7526 South Hobart Boulevard. (Lien: $740.79)

7430 North Nestle Avenue.  (Lien: $995.87)

17122 West Tribune Street.  (Lien: $3,543.89)

10504 North Halbrent Avenue. (Lien: $3,414.37)

11719 West Victory Boulevard aka 11717 West Victory Boulevard.  (Lien: $8,206.48)

10842 West Victory Boulevard. (Lien: $3,729.58)

10359 North Collett Avenue. (Lien: $2,266.97)

1018 North Cristobal Avenue. (Lien: $418.30)

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the appointment of Mr. Ray Bishop to the Los Angeles Convention Center and Exhibition Authority Commission.

Recommendation for Council action:

RESOLVE that the Mayor's appointment of Mr. Ray Bishop to the Los Angeles Convention Center and Exhibition Authority Commission for the term ending January 16, 2017 is APPROVED and CONFIRMED. Mr. Bishop resides in Council District Three. (Current Commission gender composition:  F=4; M=6.)

Financial Disclosure Statement:  Not required.

Background Check:  Pending.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the appointment of Mr. Keith Martin to the Los Angeles Convention Center and Exhibition Authority Commission.

Recommendation for Council action:

RESOLVE that the Mayor's appointment of Mr. Keith Martin to the Los Angeles Convention Center and Exhibition Authority Commission for the term ending January 16, 2015 is APPROVED and CONFIRMED. Mr. Martin resides in Council District 11. (Current Commission gender composition:  F=4; M=6.)

Financial Disclosure Statement:  Not required.

Background Check:  Pending.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

COMMUNICATION FROM CHAIR AND MEMBER, ARTS, PARKS, HEALTH, AGING AND RIVER COMMITTEE relative to the appointment of Mr. Robert Williams to the Commission on Disability.

Recommendation for Council action:

RESOLVE that the Mayor's appointment of Mr. Robert Williams to the Commission on Disability for the term ending June 30, 2017 is APPROVED and CONFIRMED.  Mr. Williams resides in Council District Four. (Current Commission gender composition: F=4; M=5)

Financial Disclosure Statement:  Filed.

Background Check:  Pending.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - NOVEMBER 3, 2014

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - OCTOBER 31, 2014)

MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION, PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT, and ORDINANCES FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to a zone change and building line removal at 6922-6930 Balboa Boulevard.

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

1. FIND that this project will not have a significant effect on the environment, pursuant to the City's Environmental Guidelines and is in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act; that the Mitigated Negative Declaration reflects the independent judgment of the City of Los Angeles; that the documents constituting the record of proceedings in this matter are located in Council File No. 14-1286 custody of the City Clerk and in the files of the Department of City Planning in the custody of the Environmental Review Section; and ADOPT the Mitigated Negative Declaration [ENV-2013-2336-MND] filed on October 18, 2013.
   
   
2. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the South Valley Area Planning Commission (SVAPC) as the Findings of the Council.
   
   

3. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCES, approved by the SVAPC, to effect a zone change from R1-1 to (T)(Q)RD2-1, and to remove a 20-foot building line along the east side of Balboa Boulevard, subject to Conditions of Approval, for the proposed construction of 10 single-family dwellings in connection with a Small Lot Subdivision, located at 6922-6930 Balboa Boulevard.
   
   

4. REMOVE the (T) Tentative classification as described in detail on the sheet(s) attached to the Council file.
   
   

5. ADVISE the applicant of "Q" Qualified classification time limit as described in the Committee report.
   
   

6. ADVISE the applicant that, pursuant to California State Public Resources Code Section 21081.6, the City shall monitor or require evidence that mitigation conditions are implemented and maintained throughout the life of the project and the City may require any necessary fees to cover the cost of such monitoring.
   
   

7. ADVISE the applicant that, pursuant to State Fish and Game Code Section 711.4, a Fish and Game Fee and/or Certificate of Fee Exemption is now required to be submitted to the County Clerk prior to or concurrent with the Environmental Notice of Determination filing.
   
   Applicant: Ahmad Heydar, Oxford Engineering, Inc.
   
   Case No.  APCSV-2013-2335-ZC-BL-ZAA-F

Fiscal Impact Statement: The SVAPC reports that there is no General Fund impact as administrative costs are recovered through fees.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - DECEMBER 18, 2014

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - DECEMBER 16, 2014)

PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the feasibility of amending the hours of operation within the Colorado Boulevard Specific Plan.

Recommendation for Council action:

INSTRUCT  the Department of City Planning (DCP) to initiate the ordinance change that would allow the elimination of the restrictive hours of operation in the Colorado Boulevard Specific Plan.

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

Community Impact Statement:  Yes

Support proposal:  Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council

PERSONNEL AND ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a request for the exemption of two positions for the Economic and Workforce Development Department (EWDD) pursuant to Charter Section 1001(d)(4).

Recommendation for Council action:

APPROVE and CONCUR with the action taken by the Board of Civil Service Commissioners on January 13, 2014 to exempt two positions for the EWDD pursuant to Charter Section 1001(d)(4), as follows: 

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

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a report on the evaluation of alternative materials, devices and methods of construction used by the City of Los Angeles.

Recommendations for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Englander - Huizar):

1. INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Department of Building & Safety (LADBS) to report in 60 days on the current process that is being used by the City of Los Angeles to evaluate alternative materials, devices and methods of construction.
   
   
2. DIRECT the LADBS to include in the report best practices in use by other large municipalities and recommendations on potential changes to the Los Angeles Municipal Code to ensure that best practices are being adhered to.

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.

PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a report on the Baseline Hillside Ordinance.

Recommendations for Council action, as initiated by Motions (Koretz - LaBonge):

1. INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) and the Bureau of Street Services, with the assistance of the Department of City Planning (DCP), and in consultation with the City Attorney, to prepare a report in 90 days that provides recommendations relative to the feasibility of:
   
   
   1. Modifying the exemption process for hillside grading.
      
      
   2. Including cement trucks into the haul route hearing process to provide Council offices with a mechanism to monitor and insure safety.
      
      
   3. Requiring a full completion bond on hillside projects and best practices.
      
      
   4. Increasing the notification for haul route hearings to include residents within a 500 square foot radius along with those residents living along the haul route, excluding those living along highways.
      
      
   5. Increasing the street bond for haul routes.
             
2. DIRECT the LADBS, with the assistance of the DCP, and in consultation with the City Attorney, to provide recommendations relative to best practices as it relates to withholding Certificate of Occupancy permits for outstanding violations, and the feasibility of revising the permitted hours of construction, and the potential impacts of limiting the hauling of dirt and cement pours to Monday through Friday, with no Saturday or Sunday hauling.
   
   
3. INSTRUCT the LADBS, in consultation with the City Attorney, to also report on the feasibility of requiring hillside project applicants to pay a hillside safety fee for increased inspections and infrastructure to protect neighborhood residents from the adverse impacts of large out of scale development projects.
   
   
4. DIRECT the LADBS to also include in its report information regarding:
   
   
   1. The inclusion of grading that results from caissons and other similar concrete shoring/footing elements.
      
      
   2. The requirement of a licensed contractor for homes of a certain size and not allowing owner/builder allowances for extremely large homes.
      
      
   3. The requirement for additional review, including those related to the California Environmental Quality Act, for homes of a certain size.

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Village at Sherman Oaks Business Improvement District's (BID) 2014 Fiscal Year Annual Planning Report.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. FIND that the Annual Planning Report for the Village at Sherman Oaks BID's 2014 fiscal year complies with the requirements of State Law.
   
   
2. ADOPT the Annual Planning Report for the Village at Sherman Oaks BID's 2014 fiscal year, pursuant to State Law.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The City Clerk reports there is no impact to the General Fund associated with this action.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Hollywood Media District Property-Based Business Improvement District's (BID) 2014 Fiscal Year Annual Planning Report.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. FIND that the Annual Planning Report for the Hollywood Media District BID's 2014 fiscal year complies with the requirements of State Law.
   
   
2. ADOPT the Annual Planning Report for the Hollywood Media District BID's 2014 fiscal year, pursuant to State Law.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The City Clerk reports there is no impact to the General Fund associated with this action.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Community Redevelopment Agency of Los Angeles, a Designated Local Authority's (CRA/LA-DLA) request to the City of Los Angeles for the continued subordination of pass-through payments (Assembly Bill [AB] 1290 Funds) for the Bunker Hill Project Tax Allocation Bonds.

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

APPROVE the attached subordination request (Attachment I of the City Administrative Officer [CAO] report dated September 29, 2014, attached to Council file No. 13-1529) from the CRA/LA-DLA (Successor Agency to the former Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles [CRA/LA])  to subordinate the City of Los Angeles' share of its statutorily mandated pass-through payments (AB 1290 Funds) in order to facilitate the issuance of refunding Bunker Hill Redevelopment Project Area Bonds for debt service savings through the CRA/LA-DLA's participation in the County of Los Angeles Redevelopment Bond Refunding Program with respect to the former CRA/LA's Bunker Hill Redevelopment Project Area.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The CAO reports there is no impact to the City's General Fund. All debt payments of the former CRA/LA's borrowing are paid with Tax Increment revenues from the respective Redevelopment Project Areas. The source of funds identified for the CRA/LA-DLA's subordination request is the City of Los Angeles' share of its statutorily mandated pass-through payments (AB 1290 Funds). AB 1290 Funds are considered by the City of Los Angeles as special funds due to the existing Council policy in which all AB 1290 Funds are retained for use in the Redevelopment Project Area or Council District in which they are generated.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - NOVEMBER 13, 2014

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - NOVEMBER 12, 2014)

COMMUNICATION FROM CHAIR, ARTS, PARKS, HEALTH, AGING AND RIVER COMMITTEE relative to prohibiting the growth of genetically modified (GM) crops within City limits.

Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Koretz - O'Farrell - Bonin):

REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present an ordinance which would prohibit the growth of GM crops within City limits, with said ordinance to prohibit the following practices:

1. The planting of GM seeds.
   
   
2. The sale of GM seeds by vendors.
   
   
3. The sale of any seeds that could potentially be contaminated by other genetically modified organisms.
   
   
4. The sale of GM fruit trees and plants.

Community Impact Statement: Yes.

For: Lake Balboa Neighborhood Council

COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to extending the tax classification of internet businesses through 2018.

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

PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated September 9, 2014 amending Section 21.41 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to extend the tax classification of internet businesses through 2018.

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.

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

1021 South Albany Street (Case No. 439028) Assessor I.D. No. 5137-013-016

5001 North Lankershim Boulevard (Case No. 455017) Assessor I.D. No. 2353-011-003

10106 North Silverton Avenue (Case No. 114242) Assessor I.D. No. 2565-019-004

1511 West 51st Street (Case No. 430459) Assessor I.D. No. 5016-034-007

1557 South 6th Avenue (Case No. 446315) Assessor I.D. No. 5072-017-011

CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (KORETZ - PARKS) relative to public health issues associated with the Ebola case identified in Texas.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. INSTRUCT applicable City Departments, such as the Emergency Management Department, to report relative to the public health issues associated with the Ebola case identified in Texas, including but not limited to lessons learned and best practices to inform and safeguard the health of City residents.
   
   
2. REQUEST the Los Angeles County Department of Health, the Center for Disease Control, and other applicable health agencies and organizations and experts to report regarding the issues identified in the Motion, attached to the Council file.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

(Arts, Parks, Health, Aging and River Committee Waived consideration of the above matter)

MOTION (PRICE - O'FARRELL) relative to amending prior Council action of September 9, 2014 regarding the list of Citywide Special Events.

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

1. AMEND prior Council action of September 9, 2014 to include CD 9 - Los Angeles Veterans and Families Stand Down - $40,000 to the list of Citywide Special Events.
   
   
2. TRANSFER $15,000 in the Citywide Special Events Fee Subsidy line item in the General City Purposes Fund No. 100/56 to the General City Purpose Fund 0709 (CD 9 - Community Services) in support for the Los Angeles Veterans and Families Stand Down to be held December 20-22, 2014 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

FINAL MAP OF PARCEL MAP L.A. NO. 2013-2200 for property located at 2435-2441 South Walnut Avenue lying along the southwesterly side of Walnut Avenue and northerly of Zanja Street.

(Bond No. C-124381)

(Quimby Fee: $9,476)

Subdivider: ARC Construction; Surveyor: Tala Associates

FINAL MAP OF PARCEL MAP L.A. NO. 2008-0959 for property located at 5526 North Fulton Avenue southerly of Burbank Boulevard.

(Bond No. C-124382)

(Quimby Fee: $4,738)

Subdivider: Alon Ben-Shalom; Engineer/Surveyor: Raymundo Lombera

MOTION (BLUMENFIELD – ENGLANDER) relative to covering the cost of expedited reviews of traffic control plans.

Blumenfield, Bonin, Buscaino, Cedillo, Englander, Huizar, Koretz, Krekorian, LaBonge, Martinez, O'Farrell, Parks, Price and President Wesson (14); Absent:  Fuentes (1)

ATTEST:                Holly L. Wolcott, CITY CLERK

By

Council Clerk                        PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL