City Council

(18) 17-0046-S3 CIVIL RIGHTS, EQUITY, IMMIGRATION, AGING AND DISABILITY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the First Amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Los Angeles County Department of Consumer and Business Affairs, Office of Immigrant Affairs, to provide immigrant legal services funding to the RepresentLA program. Recommendations for Council action: APPROVE the First Amendment to the MOU, Attachment A of the Community Investment and Families Department (CIFD) report dated October 12, 2023, attached to the Council file, with the Los Angeles County Department of Consumer and Business Affairs, Office of Immigrant Affairs to include detained and non-detained merits-blind removal defense. AUTHORIZE the General Manager, CIFD, or designee, to execute the First Amendment to the MOU between the City and the Los Angeles County Department of Consumer and Business Affairs, Office of Immigrant Affairs to provide immigrant legal services funding to the Represent LA program. Fiscal Impact Statement: The CIFD reports that there is no impact to the General Fund. The services provided under the MOU are supported by the $4 million in General Fund appropriated under Account No. 21W224 (Council file No. 17-0046-S2). There may be a future General Fund impact beyond the term of the MOU due to the inclusion of funding immigrant legal representation as identified in said CIFD report.