Meeting

Budget and Finance Committee

Monday, November 8, 2021

ROOM 1010, CITY HALL - 2:00 PM 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

MEMBERS:   COUNCILMEMBER PAUL KREKORIAN, CHAIR
    COUNCILMEMBER BOB BLUMENFIELD
    COUNCILMEMBER KEVIN DE LEÓN
    COUNCILMEMBER MONICA RODRIGUEZ
    COUNCILMEMBER CURREN D. PRICE, JR.
     

(Andrew Suh - Legislative Assistant - (213) 978-1072 or [email protected])

Pursuant to Assembly Bill 361, and due to concerns over COVID-19, this Los Angeles City Council committee meeting will take all public comment by teleconference.

The audio for this meeting is broadcast live on the internet at https://clerk.lacity.org/calendar. The live audio can also be heard at: (213) 621-CITY (Metro), (818) 904-9450 (Valley), (310) 471-CITY (Westside) and (310) 547-CITY (San Pedro Area).

Members of the public who would like to offer public comment on the items listed on the agenda should call 1 669 254 5252 and use Meeting ID No. 160 655 3266 and then press #. Press # again when prompted for participant ID. Once admitted into the meeting, press *9 to request to speak.

Requests for reasonable modification or accommodation from individuals with disabilities, consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act can be made by contacting the City Clerk's Office at (213) 978-1133. For Telecommunication Relay Services for the hearing impaired, please see the information located at the end of this agenda.

Submit written comment at LACouncilComment.com

Click here for agenda packets

Note: For information regarding the Committee and its operations, please contact the Committee Legislative Assistant at the phone number and/or email address listed above. The Legislative Assistant may answer questions and provide materials and notice of matters scheduled before the City Council. Sign Language Interpreters, Communication Access Real-Time Transcription (CART), Assistive Listening Devices, or other auxiliary aids and/or services may be provided upon request. To ensure availability, you are advised to make your request at least 72 hours prior to the meeting/event you wish to attend. Due to difficulties in securing Sign Language Interpreters, five or more business days notice is strongly recommended. For additional information, please contact the Legislative Assistant listed above.

Notice to Paid Representatives: If you are compensated to monitor, attend, or speak at this meeting, City law may require you to register as a lobbyist and report your activity. See Los Angeles Municipal Code 48.01 et seq. More information is available at ethics.lacity.org/lobbying. For assistance, please contact the Ethics Commission at (213) 978-1960 or [email protected].

MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT

GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT

ITEM(S)

(1)
21-1090
The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Tamerin Lewis, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC645185. (This matter arises from an incident involving members of the Los Angeles Police Department on June 20, 2016, in Los Angeles, California.)
   
 
 
 
(2)
21-1095
The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Lacy R. v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC712439. (This matter arises from an incident involving a Los Angeles Fire Department EMT on July 9, 2017 in the City of Los Angeles.)
   
 
 
 
(3)
20-1402
The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Silva Atwater v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC6960280. (This matter arises from a complaint of gender discrimination in violation of the Fair Employment and Housing Act against the City.)
   
 
 
 
(4)
21-1240
The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled City of Los Angeles v. Purdue Pharma L.P., et al., Case No. 1:18-OP-45601-DAP. (This matter involves two proposed settlements in the City’s opioid litigation.)
   
 
 
 
(5)
21-1239
The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled City of Long Beach, et al., v. Monsanto Company, et al., Case No. 2:16-CV-03493-FMO-AS. (This matter is concerning polychlorinated biphenyl (“PCB”) contamination.)
   
 
 
 
(6)
21-1232
Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety report relative to the refund claim filed by ABS Hollywood LLC.
   
  Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted
 
 
(7)
20-0313
Information Technology Oversight Committee, Information Technology Agency, and Controller reports relative to the Human Resources and Payroll Project and related matters. (This item was referred to the Information, Technology, and General Services Committee, Personnel, Audits, and Animal Welfare Committee and Budget and Finance Committee.)
   
  Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted
 
 
(8)
21-1056
Board of Fire Commissioners report relative to a proposed increase in the Emergency Ambulance Services fee for Fiscal Year 2021-22. (This item was referred to the Public Safety Committee and Budget and Finance Committee.)
   
  Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted 
 
 
(9)
21-0923
Board of Recreation and Park Commissioners relative to the transfer of appropriations from the Department of Recreation and Parks and the Bureau of Sanitation, for additional refuse collection. (This item was referred to the Arts, Parks, Health, Education, and Neighborhoods Committee and Budget and Finance Committee.)
   
  Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted
 
 
(10)
21-1213
Office of Finance report relative to an escheatment from the Parking Violation Trust Fund to the City General Fund.
   
  Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted
 
 
(11)
20-0668-S5
Motion (Krekorian – Martinez – Raman) relative to instructing the Chief Legislative Analyst to report to the Budget and Finance Committee within 15 days on the 2021 Los Angeles City Council Redistricting Commission’s effort, including but not limited to the use of taxpayer funds, selection of contractors, outreach, community participation, and related matters.
   
  Community Impact Statement: None submitted
 
 
(12)
21-0600-S73
Motion (Bonin – Raman) relative to reducing the Los Angeles Police Department’s sworn hiring and recruitment in 2021-22 and transferring the savings to the Unappropriated Balance for Reimagining Public Safety: Unarmed Crisis Response Programs.
   
  Community Impact Statement: Yes

For: Los Feliz Neighborhood Council
 
 

If you challenge this Committee's action(s) in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk at or prior to, the public hearing. Any written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk before the City Council's final action on a matter will become a part of the administrative record.

Materials relative to items on this agenda can be obtained from the Office of the City Clerk's Council File Management System, at lacouncilfile.com by entering the Council File number listed immediately following the item number (e.g., 00-0000).

Telecommunication Relay Services

Telephone communication is one of the most important forms of communication in society today. Due to advancements in technology, telephone devices have evolved with new services and capabilities. Individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing, and individuals with a speech disability are following these trends and are rapidly migrating to more advanced telecommunications methods, both for peer-to-peer and third-party telecommunications relay service (TRS) communications.

Telecommunications Relay Service is a telephone service that allows persons with hearing or speech disabilities to place and receive telephone calls. TRS is available in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. territories for local and/or long distance calls. TRS providers - generally telephone companies - are compensated for the costs of providing TRS from either a state or a federal fund. There is no cost to the TRS user.

What forms of TRS are available?There are several forms of TRS, depending on the particular needs of the user and the equipment available: TRS includes: Text to Voice TIY-Based TRS; Speech-to-Speech Relay Service; Shared Non-English Language Relay Service; Captioned Telephone Relay Service; Internet Protocol Relay Service; and Video Relay Service. Please visit this site for detail descriptions, https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs.

Don't hang up! Some people hang up on TRS calls because they think the CA is a telemarketer. If you hear, "Hello. This is the relay service .. . " when you pick up the phone, please don't hang up! You are about to talk, through a TRS provider, to a person who is deaf, hard-of-hearing, or has a speech disability.

For more information about FCC programs to promote access to telecommunications services for people with disabilities, visit theFCC's Disability Rights Office website.