Los Angeles — 2026-04-13
Budget & Finance
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(1)\n15-1207-S8\nCD 9\nCity Administrative Officer reports relative to status updates on the Los\nAngeles Convention Center Expansion and Modernization Project for\nFebruary and March 2026. (This item is referred to the Budget and\nFinance Committee, Economic Development and Jobs\nCommittee, and Personnel and Hiring Committee.)\nFiscal Impact Statement: Yes
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(10)\n26-0504\nDepartment of Building and Safety report relative to a request for\nlinkage fee refund from Consolidated Capital Realty Corp., Inc. -\nRefund Claim No. 177697.\nFiscal Impact Statement: No
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(11)\n26-0507\nDepartment of Building and Safety report relative to a request for\nlinkage fee refund from ABG Living Trust - Refund Claim No. 179490.\nFiscal Impact Statement: No
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(12)\n26-0498\nDepartment of Building and Safety report relative to a request for\nlinkage fee refund from North Hollywood Self Storage Partners, LLC -\nRefund Claim No. 180329.\nFiscal Impact Statement: No
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(13)\n25-1083\nInstruction No. 2 of Amending Motion 4D (Nazarian – Soto-Martinez –\nJurado), City Administrative Officer report, and Department of City\nPlanning report relative to the transfer of $650,000 to Fund No. 68/100,\nPlanning Account, the fiscal impact, and updated anticipated costs of\nmailing courtesy notices to property owners and tenants within\neach Transit Oriented Development Zone prior to the implementation\nof Senate Bill (SB) 79 (Wiener). (The City Council referred this\nmatter to the Budget and Finance Committee on March 24, 2026.\nThe City Administrative Officer and Department of City\nPlanning reports are referred to the Budget and Finance\nCommittee and Planning and Land Use Management Committee.)\nFiscal Impact Statement: Yes\nFinancial Policies Statement: Yes
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(14)\n26-0463\nCity Administrative Officer report relative to a proposed contract\nbetween the Office of Finance and Meeder Public Funds, Inc. for\ninvestment advisory services.\nFiscal Impact Statement: Yes\nFinancial Policies Statement: Yes
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(15)\n26-0493\nCity Administrative Officer report relative to a proposed contract\nbetween the Office and Finance and Thomson Reuters, West\nPublishing Corporation for tax audit case selection and management\nsystem services.\nFiscal Impact Statement: Yes\nFinancial Policies Statement: Yes
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(16)\n26-0306\nBoard of Police Commissioners and City Administrative Officer reports\nrelative to a grant award for the Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems\nGrant Program from the Federal Emergency Management Agency,\nUnited States Department of Homeland Security, sub-awarded through\nthe California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services. (This item is\nreferred to the Budget and FInance Committee and Public Safety\nCommittee. The Public Safety Committee waived consideration of\nthe item.)\nFiscal Impact Statement: Yes\nFinancial Policies Statement: Yes
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(17)\n25-1319-S1\nCity Administrative Officer report relative to the Third Transportation-\nRelated Construction Projects Report for Fiscal Year 2025-26. (This\nitem is referred to the Budget and Finance Committee and\nTransportation Committee. The Transporation Committee waived\nconsideration of the item.)\nFiscal Impact Statement: Yes\nFinancial Policies Statement: Yes
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(18)\n25-1427-S1\nMotion (Jurado - Harris-Dawson, Hernandez) relative to the status,\nscope, and key issues under review in the ongoing National\nTransportation Safety Board and the National Highway Traffic Safety\nAdministration investigations involving Waymo-operated autonomous\nvehicles. (This item is referred to the Transportation Committee\nand Budget and Finance Committee. The Transportation\nCommittee approved the item as amended on February 25, 2026.)
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(19)\n26-0390\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to\nGovernment Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal\ncounsel relative to the case entitled Jessica Woodward, Vishal Singh,\net al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., United States District Court Case\nNo. CV22-01306 GW (JEMx). (This matter arises from an incident\ninvolving members of the Los Angeles Police Department that\noccurred on July 17, 2021.)
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(2)\n15-1207-S7\nMotion (McOsker – Jurado) relative to a request for a verbal update to\nthe Budget and Finance Committeee on the status of the Los Angeles\nConvention Center Expansion and Modernization Project. (This item\nis referred to the Budget and Finance Committee and Economic\nDevelopment and Jobs Committee.)
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(20)\n26-0391\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to\nGovernment Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal\ncounsel relative to the case entitled Brian Pratt v. City of Los Angeles,\nLos Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV27248. (This matter\ninvolves a lawsuit for whistle-blower retaliation under Labor Code\nSection 1102.5.)
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(21)\n26-0392\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to\nGovernment Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal\ncounsel relative to the case entitled Citali Sanchez v. Jose Arman, et\nal., Orange County Superior Court Case No. 30-2024-01373494-CU-\nPA-NJC. (This matter arises from a vehicular accident involving a City\nemployee that took place on October 11, 2022.)
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(22)\n26-0398\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to\nGovernment Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal\ncounsel relative to the case entitled Helena Townsend v. City of Los\nAngeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV20106\n(This matter arises from a sidewalk trip and fall accident that occurred\non June 2, 2019 in front of 7350 Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles.)
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(23)\n26-0400\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to\nGovernment Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal\ncounsel relative to the case entitled Darius Colbourn v. City of Los\nAngeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23BBCV01822.\n(This matter arises from an August 11, 2021, incident where a street\nsign at the intersection of McCormick Street and Blakeslee Avenue in\nNorth Hollywood fell on Plaintiff.)
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(24)\n26-0396\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to\nGovernment Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal\ncounsel relative to the case entitled Glenda Ganis, et al. v. City of Los\nAngeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV14815\n(This matter arises from a November 11, 2022 trip and fall incident\noccurring on the sidewalk located at 852 Hauser Boulevard, in Los\nAngeles.)
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(25)\n26-0395\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to\nGovernment Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal\ncounsel relative to the case entitled Maria Mendoza v. County of Los\nAngeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24VECV00360.\n(This matter arises from a trip and fall incident that occurred at 6230\nSylmar Avenue in Van Nuys on February 14, 2023.)
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(26)\n26-0393\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to\nGovernment Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal\ncounsel relative to the case entitled Isidro Vera-Cruz v. City of Los\nAngeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV03465.\n(This matter arises from a multi-vehicle versus pedestrian incident on\nMarch 10, 2022, in a crosswalk at the intersection of West Adams\nBoulevard and South Budlong Avenue.)
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(27)\n26-0502\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to\nGovernment Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal\ncounsel relative to the case entitled Christopher Matthew Herbert v.\nCity of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No.\n22STCV35180. (This matter arises from a traffic accident on January\n18, 2022, at or near MacArthur Park, 2230 West 6th Street, Los\nAngeles, California.)
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(28)\n26-0415\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to\nGovernment Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal\ncounsel relative to the case entitled Asdrubal Solis v. State of\nCalifornia, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24STCV06344.\n(This matter arises from a January 31, 2023 motorcycle vs. automobile\naccident at the intersection of Eagle Rock Boulevard and Avenue 42 in\nLos Angeles.)
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(29)\n26-0510\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to\nGovernment Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal\ncounsel relative to the case entitled John Doe No. 1 v. City of Los\nAngeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV17189.\n(This matter arises from a claim of sexual abuse of a minor between\napproximately 2002 and 2008 by a City employee.)
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(3)\n26-0464\nCity Administrative Officer report and Resolution relative to the\nacceptance of Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 State Specified Earmark\nGrants, and FY 2026 Federal Community Project Funding and\nCongressionally Directed Spending Earmark Grants.\nFiscal Impact Statement: Yes\nFinancial Policies Statement: Yes
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(30)\n26-0505\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to\nGovernment Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal\ncounsel relative to the case entitled Irina Pervak v. City of Los Angeles,\nLos Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23CHCV02715. (This matter\narises from a trip and fall incident on March 27, 2023, at 18329\nDevonshire Street, in Northridge, California.)
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(31)\n26-0508\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to\nGovernment Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal\ncounsel relative to the case entitled Minh Nguyen v. City of Los\nAngeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24VECV05023. (This\nmatter arises from a trip and fall incident on December 25, 2023, on\nthe parkway located in front of 6543 Gross Avenue, in the City of Los\nAngeles.)
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(32)\n26-0503\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to\nGovernment Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal\ncounsel relative to in the case entitled Nick Golbahar v. City of Los\nAngeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV28407.\n(This matter arises from a sidewalk trip and fall incident located at\n4137 Fulton Avenue in Sherman Oaks, California, on January 18,\n2021.)
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(33)\n26-0506\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to\nGovernment Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal\ncounsel relative to the case entitled Carolina Mora v. City of Los\nAngeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23VECV03259. (This\nmatter arises from a trip and fall incident on September 20, 2022, over\nan uplifted sidewalk located at 9800 Woodman Avenue, in Los\nAngeles.)
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(34)\n24-0524\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to\nGovernment Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal\ncounsel relative to the case entitled Danielle M. Halyak v. City of Los\nAngeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV25850.\n(This matter arises from an incident involving a Los Angeles Police\nDepartment officer on or about September 5, 2022 in the City of Los\nAngeles.)
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(35)\n26-0509\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to\nGovernment Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal\ncounsel relative to the case entitled Ricardo Ramirez, Sr., et al. v. City\nof Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No.\n24STCV25655. (This matter arises from an incident involving members\nof the Los Angeles Police Department on July 13, 2024, in Los\nAngeles, California.)
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(36)\n23-0574\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to\nGovernment Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal\ncounsel relative to the case entitled Timothy Colomey v. City of Los\nAngeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV00093. (This\nmatter arises from Plaintiff’s claims of whistleblower retaliation under\nCalifornia Labor Code Section 1102.5.)
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(37)\n23-0908\nCD 3\nCity Attorney reports relative to the payment of attorneys’ fees, plus\napplicable interest, pursuant to the ruling issued against the City in the\ncase entitled Yes in My Back Yard, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al.,\nLos Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24STCP00070, regarding a 360-\nunit, 100 percent affordable apartment building project located at 8217\nNorth Winnetka Avenue, in the Canoga Park – Winnetka – Woodland\nHills – West Hills Community Plan.\nFiscal Impact Statement: No
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(38)\n26-0418\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to\nGovernment Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal\ncounsel relative to the case entitled J.M., by and through his Guardian\nAd Litem, Maria Guadalupe Serrano v. Erwin Alexander Majano, et al.,\nLos Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24STCV03713. (This matter\narises from a March 30, 2023 accident involving a motorcycle and a\npedestrian at Whittier Boulevard and Orme Avenue in Los Angeles.)
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(39)\n26-0460\nCD 11\nCity Attorney report relative to an amendment to Contract No. C-\n146250 with Nossaman, LLP, for legal services in the case entitled LA\nForward Institute, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles\nSuperior Court (LASC) Case No. 24STCV17156; and, related LASC\ncases.\n[The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to\nGovernment Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal\ncounsel and put forth recommendations regarding Nossaman,\nLLP’s representation of the City in the cases entitled LA Forward\nInstitute, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., LASC Case No.\n24STCV17156; Venice Community Housing, et al. v. City of Los\nAngeles, et al., LASC Case No. 25STCP00892; People Organized\nfor Westside Renewal v. City of Los Angeles et al., LASC Case No.\n25STCP01091; and, Venice Community Housing Corporation,\nHollywood Community Housing Corporation, Venice Dell LP. v.\nCity of Los Angeles, et al., LASC Case No. 25STCV20355. (These\nlawsuits seek injunctive and declaratory relief, damages and a\nwrit, related to the City’s processing, approval, and land\ndisposition activity for an affordable housing and parking lot\ndevelopment project at 200 North Venice Boulevard, Los Angeles,\nCalifornia. A fifth lawsuit, entitled Venice Community Housing\nCorporation, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., LASC Case No.\n25STCP03578, is related to the other aforementioned litigation\nmatters but is being handled solely by the Office of the City\nAttorney.)]\nFiscal Impact Statement: No
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(4)\n25-0572-S2\nDepartment of City Planning (DCP) report dated February 5, 2026 and\nRecommended Action dated March 19, 2026, and City Administrative\nOfficer report relative to a Fiscal Year 2025-26 Interim Budget Request\nfor the implementation of the Zoning Review Program transfer to the\nDCP. (This item is referred to the Planning and Land Use\nManagement Committee, Budget and Finance Committee, and\nPersonnel and Hiring Committee. The Planning and Land Use\nManagement Committee approved the item as amended on March\n24, 2026.)\nFiscal Impact Statement: Yes\nFinancial Policies Statement: Yes
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(40)\n26-0461\nCity Attorney report relative to a proposed legal services agreement\nwith Susman Godfrey LLP to provide assistance concerning potential\ninitiation of litigation.\n[The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to\nGovernment Code Section 54956.9(d)(4), to confer with its legal\ncounsel and discuss approving the retention of outside counsel,\non a contingency fee basis and at no cost to the City, to assist\nwith potential claims the City is deciding whether to initiate.]\nFiscal Impact Statement: No
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(5)\n26-0259\nCity Attorney report relative to a proposed contract with Nossaman\nLLP to provide legal services associated with federal and state tenant\nrelocation law, and other related matters.\n[The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to\nGovernment Code Sections 54956.9(d)(1) and (d)(2), to confer with\nits legal counsel to discuss the need for outside counsel\nassistance and funding.]\nFiscal Impact Statement: No
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(6)\n26-0383\nMotion (Hernandez – McOsker) relative to the staffing and resources\nneeded to support the operations of the Citywide Brownfield Program\nadministered by the Bureau of Sanitation.
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(7)\n24-0600-S37\nJoint City Attorney and City Administrative Officer report relative to\nstrategies to mitigate liability claims payments.\nFiscal Impact Statement: No
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(8)\n25-0600-S76\nAdopted Budget Recommendation and Department on Disability report\nrelative to a Special Study on the resources needed to comply with the\nAmericans with Disabilities Act (ADA) regulations and requirements for\nlarge scale events, including the 2026 World Cup and the 2028\nOlympic and Paralympic Games. (The Civil Rights, Equity,\nImmigration, and Aging Committee approved the item as\namended on January 16, 2026. The City Council referred the\nmatter to the Budget and Finance Committee for further\nconsideration on March 25, 2026.)\nFiscal Impact Statement: Yes
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(9)\n26-0380\nMotion (Hutt – McOsker) relative to a long-term staffing and\nimplementation plan to increase the total number of active Parking\nEnforcement and Traffic Control staff available for deployment\nthroughout the City. (This item is referred to the Transportation\nCommittee\nand\nBudget\nand\nFinance\nCommittee.\nThe Transportation Committee approved the item on March 25,\n2026.)