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Telecommunications Development Account

2020-21 2021-22
APPROPRIATIONS Adopted Proposed

City Attorney - Funds are provided to the Office of the City Attorney for legal $ 187,078 $ --
services in support of TDA functions. In 2020-21 funding was provided by cable
television franchise fee receipts, and in 2021-22 funding will be provided by the
General Fund.
City Clerk - Funds are provided to the Office of the City Clerk to provide 309,927 --
technical support of online resources related to government access
programming content for L.A. CityView Channel 35. In 2020-21 funding was
provided by cable television franchise fee receipts, and in 2021-22 funding will
be provided by the General Fund.
General Services (GSD) - Funds are provided to GSD for building leases and 196,235 196,235
related services.
Information Technology Agency (ITA)
PEG Access Programming - Funds are provided to ITA for the salaries 1,324,034 1,323,368
and expenses of employees supporting PEG access functions.
Telecommunications Uses - Funds are provided to ITA for various 9,057,421 --
telecommunications expenditures including the salaries and expenses of
employees supporting the 3-1-1 Call Center. In 2020-21 funding was
provided by cable television franchise fee receipts, and in 2021-22 funding
will be provided by the General Fund.
Public Works Bureau of Engineering (BOE) - Funds are provided to BOE to 86,038 100,289
continue support for project management work on the Channel 35 Studio
Relocation Project.
Cable Franchise Oversight - Funds are provided for franchise fee auditing and 289,750 --
outside legal counsel in the field of cable and telecommunications franchising
law. In 2020-21 funding was provided by cable television franchise fee receipts,
and in 2021-22 funding will be provided by the General Fund.

Grants to Third Parties (Citywide Access Corporation) - Funds are provided
for Channel 36 capital equipment items funded by PEG capital cost franchise 505,000 505,000
fees.

L.A. CityView Channel 35 Operations - Funds are provided for contractual 2,166,996 2,080,631
services for municipal programming, closed captioning services and press room
tapings ($850,000), operating supplies for videotapes and the production of
Channel 35 programming ($72,000), general liability and automobile insurance
for City vehicles driven by Channel 35 contractors ($125,000), contractor
services ($350,000), connectivity between the Little Tokyo and City Hall Studios
($50,000), social media content production and scripted programming
($278,620), airing of Fire and Police Commission meetings ($60,000),
maintenance of High Definition equipment ($28,000), routine replacement of
studio equipment ($252,011), and the City News service subscription ($15,000).
PEG Access Capital Costs (Restricted) – Funds are provided for capital costs 1,422,892 --
for the Channel 35 studio.

Reimbursement of General Fund Costs - Funds are provided to reimburse the 4,796,365 3,458,800
General Fund for employer contributions to health and retirement plans and
Citywide and departmental overhead costs for employees supporting TDA
functions.

TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS $20,341,736 $ 7,664,323

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