CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Spring and 8th Streets Lighting District.

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

1. DENY the protest and confirm the assessments.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE levying the assessments and ordering the maintenance of the above lighting district, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Government Code Section 53753 (Proposition 218).

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Harwood and Crystal Streets Lighting District.

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

1. DENY the protest and confirm the assessments.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE levying the assessments and ordering the maintenance of the above lighting district, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Government Code Section 53753 (Proposition 218).

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Shoredale Avenue and Crystal Street Lighting District.

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

1. DENY the protest and confirm the assessments.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE levying the assessments and ordering the maintenance of the above lighting district, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Government Code Section 53753 (Proposition 218).

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Tramonto Drive and Los Liones Drive No. 1 Street Lighting District.

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

1. DENY the protest and confirm the assessments.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE levying the assessments and ordering the maintenance of the above lighting district, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Government Code Section 53753 (Proposition 218).

HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the Hargis Street and La Cienega 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 March 8, 2017 - Continue hearing and present Ordinance on May 31, 2017 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 Baldwin Hills 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 March 8, 2017 - Continue hearing and present Ordinance on May 31, 2017 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 Washington 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 March 8, 2017 - Continue hearing and present Ordinance on May 31, 2017 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 Sherman Oaks Circle and Varden 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 March 8, 2017 - Continue hearing and present Ordinance on May 31, 2017 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 Brownell Street and Norris 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 March 8, 2017 - Continue hearing and present Ordinance on May 31, 2017 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 Sunland Boulevard and Sunland Park Drive No. 2 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 March 8, 2017 - Continue hearing and present Ordinance on May 31, 2017 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 Pico Boulevard and Hope 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 March 8, 2017 - Continue hearing and present Ordinance on May 31, 2017 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 Rayen Street and Willis 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 March 8, 2017 - Continue hearing and present Ordinance on May 31, 2017 to consider report of protests to be submitted as a result of balloting, pursuant to Proposition 218)

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to an offer to dedicate the sidewalk and sanitary sewer easements on the southeast line of Santa Monica Boulevard and the southwest line of Moreno Drive (Right of Way No. 36000-10043).

Recommendations for Council action:

1. FIND that the offer to dedicate the sidewalk and sanitary sewer easements on the southeast line of Santa Monica Boulevard and the southwest line of Moreno Drive (Right of Way No. 36000-10043) is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 pursuant to Article III, Class 5(19) of the City's Environmental Guidelines.
   
   
2. ACCEPT the petitioner's offer to dedicate the sidewalk and sanitary sewer easements on the southeast line of Santa Monica Boulevard and the southwest line of Moreno Drive (Right of Way No. 36000-10043), as depicted on the Exhibit Map accompanying the April 27, 2017 City Engineer report to Council.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the Board of Public Works to acquire the easement for sidewalk and sanitary sewer purposes on the southeast line of Santa Monica Boulevard and the southwest line of Moreno Drive (Right of Way No. 36000-10043), as depicted on the Exhibit Map accompanying the April 27, 2017 City Engineer report.
   
   
4. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to forward a copy of the Council action on this project to the Real Estate Division of the Bureau of Engineering for processing.
   
   

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Engineer reports that a $3,416.51 fee for processing this report was paid pursuant to Sections 7.3 and 7.41.1 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code. No additional City funds are needed.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

ARTS, PARKS, AND RIVER COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the appointment of Ms. Jacqueline Le Kennedy to the El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument Authority.

Recommendation for Council action:

RESOLVE that the Mayor's appointment of Ms. Jacqueline Le Kennedy to the El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument Authority for the term ending June 30, 2021 is APPROVED and CONFIRMED. Ms. Le Kennedy resides in Council District Five. (Current Board gender composition: F=3; M=4).
 

Financial Disclosure Statement:  Pending.

Background Check:  Filed.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - MAY 14, 2017

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - MAY 12, 2017)

ARTS, PARKS, AND RIVER COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the appointment of Ms. Margot Armbruster to the Board of Zoo Commissioners.

Recommendation for Council action:

RESOLVE that the Mayor's appointment of Ms. Margot Armbruster to the Board of Zoo Commissioners for the term ending June 30, 2022 is APPROVED and CONFIRMED. Ms. Armbruster resides in Council District 11. (Current Board gender composition: F=1; M=3).
 

Financial Disclosure Statement:  Pending.

Background Check:  Pending.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - MAY 14, 2017

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - MAY 12, 2017)

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT, and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to a Vesting Zone Change for the property located at 1691 West Adams Boulevard.

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

1. FIND, based on independent judgment from the decision maker that pursuant to Section 21084 of the California Public Resources Code and on the whole of the administrative record, the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines 15303 (New Construction of Small Structure), 15331 (Historic Resource), and 15332 (In-fill Development) and there is no substantial evidence demonstrating that an exception to a categorical exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15300.2 applies.

 

2. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the South Los Angeles Area Planning Commission (SLAAPC) as the Findings of the Council.

 

3. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated December 6, 2016, effecting a Vesting Zone Change from C1-1VL-HPOZ to (T)[Q]C2-1VL-HPOZ to allow the demolition of an automotive fueling station with a 1,862 square-foot building and eight vehicle fueling stations and the construction of a 2,500 square-foot building with 10 vehicle fueling stations operating 24 hours a day, for the property located at 1691 West Adams Boulevard, subject to Conditions of Approval.

 

4. ADVISE the applicant, pursuant to Section 12.32-G of the Los Angeles Municipal Code:

    

   . . . the Council may decide to impose a permanent Q Condition . . . identified on the zone change map by the symbol Q in brackets . . . There shall be no time limit on removal of the brackets around the [Q] Qualified designation nor on removal of the [T] Tentative designation. After the conditions of the permanent [Q] Qualified classification have been fulfilled, the brackets surrounding the Q symbol shall be removed.

 

5. ADVISE the applicant that, pursuant to California State Public Resources Code Section 21081.6, the City shall monitor or require evidence that mitigation conditions are implemented and maintained throughout the life of the project and the City may require any necessary fees to cover the cost of such monitoring.

 

6. ADVISE the applicant that, pursuant to State Fish and Game Code Section 711.4, a Fish and Game Fee and/or Certificate of Fee Exemption is now required to be submitted to the County Clerk prior to or concurrent with the Environmental Notice of Determination filing.

Applicant: Benjamin An, JC 2020 Corporation

Representative: Michael Pauls, Michael Pauls Associates

Case No. APCS-2016-1560-VZC-VCU-CCMP

CEQA No. ENV-2016-1561-CE

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - MAY 17, 2017

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - MAY 17, 2017)

PERSONNEL AND ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the establishment of salary for the new classes of Motion Picture and Television Manager (Class Code 1789) and Portfolio Manager (Class Code 9143).

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

1. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated April 11, 2017 amending Ordinance No. 184251 pertaining to 2015-16 to 2017-18 Fiscal Year Salaries and Benefits to include and provide a salary for the new, Non-Represented classes of Motion Picture and Television Manager and Portfolio Manager.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the City Administrative Officer (CAO), upon accretion of said classes to a bargaining unit, to amend the appropriate Memorandum of Understanding to reflect the salary approved by Ordinance.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The CAO reports that the anticipated cost is approximately $28,146 annually for the Motion Picture and Television Manager class, and approximately $62,933 annually for the Portfolio Manager class.  The affected departments will absorb these costs within their respective budgeted funds.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

PERSONNEL AND ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the establishment of salary for the new class of Zoo Nutritionist (Class Code 2364).

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

1. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated May 2, 2017 amending Ordinance No. 184251 (2015-16 to 2017-18) to provide a salary for the new class of Zoo Nutritionist (Class Code 2364).
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the City Administrative Officer (CAO), upon accretion of the class to a bargaining unit, to amend the appropriate Memorandum of Understanding to reflect the salary approved by Ordinance.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The CAO reports that the Los Angeles Zoo is special funded; there will be no impact to the General Fund for one Zoo Nutritionist position.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to make local administrative changes and incorporate by reference portions of the 2016 edition of the California Fire Code (CFC) and the 2015 edition of the International Fire Code (IFC).

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

PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated March 14, 2017, amending Article 7, Chapter 5 of the LAMC to make local administrative changes and incorporate by reference portions of the 2016 edition of the CFC and the 2015 edition of the IFC.

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.

(URGENCY CLAUSE - 12 VOTES REQUIRED ON SECOND READING)

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY CLERK and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the establishment  of the San Pedro Historic Waterfront (Property-Based) Business Improvement District (BID).

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

1. FIND that:
   
   
   1. The petitions submitted on behalf of the proponents of the proposed San Pedro Historic Waterfront BID are signed by property owners who will pay more than 50 percent of the assessments proposed to be levied.
      
      

   2. All parcels included in the BID will receive a special benefit from the improvements and activities that are to be provided.
      
      

   3. All parcels that will have a special benefit conferred upon them and upon which an assessment would be imposed are those as identified in the Management District Plan, attached to the Council file.
      
      

   4. In accordance with Article XIIID of the California Constitution all assessments are supported by the Engineer’s Report, attached to the Council file, prepared by a registered professional engineer certified by the State of California.
      
      

   5. In accordance with Article XIIID of the California Constitution and based on the facts and conclusions contained in the attached Engineer’s Report, the assessment levied on each parcel within the proposed BID is proportionate to the special benefit derived from the improvements and activities that are to be provided.
      
      

   6. That in accordance with Article XIIID of the California Constitution and based on the facts and conclusions contained in the attached Engineer Report, has separated the general from special benefits.  The Engineer report identified general benefits in the amount of 0.86 percent to be separated from the special benefits conferred on parcels within the proposed BID.
                     

   7. The yearly general benefits cost must be paid from funds other than the assessments collected for the San Pedro Historic Waterfront BID and that the general benefit cost for first year of operation is $12,869.33.
      
      

   8. No publicly owned parcel is exempt from assessment.
      
      

   9. The assessments for the proposed BID are not taxes and that the BID qualifies for exemption from Proposition 26 under exemption 7 of Article XI11C, Section 1(e).
      
      

   10. The services provided by the Owners’ Association are in the nature of professional, expert, technical or other special services, that the services are of a temporary and occasional character, and that the use of competitive bidding would be impractical, not advantageous, undesirable or where the common law otherwise excuses compliance with competitive bidding requirements.
       
       

   11. The proposed improvements and activities are completely separate from the day to day operations of the City of Los Angeles.
              

2. APPROVE the San Pedro Property Owners Alliance to administer the San Pedro Historic Waterfront BID if the BID is renewed.
   
   
3. ADOPT the April 27, 2017 City Clerk report, Management District Plan, and Engineer's report, attached to the Council File.
          
4. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying Ordinance of Intention dated April 26, 2017 to renew the San Pedro Historic Waterfront BID.
   
   
5. AUTHORIZE the City Clerk, upon establishment of the San Pedro Historic Waterfront BID, to prepare, execute and administer a contract between the City of Los Angeles and the San Pedro Historic Waterfront BID Steering Committee for the administration of the BID’s programs.
      
6. DIRECT the City Clerk to comply with the notice, protest, and hearing procedures prescribed in the Proposition 218 Omnibus Implementation Act (California Government Code, Section 53750 et seq.).
                  
7. REQUEST the City Attorney, with the assistance of the City Clerk, to prepare and present an enabling Ordinance renewing the San Pedro Historic Waterfront BID for Council consideration at the conclusion of the required public hearing.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The City Clerk reports that the assessment levied on the 30 City-owned parcels within the BID to be paid from the General Fund totals $84,580.65 for the first year of the BID.  Funding for assessments levied on City owned properties within the BID was requested in the 2018-2019 Budget. Assessments levied on the Harbor Department parcels within the BID will not be paid from the General Fund.

Proposition 218 requires the separation of general benefits from the special benefits. The general benefit portion for the San Pedro Historic Waterfront BID is $12,890.50 for the first year.  However, funds other than assessment revenue must be budgeted annually for the general benefit expense for the remaining years of the BID's ten-year term.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

(Economic Development Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

(Continued from Council meeting of May 5, 2017)

(Public Hearing closed on May 5, 2017)

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION (MND), MITIGATION MEASURES, MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM, PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to a Vesting Zone Change and Height District Change, and appeals of the Conditional Use, Site Plan Review and MND for the properties located at 6516-6526 West Selma Avenue.

A.  PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT

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

1. FIND, pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15074(b), after consideration of the whole of the administrative record, including the MND No. ENV-2016-4313-MND and all comments received with the imposition of mitigation measures, there is no substantial evidence that the project will have a significant effect on the environment; FIND the MND reflects the independent judgment and analysis of the City; FIND the mitigation measures have been made enforceable conditions on the project; and, ADOPT the MND and the Mitigation Monitoring Program prepared for the MND.
   
   
2. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC) as the Findings of Council.
   
   
3. RESOLVE TO DENY THE APPEALS filed by The Sunset Landmark Investment, LLC (Representative: Daniel Wright, The Silverstein Law Firm, APC) and Lauren Farmer, UNITE HERE Local 11, and THEREBY SUSTAIN the decision of the LACPC in approving: 1) Conditional Use Permit for the sale and dispensing of a full line of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption in conjunction with the 79,621 square-foot mixed-use building consisting of: a) in-room mini bars/portable bars within the proposed 212 guest rooms; b) ground-floor bar, lounge, outdoor courtyard and dining areas; and c) rooftop bar and lounge; and 2) Site Plan Review for the construction, use and maintenance of a project with 50 or more guest rooms, for the demolition of an existing surface parking lot and the construction of an eight story, approximately 95-foot tall, 79,621 square-foot mixed-use building consisting of a 212-guest room hotel with guest amenities, and ground-floor and rooftop bars/lounge for hotel guests and accessible to the public, with a total of 205 automobile parking spaces and 52 bicycle parking spaces within four levels of a subterranean parking structure, including common areas such as bar/lounge, fitness center and rooftop pool, with live entertainment proposed as part of the ground-floor and rooftop bars/lounge, for the properties located at 6516-6526 West Selma Avenue, subject to Conditions of Approval as modified by the PLUM Committee and attached to Council file No. 08-0887-S1.
   
   
4. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated January 26, 2017 effecting a Zone and Height District Change from C4-2D to (T)(Q)C2-2D, for the demolition of an existing surface parking lot and the construction of an eight story, approximately 95-foot tall, 79,621 square-foot mixed-use building consisting of a 212-guest room hotel with guest amenities, and ground-floor and rooftop bars/lounge for hotel guests and accessible to the public, with a total of 205 automobile parking spaces and 52 bicycle parking spaces within four levels of a subterranean parking structure, including common areas such as bar/lounge, fitness center and rooftop pool, with live entertainment proposed as part of the ground-floor and rooftop bars/lounge, for the properties located at 6516-6526 West Selma Avenue, subject to Conditions of Approval as modified by the PLUM Committee and attached to Council file No. 08-0887-S1.
   
   
5. ADVISE the applicant and pursuant to Section 12.32-G.2(f) of the Los Angeles Municipal Code that:
   
    . . . whenever property remains in a Q Qualified classification for six years . . . after the effective date of the ordinance creating same without substantial physical development thereof for one or more of the uses first permitted herein having taken place within such time or if the Director of Planning determines that such development is not thereafter continuously and expeditiously carried on to completion, or if no physical development is necessary, without having been need for one or more of the purpose first permitted thereby, such Qualified classification and the authority contained therein shall become null and void, the rezoning proceedings shall be terminated and the property thereafter may only be utilized for those purposes permitted prior to the commencement of such rezoning proceedings.
   
   
6.  ADVISE the applicant that, pursuant to California State Public Resources Code Section 21081.6, the City shall monitor or require evidence that mitigation conditions are implemented and maintained throughout the life of the project and the City may require any necessary fees to cover the cost of such monitoring.
   
      
7. ADVISE the applicant that, pursuant to State Fish and Game Code Section 711.4, a Fish and Game Fee and/or Certificate of Fee Exemption is now required to be submitted to the County Clerk prior to or concurrent with the Environmental Notice of Determination filing.

Applicant:  6516 Tommie Hotel, LLC

Representative:  Alfred Fraijo Jr., Sheppard Mullen Richter and Hampton LLP

Case No. CPC-2016-270-VZC-HD-CUB-SPR

CEQA No. ENV-2016-4313-MND

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

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - MAY 31, 2017

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - MAY 31, 2017)

(Motion [O'Farrell - Buscaino] adopted in Council on May 2, 2017)

B. AMENDING MOTION (O'FARRELL - PRICE)

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

PRESENT and ADOPT the revised ORDINANCE dated May 2, 2017, which is attached to the Council file, in lieu of any previously recommended ordinance.

(Continued from Council meeting of May 5, 2017)

PUBLIC WORKS AND GANG REDUCTION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to gang activity in the West San Fernando Valley.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. NOTE and FILE Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) report to the Board of Police Commissioners dated March 15, 2017, relative to gang activity in the West San Fernando Valley.
   
   
2. REQUEST the LAPD and the Mayor's Office of Gang Reduction and Youth Development (GRYD) to report relative to the process and funds required to expand the Devonshire-Topanga GRYD Zone to include the West Valley Area or to create a new GRYD Zone for the West Valley Area.
   
   

Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the LAPD. 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 (BLUMENFIELD - WESSON)

Recommendation for Council action:

AMEND recommendation No. 2 of the Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee Report as follows:

REMOVE the Los Angeles Police Department from the required report back instruction.

COMMUNICATION FROM CHAIR, ENTERTAINMENT AND FACILITIES COMMITTEE, relative to a lease with the Croatian Consulate for the City-owned property located at 643 South Pacific Avenue in San Pedro for use as an office.

Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Buscaino - Harris-Dawson)

1. INSTRUCT the Department of General Services (GSD), with the assistance from the Department of Cultural Affairs, City Administrative Officer, and City Attorney, to negotiate and execute a lease with the Croatian Consulate for the City-owned property located at 643 South Pacific Avenue in San Pedro (Property) in Council District 15 for use as an office.
   
   
2. INSTRUCT the GSD, in consultation with the City Attorney, to issue the appropriate Right of Entry permit, and any other necessary documents, to the Croatian Consulate to allow them to access to the Property to assess what tenant improvements may be required at this location.
   
   
3. INTRUCT the Department of Cultural Affairs to issue the 45-day notice to the Friends of the Croatian Cultural Center, Inc. in accordance with Section 17 of the Memorandum of Understanding (C-102749).

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.

1521 West 57th Street (Case No. 281311) Assessor I.D. No. 5003-026-026

3151 West 74th Street (Case No. 553233) Assessor I.D. No. 4012-002-014

3725 South Cimarron Street (Case No. 403209) Assessor I.D. No. 5042-012-013

7847 North Goll Avenue (Case No. 558618) Assessor I.D. No. 2311-011-004

11162 South Broadway (Case No. 504979) Assessor I.D. No. 6074-022-024

1047 South Irolo Street (Case No. 563197) Assessor I.D. No. 5080-033-010

1220 East 49th Street (Case No. 513278) Assessor I.D. No. 5107-025-006

1521 West 57th Street (Case No. 157812) Assessor I.D. No. 5003-026-026

CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (KORETZ - BLUMENFIELD - BONIN - HUIZAR) relative to strategies to protect and improve biodiversity in the City, and the feasibility of implementing the City Biodiversity Index.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. INSTRUCT the Chief Legislative Analyst, in partnership with the Mayor's Sustainability Team, to convene a working group of City departments, including Bureau of Sanitation (BOS), the Department of City Planning (DCP), the Bureau of Street Services and its Urban Forestry Division (BSS), the Department of Recreation and Parks (RAP), the Los Angeles Harbor Department (LAHD), the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, the Zoo Department (Zoo), and other relevant departments, to report back on their current and future strategies and matrices for protecting biodiversity in all City practices.

 

2. INSTRUCT the BOS with the assistance of the DCP, BSS, RAP, LAHD, the Zoo and other relevant departments, to convene a Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) comprised of local universities, non-governmental organizations and relevant governmental agencies including the Los Angeles County Natural History Museum, and to report back with recommendations for strategies to protect and improve biodiversity in the City and on the feasibility of implementing the City Biodiversity Index.

 

3. REQUEST the TAC to develop and implement best practice strategies for community engagement and outreach on biodiversity including implementation of equity-minded citizen science projects that serve the full range of City neighborhoods.

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.

(Energy and Environment Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

ADOPTED

AMENDING MOTION (KORETZ - HUIZAR)

Recommendations for Council action:

1. INSTRUCT the Bureau of Sanitation (BOS) to confer with the Mayor's Sustainability Team, and the following City departments, to report to the Council in 120 days on options/programs to sustain and enhance biodiversity in the City, including the City's areas of responsibility outside the City (for example, the Owens Valley):
   
   
   • Planning Department
   • Bureau of Street Services (BSS)/Urban Forestry Division
   •  Department of Recreation and Parks
   • Port of Los Angeles
   • Department of Water and Power
   • Los Angeles World Airports
   • Zoo Department
   • Chief Legislative Analyst
   • Other relevant City Departments
     
     
2. INSTRUCT the BOS, in conjunction with the specified City departments, to solicit input from local universities, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and relevant governmental agencies including the Los Angeles County Natural History Museum to develop:
   
   
   1. Citywide evaluation metrics for a biodiversity index (modeled after the Singapore Index); including options on how to protect and enhance citywide biodiversity and mitigate negative impacts.
      
      
   2. Policies/projects to enhance biodiversity should consider the following priorities/strategies, among others.
      
      
      1. Where communities currently lack access to natural areas and open space.
      2. Where linkages between habitats can be restored, created or strengthened.
      3. Where biodiversity provides a particular benefit to larger ecosystem functions and services.
         
         
3. Options for community engagement and outreach strategies, with an emphasis on outreach to communities which currently lack access to natural areas and open space.

COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to initiating vacation proceedings for Dewey Avenue between 11th Street and 12th Street (VAC - E1401294).

Recommendations for Council action:

1. INITIATE vacation proceeding to vacate Dewey Avenue between 11th Street and 12th Street as shown on the map attached to the City Engineer report transmitted to Council on May 2, 2017, pursuant to California Streets and Highways Code, Division 9, Part 3, Public Streets, Highways and Service Easements Vacation Law.
   
   
2. DIRECT the Bureau of Engineering to:
   
   
   1. Investigate the feasibility of this vacation request.
      
      
   2. Report to the Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee relative to the feasibility of vacating the requested area.
      
      

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Engineer reports that a fee of $32,100 was paid by the petitioner for the investigation of this request pursuant to Section 7.42 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC). Any deficit fee to recover the cost pursuant to LAAC Section 7.44 will be required of the petitioner.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to initiating vacation proceedings for the Mariondale Avenue and Lillyvale Avenue Vacation District (VAC - E1401293).

Recommendations for Council action:

1. INITIATE vacation proceeding to vacate the Mariondale Avenue and Lillyvale Avenue Vacation District as shown on the map attached to the City Engineer report transmitted to Council on May 2, 2017, pursuant to California Streets and Highways Code, Division 9, Part 3, Public Streets, Highways and Service Easements Vacation Law.
   
   
2. DIRECT the Bureau of Engineering to:
   
   
   1. Investigate the feasibility of this vacation request.
      
      
   2. Report to the Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee relative to the feasibility of vacating the requested area.
      
      

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Engineer reports that a fee of $35,080 was paid by the petitioner for the investigation of this request pursuant to Section 7.42 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC). Any deficit fee to recover the cost pursuant to LAAC Section 7.44 will be required of the petitioner.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to initiating vacation proceedings for airspace above a portion of Lebanon Street northeasterly of Venice Boulevard (VAC - E1401291).

Recommendations for Council action:

1. INITIATE vacation proceeding for airspace above a portion of Lebanon Street (alley) northeasterly of Venice Boulevard as shown on the map accompanying the City Engineer report transmitted to Council on May 2, 2017, pursuant to California Streets and Highways Code, Division 9, Part 3, Public Streets, Highways and Service Easements Vacation Law.
   
   
2. DIRECT the Bureau of Engineering to:
   
   
   1. Investigate the feasibility of this vacation request.
      
      
   2. Report to the Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee relative to the feasibility of vacating the requested area.
      
      

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Engineer reports that a fee of $14,980 was paid by the petitioner for the investigation of this request pursuant to Section 7.42 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC). Any deficit fee to recover the cost pursuant to LAAC Section 7.44 will be required of the petitioner.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to initiating vacation proceedings for the Valencia Street and Ingraham Street Vacation District (VAC - E1400875R).

Recommendations for Council action:

1. INITIATE vacation proceeding for the Valencia Street and Ingraham Street Vacation District as shown on the map accompanying the City Engineer report transmitted to Council on May 2, 2017, pursuant to California Streets and Highways Code, Division 9, Part 3, Public Streets, Highways and Service Easements Vacation Law.
   
   
2. DIRECT the Bureau of Engineering to:
   
   
   1. Process this vacation pursuant to Council File No. 03-2009, and Bureau of Engineering Work Order No. E1400875.
      
      
   2. Investigate the feasibility of this vacation request.
      
      
   3. Report to the Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee relative to the feasibility of vacating the requested area.
      
      

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Engineer reports that a fee of $14,980 was paid by the petitioner for the investigation of this request pursuant to Section 7.42 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC). Any deficit fee to recover the cost pursuant to LAAC Section 7.44 will be required of the petitioner.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY LOS ANGELES (CRA/LA) BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE relative to the appropriation of $3,000,000 in CRA/LA excess bond proceeds for community facilities and open space activities in connection with the Pio Pico Library Park Project.

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

1. APPROVE $3,000,000 in CRA/LA Excess Bond Proceeds available to Council District Ten from the Wilshire/Koreatown Redevelopment Project Area within the district be utilized for feasibility community facilities.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the Controller to give the Bureau of Engineering (BOE) access to the CRA/LA Excess Non-Housing Bond Proceeds Fund No. 57D to process transactions related to the Pio Pico Library Park project.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the BOE to:
   
   
   1. Expend funds not to exceed $1,656,700 from the CRA/LA Excess Non-Housing Bond Proceeds Fund No. 57D, Account No. 22L9TT, Wilshire/Koreatown, Taxable Series A for transactions related to the Pio Pico Library Park Project upon proper documentation and satisfactory review by the Economic and Workforce Development Department (EWDD).
      
      
   2. Expend funds not to exceed $1,343,300 from the CRA/LA Excess Non-Housing Bond Proceeds Fund No. 57D, Account No. 22L9TN, Wilshire/Koreatown, Tax- exempt Series C for transactions related to the Pio Pico Library Park Project upon proper documentation and satisfactory review by the EWDD.
      
      
4. AUTHORIZE the Controller to:
   
   
   1. Establish a new account and transfer funds within the CRA/LA Excess Non-Housing Bond Proceeds Fund No. 57D as follows:
      
      

      Account	Name	Amount
      From:
      22L9TT	Wilshire/Koreatown, Taxable Series A	$35,000
      To:
      22N178	BOE	$35,000

      
             
   2. Appropriate the amount of $35,000 from Fund 57D, Account No. 22N178 to the BOE Fund No. 100/78 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2016-17 (Year 1) staffing as follows:
      
      

      Account	Name	Amount
      1010	Salaries- General	$35,000
      1090	Salaries- Overtime	0
      3030	Constructions Expense	0
      3040	Contractual Services	0
      6020	Operating Supplies	0
      	Total:	$35,000

      
             
5. AUTHORIZE the BOE to be the Implementing Department, and to expend funds not to exceed $3,000,000 from the CRA/LA Excess Non-Housing Bond Proceeds Fund. No 57D for transactions related to the development of parking and a pocket park at 694 South Oxford Avenue and surrounding open spaces upon proper documentation and satisfactory review by the EWDD.
   
   
6. RESOLVE that the position of Architect, Class Code 7925, is APPROVED and CONFIRMED from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018, in accordance with Section 4.133(a) of the Los Angeles Administrative Code, subject to an allocation of the position by the Civil Service Commission.
   
   
7. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to place on the City Council agenda for July 1, 2017, or soon thereafter, the following recommendation for adoption:
   
   
   1. Authorize the Controller to:
      
      
      1. Establish a new account and transfer funds within the CRA/LA Excess Non-Housing Bond Proceeds Fund No. 57D as follows:
         
         

         Account	Name	Amount
         From:
         	Wilshire/Koreatown, Taxable Series A	$405,000
         To:
         22X178	BOE	$405,000

         
                    
      2. Appropriate the amount of $405,000 from Fund 57D, Account No. 22X178 to BOE Fund No. 100/78 for FY 2017-18 (Year 2) staffing as follows:
         
         

         Account	Name	Amount
         1010	Salaries- General	$180,000
         1090	Salaries- Overtime	10,000
         3030	Constructions Expense	210,000
         3040	Contractual Services	0
         6020	Operating Supplies	5,000
         	Total:	$405,000

         
                    
8. AUTHORIZE the use of $3,000,000 in CRA/LA Excess Non-Housing Bond Proceeds subject to the project’s Categorical Exemption or compliance with all necessary environmental reviews under the City’s California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines.
   
   
9. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, EWDD, or designee, to prepare Controller instructions and/or make technical adjustments that may be required and are consistent with this action, subject to the approval of the CRA/LA Bond Oversight Committee; and AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement these instructions.
          

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The CRA Bond Oversight Committee reports that there is no impact on the City’s General Fund from the proposed appropriation of CRA/LA excess bond proceeds.  The CRA/LA Excess Non-Housing Bonds Proceeds Fund No. 57D is funded solely from the transfer of approximately $84.1 million in pre-2011 tax allocation bond proceeds from CRA/LA to the City (Council file No. 14-1174).  Said transfer has been deposited with the Office of the Controller.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

(Economic Development Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

ADOPTED

AMENDING MOTION (WESSON - RYU)

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

DETERMINE that pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15378(e)(4) this action constitutes creation of a funding mechanism only and is not a project approval or commitment to a specific project that may have a significant impact on the environment.

MOTION (PRICE - RYU) relative to funding for a special reception for the Los Angeles African American Women's Public Policy Institute in the City Hall Rotunda on May 17, 2017.

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

APPROPRIATE $290 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 May 17, 2017 Council District 9 special reception for the Los Angeles African American Women's Public Policy Institute in the City Hall Rotunda  -- said funds to be reimbursed to the General Fund by the Los Angeles African American Women's Public Policy Institute.

MOTION (HUIZAR - KREKORIAN) relative to an offer of reward for information leading to the identification, apprehension, and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the shooting of Raymond Gilbert Davila on February 12, 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 of Raymond Gilbert Davila on February 12, 2017.
   
   
2. FIND that the subject reward complies with the provisions of Chapter 12, Article 1, Division 19, of the Los Angeles Administrative Code.
   
   
3. DIRECT the City Clerk to publish the required notices and/or advertisements to effectuate this reward.

FINAL MAP OF PARCEL MAP L.A. NO. 2013-3188 located at 3251 West Descanso Drive southwesterly of Sunset Boulevard.

(Quimby Fee: $5,578)

Subdivider: Rocking Horse Redevelopment, LLC; Surveyor: Reynaldo T. De Rama

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 Los Angeles Neighbors in Action v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC150559. (Second dwelling units and 2716 Krim Drive - Citywide and Council District Five. This case arises from challenges to the City’s policies and practices of applying state law’s ministerial standards for approving second dwelling units [i.e., granny flats] and regarding front yard setbacks in hillside districts.)

(Budget and Finance Committee considered the above matter in Closed Session on February 27, 2017)

ADOPTED

MOTION (KREKORIAN - MARTINEZ)

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

1. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney to pay a total of $193,494.71, plus applicable interest, for attorneys' fees and costs, in the above-entitled matter.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney to draw a demand from the Liability Claims Fund No. 100/59, Account No. 009798, Miscellaneous Liability Payouts, in the amount of $193,494.71 plus applicable interest and made payable to: Strumwasser and Woocher, LLP Client Trust Account.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney Office to deliver the warrant payable to Strumwasser and Woocher, LLP Client Trust Account contemporaneous with receipt of a Notice of Satisfaction of the attorneys' cost and fees awarded against the City.
   
   
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.

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 Elaine Gabat, Emilita Gabat, and Erwin Gabat v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC584215. (This matter involves an alleged bicycle accident which occurred on August 21, 2014 on Colorado Boulevard in Los Angeles, California.)

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

(Continued from Council meeting of May 3, 2017)

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 $4,500,000 in settlement of the above-entitled matter, payable in Fiscal Years (FY) 2016-17 and 2017-18.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the Controller to transfer $1,500,000 from Liability Claims Fund No. 100/59, Account No. 009798, Miscellaneous Liability Payouts, to Fund No. 100/59, Account No. 009797, Transportation Liability Payouts.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney draw demands from Fund No. 100/59, Account No. 009797, Transportation Liability Payouts as follows:
   
   
   1. $1,500,00 payable to Homampour Law Firm Client Trust Elaine Gabat, Emilita Gabat, and Erwin Gabat due on or before May 31, 2017 (FY 2016-17).
      
      
   2. $3,000,000 payable to Homampour Law Firm Client Trust, Elaine Gabat, Emilita Gabat, and Erwin Gabat, due on or before July 31, 2017 (FY 2017-18).
      
      
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.

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, HOUSING COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to granting legal status to certain existing unpermitted dwelling units in multiple-family buildings and related fees for program administration.

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

1. DETERMINE that the accompanying Ordinance is categorically exempt pursuant to City's California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15301, and Class 1, Categories 1, 4 and 5 of the CEQA Guidelines. Projects that qualify for this exemption include those involving repair, permitting, or minor alteration of existing private or public structures or facilities, involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond that existing at the time of the lead agency’s determination. This determination that the project is exempt from CEQA as referenced above, is based on the whole of the administrative record, the lead agency’s independent judgment and analysis, and the determination that there is no substantial evidence demonstrating that an exception to a categorical exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15300.2 applies.
   

    

2. ADOPT the FINDINGS approved by the Los Angeles City Planning Commission on February 25, 2016, as the Findings of the Council.
   
   

3. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated April 18, 2017 adding Subdivision 10 to Section 14.00.A of Chapter 1 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to preserve and create affordable housing units by establishing a process for granting legal status to certain existing unpermitted dwelling units in multiple-family buildings, and amending Subsections (a) and (e) of Section 19.14 of Chapter 1 to clarify the applicability of previously approved fees to the administration of the program.
   
   
4. RECEIVE and FILE Ordinance dated April 6, 2017.
   
   

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.

(URGENCY CLAUSE - 12 VOTES REQUIRED ON SECOND READING)

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

(Public Hearing closed on May 9, 2017)

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF ARTS, PARKS, AND RIVER (APR) COMMITTEE REPORT, ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION, RESOLUTIONS and AMENDING MOTION (WESSON - O'FARRELL) relative to the 2017-18 Proposition K Assessment.

A. APR COMMITTEE REPORT

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

1. ADOPT the City Engineer's Report for the 2017-18 Proposition K Assessment  as reflected in Attachment 10  to the April 19, 2017 LA for Kids Steering Committee report, attached to the Council file.
   
   
2. ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION OF INTENTION to levy an assessment authorized by Proposition K, pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 as reflected in Attachment 11 to the April 19, 2017 LA for Kids Steering Committee report.
   
   
3. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION to levy an assessment authorized by Proposition K, pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 as reflected in Attachment 12 to the April 19, 2017 LA for Kids Steering Committee report.
   
   
4. ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION whereby pursuant to Charter Section 245 (b), City Council waives review of actions to be taken by the Board of Recreation and Parks Commissioners at its meeting to be held on or about June 7, 2017, along with subsequent meetings occurring prior to June 30, 2017, with respect to the review of bids and award of a contract or Memorandum of Understanding, or award in-house to the Department of Recreation and Parks (RAP) for the Algin Sutton Recreation Center - Construction of New Pool Building (S65), Robertson Recreation Center - Construct Modern Gymnasium, Community Center, Childcare Center and Perimeter Improvements (S46), Rancho Cienega - Security Lighting, Shade Structures for Tennis Courts and Baseball Fields (S227-8), Rancho Cienega - Construct Fitness Annex (S93), and Rancho Cienega - Improvements to Athletic Fields, Bleachers, Parking Lot, Picnic Area, Irrigation and Fencing (S94) projects. 
   
   
5. APPROVE the 2016-17 Proposition K Maintenance funding awards totaling $4,942,774 as reflected in Attachment 9 to the April 19, 2017 LA for Kids Steering Committee report.
   
   
6. APPROVE the reprogramming of 2016-17 funding allocations as reflected in Attachments 1 and 13 to the April 19, 2017 LA for Kids Steering Committee report.
   
   
7. APPROVE the 2016-17 Proposition K inflation awards totaling $3,538,564 as reflected in Attachment 14 to the April 19, 2017 LA for Kids Steering Committee report.
   
   
8. APPROVE the 2016-17 Proposition K additional specified funding awards totaling $3,397,053 as reflected in Attachment 15 of the April 19, 2017 LA for Kids Steering Committee report.
   
   
9. AUTHORIZE the City Engineer to execute or amend grant agreements with Proposition K grantees that are recommended for 2016-17 project allocations reflected in Attachment 1 to the April 19, 2017 LA for Kids Steering Committee report as needed to effectuate the 2016-17 maintenance awards as reflected in Attachment 9 to the April 19, 2017 LA for Kids Steering Committee report, and reprogramming actions as reflected in Attachment 13 to the April 19, 2017 LA for Kids Steering Committee report, subject to approval of the City Attorney.
   
   
10. AUTHORIZE the Controller to adjust accounts to reflect the 2016-17 maintenance awards as reflected in Attachment 9 to the April 19, 2017 LA for Kids Steering Committee report, reprogramming actions as reflected in Attachment 13 to the April 19, 2017 LA for Kids Steering Committee report, inflation and interest awards as reflected in Attachment 14 to the April 19, 2017 LA for Kids Steering Committee report, and  additional specified funding awards as reflected in Attachment 15 of the April 19, 2017 LA for Kids Steering Committee report, in the following funds, pursuant to instructions to be provided by the City Administrative Officer (CAO):
    
    
    1. Proposition K Projects Fund No. 43K
       
       
    2. Proposition K Maintenance Fund No. 43L
       
       
    3. Proposition K Administration Fund No. 43M
       
       
    4. Landscape and Lighting Assessment Series 2000 Fund No. 43P
       
       
    5. Landscaping and Lighting Assessment Series 2001 Fund No. 44S
       
       
    6. Landscaping and Lighting Assessment Series 2002 Fund No. 46A.
       
       
11. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to publish notice by MAY 18, 2017, of a public hearing to take place on MAY 31, 2017, at 10:00 a.m., during the regular Council meeting.
    
    
12. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to set an agenda item for public hearing on the Council agenda for MAY 31, 2017, to include the following actions:
    
    
    1. Acknowledge that the City Council's action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Article II, Section 2.i of the City's CEQA guidelines, because the underlying project has already been evaluated and processed in accordance with the City CEQA Guidelines, with respect to the projects in List 3 of Attachment 8 of the April 19, 2017 LA for Kids Steering Committee report.
       
       
    2. Acknowledge that these are projects that may be considered for funding after CEQA compliance; no further action is required at this time with respect to the projects in List 5 of Attachment 8 of the April 19, 2017 LA for Kids Steering Committee report.
       
       
13. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE confirming the assessment, as prepared and transmitted by the City Attorney, confirming the assessments and approving the diagram for the District for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017-18.
    
    
14. INSTRUCT the City Engineer  to record a Notice of Assessment with the County Recorder.
    
    
15. APPROVE the 2017-18 Five Year Plan for the LA for Kids Program and related schedules, as set forth in Attachments 1, 2, 3, 4, and 7 of the April 19, 2017 LA for Kids Steering Committee report.
    
    
16. APPROVE the 2017-18 allocation of administrative funds up to the following accounts within Proposition K Fund No. 43M:
                   

    Department	Amount
    PW/Bureau of Engineering (BOE)	$278,083
    PW/Board/Office of Accounting	136,457
    Office of the CAO	97,000
    Office of the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA)	33,356
    Total:	$544,896

                    
17. INSTRUCT the Information Technology Agency (ITA) to prepare the assessment levy information confirmed by the City Council for FY 2017-18 for each parcel in the Assessment District and make it available for the BOE to verify and transmit to the County.
    
    
18. AUTHORIZE the City Engineer to negotiate and execute Proposition K grant agreements with grantees that are recommended for 2017-18 project allocations (Attachment 1 of the April 19, 2017 LA for Kids Steering Committee report) except for competitive projects awarded to City departments, subject to approval of the City Attorney.
    
    
19. AUTHORIZE the Controller to:
    
    
    1. Set up accounts for the 2017-18 Proposition K assessment in the following Funds pursuant to instructions to be provided by the CAO: Proposition K Projects Fund No. 43K; Proposition K Maintenance Fund No. 43L; and Proposition K Administration Fund No. 43M.
                    
    2. Increase the 2017-18 appropriations for the ITA by $50,000 from Proposition K Fund No. 43K/10, Account No. (TBD) - Information Technology Agency to Fund No. 100/32, Account No. 9350 - Communication Service Request.
       
       
    3. Transfer cash from Proposition K Fund No. 43K/10 on an as-needed basis upon proper documentation from the ITA and approval by the BOE Program Managers and the CAO.
       
       
20. INSTRUCT the City Engineer, CAO, CLA, and Board of Public Works, Office of Accounting, to submit journal voucher requests supported by the documentation of work order charges for program administrative and project construction management staffing costs to the CAO.
    
    
21. INSTRUCT the Department of General Services (GSD) and the RAP to submit expenditure reports to the BOE and CAO on a monthly basis.
    
    
22. AUTHORIZE the City Engineer to make technical corrections to the City Engineer's report to reflect the intent of the Council action.
    
    
23. AUTHORIZE the CAO to prepare technical adjustments as needed to carry out the intent of this Council action; and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement those technical adjustments.
    
    
24. AUTHORIZE the Controller, pursuant to instructions provided by the CAO, to revert residual funds within Proposition K Funds to the originating Proposition K project accounts for projects completed by the GSD and RAP as part of ongoing program reconciliation activities.
    
    

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The LA for Kids Steering Committee reports that adoption of an Ordinance and Resolution of Intention to levy the Proposition K: L.A. for Kids Assessment for FY 2017-18 indicates the Council's intention to levy assessments totaling $25 million to acquire and construct park and recreational facilities.  The assessment can only be used for capital improvements, acquisition of land, program administration and maintenance of completed projects.  The cost of operating Proposition K projects as they are completed in future years will be funded by the annual operating budget adopted for City departments and with independent funding for projects operated by external entities.

A total of $6.01 million will be reimbursed to the General Fund in 2017-18 for program administration, maintenance and project delivery expenses.  This funding includes both ongoing and one-time revenues that are available from funds remaining for completed Proposition K projects.

The RAP reports an annual fiscal impact of $8.17 million once active Proposition K projects, currently in various stages of development, become operational over future years.  This includes $4.55 million for maintenance and $3.62 million for operations (Attachments 5 and 6 of the April 19, 2017 LA for Kids Steering Committee report).  The fiscal impact for completed projects will be partially offset by Proposition K maintenance funding.  The proposed 2016-17 maintenance award for RAP projects totals $3.91 million.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

B. AMENDING MOTION (WESSON - O'FARRELL)

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

1. REVISE Recommendation No. 8 of the APR Committee Report to read:
   APPROVE the 2016-17 Proposition K additional specified funding award totaling $4,497,053 as reflected in Attachment 15, of the April 19, 2017 LA for Kids Steering Committee report.
   
   
2. REVISE Recommendation Nos. 13-24 of the APR Committee Report on the May 9, 2017 Council agenda to be subordinate to and subsumed within Recommendation No. 12, and begin as 12c.
   
   
3. APPROVE revisions to the 2017-18 Five Year Plan Years 21-25 (Attachment 1), the 2017-18 LA for Kids Program Draft A List of Projects - PY 21 (Attachment 2), 2017-18 California Environmental Quality Act Document List (Attachment 8), 2017-18 LA for Kids Program BOE Reprogramming of 2016-17 Adopted Budget and RVNOC Recommendations for Future Years 21-25 (Attachment 13), and 2017-18 LA for Kids Program Draft 2016-17 Program Additional Specified Funding Award Recommendations (Attachment 15), as follows:
   
   
   1. Replace the following pages of the 2017-18 Five Year Plan Years 21-25 (Attachment 1):
      
      
      1. Page 12 with the Revised Page 12 attached hereto, which reflects that $250,000 moved from PY 20 to PY 21 on Project C227-8.
         
         
      2. Page 20 with Revised Page 20 attached hereto, which reflects that Competitive Grant Totals for PY 20 and PY 21 changed to reflect the above reprogramming.
         
         
      3. Page 31 with Revised Page 31 attached hereto, which reflects $850,000 has moved from PY 20 to PY 21 for the Project S93.
         
         
      4. Page 35 with Revised Page 35 attached hereto, which demonstrates that Subtotals and Totals for PY 20 and PY 21 have changed to reflect reprogramming from prior pages.
         
         
   2. Replace the following pages of the 2017-18 Draft A List of Project - PY 21 (Attachment 2):
      
      
      1. Page 1 with the Revised Page 1 attached hereto, which reflects that Project C227-8 has been added based on prior pages.
         
         
      2. Page 2 with the Revised Page 2 attached hereto, which reflects that Competitive Grant Totals have changed to reflect the addition from prior pages.
         
         
      3. Page 4 with Revised Page 4 attached hereto, which demonstrates that Project S93 has been added and Subtotals and Totals are changed to reflect changes from prior pages.
         
         
   3. Replace the following page of the California Environmental Quality Act Document List (Attachment 8) with Revised Attachment 8 to reflect List 3, Line No. 5 has been added to show Project ID S93, and List 3, Line No. 12 has been added to show Project ID C227-8.
      
      
   4. Replace the following pages of the 2017-18 LA For Kids Program BOE Reprogramming of 2016-17 Adopted Budget and RVNOC Recommendations for Future Years 21-25 (Attachment 13):
      
      
      1. Page 2 with the Revised Page 2 attached hereto, which reflects that under BOE Reprogramming Recommendations $250,000 has moved from PY 20 to PY 21 for Project ID C227-8.
         
         
      2. Page 3 with the Revised Page 3 attached hereto, which reflects the BOE Reprogramming Recommendations, Competitive Grant Totals for PY 20 and PY 21 reflect changes from prior page.
         
         
      3. Page 5 with the Revised Page 5 attached hereto, which reflects that under BOE Reprogramming Recommendations, Project ID S93, $850,000 has moved from PY 20 to PY 21.
         
         
      4. Page 6 with the Revised Page 6 attached hereto, which reflects under BOE Reprogramming Recommendations that Subtotals and Totals for PY 20 and PY 21 have changed based on the prior pages.
         
         
   5. Replace the Draft 2016-17 Program Additional Specified Funding Award Recommendations (Attachment 15) with the Revised (Attachment 15) attached hereto, which reflects the Cost Category changed from Rancho Cienega to BOE Unreimbursed Labor Cost for Completed Specified Projects, and the award amount changed from $3,397,053 to $4,497,053.
      
      
4. All other Recommendations will remain unchanged.

(Public Hearing closed on May 9, 2017)

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION (MND), MITIGATION MEASURES, MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM (MMP), PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT, ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION and AMENDING MOTION (O'FARRELL - HUIZAR) relative to a Zone Change for the property located at 1625 West Palo Alto Street.

A. PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT 

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

1. FIND, pursuant to Sections 21082.1(c)(3) and 21081.6 of the California Public Resources Code, after consideration of the whole of the administrative record, including the MND No. ENV-2015-3314-MND, and all comments received, with the imposition of mitigation measures, there is no substantial evidence that the project will have a significant effect on the environment, that the MND reflects the independent judgment and analysis of the City, and that the mitigation measures have been made enforceable conditions on the project; and ADOPT the MND and the MMP prepared for MND No. ENV-2015-3314-MND.

 

2. ADOPT the FINDINGS pursuant to and in accordance with Section 21081.6 of the California State Public Resources Code for the MMP as the Findings of Council, and ADOPT the MMP.

 

3. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC) as the Findings of the Council.

 

4. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated December 8 2016, effecting a Zone Change from C2-1VL to (T)(Q)R4-1VL for the construction, use, and maintenance of a four-story, approximately 55-foot in height hotel with 88 guest rooms and 49,470 square feet of floor area, with 51 automobile parking spaces and 24 bicycle parking spaces, for the property located at 1625 West Palo Alto Street, subject to Conditions of Approval.

 

5. ADVISE the applicant, pursuant to Section 12.32-G of the Los Angeles Municipal Code:

    

   ...whenever property remains in a Q Qualified classification for six years . . . after the effective date of the ordinance creating same without substantial physical development thereof for one or more of the uses first permitted herein having taken place within such time or if the Director of Planning determines that such development is not thereafter continuously and expeditiously carried on to completion, or if no physical development is necessary, without having been need for one or more of the purpose first permitted thereby, such Qualified classification and the authority contained therein shall become null and void, the rezoning proceedings shall be terminated and the property thereafter may only be utilized for those purposes permitted prior to the commencement of such rezoning proceedings.

 

6. ADVISE the applicant that, pursuant to California State Public Resources Code Section 21081.6, the City shall monitor or require evidence that mitigation conditions are implemented and maintained throughout the life of the project and the City may require any necessary fees to cover the cost of such monitoring.

 

7. ADVISE the applicant that, pursuant to State Fish and Game Code Section 711.4, a Fish and Game Fee and/or Certificate of Fee Exemption is now required to be submitted to the County Clerk prior to or concurrent with the Environmental Notice of Determination filing.

Applicant: AJ Patel, Morgan's Legacy LLC

Representative: Sheryl Brady, Permit Place

Case No. CPC-2015-3313-ZC-ZV-CU-SPR

CEQA No. ENV-2015-3314-MND

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - MAY 15, 2017

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - MAY 12, 2017)

B. AMENDING MOTION (O'FARRELL - HUIZAR)

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

PRESENT and ADOPT the revised ORDINANCE dated May 4, 2017, which is attached to the Council File, in lieu of any previously recommended ordinance.

(Public Hearing closed on May 9, 2017)

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to setting the date for hearing objections against the 2017 Annual Weed and Brush Abatement Assessment Roll Schedule for locations stated on personal appeals attached to the file.  

Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Government Code Sections 39560 to 39588, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:    

PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION establishing JUNE 16, 2017, as the date for hearing objections to the proposed removal of weeds and/or rubbish, refuse and dirt upon certain streets, sidewalks, parkways and/or on or in front of certain private properties in the City of Los Angeles, and are a public nuisance, and declaring Council’s intention to order the abatement of said nuisance.  

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.

(Public Hearing closed on May 9, 2017)