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The Scoping Meeting is in an open house format. THIS IS NOT THE REQUIRED PUBLIC HEARING FOR MUNICIPAL CODE ENTITLEMENT REQUESTS which will be scheduled after the completion of the EIR. The environmental file is available for review at the Department of City Planning, 200 North Spring Street, Room 750, Los Angeles, CA 90012. A copy of the Initial Study prepared for the Project is not attached but may be viewed online at http://planning.lacity.org by clicking on the “Environmental” tab, then “Notice of Preparation & Public Scoping Meetings”. PROJECT LOCATION: The Project Site is located in the southwest portion of Downtown Los Angeles within the South Park district of the Central City Community Plan Area. The approximate 2.7 acre ‘L’-shaped Project Site is bounded by S. Figueroa Street to the west, S. Flower Street to the east, Olympic Boulevard to the north, and 11th Street to the south. The Project Site is adjacent to LA LIVE, Staples Center Arena, Microsoft Theater, and in close proximity to the Los Angeles Convention Center. The Project Site is currently developed with the nine-story Luxe City Center Hotel (Luxe Hotel) and surrounding surface parking lots. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Project would demolish the Luxe Hotel, surface parking, and related improvements on the Project Site in order to construct a new mixed-use hotel, residential and commercial development.

The mixed-use Project would include up to approximately 1,129,284 square feet (sf) of floor area (approximately 9.7:1 FAR) in three towers atop an eleven level podium (Podium) with eight levels above grade. The Project would include a total of up to 300 hotel rooms, 650 residential condominium units, and up to approximately 80,000 sf of retail, restaurant, and other commercial uses. The residential tower (Residential Tower 1) located at the corner of S. Flower Street and 11th Street would be 32 stories and would include up to 290 residential units. The residential tower (Residential Tower 2) at the intersection of S. Figueroa Street and Olympic Boulevard would be 38 stories and would include up to 360 residential units. Located on southwest portion of the Project Site directly across from Staples Center at the corner of Figueroa Street and 11th Street, the 34 story Hotel Tower would include up to 300 hotel rooms, along with banquet facilities, conference space and amenities. Retail, restaurant and other commercial uses would be located at ground level and within the second above grade level of the Podium. Parking would be provided within the Podium with primary access from Olympic Boulevard, S. Flower Street, and 11th Street.

The Project would be constructed in two phases. Construction is expected to commence in the third quarter of 2017 with the first phase completed in the second quarter of 2020. The second phase will be completed in the first quarter of 2023.

REQUESTED PERMITS/APPROVALS: Discretionary entitlements, reviews, and approvals required for implementation of the Project would include, but would not necessarily be limited to, the following: Certification of an Environmental Impact Report;

Development Agreement by and between the City of Los Angeles and the Applicant, pursuant to California Government Code section 65864 et seq;

Transfer of Floor Area Rights (TFAR) pursuant to LAMC Sections 14.5.6 and 14.5.8 through 14.5.12 from the Los Angeles Convention Center (City Owned Donor Site) at 1201 S. Figueroa Street, to the subject site, located at 1020 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles allowing an FAR of 9.7:1 and 1,129, 284 sf in lieu of a 6:1 FAR;

Amendment to the Figueroa and Olympic Sign District to include the Project;

Determination under the City Center Redevelopment Plan, as necessary to allow a residential use in a commercial zone or a commercial use in a residential zone;

Master Conditional Use Permit for the sale and service of alcohol and live entertainment (LAMC § 12.24.W.1 and W18);

Site Plan Review for a project resulting in an increase of 50 residential units and greater than 50,000 sf of nonresidential floor area. (LAMC § 16.05);

Vesting Tentative Tract Map (LAMC § 17.15);

Variance to allow reduced parking for Phase I;

Variation from Downtown Design Guidelines;

Other approvals as needed and as may be required such as construction permits, including building permits, grading, excavation, foundation, and associated permits;

Haul route permit, as may be required; and

Other approvals as needed and as may be required.

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED: Aesthetics, Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hazards and Hazardous Materials, Land Use and Planning, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Transportation/Traffic and Utilities/Service Systems. PUBLIC SCOPING MEETING: A public scoping meeting in an open house format will be held to receive public comment regarding the scope and content of the environmental analysis to be included in the Draft EIR. City staff, environmental consultants and project representatives will be available, but no formal presentation is scheduled. You may stop by at any time between 6:00 pm and 8:00 pm to view materials, ask questions, and provide comments. The Department of City Planning encourages all interested individuals and organizations to attend this meeting. The location, date, and time of the public scoping meeting for this Project are as follows: Date: February 18, 2016 Time: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Arrive any time between 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. to speak one-on-one with City staff and Project consultants.

Location: LUXE City Center Hotel, (Figueroa Room, 2nd Floor) 1020 S. Figueroa Street Los Angeles, CA 90015

Validated Parking Available On-Site (Enter off South Figueroa Street)

The enclosed materials reflect the scope of the project (subject to change). The Department of City Planning welcomes and will consider all written comments regarding potential environmental impacts of the project and issues to be addressed in the EIR. Written comments must be submitted to this office by 4:00 p.m., March 4, 2016. Written comments will also be accepted at the public scoping meeting described above.

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