20716 West Dumont Street. (Lien: $1,641.36)

(Continued from Council meeting of January 20, 2017)

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING COMMENTS and CONSIDERATION OF 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 $80,000,000 to provide financing for the Hayward Manor Hotel (Project) located at 206 West Sixth 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 $80,000,000 to provide financing for the Project located at 206 West Sixth Street.
   
   
2. ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION approving the issuance of one or more series of revenue bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $80,000,000 to provide financing for the Project located at 206 West Sixth Street.

(Scheduled pursuant to Council action of November 30, 2016)

(Continued from Council meeting of January 13, 2017)

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Conditional Use Permit appeals for the property located at 4001 West 6th Street.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. FIND, that the project is Categorically Exempt, ENV-2016-933-CE, from environmental review, pursuant to Article III, Section I, Class 5, Category 34, of the City of Los Angeles California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines.
   
   
2. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the PLUM Committee as the Findings of the Council.
   
   
3. RESOLVE TO GRANT IN PART/DENY IN PART THE APPEALS filed by Yoon Hee (Charles) Yeh, Aceplus, Inc. (Representative: Donna Bullock) and Peter Park, Christian Total Ethos of California and THEREBY SUSTAIN IN PART the determination of the Zoning Administrator in approving a Conditional Use Permit to allow the sale and dispensing of a full line of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption in conjunction with a proposed restaurant, in the C2-1 / R4-2 Zone, and a Conditional Use Permit to allow the hours of operation, as modified by the PLUM Committee, from 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., Sunday through Thursday, and 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. Friday through Saturday, for the property located at 4001 West 6th Street, subject to Conditions of Approval, as modified by the PLUM Committee and attached to Council file No. 17-0091.

(On January 31, 2017, Council adopted Motion [Ryu - Wesson] pursuant to Charter Section 245, asserting jurisdiction over the November 29, 2017 action of the Central Los Angeles Area Planning Commission [CLAAPC] [Letter of Determination dated January 18, 2017])

Applicant:  Yoon Hee (Charles) Yeh, Aceplus, Incorporated

Representative:  Donna Bullock

Case No. ZA-2016-932-CUB-1A

CEQA No. ENV-2016-933-CE

Fiscal Impact Statement:  None submitted by the CLAAPC.  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 - FEBRUARY 21, 2017

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - FEBRUARY 21, 2017)

ENTERTAINMENT AND FACILITIES COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the use of space by Neighborhood Councils at City facilities.

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

1. AMEND the current Citywide policies and procedures for the use of space by Neighborhood Councils at City facilities, as detailed in the City Administrative Officer report dated October 25, 2016, attached to the Council file.
   
   
2. INSTRUCT Municipal Facilities Committee (MFC) staff (Department of General Services and other relevant City Departments) to provide Neighborhood Councils with priority use of spaces for the remaining City facilities on a case-by-case basis.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The MFC reports that there is no immediate impact on the General Fund as a result of the recommended actions.

Community Impact Statement: Yes.

For:

West Hills Neighborhood Council

Sylmar Neighborhood Council

Empowerment Congress North Area Neighborhood Council

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

132 West Florence Avenue. (Case No. 375282) Assessor I.D. No. 6031-001-015

MOTION (HARRIS-DAWSON - BUSCAINO) relative to an offer of reward for information leading to the identification, apprehension, and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the shooting deaths of Fidel Campos and Ricardo Mendoza on January 31, 2017.

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

1. PROVIDE an offer of reward in the amount of $75,000 for information leading to the identification, apprehension, and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the shooting deaths of Fidel Campos and Ricardo Mendoza on January 31, 2017.
   
   
2. FIND that the subject reward complies with the provisions of Chapter 12, Article 1, Division 19, of the Los Angeles Administrative Code, and to thereby cause the offer of reward to become effective.
   
   
3. DIRECT the City Clerk to publish the reward notice in the Our Weekly, Los Angeles Sentinel and LA Watts Times, in addition to the regular publications used by the City Clerk for reward notices, to ensure adequate community notice.

MOTION (HARRIS-DAWSON - BUSCAINO) relative to reinstating the reward offer in the death of Todd Britt for an additional six months.

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

REAFFIRM Council’s findings and REINSTATE the reward offer relative to the death of Todd Britt (Council action of August 22, 2016) for an additional period of six months from the publication of the offer of reward by the Office of the City Clerk and, further, that the sum of $50,000 shall be the aggregate maximum sum of any payment or payments of a City reward in this instance.

MOTION (PRICE - HARRIS-DAWSON) relative to an offer of reward for information leading to the identification, apprehension, and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the shooting death of Joshua Otoniel Gudiel on January 8, 2017.

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

1. PROVIDE an offer of reward in the amount of $50,000 for information leading to the identification, apprehension, and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the shooting death of Joshua Otoniel Gudiel on January 8, 2017.
   
   
2. FIND that the subject reward complies with the provisions of Chapter 12, Article 1, Division 19, of the Los Angeles Administrative Code, and to thereby cause the offer of reward to become effective.
   
   
3. DIRECT the City Clerk to publish the required notices and/or advertisements to effectuate this reward.

RECONSIDERED ITEM NO. 11 FROM COUNCIL MEETING OF FEBRUARY 15, 2017

PUBLIC WORKS AND GANG REDUCTION (PWGR) COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a loan from the Public Works Trust Fund to the Department of Recreation and Parks (RAP) for property acquisition for the expansion of Runyon Canyon Park.

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

1. AUTHORIZE the Controller to establish a new account within the RAP Grant Fund No. 205/88, Account No. To Be Determined (TBD), entitled Runyon Canyon Park, subject to the approval by the Board of Public Works, of a new loan of up to $1,500,000 from the Public Works Trust Fund for the Runyon Canyon Park expansion project.
   
   
2. INSTRUCT the RAP to repay the $1,500,000 loan from the Public Works Trust Fund upon completion of close-out of the Statewide Land and Water Conservation Fund grant and the receipt of grant reimbursement from the State of California.
   
   

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The City Administrative Officer reports that approving the above recommendations has no immediate impact on the City’s General Fund. However, there is a potential impact to the RAP operational budget for increased operations and maintenance costs in an amount to be determined, which will be addressed through the City budget process once property acquisition is complete.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

(Arts, Parks and River Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

ADOPTED

AMENDING MOTION 11A (RYU - BUSCAINO)

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

AMEND the PWGR Committee report to adopt the following in lieu of Recommendation No. 1:

AUTHORIZE the Board of Public Works (Director of Accounting) to transfer $1,500,000 from the Public Works Trust Fund to Recreation and Parks Grant Fund No. 205/88, Account No. TBD, entitled Runyon Canyon Park, to front fund the California Land and Water Conservation Fund grant; and, AUTHORIZE the Director of Accounting to waive and not assess any interest on this loan.

ATTEST: Holly L. Wolcott, CITY CLERK

By:

                    Council Clerk                             PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL