MOTION (BONIN for BUSCAINO - O'FARRELL - HARRIS-DAWSON - KORETZ) and RESOLUTION relative to issuing one or more series of revenue bonds or notes, in an amount not to exceed $65,000,000 for the acquisition, rehabilitation, improvement, and equipping of a 114-unit scattered-site affordable rental housing project located at 1327 South Catalina Street, 3817 South Wisconsin Street, 772 and 776 North Van Ness Avenue, and 717 and 721 West El Segundo Boulevard.

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

1. WAIVE the City of Los Angeles Multi-Family Bond Policy to allow California Public Finance Authority to issue the bonds not to exceed $65,000,000 to provide financing for a 114-unit scattered-site affordable rental housing project located at 1327 South Catalina Street (Council District 1),  3817 South Wisconsin Street (Council District 8), 772 and 776 North Van Ness Avenue (Council District 13), and 717 and 721 West El Segundo Boulevard (Council District 15).
   
   
2. INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department  to execute and enforce the terms of an ADA Regulatory Agreement with Borrower.
   
   
3. HOLD a Tax Equity and Financial Responsibility Act of 1982 (TEFRA) hearing.
   
   
4. ADOPT the accompanying TEFRA RESOLUTION to issue the bonds not to exceed $65,000,000 to provide financing for a 114-unit scattered-site affordable rental housing project located at 1327 South Catalina Street (Council District 1),  3817 South Wisconsin Street (Council District 8), 772 and 776 North Van Ness Avenue (Council District 13), and 717 and 721 West El Segundo Boulevard (Council District 15).

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to utilizing the unencumbered balance of previously collected Enterprise Zone Tax Credit Voucher fees for economic development activities.

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

PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated June 11, 2018, relative to adding Section 21.17.6 to Article 1.17, Chapter II of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to allow the Economic Workforce Development Department to utilize the unencumbered balance of previously collected Enterprise Zone Tax Credit Voucher fees for economic development activities.

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.

INFORMATION, TECHNOLOGY, AND GENERAL SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a lease or license agreement with the Watts Labor Community Action Committee (WLCAC) for space at the West Adams Multi-Purpose Senior Center located at 2528 West Boulevard to provide senior programs.

Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Wesson - Ryu):

INSTRUCT the Department of General Services, with the assistance of the Department of Aging (Aging), to negotiate and execute a lease or license agreement with the WLCAC, a nonprofit organization, to use space at the West Adams Multi-Purpose Senior Center located at 2528 West Boulevard, Los Angeles, 90016 in Council District 10 to provide senior programs in accordance with their service contract with the Aging.

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.

INFORMATION, TECHNOLOGY, AND GENERAL SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT relative to design and construction of an Operations Valley Bureau (OVB) - Phase I facility for the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) at Old Fire Station No. 39 located at 14415 Sylvan Street, Van Nuys.

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

1. AUTHORIZE the Bureau of Engineering (BOE) to begin design and construction of an OVB - Phase I facility with a budget of $600,000 for the LAFD at Old Fire Station No. 39 located at 14415 Sylvan Street, Van Nuys.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the repurposing of Municipal Improvements Corporation of Los Angeles (MICLA) funds in the amount of $100,000 from a previously approved project at Fire Station No. 88 located at 5101 Sepulveda Boulevard, Sherman Oaks.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The Municipal Facilities Committee reports that there is no additional General Fund impact for anticipated Fiscal Year 2019-20 expenses that total $700,000 and includes construction of office space ($139,705), restrooms and common areas ($130,350), HazMat survey and Structural Analysis ($188,200), and design fees and permits ($100,000). In 2019, funding in the amount of $600,000 was appropriated to the Capital Improvement Expenditure Program for the OVB with an additional $100,000 in MICLA funds available for repurposing to the program.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER relative to Los Angeles Department of Transportation contracts with MV Transportation, Inc., for DASH Downtown transit services, and for DASH Mid-City, DASH Central Region, and LAnow on-demand shared-ride transit services.

(Transportation 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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CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (WESSON - CEDILLO) relative to 3D printed construction techniques for the purpose of building housing for the homeless, and a resolution to seek voter approval of a tax on personal income above $1 million per year to fund additional homeless housing construction, including 3D printed housing.

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

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CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (BONIN - BUSCAINO) relative to the temporary closure of the public rights of way in order to proceed with the necessary Consolidated Rent-A-Car Facility (ConRAC) and roadway construction activities within the public right-of-way.

Recommendation for Council action:

INSTRUCT the Bureau of Engineering to issue a Revocable Permit to allow the temporary closure of the following public rights of way until such time as the referenced subdivision map is recorded or the tentative map expires in order to proceed with the necessary ConRAC and roadway construction activities within the public right-of-way:

1. Isis Avenue from Arbor Vitae Street to 98th Street
   
   
2. 98th Street from Aviation Boulevard to Hindry Avenue
   
   
3. Atwell Place from 98th Street to 97th Street

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

(Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (CAO) relative to the First Amendments to Pre-Qualified On-Call Contracts for Architectural and Related Professional Services.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. AUTHORIZE the Board of Public Works, on behalf of the Bureau of Engineering (BOE), to execute Amendment No. 1 to the following 20 Contracts for pre-qualified on-call architectural and related professional services for the Public Buildings and Open Spaces Program, for approximately five years, from the expiration date of the original contracts to September 23, 2024, for a total of up to 10 years, upon verification that the consultants are in compliance with the insurance and contracting requirements.
   
   

   Consultant	Contract
   AC Martin Partners, Inc.	C-124786
   Arkiterv, Inc. dba Studio Pali Fekete: architects	C-124802
   Brooks and Scarpa Architects, Inc.	C-124703
   Eric Owen Moss Architects	C-125148
   Gonzalez and Goodale Architects	C-124803
   Gruen Associates	C-124702
   Gwynne Pugh Urban Studio, Inc.	C-124700
   HMC Architects	C-124787
   IBI Group formerly Tetra-IBI Group Architecture Planning	C-124701
   John Friedman and Alice Kimm Architects, Inc.	C-124801
   Lehrer Architects LA, Inc.	C-124698
   M. Arthur Gensler Jr. and Associates, Inc.	C-124805
   Paul Murdoch Architects, APC	C-124804
   Perkins and Will, Inc.	C-124699
   Pfeiffer Partners Architects, Inc.	C-124799
   Rios Clementi Hale Studios	C-124705
   RoTo Architects, Inc.	C-124800
   The SLAM Collaborative formerly Frank R. Webb Architects, Inc.	C-125922
   SMA, Inc. dba Sparano and Mooney Architecture	C-124704
   XTEN Architecture	C-125923

        
2. INSTRUCT the BOE to complete a Request for Qualification process to establish a new pre-qualified on-call consultants list for architectural and related professional services for the Public Building and Open Spaces Program no later than December, 2021 to avoid the need for future amendments of the existing list.
   
   
3. INSTRUCT the BOE to submit a semi-annual report on the utilization of consultants to the CAO for review. The report should include, but not be limited to, the Task Orders solicited, consultants awarded, basis for using the rotation list, funds budgeted and expended, funding sources and accounts, completion dates for tasks, basis of compensation, and subcontractor outreach.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that the proposed First Amendments will have no direct General Fund impact, as funding will be provided on a project by project basis from various funds, including the General Fund, subject to the availability of funds. In addition, the contracts contain a Financial Liability Clause which limits the City’s financial obligation to the amount approved by the Mayor and Council. The recommendations above comply with the City’s Financial Policies as project funding will be used to support project expenditures.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - NOVEMBER 18, 2019

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - NOVEMBER 15, 2019)

(Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

RECONSIDERED ITEM NO. 28 FROM COUNCIL MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY CLERK and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the reconfirmation of the Little Tokyo Merchant-Based Business Improvement District (BID).

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

1. FIND that the:
   
   
   1. Assessments imposed by the Little Tokyo BID for the 2020 Fiscal Year provide services that directly benefit each of the businesses which pay the assessments.
      
      
   2. Services funded by the assessment are provided only to each of the assessed businesses within the boundaries of the BID.
      
      
   3. Assessment imposed does not exceed the reasonable cost of conferring the benefits.
      
      
   4. Proposed improvements and activities are completely separate from the day-to-day operations of the City.
      
      
   5. Assessments for the proposed business-based BID are not taxes and that the BID qualifies for exemption from Proposition 26 under Exemption 1 of Article XIII C, Section 1(e)(1).
      
      
   6. Services to be provided by the Owners' Association, the Li’l Tokyo Businessmen’s Association, are in the nature of professional, expert, technical or other special services, that the services are of a temporary and occasional character, and that the use of competitive bidding would be impractical, not advantageous, undesirable or where the common law otherwise excuses compliance with competitive bidding requirements.
      
      
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION, dated September 12, 2019, to confirm the Annual Report for the Little Tokyo BID and to levy an annual assessment for the BID's 17th operating year, January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020.
   
   
3. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to schedule, prepare, publish, and mail the public hearing notice, as required by the provisions of Section 36500 et seq. of the California Streets and Highways Code.
   
   
4. INSTRUCT the City Clerk, subject to approval by the City Attorney as to form and legality, to prepare and present an enabling Ordinance levying the special assessment for the Little Tokyo BID's 17th operating period, January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020.
   
   
5. APPROVE the Li’l Tokyo Businessmen’s Association to administer the proposed services of the Little Tokyo BID pursuant to Section 36500 et seq. of the California Streets and Highways Code and City regulations.
   
   
6. AUTHORIZE the City Clerk, subject to City Attorney approval, to prepare, execute, and administer a contract between the City and the Li’l Tokyo Businessmen’s Association to administer the Little Tokyo BID, if the Ordinance reconfirming the BID is adopted.
   
   
7. APPOINT the Advisory Board as listed in the City Clerk report dated September 12, 2019, attached to the Council file.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Clerk reports that there is no impact on the General Fund.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

(Economic Development Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

MOTION (HARRIS-DAWSON - RODRIGUEZ) relative to reinstating a reward offer for the unsolved murder of Cornell Hunter for an additional period of six months.

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (KORETZ - BLUMENFIELD) relative to funding for transportation projects on the Westside, from special fees collected on developments.

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

1. AUTHORIZE the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) to APPROPRIATE $1,969,000 within the West Los Angeles Transportation Improvement and Mitigation Program (TIMP) Fund No. 681 from available cash balance to a new account entitled Council District 5 Westside Traffic Signal Improvements, to implement a new traffic signal, four pedestrian hybrid beacons, and four new left-turn signals, as identified in the body of the Motion.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE LADOT to make any technical corrections or clarifications to the above instructions in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion.