13352 West Van Nuys Boulevard. (Lien: $5,719.56)

(Continued from Council meeting of August 6, 2019)

949 East 88th Street. (Lien: $2,038.74)

(Continued from Council meeting of August 6, 2019)

PLANNING AND LAND USE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the reappointment of Ms. Samantha Millman to the Los Angeles City Planning Commission.

Recommendation for Council action:

RESOLVE that the Mayor's reappointment of Ms. Samantha Millman to the Los Angeles City Planning Commission for the term ending June 30, 2024 is APPROVED and CONFIRMED. Ms. Millman resides in Council District 4. (Current composition: F=5 M=4)

Financial Disclosure Statement: Filed.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

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

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) relating to unauthorized presence in restricted areas within the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone.

Recommendations for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Blumenfield - Rodriguez), SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:

1. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated August 22, 2019 to amend LAMC Sections 57.4908.4, 57.4908.8, and 57.4908.8.1 relating to unauthorized presence in restricted areas within the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone.
   
   
2. REFER page five of the Communication from the Mayor dated August 22, 2019 (attached to the Council file), to the Budget and Finance Committee.

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

Community Impact Statement: Yes.

For:

Sylmar Neighborhood Council

(URGENCY CLAUSE - 12 VOTES REQUIRED ON SECOND READING)

CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (BUSCAINO – RODRIGUEZ) instructing the Port of Los Angeles, with assistance from the Chief Legislative Analyst, to report on the impacts of tariffs at the Port and the local region and economy.

(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.)

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

CONTINUED CONSIDERATON OF 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.

(Continued from Council meeting of August 7, 2019)

The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Nicholas Henderson v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 19STCV03641. (This matter arises from a traffic accident that occurred on July 25, 2018 on Burbank Boulevard near the intersection with Lindley Avenue.)

(Budget and Finance Committee considered the matter above in Closed Session on August 26, 2019)

The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Yolanda Belleza Paiz v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC660676. (This matter arises from an alleged trip-and-fall incident that occurred on June 8, 2015 at Hobart Boulevard and 8th Street.)

(Budget and Finance Committee considered the matter above in Closed Session on August 26, 2019)

The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Joseph Garbutt v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC636277. (This matter arises from a fall that occurred on October 6, 2014 on a sidewalk in front of 5601 South Western Avenue.)

(Budget and Finance Committee considered the matter above in Closed Session on August 26, 2019)

The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Alejandra Zaragoza v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC652834. (This matter arises from an incident that occurred on November 4, 2015, when a pedestrian was struck by a trash can.)

(Budget and Finance Committee considered the matter in Closed Session on August 26, 2019)

The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Kyoo Sang Ro, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. SC128774. (This case is an inverse condemnation action against the City arising out of Plaintiffs' claim of erosion from water flowing off a City street onto a slope above a residential property.)

(Budget and Finance Committee considered the above matter in Closed Session on August 26, 2019)

The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Fix the City, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BS161800. (This case arises from a challenge to the City's approval of a mixed-use development project located at 805-823 South Catalina Street and 806-820 South Kenmore Avenue.)

(Budget and Finance Committee considered the matter above in Closed Session on August 26, 2019)

ATTEST:  Holly L. Wolcott, CITY CLERK

By

                   Council Clerk                              PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL