PERSONNEL AND ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the reappointment of Mr. Raul Perez to the Board of Civil Service Commissioners.

Recommendation for Council action:

RESOLVE that the Mayor's reappointment of Mr. Raul Perez to the Board of Civil Service Commissioners for the term ending June 30, 2023 is APPROVED and CONFIRMED.  Mr. Perez resides in Council District Five. (Current Board gender composition:  F=2; M=3)

Financial Disclosure Statement:  Filed.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - JUNE 25, 2018

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - JUNE 22, 2018)

PERSONNEL AND ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the appointment of Dr. Erica L. Jacquez to the Board of Civil Service Commissioners.

Recommendation for Council action:

RESOLVE that the Mayor's appointment of Dr. Erica L. Jacquez to the Board of Civil Service Commissioners for the term ending June 30, 2019 is APPROVED and CONFIRMED.  Dr. Jacquez resides in Council District 17. (Current Board gender composition:  F=2; M=2)

Financial Disclosure Statement:  Pending.

Background Review:  Pending.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - JULY 9, 2018

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

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR), PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing the Warner Center 2035 Plan Implementation Board.

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

1. FIND, based on the consideration of the environmental effects of the project as shown in EIR, No. ENV-2008-3471-EIR; State Clearinghouse No. 1990011055, certified on April 24, 2013.
   
   
2. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC) as the Findings of Council.
   
   
3. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated May 31, 2018, approved by the Director of Planning on behalf of the LACPC, establishing the Warner Center 2035 Plan Implementation Board.

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.

PERSONNEL AND ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) to allow the Department of Animal Services (DAS) to fund new programs from the Animal Welfare Trust Fund.

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

PRESENT and ADOPT the accompany ORDINANCE dated April 9, 2018 adding Subdivisions (1) and (2) to Subsection (b) and amending Subsection (c) of Section 5.200 of Article 5 of Chapter 12 of Division 5 of the LAAC to allow the DAS to fund new programs from the Animal Welfare Trust Fund.

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 maintenance, operation and performance monitoring of green stormwater infrastructure projects.

Recommendation for Council action:

INSTRUCT the Bureau of Sanitation (BOS), in collaboration with the Department of Recreation and Parks and the City Administrative Officer (CAO) to develop and submit within 90 days the master agreement for ownership, maintenance, and operational responsibility for green Stormwater infrastructure projects.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  None submitted by the BOS.  Neither the CAO 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 proposed Third Amendment to Contract No. C-113622 with Gatekeeper Systems, Inc. (Gatekeeper) for software maintenance and support services for the Bureau of Sanitation's (BOS) Field Automation for Sanitation Trucks (FAST) System.

Recommendation for Council action:

AUTHORIZE the Board of Public Works to execute the Third Amendment to Contract No. C-113622 with Gatekeeper to extend the contract term by three years, from June 1, 2017 through May 31, 2020 for software maintenance and support services for the BOS FAST System.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The City Administrative Officer (CAO) reports that there is no fiscal impact to the General Fund as sufficient funds are available within the Sewer Construction and Maintenance Fund to support the costs of the Third Amendment.  In the 2017-18 Adopted Budget, $100,000 was provided in the Sewer Construction and Maintenance Fund’s Sanitation Expense and Equipment Account for this purpose and in the 2018-19 Adopted Budget, there is $450,000 provided in the same account for the costs of the Third Amendment as well as other wastewater systems technical support services. Consistent with the City’s Financial Policies, the contract includes a Financial Liability Clause, which limits the City’s annual financial obligation to the amount provided in the City’s Annual Budget, which is subject to Mayor and Council approval.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - JULY 23, 2018

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

ENERGY, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE  COMMITTEE REPORT relative to SB 165 annual report requirements for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016-17 Proposition O Program.

Recommendation for Council action:

NOTE and FILE the November 13, 2017 City Administrative Officer report relative to the FY 2016-17 Proposition O Program.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  Not applicable.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to automatic residential fire sprinkler systems in townhouses and one- and two-family dwellings.

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

INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety, in consultation with the Los Angeles Fire Department, and with the assistance of the City Attorney, to prepare and present an Ordinance that requires installation of an automatic residential fire sprinkler system in existing townhouses and one- and two-family dwellings when the residence is added to or altered, and the aggregated value of the addition and alterations within a one-year period exceeds 50 percent of the replacement cost of the existing building.

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.

PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the definition of remodel and the distinction in rules for a demolition.

Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Koretz - Ryu - O'Farrell):

1. INSTRUCT the Department of City Planning (DCP), with the assistance of the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS), in consultation with the City Attorney and all relevant departments, to prepare a report that highlights the differences between a remodel and a demolition project in current code, the option to re-define remodels as those that maintain at least 50 percent of an original structure in order to maintain any non-conforming rights, improve notification requirements to neighbors, and review all applicable building loopholes in the City's codes that may negatively impact neighbors.
   
   
2. INSTRUCT the DCP, with the assistance of the LADBS, in consultation with the City Attorney and all relevant departments, to include in the report Best Practices for Demolition and options the City could adopt to minimize impacts to neighbors, including: a) timely and adequate notification to neighboring properties; b) dust mitigation; c) noise mitigation; d) construction street parking; and e) other impacts and complaints received by the City.

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

Community Impact Statement:  Yes.

For:  PICO Neighborhood Council

PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to including affordability requirements within the Warner Center 2035 Plan.

Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Blumenfield - Englander):

1. INSTRUCT the Department of City Planning (DCP), and the Housing and Community Investment Department, in consultation with the City Attorney, to report on the feasibility and options for including affordability requirements, including moderate and workforce housing, within the Warner Center 2035 Plan; and how to integrate and balance these new incentives and requirements with the recently adopted Affordable Housing Linkage Fee Ordinance (Council file No. 17-0274).
   
   
2. INSTRUCT the DCP to complete a comprehensive review of the development incentives within the Warner Center 2035 Plan to identify opportunity to create strong incentives for affordable housing at all income levels.

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.

PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to including additional provisions of inclusionary housing requirements within the Central City West Specific Plan.

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

INSTRUCT the Department of City Planning (DCP), in consultation with the City Attorney, to prepare and present an Ordinance to include in the Central City West Specific Plan the following additional provisions:

1. For the first 120 days following the effective date of this Ordinance, no inclusionary housing requirement under Section 11.C of the Specific Plan shall be imposed on any rental housing project for which a Building Permit Application or complete planning or zoning entitlement application has been or is submitted; for purposes of this Ordinance, a complete planning or zoning entitlement application is an application that has been accepted by the DCP and for which the application fees have been paid or for which a Vesting Tentative Tract Map has been filed and has been deemed complete; if an Applicant submitted a Building Permit Application or a complete planning or zoning entitlement application for a development project, that development project shall not be subject to the re-established Specific Plan Section 11.C.
   
   
2. An applicant for a rental housing project that is subject to Specific Plan Section 11 .C who submits a Building Permit Application or a complete Planning or zoning entitlement application (whichever is first):
   
   

   a.	121 days following the effective date of this Ordinance shall be required to provide one-third of the total affordable requirement or in lieu payment specified under Specific Plan Section 11.C.
   b.	306 days after the effective date of this Ordinance shall be required to provide two-thirds of the total affordable requirement or in lieu payment specified under Specific Plan Section 11.C.
   c.	485 days or more after the effective date of this Ordinance shall be required to provide the total affordable requirement or in lieu payment specified under Specific Plan Section 11.C.

3. An applicant for a rental housing project that is subject to the Affordable Linkage Fee Ordinance under the Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 19.18 may elect to pay the Affordable Housing Linkage Fee in lieu of complying with the inclusionary housing requirements of Section 11.C of the Specific Plan; an Applicant shall pay a cash deposit, as determined by the DCP, which shall collect and remit the deposited amount to the City Treasurer for deposit into the Central City West Housing Fund, as established by Article 23, Section 5.115.6 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code.
   
   
4. For the purpose of determining the required set aside under Specific Plan Section 11 .C, dwelling units with the Project shall have the same meaning as the term as total units or total dwelling units in Government Code Section 65915(b)(3).
   
   
5. For the purpose of compliance with Specific Plan Section 11.C’s set aside requirement, an eight percent Very Low Income set aside may be provided as an alternative to a 15 percent Low Income set aside.

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 CONSIDERATION OF and ACTION RELATED TO AN APPEAL filed by David Shapiro relative to a haul route application to export 3,200 cubic yards of earth, for the properties located at 1575-1579 North Lindacrest Drive, subject to Conditions of Approval.

Applicant:  Michael Manshel

Owner:  Michael Manshel Trust

Board File No. 180019

TIME LIMIT FILE - JUNE 14, 2018

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

(Scheduled pursuant to the Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 91.7006.7.5)

(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.)

(Click on the above hyperlink or go to: www.lacouncilfile.com for background documents.)

ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION and TRADE, TRAVEL, AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to amending the Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) contract with Plumbing and Industrial Supply Company.

Recommendations for Council action:

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 the First Amendment to Contract No. DA-4980 with Plumbing and Industrial Supply Company to extend the term through September 30, 2019, and increase the amount by $765,000 for the supply and delivery of plumbing supplies for LAWA.
   
   
3. CONCUR with the action taken by the Board of Airport Commissioners on May 17, 2018 by Resolution No. 26497 authorizing the Chief Executive Officer, LAWA, to execute the First Amendment to Contract No DA-4980 with Plumbing and Industrial Supply Company to extend the term through September 30, 2019 and increase the amount by $765,000 for the supply and delivery of plumbing supplies for LAWA.
   
   

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer reports that this action will not impact the General Fund. LAWA indicates that funds for the amendment of this contract are available in the Fiscal Year 2017-2018 Operating Budget in LAX Cost Center No. 1150066 -  Plumbing Shop Sub-Unit, and VNY Cost Center No. 1400003 - VNY Maintenance Services, Commitment Item 522 - Material Supplies. Funding for future years will be requested through the annual budget process. The cost associated with the amendment will be reimbursed through landing fees, terminal rates and charges, as well as non-aeronautical revenues.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE – JULY 3, 2018

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION – JULY 23, 2018)

ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION and TRADE, TRAVEL, AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to amending the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) agreement with Everport Terminal Services, Inc.

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 II, Section 2(i) of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines.
   
   
2. APPROVE the Port Resolution No. 18-8287 authorizing the proposed Sixth Amendment to Permit No. 888 with Everport Terminal Services, Inc., extending the term of the permit by ten years, increasing acreage, revising rent terms, detailing new improvements to be constructed by POLA, and cancelling and replacing the Fifth Amendment.
   
   

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer reports that this action will not impact the General Fund. Funds will be deposited in the Harbor Revenue Fund. The proposed ten-year extension will result in an upgraded terminal and provide additional revenue to POLA. Port revenue is expected to increase by approximately $888 million, with a net present value of approximately $397.5 million, and increase estimated volume by 18.8 million cargo containers. The capital improvement cost is estimated at $68.2 million, including for certification of the Environmental Improvement Statement and Report completed in 2014. The targeted rate of return over the life of the Permit, from 1997 to 2038, is estimated to be approximately 10.9 percent. The estimated rate of return is based on the upgraded terminal, increases to cargo containers and the incremental investment of $68.2 million.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - JULY 23, 2018

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

PERSONNEL AND ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to installation/replacement of canopy and kennel covers at south Los Angeles Chesterfield Square and North Central Animal Services Centers.

Recommendation for Council action:

AUTHORIZE the use of the Animal Welfare Trust Fund in the amount of $275,213.61 for the installation of canopy covers at our South Los Angeles Chesterfield Square and North Central Animal Services Centers along with the replacement of awning covers over the kennels at our North Central Animal Services Center.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The Department of Animal Services reports that there is no fiscal impact to the General Fund.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

RESOLUTION relative to the Declaration of Local Emergency by the Mayor, dated December 5, 2017 due to the wild fire that has burned in excess of 6,500 acres in the Sylmar area (Creek Fire), pursuant to the provisions of the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) Section 8.27.

Recommendation for Council action:

ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION to:

1. Resolve that a local emergency exists and continues to persist within the City of Los Angeles and within the meaning of LAAC Section 8.21, et seq., and the continuation of the Mayor’s Declaration of Local Emergency is therefore necessary.
   
   
2. Direct, in accordance with the LAAC, Section 8.21 et seq., all appropriate City departments, agencies and personnel to continue to perform all duties and responsibilities to represent the City of Los Angeles in this matter for the purpose of abating the emergency and receipt, processing and coordination of all inquiries and requirements necessary to obtain whatever State and Federal assistance that may become available to the citizens of the City of Los Angeles who may be affected by the emergency.
   
   
3. Instruct the General Manager, Emergency Management Department, to advise the Mayor and City Council on the need for extension of this Proclamation of Local Emergency as may be required.
   
   
4. Instruct the City Clerk to schedule the Mayor’s Declaration of Local Emergency for City Council consideration and review no later than every ten regular Council meeting days, but not to exceed 30 calendar days from the adoption of this motion thereafter until rescinded.
   
   
5. Instruct the City Clerk to forward copies of this Resolution to the Governor of the State of California, the Director of the Office of Emergency Services of the State of California, and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.

(Pursuant to Section 8.27 of the LAAC, Council approval of the existence of a local emergency and need for continuing state of local emergency is required within seven days from the original declaration by the Mayor and no later than every ten regular Council meeting days, thereafter, but not to exceed 30 calendar days, until terminated.)

RESOLUTION relative to the Declaration of Local Emergency by the Mayor, dated December 6, 2017 due to the wild fire that has burned approximately 475 acres in the hilly terrain adjacent to the 405 Freeway in the area between the San Fernando Valley and West Los Angeles, in the general area of both the Skirball Cultural Center and Getty Center (Skirball Fire), pursuant to the provisions of the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) Section 8.27.

ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION to:

1. Resolve that a local emergency exists and continues to persist within the City of Los Angeles and within the meaning of LAAC Section 8.21, et seq., and the continuation of the Mayor’s Declaration of Local Emergency is therefore necessary.
   
   
2. Direct, in accordance with the LAAC, Section 8.21 et seq., all appropriate City departments, agencies and personnel to continue to perform all duties and responsibilities to represent the City of Los Angeles in this matter for the purpose of abating the emergency and receipt, processing and coordination of all inquiries and requirements necessary to obtain whatever State and Federal assistance that may become available to the citizens of the City of Los Angeles who may be affected by the emergency.
   
   
3. Instruct the General Manager, Emergency Management Department, to advise the Mayor and City Council on the need for extension of this Proclamation of Local Emergency as may be required.
   
   
4. Instruct the City Clerk to schedule the Mayor’s Declaration of Local Emergency for City Council consideration and review no later than every ten regular Council meeting days, but not to exceed 30 calendar days from the adoption of this motion thereafter until rescinded.
   
   
5. Instruct the City Clerk to forward copies of this Resolution to the Governor of the State of California, the Director of the Office of Emergency Services of the State of California, and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.

(Pursuant to Section 8.27 of the LAAC, Council approval of the existence of a local emergency and need for continuing state of local emergency is required within seven days from the original declaration by the Mayor and no later than every ten regular Council meeting days, thereafter, but not to exceed 30 calendar days, until terminated.)

MOTION (BONIN – BUSCAINO) relative to funding for neighborhood traffic safety improvements in the Mar Vista community.

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

1. TRANSFER / ALLOCATE the unallocated balance in the Neighborhood Council Fund No. 59B, Account No. 5600 to the General City Purposes Fund No. 100/56, Account No. 000711 (CD 11 Community Services) to fund neighborhood traffic safety improvements in the Mar Vista community to be designated by the Mar Vista Community Council in consultation with the Los Angeles Department of Transportation.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the City Clerk to make any corrections, clarifications, or revisions to the above fund transfer instructions, including any new instructions, in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion, and including any corrections and changes to fund or account numbers; said corrections / clarifications / changes may be made orally, electronically, or by any other means.

MOTION (HARRIS-DAWSON – HUIZAR) relative to amending prior Council action of May 25, 2018 regarding the issuance of revenue bonds to finance an affordable housing project at 6501 Crenshaw Boulevard.

Recommendation for Council action:

AMEND prior Council action of May 25, 2018 to schedule the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA) hearing and consideration of the TEFRA Resolution, attached to the Council file, for the Council meeting to be held on June 22, 2018 at 10:00 am at 200 North Spring Street, Room 340, Los Angeles, 90012.

RESOLUTION (HUIZAR - HARRIS-DAWSON) relative to the public hearing notice period for the Development Agreement (DA) 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, Los Angeles, CA 90015.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. 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).
   
   
2. REDUCE from 24 days to 10 days, the public hearing notice period for Council's consideration of the DA 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, Los Angeles, CA 90015 (Council file No. 18-0269-S1).
   
   
3. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to issue notice(s) and schedule for Council consideration, and that the City Attorney is requested to prepare and present the documents necessary relative to, the matter identified above consistent with the above action.
   
   

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 Gayle Gluck v. Glazer Investment Brothers, LLC, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC554174. (This matter arises from a trip-and-fall accident which occurred on November 6, 2013 at 180 South La Brea Avenue, in the City of Los Angeles.)

(Budget and Finance Committee considered the above matter in Closed Session on June 4, 2018)

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 Michael Rabinovitz, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., United States District Court Case No. 2:16CV-8087 DMG (JPRx). (This matter arises from an incident involving members of the Los Angeles Police Department on May 21, 2015, in Los Angeles, California.)

(Budget and Finance Committee considered the above matter in Closed Session on June 4, 2018)

ATTEST:  Holly L. Wolcott, CITY CLERK

By

          Council Clerk                                PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL