13844 West Vanowen Street. (Lien: $3,878.77)

17542 West Cohasset Street. (Lien: $2,042.99)

17801 West Twilight Lane. (Lien: $4,841.12)

2033 West 31st Street. (Lien: $2,591.18)

20753 West Tribune Street. (Lien: $3,667.52)

3910 South Walton Avenue. (Lien: $2,362.44)

821 West Angelus Place. (Lien: $4,055.07)

(Continued from Council meeting of September 24, 2019)

8000 West Happy Lane. (Lien: $3,811.13)

(Continued from Council meeting of September 10, 2019)

1109 East Anaheim Street aka 1107 East Anaheim Street. (Lien: $2,653.51)

240 West 52nd Street. (Lien: $2,669.46)

HEARING OF PROTESTS AND ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to levying the Wilshire Center Business Improvement District (District) special assessment for the District's 25th Fiscal Year (operating year) beginning on January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020.

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

1. HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed levying of the special assessments for the District's 2020 Fiscal Year, pursuant to Section 36524 of the California Streets and Highways Code.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated September 25, 2019, levying the special assessment for the District's 2020 Fiscal Year, if a majority protest, as defined by Section 36525 of the California Streets and Highways Code is found not to exist.
   
   
3. APPROVE the Wilshire Center Business Improvement District Advisory Board for the District's 2020 Fiscal Year.
   
   
4. AUTHORIZE the City Clerk, subject to City Attorney approval, to prepare, execute and administer a contract between the City and the Wilshire Center Business Improvement District Corporation, the nonprofit service provider for administration of the District.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Clerk reports that there are no assessments to be paid for City-owned properties located within the boundaries of the District. Therefore, there is no impact on the General Fund.

(Pursuant to Council adoption of Ordinance No. 186320 on September 18, 2019)

HEARING OF PROTESTS AND ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to levying the Chatsworth Business Improvement District (District) special assessment for the District's 18th Fiscal Year (operating year) beginning on January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020.

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

1. HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed levying of the special assessments for the District's 2020 Fiscal Year, pursuant to Section 36524 of the California Streets and Highways Code.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated September 25, 2019, levying the special assessment for the District's 2020 Fiscal Year, if a majority protest, as defined by Section 36525 of the California Streets and Highways Code is found not to exist.
   
   
3. APPROVE the Chatsworth Business Improvement District Advisory Board for the District's 2020 Fiscal Year.
   
   
4. AUTHORIZE the City Clerk, subject to City Attorney approval, to prepare, execute and administer a contract between the City and the Chatsworth Business Improvement District Corporation, the nonprofit service provider for administration of the District.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Clerk reports that there are no assessments to be paid for City-owned properties located within the boundaries of the District. Therefore, there is no impact on the General Fund.

(Pursuant to Council adoption of Ordinance No. 186321 on September 18, 2019)

HEARING OF PROTESTS AND ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to levying the Wilmington Commercial Business Improvement District (District) special assessment for the District's 20th Fiscal Year (operating year) beginning on January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020.

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

1. HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed levying of the special assessments for the District's 2020 Fiscal Year, pursuant to Section 36524 of the California Streets and Highways Code.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated September 25, 2019, levying the special assessment for the District's 2020 Fiscal Year, if a majority protest, as defined by Section 36525 of the California Streets and Highways Code is found not to exist.
   
   
3. APPROVE the Wilmington Commercial Business Improvement District Advisory Board for the District's 2020 Fiscal Year.
   
   
4. AUTHORIZE the City Clerk, subject to City Attorney approval, to prepare, execute and administer a contract between the City and the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce, the nonprofit service provider for administration of the District.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Clerk reports that there are no assessments to be paid for City-owned properties located within the boundaries of the District. Therefore, there is no impact on the General Fund.

(Pursuant to Council adoption of Ordinance No. 186319 on September 18, 2019)

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the quitclaim of the easements for sanitary and storm sewer; and for storm sewer purposes lying on 1145 Crenshaw Boulevard - Right of Way No. 36000-2187 (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 September 30, 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 Division (BOE) with respect to the payment of the document recording fee.
   
   
3. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated September 5, 2019, authorizing the quitclaim of easements for sanitary and storm sewer; and for storm sewer purposes lying on 1145 Crenshaw Boulevard, which has been approved as to form and legality by the City Attorney.
   
   
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.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the 2019-20 Appropriations Limit.

Recommendations for Council action: 

1. ADOPT the following factors to be used to calculate the appropriations limit for 2019-20:
   
   

   Population Percent Change: City	0.05 Percent
   Nonresidential New Construction Percent Change: City	10.68 Percent

     
2. ADOPT $6,234,016,905 as the appropriations limit for 2019-20.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer reports that there is no fiscal impact in adopting the recommendations in this report.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the Wilton Place and Wilshire 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 August 6, 2019 - Continue hearing and present Ordinance on October 29, 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 Venice and San Vicente 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 August 6, 2019 - Continue hearing and present Ordinance on October 29, 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 San Fernando Mission Boulevard and Woodley 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 August 6, 2019 - Continue hearing and present Ordinance on October 29, 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 Magnolia boulevard and Corteen Place No. 1 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 August 6, 2019 - Continue hearing and present Ordinance on October 29, 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 Seward and Romaine  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 August 6, 2019 - Continue hearing and present Ordinance on October 29, 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 Troost Avenue and Dehougne  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 August 6, 2019 - Continue hearing and present Ordinance on October 29, 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 Whitsett Avenue and Otsego No. 2 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 August 6, 2019 - Continue hearing and present Ordinance on October 29, 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 Manchester Avenue and Airport Boulevard No. 1 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 August 6, 2019 - Continue hearing and present Ordinance on October 29, 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 Del Rey and Beach 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 August 6, 2019 - Continue hearing and present Ordinance on October 29, 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 Del Rey and Maxella 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 August 6, 2019 - Continue hearing and present Ordinance on October 29, 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 Hi-Point and Pickford 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 August 6, 2019 - Continue hearing and present Ordinance on October 29, 2019 to consider report of protests to be submitted as a result of balloting, pursuant to Proposition 218)

CONSIDERATION OF PROTESTS, CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and PUBLIC WORKS AND GANG REDUCTION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the vacation of Oriole Way from Oriole Drive to its easterly terminus, Re-application, VAC-E1400910 (Vacation).

Recommendations for Council action:

1. CONSIDER protests relative to the proposed Vacation.
   
   
2. FIND that the Vacation is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, pursuant to Article III, Class 5(3) of the City's Environmental Guidelines.
   
   
3. FIND that the street vacation proceedings pursuant to the Public Streets, Highways and Service Easements Vacation Law be instituted for the vacation of the public right-of way indicated below and shown on the map of the November 4, 2013 City Engineer report, attached to the Council file:
   
   Oriole Way from Oriole Drive to its easterly terminus and the adjoining 5-foot wide future street
   
   
4. FIND that there is a public benefit to the Vacation. Upon vacation of the street, the City is relieved of its ongoing obligation to maintain the street. In addition, the City is relieved of any potential liability that might result from continued ownership of the involved street easements.
   
   
5. FIND that the Vacation is in substantial conformance with the purposes, intent and provisions of the General Plan, in conformance with Section 556 of the City Charter.
   
   
6. FIND that the Vacation is not necessary for non-motorized transportation facilities, in conformance with Section 892 of the California Streets and Highways Code.
   
   
7. FIND that the Vacation is not necessary for present or prospective public use, in conformance with Section 8324 of the California Streets and Highways Code.
   
   
8. ADOPT the said City Engineer's report with the conditions contained therein as amended, detailed in the August 21, 2019 City Engineer communication, attached to the Council file.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Engineer reports that the petitioner has paid a fee of $30,491.17 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 Section 7.44 of the LAAC will be required of the petitioner. Maintenance of the public easement by City forces will be eliminated.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, PUBLIC WORKS AND GANG REDUCTION COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to the temporary closure of Victory Boulevard from Gilmore Street to its northwesterly terminus.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. FIND that the temporary closure of Victory Boulevard from Gilmore Street to its northwesterly terminus is categorically exempt under Article III, Class 5, of the Los Angeles City Guidelines for the implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970.
   
   
2. FIND that the street as shown in the report from the City Engineer dated September 3, 2019, attached to the Council file, subject to the conditions contained herein, be temporarily closed pursuant to State Vehicle Code Section 21101.4 for a period of eighteen months upon Council approval.
   
   
3. ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION, signed by the City Attorney.
   
   
4. ADOPT the following findings:
   
   
   1. There is substantial evidence of serious and continual criminal activities in the street recommended for temporary closure.
      
      
   2. The temporary closure of the street will reduce the criminal activity in the area.
      
      
   3. The street does not provide necessary vehicular or pedestrian access to adjacent properties but affected property owners have agreed to the temporary closure.
      
      
   4. The closure will not adversely affect traffic flow, safety on adjacent streets or in the surrounding neighborhoods, operation of emergency vehicles, and performance of municipal or public utility services.
      
      
   5. Vehicular and pedestrian traffic on the street contribute to the criminal activities.
      
      
   6. The street has not been designated as a through highway or arterial street.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Engineer reports that the Bureau of Engineering is absorbing the cost of processing the request in the approximate amount of $5,000. Maintenance of the public easement by City forces will be eliminated.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

HOUSING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the appointment of Mr. Kevin Taylor to the Community and Family Services Commission.

Recommendation for Council action:

RECEIVE and FILE the August 28, 2019 and September 5, 2019 reports from the Mayor relative to the nomination of Mr. Kevin Taylor for appointment to the Community and Family Services Commission, for the term ending June 30, 2020, inasmuch as the nominee has withdrawn his name from further consideration.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - OCTOBER 15, 2019

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

PUBLIC WORKS AND GANG REDUCTION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the reappointment of Ms. Allison Buchner to the Innovation and Performance Commission.

Recommendation for Council action:

RESOLVE that the Mayor’s reappointment of Ms. Allison Buchner to the Innovation and Performance Commission for the term ending September 6, 2023, is APPROVED and CONFIRMED. Ms. Buchner resides in Council District 11. (Current composition: M=2; F=1.)

Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - OCTOBER 29, 2019

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - OCTOBER 29, 2019)

PUBLIC WORKS AND GANG REDUCTION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the appointment of Ms. Teresa Villegas to the Board of Public Works.

Recommendation for Council action:

RESOLVE that the Mayor’s appointment of Ms. Teresa Villegas to the Board of Public Works for the term ending June 30, 2021, to fill the vacancy created by Cecilia Cabello, is APPROVED and CONFIRMED. Ms. Villegas currently resides in Council District 14. (Current composition: M = 2; F = 2)

Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending.

Background Check: Pending.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - NOVEMBER 8, 2019

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - NOVEMBER 8, 2019)

PERSONNEL AND ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to limit pet shop permits to pet shops that only obtain dogs, cats and rabbits from an animal shelter operated by the City or County of Los Angeles.

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

PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated July 23, 2019 to amend LAMC Section 53.50(e) to limit pet shop permits to pet shops that only obtain dogs, cats and rabbits from an animal shelter operated by the City or County of Los Angeles.

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.

(Planning and Land Use Management Committee waived consideration of this matter)

PERSONNEL AND ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the 2019-22 successor Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) for the Management Attorneys Unit, Bargaining Unit 32.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. APPROVE the 2019-22 MOU for Bargaining Unit 32, attached to the Council file.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the Controller and the City Administrative Officer (CAO) to correct any clerical errors or make necessary technical corrections subsequent to City Council approval.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The CAO reports that the fiscal impact of the immediate and ongoing costs related to the implementation of this contract is $1.3 million over the term of the contract.  This includes $1.1 million in general salary adjustments and $200,000 in special adjustments.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

PERSONNEL AND ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the 2019-22 successor Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) for the Confidential Attorneys Unit, Bargaining Unit 31.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. APPROVE the 2019-22 MOU for Bargaining Unit 31, attached to the Council file.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the Controller and the City Administrative Officer (CAO) to correct any clerical errors or make necessary technical corrections subsequent to City Council approval.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The CAO reports that the fiscal impact of the immediate and ongoing costs related to the implementation of this contract is $1.3 million over the term of the contract.  This includes $1.1 million in general salary adjustments and $200,000 in special adjustments.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

PERSONNEL AND ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Amendment No. 2 for the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU 35) regarding the use of union hiring halls for temporary use of craft workers.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. APPROVE Amendment No. 2, attached to the Council file, providing authority to employ apprentice level workers from the union hiring halls.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the Controller and the City Administrative Officer (CAO) to correct any clerical errors or make necessary technical corrections subsequent to City Council approval.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The CAO reports that the addition of hiring hall workers, as detailed in Amendment No. 2, attached to the Council file, will result in an annual increase of $1.1 million.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

PERSONNEL AND ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a Letter of Agreement (LOA) to increase accumulated vacation time for Bargaining Unit 5 (MOU 5).

Recommendation for Council action:

APPROVE the LOA, attached to the Council file,  to increase the maximum accumulation of vacation time from two years to three years for Bargaining Unit 5.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The City Administrative Officer reports that the increase of vacation accumulation from two years to three years may result in increased banks for employees.  The fiscal impact of those increased banks will not be evident until retirement payouts are calculated.  Departments are expected to absorb the costs of retirement payouts (vacation, sick time, etc.) within their budgets.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

PERSONNEL AND ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the 2019-22 successor Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the Fire Chief Officers Representation Unit (MOU 22).

Recommendations for Council action:

1. APPROVE the 2019-22 MOU for Bargaining Unit 22, attached to the Council file.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the Controller and the City Administrative Officer (CAO) to correct any clerical errors or make necessary technical corrections subsequent to City Council approval.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The CAO reports that the provisions detailed in the September 26, 2019 CAO report, attached to the Council file, will increase costs associated with this MOU by approximately $4.7 million.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

PERSONNEL AND ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the 2019-22 successor Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the Sr. Administrative Analysts and Administrative Analysts Bargaining Unit (MOU 61).

Recommendations for Council action:

1. APPROVE the corrected 2019-22 MOU for Bargaining Unit 61, attached to the Council file.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the Controller and the City Administrative Officer (CAO) to correct any clerical errors or make necessary technical corrections subsequent to City Council approval.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The CAO reports that the fiscal impact of the immediate and ongoing costs related to the implementation of this contract is $1.2 million over the term of the contract.  This includes $907,000 in general salary adjustments and $237,000 in special adjustments.  In addition, there is a one-time non-pensionable payment of $91,000 in 2019-20.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

PERSONNEL AND ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the 2019-22 successor Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the Fire Fighters and Fire Captains Representation Unit (MOU 23).

Recommendations for Council action:

1. APPROVE the 2019-22 MOU for Bargaining Unit 23, attached to the Council file.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the Controller and the City Administrative Officer (CAO) to correct any clerical errors or make necessary technical corrections subsequent to City Council approval.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The CAO reports that the provisions detailed in the September 27, 2019 CAO report, attached to the Council file, will increase costs associated with this MOU by approximately $96 million.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND GENERAL SERVICES and PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to the status of the Council District Four Public Safety Trust Fund No. 884 for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2016-17, 2017-18, and 2018-2019.

Recommendation for Council action:

NOTE and FILE the City Clerk reports dated October 20, 2017, January 2, 2019, and September 9, 2019 relative to the status of the Council District Four Public Safety Trust Fund No. 884 for FYs 2016-17, 2017-18, and 2018-2019.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  Not applicable.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to proposed Third Amendment to Contract No. C-125630 with the PulsePoint Foundation for an application service to alert subscribers of sudden cardiac arrest incidents and other emergencies.

Recommendation for Council action:

AUTHORIZE the Chief, Los Angeles Fire Department, or designee, to execute the Third Amendment to Contract No. C-125630 with the PulsePoint Foundation to provide a software application that alerts subscribers of sudden cardiac arrest incidents and other emergency events with said Amendment to provide for a term from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020, and an increased maximum allowable compensation for a total amount not to exceed $165,000.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer (CAO) reports that total funding is provided through off-budget funds from the Targeted-Destination Ambulance Services Revenue Trust Fund (Fund 44R).  There are no impacts to the General Fund associated with the recommendations in the August 23, 2019 CAO report, attached to the Council file.  This action is in compliance with the City’s Financial Policies in that one-time revenues will be used to fund one-time expenditures.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - OCTOBER 22, 2019

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - OCTOBER 22, 2019)

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the California Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board, Joint Powers of Verification Unit (JPVU) Sub-Award.

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

1. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney, or designee, to accept and execute the grant award agreement in the amount of $772,076 for continuation funding in support of the JPVU from July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020.
   
   
2. ACCEPT the funding in the amount of $772,076 from the State Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board and the County of Los Angeles (County).
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the Controller to:
   
   
   1. Establish a receivable from the County in the amount of $772,076.
      
      
   2. Establish the following appropriation account within Fund No. 368/12: Account No. 12R501- Fiscal Year 2019-20 JPVU - $772,076.
      
      
   3. Transfer $527,525 from Fund No. 368/12, Account No. 12R501 to Fund No. 100/12, Account 1010 - Salaries, General.
      
      
   4. Transfer, upon receipt of grant funds, up to $240,657 from Fund No. 368/12, Account No.12R501 to Fund No. 100/12, Account No. 5346, Related Cost Reimbursements- Grant Funds.
                 
4. REQUEST the City Attorney or designee to prepare Controller instructions for any necessary technical adjustments, subject to the approval of the City Administrative Officer (CAO); and, REQUEST the Controller to implement the instructions.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The CAO reports that the total cost of the JPVU is $1,036,630 of which $772,076 will be reimbursed by the County for salaries, fringe benefits, and operating expenses.  The General Fund impact will be $264,554 in central services and Department administration costs.  The acceptance of the grant award is consistent with the City's Financial Policies in that budgeted appropriations will be balanced against receipts expected from the continuation of the grant.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the 2019-20 Operation Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Grant.

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

1. AUTHORIZE the Chief, Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), or designee, to:
   
   
   1. Retroactively apply for and accept the 2019-20 Operation ABC Grant in the amount of $100,000 from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control for the period of July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
      
      
   2. Negotiate and execute the grant agreement for the period of July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020, subject to the review of the City Attorney as to form.
      
      
2. AUTHORIZE the LAPD to:
   
   
   1. Submit grant reimbursement requests to the grantor and deposit grant receipts in the Police Department Grant Trust Fund No. 339/70.
      
      
   2. Spend up to the grant amount of $100,000 in accordance with the grant award agreement.
      
      
   3. Prepare Controller’s instructions for any technical adjustments, subject to the approval of the City Administrative Officer (CAO); and, authorize the Controller to implement the instructions.
      
      
3. AUTHORIZE the Controller to:
   
   

   1. Establish a grant receivable and appropriate $100,000 to an appropriation account, account number to be determined, within Fund No. 339/70, for the receipt and disbursement of Operation ABC Grant funds. 
             

   2. Increase appropriations on an as-needed basis from the 2019-20 Operation ABC Grant, Fund No. 339/70, account number to be determined, to Fund No. 100/70, account numbers and amounts as follows:
      
      

      Account	Title	Amount
      1012	Salaries Sworn	$65,707.50
      1092	Overtime Sworn	$29,292.50

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The CAO reports that approval of the recommendations contained in the September 10, 2019 CAO report, attached to the Council file, will allow for the expenditure of the 2019-20 Operation ABC Grant award totaling $100,000.  The grant will provide partial funding for sworn salaries, overtime funding for sworn personnel, equipment, and expenses for mandatory travel/training.  No matching funds are required for this grant.  The additional sworn salary and all fringe benefit costs are already included in the 2019-20 Adopted Budget and do not represent any additional General Fund impact.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

HOUSING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to amending the Service Payback Grant Agreement executed by and between the City of Los Angeles and Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) and Supportive Housing Solutions Fund LLC.

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

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

1. Negotiate and Execute an Amendment to the Service Payback Grant Agreement (Contract No. C-129392) with the CSH and Supportive Housing Solutions Fund, LLC, to increase the lending authority for the Supportive Housing Loan Fund from $60 million to $100 million, in substantial conformance with the draft Amendment attached to the HCIDLA's report dated August 28, 2019, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form.
   
   
2. Allow the assignment of all or any portion of CSH's rights under the Service Payback Grant Agreement to an entity related to CSH, subject to the prior written consent of the HCIDLA and approval by the City Attorney as to form.
   
   
3. Prepare Controller instructions and make any necessary technical adjustments consistent with the Mayor and City Council action on this matter, subject to the approval of the City Administrative Officer (CAO).

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The CAO reports that there is no impact to the General Fund.  The recommendations in this report are in compliance with the City's Financial Policies in that the proposed Amendment will not result in an additional cost to the City.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

HOUSING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a one-year extension of the Exclusive Negotiation Agreement (ENA) with LINC Housing Corporation and National Community Renaissance of California for the development of 462 West 9th Street on City-owned parcels.

Recommendation for Council action:

AUTHORIZE the General Manager, Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department (HCIDLA), or designee, and the Los Angeles Department of Transportation to reinstate and extend the term of the negotiating period under the ENA with LINC Housing Corporation and National Community Renaissance of California until October 31, 2020, and to prepare and execute, in consultation with the City Attorney, any documents necessary to facilitate or implement such extension,  for a mixed-use development of affordable housing with a retail component and replacement parking, on three City-owned parcels that comprise Parking Lot 641:  456-462 West 9th Street (APN 7455-007-902), 461-473 West 8th Street (APN 7455-007-900), and 457 West 8th Street (APN 7455-007-903), and together referred to as 462 West 9th Street.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The City Administrative Officer (CAO) reports that there is no impact to the General Fund.  The recommendation in the CAO report dated September 24, 2019, is in compliance with the City's Financial Policies in that there is no additional cost to the City, and no additional funding commitments are being made at this time.  Potential project funding sources include Federal grants and/or loans, State tax credits, and private financing, among others.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

HOUSING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the percentage of the City's middle-class population that is rent burdened, the existing housing stock available, and successful moderate income housing programs in other jurisdictions.

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

INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department, the Department of City Planning, and any other departments as necessary, to do the following:

1. Report with a calculation of the percentage of the City's middle-class population that is above the income level that qualifies for affordable housing, but still remain rent burdened or extremely rent burdened (paying more than they can afford for housing).
   
   
2. Use the calculation referenced in the Motion to assess the percentage and unit count of newly built and existing housing stock that is available in the City for this burdened middle-class population, as well as any current causes or barriers that have prevented or disincentivized moderate-income housing production in the last two housing cycles.
   
   
3. Report on the successful moderate-income housing programs in other jurisdictions, identify financial or zoning tools available to build these units, and any and all solutions to ensure the City's housing policies and permitting process prioritize the growth of a fair share of middle-class housing.

Community Impact Statement:  Yes.

For:     Los Feliz Neighborhood Council

            Hollywood United Neighborhood Council

HOUSING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to updating various contracting and implementing authorities for several 45th Program Year Housing and Community Development Consolidated Plan Budget funded projects and activities.

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

1. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department (HCIDLA), or designee, to:
   
   
   1. Negotiate and execute contracts with the revised grant recipients for the Skid Row Community Space program, identified in Attachment 1 of the Motion, Skid Row Community Space list.
      
      
   2. Extend the service payback period end date for the new contract with P.F. Bresee Foundation to implement the Building Improvement Fund (FamilySource Nonprofit-owned) project from June 30, 2022 to June 30, 2027.
      
      
   3. Extend the contract performance period for Contract No. C-130980 with Stewart Title of California, Inc. for title reporting services from June 30, 2019 to June 30, 2020.
      
      
   4. Extend the performance period for Contract No. C-126910 with Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiative to complete the Wilmington Town Square Project from December 30, 2019 to June 30, 2020.
      
      
   5. Amend Contract No. C-130679 with Senryo, Inc. for various business systems to add $100,000 included in the Accessible Housing Program line item approved as part of the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Adopted Budget for a total contract amount of $1,787,500.
      
      
2. FIND that work can be performed more economically or feasibly by independent contractors than by City employees and, in accordance with Charter Section 1022, APPROVE the use of the following contractors:  Displacement Prevention - Right to Counsel, Inquilinos Unidos - Tenant Outreach, LA's Best Expanded - Hours in Promise Zones, Citywide Training on CDBG Administration, Homeboy Industries, and the contractors listed in Attachment 1 of the Motion, Skid Row Community Space list.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, HCIDLA, or designee, to negotiate and execute a lease with Watts Labor Community Action Committee to occupy 1212 East 108th Street, in order to continue to operate a FamilySource Center at this location until June 30, 2021.
   
   
4. AUTHORIZE the HCIDLA to make any technical changes and/or prepare any Controller instructions in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion; and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement these instructions.
   
   
5. APPROVE the Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) budget line items to correct errors and align with contracts by transferring $281,386 from the HOPWA Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) line item to the HOPWA Facility-Based Housing Subsidy line item, and transfer $68,691 from the HOPWA TBRA line item to the HOPWA Supportive Services line item.  This change does not affect the overall total for the HOPWA budget and does not affect the previously approved contract authorities.  The revised line item totals are HOPWA Facility-Based Housing Subsidy Assistance $3,926,008, HOPWA Supportive Services $8,290,282, and HOPWA TBRA $4,183,653.
   
   
6. AUTHORIZE the Controller to:
   
   
   1. Transfer appropriation accounts within the HOPWA Fund No. 569 as follows:
      
      

      From:
      	Account	Title	Amount
      	43S313	HOPWA TBRA	$ 350,077
      To:
      	43S326	HOPWA Subsidy Assistance	$ 281,386
      	43S406	HOPWA Supportive Services	$   68,691

      
      
      
   2. Transfer $1,974,592.72 from the Unappropriated Balance, Fund No. 100/59, Account No. 580259-Repayment for CDBG Projects, to the Community Development Trust Fund No. 424/43 as a source of funding for the Program Year 45 Consolidated Plan (CF 1792-S1).

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.

HOUSING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to adopting the Affordable Housing Linkage Fee Fiscal Year (FY) 2019-2020 Expenditure Plan.

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

1. APPROVE the Proposed Tier Affordable Housing Linkage Fee (AHLF) Expenditure Plan, as outlined on Table 1 in the Affordable Housing Linkage Fee Oversight Committee (AHLF OC) transmittal dated August 22, 2019, attached to the Council file.
   
   
2. APPROVE the Proposed Expenditure for FY 2019-2020 AHLF Budget, as outlined on Table 2 in the AHLF OC transmittal dated August 22, 2019, attached to the Council file.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the continuation of the approved FY 2018-2019 administrative funding amount of $63,558 for FY 2019-2020.
   
   
4. APPROVE the continued funding of two authorized positions consisting of one full-time Management Analyst and one existing, vacant Housing, Planning and Economic Analyst, to be funded up to 50 percent of the position's salary by the Housing Impact Trust Fund.
   
   
5. APPROVE the funding of one existing, vacant Financial Development Officer I, to be funded up to 50 percent of the position's salary by the Housing Impact Trust Fund.
   
   
6. AUTHORIZE the Controller to:
          
   
   1. Appropriate $5,023,799.89 to the following accounts within the Housing Impact Trust Fund No. 59T as follows:
      
      

      Account	Title	Amount
      43S723	Rental New Construction	$ 3,208,781.00
      43S724	Rental Preservation	1,169,688.00
      43S725	Homeownership MIPA	432,622.00
      43S143	Housing and Community Investment Department	76,696.89
      43S299	Reimbursement of General Fund Costs	15,972.00
      43S792	HIMS Replacement	120,000.00
      	Total	$ 5,023,799.89

      
             
   2. Increase the appropriation in the following accounts within Fund No. 100/43:
      
      

      Account	Title	Amount
      001010	Salaries General	$   48,987.89
      006010	Office and Administration	12,600.00
      006030	Leases	15,109.00
      	Total	$   76,696.89

      
      
      
   3. Reappropriate funds from the Housing Impact Trust Fund No. 59T/43 to the General Funds as follows:
      
      
      1. Transfer appropriations in the amount of $42,612 within the Housing Impact Trust Fund No. 59T/43 from Account No. 43R143, Housing and Community Investment Department to Account No. 43S143, Housing and Community Investment Department.
         
         
      2. Increase appropriations in the amount of $37,054 within the Housing and Community Investment Department No. 100/43, Account No. 001010, Salaries General.
         
         
      3. Increase appropriations in the amount of $5,558 within the Housing and Community Investment Department No. 100/43, Account No. 006030, Leasing.
         
         
   4. Transfer appropriations in the amount of $20,946 within the Housing Impact Trust Fund No. 59T/43 from Account No. 43R299, Reimbursement of General Fund Costs to Account No. 43S299, Reimbursement of General Fund Costs.
      
      
7. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department, or designee, to prepare Controller instructions and make any necessary technical adjustments consistent with the Mayor and Council actions on this matter, subject to the approval of the City Administrative Officer (CAO).

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The CAO reports that there is no impact to the General Fund.  The recommendations in the CAO report dated September 23, 2019, are in compliance with the City's Financial Policies in that the proposed Expenditure Plan will be funded by AHLF revenue deposited into the Housing Impact Trust Fund No. 59T.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

PUBLIC WORKS AND GANG REDUCTION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Proposition 1 grant award from the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy to be used for planning, design, and environmental review and documentation efforts of Taylor Yard G2.

Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Cedillo - Englander), SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:

AUTHORIZE the City Engineer to accept the Proposition 1 grant award of $1,500,000 from the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy to be used for planning, design, and environmental review and documentation efforts of Taylor Yard G2; and, to NEGOTIATE and EXECUTE any agreement, contract, or any other documents that may be necessary to accept this grant award, with the assistance of the City Attorney and any relevant departments.

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.

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to establishing oversize vehicle parking restrictions along a segment of Admiral Avenue.

Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Resolution (Bonin – Koretz):

1. RESOLVE, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 80.69.4 and California Vehicle Code Section 22507, to hereby prohibit the parking of vehicles that are in excess of 22 feet in length or over seven feet in height, during the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., along Admiral Avenue between Westlawn Avenue and Mascagni Street.
   
   
2. DIRECT the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT), upon approval of this action, to post signs giving notice of a Tow Away, No Parking restriction for oversize vehicles within the specific hours detailed.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the LADOT to make any technical corrections or clarifications to the above instructions in order to effectuate the intent of this Resolution.
   
   

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.

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to establishing oversize vehicle parking restrictions along a segment of Nutmeg Avenue.

Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Resolution (Bonin – Koretz):

1. RESOLVE, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 80.69.4 and California Vehicle Code Section 22507, to hereby prohibit the parking of vehicles that are in excess of 22 feet in length or over seven feet in height, during the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., along Nutmeg Avenue between Corinth and Purdue Avenues.
   
   
2. DIRECT the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT), upon approval of this action, to post signs giving notice of a Tow Away, No Parking restriction for oversize vehicles within the specific hours detailed.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the LADOT to make any technical corrections or clarifications to the above instructions in order to effectuate the intent of this Resolution.
   
   

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.

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to establishing oversize vehicle parking restrictions along a segment of Allin Street.

Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Resolution (Bonin – Koretz):

1. RESOLVE, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 80.69.4 and California Vehicle Code Section 22507, to hereby prohibit the parking of vehicles that are in excess of 22 feet in length or over seven feet in height, during the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., along Allin Street between Mascagni Street and the cul-de-sac.
   
   
2. DIRECT the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT), upon approval of this action, to post signs giving notice of a Tow Away, No Parking restriction for oversize vehicles within the specific hours detailed.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the LADOT to make any technical corrections or clarifications to the above instructions in order to effectuate the intent of this Resolution.
   
   

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.

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to establishing oversize vehicle parking restrictions along a segment of West 140th Street.

Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Resolution (Buscaino – Blumenfield):

1. RESOLVE, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 80.69.4 and California Vehicle Code Section 22507, to hereby prohibit the parking of vehicles that are in excess of 22 feet in length or over seven feet in height, during the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., along West 140th Street from South Figueroa Street westerly to the cul-de-sac.
   
   
2. DIRECT the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT), upon approval of this action, to post signs giving notice of a Tow Away, No Parking restriction for oversize vehicles within the specific hours detailed.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the LADOT to make any technical corrections or clarifications to the above instructions in order to effectuate the intent of this Resolution.
   
   

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.

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to establishing oversize vehicle parking restrictions along a segment of Van Nuys Boulevard.

Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Resolution (Rodriguez – O'Farrell):

1. RESOLVE, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 80.69.4 and California Vehicle Code Section 22507, to hereby prohibit the parking of vehicles that are in excess of 22 feet in length or over seven feet in height, during the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., along Van Nuys Boulevard between Foothill Boulevard and Gladstone Avenue.
   
   
2. DIRECT the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT), upon approval of this action, to post signs giving notice of a Tow Away, No Parking restriction for oversize vehicles within the specific hours detailed.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the LADOT to make any technical corrections or clarifications to the above instructions in order to effectuate the intent of this Resolution.
   
   

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.

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to establishing oversize vehicle parking restrictions along segments of Arroyo Street and Dronfield Avenue.

Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Resolution (Rodriguez – O'Farrell):

1. RESOLVE, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 80.69.4 and California Vehicle Code Section 22507, to hereby prohibit the parking of vehicles that are in excess of 22 feet in length or over seven feet in height, during the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., along Arroyo Street between Foothill Boulevard and Dronfield Avenue, and Dronfield Avenue between Arroyo and Corcoran Streets.
   
   
2. DIRECT the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT), upon approval of this action, to post signs giving notice of a Tow Away, No Parking restriction for oversize vehicles within the specific hours detailed.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the LADOT to make any technical corrections or clarifications to the above instructions in order to effectuate the intent of this Resolution.
   
   

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.

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT, and RESOLUTION relative to establishing Overnight Parking District (OPD) No. 559 in the West Adams Area.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. FIND that the Los Angeles Police Department should have the primary responsibility for the enforcement of the authorized restriction in OPD No. 559, with support from Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) Parking Enforcement, inasmuch as the reported problems involve criminal activity.
   
   
2. FIND that the establishment of this OPD is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as a Class 1 Categorical Exemption, under Article III.1.a.3 of the 2002 Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines.
   
   
3. ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION, establishing OPD No. 559, pursuant to Section 80.54 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), for the area bounded by 22nd Street between Congress and Normandie Avenues, Normandie Avenue between the 10 Freeway and Adams Boulevard, Adams Boulevard between Normandie and Congress Avenues, and Congress Avenue between Adams Boulevard and 22nd Street.
   
   
4. AUTHORIZE the posting or removal of NO PARKING 2 AM TO 6 AM; DISTRICT NO. 559 PERMITS EXEMPT restriction for use on both sides of the residential portions of the blocks set forth above, except where parking is already prohibited for traffic flow or public safety.
   
   
5. INSTRUCT the LADOT to:
   
   
   1. Initiate the necessary procedures to prepare, issue, and collect payments for overnight parking permits from the residents within the boundaries of OPD No. 559, as specified in LAMC Section 80.54.
      
      
   2. Post or remove the authorized parking restrictions upon written instructions from the Council Office, upon Council approval of this action.
      
      

Fiscal Impact Statement: The LADOT reports that revenue from the sale of permits will cover the cost of implementing, administering, and enforcing OPD No. 559. Violations of the posted parking restrictions may result in citation fines deposited into the General Fund.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to authorizing the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) to expend and increase appropriations of Transportation Grant funds for various projects.

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

1. AUTHORIZE the Controller to establish new appropriations in the amount of $70,181,449 within the Transportation Grant Fund No. 655 for the projects and the amounts listed in Attachment 1 of the City Administrative Officer (CAO) report dated September 3, 2019.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the LADOT to:
   
   
   1. Receive grant funds to reimburse the Transportation Grant Fund No. 655 for expenditures made directly from the Transportation Grant Fund.
      
      
   2. Annually reimburse the General Fund for its costs associated with fringe benefits, central services, and department administration using proceeds that the LADOT has collected from grantors.
      
      
   3. Annually reimburse the Proposition C Anti-Gridlock Transit Fund No. 540 for its cost associated with the City staff salaries, overtime, compensated time off, and any other expenditures directly incurred by the Proposition C Anti-Gridlock Transit Fund No. 540 and associated with grant projects.
      
      
   4. Increase appropriations within the Transportation Grant Fund No. 655 by up to 25 percent of any project budget listed in the CAO report attachments or any other project accounts, not to exceed $100,000, subject to the approval of the CAO.
      
      
3. INSTRUCT all Departments and/or Bureaus to closely monitor their projects and schedules to ensure that the expenditures of funds are for the purposes of each of the projects and that the expenditures of funds are correctly recorded and reported as such, and that the expenditure of funds do not exceed the cost of the project authorized by Council.
   
   
4. AUTHORIZE a total increase of $1,887,890 in appropriations within the Transportation Grant Fund No. 655 for four existing projects with the amounts listed in Attachment 2 of the CAO report.
   
   
5. DIRECT the LADOT to decrease and/or close out project appropriations for completed projects that have been accepted by the Board of Public Works, projects where Council has made a determination to cancel the project, and/or projects wherein the grant funding has lapsed or has been de-obligated.
   
   
6. AUTHORIZE the LADOT to make any technical or administrative adjustments as necessary and consistent with this action, subject to the approval of the CAO; and, REQUEST the Controller to implement these instructions.
   
   

Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that this action will not impact the General Fund. The Transportation Grant Fund is a revolving account established to receive grant reimbursements for transportation grant funded programs. A total of $84.3 million in new grants was awarded to the City, of which $70.2 million require the establishment of new appropriations in the Transportation Grant Fund. In addition, the LADOT is requesting authority to increase existing appropriations by $1.9 million for current projects that remain within their Council authorized project budgets. This action complies with City financial policies in that one-time revenue is used for one-time expenditures.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the first five-year allocation of Measure M funding for the Central City Multiyear Subregional Program, and criteria to select project proposals.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. APPROVE the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) screening process to identify eligible Measure M Central City Multiyear Subregional Program funded transportation projects.
   
   
2. DIRECT the LADOT to:
   
   
   1. Identify project candidates within the Central City Subregion to be considered for Measure M Central City Multiyear Subregional Program funding.
      
      
   2. Report in 30 days with a prioritization process that includes specific scoring criteria, including but not limited to Disadvantaged Communities, Vision Zero High Injury Network, and connectivity with existing infrastructure.
      
      
   3. Report in 30 days with the required Public Participation Element.
      
      
   4. Report in 30 days with a proposed approach for using 0.5 percent of program funding for future project development.
      
      
   5. Report annually with a status update on projects included in the Five-Year Allocation Plan, including any proposed plan amendments.
      
      

Fiscal Impact Statement: The LADOT reports that this action will not impact the General Fund.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to a Fiscal Year (FY) 2019-2020 State of Good Repair Program grant award for Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) to purchase one replacement battery-electric DASH bus.

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

1. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, or the Chief of Transit Programs, LADOT, to:
   
   
   1. Apply for and accept a FY 2019-2020 State of Good Repair Program grant award in the amount of $563,130 up to $620,000 from the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for the purchase of one replacement battery-electric DASH bus.
      
      
   2. Execute any necessary funding and contractual documents, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality, for accepting the grant funds.
      
      
2. APPROVE the accompanying RESOLUTION authorizing the execution of the certifications and assurances for the California State of Good Repair Program for the procurement of one replacement battery-electric dash bus.
   
   

Fiscal Impact Statement: The LADOT reports that this action will not impact the General Fund inasmuch as the grant does not require a local match. In the event of a shortfall, the FY 2020 Fund No. 385 Account No. 94S399 will be used.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the inclusion of the Perry Residence located at 14924 West Camarosa Drive in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments.

Recommendations for Council action:

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 Perry Residence located at 14924 West Camarosa Drive in the list of Historic Cultural Monuments.

Applicant: Bed of Roses Preservationists

Owners:  Camarosa LLC

Case No. CHC-2019-776-HCM

Environmental No. ENV-2019-777-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 - OCTOBER 16, 2019

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

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the inclusion of the Orange Street Gateway Chateau South located at 6400 West Orange Street and 655-657 South La Jolla Avenue in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments.

Recommendations for Council action:

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 Orange Street Gateway Chateau South located at 6400 West Orange Street and 655-657 South La Jolla Avenue in the list of Historic Cultural Monuments.

Applicant: Steven Luftman

Owners:  Bahram Eghbali and Esmat Mahmoodi

Case No. CHC-2019-2307-HCM

Environmental No. ENV-2019-2308-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 - OCTOBER 16, 2019

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

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the inclusion of the Orange Street Gateway Chateau North located at 6401 West Orange Street and 621-623 South La Jolla Avenue in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments.

Recommendations for Council action:

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 Orange Street Gateway Chateau North located at  6401 West Orange Street and 621-623 South La Jolla Avenue in the list of Historic Cultural Monuments.

Applicant: Steven Luftman

Owners: Orange Street Townhomes LLC and Charles Rubin, Trustee, CRubin Trust

Case No. CHC-2019-2309-HCM

Environmental No. ENV-2019-2310-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 - OCTOBER 16, 2019

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

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the inclusion of the Miller Residence located at 5060 West Los Feliz Boulevard in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments.

Recommendations for Council action:

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 Miller Residence located at  5060 West Los Feliz Boulevard in the list of Historic Cultural Monuments.

Owners/Applicant: Eric Eisenberg and Mariann Gatto

Case No. CHC-2019-2304-HCM

Environmental No. ENV-2019-2305-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 - OCTOBER 16, 2019

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

SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (SCEA), MITIGATED MEASURES, MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM (MMP), and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a  senior affordable multi-family building located at 6650 - 6668 Franklin Avenue and 1855 North Cherokee Avenue.

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

1. FIND, pursuant to Public Resources Code (PRC), Section 21155.2, after consideration of the whole of the administrative record, including the SB 375 SCEA No. ENV-2017-1504-SCEA, and all comments received, after imposition of all Mitigation Measures there is no substantial evidence that the Project will have a significant effect on the environment; FIND that the Council held a hearing on and adopted the SCEA on February 20, 2019 (attached to Council File [C.F.] 18-0412) pursuant to Public Resources Code (PRC)  Section 21155.2(b)(6); FIND the Project is a transit priority project as defined by PRC Section 21155 and the Project has incorporated all feasible Mitigation Measures, performance standards, or criteria set forth in prior Environmental Impact Reports (EIR), including SCAG 2016­-2040 RTP/SCS EIR State Clearinghouse (SCH) No. 2015031035; FIND all potentially significant effects required to be identified in the initial study have been identified and analyzed in the SCEA; FIND with respect to each significant effect on the environment required to be identified in the initial study for the SCEA, changes or alterations have been required in or incorporated into the Project that avoid or mitigate the significant effects to a level of insignificance or those changes or alterations are within the responsibility and jurisdiction of another public agency and have been, or can and should be, adopted by that other agency; FIND the SCEA reflects the independent judgment and analysis of the City; FIND the Mitigation Measures have been made enforceable conditions on the project; and, ADOPT the SCEA and the MMP prepared for the SCEA.
   
   
2. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC) as the Findings of Council.
   
   
3. RESOLVE TO DENY THE APPEALS filed by D. Stewart Farquhar (Representative: Susan Honnold), Kevin Kelly (Representative: Kathleen Larsen), Dennis Luna (Representative: Kathleen Larsen), and Steven Sambol (Representative: Susan Honnold), and THEREBY APPROVE a Conditional Use Permit, to permit a housing development project with a density increase greater than the maximum permitted in Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) 12.22 A.25, for a total of 186 units; a Site Plan Review, to permit the construction, use, and maintenance of 50 or more new residential units; and, a Density Bonus, to permit a 35 percent density bonus for a Senior Residential Housing Development Project with 118 existing nonconforming units and 68 new units, dedicating 99 percent of proposed units restricting to Low and Very Low Income Households in exchange for an increase in height to permit a new building with 76-feet, 8-inches in height in lieu of the otherwise permitted 72-foot height limit pursuant to Ordinance 165656 and LAMC 12.21.1 B.2, a site with more than 20 feet of grade change, a decrease in yards to permit a 4-foot, 6-inch northerly side yard fronting Franklin Boulevard in lieu of the otherwise required 9 feet for a 6-story building pursuant to LAMC 12.11 C.2, and a decrease in yards to permit a 10-foot rear yard in lieu of the otherwise required 18-foot rear yard for a 6-story building pursuant to LAMC 12.11 C.3, for the maintenance of an existing historic, ten-story, 118-unit, 100 percent senior affordable multi-family building (The Montecito), and the construction of a six-story, 68-unit, 100 percent senior affordable multifamily residential building, resulting in a new proposed building (The Montecito II) with a maximum height of 76 feet 8 inches tall and will contain 67 senior affordable housing units with one manager’s unit, totaling 53,379 square feet of new building area, and approximately 7,000 square feet of recreation/open space area, where the Montecito II will be physically connected to the existing Montecito Apartment building by way of a new common lobby providing access to both facilities, with shared amenities within, and one unit within the existing building would be modified from a one bedroom to a studio to allow for the connection from the common lobby to the proposed new building, for the properties located at 6650 - 6668 Franklin Avenue and 1855 North Cherokee Avenue, subject to Conditions of Approval.

Applicant: Thomas Safran, Montecito Apartments Housing, LP

Representative: Dana Sayles, Three6ixty

Case No. CPC-2017-1503-DB-CU-SPR

Environmental No. ENV-2017-1504-SCEA

Fiscal Impact Statement: The LACPC reports there is no General Fund impact as administrative costs are recovered through fees.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - OCTOBER 16, 2019

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

MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION (MND) and PUBLIC WORKS AND GANG REDUCTION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Soto Street Roadway Widening Project (Project) approval and the California Environmental Quality Act compliance for the Project located on Soto Street from Multnomah Street to Mission Road.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. REVIEW and CONSIDER the MND.
   
   
2. FIND that, on the basis of the whole record, there is no substantial evidence that the Project will have a significant effect on the environment and that the MND reflects the City’s independent judgement and analysis.
   
   
3. ADOPT the MND.
   
   
4. APPROVE the Project as described in the Initial Study.
   
   
5. ADOPT the Mitigated Monitoring Program.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The BPW reports that the Project has a budget of $35,500,000. The funding source for the Project originates from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($32.3 million) and local Proposition C ($3.2 million) from the Los Angeles Department of Transportation as a local match.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

PUBLIC WORKS AND GANG REDUCTION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a grant award from the California Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018-19 California Violence Intervention and Prevention (CalVIP) Grant Program.

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

1. AUTHORIZE the Mayor, or designee, to retroactively accept the FY 2018-19 CalVIP Grant award from the BSCC in the amount of $1,000,000, for the period effective February 1, 2019 to May 14, 2021.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the Mayor, or designee, to negotiate and execute the Grant Award Agreement and submit any other necessary agreements and documents relative to the grant award, subject to the review and approval of the City Attorney as to form.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the Mayor, or designee, to negotiate and execute contracts with contractor(s), to provide trauma services for a period within the Grant Performance Period and for a budget not to exceed $600,000, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form and compliance with City contracting requirements.
   
   
4. AUTHORIZE the Mayor, or designee, to negotiate and execute a contract with California State University Los Angeles to obtain data collection, analysis and reports, database management and progress evaluation, for the period not to exceed the grant performance period deadline, in an amount not to exceed $100,000, subject to approval of the City Attorney as to form and compliance with City contracting requirements.
   
   
5. AUTHORIZE the Controller to:
   
   
   1. Establish a new fund entitled Fiscal Year 2018-19 CalVIP Grant Fund No. XXX/46.
      
      
   2. Recognize a receivable for funding in the amount of $1,000,000.
      
      
   3. Expend funds upon presentation and proper demand from the Mayor, or designee, and establish appropriation accounts as follows:
      
      

      Account	Title	Amount
      46S146	Mayor	$190,576
      46S299	Related Costs	94,106
      46S304	Contractual Svcs	700,000
      46S213	Travel	6,000
      46S602	Supplies	9,318
      	Total:	$1,000,000

           
6. AUTHORIZE the Controller to transfer up to $190,576 from Fund No. XXX, Account No. 46S146 to the Mayor’s General Fund No. 100/46, Account No. 001020 for reimbursement of grant-funded personnel salaries.
   
   
7. AUTHORIZE the Controller to transfer up to $94,106 from Fund No. XXX, Account No. 46S299 to the Mayor’s General Fund No. 100/46, Account No. 5346 for reimbursement of grant-funded fringe benefits.
   
   
8. AUTHORIZE a Reserve Fund Loan in the amount of $700,000 to support program-related activities under the FY 2018-19 CalVIP Grant, which is to be repaid by the Office of the Mayor at the end of the FY.
   
   
9. AUTHORIZE the Controller to transfer $700,000 from the Reserve Fund to the Unappropriated Balance Fund No. 100/58 and transfer therefrom to the Fiscal Year 2018-19 CalVIP Grant Fund No. XXX/46, Account No. 46S304 Contractual Services.
   
   
10. AUTHORIZE the Mayor, or designee, to prepare Controller instructions and/or make technical adjustments that may be required to implement the actions approved by the Mayor and Council on this matter, subject to the approval of the City Administrative Officer (CAO); and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement these instructions.

Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the Mayor. Neither the CAO nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

PUBLIC WORKS AND GANG REDUCTION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the First Amendment to the agreement with HNTB Corporation for final design and construction support services for the Sixth Street Viaduct Replacement Project.

Recommendation for Council action:

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the President or two members, Board of Public Works, to execute Amendment No. 1 to the agreement between the City and HNTB Corporation for final design and construction support services for the Sixth Street Viaduct Replacement Project to extend the term by 45 months from the current expiration of December 31, 2019 to a new term date of September 30, 2023; and, INCREASE the contract ceiling by $3,000,000 from the current limit of $30,000,000 to a revised limit of $33,000,000, subject to the review and approval of the City Attorney.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer reports that there is no additional impact on the General Fund. The $3 million increase in the contract ceiling will be funded by Municipal Improvement Corporation of Los Angeles financing previously authorized for this project as part of the 2018-19 and 2019-20 Adopted Budgets.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE – OCTOBER 28, 2019

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION – OCTOBER 25, 2019)

PUBLIC WORKS AND GANG REDUCTION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to designating the intersection at Commerce Avenue and Valmont Street as William Saroyan Square.

Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Rodriguez - Krekorian):

1. DESIGNATE the intersection at Commerce Avenue and Valmont Street as William Saroyan Square.
   
   
2. INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Department of Transportation to fabricate and install appropriate ceremonial signs to this effect at this location.

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.