EXEMPTION, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the collection of solid waste from commercial establishments and multifamily dwellings, the addition of reporting requirements regarding use of subcontractors and identification of additional subcontracting opportunities by franchisees in the Zero Waste LA Exclusive Franchise System (Franchise System), formalizing the process for addition of subcontractors in the Franchise System, and requiring that franchisees use their best efforts to identify additional subcontracting opportunities or face monetary penalties for failure to demonstrate best efforts based on criteria to be set forth in rules and regulations.

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

1. FIND that in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), it has been determined that adoption of the Ordinance is exempt from the provisions of the CEQA under Section 15060 (c)(2) of the State CEQA Guidelines and Article II, Section 2(m) of the City CEQA Guidelines.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated December 6, 2016 amending Sections 66.33 through 66.33.10 of Article 6, Chapter VI of the Los Angeles Municipal Code relating to the collection of solid waste from commercial establishments and multifamily dwellings.

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.

COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) to clarify and modify provisions relating to the issuance and sale of bonds to pay judgments.

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

PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated December 7, 2016, amending a City of Los Angeles ordinance authorizing the issuance and sale of bonds, notes, certificates or other evidence of indebtedness (Judgment Bonds) to pay judgment obligations by amending Section 11.27 of the LAAC to clarify and expand on the types of settlements that are eligible to be paid with Judgment Bonds and to provide more procedural flexibility.

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.

(Budget and Finance Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY relative to additional funding, term extensions, and new contracts for outside counsel.

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

1. TRANSFER $850,000 from the Unappropriated Balance, Outside Counsel Including Workers Compensation line item to the City Attorney, Fund No. 100/12, Account No. 009301.    
          
2. TRANSFER $15,000 from the Unappropriated Balance, Outside Counsel Including Workers Compensation line item to the City Attorney, Fund No. 100/12, Account No. 009302.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney's Office to amend to increase maximum compensation for the following contracts by these respective amounts:
   
   

   Contract No.	Contractor	Amount
   C-127065	Liebert Cassidy and Whitmore	$100,000
   C-127650	Liebert Cassidy and Whitmore	$270,000
   C-106214	Colantuono and Levin	$75,000
   C-122342	Theodora Oringher	$210,000
   C-122286	Steptoe and Johnson	$15,000
   C-120019	Meyers Nave Riback Silver and Wilson	$10,000
   C-122193	Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak and Stewart	$50,000
   C-125811	Albright Yee and Schmit	$150,000

      
4. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney to enter into a new, three-year contract with Orbach Huff Suarez and Henderson in the amount of $70,000 for the Willits, et al. v. City of Los Angeles matter.
   
   
5. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney to enter into a new, two-year contract with Arent Fox in the amount of $50,000 for specialized legal services to assist in responding to a Department of Justice investigation and a Voluntary Compliance Agreement with the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
   
   
6. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney to amend Contract No. C-125811 with Albright Yee and Schmit (Miles litigation) in the amount of $150,000 as funded by Department of Public Works, Bureau of Sanitation.
   
   
7. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney to extend the term of Contract No. C-123755 with Best Best and Krieger (ITA City Broadband) to February 3, 2019.
   
   
8. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney, or designee, to prepare Controller instructions for any necessary technical adjustments, subject to the approval of the City Administrative Officer (CAO); and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement the instructions.
      

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

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

(The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the above matter.)

(Budget and Finance Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

ATTEST:  Holly L. Wolcott, CITY CLERK

By

          Council Clerk                                   PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL