City Council

(7) 23-0842-S2 BUDGET, FINANCE, AND INNOVATION COMMITTEE REPORT and GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the Third Construction Projects Report (CPR) for Fiscal Year 2023-24. A. BUDGET, FINANCE, AND INNOVATION COMMITTEE REPORT Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: CONCUR with the action taken by the Government Operations Committee on January 23, 2024, attached to Council file No. 23-0842-S2. AMEND Attachment 1, page 20, Item JJ, of the City Administrative Officer (CAO) report dated November 20, 2023, attached to Council file No. 23-0842-S2, to including the following language: AUTHORIZE the Controller to transfer $142,311 from Capital and Technology Improvement Expenditure Program (CTIEP) Fund No. 100/54, Account No. 00Y953, entitled Mafundi/Robert Pitts Center, to the Department of General Services budgetary accounts for the Mafundi Building Repairs Project to fund the ongoing work including, but not limited to, the purchase and installation of HVAC equipment, as necessary to complete before the facility can be reopened, in the following amounts: Fund No. 100/40, Account No. 001101, Hiring Hall Construction - $68,257; Account No. 001121, Benefits Hiring Hall Construction - $32,220; Account No. 003180, Construction Materials - $41,834; Total - $142,311 B. GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: AUTHORIZE the Controller to transfer $15,313,931.82 between departments and funds as specified in Attachment 1, as outlined in the CAO report dated November 20, 2023, attached to Council file No. 23-0842-S2. AUTHORIZE the Controller to transfer $6,591,186.30 between accounts within departments and funds as specified in Attachment 2, as outlined in the CAO report dated November 20, 2023, attached to the Council file. AUTHORIZE the Controller, in accordance with Recommendation No. 1 stated above, to reimburse the General Fund from monies within the Municipal Improvement Corporation of Los Angeles (MICLA) upon CAO approval and receipt of invoices by departments for construction materials and supplies for completed work to include labor services documentation that must contain an hourly breakdown with task codes detailing the completed MICLA eligible work, relative to the departmental accounts designated for the following projects: Facilities Improvements: Security Surveillance System (Van Nuys Yard) and Silver Lake Yard Parking Improvement Project (Item J) Electric Vehicle (EV) Infrastructure for Yards and Facilities (Item K) EV Chargers at Various Locations (Item EE) Bureau of Engineering Trailer Capital Repairs – Los Angeles Zoo Department (Item MM) REAUTHORIZE the use of up to $20,327,000 in MICLA funding authority for various projects, as outlined in the CAO report dated November 20, 2023, attached to the Council file; and allow use beyond the City’s Three-Year Spending Policy. RESCIND the prior Controller’s instructions approved by Council as part of the 2023-24 First CPR relative to the appropriation of $1.1 million in MICLA financing authorized for the Zoo’s Adventure Island Demolition Project. REPROGRAM the use of $201,382 in MICLA financing provided in the 2022-23 Adopted Budget and later designated for Langur Bridge Repair/Replacement Project for structural repairs at the Los Angeles Zoo’s Gorilla Tunnel and the Bongo Bridge. AUTHORIZE the CAO to make technical corrections, as necessary, to the transactions authorized through the CAO report dated November 20, 2023, attached to the Council file, as required to implement the intent of those transactions. Fiscal Impact Statement: The CAO reports that the recommendations stated in the report include transfers, appropriations and expenditure authority totaling $21.90 million consisting of $3.11 million General Fund, $1.42 million MICLA, $1.43 million CTIEP, $1.71 million from grant awards, and $14.23 million of various special funds. All transfers and appropriations are based on existing funds, reimbursements, or revenues. There is no additional General Fund impact for operations and maintenance costs as a result of these recommendations. Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the actions recommended in the report include estimated amounts needed to fund ongoing maintenance, programming and operating needs of the projects, which complies with the City’s Financial Policies. Debt Impact Statement: The CAO reports that the issuance of MICLA debt is a General Fund obligation. Further information regarding the debt impact of this item can be found in the CAO report dated November 20, 2023, attached to the Council file.