Lighting District, in accordance with Section 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.

(Ordinance of Intention adopted on August 31, 2016 - Continue hearing and present Ordinance on November 23, 2016 to consider report of protests to be submitted as a result of balloting, pursuant to Proposition 218)

HEARING COMMENTS relative to an Application for Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity for alcohol sales for off-site consumption at CVS Melrose Retail/Drug Store.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. DETERMINE that the issuance of a liquor license at CVS Melrose Retail/Drug Store located at 7500 West Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90046, 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 off-site consumption at 7500 West Melrose Avenue.
   
   
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:  Dotty Hardinger

Representative:  Margaret Taylor, Apex LA

TIME LIMIT FILE – DECEMBER 30, 2016

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

PERSONNEL AND ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Coyote Management Program.

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

1. NOTE and FILE the June 24, 2016 and August 2, 2016 Department of Animal Services (DAS) reports relative to the Coyote Management Program.
   
   
2. INSTRUCT the DAS to report with a detailed plan on the DAS’s Coyote Management Program, resources that are currently deployed to implement that Program, and recommendations for improvements to that Program that will further control the coyote population in the City’s residential neighborhoods, including any ordinances or City policies that will support this effort.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The DAS reports that  there is no fiscal impact to the DAS. The cost to purchase, distribute and maintain wildlife proof trash cans and do not feed wildlife signage for City will involve City Departments other than the DAS.

Community Impact Statement:  Yes

Against:

Glassell Park Neighborhood Council

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR) and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to an appeal for the property located at 15101 Pacific Coast Highway.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. FIND that with the imposition of the mitigation measures described in the EIR (State Clearinghouse No. 84091901), and incorporated herein as project conditions, there is no substantial evidence that the proposed project will have a significant effect on the environment, pursuant to the City’s Environmental Guidelines and is in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act.
   
   
2. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Board of Building and Safety Commissioners as the Findings of the Council.
   
   
3. RESOLVE TO DENY THE APPEAL filed by Louis Magur, Law Offices of Louis Magur on behalf of Louis and Wendy Magur and WLMAGUR, LLC from the determination of the Board of Building and Safety Commissioners, and THEREBY SUSTAIN the decision of the Board of Building and Safety Commissioners in approving an application to import 122,000 cubic yards of earth to the City property located at 15101 Pacific Coast Highway, subject to Conditions of Approval.

Applicant:  City of Los Angeles, Bureau of Engineering c/o Robert Hancock

Owner:  City of Los Angeles, Department of Recreation and Parks

Board File No.  160089

Fiscal Impact Statement:  None submitted by the Board of Building and Safety Commissioners.  Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - NOVEMBER 11, 2016

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - NOVEMBER 9, 2016)

MITIGATED NEGATIVE  DECLARATION, MITIGATION MEASURES and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT relative to an appeal for the property located at 11600 West Dunstan Way.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. FIND that with the imposition of the mitigation measures described in the Mitigated Negative Declaration (ENV-2016-0457-MND), and incorporated herein as project conditions, there is no substantial evidence that the proposed project will have a significant effect on the environment, pursuant to the City’s Environmental Guidelines and is in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act.
   
   
2. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Board of Building and Safety Commissioners as the Findings of the Council.
   
   
3. RESOLVE TO DENY THE APPEAL filed by Harel Simon from the determination of the Board of Building and Safety Commissioners, and THEREBY SUSTAIN the decision of the Board of Building and Safety Commissioners in approving an application to export 33,120 cubic yards of earth, for a 54-unit multifamily residential building to be built above two levels subterranean parking, for the property located at 11600 West Dunstan Way, subject to Conditions of Approval, as modified by the PLUM Committee and attached to Council file No. 16-1155.

Applicant:  Nakada and Associates

Owner:  11601 Dunstan Partners LP, c/o Moss and Company

Board File No.  160040

Fiscal Impact Statement:  None submitted by the Board of Building and Safety Commissioners.  Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - NOVEMBER 12, 2016

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - NOVEMBER 9, 2016)

ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION and INNOVATION, GRANTS, TECHNOLOGY, COMMERCE AND TRADE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to three, seven-year contracts with Quest Project Controls, Inc. dba Construction Management Solutions; Integrated Project Controls Team, a Joint Venture; and Hill International, Inc. - APSI Construction Management Joint Venture, for project controls services support of the Capital Improvement Program for Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA).

Recommendations for Council action:

1. ADOPT the determination by the Board of Airport Commissioners (Board) 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 three, seven-year contracts with Quest Project Controls, Inc. dba Construction Management Solutions; Integrated Project Controls Team, a Joint Venture; and Hill International, Inc. - APSI Construction Management Joint Venture.
   
   
3. CONCUR with the Board’s action of September 21, 2016 by Resolution No. 26072 authorizing the Chief Executive Officer, LAWA, to execute three, seven-year contracts with Quest Project Controls, Inc. dba Construction Management Solutions; Integrated Project Controls Team, a Joint Venture; and Hill International, Inc. - APSI Construction Management Joint Venture, for project controls services support of the Capital Improvement Program for LAWA.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer reports that the cost of the three proposed contracts will be capitalized and, when the involved projects are put in service, the contract costs will be allocated to the appropriate cost centers and recovered through landing fees and terminal rates and charges, as well as through non-aeronautical revenues. The proposed contracts will also support LAWA's Executive Management and other non-capital initiatives, including Guest Experience. As a result, contract funding may also come from the LAWA Operating Budget in various cost centers. Funding for these services will be requested as part of LAWA’s operating budget and will also be recovered through landing fees and terminal rates and charges, as well as non-aeronautical revenues. Approval of the contracts will not impact LAWA’s Capital Improvement Program budgets since the cost of staff augmentation services has already been factored in. Approval of the proposed contracts will have no impact on the General Fund.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE – NOVEMBER 26, 2016

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

ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION and INNOVATION, GRANTS, TECHNOLOGY, COMMERCE AND TRADE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to eight, seven-year contracts with Berg and Associates, Inc.; CMTS, LLC; Lea and Elliott, Inc.; Jacobs Project Management Co.; Jacobsen/Daniels Associates, LLC; Parsons Transportation Group Inc.; Simpson and Simpson Management Consulting Inc.; and Vanir/ASL, LLC, for program management and advisory support services and project and construction management services, in support of the Capital Improvement Program at Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA).

Recommendations for Council action:

1. ADOPT the determination by the Board of Airport Commissioners (Board) 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 eight, seven-year contracts with Berg and Associates, Inc.; CMTS, LLC; Lea and Elliott, Inc.; Jacobs Project Management Co.; Jacobsen/Daniels Associates, LLC; Parsons Transportation Group Inc.; Simpson and Simpson Management Consulting Inc.; and Vanir/ASL, LLC.
   
   
3. CONCUR with the Board’s action of September 21, 2016 by Resolution No. 26073 authorizing the Chief Executive Officer, LAWA, to execute the eight, seven-year contracts with Berg and Associates, Inc.; CMTS, LLC; Lea and Elliott, Inc.; Jacobs Project Management Co.; Jacobsen/Daniels Associates, LLC; Parsons Transportation Group Inc.; Simpson and Simpson Management Consulting Inc.; and Vanir/ASL, LLC, for program management and advisory support services and project and construction management services, in support of the Capital Improvement Program at LAWA.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer reports that approval of the proposed contracts will have no impact on the General Fund. Contract expenditures will be capitalized and, when individual projects are put in service, such costs will be allocated across the associated cost centers; costs will then be recovered from landing fees, terminal rates and charges, and non-aeronautical revenues (e.g., concessions, parking lot revenue, etc.). LAWA’s executive management and, to some degree, other non-capital projects may also be supported by the proposed contracts. In such instances, funding may come from LAWA’s Operating Budget within various cost centers. These costs will also be recovered from landing fees, terminal rates and charges, and non-aeronautical revenues. Funding for Years 1 and 2 of the proposed contracts has been requested from the Board from the Los Angeles International Airport and Van Nuys Airport Revenue Funds to various Board approved WBS (Work Breakdown Structure or cost center) Elements, as required. This project complies with LAWA’s adopted Financial Policies.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE – NOVEMBER 26, 2016

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

BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the First Financial Status Report (FSR), and Addendum, for Fiscal Year (FY) 2016-17.

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

1. APPROVE the recommendations of the City Administrative Officer (CAO) as detailed in the First FSR for FY 2016-17 dated October 28, 2016 (attached to Council file [C.F.] No. 16-0600-S167), with the exception of Recommendation No. 42a.
   
   
2. APPROVE the recommendations of the CAO as detailed in the Addendum to the First FSR for FY 2016-17 dated October 28, 2016 (attached to C.F. No. 16-0600-S167).
   
   
3. CLARIFY that Recommendation Nos. 1, 2, and 3 in the Addendum to the First FSR for FY 2016-17 are in reference to Fund 100, and insert Fund 100 before Department 59.
   
   
4. APPROVE Recommendation No. 42b of the First FSR for FY 2016-17 as amended, to INSTRUCT the CAO, relative to the distribution of pipeline revenues, to identify offsetting expenditure reductions when the Council and Mayor consider an Ordinance change deleting all references to the word oil from Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) Section 5.500 (Council District Real Property Trust Funds) as referenced in C.F. No. 15-0387.
   
   
5. INSTRUCT the Office of Finance to report to the Budget and Finance Committee on whether City departments charge merchant services fees and the rationale for those departments that currently do not charge such fees.
   
   
6. ADD a footnote to the 2016-17 General City Purposes budget to AUTHORIZE the Controller to expend funds allocated for the Contract Cities Association and the Independent Cities Association on dues, conferences, meetings, and travel.
   
   
7. AUTHORIZE the CAO to make technical corrections as necessary to those transactions included in the First FY 2016-17 FSR and Addendum to implement Mayor and Council intentions.
   
   

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The CAO reports that a total of $15.73 million in expenditure shortfalls and unbudgeted expenses are identified in this First FSR for FY 2016-17. Transfers, appropriations, and other adjustments totaling approximately $120.63 million are recommended in Sections 1, 2, 7, and 8. Included in these recommendations is reauthorization of approximately $61.3 million in Municipal Improvement Corporation of Los Angeles (MICLA) financing in accordance with the 2016-17 Adopted Budget. Appropriations of approximately $4.5 million are recommended from various line items in the Unappropriated Balance. In addition, a Reserve Fund loan of $3.03 million is recommended to pay the U.S. Housing and Urban Development Department for ineligible costs associated with two projects funded with the Community Development Block Grant - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. No adjustment to budgeted revenue is recommended at this time.

Additionally, relative to the Addendum to the First FSR for FY 2016-17, the CAO reports that an appropriation of $45,789,960.62 is recommended from the Unappropriated Balance to the Miscellaneous Liability Payouts account pursuant to the terms of a court-approved settlement. There is no impact to the General Fund as a result of this action as the funds were previously re-appropriated for this purpose by prior Council and Mayor action (C.F. No. 15-0600-S102). However, there will be a General Fund impact if the total amount required to pay all validated refund claims and administrative expenses are greater than $27,289,960.62. The City will address this impact, should one arise, in a subsequent FSR.

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 2016-17 Adopted Budget will cause the City to borrow approximately $61.3 million at a 5.0 percent interest rate. The total estimated debt service is $79.45 million which includes the borrowing amount and interest ($18.1 million). During the life of the bonds, the estimated average annual debt service is $7.94 million over 10 years. Actual interest rates may differ as rates are dependent on market conditions at the time of issuance. The CAO cannot fully predict what interest rates will be in the future. In accordance with the City’s Debt Management Policy, the City has set debt ceilings to use as a guide in evaluating the affordability for future debt. The debt ceiling for non-voted direct debt service 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 nonvoter-approved debt as the issuance of debt for routine capital equipment is already included in the debt ratio.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and COMMUNICATION FROM CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR, PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE relative to regulation of Party Houses.

Recommendation for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Ryu - Huizar - Bonin):

REQUEST the City Attorney, in consultation with the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), the Department of City Planning, and any other relevant departments, to draft an ordinance modeled after the ordinance used by the City of Newport Beach, incorporating the concerns expressed during the PLUM Committee regarding preventions of racial profiling and the following recommendations:

1. Defines a series of activities typically found at an unruly party as a nuisance per se, including clauses found in the noise ordinance, and all the clauses cited in Newport Beach’s ordinance as well as any others as recommended by LAPD.
   
   
2. Provides for escalating fines for each successive violation to both the tenant/event host and property owner and posting the notice of violation on the property, with an additional fine for removal and criminal charges for excessive numbers of violations.
   
   
3. Provides for prohibition periods following a violation when the notice of violation must remain posted on the front entrance of the property and a subsequent violation during the notice period would lead to substantially escalated fines and penalties.
   
   
4. Includes liens on properties for property owners who fail to pay fines.
   
   
5. Includes recommendations on which portions of this ordinance can be included in the Administrative Citation Enforcement Program.
   
   
6. Includes additional fines for commercial events or parties held at a residential unit.
   
   
7. Includes a prohibition on any home-sharing or short-term rental activity during a posted notice of violation period.

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.

PERSONNEL AND ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a Memorandum of Understanding for the Firefighters and Fire Captains Bargaining Unit (MOU 23).

Recommendations for Council action:

1. APPROVE the 2016-19 MOU No. 23 for the Firefighters and Fire Captains Representation Unit, attached to the Council file.
      
2. AUTHORIZE the City Administrative Officer (CAO) and Controller to correct any clerical errors in the MOU, or, if approved by the City Attorney, any technical errors to the 2016-19 MOU No. 23.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that implementation of the provisions of the MOU will result in increased costs to the General Fund beginning in Fiscal Year (FY) 2016-17.  The incremental increases for each year are as follows: $19 million in FY 2016-17; $11.8 million in FY 2017-18; and $16.1 million in FY 2018-19.  The annual ongoing cost will be approximately $46.9 million.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

PERSONNEL AND ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to amendments to Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) for bargaining units represented by the Coalition of Los Angeles City Unions (Coalition).

Recommendations for Council action:

1. APPROVE the amendments to MOUs between the City of Los Angeles and bargaining units represented by the Coalition for Bargaining Units 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18 and 36, attached to the Council file.
      
2. AUTHORIZE the City Administrative Officer (CAO) and Controller to correct any errors on the MOUs, or, if approved by the City Attorney, any technical errors.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The CAO reports that the total fiscal impact of the recommended adjustments will be approximately $3.2 million annually (including increased pension costs).  The costs will be absorbed by the employing departments in their current Fiscal Year 2016-17 budgets.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending the City Election Code regarding return of Vote-by-Mail ballots and voluntary disclosure of ballots.

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

PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated October 25, 2016, amending the Los Angeles City Election Code regarding the return of Vote-by-Mail ballots and a voter's right to voluntarily disclose his or her ballot.

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

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - NOVEMBER 3, 2016

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - NOVEMBER 2, 2016)

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

COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (CAO) relative to a request from the Los Angeles Department of Aging (LADOA) for authority to execute contracts with Saint Barnabas Senior Center of Los Angeles and Pacific Region Older Adult Services and Information System to operate a Mini-Multipurpose Senior Center at the Sandra Cisneros Learning Academy located at 1018 Mohawk Street in Los Angeles.

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

AUTHORIZE the General Manager, LADOA, or designee to:

1. Execute the proposed contract with Saint Barnabas Senior Center of Los Angeles, for a retroactive term from July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017 and total funding of $420,000, to provide senior services at the Mini-Multipurpose Senior Center at the Sandra Cisneros Learning Academy, subject to review and approval of the City Attorney as to form.
   
   
2. Execute the proposed contract with Pacific Region Older Adult Services and Information System, for a retroactive term from July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017 and total funding of $30,000, to provide senior services at the Mini-Multipurpose Senior Center at the Sandra Cisneros Learning Academy, subject to review and approval of the City Attorney as to form.
   
   
3. Prepare Controller instructions for any technical adjustments that are consistent with Mayor and Council actions, subject to the approval of the CAO; and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement these instructions.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The CAO reports that funding for the proposed contracts was provided in the 2016-17 Adopted Budget and is available in Fund No. 100/02, Account No. 003040. There is no additional impact on the General Fund.  Approval of these contracts is in compliance with the City's financial policies as one-time funding is being used for one-time expenditures.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

(Health, Mental Health, and Education Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (CAO) relative to a request from the Los Angeles Department of Aging (LADOA) for authority to execute proposed close-out amendments for three Senior and Family Caregiver Services contracts and to accept and distribute vouchers from the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) administered by the California Department of Food and Agriculture.

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

1. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, LADOA, or designee, to:
   
   
   1. Execute the proposed amendment to Professional Service Agreement No. C-119601 with ONEgeneration, to add funding of $14,013, with no term extension, to close-out the 2014-15 program year for the provision of Senior and Family Caregiver Services, subject to review and approval of the City Attorney as to form.
      
      
   2. Execute the proposed amendment to Professional Service Agreement No. C-119669 with Jewish Family Services, to add funding of $355, with no term extension, to close-out the 2014-15 program year for the provision of Senior and Family Caregiver Services, subject to review and approval of the City Attorney as to form.
      
      
   3. Execute the proposed amendment to Professional Service Agreement No. C-119596 with People Coordinated Services, to add funding of $5,246, with no term extension, to close-out the 2014-15 program year for the provision of Senior and Family Caregiver Services, subject to review and approval of the City Attorney as to form.
      
      
   4. Accept and distribute $106,000 in Farmers' Market Vouchers from the SFMNP administered by the California Department of Food and Agriculture.
         
2. AUTHORIZE the Controller to disburse funds to the contractors upon submission of proper demand from the General Manager, LADOA, or designee.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, LADOA, or designee, to prepare Controller instructions for any technical adjustments that are consistent with Mayor and Council actions, subject to the approval of the CAO; and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement these instructions.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The CAO reports that funding is provided by Older Americans Act Grant Funds from the State of California Department of Aging, Proposition A Local Transit Assistance Fund, General City Purposes Funds, Special Nutrition Funds, and the California Department of Food and Agriculture. There is no additional impact on the General Fund. Approval of these amendments is in compliance with the City’s financial policies as one-time funding is being used for one-time expenditures.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

(Health, Mental Health, and Education Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

COMMUNICATION FROM CHAIR, PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, relative to an agreement between the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) and Brycer, LLC to provide continued implementation of proprietary software and service solutions.

Recommendation for Council action:

AUTHORIZE the Chief, LAFD, or designee, to execute an agreement between the LAFD and Brycer, LLC to provide continued implementation of proprietary software and service solutions for a term commencing upon date of execution through August 6, 2017, with five, three-year options to extend.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer reports that there is no impact to the General Fund as this program is fully-funded by agreements between Brycer, LLC and third-party inspectors paid to perform Fire Control Systems compliance testing by building owners.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE – NOVEMBER 7, 2016

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION – NOVEMBER 4, 2016)

CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (BLUMENFIELD - BONIN) relative to the Warner Center 2035 Plan Mobility Fee.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. AUTHORIZE the Department of City Planning (DCP), with the assistance of the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT), to expend necessary funds, up to $25,000 from the Warner Center Trust Fund, Fund No. 573/97, Account No. 94M168, from the available cash balance to Account No. 003040, Contractual Services, within the DCP's General Fund No. 100/68 for the Warner Center Mobility Fee Clarification Study, for a review, public outreach and proposed Specific Plan amendments to the Warner Center 2035 Plan Mobility Fee.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the DCP, with the assistance of the LADOT, to engage with the Warner Center Mobility Fee Nexus Study consultants Iteris, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form, to perform the following tasks:
   
   

   a)

   Review and clarify the Warner Center 2035 Plan Mobility Fee calculation methodology to ensure the proper implementation of the transportation improvements required by the Plan and the Environmental Impact Report (EIR); this methodology needs to hue closely to the intent and purpose of the Plan and EIR, and allow for certainty and clear, concise calculation methods for all users, the public and City departments.

   b)

   Conduct a public outreach component to review the proposed Specific Plan Amendments and Mobility Fee calculation methodology with stakeholders of the Warner Center; the stakeholder outreach shall inform the ultimate Specific Plan amendments sent to the City Council, and include the consultant Iteris.

      

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

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

COMMUNICATION FROM CHAIR, PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, relative to the second amendment to the agreement with Physio-Control, Inc. to provide field data capture devices designed to automate the collection of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) patient data.

Recommendation for Council action:

AUTHORIZE the Chief, Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), or designee, to execute the second amendment to Professional Services Agreement C-117907 on behalf of the City with Physio-Control, Inc. to provide a field data collection system for the electronic collection of EMS patient data for a term of three years from September 24, 2016 through September 23, 2019, and an amount of $4,896,884, in accordance with Exhibit C - Fee Schedule of the City Administrative Officer report dated October 21, 2016, attached to the Council file, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer reports that approval of the above recommendation will authorize the LAFD to extend its agreement with Physio-Control, Inc. to provide a field data collection system for the electronic collection of EMS patient data for a term of three years at a compensation amount of $4,896,884, or approximately $1.63 million per year. Funding of $1.76 million is available in the LAFD’s current Contractual Services account for this purpose. Funding for future years will be subject to the appropriation of funds in the annual budget process. No additional General Fund impact is anticipated. Execution of the proposed contract amendment is in compliance with the City’s Financial Policies in that budgeted funds are used for budgeted purposes and that current operations are funded by current revenues.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE – NOVEMBER 8, 2016

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION – NOVEMBER 8, 2016)

MOTION (HUIZAR - HARRIS-DAWSON) relative to amending Council action of June 30, 2015 regarding a transfer of Council District 14 AB 1290 funds to the Housing Department for homeless services for Fiscal Year 2014-15 (FY 14-15).

Recommendations for Council action:

1. AMEND the Council action of June 30, 2015 regarding a transfer of AB1290 funds to the Housing Department for homeless services for FY 14-15 to remove the FY 14-15 limitation so as to allow any remaining funds to be used in any fiscal year subsequent to FY 14-15 and to direct and authorize the Housing Department to prepare and execute any necessary documents, including any contract amendments, as appropriate, for the above purposes, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form, if needed.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the Housing Department to make any corrections, clarifications or revisions to the above instructions, including any new instructions, in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion; said corrections/clarifications/changes may be made orally, electronically or by any other means.

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.

 Recommendations for Council action:

1. INITIATE street vacation proceedings, pursuant to California Streets and Highways Code, Division 9, Part 3, Public Streets, Highways and Service Easements Vacation Law for southwesterly side of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard between Buckingham Road and Marlton Avenue.
   
   
2. DIRECT the Bureau of Engineering to investigate the feasibility of this vacation request.
   
   
3. DIRECT the Bureau of Engineering to present its report regarding the feasibility of vacating the requested areas to the Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee.
   
   
4. DIRECT the City Clerk to schedule this request for the City Council’s consideration at the appropriate time under the City’s Street Vacation procedures.

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

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

APPROPRIATE $174 from the Unappropriated Balance Fund No. 100/58 to the General Services Fund No. 100/40, Account No. 1070 (Salaries - As Needed), for services in connection with the October 26, 2016 Council District Four special Housing, Jobs and Transportation Summit in the City Hall Tom Bradley Room - said funds to be reimbursed to the General Fund by the Los Angeles Business Council.

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

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

1. TRANSFER/APPROPRIATE $100,000 from the Council District Five portion of the Street Revenue Fund No. 43D/50 to the Street Services Fund No. 100/86, Account No. 1090 (Salaries-Overtime) for various special services and projects in Council District Five, including, but not limited to, tree trimming, dead tree removal, tree stump removal, and watering.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the Bureau of Street Services to make any further clarifications or corrections to the above instructions as may be necessary to implement the intent of this Motion.

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

Recommendations for Council action:

1. INITIATE street vacation proceedings, pursuant to California Streets and Highways Code, Division 9, Part 3, Public Streets, Highways and Service Easements Vacation Law for a portion of Stadium Way and Chavez Ravine Place.
   
   
2. DIRECT the Bureau of Engineering to investigate the feasibility of this vacation request.
      
3. DIRECT the Bureau of Engineering to present its report regarding the feasibility of vacating the requested areas to the Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee.
   
   
4. DIRECT the City Clerk to schedule this request for the City Council’s consideration at the appropriate time under the City’s Street Vacation procedures.

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.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. INITIATE street vacation proceedings, pursuant to California Streets and Highways Code, Division 9, Part 3, Public Streets, Highways and Service Easements Vacation Law for a portion of the northwesterly side of Bixel Street from 6th Street to approximately 150 feet northeasterly thereof.
   
   
2. DIRECT the Bureau of Engineering to investigate the feasibility of this vacation request.
   
   
3. DIRECT the Bureau of Engineering to present its report regarding the feasibility of vacating the requested areas to the Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee.
   
   
4. DIRECT the City Clerk to schedule this request for the City Council’s consideration at the appropriate time under the City’s Street Vacation procedures.

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

Recommendations for Council action:

1. ACCEPT the amount of $18,000 contributed by the Sun Valley Paper Stock, Inc.; and, INSTRUCT the City Clerk to deposit this amount in the Council District Six Public Benefits Trust Fund No. 50C.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the City Clerk to make any technical corrections, clarifications or revisions to the above fund transfer instruction, including any new instructions, in order to effectuate the intent of this motion.

MOTION (BUSCAINO - WESSON) relative to preparing and presenting the necessary documents to amend the City Charter to approve lease contracts for a term of up to 66 years.

Recommendation for Council action:

REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present the necessary documents to place a Charter amendment on the March 7, 2017, Primary Election ballot to amend the City Charter to allow the Harbor Department to approve lease contracts for a term of up to 66 years, consistent with State law and with Council approval.

FINAL MAP OF TRACT NO. 72670 located at 4320-4340 North Eagle Rock Boulevard southwesterly of York Boulevard and northeasterly of El Paso Drive.

(Bond No. C-128152)

(Quimby Fee: $177,975)

Subdivider: Warmington ER 45 Associates, LLC; Surveyor: Jesus H. Guzman

The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Dylan Bruno and Emmeli Bruno v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC505318. (Lawsuit concerning 1481 Paseo Del Mar [Council District 15]. This matter involves an inverse condemnation action arising out of the White Point landslide in which Plaintiffs claim that they suffered settlement and subsidence at their nearby residential property.)

(Budget and Finance Committee considered the above matter in Closed Session on September 24, 2016)

ADOPTED

MOTION (KREKORIAN - ENGLANDER)

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

1. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney to pay a total of $473,511.10 in settlement of the above-entitled matter, and to execute a settlement agreement and all other documents necessary to implement the settlement.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the Controller to transfer $236,756 from Liability Claims Fund No. 100/59, Account 009798, Miscellaneous Liability Payouts, to Fund No. 100/59, Account No. 009796, Recreation and Parks Liability Payouts.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney to draw a demand for $473,511.10 from the following accounts and made payable to: Kabateck Brown Kellner Client Trust, the Law Offices of Terry R. Bailey, Dylan Bruno and Emmeli Bruno:
   
   
   1. $236,755.55 from City Attorney Fund No. 100/59, Account No. 009796, Recreation and Parks Liability Payouts.
      
      
   2. $236,755.55 from City Attorney Fund No. 100/59, Account 009793, Bureau of Engineering Liability Payouts.
      
      
4. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney, or designee, to make necessary technical adjustments, subject to the approval of the City Administrative Officer; and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement the instructions.
   
   
5. WAIVE all permit fees owed to the Bureau of Engineering by Dylan and Emmeli Bruno for the B permit work required to implement the settlement.

The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Bridge Bank v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC594954. (This matter concerns allegations that the City owes Bridge Bank money for custodial services provided by Diamond Contract Services, Inc. under Contract No. C-120632).

(Budget and Finance Committee considered the above matter in Closed Session on September 24, 2016)

ADOPTED

MOTION (KREKORIAN - ENGLANDER)

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

1. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney to pay a total of $150,000 in settlement of the above-entitled matter from City Attorney Fund No. 100/59, Account No. 009791, General Services Liability Payouts.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney to draw a demand thereon and made payable to: Bridge Bank.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney, or designee, to prepare Controller instructions for any necessary technical adjustments, subject to the approval of the City Administrative Officer; and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement the instructions.

The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Victoria Blake v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC506584. (This matter involves a trip-and-fall incident, which allegedly occurred on April 30, 2012 on the sidewalk abutting 7558 Melrose Avenue, in the City of Los Angeles.)

(Budget and Finance Committee considered the above matter in Closed Session on September 24, 2016)

ADOPTED

MOTION (KREKORIAN - ENGLANDER)

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

1. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney to pay a total of $1,000,000 in settlement of the above-entitled matter.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the Controller to transfer $1,000,000 from Liability Claims Fund No. 100/59, Account No. 009798, Miscellaneous Liability Payouts, to Fund No. 100/59, Account No. 009795, Public Works Street Services Liability Payouts.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney to draw a demand for $1,000,000 from City Attorney Fund No. 100/59, Account No. 009795, Public Works Street Services Liability Payouts, and made payable to: Ellis Law Corporation and Victoria Blake.
   
   
4. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney, or designee, to prepare Controller instructions for any necessary technical adjustments, subject to the approval of the City Administrative Officer; and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement the instructions.

The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled David Kalmansohn v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC591267. (This matter arises from a sewer backup at 1947 Mount Olympus Drive, Los Angeles [Council District 13], on August 6, 2014.)

(Budget and Finance Committee considered the above matter in Closed Session on September 24, 2016)

ADOPTED

MOTION (KREKORIAN - ENGLANDER)

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

1. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney to pay a total of $500,000 in settlement of the above-entitled matter, and to execute a settlement and Release Agreement and all other documents necessary to implement the settlement.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney, without further instructions, to draw a demand for $500,000 from City Attorney Fund No. 100/59, Account No. 009794, Public Works Sanitation Liability Payouts and made payable to: Jorgensen and Salberg, LLP Client Trust Account.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney, or designee, to make necessary technical adjustments, subject to the approval of the City Administrative Officer; and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement the instructions.

ATTEST: Holly L. Wolcott, CITY CLERK

By:

     Council Clerk                              PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL

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Regular meeting recessed at 10:51 a.m.

Special meeting convened at 10:51 a.m.

Special meeting adjourned at 10:57 a.m.

Regular meeting convened at 10:57 a.m.