COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to adding Section 151.32 to Article 1, Chapter XV of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to temporarily prohibit rent increases for rental units subject to the Rent Stabilization Ordinance (RSO).

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

PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated April 24, 2020 adding Section 151.32 to Article 1, Chapter XV of the LAMC to temporarily prohibit rent increases for rental units subject to the RSO.

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.

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MOTION (MARTINEZ - PRICE) relative to providing additional protections for residential tenants, including providing tenants with a private right of action and prohibiting landlords from trying to take tenants' stimulus money.

Recommendation for Council action:

REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present an Ordinance that will provide tenants with a private right of action against any landlord who violates the City's residential tenant protection ordinance and prohibits landlords from trying to take tenants' stimulus money.

COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to: provide tenants with a private right of action against any landlord who violates the City's residential tenant protection ordinance, prohibit landlords from trying to take tenants' stimulus money, require landlords to use only the tenant notice form provided by the Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department (HCIDLA), and provide penalties for violations of the same.

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

PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE amending sections 49.99 through 49.99.5, and adding sections 49.99.7, 49.99.8, and 49.99.9 to Article 14.6 of the LAMC to: provide tenants with a private right of action against any landlord who violates the City's residential tenant protection ordinance, prohibit landlords from trying to take tenants' stimulus money, require landlords to use only the tenant notice form provided by the HCIDLA, and provide penalties for violations of the same.

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.

CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (RODRIGUEZ - HUIZAR) relative to meal catering services for the various homeless shelters and temporary housing coming online in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Recommendation for Council action:

INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Homeless Service Authority to explore opportunities for contracting with local restaurants to provide the meal catering services for the various homeless shelters and temporary housing coming online in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

(Homelessness and Poverty Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION (O'FARRELL - KREKORIAN) relative to establishing the City’s position regarding legislation and/or administrative action that would provide assistance to independently-owned restaurants and restaurant employees.

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

ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION to include in the City's 2019-20 Federal Legislative Program SUPPORT for legislation and/or administrative action that would provide assistance to independently-owned restaurants and restaurant employees by: fixing the Paycheck Protection Program by extending the maximum loan amount to three months after restaurants can legally reopen to full capacity, reinstating the $500 million gross revenue cap on Paycheck Protection Program loans, and increasing the length of time restaurant owners have to repay their loans to 10 years from two years; launching a Restaurant Stabilization Fund that provides up to $100 billion in grants to independent restaurants; creating new tax rebates that encourage employment; and ensuring that business interruption insurance covers COVID-19 related interruptions.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

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

CHIEF LEGISLATIVE ANALYST (CLA) REPORT and RESOLUTION (O'FARRELL - KREKORIAN) relative to establishing the City’s position regarding an economic stimulus bill and/or any administrative action that would assist local and Sate governments in economic recovery as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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

ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION to include in the City's 2019-20 Federal Legislative Program SUPPORT of an economic stimulus bill and/or any administrative action that would assist local and State governments in economic recovery as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

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

CHIEF LEGISLATIVE ANALYST (CLA) REPORT and RESOLUTION (O'FARRELL - MARTINEZ) relative to establishing the City’s position regarding legislation to suspend or lift the provisions of Costa-Hawkins.

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

ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION to include in the City's 2019-20 State Legislative Program SUPPORT for legislation to suspend or lift the provisions of Costa-Hawkins.

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

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

CHIEF LEGISLATIVE ANALYST (CLA) REPORT and RESOLUTION (WESSON - MARTINEZ) relative to establishing the City’s position regarding any legislation or administrative action that would suspend credit card interest, fees, and penalties for at least four months after the conclusion of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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

ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION to include in the City's 2019-20 Federal Legislative Program SPONSORSHIP AND/OR SUPPORT for any legislation or administrative action that would suspend credit card interest, fees, and penalties for at least four months after the conclusion of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

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

COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHIEF LEGISLATIVE ANALYST (CLA) and OFFICE OF FINANCE (Finance) relative to the budgetary impacts of a one year gross receipts tax holiday for the restaurant industry.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. AUTHORIZE the City Administrative Officer (CAO) and the CLA, with the assistance of the Economic and Workforce Development Department (EWDD), to identify funds (federal, State, and local resources) to supplement current technical assistance services to respond to increased demand for loans and grants as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and once funds have been identified, authorize EWDD to amend existing BusinessSource Center contracts.
   
   
2. INSTRUCT the EWDD, with the assistance of the CLA and the CAO to:
   
   
   1. Report on any additional gaps in service and funding sources to further complement existing programs, and any additional staffing and budgetary needs necessary to assist small businesses, including the restaurant industry.
      
      
   2. Implement an outreach and education program to increase access to federal, state and local funding opportunities, streamline the loan and grant application process for federal, State and local funding assistance programs, and provide technical assistance to local restaurants impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
      
      
3. NOTE and FILE the Finance report dated March 26, 2020, inasmuch as it is for informational purposes only and no action is required.

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

(Budget and Finance Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (RODRIGUEZ - HUIZAR) relative to overcrowded, multi-generational households for COVID-19 testing and availability of personal protective equipment.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. REQUEST the Mayor to prioritize testing in multi-generational households, whether individuals are symptomatic or not, as testing capacity becomes available. Additionally, consideration should be given to locating new testing centers in communities with historic overcrowding.
   
   
2. DIRECT the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), in consultation with Los Angeles County Public Health, to report with recommendations for the methodology to identify Angelenos living in overcrowded, multi-generational households for the purposes of prioritizing testing.
   
   
3. REQUEST the Mayor to make personal protective equipment available to multi-generational and overcrowded households that have a COVID-19 positive member(s), as the supply permits.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

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

CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (BLUMENFIELD - PRICE) relative to low-cost or no-cost changes to streamline City processes for various departmental approvals that the City requires for Food and Beverage businesses.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. INSTRUCT the Economic and Workforce Development Department (EWDD) to convene a working group including representatives from the Food and Beverage industry, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety, Department of City Planning, Bureau of Street Services, Los Angeles Fire Department, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, and other appropriate City departments to recommend low-cost or no-cost changes to streamline City processes for various departmental approvals that the City requires for Food and Beverage businesses to be allowed to operate or modify their operations.
   
   
2. INSTRUCT the EWDD to report to Council within 45 days with the working group's recommendations for changes to City processes.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

(Economic Development Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (BONIN - HARRIS-DAWSON - MARTINEZ) relative to hotels that have received economic incentives from the City and their participation in the Project Roomkey program.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. INSTRUCT the Chief Legislative Analyst, City Administrative Officer, and the Department of Convention and Tourism Development, to report with a list of all hotels, listed by Council District, in the City that:
   
   1. Have received public subsidy, tax breaks, or economic development incentives.
      
      
   2. Sit on, lease, or make use of, in any fashion, publicly-owned property.
      
      
   3. Sit on, lease, or make use of, in any fashion, property formerly owned by the Community Redevelopment Authority, and any successor agencies.
      
      
2. REQUEST the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority to report to the Council with a list of hotels from the above list that are not participating in the Project Roomkey program, and explanations the hotels have given for the last of participation.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

(Economic Development Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (BONIN - RYU - KORETZ - HARRIS-DAWSON) relative to allowing the roll-over of Neighborhood Council (NC) funds, and expediting NC teleconference meetings and NC COVID-19 related grant processing.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. INSTRUCT the City Clerk (Clerk) and Department of Neighborhood Empowerment (DONE) to allow NCs to roll-over the entire remaining balance on June 30, 2020 of each NC's funds into Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-2021, without a corresponding reduction to the regular budget allocation of funds to each NC for the FY beginning July 1, 2020.
   
   
2. DIRECT the DONE to expedite authorizing NCs to meet via teleconference and provide necessary assistance to do so. 
   
   
3. DIRECT the City Clerk to expedite processing of NC grants to local COVID-19 related relief organizations, including, as feasible, in advance of receipt of Neighborhood Purpose Grant applications, during the Local State of Emergency and require that NCs report on the grants made with an explanation, including the relationship to COVID-19 relief.
      

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

(Budget and Finance Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (WESSON - MARTINEZ) relative to non-profit lease agreements with the Los Angeles Korean Festival Foundation and Korean Senior Citizens Mutual Club for space in a City-owned building located at 965 South Normandie Avenue.

Recommendation for Council action:

DIRECT the Department of General Services, with the assistance of the City Attorney, to negotiate non-profit lease agreements with the Los Angeles Korean Festival Foundation and the Korean Senior Citizens Mutual Club for space in a City-owned building located at 965 S. Normandie Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90006.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

(Information, Technology, and General Services Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (MARTINEZ - PRICE for CEDILLO) relative to the protection from domestic violence, including in the undocumented immigrant community, during the Safer at Home order.

Recommendation for Council action:

INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department to report on the following:

1. The actions they are taking to protect domestic violence victims during the period covered by the Safer at Home order and how they are serving and communicating with the undocumented immigrant community on domestic violence issues.
   
   
2. How they plan to serve survivors of domestic abuse in the aftermath of the emergency.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

(Housing Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (KORETZ - HUIZAR) relative to requesting an Ordinance to require any person leaving their home to wear masks during the COVID-19 quarantine emergency situation.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. REQUEST the City Attorney to draft an Ordinance requiring that, during the COVID-19 quarantine emergency situation, masks be required to be worn fully across the mouth and nose of any person leaving their home. Masks may be homemade.
   
   
2. REQUEST health experts to report on the recommendations of this proposal to be considered along with the draft Ordinance.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

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

CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (MARTINEZ - BUSCAINO) relative to the status of Project Roomkey and the strategy to reach the 15,000 room goal.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. INSTRUCT the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), in consultation with Los Angeles Housing Services Authority, to report on the status of Project Roomkey, how hotels and motels are being identified, what populations and subsets are being served, how meals, supportive services and medical services are provided at these sites, what the strategy is to reach the 15,000 room goal, how long are the rooms secured for, and a plan for Project Roomkey after the public health crisis.
   
   
2. INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Tourism and Convention Board and Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety to report back with information on the hotel occupancy rates for the City, with an inventory of the new and upcoming hotels and their room availability, and on the impact of COVID-19 on the industry.
   
   

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

(Homelessness and Poverty Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

MOTION (BLUMENFIELD - RODRIGUEZ) relative to AB1290 funding for the Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department (HDICLA) Rental Assistance Fund to assist eligible renters in Council District Three.

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

1. TRANSFER and APPROPRIATE $150,000 in the AB1290 Fund No. 53P, Account No. 281203 (CD 3 Redevelopment Projects - Services) to the HCIDLA Rental Assistance Fund, subject to Council approval of the fund, to assist eligible renters in Council District Three.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the HCIDLA, with the assistance of the City Clerk, to prepare the necessary Controller instructions, identify the appropriate fund and account numbers and make any corrections, clarification or revisions to the above instructions, including any corrections and changes to fund or account numbers to effectuate the intent of this Motion, said corrections / clarifications may be made orally, electronically or by any other means.

MOTION (HUIZAR - PRICE) relative to AB1290 funding for various park improvements in Council District 14.

MOTION (HUIZAR - PRICE) relative to funding the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Subsidy (ERAS) Program to provide qualifying renters cash subsidies to protect against potential housing displacement impacts and generally mitigate the overwhelming economic hardship resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.

MOTION (HARRIS-DAWSON - MARTINEZ) relative to authorizing the Board of Public Works, Bureau of Engineering (BOE), to contract with the Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiative (LANI) for completion of the Western Gage Median Park Project.

MOTION (WESSON - PRICE) relative to funding embRACE LA.

MOTION (PRICE - MARTINEZ) and RESOLUTION relative to issuing Multifamily  Housing Revenue Bonds, in an amount not to exceed $18,503,750, to finance the new construction of a 57-unit multifamily housing project known as Main Street Apartments located at 5501 and 5511 South Main Street. 

MOTION (BONIN - HARRIS-DAWSON) relative to funding for maintenance of equipment at Venice Beach.

Members Present: Blumenfield, Bonin, Buscaino, Cedillo, Harris-Dawson, Huizar, Koretz, Krekorian, Lee, O'Farrell, Price, Rodriguez, Ryu, Wesson and President Martinez (15)