943 South Dacotah Street. (Lien: $5,157.25)

(Continued from Council meeting of December 10, 2019)

ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATION FROM THE BOARD OF HARBOR COMMISSIONERS relative to amending the Port of Los Angeles Foreign-Trade Zone General Purpose Operating Agreement with Dependable Highway Express, Inc.

(Trade, Travel, and Tourism 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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PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the non-monetary donation of locker cabinets valued at $39,420 from RAM Construction Services for the Wilshire Area.

Recommendation for Council action:

ACCEPT the non-monetary donation of locker cabinets valued at $39,420 from RAM Construction Services for the Wilshire Area.

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the in-kind donation of gym equipment valued at $15,925 to the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) Operations Central Bureau.

Recommendation for Council action:

ACCEPT the in-kind donation of gym equipment valued at $15,925 to the LAFD Operations Central Bureau.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The Board of Fire Commissioners reports that there is no fiscal impact to the LAFD’s budget resulting from the donation of these items. Donations provide the necessary items meeting the needs of the respective department. Replacement or repair of items meeting City specifications and Fire Department business needs may be borne by the General Fund, subject to budgetary constraints.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the in-kind donation of NBA/NHL tickets valued at $21,430 to the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) for games held at the Staples Center.

Recommendation for Council action:

ACCEPT the  in-kind donation of NBA/NHL tickets valued at $21,430 to the LAFD for games held at the Staples Center.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The Board of Fire Commissioners reports that there is no fiscal impact to the LAFD’s budget resulting from this donation.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Narcotics Analysis Laboratory Trust Fund (NALTF) Expenditure Plan No. 22.

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

1. APPROVE NALTF Expenditure Plan No. 22, attached to the Council file.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the Controller to:
   
   
   1. Establish appropriation accounts as follows:
      
      

      Account	Title	Amount
      TBD	Toxicology Analysis	$5,000
      TBD	Casework Overtime	$65,000
      TBD	Training, Travel and Subscriptions	$100,000

      
             
   2. Increase appropriations as needed from Fund No. 863/70, Account to be determined to Fund No. 100/70, General Overtime Account No. 1090, by an amount not to exceed $65,000.
      
      
3. AUTHORIZE the Los Angeles Police Department to prepare Controller instructions for any technical adjustments, subject to the approval of the City Administrative Officer (CAO); and, AUTHORIZE and REQUEST the Controller to implement the instructions.

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the donation of $25,000 from the Hollywood Museum to fund the Hollywood Area Holiday Party.

Recommendation for Council action:

ACCEPT the donation of $25,000 from the Hollywood Museum to fund the Hollywood Area Holiday Party.

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to establishing oversize vehicle parking restrictions along segments of Devonshire Street and Porter Ranch Drive.

Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Resolution (Lee - O'Farrell):

1. RESOLVE, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 80.69.4 and California Vehicle Code Section 22507, to hereby prohibit the parking of vehicles that are in excess of 22 feet in length or over seven feet in height, during the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., along the south side of Devonshire Street from Reseda Boulevard to Etiwanda Avenue, and the west side of Porter Ranch Drive from the 118 Freeway to the dead end.
   
   
2. DIRECT the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT), upon approval of this action, to post signs giving notice of a Tow Away, No Parking restriction for oversize vehicles within the specific hours detailed.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the LADOT to make any technical corrections or clarifications to the above instructions in order to effectuate the intent of this Resolution.
   
   

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to acceptance of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Mental Health Training Grant.

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

1. AUTHORIZE the Chief, Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), or designee to:
   
   
   1. Retroactively apply for and accept the grant award for the 2019 Mental Health Training Grant in the amount of $116,100 from the State of California Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) for the period of May 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020.
      
      
   2. Execute the Grant Agreement with the BSCC for the period of May 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form.
      
      
2. AUTHORIZE the Controller to:
   
   
   1. Establish a new interest-bearing fund titled BSCC FY 2019 Mental Health Training Grant Fund No. to be determined, to receive and disburse the BSCC FY 2019 Mental Health Training Grant.
      
      
   2. Establish a grant receivable and appropriate $116,100 to appropriation account, account number to be determined, within the BSCC FY 2019 Mental Health Training Grant Fund No. to be determined, for the receipt and disbursement of the 2019 Mental Health Training Grant funds.
      
      
   3. Establish new Account No. to be determined, titled Program Income, within the BSCC FY 2019 Mental Health Training Grant Fund No. to be determined; and, appropriate any interest income earned, as determined by the Office of Finance.
      
      
   4. Increase appropriations on an as-needed basis from BSCC FY 2019 Mental Health Training Grant Fund No. to be determined/70, 2019 Mental Health Training Program Grant appropriation, account number to be determined, to Fund No. 100/70, account numbers and amounts as follows:
      
      

      Account	Title	Amount
      1090	Overtime General	$69,607
      1092	Overtime Sworn	7,794
      	Total:	$77,401

      
             
3. AUTHORIZE the LAPD to:
   
   
   1. Spend up to the grant amount of $116,100 in accordance with the grant award agreement.
      
      
   2. Receive and deposit a one-time grant receipt of $116,100 in Fund No. to be determined/70, the BSCC FY 2019 Mental Health Training Grant.
      
      
   3. Prepare Controller instructions for any technical adjustments, subject to the approval of the City Administrative Officer (CAO); and, authorize the Controller to implement the instructions.
      
      
4. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to place the following action in connection with the BSCC FY 2019 Mental Health Training Grant on the Council agenda for July 1, 2020 or the first meeting day thereafter:
   
   
   1. Authorize the Controller to transfer appropriation within Department No. 70, Fund No. to be determined, to the General Fund as follows, subject to the approval of the Mayor:
      
      
      

      From:
      	Fund/Department	Account	Title	Amount
      	To Be Determined		BSCC 2019 Mental Health Training Grant	$38,699
      To:	100/70	1090	Overtime General	$34,803
      	100/70	1092	Overtime Sworn	3,896
      			Total:	$38,699

Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that approval of the recommendations contained in the December 12, 2019 CAO report, attached to the Council file, will allow for the expenditure of the 2019 Mental Health Training Grant award totaling $116,100. The grant will provide $104,410 for civilian and $11,690 for sworn overtime to allow personnel to attend related training courses.  No matching funds are required for this grant.  All other sworn and civilian salary and fringe benefit costs supporting this grant program are already funded in the 2019-20 Adopted Budget and do not represent any additional General Fund impact.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

CONSIDERATION OF and ACTIONS RELATED TO A LOS ANGELES CITY PLANNING COMMISSION REPORT approving a Transfer of Floor Area Rights Transfer Plan and Public Benefits Payment for the development of a vacant site with a mixed-use development (Project) consisting of 190 hotel guest rooms, 31 residential condominium units, and 29,232 square feet of commercial restaurant uses containing a total of up to 255,812 square feet of floor area on a 16,663 square foot (0.38-acre) lot, for a Floor Area Ratio of 13:1, with the proposed uses to be located within a 53-story building with a maximum height of 784 feet, and as proposed, to provide 126 vehicle parking spaces within two subterranean and three-above grade parking levels, and 156 bicycle parking spaces; for the properties located at 319-323 5th Street and 440-442 South Hill Street, subject to Modified Conditions of Approval. The project was assessed in the previously certified 5th and Hill Project Environmental Impact Report (EIR) No. ENV-2016-3766-EIR (State Clearinghouse [SCH] No. 2017031018), which includes the Draft EIR, dated November 1, 2018, and the Final EIR, dated April 26, 2019, and certified on August 2, 2019, and adopted the Environmental Findings and the Mitigation Monitoring Program prepared for the 5th and Hill Project EIR.

Applicant:  Jeffrey Fish, JMF Enterprises V, LLC

Representative:  Loren Montgomery, Montgomery Clark Advisors

Case No. CPC-2016-3765-TDR-MCUP-CUX-ZAD-DD-SPR

Environmental No. ENV-2016-3766-EIR; SCH No. 2017031018

(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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COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING AND COMMUNITY INVESTMENT DEPARTMENT (HCIDLA) relative to the City’s joint-application for the California Department Of Housing And Community Development Infill Infrastructure Grant (IIG) Program 2019.

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

1. AUTHORIZE, retroactively, the General Manager, HCIDLA, or designee, to conduct a process to select joint-applications for the IIG Program Notice of Funding Availability.
   
   
2. APPROVE the recommended list of projects for joint-applications as outlined in Table 2 of the HCIDLA report dated January 13, 2020, attached to the Council file.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, HCIDLA, or designee, to execute, on behalf of the City, a joint application for each of the selected Qualified Infill Projects (QIPs) with the QIP project sponsor for the IIG application process.
   
   
4. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, HCIDLA, or designee, subject to the execution of the joint application, to sign, on behalf of the City, all required IIG application legal documents for each of the approved projects that meet the IIG Program thresholds, subject to the City Attorney approval as to form and legality.
   
   
5. INSTRUCT the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA) to prepare a Resolution for Council approval in support of the final IIG recommended projects that the City will submit as a joint-applicant.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The HCIDLA reports that approval of the recommendations in this report will have no cost to the City and no impact on the General Fund. The grant will be issued to the Project Sponsor on a reimbursement basis with the City handling no funds.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

(Housing Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (HARRIS-DAWSON - WESSON) relative to asserting jurisdiction over the January 9, 2020 (Letter of Determination date:  January 29, 2020) Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC) action to deny the Zone Change Ordinance for 23 lots within the Crenshaw Corridor Specific Plan.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. ASSERT jurisdiction pursuant to City Charter Section 245, over the January 9, 2020 (Letter of Determination date: January 29, 2020) LACPC action to deny the Zone Change Ordinance that recommended permanent Qualified [Q] Conditions to increase the minimum lot area and lot width standards for 23 lots within the Crenshaw Corridor Specific Plan, in the matter of Case No. CPC-2019-6105-ZC, of which 14 lots are located northerly of Slauson Avenue between Crenshaw Boulevard and Hillcrest Drive, and nine lots located between 59th Street and 60th Street (one lot westerly of Crenshaw Boulevard and eight lots easterly of Crenshaw Boulevard).
   
   
2. REFER the matter, upon assertion of jurisdiction, to the Planning and Land Use Management Committee for further review.

TIME LIMIT FILE - FEBRUARY 11, 2020

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - FEBRUARY 11, 2020)

10 VOTES REQUIRED

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

COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (LADOT) relative to a proposed cooperative agreement with the County of Los Angeles and the National Community Renaissance (National Core) to purchase five battery-electric buses contingent on grant funding from the Strategic Growth Council's Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) Program Round 5.

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

AUTHORIZE the General Manager, LADOT, or designee, to sign the Cooperative Agreement between LADOT, County of Los Angeles, and National Core in support of an AHSC application, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The LADOT reports that there is no impact to the City's General Fund since the project is providing LADOT funding for replacement DASH buses and is included in the Proposition A budget.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

(Transportation Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

MOTION (MARTINEZ - LEE) relative to an offer of reward for information leading to the identification, apprehension and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the shooting death of Kenny Fulks on May 9, 2013.

MOTION (MARTINEZ - LEE) relative to an offer of reward for information leading to the identification, apprehension and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the shooting death of Haroutoun Sarkis Bezikyan on April 1, 2015.

MOTION (RYU - BLUMENFIELD) relative to amending Council action of May 6, 2016 regarding a transfer of Ventura/Cahuenga Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan funds for the widening of Woodman Avenue south of Ventura Boulevard (Council file No. 16-0518).

MOTION (PRICE - O'FARRELL) relative to an offer of reward for information leading to the identification, apprehension and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the shooting death of Maurice McKinzy on February 1, 2017.

MOTION (BLUMENFIELD - KORETZ) relative to declaring the Penfield Alley Improvements project to be of urgent necessity in order to award the project to an emergency on-call contractor.

MOTION (BLUMENFIELD - MARTINEZ - RODRIGUEZ - KORETZ) relative to approving a street banner program to encourage participation in the 2020 Census.

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