Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee
August 14, 2024
·02:30 PM
Final
Agenda — 40 items
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1
City Administrative Officer report relative to the First Transportation-Related Construction Projects Report for Fiscal Year 2024-25.
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City Administrative Officer reports relative to Prioritized Critical Hiring process updates.
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City Administrative Officer report relative to the Homelessness Emergency Account – General City Purposes Fund 17th Status report as of June 30, 2024.
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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.
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City Administrative Officer report and Authorizing Resolution relative to Fiscal Year 2024-25 appropriations limit.
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City Administrative Officer report relative to actual cost information for General Obligation Bonds, Series 2024-A (Taxable) (Social Bonds).
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City Administrative Officer report relative to Annual Reserve Fund Loan Review.
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Motion (Rodriguez – Blumenfield) relative to funding for the Citywide Recreational Vehicle Recycling Program.
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Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) reports relative to recommendations from the LAFD's Organizational and Training Assessment study conducted by Deloitte Consulting, LLP.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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)
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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.)
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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 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.)
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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 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.)
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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 In Re: Aqueous Film-Forming Foam Products Liability Litigation , Case Nos. 2:18-mn-02873; 2:24-cv-02321-RMG.
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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 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.)
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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 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.)
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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 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.)
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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 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.)
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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.)
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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 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.)
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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.)
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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 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.)
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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 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.)
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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 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.)
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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 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.)
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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 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.)
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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 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.)
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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 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.)
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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 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.)
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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 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.)
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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 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.)
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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 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.)
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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 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.)
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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 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.)
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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 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.)