Budget and Finance meeting summary
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The committee approved or concurred on a wide range of budget, contract, grant, tax levy, and legal items, including outside counsel agreements and funding for fire department overtime deficits.
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The committee moved forward several spending and revenue items that can affect city services, contracts, and taxes. It approved funding actions for things like fire department overtime shortfalls, audit contracts, grant acceptance, and legal services agreements. It also approved ordinances to set fiscal year 2026-27 tax levies for multiple Community Facilities Districts and advanced a contract for access to title and land records data.
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- Approved a motion to improve audit and collection practices for Parking Occupancy Tax from non-compliant parking operators and landowners.
- Approved an amended contract with Macias, Gini, and O'Connell, LLP to conduct annual and single audits for FY 2022-23 through FY 2024-25, with an option to extend two more years.
- Approved funding for daily security services at Runyon Canyon Park from 7:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
- Approved a transfer of funding to cover projected deficits in the Los Angeles Fire Department overtime and unused sick time salary accounts.
- Approved grant-related agreements to support Dispute Resolution Program positions through June 30, 2026.
- Approved a sole-source contract with Data Trace Information Services LLC for an online database of title and land records and related services.
- Approved ordinances establishing the FY 2026-27 tax levy for Community Facilities District No. 4 (Playa Vista – Phase 1), No. 8 (Legends at Cascades), and No. 11 (Ponte Vista).
- Concurred with acceptance of an ASPCA grant for California wildfire response and preparedness capacity building.
- Discussed legal services and outside counsel matters in Closed Session and approved related City Attorney reports, including reports involving Stoel Rives LLP, Theodora Oringher PC, and Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP.
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