Council and Committee Referral "Hot Sheet"           
For Wednesday, April 22, 2020           
 
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07-1586-S2
 
  To Health, Education, Neighborhoods, Parks, Arts, and River Committee
Motion (Ryu - Rodriguez) relative to authorizing the Board of Public Works, with the assistance of the City Attorney, to execute a term extension to the existing contract with FilmL.A., Incorporated (C-127625), to further discuss the technical issues and proposed revisions associated with the potential exercise of a five-year contract renewal option.

15-0645
 
  To Energy, Climate Change, and Environmental Justice Committee
Board of Water and Power Commissioners report, dated April 22, 2020, relative to Board Resolution No. 020 183, which approves Navajo Generating Station Decommissioning and Monitoring Agreement.

17-0010-S13
CD 8
 
  To Council
Motion (Harris-Dawson - Martinez) relative to reaffirming the findings of the reward offer regarding the unsolved murder of Aaron Choice, and reinstating the reward for an additional six-month period.

17-0090
 
  To Homelessness and Poverty Committee
Proposition HHH Administrative Oversight Committee report 0220-05151-0198, dated April 22, 2020, relative to a City Administrative Officer and Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department joint Quarterly Report for the Fiscal Years 2017-18 and 2018-19 Proposition HHH Bond Issuances and the Fiscal Year 2019-20 Project Expenditure Plan (January 1 - March 31, 2020).

18-0968
 
  To Council
Motion (Cedillo - Martinez) relative to amending the Council action of March 17, 2020, regarding the 45th Year (2019-20) Community Development Block Grant expenditures and revisions to the Housing and Community Development Consolidated Annual Action Plan Budget, to revise Recommendation No. 3 and as detailed in the Motion.

19-1006
 
 
L.A. For Kids Steering Committee report 0220-03145-0344, dated April 22, 2020, relative to the 2020-21 Proposition K Assessment Report that includes the recommended 2020-21 expenditure plan and funding earmarks for 2021-22 through 2026-27, recommendations for current year budget adjustments, and recommended awards of program maintenance, inflation and additional specified GAP funds.

19-1572
 
  To Public Safety Committee
City Administrative Officer report 0220-03695-0263, dated April 22, 2020, relative to authorizing the Chief of Police to retroactively apply for and accept the grant award from the United States Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, for the Fiscal Year 2019 Port Security Grant Program, and related actions.

20-0002-S50
 
  To Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
Resolution (O'Farrell - Krekorian) relative to including in the City's 2019-20 Federal Legislative Program its position for any legislation and/or administrative action that would provide assistance to independently-owned restaurants and restaurant employees by extending the maximum loan amount, increasing the loan payment term, and reinstating the gross revenue cap on Paycheck Protection Program loans; launching a Restaurant Stabilization Fund; and as further detailed in the Motion.

20-0002-S51
 
  To Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
Resolution (O'Farrell - Krekorian) relative to including in the City's 2019-20 Federal Legislative Program, its position for an economic stimulus bill and/or any administrative action that would assist local and state governments in economic recovery as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

20-0002-S52
 
  To Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
Resolution (Rodriguez - Price) relative to including in the City's 2019-20 State Legislative Program, its position for AB 1862 (Santiago - Bonta - et al.), which would provide two tuition free years of enrollment in a California State University, to a California Community College student who has completed an associate's degree or received a fee waiver.

20-0002-S53
 
  To Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
Resolution (O'Farrell - Martinez) relative to including in the City's 2019-20 State Legislative Program, its position for legislation or administrative action by the Governor of California, or the State Legislature, that would suspend or lift the provisions of the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act for the duration of the local emergency.

20-0002-S54
 
  To Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
Resolution (Wesson - Martinez) relative to including in the City's 2019-20 Federal Legislative Program its position for any legislation or administrative action that would suspend credit card interest, fees, and penalties for at least four months after the conclusion of the COVID-19 pandemic.

20-0002-S55
 
  To Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
Resolution (Ryu - Price) relative to including in the City's 2019-20 State Legislative Program, its position for California's participation in the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity as an official observer and member of the Advisory Committee on Subnational Governments.

20-0002-S56
 
  To Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
Resolution (Blumenfield - Price) relative to including in the City's 2019-20 Federal Legislative Program its position for any legislation or administrative action which would urgently call for Congress to enact and fund a national water affordability program, modeled on the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, for home heating assistance for low income families.

20-0002-S57
 
  To Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
Resolution (Rodriguez - Ryu - Blumenfield) relative to including in the City's 2019-20 State Legislative Program, its position for SB 1141 (Rubio), which would make it unlawful for a person to deprive or violate the personal liberty of a spouse, cohabitant, fiancé, someone with whom the person has an engagement or dating relationship, or someone who is the father or mother of the offender's child, by means of coercive control.

20-0002-S58
 
  To Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
Resolution (Martinez - Price) relative to including in the City's 2019-20 State Legislative Program, its position on SB 1141 (Rubio), which would make it unlawful for a person to deprive or violate the personal liberty of a spouse, cohabitant, fiance, someone with whom the person has an engagement or dating relationship, or someone who is the father or mother of the offender's child, by means of coercive control.

20-0002-S59
 
  To Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
Resolution (Ryu - Rodriguez) relative to including in the City's 2019-20 Federal Legislative Program, its position on legislative, administrative or executive action that would suspend or freeze immigration to the United States.

20-0002-S60
 
  To Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
Resolution (Blumenfield - Price) relative to including in the City's 2019-20 Federal Legislative Program, its position for any legislation and/or administrative action to address the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on society by providing flexible spending to support state and local governments; increasing Federal Medical Assistance Percentages; and as further detailed in the Resolution.

20-0086
 
  To Public Safety Committee
City Administrative Officer report 0130-02010-0009, dated April 22, 2020, relative to authorizing the Chief of Police to retroactively apply for and accept the grant award from the State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation for the 2019 Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Grant - Education and Safety Program, and related actions.

20-0147-S19
 
  To Council
Motion (Koretz - Martinez - Price) relative to requesting the City Attorney to prepare and present an amendment to Ordinance No. 186585, to extend the amount of time commercial tenants have to pay past due rent from three months to six months, and 12 months for businesses with 50 or fewer employees.

20-0464
 
  To Housing Committee
Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department report, dated April 7, 2020, relative to approving the results of the Request for Proposals for technical services in the production and preservation of affordable housing; and authority to negotiate and execute contracts with the 12 recommended contractors.

20-0466
 
  To Trade, Travel, and Tourism Committee
Harbor Department report, dated April 20, 2020, relative to requesting Council waive review of three critical and time-sensitive actions approved by the Board of Harbor Commissioners, pursuant to Charter Section 245(b).

20-0467
 
  To Council
Motion (Martinez - Buscaino) relative to instructing the Chief Legislative Analyst, in consultation with City Departments and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, to report back with guidance on when and how to re-open the Los Angeles City Hall Complex and park facilities.

20-0468
CD 13
 
  To Council
Motion (O'Farrell - Martinez) relative to transferring/appropriating funds from the Street Furniture Revenue Fund for services in connection with the design and installation of a plaque at the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and McCadden Place, in Council District 13.

20-0469
CD 13
 
  To Council
Motion (O'Farrell - Martinez) relative to transferring/appropriating funds from the AB 1290 Fund to the Housing and Community Investment Department Rental Assistance Fund, to assist eligible renters in Council District 13.

20-0470
 
  To Council
Motion (O'Farrell - Krekorian) relative to requesting the City Attorney to prepare and present an Ordinance to limit the delivery fee charged by a third-party food delivery service to a restaurant per online order, to no more than 15 percent of the purchase price, during the COVID-19 local public health emergency.

20-0471
CD 10
 
  To Information, Technology, and General Services Committee
Motion (Wesson - Martinez) relative to directing the Department of General Services, with the assistance of the City Attorney, to negotiate non-profit lease agreements with the Los Angeles Korean Festival Foundation and the Korean Senior Citizens Mutual Club for space in a City-owned building located at 965 South Normandie Avenue.

20-0472
 
  To Public Safety Committee
Motion (Ryu - Rodriguez) relative to requesting the City Attorney to prepare and present an Ordinance prohibiting the sale, disposal, donation, or confiscation of personal belongings in rented storage units that are in default as a result of the Coronavirus emergency.

20-0473
 
  To Public Safety Committee
Motion (Rodriguez - Price) relative to instructing the Los Angeles Fire Department to report on their preparations for the upcoming wildfire season in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and as further detailed in the Motion.

20-0474
 
  To Council
Motion (Huizar - Rodriguez) relative to waiving the rent payments due from merchant tenants at the El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument, for the months of April 2020 and May 2020, and crediting rent paid towards future rent; and as further detailed in the Motion.

20-0475
 
  To Public Safety Committee
Motion (Rodriguez - Huizar) relative to directing the Chief Legislative Analyst, in consultation with relevant City departments, and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, to develop a process by which businesses deemed non-essential by the Safer At Home order can reestablish their operations.

20-0476
 
  To Public Safety Committee
Motion (Rodriguez - O'Farrell) relative to instructing the Los Angeles the Police Department, with the assistance of the City Attorney and the City's domestic violence partners, to report on ways to provide resources for domestic violence victims at essential businesses, and related actions.

20-0477
CD 4
 
  To Council
Motion (Ryu - Rodriguez) relative to considering the results of the TEFRA public hearing held on March 16, 2020, for Sherman Oaks Senior Housing, and adopting the TEFRA Resolution approving the issuance of bonds for the construction of a 55-unit multifamily affordable housing project, located at 14535-14536 Burbank Boulevard, in Council District Four.

20-0478
 
  To Economic and Workforce Development Department
Motion (Bonin - Harris-Dawson - Martinez) relative to instructing the Chief Legislative Analyst and other relevant departments to report back immediately with a list of hotels that have received public subsidy, tax breaks or economic development incentives and related actions.

20-0479
 
  To Council
Motion (Blumenfield - Martinez) relative to requesting the City Attorney to draft an Ordinance to amend Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 49.99.2(E), to require landlords to use only the tenant notice form provided by the Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department.

20-0480
 
  To Energy, Climate Change, and Environmental Justice Committee
Motion (Rodriguez - Price) relative to instructing the Department of Water and Power to report on the feasibility of expanding the Lifeline Program to include COVID-19 related economic hardship as a qualifying criteria, and as further described in the Motion.

20-0482
 
  To Public Safety Committee
Motion (Koretz - Ryu) relative to directing the Emergency Management Department to include in its list of essential emergency City services, which shall continue during the COVID-19 crisis, all efforts consistent with City policy to reduce greenhouse gas and toxic emissions, as detailed in the Motion.

20-0483
 
  To Energy, Climate Change, and Environmental Justice Committee
Motion (Blumenfield - Rodriguez) relative to instructing the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to report on the feasibility of implementing a Project Share Program modeled after the City of Burbank's program, to facilitate donations to support ratepayers facing economic hardship.

20-0484
 
  To Public Safety Committee
Motion (Koretz - Blumenfield) relative to directing the Emergency Management Department, in consultation with the Los Angeles County Health Department, and relevant City departments for enforcement purposes, to report on identified COVID-19 outbreak hotspots in or affecting the City; options for mitigating the spread of the virus; and mechanisms to educate offenders and ensure compliance.

20-0485
 
  To Energy, Climate Change, and Environmental Justice Committee
Motion (O'Farrell - Martinez) relative to directing the Bureau of Sanitation to report on the disposal process of medical waste citywide, and to recommend an augmented public education plan.

20-0486
 
  To Health, Education, Neighborhoods, Parks, Arts, and River Committee
Motion (Rodriguez - Huizar) relative to requesting the Mayor to prioritize testing in and make personal protective equipment available to multi-generational households, whether individuals are symptomatic or not, as testing capacity becomes available; locate new testing centers in communities with historic overcrowding; and related matters.

20-0487
 
  To Homelessness and Poverty Committee
Motion (Rodriguez - Huizar) relative to instructing the Los Angeles Homeless Service Authority to explore opportunities for contracting with local restaurants to provide meal catering services for the various homeless shelters and temporary housing.

20-0488
 
  To Homelessness and Poverty Committee
Motion (Martinez - Buscaino) relative to instructing the Chief Legislative Analyst, in consultation of the Los Angeles Homeless Service Authority, to report on the status of Project Roomkey, identification of hotels and motels, the populations served, and services provided; and further instructions detailed in this Motion.

20-0489
 
  To Housing Committee
Motion (Martinez - Price for Cedillo) relative to instructing the Los Angeles Housing and Community Invest Department to report on actions being taken to protect domestic violence victims during the period covered by the Safer at Home order.

20-0490
 
  To Housing Committee
Motion (O'Farrell - Krekorian) relative to instructing the Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department and Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety, in consultation with the City Attorney and the Department of City Planning, to enforce the Rent Stabilization Ordinance and the Home Sharing Ordinance, and levy citations for non-compliance violations and locations stated in the Motion; and as further instructed in the Motion.

20-0491
 
  To Housing Committee
Motion (Bonin - Harris-Dawson - Koretz) relative to the request that the Office of the Mayor, using his expanded powers under the Covid-19 state of emergency, establish a social housing program that could use federal funds to purchase a long term lease for privately owned properties, including hotels, motels, vacant properties, and distressed properties, to provide housing for Angelenos, etc.

20-0492
 
  To Budget and Finance Committee
Motion (Blumenfield - Bonin) relative to instruct City Administrative Officer, Risk Management, with cooperation from the Department Chief Sustainability Officers, to report on an inventory of insurance policies held by the City and a scoring system to rate insures based on their investments in and underwriting of companies engaged in fossil fuel operations; and further actions described in the Motion.

20-0493
 
  To Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
Motion (Martinez - Price for Cedillo) relative to instructing the Chief Legislative Analyst, with the assistance of the City Attorney, to pursue and report on all legal options to protect the rights of children and families excluded through the discriminatory language in the stimulus package; and prepare a resolution to support the Leave No Tax Payer Behind Act introduced in Congress.

20-0495
 
  To Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
Motion (Martinez - O'Farrell for Wesson) relative to establishing a new Ad Hoc Committee on COVID-19 Recovery and Neighborhood Investment; and related actions.

20-0496
 
  To Economic Development Committee
Motion (Ryu-Rodriguez) relative to instructing the Economic and Workforce Development Department, with assistance from the Chief Legislative Analyst and the City Administrative Officer, to immediately develop a restaurant relief program to allow independent restaurants to temporarily contract with the City, to provide meals to emergency shelters, seniors, and others; and further actions detailed in the Motion.

20-0497
 
  To Economic Development Committee
Motion (Cedillo - Martinez) relative to instructing the Chief Legislation Analyst, in coordination with the Mayor's Office, Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Development Department, and Economic Workforce Development Department, to develop a proposed expenditure plan that includes Council priorities for the Supplemental COVID-19 Community Development Block Grant allocation.

20-0498
 
  To Economic Development Committee
Motion (O'Farrell - Martinez) relative to instructing the Chief Legislative Analyst and the City Administrative Officer, in conjunction with other necessary City departments, to report on incentives the City can offer to businesses who continue to allow their employees to telecommute a certain percentage of their work schedule after the emergency order is lifted; and as further instructed in the Motion.

20-0499
 
  To Economic Development Committee
Motion (Blumenfield - Price) relative to instructing the Economic and Workforce Development Department to convene in a working group including Food and Beverage Industry representative and appropriate City Departments, to recommend low-cost or no-cost changes to streamline City processes for departmental approvals for the operation or modification of business operations; and as further instructed in the Motion.

20-0500
 
  To Budget and Finance Committee
Motion (Krekorian - Martinez - Price) relative to instructing the Chief Legislative Analyst and City Administrative Officer to report with an analysis of the City's financial health as it ends the 2019-20 Fiscal Year, and as further detailed in the Motion; the Office of Finance to report on revenue generating activities; and all departments to report on furlough implementation plans.

20-0501
 
  To Budget and Finance Committee
Motion (Krekorian - Martinez) relative to transferring funds from the Building and Safety Permit Enterprise Fund to the Covid-19 Emergency Response, as a temporary loan to be repaid from future General Fund and/or the State and federal Funds for Covid-19 response.

20-0505
 
  To Housing Committee
Motion (Koretz - Ryu) relative to instructing the Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department to prepare key amendments to the Eviction Defense Program (EDP) including but not limited to the authority to enter into a sole source contract, become a citywide program, address impacts to due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and as further detailed in the Motion.