Budget and Finance Commitee

JOURNAL – BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE Monday, June 27, 2022 ROOM 1010, CITY HALL - 2:00 PM 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 MEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBER PAUL KREKORIAN, CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER BOB BLUMENFIELD COUNCILMEMBER KEVIN DE LEÓN COUNCILMEMBER MONICA RODRIGUEZ COUNCILMEMBER CURREN D. PRICE, JR. (Andrew Suh - Legislative Assistant - (213) 978-1072 or andrew.suh@lacity.org) Pursuant to Assembly Bill 361, and due to concerns over COVID-19, this Los Angeles City Council committee meeting will take all public comment by teleconference. The audio for this meeting is broadcast live on the internet at https://clerk.lacity.org/calendar. The live audio can also be heard at: (213) 621-CITY (Metro), (818) 904-9450 (Valley), (310) 471-CITY (Westside) and (310) 547-CITY (San Pedro Area). If the live audio is unavailable via one of these channels, members of the public should try one of the other channels. Members of the public who would like to offer public comment on the items listed on the agenda should call 1 669 254 5252 and use Meeting ID No. 160 655 3266 and then press #. Press # again when prompted for participant ID. Once admitted into the meeting, press *9 to request to speak. Requests for reasonable modification or accommodation from individuals with disabilities, consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act can be made by contacting the City Clerk's Office at (213) 978-1133. For Telecommunication Relay Services for the hearing impaired, please see the information located at the end of this agenda. Submit written comment at LACouncilComment.com Note: For information regarding the Committee and its operations, please contact the Committee Legislative Assistant at the phone number and/or email address listed above. The Legislative Assistant may answer questions and provide materials and notice of matters scheduled before the City Council. Sign Language Interpreters, Communication Access Real-Time Transcription (CART), Assistive Listening Devices, or other auxiliary aids and/or services may be provided upon request. To ensure availability, you are advised to make your request at least 72 hours prior to the meeting/event you wish to attend. Due to difficulties in securing Sign Language Interpreters, five or more business days notice is strongly recommended. For additional information, please contact the Legislative Assistant listed above. Notice to Paid Representatives: If you are compensated to monitor, attend, or speak at this meeting, City law may require you to register as a lobbyist and report your activity. See Los Angeles Municipal Code 48.01 et seq. More information is available at ethics.lacity.org/lobbying. For assistance, please contact the Ethics Commission at (213) 978-1960 or ethics.commission@lacity.org. MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT ITEM(S) (1) 22-0549 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 Brenda Nix v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV41911. (This matter arises from a complaint of gender discrimination, harassment, and retaliation in violation of the California Fair Employment & Housing Act (FEHA) against the City.) (2) 22-0548 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 Miguel Sillas, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., United States District Court Case No. CV17-08691 FMO (AFMx), United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Case No. 22-55240. (This matter arises from an incident involving members of the Los Angeles Police Department on June 10, 2016, in Los Angeles, California.) (3) 22-0552 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 John Slezak v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV04887. (This matter involves an alleged trip and fall incident that occurred on April 26, 2020, on the sidewalk abutting 8500 Lincoln Boulevard, in the City of Los Angeles.) (4) 22-0551 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 Rafael Villarruel, An Individual v. LAUSD, A Public Entity, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 19STCV37594. (This matter arises from a trip and fall accident that allegedly occurred on November 2, 2018, at 22250 Elkwood Avenue in Canoga Park.) (5) 22-0409 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. Lance Jay Robbins Paloma Partnership, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 19STCV18917. (This legal action arises from a suit to collect transient occupancy taxes.) (6) 22-0687 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 California Independent Petroleum Association v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC600373, California Independent Petroleum Association, USBC Case No. 2:21- bk-23169. (7) 22-0722 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 Laura Montilla v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles  Superior Court Case No. 20STCV38994. (This matter arises from an incident involving members of the Los Angeles Police Department that occurred on June 1, 2020, in Los Angeles, California. (8) 22-0642 CD 3 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 Chatham Warner LLC v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BS 19STCP05370. (9) 22-0656 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 Outfront Media, LLC v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 18STCV02798. (This legal action arises from a business tax refund claim.) (10) 21-1317 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel related to proposed legal services agreement for outside counsel in Adam Hoffman v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC 672326. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted  APPROVED City Attorney report dated June 1, 2022 – (4) Yes; Absent: Rodriguez (11) 22-0732 City Attorney report relative to a request to adjust transfer of funds and payment instructions for four cases previously approved by the City Council. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Attorney report dated June 13, 2022 – (4) Yes; Absent: Rodriguez (12) 22-0717 City Attorney report relative to a request for waiver of conflict of interest for Nixon Peabody LLP in its representation of the County of Los Angeles regarding the certified Unified Program Agency hazardous waste generator program. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Attorney report dated June 14, 2022 – (4) Yes; Absent: Rodriguez (13) 21-0018 City Attorney report relative to an amendment to contract with outside counsel Raines Feldman, LLP, for additional funding to complete legal work related to the gift of the Angel City Press to the Los Angeles Public Library. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Attorney report dated June 14, 2022 – (4) Yes; Absent: Rodriguez (14) 22-0719  Collections Board of Review report relative to delinquent accounts receivables for the Board of Police Commissioners, Board of Public Works, and Los Angeles Housing Department. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Collections Board of Review report dated June 13, 2022 – (4) Yes; Absent: Rodriguez (15) 21-1187 Civil + Human Rights, and Equity Department report relative to the Los Angeles Reforms for Equity and Public Acknowledgment of Institutional Racism (L.A. REPAIR) Innovation Fund participatory budgeting pilot program. (Immigrant Affairs, Civil Rights, and Equity Committee waived consideration of this matter.) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Civil, Human Rights, and Equity report dated April 15, 2022 – (4) Yes; Absent: Rodriguez (16) 22-0648 CD 14 Motion (De Leon – Blumenfield) relative to the below market sale of one 2007 GMC C4500 truck to Gang Alternatives Program, a 501(c)(3) tax- exempt non-profit organization that provides services and programs to promote a gang free lifestyle to young people and their families. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (De Leon – Blumenfield) – (4) Yes; Absent: Rodriguez (17) 22-0600-S82  Motion (Price – Wesson) relative to adding resolution authority and six- months funding for one Deputy City Attorney lll to assist the Civil, Human Rights, and Equity Department’s Discrimination Enforcement Division. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Price – Wesson) AS AMENDED– (4) Yes; Absent: Rodriguez If you challenge this Committee's action(s) in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk at or prior to, the public hearing. Any written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk before the City Council's final action on a matter will become a part of the administrative record. Materials relative to items on this agenda can be obtained from the Office of the City Clerk's Council File Management System, at lacouncilfile.com by entering the Council File number listed immediately following the item number (e.g., 00-0000). Telecommunication Relay Services Telephone communication is one of the most important forms of communication in society today. Due to advancements in technology, telephone devices have evolved with new services and capabilities. Individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing, and individuals with a speech disability are following these trends and are rapidly migrating to more advanced telecommunications methods, both for peer- to-peer and third-party telecommunications relay service (TRS) communications. Telecommunications Relay Service is a telephone service that allows persons with hearing or speech disabilities to place and receive telephone calls. TRS is available in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. territories for local and/or long distance calls. TRS providers - generally telephone companies - are compensated for the costs of providing TRS from either a state or a federal fund. There is no cost to the TRS user. What forms of TRS are available?There are several forms of TRS, depending on the particular needs of the user and the equipment available: TRS includes: Text to Voice TIY-Based TRS; Speech-to-Speech Relay Service; Shared Non-English Language Relay Service; Captioned Telephone Relay Service; Internet Protocol Relay Service; and Video Relay Service. Please visit this site for detail descriptions, https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs. Don't hang up! Some people hang up on TRS calls because they think the CA is a telemarketer. If you hear, "Hello. This is the relay service .. . " when you pick up the phone, please don't hang up! You are about to talk, through a TRS provider, to a person who is deaf, hard-of-hearing, or has a speech disability. For more information about FCC programs to promote access to telecommunications services for people with disabilities, visit theFCC's Disability Rights Office website.