Here are the items from today's Los Angeles City Council meeting that got passed with no discussion (without a second thought). Some pretty controversial stuff. No wonder they had a over three (3) hour Dog & Pony Show (diversionary side show) today to week out the people.
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending Sections 88.00, 88.07, 88.13, 88.57 and 88.63 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to provide for free parking of certain alternative fuel vehicles.
I THOUGHT THE CITY WAS IN A BUDGET CRISIS? WHY ARE THEY SO WILLING TO OFFER FREE PARKING WHEN THEY SHOULD BE TAKING IN MORE MONEY, NOT LESS? (I'm all for alternative energy, but don't make city taxpayers pick up the tab when residents are at risk of losing city services and having rates, fees and taxes raised.)
Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE amending LAMC Sections 88.00, 88.07, 88.13, 88.57 and 88.63 to:
a. Establish an hourly rate of $0.00 (i.e. free) for Alternate Fuel Vehicles properly displaying California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Clean Air Vehicle Decals at all Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) on- and off-street parking meters in the City of Los Angeles until January 1, 2011.
b. Exempt Alternate Fuel Vehicles properly displaying DMV Clean Air Vehicle Decals from the requirements to deposit coins in parking meters at LADOT on- and off-street parking meters in the City of Los Angeles managed by the LADOT until January 1, 2011.
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.
More consulting contracts!?!?!:
APPROVE the proposed agreements, substantially in form to the draft agreement included as an attachment to the Board of Public Works report dated August 20, 2007 (attached to the Council file), subject to City Attorney review and submission of Bidder Certification requirements (CEC Form 50), with the 12 consultants listed in the attachment to the City Administrative Officer (CAO) report dated February 27, 2008 (attached to the Council file) for work on an as-needed basis for the Bureau of Sanitation's Automation Master Plan.
Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that there is no General Fund impact. The cost of as-needed consultant services under the new rotating list is estimated at $7 million over the five-year contract term. Funding of $342,000 has been identified for the remainder of 2007-08. This will be paid from Account No. C282 in the Sewer Operations and Maintenance Fund No. 760. The contracts include a Financial Liability clause wherein the City's liability is limited to the present and future City appropriations to fund the contracts.
VARIOUS ACTIONS? MIND IF THE PEOPLE KNOW ANY OF THESE VARIOUS DETAILS?:
TEM NO. (3) - Motion Required
MOTION (WESSON - HUIZAR) relative to various actions to complete a previously approved transfer of Neighborhood Block Grant funds from the Community Redevelopment Agency to the Community Development Department.
(Housing, Community and Economic Development Committee report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.)
(For background reports and materials relative to this matter, contact the Legislative Assistant for the Housing, Community and Economic Development Committee at 213-978-1080.)
ITEM NO. (6) - Motion Required
This one ain't cheap but the City created the problem so now they gotta spend money to clean it up
COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY relative to negotiating and executing an agreement with the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority and the Los Angeles Housing Department in an amount not to exceed $2,435,102 to fund emergency housing facilities and related housing services citywide for the period of April 1, 2008 through March 30, 2009.
(Housing, Community and Economic Development Committee report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.)
(For background reports and materials relative to this matter, contact the Legislative Assistant for the Housing, Community and Economic Development Committee at 213-978-1080.)
ITEM NO. (11) - Motion Required
WHAT THE F???
COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHIEF LEGISLATIVE ANALYST and RESOLUTION relative to the City's position on AB 1836 (Feuer) which would eliminate the voter approval requirement for establishing Infrastructure Financing Districts.
(Is there anyone reading this that is FOR eliminating voter approval.)
FOLLOWED BY THIS (LMFAO!!!)
ITEM NO. (12) - Motion Required
COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHIEF LEGISLATIVE ANALYST and RESOLUTION relative to the City's position on AB 1815 (Feuer) which would create the California Transportation Infrastructure Funding Task Force.
ITEM NO. (19) - Motion Required
COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHIEF LEGISLATIVE ANALYST (CLA) and RESOLUTION (PARKS - ALARCON) relative to the City's position on H.R. 2895 (Frank) which would establish a National Affordable Housing Trust Fund.
HOW'S THIS MONEY GOING TO BE SPENT? (Any checks and balances/transparency and accountabilty involved? Or do we just let CMs Parks and AlarCON decide where it goes?)
Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE CONCURRENCE OF THE MAYOR:
RESOLVE to include in the City's 2007-08 Federal Legislative Program SUPPORT for H.R. 2895 (Frank) which would establish a National Affordable Housing Trust Fund and provide assistance to state and local governments and Indian Tribes, for the preservation, rehabilitation, and production of affordable housing over the next ten years.
Fiscal Impact Statement: The CLA reports that there is no impact to the General Fund.
(Rules and Government Committee waived consideration of the above matter)
I THINK VERY FEW PEOPLE IN THE CITY HAVE ANY IDEA AS TO WHAT IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING TO LOS ANGELES UNDER THIS MAYOR AND COUNCIL. In my opinion, it reminds me of a bank robbery, where the security firm is in cahoots with the bank owners and account holders take the loss.
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