2622 South Bentley Avenue. (Lien: $3,422.49)

(Continued from Council meeting of August 18, 2017)

FUTURE PUBLIC HEARING DATE for hearing appeals or objections to proposed 2016-17 Weed and Brush Abatement Assessment Roll Schedule for locations stated on personal appeals attached to the Council File.

Recommendation for Council action:

ESTABLISH SEPTEMBER 19, 2017 as the date for hearing appeals or objections to the proposed assessment.

COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR and CITY ETHICS COMMISSION relative the reappointment of Dr. Jackie Filla to the Commission on the Status of Women.

Recommendation for Council action:

RESOLVE that the Mayor's reappointment of Dr. Jackie Filla to the Commission on the Status of Women for the term ending June 30, 2022 is APPROVED and CONFIRMED.  Dr. Filla resides in Council District 11.  (Current Commission gender composition: F=7; M=0)

Financial Disclosure Statement:  Completed.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - SEPTEMBER 8, 2017)

(Immigrant Affairs, Civil Rights, and Equity Committee report to be submitted in Council.  If a public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.)

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COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR and CITY ETHICS COMMISSION relative the reappointment of Ms. Erma J. Bernard-Gibson to the Commission on the Status of Women.

Recommendation for Council action:

RESOLVE that the Mayor's reappointment of Ms. Erma J. Bernard-Gibson to the Commission on the Status of Women for the term ending June 30, 2022 is APPROVED and CONFIRMED.  Ms. Bernard-Gibson resides in Council District 10.  (Current Commission gender composition: F=7; M=0)

Financial Disclosure Statement:  Completed.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - SEPTEMBER 8, 2017)

(Immigrant Affairs, Civil Rights, and Equity Committee report to be submitted in Council.  If a public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.)

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COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR and CITY ETHICS COMMISSION relative the reappointment of Ms. Nancy Perlman to the Commission on the Status of Women.

Recommendation for Council action:

RESOLVE that the Mayor's reappointment of Ms. Nancy Perlman to the Commission on the Status of Women for the term ending June 30, 2022 is APPROVED and CONFIRMED.  Ms. Perlman resides in Council District 11.  (Current Commission gender composition: F=7; M=0)

Financial Disclosure Statement:  Completed.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - SEPTEMBER 8, 2017)

(Immigrant Affairs, Civil Rights, and Equity Committee report to be submitted in Council.  If a public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.)

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COMMUNICATION FROM THE MAYOR relative the reappointment of Ms. Ceri Zamora to the Commission on the Status of Women.

Recommendation for Council action:

RESOLVE that the Mayor's reappointment of Ms. Ceri Zamora to the Commission on the Status of Women for the term ending June 30, 2022 is APPROVED and CONFIRMED.  Ms. Zamora resides in Council District 10.  (Current Commission gender composition: F=7; M=0)

Financial Disclosure Statement:  Pending.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - SEPTEMBER 29, 2017)

(Immigrant Affairs, Civil Rights, and Equity Committee report to be submitted in Council.  If a public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.)

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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT, COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending the Los Angeles International Airport Specific Plan to facilitate the Landside Access Modernization Program.

(Planning and Land Use Management Committee waived consideration of the above matter.

(Trade, Travel, and Tourism Committee report to be submitted in Council. If a public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.)

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RULES, ELECTIONS, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City's position regarding SB 10 (Hertzberg) which would revise the pretrial release system to reduce the number of people held on money bail before a court appearance; and S. 1593 (Harris - Paul), the Pretrial Integrity and Safety Act.

Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Resolution (Ryu - Wesson - Price), SUBJECT TO THE CONCURRENCE OF THE MAYOR:

ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION to include in the City's 2017-18 State Legislative Program, SUPPORT for SB 10 (Hertzberg) which would revise the pretrial release system to reduce the number of people held on money bail before a court appearance; and, to include in the City's 2017 - 2018 Federal Legislative Program SUPPORT for S. 1593 (Harris - Paul), the Pretrial Integrity and Safety Act.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  None submitted by the Chief Legislative Analyst. The City Administrative Officer has not completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE BOARD OF AIRPORT COMMISSIONERS and THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER relative to the First Amendment to Lease No. VNA-4896 with First City Pacific, Inc., for the 7.0380-acre site located at the southeast corner of Roscoe Boulevard and Balboa Place at Van Nuys Airport.

(Trade, Travel, and Tourism Committee report to be submitted in Council. If a public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.)

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ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT, PARKS AND RIVER COMMITTEE REPORT relative to executing Amendment No. 2 to Proposition K Grant with the Environmental Charter Schools(ECS) to extend the deadline for completion of design and construction till December 31, 2018.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. APPROVE the ECS request to extend the deadline for the completion of design and construction for their Urban Greening and Youth Recreation Facilities Project from June 26, 2017 to December 31, 2018.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the City Engineer to negotiate and execute Amendment No. 2 to Proposition K Grant Agreement No. C-124141, to extend the construction deadline of the project to December 31, 2018.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The L.A. For Kids Steering Committee reports that There is no immediate impact on the General Fund as a result of the recommended actions.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE BOARD OF AIRPORT COMMISSIONERS and THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER relative to the First Amendment to Lease No. VNA-7804 with First City Pacific, Inc., for the 3.8453-Acre Home Depot Store building site at Van Nuys Airport to provide for a revised lease expiration date and establishment of rental rate adjustments due during the remaining term of the lease.

(Trade, Travel, and Tourism Committee report to be submitted in Council. If a public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.)

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COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF ENGINEERING relative to the temporary closure of the Manchester Square Closure District.

(Public Works and Gang Reduction 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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BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the appropriation of funding in the amount of $684,000 for the Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone installation at four Los Angeles Police Department police stations.

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

1. APPROPRIATE $684,000 from the Unappropriated Balance Fund No. 100/58, Account No. 580252 VoIP Telephone Systems to the Information Technology Agency Fund No. 100/32, Account No. 009350 Communication Services.
   
   
2. ESTABLISH and APPROPRIATE a new account within the Proposition Q GOB Series 2004A 911/P/F Construction Fund No. 16A/50 entitled Police Station VoIP Infrastructure in the amount of $387,000 to allow Proposition Q to reimburse the General Fund for eligible expenditures upon proper documentation from the Information Technology Agency and approval of the City Administrative Officer (CAO).
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the CAO to make any necessary technical adjustments to the above instructions to effectuate Mayor and Council instructions.
      

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

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT, PARKS AND RIVER COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a $50,000 grant from The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation for the Pacific Standard Time: Los Angeles/Latin America Exhibition.

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

1. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA), or designee, to retroactively submit a grant application to The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, DCA, or designee, to submit all the necessary paperwork relative to the grant, subject to City Attorney approval as to form and legality.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the DCA to accept a grant award from The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation in the amount of $50,000.
   
   
4. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, DCA, or designee, to negotiate and execute the grant award and agreement on behalf of the City and submit the required reporting relative to the grant, subject to City Attorney approval as to form and legality.
   
   
5. AUTHORIZE the DCA to receive and expend The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation funds for activities for all eligible purposes.
   
   
6. AUTHORIZE the Controller to:
   
   
   1. Establish a new appropriation account within Fund No. 337/30, Cultural Affairs Grants, to be labeled PST: LA/LA Parsons FY17/18.
      
      
   2. Appropriate $50,000 received from The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation into the newly established account PST: LA/LA Parsons FY17/18 within Fund No. 337/30.
      
      
7. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, DCA, or designee, to prepare any Controller’s instructions needed to implement actions approved by the Council and Mayor on matters presented in or deriving from the transmittal, and/or to make necessary technical adjustments, and further, request that the Controller implement these instructions.

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT, PARKS AND RIVER COMMITTEE REPORT relative to an application for the LA84 Summer Splash 2017 grant to supplement funding for the Department of Recreation and Parks’ (RAP) youth aquatics programming and youth aquatic sports leagues.

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

1. AUTHORIZE, retroactively, the RAP to submit an application for the LA84 Summer Splash 2017 program grant, in the amount of $75,000 for RAP aquatics programming.
   
   
2. INSTRUCT the RAP to transmit a copy of the grant application documents to the Mayor, City Administrative Officer (CAO), Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), and the City Clerk for Council approval before accepting and receiving the grant award, pursuant to Los Angeles Administrative Code Section 14.6 et seq. as may be amended.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, RAP, or designee, to accept and receive the Summer Splash Program grant for 2017, if awarded, in the amount of $75,000, from LA84 Foundation for aquatics programming and water safety skills.
   
   
4. DESIGNATE the General Manager, Chief Financial Officer, or Assistant General Manager, RAP, as the agent to conduct all negotiations, execute and submit all documents, including, but not limited to applications, agreements, amendments, and payment requests, which may be necessary for the implementation and completion of the project(s).
   
   
5. AUTHORIZE the Chief Accounting Employee, RAP, to establish the necessary account and/or to appropriate funding received within Recreation and Parks Grant Fund No. 205 to accept the Summer Splash Program grant for 2017, if awarded, in the amount of $75,000 for aquatics programming.
   
   
6. AUTHORIZE the Chief Accounting Employee, RAP, to make any technical changes, as may be necessary to effectuate the intent of these funds.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The RAP reports that acceptance of this grant does not require RAP to provide matching funds, and therefore would not impact the RAP General Fund. The grant provides essential funding that augments aquatic team programs for youth.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

3040 East Winter Street (Case No. 416305) Assessor I.D. No. 5178-008-027

801 West D Street (Case No. 529449) Assessor I.D. No. 7417-015-035

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HOUSING COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the conveyance of surplus City property to Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles (Habitat LA) for the development of affordable single family homes.

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

1. AUTHORIZE the Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department (HCIDLA) to convey, at fair market value, surplus City property located at 600 East L Street, which is estimated to be $1,064,000, to Habitat LA.
   
   
2. DETERMINE that the property located at 600 East L Street is best suited for the development of single-family homeownership units, affordable to both low- and moderate-income first-time homebuyers earning up to 120 percent of Area Median Income (AMI).
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, HCIDLA, or designee, that upon completion of the development, to re-convey the City loan to Habitat LA by transferring the loan obligation to the nine first-time low- and moderate-income homebuyers earning up to 120 percent of the AMI, as soft second loans.
   
   

Fiscal Impact Statement: The HCIDLA reports that this action will not impact the General Fund.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the City's application to the County of Los Angeles for a City Planning Grant to prevent and combat homelessness.

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

1. AUTHORIZE the City Administrative Officer (CAO) to submit an application to the United Way of Greater Los Angeles Home for Good Funders Collaborative in response to the Los Angeles County Request for Proposals for City Planning Grants to prevent and combat homelessness as described in the August 31, 2017, CAO report, attached to the Council file.
      
2. AUTHORIZE the CAO, subject to notification of award, and review by the City Attorney as to form and legality, to:
   
   
   1. Negotiate and execute a grant award agreement with the County of Los Angeles and any other necessary documents relative to the grant award.
      
      
   2. Issue a Request for Bids (RFB) to an approved pre-qualified list of planning and research firms, to be determined, to identify a consultant to review the City's Comprehensive Homeless Strategy and prepare recommendations as described in the CAO report dated August 31, 2017.
      
      
   3. Negotiate and execute a contract with a consultant identified pursuant to the RFB.
      
      
   4. Prepare Controller’s instructions and/or make any technical adjustments that may be required; and, authorize the Controller to implement these instructions.
      
      
3. AUTHORIZE the City Controller, subject to notification of award, to establish a grant receivable in the amount of $70,000 and establish an appropriation account entitled Homelessness Planning Grant within Fund No. 100/10, Account No. 3040, for receipt and disbursement of grant funds.
   
   
4. INSTRUCT the City Homeless Coordinator to consult with City departments, including the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA) and the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority to identify specific strategies within the Comprehensive Homeless Strategy to develop a scope of work for the consultant to address in the Planning Grant.
   
   
5. INSTRUCT the City Homeless Coordinator to notify the Homeless Strategy Committee and Council regarding whether or not the Planning Grant is awarded.

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

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (CAO) and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the conveyance of surplus City property to Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles (Habitat LA) for the development of affordable single-family homes.

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

1. DETERMINE that the property located at 600 East L Street, is no longer required for City use and that the public interest is best served by the direct sale of the property.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated August 1, 2017 authorizing and providing for the sale of City-owned real property located at 600 East L Street that is no longer required for use by the City, and the public interest or necessity requires the sale thereof without notice of sale or advertisement for bids, to Habitat LA, for the sum of $1,064,000, which shall be paid in the future in the form of loan repayments.
   
   
3. REQUEST the City Attorney to negotiate and prepare any and all necessary documents in order to complete the contemplated transaction, including without limitation, the loan agreement, which will also serve as the purchase and sales agreement for this transaction.
   
   
4. INSTRUCT the Department of General Services to complete the transactions outlined in the aforementioned Ordinance, process the necessary documentation to execute the sale, and deposit the proceeds into the appropriate accounts, as required by the Los Angeles Administrative Code Section 7.27, and as approved to form and legality by the City Attorney.
   
   
5. AUTHORIZE the Housing and Community Investment Department (HCIDLA) to make, and service, a loan for the appraised value of $1,064,000.
   
   
6. DETERMINE that the property is best suited for the development of single-family homeownership units affordable to low- and moderate-income first-time homebuyers earning up to 120 percent of Area Median Income (AMI).
   
   
7. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, HCIDLA, or designee, to re-convey the City loan to Habitat LA, upon completion of the development, by transferring the loan obligation to the nine first-time low- and moderate-income homebuyers earning up to 120 percent of AMI, as soft second loans.
   
   
8. AUTHORIZE the CAO to make any necessary technical corrections to implement the intent of this action.
   
   

Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that this action will not impact the General Fund.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

(Housing Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

RESOLUTION relative to the Declaration of Local Emergency by the Mayor, dated September 2, 2017 due to the wild fire that has burned in excess of 5,500 acres in the La Tuna Canyon area, pursuant to the provisions of the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) Section 8.27.
 
Recommendation for Council action:
 
ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION to approve the Mayor’s Declaration of Local Emergency, directing the Emergency Operations Organization to take such steps that are necessary for the protection of life and property in the affected area; directing all City Departments impacted by the fire to assess any damage and collect cost estimates for the purpose of seeking State and Federal disaster assistance; directing that the Declaration of Local Emergency shall take effect immediately and that widespread publicity and notice shall be given this Declaration through the most feasible and adequate means of disseminating such notice throughout the City; and, requesting that the Director of California Governor's Office of Emergency Services find it acceptable in accordance with State law; that the Governor of California, pursuant to the Emergency Services Act, issue a proclamation declaring an emergency in Los Angeles County; that the Governor waive regulations that may hinder response and recovery efforts; that recovery assistance be made available under the California Disaster Assistance Act; and that the State expedite access to State and Federal resources and any other appropriate federal disaster relief programs.
 
(Pursuant to Section 8.27 of the LAAC, Council approval of the existence of a local emergency and need for continuing state of local emergency is required within seven days from the original declaration by the Mayor and no later than every ten regular Council meeting days, thereafter, but not to exceed 30 calendar days, until terminated.)

CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (KREKORIAN - O'FARRELL) relative to the retention of the law firm Boies Schiller Flexner LLP for legal services, and request for waiver of conflicts.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. AUTHORIZE the City Attorney to negotiate and execute a pro bono contract with the law firm of Boies Schiller Flexner LLP to assist in litigation challenging the constitutionality of, or other issues of enforceability regarding, California's Unsafe Handgun Act.
   
   
2. APPROVE the waiver of conflict of interest for the law firm Boies Schiller Flexner LLP.
   
   

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

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