PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to adding Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 91.3108 to Article 1 of Chapter IX to require a 1.5 Importance Factor for construction of cellular communication towers to ensure seismic safety.

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

1. FIND, under California Environment Quality Act (CEQA) Section 21065 and State CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(2) and (b)(5), continuing administrative activities and organizational activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment, are not CEQA projects.  The ordinance makes various technical changes to the existing regulations, eliminates obsolete code sections, and clarifies code sections. These changes will not result in any direct or indirect physical change to the environment.  Therefore, the ordinance is not subject to CEQA.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE to add Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 91.3108 to Article 1 of Chapter IX to require a 1.5 Importance Factor for construction of cellular communication towers to ensure seismic safety.
   
   

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:  Glassell Park Neighborhood Council

PUBLIC WORKS AND GANG REDUCTION COMMITTEE REPORT relative to notification of application and request for authority to accept a grant award from the California Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) for the 2015 California Gang Reduction, Intervention and Prevention (CalGRIP) Program and adoption of a Resolution; request to modify the budget and amend the contracting authorities related to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 Second Chance Act Juvenile Re-Entry (Second Chance Act) Program; and reappropriation of FY 2013-14 funds for the Summer Night Lights (SNL) 2015 Program.

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

1. AUTHORIZE the Mayor, or designee, to retroactively accept the 2015 CalGRIP Grant Year 1 award from the BSCC in the amount of $1,000,000 to support prevention and intervention services in the Hollenbeck 3 and Foothill Gang Reduction and Youth Development (GRYD) Zones and execute the grant agreement from the BSCC, for a 12-month period effective from January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015 and submit any other necessary agreements and documents relative to the implementation of the grant award, subject to the review and approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality.
   
   
2. ADOPT the Governing Body Resolution, attached to the Council file, as requested by the grantor and subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality, which endorses the grant agreement and agrees to comply with program and funding requirements of the grant.
   
   
3. APPROVE, retroactively, the issuance of two Requests for Proposals to solicit for the provision of gang prevention services to the Hollenbeck 3 and Foothill GRYD Zones in an amount not to exceed $163,446 per GRYD Zone, and designate a performance period of one year from the date of execution, with an option to renew for two additional one-year terms, subject to the availability of funds, compliance with City contracting requirements and approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality.
   
   
4. APPROVE, retroactively, the issuance of two Requests for Proposals to solicit for the provision of gang intervention services to the Hollenbeck 3 and Foothill GRYD Zones in amount not to exceed $212,946 per GRYD Zone, and designate a performance period of one year from the date of execution, with an option to renew for two additional one-year terms, subject to the availability of funds, compliance with City contracting requirements and approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality.
   
   
5. AUTHORIZE the Mayor, or designee, to negotiate and execute a sole source contract with Harder and Company Community Research, Inc. (Harder) to provide evaluation services for the Hollenbeck 3 and Foothill GRYD Zones including data collection, analysis, database management and progress reports relative to the Youth Eligibility Assessment Tool and Social Embeddedness Tool, in an amount not to exceed $110,000 for a one-year period retroactively effective January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015, with the option to renew for two additional one-year periods, subject to the availability of funds, compliance with City contracting requirements and approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality.
   
   
6. AUTHORIZE the Mayor, or designee, to negotiate and execute a first amendment (Contract No. 124966) with Homeboy Industries to provide gang re-entry services for an additional 10 clients in the Watts Region as detailed in the proposed amendment, attached to the Council file, for unchanged performance period of October 1, 2013 through June 30, 2015, and an amount not to exceed $59,973 and a new compensation total of $179,918 available from Fiscal Year 2013 Second Chance Act Grant funds, subject to compliance with City contracting requirements and the approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality.
   
   
7. AUTHORIZE the Mayor, or designee, to negotiate and execute a first amendment (Contract No. 124588) with Soledad Enrichment Action, Inc. to provide gang re-entry services for an additional 10 clients in the Watts Region as detailed in the proposed amendment, attached to the Council file, for unchanged performance period of October 1, 2013 through June 30, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $59,973 and a new compensation total of $264,385 available from Fiscal Year 13 Second Chance Act Grant funds, subject to compliance with City contracting requirements and the approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality.
   
   
8. AUTHORIZE the Controller to establish a new interest bearing fund entitled 2015 CalGRIP Grant Fund No. XXX, recognize a receivable in the amount of $1,000,000, disburse the grant funds upon presentation of documentation or proper demand from the Mayor's Office, and create new appropriation accounts within the new Fund XXX/46 as follows: 
   
   

   Account	Title	Amount
   46L146	Mayor Salaries	$87,711
   46L299	Related Costs	38,838
   46L304	Contractual Services	862,784
   46L301	Supplies	10,667
   	Total:	$1,000,000

9. AUTHORIZE the Controller to reappropriate $798,513.93 in disencumbered FY 2013-14 funds as listed below and transfer the same amount to the Recreation and Parks Fund 302/88, Salaries As Needed account to finance the 2015 SNL Program: 
   
   

   Agency	FY	Contract No.	Amount
   Asian American Drug Abuse Program	13/14	120854M	$22,605.13
   Barrio Action Youth and Family Services	13/14	119920M	83,463.39
   Brotherhood Crusade	13/14	121396M	27,884.01
   Chapter Two	13/14	121397M	64,035.40
   Child and Family Guidance Center	13/14	121432M	29,471.04
   Community Build, Inc.	13/14	122578M	97,108.46
   Community Build, Inc.	13/14	120878M	14,030.06
   Communities In Schools	13/14	122590M	9,474.19
   CSULA (California State University, Los Angeles)	13/14	121583M	14,205.73
   El Centro Del Pueblo	13/14	121584M	11,426.19
   El Nido Family Centers	13/14	121078M	43,554.93
   Harder	13/14	121352M	1,693.12
   Los Angeles Conservation Corps	13/14	120024M	104,891.39
   New Directions for Youth	13/14	120819M	6,892.30
   P.F. Bresee Foundation	13/14	121399M	3,644.97
   Toberman Neighborhood Center	13/14	121430M	44,430.36
   People Coordinated Services	13/14	120896M	20,857.39
   Watts Labor Community Action Committee	13/14	122581M	185,156.46
   Youth Policy Institute	13/14	121404M	13,689.41
   		Total:	$798,513.93

10. AUTHORIZE the City Clerk to place on the Council calendar for July 1, 2015 the following actions relative to the 2015 CalGRIP Grant:
    
    That the Council, subject to the approval of the Mayor, authorize the Controller to transfer $87,711 from the 2015 CalGRIP Grant Fund XXX/46, Account 46L146 Mayor Salaries to Mayor Fund 100/46, Account 001020 Salaries Grant Reimbursed. 
    
    That the Council, subject to the approval of the Mayor, authorize the Controller to transfer $38,838 from the 2015 CalGRIP Grant Fund XXX/46, Account 46L299 Related Costs to Mayor Fund 100/46, Revenue Source Code 5346 Related Costs Reimbursement from Grants.
    
    
11. AUTHORIZE the Mayor, or designee, to prepare Controller's instructions and/or make any technical adjustments that may be required to implement the actions approved by the Mayor and Council on these matters, subject to the approval of the City Administrative Officer (CAO), and AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement these instructions.
    
    

Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that there is no additional impact on the General Fund. Acceptance of the 2015 CalGRIP Grant in the amount of $1,000,000 and approval of grant-related actions will result in the implementation of essential GRYD Zone prevention and intervention services to reduce gang violence, assist in client data collection and provide an overall evaluation of the City's GRYD Program. Funding for the proposed contract, contract amendments and 2015 SNL Program activities is available from FY 2013-14 disencumbered funds, the FY 2015-16 Proposed Budget and Federal and State grants. The recommendations above comply with City Financial Policies in that the proposed funding is balanced against established revenue approved by Council actions and from Federal and State grants. All funding is subject to the availability of grant funds and funding determinations by Mayor and Council.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

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

2622 South Normandie Avenue (Case No. 212150) Assessor I.D. No. 5054-005-017

123 East 194th Street (Case No. 432674) Assessor I.D. No. 6052-007-022

5116 South Hooper Avenue (Case No. 490356) Assessor I.D. No. 5104-005-019

MOTION (PARKS - O'FARRELL) relative to various improvements at the South Los Angeles Animal Shelter Annex.

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

1. TRANSFER $42,459.54 in the Council District 8 portion of Street Furniture Revenue Fund No. 43D/50 to the below named accounts and for the below stated purposes and in the amounts indicated in the General Services Fund No. 100/40.     
          

   Account	Amount	Account Title/Purpose
   001014	$3,900	Construction Salaries - for Parking lot gate/fence and signage
   003180	$13,440	Construction Materials and Supplies - for parking lot gate/fence and signage
   003180	$25,229.54	Construction Materials and Supplies - for security cameras

      
   
2. AUTHORIZE the Department of General Services to make any technical corrections or clarifications to the above instruction in order to effectuate the intent of this motion.

ADOPTED

SUBSTITUTE MOTION (PARKS - O'FARRELL)

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

1. TRANSFER $42,569.54 in the Council District Eight portion of Street Furniture Revenue Fund No. 43D/50 to the below named accounts and for the below stated purposes and in the amounts indicated in the General Services Fund No. 100/40.
   
   

   Account	Amount	Account Title/Purpose
   001014	$3,900	Construction Salaries - for parking lot gate/fence and signage
   003180	$13,440	Construction Materials and Supplies - for parking lot gate/fence and signage
   003180	$25,229.54	Construction Materials and Supplies - for security cameras

2. AUTHORIZE the Department of General Services to make any technical corrections or clarifications to the above instruction in order to effectuate the intent of this motion.

RESOLUTION (BONIN - KORETZ) relative to establishing the City's position regarding AB 810 (Ridley - Thomas).

MOTION (ENGLANDER - BUSCAINO) relative to funding for the Granada Hills Chamber of Commerce annual Street Faire event.

ATTEST:  CITY CLERK

By:

             Council Clerk                                        PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL

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Regular meeting recessed at 11:53 a.m.

Special meeting convened at 11:53 a.m.

Special meeting adjourned at 11:54 a.m.

Regular meeting convened at 11:54 a.m.