HEARING COMMENTS relative to an Application for Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity for the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption at Pinot's Palette located at 19350 Nordhoff Street, Northridge.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. DETERMINE that the issuance of a liquor license at Pinot's Palette located at 19350 Nordhoff Street, Northridge will serve the Public Convenience or Necessity and will not tend to create a law enforcement problem.
   
   
2. GRANT the Application for Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity for the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption at 19350 Nordhoff Street, Northridge.
   
   
3. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to transmit this determination to the State Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control as the required findings under Business and Professions Code Section 23958.4.

Applicant:  Creative Spirit Studio Incorporated

Representative:  TKG Nordhoff - Tampa Plaza LLC

TIME LIMIT FILE - FEBRUARY 18, 2019

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - FEBRUARY 15, 2019)

PUBLIC WORKS AND GANG REDUCTION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to broadening the scope of the Adopt-A-Median Program, or creating a parallel program, to include all community beautification projects on the public rights-of-way.

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

INSTRUCT the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), with the assistance of the Office of Community Beautification, Board of Public Works and Bureau of Engineering, in consultation with the Coalition of LA City Unions, to report with recommendations to broaden the scope of the Adopt-A-Median Program, or to create a new parallel program, to include all community beautification projects on all public rights-of-way, including sidewalks, plazas, staircases, parking spaces, and beyond.

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

PUBLIC WORKS AND GANG REDUCTION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to analyzing hillside streets which cannot be resurfaced and a work plan to address them.

Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Huizar - Englander for Rodriguez - Ryu):

1. INSTRUCT the Bureau of Engineering (BOE) and Bureau of Street Services (BSS) to report as follows:
   
   
   1. A comprehensive list of all hillside streets which cannot be resurfaced because they require design and engineering intervention.
      
      
   2. The resources necessary to conduct a detailed analysis of these hillside streets and to prepare a work plan to address them.
      
      
2. INSTRUCT the City Administrative Officer (CAO), with the assistance of BOE and BSS to report with a funding plan and proposed prioritization methodology for undertaking the necessary repairs of the aforementioned hillside streets.

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

Community Impact Statement: Yes

For: Bel Air Neighborhood Council

RULES, ELECTIONS, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to proposed amendments to the Conflict of Interest Code for the Los Angeles City Employees' Retirement System (LACERS).

Recommendation for Council action:

ADOPT the amended Conflict of Interest Code for LACERS (Attachment B, C, and D of the City Ethics Commission [CEC] report dated December 19, 2018, attached to the Council file.)

Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the CEC. 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 - MARCH 19, 2019

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - MARCH 19, 2019)

RULES, ELECTIONS, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to proposed recommendations for amending the Campaign Finance Ordinance and the Municipal Lobbying Ordinance regarding bidder disclosure requirements.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. APPROVE the proposed amendments to the Campaign Finance Ordinance and the Municipal Lobbying Ordinance as recommended by the City Ethics Commission (CEC) in Section B of its report dated December 19, 2018, attached to the Council file.
   
   
2. REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present Ordinances to effectuate the recommendations of the CEC.

Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the CEC. 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 - FEBRUARY 18, 2019

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - FEBRUARY 15, 2019)

RULES, ELECTIONS, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to proposed recommendations for amending the Campaign Finance Ordinance regarding technical adjustments for filing deadlines.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. APPROVE the proposed amendments to the Campaign Finance Ordinance as recommended by the City Ethics Commission (CEC) in Section A of its report dated December 19, 2018, attached to the Council file.
   
   
2. REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present Ordinances to effectuate the recommendations of the CEC report.

Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the CEC. 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 - FEBRUARY 18, 2019

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - FEBRUARY 15, 2019)

RULES, ELECTIONS, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City's position regarding the National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, Institute of Museum and Library Services, California Arts Council, and Department of Education Arts and Educational Programming.

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

ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION to:

1. Include in the City's 2019-20 Federal Legislative Program SUPPORT for any legislation or administrative action that protects the current funding level, and increases future budgets, for the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
   
   
2. Include in the 2019-20 State Legislative Program SUPPORT for any legislation or administrative action that protects the current funding level, and increases future budgets, for the California Arts Council and for Department of Education Arts and Educational Programming.

Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the Chief Legislative Analyst. The City Administrative Officer has not completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION and TRADE, TRAVEL, AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) contract with Motorola Solutions, Inc., for the implementation and maintenance of the Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) and Records Management Systems.

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(h) of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines.
   
   
2. APPROVE the LAWA contract with Motorola Solutions, Inc., for the implementation and maintenance of the CAD and Records Management Systems for a term of five years with five one-year renewal options, and for an amount not to exceed $9,354,774.
   
   
3. CONCUR with the action taken by the Board of Airport Commissioners on December 6, 2018 by Resolution No. 26653, authorizing the Chief Executive Officer, LAWA, to execute the contract with Motorola Solutions, Inc.
   
   

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer (CAO) reports that this action will not impact the General Fund or LAWA's operating budget. The proposed project to replace the LAWA's Police Division’s CAD and Records Management Systems will cost $9,354,774, $8,132,154 of which is being requested by LAWA from the Board of Airport Commissioners as an appropriation from the LAX Revenue Fund to begin the project with Motorola Solutions, Inc. The initial contract is for five years with an additional five one-year renewal options for implementation and maintenance of the systems. LAWA indicates that replacement of these systems is an approved capital project with costs capitalized and allocated to associated cost centers and recovered through landing fees, terminal rates and charges, and other non-aeronautical revenues. Funding for the new systems will be requested as part of the annual budget process or through other Board of Airport Commissioners appropriations.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE – FEBRUARY 11, 2019

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - FEBRUARY 8, 2019)

CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (BONIN – BLUMENFIELD) relative to extending the Dockless On-Demand Personal Mobility Device conditional permits for an additional 45 days from the current expiration date of January 28, 2019 to March 13, 2019.

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

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PERSONNEL AND ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to reviewing the design, functionality, sustainability, resilience and maintenance of the animal shelter system.

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

DIRECT the Department of Animal Services (DAS), in conjunction with the Bureau of Engineering, Department of General Services, Information Technology Agency, Department of Recreation and Parks, and City Administrative Officer (CAO) and other entities or experts as may be appropriate, to undertake a thorough review of the design, functionality, sustainability, resilience and maintainability of the animal shelter system and other DAS equipment, with consideration given to the potential impacts of climate change, as well as the ability of any alterations to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the use of energy efficiency, renewable energy and reduction or elimination of fossil fuels; and, make recommendations as to how the facilities accordingly might be improved and how said improvements might be funded.

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

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER relative to awarding contracts for on-call transit services offered through Los Angeles Department of Transportation's Charter Bus Program, for terms of five years, to the following firms: American Transportation Systems, Fast Deer Bus Charter, Inc., First Student, Inc., Honee Bee Transportation, LLC, Mission School Transportation, Inc., Saravia Charter Lines, Inc., Screamline Investment Corp. (dba: TourCoach Charter and Tours), and Transit Systems Unlimited, Inc.

TIME LIMIT FILE - MARCH 18, 2019

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - MARCH 8, 2019)

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

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