(PLEASE STANDBY FOR THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR OCTOBER 14, 2025,) (PLEASE STANDBY FOR THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR OCTOBER 14, 2025,) (PLEASE STANDBY FOR THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR OCTOBER 14, 2025,) (PLEASE STANDBY FOR THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR OCTOBER 14, 2025,) (PLEASE STANDBY FOR THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR OCTOBER 14, 2025,) (PLEASE STANDBY FOR THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR OCTOBER 14, 2025,) >> ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING. >> GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT 10:00AM, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2025. PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE TAKEN IN THE CHAMBER AND CALL THE ROLL. >> YES. >> PRESIDENT HARRIS-DAWSON PRESIDENT PRO TEM BLUMENFIELD ASSISTANT PRESIDENT PRO TEM RAMAN HE 10 MEMBERS ARE PRESENT. >> >> THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS: >> APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ AND WHEATS NEXT. >> SLOOGSZ FOR APPROVAL AND NEXT AND MR. PRESIDENT IT IS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2025, TIME FOR THE PLEDGE. >> I'LL ASK EVERYONE IN THE CHAMBERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. >> PUT YOUR HAND OVER YOUR HEART. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> ALL RIGHT. CITY CLERK RUN THROUGH THE AGENDA. >> THANKS ITEMS 1 THROUGH 15 AND A THROUGH 26 HAVE BEEN HEARD AND 27 THROUGH 40 PUBLIC HEARINGS HAVE NOT BEEN HELD AND THE CLOSED SESSION AND WITHOUT OBSERVATION I SEE YOU FIRST UP TO BAT WITH AGENDA. >> 5 ZERO. >> NO ONE 5. >> ONE 5 ALL RIGHT. >> MR. PRESIDENT PRO TEM BLUMENFIELD. >> ITEM 28 FOR AN #345E78D THAT HAS BEEN CIRCULATED. >> ANY OTHERS. >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. ITEM 23 AND 24 LIKE TO MAKE A VOTE RECOMMENDATIONS TO ACCEPT A PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT. >> DO I HAVE A SECOND TO THIS MOTION. >> SECOND. >> THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. >> COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ CALL ITEMS 23 AND 24. >> 23 AND 24 ALL RIGHT. >> ANY COUNCILMEMBERS ON MY RIGHT HAND. >> WHICH ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR CONSIDERATION AT THAT TIME MR. CLERK. >> A REQUEST FOR 21 OKAY. THAT DIAZ. >> YOU WITHOUT OBSERVATION. >> ITEMS 16 THROUGH 20. >> 22 AND 25 AND 26. >> ALL RIGHT. THOSE ITEMS ARE NOW BEFORE US ON THE ROLE AND TABULATE. 10 I'S. >> WHICH IS NEXT ON ITEM 23 A MOTION HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED FROM COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ. >> ON THE ROLE. >> CLOSE THE ROLL AND TABULATE THE VOTE. [OFF MIC.] >> ALL RIGHT. CHASES NEXT. >> THE COUNSEL HAVE VOTED ON ITEM 24 FOR SEPARATE VOTE BY COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ. >> ON THE ROLL ON 24. >> COUNCILMEMBER SOTO-MARTINEZ. THANK YOU. MR. PRESIDENT I KNOW GIVEN THIS IS ISSUE GETS A LOT OF ATTENTION I WANT TO A EXPRESS TO THE PUBLIC I'LL BE VOTING NO, TODAY THIS IS HEARD IN PUBLIC SAFETY LAST WEEK WHAT WAS TESTIMONY FROM A LOT OF COMPANIES AND WONDERFUL CONVERSATION AND THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER SOTO-MARTINEZ AND ONE OF THE MOST ENLIGHTENING THINGS SOME OF THE PRIVATE COMPANIES OFFER REGARDS OF 25 THOUSAND DOLLARS. FOR ANYONE WHO IS CAUGHT AND APPREHENDED FOR WIRE FRAUD THAT DIDN'T WORK. >> HERE WE GO WITH A $1,000 REGARD AND I HEARD IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY MEETING THIS IS THE BEST USE OF THE CITY RESOURCES AND TIME AND IN ADDITION, WE HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT STREET LIGHT OUTAGES IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES AND THE BUREAU SAID 60 PERCENT HUGGING HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH SHOULD E THIS SHOULD COME AS NO SPICE ACCESSED THE FUND IN 1996 HAS TO DO WITH TO ELIMINATE VACANCIES SO THE HEATER I AGREE WE SHOULD PAY ATTENTION TO COPPERER WIRE. THIS IS NOT HOW WE SOLVE THE ISSUE WE CODIFY OUR STREET LIGHTS AND IN THE HEART PUTTING MORE RESOURCES INTO THE DEPARTMENT SUPPOSED TO BE - >> AND SOME PLANS TO DO THAT I DON'T KNOW THIS IS THE WAY WE SOLVE THIS. >> I'LL BE VOTING NO. >> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ OPEN ROLL ON THIS ITEM AND CLOSE THE ROLL AND 9 I'S AND ONE NOTICE. >> FOR 24 MONDAY, MARCH 19, 2018, FOR A SECOND CONSIDERATIONS UNLESS RECONSIDERED. >> AND IT IS ACTUALLY 8 COUNCILMEMBER SOTO-MARTINEZ IS NOT HERE. >> IT IS 2 NOTICE AND TO OCTOBER 21ST DUE TO THE LACK OF A MAJORITY VOTE. >> WHAT'S NEXT. >> MR. PRESIDENT A REQUEST TO SEND ITEM 19. >> WITHOUT OBJECTION. >> THE COUNCIL MOVES TO CLOSED SESSION CONSIDERED BY THE BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE. >> WE'LL WAIT UNTIL THE BUDGET CHAIR IS HERE. WHAT'S NEXT. >> NOW PUBLIC COMMENT. >> I'LL TURN THE FLOOR OVER TO THE CITY ATTORNEY AND JUST A MATTER FOR A FEW PEOPLE WANT TO SPEAK YOU SHOULD LINE UP ON THE UM, RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE BUILDING YOUR LEFT AND WE'LL GO IN ORDER OF THE FOLKS LINED UP. >> BURGLARY CITY ATTORNEY. >> YES. MR. PRESIDENT TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT WHEN IT IS YOUR TURN TO SPEAK YOU'LL HAVE ONE MINUTE UP TO 3 MINUTES WE'LL TELL YOU, YOU MIGHT BE ON TOPIC AND IF YOU'RE NOT ON TOPIC OR CAN'T TELL IF YOU'RE ON IT UP YOU GET ONE BRIEF WARNING AND AT THAT POINT NEED TO BE ON TOPIC IF YOU DO SO SEE YOU'LL FORFEIT THE REST OF OUR PUBLIC COMMENT TIME AND THE ITEMS OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ARE ITEMS 1 THROUGH 15, AND ITEMS 27 THROUGH 40. AGAIN, THE ITEMS OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ARE 1 THROUGH 15 AND 27 THROUGH 40 AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN SPEAK UP TO 3 MINUTES AND ONE MORE ANNOUNCEMENT I'D LIKE TO ADD THE INTERPRETERS MAKE IT ALLOWED IF YOU REQUIRE A SPANISH INTERPRETER PAUSE EVERY FEW SECONDS TO THE INTERPRETER CAN INTERPRET. >> (SPEAKING SPANISH.) >> YOU'LL GET THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME AS THE PEOPLE WITHOUT INTERPRETERS. >> (SPEAKING SPANISH). THANK YOU. >> GOOD MORNING WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO PEAK TO. >> GENERAL COMMENT AND ONE FOR. >> ON THE CENTRAL CITY IN SUPPORT OF ITEMS 24 AND 35 WE WANT TO SUPPORT THE CREATION OF WIRE PROGRAM THE GOING THREAT HAS LEFT THE COMMUNITY IN THE DARK AND WHICH IS A LOSS OF CONNECTIVITY AND RISK OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND FINANCIAL BURDENS FOR WILL TELL CONFUSION COLLEAGUES AND THE INDIVIDUALS ENGAGE IN COOPER WIRE ATHLETE THIS DEFERS THE CRIMINAL ACTIVITY OF REGARDING ITEM 35 THE COUNCILMEMBERS WE ADDRESS THE ATHLETE OF COOPER WIRE IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES THEY HAVE HIT THE DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES AND HAS BEEN DISPROPORTIONATELY EFFECTED AND 1 MINUTE FOR COMMENT. >> BY COOPER WIRE THEFT LEAVING 6 STREET BRIDGE UNLIT AND ON AVERAGE THE REPAIRS TAKE MORE THAN 6 MONTHS LOSE THE VISIBILITY AND VISITORS FEEL UNSAFE THIS IS NOT ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY BUT THE PROTECTION OF OUR DECIDED VITALITY AND WE HAVE TO KEEP THE ENGINE RUNNING WE NEED TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE URBAN WORK TO THE OUTREACH OF YOUR TIME AND MAKING SURE THE RESOURCES ARE FORFEITED ON PREVENTION AND NOW THAT'S WHY WE'RE PRESSED FOR ITEMS 24 AND 35. THANK YOU. >> GENERAL COMMENT. >> YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. >> ITEM 25 WAS SUBMIT WITHOUT REVIEW AND THE ORIGINAL MOTION IT FULL OF MISTAKES AND COINCIDENTALLY ABUSED THE SIGNIFICANT FORUM THAT MEANS YOU MUST TAKE NEUTRAL VIEWS AND AS AN ATTORNEY STATES PPO MAY NOT BE PROHIBITED WITH THE U.S. BUT THE MAIN PROBLEM, NO FINANCING OVERSIGHT WHICH SHOULD HAVE CAUGHT THIS VIOLATIONS ARE POTENTIALLY CRIMINAL THAT CAN'T BE DONE THOUGH THE PROCESS AND THE VIOLATIONS MAY NOT CAUSE PHYSICAL HARM BUT ARE GETTING PEOPLE KILLED AND (BELL RINGING). >> YOU'RE TIME IS EXPIRED NEXT SPEAKER. >> AS SUBMITTED ON THE CONTRA COSTA ALL ITEMS OF GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> ITEM 26 REFERS TO TRAFFIC CONTROL SERVICES FOR THE PROTESTS THAT OF LIKE 2 WEEKS. SO THIS DIDN'T SPECIFICALLY WHAT THE TRAFFIC CONTROL SERVICES ARE I'M HOPING THAT DIDN'T INCLUDE LAPD PROTESTERS OR THINGS LIKE THAT THAT IS FREQUENTLY SEEMS TRAFFIC CONTROL SEEMS TO ENTAIL. LET'S MOVING O MOVING ON WE HAVE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN C-3 AND HOPING PROVIDING LIKE ACTUAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND NOT JUST CRIMINALIZING THE PEOPLE. SO LET'S SEE - WE HAVE ITEM 30 #RE89 TO SAY HELLO PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS, EXTENDING IT FOR ANOTHER MONTH. HOW THAT ACTUAL EFFORTS TO FURTHER CAN I FEEL RIGHTS ABOUT HOW ABOUT THE DICTATOR IN THE WHITE HOUSE IT HARMING PEOPLE AND FIGHT TOWARDS CIVIL RIGHTS AND NOT JUST CREATING A FEW STREET BANNERS THAT JUST SAY HELLO. THAT'S NOT EVEN THE 6TH WHAT YOU'RE FIGHTING FOR ESPECIALLY WHAT IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW. WE MOVE ON TO ITEM 33. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH. I WANT TO MAKE EVERYONE AWARE THAT 40 PERCENT OF COPS EV AND MOVE ON TO 34 PUBLIC ROOM IN C13 TO THE PUBLIC RESTROOM HOW ABOUT YOU OPEN UP THE PUBLIC RESTROOMS YOU CLOSED OFF TO GET GIVE MORE MONEY TO THE LAPD'S I CUT THE BUDGET FOR PUBLIC RESTROOMS SO MAYBE REOPEN ALL. PUBLIC LIBRARY RESTROOMS YOU CLOSED OFF. LET'S SEE - LET'S SEE - MOVE ON TO ITEM 36, RIGHT AFTER SCHOOL. HOW ABOUT YOU WORK TO FIX ALL THE STREET LIGHTS AND THE LIGHTS WILL BE ON AFTER SCHOOL AND UM, LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM 37, THE LAPD IS ASSISTING ICE AND HOW FAR RAGGING THE LATINO COMMUNITY AND I GUESS GENERAL COMMENT PUBLIC COMMENT. >> SO ISABEL DIDN'T SEEM TO BE HERE, TOO BUSY FERTILIZING SO WE HAVE YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT THAT SOUNDS YOU WERE TERRY RIGGING THE UNHOUSED COMMUNITY ON THE WEST MACARTHUR PARK AREA. WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THAT? YOU SAID YOU WEREN'T GOING TO DO THAT KIND OF THING YOU'RE OFFICE WITH WORKING WITH LAPD TO BUREAUCRAT LISTS THE UNHOUSED. TILT STORMY WEATHER THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS THIS A GOOD TIME TO HAVE CALL IN COMMENTS NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT HERE IT'S HARD TO GET OUT IN THE WEATHER IT TOOK ME 2 HOURS TO GET OUT IN THE STORMY WEATHER. >> NEXT SPEAKER. >> GOOD MORNING. >> WHICH ITEMS WASN'T YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> (SPEAKING SPANISH.) >> I'D LIKE TO GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE ORDINANCE FOR PAINT JOBS FOR THE PAST FAST FOOD WORKERS. >> ONE MINUTE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. >> (SPEAKING SPANISH.) >> HOLD ON JUST A SECOND. >> MY NAME IS LISA I'M A WORKER AT MCDONALD'S AND HERE TO I TO PASS THE RIGHTS FOR FAST FOOD WORKERS AND AS WORKERS EVIDENCED THEY PERFORM ADEQUATELY. >> (SPEAKING SPANISH) .) >> KNOWING THE RIGHTS IS ESSENTIAL DURING THE PANDEMIC WE WERE NOT GIVEN THE TOOLS WE NEEDED TO REMAIN SAFE AND OUR BOSSES DON'T WANT US TO KNOW OUR RIGHTS AND UNTIL I JOINED THE UNION I LEARNED MY RIGHTS AND ASKING YOU TO PLEASE PASS THIS ORDINANCE FOR FAST FOOD WORKERS. >> (SPEAKING SPANISH.) >> OKAY SO YEP - >> TO MAKE SURE ALL FAST FOOD WORKERS GET THE TRAINING IN WHAT THEIR RIGHTS ARE. >> NEXT SPEAKER. >> I'M CONTINUING DIRECTING ATTACKS BY RON JOHNSON MORE CONSERVATIVE THAN TRUDGE AND THEY ATTACK THE EYES REALLY NO LIMIT WHAT CAN BE ATTACKED AND FEW READ THE - DESCRIBING A SOAP AND OTHER THINGS THIS GUY IS ON THE RIGHT HE CALLS UP THE SOMETHING STATE AND THE SAYS WE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE HIDING STUFF HE NEEDED TO BE SHIELDED I DON'T AGREE WITH THAT GUY BUT ON ELECTRICIAN. THE WOMEN RENÉE PITTMAN A BLACK LADY IN PACOIMA BUT PALMDALE SHE'S ALWAYS RELIGIOUS. >> ANYONE ELSE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? >> MR. PRESIDENT IT APPEARS AS THOUGH WE'LL EXHAUSTED PUBLIC COMMENT. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE. >> THAT PUBLIC COMMENT IS CLOSED. AND MR. CLERK WHAT'S NEXT. >> TO SEND ITEM 25 AND WITHOUT OBJECTION WHAT'S NEXT. >> 1 THROUGH 14 AND 27 AND 40 THROUGH. >> CLOSE THE ROLL AND . >> WHAT'S NEXT. >> THE COUNCIL MAY CONSIDER 15 ANY COMMENTS. >> OKAY. ON THE ROLE WE DO THAT SEPARATELY. >> THAT IS ON ONE ITEM. >> ON THE ROLL ON ITEM 15 AND CLOSE THE ROLL AND TABULATE THE VOTE. >> 2 NOTICES. >> MR. PRESIDENT IN REGARDS TO THE ORDINANCES FOR 15 A WILL BE HELD OVER FOR A SECOND CONSIDERATION. AND THOSE REQUESTS ARE THE SAME IN E. >> ALL RIGHT. WITHOUT OBJECTION. >> HATES NEXT. >> THE COUNCIL MAY CONSIDER 31 THROUGH 44 CLOSED SESSION ITEMS. >> WE'LL HEAR FROM THE BUDGET FINANCE AND 41 THROUGH 44 AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL ON THESE ITEMS. THANK YOU. >> CITY CLERK READ THE DETAILS INTO THE RECORD. >> TO EXTEND UP TO - ENTITLED VERSUS THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES TO EXTEND UP TO TWO HUNDRED AND 80 THOUSAND $280,000.34 TO EXPEND UP TO 3 $3,300,000 IN SETTLEMENT. >> THOSE ITEMS ARE BEFORE US. >> ON THE ROLE AND CLAIMS THE ROLL. >> 13 I'S. >> THE COUNCIL MAY CONSIDER 21 FROM COUNCILMEMBER YAROSLAVSKY. >> COUNCILMEMBER YAROSLAVSKY COMMENTS? >> NO, JUST HAVE A #34IR7B TECHNICAL AMENDMENT. >> OKAY. ALL RIGHT. >> THAT IS BEFORE US AND ON THE ROLE, CLOSE THE ROLL AND TABULATE. >> THE AMENDMENT MOTION. >> SO LET'S TABLE THIS ITEM. >> I HAVE - >> THERE'S A SPIT WHETHER OR NOT IT'S BEEN CIRCULATED. >> - DISPUTE. >> WEAVING TO HELD ITEM 21 AND AGAIN, TO ITEM 28 AND COMMENTS. >> NO. >> NO COMMENTS. >> ALL RIGHT. >> MR. PRESIDENT THE #5E78D MOTION HAS YET TO SO DISTRIBUTED. >> ALL RIGHT. >>> WE ARE IN - DO WE HAVE ANNOUNCEMENTS MEMBERS. >> COUNCILMEMBER. THANK YOU. MR. PRESIDENT. >> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. >> TODAY, I'M EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE WE HAVE A ENTER NATIONAL VISITOR SOMEONE IS WELL KNOWN IN THE DISTANCE ENVIRONMENT THIS IS IS FIRST TIME HE'S COME TO THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES AND WELCOME YOU. AND SHOWING SOME OF THE GREAT WORK WE DO HERE. >> THANK YOU AND WELCOME WELCOME, WELCOME WELCOME BACK AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. AND BEING PART OF RED BULL COMPETITIVETIONS SO THOSE EVENTS CAN BE SCOFF THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. AND COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ. >> HIS TEAM AND OVER I'D LIKE TO FINALIST YOU TO THE POWER OF MUSIC FESTIVAL THAT CAN BE TAKE PLACE IN THE HIGHLAND PARK AND CLOSING DOWN FROM ONE TO 6:00 P.M. AND KIDS HAVE. >> AND ENTERTAINMENT AND ADULT STAGE WITH P W A AND MANY OTHERS WILL BE PROVIDING PHENOMENAL ENTERTAINMENT AND SMALL BUSINESSES LINE THE COURT AND AGAIN, THIS IS THE POWER OF US AND MUSIC FESTIVAL TAKE PLACE IN HIGHLAND PARK AND THIS SATURDAY FROM ONE TO 5 :00 P.M. THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. MR. CLERK. >> THE COUNCIL MAY CONSIDER 21 HAS BEEN INTRODUCED CIRCULATED AND POSTED. >> ALL RIGHT. OPEN UP THAT ITEM. >> CLAIMS THE ROLL AND TABULATE THE VOTE. >> 13 I'S. >> WHAT'S NEXT. >> THE COUNCIL MAY CONSIDER 48 PRESIDENT PRO TEM BLUMENFIELD AND POSTED ON THE BULLETIN BOARD. >> ON THAT ITEM AND TABULATE THE VOTE. >> 13 I'S. >> WHAT'S NEXT. >> FOR REFERRALS THEY'RE POSTED AND REFERS AND ADDITIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS EVERYONE IN THE CHAMBER RISE FOR MOTIONS. >> ANY MOTIONS TO MY LEFT? >> ANY MOTIONS TO MY RIGHT. >> SEEING NONE, WE'RE ADJOURNED SEE YOU ALL TOMORROW MORNING [MEETING ADJOURNED]