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AGENDA

LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL

 

 
    Friday, December 9, 2022

10:00 AM

JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER
ROOM 340, CITY HALL
200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

Submit written comment at LACouncilComment.com
 
President GILBERT A. CEDILLO, First District
PAUL KREKORIAN, Second District BOB BLUMENFIELD, Third District
  NITHYA RAMAN, Fourth District
President Pro Tempore PAUL KORETZ, Fifth District
CURREN D. PRICE, JR., Ninth District VACANT, Sixth District
  MONICA RODRIGUEZ, Seventh District
  MARQUEECE HARRIS-DAWSON, Eighth District
Assistant President Pro Tempore HEATHER HUTT, Tenth District
VACANT MIKE BONIN, Eleventh District
  JOHN S. LEE, Twelfth District
  MITCH O’FARRELL, Thirteenth District
  KEVIN DE LEÓN, Fourteenth District
  JOE BUSCAINO, Fifteenth District
 
PUBLIC COMMENT AND LIVE BROADCAST
 
The Council meetings will be broadcast live on Cable Television Channel 35, on the internet at https://clerk.lacity.org/calendar, and on YouTube. The live audio of the hearing will be available via telephone at: (213) 621-CITY (Metro), (818) 904-9450 (Valley), (310) 471-CITY (Westside), and (310) 547-CITY (San Pedro Area). If the live video or audio is unavailable via one of these channels, members of the public should try another channel.
 
The City Council will take public comment from members of the public in the Council chamber and also by teleconference. Members of the public who wish to offer public comment to the Council via teleconference 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.
 
Please note that, pursuant to Municipal Code Section 200.123, proof of full Covid-19 vaccination or of a negative Covid-19 test within the prior 72 hours will be required to enter the City Hall building for any purpose. Proof of a negative test requires a printed document, email, or text message displayed on a phone from a test provider or laboratory showing the results of a PCR or antigen Covid-19 test. Written public comment may be submitted at LACouncilComment.com.
 
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 below.
 
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

Friday, December 9, 2022

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)
14-0958
CD 15
CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ENGINEER, and RESOLUTION relative to the temporary closure of 121st Street between Figueroa Street and Hoover Street.
   
 

Recommendations for Council action:
 

  1. FIND that the temporary closure of 121st Street between Figueroa Street and Hoover Street is categorically exempt under Article III, Class 5, of the Los Angeles City Guidelines for the implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970.
     
  2. FIND that the street as shown in the City Engineer report dated November 29, 2022, attached to the Council file, subject to the conditions contained herein, be temporarily closed pursuant to State Vehicle Code Section 21101.4 for a period of 18 months upon Council approval.
     
  3. ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION, signed by the City Attorney.
     
  4. ADOPT the following findings:
     
    1. There is substantial evidence of serious and continual criminal activities in the alley recommended for temporary closure.
       
    2. The temporary closure of the street will reduce the criminal activity in the area.
       
    3. The street does not provide necessary vehicular or pedestrian access to adjacent properties.
       
    4. The closure will not adversely affect traffic flow, safety on adjacent streets or in the surrounding neighborhoods, operation of emergency vehicles, and performance of municipal or public utility services in the street proposed to be temporarily closed.
    5. Vehicular and pedestrian traffic on the street contributes to the criminal activities.
       
    6. The street has not been designated as a through highway or arterial street.

   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Engineer reports that the Bureau of Engineering is absorbing the cost of processing the request in the approximate amount of $5,000. Maintenance of the public easement by City forces will be eliminated.

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
 

(Public Works Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

   
(2)
22-1499
CD 5
MOTION (KORETZ - BUSCAINO) and RESOLUTION relative to the issuance of revenue bonds or other obligations for the facilities located at 1410 Glenville Drive in Council District 5.
   
 

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

  1. ALLOW the California Enterprise Development Authority to issue bonds in an amount not to exceed $50,000,000 to provide financing, refinancing, and/or reimbursement for the acquisition, improvement, construction, installation, equipping, and furnishing of the facilities located at 1410 Glenville Drive in Council District 5.
     
  2. HOLD a Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (TEFRA) public hearing, and ADOPT the accompanying TEFRA RESOLUTION, at the City Council Meeting to be held on December 9, 2022 at 10:00 a.m., located at 200 North Spring Street, Room 340, Los Angeles, California 90012.

   

Items for which Public Hearings Have Been Held

(3)
21-0383-S1
CD 13
Related to Council file No. 21-0383
   
 

CONSIDERATION OF and ACTIONS RELATED TO A STATUTORY EXEMPTION FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT PURSUANT TO PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE SECTION 21155.1; COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES CITY PLANNING COMMISSION (LACPC), AND AN APPEAL filed by Susan Winsberg, Frankilin Corridor Communities, from the determination in part of the LACPC in approving a Project Permit Compliance Review for the Vermont-Western Corridor Specific Plan, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Section 11.5.7 C, and the Site Plan Review for a project which creates, or results in an increase of 50 or more dwelling units pursuant to LAMC Section 16.05, in conjunction with project utilizing a ministerial 50 percent density bonus pursuant to Government Code Section 65915 and the Department of City Planning Implementation of State Density Bonus Law – AB 2345 and AB 1763 Revised Memorandum dated November 2, 2022 (the Applicant withdrew the request for the Conditional Use for Density Bonus on August 16, 2022, pursuant to LAMC Section 12.24 U.26, and introduced a change to the project description); for the revised project involving the demolition of an existing three-story vacant apartment structure, a two-story structure occupied by an auto body use and associated surface parking, and a vacant lot on an approximately 37,135 (0.85 acre) square-foot site and the construction, use, and maintenance of a 14-story, 170 feet in height building containing 150 residential dwelling units, including 15 units set aside for Very Low Income households, and 171,125 square feet of floor area, resulting in a floor area ratio (FAR) of 4.6:1.; the Project proposes 208 parking spaces within two subterranean levels and three partial above-ground levels and 91 bicycle parking stalls (76 long-term stalls and 15 short-term stalls); for the properties located at 5600-5606 West Hollywood Boulevard, 1655-1679 North St. Andrews Place, and 5607 West Carlton Way, subject to Revised Conditions of Approval dated November 15, 2022.

Applicant: Sean Beddoe, BWC/St. Andrews, LP

Representative: Matt Dzurec, Armbruster Goldsmith and Delvac LLP

Case No. CPC-2020-4296-CU-DB-SPP-SPR-VHCA-PHP-1A

Environmental No. ENV-2020-4297-SCPE              

(Planning and Land Use Management Committee report to be submitted in Council.  If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.)

(Click on www.lacouncilfile.com for background documents.)

   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: The LACPC reports that there is no General Fund impact as administrative costs are recovered through fees.

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
(4)
22-1117
CDs 5, 13
   
 

CONSIDERATION OF and ACTIONS RELATED TO A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION, MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM, and RELATED CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) FINDINGS PURSUANT TO CEQA GUIDELINES, SECTION 15074(B); COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES CITY PLANNING COMMISSION (LACPC), ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION effectuating a Zone and Height District Change from C4-1XL and CM-1VL TO (T)(Q)CM-2D for Lots 21-23 of the project site; and APPEAL filed by Melrose Avenue Owner, LLC, Baradas Investment Group (Representative: Kyndra Casper/Karen Hallock, DLA Piper LLP) from the LACPC's determination in part in denying a Waiver of Dedication and/or Improvement to waive a three-foot dedication along Melrose Avenue and a 15-foot by 15-foot corner cut or 20-foot radius property line return at the intersection of Melrose Avenue and Seward Street, in accordance with Avenue II standards; for the demolition of an existing one-story commercial building and surface parking lot, and the construction, use, and maintenance of a 67,889 square-foot, five-story office-retail building, which will include 67,242 square feet of office space and 647 square feet of retail space, will rise to a maximum height of approximately 77 feet and nine inches (73 feet and six inches to the top of the parapet), provide 168 vehicular parking spaces and 26 bicycle parking spaces on the ground floor and two subterranean levels, and with the addition of the existing building floor area that will remain on Lots 18-20 (developed with two, two-story commercial buildings); the Project proposes a Floor Area Ratio of 1.88 to 1; for the properties located at 6101 - 6117 West Melrose Avenue and 713 - 735 North Seward Street, subject to Modified Conditions of Approval.

Applicant: Melrose Avenue Owner, LLC, Bardas Investment Group

Representative: Kyndra Casper/Karen Hallock, DLA Piper LLP

Case No. CPC-2021-2908-ZC-HD-ZAD-WDI-SPR-1A

Environmental No. ENV-2021-2909-MND            
    
(Planning and Land Use Management Committee report to be submitted in Council.  If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.)

(Click on www.lacouncilfile.com for background documents.)

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
(5)
22-0297-S1
CD 13
   
 

CONSIDERATION OF and ACTIONS RELATED TO A STATUTORY EXEMPTION FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) AS A SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES PROJECT EXEMPTION PURSUANT TO PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE SECTION 21155.1; COMMUNICATIONS FROM LOS ANGELES CITY PLANNING COMMISSION (LACPC) and DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING relative to an appeal filed by the Silver Lake Heritage Trust from the determination of the LACPC in approving a Conditional Use, pursuant to Section 12.24 U.26 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), to allow an increase in density greater than the maximum permitted under LAMC Section 12.22 A.25, to a total of a 51 percent increase in the base density of 110 units to a density of 166 units; approving a Main Conditional Use Permit pursuant to LAMC Section 12.24 W.1, for the sale or dispensing of alcoholic beverages for on- and off-site consumption only within up to five premises; and approving a Site Plan Review pursuant to LAMC Section 16.05, for a development project that creates 166 dwelling units; for the demolition of the existing structures and the construction, use and maintenance of a new, six-story, 166-unit, mixed-use development with 13,000 square feet of commercial space and 24 units reserved for Very Low-Income Households, for the properties located at 1911-1931 West Sunset Boulevard; and 1910-2018 West Reservoir Street, subject to Modified Conditions of Approval. 

Applicant: Thomas D. Warren, 1911 Sunset Investors, LLC

Representative: Alexander Irvine, Irvine & Associates, Inc.

Case No.: CPC-2020-3140-CU-DB-MCUP-SPR-1A

Environmental No.: ENV-2020-3141-SCPE

Related Case: CHC-2020-5524-HCM  

(Planning and Land Use Management Committee report to be submitted in Council.  If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.)

(Click on www.lacouncilfile.com for background documents.)

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
(6)
21-0781
CD 5
CONSIDERATION OF and ACTIONS RELATED TO A SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (SCEA) NO. ENV-2019-7300-SCEA, MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM PREPARED FOR THE SCEA, AND RELATED CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) FINDINGS; AND COMMUNICATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING relative to compliance with the CEQA requirements for the use of a SCEA, as authorized by Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 21155.2(b), for the future consideration of the development of the project identified as Planning Case No. DIR-2019-7299-TOC-SPR; for the determination that the proposed project is a transit priority project, as defined by PRC Section 21155, that 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); 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 high-quality transit corridor included in a regional transportation plan; the proposed project is a residential or mixed-use project as defined by PRC Section 21159.28(d), that incorporates all feasible mitigation measures, performance standards, or criteria set forth in the prior environmental reports, including SCAG’s 2016-2040 RTP/SCS and 2020- 2045 RTP/SCS Program Environmental Impact Reports; all potentially significant or significant effects required to be identified and analyzed pursuant to CEQA in an initial study have been identified and analyzed in an initial study; and with respect to each significant effect on the environment required to be identified in the initial study, changes or alterations have been required in or incorporated into the project that avoids or mitigates the significant effects to a level of insignificance; mitigation measures will be made enforceable conditions on the Project; for the partial demolition of existing improvements, including two apartment buildings and a surface parking lot, and the construction of a new mixed-use project with 209 dwelling units, including 28 Extremely Low Income affordable housing units, and approximately 2,653 square feet of new commercial uses; the existing Tom Bergin’s Restaurant and Tavern, located at 840 South Fairfax Avenue and containing approximately 3,829 square feet of floor area, would remain; the Project also includes construction of an eight-story building with a maximum height of approximately 94 feet and a total floor area of approximately 189,115 square feet; and, a total of 239 vehicular parking spaces, 146 bicycle parking spaces, and a minimum of 18,356.25 square feet of open space; for the properties located at 800 - 840 South Fairfax Avenue.

Applicant: Chris Clifford, 830 Fairfax Owner II, LLC

Representative: Todd Nelson, Armbruster Goldsmith and Delvac, LLP

Case No. DIR-2019-7299-TOC-SPR

Environmental No. ENV-2019-7300-SCEA

(Planning and Land Use Management Committee report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.)

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Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
(7)
20-1041-S3
COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (LADOT) relative to first amended agreement with implementation partners in connection with the Carb Funded Sustainable Transportation Equity Project.

(Transportation Committee report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.)

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Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

   
(8)
22-1465
CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (BLUMENFIELD – BONIN) relative to to evaluating all existing peak-hour travel lanes to determine whether they are still needed.

(Transportation Committee report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.)

(Click on www.lacouncilfile.com for background documents.)
   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

   
(9)
19-0885
COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES DEPARTEMNT OF TRANSPORTATION (LADOT) relative to the status of the LADOT NextGen Bus Speed Engineering Working Group.

(Transportation Committee report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.)

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Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

   
(10)
14-0499-S6
COMMUNICATION FROM THE LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION relative to Active Transportation Program Cycle 6.

(Transportation Committee report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.)

(Click on www.lacouncilfile.com for background documents.)
   
 

 

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
(11)
15-0719-S26
PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Mobility Plan 2035 (MP2035) Implementation and City Mobility Plan street improvement measures.
   
 

Recommendations for Council action:
 

  1. ESTABLISH the MP2035 Goals and associated Objectives (Attachment 2 of the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA) report dated October 6, 2022, attached to the Council file), Policies and Programs as the primary guide for departmental/project funding requests and for measuring the progress of MP2035 implementation; and INSTRUCT the Department of City Planning (DCP) to report within 90 days regarding the status of the Action Plan Programs identified in Attachment 4 of said CLA report.
     
  2. REQUEST the Mayor to incorporate MP2035 departmental/project funding requests and corresponding performance metrics for measuring the progress of MP2035 implementation in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24 Proposed Budget.
     
  3. DIRECT City departments, with assistance from the City Administrative Officer (CAO), as follows:
     
    1. Incorporate corresponding MP2035 Goals and associated Objectives, Policies and Programs into the Annual City Budget process through the assignment of each Objective to corresponding Departmental and/or Non­departmental FY 2023-24 Proposed Budgets.
       
    2. Prepare and present long-term implementation work plans, including equitable community engagement strategies, for each Objective within MP2035 Goals.
       
    3. Establish a direct link between the MP2035 Goals and associated Objectives (Attachment 2 of said CLA report) and the Action Plan Programs (Attachment 4 of said CLA report), including the addition of priorities, to ensure clarity and consistency with the overall intent of achieving an equitable and safe transportation system that balances the needs of all road users.
       
  4. DESIGNATE the DCP as the lead department to establish new and/or revise existing Citywide Mobility Corridors and Neighborhood Mobility Corridors, with the assistance of the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) and other departments as needed; and INSTRUCT the DCP, with the assistance of LADOT, to report within 90 days with recommendations regarding (a) a process for corridor designation, including through community plan updates, consultation with existing City advisory committees; and community engagement; (b) requirements for documenting those designations; and (c) additional resources needed to establish and maintain Citywide Mobility Corridor and Neighborhood Mobility Corridor designations.
     
  5. DIRECT MP2035 lead departments, bureaus, and agencies to prepare and submit FY 2023-24 Proposed Budget packages for resources needed to/for:
    1. Support improved coordination for work plans within the public right-of-way.
       
    2. Achieve progress towards full build-out of multimodal transportation infrastructure identified in MP2035, including the feasibility of a set-aside within the Bureau of Street Services resurfacing program dedicated for mobility corridors and scheduled partnership with the LADOT.
       
    3. Update Bureau of Engineering street standards to currently recognized best practices.
       
    4. Include community mobility planning during the DCP Community Plan updates, including updating designated network maps based on community input, local mobility needs, and technical evaluation.
       
    5. Designate the DCP as the host department for a publicly accessible Mobility Plan Implementation Dashboard; Instruct the DCP to report within 90 days on potential integration with other transportation and public works GIS databases; and Instruct the DCP to submit a supplemental budget request to the Mayor for the additional resources needed to create and maintain the dashboard.
       
    6. Conduct appeal hearings and develop mechanisms to involve existing City advisory committees in oversight of Mobility Plan implementation.
       
  6. INSTRUCT the LADOT and the Department of Public Works, with assistance from the CAO, to report on the work being done by the existing working groups (Attachment 5 of said CLA report) and make recommendations to improve coordination amongst City departments and agencies with regard to the delivery of projects and services, including the potential development of shared performance metrics, prioritization of installation and infrastructure maintenance based on relevant data, improved utilization of City forces, and the coordination of resurfacing projects with other public works programs.
     
  7. INSTRUCT the DCP and LADOT, with the assistance of other departments as needed, to report within 90 days with recommendations for quantifiable goals to be used to establish City budget priorities and to measure the City’s success in implementing MP2035, with a focus on multimodal infrastructure; and establish the following goals pending Council action on that report: each fiscal year, implement 8% of each of the MP2035’s Bicycle Enhanced Network, Bicycle Lane Network; and Neighborhood Enhanced Network; and bring 8% of sidewalks that need repair into ADA compliance.

   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the CLA nor the CAO has not completed a financial analysis of this report.

   
 

Community Impact Statement: Yes

For:
Del Rey Neighborhood Council
Pico Union Neighborhood Council

   
 

(Transportation Committee report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.)

(Click on www.lacouncilfile.com for background documents.)

   
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22-1287
GENERAL EXEMPTION, ENERGY, CLIMATE CHANGE, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, AND RIVER COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to approving the Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT), Form of Service Agreement for Firm Point-To-Point Transmission Service, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) No. BP21-010, by and between the City, acting by and through the LADWP and Glendale Water and Power (GWP).
   
 

Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
 
  1. FIND, that the proposed action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(2).
     
  2. CONCUR with the Board of Water and Power Commissioners' (Board) action of October 25, 2022, Resolution No. 023 076, which approves the OATT, authorize a Form of Service Agreement for Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service between LADWP and GWP for the delivery of 25 Megawatts of long term point-to-point transmission service for a term of 25 years, starting on January 1, 2023 to January 1, 2048.
     
  3. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated November 17, 2022, approving the OATT Form of Service Agreement for Firm Point-To-Point Transmission Service, LADWP No. BP21-010, by and between the City, acting by and through the LADWP, and GWP.

   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer reports that there is no General Fund impact. Approval of the proposed Resolution and Ordinance authorize a 25 year OATT Form of Service Agreement with GWP, and $27.3 million in anticipated revenue for the Power Revenue Fund over the term. The proposed Agreement complies with the LADWP Financial Policies

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
(13)
22-1403
GENERAL EXEMPTION, ENERGY, CLIMATE CHANGE, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, AND RIVER COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to approving the Renewal Agreement for the Acquisition of Capacity, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) Agreement No. BP 21-004; the Renewal Transmission Service Contract, LADWP Agreement No. BP 21-005; and the Renewal Agency Agreement, LADWP Agreement No. BP 21-006, by and between the City, acting by and through the LADWP, and the Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA); and delegating to the Board of Water and Power Commissioners (Board) authority to amend such agreements.
   
 

Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR
 
  1. FIND, that the proposed action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3).
     
  2. CONCUR with the Board of Water and Power Commissioners' (Board) action of November 8, 2022, Resolution No. 023 088, which approves the Renewal Agreement for the Acquisition of Capacity, LADWP Agreement No. BP 21-004; the Renewal Transmission Service Contract, LADWP Agreement No. BP 21-005; and the Renewal Agency Agreement, LADWP Agreement No. BP 21-006, by and between the City, and the SCPPA.
     
  3. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated November 17, 2022, approving the Renewal Agreement for the Acquisition of Capacity, LADWP Agreement No. BP 21-004; the Renewal Transmission Service Contract, LADWP Agreement No. BP 21-005; and the Renewal Agency Agreement, LADWP Agreement No. BP 21-006, by and between the City, acting by and through the LADWP, and the SCPPA; and delegating to the Board authority to amend such agreements.

   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative officer reports that there is no General Fund impact. Approval of the proposed Resolution and Ordinance authorizes the renewal of the Southern Transmission System (STS) Renewal Agreements for fifty years. This will allow SCPPA the ability to issue bonds on behalf of the STS project for needed capital improvements. The potential bond issuance is up to $2 billion, with debt service payments of $63.3 million annually over thirty years to be paid by the LADWP Power Revenue Fund. The proposed action complies with the LADWP Financial Policies in that funding is available to support this purpose.

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
(14)
22-1307
ENERGY, CLIMATE CHANGE, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, AND RIVER COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the contracts with Arakelian Enterprises, Inc., Recology Blossom Valley Organics-South, and Waste Management Recycling and Disposal Services of California, for the Curbside Organics Collection Program.
   
 

Recommendations for Council action:
 
  1. AUTHORIZE the President, Board of Public Works (Board), or two members of the Board, on behalf of the Bureau of Sanitation (BOS), to execute a personal services agreement for Arakelian Enterprises, Inc. DBA Athens Services, Recology Blossom Valley Organics - South, and Waste Management Recycling and Disposal Services of California, Inc. DBA Waste Management for five-year terms with options to extend for two additional five-year terms and options to extend the agreements for six months on a month-to-month basis, subject to the approval of the City Attorney and compliance with the City’s contracting requirements.
     
  2. AUTHORIZE the BOS to continue the discussion with Anaergia Services, LLC for the placement of an organic processing facility at the City’s Recycling and Transfer Station.
     
  3. AUTHORIZE BOS to utilize consultant support to negotiate with Enviro-Pac for the development of new Anaerobic Digestion facilities to process organic waste to energy and other beneficial byproducts.

   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer (CAO) reports that there is no direct General Fund impact for the above agreements. Funding is provided by the Solid Waste Resources Revenue Fund and the Integrated Solid Waste Management Fund. The Solid Waste Resources Revenue Fund is not considered a full cost recovery fund as the services provided by this fund are subsidized by the General Fund. Funding beyond the current year will be appropriated through the City’s budget process. The agreements contain a Financial Liability Cause which limits the City’s annual financial obligation to the amount approved in the corresponding year’s budget.

   
 

Financial Policies Statement: The CAO further reports that the recommendations in this report complies with the City’s Financial Policies in that expenditures of special funds are limited to the mandates of the funding sources.

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
 

TIME LIMIT FILE - DECEMBER 27, 2022

   
 

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - DECEMBER 13, 2022)

   
(15)
21-0268
ENERGY, CLIMATE CHANGE, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, AND RIVER COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Artificial Intelligence technology and services to provide accurate and regular reporting and public disclosure of the City's organization-wide greenhouse gas footprint, and metrics on progress toward achieving and exceeding the environmental goals presented in the 2018 Green New Deal Pathway.
   
 

Recommendation for Council action:

NOTE and FILE the November 23, 2022 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power report relative to Artificial Intelligence technology and services to provide accurate and regular reporting and public disclosure of the City's organization-wide greenhouse gas footprint, and metrics on progress toward achieving and exceeding the environmental goals presented in the 2018 Green New Deal Pathway.

   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: Not applicable

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
(16)
22-0600-S54
ENERGY, CLIMATE CHANGE, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, AND RIVER COMMITTEE REPORT relative to low impact development and stormwater approval for housing construction and other development projects.
   
 

Recommendations for Council action:
 
  1. REQUEST the City Attorney to work with the Bureau of Sanitation (BOS), and other City departments as needed, to draft an ordinance to amend the Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 64.70 to align the City’s stormwater and urban runoff pollution control requirements, Low Impact Development (LID) Ordinance, to those prescribed under its MS4 Permit, including the type and size of new development or redevelopment projects that are subject to LID review.
     
  2. DIRECT BOS to perform a fee study to evaluate the appropriate development services fees for LID plan check review, to achieve full cost recovery and the necessary staffing levels to optimize the delivery of development services.
     
  3. DIRECT BOS in coordination with the Bureau of Engineering, to evaluate the benefits and feasibility of consolidating the LID plan check review services into the Bureau of Engineering’s Development Services and Permits Program.
     
  4. DIRECT BOS to continue to implement further LID plan check improvements as needed to improve customer service delivery and wait time, including the development of standard plans for Accessory Dwelling Units.
     
  5. NOTE and FILE the July 1, 2022 BOS report attached to the Council file.

   
 

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

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
(17)
22-1467
ENERGY, CLIMATE CHANGE, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, AND RIVER COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the efforts to engage Peabody Energy, the U.S. Department of Interior, and others in the funding, cleanup, and complete remediation of both the Black Mesa and Kayenta Coal mines, and related areas.
   
 

Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Koretz - O’Farrell):
 
  1. REQUEST the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) to report in 30 days on the efforts to engage Peabody Energy, the U.S. Department of Interior and others, in the funding, cleanup, and complete remediation of both the Black Mesa and Kayenta Coal mines, as well as the Mojave Generating Station and the Navajo Generating Station, and related areas, including buildings, roads and rail lines.
     
  2. REQUEST LADWP to include the Navajo Nation and Hopi tribal members in these efforts of engagement and, with them, to explore the cleanup efforts and the options to reinvest in green renewable energy production within these areas as a way to help improve their local economies in only ways desired by them.

   
 

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

   
(18)
22-1468
ENERGY, CLIMATE CHANGE, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, AND RIVER COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the creation of a "greenhouse gas pollution fee" for private jets flying into and out of Los Angeles airports.
   
 

Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Koretz - Blumenfield):

DIRECT the City Administrative Officer (CAO), in consultation with the City Attorney, the Climate Emergency Mobilization Office (CEMO), and Los Angeles World Airports, to report on the creation of a "greenhouse gas pollution fee" for private jets flying into and out of Los Angeles airports, with the goal of funding climate mitigation for the Indigenous, frontline, low income, and labor communities represented by CEMO. The report should also consider the use of a surcharge on jet fuel used for private jet travel to encourage fuel efficiency and clean fuels and to invest in infrastructure that supports zero emission transportation alternatives.

   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the CAO nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
(19)
20-0620
ENERGY, CLIMATE CHANGE, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, AND RIVER COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the number of installed stationary natural gas- and diesel-fueled distributed generation resources in Los Angeles and the feasibility of limiting the addition of such resources.
   
 

Recommendation for Council action:

REQUEST the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) to work with the City Attorney’s office, the Emergency Management Department, and any other relevant departments to specifically define “Emergency Backup Purposes” and within 60 days, draft an ordinance as detailed in the November 23, 2022 LADWP report, attached to the Council file, to limit the use of fossil fuel backup generators to use for emergency backup purposes only, and otherwise prohibit their sale, installation, and use.

   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the CLA has completed a financial analysis of this report.

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
(20)
22-1410
ENERGY, CLIMATE CHANGE, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, AND RIVER and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES’ REPORT, and RESOLUTION relative to the identification of capital needs related to the Solid Waste Programs and financing plans.
   
 

Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
 
  1. AUTHORIZE the purchase of the proposed capital equipment and capital improvements project list related to the City’s Solid Waste and Solid Resources Collection and Disposal Program and the Multifamily Bulky Item Program (collectively, “Solid Waste Programs”), detailed in Attachment A of the November 10, 2022 City Administrative Officer (CAO) report, attached to the Council file.
     
  2. AUTHORIZE the Board of Public Works, Office of Accounting, to advance funds for the purchase of the proposed capital equipment and capital improvements, subject to availability and review by the Board of Public Works, from the Public Works Trust Fund No. 834/50 to the Bureau of Sanitation (BOS), and the Solid Waste Resources Revenue Fund (SWRRF) No. 508/50.
     
  3. ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION, declaring the City’s intent to reimburse the SWRRF and/or Public Works Trust Fund from proceeds of the anticipated issuance of Solid Waste Resources Revenue Bonds (SWRRB) for expenditures made in connection with the BOS Solid Waste Programs incurred prior to the issuance of the Solid Waste Resources Revenue Bonds, detailed in Attachment B of the the November 10, 2022 CAO report, attached to the Council file.

   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that approval of the Reimbursement Resolution related to the SWRRB will have no immediate impact on the General Fund. In Fiscal Year 2022-23, a General Fund subsidy of $61 million is anticipated to offset SWRRF operational expenses. Absent a rate increase, financial assistance will be necessary to fund SWRRF operations

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
(21)
21-1039-S2
ENERGY, CLIMATE CHANGE, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, AND RIVER COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the 2022 California Building Energy Efficiency Standards update, and ensuring that all future city owned sites, facilities or park-sites are built to be net-zero projects that maximize solar energy generation and storage on-site, and related matters.
   
 

Recommendations for Council action, as initiated by Motion (O’Farrell - Koretz), SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
 
  1. INSTRUCT the Bureau of Engineering (BOE), and REQUEST the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to report on necessary steps to implement the elements found within the 2022 California Building Energy Efficiency Standards update, and then make further recommendations to ensure that all future city owned sites, facilities or park-sites are built to be net-zero projects that maximize solar energy generation and storage on-site.
     
  2. DIRECT BOE to incorporate the components in the above instructions related to maximization of ground-mount and roof-top solar within Council file No. 21-1039 (Decarbonization WorkBook) for all future related projects.
     
  3. REQUEST the Controller to transfer $50,000 from the Unappropriated Balance (UB) 2022-2023 UB Fund No. 100/58, Account No. 580370, renewable energy, to the BOE Special Service Fund No. 682/50, entitled “Building Decarbonization Workplan” for City staff and consultant costs to analyze the efforts needed for all existing and future city-owned sites, facilities, or park-sites to be built to net-zero projects that maximize solar energy generation and energy storage on-site.
     
  4. AUTHORIZE the City Engineer, or designee, to make technical corrections to the recommendations in order to effectuate the intent of the City Council.

   
 

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

   
(22)
21-0890-S2
ENERGY, CLIMATE CHANGE, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, AND RIVER COMMITTEE REPORT relative to expanding Electric Vehicle (EV) charging on the public right of way, including staffing and infrastructure needs, and the inclusion of level 3 charging options, with a visualization of the infrastructure needs City-wide, and related matters
   
 

Recommendations for Council action, as initiated by Motion (O’Farrell - Krekorian), SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
 
  1. DIRECT the Bureau of Street Lighting, and the Los Angeles Department of Transportation, with the assistance of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Department of General Services, and the City Administrative Officer (CAO), to update the Electric Vehicle Master Plan (Council file No. 21-0890) by creating a “Right to Charge” for EV on the public rights-of-way long term strategic plan, including visualizations of current and future infrastructure, in order to greatly expand current EV charging on the public right of way, and to include level 3 DCFC “fast chargers” installations.
     
  2. DIRECT the Bureau of Street Lighting, Department of Transportation, and REQUEST the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, with the assistance of the CAO, to report on staffing and infrastructure needs to effectuate the policy, including but not limited to installation, construction, signage, parking management and power needs.
     
  3. REQUEST the Controller to transfer $200,000 from the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Unappropriated Balance (UB) Fund 100/58, Account No. 58370, Renewable Energy to Fund No. 100/84, Account No. 1010, for expansion of EV charger program on the right of way as delineated in Council file No. 21-0890-S2.

   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the CAO nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
(23)
22-1157
COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER relative to the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Round 4 grant application and funding.
 
(Homelessness and Poverty Committee report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.)
 
(Click on www.lacouncilfile.com for background documents.)
   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
(24)
20-1524
COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER relative to the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Round 2 North Valley Caring Services Funding Report.
 
(Homelessness and Poverty Committee report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.)
 
(Click on www.lacouncilfile.com for background documents.)
   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
(25)
22-0847-S2
INFORMATION, TECHNOLOGY, AND GENERAL SERVICES and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES’ REPORT relative to the Third Construction Projects Report (CPR) for Fiscal Year 2022-23.
   
 

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

APPROVE the recommendations of the City Administrative Officer (CAO) as detailed in the Third CPR for Fiscal Year 2022-23, dated October 27, 2022, attached to the Council file.

   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO states that transfers, appropriations, and expenditure authority totaling $12.02 million are recommended in said CAO CPR. Of this amount, $5.61 million is for transfers, appropriations, and expenditure authority for the Bureau of Street Services, $2.3 million for the Los Angeles Housing Department, $1.42 million for the Department of General Services, and $2.69 million is for other City funds. All transfers and appropriations are based on existing funds, reimbursements, or revenues. There is no immediate General Fund impact for operations and maintenance costs as a result of these recommendations (Attachment No. 4 of said CAO CPR).

   
 

Financial Policies Statement: The CAO states that the actions recommended in said CAO CPR comply with the City’s Financial Policies.

   
 

Debt Impact Statement: The CAO states that the issuance of Municipal Improvement Corporation of Los Angeles (MICLA) debt is a General Fund obligation. The issuance of MICLA for the reauthorization of the Information Technology Agency Public Safety Radio Infrastructure Replacement and Simulcast Trunk Radio System Replacement projects would cause the City to borrow $5,100,000 at an approximate 5.5 percent interest rate over 10 years. The issuance of MICLA for the reauthorization of the Vision Theatre project, whose spending authority has exceeded the City’s three-year spending policy, would cause the City to borrow $1,000,000 at an approximate 5.5 percent interest rate over 20 years. The total estimated debt service for the projects is $8,440,000, including interest of approximately $2,340,000. During the life of the bonds, the estimated average annual debt service is $760,000 over the first 10 years and $84,000 over the following 10 years. Actual interest rates may differ as rates are dependent on market conditions at the time of issuance. The CAO cannot fully predict what interest rates will be in the future. In accordance with the City's Debt Management Policy, the City has an established debt ceiling to guide in evaluating the affordability for future debt. The debt ceiling for non-voted direct debt as a percentage of General Fund revenues is 6.0 percent. The 2022-23 Adopted Budget non voter-approved debt ratio is 2.97 percent. The issuance of debt for these projects will not cause the City to exceed the six percent non voter-approved debt limit.

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
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21-0039
BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the recommendations to prioritize equity within the City’s Capital and Technology Improvement Expenditure Program.
   
 

Recommendations for Council action:
 

  1. INSTRUCT the Office of the City Administrative Officer (CAO), with assistance from the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), to work with City departments to identify current assessments and strategic planning documents available for the various asset classes that comprise the City’s Capital and Information Technology programs to determine investment need and resource gaps.
     
  2. INSTRUCT the CAO to report back on:
     
    1. Recommendations on proposed policy changes in budgeting and planning activities for the City’s Capital and Information Technology programs, based on the appropriate assessments of current City assets and programs.
       
    2. Recommendations on proposed changes to the Capital and Technology Improvement Policy.
       
    3. Cost estimates for any additional administrative resources required to consolidate capital infrastructure data, support strategic planning, and achieve industry standards for financial reporting capabilities.
       
  3. INSTRUCT the Bureau of Engineering to work with the CAO and CLA on proposed enhancements to the Social Equity Index following the completion of the consultant study recently initiated by the Bureau to develop equity guidelines to inform future capital planning.
     
  4. ADOPT the Controller’s Equity Index Score as the initial Social Equity metric to rank annual funding requests under the Capital and Technology Improvement Policy Primary Prioritization Criteria, along with other supplemental data that may be appropriate for projects with regional or citywide impact, pending recommendations from the CAO’s Equity, Performance Management, and Innovation Division.
     
  5. INSTRUCT the CAO to report back on recommendations for an enhanced Social Equity Index/metrics.
     
  6. INSTRUCT the CAO to continue its regular reporting under Council file 21-1015 on grant opportunities to leverage Federal and State infrastructure funds, in support of City funding priorities.

   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that there is no impact to the General Fund at this time.

   
 

Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the actions recommended in this report comply with the City’s Financial Policies.

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
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22-1492
CD 5
BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the first phase of construction of the Venice Boulevard Safety and Mobility Project.
   
 

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.

   
 

(Transportation Committee report to be submitted in Council.)

(Click on www.lacouncilfile.com for background documents.)

   
(28)
21-0717-S1
BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Basic Income Guaranteed: Los Angeles Economic Assistance Pilot Program.
   
 

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

  1. AUTHORIZE the City Controller to:
     
    1. Transfer appropriations within the Public Assistance Benefit Fund No. 10E as follows:

      From:
      Account No. Account Name Amount
      21V121 Community Investment for Families $95,000


      To:
      Account No. Account Name Amount
      21W121 Community Investment for Families $95,000

       
    2. Increase appropriations within the Community Investment for Families Department Fund No. 100/21, as follows:
      Account No. Account Name Amount
      001010 Salaries General $90,000
      006010 Office and Administrative      5,000
        Total $95,000
  2. AUTHORIZE the Community Investment for Families Department (CIFD), General Manager, or designee, to prepare Controller instructions and/or make any technical adjustments that may be required and are consistent with the intent of this action with the approval of the City Administrative Officer and instruct the Controller to implement these instructions.

   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: CIFD reports that the BIG:LEAP participant funds were originally appropriated through the FY 2021-22 budget process. This transmittal seeks to transfer prior year savings to fund the administrative support for FY 2022-23. There is no fiscal impact to the General Fund.

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
(29)
22-0947-S2
ENERGY, CLIMATE CHANGE, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, AND RIVER COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Inflation Reduction Act 2022 (IRA 2022) regarding financing options, including options related to utility built, or utility owned photovoltaic, battery resilient, or electric vehicle/energy renewable projects.
   
 

Recommendation for Council action, as initiated by Motion (O’Farrell - Krekorian):

REQUEST the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) to:
 
  1. Report on the IRA 2022 regarding financing options for municipalities, including an evaluation of all options related to utility built, or utility owned photovoltaic, battery resilient, or electric vehicle/energy renewable projects in order to maximize current transmission infrastructure, including projects done in partnership with sovereign tribal governments.
     
  2. Report as outlined in the Motion within 30 days of finalized IRS guidance for municipalities, including recommendations on whether LADWP should develop its own projects and or continue the pursuit of power purchase agreements.

   
 

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

   
(30)
22-0532-S1
ENERGY, CLIMATE CHANGE, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, AND RIVER COMMITTEE REPORT relative to an ordinance which will require that the City eliminate the ability to purchase fossil fuel equipment no later than January 1, 2025, except under limited exemptions to be detailed by the CAO, City-agencies and departments, and related matters.
   
 

Recommendation for Council action, as initiated by Motion (O’Farrell - Koretz):

DIRECT the CAO, General Services Department, and all agencies listed under Council File (CF) No. 22-0532, and CF No. 21-0680 to issue their report no later than June 30, 2023, outlining the viability and related steps required to phase out fossil fuel equipment procurement by January 1, 2025, and fossil fuel vehicle procurement by January 1, 2030, including exemptions to be detailed by each city agency and department, including but not limited to the following additions:
 
  1. An inventory of all fleet vehicles and equipment under each Department’s purview that is currently in operation, and whether said vehicles and equipment are powered by traditional internal combustion engines, electricity, or a hybrid variation.
     
  2. A life-cycle analysis of said vehicles and equipment to determine their projected useful life.
     
  3. A market analysis to determine whether there is a viable, cost-effective electric or hybrid alternative to fleet vehicles and equipment currently operating on internal combustion engines.
     
  4. Evaluation of battery life and charging capacity for vehicles and equipment necessary to maintain consistent and predictable day-to-day operations and emergencies.

   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the CAO nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
 

(Information, Technology, and General Services Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

   
(31)
21-1039
ENERGY, CLIMATE CHANGE, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, AND RIVER COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the agreement pursuant to a Decarbonization Work Plan for the City’s existing building stock and identification of City facilities for installation of Distributed Energy Generation Systems.
   
 

Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
 
  1. REQUEST the Controller to transfer $2,407,965 from the Fiscal Year 2022- 2023 Unappropriated Balance (UB) Fund No. 100/58, Account No. 580370, Renewable Energy to existing accounts in the Bureau of Engineering (BOE) Special Services Fund No. 682/50, for potential construction escalation costs for the eight early building decarbonization projects managed by the BOE.
     
  2. ALLOCATE an additional $250,000 to BOE for the Building Decarbonization Work Plan database maintenance and other related costs.
     
  3. APPROVE a resolution authority for the Department of Recreation and Parks (RAP), for one Senior Administrative Clerk, and one Senior Systems Analyst I.
     
  4. APPROVE $100,000 for the Department of Recreation and Parks for seven Asset Management System (AMS) user licenses for five years; $175,000 for AMS maintenance for five years; and $100,000 for onboarding and modifications for RAP needs of the AMS.
     
  5. APPROVE a resolution authority for the Department of General Services Department, for one Senior Management Analyst I, and one resolution authority for one Electrician.
     
  6. APPROVE $32,500 for Office and Admin Expense and Training, and $80,000 for Transportation Equipment for the purchase of an Electric Vehicle truck.
     
  7. DIRECT the Climate Emergency Mobilization Office (CEMO) to:
     
    1. Collaborate with the BOE, City Administrative Officer (CAO), and all departments as needed on this matter, in order to ensure proper community outreach to best plan out the decarbonization workbook each year.
       
    2. Collaborate with BOE, Emergency Management Department, and all departments as needed to ensure maximization of existing and new cooling centers especially in areas most impacted by extreme heat / heat waves, are pollution burdened and/or are working class communities.
       
    3. Report on the progress and impact of cooling centers with best practice criteria, such as social cohesion, outreach, and effective communications, resource and staffing capacity.
       
  8. AUTHORIZE the Controller to transfer $100,000 from the UB Fund No. 100/58, Account No. 580404, Decarbonization and Development of Solar on City Facilities, to Board of Public Works, Fund No. 100/74, Account No. 003040, Contractual Services.
     
  9. AUTHORIZE the Controller to transfer $290,000 from the UB Fund No. 100/58, Account No. 580404, Decarbonization and Development of Solar on City Facilities, to Recreation and Parks Fund No. 302/89, Account No. 89270K, General Capital.
     
  10. AUTHORIZE the City Engineer or designee to make technical corrections to the recommendations in order to effectuate the intent of the City Council.
     
  11. AUTHORIZE the City Engineer, with concurrence from the Municipal Facilities Committee, to reallocate project funding for the near-term pilot projects, based on further investigations of project costs.

   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by BOE, RAP, and BOS. Neither the CAO nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
 

(Budget and Finance and the  Personnel, Audits, and Animal Welfare Committees waived consideration of the above matter)

   
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20-0313-S10
PERSONNEL, AUDITS, AND ANIMAL WELFARE and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES REPORT relative to proposed amendments to contracts in connection with the Human Resources Payroll (HRP) Project.
   
 

Recommendations for Council action:
  1. AUTHORIZE the Information Technology Agenda (ITA) to:
     
    1. Negotiate and execute an amendment to the HRP Workday contract (Contract No. C-135368), to revise the Statement of Work and increase the contract compensation, in order to incorporate the changes needed to complete Phase 2 implementation.
       
    2. Negotiate and execute an amendment to the Hess and Associates contract (Contract No. C-105458), to increase the contract compensation, extend the contract term, and revise the Statement of Work to incorporate changes in order to complete the HRP project and retire the old PaySR legacy system.
       
    3. Negotiate and execute an amendment to the KPMG Task Order engaged through the Controller’s Office contract (Contract No. C-138949) to extend their engagement as project managers of the HRP Project to incorporate the changes needed to complete HRP Phase 2 implementation.
       
    4. Transfer $30,000,000 from the Reserve Fund No. 101/62 to the General Fund No. 100, Unappropriated Balance No. 58, Account No. 580329 Human Resources and Payroll System Contingency.

       
  2. AUTHORIZE the City Administrative Officer (CAO) to draft Controller’s Instructions and technical corrections to transfer appropriations up to $30 million from the Unappropriated Balance No. 58, Account No. 580329 Human Resources and Payroll System Contingency to HRP Project sponsor departments within the General Fund No. 100 for contractual services including Quality Assurance, hardware, and software costs required to complete Phase 2 implementation, and authorize the Controller to implement those instructions.

   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: The Information Technology Oversight Committee reports that the General Fund impact is estimated at $30 million in additional project costs.  Once final negotiations with Workday have been completed, the ITA may request additional funds through the budget process if needed.

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

   
 

TIME LIMIT FILE - JANUARY 2, 2023

   
 

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - DECEMBER 7, 2022)

   
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20-1265-S1
CD 1, CD 8, CD 9
CONSIDERATION OF and ACTIONS RELATED TO AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT, ADDENDA, and RELATED CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) FINDINGS PURSUANT TO CEQA GUIDELINES, SECTIONS 15162 AND 15164; COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE LOS ANGELES CITY PLANNING COMMISSION and DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING relative to a proposed zoning ordinance to make the zone changes as shown in the Proposed Zoning Ordinance Map in Exhibit C and pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Sections 12.32 and 13.14 to amend the South Los Angeles Community Plan Implementation Overlay (CPIO), as shown in Exhibits D.1 and D.2, the Proposed Project is the South Los Angeles Community Plan Implementation Overlay Amendment Project, includes zone changes that amend the text and figures in the South Los Angeles CPIO District, the proposed CPIO amendment creates a new Protected Unit Area in the Residential Subareas that adds tenant protection regulations that reflect recent changes in state law, established by the Housing Crisis Act (collectively, Senate Bill (SB) 330 and SB 8) and adds some additional tenant protections beyond what is required under state level, the Proposed Project applies these tenant protection regulations, in addition to applying the existing applicable CPIO development regulations and design standards, to properties currently within the Residential Subareas (Chapter V) of the CPIO and to additional multifamily (R2, RD and R3) zoned properties, inclusive of a zone change to R1R3 (Rear Mass Variation) for two R1 zoned neighborhoods (36.02 acres total) within the Project area, finally, the Proposed Project amends the Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Subareas (Chapter III) of the CPIO to upgrade access to bonus incentives for certain nodes within the Protected Unit Area from a lower to higher intensity TOD subarea, the Project Location is an approximately 3,366.4-acre area (5.26 square miles) located within the South Los Angeles Community Plan Area which includes neighborhoods to the west and south of the University of Southern California campus and Exposition Park. The Project Location is generally bounded by the Santa Monica Freeway (Interstate 10) to the north; the Harbor Freeway (Interstate 110) to the east; to the south along Gage Avenue, from the Harbor Freeway westerly to Vermont Avenue, along West 62nd Street westerly from Vermont Avenue to Normandie Avenue; and along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard westerly from Normandie Avenue to Western Avenue, the westernmost boundary.
 
Applicant: City of Los Angeles

Case No.: CPC-2022-5432-ZC-CPIOA

Environmental No. ENV-2008-1781-EIR-ADD2; ENV-2008-1780-EIR-ADD2;
SCH No. 2008101098
   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
 

(Planning and Land Use Management Committee report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.)

(Click on the above hyperlink or go to http://www.lacouncilfile.com for background documents.) 

   
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21-1188-S3
BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE report relative to approving the Second Amendment of Contracts for legal services with Summa LLP and Beveridge & Diamond PC related to the July 11, 2021, flooding incident at the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant.
   
 

Recommendation for Council action:

APPROVE the recommendation of the Office of the City Attorney to amend its contracts with Summa LLP (Summa) and Beveridge & Diamond PC (Beveridge & Diamond) to increase the contract ceilings related to the firms’ provision of legal services for representation related to the Hyperion incident, increasing the contract ceiling amount to $2.2 million for Summa and to $2.75 million for Beveridge & Diamond, to be paid from Bureau of Sanitation special funds.

The Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), (d)(2), and (e)(1), to confer with its legal counsel with respect to Abdelnur v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court (LASC) Case No. 22STCV00153, Ace American Insurance Co. v. City of Los Angeles,  LASC Case No. 22STCV18654, Konig v. City of Los Angeles, LASC Case No. 22STCV00970, Mecklenburg v. Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant, LASC Case No. 21STCV28114.

   
 

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

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
(35)
21-0643
COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER relative to a status update and joint request for funding from the Development Services Trust Fund for Second Year Consultant Services for the BuildLA Project.
   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
 

(Planning and Land Use Management Committee report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.)

(Click on the above hyperlink or go to http://www.lacouncilfile.com for background documents.) 

   
(36)
22-0813
CD 2
Related to Council file No. 22-0813-S1
CONSIDERATION OF and ACTIONS RELATED TO A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION, MITIGATION MEASURES, and RELATED CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT FINDINGS; COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE LOS ANGELES CITY PLANNING COMMISSION, MAYOR, and DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING; RESOLUTION relative to a General Plan Amendment to the North Hollywood Valley Village Community Plan to amend the land use designation for the lot with Assessor's Parcel No. 2353010017, located at 11121 West Hesby Street (Lot FR 6 of Tract 7153) from High Medium Residential to Community Commercial land use; and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION effectuating a Vesting Zone Change and Height District Change as follows: a) Vesting Zone Change from the R4 Zone to the (T)(Q)C4 Zone for the lot with Assessor's Parcel No. 2353010017 located at 11121 West Hesby Street (Lot FR 6 of Tract 7153); and b) Height District Change from Height District 1 to Height District 2D across the entire project site, the proposed D limitation will allow a total floor area of approximately 108,391 square-feet [4:35:1 Floor Area Ratio (FAR)] for the project site, in lieu of 6:1 FAR otherwise permitted in Height District 2; for the demolition of two existing one-story commercial buildings and surface parking lots (a total of eleven lots) and the construction, use, and maintenance of a seven-story, 88-foot-high mixed-use building with 125 hotel guest rooms and 8,900 square feet of restaurant and retail uses, encompassing approximately 108,391 square-feet of total floor area on an approximately 25,021 square foot (0.574acre) site; the Project will provide a total of 48 bicycle parking spaces, with short-term spaces along Lankershim Boulevard and Hesby Street, and long-term spaces located along the hotel's rear entrance and subterranean parking level. Automobile parking will be provided on the ground floor and within one subterranean level of parking, for a total of 85 automobile spaces, including 9 spaces with electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, and 17 spaces that will be EVready for the properties located at 5041-5057 North Lankershim Boulevard and 11121 West Hesby Street, subject to Modified Conditions of Approval.

Applicant: Brooks Fain, Napa Industries LLC

Representative: Katherine Casey, PSOMAS

Case No. CPC-2020-6950-GPA-VZC-HD-ZAA-CU-CUB-SPR-1A

Environmental No. ENV-2020-6951-MND
   
 

Community Impact Statement: Yes

Against: 
NoHo Neighborhood Council

   
 

(Planning and Land Use Management Committee report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.)

(Click on the above hyperlink or go to http://www.lacouncilfile.com for background documents.) 

   
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22-0813-S1
CD 2
Related to Council file No. 21-0383
CONSIDERATION OF and ACTIONS RELATED TO A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION, MITIGATION MEASURES, and RELATED CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) FINDINGS PURSUANT TO CEQA GUIDELINES, SECTION 15074 (B); COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE LOS ANGELES CITY PLANNING COMMISSION (LACPC) and DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING relative to an APPEAL filed by Brooks Fain, Napa Industries LLC (Representative: Sheri Bonstelle, Jeffer Mangels Butler Mitchell LLP), from part of the determination of the LACPC in denying a Zoning Administrator's Adjustment to allow a 19 percent increase in density for a total of 148 guest rooms (169.3 square feet of lot area per guest room) in lieu of 125 guest rooms (200 square feet of lot area per guest room), for the demolition of two existing one-story commercial buildings and surface parking lots (a total of eleven lots) and the construction, use, and maintenance of a seven-story, 88-foot-high mixed-use building with 125 hotel guest rooms and 8,900 square feet of restaurant and retail uses, encompassing approximately 108,391 square-feet of total floor area on an approximately 25,021 square foot (0.574acre) site, the Project will provide a total of 48 bicycle parking spaces, with short term spaces along Lankershim Boulevard and Hesby Street, and long-term spaces located along the hotel's rear entrance and subterranean parking level, automobile parking will be provided on the ground floor and within one subterranean level of parking, for a total of 85 automobile spaces, including 9 spaces with electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, and 17 spaces that will be EV ready; for the properties located at 50415057 North Lankershim Boulevard and 11121 West Hesby Street, subject to Modified Conditions of Approval.

Applicant: Brooks Fain, Napa Industries LLC

Representative: Katherine Casey, PSOMAS

Case No.: CPC-2020-6950-GPA-VZC-HD-ZAA-CU-CUB-SPR-1A

Environmental No.: ENV-2020-6951-MND
   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
 

(Planning and Land Use Management Committee report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.)

(Click on the above hyperlink or go to http://www.lacouncilfile.com for background documents.) 
     

   
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21-0383
CD 13
Related to Council file No. 21-0383-S1
CONSIDERATION OF and ACTIONS RELATED TO A SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES PROJECT EXEMPTION (SCPE), NO. ENV-2020-4297-SCPE, DATED MARCH 2021, REVISED BY ERRATUM DATED NOVEMBER 2022, and a COMMUNICATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING relative to determining that the proposed Project is statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 21155.1; a Transit Priority Project pursuant to PRC Section 21155; and, a Sustainable Communities Project that meets all requirements of Subdivisions (a) and (b), and at least one of the requirements of Subdivision (c) of PRC Section 21155.1; for the proposed 5600 Hollywood Project that would replace an existing three-story structure, a two-story structure, associated surface parking, 27 non-protected trees, and a vacant lot; with a 150-unit apartment building on an approximately 37,135 square-foot (0.85 acre) site at the Project site within the Hollywood Community Plan Area, which is located at the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and St. Andrews Place; the Project would develop a 14-story apartment building, including 89 one-bedroom units, 58 two-bedroom units, and 3 two-bedroom units; of the 150 units, 15 units would be reserved as Very Low Income affordable units; parking would be provided in the building structure with one subterranean level and three aboveground levels, with a total of 91 bicycle parking stalls (76 long-term stalls and 15 short-term stalls) and 208 vehicle parking spaces to be provided as permitted by Assembly Bill (AB) 2345; the proposed building would be approximately 170 feet in height and contain approximately 171,125 square feet of floor area, resulting in a proposed floor area ratio (FAR) of 4.6:1; the project construction would require the export of approximately 59,000 cubic yards of soil; for the properties located at 5600-5606 West Hollywood Boulevard, 1655-1681 North St. Andrews Place, and 5607 West Carlton Way.
 
Applicant: Sean Beddoe, BWC/St. Andrews, LP

Representative: Matt Dzurec, Armbruster Goldsmith and Delvac LLP

Case No. CPC-2020-4296-CU-DB-SPP-SPR-VHCA-PHP-1A

Environmental No. ENV-2020-4297-SCPE
   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

   
 

Planning and Land Use Management Committee report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.)

(Click on the above hyperlink or go to http://www.lacouncilfile.com for background documents.) 

   

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

(39)
22-1487
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE APPOINTING AUTHORITIES FOR THE LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (LAUSD) COMPENSATION REVIEW COMMITTEE relative to appointments to the Los Angeles LAUSD Compensation Review Committee.
   
 

Recommendation for Council action:

RESOLVE that the nominees to the LAUSD Compensation Review Committee submitted by the appointing authorities listed in Section 804(b) of the Los Angeles City Charter are APPROVED and the members are hereby appointed.

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
(40)
22-1293
CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (RODRIGUEZ – BLUMENFIELD) relative to the associated costs related to the damages in Council Chamber having occurred since October 11, 2022, and whether any crime reports related to the damages have been filed.
   
 

Recommendation for Council action:

DIRECT the Department of General Services, Information Technology Agency, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), and any other relevant city departments, to report in 30 days on the associated costs related to the damages in Council Chamber having occurred since October 11, 2022, and whether any crime reports related to the damages have been filed. Costs should include the City staff time associated with restoring the damage to the public property in the Chamber. In addition, this should include a report on all staffing costs associated with the LAPD needed to maintain decorum.

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
 

(Information, Technology, and General Services and Budget and Finance Committees waived consideration of the above matter)

   
(41)
13-0744
CD 15
ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION, COMMUNICATION FROM THE BOARD OF HARBOR COMMISSIONERS (Board) relative to the Second Amendment to the Operating Agreement with Westrec Marina Management, Inc.
   
 

Recommendations for Council action:
 

  1. ADOPT the determination by the Board that the proposed action is administratively exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with Article Il, Section 2(f) of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines.
     
  2. APPROVE the Harbor Department Resolution No. 22-10096 authorizing proposed Second Amendment to Operating Agreement No. 22-3125-B with Westrec Marina Management, Inc.
     
  3. APPROVE the Consent to Assignment and Assumption of Agreement with Westrec Marina Management, Inc.

   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: The Board reports that there is no impact to the General Fund.

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
 

TIME LIMIT FILE - JANUARY 2, 2023

   
 

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - DECEMBER 13, 2022)

   
 

(Trade, Travel, and Tourism waived consideration of the above matter)

   
(42)
22-1500
CD 13
MOTION (O’FARRELL - PRICE) relative to funding for various sidewalk repair projects in Council District 13.
   
 

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

  1. TRANSFER and APPROPRIATE $114,128 in the AB1290 Fund No. 53P, Account No. 281213 (CD 13 Redevelopment Projects - Services) to the Street Services Fund No. 100-86, as follows: $8,672 to Account 001100 (Hiring Hall Salaries); $23,456 to Account No. 006020 (Operating Supplies & Expense) - to fund the special street repair project on Baxter and Apex; and $82,000 to Account 001190 (Hiring Hall Overtime) Cultural Affairs Fund No. 100/30, Account No. 003040 (Contractual Services) - for various already completed for sidewalk repair projects in Council District 13.
     
  2. AUTHORIZE the Bureau of Street Services to make any technical corrections or clarifications as necessary to the above fund transfer instructions in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion.

   
(43)
22-1501
MOTION ( RODRIGUEZ - PRICE) relative to funding the costs for the upcoming New Year’s Eve events at the Civic Center and Grand Park.
   
 

Recommendation for Council action:

AUTHORIZE the Department of General Services to issue any needed Right of Entry permit and to process and execute any other related document(s) to the organizers/sponsors of the upcoming New Year’s Eve events at the Civic Center and Grand Park, subject to appropriate terms and conditions of operation; as well as issue, process and/or execute any hold harmless, and risk management documents acceptable to the City Administrative Officer, with the understanding that all City costs associated with this event shall be reimbursed to the City by the event sponsor.

   
(44)
22-1502
CD 14
MOTION (RODRIGUEZ - PRICE) relative to funding for the development of Crocker-Umeya Apartments located at 231 East Third Street (Project) in Council District 7.
   
 

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

  1. AUTHORIZE the General Manager of the Los Angeles Housing Department, or designee, to:
     
    1. Effectuate a loan for $1,500,000 from the CD 14 Public Benefits Trust Fund - Affordable Housing to Crocker Apartments LLC for the Crocker-Umeya Apartments located at 231 East Third Street (Project), subject to the following terms:
         
      Term 55 years
      Interest 3 percent per annum
      Repayment Repayment Residual receipts
       
      1. Obligate funds for the Project and cause these funds to be transferred, as follows:  
        FROM       TO      
        Fund Account Name Amount Fund Acc Unt  Name Amount
        57L/14 14V314 CD 14 Public Benefits Trust Fund – Affordable Housing $1,500,000 44G/43 43WC68 Umey Apartments TOD  $1,500,000
                       
    2. Draft, negotiate, and execute loan documents, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form, and make any technical corrections to the fund transfer instructions, as necessary, to effectuate the intent of this Motion.
       
  2. AUTHORIZE the Controller to transfer appropriations as described in this Motion, implement the instructions, and expend funds upon receipt of proper demand by the General Manager, LAHD, or designee.

   
(45)
22-1503
CD 7
MOTION (RODRIGUEZ - BLUMENFIELD) relative to funding for the completion of the Great Streets Build San Fernando Centro Cultural.
   
 

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

  1. TRANSFER and APPROPRIATE $250,000 in the General City Purposes Fund 100/56, Account No. 000903 (Council Community Projects), representing a Council District Seven allocation for the purposes of the completion of the Great Streets Build San Fernando Centro Cultural to the Department of Transportation Fund No. 51Q Account No. 94SM06 (2020), for decorative crosswalks and associated Great Streets “Moving Beauty Pathway” build scope elements in Council Seven to be developed by the Department of Transportation in consultation with Tia Chucha’s Centro Cultural and Council District Seven.
     
  2. AUTHORIZE the City Clerk and Department of Transportation to make any technical corrections or clarifications as necessary to the above fund transfer instructions in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion.

   
(46)
22-1275
CD 8
CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (HARRIS-DAWSON – BONIN) relative to the formation of the Crenshaw Business Improvement District (BID). 
   
 

Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
  1. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to provide the necessary assistance to begin the formation of the Crenshaw BID.
     
  2. ALLOCATE up to $40,000 from the BID Trust Fund No. 659, subject to terms and conditions as described in the City's BID Policy documents, to be used for professional consulting services, including:
     
    1. Collecting, categorizing and interpreting data.
       
    2. Designing and conducting interviews and surveys.
       
    3. Organizing meetings and prioritizing community needs.
       
    4. Identifying and developing alternative assessment district boundaries and formulas.
       
    5. Preparing all required reports and documents and other activities required for establishment of the Crenshaw BID.
       
    6. Creating a nonprofit service provider, as necessary; and to generally coordinate the entire process for establishment of the proposed Crenshaw BID.
       
  3. AUTHORIZE the City Clerk to:
    1. Accept funding in the amount of $40,000 from the Destination Crenshaw Proponent Group as matching funds for the consultant study.
       
    2. Issue a Request for Proposals for the hiring of a consultant, and to prepare, execute, and administer a contract between the City and the selected consultant, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality, in an amount not to exceed $80,000 for consultant activities and expenses for the process to establish the proposed Crenshaw BID.
       
    3. Make any technical corrections needed to effectuate the intent of this Motion.

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

   
 

(Economic Development and Jobs Committee waived consideration of the above matter.)

   
(47)
23-0002-S7
CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION (KREKORIAN - O'FARRELL) relative to establishing the City's position regarding support or sponsorship of legislation that would devote funding to, or implement programs that offset or reduce utility costs for low-income customers of publicly-owned utilities, including those that provide direct bill relief or pay down customer debt.
   
 

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

RESOLVE to include in the City's 2023-2024 State Legislative Program, Support or Sponsorship of legislation that would devote funding to, or implement programs that offset or reduce utility costs for low-income customers of publicly-owned utilities, including those that provide direct bill relief or pay down customer debt.

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
 

(Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental Relations Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

   
(48)
23-0002-S8
CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION (KREKORIAN - O'FARRELL) relative to establishing the City's position regarding support or sponsorship of legislation that establishes specified procedures for the administrative and judicial review of the environmental review and approvals granted for new and upgraded transmission lines required to supply and maintain reliability of energy services to the City of Los Angeles as it moves toward a 100% clean energy supply.
   
 

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

RESOLVE to include in the City's 2023-2024 State Legislative Program, Support or Sponsorship of legislation that establishes specified procedures for the administrative and judicial review of the environmental review and approvals granted for new and upgraded transmission lines required to supply and maintain reliability of energy services to the City of Los Angeles as it moves toward a 100% clean energy supply.

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
 

(Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental Relations Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

   
(49)
23-0002-S9
CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION (KREKORIAN - O'FARRELL) relative to establishing the City's position regarding legislation that would undermine the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power's (LADWP) authority to schedule or dispatch power as an independent balancing authority, diminish its control over its transmission assets or its rights to transmission assets over which it has ownership or in which it has as stake, and/or impose additional charges or costs for the transmission of electricity for LADWP Power System customers.
   
 

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

RESOLVE to include in the City's 2023-2024 Legislative Program, OPPOSITION to legislation that would undermine the LADWP’s authority to schedule or dispatch power as an independent balancing authority, diminish its control over its transmission assets or its rights to transmission assets over which it has ownership or in which it has as stake, and/or impose additional charges or costs for the transmission of electricity for LADWP Power System customers.

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
 

(Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental Relations Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

   
(50)
23-0002-S10
CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION (KREKORIAN - O'FARRELL) relative to establishing the City's position regarding legislation that provides any appropriation of funds to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), provided that appropriation is not conditioned on, nor requires any matching funds from the City's General Fund.
   
 

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

RESOLVE to include in the City's 2023-2024 State Legislative Program, SPONSORSHIP or SUPPORT for any legislation that provides any appropriation of funds to the LADWP, provided that appropriation is not conditioned on, nor requires any matching funds from the City's General Fund.

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

   
 

(Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental Relations Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

   
(51)
14-0407-S1
COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (CAO) relative to Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Amendment No. 2  for the Administrative (MOU 01) and Supervisory Administrative (MOU 20) bargaining units.
   
 

Recommendations for Council action:
  1. APPROVE Amendment No. 2 to MOU 01 and MOU 20.
     
  2. AUTHORIZE the Controller and CAO to correct any clerical errors in the MOU, or make necessary technical corrections subsequent to City Council approval.

   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement:

The CAO reports that the General Fund impact of both Amendments will be a total of approximately $185,000 in direct and indirect salary costs for Fiscal Year 2022-23.

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

   
 

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

   
(52)
19-1166-S2
COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (CAO) relative to Amendment No. 1 to the 2019-23 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the Senior Administrative and Administrative Analysts Representation Unit (MOU61).
   
 

Recommendations for Council action:
  1. APPROVE Amendment No. 1 to MOU 61.
     
  2. AUTHORIZE the Controller and the CAO to correct any clerical errors in the MOU, or make necessary technical corrections subsequent to City Council approval.

   
 

Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the General Fund impact of this Amendment will be a total of approximately $475,000 in direct and indirect salary costs for Fiscal Year 2022-23.

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

   
 

(Personnel, Audits, and Animal Welfare Committee waived consideratoin of the above matter.)

   
(53)
22-1507
COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (CAO) relative to 2023 Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) for Bargaining Units represented by the Coalition of Los Angeles City Unions.
   
 

Recommendations for Council action:
  1. APPROVE the 2023 MOUs for Bargaining Units 02, 03, 04, 06, 07 08, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 34, 36, 37, 63, and 64.
     
  2. AUTHORIZE the Controller and the CAO to correct any clerical errors or make necessary technical corrections subsequent to City Council approval. 

   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement:

The CAO reports that the proposed tentative agreements will have estimated budgetary impacts as detailed in its December 2, 2022 report, attached to the Council File.

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

   
 

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

   
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22-1508
COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (CAO) relative to salary adjustments for General Managers.
   
 

Recommendation for Council action:

APPROVE the recommendations made by the Executive Employee Relations Committee regarding general salary increases for General Managers as detailed in the December 2, 2022 CAO report, attached to the Council File. 

   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement:

None submitted by the CAO.  Neither the CAO nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

   
 

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

   
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22-1509
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (CAO) and CITY ATTORNEY and ORDINANCES FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to revised General Manager salary ranges and salary adjustments for certain non-represented classifications in the CAO’s Office. 
   
 

  1. December 2, 2022 CAO REPORT

    Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
     
    1. PRESENT and ADOPT the following ORDINANCES dated December 2, 2022:
       
      1. Ordinance, approved as to form and legality by the City Attorney, amending the General Manager listing in Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) Section 4.61 to revise the assigned M Salary Range numbers for some of the classifications.
         
      2. Ordinance, approved as to form and legality by the City Attorney, amending Schedule "A" of LAAC Section 4.61 to provide a salary adjustment to the non-represented classification of Ethics Director, City Ethics Commission (Class Code 0013).
         
      3. Ordinance, approved as to form and legality by the City Attorney, amending Schedule "A" of LAAC Section 4.61 to provide salary adjustments to the following non-represented classifications in the Office of the CAO:
        1. Assistant City Administrative Officer (Class Code 0011 )
           
        2. Chief Administrative Analyst (Class Code 1554)
           
        3. Senior Labor Relations Specialist 1-111 (Class Codes 9202-1-3)
    2. AUTHORIZE the Controller and the CAO to correct any clerical errors, or, if approved by the City Attorney, any technical errors in the above Ordinances.
       
  2. December 2, 2022 CITY ATTORNEY REPORT

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

    PRESENT and ADOPT the following ORDINANCES dated December 2, 2022:
    ​​​​​​​
    1. Ordinance, amending the General Manager listing in Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) Section 4.61 to revise the assigned M Salary Range numbers for some of the classifications.
       
    2. Ordinance, amending Schedule "A" of LAAC Section 4.61 to provide a salary adjustment to the non-represented classification of Ethics Director, City Ethics Commission (Class Code 0013).
       
    3. Ordinance, amending Schedule "A" of LAAC Section 4.61 to provide salary adjustments to the following non-represented classifications in the Office of the CAO:
      ​​​​​​​
      1. Assistant City Administrative Officer (Class Code 0011 )
         
      2. Chief Administrative Analyst (Class Code 1554)
         
      3. Senior Labor Relations Specialist 1-111 (Class Codes 9202-1-3)

   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that the increase in salary costs resulting from the salary adjustments for the classification of Executive Director, City Ethics Commission and the non-represented classifications in the Office of the City Administrative Officer will be absorbed by the employing Departments within their budgeted funds for Fiscal Year 2022-23.

   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

   
 

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

   

Items Called Special

Motions for Posting and Referral

Council Members' Requests for Excuse from Attendance at Council Meetings

Closed Session

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22-1436
The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Kyle Peterson v. City of Los Angeles, et al., United States District Court Case No. CV21-05510 JAK (ADSx). (This matter arises from an incident involving members of the Los Angeles Police Department on May 30, 2020, in Los Angeles, California.)

(Budget and Finance Committee considered the above matter in Closed Session on December 5, 2022)
   
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22-1437
The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Tirzah J. Franklin, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., United States District Court Case No. CV20-10553-SSS-KS. (This matter arises from an incident involving members of the Los Angeles Police Department on April 4, 2020, in Los Angeles, California.)

(Budget and Finance Committee considered the above matter in Closed Session on December 5, 2022)
   
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22-1441
The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Delia Elizarraraz v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 19STCV06137. (This matter involves an alleged trip and fall incident that occurred on September 2, 2018, at or near the intersection of Gage Avenue and Avalon Boulevard, in the City of Los Angeles.)

(Budget and Finance Committee considered the above matter in Closed Session on December 5, 2022)
   
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22-1495
The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer or discuss with, or receive advice from, its legal counsel regarding pending litigation relative to the case entitled V.V., a minor, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., United States District Court Case No. CV21-01889-MCS-PDx. (This matter arises from an incident involving member(s) of the Los Angeles Police Department on January 11, 2020, in Los Angeles, California.)
   
 

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

   

Adjourning Motions

Council Adjournment

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