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Budget and Finance Committee

August 5, 2025 ·02:00 PM Final

Agenda — 26 items

  1. 1 City Administrative Officer report relative to a proposed contract agreement with American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. (AMEX) for credit card acceptance services for a contract term of five years from February 12, 2025 through February 11, 2030.
  2. 2 City Attorney report and Ordinance relative to amending the Los Angeles Administrative Code to allow the City Employees Ridesharing Trust Fund to reimburse for the costs of positions supporting the City ridesharing and parking program.
  3. 3 City Administrative Officer reports relative to the Wildfire Emergency Response and Recovery Account - General City Purposes Fund monthly expenditures for April and June 2025.
  4. 4 Motion (Park - Hutt) relative to reducing appropriations of accounts within the Advanced Transportation System and Coordination (ATSAC) Trust Fund for completed projects and transferring/appropriating the funds for the repair, replacement, upgrade, and maintenance of ATSAC related infrastructure and equipment.
  5. 5 City Attorney report relative to a draft Ordinance amending Los Angeles Administrative Code Division 5, Chapter 8, Article 1, Section 5.142(b) to release existing surpluses and encumbrances in the Stores Revolving Fund.
  6. 6 City Attorney report relative to a request for attorneys fees, pursuant to the ruling in Yes in My Backyard, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24STCP00524.
  7. 7 Department of Building and Safety report relative to a refund claim filed by T and T Homes LLC, for the property located at 10052 West Hillgrove Drive.
  8. 8 Department of Building and Safety report relative to a refund claim filed by BSDG 15226 Plummer, for the property located at 15526 West Plummer Street.
  9. 9 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 Paul Fassnacht v. City of Los Angeles, et. al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24VECV00088. (This matter arises from a March 9, 2023, trip and fall incident near 8110 Maynard Avenue, in Canoga Park.)
  10. 10 The Commitee 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 Mitra Youdim v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV06310. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on May 13, 2020, on an uneven pavement located at 10495 Santa Monica Boulevard, in Los Angeles, California.)
  11. 11 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 Collazo v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV31771. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on March 1, 2021, on an uplifted sidewalk located at 4842 Coliseum Street, in Los Angeles.)
  12. 12 The Commitee 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 Georgia Lockley v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV31888. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on September 24,2021, on an open tree well on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.)
  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 Lida Leonor Encalada v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23VECV05001. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on February 2, 2023, on an uneven portion of the sidewalk in front of4645 Vesper Avenue, Sherman Oaks, California.)
  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 Denise Hoffman, et al. v City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24VECV00290. (This matter arises from an electric bicycle accident that occurred on May 29, 2023, on Ellenvale Avenue in Woodland Hills, 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 Raumak Cynthia Rahmani, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV07226. (This matter arises from a fall incident on April 8, 2020, at 10558 West Ohio Avenue, in Los Angeles.)
  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 Anthony Nonn v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV01231. (This matter arises from an incident where the Plaintiffs vehicle hit a pothole on Burbank Blvd, approximately 350 feet west of the northbound 1-405 on ramp.)
  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 City of Los Angeles v. Pulice Construction, Inc. , United States District Court Case No. 2:24-cv-8099-CAS-PVS. [The litigation arises from work performed and payments requested by Pulice Construction, Inc. as the general contractor on a contract with the City to widen and upgrade the Soto Street Bridge (C-131879).]
  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 Robert Sargsyan v. Marvin Gonzalez, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24BBCV00364. (This matter arises from a vehicle versus vehicle traffic collision incident on July 13, 2023, near Atoll Avenue and Saticoy Street, in Los Angeles.)
  19. 19 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 Sarkis Kaladjian, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV26321. (This matter arises from leakage from an underground drain pipe located at 4071 Los Nietos Drive, Los Angeles on September 27, 2019.)
  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 Matthew Parenti v. City of Los Angeles, et al , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24VECV05716. (This matter arises from a tree fall incident on May 1, 2023, at the Van Nuys Sherman Oaks Recreation Center, in Sherman Oaks.)
  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 David Quinones, et al. v. Edwin Sanchez, et al , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV09605. (This matter arises from a multi-vehicle auto accident on February 11, 2020, on Victory Boulevard just east of its intersection with Encino Avenue, in the city of Los Angeles.)
  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 Ligia Ramirez, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV08069. (This matter arises from a vehicle versus vehicle car accident on May 7, 2020, at Wilmington and East 108th Street.)
  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 Anthony Doyen v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC 569363; Second Appellate District Case No. B299745. (This matter arises from the 2014 non-selection of Sergeant Anthony Doyen to the open supervisor position in Los Angeles Police Department Bomb Squad.)
  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 Lee Newson v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV02179. (This matter arises from a Los Angeles Police Officer alleging four causes of action, all under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA): Disability Discrimination; Harassment; Retaliation; and Failure to Prevent Discrimination, Harassment, or Retaliation that arose in 2021.)
  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 Morna Cadle, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV11406. (This matter arises from a vehicle versus vehicle automobile accident on November 20, 2021, on Vanowen Street just east of its intersection with Sylmar Avenue.)
  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 Kamran Hakimi v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24VECV05119.