CF 20-1263   Adopted, (12); Absent: Buscaino, Krekorian, Wesson (3)

AD HOC ON COVID-19 RECOVERY AND NEIGHBORHOOD INVESTMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the CARES Act funds for the continuation, support, and expansion of the LA Al Fresco Program.

Recommendations for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Krekorian – O’Farrell – Martinez), SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:

RECEIVE and FILE the October 19, 2020 Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) report, attached to the Council file.

INSTRUCT the City Administrative Officer (CAO) to allocate CARES Act funds totaling $2 million to the continuation, support, and expansion of the LA Al Fresco Program.

INSTRUCT the LADOT to take the following action:
Make any necessary changes to the program to improve its efficiency and maximize the number of participating restaurants, as well as ensure that CARES Act funds allocated to the program are able to be used prior to December 31, 2020.

Report with measures to streamline the program for future participants, including standard designs for installation of parklets and a predictable cost structure for different design options so that applicants who wish to participate in the LA A1 Fresco Program may do so at their own expense after these funds are fully expended.

CREATE new Account No. TBD, DOT CRF Projects within CAO Department No. 10, COVID-19 Federal Relief Fund No. 63M.

INCREASE appropriations totaling $1,994,622 within CAO Department No. 10, COVID-19 Federal Relief Fund No 63M in the following accounts:

Account No. Account Name Amount
10T955 Reimbursement of City Expenditures $310,331.80
TBD DOT CRF Projects $1,684,290.20

TRANSFER $310,331.80 from CAO Department No. 10, COVID-19 Federal Relief Fund No 63M , Account 10T955, Reimbursement of City Expenditures, to the Reserve Fund No. 101/62 for reimbursement of eligible expenses.

TRANSFER $1,684,290.20 from CAO Department No. 10, COVID-19 Federal Relief Fund No. 63M to Fund 59C, Measure M Local Return Special Fund, Account No. TBD, LA Al Fresco Program.

Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the CAO nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

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• 11/06/2020 Mayor transmitted Council File to City Clerk.
• 10/27/2020 City Clerk transmitted file to Mayor. Last day for Mayor to act is November 6, 2020.
• 10/27/2020 Council adopted item forthwith.  Report from Ad Hoc Committee Covid-16 Recovery and Neighborhood Investment(October 21, 2020)
• 10/23/2020 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on October 27, 2020. Report from Ad Hoc Committee Covid-16 Recovery and Neighborhood Investment(October 21, 2020) , Department of Transportation (October 19, 2020), Motion (September 30, 2020)
• 10/21/2020 Ad Hoc Committee on COVID-19 Recovery and Neighborhood Investment approved as amended .  Department of Transportation (October 19, 2020), Motion (September 30, 2020)
• 10/19/2020 Ad Hoc Committee on COVID-19 Recovery and Neighborhood Investment scheduled item for committee meeting on October 21, 2020.  Department of Transportation (October 19, 2020), Motion (September 30, 2020)
• 10/19/2020 Department of Transportation document(s) referred to Ad Hoc Committee on COVID-19 Recovery and Neighborhood Investment.  Department of Transportation (October 19, 2020)
• 10/19/2020 Document(s) submitted by Department of Transportation, as follows: Report from Department of Transportation (October 19, 2020)

Los Angeles Department of Transportation report, dated October 19, 2020, relative to the allocation of funds in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to support the continuation and expansion of the L.A. Al Fresco program.

• 09/30/2020 Motion document(s) referred to Ad Hoc Committee on COVID-19 Recovery and Neighborhood Investment.   Motion (September 30, 2020)