CF 16-1054  At City Council  Adopted, (12); Absent: Huizar, Krekorian (2)

Certification of Sufficiency / Building Moratorium / General Plan

• 10/19/2016 Council Action.

Council Action (October 19, 2016)
Communication from Mayor  October 18, 2016
Final Ordinance No. 184534 (October 18, 2016)
Report from Rules, Elections, Intergovernmental Relations and Neighborhoods Committee (September 30, 2016)
Attachment to Report R16-0301 Attachment 2  Resolutions and Ordinance (September 21, 2106)

• 10/18/2016 Mayor transmitted file to City Clerk. Ordinance effective date: October 20, 2016.
• 10/13/2016 City Clerk transmitted file to Mayor. Last day for Mayor to act is October 24, 2016.
• 09/30/2016 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51. (September 30, 2016)
• 09/30/2016 Rules, Elections, Intergovernmental Relations and Neighborhoods Committee approved item(s) (Committee approved Attachment 2 of the City Attorney Report No. R16-0301).

Report from City Attorney R16-0302 (September 21, 2016)
Attachment to Report R16-0301 – Attachement 2 Resolutions and Ordinance (September 21, 2016)
Attachment to Report R16-0301  – Attachment 1 Draft Ordinance (September 21, 2016)
Report from City Attorney R16-0301 (September 21, 2016)
Report from City Clerk (September 16, 2016)

• 09/23/2016 Rules, Elections, Intergovernmental Relations and Neighborhoods Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on September 30, 2016.
• 09/23/2016 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on September 30, 2016 . Committee report to be submitted in Council.

Report from City Attorney R16-0302 (September 21, 2016)
Attachment to Report R16-0301 – Attachment 2 Resolutions and Ordinance (September 21, 2016)
Attachment to Report R16-0301  – Attachment 1 Draft Ordinance (September 21, 2016)
Report from City Attorney R16-0301 (September 21, 2016)
Report from City Clerk (September 16, 2016)

• 09/22/2016 City Attorney document(s) referred to Rules, Elections, Intergovernmental Relations and Neighborhoods Committee.

Report from City Attorney R16-0302 (September 21, 2016)
Attachment to Report R16-0301  – Attachment 2  Resolutions and Ordinance (September 21, 2016)
Attachment to Report R16-0301  – Attachement 1 Draft Ordinance (September 21, 2016)
Report from City Attorney R16-0301 (September 21, 2016)

• 09/22/2016 Document(s) submitted by City Attorney, as follows: Report from City Attorney (September 21, 2016)

City Attorney report R16-0302, dated September 21, 2016, relative to a request to discuss in Closed Session pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4) whether to initiate litigation regarding a certified initiative petition proposing implementation of a building moratorium.

• 09/21/2016 City Attorney document(s) referred to Rules, Elections, Intergovernmental Relations and Neighborhoods Committee.

Report from City Attorney R16-0302 (September 21, 2016)
Attachment to Report R16-0301 – Resolutions and Ordinance Attachment 2  (September 21, 2016)
Attachment to Report R16-0301 – Draft Ordinance Attachment 1  (September 21, 2016)
Report from City Attorney R16-0301 (September 21, 2016)

• 09/21/2016 Document(s) submitted by City Attorney, as follows:

City Attorney report R16-0301, dated September 21, 2016, relative to draft ordinances and ballot resolutions regarding a certified initiative petition proposing a building moratorium, restrictions on general plan amendments, and required review of the general plan.

• 09/16/2016 City Clerk document(s) referred to Rules, Elections, Intergovernmental Relations and Neighborhoods Committee.
• 09/16/2016 Document(s) submitted by City Clerk, as follows: Report from City Clerk (September 16, 2016)

City Clerk report, dated September 16, 2016, relative to the certification of sufficiency of an Ordinance Initiative Petition: Building Moratorium; Restrictions on General Plan Amendments; Required Review of General Plan.

RULES, ELECTIONS, INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS, AND NEIGHBORHOODS COMMITEE REPORT, CERTIFICATION OF SUFFICIENCY OF INITIATIVE PETITION, RESOLUTIONS, and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to an initiative Petition proposing a building moratorium, restrictions on general plan amendments, and required review of the General Plan.

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

ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION provided in response to an initiative petition that an ordinance related to a building moratorium, restrictions on General Plan amendments, and required review of the General Plan, be submitted to the qualified electors of the City of Los Angeles at a Special Election to be called and consolidated with the City’s Primary Nominating Election held on March 7, 2017.

ADOPT the accompanying BALLOT TITLE RESOLUTION as follows:

BUILDING MORATORIUM; RESTRICTIONS ON GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS; REQUIRED REVIEW OF GENERAL PLAN. INITIATIVE ORDINANCE ___.

Shall an ordinance amending City laws related to the General Plan, including to: 1) impose a two-year moratorium on projects seeking General Plan amendments or zone or height-district changes resulting in more intense land use, an increase in density or height, or a loss of zoned open space, agricultural or industrial areas, with exceptions including for affordable housing projects and projects for which vested rights have accrued; 2) prohibit geographic amendments to the General Plan unless the affected area has significant social, economic or physical identity (defined as encompassing an entire community or district plan area, specific plan area, neighborhood council area or at least 15 acres); 3) require systematic, public review of the General Plan every five years; 4) prohibit project applicants from completing environmental impact reports for the City; 5) require the City make findings of General Plan consistency for planning amendments, project approvals and permit decisions; and 6) prohibit certain parking variances; be adopted?

PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated September 21, 2016, calling a Special Election to be held on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of the City of Los Angeles a certain initiative ordinance and consolidating this Special Election with the City’s Primary Nominating Election to be held on the same date.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Clerk reports that there is no fiscal impact for adopting Option A in this report. There is zero to minimal cost for adopting Option B in this report, assuming there will be a citywide race or a moderate number of Council-sponsored measures on that ballot. If, however, the City Council chooses to place this measure before the voters on a special election, the cost of that election is estimated to be $6 million.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.