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[email protected] (310) 203-8080 (310) 203-0567 Fax www.jmbm.com December 7, 2017 VIA E-MAIL ONLY Honorable Jose Huizar, Chair Honorable Members of the Planning Land Use Management Committee of the Los Angeles City Council 200 N. Spring Street Room 395, City Hall Los Angeles, CA 90012 Attn: Zina Cheng, Legislative Assistants Re: Case No. CHC-2017-2886-HCM / Council File: 17-1213 106-108-1/2 South Kings Road, Los Angeles Proposed Cultural Historic Monument Designation(s) PLUM Hearing Date: December 12, 2017 Dear Chair Huizar and Honorable Members of PLUM Committee: Our office represents Rimini LP, the owner of 106-108-1/2 South Kings Road, Los Angeles (the "Property"). On October 19, 2017, the City of Los Angeles ("City") Cultural Heritage Commission ("Commission") recommended that the City Council designate the Property as a Historic Cultural Monument ("HCM") based on the fact that Rudolf Ising is believed to have previously lived in the building for period of four years. In recommending designation based on such limited and unsubstantiated grounds, the Commission disregarded (a) the findings made by City staff that the Property does not warrant historic designation, (b) concurring opinions recommending against designation from established independent expert architectural historians, and (c) the HCM standards required under the Los Angeles Administrative Code ("LAAC"). The Commission also failed to consider the potentially offensive