HEARING COMMENTS relative to an Application for Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity for the sale of alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption at Javier's located at 10250 Santa Monica Boulevard No. 1005.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. DETERMINE that the issuance of a liquor license at Javier's located at 10250 Santa Monica Boulevard No. 1005 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 off-site consumption at 10250 Santa Monica Boulevard No. 1005.
   
   
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:  Javier's-CC LLC, Attn:  Jim Riley

Representative:  Apex LA c/o Margaret Taylor

TIME LIMIT FILE - FEBRUARY 19, 2019

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

HEARING COMMENTS relative to an Application for Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity for the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption at Buzz located at 460 South Spring Street.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. DETERMINE that the issuance of a liquor license at Buzz located at 460 South Spring Street 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 460 South Spring Street.
   
   
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:  Buzzboys Incorporated

Representative:  Elizabeth Peterson Group Incorporated

TIME LIMIT FILE - MARCH 13, 2019

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - MARCH 13, 2019)

HEARING COMMENTS relative to an Application for Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity for the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption at Death and Company located at 818 East 3rd Street, Unit B.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. DETERMINE that the issuance of a liquor license at Death and Company located at 818 East 3rd Street, Unit B 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 818 East 3rd Street, Unit B.
   
   
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:  Death and Company LA LLC

Representative:  Tari Kuvhenguhwa, FE Design and Consulting

TIME LIMIT FILE - MARCH 5, 2019

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - MARCH 5, 2019)

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, INFORMATION, TECHNOLOGY, AND GENERAL SERVICES and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES' REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to creating the Economic Development Trust Fund for the receipt, retention and disbursement of the sale or lease proceeds from properties which have been designated for economic development.

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

PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated April 6, 2018, adding Chapter 172 to Division 5 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) to create the Economic Development Trust Fund for the receipt, retention and disbursement of 50 percent of the sale or lease proceeds from properties which have been designated for economic development, and amending Subsections (a) and (d) of Section 5.500 of the LAAC to provide for the deposit of the remaining 50 percent of the sale or lease proceeds into the corresponding Council District real property trust funds and authorize the use of real property trust funds to fund economic development.

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), PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT, RESOLUTION and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to a General Plan Amendment, Zone Change and Height District Change for the properties located at 11355 and 11377 West Olympic Boulevard.

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, the project was assessed in the previously certified Trident Center Modernization Project EIR No. ENV-2016-1463-EIR (State Clearinghouse No. 2017011045), certified on June 27, 2018; and pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines, Sections 15162 and 15164, no subsequent EIR, Negative Declaration or Addendum is required for approval of the Project.
   
   
2. ADOPT the FINDINGS  of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC) as the Findings of Council.
   
   
3. ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION for a General Plan Amendment to amend Footnote No. 1 of the West Los Angeles Community Plan Land Use Map to indicate that Height District No. 2 is applicable to the site.
   
   
4. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated January 15, 2019, disapproved by the Director of Planning on behalf of the LACPC, effectuating a Zone Change and Height District Change from [Q]C2-1 to (T)(Q)C2-2D, for the renovation of two existing 10-story office towers with 342,078 square feet and the addition of a 120,000 square-foot expansion that includes connecting the towers on levels 5, 7, and 9; a two-story podium element that would connect the towers on floors 2 through 3; the addition of ground floor dining uses; and updated outdoor and recreational amenities, including roof gardens and an outdoor recreation deck and pedestrian improvements along Olympic Boulevard; with the existing two 10-story office towers being connected by a parking structure that includes 3 levels of above-grade and 2 levels of subterranean parking, which increases the buildings' total square footage, adding 115,000 gross square feet of office and 5,000 gross square feet of restaurant use to the existing 330,758 square feet of office and 11,320 square feet of retail, with the total square footage being 462,078 square feet with the height of the existing office towers remaining and upon completion, the Project resulting in a total maximum floor area ratio of 3:1, for the properties located at 11355 and 11377 West Olympic Boulevard, subject to Conditions of Approval, as modified by the PLUM Committee.
   
   
5. ADVISE the applicant, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 12.32 G:
   
   ...property shall not remain in a Q Qualified classification for more than six years unless during that time: (1) there is substantial physical development of the property to allow for one or more of the uses for which the Q Qualified classification was adopted; or (2) if no physical development is necessary, then the property is used for one or more of the purposes for which the Q Qualified classification was adopted... When these time limitations expire, the Q Qualified classification and the authority contained therein shall become null and void, the rezoning proceedings shall be terminated, and the property thereafter may only be utilized for those purposes permitted prior to the commencement of such rezoning proceedings.
   
   
6. 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.
   
   
7. 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.
   
   
8. INSTRUCT the Department of City Planning to update the General Plan and appropriate maps pursuant to this action.
   
   
9. NOT PRESENT and ORDER FILED the Ordinance dated September 27, 2018.

Applicant:  Edward W. Cook III, Westside Campus, LLC

Representative:  Marcos D. Velayos, Park and Velayos, LLP

Case No. CPC-2016-1462-GPA-ZC-HD-CU-SPR

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 - JANUARY 23, 2019

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - JANUARY 23, 2019)

10 VOTES REQUIRED ON SECOND READING

SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (SCEA), MITIGATION MEASURES, MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM, PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT, RESOLUTION and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to a General Plan Amendment, Zone Change and Height District Change for the properties located at 554-562 South San Pedro Street, and 555-561 South Crocker Street.

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

1. FIND, pursuant to Public Resources Code (PRC), Section 21155.2, after consideration of the whole of the administrative record, including the SB 375 SCEA, No. ENV-2017-615-SCEA, and all comments received, after imposition of all mitigation measures there is no substantial evidence that the project will have a significant effect on the environment; FIND that the City Council held a hearing on and adopted the SCEA on October 26, 2018 (Council file No. 18-0889) pursuant to PRC Section 21155.2(b)(6); FIND the Project is a transit priority project as defined by PRC Section 21155 and the project has incorporated all feasible mitigation measures, performance standards, or criteria set forth in prior Environmental Impact Report(s) (EIR), including SCAG 2016-2040 RTP/SCS EIR State Clearinghouse No. 2015031035; FIND all potentially significant effects required to be identified in the initial study have been identified and analyzed in the SCEA; FIND with respect to each significant effect on the environment required to be identified in the initial study for the SCEA, changes or alterations have been required in or incorporated into the project that avoid or mitigate the significant effects to a level of insignificance or those changes or alterations are within the responsibility and jurisdiction of another public agency and have been, or can and should be, adopted by that other agency; FIND the SCEA reflects the independent judgment and analysis of the City; FIND the mitigation measures have been made enforceable conditions on the project; and ADOPT the SCEA and the Mitigation Monitoring Program prepared for the SCEA.
   
   
2. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC) as the Findings of Council.
   
   
3. ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION for a General Plan Amendment to the Central City Community Plan to do the following: a) Re-designate the land use of the project site from Light Manufacturing to Regional Commercial; and b) Remove Footnote No. 3 from the project site to allow Height District 4 on the site in lieu of the Height District 4-D with a 6:1 Floor Area Ratio (FAR) limitation.
   
   
4. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated November 29, 2018, effectuating a Zone Change and Height District Change from M2-2D to [T][Q]C2-4D, consistent with the recommended General Plan Amendment, and dismiss one Developer's Incentive as not necessary to permit a 35 percent increase in FAR for a maximum 8.1:1 FAR, or 223,625 square feet in lieu of the Development D Limitation of 6:1 FAR, or 165,641 square feet, with two Developer's Incentives to permit the following: a) A 33 percent reduction in the required open space, a 50 percent reduction in the required number of trees, and to permit up to 76 percent of the common open space to be interior common open space or covered open space in lieu of the regulations of the Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 12.21 G, and b) Zero parking spaces to be required for dwelling units set aside for households earning less than 50 percent of the Area Medium Income as determined by the Housing and Community Investment Department in lieu of the parking required pursuant to 12.21 A.4; for the demolition and removal of existing structures and two street trees and the construction, use, and maintenance of 382 residential dwelling units (378 units set aside for Very-Low Income Households and four manager units) and 2,250 square feet of commercial floor area, including 48 trees and 26,060 square feet of open space, of which 10,245 square feet would also be utilized for Philanthropic Institutional uses, totaling 25,498 square feet of the project’s residential floor area which will provide Philanthropic Institutional services such as counseling, career center, and computer training room for project tenants, including 32 vehicular parking spaces within one subterranean level and 291 bicycle parking spaces and consisting of two buildings, Tower 1A and 1B, with a ground floor outdoor courtyard located between the two buildings with Tower 1A located on the eastern portion of the site, with a proposed maximum height of 200 feet and 18 stories and would include 278 residential dwelling units (275 Very-Low Income Household units and 3 manager units); and Tower 1B located on the western portion of the site, with a proposed maximum height of 132 feet and 12 stories and would include 104 residential dwelling units (103 Very-Low Income Household units and 1 manager unit), with a total proposed floor area of the project being 222,574 square feet, for the properties located at 554-562 South San Pedro Street and 555-561 South Crocker Street, subject to Conditions of Approval.
   
   
5. ADVISE the applicant, pursuant to the Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 12.32 G:
   
   . . . the Council may decide to impose a permanent Q Condition . . . identified on the zone change map by the symbol Q in brackets . . . There shall be no time limit on removal of the brackets around the [Q] Qualified designation nor on removal of the [T] Tentative designation.  After the conditions of the permanent [Q] Qualified classification have been fulfilled, the brackets surrounding the Q symbol shall be removed.
   
   
6. 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.
   
   
7. 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.
   
   
8. INSTRUCT the Department of City Planning to update the General Plan and appropriate maps pursuant to this action.

Applicant:  Weingart Center Association

Representative:  Jim Ries, Craig Lawson and Company LLC

Case No. CPC-2017-614-GPAJ-ZCJ-HD-SPR

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 - MARCH 5, 2019

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - MARCH 5, 2019)

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the redevelopment of 570 West Avenue 26, the former Lawry’s California site.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. INSTRUCT the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), with the assistance of the Economic and Workforce Development Department (EWDD), to:
   
   
   1. Hire consultants necessary to evaluate a proposed development located at 570 West Avenue 26 to carry out any necessary predevelopment studies, including but not limited to a Requests for Interest (RFI) and a Request for Proposal (RFP).
      
      
   2. Identify economic development incentives that may be available for the project site, such as Federal Opportunity Zones.
      
      
   3. Report to Council on the results of the feasibility studies, RFI, and/or RFP processes.
      
      
   4. Utilize available EWDD funds to hire a consultant for this purpose.
      
      
   5. Negotiate and execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority to discuss the terms and conditions of a future economic development project.
      
      
2. INSTRUCT the City Administrative Officer to resolve the outstanding request for $78,000 related to property financing with the Section 108 Loan for the Los Angeles River Center and Gardens Project, pending notification to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the EWDD, with the assistance of the City Attorney, to take all actions to close the Deed of Trust for the Section 108 Loan (C-95874) for the Los Angeles River Center and Gardens Project, subject to the repayment of the $78,000 outstanding obligation.
   
   
4. INSTRUCT the EWDD to report to Council if additional funds are required to implement the initial feasibility studies for the proposed economic development project at the site.
   
   
5. AUTHORIZE the CLA to make any technical corrections, revisions, or clarifications to the above instructions, including new instructions, in order to effectuate the intent of these actions.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The CLA reports that there is a potential $78,000 impact to the General Fund should the City be required to pay the outstanding obligation on the Section 108 Loan.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

(Arts, Entertainment, Parks and River Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to authorizing a Development Agreement for the properties located at 11355 and 11377 West Olympic Boulevard.

Recommendation for Council action:

REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present a final draft Ordinance authorizing the execution of a Development Agreement by and between the City of Los Angeles and Westside Campus, LLC, subject to terms and recommendations by the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC) on September 27, 2018, for the provision of community benefits with a combined value of up to $1,520,000 and a term of 15 years, for the properties located at 11355 and 11377 West Olympic Boulevard.

Applicant:  Edward W. Cook III, Westside Campus, LLC

Representative:  Marcos D. Velayos, Park and Velayos, LLP

Case No. CPC-2016-3880-DA

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.

DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR), FINAL EIR, ERRATAS, ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS, STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS, MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM, PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT and APPEALS relative to a Vesting Tentative Tract appeals for the properties located at 1540-1552 Highland Avenue; 6663-6675 Selma Avenue; 1543-1553 McCadden Place; 1501-1573 Las Palmas Avenue; 1600-1608 Las Palmas Avenue; 6700-6760 Selma Avenue; 6660 Selma Avenue; 1542-1546 McCadden Place; 1500-1570 Las Palmas Avenue; and 6665-6713 1/2 Sunset Boulevard.

Recommendations for Council action:

1.  FIND, pursuant to Sections 21082.1(c) and 21081.6 of the Public Resources Code, the decision-makers have reviewed and considered the information contained in the EIR prepared for this project, which includes the Draft EIR (No. ENV-2015-2026-EIR; State Clearinghouse No. 2015101073), dated May 11, 2017, the Final EIR dated May 4, 2018, the Errata dated August 2018, and the Errata dated January 2019 (Crossroads Hollywood Project EIR), as well as the whole of the administrative record; CERTIFY the following: a) The Crossroads Hollywood Project EIR has been completed in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act; b) The Crossroads Hollywood Project EIR was presented to the decision-making body of the lead agency; and c) The Crossroads Hollywood Project EIR reflects the independent judgment and analysis of the lead agency; and, ADOPT the following: a) The related and prepared Crossroads Hollywood Project Environmental Findings; b) The Statement of Overriding Considerations; and c) The Mitigation Monitoring Program prepared for the Crossroads Hollywood Project EIR.
   
   
2. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the LACPC as the Findings of Council.
   
   
3. RESOLVE TO GRANT IN PART/DENY IN PART THE APPEAL filed by Douglas P. Carstens, Chatten-Brown and Carstens LLP; DENY THE APPEAL filed by Ellis Raskin, Angel Law; and, THEREBY SUSTAIN the decision of the LACPC in approving the EIR and a Vesting Tentative Tract for the merger and re-subdivision of a 6.86 net acre site into five ground lots and 30 airspace lots, for the development of 950 residential apartments, 308 key hotel and 190,000 square feet of commercial use (68,000 square feet of commercial is existing), for the properties located at 1540-1552 Highland Avenue; 6663-6675 Selma Avenue; 1543-1553 McCadden Place; 1501-1573 Las Palmas Avenue; 1600-1608 Las Palmas Avenue; 6700-6760 Selma Avenue; 6660 Selma Avenue; 1542-1546 McCadden Place; 1500-1570 Las Palmas Avenue; and 6665-6713 1/2 Sunset Boulevard, subject to Conditions of Approval, as modified by the PLUM Committee, attached to the Council file.
      

Applicant:  Bill Myers, CRE-HAR Crossroads SPV, LLC

Representative:  Kyndra J. Casper, DLA Piper, LLP

Case No. VTT-73568-1A

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 - JANUARY 22, 2019

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - JANUARY 22, 2019)

DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR), FINAL EIR, ERRATAS, ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS, STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS, MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM, PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT and APPEALS relative to a Density Bonus, Conditional Use and Site Plan Review appeal for the properties located at 1540-1552 Highland Avenue; 6663-6675 Selma Avenue; 1543-1553 McCadden Place; 1501-1573 Las Palmas Avenue; 1600-1608 Las Palmas Avenue; 6700-6760 Selma Avenue; 6660 Selma Avenue; 1542-1546 McCadden Place; 1500-1570 Las Palmas Avenue; and 6665-6713 1/2 Sunset Boulevard.

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, the project was assessed in the previously certified Crossroads Hollywood Project EIR which includes the Draft EIR (No. ENV-2015-2026-EIR; State Clearinghouse No. 2015101073) dated May 11, 2017, the Final EIR dated May 4, 2018 the Errata dated August 2018, and the Errata dated January 2019 (Crossroads Hollywood Project EIR) certified on January 22, 2019; and pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines, Sections 15162 and 15164, no subsequent EIR or Addendum is required for approval of the Project.
   
   
2. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC) as the Findings of Council.
   
   
3. RESOLVE TO GRANT IN PART/DENY IN PART THE APPEAL filed by Douglas P. Carstens, Chatten-Brown and Carstens LLP; DENY THE APPEALS filed by Alex Frenkel and Ellis Raskin, Angel Law;  and, THEREBY SUSTAIN the decision of the LACPC in approving the EIR and the following: 1) Master Conditional Use to permit the on-site and off-site sale, dispensing and consumption of a full line of alcoholic beverages in connection with a total of 22 establishments associated with the project’s proposed hotel and commercial use; 2) Master Conditional Use to permit eight uses with public dancing and live entertainment; 3) Site Plan Review for a project that would result in an increase of 50 or more dwelling units; and 4) Density Bonus Compliance Review, reserving 11 percent or 105 units for Very Low Income Households, and utilizing Parking Option 1, with the following On-Menu Incentives to permit a 35 percent increase in the maximum allowable Floor Area Ratio (FAR) from 2:1 to 1.7:1 FAR (for the C4-2D-SN portion of the site and Parcel E1) and from 3:1 to 4.05:1 FAR (for the C4-2D portion of the site); and to permit the average of floor area for an average FAR of approximately 3.26:1 across the site, density, parking and open space on two or more contiguous lots and permitting vehicular access from a less restrictive zone to a more restrictive zone; for the construction of a mixed-use development on a 8.34-acre site in the Hollywood Community Plan Area (including existing uses to be retained within the Crossroads of the World complex and the uses to be included in the former Hollywood Reporter Building and the Bullinger Building), including approximately 1,381,000 square feet of floor area, consisting of 950 residential units, 308 hotel rooms, and approximately 190,000 square feet of commercial/retail uses and a new above-ground parking structure on the eastern side of the project site, including among the residential units are 105 dwelling units for Very Low Income Households, to replace the existing 82 residential units covered by the City’s Rent Stabilization Ordinance, and the proposed FAR is approximately 3.81:1 averaged across the project site, resulting in a net increase of approximately 1,208,427 square feet of floor area on site, for the properties located at 1540-1552 Highland Avenue; 6663-6675 Selma Avenue; 1543-1553 McCadden Place; 1501-1573 Las Palmas Avenue; 1600-1608 Las Palmas Avenue; 6700-6760 Selma Avenue; 6660 Selma Avenue; 1542-1546 McCadden Place; 1500-1570 Las Palmas Avenue; and 6665-6713 1/2 Sunset Boulevard, subject to Conditions of Approval, as modified by the PLUM Committee, attached to the Council file.

Applicant:  Bill Myers, CRE-HAR Crossroads SPV, LLC

Representative:  Kyndra J. Casper, DLA Piper, LLP

Case No. CPC-2015-2025-DB-MCUP-CU-SPR

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 - JANUARY 29, 2019

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - JANUARY 29, 2019)

PUBLIC WORKS AND GANG REDUCTION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Innovation and Performance Commission‘s (IPC) Innovation Fund (IF) funding for the Legislative Management System from the City Clerk.

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

1. ESTABLISH and APPROPRIATE a new appropriation account entitled Office of the City Clerk - Legislative Management System in the amount of $100,000 within the IF Fund No. 105/10 from the available cash balance of the IF.
   
   
2. TRANSFER $100,000 from the IF Fund No. 105/10, Account to be Established, Office of the City Clerk - Legislative Management System to Fund No. 100/14 as follows:
   
   

   Fund/Dept	Account	Title	Amount
   100/14	003040	Contractual Services	$100,000

        
3. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to:
   
   
   1. Separately track all encumbrances and expenditures of IF monies so that unspent funds can be returned to the IF at the end of the fiscal year.
      
      
   2. Report to the IPC with an accounting of the funds, the lessons learned, and any obstacles faced.
      
      
   3. Report to the IPC if, after the receipt of funds, the scope of the funded item differs from the scope approved for funding by the Mayor and the Council.
      
      
4. AUTHORIZE the City Administrative Officer (CAO) to make technical corrections as necessary to those transactions included in the CAO report, dated January 10, 2019, attached to the Council file, to implement Mayor and Council intentions.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that approval of these recommendations will allocate $100,000 of the remaining $1,097,434 IF 2018-9 available balance. The $100,000 will be transferred to the City Clerk to begin implementation of the pilot project that has been approved by the IPC. In some cases, departments will incur ongoing costs.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP) funding recommendations.

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

1. RESERVE the following funding to ensure the construction of all the A Bridge Home sites under consideration:
   
   
   1. The remaining balance of $25,749,778 in HEAP Activity Category 1.
      
      
   2. The remaining balance of $3,513,921.30 remaining in the HEAP Activity Category 3.
      
      
   3. $1,333,178 for the A Bridge Home project at 1420 Paloma Avenue from HEAP Activity Category 2.
      
      
   4. The remaining balance of $11,775,869 in the General City Purposes Fund No. 100/56, Crisis and Bridge Housing fund.
      
      
   5. The remaining balance of $3,239,963 in the Unappropriated Balance Fund No. 100/58, Homeless Services Program.
      
      
2. APPROVE the following funding from the HEAP grant:
   
   
   1. $6,307,777 from Activity Category 1 - Capital and Operating Support - A Bridge Home:
      
      
      1. $423,000 to supplement Los Angeles County Measure H funding for operating costs at the Schrader Boulevard A Bridge Home site through June 30, 2020.
         
         
      2. $318,901 for one-time Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment costs at the Schrader Boulevard A Bridge Home site as follows:
         
         
         1. $230,344 to Fund No. 100/54 CIEP Account No. 00R636, Bridge Housing - 1533 Schrader.
            
            
         2. $88,557 to People Assisting the Homeless through a contract with the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA).
            
            
      3. $2,300,000 for the Los Angeles LGBT Center's McCadden Plaza Senior Housing Project.
         
         
      4. $700,000 for Aviva Family and Children's Services to establish 44 bridge housing beds for female Transition Age Youth (TAY) who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
         
         
      5. $201,250 to the Department of General Services (GSD) for rental costs for modular trailer buildings at the El Pueblo A Bridge Home site through September 2021.
         
         
      6. $75,000 for one-time Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment costs at the El Pueblo A Bridge Home site.
         
         
      7. Establish the A Bridge Home Contingency Fund, in the amount of $2,289,626, to address unexpected costs associated with A Bridge Home construction and expedite project completion.
         
         
   2. $4,291,696 from Activity Category 2 - Capital and Operating Support - Skid Row:
      
      
      1. $1,941,296 to continue and expand the Pit Stop Program in Skid Row, including adding one additional site and a dedicated mobile shower.
         
         
      2. $350,400 for the Downtown Women's Center to establish 24 overnight shelter beds for women in Skid Row for 12 months.
         
         
      3. $2,000,000 to add a new sidewalk sweeping and litter abatement program in Skid Row through June 30, 2020.
         
         
   3. $7,898,325 from Activity Category 3 - Capital, Operating, Services - Citywide:
      
      
      1. $4,554,161 to continue and expand the Pit Stop Program in parts of the City outside of Skid Row, including adding five Mobile Pit Stops and mobile shower services through June 30, 2020 (this program expansion will include mobile showers, consistent with Motion [Buscaino - Harris-Dawson]; Council file [C.F.] No. 17-1092-S3).
         
         
      2. $400,000 for a modular hygiene trailer at the Council District Two Sherman Way Navigation Center.
         
         
      3. $450,000 to continue Multi-Disciplinary Team operations in Council District eight through June 30, 2020.
         
         
      4. $340,000 to add a new Multi-Disciplinary Team in Council District Nine for 12 months.
         
         
      5. $1,100,000 for services for homeless families in Council Districts Six and Seven as follows:
         
         
         1. $450,000 for North Valley Caring Services for staff and supplies to support navigation and supportive services for homeless families, pursuant to Motion (Rodriguez – Bonin), Council file No. 18-1127.
            
            
         2. $650,000 for Los Angeles Family Housing and agency partners, such as North Valley Caring Services to leverage Los Angeles Unified School District, LAHSA, and City resources dedicated case management and coordination services to families living in hotels and motels along Sepulveda Boulevard in Council District 6.
            
            
            1. Instruct the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, with the assistance of the City Homeless Coordinator to report with:
               
               
               1. Recommendations to identify an additional $450,000 to expand these services to families living in hotels and  motels along San Fernando Road and Lankershim Boulevard in Council District 6.
                  
                  
               2. Report with strategies, policies, recommendations, and metrics to achieve a goal of getting families out of motels and into stable long term housing.
                             
      6. $114,568 to support expanding the capacity of North Valley Caring Services to serve homeless families in Council Districts Six and Seven for 12 months.
         
         
      7. $540,000 for LAHSA to place eight diversion/rapid resolution specialists at City FamilySource Centers (FSC) for two years.
         
         
      8. $399,596 for Shower of Hope to expand mobile shower services in Council District 1 from two (2) to five (5) days per weeks.
         
         
   4. $1,307,755 from Activity Category 4 - Youth Set-Aside:
      
      
      1. $1,307,755 for Aviva Family and Children's Services to establish 44 bridge housing beds for female TAY who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
         
         
      2. $325,000 for Venice Community Housing Corporation for a down payment to purchase property currently being leased for the Roots to Grow program.
         
         
   5. $1,005,126 from Activity Category 5 - Administrative Costs:
      
      
      1. $227,056 to LAHSA for costs associated with funds that this agency will administer.
         
         
      2. $315,000 to the Board of Public Works to support the administration of the Pit Stop Program and Skid Row sidewalk sweeping program through June 30, 2020.
         
         
      3. $164,599 to LAHSA to place eight diversion/rapid resolution specialists at City FSCs for two years.
         
         
      4. $253,471 for GSD Construction Forces staff costs for four positions: two Management Assistants; one Senior Administrative Clerk; and one Accounting Clerk to expedite A Bridge Home projects from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019. After this time period (beginning January 1, 2020) GSD will absorb these positions by placing them in-lieu of one of the Department's positions.
         
         
      5. $45,000 to the United Way of Greater Los Angeles for the Homelessness Policy Fellowship Program.
         
         
      6. $544,000 for the Mayor’s Office to support three (3) new positions for two (2) years.
         
         
      7. Transfer the remaining $2,565,876 from Activity Category 5 to Activity Category 1.
         
         
      8. Transfer the remaining $2,630,190 from HEAP Category 5 to HEAP Category 1.
         
         
3. APPROVE $852,245 from the General City Purposes Fund No. 100/56, Crisis and Bridge Housing, to fund the following:
   
   
   1. $352,245 to support a contract with Aviva Family and Children's Services to establish 44 new bridge housing beds for female TAY who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
      
      
   2. $500,000 to establish a maintenance fund for all A Bridge Home sites for three years.
      
      
4. Approve the use of $495,401 in savings from LAHSA's Fiscal Year 2016-17 General Fund allocation to support eight diversion/rapid resolution specialists for two years assigned to the 16 FSCs, based on the number of homeless participants served at each FSC, as reported by FSC operators and Los Angeles Unified School District staff collocated at these centers.
   
   
5. INSTRUCT the General Manager, Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department (HCIDLA), or designee to:
   
   
   1. Execute a new contract with the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority to be in effect through June 30,2021 to implement the following HEAP programs:
      
      
      1. Downtown Women's Center - $350,400.
         
         
      2. The People Concern (A Bridge Home - El Pueblo) - $75,000.
         
         
      3. Los Angeles County Department of Health Services - $790,000:
         
         
         1. Continue Multi-Disciplinary Team in Council District Eight - $450,000.
            
            
         2. Establish a new Multi-Disciplinary Team in Council District Nine for 12 months - $340,000.
            
            
      4. North Valley Caring Services - $114,568.
         
         
      5. Diversion/rapid resolution specialists at City FSCs - $1,200,000.
         
         
      6. $227,056 to LAHSA to reflect 5 percent administrative costs for LAHSA to administer programs and contracts described in these recommendations.
         
         
      7. People Assisting the Homeless (A Bridge Home - Schrader Boulevard) - $524,881.
         
         
         1. $423,000 to supplement Los Angeles County Measure H Service Funding.
            
            
         2. $88,557 for Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment.
            
            
      8. $1,100,000 for services for homeless families in Council Districts 6 and 7:
         
         
         1. North Valley Caring Services - $450,000.
            
            
         2. Case management and coordination services for families living in hotels along Sepulveda Boulevard in Council District 6 (provider to be determined) - $650,000.
            
            
      9. Shower of Hope - $399,596.
         
         
   2. Amend the contract with Los Angles LGBT Center to include $2,300,000 for the McCadden Senior Housing Project.
      
      
   3. Additionally the CAO recommends that the HCIDLA be authorized to amend Contract No. C-131969 to add $495,401 re-appropriated from savings unspent from the City's 2016-17 and 2017-18 General Fund contracts with LAHSA for Homeless Diversion Programs at City FSC's.
      
      
6. AUTHORIZE the CAO to:
   
   
   1. Execute a contract with Aviva Family and Children’s Services in the amount of $2,360,000 to support the rehabilitation of the building at 1701 Camino Palermo St. to establish 42 bridge housing beds for female TAY who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
      
      
   2. Execute a contract in the amount of $45,000 with the United Way of Greater Los Angeles for the Homelessness Policy Fellowship Program.
      
      
   3. Execute a contract in the amount of $325,000 with Venice Community Housing Corporation to purchase property for the Roots to Grow Program, subject to confirmation of all necessary acquisition financing.
      
      
7. AUTHORIZE the establishment of the HEAP wait list, Attachment 13 of the Homeless Strategy Committee (HSC) transmittal dated January 10, 2019, (attached to C.F. No. 18-0628) for funding that may become available.
   
   
8. AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement the instructions provided in Attachment A of the HSC transmittal dated January 10, 2019 (attached to C.F. No. 18-0628); and, AUTHORIZE the CAO, or designee, to prepare additional Controller instructions and make any technical and/or accounting corrections or clarifications to the attached instructions in order to effectuate the intent of this report; and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement the instructions.
   
   
9. INSTRUCT the EWDD to report back with recommendations to implement a loose litter pilot program in alignment with the LA:RISE program. This report should include options for the geographic scope of a pilot program and a budget for each option.
   
   

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The CAO reports that the funding recommended in it's report dated December 17, 2018 (Attachment B of the HSC Transmittal dated January 10, 2019 (attached to C.F. No. 18-0628) is provided through the HEAP Grant, the FY 2018-19 Budget General City Purposes and Unappropriated Balance. As such, there is no additional impact to the General Fund.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP) funding recommendations.

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

1. TRANSFER and APPROPRIATE $723,000 from Fund No. 100/56, Account No. 000931 (Crisis and Bridge Housing Fund) to the Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department (HCIDLA) Fund No. 10A, General Fund program, new account Bridge Home Operations Account No. 43R696 to be used for the operation of the bridge housing project proposed for the Sylmar Armory at 12860 Arroyo Street.
   
   
2. INSTRUCT the City Administrative Officer (CAO) to submit to the Homeless Strategy Committee for review, a funding allocation of $3 million from the $45 million budget for Capital and Operating Support for Short-term Housing Interventions and Capital for Permanent Housing, HEAP line item to fund operations of the Sylmar Armory.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, or designee, HCIDLA, to prepare any additional Controller instructions or make any necessary technical adjustments consistent with the Mayor and Council action in this matter, subject to the approval of the CAO; and, REQUEST the Controller to implement these instructions.
   
   

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

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

5419 North Sadring Avenue. (Lien: $2,850.52)

SUBMITS WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION - MOTION REQUIRED.

(Continued from Council meeting of January 15, 2019)

COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the Bluebell Avenue and Otsego Street Lighting District.

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

1. ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated November 30, 2018.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of MARCH 26, 2019 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Bluebell Avenue and Otsego Street Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The Bureau of Street Lighting reports that if adopted, $140.07 will be collected annually starting with tax year 2018-19 that will go into a dedicated street lighting maintenance assessment account for the use in the operation and maintenance of this street lighting system.

(Board of Public Works Hearing Date:  March 20, 2019)

COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the Magnolia Boulevard and Columbus Avenue Street Lighting District.

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

1. ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated November 30, 2018.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of MARCH 26, 2019 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Magnolia Boulevard and Columbus Avenue Street Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The Bureau of Street Lighting reports that if adopted, $838.14 will be collected annually starting with tax year 2018-19 that will go into a dedicated street lighting maintenance assessment account for the use in the operation and maintenance of this street lighting system.

(Board of Public Works Hearing Date:  March 20, 2019)

COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the Commonwealth and Melrose Avenues Street Lighting District.

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

1. ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated December 5, 2018.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of MARCH 26, 2019 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Commonwealth and Melrose Avenues Street Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The Bureau of Street Lighting reports that if adopted, $313.44 will be collected annually starting with tax year 2018-19 that will go into a dedicated street lighting maintenance assessment account for the use in the operation and maintenance of this street lighting system.

(Board of Public Works Hearing Date:  March 20, 2019)

COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the De Longpre Avenue and Cahuenga Boulevard Street Lighting District.

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

1. ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated December 5, 2018.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of MARCH 26, 2019 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the De Longpre Avenue and Cahuenga Boulevard Street Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The Bureau of Street Lighting reports that if adopted, $1,825.51 will be collected annually starting with tax year 2018-19 that will go into a dedicated street lighting maintenance assessment account for the use in the operation and maintenance of this street lighting system.

(Board of Public Works Hearing Date:  March 20, 2019)

COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the Etiwanda Avenue and Collins Street Lighting District.

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

1. ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated December 5, 2018.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of MARCH 26, 2019 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Etiwanda Avenue and Collins Street Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The Bureau of Street Lighting reports that if adopted, $1,093.15 will be collected annually starting with tax year 2018-19 that will go into a dedicated street lighting maintenance assessment account for the use in the operation and maintenance of this street lighting system.

(Board of Public Works Hearing Date:  March 20, 2019)

COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the Tamarind and Fountain Avenues Street Lighting District.

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

1. ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated December 5, 2018.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of MARCH 26, 2019 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Tamarind and Fountain Avenues Street Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The Bureau of Street Lighting reports that if adopted, $301.68 will be collected annually starting with tax year 2018-19 that will go into a dedicated street lighting maintenance assessment account for the use in the operation and maintenance of this street lighting system.

(Board of Public Works Hearing Date:  March 20, 2019)

11312 West Victory Boulevard (Case No. 482256) Assessor I.D. No. 2336-016-003

141 South Kenmore Avenue (Case No. 310212) Assessor I.D. No. 5518-015-017

840 West 85th Street (Case No. 235556) Assessor I.D. No. 6032-014-006

CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (BUSCAINO - RYU) relative to the proposed revision to the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to allow the use of bikes, scooters, in-line skates, and other wheeled recreational equipment at skate parks under the control of the Department of Recreation and Parks (RAP).

Recommendation for Council action: 

REQUEST the City Attorney with the assistance of the RAP to prepare and present an Ordinance revising the LAMC to allow the use of bikes, scooters, in-line skates, and other wheeled recreational equipment at skate parks under the control of the RAP.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

(Arts, Entertainment, Parks, and River Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

COMMUNICATION FROM THE MUNICIPAL FACILITIES COMMITTEE relative to the Early Activation Project scope, planning, design, and environmental documentations, at the Taylor Yard G2 Parcel (G2).

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

1. AUTHORIZE the Bureau of Engineering (BOE) to proceed with planning, design, and environmental documentation of Early Activation at the G2. 
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the BOE to use the Capital Improvement Expenditure Plan funds in the amount of $1,035,000 for site assessments, remediation, and phased development of G2, including Early Activation.
   
   
3. INSTRUCT the BOE to report back to the Municipal Facilities Committee following completion of the design, to present the Early Activation Project scope, budget and timeline, before proceeding with the construction of the project.

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.

(Arts, Entertainment, Parks, and River Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (CAO), ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT (EWDD), and WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD (WDB) relative to the acceptance of additional Measure H funds from the County of Los Angeles (County) for the Los Angeles Regional Initiative for Social Enterprise (LA RISE).

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

1. AUTHORIZE the General Manager,  EWDD,  or designee, to:
   
   
   1. Accept $800,000 in additional Measure H funding from the Los Angeles County Department of Workforce Development, Aging and Community Services for the expansion of the LA RISE.
      
      
   2. Negotiate and execute contracts and/or amendments with the service providers identified in the attachments of the CAO and EWDD/WDB reports in the amounts shown and with retroactive contract terms from July 1,2018 through June 30, 2019 for LA RISE services, subject to review and approval by the City Attorney as to form and legality and compliance with the City’s contracting requirements.
      
      
   3. Make technical corrections as necessary to transactions included in the reports to implement Mayor and Council intentions, subject to the approval of the CAO.
      
      
2. AUTHORIZE the Controller to:
   
   
   1. Increase receivable within the LA County LA RISE Measure H Fund No. 59N from County by $800,000 (Additional award received not included in Council file No. 18-0543.
      
      
   2. Increase appropriations within the LA County LA RISE Measure H Fund No. 59N as follows:
      

      Account	Title	Amount
      22R122	Economic and Workforce Development	$50,958
      22R166	Personnel	1,466
      22R299	Reimbursement of General Fund	31,412
      22R297	Reimbursement of General Fund - Personnel	1,097
      22R658	LA County LA RISE Measure H	715,067
      	TOTAL:	$800,000

   3. Increase (Decrease) appropriations within Fund No. 100/22 as follows:
      

      Account	Title	Amount
      001010	Salaries General	$41,900
      001070	Salaries As Needed	210
      001090	Overtime	8
      002120	Printing and Binding	5
      002130	Travel	14
      003040	Contractual Services	1,141
      006010	Office and Administrative	442
      006020	Operating Supplies	1
      006030	Leasing	7,252
      	TOTAL:	$50,958

   4. Increase appropriations within Fund No. 100/66 as follows:
      

      Account	Title	Amount
      001010	Salaries General	$1,466
      	TOTAL:	$1,466

      

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The CAO, EWDD, and WDB report that there is no impact to the General Fund.  The recommendations in this report comply with the City Financial Policies in that Los Angeles County Measure H grant funds will support funding for the implementation of the LA RISE Program.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

(Homelessness and Poverty Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

COMMUNICATION FROM the LOS ANGELES HOUSING AND COMMUNITY INVESTMENT DEPARTMENT (HCIDLA) and RESOLUTION relative to request for authority to issue Tax-Exempt Multifamily Conduit Revenue Bonds in the amount up to $10,771,000 for the Casa De Rosas Apartments Project.

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

1. ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION authorizing the issuance of up to $10,771,000 in Tax-Exempt Multifamily Conduit Revenue Bonds for the Casa De Rosas Apartments Project.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, HCIDLA, or designee, to negotiate and execute the relevant bond documents for the Casa De Rosas Apartments Project, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as form.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The HCIDLA reports that there is no fiscal impact to the General Fund as a result of the issuance of the bonds.  The City is a conduit issuer and will not incur liability for repayment of the bonds.  The bonds are a limited obligation, payable strictly from revenue derived from the Casa De Rosas Apartments Project.  The City will not be obligated to make payments on the bonds.

(Housing Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

MOTION (HARRIS-DAWSON - O'FARRELL) relative to an offer of reward for information leading to the identification, apprehension, and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the death of Andrew Porter-Mitchell on December 20, 2018.

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

1. PROVIDE an offer of reward in the amount of $50,000 for information leading to the identification, apprehension, and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the death of Andrew Porter-Mitchell on December 20, 2018.
   
   
2. FIND that the subject reward complies with the provisions of Chapter 12, Article 1, Division 19, of the Los Angeles Administrative Code.
   
   
3. DIRECT the City Clerk to publish the required notices and/or advertisements to effectuate this reward.
   
   
4. DIRECT the City Clerk to publish the reward notice in the Our Weekly, Los Angeles Sentinel and LA Watts Times, in addition to the regular publications used by the City Clerk for reward notices, to ensure adequate community notice.

MOTION (BLUMENFIELD - CEDILLO - KREKORIAN)  relative to naming the Community Room in the West Valley Municipal Building as the Lyn Shaw-Hilfenhaus Community Room.

Recommendation for Council action:

NAME the Community Room located in the West Valley Municipal Building at 19040 Vanowen Street, Reseda, 91335 the Lyn Shaw-Hilfenhaus Community Room.

MOTION (WESSON - RYU - MARTINEZ - BUSCAINO) relative to amending Council's prior action of July 1, 2017 regarding the City Council's Standing Committees.

Recommendation for Council action:

AMEND Council's prior action of July 1, 2017 and RESOLVE to combine the Arts, Entertainment, Parks and River Committee and the Health, Education, and Neighborhood Councils Committee, including the functions of government assigned to those Committees, into one new Committee called Arts, Parks, Health, Entertainment, Education, Neighborhoods, and River.

MOTION (KORETZ - HARRIS-DAWSON) relative to hosting a special awards ceremony and reception for Project Restore in the John Ferraro Council Chamber and City Hall Rotunda. 

Recommendation for Council action:

AUTHORIZE Project Restore to use the John Ferraro Council Chamber and City Hall Rotunda on January 16, 2019 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., with the understanding that Project Restore will reimburse the City for any costs associated with this activity.

MOTION (WESSON - MARTINEZ) relative to establishing regular Council meetings in the Van Nuys City Hall.

Recommendation for Council action:

RESOLVE, pursuant to Council Rule 18, that regular meetings of the Council shall be held in the Van Nuys City Hall, as follows:

MOTION (O'FARRELL - MARTINEZ) relative to funding for streetscape beautification projects in Council District 13.

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

1. TRANSFER/APPROPRIATE $100,000 in the AB1290 Fund No. 53P, Account No. 281213 (CD 13 Redevelopment Projects - Services) to the Public Works Fund No. 100/74, Account No. 3040 (Contractual Services) for the efforts of the Los Angeles Conservation Corps to carry out its streetscape beautification projects.
   
   
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.

MOTION (RYU - O'FARRELL) relative to the transfer of funds for overtime costs associated with the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) services during construction of the Fletcher Pump Station Suction Line Replacement.

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

1. TRANSFER $120,000 from LADWP Blanket Authority No. 6757-5 (Work Order No. UAH95 to the Transportation Trust Fund No. 840/94, Account No. 2200 (Miscellaneous Deposits) for overtime costs associated with LADOT services during construction of the Fletcher Pump Station Suction Line Replacement.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the LADOT to transfer the above identified funds on an as needed basis from the Transportation Trust Fund No. 840/94, Account No. 2200 (Miscellaneous Deposits) to the Transportation Fund No. 100/94, Account No. 001090 (Salaries - Overtime) to pay for overtime costs associated with the above described project and to credit or reimburse the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power for any surplus amounts.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the LADOT to make any technical corrections or clarifications to the above fund transfer instructions in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. INSTRUCT the General Manager, Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department, to extend the term of the Negotiating Period under the ENA, until December 2019 for the property located at 5623-5633 Elmer Avenue, Los Angeles, California; and,  PREPARE in consultation with Office of the City Attorney, and execute any documents necessary to facilitate or implement such extension.
   
   
2. EXEMPT all volunteer labor contributed to this project from the City's prevailing wage policy.

MOTION (O'FARRELL - KREKORIAN) relative to negotiating with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for event services and costs, including a multi-year special event contract.

Blumenfield, Bonin, Buscaino, Cedillo, Harris-Dawson, Huizar, Koretz, Krekorian, Martinez, Rodriguez, Ryu, Smith and President Wesson (13); Absent: O'Farrell and Price (2)