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Eric Garcetti Mayor

October 17, 2016

Honorable Members of the City Councilc/o City ClerkCity Hall, Room 395

Honorable Members:

Subject to your confirmation, I have appointed Mr. Mitchell Kamin to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority for the term ending June 30, 2017. Mr. Kamin will fill the vacancy created by Shane Goldsmith, who has resigned.

I certify that in my opinion Mr. Kamin is qualified for the work that will devolve upon him, and that I make the appointment solely in the interest of the City.

Sincerely,

^2 7^ERIC GARCETTI Mayor

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Attachment

COMMISSION APPOINTMENT FORM

Name:Commission: End of Term:

Mitchell KaminLos Angeles Homeless Services Authority6/30/2017

Appointee Information

1. Race/ethnicity: Caucasian

2. Gender: Male

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

4. Are you a registered voter? Yes

5. Prior commission experience: Housing Authority

6. Highest level of education completed: J.D., Harvard Law School

7. Occupation/profession: Partner, Covington & Burling LLP

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 GenderEthnicity Term End

Bernard, Kelli N/A African American F 30-Jun-190

Greuel, Wendy South Valley Caucasian F 30-Jun-182

Pearson, Booker West Los Angeles Caucasian M 30-Jun-1711

Sauls, Kelvin N/A African American M 30-Jun-170

Mitchell A. Kamin

Covington & Burling LLP Los Angeles, CA (2015-present)PartnerLitigation Partner in Los Angeles office of DC-based, international law firm. Practice includes representation of global media, entertainment and other companies in complex commercial disputes, with focus on copyright, trademark, commercial disputes, class actions and business torts. Also represent clients in government investigations and enforcement actions. Serve as Managing Partner for Legal Personnel as well as Vice Chair of firm Public Service Committee.

Bird, Marella, Boxer, Wolpert, Nessim, Drooks, Lincenberg & Rhow Los Angeles, CA (2010-2015)Principal/Co-Managing PartnerCo-Managing Partner in law firm dedicated to complex civil and white collar criminal litigation. Responsible for law firm management, including finances, personnel and human resources, and strategic planning. Represented individual and corporate clients in federal and state courts in wide range of commercial matters and provided regulatory compliance counseling to a variety of clients.

Bet Tzedek Legal Services - The House of Justice Los Angeles, CA (2003-2010) President/CEOBet Tzedek is one of the largest and most successful non-profit law firms in the United States, serving low-income seniors, families, and disabled residents of Los Angeles County. Bet Tzedek’s staff and volunteers directly assist more than 12,000 individuals annually, provide education and training to thousands of consumers and service providers, and advocate for policy reform in areas including housing, elder law, consumer fraud, public benefits, workers’ rights and Holocaust reparations.

As President/CEO, was responsible for leading sixty-five+ person full-time staff and national network of 5000+ volunteers, raising and overseeing $6.75+ million annual budget, leading major policy initiatives, and creatively managing board relations, marketing and media, external and government relations, staff union and employee issues, and program planning and oversight. Oversaw major litigation in all practice areas, as well as amicus practice in appellate courts. Accomplishments include:

• Spearheading strategic plans for development, programs and governance, resulting in:o Increase of more than 80% in fundraising revenues from 2003-2008, and near tripling of

endowment fund;o Expansion of legal services, policy advocacy and consumer education initiatives across

the organization; ando Development of innovative programs for national replication, including unprecedented,

international pro bono program for Holocaust survivors that received national awards in 2009 from the American Bar Association, Pro Bono Institute and National Law Journal.

• Leading successful fiscal turnaround and new, collaborative approach to labor negotiations.

• Organizing and leading successful collaborative, community initiatives, including:o Effort to preserve federal funding for more than 50 L.A. City nonprofit organizations; o Campaign to increase state funding for legal services for low-income people resulting in

the passage of AB 1723; and

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Projects to create public-private partnerships providing interdisciplinary, wrap-around services in key areas including caregiver support, elder abuse and affordable housing.

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Greatly expanding pro bono program in partnership with international law firms and corporate law departments, more than doubling the number and hours of volunteer support.

Filing amicus briefs in significant California and U.S. Supreme Court cases, including Republic of Austria v. Altmann, 541 U.S. 677 (2004).

O’Neill, Lysaght & Sun Santa Monica, CA (2000-2003)PartnerPartner in litigation boutique with practice focused on complex business litigation, white-collar criminal defense, civil rights and government regulatory matters. Representative matters include:

O’Melveny & Myers Los Angeles, CA (1999-2000)Associate AttorneyAssisted and counseled large corporations and educational institutions on government investigations, prosecutions and regulatory issues. Led extensive internal investigations. Represented major record label in transactions with on-line companies.

Brafman & Ross New York, NY (1998-1999)Associate AttorneyIn prominent New York criminal defense firm, represented clients in federal and state criminal proceedings on charges including securities violations, criminal RICO and bank fraud.

Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem New York, NY (1994-1998)Supervising Attorney/Skadden FellowDeveloped new programming and occupied leadership role in experimental, community-based public defender agency serving indigent residents of Northern Manhattan (“NDS”).

Awarded Skadden Fellowship to develop Civil Unit representing clients in housing, civil rights and immigration matters, as well as abuse and neglect and termination of parental rights proceedings in family court;Trained and supervised lawyers, social services staff and law student interns, including students enrolled in clinical program jointly administered by NDS and Columbia Law School; Participated in overall office management including strategy, fund-raising efforts, legislative advocacy and grant development;Represented indigent clients, including children, in all stages of felony criminal cases, including trials and advocating for alternatives to incarceration;Conducted community education and outreach programs, including award-winning “Conflicts with Cops” program in local high schools.

NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. New York, NY (1996)Skadden FellowRepresented indigent prisoners in post-conviction capital proceedings in federal and state appellate courts. Provided legal support to death penalty lawyers nationwide.

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit New York, NY (1993-1994)Staff AttorneyResearched and drafted bench memoranda for all Second Circuit judges in appeals involving pro se litigants. Counseled pro se litigants on appellate procedure.

education

Harvard law School, J.D., cum laude, June 1993Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review, Executive EditorJamaica Plain Legal Services Center, Housing Unit, Student Attorney (1991-1992)Ames Moot Court Competition, Semi-finalistTrial Advocacy Workshop, Teaching Assistant

University of California, Berkeley, A.B., Social Sciences, December 1989 Highest Departmental & University Honors Phi Beta Kappa

bar admissions

New York (1994), California (1999), and federal courts.

professional activities & honors

Recent

ONE JUSTICE, Vice Chair, Board of Directors (2014-present)Rose L. Schiff Commitment to Justice Award, Bet Tzedek (2014)Y&S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies, UCLA, Advisory Board (2013-present) Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, Chair, Board of Commissioners (2011-2012)BREED STREET Shul PROJECT, Board of Directors (2011-2015)Living the Legacy Award, PJA/JFSJ (2011)Attorney General kamala Harris Transition team, Civil Rights Enforcement (2011) Opening Doors to Justice Award, Public Interest Clearinghouse (2009)LIBERTY HILL FOUNDATION

Board of Directors (2008-2011)Grantmaking Committee (2008-2010)Pobladores Fund, Member (2006-present)

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Selected Prior

• Top 100 Lawyers in California, Daily Journal (2005, 2006, 2008)• THE GRAMMY MUSEUM

o Community Advisory Committee (2008-2010)• California State Legal Services Coordinating Committee (2008-2010)• Legal Aid Association of California

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President (2006-2008)Co-Chair Elder Law Section (2005-2006)Board of Directors (2004-2010)

• Los Angeles pro Bono Councilo Steering Committee (2005 -2011)o Co-Chair of Hurricane Katrina Response Project (2005-2006)

• California Commission on Access to justice Funding Committee (2003-2010)

o Advisory Committee: Report on “Achieving True Access to Justice in California” (2006­2007)

o Advisory Panel: Rural Task Force (2009-2010)ABA INTERNATIONAL TRAFFICKING LEADERSHIP AND TRAINING PROJECT

Advisory Committee (2007-2008)California State Advisory task force on Legal Representation pilot project

o Member, Appointed by the State Bar of California (2007)California State task force on lawyer Support for Legal Services

o Member, Appointed by Assembly Member Dave Jones (2006-2008)WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON AGING

o Congressional Delegate, Appointed by Rep. Howard Berman (2005)Loyola law School

o Adjunct Professor, Poverty Law Seminar (2005)Invited speaker: Harvard, Yale, U.C.L.A., Southwestern law schools; 2008 ABA Equal Justice Conference; California Commission on Access to Justice 10th Anniversary Symposium Los Angeles County bar Association

Board of Trustees (2004-2006)JEWISH FEDERATION COUNCIL

o New Leaders Project (participant, 2002-2003; Co-facilitator, 2014)Musicians’ Assistance program

Board of Directors (2000-2003)Skadden Fellowship (1994-1996)

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Eric Garcetti Mayor

October 17, 2016

Mr. Mitchell Kamin

Dear Mr. Kamin:

I am pleased to inform you that I hereby appoint you to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority for the term ending June 30, 2017. 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.

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As part of the City Council confirmation process, you will need to meet with David Ryu, your Councilmember, and Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson, the Chair of the Homelessness and Poverty 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 Homelessness and Poverty 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,

7¥■ERIC GARCETTI Mayor

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Attachment I Mr. Mitchell Kamin October 17, 2016

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, Office of Intergovernmental Relations, City Hall, 200 N. Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 or email: Claudia.Luna@lacity.org.

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

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

Your City Councilmember David Ryu (contact at (213) 473-7004).

Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson, Chair of the Council Committee considering your nomination (contact at (213) 473-7008).

Staff in the Mayor’s Office of Intergovernmental Relations will assist you with these arrangements.