HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the Camellia Avenue and Cumpston Street Lighting District, in accordance with Section 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.

(Ordinance of Intention adopted on August 1, 2018 - Continue hearing and present Ordinance on October 24, 2018 to consider report of protests to be submitted as a result of balloting, pursuant to Proposition 218)

HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the Ampere Avenue and Keswick Street Lighting District, in accordance with Section 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.

(Ordinance of Intention adopted on August 1, 2018 - Continue hearing and present Ordinance on October 24, 2018 to consider report of protests to be submitted as a result of balloting, pursuant to Proposition 218)

HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the Highland View Avenue and Colorado Boulevard Street Lighting District, in accordance with Section 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.

(Ordinance of Intention adopted on August 1, 2018 - Continue hearing and present Ordinance on October 24, 2018 to consider report of protests to be submitted as a result of balloting, pursuant to Proposition 218)

HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the Sunset Boulevard and Glenroy Avenue Street Lighting District, in accordance with Section 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.

(Ordinance of Intention adopted on August 1, 2018 - Continue hearing and present Ordinance on October 24, 2018 to consider report of protests to be submitted as a result of balloting, pursuant to Proposition 218)

HEAR PROTESTS against the proposed improvement and maintenance of the Tampa Avenue and Sherman Way No. 1 Street Lighting District, in accordance with Section 6.95-6.127 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and Proposition 218.

(Ordinance of Intention adopted on August 1, 2018 - Continue hearing and present Ordinance on October 24, 2018 to consider report of protests to be submitted as a result of balloting, pursuant to Proposition 218)

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR), PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT, RESOLUTION, and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to a General Plan Amendment (GPA) and Vesting Zone Change and Height District Change for the property located at 668 South Alameda Street, 1516-1570 Industrial Street, and 675 Mill Street.

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 of the administrative record, the project was assessed in the 668 Alameda Project EIR No. ENV-2016-3576-EIR, SCH No. 2016121002 certified on July 12, 2018, and pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines, Sections 15162 and 15164, no subsequent environmental impact report, negative declaration, nor addendum is required for approval of the project.

 

2. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the PLUM Committee as the Findings of the Council.

 

3. ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION as recommended by the Mayor and the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC), APPROVING the GPA to amend the Central City North Community Plan to change the land use designation of the site project site from Heavy Manufacturing to Regional Center Commercial land use.

 

4. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated September 28, 2018 and disapproved by the Director of Planning on behalf of the LACPC, effectuating a Vesting Zone Change and Height District Change from M3-1-RIO to [T][Q]C2-2D-RIO for a mixed used development consisting of 475 live/work units (including an affordable housing component) totaling approximately 516,101 square feet of live/work floor area, and approximately 61,200 square feet of ground floor commercial uses (with the commercial uses including approximately 15,815 square feet of arts and production/commercial space), a 15,102 square foot full-service grocery store, 9,943 square feet of commercial/retail space, 16,140 square feet for restaurant, cafe, or bar uses, and 4,200 square feet of other supporting space (with the restaurants and retail uses directly accessible from Industrial Street with individual street entrances), and the project cosisting of seven stories above grade with a maximum building height of 85 feet, with a total of 842 parking spaces provided within a four-level parking structure with three levels below grade and one level at grade, with the overall Floor Area Ratio at approximately 3.55 to 1, for the property located at 668 South Alameda Street, 1516-1570 Industrial Street, and 675 Mill Street, subject to Conditions of Approval as modified by PLUM Committee on September 25, 2018 and attached to Council file No. 18-0826, including the following:

 

1. That the amendments to the Conditions of Approval are consistent with the changes requested by the Applicant in their letter dated September 19, 2018.

 

2. Require that the Applicant provide $2 million to the Council District 14 (CD 14) Public Benefits Trust Fund for future affordable housing, homeless services, transportation or streetscape improvements, or other public serving community benefits within CD 14.

 

3. A minimum of $500,000 shall be paid no later than 60 days following the end of the entitlements appeal period.

 

5. INSTRUCT the Department of City Planning (DCP) to amend the Conditions of Approval such that all conditions are consistent with those as modified by the PLUM Committee on September 25, 2018 and adopted by City Council.

 

6. INSTRUCT the DCP to update the General Plan and appropriate maps pursuant to this action.

 

7. ADVISE the applicant, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 12.32 G:

 

...the Council may decide to impose a permanent Q Qualified classification... identified on the Zoning Map by the symbol Q in brackets... There shall be no time limit on removal of the brackets around the [Q] Qualified designation nor on removal of the T Tentative designation. After the conditions of the permanent [Q] Qualified classification have been fulfilled, the brackets surrounding the Q symbol shall be removed.

 

8. ADVISE the applicant that, pursuant to State Public Resources Code Section 21081.6, the City shall monitor or require evidence that mitigation conditions are implemented and maintained throughout the life of the project and the City may require any necessary fees to cover the cost of such monitoring.

 

9. ADVISE the applicant that, pursuant to State Fish and Game Code Section 711.4, a Fish and Game Fee and/or Certificate of Fee Exemption is now required to be submitted to the County Clerk prior to or concurrent with the Environmental Notice of Determination filing.

Applicant: AVA Arts District, LP

Representative: Edgar Khalatian, Mayer Brown LLP

Case No. CPC-2016-3575-GPA-VZC-HD-MCUP-DB-SPR-WDI

Environmental No. ENV-2016-3576-EIR, State Clearinghouse No. 2016121002

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.

TIME LIMIT FILE - NOVEMBER 13, 2018

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - NOVEMBER 13, 2018)

10 VOTES REQUIRED

PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the creation of a new sub-zone of the R1 (Single Family) zone in the Baldwin Vista neighborhood.

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

INSTRUCT the Department of City Planning, in consultation with the City Attorney, to prepare and present an Ordinance to create a new sub-zone of the R1 (Single Family) Variation Zone (Ordinance No. 184802), in the Baldwin Vista neighborhood generally bounded by La Cienega Boulevard to the West, La Brea Avenue to the East, Coliseum Street to the North, and Kenneth Hahn Park to the South, as was done for various neighborhoods citywide (Council file No. 16-1470), enabling variations as to size and scale thereby allowing houses larger or smaller than the standard R1 zone, to provide regulations for single family dwellings for the preservation of neighborhood character.

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.

COMMUNICATION FROM THE CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMISSION relative to the declination of designation for the Stokes’ Angelus Vista Tract Residence located at 1848 South Gramercy Place in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments.

10 VOTES REQUIRED

(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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MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION (MND), ADDENDUM, MITIGATION MEASURES, MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM, and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a haul route appeal for the property located at 11667 West Bellagio Road.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. FIND, based on the independent judgment of the decision-maker, after consideration of the whole of the administrative record, the project was assessed in MND No. ENV-2015-1274-MND, and Addendum; and pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines, Sections 15162 and 15164, no subsequent environmental impact report, negative declaration, nor addendum is required for approval of the project.

 

2. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Board of Building and Safety Commissioners (BBSC) as the Findings of the Council.

 

3. RESOLVE TO DENY THE APPEAL filed by Nancy Myers, David Deringer, Bruno Naylor, Susan Naylor, Gigi Stage, and the Bel Air Association from the determination of the BBSC, and THEREBY SUSTAIN the decision of the BBSC in approving an application to export 3,074 cubic yards of earth, for the property located at 11667 West Bellagio Road, subject to Conditions of Approval.

 

4. INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety to closely oversee the enforcement of the conditions stipulated in their report dated August 15, 2018, and in the MND and subsequent Addendum, and inform Council District Five of any activity that violates the conditions outlined in the above mentioned documents.

Applicant: Kourosh Nazarian

Owner: Sam Nazarian Properties, LLC

Board File No. 180030

Environmental No. ENV-2015-1274-MND

Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the BBSC. 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 - OCTOBER 9, 2018

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - OCTOBER 9, 2018)

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION (CE), and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a haul route appeal for the property located at 1104 North Tigertail Road.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. FIND that the project is Categorically Exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Class 32 (ENV-2018-835-CE).

 

2. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Board of Building and Safety Commissioners (BBSC) as the Findings of the Council.

 

3. RESOLVE TO DENY THE APPEAL filed by Kate Blackman, Cody Horn, Melanie Regberg, and Mitchell Reiner from the determination of the BBSC, and THEREBY SUSTAIN the decision of the BBSC in approving an application to export 3,000 cubic yards of earth, for the property located at 1104 North Tigertail Road, subject to Conditions of Approval.

Applicant: Carolina Abrego-Pineda

Owner: BW Partners II, LLC

Board File No. 180023

Environmental No. ENV-2018-835-CE

Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the BBSC. 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 - OCTOBER 9, 2018

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - OCTOBER 9, 2018)

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION (CE), and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a haul route appeal for the property located at 1565 North Haslam Terrace.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. FIND that the project is Categorically Exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Class 32 (ENV-2018-219-CE).

 

2. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Board of Building and Safety Commissioners (BBSC) as the Findings of the Council.

 

3. RESOLVE TO DENY THE APPEAL filed by Doheny-Sunset Plaza Neighborhood Association, Inc. (Representative: Jamie T. Hall, Channel Law Group, LLP) from the determination of the BBSC, and THEREBY SUSTAIN the decision of the BBSC in approving an application to export 2,100 cubic yards of earth, for the property located at 1565 North Haslam Terrace, subject to Conditions of Approval, inasmuch as the appeal was withdrawn.

Applicant: Dante Charleston

Owner: Bradley T. Keith

Board File No. 180058

Environmental No. ENV-2018-219-CE

Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the BBSC. 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 - OCTOBER 9, 2018

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - OCTOBER 9, 2018)

RULES, ELECTIONS, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE (COMMITTEE) REPORT relative to an invitation to Mr. Dean Logan, the Los Angeles County (County) Registrar-Recorder / County Clerk, to provide an update on the County's Voting Solutions for All People Project.

Recommendation for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Wesson - Ryu):

RECEIVE and FILE the Motion inasmuch as Mr. Logan provided a presentation to the Committee on September 21, 2018 on the County's Voting Solutions for All Project and discussed voter center placement.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  Not applicable.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

RULES, ELECTIONS, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City's position regarding Proposition 4, the Children's Hospital Bonds Initiative.

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

ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION to include in the City's 2017-18 State Legislative Program, SUPPORT for Proposition 4, the Children's Hospital Bonds Initiative, which would authorize $1.5 billion in bonds for the construction, expansion, renovation, and equipping of children’s hospitals in California.

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.

RULES, ELECTIONS, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to establishing the City's position regarding HR 6043 (Joyce) and S. 3032 (Warren), the Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States Act, which would allow state governments to enforce their own marijuana laws.

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

ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION to include in the City's 2017-18 Federal Legislative Program, SUPPORT for HR 6043 (Joyce) and S 3032 (Warren), the Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States Act, which would allow state governments to enforce their marijuana laws without undue federal intervention.

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.

INFORMATION, TECHNOLOGY AND GENERAL SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT relative to lease agreements for the facility located at 14651 Oxnard Street in Van Nuys.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. AUTHORIZE the Department of General Services (GSD) to execute a lease agreement with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power for use of the facility located at 14651 Oxnard Street in Van Nuys for an additional term of ten years, with two five-year extension options under the terms and conditions substantially as outlined in the Municipal Facilities Committee report dated August 8, 2018, attached to the Council file.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the GSD to execute a lease agreement with The University Corporation dba Strength United for use of the City-owned facility located at 14651 Oxnard Street in Van Nuys for a term of ten years, with two five-year extension options.
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the GSD to execute a lease agreement with Dignity Health, dba Northridge Hospital Medical Center, for use of the City-owned facility located at 14651 Oxnard Street in Van Nuys for a term of ten years, with two five-year extension options.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The Municipal Facilities Committee reports that there is no impact on the General Fund.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

TIME LIMIT FILE - OCTOBER 9, 2018

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - OCTOBER 9, 2018)

ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT, PARKS, AND RIVER COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the installation of the name MICHAEL DOUGLAS on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Recommendation for Council action:

APPROVE the installation of the name MICHAEL DOUGLAS at 6259 Hollywood Boulevard.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Engineer reports that there is no General Fund impact.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT, PARKS AND RIVER COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTIONS relative to Proposition 68 Specified Grant awards, to fund the proposed Sheldon-Arleta Sportsfield (aka Cesar Chavez Park) and Mid-Valley Intergenerational Center (aka Mid-Valley Multipurpose Center) Projects.

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

1. ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTIONS, attached to Council file No. 18-0780, one for each project, which authorizes the City to receive the Proposition 68 Specified Grant funds.
   
   
2. DESIGNATE the General Manager, Executive Officer, or Assistant General Manager, Department of Recreation and Parks (RAP), as the agent to conduct all negotiations, execute and submit all documents, including, but not limited to grant applications, agreements, amendments, payment requests, and all other required documents necessary for the completion of the proposed projects.
   
   

Fiscal Impact Statement: The RAP reports that there is no fiscal impact to RAP’s General Fund in applying for the Proposition 68 funds. The maintenance for the Sheldon-Arleta Sportsfield and the Mid-Valley Intergenerational Center is unknown at this time.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT, PARKS AND RIVER COMMITTEE REPORT relative to proposed Amendment No. 3 to Lease Agreement No. C-109009 (Lease) with Organization for the Needs of the Elderly Generation (ONE).

Recommendations for Council action:

1. FIND that the proposed action is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Article III, Section 1, Class 1(14) and Article II, Section 2h. of the City CEQA Guidelines, and to Division 13 Section 21080.35 of the California Public Resources Code.
   
   
2. APPROVE the proposed Amendment No. 3 to the Lease and considerations, as described in the July 11, 2018 Board of Recreation and Park Commissioners (Board) report, attached to Council file No. 14-1756, between the City and ONE, extending the term of the Lease to October 24, 2040, subject to approval by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).
   
   
3. APPROVE ONE’S proposal to enter into a sub-lease agreement with PCS Energy, to install, operate and maintain solar carport structures on the leased premises, subject to approval by the USACE.
   
   
4. DIRECT the Secretary, Board, to transmit forthwith Amendment No. 3 to the Lease, to the City Council for review and approval, and concurrently to the City Attorney for review as to form.
   
   
5. AUTHORIZE the Board President and Secretary, Board, to execute Amendment No. 3 to the Lease, upon receipt of the necessary approvals.
   
   
6. DIRECT the Department of Recreation and Parks (RAP) staff to file a Notice of Exemption.
   
   
7. AUTHORIZE the  Chief Accounting Employee, RAP, to prepare a check to the Los Angeles County Clerk in the amount of $75.00 for the purpose of filing a Notice of Exemption.
   
   

Fiscal Impact Statement: The RAP reports that there is no fiscal impact to RAP’s General Fund at this time, as all costs and expenses associated with the future installation and maintenance of the solar carport structures will be the responsibility of ONE and PCS Energy, with no financial obligation imposed on RAP.

Community Impact Statement: None  submitted.

ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT, PARKS AND RIVER COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the acceptance of the grant award for the Fiscal Year 2017-18 Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) from the California Department of Education's SFSP.

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

AUTHORIZE the Department of Recreation and Parks (RAP) to accept the SFSP grant award in the approximate amount of $815,000 for the Fiscal Year 2017-18 from the California Department of Education's SFSP.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The RAP reports that the projected expenses for RAP’s SFSP for 2018 will be approximately $851,000, and the anticipated reimbursement is $815,000. As a result, the difference of $36,000 will create a fiscal impact to RAP’s General Fund.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT, PARKS AND RIVER (AEPR) COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the feasibility of implementing proposed strategies from the 2018 Griffith Park Comprehensive Strategies Report which is designed to study the traffic and congestion impacts at various entry and exit points around Griffith Park.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. RECEIVE and FILE the joint Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA)/ Department of Recreation and Parks (RAP) report dated June 15, 2018.
   
   
2. INSTRUCT Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) to propose traffic calming measures for Beachwood Drive, Canyon Drive, and Mulholland Highway between Ledgewood and Canyon Lake Drive.
   
   
3. INSTRUCT LADOT and RAP to compile a comprehensive survey of current signage associated with the Hollywood Sign viewing areas and provide recommendations on possible sign adjustments.
   
   
4. INSTRUCT Department of Public Works, Bureau of Engineering (BOE) to survey the area immediately outside of the Canyon Drive Gate entrance to Griffith Park and prepare and submit an estimate of the cost and timeline to install a sidewalk that will close the gap between the existing sidewalk on Canyon Drive and the new sidewalk being installed by RAP inside of the gate.
   
   
5. INSTRUCT BOE, LADOT, and RAP to initiate an environmental review on the impact, if any, of operating an electric shuttle to shuttle passengers from the nearest Metro Station through North Beachwood Canyon to the Hollyridge Trail.
   
   
6. INSTRUCT RAP to report to the AEPR Committee with the results of the environmental review of an electric shuttle, and, if appropriate, recommendations on the next steps for proceeding with a vendor operated electric shuttle or a City-operated electric shuttle system as envisioned in the Dixon Study.
   
   
7. INSTRUCT RAP to explore the feasibility, with the assistance of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), of relocating the Wonder View Trailhead to one of two locations that may require pedestrian access to LADWP properties and report to the AEPR Committee with its findings.
   
   
8. INSTRUCT RAP and LADOT to review current short-range (i.e., DASH) transportation options to Griffith Park and identify improvements to those routes, or addition of new routes, to further encourage pedestrians to use mass transit to access all Griffith Park amenities, including hiking trails and Hollywood Sign viewing areas.
   
   
9. INSTRUCT LADOT, with the assistance of RAP, to review the areas proposed for the establishment of formal rideshare pickup/drop-off zones including the entrance to Lake Hollywood Park, and, where feasible, begin the process to establish these zones.
   
   
10. INSTRUCT RAP, with the assistance of BOE and LADOT, to commence a feasibility study of an aerial tram system in Griffith Park that provides viewing locations for the Hollywood Sign. The feasibility study should include meetings with neighborhood groups to allow input. The feasibility study should include a review of any third party proposals submitted for consideration.
    
    
11. INSTRUCT RAP, with the assistance of BOE and LADOT, to begin the procurement of an appropriate contractor for a feasibility study of an aerial tram system which includes preliminary conceptual designs for the aerial tram system, including potential routes not originating from the southern side of the park, start and stop points, estimated budget, potential sites for an educational center and viewing platform, timeline for completion, and to report back to the AEPR Committee with the results of the feasibility study along with all other relevant information.
    
    
12. INSTRUCT RAP and Department of Public Works, Bureau of Street Services, to install either fencing, steel cables, or posts, and plant trees and/or shrubs with irrigation mechanisms along Mulholland Highway as discussed in the Dixon report.
    
    
13. INSTRUCT LADOT to add additional signage and clarify road rules on impacted streets near to the Hollywood Sign to increase vehicular and pedestrian safety, including but not limited to, No U-Turn and pedestrian walkway signs.
    
    
14. INSTRUCT LADOT to provide a status report in January 2019 discussing the impact and effectiveness of the additional traffic enforcement resources on pedestrian and vehicular traffic in the areas surrounding the Hollywood Sign.
    
    
15. INSTRUCT LADOT to review existing Preferential Parking Districts (PPD) and provide recommendations on adjusting existing time limits and days of operation as well as the potential to consolidate PPDs in the area.
    
    
16. INSTRUCT RAP to initiate a parking occupancy study to determine if a Parking Meter Zone is warranted on Canyon Lake Drive, adjacent to Lake Hollywood Park, and Canyon Drive, inside of Griffith Park, and present the results of that study to the City Council. This report should include an analysis of installing time-restricted parking signs as an alternative to the installation of parking meters at these locations.
    
    
17. INSTRUCT RAP to continue its strategy to improve signage near the Hollywood Sign and throughout Griffith Park to improve visitors’ safety along hiking paths and viewing locations.
    
    
18. INSTRUCT the Department of General Services to review available commercial spaces around Hollywood and report on the feasibility, cost, and timeline for any potential sites for a Hollywood Sign Visitor Center.
    
    
19. INSTRUCT the Department of Cultural Affairs, with the assistance of RAP and City Attorney, to work with the Hollywood Sign Trust to explore the feasibility of designing and installing multiple replicas of the Hollywood Sign at selected locations throughout the City to provide visitors with greater photo opportunities.
    
    
20. INSTRUCT RAP and the Department of Convention and Tourism Development (DCT) to provide the Hollywood Sign Trust with the latest visitor safety tips and secure locations to view the Hollywood Sign to include in their website and identify costs, if any, of additional website support the City can provide.
    
    
21. INSTRUCT RAP and DCT to identify one or more vendors to develop a social media marketing campaign to encourage visitors to the Hollywood Sign to park at underutilized parking lots or use mass transit options to visit appropriate viewing locations and the Griffith Observatory.
    
    
22. INSTRUCT RAP and BOE to identify locations that may be suitable for refurbishment or installation of public restroom facilities in the park that would be secured at night, and to submit to the City Council preliminary public restroom designs, timelines, and cost estimates for installing restroom facilities at the selected locations.

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

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the Wheeler Avenue and Hubbard Street Lighting District.

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

1. ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated August 31, 2018.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of DECEMBER 5, 2018 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Wheeler Avenue and Hubbard Street Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The Bureau of Street Lighting reports that if adopted, $4,535.43 will be collected annually starting with tax year 2018-19 that will go into a dedicated street lighting maintenance assessment account for the use in the operation and maintenance of this street lighting system.

(Board of Public Works Hearing Date:  November 28, 2018)

COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the Hortense Street and Riverton Avenue No. 1 Street Lighting District.

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

1. ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated September 17, 2018.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of DECEMBER 5, 2018 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Hortense Street and Riverton Avenue No. 1 Street Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The Bureau of Street Lighting reports that if adopted, $1,303.72 will be collected annually starting with tax year 2018-19 that will go into a dedicated street lighting maintenance assessment account for the use in the operation and maintenance of this street lighting system.

(Board of Public Works Hearing Date:  November 28, 2018)

COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the Roscoe Boulevard and Tobias Avenue Street Lighting District.

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

1. ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated September 17, 2018.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of DECEMBR 5, 2018 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Roscoe Boulevard and Tobias Avenue Street Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The Bureau of Street Lighting reports that if adopted, $2,008.94 will be collected annually starting with tax year 2018-19 that will go into a dedicated street lighting maintenance assessment account for the use in the operation and maintenance of this street lighting system.

(Board of Public Works Hearing Date:  November 28, 2018)

COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the South and West Downtown Street Lighting District.

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

1. ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated September 14, 2018.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of DECEMBER 5, 2018 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the South and West Downtown Street Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The Bureau of Street Lighting reports that if adopted, $32,352.98 will be collected annually starting with tax year 2018-19 that will go into a dedicated street lighting maintenance assessment account for the use in the operation and maintenance of this street lighting system.

(Board of Public Works Hearing Date:  November 28, 2018)

COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the Saticoy Street and Beck Avenue Street Lighting District.

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

1. ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated September 18, 2018.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of DECEMBER 5, 2018 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Saticoy Street and Beck Avenue Street Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The Bureau of Street Lighting reports that if adopted, $497.59 will be collected annually starting with tax year 2018-19 that will go into a dedicated street lighting maintenance assessment account for the use in the operation and maintenance of this street lighting system.

(Board of Public Works Hearing Date:  November 28, 2018)

COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the Morton and Parmer Avenues Street Lighting District.

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

1. ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated September 20, 2018.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of DECEMBER 5, 2018 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Morton and Parmer Avenues Street Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The Bureau of Street Lighting reports that if adopted, $315.40 will be collected annually starting with tax year 2018-19 that will go into a dedicated street lighting maintenance assessment account for the use in the operation and maintenance of this street lighting system.

(Board of Public Works Hearing Date:  November 28, 2018)

COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the Valerio Street and Sylmar Avenue Street Lighting District.

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

1. ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated September 26, 2018.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of DECEMBER 5, 2018 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the Valerio Street and Sylmar Avenue Street Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The Bureau of Street Lighting reports that if adopted, $540.43 will be collected annually starting with tax year 2018-19 that will go into a dedicated street lighting maintenance assessment account for the use in the operation and maintenance of this street lighting system.

(Board of Public Works Hearing Date:  November 28, 2018)

COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for the maintenance of the 6th and Clarence Streets Lighting District.

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

1. ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting, dated September 27, 2018.
   
   
2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of DECEMBER 5, 2018 as the hearing date for the maintenance of the 6th and Clarence Streets Lighting District, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Section 53753.

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The Bureau of Street Lighting reports that if adopted, $22,045.91 will be collected annually starting with tax year 2018-19 that will go into a dedicated street lighting maintenance assessment account for the use in the operation and maintenance of this street lighting system.

(Board of Public Works Hearing Date:  November 28, 2018)

COMMUNICATION FROM THE BUREAU OF ENGINEERING and RESOLUTION relative to the establishment of an Underground Utility District in conformance with Ordinance No. 145148 along portions of the area bounded by the 101 Freeway on the east, 7th Street on the south, 4th Street on the north, and Mateo Street on the west.

Recommendation for Council action:

ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION to:

1. Resolve that the Council has held a public hearing on July 31, 2018, at 10:00 a.m., in the John Ferraro Council Chambers, Room 340, City Hall, 200 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 to find if public necessity, health, safety or welfare requires such conversion within the Designated Area.
   
   
2. Resolve that the Council, on May 25, 2018, adopted the findings contained in the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power report dated April 17, 2018 relative to the formation of an Underground Utility District within the Designated Area.
   
   
3. Resolve that the Council finds that the public necessity, health, safety or welfare requires the conversion of parts of Mateo Street, Santa Fe Avenue, 6th Street, Mission Road, Clarence Street, Anderson Street, Jesse Street, and Myers Street, within the Designated Area, to an Underground Utility District.
   
   
4. Resolve that Mateo Street, Santa Fe Avenue, 6th Street, Mission Road, Clarence Street, Anderson Street, Jesse Street, and Myers Street, within the Designated Area as shown on the map, attached to the Council file, be declared an Underground Utility District in accordance with the provisions of Ordinance No. 145148.
   
   
5. Resolve that the conversion work pursuant to Ordinance No. 145148 for the Underground Utility District on Mateo Street, Santa Fe Avenue, 6th Street, Mission Road, Clarence Street, Anderson Street, Jesse Street, and Myers Street, within the Designated Area, is hereby ordered.
   
   
6. Resolve that pursuant to Ordinance No. 145148, the conversion of the Underground Utility District for ATP 1 Part 1 of the Designated Area be completed by January 1, 2020.
   
   
7. Resolve that pursuant to Ordinance No. 145148, the conversion of the Underground Utility District for ATP 1 Part 2 of the Designated Area be completed by March 1, 2021.
   
   
8. Resolve that pursuant to Ordinance No. 145148, the conversion of the Underground Utility District for ATP 2 of the Designated Area be completed by October 1, 2022.
   
   
9. Resolve that pursuant to Ordinance No. 145148, the conversion of the Underground Utility District for ATP 3 of the Designated Area be completed by September 1, 2026.
   
   
10. Resolve that within 15 days after the effective date of this Resolution, the City Clerk shall notify all affected utilities and all persons owning real property within the Designated Area and notify affected property owners of the necessity such that, if they or any person occupying such property desire to continue to receive utility service, they or the occupant shall provide all necessary facility changes on their premises to receive such services from the lines of the supplying utilities at a new location.

(Scheduled pursuant to Council action of July 31, 2018.)

CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (PRICE - O'FARRELL) relative to naming the intersection at South Central Avenue and East 25th Street as Bowers Square.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. DESIGNATE the intersection at South Central Avenue and East 25th Street as Bowers Square.
   
   
2. INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Department of Transportation to erect permanent ceremonial sign(s) to this effect at this location.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

(Public Works and Gang Reduction Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (KREKORIAN - O'FARRELL) relative to authorization for the City Attorney to negotiate and execute a pro bono contract with Kilpatrick Townsend and Stockton LLP.

Recommendation for Council action:

AUTHORIZE the City Attorney to negotiate and execute a pro bono contract with the firm of Kilpatrick Townsend and Stockton LLP to assist the City Attorney in defense of the case before the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas in the matter of Defense Distributed and Second Amendment Foundation v. Grewal.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

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

CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (MARTINEZ - HUIZAR) relative to utilizing Design-Build-Finance-Maintain-Operate (DBFMO) contracts for the delivery of the Central Los Angeles Recycling and Transfer Station (CLARTS) Organics Processing Facility Project.

Recommendation for Council action:

REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present an Ordinance allowing the Board of Public Works to let DBFMO contracts for the delivery of the CLARTS Organics Processing Facility Project, pursuant to a competitive, sealed-proposal method.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

(Energy, Climate Change, and Environmental Justice Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (WESSON - RODRIGUEZ - BONIN) relative to the funding of the Safe Parking Pilot Program in Council Districts 5, 7, 10 and 11.

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

1. INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department (HCIDLA) to reduce City Contract No. C-126258 by $890,000 and add this amount to the new City General Fund Contract with the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA).
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the Controller to establish a new appropriation account and transfer appropriations within HCIDLA General Fund Program Fund No. 10A/43 as follows:
   
   

   From:
   Account	Title	Amount
   43P276	Safe Parking Alternative Pilots	$890,000
   To:
   Account	Title	Amount
   43R276	Safe Parking Alternative Pilots	$890,000

3. AUTHORIZE LAHSA to enter into contracts with funds from the Safe Parking Alternative Pilots, Account No. 43R276 as follows:
   
   

   a.	Enter into a contract with Safe Parking L.A. for up to $120,000 for the operation of a safe parking program located at 1645 Corinth Avenue, Los Angeles, 90025, in Council District 11.
   b.	Enter into a contract with Safe Parking L.A. for up to $120,000 for the operation of a safe parking program located at 7166 West Manchester Avenue, Los Angeles, 90045, in Council District 11.
   c.	Enter into a contract with North Valley Caring Services for up to $84,041 for the operation of a safe parking program located at 15453 Rayen Street, North Hills, 91343, in Council District 7.
   d.	Enter into a contract with Safe Parking L.A. for up to $90,000 for the operation of a safe parking program located at 1739 South La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles, 90048, in Council District 5.
   e.	Enter into a contract with Safe Parking L.A. for up to $165,000 for the operation of a safe parking program located at 942 Normandie Avenue, Los Angeles, 90006, in Council District 10.

4. AUTHORIZE HCIDLA to prepare Controller instructions and make any necessary technical adjustments consistent with the Mayor and Council action in this matter, subject to the approval of the City Administrative Officer (CAO); and, REQUEST the Controller to implement these instructions.

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

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

(Homelessness and Poverty Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

RESOLUTION (ENGLANDER - BONIN) relative to the establishment of Overnight Parking District (OPD) No. 818 in the Innov818 area in Chatsworth - Northridge.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. RESOLVE, that the City Council, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 80.54 and California Vehicle Code Section 2265l(n), hereby replaces the OPD No. 818 restriction with the following: Tow Away No Stopping 2 AM to 6 AM.
   
   
2. DIRECT the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT), upon approval of this Resolution, to post the new parking restriction signs on the streets within and surrounding the Innov818 area.
   
   
3. RESCIND the initial parking restriction upon installation of signs identifying the new parking restriction, upon adoption of the Resolution.
   
   
4. RESOLVE that the Los Angeles Police Department shall continue to have the primary responsibility for the enforcement of the authorized nightly parking restrictions in the OPD No. 818 once the new signs have been posted.
          
5. AUTHORIZE the LADOT to make any technical adjustments deemed necessary to implement the parking signs authorized by this Resolution.

MOTION (ENGLANDER - BLUMENFIELD) relative to an application for Termination of Covenant and Agreement submitted by Allegretti and Company, Inc.

Recommendation for Council action:

AUTHORIZE the Bureau of Engineering to proceed expeditiously with an evaluation of Allegretti and Company, Inc.'s Application for Termination of Covenant and Agreement (Document No. 96-1426089) upon confirmation from the Department of Transportation and the Department of City Planning that construction of the previously proposed Mason Avenue Grade Separation Project in Chatsworth will not begin prior to August 29, 2021.

MOTION (WESSON - ENGLANDER) relative to appointing Jessica Strobel to the Board of Sunshine Canyon Landfill Local Enforcement Agency.

Recommendation for Council action:

APPOINT Jessica Strobel, Field Deputy for Council District 12, to the Board of Sunshine Canyon Landfill Local Enforcement Agengy in accordance with the terms of the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement establishing the Agency (Council file No. 08-0987).

MOTION (BLUMENFIELD - HUIZAR)  relative to rescinding Council's prior action of June 30, 2017, allocating Community Redevelopment Agency of Los Angeles (CRA/LA) Excess Bond Proceeds in the amount of $800,000.

Recommendation for Council action:

RESCIND Council's prior action of June 30, 2017, relative to allocating CRA/LA Excess Bond Proceeds in the amount of $800,000 available to Council District 3 from the Reseda/Canoga Park Redevelopment Project Area to be utilized by the Los Angeles Department of Transportation to implement streetscape improvements along grade school student commuter routes near Sherman Way, Reseda Boulevard and/or the Los Angeles River in the Reseda/Canoga Park Redevelopment Project Area; and, REVERT all funds to their original source.

MOTION (WESSON - KREKORIAN) relative to confirming the appointment of Ms. Michelle Shelly Silverstein to the Innovation and Performance Commission.

Recommendation for Council action:

CONFIRM, pursuant to Section 8.231 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code, the appointment of Ms. Michelle Shelly Silverstein to the Innovation and Performance Commission to fill a vacant seat. This appointment is made upon the nomination of the Chair of Budget and Finance Committee.

MOTION (PRICE - RYU) relative to entering into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Department of General Services (GSD) for lead abatement and demolition at the La Opinion site located at 206 East Washington Boulevard.

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

1. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department (HCIDLA), or designee, to enter into a MOU with GSD for 18 months in the amount of $1,300,000 for lead abatement and demolition at the La Opinion site located at 206 East Washington Boulevard, subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form.
   
   
2. REPROGRAM $1,300,000 from the GSD, Fund No. 100/40 Slauson-Wall site to the La Opinion site from the following accounts:
   
   

   Account	Title	Amount
   001014	Salaries, Construction	$180,000
   001101	Salaries, Hiring Hall	$430,000
   001121	Fringe Benefits, Hiring Hall	$430,000
   003180	Construction Materials and Supplies	$260,000
   	Total	$1,300,000

   
   
   
3. ALLOCATE $1,300,000 to the GSD Fund No. 100/40 for the La Opinion site abatement and demotion:
   
   

   Account	Title	Amount
   001014	Salaries, Construction	$100,000
   003180	Construction Materials and Supplies	$1,200,000
   	Total	$1,300,000

   
   
   
4. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, HCIDLA, or designee, to prepare Controller instructions for any necessary technical adjustments consistent with the Mayor and Council action on this matter, subject to the approval of the City Administrative Officer; and AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement these instructions.

MOTION (RYU - MARTINEZ) relative to funding for a program of the Hollywood United Neighborhood Council to boost neighborhood council election turnout.

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

1. TRANSFER/APPROPRIATE $3,182 in the Hollywood United Neighborhood Council Elections Account in the Council District Four Real Property Trust Fund No. 686/14 to Neighborhood Council Fund No. 44B/47, Account No. 471070 (Hollywood United Neighborhood Council) to be used for a program of the Hollywood United Neighborhood Council to boost neighborhood council election turnout.
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment to make any corrections, clarifications or revisions to the above fund transfer instructions, including any new instructions, in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion, and including any corrections and changes to fund or account numbers; said corrections / clarifications / changes may be made orally, electronically or by any other means.

FINAL MAP OF TRACT NO. 73709 located at 3450 North Glendale Boulevard, northeasterly of Casitas Avenue.

(Bond No. C-131998)

Subdivider: Atwater Union, LLC; Surveyor: Ofer Shapira

Fiscal Impact Statement: The subdivider has paid a fee of $14,064 for the processing of this final tract map pursuant to Section 19.02(A)(2) of the Los Angeles Municipal Code. No additional City funds are needed.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

FINAL MAP OF TRACT NO. 72782 located at 5131 Cartwright Avenue southerly of Magnolia Boulevard.

(Bond No. C-132013)

Subdivider: PHL NoHo Cartwright, LLC; Surveyor: Mark R. Danielson/Danielson Surveying

Fiscal Impact Statement:  The subdivider has paid a fee of $8,720 for the processing of this final map pursuant to Section 19.02(A)(2) of the Los Angeles Municipal Code. No additional City funds are needed.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE ACTION) v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles City Council, Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department.

(Housing Committee waived consideration of the above matter)