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(a) Building and Safety Systems Development Account. The Building and Safety Systems Development Account shall be used for the following purposes:
1. To finance the design, acquisition, development, implementation and maintenance of automated systems for existing programs and activities of the Department including but not limited to, employee costs related to employees engaged in systems development or maintenance, purchase of computers and related equipment, software, firmware, technical services and consulting services necessary for the design and implementation of the automated systems; incidental expenses associated with the automated systems such as employee training, data conversion, computer communications, facility renovations and support related to the system, and computer system security measures.
2. Design, acquisition, development and implementation of automated systems to support new programs of the Department of Building and Safety, related to the support, processing and inspection of permits, appeals and enforcement of the City’s building and land use regulations, including but not limited to, employee costs related to employees engaged in systems development or maintenance, purchase of computers and related equipment, software, firmware, technical services and consulting services necessary for the design and implementation of the automated systems; incidental expenses associated with the automated systems such as employee training, data conversion, computer communications, facility renovations and support related to the systems, and computer system security measures.
3. The Building and Safety Systems Development Account shall also be used to repay cash advances received from any other fund established by the City and used for the development of automated systems used by the department.
(b) Building and Safety Special Services Account. The Building and Safety Special Services Account shall be used to reimburse budgetary salary and overtime accounts as appropriate and to draw demands for travel, printing, equipment and inspection expenses in connection with the following activities where the expenses are in excess of monies budgeted in the General Fund, or not provided for in the monies budgeted in the General Fund. This Account shall also be used by the Department to repay cash advances received from any other fund established by the City and used for any of the following purposes.
1. Monies received as provided for in Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 98.0406 for the performance of inspections at other than normal working hours.
2. Monies received as provided for in Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 98.0422 for the performance of expedited plan check and other services as requested by the applicant and authorized by the Department at other than normal working hours.
3. Monies received for the performance of inspections and for the conduct of special examinations relating to licensing, fabricators, and testing agencies at facilities located more than 60 miles from Los Angeles City Hall.
4. Monies received from the conducting of specialized training seminars on technical subjects for the instruction and training of persons other than personnel of the Department.
5. Monies received pursuant to State and Federal laws for conducting training seminars for personnel of the Department to improve their competency in engineering, inspection and damage mitigation technology.
6. Monies received from short term or special purposes as approved by the Mayor and City Council.
SECTION HISTORY
Article and Section Added by Ord. No. 176,604, Eff. 6-5-05, Oper. 7-1-05.
Amended by: Ord. No. 178,883, Eff. 7-26-07.
(a) There is created and established a special revenue fund within the Treasury of the City of Los Angeles to be known as the Department of City Planning Case Processing Special Revenue Fund (“Fund”).
(b) For purposes of this Article, certain words and phrases are defined as follows:
MAJOR PROJECT is defined as any project so determined by the Director of Planning (“Director”) of the Department of City Planning (“Department”) for which the planning or processing of requests for entitlements will severely impact departmental resources.
SECTION HISTORY
Article and Section Added by Ord. No. 181,098, Eff. 4-18-10.
(a) All monies received by the Department from the following sources shall be deposited into the Fund:
2. Fees received related to support functions necessary for the processing of the applications mentioned in paragraph 1., above, including but not limited to fees for automated records, publications, map sales, and overtime.
3. All amounts received from developers under Supplemental Fee Agreements entered into pursuant to Section 5.121.9.3 of this Code shall be placed in the Fund in the Account established for that Major Project. Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, when a developer enters into a Supplemental Fee Agreement with the City, any fees paid by that developer related to processing the discretionary actions shall be placed in an Account established for that Major Project within the Fund.
4. Monies may also be contributed to the Fund by other City funds and by gifts, donations, or bequests from individuals or organizations. Any appropriation to the Fund by the City Council for the purposes set forth in this Section shall also be deposited into this Fund.
(b) The Fund shall be administered by the Director or designee. A year-end report shall be prepared which shall be submitted within 90 days after the close of each fiscal year. Unencumbered funds remaining in this Fund at the end of any fiscal year shall not revert to the Reserve Fund.
(c) The Fund shall be used to purchase or pay for salaries, expenses, equipment, materials, and services in support of case processing related functions, and shall also be used to repay cash advances received from any other fund established by the City and used for these purposes. The Fund shall be used to reimburse budgetary salary, overtime, and related costs as appropriate, and to draw demands for printing, travel, equipment, training, and other services and expenses as appropriate to support entitlement case processing related functions described in Subsection (a) of this Section and Section 5.121.9.2 of this Code.
(d) The Department shall be responsible for maintaining the accounting records relating to each Account within the Fund.
(e) The Fund shall be interest bearing. All interest or other earnings attributable to money in the Fund shall be credited to the Fund and devoted to the purposes set forth in this Article.
(f) No expenditure shall be made from this Fund without the prior approval of the Director or the Director’s designee.
(g) The Director is authorized to establish appropriate procedures to carry out the provisions of this Article.
SECTION HISTORY
Article and Section Added by Ord. No. 181,098, Eff. 4-18-10.
(a) Case Processing Account. The Case Processing Account shall be used to provide human and physical resources to the City of Los Angeles solely to process discretionary actions and to prepare and/or review associated environmental documents proposed in the City of Los Angeles. These resources may include, but not be limited to, staffing, expense and equipment for these purposes only and in accordance with established City practices. The Fund may also be used for the receipt, retention and disbursement of funds received by the Department from special funds to expedite the application process for City proposed zoning projects or projects proposed by the City’s proprietary departments.
(b) Major Projects Review Account. The Major Projects Review Account shall be used to provide additional human and physical resources to the City of Los Angeles solely to process discretionary actions and to prepare and/or review associated environmental documents for Major Projects proposed in the City of Los Angeles. These resources may include, but not be limited to, staffing, expense and equipment for these purposes only and in accordance with established City practices.
(c) Expedited Permit Account. The Expedited Permit Account shall be used for the receipt, retention and disbursement of funds received by the Department from private developers pursuant to Section 19.01 W. of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to offset expenses for additional human and physical resources necessary to expedite the permit process for development projects submitted by the developers contributing to the Fund.
(d) Grants and Special Revenue Account. The Grants and Special Revenue Account shall be used for the receipt, retention and disbursement of funds received by the Department from grant or other sources to offset expenses for additional human and physical resources necessary to conduct case processing.
SECTION HISTORY
Article and Section Added by Ord. No. 181,098, Eff. 4-18-10.
(a) Supplemental Fee Agreements (“Agreement”) shall be negotiated by the Department and executed by the Mayor.
(b) The Agreement shall include, but not be limited to, the following provisions:
1. The City and the developer (the “Parties”) shall agree upon the processing services which will be required to process the discretionary actions, including environmental reviews, and the personnel, time and physical resources which the City will need to accomplish those processing services.
2. The Parties shall agree on the numbers and classifications of employees that the City shall assign to perform the processing services with the understanding that one or more employees may be utilized to perform any designated tasks and that the City may replace any employee that is assigned to perform a processing service at any time.
3. The costs which are to be funded shall consist of the actual costs to the City which include, but are not limited to: wages, including overtime, retirement, compensated time off and other benefits, bureau/divisional overhead, departmental overhead and general City overhead, which are incurred in connection with the employees assigned to perform the processing services for the major project, the direct costs of material and equipment required to furnish the processing services, the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by any employee assigned to furnish the processing services, and the cost of hiring outside consultants necessary to provide the City with special expertise.
4. The developer shall deposit funds into the Fund for deposit in the Account for that Major Project on a quarterly basis in an amount estimated to pay for the costs of providing the processing services for the following quarterly period.
5. The Parties shall meet quarterly during the term of the Agreement to review the amount of funds remaining in the Account and to review, reevaluate and negotiate in good faith the number and type of employees necessary to accomplish the processing services for the next quarterly period and the estimated costs.
6. The Department shall promptly advise the developer if, at any time during the quarterly period, the Department believes that the costs of accomplishing the processing services for the quarterly period will exceed the previous estimate.
7. The Parties shall agree to a procedure for deposit of additional funds if the funds in the Account are not adequate to fund the agreed upon services for the quarterly period.
8. The involved departments shall maintain appropriate records of the actual costs of the processing services.
9. The Department shall prepare quarterly reports on the status of the Account within the Fund for the developer.
10. Entering into the Agreement is voluntary.
(c) The City Council and the Mayor declare their intention to authorize, by ordinance or resolution, positions necessary to carry out the work programs provided for in each Supplemental Fee Agreement for the fiscal year; which positions and related expenses will be funded from the Fund. The City Administrative Officer and/or General Manager of the Personnel Department may authorize interim staff during the fiscal year when needed to provide for necessary adjustments in personnel during any quarterly period in accordance with normal City procedures.
SECTION HISTORY
Article and Section Added by Ord. No. 181,098, Eff. 4-18-10.
(a) There is hereby created and established in the Treasury of the City of Los Angeles a special fund to be known as the Code Compliance Fund (the “Fund”). The purpose of the Fund shall be for the receipt of all monies collected pursuant to Chapter 1, Article 1.2, Sections 11.2.01
and following, of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, which, except for amounts required to be refunded pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 11.2.09, shall constitute General Fund receipts. Receipts to the Fund shall be recorded as Administrative Fines, Enforcement Costs, or Administrative Costs respectively by the issuing Department. The Fund shall be under control of the City Council for all purposes, subject to the approval of the Mayor in the same manner and to the same extent as similar budget actions, and shall be administered by the Office of Finance. The Office of Finance shall work with the City Departments and the City Attorney to establish a system for the receipt and deposit of all receipts required to be deposited into the Fund.
(b) A separate account shall be established for deposit of all monies derived from the advance deposits identified in Article 1.2 of Chapter 1, Sections 11.2.01 and following, of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, which are required to be deposited into the Fund and held until the conclusion of the administrative hearing process at which time the monies will either be transferred to the general account of the Fund or refunded to the Responsible Person. Monies remaining in this account of the Fund at the end of the fiscal year shall not revert to the Reserve Fund pursuant to Charter Section 344.
SECTION HISTORY
Article and Section Added by Ord. No. 182,610, Eff. 8-2-13.
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