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JUDGMENT OBLIGATION BONDS DEBT SERVICE FUND


                                        BASIS FOR THE PROPOSED BUDGET


            The  2020-21  Proposed  Budget for the Judgment Obligation  Bonds  Debt Service Fund relates to current  year
            funding as follows:


                                                                           Amount              % Change

                      2019-20 Adopted Budget                          $       6,494,500

                      2020-21 Proposed Budget                         $               -

                      Change from 2019-20 Budget                      $      (6,494,500)          (100%)



            The Judgment Obligation Bonds Debt Service Fund is a special purpose fund established to pay debt service on
            bonds issued to finance liabilities resulting from adverse decisions by the California courts and various judgments
            or stipulated judgments  relating to  City  misconduct in  the  workplace,  inverse condemnation  incidents, and
            personal injuries caused by City employees or that occurred on City property. A total of $50.9 million in bonds was
            issued to settle a federal case arising from an incident involving the use of force by members of the Los Angeles
            Police Department against protesters commencing on May 1, 2007 (May Day Settlement), and various judgments
            or stipulated judgments as mentioned above with a final payment in 2019-20.

            Debt service on these bonds is an unconditional obligation of the City.

                         Debt Service Budget for Outstanding Judgment Obligation Bonds


                                                2019-20             2020-21
                                               Adopted              Proposed
                                                Budget               Budget

            May Day Settlement, et al
            Series 2010-A                     $  6,494,500         $                   -


            1.     May Day Settlement (Federal Case) and Various Judgments or Stipulated Judgments Against the
                   City (2010-A)

            The 2010-A bonds were issued as a result of judgments or stipulated judgments entered against the City by the
            United  States District Court, Central District  of California  in several cases collectively known  as the “May  Day
            Settlement” and by the Los Angeles Superior Court in several cases involving City misconduct in the workplace,
            inverse condemnation  incidents, and personal injuries caused by  City employees or  that  occurred on City
            property. The May Day Settlement pertains to several lawsuits filed in federal court that arose from an incident
            involving the use of force by members of the Los Angeles Police Department against protesters commencing on
            May 1, 2007. The final payment will occur on June 1, 2020.


                   Amount of Issue:                                    $    50,875,000
                   Principal Outstanding, July 1, 2020:                              -
                   Final Payment:                                             2019-20
                   2020-21 Debt Service Payment:                                            $                             -


            TOTAL 2020-21 PROPOSED JUDGMENT OBLIGATION BONDS DEBT SERVICE                   $                       -




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