DOCSLIB.ORG

Final Reports & Recommendations

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Final Reports & Recommendations FINAL REPORTS & RECOMMENDATIONS RE: BUSINESS & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT and COLLECTIONS & EFFICIENCIES EIGHT REPORTS OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES AD HOC COMMISSION ON REVENUE EFFICIENCY Ron Galperin, Chair Hon. Cindy Miscikowski, Vice Chair Mark Ames, Commissioner David Farrar, Commissioner Michael Gagan, Commissioner Cheryl Parisi, Commissioner Brandon Shamim, Commissioner www.core.lacity.org March 2012 COMMISSIONERS Ron Galperin (Chair) concurrently serves as President of the L.A. City Quality & Productivity Commission and as a member of L.A. County’s Quality & Productivity Commission. He is Vice President of the Bel Air-Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council, a member of the United Way / L.A. Area Chamber of Commerce Homelessness Task Force, and former Chair of the L.A. Jewish Federation’s anti-hunger initiative. Mr. Galperin is an attorney, business owner, Cantor and the author of hundreds of articles for The L.A. Times, L.A. Business Journal and other local and national publications. (Councilmember Garcetti appointee) Hon. Cindy Miscikowski (Vice Chair) represented the 11th District on the Los Angeles City Council from 1997 through 2005. Previously, she was an aide to Councilman Marvin Braude and the Executive Director of the Skirball Cultural Center. She is currently the President of the Board of Harbor Commissioners, overseeing the Port of Los Angeles. (Mayor Villaraigosa appointee) Mark Ames is a private investor. From 1993 through June 2007, he worked for Lehman Brothers where he was a Managing Director in the Fixed Income Division, working both in New York and London. During his time at Lehman, Mr. Ames ran various businesses within Fixed Income and has extensive experience in finance, corporate credit and securitization. He was a member of the Global Fixed Income Operating Committee and the European Fixed Income Operating Committee. Mr. Ames has a BA in Economics from Princeton University. (Mayor Villaraigosa appointee) David Farrar served of counsel at Linebarger, Goggan, Blair & Sampson, LLP, a law firm which specializes in collecting government receivables. In 1998, Mr. Farrar served as a member of Los Angeles County's Economy and Efficiency Commission. He has also served as Chairman of the Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Commission as well as an appointee to the Board of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. (Councilmember Koretz appointee) Michael Gagan is the founder of Kindel Gagan, a public affairs consulting firm. He has previously served as Chief Deputy State Treasurer under Jess Unruh and as Chief Deputy Secretary of State under March Fong Eu. While working for Treasurer Unruh, Mr. Gagan served on thirty-five financing boards and commissions as well as the governing boards of CalPERS and STRS. (Councilmember Parks appointee) Cheryl Parisi is the Executive Director of AFSCME District Council 36. Ms. Parisi also chairs the Coalition of L.A. City Unions comprised of six unions representing 22,000 City employees. The Coalition is the voice of L.A. City workers championing quality City services for L.A.’s diverse communities. (Councilmember Garcetti appointee) Brandon Shamim is the President and CEO of Beacon Management Group and Chairman of the Small Business Council for the Greater Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce. He served as a U.S. Department of Commerce director, worked at a national public policy think tank and is a professor at UC Riverside's Institute for Global Business Management. (Controller Greuel appointee) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF REPORTS PROJECTED REVENUE & SAVINGS IMPACTS he City of Los Angeles Ad-Hoc Commission on Revenue Efficiency (CORE) was formed in the spring of 2010 to evaluate and recommend improvements in collections, billing and new revenues. Comprised of Tseven volunteer Commissioners, CORE issued its Blueprint for Reform of City Collections in the fall of 2010, identifying potential revenues and savings of up to $100 million annually. The Commission has concluded its second and final phase of work with eight comprehensive reports – four focused on Business & Economic Development and another four on Collections & Efficiencies. These eight reports identify and detail the potential for additional combined revenues and savings of $100 million annually – with opportunities for up to $350 million* in such additional revenues and savings annually: BUSINESS & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: 1. Promoting Local Procurement and Business Preference Review: Dollars & Jobs Lost by the City in Contracts with non-L.A. Businesses for Goods & Services – Proposals to generate more business opportunities and sales tax revenues for the City. CORE estimates the potential for combined revenues and savings of at least $10 - $15 million annually – with significant opportunities for in excess of $100 million annually. (Jobs & Business Development) ** 2. Survey of City Departments & Bureaus: Strategies to Foster Efficiencies & Innovations – CORE’s survey of all City departments and bureaus for their best new revenue and savings ideas. This report summarizes the responses, highlights the ideas and offers ways to encourage and support more entrepreneurial initiatives. CORE estimates the potential for combined revenues and savings of approximately $25 million annually – with significant opportunities for in excess of $100 million annually. (Budget & Finance / Audits & Governmental Efficiency) 3. Assessing Business-Related Police Permits & Fees – Opportunities to streamline and simplify the currently 59 distinct police permits for local businesses. CORE estimates the potential for combined revenues and savings of approximately $1 - $5 million annually. (Jobs & Business Development / Public Safety) 4. Failure to Manage City Properties Leased to Non-Profits: Time for Accountability – Evaluation of the more than 100 City-owned properties occupied rent-free. CORE estimates the potential for combined revenues and savings of at least $1 - $5 million annually. (Information Technology & General Services / Budget & Finance / Arts, Parks, Health & Aging) COLLECTIONS & EFFICIENCIES: 5. Lost in the Parking Lot: Stopping Rogue Parking Operators from Stealing Our Tax Dollars – Options for reform of collections, ordinances, etc. CORE estimates the potential for combined revenues and savings of $20 - $30 million annually. (Audits & Governmental Efficiency / Budget & Finance) 6. Managing Our Money: Intergovernmental Revenue Sources – Strategies to monitor & maximize City revenues from (a) real property, business personal property, documentary transfer and sales taxes, and (b) court fees/fines. CORE estimates the potential for combined revenues and savings of $40 - $100 million annually. (Budget & Finance) 7. Improving Collection of Unpaid Parking Tickets: Rental Cars & New Technologies -Recommendations to improve collections on parking tickets issued to rented vehicles and use of new technologies. CORE estimates the potential for combined revenues and savings of $3 - $10 million annually. (Budget & Finance / Transportation) 8. Follow-up to C.O.R.E.’s Blueprint for Reform of City Collections -- Status report on implementation of C.O.R.E.’s Oct. 2010 Blueprint and Accompanying Recommendations Tracker. Per the Blueprint, CORE estimates the potential for combined revenues and savings of $10 - $25 million in the coming fiscal year, and within three years, as much as $100 million or more annually. (Budget & Finance / Audits & Governmental Efficiency) Ad Hoc Commission on Revenue Efficiency Ron Galperin, Chair Hon. Cindy Miscikowski, Vice Chair Mark Ames, Commissioner David Farrar, Commissioner Michael Gagan, Commissioner March 2012 Cheryl Parisi, Commissioner Brandon Shamim, Commissioner Website: http://core.lacity.org/ * Each report describes the enquiries, assumptions and conditions upon which evaluation of estimates of potential revenues and savings are necessarily based. ** City Council Committee(s) to which reports might be assigned, and/or with interests in the respective subject matters thereof. March 22, 2012 The Honorable Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor The Honorable Wendy Greuel, City Controller The Honorable Carmen Trutanich, City Attorney Honorable Members of the City Council FINAL REPORTS & SUMMARY OF WORK The City of Los Angeles Ad-Hoc Hoc Commission on Revenue Efficiency (CORE) is pleased to report that it has completed its work and herewith submits its Final Reports and Summary of Work. A. EIGHT FINAL REPORTS In the fall of 2010, CORE completed its first phase of work in issuing the Commission’s Blueprint for Reform of City Collections -- identifying potential revenues and savings of up to $100 million annually. As of January 2012, the Commission has concluded its second and final phase of work with eight comprehensive reports – four focused on Business & Economic Development and another four on Collections & Efficiencies. These eight reports identify and detail the potential for additional combined revenues and savings of $100 annually – with opportunities for up to $350 million1 in such additional revenues and savings annually. Attached hereto is a 1-page Summary of Reports & Projected Revenue & Savings Impacts. Copies of all eight Final Reports, Appendices and the Blueprint – along with copies of archived Commission Agendas, Minutes and background and research documents and reports are all available on the Commission’s website: www.core.lacity.org. Each of the Final Reports have also been individually transmitted through the City Clerk and distributed to the City offices, Department(s) and Council Committee(s)
Load more

Recommended publications
  • The Montecito, CHC-2018-3233-HCM; ENV-2...Ouncil File 18-0412-S1
    ÿ ÿ ÿ!"!#$%&'#($((#"!)ÿ012#$%&'#($(3#!0)ÿ!45ÿ65ÿ&'#%3&$#7& 889@ABC5DBÿEFGGFHIPQRSTPU VWÿXY`ÿabXcÿdefcÿgh g ipÿRFÿ eÿ!5qr#stu#!BB vssv7wwv1ÿx0yx7ÿÿx0uytÿÿÿÿ ÿ!ÿÿtÿyA5ÿs5CA CÿtCÿuÿCCABÿstuÿ!BBÿ!45BB qÿÿ1B qÿ ÿ$%&' ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿÿiÿVWPÿY`ÿabXcÿPiRFÿQ ÿiÿQFpPQÿiÿRTFRTÿhFiTRi iSÿÿdiÿQ ÿVeÿiÿ i`ÿ `ÿpR T `ÿÿÿÿiÿFf ÿ pÿF pW PFiSÿÿ ÿQÿiÿ QQiÿR ÿQFpÿFpÿiÿÿiQipÿQ ÿ TS ÿ ÿpTR RFÿÿiÿgghhÿiPPRiiÿiÿQÿRi`ÿQFpÿQp i`ÿijÿXdÿhRiTÿefkQf pW lTFiRTlTPPFpQiRFÿFp ÿiÿÿWiFpÿQFpÿ QTpÿRiÿiÿiiQ mRiQÿiPPR RFf ÿhVnVdhehoÿRFQÿTPPFpQiRFSÿÿ ÿ diÿQ Q ÿp iRFQÿiQiÿijÿXdÿhRiTÿefkQÿT ÿiÿqrsriÿiÿTPPFpQiRFÿÿi iiQÿmRiQÿiPPR RFf ÿhVnVdhehoÿRFQÿTPPFpQiRFÿiÿQFpPQÿiÿFiR iSÿÿÿimiÿPP ÿQÿiÿt i Sÿÿuÿp ÿiÿimiÿtR i`ÿÿQWÿiP`ÿRÿiR t iÿRFpRF ÿQFpÿTPPFpQiRF ÿQÿpWQpÿQFpÿRFpv ÿ ÿiiQÿmRiQÿiPPR RFf ÿhVnVdhehoÿRFQÿpTR RFÿQ ÿiÿQPFpÿiRÿRRFQ TPPFpQiRFÿÿQppRFÿQÿTQ ÿ iQiRFÿiÿQpFÿQpÿFÿR iRTÿ RFRRTQFTSÿÿÿ ÿ ÿiiQÿmRiQÿiPPR RFf ÿ iQFpQpÿ TpÿR ÿiÿQFpPQÿQFÿFiRÿ i`ÿQFp Fiÿ RiÿRiÿÿ QiRQÿQFpPQÿp RFQiRFSÿ ÿ uQ ÿijÿXdÿefkQÿ Q ÿ QppÿiÿQTiÿiÿiTPÿiQiÿQWpÿiÿpW f TF iTiRFÿ QF ÿÿR ÿFÿTPPFpQiRFÿiQiÿFÿiÿRpRFÿÿQFpPQpvÿ ÿ hRiTÿefkQf ÿTPPFpQiRFÿFiÿnndVoÿiÿ iQFpQpÿ Tp ÿÿiÿt iÿiiQ mRiQÿiPPR RFf ÿ iQFpQpÿ Tp SÿÿmR ÿTPPFpQiRFÿQ ÿRFQ RQi`ÿQ RTQ F TpFip`ÿQFpÿRiÿQÿpÿ Ti`ÿTiQRFÿ P ÿ RTR Sÿ ÿ kiP`ÿRiÿR ÿFiliÿiQiÿPQ ÿoQQFÿwÿn TSÿQWÿ QRpÿRFÿtT ÿÿxXyY`bbbÿRF TFiRiRF ÿiÿhRiTÿefkQÿQFpÿiÿ RiRTRQF SÿÿÿPQ`ÿÿPQÿFi`ÿÿQppRiRFQ FpTPFipÿTFiRiRF SÿÿdiÿR ÿRFi iRF`ÿQ ÿ`ÿiQiÿPQ ÿoQQFÿwÿn TRQi ÿQW Q ÿTFiRipÿiÿs ÿmRHQf ÿTQP QRF SÿÿzoÿQiiQTpÿ pÿR iÿÿFFÿTQP QRF TFiRiRF {S ÿ miÿFÿiÿ ÿÿiÿQPFiRFpÿgghhÿiPPRiiÿiFTRPP ÿQTT iRFÿQFp Qp iRFÿijÿXdÿefkQf ÿp
    [Show full text]
  • A Voice for the Valley the for Voice A
    A Voice for the Valley the for Voice A Paid for by Jesse Gabriel for Assembly 2018 & Elect Jesse Gabriel for Assembly 2018 16161 Ventura Blvd., Suite 220 Encino, CA 91436 JesseForAssembly.com /JesseforAssembly @JesseForASM45 Jesse Gabriel: Endorsed by Organizations and Leaders We Trust L.A. County Supervisor Board of Equalization Congressman Congresswoman Senator L.A. Mayor Valley Alliance of Congressman L.A. City Controller L.A. City Attorney Zev Yaroslavsky (Ret.) Member Fiona Ma Brad Sherman Julia Brownley Kamala Harris Eric Garcetti Neighborhood Councils Jimmy Gomez Wendy Greuel (Ret.) Mike Feuer Jill Banks Barad California Democratic Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley Democrats for Israel Planned Parenthood California League of Moms Demand Action Equality California Local Nurses Local Firefighters Party San Fernando Valley Young Democrats Conservation Voters Federal Elected Officials California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon Organizations Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters Leslie Bider, Past Chair, Jewish Federation of Greater Ada Horwich, Founding Board Member, Jewish Scott Packman, Advisory Board Member, Creative Senator Kamala Harris State Senator Henry Stern California Democratic Party Steamfitters - Refrigeration Fitters of United Los Angeles Democratic Council of America Community for Peace Congresswoman Karen Bass State Senator Scott Wiener Democratic Party of the San Fernando Valley Association (UA) Local 250 Joshua Binder, Past President, The Guardians of the Janice Kamenir-Reznik, Co-Founder, Jewish World
    [Show full text]
  • Smoking Is Not Permitted in the City Council Chambers
    CITY COUNCIL CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD CITY COUNCIL REORGANIZATION & INSTALLATION MEETING MINUTES MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2015 WEST HOLLYWOOD PARK PUBLIC MEETING ROOM - COUNCIL CHAMBERS 625 N. SAN VICENTE BOULEVARD 6:00 P.M. – REGULAR MEETING CALL TO ORDER: Mayor D’Amico called the meeting to order at 6:06 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Michael Horvath led the Pledge of Allegiance. ROLL CALL: PRESENT: Councilmember Duran, Councilmember Horvath, Councilmember Meister, Mayor D’Amico ABSENT: None ALSO PRESENT: City Manager Arevalo, Assistant City Attorney Hogin, City Clerk Quarker, and Assistant City Clerk Crowder APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Councilmember Horvath asked that Item 5.A. be moved to the Consent Calendar as Item 2.X. Motion by Councilmember Horvath to approve the April 20, 2015 Agenda as amended, seconded by Councilmember Meister, and approved. ADJOURNMENT MOTIONS: Councilmember Horvath requested that the meeting be adjourned in memory of Letitia Mendes. CITY OF LOS ANGELES MAYOR ERIC GARCETTI ADMINISTERED THE OATH OF OFFICE TO THE NEWLY ELECTED MAYOR LINDSEY HORVATH: Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti made brief remarks about the City and the City Council. Mayor Garcetti administered the Oath of Office to Mayor Lindsey Horvath. Mayor Horvath thanked Eric Garcetti for administering the oath to her. She thanked her brother, Michael, for his support. She thanked all former and current City Councilmembers for their service. She spoke about the issues facing the City. Sophia Kashpir played a piano piece for the Mayor. SCREENWRITER DUSTIN LANCE BLACK ADMINISTERED THE OATH OF OFFICE TO THE NEWLY ELECTED MAYOR PRO TEMPORE LAUREN MEISTER: City Council Minutes April 20, 2015 Page 2 Screenwriter Dustin Lance Black spoke briefly about the City of West Hollywood and thanked the Council for the recent Item commemorating Harvey Milk Day.
    [Show full text]
  • Young Angelenos, a Small Group of Volunteer Citizen Activists, CONTENTS
    Gobe, Harley Cross, Marguerite Moreau, Michele Elmer, Young Angelenos, a small group Nicholas Stankevich, Robin Petering, Stephen Blaim, Taylor of volunteer citizen activists, Miller, Tim Golden envision LA as a productive, prosperous town with P.S. Don’t forget to VOTE ON MAY 21. Find your citizens who are engaged, informed and excited to polling place at http://lavote.net advocate for progressive public policy. That’s the dream. With that in mind, Young Angelenos have compiled this progressives’ voter guide in partnership with GOOD Magazine for the Los Angeles general election on May 21st. On that Tuesday, we’ll vote for the Mayor, four members of the City Council, and a host of other characters who will dictate the future of Los Angeles. CONTENTS We’ve tried to provide as much info as we could about 1. Mayor - sexy race how these folks stand on issues like jobs, the a. Eric Garcetti 2 environment, education, health care, civil rights — the b. Wendy Greuel 4 stuff you care about. You can decide from there. 2. City Attorney 7 3. City Controller 10 Some disclaimers: This guide is a volunteer operation, 4. Council District 1 12 not produced by GOOD. Due to research fatigue, lame 5. Council District 6 15 candidate websites and Murphy’s Law, you may spot a 6. Council District 9 - sexy race 18 mistake or two. Some candidates simply don’t provide a 7. Council District 13 - sexy race 20 lot of info, and our researcher styles varied, so some 8. Board of Ed, District 6 25 profiles may differ or seem a bit incomplete.
    [Show full text]