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Budget and Finance Committee

March 23, 2026 ·12:30 PM Final
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Agenda — 31 items

  1. 1 Controller report relative to the Revenue Forecast Report for Fiscal Years 2025-26 and 2026-27.
  2. 2 City Administrative Officer report relative to the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Fourth Construction Projects Report. (This item is referred to the Government Operations Committee and Budget and Finance Committee. The Government Operations Committee approved the item on March 3, 2026.)
  3. 3 Department of Cannabis Regulation report relative to amending Article 4, Chapter 10, of the Los Angeles Municipal Code concerning the City's commercial cannabis record refiling and renewal requirements. (This item is referred to the Government Operations Committee and Budget and Finance Committee. The Government Operations Committee approved the item as amended on March 3, 2026.)
  4. 4 Los Angeles City Employees' Retirement System (LACERS) report relative to the Postemployment Healthcare Plan (115 Trust) financial statements reported in the LACERS Annual Financial Report for Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2025. (This item is r eferred to the Personnel and Hiring Committee and Budget and Finance Committee. The Personnel and Hiring Committee noted and filed the item on February 27, 2026.)
  5. 5 City Clerk report relative to the Volunteer Trust Fund No. 892 for Fiscal Year 2024-25.
  6. 6 Mayor and City Administrative Officer reports relative to the acceptance of a grant award from the Fiscal Year 2024 State Homeland Security Program. (This item is referred to the Public Safety Committee and Budget and Finance Committee. The Public Safety Committee approved the item on March 11, 2026.)
  7. 7 Board of Fire Commissioners report relative to continued expenditures of the Fiscal Year 2024 Port Security Grant Program funds for fire boat training using a navigation simulator. (This item is referred to the Public Safety Committee and Budget and Finance Committee. The Public Safety Committee approved the item on March 11, 2026.)
  8. 8 City Administrative Officer report relative to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 and 2023 Urban Areas Security Initiative Grant Program reappropriations for FY 2025-26. (This item is referred to the Public Safety Committee and Budget and Finance Committee. The Public Safety Committee approved the item on March 11, 2026.)
  9. 9 City Administrative Officer report relative to an analysis and recommendations for the City's transition to a two-year budget cycle.
  10. 10 City Attorney report and draft Ordinance relative to amending Section 5.121.16 of Chapter 6, Division 5 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code to establish the manner of allocation and programming of the Transportation Communications Network Revenue Fund's receipts through the City's annual budget process.
  11. 11 Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21065 and State CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b); City Attorney report and draft Ordinance dated November 20, 2025, and City Attorney report and revised draft Ordinance dated February 19, 2026, relative to amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code to temporarily increase the current "One-Stop Permit Center" surcharge fee provisions to continue to help pay for the development and implementation of a citywide development services system known as BuildLA. (This item is referred to the Planning a
  12. 12 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Mario Prado Amezcua v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24STCV14549. (This matter arises from from a trip and fall incident occurring on November 24, 2023, at 2330 South San Pedro Street, in Los Angeles.)
  13. 13 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Bryan Christopher Soc v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24LBCV01140. (This matter arises from a vehicle versus vehicle traffic accident on June 2, 2022, at the intersection of Island Avenue and Denni Street.)
  14. 14 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Rachel Mendoza v. Hector Padilla , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23BBCV01858. (This matter arises from a May 29, 2023 traffic collision between a refuse collection truck and civilian vehicle near 10615 Woodard Avenue, in Sunland.)
  15. 15 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Jernetta Houchins v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV38942. (This matter arises from a June 30, 2021 incident in which the Los Angeles Police Department Bomb Squad detonated explosives on East 27th Street in Los Angeles.)
  16. 16 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Ken Klein v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV29812. (This matter arises from a December 23, 2022 automobile accident that occurred on South La Brea Avenue at the intersection of West 8th Street, in the City of Los Angeles.)
  17. 17 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Malcolm Thomas v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , WC Case Nos. ADJ6544733, ADJ11010010, ADJ13671471, ADJJ7164644, et al.; Lead Los Angeles Superior Court (LASC) Case No. BC416182 (Thomas l), LASC Case No. BC481137 (Thomas ll), LASC Case No. 20STCV44823 (Thomas lll); and, 2nd Appellate District Case No. B305051. (This matter arises from Malcolm Thomas' Workers' Compensation claims.)
  18. 18 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Blackline Systems, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV10865. (This matter arises from a business tax payment.)
  19. 19 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled City of Los Angeles v. Toluca Lake Collective, Inc. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 25STCP03652. (This matter arises from a Business License Tax assessment.)
  20. 20 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Scott Burkett, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24STCP01675. (This matter involves payment of attorneys' fees arising from a lawsuit involving a Complaint for Declaratory Relief and a Petition for Writ of Mandate initially filed on June 3, 2024.)
  21. 21 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled The City of Los Angeles v. Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24STCV33753. (This matter involves a settlement proposal that the Defendant, Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association, served the Office of the City Attorney on February 17, 2026 in connection with this litigation.)
  22. 22 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to pending litigation in the case entitled CD 11 Coalition for Human Rights v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 26STCP00040. (This matter concerns Assembly Bill 630.)
  23. 23 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to national settlements with Remnant Defendants in the case entitled City of Los Angeles v. Purdue Pharma, L.P., et al., Case No. 1:18-OP-45601-DAP [This matter involves national settlements with a group of defendants known as the "Remnant Defendants". The Remnant Defendants are Associated Pharmacies, Inc., American Associated Pharmacies, J M Smith Corporation, Louisiana Wholesale Drug Company, Inc., Morris & Dickson Co., North Carolina Mutual Wholesale Drug
  24. 24 City Attorney report relative to proposed amendments to Contract Nos. C-140018 and C-139942 with Beveridge & Diamond PC for legal services related to the July 11, 2021 flooding incident at the Hyperion Reclamation Plant, in the cases entitled Mecklenburg v. Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant , Los Angeles Superior Court (LASC) Case No. 21STCV28114; Abdelnur v. City of Los Angeles , LASC Case No. 22STCV00153; and, Konig v. City of Los Angeles , LASC Case No. 22STCV00970.
  25. 25 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Mark Granado v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24STCV04408. (This matter arises from an employment litigation case against the City of Los Angeles.)
  26. 26 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Beth Kennedy v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV38546. (This matter arises from employment litigation case against the City of Los Angeles.)
  27. 27 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to a proposed settlement in the case entitled Art Tobias v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , United States District Court Case No. 2:17-cv-01076-DSF-AS. (This matter arises from a police tort litigation case against the City of Los Angeles.)
  28. 28 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Timothy Scott v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23CHCV03817 (This matter arises from a motor vehicle accident on June 15, 2022, on the Porter Ranch Drive onramp to the State Route 118 freeway.)
  29. 29 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Susan Evans v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24VECV05009. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on January 25, 2024, on the sidewalk located at 20101 Sherman Way, Winnetka.)
  30. 30 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Roohangiz Radparvar Eghbali v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23VECV02463 (This matter arises from a December 8, 2022 trip and fall incident on the sidewalk of Topham Street near Yolanda Avenue, in Los Angeles.)
  31. 31 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Edwin Gonzalez, et al. v. Richard Kaufman, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23VECV01423. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident which occurred on September 16, 2022 at the sidewalk adjacent to 14303 Haynes Street, Van Nuys, California 91401.)