PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the appointment of Ms. Maleena Lawrence to the Central Los Angeles Area Planning Commission (CLAAPC).

Recommendation for Council action:

RESOLVE that the Mayor’s appointment of Ms. Maleena Lawrence to the CLAAPC for the term ending June 30, 2023 is APPROVED and CONFIRMED. Ms. Lawrence resides in Council District 14. (Current Composition: M=2; F=3)

Financial Disclosure Statement: Filed.

Background Check: Pending

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - AUGUST 10, 2020

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - AUGUST 7, 2020)

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to an after-action report of the Los Angeles Police Department's (LAPD) actions during the period of civil unrest that began on May 29, 2020.

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

DIRECT the Chief of Police, LAPD, to report with an after-action report of the events leading up to and the LAPD's actions during the period of civil unrest that began on May 29, 2020 in response to the killing of George Floyd.

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

Community Impact Statement:  Yes.

For:

Atwater Village Neighborhood Council

Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to  the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the upcoming wildfire season. 

Recommendation for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Rodriguez - Price):

NOTE and FILE the June 17, 2020 Los Angeles Fire Department report, inasmuch as the report is for information only no Council action is required.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  Not applicable.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND GENERAL SERVICES and PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to expanding the Community Online Reporting Service (CERS) to include cybercrimes.

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

1. INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) to report in regard to the feasibility and opportunities to expand CERS to include cybercrimes.
   
   
2. INSTRUCT the LAPD and REQUEST the City Attorney to report in regard to the feasibility of allowing those under the age of 18 to file a police report.
   
   
3. INSTRUCT the LAPD to work with the Information Technology Agency (ITA) to report in regard to the feasibility of linking the MyLA311 app to CERS in such a way that a community member can be redirected from MyLA311 to CERS, or integrated so that a community member can make a police report on MyLA311 which is then sent to the LAPD.
   
   
4. INSTRUCT the LAPD and ITA to report in regard to the feasibility of expanding MyLA311 to include a crime tip line that will allow community members to log reports on cybercrime red-flags.

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 establishment of a Commission on Lived Experience with Homelessness.

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

1. INSTRUCT the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), with the assistance of other departments of agencies as appropriate, to make recommendations to the City Council on the most effective way to establish a Commission on Lived Experience with Homelessness, composed entirely of people who are currently, or have been in the recent past, homeless in Los Angeles. The recommendations should include the following considerations:
   
   
   1. The size of the commission, length of terms of service, and the appointing authority.
      
      
   2. Potential changes to ordinances, administrative code, and/or City Council rules to form the commission, and to insure that it can have reports heard and considered by the City, and that its members can be granted time to speak on legislative and budgetary matters impacting homelessness.
      
      
   3. Requirements to represent different segments of the diverse homeless population in Los Angeles, including people with different levels of acuity, length of time homeless, experience with economic hardship, substance abuse, domestic violence, or mental or physical disability, and other factors.
      
      
   4. Requirements to be reflective of the demographics of the City's homeless population, accounting for the dramatic over-representation of African-Americans in our homelessness population, and including proper representation for seniors, veterans, women, immigrants, youth, and transgender communities, among others.
      
      
   5. Appropriate funding and resources, including dedicated staff time, training, access to materials and technological resources, and stipends or honoraria for service.
      
      
2. DIRECT the CLA, in crafting the recommendations, to consult with people who are or have been homeless in Los Angeles, with people who have served on Lived Experience advisory commissions in Austin, Texas, and Vancouver, Canada, and other jurisdictions, and with resources outlining best practices in forming advisory committees of lived experience.

Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer and CLA has submitted a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement:  Yes.

For:

Hollywood United Neighborhood Council

COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to authorize the use of an administrative citation for failure to abate a public nuisance consisting of weeds or other dangerous conditions on real property.

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

PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated June 18, 2020, relative to amending Section 58.02 of the LAMC, to authorize the use of an administrative citation for failure to abate a public nuisance consisting of weeds or other dangerous conditions on real property, and to allocate 50 percent of any Administrative Fine collected to the Council District Real Property Trust Fund. 

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted. 

(Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY and CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (CAO) and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to a salary correction for the  classifications of Senior Benefits Analyst I and II (Class Codes 9109-1 and 9109-2, respectively).

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

1. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated July 6, 2020 amending Schedule A of Los Angeles Administrative Code Section 4.61 to amend the salaries of the non-represented classification and paygrades of Senior Benefits Analyst I and II, Class Codes 9108 and 9109, respectively. 
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the Controller and CAO to correct any clerical errors, or, if approved by the City Attorney, any technical errors in the Ordinance.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The CAO reports that any costs associated with the changes reflected in the attached Ordinances will be absorbed within budgeted funds for the employing departments.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

(Personnel and Animal Welfare Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

2244 West 24th Street (Case No. 547418) Assessor I.D. No. 5058-003-006

984 South Elden Avenue (Case No. 566823) Assessor I.D. No. 5076-004-012

7130 West Greeley Street (Case No. 713294) Assessor I.D. No. 2568-014-020

1705 West 38th Street (Case No. 299025) Assessor I.D. No. 5035-033-019

1507 West 35th Street (Case No. 324136) Assessor I.D. No. 5041-001-038

1512 West 46th Street (Case No. 548945) Assessor I.D. No. 5016-012-009

1454 West 59th Place (Case No. 189933) Assessor I.D. No. 6002-012-021

3208 West Larissa Drive (Case No. 560457) Assessor I.D. No. 5426-008-012

223 East 99th Street (Case Numbers 54000 and 7477) Assessor I.D. No. 6052-015-025

4632 West Saint Charles Place (Case No. 137856) Assessor I.D. No. 5071-019-035

114 West 73rd Street (Case No. 349795) Assessor I.D. No. 6031-006-011

5440 West Franklin Avenue (Case No. 619109) Assessor I.D. No. 5544-006-025

9220 South Holmes Avenue (Case No. 673086) Assessor I.D. No. 6048-033-020

2407 South Ridgeley Drive (Case No. 388782) Assessor I.D. No. 5063-023-005

3003 South Vineyard Drive (Case No. 658793) Assessor I.D. No. 5057-025-016

CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (RODRIGUEZ - BONIN) relative to the prohibition of the City's procurement of goods and services derived from prison labor, and the implementation of a disclosure requirement for products, supplies, food, equipment, goods, and services that are made with prison labor.

Recommendation for Council action:

INSTRUCT the Chief Legislative Analyst, with the assistance of the City Administrative Officer and City Attorney, to report on the process to prohibit the City from procuring goods and services derived from prison labor; and, to report on how to implement a disclosure requirement for all products, supplies, food, equipment, goods, and services that are made with prison labor.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

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

CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (MARTINEZ for WESSON - KORETZ) relative to establishing a Historic Preservation Overlay Zone in the Wellington Square Neighborhood.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. DIRECT the Department of City Planning (DCP) to initiate and complete proceedings to establish a Historic Preservation Overlay Zone, as provided in Section 12.20.03 in the Los Angeles Municipal Code, in the Wellington Square neighborhood generally geographically bounded by Victoria Avenue to the East; Buckingham Road to the West; Washington Boulevard to the North; and the Santa Monica Freeway to the South; inasmuch as it contains various significant architectural styles: Spanish Colonial, Tudor and French Norman.
   
   
2. INSTRUCT that the DCP prepare and present their report for Council's review and consideration.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

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

CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (O'FARRELL - MARTINEZ) relative to an Ordinance to amend the Vermont/Western Station Neighborhood Area Plan (SNAP) Specific Plan for Permanent Supportive Housing located at 317 - 345 North Madison Avenue, 312 - 328 North Juanita Avenue, and 3812 - 3838 Oakwood Avenue.

Recommendations for Council action:

REQUEST that the City Attorney prepare and present an Ordinance to amend the Vermont/Western Station Neighborhood Area Plan (SNAP) Specific Plan (Ordinance No. 173749), to establish Definitions, Land Use Regulations, Development Standards, and Design Guidelines for a new Subarea D.2, Permanent Supportive Housing.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

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

CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION (BONIN - CEDILLO) relative to establishing the City’s position regarding AB 1436 (Chiu) which would prevent landlords from applying security deposits or monthly rental payments to any obligation incurred during the COVID-19 state of emergency and defers those rental obligations to 15 months following termination of the state of emergency.

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 AB 1436 (Chiu) which would prevent landlords from applying security deposits or monthly rental payments to any obligation incurred during the COVID-19 state of emergency and defers those rental obligations to 15 months following termination of the state of emergency.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

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

COMMUNICATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL SERVICES (DAS) relative to the acceptance of a bequest of $159,512.98 from the Eileen Carole Komm Trust.

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

1. AUTHORIZE the DAS to accept a bequest of $159,512.98 from the Eileen Carole Komm Trust.
   
   
2. APPROVE the:
   
   
   1. Deposit of the $159,512.98 bequest into the Animal Welfare Trust Fund as unrestricted funds.
      
      
   2. Disbursement of the $159,512.98 bequest in accordance with the provisions of the Animal Welfare Trust Fund.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The DAS reports that there is no financial impact on the DAS's budgeted funds.  This bequest will be deposited into the DAS's Animal Welfare Trust Fund (Fund No. 859) as unrestricted funds.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

(Personnel and Animal Welfare Committee waived the above matter)

COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING AND COMMUNITY INVESTMENT DEPARTMENT (HCIDLA) relative to the exemption of seven grant-funded positions from the Civil Service pursuant to Charter Section 1001(d)(4).

Recommendation for Council action:

CONCUR with the Board of Civil Service Commissioner's July 9, 2020 action to exempt the following seven positions for the HCIDLA pursuant to Charter Section 1001(d)(4):

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

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

(Personnel and Animal Welfare Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

FINAL MAP OF TRACT No. 74281 located at 1212-1216 North Sycamore Avenue northerly of Lexington Avenue.

(Bond No. C-136261)

Owner: Noesis Sycamore 1212 LLC;  Surveyor: Karen Korganyan

Fiscal Impact Statement: The subdivider has paid a fee of $9,064 for the processing of this final tract map pursuant to Section 19.02(A) (2) of the Los Angeles Municipal Code. No additional City funds are needed.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

FINAL MAP OF TRACT NO. 74282 located at 1228-1232 North Sycamore Avenue northerly of Lexington Avenue.

(Bond No. C-136263)

Owner: Noesis Sycamore 1228 LLC;  Surveyor: Karen Korganyan

Fiscal Impact Statement: The subdivider has paid a fee of $9,064 for the processing of this final tract map pursuant to Section 19.02(A)(2) of the Los Angeles Municipal Code. No additional City funds are needed.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

FINAL MAP OF PARCEL MAP L.A. No. 2015-4510 located at 6100 West Horner Street westerly of Alvira Street.

(Bond No. C-136280)

Owner: H4 Build, LLC; Surveyor: Bryan Gentry

Fiscal Impact Statement: The subdivider has paid a fee of $8,981.60 for the processing of this final parcel map pursuant to Section 19.02(B) (3) of the Los Angeles Municipal Code. No additional City funds are needed.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

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 Engquist v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC591331. (In this matter, the Plaintiffs seek a refund of utility taxes paid by the Plaintiff class.)

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

MEETING HELD - NO ACTION TAKEN

MOTION (WESSON - MARTINEZ) relative to amending Council action of February 19, 2020 to transfer responsibility of the contract of the Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiative / La Brea-La Cienega Greening Study.

MOTION (WESSON - MARTINEZ) relative to amending Council action of June 16, 2020 regarding the funding for the replacement of the air conditioning system at the Tom Bradley FamilySource Center.

Blumenfield, Bonin, Buscaino, Cedillo, Harris-Dawson, Koretz, Krekorian, Lee, O'Farrell, Price, Rodriguez, Ryu, Wesson and President Wesson (14)

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 LA Alliance for Human Rights, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., US Central District Court Case No. 2:20-cv-02291.

MEETING HELD - NO ACTION TAKEN