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Battalion Chief Robert Barna, project lead for MSIMS, told the committee the program began as a ground‑up effort in 2022 and started pilots in high‑call battalions in October 2023. Barna said the program reduces emergency supply orders, decreases expired medications through redistribution, and creates more accurate projections for citywide burn rates during shortages. “I would never want an LAD member to hesitate or worse be unable to treat a patient because of a missing or delayed medical supply,” Barna said, describing the pilot’s safety rationale.

Why it matters: MSIMS aims to end a department‑wide “trust spiral” where inconsistent ordering and fulfillment lead field crews to over‑order, which in turn distorts inventory data and increases waste. The project uses inventories, redistribution and targeted ordering to right‑size stock at stations and reduce emergency runs to resupply.

The appropriation funds RFID tagging and tracking software, staffing for the MSIMS team, and Wi‑Fi upgrades at the department’s warehouse/shops where connectivity is currently poor. Barna said those upgrades are needed to integrate field inventory with warehouse systems and to enable real‑time tracking.

Committee members pressed on whether MSIMS constitutes an “innovation” or a request that should be part of regular departmental budget processes. Councilmember Bob Blumenfield said the program, while valuable, looks like a budget scaling of existing work. Barna and supporters replied that the RFID, software integration and dedicated staffing required to connect field data to warehouse ordering constitutes an innovation not currently funded in‑house.

The CAO’s read‑in instructs the LAFD to separately track encumbrances and to report lessons learned and any scope changes to the Innovation and Performance Commission. The committee approved the $350,000 appropriation by roll call; members present voted aye.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Special - Government Efficiency, Innovation, and Audits Committee - 4/21/25","oneSentenceSummary","The committee approved $350,000 from the Innovation Fund to scale the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Medical Supply Inventory Management System (MSIMS), including RFID, staffing and Wi‑Fi upgrades to improve supply readiness and reduce expired medications.","taxTitle","Los Angeles City, Los Angeles County, California","taxId",4025,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6578064,"Committee approves $125,000 for interactive LAPD use‑of‑force dashboard",1318,974000,2292000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3077142-024be6025bdf8a88c37eac55f9b606c4&start=974&end=2292","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3077142-024be6025bdf8a88c37eac55f9b606c4/thumbnail_974000.jpg","/articles/6578064/Los-Angeles-City/Los-Angeles-County/California/Committee-approves-125000-for-interactive-LAPD-useofforce-dashboard","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6578064-9eccc3c200870a41284d9a5ab627cf96/orig.mp4?Expires=1771163215&Signature=BVankYMnUgQp-P9FMHaHzAYmk37wjXNzZPxqCoKd~OYP8W7CJLv9EyJ5GPf1r0c5SNBZIUVAOW60PONn1lyxxk22e6~cBTvve62qHc6pJrEnv2KEPbLPQz1vQ13Schl0rwy1rKiSTaFw6C-JqXMbLM5tFR3tGrLZuYcwyHavnm5CzNPhvj5iI7zt6XmQTKwY89LokpTakBXJeJ49pfGlpp41VkuuSbIwj6R4zJpbAAWCk9DgqTYOf0KPbQ4mAx0MvVMFR0wHUeoN5HDmZ6wggZbONKHuWe24N6kwxJZQgaKlItgHPMdIbMXWbSB~ZE5QjIs6Ia8-hReszbaDyf5iJQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The committee approved a $125,000 Innovation Fund appropriation on April 21 to build an interactive Los Angeles Police Department use‑of‑force dashboard intended to replace the annual static report with searchable, geospatial and layered data.

The department presented the dashboard as a public‑facing tool that will let users query use‑of‑force incidents by parameters such as date/time, neighborhood, officer tenure, type of force and demographic information, and to view overlays of crime statistics and pedestrian stops. Captain Matthew Plagg, commanding officer of the LAPD’s Force Incident Review Division, said the dashboard would allow “the public to query on their own” and combine use‑of‑force data with other datasets to provide context.

Why it matters: LAPD has published an annual use‑of‑force report since 2015 in PDF form. The proposed interactive dashboard aims to reduce staff labor for annual production, speed public access to data and allow users to assemble custom queries and geographic overlays.

Capt. Plagg said the department currently assigns several officers to produce the annual report — work that consumes significant staff time — and estimated the annual officer labor cost at about $125,000. The $125,000 Innovation Fund pilot will purchase a vendor solution and cover an initial contractual services payment. Plagg said the pilot product is intended to be self‑maintained by LAPD after year one, reducing future labor costs.

Committee members asked how the dashboard would integrate with city GIS systems and various departmental databases (RMS, Teams2, Access). Plagg said the vendor chosen has experience pulling multiple agency databases into dashboards used by other police departments, and the product is intended to integrate with city GIS mapping.

Councilmember Bob Blumenfield asked why LAPD could not build the tool using internal resources; Plagg and staff said in‑house IT capacity is strained and the vendor expertise and dedicated work time were necessary for an initial implementation. The CAO’s additional recommendation establishes and appropriates the account and requires the LAPD to separately track encumbrances and report lessons learned to the Innovation and Performance Commission.

The committee approved the recommendation by roll call; Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez and Councilmember Blumenfield voted aye and the motion carried.","The committee approved $125,000 from the Innovation Fund for an LAPD interactive use‑of‑force dashboard to replace an annual PDF report with searchable, geospatial and layered data.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6578068,"Council approves pilot to capture restaurant brown grease, authorizes expansion up to 75 sites",2278,2300000,4578000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3077142-024be6025bdf8a88c37eac55f9b606c4&start=2300&end=4578","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3077142-024be6025bdf8a88c37eac55f9b606c4/thumbnail_2300000.jpg","/articles/6578068/Los-Angeles-City/Los-Angeles-County/California/Council-approves-pilot-to-capture-restaurant-brown-grease-authorizes-expansion-up-to-75-sites","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6578068-029611d14d4ad6ba6adb948a7f02623a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771163215&Signature=Z0aUaMm2WtUoddq54ilOyUmCpJ0PJZDx8OiYzOznkYI9yWos1AHl8mcZoueCMCVbFwMige8jDM0nPGoltZ1mBNtu5EQ0AliCrovLezicO0NDY3g8B4O-7wcHkd7DHHTlOWYixJe5uDQm16Or8NQ1fo8RC39SDp4dW7WS-29HJGIGYfgve3zKCMqZU3zAT4O41~dfD87OwBrNwUWEJKjhZ31Osf4T0cAMAbGu6i1-6OdV2OD54FuszmsWF50XEnz0VoYRQNG4tmsAs-jrt1iMRixVqpW1faqfKNsV3J4Gy4O-zvWP~JJVDiXZ0LOBMRYunfc2M9WGqNe4G7z3U2-LjA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Government Efficiency, Innovation and Audits Committee on April 21 approved $200,000 to launch a Bureau of Sanitation “Fork to Fuel” pilot to collect contaminated kitchen grease (so-called “brown grease”) from restaurants and test its suitability as a renewable-diesel feedstock, and authorized up to $250,000 in additional funding to expand installations to a total of up to 75 food-service establishments (FSEs).

The pilot will cover planning, selection and installation of automatic grease-removal devices under sinks at up to 20 participating restaurants, plus outreach, inspections and initial collection and testing. The committee added an instruction allowing the Bureau of Sanitation to expend up to $250,000 more to expand the number of FSE installations if the department secures buyers for the feedstock and can demonstrate the project can scale.

Why it matters: grease that now often enters sewer infrastructure can cause blockages and require treatment; converting higher‑quality brown grease into a usable feedstock for renewable diesel could both reduce sewer maintenance costs and create a local circular‑economy product. The pilot also aims to test whether local biofuel producers will accept brown grease as a feedstock and whether a market can be established.

Karina Affleck, an environmental engineer in the Bureau of Sanitation’s industrial waste management division, told the committee the project will test automatic grease-removal devices that can produce material with roughly 90% grease content, compared with much lower concentrations from passive grease traps. “Right now what we’re seeing is brown grease… it’s very hard to establish exactly how much brown grease we can expect,” Affleck said, noting the pilot will start with up to 20 restaurants and focus on sites likely to generate more grease.

Affleck said the project team has discussed feedstock testing and potential partners with World Energy, a renewable‑diesel producer in Paramount that has agreed to accept the pilot samples and provide analysis. The department said the pilot also will track maintenance needs for the devices and coordinate required plumbing plans with Building and Safety and the County health department.

Committee discussion focused on scale and equity. Chair Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez urged the Bureau to target small, independent restaurants in environmental‑justice neighborhoods and asked staff to pursue plan‑check fee waivers where possible. Councilmember Bob Blumenfield pushed for clarity on market commitments from buyers; staff said World Energy has agreed to take pilot volumes and the department will seek additional buyers if the program expands.

Public comment included members of the Innovation and Performance Commission who said the commission prioritized projects that produce near‑term savings; Commissioner Rita Via said the commission had recommended holding some items because of the city’s tight budget but supported the Fork to Fuel and other projects the committee advanced.

The motion, made and called into the record by Chair Rodriguez, sets up a new appropriation of $200,000 from the Innovation Fund and authorizes the Bureau of Sanitation to “separately track all encumbrances and expenditures” and to return unspent funds at year end. The committee’s additional instruction authorizes the expenditure of up to $250,000 more to implement expanded FSE installations (up to 75 total), contingent on the department demonstrating market capacity and installation plans.

What’s next: the Bureau will select manufacturers and participating restaurants, submit plumbing plans for approvals, install devices, collect and have samples analyzed by the fuel partner, and provide progress reports and lessons learned to the Innovation and Performance Commission as required by the committee’s instruction.","The committee approved $200,000 to launch a pilot to capture “brown grease” from up to 20 restaurants for conversion to renewable diesel, and authorized up to $250,000 more to expand installations to as many as 75 food-service establishments.","actionData","errors"]

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Fire department wins $350,000 to expand medical‑supply inventory tracking pilot

Committee approves $125,000 for interactive LAPD use‑of‑force dashboard

Council approves pilot to capture restaurant brown grease, authorizes expansion up to 75 sites