Los Angeles City Council, Journal/Council Proceeding
Wednesday, September 5, 2018
JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER ROOM 340, CITY HALL 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 - 10:00 AM



(For further details see Official Council Files)

(For communications referred by the President see Referral Memorandum)

ROLL CALL
Members Present: Blumenfield, Bonin, Buscaino, Cedillo, Harris-Dawson, Krekorian, Martinez, O'Farrell, Price, Rodriguez, Ryu and President Wesson (12); Absent: Englander, Huizar and Koretz (3)
Approval of the Minutes
Commendatory Resolutions, Introductions and Presentations

Public Testimony of Non-agenda Items Within Jurisdiction of Council
Items Noticed for Public Hearing
ITEM NO.(1)18-0762
18-0762
CD 5

CONSIDERATION OF and ACTION related to Categorical Exemption pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, Section 15332, and related CEQA findings, Communication from the Central Los Angeles Area Planning Commission (CLAAPC) relative to a Vesting Tentative Tract, and an appeal filed by Lucille Saunders and La Brea Willoughby Coalition (Representative: Venskus and Associates) from the determination of the CLAAPC in approving Vesting Tentative Tract No. VTT-76054-SL-1A for the demolition of an existing one-story triplex, subdivision of one lot comprising of 7,735 net square feet of lot area into five small lots, and construction, use, and maintenance of a three-story, new small lot single-family dwelling with an attached two-car garage on each of the five subdivided lots, with the floor area of each dwelling ranging from 1,080 to 1,864 square feet, totaling 8,360 square feet for all five dwellings, whereby the application for Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. VTT-76054-SL was approved on June 21, 2018, for the property located at 836-838 North Poinsettia Place.

 

Applicant: Haytham Kafouf, 836 Poinsettia, LLC

 

Representative: Sami Kohanim, Land Use Developers Corp.

 

Case No. VTT-76054-SL-1A

 

Environmental No. ENV-2017-2090-CE

 

TIME LIMIT FILE - SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

 

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - SEPTEMBER 7, 2018)

 

(Findings and Council recommendations relative to the above appeal required)

 

(Scheduled pursuant to the Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 17.06)

 

 

Adopted to Refer, Unanimous Vote (12); Absent: Englander
, Huizar
, Koretz
(3)
REFERRED TO THE PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
Items for which Public Hearings Have Been Held
ITEM NO.(2)13-1049
13-1049

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the reappointment of Mr. Eric Eisenberg to the Board of Transportation Commissioners.

 

Recommendation for Council action:

 

RESOLVE that the Mayor’s reappointment of Mr. Eric Eisenberg to the Board of Transportation Commissioners for the new term ending June 30, 2023, is APPROVED and CONFIRMED. Mr. Eisenberg resides in Council District 15. (Current gender composition: M=5; F=2.)

 

Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending.

 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

 

TIME LIMIT FILE - SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

 

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - SEPTEMBER 28, 2018)

 

Adopted, (12); Absent: Englander
, Huizar
, Koretz
(3)
ITEM NO.(3)13-1031
13-1031

PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the reappointment of Ms. Gail Kennard to the Cultural Heritage Commission (CHC).

 

Recommendation for Council action:

 

RESOLVE that the Mayor's reappointment of Ms. Gail Kennard to the CHC for the term ending June 30, 2023 is APPROVED and CONFIRMED. Ms. Kennard resides in Council District Four. (Current Commission gender composition: F=3; M=2).

 

Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending.

 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

 

TIME LIMIT FILE - SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

 

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - SEPTEMBER 18, 2018)

 

 

Adopted, (12); Absent: Englander
, Huizar
, Koretz
(3)
ITEM NO.(4)13-0765
13-0765
CD 12

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the Chatsworth (Merchant-Based) Business Improvement District (BID).

 

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

 

  1. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION, dated July 27, 2018, to confirm the Annual Report for the Chatsworth BID and to levy a special assessment upon businesses located within the BID for the BID’s seventeenth operating year beginning June 1, 2018 and ending May 31, 2019.

  2. FIND that the:

    1. Assessments imposed by the Chatsworth BID for the 2018-19 Fiscal Year provide services that directly benefit each of the businesses that pay the assessments.

    2. Services funded by the assessments are provided only to each of the assessed businesses within the boundaries of the BID.

    3. Assessment imposed does not exceed the reasonable cost of conferring the benefits.

    4. Proposed improvements and activities are completely separate from the day-to-day operations of the City.

    5. Assessments for the proposed business-based BID are not taxes and that the BID qualifies for exemption from Proposition 26 under exemption 1 of Article XIII C, Section 1 (e)(1).

    6. Services to be provided by the Owners' Association are in the nature of professional, expert, technical or other special services, that the services are of a temporary and occasional character, and that the use of competitive bidding would be impractical, not advantageous, undesirable or where the common law otherwise excuses compliance with competitive bidding requirements.

  3. APPROVE the Chatsworth B.I.D., Inc., a California non-profit mutual benefit corporation, to administer the proposed services of the Chatsworth BID pursuant to Section 36500 et seq. of the California Streets and Highways Code and City regulations.

  4. AUTHORIZE the City Clerk, subject to City Attorney approval, to prepare, execute, and administer a contract between the City and the Chatsworth B.I.D., Inc. to administer the Chatsworth BID, if the Ordinance reconfirming the BID is adopted.

  5. APPOINT the Chatsworth BID Advisory Board Members as listed in the Chatsworth BID Annual Report.

  6. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to schedule, prepare, publish, and mail the public hearing notice, as required by the provisions of Section 36500 et seq. of the California Streets and Highways Code.

  7. INSTRUCT the City Clerk, subject to approval by the City Attorney as to form and legality, to prepare an enabling Ordinance levying the special assessment for the Chatsworth BID’s seventeenth operating period beginning June 1, 2018 to May 31, 2019.

 

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Clerk reports that there is no impact on the General Fund. This is a merchant-based BID and there are no assessments for City-owned properties within the BID.

 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

 

 

Adopted - TO THE MAYOR FORTHWITH, (12); Absent: Englander
, Huizar
, Koretz
(3)
ITEM NO.(5)13-1641-S2
13-1641-S2
CD 1

INFORMATION, TECHNOLOGY, AND GENERAL SERVICES and ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT, PARKS, AND RIVER COMMITTEES REPORT relative to a new license agreement with the Southern California Rail Road Authority (Metrolink) for the Tail Track area located at the Taylor Yard G2 Parcel.

 

Recommendation for Council action:

 

AUTHORIZE the Department of General Services (GSD) to negotiate and execute a new license with Metrolink for a 1,020 feet Tail Track extending from the southern tip of Taylor Yard, across the roadway easement (Kerr Road) and along the west side of the property Zone No. C0469, Yard No. 51, Track No. 566 (Assessor’s Parcel Nos. 5442-002-823 and 5442-002-803), under the terms and conditions outlined in the GSD report dated May 31, 2018.

 

Fiscal Impact Statement: The GSD reports that the annual base revenue generated to the General Fund from a new license agreement will be $15,000. This represents an 83.8 percent increase over the current rate. Under the current terms, the tenant pays an annual rental rate of $8,160. A rental rate increase will occur annually at the rate of three percent.

 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

 

 

Adopted, (12); Absent: Englander
, Huizar
, Koretz
(3)
ITEM NO.(6)12-1681-S3
12-1681-S3

HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to amending the Los Angeles Administrative Code, Section 22.819, in relation to the reforms in the Neighborhood Council Subdivisions.

 

Recommendation for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Ryu - Cedillo):

 

REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present an Ordinance amending the Los Angeles Administrative Code, Section 22.819, to include the following revisions and instructions:

  1. Hold subdivision elections no more frequently than once every four years.

  2. Hold the next subdivision elections in 2022 or later, to give time for the new subdivided Neighborhood Councils to become established and provide the department time to draft and adopt these regulations and other ordinance changes spelled out in Council file No. 12-1681-S1.

  3. Hold no more than three subdivision elections per subdivision election cycle.  If more than three petitions are submitted, the three fully completed petitions with the largest number of residents, based on the latest data available from the American Community Survey of the US Census or related government data set if the American Community Survey is no longer available, shall be accepted.

  4. Not accept subdivision applications that include boundaries within a Neighborhood Council that has already had a subdivision election, whether successful or unsuccessful, until the third subdivision cycle after any previous subdivision election.

  5. Not accept subdivision applications that encompass less than 10,000 residents, based on the latest data available from the American Community Survey of the US Census.

  6. Not accept subdivision applications that encompass more than 50 percent of the residents of the existing Neighborhood Council (or 50 percent of the Neighborhood Council which is losing the most residents to the proposed subdivision if more than one Neighborhood Council is being proposed for subdivision), based on the latest data available from the American Community Survey of the US Census.

  7. Require subdivision petitions to contain at least 500 signatures from stakeholders of the proposed Neighborhood Council boundaries.

  8. Require subdivision formation committees that have submitted a subdivision application to sit down with board representatives from the Neighborhood Council they seek to subdivide in at least one mediation session moderated by the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment.  The mediation should include invitations to any Council Offices with overlapping boundaries and the Neighborhood Commissioner for the area.  The mediation should endeavor to determine if the existing Neighborhood Council and the Formation Committee can agree to bylaws changes at the existing Neighborhood Council that satisfy enough of the Formation Committee’s concerns in order for the subdivision application to be rescinded.  If a mediated agreement cannot be achieved, the application could move towards a public hearing and review by the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners as stipulated in the ordinance.

 

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.

 

Adopted, (12); Absent: Englander
, Huizar
, Koretz
(3)
ITEM NO.(7)12-1681-S1
12-1681-S1

HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners recommendations in relation to the Neighborhood Council Subdivisions.

 

Recommendation for Council action:

 

REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present a revised Ordinance to replace Los Angeles Administrative Code Section 22.819 to incorporate the recommendations of the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners (Commission) November 7, 2017 letter regarding Neighborhood Council Subdivisions as amended and substituted below:

  1. Subdivision Petition. A stakeholder within an existing certified Neighborhood Council who desires to form a separate certified Neighborhood Council within the boundaries of one or more existing certified Neighborhood Councils shall submit a subdivision petition to the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment (Department) on a form approved by the Department. The subdivision petition shall identify five stakeholders who are authorized to receive notice and make decisions regarding the subdivision petition, including any bylaw changes. The Department shall review the subdivision petition to determine if the subdivision petition complies with the components of a Certification Application stated in Article III, Section 2 of the Plan for a Citywide System of Neighborhood Councils (Plan), except that the subdivision petition may propose boundaries that are within one or more existing certified Neighborhood Councils and that no subdivision petition shall be accepted whose boundaries include less than 10,000 residents. The Department shall also notify all affected certified Neighborhood Councils when a subdivision petition is filed and when any amendment or amendments to the original petition are filed. The petition and any amendments shall be posted on the Department’s web site. Notice shall be given to all current board members of the affected certified Neighborhood Councils on file with the Department, and shall include a link to the original petition and any amendments.

  2. Outreach. Where possible the Department shall hold informational town hall meetings in both the proposed subdivision area and within the boundaries of any affected certified Neighborhood Councils excluding the proposed subdivision area. Outreach by the Department shall not relieve the proponents of the proposed subdivision of any outreach requirements imposed by the Department.

  3. Petition, Bylaws and Boundaries. After conducting the outreach in subsection (b) above, but in no event longer than 90 days after the subdivision petition is validated by the Department, the Department shall forward to the Commission the subdivision petition and the bylaws of the proposed subdivision. Within 30 days the Commission shall hold a hearing in the proposed subdivision area for the purpose of reviewing the subdivision petition and the proposed bylaws and boundaries. The Commission, after making any necessary findings shall approve or disapprove of the subdivision petition. If the subdivision petition is approved, then the Commission is authorized to make any amendments to the bylaws to satisfy Article III Section 2 of the Plan. The Commission is also authorized to make any amendments to the boundaries that it deems necessary to preserve the integrity of the affected Neighborhood Council or Neighborhood Councils and the subdivision.

  4. Election Approving a Subdivision. The Department shall conduct an election within the boundaries stated in the subdivision petition within 90 days of the Commission’s approval of the subdivision petition and the bylaws and boundaries. Where possible the Department shall also locate additional polling locations within the boundaries of the affected Certified Neighborhood Councils outside of the proposed subdivision area. A stakeholder is eligible to vote in the election if the person is a stakeholder in the proposed area for subdivision or in any of the Neighborhood Councils that are proposed for subdivision. A majority of the voters from the entire Neighborhood Council or Neighborhood Councils being subdivided must approve the subdivision in order to create the new Neighborhood Council. If, after certification of the election by the Department it is determined that a majority of the stakeholders voting at the election approves of the subdivision the Department shall forward the results to the Commission for certification of the subdivision as a Neighborhood Council.

  5. Bylaws for the Affected Neighborhood Council. If the Commission certifies the new Neighborhood Council, then the existing certified Neighborhood Council or Neighborhood Councils being subdivided shall amend their bylaws within 60 days of the certification to reflect changes to the boundaries and, if applicable, the board structure. If the existing certified Neighborhood Council or Neighborhood Councils fail to provide amended bylaws within 60 days of the certification then the Department is authorized to amend the bylaws to reflect any changes to the boundaries or board structure. The Department shall forward the bylaws for any Neighborhood Council that is being subdivided to the Commission for approval of the bylaws. The Commission is authorized to make any amendments to the bylaws to satisfy Article III Section 2 of the Plan.

  6. Regulations.  The Department is authorized to promulgate any further procedure, rule or regulation necessary for the administration of the subdivision process contained in this section, including, but not limited to, conducting the election for subdivision, initial election for the subdivided Neighborhood Council's governing board, eligibility for voting at any election.

 

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.

 

Adopted, (12); Absent: Englander
, Huizar
, Koretz
(3)
ITEM NO.(8)18-0804
18-0804

HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the release of a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Older American Act (OAA) senior programs.

 

Recommendations for Council action:

 

  1. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, Los Angeles Department of Aging (Aging), to release a RFP for the OAA senior programs to be provided from July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 for OAA, Older Californians Act and Proposition A Transit funded programs in accordance with the process detailed in the Aging report dated August 21, 2018, attached to the Council file.

  2. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, Aging, to submit to Council the results of the RFP and the funding recommendations of each respective program, pursuant to the selection of a qualified agencies (service providers) through the RFP process.

 

Fiscal Impact Statement:  Aging reports that the proposed actions will facilitate the selection of senior and caregiver service providers for the City. The ensuing contracts with these service providers will be funded with federal OAA funds, Older Californians Act funds, and Proposition A Transit funds. No General Funds are required for these actions.

 

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

 

Adopted - FORTHWITH, (12); Absent: Englander
, Huizar
, Koretz
(3)
ITEM NO.(9)12-1966-S8
12-1966-S8

BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to authorization to amend two legal service contracts under the Attorney Conflicts Panel (ACP) Program to increase maximum compensation, extend the term of one contract, and add two law firms to the ACP Program.

 

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

 

  1. AUTHORIZE the City Administrative Officer (CAO) to execute amendments and encumber funds totaling $330,000 within the ACP Fund No. 46T/10 for the following ACP law firms:

    1. $240,000 for Amendment No. 4 to Contract No. C-129217 for the law firm of Reily and Jeffery, Inc. for the matter of Teanna Ford v. David Theophilus Curvis, Jr., et al., and Related Cross Actions.

    2. $90,000 for Amendment No. 3 to Contract No. C-129124 for the law firm of Burke Williams for the matter of Craig Curry v. City of Los Angeles, et al., and Related Cross Actions.

  2. AUTHORIZE the CAO to execute amendments to the terms of the following contracts with the following ACP law firm:

    1. Amend the term of Contract No. C-127482 (Heleine Tchayou v. City of Los Angeles) with Jones and Mayer to October 26, 2021.

  3. AUTHORIZE the CAO to add the following law firms to the ACP Program:

    1. Renne Public Law Group to the Complex Labor section of the ACP.

    2. Collinson, Daehnke, Inlow and Greco to the Complex Police Tort, Police Tort, and Tort and Negligence sections of the ACP.

  4. AUTHORIZE the CAO to prepare Controller instructions and to make any technical adjustments needed to implement the intent of Mayor and Council action; and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement the instructions.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The CAO reports that the proposed contract amendments are in compliance with City Financial Policies. The recommendations in this report will not have an impact upon the General Fund. There are sufficient funds in the ACP Fund to cover the costs of the contract amendments.

 

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

 

(The Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the above matter.)

 

 

Adopted, (12); Absent: Englander
, Huizar
, Koretz
(3)
ITEM NO.(10)17-0973-S1
17-0973-S1

BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the reappropriation of funding in the amount of $25,000 to continue the Illegal Firearm Recovery Reward Program for Fiscal Year 2018-19.

 

Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Krekorian - O'Farrell), SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:

 

REAPPROPRIATE $25,000 from the Reserve Fund to General City Purposes Fund No. 100/56, Illegal Firearm Recovery Reward Program Account No. 000938, to implement the Illegal Firearm Recovery Reward Program previously approved by the Council (Council file No. 17-0973).

 

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.

 

 

Adopted, (12); Absent: Englander
, Huizar
, Koretz
(3)
ITEM NO.(11)18-0612
18-0612
CD 8

BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to identifying funding to support plan check and permit fees necessary for the construction of the Destination Crenshaw Project.

 

Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Harris-Dawson - Blumenfield - Wesson):

 

INSTRUCT the City Administrative Officer (CAO), with the assistance of the Bureau of Engineering and the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety, to report on the source of funds available to support the plan check and permit fees associated with the permits necessary for construction of Destination Crenshaw.

 

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

 

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

 

 

Adopted, (12); Absent: Englander
, Huizar
, Koretz
(3)
ITEM NO.(12)18-0632
18-0632
CD 13

BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the transfer of $175,000 in funding to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) for the regular deployment of LAPD officers at the Hollywood and Highland facility parking structure.

 

Recommendation for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Martinez for O'Farrell - Ryu):

 

INSTRUCT the City Administrative Officer (CAO) to work with the LAPD and the Los Angeles Department of Transportation to review the request and make a determination whether this public safety issue can be addressed using funds provided for in the Adopted Budget.

 

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

 

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

 

 

Adopted, (12); Absent: Englander
, Huizar
, Koretz
(3)
ITEM NO.(13)18-0797
18-0797

PERSONNEL AND ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the exemption of one Assistant General Manager (Class Code 9381) position for the Information Technology Agency (ITA) from the Civil Service provisions of the City Charter.

 

Recommendation for Council action:

 

APPROVE the exemption of one Assistant General Manager (Class Code 9381) position for the ITA from the Civil Service provisions of the City Charter pursuant to Charter Section 1001(b).

 

Fiscal Impact Statement:  None submitted by the Mayor.  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 - SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

 

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - SEPTEMBER 25, 2018)

 

 

Adopted, (12); Absent: Englander
, Huizar
, Koretz
(3)
ITEM NO.(14)14-1763
14-1763

PERSONNEL AND ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to extending the 2014-2018 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the Police Officers Captain and Above Bargaining Unit (MOU 25).

 

Recommendations for Council action:

 

  1. APPROVE the October 1, 2015 through July 31, 2019 MOU 25, attached to the Council file.
           
  2. AUTHORIZE the City Administrative Officer (CAO) and City Controller to correct any clerical errors in the MOU, or if approved by the City Attorney, any technical errors.

 

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The CAO reports that implementation of the provisions of MOU 25 will result in increased costs to the General Fund of approximately $1 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2018-19 and $0.66 million in FY 2019-20.

 

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

 

 

Adopted - FORTHWITH, (12); Absent: Englander
, Huizar
, Koretz
(3)
Items for which Public Hearings Have Not Been Held - (10 Votes Required for Consideration)
ITEM NO.(15)18-0005-S181, 18-0005-S182
18-0005-S181, 18-0005-S182
CD 9, 10

COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING AND COMMUNITY INVESTMENT DEPARTMENT (HCIDLA) and RESOLUTIONS relative to removing certain properties from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP).

 

Recommendations for Council action:

 

  1. ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTIONS for the properties listed below removing the properties detailed in the August 14, 2018  HCIDLA report, attached to the Council file(s), from the REAP, inasmuch as the owner(s) have corrected the cited REAP violations and provided proof of compliance with the HCIDLA, Code Enforcement Unit, habitability citations, pursuant to Ordinance No. 173810:

    Council file No.  Case No.  Property Address
    18-0005-S181 612867 6906 South Main Street
    18-0005-S182 577238 1806 South La Brea Avenue
     
       
  2. ADOPT the Findings contained in the August 14, 2018 HCIDLA report, attached to the Council files.

 

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.

 

(Housing Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

 

 

Adopted, (12); Absent: Englander
, Huizar
, Koretz
(3)
ITEM NO.(16)18-0830
18-0830

MOTION (BONIN - O'FARRELL) relative to funding for a special reception for Loyola Marymount University in the City Hall Rotunda.

 

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

 

TRANSFER/APPROPRIATE $204 from the Unappropriated Balance Fund No. 100/58 to the General Services Fund No. 100/40, Account No. 1070 (Salaries - As Needed), for services in connection with the September 18, 2018 Council District 11 special reception for Loyola Marymount University in the City Hall Rotunda - said funds to be reimbursed to the General Fund by Loyola Marymount University.

 

 

Adopted, (12); Absent: Englander
, Huizar
, Koretz
(3)
ITEM NO.(17)16-0020-S1
16-0020-S1

MOTION (HUIZAR - BLUMENFIELD) relative to amending Council's action of June 26, 2018 regarding funding for the development of standard plans for the Broadway Streetscape Plan public improvements.

 

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

 

AMEND prior Council action of June 26, 2018 to adopt the following recommendations in lieu of Recommendation No. 2 of the Planning and Land Use Management Committee Report:

 

  1. Authorize one Civil Engineer resolution authority, Class Code 7237, from September 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019, in the Bureau of Engineering (BOE) to provide the necessary oversight of the design and construction of the Broadway Streetscape Plan, subject to position allocation by the Board of Civil Service Commissioners.

  2. Authorize the Department of Public Works to transfer $109,220 from Fund No. 682/50, Appropriation No. 50LVBD, Broadway Streetscape Plan, to Fund No. 100/78, Appropriation No. 001010, Salaries General, to reimburse BOE for the cost of the position.

  3. Authorize the City Engineer, or designee, to make any technical corrections or clarifications to the above instructions to effectuate the above recommendations.

 

 

Adopted, (12); Absent: Englander
, Huizar
, Koretz
(3)
ITEM NO.(18)17-0165-S2
17-0165-S2
CD 10

MOTION (WESSON - PRICE) relative to funding for various services to complete the construction of fencing at Leimert Park.

 

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

 

  1. APPROPRIATE/TRANSFER $70,000 in the AB1290 Fund No. 53P, Account No. 281210 (CD 10 Redevelopment Projects - Services) to the Recreation and Parks Fund No. 302/89, Account No. 89270K (General Capital, Sub-account Leimert Park) to support completion of the fence surrounding Leimert Park.

  2. AUTHORIZE the Department of Recreation and Parks to make any corrections, clarifications or needed new instructions, to the above instructions in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion.

 

Adopted, (12); Absent: Englander
, Huizar
, Koretz
(3)
ITEM NO.(19)18-0184-S2
18-0184-S2
CD 13

MOTION (O'FARRELL - KREKORIAN) relative to extending by 60 days the time to act on the inclusion of the Silver Lake Texaco Service Station, located at 1650 North Silver Lake Boulevard, as a Historic-Cultural Monument.

 

Recommendation for Council action:

 

EXTEND by 60 days for good cause the time to act on a report from the Cultural Heritage Commission, as allowed by Section 22.171.10(f) of the Los Angeles Administrative Code, relative to the inclusion of the Silver Lake Texaco Service Station, located at 1650 North Silver Lake Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90026, as Historic-Cultural Monument, that is pending Council consideration (Council file No. 18-0184) inasmuch as it has a deadline for Council to act of September 20, 2018, to enable all interested stakeholders more time to fully deliberate its merits.

 

 

Adopted, (12); Absent: Englander
, Huizar
, Koretz
(3)
ITEM NO.(20)18-0011-S12
18-0011-S12
CD 12

MOTION (ENGLANDER - CEDILLO) relative to funding for fencing and security for a Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP)-owned lot to be used in coordination with the Neighborhoods FIRST program in order to offset the public safety impacts of abandoned vehicles left in the public right-of-way throughout Council District 12.

 

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

 

  1. TRANSFER/APPROPRIATE $68,635 from the Council District 12 portion of the Street Furniture Revenue Fund No. 43D/50 to the Water and Power Fund No. 704/98, Revenue Source Code 5166 for fencing and security relative to a LADWP-owned lot to be used in coordination with the Neighborhoods FIRST program in order to offset the impacts of abandoned vehicles in Council District 12.

  2. AUTHORIZE the Board of Public Works to make any corrections or clarifications to the above fund transfer instructions in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion.

 

Adopted, (12); Absent: Englander
, Huizar
, Koretz
(3)
Closed Session
ITEM NO.(21)18-0837
18-0837

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 Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE ACTION) v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles City Council, Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department.

 

(Housing Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

 

 

MEETING HELD - NO ACTION TAKEN

 

 

MOTIONS/RESOLUTIONS PRESENTED PURSUANT TO RULE NO. 16 - TO BE PLACED ON THE NEXT AVAILABLE AGENDA
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18-0011-S13MOTION (BONIN - BLUMENFIELD) relative to funding for cutting and removing overgrown vegetation from the median island at La Cienega Boulevard from Slauson Avenue to Fairview Avenue in Council District 11.
COMMENDATORY RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED IN HONOR OF:
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18-0004-S3Clean Air Day                  Krekorian - Martinez
At the conclusion of this day's Council Session ADJOURNING MOTIONS WERE ADOPTED in tribute to the memory of:
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Jacob WilliamsWesson - All Councilmembers
Nancy E. Rodriguez              Blumenfield - All Councilmembers

ENDING ROLL CALL
Roll Call
Blumenfield, Bonin, Buscaino, Cedillo, Harris-Dawson, Krekorian, Martinez, O'Farrell, Price, Rodriguez, Ryu and President Wesson (12); Absent: Englander, Huizar and Koretz (3)
Whereupon the Council did adjourn.
Signature

 

ATTEST:  Holly L. Wolcott, CITY CLERK

 

 

 

By

          Council Clerk                                    PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL