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 11827 West Santa Monica Boulevard.  (Lien: $526.42)

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 11797 West Pico Boulevard.  (Lien: $634.54) 

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 120 East Ketch Mall.  (Lien: $1,048.84)

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 10350 South Avalon Boulevard.  (Lien: $3,955.24)

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 1137 East 103rd Place.  (Lien: $2,565.68)

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 at1133 West 65th Street.  (Lien: $615.05)

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 1121 West 83rd Street.  (Lien: $3,593.72)

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 8873 North Norris Avenue.  (Lien: $4,299.76)

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 2405 East Pomeroy Avenue aka 1030 North Soto Street.  (Lien: $2,831.24)

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 316 South Mission Road.  (Lien: $1,534.50)

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 11128 North Christy Avenue.  (Lien: $1,420.17)

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 314 North Echandia Street.  (Lien: $2,152.76)

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 8100 West Willow Glen Road.  (Lien: $4,205.77)

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 9979 North Bordeaux Avenue.  (Lien: $3,522.45)

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 11449 North Sproule Avenue. (Lien: $3,355.91)

(Continued from the Council meeting of February 13, 2015)

ORDINANCE SECOND CONSIDERATION relative to amending Chapter 10 of Division 4 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code to maintain the status of the Los Angeles Employee's Retirement System as a qualified governmental defined benefit plan under the Internal Revenue Code.

(10 VOTES REQUIRED)

(Communication from the City Attorney adopted in Council on January 27, 2015)

ORDINANCE SECOND 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.

(Transportation Committee report adopted in Council on February 20, 2015)

INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY AND GENERAL SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a real property vehicle contract for the Los Angeles Police Department for the property located at 220 S. Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013.

Recommendation for Council action:

AUTHORIZE the Department of General Services (GSD) to negotiate and execute a lease with Joe's Auto Parks Parking for parking spaces located at 220 S. Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013 under the terms and conditions substantially outlined in the January 29, 2015 GSD report (attached to Council file 15-0114).

Fiscal Impact Statement: The GSD reports that the new monthly parking expense for the subject property under consideration will be $10,800 per month or $129,600 annually as detailed in the January 29, 2015 GSD report (attached to Council file 15-0114).

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

ARTS, PARKS, HEALTH, AGING AND RIVER COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the feasibility of creating an Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District (EIFD) along the Los Angeles River to support restoration and maintenance of the river and river-adjacent communities.

Recommendations for Council action, as initiated by Motion (O'Farrell - Blumenfield - Price), SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:

1. DIRECT the Economic and Workforce Development Department (EWDD) in consultation with the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), City Administrative Officer (CAO), and any other entity as needed, to draft and implement an EIFD Establishment Policy directing the process for initiating a study and adopting an EIFD for a general area or project.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the Controller to:
   
   
   1. Establish a new account 22MXXX entitled River Revitalization EIFD and appropriate $75,000 allocated for consultant and noticing services from a source to be identified by Council District 13 into this new account.
      
      
   2. Upon receipt of funds within the newly established River Revitalization EIFD/Fund No. XXX, appropriate therefrom on an as-needed basis.
      
      
3. AUTHORIZE the EWDD to prepare Controller instructions and/or make any technical adjustments that may be required and are consistent with these actions, subject to approval of the CAO; and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement these instructions.
   
   
4. DIRECT the EWDD in consulation with the CLA, CAO, and any other entity as needed, to take steps necessary to prepare a Resolution of Intention for one or more River Revitalization EIFDs, including but not limited to determining the EIFD's proposed boundaries, goals and projects to be funded.   

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The EWDD reports that the recommended actions request the identification of funds to pay for initiation of consultant studies and noticing provisions necessary to consider a Resolution of Intention for the Los Angeles River. There is no immediate impact on the City's General Fund.  Any future impacts to the City's General Fund resulting from adoption of an EIFD will be studied and presented in the Fiscal Impact Report required to be adopted by the City Council as part of any Infrastructure Plan if and when an EIFD goes through the public hearing process for consideration.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

849 South Plymouth Boulevard (Case No. 374981) Assessor I.D. No. 5090-029-005

323 North Mansfield Avenue (Case No. 487395) Assessor I.D. No. 5524-040-023

6754 North Gloria Avenue (Case No. 142681) Assessor I.D. No. 2233-010-004

4915 South Normandie Avenue (Case No. 156206) Assessor I.D. No. 5016-030-003

5958 South 7th Avenue (Case No. 8426) Assessor I.D. No. 4005-015-015

1008 Rosemont Avenue (Case No. 469928) Assessor I.D. No. 5402-030-015

4622 North Alger Street (Case No. 359590) Assessor I.D. No. 5593-023-010

COMMUNICATION FROM THE ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT relative to a request for exemption of one Chief Grants Administrator for the Economic and Workforce Development Department.

Recommendation for Council action:

RESOLVE to exempt one Chief Grants Administrator (Class Code 1579) for the Economic and Workforce Development Department, Program Operations, for two years pursuant to Charter Section 1001(d)(4).

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The Economic and Workforce Development Department reports that there is no impact to the General Fund as this position is grant-funded.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

(Personnel and Animal Welfare Committee waived consideration of the above matter) 

CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (MARTINEZ – KREKORIAN – BLUMENFIELD – LABONGE) relative to naming the intersection of Van Nuys Boulevard and Arminta Street as Officer Chris Cortijo Square.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. APPROVE the naming of the intersection of Van Nuys Boulevard and Arminta Street as Officer Chris Cortijo Square.
   
   
2. DIRECT the Los Angeles Department of Transportation to erect permanent ceremonial signs to this naming of this intersection.
   
   

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

(Transportation Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

MOTION (WESSON - PRICE) relative to costs associated with the use of a mobile stage by Mothers-In-Action for the Remembering Selma event on Saturday, February 21, 2015.

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

APPROPRIATE $696.00 from the Unappropriated Balance Fund No.100/58 to the General Services Fund No.100/40, Account No.1090 (Salaries-Overtime), for costs associated with the use of a mobile stage by Mothers-In-Action for their Remembering Selma event on Saturday, February 21, 2015 - said funds to be reimbursed to the General Fund by Mothers-In-Action.

MOTION (LABONGE - BONIN) relative to amending prior Council action of July 2, 2013 regarding Street Vacation Proceedings for a portion of the L-shaped alley northerly of Wilshire Boulevard and westerly of La Brea Avenue.

Recommendation for Council action:

AMEND prior Council action of July 2, 2013 relative to Street Vacation Proceedings for a portion of the L-shaped alley northerly of Wilshire Boulevard and westerly of La Brea Avenue (Council file No. 13-0805 - VAC E140228), authorizing the Bureau of Engineering to issue a Revokable Permit to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority to allow Purple Line Extension construction on the alley to proceed in parallel with the street vacation process with the understanding that issuance of the revokable permit does not constitute or imply approval of the vacation.

MOTION (O'FARRELL for BUSCAINO- BLUMENFIELD) relative to initiating street vacation proceedings for Colorado Boulevard (portion of northeasterly side) adjoining Lots 5 and 6, of Tract No. 2280, southeasterly of College View Avenue.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. INITIATE street vacation proceedings, pursuant to California Streets and Highways Code, Division 9, Part 3, Public Streets, Highways and Service Easements Vacation Law for Colorado Boulevard (portion of Northeasterly side) adjoining Lots 5 and 6, of Tract No. 2280, southeasterly of College View Avenue.  
   
   
2. DIRECT the Bureau of Engineering (BOE) to investigate the feasibility of this vacation request.
   
   
3. DIRECT the BOE to present its report regarding the feasibility of vacating the requested areas to the Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee.
   
   
4. DIRECT the City Clerk to schedule this request for the City Council’s consideration at the appropriate time under the City’s Street Vacation procedures.

MOTION (BONIN for HUIZAR - ENGLANDER) relative to amending prior Council action of March 21, 2014, regarding the allocation of Council District 14 Central Los Angeles Recycling and Transfer Station (CLARTS) Community Amenities Trust Fund for community beautification projects in Council District 14.

Recommendation for Council action:

AMEND prior Council action of March 21, 2014, relative to the allocation of Council District 14 CLARTS Community Amenities Trust Fund for community beautification projects in Council District 14 to increase the amount of that allocation by an additional $49,875 with all other aspects of that Council action to remain unchanged.

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 City of Los Angeles v. Advanced Development & Investment, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC460066. (This matter is in regards to a settlement involving third party equity investor PNC, Receiver and the City regarding the Menlo Park development bond.)

(Housing and Budget and Finance Committees considered the above matter in Closed Session on February 11 and February 23, 2015, respectively.)

ADOPTED

MOTION (KREKORIAN - ENGLANDER)

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

APPROVE an offer to settle the City's pending litigation against Menlo Park Limited Partnership and Receiver David Pasternak for payment to the City for $2,000,000.

Blumenfield, Bonin, Cedillo,  Huizar, Koretz, LaBonge, Martinez, O'Farrell, Parks, Price and President Wesson (11); Absent: Buscaino, Englander, Fuentes, Krekorian (4)

ATTEST:                      Holly L. Wolcott, CITY CLERK

By

Council Clerk                            PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL