Meeting

Please Note Public Comment Will Be Taken In-Person Only.
 

REVISED – Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee

Wednesday, August 14, 2024 - 2:30 PM

JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER
ROOM 340, CITY HALL 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

*REVISED TO ADD ITEM NO. 15 – COUNCIL FILE NO. 23-0600-S9

MEMBERS:   COUNCILMEMBER BOB BLUMENFIELD, CHAIR
    COUNCILMEMBER MONICA RODRIGUEZ
    COUNCILMEMBER TIM McOSKER
    COUNCILMEMBER KATY YAROSLAVSKY
    COUNCILMEMBER TRACI PARK
     

(Luigi Verano - Legislative Assistant - (213) 978-1082 or [email protected])

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MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT

GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT

ITEM(S)

(1)
24-0879
City Administrative Officer report relative to the First Transportation-Related Construction Projects Report for Fiscal Year 2024-25.
   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes
   
 

Financial Policies Statement: Yes
   
 

Debt Impact Statement: Yes
   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted
   
 

(Referred to Transportation and Budget, Finance and Innovation Committees)
   
(2)
24-0275
City Administrative Officer reports relative to Prioritized Critical Hiring process updates.
   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes
   
 

Financial Policies Statement: Yes
   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted
   
 

(Referred to Personnel, Audits and Hiring and Budget, Finance and Innovation Committees. Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee noted and filed City Administrative Officer reports dated March 5, 2024 and April 4, 2024 on April 17, 2024.)
   
(3)
22-1545-S20
City Administrative Officer report relative to the Homelessness Emergency Account – General City Purposes Fund 17th Status report as of June 30, 2024.

(Referred to Housing and Homelessness and Budget, Finance and Innovation Committees)
   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes
   
 

Financial Policies Statement: Yes
   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted
   
(4)
14-0980-S1
CD 11
City Administrative Officer report and Authorizing Resolution relative to the issuance and sale of City of Los Angeles Community Facilities District No. 4 (Playa Vista - Phase 1) Special Tax Refunding Bonds, Series 2024 in a principal amount not to exceed $40 million; and the execution of related documents and various actions.
   
(5)
24-0600-S35
City Administrative Officer report and Authorizing Resolution relative to Fiscal Year 2024-25 appropriations limit. 
   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes
   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted
   
(6)
24-0202
City Administrative Officer report relative to actual cost information for General Obligation Bonds, Series 2024-A (Taxable) (Social Bonds).
   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes
   
 

Financial Policies Statement: Yes
   
 

Debt Impact Statement: Yes
   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted
   
(7)
13-1465-S1
City Administrative Officer report relative to Annual Reserve Fund Loan Review.
   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes
   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted
   
(8)
24-0863
Motion (Rodriguez – Blumenfield) relative to funding for the Citywide Recreational Vehicle Recycling Program. 
   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted
   
(9)
21-0980
Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) reports relative to recommendations from the LAFD’s Organizational and Training Assessment study conducted by Deloitte Consulting, LLP.
   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: No
   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted
   
 

(Public Safety Committee acted on these items on June 25,  2024 and June 30, 2022)
   
(10)
21-1188-S9
City Attorney report relative to a proposed Amendment to Contract No. C-144882 for legal services with Kendall Brill & Kelly, LLP related to the July 11, 2021, sewage discharge incident at the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant.

The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Sections 54956.9(d)(1), (d)(2), and (e)(1); to confer with its legal counsel to discuss the need for additional funding for an outside counsel contract related to Kendall Brill & Kelly, LLP's representation of the City on a matter related to the sewage discharge incident of July 11, 2021 at the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant.
   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: No
   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted
   
(11)
24-0921
City Attorney report relative to a proposed legal services Agreement with Miller Barondess, LLP to provide legal services related to Human Resources advice and litigation.

The Committee may recess to Closed Session to confer with legal counsel pursuant to Government Code Section 545956.9(d)(2) & (e)(3). (Claimant: Michelle McGinnis. Agency Claimed Against: City of Los Angeles.) 
   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: No
   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted
   
(12)
14-0187-S1
City Attorney report and Ordinance relative to amending Chapter 62 of Division 5 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code regarding the Ernani Bernardi Scholarship Trust Fund, a scholarship fund to finance the educational costs for eligible students who attend higher education institutions.
   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: No
   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted
   
(13)
17-0193-S8
Motion (Blumenfield – Hutt) relative to the transfer of funds from multiple City Departments and Bureaus to the Bureau of Engineering Special Services Fund for payment to ESRI for its special Geographic Information System software and maintenance support services.
   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted
   
(14)
23-0736
Motion (Hernandez – Blumenfield) relative to City facilities that could stock and distribute Naloxone, and a report on City Departments that could contract with service providers to provide Naloxone trainings for the public as part of their programming, and related matters.
   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted
   
 

(Neighborhoods and Community Enrichment Committee considered this item on August 17, 2023)
   
(15)
23-0600-S9
City Attorney report and Ordinance relative to amending Sections 64.41.03 of Article 4.1 Chapter VI of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, Chapter VI, Article 4, Sections 64.00 and 64.30, and Article 4.1, Section 64.41.03, to amend the quality surcharge fee, sewer service charge, and the sewage conveyance charge. (Referred to Energy and Environment and Budget, Finance and Innovation Committees)
   
 

Fiscal Impact Statement: No
   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted
   
(16)
24-0846
The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(2), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled AMPAM Parks Mechanical, Inc. (This case arises from a business tax payment.)
   
(17)
23-0907
The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Community Power Collective, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCP04289. (This case concerns restrictions on sidewalk vending.)
   
(18)
24-0845
The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Michelle Anderson v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV10355. (This is an employment case against the City of Los Angeles.)
   
(19)
23-1000
The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled In Re: Aqueous Film-Forming Foam Products Liability Litigation, Case Nos. 2:18-mn-02873; 2:24-cv-02321-RMG.
   
(20)
24-0713
The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Carmen Rodriguez v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV40386. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident that occurred on November 14, 2019 in the City of Los Angeles.)
   
(21)
24-0718
The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled TJ Strickland v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV36350 . (This matter arises from an incident wherein Plaintiff was riding a motorized scooter and hit a pothole on Vine Street in the City of Los Angeles.)
   
(22)
24-0714
The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled David Beri, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV03744. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident which occurred on May 12,2021, on the sidewalk adjacent to 1613 South Beverly Drive, in the City of Los Angeles.)
   
(23)
24-0737
The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Floyds 99 California, LLC adv. City of Los Angeles, Claim No. C23-25727. (This matter arises from property damage to Claimant’s barber shop, located at 7300 Melrose Avenue, in Los Angeles, which resulted from storm drain flooding issues.)
   
(24)
24-0734
The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(2), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Elizabeth Temple / Las Tres Casitas, LLC adv. City of Los Angeles, Claim No. C22-20262. (The above-referenced claim is related to a driveway construction of a private development at 798 Montecito Drive, in Los Angeles.)
   
(25)
24-0715
The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Francisco Reyes v. John Holt, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV13857. (This matter arises from a November 4, 2020, traffic accident on Lassen Avenue near its intersection with Winnetka Avenue, in the City of Los Angeles.)
   
(26)
24-0733
The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(2), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Garrison Insurance and Property Casualty Co. v. City of Los Angeles, Claim No. C23-67043. (This matter arises from an automobile collision that occurred on November 16, 2022, near the intersection of Olympic Drive and East Ocean Boulevard in Los Angeles.)
   
(27)
24-0716
The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Bruno Mattar Lima v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV26150. (This matter arises from an incident involving members of the Los Angeles Police Department on January 28,2021, in Los Angeles, California.)
   
(28)
24-0717
The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled A Jamal Shakir, Jr. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV17510 . (This matter arises from an incident involving members of the Los Angeles Police Department that occurred on May 29, 2020.)
   
(29)
24-0815
The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Austin Melrose/The Brass Lady LP adv. City of Los Angeles, Claim No. C24-02815. (This matter arises from a storm drain flooding issue resulting in property damage to Claimant’s restaurants located at 7461-7465 Melrose Avenue, in Los Angeles.)
   
(30)
24-0816
The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Shushan Nenejyan v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV10588. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident that occurred on April 8, 2019, on a pothole located at 6531 Van Nuys Boulevard, in the City of Los Angeles.)
   
(31)
24-0817
The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Jesus Rangel v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV27702. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on September 18, 2019, which occurred near 1228 East 56th Street, in the City of Los Angeles.)
   
(32)
24-0818
The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Farmers Insurance Exchange v. City of Los Angeles, Claim No. C22-01615. (This matter arises from the June 30, 2021, incident in which the Los Angeles Police Department Bomb Squad detonated explosive material.)
   
(33)
24-0844
The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Farmers Insurance Exchange v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Claim No. C22-01617. (This matter arises from the June 30, 2021, incident in which the Los Angeles Police Department Bomb Squad detonated explosive material.)
   
(34)
24-0819
The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled City of Los Angeles v. Ben Camacho, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCP01060; Court of Appeal Case No. B331572 . (This case concerns a lawsuit that the City filed attempting to recover records inadvertently produced pursuant to the California Public Records Act.)
   
(35)
24-0820
The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Heather Rolland v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV31933. (This matter arises from a March 2019 incident wherein Plaintiff returned to work from disability leave, and claims that the Los Angeles Police Department engaged in continuing discriminatory and retaliatory conduct.)
   
(36)
24-0821
The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Richard Joaquin v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC597336; Court of Appeal Case Nos. B318124; B320524. (This matter arises from a Los Angeles Police Department sergeant’s allegations of violations of the Fair Employment and Housing Act in 2015 and 2017.)
   
(37)
24-0822
The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Salvador Albert Corado, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 18STCV06549. (This matter arises from an incident involving members of the Los Angeles Police Department on July 21, 2018, in Los Angeles, California.)
   
(38)
24-0823
The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled James Thomas Simpson, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV27435. (This matter arises from a vehicle versus pedestrian traffic collision which occurred on August 22, 2020, at the intersection of Pipeline Avenue and Chino Avenue, in Chino, California.)
   
(39)
24-0824
The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Paola French, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., United States District Court Case No. CV20-00416-JGB-SP. (This matter arises from an off-duty officer-involved shooting incident that occurred in June 2019 at a Costco store in Corona, California.)
   
(40)
24-0198
CD 5
The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled City of Los Angeles v. George E. Ainslie, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV09322. (This matter relates to an eminent domain action involving property located at 3165 Motor Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90064 for construction of the Exposition Bike Path (Northvale Segment) Project.)
   

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