Budget and Finance Commitee

JOURNAL – BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE Tuesday, June 17, 2025 ROOM 340, CITY HALL - 2:00 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 (Mandy Morales - Legislative Assistant - (323) 439-2346 or mandy.morales@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) 25-0600-S32 Chief Legislative Analyst report relative to Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget Special Studies. Community Impact Statement: None submitted  APPROVED AS AMENDED the Chief Legislative Analyst report - (4) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Hutt (2) 25-0600-S23 Budget Motion (Nazarian – Padilla) relative to amending the Mayor’s Proposed Budget for 2025-26 to allocate a portion of the funding included in the Police Department’s Overtime – Sworn budget for the Operations – Valley Bureau Human Trafficking Task Force to the Department’s expense account, to be used for vehicle rentals by the Human Trafficking Task Force. (This item is referred to the Public Safety, and Budget and Finance Committees.) Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Sun Valley Area Neighborhood Council CONCURRED with the Public Safety Committee action of 6-4-25 - (4) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Hutt (3) 24-0600-S117 City Administrative Officer report relative to declaring a surplus in the 2024-25 Special Parking Revenue and transferring to the Reserve Fund. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Referred to Budget and Finance and Transportation Committees) CONCURRED with the Transportation Committee action of 6-11-25 - (4) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Hutt (4) 20-1335 Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) report relative to updates to the proposed project list for the Westside Cities Council of  Governments Measure M Multi-year Subregional Programs funds. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: Yes. For: North Westwood Neighborhood Council (Referred to Budget and Finance and Transportation Committees) CONCURRED with the Transportation Committee action of 4-23-25 - (4) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Hutt (5) 24-0563 Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) report relative to available South Coast Air Quality Management District funding programs for the electrification of the LADOT bus fleet and installation of charging infrastructure. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted. APPROVED AS AMENDED - (4) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Hutt (6) 25-0634 CD 15 City Administrative Officer report relative to authorizing the Port of Los Angeles to apply for the Safe Streets and Roads for All 2025 grant program. (Transportation Committee has waived consideration of the above matter.) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted  RECEIVED AND FILED - (4) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Hutt (7) 25-0006-S78 Department of Animal Services report relative to accepting a grant from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals for emergency relief efforts in response to the 2025 Windstorm and Fire Event. Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED - (4) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Hutt (8) 24-0918-S5 City Administrative Officer report relative to the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Sixth Construction Projects Report. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Debt Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted. CONCURRED with the Government Operations Committee action of 6-3-25 - (4) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Hutt (9) 22-0691-S5 CD 7 City Attorney report relative to a draft Ordinance establishing the Fiscal Year 2025-26 tax levy for Community Facilities District No. 8 (Legends at Cascades). Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Attorney report and Ordinance- (4) Yes; (0) No (1) Absent: Hutt (10) 22-0016-S7  CD 11 City Attorney report relative to a draft Ordinance establishing Fiscal Year 2025-26 tax levy for City of Los Angeles Community Facilities District No. 11 (Ponte Vista). Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Attorney report and Ordinance- (4) Yes; (0) No (1) Absent: Hutt (11) 21-0573-S4 City Attorney report relative to a draft Ordinance establishing Fiscal Year 2025-26 tax levy for Community Facilities District No. 4 (Playa Vista - Phase 1). Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Attorney report and Ordinance- (4) Yes; (0) No (1) Absent: Hutt (12) 25-0527 City Administrative Officer (CAO) report relative to the acceptance of the Fiscal Year 2023 Emergency Management Performance Grant. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Referred to the Budget and Finance and Public Safety Committees) NOTED and FILED; The City Administrative Officer report dated 5/14/25 has been inadvertently added to two different Council files. ALL ACTIONS REGARDING THIS REPORT AND THIS COUNCIL FILE WILL MOVE FORWARD ON CF 25-0604. - (4) Yes; (0) No (1) Absent: Hutt (13) 24-1606 CD 8, CD 9 Board of Police Commissioners (BPC) and City Administrative Officer (CAO) reports relative to the grant application and subaward for the 2023 Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant.  Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Referred to the Budget and Finance and Public Safety Committees) CONCURRED with the Public Safety Committee action of 6-4-25 - (4) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Hutt (14) 24-1132 Board of Fire Commissioners (BFC) and City Administrative Officer (CAO) reports relative to the acceptance of the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (CAL OES) Regional Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Response Training Agreement. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Referred to the Budget and Finance and Public Safety Committees) CONCURRED with the Public Safety Committee action of 6-4-25 - (4) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Hutt (15) 25-0604 Emergency Management Department and City Administrative Officer reports relative to accepting grant funds and requesting contracting authority for Fiscal Year 2023 Emergency Management Performance Grant. (Public Safety Committee waived consideration of the above matter.) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes  Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted NOTED and FILED the Emergency Management Department report and APPROVED the recommendations in the City Administrative Officer report. - (4) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Hutt (16) 25-0006-S72 Department of Animal Services report relative to accepting a grant from Petco Love for lifesaving programs and for natural disaster emergency relief efforts in response to the 2025 Windstorm and Fire Event. (This item referred to the Ad Hoc Committee for LA Recovery and Budget and Finance Committee.) Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED - (4) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Hutt (17) 22-0417 City Administrative Officer (CAO) report relative to the 2021 Collaborative Approaches Towards Preventing and Addressing Hate Crime Program grant extension and budget modification. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Referred to the Budget and Finance and Public Safety Committees) CONCURRED with the Public Safety Committee action of 6-4-25 - (4) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Hutt (18) 24-0600-S37 City Attorney report relative to a restaffing plan with a cost/benefit analysis. Community Impact Statement: None submitted NOTED and FILED the City Attorney report dated June 3, 2025, and requested additional information - (4) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Hutt (19) 23-0452 City Administrative Officer reports relative to adjustments to the spay and neuter voucher value program. (Referred to the Budget and Finance and Arts, Parks, Libraries, and Community Enrichment Committees.) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted.  APPROVED AS AMENDED - (4) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Hutt (20) 25-0367 Government Efficiency, Innovation, and Audits Committee report relative to funding from the Innovation Fund for the Bureau of Sanitation Smart Meter Installation Project pilot. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted. CONCURRED with the Government Efficiency, Innovation, and Audits Committee action of 4-21-25 - (4) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Hutt (21) 25-0373 Government Efficiency, Innovation, and Audits Committee report relative to funding from the Innovation Fund for the Bureau of Sanitation Fork-to-Fuel Initiative pilot project. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted. CONCURRED with the Government Efficiency, Innovation, and Audits Committee action of 4-21-25 - (4) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Hutt (22) 25-0370 Government Efficiency, Innovation, and Audits Committee report relative to funds from the Innovation Fund for the Los Angeles Police Department Use-of-Force Dashboard pilot project. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes  Community Impact Statement: None submitted. CONCURRED with the Government Efficiency, Innovation, and Audits Committee action of 4-21-25 - (4) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Hutt (23) 25-0374 Government Efficiency, Innovation, and Audits Committee report relative to funding from the Innovation Fund for the Los Angeles Fire Department Digitization of Fire Reports and Electronic Payments pilot project. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted. CONCURRED with the Government Efficiency, Innovation, and Audits Committee action of 4-21-25 - (4) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Hutt (24) 25-0375 Government Efficiency, Innovation, and Audits Committee report relative to funding from the Innovation Fund for the Los Angeles Fire Department Medical Supply Inventory Management System pilot project. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted. CONCURRED with the Government Efficiency, Innovation, and Audits Committee action of 4-21-25 - (4) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Hutt (25) 25-0382 Government Efficiency, Innovation, and Audits Committee report relative to funding from the Innovation Fund for the Bureau of Sanitation Turning Waste into Wealth: Investing in the Circular  Economy pilot project. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted. CONCURRED with the Government Efficiency, Innovation, and Audits Committee action of 4-21-25 - (4) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Hutt (26) 25-0372 Government Efficiency, Innovation, and Audits Committee report relative to funding from the Innovation Fund for the Department of Cultural Affairs Watts Towers Arts Center Campus Virtual Accessibility Experience pilot. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted. CONCURRED with the Government Efficiency, Innovation, and Audits Committee action of 4-21-25 - (4) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Hutt (27) 25-0619 City Attorney report relative to a proposed legal service agreement with Susman Godfrey L.L.P. to provide assistance with Civil Enforcement Actions. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED - (4) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Hutt (28) 25-0602 Motion (Rodriguez - Padilla) relative to reauthorizing and appropriating Municipal Improvement Corporation of Los Angeles (MICLA) funds included in the Fiscal Year 2022-23 Adopted Budget for Fire Station  31, into a new account to facilitate the design of Fire Station 31. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED - (4) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Hutt (29) 24-0971 CD 11 City Attorney report relative to a request for closed session to discuss a proposed amendment to the legal services agreement with Nossaman, LLP, related to LA Forward Institute, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al. (The Committee may recess to Closed Session pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel.) Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED an amendment to Contract C-146250 with Nossaman LLP to include legal services in connection with the lawsuits of Venice Community Housing, et al. v. City, LASC Case No. 25STCP00892 and People Organized for Westside Renewal v. City, LASC Case No. 25STCP01091 - (4) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Hutt (30) 24-1488 CD 1 City Attorney report relative to a request for closed session to discuss proposed legal services agreement with Meyers Nave APC to provide legal services related to the litigation entitled Crane Boulevard Safety Coalition v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCP02375. (The Committee may recess to Closed Session pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel.) (Referred to the Budget and Finance and Planning and Land Use Management Committees.)  APPROVED - (4) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Hutt (31) 25-0522 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Herc Rentals, Inc., adv. City of Los Angeles, Claim No. C25-05132. (This matter arises from a property damage incident during the first week of February 2024 at the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant.) CONSIDERED THE MATTER IN CLOSED SESSION (32) 25-0500 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Viktor Braginets v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24STCV10580. (This matter arises from an October 29, 2023, fall incident involving an electric bicycle that occurred near 4523 Lomita Street, Los Angeles, California.) CONSIDERED THE MATTER IN CLOSED SESSION (33) 25-0501 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Bernardino Lopez Escobar v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24STCV02698. (This matter arises from a trip and fall accident that occurred on June 24, 2023, at 4945 Eldred Street in Los Angeles, California.) CONSIDERED THE MATTER IN CLOSED SESSION (34) 25-0502 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Roberto Vargas v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV02848. (This matter arises from a vehicle versus vehicle traffic collision on January 27, 2020, occurring west of the intersection of Division Street and West 33rd Avenue, in Los Angeles.)  CONSIDERED THE MATTER IN CLOSED SESSION (35) 25-0503 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Susie Mamzhi, et al., v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV29851. (This matter arises from a trip and fall on an uplifted sidewalk at the Southwest Corner of Pico Boulevard and Beverwil Drive, near 9700 West Pico Boulevard.) CONSIDERED THE MATTER IN CLOSED SESSION (36) 25-0505 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Mark Alan Clark v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV05766, Court of Appeal Case No. B335656, California Supreme Court Case No. S289586. (This matter arises from a Los Angeles Fire Department equipment superintendent’s allegations of violations of the Fair Employment and Housing Act in 2021 and 2022.) CONSIDERED THE MATTER IN CLOSED SESSION (37) 25-0506 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Lesly Garcia, et al., v. Fernando Ayala Munoz, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV06108. (This matter arises from a March 23, 2021, vehicle versus pedestrian incident at the intersection of North Main Street and Johnston Street, in Los Angeles.) CONSIDERED THE MATTER IN CLOSED SESSION (38) 25-0508 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Karl Augustus v. City of Los Angeles, et al., United States District Court Case No. 2:22-cv-02640- SB-AGR, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal Case No. 24-1367. (This matter arises from a June 11,2021 incident involving a “high-risk” traffic stop  at approximately 2:30 a.m. in Los Angeles, California.) CONSIDERED THE MATTER IN CLOSED SESSION (39) 24-0382 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Cinthia Karina Alvarez v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV12104. (This matter arises from a vehicle versus pedestrian accident on September 24, 2021, at the intersection of San Pedro Street and East 42nd Place, in the City of Los Angeles.) CONSIDERED THE MATTER IN CLOSED SESSION (40) 25-0550 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Suzanne Green v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV33557. (This matter arises from a vehicle versus vehicle traffic accident on Alvarado Street on December 19, 2019.) CONSIDERED THE MATTER IN CLOSED SESSION (41) 25-0549 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Joseph Willey v. Los Angeles Police Department, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 19STCV13983. (This matter arises from an April 2017 incident which gave rise to a personnel investigation against Plaintiff Joseph Willey and ultimately resulted in Plaintiff’s administrative transfer out of Metropolitan Division and the Mounted Platoon.) CONSIDERED THE MATTER IN CLOSED SESSION (42) 25-0548 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Miriam Schwartz v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV14384. (This matter arises from trip and fall incident that occurred on June 17, 2020,  near the intersection of Valley Meadow Road and Woodvale, in Encino.) CONSIDERED THE MATTER IN CLOSED SESSION (43) 25-0551 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Ayman Hussein Zahran v. Los Angeles Police Department, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV24033. (This matter arises from a traffic accident that occurred on December 1, 2022, on Adams Boulevard, at the intersection with Flowers Street, in Los Angeles.) CONSIDERED THE MATTER IN CLOSED SESSION (44) 25-0552 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Arbi Mangasar v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23BBCV00736. (This matter arises from a March 13, 2022 vehicle versus vehicle incident at the intersection of Sunland Boulevard and Sunland Place, in Los Angeles.) CONSIDERED THE MATTER IN CLOSED SESSION (45) 25-0553 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Cheryl Christensen v. Los Angeles Fire Department, et al., Claim No. C24-02878. (This matter arises from a claim of violations of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act which occurred between 2021 and 2023 at the Los Angeles Fire Department.) CONSIDERED THE MATTER IN CLOSED SESSION (46) 25-0554 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Lise Dupuis v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV05291. (This  matter arises from a motor vehicle collision which occurred on February 26, 2018, on the Westbound 10 Freeway near the Robertson Boulevard exit, in Los Angeles, California.) CONSIDERED THE MATTER IN CLOSED SESSION (47) 25-0479 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(2), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled 21300 Oxnard Master Site, LP. (This case arises from a documentary transfer tax payment.) CONSIDERED THE MATTER IN CLOSED SESSION (48) 25-0484 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(2), to confer with its legal counsel relative to potential litigation in the matter of San Fernando Valley Hebrew High School. (This case arises from a documentary transfer tax payment.) CONSIDERED THE MATTER IN CLOSED SESSION (49) 25-0528 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Bey v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCP04662. (This matter arises from a February 2023 California Public Records Act request, which was submitted to the Los Angeles Police Department.) CONSIDERED THE MATTER IN CLOSED SESSION (50) 25-0524 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(2), to confer with its legal counsel relative to pending lititagtion in the matter of Chatsworth Mobile Home Park LLC. (This case arises from a documentary transfer tax payment.) CONSIDERED THE MATTER IN CLOSED SESSION (51) 25-0561 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54596.9(d)(2), to confer with its legal counsel relative to pending litigation in the matter of Triunity JLRLA, LLC. (This case arises from a business license tax assessment.) CONSIDERED THE MATTER IN CLOSED SESSION (52) 21-0185 CD 4 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Jeffrey Fried, et al., v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC713530. (Jeffrey Fried and his wife Tamar Dames seek recovery for damages to their property located at 4118 Colbath Street, in Sherman Oaks, claiming inverse condemnation and negligence against the City. They further claim that the City’s sewer line repair work destabilized the neighboring property, causing their concrete retaining wall to collapse resulting in damages to their pool house, garage, landscaping and an adjacent structure.) CONSIDERED THE MATTER IN CLOSED SESSION (53) 24-1168 CD 15 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Oceans 11 RV Park, LLC, v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24STCV16728 and United States District Court, Central District of California Case No. 2:25-CV-02758. (This lawsuit seeks a writ, or court order, for alleged violations of the Housing Accountability Act and constitutional provisions relating to due process and takings; and seeks a court order for the issuance of building permits for a Recreational Vehicle (RV) Park.) CONSIDERED THE MATTER IN CLOSED SESSION (54) 25-0595 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Michael Ruiz v. Alba Susanna Enriquez, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 19STCV39584. (This matter arises from a motor vehicle accident that occurred on  November 6, 2017, on the 110 Freeway westbound, involving three motor vehicles and a City of Los Angeles Sanitation truck driven by now retired City employee Christopher DeWayne Fields.) CONSIDERED THE MATTER IN CLOSED SESSION 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.