Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee

JOURNAL – BUDGET, FINANCE AND INNOVATION COMMITTEE Monday, April 10, 2023 ROOM 340, CITY HALL ­ 2:00 PM 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 MEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBER BOB BLUMENFIELD, CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER CURREN D. PRICE, JR. COUNCILMEMBER KATY YAROSLAVSKY COUNCILMEMBER TIM MCOSKER COUNCILMEMBER MONICA RODRIGUEZ (Andrew Suh ­ Legislative Assistant ­ (213) 978­1072 or andrew.suh@lacity.org) Pursuant to Assembly Bill 361, and due to concerns over COVID­19, 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.gov/calendar. The live audio can also be heard at: (213) 621­CITY (Metro), (818) 904­9450 (Valley), (310) 471­CITY (Westside) and (310) 547­CITY (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. 160 468 3647 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) 978­1133. 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. 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MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT 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) 978­1960 or ethics.commission@lacity.org. MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT ITEM(S) (1) 23­1200­S44 Communication from the Mayor relative to the appointment of Mr. Anthony Holland to the Innovation and Performance Commission, for the term ending June 30, 2023. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE ­ MAY 5, 2023 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ MAY 5, 2023) APPROVED the appointment of Mr. Anthony Holland to the Innovation and Performance Commission – (5) Yes (2) 23­0354 Motion (Blumenfield – Harris­Dawson) relative to instructing the City Administrative Officer and the Civil, Human Rights, and Equity Department to report on the progress made to incorporate equity into the City’s annual budget process. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Blumenfield – Harris­Dawson) – (5) Yes (3) 23­0226 CD 7 Motion (Rodriguez – Yaroslavsky) relative to authorizing the Bureau of Sanitation to prepare a grant application for the Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental Justice Government­to­Government Program grant to leverage funds that will remediate brownfield sites in Council District 7, redevelop the sites and design community gardens, and create enrichment programming that educates youth on urban gardening and agriculture, and related matters. (Energy and Environment Committee approved the matter.) Community Impact Statement: None submitted.  CD 7 Motion (Rodriguez – Yaroslavsky) relative to authorizing the Bureau of Sanitation to prepare a grant application for the Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental Justice Government­to­Government Program grant to leverage funds that will remediate brownfield sites in Council District 7, redevelop the sites and design community gardens, and create enrichment programming that educates youth on urban gardening and agriculture, and related matters. (Energy and Environment Committee approved the matter.) Community Impact Statement: None submitted. CONCURRED with the March 24, 2023 actions of the Energy and Environment Committee to approve Motion (Rodriguez – Yaroslavsky) – (5) Yes (4) 19­0170­S2 Motion (Yaroslavsky – Blumenfield) relative to appropriating $300,000 from the Unappropriated Balance to perform the recycLA franchise audits. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Yaroslavsky – Blumenfield) – (5) Yes (5) 22­0795 CD 14 Motion (Rodriguez – Krekorian) relative to amending Contract No. C­ 133365 with the Downtown Center Business Improvement District to add funding not to exceed $36,520 and extend the term through June 30, 2023, to prevent a disruption in security and maintenance services at the Bunker Hill Parcel Y­1 Property. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Rodriguez – Krekorian) – (5) Yes (6) 23­0308 CD 9 Motion (Price – Blumenfield) relative to the City’s California Public Employees Retirement System pension obligation in connection with the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission. (Personnel, Audits, and Hiring Committee approved this matter.) Community Impact Statement: None submitted. CONCUR with the actions of the March 21, 2023 Personnel, Audits, and Hiring Committee to approve Motion (Price – Blumenfield) – (5) Yes (7) 21­1240­S2 Motion (Blumenfield, McOsker – Park) relative to requesting a biannual report on the proceeds received from the City of Los Angeles v. Purdue Pharma L.P., et al. litigation and how funding has been expended. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Blumenfield, McOsker – Park) AS AMENDED – (5) Yes; Amendment noted in the committee report attached to the Council file.  CONCUR with the actions of the March 21, 2023 Personnel, Audits, and Hiring Committee to approve Motion (Price – Blumenfield) – (5) Yes (7) 21­1240­S2 Motion (Blumenfield, McOsker – Park) relative to requesting a biannual report on the proceeds received from the City of Los Angeles v. Purdue Pharma L.P., et al. litigation and how funding has been expended. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Blumenfield, McOsker – Park) AS AMENDED – (5) Yes; Amendment noted in the committee report attached to the Council file. (8) 23­0318 Motion (Blumenfield, McOsker – Price) relative to a potential ballot measure to update the City’s Municipal Occupancy Tax Code regarding the Transient Occupancy Tax and require online travel companies to collect and remit the actual amount paid for lodging rather than the wholesale and/or discounted amount. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Blumenfield, McOsker – Price) – (5) Yes (9) 22­1042 Los Angeles Police Department report relative to the release and use of overtime funds allocated for A Bridge Home and other homeless housing sites. (Public Safety Committee approved this matter.) Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted CONCURRED with the March 14, 2023 actions of the Public Safety Committee, AS AMENDED – (5) Yes; Amendment noted in the committee report attached to the Council file. (10) 17­0046­S2 City Administrative Officer report relative to the Los Angeles Justice Fund pilot program closeout and related actions to establish and implement its successor program RepresentLA. (Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging and Disability Committee approved this matter.) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted CONCURRED with the March 17, 2023 actions of the Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging, and Disability Committee – (5) Yes (11) 22­1442  Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted CONCURRED with the March 17, 2023 actions of the Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging, and Disability Committee – (5) Yes (11) 22­1442 City Administrative Officer report and Communications from the Mayor relative to accepting the 2022­23 Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act grant award from the County of Los Angeles Probation Department, to support the Juvenile Re­Entry Partnership Program. (Public Safety Committee approved this matter.) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted CONCURRED with the March 14, 2023 actions of the Public Safety Committee to approve the City Administrative Officer recommendations – (5) Yes (12) 22­1148 City Administrative Officer report, Communication from the Mayor and Resolutions relative to the California Violence, Intervention and Prevention grant award for Fiscal Years 2022­23, 2023­24 and 2024­25; and related matters. (Public Safety Committee approved this matter.) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted CONCURRED with the March 14, 2023 actions of the Public Safety Committee to approve the City Administrative Officer recommendations – (5) Yes (13) 12­0122­S1 City Administrative Officer report relative to a proposed contract with CentralSquare Technologies, LLC, to provide a web­based alarm management system including billing and collection services. (Personnel, Audits, and Hiring and Public Safety Committees approved this matter.) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes  approve the City Administrative Officer recommendations – (5) Yes (13) 12­0122­S1 City Administrative Officer report relative to a proposed contract with CentralSquare Technologies, LLC, to provide a web­based alarm management system including billing and collection services. (Personnel, Audits, and Hiring and Public Safety Committees approved this matter.) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE ­ APRIL 17, 2023 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ APRIL 14, 2023) Scheduled pursuant to Los Angeles Administrative Code 10.5(a) CONCURRED with the March 14, 2023 actions of the Public Safety Committee to approve the City Administrative Officer recommendations – (5) Yes (14) 22­1262 City Administrative Officer and Community Investment for Families Department reports relative to proposed contract with Focus Language International, Inc. to provide interpretation and translation services to assist City Departments and contractors with the implementation of the Language Access Plan (LAP) and related matters. (Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging, and Disability and Personnel, Audits, and Hiring Committees approved the matter.) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated November 10, 2022, AS AMENDED – (5) Yes; Amendment noted in the committee report attached to the Council file. (15) 21­1015­S3 City Administrative Officer reports relative to authorizing the Board of Public Works and the Climate Emergency Mobilization Office to prepare grant applications for the Environmental Justice Government­to­ Government program. (Energy and Environment Committee approved this matter. Also referred to the Public Works Committee.) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes  APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated November 10, 2022, AS AMENDED – (5) Yes; Amendment noted in the committee report attached to the Council file. (15) 21­1015­S3 City Administrative Officer reports relative to authorizing the Board of Public Works and the Climate Emergency Mobilization Office to prepare grant applications for the Environmental Justice Government­to­ Government program. (Energy and Environment Committee approved this matter. Also referred to the Public Works Committee.) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted CONCURRED with the March 24, 2023 actions of the Energy and Environment Committee to approve the City Administrative Officer’s recommendations – (5) Yes (16) 23­0367 City Attorney report relative to a request for a waiver of conflict of interest for Kahana Feld, LLP, related to the matter of Jo Anne Korngute v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV36947. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED the City Attorney report dated March 28, 2023 – (5) Yes (17) 23­0271 City Attorney report relative to entering into a three­year contract with Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley, PC, as outside counsel with a contract ceiling amount of $500,000, in respect to Apartment Owners Association of California, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles. 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 Apartment Owners Association of California, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles, lead Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC 677423, consolidated for all purposes with Frederick H. Leeds v. City of Los Angeles, consolidated LASC Case No. BC709658. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Attorney report dated March 8, 2023 – (5) Yes (18) 22­1154 City Attorney report and Motion (Buscaino, Lee ­ O’Farrell) relative to utilizing the competitive Request for Proposals process conducted by the City of Houston, Texas, and requesting an agreement with IKE Smart City, LLC, for the installation and maintenance of interactive kiosks in the City of  Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Attorney report dated March 8, 2023 – (5) Yes (18) 22­1154 City Attorney report and Motion (Buscaino, Lee ­ O’Farrell) relative to utilizing the competitive Request for Proposals process conducted by the City of Houston, Texas, and requesting an agreement with IKE Smart City, LLC, for the installation and maintenance of interactive kiosks in the City of Los Angeles. (Trade, Travel, and Tourism Committee adopted the item and Public Works Committee adopted the item as amended.) [The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the cases entitled Citizens for a Better Los Angeles v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCP03822 and Coalition for a Scenic Los Angeles v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCP03909. (These cases each concern the City's adoption of a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the City's approval of the Sidewalk and Transit Amenities Program ­ STAP.)] Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: Yes For if Amended Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Against Westside Neighborhood Council Central San Pedro Neighborhood Council North Hills West Neighborhood Council Bel Air­Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council West Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Hollywood United Neighborhood Council Studio City Neighborhood Council Greater Toluca Lake Neighborhood Council Mar Vista Community Council Atwater Village Neighborhood Council Westwood Neighborhood Council Venice Neighborhood Council APPROVED Motion (Buscaino, Lee – O’Farrell), AS AMENDED – (4) Yes; (1) No: Yaroslavsky; Amendment noted in the committee report attached to the Council file. (19) 17­0713 City Attorney report relative to a proposed legal services agreement with Munger, Tolles & Olson, LLP, to provide legal services related to the litigation United States of America ex rel. Mei Ling and Fair Housing Council of San Fernando Valley v, City of Los Angeles, United States  Westwood Neighborhood Council Venice Neighborhood Council APPROVED Motion (Buscaino, Lee – O’Farrell), AS AMENDED – (4) Yes; (1) No: Yaroslavsky; Amendment noted in the committee report attached to the Council file. (19) 17­0713 City Attorney report relative to a proposed legal services agreement with Munger, Tolles & Olson, LLP, to provide legal services related to the litigation United States of America ex rel. Mei Ling and Fair Housing Council of San Fernando Valley v, City of Los Angeles, United States District Court Case No. CV­11­00974 PSG (JCx). 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 mentioned above. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Attorney report dated April 4, 2023 – (5) Yes (20) 23­0286 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 Penny Altman v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 19STCV15340. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident which occurred on September 2, 2018 at or near 1026 North Hudson Avenue in the City of Los Angeles.) Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on April 10, 2023. (21) 23­0290 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 Lilianna Laouri v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV03496. (This matter arises from a trip and fall accident that occurred on September 10, 2020, at or near 1138 South Sherbourne Drive i nthe City of Los Angeles) Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on April 10, 2023. (22) 23­0292 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 Renee Starr v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 19STCV00749. (This matter arises from a trip and fall on January 23, 2018, at 161 South Citrus Avenue in the City of Los Angeles.) Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on April 10, 2023.  Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on April 10, 2023. (22) 23­0292 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 Renee Starr v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 19STCV00749. (This matter arises from a trip and fall on January 23, 2018, at 161 South Citrus Avenue in the City of Los Angeles.) Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on April 10, 2023. (23) 23­0296 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 Veronika Hoffman v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV19675. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident that occurred on March 8, 2021 on the sidewalk at 17835 Ventura Boulevard, in Los Angeles.) Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on April 10, 2023. (24) 23­0285 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 Ismael Rojas v. State of California, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV03730. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident that occurred on May 29, 2020, near 1441 Pleasant Avenue in Los Angeles.) Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on April 10, 2023. (25) 23­0291 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 Virginia Silva v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV19647. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident that occurred on November 25, 2019 on the sidewalk at Vernon and Vermont in the City of Los Angeles.) Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on April 10, 2023. (26) 23­0371 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 Evguenia Stepanova v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 19STCV46824. (This matter arises from a trip and fall accident that occurred on January 7, 2019 at 13342 Albers Street in Sherman Oaks.) Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on April 10, 2023.  Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on April 10, 2023. (26) 23­0371 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 Evguenia Stepanova v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 19STCV46824. (This matter arises from a trip and fall accident that occurred on January 7, 2019 at 13342 Albers Street in Sherman Oaks.) Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on April 10, 2023. (27) 23­0375 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 Carolyn Williams v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV19333. (This matter arises from a slip and fall incident that occurred on June 29, 2020, at 12141 Iredell Street, in the City of Los Angeles.) Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on April 10, 2023. (28) 23­0376 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 Nancy J. Batchelder v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV47204. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident that occurred on May 20, 2021, near 10066 Valley Spring Lane, in the City of Los Angeles.) Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on April 10, 2023. (29) 23­0284 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 Wendy Darlene Gardner v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STC18088. (This matter arises from a motor vehicle accident that occurred on September 20, 2021, at the intersection of Reseda Boulevard at Chatsworth Street, in the City of Los Angeles.) Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on April 10, 2023. (30) 23­0295 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 Ashley Mitchell v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV41300. (This matter arises from a vehicle collision that occurred on March 20, 2020 at the intersection of Cochran Avenue and San Vicente Boulevard.) Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session  Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on April 10, 2023. (30) 23­0295 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 Ashley Mitchell v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV41300. (This matter arises from a vehicle collision that occurred on March 20, 2020 at the intersection of Cochran Avenue and San Vicente Boulevard.) Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on April 10, 2023. (31) 23­0298 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 Tina Rios v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV03783. (This matter arises from Plaintiff’s claim of sexual harassment.) Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on April 10, 2023. (32) 23­0240 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 Stewart Annand; Michael Draz v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 19STCV10077. (This is an inverse condemnation action in which Plaintiffs Stewart Annand and Michael Draz seek recovery for alleged damage to their properties at 8720 and 8730 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, respectively, which suffered erosion damage in February of 2019.) Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on April 10, 2023. (33) 23­0265 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 Katherine Dymond v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC681790. (This case involves a landslide above Cabora Drive in Playa del Rey in January 2017.) Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on April 10, 2023. (34) 23­0372 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 Shellie Cooke v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 18STCV00882. (This matter arises from an incident involving members of the Los Angeles Police Department on March 6, 2018, in Los Angeles, California.) Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session  Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on April 10, 2023. (34) 23­0372 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 Shellie Cooke v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 18STCV00882. (This matter arises from an incident involving members of the Los Angeles Police Department on March 6, 2018, in Los Angeles, California.) Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on April 10, 2023. (35) 23­0373 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 Isabel Castellanos, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 19STCV42155. (This matter arises from an incident involving the Los Angeles Fire Department that occurred on March 17, 2019 at 210 West Slauson Avenue, Los Angeles, California.) Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on April 10, 2023. (36) 23­0377 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 Michelle Poulos, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., United States District Court Case No. 2:19­cv­00496­MWF­AFM. (This matter arises from an incident involving members of the Los Angeles Police Department on March 30, 2010, in Los Angeles, California.) Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on April 10, 2023. (37) 23­0297 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 Jose Bernardo Becerra Sotres, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV16629. (This matter arises from the June 30, 2021 incident in which the LAPD Bomb Square detonated explosive material.) Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on April 10, 2023. (38) 23­0378 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 T. Kelly aso Best Laundry v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Claim No. C22­19510. (This matter arises from the June 30, 2021 incident in which the Los Angeles Police Department Bomb Square detonated explosive material.) Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session  Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on April 10, 2023. (38) 23­0378 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 T. Kelly aso Best Laundry v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Claim No. C22­19510. (This matter arises from the June 30, 2021 incident in which the Los Angeles Police Department Bomb Square detonated explosive material.) Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on April 10, 2023. 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., 00­0000). 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 peer­to­peer and third­party 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 TIY­Based TRS; Speech­to­Speech Relay Service; Shared Non­English 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/telecommunications­relay­service­trs. 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, hard­of­hearing, 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.