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Budget and Finance Committee

September 1, 2026 ·02:00 PM Final
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Agenda — 38 items

  1. 1 Board of Public Works and City Administrative Officer reports relative to proposed adjustments to the Bureau of Street Services Investigation and Enforcement Division permit and application fees. (This item is referred to the Public Works Committee and Budget and Finance Committee. The Public Works Committee approved the Board of Public Works report as amended on June 10, 2026.)
  2. 2 City Administrative Officer report relative to the Fiscal Year 2026-27 First Construction Projects Report. (This item is referred to the Government Operations Committee and Budget and Finance Commiittee. The Government Operations Committee approved the item on August 18, 2026.)
  3. 3 City Attorney reports relative to a conflict of interest waiver request to allow the outside counsel firm of Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP to assist in the joint defense of the City and Mayor Karen Bass in the litigation entitled Kristin Crowley v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court (LASC) Case No. 26STCV05669, and Kristin Crowley v. Karen Bass , LASC Case No. 26STCV19765 (collectively, the Crowley Litigation).
  4. 4 Board of Police Commissioners and City Administrative Officer reports relative to a grant application and award from the California Department of Justice for the 2025 Tobacco Grant Program. (This item is referred to the Public Safety Committee and Budget and Finance Committee. The Public Safety Committee approved the Board of Police Commissioners report on August 12, 2026.)
  5. 5 City Administrative Officer report relative to the acceptance of the United States Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women's no-cost extension for the Fiscal Year 2024 Demonstration Program on Trauma-Informed, Victim-Centered Training for Law Enforcement on Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking (FY24 Abby Honold Program) Grant. (This item is referred to the Public Safety Committee and Budget and Finance Committee. The Public Safety Committee approved the item on August 12, 2026.)
  6. 6 City Administrative Officer report relative to the acceptance of a grant award from the United States Department of Homeland Security Fiscal Year 2025 Port Security Grant Program. (This item is referred to the Budget and Finance Committee and Public Safety Committee. The Public Safety Committee approved the item on August 12, 2026.)
  7. 7 City Administrative Officer report relative to a grant award from the United States Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services for the 2025 Safer Outcomes: Enhancing De-Escalation and Crisis Response Training for Law Enforcement – Curriculum Integration for Law Enforcement Academies and State-Level Training Commissions Grant Program. (This item is referred to the Public Safety Committee and Budget and Finance Committee. The Public Safety Committee approved the item on August 12, 2026.)
  8. 8 City Administrative Officer report relative to a grant award from the United States Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services for the 2025 Safer Outcomes: Enhancing De-Escalation and Crisis Response Training for Law Enforcement – Support for Law Enforcement Agencies Grant Program. (This item is refered to the Public Safety Committee and Budget and Finance Committee. The Public Safety Committee approved the item on August 12, 2026.)
  9. 9 Board of Recreation and Park Commissioners report relative to authorizing the Department of Recreation and Parks (RAP) to submit a Summer Food Service Program 2025-2026 grant application to the California Department of Education and accept the grant award for the RAP Summer Lunch Program. (This item is referred to the Arts, Parks, Libraries, and Community Enrichment Committee and Budget and Finance Committee. The Arts, Parks, Libraries, and Community Enrichment Committee approved the item on August 11, 2026.)
  10. 10 Motion (Lee - McOsker, Park, Yaroslavsky) relative to establishing a Business Tax Advisory Committee for potential reforms to the City's business tax structure. (This item is referred to the Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental Relations Committee and Budget and Finance Committee. The Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental Relations Committee approved the item on August 4, 2026.)
  11. 11 Office of Finance report relative to the feasibility and fiscal impact of raising the threshold for the Small Business Exemption to the City's Business Tax, and business tax practices of other cities.
  12. 12 City Administrative Officer report relative to a one-year no-cost extension for the Fiscal Year 2021 Connect and Protect: Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Response Program grant. (This item is referred to the Public Safety Committee and Budget and Finance Committee. The Public Safety Committee approved the item on August 26, 2026.)
  13. 13 Board of Police Commissioners and City Administrative Officer reports relative to the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Regional Threat Assessment Center Grant Subaward and Funding Agreement. (This item is referred to the Public Safety Committee and Budget and Finance Committee. The Public Safety Committee approved the City Administrative Officer report on August 26, 2026.)
  14. 14 Board of Police Commissioners and City Administrative Officer reports relative to a supplemental grant award from the United States Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention for the Fiscal Year 2025 Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Program. (This item is referred to the Public Safety Committee and Budget and Finance Committee. The Public Safety Committee approved the City Administrative Officer report on August 26, 2026.)
  15. 15 Board of Police Commissioners and City Administrative Officer reports relative to a grant application and award from the United States Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance, for the 2025 Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program. (This item is referred to the Public Safety Committee and Budget and Finance Committee. The Public Safety Committee approved the City Administrative Officer report on August 26, 2026.)
  16. 16 Board of Fire Commissioners and City Administrative Officer reports relative to supplemental funding and performance period extensions for the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) Regional Urban Search and Rescue Response Training and/or Mobilization Exercise (MOBEX) Agreement. (This item is referred to the Public Safety Committee and Budget and Finance Committee. The Public Safety Committee approved the item on August 26, 2026.)
  17. 17 Board of Fire Commissioners and City Administrative Officer reports relative to the continuation of grant funds for the 2023 Federal Emergency Management Agency Urban Search and Rescue Task Force Cooperative Agreement Supplemental Grant in Fiscal Year 2025-26. (This item is referred to the Public Safety Committee and Budget and Finance Committee. The Public Safety Committee approved the City Administrative Officer report on August 26, 2026.)
  18. 18 Board of Fire Commissioners report relative to the acceptance of Standard Agreement No. A231012696-A2 granted by the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) for Swift Water/Flood Search and Rescue Training. (This item is referred to the Public Safety Committee and Budget and Finance Committee.)
  19. 19 Community Investment Department report relative to the reallocation of Los Angeles County Fire Additional Assistance Grant funds to the Boyle Heights WorkSource Center for Lineage Fire Recovery to support impacted workers and businesses. (This item is referred to the Economic Development and Jobs Committee, Budget and Finance Committee, and Ad Hoc Committee for Boyle Heights Fire Recovery. The Economic Development and Jobs Committee approved the item on August 18, 2026. The Ad Hoc Committee for Boyle Heights Fire Recovery waived consideration of the matter.)
  20. 20 Motion (Jurado - Yaroslavsky) relative to the feasibility of establishing a Mitigation Response Fund to mitigate the impacts of the June 17, 2026 Lineage Logistics cold storage facility fire, the mobilization of Family Resource Centers, and legal remedies for reimbursement of the City's response efforts. (This item is referred to the Budget and Finance Committee, Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging, and Disability Committee, and Ad Hoc Committee for Boyle Heights Fire Recovery. The Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging, and Disability Committee approved the item on August 21, 2026. The
  21. 21 Motion (Jurado – Hernandez) relative to a request for Closed Session for a report on the City Attorney's assessment of the legal basis and recommended strategy to pursue civil action and other matters related to the June 17, 2026 Lineage Logistics warehouse fire in Boyle Heights. (This item is referred to the Budget and Finance Committee and Ad Hoc Committee for Boyle Heights Fire Recovery. The Ad Hoc Committee for Boyle Heights Fire Recovery waived consideration of the matter.)
  22. 22 Budget and Finance Advisory Committee report relative to the Progress Report No. 1 as of June 2026.
  23. 23 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 Darling Ingredients Inc . (This matter arises from a business tax payment.)
  24. 24 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 Audio Marco Inc. (This matter arises from a business tax payment.)
  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 Nelli Shekoyan v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 25STCV05623. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on April 1, 2024, on the sidewalk located at 1154 North Edgemont Street, Los Angeles, California.)
  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 Karine Peshtmaljian v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 25STCV03065. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on July 19, 2024, on the sidewalk near 728 South Hill Street, in 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 the case entitled Ronald Tull v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV16573. [This matter arises from claims under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) by an Urban Forestry Division employee.]
  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 Farmers Insurance aso Lucie Moas v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Claim No. C25-07666. (This matter arises from a motor vehicle collision that occurred on December 11, 2024, near the intersection of Van Nuys Boulevard and Hortense Street, in Los Angeles.)
  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 Mark Eugene Ferrell v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24STCV06866. (This matter arises from a fall incident on April 6, 2023, on the roadway at 76th Street and Figueroa Street, in Los Angeles.)
  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 Samanthi Addarapathiranage v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24VECV03850. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident that occurred on July 22, 2023, near 7343 Oso Avenue, in the City of 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 Bruce McKinley Woods v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV07847. (This matter arises from a January 15, 2018 trip and fall accident that occurred on the sidewalk in front of 4724 Saturn Street in Los Angeles, California.)
  32. 32 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 Judy Griffin, et al. v. City of Los Angeles , United States District Court Case No. 2:24-cv-06312 (This case concerns the accessibility of City park facilities.)
  33. 33 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 Vianca Martinez, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 25STCV07628. (This matter arises from a traffic collision due to a police pursuit on May 16, 2024 located at Wilshire Boulevard and Mariposa Avenue where the incident occurred.)
  34. 34 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 Geraldyne Lorna Harriston v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV15259. (This matter arises from the June 30, 2021, incident in which the Los Angeles Police Department Bomb Squad detonated explosive material.)
  35. 35 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 entitled Noe Espino Perez v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV21689 (This matter arises from a traffic collision that occurred on October 7, 2021, on the off-ramp of the eastbound Interstate 10 Freeway at City Terrace Drive.)
  36. 36 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 Andrew Mahoney v. City of Los Angeles , Los Angeles Superior Court Case Nos. 19STCV16452 and 24STCV17891. (This matter arises from claims against the Los Angeles Police Department for failure to accommodate and discrimination.)
  37. 37 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 entitled Nicole Juarez Zelaya v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , United States District Court Case No. 2:20-cv-08382-ODW-MAA, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Case No. 23-4186. (This matter arises from an April 8, 2019 incident in Van Nuys involving Plaintiff Nicole Juarez Zelaya's father Jacobo Cedillo and various Los Angeles Police Department Officers.)
  38. 38 Categorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Article 19, Section 15301 Existing Facilities, and Class 3 New Construction of Small Structures; and, pursuant to Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines Article III, Section 1, Class 1 Existing Facilities, Class 3 New Construction of Small Structures, and Class 5 Alterations in Land Use Limitations. 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 Merrywood Drive Claims , Claim Nos. C24-00030, C24-0

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