12438 Jerome Street. (Lien: $928.40)

(Continued from Council meeting of June 24, 2020)

12732 West Barbara Ann Street. (Lien: $1,284.56)

(Continued from Council meeting of June 24, 2020)

13425 West Van Nuys Boulevard aka 13429 West Van Nuys Boulevard. (Lien: $2,706.71)

(Continued from Council meeting of June 24, 2020)

1343 West 40th Place. (Lien: $2,531.12)

(Continued from Council meeting of June 24, 2020)

1547 North Baypoint Avenue. (Lien: $1,284.56)

(Continued from Council meeting of June 24, 2020)

1617 North Lagoon Avenue. (Lien: $928.40)

(Continued from Council meeting of June 24, 2020)

3608 South Purdue Avenue. (Lien: $3,885.62)

(Continued from Council meeting of June 24, 2020)

2820 North Eastern Avenue. (Lien: $1,284.56)

(Continued from Council meeting of June 24, 2020)

1240 West Slauson Avenue. (Lien: $1,284.56)

(Continued from Council meeting of June 24, 2020)

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF AND ACTIONS RELATED TO DRAFT AND FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR), ENV-2005-2301-EIR (SCH NO. 2005111054), MITIGATION MEASURES, MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM (MMP), AND RELATED CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) FINDINGS, AND COMMUNICATION FROM THE SOUTH VALLEY AREA PLANNING COMMISSION (SVAPC) AND DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING (DCP) relative to appeals filed by 1) Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy (Representative: Paul Edelman, Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy); 2) Beth Rider; 3) Peter Fletcher; 4) Kathleen Vercillo on behalf of the Louisville High School (Representative: James C. Hughes); and 5) Carlos Duque; Save Oak Savanna (Representative: Robert Glushon; Kristina Kropp, Luna and Glushon), from the actions of the Advisory Agency in certifying Vesting Tentative Tract (VTT) Map No. 67505 Project EIR, adopting the related and prepared VTT Map No. 67505 Project Environmental Findings and the MMP prepared for the VTT No. 67505 Project EIR, and approving VTT Map No. 67505 for the subdivision of a 6.2-acre property (two parcels) into 19 lots and the subsequent development of 19 detached single-family residences; each residence would have three to four bedrooms and a two-car garage, and a maximum height of two stories or 33 feet; the Project would construct a new private street from San Feliciano Drive to access 12 of the homes, one new entrance drive on San Feliciano Drive to access three of the homes, and one new entrance drive off of Mulholland Drive to access the remaining four homes; the Project includes demolition and removal of one existing vacant single-family residence with its associated structures, grading of 7,240 cubic yards of soil, and the removal of 28 (15 protected) trees for the Project Site located at 22241-22255 Mulholland Drive, subject to Conditions of Approval.

Applicant: David Schwartzman, DS Ventures LLC

Representative: Jerry Neuman, DLA Piper

Case No. VTT-67505-2A

Related Case No. ZA-2007-1255-ZAD-1A

Environmental Nos. ENV-2005-2301-EIR; SCH No. 2005111054

Fiscal Impact Statement:  None submitted by the SVAPC nor DCP.  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 -  OCTOBER 9, 2020

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - OCTOBER 2, 2020)

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

(Continued from Council meeting of June 23, 2020)

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF AND ACTIONS RELATED TO DRAFT AND FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR), ENV-2005-2301-EIR (SCH NO. 2005111054), MITIGATION MEASURES, MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM (MMP), AND RELATED CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) FINDINGS, AND COMMUNICATION FROM THE SOUTH VALLEY AREA PLANNING COMMISSION (SVAPC) AND DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING (DCP) relative to appeals filed by 1) Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy (Representative: Paul Edelman, Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy); 2) Beth Rider; and 3) Carlos Duque; Save Oak Savanna (Representative: Robert Glushon; Kristina Kropp, Luna and Glushon), from the failure to act by the SVAPC and thereby sustaining the Zoning Administrator's determination in finding that EIR No. ENV-2005-2301-EIR, certified on November 1, 2019, requires no subsequent EIR, negative declaration, or addendum for approval of a subdivision of a 6.2-acre property (two parcels) into 19 lots and the subsequent development of 19 detached, single-family residences; each residence would have three to four bedrooms and a two-car garage, and a maximum height of two stories or 33 feet, the Project would construct a new private street from San Feliciano Drive to access 12 of the homes, one new entrance drive on San Feliciano Drive to access three of the homes, and one new entrance drive off of Mulholland Drive to access the remaining four homes; the Project includes demolition and removal of one existing vacant single-family residence with its associated structures, grading of 7,240 cubic yards of soil, and the removal of 28 (15 protected) trees for the Project Site located at 22241-22255 Mulholland Drive, subject to Conditions of Approval.

Applicant: David Schwartzman, DS Ventures, LLC

Representative: Jerry Neuman, DLA Piper

Case No.  VTT-67505-1A

Related Case No. ZA-2007-1255-ZAD-1A

Environmental No. ENV-2005-2301-EIR-1A (SCH No. 2005111054)

Fiscal Impact Statement:  None submitted by the SVAPC nor DCP.  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 - OCTOBER 9, 2020

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - OCTOBER 2, 2020)

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

(Continued from Council meeting of June 23, 2020)

COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (CAO) relative to the establishment of Community Facilities District (CFD) No. 10 (Ponte Vista) (District) in the San Pedro neighborhood of Council District 15.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. FIND that the complexity of structuring CFD No. 10 requires additional time for consideration and, therefore, that it is necessary that the public hearings be continued. 
   
   
2. FIX November 24, 2020 at 10:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter, as the City Council may reach the matter, at the John Ferraro Council Chamber, Room 340, 200 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, California, as the time and place when and where the City Council will continue the public hearing on the establishment of the CFD and the public hearing on the necessity for the CFD to incur bonded indebtedness; provided, that, in the event the November 24, 2020 City Council meeting is held via teleconference and/or video conference only, the means by which the public may observe such public hearing and offer public comment shall be prescribed in the agenda notice for such City Council meeting. 
   
   
3. INSTRUCT  the City Clerk to set an agenda item for a Public Hearing on the City Council agenda for November 24, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. 
   
   
4. AUTHORIZE the CAO to make technical adjustments as necessary to implement the intent of the Mayor and Council actions.
   
   

Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that there is no impact on the City’s General Fund as a result of the recommended actions. The Chief Legislative Analyst has not completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

(Scheduled pursuant to Council action of June 30, 2020)

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

BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT and COMMUNICATION FROM CHAIR, IMMIGRANT AFFAIRS, CIVIL RIGHTS, AND EQUITY COMMITTEE, relative to an update and the status of the Los Angeles Justice Fund (LAJF).

Recommendations for Council action:

1. REQUEST the Mayor to include a $1 million allocation for Fiscal Year 2020-21 for a one-year extension of the LAJF from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021, to allow grantees to continue to provide legal representation services to existing cases.
   
   
2. INSTRUCT the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA) and City Administrative Officer (CAO) to report with a strategic plan for a longer term multi-year funding program for removal defense. The CLA and CAO will report with a plan that will include a negotiated Memorandum of Understanding with the County of Los Angeles, Department of Consumer and Business Affairs - Office of Immigrant Affairs, to better align metrics, reporting requirements, the identification of additional funding contributions to promote the sustainability of the program, and recommendations for a reduced number of legal service providers.
   
   
3. INSTRUCT the CLA to work with the City Attorney and CAO to report on the feasibility of creating a Request for Proposals consisting of immigration legal service provider(s) with demonstrated capacity and experience.
   
   
4. INSTRUCT the CAO, with the assistance of the California Community Foundation, to report on the impact to open LAJF cases should funding not be available in the future.
   
   
5. INSTRUCT the CLA to report on various scenarios of servicing the immigrant community after the November elections.
   
   
6. NOTE and FILE the CAO report dated March 5, 2020 relative to the LAJF Status Report - November 27, 2017 through September 30, 2019.

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

Community Impact Statement: Yes

For: Granada Hills South Neighborhood Council

PUBLIC WORKS AND GANG REDUCTION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the development of a Landmark Trees Program to designate and protect trees identified as Landmark trees. 

Recommendation for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Blumenfield - Wesson): 

INSTRUCT the Office of City Forest Management, with the assistance of the Bureau of Street Services Urban Forestry Division and other relevant departments or bureaus, to report with recommendations to develop a Landmark Trees Program to designate and protect trees identified as Landmark trees; including recommendations on criteria for the inclusion of trees within the program, ways for the public to learn about the historical and biological value of these trees, what protections for these trees can be provided, and on the implementation of these protections including the costs and staffing necessary. 

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: Central San Pedro Neighborhood Council 

PUBLIC WORKS AND GANG REDUCTION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to issuing a revocable permit for the construction of the mixed-use development project at 10951-10955 Wilshire Boulevard and 1151-1157 Gayley Avenue. 

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

AUTHORIZE the Bureau of Engineering to issue a revocable permit to Wilshire Gayley LLC for the construction of the mixed-use development project at 10951-10955 Wilshire Boulevard and 1151-1157 Gayley Avenue, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions for issuing such permit, to close, occupy, gate, demolish, excavate and start construction in existing public right-of-way along Gayley Avenue and the alley at the northwest corner of the Project Site prior to the recordation of the Final Map No. 70935-CN-GB-M2. 

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 and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to a transfer of funds from the Public Works Trust Fund (PWTF) Loan for COVID-19 Emergency Response. 

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

1. FIND that the requested loan proceeds will be deposited into the General City Purpose Fund No. 100/56, which interest earned is retained by the General Fund and is also the same fund where interest earned in the PWTF No. 834/50 is transferred on as interim basis.
   
   
2. APPROVE  the waiver of interest assessment. 
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE a new $75,000,000 loan from the PWTF No. 834/50, payable to the General Fund (Fund No. 100/TBD), to provide emergency cash flow in response to the COVID-19 Emergency Pandemic and enable the receiving and disbursing of emergency relief funds. 
   
   
4. AUTHORIZE the Director of Accounting, Board of Public Works, to transfer $75,000,000 from available funds within the PWTF No. 834/50 to the General City Purposes Fund No. 100/56, Account No. 000955, COVID-19 Emergency Response.  
   
   
5. AUTHORIZE the reimbursement of funds from the General Fund No. 100/TBD, to the PWTF No. 834/50, immediately or as soon as practicable upon receipt of the reimbursement proceeds from the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) or alternative source(s) as determined and approved by the Mayor and/or Council. 
   
   
6. AUTHORIZE the Executive Officer, Board of Public Works, or designee, to make any technical changes or accounting updates to the recommendations above to effectuate the intent of the Mayor's request. 
   
   
7. REQUEST the Executive Officer, Board of Public Works, to forward a copy of this action to the Office of the City Clerk. 
   
   
8. REQUEST the Board of Public Works to report back with an itemized list of expenditures eligible for reimbursement and/or expenses incurred by departments.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The Board of Public Works reports that the loan disbursement to the General Fund will have a $75,000,000 General Fund impact/obligation. Full repayment is anticipated from the General Fund from either reimbursements received from the FEMA, CARES Act emergency relief funds or other sources as identified by the Mayor and/or Council. Transfer of funds (loan proceeds) from the PWTF No. 834/50 to the General City Purposes Fund No. 100/56, Account No. 000955 (COVID-19 Emergency Response) will take place immediately upon Mayor's approval per Los Angeles Administrative Code Sections 8.29 and 8.30. 

The PWTF will provide the $75,000,000 loan to provide emergency relief in response to the COVID-19 emergency pandemic and enable the receiving and disbursing of emergency relief funds. Loan repayment will be made as soon as FEMA reimbursements and/or other reimbursement funds are received/identified. Full repayment schedule is anticipated within 12 to 18 months. No interest will be assessed since earnings from loan proceeds are transferred to the General Fund from either funds (i.e. General City Purposes and PWTF). Approval of the proposed loan will increase the PWTF Balance-to-Loan percentage by 52.45 percent (or $75,000,000) from 27.56 percent (or $39,400,000) to 80.01 percent (or $114,400,000). 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

PUBLIC WORKS AND GANG REDUCTION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to strengthening the Protected Tree Ordinance.

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

INSTRUCT the Bureau of Street Services, Urban Forestry Division to work with the Department of City Planning and the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety to convene and consult with stakeholder groups, including the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, arborists, community groups, environmental groups like TreePeople, members of the Community Forestry Advisory Committee and the Mayor’s expert biodiversity group, to report within 75 days regarding recommendations for strengthening the Protected Tree Ordinance, including, but not limited to: determining methods to preserve overall native tree cover and habitat areas, limiting damage to trees retained during development, and possibly adding protected trees based on circumference and species notability.

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:

West Los Angeles Neighborhood Council

Hollywood United Neighborhood Council

Palms Neighborhood Council

Los Feliz Neighborhood Council

Westside Neighborhood Council

Bel Air-Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council

Greater Valley Glen Neighborhood Council

Greater Echo Park Elysian Neighborhood Council

For if Amended:

Historic Highland Park Neighborhood Council

Rampart Village Neighborhood Council

Valley Village Neighborhood Council

ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATION FROM THE BOARD OF AIRPORT COMMISSIONERS relative to the First Amendment to Los Angeles World Airports Contract DA-5207 with Airport and Aviation Professionals, Inc., to extend the term through June 30, 2021, for airline rates and charges liaison services at Los Angeles International Airport.

(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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ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATION FROM THE BOARD OF AIRPORT COMMISSIONERS relative to the Third Amendment to Los Angeles World Airports Contract DA-4812 with SITA Information Networking Computing USA, Inc., to extend the term through June 30, 2021 and to increase the contract authority by $2,143,600, for ongoing maintenance, support, and repair services for the Terminal Airport Support Systems at Los Angeles International Airport.

(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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ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATION FROM THE BOARD OF AIRPORT COMMISSIONERS relative to the Third Amendment to Los Angeles World Airports Contract DA-4985 with SITA Information Networking Computing USA, Inc., to extend the term through June 30, 2021, for maintenance, repair, and support services for the Common Use Self Service kiosks at Los Angeles International Airport.

(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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CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATION FROM THE BOARD OF AIRPORT COMMISSIONERS relative to the Second Amendment to Los Angeles World Airports Lease LAA-8866 with ARINC Incorporated to extend the term by one year for the lease of property located at 5600 West Century Boulevard at Los Angeles International Airport.

(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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ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATION FROM THE BOARD OF AIRPORT COMMISSIONERS relative to the First Amendment to Los Angeles World Airports Contract DA-5191 with US Bank National Association dba Voyager Fleet Systems, Incorporated, to extend the term through December 31, 2021, for fleet fuel card services.

(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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HEALTH, EDUCATION, NEIGHBORHOODS, PARKS, ARTS, AND RIVER COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the design and implementation of the decorative street paving treatment commemorating the All Black Lives Matter march on Sunday, June 14, 2020. 

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

1. APPROVE the transfer of $20,000 in Council District Thirteen (CD 13) portion of the Council Civic Fund from the Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) Fund No. 100, Account No. 009699, to Bureau of Street Services Fund No. 100, Account No. 003040 for the design and implementation of the decorative street paving treatment commemorating the All Black Lives Matter march on Sunday, June 14, 2020.
   
   
2. INSTRUCT the Bureau of Street Services (BSS) to install the decorative street design within the pocket lane median area on Hollywood Boulevard between Highland Avenue and Orange Drive.
   
   
3. INSTRUCT the DCA and the BSS, and all other relevant departments including the Los Angeles Transgender Advisory Council to report to Council with a maintenance plan and funding needs by November 6, 2020, during Transgender Awareness Month.
   
   
4. AUTHORIZE and REQUEST the City Controller to transfer $20,000 from the CD 13 portion of the Council Civic Fund from the DCA Fund No. 100, Account No. 009699 to BSS Fund No. 100, Account No. 003040 for the above-mentioned work.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The DCA reports that there is no General Fund impact associated with the above recommendations.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (HARRIS-DAWSON - RODRIGUEZ) relative to temporary closure of the alley adjacent to 3420 West Slauson Avenue. 

Recommendation for Council action: 

INSTRUCT the City Engineer to report with recommendations to temporarily close the alley adjacent to 3420 West Slauson Avenue westerly of Crenshaw Boulevard between West Slauson Avenue and West 58th Place, pursuant to State Vehicle Code Section 21101.4.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted. 

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

CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (BLUMENFIELD - KORETZ) relative to the acquisition of real property located at 18220 and 18238 West Sherman Way for the expansion of park boundaries and completion of development plans for the Reseda Skate Facility project.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. INSTRUCT the Department of General Services (GSD), with the assistance of the Department of Recreation and Parks (RAP) and City Attorney, to negotiate a Purchase and Sale Agreement with the owner(s) of real property located at 18220 and 18238 West Sherman Way, Reseda, California 91335 (Assessor's Parcel Nos. 2125-036-105 and 2125-036-106); and, report to the Council with the purchase price and other terms and conditions of the acquisition.
   
   
2. INSTRUCT the GSD and RAP to conduct all required due diligence including, but not limited to, a Class A appraisal of the properties selected.
   
   
3. REQUEST that the Board of Recreation and Parks Commissioners, upon the completion of the required due diligence and identification of funding for the acquisition of the properties selected, consider and concur with the acquisition of the selected properties for the expansion of the park boundaries and completion of the development plans for the Reseda Skate Facility project.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

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

COMMUNICATION FROM THE MUNICIPAL FACILITIES COMMITTEE (MFC) relative to a new lease agreement with Avis Budget Rental, LLC to continue the operation of a vehicle rental company on City-owned property located at 1910 East Washington Boulevard.

Recommendation for Council action:

AUTHORIZE the Department of General Services, on behalf of the Los Angeles Department of Transportation, to negotiate and execute a new lease agreement with Avis Budget Rental, LLC to continue the operation of a vehicle rental company on City-owned property located at 1910 East Washington Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90021, on a month-to-month basis and under the terms and conditions substantially outlined in the subject MFC report dated July 1, 2020, attached to Council file No. 18-1057.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The MFC reports that there is no impact to the General Fund. The rent receivables in the amount of $16,644 per month will generate revenue to the Proposition A Local Transit Fund No. 385, as the original funding source for the purchase of the property in April 2019.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

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

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 Apartment Association of Los Angeles County, Incorporation, dba Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles, v. City of Los Angeles; Eric Garcetti; and City Council of the City of Los Angeles, United States District Court Case No. 2:20-cv-05193-DDP-JEM. 

MEETING HELD - NO ACTION TAKEN

MOTION (PRICE - O'FARRELL) relative to authorizing the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) to apply for funding from the Sustainable Transportation Equity Project (STEP) grant program.

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to requesting the California Attorney General to conduct an independent review of the fatal shooting of Daniel Hernandez by a Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officer in the Newton Division on April 22, 2020.

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

INSTRUCT the LAPD to request the California Attorney General’s Office to conduct an independent review of the fatal shooting of Daniel Hernandez by an LAPD Officer in the Newton Division on April 22, 2020.

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.