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Committee approves Innovation Fund pilot projects

Los AngelesApr 21, 20252 min read

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The Government Efficiency, Innovation, and Audits Committee noted and filed the Innovation and Performance Commission 2023–24 Annual Report; approved multiple City Administrative Officer recommendations to fund Innovation Fund pilot projects across sanitation, public safety, cultural affairs, animal services, and circular economy efforts; and approved a motion directing analysis of outside counsel legal expenditures versus cases handled by City Attorney staff. Actions passed by recorded vote of two in favor with Councilmember McOsker absent.

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Government Efficiency, Innovation, and Audits Committee

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What this means

The committee agreed to move forward with several small pilot projects paid for from the city's Innovation Fund — including smart water meters, waste-to-circular-economy efforts, police and fire data/digitization pilots, and cultural and wildlife education projects — so departments can test new tools or programs before wider rollout. It also asked for a review comparing costs and outcomes of cases handled by outside lawyers to those handled by City Attorney staff, which could identify opportunities to save money or improve results. These approvals do not by themselves change citywide programs; they authorize pilot spending and follow-up analysis.

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Noted and filed Innovation and Performance Commission 2023-24 Annual Report.
Noted and filed CAO report and approved additional recommendations to fund the Bureau of Sanitation Smart Meter Installation pilot (Innovation Fund).
Noted and filed CAO report and approved additional recommendations to fund the LAPD Use-of-Force Dashboard pilot (Innovation Fund).
Noted and filed CAO report and approved additional recommendations to fund the Department of Cultural Affairs Watts Towers Arts Center Campus Virtual Accessibility Experience pilot (Innovation Fund).
Noted and filed CAO report and approved additional recommendations as amended to fund the Bureau of Sanitation Fork-to-Fuel Initiative pilot (Innovation Fund).
Noted and filed CAO report and approved additional recommendations to fund the LAFD Digitization of Fire Reports and Electronic Payments pilot (Innovation Fund).
Noted and filed CAO report and approved additional recommendations to fund the LAFD Medical Supply Inventory Management System pilot (Innovation Fund).
Noted and filed CAO report for the Department of Animal Services Wildlife Education project (Innovation Fund).
Noted and filed CAO report and approved additional recommendations to fund the Bureau of Sanitation Turning Waste into Wealth: Investing in the Circular Economy pilot (Innovation Fund).
Approved Motion (Rodriguez – Yaroslavsky) directing analysis of expenditures and outcomes for legal cases managed by outside counsel versus City Attorney staff.

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Government Efficiency, Innovation, and Audits Committee - Special

Apr 21, 2025, 10:00 PMROOM 401, CITY HALL, 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012, MEMBERS:, COUNCILMEMBER MONICA RODRIGUEZ, CHAIRcompleted

Agenda

25-0332 Innovation and Performance Commission report relative to the 2023-24 Annual Report. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
25-0332
Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)
25-0367 City Administrative Officer report relative to funding from the Innovation Fund for the Bureau of Sanitation Smart Meter Installation Project pilot. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
25-0367
Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)
25-0370 City Administrative Officer report relative to funds from the Innovation Fund for the Los Angeles Police Department Use-of-Force Dashboard pilot project. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
25-0370
Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)
25-0372 City Administrative Officer report relative to funding from the Innovation Fund for the Department of Cultural Affairs Watts Towers Arts Center Campus Virtual Accessibility Experience pilot. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
25-0372
Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)
25-0373 City Administrative Officer report relative to funding from the Innovation Fund for the Bureau of Sanitation Fork-to-Fuel Initiative pilot project. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
25-0373
Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)
25-0374 City Administrative Officer report relative to funding from the Innovation Fund for the Los Angeles Fire Department Digitization of Fire Reports and Electronic Payments pilot project. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
25-0374
Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)
25-0375 City Administrative Officer report relative to funding from the Innovation Fund for the Los Angeles Fire Department Medical Supply Inventory Management System pilot project. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
25-0375
Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)
25-0377 City Administrative Officer report relative to funding from the Innovation Fund for the Department of Animal Services Wildlife Education project. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
25-0377
Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)
25-0382 City Administrative Officer report relative to funding from the Innovation Fund for the Bureau of Sanitation Turning Waste into Wealth: Investing in the Circular Economy pilot project. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
25-0382
Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)
25-0357 Motion (Rodriguez – Harris-Dawson) relative to the current use of City resources for office leases and workspace, and the costs and inventory of at-home work station equipment. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. (Referred to the Government Operations, Government Efficiency, Innovation and Audits, and Personnel and Hiring Committees)
25-0357
Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)
25-0192 Motion (Rodriguez – Yaroslavsky) relative to analyzing the expenditures and outcomes of legal cases managed by outside counsel as compared to those managed by City Attorney Staff. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
25-0192
Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)