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

Recommendation for Council action:

RESOLVE that the Mayor's reappointment of Mr. Dennis Hernandez to the Los Angeles Convention and Exhibition Center Authority Commission for the term ending January 16, 2019 is APPROVED and CONFIRMED.  Mr. Hernandez resides in Council District 11.  (Current Commission gender composition:  F=2; M=8.)

Financial Disclosure Statement:  Not required.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to prohibiting the selling, leasing, or reserving or facilitating the reserving of any street, way, alley, highway, road, parkway, parking space or other public space under the City's control without written authorization from the City of Los Angeles.

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

PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE amending Chapter VIII, Division N of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to add Section 80.73.3 to prohibit the selling, leasing, or reserving or facilitating the reserving of any street, way, alley, highway, road, parkway, parking space or other public space under the City's control without written authorization from the City of Los Angeles.

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: Yes

For: Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the feasibility and financial benefit of implementing Enhanced Traffic Pathway Analytics Program (ETPAP).

Recommendation for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Koretz – LaBonge):

DIRECT the Los Angeles Department of Transportation, with the assistance of the City Attorney and the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), to report in 21 days on the feasibility and financial benefit of implementing the ETPAP to reduce traffic and provide free traffic mitigation and monitoring information.

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to prohibiting the parking of oversized vehicles on Topham Street between Yolanda and Wilbur Avenues.

Recommendations for Council action, as initiated by Resolution (Blumenfield – Bonin):

1. RESOLVE, pursuant to California Vehicle Code Section 22507, to hereby prohibit the parking of vehicles that are in excess of 22 feet in length or over 84 inches in height, during the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on both sides of Topham Street between Yolanda and Wilbur Avenues.
   
   
2. DIRECT the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) to post signs giving notice of the above restriction for oversized vehicles, with those specific hours detailed, on both sides of Topham Street between Yolanda and Wilbur Avenues.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the LADOT to make any technical corrections or clarifications to the above instructions in order to effectuate the intent of this action.
   
   

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 the inclusion of the Laurel Terrace Street Trees in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Cultural Heritage Commission (CHC) as the Findings of the Council.
   
   
2. APPROVE the recommendations of the CHC relative to the inclusion of the Laurel Terrace Street Trees located at Cantura Street from Vantage to Rhodes Avenues; Rhodes Avenue from Ventura Boulevard to Laurel Terrace in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments.
   
   Owner: City of Los Angeles, Bureaus of Street Lighting and Street Services
   Applicant: City of Los Angeles, Council District Two
   
   Case No. CHC-14-1199-HCM 

Fiscal Impact Statement: The CHC reports that such designation in and of itself has no fiscal impact. Future applications for permits may cause minimal administrative costs.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - MARCH 18, 2015

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - MARCH 18, 2015)

1432 West 66th Street (Case No. 114813) Assessor I.D. No. 6015-016-009.

5912 Bonsallo Avenue (Case No. 410527) Assessor I.D. No. 6004-031-026.

896 East 49th Place (Case No. 125359) Assessor I.D. No. 5108-016-011.

1332 East 33rd Street (Case No. 353258) Assessor I.D. No. 5114-036-005.

1630 North Winona Boulevard (Case No. 410748) Assessor I.D. No. 5544-013-018.

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to vacating the New High Street and Republic Street Vacation District (VAC-E1400777).

Recommendations for Council action:

1. FIND that the vacation of the New High Street and Republic Street Vacation District, 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. APPROVE Map No. VAC-14-1400777, attached to the Council file, for the vacation of:
   
   
   1. New High Street from approximately 160 feet southwesterly of Spring Street to Arcadia Street.
      
      
   2. Republic Street from New High Street to North Main Street.
      
      
   3. A portion of the northeasterly side of Arcadia Street at the southwesterly terminus of New High Street.
      
      
3. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION for the vacation of the New High Street and Republic Street Vacation District, which has been approved as to form and legality by the City Attorney.
   
   
4. INSTRUCT the City Engineer to present a Resolution to Vacate after the conclusion of the Public Hearing and Council's instruction to proceed with this vacation and upon compliance with the conditions established for this vacation.
   
   
5. FIND that the vacation of the New High Street and Republic Street Vacation District is in substantial conformance with the purposes, intent and provisions of the General Plan, in conformance with Section 556 of the City Charter.
   
   
6. FIND that the vacation of the New High Street and Republic Street Vacation District is not necessary for non-motorized transportation facilities, in conformance with Section 892 of the California Streets and Highways Code.
   
   
7. ADOPT the City Engineer's report, dated December 12, 2014, with the conditions contained therein.

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.

(Continued from Council meeting of January 21, 2015)

MOTION (PRICE - BUSCAINO) relative to an offer of reward for information leading to the identification, apprehension, and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the death of John Doe on February 1, 2015.

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

1. PROVIDE an offer of reward in the amount of $50,000 for information leading to the identification, apprehension, and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the death of John Doe on February 1, 2015.
   
   
2. FIND that the subject reward complies with the provisions of Chapter 12, Article 1, Division 19, of the Los Angeles Administrative Code.
   
   
3. DIRECT the City Clerk to publish the required notices and/or advertisements to effectuate this reward.

MOTION (O'FARRELL - KORETZ) relative to sponsoring a street banner campaign in support of the March for Justice.

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

1. APPROVE the Street Banner program being coordinated by the Armenian Genocide Centennial Committee in support of the March for Justice, as a City of Los Angeles Event.
   
   
2. APPROVE the content of the street banner design, attached to the Council file.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the Board of Public Works, Office of Accounting to appropriate $4,731.50 from the Council District 13 portion of the Street Furniture Revenue Fund No. 43D/50 to pay Dektra-Lite for the installation of 50 street banners at various locations on Sunset Boulevard during the period of April 1, 2015 through May 31, 2015.
   
   
4. AUTHORIZE the Chief Legislative Analyst, or designee, to make technical corrections or clarifications that may be necessary to implement the intent of this motion.

MOTION (LABONGE for CEDILLO - FUENTES) relative to community beautification and clean-up efforts of the Los Angeles Conservation Corps in Council District One.

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

1. TRANSFER/APPROPRIATE $45,000 in the AB1290 Fund No. 53P, Account No. 281201(CD 1 Redevelopment Projects - services) to the Board of Public Works Fund No. 100/74, Account No. 3040 (Contractual Services) for the community beautification and clean-up efforts of the Los Angeles Conservation Corps in Council District One.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the Public Works Office of Community Beautification to prepare the necessary document(s) with, and/or payments to, the Los Angeles Conservation Corps, or any other agency or organization, as appropriate, in the above amount, and for the above purpose, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form, if needed; and, AUTHORIZE the Councilmember of the First District to execute any such document(s) on behalf of the City.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the Department of Public Works to make any corrections, clarifications or revisions to the above instructions, including any new instructions, in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion, including any corrections and changes to fund or account numbers; said corrections/clarifications/changes may be made orally, electronically or by any other means.

MOTION (O'FARRELL - BLUMENFIELD) relative to scheduling a Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (TEFRA) Hearing regarding the financing, refinancing or reimbursing the cost of acquiring, constructing, installing, renovating and equipping of facilities for the benefit of AIDS Healthcare Foundation.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to schedule a TEFRA Hearing on the agenda for the City Council Meeting to be held on Wednesday, MARCH 4, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. located at 200 North Spring Street, Room 340, Los Angeles, CA 90012.
   
   
2. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to place on the agenda for the City Council meeting to be held on Wednesday, MARCH 4, 2015 consideration of the TEFRA Hearing results and adoption of the accompanying TEFRA hearing Resolution following the TEFRA Hearing.

MOTION (LABONGE - BONIN) relative to traffic calming measures on Los Feliz Boulevard.

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

1. TRANSFER/APPROPRIATE $24,000 from the Council District Four portion of the Street Furniture Revenue Fund No. 43D/50 to the Transportation Fund No. 100/94, as follows: $18,000 to Account No. 003360 (Signal Supplies and Repairs) and $6,000 to Account No. 001090 (Salaries-Overtime) for the installation of traffic calming measurers on Los Feliz Boulevard, as further detailed in the text of the motion.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the Los Angeles Department of Transportation to make any technical corrections or clarifications to the above instructions in order to effectuate the intent of the motion.

Members Present: Blumenfield, Bonin, Cedillo, Englander, Krekorian, LaBonge, Martinez, O'Farrell, Price and President Wesson (10);  Absent:  Buscaino, Fuentes, Huizar, Koretz and Parks (5)

ATTEST: Holly L. Wolcott, CITY CLERK
 
 
 
By
 
 
 
        Council Clerk                                                       PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL

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Regular meeting recessed at 11:13 am
Special meeting convened at 11:13 am
Special meeting adjourned at 11:35 am
Regular meeting convened at 11:35 am