>> Council President: ALL RIGHT GOOD MORNING, WELCOME TO REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF YOUR CITY COUNCIL. TODAY IS 8, OF AUGUST IN THE YEAR 2025. PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THIS MORNING'S MEETING WILL BE TAKEN IN-PERSON IN THIS CHAMBER. MR. CLERK, LET'S BEGIN OUR PROCEEDINGS 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. 11 MEMBERS, 13 MEMBERS PRESENT AND A QUORUM, MR. PRESIDENT. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS. >> Clerk: ITEMS 1 THROUGH 3. FIRST ORDER OF OF BUSINESS IS APPROVE AWFUL MINUTES OF AUGUST 6 20256789 >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ MOVES COUNCILMEMBER LEE SECONDS. WHAT'S NEXT. >> Clerk: COMMENDATORY RESOLUTIONS FOR APPROVAL *. >> Council President: NAZARIAN SECONDS. CAN WE RUN THROUGH THE AGENDA. >> Clerk: YES, SIR. 11 THROUGH 3 ARE ITEMS FOR WHICH PUBLIC HEARINGS HAVE BEEN HELD. REPORT FOR ITEM 3 HAS BEEN SUBMIT ASKED AVAILABLE ONLINE, IN COUNCIL FILE 25-0260. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. SPECIALS MEMBERS? ANY SPECIALS? MR. SOTO-MARTINEZ? >> H. Soto-Martinez: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT, I HAVE AN AMENDMENT FOR ITEM 1, PLEASE. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WE'LL HOLD ITEM 1 FOR AN AMENDMENT. ANY OTHER SPECIALS, COUNCILMEMBERS? COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ? NO OTHER SPECIALS? ALL RIGHT. WHICH ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER AT THIS TIME? >> Clerk: MR. PRESIDENT, THE COUNCIL MAY VOTE ON ITEMS 2 AND 3. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, OPEN THE ROLL ON THOSE ITEMS. CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. ALL RIGHT, 13 AYES ON THAT ONE. WHAT IS NEXT. >> Clerk: THE COUNCIL MAY NOW PROCEED TO PRESENTATIONS. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT BEFORE WE PROCEED TO PRESENTATION. WE'VE GOT GREAT PRESENTATIONS BUT I WANTED TO TAKE A MINUTE. MEMBERS KNOW THAT BEFORE WE WENT ON RECESS, WE HAD STARTED A PRACTICE OF HEARING FROM OUR CONSTITUENTS THAT WERE VICTIM AND CAUGHT IN THE SEIGE THAT HAS BEEN ON THE CITY BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN THE NAME OF IMMIGRATION REFORM. WE GOT A RESTRAINING ORDER IN THE RAIDS CALM DOWN FOR, I DON'T KNOW 10 OR 11 DAYS. AND IT SEEMS LIKE JUST AS WE CAME BACK TO COUNCIL, THEY STARTED BACK UP. SO AS LONG AS THESE MASKED MEN ARE IN OUR STREETS, HARASSING AND ABDUCTING OUR NEIGHBORS, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A MINUTE AT THE BEGINNING OF EVERY MEETING AND PUT ON THE RECORD WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR CITY AND OUR OPPOSITION TO IT. AND SO THIS MORNING, WE'LL HEAR FROM COUNCILMEMBER McOSKER FROM THE 15th DISTRICT AND WE WILL DO SO EVERY MORNING UNTIL THIS SEIGE IS OVER. MR. >> T. McOsker: THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND COLLEAGUES. I HAVE A PARTICULARLY DISTURBING STORY OF AN INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED THIS MORNING. AND I KNOW THAT WE ALL HAVE THESE DISTURBING ARRESTS APPARENTLY, UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND UNJUSTIFIED N.OUR DISTRICT, AS MANY OF YOU HAVE, WE HAVE A GREAT GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS CALLED THE HARBOR AREA PEACE PATROL. AND IT'S MANY MANY DOZENS OF FOLKS WHO CONVENE EVERY DAY IN THE DISTRICT AND THEY BEGIN AT THE COAST GUARD STATION ON TERMINAL ISLAND, WHERE INFORMATION SUCH THAT IT'S AVAILABLE TO US, TELLS US THAT 200 TO 250 ICE AGENTS AND OTHER FEDERAL AGENTS STAGED THERE IN THE COAST GUARD AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT YOU STOOD THERE, WITH OTHER OFFICIALS DEMANDING THAT ICE GET OFF THE ISLAND. THIS MORNING, IN WHAT WAS AN AFFECTIVE OPERATION OF THESE PEACE PATROLERS, MONITORING CARS COMING AND GOING AND BY MONITORING, I SAY WLAULY PROTEST ANDING LAWLY RECORDING THE MOVEMENTS OF CARS. ONE OF THE PEACE PATROLERS, AND IT DOESN'T MATTER WHETHER IT'S A RESIDENT OR U.S. CITIZEN, IN THIS CASE A U.S. CITIZEN WAS ARRESTED. WAS ON MY OBSERVATION OF LIMITED INFORMATION, VIDEO TAPE, WAS BRUTALLY, AGGRESSIVELY, TAKEN DOWN AND PUT INTO A VEHICLE AND SPIRITED AWAY. AGENTS, WHEN OTHER PEACE PATROLERS SOUGHT INFORMATION AND KEPT A LAWFUL SAFE BUT SHORT DISTANCE FROM OFFICERS AND ASKED QUESTIONS, OTHER PEACE PATROLERS HAD GUNS DRAWN ON THEM. HAD GUNS DRAWN ON THEM. AND THIS PERSON WAS TAKEN AWAY AS WHAT I CHARACTER A VERY AGGRESSIVE, UNREASONABLE USE OF FORCE, ON THIS HUMAN BEING, WAS TAKEN AWAY AND WE DO NOT KNOW, BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE COMPLETE INFORMATION WHERE THE PERSON WAS TAKEN. BUT I HAVE REPORTED THIS ACTION TO PORT POLICE AND PORT POLICE WHO HAS THE JURISDICTION FOR THE ISLAND, IS LOOKING INTO ALL OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE ARREST. THEY DID NOT HAVE PERSONAL EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT OF THIS ARREST WHICH I WILL SAY THAT ALL OF MY OBSERVATION AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE SITUATION TELLS ME IS YET AGAIN ANOTHER INTENTIONAL, VIOLATION OF THE TRO AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL ACTION BY FEDERAL OFFICERS. AND I BELIEVE THE REASON WHY THIS PERSON WAS ARRESTED AND WHY GUNS WERE DRAWN ON THE PEACE PATROLERS IS BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN AFFECTIVE. THEY HAVE BEEN AFFECTIVE WITNESSES TO ACTIONS AND I BELIEVE THEY HAVE PREVENTED, MORE OF THESE UNCONSTITUTIONAL VIOLATIONS OF RESIDENTS RIGHTS. SO I'M HERE TO REPORT THAT WE DO HAVE THIS GREAT GROUP IN THE HARBOR AREA WHO IS DOING EXCELLENT WORK AND BECAUSE OF THEIR EXCELLENT WORK, I BELIEVE THE FEDERAL AGENTS INTENTIONALLY ARE INTIMIDATING AND TRYING TO DRIVE THIS GROUP OFF OF THE ISLAND. I'M QUITE SURE THEY WILL NOT BE INTIMIDATED. BUT I'M ALSO DISTURBED THAT THIS APPEARS TO BE PERMISABLE ALL WAY TO THE WHITE HOUSE. WE NEED TO STAY FIRM, BUT WE NEED TO PREVENT THESE UNCONSTITUTIONAL VIOLATIONS OF PEOPLE'S RIGHTS, WE NEED TO STICK UP FOR ALL RESIDENTS OF L.A. COUNTY. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME TALK WITH B THE PEACE PATROL ON THIS SOMBER MORNING WHERE A PEACE WORKER WAS ARRESTED. >> Council President: THANK YOU, MR. McOSKER, AND WE'LL CALL ON MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, THAT IF YOU HAVE ANY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, THAT WANTS TO TELL STORY. PLEASE LET US KNOW, UNTIL WE END THE SEIGE IN OUR CITY. WITH THAT, WE'LL GO TO PRESENTATIONS. WRE HAVE A VERY EXCITED PRESENTATION FROM OUR COUNCILMEMBER MONICA RODRIGUEZ. COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ? >> M. Rodriguez: THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES. GOOD MORNING, IT'S WON ACREFUL TO START OUR MORNING OFF IN THANKING AND RECOGNIZING AN INDIVIDUAL THAT HAS HELPED US BRIDGE CULTURAL DIVIDES AND HAS BECOME SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE FABRIC OF LOS ANGELES. AND I'M TALKING ABOUT NONE OTHER THAN OUR CONSUL GENERAL OF JAPAN. PLEASE GIVE HIM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE! I HAD THE GREAT PLEASURE OF MEETING HIM, HIS PREDECESSOR I CONNECTED JUST WEEKS BEFORE HIS TRANSITION OF THE APPOINTMENTS OF THESE DIPLOMATIC POSTS. BUT FROM THE MOMENT HE ARRIVED, BOTH HE AND MS. SONEE WERE ENGROSSED IN EVERYTHING LOS ANGELES. WE'RE VERY COMFORT TO HAVE THIS WONDERFUL BRIDGE OF CULTURAL COMMUNITY HERE IN LOS ANGELES THAT EXTENDS BEYOND THE FOOTPRINT OF LITTLE TOKYO. IT'S REALLY, AS I SHARED LAST NIGHT WHEN WE WERE AT COUNCILMEMBER LEE AND HUTT AND I WERE AT THE CONSUL GENERAL'S RESIDENCE, WE TALKED ABOUT HOW THE STORIES AND EXPERIENCES OF JAPANESE-AMERICANS IS REALLY WOVEN AS WE LEARN DOWN IN THE 1-5 TO MY DISTRICT IN THE 7th DISTRICT WITH THE TUNA CANYON DETENTION CENTER AND THE COMMUNITY CENTER, THE JAPANESE COMMUNITY CENTER WHICH THE CONSUL GENERAL AND I HAVE SHARED TOASTS WITH SAKE IN RECOGNIZING AND CELEBRATING THE WONDERFUL CELEBRATION WE HAVE OF THE JAPANESE CULTURE. HE HAS BEEN A REALLY IMPORTANT PARTNER FROM THE VERY BEGINNING. ALSO HELPING US LOOK IN ADVANCE AND LEARN ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES WITH HYDROGEN AND THAT EXPLORATION OF INTRODUCING THAT IMPORTANT WORK HERE IN LOS ANGELES. HE'S BEEN AN INCREDIBLE PARTNER AND I'M REALLY SAD, IT'S A BITTERSWEET MOMENT TO SEE HIM NOW ADVANCE TO HIS NEXT ASSIGNMENT. BUT TODAY WE HONOR THIS GENTLEMAN, WHO HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLE PART OF HOW WE HAVE CONNECTED OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR COUNTRIES TOGETHER TO HELP ADVANCE AND SERVE THE NEEDS OF JAPANESE-AMERICANS HERE IN LOS ANGELES AND FOR THAT, I'M REALLY GRATEFUL TO HONOR OUR CONSUL GENERAL KINKO SONEI. SO IN A GROEBL CITY LIKE L.A. MAINTAINING STRONG RELATIONS IS ESSENTIAL AND THESE CONNECTIONS HELP TO OPEN THE DOORS FOR INNOVATION, TRADE, CLIMATE SOLUTION SXZ CULTURAL EXCHANGE. AND REMINDSTHAT YOUS OUR LOCAL EFFORTS ARE SO IMPORTANT IN REFLECTING OUR GLOBAL VALUES AND SHARED INTEREST. HIS CONNECTION TO LOS ANGELES, GOES BACK TO 1990 WHEN HE STUDIED HERE AS PART OF JAPAN'S MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS PROGRAM. SINCE THEN, HE HAS BUILT A CAREER OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND DIPLOMACY INCLUDING ASSIGNMENTS IN WASHINGTON DC AND INDIA. SINCE HIS ARRIVAL IN 2022, HE HAS OPINION A EXAMPLE OF CLEAN CORPORATION AND YOUTH ENGAGEMENT. HIS LEADERSHIP HAS HELPED TO HE WILL GREAT WHILE DEEPENING EDUCATION AND CULTURAL PARTNERSHIP. COUNCILMEMBER GENERAL, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, I WANT TO SAY ARIGATO FOR YOUR TIME AND SERVICE AND PARTNERSHIP HERE IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES. YOU HAVE BEEN AN ABSOLUTE PLEASURE TO WORK WITH AND I'M JUST SORRY THAT MS. SONEI IS NOT HERE WITH US TO ALSO CELEBRATE AND THANK HER. SHE I KNOW HAS BEEN A DYNAMIC PART OF YOUR WORK HERE IN LOS ANGELES. AND I KNOW, FOR ONE, WILL MISS YOU BOTH TREMENDOUSLY AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WORK AND YOUR PARTNERSHIP HERE IN LOS ANGELES. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY, OUR CONSUL GENERAL FOR JAPAN, CONSUL GENERAL SONEI. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> Speaker: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER MONICA RODRIGUEZ. I'M KINKO SONEI CONSUL GENERAL OF LOS ANGELES, ARRIVING IN SEPTEMBER OF 2022 AND ON AUGUST 11, NEXT MONDAY, I'LL BE COMPLETING MY POSITION HERE IN LOS ANGELES ALMOST FOR THREE YEARS AND I'M GOING BACK TO JAPAN. THE LAST THREE YEARS, I HAVE SO MANY MEMORIES AND FRIENDSHIP, I ACHIEVED AND I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE SUPPORT TO STRENGTHENING OUR RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN JAPAN AND THE UNITED STATES, ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND LOS ANGELES. WELL, IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO EXPLAIN EVERYTHING ABOUT MY FEELINGS BUT THE WORD TO SHARE WITH YOU IS THE SAME THEME OF THIS YEAR'S NESAI WEEK, FESTIVAL WAS STARTING FROM THIS FROM TOMORROW AND THEN, THE THEME IS, CONJURE IN JAPANESE, AND IT MEANS GRATITUDE. I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY SINCERE GRATITUDE FOR YOUR COOPERATION AND FRIENDSHIP. SO MY LAST JOB IS TO JOIN THE PARADE ON SUNDAY AUGUST 10th AND THE SHARING MY FEELINGS TO EVERYBODY IN LITTLE TOKYO. IT WILL BE IN THE AFTERNOON. SO I HOPE YOU HAVE SOME TIME TO COME VISIT LITTLE TOKYO TO SHARE THESE FEELINGS AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN JAPAN AND UNITED STATES ESPECIALLY IN LOS ANGELES AND ALSO REALLY THANK, THE PEOPLE SUPPORTING OUR COALITION, LOS ANGELES WONDERFUL COLLABORATION WITH THE CITY OF COLABOYA SISTER CITY. ALTHOUGH I'M LEAVING ON AUGUST 11, WHICH HAPPENS TO BE MY BIRTHDAY, 60th BIRTHDAY, BUT I'LL COME BACK AND SEE HOW THIS RELATION WILL CONTINUE AND THEN I WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN. SO I WILL NOT SAY GOODBYE, I WILL SAY SEE YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> Council President: THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE'VE GOT A FEW MEMBERS ON THE QUEUE TO SAY A FEW WORDS TO YOU. COUNCILMEMBER JURADO. >> Y. Jurado: THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ FOR HONORING CONSUL GENERAL SONEI T.HAS BEEN SUCH A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH YOU WITH THE LITTLE TOKYO COMMUNITY. YOUR THOUGHTFUL LEADERSHIP TYING BOTH OF OUR NATIONS TOGETHER, ESPECIALLY AT THIS TIME, I REALLY WANT TO UPLIFT YOUR UNWAIVING SUPPORTING FOR THE JAPANESE MUSEUM, IT'S A SACRED SPACE, ITS FUNDING WAS TARGET BID THE GOVERNMENT, BUT MOVED ON THANKS TO YOUR SUPPORT. AND LASTLY YOUR COMPASSION AND CLARITY OF PURPOSE HAS BEEN A GUIDING LIGHT IN THIS COMMUNITY. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU AND AS COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ MENTIONED, BEHIND EVERY GREAT MAN IS A GREAT WOMAN AND I WISH MA'AM' SONEI WOULD BE HERE. OUR STAFF HAS ENJOYED GET TO GO KNOW HER AS WELL. SO FROM THE BOTTOM OF CD14'S HEART, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE TO BUILD BRIDGES AND I KNOW THIS WILL NOT BE THE LAST TIME THAT WE SEE YOU. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> Council President: THANK YOU SO MUCH. COUNCILMEMBER PADILLA. >> I. Padilla: IT'S FUNNY, COUNCILMEMBER JURADO, I WAS GOING TO ASK THE SAME QUESTION, WHERE IS THE MISSES, WE ALL KNOW HER AS BEING YOUR PARTNER IN CRIME. I WANT TO THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ FOR BEING MR. SONEI TODAY. YOU TOOK THE ROLE OF BEING THE REPRESENTING HERE IN LOS ANGELES FROM JAPAN. I REMEMBER WHEN WE MET AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER AND IT REALLY IS A LOCATION WHERE, JAPANESE-AMERICANS COME TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY CONTINUE TO FEEL THE CONNECTION TO THE CULTURE. IT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE MORE HUMBLE SITES OF ONE OF THE CENTERS IN LOS ANGELES BUT IT'S STILL BEAUTIFUL. AND I KNOW THAT EVERY ONE ALWAYS APPRECIATES IT WHEN YOU COME TO THEIR FESTIVALS. CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR NEXT STEP AND I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE SEEING YOU. BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR SERVICE THIS FAR. CONGRATULATIONS. >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER HUTT? >> H. Hutt: , THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT. CONSUL GENERAL, WE'RE GOING TO MISS YOU. YOU HAVE CERTAINLY BEEN A PILLAR IN OUR COMMUNITY IN THE 10th DISTRICT, ALL WAY FROM WHERE THE CONSUL GENERAL BUILDING IS, ALL THE WAY INTO THE CRENSHAW DISTRICT WHERE WE HAVE THAT BIG JAPANESE COMMUNITY. I REALLY APPRECIATE KNOWING YOU AND YOUR BEAUTIFUL WIFE. I WANT TO ECHO WHAT MY COLLEAGUES HAVE SAID, YOU'VE REALLY BEEN A PART OF OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ FOR BRINGING HIM IN. AND ALSO HAPPY BIRTHDAY. >> Council President: THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER McOSKER? >> T. McOsker: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER FOR BRINGING IN CONSUL GENERAL, SO WE CAN ALSO SAY WE WILL SEE YOU AND NOT GOODBYE. IT'S BEEN A JOY FOR ME TOO. IT'S BEEN A JOY FOR ALL OF US TO SEE. WHEN YOU CAME HERE, YOU BROUGHT ALL OF YOUR COMPANIES TO THE PORT OF LOS ANGELES AND THEN IT WAS MY JOY TO MOVE TO COUNCIL AND WORK WITH YOU AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE PROTECTING THE LAST REMAIN ING BUILDINGS OF THE FISHING VILLAGE. SO I WILL FORMALLY INVITE YOU TO THAT MOMENT WHEN WE ARE UNVEILING THE GREAT WORK THAT WE WILL COLLABORATIVELY DO WITH THE COMMUNITY AND WITH THE PORT AND WITH THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE RESTORE AND REMEMBER THAT HISTORY. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNWAIVERING SUPPORT FOR THAT EFFORT. >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER LEE? >> J. Lee: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. CONSUL GENERAL, WE HAVE A LOT OF CONSUL GENERALS HERE IN LOS ANGELES BUT THERE ARE A FEW THAT WE HAVE A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH, AND YOU'RE ONE OF THEM. WE SEE YOU SO ACTIVE IN OUR COMMUNITIES. I SAID THIS LAST NIGHT AT YOUR RESIDENCE, IT'S HIGHLIGHTED IT'S SO IMPORTANT EVEN IN THE CITY LEVEL TO HAVE THAT SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. YOU NOT ONLY SHOWED THE CULTURE BUT HELPED BRING BUSINESSES, BRING TECHNOLOGY, I'M A PERSONAL, PERSONAL DYANE FROM MATSUA MARKET THAT I LOVE SO MUCH. THAT YOU PLAYED A PART IN BRINGING TO MY DISTRICT. AND THANK YOU FOR NOT ONLY TAKE THISING AS A JOB BUT BECOMING PART OF OUR CITY. AND YOU'RE ONE OF THOSE CONSUL GENERALS THAT WE WILL TRULY TRULY MISS. SOMEBODY SAID YESTERDAY, IT'S NOT JUST A GOOD BY BUT BIG THANK YOU TO YOUR LOVELY WIFE AND YOU AND YOUR STAFF IN THE PART YOU PLAYED IN MAKING OUR CITY GREAT THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. >> Council President: AND THANK YOU SO MANY COUNCILWOMAN RODRIGUEZ FOR RECOGNIZE THE CONSUL GENERAL. IT'S SAD TO SEE YOU GO. I HAD THE PLEASURE TO KNOW YOU, YOU CAME TO LOS ANGELES AND IT'S BEEN A GREAT RELATIONSHIP NOT JUST WITH ME BUT ENTIRE COUNCIL AND THE ENTIRE CITY OF LOS ANGELES. YOU ALL DIGGED IN AND GOT INVOLVED. I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU SENT TWO DELEGATIONS OF TOKYO OF YOUNG PROFESSIONALS AND BUSINESSES, AND DIPLOMATIC RELATIONSHIPS WERE MADE AND THINGS THAT WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED THAT THOSE RELATIONSHIPS WERE HAPPENING AND WILL CONTINUE GOING FORWARD AND SO. SO THIS IS AGAIN, A SO LONG, WE'LL SEE YOU BACK FOR THE FISHING VILLAGE, THE COMPLETION OF THE JAPANESE-AMERICAN MUSEUM EXPANSION AND OF COURSE FOR FIFA AND THE 2028 SUMMER GAMES. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE AND WE WILL SEE YOU SOON. COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ. >> M. Rodriguez: THANK YOU, THANK YOU COLLEAGUES. AND PLEASE JOIN ME IN SAYING A VERY WARM ARIGATO TO OUR CONSUL GENERAL. ON BEHALF OF OUR LOS ANGELES, WE WISH WITH YOU THE VERY BEST GOING FORWARD. [APPLAUSE] >> Council President: THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY I WILL CALL COUNCIL DISTRICT 1 FOR OUR NEXT PRESENTATION. AND WHILE COUNCIL DISTRICT 1 IS TAKING TO THE PODIUM I WANT TO CALL ON COUNCIL DISTRICT 3 FOR A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. >> B. Blumenfield: THANKS. COUNCIL, TODAY I'M RECOGNIZING TWO INTERNS. ALEX LOADEN IS A LOCAL CONSTITUENT FROM RESEDA IN THE DISTRICT, HE'S INCOMING FROM PIERCE LOS ANGELES, EARNING A DEGREE IN SOCIAL SISTER WITH WITH HOPES OF GETTING AN Ph.d. AND OUR NEXT, GETTING A DEGREE IN HISTORY WITH INTENTION OF ATTAIN ITING LAW SCHOOL. BOTH HAVE GREAT POSITIONS AND THEY'VE BEEN VERY HELPFUL TO ME AND THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES. WE WANT TO GIVE THEM CERTIFICATE. SO IF YOU CAN JUST GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THE WORK THEY DID DURING SUMMER. [APPLAUSE] >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE TO COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE. AND NOW WE GO TO COUNCIL DISTRICT HERNANDEZ. >> E. Hernandez: THANK YOU, WE'RE JOINED BY CARLOS LITTLE SOLUTION JUNIOR, HIS FATHER, COACH AND SOME OF HIS FAMILY INCLUDING AUBREY MORALES. SHOWCASES REMARKABLE PRECISION AND FOCUS IN THE RING. BUT WHAT THEY DON'T SHOW IS THE WHOLE STORY AND THE WORK AND HEART THAT IT TAKES TO GET TL. BOXING RUNS IN HIS FAMILY. HIS DAD CARLOS DESOLUTION MORALES WORKED WITH LA JOLLA. WHERE CARLOS JUNIOR PRACTICES FIVE TO SIX DAYS A WEEK UNDER THE WATCHFUL EYE OF HIS DAD AND UNCLE. CARLOS JUNIOR, AT JUST 15 YEARS OLD, HE FOUGHT IN OVER 130 AMATEUR FIGHTS WING ABOUT 90 PERCENT OF THEM. NATIONAL CHAMPIONS AND LAFAYETTE. HIS FOOT WORK AND TECHNIQUES IN THE RING IS EXCEPTIONAL. HE CAN FAINT, BAIT AND COUNTER PREW PRECISION. HOWEVER WHAT TRULY IMPRESSES ME AS ONE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, IS HIS ACADEMIC DEDICATION. CARLOS ATTENDS SCHOOL JUST OUTSIDE OF MY DISTRICT AT EAGLE ROCK HIGH AND COUNCIL DISTRICT 14. HE HAS EXCELLENT GRADES AND LAST YEAR, HE FINISHED WITH MOSTLY As AND JUST ONE WEEK AFTER FINISHING 10th GRADE WHERE MOST KIDS WOULD GO AND RELAX AND WANT TO PLAY, CARLOS DIDN'T GO TO THE BEACH OR TAKE A BREAK, HE WENT TO LAS VEGAS AND HE DIDN'T GO THERE FOR FUN. HE WENT THERE TO FIGHT AND TO COMPETE IN A BOXING TOURNAMENT AND HE WON! THAT VICTORY WAS HIS 10th NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP THAT CARLOS JUNIOR HAS WON. BEING A STUDENT ATHLETE IS CHALLENGING AND WHEN A YOUNG PERSON CAN BALANCE ALL OF THOSE THINGS, IT TRULY DESERVES RECOGNITION. IT'S A TESTAMENT TO THE DISCIPLINE THAT HE HAS THAT HAS LEAD TO HIS SUCCESS. IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 1, WE BELIEVE IN INVESTING IN YOUNG PEOPLE AND PARENT INVOLVEMENT IS CRITICAL. THE BOND THAT YOU HAVE WITH YOUR PARENTS AND THE WAY THAT THEY HAVE POURED THEIR LOVE AND EXPERIENCE INTO YOU, IS THE KIND OF SUPPORT AND MENTORSHIP THAT TRANSFORMS DREAMS, WHERE IS CARLOS JUNIOR, COME HERE, I WANT THE PEOPLE TO SEE YOU. I BROUGHT YOU HERE TODAY TO UPLIFT YOUR SUCCESS BUT ALSO KIDS AND PEOPLE ALL OVER THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES CAN SEE WHAT CAN SOMEBODY CAN DO WHEN THEY'RE DEDICATED, PERSISTENT AND DISCIPLINED. AND I KNOW RIGHT NOW A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE WANT SOMEBODY THAT THEY CAN LOOK UP. AND I KNOW MANY OF THEM ARE LOOK AT YOU AND THEY CAN SEE THEMSELVES. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY CAN SEE THAT. AND IT'S WITH MY PLEASURE THAT I INTRODUCE CARLOS MORALES THAT WILL SHARE A FEW WORDS WITH US. [APPLAUSE] >> Speaker: I'LL BE SHORT, I KNOW THIS IS NOT ABOUT ME, EVEN THOUGH I'M USED ABOUT BEING THE CENTER OF ATTENTION. IT'S ABOUT MY SON, THE LITTLE SOLUTION. WE'RE JUST HAPPY THAT HE FOLLOWS DIRECTION AND ORDER AND MANAGED TO ACCOMPLISH EVERYTHING THAT HE PLANNED. AND WE GOT THE FUTURE 2028 GOLD MEDALIST OLYMPIAN AND I WANT TO INTRODUCE HIM, CARLOS LITTLE SOLUTION JUNIOR. >> Speaker: HELLO. I WANT TO SAY GOOD DAY TO EVERY ONE. I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ FOR PRESENTING THIS. I'M VERY THANKFUL TO EVERY ONE WHO SUPPORTED ME, MY FAMILY, MY FRIENDS, EVERY ONE WHO HAS HELPED ME IN THIS JOURNEY TO MAKE IT TO THE OLYMPICS. AS LONG AS I CONTINUE TO DO WHAT I DO, WORKING HARD, GOING TO SCHOOL, I BELIEVE I SHOULD BE IN THE 2028 OLYMPICS. HOPEFULLY BEGINNING GOLD AND I'M JUST REALLY EXCITED FOR THAT. YOU KNOW, TO BRING GLORY TO US, TO OUR COMMUNITY AND I'M JUST GRATEFUL FOR EVERYTHING. I'M ALWAYS GOING TO BE HAPPY. I'M JUST THANKFU THAT I'M ABLE TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK HERE AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERY ONE AND ESPECIALLY COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ. [APPLAUSE] >> E. Hernandez: COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I WANT TO CLOSE OUT BUT I WANT TO OPEN IT UP? >> Council President: WE HAVE A FEW MEMBERS ON THE QUEUE, START WITHING COUNCILMEMBER JURADO. >> Y. Jurado: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ FOR PUTTING THIS FORWARD. YOU MENTIONED THIS THAT CARLOS COULD BE A ROLE MODEL TO OTHER YOUTH BUT ALSO YOU AS WELL. THIS IS AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY. CARLOS AS A PROUD REPRESENTING OF EAGLE ROCK HIGH SCHOOL, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT YOU MAKE STRAIGHT As AND STRAIGHT JABS REAL EASY, CONGRATULATIONS AS YOU PURSUE THE OLYMPIC DREAM IN THE CITY THAT YOU LIVE IN. EVERY ONE WILL BE SAYING, THAT'S OUR GUY, YOU'RE THE LITTLE SOLUTION BUT WITH BIG IMPACT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND THANK YOU FOR HONORING HIM. >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN? >> N. Raman: THANK YOU, SOUM HERNANDEZ FOR BRINGING CARLOS HERE TODAY AND HIS WHOLE FAMILY. I KNOW BEING THE PARENT OF YOUNG KIDS MYSELF, THAT IT TAKES AN ENTIRE FAMILY AND THEIR DEDICATION TO HELP LIFT YOUNG PEOPLE TO ACHIEVE THEIR DREAMS AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY, WE'RE SO PROUD OF YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE ACHIEVED. OUR CITY FEELS PRIDE IN YOU AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOUR FURTHER ACHIEVEMENT. I'M REALLY REALLY HAPPY SEEING YOUR SUCCESS BEING SHOWCASED HERE. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ. >> E. Hernandez: THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES, AND THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. CARLOS, THE LITTLE SOLUTION, MORALES JUNIOR, ON THE BEHALF OF CITY OF L.A. WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE YOU TO CONTRIBUTIONS TO BOXING AND CELEBRATE YOUR SUCCESS AS AN ATHLETE AND STUDENTS. YOUR OLYMPIC DREAMS MAKE YOUR FAMILY, PEERS AND NORTHEAST L.A. BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, LOS ANGELES, VERY PROUD. WE WISH YOU CONTINUED SUCCESS AND WE CANNOT WAIT TO SEE YOU IN THE FUTURE EN DEAVORS, REPRESENTING THE CITY. AND AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION. COLLEAGUES, PLEASE JOIN ME IN GIVING HIM IN LOVE AND RECOGNITION. >> Council President: AND NOW WE GO TO COUNCILMEMBER NAZARIAN. >> A. Nazarian: THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND COLLEAGUES. GOOD MORNING, EVERY ONE. G*IFZ ME GREAT PLEASURE TODAY TO WELCOME THE PRINCIPAL OF ULESES HIGH SCHOOL REBECK CA TO CITY HALL. THESE TWO PRESS TAOEJZ TITLES ARE GIVEN TO PRINCIPAL WHO COMMON SENSE TRAIT EXCELLENCE AND LEADERSHIP AND FOSTER INCLUSION I HAVE AND INSPIRING TEACHING ENVIRONMENTS. PRINCIPAL McMAYORAN IS A TRUE CHAMPION FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS, WHETHER SHE IS GREETING STUDENTS OR ROLLING UP HER SLEEVES TO CHALLENGES. HER WARMTH, ENERGY AND HANDS-ON APPROACH REALLY SHINE THROUGH. UNDER HER LEADERSHIP, ULESES HAS BECOME A MODEL FOR OTHER MAGNET PROGRAMS ACROSS THE NATION. CHAMPION INCLUSIVE HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION THAT REFLECTS THE DIVERSITY OF OUR CITY, ENSURING EVERY STUDENT FEELS SEEN, SUPPORTED AND INSPIRED. AN ADVOCATE FOR EQUITY AND ACCESS, SHE MAKES SURE THAT THE SCHOOL'S MAGNET PROGRAM OPENS DOORS FOR STUDENTS FROM ALL BACK XWROUNDS. LISTENS TO TEACHERS AND FAMILIES AND CREATES A CULTURE WHERE STUDENTS THRIVE. SHE IS ALSO A BRIDGE FOR HER SCHOOL AND OTHER LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS BY STRENGTING PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS, SHE BRINGS NEW RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO HER STUDENTS AND BETTER PREPARES THE STUDENTS FOR FOR COLLEGE, CAREERS AND CIVIC LIFE. PRINCIPAL McMYRRHEN IS A LEADER WHO MEASURES SUCCESS NOT JUST BY TEST SCORES BUT WHICH THE CONFIDENCE, CURIOSITY AND RESILIENCE OF HER STUDENTS. THESE RECOGNITIONS ARE A WIN NOT JUST FOR HER SCHOOL BUT FOR THE ENTIRE LAUSD BECAUSE HER WORK IS PROOF THAT VISIONARY LEADERSHIP CAN SHAPE A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR OUR CITY. CONGRATULATIONS, REBECCA, THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNWAIVERING DEDICATION TO EDUCATION AND CULTIVATING OUR NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS AND ITS BEEN SUCH A PLEASURE WORKING WITH YOU OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST AT LEAST, FIVE-SIX YEARS, WHILE I WAS IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE AND NOW TO BE IN COUNCIL AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT SOCCER MATCH AS WELL. SO IT'S MY HONOR TO WELCOME MY GOOD FRIEND AND A LEADER IN EDUCATION, SCHOOL BOARD CHAIR, SCOTT TO SAY A FEW WORDS AND CONGRATULATE THE PRINCIPAL AS WELL. >> Speaker: THANK YOU, IT'S MIZ PLEASURE. I TOO STARTED OUT AS A TEACH AND HER THEN COUNSELOR AND THEN PRINCIPAL AND PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT AND PRINCIPAL AND NOW PRESIDENT OF THE SCHOOL BOARD AND I KNOW THAT SHE IS TYPICAL OF WHAT AN EXCELLENT PRINCIPAL IS. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT GRANT HIGH SCHOOL USED TO BE MY SCHOOL UNTIL IT WAS REDISTRICTED OUT OF MY DISTRICT BUT I STILL LOVE HER AND I STILL LOVE GRANT HIGH SCHOOL AND I PICKED UP SOME OTHER WONDERFUL SCHOOLS TOO. BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT REBECCA HAS BEEN WORKING AT GRANT HIGH SCHOOL DURING A 175 MILLION DOLLARS MODERNIZATION AT THE SCHOOL. THE SCHOOL IS COMPLETELY TRANSFORMED, IT'S JUST BEAUTIFUL. AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT, I WAS A PRINCIPAL TOO, BEING A PRINCIPAL DURING ALL OF THIS CONSTRUCTION AND HAVING AN EXCELLENT PROGRAM IS A SPECIAL THING. SO REBECCA, ALSO KNOWN AS BECKY McMYRRHAN ALSO KNOWN AS BUCK' LINN McMYRRHIN, IT'S AN HOUR ON FOR BEING THE PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR AND PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR FOR THE MAGNET SCHOOLS OF THE UNITED STATES. [APPLAUSE] >> Speaker: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER NAZARIAN, GOOD MORNINGS COUNCILMEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR THIS INCREDIBLE RECOGNITION. I'M HONORED AND TRULY HUMBLED TO STAND BEFORE YOU. THIS RECOGNITION IS NOT MINE ALONE BECAUSE IT'S A REFLECTION OF ALL THE AMAZING EDUCATORS IS WORK ALONGSIDE EVERY SINGLE DAY AT GRANT HIGH SCHOOL. OUR TEACHERS, COUNSELORS AND ADMINISTRATORS AND THE SUPPORT STAFF, THEY'RE THE HEART OF OUR SCHOOL AND ANY RECOGNITION IS A TRIBUTE TO THEIR TIRELESS DEDICATION AND THE DIFFERENCE THEY MAKE IN THE LIVES OF STUDENTS. THESE DAYS IT FEELS MORE THAN EVER THAT WE NAVIGATE KHAL ENING TIMES IN PUBLIC EDUCATION. TIMES THAT TEST OUR RESOLVE AND RESOURCES. BUT IN THE FACE OF THESE DIFFICULTIES, OUR COMMITMENT TO OUR STUDENTS REMAINS UNWAIVERING. WE SHOW UP FOR THE STUDENTS DAILY, WE BELIEVE IN THEIR POTENTIAL AND PROMISE OF EDUCATION TO CHANGE LIVES AND TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES. I ALSO WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK MY FAMILY, WHO ARE MY FOUNDATION AND MY CONSTANT SUPPORT SYSTEM. MY HUSBAND, ALSO A TEACHER AT CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOL, HE ALWAYS LISTENS WHEN I NEED TO EXPLORE IDEAS OR TALK ABOUT ISSUES. HE COULDN'T JOIN US TODAY BECAUSE HE'S WORK WITHING TEACHERS GETTING READY FOR OUR NEW SCHOOL YEAR. BUT I WANT TO ESPECIALLY THANK MY MOM WHO IS WITH US TODAY, SHE NEVER GETS TO COME TO ANYTHING WITH ME BECAUSE SHE IS ALWAYS WATCHING MY KIDS. BUT SHE ALWAYS PROUD OF ME AND CHEERING ME ON. SO I'M HAPPY THAT I WAS ABLE TO BRING HER HERE TODAY BECAUSE MY ROLE AS PRINCIPAL WOULD NOT POSSIBLE WITHOUT HER AND MY OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS. SHE IS WITH ME I WANT TO THANK HER BECAUSE EVERYTHING THAT I ACCOMPLISHED IS ROOTED ON THE STRENGTH AND VALUES THAT YOU TAUGHT ME AND ALL THE SACRIFICES YOU MADE FOR US AND OUR FAMILY. SO AS PRINCIPAL AS GRANT HIGH SCHOOL, I CAN HONESTLY SAY, AS I ALWAYS WAY, I HAVE THE BEST JOB IN THE DISTRICT. AND YOU KNOW, I REALLY HAVE THE BEST JOB IN THE DISTRICT. I LOVE MY WORK, I DON'T CALL IT WORK. I LOOK FORWARD TO COME TO WORK, IT'S AN HONOR TO SERVE OUR STUDENTS AND OUR FAMILIES. THEY INSPIRE US DAILY. THANK YOU AGAIN, COUNCILMEMBER NAZARIAN AND ALL COUNCILMEMBERS FOR THIS RECOGNITION AND YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT NOT JUST TO LAUSD BUT ALL PUBLIC EDUCATION IN LOS ANGELES. THANK YOU FOR BELIEVING IN STUDENTS LIKE WE DO. [APPLAUSE] >> N. Raman: THANK YOU SO MUCH, THANK YOU SO MANY BOARD MEMBER FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER NAZARIAN FOR HIGHLIGHTING PRINCIPAL McMUREN'S ROLE. AS A MOM MYSELF, I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT PRINCIPALS ARE. THEY'RE ESSENTIAL TO THE EXPERIENCE. AND I THINK THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE, IS INCREDIBLE SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED THAT L.A. CITY HALL IS ABLE TO HONOR YOU TODAY. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER NAZARIAN FOR BRINGING US HERE TODAY. [APPLAUSE] SORRY, HOLD ON, BEFORE YOU MOVE OFF TO THE BACK, COUNCILMEMBER PADILLA WANTED TO MAKE A STATEMENT. I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T SEE YOUR NAME SO I APOLOGIZE FOR MISSING YOU. >> I. Padilla: CELEBRATIONS, PRINCIPAL McMUREN, IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO SEE BOARD HERE. AND IT'S GREAT IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR TO COME TO CHAMBERS. I WOULD BE REMISS BECAUSE I HAVE A GRANT HIGH SCHOOL ALUMN ON MY STAFF, SO THIS ONE IS FOR HER, ROSIE, I HOPE SHE IS WATCHING. AND I HAVE A BROTHER THAT WENT TO GRANT FOR ABOUT A YEAR. AND THEN HE WENT BACK TO PAULEY. I WAS ALSO CURRENTLY IN A ROOM YESTERDAY WHERE, THE IS SEPULVEDA PASS CAME UP AND I SPOKE HOW EAST SAN FERNANDO VALLEY WE PRODUCE YOUTH THAT MAKE IT THERE. IN MY MIND, I HAD GRANT AT THE TOP AS WELL. RIGHT. YOU'VE DEFINITELY BEEN AN INSTITUTION WHETHER THEY'RE COLLEGE BOUND OR WHETHER THEY'RE NOT COLLEGE BOUND, YOU DEFINITELY PRODUCE VERY GOOD. YOU HELP OUR YOUNG PEOPLE BECOME PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. AND FOR THAT, I THANK YOU. I HAD NOT HEARD THAT YOU WERE DONE WITH THE CONSTRUCTION. WOULD LOVE TO SEE WHAT THE NEW SCHOOL LOOKS LIKE. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK. AND YOU'RE RIGHT, IF YOU DON'T HAVE A GOOD PRINCIPAL, NOTHING REALLY SEEMS TO FUNCTION. SO THANK YOU AGAIN, AND CONGRATULATIONS. >> Council President: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER PADILLA AND PRINCIPAL IS ESSENTIAL AND WE KNOW THAT AND PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN TO LAUSD'S SCHOOLS, KNOW THAT. THANK YOU. >> Speaker: THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> Council President: AND NOW WE HAVE OUR NEXT PRESENTATION WHICH I BELIEVE WILL BE LEAD BY COUNCILMEMBER YAROSLAVSKY. WELCOME COUNCILMEMBER. >> K. Yaroslavsky: THANK YOU, WE'RE JUST WAITING FOR THE TEAM TO COME ON UP. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. TODAY IS JOYFUL MORNING WHERE WE GET TO CELEBRATE EXCELLENT AND PEER WORK. I'M HONORED TO RECOGNIZE THE 2025 ALL CHAMPION GIRLS BASKETBALL ALL-STAR TEAM FROM PAM PACIFIC PARK. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] THESE INCREDIBLE YOUNG WOMEN PLAYED THEIR HEARTS OUT THIS SEAS OB. --SEASON. THEY SHOWED UP EARLY, AND GAVE IT EVERYTHING THEY HAD. LAST SEASON THE TEAM CAME HEART BREAKING CLOSE TO ALL-STAR. THIS YEAR THEIR HARD WORK PAID OFF BRINGING THE FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP IN 20 YEARS. AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, THAT I PLAYED SOCCER FOR MOST OF MY YOUNG LIFE AND THE GROWTH THAT YOU PUSH PAST YOURSELF WHAT YOU THOUGHT YOU COULD DO. PUSH YOURSELF PAST WHAT YOU THOUGHT YOU COULD DO. THEY DIDN'T JUST WIN GAMES, THEY SHOWED LEADERSHIP ON AND OFF THE COURT. THEIR SUCCESS REFLECTS THE STRENGTH OF THE COMMUNITY THAT SURROUNDS THEM. COACHES HAVE POURED THEIR HEARTS INTO THIS TEAM AND THEIR COMMITMENT HAS MADE A LASTING IMPACT. I WANT TO THANK THEM AND EVERY PARENT, CHEERING FROM THE BLEACHERS FOR SHOWING UP OVER AND OVER AGAIN FOR THESE YOUNG WOMEN. THERE IS A POWERFUL LEGACY AT HERE HERE, COACH DOMINIC PLAYED BASKETBALL WHEN HE WAS GROWING UP AND NOW HE'S BACK AS A COACH MENT ORGANIZE THE NEXT GENERATION OF ATHLETES. AND THAT'S WHAT COMMUNITY LOOKS LIKE IT MEANS INVEST ON PUBLIC SPACES WHERE KIDS GROW UP AND GIVE BACK. THESE YOUNG ATHLETES ARE BIGGER THAN A YOUNGER SEASON, THEY'RE PART OF A WIN. SO I'M GOING TO CALL OUT THE NAMES OF EACH OF THESE CHAMPIONS FOR THE RECORD. SYLVIA GAIRBEGAN, MORGAN HENDERSON, MELROSE KIM, KAMARO, SOPHIA ESELIA JASELL ANDREA SOPHIA SERANO, HEN RITA, LEILA WHITE, EACH OF YOU BROUGHT SOMETHING ESSENTIL TO THIS TEAM AND TOGETHER YOU ACCOMPLISHED SOMETHING INCREDIBLE. I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE OUTSTANDING STAFF DIRECTOR ERIC AND RECREATION COORDINATOR, FLOYD FOR MAKING IT ALL HAPPEN BEHIND THE SCENES. YOUR WORK UP LISTS --UPLIFTS THE CITY. IN A THIS TEAM IS PROOF THAT WHEN WE INVEST IN YOUNG WOMEN AND GIVE THEM THE TOOLS AND BELIEVE THIS THEIR POTENTIAL, THEY RISE. TO THE COACHES, YOU MADE YOUR FAMILIES PROUD AND THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES PROUD, GLAZESING A PHENOMENAL SEASON. NEXT I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE COACH DOMINIC TO SAY A FEW WORDS. [APPLAUSE] >> Speaker: WOULD I LIKE TO THANK KATY AND HER STAFF. THEY'VE BEEN AMAZING. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT OUR STAFF HAS BEEN IN CHAMBERS. THIS IS SUCH A GREAT FEELING. WOULD I LIKE TO THANK FLOYD AND ERIC FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP AT THE PARK. THIS IS AMAZING GROUP OF GYMSER THAT I GOT TO COACH. THIS IS LIKE A CHERRY ON TOP FOR OUR CHAMPIONSHIP AND HOPEFULLY THIS WILL FUEL THEM TO KEEP ON WORKING HARD AND HOPEFULLY BE IN THE CHAMBERS ONE DAY DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I'M GOING TO HAVE MORGAN HENDERSON SAY A FEW WORDS. >> Speaker: HI. I WANT TO FIRST OF ALL SAY THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE. IT IS SO AMAZING TO BE A PART OF THIS TEAM. AND THE SEASON THAT WE HAD. I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR LIKE, THE PEOPLE AROUND ME AND THE COACHES FOR TEACHING US AND BELIEVING IN US. LIKE EVERY SINGLE DAY. AND I'M SO HAPPY THAT WE WON THIS TROPHY AND YEAH. [APPLAUSE] >> K. Yaroslavsky: ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY OTHERWISE I'VE GOT SOME CERTIFICATES TO PASS OUT. >> Council President: YES, SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY, THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER YAROSLAVSKY. COUNCILMEMBER PADILLA, PLEASE GO AHEAD. >> I. Padilla: YES, EVERY TIME WE HAVE YOUNG PEOPLE COME INTO THE BUILDING, I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW ALL KNOW, REMIND YOU THAT THIS IS YOUR CITY HALL. DON'T LET THIS THE LAST TIME THAT YOU COME HERE. KNOW THAT YOU ARE WELCOME HERE ANYTIME AND CONGRATULATIONS. SO EXCITED EVERY TIME I SEE THAT LOGO OF REC AND PARKS AT GPLA, I NOTICED THE GENERATION ENJOYING THIS PROGRAM IS MAKE ITING A PART OF THEIR IDENTITY AND IT'S PART, I'M SURE IF I WERE TO ASK YOU IF YOU LOVE GOING TO THE PARK, YOU'RE ALL GOING TO SAY YES. THIS IS THE BUILDING THAT FIGHTS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE GAOT PARKS. CONTINUE TO BE CHAMPS AND BEST OF LUCK TO YOU FOR WHAT YOU CONTINUE TO DO FOR YOUR FUTURES. [APPLAUSE] >> Council President: THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER YAROSLAVSKY FOR BRINGING THESE GIRLS IN. IT'S BEEN A REMARKABLE MORNING FOR INCREDIBLE ATHLETES AND EXCITING FOR ME AS A MOTHER OF A DAUGHTER MYSELF, TO SEE YOUNG GIRL ATHLETES GETTING IT DONE, WINNING GAMES AND DOING IT AT OUR CITY REC AND PARKS FACILITIES. I USE TODAY REPRESENT PAM PACIFIC PARK SO I FEEL A SENSE OF PRIDE THAT YOUR VICTORY HAPPENED AT THIS BEAUTIFUL PARK. AND I REALLY WANT TO SAY, FOR ME IT MEANS A LOT THAT WE'RE ABLE TO HONOR YOUNG ATHLETES IN THIS BUILDING. AS COUNCILMEMBER PADILLA SAID THIS IS YOUR CITY HALL AND YOU ARE THE BRIGHT LIGHTS OF OUR CITY. SO FOR ME, IT'S REALLY WONDERFUL THAT YOU'RE ALL HERE. THANK YOU TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY THAT IS HERE CHEERING THIS TEAM ON. I THINK THERE IS A LOT OF PARENTS IN THE AUDIENCE. THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT AND FOR LIFTING OUT THESE YOUNG WOMEN AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU HERE WHEN YOU'RE CONTINUE TO GO PLAY BASKETBALL FOR THE NEXT MANY YEARS TO COME. >> K. Yaroslavsky: THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THANK YOU COLLEAGUES. I HAVE TWO CERTIFICATES FOR HERE, WE'LL DO THE REST BEHIND CHAMBERS. SO FIRST I HAVE A CERTIFICATE FOR COACH DOMINIC WHITE. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] AND FLOYD PAM PACIFIC PARK COORDINATOR. [APPLAUSE] >> Council President: THANK YOU, AND WE DO HAVE ONE MORE COMMENT FROM COUNCILMEMBER HUTT WHILE YOU'RE STILL TAKING THE PHOTOGRAPHS. GO AHEAD, COUNCILMEMBER HUTT. >> H. Hutt: THANK YOU, MY KIDS PLAYED AT PAM PACIFIC AND THEY ACTUALLY PLAYED WITH DOMINIC, AND I KEPT LOOKING AT YOU THINKING, OH MY GOD, I KNOW THAT GUY, YOU LOOK YOU'RE DAD. IS HE HERE! HEY, DADDY. HIS DAD COACHED BACK THEN AND NOW YOU'RE COACHING NOW. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS, TEAM, YOU'RE PART OF A LEGACY. THANK YOU. >> Council President: THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER HUTT. >> K. Yaroslavsky: THANK YOU FOR JOINING US IN CHAMBERS. THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT, THIS CONCLUDES THIS PRESENTATION. >> Council President: THANK YOU ALL. AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE ONE MORE PRESENTATION FROM COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ. WE'LL WAIT FOR YOUR ATTENDEES. >> Council President: WELCOME COUNCILMEMBER. WELCOME. >> M. Rodriguez: THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES. I'M THERE, WE GO. OKAY. GOOD MORNING AGAINSTINGER I'M DELIGHTED TO BE JOINED THIS MORNING BY THE EXTRAORDINARY MEMBERS OF OUR OLIVIA MITCHELL YOUTH COUNCIL. THE USC SOLE PRICE SCHOOL AND OF COURSE MS. OLIVIA MITCHELL, THE PATRON SAINT OF PEOPLE IN LOS ANGELES TO CELEBRATE ANOTHER COHORT OF YOUNG LEADERS FROM ACROSS OUR CITY THAT COMPRISE THE OLIVIA MITCHELL YOUTH COUNCIL. PLEASE GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE] THIS PROGRAM IS A CORNER STONE OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND WHILE, I CONTINUE TO BE A STRONG ADVOCATE AND SUPPORTER FOR THIS WORK TO CONTINUE IN OUR CITY, THESE YOUNG INDIVIDUALS REFLECT NOT ONLY THE DIVERSITY BUT FRANKLY THE NEED FOR US TO CONTINUE TO SUSTAIN INVESTMENTS JUST LIKE THIS. AT A MOMENT IN TIME WHEN OUR CITY AND OUR COUNTRY CONTINUES TO REEL FROM THE VERY DIS ESTRUCTIVE LEADERSHIP IN THE GOVERNMENT LEVEL HOW WE UPLIFT THE YOUNG PEOPLE ACROSS OUR CITY. AND IT'S HOW FRANK WE WERE ABLE JUST ON TUESDAY TO CELEBRATE AND REVEAL THE FIRST FINANCIAL LITERACY APP THAT IS NOW BEING AVAILABLE MADE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND THAT NEED WAS IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE VERY YOUNG LEADERS OF THE CITY WHO RECOGNIZES THAT WE NEED TO DO MORE TO UPLIFT AND SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE AND MEET THEM WHERE THEY ARE. AND IT'S FOR THAT REASON THAT I CONTINUE TO BE A STRONG ADVOCATE AND THANK MANY OF YOU FOR BEING I DON'T THINK SUPPORTERS OF THIS WORK. BECAUSE IT CONTINUES TO BE A HUGE NEED THAT WE NEED TO FILL THE GAP ON AND WE CANNOT TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE OTHER CHALLENGES THAT ALE OUR CITY WITHOUT FUNDAMENTALLY LOOKING AT HOW WE INVEST IN OUR YOUNG PEOPLE AND THAT'S WHAT MAKES THIS WORK SO INCREDIBLY SO IMPORTANT. THE YOUTH COUNCIL IS NOT JUST A LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY FOR THESE YOUNG PEOPLE, IT'S A COMMITMENT TO BEING A CITY THAT REFLECTS THAT WE ACTUALLY CARE AND LISTEN OF THE VOICES OF THE DIVERSE FEEDS OF OUR CITY. THROUGH THEIR TERM, THIS COUNCIL PARTICIPATED, CONDUCTED POLICY RESEARCH AND PARTICIPATED IN THE YOUTH POLICY SUMMIT. THAT EVENT BROUGHT TOGETHER, SCHOOL AND FAK AOUT AND COMMUNITY LEADERS TO TACKLE REAL CHALLENGES WITH REAL SOLUTIONS. IT WAS MADE POSSIBLE THANKS TO THE FACULTY AND STAFF AT THE USC SOLE SCHOOL OF POLICY AND ROSS SCHOOL OF EDUCATION. TOGETHER THEY HELP EXPERIENCE THAT ELEVATED STUDENT VOICES AND BUILD A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR LEADERSHIP. AND I WANT TO THANK AND RECOGNIZE ALL THE FACULTY AND STAFF AND GRAD UNITS OF USC. YOUR MENTORSHIP AND EXPERTISE GAVE OUR YOUNG LEADERS THE TOOLS TO ENSURE THAT THEIR WORK WAS GROUNDED IN EQUITY DATA AND REAL WORLD IMPACT. THE NAMES OF THE STUDENTS WE'RE HONORING TODAY, REPRESENT EVERY COUNCIL DISTRICT. THEY REPRESENT THE DIVERSITY, RESILIENCE AND THE FASHION THAT DEFINES THE FUTURE OF OUR CITY. AND NOW I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE AN INDIVIDUAL THAT HAS CENTER A RAL TO THE SUCCESS OF THIS WORK. HELPING TO LEAD THE DEVELOPMENT FROM INCEPTION AND SOMEBODY THAT ILES CONTINUE TO FIGHT TO ENSURE THAT WE PROTECT THE INCREDIBLE WORK THAT THIS DEPARTMENT WAS ACTUALLY CHARTERED INITIALLY TO PROVIDE IN THE CITY. WE CAN TALK ABOUT INVESTING IN SO MANY THINGS IN THIS CITY. WE ARE A 14 BILLION DOLLARS INSTITUTION. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO EXCUSE, NOT TO FULLY FUND AN INVESTMENT IN OUR YOUNG PEOPLE. AND AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THE GENERAL MANAGER FOR THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, LISA SALAZAR. [APPLAUSE] >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, THANK YOU. SPECIAL THANK YOU TO COUNCILWOMAN RODRIGUEZ WHO HAS BEEN A DIEHARD ADVOCATE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, THE CHAMPION OF THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. WE WOULD NOT BE HERE IF IT WAS NOT FOR YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR CITY YOUTH MEMBERS, THE OLIVIA MITCHELL YOUTH, LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE] WORKING WITH AND SUPPORTING YOUNG PEOPLE AS THEY NAVIGATE THEIR WAY TO ADULTHOOD TAKES FOCUS INTENTIONALITY DEDICATION AND RESOURCES. I'M HONORED AND PROUD TO BE A PART OF THE TEAM OF YOUTH DEPARTMENT WHO ARE HERE TO CELEBRATE THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENT OF LEADERS, COHORT 3 AND COHORT 3 OF THE OLIVIA MITCHELL COUNCIL. THANK YOU TO YOU GUYS. I'M ALSO HAPPY TO SEE THAT WE HAVE OUR PARTNERS USC SOLE PRICE, AS A GRADUATE OF U.S. SOLE PRICE, FIGHT ON. I'M HAPPY THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR DEDICATION AND INTENTIONALITY AND RESOURCES THAT HAVE HELPED US HOST, WHERE WE'VE HAD OVER 100 YOUTH LEADERS FROM AROUND THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, COME TOGETHER FOR ONE DAZE WHERE THEY DISCUSS THE MOST PRESSING ISSUES THAT ARE FACING THEM AND THEIR COMMUNITIES. THEY'RE THERE, THEY TALK ABOUT HOMELESSNESS AND TRANSPORTATION AND EDUCATION. AND THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT JOBS. SO THERE IS NO OTHER FORM LIKE THAT IN USC HAS HOSTED US FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS. WE SO MANY TO BE PROUD OF. OUR YOUNG PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE IN FRONT OF YOU, THEY ARE NOW MEMBERS OF THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS. OUR CURRENT L.A. CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT WILL BE, WILL BE SWORN IN AS THE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE FOR L.A. UNIFIED SCHOOL BOARD, SO YOU'RE LOOKING AT FUTURE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. I LEARNED FROM ONE OF OUR PARENTS THAT SHE WAS INSPIRED BY OBSERVING HER SON AND BEING CIVICALLY ENGAGED THAT SHE HAS RAN FOR COUNCIL AND NOW A CITY MEMBER. LEADERSHIP IS INFECTIOUS. WE HAVE SO MANY TO BE PROUD OF. SO AGAIN, CONGRATULATION TO SEE OUR YOUTH MEMBERS. AND THANK YOU TO THE PARENTS WHO HAVE SUPPORTED THEM THROUGHOUT THE LAST TEN MONTHS. THANK YOU. >> M. Rodriguez: THANK YOU, LISA AND THANK YOU FOR CONTINUE TO GO WORK WITH MY OFFICE AND EXTEND COLLABORATIONS OUTSIDE OF THE HALLS OF CITY HALL TO ENSURE THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING IS OPENING UP GREATER OPPORTUNITIES FOR THESE YOUNG PEOPLE FOR THEM TO BE EXPOSED TO GREATER DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE AND TO DO SO WITH ONE OF THE ESTEEMED CAMPUSES OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, I'M AN OXI O LUM BUT I'LL ALLOW THIS ONE. IT'S HEARTENING TO SEE THE COLLABORATION THAT'S RIN SPIEDER OUT OF THIS WORK. BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO APPROACH THIS IN A VERY HO LISTIC MANNER TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE NOT JUST CREATING LEADERSHIP BUT THOUGHTFUL LEADERSHIP AND IT'S REFLECTIVE IN THE DIVERSITY OF OUR CITY AND THAT'S WHAT GIVES ME TREMENDOUS PRIDE TO SEE THE PRIDE OF THIS NETWORK. AND IT'S WITH THAT, TO INTRODUCE SOMEBODY WHO HAS LEAD THIS COHORT WITH STRENGTH AND INTEGRITY, SOMEBODY I'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE ACTION AND WITH A BO BA ADDICTION. AND I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE PRESIDENT OF OLIVIA MITCHELL COUNCIL, JERRY YANG. >> Speaker: THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ. MY MY NAME IS JERRY YANG AND I'VE HAD THE HONOR TO SERVE AS THE COUNCIL YOUTH. I'M HON TODAYER TO REPRESENT NOT ONLY THE YOUTH OF COUNSEL SIT DISTRICT 2. WE HOSTED WITH USC WITH SCHOOL OF POLICY IN MARCH AND USEFUL L.A. CITY EXPO WITH FREE NIKE DUNKS. AND EVEN A CONFERENCE HOSTED BY JC AND HIS TEAM. WE ALSO VISITED NONPROFIT, LEARNING EVERY STEP OF THE WAY HELPING TO IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITIES. AND I CAN DEFINITELY SAY THAT NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE WONDER AND STAFF LIKE MONICA, WANDA, LISA SALAZAR AND SHELDON AS WELL AND THE AMAZING TEAM THAT REALLY SUPPORTED US EVERY STEP OF THE WAY, PROVIDE US WITH OPPORTUNITIES NOT ONLY TO ENGAGE WITH DEPARTMENTS BUT ALSO APPLY FOR DIFFERENT PROGRAMS OVERSEAS AND JUST, THE, THE CAPACITY AND THE LOVE THAT THEY SHOWED TO US, I'M TRULY GRATEFUL FOR. AND ALTHOUGH, WE WERE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH ALL OF THIS THAT'S NOT TO SAY THAT WE'VE HAD OUR FAIR CARE OF CHALLENGES. CURRENTLY IT'S UNDER REVIEW FOR CONSOLIDATION AND THAT'S ONE THING THAT NONE OF US WANT TO SEE. IN A TIME LIKE THIS WITH EVERYTHING HAPPENING THAT IS DESTROYING SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT AND COMMUNITY. IT'S MORE CRUCIAL TO SUPPORT YOUTH EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. YOUTH ARE THE FUTURE BUT WE'RE ALSO THE NOW. WHAT HAPPENS NOW WILL AFFECT THE PROJECTORY OF THOUSANDS OF LIVES. WE HAVE SEEN THE BENEFIT AND WILL CONTINUE TO FIGHT. I'M GRATEFUL TO HAVE LEAD THE YOUTH COUNCIL THIS YEAR. AND I HOPE THE FUTURE WILL TO BE AS BRIGHT AND FULL OF PROMISE AND OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU. >> M. Rodriguez: THANK YOU, JERRY. WELL SAID, I APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP AND EXAMPLE AND YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SPEAK, TRUTH TO POWER. THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT. THIS IS ABOUT LETTING YOU KNOW WHERE THE POWER LIES AND MAKING SURE THAT YOU EXERCISE YOUR VOICE TONE SURE THAT THIS CITY IS REFLECTIVE OF YOUR VALUES AS WELL. AND SO I ENCOURAGE ALL CITY LEADERS TO TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION. AND NOW I'M HONORED TO WELCOME ONE LEADER. I'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT THE YOUTH SUMMITS AND IT WAS WELL RECOGNIZED AND EXTENDED BEYOND THE PARTICIPANT OF OLIVIA MITCHELL COUNCIL. THERE WERE YOUNG PEOPLE THAT WERE INVOLVED IN THIS ENDEAVOR. AND I THINK IT WAS REALLY PRESHING TO BE IN A SPACE WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE WERE AFFORDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN VERY CANDID DIALOGUES ACROSS CONNECT WITHING INDIVIDUALS FROM DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE CITY. BECAUSE YOU KNOW, 468 SQUARE MILES WITHOUT PERHAPS HAVING ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION, MAY MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR SOME OF THESE NEIGHBORHOODS TO CONNECT. AND THIS EFFORT, THIS WORK HAS JOINED TOGETHER. AND IT'S ONE OF THE REASONS, ONE OF THE PILL JAZZER OF WHY WE CREATED THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND WHY WE CREATED THE OLIVIA MITCHELL YOUTH COUNCIL. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU USC SOLE PRICE SCHOOL FOR THEIR INCREDIBLE PARTNERSHIP IN MAKING THIS, ADDING VALUE TO THIS EXPERIENCE FOR ADDING THE ACADEMIC INFRASTRUCTURE THAT I THINK IS SO SUPPORTIVE OF THE LEADERSHIP OF YOUNG PEOPLE SO IT'S INFORMED AND AFFECTIVE AND IT COMES FROM A PLACE OF KNOWLEDGE. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME CHRISTOPHER BOONE THE DEAN AND CHAIR OF PUBLIC POLICY. >> Speaker: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT'S MY HONOR TO SAY A FEW WORDS TO THIS CHAMBER AND I WANT TO START BY SAYING THAT I'M A PROUD RESIDENT OF CD13 SO THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER SOTO-MARTINEZ FOR LOOKING AFTER OUR BEST INTEREST. MOST OF ALL I WANT TO THANK THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES FOR INVESTING IN OUR FUTURE. AND BY INVESTING IN OUR FUTURE, IT'S BY INVESTING ON OUR YOUTH. WE HAVE ABLE TO HAVE REAL CONVERSATION TO TAP INTO THE BLUE SKY THINKING OF OUR YOUTH. AND I KNOW THAT THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES AND OUR SURROUNDING MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTY ARE IN GOOD HANDS WHEN WE LOOK AT THE REMARKABLE INDIVIDUALS THAT REALLY TACKLING ISSUES THAT I KNOW YOU DEAL WITH ON A DAY BY DAY BASIS. SO THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER PADILLA FOR INVITING OUR STUDENTS TO THE CHAMBERS BECAUSE THEY HAVE GOOD IDEAS. SO USC A PROUD PARTNER FOR THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES AND I'M VERY VERY PLEASED THAT WE'RE ABLE TO SUCCESSFUL RUN THIS YOUTH SUMMIT FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS. BUT IT DEPENDS ON DEDICATED INDIVIDUALS AND I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY WHO IS GOING TO COME UP NEXT, PROFESSOR LAVANA LEWIS, THERE IS A LOT OF FACULTY WHO HAVE VOLUNTEERED THEIR TIME IN THIS INITIATIVE. WERE IT NOT FOR THE LEADERSHIP FOR PROFESSOR LEWIS, WE WOULD NOT HAVE SEEN THE SUCCESS THAT WE DID. PLEASE LOOK FOR THE AMAZING IDEAS THAT HAVE COME FORWARD FROM THESE AMAZING INDIVIDUALS. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> M. Rodriguez: THANK YOU. YES, OF COURSE. >> Speaker: SO I JUST WANT TO SAY A FEW THINGS AND I'LL BE BRIEF IN MY REMARKS. AS AN EDUCATOR TO LIVE THROUGH A TIME WHEN THE MESSAGE TO YOUNG PEOPLE IS TO DO LESS, DREAM LESS, KNOW LESS, I HOPE THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THIS WORK. THIS IS AN INTER GENERATIONAL EFFORT. WE RECOGNIZE THAT WE'RE IN THE FRONTLINES OF PREPARING THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS. USC IS COMMITTED TO THAT ENTERPRISE. WE HAVE PROGRAMS ON CAMPUS BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE SURROUNDING AREAS WHO DON'T SEE THEMSELVES ON THAT CAMPUS. SO THE FIRST TIME THEY COME TO CAMPUS, WE HOPE THAT THEY WILL CONTINUE THAT WORK, BECAUSE UNTIL YOU CAN SEE YOURSELF IN THAT SPACE, YOU CAN APPLY TO BE IN THAT SPACE FULL-TIME. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT INTER GENERATIONAL AGREEMENT, SO I HOPE YOU CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THAT. DREAMS ARE FREE, BUT NOT INVESTING IN DREAMS IS VERY COSTLY. SO THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> M. Rodriguez: WELL SAID, AND FOR A NOMINAL INVESTMENT. AND AGAIN, WE'RE A 14 BILLION DOLLARS INSTITUTION IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES. IT'S NOT A HEAVY LIFT TO CONTINUE TO SUSTAIN OUR INVESTMENT IN YOUNG PEOPLE AND WATCH THIS WORK CONTINUE TO SUCCEED IN OUR CITY, IF IN FACT WE WANT TO SAYS, THAT WE CARE ABOUT THE FUTURE OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE CITY. AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK THE MEMBERS OF THE OLIVIA MITCHELL YOUTH COUNCIL AND THE INSPIRATION FOR THE OLIVIA MITCHELL COUNCIL, MS. OLIVIA MITCHELL, WHICH I'M SO HAPPY TO SEE HERE. BECAUSE THE LEGACY OF THESE CHAMBERS WAS DIRECTLY ATTRIBUTED NOT TO NOT JUST HER LEADERSHIP BUT THE LEADERS THAT INSUED AS A RESULT OF THAT EARLY EXPOSE --EXPOSURE IN THE TOM BRADLEY ADMINISTRATION TO MANY INSPIRED TO COME BACK AND DO WORK IN OUR CITY. THIS WORK IS WORTH INVESTING IN. OUR YOUNG PEOPLE ARE WORTH INVESTING IN. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BEING THE EXAMPLE TO HELP INSPIRE THIS WORK. I HOPE THAT WE'RE ALL EQUALLY INSPIRED. AND THANKFULLY WE'RE ALL HERE BEFORE A BODY THAT HAS THE POWER TO DO THAT. I WANT IT THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR WORK AND ROLE. WE CONTINUE TO BE PROUD OF THE EXAMPLE THAT YOU SET AND THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF THIS THIRD COHORT AND DEDICATING YOURSELVES AND COMMITTING YOURSELVES TO DOING THIS WORK HERE IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES. THANK YOU. >> Council President: THANK YOU, AND COUNCILMEMBER BEFORE YOU TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS, I HAVE AT LEAST ONE MEMBER ON THE QUEUE. COUNCILMEMBER LEE? >> J. Lee: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS WONDERFUL YOUTH. IF YOU SOMETHING ABOUT COUNCIL DISTRICT 12, WE LIKE TO INVEST IN OUR YOUTH, WE HAVE A YOUTH FILM FESTIVAL AND FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN AND HEROs AND EDUCATION BUT I'M VERY PROUD TO SEE JERRY STANDING THERE BOW HE'S A PAST GRAD YOU'D OF THE LEAD LEADERSHIP PROGRAM. JERRY, IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU LEADING OUR YOUTH COUNCIL AND THE LEADERS OF TOMORROW AND I WANT TO TELL YOU HOW PROUD I AM OF YOU STANDING UP THERE. THANK YOU. >> Council President: YE, CONGRATULATIONS. AND WE HAVE COUNCILMEMBER PADILLA ON THE QUEUE AS WELL. >> I. Padilla: THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN. RODRIGUEZ FOR BRINGING OUR YOUTH AND YOUTH COUNCIL, OUR YOUTH COUNCIL. FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, I WAS ONCE IN A UPON IN YOUR SHOES, ONCE UPON A TIME A 109ING GRADER, I WAS ONE OF THE KIDS OF OLIVIA MITCHELL, I DON'T KNOW WHERE SHE WENT--OH THERE YOU ARE. I KNOW YOU'RE HAVING A GREAT EXPERIENCE. I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE LEARNING AND I KNOW THAT YOU'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO BE COMING BACK INTO THIS BUILDING AND IF NOT, YOU'RE GOING TO BE DOING GREAT THINGS BECAUSE OF ALL THE KNOWLEDGE THAT YOU'RE GETTING WITH THE INVESTMENT OF BEING ABLE TO PARTICIPATE. AGAIN, IS, I ALWAYS WISH WE COULD DO MUCH MORE. YOU KNOW, I REALLY DO WISH WE CAN DO MUCH MORE. IT'S DEFINITELY VERY CONFLICTING FOR ME, WHEN WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT, HOW WE CAN PRIORITIZE MORE INTO YOUTH, MYSELF, I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO WORK WITH THE DISTRICT AND THE SPRING. TO PUT TOGETHER A YOUTH CONFERENCE BECAUSE I THINK ALL OF US SHOULD HAVE SOMETHING IN OUR DISTRICTS RELATED TO CONNECTING OUR YOUTH WITH WHAT OUR COMMUNITIES LOOK LIKE AND WHAT RESOURCES ARE OUT THERE FOR YOU. BECAUSE OUR SCHOOLS HAVE ADOPTED THIS MODEL OF COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS OUTSIDE OF THE CAMPUS BECAUSE HISTORICALLY, THE CAMPUS DOES NOT COME OUT, THEY ENCLOSE. IF BUT IF WE CAN BE A PARTNER, I KNOW THAT WE CAN MAKE MORE THINGS HAPPEN. TO ME, THIS SPACE HERE, REPRESENTS US BEING VERY INTENTIONAL AND I, WISH EVERY ONE WHO IS DOING THIS WORK, THE BEST OF LUCK WITH MAKING SURE THAT WE CONTINUE THE WORK. I DON'T THINK THE CONVERSATIONS ARE OVER. BUT, TO WHATEVER IS NEXT BUT TO THE YOUTH, CONTINUE TO STAY IN TOUCH WITH US AND CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. BECUSE IF YOU DO, YOU'RE ONLY GOING TO MAKE THIS PLACE BETTER. >> Council President: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. , COUNCILMEMBER PAD YA, AND IT'S AN ACHIEVEMENT WHEN YOUTH WANT TO BE LEADERS, COUNCILMEMBER PADILLA AND COUNCILMEMBER LABONGE WERE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL AND CURRENTLY LEADERS OF THE CITY. SO I THINK EVERY ONE WHO IS A MEMBER OF THE YOUTH COUNCIL, PLEASE KNOW THAT THIS BODY HAS BIG DREAMS FOR ALL OF YOU. AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO ENGAGE WITH YOU AND SUPPORT YOU IN YOUR LEADERSHIP AS YOU MOVE THROUGH THE NEXT FEW YEARS. AND THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ FOR BRINGING THIS PRESENTATION. THANK YOU TO EVERY ONE FROM THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AS WELL FROM USC WHO IS HERE. THESE PROGRAMS SUCCEED BECAUSE LISA, AND OTHERS YOU'VE TAKEN THESE INDIVIDUALS REALLY SERIOUSLY AND YOU HAVE PUT ATTENTION TO THE DETAILS AND THAT IS VISIBLE IN THE THAT IS PRESENTED HERE TODAY. AND JERRY, CONGRATULATIONS. I FEEL LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO RUN THIS CITY SOME DAY. SO GOOD TO KNOW YOU TODAY. AND THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ FOR BRINGING THIS PRESENTATION TODAY. IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS WORK. THANK YOU. >> M. Rodriguez: THANK YOU AND WITH THAT, I KNOW WE HAVE CERTIFICATES FOR ALL THE PARTICIPANTS. BUT I HAVE A SPECIAL PARTICIPANT. THANK YOU USC SOLE PRICE FOR YOUR WORK AND YOUR SUPPORT IN MAKING SURE THAT THE CITY OF ANGELS UPHOLDS ITS END OF THE BARGAIN TO INVEST IN YOUNG PEOPLE. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> Council President: OKAY, I BELIEVE I THINK THAT WAS OUR LAST PRESENTATION TODAY. THANK YOU MEMBERS FOR OUR ENGAGEMENT AND THANK YOU MEMBERS FOR THOSE WHO CAME IN. AND WE'RE NOW MOVING ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT. TODAY IT WILL ONLY BE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT AND OUR CITY ATTORNEY WILL PROVIDE SOME INSTRUCTIONS FOR PEOPLE INTERESTED IN MAKING PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY. >> Council President: ACTUALLY, AT THIS TIME WE CAN VOTE ON ITEM 1 AS AMENDED. >> Clerk: MADAM PRESIDENT, AMENDING MOTION, RAMAN HAS BEEN INTRODUCED. AND POSTED ON THE BOARD. >> Council President: OKAY, SO IF WOULD YOU LIKE TO OPEN THE ROLL ON ITEM 1 AS AMENDED. OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 14 AYES. >> Council President: GREAT. AND WITH THAT, WE CAN NOW MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU, MR. CITY ATTORNEY? PLEASE TAKE IT AWAY. >> City Attorney: YES, MADAM PRESIDENT. SO AS THE PRESIDENT HAS SAID, THERE WILL ONLY BE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY. THE REASON BEING IS THE THREE ITEMS HAVE HAD THEIR PUBLIC HEARING OR PUBLIC COMMENT SATISFIED AT COMMITTEE. SO PUBLIC COMMENT WAS TAKEN AT GREAT LENGTH AT THE COMMITTEE LEVEL SO. THEY'RE NOT OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. SO IF YOU'RE COMING UP, YOU'LL HAVE ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT DURING GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, YOU CAN REGARDLESS IF THEY'RE OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. YOU CAN ALSO SPEAK TO ANYTHING WITHIN THE CITY JURISDICTION. IT'S QUITE BRAD BUT IT NEEDS TO BE CONNECTED. WE WILL TELL YOU WHEN YOUR TIME IS OFF. IF YOU'RE OFF TOPIC, WHICH IN THE CASE, MEANS YOU'RE SPEAKING TO SOMETHING THAT THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE JURISDICTION OVER, WE'LL REMIND YOU TO PLEASE GET ON TOPIC. IF YOU DO NOT DO SO, THEN WE WILL, THEN YOU WILL BE SUBJECT TO FORFEITING YOUR TIME AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SPEAKER. A COUPLE OF MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS, IF I CAN HAVE THE FIRST ONE MADE ALLOWED TO THE ROOM. IF YOU REQUIRE A SPANISH LANGUAGE INTERPRETER, PLEASE MAKE SURE TO PAUSE EVERY FEW SENTENCES SO THE INTERPRETER 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. THANK YOU. >> Translator: [SPEAKING SPANISH] ADDITIONALLY, IN ORDER TO HELP US ACCOMMODATE EVERY PERSON POSSIBLE, WE WOULD ASK TO PLEASE WAIT UNTIL YOU HEAR THE NAME YOU SIGNED UP UNDER, READ ALOUD, AT WHICH POINT, YOU CAN LINE UP AT ANY ORDER. THE ORDER IN WHICH WE TAKE PUBLIC SPEAKERS IS RANDOMLY GENERATED SO IT'S NOT IN THE ORDER THAT YOU SIGNED UP. IT'S RANDOMLY GENERATED. ONE FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT, I SEE SOME NEW FACES. IS KNOW IT WAS A FULL HOUSE EARLIER TODAY, I APPRECIATE EVERYBOY'S PATIENCE DURING THIS PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED AND WE HAVE RECEIVED SOME COMPLAINTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE ABOUT SOME OTHER MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE, WHILE THE BROWN ACT DOES NOT REQUIRE CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS TO, LET'S SAY HAVE SHAME OR EVEN BE DECENT DURING THESE MEETINGS, IT DOES NOT REQUIRE MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE, TO LISTEN TO PUBLIC COMMENT. SO IF AT ANY POINT, YOU FIND SOMETHING THAT IS OFFENDS YOU OR IF YOU HAVE CHILDREN HERE, I WOULD NOTE I THINK THE CHILDREN WERE NOT HERE ANYMORE BUT WE HAD DOZENS OF CHILDREN EARLIER ON, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO STEP OUT OF THE ROOM, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO PUT YOUR FINGERS IN YOUR EARS IF YOU WOULD LIKE, BUT WE APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE. THE FASTEST WAY TO GET THROUGH IT IS TO LET THESE PEOPLE SPEAK. WITH THAT, WE CAN BEGIN PUBLIC COMMENT JAO. WE'LL BEGIN CALLING NAMES. CANNEDDIDO, JESSE J, A LIAS AND EDDIE A. >> Council President: YOU CAN CALL MAYBE A COUPLE MORE NAMES. >> Clerk: AUDIT L.A., GLORIA M, ANDREW GHRAIBNER. >> City Attorney: MR. HERMAN, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: HORALE PUTOS, TRANSLATION NIGGER. >> Translator: HELLO FAGOTS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR EVERYTHING. >> Speaker: THE PROBLEM HERE TODAY IS EPTET WORD, N AND C WHICH THE PUBLIC DOES NOT UNDERSTAND. I BROUGHT THE ISSUE FOR THE 5th OR 10,000th TIME, BRANDON BERGH, 444, 1969 AND I'VE BEEN DIS CLAYEDER DISRUPTIVE BECAUSE I HAVE GOT MY CHEAT THING HERE FOOLS, I'LL READ IT INTO THE RECORD POLITELY. JUST FOR ALL THE FAGOTS TO HEAR. A DIRTY NIGGER SEND THE JEWS-- >> Council President: SO SORRY, SIR. I'M GOING TO PAUSE YOUR TIME. SPEAKER, YOU WERE PREVIOUSLY WARNED FOR USING THE N WORDS OR ITS VARIATIONS, IT'S A VIOLATION OF COUNCIL RULE 7, THE USE OF WORD HAS DISRUPTED THE MEETING, AS I'VE HAD TO STOP THE MEETING. YOU'VE NOW FORFEITING YOUR SPEAKING TIME AND IF YOU DISRUPT THE MEETING AGAIN, YOU'LL BE SUBJECT SO REMOVAL. NEXT SPEAKER. >> City Attorney: MR. HERMAN, YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED, DO NOT DISRUPT THE MEETING AGAIN, VACATE SO WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SPEAKER. IF YOU CONTINUE TO DISRUPT THE MEETING, YOU'LL BE SUBJECT TO REMOVAL. GOOD MORNING. CANDINO. >> Speaker: I TOOK A BATH THIS MORNING, WATER WAS ON IN MY AREA. AND ALSO WHO HAS LOVED VAN NUYS FOR THE LAST 55 YEARS. AND MS. PADILLA YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB WITH THE PARKING. MS. PADILLA, YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB WITH THAT IT, MA'AM. WOULD I LIKE TO SPEAK PUBLIC COMMENT SIR. >> City Attorney: YOU'RE IN PUBLIC COMMENT NOW. >> Speaker: LAST WEEK, I BROUGHT PHOTOS OF ALL THE FIREWORKS AND ALL THE THINGS THAT IS BEING DONE IN PORTER RANCH. HERE ARE TWO OF THE SMALL FIRES THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE. THIS IS THE BOMB FIRE THAT IS GOING TO TAKE PLACE. WE'RE JUST WAITING FOR THIS. THE PERFECT STORM IS GOING TO HIT PORTER RANCH AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE FIRES AND NO WATER. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO SAY? >> City Attorney: MR. CANDIDO, YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED. FUZZ HAVE SOMETHING TO HAND TO THE SERGEANTS, YOU CAN DO AT THE AISLE. WE TOLD MR. HERMAN, YOU NEED TO VACATE THE PODIUM SO WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SPEAKER. MR. CANDIDO, THIS IS YOUR ONLY FORMAL WARNING. PLEASE VACATE THE PODIUM SO WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SPEAKER. >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL A FEW MORE NAMES. JUDGE, TARA, ONE AND TAYLOR SMITH. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, YOU HAVE A MINUTE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Council President: I'M SO SORRY TO INTERPRET YOU. IF ANYONE ELSE IS HERE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK, WHO HAS NOT SIGNED UP. WE HAVE A LOT OF NAMES, THAT ARE APPARENTLY FAKE NAMES, BUT IF YOU'RE HERE TO SPEAK, SIGN UP AND WE'LL CALL YOUR NAMES. WE HAVE A LOT OF NAMES BUT MANY OF THEM ARE JUST BAD WORDS. THANK YOU. >> Speaker: HELLO. HELLO. I'M EDDIE, ONE OF THE PRIMARY ORGANIZERS OF THE 535 ALAMEDA PROTEST. IT'S A 24-HOUR PROTEST, THAT STARTED JUNE 11. WE'RE GRATEFUL TO JURADO WHO SPOKE WITH US AND SOTO-MARTINEZ'S CAMP THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING TO US. WE THE PEOPLE ARE JOINING TO FIGHT AGAINST DONALD TRUMP REGIME. NOT JUST TRUMP BUT EVERY ONE COMPLIANT. HE'S A CULT LEADER. I KNOW YOU HAVE HEARD THE NEWS ON AUGUST 5th. HE'S TAKING THE OLYMPICS FROM YOU. I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THE OLYMPICS ARE TO YOU GUYS. WE NEED TO FIGHT THIS. WHAT YOU DO IS GOING TO IMPACT WHAT EVERY ONE ELSE DOES. PLEASE HELP US. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, NEXT SPEAKER. >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER, HILDA SOLIS, BOXER, AND TA*IT. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: DANA. DANA! [SINGING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE] THANK YOU, HOPEFULLY THAT EVERY ONE KNOWS THAT COUNCILMEMBER SPINDLER WILL DEFEAT HERNANDEZ IN 2026. [APPLAUSE]. >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL A FEW MORE NAMES. DECARLO, V, ARNOLD SAX, STACY CIGAR BOWLINGER. SMOKING SCAN. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, SIR. YOU HAVE A MINUTE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO ISSUE STATEMENTS ASKING GOVERNMENT TO SEND NATIONAL GUARD TO LOOK AT EXTREME MISCONDUCT IN THE CITY AND ELSEWHERE. THIS WILL COST RESIDENTS NOTHING. THE POLICE ARE REFUSE TO GO MAKE REQUIRED RECORDS. THEY'RE REFUSING TO DO SERIOUS INVESTIGATIONS, NORMAL OVERSIGHT HAS FAILED. I BELIEVE THAT ONLY THE NATIONAL GUARD SUFFICIENTLY INSULATED FROM OUTSIDE DURESS TO CONDUCT A POLICE CONDUCT. IF YOU'RE WILLING TO TAKE THIS TO TAKE MULL VERABLE PEOPLE PLEASE TELL THE PUBLIC YOUR REASON. THANK YOU. >> Council President: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND IF THERE IS ANYTHING ELSE HERE TO SPEAK, AND YOU HAVE NOT HEARD YOUR NAME CALLED. YOU CAN MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CHAMBERS. ?IE SEE ONE PERSON MAKING THEIR WAY THERE. AGAIN, IF YOU HAVE NOT HEARD YOUR ONE NAME CALLED. PLEASE MAKE YOUR WAY. OTHERWISE, I ONLY SEE ONE MORE SPEAKER. >> Speaker: OKAY, WELCOME SPEAKER. >> Speaker: SO MY NAME IS TAYLOR, I'M AN ORGANIZER, AT 24-7 PROTEST I WOULD LIKE TO SAY. I WOULD LIKE TO BUILD A BRIDGE WITH THE POLITICIAN SXZ LAPD AND PROTESTS, WE CANNOT FIGHT FASCISM, SEPARATELY, WE NEED TO BUILD BRIDGES AND COMMUNICATE WELL WITH EACH OTHER AND TURN A BLIND EYE TO SOME THINGS. , LAW ENFORCEMENT CANNOT INTERFERE WITH FEDERAL LAW AGENCIES, I UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT WE THE BRAVE PEOPLE OF LOS ANGELES, WE WILL DO THAT. BUT WE NEED CERTAIN PROTECTIONS. WE NEED CERTAIN UNDERSTANDINGS AND WE NEED TO KNOW CERTAIN RULES. SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO COME AND ANSWER YOUR EMAILS AND YOUR PHONE CALLS AND LET'S GET A MEETING ON THE BOOKS, LIKE TIME IS LITERALLY TICKING. THANK YOU. >> Council President: THANK YOU SO MUCH, SPEAKER. SXIBL THAT'S OUR LAST SPEAKER FOR TODAY. WE'VE EXHAUSTED PUBLIC COMMENT. I'M NOW GOING TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR TODAY'S MEETING. ARE THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS FOR US TO VOTE ON? >> Clerk: NO MADAM, PRESIDENT. COUNCIL HAS MOTIONED FOR POSTED AND REFERRAL. >> Council President: POSTED AND REFERRED. >> Clerk: THE DESK IS CLEAR, MADAM PRESIDENT. >> Council President: MEMBERS DO WE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS TODAY? ANNOUNCEMENTS? MR. PRICE, GO AHEAD. >> C. Price: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. COLLEAGUES, I WOULD LIKE TO A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE SOMEBODY WHO IS WITH US TODAY, SOMEBODY SPECIAL. BRANDON BARRY BROWN. BRANDON IS A TREMENDOUS TALENT AND RISING STAR, ACCLAIMED LOCAL ARTIST. DURING OUR JUNETEENTH CELEBRATIONS, BRANDON CONTRIBUTED TO THE WORK ENTITLED (INAUDIBLE) AS OUR FEATURED PIECE. BEAUTIFULLY CAPTURED THE SPIRIT OF HOPE AND JOY, WHICH IS THE CORE OF OUR OCCASION, THANK YOU BRANDON. THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR EXTRAORDINARY GIFT WITH US AND WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE WHAT INSPIRING CREATIONS YOU'LL BE BRINGING FORWARD NEXT. CONGRATULATIONS. >> Speaker: THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> Council President: THANK YOU SO MUCH. COUNCILMEMBER, THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL IMAGINE. THANK YOU. IMAGE. THANK YOU. OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? MS. HUTT? >> H. Hutt: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MA DAD CHAIR. THIS EVENING AT 5:00 O'CLOCK, WE HAVE MOVIES IN THE POOL AT MICHELE AND BARACK OBAMA COMPLEX AT 5001 OBAMA. IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF FUN TO BE ABLE TO WATCH A MOVIE, WE'RE WATCHING A SHARK TALE IN THE POOL. SO BRING YOUR TOWEL, WEAR A BATHING SUIT, WE HAVE FREE FOOD AND POPCORN. >> Council President: DID YOU SAY WHAT MOVIE IS PLAYING? >> H. Hutt: "SHARK TALE" >> Council President: SOUNDS LUKE A BLAST. WE HAVE MR. McOSKER FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS. >> T. McOsker: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. TOMORROW AT 10:00 AM, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A TOWN HALL AT DALMATIAN CLUB IN SAN PEED I DON'T, SUPERVISOR HAHN AND I HAVE HOSTING THIS IN CONNECTION WITH SANITATION DISTRICT. WE'RE GOING TO BE SHARING INFORMATION AND ADDRESSING RESIDENTS QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS ABOUT THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY SANITATION'S DISTRICTS CLEARWATER TUNNEL PROJECT WHICH HAD A COLLAPSE ON JULY 9th, THERE WAS A PARTIAL TUNNEL COLLAPSE IN THE AREA OF SAN PEDRO AND AGAIN, THIS TUNNEL IS MOVING FROM WILMINGTON ALL THE WAY TO THE SOUTH TIP OF SAN PEDRO, IT'S SANITATION'S MOVEMENT OF RECLAIMED WATER FROM MILLIONS OF CUSTOMERS. IT GOES ABOUT 7 MILES. WHEN THAT COLLAPSE HAPPENED AT MILE 5 OF 7-MILE TUNNEL, THE WORKERS WERE AT MILE 6. SO THEY HAD A HALL OF EARTH ON ONE SIDE OF THEM AND A TUNNEL COLLAPSE BEHIND THEM. THERE WERE 27 WORKERS IN THE TUNNEL AT THE TIME, FOUR WORKERS WENT DOWN TO RETRIEVE THEM SO WE HAD 31 FOLKS WHO WERE AT-RISK. THEY WERE ALL RETURNED SAFELY TO THE GROUND LEVEL. WE HAD OVER 100 PERSONNEL THAT RESPONDED. AND WE ALSO HAD GREAT TRAINING AND THE WORKERS THEMSELVES DID A GREAT JOB. SO THANKFULLY ALL WORKERS WERE BROUGHT TO SAFETY. BUT AS SI SECONDARY ISSUE, RESIDENT RIGHT SIDE CONCERNED BECAUSE THIS TUNNEL AT A DEPTH HAD 300 TO 400 TRAVEL OF, AND THIS COLLAPSE HAPPENED AT WESTERN AVENUE IN CENTRAL SAN PEDRO, THE CENTER OF WESTERN AVENUE AND SAN PEDRO. SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS BRING IN THE SANITATION DISTRICT AT 10:00 AM, THEY'RE GOING TO RESPOND TO EVERY QUESTION. WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PROVIDE RELEVANT INFORMATION AND COMMITMENT TO CONTINUE TO SHOW HOW THIS WILL BE REPAIRED. HOW WE WILL REQUIRE EVERY ONE TO BE MADE SAFE AND ULTIMATELY HOW TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT AS IT IS ESSENTIAL FOR MODERN LIVING IN LOS ANGELES. SO THANK YOU, 10:00 AM, TOMORROW DALMATIAN AMERICAN CLUB. >> Council President: THANK YOU, MR. McOSKER, IT WAS INCREDIBLE TO READ ABOUT. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF ANNOUNCEMENTS. MS. JURADO. HOLD ON, CAN YOU TURN HER MIC ON. >> Y. Jurado: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. WE HAVE A BACKPACK GIVEAWAY IN LINCOLN HEIGHTS THIS WEEKEND WITH COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ. IT'S A BACK TO SCHOOL GIVEAWAY. THERE IS GOING TO BE MUSIC, THERE IS GOING TO BE FOOD, PERFORMANCES BUSINESS ALIAH, AND MARIACHI LOS POTRILLOS, AND ALSO A CAR SHOW, SO YOU'LL GET BACKPACKS AND CAR SHOW. SATURDAY FROM 1:00 TO 6:00 P.M. >> Council President: SOUNDS LIKE FUN. COUNCILMEMBER SOTO-MARTINEZ. >> H. Soto-Martinez: MADAM CHAIR, I'M JOINED HERE BY MY CD13 TEAM, BEHIND ME ALMOST ALL THE AVENUES STAFF. AS I GIVE A SAD ANNOUNCEMENT, BECAUSE TODAY WE'RE SAYING FAREWELL TO OUR SENIOR TRANSPORTATION DEPUTY, ROGELIO, WHO IS NEXT TO ME. PLEASE GIVE HIM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE] AS YOU CAN SEE PICTURES OF HIM BEING OUT THERE AT CYCLA VILLA. NOT ONLY IS HE A CONSTITUENT, BUT HE WAS ALSO ONE OF THE FIRST MEMBERS TO JOIN THE TEAM BACK WHEN WE WON BECAUSE WE SAID THAT AS A MOVEMENT. AND IS DO SAY, WE BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE COUNCILMEMBER, THAT WE WERE GOING TO PRIORITIZE TRANSPORTATION ISSUES, THAT SEEING PEOPLE DIE ON OUR STREETS EVERY SINGLE DAY, WAS UNACCEPTABLE THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO MOVE ACROSS THE CITY OTHER THAN OUR CARS AS YOU KNOW ACCEPTABLE. THAT CD13 HAD NO PROTECTIVE BIKE LANES THAT WAS UNACCEPTABLE. AND WE HIRED ROGELIO BECAUSE WHEN WE HIRED HIM, HE SHOWED FASHION ABOUT THIS. WHAT IS MOST SPECIAL IS HIS ABILITY TO WORK WITH EVERY SINGLE PERSON ON OUR TEAM, STEP IN AND WORKING WITH THE FIELD DEPUTY REGARDLESS OF THE TRANSPORTATION ISSUE. ALWAYS SAYING YES TO WEEKEND EVENTS, TALK TO GO CONSTITUENTS IN THE FIELD. DOING VIDEOS PROMOTING, BIKE SAFETY, TABLING AT CYCLA VILLA, AND WORK WITHING STREETS FOR ALL AND LACBC AND SO MANY OTHERS TO BRING IN A COMMUNITY DRIVEN CROUCH TO THIS ISSUE THAT WE KNOW DOES NOT HAVE SORT OF THAT ENERGY THAT IT DESERVES. AND ONE THING THAT I CAN POINT TO THAT ROGELIO WAS INCREDIBLE IN IMPLEMENTING THE 2.1 MILES OF PROTECTED BIKE LANES ON HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD WHICH WAS COMPLETED IN MY OPINION, FAST TIMELINE AND THAT'S BECAUSE OF THE WORK THAT ROGELIO DOING. I'M SAD TO SEE HIM LEAVE BUT I KNOW HE'S GOING ON TO SUPPORT MUCH LARGER CITY PROJECTS AND I KNOW HE WOULD BE AN INCREDIBLE TEAM AND ASSET FOR MANY MORE PROJECTS. ROGELIO, WE'RE GOING TO MISS YOU AND WE WISH YOU ALL THE BEST OF LUCK. AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF L.A. A CERTIFICATE, AND MAYBE ONE DAY WE'LL NAME THE BIKE LANES, ROGELIO! [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> Council President: SAD DAY, ROGELIO, WE'RE GOING TO MISS YOU AND ALL OUR BORDERING PROJECTS. NEXT I'LL CALL ON COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ FOLLOWED BY COUNCILMEMBER LEE. >> M. Rodriguez: THANK YOU, AND TONIGHT WE ARE HOSTING OUR SECOND ANNUAL MOVIE NIGHT AT THE HANSON DAM AQUATIC CENTER. FEW WEEKS AGO, WHEN WE HOSTED IT, IT WAS STILL A LITTLE CHILLY BUT THANKFULLY THE HEAT WAVE IS READY FOR THE POOL MOVIE, WHERE WE'LL BE SCREENING MOHAUNA. WE HAD OVER 1600 INDIVIDUALS ENJOYING OUR MOVIE NIGHT. WE EXPECT TO HAVE THAT, IF NOT TO GO INTO A FEW THOUSAND THIS EVENING. WE'VE GOT FOOD TRUCKS RESOURCE BOOTHS AND A NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. PEOPLE CAN COME WATCH IT FROM THE SANDY BEACH OR POOL. AND FREE POPCORN AS WELL. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EVERY ONE TONIGHT. >> Council President: GREAT, 1600, THAT'S HUGE. INCREDIBLE. COUNCILMEMBER LEE. >> J. Lee: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, COLLEAGUES AS YOU PROBABLY HEARD BY NOW, ON TUESDAY NOW, ON TUESDAY NIGHT, WE HAD A VOLVE FAILURE THAT CAUSED OVER 9,000 HOMES TO LOSE CONNECTION OF WATER THROUGHOUT DISTRICT 12. I WANT TO THANK ALL THE CREWS THAT HAVE BEEN WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND TO THANK THOSE WHO HAVE WORKED SO CLOSELY WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND MY OFFICE IN MAKING SURE THAT COUNCIL DISTRICT 12 HAS ENOUGH RESOURCE TO SEE TAKE SHOWERS AND USE BATHROOMS AND ALSO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE RESOURCE WZ THIS HOT WEATHER, DIFFERENT WATER TENDER TRUCKS IN THE AREA SO WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN BATTLE ANYTHING THAT WAS PUT IN FRONT OF US. I'M HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE, WHILE I KNOW EVERY ONE IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 12 IS START TO GO SEE WATER COME BACK WHEN THEY TURN ON THEIR FAUCETS, SO PLEASE, DWP IS URGING YOU TO PLEASE CONSERVE WATER AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. WE NEED TO NOT ONLY FILL THE DISTRIBUTION LINES BUT ALSO FILL UP THE 10 MILLION GALLON TANK THAT WE HAVE SERVICING THE AREA. SO WHILE, I KNOW THAT THERE IS WATER, I KNOW THERE IS CRITICAL THINGS THAT WE USE TO USE IT FOR BATHROOMS AND DRINKING AND WASHING HANDS. THE BOIL WATER IS STILL IN. BUT CHECK IN DIAL LA DWP TO SEE IF YOUR AREA IS STILL AFFECTED. BUT PLEASE UNTIL AN ALL-CLEAR IS GIVEN, TO PLEASE CONSERVE WATER. THANK YOU. >> Council President: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER LEE. COUNCILMEMBER NAZARIAN IS ALSO ON THE QUEUE FOR AN ANNOUNCEMENT. >> A. Nazarian: THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I WANT TO INVITE EVERYBODY TO COUNSEL SI DISTRICT 2, WE'RE HAVING A CONCERT IN THE FEATURING DJ SOUTH ROSE SXZ STARTS AT 7:00 P.M. AND THEN, ON SUNDAY NIGHT, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A MOVIE IN THE PARK FEATURING SONIC THE HEDGE HOG. SATURDAY NIGHT, THERE WILL BE, FOOD, MUSIC, A LOT OF DIFFERENT BOOTHS FOR PEOPLE TO STOP BY AND ASK QUESTIONS AND I ASK THAT EVERY ONE BRINGS CANNED GOOD AND/OR NON PERISHABLE TO DONATE TO THE FOOD PANTRY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> Council President: THANK YOU. LOVELY TO SEE ACTIVITIES ACROSS THE ENTIRE CITY. SXL SEEING NO FURTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS, SORRY MR. McOSKER, GO AHEAD. >> T. McOsker: SOMEBODY JUST TRANSPIRED. AT THE HEAD OF THE MEETING, I TALKED ABOUT THE PEACE PATROL MEMBER WHO WAS ARRESTED BY MASKED UNIDENTIFIED AGENTS POUR --PER PORTING TO BE AGENTS. AND THEY'LL BE HOLDING A NEWS CONFERENCE. AND JAPANESE MEMORIAL IS LOCATED AT 1124 SOUTH SEA SIDE IN SAN PEDRO, SAN PEDRO ADDRESS ON TERMINAL ISLAND, 12:30. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THE PRESA WARE OF THAT. >> Council President: THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER McOSKER. AND I BELIEVE THAT'S OUR FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT. MEMBERS PLEASE RISE FOR ADJOURNING MOTIONS. MEMBERS TO MY LEFT. COUNCILMEMBER LEE? GO AHEAD. >> J. Lee: TODAY I RISE WITH A HEAVY HEART TO ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF A REMARKABLE MAN, A PILLAR OF THE WEST COMMUNITY AND MY DEAR FRIEND WHO PASSED AWAY AN AUGUST FIRST, AT THE AGE OF 80 YEARS OLD FOLLOWING A COURAGEOUS BATTLE WITH HIS HEART AND LUNGS. BORN IN CLEVELAND OHIO, ON APRIL 17, 1935 HE SHOWED A LOVE FOR THEATER. AFTER MOVING TO CALIFORNIA, HE EARNED BATCHERS AND MASTERS FROM UCLA SPECIALIZING IN TELEVISION AND FILM. THAT WOULD SPARK A STORYTELLING AND NURTURING OF STORYTELLING. AS A PROFESSOR AT UCLA SHAPED A NUMBER OF FILMMAKERS AND PRODUCERS. KNOWN NOT ONLY FOR HIS TECHNICAL EXPERTISE BUT ALSO FOR HIS INFECTIOUS HUMOR AND BELIEVE IT ON HIS POTENTIAL STUDENTS. FILM DIRECTOR PREPARER ARE STILL WIDELY USED ACROSS SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. BUT HE DIDN'T ONLY TEACH THE ART, HE LIVED IT, PRODUCER AND ACTOR, TOOK HIM FROM CLEVELAND PLAY HOUSE TO THE SOUND STAGES IN LOS ANGELES WHERE HE WORKED ALONGSIDE LEGENDS, MENTORED UNDER ICON SXZ NEVER STOPPED EVOLVING AND THROUGH IT ALL, HE NEVER LOST HIS LOVE FOR THE CRAFT. BUT MOST IMPORTANT, HE'LL BE REMEMBERED AS A LOVING FATHER AND MEPT OR AND OF COURSE A LOYAL FRIEND. HE MADE HISTORY AS ONE OF THE FIRST SINGLE MEN IN CALIFORNIA TO ADOPT TO BE ALLOWED TO ADOPT A CHILD. AND HIS BOND WITH HIS SONNY IAN AND GRANDCHILD WAS HIS PRIDE AND JOY. HE HAD A GIFT NOT JUST FOR DIRECT A SCENE OR CRAFTING A SHOT BUT FORESEEING THE GOOD IN PEOPLE AND LIFTING THEM UP. HIS LOVE WAS MAST PER CLASS ON HOW TO LEAD WITH PURPOSE. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY ON A PERSONAL NOTE. THE NEIGHBORHOOD WEST COUNCIL HAS HAD AN ABILITY TO PUT DIFFERENCES ASIDE AND FOCUS ON WHAT IS IMPORTANT FOR THEIR COMMUNITY. AND MERYL WAS ALWAYS ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO PUT TOGETHER EVENTS. YOU CAN COUNT ON THE ANNUAL VALENTINE'S DAY DANCE, WHERE A SENIOR DANCE WHERE WE INVITED SENIORS FROM THE AREA TO COME TOGETHER AND VA VALENTINE'S DINNER AND DANCING WITH OUR COMMUNITY WHICH MY WIFE AND I GO TO EVERY SINGLE YEAR. YOU CAN COUNT ON MERYL TO BRING COMMUNITY TOGETHER, JUST AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT A NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL CAN DO WHEN THEY WORK TOGETHER ABOUT CREATING COMMUNITY. HE ORGANIZED A YEARLY HALLOWEEN HOUSE DECORATING CONTEST WHERE WE WOULD PICK OUT DIFFERENT HOUSE SXZ CATEGORIES AND GIVE OUT AWARDS TO THOSE HOUSES THAT BEST FIT THOSE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES. AND HE BROUGHT PEOPLE FROM THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY AND COMMUNITY TOGETHER TO JUDGE THESE HOUSES AND IT WAS AN ANNUAL EVENT THAT SO MANY OF US LOOKED INTO. HIS MEMORY IS A BLESSING AND TO HIS FAMILY, JUST KNOW, WHAT AN INCREDIBLE DIFFERENCE HE MADE IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES AND THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE NOT ONLY ON THE, PART OF THE COMMUNITY BUT ESPECIALLY ON THE WEST HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL, THEY'RE SUCH A CLOSE-KNIT GROUP AND I KNOW THEY'RE WATCHING RIGHT NOW. AND WE'RE ALL GOING TO MISS THEM VERY MUCH. BUT WE WILL REMEMBER HIM FONDLY IN OUR HEARTS. >> Council President: SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS. ANY OTHER ADJOURNING MOTION ?Z COUNCILMEMBER McOSKER? >> T. McOsker: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COLLEAGUES, I ASK THAT WE ADJOURN TODAY'S MEETING IN THE MEMORY OF ROBERT, BOB, ANTHONY SANTAGE WHO PASSED AWAY ON JULY 18th, AT THE AGE OF 86. DEVOTED HUSBAND, LOVING FATHER, LOVING GRANDFATHER, VERY SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSMAN AND A PROUD TROJAN. HE PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY AT HOMED HOEDING THE HAND OF HIS WIFE, OF 65 YEARS, ROSE. HIS FINAL MOMENT WRZ FILLED WITH THE SAME LOVE, WARMTH AND STRENGTH THAT DEFINED HIS LIFE. HE GRADUATED FROM SAN PEDRO HIGH SCHOOL EARNING SCHOLARSHIP TO SEE USC. THERE PROUD MEMBER OF THE 1958 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP BASEBALL TEAM. HE WENT ON TO EARN BACHELOR'S AND A MASTERS DEGREE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION FROM FOR OVER SIX DECADES, DEDICATE TODAY DARK WAREHOUSE AND TRANSPORTATION WHICH COACH DADO FOUNDED. FOR THE LAST 25 YEARS, ROB HAS SERVED AS PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER OF THAT COMPANY KNOWN FOR HIS KINDNESS AND INTEGRITY, HE LEAD BY EXAMPLE. PASSIONATE ABOUT HIS WORK BUT ALSO CARVED OUT TIME TO SPEND WITH HIS WIFE, FAMILY, WATCH USC FOOTBALL AND BASEBALL. TO HIS WIFE ROSE, HIS CHILDREN, ANTHONY, ESTHER AND ROBERT AND HIS GRANDCHILDREN, WE SEND OUR DEEPEST CONDOLENCES AND GRATITUDE FOR SHARING BOB WITH US ALL. MAY HE REST IN PEACE. I GREW UP WITH ANTHONY, GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER REALLY IN THE TEEN AND HIGH SCHOOL YEARS, AND SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN THE AROUND THE DINING TABLE AND NEW ANTHONY'S DAD AND ALWAYS SO PLEASED TO SEE HIM IN COMMUNITY AND I WOULD STOP AND SAY HELLO EVEN AS HE WAS GETTING SICK. ALWAYS A GENTLEMAN. AND WITH YOUR PERMISSION, I WOULD LIKE MY FRIEND ANTHONY SANTAGE, IF HE CAN TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT HIS FATHER. THANK YOU. >> Speaker: I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR HONORING THE LIFE OF MY DAD. HE WAS JUST THE BEST MAN I'VE EVER KNOWN. HE WOULD ALWAYS SAY HE CAN ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING WITH ENOUGH LOVE AND HARD WORK AND HE BROUGHT THESE VIRTUES TO HIS JOB FOR OVER 60 YEARS. MUCH LIKE THE SAME WAY COUNCILMEMBER McOSKER BRINGS THOSE SAME VIRTUE LOVE AND HARD WORK TO OUR DISTRICT AND WE APPRECIATE IT. JUST REALLY QUICK, MY DAD WAS FROM M SMALL CROATIAN FAMILY BUT MARRIED INTO A BIG AND LOUD ITALIAN FAMILY. THEY HAD OVER 800 PEOPLE AT TH*R WEDDING. MY DAD SAID HE KNEW ABOUT TEN OF THEM. MY DAD USED TO JOKE ABOUT THE TRETANECH AND HE SAID BEING MARRIED TO A TRETANICH MEMBER, WAS LIKE A WALK IN THE PARK, JURASSIC PARK. HE HIT A HOME ROUN TO GET THE TROJANS INTO THE 58 CHAMPIONSHIP. IN A JIM MURRY ARTICLE, MANY YEARS LATER, THEY DECLARED THAT TOP AGENTS IN THE TROJAN HISTORY. LAST WEEK WHEN TIM McOSKER LEARNED MY DAD HAD PASSED, HE SENT ME A MESSAGE AND SIGNED OFF WITH THE TROJAN CRY, FIGHT ON. THAT WOULD MAKE MY DAD SMILE, WHERE HE COULD GET HIM TO SAY FIGHT ON. GOD BLESS ALL THE CITY COUNCIL AND ALL THE WONDERFUL WORK THAT YOU DO. >> Council President: THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANY OTHER ADJOURNING MOTIONS ON MY LEFT? ADJOURNING MOTIONS ON MY RIGHT? COUNCILMEMBER PARK? >> T. Park: THANK YOU, THANK YOU COUNCILWOMAN. I HAVE TWO TODAY. I'M GOING TO START WITH MARLENE SEDON. IT IS WITH DEEP SADNESS, THAT I ASK THAT WE ADJOURN TODAY IN HONOR OF MARLENE SEDON. WE ARE JOINED BY HER SON JAMIE. BORN IN TORONTO, MARRIED SANDER STERN AND THEY MOVED TO L.A. IN 1970. FROM HIDDEN HILLS TO BEVERLY HILLS. EVENTUALLY SHE SETTLED IN THE WEST SIDE IN MARVISTA. A LOVING MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER. WORKED VARIOUS JOBS WHILE RAISING HER SONS. SHE WORKED FOR THE MUPPETS IN THE LATE 70s AND EARLY 80s WORKED IN PUBLIC --PUBLISHING FROM AND FROM ELF. BUT HER PASSION WAS CHILD DEVELOPMENT. SHE ADORED CHILDREN. SHE WORKED AS A TEACH AND HER PRESCHOOL DIRECTOR RUNING HER OWN SCHOOL FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. SHE WAS CONSIDERED THE ORIGINAL PUNK ROCK MOM ALLOWING WAYWARD KIDS TO TAKE REFUGE M HER HOME, A SAFE PLACE TO RESET FOR TEENS FROM BROKEN HOMES. SHE WAS MOM TO MANY PUNK ROCK KIDS IN THE EARLY 1980s, A WICKED SENSE OF HUMOR AND BIGGEST HEART. SHE COULD FIND THE LIFE STORY OF EVERY ONE SHE MET BECAUSE SHE GENUINELY CARED ABOUT PEOPLE IN HER STORIES. IN THE LATE YEARS MARLENE LIVED IN VENICE BEACH AND INVOLVED WITH THE JEWISH COMMUNITY. MARLENE CARVED OUT A LIFE FOR HERSELF AND BOYS AND PROVIDED A HOMEFUL OF FUN AND LAUGHTER. I FIRST MET MARLENE SEVERAL YEARS AGO, AND SHE SHARED WITH ME A LOT OF THE EXPERIENCES THAT SHE HAD BEEN STRUGGLING WITH, LIVING RIGHT AT OCEAN FRONT WALK. SHE PROVIDED MENTORSHIP AND A PER SPECTIVE ON ISSUES AND ISSUES THAT HAVE WORKED AND NOT WORKED, RIGHT THERE IN THAT UNIQUE LITTLE COMMUNITY. I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE TIME THAT SHE SPENT SHARING HER WISDOM WITH ME AND I'M BEHALF OF ALL OF COUNCIL DISTRICT, 11, INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR THE ROLE THAT SHE PLAYED IN OUR COMMUNITY. SHE PASSED AWAY, AT THE AGE OF AGE 87 ON MONDAY JULY 7th IN HER SLEEP. SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER FOUR SONS AND THEIR LIFES AND PARTNERS. SEAN AND ELIZABETH, MARK STERN AND DANIEL, ADAM STERN AND MERSA NICKELS, JAMIE STERN AND DANA STERN AS WELL HER THREE GRAND DAUGHTERS, MAD SON, FANA AND SUMA. SHE WILL BE MISSED BEYOND WORDS. >> Council President: THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER, MY DEEPEST CONDOLENCES. >> T. Park: AND I HAVE ONE MORE. THEY'RE ALWAYS HARD BUT THIS ONE IS REALLY HARD. AS WE ARE ADJOURNING TODAY, I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE A TRAGIC ANNIVERSARY. A YEAR AGO TODAY, 16-YEAR-OLD SAMANTHA, WHO WAS KNOWN AS SAMMY A LIFELONG STUDENT DIED IN AN ATV ACCIDENT WHILE ON VACATION WITH HER FAMILY IN WYOMING. TODAY WE'RE JOINED BY SAMMY'S PARENTS, CARLA AND ROD ALONG WITH SOME FRIENDS FROM THE BRENTWOOD COMMUNITY. SO ON MAF OF THE EN--BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE COUNCIL AND LOS ANGELES, WE EXTEND OUR DEEPEST CONDOLENCES FOR THIS LOSS. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US A MOMENT TO REMEMBER SAMMY TODAY. THE FIRST THING PEOPLE WOULD NOTICE ABOUT SAMMY FROM A VERY YOUNG AGE, WAS HER INFECTIOUS LAUGH AND SMILE. SHE WAS A KID THAT BROUGHT JOY TO THE WORLD A KIND AND GENTLE SOUL THAT LOVED TO DANCE AND DRAW AND LISTEN TO MUSIC. AS SHE GREW, HER SKILLED DEVELOPED AND BECAME A WONDERFUL YOUNG ARTIST WHO SKETCH AND PAINTED NOT ONLY FOR FUN BUT AS A RESPID FROM THE INTENSE DEMANDS ON TEENAGERS THESE DAYS. ANOTHER THING YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT SAMI IS SHE HAD PLANS, LOTS OF PLANS. LAST SUMMER, SHE WAS GETTING AN EARLY START ON NEW CONCEPTS AS EDITOR OF THE SCHOOL YEARBOOK WHILE TRAINING HARD FOR THE VARSITY CHEER SQUAD. SHE HAD HER EYE ON TULANE UNIVERSITY WHERE SHE HOPED TO ADVANCE HER SKILLS IN ARTS AND GRAPHIC AND JOIN A SEW ROARITY. --SORORITY, AND HAVING KIDS, THE NAMES WERE ALL PICKED OUT AND THEY WOULD LIVE IN A FARM HOUSE WITH CHICKENS, OF COURSE. SAMMY MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER, REMEMBERS SAMI'S DETERMINATION AND KINDNESS, INSPIRING BOTH STUDENTS AND TEACH INVENTORIES MAKE EACH DAY MEANINGFUL AND SPECIAL. LAST SUMMER, SAMI BEGAN TEACHING KIDS IN SOUTH L.A., THE SAME ART SKILLS THAT BROUGHT HER SO MUCH JOY AND PEACE. IN HER MEMORY, HER PARENTS HAVE CREATED SAMI FOUNDATION WHICH PROVIDES ARTS SUPPLIES TO SCHOOLS IN L.A. AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE FOUNDATION IS ALREADY SUPPLIED OVER 2000 KIDS, MANY DES PLACE--DIS PLACED BY THE ALTADENA FIRES. AS A COUNCILMEMBER FOR THE DEVASTATED BRENTWOOD COMMUNITY, I'M HEARTBROKEN BUT ALSO INSPIRED BY SAM IFRJT'S KINDNESS, COMPASSION AND DETERMINATION AND TALENT. FOR THE HUNDREDS WHO ARE TOUCHED BY HER LOSS IN THE THOUSANDS WHO KNOW HER STORY, I WANT YOU TO KNOW, THAT WE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER AND HONOR HER LEGACY. MAY SHE REST IN PEACE. >> Council President: THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER PARK AND TO THE PARENTS OF SAMI, YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING? >> Speaker: CAN I SAY SOMETHING? >> Council President: YES, PLEASE. >> Speaker: I WASN'T SPEAK TODAY BECAUSE I DIDN'T THINK I COULD. AND YOU WON'T WEEP YOU LONG BECAUSE I KNOW YOU ALL HAVE OTHER THINGS TO DO. BUT COUNCILMEMBER PARK, SAID REMEMBER SAMI THAT'S OUR MOTTO, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING FOR. BUT I WANT TO SAY FOR A MOMENT, DON'T REMEMBER SAMI, I WANT TO YOU THINK ABOUT THE PERSON IN YOUR FAMILY WHO IS THAT YOUNG LITTLE YOUNG. SAMI WAS THE YOUNGEST GRANDCHILD. THINK ABOUT THE PERSON IN YOUR FAMILY THAT INSPIRES YOU MOST THAT YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO GIVE A HUG TO, THAT YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO PROTECT THAT WAS SAM NIFRJTS OUR FAMILY. AND ALL I WOULD ASK IS THAT YOU GO AND THINK ABOUT THAT PERSON, AND GIVE HER A HUG OR HIM A HUG AND YOU KNOW, TAKE THAT MOMENT, BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU WON'T GET ANYMORE MOMENTS. OKAY, THANK YOU. >> Council President: THANK YOU, YOU'RE GRIEF IS UNIMAGINABLE AND WE JOIN YOU IN YOUR GRIEF. THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER PARK. ANY OTHER ADJOURNING MOTION ?Z THANK YOU ALL. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.