HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to Building and Safety Department report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code and/or Los Angeles Administrative Code, for property located at 11009 South Main Street. (Lien: $3,594.12)

(Continued from Council meeting of January 30, 2015)

HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to Building and Safety Department report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code and/or Los Angeles Administrative Code, for property located at 10927 South Grape Street. (Lien: $3,920.55)

(Continued from Council meeting of February 3, 2015)

HEARING PROTESTS relative to the establishment of the Village at Sherman Oaks Property and Business Improvement District (BID), pursuant to Section 53753 of the California Government Code, Section 36600 et seq. of the California Streets and Highways Code and Article XIII D of the California Constitution.

(Pursuant to Council adoption of Ordinance No. 183330 on December 16, 2014.  Public announcement of the tabulation of ballots is on Wednesday, February 18, 2015.)

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the reappointment of Ms. Ingrid Hutt to the Los Angeles Convention and Exhibition Center Authority Commission.

Recommendation for Council action:

RESOLVE that the Mayor's reappointment of Ms. Ingrid Hutt to the Los Angeles Convention and Exhibition Center Authority Commission for the term ending January 16, 2017 is APPROVED and CONFIRMED.  Ms. Hutt resides in Council District 10.  (Current Commission gender composition:  F=2; M=8.)

Financial Disclosure Statement:  Not required.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

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

Recommendation for Council action:

RESOLVE that the Mayor's reappointment of Mr. Martin Cooper to the Los Angeles Convention and Exhibition Center Authority Commission for the term ending January 16, 2019 is APPROVED and CONFIRMED.  Mr. Cooper resides in Council District Five.  (Current Commission gender composition:  F=2; M=8.)

Financial Disclosure Statement:  Not required.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the reappointment of Mr. Courtney Reum to the Los Angeles Convention and Exhibition Center Authority Commission.

Recommendation for Council action:

RESOLVE that the Mayor's reappointment of Mr. Courtney Reum to the Los Angeles Convention and Exhibition Center Authority Commission for the term ending January 16, 2019 is APPROVED and CONFIRMED.  Mr. Reum resides in Council District Five.  (Current Commission gender composition:  F=2; M=8.)

Financial Disclosure Statement:  Not required.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the reappointment of Ms. Cheryl Turner to the Los Angeles Convention and Exhibition Center Authority Commission.

Recommendation for Council action:

RESOLVE that the Mayor's reappointment of Ms. Cheryl Turner to the Los Angeles Convention and Exhibition Center Authority Commission for the term ending January 16, 2019 is APPROVED and CONFIRMED.  Ms. Turner resides in Council District 10.  (Current Commission gender composition:  F=2; M=8.)

Financial Disclosure Statement:  Not required.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to proposed Amendment No. 2 to Contract No. C-110634 with Terra Renewal, LLC (Terra Renewal) for the beneficial use of City biosolids.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. AUTHORIZE the Board of Public Works (BPW) to execute Amendment No. 2 to Contract No. C-110634 with Terra Renewal for the beneficial use of City biosolids to increase the contract cost ceiling from $19.20 million to $28.99 million (special funding available from the Sewer Construction Maintenance and Operation [SCMO] fund) and to extend the contract term for an additional three years with one two-year renewal option.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the President or two members, BPW, to execute Amendment No. 2 to Contract No. C-110634.

 
Fiscal Impact Statement:  The BPW reports that financing for Amendment No. 2 to Contract No. C-110634 will be requested through the Hyperion Treatment Plant budget.  There will be no impact to the General Fund as a result of the proposed Amendment No. 2.  This Amendment will be funded by the SCMO Fund.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - MARCH 23, 2015

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - MARCH 20, 2015)

MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to an appeal for property located at 107 North Larchmont Boulevard.

Recommendations for Council action: 

1. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Central Los Angeles Area Planning Commission (CLAAPC) as the Findings of the Council.
   
   
2. RESOLVE TO DENY THE APPEAL filed by  Larchmont Village Partners One LLC (Representative: Jerry Neuman, Liner LLP), from the entire determination of the CLAAPC, and THEREBY: 

1. DENY a Zone Change to amend Ordinance No. 168334 by deleting [Q] Qualified Condition No.2 (i) relative to a proposed request to change the permitted use of property located at 107 North Larchmont Boulevard from a take-out restaurant/retail establishment to a sit-down dining restaurant with reduced on-site parking and allowance for on-site sale of alcohol.
   
   
2. DENY without Prejudice:
   
   
   1. A Conditional Use to permit the sale and dispensing of alcoholic beverages to include beer and wine only, for on-site consumption, in conjunction with a 2,474 square-foot restaurant.
             
   2. A  Parking Waiver request to allow for 18 parking spaces of the 25 required to be provided within public parking sites located within 450 feet from the subject premises.
      
      
3. NOT ADOPT the Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) No. ENV-2013-925-MND-REC1, for the above referenced project pursuant to Section 21082.1(c)(3) of the California Public Resources Code. 

Applicant: Larchmont Village Partners One LLC

Representative: Jerry Neuman, Liner LLP

Case No. CPC-2013-924-ZC-CUB-MSC

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

Community Impact Statement: Yes

Against:  Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council

TIME LIMIT FILE - JULY 1, 2015

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - JULY 1, 2015)

BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a refund claim filed by 907 Shenandoah Investment, LLC.

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

APPROVE the refund claim filed by 907 Shenandoah Investment, LLC for an overpayment of plan check fees in the amount of $139,275.10.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  None submitted by the Department of Building and Safety. 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 REPORT relative to a refund claim filed by Teachers Insurance Annuity Association of America.

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

APPROVE the refund claim filed by Teachers Insurance Annuity Association of America for overpayment of business tax in the amount of $101,200.56 plus accumulated interest.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  None submitted by the Office of Finance.  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 REPORT relative to a refund claim filed by Prospect Mortgage, LLC.

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

APPROVE the refund claim filed by Prospect Mortgage, LLC for overpayment of business tax in the amount of $139,531.47 plus accumulated interest.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  None submitted by the Office of Finance.  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 REPORT relative to a refund claim filed by Jefferies & Company, Inc.

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

APPROVE the refund claim filed by Jefferies & Company, Inc for overpayment of business tax in the amount of $100,765.13 plus accumulated interest.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  None submitted by the Office of Finance.  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 REPORT relative to a refund claim filed by New Vista Health Services, Inc.

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

APPROVE the refund claim filed by New Vista Health Services, Inc for overpayment of business tax in the amount of $50,685.03 plus accumulated interest.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  None submitted by the Office of Finance.  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 REPORT relative to a contract with MuniServices, LLC for Utility Users Tax Discovery, Audit and Tax Compliance Review Services.

Recommendation for Council action:

AUTHORIZE the Office of Finance to execute the three-year contract, attached to the Council file, with two one-year extension options with MuniServices, LLC to provide Utility Users Tax Discovery, Audit, and Tax Compliance Review Services.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The City Administrative Officer reports that the recommendation in this report is in compliance with the City's Financial Policies in that funding is provided on a contingency basis to the contractor and is paid out of additional General Fund revenues.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to authorizing the Department of City Planning to accept the Net Toll Revenue Re-Investment Grant Program grant award for marketing and safety activities related to the My Figueroa Streetscape Project.

Recommendations for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Price – Huizar), SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:

1. AUTHORIZE the Department of City Planning to negotiate and execute an agreement between the City and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) to accept the Net Toll Revenue Re-Investment Program grant award in the amount of $150,000 for a three-year period for marketing and safety activities related to the My Figueroa Streetscape Project, subject to approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the Controller to establish a grant receivable account of $150,000 and a like amount appropriation account, entitled My Figueroa Safety and Marketing Campaign within the City Planning Grant Trust Fund No. 46Y-68, for reimbursement and disbursement of the above described grant funds.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the Department of City Planning and the City Administrative Officer (CAO) to make any needed technical corrections or clarifications consistent with this action.
   
   

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION, COMMUNICATION FROM MEMBER,  PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to a zone change request for 11430-11436 West Hatteras Street.

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. 15-0015 in the 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-2014-2530-MND] filed on November 10, 2014.
   
   

2. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the South Valley Area Planning Commission (SVAPC) as the Findings of the Council.
   
   

3. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, approved by the SVAPC, effecting a zone change from the requested C2-1 to (T)(Q)RAS4-1, subject to revised Conditions of Approval, for the proposed development of a new six-story, mixed-use project consisting of five residential floors, 28 residential units over 1,500 square feet of ground floor commercial and 1.5 levels of subterranean parking, located at 11430-11436 West Hatteras Street.
   
   

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 fes 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:  Arnold F. Paredes, Hatteras Holding, LLC
   Representative:  Kamran Kazemi, Tala Associates
   
   Case No.  APCSV-2014-2529-ZC

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 - APRIL 6, 2015

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - APRIL 1, 2015

COMMUNICATION FROM MEMBER, PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE relative to a report on Stage One Perimeter Improvements of the Union Station Master Plan.

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

DIRECT the Department of City Planning, with the assistance of the Los Angeles Department of Transportation, the Bureau of Engineering, El Pueblo and any other affected departments, to report within 30 Days with recommendations to establish a formal partnership between the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the City for the design, funding, and implementation of the Stage One Perimeter Improvements of the Union Station Master Plan, and an analysis of the impacts of the Connect US Action Plan adoption.

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.

COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to the installation of the name of RAY DOLBY on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.  

Recommendation for Council action:    

APPROVE the installation of the name of Ray Dolby at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard.  

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Engineer reports that there is no General Fund impact.

COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to the installation of the name of KEN EHRLICH on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.  

Recommendation for Council action:    

APPROVE the installation of the name of Ken Ehrlich at 1750 North Vine Street.  

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Engineer reports that there is no General Fund impact.

COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to the installation of the name of DICK GREGORY on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.  

Recommendation for Council action:    

APPROVE the installation of the name of Dick Gregory at 1650 North Vine Street.  

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Engineer reports that there is no General Fund impact.

COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to the installation of the name of HOLLAND DOZIER HOLLAND on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.  

Recommendation for Council action:    

APPROVE the installation of the name of Holland Dozier Holland at 7070 Hollywood Boulevard.  

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Engineer reports that there is no General Fund impact.

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (PARKS - BLUMENFIELD) relative to the redevelopment of a City property located at 8707 S. Menlo Avenue (APN 6038-010-902) for housing purposes, and a long-term ground lease (with option to purchase) with the Coummunity Build.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. INSTRUCT the Department of General Services with the assistance of the Department of Transportation and City Attorney, in coordination with the Housing and Community Investment Department, to negotiate a long-term ground lease and/or option to purchase with Community Build for the use of City off-street parking lot number 623 located at  8707 S. Menlo Avenue (APN 6038-010-902) for housing purposes.   
          
2. INSTRUCT satff to report with a long-term ground lease agreement and/or option to purchase by the end of January to meet the Affordable Housing Trust Fund's 2015 Call for Projects deadline.
      

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

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

(Continued from the Council meeting of February 10, 2015)

MOTION (PARKS - O'FARRELL) relative to funding for increased support of police and community activities in Council District Eight.

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

1. TRANSFER/APPROPRIATE $3,000 in the General City Purposes Fund No. 100/56, Account No. 0708 (CD-8 Community Services) to the Council District Eight Public Benefits Trust Fund No. 49F/14, for  increased support of police and community activities in Council District Eight.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the City Clerk to make any technical corrections or clarifications to the above fund transfer instructions in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion.

MOTION (BUSCAINO - KORETZ) relative to initiating street vacation proceedings for a portion of the westerly side of Benedict Canyon Drive from approximately 500 feet to 670 feet northerly of Cielo Drive.

RESOLUTION (MARTINEZ - O'FARRELL) relative to declaring the month of March 2015 as Women's History Month in the City of Los Angeles.

RESOLUTION (MARTINEZ - FUENTES) relative to declaring March 13, 2015 as Latina History Day in the City of Los Angeles.

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

ATTEST:                   Holly L. Wolcott, CITY CLERK

By

Council Clerk                         PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL