4174 South 4th Avenue. (Lien: $2,585.12)

(Continued from Council meeting of November 12, 2019)

9618 South Maie Avenue. (Lien: $3,931.96)

(Continued from Council meeting of November 12, 2019)

5251 North Denny Avenue. (Lien: $2,557.76)

(Continued from Council meeting of November 13, 2019)

HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the reappointment of Ms. Kelli Bernard to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA).

Recommendation for Council action:

RESOLVE that the Mayor's reappointment of Ms. Kelli Bernard to the LAHSA for the term ending June 30, 2024 is APPROVED and CONFIRMED. (Current composition:  F=2; M=3).

Financial Disclosure Statement:  Pending.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

COMMUNICATION FROM THE MAYOR relative to the appointment of Mr. John Bagakis to the Harbor Area Planning Commission (HAPC).

Recommendation for Council action:

RESOLVE that the Mayor's appointment of Mr. John Bagakis to the HAPC for the term ending June 30, 2022 is APPROVED and CONFIRMED.  Mr. Bagakis will fill a vacancy created by Mr. James Dimon, who passed away. Mr. Bagakis resides in Council District 15. (Current composition:  F=3; M=1)

Financial Disclosure Statement:  Pending.

Background Check Review:  Pending.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - JANUARY 10, 2020

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

(Planning and Land Use Management Committee report to be submitted in Council.  If a public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided)

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PERSONNEL AND ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the establishment of the new class of Assistant Environmental Compliance Officer (Class Code 4288).

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

1. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated November 6, 2019 and attached to the December 2, 2019 City Administrative Officer (CAO) report, attached to the Council file,  amending Schedule A of Los Angeles Administrative Code Section 4.61 to establish the salary for the new, non-represented classification of Assistant Environmental Compliance Inspector (Class Code 4288).
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the CAO, upon accretion of said class to a bargaining unit, to amend the appropriate Memorandum of Understanding to reflect the salary approved by Ordinance.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the CAO and Controller to correct any clerical or technical errors in the Ordinance.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The CAO reports that this classification served in the Bureau of Sanitation.  As such, any associated costs will not impact the General Fund.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

CONSIDERATION OF and ACTIONS RELATED TO CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE SECTION 15301 and 15309, COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY, and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending Table 9708.2 of Subsection 91.9708.2 of Section 91.9708, Division 97, Article 1, Chapter IX of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to change the compliance due dates for energy and water audits and retro-commissioning.

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

(Planning and Land Use Management Committee report to be submitted in Council. If a public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided)

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CONSIDERATION OF and ACTIONS RELATED TO CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, COMMUNICATION FROM CITY ATTORNEY, and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending Divisions 4 and 5 of Article 9 of Chapter IX of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to update electric vehicle ready and electric vehicle charging requirements that exceed current state standards.

(Planning and Land Use Management Committee report to be submitted in Council. If a public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided)

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CONSIDERATION OF and ACTIONS RELATED TO CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT FINDING, COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY, and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending Subsections 91.106.4.5.1, 91.106.4.5.2, 91.106.4.5.3, 91.106.4.5.4, and 91.106.4.5.5 of Division 1, Article 1, Chapter IX of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, to update requirements for certain demolition permits.

(Planning and Land Use Management Committee report to be submitted in Council. If a public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided)

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CONSIDERATION OF and ACTIONS RELATED TO CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT FINDING, COMMUNICATION FROM CITY ATTORNEY, and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to adding Tables 4.504.1, 4.504.2, and 4.504.3 to Section 99.04.504 of Division 4, Article 9, Chapter IX of the Los Angeles Municipal Code and Tables 5.504.4.1, 5.504.4.2, and 5.504.4.3 to Section 99.05.504 of Division 5, Article 9, Chapter IX of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to conform to the standards of the South Coast Air Quality Management District.

(Planning and Land Use Management Committee report to be submitted in Council. If a public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided)

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PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to implementing and enforcing the labor standards for development projects subject to the Build Better LA Initiative.

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

PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated August 28, 2019, adding Article 2 to Chapter XVIII of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to implement and enforce the labor standards for development projects subject to the Build Better LA Initiative.

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.

EXEMPTION FROM CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) PURSUANT TO PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE 21065 AND CEQA GUIDELINE SECTION 15378(b)(2) AND (b)(5), COMMUNICATION FROM CITY ATTORNEY, and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending Chapter IX of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to incorporate by reference certain portions of the 2018 International Building Code and the 2019 Edition of the California Building Code, and to make local administrative, climatic, geologic or topographical changes.

(Planning and Land Use Management Committee report to be submitted in Council. If a public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided)

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CONSIDERATION OF and ACTIONS RELATED TO CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES CITY PLANNING COMMISSION (LACPC), and APPEAL filed by Alejandra M. Castro, from the determination of the LACPC in approving an exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15332, Class 32, for the demolition of 18 duplexes containing a total of 36 units for the construction, use and maintenance of a six-story, multi-family residential building containing 100 dwelling units, including a market-rate manager's unit, 25 units restricted to Extremely Low Income Households and 74 units restricted to Low Income Households, with a maximum height of 85 feet, as measured from grade to roof structures, and containing a total of 120,000 square feet of floor area, and providing 25 automobile parking spaces, 75 long-term bicycle parking stalls, and seven short-term bicycle parking stalls, and with a total of 9,105 square feet of open space to be provided within two courtyards and two roof decks, for the properties located at 714 South Grand View Street, and 716-760 South Grand View Street, subject to Modified Conditions of Approval and Amended Findings.

Applicant:  Grandview Apartments, L.P.

Representative:  Jim Ries, Craig Lawson and Co., LLC

Related Case No. DIR-2018-4135-TOC-SPR-1A

Environmental No. ENV-2018-4136-CE

(Planning and Land Use Management Committee report to be submitted in Council. If a public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided)

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TRADE, TRAVEL, AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to negotiating a new agreement with the Los Angeles Tourism Convention Board (LATCB) to continue marketing Los Angeles as a convention and leisure travel destination.

Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Buscaino – O'Farrell):

DIRECT the Los Angeles Convention and Tourism Development Department to:

1. Begin negotiations with the LATCB for an agreement for a term of ten years to continue marketing Los Angeles as a local, national, and international convention, meetings, and leisure travel destination.
   
   
2. Report to Council with the proposed agreement for Council consideration.
   
   

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 and TRADE, TRAVEL, AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the First Amendment to the Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) lease with Van Nuys Golf Management Partners, LLC, for the operation of a golf course at Van Nuys Airport.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. ADOPT the determination by the Board of Airport Commissioners that the proposed action is categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with Article III, Class 1(18)(c) of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines.
   
   
2. APPROVE the First Amendment to LAWA Lease VNA-8553 with Van Nuys Golf Management Partners, LLC, to modify the rent structure to provide rent relief, covering the operation of a golf course located at 6550 Odessa Avenue at Van Nuys Airport.
   
   
3. CONCUR with the action taken by the Board of Airport Commissioners on November 7, 2019, by Resolution No. 26873, authorizing the Chief Executive Officer, LAWA, to execute the First Amendment to Lease VNA-8553 with Van Nuys Golf Management Partners, LLC.
   
   

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE – DECEMBER 13, 2019

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

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and TRADE, TRAVEL, AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Third Amendment to the Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) lease with Western Jet Aviation, Inc., for property at Van Nuys Airport.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. ADOPT the determination by the Board of Airport Commissioners that the proposed action is categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with Article III, Class 1(18)(c) of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines.
   
   
2. APPROVE the Third Amendment to LAWA Lease VNA-8627 with Western Jet Aviation, Inc., for partial transfer of ownership interest and extending the term and construction deadlines for the property at 16101 Saticoy Street at Van Nuys Airport.
   
   
3. CONCUR with the action taken by the Board of Airport Commissioners on November 7, 2019, by Resolution No. 26872, authorizing the Chief Executive Officer, LAWA, to execute the Third Amendment to Lease VNA-8627 with Western Jet Aviation, Inc.
   
   

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE – DECEMBER 16, 2019

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

HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Chicago Homeless Prevention and New York City’s HomeBase Programs and the plan on implementing a prevention program in the City.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department to take steps to establish Phase I of the Citywide Homelessness Prevention Program (Program) and:
   
   
   1. Issue a Request for Information to operators of FamilySource Centers to determine the centers best suited to implement Phase I of the Program.
      
      
   2. Report with a detailed implementation plan for the Phase I of the Program including areas of services, budget, and staff plan.
      
      
   3. Develop an evaluation and monitoring plan of the Program and its outcomes.
      
      
   4. Work with Eviction Prevention and Defense Program and Los Angeles and Homeless Services Authority’s Problem-Solving Program to ensure coordination and leverage between the programs.
      
      
2. INSTRUCT the City Administrative Officer and Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA) to identify funding source(s) for the Phase I of the Program including but not limited to homeless housing, assistance, and prevention program, SB 2, and Community Development Block Grant.
                      

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The CLA reports that there is no impact to the General Fund associated with this report inasmuch as there is no funding recommendation at this time.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and TRADE, TRAVEL, AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Fourth Amendment to the Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) Lease with Signature 8433, LLC, for the development of property at Van Nuys Airport.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. ADOPT the determination by the Board of Airport Commissioners that the proposed action is categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with Article III, Class 1(18)(c) of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines.
   
   
2. APPROVE the Fourth Amendment to LAWA Lease VNA-8433 with Signature 8433, LLC, to restructure the development obligations for the property at 16233 Vanowen Street at Van Nuys Airport.
   
   
3. CONCUR with the action taken by the Board of Airport Commissioners on November 7, 2019, by Resolution No. 26874, authorizing the Chief Executive Officer, LAWA, to execute the Fourth Amendment to Lease VNA-8433 with Signature 8433, LLC.
   
   

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE – DECEMBER 16, 2019

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

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and TRADE, TRAVEL, AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Fourth Amendment to the Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) Lease with Signature 8361, LLC, for property at Van Nuys Airport.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. ADOPT the determination by the Board of Airport Commissioners that the proposed action is categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with Article III, Class 1(18)(c) of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines.
   
   
2. APPROVE the Fourth Amendment to LAWA Lease VNA-8361 with Signature 8361, LLC, to restructure the development obligations for the property at 16700 Roscoe Boulevard at Van Nuys Airport.
   
   
3. CONCUR with the action taken by the Board of Airport Commissioners on November 7, 2019, by Resolution No. 26876, authorizing the Chief Executive Officer, LAWA, to execute the Fourth Amendment to Lease VNA-8361 with Signature 8361, LLC.
   
   

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE – DECEMBER 16, 2019

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

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and TRADE, TRAVEL, AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Third Amendment to the Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) lease with Signature 8390, LLC, for property at Van Nuys Airport.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. ADOPT the determination by the Board of Airport Commissioners that the proposed action is categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with Article III, Class 1(18)(c) of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines.
   
   
2. APPROVE the Third Amendment to LAWA Lease VNA-8390 with Signature 8390, LLC, to restructure the development obligations for the property at 7535 Valjean Avenue at Van Nuys Airport.
   
   
3. CONCUR with the action taken by the Board of Airport Commissioners on November 7, 2019, by Resolution No. 26875, authorizing the Chief Executive Officer, LAWA, to execute the Third Amendment to Lease VNA-8361 with Signature 8361, LLC.
   
   

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE – DECEMBER 16, 2019

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

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and TRADE, TRAVEL, AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Fourth Amendment to the Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) contract with AT and T Mobility National Accounts, LLC (ATT), for ongoing wireless, voice, and related mobile services, and equipment purchases.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. ADOPT the determination by the Board of Airport Commissioners that the proposed action is categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with Article III, Class 1(18)(c) of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines.
   
   
2. APPROVE the Fourth Amendment to LAWA Contract DA-4765 with ATT, extending the term through December 31, 2020, and increasing the amount by $1,760,000, for new total not to exceed $8,912,000, for ongoing wireless, voice, and related mobile services, and equipment purchases.
   
   
3. CONCUR with the action taken by the Board of Airport Commissioners on November 21, 2019, by Resolution No. 26893, authorizing the Chief Executive Officer, LAWA, to execute the Fourth Amendment to Contract DA-4765 with ATT.
   
   

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE – JANUARY 24, 2020

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION – JANUARY 24, 2020)

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and TRADE, TRAVEL, AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to amending ten Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) rental car concession agreements.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. ADOPT the determination by the Board of Airport Commissioners that the proposed action is categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with Article III, Class 1(18)(c) of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines.
   
   
2. APPROVE the Fourth Amendment to LAWA Rental Car Concession Agreements: LAA-8136 with The Hertz Corporation, LAA-8137 with Avis Rent A Car System, LLC, LAA-8138 with Budget Rent A Car System, Inc., LAA-8139 with Alamo Rental (US), LLC, LAA-8140 with National Rental (US), LLC, LAA-8141 with DTG Operations, Inc., d.b.a. Dollar Rent A Car, LAA-8142 with Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company of Los Angeles, LLC, LAA-8143 with Fox Rent A Car, Inc., and LAA-8144 with DTG Operations, Inc., d.b.a. Thrifty Car Rental, and the First Amendment to LAWA Rental Car Concession Agreement LAA-8870 with Sixt Rent a Car, LLC, extending the terms for up to four years and updating agreement provisions.
   
   
3. CONCUR with the action taken by the Board of Airport Commissioners on November 21, 2019, by Resolution No. 26889, authorizing the Chief Executive Officer, LAWA, to execute the above ten rental car concession agreements.
   
   

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE – DECEMBER 26, 2019

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

ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION and TRADE, TRAVEL, AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the First Amendment to the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) Personal Services Agreement with Tetra Tech, Inc., for the Clean Truck Program support services.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. ADOPT the determination by the Board of Harbor Commissioners that the proposed action is administratively exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with Article II, Section 2.f of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines.
   
   
2. APPROVE the Port Resolution No. 19-9542 approving the First Amendment to POLA Personal Services Agreement No. 19-3431-A with Tetra Tech, Inc., extending the contract term by two years, modifying the scope of work, updating billing rates, and adding $1,780,000 in total compensation for concession, grant administration, and support services for the Clean Truck Program.
   
   

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer reports the proposed Second Amendment of the POLA Agreement with Brown and Winters will extend the term for 18 months, from March 2019 to August 2020, for a total contract term of 7.5 years. No additional increase in the compensation amount or contingency fee payment provisions is required. Compensation will remain a total amount of $105,000 and the contingency fee payment approximately 33 percent of any funds recovered from insurance policies.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE – DECEMBER 27, 2019

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

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and TRADE, TRAVEL, AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the First Amendment to the Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) agreement with Tom Bradley International Terminal Equipment Company for upgrades to baggage handling systems 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 categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with Article III, Class 1(18)(c) of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines.
   
   
2. APPROVE the First Amendment to LAWA Equipment Acquisition Agreement DA-5158 with Tom Bradley International Terminal Equipment Company for minor administrative updates and update to revised scope components, covering acquisition of upgrades to the baggage handling systems in the Tom Bradley International Terminal and Midfield Satellite Concourse at LAX.
   
   
3. CONCUR with the action taken by the Board of Airport Commissioners on November 21, 2019, by Resolution No. 26898, authorizing the First Amendment to Equipment Acquisition Agreement DA-5158 with Tom Bradley International Terminal Equipment Company.
   
   

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE – JANUARY 24, 2020

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION – JANUARY 24, 2020)

ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION and TRADE, TRAVEL, AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to terminating the Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) lease with PNF-LAX, Inc., for the use of property 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. ADOPT the determination by the Board of Airport Commissioners that this action does not require CEQA review pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21166 and CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 as it does not include any changes to the Los Angeles International Airport Landside Access Modernization Program (LAMP) project that would result in significant impacts not already disclosed in the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) prepared for the LAMP Project (ENV-2016-3391-EIR), which was certified by the Board of Airport Commissioners on March 2, 2017 (Resolution 26185), and certified and adopted by Council on June 7, 2017.
   
   
3. APPROVE the LAWA Lease Termination Agreement with PNF-LAX, Inc., with corresponding payment of $5,100,000 for early termination of Amended and Restated Lease LAA-8948, covering premises at LAX, and a waiver of a portion of the percentage rent, resulting in a projected revenue loss of $3,975,584 for Fiscal Year 2019-2020.
   
   
4. CONCUR with the action taken by the Board of Airport Commissioners on November 21, 2019 by Resolution No. 26902, authorizing the Chief Executive Officer, LAWA, to execute the Lease Termination Agreement with PNF-LAX, Inc.
   
   

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE – DECEMBER 26, 2019

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

ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION and TRADE, TRAVEL, AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) Letter of Agreement with the City of Inglewood for the release of funds for the Residential Sound Insulation - Grant Implementation Plan.

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.f of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines.
   
   
2. APPROVE the LAWA Letter of Agreement with the City of Inglewood for the release of $9,275,000 for the Residential Sound Insulation - Grant Implementation Plan 15.
   
   
3. CONCUR with the action taken by the Board of Airport Commissioners on February 7, 2019 by Resolution No. 26900, authorizing the Chief Executive Officer, LAWA, to execute the First Amendment to Contract DA-5068 with Clean Energy.
   
   

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE – JANUARY 24, 2020

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION – JANUARY 24, 2020)

PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to supplemental agreements for contracts for historic preservation services.

Recommendation for Council action:

AUTHORIZE the General Manager, Department of City Planning, or designee, to:

1. Execute the proposed professional services agreements with Architectural Resources Group, Inc.; ASM Affiliates, Inc.; Chattel, Inc.; Environmental Science Associates; Galvin Preservation Associates, Inc.; Historic Resources Group; Page and Turnbull; and, Rincon Consultants, Inc. to support historic preservation services for a five year term, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form and compliance with the City's contracting requirements.
   
   
2. Establish a total not-to-exceed expenditure limit of $1,380,000 for the proposed agreements listed in Recommendation No. a of this report, where the cumulative total of the Notices to Proceed to these contractors shall not exceed the ceiling limit.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer reports there is no General Fund impact, and that the recommendations in this report comply with the City's Financial Policies.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to executing a grant agreement with the California Office of Historic Preservation.

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

AUTHORIZE the Director of Planning, or designee, to:

1. Accept a Certified Local Government (CLG) grant from the California Office of Historic Preservation (CalOHP) and to execute a grant agreement with CalOHP in an amount not to exceed $36,000 for a one year period retroactive to October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020, to integrate ethnic and cultural historical contexts into HistoricPIacesLA, in substantial conformance with the attached grant project agreement (Attachment), subject to the review and approval of the City Attorney as to form.
   
   
2. Prepare Controller instructions to make any necessary technical adjustments consistent with the Mayor and Council action on this matter, subject to the approval of the City Administrative Officer (CAO); and, request the Controller to implement these instructions.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports there is no additional impact to the General Fund.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

PUBLIC WORKS AND GANG REDUCTION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to acceptance of a grant award from the California Board of State and Community Corrections for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018-19 (18-19) Youth Reinvestment Grant (YRG) Program.

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

1. AUTHORIZE the Mayor, or designee, to retroactively accept the FY 18-19 YRG Program Award from the Board of State and Community Corrections in the amount of $1,000,000, for the period effective July 1, 2019 to February 28, 2023.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the Mayor, or designee, to negotiate and execute the Grant Award Agreement and submit any other necessary agreements and documents relative to the grant award, subject to the review and approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the Controller to establish a new fund entitled 18-19 YRG Grant Fund No. XXX/46; recognize a receivable for funding in the amount of $1,000,000; expend funds upon presentation and proper demand from the Mayor, or designee; and, establish appropriation accounts as follows:
   
   

   Account	Title	Amount
   46S304	Contractual Svcs	$994,000
   46S213	Travel	6,000
   	Total:	$1,000,000

        
4. AUTHORIZE the Mayor, or designee, to prepare Controller instructions and/or make technical adjustments that may be required to implement the actions approved by the Mayor and Council on this matter, subject to the approval of the City Administrative Officer (CAO); and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement these instructions.

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a contract with the Volunteers of America of Los Angeles for the purpose of operating a FamilySource Center in the Hollywood Service Area.

Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (O’Farrell - Rodriguez), SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:

AUTHORIZE and INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department to:

1. Negotiate and execute a contract with Volunteers of America of Los Angeles for the purpose of operating a Family Source Center in the Hollywood Service Area, with an agreement term of December 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020 in the amount of $464,000, with a one-year renewal option, subject to review by the City Attorney as to form and compliance with the City’s contracting requirements.
   
   
2. Utilize funding from the Community Services Block Grant Fund No. 428 and Community Development Block Grant Fund No. 424 to support this agreement.
   
   
3. Reflect these adjustments in all related documents that are necessary to implement the Consolidated Plan, if necessary.
   
   
4. Make any technical changes and/or prepare any Controller instructions in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion, subject to the approval of the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA); and, Authorize the Controller to implement these instructions.

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a sub-lease agreement with Homeless Healthcare Los Angeles (HHCLA) to operate the ReFresh Spot/Crisis Response Facility.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. AUTHORIZE the Department of General Services to negotiate and execute a sub-lease agreement with HHCLA to operate the ReFresh Spot/Crisis Response Facility on the property located at 544 Towne Avenue and 545 Stanford Avenue, Los Angeles, 90013, under the terms and conditions as substantially outlined in the Municipal Facilities Committee (MFC) report dated October 28, 2019, attached to the Council file.
   
   
2. AMEND the October 28, 2019 MFC report as follows:
   
   
   1. Change the term of the sublease with HHCLA to 60 months from Lease Commencement Date.
      
      
   2. Authorize the Department of General Services to revise the terms and conditions of the lease with the Los Angeles Holdings, LLC for the property located at 544 Towne Avenue and 545 Stanford Avenue, previously approved by the Mayor and Council on September 1, 2019 to reflect the following:
      
      
      1. Term and Rent Abatement: 62 months from Lease Commencement Date with months 2 and 3 abated.
         
         
      2. Lease Commencement Date: Signature by all parties and City Clerk Attestation.
         
         
      3. Rent Commencement Date: Same as Lease Commencement Date. However, please find the following rent schedule: Month 1 prepaid, Month 2 and 3 abated.
         
         
      4. Early Termination: Tenant shall provide 60 – 90-day notice.
         
         
      5. Rent Increase: Three percent annually on the anniversary date.
         
         
      6. Compliance Costs - If a single hazardous incident occurs that is beyond $200,000 in hard costs, the Landlord may elect to terminate the lease with 30-day notice. However, Landlord shall give the tenant a right to cure.
         
         
      7. Lot Tie: Landlord with assistance with the City will untie the lot and shall deduct costs from Security Deposit.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The MFC reports that there is no impact to the General Fund. The lease and construction costs will be funded by State Homeless Emergency Aid Program grant funds approved by Council and the Mayor on September 1, 2019.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the City's progress in addressing the Shelter Crisis pursuant to Government Code 8698.4(a)(6).

Recommendation for Council action:

AUTHORIZE the Homeless Strategy Committee (HSC) to submit to the State of California the status report detailed in Attachment 2 of the November 21, 2019 HSC report, attached to the Council file.  It describes the City's progress addressing the shelter crisis in Fiscal Year 2018-19.

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.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Executive Task Force on Youth Development.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. ESTABLISH a minimum nine-member Task Force on Youth Development (Task Force) charged with formulating a City Youth Development Strategy and composed of the following members with corresponding appointment authority:
   
   
   1. Five members representative of City youth programs as follows:
      
      
      1. One member appointed by the Chair, Health, Education, Neighborhoods, Arts, Parks and River Committee.
         
         
      2. One member appointed by the Chair, Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee.
         
         
      3. One member appointed by the Chair, Economic Development Committee.
         
         
      4. Two members appointed by the Chair, Public Safety Committee.
         
         
   2. At a minimum, four members representative of key stakeholders as follows:
      
      
      1. Two members between the ages of 16 and 24, one each appointed by the Mayor and Council President respectively.
         
         
      2. Two members, one each appointed by the Mayor and Council President respectively, with said members being the parent/guardian of a child under the age of 21.
         
         
2. INSTRUCT or REQUEST as appropriate the Department of Recreation and Parks, Mayor’s Gang Reduction and Youth Development Office, Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department, Los Angeles Police Department, and other relevant departments and agencies, to provide as needed subject matter expertise in City youth policy, programs, and funding to the Task Force.
   
   
3. INSTRUCT the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA) and City Administrative Officer (CAO) to assist the Task Force in establishing regular meetings.
   
   
4. REQUEST the City Attorney to present an overview of Brown Act requirements to the Task Force.

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Joint Development Agreement and Ground Lease with Mercy Housing California (MHC) for the development of an affordable senior housing project on a City-owned lot Parking Lot No. 689.

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

1. AMEND the Joint Development Agreement and Ground Lease between the City, MHC 73, L.P. to allow the City, MHC, and the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) to record a Declaration of Restrictive Covenants for the Development and Operation of Affordable Housing against the City’s fee estate in the City-owned Parking Lot No. 689, to be subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form and adopt as amended.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the General Managers, Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department (HCIDLA) and Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT), or designees, to:
   
   
   1. Negotiate and execute the HCD Covenant, subject to review and approval of the City Attorney as to form.
      
      
   2. Consent to a Subordination Agreement to be recorded against the City’s fee estate between MHC, HCD, and Bank of America, the Senior Lender, which allows the HCD Covenant to be extinguished if the Senior Lender forecloses on the Site.
      
      
   3. Execute any relevant documents required to effectuate this transaction or any amendments consistent with the Mayor and Council actions on this matter, subject to the approval of the City Attorney.
             

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The City Administrative Officer reports that there is no impact to the General Fund as a result of the recommendations. The recommendations in the report comply with City Financial Policies in that there is no additional cost to the City, and forgone parking revenue during the construction of the replacement public parking spaces in the City-owned Parking Lot No. 689 will be paid to the LADOT.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

(Transportation Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

PERSONNEL AND ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to implementation, benchmarks, and hiring goals for the Targeted Local Hiring (TLH) and Strategic Workforce Development Task Force.

Recommendation for Council action:

NOTE and FILE the November 1, 2019 Personnel Department report relative to implementation, benchmarks, and hiring goals for the TLH and Strategic Workforce Development Task Force.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  Not applicable.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the authority to select a developer for a supportive housing project at 1808 South Saint Andrews Place and related actions.   

Recommendations for Council action:

1. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department (HCIDLA), or designee, to:
   
   
   1. Select Clifford Beers Housing to develop affordable housing, which will include supportive housing, at the City-owned property located at 1808 South Saint Andrews Place (Assessor Parcel Number 5073-014-900).
      
      
   2. Negotiate and execute an Exclusive Negotiation Agreement (ENA) with Clifford Beers Housing for the City-owned property located at 1808 South Saint Andrews Place, for a term of one-year from the execution date, in substantial conformance with the proforma ENA attached to this report, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form, and compliance with all City contracting requirements.
      
      
   3. Negotiate a Disposition and Development Agreement (DDA) with Clifford Beers Housing, or their to-be-formed Limited Partnership, for the City-owned property located at 1808 South Saint Andrews Place, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form, and compliance with all City contracting requirements.
      
      
   4. Prepare Controller instructions for any necessary technical adjustments consistent with the Mayor and Council actions on this matter, subject to the approval of the City Administrative Officer (CAO).     
                         
2. INSTRUCT the HCIDLA to report and request authority to execute the DDA. 

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The CAO reports that there is no impact to the General Fund. The recommendations in this report are in compliance with the City's Financial Policies in that there is no additional cost to the City, and no funding commitments are being made at this time. Potential project funding sources include State tax-exempt bonds, State grants and/or loans, State tax credits, private financing, the Affordable Housing Trust Fund, and a Proposition HHH Supportive Housing Loan, among others.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

PERSONNEL AND ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to hiring information and vacancy rates reported by City Departments on a Quarterly basis during Fiscal Year (FY) 2019-20.

Recommendation for Council action:

NOTE and FILE the October 31, 2019 Personnel Department report relative to hiring information and vacancy rates reported by City Departments on a Quarterly basis during FY 2019-20.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  Not applicable.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the State Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP) - Third Quarterly Expenditure Report, Funding Recommendations, and State Reporting Requirements.

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

1. RECOGNIZE $915,166.34 in interest earned on the HEAP grant receipts in Fund No. 60P, RSRC 4903, and allocate within Fund No.  60P as follows:
   
   
   1. $736,399.35 to Activity Category 1 - Capital and Operating Support -- A Bridge Home.
      
      
   2. $11,839.99 to Activity Category 4 - Youth Set-Aside.
      
      
   3. $166,927 to Activity Category 5 - Administrative Costs.
      
      
2. APPROVE the following funding from the HEAP grant in the amount of $3,266,411.69:
   
   
   1. $736,399.35 from Activity Category 1 - Capital and Operating Support - A Bridge Home to support operation costs at the A Bridge Home site located at 515 North Beacon Street.
      
      
   2. $2,150,000 from Activity Category 2 - Capital and Operating Support - Skid Row.
      
      
   3. $213,085.34 from Activity Category 4 - Youth Set-Aside to support leasing costs to establish 30 new beds for transition-aged youth at the A Bridge Home site located at 1215 Lodi Place.
      
      
   4. $166,927 from Activity Category 5 - Administrative Costs for the City Attorney to increase support for A Bridge Home leases.
      
      
3. REPROGRAM the previously approved funds for accounting support in the amount of $11,066 from Fund No. 60P to the City Administrative Officer (CAO), General Fund No. 100, Salaries General account.
   
   
4. REDUCE appropriations in the amount of $325,000 in Fund No. 100/10, Account No. 003040, Contractual Services; and TRANSFER appropriations in the amount of $325,000 within Fund No. 60P/10 from Account No. 10S110, CAO to Activity Category 4 - Youth Set- Aside, to effectuate approved recommendations from the HEAP Second Quarterly Expenditure Report.
   
   
5. REVERT appropriations to the Additional Homeless Services line item within the General City Purposes Fund in the amount of $1,870,999.35; and REDUCE appropriations to Fund No. 10A/43 Bridge Home Operations - PATH - Beacon Avenue by $1,134,600 to $1,061,400. The recommendations for the A Bridge Home site located at 515 North Beacon Street is a result of Measure H support for this project and the use of interest earnings for operations.
   
   
6. INSTRUCT the General Manager, Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department, to amend contracts with the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority to reflect additional services and funding:
   
   
   1. C-133135 - HEAP Grant:
      
      
      1. Volunteers of America to purchase furniture, fixtures and equipment for the bridge housing facility at 2817 South Hope Street - $84,100 (funding approved in the HEAP Second Quarterly Expenditure Report).
         
         
      2. St. Vincent de Paul to expand restroom access through June 30, 2021 - $500,000.
         
         
      3. Homeless Healthcare to provide two Community Ambassadors for the Bin and the ReFresh Spot for 12 months - $150,000.
         
         
      4. Downtown Women’s Center for rapid re-housing and related services to approximately 150 women in the Skid Row community through June 30, 2021 - $1.5 million.
         
         
      5. Revise contract amount to People Assisting the Homeless for operating costs at 515 North Beacon Avenue through June 30, 2021 from the previously approved amount of $325,000.65 to $1,061,400.
         
         
   2. C-126258 - City General Fund:
      
      
      1. Revise contract amount to People Assisting the Homeless for operating costs at 515 North Beacon Ave. through June 30, 2021 from the previously approved amount of $1,870,999.35 to $0.
         
         
7. AUTHORIZE the CAO to:
   
   
   1. Prepare Controller instructions or make any necessary technical adjustments consistent with the Mayor and Council action in this matter; and, Authorize the Controller to implement these instructions.
      
      
   2. Prepare any additional Controller instructions to reimburse City Departments for their accrued labor, material or permit costs related to projects in this report consistent with the Mayor and Council action on this matter; and, Authorize the Controller to implement these instructions.
      
      
   3. Negotiate and execute a no cost extension to the contract with the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services for real estate evaluation and rehabilitation services related to privately owned buildings proposed as bridge housing sites to end on June 30, 2020.
      
      
8. AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement the instructions provided in Attachment B of the Homeless Strategy Committee transmittal dated October 25, 2019, attached to the Council file.
      

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The CAO reports that there is no additional impact to the General Fund as a result of the recommendations. Sufficient funding is available within the HEAP to support the recommendations.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the State Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP) funds designated for Skid Row to expand emergency housing for families at the Salvation Army-Zahn Center.

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

1. REPROGRAM $1.6 million in HEAP funds from the Salvation Army-Zahn Center line item for the expansion and operations of homeless storage in Skid Row at 538 San Pedro Street.
   
   
2. ALLOCATE $366,570 from the HEAP, Activity Category 2, Capital and Operating Support, Skid Row line item, to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) for the extension of the lease at The Bin homeless storage center located at 540 Towne Avenue, and to purchase 1,000 new bins.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the LAHSA and the Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department (HCIDLA) to amend the HEAP Contract no. C-133135 with LAHSA as follows:
   
   
   1. Delete the $1.6 million line item for the Salvation Army-Zahn Center.
      
      
   2. Expand homeless storage in Skid Row, including at 538 San Pedro Street for $1.6 million.
      
      
   3. Extend the lease and purchase 1,000 new bins for The Bin homeless storage center located at 540 Towne Avenue in the amount of $366,570; (lease extension $326,570 and bin purchase $40,000).
      
      
   4. Make any additional contract changes to effectuate the intent of this action.
      
      
4. TRANSFER appropriations within Fund No. 60P, HEAP as follows:
   

   From:
   Department	Account	Amount
   Dept. 43, Housing and Community Investment	43S855, Salvation Army Zahn Center	$1,600,000
   Dept. 10, City Administrative Officer	10R631, AC-2 - Capital and Operating Support-Skid Row	$366,570
   		$1,966,570
   To:
   Department	Account	Amount
   Dept. 43, Housing and Community Investment	43S828, Bin Renovations	$1,966,570
   		$1,966,570

            
5. AUTHORIZE the LAHSA to negotiate the extension of the lease for The Bin located at 507 Towne Avenue from December 1, 2019 to June 30, 2021.
   
   
6. INSTRUCT the General Manager, HCIDLA, or designee, to amend Contract no. C-133135 – HEAP Grant with LAHSA to reflect additional services and funding as follow:
   
   
   1. $1,966,570 for The Bin renovations and expansion.
      
      
   2. Direct LAHSA to subcontract with Chrysalis to provide the expanded services of The Bin through June 30, 2021.
      
      
   3. Reduce contract amount with Salvation Army-Zahn Center from $1,600,000 to $0.
      
      
7. AUTHORIZE the City Administrative Officer (CAO) to:
   
   
   1. Prepare Controller instructions or make any necessary technical adjustments consistent with the Mayor and Council action in this matter; and, Authorize the Controller to implement these instructions.
      
      
   2. Prepare any additional Controller instructions to reimburse City Departments for their accrued labor, material or permit costs related to projects in this report consistent with the Mayor and Council action on this matter; and, Authorize the Controller to implement these instructions.
      
      

Fiscal Impact Statement:  Neither the CAO 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 REPORT relative to the City's Petroleum and Natural Gas Safety Administrator working with all necessary departments and agencies to report on the status of various California Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources (DOGGR) items.

Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Lee - Martinez - Bonin):

1. INSTRUCT the City’s Petroleum and Natural Gas Safety Administrator to work with all necessary departments and agencies to provide a detailed report back in 30 days on the status of the following items:
   
   
   1. DOGGR’s Comprehensive Safety Review of Wells.
      
      
   2. Consent Decree Settlement Agreement - including methane mitigation fund, fence-line monitoring, and long-term health study.
      
      
   3. DOGGR’s Geologic, Seismologic, and Geo-mechanical Hazards Report.
      
      
   4. California Public Utilities Commission’s (CPUC) Investigation into the operations and practices with respect to Aliso Canyon and the blowout.
      
      
   5. CPUC’s Investigation into the feasibility of minimizing or eliminating Aliso Canyon from Southern California’s energy portfolio.
      
      
   6. The feasibility of conducting a City-funded, independent health study.
      
      
   7. CPUC’s Aliso Canyon Current Withdrawal Protocol.
      
      
2. INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) to report back on the feasibility of conducting an annual briefing with Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) on operations and safety at the Aliso Canyon Facility.
   
   
3. INSTRUCT the LAFD to report back on the feasibility of working with SoCalGas on conducting joint annual fire drills and other safety trainings at the Aliso Canyon facility.

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 REPORT relative to the City's ability and authority to regulate and inspect below-ground storage facilities for natural gas and other hazardous materials.

Recommendation for Council action:

ESTABLISH an interagency task force to include  the California Department of Conservation, the Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources (DOGGR), the Office of Petroleum and Natural Gas Administration and Safety, and other regulatory agencies to do the following:

1. Review safety studies, risk analysis and technical assessments conducted at the Aliso Canyon site to determine which recommendations could be applied to the Playa Del Rey or any site which could potentially have the same issues, in an effort to protect public safety and the environment.
   
   
2. Coordinate regulatory oversight and inspections to ensure the City is fully engaged and informed of current and developing natural storage safety issues locally and statewide.
   
   
3. Conduct an analysis of gas storage regulatory issues within the City and State and work towards development of local or statewide legislative solutions.

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the management of distributed micro-storage services, and the ability to enter into a pilot program to precede a wider program rollout.

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

INSTRUCT the City Administrative Officer (CAO) and Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), and REQUEST the assistance of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority and the Mayor's Office, to report on the feasibility of entering into public-private partnerships with interested non-profit agencies for management of distributed micro-storage services, including any potential costs and available funding sources for such a program and the ability to enter into a pilot program to precede a wider program rollout.

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

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the evaluation of the properties located at 2426 East Washington Boulevard; 433 Wall Street; 14441 East 16th Street; 2313-2317 South Santa Fe Avenue; 1426 Paloma Street, to determine suitability as part of the A Bridge Home program.

Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Huizar - Buscaino - Harris-Dawson - Martinez - Ryu):

1. INSTRUCT the City Administrative Officer (CAO) with the assistance of the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), the Bureau of Engineering, Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, and any other affected City stakeholders, to evaluate the sites located at 2426 East Washington Boulevard; 433 Wall Street (The Bixby Hotel); 14441 East 16th Street; 2313-2317 South Santa Fe Avenue; and 1426 Paloma Street (Phase II), in Council District 14, to determine if the properties are suitable for development as A Bridge Home Program facilities.
   
   
2. INSTRUCT the City Homeless Coordinator to coordinate with Los Angeles County to identify funding to operate the sites determined to be suitable for development as A BrIdge Home Program facility, including, but not limited to, State Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program, and County Measure H funds.

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

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

ENERGY, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the existence or creation of a transition plan when City staff and/or oil and gas operator personnel change for ongoing enforcement of existing agreements with oil and gas operators, in order to protect human health and the environment.  

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

DIRECT the Petroleum Administrator to work with the Department of City Planning, the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety, and any other relevant agencies or departments to report back within 90 days on the existence or creation of an effective transition plan when City staff and/or oil and gas operator personnel change for ongoing enforcement of existing agreements with oil and gas operators, in order to effectively protect human health and the environment.

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.

PUBLIC WORKS AND GANG REDUCTION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Tree Guarantee Fee Planting Plan in regards to the Tree Replacement Guarantee Ordinance.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. ADOPT the Proposed Tree Guarantee Fee Planting Plan attached to the Board of Public Works (BPW) report dated November 26, 2019, attached to the Council file.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the BPW, in collaboration with the Department of City Planning, Bureau of Street Services (BSS) and Bureau of Sanitation, to approve and coordinate all tree-related planting efforts in the proposed Tree Guarantee Fee Planting Plan locations in each of the 15 Council Districts using fees (nonrefundable deposits) collected, in either group/bulk tree planting of no less than 25 trees per effort; or less than 25 individual tree planting(s) at least annually in a Council District with less than the equivalent funds required to plant and pay for 25 trees.
   
   
3. INSTRUCT the BPW to return to Council, as necessary, to seek future approval to amend the proposed Tree Guarantee Fee Planting Plan when any of each Council District proposed tree planting locations have been satisfied.
   
   
4. AUTHORIZE the BPW to make technical corrections or clarifications that may be necessary to implement the intent of the proposed Tree Guarantee Fee Planting Plan.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The BPW reports that the proposed Tree Guarantee Fee Planting Plan is an administrative matter to allow the planting of tree replacements using the Tree Guarantee Fees collected. Tree planting from Public Works Non-Subsidized and Planning Department Development project will have no impact to the General Fund. However, the planting of subsidized Public Works guaranteed trees will have a General Fund impact of approximately $397,686 (or 237 trees X $1,945 per tree minus $63,279). These costs are currently absorbed by the BSS similar to that of tree replacements (planting) from nursery bound trees.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

(Budget and Finance Committee report to be submitted in Council)

ENERGY, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the feasibility and cost of increasing the number of rat-proof trash cans and replacing metal wire trash receptacles with fully enclosed rat-proof trash bins in Skid Row and neighborhoods with large unsheltered homeless individuals.

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

DIRECT the Bureau of Sanitation, with the assistance of the City Administrative Officer (CAO), to report on the feasibility and cost of increasing the number of rat-proof trash cans and replacing metal wire trash receptacles and automated litter bins with fully-enclosed rat-proof trash bins in Skid Row, and other neighborhoods with large populations of unsheltered homeless individuals.

Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the CAO 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 REPORT relative to the required resources to develop an electronic documentation system to log discarded public health hazards or items sent to storage during cleanups around homeless encampments, bulky item removal and illegal dumping cleanups.

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

INSTRUCT the Information Technology Agency, with assistance from the Department of Public Works' Bureau of Sanitation in consultation with the City Attorney, to report on resources required to develop a comprehensive internal electronic documentation system to log public health hazards that are discarded or items that are sent to storage during cleanups around homeless encampments, bulky item removal, and illegal dumping cleanups.

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 REPORT relative to launching a pilot sign program in Council District Six (CD 6) that promotes the use of 311 and MyLA311 app on a long-term basis for bulky item pick up and to report illegal dumping.

Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Martinez - Rodriguez):

DIRECT the Bureau of Sanitation (BOS) to report with recommendations for launching a pilot sign program in CD 6 that promotes, on a long-term basis, the use of 311 and the MyLA311 app to report bulky item pick up and illegal dumping, and on efforts to conduct public outreach to Spanish-speaking communities, and other immigrant populations, on utilizing 311 and the MyLA311 app for bulky item pickup and reporting illegal dumping.

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.

HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the evaluation of the property located at 3061 Riverside Drive to determine suitability as an A Bridge Home Program facility.

Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Ryu - O'Farrell):

1. INSTRUCT the City Administrative Officer (CAO) with the assistance of the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), the Bureau of Engineering, Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, and any other affected City stakeholders, to evaluate the site located at 3061 Riverside Drive in the Los Feliz/Silver Lake area, in Council District Four, to determine if the property is suitable for development as an A Bridge Home Program facility.
   
   
2. INSTRUCT the City Homeless Coordinator to coordinate with Los Angeles County to identify funding to operate the site (if determined to be suitable for development as A BrIdge Home Program facility), including, but not limited to, State funding and County Measure H funds.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, Department of General Services, to submit a report to Council relative to negotiating a lease agreement for the property located at 3061 Riverside Drive in the Los Feliz/Silver Lake area, with the option to renew the lease at the discretion of the City Council.
      

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

Community Impact Statement:  Yes.

For:

Los Feliz Neighborhood Council

PUBLIC WORKS AND GANG REDUCTION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to repurposing funds to reimburse the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for the remaining balance of the real estate expenditures that are not eligible to receive Highway Bridge Program (HBP) funding.

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

1. REPURPOSE the $373,151.07 from $3.85 million in General Fund authorized through the 2019-20 Adopted Budget from the Sixth Street Viaduct Replacement Project (Council file [CF] No. 19-0600) to be used instead to reimburse the Caltrans for the remaining balance of the real estate expenditures that are not eligible to receive Highway HBP funding.
   
   
2. REDUCE by $373,151.07 the $3.85 million in General Fund monies for the project to a revised total of $3,476,848.93 for reimbursement of staff costs for 2019-20.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the Controller to:
   
   
   1. Transfer appropriations within Fund No. 100/54 Capital Improvement Expenditure Program (CIEP), as detailed below:
      
      

      	Account	Title	Amount
      From:	00S690	Sixth St Viaduct - Replacement Project	$373,151.07
      To:	00N218	Bridge Improvement Program (BIP)	$373,151.07

           
   2. Pay the project’s non-reimbursable real estate costs in an amount of $373,151.07 from the CIEP, Fund No. 100/54, BIP Account No. 00N218.
      
      
4. APPROVE a net increase to the project budget by $5,473,501 from $482,153,771 to a revised amount of $487,627,272 as shown in the table below:
   
   

   Project Phase	Adopted Budget	Funding Sources
   		Federal	State	Local
   Design	$42,165,866	$35,867,710	$200,000	$6,098,156
   Right-of-Way	116,973,112	114,604,141		2,368,971
   Construction	323,014,793	245,843,200	31,851,593	45,320,000
   Total Budget:	$482,153,771	$396,315,051	$32,051,593	$53,787,127

   
   
   

   Project Phase	Proposed Budget	Funding Sources
   		Federal	State	Local
   Design	$42,165,866	$35,867,710	$200,000	$6,098,156
   Right-of-Way	124,262,312	114,604,141		9,658,171
   Construction	321,199,094	245,843,200	31,851,593	43,504,301
   Total Budget:	$487,627,272	$396,315,051	$32,051,593	$59,260,628

        
5. APPROVE appropriations totaling $3,577,687 for the reimbursement of anticipated staff costs for the Sixth Street Viaduct Replacement Project for 2019-20 to be amended and paid with the following funding sources:
   
   

   Funding Source	Amount
   The 2019-20 Adopted Budget includes $3.85 million in General Fund authorized for the Sixth Street Viaduct Replacement Project (CF No. 19-0600)	$3,476,848.93
   The project’s Municipal Improvement Corporation of Los Angeles (MICLA) cash flow funds; 88.53 percent is reimbursed from HBP grant funds	89,272.94
   The project's MICLA cash flow funds; 11.47 percent is reimbursed from Proposition 1B grant funds	11,565.13
   Total:	$3,577,687.00

        
6. AUTHORIZE the City Administrative Officer to make technical corrections, as required, to implement the intent of Council in this matter; and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement those technical adjustments.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The Seismic Governance Committee reports that there is no additional impact on the General Fund. The project would utilize $373,151 in General Fund for the second and final installment payment of the real estate expenditures that are not eligible to receive HBP funding. The 2019-20 Sixth Street Staffing Plan estimates its staff costs to be $3.6 million, which will be reimbursed with the following funding sources: $3.5 million in General Fund authorized through the 2019-20 Adopted Budget; and, $100,838 will be front funded by the project’s MICLA cash flow funds. The $100,838 will be reimbursed as follows: $89,273 (88.53 percent) from the HBP grant funds and $11,565 (11.47 percent) from the Proposition 1B grant funds.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

(Budget and Finance Committee report to be submitted in Council)

ENERGY, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a governance structure for Measure W - Safe, Clean Water Program (SCW Program).

Recommendations for Council action:

1. REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present an Ordinance to establish the Measure W - Safe Clean Water (SCW) Administrative Oversight Committee (AOC) consisting of representatives from the Office of the Mayor, City Administrative Officer (CAO) and the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA) and establish AOC responsibilities as noted in the report; actions taken are subject to Council and Mayor approval.
   
   
2. REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present an Ordinance that establishes the Measure W - Safe, Clean Water Regional Projects Special Fund administered by the Department of Public Works' (DPW), Bureau of Sanitation (BOS) for the receipt, retention and disbursement of funds received from the Los Angeles County SCW Program for Regional Projects.
   
   
3. REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present an Ordinance that establishes the Measure W - SCW Program Special Fund administered by the DPW's, BOS for the receipt, retention and disbursement of funds received from the Los Angeles County SCW Municipal Program.   
   
   
4. INSTRUCT the BOS, with assistance from the CLA, CAO and other participating departments, to develop a proposed strategic outreach plan to engage community stakeholders and submit to the AOC, for review and modification as necessary prior to transmittal to the Mayor and City Council for consideration.   
   
   
5. INSTRUCT the BOS, in collaboration with the Working Group, to develop a proposed Watershed Investment Strategy Plan and submit to the AOC, with the AOC to review and modify as necessary and transmit to the Mayor and City Council.   
   
   
6. AUTHORIZE the CAO, with the concurrence of the CLA, to make technical changes as needed to implement Mayor and City Council intentions.
   
   
7. INSTRUCT the CLA, CAO and the BOS to report back on the options to wind down the Proposition O (Prop O) Program and incorporate it into a larger effort.
   
   
8. INSTRUCT the CLA, CAO and the BOS to report back on policies for the local return to ensure funds stay within the watershed they were generated from, also taking into account previous Prop O expenditures.
   
   
9. INSTRUCT the BOS to immediately inspect and identity drainage deficiencies in disadvantaged communities and develop an action plan to address these concerns with regional and local efforts, including opportunities for the Flood Control District to invest in these solutions.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO and CLA report that Measure W is expected to provide annual funding to the City of approximately $35 million for the local program and approximately $50 million for the regional program, dependent on competitive award cycles. Funds are expected to be ongoing and support both capital and operations and maintenance expenditures, subject to limitations imposed by the Measure. To the extent that expenditures exceed the imposed limitations in future years, potential General Fund impacts will need to be addressed through the City's annual budget process.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the use of a property located at 1479 South La Cienega Boulevard as an emergency shelter and as part of the A Bridge Home program.

Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Koretz - O'Farrell):

1. INSTRUCT the City Administrative Officer (CAO), with the assistance of the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), Bureau of Engineering, Department of General Services (GSD), Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, and any other affected City stakeholders, to evaluate the property located at 1479 South La Cienega Boulevard as an emergency shelter and as part of the A Bridge Home program.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, GSD, to submit a report to Council relative to negotiating a lease agreement for the property located at 1479 South La Cienega Boulevard, with the option to renew at the discretion of the City Council.
   
   
3. INSTRUCT the City Homeless Coordinator, if the property is determined to be suitable and available for this use, to coordinate with the County of Los Angeles to identify funds for operations at the site, including, but not limited to County Measure H funds.

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

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the evaluation of the property located at 4601 South Figueroa Street to determine suitability as an A Bridge Home program facility.

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

1. INSTRUCT the City Administrative Officer (CAO), with the assistance of the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), the Bureau of Engineering, Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, and any other affected City stakeholders, to evaluate the site located at 4601 South Figueroa Street, to determine if the property is suitable for development as an A Bridge Home Program facility.
   
   
2. INSTRUCT the City Homeless Coordinator, if a property is determined to be suitable for development as an A Bridge Home Program facility, to identify funds for operations at the site, including, but not limited to, State funding and County Measure H revenue.

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

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to evaluating the properties located at 2309 Daly Street and 845 South Lake Street for the A Bridge Home program.

Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Cedillo - Harris-Dawson):

1. INSTRUCT the City Administrative Officer (CAO), to:
   
   
   1. Work with the property owners, with the assistance of the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), Bureau of Engineering, Department of General Services, Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety, Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, and any other affected City department, in evaluating the feasibility of the properties located at 2309 Daly Street and 845 South Lake Street, to determine their suitability for use as shelters as part of the A Bridge Home program.
      
      
   2. Coordinate with the appropriate City departments and Council District One to ensure community outreach, and in identifying the funding sources and partners needed to proceed with site acquisition, development, and operations.
      
      
2. INSTRUCT the GSD, if the properties are determined to be suitable for the A Bridge Home program, to negotiate the amount for a three-year lease agreement with the property owners, with the option to renew at the discretion of the City Council.

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

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

CONSIDERATION OF and ACTIONS RELATED TO MOTION (HARRIS-DAWSON - PRICE) relative to facilitating a dynamic signage program for the Grand Avenue Project's Parcel Q site bounded by 1st Street, Olive Street, Second Street, and Grand Avenue.

(Planning and Land Use Management Committee report to be submitted in Council.  If a public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided)

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CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (KREKORIAN - BONIN) relative to instructing the Chief Legislative Analyst to report with recommendations as to potential sources of funds to facilitate a transfer of $200,000 to the City Attorney, Fund No. 100/12, Account No. 00930, for the purpose of outside counsel expenses related to the City's ongoing interactions with the Federal Aviation Administration.

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

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COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER relative to the Second Financial Status Report for Fiscal Year 2019-20.

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

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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.)

RESOLUTION relative to the Declaration of Local Emergency by the Mayor, dated October 28, 2019 due to the Getty fire that had burned in excess of 400 acres across the Crestwood Hills, Mountaingate, and Mandeville Canyon sections of the City, 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.)

The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Stephen Meiche v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC6205060, Court of Appeal Case No. B296590; Stephen Meiche v. City of Los Angeles, Superior Court Case No. 19STCV13705. (This matter involves the City's appeal of a judgment entered after a jury verdict in favor of Plaintiff Stephen Meiche in November, 2018.)

(Budget and Finance Committee to consider the above matter in Closed Session on December 9, 2019)

The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Todd Hawkins, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, Court of Appeal, State of California Second Appellate District Case Nos. B279719, B282416, Los Angeles Superior Court Case Nos. BC541066, BC543766. (This matter involves the City's appeal of a judgment entered after a jury verdict in favor of Plaintiffs Todd Hawkins and Hyung Kim on August 12, 2016.)

(Budget and Finance Committee to consider the above matter in Closed Session on December 9, 2019)

The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Brenda Samayoa v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC691880. (This matter arises from a traffic collision that occurred on February 2, 2017 at North Figueroa and Diamond Street in Los Angeles.)

(Budget and Finance Committee to consider the above matter in Closed Session on December 9, 2019)

The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Catalina Espinoza Jaimes, et al. v. Lon Hank Truong, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC661478. (This matter arises from an automobile v. automobile collision that occurred on September 14, 2016 at Parthenia Street and Etiwanda Avenue in the City of Los Angeles.)

(Budget and Finance Committee to consider the above matter in Closed Session on December 9, 2019)

The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Eduardo Verduzco Jr. v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC661456. (This matter arises from a high voltage electrical shock caused by wires protruding from a vandalized electrical pull box in a sidewalk at Whittier Boulevard and Boyle Avenue.)

(Budget and Finance Committee to consider the above matter in Closed Session on December 9, 2019)

The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Jesse Pelaez, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court (LASC) Case No. BC721774; Dewayne Holt v. City of Los Angeles, LASC Case No. 19STCV17038. (This matter arises from an incident involving members of the Los Angeles Police Department on June 16, 2018, in Van Nuys, California.)

(Budget and Finance Committee to consider the above matter in Closed Session on December 9, 2019)

MOTION (BUSCAINO - BONIN) relative to funding for additional support of local neighborhood programs, services, and needs in Council District 15.