PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT OF BALLOT TABULATION and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishment of the Arts District Los Angeles Property and Business Improvement District (District), pursuant to Section 53753 of the California Government Code, Section 36600 et seq. of the California Streets and Highways Code and Article XIII D of the California Constitution.

Recommendations for Council action, if the tabulation of ballots indicates majority support, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:

1. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated April 18, 2018, establishing the Arts District Los Angeles Property and Business Improvement District and confirming the assessments to be levied upon properties within the District, as described in the Management District Plan.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the City Clerk, subject to approval of the City Attorney, to prepare, execute and administer an operating agreement between the City and a non-profit corporation for the administration of the District's programs.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Clerk reports that direct costs associated with Department administrative expenses will be charged to the District and will be recovered from assessments collected.

There are 25 City-owned parcels within the District which includes 17 General Fund parcels and eight Los Angeles Department of Water and Power parcels. The total assessment for these City-owned properties within the District is $94,257.26, representing 6.53 percent of the total assessments levied in the District.

The assessments levied on the 17 City-owned parcels within the District to be paid from the General Fund totals $62,116.94 for the first year of the District. Funding for assessments levied on City owned properties within the District was requested in the 2019-2020 Budget. Assessments levied on the Department of Water and Power property within the District will not be paid from the General Fund.

(Pursuant to Council action on Tuesday, June 5, 2018 and adoption of Ordinance No. 185487 on April 10, 2018.)

COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR and CITY ETHICS COMMISSION relative to the reappointment of Ms. Lucia Moreno-Linares to the Board of Harbor Commissioners.

Recommendation for Council action:

RESOLVE that the Mayor’s reappointment of Ms. Lucia Moreno-Linares to the Board of Harbor Commissioners for the new term ending June 30, 2023, is APPROVED and CONFIRMED. Ms. Moreno-Linares resides in Council District 15. (Current commission gender composition: M = 3; F = 2)

Financial Disclosure Statement: Filed.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - JUNE 18, 2018

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - JUNE 13, 2018)

(Trade, Travel, and Tourism 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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COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY and CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION and RESOLUTION relative to the issuance of Proposition HHH General Obligation Bonds and General Obligation Refunding Bonds and creation of related special funds.

(Budget and Finance 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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COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER and RESOLUTION relative to the issuance of the 2018 Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes.

(Budget and Finance 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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COMMUNICATION FROM THE BOARD OF HARBOR COMMISSIONERS relative to waiving the potential conflict with respect to Gordon and Rees, Scully Mansukhani LLP’s representation of Travelers Insurance Company and Colonial Yacht Anchorage.

(Trade, Travel, and Tourism 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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COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the Hermitage Avenue and Weddington Street No. 3 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 April 30, 2018.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of AUGUST 8, 2018 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Hermitage Avenue and Weddington Street No. 3 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, $626.88 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:  August 1, 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 Colton and Toluca 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 May 9, 2018.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of AUGUST 8, 2018 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Colton and Toluca 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, $195.90 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:  August 1, 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 Riverside Drive and Hyperion Avenue 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 May 9, 2018.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of AUGUST 8, 2018 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Riverside Drive and Hyperion Avenue 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, $1,244.67 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:  August 1, 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 Saturn and Point View 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 May 9, 2018.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of AUGUST 8, 2018 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Saturn and Point View 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, $775.77 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:  August 1, 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 Sepulveda Boulevard and Stranwood Avenue 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 May 9, 2018.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of AUGUST 8, 2018 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Sepulveda Boulevard and Stranwood Avenue 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, $9,127.56 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:  August 1, 2018)

MOTION (RYU - PRICE) relative to issuing Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds, in an amount not to exceed $31,250,000, to finance the new construction of the 98-unit multifamily housing project known as McCadden Campus Senior Housing (Project) located at 1118 North McCadden Place.

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

1. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to schedule and place on the next available City Council agenda consideration of the results of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (TEFRA) public hearing for the Project, held on May 21, 2018
   
   
2. ADOPT, the accompanying TEFRA Resolution held in accordance with Section 142 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and Section 147(f) of the Code setting the official intent of the City to issue Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds in the amount not to exceed $31,250,000, to finance the construction of a 98-unit multifamily housing project at 1118 North McCadden Place in Council District Four.

MOTION (WESSON - BLUMENFIELD) relative to amending prior Council action of March 28, 2018 regarding a street vacation of 7th Street from Catalina Street to its westerly terminus.

Recommendation for Council action:

AMEND prior Council action of March 28, 2018, under Council file No. 06-2764 to DELETE Condition No. 7 of the Bureau of Engineering report, dated July 10, 2017 (VAC-E1401020).

MOTION (CEDILLO - PRICE) relative to initiating consideration of a General Plan Amendment, Vesting Zone Change, Height District Change and Sign District with respect to a site at 1330 West Pico Boulevard and 1308-1346 South Albany Street in the Westlake Community Plan Area in order to attract private investment to develop a large hotel project near the Los Angeles Convention Center.

Recommendation for Council action:

INSTRUCT the Department of City Planning, in consultation with Council District One, to initiate consideration of a General Plan Amendment to change the Commercial Manufacturing to the Regional Center Commercial land use designation to allow a floor area ratio of 6:1, a Vesting Zone Change and Height District Change from CM-1-HPOZ and CM-1 to C2-2, and Sign District, including the preparation and adoption of any required Resolution and Ordinance, with respect to the site at 1330 West Pico Boulevard and 1308-1346 South Albany Street and the area generally bounded  by Olympic Boulevard to the north, Albany Street to the west, Pico Boulevard to the south, and the 110 Freeway to the east.

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 Trion Properties Management, LLC v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC628001.  (In this matter, Plaintiff seeks declaratory relief regarding outstanding fees and penalties assessed under the City’s Rent Escrow Account Program.)

(Housing Committee considered the above matter in Closed Session on May 23, 2018)

ATTEST:  Holly L. Wolcott, CITY CLERK

By

          Council Clerk                                PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL