ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to evaluating economic development incentives for a proposed hotel project located at 1330 West Pico Boulevard and 1308-1346 South Albany Street.

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

1. AUTHORIZE and INSTRUCT the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA) to hire the consultants necessary to evaluate the project known as the 1330 West Pico Project and make recommendations on economic development incentives that could help the project proceed, including but not limited to:
   
   
   1. A potential incentive agreement consistent with City policies.
      
      
   2. Accept up to $150,000 for consultant services from the developer to analyze the economics and financing associated with this instruction.
      
      
   3. Authorize the Controller to deposit / appropriate / expend all funds received as a result of this action in Fund No. 100/28, Contractual Services, Account No. 3040.
      
      
   4. Authorize the CLA to make any technical corrections, revisions, or clarifications to the above instructions in order to effectuate the intent of this action.
      
      
2. REQUEST that the developer pay the full cost for any financial and economic analysis, consultants, and any other reviews associated with the economic evaluation of this project.

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the reallocation of funds for implementation of the Gang Injunction Curfew Settlement Agreement.

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

AUTHORIZE the Interim General Manager, Economic and Workforce Development Department, or designee, to negotiate and execute amendments to the current contracts with 10 service providers implementing workforce development services under the Gang Injunction Curfew Settlement Agreement to transfer a total of $875,000 in General Funds from 9 service providers to the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles as listed in the Attachment to the City Administrative Officer (CAO) report dated November 20, 2019, attached to the Council file, for the retroactive term from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2019, subject to City Attorney review and approval as to form and legality and in compliance with City contracting requirements.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that there is no impact to the General Fund. The above recommendations comply with the City Financial Policies in that funding from the General Fund has been included in the Fiscal Year 2019-20 Adopted Budget for implementation of the Gang Injunction Curfew Settlement Agreement.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

HOUSING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to creating an inventory and monitoring system for units subject to the Rent Stabilization Ordinance (RSO) that have been vacated by the Ellis Act.

Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (O'Farrell - Martinez):

INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department, with the assistance of the Department of City Planning, City Attorney, Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), and any other appropriate departments, to report within 60 days on the feasibility of creating an inventory and monitoring system for units subject to the RSO that have been vacated by the Ellis Act and have become, or are suspected to become, Tenants-in-Common units, in order to enforce the regulations of the City's RSO and the Home-Sharing Ordinance; and including the resources necessary to effectuate the creation and maintenance of this new tracking system.

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

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

HOUSING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to recommendations to effectuate Assembly Bill 1482 (AB 1482) in the City.

Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (O'Farrell - Krekorian - Price):

INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department, with the assistance of the City Administrative Officer (CAO), to report with recommendations to effectuate AB 1482 in the City, including outreach, reporting, budgetary, and enforcement actions that the City could implement to provide protections for renters in Los Angeles.

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

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION (BLUMENFIELD - O'FARRELL - RODRIGUEZ) relative to declaring the City of Los Angeles a Welcome City and affirming the support of resettling refugees.

Recommendation for Council action:

RESOLVE to:
   

1. Declare the City of Los Angeles a Welcome City and affirm the support of resettling refugees no matter their race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, nationality or country of origin.
   
   
2. Continue to work diligently with resettlement organizations to improve refugee integration.
   
   
3. Call on President Trump to increase the United States refugee resettlement cap for 2020.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

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

COMMUNICATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS (DCA) relative to the updated Annual Expenditure Plan and Fee Status Report for the Arts Development Fee (ADF) Program for Fiscal Year 2019-20.

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

1. APPROVE the public art project commitments and associated findings relative to a total of $747,522.86 comprised of Priority Fees and $2,714,458.91 in arts development fees less than five years, as identified in the Fiscal Year 2019-20 ADF Expenditure Plan and Fee Status Report (Attachment A of the DCA report dated November 25, 2019, attached to the Council file).
   
   
2. INSTRUCT the DCA to update the accrued interest to each of the appropriation accounts, within Fund No. 516, to be used in tandem with the original ADF fee collected.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the Controller to approve the interest appropriations, within Fund No. 516 recommended by the DCA.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The DCA reports that there is no impact to the General Fund.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

(Health, Education, Neighborhoods, Parks, Arts, and River Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

MOTION (HARRIS-DAWSON - KREKORIAN) relative to funding to support special events in Council District 8.

MOTION (HARRIS-DAWSON - KREKORIAN) relative to funding for various tree trimming efforts and services in Council District 8.

RESOLUTION (WESSON - HARRIS-DAWSON) relative to supporting a grant application to the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program to build an all electric bus facility and replace 95 Commuter Express buses serving the transportation needs of the City of Los Angeles and region.

RESOLUTION (WESSON - HARRIS-DAWSON) relative to supporting a grant application by the City of Inglewood to the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program for the Inglewood Transit Connector Project.

MOTION (WESSON - KREKORIAN) and RESOLUTION relative to issuing multifamily housing revenue bonds, in an amount not to exceed $27,220,000 to finance the acquisition and new construction of the 54-unit multifamily housing project known as the Amani Apartments located at 4200 West Pico Boulevard.

MOTION (HARRIS-DAWSON - PRICE) relative to requesting the Los Angeles City Planning Commission to forward to Council the proposed [Q] Qualified classification Zone Change Ordinance to increase the minimum lot area and lot width standards for 23 lots located within the Crenshaw Corridor Specific Plan.

MOTION (HARRIS-DAWSON for HUIZAR - BONIN) relative to a right-of-entry permit for the upcoming New Year's Eve events in the Civic Center and Grand Park.

Blumenfield, Bonin, Harris-Dawson, Koretz, Krekorian, Martinez, O'Farrell, Price, Rodriguez and Ryu (10); Absent: Buscaino, Cedillo, Huizar, Lee and President Wesson (5)