Council and Committee Referral "Hot Sheet"           
For Tuesday, April 28, 2015           
 
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14-0656-S2
CD 4
 
  To Planning and Land Use Management Committee
Application submitted by Jesse Williams and Aryn Drake-Lee on April 27, 2015, relative to a Hardship Exemption for property at 545 North Gower Street.

14-0656-S3
CD 5
 
  To Planning and Land Use Management Committee
Application submitted by Benjamin Esshaghian on April 28, 2015, relative to a Hardship Exemption for property at 453 North Kings Road.

14-1297
CD 4
 
  To Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee
Bureau of Engineering report, dated April 23, 2015, relative to the appeal of Board of Pubic Works California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) finding for the Class "B" Permit for Voluntary Non-Standard Improvements on Bulwer Drive.

14-1721
CD 8
 
  To Council (Tentatively scheduled for May 5, 2015)
Motion (Parks - O'Farrell) - That Council File 14-1721 be amended to designate the intersection of 49th Street and South Gramercy Place as Bishop Hamel Hartford Brookinsand Bishop T. Larry Kirkland Square.

14-1741-S1
 
  To Transportation Committee
Motion (Krekorian - Koretz) - That the Council instruct the Department of Transportation to report on the City's Partnership with Waze and on the feasibility of expanding that partnership to implement steps to reduce the volume of cut-through vehicle traffic diverted onto residential streets.

15-0002-S44
 
  To Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee
Resolution (Parks - Koretz) - Resolve that, with the concurrence of the Mayor, and by the adoption of this Resolution,the City of Los Angeles hereby includes in its 2015-16 State Legislative Program its position for AB48 (Stone) which would prohibit a person or entity from selling or giving another person a cigarette utiizing a single-use filter, and for SB 151 (Hernandez) which would increase the minimum legal age to purchase or consume tobacco from 18 to 21.

15-0010-S16
CD 12
 
  To Council (Tentatively scheduled for May 5, 2015)
Motion (Blumenfield - Buscaino) - That by adoption of this Motion, the Council provide an offer of reward for information leading to the identification, apprehension, and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the death of Ms. Barbara Williams on April 3, 2014, etc.

15-0011-S13
CD 13
 
  To Council (Tentatively scheduled for May 5, 2015)
Motion (OFarrell - LaBonge) - That funds from the Council District 13 portion of the Street Furniture Revenue Fund No. 43D, be transferred/appropriated to the listed Accounts as mentioned in the Motion for the Glendale Bridge Fence Repair Project in Council District 13; etc.

15-0104-S1
 
  To Council (Tentatively scheduled for May 5, 2015)
Resolution (Englander - Wesson, Jr.) - Resolved that the Council hereby makes a finding of public benefit, as detailed in the Resolution, and hereby makes an exemption to the Citys Development Agreement Procedures, to reduce the public hearing notice from 24 days to 10 days, in relation to the Amendment to the 2008 Amended and Restated Development Agreement by the City and Porter Ranch Development Company; etc.

15-0445-S1
CD 4
 
  To Transportation Committee
Motion (LaBonge - O'Farrell) - That the Department of Transportation be directed to report with recommendation for expanding the restrictions of the Preferential Parking Districts (PPD) Nos. 180, 189, 190, 192 and 195; etc.

15-0520
CD 10
 
  To Council (Tentatively scheduled for May 5, 2015)
Motion (Wesson, Jr. Price) - That the address located at 4115 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard be named as Dr. Rocellia John Place and that the Department of Transportation be directed to erect permanent ceremonial sign(s) to this effect at this location.

15-0521
CD 12
 
  To Planning and Land Use Management Committee
Motion (Englander - Huizar) - That the Council instruct City Planning Department to prepare a Community Plan land use designation change from Low Residential to Community Commercial, and a zone change from A2-1 TO [Q]C2-1 VL, with qualifying conditions that limit the use of site to academic institutional use for Granada Hills Charter High School, located at 17081 through 17129 Devon Street and 10338 Amestoy Avenue.

15-0522
CD 13
 
  To Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee
Motion (O'Farrell - Buscaino) -That the Council direct the Bureau of Engineering, with the assistance of the Departments of City Planning and Building and Safety, as necessary, to waive the roadway widening and corner modification requirements along La Clede Avenue and the replacement of curb and gutter for the project located at 3376 Glendale Boulevard, etc.

15-0523
 
  To Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee
Motion (Bonin - Blumenfield) - That the Council request the Mayor's Office report on the proposed expansions plans, new zones and increased funding for the Gang Reduction Youth Development program.

15-0524
 
  To Education and Neighborhoods Committee
Motion (Wesson, Jr. - OFarrell) - That the Board of Neighborhood Commissioners and the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment be instructed to submit a report on the priority recommendations, as set forth in the Motion, which resulted from a thorough review of the Plan for a Citywide System of Neighborhood Councils (NCs); etc.

15-0525
 
  To Energy and Environment Committee
Motion (Fuentes - Englander) - That the Department of Water and Power be requested to immediately report to the Council on the feasibility of offering customer rebates for pool covers, including an implementation plan for the new rebate.

15-0538
 
  To Ad Hoc on Homelessness Committee
Motion (Bonin - Huizar) - That the Council instruct the City Administrative Officer to work with Los Angeles County officials to determine whether the City of Los Angeles, as a pilot program in certain neighborhoods with large populations of chronically homeless individuals, can access the Flexible Housing Program, and detail what policy changes or resources are needed in order for the City to participate.

15-0540
 
  To Energy and Environment Committee
Board of Water and Power Commissioners report, dated April 27, 2015, relative to the proposed amendments to the Citys Emergency Water Conservation Plan Ordinance.