Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee

Please Note Public Comment Will Be Taken In­Person Only. JOURNAL – BUDGET, FINANCE AND INNOVATION COMMITTEE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2024 ­ 1:30 PM JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER ROOM 340, CITY HALL 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 MEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBER BOB BLUMENFIELD, CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER MONICA RODRIGUEZ COUNCILMEMBER TIM MCOSKER COUNCILMEMBER KATY YAROSLAVSKY COUNCILMEMBER TRACI PARK (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. 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 ITEM(S) (1) 24­0600­S111 City Administrative Officer report relative to the First Financial Status Report (FSR) for Fiscal Year 2024­25. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (1) 24­0600­S111 City Administrative Officer report relative to the First Financial Status Report (FSR) for Fiscal Year 2024­25. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated October 25, 2024 AS AMENDED – (5) Yes (2) 23­1289 City Administrative Officer and Board of Fire Commissioners reports relative to the continuation of Federal Emergency Management Agency Governor's Office of Emergency Services California Task Force One Mobilization Exercise Agreement Grant. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Public Safety Committee approved this item on October 22, 2024) CONCURRED with the October 22, 2024 action of the Public Safety Committee – (5) Yes (3) 22­1423 City Administrative Officer and Board of Fire Commissioners reports relative to the continuation of Grant Funds for the 2022 Federal Emergency Management Agency Urban Search and Rescue Task Force Cooperative Agreement Grant in Fiscal Year 2024­25. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Public Safety Committee approved this item on October 22, 2024) CONCURRED with the October 22, 2024 action of the Public Safety Committee – (5) Yes  Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Public Safety Committee approved this item on October 22, 2024) CONCURRED with the October 22, 2024 action of the Public Safety Committee – (5) Yes (4) 21­1293 City Administrative Officer and Board of Fire Commissioners reports relative the continuation of Grant Funds for the 2021 Federal Emergency Management Agency Urban Search and Rescue Task Force Cooperative Agreement Grant in Fiscal Year 2024­25. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Public Safety Committee approved this item on October 22, 2024) CONCURRED with the October 22, 2024 action of the Public Safety Committee – (5) Yes (5) 21­0042­S8 Los Angeles Housing Department and City Administrative Officer reports relative to a fee study and recommendations to administer Just Cause Eviction and expanded tenant protections for tenants citywide. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Personnel, Audits, and Hiring Committee approved this item on October 15, 2024. Housing and Homelessness Committee approved this item on September 18, 2024) CONCURRED with the October 15, 2024 action of the Personnel, Audits, and Hiring Committee and with the September 18, 2024 action of the Housing and Homelessness Committee – (5) Yes (6) 24­1252 CD 15 Department of Building and Safety report relative to a refund claim filed by  (Personnel, Audits, and Hiring Committee approved this item on October 15, 2024. Housing and Homelessness Committee approved this item on September 18, 2024) CONCURRED with the October 15, 2024 action of the Personnel, Audits, and Hiring Committee and with the September 18, 2024 action of the Housing and Homelessness Committee – (5) Yes (6) 24­1252 CD 15 Department of Building and Safety report relative to a refund claim filed by Meritage Homes of California, Inc. (Claim No. 172072) for the project located at 26900 South Western Avenue in Council District 15. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Department of Building and Safety report dated August 28, 2024 – (5) Yes (7) 20­1346 Board of Public Works report relative to the acceptance of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration grant; and related matters. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Public Works Committee approved this item on October 9, 2024) CONCURRED with the October 22, 2024 action of the Public Safety Committee; APPROVED Board of Public Works Committee report dated September 12, 2024 AS AMENDED – (5) Yes (8) 24­1218 Motion (Rodriguez – Lee) relative to the transfer of funds for the Los Angeles Fire Department participation in the Fiscal Year 2022­23 Medi­ Cal Intergovernmental Transfer Program. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Rodriguez – Lee) – (5) Yes (9) 24­1244 City Administrative Officer report relative to an amendment to Contract No. C­137261 with Mobility Capital Financial, Inc. for a consumer demand deposit account. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes  Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Rodriguez – Lee) – (5) Yes (9) 24­1244 City Administrative Officer report relative to an amendment to Contract No. C­137261 with Mobility Capital Financial, Inc. for a consumer demand deposit account. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE ­ DECEMBER 9, 2024 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ DECEMBER 6, 2024) APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated October 2, 2024 – (5) Yes (10) 21­1015­S14 City Administrative Officer report relative to authorizing the Bureau of Sanitation to prepare and submit grant applications for the United States Environmental Protection Agency National Brownfields Program Part A: Community Wide Assessment Grant Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 and Part C: Cleanup Grant FY 2025. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Energy and Environment Committee waived consideration of the above matter) APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated October 10, 2024 – (5) Yes (11) 24­1231 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 Elizabeth Ann Armstrong v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV23068. (This matter arises from a trip and fall that occurred on August 29, 2021, at 2333 Fern Dell Drive, in the City of Los Angeles.)  APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated October 10, 2024 – (5) Yes (11) 24­1231 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 Elizabeth Ann Armstrong v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV23068. (This matter arises from a trip and fall that occurred on August 29, 2021, at 2333 Fern Dell Drive, in the City of Los Angeles.) Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on October 9, 2024. (12) 24­1230 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 Patience LaDawn Clark v. Alfonzo Chavez, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV46971. (This matter arises from a vehicle versus vehicle traffic accident on February 14, 2020, on La Brea Avenue at the intersection of Obama Boulevard, in the City of Los Angeles.) Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on October 9, 2024. (13) 24­1234 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 Cisneros Romero v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV21600. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on June 24, 2021, on the sidewalk located at 11988 Adelphia Avenue, in the City of Los Angeles.) Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on October 9, 2024. (14) 24­1235 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 Fischer v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV02009. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on August 28, 2020, on an uneven sidewalk located at 3031 North Roswell Street, in the City of Los Angeles.) Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on October 9, 2024. (15) 24­1240 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 Laura Gelles v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV08367. (This matter arises from a trip  and fall incident on August 28, 2020, on an uneven sidewalk located at 3031 North Roswell Street, in the City of Los Angeles.) Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on October 9, 2024. (15) 24­1240 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 Laura Gelles v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV08367. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on April 25, 2022, on the sidewalk at 1933 North Bronson Avenue, Los Angeles.) Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on October 9, 2024. (16) 24­1241 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 Yolanda Ricks v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV32529. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident that occurred on September 13, 2019, near 11416 South Vermont Avenue, in Los Angeles.) Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on October 9, 2024. (17) 24­1242 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 Mahin Massaband v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23SMCV00178. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident that occurred on March 18, 2022, on the sidewalk near 2049 Midvale Avenue, in the City of Los Angeles.) Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on October 9, 2024. (18) 24­1243 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 Beau Brown v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV31226 . (This matter arises from an incident wherein Plaintiff was riding a motorized scooter and hit a pothole on Pico Boulevard in the City of Los Angeles.) Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on October 9, 2024. (19) 24­1248 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 Beau Brown v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV31226 . (This matter arises from an incident wherein Plaintiff was riding a motorized scooter and hit a pothole on Pico Boulevard in the City of Los Angeles.) Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on October 9, 2024. (19) 24­1248 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 James Phillip Thomas, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV26107. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident that occurred on June 24, 2023, near 4299 Via Marisol, Los Angeles.) Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on October 9, 2024. (20) 24­1239 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 Ashley House v. Brett Populorum, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV07527. (This matter arises from a traffic accident that occurred on April 17, 2020, at the intersection of Florence Avenue and Main Street.) Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on October 9, 2024. (21) 24­1249 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 Estate of Rosendo Olivio, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., United States District Court Case No. 2:23­cv­01516­FMO (Ex). (This matter arises from an officer­involved shooting which occurred on December 18, 2021, in the Newton Division area of the City of Los Angeles.) Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on October 9, 2024. (22) 24­1238 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 Willie Redmond v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV03620. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident which occurred on January 29, 2019, near the 10700 block of Corbin Avenue, 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 October 9, 2024. (22) 24­1238 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 Willie Redmond v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV03620. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident which occurred on January 29, 2019, near the 10700 block of Corbin Avenue, Los Angeles, California.) Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on October 9, 2024. (23) 24­1237 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 Kim Williams v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV35693. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident that occurred on May 13, 2022, at 9816 South Hobart Boulevard, in the City of Los Angeles, California.) Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on October 9, 2024. (24) 24­1250 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 cases entitled Michael Libitzky, et al v. City of Los Angeles, et al (Lead Case) & Kriss Dozal v. City of Los Angeles, et al (Consolidated Case), Los Angeles Superior Court Case Nos. 21STCV33832 & 22STCP01177. (This matter arises from a motor vehicle accident at West Sunset Boulevard and Cassil Place, in Los Angeles, on January 16, 2021.) Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on October 9, 2024. (25) 24­1197 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 Byun Myunghee v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV05627. (This matter relates to property damage resulting from a landslide located at 2804 Westshire Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90068.) Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on October 9, 2024. (26) 24­1310 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 Dawn Eliashiv, MD, v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV00029. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on June 7, 2020, on an uneven sidewalk located at  Angeles, CA 90068.) Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on October 9, 2024. (26) 24­1310 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 Dawn Eliashiv, MD, v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV00029. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on June 7, 2020, on an uneven sidewalk located at 10589 Kinnard Avenue, in the City of Los Angeles.) Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session on October 9, 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. 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EXHAUSTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES A member of the public seeking to challenge a City action in court may be limited to raising only those issues raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk prior to the public hearing in time reasonably to be considered by the Committee members. 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. TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICE (TRS) COMMUNICATIONS Individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing, and individuals with a speech disability, may be able to avail themselves of 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. 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