1409 West Anaheim Street aka 1415 West Anaheim Street.  (Lien: $4,631.82)

8943 North Telfair Avenue.  (Lien: $2,049.24)

3937 North Verdugo View Drive.  (Lien: $2,746.07)

12225 West Terra Bella Street.  (Lien: $1,324.32)

1036 West 46th Street.  (Lien: $3,955.73)

239 East Florence Avenue.  (Lien: $3,330.46)

9256 North Oneida Avenue aka 9287 North Kewen Avenue.  (Lien: $3,836.44)

827 South Crenshaw Boulevard.  (Lien: $3,660.88)

621 East 78th Street.  (Lien: $3,660.88)

13602 North Kismet Avenue.  (Lien: $9,666.42)

ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT, PARKS AND RIVER COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the reappointment of Ms. Gerlie Collado to the El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument Authority.

Recommendation for Council action:

RESOLVE that the Mayor’s reappointment of Ms. Gerlie Collado to the El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument Authority for the term ending June 30, 2021 is APPROVED and CONFIRMED. Ms. Collado resides in Council District 12. (Current Board composition: M=5; F=4.)

Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - SEPTEMBER 29, 2017)

ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT, PARKS AND RIVER COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the reappointment of Mr. Robert Vinson to the El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument Authority.

Recommendation for Council action:

RESOLVE that the Mayor’s reappointment of Mr. Robert Vinson to the El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument Authority for the term ending June 30, 2021 is APPROVED and CONFIRMED. Mr. Vinson resides in Council District 12. (Current Board composition: M=5; F=4.)

Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - SEPTEMBER 29, 2017)

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF ENERGY, CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to allowing business customers to share bins with neighboring businesses for the RecycleLA Program.

Recommendation for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Blumenfield - Englander - Cedillo - Bonin - Buscaino - Rodriguez - Ryu):

INSTRUCT the Bureau of Sanitation to report on the feasibility of incorporating into the RecycleLA Program an option for neighboring or co-located businesses to share bins to maximize their use and other options to help businesses achieve cost savings.

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 August 23, 2017)

PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a proposed land use designation for animal rescue and pet adoption centers in commercial zones.

Recommendations for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Blumenfield - Buscaino):

1. INSTRUCT the Department of City Planning (DCP), in consultation with the City Attorney, to prepare and present an ordinance within 60 days that provides a definition of animal rescues and pet adoption centers.

 

2. INSTRUCT the DCP, in consultation with the City Attorney, to prepare and present an ordinance within 60 days that will allow animal rescues and pet adoption centers in commercial zones, including performance standards and community protections that must be met through either an administrative or land use regulatory control process, and consistent with what the City Council has approved in Council file No. 11-0754-S2.

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 CONSIDERATION OF ENERGY, CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to optimizing waste collection, diversion, and recycling efforts.

Recommendation for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Blumenfield - Price):

INSTRUCT the Bureau of Sanitation (BOS) to report in 30 days on alternative, smart city, methods to optimize waste collection, diversion and recycling efforts by including the use of ultrasonic sensors in bins and containers and the use of mini-containers attached to waste containers for source separation purposes; and to include in said report a review of existing pilot efforts, their efficiency compared to other BOS initiatives, and their impact on Clean Streets cleanliness indexing.

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

For:

Glassell Park Neighborhood Council

(Continued from Council meeting of August 23, 2017)

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to current practices for protecting large public gatherings against vehicle ramming attacks.

Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Englander - Huizar):

INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), with the assistance of the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT), Bureau of Street Services (BSS), Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) and Emergency Management Department (EMD), to provide a comprehensive report on current practices for protecting large public gatherings, special events and marches against vehicle ramming attacks, and on best practices for mitigating these attacks.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

(The Council may recess into Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(a) to discuss with the LAPD, LADOT, BSS, LAFD and EMD current practices for protecting large public gatherings, special events and marches against vehicle ramming attacks.)

MEETING HELD - NO ACTION TAKEN

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and TRADE, TRAVEL, AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Second Amendment to Lease No. LAA-8757 with Southwest Airlines Company covering additional operations space at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

Recommendations for Council action:

1. ADOPT the determination by the Board of Airport Commissioners that the proposed action is exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as provided in Article III Class 1(18)(c) of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines.
   
   
2. APPROVE the Second Amendment to Lease No. LAA-8757 with Southwest Airlines Company covering additional operations space by 48,557 square feet at LAX, and to add additional space if a new facility Terminal 1.5 is built adjacent to Terminal 1.
   
   
3. CONCUR with the action taken by the Board of Airport Commissioners on July 13, 2017 by Resolution No. 26289 authorizing the Chief Executive Officer, Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), to execute the Second Amendment to Lease No. LAA-8757 with Southwest Airlines Company covering additional operations space at LAX.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer reports that this action will not impact the General Fund. The Amendment will retain the lease expiration date of June 30, 2024 and will provide at least an additional 164,152 square feet of space for Southwest Airlines to operate in Terminal 1 at LAX. Annual revenue generated through the lease will increase by approximately $8.3 million, to an estimated $28,135,653. It is anticipated that total revenue in an amount of approximately $96,250,000 will be generated during the remaining term of Lease LAA-8757. The project complies with LAWA's adopted financial policies.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - SEPTEMBER 8, 2017)

GENERAL EXEMPTION and TRADE, TRAVEL, AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a lease with Southwest Airlines Company covering 65,000 - 95,000 square feet of land between Terminals 1 and 2 at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

Recommendations for Council action:

1. ADOPT the determination by the Board of Airport Commissioners that the proposed action is exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as provided in Article II Section 2(i) of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines.
   
   
2. APPROVE the lease with Southwest Airlines Company covering 65,000 - 95,000 square feet of land between Terminals 1 and 2 at LAX.
   
   
3. CONCUR with the action taken by the Board of Airport Commissioners on July 13, 2017 by Resolution No. 26290 authorizing the Chief Executive Officer, Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), to execute the Lease with Southwest Airlines Company covering 65,000 - 95,000 square feet of land between Terminals 1 and 2 at LAX.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer reports that this action will not impact the General Fund. Revenue of approximately $2,400,000 is anticipated to be generated over the ten-year lease term. The proposed lease provides that LAWA will acquire the site improvements, upon completion, for an amount not to exceed $46,000,000 including interest. Subject to future approval by the Board of Airport Commissioners, the Department may acquire space, or sublease, the new facility to be constructed on the land - facility improvements - for an amount not to exceed $432,000,000.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - SEPTEMBER 8, 2017)

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and TRADE, TRAVEL, AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Operating Agreement No. 17-3505 with Parking Concepts, Inc., to manage, operate and maintain parking facilities serving the World Cruise Center, Catalina Sea and Air Terminal, the USS Iowa and other various offsite parking.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. ADOPT the determination by the Board of Harbor Commissioners that the proposed action is exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as provided in Article III, Class 1(14) of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines.
   
   
2. APPROVE the Harbor Department (Port) Resolution No. 17-8123 authorizing proposed Operating Agreement No. 17-3505 between the City of Los Angeles Harbor Department and Parking Concepts, Inc., to manage, operate, and maintain parking facilities serving the World Cruise Center, Catalina Sea and Air Terminal, the USS Iowa and other various offsite parking.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer reports that the proposed agreement requires Parking Concepts, Inc., to be financially responsible to make annual payments to the Port as follows: 81 percent of gross receipts up to $5 million; 82 percent of gross receipts that exceed $5 million up to $6 million; and, 83 percent of gross receipts over $6 million. It is anticipated that gross receipts, less allowable exclusions, will average approximately $3.8 million a year and the proposed agreement will generate approximately $3 million in revenue per year to the Port.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - SEPTEMBER 8, 2017)

TRANSPORTATION and PUBLIC WORKS AND GANG REDUCTION COMMITTEES REPORTS relative to using technology to reduce street sweeping tickets. 

1. TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT
   
   Recommendations for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Bonin - Buscaino):
   
   
   1. INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT), Bureau of Street Services (BSS), and Information Technology Agency (ITA) to work with City Administrative Officer (CAO) and Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA) to identify the necessary funding to initiate the pilot program.    
      
      
   2. INSTRUCT the General Manager, LADOT, to execute a change order to the contract with Conduent (formerly Xerox) for the additional scope of work to implement the handheld integration with street sweeping data.
      
      
   3. INSTRUCT the LADOT, ITA, and BSS to report back to the Transportation Committee in 120 days with an update on the progress of a pilot program.    
      
      
   4. INSTRUCT the LADOT, BSS and ITA to report in 60 days with a communications and outreach plan, to be approved by Council prior to the implementation of the pilot program.
      
      
   5. INSTRUCT the LADOT, BSS and ITA to submit an Innovation Fund grant application to provide financial assistance for the pilot program.
             
2. PUBLIC WORKS AND GANG REDUCTION COMMITTEE REPORT
   
   Recommendations for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Bonin - Buscaino):

1. INSTRUCT the LADOT, BSS, and ITA to work with CAO and CLA to identify the necessary funding to initiate the pilot program.    
   
   
2. INSTRUCT the General Manager, LADOT, to execute a change order to the contract with Conduent (formerly Xerox) for the additional scope of work to implement the handheld integration with street sweeping data. 
   
   
3. INSTRUCT the LADOT, ITA, and BSS to report back to the Transportation Committee in 120 days with an update on the progress of a pilot program.
   
   
4. INSTRUCT the LADOT to include in the process the officers’ ability to use discretion when issuing tickets regardless of the system updates.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The LADOT, ITA, and BSS report that the total estimated cost for delivering the six month pilot program is $573,316, which includes the costs from Tables 2 and 3 of the August 2, 2017 joint LADOT, ITA, and BSS report, attached to the Council file.  Table 2 costs represent one-time expenses and will not be a consideration when the notification program expands to include all posted sweeping routes citywide.  Funding for the pilot has not yet been identified.  The potential impact to the General Fund by the reduction in street sweeping citation revenue during the pilot program is estimated to be between $82,000 to $214,000.  Conduent estimates the annual revenue impact by expanding the program citywide is between $4.5 million and $11.8 million.  The Citywide estimate will be refined following an analysis of the revenue impact upon completion of the pilot program.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

PUBLIC WORKS AND GANG REDUCTION and ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT, PARKS AND RIVER COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to a loan from the Public Works Trust Fund (PWTF) for the Taylor Yard River Park in the amount of $700,000.

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

1. ACKNOWLEDGE the prior Council and Mayoral action of May 31, 2017, attached to the Council file, authorizing the City Engineer, or designee, to accept, negotiate, execute, and submit all grant documents, including but not limited to, agreements and amendments, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality, which may be necessary to receive funding from the California State Coastal Conservancy (SCC) for the Implementation Plan for the Taylor Yard River Park on the Los Angeles River not exceeding the amount of $2,000,000.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE a loan from the PWTF, Fund No. 834/50 in the amount of $700,000, to front fund the Taylor Yard River Park until sufficient grant funds are received to repay the loan.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the Director, Office of Accounting (OOA), to release the PWTF Loan as soon as copy of the grant award is received from the Bureau of Engineering.
   
   
4. AUTHORIZE the Director, OOA, to assess and collect monthly interest on the loans at the rate that the Office of Finance is using to allocate interest to various investment pools. Any unpaid interest at the end of the year will be added to the principal amount of the loan.
   
   
5. AUTHORIZE the Director, OOA, to transfer $700,000 from the PWTF Fund No. 834/50 to the Engineering Special Services Fund, Fund No. 682/50 and to appropriate said amount in the Engineering Special Services Fund, Fund No. 682/50, to a new Appropriation Unit entitled Taylor Yard G2, and to make payments for completion of the Taylor Yard River Park.
   
   
6. AUTHORIZE reimbursements in the amount of $700,000 from the SCC to be deposited into the Engineering Special Services Fund and subsequently, to be transferred back to the PWTF as directed by the City Engineer.
   
   
7. AUTHORIZE the Controller to make technical corrections as necessary.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The Board of Public Works reports that there is no impact to the City’s General Fund. The PWTF will front fund the Taylor Yard River Park for $700,000 and the PWTF will be reimbursed by the Engineering Special Services Fund after the completion of the Taylor Yard River Park, as grant proceeds are received on a cost reimbursement basis. Completion of the Taylor Yard River Park is expected to end approximately on April 30, 2019.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

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

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

1. ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated August 14, 2017.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of NOVEMBER 8, 2017 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Irvine Avenue and Weddington Street Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The Bureau of Street Lighting reports that if adopted, $164.38 will be collected annually starting with tax year 2017-18 that will go into a dedicated street lighting maintenance assessment account for the use in the operation and maintenance of this street lighting system.

(Board of Public Works Hearing Date:  November 1, 2017)

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

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

1. ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated August 14, 2017.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of NOVEMBER 8, 2017 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Tampa Avenue and Sherman Way Street Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The Bureau of Street Lighting reports that if adopted, $3,519.60 will be collected annually starting with tax year 2017-18 that will go into a dedicated street lighting maintenance assessment account for the use in the operation and maintenance of this street lighting system.

(Board of Public Works Hearing Date:  November 1, 2017)

COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the Koreatown No. 2 Street Lighting District.

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

1. ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated August 21, 2017.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of NOVEMBER 8, 2017 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Koreatown No. 2 Street Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The Bureau of Street Lighting reports that if adopted, $11,825.86 will be collected annually starting with tax year 2017-18 that will go into a dedicated street lighting maintenance assessment account for the use in the operation and maintenance of this street lighting system.

(Board of Public Works Hearing Date:  November 1, 2017)

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

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

1. ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated August 23, 2017.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of NOVEMBER 8, 2017 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Colorado Boulevard Street Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The Bureau of Street Lighting reports that if adopted, $109,575.90 will be collected annually starting with tax year 2017-18 that will go into a dedicated street lighting maintenance assessment account for the use in the operation and maintenance of this street lighting system.

(Board of Public Works Hearing Date:  November 1, 2017)

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER and RESOLUTION TO VACATE relative to vacating a 10-Foot Walkway between Westridge Road and Correa Way adjoining Lot 4, Tract No. 7257 (VAC-E1401279).

Recommendations for Council action:

1. REAFFIRM the FINDINGS of March 15, 2016, that the vacation of a 10-Foot Walkway between Westridge Road and Correa Way adjoining Lot 4, Tract No. 7257, pursuant to the City of Los Angeles Environmental Guidelines, is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, pursuant to Article III, Class 5(3) of the City of Los Angeles Environmental Guidelines.
   
   
2. REAFFIRM the FINDINGS of March 15, 2016, that this vacation is in substantial conformance with the General Plan pursuant to Section 556 of the Los Angeles City Charter.
   
   
3. ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION TO VACATE No. 17-1401279 for the vacation of a 10-Foot Walkway between Westridge Road and Correa Way adjoining Lot 4, Tract No. 7257.
   
   
4. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to transmit, following Council adoption, Resolution to Vacate No. 17-1401279 to the Land Development Group of the Bureau of Engineering for recordation of said Resolution with the Los Angeles County Recorder.

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

MOTION (ENGLANDER - CEDILLO) relative to funding for additional police and sanitation services in Council District 12.

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

1. TRANSFER/APPROPRIATE $1,500.00 in the Sunshine Canyon Community Amenities Trust Fund No. 699/14 to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) to fund additional police services in Council District 12. The total of $1,500.00 shall be transferred into the following account:
   
   $1,500.00 to LAPD Fund No. 100/70 Account No. 1092 (Overtime - Police Officers)
   
   
2. TRANSFER/APPROPRIATE $18,828.39 in the Sunshine Canyon Community Amenities Trust Fund No. 699/14 to the Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation to fund additional sanitation services in Council District 12. The total of $18,828.39 shall be distributed and transferred into the following accounts:
   
   $6,743.51 to General Fund No. 100, Account No. 1090
   
   $5,617.35 to General Fund No. 100, Account No. 1010
   
   $3,856.14 to General Fund No. 100, Account No. 6010
   
   $2,611.39 to General Fund No. 100, Account No. 3040

ADOPTED

SUBSTITUTE MOTION (ENGLANDER - HARRIS-DAWSON)

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

1. TRANSFER/APPROPRIATE $1,500 in the Sunshine Canyon Community Amenities Trust Fund No. 699/14 to the Police Fund No. 100/70, Account No. 001092 (Sworn Overtime) to fund additional police services in Council District 12 within five miles of the Sunshine Canyon Landfill.
   
   
2. TRANSFER/APPROPRIATE $18,828.39 in the Sunshine Canyon Community Amenities Trust Fund No. 699/14 to the below listed accounts and in the amounts specified in the Sanitation Fund No. 100/82 to fund additional services in Council District 12 within five miles of the Sunshine Canyon Landfill:
   
   

   Account No.	Name	Amount
   001010	Salaries, General	$5,617.35
   001090	Salaries, Overtime	6,743.51
   006010	Office and Administrative	3,856.14
   003040	Contractual Services	2,611.39
   	Total	$18,828.39

   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the City Clerk to make any technical corrections or clarifications to the above fund transfer instructions in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion.

MOTION (HUIZAR - BONIN) relative to funding for the construction of a new traffic signal at the intersection of Alhambra and Lowell Avenues.

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

1. AUTHORIZE the Controller to transfer $450,000 from Transportation Grant Fund No. 655, Account No. 94LT43, Safe Routes to School (SR2S) Sheridan Street Elementary School Project to the Capital Improvement Expenditure Program Fund No. 100/54, new account entitled Alhambra Avenue Safety Improvements.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) to initiate a non-participating change order to the existing ATCS project, Central Business District ATCS Contract No. C-129230 for the construction of a new signal at Alhambra and Lowell Avenues.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the LADOT, Bureau of Engineering, and Bureau of Street Services, upon approval by the City Administrative Officer (CAO), to draw down from this account as necessary to fund the safety improvements on Alhambra Boulevard.
   
   
4. AUTHORIZE the CAO to make technical changes as necessary to effectuate the intent of this Motion.

MOTION (HUIZAR - BONIN) relative to amending prior Council action of May 7, 2015 to equally disburse the Transfer of Floor Area Rights (TFAR) Public Benefit Payment between the Bureau of Engineering and Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiative (LANI) for the project located at 400, 410, 412, 414, 418, 420, 422 South Broadway and 218 and 230 West 4th Street in Council District 14.

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

1. AMEND prior Council action of May 7, 2015, Condition 3.a.i of the TFAR Conditions of Approval for property located at 400, 410, 412, 414, 418, 420, 422 South Broadway and 218 and 230 West 4th Street in Council District 14 (Case No. CPC-2014-326-ZC-TDR-ZV-MSC-CDO-SPR) by directing that $550,011 be appropriated to the Department of Public Works, Bureau of Engineering (BOE), for the Broadway Streetscape Master Plan; and $550,010 be paid directly by Broadway Elite, LLC, the developer of the project, to the LANI, non-profit tax ID 95-4481955, for Bringing Back Broadway.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the Department of Public Works, BOE, to accept a TFAR Public Benefit Payment in the sum of $550,011 paid by Broadway Elite, LLC, for the above referenced project; deposit and appropriate $550,011 to Account No. 14682M, Engineering Special Services Fund, and transfer said funds to the Engineering Special Services Fund No. 682/50, Appropriation Unit No. 50LVBD, entitled Broadway Streetscape Improvements for Broadway Streetscape Master Plan.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the Department of Public Works, BOE, to prepare any additional Controller instructions, make any technical corrections, clarifications, or revisions necessary to the above fund transfer instructions to effectuate the intent of this Motion; and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement said instructions to effectuate the intent of this Motion.

MOTION (CEDILLO - RODRIGUEZ) relative to funding for the El Grito de Dolores celebration on September 15, 2017.

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

1. AUTHORIZE the Department of General Services to accept donations to cover the cost of El Grito and to deposit any such individual donations not exceeding $5,000 each into the General Services Trust Fund No. 843/40, Account No. 40280P. Any individual donation exceeding $5,000 shall be submitted to the Council for acceptance.
   
   
2. TRANSFER $14,958.62 from the General Services Trust Fund No. 843/40, Account No. 40280L to the General Services Trust Fund No. 843/40, Account No. 40280P. Transfer $1,000 from the General Services Trust Fund No. 843/40, Account No. 40280L to the General Services Fund No. 100/40, Account No. 001070 (Salaries - As Needed).
   
   
3. TRANSER $5,000 each from Council District 6, 7, and 9 portions of the Council Civic Fund, from Cultural Affairs Fund No. 480/30, Appropriated in Fund No. 100, Account No. 009699 (Council Civic Fund), total of $15,000 to the General Services Trust Fund No. 843/40, Account No. 40280P as well as additional allocations from the City Attorney and Controller's office.
   
   
4. TRANSFER $5,000 for Council District 14 portion of the Council Civic Fund and $3,000 from the Council District One portion of the Council Civic Fund, from Cultural Affairs Fund No. 480/30, Appropriated in Fund No. 100, Account No. 009699 (Council Civic Fund), to the Department of Cultural Affairs, El Grito Fund No. 100/30, Account No. 009841. Transfer the remaining $2,000 of the Council District One portion of the Council Civic Fund, from Cultural Affairs Fund No. 480/30, Appropriated in Fund No. 100, Account No. 009699 (Council Civic Fund), to the General Services Trust Fund No. 843/40, Account No. 40280P.
   
   
5. AUTHORIZE the Department of General Services to make corrections, clarifications, and technical adjustments as needed to implement this motion and the Council's intent.

MOTION (RYU - RODRIGUEZ) relative to rescinding prior Council action of March 29, 2016 regarding funding to the Los Angeles LGBT Center.

Recommendation for Council action:

RESCIND prior Council action of March 29, 2016 relative to the allocation of $50,000 provided to the Los Angeles LGBT Center from the Hollywood Redevelopment Project Area Special Fund (Council file No. 16-0345), and that all funds be reverted to their original source.

MOTION (PRICE - RYU) relative to funding for the printing and installation of banners to  highlight the Annual Central Avenue Jazz Festival.

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

1. UTILIZE $10,183 in the Council District Nine portion of the Street Furniture Revenue Fund No. 43D/50 to pay for the printing and installation of banners to highlight the Annual Central Avenue Jazz Festival; and, AUTHORIZE the Board of Public Works, Office of Accounting, to make payment to the AmGraph Group in the above amount for the above purpose.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the Bureau of Street Services and/or the Board of Public Works, Office of Accounting, to make any technical corrections or clarifications to the above fund transfer instructions in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion.

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (ENGLANDER - HUIZAR) relative to funding for the tubular fence project at the Lazy J Ranch Park.

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

1. TRANSFER $100,000 from the North West Valley Project Mitigation Fund to the Recreation and Parks Fund No.  302/89, Account No. 89704H, for the tubular fence project at the Lazy J Ranch Park.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the Department of Recreation and Parks to make any corrections or clarifications to the above instructions in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion.

(Continued from Council meeting of September 1, 2017)

ADOPTED

SUBSTITUTE MOTION (ENGLANDER - HARRIS-DAWSON)

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

1. TRANSFER $24,990 from the North West Valley Project Mitigation Fund to the Recreation and Parks Fund No. 302/89, Account No. 89704H, for the tubular fence project at the Lazy J Ranch Park.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the Department of Recreation and Parks to make any corrections or clarifications to the above instructions in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion.

MOTION (KORETZ - HUIZAR) relative to accepting the Freedom Sculpture, a Statue of Liberty for the West Coast into the City Art Collection for placement on Santa Monica Boulevard and Century Park East. 

Recommendation for Council action:

ACCEPT the donation of artwork gifted by Farhang Foundation, entitled Freedom Sculpture, by artist Cecil Balmond, which has been installed at the intersection of Santa Monica Boulevard and Century Park East; and, AUTHORIZE the Councilmember of the Fifth District to thank the donor on behalf of the City.

MOTION (CEDILLO for ENGLANDER - RODRIGUEZ) relative to additional Transportation Department resources and services for the residents and facilities of Council District 12 located within five miles of the Sunshine Canyon landfill.

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

1. TRANSFER/APPROPRIATE $27,865.09 in the Sunshine Canyon Communities Amenities Trust Fund No. 699/14 to the Transportation Fund No. 100/94, Account No. 1090 (Salaries - Overtime) for additional Transportation Department resources and services for the residents and facilities of Council District 12 located within five miles of the Sunshine Canyon landfill.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the Los Angeles Department of Transportation to make any corrections or clarifications to the above fund transfer instructions in order to effectuate the intent of this motion.

MOTION (O'FARRELL - RODRIGUEZ) relative to funding to keep the Hollywood Recreation Center swimming pool open on weekends through September 29, 2017.

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

1. TRANSFER/APPROPRIATE $12,165 in the AB1290 Fund No. 53P, Account No. 281213 (CD 13 Redevelopment Projects - Services) to the Recreation and Parks Fund No. 301/88, Account No. 88053M (MRPXX402) C-W Aquatics to keep the Hollywood Recreation Center swimming pool open on weekends through September 29, 2017.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the Department of Recreation and Parks to make any technical corrections or clarifications to the above instructions in order to effectuate the intent of this motion.

MOTION (RODRIGUEZ - O'FARRELL) relative to funding to keep various park swimming pools open on weekends from Labor Day through September 29, 2017 in Council District 7.

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

1. TRANSFER/APPROPRIATE $34,578 in the AB1290 Fund No. 53P, Account No. 281207 (CD 7 Redevelopment Projects - Services) to the Recreation and Parks Fund No. 301/88, Account No. 88053M Aquatics Division (MRPXX402) C-W Aquatics to keep various park swimming pools open on weekends from Labor Day through September 29, 2017 in Council District 7.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the Department of Recreation and Parks to make any corrections, clarifications or revisions to the above fund transfer instructions, including any new instructions, in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion, and including any corrections and changes to fund or account numbers; said corrections / clarifications / changes may be made orally, electronically or by any other means.

MOTION (WESSON - PRICE) relative to preparing a contract for the Pan African Film Festival.

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

TRANSFER/APPROPRIATE $72,500 in the Pan African Film Festival line item in the Cultural Affairs Special Appropriations (Special III) Fund No. 480/30 to a new line item in the General City Purposes Fund No. 100/56, entitled Pan African Film Festival, in order for the City Clerk to prepare the necessary contract, inasmuch as the Cultural Affairs Department is unable to do so.

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 Peter Godefroy v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC593101. (This dangerous condition of public property lawsuit arises out of a bicycle accident at 13650 West Valley Vista Boulevard on May 2, 2015.)

(Budget and Finance Committee considered the above matter in Closed Session on August 21, 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 $6,500,000 in settlement of the above-entitled matter, payable in Fiscal Years (FY) 2017-18 and 2018-19.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the Controller to transfer $3,500,000 from Liability Claims Fund No. 100/59, Account No. 009798, Miscellaneous Liability Payouts, to Fund No. 100/59, Account No. 009795, Public Works, Street Services Liability Payouts.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney draw demands from Fund No. 100/59, Account No. 009795, Public Works, Street Services Liability Payouts, and made payable to: Panish, Shea and Boyle, LLP; Peter Godefroy and Patricia Godefroy, in two separate installments as follows:
   
   
   1. $3,500,000 due FY 2017-18.
      
      
   2. $3,000,000 due FY 2018-19.
      
      
4. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to place on the agenda for the first regular Council meeting on July 1, 2018, or shortly thereafter, the following instruction:
   
   Authorize the Controller to transfer $3,000,000 from the Liability Claims Fund No. 100/59, Account No. 009798, Miscellaneous Liability Payouts, to Fund No. 100/59, Account No. 009795, Public Works, Street Services Liability Payouts.
   
   
5. 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 Keston Abe, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, United States District Court Case No. CV15-08751 DMG (AGRx). (This matter arises from damages owed to Plaintiffs based on alleged overtime violations pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act.)

(Budget and Finance Committee considered the above matter in Closed Session on August 14, 2017)

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 Joyce Miller (Zsibrita), et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court, Lead Case Nos. BC316318 and BC356529. (This matter arises from an incident involving members of the Los Angeles Police Department.)

(Budget and Finance Committee considered the above matter in Closed Session on August 7, 2017)

ATTEST:  Holly L. Wolcott, CITY CLERK

By

          Council Clerk                                 PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL