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Budget and Finance Committee meeting summary
Los AngelesSep 2, 20253 min read
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The Committee reviewed and approved a range of fiscal and program reports, accepted multiple state and federal grants, concurred with related public safety and transportation committee actions, and directed additional reporting on tax revenue options and Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) practices. The Committee also amended Department of Transportation reports related to transit funding and electrical charging infrastructure, approved an escheatment of unclaimed monies to the General Fund, and held several closed sessions to discuss pending litigation.
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Committee members approved reports and grant agreements that allow the City to accept funding for worker protections, public safety equipment and programs, emergency response, and transportation projects. They asked city finance staff to study ways to increase General Fund tax revenue and to review hotel-tax practices ahead of the 2028 Games. Changes to transportation reports support transit maintenance and installation of electric charging at a bus yard. The meeting also included closed sessions about pending lawsuits, which do not disclose outcomes in public minutes.
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- Received and filed City Administrative Officer report on the Fiscal Year 2025-26 appropriations limit (approved CAO report dated 08-28-25; received CAO report dated 07-28-25).
- Concurred with Government Operations Committee on the FY 2025-26 First Construction Projects Report.
- Concurred with Arts, Parks, Libraries, and Community Enrichment Committee to authorize Recreation and Parks to submit a Measure A work plan for the Sunland Dog Park project.
- Authorized acceptance of a $317,543 Workers’ Rights Protection Enforcement Grant (WREG) for performance period Aug 1, 2024 – Jul 31, 2025.
- Concurred with Public Safety Committee actions to extend and accept multiple public safety grants and programs, including body-worn camera project extensions, DNA Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction grant ($1,995,862), FEMA cooperative agreement for Urban Search and Rescue, and State Homeland Security Program grant ($274,000).
- Approved Office of Finance recommendations and instructed the City Administrative Officer to report on potential options to increase General Fund tax revenue.
- Approved Office of Finance recommendations to review Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) practices and close collection/remittance loopholes in preparation for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
- Amended Los Angeles Department of Transportation reports: approved State of Good Repair Program grant application and authority for purchase/installation of electrical charging infrastructure at the LADOT Washington Bus Yard; amended acceptance of FY 2025-26 Senate Bill 1 State Transit Assistance allocation.
- Approved escheatment of $1,122,714.74 from the Unclaimed Monies Seized Incidental to Arrest Trust Fund to the City’s General Fund.
- Approved Department of Building and Safety report to allow a refund claim for Wisteria Warner Center CCRC LLC (5500 North Canoga Avenue).
- Concurred with a motion instructing staff to report on City projects, programs, and services that could be impacted by H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act).
- Discussed multiple pending litigation matters in closed session with legal counsel (various trip/fall, vehicle, and other cases listed).
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Budget and Finance Committee
Sep 2, 2025, 9:00 PMBudget and Finance Committee, Tuesday, September 2, 2025 - 2:00 PM, JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER ROOM, 340, CITY HALLcompleted
Agenda
- 25-0600-S45 City Administrative Officer reports relative to Fiscal Year 2025-26 appropriations limit. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted25-0600-S45Decision: ITEM(S)
- 25-0874 City Administrative Officer report relative to the Fiscal Year 2025-26 First Construction Projects Report. (This matter referred to the Government Operations and Budget and Finance Committees.) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Debt Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted.25-0874Decision: ITEM(S)
- 25-0725 CD 7 L.A. for Kids Steering Committee report relative to authorizing the Department of Recreation and Parks to submit a Work Plan to the County of Los Angeles Regional Park and Open Space District under the Measure A Annual Allocation Program for the Sunland Dog Park Project. (This matter referred to the Arts, Parks, Libraries, and Community Enrichment and Budget and Finance Committees.) Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted25-0725Decision: ITEM(S)
- 25-0933 City Attorney and City Administrative Officer reports relative to authority to accept the grant funding of $317,543 from the California State Department of Industrial Relations for the 2024-25 Workers’ Rights Protection Enforcement Grant (WREG) Program for a performance period from August 1, 2024 through July 31, 2025. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted25-0933Decision: ITEM(S)
- 22-1481 Board of Police Commissioners and City Administrative Officer reports relative to the Fiscal Year 2022 Body-Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program – Training and Constitutional Policing Demonstration Project 12-month no-cost extension. (This matter referred to the Public Safety and Budget and Finance Committees.) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted22-1481Decision: ITEM(S)
- 22-1481-S1 Board of Police Commissioners and City Administrative Officer reports relative to the Fiscal Year 2022 Body-Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Grant Program – Digital Evidence Management and Integration Demonstration Project 12-month no-cost extension. (This matter referred to the Public Safety and Budget and Finance Committees.) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted22-1481-S1Decision: ITEM(S)
- 25-0034 Board of Police Commissioners and City Administrative Officer reports relative to the retroactive application and acceptance of the 2024 Deoxyribonucleic Acid Capacity Enhancement and Backlog Reduction Program grant in the amount of $1,995,862.00. (This matter referred to the Public Safety and Budget and Finance Committees.) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted25-0034Decision: ITEM(S)
- 21-1365 City Administrative Officer reports and Communication from the Mayor relative to the request for authority to extend the performance period for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant and amend Contract No. C-1483081 with Innovative Emergency Management, Inc. (This matter referred to the Public Safety and Budget and Finance Committees.) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted21-1365Decision: ITEM(S)
- 23-1290 Board of Fire Commissioners and City Administrative Officer reports relative to the continuation of the Regional Urban Search and Rescue Task Force Nine and the Governor's Office of Emergency Services Mobilization Agreement with the Los Angeles Fire Department. (This matter referred to the Public Safety and Budget and Finance Committees.) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted.23-1290Decision: ITEM(S)
- 25-0594 City Administrative Officer Report relative to the acceptance of the 2024 Federal Emergency Management Agency Cooperative Agreement Grant Award for the Urban Search and Rescue Task Force of the Los Angeles Fire Department. (This matter referred to the Public Safety and Budget and Finance Committees.) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted25-0594Decision: ITEM(S)
- 25-0612 City Administrative Officer report and Communication from the Mayor relative to acceptance of the Fiscal Year 2023 State Homeland Security Program grant in the amount of $274,000. (This matter referred to the Public Safety and Budget and Finance Committees.) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted25-0612Decision: ITEM(S)
- 25-0785 Board of Police Commissioners and City Administrative Officer reports relative to the retroactive application to and acceptance of the 2024 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Program Grant. (This matter referred to the Public Safety and Budget and Finance Committees.) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted25-0785Decision: ITEM(S)
- 21-0821 Office of Finance reports relative to an escheatment of $1,122,714.74 from the Unclaimed Monies Seized Incidental to Arrest Trust Fund (Fund No. 7772 UMSIATF) to the City’s General Fund. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted21-0821Decision: ITEM(S)
- 16-0358-S1 City Administrative Officer report relative to the Tenth Amendment to Contract No. C-129255 between the City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority to provide law enforcement services for the transit system's infrastructure, bus, rail lines, and ridership. (This matter referred to the Public Safety and Budget and Finance Committees.) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE - SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - SEPTEMBER 30, 2025)16-0358-S1Decision: ITEM(S)
- 25-0896 Department of Building and Safety report relative to a refund claim filed by Wisteria Warner Center CCRC LLC, for the project located at 5500 North Canoga Avenue, Woodland Hills, CA 91367. Community Impact Statement: None submitted25-0896Decision: ITEM(S)
- 18-0916-S1 CD 5 City Attorney report relative to a request for Attorney fees, pursuant to the ruling in Friends of Westwanda Drive v. City of Los Angeles et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCP03490 (Council District 5). Community Impact Statement: None submitted18-0916-S1Decision: ITEM(S)
- 25-0975 Los Angeles Department of Transportation report relative to the Fiscal Year 2025-26 State of Good Repair Program grant application and authority for the purchase and installation of electrical charging infrastructure at the LADOT Washington Bus Yard. (This matter referred to the Transportation and Budget and Finance Committees.) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted.25-0975Decision: ITEM(S)
- 20-1015-S4 Los Angeles Department of Transportation report relative to accepting the Fiscal Year 2025-26 annual allocation of Senate Bill 1 State Transit Assistance transit funding. (This matter referred to the Transportation and Budget and Finance Committees.) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted.20-1015-S4Decision: ITEM(S)
- 25-0885 Motion (Raman - Yaroslavsky) relative to instructing the City Administrative Officer, with the assistance of the Chief Legislative Analyst and relevant departments, to report on all City projects, programs, and services that could be impacted by H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act); and related matters. (This item is referred to Civil Right, Equity, Immigration, Aging and Disability and Budget and Finance Committees.) Community Impact Statement: None submitted25-0885Decision: ITEM(S)
- 25-0029 Office of Finance report and City Administrative Officer to report relative to a discussion of a variety of potential options for increasing General Fund Tax revenue, and related matters. Community Impact Statement: Yes For: North Westwood Neighborhood Council25-0029Decision: ITEM(S)
- 24-1456 Office of Finance report relative to a review of the City’s Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT), other municipalities’ TOT practices, closure of TOT collection and remittance loopholes, and maximizing TOT revenues in preparation for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Community Impact Statement: None submitted24-1456Decision: ITEM(S)
- 25-0951 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled David Keliher v. William McMorran, et al. / David Keliher v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case Nos. 23STCV30994 and 23STCV11854. (This matter arises from a fall incident on January 30, 2022, near 3427 Griffith Park Boulevard, in Los Angeles, California.)25-0951Decision: ITEM(S)
- 25-0948 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Angela Cendy Betancourt v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV31035. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident, allegedly caused by a dangerous condition on January 30, 2023, at or near 1438 Angelus Avenue, Los Angeles, California.)25-0948Decision: ITEM(S)
- 25-0953 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Kevin Jinks v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV10910. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on August 23, 2022, on the sidewalk at 1107 West 61st, in the City of Los Angeles.)25-0953Decision: ITEM(S)
- 25-0954 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Nosrat Zinati v. City of Los Angeles, et. al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22VECV02242. (This matter arises from a trip and fall incident on December 4, 2021, on a sidewalk located at 5255 Zelzah Avenue, in Encino, California.)25-0954Decision: ITEM(S)
- 25-0955 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Robert Papazian Jr. v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV13554. (This matter arises from a May 14, 2021, trip and fall incident at the intersection of South Culver Place and South Vista Del Mar in Playa Del Rey.)25-0955Decision: ITEM(S)
- 25-0949 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Adrienne Tripp, et al. v. the City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV41857. (This matter arises from a September 27, 2025 trip and fall incident at 15049 Burbank Boulevard, in Sherman Oaks.)25-0949Decision: ITEM(S)
- 25-0956 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Reina Del Carmen Jovel, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV12526. (This matter arises from the June 30, 2021, incident in which the LAPD Bomb Squad detonated explosive material.)25-0956Decision: ITEM(S)
- 25-0952 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled Armando Corona Trejo, et al., v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24STCV00612. (This matter arises from a vehicle versus vehicle traffic collision on October 11, 2022, on State Route 91 Eastbound, east of the Coal Canyon Road exit in Orange County.)25-0952Decision: ITEM(S)
- 25-0950 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled John Castellano v. City of Los Angeles, et al. , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV31176. (This matter arises from a vehicle versus vehicle traffic accident that occurred on December 16, 2021, at the intersection of Olympic Boulevard and Rimpau Boulevard in Los Angeles, CA.)25-0950Decision: ITEM(S)
- 21-1240 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled City of Los Angeles v. Purdue Pharma, L.P., et al., , United States District Court Case No. 2:18-CV-3712. [This matter involves national settlements with Purdue Pharma L.P., the Sackler family, Alvogen, Inc., Amneal Pharmaceuticals Inc., Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc. and Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc.]21-1240Decision: ITEM(S)
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