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LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL

 

 
    Tuesday, April 6, 2021

10:00 AM


JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER

ROOM 340, CITY HALL

200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

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President GILBERT A. CEDILLO, First District
NURY MARTINEZ, Sixth District PAUL KREKORIAN, Second District
  BOB BLUMENFIELD, Third District
  NITHYA RAMAN, Fourth District
President Pro Tempore PAUL KORETZ, Fifth District
JOE BUSCAINO, Fifteenth District MONICA RODRIGUEZ, Seventh District
  MARQUEECE HARRIS-DAWSON, Eighth District
Assistant President Pro Tempore CURREN D. PRICE, JR., Ninth District
VACANT MARK RIDLEY-THOMAS, Tenth District
  MIKE BONIN, Eleventh District
  JOHN S. LEE, Twelfth District
  MITCH O'FARRELL, Thirteenth District
  KEVIN DE LEÓN, Fourteenth District

PUBLIC COMMENT
In conformity with the Governor's Executive Order N-29-20 (March 17, 2020) and due to concerns over COVID-19, the City Council meeting will be conducted entirely telephonically.

CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS ARE BROADCAST LIVE ON CABLE TELEVISION CHANNEL 35 AND ON THE INTERNET AT: HTTPS://LACITY.PRIMEGOV.COM/PUBLIC/PORTAL. LIVE COUNCIL MEETINGS CAN ALSO BE HEARD AT: (213) 621-CITY (METRO), (818) 904-9450 (VALLEY), (310) 471-CITY (WESTSIDE) AND (310) 547-CITY (SAN PEDRO AREA)

Members of the public who wish to offer public comment to the Council should call 1 669 254 5252 and use Meeting ID No. 160 535 8466 and then press #. Press # again when prompted for participant ID. Once admitted into the meeting, press *9 to request to speak.

Requests for reasonable modification or accommodation from individuals with disabilities, consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act can be made by contacting the City Clerk's Office at (213) 978-1133. For Telecommunication Relay Services for the hearing impaired, please see the information located on page 2 of this agenda.

Telecommunication Relay Services

Telephone communication is one of the most important forms of communication in society today. Due to advancements in technology, telephone devices have evolved with new services and capabilities. Individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing, and individuals with a speech disability are following these trends and are rapidly migrating to more advanced telecommunications methods, both for peer-to-peer and third-party telecommunications relay service (TRS) communications.

Telecommunications Relay Service is a telephone service that allows persons with hearing or speech disabilities to place and receive telephone calls. TRS is available in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. territories for local and/or long distance calls. TRS providers - generally telephone companies - are compensated for the costs of providing TRS from either a state or a federal fund. There is no cost to the TRS user.

What forms of TRS are available?There are several forms of TRS, depending on the particular needs of the user and the equipment available: TRS includes: Text to Voice TIY-Based TRS; Speech-to-Speech Relay Service; Shared Non-English Language Relay Service; Captioned Telephone Relay Service; Internet Protocol Relay Service; and Video Relay Service. Please visit this site for detail descriptions, https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs.

Don't hang up! Some people hang up on TRS calls because they think the CA is a telemarketer. If you hear, "Hello. This is the relay service .. . " when you pick up the phone, please don't hang up! You are about to talk, through a TRS provider, to a person who is deaf, hard-of-hearing, or has a speech disability.

For more information about FCC programs to promote access to telecommunications services for people with disabilities, visit the FCC's Disability Rights Office website.

SE OFRECE UN SERVICIO DE TRADUCCION AL ESPANOL EN TODAS LAS REUNIONES DEL CONSEJO MUNICIPAL

 

BASIC CITY COUNCIL MEETING RULES

AGENDAS - The City Council meets Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday at 10:00 A.M. The agendas for City Council meetings contain a brief general description of those items to be considered at the meetings. Council Agendas are available in the Office of the City Clerk, Council and Public Services Division, Room 395, City Hall, 200 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012, and on the City's website at lacity.org; or lacouncilcalendar.com.

Ten (10) members of the Council constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The Council may consider an item not listed on the agenda only if it is determined by a two-thirds (10) vote that the need for action arose after the posting of an Agenda. Some items on the agenda may be approved without any discussion, however, any item may be called "special" by a Councilmember. If an item is called "special" it will be "held" until the remainder of the items on the Council agenda have been acted on by the Council. An item may also be called "special" if a member of the public has requested to speak on the item and a public hearing was not previously held.

The City Clerk will announce the items to be considered by the Council, however items will be grouped. For example, all items for which required public hearings have not previously been held are listed in one section on the printed agenda. The Council President will ask if any Councilmember or member or the public wishes to speak on one or more of these items. If anyone wishes to speak on an item, it will be called "special". The remaining items in this section will be voted on by Council with one roll call vote.

PUBLIC INPUT AT CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS - An opportunity for the public to address the Council on agenda items for which public hearings have not been held will be provided at the time the item is considered or during the Multiple Agenda Item Comment period. Members of the public who wish to speak on items shall be allowed to speak for up to one minute per item up to a total of three minutes per meeting. The Council has determined that a cumulative total of 20 minutes is a reasonable minimum amount of time for the Multiple Agenda Item segment of each regular meeting.

The Council will also provide an opportunity for the public to speak on public interest items. Each speaker shall be limited to one minute of general public comment each regular meeting for a cumulative total of ten (10) minutes. The Council shall not discuss or take action relative to any general public comment.

If you wish to provide documents to the full Council for consideration on an item, please present the Sergeant-At-Arms with 35 copies. Otherwise, your materials will simply be added to the official record.

COUNCIL DISCUSSION AND TIME LIMITS - Councilmembers requesting to address the Council will be recognized by the Council President in the order requested. For any item, the Chairperson of the Committee, or the maker of the original motion, or the member calling a matter "special" shall have up to six (6) minutes to discuss the item. All other Councilmembers may speak up to three (3) minutes each on the matter. After all members desiring to speak on a question have had an opportunity to be heard once, the time for each Member desiring to speak again shall be limited to a maximum of three (3) minutes.

A motion calling the "previous question" may be introduced by any member during a Council debate. If adopted, this motion will terminate debate on a matter and the Chair will instruct the Clerk to call the roll on the matter.

VOTING AND DISPOSITION OF ITEMS - Most items require a majority vote of the entire membership of the Council (8 members). Items which have not been discussed in a Council Committee and have been placed directly on the agenda will require 10 votes to consider. Once considered, these items will normally require eight (8) affirmative votes to be adopted. Ordinances require a unanimous vote (at least 12 members must be present) in order to be adopted on first consideration. If an ordinance does not receive the necessary unanimous vote, it is laid over one calendar week. The votes required for approval on second consideration vary and depend upon the type of ordinance, but a typical ordinance requires eight (8) affirmative votes upon second consideration.

NOTICE TO PAID REPRESENTATIVES - If you are compensated to monitor, attend, or speak at this meeting, City law may require you to register as a lobbyist and report your activity. See Los Angeles Municipal Code 48.01 et seq. More information is available at ethics.lacity.org/lobbying. For assistance, please contact the Ethics Commission at (213) 978-1960 or [email protected].

COUNCIL DISCUSSION AND TIME LIMITS - Councilmembers requesting to address the Council will be recognized by the Council President in the order requested. For any item, the Chairperson of the Committee, or the maker of the original motion, or the member calling a matter "special" shall have up to six (6) minutes to discuss the item. All other Councilmembers may speak up to three (3) minutes each on the matter. After all members desiring to speak on a question have had an opportunity to be heard once, the time for each Member desiring to speak again shall be limited to a maximum of three (3) minutes.

A motion calling the "previous question" may be introduced by any member during a Council debate. If adopted, this motion will terminate debate on a matter and the Chair will instruct the Clerk to call the roll on the matter.

VOTING AND DISPOSITION OF ITEMS - Most items require a majority vote of the entire membership of the Council (8 members). Items which have not been discussed in a Council Committee and have been placed directly on the agenda will require 10 votes to consider. Once considered, these items will normally require eight (8) affirmative votes to be adopted. Ordinances require a unanimous vote (at least 12 members must be present) in order to be adopted on first consideration. If an ordinance does not receive the necessary unanimous vote, it is laid over one calendar week. The votes required for approval on second consideration vary and depend upon the type of ordinance, but a typical ordinance requires eight (8) affirmative votes upon second consideration.

When debate on an item is completed, the Chair will instruct the Clerk to "call the roll". Every member present must vote for or against each item; abstentions are not permitted. The Clerk will announce the votes on each item. Any member of Council may move to "reconsider" any vote on any item on the agenda, except to adjourn, suspend the Rules, or where an intervening event has deprived the Council of jurisdiction, providing that said member originally voted on the prevailing side of the item. The motion to "reconsider" shall only be in order once during the meeting, and once during the next regular meeting. The member requesting reconsideration shall identify for all members present the agenda number, Council file number and subject matter previously voted upon. A motion to reconsider is not debatable and shall require an affirmative vote of eight (8) members of the Council.

When the Council has failed by sufficient votes to approve or reject an item, and has not lost jurisdiction over the matter, or has not caused it to be continued beyond the next regular meeting, the item is continued to the next regular meeting for the purpose of allowing the Council to again vote on the matter.

The City Council rules provide that all items adopted by the Council will not be presented to the Mayor, or other designated officer by the City Clerk until the adjournment of the regular Council meeting following the date of the Council action. A motion to send an item "forthwith" if adopted by ten (10) votes, suspends these rules and requires the City Clerk to forward the matter to the Mayor, or other officer, without delay.

When debate on an item is completed, the Chair will instruct the Clerk to "call the roll". Every member present must vote for or against each item; abstentions are not permitted. The Clerk will announce the votes on each item. Any member of Council may move to "reconsider" any vote on any item on the agenda, except to adjourn, suspend the Rules, or where an intervening event has deprived the Council of jurisdiction, providing that said member originally voted on the prevailing side of the item. The motion to "reconsider" shall only be in order once during the meeting, and once during the next regular meeting. The member requesting reconsideration shall identify for all members present the agenda number, Council file number and subject matter previously voted upon. A motion to reconsider is not debatable and shall require an affirmative vote of eight (8) members of the Council.

When the Council has failed by sufficient votes to approve or reject an item, and has not lost jurisdiction over the matter, or has not caused it to be continued beyond the next regular meeting, the item is continued to the next regular meeting for the purpose of allowing the Council to again vote on the matter.

The City Council rules provide that all items adopted by the Council will not be presented to the Mayor, or other designated officer by the City Clerk until the adjournment of the regular Council meeting following the date of the Council action. A motion to send an item "forthwith" if adopted by ten (10) votes, suspends these rules and requires the City Clerk to forward the matter to the Mayor, or other officer, without delay.

RULE 16 MOTIONS - Council Rule No. 16, in part, allows a member to send an item directly to the Council without it having to go to a Council Committee first, by giving the City Clerk a motion (seconded by an additional member) during a Council session to be placed on the next regular available Council agenda.

 

Los Angeles City Council Agenda
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER ROOM 340, CITY HALL 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 - 10:00 AM

Roll Call

Approval of the Minutes

Commendatory Resolutions, Introductions and Presentations

Multiple Agenda Item Comment

Public Testimony of Non-agenda Items Within Jurisdiction of Council

Items Noticed for Public Hearing

(1)
21-0219
CD 5
HEARING COMMENTS relative to an Application for Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity for the sale of alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption at Pacific Market - Fox Plaza, located at 2121 South Avenue of the Stars, Suite 180.
   
  Applicant: Aramark Services c/o Flaherty & O’HaraRepresentative: Rawlings Consulting, Attn: Steve Rawlings
  TIME LIMIT FILE - MAY 24, 2021(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - MAY 21, 2021)
 
(Motion required for Findings and Council recommendations for the above application)
(2)
20-0900-S89
CD 11 HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the Olympic Boulevard and Corinth Avenue Street Lighting District, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.
   
  (Pursuant to Council adoption of Ordinance of Intention on February 2, 2021. The tabulation of ballots shall take place in Space 300 of 555 Ramirez Street on April 7, 2021 at 10 a.m. and will be publicly live-streamed. To access the live stream, join Zoom Meeting ID: 953 8628 4393, Passcode: prop218. Public announcement of the tabulation of ballots and consideration of the Final Ordinance will take place at Council on April 27, 2021.)
 
 
(3)
20-0900-S90
CD 4 HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the Hillhurst Avenue and Hollywood Boulevard Street Lighting District, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.
   
  (Pursuant to Council adoption of Ordinance of Intention on February 2, 2021. The tabulation of ballots shall take place in Space 300 of 555 Ramirez Street on April 7, 2021 at 10 a.m. and will be publicly live-streamed. To access the live stream, join Zoom Meeting ID: 953 8628 4393, Passcode: prop218. Public announcement of the tabulation of ballots and consideration of the Final Ordinance will take place at Council on April 27, 2021.)
 
 
(4)
20-0900-S91
CD 11 HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the Hartsook Street and Cleon Avenue No. 1 Street Lighting District, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.
   
  (Pursuant to Council adoption of Ordinance of Intention on February 2, 2021. The tabulation of ballots shall take place in Space 300 of 555 Ramirez Street on April 7, 2021 at 10 a.m. and will be publicly live-streamed. To access the live stream, join Zoom Meeting ID: 953 8628 4393, Passcode: prop218. Public announcement of the tabulation of ballots and consideration of the Final Ordinance will take place at Council on April 27, 2021.)
 
 
(5)
20-0900-S92
CD 13 HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the Fletcher Drive and Avenue 34 Street Lighting District, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.
   
  (Pursuant to Council adoption of Ordinance of Intention on February 2, 2021. The tabulation of ballots shall take place in Space 300 of 555 Ramirez Street on April 7, 2021 at 10 a.m. and will be publicly live-streamed. To access the live stream, join Zoom Meeting ID: 953 8628 4393, Passcode: prop218. Public announcement of the tabulation of ballots and consideration of the Final Ordinance will take place at Council on April 27, 2021.)
 
 
(6)
20-0900-S94
CD 11 HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the Granville Avenue and Iowa Avenue No. 2 Street Lighting District, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.
   
  (Pursuant to Council adoption of Ordinance of Intention on February 2, 2021. The tabulation of ballots shall take place in Space 300 of 555 Ramirez Street on April 7, 2021 at 10 a.m. and will be publicly live-streamed. To access the live stream, join Zoom Meeting ID: 953 8628 4393, Passcode: prop218. Public announcement of the tabulation of ballots and consideration of the Final Ordinance will take place at Council on April 27, 2021.)
 
 
(7)
20-0900-S95
CD 4 HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the Locksley Place and Glendale Boulevard Street Lighting District, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.
   
  (Pursuant to Council adoption of Ordinance of Intention on February 2, 2021. The tabulation of ballots shall take place in Space 300 of 555 Ramirez Street on April 7, 2021 at 10 a.m. and will be publicly live-streamed. To access the live stream, join Zoom Meeting ID: 953 8628 4393, Passcode: prop218. Public announcement of the tabulation of ballots and consideration of the Final Ordinance will take place at Council on April 27, 2021.)
 
 
(8)
21-0900-S1
CD 4 HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the Kester Avenue and Otsego Street Lighting District, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.
   
  (Pursuant to Council adoption of Ordinance of Intention on February 2, 2021. The tabulation of ballots shall take place in Space 300 of 555 Ramirez Street on April 7, 2021 at 10 a.m. and will be publicly live-streamed. To access the live stream, join Zoom Meeting ID: 953 8628 4393, Passcode: prop218. Public announcement of the tabulation of ballots and consideration of the Final Ordinance will take place at Council on April 27, 2021.)
 
 
(9)
21-0900-S2
CD 11 HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the Butler and Ohio Avenues Street Lighting District, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.
   
  (Pursuant to Council adoption of Ordinance of Intention on February 2, 2021. The tabulation of ballots shall take place in Space 300 of 555 Ramirez Street on April 7, 2021 at 10 a.m. and will be publicly live-streamed. To access the live stream, join Zoom Meeting ID: 953 8628 4393, Passcode: prop218. Public announcement of the tabulation of ballots and consideration of the Final Ordinance will take place at Council on April 27, 2021.)
 
 
 
(10)
21-0900-S3
CD 14 HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the Flower Street and Wilshire Boulevard No.1 Street Lighting District, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.
   
  (Pursuant to Council adoption of Ordinance of Intention on February 2, 2021. The tabulation of ballots shall take place in Space 300 of 555 Ramirez Street on April 7, 2021 at 10 a.m. and will be publicly live-streamed. To access the live stream, join Zoom Meeting ID: 953 8628 4393, Passcode: prop218. Public announcement of the tabulation of ballots and consideration of the Final Ordinance will take place at Council on April 27, 2021.)
 
 

Items for which Public Hearings Have Been Held

(11)
17-1125
ORDINANCE SECOND CONSIDERATION relative to replacing the existing shared mobility device pilot program with an annual permit program.
   
  (Public Works and Transportation Committees report adopted in Council on March 24, 2021) Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
 
 
 
URGENCY CLAUSE - 12 VOTES REQUIRED ON SECOND READING
(12)
13-0199
CD 4, 13 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the renewal of the East Hollywood (Property-Based) Business Improvement District (BID).
   
  Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
  1. FIND that:
     
    1. The petitions submitted on behalf of the proponents of the proposed East Hollywood Property and BID are signed by property owners who will pay more than 50 percent of the assessments proposed to be levied.
       
    2. All parcels included in the BID will receive a special benefit from the improvements and activities that are to be provided.
       
    3. All parcels will have a special benefit conferred upon them and upon which an assessment would be imposed are those as identified in the Management District Plan.
       
    4. In accordance with Article XIIID of the California Constitution all assessments are supported by the Engineer’s Report, prepared by a registered professional engineer certified by the State of California and attached to the Council file.
       
    5. In accordance with Article XIIID of the California Constitution and based on the facts and conclusions contained in the attached Engineer’s Report, the assessment levied on each parcel within the proposed BID is proportionate to the special benefit derived from the improvements and activities that are to be provided.
       
    6. In accordance with Article XIIID of the California Constitution and based on the facts and conclusions contained in the attached Engineer’s Report, the Engineer has separated the general from special benefits.
       
    7. The Engineer's Report, attached to the Council file, identified general benefits in the amount of 4.0734 percent to be separated from the special benefits conferred on parcels within the proposed District; the yearly general benefits cost must be paid from funds other than the assessments collected for the East Hollywood Property and BID; and that the general benefit cost for first year of operation is $11,464.
       
    8. No publicly owned parcel is exempt from assessment.
       
    9. The assessments for the proposed District are not taxes and that the District qualifies for exemption from Proposition 26 under exemption 7 o Article XIIIC Section 1(e).
       
    10. The services to be provided by the Owners Association are in the nature of professional, expert, technical or other special services, that the services are of a temporary and occasional character, and that the use of competitive bidding would be impractical, not advantageous, undesirable or where the common law otherwise excuses compliance with competitive bidding requirements.
       
    11. The proposed improvements and activities are completely separate from the day to day operations of the City of Los Angeles.
       
  2. APPROVE the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Owners Association to administer the East Hollywood Property and BID District if the district is renewed.
     
  3. ADOPT the:
     
    1. Preliminary Report ofthe City Clerk, attached to the Council file.
       
    2. The Management District Plan, attached to the Council file.
       
    3. The Engineer Report, attached to the Council file.
       
  4. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated March 2, 2021 to establish a Property and Business Improvement District to be known as the "East Hollywood Business Improvement District” pursuant to the Provisions of the Property and Business Improvement District Law of 1994 (Division 18, Part 7, Streets and Highways Code, State of California) and to levy assessments.
     
  5. AUTHORIZE the City Clerk, upon establishment of the District, to prepare, execute and administer a contract between the City of Los Angeles and the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, a non-profit corporation, for the administration of the District’s programs.
     
  6. DIRECT the City Clerk to comply with the notice, protest, and hearing procedures prescribed in the Proposition 218 Omnibus Implementation Act (California Government Code, Section 53750 et seq.).
     
Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Clerk reports that the assessment levied on the City-owned properties within the East Hollywood BID to be paid from the General Fund total $25,268.90 for the first year of the BID. Funding is available in the BID Trust Fund 659 to pay the General Fund share of the assessment for the first operating year. Proposition 218 requires the separation of general benefits from the special benefits. The general benefit portion for the East Hollywood BID is $11,464 for the first year. However, funds other than assessment revenue must be budgeted annually for the general benefit expense for the remaining years of the BID's ten-year term. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
 
 
(13)
12-0931
CD 14 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the renewal of the Downtown Industrial District (Property-Based) Business Improvement District (BID).
   
 
Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
 
  1. FIND that:
     
    1. The petitions submitted on behalf of the proponents of the proposed Downtown Industrial District BID are signed by property owners who will pay more than 50 percent of the assessments proposed to be levied.
       
    2. All parcels included in the BID will receive a special benefit from the improvements and activities that are to be provided.
       
    3. All parcels will have a special benefit conferred upon them and upon which an assessment would be imposed are those as identified in the Management District Plan, attached to the Council file.
       
    4. In accordance with Article XIIID of the California Constitution all assessments are supported by the Engineer’s Report, attached to the Council file and prepared by a registered professional engineer certified by the State of California.
       
    5. In accordance with Article XIIID of the California Constitution and based on the facts and conclusions contained in the attached Engineer’s Report, attached to the Council file, the assessment levied on each parcel within the proposed BID is proportionate to the special benefit derived from the improvements and activities that are to be provided.
       
    6. In accordance with Article XIIID of the California Constitution and based on the facts and conclusions contained in the attached Engineer’s Report, the Engineer has separated the general from special benefits with said Engineer's Report identifying general benefits in the amount of 3.05 percent to be separated from the special benefits conferred on parcels within the proposed BID with the yearly general benefits cost must be paid from funds other than the assessments collected for the Downtown Industrial District BID.
       
    7. The general benefit cost for first year of operation is $102,686.84.
       
    8. No publicly owned parcel is exempt from assessment.
       
    9. The assessments for the proposed District are not taxes and that the District qualifies for exemption from Proposition 26 under exemption 7 of Article XIIIC Section 1(e).
       
    10. The services to be provided by the Owners Association are in the nature of professional, expert, technical or other special services, that the services are of a temporary and occasional character, and that the use of competitive bidding would be impractical, not advantageous, undesirable or where the common law otherwise excuses compliance with competitive bidding requirements.
       
    11. The proposed improvements and activities are completely separate from the day to day operations of the City of Los Angeles.
       
  2. APPROVE the Central City East Association Owners Association to administer the Downtown Industrial District BID if the district is renewed.
     
  3. ADOPT the following reports, attached to the Council file:
    1. Preliminary Report oft he City Clerk.
       
    2. Management District Plan.
       
    3. Engineer’s Report.
  4. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION dated March 19, 2021 to establish the Downtown Industrial District BID.
     
  5. AUTHORIZE the City Clerk, upon establishment of the BID, to prepare, execute and administer a contract between the City of Los Angeles and the Central City East Association Owners Association, a non-profit corporation, for the administration of the BID’s programs.
     
  6. DIRECT the City Clerk to comply with the notice, protest, and hearing procedures prescribed in the Proposition 218 Omnibus Implementation Act (California Government Code, Section 53750 et seq.).
     
  7. REQUEST the City Attorney, with the assistance of the City Clerk, to prepare and present an enabling Ordinance establishing the Downtown Industrial District BID for City Council consideration at the conclusion of the required public hearing.
Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Clerk reports that the assessment levied on the City-owned properties within the BID to be paid from the General Fund total $29,793.79 for the first year of the BID. Funding is available in the BID Trust Fund 659 to pay the General Fund share of the assessment for the first operating year. Proposition 218 requires the separation of general benefits from the special benefits. The general benefit portion for the Downtown Industrial District Business Improvement District is $102,686.84 for the first year. However, funds other than assessment revenue must be budgeted annually for the general benefit expense for the remaining years of the BID's five-year term. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
 
 
(14)
21-0253
PERSONNEL, AUDITS, AND ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the establishment of personal leave for non-represented employees.
   
 
Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:

1. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompaying ORDINANCE dated March 1, 2021 to add Section 4.130 to the Los Angeles Administrative Code to provide a Personal Leave benefit for non-represented employees, effective February 28, 2021.

2. AUTHORIZE the Controller and City Administrative Officer (CAO) to correct any clerical errors, or, if approved by the City Attorney, any technical errors in the above Ordinance
Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that any cost associated with non-represented employees using personal leave will be absorbed within budgeted funds. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
 
 
(15)
12-0071
CD 3 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Historic Old Town Canoga Park (Property-Based) Business Improvement District (BID) Annual Planning Report.
   
 
Recommendations for Council action:
 
  1. FIND that:
     
    1. The attached Annual Planning Report for the Historic Old Town Canoga Park BID's 2021 FY complies with the requirements of the State Law.
       
    2. The increase in the 2021 budget concurs with the intentions of the Historic Old Town Canoga Park Business Improvement District's Management District Plan and does not adversely impact the benefits received by assessed property owners.
       
  2. ADOPT the Annual Planning Report, attached to the Council file, for the Historic Old Town Canoga Park Business Improvement District's 2021 FY, pursuant to the State Law.
Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Clerk reports that there is no impact to the General Fund associated with this action. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
 
 
(16)
18-0526-S1
CD 1 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Greater Lincoln Heights Property (Property-Based) Business Improvement District (BID) Annual Planning Report.
   
 
Recommendations for Council action:
 
  1. FIND that:

     
    1. The Annual Planning Report, attached to the Council file, for the Greater Lincoln Heights Property BID's 2021 FY complies with the requirements of the State Law.

       
    2. The increase in the 2021 budget concurs with the intentions of the Greater Lincoln Heights Property BID's Management District Plan and does not adversely impact the benefits received by assessed property owners.
       
  2. ADOPT the Annual Planning Report, attached to the Council file, for the Greater Lincoln Heights Property BID's 2021 FY, pursuant to the State Law.
Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Clerk reports that there is no impact to the General Fund associated with this action. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
 
 
(17)
09-0136
CD 9 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to rate adjustments for the Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC).
   
 
Recommendation for Council action:
  1. REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present the following Ordinance(s) to:
     
    1. Amend Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) Section 8.149.1, "Rate Adjustment Procedure for Certain Licensees”, to grant the Department of Convention and Tourism Development (CTD) Executive Director the temporary ability to approve rent discounts exceeding the expected Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) for citywide events hosted at the LACC from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2024 that present significant opportunity to generate economic impact, other sources of revenue and development of future business.
       
    2. Amend LAAC Section 8.149.1 to temporarily grant the CTD Executive Director the ability to waive the difference owed when rent discounts exceed the TOT revenue for citywide events hosted at the LACC from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2024.
       
    3. Amend LAAC Section 8.149.1 to temporarily grant the CTD Executive Director the ability to waive the requirements for a licensee to qualify for a citywide event rate reduction or waiver with the following conditions:
      1. Event shall be hosted at the LACC from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2024.
         
      2. Event shall have demonstrated a recent historical precedence of having met the citywide event qualifications set by the City while being hosted either at the LACC or another convention center.
         
      3. Event shall present significant opportunity to generate economic impact, other sources of revenue and development of future business.
    4. Amend LAAC Section 8.149.1, "Rate Adjustment Procedure for Certain Licensees”, to grant the CTD Executive Director the temporary ability to approve rent discounts exceeding 35 percent for local events hosted at the LACC from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2024 that present significant opportunity to generate economic impact, other sources of revenue and development of future business.
       
    5. Amend LAAC Sections 8.149.1 and 8.149.6 to grant the CTD Executive Director the ability to establish the schedule of rates for the use of equipment at the LACC.Amend the LAAC Section 8.149 to grant the CTD Executive Director the ability to establish the schedule of rates for the use of spaces not named in LAAC Sections 8.149.2 and 8.149.5.
  2. INSTRUCT the CTD to provide a progress report in Fiscal Year 2022-23 in regard to implementation of the amendments to the LAAC as described above in Recommendation No. 1 to include an evaluation of whether or not said amendments should be continued.
Fiscal Impact Statement: The CTD reports that it anticipates no negative financial impact on the General Fund. It is anticipated that the proposed changes shall preserve LACC revenues by preventing the potential loss of business during the recovery phase. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
 
 
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21-0259
CD 10 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the City exercising the Option Agreement and to negotiate directly with Community Redevelopment Agency/Los Angeles (CRA/LA), A Designated Local Authority, for the acquisition of certain CRA/LA-owned properties.
   
 
Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Ridley-Thomas – Harris-Dawson – Price):
 
  1. INSTRUCT the Economic and Workforce Development Department (EWDD), with the assistance of the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), City Administrative Officer (CAO), and City Attorney to perform the activities necessary to allow the City to exercise the option agreement and negotiate directly with CRA/LA, A Designated Local Authority, for the acquisition of CRA/LA-owned properties, to facilitate development of a bioscience campus and other related uses and develop strategies to implement the project, located at:
    1. 3700 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (APN 5032-003-900)
       
    2. 3742 West Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (APN 5032-003—906)
       
    3. 3750 West Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (APN 5032-003-902)
       
    4. 3760 West Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (APN 5032-003-904)
       
    5. 3772 West Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (APN 5032-003-905)
       
    6. 3800 West Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (APN 5032-004-900)
       
    7. 4023 Marlton Avenue (APN 5032- 003-903)
       
    8. 4013 Marlton Avenue (APN 5032- 003-901)
       
  2. INSTRUCT the EWDD to report with the final terms and conditions for the purchase of the CRA/LA-owned parcels and the exercise of the Option Agreement.
Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
 
 
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14-1174-S93
CDs 1, 2
3, 4, 6,
7, 8, 9,
10, 12,
13, 14, 15
Council File Nos. 14-1174, 14-1174-S36, 14-1174-S78ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to various actions in connection with the Community Redevelopment Agency Los Angeles (CRA/LA) Excess Non-Housing Bond Program.
   
 
Recommendations for Council actions, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
 
  1. DETERMINE that the allocation of CRA/LA Excess Non-Housing Bond Proceeds (EBP) for staffing costs does not constitute a project as defined by Section 15378(b)(4) (Creation of Government Funding Mechanisms or Other Government Fiscal Activities) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.
     
  2. APPROVE the proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-2021 Bond Oversight Committee (BOC) staffing budget of $1,060,550 for the City Administrative Officer (CAO), City Attorney, Personnel Department, and Economic and Workforce Development Department (EWDD) to manage the CRA/LA EBP Program as detailed in Attachments A, B and C of the March 18, 2021 BOC report, attached to the Council file.
     
  3. APPROVE the administrative amounts for each redevelopment project area (Project Area) identified in Recommendation No. 6 inasmuch as only one year’s administrative funding is requested at this time.
     
  4. ALLOCATE up to $853,937 for direct and related staffing costs to administer the EBP Program using taxable EBP from each Project Area into the account(s) for staffing and reporting as described in Section 4.7(ii) of the Bond Expenditure Agreement (BEA), attached to the Council file, for the following Departments:
     
    1. EWDD
       
    2. City Attorney
       
    3. City Personnel
       
  5. ALLOCATE up to $206,613 for CAO’s direct and related staffing costs for the tasks described in Section 4.3 of the BEA, attached to the Council file, using taxable EBP from each Project Area into the account(s) as described in Section 4.7 (ii) of the BEA.
     
  6. AUTHORIZE the Controller to:
     
    1. Decrease appropriations within the CRA/LA EBP Fund No. 57D as follows:
       
      Account Title Amount From 1% Reporting Amount from 15% Reporting Total
      From:
      22L9AT Adelante Eastside Taxable 0 ($47,937) ($47,937)
      22L9BT Beacon Street Taxable 0 (2,121) (2,121)
      22L9CT Broadway/Manchester Taxable 0 (7,742) (7,742)
      22L9DT Crenshaw/Slauson Taxable 0 (41,892) (41,892)
      22L9ET East Hollywood/Beverly-Normandie Taxable 0 (2,439) (2,439)
      22L9FT Hollywood Taxable 0 (37,543) (37,543)
      22L9GT Hoover Taxable 0 (3,076) (3,076)
      22L9HT Laurel Canyon Taxable 0 (23,650) (23,650)
      22M122 EWDD (For Monterey Hills Taxable) 0 (1,273) (1,273)
      22L9JT Normandie 5 Taxable 0 (29,165) (29,165)
      22L9LT Pacific Corridor Taxable 0 (848) (848)
      22L9MT Pacoima/Panorama City Taxable 0 (58,330) (58,330)
      22L9NT Pico Union 1 Taxable 0 (12,514) (12,514)
      22L9OT Pico Union 2 Taxable 0 (96,298) (96,298)
      22L9PT Reseda/Canoga Park Taxable 0 (353,906) (353,906)
      22L9QT Watts Taxable 0 (4,879) (4,879)
      22L9RT Western/Slauson Taxable 0 (18,454) (18,454)
      22L9ST Westlake Taxable 0 (117,721) (117,721)
      22L9TT Wilshire Center/Koreatown Taxable 0 (200,762) (200,762)
      Total: 0 ($1,060,550) ($1,060,550)
    2. Decrease appropriations within the CRA/LA EBP Fund No. 57D as follows:
       
      Account Title Amount
      22T122 EWDD ($77,140)
      22T299 Reimbursement of General Fund Costs (90,836)
      Total: ($167,976)
    3. Increase (Decrease) appropriations within Fund No. 100/22 as follows:
       
      Account Title Amount
      1010 Salaries, General ($99,219)
      1070 Salaries, As-Needed (7,216)
      1090 Overtime General 101
      2120 Printing and Binding 65
      2130 Travel 136
      3040 Contractual Services 10,250
      3310 Transportation 12
      6010 Office and Administration 4,275
      6020 Operating Supplies 13
      6030 Leasing 14,443
      Total: ($77,140)
    4. Establish new account and increase appropriations within the CRA/LA EBP Fund No. 57D as follows:
       
      Account Title Amount
      22T112 City Attorney $10,000
      22T299 Reimbursement of General Fund Costs 5,193
      Total: $15,193
    5. Increase appropriations within Fund No. 100/12 as follows:
       
      Account Title Amount
      1010 Salaries, General $10,000
    6. Establish new account and increase appropriations within the CRA/LA EBP Fund No. 57D as follows:
       
      Account Title Amount
      22T166 Personnel $13,496
      22T299 Reimbursement of General Fund Costs 12,159
      Total: $25,655
    7. Increase appropriations within Fund No. 100/66 as follows:
       
      Account Title Amount
      1010 Salaries, General $13,496
    8. Increase (Decrease) appropriations within the CRA/LA EBP Fund No. 57D as follows:
       
      Account Title Amount
      22T110 City Administrative Officer (CAO) ($18,950)
      22T299 Reimbursement of General Fund Costs ($137,064)
    9. Establish a new account within the CRA/LA EBP Fund No. 57D and appropriate as follows:
       
      Account Title Amount
      22T399 Reimbursement of General Fund Costs $112,114
  7. AUTHORIZE the Controller to:
     
    1. Return all unspent balances from current and future BOC staffing allocations back into Fund No. 57D.
       
    2. Apply all available current and future earned interests plus unspent EBP for up to $277,900 from the East Hollywood/Beverly-Normandie and all Project Areas to the 16 percent administrative account.
  8. AUTHORIZE the General Manager of EWDD to:
     
    1. Make any corrections or clarifications to the March 18, 2021 BOC report, attached to the Council file, as necessary in order to effectuate the intent of this action.
       
    2. Prepare Controller instructions and/or make technical adjustments that may be required and are consistent with this action, subject to the approval of the CAO; and, authorize the Controller to implement these instructions.
Fiscal Impact Statement: The BOC reports that there is no impact on the City's General Fund from the proposed allocation of CRA/LA EBP. The EBP Fund No. 57D is funded solely from transfers of approximately $88.4 million in pre-2011 tax allocation bond proceeds from CRA/LA to the City (Council File Nos. 14-1174, 14-1174-S36, 14-1174-S78) plus interest. Said transfers have been deposited with the Controller. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
 
 
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07-1586-S2
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to proposed amendment to Contract No. C-127625 with FilmLA, Inc. (FilmLA) for film permitting services.
   
  Recommendation for Council action:

AUTHORIZE the President, Board of Public Works, to execute the contract amendment, attached to the Council file, with FilmLA for film permitting to extend the term through June 2025 with an additional five-year extension, subject to verification by the City Administrative Officer (CAO) of compliance with all City contracting requirements.
Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that there is no direct General Fund impact. The contract does not require the City to pay the Contractor. Contractor compensation is obtained by fees charged by the Contractor to film permit applicants. Ensuring a well-run film permit process contributes to filming in the City and supports overall General Fund revenues. Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the recommendations comply with City Financial Policies in that sufficient special revenues exist to support this Contract Amendment Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
  TIME LIMIT FILE - MAY 17, 2021(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - MAY 14, 2021)
 
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18-0384
ENERGY, CLIMATE CHANGE, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, AND RIVER COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Measure W Regional Program transfer agreements.
   
  Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
 
  1. AUTHORIZE the President of the Board of Public Works (Board) or two members of the Board, and the Director of the Bureau of Sanitation (BOS) or designee, to execute:
     
    1. Transfer Agreement No. 2020RPULAR06 between the City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles County Flood Control District for the Lankershim Boulevard Local Area Urban Flow Management Network Project under the Measure W Safe, Clean Water Regional (Measure W) Program and Addenda through completion of the project as detailed in Attachment A of the March 9, 2021 City Adminsitrative Officer (CAO) report, attached to the Council file.
       
    2. Transfer Agreement No. 2020RPULAR07 between the City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles County Flood Control District for the Oro Vista Local Area Urban Flow Management Project under the Measure W Program and necessary Addenda through completion of the project as detailed in  Attachment B of the March 9, 2021 CAO report, attached to the Council file.
       
    3. Transfer Agreement No. 2020RPSSMB03 between the City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles County Flood Control District for the Wilmington Q Street Local Urban Area Flow Management Project under the Measure W Program and necessary Addenda through completion of the project as detailed in Attachment C of the March 9, 2021 CAO report, attached to the Council file.
       
    4. Transfer Agreement No. 2020RPCSMB04 between the City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles County Flood Control District for the MacArthur Lake Rehabilitation Project under the Measure W Program and necessary Addenda through completion of the project as detailed in Attachment D of the March 9, 2021 CAO report, attached to the Council file.
       
    5. Transfer Agreement No. 2020RPULAR03 between the City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles County Flood Control District for the Echo Park Lake Rehabilitation Project under the Measure W Program and necessary Addenda through completion of the project as detailed in  Attachment E of the March 9, 2021 CAO report, attached to the Council file
       
    6. Transfer Agreement No. 2020RPSSMB50 between the City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles County Flood Control District for the Recalculation of Wet Weather Zinc Criterion under the Measure W Program and necessary Addenda through completion of the project as detailed in Attachment F of the March 9, 2021 CAO report, attached to the Council file.
       
    7. Transfer Agreement No. 2020RPULAR52 between the City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles County Flood Control District for the Recalculation of Wet Weather Zinc Criterion under the Measure W Program and necessary Addenda through completion of the project as detailed in Attachment G of the March 9, 2021 CAO report, attached to the Council file.
       
  2. AUTHORIZE the Controller to record in the Measure W Projects Special Fund, Fund No. 63F, Department No. 50, receivables from the Los Angeles County Flood Control District and establish new accounts and appropriate funds as follows:
     
    Account Title Amount
    TBD Lankershim Boulevard Local Area Urban Flow Management Network Project $25,696,900
    TBD Oro Vista Local Area Urban Flow Management Project 10,590,600
    TBD Wilmington Q Street Local Urban Area Flow Management Project 4,923,700
    TBD MacArthur Lake Rehabilitation Project 20,043,718
    TBD Echo Park Lake Rehabilitation O&M 400,000
    TBD Recalculation of Wet Weather Zinc Criterion SSMB 57,886
    TBD Recalculation of Wes Weather Zinc Criterion ULAR 352,831
      TOTAL: $62,065,635

     
  3. AUTHORIZE the City Administrative Officer (CAO) to make technical changes as needed to implement Mayor and City Council intentions.
Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that there is no impact to the General Fund as the funding for these projects will be provided by the Safe, Clean Water Regional Program administered by the County of Los Angeles. The City expects to receive $10.3 million in the Measure W Projects Special Fund representing the first year of project costs in Fiscal Year 2020-2021. Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the recommendations contained in the March 9, 2021 CAO report are in compliance with the City's Financial Policies. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
 
 
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19-0059
PERSONNEL, AUDITS, AND ANIMAL WELFARE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to an audit of the City's Disaster Service Worker (DSW) Program.
   
  Recommendation for Council action:

INSTRUCT the Personnel Department, Emergency Management Department, and Information Technology Agency; and, REQUEST the Controller to report in regard to:
  1. Providing an after-action report once the current DSW program phases out, that would include recommendations for any program enhancements.  
     
  2. The feasibility of developing a uniform, cloud-based customer relationship management software (CRM) program, which would be available to the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) that would allow employees to regularly update and self-certify their DSW information on-line.
     
  3. A method to prioritize departments and/or individual employees for DSW assignment/deployment that may be necessary, based on an individual employee’s skill sets, as well as the nature and location of potential disasters.
     
  4. Recommendations for an updated DSW training that City employees would be required to complete annually, and includes information about disciplinary action(s) that may be taken should an employee not comply with a directive to serve as a DSW if they are reassigned from their regular job.
     
  5. The feasibility of testing DSW deployment processes as part of the City's annual EOC activation drills by communicating activation roles and responsibilities, with a select number of departments and employees being contacted.
Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the Controller. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
 
 
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20-1633
CD 1 SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES PROJECT EXEMPTION (SCPE) and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a SCPE request for the property located at 1216-1224 South Menlo Avenue.
   
  Recommendations for Council action:
 
  1. FIND, that based on the whole of the administrative record, the Project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 21155.1; FIND the Project is a transit priority project pursuant to PRC Section 21155; and, FIND that the Project is a sustainable communities project that meets all of the requirements of subdivisions (a) and (b), and one of the requirements of subdivision (c) of PRC Section 21155.1.
     
  2. FIND, upon a review of the entire administrative record, including Environmental Case No. ENV-2020-3753-SCPE, and all comments received, that the proposed Project qualifies as a transit priority project pursuant to PRC Section 21155(b), which by definition means that the proposed Project is consistent with the general use designations, density, building intensity, and applicable policies specified for the project area in the Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy (RTP/SCS) prepared by the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) pursuant to PRC Section 21155(a); and contains more than 50 percent residential; provides a minimum net density greater than 20 units an acre; and, is within one-half mile of a major transit stop or highquality transit corridor included in a regional transportation plan per PRC Section 21155(b).
     
  3. FIND that all criteria in PRC Sections 21155.1(a) and (b) are met, including environmental criteria, land use criteria, and at least one of the criteria (affordable housing) in PRC Section 21155.1(c); for the demolition of existing classrooms at the rear of 1216 Menlo Avenue, an eight-unit multifamily residential building and surface parking lot, and five non-protected onsite trees; and for the construction, use, and maintenance of a new six-story, 74-foot three-inch, 100-percent affordable housing multifamily residential structure with 128 dwelling units, 127 of which are restricted affordable units and one market-rate manager's unit; and, the repurposing of an existing three-story single family residential structure at 1216 Menlo Avenue for use as administrative and social services offices and common use area for residents; the new six-story and repurposed three-story structures containing 114,450 square feet of Floor Area with a Floor Area Ratio of 3.54:1, with a proposed unit mix comprised of 24 studio units, 39 one-bedroom units, 33 two-bedroom units, and 32 three-bedroom units, three automobile parking spaces, 90 long-term bicycle parking stalls in the new three-story building and nine short-term bicycle parking spaces located along the front of the property, and a minimum of 12,026 square feet of usable open space to include a community room, courtyard, roof decks, and private balconies; retaining eight existing non-protected street trees and providing additional 32 new trees on-site, for the properties located at 1216-1224 South Menlo Avenue.

Applicant: Michael Sorochinsky, Menlo Investor LLC

Representative: Dave Rand, Ambruster Goldsmith and Delvac LLP

Case No. DIR-2020-4501-SPR-TOC-PHP-VHCA

Environmental No. ENV-2020-4502-SCPE
Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the Department of City Planning. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
 
 
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21-0287
CD 15 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and TRADE, TRAVEL, AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) Permit with Trani's Dockside.
 
   
  Recommendations for Council action:
  1. ADOPT the determination by the Board of Harbor Commissioners (BOHC) that the proposed action is categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15301 and 15331 of the State CEQA Guidelines.
     
  2. APPROVE POLA Resolution No. 21-9761 authorizing Permit No. 946 with Trani's Dockside for use of property located at 311 East 22nd Street (formerly known as Canetti's Seafood Restaurant), as a restaurant named Dockside for a minimum annual rent of $60,126, subject to annual Consumer Price Index increases, and a percentage rent of three to five percent of gross sales, for term of eleven years and two months with two five-year options to extend.
Fiscal Impact Statement: The BOHC reports that this action will not impact the General Fund. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
  TIME LIMIT FILE - APRIL 14, 2021(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - APRIL 14, 2021)
 
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11-0416
CD 11 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and TRADE, TRAVEL, AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to amending the Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) lease with the Federal Express Corporation.
   
  Recommendations for Council action:
  1. ADOPT the determination by the Board of Airport Commissioners (BOAC) that the proposed action is categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with Article III, Class 1(18)(c) of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines.
     
  2. APPROVE the First Amendment to LAWA Lease LAA-8565 with the Federal Express Corporation, extending the term by 38 months, reducing the land square footage, and adjusting the rental rates, for an aircraft maintenance facility at 7401 World Way West at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
     
  3. CONCUR with the action taken by the BOAC on January 7, 2021, by Resolution No. 27188, authorizing the Chief Executive Officer, LAWA, to execute the First Amendment to LAWA Lease LAA-8565 with Federal Express Corporation.
Fiscal Impact Statement: The BOAC reports that this action will not impact the General Fund. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
  TIME LIMIT FILE - APRIL 9, 2021
 
(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - APRIL 7, 2021)
 
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20-0841-S8
CD 2 STATUTORY EXEMPTION and HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a new license agreement with Hope of the Valley to operate a 200-bed Tiny Home Village located at 6099 Laurel Canyon Boulevard.
   
  Recommendations for Council action:
  1. DETERMINE that the project is statutorily exempt under Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(4) as a specific action necessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency as also reflected in California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guideline Section 15269(c); Public Resources Code section 21080.27 (AB 1197) applicable to City of Los Angeles bridge homeless shelters; and, because the project uses “Homeless Emergency Aid Program funds,” it is exempt under Governor’s order N-32-20, as set forth in the Notice of Exemption in the City Council’s prior action.  On September 9, 2020, the City Council determined that the pallet shelter project involved in this approval was exempt from the CEQA and approved the project (Council file No. 20-0841).
  2. AUTHORIZE the Department of General Services to negotiate and execute this license agreement with Hope of the Valley Rescue Mission at 6099 Laurel Canyon Boulevard, North Hollywood, CA 91606 for an interim housing site under the terms and conditions substantially outlined in the Municipal Facilities Committee report dated March 16, 2021, attached to the Council file.
Fiscal Impact Statement: The MFC reports that there is no anticipated impact to the General Fund at this time. In Fiscal Year 2022-23, the annual cost to operate this site will be $4,015,000. The City portion of this cost after the County Commitment to Roadmap operations will be $2,007,500. Funding for these costs will be considered through the City’s annual budget process, which is subject to Mayor and Council approval. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. 
 
  (Ad Hoc Committee on COVID-19 Recovery and Neighborhood Investment waived consideration of the above matter)
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20-0841-S9
CD 4 STATUTORY EXEMPTION and HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to authorizing the Department of General Services (GSD) to negotiate and execute a new sublease agreement with People Assisting the Homeless (PATH) to operate the interim housing site for 80 beds located at 3061 Riverside Drive.

 
   
  Recommendations for Council action:
  1. DETERMINE the City's activities related to interim housing at this site are statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Public Resources Code Sections 21080.27 for the City of Los Angeles bridge home shelters, and 21080(b)(4) as a specific action necessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency as reflected also in State CEQA Guideline Section 15269(c), and exempt under Governor's Executive Order No. N-32-20 that suspends CEQA "for any project using Homeless Emergency Aid Program funds, Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program funds, or funds appropriated in Senate Bill 89."  On April 3, 2020, the City Council determined that the interim housing project involved in this approval was exempt from the CEQA and approved the project (Council file No. 19-1397).
  2. AUTHORIZE the GSD to negotiate and execute a new sublease agreement with People Assisting the Homeless (PATH) to operate the interim housing site located at 3061 Riverside Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90027 in Council District 4.
Fiscal Impact Statement: There is no anticipated General Fund impact providing the grant funding repays for the authorized reserve fund loan for the project. Initial project funding of $5 million was approved by Council with the understanding the full cost will be offset by the HHAP grant funds and Coronavirus Relief Fund. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

(Ad Hoc Committee on COVID-19 Recovery and Neighborhood Investment waived consideration of the above matter.)
 
 
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20-0841-S10
CD 3 STATUTORY EXEMPTION and HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to authorizing the Department of General Services (GSD) to negotiate and execute a new license agreement with Hope of the Valley to operate a 104 bed Tiny Home Village City at 19020 - 19040 West Vanowen Street.
   
  Recommendations for Council action:
  1. DETERMINE that this project is statutorily exempt under Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(4) as a specific action necessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency as also reflected in California Environmental Quality Act Guideline Section 15269(c); Public Resources Code section 21080.27 (AB 1197) applicable to City of Los Angeles bridge homeless shelters; and, because the project uses “Homeless Emergency Aid Program funds,” it is exempt under Governor’s order N-32-20. AB 1197 codified at Public Resources Code section 21080.27 exempts the project as an emergency homeless shelter (Bureau of Engineering report, dated August 7, 2020 attached to Council file No. 20-0841).
  2. AUTHORIZE GSD to negotiate and execute a new license agreement with Hope of the Valley to operate a 104 bed Tiny Home Village City at 19020-40 West Vanowen Street, Reseda, CA, 91335, a City-owned site in Council District 3, as amended to reflect changes to the term and option term of the license agreement with Hope of the Valley. The term changes from five years to five years from issuance of Certificate of Occupancy, and the option term changes from none to two one-year options at the City's sole discretion.

 
Fiscal Impact Statement: This Tiny Home Village site is part of the COVID-19 Homelessness Roadmap (Roadmap). $2,087,800 was previously approved in Emergency Solutions Grant-COVID funds for operations and services through June 30, 2022, and for furniture, fixtures, and equipment. There is no anticipated impact to the General Fund at this time. In Fiscal Year 2022-23, the annual cost to operate this site will be $2,087,800. The City portion of this cost after the County Commitment to Roadmap operations will be $1,043,900. Funding for these costs will be considered through the City’s annual budget process, which is subject to Mayor and Council approval. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. 

(Ad Hoc Committee on COVID-19 Recovery and Neighborhood Investment waived consideration of the above matter)
 
 
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18-0628, 20-0841, 20-0941
STATUTORY EXEMPTION and HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to COVID-19 Homelessness Roadmap funding.
   
  Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
 
  1. DETERMINE the Crisis and Bridge Housing facility located on 7253 Melrose Avenue, which allows for the lease of this property and use as a temporary shelter for those experiencing homelessness, is statutorily exempt under Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(4) as a specific action necessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency as also reflected in CEQA Guideline Section 15269(c); Public Resources Code section 21080.27 (AB 1197) applicable to City of Los Angeles emergency homeless shelters; and, because the project uses “Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program funds,” it is exempt under Governor’s order N-32-20.
     
  2. APPROVE the recommendations as found in the City Administrative Officer (CAO) report dated March 18, 2021, attached to the Council file, with the amendments as contained in the communication from the CAO dated March 25, 2021, attached to the Council file.
Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that there is no impact to the General Fund as a result of the recommendations as stated in said CAO report at this time. The recommendations as stated in said CAO will be funded with CARES Act, HEAP, and the County of Los Angeles service funding commitment in Fiscal Year 2020-21 and Fiscal Year 2021-22. The next funding report will outline the status of service funding for the term of Memorandum of the Understanding between the City and the County, and the outstanding City liability starting in Fiscal Year 2022-23. Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the recommendations in said CAO report comply with the City Financial Policies. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. 
 
  (Ad Hoc Committee on COVID-19 Recovery and Neighborhood Investment waived consideration of the above matter)
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09-1593
CD 11 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and TRADE, TRAVEL, AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to amending the Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) lease with Westchester Golf Partners, LLC.
 
   
  Recommendations for Council action:
  1. ADOPT the determination by the Board of Airport Commissioners (BOAC) that the proposed action is categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with Article III, Class 1(18)(c) of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines.
     
  2. APPROVE the Second Amendment to LAWA Lease LAA-8486 with Westchester Golf Partners, LLC, to extend the term by 18.5 years for the Westchester Golf Course at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
     
  3. CONCUR with the action taken by the BOAC on January 21, 2021, by Resolution No. 27192, authorizing the Chief Executive Officer, LAWA, to execute the Second Amendment to LAWA Lease LAA-8486 with Westchester Golf Partners, LLC.
Fiscal Impact Statement: The BOAC reports that this action will not impact the General Fund. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
  TIME LIMIT FILE - APRIL 9, 2021(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - APRIL 7, 2021)
 
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21-0329
HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the development of a citywide framework to coordinate outreach teams to ensure persons experiencing homelessness have successful housing placements and document interagency collaboration.
   
  Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Krekorian - et al. - Ridley-Thomas):
 
  1. INSTRUCT the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), with assistance of City Administrative Officer (CAO) and Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA), to develop a citywide framework on how its existing outreach teams and new outreach teams will coordinate to ensure a person experiencing homelessness has the best chance of a successful housing placement. The framework will meet the following objectives:
     
    1. The outreach strategy will maintain, to the greatest degree possible, consistency in scheduling and staffing so that relationships will be formed between outreach workers and unhoused people, with seamless transitions between outreach workers on different teams and when staffing changes occur.
       
    2. LAHSA Council district-specific teams will work collaboratively with each Council office and respond appropriately to the evolving issues of homelessness within a district's geography, communicate regularly about new challenges in the delivery of services, and transfer information that will be relevant to the policymaking process to policymakers.
       
    3. Alternative process when traditional Coordinated Entry System conflicts with a local need, including examining the Encampment to Home model.
       
    4. Establish a process for ensuring special needs of individuals are met so as not to create delays in servicing an encampment (Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health/Public Health needs).
       
    5. The outreach framework should define how specific areas for outreach are selected and how encampments are chosen for specific attention.
       
    6. Developing metrics/timelines for people experiencing homelessness to transition to appropriate interventions.
       
    7. The outreach framework will address homelessness at any given hour, and appropriately handle off-hour (night, weekend or emergency) calls for homeless services outside of normal business hours and ensure a team is available to respond during off hours or enable engagement at effective times for people experiencing homelessness.
       
    8. The outreach framework will define how transportation for a person and their belongings is coordinated when that person is to be placed in an available shelter or housing option, allowing for flexibility and opportunity to make placements when a shelter placement wasn't explicitly expected at the deployment of outreach.
       
  2. INSTRUCT the CLA, with the assistance of the CAO and LAHSA, to engage Los Angeles County and document how the process for interagency collaboration is performed, and how specialized services are delivered to people in need at the street level or from referrals to providers, with particular focus on how data on unhoused persons is maintained and transferred between different agencies' outreach activities, to avoid repeat questions and repeat engagement, and better hold outreach teams accountable.
Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the CAO nor the CAO has completed a financial analysis of this report. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. 
 
 
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19-0603

PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT and PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEES REPORTS relative to expanding Fire District 1 to include all areas within the City covered by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection's Very High Severity Zone and the City's High Wind Velocity Zone, including high density population centers.

   
  A. PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT

Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Blumenfield – Rodriguez – Harris-Dawson):

INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS), and the Department of City Planning (DCP), in consultation with the City Attorney, to:

  1. Prepare and present an Ordinance to expand Fire District 1 to include all areas within the City covered by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection's Very High Fire Severity Zone and City's High Wind Velocity Zone, as well as high density population centers with a population density of at least 5,000 residents per square mile
  2. Update Fire District 1 to reflect population growth every ten years according to the United States Census, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget.
  3. Prepare and present an Ordinance to require a Fire Protection Plan, as allowed under the Chapter 33 of the Los Angeles Fire Code, for all new and significantly altered projects over 150,000 square feet and/or 100,000 square feet if the building is over 30 feet in height; and, make recommendations to ensure proper enforcement.
  4. Provide recommendations to the Council on how to ensure that top-quality, skilled and responsible construction practices are utilized and guaranteed for new multifamily and commercial structures within the high risk areas encompassed in Fire District 1.
     
B. PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT

Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Blumenfield – Rodriguez – Harris-Dawson):

DIRECT the LADBS, LAFD, DCP, with the assistance of the City Attorney, to report back in 30 days on the following:

  1. Feasibility of an ordinance to expand Fire District 1 to areas within the City that are similar to existing conditions, including but not limited to, high density multi-family and commercial land use, and zoning designations that allow for tall buildings, to achieve greater fire life safety.
  2. Current fire life safety codes applicable to structures within the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones and High Wind Velocity Zones, and the feasibility of amending the current code requirements with additional fire life safety measures.
  3. Develop a Fire Protection Plan, as allowed under Chapter 33 of the Los Angeles Fire Code, for all new and significantly altered projects over 150,000 square feet and/or 100,000 square feet if the building is over 30 feet in height, and make recommendations to ensure proper enforcement.
  4. Provide recommendations on how to ensure that top-quality, skilled and responsible construction practices are utilized and guaranteed for new multifamily and commercial structures within the high risk areas encompassed in Fire District 1.
  5. Explain the impacts of expanding Fire District 1 on construction and materials costs and housing affordability.
  6. Provide a study on the loss of life and/or property at buildings with similar characteristics in recent years and whether other cities within Los Angeles County or the State adopted similar requirements.
Fiscal Impact Statement:

Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
 
 
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21-0305
HOUSING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to authority to approve the release of the 2021 Affordable Housing Managed Pipeline (AHMP) Program Regulations with proposed revisions, and to open the 2021 AHMP Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) to solicit applications for gap financing and admittance into the AHMP program.
   
  Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: 
  1. AMEND recommendation II. A of the Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department (HCIDLA) transmittal dated March 15, 2021 (Report) relative to the AHMP Regulations and 2021 NOFA, attached to the Council file, to state that the AHMP Regulations are included in substantially final form as Attachment A to the Report, and adopt as amended. 
     
    1. Authorize the General Manager, HCIDLA, or designee, to adopt and release the 2021 AHMP Program Regulations included in substantially final form as Attachment A to the report, attached to the Council file. 
       
  2. ADOPT recommendations II. B and C in the above mentioned Report.
     
    1. Authorize the General Manager,  HCIDLA, or designee, to implement an allocation schedule that will include the authority to conduct up to two funding rounds of the AHMP NOFA. All funding rounds will coincide with applicable funding cycles for federal, state, and/or local multifamily housing development programs. Applications received will be reviewed by HCIDLA, and recommendations will be submitted to the Mayor and Council for consideration and approval. 
       
    2. Authorize the General Manager, HCIDLA, or designee, to solicit AHMP applications for the 2021 AHMP NOFA based on the availability of funds that are currently allocated in the Program Years 44, 45 and 46 Consolidated Plan and that will be requested in the Program Year 47 Consolidated PLan (Fiscal Year 2021-22) as well as in the Linkage Fee program in California SB2 grant funds as summarized in Attachment B of the above mentioned Report, attached to the Council file.
Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer (CAO) reports that there is no impact to the General Fund. Projects selected through the AHMP NOFA process will be fully funded by dedicated funding sources, which could include HOME Investment Partnership Program funds, Housing Opportunities for Persons with HIV/AIDS funds, Affordable Housing Linkage fee funds, and California Senate Bill 2 grant funds. Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the recommendations in this report comply with the City's Financial Policies. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
 
 

Items for which Public Hearings Have Not Been Held - (10 Votes Required for Consideration)

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21-0321
CD 2 COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to the final tract map of Tract No. 82358 located at 10859 Hartsook Street, easterly of Cleon Avenue.
   
  Recommendation for Council action:

APPROVE the final map of Tract No. 82358, located at 10859 Hartsook Street, easterly of Cleon Avenue and accompanying Subdivision Improvement Agreement and Contract with security documents.

(Bond No. C-138105)
Subdivider: 10859 Harsook, LLC; Surveyor: Alfred Thelwell

 
Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Engineer reports that the subdivider has paid a fee of $9,064 for the processing of this final tract map pursuant to Section 19.02(A) (2) of the Los Angeles Municipal Code. No additional City funds are needed. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
 
 
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21-0341
CD 4 COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to final tract map of No. TR78424 located at 610, 614, 618 South Van Ness Avenue, northerly of Wilshire Boulevard.
   
  Recommendation for Council action:

Approve the final map of Tract No. 78424, located at 610, 614, 618 South Van Ness Avenue, northerly of Wilshire Boulevard and accompanying Subdivision Improvement Agreement and Contract with security documents.


(Bond No. C-138103)
Owner: BBC Van Ness, LLC; Engineer: Randall Greenwood
Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Engineer reports that the subdivider has paid a fee of $9,064 for the processing of this final tract map pursuant to Section 19.02(A) (2) of the Los Angeles Municipal Code. No additional City funds are needed. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
 
 
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21-0342
CD 13 COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER relative to the final map of Parcel Map L.A. No. 2016-2681 located at 2100 West Fargo Street, westerly of Alvarado Street.
 
   
  Recommendation for Council action:

Approve the final map of Parcel Map L.A. No. 2016-2681, located at 2100 West Fargo Street, westerly of Alvarado Street and accompanying Subdivision Improvement Agreement and Contract with security documents.

(Bond No. C-138104)

Owner: Altiplano, LLC;  Surveyor: David W. Mackey
Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Engineer reports that the subdivider has paid a fee of $9,064.00 for the processing of this final parcel map pursuant to Section 19.02(B)(3) of the Los Angeles Municipal Code. No additional City funds are needed. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
 
 
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21-0327
MOTION (KORETZ – O’FARRELL) relative to funding services in connection with the illumination of City Hall for the Council District 5 special recognition of the 200th anniversary of Greek independence on March 25, 2021.
   
  Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
 
APPROPRIATE $120 from the Unappropriated Balance Fund No. 100/58 to the General Services Fund 100/40, Account No. 1070 (Salaries-As Needed), for services in connection with the Council District 5 special recognition of the 200th anniversary of Greek independence on March 25, 2021 at City Hall, including the illumination of City Hall.
 
 
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21-0337
CD 15 MOTION (BUSCAINO - CEDILLO) relative to funding for services in connection with the LASAN LSD CARE+ Team Cleanups in Council District 15.
   
  Recommendations for Council Action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
 
  1. TRANSFER and APPROPRIATE $37,429 in the AB1290 Fund No. 53P, Account No. 281215 (CD 15 Redevelopment Projects- Services) to the Sanitation Fund No. 100/82, Account No. 1090 (Salaries- Overtime) for services in connection with the LASAN LSD CARE+ Team Cleanups in Council District 15 from January 1, 2021 to March 31, 2021.
  2. AUTHORIZE the Bureau of Sanitation to make any corrections, clarifications or needed new instructions, to the above fund transfer instructions in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion.
 
 
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21-0332
CD 12 MOTION (LEE – BUSCAINO) relative to funding community amenities within the City of Los Angeles, within five miles of the Sunshine Canyon Landfill.
   
  Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
 
  1. RESOLVE that $12,888.31 in the Sunshine Canyon Community Amenities Trust Fund No. 699/14 be transferred / appropriated to the below listed accounts and in the amounts specified in the Sanitation Fund No. 100/82 and Fund No. 508/50 to fund additional Sanitation services in Council District 12.
  2. AUTHORIZE the Bureau of Sanitation to make any technical corrections or clarifications to the above fund transfer instructions in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion.
 
Fund/Dept Appropriation Unit/Revenue Account Amount
100/82 001090 $5,592.70
100/82 006020 $3,080.80
508/50 530100 $4,214.81
                                                      Total $12,888.31
 
 
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21-0011-S5
CD 10 MOTION (RIDLEY-THOMAS – KORETZ) relative to funding street maintenance and trash pickup in Council District Ten.
   
  Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
  1. TRANSFER $95,006 of the Council District Ten portion of the Street Furnture Revenue Fund No. 43D/50 to the Board of Public Works Fund No. 100/74 Account No. 3040 (Contractual Services) for street maintenance and trash pickup services throughout Council District Ten coordinated by the Los Angeles Conservation Corps.
     
  2. AUTHORIZE the Board of Public Works Office of Community Beautification, to prepare the necessary documents with and/or payments, including contract amendment, to the Los Angeles Conservation Corps, or any other agency or organization, in the above amount for the above purpose, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form.
     
  3. AUTHORIZE the Bureau of Street Services, with the assistance of the Department of Public Works Office of Accounting and the Office of the City Controller, to make any technical corrections of clarification as necessary to the above instructions in order to effectuate the intent of the Motion.
 
 
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16-0181-S3
CD 14 CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (DE LEON – BLUMENFIELD) relative to environmental remediation in connection with the Exide Technologies battery recycling plant in Vernon.
   
 
Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (De Leon – Blumenfield):
  1. REQUEST the City Attorney be requested to:
     
    1. Engage in legal remedies available to the City to obtain accountability and adequate clean-up funding from Exide and the State of California.

       
    2. Ensure that remediation plans protect the City’s interests through inclusion of all affected areas of the City to include:
      1. Schools
         
      2. Parks
         
      3. Public right-of-ways
         
      4. Private properties
      5. A timely and transparent process with set dates, full-cost estimates and funding, and best practices to safeguard public health during clean-up activities; as well as legal options the City could pursue should the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) not act in a timely manner.
         
  2. DIRECT the Bureau of Sanitation (BOS) to prepare and submit, with support from the City Attorney and other City Departments as needed, comments on the DTSC and US Environmental Protection Agency work plans to address Exide Pollution cleanup to include:
    ​​​​​​​
    1. Proper closure activities and deconstruction of the Exide facility and remediation of onsite Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) contaminated soil, groundwater and ancillary buildings.
       
    2. Completion of the residential clean-up, and seek new strategies to expedite securing property owner consent and participation.
       
    3. Advance options to implement sampling and testing beyond the Project Impact Area to ensure that all potential affected properties are properly addressed.
       
  3. DIRECT the BOS to prepare and submit, with support from the City Attorney and other City Departments as needed, comments on the DTSC’s investigation, human health risk assessment and remediation plan of the public parkways including the expedited remediation of heavy metals from public property, schools, and child care facilities.
Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
 
  (Energy, Climate Change, Environmental Justice, and River Committee waived consideration of the above matter)
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17-0249
COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (CAO)  relative to authority to execute the First Amendment to Contract No. C-129360 between the City and PropertyRoom.com Inc. for internet auctioning services for unclaimed personal property.
   
  Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: 

AUTHORIZE the Chief, Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), or designee, to execute the First Amendment to Contract No. C-129360 between the City and PropertyRoom.com, Inc. for internet auctioning services for unclaimed personal property, subject to the review and approval by the City Attorney as to form. The First Amendment will extend the term of the contract one additional year from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021 and update the City’s Standard Provisions for City Contracts (Rev. 10/17) [v.3]. 
Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that approval of the recommendation in this report will have no additional impact to the General Fund. The proposed agreement between the Ciyt and PropertyRoom.com will result in no direct cost to the City. Prior year auction receipts from net sale proceeds range from $131,553 to $374,752 for Fiscal Years 2016-17 through 2019-20. Future eyar auction revenue is unknown as it is dependent upon the amount of personal property that is unclaimed and is designated for disposal through public auction, and the success of its subsequent sale.  Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the recommendation in this report complies with the City’s Financial Policies in that there is no additional impact to the General Fund and that the services provided are revenue generating.  Community Impact Statement: None submitted. 
  TIME LIMIT FILE - April 12, 2021(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - April 9, 2021)
  (Public Safety Committee has waived consideration of the above matter)
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21-0002-S68
CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION (BLUMENFIELD - RAMAN) relative to establishing the City's position in its 2021-2022 Federal and State Legislative Programs regarding legislation that would establish a right to counsel in immigration matters, eviction, and unlawful detainer cases.
   
  Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE CONCURRENCE OF THE MAYOR:
  1. ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION to include in the City's 2021-2022 Federal Legislative Program SUPPORT for legislative action that would establish a right to counsel in immigration matters and eviction and unlawful detainer cases, and substantially increase appropriations to the Legal Services Corporation to enable local legal assistance agencies to provide counsel in immigration matters, eviction and unlawful detainer cases and other civil matters involving complex laws and potentially life-altering outcomes, without regard to citizenship status.
     
  2. ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION to include in the City's 2021-2022 State Legislative Program SUPPORT for legislative action that would establish a right to counsel in immigration matters, eviction and unlawful detainer cases and other civil matters involving complex laws and potentially life-altering outcomes, that would provide substantial appropriations to legal assistance agencies that provide counsel to low- and moderate-income Californians, without regard to citizenship status.
Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
 
  (Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental Relations Committee waived consideration of the above matter)
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21-0002-S70
CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION (BLUMENFIELD - BUSCAINO) relative to establishing the City's position in its 2021-2022 State Legislative Programs regarding Assembly Bill (AB) 122 (Boerner Horvath), the Safety Stop Bill, which would amend California Vehicle Code section 22450 to allow riders of bicycles and electric bicycles to treat stop signs as yields.
   
  Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE CONCURRENCE OF THE MAYOR:

ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION to include in the City's 2021-2022 State Legislative Program SUPPORT for AB 122 (Boerner Horvath), the Safety Stop Bill, which would amend California Vehicle Code section 22450 to allow riders of bicycles and electric bicycles to treat stop signs as yields.
Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
 
  (Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental Relations Committee waived consideration of the above matter)
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21-0002-S75
CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION (BLUMENFIELD - BONIN) relative to establishing the City's position in its 2021-2022 Federal and State Legislative Programs regarding House Resolution (H.R.) 1019 (Pancetta-Blumenauer), the Electric Bicycle Incentive Kickstart for the Environment (E-BIKE) Act, and Assembly Bill (AB) 117 (Boerner Horvath) which would create and fund an Electric Bicycle Rebate Pilot Project.
   
  Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE CONCURRENCE OF THE MAYOR:
  1. ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION to include in the City's 2021-2022 Federal Legislative Program SUPPORT for H.R. 1019 (Pancetta-Blumenauer), the Electric Bicycle Incentive Kickstart for the Environment (E-BIKE) Act.
     
  2. ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION to include in the City's 2021-2022 State Legislative Program SUPPORT for AB 117 (Boerner Horvath) which would create and fund an Electric Bicycle Rebate Pilot Project.
Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
 
  (Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental Relations Committee waived consideration of the above matter)
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21-0275
COMMUNICATION FROM THE BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS relative to the non-monetary donation of two 12-passenger vans for the Community Safety Partnership Bureau.
   
  Recommendation for Council action: 

ACCEPT the non-monetary donation of two 12-passenger vans valued at $78,986.72, from the Los Angeles Police Foundation, for the benefit of the Community Safety Partnership Bureau; and, THANK the donor for their generous donation. 
Community Impact Statement: None submitted. 
 
  (Public Safety Committee waived consideration of the above matter)
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21-0349
MOTION (RIDLEY-THOMAS – KORETZ) relative to coordinating a street banner campaign to beautify the Washington Boulevard corridor, build awareness of the Mid-City Neighborhood Council, and safely build community during a very challenging year.
   
  Recommendations for Council action:
  1. APPROVE in accordance with Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Section 62.132, the Street Banner Program being coordinated by the Mid-City Neighborhood Council, as a City of Los Angeles Non-Event Street Banner Program for the period of May 2021 to May 2022.

     
  2. APPROVE the content of the banner design attached to the Motion.
 
 
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20-0010-S11
CD 7 MOTION (RODRIGUEZ - BONIN) relative to reinstating a reward offer for an additional period of six months for the death of Davon Pledger.
   
  Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:

REAFFIRM Council's findings and REINSTATE the reward offer relative to the death of Davon Pledger (Council action of July 7, 2020, Council file No. 20-0010-S11) for an additional period of six months from the publication of the renewed offer of reward by the City Clerk and, further, that the sum of $50,000 shall be aggregate maximum sum of any payment or payments of a City reward in this instance.
 
 
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20-0010-S13
MOTION (RODRIGUEZ - BONIN) relative to reinstating a reward offer for an additional period of six months for the death of Omar Medina.
   
  Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:

REAFFIRM Council's findings and REINSTATE the reward offer relative to the death of Omar Medina (Council action of August 12, 2020, Council file No. 20-0010-S13) for an additional period of six months from the publication of the renewed offer of reward by the City Clerk and, further, that the sum of $50,000 shall be aggregate maximum sum of any payment or payments of a City reward in this instance.
 
 
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20-0010-S12
MOTION (RODRIGUEZ - BONIN) relative to reinstating a reward offer for an additional period of six months for the death of Michael Kelly.
 
   
  Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:

REAFFIRM Council's findings and REINSTATE the reward offer relative to the death of Michael Kelly (Council action of August 12, 2020, Council file No. 20-0010-S12) for an additional period of six months from the publication of the renewed offer of reward by the City Clerk and, further, that the sum of $50,000 shall be aggregate maximum sum of any payment or payments of a City reward in this instance.

 
 
 

Items Called Special

Motions for Posting and Referral

Council Members' Requests for Excuse from Attendance at Council Meetings

Closed Session

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20-0263
The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled LA Alliance for Human Rights, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., United States Central District Court Case No. 2:20-cv-02291.
   
 
 
  (Continued from Council meeting of March 31, 2021)

Adjourning Motions

Council Adjournment

EXHAUSTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES - If you challenge a City action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk at or prior to, the public hearing. Any written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk before the City Council's final action on a matter will become a part of the administrative record.

CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE SECTION 1094.5 - If a Council action is subject to judicial challenge pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.5, be advised that the time to file a lawsuit challenging a final action by the City Council is limited by Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6 which provides that the lawsuit must be filed no later than the 90th day following the date on which the Council's action becomes final.

Materials relative to items on this agenda can be obtained from the Office of the City Clerk's Council File Management System, at lacouncilfile.com by entering the Council File number listed immediately following the item number (e.g., 00-0000).