1351 North Orange Drive. (Lien: $1,284.56)

17128 West Lorne Street. (Lien: $3,554.52)

223 East 99th Street. (Lien: $3,741.21)

2340 West 31st Street. (Lien: $928.40)

409 East 64th Street. (Lien: $1,284.56)

2646 South Dalton Avenue. (Lien: $762.55)

4230 West Parva Avenue. (Lien: $1,284.56)

5846 South 8th Avenue. (Lien: $4,022.39)

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

(Ordinance of Intention adopted on January 29, 2019 - Continue hearing and present Ordinance on April 30, 2019 to consider report of protests to be submitted as a result of balloting, pursuant to Proposition 218)

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

(Ordinance of Intention adopted on January 29, 2019 - Continue hearing and present Ordinance on April 30, 2019 to consider report of protests to be submitted as a result of balloting, pursuant to Proposition 218)

HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the New Hampshire Avenue and 79th Street Lighting District, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.

(Ordinance of Intention adopted on January 29, 2019 - Continue hearing and present Ordinance on April 30, 2019 to consider report of protests to be submitted as a result of balloting, pursuant to Proposition 218)

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

(Ordinance of Intention adopted on January 29, 2019 - Continue hearing and present Ordinance on April 30, 2019 to consider report of protests to be submitted as a result of balloting, pursuant to Proposition 218)

HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the Western Avenue Expo Line Station Linkage Street Lighting District, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.

(Ordinance of Intention adopted on January 29, 2019 - Continue hearing and present Ordinance on April 30, 2019 to consider report of protests to be submitted as a result of balloting, pursuant to Proposition 218)

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the quitclaim of the easement for storm sewer purposes lying on 7922 Hollywood Boulevard westerly of Fairfax Avenue - Right of Way No. 36000-2171 (Quitclaim).

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

1. FIND that the Quitclaim is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 pursuant to Article III, Class 5(4) of the City's Environmental Guidelines.
   
   
2. APPROVE the Quitclaim as shown on the March 7, 2019 City Engineer report, attached to the Council file, subject to the following condition:
   
   That petitioner make satisfactory arrangement with the Bureau of Engineering, Real Estate Group (BOE) with respect to the payment of the document recording fee.
   
   
3. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated March 6, 2019, authorizing the quitclaim of an easement for sanitary sewer and storm drainage purposes, lying on 7922 Hollywood Boulevard, westerly of Fairfax Avenue.
   
   
4. INSTRUCT the BOE to record and deliver the necessary quitclaim deed or deeds to the persons legally entitled thereto.
   
   
5. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to forward a copy of the Council action and Ordinance to the BOE for processing.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Engineer reports that a fee of $7,075.91 was paid for processing this request pursuant to Section 7.40 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code.

PERSONNEL AND ANIMAL WELFARE and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES' REPORTS relative to ongoing targeted recruitment to diversify the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) and the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD).

1. PERSONNEL AND ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITTEE REPORT
   
   Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
   
   TRANSFER $151,000, budgeted in the Unappropriated Balance to Personnel Department Fund No. 100/66, Account No. 3040, Contractual Services to conduct ongoing targeted recruitment to diversify the LAPD and LAFD.
   
   
2. BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT
   
   Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
   
   TRANSFER $151,000 from the Unappropriated Balance Fund No. 100/58, Account No. 580275, Fire and Police Recruitment Funding, to the Personnel  Fund No. 100/66, Account No. 3040, Contractual Services, for the ongoing targeted recruitment to diversify the LAPD and LAFD.

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

HEALTH, EDUCATION, NEIGHBORHOODS, PARKS, ARTS, AND RIVER, and ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEES' REPORT  and COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIR, AD HOC ON COMPREHENSIVE JOBS CREATION PLAN COMMTTEE relative to a proposed Paid Parental Leave Ordinance.

Recommendations for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Martinez - Ryu - Price - Rodriguez):

1. REQUEST the City Attorney to report with options for an Ordinance to require employers to provide employees within the City, who receive State Disability Insurance and/or Paid Family Leave benefits prior to the birth of a child and/or for the recovery and new child bonding, with supplemental compensation for up to 18 weeks, equal to the difference between the employee's State Disability Insurance and/or Paid Family Leave benefits and the employee's normal gross weekly wage, such that the employee receives their full weekly wage, to be capped at the annual adjusted cost of living in the City.
   
   
2. INSTRUCT the City Administrative Officer (CAO) and Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA) to:
   
   
   1. Report in 30 days with recommendations to conduct an independent economic analysis on a potential paid parental leave program, including, but not limited to, by releasing a task order solicitation to on-call contractors through the Office of Economic Analysis, or make a Request For Proposal with targeted mailing to firms and/or institutions with sufficient economic and social research experience and capacity to perform the analysis, whereas the analysis should include the following:
      
      
      1. A survey and an evaluation of existing private and public sector, including industries with collective bargaining agreements, paid parental leave programs in the City.
         
         
      2. A citywide and industry-specific analysis of eligible employees that will be impacted by a potential paid parental leave program based on age and other demographics.
         
         
      3. An evaluation of potential impacts, risks, and costs to large, mid-size, and small employers, including independent contractors, and their employees.
         
         
      4. Options to mitigate the potential risks and costs, including, but not limited to, exemptions for small businesses and/or nonprofit organizations; modifications to the City's business tax; an expansion of short-term disability insurance coverage; and, the development of an opt-in program intended to pool risk and costs associated with a potential paid parental leave program.
         
         
      5. Proposed changes to applicable state laws and current state laws.
         
         
      6. Potential discriminatory and retaliatory impacts; and, the monitoring, enforcement mechanisms, and costs to implement a potential parental leave program.
         
         
   2. Report in 30 days with recommendations that would allow the City to encourage the state to remove the word Disability from Pregnancy Disability Leave.
      
      
   3. Monitor ongoing efforts of the Governor's Paid Family Leave Program Task Force to provide additional funding for the Paid Family Leave Program and to report to Council how best to leverage State funds for program implementation.
      
      
3. REQUEST the City Attorney and INSTRUCT the Office of Finance, Bureau of Contract Administration, and Department of Economic and Workforce Development, with the assistance and cooperation of the CAO and CLA, to report with a review of potential program elements, including, but not limited to, outreach and education related to the proposed program, a timeline and framework for implementation, enforcement, mechanisms available to ensure for employment protections for Paid Parental Leave beneficiaries, and the inclusion of part-time and contract workers in the City’s Paid Parental Leave Program.
   
   
4. REQUEST the City Attorney, with the assistance of the CAO and CLA, to report on any preemption concerns regarding an Ordinance to implement a paid parental leave program.
   
      

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

Community Impact Statement:  Yes

For:

Los Feliz Neighborhood Council

PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the inclusion of the Charles H. Bevis Duplex located at 1080-1082 South Genesee Avenue in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments.

Recommendations for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Wesson - Ryu):

1. DETERMINE that the proposed designation is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Article 19, Section 15308, Class 8 and Article 19, Section 15331, Class 31 of the State CEQA Guidelines.
   
   
2. DETERMINE that the property conforms with the definition of a Monument pursuant to Section 22.171.7 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code.
   
   
3. ADOPT the findings of the Cultural Heritage Commission (CHC), and include the Charles H. Bevis Duplex located at 1080-1082 South Genesee Avenue in the list of Historic Cultural Monuments.

Applicant:  City of Los Angeles

Owner:  Realgen Properties LP; Steven Avery and Joel Avery

Case No. CHC-2018-7219-HCM

Environmental No. ENV-2018-7221-CE

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

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - APRIL 10, 2019

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - APRIL 10, 2019)

PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the inclusion of the Charlotte Chase Apartments located at 1074-1076 South Genesee Avenue in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments.

Recommendations for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Wesson - Ryu):

1. DETERMINE that the proposed designation is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Article 19, Section 15308, Class 8 and Article 19, Section 15331, Class 31 of the State CEQA Guidelines.
   
   
2. DETERMINE that the property conforms with the definition of a Monument, pursuant to Section 22.171.7 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code.
   
   
3. ADOPT the findings of the Cultural Heritage Commission (CHC), and include the Charlotte Chase Apartments in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments.

Applicant:  City of Los Angeles

Owner:  Realgen Properties LP; Saja Enterprises LLC

Case No. CHC-2018-7216-HCM

Environmental No. ENV-2018-7217-CE

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

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - APRIL 10, 2019

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - APRIL 10, 2019)

148 West 47th Street (Case No. 577701) Assessor I.D. No. 5110-012-012

207 East 85th Street (Case No. 670209) Assessor I.D. No. 6030-016-030

3529 South 9th Avenue (Case No. 632834) Assessor I.D. No. 5044-013-009

MOTION (BLUMENFIELD - BUSCAINO) relative to relaxed parking enforcement for a special event, the Ahmanson 12K Trails, taking place on April 13, 2019 in Upper Las Virgenes Canyon.

Recommendation for Council action:

DIRECT the Los Angeles Department of Transportation to temporarily suspend enforcement of parking restrictions on Victory Boulevard from the 25000 block to the terminal end on April 13, 2019 between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to accommodate participants in the Ahmanson 12K Trails special event.

MOTION (MARTINEZ - RYU) relative to funding to support community programs and groups in Council District Six.  

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

1. TRANSFER/APPROPRIATE $55,000 in the Council District Six Council Fee Subsidy Account Fund No. 100/56 Account No. 000863 to the General City Purposes Fund No. 100/52 Account No. 0706 (CD 6 Community Services) to provide funding to support community programs and groups in Council District Six.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the City Clerk to make any corrections, clarifications or revisions to the above fund transfer instructions, including any new instructions, in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion.
   
   
   

MOTION (CEDILLO - O'FARRELL) relative to authorizing the execution of contracts funded by the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) and the Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS grants.

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

AUTHORIZE the General Manager, Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department, or designee, to:

1. Extend the performance period to June 30, 2019 for the following contracts with the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority for homeless services funded by the ESG: C-126101, C-126151, and C-126397.
   
   
2. Negotiate and execute contracts and/or amendments with the grant recipients, attached to the Motion on the Council file, under the terms and conditions set forth and approved in connection with Council's adoption of the 44th Program Year Con Plan and related actions (Council file No. 18-0106), subject to review and approval by the City Attorney as to form and legality.
   
   
3. Prepare any necessary Controller instructions and technical corrections to effectuate the intent of this Motion, subject to the approval of the Chief Legislative Analyst; and, Authorize the Controller to implement these instructions.

MOTION (HUIZAR - HARRIS-DAWSON) relative to correcting any inconsistency between the existing Open Space zone and any Low Residential land use designation in the Northeast Community Plan.

Recommendation for Council action:

INSTRUCT the Department of City Planning, in consultation with the City Attorney, to correct any inconsistency between the existing Open Space zone and any Low Residential land use designation in the Northeast Community Plan as previously identified pursuant to Ordinance No. 182323, inasmuch as the Council approved the re-zoning in 2012 to preserve open space in the Monterey Hills community.

MOTION (O'FARRELL - RODRIGUEZ) and RESOLUTION relative to issuing multifamily housing revenue bonds in an amount not to exceed $15,500,000 to finance the new construction of the 39-unit multifamily housing project known as Emerson Apartments  located at 4760 and 4766 Melrose Avenue in Council District 13.

MOTION (RODRIGUEZ - O'FARRELL) and  RESOLUTION relative to issuing multifamily housing revenue bonds in an amount not to exceed $22,920,000 to finance the new construction of a 49-unit multifamily housing project known as Summit View Apartments located at 11681 Foothill Boulevard in Council District Seven.

MOTION (HARRIS-DAWSON - HUIZAR)  and RESOLUTION relative to issuing multifamily housing revenue bonds in the amount not to exceed $15,500,000 to finance the new construction of the 39-unit multifamily housing project known as Emerson Apartments located at 4760 and 4766 Melrose Avenue.

MOTION (CEDILLO - HUIZAR), HEARING COMMENTS, and RESOLUTION relative to issuing one or more series of revenue bonds or notes in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $28,500,000 for the financing, refinancing, and reimbursing of the cost of design, development, acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, improvement, and equipping of educational facilities at 1901 Venice Boulevard in Council District 1.

MOTION (MARTINEZ - O'FARRELL) relative to coordinating a  street banner campaign announcing the 4th Annual Earth Day LA 2019 event on Saturday, April 27, 2019 at Woodley Park.

MOTION (MARTINEZ - SMITH) relative to funding for the monthly cleaning by the Bureau of Street Services of the Sherman Way Tunnel in Council District Six.

MOTION (WESSON - HARRIS-DAWSON) relative to the appointment of Bernice Noflin to the Proposition HHH Citizens Oversight Committee.

Bonin, Buscaino, Cedillo, Harris-Dawson, Huizar, Koretz, Krekorian, Martinez, O'Farrell, Price, Rodriguez, Ryu, Smith and President Wesson (14); Absent: Blumenfield (1)