Budget & Finance

(14)\n21-1188-S8\nCity Attorney report relative to a request for closed session to discuss\nthe proposed Second Amendment to Contract C-140018 with\nBeveridge and Diamond PC, for legal services in relation to the July\n11, 2021, flooding incident at the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant.\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to\nGovernment Code Sections 54956.9(d)(1), d(2), and (e)(1), to\nconfer with its legal counsel relative to exposure to litigation and\noutside counsel’s representation of the City in the cases entitled\nMecklenburg v. Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant, Los Angeles\nSuperior Court (LASC) Case No. 21STCV28114, for pending\npersonal injury litigation; Abdelnur v. City of Los Angeles, LASC\nCase No. 22STCV00153, and Konig v. City of Los Angeles, LASC\nCase No. 22STCV00970, for mass tort litigation; and, Ace\nAmerican Insurance Co. v. City of Los Angeles, LASC Case No.\n22STCV18654, for a separate matter involving significant\nexposure to litigation. (These matters arise from the July 11, 2021\nflooding incident at Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant.)\nFiscal Impact Statement: No