Budget & Finance

(24) 21-1188-S13 City Attorney report relative to proposed amendments to Contract Nos. C-140018 and C-139942 with Beveridge & Diamond PC for legal services related to the July 11, 2021 flooding incident at the Hyperion Reclamation Plant, in the cases entitled Mecklenburg v. Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant, Los Angeles Superior Court (LASC) Case No. 21STCV28114; Abdelnur v. City of Los Angeles, LASC Case No. 22STCV00153; and, Konig v. City of Los Angeles, LASC Case No. 22STCV00970. [The Committee may recess to Closed Session pursuant to Government Code Sections 54956.9(d)(1), (d)(2), and (e)(1), to confer with its legal counsel to discuss the need for term extensions and additional funding for the outside counsel contracts relative to significant exposure to litigation, including the pending personal injury litigation case entitled Mecklenburg v. Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant, Los Angeles Superior Court (LASC) Case No. 21STCV28114; mass tort litigation case entitled Abdelnur v. City of Los Angeles, LASC Case No. 22STCV00153; and, Konig v. City of Los Angeles, LASC Case No. 22STCV00970. (These cases arise from regulatory enforcement, civil, and administrative matters that pertain to the July 11, 2021 flooding incident at the Bureau of Sanitation’s Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant.)] Fiscal Impact Statement: No