10719 North Irma Avenue.  (Lien: $19,404.70)

12901 North Borden Avenue.  (Lien: $4,278.47)

4857 North Tilden Avenue.  (Lien: $12,303.76)

800 1/2 West 85th Street, 800 1/4 to 806 1/2 West 85th Street.  (Lien: $15,642.22)

8510 North Saloma Avenue.  (Lien: $3,612.26)

763 West 110th Street.  (Lien: $1,288.56)

718 East Avenue 43.  (Lien: $1,288.56)

402 North Windsor Boulevard.  (Lien: $4,592.19)

1320 South Mateo Street.  (Lien: $2,973.24)

4005 South 2nd Avenue. (Lien: $1288.56)

4049 South Michael Avenue.  (Lien: $3,713.52)

7843 South Denker Avenue.  (Lien: $1,288.56)

9418 South San Pedro Street.  (Lien: $697.52)

407 East 70th Street.  (Lien: $4,320.46)

4025 North Berenice Place.  (Lien: $1,288.56)

4113 South Del Rey Avenue.  (Lien: $2,093.77)

7250 West Franklin Avenue #509.  (Lien: $1,288.56)

9417 South La Salle Avenue.  (Lien: $3,833.40)

9720 West Foothill Boulevard aka 9719 West Foothill Place.  (Lien: $3,473.66)

361 East 69th Street.  (Lien: $3,917.47)

(Continued from Council meeting of October 25, 2016)

6800 West Melrose Avenue.  (Lien: $3,098.69)

(Continued from Council meeting of October 25, 2016)

711 North Watson Avenue.  (Lien: $2,370.13)

(Continued from Council meeting of October 25, 2016)

1806 North Sichel Street.  (Lien: $526.42)

(Continued from Council meeting of October 25, 2016)

2603 East Cesar E. Chavez Avenue.  (Lien: $611.40)

(Continued from Council meeting of October 25, 2016)

ADOPTED

AMENDING MOTION 1X (HUIZAR - KREKORIAN)

Recommendation for Council action:

AMEND to eliminate all fees associated with this case except for the Title Report Fee of $42.00.

6938 North Peach Avenue.  (Lien: $7,507.36)

(Continued from Council meeting of October 25, 2016)

HEARING COMMENTS and RESOLUTION pursuant to the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (TEFRA) relative to the issuance of one or more series of revenue bonds, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $24,000,000, for the purpose of financing the acquisition, construction, and development of a 76-unit senior multifamily residential housing project (Project) located at 5151 Romaine Street.

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

1. HOLD a public hearing as required by Section 147(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 regarding the issuance of one or more series of revenue bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $24,000,000 to provide financing for the Project, located at 5151 Romaine Street, Los Angeles, in Council District 13.
   
   
2. ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION approving the issuance of one or more series of revenue bonds, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $24,000,000, for the purpose of financing the acquisition, construction, and development of a 76-unit senior multifamily residential housing project located at 5151 Romaine Street.

(Scheduled pursuant to Council action of October 11, 2016)

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING COMMENTS relative to an Application for Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity for the sale of alcoholic beverages for on and off-site consumption at Silver Lake Wine, located at 1948 East 7th Street.

1. DETERMINE that the Public Convenience or Necessity WILL NOT be served by the sale of alcoholic beverages for on and off-site consumption at  Silver Lake Wine, located at 1948 East 7th Street, Los Angeles, CA  90021, inasmuch as the site is located in a high crime reporting district.
   
   
2. DENY the application for Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity for the sale of alcoholic beverages for on and off-site consumption at 1948 East 7th Street, Los Angeles, CA  90021, based upon the above finding and the negative influence associated with the sale of alcohol in the concerned community.
   
   
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:  Everson Royce, LLC

Representative:  Eddie Navarette

TIME LIMIT FILE – NOVEMBER 10, 2016

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

(Continued from Council meeting of October 14, 2016)

HEARING PROTESTS relative to the establishment of the Venice Beach Property and Business Improvement District, pursuant to Section 53753 of the California Government Code, Section 36600 et seq. of the California Streets and Highways Code and Article XIII D of the California Constitution.

(Pursuant to Council adoption of Ordinance No. 184506 on September 20, 2016.  Public announcement of the tabulation of ballots is on Wednesday, November 9, 2016)

GENERAL EXEMPTION, HOUSING COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending the Rent Stabilization Ordinance (RSO) to establish a Tenant Buyout Notification Program for voluntary vacancies and mandating pre-buyout disclosure of tenant rights, along with other requirements.

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

1. FIND that the approval of the proposed Ordinance is exempt from the provisions of California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 (CEQA) under Article 18, Section 15060 (c)(2) of the State CEQA Guidelines and Article II, Section 2(m) of the City's environmental guidelines.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE amending the RSO, Article 1, Chapter XV of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, to establish a Tenant Buyout Notification Program for voluntary vacancies and mandating pre-buyout disclosure of tenant rights, along with other requirements, as amended to increase from 30 to 60 days the time allowed for landlords to file executed RSO buyout agreements with the Housing and Community Investment Department.
   
   

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.

ADOPTED

AMENDING MOTION 5A (KORETZ - CEDILLO)

Recommendation for Council action:

AMEND to change the proposed ordinance to require that the amounts of the Rent Stabilization Ordinance voluntary tenant buyout agreement is provided to the Housing and Community Investment Department, but not made public.

RULES, ELECTIONS, INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS, AND NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to calling and ordering a Primary Nominating Election on March 7, 2017 and a General Municipal Election on May 16, 2017 for the offices of Mayor, City Attorney, Controller, and Member of the Los Angeles City Council; and Member of the Board of Education of the Los Angeles Unified School District; and consolidated elections for the offices of Member of the Board of Trustees of the Los Angeles Community College District.

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

PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated November 1, 2016, calling, ordering, providing for and giving notice of a Primary Nominating Election and General Municipal Election on Tuesday, March 7, 2017, and Tuesday, May 16, 2017, respectively, in the City of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Unified School District and the Los Angeles Community College District.

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.

RULES, ELECTIONS, INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS, AND NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE REPORT, RESOLUTIONS, and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to submitting to the voters a proposed Charter amendment changing the maximum length of franchises, concessions, permits, licenses, and leases that may be issued by the Harbor Department from fifty to sixty-six years, and calling a Special Election and Consolidating it with the City's Primary Nominating Election to be held on March 7, 2017.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION providing that a certain proposal to amend the Charter of the City of Los Angeles be submitted to the qualified voters of the City.
   
   
2. ADOPT the accompanying BALLOT TITLE RESOLUTION, as follows:
   
   MAXIMUM TERM OF HARBOR DEPARTMENT LEASES. CHARTER AMENDMENT ___.
   
   Shall the City Charter be amended to increase the maximum term for franchises, concessions, permits, licenses and leases that may be entered into by the Harbor Department from the current maximum of 50 years to a new maximum of 66 years, to be consistent with recent changes to State law?
   
   
3. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated November 3, 2016, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR, calling a Special Election to be held on Tuesday, March 7, 2017, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of the City of Los Angeles a certain amendment to the City Charter and consolidating this Special Election with the City's Primary Nominating Election to be held on the same date.
   
   

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 9, 2016

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

RULES, ELECTIONS, INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS, AND NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE REPORT, RESOLUTIONS, and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to submitting to the voters a ballot measure related to the enforcement, taxation, and regulation of cannabis-related activity in the City of Los Angeles, and calling a Special Election on the measure and consolidating it with the City's Primary Nominating Election to be held on March 7, 2017.

Recommendations for Council action: 

1. ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION, providing that a ballot measure be submitted to the qualified voters of the City of Los Angeles, as amended to:
   
   
   1. Add a new Whereas Clause on Page 2 of the draft Ordinance to state:
      
      Whereas,  so that medical marijuana is available to patients in need of it, medical marijuana Businesses that have been operating in compliance with the limited immunity and tax provisions of Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Sections 45.19.6.3 and 21.50 at the one location identified in the Business' business tax registration certificate on file with the City should continue to operate until City licenses or permits are available, and, thereafter, priority in the processing of applications for a City license or permit should be given to those Businesses.
      
      
   2. Add a new paragraph to Article 5.2 of the draft Ordinance to state:
      
      An existing medical marijuana dispensary (EMMD) that is operating in compliance with the limited immunity provisions (LAMC Section 45.19.6.3) and tax provisions (LAMC Section 21.50) of Proposition D, may continue to operate within the City at the one location identified in its original or amended business tax registration certificate until such time that the EMMD applies for and receives a final response to its application for a City permit or license for commercial cannabis activity being conducted at that location. The City’s designated licensing or permitting agency shall give priority in processing applications of EMMDs that can demonstrate to the City’s designated licensing or permitting agency that the EMMD has operated in compliance with the limited immunity and tax provisions of Proposition D. To avail itself of the terms of this Section, including the priority processing, an EMMD must apply for a City permit or license within sixty calendar days of the first date that applications are made available for commercial cannabis activity. If the City issues the EMMD a license or permit for commercial cannabis activity, the EMMD shall continue to operate at its location within the City in accordance with the rules and regulations set forth by the City.
      
      
   3. Add language to Article 5.2 Sec. 45.19.7.2 (B) that clarifies the City’s intent to adopt a comprehensive regulatory structure for all cannabis related activity by September 30, 2017.
      
      
   4. Add language to Article 5.2 Sec. 45.19.7.2 (B) that provides that the City will identify and address historical issues of social equity and social justice throughout the public hearing process.
      
      
   5. Add language to Article 5.2 Sec. 45.19.7.2 (B) that adds cannabis-related industries as one of the groups of stakeholders involved in the public hearing process.
      
      
   6. Add language to Article 5.2 Sec. 45.19.7.2 (B) that provides that the City will identify and address issues of compliance, complaints, and civil or criminal proceedings related to Proposition D Medical Marijuana Dispensaries as part of the public hearing process.
         
2. ADOPT the accompanying amended BALLOT TITLE RESOLUTION, as follows:
   
   CANNABIS ENFORCEMENT, TAXATION, AND REGULATION. PROPOSITION ___.
   
   Shall an ordinance providing for enforcement, taxation and regulation of cannabis and/or cannabis products (cannabis) by:  1) providing that the City Council retains the authority to amend existing and adopt new regulations regarding cannabis activity in the City after conducting public hearings regarding various aspects of the commercialization of cannabis and medical cannabis, and giving priority in the processing of applications to existing medical marijuana dispensaries operating in compliance with current City law;  2) authorizing criminal penalties, nuisance abatement, increased civil fines and disconnection of water and power utilities for unauthorized cannabis activities; and, 3) establishing new business taxes, effective January 1, 2018, including taxes of $100 per each $1,000 of gross receipts from cannabis sales and $50 per each $1,000 of gross receipts from medical cannabis sales, $10 per each $1,000 of gross receipts from cannabis transportation, testing or research, and $20 per each $1,000 of gross receipts from cannabis manufacturing, cultivation or other commercialization of cannabis; be adopted?
   
   
3. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated November 4, 2016, and with the Ballot Title description as amended in Recommendation No. 2 above, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR, calling a Special Election to be held on Tuesday, March 7, 2017, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of the City of Los Angeles a certain ballot measure and consolidating this Special Election with the City’s Primary Nominating Election to be held on the same date.
          
4. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney, with the assistance of the Chair of the Rules, Elections, Intergovernmental Relations, and Neighborhoods Committee, to make any technical modifications and/or legal corrections to the draft election Ordinance, draft ballot Resolutions, and any other related actions listed above in order to further the objectives as described in these recommendations.
   
   

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 9, 2016

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

ADOPTED

SUBSTITUTE MOTION 8A (WESSON - BLUMENFIELD - ET AL.)

Recommendations for Council action:

1. ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION providing that a ballot measure be submitted to the qualified voters of the City of Los Angeles.
   
   
2. ADOPT the accompanying BALLOT TITLE RESOLUTION.
   
   
3. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated November 7, 2016, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR,  calling a Special Election to be held on Tuesday, March 7, 2017, in lieu of any other resolutions, ordinances or documents relative to this matter.

Adopted Motion 8A, (13); Absent: Martinez (1)

RECEIVED AND FILED

AMENDING MOTION 8B (BLUMENFIELD - WESSON)

Recommendation for Council action:

RE-TITLE the ballot measure related to the enforcement, taxation, and regulation of cannabis-related activity in the City of Los Angeles: CANNABIS REGULATION AFTER CITIZEN INPUT, TAXATION AND ENFORCEMENT. The change is to better reflect the substance of the initiative and one salient aspect concerns citizen input.

Adopted to Receive and File Motion 8B, (13); Absent: Martinez (1)

ADOPTED

AMENDING MOTION 8C (BLUMENFIELD - WESSON)

Recommendations for Council action:

1. ADOPT the accompanying BALLOT TITLE RESOLUTION.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated November 8, 2016, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR,  calling a Special Election to be held on Tuesday, March 7, 2017, in lieu of any other resolutions, ordinances or documents relative to this matter, in order adopt a change in the name of this measure as follows: CANNABIS REGULATION AFTER CITIZEN INPUT, TAXATION AND ENFORCEMENT, in order to better reflect the substance of the initiative and one salient aspect concerning citizen input.

ORDINANCE SECOND CONSIDERATION dated June 7, 2016 effectuating the dedication, acceptance and establishment of certain real property owned by the City of Los Angeles, lying on the southeast line of Mission Road southwest of Golden State Freeway, as a public street of said City.

(Continued from Council meeting of September 9, 2016)

ORDINANCE SECOND CONSIDERATION relative to a Certified Petition proposing cannabis activity permits and regulations, and authorization of a new tax.

(Rules, Elections, Intergovernmental Relations, and Neighborhoods Committee Report, Certification of Sufficiency of Ordinance Initiative Petition and Resolutions adopted on November 1, 2016)

(The Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4) to confer with its legal counsel regarding possible initiation of litigation [one case] relative to the above matter.)

MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION, MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a Vesting Tentative Tract appeal for the properties located at 5261, 5263, 5303 and 5305 Hermitage Avenue, and 12300, 12301 and 12302 Weddington Street.

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. 16-1048 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-2015-2618-MND] filed on February 16, 2016.
   
   
2. ADOPT the FINDINGS pursuant to and in accordance with Section 21081.6 of the California State Public Resources Code, the Mitigation Monitoring Program as the Findings of Council and ADOPT the Mitigation Monitoring Program.
   
   
3. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the South Valley Area Planning Commission (SVAPC) as the Findings of the Council.
   
   
4. RESOLVE TO DENY THE APPEAL filed by Valley Village Residents for Fair Government, Friends of Valley Village, Hollywoodians Encouraging Logical Planning, San Fernando  Valley Neighborhood Coalition, and Valley Village Neighborhood Coalition, and THEREBY APPROVE Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 73704-SL, for the construction of a 26-unit Small Lot subdivision with a total of 59,548 square feet of floor area, including a street merger of approximately 100 feet of Weddington Street (west of Hermitage Avenue) as part of the Tract Map, and a portion of the street merger becoming a driveway and fire lane to access the interior unit garages, for the properties located at 5261, 5263, 5303 and 5305 Hermitage Avenue, and 12300, 12301 and 12302 Weddington Street, subject to revised Conditions of Approval.

Applicant:  UB Valley Village LLC

Representative:  Steve Nazemi, UB Valley Village LLC and Edwards Trust

Case No.  VTT-73704-SL-1A

CEQA No.  ENV-2015-2618-MND

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

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - NOVEMBER 18, 2016

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

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and INNOVATION, GRANTS, TECHNOLOGY, COMMERCE AND TRADE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the successor permit between the Los Angeles Harbor Department (LAHD) and Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) in order to continue to use LAHD property to operate and maintain the existing LADWP electrical distribution stations.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. ADOPT the determination by the LAHD that the proposed action is exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as provided in Article III, Class 1(14) of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines.
   
   
2. APPROVE Permit No. 911 to succeed Permit Nos. 711 and 780 between the LAHD and LADWP in order to allow for the continued use of LAHD property to operate and maintain the existing LADWP electrical distribution stations.
   
   
3. CONCUR with the Board of Harbor Commissioners action of May 5, 2016 by Resolution No. 16-7927 authorizing Permit No. 911 to succeed Permit Nos. 711 and 780 between the LAHD and LADWP.
   
   

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The City Administrative Officer reports that the LAHD states that the rent for Permit Nos. 711 and 780 at the time of the issuance of these permits was set at approximate annual market rates of $8,628 and $36,304, respectively.  According to the LAHD, the currently combined rental amount for Permit Nos. 711 and 780 is $67,398 annually.  Proposed Permit 911 will establish an annual compensation amount of $148,071.  This will result in an annual increase in fixed land rent revenue to the LAHD of $80,673 in the first year. The compensation is based on a current land value of $35 per square feet, with a 10 percent rate of return and a 50 percent discount provided for subsurface parcels.  Any rental receipts will be deposited in the Harbor Revenue Fund.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - NOVEMBER 18, 2016

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

ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION and INNOVATION, GRANTS, TECHNOLOGY, COMMERCE AND TRADE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the third amendment to the permit with Island Yacht Anchorage, Incorporated to allow a temporary liveaboard level at the marina in the Wilmington area.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. ADOPT the determination by the Board of Harbor Commissioners (Board) that the proposed action is exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as provided in Article II, Section 2(i) of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines.
   
   
2. APPROVE the third amendment to Permit No. 825 with Island Yacht Anchorage, Incorporated to allow a Harbor Department-leased marina in the Wilmington area to have a temporary liveaboard level that exceeds the Harbor Department-regulated level of five percent in order to accommodate or take in a liveaboard resident (tenant) from another marina that has closed.
   
   
3. CONCUR with the Board of Harbor Commissioners action of August 18, 2016 by Resolution No. 16-7982 authorizing the third amendment to Permit No. 825 with Island Yacht Anchorage, Incorporated.
   
   

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The City Administrative Officer reports that the proposed action is for approval of the proposed third amendment to the permit with Island Yacht Anchorage Incorporated to temporarily accommodate one liveaboard vessel displaced by the closure of Ports O’Call Marina.  The proposed amendment will not result in any additional expense and have no financial impact to the Harbor Department Revenue Fund.  The aggregate income will remain the same because any increased tenancy and revenue at the marina will be off-set by the displacement of the tenant from the closed marina.  There is no impact on the City General Fund.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - NOVEMBER 18, 2016

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

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF 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:

ADOPT the following changes to the RECOMMENDATIONS of approval:

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)

(Continued from Council meeting of November 2, 2016)

ADOPTED

AMENDING MOTION 14A (BONIN - BUSCAINO)

Recommendations for Council action:

1. Condition #2 shall be REVISED to read: "Hauling of earth shall be completed within eighty (80) haul days which may take place over a maximum of one hundred twenty (120) calendar days."
   
   
2. Condition #7 shall be REVISED to read: "A minimum of five (5) flag attendants."
   
   
3. Condition #9 shall be REVISED to read: " LOADED TRUCKS: Exit project site southbound on Barrington Avenue, turn left (east) on Wilshire Boulevard, enter northbound I-405 Freeway and continue to the disposal site outside the City Limits, if allowed by the Los Angeles Department of Transportation, otherwise Exit project site northbound on Barrington Avenue, turn right (east) on Sunset Boulevard, enter northbound I-405 Freeway and continue to the disposal site outside the City Limits."
   
   
4. Condition #13 shall be REVISED to read: "Stagger haul trucks and limit the number of trucks to a maximum of eight (8) per hour."
   
   
5. Condition #14 shall be ADDED to read: "Empty trucks waiting to be called to the project site shall wait on the east side of San Vicente Boulevard between Wilshire Boulevard and Bringham Avenue; provided, however, if Los Angeles County approval cannot be obtained for that location, then empty trucks shall wait on the east side of Federal Avenue south of Wilshire Boulevard."

HOUSING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to strengthening the enforcement of Ellis Act provisions and the preservation of Rent Stabilization Ordinance (RSO) units.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. REQUEST the City Attorney to work with the Housing and Community Investment Department (HCIDLA) and the Departments of Building and Safety and City Planning to draft an ordinance modifying the RSO to amend:
   
   
   1. The Ellis provisions in the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Sections 151.22 through 151.28 to address vacant units, re-rental of withdrawn units, annual property status reporting, demolished RSO units lacking a filed Ellis application, constraints filed with the County, withdrawal of residential hotel units, and relocation services, as described in the HCIDLA report to the Mayor dated April 15, 2016.
      
      
   2. The requirements of an exemption from the RSO replacement provisions in the LAMC Section 151.28 to require the property owner to execute and record a regulatory agreement that guarantees:
      
      
      1. A term of at least 55 years.
         
         
      2. Housing accommodations which are affordable for low- or very low-income households at or below 80 percent of the Area Median Income as established by the California Department of Housing and Community Development.
         
         
      3. The number of affordable housing units provided is at least equal to the number of RSO units withdrawn and replaced on a one-for-one basis or replaced by at least 20 percent of all newly constructed units, whichever is greater.
         
         
2. ADOPT a resolution in support of recommendations to amend the State Ellis Act to require a one year notice to all displaced tenants, and notification of re-rental of vacated units for all displaced tenants.
   
   

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer reports that this action will not impact the General Fund.  The above recommendations comply with City financial policies in that there is no additional cost to the City.

Community Impact Statement: Yes.

HOUSING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the selection of developers for affordable housing projects and other actions related to the disposition and development of 12 City-owned properties.

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

1. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department (HCIDLA), or designee, to:
   
   
   1. Select developers for the following 12 affordable housing developments, which will include permanent supportive housing for homeless, affordable multifamily, homeownership and other types of affordable housing:
      
      

      Property	Proposed Lead Developer
      5623-5633 Elmer Ave.	Habitat for Humanity SF/SCV
      12568 N. San Fernando Blvd.	NHS Neighborhood Redevelopment Corporation
      13574 W. Foothill Blvd.	Clifford Beers Housing
      6527 Crenshaw Blvd.	GTM Holdings
      206 E. Washington Blvd.	AMCAL Multi-Housing
      5888-5910 & 5879-5887 Crocker Street	West Angeles Community Development Corporation
      5215 & 5260 S. Figueroa St.	West Angeles Community Development Corporation
      6901-6915 S. Main St.	Coalition for Responsible Community Development
      2375 W. Washington Blvd.	Hollywood Community Housing Corporation
      4314 W. Adams Blvd.	Abode Communities
      8431 Geyser Ave.	Valley Village
      1637 N. Wilcox Ave. & 6518-6522 Hollywood Blvd.	Thomas Safran & Associates

           
   2. Negotiate and execute Exclusive Negotiation Agreements with the selected developers, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality.
      
      
   3. Negotiate and execute Disposition and Development Agreements (DDA) with the selected developers, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality.
      
      
   4. In conjunction with the General Manager, Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT), or designee, to negotiate and execute a Joint Development Agreement with the selected developer for the LADOT managed property located at 1637 North Wilcox Avenue and 6518-6522 Hollywood Boulevard, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality.
      
      
   5. Request and to collaborate with the City Attorney to prepare ordinances authorizing the sale of properties, if applicable, subject to Council approval.
      
      
   6. Execute a DDA with the selected developer for the single-family property located at 8431 Geyser Avenue, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality.
      
      
   7. Carry out various actions related to the disposition and development of City-owned properties, in conjunction with the General Manager, LADOT, or designee, and the City Attorney.
      
      
   8. Prepare Controller instructions for any necessary technical adjustments consistent with this action, subject to the approval of the City Administrative Officer (CAO); and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement these instructions.
      
      
2. INSTRUCT the General Manager, HCIDLA, or designee, to report to the Mayor and Council relative to efforts to obtain missing documentation for a former CRA/LA promissory note with Heritage Housing Partners totaling $509,593, and to collect an outstanding balance of $264,347.76 for the property located at 5623-5633 Elmer Avenue prior to any consideration of a write-off.
   
   

Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that this action will not impact the General Fund.  If the HCIDLA is able to collect all, or a portion of, Heritage Housing Partners' outstanding balance of $264,347.76 from an unsecured loan of $509,563 from the former Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency, the funds will be deposited into Fund No. 55J, Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund.  As an Affected Taxing Entity under the Dissolution Statute, the City will receive into the General Fund a portion of the sales proceeds as property tax income upon the future sale of 3685 South Vermont Avenue.  The HCIDLA does not know the amount of the property tax income at this time, and they are not included in the City's revenue projections.  The above recommendations are in compliance with City financial policies in that there is no additional cost to the City, and no funding commitments are being made at this time.  Potential project funding sources include State tax exempt bonds, State tax credits, private financing and the Affordable Housing Trust Fund, among others.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the Hollywood No. 1 Street Lighting District.

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

1. ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated September 30, 2016.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of JANUARY 10, 2017 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Hollywood No. 1 Street Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The Bureau of Street Lighting reports that if adopted, $14,275.82 will be collected annually starting with tax year 2016-17 that will go into a dedicated street lighting maintenance assessment account for the use in the operation and maintenance of this street lighting system.

(Board of Public Works Hearing Date:  January 4, 2017)

COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the Glendale Boulevard and Deane Street Lighting District.

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

1. ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated October 6, 2016.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of JANUARY 10, 2017 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Glendale Boulevard and Deane Street Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The Bureau of Street Lighting reports that if adopted, $625.50 will be collected annually starting with tax year 2016-17 that will go into a dedicated street lighting maintenance assessment account for the use in the operation and maintenance of this street lighting system.

(Board of Public Works Hearing Date:  January 4, 2017)

COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the Mason Avenue and Arminta Street Lighting District.

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

1. ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated October 6, 2016.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of JANUARY 10, 2017 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Mason Avenue and Arminta Street Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The Bureau of Street Lighting reports that if adopted, $412.33 will be collected annually starting with tax year 2016-17 that will go into a dedicated street lighting maintenance assessment account for the use in the operation and maintenance of this street lighting system.

(Board of Public Works Hearing Date:  January 4, 2017)

COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the Washington Place and Marcasel Avenue Street Lighting District.

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

1. ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated October 19, 2016.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of JANUARY 10, 2017 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Washington Place and Marcasel Avenue Street Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The Bureau of Street Lighting reports that if adopted, $281.23 will be collected annually starting with tax year 2016-17 that will go into a dedicated street lighting maintenance assessment account for the use in the operation and maintenance of this street lighting system.

(Board of Public Works Hearing Date:  January 4, 2017)

COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the Sunland Boulevard and Sunland Park Drive No. 1 Street Lighting District.

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

1. ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated October 19, 2016.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of JANUARY 10, 2017 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Sunland Boulevard and Sunland Park Drive No. 1 Street Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The Bureau of Street Lighting reports that if adopted, $789.69 will be collected annually starting with tax year 2016-17 that will go into a dedicated street lighting maintenance assessment account for the use in the operation and maintenance of this street lighting system.

(Board of Public Works Hearing Date:  January 4, 2017)

COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the Firmament Avenue and Sherman Way No. 1 Street Lighting District.

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

1. ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated October 19, 2016.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of JANUARY 10, 2017 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Firmament Avenue and Sherman Way No. 1 Street Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The Bureau of Street Lighting reports that if adopted, $1,426.06 will be collected annually starting with tax year 2016-17 that will go into a dedicated street lighting maintenance assessment account for the use in the operation and maintenance of this street lighting system.

(Board of Public Works Hearing Date:  January 4, 2017)

COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the Bridewell and Pollard Streets Lighting District.

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

1. ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated October 19, 2016.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of JANUARY 10, 2017 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Bridewell and Pollard Streets Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The Bureau of Street Lighting reports that if adopted, $496.53 will be collected annually starting with tax year 2016-17 that will go into a dedicated street lighting maintenance assessment account for the use in the operation and maintenance of this street lighting system.

(Board of Public Works Hearing Date:  January 4, 2017)

5109 East Monte Vista Street (Case No. 144005) Assessor I.D. No. 5469-013-014

5109 East Monte Vista Street (Case No. 410364) Assessor I.D. No. 5469-013-014

5453 West Geer Avenue (Case No. 450536) Assessor I.D. No. 5043-011-017

5453 West Geer Avenue (Case No. 457149) Assessor I.D. No. 5043-011-017

3305 West 21st Street (Case No. 565658) Assessor I.D. No. 5060-027-016

972 East Vernon Avenue (Case No. 561301) Assessor I.D. No. 4243-031-001

834 North Lakme Avenue (Case No. 564395) Assessor I.D. No. 7423-016-008

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER and RESOLUTION TO VACATE relative to vacating a portion of the alley easterly of Alvarado Street between Wilshire Boulevard and 7th Street (VAC-21744).

Recommendations for Council action:

1. REAFFIRM the FINDINGS of July 9, 1986, that the vacation of a portion of the alley easterly of Alvarado Street between Wilshire Boulevard and 7th Street, pursuant to the City of Los Angeles Environmental Guidelines, is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, pursuant to Article III, Class 5(3) of the City of Los Angeles Environmental Guidelines.
   
   
2. REAFFIRM the FINDINGS of July 9, 1986, that this vacation is in substantial conformance with the General Plan pursuant to Section 556 of the Los Angeles City Charter.
   
   
3. ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION TO VACATE No. 16-21744 for the vacation of a portion of the alley easterly of Alvarado Street between Wilshire Boulevard and 7th Street.
   
   
4. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to transmit, following Council adoption, Resolution to Vacate No. 16-21744 to the Land Development Group of the Bureau of Engineering for recordation of said Resolution with the Los Angeles County Recorder.
   
   

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER and RESOLUTION TO VACATE relative to vacating Bay Street between Jefferson Boulevard and Ballona Creek (VAC-E1401223).

Recommendations for Council action:

1. REAFFIRM the FINDINGS of October 1, 2014, that the vacation of Bay Street between Jefferson Boulevard and Ballona Creek, pursuant to the City of Los Angeles Environmental Guidelines, is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, pursuant to Article III, Class 5(3) of the City of Los Angeles Environmental Guidelines.
   
   
2. REAFFIRM the FINDINGS of October 1, 2014, that this vacation is in substantial conformance with the General Plan pursuant to Section 556 of the Los Angeles City Charter.
   
   
3. ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION TO VACATE No. 16-1401223 for the vacation of Bay Street between Jefferson Boulevard and Ballona Creek.
   
   
4. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to transmit, following Council adoption, Resolution to Vacate No. 16-1401223 to the Land Development Group of the Bureau of Engineering for recordation of said Resolution with the Los Angeles County Recorder.
   
   

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

COMMUNICATION FROM CHAIR, PUBLIC WORKS AND GANG REDUCTION COMMITTEE relative to helping community organizations undertake community improvement projects.

Recommendations for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Englander – Krekorian):

1. DIRECT the Department of Public Works, with the assistance of the Information Technology Agency (ITA), to develop a proposal for improved marketing of existing City resources and services available to assist community groups wishing to perform beautification projects, including:
   
   
   1. A new, user-friendly, robust and visually-appealing webpage.
      
      
   2. A comprehensive list of all possible community improvement projects.
      
      
   3. Step-by-step instructions on how to complete each community improvement project from start to finish, including the key City departments involved.
      
      
   4. The removal of dead links to old City websites that exist on search engines.
      
      
   5. Identifying ways to increase Search Engine Optimization with new webpage.
      
      
   6. A method of tracking web traffic before and after launch of new webpage to help measure success of webpage and identify areas of improvement.
      
      
   7. Identifying common roadblocks community groups encounter when seeking to undertake beautification projects and recommend potential solutions.
      
      
2. DIRECT the ITA, with the assistance of the Department of Public Works, to report relative to:
   
   
   1. Existing department protocols for responding to 311 inquiries about community improvement projects.
      
      
   2. The number of calls and types of requests 311 has received over the past two years.
      
      
   3. Recommendations for tracking the types of calls received and their outcomes.
      
      

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

Community Impact Statement:  Yes

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER and RESOLUTION TO VACATE relative to vacating a portion of the alley northwesterly of Main Street between 9th Street and Olympic Boulevard (VAC- E1401217).

Recommendations for Council action:

1. REAFFIRM the FINDINGS of May 9, 2014, that the vacation of a portion of the alley northwesterly of Main Street between 9th Street and Olympic Boulevard, pursuant to the City of Los Angeles Environmental Guidelines, is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, pursuant to Article III, Class 5(3) of the City of Los Angeles Environmental Guidelines.
   
   
2. REAFFIRM the FINDINGS of May 9, 2014, that this vacation is in substantial conformance with the General Plan pursuant to Section 556 of the Los Angeles City Charter.
   
   
3. ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION TO VACATE No. 16-1401217 for the vacation of a portion of the alley northwesterly of Main Street between 9th Street and Olympic Boulevard.
   
   
4. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to transmit, following Council adoption, Resolution to Vacate No. 16-1401217 to the Land Development Group of the Bureau of Engineering for recordation of said Resolution with the Los Angeles County Recorder.
   
   

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

(Continued from Council meeting of November 1, 2016)

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES CITY PLANNING COMMISSION (LACPC) relative to proposed amendments to the Historic Preservation Overlay Zone (HPOZ) Ordinance.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. FIND based on the whole of the record, that the proposed ordinance is Categorically Exempt (No. ENV-2016-1907-CE) from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the State CEQA Guidelines, Article 19, Section 15308, Class 8, and Article 19, Section 15331, Class 31.
   
   
2. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the LACPC as the Findings of the Council.
   
   
3. REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present an Ordinance amending Section 12.20.3 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to clarify review procedures, add frequently used definitions, and outline procedures and fees for technical corrections to Historic Resources Surveys, and demolition.

Applicant:  City of Los Angeles

Case No.  CPC-2016-1906-CA

CEQA No.  ENV-2016-1907-CE

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

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

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

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES CITY PLANNING COMMISSION (LACPC) relative to a proposed Ordinance establishing the El Sereno-Berkshire Craftsman District Historic Preservation Overlay Zone (HPOZ).

Recommendations for Council action:

1. FIND that this action is Categorically Exempt (No. ENV- 2016-931-CE) under the State CEQA Guidelines, Article 19, Section 15308, Class 8, and Article 19, Section 15331, Class 31.
   
   
2. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the LACPC as the Findings of the Council.
   
   
3. REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present an Ordinance establishing the El Sereno-Berkshire Craftsman District HPOZ pursuant to the provisions of Section 12.20.3 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and by amending Section 12.04 of the LAMC by amending the zoning map, for the properties bounded by Kendall Avenue and Moffatt Street to the north, Huntington Drive to the east and south, a Los Angeles Unified School District campus (Sierra Vista Elementary) and Newtonia Drive to the south, and the rear lot lines of the properties located on the west side of Alpha Avenue to the west.

Applicant:  City of Los Angeles

Case No.  CPC-2016-930-HPOZ

CEQA No.  ENV-2016-937-CE

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

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

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

COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE GENERAL MANAGER, LOS ANGELES HOUSING AND COMMUNITY INVESTMENT DEPARTMENT (HCIDLA) AND THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (CAO) and RESOLUTION relative to the issuance of tax-exempt multi-family conduit revenue bonds to finance the construction of the PATH Metro Villas I Apartments affordable housing development.

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

1. ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION authorizing the issuance of up to $17,500,000 in tax-exempt multi-family conduit revenue bonds for the construction of the PATH Metro Villas I Apartments affordable housing development located at 345 North Westmoreland Avenue.
   
   
2. REQUIRE that California Community Reinvestment Corporation fulfill the reporting requirements of the Responsible Banking Ordinance adopted by Council on May 25, 2012, prior to the execution of the relevant loan documents.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, HCIDLA, or designee, to negotiate and execute the relevant bond documents for the PATH Metro Villas I Apartments, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality.
   
   

Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that this action will not impact the General Fund.  The City is a conduit issuer and does not incur liability for the repayment of the bonds, which are a limited obligation payable solely from the revenues of the PATH Metro Villas I Apartments Project, and the City will in no way be obligated to make payments on the bonds.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

(Housing Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE GENERAL MANAGER, LOS ANGELES HOUSING AND COMMUNITY INVESTMENT DEPARTMENT (HCIDLA) AND CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (CAO) relative to issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit bids for housing-related technical services.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, HCIDLA, to prepare and release an RFP to solicit bids for housing-related technical services, in substantial conformance with the draft RFP attached to the CAO report to the Mayor and Council dated October 27, 2016, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality.
   
   
2. DIRECT the General Manager, HCIDLA, to report to the Mayor and Council with recommendations to enter into contracts with qualified firms for the provision of housing-related technical services identified in the RFP, including any necessary implementing recommendations.
   
   

Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that this action will not impact the General Fund.  Funding for the successful proposals will be from the HOME Investment Partnership Program grants, Housing Production Revolving Fund, Municipal Housing Finance Fund, Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund, Rent Stabilization Trust Fund, and Code Enforcement Trust Fund.  The above recommendations are in compliance with City financial policies in that there is no additional cost to the City.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

(Housing Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

COMMUNICATION FROM THE GENERAL MANAGER, LOS ANGELES HOUSING AND COMMUNITY INVESTMENT DEPARTMENT (HCIDLA) and RESOLUTION relative to extending the term of the loans and covenant regulatory agreements, and modifying the interest rates for the Rossmore Hotel Apartments, Simone Hotel Apartments, and Weldon Hotel Apartments affordable housing projects, and related actions.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, HCIDLA, or designee, to negotiate and execute amendments to three existing City loans for the Rossmore, Simone, and Weldon affordable housing projects subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality; amendments will include but not be limited to: changes in loan principal balances, interest rates, affordability periods, subordination and assignment and transfer to a new limited partnership.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the HCIDLA to:
   
   
   1. Extend the loan and regulatory term to 55 years from the date of loan closing and convert the loan interest rate to the Applicable Federal Rate published on the day of loan closing, compounded annually, and applied to the combined principal loan balance and accrued interest for the Rossmore project located at 905 East 6th Street.
      
      
   2. Extend the loan and regulatory term to 55 years from the date of loan closing and convert the loan interest rate to the Applicable Federal Rate published on the day of loan closing, compounded annually, and applied to the combined principal loan balance and accrued interest for the Simone project located at 520 San Julian Street.
      
      
   3. Extend the loan and regulatory term to 55 years from the date of loan closing and convert the loan interest rate for the principal loan balance to 1.06 percent, compounded annually, not subject to the contingent interest calculation for the Weldon project located at 507 Maple Avenue.
      
      
3. AUTHORIZE the HCIDLA to extend the term to 55 years from the date of loan closing and convert the loan interest rate to zero percent for the accrued interest at the time of loan closing for the Weldon project and to remain subject to the contingent interest calculation.
   
   
4. ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION and approve the Replacement Housing Plan attached to the HCIDLA report to the Mayor dated November 4, 2016.
   
   
5. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, HCIDLA, or designee, to execute any documents pertaining to these transactions, consistent with this action, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality.
   
   

Fiscal Impact Statement: The HCIDLA reports that this action will not impact the General Fund.  No new City funds will be required for the recapitalization and rehabilitation of the Trust’s Rossmore, Simone, and Weldon properties.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

(Housing Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

MOTION (WESSON - ENGLANDER) relative to funding for moving-related costs for the Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council.

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

1. TRANSFER/APPROPRIATE $13,440 in the General City Purposes Fund No. 100/56, Account No. 0707 (CD 7 Community Services) to the Neighborhood Empowerment Fund No. 44B/47, Account No. 471082 (Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council) for moving-related costs accrued between 2015 and 2016, pursuant to a prior commitment of funding given by Council District Seven.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the City Clerk to make any corrections, clarifications or revisions to the above fund transfer instructions, including any new instructions, in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion.

MOTION (PRICE - CEDILLO) relative to the issuance of one or more series of revenue bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $5,750,000 for the refinancing of the acquisition of facilities for St. John's Well Child and Family Center located at 5701 and 5801 South Hoover Street, and 818, 834, and 840 West 58th Street (Project).

Recommendations for Council action:

1. PERMIT the California Municipal Finance Authority to issue bonds not to exceed $5,750,000 for the purpose of refinancing for the Project located at 5701 and 5801 South Hoover Street, and 818, 834, and 840 West 58th Street in Council District Nine.
   
   
2. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to schedule a Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (TEFRA) Hearing on the agenda for the City Council meeting to be held on Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. located at 200 North Spring Street, Room 340, Los Angeles, CA 90012.
   
   
3. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to place on the Agenda for the City Council meeting to be held on Wednesday, November 9, 2016 consideration of the TEFRA hearing results and adoption of the accompanying TEFRA hearing Resolution to follow the conduct of the TEFRA hearing.

FINAL MAP OF TRACT NO. 54432 located at 12474 West Pierce Street northerly of Borden Avenue.

(Bond No. C-128153)

(Quimby Fee: $5,578)

Subdivider: Leroy Adams; Surveyor: Nick Kazemi

MOTION (CEDILLO - ENGLANDER) relative to issuing the appropriate Right of Entry permit to the Lummis Day Community Foundation, Inc. for the 12th Annual Lummis Day Festival from May 29, 2017 to June 7, 2017, or for any other date this event takes place.