CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to an offer to dedicate an easement for street purposes on the north side of Roscoe Boulevard and the west side of Arleta Avenue - Right of Way No. 36000-1792 (Dedication).

Recommendations for Council action:

1. FIND that the Dedication 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 for the Dedication, substantially as shown on the Exhibit Map of the August 15, 2017 City Engineer report, attached to the Council file.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the Board of Public Works to acquire the Dedication.
   
   
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 $2,461 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.

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to an offer to dedicate an easement for sidewalk purposes on the southwest line of Jefferson Boulevard at Royal Street - Right of Way No. 36000-10052 (Dedication).

Recommendations for Council action:

1. FIND that the Dedication 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 for the Dedication, substantially as shown on the Exhibit Map of the July 26, 2017 City Engineer report, attached to the Council file.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the Board of Public Works to acquire the Dedication.
   
   
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.

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to an offer to dedicate an easement for traffic signal purposes on the west side of Topanga Canyon Road, south of Victory Boulevard and north of Erwin Street - Right of Way No. 36000-10056 (Dedication).

Recommendations for Council action:

1. FIND that the Dedication 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 for the Dedication, substantially as shown on the Exhibit Map of the August 8, 2017 City Engineer report, attached to the Council file.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the Board of Public Works to acquire the Dedication.
   
   
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.

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to an offer to dedicate an easement for street purposes on the west side of  Noble Avenue and the south side of Rayen Street - Right of Way No. 36000-1821 (Dedication).

Recommendations for Council action:

1. FIND that the Dedication 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 for the Dedication, substantially as shown on the Exhibit Map of the July 27, 2017 City Engineer report, attached to the Council file.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the Board of Public Works to acquire the Dedication.
   
   
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 $2,461 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.

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the dedication of City-owned real property as Public Street lying on the northwesterly sideline of Benton Way, between Temple Street and Hyans Street - Right of Way No. 36000-2131 (Dedication).

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

1. FIND that the Dedication is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 pursuant to Article III, Class 5(4) of the City's Environmental Guidelines.
   
   
2. FIND that the Dedication shown on the Exhibit Map of the June 30, 2016 City Engineer report, attached to the Council file, be dedicated, accepted, and established as part of the northwesterly sideline of Benton Way, between Temple Street and Hyans Street, all public streets of said City.
   
   
3. FIND that pursuant to Section 556 of the City Charter, that this Dedication, acceptance and establishment of City-owned real property as public street is in substantial conformance with the purpose, intent and provisions of the General Plan.
   
   
4. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE effectuating the Dedication, acceptance and establishment, which has been approved as to form and legality by the City Attorney.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Engineer reports that this action is being processed under Work Order No. E170830B.

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the quitclaim of the easement for sanitary sewer purposes lying on 14645 Gault Street easterly of Cedros Avenue - Right of Way No. 36000-1985 (Quitclaim).

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

1. FIND that the Quitclaim is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 pursuant to Article III, Class 5(4) of the City's Environmental Guidelines.
   
   
2. APPROVE the Quitclaim as shown on the April 23, 2015 City Engineer report, attached to the Council file, subject to the following condition: That petitioner make satisfactory arrangement with the Real Estate Group of the Bureau of Engineering with respect to the payment of the document recording fee.
   
   
3. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE authorizing the Quitclaim, which has been approved as to form and legality by the City Attorney.
   
   
4. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to forward a copy of the Council action and Ordinance to the Real Estate Group of the Bureau of Engineering for processing.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Engineer reports that a fee of $6,869.40 was paid for processing this request pursuant to Section 7.40 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code.

PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the appointment of Mr. James Dimon to the Harbor Area Planning Commission (HAPC).

Recommendation for Council action:

RESOLVE that the Mayor's appointment of Mr. James Dimon to the HAPC for the term ending June 30, 2022 is APPROVED and CONFIRMED. Mr. Dimon resides in Council District 15. (Current Commission gender composition: F=3; M=2).

Financial Disclosure Statement: Filed.

Background Check: Pending.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - NOVEMBER 6, 2017

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - NOVEMBER 3, 2017)

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending the City's current nine taxicab franchise agreements for an additional two-year period through December 31, 2019.

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

1. AUTHORIZE the extension of the City's nine taxicab franchise agreements through  December 31, 2019.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated September 21, 2017 amending the City's nine taxicab franchise agreements, currently set to expire on December 31, 2017, for an additional two-year period.  

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) reports that in 2016, the LADOT collected $1,919,431 in franchise fees from the nine taxicab franchises.  Vehicle application fees were also collected in the amount of $330,732.  If the franchises are not extended, there could be a potential loss of $3,094,163 to the LADOT, and without a proper collection mechanism, a depletion of the Bandit Enforcement Fund .

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

HEALTH, EDUCATION AND NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS COMMITTEE REPORT, RESOLUTION and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending Section 22.806 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) relating to the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners' authority to define community interest stakeholders.

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

1. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated January 8, 2016 amending Section 22.806 of the LAAC relating to the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners' authority to define community interest stakeholders.
   
   
2. ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION amending Article II, Section 1, of the Plan for a Citywide Sytem of Neighborhood Councils (Plan), so that the changes to the LAAC will be consistent and reflected in the Plan.
      

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:  Yes.

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Section 87.55 prohibiting the parking of a vehicle displaying a For Sale sign or placard advertising the private sale of the vehicle on certain City streets in Council District Nine and to make a minor clarifying change.

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

PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated September 21, 2017 amending LAMC Section 87.55 to:

1. Prohibit the parking of a vehicle displaying a For Sale sign or placard advertising the private sale of the vehicle on the following streets:
   
   
   1. Both sides of Normandie Avenue between West 42nd Street and West Vernon Avenue
      
      
   2. Both sides of Venice Boulevard between South Vermont Avenue and Normandie Avenue
      
      
2. Amend the second sentence of the First Paragraph in LAMC Section 87.55 to read as follows:
   
   For purposes of this ordinance, a for sale sign shall mean a visible sign, placard or marking placed on either the exterior or interior of the vehicle for the primary purpose of advertising the vehicle for sale, which contains, but is not limited to, any of the following in English or any other language: a telephone number or other contact information; the words for sale, or best offer, or obo, or a dollar amount or other currency amount.

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)

MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION (MND), PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT, RESOLUTION, and ORDINANCES FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to a General Plan Amendment (GPA), Zone Change, and Building Line Removal for the property located at 7105-7119 North Tampa Avenue.

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

1. FIND, based on the independent judgment of the decision-maker, after consideration of the whole of the administrative record, the project was assessed in MND No. ENV-2016-4517-MND, adopted on April 21, 2017 under Planning Case No. VTT-74222-SL; and pursuant to California Environment Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, Sections 15162 and 15164, no subsequent Environmental Impact Report, negative declaration, nor addendum is required for approval of the project.

 

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

 

3. ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION as recommended by the Mayor and the LACPC, APPROVING the GPA to amend the Reseda - West Van Nuys Community Plan to re-designate the subject property from Low Residential to Low Medium I Residential land use.

 

4. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated October 5, 2017 and disapproved by the Director of Planning on behalf of the LACPC, effectuating a Zone Change from RA-1-RIO to (T)(Q)RD3-1-RIO for the construction, use, and maintenance of 22 small lot homes in conjunction with a small lot subdivision, with each of the small lot homes to be two-stories at a maximum height of 24-feet, and an attached two car garage, with 14 guest parking spaces for a total of 56 parking spaces for the proposed development, for the property located at 7105-7119 North Tampa Avenue, subject to Conditions of Approval as modified by the PLUM Committee on October 3, 2017.

 

5. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated May 25, 2017, for a Building Line Removal of a 25-foot building line along the western side of Tampa Avenue, established pursuant to Ordinance No. 105340.

 

6. ADVISE the applicant, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 12.32 G:

 

...property shall not remain in a Q Qualified classification for more than six years unless during that time: (1) there is substantial physical development of the property to allow for one or more of the uses for which the Q Qualified classification was adopted; or (2) if no physical development is necessary, then the property is used for one or more of the purposes for which the Q Qualified classification was adopted... When these time limitations expire, the Q 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.

 

7. INSTRUCT the Department of City Planning to update the General Plan and appropriate maps pursuant to this action.

 

8. ADVISE the applicant that, pursuant to 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.

 

9. 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.

 

10. NOT PRESENT and ORDER FILED the Ordinance dated May 25, 2017 relative to the Zone Change.

Applicant: Tampa Village, LLC

Representative: Chuck Francoeur, Montage Development Corp.

Case No. CPC-2016-4518-ZC-GPA-ZAA-BL-F

CEQA No. ENV-2016-4517-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 - NOVEMBER 15, 2017

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

GENERAL EXEMPTION, HOUSING COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending various sections of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to provide further protections to tenants under the City of Los Angeles’ Ellis Act provisions and relocation assistance in situations involving a condominium conversion.

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

1. FIND that in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), it has been determined that adoption of the Ordinance is exempt from the provisions of the CEQA under Section 15061(b)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines and Article II, Section 2(m) of the City CEQA Guidelines.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated October 3, 2017 amending Sections 151.09, 151.22, and 151.27 of Article 1, Chapter XV; Section 12.95.2 of Article 2.9, Chapter I; and Sections 47.06 and 47.07 of Article 7, Chapter IV of the LAMC to provide further protections to tenants under the City of Los Angeles’ Ellis Act provisions and relocation assistance in situations involving a condominium conversion.

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 SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the grant acceptance packet from the California Community Foundation for the City Attorney's Neighborhood Justice Program.

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

1. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney, or designee, to approve the Standard Agreement with the California Community Foundation for the period of July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form.
   
   
2. ACCEPT funding in the amount of $75,000 from the California Community Foundation.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE  the Controller to:
   
   

   a.	Establish a receivable within Fund No. 368 in the amount of $75,000 from the California Community Foundation.
   b.	Establish a new appropriation account within Fund No. 368 as follows:  Account No. 12P955 - California Community Foundation - NJP.
   c.	Transfer $75,000 from Fund No. 368, Account No. 12P955 to Fund No. 100/12, Account No. 001010 - Salaries General.

4. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney to prepare Controller instructions for any necessary technical adjustments, subject to the approval of the City Administrative Officer (CAO); and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement the instructions.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The CAO reports that acceptance of this grant award will provide $75,000 to the City Attorney's Office to offset the salary costs of one Administrative Coordinator I position assigned to the Neighborhood Justice Program.  There is no new General Fund impact as the indirect costs of $61,260 are funded in the FY 2017-18 Adopted Budget.  The recommendations in this report are in compliance with the City's Financial Policies in that budget appropriations will be balanced against receipts expected from this grant.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

ENERGY, CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to a proposed first amendment to an agreement with the law firm of Nossaman LLP for assistance relating to procurement and contracting of the Hyperion Advanced Water Purification Facility Project.

Recommendation for Council action:

APPROVE an increase of $387,337 for the Nossaman LLP contract for outside legal services, funded through Department 50, Fund No. 761, Account No. 50NG4. The Bureau of Sanitation has already agreed to this increase subject to Council’s approval of this recommendation.

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.

ENERGY, CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to agreements for professional, technical, and engineering consulting services for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP).

Recommendation for Council action:

CONCUR with the Board of Water and Power Commissioners' action of September 19, 2017, Resolution No. 018-045, authorizing a package of agreements for professional, technical, engineering, and training services with a term of up to five years and a cumulative expenditure authority not to exceed $78,360,000.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The City Administrative Officer reports that approval of the proposed resolution will impact the Power Revenue Fund with total cumulative expenditures not to exceed $78,360,000.  There is no impact to the City’s General Fund.  The proposed resolution complies with the LADWP’s adopted financial policies.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - NOVEMBER 20, 2017

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

BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to funding of the Los Angeles Fire Department's (LAFD) Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) system.

Recommendations for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Bonin - Englander):

1. INSTRUCT the Chief Information Officer, LAFD, and a representative from the LAFD dispatch and navigation project, to present the findings of the AVL project to the Public Safety Committee, including a plan for ensuring the reliability of this enhanced method of dispatching.
   
   
2. INSTRUCT the LAFD and the City Administrative Officer (CAO) to report to both the Public Safety and Budget and Finance Committees in 30 days regarding: the resources necessary to ensure the reliability of the AVL system prior to the November 2017 launch date, and to identify funding for completion of this critical project.
   
   
3. INSTRUCT the LAFD, with the assistance of the Information Technology Agency (ITA), to include the following in its report to Public Safety and Budget and Finance Committees:
   
   
   1. A current status of the AVL project.
      
      
   2. An explanation regarding inaccuracies in the AVL's Global Positioning Satellite messages that communicate the location of LAFD units, and a history of what led to those inaccuracies.
      
      
   3. What other type of information and features will be available in the AVL system (such as speed, direction, maintenance logs, etc.).
      
      
   4. Analysis of the AVL technology and whether it is outdated; and the status of integration and connectivity on the back end of the dispatch system, and what still needs to be done in this area.
      
      
   5. Information regarding to what degree the LAFD has involved the ITA in the development of the AVL system and integration with the LAFD's Computer Aided Dispatch system.
      
             

Fiscal Impact Statement:  Neither the CAO nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

(Public Safety Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

ENVIRONMENTAL FINDING and TRADE, TRAVEL, AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a Harbor Department (Port) lease with the Jankovich Company for the use of two berths and the Canetti Building.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. CONSIDER the Fifth Addendum to the certified San Pedro Waterfront Environmental Impact Report (EIR), and after consideration of said Addendum FIND that, in accordance with the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15162, the proposed Fifth Amendment will not result in any new significant environmental effects or any substantially more severe effects than previously analyzed in the certified EIR.
   
   
2. APPROVE the Port Resolution No. 17-8154 authorizing proposed Permit No. 930 with the Jankovich Company for the lease of Berth Nos. 73A and 51 and the Canetti's Building to operate a marine fueling station providing marine fuels and lubricants to small commercial, recreational, and fishing vessels, as well as bunker fueling services to larger vessels, for a term of 20 years with two five-year renewal options.
   
   

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer reports that the Jankovich Company will pay the Port an annual rent amount of approximately $290,402 for Berth Nos. 73A and 51, and the Canetti building, and truck access and parking lot. The lease includes a minimum annual rent of $193,538 for Berth Nos. 73A and 51 and a competitive market rent amount of $96,864 for the Canetti building and truck access and parking lot. The Port has agreed to provide the Jankovich Company with a rental credit of $3 million for the company's plan to upgrade and improve Berth Nos. 73A and 51, at a projected cost of $2.5 million, and to upgrade and improve the Canetti's building office space, at a projected cost of $500,000. The Jankovich Company will be responsible for all costs, including but not limited to development, construction, permitting and design of improvement in exchange for the rental credit. According to the Port, the net present value of the proposed permit to the Port is $1.7 million.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE – DECEMBER 12, 2017

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION – DECEMBER 12, 2017)

BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the transfer of funding for the Office of Finance's LATAX System Modernization Project.

Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Krekorian - Rodriguez), SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:

1. TRANSFER $250,000 from the Unappropriated Balance Fund No. 100/58, Account No. 580245, LATAX Replacement Project, to the Office of Finance Fund No. 100/39, Account No. 006010, Office and Administrative, as set-aside for this purpose in the 2017-18 Adopted Budget.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the Office of Finance to make any corrections, clarifications and revisions to the above 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.
   
   

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.

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and TRADE, TRAVEL, AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a proposed successor permit with U. S. Borax, Inc., to occupy and use Harbor Department (Port) properties adjacent to private property owned by Borax.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. ADOPT the determination by the Board of Harbor Commissioners that the proposed action is categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with Article Ill, Class 1 (14) of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines.
   
   
2. APPROVE the Port Resolution No. 17-8141 authorizing proposed Successor Permit No. 910 with U.S. Borax, Inc., for the lease of 104,651 square feet of Port properties adjacent to private property owned by Borax for the berthing of vessels; unloading, loading, processing and distributing refined and dry bulk materials, spur track operations; parking and storage; and, other permit-approved Borax activities.
   
   

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer reports that approval of the proposed permit between the Port and Borax is for a 30-year successor permit. Borax will pay the Port $240,549 in rent per year, subject to an annual Consumer Price Index and five-year rental adjustments. Borax will pay approximately $63,000 in dockage charges, the same as in previous permits. Total annual revenue is expected to exceed $300,000. The proposed compensation conforms to the Port’s rate of return policy of 10 percent on the land.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE – NOVEMBER 1, 2017

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION – NOVEMBER 1, 2017)

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and TRADE, TRAVEL, AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to amending the Harbor Department (Port) agreement with Augello Enterprises, LLC, for the transfer of ownership of all tenant rights from the previous owner’s operation and maintenance of a facility for the offloading and processing of wet fish from commercial fishing boats, and associated water-dependent operations.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. ADOPT the determination by the Board of Harbor Commissioners that the proposed action is categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with Article Ill, Class 1 (14) of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines.
   
   
2. APPROVE the Port Resolution No. 17-8145 authorizing proposed Permit No. 925 with Augello Enterprises, LLC, for the operation and maintenance of a facility for the offloading and processing of wet fish from commercial fishing boats, and associated water-dependent operations for a maximum term of 20 years.
   
   

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer reports that the Port will receive approximately $101,856 in annual base rent from Augello Enterprises, LLC, which will be paid in 12 equal installments of approximately $8,488 per month. The annual rent amount will be subject to an eight percent increase per year for the initial five years of the permit. In addition, the rent amount will be subject to annual adjustment based on the Consumer Price Index and an adjustment to fair market value every five years. Augello Enterprises, LLC, will be responsible for all operation, maintenance and improvement costs for the lease property, with the exception of the wharf area.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE – NOVEMBER 13, 2017

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION – NOVEMBER 8, 2017)

ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION and TRADE, TRAVEL, AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the issuance and sale of Department of Airports (LAWA) Los Angeles International Airport Revenue Bonds.

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

1. ADOPT the determination by the Board of Airport Commissioners that the proposed action is administratively exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with Article II, Section 2(f)  of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines.
   
   
2. APPROVE Resolution No. 26347 authorizing and approving the issuance and sale of LAWA Los Angeles International Airport Revenue Bonds, in one or more series, in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed $2,200,000,000.
   
   

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer reports that this action will not impact the General Fund. The bonds will be Airport Revenue Fund obligations and will not constitute an obligation of the City's General Fund. The issuance of these bonds will enable LAWA to finance major capital improvements at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). While, at this time and until the Board of Airport Commissioners approves the documents required for each transaction, no appropriations are required or requested, future bond issues will require annual appropriations for the payment of debt service costs. This project complies with LAWA’s adopted financial policies.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE – OCTOBER 30, 2017

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION – OCTOBER 27, 2017)

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and TRADE, TRAVEL, AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to amending a Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) agreement to change the guarantor from Lenlyn Holdings Ltd., to International Currency Exchange, Ltd.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. ADOPT the determination by the Board of Airport Commissioners that the proposed action is categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with Article Ill, Class 1 (18)(c) of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines.
   
   
2. APPROVE the First Amendment and Guaranty Agreement to LAWA Concession Agreement No. LAA-8831 with Lenlyn Ltd., d.b.a. ICE Currency Services USA, to change the guarantor from Lenlyn Holdings Ltd., to International Currency Exchange, Ltd.
   
   
3. CONCUR with the action taken by the Board of Airport Commissioners on September 7, 2017 approving Resolution No. 26323 authorizing the Chief Executive Officer, LAWA, to execute the First Amendment and Guaranty Agreement to Concession Agreement No. LAA-8831 with Lenlyn Ltd., d.b.a. ICE Currency Services USA.
   
   

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer reports that this action will not impact the General Fund. No appropriation of funds is required to approve the proposed amendment and guaranty agreement. The documents comply with LAWA’s adopted financial policies.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE – NOVEMBER 5, 2017

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

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and TRADE, TRAVEL, AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to amending the Harbor Department (Port) agreement with LAXFUEL Corporation for the continued operation of facilities located within the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and at off-site facilities and pipelines for the storage and delivery of jet fuel serving LAX.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. ADOPT the determination by the Board of Harbor Commissioners that the proposed action is categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with Article Ill, Class 1 (14) of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines.
   
   
2. APPROVE the Port Resolution No. 17-8158 authorizing proposed Agreement No.17-3074-A with LAXFUEL Corporation extending the term of the agreement for five years for the continued operation of its facilities located within LAX and at off-site facilities and pipelines for the storage and delivery of jet fuel serving LAX.
   
   

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer reports that LAXFUEL has paid the Port a one-time application fee of $5,000 and an annual fee from the beginning of its Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) Agreement. LAXFUEL will pay the Port an annual administrative fee of $7,750 per year or $38,750 for one five-year contract term, and each subsequent five-year contract term. LAXFUEL will have two additional renewal options, subject to approval by the Board, up to a total 20-year contract term. Total revenue amount may generate up to $160,000, including the $5,000 application fee. ln 2016, the Port incurred expenses of approximately $48,606 for outside consultants for all FTZ related consulting services and collected $336,688 in revenue from the Port FTZ operators. The Port provides FTZ sites as a service to its customers to promote international trade and commerce in the region.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE – DECEMBER 12, 2017

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION – DECEMBER 12, 2017)

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Alcohol and Drug Impaired Driving Vertical Prosecution Program Grant.

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

1. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney, or designee, to:
   
   

   a.	Approve the grant award between the City of Los Angeles and the California Office of Traffic Safety.
   b.	Execute said grant award on behalf of the City, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form.
   c.	Accept the grant award in the amount of $331,583 for funding the Alcohol and Drug Impaired Driving Vertical Prosecution Program for the period of October 1, 2017 to September 30, 2018.

2. AUTHORIZE the Controller to:
   
   

   a.	Establish a receivable within Fund No. 368/12 in the amount of $331,583.
   b.	Establish Appropriation Account No. 12P231 Impaired Driving Prosecution within Fund No. 368/12 in the amount of $331,583.
   c.	Transfer $164,620 from Fund No. 368/12, Account No. 12P231 Impaired Driving Prosecution to Fund No. 100/12, Account No. 001010 Salaries General.
   d.	Transfer, upon receipt of grant funds, $104,203 from Fund No. 368/12, Account No. 12P231 Impaired Driving Prosecution to Fund No. 100/12, Account No. 5631 Revenue Costs Reimbursement Other.

3. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to place on the agenda for the first regular Council meeting on July 1, 2018, or shortly thereafter, the following action relative to the Alcohol and Drug Impaired Driver Vertical Prosecution Program:
   
   

   AUTHORIZE the Controller to transfer $61,320 from Fund No. 368/12, Account No. 12P231 Fiscal Year (FY) 2017-18 Impaired Driving Prosecution to Fund No. 100/12, Account No. 001010 Salaries General.

4. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney to prepare Controller instructions for any necessary technical adjustments, subject to the approval of the City Administrative Officer (CAO); and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement the instructions.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The CAO reports that the total cost of the Alcohol and Drug Impaired Driving Vertical Prosecution Program is $412,899, of which $331,583 will be reimbursed by the California Office of Traffic Safety. There is no General Fund impact as the total overhead costs of $81,316 are funded in the FY 2017-18 Adopted Budget. No additional appropriation is needed. The recommendations in this report are in compliance with the City’s Financial Policies in that budgeted appropriations will be balanced against receipts expected from this grant.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and TRADE, TRAVEL, AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to amending the Harbor Department (Port) agreement with Tri-Marine Fish Company, LLC (Tri-Marine), for the continued operation of a wet-fish processing operation at Fish Harbor, Terminal Island.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. ADOPT the determination by the Board of Harbor Commissioners that the proposed action is categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with Article Ill, Class 1 (14) of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines.
   
   
2. APPROVE the Port Resolution No. 17-8139 authorizing the proposed First Amendment to Permit No. 892 with Tri-Marine to combine and add parcels, revise rents, extending the agreement term, and other actions for the continued operation of a wet-fish processing operation at Fish Harbor, Terminal Island.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer reports that this action will not impact the General Fund. Revenue will be deposited in the Harbor Revenue Fund. The proposed amendment extends the Permit to a new 20-year lease term and revises the rental structure, including a rental reset and provision of a one-time rental credit. The proposed amendment also increases the Minimum Annual Rent that Tri-Marine pays to the Port from $299,884 in Fiscal Year 2016-17 to an annual estimated amount of $562,792, an increase of $262,908 or approximately 48 percent. The estimated amount of $562,792 will increase the annual rate of return from five percent to approximately 10.1 percent, consistent with Port policy. There will be no impact to the City General Fund and funds will be deposited into the Harbor Revenue Fund.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE – NOVEMBER 13, 2017

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION – NOVEMBER 8, 2017)

MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION (MND), MITIGATION MEASURES, MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM (MMP), and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to an appeal for the property located at 3701, 3861, 3865, 3871 and 3919 North Barryknoll Drive.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. FIND, pursuant to State California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15074(b), after consideration of the whole of the administrative record, including MND No. ENV-2015-1593-MND, as circulated on September 8, 2016, 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; that the mitigation measures have been made enforceable conditions on the project; and, ADOPT the MND and MMP prepared for the MND.

 

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

 

3. RESOLVE TO DENY THE APPEAL filed by the Barryknoll CEQA Alliance (Representative: Jim Connor), and THEREBY SUSTAIN the decision of the ELAAPC in approving the environmental clearance for a Project Permit Compliance, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 11.5.7-C, for the construction of the following five single family dwellings in the RE11-1 Zone and subject to Conditions of Approval:

 

1. A 2,719 square-foot, three-story, 28-foot high single-family dwelling, including an attached 370 square-foot garage, on an approximately 6,114 square-foot lot for the property located at 3701 North Barryknoll Drive.

 

2. A 2,635 square-foot, three-story, 45-foot high single-family dwelling, including an attached 380 square-foot garage, on an approximately 7,225 square-foot lot for the property located at 3861 North Barryknoll Drive.

 

3. A 2,535 square-foot, three-story, 38-foot high single-family dwelling, including an attached 380 square-foot garage, on an approximately 5,179 square-foot lot for the property located at 3865 North Barryknoll Drive.

 

4. A 2,454 square-foot, three-story, 32-foot high single-family dwelling, including an attached 380 square-foot garage, on an approximately 5,335 square-foot lot for the property located at 3871 North Barryknoll Drive.

 

5. A 2,454 square-foot, three-story, 32-foot high single-family dwelling, including an attached 380 square-foot garage, on an approximately 5,251 square-foot lot for the property located at 3919 North Barryknoll Drive.

Applicant: Elizabeth Herron, Elizabeth Herron Architecture

Related Case Nos. DIR-2014-3018-SPP-1A, DIR-2014-3021-SPP-1 A, DIR-2014-3022-SPP-1A, DIR-2014-3024-SPP-1 A, and DIR-2014-3025-SPP-1A

CEQA No. ENV-2015-1593-MND

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the establishment of parking restrictions on certain street segments in Council District Six.

Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Resolution (Martinez - Ryu):

1. RESOLVE, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 80.69.4 and California Vehicle Code Section 22507, to hereby prohibit the parking of vehicles that are in excess of 22 feet in length or over seven feet in height, during the hours of 2:00 am and 6:00 am along the following street segments:
   
   
   1. Wentworth Street from Canterbury Avenue to Roslyndale Avenue (13300 block)
      
      
   2. Ottoman Street from Canterbury Avenue to Roslyndale Avenue (13400 block)
      
      
   3. Rayen Street from Canterbury Avenue to Roslyndale Avenue (13600 block)
      
      
   4. Remington Street from Canterbury Avenue to Sandusky Avenue (14000 block)
      
      
   5. Gain Street from Canterbury Avenue to Gruen Street (14000 block)
                                                                                                         
2. DIRECT the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT), upon approval of this action, to post signs giving notice of a Tow Away, No Parking restriction for oversize vehicles on the streets listed above in Recommendation No. 1.
                         
3. AUTHORIZE the LADOT to make any technical corrections or clarifications to the above instructions in order to effectuate the intent of this Resolution.

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 HOUSING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to amending Section 12.95.2 F.6 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to prohibit the approval of any condominium conversion if the vacancy rate for the planning area in which the case is located has not been updated within the last 12 months, and related matters.

Recommendation for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Koretz - Huizar):

INSTRUCT the Department of City Planning (DCP) to consider the recommendations submitted during the Housing Committee meeting on September 27, 2017 by a representative of Councilmember Paul Koretz, attached to the Council file.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  None submitted by the DCP.  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 October 10, 2017)

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the establishment of parking restrictions on certain street segments in Council District 11.

Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Resolution (Bonin - Huizar):

1. RESOLVE, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 80.69.4 and California Vehicle Code Section 22507, to hereby prohibit the parking of vehicles that are in excess of 22 feet in length or over seven feet in height, during the hours of 2:00 am and 6:00 am along the following street segments:
   
   
   1. West 84th Street from Lincoln Boulevard to Campion Drive
      
      
   2. Campion Drive from West 84th Street to Fordham Road
      
      
   3. Fordham Road from Campion Drive to West 85th Street
      
      
   4. Fordham Road from West 85th Street to West Manchester Avenue
      
      
   5. West 85th Street from Fordham Road to Lincoln Boulevard
                                                                                                         
2. DIRECT the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT), upon approval of this action, to post signs giving notice of a Tow Away, No Parking restriction for oversize vehicles on the streets listed above in Recommendation No. 1.
                         
3. AUTHORIZE the LADOT to make any technical corrections or clarifications to the above instructions in order to effectuate the intent of this Resolution.

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.

ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT, PARKS AND RIVER COMMITTEE REPORT relative to an annual Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) report providing an update of Hollyhock House funds, reflecting revenues and expenditures from October 2015 through December 2016.

Recommendation for Council action:

NOTE and FILE the report dated August 3, 2017 from the DCA relative to an update of Hollyhock House funds, reflecting revenues and expenditures from October 2015 through December 2016.

Fiscal Impact Statement: Not applicable.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION (MND), MITIGATION MEASURES, MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM (MMP), and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a Zone Change for the property located at 18367 West Hatteras Street.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. FIND, pursuant to California Environment Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15-74(b), after consideration of the whole of the administrative record, including the MND No. ENV-2016-2080- 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; that the mitigation measures have been made enforceable conditions on the project; and, ADOPT the MND and the MMP prepared for the MND.

 

2. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the South Valley Area Planning Commission (SVAPC) as the Findings of the Council.

 

3. INSTRUCT the Department of City Planning to prepare and present an Ordinance effectuating a Zone Change from RA-1to (T)(Q)RD1.5-1, to include modifications to the Conditions of Approval as approved by the PLUM Committee on September 26, 2017, for a new 12-unit residential apartment building, comprised of two levels of residential over one level of at-grade garage parking, with a maximum building height of 45-feet, providing a total of 24 automobile parking spaces, for the property located at 18367 West Hatteras Street.

 

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

 

...property shall not remain in a Q Qualified classification for more than six years unless during that time: (1) there is substantial physical development of the property to allow for one or more of the uses for which the Q Qualified classification was adopted; or (2) if no physical development is necessary, then the property is used for one or more of the purposes for which the Q Qualified classification was adopted... When these time limitations expire, the Q 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.

 

5. ADVISE the applicant that, pursuant to 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.

 

7. NOT PRESENT and ORDER FILED the Ordinance dated December 8, 2016.

Applicant: David Haghnazarzadeh

Representative: Hoss Eftekhari, Hoss, William and Associates

Case No. APCSV-2016-2081-ZC

CEQA No. ENV-2016-2080-MND

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - OCTOBER 26, 2017

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - OCTOBER 25, 2017)

PUBLIC WORKS AND GANG REDUCTION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the estimated cost for Bureau of Street Services (BSS) employees to maintain landscaped median islands in the West Valley area.

Recommendation for Council action:

NOTE and FILE the BSS report dated September 28, 2017 relative to the estimated cost for BSS employees to maintain landscaped median islands in the West Valley area.

Fiscal Impact Statement: Not applicable.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to gun stores and firing ranges displaying suicide prevention literature.

Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Koretz - Ryu):

REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present an Ordinance that would require all gun stores and firing ranges to display posters and literature with suicide prevention information, including a suicide prevention hotline number, in a conspicuous place inside their business.

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.

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the donation of two Ford Transit vans for the benefit of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD).

Recommendation for Council action:

ACCEPT the donation of two Ford Transit vans from the Los Angeles Police Foundation, valued at $70,292.20, to be utilized by the Harbor Division Youth Programs to transport youth to and from activities, for the benefit of the LAPD; and, THANK the donor for this generous donation.

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

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the Eagle Rock Boulevard and Avenue 45 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 October 4, 2017.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of JANUARY 9, 2018 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the  Eagle Rock Boulevard and Avenue 45 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, $3,452.11 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:  January 3, 2018)

COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the Crenshaw Boulevard and Rodeo Road No. 1 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 October 5, 2017.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of JANUARY 9, 2018 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Crenshaw Boulevard and Rodeo Road No. 1 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, $12,855.20 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:  January 3, 2018)

COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the Horner and Alvira Streets 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 October 4, 2017.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of JANUARY 9, 2018 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Horner and Alvira Streets 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, $125.78 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:  January 3, 2018)

COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the Olympic Boulevard and Catalina 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 October 5, 2017.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of JANUARY 9, 2018 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Olympic Boulevard and Catalina 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, $1,903.44 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:  January 3, 2018)

1056 West 42nd Place (Case No. 593230) Assessor I.D. No. 5020-026-023

452 West 67th Street (Case No. 578724) Assessor I.D. No. 6013-026-001

413 North Coronado Street (Case No. 514204) Assessor I.D. No. 5157-004-018

COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to initiating vacation proceedings for a portion of easterly side of Denker Avenue between Del Amo Boulevard and 205th Street (VAC - E1401326).

Recommendations for Council action:

1. INITIATE vacation proceeding to vacate a portion of easterly side of Denker Avenue between Del Amo Boulevard and 205th Street as shown on the map attached to the City Engineer report to Council dated October 11, 2017, attached to the Council file, 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 79th Street from New Hampshire Avenue to its easterly terminus (VAC - E1401327).

Recommendations for Council action:

1. INITIATE vacation proceeding to vacate 79th Street from New Hampshire Avenue to its easterly terminus as shown on the map attached to the City Engineer report to Council dated October 11, 2017, attached to the Council file, 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 north/south and east/west alleys southerly of Santa Cruz Street and westerly of Grand Avenue (VAC - E1401328).

Recommendations for Council action:

1. INITIATE vacation proceeding to vacate north/south and east/west alleys southerly of Santa Cruz Street and westerly of Grand Avenue as shown on the map attached to the City Engineer report to Council dated October 11, 2017, attached to the Council file, 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 $7,000 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 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (CAO) relative to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the Engineers and Architects Association (EAA) Supervisory Administrative Unit (MOU No. 20).

Recommendation for Council action:

APPROVE the amendment (attached to the Council file) to MOU No. 20 authorizing a new salary note to be added to the MOU in recognition of additional responsibilities for a classification represented by the EAA, which was negotiated with EAA and approved by the Executive Employee Relations Committee on July 28, 2017 as follows:

Salary Note 10 - Effective September 3, 2017, one Accounting Records Supervisor I (Class Code No. 1119-1) and one Accounting Records Supervisor II (Class Code  No. 1119-2) regularly assigned to supervise Accounting Clerks (Class Code No. 1223) assigned to work at a Development Service Center in the Department of Building and Safety shall be entitled to a two-premium level bonus (approximately 5.5 percent) above the appropriate step rate of the salary range prescribed for the employee's class and the regularly assigned bonus is pensionable.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The CAO reports that there is no direct fiscal impact to the General Fund as the additional cost of approximately $9,271 per year will be funded through the Enterprise Fund.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

(Personnel and Animal Welfare Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

RESOLUTION relative to the termination of the rent reduction for the property located at 354 South 4th Avenue.

Recommendation for Council action:

RESOLVE to terminate the rent reductions for unit(s) (354 South 4th Avenue) 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15 placed into the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP) at the following addresses: 354 South 4th Avenue (Case No. 604841). The Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department (HCIDLA) Code Enforcement Unit has inspected and determined that all orders affecting unit(s) (354 South 4th Avenue) 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15 and the common areas have been signed off and there are no other outstanding orders affecting unit(s) (354 South 4th Avenue) 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15 or common areas and only minor violations remain in the other units as contained in the HCIDLA report dated October 17, 2017, Assessor I.D. No. 4240-008-022.

RESOLUTION (ENGLANDER - BUSCAINO) relative to a public notice time reduction for a Development Agreement between the City and Porter Ranch Development Company from 24 days to 10 days. 

Recommendations for Council action:

1. RESOLVE to make a finding of public benefit, as further detailed in the text of this Resolution and hereby make an exception to the City's Development Agreement Procedures (Council file No. 85-2313-S3) and reduce from 24 days to 10 days, the public hearing notice period for Council's consideration of the Amendment to the 2008 Amended and Restated Development Agreement by and between the City and Porter Ranch Development Company (Council file No. 15-0104, CPC-1990-439-DA-M2).
   
   
2. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to issue notice(s) and schedule for Council consideration the matters identified above consistent with the above action.

MOTION (BUSCAINO - CEDILLO) relative to additional funding to support local neighborhood programs, services and needs in Council District 15.

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

1. TRANSFER/APPROPRIATE the unallocated balance in the General City Purposes Fund No. 100/56, Account No. 000872 (CD 15 Council Fee Subsidy) to the General City Purposes Fund No. 100/56, Account No. 000715 (CD 15 Community Services) for additional support of local neighborhood programs, services and needs in Council District 15.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the City Clerk to make clarifications or technical corrections to the above fund transfer instructions as may be necessary to implement the intent of this Motion.

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

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

TRANSFER/APPROPRIATE $7,034.26 in the Sunshine Canyon Community Amenities Trust Fund No. 699/14 to the below listed accounts and in the amounts specified in Sanitation Fund No. 100/82 to fund additional sanitation services in Council District 12:

MOTION (CEDILLO - KORETZ) relative to amending prior Council action of October 13, 2017 regarding the selection of developers for affordable housing projects; and, various actions related to the disposition and development of City-owned properties.

Recommendation for Council action:

AMEND prior Council action of October 13, 2017 relative to the selection of developers for affordable housing projects and various actions related to the disposition and development of City-owned properties (Council file Nos. 12-0049-S10, 12-0049-S11) to remove the 619 South Westlake Avenue project from the list of approved projects and to return the disposition of this property to the Housing Committee for further analysis.

MOTION (RODRIGUEZ - KORETZ) relative to amending prior Council action of December 9, 2015 regarding a contract with Storetrieve.

Recommendation for Council action:

AMEND prior Council action of December 9, 2015 to authorize the City Clerk to execute a second amendment to the existing Storetrieve Agreement (Contract No. C-126875) to extend the term of the agreement by an additional two years until December 15, 2027, and include updated rates and services.

FINAL MAP OF TRACT NO. 71688 located at 10220 West Constellation Boulevard, lying southwesterly of Avenue of the Stars.

(Bond No. C-130035)

Owner: Next Century Partners, LLC;  Surveyor: Matthew Rowe/Psomas

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 Maria Castillo Zamora v. Ronald Dean Tull, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC583530. (This matter arises from a motor vehicle versus pedestrian accident that occurred on October 28, 2014 on the comer of Alvarado and Pico Boulevard.)

(Budget and Finance Committee considered the above matter in Closed Session on October 16, 2017)

ADOPTED

MOTION (KREKORIAN - ENGLANDER)

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

1. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney to expend up to $330,000 in settlement of the above-entitled matter.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the Controller to transfer $330,000 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.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney to draw a demand from Fund No. 100/59, Account No. 009795, Public Works, Street Services Liability Payouts, in the amount of $330,000 and made payable to: Wilshire Law Firm, Law Offices of Wayne Joyner, and Maria Castillo Zamora.
   
   
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 Golnaz Yazdi v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC570460. (This case involves a traffic accident which occurred on November 17, 2014, at Balboa Boulevard and Burbank Boulevard.)

(Budget and Finance Committee considered the above matter in Closed Session on October 16, 2017)

ADOPTED

MOTION (KREKORIAN - ENGLANDER)

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

1. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney to expend up to $250,000 in settlement of the above-entitled matter.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney to draw a demand from Fund No. 100/59, Account No. 009794, Public Works, Sanitation Liability Payouts, in the amount of $250,000 and made payable to: Pacific Attorney Group, PLC; and Golnaz Yazdi.
   
   
3. 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 Greg Gonzales, Mike Beloud, Jesse Soltero, and Juan Martinez v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC478101. (This matter arises from Plaintiffs’ claims of discrimination, retaliation, and harassment.)

(Budget and Finance Committee considered the above matter in Closed Session on October 16, 2017)

ADOPTED

MOTION (KREKORIAN - ENGLANDER)

Recommendation for Council action:

REJECT the Plaintiffs' offer of settlement.

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 Patrick Pascal v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC591614. (This matter arises out of an alleged dangerous condition involving a bicyclist who lost control and fell due to a defective roadway that occurred on January 3, 2015, on Griffith Park Boulevard near the intersection of Lambeth Street in Los Angeles.)

(Budget and Finance Committee considered the above matter in Closed Session on October 16, 2017)

ADOPTED

MOTION (KREKORIAN - ENGLANDER)

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

1. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney to expend up to $200,000 in settlement of the above-entitled matter.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the Controller to transfer $200,000 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.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney to draw a demand from Fund No. 100/59, Account No. 009795, Public Works, Street Services Liability Payouts, in the amount of $200,000 and made payable jointly to Pocrass & De Los Reyes, LLP and Patrick Pascal.
   
   
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.

ATTEST:  Holly L. Wolcott, CITY CLERK

By

          Council Clerk                                PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL