8626 West Pico Boulevard.  (Lien: $2,417.59)

(Continued from Council meeting of April 18, 2018)

1815 South Magnolia Avenue.  (Lien: $1,343.84)

(Continued from Council meeting of April 18, 2018)

1621 West Venice Boulevard. (Lien: $2,793.42)

(Continued from Council meeting of May 4, 2018)

PRESENTATION OF REPORT BY THE BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE relative to the Mayor's proposed 2018-19 Budget for the City of Los Angeles, related Motions and Resolutions.

Community Impact Statement:  Yes

Studio City Neighborhood Council

Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council

Porter Ranch Neighborhood Council

Woodland Hills Warner Center Neighborhood Council

Harbor Gateway North Neighborhood Council

Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council

Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council

Los Feliz Neighborhood Council

North Hills West Neighborhood Council

CONSIDERATION OF and ACTIONS RELATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT, ERRATA, MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM, FINDINGS and COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR and LOS ANGELES CITY PLANNING COMMISSION, RESOLUTION and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to a General Plan Amendment and Zone and Height District Change, for the properties located at 1248 South Figueroa Street (1240-1260 South Figueroa Street and 601 West Pico Boulevard).

Applicant:  City of Los Angeles; Lightstone DTLA, LLC

Representative:  James E. Pugh, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter and Hampton, LLP

Case No. CPC-2016-4219-GPA-ZC

Environmental No. ENV-2016-2594-EIR; SCH No. 2016121063

TIME LIMIT FILE - JULY 9, 2018

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - JULY 3, 2018)

(Planning and Land Use Management Committee report to be submitted in Council.  If a public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.)

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INFORMATION, TECHNOLOGY, AND GENERAL SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the sale of City-owned properties to Lightstone DTLA, LLC, and related hotel development incentive agreements.

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

1. DETERMINE that the properties located at 1256, 1258, and 1260 South Figueroa Street and 621 West Pico Boulevard (Assessor’s Parcel No. 5138-025-910), totaling approximately 14,480 square feet, are no longer required for City use and that the public interest is best served by the direct sale of the properties.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated April 27, 2018, relative to the As Is sale of the properties, without notice of sale or advertisement of bids, to Lightstone DTLA, LLC, for the appraised fair market value of $9,646,000.
   
   
3. REQUIRE, as a condition of any sale specified in the accompanying Ordinance, that the City properties be developed and maintained as not less than a 3-Star hotel and that the buyer provide certain public benefits, including, without limitation, entering into a room block agreement which guarantees a certain amount of rooms for conventions held at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
   
   
4. APPROVE the revised Legal Description (Attachment A of the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA) report dated May 4, 2018) prepared by the Department of General Services (GSD) to be attached to all documents associated with this property sale and project development.
   
   
5. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, GSD, to execute the revised Purchase and Sale Agreement and Joint Escrow Instructions by and between the City of Los Angeles and Lightstone DTLA, LLC, relative to the City-owned surplus properties identified above (Attachment C of the CLA report).
   
   
6. REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare the Purchase and Sale Agreement based on the terms specified in the accompanying Ordinance for the sale of the properties.
   
   
7. INSTRUCT the GSD, and AUTHORIZE the Controller, to deposit $9,646,000 of the proceeds from the properties listed above into the Special Gas Tax Improvement Fund No. 206.
   
   
8. REQUEST the Controller to subsequently appropriate $9,646,000 to the Reimbursement of Related Costs, Account No. 50P299 for Fiscal Year 2017-18, within Fund No. 206.
   
   
9. AUTHORIZE the City Administrative Officer (CAO) to make any necessary technical corrections consistent with this action.
   
   

Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that the sale of the City-owned properties listed above for a total purchase price of $9,646,000 will have a positive impact on the Special Gas Tax Improvement Fund No. 206. Sale proceeds have been approved for use as financial assistance for the project. The proposed use of the funds is consistent with City policy. Based on the estimated anticipated revenues from the project of $158 million net present value, less $67.4 million finance gap, the City would receive an estimated $90.6 million in new General Fund revenues after completion of the Pico-Figueroa Hotel.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

(Economic Development Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

ORDINANCE SECOND CONSIDERATION relative to a Zone Change for the properties located at 4500 North Woodman Avenue; and 4464, 4465, 4469, 4470 and 4471 North Ventura Canyon Avenue.

(Categorical Exemption, Planning and Land Use Management Committee report adopted in Council on May 11, 2018)

CONSIDERATION OF and ACTION RELATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT, ERRATA, FINDINGS and COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES CITY PLANNING COMMISSION relative to a proposed Ordinance for a Sign District (SN Supplemental Use District) for the Figueroa and Pico Sign District, for the properties located at 1200-1260 South Figueroa Street and 601 West Pico Boulevard.

Applicant:  City of Los Angeles; Lightstone DTLA, LLC

Representative:  James E. Pugh, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter and Hampton, LLP

Case No. CPC-2016-4220-SN

Environmental No. ENV-2016-2594-EIR; SCH No. 2016121063

(Planning and Land Use Management Committee report to be submitted in Council.  If a public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.)

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CONSIDERATION OF and ACTION RELATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT, ERRATA, MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM, FINDINGS and COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES CITY PLANNING COMMISSION relative to authorizing the execution of a Development Agreement by and between the City of Los Angeles and Lightstone DTLA, LLC, for the properties located at 1248 South Figueroa Street, 1240-1260 South Figueroa Street and 601 West Pico Boulevard.

Applicant:  Lightstone DTLA, LLC

Representative: James E. Pugh, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter and Hampton, LLP

Case No. CPC-2016-2595-DA-CU-MCUP-CUX-SPR

Environmental No. ENV-2016-2594-EIR; SCH No. 2016121063

(Planning and Land Use Management Committee report to be submitted in Council.  If a public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.)

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PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the responsibilities of the proposed Position Control Officer for the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD).

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

1. REQUEST the Controller to transfer $40,000 from the Unappropriated Balance, Fund No. 100/58, Account No. 580246, Fire Position Control Officer, to the LAFD, Fund No. 100/38, Account No. 001010, Salaries General.
   
   
2. RESOLVE that the employment authority in the LAFD for one Senior Personnel Analyst I (Class Code 9167-1) is APPROVED and CONFIRMED for the period March 1 through June 30, 2018.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the LAFD to make any technical adjustments, subject to approval of the City Administrative Officer (CAO), to comply with the intent of Council's action on this matter; and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement the instructions.

Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the LAFD. Neither the CAO nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

(Personnel and Animal Welfare and Budget and Finance Committees waived consideration of the above matter)

INFORMATION, TECHNOLOGY, AND GENERAL SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the City Administrative Officer’s (CAO) Fourth Construction Projects Report (CPR) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017-18, and recommended funding adjustments.

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

1. TRANSFER $11,600,283 between departments and funds as specified in Attachment 1 of the CAO’s CPR dated April 27, 2018.
   
   
2. TRANSFER $16,482,720 between accounts within departments and funds as specified in Attachment 2 of the CAO report.
   
   
3. TRANSFER $6,521,277 between departments and funds from General Obligation Bond Funds as specified in Attachment 3 of the CAO report.
   
   
4. AUTHORIZE the Controller, in accordance with Attachment 3 of the CAO report, to transfer cash from Special Funds to reimburse the General Fund on an as-needed basis upon proper documentation from the departments and approval of the program managers and the CAO.
   
   
5. AUTHORIZE the City Engineer to execute the Gift Agreement contained in Attachment 2 of the April 25, 2017 Bureau of Engineering report, attached to the Council File, between the City and River LA, a nonprofit organization formerly known as the LA River Revitalization Corporation, with general terms for River LA to: transfer to the City all donation(s) from River LA assigned to the project, deliver and assign all documents necessary for the construction of the project, and accept, deposit and appropriate the donation from River LA in the amount of $295,000 to Engineering Special Services Fund No. 682/50, Account No. 50NVCM.
   
   
6. AUTHORIZE the City Engineer to accept, deposit, and appropriate reimbursements from the California Department of Transportation grant of $3,660,000 to Engineering Special Services Fund No. 682/50, Account No. 50NVCM.
   
   
7. AUTHORIZE the Controller to:
   
   
   1. Use the new cash flow account established for Taylor Yards within the CIEP Fund No. 100/54, as reflected in Attachment 1 of the CAO report.
      
      
   2. Upon receipt of grant reimbursement for the Taylor Yards project from monies awarded by the State Coastal Conservancy, process transfer of expenditure up to $250,000, on a revolving basis from the new cash flow account established under the recommendation above, from Fund No. 100/54/TBD to Fund No. 682/50/50PVCP - Engineering Special Services Fund - Taylor Yard G2.
      
      
   3. De-obligate up to $732,325 for the cancelled Foothill Boulevard and Sierra Highway Intersection Improvements Project (Council file No. 09-0099) within the Los Angeles Department of Transportation, Transportation Grant Fund No. 655/94, Account No. 94G425 and return the funds to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
      
      
   4. De-obligate up to $974,226 for Sherman Way Widening projects due to its cancellation.
      
      
8. REAPPROVE the use of a total of $85,982,710 in Municipal Improvement Corporation of Los Angeles financing included in the 2018-19 Adopted Budget for the projects funded in the Municipal Facilities Capital Improvement Expenditure Program, as reflected in the revised CAO Attachment 6 dated May 8, 2018.
   
   
9. AUTHORIZE the CAO to make technical corrections, as necessary, consistent with this action.
   
   
10. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to place on the Council agenda on or shortly following July 1, 2018, the request for Council to approve the accounting instructions reflected in Attachment 5 of the CAO report, with authority for the Controller to implement those instructions, and also AUTHORIZE the CAO to make technical changes, as necessary to adjust the recommended account appropriations to reflect the final funding amounts authorized in the 2018-19 Adopted Budget.
    
    

Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that transfers, appropriations and expenditure authority totaling $34.60 million are recommended above. Of this amount, $12.52 million is for transfers, appropriations, and expenditure authority to the Department of General Services, $7.47 million is for Bureau of Engineering, and $11 million is for other City funds. All transfers and appropriations are based on existing funds, reimbursements or revenues. There is no estimated annual General Fund impact due to operations and maintenance costs as a result of these recommendations.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

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

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) Automatic Vehicle Locator (AVL) System Project.

Recommendation for Council action:

NOTE and FILE the LAFD report dated January 29, 2018, attached to the Council file.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  Not applicable.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

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

COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (CAO) and CITY ATTORNEY and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the establishment of salary for the new class of Airport Labor Relations Advocate (Class Code 9210).

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

1. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated April 27, 2018 amending Ordinance No. 184251 (2015-16 to 2017-18 Fiscal Year Salaries and Benefits) to include and provide salaries for the new, non-represented class of Airport Labor Relations Advocate (Class Code 9210).
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the CAO, upon accretion of said classes to a bargaining unit, to amend the appropriate Memorandum of Understanding to reflect the salary approved by Ordinance.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the CAO and the Controller to correct any clerical errors or technical errors in the Ordinance.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that the additional salary cost for this new class is a maximum of $134,300 annually and will be the responsibility of the Los Angeles World Airports.  There is no impact on the General Fund.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

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

CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (HUIZAR - KREKORIAN) relative to the below market value sale of one motorcycle to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Museum.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. FIND that the LAPD Museum is eligible to purchase one surplus motorcycle, a 2009 BMW R1200RTP (Vehicle Identification Number WB103880X9ZT15243), at below market value ($1.00 total), in accordance with Los Angeles Administrative Code Section 22.547 (Donation of Surplus City Equipment), as the recipient is a non-profit organization located in the City.
   
   
2. REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare a contract to effectuate the sale and transfer of the above identified surplus equipment at below market value to the LAPD Museum.
   
   
3. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to inform the LAPD [Timothy Cruz, Sr., 6045 York Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 90042, (213) 978-0087] that the surplus equipment must be claimed within 60 days from the date of Council approval of the request after which time it will revert to the City's surplus equipment pool for disposal by the Department of General Services.
   
   

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

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

FINAL MAP OF TRACT NO. 72980 located at 800 Detroit Street northerly of Waring Avenue.

(Bond No. C-130777)

Subdivider: 800 North Detroit, LLC; Surveyor: Nick Kazemi

Fiscal Impact Statement: The subdivider has paid a fee of $9,064.00 for the processing of this final tract map pursuant to Section 19.02(A) (2) of the Municipal Code. No additional City funds are needed.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

FINAL MAP OF TRACT NO. 72810 located at 255-295 West 8th Street easterly of Centre Street.

(Bond No. C-130778)

Subdivider: WH San Pedro 24, LLC; Surveyor: Kurt Troxell

Fiscal Impact Statement: The subdivider has paid a fee of $11,880.00 for the processing of this final tract map pursuant to Section 19.02(A) (2) of the Municipal Code. No additional City funds are needed.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

MOTION (BONIN - BLUMENFIELD) relative to an immediate transfer of funds between accounts within the Los Angeles Department of Transportation to fully fund As-Needed Salaries by May 25, 2018.

MOTION (KREKORIAN - MARTINEZ) relative to funding for a reception in the City Hall Tom Bradley Tower on May 16, 2018 for justices of the Los Angeles County Superior Court.

MOTION (CEDILLO - BUSCAINO) relative to funding for the Charter Bus Program in Council District One.

MOTION (MARTINEZ - O'FARRELL) relative to funding for the LGBTQ Month - Valley Pride event in the Heritage Month Celebrations and Special Events line item in the 2018-19 City Budget.

MOTION (RYU - RODRIGUEZ) relative to funding for services associated with data collection and stakeholder engagement services regarding Runyon Canyon.

MOTION (RODRIGUEZ for ENGLANDER - O'FARRELL) relative to funding the Valley Relics Museum in order to secure the Valley Performing Arts Center as the venue for the Making Movies That Matter youth film festival.

MOTION (RYU for ENGLANDER - RODRIGUEZ) relative to funding for fencing and security for a Los Angeles Department of Water and Power-owned lot to be used in coordination with the Neighborhoods FIRST Program to offset the impacts of homelessness in CD 12.

MOTION (HARRIS-DAWSON - CEDILLO) relative to the issuance of one or more series of revenue bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $25,000,000 for the purpose of financing the acquisition of land and construction of a 90-unit affordable rental housing property located at 6501 Crenshaw Boulevard in Council District Eight.

MOTION (PRICE - HUIZAR for HARRIS-DAWSON) relative to funding for a Transit-Oriented Development Plan located along the Slauson Avenue Rail to River Active Transportation Corridor.

Blumenfield, Bonin, Cedillo, Huizar, Koretz, Krekorian, Martinez, O'Farrell, Price, Rodriguez, Ryu and President Wesson (12); Absent: Buscaino, Englander and Harris-Dawson (3)

ATTEST: Holly L. Wolcott, CITY CLERK

By:

Council Clerk                                         PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL

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Regular meeting recessed at 12:18 p.m.

Special meeting convened at 12:18 p.m.

Special meeting adjourned at 12:29 p.m.

Regular meeting convened at 12:29 p.m.