Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee

Please Note Public Comment Will Be Taken In­Person Only. JOURNAL – BUDGET, FINANCE AND INNOVATION COMMITTEE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2024 ­ 2:30 PM JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER ROOM 340, CITY HALL 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 MEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBER BOB BLUMENFIELD, CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER MARQUEECE HARRIS­ DAWSON COUNCILMEMBER KATY YAROSLAVSKY COUNCILMEMBER TIM MCOSKER COUNCILMEMBER MONICA RODRIGUEZ (Luigi Verano ­ Legislative Assistant ­ (213) 978­1082 or juan.l.verano@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. The live audio can also be accessed 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 are encouraged to use one of the other channels. The Committee will take public comment from members of the public in­person only; there will be no public comment by teleconference. Additional information regarding Committee procedures provided at the end of this agenda. MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT ITEM(S) (1) DISCUSSION ITEM ONLY Verbal update from the City Administrative Officer relative to fiscal concerns and Priority Hiring Plan. NO ACTION TAKEN (2) 22­0192­S1 CD 6 Motion (Padilla – Raman) relative to funding for the Project Homekey1 site located at 9120 Woodman Avenue in Council District 6. (This item is referred to the Housing and Homelessness and Budget, Finance, (1) DISCUSSION ITEM ONLY Verbal update from the City Administrative Officer relative to fiscal concerns and Priority Hiring Plan. NO ACTION TAKEN (2) 22­0192­S1 CD 6 Motion (Padilla – Raman) relative to funding for the Project Homekey1 site located at 9120 Woodman Avenue in Council District 6. (This item is referred to the Housing and Homelessness and Budget, Finance, and Innovation Committees) Community Impact Statement: None submitted CONCURRED with the February 7, 2024 action of the Housing and Homelessness Committee – (5) Yes (3) 23­1334 CD 4 Motion (Raman – Hernandez) relative to the midyear funding transfer to support a community­driven master plan and visioning effort for South Griffith Park; and related matters. (This item was approved by the Neighborhoods and Community Enrichment Committee on January 17, 2024) Community Impact Statement: None submitted. CONCURRED with the January 17, 2024 action of the Neighborhoods and Community Enrichment Committee – (5) Yes (4) 22­1324 CD 7 City Administrative Officer report relative to funding for the pilot RV­to­ Home Recreational Vehicle Recycling Program. (This item is referred to the Housing and Homelessness and Budget, Finance and Innovation Committees) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Budget, Finance, and Innovation Committee report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.) (Please visit www.lacouncilfile.com for background documents.) CONCURRED with the February 7, 2024 action of the Housing and Homelessness Committee – (5) Yes (5) 21­1015­S6  (Budget, Finance, and Innovation Committee report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.) (Please visit www.lacouncilfile.com for background documents.) CONCURRED with the February 7, 2024 action of the Housing and Homelessness Committee – (5) Yes (5) 21­1015­S6 City Administrative Officer report relative to a Department of Transportation federal and state grant application for the Energy Incentives for Zero­ Emission Commercial Vehicles: Drayage Fleet and Transit Set­Aside Funding Lane proposal. (Energy and Environment Committee approved this item on January 26, 2024) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted. CONCURRED with the January 26, 2024 action of the Energy and Environment Committee – (5) Yes (6) 23­1320 City Administrative Officer report relative to Reserve Fund Loan Requests for the Proposition 47 Cohort 3 Grant and the California Department of Transportation Grant. (This item was approved by the Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging and Disability Committee on January 19, 2024) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Budget, Finance, and Innovation Committee report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.) (Please visit www.lacouncilfile.com for background documents.) CONCURRED with the January 19, 2024 action of the Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging and Disability Committee – (5) Yes (7) 23­0842­S2 City Administrative Officer report relative to the Third Construction Projects  (Budget, Finance, and Innovation Committee report to be submitted in Council. If public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.) (Please visit www.lacouncilfile.com for background documents.) CONCURRED with the January 19, 2024 action of the Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging and Disability Committee – (5) Yes (7) 23­0842­S2 City Administrative Officer report relative to the Third Construction Projects Report for Fiscal Year 2023­24. (This item was approved by the Government Operations Committee on January 23, 2024) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Debt Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVE City Administrative Officer report dated November 20, 2023 AS AMENDED – (5) Yes (8) 24­0014 Collections Board of Review report relative to delinquent accounts receivables submitted by the Housing and Community Investment Department and the Department of Building and Safety. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Collections Board of Review report dated December 19, 2023 – (5) Yes (9) 24­0044 Department of Building and Safety report relative to a refund claim filed by Hoda Bakhtian Darabi for the project located at 2258 South Manning Avenue in Council District 5. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Department of Building and Safety report dated December 15, 2023 – (5) Yes (10) 24­0098 CD 15 Board of Harbor Commissioners report and Resolution relative to Board Resolution No. 23­10208, authorizing a conflict of interest waiver for Burke, Williams and Sorensen, LLP., in its representation of Vopak Terminal Los  Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Department of Building and Safety report dated December 15, 2023 – (5) Yes (10) 24­0098 CD 15 Board of Harbor Commissioners report and Resolution relative to Board Resolution No. 23­10208, authorizing a conflict of interest waiver for Burke, Williams and Sorensen, LLP., in its representation of Vopak Terminal Los Angeles Inc., in Sanchez v. City of Los Angeles, et al.; and administrative exemption from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Article II Section 2(f) of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines; and related matters. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Board of Harbor Commissioners report dated January 29, 2024 – (5) Yes (11) 24­0095 City Attorney report relative to a conflict of interest waiver for Thompson Coburn LLP., in its representation of L.A. Xpress, Inc. in the matter of Victor Estuardo Jovel v. City of Los Angeles. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Attorney report dated January 25, 2024 – (5) Yes (12) 21­1188­S6 City Attorney report relative to a request for closed session to discuss a settlement recommendation regarding the July 2021 Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant Discharge Incident. The City may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) and (d)(4) (one potential case), to confer with its legal counsel relative to a settlement related to the July 11, 2021 flooding incident at the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on February 14, 2024 (13) 23­0297 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government  2021 flooding incident at the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on February 14, 2024 (13) 23­0297 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 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 Los Angeles Police Department Bomb Squad detonated explosive material.) Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on February 14, 2024 (14) 24­0074 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 Maria Torres, et al. v. Jaime Cruz, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV16422. (This matter arises from a vehicle collision involving a Los Angeles Police Department vehicle.) Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on February 14, 2024 (15) 24­0073 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 Charlette Clayton, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 19STCV42943. (This matter arises from a traffic collision that occurred on June 8, 2019, near the intersection of Wilmington Avenue and Century Boulevard.) Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on February 14, 2024 (16) 24­0060 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 Ruth Fried v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV01989. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on June 13, 2021, on an uplifted sidewalk on Palms Boulevard, near Sawtelle Avenue.) Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on February 14, 2024 (17) 24­0072 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 Susan Roth. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles  the case entitled Ruth Fried v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV01989. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on June 13, 2021, on an uplifted sidewalk on Palms Boulevard, near Sawtelle Avenue.) Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on February 14, 2024 (17) 24­0072 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 Susan Roth. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV39918. (This matter arises from a July 3, 2021 incident wherein Plaintiff tripped and fell on Nebraska Avenue between Pontius Avenue and Cotner Avenue.) Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on February 14, 2024 (18) 24­0063 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 Jeramy Sims v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV07835. (This matter arises from a bicycle fall on March 2, 2020, wherein Plaintiff fell as a result of a pothole at the intersection of Hoover Street and 84th Street.) Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on February 14, 2024 (19) 23­1395 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 Renee E. Rodriguez v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV03277. (This matter arises from a trip and fall accident that occurred on January 25, 2020 on Olive Street and 5th Street.) Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on February 14, 2024 (20) 24­0066 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 Jacqueline Parada v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV26811. (This matter arises from a trip and fall accident that occurred on September 14, 2019, at 2729 West Vernon Avenue.) Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on February 14, 2024 (21) 24­0065 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 Marina Calderon v. Gregory Alan Everard, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23VECV00856. (This matter arises  the case entitled Jacqueline Parada v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV26811. (This matter arises from a trip and fall accident that occurred on September 14, 2019, at 2729 West Vernon Avenue.) Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on February 14, 2024 (21) 24­0065 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 Marina Calderon v. Gregory Alan Everard, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23VECV00856. (This matter arises from a motor vehicle accident that occurred on August 19, 2022, on Roscoe Boulevard.) Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on February 14, 2024 (22) 24­0064 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 Elias Boutros Mikhail, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV19356. (This matter arises from a tree branch falling on a moving vehicle on June 17, 2020, on the roadway adjacent to 17636 Victory Boulevard.) Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on February 14, 2024 (23) 23­1310 CD 5 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 City of Los Angeles v. S. Zachary Samuels, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV12592. (This matter relates to an eminent domain action involving property located at 10384 Northvale Road in Council District for construction of the Exposition Bike Path (Northvale Segment) Project.) Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on February 14, 2024 SUPPORTING MATERIALS Materials relating to items on the agenda are available on the Office of the City Clerk's Council File Management System found at https://cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkconnect by entering the Council File number (e.g., 00­0000) associated with the agenda item. PUBLIC INPUT AT CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETINGS Members of the public who wish to speak on one or multiple items shall have an opportunity to speak up to one minute per item up to a total of two minutes for two or more agenda items. At regular meetings, members of the public shall also have an opportunity to speak up to one minute for general public comment on any matter within the subject­matter jurisdiction of the Committee. The Committee is not required to take general public comment at special meetings. The Committee may limit the total amount of time for public comment on any specific agenda item, on all agenda­items collectively, and/or on general public comment, based on the anticipated time required to hear from public speakers on any given or all agenda items, on the availability of Committee members and the need to maintain quorum, and on any other relevant factor. The Committee shall not discuss or take action relative to any general public comment except as explicitly permitted under the Brown Act. Materials relating to items on the agenda are available on the Office of the City Clerk's Council File Management System found at https://cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkconnect by entering the Council File number (e.g., 00­0000) associated with the agenda item. PUBLIC INPUT AT CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETINGS Members of the public who wish to speak on one or multiple items shall have an opportunity to speak up to one minute per item up to a total of two minutes for two or more agenda items. At regular meetings, members of the public shall also have an opportunity to speak up to one minute for general public comment on any matter within the subject­matter jurisdiction of the Committee. The Committee is not required to take general public comment at special meetings. The Committee may limit the total amount of time for public comment on any specific agenda item, on all agenda­items collectively, and/or on general public comment, based on the anticipated time required to hear from public speakers on any given or all agenda items, on the availability of Committee members and the need to maintain quorum, and on any other relevant factor. The Committee shall not discuss or take action relative to any general public comment except as explicitly permitted under the Brown Act. COMMITTEE INFORMATION, ASSIGNMENTS, AND STRUCTURE https://clerk.lacity.gov/clerk­services/cps/council­committee­meetings/info­assignments­structure SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION 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 Telecommunications Relay Service for the hearing impaired, please see the information below. 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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 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 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, hard­of­hearing, 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.