Transportation, Chair

The Transportation Committee oversees the city's Department of Transportation, and reviews policies established by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

It's oversight includes public transportation; school crossings; traffic; parking enforcement and control; taxicabs; utility franchises except those for cable television; off-street parking facilities except by the City Mall; radio communication systems; traffic signalization and control; transportation franchises; and expenditure of funds from the Proposition A Local Transit Assistance Fund and the Proposition C Anti-Gridlock Transit Assistance Fund.

Budget and Finance, Vice-Chair

The Budget Committee oversees the budgets of all city departments including the City Administrative Office, Controller, except audits, Treasurer, Office of Finance, Department of Fire and Police Pensions, Los Angeles City Employees' Retirement System. The committee focuses on the City Budget in its entirety; expenditure of City funds; levying of taxes and fees; receipt of City funds; City Attorney liability report; refunds; claims; approval of City bond issues and other financing mechanisms which have a direct impact on the City's General Fund, including selection of bond counsel and financial consultants. The committee also reviews or concurrently reviews some of these matters for the Airport, Harbor, Water and Power, and Housing departments, and the Community Redevelopment Agency, joint powers agencies, or other entities that are elsewhere assigned.

Audits and Government Efficiency, Member

The Audits and Government Efficiency Committee oversees management audits, financial audits, operational audits, and any single audit of grants or other funds that are required by other levels of government; productivity; privatization; and all matters related to the City’s policies on discriminatory practices; Minority Business Enterprises (MBE); Women Business Enterprises (WBE); and Small Business Enterprises (SBE); and intergovernmental relations on all matters in the purview of this committee.

The committee also oversees the Controller’s Audit function, City Administrative Office and City Attorney, except functions of those offices otherwise assigned, Bureau of Contract Administration, and the Quality and Productivity Commission.

Energy and Environment, Member

The Energy and Environment Committee oversees the following functions at the Department of Water and Power (DWP), including but not limited to fees, rates, property, leases, tariffs, contracts, and required or requested audits of DWP.

The Energy and Environment Committee reviews policies and refers action on the Bureau of Sanitation, Department of Environmental Affairs, Environmental Affairs Commission, South Coast Air Quality Management District, State Solid Waste Management Board, and State Water Quality Control Board.

The committee focuses on recycling, sanitation systems, for solid, liquid, hazardous, and toxic waste and for all matters directly related to those matters, including siting, sewers, air quality, water quality, overall review of environmental impact reports or statements, and all matters relating to the Environmental, and Sewer Construction and Maintenance Trust Funds, including the review or concurrent review of the use of bonds or other financing mechanism involving these funds. Additionally, it reviews issues pertaining to energy; water supply and conservation; expenditure of funds from the Proposition O Clean Water, Ocean, River, Beach, and the Bay Storm Water Cleanup Fund.

Ad Hoc Committee on Business Tax Reform, Chair

The Ad Hoc Committee on Business Tax Reform was created in March of 2003 and oversees and evaluates all recommendations coming from the citizen-led Business Tax Advisory Committee (BTAC). All Council motions pertaining to the City’s business tax system are heard by this Committee.