PUBLIC WORKS AND GANG REDUCTION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a refund claim filed by Playa Capital, LLC.

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

APPROVE a Claim for Refund in the amount of $382,207 for the claimant, Playa Capital, LLC, 12045 Waterfront Drive, Suite 400, Playa Vista, CA 90094.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The Board of Public Works reports that there is no impact to the General Fund. The funds for this refund will be available in the Sewer Construction and Maintenance Fund.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to 2018 Trade and Economic Transition National Dislocated Worker grant funds to the City's Worksource Centers/America's Job Centers of California to provide training and career services in the public transportation system to dislocated workers.

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

AUTHORIZE the General Manager, Economic and Workforce Development Department (EWDD), or designee, to:

1. Accept and distribute $1 million in Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act-National Dislocated Worker Grant funding from the State of California Employment Development Department to provide training and job placement for displaced retail workers in public transportation-related employment and allocate an amount of $900,000 for contractual services and $100,000 for EWDD administrative costs.
   
   
2. Negotiate and execute contracts with the contractors and funding amounts listed in Recommendation No. 1 of the EWDD report dated February 13, 2019, attached to the Council file, pending Council and Mayor approval of the results of a procurement process to select the EWDD’s WorkSource Centers, to provide training and career services to dislocated retail workers in an amount not to exceed $900,000 in the Trade and Economic Transition National Dislocated Worker Grant, Fund No. XXX for a term of May 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020, subject to review and approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality, and compliance with the City’s contracting requirements.
   
   
3. Make technical corrections, as necessary, consistent with Mayor and Council actions as stated in the City Administrative Officer (CAO) report dated April 8, 2019, attached to the Council file, subject to approval of the CAO.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that there is no impact to the General Fund. The above recommendations comply with the City Financial Policies in that one-time revenue will be used for one-time expenditures.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to accepting Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) grant funds for employment development services for individuals impacted by the Woolsey Wildfire.

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

1. ADOPT Recommendation Nos. 2, 4, 5, and 6 of the Economic and Workforce Development Department (EWDD) report dated February 1, 2019, attached to the Council file, relative to the acceptance and allocation of WIOA - National Dislocated Worker Grant (NDWG) funds for temporary job placement and workforce development services for individuals impacted by the Woolsey Wildfire.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the Interim General Manager, EWDD, or designee, to:
   
   
   1. Retroactively accept $10,425,000 in WIOA-NDWG funding from the State of California Employment Development Department (EDD) to provide temporary job placement and workforce development services to individuals impacted by the Woolsey Wildfire with a grant term of February 1, 2019 through December 31, 2020.
      
      
   2. Negotiate and execute a contract with Managed Career Solutions, Inc., a current WorkSource Center operator, to provide eligible individuals with temporary job placement and workforce development services in an amount not to exceed $3,136,864, for a 23 month period retroactive to February 1, 2019 through December 31, 2020, in substantial conformance to the contract attached to the City Administrative Officer (CAO) report dated April 4, 2019, attached to the Council file, subject to the review and approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality, and compliance with the City’s contracting requirements.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that there is no impact to the General Fund. The above recommendations comply with the City’s Financial Policies in that federal WIOA-NDWG funds from the EDD will fully support the recommended workforce development services for individuals impacted by the Woolsey Wildfire.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a Bridge Housing project located at 2817 South Hope Street.

Recommendations for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Price - O'Farrell), SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:

1. DETERMINE the Bridge Housing Project on 2817 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, CA, which allows the development and use of the property as a temporary shelter, is categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Article 19, Sections 15301 Class 1(h); 15304, Class 4(a)(b)(e);  and 15332 Class 32; as well as City of Los Angeles CEQA Guidelines, Article III, Section 1, Class 1(8)(12); and Class 4(1)(3)(6); as set forth in the Notice of Exemption attached to the Council file.
   
   
2. APPROVE funds in an amount up to $6,323,174 to develop a bridge housing facility on property owned by the County of Los Angeles at 2817 South Hope Street.  Funds to be appropriated from the Homeless Emergency Aid Program Grant Fund No. 60P/10, AC-1 - Capital and Operating Support.
   
   
3. ESTABLISH a new account within the Capital Improvement Expenditure Program Fund No. 100/54, entitled Bridge Housing - Hope Street and appropriate $2,590,942.
   
   
4. ESTABLISH a new account within the Homeless Emergency Aid Program Grant Fund No. 60P/10, entitled Bridge Housing - Hope Street and appropriate $280,340.
   
   
5. AUTHORIZE the Controller to appropriate the amount of $6,079,875 to develop a Crisis and Bridge Housing site at 2817 South Hope Street, and TRANSFER the total amount of $6,079,875 from the Homeless Emergency Aide Program Grant Fund No. 60P/10, AC-1 - Capital and Operating Support, Account No. 10R630 to the following accounts:
   

   Fund/Department	Account	Title	Amount
   100/40 General Services Department	001014	Salaries, Construction Project	$213,000
   100/40 General Services Department	001101	Hiring Hall Construction	$600,000
   100/40 General Services Department	001121	Benefits Hiring Hall Construction	$400,000
   100/40 General Services Department	003180	Construction Materials	$1,220,600
   100/78 Bureau of Engineering	001010	Salaries, General	$774,993
   100/54 Capital Improvement Expenditure Program	TBD	Bridge Housing Hope Street	$2,590,942
   60P/10 Homeless Emergency Aid Program	TBD	Bridge Housing Hope Street	$280,340

6. DIRECT the City Administrative Officer (CAO), to prepare any additional Controller instructions to do the following:
   
   
   1. Make any necessary technical adjustments consistent with the Mayor and Council action in this matter, and AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement the instructions.
      
      
   2. Reimburse City Departments for their accrued labor, material or permit costs related to this project from the Bridge Housing - Hope Street account consistent with the Mayor and Council-action on this matter, and AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement these instructions.
      
      
7. INSTRUCT the General Manager, Housing and Community Investment Department to amend the contract with the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority for Homeless Emergency-Assistance Programs funding to include funds in the amount of $280,340 for Volunteers of America Los Angeles to purchase furniture, fixtures and equipment for the bridge housing facility at 2817 South Hope Street.
   
   
8. INSTRUCT the General Manager, General Services Department to report on the following actions:
   
   
   1. Negotiating a three-year lease agreement with the County of Los Angeles for the property located - at 2817 South Hope Street, with the option to renew at the discretion of the City Council.
      
      
   2. Negotiating a three-year sub-lease agreement with the Volunteers of America Los Angeles to operate a bridge housing facility at this site, with the option to renew at the discretion of the City.
                     
9. INSTRUCT the City Homeless Coordinator to coordinate with the Los Angeles County to identify funds for interim housing operations at this site, including but not limited to County Measure H revenue.   
      

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

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Old Granada Village Property-Based Business Improvement District (BID) Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Annual Planning Report.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. FIND that:
   
   
   1. The FY 2019 Annual Planning Report for the Old Granada Village BID, attached to the Council file, complies with the requirements of the State Law.
      
      
   2. The increase in the 2019 budget concurs with the intentions of the Old Granada Village BID's Management District Plan and does not adversely impact the benefits received by assessed property owners.
      
      
2. ADOPT the FY 2019 Annual Planning Report for the Old Granada Village BID, attached to the Council file, pursuant to the State Law.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Clerk reports that there is no impact to the General Fund associated with this action.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR AND CHIEF LEGISLATIVE ANALYST relative to the Consolidated Plan Program Year 45 Second Year Action Plan (2019 - 2020).

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

(Click on the above hyperlink to go to: www.lacouncilfile.com  for background documents.)

CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (O'FARRELL for KREKORIAN - PRICE) relative to funding for the participation of the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) in the Ground Emergency Medical Transport (GEMT) Quality Assurance Fee (QAF) Program.

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

1. AUTHORIZE the Controller to authorize a Reserve Fund loan in the amount of $6,936,308 to Fund No. 100/38, Contractual Services Account No. 003040. 
   
   
2. INSTRUCT the LAFD to:
   
   
   1. Electronically transfer $1,374,606.09 therefrom to the State Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) immediately for Quarter (Q)2 2018 LAFD payment toward the GEMT QAF Program.
      
      

   2. Electronically transfer $1,394,386.41 therefrom to the DHCS by no later than May 15, 2019 for Q3 2018 LAFD payment toward the GEMT QAF Program.
      
      

   3. Electronically transfer $2,754,434.79 therefrom to the DHCS by no later than June 15, 2019 for Q1 2018 and Q4 2018 LAFD payments toward the GEMT QAF Program.
      
      

   4. Electronically transfer $1,412,880 (amount to be confirmed by the LAFD) therefrom to the DHCS by no later than July 1, 2019 for Q1 2019 LAFD payment toward the GEMT QAF Program.
         

3. AUTHORIZE the LAFD, subject to approval of the City Administrative Officer, to prepare Controller instructions for any technical adjustments to comply with the intent of Council actions; and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement the instructions.
   
   
4. REQUEST the City Attorney to report on the permissibility of passing the $25.23 QAF onto those using emergency medical services transport, in order to limit the impact to the General Fund.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

(Budget and Finance Committee waived consideration of the above matter)