MOTION-- The Fiscal Year 2020-21 Adopted Budget sets aside $90 million in the UnappropriatedBalance for the preservation of City services, reinvestment in disadvantaged communities andcommunities of color, reimagining public safety service delivery, and the Targeted Local Hire(TLH) Program. Continue reading

MOTION-- The United States Department of Justice recently filed several criminal indictments againstLos Angeles City Councilmember Jose Huizar, former City Councilmember MitchellEnglander, and several other former City employees, among others. These indictmentscontain allegations that real estate developers, business owners and their agents gave cash,cash equivalents, lavish gifts and other benefits to these councilmembers and other Cityemployees with the intent to induce these public officials to violate their duties of trust tothe people of Los Angeles. Continue reading

MOTION-- Governor Gavin Newsom has announced that schools in Los Angeles County and elsewhere in thestate will not be permitted to return to in-classroom learning when school resumes this fall. TheLos Angeles Unified School District and many private schools have been working diligently todevelop effective distance learning plans that work for all students and their families, butsignificant concerns have nonetheless arisen about excessive absenteeism and reduced studentengagement, among other things. Continue reading

MOTION-- I MOVE that the Mayor’s Proposed Budget for 2020-21 be amended to instruct the CityAdministrative Officer to report on the feasibility of allowing non-City entities such as utilitiesand telecommunications providers, to pre-pay permitting costs for the entire fiscal year at permit issuing bureaus, specifically the Bureau of Street Lighting and the Bureau of Engineering andwhether such mechanism would generate general fund savings and cover upfront City staffingcosts at the start of the upcoming fiscal year. Continue reading

MOTION-- Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, the city has spent extraordinary sums of moneythat were not considered during the budget process for the 2019-20 fiscal year and forsome expenses that may or may not be fully reimbursable by the Federal EmergencyManagement Agency (FEMA) or other sources. Most expenses that qualify for FEMAreimbursement are reimbursable up to 75% of the expense. Continue reading

MOTION-- Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, the city has spent extraordinary sums of moneythat were not considered during the budget process for the 2019-20 fiscal year and forsome expenses that may or may not be fully reimbursable by the Federal EmergencyManagement Agency (FEMA) or other sources. Most expenses that qualify for FEMAreimbursement are reimbursable up to 75% of the expense. Continue reading

MOTION-- Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, the city has spent extraordinary sums of moneythat were not considered during the budget process for the 2019-20 fiscal year and forsome expenses that may or may not be fully reimbursable by the Federal EmergencyManagement Agency (FEMA) or other sources. Most expenses that qualify for FEMAreimbursement are reimbursable up to 75% of the expense. Though most of the funding forthe immediate COVID-19 response was provided in the form of a loan from the LADBSPermit Enterprise Fund, there were also significant sums of money drawn from the City'sReserve Fund, particularly in the waning weeks of FY 2019-20. Continue reading

MOTION-- I MOVE that the Council REQUEST that the City Attorney draft an emergencyordinance amending LAMC Section 98.0421 and Section 98.0411 totemporarily waive the Code Violation Inspection Fee (CVIF) and extend theNon-Compliance Fee (NCF) payment deadline from 30 days to 90 days fromthe invoice print date, with a sunset date of September 24th, 2020.

MOTION-- The Mayor of the City of Los Angeles, pursuant to his powers under AdministrativeCode Section 8.27, declared the existence of a local emergency due to the introduction ofthe novel coronavirus (COVID-19) into the United States and Los Angeles County on March2, 2020. The Los Angeles City Council approved a resolution ratifying the existence of alocal emergency and the need for continuing the state of a local emergency on March 4,2020. Continue reading

MOTION-- The Mayor of the City of Los Angeles, pursuant to his powers under AdministrativeCode Section 8.27, declared the existence of a local emergency due to the introduction ofthe novel coronavirus (COVID-19) into the United States and Los Angeles County on March2, 2020. The Los Angeles City Council approved a resolution ratifying the existence of alocal emergency and the need for continuing the state of a local emergency on March 4,2020. Continue reading