ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR), PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT, and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing the Sunset Bronson Studios Signage Supplemental Use District for the properties located at 5800, 5808, 5842 West Sunset Boulevard; 1424, 1452, 1456 North Bronson Avenue; and 1351, 1455, 1457 North Van Ness Avenue.

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

1. FIND, based on the independent judgement of the decision-maker, after consideration of the whole of the administrative record, the project was assessed in the previously certified Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Sunset Bronson Studios Entertainment Center Project, No. ENV-2010-1768-EIR, State Clearinghouse (SCH) No. 2011091029, certified on August 26, 2013 and as supported by the Addendum No. ENV-2010-1768-EIR-ADD1, SCH No. 2011091029, dated July 13, 2018; and pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines 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. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated July 12, 2019, effectuating the establishment of the Sunset Bronson Studios Signage Supplemental Use District pursuant to the provisions of Section 13.11 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code for an existing multi-tenant, mixed-use, creative office campus with on-site motion picture, news station, and television production facilities developed over a 10.55-acre site; comprising of nine structures containing office and production buildings, studio stages, and a parking structure; ranging in height and including 3-story to 5-story stages, a 7-story parking garage, and a 14-story office tower; and containing approximately 688,031 square feet of floor area, for the properties located at 5800, 5808, 5842 West Sunset Boulevard; 1424, 1452, 1456 North Bronson Avenue; and 1351, 1455, 1457 North Van Ness Avenue, subject to Conditions of Approval.

Applicant:  Sunset Bronson Entertainment Properties, LLC

Representative:  James Pugh, Sheppard Mullin Richter and Hampton, LLP

Case No.  CPC-2017-4523-SN-CU

Environmental No. ENV-2010-1768-EIR-ADD-1; EIR SCH No. 2011091029

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.

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TRADE, TRAVEL, AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Industrial, Economic, and Administrative Survey of the Port of Los Angeles (POLA).

Recommendation for Council action:

RECEIVE and FILE the POLA report dated May 20, 2019, relative to the Industrial, Economic, and Administrative Survey of POLA and recommendations for improving the Department's business practices.

Fiscal Impact Statement: Not applicable.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to funding for Local Coastal Program studies for the Venice Coastal Zone.

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

1. AUTHORIZE the Controller to establish an account, 68P211, for the Venice Local Coastal Program within the Local Coastal Program Grant Fund, Fund No. 41J/68.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the Controller to transfer $25,461.10 between accounts within the Local Coastal Program Grant Fund, Fund No. 41J/68, as follows:
   
   From:  Account 68P001 - $25,461.10
   To:       Account 68P211 - $25,461.10
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the Controller to appropriate additional $41,445.85 with the cash balance to Account 68P211 within the Local Coastal Program Grant Fund, Fund No. 41J/68.
   
   
4. AUTHORIZE the Department of City Planning, subject to the approval of the City Administrative Officer (CAO), to make any technical corrections or clarifications to the above instructions in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion.

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

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a Zone Change Ordinance to regulate the construction of single family homes in the hillside areas as follows:  The Castellammare neighborhood, generally bounded by Pacific Coast Highway to the South, Tramonto Drive to the North, Porto Marina Way to the West, and the R1-1 zoned properties fronting Revello Drive to the East.

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

INSTRUCT the Department of City Planning, in consultation with the City Attorney, to prepare and present a Zone Change Ordinance to apply the adopted Hillside Construction Regulation Supplemental Use District to a neighborhood in Council District 11, as was done for the Bel Air-Beverly Crest Community, and the Laurel Canyon and Bird Streets neighborhoods, to regulate the construction of single family homes in the hillside areas as follows: 1) the Castellammare neighborhood, generally bounded by Pacific Coast Highway to the South, Tramonto Drive to the North, Porto Marina Way to the West; and 2) the R1-1 zoned properties fronting Revello Drive to the East.

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.

ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATION FROM THE HARBOR OF AIRPORT COMMISSIONERS relative to authorizing the Port of Los Angeles to issue 2019 Refunding Revenue Bonds to replace higher interest rate debt with lower interest debt.

(Trade, Travel, and Tourism 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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COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER relative to the salary recommendation for Ms. Denise Verret as the Executive Director of the Los Angeles Zoo.

Recommendation for Council action:

RESOLVE that the annual salary for Ms. Denise Verret, as the  Executive Director of the Los Angeles Zoo, BE ESTABLISHED as $251,958.96 as recommended by the Mayor and approved by the Executive Employee Relations Committee on July 2, 2019.

(Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6 relative to the salary recommendation.)

COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the Wilton Place and Wilshire 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 May 23, 2019.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of OCTOBER 8, 2019 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Wilton Place and Wilshire 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, $4,316.37 will be collected annually starting with tax year 2019-20 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:  October 2, 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 Venice and San Vicente 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 May 30, 2019.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of OCTOBER 8, 2019 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Venice and San Vicente 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, $7,686.36 will be collected annually starting with tax year 2019-20 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:  October 2, 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 San Fernando Mission Boulevard and Woodley 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 May 30, 2019.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of OCTOBER 8, 2019 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the San Fernando Mission Boulevard and Woodley 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, $11,135.50 will be collected annually starting with tax year 2019-20 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:  October 2, 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 Corteen Place No. 1 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 June 10, 2019.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of OCTOBER 8, 2019 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Magnolia Boulevard and Corteen Place No. 1 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, $1,595.97 will be collected annually starting with tax year 2019-20 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:  October 2, 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 Seward and Romaine 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 June 10, 2019.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of OCTOBER 8, 2019 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Seward and Romaine 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, $1,382.95 will be collected annually starting with tax year 2019-20 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:  October 2, 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 Troost Avenue and Dehougne 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 June 10, 2019.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of OCTOBER 8, 2019 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Troost Avenue and Dehougne 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, $1,994.00 will be collected annually starting with tax year 2019-20 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:  October 2, 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 Whitsett Avenue and Otsego Street No. 2 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 June 10, 2019.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of OCTOBER 8, 2019 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Whitsett Avenue and Otsego Street No. 2 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, $1,490.90 will be collected annually starting with tax year 2019-20 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:  October 2, 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 Manchester Avenue and Airport Boulevard No. 1 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 May 16, 2019.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of OCTOBER 8, 2019 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Manchester Avenue and Airport Boulevard No. 1 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, $1,630.75 will be collected annually starting with tax year 2019-20 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:  October 2, 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 Del Rey and Beach 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 June 13, 2019.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of OCTOBER 8, 2019 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Del Rey and Beach 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, $1,710.39 will be collected annually starting with tax year 2019-20 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:  October 2, 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 Del Rey and Maxella 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 June 18, 2019.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of OCTOBER 8, 2019 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Del Rey and Maxella 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, $1,474.46 will be collected annually starting with tax year 2019-20 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:  October 2, 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 Hi-Point and Pickford 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 June 21, 2019.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of OCTOBER 8, 2019 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Hi-Point and Pickford 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, $557.24 will be collected annually starting with tax year 2019-20 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:  October 2, 2019)

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER and RESOLUTION TO VACATE relative to vacating 7th Street from Catalina Street to its Westerly Terminus, VAC-E1401020 (Vacation).

Recommendations for Council action:

1. REAFFIRM the FINDINGS of March 28, 2018, that the Vacation, pursuant to the City of Los Angeles Environmental Guidelines, is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, pursuant to Article III, Class 5(3) of the City of Los Angeles Environmental Guidelines.
   
   
2. REAFFIRM the FINDINGS of May 28, 2018, that the Vacation is in substantial conformance with the General Plan pursuant to Section 556 of the Los Angeles City Charter.
   
   
3. ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION TO VACATE No. 19-1401020 for the Vacation.
   
   
4. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to transmit, following Council adoption, Resolution to Vacate No. 19-1401020 to the Bureau of Engineering, Land Development and Geographic Information System Division for recordation of said Resolution with the Los Angeles County Recorder.

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

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER and RESOLUTION TO VACATE relative to vacating Mignonette Street westerly of Fremont Avenue between Temple Street and Diamond Street, VAC-E1401181 (Vacation).

Recommendations for Council action:

1. REAFFIRM the FINDINGS of February 9, 2018, that the Vacation, pursuant to the City of Los Angeles Environmental Guidelines, is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, pursuant to Article III, Class 5(3) of the City of Los Angeles Environmental Guidelines.
   
   
2. REAFFIRM the FINDINGS of February 9, 2018, that the Vacation is in substantial conformance with the General Plan pursuant to Section 556 of the Los Angeles City Charter.
   
   
3. ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION TO VACATE No. 18-1401181 for the Vacation.
   
   
4. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to transmit, following Council adoption, Resolution to Vacate No. 18-1401181 to the Bureau of Engineering, Land Development and Geographic Information System Division for recordation of said Resolution with the Los Angeles County Recorder.

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

COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to initiating vacation proceedings for a portion of the southeasterly side of La Fayette Park Place between Hoover Street and Wilshire Boulevard, (VAC-E1401363).

Recommendations for Council action:

1. INITIATE vacation proceeding to vacate a portion of the southeasterly side of La Fayette Park Place between Hoover Street and Wilshire Boulevard as shown on the map attached to the City Engineer report dated June 10, 2019, attached to the Council file, pursuant to California Streets and Highways Code, Division 9, Part 3, Public Streets, Highways and Service Easements Vacation Law.
   
   
2. INSTRUCT the Bureau of Engineering to:
   
   
   1. Investigate the feasibility of this vacation request.
      
      
   2. Report to Council relative to the feasibility of vacating the requested area.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Engineer reports that a fee of $47,080 was paid by the petitioner for the investigation of this request pursuant to Section 7.42 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC). Any deficit fee to recover the cost pursuant to LAAC Section 7.44 will be required of the petitioner.

MOTION (RYU - O'FARRELL) relative to amending prior Council action of January 22, 2019 regarding the expenditure of State Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP) funds.

Recommendation for Council action:

AMEND the prior Council action of January 22, 2019 regarding the expenditure of State HEAP funds to approve the following recommendation in lieu of Recommendation 6a in the Council action:

Authorize the City Administrative Officer to execute a contract with Hamburger Home, a California nonprofit public benefit corporation dba Aviva Family and Children's Services, in the amount of $2,360,000 to support the rehabilitation of the building at 1701 Camino Palermo Street to establish 42 bridge housing beds for female transition-aged youth (TAY) who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.

MOTION (RODRIGUEZ - MARTINEZ) relative to the lighting of City Hall for the US Women's Soccer Team World Cup win.

Recommendation for Council action:

AUTHORIZE the Department of General Services to perform services in connection with the August 2 and 3, 2019 Mayor's lighting of City Hall for the US Women's Soccer Team World Cup win, with the understanding that all costs incurred in this effort will be reimbursed to the General Fund by Nike.

RECONSIDERED ITEM NO. 1E FROM COUNCIL MEETING OF AUGUST 6, 2019

NO. (1e) - 19-0160-S33 (CD 12)

Building and Safety Department report and confirmation of lien for 21332 West Tulsa Street. (Lien: $4,017.07).