Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee — Los Angeles, CA
Date: 2024-10-09
Time: 14:30

Please Note Public Comment Will Be Taken In­Person Only.


 REVISED – BUDGET, FINANCE AND INNOVATION COMMITTEE

 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2024 ­ 2:30 PM

 JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER
 ROOM 340, CITY HALL
 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012


 *REVISED TO ADD ITEM NO. 12 – COUNCIL FILE NO. 24­0212

 MEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBER BOB BLUMENFIELD, CHAIR
 COUNCILMEMBER MONICA RODRIGUEZ
 COUNCILMEMBER TIM McOSKER
 COUNCILMEMBER KATY YAROSLAVSKY
 COUNCILMEMBER TRACI PARK


 (Luigi Verano ­ Legislative Assistant ­ (213) 978­1082 or juan.l.verano@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. The live audio can also
be accessed at: (213) 621­CITY (Metro), (818) 904­9450 (Valley), (310) 471­CITY (Westside) and (310) 547­CITY (San Pedro
Area). If the live audio is unavailable via one of these channels, members of the public are encouraged to use one of the other
channels.

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

Spanish language interpretation is available at all Council and Committee meetings. Interpretation services in additional
languages are available upon request, at no cost. Please submit your request to clerk.interpretation@lacity.org as soon as
possible to allow time for scheduling. You will receive a confirmation reply if an interpreter is available.


 MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT


 GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT


ITEM(S)

 (1) 17­1434­S6
 City Administrative Officer and Board of Fire Commissioners reports
 relative to the 2022 Staffing for Adequate Fire Emergency Response
 (SAFER) grant award.
 GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT


ITEM(S)

(1) 17­1434­S6
 City Administrative Officer and Board of Fire Commissioners reports
 relative to the 2022 Staffing for Adequate Fire Emergency Response
 (SAFER) grant award.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 (Personnel, Audits and Hiring Committee approved this item on
 October 1, 2024 and Public Safety Committee approved this item
 on September 24, 2024.)


(2) 24­0600­S37
 City Administrative Officer report relative to 2024­25 budgetary concerns
 and initial recommendations to restore the Reserve Fund.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Financial Policies Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(3) 24­0975
 City Administrative Officer report, Communication from the Mayor and
 Resolutions relative to the Urban Areas Security Initiative Grant for Fiscal
 Year 2024.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Financial Policies Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 (Public Safety Committee approved this item on September 24,
 2024.)


(4) 24­1104
 Board of Police Commissioners report relative to the payment of a reward
 in the amount of $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and
 conviction of a suspect for felony hit and run. (DR No. 1911­18608).
 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 (Public Safety Committee approved this item on September 24,
 2024.)


(4) 24­1104
 Board of Police Commissioners report relative to the payment of a reward
 in the amount of $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and
 conviction of a suspect for felony hit and run. (DR No. 1911­18608).

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 (Public Safety Committee approved this item on September 24,
 2024.)


(5) 24­0458
 Office of Finance reports relative to the April, May, June and July 2024
 Investment Reports.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(6) 24­1117
 Collections Board of Review report relative to delinquent accounts
 receivables submitted by the Los Angeles Housing Department and the
 Board of Police Commissioners.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(7) 24­1176
 Motion (Lee – Blumenfield) relative to transferring $3,000,000 from the
 Unappropriated Balance Fund, Mutual Aid Account and $4,000,000 from
 the Constant Staffing Overtime Account, for a total of $7,000,000, to the
 Los Angeles Fire Department’s Sworn Overtime Account to cover
 projected funding needs.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(8) 24­1163
 City Attorney report relative to a proposed Legal Services Agreement with
 Hueston Hennigan LLP, to provide investigative and legal services related
 to the City Attorney's Office compliance issues.
 Unappropriated Balance Fund, Mutual Aid Account and $4,000,000 from
 the Constant Staffing Overtime Account, for a total of $7,000,000, to the
 Los Angeles Fire Department’s Sworn Overtime Account to cover
 projected funding needs.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(8) 24­1163
 City Attorney report relative to a proposed Legal Services Agreement with
 Hueston Hennigan LLP, to provide investigative and legal services related
 to the City Attorney's Office compliance issues.
 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to
 Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2), to discuss the need to
 retain outside legal services related to the City Attorney's Office
 compliance issues.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(9) 24­1188
 City Attorney report relative to a proposed Legal Services Agreement with
 Burke, Williams and Sorensen, LLP to provide legal services related to the
 case entitled Judy Griffin v. City of Los Angeles.
 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to
 Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to discuss the need for
 outside counsel to assist with the case entitled Judy Griffin et al. v.
 City of Los Angeles, United States District Court Case No. 24­cv­
 06312, and related litigation.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(10) 24­0546
 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 Wagner­Hollier v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
 Superior Court Case No. 23STCP02601. (This matter arises from an
 alleged failure by several offices and departments in the City to timely
 produce documents in response to eleven, multipart requests for records
 under the California Public Records Act.)


(11) 24­0644
 CD 10 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 West 43rd Place, LLC v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los
 Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV23614. (This case involves the
 cutting of a gas line that served the plaintiff’s commercial property.)
 Superior Court Case No. 23STCP02601. (This matter arises from an
 alleged failure by several offices and departments in the City to timely
 produce documents in response to eleven, multipart requests for records
 under the California Public Records Act.)


 (11) 24­0644
 CD 10 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 West 43rd Place, LLC v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los
 Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV23614. (This case involves the
 cutting of a gas line that served the plaintiff’s commercial property.)


 (12) 24­0212
 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 Bird Global, Inc., et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., United
 States Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Florida Miami Division Case
 No. 23­20514­CLC. (This matter arises from the bankruptcy of a dockless
 scooter company and the liabilities associated with operation of the
 scooters on City of Los Angeles streets.)



SUPPORTING MATERIALS

Materials relating to items on the agenda are available on the Office of the City Clerk's Council File Management System found at
https://cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkconnect by entering the Council File number (e.g., 00­0000) associated with the agenda item.

PUBLIC INPUT AT CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETINGS

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 subject­matter 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 agenda­items 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.

COMMITTEE INFORMATION, ASSIGNMENTS, AND STRUCTURE

https://clerk.lacity.gov/clerk­services/cps/council­committee­meetings/info­assignments­structure

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) 978­1075. For Telecommunications Relay Service for the
hearing impaired, please see the information below.

NOTICE TO PAID REPRESENTATIVES

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) 978­1960 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
Disabilities Act, can be made by contacting the City Clerk's Office at (213) 978­1075. For Telecommunications Relay Service for the
hearing impaired, please see the information below.

NOTICE TO PAID REPRESENTATIVES

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) 978­1960 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

Individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing, and individuals with a speech disability, may be able to avail themselves of both for
peer­to­peer and third­party 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 TIY­Based TRS; Speech­to­Speech Relay Service; Shared Non­English 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/telecommunications­relay­service­trs.

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,
hard­of­hearing, 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.

Please Note Public Comment Will Be Taken In­Person Only.


 JOURNAL – BUDGET, FINANCE AND INNOVATION COMMITTEE

 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2024 ­ 2:30 PM

 JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER
 ROOM , CITY HALL
 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

 MEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBER BOB BLUMENFIELD, CHAIR
 COUNCILMEMBER MONICA RODRIGUEZ
 COUNCILMEMBER TIM MCOSKER
 COUNCILMEMBER KATY YAROSLAVSKY
 COUNCILMEMBER TRACI PARK


 (Luigi Verano ­ Legislative Assistant ­ (213) 978­1082 or juan.l.verano@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. The live audio can also
be accessed at: (213) 621­CITY (Metro), (818) 904­9450 (Valley), (310) 471­CITY (Westside) and (310) 547­CITY (San Pedro
Area). If the live audio is unavailable via one of these channels, members of the public are encouraged to use one of the other
channels.

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

Spanish language interpretation is available at all Council and Committee meetings. Interpretation services in additional
languages are available upon request, at no cost. Please submit your request to clerk.interpretation@lacity.org as soon as
possible to allow time for scheduling. You will receive a confirmation reply if an interpreter is available.


 MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT


 GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT


ITEM(S)

 (1) 17­1434­S6
 City Administrative Officer and Board of Fire Commissioners reports
 relative to the 2022 Staffing for Adequate Fire Emergency Response
 (SAFER) grant award.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted
ITEM(S)

(1) 17­1434­S6
 City Administrative Officer and Board of Fire Commissioners reports
 relative to the 2022 Staffing for Adequate Fire Emergency Response
 (SAFER) grant award.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 (Personnel, Audits and Hiring Committee approved this item on
 October 1, 2024 and Public Safety Committee approved this item
 on September 24, 2024.)


 CONCURRED with the October 1, 2024 action of the Personnel, Audits and Hiring
 Committee and September 24, 2024 action of the Public Safety Committee –
 (5) Yes
(2) 24­0600­S37
 City Administrative Officer report relative to 2024­25 budgetary concerns
 and initial recommendations to restore the Reserve Fund.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Financial Policies Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated September 27, 2024 – (5) Yes
(3) 24­0975
 City Administrative Officer report, Communication from the Mayor and
 Resolutions relative to the Urban Areas Security Initiative Grant for Fiscal
 Year 2024.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Financial Policies Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 (Public Safety Committee approved this item on September 24,
 2024.)


 CONCURRED with theSeptember 24, 2024 action of the Public Safety Committee –
 (5) Yes
 Financial Policies Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 (Public Safety Committee approved this item on September 24,
 2024.)


 CONCURRED with theSeptember 24, 2024 action of the Public Safety Committee –
 (5) Yes
(4) 24­1104
 Board of Police Commissioners report relative to the payment of a reward
 in the amount of $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and
 conviction of a suspect for felony hit and run. (DR No. 1911­18608).

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 (Public Safety Committee approved this item on September 24,
 2024.)


 CONCURRED with the September 24, 2024 action of the Public Safety Committee –
 (5) Yes
(5) 24­0458
 Office of Finance reports relative to the April, May, June and July 2024
 Investment Reports.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 NOTED AND FILED the Office of Finance reports dated June 6, 2024, June 26, 2024
 (two reports, May and June) and August 29, 2024 – (5) Yes
(6) 24­1117
 Collections Board of Review report relative to delinquent accounts
 receivables submitted by the Los Angeles Housing Department and the
 Board of Police Commissioners.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 APPROVED Collections Board of Review report dated September 17, 2024 – (5) Yes
 Collections Board of Review report relative to delinquent accounts
 receivables submitted by the Los Angeles Housing Department and the
 Board of Police Commissioners.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 APPROVED Collections Board of Review report dated September 17, 2024 – (5) Yes
(7) 24­1176
 Motion (Lee – Blumenfield) relative to transferring $3,000,000 from the
 Unappropriated Balance Fund, Mutual Aid Account and $4,000,000 from
 the Constant Staffing Overtime Account, for a total of $7,000,000, to the
 Los Angeles Fire Department’s Sworn Overtime Account to cover
 projected funding needs.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 APPROVED Motion (Lee – Blumenfield) – (5) Yes
(8) 24­1163
 City Attorney report relative to a proposed Legal Services Agreement with
 Hueston Hennigan LLP, to provide investigative and legal services related
 to the City Attorney's Office compliance issues.
 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to
 Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2), to discuss the need to
 retain outside legal services related to the City Attorney's Office
 compliance issues.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 The Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to
 Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2), to discuss the need to
 retain outside legal services related to the City Attorney's Office
 compliance issues.




 Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session
 on October 9, 2024.
(9) 24­1188
 City Attorney report relative to a proposed Legal Services Agreement with
 Burke, Williams and Sorensen, LLP to provide legal services related to the
 case entitled Judy Griffin v. City of Los Angeles.
 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to
 Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to discuss the need for
 Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session
 on October 9, 2024.
(9) 24­1188
 City Attorney report relative to a proposed Legal Services Agreement with
 Burke, Williams and Sorensen, LLP to provide legal services related to the
 case entitled Judy Griffin v. City of Los Angeles.
 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to
 Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to discuss the need for
 outside counsel to assist with the case entitled Judy Griffin et al. v.
 City of Los Angeles, United States District Court Case No. 24­cv­
 06312, and related litigation.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 The Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to
 Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to discuss the need for
 outside counsel to assist with the case entitled Judy Griffin et al. v.
 City of Los Angeles, United States District Court Case No. 24­cv­
 06312, and related litigation.




 Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session
 on October 9, 2024.
(10) 24­0546
 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 Wagner­Hollier v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
 Superior Court Case No. 23STCP02601. (This matter arises from an
 alleged failure by several offices and departments in the City to timely
 produce documents in response to eleven, multipart requests for records
 under the California Public Records Act.)


 Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session
 on October 9, 2024.
(11) 24­0644
 CD 10 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 West 43rd Place, LLC v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los
 Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV23614. (This case involves the
 cutting of a gas line that served the plaintiff’s commercial property.)


 Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session
 Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session
 on October 9, 2024.
 (11) 24­0644
 CD 10 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 West 43rd Place, LLC v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los
 Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV23614. (This case involves the
 cutting of a gas line that served the plaintiff’s commercial property.)


 Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session
 on October 9, 2024.
 (12) 24­0212
 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 Bird Global, Inc., et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., United
 States Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Florida Miami Division Case
 No. 23­20514­CLC. (This matter arises from the bankruptcy of a dockless
 scooter company and the liabilities associated with operation of the
 scooters on City of Los Angeles streets.)


 Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee considered this matter in Closed Session
 on October 9, 2024.


SUPPORTING MATERIALS

Materials relating to items on the agenda are available on the Office of the City Clerk's Council File Management System found at
https://cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkconnect by entering the Council File number (e.g., 00­0000) associated with the agenda item.

PUBLIC INPUT AT CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETINGS

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 subject­matter 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 agenda­items 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.

COMMITTEE INFORMATION, ASSIGNMENTS, AND STRUCTURE

https://clerk.lacity.gov/clerk­services/cps/council­committee­meetings/info­assignments­structure

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) 978­1064. For Telecommunications Relay Service for the
hearing impaired, please see the information below.

NOTICE TO PAID REPRESENTATIVES

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) 978­1960 or
ethics.commission@lacity.org.

EXHAUSTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES
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) 978­1064. For Telecommunications Relay Service for the
hearing impaired, please see the information below.

NOTICE TO PAID REPRESENTATIVES

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) 978­1960 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

Individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing, and individuals with a speech disability, may be able to avail themselves of both for
peer­to­peer and third­party 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 TIY­Based TRS; Speech­to­Speech Relay Service; Shared Non­English 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/telecommunications­relay­service­trs.

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,
hard­of­hearing, 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.