Los Angeles

Budget & Finance

January 20, 2026 Item #16

Agenda Item 16

(16)\n21-1188-S11\nCity Attorney report relative to a Fourth Amendment to Contract No. C-\n139762 with Summa LLP to extend the contract term for the provision\nof legal services with regard to the July 11, 2021 flooding incident at\nthe Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant, for the cases\nentitled Mecklenburg v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior\nCourt (LASC) Case No. 21STCV28114; Abdelnur v. City of Los\nAngeles, LASC Case No. 22STCV00153; and, Konig v. City of Los\nAngeles, LASC Case No. 22STCV00970.\n[The   Committee   may   recess   to   Closed   Session,   pursuant   to\nGovernment   Code   Section   54956.9(d)(1),   (d)(2),   and   (e)(1);   to\nconfer or discuss with, or receive advice from, its legal counsel\nregarding pending litigation and significant exposure to litigation\n(one potential case). (This matter arises from the need to update\nand extend the term of the outside counsel contract with Summa\nLLP relating to the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant incident\nand proceedings resulting therefrom, Contract No. 139762.)]\nFiscal Impact Statement: No