Committee approves Innovation Fund pilot projects
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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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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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