541 East Avenue 39. (Lien: $2,416.24)

7321 South Figueroa Street. (Lien: $932.40)

15826 West Ventura Boulevard. (Lien: $4,824.01)

4130 South 4th Avenue. (Lien: $607.50)

11817 West Art Street. (Lien: $1,288.56)

12809 North Woodcock Avenue. (Lien: $1,288.56)

3069 West Riverside Drive aka 3061 West Riverside Drive. (Lien: $932.40)

4704 South Marshall Drive. (Lien: $1,288.56)

4738 North Norwich Avenue. (Lien: $1,288.56)

514 West 146th Street. (Lien: $1,288.56)

5279 North College View Avenue. (Lien: $1,288.56)

5152 South Victoria Avenue. (Lien: $3,074.25)

4836 West Pickford Street.  (Lien: $1,830.17)

(Continued from Council meeting of November 10, 2015)

5621 South Fortuna Street.  (Lien: $1,977.25)

(Continued from Council meeting of November 10, 2015)

4928 South 6th Avenue.  (Lien: $3,480.20)

(Continued from Council meeting of November 10, 2015)

ORDINANCE SECOND CONSIDERATION relative to a loan agreement in the amount of $1.2 million for the proposed transfer of the Angelus Funeral Home located at 1010 Jefferson Boulevard to the Hollywood Community Housing Corporation for the development of affordable housing, and related actions.

ENTERTAINMENT AND FACILITIES COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a request for approval of a proposed contract with FilmL.A., Inc. (FilmL.A.) for a second term of five years from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2020, with discretion to extend for two additional extensions of five years each, for a total contract term of 20 years.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. DISAPPROVE the proposed contract with FilmL.A., for a second term of five years from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2020, with discretion to extend for two additional extensions of five years each, for a total contract term of 20 years.
   
   
2. INSTRUCT the Chief Legislative Analyst, City Administrative Officer, City Attorney, and the Economic Workforce Development Department (EWDD) to continue the on-going contract negotiations with FilmL.A. for film permit coordination services in the City of Los Angeles.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The EWDD reports that the agreement requires no compensation by the City to FilmL.A. and has no impact on the General Fund.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted. 

TIME LIMIT FILE - DECEMBER 25, 2015

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

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to amending Preferential Parking District (PPD) No. 7 to authorize the use of a new No Parking Anytime restriction for certain streets pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Section 80.58

Recommendations for Council action as initiated by Resolution (Koretz - Ryu):

1. RESOLVE that City Council, pursuant to LAMC Section 80.58, amends PPD No. 7 to authorize the use of a new No Parking Anytime; Vehicles with District No. 7 Permits Exempted restriction for installation on the following streets if valid petitions are received by the Los Angeles Department of Transportation requesting the installation of requesting a switch from less restrictive restrictions currently posted:
   
   
   1. Warner Drive between San Vicente Boulevard and South Fairfax Avenue
      
      
   2. Del Valle Drive between McCarthy Vista and South Fairfax Avenue
      
      
   3. Barrows Drive between San Vicente Boulevard and South Fairfax Avenue
      
      
   4. McCarthy Vista between San Vicente Boulevard and Wilshire Boulevard
      
      
2. RESOLVE that all other terms and conditions of PPD No. 7 remain unchanged.

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.

HOUSING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to using Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund program income for property management expenses for 22 housing asset properties transferred from the former Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles (CRA/LA).

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

1. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, Housing and Community Investment Department (HCIDLA), or designee to:
   
   
   1. Expend $550,000 in program income received from the CRA/LA projects transferred to HCIDLA to pay invoices submitted by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power ($40,000), the Department of General Services ($130,000), and G4S Secure Solutions, Inc., ($380,000), for site maintenance costs including security, fire service charges, utilities, signage and the cleanup for 22 former CRA/LA sites.
      
      
   2. Prepare Controller instructions, and any necessary technical adjustments, consistent with this action, subject to the approval of the City Administrative Officer (CAO); and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement the instructions.
      
      
2. AUTHORIZE the Controller to:
   
   
   1. Establish new accounts and appropriate $550,000 within Fund No. 55J, Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund, as follows:
      
      

      Account	Title	Amount
      43M143	HCIDLA	$40,000
      43M140	General Services	130,000
      43M447	Security	380,000
      	Total:	$550,000

           
   2. Appropriate $40,000 within Fund No. 100/43, Account No. 003340 Water and Utilities.
      
      
   3. Appropriate $130,000 within Fund No. 100/40, as follows:
      
      

      Account	Title	Amount
      001014	Construction Salaries	$78,000
      003180	Construction Materials	52,000
      	Total:	$130,000

                
   4. Expend funds upon proper written demand of the General Manager, HCIDLA, or designee.
      
      

Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that this action will not impact the General Fund. Funding to provide security, maintenance, and clean-up services for the former CRA/LA housing assets is provided by program income from the former CRA/LA. The above recommendations comply with City financial policies, in that funding for the services provided is available within the identified funds.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to authorization for the City Administrative Officer (CAO) to amend legal service contracts under the Attorney Conflicts Panel to increase compensation and extend the terms, and reassign cases.

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

1. AUTHORIZE the CAO to execute amendments and encumber funds totaling $1,605,000 within the Attorney Conflicts Panel Fund No. 46T/10, for the following Attorney Conflicts Panel law firms:
   
   
   1. $350,000 for Amendment No. 4 to Contract No. C-123123 for the law firm of Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo for the matter of Zna Houston, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al.
      
      
   2. $400,000 for Amendment No. 4 to Contract No. C-123298 for the law firm of Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP for the matter of Reggie D. Cole v. City of Los Angeles, et al.
      
      
   3. $60,000 for Amendment No. 6 to Contract No. C-119636 for the law firm of Haight, Brown & Bonesteel, LLP for the matter of Rukhsana Chaudhry v. City of Los Angeles, et al.
      
      
   4. $20,000 for Amendment No. 4 to Contract No. C-119492 for the law firm of Gutierrez, Preciado & House, LLP for the matter of Guillermo Alarcon v. City of Los Angeles, et al.
      
      
   5. $100,000 for Amendment No. 4 to Contract No. C-123671 for the law firm of Haight, Brown & Bonesteel, LLP for the matter of Michael Brown v. City of Los Angeles, et al.
      
      
   6. $150,000 for Amendment No. 3 to Contract No. C-122802 for the law firm of Klein Hornig, LLP for legal services and support relating to Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Section 504 and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance and enforcement matters.
      
      
   7. $50,000 for Amendment No. 7 to Contract No. C-108921 for the law firm of Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith, LLP for the matter of Harold Hall v. City of Los Angeles, et al.
      
      
   8. $200,000 for Amendment No. 4 to Contract No. C-123166 for the law firm of Liebert Cassidy Whitmore for the matter of Stephen Miller v. City of Los Angeles, et al.
      
      
   9. $75,000 for Amendment No. 2 to Contract No. C-125519 for the law firm of Lozano Smith for the matter of Kim Nguyen v. City of Los Angeles, et al.
      
      
   10. $200,000 for Amendment No. 3 to Contract No. C-123932 for the law firm of Lozano Smith for the matter of Loren Farell v. City of Los Angeles, et al.
       
              
2. AUTHORIZE the CAO to execute amendments to amend the term of the following contracts with the following Attorney Conflicts Panel law firms:
   
   
   1. Amend the term of Contract No. C-123123 (Zna Houston matter) with Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo to February 3, 2019.
      
      
   2. Amend the term of Contract No. C-122009 (Rohayent Eriza matter) with Ferguson, Praet & Sherman to December 21, 2016.
      
      
   3. Amend the term of Contract No. C-116291 (Rukhsana Chaudhry matter) with Ferguson, Praet & Sherman to June 27, 2016.
      
      
   4. Amend the term of Contract No. C-119492 (Guillermo Alarcon matter) with Gutierrez, Preciado & House to August 11, 2018.
      
      
   5. Amend the term of Contract No. C-119636 (Rukhsana Chaudhry matter) with Haight, Brown & Bonesteel, LLP to June 9, 2016.
      
      
   6. Amend the term of Contract No. C-122802 (HUD and ADA matters) with Klein Hornig, LLP to December 14, 2018.
      
      
   7. Amend the term of Contract No. C-123166 with Liebert Cassidy Whitmore (Stephen Miller matter) to January 14, 2019.
      
      
   8. Amend the term of Contract No. C-118589 (Paul Blumberg matter) with Meyers Nave Riback Silver & Wilson to January 17, 2017.
      
      
   9. Amend the term of Contract No. C-120550 (Retiree Health Benefits matter) with Meyers Nave Riback Silver & Wilson to May 29, 2016.
      
      
   10. Amend the term of Contract No. C-121371 (Community Redevelopment Agency dissolution matter) with Richards Watson & Gershon to June 26, 2018.
       
       
3. AUTHORIZE the CAO to reassign two case matters, Retiree Health Benefits legal consultation and Jack Fry v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BS140201, to Renne Sloan Holtzman Sakai, LLP; and execute two legal services contracts, commencing on a date to be determined, in the Retiree Health Benefits case matter in the amount of $50,000, and in the Jack Fry case matter in the amount of $50,000, with the funds to be encumbered within the Attorney Conflicts Panel Fund No. 46T/10.
   
   
4. AUTHORIZE the CAO to prepare Controller instructions and to make any technical adjustments needed to implement the intent of the Mayor and Council action; and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement the instructions.
   
   

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The CAO reports that the proposed contract amendments are in compliance with City Financial Policies. The recommendations in this report will not have an impact upon the General Fund.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

(The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the above matter.)

TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to establishing a Temporary Preferential Parking District (TPPD) along Park Row Drive from Grand View Drive for the duration of the Elysian park Reservoir Water Quality Improvement Project pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Section 80.58.

Recommendations for Council action as initiated by Resolution (Cedillo - Fuentes):

1. RESOLVE that City Council, pursuant to LAMC Section 80.58, establish a TPPD along Park Row Drive from Grand View Drive for the duration of the Elysian park Reservoir Water Quality Improvement Project pursuant to LAMC Section 80.58 as follows:
   
   
   1. Starting at the bridge near the intersection of Park Row Drive and Grand View Drive to approximately 150 feet northwest on Park Row Drive on the west side, No Parking from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Except Saturday and Sunday).
      
      
   2. Immediately to approximately 100 feet north-west, street parking will be designated as No Parking Except for Residents of Park Row Drive.
      
      
   3. Starting at the intersection of Park Row Drive and Grand View Drive to approximately 50 feet northwest on Park Row Drive on the east side, No Parking from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Except Saturday and Sunday).
      
      
   4. Immediately to approximately 150 feet north-west, No Parking Except for Residents of Park Row Drive.
      
      
2. DIRECT the Los Angeles Department of Transportation to take appropriate steps to prepare and issue permits for the temporary preferential parking district in accordance with the LAMC and Rules and Procedures adopted by the City Council for Permanent Parking Districts, with permit fees to be paid by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.    

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.

122 East Gage Avenue (Case No. 361268) Assessor I.D. No. 6006-014-027

4028 West Adams Boulevard (Case No. 507170) Assessor I.D. No. 5051-004-018

137 South Alexandria Avenue (Case No. 515624) Assessor I.D. No. 5518-009-012

467 West 12th Street (Case No. 382474) Assessor I.D. No. 7456-008-005

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to establishing the names of private driveways at Village Drive and Bluff Creek Drive.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. FIND that the private driveway name establishment request for Division Court located on San Fernando Road southeasterly of Division Street is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, pursuant to the categorical exemptions in the City of Los Angeles Environmental Guidelines under Article III, Class 5(4).
   
   
2. ESTABLISH the names of the private driveways at Village Drive and Bluff Creek Drive as Aurora Place, Shell Place, Suncatcher Place, Sea Spray Place, Seabeach Place, Moonrise Place and Meadowlark Place as shown on Exhibit A of the November 24, 2015 City Engineer report to the Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee.
   
   
3. ADOPT the accompanying City Engineer report dated November 24, 2015 to approve name establishment for the private driveways at Village Drive and Bluff Creek Drive (R/W 36000-2101 and R/W 36000-2102).
   
   
4. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to transmit the following:
   
   
   1. A copy of the City Council’s action on this matter to the Board of Supervisors, County of Los Angeles, pursuant to Section 34092 of the Government Code.
      
      
   2. A copy of the Council action on this matter to the Los Angeles Department of Transportation, City-wide Investigation Section, 100 South Main Street, 10th Floor, Caltrans Building, Los Angeles, CA 90012.
      
      

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The City Engineer reports that a fee of $8,988.00 was paid for processing this request pursuant to Section 18.09 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

(Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

MOTION (HARRIS-DAWSON - WESSON) relative to lease approval for office space at 5349 Crenshaw Boulevard, Suite 101, Los Angeles, CA 90043 on behalf of the Park Mesa Heights Community Council.

Recommendation for Council action:

APPROVE the executed Neighborhood Council Lease Agreement between the City, through the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment (on behalf of the Park Mesa Heights Community Council) and Wesley Smith Senior, under terms and conditions substantially in conformance and consistent with the Standard Neighborhood Council Lease Agreement contained in the files.

FINAL MAP OF TRACT NO. 63567 located at 10269 Santa Monica Boulevard lying northwesterly of Santa Monica Boulevard and northeasterly of Warnall Avenue.

(Bond No. C-126581)

(Quimby Fee: $9,112)

Subdivider: CCSO, LLC; Surveyor: Jack Little Company

FINAL MAP OF TRACT NO. 69149 located at 1046-1052 South Serrano Avenue, lying easterly of Serrano Avenue and northerly of 11th Street.

(Quimby Fee: $107,820)

Subdivider: 1046 Serrano Villa, LLC; Surveyor: Tala Associates

FINAL MAP OF PARCEL NO. 2006-0153 located at 6027 North Rhodes Avenue lying along the westerly side of Rhodes Avenue and northerly of Oxnard Street.

(Bond No. C-126582)

(Quimby Fee: $5,268)

Subdivider: JRG Realtors, Incorporated; Engineer: Anacal Engineering Company

FINAL MAP OF PARCEL NO. 2004-3214 located at 18200-18210 Vanowen Street lying along the southerly side of Vanowen Street and easterly of Etiwanda Avenue.

(Quimby Fee: $5,268)

Subdivider: Gregg and Scott Ginsburg; Surveyor: Nick Kazemi

RECONSIDERED ITEM NO. 1E FROM COUNCIL MEETING OF DECEMBER 9, 2015

HEAR PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS relative to proposed lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to LAMC and/or LAAC and CONFIRM said lien for 2930 North Tyburn Street. (Lien: $4,658.69)

ATTEST: Holly L. Wolcott, CITY CLERK

By:

    Council Clerk                     PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL

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Regular meeting recessed at 10:20 a.m.

Special meeting convened at 10:20 a.m.

Special meeting adjourned at 10:40 a.m.

Regular meeting convened at 10:40 a.m.