one struggle, one fight, all workers unite. Right? If you come one community, one vulnerable community, we're going to up together and show you that you're messing all of us while struggle one fight, one struggle, one fight. We're standing today with all workers because we know that right now are under attack. Families are attack. The Department of Education is under. And we're not going to stand by that. And we want to make sure that we stand in solidarity and push back on these unfair policies that are targeting the working class folks. We have about 40 to 45% unemployment currently. Now, how many people are not working right now? That's how many people are working right now. I work for the Animation Guild where IATSE 839 and our members are losing jobs, they're losing their health insurance, they're going on unemployment. They're the social safety net programs. The state. And if we can get back to work, we don't have to tap into that system. Know this day is especially important for me because I think about my parents migrated here who came undocumented, about my aunt who passed away here undocumented who gave so much of her life to make this country. And just everyone I've worked with over the years. Today we're here to uplift them, fight for them, make sure to tell everybody that LA is for everyone everyone. And I hope that this is an example what we need to be doing in this moment and this time is that we're not going to take it sitting down, going to stand up, we're going to protest, we're going to exercise our First Amendment rights and we're going to make our voices heard. And to the point that they cannot ignore us no longer longer. The idea of Denim Day came from an Italian case of injustice and has grown into an annual event. Council members joined in wearing denim to show LA support victims of sexual assault. We welcome to denim day in LA Denim Day began in 1999 as a bold response to a devastating injustice because so often is what we see and experience as women. Any victims is the of our voices. It was a rape in Rome, Italy, where the judge a rape conviction saying it couldn't be rape because the woman wearing tight jeans therefore it was consent and he won the appeal and the women parliamentarians Rome wore jeans as protest on the steps of the Supreme Court. It's so important the campaigns that we have, but this one is particularly important. It's because the city council members actually and speak out against that kind of behavior and to try to change the culture of rape in our city and then in our country and across the world. Together are so much stronger and together we can ensure that change and an environment where so often victims are silenced, we together will amplify our voices. And that is we are here to commemorate each and every day. Today marks six years of denim day, 26 years of powerful, visible defiance in the face of shame and injustice. 26 years of saying more. We wear denim as a testimony, wear denim as resistance. We wear denim to reclaim our stories and stand up to the systems that blamed us, silenced us, ignored us. We wear denim to say we believe survivors. All survivors. You didn't do anything to deserve the experience that somebody forced on you. And don't hold it for years and get some therapy. Tell somebody. Go to peace over violence and about what you experienced. And talk about how we can make change and support others that have had the experience experience. The county of LA declared denim day in the county and the city's denim day in the. LAUSD has declared denim day throughout the district. So it's really important day for LA to pay attention and hopefully people will learn more more about what causes violence and how to prevent. The LA wildfires were another blow to those working in the film industry. Councilmember Adriene Nazarian welcomed industry workers to City Hall as council approved his motion to make filming in LA more affordable. We're in front of City Hall right now. We Just took a unanimous vote of, a motion that I introduced several of my colleagues to make sure we help protect filming Los Angeles . Production has really dried. We actually have members who haven't worked in almost two years, two years. Think about that. They've exhausted their unemployment. They've run out of health. They don't really have money to pay bills, food, just do the normal stuff to survive. So that's why this was really critical for us to be here and. I think the downtown ecosystem when I think about this, because we've seen shuttered businesses have empty storefronts, we have less foot traffic on our streets, why not use this moment to increase production in parts of our city that also need that economic. Yes, this was a first step to making sure that look at how we can reduce permitting costs, how we can reduce parking to personnel usage and other fees in order to make that we're lowering costs all fronts and that filmmakers are motivated to continue filming and making in Los Angeles. Those of us that come here from other states, other cities, we come here because this is the this is the place where all of the magic happens. And the idea that in the last four or five years, it's really hard to a job in the city. This was a first good step to make sure that we let entertainment industry know that Los Angeles is cares and wants to take the right steps to sure that we protect and preserve and grow this industry back again in Angeles. The old zoo area in Griffith Park is giving way to something. Council member Nithya Rahman, the Department of Recreation and Parks, joined community members to break ground on what will be a new space for the performing arts. We're in Griffith Park at the site of the old zoo where we just broke on a new performing arts that's going to be located right here. It is the site of years performances of the independent Shakespeare Company . But once this performing arts center is built, we're going to host Shakespeare and so much more in the beauty of Griffith Park over the last 14 years, we've had to build a temporary platform there. We're on a slope right now. It's kind of difficult to build that. It can never really be that big or high. So we had Sightline with the audience. The sets couldn't be all that impressive. It's very hard to light from above. So this is going to have a much bigger stage, a tall overhead, the lighting, the sets, everything is going to look so much more impressive when you have performed in nature that attracts families, young people, into enjoy it. Griffith Park in particular is such a beautiful gem here in the city Los Angeles and to have the ability to showcase art here as is done major parks across the world. This is something that Los Angeles has overdue for. One of the things that I think I would love to highlight just about this space is that it seems many different functions. It was the old zoo before the L.A. Zoo opened up, it became sort of a picnic area. It's a space where you congregate, really getting those family moments together. These are places where people celebrate you know, that's what we say about our parks. There are places where people recreate, but they're also spaces where people celebrate. People have been waiting for the groundbreaking this theater for a very long time. Actually my predecessor in this role, Tom LaBonge, first thought about doing this years ago. For me, it's been an honor to be able to move this project along and, carry his dreams forward of, making a permanent home for right here in Griffith Park. May Wildfire Awareness Month. L.A. City now has its own digital guide and, the Port of La Marks. A decade public access investment. These stories up next on city beat. In the wake of the la wildfire. The city's emergency management department wants angelenos to know that may is wildfire awareness month. Wildfire Are unplanned fires that burn in areas like forests, grasslands and in places with brush or heavy vegetation, depending on weather conditions. These dangerous fires can spread quickly and can devastate the natural landscape along with neighborhoods and communities. Emergency Management Department suggests a personal and family communication plan details how loved ones will communicate reconnect in the event of a wildfire. Keep a list of your emergency contacts. Set group text in your phone. Use social to share your status and practice the with your family. For more information, visit emergency LA City Gov Newsletters A Free Digital to Los Angeles City Hall, which allows to explore the building's history aka texture and legacy is now available. The guide was made by Project, a nonprofit which uses public private funding to support historic restoration and upkeep of LA landmarks and public spaces. According to Project Restore, the guide brings behind the scenes stories of L.A. Hall to live with video, audio, comments and curated content points of interest in the guide include ceiling murals, the Zodiac Medallion Rotunda floor dome, the council chambers and mural Gallery. Users can access free Digital Guide to L.A. City Hall via desktop mobile browser and on the Bloomberg app. For more information, visit Restore LA. Org's Dash Guide The Port of Los Angeles celebrating ten years of its public access investment plan, which puts 10% of its operating income back >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, GOOD AMONGER, AND WELCOME TO YOUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF YOUR CITY COUNCIL. I'M FWG TO ASK EVERY ONE TO STOP DISRUPTING THE MEETING. [CHANTING IN BACKGROUND] >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, SERGEANT THIS IS THE FIRST WARNING TO THE NOT TIRE CROWD. IF WE CANNOT CONDUCT WE WILL ABSOLUTELY CLEAR THE ROOM FOR TODAY'S MEETING. TODAY IS WEDNESDAY THE 14th DAY OF MAY, 2025, MY NAME IS MARQUEECE DAWSON, I SERVE AS PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL. PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE TAKEN IN CHAMBERS. MADAM CLERK, LET'S START BY CALLING THE ROLL. >> Clerk: YES, MR. PRESIDENT. BLUMENFIELD HARRIS-DAWSON HERNANDEZ HUTT JURADO LEE MCOSKER NAZARIAN PADILLA PARK PRICE RAMAN RODRIGUEZ SOTO-MARTINEZ YAROSLAVSKY. 10 MEMBERS AND A QUORUM MR. PRESIDENT. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS. >> Clerk: APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MAY 13, 2025. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, COUNCILMEMBER LEE MOVES COUNCILMEMBER SECONDS. >> Clerk: COMMENDATORY RESOLUTIONS FOR APPROVAL. >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ MOVES COUNCILMEMBER McOSKER SECONDS. CAN WE RUN THROUGH THE AGENDA JAO. YES, SIR. ITEM NUMBER 1 IS ITEM FOR NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING. AND 2 THROUGH 6 ARE ITEMS FOR WHICH PUBLIC HEARINGS HAVE BEEN HELD. FOR ITEM 19 THAT IS RESOLUTION NAZARIAN YAROSLAVSKY AND THAT IS TO INCLUDE IN THE CITY'S 2025-26 STATE LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM SUPPORT FOR ANY LEGISLATION OR THAT SEEKS REAUTHORIZATION OF THE AIR RESOURCES BOARD CAP AND TRADE PROGRAM AND DOES NOT REQUIRE THE CONSIGNMENT OF THE CURRENT ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION TO AUCTION OR PHASE OUT THE RPS ADJUSTMENT CREDIT. ITEM 21 IS A CLOSE SESSION ITEM FOR WHICH PUBLIC HEARING HAS NOT BEEN HELD. AND TEN VOTES ARE REQUIRED FOR CONSIDERATION SIR. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WITHOUT OBJECTION, THOSE ITEMS ARE BEFORE US. SPECIALS MEMBERS? ON THE WEST SIDE? MR. LEE? >> J. Lee: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. ITEM NUMBER 5 FOR AMENDMENTS. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHERS ON THE WEST SIDE? ALL RIGHT. ON MY RIGHT SIDE? EAST SIDE, MR. PRICE? NO? NONE TODAY ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO OTHER SPECIALS, ALL RIGHT. AND I WILL BE INTRODUCING A SUBSTITUTE MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER 5 AS WELL ALONG WITH MR. LEE INTRODUCING AN AMENDMENT. ALL RIGHT, WHAT ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE COUNCIL TO VOTE ON AT THIS TIME? >> Clerk: MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCIL MAY VOTE ON 2 THROUGH 4 AS WELL AS ITEM 6, SIR. >> Coucil President: ALL RIGHT, THOSE ITEMS ARE NOW BEFORE US, LET'S OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 11 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: NEXT WOULD BE PUBLIC COMMENT SIR. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, I'LL ASK THE CITY ATTORNEY AND THE CLERK TO PREPARE US FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. AND I WILL NOTE FOR THIS AUDIENCE AND I'LL ASK THE CITY ATTORNEY TO REITERATE WHAT ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. WE WILL PLAN FOR 40 MINUTES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. SO PUBLIC COMMENT WILL NOW FROM NOW UNTIL 11:00, AM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CITY ATTORNEY AND MADAM CLERK. >> City Attorney: TO PEOPLE PROVIDING PUBLIC COMMENT, WHEN IT'S YOUR TURN TO SPEAK, PLEASE STATE WHICH OF THE ITEMS AGENDA ITEMS YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO. YOU'LL HAVE ONE MINUTE PER ITEM UP TO THREE MINUTES TOTAL FOR THE ITEMS OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. WE WILL TELL YOU WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP. WHEN SPEAKING ON THE AGENDA ITEMS, YOU MUST BE ON TOPIC. OUR GOAL IS TO GET THROUGH AS MANY SPEAKERS AS WE CAN. IF YOU ARE NOT ON TOPIC OR IF WE CANNOT TELL WHETHER YOU'RE ON TOPIC, YOU WILL GET ONE BRIEF WARNING FROM ME OR THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT. AT THAT POINT, YOU NEED TO GET IMMEDIATELY AND CLEARLY ON TOPIC. IF YOU DO NOT DO SO OR STRAY OFF TOPIC, YOU WILL FORFEIT THE REST OF YOUR SPEAKING TIME AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SPEAKER. THE ITEMS OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE AGENDA, ARE ITEMS NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 5 AS AMENDED, AND ITEMS NUMBER 7 THROUGH 21. SO AGAIN, THE ITEMS THAT ARE OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE AGENDA, ARE ITEMS NUMBER 1, ITEMS NUMBER 5 AS AMENDED AND NOTICE NUMBER 7 THROUGH 21. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ALSO SPEAK FOR UP TO ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. WHICH DURING GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY SPEAK TO ANY OF THE ITEMS OR ANYTHING ELSE IN THE CITY'S SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION. A CUP THE MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS IF HE CAN HAVE THE INTERPRETERS MAKE THIS ONE ALOUD TO THE ROOM. IF YOU REQUIRE A SPANISH LANGUAGE INTERPRETER, PLEASE MAKE SURE TO PAUSE EVERY FEW SENTENCES SO THE INTERPRETERS CAN INTERPRET. >> Translator: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> City Attorney: DON'T WORRY, WE WILL PAUSE YOUR TIME WHILE THE INTERPRETERS ARE INTERPRETING SO YOU WILL GET THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME AS EVERY ONE ELSE. >> Translator: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> City Attorney: AND TO REITERATE WHAT THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT SAID, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT, WE'LL TAKE 40 MINUTES. I UNDERSTAND MANY PEOPLE ARE HERE FOR ITEM 5, THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER TIMES FOR COMMITTEE AND THREE TIMES AT COUNCIL. WE ALSO EXPECT THERE TO BE A ROBUST DISCUSSION AND YOU HEARD ABOUT ONE AMENDMENT AND ONE SUBSTITUTE MOTION THAT IS BEING INTRODUCED TODAY. SO WE WILL TRY TO GET THROUGH AS MANY SPEAKERS AS POSSIBLE BUT WE ARE GOING TO STICK WITH THE 40 MINUTES OF PUBLIC COMMENT DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF PUBLIC COMMENT THAT WE'VE TAKEN IN THE PAST, THAT'S IN ADDITION TO ANY WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT. IF YOU'RE UNABLE TO SPEAK BECAUSE WE RUN OUT OF TIME, YOU CAN ALWAYS PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PBL COMMENT AT L.A. COUNCIL COMMENT.COM. YOU CAN FIND THE URL AT THE TOP OF EVERY COUNCIL AGENDA, YOU CAN ALSO DO QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH AND IT SHOULD BE ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT COMES UP. IN ORDER TO HELP US GET THROUGH AS MANY SPEAKERS, WEED ASK THAT YOU PLEASE WAIT YOU HEAR YOUR NAME CALLED ALLOWED THROUGH THE SPEAKERS BEFORE LINING UP. THE NAMES WILL BE CALLED AT RANDOM SO IT'S NOT NECESSARILY IN THE ORDER THAT YOU SIGNED UP. SO YOU NEED TO LISTEN FOR THE NAME YOU SIGNED UP FOR. ONCE YOU HEAR THE NAME YOU SIGNED UP FOR, FEEL FREE TO LINE UP ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS IN ANY ORDER. THANK YOU. >> Clerk: I WILL NOW CALL NAMES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. CARLOS PENA, ALEC MISSROPIAN. SONIA SERON, AGAIN, THOSE ARE NAME ALEC MISSROPEIAN, CARLOS PENA, SONIA SERON. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, ITEM NUMBER 5, PLEASE. >> City Attorney: OKAY, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE FOR THE ITEM. GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: THANK YOU, GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS CARLOS SINGER, CHIEF POLICY FOR THE AREA OF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. ITS ELECTED LEADERS THAT SERVE THE INTEREST OF CITY OF L.A. WITH FOCUS AND INTEGRITY. WE EXPECT THAT OUR LEADERS WILL LISTEN OPENLY TO PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERTS IN A GIVEN PEOPLE BEFORE MAKING DECISIONS OF MATTERS OF SIGNIFICANCE TO THIS REGION. THIS BODY HAS HEARD FROM MANY LEADERS IN THE TOURISM INDUSTRY INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY ABOUT THE NEGATIVE IMPACT AN ORDINANCE LIKE THIS WOULD BRING. RATHER THAN CONTINUE SUB COMING TO THIS DISTRACTION, WE IMPLORE YOU TO RETURN TO THE WORK, HOUSING PUBLIC SAFETY, TRANSPORTATION, AND HUMANE SOLUTIONS TO OUR HOMELESSNESS PROBLEM. IT IS DEEPLY TROUBLING THAT AN IDEA AS PRINCIPLED LIKE THIS HAS GONE ON FOR THIS LONG IN THE PROCESS. WE HOPE THAT THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL WILL RENEW THEIR OBLIGATION TO BE GOOD STEWARDS OF OUR GOVERNMENT. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LUKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: TO ITEM NUMBER 5, PLEASE. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. >> Speaker: GOOD MOANSINGER I'M ALEC AND I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE L.A. BUSINESS FEDERATION. WE URGE THIS COMMITTEE TO ADOPT RESPONSIBLE BUDGET THAT PRIORITIZES JOB RETENTION AND PROTECTS CITY SERVICE SXZ SUPPORTS ECONOMIC RECOVERY. L.A.'S FACING ONE BILLION DOLLARS DEFICIT IN MORE THAN 1600 PROPOSED LAYOFFS. CRITICAL DEPARTMENTS ARE BEING GUT ASKED PROPOSED BUDGET GUTS 48 PERCENT ACCORDING TO OFFICE OF STANDARDS, WHICH WILL DELAY EXISTING LABOR LAWS FOR UP TO FOUR YEARS. DESPITE, THE CITY IS REQUIRING FOR ENFORCEMENT MEASURES THAT THE CITY DOES NOT V.THIS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE GOVERNANCE, THIS IS CLEARLY WRECKLESS. SMALL AND MINORITY BUSINESSES, THE FOUNDATION OF OUR ECONOMY WILL FACE THE BRUNT OF THIS. ON BEHALF OF THIS BROAD DIVERSE MEMBERSHIP, WE URGE YOU DO NOT MAKE THE CRISIS WORSE BY ADOPTING PROGRAMS THAT THE CITY CANNOT AFFORD TO IMPLEMENT. THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEM WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK ON? >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE FOR THE ITEM AND ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: YES. HELL ME MY NAME IS SOEB SONIA I WORK FOR FLYING FOOD GROUP IT'S A COMPANY THAT WORKS AT LAX AND I MAKE 20.73. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: AS A SINGLE MOTHER, IT GETS HARDER AND HARDER EACH AND EVERY DAY TO PROVIDE A STABLE LIFE TO MY 12-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: AND RIGHT NOW I'M WORKING TWO JOBS TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD MY RENT AND TO SUPPORT MY DAUGHTER AND FOR THAT REASON, I CANNOT DEDICATE THE TIME AND CARE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO MY DAUGHTER TO RAISE HER THE RIGHT WAY. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: THE OLYMPIC PAGE WILL HELP RELIEF ME TO NOT HAVE SO MUCH STRESS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: AND JUST LIKE I AM WAITING FOR T MANY OTHER WORKERS SUCH AS MYSELF ARE ALSO WAITING. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: AND AS A HEAD OF MY FAMILY I SEE HOW ALL THE COSTS GONE UP BUT HOWEVER OUR WAGES STILL REMAIN THE SAME. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: SOMETIMES I EVEN WISH THAT THE WEEK WOULD HAVE 8 DAYS SO THAT I CAN WORK MORE AND GENERATE MORE INCOME. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: AND THIS OLYMPIC WAGE WILL BE BENEFICIAL FOR FAMILIES LIKE MYSELF AND ECONOMY IN GENERAL. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: I ASK NOW OLYMPIC WAGE, WE HAVE IT NOW. >> City Attorney: PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Clerk: I WOULD LIKE TO CALL MORE NAMES, AARON, DAVID, MARI DAVIS. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GENERAL COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE, GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: MY NAME IS MARIA VASQUEZ AND I WORK AT LAX AT UNITED V.I.P. CLUB. I'M A PROUD MEMBER AND I WILL CONTINUE FIGHTING UNTIL WE WIN THIS FIGHT. LIKE WE HAVE SAID BEFORE, THE SKY WON'T FALL, AS HARD IT IS FOR ME WHO WORKS GRAVEYARD I SACRIFICE MY SLEEP TO LIVE EACH DAY. I LIVE IN LOS ANGELES ALL MY LIFE BUT I CAN NO LONGER AFFORD TO LIVE IN THE CITY I CALL HOME. UNLESS YOU APPROVE THE INCREASE IN LIVING WAGE, RAISING THE WAGE WILL IMPROVE HEALTHCARE FOR LAX WORKERS WHO CHANGED MY LIFE AND THE LIVES OF MY CO-WORKERS WHO ARE STRUGGLING EVERY DAY TO MAKE ENDS MEET. MAKE THE VOTE YES. [APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 5. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE, GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: I'M DEBRA, I'M A CONSTITUENT OF CD11 WITH TRACI PARK AND I CAN ATTEST THAT SHE HAS DONE SOME GOOD THINGS FOR THE COMMUNITY. HOWEVER IT'S DIS CONCERNING TO HEAR THAT SHE IS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ISSUE OF $30 FOR WORKERS AND THE FACT THAT SHE WILL NOT FACE US HERE IN THE ROOM. THE BLANKET STATEMENT THAT SHE LINKED LINKING THE STRUGGLE FOR FAMILIES TO SURVIVE TO THE LOSS OF FUNDING AND FIRE IS STRAIGHT OUT FEAR MONGERING. SHE IS CREATING THE PO LIT THEATER. MANY WIZS IN OUR CITY WHO OPERATE WITH ETHICAL BUSINESS MODELS WHO ARE MAKING A PROFIT. THESE ARE THE BUSINESS THAT'S WILL MOVE THE CITY FORWARD. WORKING HAND AND HAND WITH WORKERS WHO ARE THE FACE THAT ARE THE CITY. OUR INVESTMENT SUPPORTS THE BUSINESSES, IT IS OUR VOTES THAT PUT YOU IN OFFICE. WITHOUT US, THERE IS NO CITY. SUPPORTING THE LIVING WAGE SUPPORTS FAMILIES, ETHICAL BUSINESSES AND SUPPORTS THE CITY. SUPPORTS FAMILIES, $30 AND SUPPORT THE CITY ?AO. NEXT SPEAKER. >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER COMES, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL MORE NAMES, JOE VAN, MARIA. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO ITEM 5. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE, GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: I'M REPRESENTING OUR 650 BUSINESSES AND NONPROFITS TWO-THIRDS OF WHOM ARE SMALL BUSINESS WITH 20 OR LESS EMPLOYEES. THE CITY'S SHORTFALL AND CHALLENGES AND RETAINING ITS EMPLOYEES AND HAVING THEIR OWN COMMITMENT ARE EMBLEMATIC OF CONDITIONS OF WHAT WE'RE FACING OUTSIDE OF THIS BUILDING. SO TOO, WE RISK JEOPARDIZING DOLLARS TO HELP BRIDGE THAT SHORTFALL. THIS IS BEYOND THAT ISSUE, WE ARE CONCERNED OF THE DAMAGE THAT THIS WILL POSE, WILL NOT JUST IMPACT THE HOTELS IN HOLLYWOOD AND THEIR EMPLOYEES WILL BE AT-RISK OF LAYOFF BUT THE BUSINESSES SURROUNDING THEM WHO RELY ON FOLKS TO PATRONIZE THEIR RESTAURANTS, RETAILERS AND, RELY ON THE TOURISM COMING THROUGH THE HOTELS TO BENEFIT ALL OF HOLLYWOOD AND LOS ANGELES, NOW IS NOT THE TIME, WE VOICE OUR CONCERN. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> Council President: SPEAKERS I'M GOING TO ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO BE RESPECTFUL TO EACH OTHER. EVERY ONE HAS THE RIGHT TO PUBLIC COMMENT, WE ENCOURAGE TO YOU SPEAK. THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: ITEM 5, SORRY. >> City Attorney: OKAY, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE, GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: OKAY, AND GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, I GUESS. MY NAME IS VOVAN HOUSTON I'M AN AIRPORT WORKER AT LAX AND MEMBER OF SCIU, WE'VE BEEN AT THIS FIGHT FOR TWO YEARS STRONG AND IT'S TIME FOR TO YOU DO WHAT IS RIGHT. WE ARE SICK AND TIRED OF WAITING, WE NEED THIS NOW, WE NEED HEALTHCARE NOW, WE NEED IT STRONG, WE NEED, WE NEED THESE WAGES. PLEASE DO WHAT IS RIGHT. DO THIS FOR WORKERS, DO THIS FOR SINGLE FAMILIES, DO THIS FOR PARENTS LIKE MYSELF, THAT TAKE CARE OF MY SON, BY MYSELF. DO THIS RIGHT, PLEASE. THANK YOU. >> Clerk: I'D LIKE TO CALL MORE NAMES, JUAN, SEGAY, JESSICA DAOURAM McDOVE. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, GENERAL AND ITEM 5. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE AWE MINUTE FOERLT ITEM AND ONE FOR GENERAL, GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: I'M JESSICA DID YOUEREDHAM AND DIRECTOR OF TOURISM ARISING COALITION WITH LANE WHICH HAS BROUGHT TOGETHER OVER 100 ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS EVERY COUNCIL DISTRICT, NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS, DEMOCRATIC CLUBS, FAITH GROUPS, HOUSING ORGANIZATIONS, LABOR, COMMUNITY, AND OVER 350 SMALL BUSINESSES. L.A. STANDS WITH THESE WORKERS AND IS NOT JUST OUT OF SOLIDARITY, IT'S BECAUSE IT'S GOOD FOR OUR CITY AND ECONOMY. PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE COMMON SENSE THAT WHEN WORKERS HAVE MORE MONEY THEY SPEND IT. THEY SPEND IT IN THEIR LOCAL ECONOMY. THE REPORT COMMISSION FOUND THAT THIS POLICY WOULD BRING OVER 15 MILLION DOLLARS IN TAX REVENUE AND THAT WHAT THE REALITY IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT YOU'LL BE HEARING AND HAVE BEEN HEARING FROM THE INDUSTRY TODAY. JUST TO SHARE, WE SUBMITTED A LETTER TO THE FILE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, OVER RECOUNTING, WE'VE BEEN HEARING THE SAME THINGS FROM, INDUSTRY, EVERY TIME WE'VE DONE THIS FOR DECADES. IN 2009, COUNCIL INCREASED THE HEALTHCARE REQUIREMENT BY 260 PERCENT AND THE CHAMBER PREDICTED THAT IT WOULD CUT MORE FLIGHTS OR MOVE SERVICES TO AIRPORTS OUT OF SIGHT IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE OPPOSITE HAPPENED. REVENUE WENT UP, PASSENGERS WENT UP, THE SKY DIDN'T FALL. JUST A YEAR AGO, LONG BEACH INCREASED WAGES FOR HOTEL WORKERS, WE HEARD THE SAME THING FROM THE INDUSTRY. THAT THEY WOULD CLOSE DOWN THAT THIS WOULD HURT BUSINESS, THE OPPOSITE HAPPENED. THE LATEST DA TAXER YEAR TO YEAR, 15.7 PERCENT, DOUBLE DIGITS. AND WE RELEASED A REPORT THAT WE SHARED WITH YOU ALL DOCUMENTING 2014, SAME THING, THE INDUSTRY PREDICTED DOOM AND GLOOM THAT THEY WOULD SHUT DOWN AND THE INDUSTRY ONLY GREW. WAGES WENT UP, PROFITS WENT UP, THIS IS GOOD FOR BUSINESS, IT'S GOOD STOERT CITY. PLEASE VOTE YES. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] . >> Clerk: I'D LIKE TO CALL MORE NAMES. RAY PATEL, OSCAR, JACKIE ROMERO ESTUARDO. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: ITEM NUMBER 5. >> City Attorney: AND THIS GOES FOR EVERYBODY, YOU CAN MOVE THE MICROPHONE IF YOU WOULD LIKE. >> Speaker: ITEM NUMBER 5, I'M A WORKER AT LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, I'M HERE BECAUSE THE LIVING WAGE AND I WANT TO HELP THIS COMMITTEE, YOU'RE GOING TO BE WORKING IN FAVORS OF THE WORKERS. THIS CITY HAS BEEN SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY ON, ON REBUILDING THE AIRPORT AND I HOPE SO, THEY GOING TO VOTE NOW TO SPEND MONEY ON OUR WORKING PEOPLE. SO, I HOPE THIS LIVING WAGE GOING TO PASS TODAY, AND MEDICAL INSURANCE AND RENT AND GASOLINE AND OUR PEOPLE, THEY HAD A HARD TIME TO LIVE. SO THANK YOU. >> Council President: THANK YOU. CAN WE CALL A COUPLE MORE NAMES SO PEOPLE WITH GET LINED UP. CAN YOU CALL A COUPLE MORE NAMES? >> Clerk: BRENDA SALAS, HUGO ORTEGA, KIRK PETERSON, HE PE RANZ A. >> Council President: THANK YOU AND ALL NAMES CALLED, MOVE TO THE LEFT, THANK YOU. >> Speaker: I'M HERE ON 5 AND PUBLIC COMMENT. I'M A RESIDENT OF THE 9th DISTRICT, AND I'M HERE AS A FORMER TOURISM WORKER MYSELF, I USE TODAY WORK AT LAX, TARMAC, IT'S A HARD, HARD WORK UNDER 110° WEATHER WHEN IT WAS RAINING AND HOT, EVERY ONE OF MY NEIGHBORS WORKS IN THE TOURISM INDUSTRY. EVERY ONE OF MY FOLKS OUT HERE, STANDING BEHIND ME, HUNDREDS OF FOLKS HERE, BUT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT WORK IN THAT INDUSTRY IN THE CITY OF L.A., WE DESERVE $30 BEFORE THE OLYMPICS GETS HERE AND $30 IS NOT ENOUGH. A REPORT WAS RELEASED, SAYING IF YOU LEARN $100,000 HERE IN THE CITY OF L.A., YOU'RE CONSIDERED TO BE LOW INCOME AND WE WANT A LIVING WAGE HERE IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, THAT IS MUCH HIGHER THAN $30, WE NEED TO KEEP UP WITH THE COST OF LIVING. >> City Attorney: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: AND WHAT WE WANT FOR YOU TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE WORKERS THAT MAKE THE CITY RUN THAT, CLEAN THE CITY THAT COOK FOR THOSE THAT VISIT THE CITY THAT MAKE SURE THEY HAVE A GOOD TIME. IF YOU DON'T SIDE WITH THE WORKERS, THE WORKERS WILL REMEMBER THIS MOMENT AND WE'LL GO OUT AND ENSURE THAT YOU HEAR THE WORKERS VOICES WHEN IT'S TIME TO GET REELECTED. IT'S THE PEOPLE OF LOS ANGELES THAT BENEFIT FROM OUR WORK. IT'S THE NEIGHBORS THAT DO THAT WORK AND WHAT WE WANT IS JUST, $30 AN HOUR BY 2028 FOR AN INDUSTRY THAT LAST YEAR ALONE MADE 28 BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR, IT'S A DROP IN THE BUCKET FOR THEM. WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO INVEST IN OUR CITY AND OUR COMMUNITY AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR VOICE RIGHT SIDE HEARD HERE TODAY. WHAT DO WE WANT? WHEN DO WE WANT IT? AND IF WE DON'T GET IT? [APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GENERAL AND 5. >> City Attorney: OKAY, YOU HAVE ONE AND ONE GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: THANK YOU, SO TODAY YOU'RE GOING TO VOTE ON A ITEM NUMBER 5, WHICH BASICALLY RAISED THE WAGES FOR THE WORKERS AND THE HOTEL INDUSTRY, LAX, AND WHATEVER ELSE. FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS COMING HERE EXPLAINING THERE IS A SEGMENT OF THE HOTEL INDUSTRY WHICH IS REFERRED TO LIMITED SERVICE AND WE NEED TO YOU RECOGNIZE THAT LIMITED SERVICE HOTELS ARE NOT TOURIST HOTELS, WE DON'T HAVE TOURIST WORKERS AND YOU'RE ASKING US TO INCREASE THE WAGES AND PASS THOSE ON TO OUR CONSUMERS WHICH HAPPENS TO BE THE ANGELINOS, THAT IS THE CONSUMERS OF LIMITED HOUSING, FOR HOUSING, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, INSIDE SAFE, JUST TO STAY OCCASION OR HAVING FAMILIES COME TO DOWN AND THEY DON'T HAVE A ROOM IN THE APARTMENTS. WE CANNOT KEEP PASSES ORDINANCES OR POLICIES THAT INCREASE THE COSTS OF LIVING IN LOS ANGELES, FOR ANGELINOS, SO TODAY YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOMETHING, REFER THIS DOUNL THE ROAD AND FIX IT THEN. >> Council President: ONCE AGAIN, I'M GOING TO ASK THE CHAMBERS, PEOPLE ARE HERE TO GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT, WE WILL BE RESPECTFUL TO ONE ANOTHER. >> Clerk: WOULD I LIKE TO CALL A FEW MORE NAMES. DAVID, JULY YO, HECTOR, ALVARO, DIA NA DE LA TORRE. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING. >> Speaker: NUMBER CINCO. >> Translator: NUMBER 5, GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: BUENOS DIAS, MINOMBRE ES HUGO ORTEGA. >> Translator: GOOD MORNING I'M HUGO AND I WORK AT LAX. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: I'M A FATHER OF TWO KIDS AND I'M HERE TODAY DEMANDING A BETTER SALARY THAT WOULD GIVE A BETTER LIFE TO MY CHILDREN. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translaor: WHAT THE PEOPLE HERE IN NICE SUITS AND PRETTY CLOTHING DON'T KNOW IS I HAVE TO GET UP AT SIX IN THE MORNING AND GET HOME AT 12:00 AM. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: AND THAT'S DUE TO THE LOW WAGES THAT WE HAVE IN THE LAX AREA. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: THE OLYMPIC WAGE WOULD HELP ME AND MY CHILDREN HAVE A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: AND IT WOULD MEAN THAT I COULD HAVE A BETTER TIME WITH THEM. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: THAT'S WHY FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART I'M ASKING YOU TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF THIS AMENDMENT. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] . >> Clerk: I'D LIKE TO CALL MORE NAME, KATIE PATEL, SOPHIA MEN DO SA, ALICIA, DANIA HERNANDEZ. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: HI MY NAME IS BRENDA SALAS AND I WANT TO GIVE PUBLIC COMMENTARY AS WELL AS TALK ABOUT ITEM 5. >> City Attorney: OKAY YOU HAVE AWE MINUTE FOR THE ITEM AND ONE FOR GENERAL. >> Translator: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: HI I WORK AS A HOUSE KEEPER IN THE HOTEL WESTERN BONAVENTURE AND I'M HERE AS A PROUD MEMBER OF LOCAL 14. 11. SORRY, LOCAL 11. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: ME AND THE PEOPLE STANDING BEHIND ME IN 2023 GOT THE BIGGEST RAISE FOR BIGGEST RAISE SORRY WAGE RAISE WE DELEGATED WE BOYCOTTED AND PUT ON THE BIGGEST PROTEST TO GET IT. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: AND NOT EVERY WORKER HAS THE ABILITY TO BE PART OF A UNION AND IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO PASS THIS SO WE HAVE A DIGNIFIED WAGE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: THE COST OF LIVING EVERY TIME IS HIGHER AND HIGHER THAT'S WHY WE NEED YOU TO APPROVE THIS LIVING WAGE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: RIGHT NOW I'M EARNING 31.17 AN HOUR AND BY 2023, I'LL BE MAKING $35. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: OUR EMPLOYERS CAN FOOT THIS, MARRIOTT, THEY CAN DO IT BUT THEY'RE NOT PAYING. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: AND WITH EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH, THE SKY HAS NOT FALLEN. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING YOU TO DO THE CORRECT THING TO SUPPORT YOUR TOURISM WORKERS AND VOTE YES. THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Council President: NEXT SPEAKER. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: BUENOS DIAS, MI NOMBRE ES MARIA. >> Translator: MY NAME IS MARIA SANT OZ AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT ITEM NUMBER 5 AS WELL AS GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: OKAY YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE FOR THE ITEM AND ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL. >> Speaker: GRACIAS. [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: I WORK AS A FOOD PACKER FOR FLYING FOOD'S GROUP. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: AT 66 YEARS OLD, BEING PAID 20.73 AN HOUR, THIS IS NOT ENOUGH FOR ME TO PAY MY BILLS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: MUCH LESS TO RETIRE ON IT, I JUST SURVIVED CANCER. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: HAVING TO PAY MY MEDICAL BILLS AND RENT HAS BEEN SO HARD, THIS WAGE CHANGE WOULD CHANGE MY LIFE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: AND IT WOULD HELP ME RETIRE EARLIER. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: I'M ASKING YOU TO PLEASE TO PASS THE OLYMPIC WAGE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: AND THIS WOULD BENEFIT ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT CAME WITH ME TODAY, ALL THE PEOPLE BEHIND ME AND IT WOULD BENEFIT THEM SO THEY CAN HAVE A MORE PEACEFUL LIFE WITHOUT THE SAME AMOUNT OF STRESS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: AND THAT'S IT FOR TODAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: NUMBER 5 GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: OKAY YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE FOR THE ITEM AND ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL. GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: BUENOS DIAS, MI NOMBRE NORMA. >> Translator: MY MY NAME IS HE ESPERANZA MON TEZ AND I'VE WORKED FOR FLYING FOOD GROUPS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: I WOBBLEDINGER THERE FOR 5 YEARS AND MAKE 20.75 AN HOUR. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: THE COMPANY I WORK AS A DISHWASHER AND THE COMPANY PACKAGES FOOD FOR FLIGHTS COMING OUT OF INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: AND THIS OLYMPIC WAGE WOULD HELP ME SEEING AS I WAS EVICTED FROM MY APARTMENT. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: AND I WAS ALMOST HOMELESS RIGHT NOW, I'M PAYING $3000 IN RENT. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: AND BESIDES THAT I'M TAKING CARE OF MY SICK HUSBAND AND GRANDCHILD. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: I NEED THE OLYMPIC WAGE TO PASS. BECAUSE INVESTING IN FAMILIES LUKE MINE. IT HELPS THE ECONOMY AND HELPS FAMILIES LIKE MINE NOT END UP ON THE STREET WITHOUT A ROOF OVER THEIR HEADS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: WITH A VOTE FROM EACH OF YOU, IT WOULD HELP US OUT A LOT. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, ITEM 5 AND PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: I'M SORRYING, WHICH ITEMS? >> Speaker: 5 I THINK. AND PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: SO YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE FOR THE ITEM AND ONE MORE GENERAL. >> Speaker: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'M KIRK PETERSON AND I WANT IT SAY HOW PROUD AND HONORED I AM IN ALL OF YOU SHOULD BE TO BE HERE WITH THESE COURAGEOUS MILITANT MEMBERS OF UNITE HERE LOCAL 11 AND U.S. WW! THESE FOLKS ARE HERE ON, THEY TOOK THE DAY OFF, THEY SACRIFICED PAY. SOMEBODY LIKE JOVAN PRACTICALLY GIVES HER, SHE HAS BEEN HERE SO MANY TIMES, THEY FASTED AND HERE WE ARE AT THE MOMENT OF TRUTH. LIKE CHICKEN LITTLE, THE INDUSTRY ALWAYS CLAIMS THE SKY IS FALLING WHENEVER IT'S ASKED TO DO RIGHT BY ITS WORKERS. DURING THE PANDEMIC, YOU PASSED A LAW GUARANTEEING WORKERS THE RIGHT TO RETURN TO THEIR JOBS WHEN BUSINESS CAME BACK. THE HOTEL LOBBY, THE VERY SAME PEOPLE WHO ARE TALKING TO YOU, TALKING TO YOUR PHONES ALL THE TIME, WARNED THAT IT COULD CRIPPLE THE INDUSTRY, THIS LAW? WHAT HAPPENED? NOTHING. THREE YEARS AGO ON THE EVE OF THE VOTE TO MANDATE, THEY SWORE IT WOULD DESTROY, TOURISM? WHAT HAPPENS? NOTHING. AND NOW THEY SAY PAYING WORKERS MORE AND ENSURING THAT THEY HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE WILL BE THE FINAL BLOW, PLEASE SPARE US THE FEAR MONGERING. YOU KNOW WHAT IS NOT FALLING, CEOs AND STOCK MARKET. WHEN THEY TAKE A PAY CUT, MAYBE WE'LL AMEND OUR ORDINANCE. AND RENT AND THE COSTS OF HEALTHCARE, THOSE ARE NOT FALLING EITHER, THEY KEEP SQUEEZING WORKERS EVERY SINGLE DAY WHA. IS TRULY UNSUSTAINABLE AND SHAMEFUL IS THE TOURISM INDUSTRY FOR THE PEOPLE WHO CLEAN THE ROOMS AND SERVE THE FOOD, CANNOT AFFORD TO LIVE IN THE CITY THEY WORK IN. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: AND WHILE WE'RE WAITING FOR THE NEXT SPEAKER, JUST A QUICK SHHH, QUICK ANNOUNCEMENT. >> Council President: SORRY, EXCUSE ME. EXCUSE ME. WE ARE HERE TO HAVE A RESPECTFUL DISCUSSION, I'M GOING TO REQUEST THAT BOOING AND CHEERING IN BETWEEN, PLEASE BE LIMITED SO WE CAN GET THROUGH AS MANY SPEAKERS AS POSSIBLE. >> City Attorney: AND BEFORE YOU BEGIN, WHILE WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING PROVIDING PUBLIC COMMENT AND THE PASSION YOU BRING TO THE ISSUE, PLEASE DON'T YELL, FROM THE MICROPHONE, WE HAVE THE INTERRUPTERS WHO ARE ACTUALLY WEARING HEADPHONES AND IT GOES DIRECTLY INTO THEIR EARS. OUT OF RESPECT, PLEASE DO NOT YELL DIRECTLY INTO THE MIC. THANK YOU. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING I'M DIANA AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 5 FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: SO YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE FOR THE ITEM AND ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: A FEW MONTHS AGO I STOOD WITH YOU TO SPEAK ABOUT JOB LOSSES AND HIRING FREEZES TIED DIRECTLY TO RISING PAY ROLL EXPENSES OUT OF THE CURRENT ORDINANCE. THIS PAST FEBRUARY, A ICONIC HOTEL CLOSED THE DOORS. THE OWNERS MADE THE DECISION DECISION TO EXIT THE MARKET. OVER 130 OF US LOST OUR JOBS BACK THIS FEBRUARY. AS A DIRECTOR OF HR, I HAD THE HEART BREAKING RESPONSIBILITY OF DELIVERING THE NEWS. I SAT ACROSS FROM PEOPLE I HAD HIRED, MENT ORDER AND GROWN ALONGSIDE. PEOPLE WHO POURED THEIR HEARTS INTO THAT HOTEL EVERY DAY. MAMA SHELTER WAS MORE THAN A HOTEL, IT WAS A COMMUNITY LANDMARK, IT WAS A ROOF OVER LOCALS AND TRAVELERS CAME TOGETHER AND ITS CLOSURE IS ALREADY DEEPLY FELT. WHAT HAPPENED THERE IT'S IS A WARNING SIGN FOR EVERY OTHER HOTEL IN THE CITY. WE NEED A POLICY THAT SUPPORTS, FAIR WAGES AND SUSTAINABLE BUSINESSES, WE NEED TO PROTECT BOTH WORKERS AND THE JOBS THAT WE DEPEND ON. THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: HELLO YES, MY NAME IS VICTOR AND I'VE BEEN WORKING AT LAX FOR FIVE YEARS AND FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS, I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED A WAGE INCREASE, IT SEEMS LIKE OUR WAGES ARE JUST FROZEN. >> Translator: IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR ME AND MY FAMILY TO BE ABLE TO BE ABLE TO LIVE WITH THE OLYMPIC WAGE INCREASE TO HAVE A LIVABLE WAGE AND MAKING A LIVING. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THE COST OF THE RENT AND MEDICAL BILLS THAT WE SAY KEEPS RISING AND WE CANNOT AFFORD IT. >> Speaker: GRACIAS. >> Translator: THANK YOU. >> Translator: MY NAME IS SOPHIA AND AND GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: S*I, [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: YES I'M HERE TO SUPPORT MY HOTELS AND AIRPORT WORKERS. ALSO FOR MEDICAL COVERAGE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THOSE PEOPLE ARE WORKING DAY BY DAY TIRELESSLY AND IF WE WENT TO THE HOTELS, THEY'RE ALL NOT GOING TO MAINTAIN AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE DIRTY WITHOUT THEM WE ARE NOTHING. THAT IS WHY I'M ASKING FOR TO YOU VOTE YES, RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU. >> Clerk: I'D LIKE TO CALL A FEW MORE NAMES, ARMANDO. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE, GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: MY CO-WORKERS HAVE GIVEN ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO RAISE MY VOICE TODAY. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: AND WE ASK YOU TO APPROVE THE LIVING WAGE FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: BECAUSE THE CURRENT WAGE THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IS NOT ENOUGH FOR US TO SUPPORT OUR FAMILIES. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] THEY GO TO WORK WITH NO DEALS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: AND I TRULY HOPE THAT YOUR VOTE WILL BE YES TO SUPPORT THE MAJORITY OF THE CALIFORNIANS. THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: ARTICLE 5. I'M DAVID HUERTA I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 14 AND I STAND IN SUPPORT OF ITEM 5. THE HAVEs HAVE ALWAYS BENEFITED FROM THE LABOR AND EXPLOITATION OF WORKING PEOPLE AND THE HAVEs CONTINUE TO SUFFER AND CONTINUE TO STRUBL THEIR ABILITY TO LIVE IN THE CITY THAT HAS BECOME MORE AND MORE EXPENSIVE. WE NEED AT THIS TIME, THE WORKERS WHO ARE CRITICAL TO THIS INDUSTRY AND TO THE CITY ALSO RECEIVE THE WAGES THAT THEY NEED AND STHAZ OLYMPIC WAGE AS WELL AS THE HEALTHCARE, UNDERSTAND THE HEALTHCARE IN THIS MOMENT IS BEING ATTACKED IN THE COUNTRY. TAKING ON AND TRYING TO LASH MEDICAID FOR WORKING PEOPLE. TO ENSURE THAT HEALTHCARE IS A RIGHT THAT WORKING PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO SUSTAIN AND TO HAVE. AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE WAGES, THOSE WAGES THAT PEOPLE NEED FOR RENT TO PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE, WE KNOW ONE THING FOR SURE THAT WHEN WORKERS GET A RAISE, THAT MONEY IS SPENT IN THE CITY AND ECONOMY THAT THEY LIVE IN. LET'S PASS ARTICLE 5 TODAY. THANK YOU. >> Clerk: I'D LIKE TO CALL A FEW MORE NAMES. >> City Attorney: SO BEFORE WE CONTINUE, I UNDERSTAND THAT THE TIME GOES BY QUICKLY BUT OUT OF RESPECT FOR EVERY ONE ELSE WHO IS HERE TO SPEAK, THAT YOU PLEASE STICK TO THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT YOU WERE GIVEN FOR THE ITEMS YOU REQUEST IT ALLOWS US TO MAXIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF SPEAKERS. GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: BUENOS DIAS. [SPEAKING SPANISH] TWRA*NS 5 AND PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE FOR THE ITEM AND ONE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. AND IF YOU CAN SPEAK A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TO THE MIC. >> Translator: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: YES I'M DANNY HERNANDEZ AND I'VE BEEN WORKING FOR MORE THAN ONE YEAR. THE WORKER CA RASEN CENTER. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: AND I DEPEND TO FIND A JOB THAT WILL PAY ME A LIVABLE WAGE. AND IT REALLY BREAKS MY HEART TO KNOW THAT THERE IS NOT SUFFICIENT RESOURCES FOR THE DAY WORKER CENTER THERE. AND SUPPORT CENTER IS NOT ONLY A SUPPORT CENTER FOR ME BUT MANY OTHER WORKERS IN THE CITY AS WELL. IT'S A SPACE WHERE I LEARN ABOUT MY RESOURCES AND MY RIGHTS AS A DAY WORKER. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] AND IT'S A MOMENT WHERE I CAN TRUST IN MOMENTS LIKE THIS WHERE THE GOVERNMENT IS ATTACKING IMMIGRANTS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: AND THAT WHY I ASK FOR YOU GUYS TO ALLOCATE FUNDS TO THE DAY WORKERS CENTERS AND THE CENTERS THAT REPRESENT THE WORKERS OF LOS ANGELES. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: AND ALSO TO SUPPORT THE OLYMPIC WAGE FOR THE TOURISM WORKER. THANK YOU. >> Clerk: I'D LIKE TO CALL A FEW MORE NAMES. JESUS. >> Speaker: ITEM 5 AND GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: GO AHEAD A MINUTE FOR EACH. >> Speaker: I'M ARMANDO AND I'VE BEEN WORKING AT LAX FOR THE PAST 15 YEARS AS SERVICE AGENT AND PROUD MEMBER OF ALSO WITH MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS FROM UNITE HERE. OUR CITY IS HEAD TODAY UNCERTAIN TIMES. BUT WHAT IS UNCERTAIN IS THE WORKERS THAT MAKE THE HOTELS AND AIRPORT FUNCTION, NEED A RAISE. WE SPEND IT AT THE NECESSITY THAT AT THE CURRENT MOMENT, WE CANNOT AFFORD. ECONOMIC STUDIES HAVE CONFIRMED THAT RAISING THE WAGE FOR WORKERS WILL BENEFIT THE ECONOMY TOO. WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS BILL PASSES TODAY SO OUR FAMILIES AND OUR CITY CAN START SEEING THE BENEFITS. FROM FOR MY PUBLIC COMMENT, TO THE SEE COUNCILMEMBERS THAT HAVE HOPE BOLDLY AND HAVE HOPE LEADERSHIP AND MAKING SURE THIS BILL GOES THROUGH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU SEE YOURSELF IN THE MIRROR AND YOU HAVE A PRESENTED US, THE ANGELINOS, THE WORKERS THAT RUN THE CITY. AND FOR THE CITY OF COUNCILMEMBERS, THAT ARE STILL UNDECIDED PASSING THESE BILLS, YOU NEED TO ASK YOURSELF WHY DID I BECOME A COUNCILMEMBER IN THE FIRST PLACE? HAVE A NICE DAY. [APPLAUSE] >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: PUBLIC COMMENT AND NUMBER 5. >> City Attorney: OKAY YOU HAVE AWE MINUTE FOR ITEM AND PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: HELLO I'M LORENA AND I WORK AS A PACKAGER. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] FOR FLYING FOOD GROUP A COMPANY THAT PREPARES AND PACKAGES FOOD FOR AIRLINES. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: AND INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS FOR LOS ANGELES. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: I'VE BEEN WORKING AT FLYING FOOD GROUP FOR SEVEN YEARS AND I MAKE 21.73 AN HOUR. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: WE ASK THAT TODAY YOU HELP TO APPROVE THE OLYMPIC WAGE. AND RIGHT NOW WITH WHAT I MAKE IT'S VERY DIFFICULT GIVEN THAT I HAVE A DAUGHTER WHO GOES TO THE UNIVERSITY IN NORTHRIDGE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: THE WAGE INCREASE WOULD HELP ME ECONOMICALLY, MY FAMILY AND THE MEDICAL HEALTH OF MY FAMILY. THANK YOU, VOTE YES. >> Speaker: BUENOS DIAS. [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> City Attorney: ONE MINUTE FOR THE ITEM AND ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL. >> Translator: [SPEAKING SPANISH] HELLO MY NAME IS JESUS MONTE I'M 6 4 YEARS OLD AND I WORK AS A DAY LABORER FOR THE DAY LABOR CENTER CARESSAN. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: WE ASK THAT YOU INCLUDE IN YOUR BUDGETS FUNDS SO WE CAN MAINTAIN OUR STREETS CLEAN. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: MAKING A FAIR WAGE WOULD HELP US BECAUSE EVERY DAY IT IS GETTING MORE EXPENSIVE. AND ESPECIALLY FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE AROUND MY AGE. AND THAT IS WHY WE NEED YOUR HELP TO HELP RESTORE THE BUDGET IN DAY CENTERS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] TO HELP IMMIGRANT WORKERS IN THE . WE ALSO SUPPORT THE OLYMPIC WAGE, THANK YOU. >> Speaker: I'M SPEAKING TO ITEM 5, AND I'M WITH NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL AND I HAVE A STATEMENT. >> City Attorney: WAS A COMMUNITY IMPACT STATEMENT THAT WAS ADOPTED BY THE NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL. >> Speaker: YES, CORRECT. >> City Attorney: JUST ONE SECOND. >> Council President: OKAY, YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES FOR THE COMMUNITY IMPACT STATEMENT. >> Speaker: I HAVE A CIS TO READ TO YOU TODAY. THE BOYLE HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL IS IN SUPPORT OF THE MOTION INTRODUCED TO AMEND THE LOS ANGELES LIVING WAGE ORDINANCE AND THE LOS ANGELES HOTEL WORKERS MINIMUM WAGE ORDINANCE REQUIRING $25,000 AND $30 BY 2028, HEALTHCARE AND WORKER PROTECTION AS A HOUSING JUSTICE, AND PUBLIC SAFETY. THE TOURISM INDUSTRY IS REBOUNDING BEYOND PREPANDEMIC LEVELS AND EN--AS THEY PLAN TO HOST THE 2028 OLYMPICS. AVERAGE DAILY RATES AND REVENUES FOR AVAILABLE ROOMS THAT WERE THE HIGHEST THAN ANY YEAR OND RECORD INVESTING 6 BILLION IN EXPANSION AND L.A. IS NUMBER ONE IN THE NATION FOR NEW HOTEL ROOMS. LET ME, STRETCH THIS OUT, ONE MOMENT. THOUSANDS OF TOURISM WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES WERE AMONG THE HARDEST HIT DURING THE PANDEMIC YET MANY NOW HEALTH INSURANCE AND HEALTH BENEFITS REQUIRE AND REQUIREMENTS IN THE LOS ANGELES LIVING WAGE ORDINANCE HAS NOT YET KEPT UP WITH THE RISING COST OF FAMILY HELP AND INSURANCE COVERAGE, PRESENTED BY THE LOS ANGELES CITY ADMINISTRATORS OFFICE IN COMPLIANCE. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT MANY WORKERS AT LAX AND IN HOTELS ARE STRUGGLING TO KEEP A ROOF OVER THEIR HEAD AND SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES ALL WHILE BEING THE BACKBONE OF A MAJOR ECONOMIC ENGINE IN LOS ANGELES. THE WORKERS THAT KEEP TOURISM FUNCTIONING SAFE AND PROFITABLE INCLUDING HOTEL KEEPERS AND SECURITY GUARDS, AIRPLANE AND AIRLINE PASSENGERS SERVICE WORKERS LAX RESTAURANT AND RETAIL WORKERS ARE ALL PRIMARILY FROM BIPOC AND IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES. WORKERS ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY RAISING RENT BURDEN AND LIVING WAGE LEVELS LAX AND HOTEL WORKERS WOULD HAVE TO WORK 14 HOURS A DAY TO AFFORD TO RENT A TWO-BEDROOM APARTMENTS. THE PROPOSED AMOUNT WOULD HELP PREVENT DISPLACEMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ENSURE OVER 36,000 ANGELINOS HAVE HAVE HEALTH AND ARE HEALTHY AND HOUSED. AND AGAIN, THIS WAS UNANIMOUS LEA DOPTED BY THE COUNCIL AS WELL AS 15 OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL BY THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES. WE BELIEVE EVERY ONE WHO LIVES IN THE WORKS AND LIVES IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES SHOULD HAVE A LIVING WAGE AND SHOULD HAVE A FUTURE FOR THEIR HOME AND FAMILY. THANK YOU. >> Clerk: I'D LIKE TO CALL ADDITIONAL NAMES, DR. RICK, WENDY JOSHUA. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: ARTICLE CINCO, [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE FOR THE ITEM AND ONE FOR GENERAL. >> Translator: MU NAME IS MARCO. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: I WORK FOR A PORKING COMPANY THAT HAS 3000 EMPLOYEES. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: I AM REALLY WORRIED ABOUT THE INCREASES THAT YOU'RE SOLICITING FROM HOTELS AND THEIR CONTRACTORS. >> Translator: THESE INCREASES UP THE COST. AND THAT CAN FORCE CLOSURES AND FIRINGS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: THE CITY RIGHT NOW IS CONFRONTING A DEFICIT OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] AND ALREADY HAD TO FIRE PEOPLE AFTER PUTTING THROUGH WAGE INCREASES THAT THEY COULDN'T SUSTAIN. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: SO WHY ARE YOU ASKING HOTELIERS AND THEIR CONTRACTORS TO GO DOWN THE SAME PATH. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: WE ARE ASKING FOR SENSIBLE POLICY MAKING THAT SUPPORTS BOTH THE WORKERS AS WELL AS THE HOTELS THAT HELP THE ECONOMY. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEM WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: I'M RICK, I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 5. COUNCIL AGENDA, AS I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A ONE-MINUTE LIMITATION I'M A VOLUNTEER CLERGY FOR ECONOMIC JUSTICE AND SOME OF YOU KNOW I WAS CITY CONTROLLER FROM 1985 TO 2001. IT'S GREAT TO BE HERE IT'S TERRIFIC TO SEE OLD FRIENDS, GOOD FRIENDS, SEVERAL OF US HAVE BEEN THROUGH A LOT TOGETHER AND WE'RE SHARING THIS TODAY. I HAVE THREE POINTS TO MAKE, LET'S SEE, MR. CHAIRMAN. MR. PRESIDENT, THE FIRST IS, THIS IS CITY COMMISSION ECONOMIC ANALYSIS. THAT DEMONSTRATE AND WE ALL HAVE THESE ECONOMIC COURSES AND PROPENSITY, VERY VERY HIGH AND TO SPEND LOCALLY, THIS WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT BOOST, THOSE ARE THE COMMISSIONS WORK TO REGARDING THIS. FOR THE LOCAL ECONOMY. SECOND, PERMIT ME TO SAY THAT THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME. I THINK COUNCILMEMBER JACKIE GOLDBERG, SHE CARRIED IN 1997 EFFORT TO RAISE STANDARDS, THEY SAID THE SKY WOULD FALL AND IT DID NOT. >> City Attorney: DID YOU REQUEST GENERAL? >> Speaker: SOME DAY THE YOUNGER MEMBERS OF YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS, WILL ASK YOU WHAT YOU DID FOR WORKING MEN AND WOMEN. IF YOU VOTE YES ON THIS, YOU'LL BE PROUD OF THIS VOTE TODAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND GOOD LUCK. >> Speaker: MY NAME IS JOSHUA I'M HERE FOR GENERAL >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. >> Speaker: I'M JOSHUA, I'M AN ORGANIZER AT CARESEN CENTER. OUR COMMUNITIES ARE CURRENTLY UNDER ATTACK AND LIVING IN FEAR. RIGHT NOW IS THE TIME FOR THE CITY TO STEP UP AND NOT STEP DOWN, FOR ITS COMMUNITY. DAY LABOR CENTERS AND ALSO THE FUND REPRESENT L.A. THEY HAVE A SPACE WHERE WORKERS CAN FIND JOBS AND THEY CAN HELP WAGE THEFTS. THEIR SAFE SPACES, PROVIDING CRITICAL RESOURCE THAT'S ARE ACROSS THE CITY AND IT'S BECOME A BEACON OF HOPE, TAKE FOR EXAMPLE FREDDIE ESTRADA WHO IS 47 AND HAS DIALYSIS THREE TIMES A WORK, HE COMES FOR THE CENTER FOR SERVICES AND WORK. AND ALSO THE ONES CLEANING UP AFTER THE FIRE. PLEASE INVEST AND PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY. WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT, OUR COMMUNITY IS GOING TO SUFFER. PLEASE FUND THE AND WE SUPPORT THE LIVING WAGE FOR WORKERS. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT FOR TODAY'S MEETING. I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY WHO CAME AND SHARED WITH US THIS MORNING. MADAM CLERK, WE'RE READY TO PROCEED. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. IT LOOKS LIKE, WE NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME. SO IF THERE ARE A LITTLE BIT MORE SPEAKERS ON THE QUEUE, WE CAN USE THESE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE THOSE. IF THERE ARE ANY. IF NOT, WE WILL. >> Clerk: I'LL CALL ADDITIONAL NAMES. IF I CAN HAVE KEVIN STUDIO, KIRSTEN PETERSON, MARIA VASQUEZ COME UP AND SPEAK. AGAIN THOSE NAMES SIR STIN PETERSON, MARIA, KEVIN STUDIO. >> City Attorney: AND I BELIEVE I SEE COUPLE OF THEM COMING UP NOW. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GENERAL COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE, GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: I NEED YOU GUYS, COUNCILMEMBERS TO VOTE YES ON OUR MINIMUM WAGE AND OUR HEALTHCARE. WE NO LONGER CAN AFFORD LIVING PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK AND I NEED YOU GUYS TO PAY ATTENTION WHILE WE TALK. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: NUMBER 5. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: WOULD I LIKE THE COUNCIL TO CARVE OUT EXEMPTION FOR LIMITED HOTELS. >> City Attorney: DO YOU WANT TO PULL UP THE MICROPHONE SO WE CAN HEAR YOU. >> Speaker: I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE COUNSEL SUL TO CARVE OUT EXEMPTION FOR LIMITED HOTELS WITH 250 ROOMS, WHY? BECAUSE WE CANNOT AFFORD IT. WE PAY 45 PERCENT OF OUR INCOME TO SALARY, AND IF THIS PASSES THIS WILL GO UP TO 83 PERCENT, WE CANNOT AFFORD IT. OUR SOURCE OF INCOME IS ONLY FOR GUEST ROOMS, WE DON'T HAVE A RESTAURANT BAR ET CETERA. WE SERVE L.A. RESIDENTS, WE NEED A PLACE TO STAY WHILE THEY TRANSITION FOR OTHER HOUSING, WE'RE NOT A TOURIST HOTEL AND WE WILL HAVE TO PASS THIS INCREASE TO OUR GUEST. LONG BEACH CARVED OUT EXEMPTIONS FOR LIMITED HOTELS WE TRIED TO RAISE RATES BUT OUR GUESTS COULD NOT AFFORD IT. PLEASE DO THE RIGHT THING FOR LIMITED SERVICE HOTELS. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, I BELIEVE THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT. MADAM CLERK, ARE WE READY TO ROLL WITH OUR BUSINESS THIS MORNING. >> Clerk: YES, MR. PRESIDENT. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. WHAT ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR US TO VOTE ON? >> Clerk: COUNCIL MAY NOW VOTE ON ITEMS, 1, AS WELL AS 7 THROUGH 20, SIR. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. LET'S OPEN THE ROLL ON ROLL ON THOSE ITEMS, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 15 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: NEXT WOULD BE THE AMENDMENTS FOR ITEM NUMBER 5. AND THE FIRST AMENDMENT IS 5-E AS IN EDWARD AND THAT IS MOTION PADILLA McOSKER, YAROSLAVSKY. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER PADILLA, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GIVE ANY COMMENTS ON YOUR AMENDMENT? OR DO YOU WANT TO JUST GO FOR A VOTE? OKAY, ALL RIGHT, SO I WANT TO CALL THE ROLL ON AGENDA AMENDMENT E5-E BY COUNCILMEMBER PADILLA WHICH, MAKES REALLY MAKES CHANGES IN TERMS OF THE PUBLIC HOUSEKEEPING CERTIFICATE AND TRAINING. LET'S OPEN THE ROLL ON 5-E, COUNCILMEMBER PADILLA? >> I. Padilla: MEMBERS I'M SURE A LOT OF YOU REMEMBER THAT I WAS VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT EXACTLY THIS WAS GOING TO LOOK LUKE WHAT EXACTLY DOES IT MEAN? SO WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO I RECOGNIZE THAT THE COUNCIL, THINKS THIS IS A GOOD THING, THAT WE SHOULD HAVE A HOTEL TRAINING PROGRAM AND THAT IT SHOULD BE, YOU KNOW, MONITORED AND IMPLEMENTED OUT OF THE OFFICE OF CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION. THIS HERE, IS WHAT I BELIEVE IS MORE OF COMPROMISE, MAKING SURE THAT WHAT IT DOESN'T TURN INTO IS A SITUATION WHERE WORKERS GO FOR THIS TRAINING, THEY TAKE AN EXAMINATION, FAIL AND THEN HAVE TO KEEP COMING BACK AND COMING BACK. WHAT THIS WOULD DO IS MAKE SURE THAT UPON ARRIVAL, THEY ARE TAKING A, AN EXAM THAT WILL ALLOW THEM TO RETAKE AND RETAKE IT SO THAT IN THE FIRST TIME THAT THEY ARRIVE, THEY WILL BE AUTOMOBILE TO LEAVE WITH A CERTIFICATE THAT THEY CAN KEEP FOR FIVE YEARS, AS OPPOSE TODAY A SITUATION WHERE IF THEY DON'T PASS, THE EMPLOYER HAS TO SEND THEM OVER UNTIL THEY COMPLETE IT. I HOPE YOU CAN SUPPORT MY AMENDMENT IN ORDER TO REDUCE WORKERS HAVING TO KEEP GOING TO A LOCATION MORE THAN ONCE. THANK YOU. >> Council President: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER PADILLA. LET'S OPEN THE ROLL ON 5-E, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 15 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, THAT TAKES US TO AMENDMENT 5-D AS IN DANCE. SEEING NO COMMENTS ON THAT ITEM, LET'S OPEN THE ROLL ON 5-D AS IN DANCE. CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT THAT TAKES US TO 5-C AS IN CAT. COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ. >> M. Rodriguez: I WOULD LIKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING UP, I KNOW WE HAVE FOLKS FROM L.A. TOURISM. SO I WANTED TO TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY TO INVITE THEM UP TO THE TABLE. >> I'M ADAM, I SERVE AS TOURISM CAN--WE'VE BEEN THE OFFICIAL. BETTER? >> M. Rodriguez: YES. >> Speaker: FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS AS WE HAVE SERVED AS NONPROFIT TOURISM ORGANIZATION AND WE HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF REPRESENTING OVER 1,000 LOCAL BUSINESS ES AND 510,000 CUSTOMERS. AND I WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN ARE THE OVERVIEW OF THE INDUSTRY. >> M. Rodriguez: THAT WOULD BE GREAT, THANK YOU. >> Speaker: THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR AN OPPORTUNITY OF WHERE WE'RE IN THE TOURISM SECTOR MORE NATIONALLY AND HERE IN LOS ANGELES. AS YOU KNOW OUR INDUSTRY REMAINS ONE OF THE LARGEST DRIVERS OF OUR LOCAL ECONOMIES, I MENTIONED OVER 510,000 ANGELINOS EARN THEIR LIVING IN TOURISM. LAST YEAR OUR COMMUNITY RECEIVED 40 BILLION DOLLARS AND THE GENERAL FUND NEARLY 300 MILLION FROM THE TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX. UNFORTUNATELY, WE'RE NOW FACING MULTIPLE HEAD WINDS, I'M SURE YOU'RE AWARE OF SOME THAT RESULT ASKED THERE IS A DEEP CONCERN OF TREND IN THE BALANCE OF THE YEAR. TO BE CLEAR, YOU'RE YOUR CONTRACTOR AND WE CONTINUE TO EXECUTE BEST IN CLASS AND MARKETING PROGRAMS TO BE A JILL AND RESPOND TO CHANGING MARKETING DYNAMIC BUT A NUMBER OF THESE FACTORS ARE BEYOND OUR CONTROL. THE FIRST THING IS DESPITE THE TIME THAT ELAPSES SINCE THE WILDFIRES, WE'RE FIGHTING SIGNIFICANT MISPERCEPTIONS BOTH DOMESTICALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY DID THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE, THERE IS NO WAYS DMEN ISSUES HOW TRAGIC IT WAS FOR THE PALISADES AND ALTADENA AND PARTS OF MALIBU. BUT VISIT CALIFORNIA FOUND THE BELIEVES THAT 41% OF LOS ANGELES WAS DAMAGED. 41 PERCENT AS YOU KNOW THE REAL NUMBER IS LESS THAN 2 PERCENT BUT THAT HAS HAD A IMPACT ON THE LIKELIHOOD OF VISITORS TO LOS ANGELES. THAT IS POST PANDEMIC RECOVERY WHICH AS YOU HEARD LAGS OUR COMPETITIVE SET DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SECTORS, DUE TO HIGH REFUSAL RATES, LACK OF DIRECT SAIR SERVICE COMING BACK TO PREPANDEMIC LEVELS AND THE STRENGTH OF THE U.S. DOLLAR AND INTERNATIONAL GATEWAY THAT HAS HAD A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT. THAT IS TRANS EVIDENCE WHEN YOU LOOK AT 2024 HOTEL OKAY PENT SEE, WITH LOS ANGELES STILL TRAILING 2019 BY 8.4 PERCENT IN OCCUPANCY AND ONLY SAN FRANCISCO SHOWING SLOWER RECOVERY RELATIVE TO 2019. OF OF EVEN GREATER CONCERN IN RESPONSE TO POLICY DECISIONS AND RHETORIC FROM THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION, THE 2025 OUTLOOK IS NOT ENCOURAGING. RECENTLY SURVEYS SHOWN AN OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF VISITORS FROM OUR KEY MARKETS HAVE UNFAVORABLE OF THE UNITED STATES AS A TRAVEL DESTINATION AND AS A RESPONSE TO INCREASE SEARCHES AND EVEN DEPORTATION OF INTERNATIONAL VISITORS TO THE U.S., FORMAL COUNTRIES ARE ISSUED TRAVEL ADVISORIES AGAINST TRAVEL TO THE UNITED STATES INCLUDING CAN DAXER FRANCE, GERMANY, IRELAND, THE NETHERLANDS AND THE UNITED KINGDOM. WHILE THESE AWAIT TIMES HAVE IMPROVED OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN STATE DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL ARE NOW REVERSING THAT TREND AND FOR SOME OF OUR KEY MARKETS WE'RE SEEING WAIT TIMES AS WELL AS 400 DAYS IN INDIA, 285 DAYS IN MEXICO, 225 IN DUBAI AND 208 DAYS IN BRAZIL. THOSE FACTORS ARE ALREADY SHOWING UP IN REALTIME IN YEAR OVER YEAR DATA WITH A NUMBER OF INTERNATIONAL PASSENGERS AT THE 10 BUSIEST U.S. AIRPORTS DOWN BY 18.4 PERCENT YEAR TO DATE. INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL SPENDING IN LOS ANGELES YEAR TO DATE THROUGH MARCH HAS ALSO SHOWN SIGNIFICANT YEAR DECLINES, WE'VE SEEN A REDUCTION OF 25 PERCENT FROM CANADA, 21 PERCENT FROM SOUTH KOREA, 16 FROM INDIA, 15 PERCENT FROM UNITED KINGDOM, 9 PERCENT FROM MEXICO AND 8 PERCENT FROM AUSTRALIA ALL OF WHICH HAVE BEEN TOP OF OUR MARKET. A PARTICULAR NOTE GIVEN THE DISCUSSIONS IN THIS CHAMBER ABOUT GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTIONS, THIS IS ALREADY YIELDED AN AGGREGATE YEAR TO DATE LOSS OF 19 PERCENT IN HOTEL AND LODGING SPEND AS WELL AS REDUCTIONS OF 19 PERCENT IN TRANSPORTATION, 18 PERCENT IN ENTERTAINMENT, AND 10 PERCENT IN RESTAURANTS AND DINING. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS NOT JUST AN INTERNATIONAL ISSUE, WE'RE ALSO BEGINNING TO SEE SIMILAR TRENDS IN DOMESTIC TRAVEL AS TARIFFS INCREASE CONSUMER PRICES, THIS AFFECTS CAR RENTAL, FOOD AND ACCOMMODATION, AND IN ADDITION WE'VE SEEN THIS PATTERN REPEATEDLY A HIGHER COST OF CONSUMER GOODS OVERALL RESULTS IN AMERICANS FOR GOING AIR TRAVEL IN FAVOR OF TRIPS AND SIMPLY NOT TRAVELING. CREDIT CARD SPENDING DATA IS THE BEST BAROMETER AND BASED ON DATA, WE'RE SEEING A DOWN TURN FROM TRAVEL IN L.A. THROUGH MARCH ALONE, YEAR OVER YEAR, SPENDING HAS DECLINED BY 17 PERCENT FROM WASHINGTON DC FROM MIAMI, 12% FROM BOSTON, 11 PERCENT FROM LAS VEGAS, 6 PERCENT FROM SAN FRANCISCO AND 5 PERCENT FROM NEW YORK. THAT TRANSLATES INTO AGGREGATE DESIGN OF 13 PERCENT IN HOTEL AND LODGING SPEND AS WELL AS 14 PERCENT IN TRANSPORTATION AND 8 AND A HALF PERCENT IN ENTERTAINMENT. I BELIEVE IT WILL CLEARLY TAKE A COORDINATED AND CONCERTED EFFORT BETWEEN OUR INDUSTRY, THE L.A. BUSINESS ENTER STATEMENT AND OUR ELECTED LEADERSHIP TO COMBAT THE TARNISH THAT IS NEGATIVELY AFFECTING TRAVEL TO U.S. AND I THINK IT'S ONE OF THE MOST INCLUSIVE AND DIVERSE DESTINATION, I WILL REMAIN CONFIDENT THAT WE WILL RISE ABOVE THE NOISE, SOME WILL BE CRITICAL TO THE FUTURE OF ALL ANGELINOS. THANK YOU. >> M. Rodriguez: THANK YOU, VERY MUCH AND THANK YOU FOR THE VERY SOBERING NUMBERS, BECAUSE IT'S NOT AN A A NO ANOMALY, IT'S HAPPENING. I EVEN HEARD VICE PRESIDENT VANCE ABOUT GOTINGER EVERYBODY THAT COMES FOR THE OLYMPICS. SO WHAT IS LOOMING AHEAD OF US IS A SABOTAGE, THAT IS UNDERMINING THE VERY INDUSTRY THAT WE'RE ALL HOPING TO BOOST AND CONTINUE TO PROVIDE INCREASED, SUPPORT FOR SALARIES. THAT CAN ONLY HAPPEN IF THERE IS ACTUALLY PEOPLE SHOWING UP AND OCCUPYING THOSE HOTEL ROOM AND TOURING OR COMING THROUGH LAX. SO CAN YOU TALK TO ME ABOUT WE'VE GOT A NUMBER OF NEIGHBORING CITIES, THAT OFFER AIRPORT SERVICE, THAT OFFER HOTEL SERVICE, CAN YOU TALK TO ME ABOUT WITHIN L.A. COUNTY AND OUR REGION, WHERE WE STAND IN TERMS OF COMPARATIVELY WITH PRICING AND SOME OF THE TOURISM CLIMATE? >> CERTAINLY, SO I'LL LOOK BOTH NATIONALLY, YOU'RE RIGHT COUNCILMEMBER, THIS WEEK NEW YORK TOURISM DOWN GRADED THEIR FORECAST BY 3 MILLION VISITORS AND WE'VE SEEN THAT HAPPEN IN WASHINGTON DC, IN CHICAGO, THIS IS VERY MUCH A NATIONAL TREND. IN ADDITION TO YOUR POINT OF NATIONAL VISITATION, YOU MAY RECALL THAT UNDER THE FIRST TRUMP ADMINISTRATION THERE WAS ABAN ON TRAVEL FROM 7 MUSLIM NATIONS, IT'S NOT THAT THOSE MARKETS WERE HUGE DRIVERS BUT IT HAD A HUGE IMPACT ON SHOWING VISITATION. THE "NEW YORK TIMES" RECENTLY REPORTED THAT THEY'RE CONTEMPLATION A 43 TRAVEL PLAN. >> M. Rodriguez: CAN YOU REPEAT THAT. >> 43 COUNTRY TRAVEL BAN THAT HAS BEEN PROPOSED NOT ENACTED YET, BUT IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, ROUGHLY SIX TIMES THE PREVIOUS TRAVEL BAN. WHEN YOU LOOK AT LOCAL, IT REALLY IS A FUNCTION OF LOOKING AT TOTAL OPERATING COSTS. PEOPLE ARE OPT TO GO GO OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTY, WHERE HOTEL ROOMS ARE LOWER AND LESS EXPENSIVE AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE SEE IN CONSUMER SENTIMENT IS THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES IS PERCEIVED AS A VERY EXTENSIVE DESTINATION RELATIVE TO OUR COUNTERPARTS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. >> M. Rodriguez: SO IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, OUR COMPETITIVE WAGES, CAN YOU DO YOU HAVE ANY INSIDE AS TO WHERE WE ARE WITH THOSE NEIGHBORING CITIES COMPARED TIFFLY? >> YEAH, I THINK YOU CAN LOOK AT THE SAME ORDINANCE THAT ARE BEING CONTEMPLATED COUNCIL, THEIR NEIGHBORING PARTS OF L.A. COUNTY THAT HAVE NOT PASSED THE ORDINANCE. THE BEST REFERENCE POINT MY GOAL IS ALWAYS AS YOUR CONTRACTOR TO GIVE YOU FACT BASE INFORMATION RATHER THAN OPINION. THE BEST BAROMETER IS A STUDY THAT WAS KKTED BY OXFORD ECONOMICS. AND LET ME SPEAK ABOUT WHO THEY ARE. OXFORD ECONOMICS WIDELY RECOGNIZED AS MOST REPUTABLE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS. ACTUALLY STARTED OVER 40 YEARS AGO, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OXFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE REGULARLY REFERS TO OXFORD ECONOMICS AS THEIR PRIMARY DATA SOURCE LOOKING IT TRAVEL AND TOURISM INDUSTRY. THEY'VE CONDUCTED ANALYSIS OF THE WAGE ORDINANCE THAT IS BEING PROPOSED AND WHAT THEIR ANALYSIS SHOWED $30 AN HOUR WAGE WOULD RESULT ON ANNUAL BASIS IN THE LOSS OF 2.3 BILLION DOLLARS IN LOCAL BUSINESS SALES, 55 MILLION DOLLARS IN LOCAL TAX REVENUES AND MOST UNFORTUNATELY, THE LOSS OF ALMOST 15,000 JOBS. >> M. Rodriguez: THANK YOU. AND COLLEAGUES, I THINK, WE'RE ALL EAGER AND INTERESTED IN MAKING SURE THAT WE SUPPORT, THANK YOU SO MUCH, I'M NOT SURE IF OTHER COLLEAGUES WILL HAVE QUESTIONS OF YOU. BUT I THINK, WHAT YOU'RE PRESENTING, ARE VERY SOBER AND REAL NUMBERS AND THIS IS EVEN BEFORE AN ENTERTAINMENT OF INCREASING THE OBLIGATION, THE OVERHEAD COST FOR THESE FACILITIES WHETHER IT'S A HOTEL OR AIRPORT CONCESSIONS, BEFORE WE EVEN ADOPT IT, A POLICY THAT INCREASES THEIR WAGES. AND WE'VE ALREADY SEEN, SOME VERY SOBERING NUMBERS ABOUT THE NUMBER OF LAYOFF THAT'S HAVE OCCUR, JUST AS A RESULT. AND AGAIN, WE'RE NOT ALONE. LAS VEGAS, LAYOFFS, ANAHEIM LAYOFFS, IT'S HAPPENING EVERYWHERE AROUND THE COUNTRY, BORN OUT OF AN ECONOMY IS IS FRAGILE BEYOND MEANS, FROM TARIFFS TO THE RHETORIC THAT IS COMING OUT OF THE FEDERAL LEVEL. LET ALONE, LIVING EXPENSES FOR EVERYBODY IS LIMITING DISCRETIONARY ABILITY TO GO ON VACATION, BECAUSE EVERY ONE IS JUST TRYING TO MAKE IT. JUST AS THE WORKERS ARE TRYING TO MAKE IT, EVERY OTHER FAMILY THAT WOULD ORIGINALLY GO ON A HOLIDAY, IS OPTING TO JUST STAY HOME BECAUSE THEY JUST CAN'T AFFORD IT. AND SO WHAT HAPPENS AS A RESULT OF THAT, FOLKS, AND AGAIN THIS GOES BACK TO AND BY THE WAY, THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES IS LIVING IN THIS SITUATION RIGHT NOW. WHEN AGREEING TO AND COMMITTING OURSELVES BECAUSE WE WANT TO PAY WORKERS MORE, WE ARE RIGHT NOW FACING 1600 IMMINENT LAYOFFS BECAUSE THE REVENUE IS JUST NOT MATCHING OUR EXPENDITURES. THE SAME WILL HAPPEN IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR. IN FACT AS WE ARE LIVING IN THIS MOMENT RIGHT NOW, MANY CITY EMPLOYEES ARE CURRENTLY CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT THEIR FUTURE HOLDS, AND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO AVOID FOR ALL OF THESE WORKERS IS A RESPONSIBLE CONVERSATION, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ENSURE IS THAT WE HAVE A RESPONSIBLE CONVERSATION FOR WORKERS TO BE ABLE TO GET PAID THE MOST THEY CAN MAKE, WITHOUT BANKRUPTING A SYSTEM THAT WILL KEEP THEM EMPLOYED. BETWEEN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A GOVERNMENT ENTITY AND PRIVATE SECTOR, IS THAT WE KNOW THERE ARE CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TAX THAT'S WE'RE GOING GET. TO TOT IS WHAT WE RELY ON IN ORDER TO MAKE THIS GOVERNMENT WORK. THE PROBLEM IS IF WE DON'T HAVE OPERATING HOTELS AND PEOPLE THAT ARE EMPLOYED, THAT ALSO AFFECTS OUR BOTTOM LINE, AND BY THE WAY THERE IS NO GUARANTEES OF WHAT KIND OF INCOME IS GOING TO COME TO THESE HOTELS OR THROUGH LAX, PARTICULARLY WHEN PEOPLE HAVE OTHER OPTIONS. IT WAS JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO, THAT I WAS MS. PADILLA AND I WERE IN BAJA, CVS HAS MULTIPLE DIRECT FLIGHTS TO BEIJING COMING IN THROUGH TIJUANA. THAT'S ONLY TWO AND A HALF HOUR DRIVE AND IT'S FAR MORE PALLETABLE FOR OTHERS TO FIND THAN THE ENVIRONMENT THAT WE MACHINE HERE. AND WE'RE TRYING TO HAVE A BALANCE, THAT ENSURES THAT PEOPLE CAN MAKE A RESPECTFUL WAGE WITHOUT BREAKING THE SYSTEM, BECAUSE WE NEED TO KEEP AS MANY PEOPLE AS EMPLOYED AS POSSIBLE, BECAUSE WE CAN'T EVEN DO IT RIGHT NOW IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES AS WE'RE COME --CONTEMPLATING 1600 LAYOFFS, AND THAT'S A REALITY. >> Speaker: AND IF I MAY, THIS IS ALL OR NONE PROPOSITION, I WILL SAY THAT I DON'T THINK THERE IS ANY DISPUTE THAT AS AN INDUSTRY, WE WANT TO SEE ALL OF OUR FRONTLINE WORKERS CONTINUE TO GET THOUGHTFUL INCREASE IN THE LIVING WAGE, AND YOU KNOW TO EVERY ONE IN THE GALLERY, I WILL SAY WE RECOGNIZE THAT THOSE ARE IN THE FRONTLINE OF THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY ARE THE HEARTBEAT OF OUR INDUSTRY, THE ISSUE IS SIMPLY IS THERE IS A NATURAL TIPPING POINT WHERE THE SPEED AND AMOUNT OF WAGE INCREASES BEGINS TO RESULT IN JOB LOSSES AND THAT'S A SIMPLE ECONOMICAL CULATION THAT CAN BE EASILY OBTAINED. >> M. Rodriguez: VERY SIMPLE MATH, GUYS IF WE INCREASE WHAT IT COST TO PEOPLE EMPLOYED AND WE DON'T HAVE THE LEVEL OF TOURISM TO SUPPORT IT, PEOPLE WILL GET LAID OFF AND THAT HAPPENS JUST ON THE NATURAL FROM THE ALREADY LACK OF TOURISM THAT THE CITY IS EXPERIENCING RIGHT NOW. SO WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS ACCELERATING THAT. THAT'S WHAT IS HAPPENING. SO, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OTHER EXAMPLES WE ARE, LIVING IN A REAL EXAMPLE HERE IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES RIGHT NOW. WHERE WE'VE GOT A WELL PAID AND IN SOME FUTURE MOMENTS THAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE BUDGET DELIBERATION, THE NEXT UNEMPLOYED PART OF OUR WORKFORCE AND THAT'S HORRIFYING, BECAUSE IT'S A CYCLICAL, IT'S A DOWNWARD SPIRAL WHEN WE HAVE LESS PEOPLE EMPLOYED. WE NEED TO KEEP PEOPLE EMPLOYED, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE SUSTAIN A HEALTHY LOCAL ECONOMY AND THAT INCLUDES OUR TOURISM INDUSTRY. BUT IF THEY CAN'T FUNCTION, IN A SUL VANT WAY, WE'VE SEEN HOTELS CLOSE. WE'VE SEEN LAYOFFS AT LAX, I'M NOT LOOKING AT EX ACCELERATING THAT. AND THAT'S WHAT I THINK WE'RE AT A JUNCTURE TODAY. BECAUSE EVEN BEFORE, EVEN BEFORE THIS HAS BEEN ADOPTED, WE HAVE ALREADY SEEN THE IMPACTS OF WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR LOCAL ECONOMY. SO COLLEAGUES, I KNOW MR. LEE AND I HAVE PRESENTED AN AMENDMENT ON 5-C AND IT'S HELPING TO I BELIEVE DISTILL A VERY BALANCED APPROACH A VERY RESPONSIBLE APPROACH TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN HAVE THE BEST OF BOTH WORLD'S. SO ENSURE THAT WE CAN PAY THE WORKERS A COMPETITIVE AND A COMPETITIVE AND HEALTHY LIVING WAGE, BUT ALSO MAKING SURE WE DO NOT CAUSE MORE HARM TO AB AN INDUSTRY THAT IS ALREADY FRAIL. SO FOR THAT COLLEAGUES, I'M ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON 15-C, AND I, I DO HAVE AN AMENDMENT ACTUALLY, ARE WE ON 15D? >> Council President: WE'RE ON 5-C AS IN CAT. >> M. Rodriguez: 5C, I WANTED TO AMEND THE LANGUAGE FOR CIN 5-C, WHICH IS TO STRIKE THE FOUR WEEKS IN THE LANGUAGE FOR ON BULLET C. AND I ASK FOR YOUR AYE VOTE. >> Council President: THANK YOU. MR. LEE? >> J. Lee: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. SO MR. MARK, I WANT TO ASK QUESTIONS. I KNOW WE'RE ON 5C ON THE OVERALL ORDINANCE, SO EARLIER, IT WAS SAID BY ONE OF THE SPEAKERS WE'VE DONE THIS BEFORE, WE SCREAMED THE SKY IS FALLING AND YET WE'RE STILL HERE. TELL ME, WHERE DO WE RANK? I WANT TO REPEAT, WHERE DO WE RANK IN RECOVERY FROM COVID. >> LOS ANGELES IS SECOND TO LAST IN LOS ANGELES, SAN FRANCISCO IS BUT WE'RE SECOND TO LAST IN THE NATION. >> J. Lee: OKAY, WHERE DO WE RANK IN CONVENTIONS? >> CONVENTIONS WE'RE CURRENTLY 21 IN THE NATION AND THAT'S LIMITED TO THE SIZE OF THE CENTER. >> J. Lee: WHAT ARE THE CITIES AROUND THAT? >> SO WE ARE COMPETING WITH FRESNO, KANSAS CITY, RENO. >> J. Lee: SO FRESNO AND RENO ARE ABOUT THE SAME WHAT WE'RE GETTING IN CONVENTIONS? >> YES. >> J. Lee: DO YOU KNOW HOTELS ARE UP FOR SALE IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES? >> THAT I DON'T KNOW. >> J. Lee: DO YOU KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY PROPOSED HOTELS. >> THERE ARE, I CAN ACTUALLY, WE REGULARLY KEEP TRACK OF HOTEL PIPELINE REPORT, AND ONE OF THE ISSUES RIGHT NOW IS THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PROPERTIES THAT ARE WAITING TO SEE THE DISPOSITION OF NOT ONLY THE HOSPITALITY WORKER BUT THE EXPANSION OF THE CONVENTION CENTER TO DETERMINE IF THEY WILL PROCEED. BEAR WITH ME ONE MOMENT. THAT THERE ARE CURRENTLY 12 HOTELS WHO ARE IN THE FINAL PLANNING PHASE FOR A TOTAL OF 2376 ROOMS AND INCLUDING MARRIOTT TOWER THAT IS FULLY CONTINGENT ON THE EXPANSION OF CONVENTION CENTER AND 25 PROPOSED HOTELS WITH A TOTAL OF 4,000 ROOMS. SO RUTTE RIGHT NOW 7,000 ROOMS THAT ARE WAITING FOR THE RESULTS OF THE COUNCIL'S DECISIONS. >> J. Lee: WE NEED THE ROOMS FOR THE UPCOMING EVENTS THAT THE CITY ARE ABOUT TO HOST. ARE IN ANY OF THOSE IN DANGER IF THIS PASSES? WOULD YOU SAY? HAVE THEY EXPRESSED, THAT IF THIS GOES AS IS TODAY THAT THEY WOULD DECIDE NOT TO BUILD HERE IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES. >> YES. LET ME USE THE OLYMPICS AS AN EXAMPLE. FOR THE 2028 OLYMPIC GAMES, HOTELS ALREADY HAD TO SIGN A FORMAL AGREEMENT AND THAT IS BASED ON THE AVERAGE OF THEIR RATES FOR THE THREE-YEAR PERIOD 23-24 AND 25. THOSE RATES ARE ALREADY SET AND THE I O.C. VALIDATES THOSE RATES TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE ACCURATE. THE ONLY INCREASE THAT THE HOTEL IS PERMITTED IN THE THREE YEARS RUNNING UP TO THE GAMES, THEY TAKE THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR URBAN DESTINATION SXZ APPLY THAT FOR EACH YEAR. IF YOU LOOK BACK TEN YEARS, THE AVERAGE INCREASE IN THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR URBAN DESTINATIONS WENT UP 1.8 PERCENT PER YEAR. SO EVEN IF YOU ASSUME ROUNDING UP TO 2, THREE YEARS THE HOTELS WILL BE ABLE TO INCREASE BY 6 PERCENT. THE MINIMUM WAGE BEING CON TEM LATED BY INCREASE WAGES BY 60 PERCENT, AND ROUGHLY 50 OF THE HOTELS OPERATING COSTS COMES FROM LABOR. >> J. Lee: I WANT YOU TO REPEAT AGAIN FROM THE QUESTION THAT COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ ASKED, HOW MUCH DO WE STAND TO LOSE AS AREA OR CITY OR REGION IF THIS WERE TO PASS? WHAT DOES THE STUDY SAY? >> LOOKING AT THE OXFORD ECONOMICS IT LOOKS AT AN ANNUAL RUN RATE, 2.3 BILLION DOLLARS AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT IT INCLUDES HUNDREDS OF SMALL BUSINESSES ACROSS THE REGION, WEED ALSO LOSE 55 MILLION DOLLARS IN LOCAL TAX REVENUE AND JOB LOSS NEARLY 15,000 PER YEAR. >> J. Lee: POSSIBLY 15,000 JOBS LOSSES. >> CORRECT. >> J. Lee: OKAY. SO WOULD YOU SAY, JUST FINAL QUESTION, IF THIS WERE TO PASS, IN YOUR OPINION AS THE HEAD OF TOURISM HERE IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, THIS WILL HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT TO THE ECONOMY OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES? >> THE ANSWER IS YES, WE'VE SEEN THAT THAT HAPPEN BECAUSE THERE ARE ONLY SO MANY LEVERS FOR HOTELS TO ADDRESS THIS. THE FIRST THING IS TAKING A STEP BACK FROM THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY, I DON'T KNOW OF AN INDUSTRY THAT CAN OBSERVE A 60 PERCENT INCREASE IN COST OF LABOR WITHOUT HAVING A SIGNIFICANT DOWNSTREAM. IN THE HOTEL INDUSTRY OPTION ONE IS TO INCREASE RATES AND WE'RE VIEWED AS A VERY EXPENSIVE DESTINATION, SO IF WE INCREASE ROOM RATES TO COMPENSATE THAT WILL RESULT IN DOWN TURN OF INVITATION. THE SECOND OPTION IS FOR HOTELS TO REDUCE THE SERVICE LEVELS AND THAT'S PROBLEMATIC BECAUSE IT MAKES US LESS COMPETITIVE. FOR THE LIMITED SERVICE HOTELS, THAT'S NOT EVEN AN OPTION, WE HAVE LIMITED SERVICE HOTELS WHO THEIR MARGINS ARE ALREADY RAISIN THIN. AND WHAT WE ARE VERY LIKELY TO SEE IS CLOSURE OF FOOD AND BEVERAGE OUTLETS BECAUSE OF THE COST AND THERE IS A LIKELIHOOD THAT WE MAY SEE ADDITIONAL HOTEL CLOSURES. >> J. Lee: THE SMALLER HOTELS, THAT ARE DON'T HAVE AS MANY ROOMSING, THEY DON'T OFFER VALET AND FOOD SERVICE, CONVENTIONS OR MEETINGS, JUST, ALL RIGHT. COLLEAGUES, I KNOW WE'RE ON 5-C, THIS IS JUST A TOOL TO TRY TO HELP THE INDUSTRY, THE HOTEL AND AIRPORT WORKERS TO TRY TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN EXACTLY WHAT IS EXACTLY QUALIFIES AS A HOTEL WORKER. I OBVIOUSLY HAVE A, A OPINIONS ON SOME OF THE OTHER AMENDMENTS AND OF THE OVERALL THING THAT I SPEAK TO LATER, BUT I'M URGING AN AYE VOTE THIS IS JUST ONE SMALL STEP IN POSSIBLY HELPING THESE TWO INDUSTRIES THAT WE'VE HEARD RIGHT HERE THAT WILL BE NEGATIVELY AFFECTED. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> Council President: MR. BLUMENFIELD. >> B. Blumenfield: JUST LOOKING AT 5-C, I DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND IT. SO I I'M WONDERING IF WE CAN SEND IT BACK TO COMMITTEE TO BE UNDERSTOOD, BUT THE WAY I'M READING IT WHAT IT'S SAYING TO DO IS DIFFERENTIATE VARIABLE WORKERS THAT I THOUGHT WERE RESTAURANT WORKERS WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? SO IF YOU, CARVE OUT A RESTAURANT WORKER FROM THE ORDINANCE, OR FROM BEING A HOTEL WORKER, DOESN'T THAT MAKE THEM DROP BACK DOWN TO THE MINIMUM WAGE OF THE CITY? SO WOULD THEY BE LOSING MONEY? BECAUSE THE MINIMUM WAGE IS HERE. THAT DOES APPEAR THE WAY I READ THE PLAIN LETTERS HERE. SIMILARLY I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS DOES. I'M CONFUSED BY THE CHANGES IN DEFINITION ON THE ESSENTIAL WORKERS, YOU KNOW, SEEING THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME. I FEEL LIKE THERE IS SOMETHING HERE, THERE IS AN IDEA HERE, WE HAVE, THERE IS A REAL ISSUE OF RESTAURANTS IN HOTELS HAVING A, UNFAIR BURDEN COMPARED TO THE RESTAURANTS NEXT DOOR AND WE'RE LOSING RESTAURANTS, SO, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING LIKE THIS SENT BACK TO COMMITTEE AND VETTED A LITTLE BIT. BUT I GUESS THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN THERE IS TOO MANY VARIABLES IN MY MIND TO SUPPORT THIS WITHOUT UNDERSTANDING IT BETTER. >> M. Rodriguez: WE CAN HELP YOU UNDERSTAND IT, CAN WE ASK HENRY TO COME UP AND EXPLAIN, FROM THE CLA? >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBERS. HENRY WITH THE CLA. SO THE IDEA BEHIND 5-CC WOULD BE TO ALIGN THE DEFINITION OF HOTEL WORKR WITH THAT OF OAKLAND SO THAT, THE IDEA BEHIND 5C, C WOULD BE TO ALIGN THE DEFINITION THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY WHICH IS A LOCATION BASE DEFINITION TO THAT WITH OAKLAND WHICH ADDITIONALLY REQUIRES THAT, WORKERS WORK FIVE HOURS A WEEK AT ONE OR MORE HOTELS FOR FOUR WEEKS. SO AS OF RIGHT NOW, IF YOU'RE A HOTEL EMPLOYER AND YOU HIRE A MARBLE WORKER, YOU HAVE TO WAY THE MINIMUM WAGE, IF THIS WERE TO BE ADOPTED IT ALLOWS A LITTLE BIT MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR PLAYERS. >> B. Blumenfield: WELL IT SAYS EMPLOYEES RECEIVING VARIABLE COMPENSATIONS, DOES NOT INCLUDE EMPLOYERS WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? >> I DID NOT WRITE THIS, I NEED TO LOOK AT THIS CAREFULLY. CITY ATTORNEY? >> B. Blumenfield: I ASSUME THAT MEANS TIPS? >> IDEALLY TIPS, YES. >> B. Blumenfield: AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN, SO IF THEY'RE EXCLUDED WHAT IS THEIR WAGE THEN? THEIR WAGE GOES BACK TO THE CITY WIDE WAGE? >> CORRECT, THEY WOULD REFER TO THE 28-WAGE. >> SO IF WE WERE TO DO THIS, A RESTAURANT WORKER WAGE, WOULD ACTUALLY DROP? >> CORRECT. >> B. Blumenfield: IT WOULD DROP. AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S THE INTENTION OF WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO WRITE BUT THAT'S THE IMPACT. >> CORRECT. >> BY 3.14, DEPUTY CITY IMPORTANT. >> B. Blumenfield: OKAY. AGAIN, THAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YOUR INTENTION AND WHAT THIS SAYS. SO, I THINK JUST FUNDAMENTALLY, I CAN'T SUPPORT IT THE WAY ITS WRITTEN. IF YOU WANT TO SEND IT BACK TO COMMITTEE AND WORK ON IT, THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING THERE, BUT THAT'S JUST WHERE I'M AT. >> Council President: THANK YOU, MR. BLUMENFIELD. COUNCILMEMBER SOTO-MARTINEZ. >> H. Soto-Martinez: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. PRESIDENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTIONS, COUNCILMEMBER BLUMENFIELD. THIS AMENDMENT WOULD BE CATASTROPHIC FIOR WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IN THE CITY OF L.A. THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT WHO GETS THE LIVING WAGE AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LIVING WAGE. AND SO I JUST WANT TO DIRECT FOLKS TO THE LANGUAGE IT SAYS, EMPLOY DIRECTLY BY A HOTEL EMPLOYER THAT MEANS THAT WE WILL CREATE A MASSIVE LOOPHOLE FOR FOLKS TO CONTINUE TO PAY THE BARE HIM. SO ALL AN EMPLOYER WOULD HAVE TO DO IS SUBCONTRACT A SPACE OR CREATE AN LLC OR ANOTHER ENTITY AND THEREFORE THEY'RE NO LONGER EMPLOYED BIT EMPLOYER, THAT MEANS THOSE FOLKS ARE NOT GOING TO GET A WAGE INCREASE OR HEALTHCARE. THE LANGUAGE ABOUT CONTRACTED WITH THE HOTEL EMPLOYERS, SAME THING, SO I THINK THAT MR. BLUMENFIELD HIT THE NAIL IN THE HEAD, THIS IS NOT WHAT IT SEEMS. THIS IS ACTUALLY ABOUT TELLING THE WORKERS OF THE CITY OF L.A., HEY YOU DON'T DESERVE TO MAKE A LIVING WAGE, YOU DON'T DESERVE TO HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE. THE REASON THE ORDINANCE WAS WRITTEN IN THAT WAY. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT WHO DESERVES LIVING WAGE, IT'S ANYBODY WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES WITHIN THE HOTEL. THAT'S THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN THAT WAY. IF THERE ARE ISSUES RAGGEDER ENFORCEMENT, BCA CAN EASILY ENFORCE THAT, BECAUSE THEY KNOW THE PERSON WORKS INSIDE THE BOUNDARIES OF THE PROPERTY. I ASK FOLKS, I THINK MR. BLUMENFIELD, HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD, I THINK THIS WOULD BE A TERRIBLE AMENDMENT. SO I'M ASKING FOLKS TO PLEASE VOTE NO. >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ TO CLOSE ON THIS ITEM. >> M. Rodriguez: THANK YOU, SO I JUST WANTED TO CORRECT FOR THE RECORD WITH THE CLERK THAT I WAS REQUESTING THAT WE STRIKE THE FOUR WEEKS IN 5CC? >> Clerk: SO JUST TO CLARIFY, THE STRIKE OUT WILL THE SENTENCE INCLUDING THE STRIKE OUT WILL READ HOTEL WORK END QUOTES DOES NOT INCLUDE A MANAGERIAL SUPERVISORY CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEES, EMPLOYEES RECEIVING VARIABLE COMPENSATION OR INDIVIDUALS HIRED TO WORK LESS THAN AN AVERAGE OF 5 HOURS A WEEK, SO, ADD ONE OR MORE HOTELS? IS THAT CORRECT? >> M. Rodriguez: CORRECT. >> Clerk: AND IS THERE A SECOND TO COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ'S MOTION? COUNCILMEMBER PARK. OKAY. AND WITH THAT. >> M. Rodriguez: THANK YOU. I CAN CONTINUE THANK YOU. SO AGAIN, COLLEAGUES I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO REQUEST TO BUY FEHR BIFURCATE C AND D IN A VOTE TO HAVE TWO VOTES ON THIS. AND MR. LEE, YOU'RE GOOD WITH THAT? AND SO AGAIN, COLLEAGUES, WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON HERE IS TRYING TO STRIKE A BALANCE TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN HAVE AS MANY PEOPLE GAINFULLY EMPLOYED AND MAKING THE BEST WAGE POSSIBLE BUT WE CANNOT DO THAT IF WE CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT DIS SWAYS THE CONTINUED IMPACT OF OUR TOURISM INDUSTRY TO ERODE RIGHT BEFORE OUR EYES. IT'S ALREADY HAPPENING. SO IT'S APPROACH IS TO CREATE A BALANCE APPROACH SO WE CAN ENSURE THAT WE HAVE AS MANY PEOPLE REMAINING EMPLOYED, IN A HOSPITABLE ENVIRONMENT TO INVEST IN LOS ANGELES, TO COME TO LOS ANGELES AS IT STANDS, WE'RE CURRENTLY WATCHING THE CLOSURES, HAPPENING ARE REGULARITY AND THIS IS I BELIEVE, A MORE BALANCED AND RESPONSIBLE WAY FOR US TO HELP ACHIEVE THAT. BECAUSE WE WANT TO ENSURE, WE ARE IN AN ENVIRONMENT RIGHT NOW IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES WHERE WE CANNOT BE A SAFETY NET TO OURSELVES. SO WE NEED TO CREATE A MORE HOSPITAL I BELIEVE ENVIRONMENT TO TOURISM TO SUSTAIN THIS INDUSTRY WHICH WE RELY ON, THAT WE'RE WATCHING ACROSS THE COUNTRY, BEING IMPACTED AND WITH THREATS FOR MORE. WE ALREADY TOLD YOU ALL THE COUNTRIES THAT ARE EXPANDING IN THE PROPOSED BAN. THOSE ARE REAL IMPACTS WITH REAL NUMBERS THAT WILL AFFECT, THAT WILL AFFECT YOUR EMPLOYMENT. BECAUSE MANY OF YOUR COLLEAGUES HAVE ALREADY BEEN RELEASED FROM EMPLOYMENT. AND THAT'S A REALITY. EXCUSE ME. I'M SPEAKING. >> Council President: FOLKS, FOLKS. >> M. Rodriguez: NOW YOU LISTEN TO ME. >> Council President: WE HAD AN HOUR OF PUBLIC COMMENT. PEOPLE DIDN'T INTERRUPT YOU SO LET US CONDUCT OUR BUSINESS. >> M. Rodriguez: EXCUSE ME. I'M SPEAKING. SO THIS IS, THIS IS THE MOMENT WHERE WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE AS MANY PEOPLE EMPLOYED AND BUSINESS ACTUALLY SUSTAINED IN LOS ANGELES. BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, WE ARE SEEING THE VERY REAL IMPLICATIONS OF WHAT THE IMPACTS ARE AND THAT IS EVEN BEFORE ADOPTING THIS ORDINANCE IN THIS CHANGE. AND SO COLLEAGUES, SO AGAIN. OKAY, ARE WE GOING? >> Council President: IF WE CN'T CONDUCT OUR BUSINESS IN HERE, WE WILL ABSOLUTELY CLEAR THE ROOM. >> M. Rodriguez: COLLEAGUES I ASK IN THE BIFURCATION, I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON C AND D, C AS AMENDING BUT ASKING THAT WE WORK COLLABORATIVE LEON A ESTABLISHING A PATH FORWARD THAT ENSURES THAT WE CAN PAY PEOPLE THE LIVING WAGES THAT WE WANT TO PAY THEM WITHOUT BREAKING THE SYSTEM. SO I ASK FOR YOUR AYE VOTE. >> Council President: THANK YOU SO MUCH. COUNCILMEMBER YAROSLAVSKY. >> K. Yaroslavsky: THANK YOU, I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY ALONG THE LINES THAT COUNCILMEMBER BLUMENFIELD WAS ASKING ABOUT THAT. IS THERE ANY WAY TO DRAFT A EDITION OF HOTEL WORKER TO AVOID WHAT COUNCILMEMBER BLUMENFIELD DESCRIBED? IS THERE A WAY TO KEEP THEM WHERE THEY ARE? OR? BECAUSE THEY'RE GETTING TIPS, I DON'T KNOW WANT FOLKS TO LOSE THEIR JOBS, IS THERE A WAY TO KEEP THEM WHERE THEY ARE WITHOUT GOING TO THE CITY? >> YOU CAN KEEP THE ORDINANCES IN PLACE AS A STATUS QUO. >> K. Yaroslavsky: CAN YOU BRING THE MIC A LITTLE CLOSER. >> YOU CAN HAVE THE CURRENT ORDINANCES ARE MAIN AS STATUS QUO, YOU WOULD HAVE TO DO ANOTHER ORDINANCE THAT WOULD APPLY WITH THESE PARAMETERS AND THESE DEFINITIONS. >> K. Yaroslavsky: THAT WOULD APPLY? >> I WOULD NEED TO LEGALLY RESEARCH. BECAUSE IN CALIFORNIA, THE LABOR CODE PREVENTS TIPS TO BE USED AS A CREDIT TOWARDS MINIMUM WAGE. SO THERE ARE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE LEGALLY EVALUATE AND DISCUSSED BEFORE THIS CAN MOVE FORWARD AND SO IF THIS PASSES, IT WOULD NEED TO GO TO COMMITTEE AND WE CAN WORK ON A WAY TO ACCOMPLISH THAT, IF THAT'S THE WHAT THE COUNCIL WANTS. >> K. Yaroslavsky: SO IF C PASSED IT WOULD GO TO COMMITTEE TO FIGURE OUT A BUNCH OF QUESTIONS THAT ARE BEING RAISED? >> I WOULD HOPE THAT IT GOES TO COMMITTEE BECAUSE THE WAY IT'S WORDED, IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPHRASED BUT YOU CAN CHANGE IT MAKE IT GO AT THAT TO* COMMITTEE. >> Council President: THE COUNCILMEMBER YAROSLAVSKY, THE CHAIR IS HAPPY TO SEND THIS ITEM TO COMMITTEE. >> K. Yaroslavsky: SAY THAT AGAIN. >> Council President: I'M HAPPY TO SEND THIS ITEM TO COMMITTEE IF THE AUTHORITIES ARE --AUTHORS ARE FINE WITH THAT. >> K. Yaroslavsky: MY CONCERN IS RESTAURANT WORKERS AT HOTELS IN MY DISTRICT WHO ARE FACED WITH SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN WAGES COULD LOSE THEIR JOB ENTIRELY. AT THE SAME TIME, I'M NOT COMFORTABLE WITH IF IT WOULD RESULTS IN WAGE DECREASES FOR FOLKS. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT GO TO COMMITTEE FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION TO SEE WHETHER THERE IS A WAY THAT WE'RE PRESERVING JOBS AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE BEING NUANCES ABOUT THIS. >> SO CURRENTLY THE RESTAURANT WORK THAERZ ARE WORK IN A HOTEL ARE COVERED UNDER THE HOTEL MINIMUM WAGE. IF THIS WOULD PASS THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN, IT WOULD DECREASE TO WHAT IS MINIMUM WAGE. CURRENTLY FROM $20.32 TO 17.28. AND THEY WOULD NOT GET THE HEALTH BENEFIT THAT IS BEING CONTEMPLATED HERE. THESE ARE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE HASHED OUT IF YOU WANT ME TO COME BACK WITH ALTERNATIVE FORM WE CAN MACK THAT WORK BUT IT'S NOT THAT WITH THIS LANGUAGE WESTBOUND EFFECTUATED THE WAY YOU'RE SPEAKING. >> Council President: THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER YAROSLAVSKY. COUNCILMEMBER McOSKER? GOT IT. COUNCILMEMBER SOTO-MARTINEZ? COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ? >> M. Rodriguez: THANK YOU. SO COLLEAGUES, THEN, IF THIS IS AN AMENDMENT THAT IS PALABLE THAT WITH REFINEMENT, I WOULD LIKE AB OPPORTUNITY TO NT TAIN BEFORE THIS ORDINANCE IS FULLY ADOPTED SO WE CAN ENSURE A BALANCED APPROACH SO. IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT AMENABLE. THE GOAL IS NOT TO DROP WHAT THEY'RE EARNING RIGHT NOW, THE GOAL IS TO ACTUALLY CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT ALLOWS THEM TO REMAIN FINANCIAL SUSTAINABLE IN THEIR CURRENT EMPLOYMENT. AND THAT'S WHAT PROPOSING HERE. IF THAT'S AMENABLE CONSIDERATION, TO HOLD THIS PART, OF THE ORDINANCE PENDING FURTHER REFINEMENT OF THE LANGUAGE SO THAT WE CAN GET IT THERE? , THAT WOULD BE A RESPONSIBLE WAY FOR US TO HELP GET THIS ACCOMPLISHED. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. >> IF I MAY, I NEED TO POINT OUT WITH D, WE NEED CLARIFICATION AS WELL IT KIND OF DOES THE SAME THING, IT'S NARROWING THE WORKFORCE. SO ANYONE GETTING THE LIVING WAGE WOULD REVERT TO MINIMUM WAGE. SO WE WOULD NEED SAME ANALYSIS ON BOTH. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, SO MADAM CLERK, MS. CITY ATTORNEY CAN WE WITHOUT OBJECTION SEND THIS ITEM TO COMMITTEE. >> Clerk: YES, MR. PRESIDENT. SO IS THAT THE COUNCIL'S WISH THEN 5-C AGAIN, THAT IS AMENDING MOTION LEE RODRIGUEZ PARK IS REFERRED TO 5C. >> Council President: IT'S IN THE AMENDMENT THE COMMITTEE. >> Clerk: YES, SO 5C IS REFERRED TO COMMITTEE, CORRECT. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THAT TAKES TO US 5-B. ITEM 5B. I'VE, I SUBSTITUTE MOTION THAT HAS BEEN AMENDED BY ITEM 5D AS IN DANCE, AND WE PUT FORWARD THIS MOTION IN LIGHT OF THE NEW INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE BETWEEN SEPTEMBER AND NOW, FOLKS KNOW LAST YEAR WE TOOK A VOTE IT WAS VERY SPIRITED DISCUSSION THAT WAS GOOD AMOUNT OF DISAGREEMENT. BUT, IN THE END, THE COUNCIL CAME TOGETHER AND PUT FORWARD A MOTION. SINCE THAT TIME, WE'VE HAD, AN UNPRECEDENTED WILDFIRE, WE'VE HAD, A PRESIDENT THAT ESSENTIALLY TALKED TOURISM AGAINST UNITED STATES. THE GOAL OF THIS SUBSTITUTE MOTION IS TO KEEP WORKERS WHOLE, WE DON'T WANT TO MAKE PEOPLE MAKE LESS. WE DON'T WANT TO USE A WAGE MOTION TO LOWER PEOPLE'S WAGES, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE GET SOME RAISE, A MODEST RAISE, SEPTEMBER WE LOWERED THE AMOUNT OF WAGE THAT WOULD HAPPEN IN THE FIRST YEAR FROM $5 TO 2 A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN 50 CENTS AN HOUR. WHAT THIS DOES, IT DELAYS THE INCREASE IN THE HEALTHCARE BENEFIT GOING TO WORKERS. SO WORKERS, WHO ARE GETTING HEALTHCARE NOW, CONTINUE GETTING WHAT THEY'RE GETTING. THE BENEFIT WILL NOT INCREASE FOR HOTELS AND FOR AIRPORTS IT WILL INCREASE IN A MORE MODEST WAY THAN WE ORIGINALLY PROPOSED. AND SO THAT IS WHAT IS BEFORE US, ON THE COUNCIL. I DON'T SEE ANY SPEAKERS ON THE QUEUE. SO I'LL OPEN THE ROLL ON THIS ITEM, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 15 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. AND THEN, WE HAVE 5-A. MR. LEE? >> J. Lee: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. SO COLLEAGUES WHAT I HAVE BEFORE YOU, IN AMENDMENT 5-A, I THINK IT WAS COUPLE MONTHS WE BROUGHT IN THE SMALL, THE I'M SORRY, THE, SMALL HOTELS BEFORE YOU TO TALK ABOUT THEIR BUSINESSES AND A LOT OF PEOPLE AROUND THIS HORSESHOE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT LIMITED SERVICE HOTELS HAD DON'T HAVE BANQUETS, DON'T HAVE BALLETS DON'T HAVE ALL THE SERVICES, THEY PROVIDE AN AFFORDABLE ROOM TO THE FAMILY THAT IS COMING TO LOS ANGELES, THAT YOU KNOW, WANTS AN AFFORDABLE TRIP, THEY PROVIDE THAT ABILITY TO HAVE THOSE AFFORDABLE ROOMS. CURRENTLY THE ORDINANCE SAYS 60 ROOMS. WHAT MY AMENDMENT SAYS THAT WE MOVE LIMITED SERVICE HOTELS UP TO 150. WHAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE IF WE KEEP AT THE 60 NUMBERS IS A LOT OF THESE LIMITED SERVICE HOTELS CLOSE. AND IF THEY CLOSE, IT REMOVES THAT OPTION FOR THOSE FAMILIES WHO ARE ON A BUDGET TO COME TO LOS ANGELES, SPEND THEIR MONEY TO BE ABLE TO VISIT THE MANY MANY ATTRACTION THAT'S WE HAVE HERE. SO COLLEAGUES, THIS IS JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KEEP THIS IMPORTANT PART OF OUR ECONOMY, IMPORTANT PART OF THE ECOSYSTEM WITH THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, THE SERVICE THAT THEY PROVIDE, A FERDABLE SERVICE THAT THEY PROVIDE, IT WAS SAID EARLIER, THEY'RE ON A RAISER THIN MARGIN, BECAUSE THEY DON'T RECEIVE NINNIE FUNDS FROM ANY OTHER PLACE. SO I'M ASKING COLLEAGUES, PLEASE WE HAVE, WE HAVE THESE PEOPLE HERE, WHO THEY HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS, THEY HAVE FRIENDS, THEY HAVE EVERYTHING TO DO TO SURVIVE TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THESE AFFORDABLE PRICE TO SEE VISITORS LOS ANGELES. SO I'M ASKING IF WE CAN PLEASE, PLEASE EXEMPT THEM AND MOVE THAT FROM 60 TO 150 BEDS. >> Council President: THANK YOU, MR. LEE. MR. SOTO-MARTINEZ? >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. PRESIDENT. VERY, I AM AND THIS AGREEMENT WITH THIS AMENDMENT, VERY SIMILAR TO THE OTHER ONE THAT WAS ENTERTAINED. THE CURRENT LAW RIGHT NOW IS 60 ROOMS OR MORE. CHANGING THIS LAW WOULD HAVE THE SAME AFFECT ON A MUCH LARGER LEVEL. AND I SIMPLY DON'T BUY THAT THE 150 ROOMS OR LESS IS THE WAY TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT THE LIMITED SERVICE HOTELS. THE BEL AIR HOTEL IS LESS THAN A 150 ROOMS, THAT IS NOT A LIMITED SERVICE HOTEL. THE 60 ROOM THRESHOLD HAS BEEN DEBATED OVER THE LAST TWO EDITATIONS OF THE DOW. I'M ASKING PEOPLE TO VOTE NO, BECAUSE I DON'T BELIEVE THAT ANYBODY SHOULD GET A PAY DECREASE, AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT SAID WE'RE NOT HERE TO MAKE PAY CUTS. SO I'M ASKING EVERYBODY TO VOTE NO ON THE 5-A. >> Council President: LET'S OPEN THE ROLL ON 5-A. CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 5 AYES, 10 NOES. >> Clerk: THIS MOTION FAILS. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT AND I THINK WE HAVE MADAM CLERK, DO WE HAVE 5F AS IN FRANK OR G AS IN GREEN FUSSER? >> Clerk: IT SHOULD BE THE LAST MOTION THAT WAS INTRODUCED WOULD BE VOTED FIRST, SO IT WOULD BE 5-G AS IN GEORGE. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, 5-G, MR. NAZARIAN. >> A. Nazarian: THANK YOU COLLEAGUES THIS IS A MOTION THAT I HAD BEEN WORKING ON SINCE LAST DECEMBER, IT'S SOMETHING THAT I GOT QUITE A BIT OF SUPPORT FROM EVERY ONE HERE AT THE TIME AND IT WAS PLACED IN THE SUBSTITUTE MOTION. BUT AS IT CAME BACK, I REALIZED THAT UNFORTUNATELY A LOT OF TIME CITY STAFF ARE SLOW AT SOMETIMES BRINGING INFORMATION BACK THAT IS CRITICAL TO MAKE DECISIONS ON. SO AN ITEM THAT WAS SUPPOSE TORE REPORTED BACK IN 45 DAYS, CAME BACK AFTER THE ORDINANCE WAS DRAFTED. WHICH IS MORE THAN 3 MONTHS, 3 AND A HALF MONTHS LATER. SO I WANTED TO BRING THIS ISSUE UP AGAIN, I THINK IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT WE DEMONSTRATE OUR CLEAN HANDS IN THIS PROCESS, WHEN WE ASK BUSINESSES TO MAKE A PAYMENT, THAT'S THE FRONT END, WE GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT AT THE BACK END WE'RE PROTECTING WHERE THAT MONEY IS GOING AND HOW IT'S BEING DISPENSED, IT'S A VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD, MOTION TO MAKE SURE THAT EMPLOYEES ULTIMATELY ARE TAKING CARE OF. IF THEY OPT OUT, THEY'RE GUARANTEED A CASH IN LIEU. AND SETS THE PARAMETERS OF MAKING SURE THAT THEY GET THE HEADLIGHT CARE THEY NEED, AS WELL AS MAKING SURE THAT THEY IF THEY OPT OUT, THE OPT OUT RATES BYWAY ARE NOT VERY HIGH. YOU LOOK AT THE STATE AND CITY OPT OUT RATES, IT'S AROUND 10 OR 11 PERCENT. IT'S NOT THAT HIGH. BUT IT MAKES IT A CLEAN PROCESS. SO I WOULD RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE. >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER BLUMENFIELD, THANK YOU MR. NAZARIAN. >> B. Blumenfield: I JUST WANT TO MAKE CERTAIN OF SOMETHING. THE ONLY WAY THAT SOMEBODY CAN OPT OUT IS IF THEY HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE. BECAUSE THE LAST THING WE WANT TO DO IS CREATE AN INCENTIVE AND IT DOES THIS, BUT AS CITY ATTORNEY, I WANT EVERYBODY TO HEAR THAT. THE LAST THUNG YOU WANT TO DO IS HAVE A SITUATION WHERE, THERE IS A PREVERSE INCENTIVE FOR PEOPLE TO TAKE CASH. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY HAS HEALTHCARE. SO IF I'M READ THISING CORRECTLY, YOU CAN ONLY OPT OUT IF YOU CAN SHOW PER STATE LAW THAT YOU HAVE, HEALTHCARE THROUGH YOUR SPOUSE OR THROUGH SOME OTHER WAY. AND THEN IF YOU OPT OUT, YOU GET THE CASH. >> TANIA, CITY ATTORNEY. SO I READ THE PARAGRAPH THAT READS THE EMPLOYEE THAT OPTS OUT ON ON AS DOING WHAT YOU JUST MENTIONED. THE PARAGRAPH BEFORE THAT DELETES, IS ASKING TO DELETE 186.04C, WHICH IS THE WHOLE STRUCTURE OF HOW THE HEALTH PAYMENT IS MADE AND THAT SECTION SAYS IF THE HOTELS HOURLY HEALTH PAYMENT IS LESS THAN REQUIRED UNDER THIS ARTICLE, THE DIFFERENCE SHALL BE PAID TO THE HOTEL WORKER AS ADDITIONAL HOURLY WAGE. CURRENTLY IF AN EMPLOYER PROVIDES AN INSURANCE THAT IS $4 AN HOUR AS OPPOSED TO $7.65, THE EMPLOYEE GETS THAT DIFFERENCE BECAUSE WHAT THE CITY HAS DONE HERE, IS WITH THINK THE VALUE SHOULD BE 7.65. SO THAT, PARTICULAR PARAGRAVE WOULD INCENTIVIZE INSURANCE COMPANIES, SORRY, EMPLOYERS GETTING LESSER INSURANCE EXAMINE NOT DOING THE FULL CASH VALUE OF THE 7:65. THE IS SECOND PART OF THE ASK IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU SAID, THEY WOULD HAVE TO PROVE THE EMPLOYEE WOULD HAVE TO PROVE THAT THEY HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE THROUGH A SPOUSE, OR PARTNER, AND THEN THEY WOULD BE ELIGIBLE TO GET THE CASH IN LIEU AS PHRASES. >> B. Blumenfield: SO THE SECOND MAKES SENSE, YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET THE CASH BECAUSE IT'S CORRESPONDED. VERED. COVERED. I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE FIRST PART. >> SO IF I DELETE SECTION FROM THE DRAFT ORDINANCE, IT BASICALLY TAKES AWAY THE INCENTIVE FOR AN EMPLOYER TO BUY A 7.65 HEALTH PLAN. BECAUSE WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS, YOU'RE AS A COUNSEL, YOU'RE SAYING THE VALUE IS 22.50 PLUS 7.65 FOR THE HEALTH BENEFIT. WE WILL GIVE YOU, DECREASE IN THE AMOUNT THAT YOU HAVE TO PAY AS YOUR TOTAL BECAUSE YOU'RE PROVIDING A HEALTH BENEFIT UP TO 7.65. >> B. Blumenfield: HOW WOULD YOU FIX THAT SO THAT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS NOT PRESERVICE INCENTIVE THERE? PLEASE. >> WHEN YOU READ PAGE 11, SECTION 186.04 HEALTH BENEFITS, GING ON JULY FIRST, 2025, THE HEALTH BENEFITS REQUIRED BY THIS ARTICLE, SHALL CONSIST OF THE PAYMENT BY A HOTEL EMPLOYER OF AT LEAST 8:35 PER HOUR TO HOTEL WORKERS TOWARDS THE PROVISION OF HEALTHCARE BENEFITS FOR THE HOTEL WORKER AND HIS OR HER DEPENDENCE, IT SAYS SHALL. WE KNOW WHAT SHALL MEANS. AND THIS IS WHERE I, SOMEWHAT TAKE EXCEPTION, THE COUNCIL IS THE POLICY MAKING BODY. I DON'T WANT THINGS REINTERPRETED IN A WRONG WAY THAT SETS THE TABLE INCORRECTLY. WHAT, THE SECTION THAT IS STRIKES OUT IN MY AMENDMENT, WHAT THAT SECTION DOES IT CREATES A DOUBLE BENEFIT, SO YOU CAN THIS IS HOW IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME, YOU CAN GET THE CASH IN LIEU AND YOU CAN GET THE DIFFERENCE. IF THE DIFFERENCE COMES BACK TO THE EMPLOYEE. SO THERE WAS A LOT OF QUESTIONS AROUND THIS ISSUE. SO IN ORDER TO CLEAN IT, IT WAS A CASH IN LIEU, BECAUSE PART OF THE CHALLENGE HERE ALSO, AND THIS IS WHERE I WANT, THIS IS WHERE I SAID, WE'RE ASKING THE EMPLOYERS TO MAKE A PAYMENT BUT WE DON'T WANT KNOW EXACTLY AT THE BACK END WHAT HAPPENS. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THE BACK END PROCESS IS CLEAN. THE CLEAN WAY OF DOING IT IS MAKING IT A CASH IN LIEU. >> SO IF I MAY, I WANT TO EXPLAIN HOW IT WORKS IN THE LIVING WAGE CONTEXT. THE WAIVER IS IN THE LIVING WAGE ORDINANCE. WHEN SOMEBODY APPLIES FOR THE WAIVER, AND DEMONSTRATES TO BCA THAT THEY HAVE INSURANCE THROUGH OTHER THROUGH THEIR SPOUSE OR THROUGH THEIR PARTNER OR THROUGH A PARENT, THEY DON'T GET THE EXTRA HEALTHCARE BENEFITS 7.35. THEY JUST WAIVE IT SO THEY GET THE WAGE RATE OF 22.50 BUZZ B*U BECAUSE THEY ALREADY HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE, THEY DON'T GET THE EXTRA 7 DOLLARS. SO WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY, PART C WHICH IS ELIMINATED DOES NOT APPLY WHEN WE'RE MRIEG 186.04 A AND DOING THE OPT OUT. >> B. Blumenfield: SO MR. NA TARIAN IS SAYING, IN THIS CASE, HE'S BASICALLY GIVING THEM THE CASH. >> NO, BECAUSE WHAT WE DID IS, WE MIRRORED THE LANGUAGE OF THE LIVING WAGE WHICH SAYS NOTHING IN THIS ARTICLE SHOULD LIMIT THE RIGHT TO-- >> B. Blumenfield: SLOW DOWN. >> THE DAA, THE DESIGNATED ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT WHO WAIVE THE PRO ADVICESING HERE WITH AT RESPECT TO WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR BENEFITS UNDER MEDICARE, A HEALTH PLAN THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIR OR HEALTHCARE WHERE SPOUSE, DOMESTIC PARTNER OR PARENT, AN EMPLOYEES WHO RECEIVES THIS WAIVER SHALL NOT BE ENTITLED TO THE HOURLY WAGE PURSUANT AND THE REFERENCES OF 7.35 WHICH IS WHAT IS PROPOSED. >> B. Blumenfield: SO UNDER CURRENT LAW IF YOUR SPOUSE OR IF YOU HAVE MEDICARE, YOU CAN OPT BUT YOU DON'T GET ANYTHING? >> AND I DON'T THINK WHAT THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT SAYS, IS THAT YOU CAN GET $100 OR 50 KLARZ DEPENDING ON THE AMENDMENT, CASH IN LIEU. >> B. Blumenfield: IN LIEU OF THE FACT THAT YOU ALREADY HAVE THE HEALTHCARE? SO THIS WOULD BE ADDITIONAL BENEFIT FOR THE WORKER? >> CORRECT. >> B. Blumenfield: SO WHAT WAS THE NEGATIVE INCENTIVE. >> THE ISSUE IS WITH PARAGRAPH BEFORE THAT, BECAUSE, THAT CHANGES THE STRUCTURE OF HOW ITS CURRENTLY DRAFTED. SO IF SOMEBODY, IF EMPLOYER DOES NOT PROVIDE A HEALTH BENEFIT AT ALL, DOES NOT PROVIDE HEALTH INSURANCE, THEY NEED TO 7.35 TO AN EMPLOYEE. >> B. Blumenfield: THEY'RE BEING REQUIRED TO PAY IT UNDER THE AMENDMENT? ALL EMPLOYERS WILL HAVE TO PAY HEALTHCARE. >> B. Blumenfield: ALL EMPLOYERS HAVE THE OPTION OF PAYING THE HEALTHCARE. IF YOU DON'T, IF YOU PROVIDE A HEALTHCARE PLAN, THAT IS $4, THEN THE DIFFERENCE OF 3.65, WOULD BE PAID TO THE EMPLOY OWE AS A CASH WAGE IN ADDITION TO THE 22.50, THAT'S HOW IT WORKS NOW. BECAUSE THE VALUE OF THE WORK IS BEING QUALIFIED AS THE WAGE RATE PLUS THE WAGE BENEFIT AMOUNT. >> B. Blumenfield: SO WHAT IS THE NEGATIV OF LEAVING THAT SECTION? >> WELL IF WE REMOVE SUBSECTION C, THEN IF AN EMPLOYEE DOES NOT PROVIDE THE HEALTH BENEFIT, THEN WE'RE TELLING THEM THEY DON'T HAVE TO PROVIDE THE 7.35 TO THE EMPLOYEE AND THEN, THE PURPOSE OF THAT IS OR IF THEY BUY A LESSER PLAN, $4 PLAN, WE'RE SAYING, YOU CAN PROVIDE THE LESSER PLAN. >> B. Blumenfield: IS THERE WAY TO WRITE IT TO GET MR. NAZARIAN. >> THERE IS A WAY TO BUT I WOULD NEED SOME TIME TO BRING IT BACK TO COMMITTEE AND DISCUSS THE OPTIONS. >> B. Blumenfield: I THINK YOUR INTENT IS NOT WHAT THEY'RE SAYING, I KNOW YOUR INTENT IS NOT THAT. SO IT'S A QUESTION REDRAFTING THAT FIRST BULLET, I GUESS. >> Council President: HOLD ON, MR. NAZARIAN, WE'VE GOAT MR. SOTO-MARTINEZ AND MR. McOSKER AND NAZARIAN, RODRIGUEZ AND THEN MR. NAZARIAN FOR ROUND TWO. >> H. Soto-Martinez: THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER NAZARIAN FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. THE INTENTION IS NOT BAD, THE INTENTION IS GOOD. AND JUST SO, LEVEL SET WITH MY COLLEAGUES, WHAT CITY ATTORNEY WAS SAYING, IS HOW I UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS. RIGHT NOW, THERE IS A WHAT WAY THAT YOU CAN GO THROUGH THE BCA PROCESS WHEN YOU HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE EITHER THROUGH A SPOUSE OR PARENT AND THE EMPLOYEE WOULD NOT PAY THE HEALTH INSURANCE FOR THAT PERSON. MR. NAZARIAN IS VERY, RIGHTFULLY POINTING OUT THERE ARE THE SYSTEMS IN THE STATE EVEN IN THE CITY, SOME OF US MAY BE IN THIS HORSESHOE, HAVE A SPOUSE. I KNOW SOMEBODY ON MY STAFF HAS A SPOUSE THAT AS INSURANCE AND THEY WENT THROUGH THE CITY PROCESS AND THEY ARE GETTING A CASH IN LIEU BECAUSE THEY HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE. THAT'S WHAT MR. NAZARIAN IS TRYING TO DO. AND IT'S NOT A TERRIBLE IDEA WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE LANGUAGE. BUT CITY ATTORNEY'S I THINK RIGHTFULLY POINTING OUT IS IF WE DELETE THAT SECTION, C, THEN WHAT IT WILL COULD HAVE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES, THAT NOW AN EMPLOYER CAN SAY GREAT, I DON'T NEED TO PAY THE FULL AMOUNT, LET ME GET TERRIBLE INSURANCE AS OPPOSED THE FULL AMOUNT AND THEY DON'T HAVE TO PAY THE WORKER THE DIFFERENCE. CORRECT? >> YES. >> H. Soto-Martinez: AGAIN, INTENTION GOOD, SOME NEGATIVE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES. WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT SOME OF THIS LANGUAGE BEFORE, AND I WOULD ADD THAT WE COULD DIRECT BCA TO LET THE EMPLOYER KNOW THAT THE EMPLOYER CAN OFFER CASH IN LIEU, WE CAN DO THAT TODAY. WE COULD HAVE MORE EDUCATION ABOUT THE WORKERS WHO MAY BE HAVING SOMETHING SO THANK GO THROUGH THE PRO.S I THINK THERE IS A WAY TO MOVE FORWARD. I JUST FIND IT VERY DIFFICULT TO HAVE IT WORK THROUGH THESE DETAILS TODAY. IF IT DOES END UP GOING TO COMMITTEE, YOU HAVE MY COMMITMENT THAT I WILL TRY TO WORK THROUGH THAT AND WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO IS A GOOD INTENTION. BUT I DON'T KNOW IF WE'LL BE ABLE TO FIGURE IT OUT TODAY. BUT IF IT DOES GO TO COMMITTEE, YOU DO HAVE MY COMMITMENT. >> Council President: MR. LEE? >> J. Lee: JUST ONE QUESTION. 186.04C, DOES THAT INCLUDE AIRPORT WORKERS OR JUST HOTEL. >> IS FOR HOTEL WORKERS, BUT IT MAKES REFERENCE TO THE LIVING WAGE AS WELL IN 1037. >> J. Lee: SO DOES THAT INCLUDE AIRPORT EMPLOYEES? IF YOU HAVE A SPOUSE THAT HAS THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL PAYMENT? THANK YOU. >> Council President: MR. McOSKER? COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ? >> E. Hernandez: COUNCIL PRESIDENT, MAYBE IF IT'S GOING TO GO TO COMMITTEE, WE DON'T NEED TO GET INTO THIS MORE. BUT I WANTED MORE CLARITY ON THE INCENTIVE FEES. CAN YOU WALK US THROUGH QUICKLY? >> YEAH, SO IF COUNCILMEMBER NAZARIAN INTENT IS JUST TO ADD THE CASH IN LIEU, YOU ACCOMPLISHED THAT BY STARTING BY AN EMPLOYEE WHO OPTS OUT. THE PARAGRAPH WHERE IT'S ASKING SECTION 186.04C TAKES AWAY THE REQUIREMENT THAT IF YOU BUY A HEALTH PLAN THAT IS LESS THAN WHAT WE SET AS THE VALUE, YOU HAVE TO PAY THE EMPLOYEE THE DIFFERENCE. SO IF YOU TAKE THAT AWAY, THEN AN EMPLOYER CAN GO OUT AND GET LESS EXPENSIVE HEALTH INSURANCE OR A COST THAT IS LESS THAN 7.35 WITHOUT HAVING TO PAY THE EMPLOYEE THE DIFFERENCE, THAT'S IT. >> E. Hernandez: THANK YOU FOR MAKING THAT SUPER CLEAR SO I CAN UNDERSTAND. >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER NAZARIAN TO CLOSE ON THIS ITEM. >> A. Nazarian: SO MY GOAL IS T MOVE THIS FORWARD TODAY. AND NOT HAVE IT GO TO COMMITTEE. IF, DELETING THE DELETE SECTION, MOVES THIS FORWARD TODAY, THEN WE'LL MOVE IT FORWARD. I'LL BE FINE WITH THAT. >> Council President: SO YOU AMENDED YOUR ITEM TO DELETE, CAN I ASK THE CLERK READ THE SECTION THAT MR. NAZARIAN IS REFERRING TO? >> Clerk: THAT WOULD BE TO DELETE SECTION 186.04.C. >> City Attorney: SO TAKE OUT THE WORD DELETE AND PUT THE WORD AMEND, YOU'RE AMENDING THAT SECTION TO ADD THIS? >> Clerk: OKAY, SO THEN, IT'S ACTUAL--. >> IT'S NOT IN THE SECTION, WE WOULD BE AMEND ING THE WAIVER PROVISION. SO INSTEAD OF SAYING YOU'RE ENTITLED, YOU'RE NOT ENTITLED TO THE HOURLY WAGE, IT WOULD SAY YOU'RE EDGED TO AN HOURLY WAGE PURSUANT TO AND THEN YOUR AMENDMENT. >> Council President: MR. McOSKER? >> I'M SURE, THAT DRAFTING LANGUAGE ON THE FLOOR IS ALWAYS A DANGEROUS THING, HAVING SAT AT THAT TABLE AND DO IT MYSELF. CAN WE GIVE 5 OR 10 MINUTES AND MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE LANGUAGE. I HEAR EVERYBODY'S INTEND BUT WE DON'T WANT TO VOTE ON REVISION THAT PAYS EVERYBODY BUT IT SOUNDS LUKE WE WANT TO PUT EMPLOYEES WHERE THEY CAN MAKE A RATIONAL CHOICE THAT THEY WILL TAKE $100 IF THEY'RE ALREADY COVERED. I THINK WE WANT EVERYBODY TO BE HOLE OR TO BE TO MAKE A RATIONAL CHOICE, CAN WE HAVE 5 OR 10 MINUTES. >> Council President: THANK YOU MR. McOSKER, IF IT'S OKAY, MADAM CLERK, WE HAVE 5F AS IF FLURRY, IF WE CAN TAKE 5-F AS IN FLURRY, I THINK THAT IS A LITTLE BIT STRAIGHTFORWARD. I ACTUALLY WHAT I HOPE IS A FRIENDLY TO THE, MAKER OF THIS MOTION. COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ IF WE CAN GET REPORTS BACK AT 6 AND 12 MONTHS, IF THAT'S OKAY, YOU WOULD LIKE TO OFFER THAT AS A FRNDLY. >> M. Rodriguez: AFTER A IMPLEMENTATION. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL TAKE THAT 5F AS IN FLURRY, COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN? >> >> N. Raman: I HAD A SIMILAR QUESTION BUT, JUST WANTED, JUST ASK WHETHER THIS WOULD BE A SIX-MONTH AFTER IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FULL HEALTH BENEFIT WHICH WOULD BE NEXT JULY? >> Council President: I THINK SIX MONTHS LIKE DECEMBER? >> N. Raman: OF THIS YEAR? NO, IF I CAN JUST AND THEN I I CAN SIT DOWN. I WOULD LIKE TO GET AN UPDATE EVERY SIX MONTHS AN UPDATER IN THE INDUSTRY BEFORE AND AFTER, AS WE MOVE IN IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS, NO MATTER THE PHASING. >> Council President: GOT IT. >> M. Rodriguez: THE GOAL IS TO MEASURE THE ACTUAL IMPACT AND SO, IF YOU HAVE NO IMPLEMENTATION OF THE HEALTHCARE SUBSIDY, OR IF THAT'S DELAYED WHAT ARE YOU ACTUALLY MEASURING IN TERMS OF THE IMPACT? SO THE WHOLE PURPOSE IS TO ENSURE THAT WE ACTUALLY GET DATA THAT IS RELEVANT AND PERTINENT TO THE ACTUAL I AM MRIXATION. >> Council President: GOT IT. SO--COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN? >> N. Raman: ARE WE VOTING ON SIX MONTHS? >> Council President: SO I THINK WE WANTED A YEAR FROM NOW AND THEN SIX MONTHS AFTER IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FULL HEALTHCARE BENEFIT. >> Clerk: JUST, COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN, WOULD YOU PLEASE RESTATE THE SENTENCE FOR ITEM NUMBER 5, INSTRUCT THE CLA TO REPORT BACK TO THE ECONOMIC AND JOBS COMMITTEE? COULD YOU PLEASE RESTATE YOUR AMENDMENT? >> N. Raman: I JUST WANT TO ASK FOR THE IMPACTS ON THE TOURISM INDUSTRY BEFORE AND AFTER WE DO THIS, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE DISCUSSION THAT WE'VE HAD ON POTENTIAL NEGATIVE IMPACTS COMING UP. >> Council President: IS THAT SUFFICIENT MADAM CLERK? >> Clerk: SO, COUNCILMEMBER ARE YOU SAYING INSTRUCT THE CLA TO REPORT BACK TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE IN SIX AND 12 MONTHS FOLLOWING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF BOTH THE CASH WAGE AND HEALTH BENEFITS PAYMENT INCREASES REGARDING THEIR IMPACTS ON THE TOURISM INDUSTRY BEFORE AND AFTER NO? OKAY. >> Council President: SHE IS SAYING YES, SHE IS SAYING THAT'S FINE. SO WE WANT TO KNOW BEFORE AND WE WANT TO KNOW AFTER. >> City Attorney: SO 6 MONTHS BEFORE THE IMPLEMENTATION AND 6 MONTHS AFTER THE IMPLEMENTATION. >> Council President: SO DECEMBER 2025 AND DECEMBER 2026. >> Clerk: IS THERE A SECOND TO COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN'S AMENDMENT? >> Council President: MR. McOSKER SECONDS. >> Clerk: OKAY AND JUST FOR THE RECORD, THAT IS TO REPORT BACK 6 MONTHS BEFORE AND AFTER THE IMPLEMENTATION OF BOTH THE CASH WAGE AND HEALTH BENEFIT PAY INCREASES REGARDING THEIR IMPACTS ON THE TOURISM INDUSTRY AND REPORT BACK 12 MONTHS FOLLOWING. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT? LET'S, THAT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED, LET'S OPEN THE ROLL ON THAT ITEM, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 15 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. MADAM CITY ATTORNEY, COUNCILMEMBER NAZARIAN ARE WE GETTING CLOSER OR DO WE STILL NEED TO REIS HES. >> WE'LL NEED TO REIS RECESS TO MAKES THE CHANGES. I WILL JUST NEED TO CHANGE, SORRY, IF THIS IS VOTED, I WILL HAVE TO MAKE THE CHANGES TO THE DRAFT. TO NEED TO CHANGE, SORRY, IF THIS IS VOTED, I WILL HAVE TO MAKE THE CHANGES TO THE DRAFT. I CAN STATE IT OUT LOUD. SO IF COULD CHANGE SECTION 196.04, ENTITLED WAIVERS C WHERE IT SAYS WAIVER BY EMPLOYEE, THE DIVISION MAY WAIVE THE HEALTH PROVISIONS OF SECTION 186.04 WITH RESPECT TWO AND AT THE REQUEST OF INDIVIDUAL HOTEL WORKERS WHO ELIGIBLE FOR BENEFITS UNDER MEDICARE, A HEALTH PLAN THROUGH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS A FAURZ OR A HEALTH PLAN IN WHICH THE HEALTH WORKER SPOUSE OR PARTNER OR PARENT IS SUBSCRIBER TO ANOTHER HEALTH PLAN. A HOTEL WORKER SHOULD ONLY BE ENTITLED TO THE WAGE AND WE CAN ADD THE LANGUAGE HERE, THAT'S IN THE MOTION, 100 MONTHLY FOR FULL-TIME AS DEFINED BIT AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AT LEAST 30 HOURS PER WEEK OR 130 HOURS PER MONTH OR 50 DOLLAR MONTHLY FOR HALFTIME EMPLOYEES AS DEFINED BY THE CARE ACT LESS THAN 30 HOURS PER WEEK OR LESS THAN 130 PR MONTH AND THE EXACT SAME CHANGE WOULD NEED TO BE MADE WHICH WOULD NEED TO ADD TO THE LIVING WAGE, WHICH IS 1037.15, SUBSECTION E, SO IT WILL BE A VERY SIMILAR CHANGE TO WHAT I JUST READ. DOES THAT A EFFECTUATE YOUR REQUEST? >> A. Nazarian: IN THE INITIAL PART I HEARD HOTEL WORKERS. >> THERE IS TWO PLACE THAT'S WE NEED TO CHANGE THE SECOND IS LIVING WAGE ORDINANCE AND IT'S SECTION 1037.15E. I JUST NEED ENOUGH TIME TO EFFECTUATE IF THAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN TODAY. >> Council President: HOPEFULLY THIS WORKS FOR THE TIME THAT WE HAVE IN THIS MOMENT. WE CAN TAKE A VOTE ON MR. NAZARIAN'S MOTION, IF IT SUCCEEDS YOU HAVE TIME TO WRITE IT OUT. WE HAVE CLOSED SESSION THAT WE NEED TO GO TO. HOPEFULLY THAT IS ENOUGH TIME AFTER CLOSED SESSION WE CAN COME BACK AND VOTE ON THE FULL PACKAGE. >> A. Nazarian: THANK YOU. >> Council President: MR. McOSKER. >> T. McOsker: WHILE EVERYBODY IS WORKING ON THAT, I WANT TO CALL CONADD TO THE TABLE JUST TO TALK ABOUT WHAT LOOKS LIKE WILL BE THE PASSAGE AND IMPLEMENTATION OF MONITORING AND ENFORCING. CAN I HAVE A FEW MINUTES WITH HIM. >> Council President: YE, PLEASE. >> T. McOsker: THANK YOU SO MUCH. MR. REAMER, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THIS, YOU'VE BEEN FOLLOWING AT THE LEAD COMMITTEE AND ALSO AT THE YOU'VE GIVEN US SOME ADVISE AT BUDGET AND FINANCE ABOUT WHAT IS IT WILL TAKE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ENFORCING THESE PROVISIONS SHOULD THEY PASS. CAN YOU GIVE US A REMAOUNDER OF THE REQUEST THAT WE HAVE IN THE BUDGET AND THE CONSIDERATION THAT WE HAVE ON FRIDAY FOR THE RACK UP FOR CONADD ADD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE TRACKING, PROCESSING EXEMPTIONS BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY ENFORCING THESE IMPORTANT PROVISIONS. >> YES, I CAN, JOHN REAMER OF THE DEPARTMENT BOARD OF CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION. THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER FOR THIS PARTICULAR ITEM, WE, PRESENTED A REQUEST IN RESPONSE TO COUNCIL ASKING US TO DO SO FOR FIVE POSITIONS, A PROGRAM MANAGER AND DATA ANALYST AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF, MUCH OF WHAT IS DISCUSSED RIGHT NOW P THE ADMINISTRATIVE AS WELL AS THE INVESTIGATIVE WORK THAT WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ORDINANCE. THE HOTEL ORDINANCE, AS IT CURRENTLY READS, IS RIGHT OF ACTION, WE DO NOT HAVE THE INVESTIGATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES THIS ORDINANCE CHANGES THAT. THIS ORDINANCE ALSO PROVIDES, ACTUALLY DIRECTS THE CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION TO TAKE ON THE RESPONSIBILITY OF FINANCIAL WAIVERS, ANY HOTEL THAT FIELDS AS THOUGH OR BELIEVES THEY ARE ABLE TO BE EXEMPT, WILL SUBMIT TO US REQUESTS TO HAVE THAT DETERMINATION AND WE WILL HAVE TO DO THE DUE DILIGENCE TO GO THROUGH THEIR DATA TO ENSURE THAT THEY DO OR DO NOT MEET THESE REQUIREMENTS. AS THIS GOES INTO AFFECT WE WILL BE NEED TO ADDRESS THAT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. THIS ORDINANCE ALSO REQUIRES AN EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT TO TRAINING THAT WE WILL ALSO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING A THIRD PARTY TRAINER TO ENSURE THAT EMPLOYEES ARE WELL AWARE OF WHAT THEY SHOULD EXPECT UNDER THIS ORDINANCE. >> T. McOsker: SURE SO JUST TO BE CLEAR, CURRENTLY, THE ENFORCEMENT IS DRIVEN BY PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION AND THE DIRECTION IN THIS NEW STRUCTURE IS THAT, ENFORCEMENT RESPONSIBILITY WILL ALSO BE PUT ON THE BUREAU OF CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION. >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> T. McOsker: AND IN RESPONSE WHAT YOU HAVE ASKED FOR ARE PERSONNEL POSITIONS TO BUILD UP YOUR PERSONNEL, AND IN BUDGET AND FINANCE, WE HAD TO ASK THE CAO, THE FUNDING FOR ONE COME EMPLOY ANS PROGRAM MANAGER, ONE DATA ANALYST AND THREE M As, MANAGEMENT ANALYST POSITIONS AS OUTLINED IN BCA AND CITY ATTORNEY REPORT THAT SUBMITTED ITS ANALYSIS TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, CORRECT? >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> >> T. McOsker: YOU JUST WANT TO BE SUPER CLEAR WHEN WE HEAD TO THE WRAP UP AND WHEN COME HERE, WHAT WE DO TODAY AFFECTS WHAT WE DO ON FRIDAY AND WHAT WE DO WHEN THE DOCUMENT IS PRESENTED TO THE FULL COUNCIL AND THEN PRESENTED TO THE MAYOR. WE CAN PASS IT ALL THE LAWS, WE WANT AND WE CAN SAVE THE ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY BUT IF WE DON'T MAKE THE SACRIFICES AND IF WE DON'T, IF WE DON'T PUT MONEY INTO MR. REAMER'S DEPARTMENT THIS WILL BE A FICTION. >> THAT IS TRUE. >> T. McOsker: THANK YOU. >> Council President: THANK YOU MR. >> T. McOsker: OSKER, MADAM CLERK ARE WE PREPARED TO NT TAIN A VOTE ON MR. NAZARIAN'S AGREEMENT. >> Clerk: YES, MR. PRESIDENT. SO, THE 5-G AS REVISED IS AVAILABLE FOR THE COUNCIL TO VOTE ON NOW, SIR. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. SO ITEM 5G IS BEFORE US. OPEN THE ROLL,--COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ. >> E. Hernandez: HAVE WE GOT THE AMENDED LANGUAGE OR JUST THE ONE READ OUT? >> Council President: ON WHAT WAS RECITED TO US. >> E. Hernandez: CAN THAT BE REINVITE THED ONE MORE TIME? >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. AFTER WELL BEFORE THE WHAT IS BEFORE US, WE'LL HEAR FROM COUNCILMEMBER SOTO-MARTINEZ WHO. IS PASSING. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO. >> ACTUALLY, GAVE MY VERSION TO MY COLLEAGUES TO TRY TO EFFECTUATE, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS TO WE'RE DELETING THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF THE MOTION AND MAKE SURE THAT EMPLOYEE WHO OPTS OUT OF THE REQUIRED HEALTH BENEFIT AS REQUIRED BY 186.04 A IN A MANNER THAT SETS FORTH CONTRACT OPT SHALL BE ENTITLED TO CASH IN LIEU OF THE AMOUNTS AND THEN THE TWO BULLET POINTS AND ALSO THAT WOULD BE THE SAME WAIVER PROVISION FOR THE LIVING WAGE ORDINANCE. >> E. Hernandez: SORRY, MAY I ASK ONE MORE QUESTION. SO JUST TO CONFIRM THIS WILL CHANGE THE LIVING WAGE ORDINANCE. >> THE WAIVER PROVISION TO ALLOW FOR THE CASH IN LIEU IF SOMEBODY PROOFS THAT THEY HAVE INSURANCE THROUGH OTHER MEANS. >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER BLUMENFIELD. >> B. Blumenfield: JUST TO BE CLEAR, THIS IS ADDITIVE, SO THIS IS A BENEFIT THAT CURRENT WORKERS DO NOT V THAT WE ARE ADDING IN SAYING WORKERS IF YOU CAN SHOW UNDERSTATE LAW THAT YOU HAVE OTHER HEALTHCARE, YOU'RE ENTITLED TO A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY, MAY NOT BE ACTLY THE 8 DOLLARS AMOUNT BUT IT'S $100 MONTHLY AND 50 MONTHLY *, , IT'S MORE THAN YOU'RE GETTING NOW. >> THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING. >> B. Blumenfield: THIS IS AN ADDED BENEFIT FOR THE WORKER WHO AND AGAIN IT'S A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF WORKERS, LESS THAN 10 PERCENT WHO HAVE HEALTHCARE OTHERWISE AND THIS GIVES THEM A CHANCE TO GET SOME ADDITIONAL BENEFIT SINCE THEY'RE ALREADY ON SOMEBODY'S ELSE HEALTHCARE. >> THAT IS MY UBDSING. >> B. Blumenfield: THANK YOU. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, MR. SOTO-MARTINEZ. >> >> H. Soto-Martinez: THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFYING QUESTIONS. I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR, WHEN YOU SITED 186.10C AND YOU'RE ADDING ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE. >> IT'S NOT, IT'S ADDED INTO THE WAIVER PROVISIONS, I CAN PULL, LET ME PULL IT. >> H. Soto-Martinez: I'LL JUST WAIT UNTIL WE GET THE FULL LANGUAGE. OKAY, SO PLEASE, WHICH PART OF THE SECTION? >> SO, IN THE LIVING WAGE, IT WOULD BE SECTION 10.37.15E. AND IN THE HOTEL MINIMUM WAGE, IT WOULD BE SECTION 186.10 CAPITAL C WHERE IT WOULD BE ADDED. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, SEEING NO OTHER SPEAKERS ON THIS AMENDMENT, WILL THES OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 14 AYES, 1 NO. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. PLEASE RECAP. >> Clerk: SO AT THIS TIME, COUNCIL CAN VOTE ON ITEM 5, THAT IS THE RIGHT NOW, JUST TO RECAP ON ALL THE DIFFERENT AMENDMENTS, THAT WERE PASSED, SO WHAT WAS PASSED WAS ITEM, 5E, NO I'M SORRY, 5G AS IN GEORGE, THAT IS MOTION NAZARIAN BLUMENFIELD. AND WHAT ALSO PASSED IS 5; AS IN EDWARD AND THAT IS MOTION PADILLA McOSKER, YAROSLAVSKY. AMENDMENT 5D, AS IN DOG, WAS MOTION HUTT-PRICE. AMENDMENT 5B AS IN BOY, AND THAT IS MOTION HARRIS-DAWSON, RAMAN, YAROSLAVSKY AND THE FINAL AMENDMENT THAT WAS ADOPTED BY COUNCIL TODAY IS 5F AS IN FRANK, AND THAT IS MOTION RODRIGUEZ PADILLA LEE PRICE YAROSLAVSKY SIR. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. THAT ITEM IS IS BEFORE US, LET'S OPEN THE ROLL,--I'M GETTING LOOKS FROM THE CLERK? >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, THERE IS A REQUEST TO HOLD THE ITEM ON THE DESK TO GIVE THE CITY ATTORNEY PROPER TIME FOR CHANGES MADE. WE HAVE CLOSE SESSION AT THIS TIME. >> Clerk: YES, SIR, THAT WOULD BE CLOSE SESSION ON ITEM 21, SUR. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, GIVEN THE LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THE CHAMBER, I WANT TO SEE IF WE CAN DO CLOSE SESSION BEHIND CHAMBERS, IF THERE IS ENOUGH ROOM FOR THE CITY ATTORNEYS AND THE COUNCIL AND STAFF? ALL RIGHT. SO WE WILL THIS COUNCIL WILL GO INTO CLOSE SESSION AND WE WILL RETIRE TO THE REAR OF THE CHAMBERS. [COUNCIL IN EXECUTIVE CLOSED SESSION] [COUNCIL IN EXECUTIVE CLOSED SESSION] [COUNCIL IN CLOSED XEK SIF SESSION] [COUNCIL IN CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION] PLEASE STAND BY. >> Council President: WE CAN BEGIN BY CALLING THE ROLL. >> Clerk: OKAY, YES. BLUMENFIELD HARRIS-DAWSON HERNANDEZ HUTT JURADO LEE MCOSKER NAZARIAN PADILLA PARK PRICE RAMAN RODRIGUEZ SOTO-MARTINEZ YAROSLAVSKY. 15 MEMBERS PRESENT AND A QUORUM, MR. PRESIDENT. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, MR. CITY ATTORNEY, ANYTHING TO REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION. >> City Attorney: NO MR. PRESIDENT, THERE IS NOTHING TO REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT BEFORE US? >> Clerk: MR. PRESIDENT, THERE IS A REQUEST TO RECONSIDER ITEM 5G AS IN GEORGE, CORRECT SIR? >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, THAT ITEM RECONSIDERATION IS BEFORE US, LET'S OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 15 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, MR. NAZARIAN. >> A. Nazarian: THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I WANT TO MOVE TO MAKE A TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO REVISE AMENDING 5-G CHANGING THE 8:35 TO 7:65 AN HOUR. >> Council President: GOT IT, SO THAT ITEM AS AMENDED IS BEFORE US, OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 13 AYES, 2 NOES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: MR. PRESIDENT, WHAT IS NEXT IS ITEM 5 AND LET ME RECAP REAL QUICK. ITEM 5 IS THE VOTE OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS REPORT AS AMENDED BY AMENDING MOTION, 5B AS IN BOY, 5D AS 5D AS IN DOG, 5E AS IN EDWARD. AND 5F AS IN FRANK AND 5G AS IN GEORGE SIR. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, THAT IS AMENDS IS BEFORE US, OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: AND OH AND FOR THE RECORD, THE ORDINANCE HAS BEEN POSTED AND THE BOARD AS WELL, AS CIRCULATED, SO IT IS NOW OFFICIALLY BEFORE COUNCIL SIR. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, SO WE'VE OPENED AND CLOSED THE ROLL, CAN WE GET A TABULATE OF THE VOTE? >> Clerk: 12 AYES, 3 NOES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT. THIS WILL BE, FOLKS, WE'VE GOT A LITTLE MORE. FOLKS WE'VE GOT A LITTLE MORE BUSINESS, MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC, THIS ITEM WILL BE BACK BEFORE US TWO FRIZ NOW, GIVEN THAT IT DOES NOT HAVE A UNANIMOUS VOTE, WE'LL HAVE A SECOND READING OF THIS ITEM FOR THE RECORD. >> Clerk: AND JUST TO CLARIFY, THE ORDINANCE WILL RETURN TO COUNCIL ON FRIDAY, MAY 23, 2025 SIR. >> Council President: THANK YOU, FRIDAY MAY 23 TO BE PRECISE. ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: COUNCIL HAS MOTIONS FOR POSTING AND REFERRAL. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, THEY ARE POSTED AND REFERRED. COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN? >> N. Raman: I WANTED TO, SORRY. ANNOUNCE THAT HNH WILL BE STARTING AT 3:00 O'CLOCK. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS, MEMBERS? ALL RIGHT. I'LL ASK EVERY ONE IN THE CHAMBER TO RISE FOR ADJOURNING MOTION SXZ ASK YOU FOR ANY ADJOURNING MOTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL. SHHH. ALL RIGHT, SEEING THAT THERE ARE NO ADJOURNING MOTIONS, OH MR. SOTO-MARTINEZ. >> H. Soto-Martinez: THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I ASK TO ADJOURN TODAY'S COUNCIL MEETING IN HONOR OF DR. LEE OPPANDAC WHO PASSED AWAY APRIL 11. BORN IN PHILIPPINES IN 1953 LEO WON THE AGRICULTURE CONTEST IN PHILIPPINES AND EVENTUALLY CONTINUING HIS STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO, UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AND LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL. --COLLEGE. LEO HAD A PASSION TO HELPING OTHERS. AS INTERNATIONAL CERTIFIED ADVANCE ALCOHOL AND DRUG COUNSELOR. IN HIS PROFESSIONAL CAREER, LEO SERVED AS PRESIDENT AS EDUCATION CORPORATION AND AS A PROGRAM DIRECTOR, OF THE PACIFIC ALCOHOL AND PROGRAM. ALSO INVOLVED WITH LAUSD, THE SCRIPTS RESEARCH COUNCIL AND COUNTLESS OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. I GOT TO KNOW LEO THROUGHHIS INVOLVEMENT THROUGH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION SUCH AS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND OF COURSE THE LOTUS FESTIVAL WHICH HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL PUTTING TOGETHER A YEAR. HE WAS ALWAYS DEARLY WELCOMED ESPECIALLY WHEN HE HAD TO GIFTS TO GIVE. LEO'S PASSION FOR SERVICE WAS TRULY INSPIRING, HE WAS A LOVING MENTOR, A TRUSTED FRIEND AND A TRUE GUIDING FORCE. HE WAS A TITAN OF HIS COMMUNITY AND EXAMPLE FOR ALL OF US. THAT WHEN WE LEAD WITH COMPASSION, CARE FOR ALL, ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE. TODAY WE HONOR HIS MEMORY, CELEBRATE HIS LIFE AND REFLECT ON THE IMPACT THAT HE HAD ON US, REST IN PEACE, LEO,ING AND I BELIEVE MY COLLEAGUE COUNCILMEMBER JURADO HAS SOME WORDS AS WELL. >> Council President: HOLD ON, COUNCILMEMBER, CAN WE GET HER MIC WORKING? >> Y. Jurado: OKAY, THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER SOTO-MARTINEZ, I RISE TODAY TO HONOR DR. LEO, WHEN I STARTED TO ORGANIZING IN FILIPINA, I MET THE MAN WHERE I PARTICIPATED IN FILIPINO DANCING, AND I KNEW IT WAS FOCUSED BUT NOT JUST BECAUSE IT WAS FOCUSED ON AAPI FOLKS BUT IT WAS, AND I KNEW THAT IT WAS NORMAL. HE WAS DEFINITELY, ROYAL, WHERE ALWAYS HE HELPED TO COFOUND WHAT WE NOW NOW AS HISTORIC FILIPINO TOWN AND I WOULDN'T BE ANYWHERE WITHOUT HIM. AND SOME OF HIS SPIRITED COLLEAGUES THAT HELP COFOUND HIGH 5 SO I MOURN THE LOSS AS WELL. PLEASE ADD ME TO THE MOTION, THANK YOU SO MUCH AND REST IN PEACE, DR. LEO. >> Council President: THANK YOU, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER ADJOURNING MOTIONS. SEEING NONE, WE HAVE ADJOURNED AT 2:27 P.M.