Council and Committee Referral "Hot Sheet"           
For Wednesday, November 12, 2014           
 
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13-0905-S4
CD 8
 
  To Council (Tentatively scheduled for November 19, 2014)
Motion (Parks - Martinez) - That, subject to the approval of the Mayor, funds be appropriated fro the Unappropriated Balance Fund to the Transportation Fund, for various community charter bus services in Council District 8, etc.

14-0002-S104
 
  To Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
Resolution (Buscaino - Cedillo) - Resolve, that with the concurrence of the Mayor and by the adoption of this Resolution, the City of Los Angeles hereby includes in its 2013-14 Federal Legislative Program its position of S. 2244 (Schumer), the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014, which would renew vital legislation that has provided a federal backstop for insurance claims related to acts of terror.

14-0163-S6
 
  To Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee
Motion (Bonin - Buscaino - Fuentes) - That the City Administrative Officer, with the assistance of the Chief Legislative Analyst and the Bureau of Street Services be requested to formulate a policy of holding harmless those entitites or persons undertaking sidewalk repair projects if those projects are permitted, inspected and accepted by the City, with those permits and inspection for these projects being at no cost.

14-0170-S56
CD 11
 
  To Council
Office of Finance report dated, November 10, 2014, relative to the proposed tax lien of $6,059.45, be recorded for real or personal property of Dr. Bruce E. King DDS Dental Incorporated at 3791 South Centinela Avenue.

14-0170-S57
CD 3
 
  To Council
Office of Finance report dated, November 10, 2014, relative to the proposed tax lien of $21,827.98, be recorded for real or personal property of Ron Swing Interior Design Collections Incorporated at 22540 Ventura Boulevard, Woodland Hills.

14-0224-S2
 
  To Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee
Motion (Krekorian - Buscaino) - That the Council instruct the Bureau of Street Services to make recommendations on changes in the Citys tree-trimming program to reduce the per-tree cost to deliver tree-trimming services, etc.

14-0726-S2
CD 4, 10
 
  To Council
City Administrative Officer report 0220-00540-1109, dated November 12, 2014, relative to the Housing and Community Investment Department request for authorization to issue funds in the tax-exempt multi-family conduit revenue bonds for the LDK Senior Apartments Project.

14-1297
CD 4
 
  To Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee
Motion (Wesson, Jr. - Buscaino) - That the Council rescind its actions taken during its meeting held on September 23, 2014, to assert jurisdiction pursuant to Charter Section 245 over, and to veto the September 15, 2014 Board of Public Works action to approve a Class B Permit for voluntary non-standard improvements on Bulwer Drive from Woodstock Drive.

14-1509
 
  To Budget and Finance Committee
Motion (Englander, et al. - OFarrell) - That the Council Action of November 7, 2014, relative to the use of outside counsel in the case of City of Los Angeles v. Patel be amended to authorize the City Attorney to retain the services of Orin S. Kerr to assist in this matter and to process and execute any documentation as may be needed for this purpose; etc.

14-1548
CD 8
 
  To Planning and Land Use Management Committee
Los Angeles City Planning Commission and City Planning reports, both dated November 3, 2014, relative to a General Plan Amendment, Zone Change and Appeal for property addresses at 1060-1094 West Exposition Boulevard, 3779-3785 South Wisconsin Street and 1061-1095 West 38th Street.

14-1556
 
  To Energy and Environment Committee
Board of Public Works report, dated November 5, 2014, relative to the Green Acres Farm Biosolids Land Application Project, advisory body recommendation on California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) compliance.

14-1561
 
  To Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
Motion (Price, et al. - Cedillo) - That with the concurrence of the Mayor and by the adoption of this Resolution, the City of Los Angeles formally expresses its support for the proposed SLATE-Z Promise Zone designation and urges the Obama Administration and the Department of Housing and Urban Development to support this application.

14-1562
CD 11
 
  To Arts, Parks, Health, Aging, and River Committee
Motion (Bonin - Martinez) - That the Department of General Services be authorized to negotiate and execute a no-cost license agreement with Kiss the Ground, subject to approval of the City Attorney, for the purpose of occupying the open space with a demonstration garden in front of the Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center at 681 Venice Boulevard.

14-1563
CD 11
 
  To Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee
Motion (Bonin - Boscaino) - That the City Council request the Chief Legislative Analyst, with the assitance of the City Administrative Officer, to identify funds to cover the contingency cost and allow for awarding of the contract and completion of the Mar Vista Curb/Gutter Assessement Project.

14-1564
 
  To Economic Development Committee
Motion (Blumenfield - Price) - That the City Council, subject to the approval of the Mayor, instruct the General Manager of the Economic Worforce and Development Department to negotiate a Memorandum of Understanding with the Los Angeles Community College District that commits both entities to work together on a Strategic Plan on efforts that develop and find multiple funding sources for workforce and economic development, etc.

14-1565
CD 11
 
  To Planning and Land Use Management Committee
Motion (Bonin - Huizar) - That the Council request the Department of City Planning, in conjunction with the City Attorneys office, to prepare a targeted amendment to the Specific Plan to increase fund parking in-lieu fee codified in 1999 to account for inflation using the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and add a provision that will allow the in-lieu fee to be adjusted every year based on CPI.

14-1566
 
  To Transportation Committee
Motion (Buscaino - Englander - Parks) - That the City Attorney, with the assistance and cooperation of the Office of Finance and Police Commission, be requested to prepare and present an Ordinance to impose a requirement on all private parking lots or parking structure operators in Los Angeles to employ the use of Revenue Control Equipment; etc.

14-1567
CD 5
 
  To Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee
Motion (Koretz - Blumenfield) - That the Department of Public Works be authorized to waive the improvement of Dellwood Lane and to waive the 8-foot dedication along Dellwood Lane (a paper street) a dirt right-of-way with a steep grade of approximately 75 percent, etc.

14-1568
 
  To Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee
Motion (Buscaino - Bonin) - That the City Administrative Officer, with the assistance and cooperation of the City Attorney, Department of Public Works, Department of Transportation, Information Technology Agency, City Clerk and the Chief Legislative Analyst, be instructed to assess the feasibility of creating Communtiy Beautification Assessment Districts, etc.

14-1569
 
  To Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee
Motion (Buscaino - Englander - Parks) - That the Department of Public Works, with the assistance and cooperation of the Information Technology Agency and the Department of Transporation, be instructed to coordinate on a regular basis with affected City departments, contractors and private utilities: the scheduling, permitting, monitoring, mapping and inspection of street cuts in the public right-of-way, etc.

14-1570
 
  To Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee
Motion (Buscaino - Bonin) - That the City Administrative Officer, with the assistance and cooperation of the Department of Public Works, and the Information Technology Agency, be instructed to review and report on the efficiency, efficacy and prospects, as well as other alternatives, related to street repair and maintenance.

14-1571
 
  To Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee
Motion (Buscaino - Englander - Parks) - That the City Administrative Officer, with the assistance and cooperation of the Chief Legislative Analyst and Department of Public Works, be instructed to take various actions with respect to the Citys Street Damage Restoration Fee, etc.

14-1571-S1
 
  To Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee
Motion (Buscaino - Englander - Parks) - That the City Attorney be requested to prepare and present an Ordinance that conveys to the Board of Pubic Works the authority to make exemptions to the one-year moratorium and to require exempted permittees to pay a Street Damage Restoration Fee sufficient to recover the full cost of damage inflicted by shortened the lifespan of the street.

14-1573
 
  To Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee
Moton (Busicaino - Huizar) - That the City Administrative Officer, with the assistance of the Department of Public Works, be instructed to report on a timeline and process for expeditiously retrofitting the Citys Asphalt Plant No. 1, setting forth the range of potential options to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of this valuable City asset; etc.