Budget and Finance Commitee

JOURNAL – BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE Monday, January 24, 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). 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 Click here for agenda packets 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) 21-1334 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 Emanuel Brown v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC716880. (This matter arises from Plaintiff’s claim of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation under the Fair Employment and Housing Act.) (2) 17-0026 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 second modification of the settlement entitled Christian Rodriguez, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., United States District Court Case No. CV11-01135 DMG (JEMx). (This matter arises from a class action lawsuit agreeing to fund job training and education programs for persons who were formerly subject to gang injunctions.) (3) 22-0069 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 Conte v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV34097. (This matter arises from a trip and fall on an uneven sidewalk located adjacent to 830 Shenandoah Street on November 9, 2019.) (4) 22-0075 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 Kathryn Lopez v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 19STCV23139. (This matter arises from a fall that occurred at or near 2330 Silver Lake Boulevard in Los Angeles, California 90039.) (5) 22-0073 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 Ivan Andrey Navarro-Rodriguez v. Guzman Colin, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 19STCV09046. (This matter arises from a traffic collision that occurred on August 2, 2018, at the intersection of San Pedo Street and Vernon Avenue in Los Angeles.) (6) 22-0016 City Administrative Officer (CAO) report relative to the SB 165 annual report for Fiscal Year 2020-21 Community Facilities District No. 11 (Ponte Vista) Special Tax Bond, Series 2021. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted NOTED and FILED City Administrative Officer report dated January 4, 2022 – (5) Yes (7) 12-1018-S2  CAO report relative to the SB 165 annual report for Fiscal Year 2020-21 for Community Facilities District No. 8 (Legends at Cascades) Special Tax Bond, Series 2010. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted NOTED and FILED City Administrative Officer report dated January 4, 2022 – (5) Yes (8) 22-0039 CD 11 Motion (Bonin – Harris-Dawson) relative to the transfer of funds from the Capital Improvement Expenditure Program Fund to the Potrero Canyon Trust Fund for the Potrero Canyon Park Landscaping Project. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Bonin – Harris-Dawson) – (5) Yes (9) 22-0031 Motion (De Leon – Blumenfield) relative to the below market sale of four Combo Hydrojetter/Catch Basic Cleaner vehicles and two dump trucks to the City of Ensenada, Mexico. Community Impact Statement: None submitted CONTINUED TO A DATE TO BE DETERMINED (10) 22-0027 Motion (Krekorian – Price) relative to the payment of an outstanding invoice to LA City Cab, LLC, for services rendered during the pandemic, and instructions to city departments to create policies covering misdirected or misappropriated payments.  Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Krekorian – Price) – (5) Yes (11) 21-1421 CD 10 City Attorney report and Ordinance relative to renaming Chapter 137 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code to the Pico/Genessee Beautification Fund, and to expand the uses for the Fund. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Attorney report and Ordinance both dated January 18, 2022 – (5) Yes (12) 22-0080 Department of Aging report relative to a request for authority to award a sole-source contract to Everytable, PBC, to extend the Senior Meal Program. (Also referred to Arts, Parks, Health, Education, and Neighborhoods Committee) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Department of Aging report dated January 19, 2022 AS AMENDED – (5) Yes; Amendment attached to the Council file. 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.