3620 East Union Pacific Avenue aka 1451 South Mirasol Street.  (Lien: $597.00)

3628 South Arlington Avenue.  (Lien: $3,672.28)

422 North La Cienega Boulevard.  (Lien: $1,288.56)

541 North Lucerne Boulevard.  (Lien: $1,288.56)

5653 North Vantage Avenue.  (Lien: $1,288.56)

5743 South Holmes Avenue.  (Lien: $3,863.04)

634 South Broadway aka 626-636 South Broadway.  (Lien: $1,288.56)

6739 North Laurel Canyon Boulevard.  (Lien: $1,288.56)

9807 South Grape Street.  (Lien: $3,390.33)

9925 North San Fernando Road aka 9939 North San Fernando Road.  (Lien: $1,495.26)

MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION (MND), MITIGATION MEASURES, MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM, FINDINGS, COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to a Development Agreement by and between the City of Los Angeles and Celebrity Realty Holdings, LLC, for the properties located at 704-706, 730-740, 800-820 West Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard and 703-703 1/2 and 705 West 40th Place.

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

1. FIND based on the independent judgment of the City Council, after consideration of the whole of the administrative record, the project was assessed in the MND No. ENV-2016-1036-MND adopted on November 22, 2016; and pursuant to CEQA guidelines, Sections 15162 and 15164, and no subsequent environmental clearance is required for approval of the project.


2. ADOPT the July 28, 2016 Findings of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC), including the Development Agreement findings, as the Findings of the Council.


3. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated May 4, 2017, approved by the Director of Planning on behalf of the LACPC, relative to authorizing the execution of a Development Agreement by and between the City of Los Angeles and Celebrity Realty Holdings, LLC relating to real property in the South Los Angeles Community Plan area, for a term of approximately five years, and the provision of public benefits with a combined value of $150,000, in conjunction with the relocation and new construction of the Honda Downtown Los Angeles car dealership, including an East structure consisting of a five-story, six-level building which will have two levels of showroom, office, service, storage, and above-ground customer and vehicle parking, and a West structure consisting of a five-story building with 105,075 square feet of dealership operations and vehicle storage, with illuminated signage and digital displays to be included in the project, for the properties located at 704-706, 730-740, 800-820 West Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard and 703-703 1/2 and 705 West 40th Place.


4. REQUEST the Mayor to execute the Development Agreement on behalf of the City.


5. REQUEST the City Attorney, subject to the effective date of the Ordinance, to obtain all necessary signatures needed to process the Development Agreement.

Applicant: Josef Shuster, Celebrity Realty Holdings LLC

Representative: Edgar Khalatian, Mayer Brown LLP

Case No. CPC-2016-1034-DA

CEQA No. ENV-2016-1036-MND

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 - JUNE 22, 2017

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

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

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCES FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the renewal of 35 pipeline and one electrical line franchises within the City of Los Angeles.

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

1. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCES, all dated April 27, 2017, for 35 pipeline and one electrical line franchises: 
   
   

   1.	Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.	19.	Paramount Petroleum
   2.	Brea Canon Oil Company	20.	Petro-Diamond Terminal Company
   3.	Cardinal Pipeline, LP	21.	Phillips 66 Company
   4.	Chevron USA, Inc.	22.	Phillips 66 Pipeline LLC
   5.	Chevron Environmental Management Company	23.	Plains West Coast Terminals LLC
   6.	Cooper and Brain, Inc.	24.	Praixair, Inc.
   7.	Crimson California Pipeline, LP	25.	SCS Renewable Energy-Mountaingate
   8.	Dow Chemical Company	26.	SFPP, LP
   9.	E and B Natural Resources	27.	Shell California Pipeline Company
   10.	Equilon Enterprises LLC dba Shell Oil Products US	28.	Shore Terminals LLC
   11.	Sentinel Peak Resources California LLC	29.	Tesoro Refining and Marketing Company
   12.	Golden State Water Company	30.	Tesoro SoCal Pipeline Company LLC
   13.	Kinder Morgan Tank Storage Terminals LLC	31.	Torrance Basin Pipeline Company LLC
   14.	Los Angeles Trade Tech	32.	Torrance Pipeline Company LLC
   15.	Nasco Petroleum	33.	Torrance Valley Pipeline LLC
   16.	Pacific Coast Energy Company LP	34.	Veolia Energy Los Angeles
   17.	University of Southern California	35.	Whittier Pipeline Corporation
   18.	Pacific Pipeline System LLC	36.	Southern California Edison

   
   
   
2. INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) to refund the $500 good faith deposits for each entity as listed above upon approval of the respective faithful performance bonds by the LADOT and the City Attorney, and upon publication of the relevant Ordinances.

(Pursuant to Council action of February 2, 2017)

(Continued from Council meeting of May 23, 2017)

(Amending Motion [Buscaino - Bonin] adopted on May 23, 2017)

PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the reappointment of Mr. Eric Bates to the South Los Angeles Area Planning Commission (SLAAPC).

Recommendation for Council action:

RESOLVE that the Mayor's reappointment of Mr. Eric Bates to the SLAAPC for the term ending June 30, 2022 is APPROVED and CONFIRMED. Mr. Bates resides in Council District 10. (Current Commission gender composition: F=4; M=1).

Financial Disclosure Statement: Filed.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - JUNE 2, 2017

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - JUNE 2, 2017)

PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the reappointment of Ms. Helen Leung to the East Los Angeles Area Planning Commission (ELAAPC).

Recommendation for Council action:

RESOLVE that the Mayor's reappointment of Ms. Helen Leung to the ELAAPC for the term ending June 30, 2022 is APPROVED and CONFIRMED. Ms. Leung resides in Council District 13. (Current Commission gender composition: F=4; M=1).

Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - JUNE 2, 2017

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - JUNE 2, 2017)

MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION, MITIGATION MEASURES, MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM, PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the Central City West Specific Plan.

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

1. FIND, that the Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) (No. ENV-2014-4888-MND) and the Mitigation Monitoring Program as adequate environmental clearance; the Council, as lead agency, on the basis of the whole of the record, including any comments received, finds in its independent judgment that, with imposition of the mitigation measures described in the MND, there is no substantial evidence that the Proposed Project will have a significant effect on the environment; and, ADOPT ENV-2014-4888-MND and the Mitigation Monitoring Program for ENV-2014-4888-MND.
   
   
2. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC) as the Findings of the Council.
   
   
3. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated April 6, 2017, amending the Central City West Specific Plan to establish parking requirements for hotel uses within the Specific Plan, and to change the Specific Plan zoning from RC4(CW) to RC5(CW), for the property located at 285 Lucas Avenue.

Case No. CPC-2015-851-SP-SPE-ZAA-SPP

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.

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to authorizing separate violations and escalating penalties when a catering truck vends in violation of Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Section 80.73(b)2.F.

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

PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated April 25, 2017 to amend Subdivision (b)2.F of LAMC Section 80.73 to establish separate violations and escalating penalties when a catering truck remains in violation of the time permitted to operate for the purpose of vending in LAMC Section 80.73(b)2.F in a residential area and adding a new Subsection (h) to include a severability clause.

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.

(Continued from Council meeting of May 24, 2017)

ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the installation of a La Noria water wheel and rubber dam in the Los Angeles River.

Recommendation for Council action:

CONCUR with the Board of Water and Power Commissioner's (BWPC) action of April 4, 2017, Resolution No. 017208, authorizing a Memorandum of Agreement between and among the City of Los Angeles, by and through the Department of Public Works, Bureau of Sanitation and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, and Metabolic Studio LLC regarding the operation and maintenance of the Los Angeles River rubber dam and appurtenant structures constructed as part of Metabolic Studio's Bending the River Back Into the City Project.

Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the BWPC. 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 - JUNE 4, 2017

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - JUNE 2, 2017)

ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to an extension of the International Swap Dealers Association Master Agreements and related Custody Agreements.

Recommendation for Council action:

CONCUR with the Board of Water and Power Commissioner's action of April 18, 2017, Resolution No. 017210, authorizing the execution of amendments to the International Swap Dealers Association Master Agreements and related Custody Agreements to extend the term of the existing agreements for an additional ten years.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer reports that approval of the proposed resolution will impact the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) Power Revenue Fund. There is no impact to the City General Fund. The proposed agreement complies with the LADWP's adopted Financial Policies.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - JUNE 18, 2017

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - JUNE 16, 2017)

ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a proposed amendment to an agreement with Borismetrics Inc.

Recommendation for Council action:

CONCUR with the Board of Water and Power Commissioner's action of April 18, 2017, Resolution No. 017211, authorizing Amendment One to Agreement 47251-5 with Borismetrics Inc. to:

1. Extend the contractual term by one year resulting in a total term of four years expiring in September 2018.

 

2. Increase the expenditure authority by $325,000 resulting in a not to exceed total of $1,975,000.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer reports that approval of the proposed resolution increases the existing expenditure authority by $325,000 resulting in a not to exceed total of $1,975,000 affecting the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Power Revenue Fund and Water Revenue Fund. There is no impact to the City General Fund.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - JUNE 17, 2017

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - JUNE 16, 2017)

COMMUNICATION FROM THE MAYOR relative to the reappointment of Ms. Dalila Sotelo to the Affordable Housing Commission.

Recommendation for Council action:

RESOLVE that the Mayor's reappointment of Ms. Dalila Sotelo to the Affordable Housing Commission for the new term ending June 30, 2022, is APPROVED and CONFIRMED. Ms. Sotelo resides in Council District 14. (Current Board gender composition: F=2; M=5)

Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE – JUNE 5, 2017

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION – JUNE 2, 2017)

(Housing Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

COMMUNICATION FROM THE MAYOR relative to the reappointment of Ms. Jennifer Chung Kim to the Central Los Angeles Area Planning Commission (CLAAPC).

Recommendation for Council action:

RESOLVE that the Mayor's reappointment of Ms. Jennifer Chung Kim to the CLAAPC for the term ending June 30, 2022 is APPROVED and CONFIRMED. Ms. Kim resides in Council District One. (Current Commission gender composition: F=4; M=1)

Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

(TIME LIMIT FILE - JUNE 12, 2017)

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - JUNE 9, 2017)

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

COMMUNICATION FROM THE MAYOR relative to the appointment of Ms. Lys Mendez to the Central Los Angeles Area Planning Commission (CLAAPC).

Recommendation for Council action:

RESOLVE that the Mayor's appointment of Ms. Lys Mendez to the CLAAPC for the term ending June 30, 2018 is APPROVED and CONFIRMED. Ms. Mendez resides in Council District Four. (Current Commission gender composition: F=4; M=1)

Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending.

Background Check: Pending.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - JUNE 11, 2017)

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - JUNE 9, 2017)

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

COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to alternative project delivery methods and a competitive sealed proposal selection process for the development of an Advanced Water Purification Facility Project at the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant and utilization of a local small business preference for contracts related to this project.

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

1. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated May 12, 2017, authorizing the Department of Public Works, Bureau of Sanitation, to use a competitive sealed proposal selection process and alternative project delivery methods, and establishing criteria relating to such contracts for select capital improvement projects related to the development of an Advanced Water Purification Facility at the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant (Project), including authorizing a local small business enterprise bid preference for contracts related to the Project.

 

2. NOT PRESENT and ORDER FILED the ORDINANCE dated April 13, 2017.

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

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

COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY CLERK and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the Little Tokyo Merchant-Based Business Improvement District (BID) reconfirmation procedure for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017.

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

1. FIND that:
   
   
   1. The assessments imposed by the Little Tokyo BID for FY 2017 provide services that directly benefit each of the businesses which pay the assessments.
      
      
   2. The services funded by the assessments are provided only to each of the assessed businesses within the boundaries of the BID.
      
      
   3. The assessment imposed does not exceed the reasonable cost of conferring the benefits.
      
      
   4. The proposed improvements and activities are completely separate from the day to day operations of the City of Los Angeles.
      
      
   5. The assessments for the proposed business-based BID are not taxes and that the BID qualifies for exemption from Proposition 26 under exemption 1 of Article XIII C Section 1(e)(1).
      
      
   6. The services to be provided by the owners' association, the Li'l Tokyo Businessmen's 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.
      
      
2. APPROVE the Li'l Tokyo Businessmen's Association to administer the proposed services of the Little Tokyo BID pursuant to Section 36500 et seq. of the California Streets and Highways Code and City regulations.
          
3. AUTHORIZE the City Clerk, subject to City Attorney approval, to prepare, execute, and administer a contract between the City of Los Angeles and the Li'l Tokyo Businessmen's Association to administer the Little Tokyo BID, if the Ordinance reconfirming the BID is adopted.
                      
4. APPOINT the Little Tokyo BID Advisory Board Members as listed in the Little Tokyo BID Annual Report, attached to the Council File.
      
5. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated May 17, 2017 to confirm the Annual Report for the Little Tokyo BID and to levy a special assessment upon businesses located within the District for the District’s 14th operating year beginning January 1, 2017.
   
   
6. DIRECT the City Clerk to schedule, prepare, publish, and mail the public hearing notice, as required by the provisions of Section 36500 et seq. of the California Streets and Highways Code.
                  
7. INSTRUCT the City Clerk, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality, to prepare and present an enabling Ordinance levying the special assessment for the Little Tokyo BID's 14th operating period beginning January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2018.
   
   

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The City Clerk reports that this is a merchant-based BID and there are no assessments for City-owned properties within the Little Tokyo BID, therefore there is no impact on the General Fund.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

(Economic Development Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

2625 West Waverly Drive (Case No. 535059) Assessor I.D. No. 5438-022-016

1053 South Stanley Avenue (Case No. 557703) Assessor I.D. No. 5085-001-024

2908 South San Pedro Street (Case No. 449100) Assessor I.D. No. 5128-015-034

1042 South Orange Drive (Case No. 209988) Assessor I.D. No. 5084-011-028

5785 West Corbett Street (Case No. 510711) Assessor I.D. No. 5047-018-005

1833 South Carmona Avenue (Case No. 572957) Assessor I.D. No. 5064-013-008

540 North San Benito Street (Case No. 477278) Assessor I.D. No. 5175-033-012

1552 East 106th Street (Case No. 8582) Assessor I.D. No. 6065-015-010

COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES (HACLA) and THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (CAO) relative to waiving the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) to provide summer jobs to youth living in public housing and for onsite facility improvements.

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

1. APPROVE the waiver of the HACLA's PILOT during 2017 totaling $2,400,000.
   
   
2. APPROVE the following PILOT funds expenditure plan and request the HACLA to allocate $2,400,000 in PILOT funds during 2017 to the following expenditures:
   
   

   Expenditure Item	Amount
   Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP)	$1,000,000
   Water-wise Landscape Improvements at HACLA Sites	37,492
   Community Safety Partnership Program at seven HACLA Sites	490,000
   Computer Center Upgrades at HACLA Sites	283,000
   Reimbursement for Recreation and Parks - Imperial Courts Program	533,508
   Establishment and Refurbishment of Community Gardens	56,000
   Total:	$2,400,000

           
3. AUTHORIZE the Executive Director, HACLA, or designee, to:
   
   
   1. Expend up to $1,000,000 directly for the SYEP and request the Executive Director, HACLA to report to Council every six months on the status of the SYEP payments.
      
      
   2. Expend up to $37,492 directly for water-wise landscaping improvements to reduce water usage including turf replacement, mulching, drought tolerant plantings and irrigation upgrades at any of the following HACLA sites: Ramona Gardens, Pueblo del Rio, Rancho San Pedro, William Mead, Avalon Gardens, Gonzaque Village, Nickerson Gardens, Mar Vista Gardens and Pico/Las Casitas.
      
      
   3. Expend up to $490,000 directly for maintenance costs, communications equipment replacement and communications support related to the Community Safety Partnership Program at the following sites: Jordan Downs, Nickerson Gardens, Imperial Courts, Avalon Gardens, Gonzaque Village, Pueblo del Rio and Ramona Gardens.
      
      
   4. Expend up to $283,000 directly for computer equipment upgrades at computer labs or centers within the following HACLA sites: Avalon Gardens, Estrada Courts, Gonzaque Village, Imperial Courts, Mar Vista Gardens Computer Lab, Nickerson Gardens, Pueblo Del Rio, Ramona Gardens, Rancho San Pedro Social Hall, Rose Hill Courts and William Mead Homes.
      
      
   5. Expend up to $56,000 directly for the establishment and refurbishment of community gardens at all HACLA sites except Jordan Downs and Rose Hills, which are in the process of being redeveloped.
      
      
4. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, Department of Recreation and Parks (RAP), or designee, to accept $533,508 from the HACLA to reimburse the General Fund for recreation and maintenance services provided by the RAP at Imperial Courts during Fiscal Year (FY) 2017-18, on or after July 1, 2017; INSTRUCT the RAP to deposit these funds in Fund No. 100/62, Account No. 5301, Cost Reimbursement from Other Sources, as a General Fund receipt; and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to recognize these funds as a General Fund receipt.
   
   

Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that approving the above recommendations will result in a positive impact to the General Fund in FY 2017-18 of $533,308 in General Fund reimbursements that will reduce the RAP's direct service costs and provide increased revenue from the replenishment of the RAP's indirect costs. If this matter is approved, the HACLA will provide funds for direct support of the SYEP for over 500 youth living at HACLA developments as well as various capital and infrastructure improvements in and around HACLA facilities. The above recommendations are in compliance with City financial policies because one-time funds provided by the HACLA for the SYEP and various improvement projects would pay for the expenditures associated with the SYEP and projects.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

(Housing Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to initiating vacation proceedings for sewer and drainage easements at 590 South Santa Fe Avenue and Willow Street (VAC - E1401299).

Recommendations for Council action:

1. INITIATE vacation proceeding to vacate sewer and drainage easements at 590 South Santa Fe Avenue and Willow Street as shown on the map attached to the City Engineer report to Council dated May 16, 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.

CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (RYU FOR HUIZAR - O'FARRELL) relative to the below market sale of one truck to Lava Mae, a project of Tides Center.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. FIND that Lava Mae, a project of Tides Center, is eligible to purchase one surplus 2003 GMC Sierra 2500 truck (Vehicle Identification Number 1GTGC24U23Z147581) at below market value ($1.00), in accordance with Los Angeles Administrative Code Section 22.547 (Donation of Surplus City Equipment), as the recipient is a nonprofit organization that has been established exclusively to further the services provided by the City.
   
   
2. REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare the appropriate documents to effectuate the sale and transfer of the above identified surplus equipment at below market value to Lava Mae.
   
   
3. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to inform Lava Mae [Jazmine Kozowy, 711 Olive Street, Los Angeles, CA 90014, (213) 713-5228] that the surplus equipment must be claimed within 60 days from the date of Council approval of the request after which time it will revert to the City’s surplus equipment pool for disposal by the Department of General Services.
   
   

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

(Budget and Finance 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) relative to contracts for technical services in support of affordable housing development programs.

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

1. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, HCIDLA, or designee, to:
   
   
   1. Negotiate and execute 13 contracts with the contractors identified below for the provision of technical services in support of the HCIDLA’s affordable housing development programs, in substantial conformance with the pro forma agreements attached to the HCIDLA report to the Mayor dated April 4, 2017, subject to: funding availability; satisfactory contractor performance; HCIDLA work requirements; compliance with all applicable Federal, State and City regulatory requirements; approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality; and, compliance with City contracting requirements:
      
      
      1. Gold Coast Appraisals for the provision of appraisal services for a period of one year retroactive to April 1, 2017 through March 31, 2018, with two one-year renewal options, for a total contract amount not to exceed $35,000.
         
         
      2. Sole source contract with Stepping Thru Accessibility for the provision of architectural services for a period of one year from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018, with two one-year renewal options, for a total contract amount not to exceed $15,000.
         
         
      3. Rincon Consultants for the provision of environmental services for a period of one year retroactive to April 1, 2017 through March 31, 2018, with two one-year renewal options, for a total contract amount not to exceed $9,000.
         
         
      4. Keyser Marston for the provision of financial analysis and loan underwriting services for a period of one year retroactive to April 1, 2017 through March 31, 2018, with two one-year renewal options, for a total contract amount not to exceed $19,000.
         
         
      5. Forsyth Street Advisors for the provision of financial analysis and loan underwriting services for a period of one year retroactive to April 1, 2017 through March 31, 2018, with two one-year renewal options, for a total contract amount not to exceed $75,000.
         
         
      6. Estolano LeSar Perez Advisors for the provision of financial analysis and loan underwriting services for a period of one year retroactive to April 1, 2017 through March 31, 2018, with two one-year renewal options, for a total contract amount not to exceed $19,000.
         
         
      7. CSG Advisors for the provision of financial analysis and loan underwriting services for a period of one year retroactive to April 1, 2017 through March 31, 2018, with two one-year renewal options, for a total contract amount not to exceed $19,000.
         
         
      8. Sole source contract with Amerinational for the provision of loan servicing services for a period of one year retroactive to May 1, 2017 through April 30, 2018, with two one-year renewal options, for a total contract amount not to exceed $150,000.
         
         
      9. Intuitive Real Estate for the provision of property management for a period of one year from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018, with two one-year renewal options, for a total contract amount not to exceed $75,000.
         
         
      10. New Capital for the provision of property management for a period of one year retroactive to April 1, 2017 through March 31, 2018, with two one-year renewal options, for a total contract amount not to exceed $10,000.
          
          
      11. Cal Pacific Properties for the provision of real estate broker services for a period of one year from October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018, with two one-year renewal options, compensation based on sales price of respective property.
          
          
      12. Sole source contract with Orange Coast Title for the provision of title report services for a period of one year retroactive to April 1, 2017 through March 31, 2018, with two one-year renewal options, for a total contract amount not to exceed $10,000.
          
          
      13. Sole source contract with Stewart Title for the provision of title report services for a period of one year retroactive to April 1, 2017 through March 31, 2018, with two one-year renewal options, for a total contract amount not to exceed $10,000.
          
          
   2. Negotiate and execute Amendment No. 1 to Supplemental Agreements with the following contractors in order to prevent a lapse in services between current service contracts and execution of new contracts resulting from the technical services Request for Proposals (RFP) released by the HCIDLA on November 21, 2016, and to extend the term for three months to commence retroactively from April 1, 2017 through June 30, 2017, for a total cumulative contract term of April 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017, and subject to: funding availability; satisfactory contractor performance; HCIDLA work requirements; compliance with all applicable Federal, State and City regulatory requirements; approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality; and, compliance with City contracting requirements:
      
      
      1. Contract No. C-122780 with Gonzalez Goodale Architects for the continued provision of architectural services.
         
         
      2. Contract No. C-123730 with Mac Bennett Enterprises (d.b.a. International Realty and Investments) for the continued provision of property management services.
         
         
   3. Authorize the use of interest earnings in an amount of up to $75,000 from the New Generation Fund Guaranteed Interest Contract (NGFGIC) to partially fund the financial analysis and loan underwriting services contract with Forsyth Street Advisors, with authority to withdraw the funds and deposit them into the Municipal Housing Finance Fund (MHFF).
      
      
   4. Prepare Controller’s instructions and make any necessary technical adjustments consistent with this action, subject to the approval of the CAO; and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement these instructions.
      
      
2. DIRECT the General Manager, HCIDLA, or designee, to:
   
   
   1. Require that Forsyth, as referenced above, recuse itself if a conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest arises in relation to their contract work for HCIDLA, and that such requirement would be effectuated in the contract between the HCIDLA and Forsyth.
      
      
   2. Report back to the Mayor and Council regarding any potential conflict of interest that arises, or may exist, under the executed contract with Forsyth.
      
      
3. AUTHORIZE the Controller to:
   
   
   1. Establish a new account, Account No. 43N628, titled Technical RFP Year 1, and appropriate funds as follows:
      
      

      Fund	Account No.	Title	Amount
      424	43N628	Technical RFP Year 1	$3,000.00
      561	43N628	Technical RFP Year 1	$38,000.00
      44G	43N628	Technical RFP Year 1	$3,000.00
      55J	43N628	Technical RFP Year 1	$136,000.00
      815	43N628	Technical RFP Year 1	$150,000.00

              
   2. Establish a new account, Account No. N629, to be titled NGF Technical RFP, within the MHFF Fund No. 815, and appropriate up to an amount not to exceed $75,000, as cash is received from the NGFGIC.
      
      
   3. Decrease accounts within various funds as follows:
      
      

      Fund	Account No.	Title	Amount
      561	43M844	Technical Services	$38,000.00
      44G	43L143	Housing and Community Investment	$3,000.00
      55J	43K299	Reimbursements to General Fund	$50,321.95
      55J	43L143	Housing and Community Investment	$85,678.05
      815	43J143	Housing and Community Investment	$3,443.51
      815	43K299	Reimbursements to General Fund	$21,708.85
      815	43L143	Housing and Community Investment	$13,775.65
      815	43L299	Reimbursements to General Fund	$13,838.34
      815	43M245	Professional Service Contract	$7,233.65
      815	43N2431	Loan Servicing	$150,000.00

              

Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that this action will not impact the General Fund. Funding for these technical services contracts will be provided by a combination of Federal and City sources, including the Affordable Housing Trust Fund ($3,000), Community Development Block Grant ($3,000), HOME Investment Partnerships Program ($38,000), MHFF ($210,000), Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund ($136,000), NGFGIC ($75,000), and project based commission earned. 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)

ADOPTED

AMENDING MOTION (BONIN - BUSCAINO)

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

AMEND the Communications from the General Manager, Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department and City Administrative Officer relative to contracts for technical services in support of affordable housing development programs to reflect the amount in Recommendation No. 1. a. v. as $94,000 instead of $75,000.

COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE GENERAL MANAGER, LOS ANGELES HOUSING AND COMMUNITY INVESTMENT DEPARTMENT (HCIDLA) and THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (CAO) and RESOLUTION relative to issuing tax-exempt multifamily conduit revenue bonds for the development of the Casa Carmen Senior Apartments project, and related actions.

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

1. APPROVE $2,580,000 in former Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles (CRA/LA) Excess Non-Housing Bond Proceeds available to Council District 1 from the Pico Union 2 Project Area within the Council District to be used towards affordable housing activities.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the Controller to give the HCIDLA access to the CRA/LA Excess Non-Housing Bond Proceeds Fund No. 57D to process transactions related to affordable housing activities in the Pico Union 2 Redevelopment Project Area.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the HCIDLA to:
   
   
   1. Expend funds not to exceed $2,580,000 from the CRA/LA Excess Non-Housing Bond Proceeds Fund No. 57D, Account No. 22L90T, Pico Union Taxable, for transactions related to affordable housing activities in the Pico Union 2 Redevelopment Area upon proper documentation and satisfactory review by the EWDD.
      
      
   2. Implement and oversee the development of an affordable housing development and a residual receipts loan for the Casa Carmen Senior Apartments project.
      
      
4. AUTHORIZE the use of $2,580,000 in CRA/LA Non-Housing Excess Bond Proceeds pursuant to a Mitigated Negative Declaration adopted by the City Planning Commission on June 13, 2013 in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act.
   
   
5. ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION authorizing the issuance up to $6,400,000 in tax-exempt multifamily conduit revenue bonds in the form of a note for the development of the Casa Carmen Senior Apartments located at 1800 West 11th Street.
   
   
6. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, HCIDLA, or designee, to:
   
   
   1. Negotiate and execute relevant bond documents for the Casa Carmen Senior Apartments, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality.
      
      
   2. Increase the HCIDLA financial commitment by $530,000 from $2,050,000 to up to $2,580,000.
      
      
7. OBLIGATE CRA/LA Excess Non-Housing Bond Proceeds for the following project:
   
   

   Project	Fund	Account No.	Title	Amount
   Casa Carmen Senior Apartments	57D/22	22L90T	Pico Union Taxable	2,580,000

           
8. AMEND Council action taken February 26, 2016 to clarify that the $2,050,000 reimbursement cited in the amending Motion will occur through loan repayments to be specified in HCIDLA’s $2,580,000 loan agreement for the Casa Carmen Senior Apartments.
   
   
9. AUTHORIZE the General Manager of HCIDLA, or designee, to:
   
   
   1. Negotiate and execute loan documents and amendments for the HCIDLA loan in the amount up to $2,580,000, including but not limited to: interest rate, loan and affordability terms, loan amount, subordination to new permanent loans, and, assumption, assignment and transfer of properties to a new limited partnership, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality.
      
      
   2. Prepare Controller instructions and make any necessary technical adjustments consistent with this action, subject to the approval of the CAO; and, authorize the Controller to implement those instructions.
      
      
10. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, Economic Workforce Development Department (EWDD), or designee, to prepare any necessary Controller instructions and/or make technical adjustments consistent with this action, subject to the approval of the Bond Oversight Committee; and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement these instructions.
    
    

Fiscal Impact Statement: The HCIDLA reports that there is no impact on the General Fund as a result of the issuance of the bonds. The City is a conduit issuer and will not incur liability for repayment of the bonds. The bonds are a limited obligation payable strictly from revenue from the project. The City will not be obligated to make payments on the bonds.

The EWDD reports that that this action will not impact the General Fund. The CRA/LA Excess Non-Housing Excess 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 Controller.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

(Housing Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

MOTION (WESSON for 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 Mariana Resendiz on October 24, 2016. 

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 Mariana Resendiz on October 24, 2016.
   
   
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. 2014-2291 located at 11733 West Missouri Avenue northeasterly of Stoner Avenue.

(Bond No. C-128692)

(Quimby Fee: $16,752)

Subdivider: Missouri Townhomes, LLC;  Surveyor: Reynaldo De Rama/Tala Associates

MOTION (KREKORIAN - O'FARRELL) relative to authorizing the payment of $880,110 in settlement of the case entitled Saundra Carter, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, Case No. BC363305 (consolidated with Case No. BC381773).

Blumenfield, Bonin, Buscaino, Englander, Harris-Dawson, Huizar, Koretz, Martinez, O'Farrell and Price (10); Absent: Cedillo, Krekorian, Ryu and President Wesson (4); Vacant: Council District Seven

ATTEST: Holly L. Wolcott, CITY CLERK

By:

               Council Clerk                                PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION (MND), MITIGATION MEASURES, MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM (MMP), COMMUNICATION FROM THE WEST LOS ANGELES AREA PLANNING COMMISSION (WLAAPC), and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to a Vesting Zone Change for the property located at 2957 South Midvale Avenue.

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

1. FIND, based on independent judgment of the decision-maker, after consideration of the whole of the administrative record, the project was assessed in MND No. ENV-2014-2496-MND adopted on August 10, 2016; and pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, Sections 15162 and 15164, no subsequent Environmental Impact Report, negative declaration, or addendum is required for approval of the project.

 

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 WLAAPC as the Findings of the Council.

 

4. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated October 19, 2016, effecting a Vesting Zone Change from R1-1 to (T)[Q]R3-1 for the demolition of an existing one-story, single-family home and the construction of four small lot two-story homes that are each 35 feet in height with a third-floor roof deck and stair to provide access, with a total floor area for the four residential units at approximately 7,490 square feet, including eight vehicle parking spaces, two per dwelling unit provided in a below-grade parking level, for the property located at 2957 South Midvale Avenue, subject to Conditions of Approval.

 

5. ADVISE the applicant, pursuant to Section 12.32-G.3 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 bracket surrounding the Q symbol shall be removed.

 

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: Behzad Toubian

Representative: Robert B. Lamishaw, JPL Zoning Services

Case No. APCW-2014-2494-VZC

CEQA No. ENV-2014-2496-MND

Related Case No. AA-2014-2495-PMLA

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

Community Impact Statement: Yes

Against: Westside Neighborhood Council

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