Budget and Finance Commitee

BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE Tuesday, August 19, 2025 - 2:00 PM JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER ROOM 340, CITY HALL 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 Clerk.BudgetandFinanceCommittee@lacity.org) Submit written comment at LACouncilComment.com The audio for Committee meetings is broadcast live on the internet at https://clerk.lacity.gov/calendar. Additional information regarding Committee procedures provided at the end of this agenda. The Committee will take public comment from members of the public in-person only; there will be no public comment by teleconference. 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 or call (213) 978-1133 to allow time for scheduling. It is strongly encouraged that a request for interpretive services is made at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. Interpretation requests are not a guarantee and are dependent on availability. You will receive a confirmation reply if an interpreter is available. MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT ITEM(S) (1) 08-3292-S1 CD 6 Motion (Padilla - Yaroslavsky) relative to initiating and effectuating the escheatment and transfer process for idle funds associated with the Panorama City Business Improvement District for the purpose of implementing traffic safety measures on Lanark Street in Panorama City. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (2) 20-1524-S8 City Administrative Officer report relative to the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program Round Six grant application. (This item is referred to the Housing and Homelessness and the Budget and Finance Committees.) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (3) 25-0720 Motion (Padilla – Yaroslavsky) relative to the impacts of Cannabis taxation. (At its meeting held on August 5, 2025, the Governmnent Operations Committee approved the Motion.) Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted. (4) 25-0904 Controller and City Attorney reports and draft Ordinance relative to levying taxes and setting the tax rates for the several interest and sinking funds for bonded indebtedness of the City for the Fiscal Year 2025-26. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (5) 25-0897 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 Sabrina Neely v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV08865. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident which occurred on March 29, 2022, on the sidewalk near 321 Wall Street, in the city of Los Angeles.) (6) 25-0899 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 Julio Martinez v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV41937. (This matter arises from a vehicle versus vehicle accident at 7th Street and Bixel Street, in the city of Los Angeles.) (7) 25-0901 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 Sara Marin v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV14185. [This matter arises from claims under the Fair Employment and Housing Act, the California Labor Code, and the California Family Rights Act for: (1) gender discrimination; (2) disability discrimination; (3) retaliation; (4) retaliation under the California Family Rights Act; (5) retaliation under Labor Code §1102.5; (6) failure to prevent discrimination; and (7) failure to prevent retaliation.] (8) 25-0902 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 Bladimir Rivera, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV31888. (This matter arises from automobile vs. pedestrian accident that occurred on September 11, 2021, on Vista Del Mar, in the City of Los Angeles.) (9) 25-0789 CD 11 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 Roesler v. City of Los Angeles, et al, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV27185. [This case consists of a Complaint asserting declaratory and injunctive relief arising as a taxpayer and for violation of the California Coastal Act, (Division 20 of the Public Resources Code, commencing with section 30000), related to the City’s removal of street parking on Vista Del Mar next to Dockweiler Beach in August 2017.] (10) 25-0783 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 Griffith J. Griffith Charitable Trust et al. v. City of Los Angeles et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCP03390. (This litigation consists of a Petition for Writ of Mandate asserting California Environmental Quality Act claims challenging the City Council’s August 2, 2023, approval of the Los Angeles Zoo Vision Plan and certification of its revised final environmental impact report.) (This matter is referred to the Arts, Parks, Libraries, and Community Enrichment and Budget and Finance Committees. The Arts, Parks, Libraries, and Community Enrichment Committee waived consideration of the above matter.) (11) 25-0903 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 Arman Burmayan v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV29583. (This matter arises from an automobile versus motorcycle accident, which took place on August 4, 2020, at the intersection of Amestoy Avenue and Rinaldi Street, in Granada Hills.) (12) 25-0854 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 Robert Danbom v. LAFD, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV28056. (13) 25-0855 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 Arturo Aceves Jimenez v. County of Los Angeles, et al., United States District Court Case No. 2:21-cv-  07117. 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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 caller 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 the FCC's Disability Rights Office website.