CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the Hoover and Council Streets Lighting District, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.

(Ordinance of Intention adopted on August 27, 2019 - Continue hearing and present Ordinance on March 27, 2020 to consider report of protests to be submitted as a result of balloting, pursuant to Proposition 218)

(Continued from Council meeting of January 31, 2020)

NEGATIVE DECLARATION (ND), COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES CITY PLANNING COMMISSON (LACPC) and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to effectuating a Zone Change pursuant to City Charter Sections 556 and 558, for the 14 subject lots north of Slauson Avenue from C2-1VL-SP to [Q]C2-2D-SP for the proposed Project area affecting 23 lots located within the Crenshaw Corridor Specific Plan; 14 lots are located northerly of Slauson Avenue between Crenshaw Boulevard and Hillcrest Drive, and 9 lots are located between 59th Street and 60th Street, one lot westerly of Crenshaw Boulevard and eight lots easterly of Crenshaw Boulevard, subject to Conditions of Approval. (On February 11, 2020, Council adopted Motion [Harris-Dawson - Wesson], pursuant to Charter Section 245, asserting jurisdiction over the January 9, 2020 action of the LACPC.)

Applicant: City of Los Angeles

Case No. CPC-2019-6105-ZC

Environmental No. ENV-2019-6109-ND

TIME LIMIT FILE - MARCH 3, 2020

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - MARCH 3, 2020)

(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 relative to the re-exemption of one Community Affairs Advocate for the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) from civil service.

Recommendation for Council action:

APPROVE the re-exemption of one Community Affairs Advocate (Class Code 2496) for the LADOT from civil service, pursuant to Charter Section 1001(b).

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE – MARCH 4, 2020

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION – MARCH 4, 2020)

PERSONNEL AND ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to amending the Department of Animal Services (DAS) contract with SPAY4LA, Inc., for mobile spay/neuter services.

Recommendation for Council action:

AUTHORIZE the General Manager, DAS, or designee, to execute the Sixth Amendment to Contract C-125233 with SPAY4LA, Inc., for the operation of a mobile spay and neuter clinic from January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020, for an amount not to exceed $500,000, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer reports that this action will not impact the General Fund. Funding for this contract is provided off-budget through the Animal Sterilization Trust Fund, which includes a $400,000 appropriation in the 2019-20 Adopted Budget and an additional $500,000 allocation in the Unappropriated Balance. The Fund is administered by the General Manager, DAS, in accordance with Los Angeles Administrative Code Section 5.199. Execution of the proposed agreement complies with City financial policies in that budgeted funds are used for intended purposes.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE – MARCH 31, 2020

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION – MARCH 31, 2020)

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to initiating consideration of the property located at 7050 - 7054 West Hawthorn Avenue for inclusion on the City list of Historic-Cultural Monuments.

Recommendations for Council, as initiated by Motion (O'Farrell - Blumenfield):

1. INITIATE consideration of the property located at 7050 - 7054 West Hawthorn Avenue as a City Historic-Cultural Monument under the procedures set forth in Section 22.170.10 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code.
   
   
2. INSTRUCT the Department of City Planning to prepare the Historic Cultural Monument application for review and consideration of the Cultural Heritage Commission.
   
   
3. REQUEST, that after reviewing the application, the Cultural Heritage Commission submit its report and recommendation to the City Council regarding the inclusion of the property located at 7050 - 7054 West Hawthorn, on the City list of Historic-Cultural Monuments.

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.

(Continued from Council meeting of February 21, 2020)

RULES, ELECTIONS, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City's position regarding legislation and/or administrative action that reinstates the Board of Immigration Appeals decision that recognizes domestic violence as a basis for asylum.

Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Resolution (Martinez - Cedillo), SUBJECT TO THE CONCURRENCE OF THE MAYOR:

ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION to include in the City's 2019-20 Federal Legislative Program, SUPPORT of legislation and/or administrative action that reinstates the Board of Immigration Appeals decision that recognizes domestic violence as a basis for asylum.

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

RULES, ELECTIONS, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City's position regarding the Los Angeles County Fire District 911 Firefighter/Paramedic Emergency Response Measure.

Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Resolution (Rodriguez - Lee), SUBJECT TO THE CONCURRENCE OF THE MAYOR:

ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION to include in the City's 2019-20 State Legislative Program, SUPPORT for the Los Angeles County Fire District 911 Firefighter/Paramedic Emergency Response Measure.

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

RULES, ELECTIONS, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to amending the Conflict of Interest Code for the Emergency Management Department (EMD).

Recommendation for Council action:

ADOPT the amended Conflict of Interest Code for the EMD, attached to the City Ethics Commission (CEC) report dated December 11, 2019, attached to the Council file.

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - MARCH 10, 2020

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - MARCH 6, 2020)

RULES, ELECTIONS, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to amending the Conflict of Interest Code for the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD).

Recommendation for Council action:

ADOPT the amended Conflict of Interest Code for the LAFD, attached to the City Ethics Commission (CEC) report dated December 11, 2019, attached to the Council file.

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - MARCH 10, 2020

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - MARCH 6, 2020)

RULES, ELECTIONS, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the reimbursement to the City for 2019-20 expenses related to Census 2020 Outreach.

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

1. AUTHORIZE the Controller to establish a new interest-bearing fund, entitled Census Fund No XXX/46, recognize a receivable in the amount of $2,950,115 in County Census Funds, disburse the funds upon presentation of documentation or proper demand from the Mayor’s Office, and create new appropriation accounts within the new Fund No. XXX/46 as follows:
   
   

   Account	Title	Amount
   46S304	Contractual Service	$2,644,615
   46S146	Mayor Salaries	525,000
   46S212	Printing and Binding	400,000
   46S601	Supplies	300,000
   46S299	Related Costs	30,500
   	Total:	$3,900,115

   
   
   Upon receipt of Census Grant funds, transfer and appropriate up to $1,450,115 as follows:
   
   

   	Fund/Dept	Account	Title	Amount
   From:	100/46	46S304	Contractual Services	$644,615
   	100/46	46S212	Printing and Binding	400,000
   	100/46	46S601	Supplies	300,000
   	100/46	46S146	Mayor Salaries	75,000
   	100/46	46S299	Related Costs	30,500
   			Total:	$1,450,115
   To:	100/46	003040	Contractual Services	$644,615
   	100/46	002120	Printing and Binding	400,000
   	100/46	006010	Office and Admin	300,000
   	100/46	001020	Salaries, Grant Reimbursed	75,000
   	100/46	005346	Related Costs	30,500
   			Total:	$1,450,115

        
2. REQUEST the Controller to transfer and appropriate $450,000 from the General City Purpose Census Operations and Outreach, Department No. 56, Account No. 00920 to the Mayor’s General Fund No. 100 /46, as follows:
   
   

   Account	Title	Amount
   001070	Salaries	$412,500
   003040	Contractual Services	25,000
   006010	Office and Admin	12,500
   	Total:	$450,000

        
3. AUTHORIZE the Mayor, or designee, to expend the grant funds in accordance with the approved budget.
   
   
4. AUTHORIZE the Mayor, or designee, to prepare any 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.
   
   
5. INSTRUCT the CAO to make necessary technical corrections to the fund transfer instructions.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The Mayor reports that there will not be any fiscal impacts for the City.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

MOTION (MARTINEZ for WESSON - PRICE) relative to launching a public information campaign and platform to provide a reliable and safe source of information for the public on the coronavirus.

MOTION (O'FARRELL for LEE - MARTINEZ) relative to funding for supplemental Charter Bus services in Council District 12.

MOTION (PRICE - HUIZAR) relative to funding services in connection with the illumination of City Hall in honor of the life of Kobe Bryant on February 24, 2020.

MOTION (BONIN - BUSCAINO) relative to including the Sawtelle Japantown Festival to the List of the Citywide Special Events for Council District 11 to be held on May 3, 2020 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

MOTION (BUSCAINO - RODRIGUEZ) relative to grant funding for a 24-hour police patrol in the vicinity of a Los Angeles County Emergency Shelter located at 122 West 8th Street, San Pedro, CA 90731.

MOTION (O'FARRELL - PRICE) relative to reactivating and restoring Council file No. 16-1095 regarding the matter of an appeal for the property located at 1119 North Sanborn Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90029 to its most recent legislative status.

MOTION (HUIZAR - HARRIS-DAWSON) relative to extending the AEOCOM Technical Services contract for the Downtown Los Angeles Streetcar project management support services.

Blumenfield, Bonin, Buscaino, Cedillo, Harris-Dawson, Huizar, Koretz, O'Farrell, Price, Rodriguez, Ryu and President Martinez (12); Absent: Krekorian, Lee and Wesson (3)