Budget and Finance Commitee

JOURNAL – SPECIAL BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING Monday, March 23, 2026 JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER ROOM 340, CITY HALL - 12:30 PM 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 MEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBER KATY YAROSLAVSKY, CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER BOB BLUMENFIELD COUNCILMEMBER HEATHER HUTT COUNCILMEMBER TIM McOSKER COUNCILMEMBER EUNISSES HERNANDEZ Armando Bencomo - Legislative Assistant - (213) 978-1080 (or Clerk.BudgetandFinanceCommittee@lacity.org) Submit written comment at LACouncilComment.com The audio for this meeting is broadcast live on the internet at https://clerk.lacity.gov/calendar. Additional information regarding Committee procedures provided at the end of this agenda. Spanish language interpretation is available at all Council and Committee meetings. Interpretation services in additional languages are available upon request, at no cost. Please submit your request to clerk.interpretation@lacity.org as soon as possible to allow time for scheduling. You will receive a confirmation reply if an interpreter is available. MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT ITEM(S) (1) 26-0295 Controller report relative to the Revenue Forecast Report for Fiscal Years 2025-26 and 2026-27. Fiscal Impact Statement: No  Community Impact Statement: None submitted NOTED AND FILED the Controller report dated March 2, 2026 – (4) Yes: Yaroslavsky, Blumenfield, Hutt, Hernandez; (0) No; (1) Absent: McOsker (2) 25-0874-S3 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.) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Debt Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted. CONCURRED with the Government Operations Committee’s action of March 3, 2026, AS AMENDED – (4) Yes: Yaroslavsky, Blumenfield, Hutt, Hernandez; (0) No; (1) Absent: McOsker; Amended as detailed in Budget and Finance Committee report dated March 23, 2026. (3) 25-1126 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.) Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted CONCURRED with the Government Committee’s action of March 3, 2026 – (4) Yes: Yaroslavsky, Blumenfield, Hutt, Hernandez; (0) No; (1) Absent: McOsker (4) 26-0193 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 referred 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.) Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted CONCURRED with the Personnel and Hiring Committee’s action of February 27, 2026 – (4) Yes: Yaroslavsky, Blumenfield, Hutt, Hernandez; (0) No; (1) Absent: McOsker (5) 26-0362 City Clerk report relative to the Volunteer Trust Fund No. 892 for Fiscal Year 2024-25. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted NOTED AND FILED the City Clerk report dated March 11, 2026 – (4) Yes: Yaroslavsky, Blumenfield, Hutt, Hernandez; (0) No; (1) Absent: McOsker (6) 25-1541 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.) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted  CONCURRED with the Public Safety Committee’s action of March 11, 2026 – (3) Yes: Yaroslavsky, Blumenfield, Hutt; (1) No: Hernandez; (1) Absent: McOsker (7) 24-1557 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.) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted CONCURRED with the Public Safety Committee’s action of March 11, 2026 – (4) Yes: Yaroslavsky, Blumenfield, Hutt, Hernandez; (0) No; (1) Absent: McOsker (8) 23-0690-S3 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.) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted CONCURRED with the Public Safety Committee’s action of March 11, 2026 – (4) Yes: Yaroslavsky, Blumenfield, Hutt, Hernandez; (0) No; (1) Absent: McOsker (9) 23-1027-S3 City Administrative Officer report relative to an analysis and recommendations for the City’s transition to a two-year budget cycle. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes  Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: Yes For: North Hollywood Northeast Neighborhood Council North Westwood Neighborhood Council APPROVED the City Administrative Officer report dated March 13, 2026, AS AMENDED – (4) Yes: Yaroslavsky, Blumenfield, Hutt, Hernandez; (0) No; (1) Absent: McOsker; Amended as detailed in the Budget and Finance Committee report dated March 23, 2026. (10) 22-0392-S1 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. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED the City Attorney report dated February 19, 2026, and Ordinance dated February 18, 2026 – (4) Yes: Yaroslavsky, Blumenfield, Hutt, Hernandez; (0) No; (1) Absent: McOsker (11) 15-0316 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 and Land Use Management Committee and Budget and Finance Committee. The Planning and Land Use Management Committee approved the item on February 24, 2026.)  Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted CONCURRED with the Planning and Land Use Management Committee’s action of February 24, 2026 – (4) Yes: Yaroslavsky, Blumenfield, Hutt, Hernandez; (0) No; (1) Absent: McOsker (12) 26-0318 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.) APPROVED the Item in Open Session – (4) Yes: Yaroslavsky, Blumenfield, Hutt, Hernandez; (0) No; (1) Absent: McOsker (13) 26-0319 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.) APPROVED the Item in Open Session – (4) Yes: Yaroslavsky, Blumenfield, Hutt, Hernandez; (0) No; (1) Absent: McOsker (14) 26-0317 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.)  APPROVED the Item in Open Session – (4) Yes: Yaroslavsky, Blumenfield, Hutt, Hernandez; (0) No; (1) Absent: McOsker (15) 26-0320 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.) APPROVED the Item in Open Session – (4) Yes: Yaroslavsky, Blumenfield, Hutt, Hernandez; (0) No; (1) Absent: McOsker (16) 26-0321 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.) APPROVED the Item in Open Session – (4) Yes: Yaroslavsky, Blumenfield, Hutt, Hernandez; (0) No; (1) Absent: McOsker (17) 16-0594 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.) APPROVED the Item in Open Session – (4) Yes: Yaroslavsky, Blumenfield, Hutt, Hernandez; (0) No; (1) Absent: McOsker (18) 26-0167  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.) DISCUSSED the matter in Closed Session – (4) Yes: Yaroslavsky, Blumenfield, Hutt, Hernandez; (0) No; (1) Absent: McOsker (19) 26-0208 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.) APPROVED the Item in Open Session – (4) Yes: Yaroslavsky, Blumenfield, Hutt, Hernandez; (0) No; (1) Absent: McOsker (20) 26-0234 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.) APPROVED the Item in Open Session – (4) Yes – Yaroslavsky, Blumenfield, Hutt, Hernandez; (0) No; (1) Absent: McOsker (21) 26-0324 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.)  DISCUSSED the matter in Closed Session – (4) Yes: Yaroslavsky, Blumenfield, Hutt, Hernandez; (0) No; (1) Absent: McOsker (22) 26-0277 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, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 26STCP00040. (This matter concerns Assembly Bill 630.) APPROVED the Item in Open Session – (4) Yes: Yaroslavsky, Blumenfield, Hutt, Hernandez; (0) No; (1) Absent: McOsker (23) 21-1240 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 Company, Inc., United Natural Foods, Inc. (including without limitation its direct and indirect subsidiaries SuperValu, Inc., Advantage Logistics Southwest, Inc., Advantage Logistics USA West, L.L.C., Advantage Logistics USA East, L.L.C., and UNFI Distribution Company, LLC) collectively, and all their past and present subsidiaries (excluding, in the case of United Natural Foods, Inc., New Albertsons, Inc., a former subsidiary of SuperValu, Inc.), divisions, predecessors, successors, and assigns (in each case, whether direct or indirect). ] APPROVED the Item in Open Session – (4) Yes: Yaroslavsky, Blumenfield, Hutt, Hernandez; (0) No; (1) Absent: McOsker (24) 21-1188-S13 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. [The Committee may recess to Closed Session pursuant to Government Code Sections 54956.9(d)(1), (d)(2), and (e)(1), to confer with its legal counsel to discuss the need for term extensions and additional funding for the outside counsel contracts relative to significant exposure to litigation, including the pending personal injury litigation case entitled Mecklenburg v. Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant, Los Angeles Superior Court (LASC) Case No. 21STCV28114; mass tort litigation case entitled Abdelnur v. City of Los Angeles, LASC Case No. 22STCV00153; and, Konig v. City of Los Angeles, LASC Case No. 22STCV00970. (These cases arise from regulatory enforcement, civil, and administrative matters that pertain to the July 11, 2021 flooding incident at the Bureau of Sanitation’s Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant.)] Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submiitted. APPROVED the City Attorney report dated February 11, 2026 in Open Session – (4) Yes: Yaroslavsky, Blumenfield, Hutt, Hernandez; (0) No; (1) Absent: McOsker (25) 26-0281 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.) APPROVED the Item in Open Session – (4) Yes: Yaroslavsky, Blumenfield, Hutt, Hernandez; (0) No; (1) Absent: McOsker (26) 26-0254 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.) APPROVED the Item in Open Session – (4) Yes: Yaroslavsky, Blumenfield, Hutt, Hernandez; (0) No; (1) Absent: McOsker (27) 26-0062 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.) APPROVED the Item in Open Session – (4) Yes: Yaroslavsky, Blumenfield, Hutt, Hernandez; (0) No; (1) Absent: McOsker (28) 26-0399 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.) APPROVED the Item in Open Session – (4) Yes: Yaroslavsky, Blumenfield, Hutt, Hernandez; (0) No; (1) Absent: McOsker (29) 26-0403 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.) APPROVED the Item in Open Session – (4) Yes: Yaroslavsky, Blumenfield, Hutt, Hernandez; (0) No; (1) Absent: McOsker (30) 26-0397 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.) APPROVED the Item in Open Session – (4) Yes: Yaroslavsky, Blumenfield, Hutt, Hernandez; (0) No; (1) Absent: McOsker (31) 26-0394 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.) APPROVED the Item in Open Session – (4) Yes: Yaroslavsky, Blumenfield, Hutt, Hernandez; (0) No; (1) Absent: McOsker 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.