LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL AGENDA WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2000 COUNCIL CHAMBER, ROOM 300, CITY HALL - 10 AM ROLL CALL APPROVAL OF THE RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNCIL MEETING OF FEBRUARY 18, 2000 COMMENDATORY RESOLUTIONS AND INTRODUCTIONS ITEMS NOTICED FOR PUBLIC HEARING - ITEMS 1-4 ITEM NO. (1) - Motion Required - Applicant consents to continuance to March 29, 2000 96-1572 - CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF NUISANCE ABATEMENT APPEAL filed by CD 4 Mangi Vaghashia, new owner (John R. DaCorsi) (prior owner/operator Chih-Ming Kao), from the entire determination of the Board of Zoning Appeals in sustaining the decision of the Zoning Administrator to discontinue the operation of the Magnolia Motor Lodge Motel, located at 10750 Magnolia Boulevard, in order to mitigate adverse impacts on commercial and residential uses associated with its operation. In the event of a violation of an order of discontinuance, the Department of Building and Safety is authorized to revoke the Certificate of Occupancy. Applicant: City of Los Angeles BZA 5728 (Office of Zoning Administration) ZA 95-0812-RV-PAD (Continued from Council meeting of February 16, 2000) ITEM NO. (2) - Motion Required - Applicant consents to continuance to March 29, 2000 99-1936 - CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF NUISANCE ABATEMENT APPEAL by Art CD 14 Amsaryan/Downtown Recycling Center (Cary S. Reisman/Wallin, Kress, Reisman & Kranitz), protestant, from the entire determination of the Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) in sustaining the decision of the Zoning Administrator finding that the Downtown Recycling Center has adversely affected the health, peace and safety of persons in the surrounding area, has jeopardized or endangered the public health or safety of such persons, constitutes a public nuisance and has resulted in repeated nuisance activities. The BZA required the discontinuance of the recycling center use effective immediately and instructed the Department of Building and Safety to revoke the Certificate of Occupancy for the recycling use at 740-742 Gladys Avenue. BZA 5739 ZA 97-0240-RV-PAD Applicant: City of Los Angeles, (Office of Zoning Administration) (Continued from Council meeting of January 19, 2000) ITEM NO. (3) - Motion Required - Applicant consents to continuance to March 8, 2000 00-0160 - CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF MULHOLLAND SCENIC PARKWAY SPECIFIC PLAN CD 4 DESIGN REVIEW BOARD APPEAL filed by the Federation of Hillside and Canyon Association and the Cahuenga Pass Neighborhood Association (Joan Luchs) from the determination of the Director of Planning granting conditional approval for the construction of two single- family houses at 2929 and 2935 Vale Vista Trail, each allowed a maximum total floor area of 2,100 square feet (including garages) and a maximum height of 36 feet. Applicant: Ricardo Urquidi (Continued from Council meeting of February 2, 2000) TIME LIMIT FILE - FEBRUARY 23, 2000 ITEM NO. (4) - Motion Required 00-0024 - CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF HEARING COMMENTS relative to application CD 9 for determination of "Public Convenience or Necessity" for alcohol sales located at 1524 South Flower Street (El Tronquito Market). Recommendations for Council action: 1. DETERMINE that the "Public Convenience or Necessity" WILL NOT be served by the sale of alcohol for off-site consumption located at 1524 South Flower Street (El Tronquito Market), inasmuch as the area has a documented high crime rate exceeding the citywide average. 2. DENY the Application for Determination of "Public Convenience or Necessity" for the sale of alcoholic beverages at 1524 South Flower Street based upon the above finding and the negative influence associated with the sale of alcohol in the concerned community. 3. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to transmit this determination to the State Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) as the required findings under Business and Professions Code Section 23958.4. Applicant: Brigida Estrada (Continued from Council meeting of February 16, 2000) (Previously adopted by Council at its meeting held February 2, 2000. Re-scheduled to correct address.) TIME LIMIT FILE: FEBRUARY 23, 2000 ITEMS FOR WHICH PUBLIC HEARINGS HAVE BEEN HELD - ITEMS 5-27 ITEM NO. (5) - Motion Required 97-1639 - CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF COMMUNICATION FROM BOARD OF AIRPORT S1 COMMISSIONERS, ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION and SUBSTITUTE MOTION CDs 2, 3 (FEUER - MISCIKOWSKI) relative to amending the existing Van Nuys & 12 Airport Noise Ordinance. A. COMMUNICATION FROM BOARD OF AIRPORT COMMISSIONERS Recommendations for Council action: 1. APPROVE Board of Airport Commissioners' Resolution No. 20736 and ADOPT findings relative to amending Ordinance No. 155727, the existing Van Nuys Airport Noise Control Ordinance. 2. PRESENT and ADOPT accompanying ORDINANCE amending Ordinance 155727, known as the Van Nuys Noise Abatement and Curfew Regulation, to add Section 5.1 and subsection (gg) to Section 1, thereby adding a Non-addition Rule at Van Nuys Airport. (Commerce, Energy and Natural Resources Committee waived consideration of the above matter.) B. SUBSTITUTE MOTION (FEUER - MISCIKOWSKI) Recommendation for Council action: REQUEST Board of Airport Commissioners in conjunction with the City Attorney, to consider an ordinance phasing out Stage 2 aircraft at Van Nuys Airport, which includes, but is not limited to the following components: a. Institute an immediate cap on the Stage 2 aircraft in excess of 77 dba currently housed at Van Nuys Airport. b. Adopt January 1, 2002 as the effective date for the non- addition rule (pertaining to Stage 2 aircraft in excess of 77 dba) at Van Nuys Airport. c. Eliminate all Stage 2 aircraft, in excess of 77 dba, by January 1, 2010. (Continued from Council meeting of November 23, 1999) ITEM NO. (6) 99-1519 - MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION, PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT CD 12 COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to a zone change for proposed construction of 20 single-family residences at 12051 Shoshone Avenue. Recommendations for Council action: 1. FIND that this project will not have a significant effect on the environment, pursuant to the City's Environmental Guidelines and in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970; that the Mitigated Negative Declaration reflects the independent judgment of the lead agency City of Los Angeles; that the documents constituting the record of proceedings in this matter are located in CF 99-1519 in the custody of the City Clerk and in the files of the Department of City Planning in the custody of the Environmental Review Section; and ADOPT the Mitigated Negative Declaration filed on February 5, 1999 [MND No. 98-0378-ZC(SUB)]. 2. ADOPT FINDINGS of the Director of Planning as the Findings of Council. 3. GRANT ZONE CHANGE APPEAL filed by Cicceralli Family Trust from the action of disapproval by the City Planning Commission, and THEREBY APPROVE the accompanying zone change ordinance, disapproved by the Director of Planning, changing the zone from A1-1-K to (T)RA-1-K for the proposed construction of 20 single- family residences at 12051 Shoshone Avenue. Applicant: Cicceralli Family Trust CPC 98-0500 ZC 4. REMOVE (T) Tentative classification by recording of Tentative Tract Map No. 52716. 5. ADVISE applicant of "T" Tentative classification time limit as described in the Committee report. Fiscal Impact Statements: None submitted by the Planning Department. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. ITEM NO. (7) 99-2280 - MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION, PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT CD 5 COMMITTEE REPORT and BUILDING LINE ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to removing a 50-foot portion of the building setback along Moorpark Street and easterly of St. Clair Avenue. Recommendations for Council action: 1. FIND that this project will not have a significant effect on the environment, pursuant to the City's Environmental Guidelines and in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970; that the Mitigated Negative Declaration reflects the independent judgment of the lead agency City of Los Angeles; that the documents constituting the record of proceedings in this matter are located in CF 99-2280 in the custody of the City Clerk and in the files of the Department of City Planning in the custody of the Environmental Review Section; and ADOPT the Mitigated Negative Declaration filed on October 2, 1998 [MND No. 98-0355]. 2. ADOPT FINDINGS of the Director of Planning. 3. PRESENT and ADOPT accompanying ORDINANCE, approved by the Director of Planning, removing a 50-foot portion of the building setback along Moorpark Street adjoining Tentative Tract No. 52597 and easterly of St. Clair Avenue and that the ordinance be adopted concurrently with the guarantee of street dedication by separate instrument. Applicant: Woodman Sylvan Properties CPC 98-0295 BL Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the Planning Department. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. ITEM NO. (8) 00-0136 - MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION, PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT CD 15 COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to zone change for the proposed construction of 32 detached condominium units at 1414 West 263rd Street. Recommendations for Council action: 1. FIND that this project will not have a significant effect on the environment, pursuant to the City's Environmental Guidelines and in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970; that the Mitigated Negative Declaration reflects the independent judgment of the lead agency City of Los Angeles; that the documents constituting the record of proceedings in this matter are located in CF 00-0136 in the custody of the City Clerk and in the files of the Department of City Planning in the custody of the Environmental Review Section; and ADOPT the Mitigated Negative Declaration filed on June 25, 1999 [MND No. 99-0228 ZC(SUB)]. 2. ADOPT FINDINGS of the City Planning Commission. 3. PRESENT and ADOPT accompanying ORDINANCE, approved by the City Planning Commission, changing the zone from R1-1-XL to (T)(Q)RD6-1-XL, incident to Tentative Tract No. 52862, for the proposed construction of 32 detached condominium units at 1414 West 263rd Street. Applicant: Michael Nichols/ CPC 99-0229 ZC Lanco Engineering Said rezoning shall be subject to the "Q" Qualified classification zone limitations substantially as shown on the sheet(s) attached to the Committee report. 4. REMOVE (T) Tentative classification as described in detail on sheet(s) attached to the Committee report. 5. ADVISE applicant of "Q" Qualified classification time limit as described in the Committee report. Fiscal Impact Statements: The Planning Department advises that there is no General Fund impact, as administrative costs are recovered through fees. ITEM NO. (9) - SEE ITEM (24) 99-1800 - GENERAL EXEMPTION and AD HOC COMMITTEE ON CHARTER IMPLEMENTATION S35 REPORT relative to Area Planning Commission (APC) boundaries, the delegation of decision making and/or appeal authority in conjunction with the standardization and simplification of planning procedures, and related matters. Recommendations for Council action: 1. FIND that these proposals are generally exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 pursuant to Article III, Section 2, Subsection (m) of the City's Environmental Guidelines. 2. ADOPT accompanying FINDINGS as the Findings of Council. 3. REQUEST the City Attorney, with the assistance of the Planning Department, to prepare the appropriate ordinances to implement the recommendations of the Planning Commission, with the following amendments: a. Establishment of seven APCs by splitting the Planning Commission's proposed Metro APC into two APCs: the first consisting of the Hollywood, Wilshire, Westlake, Central City, and Central City North communities, to be known as the CENTRAL APC; and a second consisting of Silverlake-Echo Park, Northeast Los Angeles, and Boyle Heights communities, to be known as the EAST LOS ANGELES APC. b. Revision of the Planning Commission's proposed Public Benefit Permit Process, placing the entire list of public benefit uses under Process 4a (Appendix C1 of City Planning Commission Approved Entitlement Processes) with initial decisions made by the Zoning Administrator and appealable to APCs, with Councilmembers able to use Section 245 of the new Charter to bring the matter into Council for review. 4. DIRECT the Planning Department to: a. Immediately take the necessary steps to include the South Robertson neighborhood in one Community Plan and thereby into the jurisdiction of one APC rather than three APCs. b. Use the criteria of maximizing public participation to determine meeting times for APCs. c. Report to Council 18 months after implementation of the new City Charter, and on a periodic basis thereafter, relative to the work and process of APCs and the possible need to change their number and boundaries. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the Planning Department or Commission. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this matter. ITEM NO. (10) - Motion Required 99-1966 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REPORT relative to the status and placement of L.A. Bridges agencies on administrative probation in the L.A. Bridges Program. (Ad Hoc Committee on Gangs and Juvenile Justice report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comments will be provided.) ITEM NO. (11) - Motion Required 00-0259 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REPORT relative to a grant award and agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice for the L.A. Bridges II Program. (Ad Hoc Committee on Gangs and Juvenile Justice report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comments will be provided.) ITEM NO. (12) - Motion Required 00-0264 - CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (RIDLEY-THOMAS - MISCIKOWSKI) relative to the Community Development Department submitting a grant application to the U.S. Department of Justice for the L.A. Bridges Program. (Ad Hoc Committee on Gangs and Juvenile Justice report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comments will be provided.) ITEM NO. (13) - Motion Required 00-0272 - CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (RIDLEY-THOMAS - GOLDBERG - HERNANDEZ) relative to funding for the extension of intervention services for L.A. Bridges II Program - Gang Intervention. (Ad Hoc Committee on Gangs and Juvenile Justice report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comments will be provided.) ITEM NO. (14) 00-0056 - ARTS, HEALTH AND HUMANITIES COMMITTEE REPORT relative to audit of the City's millennium events. Recommendations for Council action, as substantially recommended by Motion (Galanter - Walters): REQUEST the Controller to audit the expenditures, whether publicly or privately funded, as well as other City resources devoted to the planning, promoting, and staging of the City's millennium events and resulting costs and benefits to the City and report its findings to the City Council within 30 days. Fiscal Impact Statement: Not Applicable. ITEM NO. (15) 99-2459 - CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF COMMERCE, ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES CD 6 COMMITTEE REPORT and COMMUNICATION FROM CHAIR, PERSONNEL COMMITTEE relative to a lease with Southwest Airlines at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Recommendations for Council action: 1. CONCUR with the Board of Airport Commissioners' Resolution No. 20628, adopted on April 20, 1999, relative to the approval and execution of Lease No. NBL-2395 with Southwest Airlines for space in Terminal One at LAX for five years effective September 1, 1999 to August 31, 2004. 2. REQUEST the City Attorney to take any and all legal actions against Southwest Airlines and/or all of its subcontractors necessary to enforce all provisions of Lease No. NBL-2395, including the living wage provisions, retroactively to September 1, 1999. 3. REQUEST that the City Attorney waive any fines or sanctions that are provided to enforce the living wage provisions of Lease No. NBL-2395 should Southwest Airlines and/or all of its subcontractors pay the living wage retroactively to September 1, 1999 within 45 days. Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer reports that approval of the lease will have no impact on the City's General Fund. The expected revenue to the Airport Revenue Fund will be approximately $170,000 per month or $2,040,000 annually. (Continued from Council meeting of February 16, 2000) TIME LIMIT FILE: FEBRUARY 25, 2000 ITEM NO. (16) 00-0012 - CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF COMMERCE, ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES CD 6 COMMITTEE REPORT and COMMUNICATION FROM CHAIR, PERSONNEL COMMITTEE relative to a lease with America West Airlines, Inc. at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Recommendations for Council action: 1. CONCUR with the Board of Airport Commissioners' Resolution No. 20628, adopted on April 20, 1999, relative to the approval and execution of Lease No. NBL-2394 with America West Airlines, Inc. for space in Terminal One at LAX for five years effective September 1, 1999 to August 31, 2004. 2. REQUEST the City Attorney to take any and all legal actions against America West Airlines, Inc. and/or all of its subcontractors necessary to enforce all provisions of Lease No. NBL-2394, including the living wage provisions, retroactively to September 1, 1999. 3. REQUEST the City Attorney waive any fines or sanctions that are provided to enforce the living wage provisions of Lease No. NBL-2394 should America West Airlines, Inc. and/or all of its subcontractors pay the living wage retroactively to September 1, 1999 within 45 days. Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer reports that approval of the lease will have no impact on the City's General Fund. The expected revenue to the Airport Revenue Fund will be approximately $52,000 per month or $624,000 annually. (Continued from Council meeting of February 16, 2000) TIME LIMIT FILE: MARCH 3, 2000 ITEM NO. (17) 00-0013 - CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF COMMERCE, ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES CD 6 COMMITTEE REPORT and COMMUNICATION FROM CHAIR, PERSONNEL COMMITTEE relative to a lease with US Airways, Inc. at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Recommendations for Council action: 1. CONCUR with the Board of Airport Commissioners' Resolution No. 20628, adopted on April 20, 1999, relative to the approval and execution of Lease No. NBL-2396 with US Airways, Inc. for space in Terminal One at LAX for five years effective September 1, 1999 to August 31, 2004. 2. REQUEST the City Attorney to take any and all legal actions against US Airways, Inc. and/or all of its subcontractors necessary to enforce all provisions of Lease No. NBL-2396, including the living wage provisions, retroactively to September 1, 1999. 3. REQUEST that the City Attorney waive any fines or sanctions that are provided to enforce the living wage provisions of Lease No. NBL-2396 should US Airways, Inc. and/or all of its subcontractors pay the living wage retroactively to September 1, 1999 within 45 days. Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer reports that approval of the lease will have no impact on the City's General Fund. The expected revenue to the Airport Revenue Fund will be approximately $100,000 per month or $1,200,000 annually. (Continued from Council meeting of February 16, 2000) TIME LIMIT FILE: MARCH 3, 2000 ITEM NO. (18) 98-0990 - GOVERNMENTAL EFFICIENCY and PERSONNEL COMMITTEES' REPORT relative to model process for creating a Joint Labor-Management Action Committee (JLMAC). Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the Model Joint Labor-Management Committee Guidebook and the proposed implementation plan relative to the model process for creating a JLMAC. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the Personnel Department. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has provided a financial analysis of this report. ITEM NO. (19) 99-0384 - HOUSING AND COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to CD 10 extending the Community Redevelopment Agency's (CRA) exclusive right to negotiate agreement with Adams La Brea Development, LLC. Recommendations for Council action: 1. AUTHORIZE the CRA Administrator to extend the Exclusive Right to Negotiate (ERN) Agreement with Adams La Brea Development, LLC., for an additional term not to exceed 15 months, as follows: 180 days with an option for an additional 180-day extension and a final extension for an additional 90 days upon fulfillment of the requirements set forth in the CRA report dated January 20, 2000. 2. INSTRUCT the CRA Administrator to report back at three month intervals on the status of development of the subject project. Fiscal Impact Statement: The Chief Legislative Analyst states that the requested action has no fiscal impact to the CRA or the City. Funds were previously committed to the ERN process ($100,000). ITEM NO. (20) 00-0232 - HOUSING AND COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION CD 9 relative to the issuance of $48.5 million in Multifamily Housing Revenue Refunding Bonds for The Promenade Towers Project. Recommendations for Council action: 1. ADOPT accompanying RESOLUTION authorizing the sale of up to $48.5 million in Multifamily Housing Revenue Refunding Bonds. 2. AUTHORIZE the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Administrator, or designee, to: a. Execute Contract No. 502178 with Hawkins, Delafield & Wood and the Law Offices of Marilyn L. Garcia for a period of not more than 24 months, in an amount not to exceed $75,000, including $5,000 for reimbursable expense, for co- bond counsel services, in connection with the proposed issuance and/or sale, in one or more series of tax exempt multi-family housing revenue refunding bonds (the "Bonds) to refinance previously issued CRA bonds for the Promenade Towers Project. b. Execute Contract No. 502179 with Bank of America Securities LLC and Rideau Lyons & Co., for a period of not more than 24 months in the amount of $30,000 for underwriting services, payable at bond closing, plus, if applicable, 0.08% of the par amount of variable rate Bonds remarketed annually, for each separate series of bonds sold in connection with the proposed financing of the Project. c. Execute Contract No. 502180 with State Street Bank & Trust Company of California, N.A., in an aggregate amount not to exceed $12,000 for each series of Bonds to be issued including up to $3,500 for legal fees, for trustee and related services relating to the Bonds. Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer states that the proposed refunding does not involve the use of either CRA funds or City General Funds. Costs associated with the issuance of the bonds will be paid from bond proceeds and/or developer funds. ITEM NO. (21) 00-0237 - HOUSING AND COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE relative to the administration of the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Public Art Program. Recommendation for Council action: CONCUR in the action of the CRA Board to amend Purchase Order No. 99-0471 for Lesley A. Elwood, increasing it by $20,001, from $24,999 to $45,000, to oversee the administration of the CRA Public Art Program on a temporary basis. Fiscal Impact Statement: The Chief Legislative Analyst states that the action requested is in keeping with the CRA's adopted budget and work program. There is no fiscal impact on the City's General Fund. ITEM NO. (22) 99-1248 - PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to CD 5 preparing a geographically specific plan for the San Fernando Valley community known as Valley Glen. Recommendation for Council action: RECEIVE and FILE Council action of July 28, 1999 instructing the Planning Department to prepare a geographically specific plan for the San Fernando Valley community known as Valley Glen, inasmuch as the Planning Department reports that the a Community Design Overlay would be the most expeditious means of addressing concerns of the community, and enhancing the character of the Valley Glen. Fiscal Impact Statement: Not applicable. ITEM NO. (23) 99-1248 - PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to S1 initiating the Valley Glen Community Improvement Plan with CD 5 necessary zone changes to the existing commercial zoning and a Community Design Overlay District (CDO). Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Feuer- Bernson): 1. INSTRUCT the Planning Department to initiate the Valley Glen Community Improvement Plan in order to take actions deemed necessary to enhance the character and to promote harmonious and compatible new development within the community. 2. INSTRUCT the Planning Department to initiate the necessary zone changes to the existing commercial zoning and to establish a CDO within the area generally bounded by Hazeltine Avenue on the west, extending to Vanowen Street, and easterly to Woodman Avenue, extending north to Sherman Way on the north, and at the Tujunga Wash extending southerly to the extension of Kittridge Street easterly to Whitsett Avenue, southerly to Oxnard Street west to Coldwater Canyon, southerly to Burbank Boulevard, and westerly to its intersection with Hazeltine Avenue for the purpose of creating permanent use restrictions to preserve existing neighborhood-serving commercial areas, establishing design standards for new development, and creating consistent streetscape standards. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the Planning Department. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. ITEM NO. (24) - SEE ITEM (9) 99-1800 - GENERAL EXEMPTION and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE S35 REPORT relative to Area Planning Commission (APC) boundaries and the delegation of decision making and/or appeal authority in conjunction with the standardization and simplification of planning procedures. Recommendations for Council action: 1. FIND that this action is generally exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article III, Section 2(m) of the City's CEQA Guidelines inasmuch as the proposed Ordinances will have no impact on the physical environment. 2. ADOPT FINDINGS of the Planning and Land Use Management Committee as the Findings of Council. 3. REQUEST the City Attorney, with the assistance of the Planning Department, to prepare and present the Ordinances necessary to implement the proposals of the Planning Commission, as identified in Appendices A, B1, B2, C1, C2, D, and E in the Planning Commission's February 1, 2000 report (attached to Council File), relative to APC boundaries and the delegation of decision making and/or appeal authority in conjunction with the standardization and simplification of planning procedures and related matters, as necessitated by the provisions contained in the City's new Charter which takes effect July 1, 2000, and as amended to: a. Establish seven APCs by splitting the Commission's proposed Metro APC into two Areas: the first consisting of the Hollywood, Wilshire, Westlake, Central City, and Central City North communities, to be known as the CENTRAL APC; and, a second consisting of Silverlake-Echo Park, Northeast Los Angeles, and Boyle Heights communities, to be known as the EAST LOS ANGELES APC. b. Include the Mulholland Scenic Parkway Specific Plan in the South Valley APC. c. Revise the proposed Public Benefit Process (Process 3B) as follows: (1) Place the following in Process 3 Conditional Use Permits Regarding Citywide Uses (CPC, appealable to Council): (a) Educational institutions Code Section 12.24 B5. (b) Research and development centers Code Section 12.24 B12. (c) S.chools, elementary and high Code Section 12.24 B13, Private schools (other than elementary or high or nursery schools) Code Section 12.24C15 and Schools, elementary and high (private) Code Section 12.24 C52. (d) Recycling uses in various zones Code Section 12.24 C40. (e) Wood and green waste recycling in the A1 and A2 Zones Code Section 12.24 C61. (2) Place in Process 4A (ZA to APC, 245 to Council): (a) Child care facilities or nursery schools in the A, RE, RS, R1, RU, RZ, RMP, RW, R2, R3, or RD Zones, and in the CM and M Zones when providing care for children of employees Code Section 12.24 C6. (b) Hospitals or sanitariums in the A, R, CR, C4, CM, or m Zones and in the C1 or C1.5 Zones when not permitted by right Code Section 12.24 C49. (3) Retain in Process 3B (Director of Planning or the Director's designee to CPC, 245 to Council) in addition to those not reallocated to Process 3 or 4A: (a) Cemeteries Code Section 12.24 B3. (b) Public utilities and public service uses in the A, R, C or MR Zones Code Section 12.24 B11. (c) Various uses in the OS Zone Code Section 12.24 B26. (d) Various uses in the PF Zone Code Section 12.24 B28 (e) Joint public/private development in PF Zone Code Section 12.24 B29. (f) Motion picture and television studios and ancillary video and media production incidental to main use in the A, R, or C Zones when not permitted by right Code Section 12.24 C50. (g) To permit uses which support motion picture and television production and other entertainment industries Code Section 12.27 I25. (h) Continuation of Nonconforming Oil Wells Code Section 12.23 C4. 4. DIRECT the Planning Department to report to Council in 18 months following the implementation of the new City Charter, and on a periodic basis thereafter, relative to: a. APC work and process to date. b. The need for changing the number of APCs. c. The need to revise APC boundaries and to include the South Robertson Neighborhood community into one Community Plan and thereby into the jurisdiction of one APC rather than three. Said Planning Department report to include Census demographic data, if available. Fiscal Impact Statements: None submitted by the Planning Department. Neither City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. ITEM NO. (25) 99-2121 - CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT CD 2 COMMITTEE REPORT relative to an exception (pole signs - area and height) from the Ventura-Cahuenga Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan appeal for property at 11514 Ventura Boulevard. Recommendations for Council action: 1. FIND that this action is categorically exempt from CEQA pursuant to Article VII, Section 1, Class 11(1) of the City's Environmental Guidelines. 2. ADOPT FINDINGS of the City Planning Commission as the Findings of Council. 3. RESOLVE TO DENY APPEALS IN PART filed by Studio City Residents Association (Polly Ward) and Federation of Hillside and Canyon Associations (Joan Luchs) from the determination of the City Planning Commission, THEREBY APPROVING the exceptions (pole signs - area and height) from the Ventura-Cahuenga Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan (Ordinance No. 171240) to allow the maintenance of an existing car wash sign with an area of approximately 50 square feet (instead of 35 square feet) in the "yellow sponge" area of the sign, and a height of 20 feet, on property located at 11514 Ventura Boulevard, subject to modified conditions. Applicant: Shamsi/Benny Forat CPC 99-0164 SPE 4. DIRECT the Department of Building and Safety to report to Council in 30 days relative to the Department's ongoing citywide efforts to identify illegal signs. Fiscal Impact Statements: The Planning Department advises that there is no General Fund impact, as administrative costs are recovered through fees. TIME LIMIT FILE - FEBRUARY 23, 2000 ITEM NO. (26) 90-2510 - RULES AND ELECTIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the disposition of et al. various inactive Council files. Recommendation for Council action: RECEIVE and FILE the following inactive Council files: a. 90-2510 City Administrative Officer (CAO) report relative to medical subsidies for fire and police retirees who received disability pensions. b. 91-1823 Motion (Ferraro - Alatorre) proposing amendments to Charter Section 312 which will make both the object of a recall effort and its proponents subject to the same restrictions on the raising and expenditure of campaign funds. c. 92-0002 Motion (Holden - Bernson) proposing a Charter amendment S72 as per Ballot Resolution to transfer from City Council to the Board of Education, the authority to redistrict the Board's electoral districts. d. 91-2088 Motion (Bernardi - Wachs) proposing a Charter amendment S1 which will revise the City's redistricting procedures to create a process incorporating "special masters" similar to that employed in the State reapportionment. e. 92-1706 Motion (Holden - Ferraro) proposing the establishment S2 of a Little Hoover Commission in order to review City operations. f. 92-2365 Motion (Galanter - Holden) and proposed ordinances S2 amending the LAMC relative to the public matching fund formula for candidates in a general election. g. 93-0676 Motion (Wachs - Yaroslavsky) relative to the preparation of a campaign reform Charter amendment. h. 93-1183 Motion (Bernardi - Yaroslavsky) relative to repealing the public financing provision of Charter Section 313. i. 93-1710 Motion (Wachs - Yaroslavsky) relative to developing procedures which require City staff and commissioners to keep written records of contact with legislative advocates and legal representatives doing business with the City, etc. j. 91-0708 Board of Public Works report relative to amending Schedule "A" (Designate positions) and Schedule "B" (disclosure categories) of the Conflict of Interest Code for the Bureau of Management Employee Services. Fiscal Impact Statement: Not Applicable. ITEM NO. (27) 97-0023 - RULES AND ELECTIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to proposed revised Conflict of Interest Code for the Los Angeles City Employees' Retirement System. Recommendation for Council action: APPROVE the proposed revised Conflict of Interest Code for the Los Angeles City Employees' Retirement System. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the Ethics Commission. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. ITEMS FOR WHICH PUBLIC HEARINGS HAVE NOT BEEN HELD - ITEMS 28-36 (10 Votes Required for Consideration) ITEM NO. (28) - Motion Required 99-2440 - BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING REPORT and ORDINANCE OF INTENTION FIRST CDs 2,5 CONSIDERATION relative to establishing a hearing date for & 7 maintenance of DRONFIELD AVENUE AND COBALT STREET NO. 1 LIGHTING DISTRICT and two other lighting districts. Recommendations for Council action: 1. ADOPT the report of the Director, Bureau of Street Lighting dated December 22, 1999. 2. PRESENT and ADOPT accompanying ORDINANCE OF INTENTION setting the date of APRIL 25, 2000 as the hearing date for maintenance of the following lighting districts, in accordance with Proposition 218, Articles XIIIC and XIIID of the California Constitution and Government Code Sections 50078.6, 54954.6 and 54960.1: a. Dronfield Avenue and Cobalt Street No. 1 Lighting District b. Oswego Street and Oak Tree Way Lighting District c. Van Noord Avenue and Ventura Boulevard Lighting District (Board of Public Works Hearing Date: April 17, 2000) ITEM NO. (29) - Motion Required 99-0826 - COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY relative to a supplemental CD 9 agreement with Staples Center regarding the Living Wage and Worker Retention. Recommendations for Council action: 1. APPROVE the Supplemental Agreement Regarding the Living Wage and Worker Retention at the Staples Center in substantially the form of the draft document attached to the Council file. 2. AUTHORIZE the Council President to sign the contract on behalf of the City. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the City Attorney. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. (Personnel Committee waived consideration of the above matter.) ITEM NO. (30) - Motion Required 99-0600 - COMMUNICATION FROM CHAIR, PERSONNEL COMMITTEE relative to S63 establishment of an advisory group to the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment and three (3) appointments to the previously exempted positions of Senior Project Coordinator and Project Coordinator. Recommendations for Council action: 1. INSTRUCT the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment to immediately establish an advisory group of five to six individuals recognized on a Citywide basis as community organizers with five to ten years of community organizing involvement as previously requested by Council action of December 10, 1999, but not yet acted on. 2. RESOLVE that the following appointments to the previously exempted Civil Service positions of Senior Project Coordinator, Code 1538, and Project Coordinator, Code 1537, pursuant to Charter Section 111, BE APPROVED: Name Position Jose A. Gardea Senior Project Coordinator Francisco Heredia Project Coordinator Donyale Hall Project Coordinator 3. INSTRUCT the General Manager, Department of Neighborhood Empowerment, to establish an interview process utilizing panels to assist in reviewing resumes and interviewing prior to bringing any other appointees before the Committee, to assure the public that appointments are made on a merit basis. Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has prepared a financial analysis on this matter. 10 VOTES REQUIRED ITEM NO. (31) 98-0062 - MOTIONS relative to "Special Events" to be held in the various et al. Council Districts and requests to the Board of Public Works for the issuance of "No-Fee" banner permits. Recommendation for Council action: DECLARE the following community events as "Special Events"; APPROVE the temporary street closures as requested; REQUEST the Board of Public Works to issue "No-Fee" banner permits; and, INSTRUCT the involved City departments to perform such services as detailed in the Council motions attached to the various listed Council files, including the waiver of all fees, costs and requirements, except insurance: 98-0062 - a. MOTION (HERNANDEZ - PACHECO) 20th Annual Celebration in Honor CD 1 of Cuauhtemoc, sponsored by Xipe Totec Danzantes Aztecas on February 26, 2000 (fee waiver = $1,050). 00-0261 - b. MOTION (HERNANDEZ - PACHECO) Highland Park Sidewalk Sale, CD 1 & 14 jointly sponsored by Highland Park Community Development Corporation and Council Districts 1 and 14 on February 26, 2000 (fee waiver = $816). 96-0021 - c. MOTION (MISCIKOWSKI - CHICK) Annual Purim Carnival, sponsored CD 11 by Temple Judea on March 26, 2000 (fee waiver = $578). 00-0269 - d. MOTION (RIDLEY-THOMAS - WACHS) 72nd Annual Academy Awards CD 8 Presentation at the Shrine Auditorium, sponsored by the Academy of Motion picture Arts and Sciences on March 26, 2000. ITEM NO. (32) 00-0262 - MOTION (HERNANDEZ - RIDLEY-THOMAS) relative to the submission of an application to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for a Job Training and Development Demonstration Project. Recommendations for Council action: 1. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, Community Development Department (CDD), or designee, in collaboration with the Environmental Affairs Department and Mayor's Office of Economic Development, to submit an application to the EPA for a Job Training and Development Demonstration Project. 2. DIRECT CDD, if the City is awarded these grant funds, to report to the Community and Economic Development and Environmental Quality and Waste Management Committees prior to acceptance of the funds and implementation of the grant. ITEM NO. (33) 99-0300 - MOTION (MISCIKOWSKI - HERNANDEZ) relative to extending the moratorium on the granting of utility/excavation or revocable permits and not approving pole-mounts for telecommunication cabinets and conduits. Recommendations for Council action: 1. EXTEND the moratorium, as enacted on February 23, 1999 and extended on September 29, 1999, relating to granting of utility and excavation permits for six months. 2. DIRECT the City Engineer and the Department of Water and Power that any exemptions for emergency situations to this moratorium must be approved by both the Department of Public Works and the affected Council office. ITEM NO. (34) 97-0031 - MOTION (WACHS - HERNANDEZ) relative to funds for three Department S18 of Recreation and Parks facilities: Victory Vineland Childcare Center, Rancho Cienega Childcare Center, and Yucca Park. Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: 1. APPROPRIATE $178,118 from the unallocated balance in Sites and Facilities Fund No. 209 to a new account entitled "Victory Vineland Childcare Center." 2. TRANSFER $100,000 from Sites and Facilities Fund No. 209, Alpine Recreation Center Gym Account No. N201 to a new account within the Sites and Facilities Fund entitled "Yucca Park Development." 3. TRANSFER $193,374 from Sites and Facilities Fund No. 209, Alpine Recreation Center Gym Account No. P201 to a new account within the Sites and Facilities Fund entitled "Rancho Cienega Childcare Center." ITEM NO. (35) 98-0091 - PARCEL MAP L.A. NO. 7218 lying east of San Fernando Road and north CD 1 of Golden State Freeway. (Approve Subdivision Improvement Agreement and Contract with attached security documents) (ADOPT Bond No. C-99352) Applicants: - Agoura Hills Marketplace, LLC - B V Engineering ITEM NO. (36) 00-0276 - FINAL MAP OF TRACT NO. 50512-01 and RESOLUTION for property lying CD 12 westerly of Mason Avenue and southerly of Corbin Avenue. (Approve Subdivision Improvement Agreement and Contract with attached security documents) (ADOPT Bond No. C-99353) (ADOPT Resolution of Acceptance of Future Street) (Quimby Fee: $ 114,341.00) Applicants: - Porter Ranch Development Corporation - Spindler Engineering ITEMS CALLED SPECIAL PUBLIC TESTIMONY ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS MOTIONS FOR POSTING AND REFERRAL COUNCILMEMBERS' REQUESTS FOR EXCUSE FROM ATTENDANCE AT COUNCIL MEETINGS CLOSED SESSIONS - ITEMS 37-39 ITEM NO. (37) The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6, to consider recommendations of the Executive Employee Relations Committee concerning further bargaining instructions to the City Administrative Officer, and other issues involving employee wages and benefits with respect to the following: A. Department of Water and Power Class Consolidation - Utility Administrator B. Mileage Issues for Engineers and Architects Association Units C. City Employees Retirement System Survivor Continuance Benefits ITEM NO. (38) 98-1497 - The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9 (a), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Emil Matasareanu, et al. v. Daryl Gates, et al., United States District Court Case No. 98-1638 WD (alleged misconduct by Los Angeles Police Department Officers and one Los Angeles Fire Department Firefighter/ Emergency Medical Technician in the death of Emil Matasareanu with respect to the February 28, 1997 robbery of a bank in North Hollywood). (Previously considered in Closed Session on August 12, 1998) ITEM NO. (39) 00-0194 - The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a), to confer with its legal counsel relative to offer of settlement in the case entitled, Amy O'Leary v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. YC 032715 (action arises out of a traffic accident on La Cienega near Fairview Avenue on July 12, 1997). (Budget and Finance Committee considered the above matter in Closed Session on February 9, 2000) ADJOURNING MOTIONS COUNCIL ADJOURNMENT _____________________________________________________________________________________________ EXHAUSTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES - If you challenge a City action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk at or prior to, the public hearing. Any written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk before the City Council's final action on a matter will become a part of the administrative record. COUNCIL RULE NO. 53 - If an Agenda item or other item has been duly placed before the Council at a Council meeting and the Council has failed by sufficient votes to approve or reject the item, or the Council has not by its vote placed the item beyond its jurisdiction at the meeting, or by operation of law, or by passage of time the Council has not lost the power to act thereon, the item is continued to the next regular meeting unless the Council affirmatively votes to continue the item beyond such next meeting. Each Council Agenda shall indicate that if the Council has not lost jurisdiction over an item voted upon at the meeting, or caused it to be continued beyond the next regular meeting or placed in the archives, the item is continued to the next regular meeting for the purpose of permitting reconsideration of the vote. Any item so continued to the next regular meeting shall be considered at said meeting. The Clerk shall provide the Council with, and post a notice of, a list of such items.