COMMUNICATION FROM THE BOARD OF WATER AND POWER COMMISSIONERS AND RESOLUTION relative to approving the First Amendment to the master license and service agreement between the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and CoreSite for telecommunication colocation spaces. 

TIME LIMIT FILE - FEBRUARY 11, 2019

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

(Energy, Climate Change, and Environmental Justice 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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(Scheduled pursuant to Charter Section No. 606)

COMMUNICATION FROM THE PROPOSITION HHH ADMINISTRATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE relative to the Proposition HHH Permanent Supportive Housing Loan Program Letter of Commitment for the Vermont/Manchester Project located at 8400 South Vermont Avenue. 

(Homelessness and Poverty 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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AD HOC COMMITTEE ON COMPREHENSIVE JOB CREATION PLAN REPORT relative to a review of the Los Angeles Business Council Institute (LABCi) Small Business Feasibility Study (aka Compete4LA) and analysis of the development and implementation of a regional procurement program.

Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Krekorian - Harris-Dawson):

INSTRUCT the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), with the assistance of the City Attorney, City Administrative Officer (CAO), Chief Procurement Officer, and Information Technology Agency, to review the LABCi Small Business Feasibility Study (Compete4LA) and report within 90 days with the following:

1. Analysis and assessment of efficiencies or benefits that could be achieved through development of a regional procurement portal jointly operated by public and private sector partners as discussed and described in the LABCi Small Business Feasibility Study.
   
   
2. Analysis and assessment of a potential legal framework for implementing a regional procurement program and the potential to form a Joint Powers Authority or other governing structure to oversee a regional procurement platform.
   
   
3. Assessment of overall budgetary needs necessary to implement the proposed regional procurement program.
   
   

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

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to  delinquent accounts receivables submitted by the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) and the Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department (HCIDLA) to the Collections Board of Review (Board). 

Recommendations for Council action:

1. APPROVE the Board recommendation to authorize the LADBS to remove from its active accounts receivables 49 accounts totaling $164,780.44 (Board meeting held on January 31, 2018).
   
   
2. APPROVE the Board recommendation to authorize the HCIDLA to remove from its active accounts receivables 175 uncollectible invoices totaling $118,801.05 (Board meeting held on January 31, 2018).
   
   
3. APPROVE the Board recommendation to authorize the LADBS to remove from its active accounts receivables seven accounts totaling $50,110.28 (Board meeting held on July 25, 2018).
   
   
4. APPROVE the Board recommendation to authorize the HCIDLA to remove from its active accounts receivables 96 uncollectible invoices totaling $2,656,886.64 (Board meeting held on July 25, 2018).

Fiscal Impact Statement: The Board reports from its meeting held on January 31, 2018 that the proposed action will decrease the City’s receivable base by $283,581.49; and, the Board reports from its meeting held on July 25, 2018 that the proposed action will decrease the City’s receivable base by $2,706,996.92.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a refund claim filed by Goldco Direct LLC.

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

APPROVE the refund claim filed by Goldco Direct LLC in the amount of $91,937.68, plus interest.

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a refund claim filed by Browning-Ferris Industries of California Inc.

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

APPROVE the refund claim filed by Browning-Ferris Industries of California Inc. in the amount of $62,509, plus interest.

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

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 Sydney Kleinert v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC669424. (This matter arises from an alleged dog bite incident that occurred at the West LA Animal Shelter.)

(Budget and Finance Committee considered the above matter in Closed Session on February 4, 2019)

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 Philip Ramon Alvarez v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC632510. (This matter arises from a motorcycle accident on Western Avenue in San Pedro.)

(Budget and Finance Committee considered the above matter in Closed Session on February 4, 2019)

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 Robert Belk v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC650655. (This matter involves an alleged dangerous condition of public property arising out of a bicycle collision which occurred on Woodley Avenue at its intersection with Saticoy Street in Van Nuys.)

(Budget and Finance Committee considered the above matter in Closed Session on February 4, 2019)

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 Samuel Marez, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC610951. (This matter arises from an incident involving members of the Los Angeles Police Department on February 26, 2015, in Los Angeles, California.)

(Budget and Finance Committee considered the above matter in Closed Session on February 4, 2019)

MOTION (BONIN - HUIZAR) relative to funding for the repair of transit infrastructure along the South Sepulveda Boulevard corridor between Manchester Avenue and West Centinela Avenue.

MOTION (RYU - RODRIGUEZ) relative to funding for the fabrication and installation of eight No Smoking public safety signs on selected streets in the vicinity of the Hollywood Hills area of Council District Four.

MOTION (CEDILLO - HUIZAR) relative to funding for additional community and neighborhood services in Council District One.

MOTION (KORETZ - BONIN) relative to including in the List of Citywide Special Events the following special events: Holocaust Remembrance Day (April) and the Jewish Film Festival (May).

MOTION (KORETZ for SMITH - WESSON) relative to retaining the law firm of Meyers Nave as outside counsel regarding the Santa Susana Field Lab.

MOTION (RYU - WESSON -  ET AL.) relative to submitting an application to the California Student Aid Commission for the Every Kid Counts College Savings Grant Program.

Bonin, Buscaino, Cedillo, Harris-Dawson, Koretz, Martinez, O'Farrell, Price, Rodriguez, Ryu, Smith and President Wesson (12); Absent: Blumenfield, Huizar and Krekorian (3)

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 RJ, a Minor, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., United States District Court Case No. 2:16-CV-07232. (This matter is a complex police tort case against the City of Los Angeles.)

(Budget and Finance Committee considered the above matter in Closed Session on August 27, 2018)