Meeting
Budget and Finance Committee
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER
ROOM 340, CITY HALL - 2:00 PM 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012
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COUNCILMEMBER KATY YAROSLAVSKY, CHAIR |
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COUNCILMEMBER BOB BLUMENFIELD |
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COUNCILMEMBER HEATHER HUTT |
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COUNCILMEMBER TIM McOSKER |
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COUNCILMEMBER EUNISSES HERNANDEZ |
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(Mandy Morales - Legislative Assistant - (323) 439-2346 or [email protected])
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The Committee will take public comment from members of the public in-person only; there will be no public comment by teleconference. Additional information regarding Committee procedures provided at the end of this agenda.
MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT
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| 24-0600-S114 |
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City Administrative Officer report relative to the Mid-Year Financial Status Report.
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Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes
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Financial Policies Statement: Yes
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| 24-0765 |
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Motion (Hernandez - Yaroslavsky) relative to instructing the City Administrative Officer, with assistance of departments listed in the Motion, to report on all existing City online budget engagement tools and provide a plan with recommendations to modernize the City's digital platforms. (This item is referred to the Government Operations and Budget and Finance Committees.)
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Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
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| 23-1027-S3 |
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Motion (Hernandez, Blumenfield - Padilla) relative to instructing the City Administrative Officer, with assistance from the departments listed in the Motion, to report with an analysis of potential impacts from switching to a 2-year (biennial) budget cycle, provide recommendations for a biennial budget schedule, proposed timeline to strengthen public participation, and an analysis of current and past strategies.
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Community Impact Statement: None submitted
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| 25-0111 |
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Motion (McOsker - Park) relative to a funding plan to permanently acquire one or more Super Scoopers to replace or supplement those that are being leased by the City. (This item referred to the Public Safety and Budget and Finance Committees.)
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Community Impact Statement: None submitted
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| 25-0170 |
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Motion (Yaroslavsky – Raman) relative instructing the City Administrative Officer to identify emergency or other funds, to repair West Caribou Lane between North Beverly Glen Boulevard and the Dead End, and to report with any recommendations necessary to appropriate the funding.
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Community Impact Statement: None submitted
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| 23-1429-S1 |
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Motion (McOsker – Harris-Dawson) relative to vacancy rates for City Departments in connection with Fiscal Year 2025-26 and related matters. (This item is referred to the Personnel and Hiring and Budget and Finance Committees.)
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Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
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| 21-1479-S3 |
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Department of Aging report relative to a request for authority to accept grant funds from Communities Actively Living Independent and Free (CALIF), for the Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) program.
(This item is referred to Budget and Finance, and Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging, and Disability Committees.)
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Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes
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Community Impact Statement: None submitted
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| 25-0045 |
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City Administrative Officer report relative to authorizing the Community Investment for Families Department to accept grant awards from the State of California Office of Traffic Safety for the Child Passenger Safety Program and for the Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program.
(This item is referred to Budget and Finance, and Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging, and Disability Committees.)
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Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes
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Financial Policies Statement: Yes
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Community Impact Statement: None submitted
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| 24-0965 |
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City Administrative Officer and City Attorney reports relative to the Grant Acceptance Packet for the Los Angeles County grant award for the Dispute Resolution Program (Community). (This item referred to the Public Safety and Budget and Finance Committees.)
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Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes
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Community Impact Statement: None submitted
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| 24-0966 |
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City Administrative Officer and City Attorney reports relative to the Grant Acceptance Packet for the Los Angeles County grant award for the Dispute Resolution Program (Restorative Justice). (This item referred to the Public Safety and Budget and Finance Committees.)
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Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes
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Community Impact Statement: None submitted
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| 22-0282 |
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City Administrative Officer report relative to the 2021 Connect and Protect Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Response Program grant. (This item referred to the Public Safety and Budget and Finance Committees.)
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Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes
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Financial Policies Statement: Yes
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Community Impact Statement: None submitted
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| 23-0749 |
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City Administrative Officer report relative to supplemental funding for the State Budget Act of 2022 Firearm Relinquishment Grant Program. (This item referred to the Public Safety and Budget and Finance Committees.)
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Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes
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Financial Policies Statement: Yes
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Community Impact Statement: None submitted
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| 24-1105 |
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City Administrative Officer and Board of Police Commissioners reports relative to the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Alcohol Policing Partnership Program grant application and award from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. (This item referred to the Public Safety and Budget and Finance Committees.)
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Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes
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Financial Policies Statement: Yes
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Community Impact Statement: None submitted
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| 22-0016-S6 |
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City Administrative Officer report relative to the SB 165 annual report for Fiscal Year 2023-24 Community Facilities District No. 11 (Ponte Vista) Special Tax Bond, Series 2021.
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Fiscal Impact Statement: No
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Financial Policies Statement: Yes
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| 22-0691-S4 |
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City Administrative Officer report relative to the SB 165 annual report for Fiscal Year 2023-24 for Community Facilities District No. 8 (Legends at Cascades) Special Tax Refunding Bonds, Series 2022.
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Fiscal Impact Statement: No
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Financial Policies Statement: Yes
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| 24-0458 |
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Office of Finance reports relative to the August, September, October, November, December 2024 Investment Reports.
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Fiscal Impact Statement: No
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Community Impact Statement: None submitted
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| 23-0357 |
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Office of Finance report relative to the 2023 Annual Statement of Investment Policy.
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Community Impact Statement: None submitted
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| 24-1416 |
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Office of Finance report relative to the 2024 Annual Statement of Investment Policy.
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Community Impact Statement: None submitted
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| 24-0034 |
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City Attorney report relative to the practices of other municipalities’ settlement policies and structures to ensure compliance with existing fiscal policies.
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Community Impact Statement: None submitted
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| 25-0051 |
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City Attorney reports relative to the retention of Joel Selik,Esq. to assist in judgment enforcement and collections in the litigation of People v. Polymer80, Inc. et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV06257.
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Community Impact Statement: None submitted
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| 25-0169 |
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City Attorney report relative to appropriations, term extensions, and new contracts for outside counsel.
(The Committee may recess to Closed Session pursuant to Government Code 54956.9(d)(1)(2), to confer with its legal counsel.)
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Community Impact Statement: None submitted
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TIME LIMIT FILE - APRIL 14, 2025
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(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - APRIL 11, 2025)
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| 24-1393 |
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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 Adam Hollands v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC684154. (This matter arises from alleged disability discrimination and failure to accommodate and engage in the interactive process that occurred between 2007 to 2017 within the Los Angeles Police Department, and retaliation for reporting the allegations to management.)
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| 24-0903 |
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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 Stephanie Hernandez v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV02640. (This matter arises from an incident involving a member of the Los Angeles Fire Department that occurred on May 22, 2021.)
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| 24-1508 |
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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 Margarito T. Lopez, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., United States District Court Case No. 2:22-cv-07534-FLA-MAAx. (This matter arises from an officer-involved shooting which occurred on December 18, 2021, in the Los Angeles Police Department Newton Division of the City of Los Angeles.)
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| 25-0133 |
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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 Andrea R. Naaktgeboren v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV20386. (This matter arises from a vehicle versus vehicle collision that occurred on January 24, 2023, at the intersection of 1st Street and South Beaudry Avenue, in Los Angeles, California.)
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| 25-0131 |
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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 Dartanyan Wallace v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV20386. (This matter arises from an officer-involved shooting which occurred on December 18, 2021, in the Los Angeles Police Department Newton Division of the City of Los Angeles.)
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SUPPORTING MATERIALS
Materials relating to items on the agenda are available on the Office of the City Clerk's Council File Management System found at https://cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkconnect by entering the Council File number (e.g., 00-0000) associated with the agenda item.
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