Budget and Finance Advisory Committee — Los Angeles, CA
Date: 2026-02-06
Time: 13:00

BUDGET AND FINANCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (BFAC)

 Friday, February 6, 2026 - 1:00 PM
 ROOM 401, CITY HALL
 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

 MEMBERS: RON S. GALPERIN, CHAIR
 VACANT, VICE CHAIR
 GILDA HASS
 DERRIC J. JOHNSON
 JOSEPH M. LUMARDA


 Armando Bencomo - Legislative Assistant - (213) 978-1080
 (or Clerk.BudgetandFinanceCommittee@lacity.org)

 Submit written comment at LACouncilComment.com




The audio for Committee meetings is broadcast live on the internet at https://clerk.lacity.gov/calendar. Additional
information regarding Committee procedures provided at the end of this agenda.

The Committee will take public comment from members of the public in-person only; there will be no public comment by
teleconference. Additional information regarding Committee procedures provided at the end of this agenda.

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call (213) 978-1133 and provide the language desired, specific meeting, meeting date, and the number of people in the
group.

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meeting you wish to attend for additional language interpretation and five business days for Sign Language
Interpretation. We will do our best to accommodate requests with shorter notice, but securing last-minute interpreters or
captioners may not always be feasible.




ITEM(S)

 (1) Call to Order and Roll Call
 (2) Public Comment

 • Multiple Agenda Item Comment
 • General Public Comment



 (3) Approval of Minutes

 • The Committee will review and approve the Minutes of the
 November 24, 2025, Budget and Finance Advisory Committee
 meeting.



 (4) Report Backs on Focus Area Progress

 • Committee members will report back on the status and progress
 of the potential focus areas discussed during the previous
 meeting. Discussion will include updates on initial research and
 goals regarding economic development, financial management,
 and revenue sources.



 (5) Discussion

 • Committee members will refine the BFAC work plan, goals, and
 focus areas for the year, as needed.



 (6) Next Steps and Future Agenda Items

 (7) Adjournment



SUPPORTING MATERIALS

Materials relating to items on the agenda are available on the Budget and Finance Advisory Committee webpage found at
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Members of the public who wish to speak on one or multiple items shall have an opportunity to speak up to one minute per item up
to a total of two minutes for two or more agenda items. At regular meetings, members of the public shall also have an opportunity to
speak up to one minute for general public comment on any matter within the subject-matter jurisdiction of the Committee. The
Committee is not required to take general public comment at special meetings. The Committee may limit the total amount of time for
public comment on any specific agenda item, on all agenda-items collectively, and/or on general public comment, based on the
anticipated time required to hear from public speakers on any given or all agenda items, on the availability of Committee members
and the need to maintain quorum, and on any other relevant factor. The Committee shall not discuss or take action relative to any
general public comment except as explicitly permitted under the Brown Act.

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SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION

Requests for reasonable modification or accommodation from individuals with disabilities, consistent with the Americans with
Disabilities Act, can be made by contacting the City Clerk's Office at (213) 978-1133. For Telecommunications Relay Service for the
hearing impaired, please see the information below.

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If a member of the public is compensated to monitor, attend, or speak at this meeting, City law may require them to register as a
lobbyist and report this activity. More information can be found at Los Angeles Municipal Code 48.01 et seq. or at
ethics.lacity.org/lobbying. Further assistance can be found by contacting the Ethics Commission at (213) 978-1960 or
ethics.commission@lacity.org.

EXHAUSTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES

A member of the public seeking to challenge a City action in court may be limited to raising only those issues raised at the public
hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk prior to the public hearing in time reasonably
to be considered by the Committee members. Any written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk before the City Council's final
action on a matter will become a part of the administrative record.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICE (TRS) COMMUNICATIONS

Telephone communication is one of the most important forms of communication in society today. Due to advancements in
technology, telephone devices have evolved with new services and capabilities. Individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing, and
individuals with a speech disability, may be able to avail themselves of both for peer-to-peer and third-party telecommunications
relay service (TRS) communications. Telecommunications Relay Service is a telephone service that allows persons with hearing or
speech disabilities to place and receive telephone calls. TRS is available in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and
the U.S. territories for local and/or long distance calls. TRS providers - generally telephone companies - are compensated for the
costs of providing TRS from either a state or a federal fund. There is no cost to the TRS user.

What forms of TRS are available? There are several forms of TRS, depending on the particular needs of the user and the equipment
available: TRS includes: Text to Voice TIY-Based TRS; Speech-to-Speech Relay Service; Shared Non-English Language Relay
Service; Captioned Telephone Relay Service; Internet Protocol Relay Service; and Video Relay Service. Please visit this site for
detail descriptions, https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs.

Don't hang up! Some people hang up on TRS calls because they think the caller is a telemarketer. If you hear, "Hello, this is the
relay service…" when you pick up the phone, please don't hang up! You are about to talk, through a TRS provider, to a person who
is deaf, hard-of-hearing, or has a speech disability.

For more information about FCC programs to promote access to telecommunications services for people with disabilities, visit the
FCC's Disability Rights Office website.

MINUTES – BUDGET AND FINANCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

 Friday, February 6, 2026

 ROOM 401, CITY HALL - 1:00 PM
 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

 MEMBERS: RON S. GALPERIN, CHAIR
 VACANT, VICE CHAIR
 GILDA HAAS
 DERRIC J. JOHNSON
 JOSEPH M. LUMARDA


 Armando Bencomo - Legislative Assistant - (213) 978-1080
 (or Clerk.BudgetandFinanceCommittee@lacity.org)

 Submit written comment at LACouncilComment.com

The audio for this meeting is broadcast live on the internet at https://clerk.lacity.gov/calendar. Additional information
regarding Committee procedures provided at the end of this agenda.



ITEM(S)

 (1) Call to Order and Roll Call


 Members Present: Ron S. Galperin, Gilda Haas, Derric J. Johnson (3); Absent:
 Joseph M. Lumarda (1); Vacant: Vice Chair (1)

 Chairperson Ron S. Galperin called the meeting to order at 1:10 p.m.

 (2) Public Comment

 • Multiple Agenda Item Comment
 • General Public Comment



 The Committee provided an opportunity for Multiple Agenda Item and General Public
 Comments.
(3) Approval of Minutes

 • The Committee will review and approve the Minutes of the
 November 24, 2025, Budget and Finance Advisory Committee
 meeting.



 Member Derric J. Johnson move to approve the Minutes of the November 24, 2025
 Committee Meeting, which was seconded by Member Gilda Haas – Ayes: Galperin,
 Haas, Johnson (3); Nays: (0); Absent: Lumarda (1)



(4) Report Backs on Focus Area Progress

 • Committee members will report back on the status and progress
 of the potential focus areas discussed during the previous
 meeting. Discussion will include updates on initial research and
 goals regarding economic development, financial management,
 and revenue sources.



 The Committee discussed the progress on potential focus areas that were identified
 during the November 24, 2025 Committee Meeting, which include new revenue-
 generating opportunities, mitigation of unnecessary loss of revenue caused by the City’s
 fiscal liability costs, proposed policy interventions to reign in excessive costs that impact
 the City’s budget, exploring opportunities for privatizing liability and self-insurance,
 researching new law enforcement insurance models, developing performance-based
 budget mechanisms to stabilize the General Fund, linking budget allocations to key
 performance reviews and indicators for all City departments, and shifting liability payouts
 from the General Fund to the departmental operating budgets.

 The Committee discussed the focus area relative to the exponential increase in Los
 Angeles Police Department (LAPD) liability payouts that arise from matters related to
 wrongful convictions, general misconduct, traffic violations, traffic collisions, lawsuits filed
 directly by LAPD personnel. Golden Bachelder, Fellow of University of California of Los
 Angeles (UCLA) Luskin School of Public Affairs, reported on the research relative to
 liability payouts in comparison to the cities of New York and Chicago. The LAPD liability
 payouts amounted to $155.4 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25; $104 million in FY
 2023-24; $35 million in FY 2022-23; $38 million in FY 2021-22; and $16 million in FY
 2020-21. In comparison, the policies liability payouts for the City of New York were $375
 million in FY 2025; $319 million in FY 2024; $275 million in FY 2023; and $235 million in
 FY 2022. The police liability payouts for the City of Chicago were $84 million in FY 2024;
 $81 million in FY 2023; and $86 million in FY 2022. The population comparison, in terms
 of per-person spent for each city in the latest year, amounts to $40 per person for the
 City of Los Angeles; $44 per person for City of New York; and, $31 per person for the
 City of Chicago.

 Other potential focus areas that were discussed include the implementation of a single
 unified accounts receivable system to streamline revenue tracking, developing a liability
 mitigation system with early warning signs to identify City departments and offices with
 high litigation risk, codifying codify a municipal evaluation system that would tie
 departmental revenue receipts to a quality service delivery commitment, achieving labor
 and operational efficiencies through labor agreement negotiations, and establishing
 consistent supplemental budget schedules to reassess departmental budget
 requirements for mid-year re-allocations based on current liability overruns.



(5) Discussion

 • Committee members will refine the BFAC work plan, goals, and
 focus areas for the year, as needed.



 The Committee discussed financial management policy matters as potential focus areas
 to be considered, such as the utilization and potential consolidation of designated special
 funds that have spending limitations imposed by Federal or State law, voter initiatives,
 the City Council, or other applicable reasons. The Committee could evaluate whether
 any communal benefits can be achieved through special funds designated for proprietary
 departments, identify special funds that can be used to reimburse the General Fund or
 general overhead costs through the City’s Cost Allocation Plan (CAP); and, the potential
 creation of an internal CAP that would capture costs that are not subject to applicable
 Federal or State rules, regulations, or grant requirements. The Committee can also
 consider exploring the interpretation of limitations imposed on the utilization of special
 funds, and evaluate the potential utilization of idle funds, underutilized funds, and funds
 with accumulated balances that exceed a departmental annual budget or a department’s
 respective ability to expend such funds. Other potential focus areas to be considered
 include an evaluation of the City’s treasury portfolio and realized investment returns,
 Reserve Fund and Budget Stabilization Fund allocations and compliance with the City’s
 financial guidelines monitored by credit rating agencies, real estate asset management,
 increasing parking enforcement revenue, and exploring innovative technological
 opportunities and collateral consequences associated with streamlining parking
 enforcement operations.

 The Committee, City Attorney, and City Clerk discussed the Ralph M. Brown Act
 compliance parameters pertinent to the distribution of documents, information, and
 meeting materials prior to a Committee Meeting; communications, discussions, and
 informal meetings among the Members; and, the methods for electronic posting of
 documents that will be made available to the Members and the general public.



 (6) Next Steps and Future Agenda Items


 The Committee identified several next steps, including the gathering of prior research on
 matters to be discussed by the Committee, the development of proposed language for a
 potential Motion to be introduced for the City Council’s consideration, the development of
 a draft performance-based budget template for accountability and oversight pillars; and,
 the evaluation of models for performance-based budgeting models. Charles Turner,
 Council District 5, discussed the coordination of research requests and the submittal of
 documents and meeting materials for future Agenda Items.

 The next Committee Meeting was confirmed to be scheduled on Friday, February 27,
 2026 at 1:00 p.m.

 (7) Adjournment


 Member Derric J. Johnson moved to adjourn the Committee Meeting at 3:00 p.m,
 seconded by Member Gilda Haas, with the following Members present:

 Ron S. Galperin, Gilda Haas, Derric J. Johnson (3); Absent: Joseph M.
 Lumarda (1); Vacant: Vice Chair (1)


If you challenge this Committee's action(s) in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at
the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk at or prior to, the public hearing.
Any written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk before the City Council's final action on a matter will become a part of the
administrative record.

Materials relative to items on this agenda can be obtained from the Office of the City Clerk's Council File Management System, at
lacouncilfile.com by entering the Council File number listed immediately following the item number (e.g., 00-0000).

Telecommunication Relay Services

Telephone communication is one of the most important forms of communication in society today. Due to advancements in
technology, telephone devices have evolved with new services and capabilities. Individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing, and
individuals with a speech disability are following these trends and are rapidly migrating to more advanced telecommunications
methods, both for peer-to-peer and third-party telecommunications relay service (TRS) communications.

Telecommunications Relay Service is a telephone service that allows persons with hearing or speech disabilities to place and
receive telephone calls. TRS is available in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. territories for local and/or
long distance calls. TRS providers - generally telephone companies - are compensated for the costs of providing TRS from either a
state or a federal fund. There is no cost to the TRS user.

What forms of TRS are available?There are several forms of TRS, depending on the particular needs of the user and the equipment
available: TRS includes: Text to Voice TIY-Based TRS; Speech-to-Speech Relay Service; Shared Non-English Language Relay
Service; Captioned Telephone Relay Service; Internet Protocol Relay Service; and Video Relay Service. Please visit this site for
detail descriptions, https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs.

Don't hang up! Some people hang up on TRS calls because they think the CA is a telemarketer. If you hear, "Hello. This is the relay
service .. . " when you pick up the phone, please don't hang up! You are about to talk, through a TRS provider, to a person who is
deaf, hard-of-hearing, or has a speech disability.

For more information about FCC programs to promote access to telecommunications services for people with disabilities, visit
theFCC's Disability Rights Office website.