Budget & Finance

(24)\n21-1188-S13\nCity Attorney report relative to proposed amendments to Contract Nos.\nC-140018 and C-139942 with Beveridge & Diamond PC for legal\nservices related to the July 11, 2021 flooding incident at the Hyperion\nReclamation Plant, in the cases entitled Mecklenburg v. Hyperion\nWater Reclamation Plant, Los Angeles Superior Court (LASC) Case\nNo. 21STCV28114; Abdelnur v. City of Los Angeles, LASC Case No.\n22STCV00153; and, Konig v. City of Los Angeles, LASC Case No.\n22STCV00970.\n[The   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   to   discuss   the   need   for   term\nextensions   and   additional   funding   for   the   outside   counsel\ncontracts relative to significant exposure to litigation, including\nthe pending personal injury litigation case entitled Mecklenburg v.\nHyperion Water Reclamation Plant, Los Angeles Superior Court\n(LASC)   Case   No.   21STCV28114;   mass   tort   litigation   case\nentitled   Abdelnur   v.   City   of   Los   Angeles,   LASC   Case   No.\n22STCV00153; and, Konig v. City of Los Angeles, LASC Case No.\n22STCV00970. (These cases arise from regulatory enforcement,\ncivil, and administrative matters that pertain to the July 11, 2021\nflooding incident at the Bureau of Sanitation’s Hyperion Water\nReclamation Plant.)]\nFiscal Impact Statement: No