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FISCAL YEAR 2020-21 PROPOSED BY: Department of Neighborhood Empowerment GENERAL MANAGER: Raquel Beltrán BUDGET BUDGET PROPOSAL PROPOSAL FISCAL YEAR 2020-21 FISCAL YEAR 2020-21 CONTENTS FEDERAL EXECUTIVE Summary 02 ORGANIZATIONAL Chart 06 STATE STRATEGIC Plan 09 BUDGET Request Summary and Ranking 13 SUMMARY by Source of Funds 15 BUDGET Program Request COUNTY BM4701 19 BM4703 27 BM4704 31 BM4705 41 BM4750 49 VPR 69 CITY PERFORMANCE Metrics 75 CONTRACTUAL Services Schedule 77 Detail of Expenditures 79 LEVEL OF LOCAL DEPARTMENTAL RECEIPTS 125 CLOSENESS TO GOVERNMENT YOU SPECIAL Purpose Funds Schedule 127 RECAPITULATION of Position Changes 129 POSITION Descriptions 131 ANTICIPATED Challenges 149 Written by: Raquel Beltrán (General Manager), Armando Ruiz (Director of Administrative Services), Julien Antelin (Director of Innovation), Semee Park (Director of Neighborhood Council Operations), Mike Fong (Director of Policy and Government Relations), Thomas Soong (Director of Outreach and Communications), and the rest of the EmpowerLA team. Designed by: Ann-Marie Holman (Public Information Officer),Grace Kim (Project Assistant) Assisted by: Sevak Paramazian (Systems Manager), Erricka Peden (Executive Administrative Assistant III), Kyle Stone (Project Assistant) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY EXECUTIVE Members of all 99 Los Angeles Neighborhood Councils gathered at City Hall for the 2019 Congress of Neighborhoods. Photo by Scott Bogunia. SUMMARY Dear Honorable Mayor Eric Garcetti, The Department of Neighborhood Empowerment (Department) respectfully presents its Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Proposed Budget for review and deliberation. The Budget includes resources necessary to support the Department's administration of Article IX of the Los Angeles City Charter, which enabled the formation of a self-selected system of Neighborhood Councils (System), with advisory authorities, and the establishment of the policy-setting Board of Neighborhood Commissioners (Commission). The Department supports the operation of the now 99 Neighborhood Councils (NCs) in accordance with the City Council-approved Plan For a Citywide System of Neighborhood Councils (the Plan). At its core, the Plan's six goals and objectives define the promotion, formation, and certification of Neighborhood Councils. The Proposed Budget provides management and oversight of the NCs' operations, and support of the System's approximately 2,000 elected, selected, and appointed leaders. The System administers over $4M in funding supporting community-based programs and generates more than 500K hours of quality volunteer service to the City of Los Angeles. The Department's operating goals, which support its overall vision, were informed by the Listening Tour of Neighborhood Councils initiated in September 2019. The Department's Budget supports its mission to increase civic engagement and make government more responsive to local needs ...our mission is to promote civic engagement and make government more responsive to local needs by strengthening the Department's relationships with NCs and serving and strengthening its role as a NC resource. Improving the “ ” Neighborhood Councils' engagement and advocacy approaches and improving City Hall's relationship with NCs are two additional operating goals. The Budget provides resources to enable the Department to meet these goals with determinate objectives. They include systematically recruiting and preparing new leaders for board service, improving our regulatory and educational communication, and providing for the establishment of a centralized translation and interpreter process. The latter would be coordi- nated with the Office of the City Clerk and City Attorney and would generate language tools that could be shared with City departments. The enhancement request of the Department's ability to minimize, manage, and resolve conflicts through a centralized NC Resolution Unit is a priority goal in the next fiscal year. Additionally, the Proposed Budget enables the development of technology and innovation to promote proficiency in data usage to guide NC engagement and empowerment, a resilience data portal, the expansion of online training portals, a new platform for the Community Impact Statement submissions, and ideation to support continued innovation in the City of Los Angeles. Department of Neighborhood Empowerment 2020-21 Fiscal Year Budget Proposal Page 2 Department of Neighborhood Empowerment 2020-21 Fiscal Year Budget Proposal Page 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Department is submitting a Proposed Budget for FY 2020-21 of $5,529,958, representing a 64.9% ($2,176,477) increase from the Department's Approved FY 2019-2020 Budget. The proposal regularizes filled resolution authority positions that have long-standing work objectives and goals that will continue into future years. Of particular note is the nascent work and support needed to build upon FY 2019-20 funding provided to establish an appropriately staffed and funded Office of Community Engagement. Because of this program and other key objectives, the Department's administrative capacity must also be enhanced to accomplish the goals above. Progressively, Grayce Liu, the previous General Manager, has been cautiously rebuilding the Department from a staffing level of 15 positions in FY 2012-13 to where it currently stands (27 regular authority positions). We intend to continue this careful rebuild to an appropriate staffing level that will provide efficient and professional services to the NCs, stakeholders, and City agencies that we serve, with structured accountability measures. The Budget Proposal, as presented, provides the capacity to support City-wide Mayoral initiatives through the formation of a community-based, grassroots infrastructure. Initiatives include pursuing regulatory compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) within Department and NC operations, increasing the engagement of under-participating constituents, and the recruitment of RYLAN and Homelessness liaisons to name a few. The Department's request also allows for the implementation of City Council approved NC Reforms. After careful consideration, review, and with much respect to the budget instructions provided by the City Administrative Officer (CAO) requiring the submission of "Offset Proposals" to be submitted along with any new requests for funding and position authorities, I have decided to defer the consideration of any offsets to the Mayoral and the CAO's Budgetary teams. Our Department operates on a minimal budget, struggles to maintain the workload when any vacancies occur, and any cuts in funding have a significantly more drastic effect on our operations that would undercut the progress that has been made to deliver on key goals, objectives, and initiatives as required of us. We have undergone several stages of innovation and process improvement exercises to function within our means. The addition of any new programs and operations will be requested and designed with similar innovative strategies in mind. We are entering into the 20th year of the Neighborhood Council System. We look forward to discussing the Department's Proposed Budget, mission, vision, and goals over the coming months. This Budget allows us to strengthen our ability to support the System and its leadership, reduce potential liabilities, and improve consistency, effectiveness, and efficiency throughout the System. Respectfully submitted, Raquel Beltrn General Manager Department of Neighborhood Empowerment GENERAL MANAGER GENERAL MANAGER GRAYCE LIU - GRAYCE RAQUEL BELTRÁN | BELTRÁN RAQUEL Department of Neighborhood Empowerment 2020-21 Fiscal Year Budget Proposal Page 4 Department of Neighborhood Empowerment 2020-21 Fiscal Year Budget Proposal Page 5 DEPARTMENT OF NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ORGANIZATIONAL CHART FISCAL YEAR 2020-21 99 Certified Neighborhood Councils Charter 1001A - Officers of Election Exemption Charter 1001B - R AQUE L B E LTR ÁN Mayor Exemption Executive Office Vacant General Manager Proposed CC: 9222 PG: 0 SVC: Reso to Reg Request Reg Full BM4750 Direct NC Support and Policy - Field Work and Citywide NC System Office of Community Engagement, Alliances, Citywide Liasions, Field Work, capacity building, Outreach (Website, Social Media, BOARD OF NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSIONERS Technology, Innovation, Civic Direct NC Support, Capacity Building, FBudgetield Wo Advocates,rk and Poli cCommunityy - Budget meeting support, Agenda Posting, Streaming/Filiming), Election/Selection University, Data Literacy, Ideascale, Meeting Support, Agenda Posting, ImpactAdvoc Statements,ates, Commu Subdivisions,nity Impact Direct NC Support, Elections/Selections, Policy Compliance, Bylaws, Outreach campaigns, Department Operations and CC: PG: Policy Compliance, Bylaws, Congress StateCertifications,ments, Subdiv andisio nCommissions, Certificatio ns, Planning and Implementation of IgniteLA, Civic Youth, Participatory Congress of Neighborhoods planning and implementation Administrative Services SVC: Budgeting, RYLAN, Special Projects of Neighborhoods and CommPolicies/Supportission Policies/Support Community Outreach Campaigns Contracts, RFPs, SEMEE PARK MICHAEL FONG contract compliance Vacant THOMAS SOONG Field Operations Policy & Gov't Relations reporting, Facilities, Admin Services JULIEN ANTELIN Outreach and Communications Sr. Project Coordinator Sr. Project Coordinator Emergency Prep, Ch. Management Analyst Office of Community Engagement Sr. Project Coordinator CC: 1538 PG: 0 CC: 1538 PG: 0 Records Management CC: 9182 PG: 0 Public Relations,