
Los Angeles City Council, Journal/Council Proceeding Friday, August�7, 2015 VAN NUYS CITY HALL, 14410 SYLVAN STREET, VAN NUYS, CA 91401 - 10:00 AM

(For further details see Official Council Files)

(For communications referred by the President see Referral Memorandum)


ROLL CALL


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


Approval of the Minutes


Commendatory Resolutions, Introductions and Presentations Public Testimony of Non-agenda Items Within Jurisdiction of Council


Items for which Public Hearings Have Not Been Held - (10 Votes Required for Consideration)


ITEM NO.	(1)


	RESOLUTIONS relative to removing various properties from the Rent Escrow Account Program. Recommendation for Council action: ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTIONS removing the following properties from the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP), inasmuch as the owner(s) have corrected the cited REAP violations and provided proof of compliance with the Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department (LAHCID), Code Enforcement Unit, habitability citations, pursuant to Ordinance 173810, and ADOPT the Findings contained in the LAHCID's report attached to the Council File:


	(a)						13-0005-S665
13-0005-S665
CD 11	3525 South Beethoven Street (Case No. 494078) Assessor I.D. No. 4245-006-030


Adopted, (10); Absent: Bonin , Buscaino , Cedillo , Martinez , Price (5)


ITEM NO.	(2)						15-0909
15-0909
CD 1	MOTION (CEDILLO - HARRIS-DAWSON) relative to funding for the Northeast Jazz Festival. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: TRANSFER $30,000, or any available balance lesser than this amount which may be remaining, in the Council's portion of the Heritage Month Celebration and Special Events line item in the General City Purposes Fund No. 100/56 to the Cultural Affairs Fund No. 100/30, Account No. 3040 (Contractual Services) to fund any aspect of the Northeast Jazz Festival. AUTHORIZE the City Clerk or the Cultural Affairs Department to make any technical corrections or clarifications to the above instructions in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion.


Adopted, (10); Absent: Bonin , Buscaino , Cedillo , Martinez , Price (5)


ITEM NO.	(3)						15-0910
15-0910
CD 13	MOTION (O'FARRELL - MARTINEZ) relative to funding for the Los Angeles Conservation Corps for the design, engineering, demolition and excavation of an existing median island. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: TRANSFER/APPROPRIATE $146,060 in the AB1290 Fund No. 53P, Account No. 281213 (CD 13 Redevelopment Projects - Services) to the Public Works Fund No. 100/74, Account No. 3040 (Contractual Services) for the efforts of the Los Angeles Conservation Corps for the design, engineering, demolition and excavation of an existing median island at the intersection of Riverside Drive and Gail Street, in Elysian Valley. AUTHORIZE the Board of Public Works to make any corrections or clarifications to the above fund transfer instructions in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion.


Adopted, (10); Absent: Bonin , Buscaino , Cedillo , Martinez , Price (5)


ITEM NO.	(4)						08-0010-S20
08-0010-S20
	MOTION (PRICE - HARRIS-DAWSON) relative to reinstating the reward offer in the deaths of Clifton Hibbert Jr. and Kenneth Patterson for an additional six months. Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: REAFFIRM Council's findings and REINSTATE the reward offer relative to the deaths of Clifton Hibbert Jr. and Kenneth Patterson (Council action of April 15, 2008) for an additional period of six months from the publication of the offer of reward by the Office of the City Clerk, and, further, that the sum of $75,000 shall be the aggregate maximum sum of any payment or payments of a City reward in this instance.


Adopted, (10); Absent: Bonin , Buscaino , Cedillo , Martinez , Price (5)


ITEM NO.	(5)						03-0010-S29
03-0010-S29
	MOTION (PRICE - HARRIS-DAWSON) relative to reinstating the reward offer for the sexual predator dubbed the Teardrop Rapist for an additional six months. Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: REAFFIRM Council's findings and REINSTATE the reward offer relative to the sexual predator dubbed the Teardrop Rapist (Council action of April 25, 2012) for an additional period of six months from the publication of the offer of reward by the Office of the City Clerk, and, further, that the sum of $75,000 shall be the aggregate maximum sum of any payment or payments of a City reward in this instance.


Adopted, (10); Absent: Bonin , Buscaino , Cedillo , Martinez , Price (5)


MOTIONS/RESOLUTIONS PRESENTED PURSUANT TO RULE NO. 16 - TO BE PLACED ON THE NEXT AVAILABLE AGENDA


							15-0936
15-0936	MOTION (O'FARRELL - RYU) relative to the issuance of Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $8,650,000 in order to help finance the acquisition and rehabilitation of the Hollywood Community Housing Corporation Recap I Apartments located at 1924 North Argyle Avenue, 5425 Carlton Way and 6501 Yucca Street.


COMMENDATORY RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED IN HONOR OF:

15-0004-S2

15-0004-S2

Nisei Week	Huizar - Koretz
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month	Huizar - Koretz
Lydia M. Hollins	Huizar - Martinez
Rhonda Ranee Johnson	Huizar - Martinez


At the conclusion of this day's Council Session ADJOURNING MOTIONS WERE ADOPTED in tribute to the memory of:

15-0003-S2

15-0003-S2

Michael Lincoln

Wesson - All Councilmembers


ENDING ROLL CALL


							Ending Roll Call
Blumenfield, Englander, Fuentes, Harris-Dawson, Huizar, Koretz, Krekorian, O'Farrell, Ryu and President Wesson (10); Absent: Bonin, Buscaino, Cedillo, Martinez and Price (5)


Whereupon the Council did adjourn.


							Signature
ATTEST: Holly L. Wolcott, CITY CLERK By: Council Clerk PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL ____________________________________________________________________________ Regular meeting recessed at 10:19 a.m. Special meeting convened at 10:19 a.m. Special Meeting adjourned at 10:32 a.m. Regular meeting convened at 10:32 a.m.


Los Angeles City Council Agenda, Continuation Agenda Friday, August�7, 2015 VAN NUYS CITY HALL, 14410 SYLVAN STREET, VAN NUYS, CA 91401 - 10:00 AM CONTINUED FROM: August 5, 2015


Items for which Public Hearings Have Not Been Held - (10 Votes Required for Consideration)


ITEM NO.	(6)						15-0834
15-0834
	CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (WESSON - PRICE) relative to amending prior Council action of July 1, 2015, regarding the City Council's Standing Committees / New Committee Structure. Recommendation for Council action: AMEND prior Council action of July 1, 2015, relative to the City Council's Standing Committees / New Committee Structure (Council file No. 15-0834) to add the following to the jurisdiction of the Economic Development Committee: minimum wage, living wage, and any related matters.


Adopted, (10); Absent: Bonin , Buscaino , Cedillo , Martinez , Price (5)