Recommendation for Council action:

RESOLVE that the Mayor's appointment of Ms. Gerlie Collado to the North Valley Area Planning Commission for the term ending June 30, 2022, is APPROVED and CONFIRMED. Ms. Collado resides in Council District 12. (Current Composition: M=3; F=1)

Financial Disclosure Statement: Filed.

Background Check: Completed.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - MARCH 11, 2021

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - MARCH 3, 2021)

(Planning and Land Use Management Committee report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.)

(Click on the above hyperlink or go to http://www.lacouncilfile.com for background documents.)

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

1. CONCUR with the Board of Water and Power Commissioners' January 12, 2021 action to approve Resolution 021-121 for the Clean Grid LA: Feed-in Tariff Plus Pilot Program.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated February 10, 2021 to amend Los Angels Administrative Code Section 10.5.2 to permit the Board of Water and Power Commissioners (Board) to enter into contracts to purchase local renewable energy from facilities, combined with an electric energy storage system, that also provide for the use of energy generated by such renewable electric generation facilities to serve customer load directly during a grid outage and to reduce customer energy consumption from the grid as determined by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  None submitted by the Board.  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 29, 2021

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - MARCH 26, 2021)

ORDINANCE SECOND CONSIDERATION relative to adding Article 9 to Chapter XX of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to provide additional pay to grocery and drug retail workers on the frontlines of COVID-19.

URGENCY CLAUSE – 12 VOTES REQUIRED ON SECOND READING

(Economic Development and Jobs Committee report adopted as amended in Council on February 24, 2021)

COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER and THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING AND COMMUNITY INVESTMENT DEPARTMENT relative to a request for authority to issue funding commitments and support letters to existing Affordable and Supportive Housing Managed Pipeline Projects applying to the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee in 2021 Round 1 and various action related to other existing Managed Pipeline Projects. 

(Homelessness and Poverty 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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NO ACTION TAKEN

COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER and THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING AND COMMUNITY INVESTMENT DEPARTMENT and RESOLUTION relative to a request for authority to issue tax-exempt multifamily conduit revenue bonds for the Sherman Oaks Senior Housing, a supportive housing project, located at 14536 West Burbank Boulevard.

(Homelessness and Poverty 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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NO ACTION TAKEN

HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a report on the status of Measure H outreach programs and all funded outreach contracts and services carried out by either the County, the Los Angeles Homeless Service Authority (LAHSA) or the City. 

Recommendations for Council, pursuant to Motion (Raman - Martinez): 

1. REQUEST that the LAHSA, in coordination with the Homeless Initiative division within the County CEO, which administers Measure H outreach programs, report within 60 days on the status of outreach programs in Los Angeles, and include the following:
   
   
   1. A review of how teams are managed and coordinated.
      
      
   2. The amount of time and funding resources allocated to outreach programs.
      
      
   3. Where in the city these outreach efforts are taking place and with what consistency.
      
      
   4. How such outreach efforts are coordinated with the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health and Department of Health Services.
      
      
   5. How and what kind of data is shared about these efforts with the City.
      
      
   6. How funds and time are distributed between proactive and reactive outreach efforts.
      
      
   7. Solutions and opportunities to align outreach programs in a manner that would most effectively serve persons experiencing homelessness.
      
      
   8. Details regarding each data point LAHSA collects through all outreach activities.
      
      
      1. Which of those data points are, or are not shared with the City.
         
         
      2. The legal justification for collecting and sharing all data points.
         
         
   9. How outreach data can more effectively be shared with Council offices for the coordination of homeless services, while safeguarding privacy requirements, and with the understanding that sharing of data shall not be used for law enforcement purposes.  
      
      
2. INSTRUCT the City Administrative Officer (CAO), with the assistance of the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), to report back on all City funded outreach contracts and services, both proactive, reactive, and those available on an emergency basis, which are carried out by either the County, LAHSA, or the City.

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

Community Impact Statement:  Yes

For: Echo Park Neighborhood Council

HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to properties acquired by Caltrans for the 710 North Freeway Extension Project identified as suitable for housing and other community projects. 

Recommendations for Council, pursuant to Motion (de Leon - Martinez): 

1. INSTRUCT the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), with assistance of necessary departments, to evaluate the availability of CDBG-CV funding, Quimby, and Measure A local return, and other available sources, to fund the leasing, community outreach, and eventual purchase of all properties identified as suitable for housing or other community uses.
   
   
2. INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department (HCIDLA) and REQUEST the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA), in partnership with the Department of General Services and Department of Recreation and Parks (RAP) as needed, to immediately begin negotiating leases with Caltrans for all vacant 710 North Freeway Extension homes and parcels within the City of Los Angeles
   
   
3. REQUEST the HACLA, in coordination with Los Angeles Homeless Service Authority, to house tenants in each unit no later than fifteen days after they are deemed habitable with priority given to El Sereno unhoused residents
   
   
4. INSTRUCT the Department of City Planning, in coordination with HCIDLA and RAP, to conduct a community outreach and engagement plan with El Sereno residents and stakeholders to solicit feedback on the best long term use of all leased parcels and report to Council detailing the recommended uses for each parcel. 

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

Community Impact Statement:  Yes

For: Central Hollywood Neighborhood Council

       Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council

       Echo Park Neighborhood Council

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to efforts to keep the City safe by enforcing brush clearance in the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones, specifically near CalTrans parcels. 

Recommendations for Council action: 

1. NOTE and FILE the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) report dated February 11, 2021, attached to the Council file. 
   
   
2. INSTRUCT the LAFD to report back with recommendations to develop and execute a MOU and/or other options to develop shared policies with CalTrans, to improve brush clearance cooperation and response during emergencies, such as red flag days, in the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones. 

Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the LAFD.  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 a comparative analysis of the current race/ethnicity and gender demographics of sworn personnel in the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) as compared to 10 years ago, and a forecast of where the LAPD expects to be in the next five years.

Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Rodriguez - Krekorian):

1. DIRECT the LAPD to report in 30 days in regard to a comparative analysis of the current race/ethnicity and gender demographics of sworn personnel in the LAPD as compared to 10 years ago, and a forecast of where the LAPD expects to be in the next five years with said analysis to include information on how this data relates to command staff within the LAPD and what current standards are used to prioritize diversity in promotional positions.
   
   
2. DIRECT the Civil, Human Rights, and Equity Department to review the LAPD's report, and report in regard to any issues of concerns or interest that the LAPD might identify.

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

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to authority to execute the Fourth Amendment to Contract No. C-128380 between the City and Bode Cellmark Forensics, Inc. for forensic Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) analysis on an as-needed basis. 

Recommendation for Council action: 

AUTHORIZE the Chief, Los Angeles Police Department, of designee, to execute the Fourth Amendment to Contract No. C-128380 between the City and Bode Cellmark Forensics, Inc. for forensic DNA analysis services on an as-needed basis, subject to the review and approval by the City Attorney as to form. The Fourth Amendment will extend the term of the contract an additional two years from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2022, provide an updated Statement of Work, and provide an updated Fee Schedule. 

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer (CAO) reports that approval of the recommendation in this report will have no additional impact to the General Fund. Funding for the agreement has been provided in the Los Angeles Police Department Fiscal Year 2020-21 Contractual Services Account. 

Financial Impact Statement: The CAO reports that the recommendation in this report complies with the City's Financial Policies in that contract expenditures will be limited to the use of approved budgeted funds. 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted. 

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to an In-Kind donation to the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) of a therapy dog for the LAFD Peer Support Dog Pilot Program. 

Recommendation for Council action: 

ACCEPT the In-Kind Donation of a therapy dog from the LAFD Foundation valued between $20,000 and $25,000; and THANK the donor for their generous donation. 

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted. 

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to an In-Kind donation to the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) of VAYA Electrolyte packets, an electrolyte hydration solution. 

Recommendations for Council action: 

ACCEPT the In-Kind donation of VAYA Electrolyte packets from the LAFD Foundation valued at $18,634.83; and, THANK the donor for their generous donation. 

Fiscal Impact Statement: The Board of Fire Commissioners reports that there is no fiscal impact to the LAFD budget from the acceptance of this donation. Donations provide the necessary items meeting the needs of the respective fire stations or administration sections. Replacement or repair of items meeting City specifications and LAFD business needs may be borne by General Fund, subject to budgetary constraints. 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted. 

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a Request for Proposal for the Service Area 15 (North Hollywood Area) Standard- and Medium-Duty Towing Official Police Garage contract (RFP 21-980-001). 

Recommendations for Council action: 

1. APPROVE in concept the Request for Proposal for the Service Area 15 (North Hollywood Area) Standard- and Medium-Duty Towing Official Police Garage contracts, attached to the Council file, subject to minor revision and formatting by staff. 
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the Board of Police Commissioners to release the above mentioned Request for Proposal, subject to minor revision formatting by staff. 

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. 

RULES, ELECTIONS, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to the permanent removal of the requirement from the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), Single Family Housing Handbook stating that non-U.S. citizens without lawful residency in the U.S. are not eligible for FHA-insured mortgages, to ensure that Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients can continue to apply for and obtain FHA mortgage loans.

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

ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION including in the City's 2021-2022 Federal Legislative Program, support and/or sponsorship for legislation to permanently remove the requirement from the FHA Single Family Housing Handbook stating that non-U.S. citizens without lawful residency in the U.S. are not eligible for FHA-insured mortgages, to ensure that DACA recipients can continue to apply for and obtain FHA mortgage loans.

Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the Chief Legislative Analyst nor 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 City's 2021-22 State and Federal Legislative Programs on any legislation and/or administrative action that would protect 30 percent of land and waters for open space and conservation.

Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Resolution (Ryu - Koretz - Blumenfield), SUBJECT TO THE CONCURRENCE OF THE MAYOR:

ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION to include in the City’s 2021-2022 State Legislative Program SUPPORT for any legislation and/or administrative action that would protect 30 percent of land and waters for open space and conservation.

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: Yes.

For: Bel Air-Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council

RULES, ELECTIONS, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City's position regarding the 2021-22 Federal Legislative Program on any administrative or legislative action by the United States government to oppose the agricultural laws passed by the government of India in September 2020 which exploit agrarian communities in India.

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

ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION to include in the City’s 2021-2022 State Legislative Program SUPPORT for any administrative or legislative action by the United States government to oppose the agricultural laws passed by the government of India in September 2020 which exploit agrarian communities in India, as further described in the text of the Resolution, attached to the Council file.

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 2021-22 State Legislative Program for SB 260 (Weiner), the Climate Corporate Accountability Act (CCAA), which would require companies doing business in California and having $1 billion in gross annual revenue to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and set science-based targets to reduce those emissions.

Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Resolution (Koretz - de Leon), SUBJECT TO THE CONCURRENCE OF THE MAYOR:

ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION to include in the City’s 2021-2022 State Legislative Program SUPPORT for Senate Bill 260 (Weiner), the CCAA, which would require companies doing business in California and having $1 billion in gross annual revenue to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and set science-based targets to reduce those emissions.

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 an amendment to the City Election Code to maintain a March Primary and a November General Election for those years in which a Presidential Primary Election is conducted, as well as to change to a June Primary and a November Run-Off Election for those years in which a Gubernatorial Primary Election is conducted.

Recommendation for Council action:

REQUEST the City Attorney to draft an ordinance to make an amendment to the City Election Code to maintain a March Primary and a November General Election for those years in which a Presidential Primary Election is conducted, as well as to change to a June Primary and a November Run-Off Election for those years in which a Gubernatorial Primary Election is conducted.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Clerk reports that the approval of the revised City Election Code and change in election preparation dates will have no impact on the City’s General Fund.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

1. PLUM COMMITTEE REPORT
   
   Recommendations for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Ryu - Harris-Dawson):
      
   1. INSTRUCT the Department of City Planning (DCP), Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS), and the Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department (HCIDLA), to prepare a report with recommendations on development trends before the end of Fiscal Year 2020-21, with an analysis of the impact of SB 330 on by-right development, and trends on the location and typologies of by-right housing development.
      
      
   2. INSTRUCT the DCP, LADBS, and HCIDLA to report on recommended policies for the City to develop, in addition to SB 330, for ministerial projects where there is a loss of projected units.
      
      
   3. INSTRUCT the DCP to report on supplemental administrative procedures outlining how SB 330 will apply to projects that also require a Mello Act Compliance Review, which should clarify how SB 330 will apply to projects when the Bill provides stricter standards to preserve affordable housing than the Interim Administrative Procedures for Complying with the Mello Act, also known as the IAP.
      
      
   4. INSTRUCT the HCIDLA to report on a plan to create a program that includes outreach and education to ensure that, at a minimum, requirements such as relocation benefits, a right of first refusal, and occupancy for tenants up to six months prior to the start of construction are fully satisfied per SB 330; such report should consider and present immediate actions that the City Council can take to allow for recourse or a private right of action for developer noncompliance; and, should include staffing and resource requirements to implement these services.
      
      
   5. REQUEST the PLUM Committee to consider the preparation of an ordinance to extend the definition of a housing development project to include new single family homes; such ordinance should prevent all new and substantially remodeled single family residences in all multi-family zones, and ban construction of a new single family home where two or more units of housing were demolished at the site; and, should include additional No Net Loss provisions to restrict housing developments from replacing the existing density on a lot.
      
      
   6. INSTRUCT the DCP, LADBS, and HCIDLA to provide clarification on the definitions of bedrooms and bedroom size as they relate to replacement units.
         
2. HOUSING COMMITTEE REPORT

Recommendations for Council action: 

1. CONCUR with the January 21, 2021 Planning and Land Use Management Committee recommendations.
   
   
2. DIRECT the Department of City Planning (DCP), Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS), and Los Angeles Housing and Investment Department (HCIDLA) to report on relocation costs, and the possibility of making the City the trustee for relocation costs as opposed to the developer, the ability to facilitate the right of return for tenants, and related costs associated with implementing such a process to make the program more effective.

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

Community Impact Statement: Yes.

PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to updating the Adaptive Reuse Ordinance to allow eligible conversions by-right beyond those located in the six Specific Plan Incentive areas.

Recommendations for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Koretz - Harris-Dawson):

1. INSTRUCT the Department of City Planning (DCP), with the assistance of the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety, Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department, and the City Administrative Officer (CAO), and in consultation with the City Attorney, to prepare and present an Ordinance to update the Adaptive Reuse Ordinance to allow eligible conversions by-right beyond those located in the six Specific Plan Incentive areas (Ordinance No. 175038), if they meet the following proposed criteria:
   
   
   1. All new apartments and condominiums shall be deed-restricted to Moderate income households, 81 percent to 120 percent of Area Median Income.
      
      
   2. The ground floor shall remain commercial.
      
      
   3. Linkage Fees are waived.
      
      
   4. Live/work, Artists-in-Residence, and hotel projects are not eligible for this incentive.
      
      
   5. The building is at least five years old.
      
      
2. INSTRUCT the DCP, when moving forward with the policy relative to the Adaptive Reuse Ordinance, to take into account the importance of preserving certain industrial zones; and, to work closely with the Council District (CD) 12 Office to ensure that such policy will not affect the ability to get companies to come to the industrial corridor in CD 12.

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

Community Impact Statement: Yes.

For: Mid City West Community Council

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

REQUEST the City Attorney and INSTRUCT the Department of City Planning, Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety, and other relevant City agencies to report on the progress of implementing and enforcing the City's Short Term Rental Ordinances; and, advise if more remedies are needed to ensure Short Term Rental companies and users abide by established law.

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: Hollywood United Neighborhood Council

Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Martinez - Cedillo):

INSTRUCT the Department of City Planning, in consultation with the City Attorney, to report on the creation of a Citywide one-to-one replacement Ordinance for RSO units, with an analysis of replacing the units on site and having the developer pay into a fund, as well as its impact on existing inclusionary housing programs.

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: Empowerment Congress North Area Neighborhood Development Council

Recommendations for Council action:

1. DETERMINE that the proposed designation is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Article 19, Section 15308, Class 8 and Article 19, Section 15331, Class 31 of the State CEQA Guidelines.
   
   
2. DETERMINE that the subject property conforms with the definition of a Monument pursuant to Section 22.171.7 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code.
   
   
3. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Cultural Heritage Commission (CHC) as the Findings of Council, attached to the Council file.
      
4. APPROVE the inclusion of the of the McKee General Contractor Branch Office, located at 4101 East Goodwin Avenue and 4701 North San Fernando Road West, in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments.

Applicant: City of Los Angeles

Owner: GLC Colorado LLC c/o Alan Cockburn

Case No. CHC-2020-4513-HCM

Environmental No. ENV-2020-4514-CE

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

ARTS, PARKS, HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to issuing a Request for Proposal for the management and operation of the Stoney Point Ranch property located at 10870 Topanga Canyon Boulevard and 10861 Andora Avenue.

Recommendation for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Lee - Buscaino):

REQUEST the Department of Recreation and Parks to issue a Request for Proposal for the management and operation of the Stoney Point Ranch property located at 10870 Topanga Canyon Boulevard and 10861 Andora Avenue as an equine stable and training facility.
           

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.

PERSONNEL, AUDITS, AND ANIMAL WELFARE and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to reducing City healthcare costs for current employees and retirees.

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

DIRECT the City Administrative Officer (CAO), in consultation with the Los Angeles City Employees' Retirement System, Los Angeles Fire and Police Pensions, the Personnel Department and the City's labor partners, to report to the Executive Employee Relations Committee and appropriate Council Committees with viable options and recommendations to reduce City healthcare costs for current employees and retirees, consistent with existing legal requirements, City commitments and considerations of equity.

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

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Investment Reports for the months of October, November, and December 2020.

Recommendation for Council action:

NOTE and FILE the Investment Reports submitted by the Office of Finance (Finance) for the months of October, November, and December 2020, attached to the Council file.

Fiscal Impact Statement: Not applicable.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to proposed legal services agreement with The Aguilera Law Group in the defense of Jeffrey Fried, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC713530.

Recommendation for Council action:

AUTHORIZE the City Attorney to retain The Aguilera Law Group for the purpose of assisting the City in the defense of Jeffrey Fried, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Superior Court Case No. BC713530.

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a scoring system to rate insurers based on the extent to which they invest in companies engaged in fossil fuel operations.

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

1. INSTRUCT the City Administrative Officer (CAO), Risk Management, with the cooperation of Department Chief Sustainability Officers, to report in 30 days with:
   
   
   1. An inventory of insurance policies held by the city.
      
      
   2. A method for evaluating insurers based on the extent to which they invest in and underwrite companies engaged in fossil fuel operations that pose the greatest harm to the environment, including coal mining, tar sand drilling, and pipeline transport.
      
      
2. INSTRUCT the CAO and request the Airport, Water and Power, and Harbor departments to report in 90 days with options for how to use this evaluation method when choosing companies from which to purchase or renew insurance.

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

Community Impact Statement: Yes.

BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a waiver of conflict of interest for Bradley and Gmelich LLP, in its representation of the City in the matter of Rosa Canales v. City of Los Angeles, et al.

Recommendation for Council action:

WAIVE the conflict of interest caused by Bradley and Gmelich, LLP's representation of the City in the matter of Rosa Canales v. City of Los Angeles, et al.; and, AUTHORIZE the City Attorney to execute a waiver to that effect.

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.

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

1. AUTHORIZE the Controller to transfer $31,335,931 between departments and funds as specified in Attachment 1 of the City Administrative Officer (CAO) report dated February 4, 2021, attached to Council file No. (C.F.) 20-1021-S2.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the Controller to transfer $2,298,314 between accounts within departments and funds as specified in Attachment 2 of said CAO report.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the Controller to appropriate $1,056,429 between accounts within departments and funds as specified in Attachment 3 of said CAO report.
   
   
4. AUTHORIZE the Controller to reimburse the General Fund with Municipal Improvements Corporation of Los Angeles (MICLA), upon CAO approval and receipt of requesting department's labor services, construction materials and supplies invoices for completed work, including the Department's labor services documentation that must contain an hourly breakdown with task codes detailing the completed MICLA eligible work, relative to the respective departmental accounts designated for the following projects:
   
   Operation Valley Bureau (OVB), Fire Station No. 39 (Item D)
   Council District 8 Constituent Center Tenant Improvements (Item WW)
   City Hall HVAC (Item VV)
   Piper Technical Center Project (Item EEE)
   Los Angeles Police Department Central Police Station Improvements (Item GGG)
   Reprogramming of Zoo Capital Project Savings and Discretionary Projects (Item III)
   Bridge Improvement Program (BIP) 2020-21 MICLA Staff Appropriations (Item JJJ)
   Civil, Human Rights & Equity Department (formerly Civil and Human Rights Department Tenant Improvements (Item LLL)
   
   
5. AUTHORIZE the CAO to make technical corrections, as necessary, to the transactions authorized through this report, as required to implement the Mayor and Council's intentions.
   
   
6. AUTHORIZE the repurposing of $2.4 million in Municipal Improvement Corporation of Los Angeles funded through the 2020-21 City Budget for Phase II of the Seventh Street Body Shop as initiation of Phase I has been delayed, and authorize the use of these funds to address critical repairs needed for City Hall heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system, to prevent failure and interruption of services as this equipment has exceeded its useful lifecycle.
   
   
7. AUTHORIZE the Department of General Services (GSD) to expend funds previously transferred through the 2020-21 Second CPR (C.F. 20-1021-S1; Item No. EE) to replace failed building systems equipment at the Piper Technical facility, for total costs of up to $562,000 for the following projects:
   
   Auto Hoists ($456,000)
   Boiler Fan Coil ($69,000)
   Central Chiller ($37,000)
   
   
8. AUTHORIZE the Zoo Department to expend up to $933,734 in prior Sites and Facilities funding transferred to the Zoo Enterprise Trust Fund No. 40E and Zoo's Budgetary Account No. (100/87/003160) as part of prior CPR reports (C.F. 18-0829-S2, Item KK and Motion 5-A; C.F.18-0829-S4, Item DD), for the various new health and safety projects identified within this report (Item III).
   
   
9. REPLACE the Controller's Instructions reflected in Attachment 1 of said CAO report for Item NNN - CAO - GSD Bridge Maintenance Division Staffing Costs to list the appropriate account numbers as follows:
   
   

   From:
   Fund No. 100/54, CIEP
   00R656, Prep for Econ Dev and Homeless Projects	$160,000
   Total:	$160,000
   To:
   Fund No. 100/40, General Services Department
   001120, Benefits Hiring Hall	$160,000
   Total:	$160,000

   
   
   
10. REPLACE the Controller's Instructions reflected in Attachment 1 of said CAO report for item AA - Huntington Dr. Sidewalk Improvements in its entirety, as needed to provide an appropriation of $25,000 to the Bureau of Street Lighting for the purchase of two street lights to be installed at the site location, as follows:
    
    

    From:
    Fund No. 424/43, Community Development Trust Fund
    43R539, Huntington Drive Sidewalk	$40,000
    43S186, Bureau of Street Services	$160,000
    Total:	$200,000
    To:
    Fund No. 100/86, PW: Bureau of Street Services
    006020, Operating Supplies	$15,000
    Fund No. 100/84, PW: Bureau of Street Lighting
    001010, Salaries General	$10,000
    	$15,000
    Subtotal:	$25,000
    Fund No. 100/94, Department of Transportation
    006020, Operating Supplies	$160,000
    Total:	$200,000

11. TRANSFER $1,236,702 from the Bureau of Engineering Special Services Fund No. 682/50 (Council Community Projects), Various Pedestrian Tunnel Closures Account No. 50SVEJ, in the following accounts to the Department of General Services Fund No. 100/40 for the pedestrian tunnel closures of Fletcher Drive/Estara, Santa Monica/Normandie, 52nd and Vermont Avenue, 52nd and Hoover Street, 60th and Figueroa Street, and Hollywood Boulevard and New Hampshire:
    
    Account No. 001014, Salaries Construction - $96,779
    Account No. 001101, Hiring Hall Construction - $530,530
    Account No. 001121, Benefits Hiring Hall Construction - $328,631
    Account No. 003180, Construction Materials and Supplies - $280,7622
    
    
12. TRANSFER and APPROPRIATE $6,349 in the Council District 4 portion of the Street Furniture Revenue Fund No. 43D/50 and $6,349 in the Council District 13 portion of the same Fund (Total $12,698) to the GSD Fund No. 100/40,  Appr Unit No. 003180, Construction Materials and Supplies for the completion of the Hollywood and New Hampshire Tunnel Closure Project in Council Districts 4 and 13.
    
    
13. AUTHORIZE the CAO to make any technical corrections or clarifications to the above fund transfer instructions in order to effectuate their intent, including any corrections and changes to fund or account numbers.
    
    

Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that transfers, appropriations, and expenditure authority totaling $34.93 million are recommended in this report. Of this amount, $15.81 million is for transfers, appropriations, and expenditure authority for the Bureau of Street Services, $4.15 million for the Bureau of Engineering, and $14.97 million is for other City funds. All transfers and appropriations are based on existing funds, reimbursements, or revenues. There is no immediate General Fund impact for operations and maintenance costs as a result of these recommendations (Attachment No. 4 of said CAO report).

Debt Impact Statement: The CAO reports that there is no debt impact to the General Fund as a result of the recommendations in this report as there are no new debt issuance authorizations recommended. The recommendations included in this report include transfers from previously authorized MICLA projects.

Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the recommended actions in said CAO report comply with the City's Financial Policies.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

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

BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to drawing down balances on all available special funds not controlled by the Proprietary departments for cash flow and closing out any special funds without active transactions.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. REQUEST the Controller and the City Administrative Officer (CAO) to report on potential pending projects likely to draw down from each account the following funds:
   
   864 Venice Coastal Parking Impact 912 Oxford Triangle/Venice Neighborhood Protection and Off-Site Street Beautification
   61H Linnie Canal Court Improvement District
   61A Grand Canal/Linnie Canal Improvements
   61F Howland Canal Court Improvement District
   61D Grand Canal Rehabilitation from Washington to Ballona Lagoon
   61C Grand Canal / Howland Canal Improvements
   61B Grand Canal / Carroll Canal Improvements
   911 Channel Gateway / Venice Affordable Housing
   403 Project Heavy West LA
   53M LA Metropolitan Transit Authority Grant Projects
   813 Bureau of Engineering / Assessment - Special Assessment Dep
   858 Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy Fund
   48C EPA Underground Storage Tank Fields Grant
   48G Local Housing
   212 Equestrian Facilities Trust Major City Planning Grant
   336 Fire Hydrant installation and Main Replacement
   49M Colorado Boulevard Specific Plan
   58D Grand Hope Park Trust
   577 Warner Center Cultural Affairs Trust
   56Q Village at Westfield Topanga Public Benefits Trust
   43W Warner Center Air Quality
   623 Terra Balle/Fenton Ave Street Drainage District
   879 E Bernani Scholarship Trust 49W Sylmar BID
   
   
2. REQUEST that the Controller and City Attorney report on the following, relative to the remaining funds:
   
   
   1. Special funds that would be relatively low risk to escheat into the general fund and recommendations to repeal the enacting ordinances.
      
      
   2. Special funds that should be returned to the original source of the remaining balances and recommendations to repeal the enacting ordinances.
      
      
   3. Special funds which are best used for loans to the general fund and recommendations for the terms under which the general fund would have to replenish them, pursuant to their enacting ordinance.

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (KORETZ - BUSCAINO) relative to Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority's outreach experiences with persons living unsheltered or unhoused in the City such as establishing lines of communication, providing services and relocating unhoused persons to appropriate shelter or housing, including the number and percentage of persons who reject services or housing or both. 

(Homelessness and Poverty Committee report to be submitted in Council. If a public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.)

(Click on the above hyperlink to go to: www.lacouncilfile.com for background documents.)

HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a status update on the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of Los Angeles/Covid-19 Homelessness Roadmap. 

Recommendation for Council: 

NOTE and FILE the City Administrative Officer (CAO) reports dated February 10, 2021 and February 24, 2021 relative to an update on the Memorandum of Understanding for 6,700 bed plan between the City and the County of Los Angeles/Covid-19 Homelessness Roadmap, inasmuch as the reports are for informational purposes only and no additional action is required. 

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

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted. 

(Ad Hoc on COVID-19 Recovery and Neighborhood Investment Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a request for authority to issue funding commitments and support letters to existing Affordable and Supportive Housing Managed Pipeline projects applying to the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee in 2021 Round 1.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. NOTE and FILE the Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department (HCIDLA) report dated February 5, 2021 relative to issuing funding commitments and support letters to existing Affordable and Supportive Housing Managed Pipeline projects applying to the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (CTCAC) in 2021 Round 1 and various actions related to other existing Managed Pipeline projects.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, HCIDLA, or designee, to:
   
   
   1. Issue a funding recommendation letter for the Pointe on La Brea, Quincy, Los Lirios Apartments, and Lorena Plaza projects identified in the subject CAO report's, dated February 18, 2021, table, subject to the following conditions:
      
      
      1. The final funding commitment will not exceed the amount listed.
         
         
      2. The project sponsor must apply to the CTCAC in the next available Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) allocation round.
         
         
      3. The disbursement of HCIDLA funds will occur only after the sponsor obtains enforceable commitment for all proposed funding.
         
         
   2. Issue Nine Percent LIHTC tie-break letters of support for the Los Lirios Apartments and Lorena Plaza projects in the Geographic set-aside, as identified in the subject CAO report’s table.
      
      
   3. Negotiate and execute acquisition/predevelopment/construction/permanent loan agreements with the legal owners of all of the projects identified in subject CAO report’s Table, which receive awards from the proposed leveraging sources, subject to the satisfaction of all conditions and criteria contained in the HCIDLA Pipeline application, HCIDLA’s report, and the HCIDLA Award Letter (if applicable), and the review and approval of the City Attorney as to form.
      
      
   4. Execute subordination agreements of the City’s financial commitment for all of the projects identified in this subject CAO report's table, wherein the City Loan and Regulatory Agreements are subordinated to their respective conventional or municipally funded construction and permanent loans, as required.
      
      
   5. Allow the transfer of the City’s financial commitment for all of the projects identified in this report’s Table to a limited partnership or other legal entity formed solely for the purpose of owning and operating the project in accordance with City and Federal requirements.
      
      
   6. De-obligate HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) funds for the project Sun Commons listed below:
      
      

      Fund	Account	Title	Amount
      561/43	43R001	Affordable Housing Trust Fund	$3,000,000

   7. Prepare Controller instructions and make any necessary technical adjustments consistent with the Mayor and Council action on this matter, subject to the approval of the CAO.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The CAO states that there is no impact to the General Fund. The Affordable Housing Managed Pipeline commitments are fully funded by the HOME Investment Partnerships Program Fund and Proposition HHH Supportive Housing bond proceeds.

Financial Policies Statement: The recommendations in the CAO report, dated February 18, 2021, comply with the City’s Financial Policies.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted. 

HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to a request for authority to issue tax exempt multifamily conduit revenue bond for the Sherman Oaks Senior Housing project, located at 14536 West Burbank Boulevard.

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

1. NOTE and FILE the Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department (HCIDLA) report dated February 8, 2021 relative to the issuance of tax-exempt multifamily conduit revenue bonds for the Sherman Oaks Senior Housing project, located at 14536 West Burbank Boulevard.
   
   
2. ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION attached to the subject City Administrative Officer (CAO) report, dated February 17, 2021, authorizing the issuance of up to $14,676,000 in tax-exempt multifamily conduit revenue bonds for the Sherman Oaks Senior Housing, located at 14536 West Burbank Boulevard.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, HCIDLA, or designee, to negotiate and execute the relevant bond documents for the Sherman Oaks Senior Housing, located at 14536 West Burbank Boulevard, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO states that there will be no impact to the General Fund as a result of the issuance of these tax-exempt multifamily conduit revenue bonds (bonds) for the Sherman Oaks Senior Housing (Project). The City is a conduit issuer and does not incur liability for the repayment of the bonds, which are a limited obligation payable solely from the revenues of the Project, and the City will in no way be obligated to make payments on the bonds.

Financial Policies Statement: The recommendations in the subject CAO report comply with the City’s Financial Policies.

Debt Impact Statement: The CAO reports that there is no debt impact as these bonds are a conduit issuance debt and not a debt of the City.

HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to recommended local initiatives that align with the Comprehensive Crisis Response Strategy, and necessary resources for establishing a Right to Housing framework within the City. 

Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (O'Farrell - Ridley-Thomas - Martinez - Blumenfield): 

1. RECEIVE AND FILE the verbal status report to the Homelessness and Poverty Committee provided by the City Administrative Officer (CAO), with the assistance of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LASHA) and the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA) on recommended local initiatives that align with the Governor's Council of Regional Homeless Advisors’ Comprehensive Crisis Response Strategy, as directed by the Council on February 19, 2020.
   
   
2. INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department (HCIDLA),  with the assistance of the CAO, LASHA, CLA and the City Attorney, to report back in 60 days on what resources are necessary for the goal of establishing a Right to Housing framework within the City of Los Angeles, including the following:
   
   
   1. A legal framework and proposed implementation strategy, which includes targets, funding and a timeline, to pilot an effort to achieve a Right to Housing.
      
      
   2. An assessment of available funding to implement the aforementioned Right to Housing and the Comprehensive Crisis Response Strategy, in the broader context of the City's current efforts to end homelessness, and the extent to which these resources would need to be further scaled up, in partnership with the County, State and Federal Government.

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

Community Impact Statement:  Yes

For, if Amended: Encino Neighborhood Council

For:

Echo Park Neighborhood Council

United Neighborhoods Neighborhood Council

(Housing Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to opportunities for renewing and expanding Project Roomkey (Project), and ways to improve the Project's operations and participation.

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

1. INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA), the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), and City Administrative Officer (CAO) to report back on opportunities for renewing and expanding Project Roomkey, with a goal of providing interim non-congregate shelter for tens of thousands of people; as well as the opportunities for additional uses for these reimbursable funds for non-congregate shelters, including master leasing of hotels and motels, including those with fewer than 100 rooms, and vacant apartment units.
   
   
2. DIRECT the LAHSA and CLA to consult with members of the unhoused community and service providers and report back on ways in which Project Roomkey operations could be improved and made more successful.
   
   
3. DIRECT the LAHSA to report on Project Roomkey program requirements that could be modified to induce greater participation from hotels and motels.
   
   
4. REQUEST the City Attorney to report to the City Council on what steps need to be taken, and by which agency, body, or person, to begin commandeering hotels and motels for use as homeless housing.
   
   
5. DIRECT the CLA, and other relevant departments, to consult with the hotel/motel operators and industry on how the Project Roomkey program could be improved, as amended by the Homelessness and Poverty Committee.

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

Community Impact Statement: Yes.

For: Mid City West Neighborhood Council
       Del Rey Neighborhood Council  
       Atwater Village Neighborhood Council

       Echo Park Neighborhood Council

For if Amended: East Hollywood Neighborhood Council

(Ad Hoc on Covid-19 Recovery and Neighborhood Investment Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER and RESOLUTION TO VACATE relative to vacating the 47th Street between St. Andrews Place and Western Avenue Vacation District, VAC-E1401023 (Vacation).

Recommendations for Council action:

1. REAFFIRM the FINDINGS of May 21, 2019, that the Vacation, pursuant to the City of Los Angeles Environmental Guidelines, is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, pursuant to Article III, Class 5(3) of the City of Los Angeles Environmental Guidelines.
   
   
2. REAFFIRM the FINDINGS of May 15, 2019, that the Vacation is in substantial conformance with the General Plan pursuant to Section 556 of the Los Angeles City Charter.
   
   
3. ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION TO VACATE No. 21-1401023 for the Vacation.
   
   
4. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to transmit, following Council adoption, Resolution to Vacate No. 21-1401023 to the Permit Case Management Division of Bureau of Engineering for recordation of the Resolution with the County Recorder.

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR) , COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE CITY ENGINEER and RESOLUTIONS TO VACATE relative to vacating the 88th Place and Crocker Street Vacation District, VAC-E1401130 (Vacation).

1. REVISED COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER DATED FEBRUARY 10, 2021
   
   Recommendations for Council action:
   
   
   1. RECEIVE AND FILE the City Engineer report, dated July 21, 2020, attached to the Council file, and Resolution to Vacate No. 20-1401130, attached to the Council file.
      
      
   2. REAFFIRM the FINDINGS of March 21, 2018, imposing all the mitigation measures that are within the control of the City as described in the EIR, State Clearinghouse No. 2006051043, attached to the Council file, that are associated with the impacts of this Vacation.
      
      
   3. REAFFIRM the FINDINGS of May 21, 2018, that the Vacation is in substantial conformance with the General Plan pursuant to Section 556 of the Los Angeles City Charter.
      
      
   4. ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION TO VACATE No. 20-1401130R for the Vacation.
      
      
   5. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to transmit, following Council adoption, Resolution to Vacate No. 20-1401130R to the Permit Case Management Division of Bureau of Engineering for recordation of the Resolution with the County Recorder.
      
      
2. COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER DATED JULY 21, 2020:
   
   Recommendations for Council action:
   
   
   1. REAFFIRM the FINDINGS of March 21, 2018, imposing all the mitigation measures that are within the control of the City as described in the EIR, State Clearinghouse No. 2006051043, attached to the Council file, that are associated with the impacts of this Vacation.
      
      
   2. REAFFIRM the FINDINGS of May 21, 2018, that the Vacation is in substantial conformance with the General Plan pursuant to Section 556 of the Los Angeles City Charter.
      
      
   3. ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION TO VACATE No. 20-1401130 for the Vacation.
      
      
   4. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to transmit, following Council adoption, Resolution to Vacate No. 20-1401130 to the Bureau of Engineering, Land Development Group for recordation of said Resolution with the Los Angeles County Recorder.

Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the City Engineer. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of these reports.

COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to initiating vacation proceedings for Maltman Avenue Between Crestmont Avenue and Effie Street (VAC - E1401386).

1. REVISED COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER DATED JANUARY 26, 2020:
   
   Recommendations for Council action:
   
   
   1. RECEIVE AND FILE the City Engineer report, dated October 30, 2020, attached to the Council file.
      
      
   2. INITIATE vacation proceeding to vacate Maltman Avenue between Crestmont Avenue and Effie Street as shown on the map included with the City Engineer report to Council dated January 26, 2020, attached to the Council file, pursuant to California Streets and Highways Code, Division 9, Part 3, Public Streets, Highways and Service Easements Vacation Law.
      
      
   3. DIRECT the Bureau of Engineering to: a. Investigate the feasibility of this vacation request. b. Report to the Public Works Committee relative to the feasibility of vacating the requested area.
      
      
2. COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER DATED OCTOBER 30, 2020:
   
   Recommendations for Council action:
   
   
   1. INITIATE vacation proceeding to vacate Maltman Avenue between Crestmont Avenue and Effie Street as shown on the map attached to the City Engineer report to Council dated January 26, 2020, attached to the Council file, pursuant to California Streets and Highways Code, Division 9, Part 3, Public Streets, Highways and Service Easements Vacation Law.
      
      
   2. DIRECT the Bureau of Engineering to: a. Investigate the feasibility of this vacation request. b. Report to the Public Works Committee relative to the feasibility of vacating the requested area.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Engineer reports that a deposit of $14,980 was paid by the petitioner for the investigation of this request pursuant to Section 7.42 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC). Any deficit fee to recover the cost pursuant to Section 7.44 of the LAAC will be required of the petitioner.

CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION (BLUMENFIELD - DE LEON) relative to funding for direct assistance to local governments especially the largest cities that are bearing a disproportionate impact, to help replace COVID-19 related revenue shortfalls.

Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Resolution (Blumenfield - de Leon), SUBJECT TO THE CONCURRENCE OF THE MAYOR:

ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION to include in the City's 2021-2022 Federal Legislative Program SUPPORT for legislation or administrative action that would provide one-time funding of $2 billion in the State budget for direct assistance to local governments especially the largest cities that are bearing a disproportionate impact, to help replace COVID-19 related revenue shortfalls.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

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

CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION (KORETZ - BLUMENFIELD - KREKORIAN) relative to the City's position on Senate Concurrent Resolution 5.

Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Resolution (Koretz - Blumenfield - Krekorian), SUBJECT TO THE CONCURRENCE OF THE MAYOR:

ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION to include in its 2021-2022 Federal Legislative Program SUPPORT for Senate Concurrent Resolution 5, and particularly budget reconciliation language providing $350 billion in flexible aid for our states, cities, counties, tribes, and territories, to provide urgently needed funding for COVID-19 pandemic relief to individuals, property owners, businesses and critical lost revenue relief to pay for essential government services and operations.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

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

CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (KREKORIAN - MARTINEZ - O'FARRELL) relative to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funds. 

Recommendations for Council action:

1. INSTRUCT the City Administrative Officer (CAO) to do the following:
   
   
   1. Report to Council on potential funding sources for a substantially increased utilization of Project Roomkey that would be FEMA-reimbursement eligible and not restricted from federal reimbursement like the Coronavirus Relief Funds, including but not limited to borrowing from special funds.
      
      
   2. Seek immediate written guidance from FEMA on the timeline for when the City will receive reimbursements for these expenses.
      
      
   3. Seek revisions of FEMA's previously issued guidance to specify that all unhoused people are inherently more vulnerable to COVID-19 and therefore Project Roomkey expenses for sheltering any unhoused person are reimbursable.
      
      
2. REQUEST a report from the City Attorney on whether the City can use federal funds, including FEMA reimbursements, for any activity that could be considered a taking, and whether requiring involuntary hotel participation in Project Roomkey could endanger the availability of FEMA reimbursement.
   
   
3. INSTRUCT the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA) and CAO, in consultation with the City Attorney, to report on whether the pending American Recovery Plan legislation would allow the City to spend funds allocated to the City on FEMA-reimbursable expenses or whether the use of new federal aid funds would preclude the City from seeking FEMA reimbursements for otherwise eligible expenses financed out of new federal relief.
   
   
4. REQUEST the Emergency Operation Center, including the Emergency Management Department, the CAO, and the Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department to formally request through the California Office of Emergency Services, an advance of $150,000,000 from FEMA, creating an opportunity to front fund 40 percent of an effort to provide 10,000 hotel rooms for the next six months.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted. 

(Ad Hoc on COVID-19 Recovery and Neighborhood Investment 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 Andy Castillo v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 19STCV34719. (This matter involves a claimed dangerous condition located on or near 741 North Vermont Avenue in Los Angeles.)

(Budget and Finance Committee considered the above matter in Closed Session on February 22, 2021)

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 Jean Bassoir v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 19STCV17616. (This matter involves an alleged trip and fall incident on June 4, 2018 on the sidewalk abutting 571 South Coronado Street, in the City of Los Angeles.)

(Budget and Finance Committee considered the above matter in Closed Session on February 22, 2021)

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 Neville Grant v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC631138. (This matter involves a trip and fall which occurred on the sidewalk of 6740 Wilbur Avenue, in the Reseda neighborhood of the City of Los Angeles.)

(Budget and Finance Committee considered the above matter in Closed Session on February 22, 2021)

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 Pantea Refoua v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC664702. (This matter arises from trip and fall on a pothole at 8530 Pico Boulevard, in Los Angeles, California.)

(Budget and Finance Committee considered the above matter in Closed Session on February 22, 2021)

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 Miriam Enriquez v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC708390. (This matter arises from trip and fall on the sidewalk located at 8899 Columbus Avenue, in the City of Los Angeles.)

(Budget and Finance Committee considered the above matter in Closed Session on February 22, 2021)

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 Theodora Nunn v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 18STCV06762. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on May 19, 2018 near 5843 Vermont Avenue in Los Angeles, California.)

(Budget and Finance Committee considered the above matter in Closed Session on February 22, 2021)