January 30, 2017

Honorable Members of the City Council c/o City Clerk City Hall, Room 395

Honorable Members:

Subject to your confirmation, I have appointed Ms. Lisa Kaz to the Innovation and Performance Commission for the term ending September 6, 2019. Ms. Kaz fill the vacancy created by Catherine Geanuracos, who has resigned.

I certify that in my opinion Ms. Kaz is qualified for the work that will devolve upon her, and that I make the appointment solely in the interest of the City.

Sincerely,

ERIC GARCETTI Mayor

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Attachment

COMMISSION APPOINTMENT FORM

Name: Lisa Kaz Commission: Innovation and Performance Commission End of Term: 9/6/2019

Appointee Information

1. Race/ethnicity: Caucasian

2. Gender: Female

3. Council district and neighborhood of residence: 4 - Central

4. Are you a registered voter? Yes

5. Prior commission experience:

6. Highest level of education completed: B.S., University of California, Santa Barbara

7. Occupation/profession: President & CEO, LA /AutoMobility LA/ANSA Productions

8. Experience(s) that qualifies person for appointment: See attached resume

9. Purpose of this appointment: Replacement

10. Current composition of the commission (excluding appointee) :

Commissioner APC CD Ethnicity Gender Term End

DiMento, Joseph L. Central 4 Caucasian M 06-Sep-17

Rosenberg, Heather Joy East LA 1 Caucasian F 04-Apr-18

Saldivar, Liz East LA 14 Latina F 06-Sep-18

Sargent, Todd East LA 1 Caucasian M 06-Sep-17

LISA KAZ

CAREER EXPERIENCE

ANSA Productions/LA Auto Show/AutoMobility LA President and CEO

LA Auto Show: Founded in 1907, the LA Auto Show is one of the most influential and best attended auto shows in the world. Annually since the LA Convention Center’s opening in 1971, the LA Auto Show has hosted the Center’s largest and longest running consumer event. Each November, ANSA Productions gathers the who’s who in the auto industry to unveil the future of mobility in the car culture capital of the world. The 10 day show delivers worldwide media exposure, and hosts hundreds of thousands of families, car shoppers and enthusiasts, in the nation’s biggest car buying market.

AutoMobility LA: Evolved from the LA Auto Show’s Connected Car Expo and its Press & Trade days, ANSA Productions recently launched AutoMobility LA. AutoMobility LA is the first trade show designed exclusively for the new automotive industry to bring together the entire eco-system driving the convergence of technology and the automobile. The 4 day event brings together automakers, tech companies, designers, developers, startups, investors, dealers, government officials, analysts, and auto enthusiasts to redefine and unveil the future of transportation.

Professional Highlights Include:

• Connected Car Expo: Recognizing that new technologies are fueling rapid change in the automotive industry, Kaz created the Connected Car Expo (CCE), a one-day conference and three-day expo with a dual mission – to showcase innovative companies designing the future of the connected car space, while serving as an open forum for attendees to connect with top media and key players shaping the identity and future of mobility.

• Created a platform where more than $526 Million in funding was initiated following the November 2015 event. Securing the largest automotive deal between an automaker and a ride hailing company, invested $500M in a strategic partnership with LYFT following CEO Jon Zimmer’s keynote at the 2015 Connected Car Expo.

• AutoMobility LA / LA Auto Show: Created the first auto show in the world that is not just about cars.

• Merged LA Auto Show’s Press & Trade Days with its Connected Car Expo in 2016 to form AutoMobility LA to further respond to the convergence of the automotive and technology sectors; the gathering became the first global automotive event to provide auto and tech exhibitors a platform focused on the advancement of mobility. LISA KAZ • Page 2

• Hosting nearly 25,000 automotive and technology industry professionals and media from 50 countries, AutoMobility LA 2016 showcased nearly 60 all-new vehicles having their world-wide, or North American debut.

• Created an all-new, 50,000-square foot Technology Pavilion expanding the Los Angeles Convention Center campus to service the growing demand for auto-tech exhibits. AutoMobility LA featured a diverse range of exhibitor types in the Technology Pavilion, including automakers, big data/cloud computing, connected car technologies/services, infotainment, safety, software, transportation services/ solution providers.

• Launched the Top Ten Automotive Startups Competition- With the rapid transformation of the auto industry arising from new technologies, electrification, and the sharing economy, automakers have been partnering and investing in ride-share, autonomous vehicle and connected car technologies. Kaz launched the annual competition to identify and showcase the most innovative of these new companies and to gain exposure for the entrepreneurs, designers, and software engineers who continue to new innovate with new transportation products, services and means of travel.

• Introduced “GO” as an all-new destination dedicated to personal mobility devices and services that get you from point A to B.

• Design Developer Challenge - AutoMobility LA opened its advanced design competition to include developers from non-automotive brands/companies including Crayola, Creative Mobile, Fandango, KTM, Lego, Jaunt VR, Trigger. Experts from companies including Disney Interactive, Hulu, IDEO, Mattel and Samsung also became involved with the international competition. Situated in the entertainment capital of the world, AutoMobility LA continues to provide automakers a natural platform for creative collaboration with movie studios and other lifestyle/media brands.

• Bringing together the best minds in the new auto-mobility field, Kaz assembled a first- class advisory board comprised of c-level executives from leading brands including Google, Lyft, Ford, AT&T, NVIDIA, Pandora, Nokia Growth Partners, City of Los Angeles, Local Motors, Strategy Analytics, and Elektrobit

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HONORS AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

2014 Recipient of the “Most Innovative People in Events Award” from BizBash

2014 & 2015 Nominee for “Executive/CEO of the Year” by the Los Angeles Business Journal’s Women Making a Difference Symposium & Awards

2014 Honored as “One of the most influential women in business and technology today” by Innovation and Tech Today

2013 Member of the Inauguration Committee for Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti

2010 Alumni Award from the U.C.S.B. College of Engineering

Education B.S., Engineering U.C.S.B. (1986)

Lisa Kaz co-owns and serves as President and CEO of ANSA Productions, Inc. which owns and produces the iconic LA Auto Show and AutoMobility LA. In this capacity, Kaz oversees one of the largest automotive shows in the world. For more than 25 years, she has successfully gathered the who’s who of the auto industry to unveil the future of mobility in the car culture capital, Los Angeles.

Kaz joined the LA Auto Show in 1987 and built on the tradition begun in in 1907 to make the LA Auto Show one of the most influential and best-attended auto shows in the world. Annually since the LA Convention Center’s opening in 1971, the LA Auto Show has hosted the Center’s largest and longest running consumer event. The ten-day show delivers worldwide media exposure, and hosts hundreds of thousands of families, car shoppers and enthusiasts, in the nation’s biggest car buying market. In 2016 Kaz and her team launched AutoMobility LA which evolved from the LA Auto Show’s Connected Car Expo and its Press & Trade days. AutoMobility LA is the first trade show designed exclusively for the new automotive industry to bring together the entire eco-system driving the convergence of technology and the automobile. The four-day event brings together automakers, tech companies, designers, developers, startups, investors, dealers, government officials, analysts, and auto enthusiasts to redefine and unveil the future of transportation. Kaz has been widely recognized for her innovative leadership and contributions to the automotive and mobility tradeshow space. She received the “Most Innovative People in Events Award” from BizBash in 2014; she has been nominated as “Executive/CEO of the Year” by the Los Angeles Business Journal’s Women Making a Difference Symposium & Awards in multiple years; and was recognized as “One of the most influential women in business and technology today” by Innovation and Tech Today. In 2013 Kaz served as a member of the Inauguration Committee for Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti. Kaz completed her B.S. in Computer Science at University of California, Santa Barbara, and was recognized as the 2010 Alumni of the Year.

January 30, 2017

Ms. Lisa Kaz

Dear Ms. Kaz:

I am pleased to inform you that I hereby appoint you to the Innovation and Performance Commission for the term ending September 6, 2019. In order to complete the process as quickly as possible, there are several steps that must be taken, many of which require visiting City Hall. If you require parking during these procedures, please call Claudia Luna in my office at (213) 978-0621 to make arrangements for you.

To begin the appointment process, please review, sign and return the enclosed Remuneration Form, Undated Separation Forms, Background Check Release and Information Sheet within one week of receiving this letter. These documents are necessary to ensuring the most efficient, open and accountable City government possible. Further, Mayor’s Office policy requires you to be fingerprinted as part of the background check that is done on all potential Commissioners. To do so, please bring this letter to the Background Unit of Employment Services Division, Personnel Department Building, 700 East Temple Street, Room 235, Los Angeles, California 90012. The division phone number is (213) 473-9343. Fingerprints must be taken within three working days from the receipt of this letter.

Under separate cover you will be receiving a packet from the City Ethics Commission containing information about the City’s conflict of interest laws and a copy of the State Form 700/Statement of Economic Interests. You are required to complete and return this form within 21 days of your nomination to the City Ethics Commission, 200 North Spring Street, City Hall, 24th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90012. Any inquiries regarding this form should be directed to Nicole Enriquez at the Ethics Commission at (213) 978-1960. Ms. Lisa Kaz January 30, 2017 Page 2

As part of the City Council confirmation process, you will need to meet with David Ryu, your Councilmember, and Councilmember Bob Blumenfield, the Chair of the Innovation, Grants, Technology, Commerce and Trade Committee, to answer any questions they may have. You will be hearing from a City Council committee clerk who will let you know when your appointment will be considered by the Innovation, Grants, Technology, Commerce and Trade Committee. Sometime thereafter, you will be notified by the committee clerk when your appointment will be presented to the full City Council for confirmation. Once you are confirmed, you will be required to take the oath of office in the City Clerk’s Office in Room 395 of City Hall. Claudia Luna will assist you during the confirmation process if you have questions.

Commissioners must be residents of the City of Los Angeles. If you move at any point during your term, have any changes in your telephone numbers, or in the future plan to resign (resignation must be put in writing), please contact my office immediately.

Congratulations and thank you for agreeing to serve the people of Los Angeles.

Sincerely,

ERIC GARCETTI Mayor

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Attachment I Ms. Lisa Kaz January 30, 2017 Nominee Check List

I. Within three days:

_____ Get fingerprinted to complete a background check. No appointment is necessary. Bring the Mayor’s letter to: Background Unit of Employment Services Division, Personnel Department Building, 700 East Temple Street, Room 235, Los Angeles, California 90012. Phone: (213) 473-9343.

II. Within seven days:

Mail, fax or email the following forms to: Legislative Coordinator, Office of the Mayor, City Hall, 200 N. Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 or email: [email protected].

_____ Remuneration Form

_____ Undated Separation Forms

_____ Background Check Release

_____ Commissioner Information Sheet/Voluntary Statistics

III. Within 21 days:

File the following forms with the City Ethics Commission. If you are required to file, you will receive these forms via email from that office.

_____ Statement of Economic Interest (“Form 700”) IMPORTANT: The City Council will not consider your nomination until your completed form is reviewed by the Ethics Commission.

_____ CEC Form 60

IV. As soon as possible, the Mayor’s Office will schedule a meeting with you and:

_____ Your City Councilmember David Ryu

_____ Councilmember Bob Blumenfield, Chair of the Council Committee considering your nomination

Staff in my office will assist you with these arrangements.