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

(Continued from Council meeting of May 18, 2018)

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

(Continued from Council meeting of May 18, 2018)

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

(Continued from Council meeting of May 18, 2018)

HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the Dickens Street and Hurford Terrace Street Lighting District, in accordance with Section 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.

(Ordinance of Intention adopted on April 17, 2018 - Continue hearing and present Ordinance on July 31, 2018 to consider report of protests to be submitted as a result of balloting, pursuant to Proposition 218)

HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the Griffith Park Boulevard and Fountain Avenue Street Lighting District, in accordance with Section 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.

(Ordinance of Intention adopted on April 17, 2018 - Continue hearing and present Ordinance on July 31, 2018 to consider report of protests to be submitted as a result of balloting, pursuant to Proposition 218)

HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the Moorpark Street and Cedros Avenue Street Lighting District, in accordance with Section 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.

(Ordinance of Intention adopted on April 17, 2018 - Continue hearing and present Ordinance on July 31, 2018 to consider report of protests to be submitted as a result of balloting, pursuant to Proposition 218)

HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the Kewen Avenue and Sheldon Street Lighting District, in accordance with Section 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.

(Ordinance of Intention adopted on April 17, 2018 - Continue hearing and present Ordinance on July 31, 2018 to consider report of protests to be submitted as a result of balloting, pursuant to Proposition 218)

HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the Federal Avenue and Mississippi Avenue No. 3 Street Lighting District, in accordance with Section 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.

(Ordinance of Intention adopted on April 17, 2018 - Continue hearing and present Ordinance on July 31, 2018 to consider report of protests to be submitted as a result of balloting, pursuant to Proposition 218)

HEARING OF PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to levying the Little Tokyo Business Improvement District (District) special assessment for the District’s fifteenth fiscal year (operating year) beginning on January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018.

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

1. HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed levying of the special assessment for the District’s 2018 fiscal year, pursuant to Section 36524 of the California Streets and Highways Code.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT accompanying Ordinance levying the special assessment for the District’s 2018 fiscal year, if a majority protest, as defined by Section 36525 of the California Streets and Highways Code is found not to exist.
   
   
3. APPROVE the Little Tokyo Business Improvement District Advisory Board for the District’s 2018 fiscal year.
   
   
4. AUTHORIZE the City Clerk, subject to City Attorney approval, to prepare, execute and administer a contract between the City and the L’il Tokyo Businessmen’s Association, the nonprofit service provider for administration of the District.

Fiscal Impact Statement: There are no assessments to be paid for City-owned properties located within the boundaries of the District.  Therefore, there is no impact on the General Fund.

(Pursuant to Council adoption of Ordinance No.185542 on May 15, 2018)

PERSONNEL AND ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to providing for salary differential and benefits continuation for City employees activated as members of the National Guard, Naval Militia or any reserve component of the armed services of the United States in response to the 2017 Southern and Northern California wildfires.

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

PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated April 2, 2018 to provide employees in the City of Los Angeles who are activated as members of the National Guard, Naval Militia or any reserve component of the armed services of the United States as a result of the deployment of military personnel for relief and recovery efforts in response to the 2017 California wildfires with the difference between their regular City salaries and their military salaries, and to ensure the continuation of certain benefits for the duration of their military assignment.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The City Administrative Officer reports that the additional annual cost to the General Fund associated with the implementation of this Ordinance is approximately $27,000 due to the mandatory backfill requirement of field staff in the Los Angeles Fire Department.  For other City departments, there is no additional cost to the General Fund as the City budgets for the full-time annual salaries of any deployed employees who would otherwise be active at work in those departments.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

PERSONNEL AND ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending Ordinance No. 184251 (2015-16 to 2017-18 Fiscal Year Salaries and Benefits) to reflect class title changes adopted by the Civil Service Commission for the classifications of Relief Correctional Nurse and District Supervisor Animal Regulation.

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

PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated April 26, 2018 to amend Ordinance No. 184251 (2015-16 to 2017-18 Fiscal Year Salaries and Benefits) to reflect class title changes adopted by the Civil Service Commission for the classifications of Relief Correctional Nurse and District Supervisor Animal Regulation.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The City Administrative Officer reports that there is no cost associated with the technical changes reflected in the Ordinance, attached to the Council file, to amend Schedule A of Los Angeles Administrative Code Section 4.61 (Ordinance No. 184251).

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

PERSONNEL AND ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) Section 5.495 to authorize the issuance of refunds from the Civilian LAwell Employee Benefits Trust Fund.

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

PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated April 25, 2018 amending Section 5.495 of Chapter 95 of Division 5 of the LAAC to authorize the issuance of refunds from the Employee Benefits 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.

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR), ADDENDUM, CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION (CE), PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to a Zone Change for the Westchester-Playa Del Rey Community Plan area.

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, that the project was assessed in EIR No. ENV-2003-1922-EIR, certified on April 13, 2004; and pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines 15162 and 15164, and the Addendum (ENV-2003-1922-EIR-ADD1) dated February 15, 2018, no major revisions to the EIR is required; and no subsequent EIR or Negative Declaration is required for approval of the project.
   
   
2. FIND, based on the whole of the administrative record, that the project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15308, and there is no substantial evidence demonstrating that an exemption to a CE pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.0 applies.
   
   
3. FIND, based on the whole of the administrative record, that the project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the project may have a significant effect on the environment.
   
   
4. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC) as the Findings of Council.
   
   
5. REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present an Ordinance, pursuant to Sections 13.14 and 12.32 S of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, the Westchester-Playa Del Rey Community Plan Implementation Overlay (CPIO) and Century/Aviation Subarea establishing development standards as modified by the LACPC.
   
   
6. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated March 8, 2018, effectuating a Zone Change from [T](Q)C2-2 to [T](Q)C2-2-CPIO, C2-2 to C2-2-CPIO, and M2-1 to M2-1-CPIO, for the majority of properties zoned for commercial use in the area generally bounded by Sepulveda Boulevard to the west, 96th Street to the north, La Cienega Bouelvard to the east, and 102nd Street to the south within the Westchester-Playa Del Rey Community Plan area.

Applicant:  City of Los Angeles

Case No. CPC-2017-4365-ZC

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

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - JULY 18, 2018

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

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to a Vesting Zone Change for the properties located at 755 South Los Angeles Street and 751-761 South Los Angeles Street.

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

1. FIND, based on the whole of the administrative record, that the Project is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Article III, Section 1, Classes 1 and 32, and there is no substantial evidence demonstrating that an exception to a Categorical Exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15300.2 applies.
   
   
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 February 8, 2018, effectuating a Vesting Zone Change and Height District Change from M2-2D to (T)M2-2D to amend the Development D Limitation to permit a 4:9:1 Floor Area Ratio (FAR) in lieu of the existing D Limitation of a 3:1 FAR, for improvement to an existing 79,793 square-foot light manufacturing building with a 15,879 square-foot basement currently used for storage, including a change of use from clothing manufacturing, retail, accessory office, and storage uses to office, food hall/restaurant, and storage uses; and a 9,541 square-foot rooftop restaurant addition, resulting in a net floor area increase of 6,856 square feet and a total floor area of 86,649 square feet, with a lot area of approximately 18,024 square feet, and the Project proposes a FAR of approximately 4.9:1, with the floor area being distributed as follows: 59,292 square feet of general and/or creative office space on floors two through five; nine restaurants totaling 27,357 square feet, including an eight-tenant food hall with outdoor dining on the ground floor/mezzanine and basement, and one rooftop restaurant with outdoor dining, with four automobile parking spaces being proposed off-site, and 16 bicycle parking spaces being proposed on-site (four short-term and 12 long-term), for the properties located at 755 South Los Angeles Street and 751-761 South Los Angeles Street, subject to Conditions of Approval.
   
   
4. 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.
   
   
5. 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.

Applicant: 755 South Los Angeles Street, LLC

Representative: Stephen Kia, Urban Concepts

Case No. CPC-2016-4962-VZC-HD-MCUP-ZV-SPR

Environmental No. ENV-2016-4963-CE

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 - JUNE 26, 2018

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - JUNE 26, 2018)

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT relative to appeals for the properties located at 1101-1135 West 6th Street, 1324-1342 West 5th Street, and 517-521 South Bixel Street.

Recommendations for Council action:
   

1. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the PLUM Committee as the Findings of Council.
   
   
2. RESOLVE TO GRANT THE APPEALS filed by Sapphire Equity, LLC c/o Daniel Taban (Representative: Ryan Leaderman, DLA Piper LLP) and Carpenters/Contractors Cooperation Committee (Representative: Eduardo Jansen, Carpenters/Contractors Cooperation Committee) and THEREBY OVERTURN the decision of the Central Los Angeles Area Planning Commission (CLAAPC), and disapprove the following:
   
   

   a.	Project Permit Compliance Review for the project.
   b.	Specific Plan Exceptions to allow: i) a zero front yard setback in lieu of the 15 feet for the North Building; ii) a zero side yard setback for the east and west property lines in lieu of a 10-foot setback for the North Building; iii) a zero rear yard setback in lieu of 19 feet (15-foot plus one foot above the third floor) of the seven-story building setback for the North Building; and iv) a zero rear yard setback in lieu of 19 feet for the South Building (15-foot above the third floor of the seven-story building).
   c.	Specific Plan Project Permit Adjustment to average or reallocate the permitted density and floor area within the South Building portion of the site.
   d.	Director's Determination to allow for a 10 percent increase in the qualifying area of interior open space for a maximum of 35 percent, in lieu of the 25 percent of the total required usable open space required.
   e.	Specific Plan Exception to deviate from the street standards of 5th Street to be consistent with the newly adopted Mobility Element.

   
   For a mixed-use development consisting of 369 residential units and 22,000 square feet of ground floor retail use, consisting of the construction of two buildings (North Building and South Building) that would be connected by a footbridge spanning above the adjacent alleyway, with the North Building including 142 apartment units within seven levels and would front on 5th Street and the South Building including 22,000 square feet of ground-floor retail and 227 apartment units within six levels above the ground-floor retail and would front both 6th Street and Bixel Street, with both buildings including seven-stories above grade and two levels of subterranean parking, totaling approximately 348,430 square feet of floor area, and demolishing the existing structures on-site, including a three-level parking structure, one five-story commercial office and medical office building, and one four-story commercial office and medical office building, for the properties located at 1101-1135 West 6th Street, 1324-1342 West 5th Street, and 517-521 South Bixel Street, subject to Conditions of Approval.

Applicant:  Albert Taban, Sapphire Equity, LLC

Representative:  Alex Irvine, Irvine and Associates

Case No. APCC-2015-3032-SPE-SPPA-SPP-MSC

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

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - JUNE 19, 2018

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - JUNE 19, 2018)

(Continued from Council meeting of June 8, 2018) 

PERSONNEL AND ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to proposed agreement with the Heaven on Earth Society For Animals, Inc. partnering with the Latino Alliance for Animal Care Foundation (Heaven/LAACF) for the operation of the West Valley Spay/Neuter Clinic.

Recommendation for Council action:

AUTHORIZE the General Manager, Department of Animal Services (DAS), or designee, to execute an agreement with Heaven/LAACF for the operation of the West Valley Spay/Neuter Clinic for a term of three years from the date of execution, with two one-year extensions for a maximum amount of $500,000 per year, subject to the review and approval of the City Attorney.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The City Administrative Officer (CAO) reports that approval of the recommendation contained in the May 4, 2018 CAO report will authorize the DAS to execute a contract with Heaven/LAACF for spay and neuter services at the West Valley Animal Shelter for a maximum period of five years at a cost not to exceed $500,000 per year.  Funding for this purpose is available in the Animal Sterilization Trust Fund to support animal sterilization services. There is no additional impact to the General Fund.  Execution of the proposed contract agreement complies with the City’s Financial Policies in that budgeted funds are used for budgeted purposes and that ongoing costs are supported by ongoing revenues. 

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - JULY 9, 2018

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

ENERGY, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE  COMMITTEE REPORT relative to options for implementing five enhanced watershed management programs.

Recommendation for Council action:

NOTE and FILE the June 1, 2018 Bureau of Sanitation report relative to options for implementing five enhanced watershed management programs.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  Not applicable.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

ENERGY, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE  COMMITTEE REPORT relative to federally-mandated Total Daily Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) requirements.

Recommendation for Council action:

NOTE and FILE the May 27, 2018 Adopted Budget Recommendation relative to instructing the Bureau of Sanitation to report in regard to the Watershed Protection Division and the status of addressing upcoming federally-mandated TMDL requirements, the cost to the City if the requirements are not met, and whether any cost would be funded from the General Fund with said report to address the consequences if the County’s stormwater funding effort fails, and an overall detailed funding strategy moving forward.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  Not applicable.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

PERSONNEL AND ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to requiring City Departments to use cruelty-free office supplies which were not developed using animal testing.

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

1. INSTRUCT the Department of General Services (GSD), and any other City Department that purchases office supplies, such as cleaners, soaps, sanitizers, and other similar products (including from vendors), to:
   
   
   1. Report with a list of their current office supplies vendors and whether any products they purchase are tested on animals.
      
      
   2. Purchase only cruelty-free supplies whenever viable non-animal tested products are available.
      
      
2. INSTRUCT the GSD, with the assistance of the City Attorney, to report back on the most effective means of ensuring that the City discontinue use of animal tested products.

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 WORKS AND GANG REDUCTION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Office of Community Beautification (OCB) continuing present contracts for graffiti removal and community beautification services.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. AUTHORIZE the OCB to continue their present contracts for graffiti removal and community beautification services through December 31, 2018, with a six month renewal option, as approved by the Board of Public Works (BPW), for the following contractors:
   
   
   1. Central City Action Committee (C-122516)
      
      
   2. Koreatown Youth and Community Center (C-122618)
      
      
   3. Coalition for Responsible Community Development (C-122641)
      
      
   4. New Directions for Youth (C-122620)
      
      
   5. Pacific Graffiti Solutions (C-122615)
      
      
   6. Gang Alternatives Program (C-122614)
      
      
   7. Sylmar Graffiti Busters (C-122517)
      
      
   8. Hollywood Beautification Team (C-122619)
      
      
   9. Northeast Graffiti Busters (C-122617)
      
      
   10. West Valley Alliance (C-122515)
       
       
   11. Sun Valley Area Chamber of Commerce (C-122588)
       
       
   12. Los Angeles Conservation Corps (C-122589)
       
       
   13. Graffiti Control Systems (C-122764)
       
       
   14. Graffiti Control Systems (C-122616)
       
       
2. AUTHORIZE the OCB and/or the Office of City Attorney to make minor technical corrections to the contract amendment, as necessary, to ensure that all legal requirements are included in the final contract language.
   
   
3. INSTRUCT the OCB to report on the possibility of partnering with other jurisdictions to expand the contract to public areas outside of City control.

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE – JULY 24, 2018

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

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION (CE) and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) appeal for the properties located at 1525 and 1533 North Palisades Drive; 17310 and 17320 West Vereda De La Montura.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. FIND, based on the whole of the administrative record, that the Project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to Article III, Section 1, Class 32 of the City CEQA Guidelines; and there is no substantial evidence demonstrating that an exception to a categorical exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15300.2 applies.
   
   
2. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the West Los Angeles Area Planning Commission (WLAAPC) as the Findings of Council.
   
   
3. RESOLVE TO DENY THE APPEAL filed by Robert T. Flick and Sandra L. Flick (Representative: Kristina Kropp, Esq.; Robert L. Glushon, Esq., Luna and Glushon) and THEREBY SUSTAIN the decision of the WLAAPC in approving the CE (No. ENV-2017-2171-CE) for a Costal Development Permit, pursuant to Section 12.20.2 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and pursuant to LAMC Section 16.05; a Site Plan Review in the single-permit jurisdiction of the California Coastal Zone, subject to Conditions of Approval, for the construction of a four-story, 64,646 square-foot Eldercare Facility with 82 guest rooms comprised of a combination of Assisted Living Care and Alzheimer’s/Dementia Care Housing located in the single-permit jurisdiction area of the California Coastal Zone, for the properties located at 1525 and 1533 North Palisades Drive; 17310 and 17320 West Vereda De La Montura.

Applicant:  Rony Shram, Palisades Drive, LP

Representative:  Kevin K. McDonnell, Esq., Jeffer Mangels Butler and Mitchell, LLP

Case No. ZA-2017-2170-ELD-CDP-SPR-1A

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

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to additional funding for a sidewalk on the northern side of Alhambra Avenue, adjacent to El Sereno Arroyo Playground, and additional safe pedestrian crossings.

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

1. TRANSFER $171,000 from the Local Transportation Fund No. 207, Account No. 94PD16, Active Transportation Program Cycle 1 SRTS Bike/Pedestrian Rehabilitation to the Capital Improvement Expenditure Program Fund No. 100/54 Alhambra Avenue Safety Improvements, Account No. 00P290.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the Los Angeles Department of Transportation to make any technical changes as necessary to effectuate the intent of this Motion.
   
   

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 WORKS AND GANG REDUCTION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to extending the temporary closure of the three walkways northeasterly of Sharp Avenue between San Fernando Mission Boulevard and MacNeil Street in Mission Hills for an additional eighteen months for public safety reasons.

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

INSTRUCT the City Engineer to:

1. Report with recommendations on extending the temporary closure of the three walkways northeasterly of Sharp Avenue between San Fernando Mission Boulevard and MacNeil Street in Mission Hills for an additional eighteen months for public safety reasons.
   
   
2. Modify the condition requiring the physical closure of the three walkways by removing the six-month time requirement.

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.

COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR AND THE CITY ETHICS COMMISSION relative to the reappointment of Dr. Cynthia A. Telles to the Board of Airport Commissioners.

Recommendation for Council action:

RESOLVE that the Mayor's reappointment of Dr. Cynthia A. Telles to the Board of Airport Commissioners for the new term ending June 30, 2023, is APPROVED and CONFIRMED. Dr. Telles resides in Council District Four.  (Current commission gender composition: M = 4; F = 3)

Financial Disclosure Statement: Filed.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE – JUNE 25, 2018

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

(Trade, Travel, and Tourism Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

MOTION (BLUMENFIELD - RYU) relative to funding and Memorandum of Agreements (MOA) for the Caballero Creek Park Project.

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

1. AUTHORIZE the transfer of appropriations in the amount of $750,000 from an account to be established in MICLA Fund No. 298/50, entitled Caballero Creek Park, to a new account to be established within the Stormwater Pollution Abatement Fund No. 511/50, entitled Caballero Creek Park Stormwater Best Management Practices.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the Director, Bureau of Sanitation (BOS), or designee, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form, to execute and amend as needed, an MOA with the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority to implement the Caballero Creek Park Project.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the Director, BOS, or designee, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form, to execute and amend as needed, an MOA with the Department of Recreation and Parks relative to the implementation and maintenance of the Caballero Creek Park Project.

MOTION (O'FARRELL - RYU) relative to authorizing Project Restore to use the City Hall Rotunda and Council Chambers for a special reception and screening of a PBS documentary on City Hall.

Recommendation for Council action:

AUTHORIZE Project Restore to use the City Hall Rotunda and Council Chambers on Wednesday, June 27, 2018 from 5 pm to 8 pm for a special reception and screening of a PBS documentary on City Hall, with the understanding that Project Restore will reimburse the City for any costs associated with this activity.

MOTION (O'FARRELL - RYU) relative to authorizing Project Restore to host a tour of the historic spaces of City Hall for the Los Angeles Conservancy.

Recommendation for Council action:

AUTHORIZE Project Restore to use the historic spaces of City Hall on July 11 and 18 and August 8, 15, and 29, 2018 for a special tour for the Los Angeles Conservancy of the historic spaces of City Hall, with the understanding that the Los Angeles Conservancy will reimburse the City for any costs associated with this activity.

FINAL MAP OF PARCEL NO. 2015-1925 located at 4220 Gentry Avenue easterly of Gentry Avenue and southerly of Woodbridge Street.

(Bond No. C-131344)

Owner: Gentry Homes, LLC; Surveyor: Iacobellis & Associates, Inc.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The subdivider has paid a fee of $8,961.60 for the processing of this final parcel map pursuant to Section 19.02(B) (3) of the Municipal Code. No additional City funds are needed.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

FINAL MAP OF TRACT NO. 73849 located at 1811 South Redondo Boulevard northerly of Washington Boulevard.

(Bond No. C-131342)

Subdivider: Redondo Ventures, LLC; Surveyor: Bryan Gentry / Gentry Survey Co.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The subdivider has paid a fee of $8,981.60 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.

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 Aram Tagmazyan v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC561908. (This matter arises from an incident involving members of the Los Angeles Police Department that occurred on August 8, 2013.)

(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 Wo Rong Yu v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC599276. (This matter arises out of vehicle-versus-pedestrian accident that occurred on November 6, 2014, in a crosswalk at the intersection of Broadway and Alpine in 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 Benjamin Sanchez v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC607230. (This matter involves a vehicle-versus-pedestrian accident at Hollenbeck Park.)

(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)(4), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the matter entitled Sportsmen's Hotel REW, LLC, AUD-6177933; UNP-6505496; UNP-6806857; UNP-6817202. (This matter involves an offer of settlement made by Sportsmen's Hotel REW, LLC, the former operator of the Sportsmen's Lodge, to resolve its outstanding liability for Transient Occupancy Taxes, Parking Occupancy Taxes, and Business Taxes relating to the period when it still operated the hotel.)

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

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 Beverly Woodward v. Gerardo E. Lopez, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC684557. (This matter arises out of an allegation of negligence against the Department of Animal Services related to a dog bite incident.)

(Budget and Finance Committee considered the above matter in Closed Session on June 11, 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 Vartan Mahmoudian v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC662529. (This matter concerns a traffic collision involving a Los Angeles Police Department Officer at the intersection of Chestnut Street and Glendale Avenue in Glendale, CA.)

(Budget and Finance Committee considered the above matter in Closed Session on June 11, 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 Jemica Gardiner v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC648088. (This matter involves an alleged dangerous condition of public property arising out of a vehicle-versus-pedestrian traffic accident which occurred on Vista Del Mar between Imperial Highway and Napoleon Street, in the City of Los Angeles.)

(Budget and Finance Committee considered the above matter in Closed Session on June 11, 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 Ted Gincig v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC666476. (This matter arises from a fall from a bridge over the Bell Creek flood channel on Shoup Avenue between Van Owen and Sherman Way, on January 24, 2017.)

(Budget and Finance Committee considered the above matter in Closed Session on June 11, 2018)

MOTION (RODRIGUEZ for ENGLANDER - BONIN) relative to funding from the Sunshine Canyon Community Amenities Trust Fund for additional graffiti and weed abatement services to be provided by West Valley Alliance..

ATTEST:  Holly L. Wolcott, CITY CLERK

By

          Council Clerk                                PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL

COMMUNICATION FROM CHAIR, TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE and RESOLUTION relative to updating the Coastal Transportation Corridor (CTC) and West Los Angeles Transportation Improvement and Mitigation (WLA TIMP) Specific Plans.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION establishing Transportation Impact Assessment Fee amounts to be collected pursuant to the CTC and WLA TIMP Specific Plans, fee credit amounts and credit calculation methods, a list of transportation improvement projects to be partially funded by those fees and the process by which the lists may be updated, and guidelines for administering the CTC and WLA TIMP Specific Plans Trust Funds.
   
   
2. REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present the following ordinances:
   
   
   1. Amending Section 12.04 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to amend the CTC Specific Plan, an area generally bounded by the City of Santa Monica on the north, Imperial Highway on the south, the San Diego Freeway (I-405) on the east, and the Pacific Ocean on the west, as described in the draft ordinance attached to the Department of City Planning (DCP) report dated June 4, 2018.
      
      
   2. Amending LAMC Section 12.04 to amend the WLA TIMP Specific Plan, an area generally bounded by: the City of Beverly Hills, Beverwil Drive, Castle Heights Avenue, National Boulevard, Hughes Avenue on the east; Sunset Boulevard on the north; the City of Santa Monica and Centinela Avenue on the west; and Venice Boulevard on the south, as described in the draft ordinance attached to the City Planning Department report dated June 4, 2018.
      
      
   3. Adding Article 13.5 to Chapter 5 of Division 5 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code revising the CTC and WLA TIMP Trust Funds.
      
      

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: Yes.

No Position: Mar Vista Neighborhood Council

(Planning and Land Use Management Committee waived consideration of the above matter)