CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the San Fernando Road and Oswald Street Lighting District.

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

1. DENY the protest and confirm the assessments.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE levying the assessments and ordering the maintenance of the above lighting district, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Government Code Section 53753 (Proposition 218).

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Vanowen Street and Fallbrook Avenue Street Lighting District.

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

1. DENY the protest and confirm the assessments.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE levying the assessments and ordering the maintenance of the above lighting district, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Government Code Section 53753 (Proposition 218).

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Crenshaw Boulevard and 28th Street Lighting District.

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

1. DENY the protest and confirm the assessments.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE levying the assessments and ordering the maintenance of the above lighting district, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Government Code Section 53753 (Proposition 218).

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Echo Street and Avenue 52 Street Lighting District.

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

1. DENY the protest and confirm the assessments.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE levying the assessments and ordering the maintenance of the above lighting district, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Government Code Section 53753 (Proposition 218).

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Gaviota Avenue and Vanowen Street Lighting District.

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

1. DENY the protest and confirm the assessments.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE levying the assessments and ordering the maintenance of the above lighting district, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Government Code Section 53753 (Proposition 218).

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Montecito Heights - Monterey Hills No. 3 Street Lighting District.

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

1. DENY the protest and confirm the assessments.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE levying the assessments and ordering the maintenance of the above lighting district, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Government Code Section 53753 (Proposition 218).

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to an offer to dedicate an easement for public walkway purposes on property southeast of Edendale Place, southwest of Fair Oak View Terrace (Right of Way No. 36000-10022).

Recommendations for Council action:

1. FIND that the offer to dedicate an easement for public walkway purposes on property southeast of Edendale Place, southwest of Fair Oak View Terrace (Right of Way No. 36000-10022) is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 pursuant to Article III, Class 5(19) of the City's Environmental Guidelines.
   
   
2. ACCEPT the petitioner's offer to dedicate the easement for public walkway purposes on property southeast of Edendale Place, southwest of Fair Oak View Terrace (Right of Way No. 36000-10022), as depicted on the Exhibit Map in the November 16, 2016 City Engineer report to Council.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the Board of Public Works to acquire the easement for public walkway purposes on property southeast of Edendale Place, southwest of Fair Oak View Terrace (Right of Way No. 36000-10022), as depicted on the Exhibit Map in the November 16, 2016 City Engineer report.
   
   
4. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to forward a copy of the Council action on this project to the Real Estate Division of the Bureau of Engineering for processing.
   
   

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The City Engineer reports that a $3,416.51 fee for processing this report was paid pursuant to Sections 7.3 and 7.41.1 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code. No additional City funds are needed.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to an offer to dedicate an easement for street purposes on the southwesterly sideline of Moore Street northwest of Washington Boulevard (Right of Way No. 36000-10025).

Recommendations for Council action:

1. FIND that the offer to dedicate an easement for street purposes on the southwesterly sideline of Moore Street northwest of Washington Boulevard (Right of Way No. 36000-10025) is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 pursuant to Article III, Class 5(19) of the City's Environmental Guidelines.
   
   
2. ACCEPT the petitioner's offer to dedicate the easement for street purposes on the southwesterly sideline of Moore Street northwest of Washington Boulevard (Right of Way No. 36000-10025), as depicted on the Exhibit Map in the November 29, 2016 City Engineer report to Council.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the Board of Public Works to acquire the easement for street purposes on the southwesterly sideline of Moore Street northwest of Washington Boulevard (Right of Way No. 36000-10025), as depicted on the Exhibit Map in the November 29, 2016 City Engineer report.
   
   
4. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to forward a copy of the Council action on this project to the Real Estate Division of the Bureau of Engineering for processing.
   
   

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The City Engineer reports that a $3,416.51 fee for processing this report was paid pursuant to Sections 7.3 and 7.41.1 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code. No additional City funds are needed.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to an offer to dedicate an easement for street purposes on the northeasterly line of Selby Avenue between Holman Avenue and Massachusetts Avenue (Right of Way No. 36000-1928).

Recommendations for Council action:

1. FIND that the offer to dedicate an easement for street purposes on the northeasterly line of Selby Avenue between Holman Avenue and Massachusetts Avenue (Right of Way No. 36000-1928) is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 pursuant to Article III, Class 5(19) of the City's Environmental Guidelines.
   
   
2. ACCEPT the petitioner's offer to dedicate the easement for street purposes on the northeasterly line of Selby Avenue between Holman Avenue and Massachusetts Avenue (Right of Way No. 36000-1928), as depicted on the Exhibit Map in the November 30, 2016 City Engineer report to Council.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the Board of Public Works to acquire the easement for street purposes on the northeasterly line of Selby Avenue between Holman Avenue and Massachusetts Avenue (Right of Way No. 36000-1928), as depicted on the Exhibit Map in the November 30, 2016 City Engineer report.
   
   
4. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to forward a copy of the Council action on this project to the Real Estate Division of the Bureau of Engineering for processing.
   
   

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The City Engineer reports that a $3,317 fee for processing this report was paid pursuant to Sections 7.3 and 7.41.1 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code. No additional City funds are needed.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to an offer to dedicate an easement for sidewalk purposes on the west end of Vincennes Street and on the west end of Liggett Street lying westerly of Aqueduct Avenue (Right of Way No. 36000-10027).

Recommendations for Council action:

1. FIND that the offer to dedicate an easement for sidewalk purposes on the west end of Vincennes Street and on the west end of Liggett Street lying westerly of Aqueduct Avenue (Right of Way No. 36000-10027) is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 pursuant to Article III, Class 5(19) of the City's Environmental Guidelines.
   
   
2. ACCEPT the petitioner's offer to dedicate the easement for sidewalk purposes on the west end of Vincennes Street and on the west end of Liggett Street lying westerly of Aqueduct Avenue (Right of Way No. 36000-10027), as depicted on the Exhibit Map in the November 30, 2016 City Engineer report to Council.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the Board of Public Works to acquire the easement for sidewalk purposes on the west end of Vincennes Street and on the west end of Liggett Street lying westerly of Aqueduct Avenue (Right of Way No. 36000-10027), as depicted on the Exhibit Map in the November 30, 2016 City Engineer report.
   
   
4. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to forward a copy of the Council action on this project to the Real Estate Division of the Bureau of Engineering for processing.
   
   

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The City Engineer reports that a $3,416.51 fee for processing this report was paid pursuant to Sections 7.3 and 7.41.1 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code. No additional City funds are needed.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

HOUSING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the appointment of Mr. Raul Claros to the Affordable Housing Commission.

Recommendation for Council action:

RESOLVE that the Mayor's appointment of Mr. Raul Claros to the Affordable Housing Commission for the term ending June 30, 2021, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. Pete Navarro, is APPROVED and CONFIRMED. Mr. Claros resides in Council District One.  (New commission gender composition: M = 5; F = 2)

Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending.

Background Check: Pending.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE – JANUARY 12, 2017

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION – JANUARY 11, 2017)

HOUSING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the appointment of Ms. Noramay Cadena to the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA).

Recommendation for Council action:

RESOLVE that the Mayor's appointment of Ms. Noramay Cadena to the HACLA for the term ending June 6, 2017, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Ms. Kimberly Freeman, is APPROVED and CONFIRMED. Ms. Cadena resides in Council District 12.  (New commission gender composition: M = 3; F = 4)

Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending.

Background Check: Pending.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE – JANUARY 9, 2017

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION – DECEMBER 14, 2017)

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR), PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FlRST CONSIDERATION relative to authorizing the execution of a Development Agreement by and between the City of Los Angeles and PHR LA MART LLC for a project located at 1900 South Broadway.

Recommendations to be considered:

1. FIND based on the independent judgment of the City Council, after consideration of the whole of the administrative record, the project was assessed in EIR No. ENV-2014-1773-EIR, SCH No. 2014071054, certified on August 31, 2016; and pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines, Sections 15162 and 15164, and no subsequent EIR or addendum, is required for approval of the project.
   
   
2. ADOPT the August 11, 2016 Findings of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC), including the Development Agreement Findings, as the Finding of the Council.
   
   
3. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated November 21, 2016, approved by the Director of Planning on behalf of the LACPC, relative to authorizing the execution of a Development Agreement by and between the City of Los Angeles and PHR LA MART LLC for a proposed term of 20 years, for a mixed-use project consisting of 549 apartment units, including 21 live/work units and 895 residential condominiums, a 208-key hotel, 67,702 square feet of retail/restaurant uses, 29,355 square-foot grocery store, 17,507 square-foot gallery, and 7,879 square-foot fitness studio to the existing Reef building, which will be maintained and includes 8,000 square-foot addition for a rooftop restaurant, including several buildings ranging in height from 77 feet up to 420 feet on an approximately 9.7-acre property consisting of two City blocks and including 2,512 vehicle parking spaces and 1,906 bicycle parking stalls, with the project containing approximately 2,541,468 square feet of floor area upon full build out, for the property located at 1900 South Broadway.
   
   
4. REQUEST the Mayor to execute the Development Agreement on behalf of the City.
   
   
5. REQUEST the City Attorney, subject to the effective date of the Ordinance, to obtain all necessary signatures needed to process the Development Agreement.
   
   
6. ADVISE the applicant that, pursuant to Government Code Section 65868.5 that the Development Agreement is required to be filed with the County Clerk no later than ten days after the City has entered into the agreement.

Applicant: PHR LA MART, LLC

Representative: Edgar Khalatian, Mayer Brown, LLP

Case No. CPC-2014-1772-DA

CEQA No. ENV-2014-1773-EIR

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: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - JANUARY 7, 2017

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - DECEMBER 14, 2016)

ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to a request for approval of agreements and amendments related to the Eldorado Transmission System.

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

1. CONCUR with the Board of Water and Power Commissioners' (Board) action of November 15, 2016, Resolution No. 017-101, authorizing the approval of the agreements and amendments related to the Eldorado Transmission System.  
      
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated November 23, 2016 approving and delegating to the Board limited authority to amend the following:
   
   
   1. The Amended and Restated Agreement for Additional Nevada Power Company Connections to the Eldorado System.
      
      
   2. The Agreement for Additional Southern California Edison Company Connections to the Eldorado System.
      
      
   3. The Agreement for Additional Southern California Edison Company Connections to the Eldorado System.
      
      
   4. The Agreement for the Interconnection of Nevada Power Company’s Eldorado-Magnolia and Eldorado-NSO 230kV Lines to the Eldorado 220kV Switchyard.
      
      
   5. The Agreement for Additional Southern California Edison Company Connection to the Eldorado 500kV Switchyard.
             
   6. The Agreement for Limited Interconnection of Southern California Edison Company 220kV Switchyard to the Eldorado System for an interim period, all by and among the City of Los Angeles, acting by and through the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), the Nevada Power Company dba NV Energy, a Nevada corporation, Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District, an agricultural improvement district organized and existing under the laws of the State of Arizona, and Southern California Edison Company, a California corporation.
      
      
   7. The Amended and Restated Eldorado System Co-Tenancy and Operating Agreement, LADWP No. BP 16-021.
      
      
   8. The Agreement for Additional Southern California Edison Company Facilities in the Eldorado Substation, LADWP No. BP 16-022, both by and among the City of Los Angeles, acting by and through the LADWP, the Nevada Power Company dba NV Energy, a Nevada corporation, and Southern California Edison Company, a California corporation.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The City Administrative Officer reports that approval of the proposed resolution is anticipated to impact the Power Revenue Fund with an annual expense of approximately $290,000.  The proposed agreements comply with the LADWP adopted financial policies and will have no impact on the City's General Fund.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to a request for approval of the execution of  quitclaim deeds relinquishing five Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) distribution easements.

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

1. FIND that in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), it has been determined that this transaction is exempt from further requirements under the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines, Article III, Class 5(4), Categorical Exemption.
   
   
2. CONCUR with the Board of Water and Power Commissioners' (Board) action of October 25, 2016, Resolution No. 017-073, authorizing the LADWP to execute quitclaim deeds for five water and power distribution easements.
   
   
3. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated November 16, 2016 approving Board Resolution No. 017-073 authorizing the execution of five quitclaim deeds for LADWP distribution easements.
   
   

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The City Administrative Officer reports that approval of the proposed resolution will result in revenue to the Water Revenue Fund and Power Revenue Fund of $6,420 for each quitclaim resulting in a total of $32,100.  The proposed action complies with the LADWP adopted financial policies.  There is no impact to the City's General Fund. 

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

GENERAL EXEMPTION, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to a request for approval of the direct sale of City of Los Angeles owned surplus property located in Big Pine, Inyo County, to the Big Pine Volunteer Fire Protection District.

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

1. FIND that in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), it has been determined that the sale of the property to the Big Pine Volunteer Fire Protection District is exempt pursuant to the General Exemption described in CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).
   
   
2. CONCUR with the Board of Water and Power Commissioners' (Board) action of November 15, 2016, Resolution No. 017-096, authorizing the direct sale of City of Los Angeles owned surplus property located at 181 North Main Street in Big Pine, California, for the appraised fair market value of $155,000.
   
   
3. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated November 23, 2016 approving Board Resolution No. 017-096 authorizing the sale of City of Los Angeles property to the Big Pine Volunteer Fire Protection District.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The City Administrative Officer reports that approval of the proposed resolution will result in revenue to the Water Revenue Fund in the amount of $155,000.  The proposed action complies with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power adopted financial policies.  There is no impact to the City's General Fund. 

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to a request for approval to award a contract pursuant to a competitive sealed proposal method to permit negotiations relating to the design, engineering, procurement and construction of the Haiwee Power Plant Penstock Replacement Project.

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

1. CONCUR with the Board of Water and Power Commissioners' (Board) action of November 15, 2016, Resolution No. 017-102, authorizing the criteria for a Design-Build contract for the Haiwee Power Plant Penstock Replacement Project that the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) intends to award using a competitive sealed bid proposal method, pursuant to Section 371(b) of the Los Angeles City Charter.  
      
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated November 23, 2016 authorizing the Board to award a contract pursuant to a competitive sealed proposal method, to permit negotiations relating to the design, engineering, procurement and construction of the Haiwee Power Plant Penstock Replacement Project.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The City Administrative Officer reports that approval of the proposed resolution and ordinance will not have a fiscal impact.  However, the ensuing contract will result in a total expenditure estimated to be approximately $21.59 million, impacting the Power Revenue Fund.  Approval of the proposed request will have no impact on the City’s General Fund and complies with the LADWP adopted financial policies.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR), PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to authorizing the execution of a Development Agreement between the City of Los Angeles and Sunset Studio Holdings, LLC for the properties located at 5901 Sunset Boulevard and 1515 North Bronson Avenue.

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

1. FIND based on the independent judgment of the City Council, after consideration of the whole of the administrative record, the project was assessed in EIR No. ENV-2013-2813-EIR, SCH No. 2014021009, certified on August 31, 2016; and pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act guidelines, Sections 15162 and 15164, and no subsequent EIR or addendum is required for approval of the project.
   
   
2. ADOPT the April 14, 2016 FINDINGS of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission, including the Development Agreement findings, as the Findings of the Council.
   
   
3. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated November 9, 2016 and approved by the Director of Planning, authorizing the execution of a Development Agreement between the City of Los Angeles and 5901 Sunset Studios Holdings, LLC, for a 15-year term, relating to real property for a 1.55-acre property in the City of Los Angeles bounded by Sunset Boulevard on the south and North Bronson Avenue of the east, for the construction of a mixed-use building of not more than 15 stories and 230 feet in height (not including rooftop structures), consisting of not more than 26,000 square feet of retail floor area, not more than 274,000 square feet of office floor area, and 830 parking spaces, for the property located at 5901 Sunset Boulevard and 1515 North Bronson Avenue.
   
   
4. REQUEST the Mayor to execute the Development Agreement on behalf of the City.
   
   
5. REQUEST the City Attorney, subject to the effective date of the Ordinance, to obtain all necessary signatures needed to process the Development Agreement.
   
   
6. ADVISE the applicant that, pursuant to Government Code Section 65868.5, the Development Agreement is required to be filed with the County Clerk no later than ten days after the City has entered into the agreement.

Applicant: Sunset Studio Holdings, LLC

Representative: Cindy Starrett, Latham and Watkins

Case No. CPC-2015-984-DA

CEQA No. ENV-2013-2813-EIR

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: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - DECEMBER 30, 2016

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - DECEMBER 14, 2016)

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR), ADDENDUM, MITIGATION MEASURES, MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM, STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS, PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT, and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to a Zone and Height District Change and an appeal for the property located at 6150 North Laurel Canyon Boulevard.

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

1. FIND, that based on the independent judgment of the decision-maker, after consideration of the whole of the administrative record, the project was assessed in the NoHo West Project EIR No. ENV-2015-888-EIR, State Clearinghouse No. 2015041001, certified on September 9, 2016, and pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Sections 15162 and 15164, no subsequent EIR or addendum is required for approval of the Project.

 

2. ADOPT the FINDINGS made pursuant to and in accordance with Section 21081 of the Public Resources Code and the Statement of Overriding Considerations prepared by the City Planning Department and ADOPT the Statement of Overriding Considerations.

 

3. ADOPT the Mitigation Monitoring Program and Mitigation Measures pursuant to and in accordance with Section 21081.6 of the California State Public Resources Code.

 

4. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC), including the Environmental Findings, as the Findings of the Council.

 

5. RESOLVE TO GRANT IN PART/DENY IN PART THE APPEAL filed by Walter D. Hall on behalf of Laurel Grove Neighborhood Association and THEREBY DENY the appeal and APPROVE the decision of the LACPC in approving the following: a) a Zoning Administrator determination to allow the project to exceed the Transitional Height requirements of 12.21.1A,10 and provide maximum building heights of 77 feet for Building J from zero to 100 feet of the R1 Zone, 72 feet for Building J from 100 to 200 feet of the R1 Zone, 34 feet for Residential Building B from 50 to 100 feet of the R1 Zone, and 64 feet for Residential Building B from 100 to 200 feet of the R1 Zone; b) a Zoning Administrator determination to allow Shared Parking of the off-street parking spaces for the commercial uses within the project, providing 2,046 spaces in lieu of the required 2,389 parking spaces; and c) an adjustment from Section 12.14-C to allow a rear yard setback of 11 feet 6 inches in lieu of the required 18-foot rear yard for one residential building, for a project involving the adaptive reuse, rehabilitation, and partial expansion of the former Macy's building for approximately 256,000 square feet of office and retail uses with approximately 316,000 square feet of new commercial development, including retail, restaurant, health club, and cinema uses, and 642 rental housing units in two main residential buildings, and public and private recreational amenities strategically located within the 25-acre site with the development of associated parking facilities, the installation of commercial signage, and the demolition of several existing buildings on site, for the property located at 6150 North Laurel Canyon Boulevard, subject to Conditions of Approval, as modified by the PLUM Committee and attached to Council file No. 16-1280.

 

6. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying new ORDINANCE dated December 13, 2016, effecting a Zone and Height District Change from C4-1L, (Q)C4-1L and P-IL to (T)(Q)C2-1, for the property at located at 6150 North Laurel Canyon Boulevard.

 

7. NOT PRESENT and ORDER FILE the ORDINANCE dated September 22, 2016 attached to Council file No. 16-1280.

 

8. REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present an Ordinance for a Sign District (Supplemental Use District) for a comprehensive set of sign regulation for the project.

 

9. ADVISE the applicant of Q Qualified classification time limit pursuant to Section 12.32-G.2(f) of the Los Angeles Municipal Code as follows:

 

. . . whenever property remains in a Q Qualified classification for six years . . . after the effective date of the ordinance creating same without substantial physical development thereof for one or more of the uses first permitted herein having taken place within such time or if the Director of Planning determines that such development is not thereafter continuously and expeditiously carried on to completion, or if no physical development is necessary, without having been need for one or more of the purpose first permitted thereby, such Qualified classification and the authority contained therein shall become null and void, the rezoning proceedings shall be terminated and the property thereafter may only be utilized for those purposes permitted prior to the commencement of such rezoning proceedings.

 

10. ADVISE the applicant that, pursuant to California State Public Resources Code Section 21081.6, the City shall monitor or require evidence that mitigation conditions are implemented and maintained throughout the life of the project and the City may require any necessary fees to cover the cost of such monitoring.

 

11. ADVISE the applicant that, pursuant to State Fish and Game Code Section 711.4, a Fish and Game Fee and/or Certificate of Fee Exemption is now required to be submitted to the County Clerk prior to or concurrent with the Environmental Notice of Determination filing.

Applicant: Clare Bronowski, MGP XI GPI Laurel Plaza, LLC

Representative: James Auld, Altoon Partners, LLP

Case No. CPC-2015-889-VZC-SN-VCU-MCUP-SPR-ZAD-ZAA

CEQA No. ENV-2015-888-EIR; ENV-2015-888-EIR-ADD1

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: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - JANUARY 25, 2017

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - JANUARY 25, 2017)

NO ACTION TAKEN

ENTERTAINMENT AND FACILITIES COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to a proposal to sell the City’s interest in a sliver of land located between 1536 and 1542 Rockwell Street to the adjoining property owner.

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

1. DETERMINE that the property located between 1536 and 1542 Rockwood Street, Los Angeles, CA (Property), adjacent to APN: 5159-013-014, is no longer required for City use and that the public interest is best served by the direct sale of the Property.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated November 17, 2016, authorizing and providing for the sale of certain real property, which City may have an ownership interest in, which is not required for use by the City, and for which the public interest or necessity requires the sale thereof without the necessity of calling to bids, to 1552 Rockwood Street Charter Facilities LLC, for the sum of $33,000.
   
   
3. REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare the purchase and sale agreement based on the terms specified in the accompanying Ordinance for the sale of the Property.
   
   
4. INSTRUCT the Department of General Services (GSD) to complete the transactions outlined in the accompanying Ordinance, process the necessary documentation to execute the sale, and deposit the proceeds into the appropriate accounts, as directed by the Los Angeles Administrative Code and as approved to form by the City Attorney.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The GSD reports that the sale of the Property will generate one-time gross revenue to the City of approximately $33,000 prior to the payment of the costs of sale. The sale will eliminate the need for continued maintenance of the Property. In addition, it will return the Property to the County tax rolls and will generate annual revenues from the payment of property taxes.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing the Carthay Square Historic Preservation Overlay Zone (HPOZ).

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

1. FIND that the project is Categorically Exempt under the State California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, Class 8 and Class 31, and CEQA Guidelines Sec. 15378(b)(2) for the Carthay Square HPOZ and Preservation Plan.

 

2. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC) as the Findings of the Council.

 

3. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated November 21, 2016, establishing the Carthay Square HPOZ pursuant to the provisions of Section 12.20.3 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC); and amending Section 12.04 of the LAMC by amending the zones for the properties located within the shaded borders of the zoning map depicted in the Ordinance and attached to Council file No. 09-0736-S1, for the properties generally bounded by Olympic Boulevard to the North, the alley west of Stearns Drive to the West, the alley north of Pico to the South, and the alley east of Hayworth to the East.

Applicant: City of Los Angeles

Case No. CPC-2016-884-HPOZ

CEQA No. ENV-2016-885-CE

Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the LACPC. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to various agreements associated with the Grand Avenue Hotel Project.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. AUTHORIZE the Mayor to execute the Grand Avenue Hotel Development Incentive Agreement (HDIA), attached to the Council file, between the City of Los Angeles and CORE/Related Grand Avenue Owner LLC to provide as a conditional obligation financial support up to $66.6 million net present value.
      
2. APPROVE the Government Code Section 53083 report, attached to the Council file, for the Grand Avenue HDIA; and INSTRUCT the Economic Development and Workforce Development Department, with the assistance of the City Administrative Officer, Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), Office of Finance, and other departments as necessary to provide periodic reporting on this project as required under Section 53083 of the Government Code.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the Mayor to:
   
   
   1. Approve and consent to the Fifth Amendment to the Development and Disposition Agreement (Grand Avenue), attached to the Council file.
      
      
   2. Execute the Termination of Incentive Rent Agreement, attached to the Council file.
      
      
   3. Execute the Community Benefits Monitoring Agreement, attached to the Council file.
      
      
4. AUTHORIZE the Bureau of Contract Administration to negotiate and execute a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the Grand Avenue Project with CORE/Related Grand Ave Owner, LLC to monitor the Grand Avenue Project Community Benefits Program.
   
   
5. AUTHORIZE the CLA to submit escrow instructions concerning all City documents related to the Grand Avenue Project.
   
   
6. REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present an Ordinance to establish a Special Fund for the purpose of receiving funds and making payments to meet the conditional and administrative obligations associated with the Grand Avenue HDIA, to be known as the Grand Avenue Hotel Project Trust Fund.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The CLA reports that approval of the HDIA and the other associated documents will have a positive impact on the City’s General Fund.  The HDIA is expected to result in the development of a 305-room hotel that would generate $396.9 million ($133.3 million npv) in new City tax revenues 25 years after construction.  Hotel incentive assistance to the Developer would range from $49.9 million npv to $59.3 million npv and the City’s General Fund would receive $66.4 million npv to $75.8 million npv.  In addition, the Developer will receive an additional amount up to $7.6 million npv in Parking Incentive over the first 10 years of the project, but will be required to reimburse those funds beginning 10 years after project opening. Further, the City will receive $23.5 million ($6.1 npv) in incentive rent payments over a 25 year period.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a request for approval of future use of the Solar Rooftop Program Lease Agreement, as part of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) Community Solar Program.

Recommendation for Council action:

CONCUR with the Board of Water and Power Commissioners' (Board) action of November 15, 2016, Resolution No. 017-103, authorizing the Board to delegate authority to the General Manager, LADWP, or designee, to execute Solar Rooftop Program Lease Agreements with a term up to 20 years.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The City Administrative Officer reports that approval of the proposed resolution impacts the Power Revenue Fund with an expenditure totaling approximately $12.9 million over a 20-year term.  The proposed agreement complies with the LADWP adopted financial policies.  There is no impact to the City's General Fund.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - DECEMBER 16, 2016

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - DECEMBER 14, 2016)

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Carthay Square Historic Preservation Overlay Zone (HPOZ) Preservation Plan.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. FIND that the project is Categorically Exempt under the State California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, Class 1, Class 2, Class 8, Class 31, and CEQA Guidelines Sec. 15378(b)(2) for the Carthay Square HPOZ and Preservation Plan.

 

2. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Department of City Planning (DCP) as the Findings of the Council.

 

3. ADOPT the Carthay Square HPOZ Preservation Plan, as amended by the recommendations from Council District Five and attached to Council file No. 09-0736-S2.

Applicant: City of Los Angeles, DCP

Case No. CPC-2016-884-HPOZ

CEQA No. ENV-2016-885-CE

Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the DCP. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - DECEMBER 21, 2016

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - DECEMBER 14, 2016)

ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a request for approval of a proposed amendment to a contract with Calgon Carbon Corporation (Calgon) to provide ultraviolet disinfection equipment for the Los Angeles Aqueduct Filtration Plant and the Los Angeles Reservoir Ultraviolet Disinfection Plants.

Recommendation for Council action:

CONCUR with the Board of Water and Power Commissioners' action of November 15, 2016, Resolution No. 19980, authorizing the First Amendment to Contract No. N7421-3 with Calgon to ratify and establish an eight-year term, expiring on November 19, 2020.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The City Administrative Officer reports that approval of the proposed resolution continues the current expenditure authority not to exceed $14.19 million impacting the Water Revenue Fund, The proposed Amendment complies with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power adopted financial policies.  Approval of the proposed resolution will not impact the City's General Fund.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - JANUARY 15, 2017

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - JANUARY 13, 2017)

PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to an appeal of Tentative Tract Map for the property located at 800 South Lorraine Boulevard.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. FIND that this action is categorically exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article III, Section 1, Class 5, Category 3 of the City's Guidelines.

 

2. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Central Los Angeles Area Planning Commission as the Findings of the Council.

 

3. RESOLVE TO GRANT IN PART/DENY IN PART THE APPEAL filed by Windsor Village Concerned Citizens and Windsor Village Historic Preservation Committee (Representative: R.J. Strotz, Esq., Law Office of R.J. Strotz) and THEREBY DENY the appeal and APPROVE Tentative Tract Map No. TT-73037 for the merger of excess City right-of-way along 8th Street with the subject property located at 800 South Lorraine Boulevard, subject to Conditions of Approval and attached to Council file No. 16-1307.

Applicant: Kamran Khoubian

Representative: Kamaran Kazemi, TALA Associates

Case No. TT-73037-1A

CEQA No. ENV-2015-0837-CE

Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - DECEMBER 15, 2016

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - DECEMBER 14, 2016)

BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016-17 Dispute Resolution Program Grant.

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

1. ACCEPT funding in the amount of $136,490 from the County of Los Angeles Department of Community and Senior Services per Amendment No. 2 as previously authorized by Council (Council file No. 14-0882) for the third year of operations.
   
   
2. APPROVE the City cash and in-kind match and additional contribution in the amount of $34,123 for the period of July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the Controller to:
   
   
   1. Establish a receivable within Fund No. 368 in the amount of $136,490 from the County of Los Angeles.
      
      
   2. Establish a new appropriation account within Fund No. 368 as follows:
      
      Account No. 12N701 - DRP CO Grant - $136,490.
      
      
4. TRANSFER $37,957 from Fund No. 368, Account No. 12N701 to Fund No. 100/12, Account No. 001010 - Salaries General.
   
   
5. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney to prepare Controller instructions for any necessary technical adjustments, subject to the approval of the City Administrative Officer (CAO); and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement the instructions.
   
   

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The CAO reports that the total cost of the 2016-17 Dispute Resolution Program is $170,613, of which $136,490 will be reimbursed by the County of Los Angeles. The match requirement for the grant is $34,123, which will be satisfied through volunteer hours and indirect costs previously allocated in the FY 2016-17 Adopted Budget. The recommendations in this report are in compliance with the City's Financial Policies in that budgeted appropriations will be balanced against receipts expected from the continuation of this grant.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Investment Reports for the months of July and August 2016.

Recommendation for Council action: 

NOTE and FILE the Investment Reports submitted by the Office of Finance for the months of July and August 2016.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  Not applicable.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the annual status report regarding the Volunteer Trust Fund No. 892 for Fiscal Years (FY) 2014-15 and 2015-16.

Recommendation for Council action:

NOTE and FILE the City Clerk's annual status reports for the Volunteer Trust Fund No. 892 for FY 2014-15 and 2015-16.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  Not applicable.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the annual report for the Council District 5 Avenue of the Stars Community Amenities Trust Fund No. 56C for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015-16.

Recommendation for Council action:

NOTE and FILE the City Clerk's annual status report dated September 30, 2016 for the Council District 5 Avenue of the Stars Community Amenities Trust Fund No. 56C for FY 2015-16.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  Not applicable.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to delinquent account receivables submitted by the Los Angeles Department of Convention and Tourism Development (LADCTD) and the Public Works Bureau of Sanitation (BOS).

Recommendations for Council action:

1. APPROVE the Collections Board of Review (Board) recommendation to authorize the BOS to remove from its active accounts receivables 36 uncollectible invoices for three debtors totaling $60,430.84.
   
   
2. APPROVE the Board recommendation to authorize the LADCTD to remove from its active accounts receivables five accounts totaling $277,055.89.
   
   

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The Board reports that the proposed action will decrease the City’s receivable base by $337,486.73.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

ARTS, PARKS, AND RIVER COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the annual Expenditure Plan and Fee Status Report for the Arts Development Fee (ADF) Program for Fiscal Year 2016-2017.

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

1. APPROVE the public art project commitments and associated findings relative to a total of $815,182.48, comprised of Priority Fees, in arts development fees identified in the November 30, 2016 Department of Cultural Affairs report (attached to the Council file).
   
   
2. INSTRUCT the Department of Cultural Affairs to update the accrued interest to each of the appropriation accounts within Fund No. 516, to be used in tandem with the original ADF fee collected.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the Controller to approve the interest appropriations, within Fund No. 516, as recommended by the Department of Cultural Affairs.
     

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The Department of Cultural Affairs reports that there is no impact on the General Fund associated with this action. 

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

ARTS, PARKS, AND RIVER COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Los Angeles River Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District (EIFD) study.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. NOTE and FILE the November 29, 2016, Economic and Workforce Development Department (EWDD) report  (attached to the Council file), relative to the Los Angeles River EIFD study.
   
   
2. INSTRUCT the EWDD to report on the next steps and timeline in order for the EIFD to be created, which should include analysis of potential funding sources for the operation and maintenance of the future projects within an EIFD.
     

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The Department of Cultural Affairs reports that there is no impact on the General Fund associated with this action. 

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

HOUSING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to modifying the frequency of periodic housing inspections performed under the Systematic Code Enforcement Program (SCEP).

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

1. REQUEST the City Attorney, with the assistance of the Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department (HCIDLA), to prepare and present an ordinance amending Sections 161.353 and 161.602.1 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to:
   
   
   1. Amend the Housing Code to provide for inspection of all buildings subject to the Housing Code once every four years.
      
      
   2. Conform LAMC Section 161.353 with Section 161.602.1 regarding the frequency of periodic inspections.
      
      
2. REQUEST the City Attorney, in conjunction with the HCIDLA and representatives of apartment owner associations and tenant advocacy groups, to draft regulations relating to LAMC Section 161.602.1 of the Housing Code.
   
   
3. REQUEST the City Attorney and the HCIDLA to report to the Housing Committee in 60 days with the new SCEP regulations.
   
   
4. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, HCIDLA, or designee, to prepare Controller’s instructions for 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.
   
   
5. AUTHORIZE the CAO, or designee, to make technical adjustments to comply with the intent of this action.
   
   

Fiscal Impact Statement: The HCIDLA reports that this action will not impact the General Fund inasmuch as the SCEP is supported by the Code Enforcement Trust Fund. The program is fully cost recovered through assessment of the SCEP Fee. LAMC Section 151.05.1 authorizes pass through of the SCEP fee to tenants. Additional inspections beyond the initial inspection and re-inspection are assessed at $201.50 per inspection and are not passed through to tenants.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

HOUSING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to releasing a Request for Qualifications and Proposals (RFQ/P) for qualified developers to create affordable housing, and for affordable housing owner/operators.

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

1. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department (HCIDLA), or designee, to:
   
   
   1. Release an RFQ/P to select qualified developers for the disposition and development of housing assets owned by HCIDLA and the Los Angeles Department of Transportation to create affordable housing at the City-owned properties listed on Page 2 of Attachment A of the HCIDLA report to the Mayor dated October 17, 2016.
      
      
   2. Release an RFP, as described in Attachment B of the HCIDLA report to the Mayor dated October 17, to select qualified mission-driven affordable housing providers to own and manage housing assets referred to as Occupied Residential Properties owned by HCIDLA, at the City-owned properties listed on Page 3 of Attachment A of the HCIDLA report dated October 17, 2016.
      
      
2. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, HCIDLA, or designee, and the General Manager, Economic and Workforce Development Department, or designee, to amend an existing Memorandum of Understanding for economic development opportunities related to housing assets owned by HCIDLA, as listed in Page 2 of Attachment A of the HCIDLA report dated October 17, 2016.
   
   
3. INSTRUCT the General Manager, HCIDLA, or designee, to report with recommendations regarding the selection of qualified candidates from the Housing Assets RFQ/P for the above recommendations.
   
   
4. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, HCIDLA, or designee, to:
   
   
   1. Negotiate and execute an Exclusive Negotiation Agreement with the Weingart Center for the Homeless, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, for the transfer of the property located at 557 Crocker Avenue, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality.
      
      
   2. Request and collaborate with the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance authorizing the transfer of the real property located at 557 Crocker Avenue to the Weingart Center for the Homeless, subject to Council approval.
      
      
   3. Pursuant to Section 7.27 (Private Sale) of the Los Angeles Administrative Code, to transfer the property located at 557 Crocker Avenue for its fair reuse value, subject to the conditions placed on the property by the HCIDLA for the development of permanent supportive housing for the homeless, without notice of sale or advertisement for bids to the Weingart Center for the Homeless, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and negotiate and execute an Owners Participation Agreement with the Weingart Center for the Homeless, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form.
      
      
   4. Prepare Controller instructions for any necessary technical adjustments consistent with this action, subject to the approval of the City Administrative Officer (CAO); and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement these instructions.
      
      
5. DETERMINE that the public interest or necessity requires the exchange of City-owned property at 557 Crocker Avenue to the Weingart Center for the Homeless without notice of sale or advertisement of bids.
   
   
6. INSTRUCT the HCIDLA to:
   
   
   1. Report with requests for amendments to the Estolano LeSar Perez Advisors, Inc., and Keyser Marston Associates, Inc., technical services contracts.
      
      
   2. Report with requests to execute contracts after a Request for Bids process to select contractors from the CAO pre-qualified list of consultants for technical services.
      
      
   3. Include the City-owned property located at 3685 South Vermont in the next round of RFQ/P for the selection of developers of City-owned properties to create affordable housing.
      
      

Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that this action will not impact the General Fund.  Funding for technical service contracts will be provided by the Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund No. 55J ($540,000).  The above recommendations are in compliance with City financial policies in that funding for technical services contracts is available within the identified funds, and no additional funding commitments are being made at this time. Potential project funding sources include State tax exempt bonds, State tax credits, private financing and the Affordable Housing Trust Fund, among others.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

ARTS, PARKS, AND RIVER COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to the acquisition of the Taylor Yard G2 parcel located 2.5 miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles.

Recommendation for Council action:

ADOPT the accompanying REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTION declaring the intention to reimburse and/or refund the City’s General Fund expenditures or other City fund expenditures to be incurred in connection with the purchase of the G2/Taylor Yard property in a maximum amount not-to exceed $60 million.
  

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The Chief Legislative Analyst and the City Administrative Officer reports that there is no impact on the General Fund associated with this action.  However, as indicated in the September 22, 2016 correspondence, there was an immediate impact to the General Fund of $100,000 for the deposit which was borrowed from the Reserve Fund to open escrow on October 31, 2016. Approval of the acquisition will require the City to provide the balance of $59.215 million to close escrow by February 28, 2017. It is unclear what the impact will be on the General Fund for full remediation and development at this time since the full project has not been defined. 

Community Impact Statement:  None Submitted.

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

HOUSING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP), amending the contract with Restore Neighborhood L.A., Inc. (RNLA), and extending temporary authority for two program positions.

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

1. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department (HCIDLA), or designee, to:
   
   
   1. Submit for a Substantial Amendment, and any other required documents between the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the City, for technical amendment to the NSP3 Action Plan to add one additional census tract (Census Tract No. 239202) to the NSP3 eligible target areas for grant activities under the terms of Funding Approval and Grant Agreement No. B-11-MN-06-0512.
      
      
   2. Amend the loan agreement with Hollywood Community Housing Corporation in the amount of $1,200,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds for the purchase of the Angelus Funeral Home (Contract No. C-126859), by extending the loan term from 20 years to 55 years, subject to approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality.
      
      
   3. Amend the loan agreement with Florence Morehouse, L.P. (Loan No. 920432-002), increasing the loan amount by $1,000,000 in NSP1 funds for acquisition/rehabilitation of the Florence Morehouse Apartments.
      
      
   4. De-obligate funds for the previously approved Affordable Housing Trust Fund Pipeline project, as follows:
      
      

      Project	Fund	Account	Title	Amount
      Angelus Funeral Home (AKA Paul Williams)	561/43	43M008	AHTF	$1,866,260.19
      	561/43	43M010	AHTF-PY	933,739.81
      			Total:	$2,800,000.00

               
   5. Negotiate and execute the tenth amendment to the existing professional services agreement with RNLA (Contract No. C-115683), for continued work relating to project development, program wind-down, audits and program closeout, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality, to include the following provisions:
      
      
      1. Extend the contract termination date from February 28, 2016 to June 30, 2019.
         
         
      2. Re-allocate the current contract authority balance of $825,597 as indicated in Table Two in the HCIDLA report to Council dated November 18, 2016, in order to align the remaining contract authority with the actual location of the remaining 11 lots in development.
         
         
      3. Increase the amount of the RNLA sub-recipient contract (No. C-115683) by $11,230 of NSP1 funds which will increase the total amount of the contract from $140,811,916 to an amount not to exceed $140,823,146; the $11,230 will be for eligible administrative expenses, such as, program office relocation, planning, reporting, evaluation, marketing, audits and related staff time.
         
         
      4. Allow RNLA to borrow private funds for the construction and completion of the last remaining 11 lots, including allowing RNLA to encumber the lots with promissory notes necessary by third-party construction financing.
         
         
      5. Amend the Municipal Housing Finance Fund (MHFF) Loan to extend the maturity date from February 28, 2016 to June 30, 2019, to align with the extended RNLA contract termination date (listed above) and associated administrative activity, and to amend MHFF repayment term date from 45 days after the contract termination date to 180 days after the contract termination date, to allow for the completion of administrative and other related accounting functions.
         
         
      6. Authorize technical adjustments and amend the MHFF Grant of $55,000 to allow reimbursement for NSP related administrative expenses incurred but ineligible for Grant reimbursement, including, but not limited to, permit fees, legal settlement costs, back taxes with imposed penalties, and other pre-existing delinquencies (Council File Nos. 07-2438- S8, 10-0685 and 11-0223).
         
         
2. RESOLVE that the authority for the following exempt positions is APPROVED and CONFIRMED, pursuant to Los Angeles City Charter Section 1001, through June 30, 2020, in the HCIDLA for continued NSP grant activities:
   
   

   Number	Class Code	Title
   1	9184-2	Management Analyst II
   1	1513-2	Accountant II - as needed

                
3. AUTHORIZE the Controller to:
   
   
   1. Establish new accounts and increase appropriations within the Neighborhood Stabilization Program Fund No. 50T, as follows:
      
      

      Account	Title	Amount
      43E820	NSP Program	$24,289.17
      43N467	Slauson and Wall	16,942.00
      43N805	Beverly Terrace	1,000,000.00
      43N806	NSP HCID Program Delivery	40,900.08
      43N807	Florence Morehouse	1,000,000.00
      	Total:	$2,082,131.25

               
   2. Decrease appropriations within the Neighborhood Stabilization Program Fund No. 50T, as follows:
      
      

      Account	Title	Amount
      43E818	NSP Program Operation	($1,868,480.35)
      43L143	Housing	(1,137.00)
      43M112	City Attorney	(75,203.70)
      43M143	Housing	(24,628.29)
      43M299	Reimbursements to General Fund	(3,439.53)
      43N112	City Attorney	(66,937.00)
      	Total:	($2,039,825.87)

               
   3. Establish new accounts and increase appropriations within the ARRA- Neighborhood Stabilization Program 2 Fund No. 52J, as follows:
      
      

      Account	Title	Amount
      43F830	NSP 2 ARRA Program Adm	$1,303.24
      43N112	City Attorney	10,000.00
      43N467	Slauson and Wall	1,011,045.00
      43N501	Admin Reserve	17,791.79
      43N806	NSP HCID Program Delivery	100,00.00
      43N808	Corridor Projects	500,000.00
      43N809	Angeles AKA Paul Williams	2,800,000.00
      	Total:	$4,440,140.03

               
   4. Decrease appropriations within the ARRA-Neighborhood Stabilization Program 2 Fund No. 52J, as follows:
      
      

      Account	Title	Amount
      43F868	NSP 2/ARRA Program	($4,328,077.31)
      43L143	Housing	(3,274.01)
      	Total:	($4,331,351.32)

             
   5. Establish new accounts and increase appropriation within the Neighborhood Stabilization Program 3 Fund No. 53T, as follows:
      
      

      Account	Title	Amount
      43N112	City Attorney	$10,000.00
      43N467	Slauson and Wall	2,216,072.00
      43N501	Admin Reserve	23,415.44
      43N806	NSP HCID Program Delivery	174,877.15
      	Total:	$2,424,364.59

               
   6. Decrease appropriations within the Neighborhood Stabilization Program 3 Fund No. 53T, as follows:
      
      

      Account	Title	Amount
      43G818	Program Operation	($2,399,989.78)
      43M143	Housing	(204,341.76)
      43M299	Reimbursements to General Fund	(82,835.26)
      	Total:	($2,687,166.80)

               
   7. Decrease appropriations within Fund No. 100/12 Account No. 001010 Salaries in the amount of $46,937.
      
      
4. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, HCIDLA, or designee, to prepare Controller instructions and make any necessary technical adjustments that are consistent with this action, subject to the approval of the City Administrative Officer (CAO); and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement those instructions.
   
   
5. DIRECT the HCIDLA to report back in 90 days relative to the achievements and performance of the NSP and RNLA, including the rationale, need, and proposed responsibilities/functions for a supporting organization to the Department.
   
   
6. DIRECT the CAO to report to Council relative to the above recommendations.
   
   

Fiscal Impact Statement: The HCIDLA reports that this action will not impact the General Fund.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

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

ADOPTED 

CAO Recommendations, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:

1. ADOPT recommendations A through C, E and I of the Housing and Community Investment Department (HCID) transmittal dated November 18, 2016.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE resolution employment authority in HCID for two exempt positions listed below for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program Grant (NSP) from January 1, 2017 through June 30, 2017, subject to review of the Civil Service Commission as to Civil Service Classification, pay grade determination by the City Administrative Officer, and exemption in accordance with Charter Section 1001(d)(4), based on the temporary grant-funded nature of the program and available funding from NSP Grant-related Program Income:
   
   

   Number	Class Code	Classification Title
   1	9184-2	Management Analyst II
   1	1513-2	Accountant II-As Needed
   2		TOTAL

3. AUTHORIZE the General Manager of the HCID, or designee, to:
   
   
   1. Pay off a loan up to the amount of $500,000 with J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, National Association regarding three foreclosed properties known as The Corridor Projects from the ARRA Neighborhood Stabilization Program 2 Fund No. 52J, Account No. 43N808.
      
      
   2. De-obligate funds for the previously approved Affordable Housing Trust Fund Pipeline projects within Fund No. 561/43 as follows:
      
      

      Project	Account	Account Name	Amount
      Angelus Funeral Home	43L008	Affordable Housing Trust Fund	$16,800.00
      Angelus Funeral Home	43M008	Affordable Housing Trust Fund	1,866,260.19
      (aka Paul Williams)	43M010	Affordable Housing Trust Fund - PY	943,347.81
      		Total	$2,826,408.00

4. AUTHORIZE the Controller to:
   
   
   1. Relative to the Neighborhood Stabilization Program Fund No. 50T/43:
      
      
      1. Establish new accounts and increase appropriations within the Neighborhood Stabilization Program Fund No. 50T as follows:
         
         

         Account	Account Name	Amount
         43E820	NSP Program	$24,289.17
         43N467	Slauson Wall Green Space	16,942.00
         43N805	Beverly Terrace	1,000,000.00
         43N806	NSP HCID Program Delivery	40,900.08
         43N807	Florence Morehouse	1,000,000.00
         	Total	$2,082,131.25

      2. Decrease appropriations within the Neighborhood Stabilization Program Fund No. 50T as follows:
         
         

         Account	Account Name	Amount
         43E818	NSP Program Administration	$(1,868,480.35)
         43L143	Housing	(1,137.00)
         43M112	City Attorney	(75,203.70)
         43M143	Housing	(24,628.29)
         43M299	Reimbursements to General Fund	(3,440.00)
         43N112	City Attorney	(66,937.00)
         	Total	$(2,039,825.87)

      3. Decrease appropriations within Fund 100/12 Account 001010 Salaries in the amount of $66,937.
         
         
   2. Relative to the ARRA-Neighborhood Stabilization Program 2 Fund No. 52J/43:
      
      
      1. Establish new accounts and increase appropriations within the ARRA-Neighborhood Stabilization Program 2 Fund No. 52J as follows:
         
         

         Account	Account Name	Amount
         43F830	NSP 2 ARRA Program Adm	$1,303.24
         43N112	City Attorney	10,000.00
         43N467	Slauson Wall Green Space	984,637.00
         43N501	Admin Reserve	17,791.79
         43N806	NSP HCID Program Delivery	100,000.00
         43N808	Corridor Projects	500,000.00
         43N809	Angelus aka Paul Williams	2,826,408.00
         	Total	$4,440,140.03

      2. Decrease appropriations within the ARRA-Neighborhood Stabilization Program 2 Fund No. 52J as follows:
         
         

         Account	Account Name	Amount
         43F868	NSP 2/ARRA Program	$(4,328,077.31)
         43L143	Housing	(3,274.01)
         	Total	$(4,331,351.32)

      3. Increase appropriations within Fund 100/12 Account 001010 Salaries in the amount of $10,000.
         
         
   3. Relative to the Neighborhood Stabilization Program 3 Fund No. 53T/43:
      
      
      1. Establish new accounts and increase appropriations within the Neighborhood Stabilization Program 3 Fund No. 53T as follows:
         
         

         Account	Account Name	Amount
         43N112	City Attorney	$10,000.00
         43N467	Slauson Wall Green Space	2,216,072.00
         43N501	Admin Reserve	63,415.44
         43N806	NSP HCID Program Delivery	174,877.15
         	Total	$2,464,364.59

      2. Decrease appropriations within the Neighborhood Stabilization Program 3 Fund No. 53T as follows:
         
         

         Account	Account Name	Amount
         43G818	Program Operation	$(2,399,989.78)
         43M143	Housing	(204,341.76)
         43M299	Reimbursements to General Fund	(82,835.26)
         	Total	$(2,687,166.80)

      3. Increase appropriations within Fund 100/12 Account 001010 Salaries in the amount of $10,000.
         
         
   4. Expend funds upon proper demand of the General Manager, HCID, or designee.
      
      
5. Instruct HCID to report back to the Mayor and Council regarding the transition of Restore Neighborhood L.A., into a support organization for HCID.

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Resolution Authority for an Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Nurse Practitioner for the Innovation Fund (IF) Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) SOBER (SOBering center Emergency Resource) Unit through June 30, 2017.

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

1. RESOLVE that the employment authority in the LAFD for one EMS Nurse Practitioner is APPROVED and CONFIRMED through June 30, 2017.
   
   
2. TRANSFER $58,500 within Fund No. 100/38 from Account No. 001093, Salaries Overtime Constant Staffing, to Account No. 001010, Salaries General.
   
   
3. TRANSFER $111,021 from Account No. 001093, Salaries Overtime Constant Staffing, to IF Fund No. 105/10, LAFD - SOBER Unit, Account No. 10N931.
   
   
4. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to place on the agenda for the first regular meeting on or after July 1, 2017, the following item:
   
   Transfer $111,021 from IF Fund. No. 105/10, LAFD - SOBER Unit Account No. 10N931, to Fund No. 100/38, LAFD Account No. 001010, entitled Salaries, General.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer reports that approval of the above recommendations will reallocate approved IF monies between accounts and fiscal years for the LAFD SOBER Unit. The LAFD is pursuing additional funding sources, including the City budget, to ensure sufficient funds are available on an ongoing basis should the pilot program prove to be successful.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

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

ENTERTAINMENT AND FACILITIES COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Los Angeles Civic Building located at 150 North Los Angeles Street (Parker Center Site)

Recommendations for Council action:

1. REVIEW and CONSIDER the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR), dated November 2016, attached to the Council file, which finds that the project will have significant environmental impacts.
   
   
2. CERTIFY that:
   
   
   1. The Final EIR dated November 2016, attached to the Council file, was completed in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
      
      
   2. The Council reviewed and considered the information contained in the Final EIR dated November 2016, attached to the Council file, prior to approving the project.
      
      
   3. The Final EIR dated November 2016, attached to the Council file, reflects and expresses the City's independent judgment and analysis.
      
      
   4. The documents constituting the record of proceedings in this matter are in the custody of the City Clerk and in the files of the Department of Public Works, Bureau of Engineering (BOE).
      
      
3. ADOPT the Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations dated November 2016, attached to the Council file.
   
   
4. APPROVE Alternative B3 — demolition of the existing facility with recordation, then replacement with a new 753,730 gross square feet building and 1,173 parking spaces as described in the Final EIR dated November 2016, attached to the Council file.
   
   
5. ADOPT the mitigation monitoring plan contained in the Final EIR dated November 2016, attached to the Council file.
   
   
6. INSTRUCT City staff from City Administrative Officer (CAO), BOE, and the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA) to report back on a financial analysis for the project to the Council.
   
   
7. INSTRUCT the CLA and CAO to make technical corrections, as necessary, to those transactions included in the BOE report dated December 7, 2016, attached to the Council file, to implement the Mayor and Council's intent.
   
   
8. RE-APPROVE the use of $10,000,000 in Municipal Improvement Corporation of Los Angeles financing included in the Fiscal Year 2014-15 Adopted Budget for the New Civic Center Building included in the Capital Improvement Expenditure Program.
   
   
9. ACCEPT the analysis for the additional Alternative B4, and reconfirm the designation of Alternative B3 as the City’s preferred alternative.
   
   
10. APPROVE the revised schedule to finalize the EIR process by the end of February 2017.
    
    
11. RECEIVE and FILE the joint report from CLA, CAO and City Engineer, dated November 24, 2014, attached to the Council file.
    
    
12. RECEIVE and FILE the Draft Environmental Impact Report dated August 2013, attached to the Council file.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The Municipal Facilities Committee reports that there will be no additional impact on the General Fund as a result of approving the above recommendations as funding has been previously allocated for this purpose

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the proposed Second Amendment to the Subvention Agreement for the Wilshire Grand Hotel (Contract No. C-118744).

Recommendations for Council action:

1. APPROVE the Second Amendment to Contract C-118744 with Hanjin International Corporation (Hanjin) for the Wilshire Grand Hotel that includes an increase in the total amount of City Incentive Payments, adjustments in the City’s funding method to provide the City Incentive Payments, and changes in the administration of the Developer Guarantee to the City as detailed in the December 1, 2016 Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA) report, attached to the Council file.
   
   
2. REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present an Ordinance establishing the Wilshire Grand Hotel Trust Fund for the receipt and disbursement of City Incentive Payments pursuant to the Hotel Development Incentive Agreement and to provide for the reporting requirements set forth in California Government Code Section 53083. 

Fiscal Impact Statement:  None submitted by the CLA.  Neither the CLA nor the City Administrative Officer have completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

COMMUNICATION FROM THE MAYOR relative to the appointment of Mr. Tony Hoang to the Innovation and Performance Commission.

Recommendation for Council action:

RESOLVE that the Mayor’s appointment of Mr. Tony Hoang to the Innovation and Performance Commission for the term ending September 6, 2018, to fill the vacancy created by Carl Cade, is APPROVED and CONFIRMED. Mr. Hoang resides in Council District 14. (Current Board composition: M=3; F=2.)

Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending.

Background Check: Pending.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - JANUARY 17, 2017

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - JANUARY 17, 2017)

(Innovation, Grants, Technology, Commerce and Trade Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

COMMUNICATION FROM THE MAYOR relative to the appointment of Mr. Raul Perez to the Board of Civil Service Commissioners.

Recommendation for Council action:

RESOLVE that the Mayor's appointment of Mr. Raul Perez to the Board of Civil Service Commissioners for the term ending June 30, 2018 is APPROVED and CONFIRMED.  Mr. Perez resides in Council District Five.  (Current Board gender composition: F=2; M=2; Vacant=1).

Financial Disclosure Statement:  Pending.

Background Check:  Complete.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - JANUARY 8, 2017

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - DECEMBER 14, 2016)

(Scheduled pursuant to Council Rule 46(b))

COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the Stoner Avenue and Missouri Avenue No. 1 Street Lighting District.

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

1. ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated November 15, 2016.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of FEBRUARY 15, 2017 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Stoner Avenue and Missouri Avenue No. 1 Street Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The Bureau of Street Lighting reports that if adopted, $123.44 will be collected annually starting with tax year 2016-17 that will go into a dedicated street lighting maintenance assessment account for the use in the operation and maintenance of this street lighting system.

(Board of Public Works Hearing Date:  February 8, 2017)

COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the Landale Street and Coldwater Canyon Avenue No. 1 Street Lighting District.

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

1. ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated November 21, 2016.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of FEBRUARY 15, 2017 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Landale Street and Coldwater Canyon Avenue No. 1 Street Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The Bureau of Street Lighting reports that if adopted, $192.64 will be collected annually starting with tax year 2016-17 that will go into a dedicated street lighting maintenance assessment account for the use in the operation and maintenance of this street lighting system.

(Board of Public Works Hearing Date:  February 8, 2017)

COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the Santa Monica Boulevard and Las Palmas Avenue Street Lighting District.

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

1. ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated December 5, 2016.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of FEBRUARY 15, 2017 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Santa Monica Boulevard and Las Palmas Avenue Street Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The Bureau of Street Lighting reports that if adopted, $6,901.98 will be collected annually starting with tax year 2016-17 that will go into a dedicated street lighting maintenance assessment account for the use in the operation and maintenance of this street lighting system.

(Board of Public Works Hearing Date:  February 8, 2017)

COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to adding a new Chapter 26 to Division 8 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code for a Proposition HHH Administrative Oversight Committee and a Proposition HHH Citizens Oversight Committee.

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

PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated December 9, 2016, adding a new Chapter 26 to Division 8 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code for a Proposition HHH Administrative Oversight Committee and a Proposition HHH Citizens Oversight Committee.

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: None submitted.

(Homelessness and Poverty Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

7745 North Laurel Canyon Boulevard (Case No. 557368) Assessor I.D. No. 2307-012-007

10446 North Scoville Avenue (Case No. 373169) Assessor I.D. No. 2560-009-013

336 West 82nd Street (Case No. 432818) Assessor I.D. No. 6031-033-008

4518 South Honduras Street (Case No. 553257) Assessor I.D. No. 5106-010-007

651 East 41st Place (Case No. 564825) Assessor I.D. No. 5115-002-020

1065 South Norton Avenue (Case No. 6897) Assessor I.D. No. 5081-005-024

117 North Alexandria Avenue (Case No. 375360) Assessor I.D. No. 5518-010-027

117 North Alexandria Avenue (Case No. 407234) Assessor I.D. No. 5518-010-027

1641 North Tremont Street (Case No. 429848) Assessor I.D. No. 5202-019-018

545 South Lorena Street (Case No. 515562) Assessor I.D. No. 5186-008-013

404 South Evergreen Avenue (Case No. 528943) Assessor I.D. No. 5185-015-011

2007 East Bailey Street (Case No. 535002) Assessor I.D. No. 5175-026-005

CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (HUIZAR - RYU) and RESOLUTION relative to issuing and negotiating the sale of a Refunding Note for the LA Colorado Terrace Apartments project.

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

1. ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION authorizing the issuance of the Refunding Note and negotiation of the sale of the Refunding Note, the proceeds of which would affect the redemption of the Bonds for the LA Colorado Terrace Apartments project located at 2455 Colorado Boulevard.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department, or designee, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality, to:
   
   
   1. Enter into a Note Purchase Agreement, Pledge and Custody Agreement and related documents for the Refunding Note for the project.
      
      
   2. Negotiate and execute relevant Refunding Note documents.
      
      

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

(Housing Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION, MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM, RELATED CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT FINDINGS, COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR AND LOS ANGELES CITY PLANNING COMMISSION, and APPEAL filed by Laura Aflalo, Fisch Properties, LP (Representative: Veronica Becerra, Rabuild Commercial Services, LLC) relative to the entire determination of the LACPC in disapproving a General Plan Amendment to the Wilshire Community Plan Map, to add a footnote to the Wilshire Community Plan Map, referencing the project site as follows: Development of the properties bounded by Burton Way to the north, Arnaz Drive to the west, Hamel Road to the east, and Colgate Avenue to the south shall be permitted as a High Medium density development, limited to a maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 3:1; disapproving a Zone Change from R3-1-O to [Q]R4-1-O; disapproving Zoning Administrator Adjustments to reduce the required front yard on Hamel Road from 15 feet to 8 feet and to reduce the required rear yard from 17 feet to 8 feet; and disapproving a Site Plan Review for a development project that will result in an increase of 50 or more dwelling units, for the proposed construction of an 88-unit apartment building varying in height from 37 feet (three stories) along Colgate Avenue to 54.4 feet (five stories) along the alley to the north of the project site, including 160 automobile parking spaces and 97 bicycle parking spaces in a two-level subterranean garage, approximately 12,300 square feet of open space consisting of 7,900 square feet of common open space and 4,400 square feet of private open space, total project floor area is approximately 90,000 square feet, including demolition of five two-story apartment buildings of varying age containing 29 residential units, comprising of five contiguous lots with a total lot area of approximately 35,100 square feet (0.81 acre) for the property located at 411-439 South Hamel Road.

Applicant: Laura Aflalo, Fisch Properties, LP

Representative: Veronica Becerra, Rabuild Commercial Services, LLC

Case No. CPC-2013-4028-GPA-ZC-SPR-ZAA

CEQA No. ENV-2013-4029-MND

TIME LIMIT FILE – JANUARY 8, 2017

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION -  DECEMBER 14, 2016)

(Scheduled pursuant to the Los Angeles Municipal Code Sections 11.5.6E, 12.32 and 12.36)

ADOPTED 

PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a General Plan Amendment and Zone Change, Zoning Administrator's Adjustment, and Site Plan Review appeal for the property located at 411-439 South Hamel Road.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. EXTEND the time limit by 120 days, as requested by the Applicant, relative to a General Plan Amendment, and Zone Change, Zoning Administrator's Adjustment, and Site Plan Review appeal for the property located at 411-439 South Hamel Road.
   
   
2. REFER the matter back to the PLUM Committee for further review.

Applicant:  Laura Aflalo, Fisch Properties, LP

Representative:  Veronica Becerra, Rabuild Commercial Services, LLC

Case No. CPC-2013-4028-GPA-ZC-SPR-ZAA

Fiscal Impact Statement:  Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis on this report.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - JANUARY 8, 2017

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - DECEMBER 14, 2016)