Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Park - Krekorian):
 

1. INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD) to report on procedures of contract management with the LAHSA, including how contracts are monitored, performance is measured and what measures are in place to address underperformance.
    
2. INSTRUCT the LAHD, with the assistance of the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), the City Administrative Officer (CAO), the LAHSA, and the County of Los Angeles, to report on how key performance indicators will be incorporated into the City’s contracting relationship with the LAHSA.

Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the CAO nor the CLA has completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Soto-Martínez - Raman):
 

1. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, Los Angeles Housing Department, or designee, to:
    
   1. Execute a contract with Alliance for Housing and Healing for the amount of up to $2,300,000, commencing on or about February 1, 2023 for a term of 10 months, to extend the Short-term Rental, Mortgage, and Utility Program.
       
   2. Execute a contract with APLA Health and Wellness for the amount of up to $55,000, commencing on or about February 1, 2023 for a term of 10 months, to reimburse the agency for providing transportation services to eligible HOPWA clients.
       
2. FIND that the services to be performed by Alliance for Housing and Healing and APLA Health and Wellness are for the performance of professional, scientific, expert, technical, or other special services of a temporary and occasional character for which competitive bidding is not practicable or advantageous and that the work can be performed more economically or feasibly by independent contractors than by City employees in accordance with City Charter Section 1022.

Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement: None  submitted

Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
 

1. AUTHORIZE the Chief, LAPD, or designee, to:
    
   1. Execute the Fifth Amendment to Contract No. C-129255, contained in the City Administrative Officer (CAO) report dated December 28, 2022, attached to Council file No. 16-0358, with the LACMTA that replaces Exhibit A – Statement of Work with an updated version dated January 1, 2022.
       
   2. Execute the Sixth Amendment to Contract No. C-129255, contained in the CAO report dated December 28, 2022, with the LACMTA that extends the term by six months from June 30, 2022 to December 31, 2022, and increases the contract budget by $54 million.
       
2. AUTHORIZE the LAPD to prepare Controller instructions for any technical adjustments, as necessary, subject to the approval of the CAO; and, AUTHORIZE the Controller to implement the instructions.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that approval of the recommendations stated in this report will authorize the LAPD to execute the Fifth Amendment to Contract No. C-129255 with the LACMTA to revise Exhibit A – Statement of Work. In addition, the recommendations authorize the LAPD to execute a Sixth Amendment with the LACMTA to extend the term by six months through December 31, 2022 and increase the contract budget by $54 million to $483,485,497. The proposed Sixth Amendment also incorporates a non-disparagement clause, as required by LACMTA. All other terms remain the same. Reimbursement for services provided will be deposited into Revenue Source Code No. 4603, Service to LACMTA. There is no additional impact to the General Fund.

Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the recommendations stated in this report are in compliance with the City’s Financial Policies in that the City will be reimbursed for services provided, based on the full cost of operations.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Blumenfield – Harris-Dawson – Hernandez), SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
 

1. APPROPRIATE and TRANSFER $1,000,000 from the Unappropriated Balance Fund No. 100/50, Community Initiatives Account No. 580335, to a newly created account, to immediately create the Office of Unarmed Response and Safety.
    
2. INSTRUCT the City Administrative Officer (CAO), with assistance from the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), to report back within 15 days with a status update on Council file No. 22-0978 related to recommendations to establish the Office of Unarmed Response and Safety and when the three staff dedicated to this Office will be operational.
    
3. INSTRUCT the CLA and CAO to create a working group with the Chairs of the Budget, Finance and Innovation and Public Safety Committees to come up with a strategy to how the Office of Unarmed Response and Safety could be housed and resolved.

Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the CAO nor the CLA has completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

Recommendation for Council action, as initiated by Resolution (Krekorian – Blumenfield):

RESOLVE to:
 

1. Rescind all prior resolutions relating to the CDTFA and further requests that the following persons be authorized by CDTFA to examine, on behalf of the City of Los Angeles, all sales or transactions and use tax records of the CDTFA pertaining to sales or transactions and use taxes collected for the City by the CDTFA pursuant to the Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law or the Transactions and Use Tax Law. The information obtained by the examination of CDTFA records shall be used only for purposes related to the collection of City sales or transactions and use taxes by the CDTFA.
    
   1. The Director of Finance of the City of Los Angeles and his/her deputized Tax Auditors, Senior Tax Auditors, Principal Tax Auditors, Chief Tax Compliance Officers, Accounting Clerks, Principal Clerks; the City Administrative Officer of the City of Los Angeles and his/her deputized Assistant City Administrative Officers, Chief Administrative Analysts, Finance Specialists, Senior Administrative Analysts, Administrative Analysts, Management Assistants; the Controller of the City of Los Angeles and his/her deputies; or any officer or employee designated in writing by the Director of Finance or City Administrative Officer or City Controller.
       
2. Designate the following Contractors to examine the sales and transactions and use tax records of the CDTFA pertaining to sales and transactions use taxes collected for the City by the CDTFA:
    
   1. Muniservices LLC
      7625 North Palm Avenue, Suite 108
      Fresno, California 93711
       
   2. Pondera Solutions
      11290 Pyrites Way, Suite 100
      Gold River, California 95670
       
   3. AECOM Technical Services, Inc.
      303 East Wacker Drive Suite 1400
      Chicago, Illinois 60601
       
3. Require the Contractors designated under Recommendation No. 2 to meet all of the following conditions specified in Section 7056(b), (1) of the California Revenue and Taxation Code:
   ​​​​​​​
   1. Contractors have an existing contract with the City to examine sales and transactions and use tax records.
       
   2. Contractors are required by that contract to disclose information contained in, or derived from those sales and transactions and use tax records only to an officer or employee of the City authorized under Section 1 of Resolution (Krekorian – Blumenfield) to examine the information.
       
   3. Contractors are prohibited by that contract from performing consulting services for a retailer during the term of that contract.
       
   4. Contractors are prohibited by that contract from retaining the information contained in, or derived from those sales and transactions and use tax records after that contract has expired.
       
4. Use the information obtained by examination of CDTFA records only for purposes related to the collection of the City's sales and transactions and use taxes by the CDTFA pursuant to the contract or agreement between the City and the CDTFA and for purposes related to other governmental functions of the City.

Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

Recommendation for Council action:

NOTE and FILE the City Administrative Officer report dated January 5, 2023, attached to the Council file, inasmuch as it is for informational purposes only and no further action is necessary.

Fiscal Impact Statement: Not applicable.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

Recommendation for Council action:

NOTE and FILE the City Administrative Officer (CAO) report dated December 16, 2022, attached to the Council file, inasmuch as it is for informational purposes only and no further action is necessary.

Fiscal Impact Statement: Not applicable.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

1. Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging, and Disability Committee (CREIAD)
   
   Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
    
   1. RESOLVE that the following positions to be utilized by the Community Investment for Families Department (CIFD) to support the implementation of the Citywide LAP Program is APPROVED and CONFIRMED:
       

      Class Code	Title	No.
      9184	Management Analyst	3

      
       
   2. AUTHORIZE the Controller to transfer appropriations with the CIFD Fund No. 100/21 as follows:
       

      From:	To:	Amount
      6010- Office and Administrative	1010- Salaries General	$150,000
      6010- Office and Administrative	3040- Contractual Services	800,000
      	Total:	$950,000

      
       
   3. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, CIFD, or designee, to enter into a new contract with Focus Language to provide interpretation and translation services to assist City Departments and contractors with the implementation of the LAP for an amount not to exceed $500,000 and for a term of up to three years.
       
   4. INSTRUCT the CIFD to:
       
      1. Conduct additional stakeholder engagement within 45 days with community-based organizations that serve indigenous communities in the City, prioritizing organizations that are indigenous-led, regarding the inclusion of indigenous languages in the City’s LAP.
          
      2. Report in 60 days to the Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging and Disability Committee on the primary concerns and priorities raised regarding the inclusion of indigenous languages in the LAP from these and prior stakeholder engagements, as well as with recommendations for addressing these issues in the implementation of the City’s LAP.
          
2. Personnel, Audits, and Hiring Committee
   
   Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
    
   1. CONCUR with the CREIAD Committee actions of February 3, 2023.
       
   2. RECEIVE and FILE the November 10, 2022 City Administrative Officer report relative to proposed contract with Focus Language to provide interpretation and translation services to assist City Departments and contractors with the implementation of the LAP. 

Fiscal Impact Statement:

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

Recommendation for Council action:

RESOLVE that the Mayor’s appointment of Ms. Maria Roman-Taylorson to the Board of Human Relations Commissioners for the term ending June 30, 2024, to fill the vacancy created by Elmer Roldan, is APPROVED and CONFIRMED. Ms. Roman-Taylorson currently resides in Council District One. (Current composition: M = 1; F = 9)

Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending

Background Check: Pending

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

TIME LIMIT FILE - MARCH 20, 2023

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - MARCH 17, 2023)

Recommendation for Council action:

RESOLVE that the Mayor’s appointment of Ms. Mary Lee to the Commission on Civil and Human Rights for the term ending June 30, 2024, to fill the vacancy created by Leslie Ivie, is APPROVED and CONFIRMED. Ms. Lee currently resides in Council District 10. (Current composition: M = 1; F = 5)

Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending

Background Check: Completed

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

TIME LIMIT FILE - MARCH 9, 2023

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - MARCH 8, 2023)

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

Recommendation for Council action:

APPROVE the installation of the name of Michael Strahan at 6918 Hollywood Boulevard.

Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Engineer reports that there is no General Fund impact. All costs are paid by the permittee.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
 

1. ACCEPT two payments, for a total amount of $45,000, made by Sun Valley Paper Stock, Inc., pursuant to an agreement with the City for the processing and marketing of residential single-stream commingled recyclable materials for the East Valley Wasteshed.
    
2. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to deposit this amount into the Council District 6 Public Benefits Trust Fund No. 50C/14.
    
3. AUTHORIZE the City Clerk to make any corrections, clarifications or revisions to the above fund transfer instructions, including any new instructions, in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion.

Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
 

1. AUTHORIZE the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) to appropriate $140,000 within the Warner Center Transportation Improvement Trust Fund No. 573 from Available Cash Balance to the Warner Center Intersections Account No. 94S696 for the completion of design of mobility improvements at the eight intersections noted in the body of the Motion.
    
2. AUTHORIZE the LADOT to transfer $140,000 from the Warner Center Transportation Improvement Trust Fund No. 573, Warner Center Intersections Account No. 94S696, to the following General Fund accounts for overtime work associated with these improvements:
   
   Fund No. 100/94, Appr Unit No. 001090, Salaries-Overtime (LADOT) - $70,000
   Fund No. 100/84, Appr Unit No. 001090, Salaries-Overtime (BSL) - $70,000
    
3. AUTHORIZE the LADOT to make any technical corrections or clarifications to the above fund transfer instructions in order to effectuate the intent of this Motion, including any corrections and changes to fund or account numbers. 

Recommendation for Council action:

INSTRUCT and AUTHORIZE the Department of General Services to prepare, process and execute the necessary document(s) to extend by an additional three years the Temporary Easement Agreement with 9940 Jefferson, LLC, to use the Jefferson Boulevard Easement to access the Odor Control Facility [APN 4296-001-276].

Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:
 

1. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, Los Angeles Zoo, or designee, to retroactively apply for the ESCR grant.
    
2. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, Los Angeles Zoo, or designee, to accept the ESCR grant award in the amount of $1,000,000 for the qualifying time period for reimbursement expenses of March 1, 2020 through May 31, 2021 and submit any other necessary agreements and documents relative to the implementation of this program, subject to the review and approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality.
    
3. AUTHORIZE the Controller to set up a grants receivable account and appropriate $1,000,000 in the Zoo Enterprise Trust Fund No. 40E/87, Appropriation Account to be determined, for the disbursement of the ESCR grant funding.
    
4. TRANSFER $1,000,000 from the Zoo Enterprise Trust Fund No. 40E/87, Appropriation Account to be determined, to the Reserve Fund, to reimburse funding provided during the pandemic in 2019-20 and 2020-21.
    
5. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, Los Angeles Zoo, or designee, to prepare Controller instructions and/or make technical adjustments that may be required to implement the actions approved by the Mayor and Council on this matter, subject to the approval of the City Administrative Officer; and, authorize the Controller to implement these instructions. 

Recommendation for Council action:

INSTRUCT the Ethics Commission, with the assistance of the Department of City Planning, Department of Building and Safety, Bureau of Engineering, Chief Legislative Analyst, and City Attorney, to report on best practices and recommendations for the development, implementation, structure, budget, and operation of an independent auditors/ investigators office to provide focused oversight and monitoring of land use, development, and construction services in the City of Los Angeles, including potential amendments to the LAMC, LAAC, and City Charter.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 (Ad Hoc Committee on City Governance Reform waived consideration of the above matter)

(Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered the matter in Closed Session on February 13, 2023)

(Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered the matter in Closed Session on February 13, 2023)

(Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered the matter in Closed Session on February 13, 2023)

(Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered the matter in Closed Session on February 13, 2023)

(Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered the matter in Closed Session on February 13, 2023)