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General City Purposes

2021-22 Change From 2022-23
Program Changes Adopted Budget 2021-22 Budget Proposed Budget

Administered by: Public Works Bureau of Sanitation

82. Discovery Cube Los Angeles (DCLA). DCLA is a non- $ 1,800,000 $ - $ 1,800,000
profit organization that focuses its work on the core
initiatives of environmental stewardship, early learning,
healthy living, and science, technology, engineering, and
math education. The funds will be used to develop
curriculum and provide training for staff at the Bureau of
Sanitation (Bureau) Environmental Learning Centers,
provide teacher professional development workshops in
partnership with the Los Angeles Unified School District,
develop educational programs for children to promote
interest in career fields within the Bureau and the
environmental stewardship industry, host household
hazardous waste collection events and environmental
fairs to educate adults and children on environmental
stewardship, and provide advertising and outreach for
Bureau events and initiatives, including Earth Day. Partial
funding is provided by the Sewer Construction and
Maintenance Fund ($450,000) and the Solid Waste
Resources Revenue Fund ($450,000).

83. Zero Waste Transition Microgrants for Small 1,000,000 (1,000,000) -
Restaurants. The 2021-22 Budget included one-time
funding to support small restaurants in low-income
communities to begin their transition to zero waste
practices, including food waste reduction and reduction in
single-use plastics. Funding is not continued in 2022-23.

Administered by: Recreation and Parks and Cultural Affairs

84. Summer Night Lights (SNL). The SNL program 4,000,000 2,400,000 6,400,000
provides extended recreational, cultural, educational, and
resource-based programming on designated days
between the hours of 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. SNL provides
youth and families with a safe recreation space,
employment opportunities, expanded programming, and
linkages to local services. SNL also provides an important
platform for interagency collaboration through a
partnership with over 100 local community-based
organizations, educational and vocational institutions, and
City and County agencies. Funding is increased on a one-
time basis for an anticipated increase in services.

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