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FRANK T. MARTINEZ CITY OF Office of the City Clerk CITY CLERK Council and Public Services KAREN E. KALFAYAN Room 395, City Hall Executive Officer Los Angeles, CA 90012 Council File Information- (213) 978-1044 General Information- (213) 978-1133 When making inquiries Fax: (213) 978-1040 relative to this matter refer to File No. CLAUDIA M. DUNN ANTONIO . VILLARAIGOSA Chief, Council and Public Services Division MAYOR 05-1761

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County of Los Angeles - Assessor 500 . Temple Street, Room 290 February 8, 2006 Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration Los Angeles, CA 90012

Councilmember Parks Board of Public Works Board of Water & Power Commissioners Board of Fire Commissioners Attn: Barbara Moschos Bureau of Engineering, Department of Transportation, Land Development Group Traffic Division Office of the Zoning Administrator Community Redevelopment Agency City Attorney Planning Department

SEE ATTACHED SHEET FOR FURTHER NOTIFICATIONS

RE: VACATING AND 83RD STREET VACATION DISTRICT (VAC NO. E1400958)

At the meeting of the Council held February 8, 2006, the following action was taken:

Attached report adopted...... X Attached motion adopted() ...... ______Attached resolution adopted() ...... ·------Motion adopted to approve attached report ...... ______Motion adopted to approve attached communication ...... ·------FORTHWITH...... X Findings adopted...... X Negative Declaration adopted ...... ______Categorically exempt ...... ______Set for hearing...... 03-01-06 EIR certified ...... ·------Tract map approved for filing with the County Recorder ...... ______

City Clerk dng AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY- AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER ~ .. )

1. Allen.Matkins Leek Gamble & Mallory LLP Attn: Gerald A. Wells 515 . , 7th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071-3398

2. 8300 S. Vermont Avenue, L.P. 620 Arkell Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90210

3. ICO Development LLC /o ICO Vermont, LLC 700 S. Flower Street, Suite 2450 Los Angeles, CA 90017

4. RSR Holdings, LTD. Attn: Steven C. Fields 225 . Bundy Drive Los Angeles, CA 90049-2825

5. City of Los Angeles General Services, Asset Management Division 111 E. 1st Street Los Angeles, CA 90012

6. Arthur L. McCoy 6822 S. Van Vess Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90047

7. Shirley A. Ramsey 2075-1 Shannon Court Diamond Bar, CA 91765

8. Rodolfo L. & Marie H. Concha 9550 Townley Drive Pico Rivera, CA 90660

9. R & R Affiliates, Inc. 6709 La Tijera Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90045

10. Guadalupe Briseno 918 W. 83cl Street Los Angeles, CA 90044

11. James Croom 912 W. 83cl Street Los Angeles, CA 90044 ' 1 )

12. Jesus A. Villanueva 1018 Mohawk Street Los Angeles, CA 90026

13. Milton J. & Doris E. Valle 909 W. 83~ Street Los Angeles; CA 90044

14. Rashid A. & Mabi Qureshi 14233 Ohio Street Baldwin Park, CA 91706

15. Noe Castillo 856 W. B3~ Street Los Angeles, CA 90044

16. Louis A. Maury 4859 W. Los Angeles, CA 90056

17. Philip & Victoria Akinnitire 846 W. 83~ Street Los Angeles, CA 90044

18. Isaac Rosales c/o Marina Services P.O. Box 2772 Culver City, CA 90230

19. Jorge Acosta 3408 Huntington Park, CA 90255

20. Joaquin Garcia 834 ~ W. 83~ Street Los Angeles, CA 90044

21. Mario J. Anguiano 2448 Sale Place Huntington Park, CA 90225

22. Leslie D. & Dolores H. Wilson 1444 Alpine Drive West Covina, CA 91791

23. Sheila M. Medrano 816 W. 83~ Street Los Angeles, CA 90044 ) )

24. Alfred Glover, Jr. 9762 Via Roma Drive Burbank, CA 91504-1136

25. Greater Bethany Community Church 8415 S. Hoover Street Los Angeles, CA 90044

26. Wilbur Scott 197 E. 49ili Street Los Angeles, CA 90011

27. Martha Bryant Manor, L.P. Attn: Linda Williams 8422 S. Hoover Street Los Angeles, CA 90044

28. Raul & Leticia Godinez 11111 Los Angeles, CA 90025

29. Pilar Donis 827 W. 84ili Street Los Angeles, CA 90044

30. Kweli Umoja 5420 Bradna Drive Los Angeles, CA 90043

31. Patricia Munoz Trust 13931 S. Van Ness Avenue Gardena, CA 90249

32. Mario Cornejo 833 1/2 W. 84th Street Los Angeles, CA 90044

33. Herberto & Clara Oceguera 1106 San Gabriel Boulevard Rosemead, CA 91770

34. Downtown Community Foundation 5462 Los Angeles, CA 90043

35. Joseph C. Lao 855 W. 84ili Street Los Angeles, CA 90044 36. Byron S. Molina 851 W. 84~ Street Los Angeles, CA 90044

37. David L. & Susie L. Williams 903 W. 84~ Street Los Angeles, CA 90044

38. Joseph M. Me Call 861 W. 84~ Street Los Angeles, CA 90044

39. Zella Payne 913 W. 84th Street Los Angeles, CA 90044

40. Giovanni & Ester Alamilla 9113 S. 4th Avenue Inglewood, CA 90305

41. Joseph Heffesse 292 S. Beverly Hills, CA 90211

42. Gladys Davis 919 W. 84th Street Los Angeles, CA 90044

43. Gilberte Ortiz 925 W. 84th Street Los Angeles, CA 90044 - \

File No. 05-1761

TO THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES

Your PUBLIC WORKS Committee reports as follows: Yes No Public Comments: XX

PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to vacating Vermont Avenue and 83rd Street Vacation District (VAC No. E1400958).

Recommendations for Council action:

1. FIND that the City Council has imposed all the mitigation measures that are within the control of the City, as described in the Final Mitigated Negative Declaration that is associated with the impacts of vacating Vermont Avenue and 83rd Street Vacation District (VAC No. E1400958) and that other mitigation measures that are not withing the authority of the City, have been or should be imposed as set forth in the findings of the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) as adopted by the CRA as Resolution No. 6862 on April 7, 2005 and attached to the Council file.

2. FIND that no new information exists to show that the project or circumstances of the project have been changed to require additional environmental review, as described in California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines 15162, and therefore the existing environmental documents as described above in Recommendation No. 1 adequately describe the potential impacts for the vacation of Vermont Avenue and 83rd Street Vacation District.

3. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the City Engineer dated January 17, 2006, as the Findings of the Council.

4. ADOPT the accompanying City Engineer report dated January 17, 2006 to approve the vacation.

5. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to set a public hearing date for March 1, 2006.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Engineer reports that the petitioner has paid a fee of $6,540.00 for the investigation of this request pursuant to Section 7.42 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC). Any deficit fee to recover the cost pursuant to Section 7.44 of the LAAC may be required of the petitioner. Maintenance of the public easement by City forces will be eliminated.

SUMMARY

The City Engineer reports that the area sought to be vacated is vacating Vermont Avenue and 83rd Street Vacation District (a map of the area is included as Exhibit B in the May 26, 2005 City Engineer report and is attached to the Council file). Specifically, this vacation consists of the following:

1) The easterly 30.5 feet of Vermont· Avenue lying between 83rd Street and 84th Street. 2) The north/south alley easterly of Vermont Avenue between 83rd Street and 84th Street.

3) The east/west alley southerly of 83rd Street from the north/south alley easterly of Vermont Avenue to approximately 124 feet easterly thereof.

The purpose of this vacation request is to consolidate the vacation area with the adjoining properties to construct a new office building and associated parking structure. Additionally, this vacation action is part of the Manchester Vermont Village Project, a project pertaining to the development of a four­ story, government office building with 200,000 rentable square feet for office use and 4,000 rentable square feet of retail and/or fast-food restaurant use. Additionally, a six-story parking garage housing approximately 900 parking spaces, and a 6,000 square foot child care center would be constructed. This project site is to be located along the east side of South Vermont Avenue between 83rd and 84th Streets and the project developer is ICO Development, LLC who is also the petitioner for this street vacation. The CRA is the lead agency under the CEQA and this project was previously approved by Council on May 11, 2005 (Council file No. 05-0806). Finally, this vacation procedure is being processed under procedures established by Council on March 5, 2002 as detailed in Council file No. 01-1459.

Finally, according to the City Engineer, the vacation of the public street as shown on the map designated as Exhibit B of the May 26, 2005 City Engineer report could be conditionally approved based upon the following: 1) it is unnecessary for present or prospective public use; 2) it is not needed for vehicular circulation or access; 3) it is not needed for nonmotorized transportation purposes; and 4) a 26 and 20-foot variable width replacement alley is proposed to be dedicated and constructed over Lot 9, as depicted on Exhibit B of the January 17, 2006 City Engineer report, to provide for ingress/egress to the existing east/west alley southerly of 83rd Street.

At its regular meeting held on January 27, 2006, the Public Works Committee considered the recommendations of the City Engineer as contained in its January 17, 2006 report. After having provided an opportunity for public comment, the Committee moved to recommend approval of the recommendations as contained in said City Engineer report.

This matter is now submitted to Council for its consideration.

Respectfully submitted,

PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE

MEMBER VOTE FEB 0 8 2006 SMITH: YES LABONGE: YES PERRY: ABSENT LOS ANGELeS &lTV COUNCIL ARL 1/30/06 #051761.wpd FORT\-\W\TH COB

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