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LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL

Wednesday, May 2, 2018
10:00 AM

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


PresidentGILBERT A. CEDILLO, First District
HERB J. WESSON, JR., Tenth DistrictPAUL KREKORIAN, Second District
BOB BLUMENFIELD, Third District
President Pro TemporeDAVID E. RYU, Fourth District
MITCHELL ENGLANDER, Twelfth DistrictPAUL KORETZ, Fifth District
MONICA RODRIGUEZ, Seventh District
Assistant President Pro TemporeMARQUEECE HARRIS-DAWSON, Eighth District
NURY MARTINEZ, Sixth DistrictCURREN D. PRICE, JR., Ninth District
MIKE BONIN, Eleventh District
MITCH O'FARRELL, Thirteenth District
JOSE HUIZAR, Fourteenth District
JOE BUSCAINO, Fifteenth District

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Los Angeles City Council Agenda
Wednesday, May 2, 2018
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
ITEM NO.(1)

HEARING PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS to Building and Safety Department report and confirmation of lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and/or Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC).

Recommendation for Council action:

HEAR PROTEST, APPEALS OR OBJECTIONS relative to proposed lien for nuisance abatement costs and/or non-compliance of code violations/Annual Inspection costs, pursuant to LAMC and/or LAAC and CONFIRM said lien for the following properties:

(a)
18-0160-S91
CD 12

17180 West Marilla Street.  (Lien: $2,139.14)

 

 

(b)
18-0160-S92
CD 3

19360 West Lemay Street.  (Lien: $2,707.65)

 

 

(c)
18-0160-S93
CD 13

4915 West Fountain Avenue.  (Lien: $1,288.56)

 

 

(d)
18-0160-S94
CD 14

5040 North Eagle Rock Boulevard.  (Lien: $1,288.56)

 

 

(e)
18-0160-S95
CD 8

5318 South 10th Avenue.  (Lien: $1,749.56)

 

 

(f)
18-0160-S96
CD 4

5737 North Cleon Avenue.  (Lien: $1,288.56)

 

 

(g)
18-0160-S97
CD 3

9833 North Deering Avenue.  (Lien: $526.42)

 

 

(h)
17-0160-S38
CD 14

2600 East Whittier Boulevard.  (Lien: $2,387.72)

 

 

(i)
16-0160-S431
CD 9

6401 South Avalon Boulevard.  (Lien: $2,669.66)

 

 

(j)
14-0160-S209
CD 8

6830 South Crenshaw Boulevard aka 6832 South Crenshaw Boulevard.  (Lien: $3,073.89)

 

 

(k)
18-0160-S42
CD 14

3426 East Whittier Boulevard.  (Lien: $2,857.38)

 

(Continued from Council meeting of April 18, 2018)

 

 

(l)
17-0160-S617
CD 4

8312 West Utica Drive. (Lien: $2,293.55)

 

(Continued from Council meeting of April 18, 2018)

 

 

ITEM NO.(2)
18-0900-S5
CD 10

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the La Cienega Boulevard and Boden Street Lighting District.

 

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

 

  1. DENY the protest and confirm the assessments.

  2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE levying the assessments and ordering the maintenance of the above lighting district, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Government Code Section 53753 (Proposition 218).

 

 

ITEM NO.(3)
18-0900-S6
CD 3

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Vanowen Street and Yolanda Avenue No. 1 Street Lighting District.

 

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

 

  1. DENY the protest and confirm the assessments.

  2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE levying the assessments and ordering the maintenance of the above lighting district, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Government Code Section 53753 (Proposition 218).

 

 

ITEM NO.(4)
18-0900-S8
CD 13

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Gramercy Place and Marathon Street Lighting District.

 

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

 

  1. DENY the protest and confirm the assessments.

  2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE levying the assessments and ordering the maintenance of the above lighting district, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Government Code Section 53753 (Proposition 218).

 

 

ITEM NO.(5)
18-0900-S9
CD 4

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Vista Street and Hawthorn Avenue Street Lighting District.

 

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

 

  1. DENY the protest and confirm the assessments.

  2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE levying the assessments and ordering the maintenance of the above lighting district, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Government Code Section 53753 (Proposition 218).

 

 

ITEM NO.(6)
18-0900-S10
CD 4

CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING PROTESTS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the improvement and maintenance of the Moorpark Street and Auckland Avenue Street Lighting District.

 

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

 

  1. FIND that a majority protest exists in the Street Lighting Maintenance Assessment District and therefore the assessment cannot be enacted.

  2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE abandoning all proceedings relating to the above lighting district, in accordance with Sections 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Government Code Section 53753 (Proposition 218).

  3. INSTRUCT the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, to assure that the streetlights are not installed or are removed from service if previously installed.

 

 

Items for which Public Hearings Have Been Held
ITEM NO.(7)
16-1470-S2
CD 4

NEGATIVE DECLARATION, ADDENDUM, PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCES FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to Zone Changes for various parcels of Brookside Area and Sycamore Square.

 

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

 

  1. FIND, based on the independent judgment of the decision-maker, after consideration of the whole administrative record, the project was assessed in Negative Declaration No. ENV-2016-2111-ND-REC-1; and pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines 15162 and 15164, as supported by the Addendum dated January 2018, no major revisions to the Negative Declaration and no subsequent Environmental Impact Report or Negative Declaration is required for approval of the project.

  2. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC) as the Findings for Council.

  3. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated February 8, 2018, pursuant to Section 12.32 F of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), effecting a Zone Change to parcels lying within the proposed Brookside Ordinance Map from R1-1 to R1R3-RG and R1V3-RG, for the Brookside area generally bounded by Wilshire Boulevard, Highland Avenue, Olympic Boulevard and Muirfield Road.

  4. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated February 8, 2018, pursuant to Section 12.32 F of the LAMC, effecting a Zone Change to parcels lying within the proposed Sycamore Square Ordinance Map from R1-1 to R1V3-RG, for the Sycamore Square neighborhood generally consisting of properties along Citrus Avenue and Orange Drive in between Wilshire Boulevard and Olympic Boulevard.

 

Applicant:  City of Los Angeles

 

Case No. CPC-2017-4556-ZC

 

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

 

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

 

TIME LIMIT FILE - JUNE 4, 2018

 

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - JUNE 1, 2018)

 

 

ITEM NO.(8)
18-0246

PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to SB 827 (Weiner) pending in the State Legislative and City's zoning and land regulatory process.

 

Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Price - Huizar):

 

INSTRUCT the Department of City Planning, with the assistance of the City Attorney, to prepare a report with recommendations as it pertains to SB 827 (Weiner) pending in the State Legislature, and how it would affect the City's zoning and land use regulatory process if it were enacted into law; and specifically, how it would impact any existing and pending updates to the Land Use Element and its 35 Community Plans; Community Plan Implementation Overlay Districts; the Transit Oriented Communities Affordable Housing Incentives Program; Transit Oriented Districts; Specific Plans; Design Review; Historic Preservation Overlay Districts and potential demolition impacts; parking regulations; height districts and their associated limitations; environmental review; single family and other residential zones Citywide, and any other land use regulatory controls.

 

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

 

Community Impact Statement:  Yes.

 

For:  Greater Toluca Lake Neighborhood Council

 

 

ITEM NO.(9)
13-1324-S2
CD 2

PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to amending the Valley Village Specific Plan.

 

Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Krekorian - Huizar):

 

  1. INSTRUCT the Department of City Planning (DCP), with the assistance of the City Attorney and the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), to draft an Ordinance amending the Valley Village Specific Plan, such that where there are inconsistencies between the Specific Plan and the Los Angeles Municipal Code, that more restrictive language shall apply to each section of the project.

  2. INSTRUCT the DCP, with the assistance of the City Attorney and the CLA, to include in the Ordinance, amending the Valley Village Specific Plan, to change the single family regulations in R1 and more restrictive zones to allow for an administrative sign-off in lieu of a project permit compliance.

 

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

 

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

 

 

ITEM NO.(10)
18-0185
CD 9

INFORMATION, TECHNOLOGY, AND GENERAL SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT relative to declaring City-owned property located at 4366 South Main Street as a surplus asset and initiating the direct sale of the property.

 

Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Price – Ryu):

 

  1. DECLARE the City-owned parcel located at 4366 South Main Street (Assessor’s Parcel Number: 5113-036-900) as a surplus asset.

  2. INSTRUCT the Department of General Services (GSD) to immediately initiate the surplus property process and conduct a Class A appraisal.

  3. INSTRUCT the City Administrative Officer (CAO) to evaluate the feasibility of a direct sale at fair market value.

  4. DIRECT the GSD, with the assistance of the CAO and the City Attorney, to take all necessary steps and prepare all required documents to effectuate the potential direct sale of the parcel.

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

 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

 

 

ITEM NO.(11)
07-2174-S1
CD 11

INFORMATION, TECHNOLOGY, AND GENERAL SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a lease with the Westchester Vitalization Corporation for the use of a City-owned parking lot as a farmers market.

 

Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Bonin – Blumenfield):

 

INSTRUCT the Department of General Services (GSD) to negotiate and execute a lease or other appropriate agreement with the Westchester Vitalization Corporation to use the City-owned parking lot located at 7166 West Manchester Boulevard as a farmers market to be held once a week.

 

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.

 

 

ITEM NO.(12)
16-0520
CD 4

INFORMATION, TECHNOLOGY, AND GENERAL SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT relative to amending prior Council action regarding the lease agreement with Hollywood United Methodist Church for the use of City-owned property.

 

Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Ryu – Rodriguez):

 

AMEND the Council action taken June 29, 2016, relative to instructing Department of General Services (GSD) to enter into a lease agreement with the Hollywood United Methodist Church for the vacant City-owned parcel located at 4958 Cahuenga Boulevard for the property’s repair, revitalization, and maintenance; and, changing the scope of this project to open the property on a limited basis for urban gardening classes and field trips for local students.

 

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.

 

 

ITEM NO.(13)
18-0265

INFORMATION, TECHNOLOGY, AND GENERAL SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT relative to an Information Technology Agency (ITA) contract with Genband US, LLC, for Citywide telecommunications services.

 

Recommendations for Council action:

 

  1. APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the General Manager, ITA, or designee, to execute a personal services contract with Genband US, LLC, to provide Citywide telecommunications services for a three-year term of February 1, 2018 through January 31, 2021, with two one-year options to renew, and total compensation not to exceed $6,750,000, in substantial conformance with the draft amendment attached to the ITA report dated January 22, 2018, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality.

  2. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, ITA, or designee, in the event of a change of name of the contractor or a change of control or ownership of the contractor where the new owner is able to comply with and assume all contract terms and conditions, to execute an amendment to effect the ownership change and/or change the contractor name for this contract, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer reports that this action will not impact the General Fund. Funding for this contract is available in the ITA 2017-18 Adopted Budget, Fund No. 100, Communications Services Account No. 9350 for this purpose. This action complies with City financial policies in that budgeted funds will be used to support the proposed expenditures, and these expenditures are limited to the appropriation of funds in current and future-year budgets.

 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

 

TIME LIMIT FILE – MAY 29, 2018

 

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION – MAY 29, 2018)

 

 

ITEM NO.(14)
16-0272

INFORMATION, TECHNOLOGY, AND GENERAL SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT relative to amending the Information Technology Agency (ITA) contract with 3DI, Inc., for the continued development and maintenance of the City’s Customer Relationship Management System.

 

Recommendation for Council action:

 

AUTHORIZE the General Manager, ITA, or designee, to execute Amendment No. 2 to the agreement with 3DI, Inc. (Contract No. C-122480), for the continued development and maintenance of the City’s Customer Relationship Management System, extending the term by three years through February 4, 2021, and increasing the total compensation by $3 million to $7.8 million, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality.

 

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer reports that this action will not impact the General Fund. Funding for these services has been approved through the City’s annual budget processes or is subject to future budget deliberations. This action complies with City financial policies inasmuch as ITA will pay for services using prior-year contract savings, budgeted funds available in the current fiscal year, and future appropriations subject to availability and allocation during the City’s budget process. The contract subjects future payment obligations to Mayor and Council-approved funding. The City is not required to pay the entire $7.8 million total compensation amount if future budget authorities are not allocated.

 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

 

 

ITEM NO.(15)
18-0339

INFORMATION, TECHNOLOGY, AND GENERAL SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a lease agreement with Olive/Hill Street Partners, LLC, for office space for use by the Bureau of Sanitation.

 

Recommendation for Council action:

 

AUTHORIZE the Department of General Services (GSD), on behalf of the Bureau of Sanitation, to negotiate and execute a new lease with Olive/Hill Street Partners, LLC, under the terms and conditions outlined in the GSD report dated April 17, 2018, for office space at the South Park Center located at 1149 South Hill Street, 10th floor, for a term of ten years with one five-year option to renew at the rental rate of $83,844 per month.

 

Fiscal Impact Statement: The GSD reports that this action will not impact the General Fund. The Bureau of Sanitation will use Special Funds, Sewer Capital Funds and Solid Waste Resource Funds 50 percent each for this expense. Monthly rent is $83,844.00 with a 3 percent annual escalation. Parking for 42 unreserved spaces is $8,190.00 per year. This lease was negotiated to include both free rent for seven months or a total of $586,908. Also, the Bureau of Sanitation has a Tenant Improvement Allowance of $1.8 million.

 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

 

 

ITEM NO.(16)
14-1635-S2

PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) and HOUSING COMMITTEES' REPORTS relative to the proposed Home-Sharing Ordinance.

 

A.  PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT

 

Recommendations for Council action:

 

  1. INSTRUCT the Department of City Planning (DCP) to amend the proposed Ordinance as follows:

    a.  120-day Citywide Cap.
     
    b.  Adopt the framework that allows qualified hosts to participate in home sharing above 120 days via an administrative process that includes:  

            i.  Neighbor notification to abutting property owners/occupants, including an outline of a complaint process.
     
      ii.  Host must have had a home sharing permit/registration for at least six months or have hosted for at least 60 days.
     
      iii.  Two-strike verified citation policy from an enforcment agency of the City of Los Angeles (Administrative Citation Enforcement, Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety, Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department, Los Angeles Police Department and Los Angeles Fire Department); if host has only one citation, it must be cleared to participate in the administrative approval.

    c.  Allow hosts to participate in home sharing above 120 days via a discretionary review process in the event that an administrative approval is denied.
     
    d.  Eliminate conversion by Transient Occupancy Residential Structures.
     
    e. Annual renewal for all home sharing permits, including by-right, administrative and discretionary.
     
    f.  Landlord opt-out provision.
     
    g.  Per night surcharge to help offset cost of enforcement and compliance.
     
    h.  Enforcement enhancements to be included:  

         i.  24-hour/seven-days a week staffed hotline to receive complaints.
      ii.  Real-time outreach to hosts to resolve issues.
     
      iii.  Web-based registration, renewal process.
     
      iv.  Establish task force for coordination between City agencies.  

    i.   Platform Agreement, including:  

         i.  Actively remove listings that violate Home-Sharing Ordinance.
     
      ii.  Designate an employee or representative to respond to enforcement issues and coordinate sharing of information.
     
      iii.  Provide the City in electronic format, relevant information needed by the City to conduct enforcement.
     
      iv.  Abide by regulation of Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) Ordinance.
     
      v.  Set aside ten percent of TOT and distribute equally Citywide to the General City Purpose Fund.
     
  2. REFER the matter back to the Los Angeles City Planning Commission for consideration.

 

B.  HOUSING COMMITTEE REPORT

 

Recommendation for Council action:

APPROVE the PLUM Committee report.

Applicant:  City of Los Angeles

 

Case No. CPC-2016-1243-CA

 

Environmental No. ENV-2016-1277-ND

 

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

 

Community Impact Statement:  Yes.


For:  Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council; Mar Vista Neighborhood Council; Sunland - Tujunga Neighborhood Council; West Hills Neighborhood Council.

 

For, if amended:  Los Feliz Neighborhood Council; South Robertson Neighborhood Council; Westwood Neighborhood Council; Venice Neighborhood Council; Del Rey Neighborhood Council; Greater Valley Glen Neighborhood Council.

 

Against:  Bel Air - Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council; Brentwood Neighborhood Council; Encino Neighborhood Council; Glassell Park Neighborhood Council; Neighborhood Council of Westchester - Playa Del Rey; Pacific Palisades Neighborhood Council; Rampart Village Neighborhood Council.

 

Against, unless amended:  Central Hollywood Neighborhood Council; Westside Neighborhood Council.

 

 

Items Called Special

Motions for Posting and Referral

Council Members' Requests for Excuse from Attendance at Council Meetings
Adjourning Motions

Council Adjournment

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