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Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee

April 17, 2024 ·01:00 PM Final
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Agenda — 37 items

  1. 1 City Administrative Officer reports relative to Prioritized Critical Hiring process updates.
  2. 2 City Administrative Officer report relative to a proposal to eliminate vacant positions.
  3. 3 City Administrative Officer report relative to a surplus of funds in the 2023-24 Special Parking Revenue Fund and a transfer of funds to the Reserve Fund.
  4. 4 City Administrative Officer report relative to the progress made to incorporate equity into the City's annual budget process.
  5. 5 City Administrative Officer report relative to accepting the 2023-24 State Specified grant for the renovation of the Al Malaikah Shrine Auditorium.
  6. 6 City Attorney report relative to retention of outside counsel for the Attorney Conflicts Panel for the period of 2024-27.
  7. 7 Controller report relative to authorization for 2023-24 year-end Reserve Fund borrowing.
  8. 8 City Attorney report and Ordinance relative to adding Subsection (f) to Section 21.1.5 of Article 1.1 of Chapter II of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to abate gas user taxes to effectuate the settlement of the case entitled Engquist v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC591331.
  9. 9 City Attorney report relative to a proposed legal services agreement with Nossaman, LLP related to the case entitled Casa Greene Inc. v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court Case (LASC) No. 20STCV34976 and 238 Serrano Properties LLC, et al. v. City of Los Angeles , LASC Case No. 24STCV01214.
  10. 10 Motion (Blumenfield – Krekorian – Yaroslavsky) relative to the coordinated City effort to eliminate municipal fossil fuel purchases and usage, municipal carbon emissions, electrification of vehicles and equipment and the wide promulgation of solar plus battery distributed energy systems.
  11. 11 Motion (Soto-Martinez, Harris-Dawson, Hutt - Lee) relative to a review of related fines and fees levied by the City and exploring alternatives to fixed fine and fee amounts.
  12. 12 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 Jennifer Lynn, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV31374. (This matter arises from a motorcycle accident on October 8, 2019, on Erwin Street near Owensmouth Avenue, in the City of Los Angeles.)
  13. 13 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 Meir Blum v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV17943. (This matter arises from a trip and fall accident that occurred on September 28, 2021 at 9500 Cashio Street, in the City of Los Angeles.)
  14. 14 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 Mejia, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV11753. (This matter arises from an incident involving members of the Los Angeles Fire Department who responded to an emergency call at 1631 West 3rd Street, Los Angeles, California.)
  15. 15 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 Delia G. Cuarenta v. County of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV24891. (This matter arises from a January 20, 2020 incident wherein plaintiff tripped and fell at Harbor Highlands Park near 825 Capitol Street, San Pedro.)
  16. 16 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 Lew v. The City of Los Angeles, et al. , United States District Court Case No. CV 20-10948 DDP (PLAx). (This case concerns allegations the City violated the Visual Artists Rights Act, 17 U.S.C. §106A, in connection with an exhibit at the Chinese American Museum.)
  17. 17 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 Janet Baggett, et al. v. David Rojas, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV30229. (This matter arises from an incident involving members of the Los Angeles Police Department on October 20, 2019, in Los Angeles, California.)
  18. 18 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 Nathan Rocky Glover v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , United States District Court Case No. CV21-09915-FWS-ASx. (This matter arises from an incident involving members of the Los Angeles Police Department on March 19, 2021, in Los Angeles, California.)
  19. 19 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Los Angeles Capital Management, LLC . (This case arises from a business tax payment.)
  20. 20 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. Regina Thomas, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV09973. (This matter arises from an eminent domain action involving property located at 10356 Northvale Road, Los Angeles, CA 90064, for construction of the Exposition Bike Path (Northvale Segment) Project.)
  21. 21 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 Isidro Francisco Flores Solis, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV22868. (This matter arises from a motor vehicle accident that occurred on January 17, 2022, on Oxnard Street in North Hollywood, California.)
  22. 22 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 Behnaz Taheri Tafrishi v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV29665. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident which occurred on December 15, 2020, on the sidewalk in front of 23831 Victory Boulevard, in the City of Los Angeles.)
  23. 23 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 Sandra Coria v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV13129. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident that occurred on June 29, 2021, at 14409 Vanowen Street in the City of Los Angeles.)
  24. 24 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 Amal Pizzaro Vergara v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV35905. (This matter arises from a bicycle accident that occurred on September 23, 2019, on Silverlake Boulevard east of Virgil Avenue, in the City of Los Angeles.)
  25. 25 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 Daniel Keshmir v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV02075. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on April 4, 2021, on the sidewalk located at 9516 West Pico Boulevard, in the City of Los Angeles.)
  26. 26 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 Parviz Shavalian v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV42895. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident which occurred on January 5, 2019, on the sidewalk located at 4134 West Washington Boulevard, in Los Angeles, California.)
  27. 27 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 Robert Putney v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV12964. (This matter arises from a bicycle accident which occurred on June 29, 2020, which occurred on 4th Street near the intersection of South La Brea Avenue.)
  28. 28 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 Bertha Fierro v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV17692. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on June 6, 2019, on the sidewalk near 1710 East Cesar Chavez Avenue, in the City of Los Angeles.)
  29. 29 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 Joel Antonio Fuentes Perla v. Kevin Ramos, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22VECV01499. (This matter arises from a traffic accident involving a Los Angeles Police Department patrol vehicle on Arminta Street, west of Van Nuys Boulevard, in the City of Los Angeles.)
  30. 30 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 Jordy J. Nunez v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV32492. (This matter arises from the June 30, 2021 incident in which the Los Angeles Police Department Bomb Squad detonated explosive material.)
  31. 31 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 Melaney Mitchell Gould, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , United States District Court Central Case No. 2:21-CV-03845-VAP (KSx). (This matter arises from an incident involving members of the Los Angeles Police Department on May 30, 2020, in Los Angeles, California.)
  32. 32 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 Cinthia Karina Alvarez v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV12104. (This matter arises from a vehicle versus pedestrian traffic accident that occurred on September 24, 2021, at the intersection of 42nd Place and San Pedro Street, in the City of Los Angeles.)
  33. 33 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 Maura Cisneros v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV15946. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on December 24, 2019, wherein plaintiff tripped on a metal stub located at 13500 West Chase Street, in the City of Los Angeles.)
  34. 34 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 Ravi Knypstra v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV18186. (This matter arises from litigation related to the property commonly known as 3721 Alta Mesa Place, Studio City, CA 91604.)
  35. 35 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 United States of America ex rel. Me Ling and Fair Housing Council of San Fernando Valley v. City of Los Angeles , United States District Court Case No. CV-11-00974 PSG (JCx).
  36. 36 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 Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV05099. (This is a California False Claims Act matter and is under seal.)
  37. 37 City Attorney report relative to a conflict of interest waiver to allow the law firm Raines Feldmen Littrell LLP to represent Adam Bold.