Los Angeles City Council, Journal/Council Proceedings Friday, October 1, 2010 Van Nuys City Hall, Sylvan Street, Van Nuys, CA :15 am

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1 Los Angeles City Council, Journal/Council Proceedings Friday, October 1, 2010 Van Nuys City Hall, Sylvan Street, Van Nuys, CA :15 am SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING :15 A.M. OR AS SOON THEREAFTER AS COUNCIL RECESSES ITS REGULAR MEETING ROLL CALL - Members present: Cárdenas, Hahn, Huizar, Koretz, Krekorian, Parks, Reyes, Rosendahl, Wesson, Zine and President Garcetti (11); Absent: Alarcón, LaBonge, Perry and Smith (4) ROLL CALL NUMBER (#) - INDICATES THE ORDER IN WHICH THE ITEMS WERE ACTED UPON DURING THE COUNCIL MEETING Items for Which Public Hearings Have Been Held - Items 9-10 ITEM NO. (9) - ADOPTED, *AS AMENDED - ORDINANCE OVER ONE WEEK - SEE FOLLOWING Roll Call #2 - Adopt, As Amended - Ordinance Over One Week, Ayes (11); Absent: Alarcon, LaBonge, Perry and Smith (4) S2 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT, RESOLUTIONS and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the issuance of the Los Angeles Wastewater System Revenue Bonds, Series Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: 1. ADOPT the 25th Supplemental RESOLUTION and the 12th Supplemental RESOLUTION, as attached to the September 15, 2010 City Administrative Officer (CAO) report (Attachments 1 and 2) and further attached to the Council file and including various documents required for the execution of the Los Angeles Wastewater System Revenue Bonds, Series 2010 (Exhibit A to C), which authorize the issuance of up to $450 *650 million in said bonds and further authorizes the CAO to take certain actions required to manage the transaction. (*Cárdenas - Parks) 2. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE providing for the issuance of bonds for the Wastewater System and amending Section of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and establishing special funds for the Los Angeles Wastewater System Revenue Bonds, Series 2010 (Series 2010 Bonds). FRIDAY PAGE 1

2 3. AUTHORIZE and INSTRUCT, the CAO to take the necessary actions to ensure that the Sewer Construction & Maintenance (SCM) Fund is made "whole" if any offsets, made by the US Treasury, occur to any subsidy payments for the Series 2010 Bonds, by transferring an amount equal to the offset amount from the responsible department/agency's Fund to the SCM Fund, no later than a year from the non-receipt of the interest subsidy payment. Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that there is no impact to the City's General Fund from the approval of the recommendations contained in the September 15, 2010 CAO report and attached to the Council file. The debt service on the Los Angeles Wastewater System Revenue Bonds will be paid from the Sewer Construction and Maintenance Fund. The costs of issuance will be paid solely from bond proceeds. Debt Impact Statement: The CAO reports that there is no debt impact to the City's General Fund from the approval of the recommendations contained in the September 15, 2010 CAO report. ITEM NO. (10) - ADOPTED Roll Call #1 - Adopted, Ayes (11); Absent: Alarcon, LaBonge, Perry and Smith (4) S1 CD 15 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to preparing a General Plan Amendment and related amendments to downgrade Century Boulevard from a Major Highway Class II Arterial Street to a Collector Street and as a Modified Secondary Highway. Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Hahn - Cárdenas): 1. DIRECT the Planning Department, in coordination with the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) and the Bureau of Engineering, to prepare a General Plan Amendment and related amendments to the Streets and Highways Designation Map, the appropriate Community Plan, to downgrade Century Boulevard from a Major Highway Class II Arterial Street to a Collector Street from Wilmington Avenue to Grape Street, and from Grape Street to Alameda Street (currently a paper street) as stipulated in the proposed Jordan Downs Specific Plan, and as a Modified Secondary Highway from Wilmington Avenue westerly to Success Avenue. 2. DIRECT the LADOT, in anticipation of the approval of this Plan Amendment, to quickly evaluate the need for additional traffic signals, signage, and other traffic calming measures, to improve public safety on Century Boulevard. 3. DIRECT the Bureau of Engineering, upon the downgrading of Century Boulevard to Collector Street standards, to provide recommendations relative to the feasibility of re-aligning, extending, and engineering the infrastructure of the street as a green street through the Jordan Downs Specific Plan. FRIDAY PAGE 2

3 Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. (Transportation Committee waived consideration of the above matter) Items for Which Public Hearings Have Not Been Held - Items (10 Votes Required for Consideration) ITEM NO. (11) - ADOPTED, AS AMENDED - SEE FOLLOWING Roll Call #4 - Adopt as Amended, Ayes (11); Absent: Alarcon, LaBonge, Perry and Smith (4) COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE CHIEF LEGISLATIVE ANALYST and BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS relative to the implementation of the alternatives proposed in connection with the Citywide Median Island Network. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: 1. RECEIVE and FILE Board of Public Works report dated September 22, 2010 relative to Bureau of Street Services (BSS) report recommending implementation of one of the proposed alternatives in connection with the Citywide median work. 2. APPROVE a swap of $300,000 in Community Development Block Grant- American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 funds (CDBG-R) funds previously approved for public infrastructure improvements for $300,000 in Urban Development Action Grant (UDAG) Miscellaneous Funds [$150,000 savings available homeless shelter acquisition and $150,000 from Community Development Department (CDD)] to be used for street median maintenance program services; and allocate $300,000 in CDBG-R funds, as follows: $150,000 to Council District Nine and $150,000 to CDD to be programmed for a CDBG- R eligible activities. 3. REQUEST the Board of Public Works to expeditiously execute street median maintenance program contract amendments to reflect the use of UDAG (Recommendation No. 2 above). 4. AUTHORIZE the Controller to: a) Establish new accounts as follows: Fund Account Title Amount 356/22 G186 Public Works Street Services $300,000 51N G322 Community Development Department $150,000 51N G311 Council District Nine $150,000 b) Appropriate $300,000 within Fund No. 100/86 Account No Contractual Services. c) Decrease appropriations as follows: FRIDAY PAGE 3

4 ADOPTED Fund Account Title Amount 356/22 A733 LAHSA Homeless Shelter $150,000 51N/22 G302 Public Infrastructure $300, AUTHORIZE the CDD to prepare Controller instructions and/or make any technical adjustments that may be required and are consistent with this action subject to the approval of the CAO and AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement these instructions; and prepare the necessary amendments to the CDBG-R action plan that may be required by HUD. 6. INSTRUCT the BSS to submit a comprehensive report within 60 days relative to review of the City s street median irrigation system and the repairs that may be necessary, and the costs associated for such repairs; including working with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to identify plant drought tolerant species. 7. INSTRUCT the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA) to identify the additional $150,000 that may be needed to fully fund street median maintenance annual program costs; and AUTHORIZE the Controller, as part of the Council s commitment to address the median maintenance program shortfall, to TRANSFER $150,000 from various Council controlled funds and accounts, to be provided by the CLA. 8. RESCIND the City Council adopted actions relative to the maintenance services for landscaped median islands, as follows: a. Council File. No on August 17, 2010 b. Council File. No on August 20, INSTRUCT the CAO to identify sufficient funding and REQUEST the Mayor to include sufficient funding for street median contract maintenance services and irrigation system in the Proposed City Budget. Fiscal Impact Statement: The CLA reports that approval of the attached recommendations will have no impact on the City's General Fund. (Public Works Committee waived consideration of the above matter) AMENDING MOTION (KORETZ - HUIZAR) Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: REDIRECT the Council District Five portion of $4, in Pipeline Revenue of the Real Property Trust Fund No. 687 to pay for maintenance services for the San Vicente and Burton Way medians. FRIDAY PAGE 4

5 ADOPTED MOTION (ZINE - HUIZAR) INSTRUCT the Bureau of Street Services to include in its report back in 60 days, status of the systems and re-evaluating the private maintenance contractor crews assigned to various medians that may have dead vegetation and no immediate need for maintenance and using those resources where needed. ITEM NO. (12) - SUBSTITUTE MOTION ADOPTED IN LIEU OF ORIGINAL MOTION - SEE FOLLOWING Roll Call #3 - Substitute Motion Adopted, Ayes (11); Absent: Alarcon, LaBonge, Perry and Smith (4) CD 11 CONSIDERATION OF MOTION (ROSENDAHL - PARKS) relative to the operating hours of the Stoner Skate Plaza, a multi-use facility, to correspond with recreation centers throughout the City. Recommendation for Council action: REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present an Ordinance to amend Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Section (c) to establish Stoner Skate Plaza hours as follows: Daylight Savings Time Operating Hours: Monday-Sunday 10:00AM-7:30PM and Non-Daylight Savings Time Operating Hours: Monday-Sunday 10:00AM-5:30PM. (Arts, Parks, Health and Aging Committee waived consideration of the above matter) ADOPTED MOTION (ROSENDAHL - WESSON) Recommendations for Council action: 1. REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present an ordinance to amend Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 63.44(c) to establish Stoner Skate Plaza hours as follows: Daylight Savings Time Operating Hours: Monday - Sunday, 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. and Non- Daylight Savings Time operating Hours: Monday - Sunday, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 2. REQUEST to include an Emergency Clause in the Ordinance so that it will become effective upon publication. FRIDAY PAGE 5

6 Whereupon the Special Council meeting did adjourn. ATTEST: June Lagmay, CITY CLERK By Council Clerk PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL FRIDAY PAGE 6