11035 North De Foe Avenue. (Lien: $2,597.25)

1538 West 79th Street. (Lien: $3,897.01)

17320 West Burma Street. (Lien: $5,292.56)

7659 North Bluebell Avenue. (Lien: $2,628.41)

429 East F Street. (Lien: $522.42)

(Continued from Council meeting of October 29, 2019)

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Alameda and 4th Street 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 Burbank Boulevard and Camellia Avenue 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 Clark Street and Etiwanda 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 Hyperion Avenue and Hoover 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 Tiara Street and Calhoun Avenue 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).

Journal Correction: Correct file number is 19-0900-S77, not 19-0005-S77. Item adopted under Council file number 19-0900-S77.

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Campus Road and Paulhan 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 Riverside Drive and Vineland Avenue 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 Reseda Boulevard and Chase 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 Colorado Boulevard Improvement 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 Colorado Boulevard Improvement No. 2 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 Colorado Boulevard Improvement No. 3 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 Duane Street and Apex Avenue 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 Pickford Street and Longwood 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).

MOTION (MARTINEZ - CEDILLO) and RESOLUTION relative to issuing one or more series of revenue bonds or notes, in an amount not to exceed $135,000,000 for the acquisition, development, improvement, and equipping of a 356-unit affordable rental housing project called Sepulveda Apartments located at 8811 Sepulveda Boulevard.

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

1. WAIVE the City of Los Angeles Multifamily Bond policy to allow the California Public Finance Authority to issue bonds not to exceed $135,000,000 for the acquisition, development, improvement, and equipping of a 356-unit affordable rental housing project located at 8811 Sepulveda Boulevard in Council District 6.
   
   
2. INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department to execute and enforce the terms of the ADA Regulatory Agreement with the Borrower.
   
   
3. HOLD a Tax Equity and Financial Responsibility Act of 1982 (TEFRA) Hearing and consider the accompanying TEFRA RESOLUTION.

HEARING COMMENTS relative to an Application for Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity for the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption for Bar Menagerie and French Exit located at 330 South Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90013.

Application filed by:  330 BDWY LP, Incorporated (Representative:  Maria Impala)

TIME LIMIT FILE - DECEMBER 26, 2019

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - DECEMBER 11, 2019)

(Findings and Council recommendations relative to the above application required)

HOUSING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the appointment of Ms. Jesse S. Noonan to the Commission on Community and Family Services (CCFS).

Recommendation for Council action:

RESOLVE that the Mayor's appointment of Ms. Jesse S. Noonan to the CCFS for the term ending June 30, 2020, is APPROVED and CONFIRMED.  Ms. Noonan fills the vacancy created by Kevin Taylor, who withdrew from consideration.  Ms. Noonan resides in Council District 13. (Current composition:  F=11; M=3)

Financial Disclosure Statement:  Filed.

Background Check:  Pending.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - NOVEMBER 25, 2019

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

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to prohibiting the parking of vehicles displaying For Sale signs along certain streets in the community of Wilmington.

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

PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated September 20, 2019, amending Subsection (a) of Section 87.55 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to prohibit the parking of a vehicle displaying a For Sale sign or placard advertising the private sale of that vehicle on the following streets: both sides of East Anaheim Street between South Figueroa and Alameda Streets, both sides of Island Avenue between West I and West Anaheim Streets, and both sides of North Lagoon Avenue between West Sandison Street and Pacific Coast Highway.

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 (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCES FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing the Exposition Corridor Transit Neighborhood Plan and amending the boundaries of the West Adams-Baldwin Hills-Leimert Community Plan Implementation Overlay Commercial Corridors Subarea.

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

1. FIND on July 3, 2018, the Council certified the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) No. ENV-2013-622-EIR, adopted the findings of facts, adopted a Statement of Overriding Consideration, and adopted a mitigation monitoring program when it adopted a resolution to amend the Land Use Element of the General Plan to facilitate the future adoption of the Exposition Corridor Transit Neighborhood Plan; DETERMINE that the Ordinances attached to the Council file were environmentally assessed in Final EIR No. ENV-2013-622-EIR, certified on July 3, 2018, after considering the whole of the administrative record and exercising its independent judgment; and, DETERMINE based upon substantial evidence that: (1) the project is the same as that described in the EIR; and (2) none of the conditions described in Public Resources Code Section 21166 or California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15162 that would require the preparation of a subsequent EIR.
   
   
2. ADOPT the Findings of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission as the Findings for Council.
   
   
3. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated September 17, 2019, amending Section 12.04 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to modify the boundaries of the West Adams-Baldwin Hills-Leimert Community Plan Implementation Overlay Commercial Corridors Subarea.
   
   
4. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated October 22, 2019, establishing the Exposition Corridor Transit Neighborhood Plan the boundary of which includes portions of the West Adams-Baldwin Hills-Leimert, Palms, Mar Vista-Del Rey, and West Los Angeles Community Plans.
   
   
5. NOT PRESENT and ORDER FILED the Ordinance dated September 17, 2019, relative to the Exposition Corridor Transit Neighborhood Plan the boundary of which includes portions of the West Adams-Baldwin Hills-Leimert, Palms, Mar Vista-Del Rey, and West Los Angeles Community Plans.

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the in-kind donation of miscellaneous tools and equipment from Ms. Ang Ning to the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD).

Recommendation for Council action:

ACCEPT an in-kind donation of miscellaneous tools and equipment from Ms. Ang Ning, valued at $6,360.11 to LAFD Fire Station 27; and, THANK the donor for this generous donation.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The LAFD reports that there is no fiscal impact to the Department’s budget from the acceptance of this donation. Replacement or repair of items meeting City specifications and LAFD business needs may be borne by General Fund, subject to budgetary constraints.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the in-kind donation of Theragun G2 Pro devices by TheraGun LLC (TheraGun) to the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD).

Recommendation for Council action:

ACCEPT an in-kind donation of 212 Theragun G2 Pros devices from TheraGun, valued at $10,600 to the LAFD; and, THANK the donor for this generous donation.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The LAFD reports that there is no fiscal impact to the LAFD’s budget from the acceptance of this donation. Replacement or repair of items meeting City specifications and LAFD business needs may be borne by General Fund, subject to budgetary constraints.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the monetary donation of $170,000 from the Ahmanson Foundation to replace pavement for the exterior of the Ahmanson Equestrian Center for the benefit of the Los Angeles Police Department's (LAPD) Mounted Unit.

Recommendation for Council action:

ACCEPT the monetary donation of $170,000 from the Ahmanson Foundation  to replace pavement for the exterior of the Ahmanson Equestrian Center for the benefit of the LAPD Mounted Unit; and, THANK the donor for this generous donation.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  None submitted by the Board of Police Commissioners.  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 in-kind donation of $30,000 from the Los Angeles Police Foundation (LAPF) to provide dispute resolution training for Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) sworn and civilian supervisors.

Recommendation for Council action:

ACCEPT the services of the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law, valued at $30,000 to provide dispute resolution training for LAPD sworn and civilian supervisors; and, THANK the donor for this generous donation.

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to utilizing Community Redevelopment Agency of Los Angeles (CRA/LA) Excess Non-Housing Bond Proceeds (EBP) for the NoHo Arts District Areawide Public Art Project (Project) within the North Hollywood Redevelopment Project Area.

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

1. DETERMINE that the Project is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines, Article 19, Class 1, Section 15301(a), and City CEQA Guidelines Article III, Section 1, Class 1, Category 1.
   
   
2. APPROVE up to $150,000 in tax-exempt CRA/LA EBP plus $50,000 in earned interest available to Council District Two from the North Hollywood Redevelopment Project Area to be utilized for the Project.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) to be the implementing department for activities related to the Project.
   
   
4. AUTHORIZE the DCA to utilize its Arts Development Fee Program Direct Commission method to select consultant(s) to serve as lead artist(s) to provide production management and implementation services to facilitate the artist selection process to identify and contract with multiple artists required to implement the Project including, but not limited to, designing and installing public art and murals as needed to undertake all Project related activities.
   
   
5. INSTRUCT the DCA to transmit copies of all contract awards under the Project to Economic and Workforce Development Department (EWDD).
   
   
6. INSTRUCT the Bureau of Engineering to file a CEQA Notice of Exemption with the City Clerk and Los Angeles County Clerk upon Council adoption.
   
   
7. INSTRUCT the DCA to report on its work accomplishments to the City Administrative Officer (CAO), and fund expenditures to the EWDD, on a quarterly and as-needed basis.
   
   
8. AUTHORIZE the Controller, subject to the availability of funds and a duly executed and encumbered contract, to expend up to $200,000 from the EBP Fund No. 57D, Account Nos. 22L9KN and 22S9KN, North Hollywood Tax-Exempt Series 2008-H, for activities related to the Project upon presentation of proper documentation by the DCA, and satisfactory review by the EWDD in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Bond Expenditure Agreement.
   
   
9. AUTHORIZE the Interim General Manager, EWDD, or designee, to prepare the Controller instructions and/or make technical adjustments that may be required and are consistent with this action, subject to the approval of the CAO; and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement these instructions.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The Bond Oversight Committee states that there is no impact on the City’s General Fund from the proposed appropriation. The CRA/LA EBP Fund No. 57D is funded solely from transfers totaling approximately $88.4 million in pre-2011 tax allocation bond proceeds from CRA/LA to the City (Council file No. 14-1174). Said transfers have been deposited with the Controller.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the inclusion of the Dodd Playa Del Rey Residence, located at 8207 South Delgany 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. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Cultural Heritage Commission (CHC) as the Findings of Council.
   
   
3. DETERMINE that the property conforms with the definition of a Monument pursuant to Section 22.171.7 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code.
   
   
4. APPROVE the inclusion of the Dodd Playa Del Rey Residence, located at 8207 South Delgany Avenue, in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments.

Applicant/Owner:  Thomas L. McMahon, Trustee of the Thomas L. McMahon Trust

Case No. CHC-2019-3111-HCM

Environmental No. ENV-2019-3112-CE

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - NOVEMBER 13, 2019

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

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the inclusion of Morris Abrams Chateau Des Roses, located at 515-519 East Rose Avenue and 254 South Rennie 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. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Cultural Heritage Commission (CHC) as the Findings of Council.
   
   
3. DETERMINE that the property conforms with the definition of a Monument pursuant to Section 22.171.7 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code.
   
   
4. APPROVE the inclusion of Morris Abrams Chateau Des Roses, located at 515-519 East Rose Avenue and 254 South Rennie Avenue, in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments.

Applicant/Owner:  Gail J. Cooper, Trustee of the Gail J. Cooper Trust

Case No. CHC-2019-3118-HCM

Environmental No. ENV-2019-3119-CE

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - NOVEMBER 13, 2019

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

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the inclusion of the Fred C. Thomson Building, located at 6528-6540 West Sunset 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. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Cultural Heritage Commission (CHC) as the Findings of Council.
   
   
3. DETERMINE that the property conforms with the definition of a Monument pursuant to Section 22.171.7 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code.
   
   
4. APPROVE the inclusion of the Fred C. Thomson Building, located at 6528-6540 West Sunset Boulevard,, in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments.

Applicant: AIDS Healthcare Foundation c/o Liza Brereton

Owners:  6550 Sunset Boulevard LLC c/o Jesse Shannon and Matthew Sullivan, Managing Director, Investment Services Group Lee and Associates

Case No. CHC-2019-3115-HCM

Environmental No. ENV-2019-3116-CE

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - NOVEMBER 13, 2019

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

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the development of priority bus-supportive infrastructure projects to support Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (Metro) NextGen bus service plan.

Recommendation for Council action:

RECEIVE and FILE the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) report dated October 17, 2019, relative to the development of priority bus-supportive infrastructure projects to support Metro's NextGen bus service plan.

Fiscal Impact Statement: Not applicable.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to utilizing Community Redevelopment Agency of Los Angeles (CRA/LA) Excess Non-Housing Bond Proceeds (EBP) for the Culinary Arts Building Improvements Project (Project) within the Pacoima/Panorama City Redevelopment Project Area.

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

1. FIND that the action of appropriating and withholding expenditure of funds for the Project, pending the completion, review and consideration of planning and environmental documents related to the Project is not a project pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) because it merely creates a funding mechanism or other government fiscal activity that does not commit the City to a project that may result in a potentially significant impact on the environment, and that preparing preliminary planning and environmental documents is not a project pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5) because it is an administrative activity that will not result in physical changes in the environment.
   
   
2. APPROVE up to $126,848 in taxable and $3,753,418 in tax-exempt CRA/LA EBP for an aggregate total of $3,880,266 plus all earned interest (Interest) available to Council District Seven from the Pacoima/Panorama City Redevelopment Project Area to be utilized for the Project.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the Bureau of Engineering (BOE) to be the implementing department, and engage the services of the Department of General Services for construction related activities for the Project.
   
   
4. AUTHORIZE the BOE to issue a Task Order Solicitation from its list of Pre-Qualified On-Call Consultants, and select the necessary consultant(s) for the Project.
   
   
5. AUTHORIZE the BOE to approve, negotiate and execute contracting documents as required to implement the Project with selected contractors subject to the approval of the Board of Public Works (BPW) to perform the scope of work to effectuate the Project.
   
   
6. INSTRUCT the BOE to transmit copies of all duly executed agreement(s) related to the Project to the Economic and Workforce Development Department (EWDD).
   
   
7. AUTHORIZE the Controller, subject to the requirements below and the availability of funds and duly executed and encumbered contract(s) between the BOE and the Contractor(s), to expend up to $126,848 from EBP Fund No. 57D, Account Nos. 22L9MT and 22S9MT, Pacoima/Panorama City Taxable Series 2006-B, and up to the total amount of Interest from EBP Fund No. 57D, Account No. 22S9MT, Pacoima/Panorama City Taxable Series 2003-A, and to expend up to $3,753,418 plus Interest from EBP Fund No. 57D, Account Nos. 22L9MN and 22S9MN, Pacoima/Panorama City Tax-Exempt Series 2006-C and 2009-D, upon presentation of proper documentation from the BOE, and satisfactory review and approval of the EWDD in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Bond Expenditure Agreement.
   
   
8. AUTHORIZE the BOE to perform limited preliminary planning as may be necessary to conduct the environmental review for the Project from the above-noted funds allocated to the Project.
   
   
9. INSTRUCT the BOE to withhold expending, or committing to expend, any of the remainder of the above-noted funds allocated to the Project until all of the following have occurred:
   
   
   1. The BOE has completed the preliminary planning documents and environmental review documents.
      
      
   2. The City has complied with the requirements of CEQA with respect to the Project, including obtaining any necessary CEQA clearances.
      
      
   3. The BPW has considered and approved the Project for expenditure of the remaining funds.
      
      
10. INSTRUCT the BOE to expend the EBP appropriation no later than September 30, 2024.
    
    
11. INSTRUCT the BOE to report on its work accomplishments to the City Administrative Officer (CAO), and fund expenditures to the EWDD, on a quarterly and as-needed basis.
    
    
12. AUTHORIZE the Interim General Manager, EWDD, or designee, to prepare the Controller instructions and/or make technical adjustments that may be required and are consistent with this action, subject to the approval of the CAO; and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement these instructions.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The Bond Oversight Committee reports that there is no impact on the City’s General Fund from the proposed appropriation. The CRA/LA EBP Fund No. 57D is funded solely from transfers totaling approximately $88.4 million in pre-2011 tax allocation bond proceeds from CRA/LA to the City (Council file No. 14-1174). Said transfers have been deposited with the Controller.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to maximizing signalization priority for the Expo Rail Line where it operates in street-running mode, and reducing travel times and time reliability.

Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Bonin – Price):

INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) to:

1. Maximize signal priority for the Expo Line where it operates in street-running mode.
   
   
2. Report in 60 days with the changes made, and any additional steps needed to reduce Expo Line end-to-end travel times and to improve travel time reliability by 90 percent.
   
   
3. Report in 120 days with an update on the development of the next generation of advanced signal technology, known as ATSAC 3.0.
   
   

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 South Avalon Boulevard.

Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Resolution (Harris-Dawson - Price):

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 South Avalon Boulevard between East 101st and East 104th 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.

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to establishing oversize vehicle parking restrictions along a segment of Westmont Drive.

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 Westmont Drive east of North Gaffey Street to the eastern 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 several street segments in the community of Wilmington.

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 C Street between Bay View and North Fries Avenues, and the streets within the boundaries of, and inclusive of, East M Street, Watson and Sanford Avenues, and East L 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 several street segments in the community of Harbor City / Gateway.

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 South Western Avenue between West 238th and 240th Streets, and the streets within the boundaries of, and inclusive of, West 212th Street, Normandie and Western Avenues, and West 216th 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.

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT, and RESOLUTION relative to the establishment of Preferential Parking District (PPD) No. 286 in the community of Panorama City.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. FIND that businesses and their employees and other non-residents cause adverse parking impacts on the adjacent residential blocks from which the residents deserve immediate relief.
   
   
2. FIND that the establishment of PPD No. 286, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Section 80.58.d, 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 the boundaries of PPD No. 286, pursuant to Council's March 16, 2016, Rules and Procedures for Preferential Parking Districts, to include all blocks within the residential area bounded by the centerline to the south side of Nordhoff Street between Wakefield and Sylmar Avenues, Sylmar Avenue between Nordhoff and Osborne Streets, Osborne Street between Sylmar and Hazeltine Avenues, Hazeltine Avenue between Osborne Street and Roscoe Boulevard, the centerline to the north side of Roscoe Boulevard between Hazeltine and Lennox Avenues, Lennox Avenue between Roscoe Boulevard and Chase Street, Chase Street between Lennox and Tilden Avenues, Tilden Avenue between Chase and Rayen Streets, the centerline to the east side of Van Nuys Boulevard between Parthenia and Osborne Streets, Osborne Street between Van Nuys Boulevard and Wakefield Avenue, and Wakefield Avenue between Osborne and Nordhoff Streets.
   
   
4. AUTHORIZE the following parking restrictions for use on the residential portions of all streets in PPD No. 286:
   
   
   1. NO PARKING 6 PM TO 8 AM; 2 HOUR PARKING 8 AM TO 6 PM, VEHICLES WITH DISTRICT NO. 286 PERMITS EXEMPT
      
      
   2. NO PARKING 8 AM TO 6 PM, VEHICLES WITH DISTRICT NO. 286 PERMITS EXEMPT
      
      
   3. 2 HOUR PARKING 8 AM TO 6 PM, VEHICLES WITH DISTRICT NO. 286 PERMITS EXEMPT
      
      
   4. NO PARKING 6 PM TO 8 AM, VEHICLES WITH DISTRICT NO. 286 PERMITS EXEMPT
      
      
5. INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) to:
   
   
   1. Initiate the necessary procedures for the preparation and sale of parking permits to residents within PPD No. 286, as specified in LAMC Section 80.58.
      
      
   2. Post or remove the authorized parking restrictions on the residential portions of the street segments enumerated above, except for areas where parking is currently prohibited in the interest of traffic flow or public safety.
      
      
   3. Post or remove the authorized parking restrictions upon receipt and validation of petitions containing signatures from at least 75 percent of the dwelling units, covering more than 50 percent of the developed frontage on a street segment requesting installation or removal of the parking restrictions set forth above, after establishment of this PPD, without further Council action.
      
      

Fiscal Impact Statement: The LADOT reports that revenue from the sale of permits will cover the cost of implementing, administering, and enforcing PPD No. 286. 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 grant award for the purchase of new DASH buses and a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Community Partners to implement the Green Together: NE Valley Collaborative Network Plan Project.

Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Martinez – Rodriguez – Lee), SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:

AUTHORIZE the Los Angeles Department of Transportation to:

1. In conjunction with the Bureau of Sanitation to negotiate and execute an MOU with Community Partners to implement the Green Together: NE Valley Collaborative Network Plan and Project, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality.
   
   
2. Receive grant funds in an amount up to $2,513,000 from the Transformative Climate Communities Program, deposit said funds in the Proposition A Local Return Fund No. 385, and appropriate therein to the Zero Emission Bus Purchase Account No. 94MA04 for the purchase of fourteen new DASH buses for use in the communities of Pacoima and Sun Valley.
   
   
3. Make any necessary technical corrections or clarifications consistent with this action.
   
   

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 the status of ongoing discussions with mapping applications for the implementation of a traffic routing pilot program as a condition of entering into new data-sharing agreements.

Recommendation for Council action:

RECEIVE and FILE the Los Angeles Department of Transportation report dated October 17, 2019, relative to the status of ongoing discussions with mapping applications including Apple Maps, TomTom, Google, and Waze for the implementation of a traffic routing pilot program as a condition of entering into new data-sharing agreements.

Fiscal Impact Statement: Not applicable.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to prohibiting the use of digital applications and digital infrastructure to re-route vehicular traffic that is inconsistent with official City street designations.

Recommendation for Council action, as initiated by Motion (O'Farrell for Krekorian – Koretz):

REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance to amend the Los Angeles Municipal Code and/or Administrative Code to provide that the Los Angeles Department of Transportation has exclusive authority over the provision of digital infrastructure that regulates traffic; and, to expressly prohibit the addition, deletion, or other modification of digital traffic control by other entities.

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 a Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) contract with Shelter Clean, Inc., for landscape management and facility maintenance services of bike path and transit facilities.

Recommendation for Council action:

AUTHORIZE the General Manager, LADOT, or designee, to execute a new contract with Shelter Clean, Inc., for the period October 1, 2019, through September 30, 2024, and for an amount not to exceed $8,500,000, for landscape management and facility maintenance services of bike path and transit facilities, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer reports that there is a potential General Fund impact in subsequent years of the contract. Funding is provided by Proposition A Local Transit Assistance Fund No. 385 and Proposition C Anti-Gridlock Transit Fund No. 540. Funding for subsequent years of the contract will be provided in those fiscal year budgets. This action complies with City financial policies in that sufficient special fund revenues are available and eligible for this purpose.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE – DECEMBER 16, 2019

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION – DECEMBER 11, 2019)

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to utilizing Community Redevelopment Agency of Los Angeles (CRA/LA) Excess Non-Housing Bond Proceeds (EBP) for the Durant Library Improvements Project (Project) within the Hollywood Redevelopment Project Area.

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

1. DETERMINE that the Project, consisting of replacing automatic sliding doors, upgrading data cables and installing a drinking water fountain, is categorically exempt from provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Article 19, Section 15301(a).  The Project is also exempt under City CEQA Guidelines Article III, Section 1, Class 1, Category 1.
   
   
2. APPROVE up to $134,452 in taxable CRA/LA EBP plus all interest (Interest) available to Council District Four from the Hollywood Redevelopment Project Area to be utilized for the Project.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL) to be the implementing department, and engage the services of the Department of General Services (GSD) and various contractors for activities related to the Project.
   
   
4. AUTHORIZE the GSD to initiate a Task Order Solicitation from its list of Pre-Qualified On-Call contractors, and select the necessary vendor(s) for the door replacement component of the Project.
   
   
5. INSTRUCT the LAPL to:
   
   
   1. Transmit copies of all executed contract(s) for the Project to the Economic and Workforce Development Department (EWDD).
      
      
   2. Expend the EBP allocation no later than September 30, 2024.
      
      
   3. Report on its work accomplishments to the City Administrative Officer (CAO), and fund expenditures to the EWDD, on a quarterly and as-needed basis.
      
      
6. INSTRUCT the Bureau of Engineering to file a CEQA Notice of Exemption with the City Clerk and the Los Angeles County Clerk upon Council adoption.
   
   
7. AUTHORIZE the Controller, subject to the availability of funds and a duly executed and encumbered contract(s), to expend funds up to $134,452 plus Interest from the EBP Fund No. 57D, Account Nos. 57D, 22L9FT and 22S9FT, Hollywood Taxable Series 2006-E; and up to $36,206 in interest from EBP Fund No. 57D, Account Nos. 22L9FN and 22S9FN, Hollywood Tax-Exempt Series 2008-F, for activities related to the Project upon presentation of proper documentation by the LAPL, and satisfactory review and approval of EWDD, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Bond Expenditure Agreement.
   
   
8. AUTHORIZE the Interim General Manager, EWDD, or designee, to prepare Controller instructions and/or make technical adjustments that may be required and are consistent with this action, subject to the approval of the CAO; and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement these instructions.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The CAO reports that there is no impact on the City's General Fund from the proposed appropriation.  The CRA/LA EBP Fund No. 57D is funded solely from transfers totaling approximately $88.4 million in pre-2011 tax allocation bond proceeds from CRA/LA to the City.  Said transfers have been deposited with the Controller.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City's position regarding the Southern California Association of Governments' (SCAG) Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) process.

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

1. ADOPT the accompanying revised RESOLUTION, as modified by the PLUM Committee, to include in the City's 2019-20 State Legislative Program OPPOSITION to the draft RHNA Allocation Methodology proposed by SCAG UNLESS AMENDED to incorporate the revisions described in the revised RESOLUTION, and AUTHORIZE the Department of City Planning (DCP) to submit to SCAG as the City of Los Angeles’ comments.
          
2. INSTRUCT the DCP, in collaboration with the Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department (HCIDLA), to apply for SB 2 and other planning grants available from the State to support housing creation, and report to Council prior to accepting the grant awards.
   
   
3. INSTRUCT the DCP, in consultation with HCIDLA, to report with an analysis of State legislative changes that may impact the ability of the City to accommodate its RHNA allocation.
   
   
4. INSTRUCT the HCIDLA to report with funding sources available to support affordable housing development and preservation for housing required under State law.
   
   
5. INSTRUCT the DCP to report with recommended changes to the Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy Growth Forecast to ensure that City and regional policy objectives are maximized.
   
   
6. INSTRUCT The HCIDLA, DCP, and the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA) to monitor the RHNA allocation process and report on the final allocation.

Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the HCIDLA, DCP, nor CLA. The City Administrative Officer has not completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to revising the Existing Building Energy and Water Efficiency Program.

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

1. INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS), with the assistance of the City Attorney, to prepare and present an Ordinance that includes the following revisions to the Existing Building Energy and Water Efficiency (EBEWE) Program (Ordinance No. 184674):
   
   
   1. Clarify the definitions of building systems and equipment.
      
      
   2. Evaluate the need for the Annual Energy and Water Benchmarking report to be certified by a California licensed engineer or architect in order to ensure quality of data.
      
      
   3. Clarify which data is needed for submission of a benchmarking report, assess the usage of the Building ID as a means to determine the schedule for Audits and Retro-Commissioning Report instead of the Los Angeles County Assessor's Identification Number.
      
      
   4. Evaluate the need to revise or clarify the deadlines associated with the Schedule for the Audits and Retro-Commissioning Reports.
      
      
2. INSTRUCT the LADBS to report on a proposed ordinance relative to amending Sections 91.9704, 91.9705.1 91.9705.2(e), 91.9708, and table 91.9708.2 of Division 97, Article 1, Chapter IX of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to add definitions, enhance data quality, make clarifications, and simplify compliance dates for the EBEWE Program. 

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.

(Energy, Climate Change, and Environmental Justice Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (CAO) and CITY ATTORNEY and ORDINANCES FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the 2019-20 Departmental Personnel Ordinances.

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

PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying 36 DEPARTMENTAL PERSONNEL ORDINANCES authorizing the employment of personnel for 2019-20 in the following Departments:

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The CAO reports that funding for these positions is consistent with the 2019-20 Adopted Budget.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

(Personnel and Animal Welfare Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

201 East Avenue 41 (Case No. 664509) Assessor I.D. No. 5467-002-034

5223 Wilkinson Avenue (Case No. 668637) Assessor I.D. No. 2347-032-014

632 East Vernon Avenue (Case No. 644909) Assessor I.D. No. 4239-003-012

4044 South Inglewood Boulevard (Case No. 665940) Assessor I.D. No. 4233-016-024

6681 West Fountain Avenue (Case No. 675329) Assessor I.D. No. 5547-031-023

4050 South Inglewood Boulevard (Case No. 665941) Assessor I.D. No. 4233-016-025

1719 North Whitley Avenue (Case No. 689525) Assessor I.D. No. 5547-004-036

10909 South Wilmington Avenue (Case No. 667889) Assessor I.D. No. 6069-006-020

943 East 93rd Street (Case No. 635300) Assessor I.D. No. 6050-004-028

COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to initiating vacation proceedings for the T-shaped alley northerly of Adams Boulevard between Alsace Avenue and Sycamore Avenue (VAC-E1401366).

Recommendations for Council action:

1. INITIATE vacation proceeding to vacate the T-shaped alley northerly of Adams Boulevard between Alsace Avenue and Sycamore Avenue as shown on the map attached to the City Engineer report dated July 26, 2019, attached to the Council file, pursuant to California Streets and Highways Code, Division 9, Part 3, Public Streets, Highways and Service Easements Vacation Law.
   
   
2. INSTRUCT the Bureau of Engineering to:
   
   
   1. Investigate the feasibility of this vacation request.
      
      
   2. Report to Council relative to the feasibility of vacating the requested area.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Engineer reports that a fee of $14,980 was paid by the petitioner for the investigation of this request pursuant to Section 7.42 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC). Any deficit fee to recover the cost pursuant to LAAC Section 7.44 will be required of the petitioner.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (RODRIGUEZ - MARTINEZ) relative to obtaining replacement operator(s) for the Hollywood Family Source Center, Pacoima and Pico Union Youth Source Centers, North Valley Business Source Center, as well as the Day Labor Centers operated by Youth Policy Institute (YPI).

Recommendations for Council action:

1. INSTRUCT the Economic and Workforce Development Department (EWDD) to obtain a replacement operator for the Pacoima and Pico Union Youth Source Centers, North Valley Business Source Center, as well as the Day Labor Centers operated by YPI; and, report on the outcome and the impact of the temporary closure on those receiving services.
   
   
2. INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department to obtain a replacement operator for the Hollywood Family Source Center operated by YPI; and, report on the outcome and the impact of the temporary closure on the families receiving services.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, EWDD, or designee, to negotiate and execute an agreement with the replacement operator for Pacoima and Pico Union Source Centers.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

(Economic Development Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION (KREKORIAN - RODRIGUEZ) relative to phasing out the sale of single-use bottled water in municipal facilities and at municipal events.

Recommendations for Council action,

1. RESOLVE that the City of Los Angeles declares itself a Blue Community and supports a target to phase out single-use bottled water sales at municipal facilities by 2028, working towards the development of a policy whereby the City will no longer purchase or provide single-use bottled water at municipal meetings and events where access to municipal water exists.
   
   
2. RESOLVE that the phase-out policy for single-use bottled water should include, but not be limited to, the following:
   
   
   1. The increased availability of water jugs with municipal water at municipally-organized meetings and events.
      
      
   2. The development of public awareness campaigns to support the rationale for these important changes.

Community Impact Statement:  Yes

For:

Arroyo Seco Neighborhood Council

Central Hollywood Neighborhood Council

Against:

Greater Valley Glen Neighborhood Council

(Energy, Climate Change, and Environmental Justice Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION (KREKORIAN - BONIN) relative to promoting publicly financed, owned and operated safe water and wastewater services.

Recommendation for Council action,

RESOLVE that the City of Los Angeles declares itself a Blue Community by promoting public financed, owned, and operated municipal water and wastewater services while opposing future privatization, and RESOLVE to keep these services publicly financed, owned, operated and managed.

Community Impact Statement:  Yes

For:

Arroyo Seco Neighborhood Council

(Energy, Climate Change, and Environmental Justice Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION (KREKORIAN - O'FARRELL) relative to recognizing the human rights to water and sanitation.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. RESOLVE that the City of Los Angeles declares itself a Blue Community, recognizing that water and sanitation are fundamental human rights as well as committing to use the principle of the Human Right to Water when developing or reviewing any municipal water-related policy.
   
   
2. RESOLVE that the City of Los Angeles will continue to work diligently with low income customers, seniors, people with disabilities, and others to assist them with the payment of water and sewer bills through discount programs and payment plans, and will continue to make efforts to work with residents to remediate their utility bills before imposing punitive measures.
   
   
3. RESOLVE that Los Angeles will call on the federal government to enshrine the principles of the human rights to water and sanitation in federal law, and to develop a national plan of action to implement the human rights to water and sanitation.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

(Energy, Climate Change, and Environmental Justice Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

RESOLUTION relative to the Declaration of Local Emergency by the Mayor, dated October 11, 2019 due to the Saddle Ridge fire that has burned in excess of 6,500 acres spanning across  Sylmar, Granada Hills, Porter Ranch and the Northwest San Fernando Valley, pursuant to the provisions of the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) Section 8.27.

Recommendation for Council action:

ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION to:

1. Resolve that a local emergency exists and continues to persist within the meaning of LAAC Section 8.21, et seq., and the continuation of the Mayor's Declaration of Local Emergency is therefore necessary, which City Council hereby ratifies.
          
2. Direct, in accordance with the LAAC, Section 8.21 et seq., all appropriate City departments, agencies and personnel to continue to perform all duties and responsibilities to represent the City of Los Angeles in this matter to abate the emergency and receive, process and coordinate all inquiries and requirements necessary to obtain whatever State and Federal assistance that may become available to the City and/or to the citizens of the City who may be affected by the emergency.
   
   
3. Instruct the General Manager, Emergency Management Department, to advise the Mayor and City Council on the need for extension of the proclamation of local emergency as may be required.
   
   
4. Instruct the City Clerk to place on the agenda no later than every ten regular Council meeting days, but not to exceed 30 calendar days, the City Council's consideration of the continuation of the state of local emergency, until such time as the state of emergency has not been timely continued or this instruction is rescinded.
   
   
5. Instruct the City Clerk to forward copies of this Resolution to the Governor of the State of California, the Director of the Office of Emergency Services of the State of California, and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.

(Pursuant to Section 8.27 of the LAAC, Council approval of the existence of a local emergency and need for continuing state of local emergency is required within seven days from the original declaration by the Mayor and no later than every ten regular Council meeting days, thereafter, but not to exceed 30 calendar days, until terminated.)

COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHIEF LEGISLATIVE ANALYST (CLA) and RESOLUTION (WESSON - KORETZ - ET AL.) relative to establishing the City's position regarding House Resolution (H.R.) 1384, The Medicare for All Act, which would expand health care coverage, eliminate health care disparities, and lower the cost of health care for all United States residents.

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

ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION to include in the City's 2019-20 Federal Legislative Program, SUPPORT for H.R. 1384, The Medicare for All Act, which would expand health care coverage, eliminate health care disparities, and lower the cost of health care for all United States residents.

Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the CLA.  The City Administrative Officer has not completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement: Yes.

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

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).  

Recommendation for Council action:

AMEND the Council action of December 11, 2018 relative to a determination that the Bridge Housing on 100 East Sunset Avenue Project, which allows the development and use of the property as a temporary shelter, is categorically exempt from the provisions of CEQA pursuant to Article 19, Sections 15301, Class 1(b), 15304 Class 4(a)(b)(e), and Class 32; and the City of Los Angeles CEQA Guidelines, Art. Ill, Sec. 1, Class 1 (2)(12) and Class 4(1)(3)(6), to ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION which further determines that the Project is additionally exempt from CEQA under a new exemption that was passed by the California Legislature in September, 2019.

MOTION (RYU - O'FARRELL) relative to the Bureau of Engineering (BOE) providing assistance to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) to address the problem of a water service leak, including damage assessment, engineering design, and construction, near 8337 Utica Drive.

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

1. AUTHORIZE the BOE to accept the contribution / payment of $828,000 from the LADWP (Blanket Authority No. 3172/0) and deposit into a new Account in the Engineering Special Services Fund No. 682/50, entitled Utica Drive (8337) Bulkhead Project - LADWP Change Order for services associated with damage assessment, engineering design, and construction, utilizing the Bureau's existing contractor to repair the damage of the slope along Utica Drive resulting from the water service leak, and with the understanding that any unused portion of these funds after the completion of the project shall be reimbursed to LADWP.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the BOE 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 any corrections and changes to fund or account numbers; said corrections/clarifications/changes may be made orally, electronically, or by any other means. 

MOTION (KREKORIAN - PRICE) relative to reactivating expired Council file No. 12-1549-S3 regarding the Assets Management Strategic Planning/Evaluation of City Properties matter.

Recommendation for Council action:

REACTIVATE the matter of Assets Management Strategic Planning/Evaluation of City Properties as recorded under Council file No. 12-1549-S3, which expired per Council policy (Council file No. 05-0553), and that the matter be restored to its most recent legislative status as of the date of the File's expiration.

MOTION (HARRIS-DAWSON - BLUMENFIELD) relative to amending the Council action of October 11, 2019 regarding the naming of the intersection at Don Felipe Drive and Stocker Street.

Recommendation for Council action:

AMEND the Council action of October 11, 2019 (Council file No. 19-1105) to change the name of the square to the following: National Association of Real Estate Brokers Est. 1947 / Historic Sanchez Ranch / Consolidated Board of Realtist, Los Angeles Chapter Square, with all other aspects of that action to remain unchanged.

MOTION (O'FARRELL - BLUMENFIELD) relative to amending the Council action of October 30, 2019 regarding a program that would regulate homesharing in property owner occupied primary residences subject to the Rent Stabilization Ordinance (RSO).

Recommendation for Council Action:

AMEND the Council action of October 30, 2019 (Council file No. 18-1245) regarding a program that would regulate homesharing in property owner occupied primary residences subject to the RSO to add a provision in the Ordinance to prohibit the participation of tenancy in common property.

MOTION (O'FARRELL - PRICE) relative to a supplemental agreement with Urban Place Consulting Group, Inc. for services to complete the Hollywood Western Business Improvement District (BID) formation process.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. AUTHORIZE the City Clerk to prepare, execute and administer a supplemental agreement to contract C-126302 between the City and Urban Place Consulting Group, Inc. for the completion of the Hollywood Western BID formation services, with a contract period of May 1, 2019 to May 1, 2020, with a one year renewal option, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the City Clerk to make any technical corrections or clarifications to the above instructions in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion.