2636 South Severance Street. (Lien: $5,249.13)

2424 South 8th Avenue. (Lien: $2,808.51)

10875 North San Fernando Road. (Lien: $522.42)

11766 West Garber Street. (Lien: $2,920.98)

3638 South Adair Street. (Lien: $1,982.20)

429 East F Street. (Lien: $522.42)

918 West 65th Street. (Lien: $2,575.22)

11024 South Compton Avenue. (Lien: $2,348.00)

(Continued from Council meeting of October 23, 2019)

13335 West Astoria Street. (Lien: $2,770.54)

(Continued from Council meeting of October 15, 2019)

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Wilton Place and Wilshire Boulevard Street Lighting District.

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

1. DENY the protest and confirm the assessments.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE levying the assessments and ordering the maintenance of the above lighting district, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Government Code Section 53753 (Proposition 218).

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Venice and San Vicente Boulevard Street Lighting District.

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

1. DENY the protest and confirm the assessments.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE levying the assessments and ordering the maintenance of the above lighting district, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Government Code Section 53753 (Proposition 218).

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the San Fernando Mission Boulevard and Woodley Avenue Street Lighting District.

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

1. DENY the protest and confirm the assessments.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE levying the assessments and ordering the maintenance of the above lighting district, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Government Code Section 53753 (Proposition 218).

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Magnolia Boulevard and Corteen Place No. 1 Street Lighting District.

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

1. FIND that a majority protest exists in the Street Lighting Maintenance Assessment District and therefore the assessment cannot be enacted.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE abandoning all proceedings relating to the above lighting district, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Government Code Section 53753 (Proposition 218).
   
   
3. INSTRUCT the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, to ensure that the streetlights are not installed or are removed from service if previously installed.

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Seward and Romaine Street Lighting District.

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

1. DENY the protest and confirm the assessments.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE levying the assessments and ordering the maintenance of the above lighting district, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Government Code Section 53753 (Proposition 218).

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Troost Avenue and Dehougne Street Lighting District.

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

1. DENY the protest and confirm the assessments.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE levying the assessments and ordering the maintenance of the above lighting district, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Government Code Section 53753 (Proposition 218).

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Whitsett Avenue and Otsego Street No. 2 Street Lighting District.

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

1. DENY the protest and confirm the assessments.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE levying the assessments and ordering the maintenance of the above lighting district, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Government Code Section 53753 (Proposition 218).

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Manchester Avenue and Airport Boulevard No. 1 Street Lighting District.

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

1. DENY the protest and confirm the assessments.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE levying the assessments and ordering the maintenance of the above lighting district, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Government Code Section 53753 (Proposition 218).

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Del Rey and Beach Avenue Street Lighting District.

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

1. DENY the protest and confirm the assessments.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE levying the assessments and ordering the maintenance of the above lighting district, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Government Code Section 53753 (Proposition 218).

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Del Rey and Maxella Avenue Street Lighting District.

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

1. DENY the protest and confirm the assessments.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE levying the assessments and ordering the maintenance of the above lighting district, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Government Code Section 53753 (Proposition 218).

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Hi-Point and Pickford Street Lighting District.

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

1. DENY the protest and confirm the assessments.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE levying the assessments and ordering the maintenance of the above lighting district, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Government Code Section 53753 (Proposition 218).

HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the Hoover and Council Streets 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 27, 2019 - Continue hearing and present Ordinance on November 26, 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 Franklin and New Hampshire Avenues 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 27, 2019 - Continue hearing and present Ordinance on November 26, 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 Riverside Drive and Ledge 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 27, 2019 - Continue hearing and present Ordinance on November 26, 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 Oxford Avenue and 5th 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 27, 2019 - Continue hearing and present Ordinance on November 26, 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 Hamlin Street and Lankershim 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 27, 2019 - Continue hearing and present Ordinance on November 26, 2019 to consider report of protests to be submitted as a result of balloting, pursuant to Proposition 218)

MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION (MND), MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM (MMP), MITIGATION MEASURES, PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT, and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to a Zone Change for the properties located at 10811-10921 North Old Santa Susana Pass Road.

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

1. FIND, pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15074(b), after consideration of the whole of the administrative record, including the MND No. ENV-2016-3175-MND, and all comments received, with the imposition of mitigation measures, there is no substantial evidence that the project will have a significant effect on the environment; FIND that the MND reflects the independent judgement and analysis of the City; FIND that the mitigation measures have been made enforceable conditions on the project; and ADOPT the MND and  the MMP prepared for the MND, and the Addendum to the Initial Study/MND dated October 9, 2019 (attached to the Council file).
   
   
2. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the PLUM Committee as the Findings of Council.
   
   
3. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated October 17, 2019, effectuating a Zone Change from A2-1 to (T)RA-1-K, with the exceptions of portions zoned OS-1XL which shall remain OS-1XL for a Project consisting of the subdivision of an 11.92 acre site into 19 single-family lots which requires the demolition of six dwellings and various unattached garages, sheds, stables, and open sided structures, and one existing historic structure, the Wilson House, which will be preserved, and a detached garage will be constructed as an accessory structure, the private streets, walls, and a public horse trail will be constructed for the subdivision, and the proposed single-family dwellings are one- and two-story structures, with heights varying from approximately 19 feet to 27 feet and with floor areas of approximately 4,750-5,000 square-feet in size, and where there are 19 protected trees exist on the site, of which four are proposed for removal and 15 are proposed for preservation, 129 non-protected trees exist on the site, of which 109 are proposed for removal and 20 are proposed for preservation, and where the project  will require approximately 12,800 cubic yards of earth to be graded and 5,200 cubic yards to be exported for the property located at 10811-10921 North Old Santa Susana Pass Road, subject to Conditions of Approval as modified by the PLUM Committee including the updated project description in the Addendum dated October 9, 2019(attached to the Council File).
   
   
4. NOT PRESENT and ORDER FILED the Ordinance dated June 27, 2019.

Applicant: Eric Borstein, Santa Susana Estates LLC

Representative: Erik Pfahler, Borstein Enterprises

Case No. CPC-2016-3174-ZC

Related Case No. VTT-74478-1A

Environmental No. ENV-2016-3175-MND

Fiscal Impact Statement: The Los Angeles City Planning Commission reports there is no General Fund impact as administrative costs are recovered through fees.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - OCTOBER 30, 2019

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - OCTOBER 30, 2019)

10 VOTES REQUIRED ON SECOND READING

ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION, TRADE, TRAVEL, AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT, and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to regulating aircraft operations and aircraft engine run-up noise at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

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

1. ADOPT the determination by the Board of Airport Commissioners that the proposed action is administratively exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with Article III, Class 21 (2) of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines.
   
   
2. APPROVE Resolution No. 26810 approved by the Board of Airport Commissioners on July 18, 2019, implementing a tiered penalty program for the restriction of jet engine run-ups for maintenance and testing at LAX.
   
   
3. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated September 5, 2019, amending Section 171.01 and adding Section 171.08 to Chapter XVII of the Los Angeles Municipal Code regulating aircraft operations and aircraft engine run-up noise, and implementing a tiered penalty program for the restriction of jet engine run-ups for maintenance and testing at LAX.
   
   

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer reports that this action will not impact the General Fund. LAWA indicates that there is no direct cost related to approval of the proposed Ordinance and implementation of its provisions for aircraft operators and operations at LAX's West Aircraft Maintenance Area and other areas of the airport. As a consequence, there are no Departmental appropriations required. This action complies with LAWA's adopted financial policies.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Appeal for the property located at 1276 West 29th Street.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. DETERMINE, based on the whole of the administrative record, that the Project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to City of Los Angeles CEQA Guidelines, Article III, Section 1, Class 3 Category 17 (projects involving less than 35 dwelling units), and to the State CEQA Guidelines, Section 15300, Class 31 (historical resources); and there is no substantial evidence demonstrating that an exception to a categorical exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15300.2 applies.
   
   
2. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Director of Planning as the Findings for Council.
   
   
3. RESOLVE TO DENY THE APPEAL filed by Jim Childs and Laura Meyers, North University Park Community Association, and THEREBY APPROVE the Project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines, Section 15300, Class 31 (historical resources), and Article III, Section 1, Class 3, Category 17 (projects involving less than 35 dwelling units) of the City CEQA Guidelines, and there is no substantial evidence demonstrating that an exception to a categorical exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15300.2 applies for the adaptive reuse of an existing church structure as an 9,256 square-foot, seven-unit apartment building for the property located at 1276 West 29th Street, subject to Conditions of Approval .

Applicant: Dan Stein, The Pews at SC LLC

Representative: Victor Kroh, L and V Architects Inc

Case No. DIR-2017-4072-COA-DRB-SPP-WDI-1A

Environmental No. ENV-2017-4073-CE

Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the South Los Angeles Area Planning Commission. Neither the Chief Legislative Analyst nor the City Administrative Officer has completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement: Yes.

For: Empowerment Congress North NDC

MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION (MND), MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM (MMP), MITIGATION MEASURES, and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Vesting Tentative Tract Map appeal for the properties located at 10811-10921 North Old Santa Susana Pass Road.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. FIND, pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15074(b), after consideration of the whole of the administrative record, including the MND No. ENV-2016-3175-MND, and all comments received, with the imposition of mitigation measures, there is no substantial evidence that the project will have a significant effect on the environment; FIND that the MND reflects the independent judgement and analysis of the City; FIND that the mitigation measures have been made enforceable conditions on the project; and ADOPT the MND and  the MMP prepared for the MND, and the Addendum to the Initial Study/MND dated October 9, 2019 (attached to the Council file).
   
   
2. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the PLUM Committee as the Findings of Council.
   
   
3. RESOLVE TO GRANT IN PART and DENY IN PART THE APPEAL filed by Daniel Garcia on behalf of the neighbors on Calle Milagros and Bee Canyon, and THEREBY APPROVE the Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 74478 for the merger and resubdivision of an 11.92 acre site in 19 single-family parcels and associated private streets, for a project that requires the demolition of six dwellings and various unattached garages, sheds, stables, and open sided structures, with one existing historic structure, the Wilson House, to be preserved and a detached garage to be constructed as an accessory structure, and the construction of private streets, walls, and a public horse trail for the subdivision. The proposed single-family dwellings are one- and two-story structures, with heights varying from approximately 19 feet to 27 feet and with floor areas of approximately 4,750-5,000 square-feet in size, with 19 existing protected trees on the site, of which four are proposed for removal and 15 are proposed for preservation, and 129 existing non-protected trees on the site, of which 109 are proposed for removal and 20 proposed for preservation, and requiring approximately 12,800 cubic yards of earth to be graded and 5,200 cubic yards to be exported for the properties located at 10811-10921 North Old Santa Susana Pass Road, subject to Conditions of Approval, as modified by the PLUM Committee including the updated project description in the Addendum dated October 9, 2019(attached to the Council file).

Applicant:  Eric Borstein, Santa Susan Estates LLC

Representative:  Erik Pfahler, Bornstein Enterprises

Case No. VTT-74478-2A

Related Case No. CPC-2016-3174-ZC

Environmental No. ENV-2016-3175-MND

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The Los Angeles City Planning Commission reports that there is no General Fund impact as administrative costs are recovered through fees.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - OCTOBER 30, 2019

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - OCTOBER 30, 2019)

BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to outside counsel expenditures for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018-19.

Recommendation for Council action:

NOTE and FILE the City Attorney report, dated September 18, 2019, relative to Citywide Outside Counsel Expenditures for FY 2018-19, as of June 30, 2019.

Fiscal Impact Statement: Not applicable.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a request for waiver of conflict of interest in retaining the legal services of the law firm Squire Patton Boggs, LLP.

Recommendation for Council action:

WAIVE the conflict of interest of the Office of the City Attorney in retaining the legal services of the law firm Squire Patton Boggs, LLP in its concurrent representation of the City on bond work and Mercedes Benz USA/Daimler AG in a personal injury lawsuit.

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.

BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to an outside counsel contract to assist in the City's 800 MHz Reconfiguration Project.

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

1. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney to enter into a contract with the Law Office of Matthew Plache for the purpose of assisting in the City's 800 MHz Reconfiguration Project, all fees to be paid directly by Sprint Nextel.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE 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 AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement the instructions.
   
   

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a refund claim filed by Boething Treeland Farms, Incorporated.

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

APPROVE the refund claim filed by Boething Treeland Farms, Incorporated in the amount of $60,839.19, plus accumulated interest.

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a refund claim filed by USA Waste of California, Incorporated.

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

APPROVE the refund claim filed by USA Waste of California, Incorporated in the amount of $71,492.20, plus accumulated interest.

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a refund claim filed by Gate Gourmet, Incorporated.

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

APPROVE the refund claim filed by Gate Gourmet, Incorporated in the amount of $84,185.76, plus accumulated interest.

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the acceptance of the 2018 Regional Hazardous Materials Response (RHMR) Agreement in the amount up to $190,000 for the performance period of March 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.

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

1. APPROVE and ACCEPT the 2018 RHMR agreement, attached to the Council file, in the amount up to $190,000 for the performance period of March 1, 2019, or upon approval, whichever is later, through June 30, 2020, with the option to extend for one additional 12 month term at the original rates evaluated and considered granted by the Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES).
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the Chief, Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), or designee, to:
   
   
   1. Execute any documents or agreements necessary to accept the grant on the City’s behalf.
      
      
   2. Expend funds in the amount up to $190,000 from the LAFD's variable staffing account Fund No. 100, Account No. 1098 in accordance with the RHMR agreement terms, from the Cal OES.
      
      
3. AUTHORIZE the Controller to deposit up to $190,000 from Cal OES into Fund No. 335/38, Account to be determined.
   
   
4. AUTHORIZE the LAFD to:
   
   
   1. Transfer reimbursement grant funds from Fund No. 335/38, Account TBD to Fund No. 100, Account No. 1098 (Variable Staffing), upon submission of proper documentation by the LAFD of actual cost incurred from eligible Hazardous Materials Training Courses, subject to the review and approval of the City Administrative Officer (CAO).
      
      
   2. Prepare Controller instructions for any technical adjustments, subject to the approval of the CAO, and authorize and request the Controller to implement the instructions.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The CAO reports that there is no impact to the LAFD General Fund in Fiscal Year 2019-20.  The LAFD will cover the expenditures up to $190,000 through LAFD General Fund No. 100/38, Account No. 1098 (Variable Staffing). The Cal OES will reimburse the LAFD a total up to $190,000. 

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

ENERGY, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the oil, natural gas, and gas storage field operations at the Playa del Rey field located at 8141 South Gulana Avenue.

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

DIRECT the Department of City Planning to work with the Petroleum Administrator, the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety, the Los Angeles Fire Department, and the City Attorney to immediately investigate and report within 90 days on the oil, natural gas, and gas storage field operations at the Playa del Rey field located at 8141 South Gulana Avenue, Playa Del Rey, CA 90293, per the Los Angeles Municipal Code. The investigation should include the following:

1. A thorough site review for all equipment and wells onsite, including a full site review of conditions to verify the site's City permits.
   
   
2. Adherence to approved zoning and use conditions.
   
   
3. Remediation of subsidence and erosion issues.
   
   
4. Compliance with the new state gas storage rules.
   
   
5. Compliance with any and all facility and operational requirements of the California Coastal Commission, the California Public Utility Commission, the South Coast Air Quality Management District, and the California Department of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources.

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

Community Impact Statement: Yes.

For:  Coastal San Pedro Neighborhood Council

COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY and CITY CLERK, ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION, and RESOLUTION relative to the City's Primary Nominating Election to be held on March 3, 2020, and General Municipal Election to be held, if necessary, on November 3, 2020, for members of the Los Angeles City Council and members of the Board of Education of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD).

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

1. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated September 20, 2019, calling a Primary Nominating Election on Tuesday, March 3, 2020, and a General Municipal Election on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, in the City of Los Angeles and the LAUSD.
   
   
2. ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION requesting that the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors  authorize the consolidation of the City of Los Angeles Primary Nominating Election and a General Municipal Election, if necessary, with the State Primary Election to be held on March 3, 2020, and the State General Election to be held on November 3, 2020.
   
   

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Clerk reports that the Los Angeles County's election-related cost estimate is approximately $15 million for the City's March 3, 2020 Primary Nominating Election. Funds have been set aside in the Unappropriated Balance for a portion of the County's election-related expenses and the City Clerk will request these and the necessary additional funds in a future Financial Status Report. The City's election-related expenses are included in the City Clerk's current fiscal year budget. Estimates for the November 3, 2020 General Municipal Election are not currently available and will be included in the City Clerk's fiscal year 2020-21 budget request.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

(Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental Relations Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

2944 South Kenwood Avenue (Case No. 628075) Assessor I.D. No. 5054-008-003

4125 South Van Ness (Case No. 701931) Assessor I.D. 5022-017-036

4807 West Saturn Street (Case No. 647702) Assessor I.D. No. 5067-008-010

1917 South Preuss Road (Case No. 659189) Assessor I.D. No. 4302-019-022

5044 North Eagle Rock Boulevard (Case No. 288368) Assessor I.D. No. 5686-003-003

ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATION FROM THE BOARD OF AIRPORT COMMISSIONERS relative to the First Amendment to Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) Contract with Austin Commercial, LP, for the Terminal Cores and Automated People Mover Interface Project at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

Recommendations for Council action:

1. ADOPT the determination by the Board of Airport Commissioners that the proposed action is administratively exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with Article II, Section 2.i of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines.
   
   
2. APPROVE the First Amendment to LAWA Contract DA-5262 with Austin Commercial, LP; and Guaranteed Maximum Price, for amounts $61,869,876 and $398,400,876, respectively, covering the Terminal Cores and Automated People Mover Interface Project at LAX.
   
   
3. CONCUR with the action of the Board of Airport Commissioners taken September 10, 2019, by Resolution No. 26852, authorizing the Chief Executive Officer, LAWA, to execute the First Amendment to Contract DA-5262 with Austin Commercial, LP.
   
   

Fiscal Impact Statement: The Board of Airport Commissioners reports this action will not impact the General Fund.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE – DECEMBER 10, 2019

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - DECEMBER 10, 2019)

(Trade, Travel, and Tourism Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (HUIZAR - PRICE) relative to issuing Revocable Permits for the site located at 1240-1260 South Figueroa Street and 601 West Pico Boulevard.

Recommendation for Council action:

INSTRUCT the Bureau of Engineering to issue Revocable Permits, subject to the applicant satisfying the conditions for issuing such permit, to close, gate, occupy, and construct permanent structures within the existing public rights-of-way for the site located at 1240-1260 South Figueroa Street and 601 West Pico Boulevard.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

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

CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (HUIZAR - PRICE) relative to issuing a Revocable Permit for the site located at 1240-1260 South Figueroa Street and 601 West Pico Boulevard; and, terminating Ordinance No. 172283 and removing it from the City's databases.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. INSTRUCT the City Engineer to issue a Revocable Permit allowing construction within the public rights-of-way prior to final recordation of Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 74239.
   
   
2. REQUEST the City Attorney, with the assistance of the City Engineer, Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety, and Department of City Planning, to take the actions necessary to terminate Ordinance No. 172283 and remove it from the City's databases.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

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

CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (KREKORIAN - WESSON) relative to an exception to the City’s one-year street moratorium for an apartment building under construction located at 5632 Willowcrest Avenue for the connection to the water supply line.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. APPROVE an exception to the City’s one-year street moratorium (Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 62.06D) and instruct the Bureau of Engineering to issue the U-permit to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP).
   
   
2. REQUIRE the property owner to pay the Street Damage Restoration Fee at the one-year and one-day fee schedule and the Bureau of Street Services (BSS) require Sempra Utilities to restore the street at the frontage of the property at 5632 Willowcrest Avenue from curb to curb to the satisfaction of the BSS after the LADWP has completed the water connection.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

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

CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (HUIZAR - LEE) relative to exception to the City’s one-year, street cut moratorium for the installation of a gas line for the property located at 3551 Sabina Street.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. APPROVE an exception to the City’s one-year, street cut moratorium on Sabina Street to all for the installation of a 1-foot by 2-foot gas line for the property located at 3551 Sabina Street.
   
   
2. REQUIRE the permittee to properly repair and resurface the street cut area in accordance with the Bureau of Engineering requirements and standards and, upon completion of the work, the repaired street cut be inspected by the Bureau of Contract Administration to maximize the longevity of the street.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

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

MOTION (KORETZ - BLUMENFIELD) relative to initiating consideration of the property located at 361 North Citrus Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90036, as a Historic Cultural Monument.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. INITIATE consideration of the property located at 361 North Citrus Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90036, as a Historic-Cultural Monument under the procedures of Section 22.171.10 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code.
   
   
2. INSTRUCT the Department of City Planning to prepare the Historic Cultural Monument application for review and consideration by the Cultural Heritage Commission (CHC).
   
   
3. REQUEST the CHC, that after reviewing the application, to submit its report and recommendation to the Council regarding the inclusion of the property located at 361 North Citrus Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90036 in the City's list of Historic-Cultural Monuments.

MOTION (KORETZ - BLUMENFIELD) relative to approving a Street Banner program for the period of October 2019 - August 2020 to promote preservation of hillsides and to build a better community.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. APPROVE, in accordance with the Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 62.132, a Street Banner Program being coordinated by the Bel Air-Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council identifying the importance of preserving our hillsides and building better communities, as a City of Los Angeles Non-event Street Banner Program for the period of October 2019 - August 2020.
   
   
2. APPROVE the content of the street banner design, as attached to the Motion.
   
   

MOTION (HARRIS-DAWSON - KREKORIAN) relative to funding to support worthy institutions and programs which benefit the community in Council District 8.

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

1. TRANSFER / APPROPRIATE $55,000 in the Council District 8 portion of the Council Fund No. 100/28, Account No. 1010 (Salaries - General) to General City Purposes Fund No. 100/56, Account No. 0708 (CD-8 Community Services) to support community services in Council District 8.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the City Clerk to make any corrections, clarifications or revisions to the above fund transfer instructions, including any new instructions, in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion.

MOTION (KORETZ - HUIZAR) relative to rescinding the action of the Rule 23 pertaining to Council file No. 19-0982-S1 regarding the property located at 100 Delfern, Los Angeles, 90077 that was taken on September 6, 2019.

Recommendation for Council action:

RESCIND the action of the Rule 23 pertaining to Council file No. 19-0982-S1 regarding the property located at 100 Delfern, Los Angeles, 90077 that was taken on September 6, 2019.

MOTION (PRICE - HUIZAR) relative to an offer of reward information leading to the identification, apprehension, and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the shooting death of Micquel Hawkins and injury of three others on July 6, 2019.

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

1. PROVIDE an offer of reward in the amount of $75,000 for information leading to the identification, apprehension, and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the shooting death of Micquel Hawkins and injury of three others on July 6, 2019.
   
   
2. FIND that the subject reward following findings pursuant to Division 19, Chapter 12, Article 1 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code.
   
   
3. DIRECT  the City Clerk to publish the required notices and/or to effectuate this reward.

MOTION (WESSON - MARTINEZ) relative to continuing a partnership with All City Employee Benefits Service Association (ACEBSA) to sell merchandise bearing the City seal to Club members.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. AMEND the Council action of March 30, 2010 to APPROVE a new licensing agreement with ACEBSA.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the City Clerk to execute the agreement on behalf of the City for a term of June 3, 2014 to February 28, 2022, subject to the approval by the City Attorney as to form.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the City Clerk to collect and deposit royalties into the Intellectual Property Trust Fund, Fund No.  45V.
   
   
4. AUTHORIZE the City Clerk to make any technical corrections or clarifications to the above instructions in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion.

MOTION (PRICE - HUIZAR) relative to reinstating the reward offer for the Teardrop Rapist.

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

REAFFIRM  Council's findings and REINSTATE the reward offer relative to the Teardrop Rapist (Council  Action of April 25, 2012, Council file No. 03-0010-S29) for an additional period of six months from the publication of the renewed offer of reward by the City Clerk and further, that the sum of $75,000 shall be the aggregate maximum sum of any payment or payments of a City reward in this instance.

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

1. CONSIDER the results of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (TEFRA) public hearing held on October 18, 2019 for the Project.
   
   
2. ADOPT the accompanying TEFRA RESOLUTION approving the issuance of bonds in an amount not to exceed $31,100,000 for the new construction of a 56-unit multifamily housing project located at 4600 and 4601 Wilshire Boulevard in Council District 10.

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

1. CONSIDER the results of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (TEFRA) public hearing held on October 18, 2019 for the Project.
   
   
2. ADOPT the accompanying TEFRA RESOLUTION approving the issuance of bonds in an amount not to exceed $21,250,000 for the new construction of a 56-unit multifamily housing project located at 12667 San Fernando Road in Council District 7.

MOTION (HARRIS-DAWSON - KREKORIAN) relative to reallocating funds for 2020 heritage month celebrations. 

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

1. REALLOCATE the two unexpended 2017 Heritage Month allocations in the General City Purposes Fund No. 100/56, Account No. 00832 to two 2020 heritage month celebrations as follows:

    

   2017 Black History Month $5,000 reallocate to MLK Freedom Festival 2020

   2017 Dia de Los Muertos $10,000 reallocate to Caribbean Heritage Celebration 2020

   
   
   
2. DIRECT and AUTHORIZE the City Clerk to prepare and or process the necessary document(s) or agreement(s), as appropriate, in the above amounts, for the above purpose, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form, if needed; and that the Council member of the Eighth District be authorized to execute any such documents on behalf of the City, as may be needed.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the City Clerk to make any corrections, clarifications or revisions to the above fund transfer instructions, including any new instructions, in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion, and including any corrections and changes to fund or account number; said corrections / clarifications / changes may be made orally, electronically or by any other means. 

MOTION (BLUMENFIELD - HARRIS-DAWSON) relative to asserting jurisdiction over the September 26, 2019  (Letter of Determination dated October 21, 2019) action by the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC) to deny a Waiver of Development Standards to permit a 5-foot landscape located at 19336-19360 West Ventura Boulevard.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. ASSERT jurisdiction, pursuant to Charter Section 245, over the September 26, 2019 (Letter of Determination dated October 21, 2019) LACPC action to deny a Waiver of Development Standards to permit a 5-foot landscape buffer in lieu of the required 10-foot per Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 12.22 A.25(g)(3) for a relief from a Specific Plan Standard, for the construction of a new four-story mixed use building with 59 residential dwelling units (11 percent of the total units or seven units set aside for Very Low Income Households), located at 19336-19360 West Ventura Boulevard (Case No. CPC-2018-89-DB-SPR-SPP).
   
   
2. REFER the matter, upon assertion of jurisdiction, to the Planning and Land Use Management Committee for further review.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - OCTOBER 30, 2019

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - OCTOBER 30, 2019)

10 VOTES REQUIRED

MOTION (HUIZAR - LEE) relative to reinstating the reward for the unsolved murder of Thomas Johnson.

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

REAFFIRM Council's findings and REINSTATE the reward offer relative to the unsolved murder of Thomas Johnson (Council action of January 27, 2016, Council file No. 16-0010) for an additional period of six months from the publication of the renewed offer of reward by the City Clerk and, further, that the sum of $50,000 shall be the aggregate maximum sum of any payment or payments of a City reward in this instance.

MOTION (WESSON - KORETZ) relative to funding improvements on Pico Boulevard between Fairfax Avenue and Cochran Avenue.

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

1. ALLOCATE $75,000 in the Pico / Genessee Community Pocket Park Trust Fund No. 917/14 to the Pico Great Street Collaborative for improvements related to beautification, safety, placemaking, maintenance, and administrative costs on Pico Boulevard between Fairfax Avenue and Cochran Avenue in Council District 10.
   
   
2. DIRECT and AUTHORIZE the City Clerk to prepare and or process the necessary document(s) or agreement(s) with the Ethiopian Community Development Center, or any other agency or organization, as appropriate, in the above amounts, for the above purpose, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form, if needed; and that the Council member of the Tenth District be authorized to execute any such documents on behalf of the City, as may be needed.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the City Clerk to make any corrections, clarifications or revisions to the above fund transfer instructions, including any new instructions, in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion, and including any corrections and changes to fund or account numbers; said corrections / clarifications / changes may be made orally, electronically or by any other means.

MOTION (CEDILLO - KORETZ) relative to authorizing the necessary assistance for the renewal of the Greater Chinatown Business Improvement District (BID).

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

1. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to provide the necessary assistance for the renewal of the Greater Chinatown BID.
   
   
2. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to utilize $24,900 from the BID Trust Fund No. 659, subject to terms and conditions as described in the City's BID Policy documents, to be used for professional consulting services to renew the BID, including: to collect, categorize and interpret data; to design and conduct interviews and surveys; to organize meetings and prioritize community needs; to prepare all required reports and documents and other activities required for renewal of the Greater Chinatown BID; and, to generally coordinate the entire process for renewing the Greater Chinatown BID.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the City Clerk to negotiate and execute a contract with New City America, Inc. for expenses related to the renewal of the  Greater Chinatown BID for the period from August 1, 2019 to August 1, 2020.

FINAL MAP OF TRACT No. 74709, located at 4414 North Lemp Avenue, northerly of Moorpark Street.

(Bond No. C-134247)

Subdivider: Valleysprings Lane, LLC; Surveyor: Lawrence Wilson

Fiscal Impact Statement: The subdivider has paid a fee of $9,064 for the processing of this final tract map pursuant to Section 19.02(A) (2) of the Los Angeles Municipal Code. No additional City funds are needed.

FINAL MAP OF TRACT No. 82292, located at 1426 South Hayworth Avenue, southerly of Pico Boulevard.

(Bond No. C-134249)

Subdivider: Jonah 26, LLC; Surveyor: Taik Yul Kim

Fiscal Impact Statement: The subdivider has paid a fee of $9,064 for the processing of this final tract map pursuant to Section 19.02(A) (2) of the Los Angeles Municipal Code. No additional City funds are needed.

FINAL MAP OF TRACT No. 74352 located at 5133 North Louise Avenue northerly of Otsego Street.

(Bond No. C-134262)

Subdivider: Furniturewala Family Trust; Surveyor: Yefim Tsalyuk

Fiscal Impact Statement: The subdivider has paid a fee of $9,064 for the processing of this final tract map pursuant to Section 19.02(A)(2) of the Los Angeles Municipal Code. No additional City funds are needed.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

FINAL MAP OF VESTING TRACT MAP No. 82168 located at 118-124 South Astronaut Ellison S. Onizuka Street.

(Bond No. C-134263)

Owner: E.L. Lotus, LLC; Surveyor: Psomas

Fiscal Impact Statement: The Subdivider has paid a fee of $14,080 for the processing of this final tract map pursuant to Section 19.02(A)(2) of the Los Angeles Municipal Code. No additional City Funds are needed.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

MOTION (HARRIS-DAWSON for BONIN - BUSCAINO) and RESOLUTION relative to amending Council action of December 11, 2018 regarding Bridge Housing on 100 East Sunset Avenue Project and its exemptions from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).