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Unappropriated Balance

36. Recreation and Parks Youth Sports Expansion ...................................... 175,000 --
37. Repayment for Community Development Block Grant Projects ............. 1,974,594 2,344,546
38. Reserve for Extraordinary Liability .......................................................... 20,000,000 --
39. Reserve for Mid-Year Adjustments ......................................................... 35,000,000 30,060,000
40. Small Diameter Sewer Construction Program ........................................ 1,300,000 --
41. Tax Studies ............................................................................................. 100,000 --
42. U.S. Economic Development Administration Grant Obligation ............... 1,302,978 --
43. Zoo and El Pueblo Revenue Shortfalls ................................................... -- 16,348,000

Total $115,319,965 $ 89,869,881

Accessible Housing Program Retrofit Contracts - $2,000,000. Funding is set aside to pay for architectural and
construction services related to retrofitting covered properties to meet standards in the Corrected Settlement
Agreement and the Voluntary Compliance Agreement that exceed State and Federal Americans with Disability Act
requirements. Funding is provided by the Accessible Housing Fund.

Community Investment and Opportunity Department - $250,000. Funding is set aside as seed funding for a
Community Investment and Opportunity Department (CIO) to develop programs and policies aimed at alleviating
poverty and building community wealth.

Discovery Cube Los Angeles (DCLA) - $500,000. Funding is set aside for DCLA, a non-profit organization that
focuses its work around the core initiatives of environmental stewardship, early learning, healthy living, and science,
technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education. The funds will be used to provide teacher professional
development workshops in partnership with the Los Angeles Unified School District, host household hazardous
waste collection events and environmental fairs to educate adults and children on environmental stewardship, and
provide advertising and outreach events and initiatives, including Earth Day. The Board of Public Works will
administer the contract with DCLA.

Equipment, Expenses, Alterations and Improvements - $5,044,725. Funding is set aside as a contingency to
address necessary adjustments to accounts.

General Municipal Elections 2020 - $13,000,000. Funding is set aside to reimburse Los Angeles County for
conducting the 2020 General Municipal Election. Funding is provided for the production and mailing of Voter
Information Pamphlets, outreach activities, and operation of an Election Day Call Center.

Ground Emergency Medical Transport QAF Program - $6,700,000. Funding is set aside for the quarterly
payments and related contractual services cost for the Ground Emergency Medical Transport Quality Assurance
Fee Program.

Land Mobile Radio Site Infrastructure Upgrades - $3,022,610. Funding is set aside to perform infrastructure
improvements at 16 sites with Land Mobile Radio technology. Funding is contingent upon the receipt of 2018 Urban
Areas Security Initiative grant funding for this purpose.

Mutual Aid Overtime - $3,000,000. Funding is set aside for Sworn Overtime for the Fire Department for mutual
aid response for fire and disaster response needs outside of the City boundaries.

Office of Public Accountability Studies - $750,000. Funding is set aside to initiate or expand special study
reviews of Department of Water and Power (DWP) operations. Studies conducted during 2020-21 may include
reviews of utility rates, supplemental cost benchmarking efforts, and the 100-percent Renewable Energy Study.
The DWP will fully reimburse the City for these costs.

Outside Counsel including Workers’ Compensation - $1,500,000. Funding is set aside for the City Attorney to
retain outside counsel to assist in litigation and transactional matters. The City Attorney retains outside firms when
the type of litigation involved requires specialized expertise or where appropriate staffing resources are not available
in-house. Funding is transferred from the Unappropriated Balance to the City Attorney budget during the fiscal year
as needed, subject to the approval of the Mayor and City Council. This funding is separate from the
$4 million budgeted for law firms on the Attorney Conflicts Panel managed by the Office of the City Administrative
Officer.

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