Require a 1.5 Importance Factor for Construction of Cellular Communication Towers to Ensure Seismic Safety

CF 15-0050 Adopted, (10); Absent: Bonin, Englander, Huizar, Krekorian, Martinez (5)

ORDINANCE SECOND CONSIDERATION relative to adding Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 91.3108 to Article 1 of Chapter IX to require a 1.5 Importance Factor for construction of cellular communication towers to ensure seismic safety

(Planning and Land Use Management Committee report adopted in Council on May 8, 2015)

North Valley Area Planning Commission

CF 14-0155

PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the reappointment of Mr. Oshin Harootoonian to the North Valley Area Planning Commission.

Recommendation for Council action: RESOLVE that the Mayor’s reappointment of Mr. Oshin Harootoonian to the North Valley Area Planning Commission for the term ending June 30, 2020, is APPROVED and CONFIRMED. Mr. Harootoonian resides in Council District 12. (Current Commission gender composition: M= 2; F=3)

Mr. Oshin Harootoonian to the North Valley Area Planning Commission

CF 14-0155 Adopted, (11); Absent: Bonin, Cedillo, Parks, Price (4)

PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the reappointment of Mr. Oshin Harootoonian to the North Valley Area Planning Commission.

Recommendation for Council action: RESOLVE that the Mayor’s reappointment of Mr. Oshin Harootoonian to the North Valley Area Planning Commission for the term ending June 30, 2020, is APPROVED and CONFIRMED. Mr. Harootoonian resides in Council District 12. (Current Commission gender composition: M= 2; F=3)

Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

Sharing Economy / Comprehensive Study Report / Working Group

Council File 14-0593

To Economic Development Committee
To Planning and Land Use Management Committee
City Administrative Officer report 0220-0513-0000, dated May 8, 2015, relative to the Sharing Economy – Focus on Short-Term Rentals (STRs).

Relative to a Comprehensive Study on the Sharing Economy and Its Impacts on the City of Los Angeles THE SHARING ECONOMY: FOCU$ ON SHORT-TERM RENTALS In August 2014, the Council instructed the City Administrative Officer (CAO), with the assistance of several departments, to . report on the impacts of the sharing economy industries (C.F. 14 ·0 593). As a result of gathering information about the scope of the sharing economy and initial discussions with Council, this Office concluded that the report should focus on the Short-Term Rental (STR) industry because it is a high priority for the Mayor , the Council , the City , and the residents , businesses , and visitors of Los Angeles. In addition to discussing STRs . this report also prov ides recommendations for further study and action regarding the other sharing economy issues outlined in the Motion.

Require a 1.5 Importance Factor for Construction of Cellular Communication Towers to Ensure Seismic Safety.

CF 15-0050 Adopted, Ordinance Over, (11); Absent: Cedillo, Fuentes, Huizar, LaBonge (4), Ordinance Over to May 15, 2015

PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to adding Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 91.3108 to Article 1 of Chapter IX to require a 1.5 Importance Factor for construction of cellular communication towers to ensure seismic safety.

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

FIND, under California Environment Quality Act (CEQA) Section 21065 and State CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(2) and (b)(5), continuing administrative activities and organizational activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment, are not CEQA projects. The ordinance makes various technical changes to the existing regulations, eliminates obsolete code sections, and clarifies code sections. These changes will not result in any direct or indirect physical change to the environment. Therefore, the ordinance is not subject to CEQA.

PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE to add Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 91.3108 to Article 1 of Chapter IX to require a 1.5 Importance Factor for construction of cellular communication towers to ensure seismic safety.

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.

Community Impact Statement: Yes

For: Glassell Park Neighborhood Council

Valet Parking Regulation / On-Demand Parking Service

CF 15-0559

To Public Safety Committee:

Motion (Wesson, Jr. – Bonin – Blumenfield) – That the Police Department, in consultation with the City Attorney, and other City departments as stated in the Motion, be directed to report on how the Municipal Code provisions regulating valet parking (LAMC 103.203 et seq.) would apply to on-demand valet parking services, and if any amendments would be needed to effectively regulate on-demand valet services.