City Council

(7) 22-1393 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a Public Works Trust Fund loan to implement the CleanLA, LA River Rangers, LA Community Composting, and Edible Food Waste Recovery projects. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: AUTHORIZE a new $15,003,646 loan from the Public Works Trust Fund (Fund No. 834/50), payable by the CA for All Youth Workforce Development Grant Fund (Fund No. 65N/22, RSC or Appr. TBD), to front-fund and implement four projects - CleanLA, LA River Rangers, LA Community Composting, and Edible Food Waste Recovery - at the Board of Public Works (BPW) funded by the California for All Youth Grant Program. FIND that the loan proceeds will be deposited into the City’s General Fund No. 100/74, which interest earned is retained by said fund and is also the same fund where interest earned in the Public Works Trust Fund No. 834 is transferred to on an interim basis. APPROVE the waiver of interest assessment. AUTHORIZE the BPW, Director of Accounting, to transfer $15,003,646 from available funds within the Public Works Trust Fund (Fund No 83450) to the BPW (Fund No. 100/74), and increase appropriation account authority, as follows: Account Title Amount 001010 Salaries, General $840,206 003040 Contractual Services 14,163,440 Total: $15,003,646 AUTHORIZE the reimbursement of grant funds received from the State of CA Office of the Governor's California Volunteers to be deposited into the California for All Youth Workforce Development Grant Fund (Fund No. 65N22, RSC or Appr. TBD) and transfer said receipt to the Public Works Trust Fund (Fund No. 834/50, BS TBD) on a monthly basis until full repayment is received by no later than September 30, 2024. AUTHORIZE by resolution one Project Coordinator (Class Code: 1537) position to be employed in BPW, to provide project support for the CA For All grant project titled “LA River Rangers”, subject to allocation and exemption approval by the Board of Civil Service Commissioners in accordance with Charter Section 1001(d)(4) based on the position being grant-funded for a term not-to-exceed three years. AUTHORIZE the BPW, Executive Officer, or designee, to make any technical or accounting updates to the recommendations above to effectuate the intent of the Mayor and City Council.