>> Council President: OKAY, LET'S GET THIS MEETING STARTED. ALL RIGHT, SHHH. GOOD MORNING, WELCOME TO YOUR MEETING OF THE LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL. TODAY IS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5th, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT IN-PERSON IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. AND LET'S OFFICIALLY GET STARTED BY ASKING THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE CALL 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 PRESENT AND A QUORUM, MR. PRESIDENT. >> Council President: GREAT, FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS. >> Clerk: APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 3, 2025. >> Council President: OKAY, COUNCILMEMBER PRICE MOVES COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ SECONDS NEXT. >> Clerk: COMMENDATORY RESOLUTIONS FOR APPROVAL. COUNSELS COUNCILMEMBER YAROSLAVSKY MOVES, COUNCILMEMBER LEE SECONDS, NEXT? >> Clerk: MR. PRESIDENT, ITEM 7 WILL BE HELD ON THE DESK UNTIL REPORT IS SUBMITTED. 1 THROUGH 7 ARE ITEMS FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS HAVE BEEN HELD. >> Council President: GREAT THOSE ITEMS ARE NOW BEFORE US. DO ANY MEMBERS WISH TO CALL THOSE ITEMS SPECIAL, COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ? >> M. Rodriguez: YES, I HEARD ITEM 7 IS PENDING THE REPORT? >> Clerk: THAT'S CORRECT. >> M. Rodriguez: JUST REMARKS, BEFORE. >> Council President: OKAY, WE'LL HOLD 7 AND WE CAN TAKE UP ITEMS 1 THROUGH 6, CORRECT? >> Clerk: THAT IS CORRECT, SIR. >> Council President: OKAY, LET'S TAKE UP THOSE ITEMS. ANY MEMBERS WISH TO BE HEARD? SEEING NO SPEAKERS ON THE QUEUE, LET'S OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TALLY THE VOTES. >> Clerk: KO*UBS ALL RIGHT THOSE MEASURES ARE APPROVED. >> Clerk: THE COUNCIL MAY NOW PROCEED TO PRESENTATIONS. >> Council President: CAN WE HANDLE ITEM NUMBER 7 FIRST? OKAY, WE NEED A REPORT. OKAY WE WILL START WITH PRESENTATIONS. WE WILL START WITH COUNCILMEMBER PRICE, WHO HAS A SPECIAL PRESENTATION ON THE 100tH ANNIVERSARY OF SHRINE AUDITORIUM. COUNCILMEMBER PRICE I WOULD LIKE TO YIELD YOU THE FLOOR FOR THIS SPECIAL PRESENTATION. >> C. Price: GOOD MORNING, COLLEAGUES NEIGHBORS FRIENDS. IT'S A PROFOUND HONOR AND PERSONAL JOY TO STAND BEFORE YOU AS WE CELEBRATE A TRULY MOMENTOUS OCCASION. THE 100tH ANNIVERSARY OF MAG NIFICENT SHRINE AUDITORIUM. AS YOUR COUNCIL MEMBER OF THE DISTRICT, BUILDING THAT IS NOT JUST BRICKS AND MORTEL BUT A CORNER STONE OF OUR COMMUNITY. THE SHRINE AUDITORIUM HAS BEEN A BEEK ON OF CULTURE AND ENTERTAINMENT. RENOWNED FOR HOSTING EVENTS AND WELCOMING WORLD CLASS PERFORMERS, ITS CALL ECHO WITH THE HISTORY AND COUNTLESS MEMORABLE OCCASIONS. WITHIN THIS HISTORIC, THE VERY HEART OF THIS CELEBRATION TODAY. THEY'RE NOT ONLY UPHOLDER OF THIS GRAND BUILDING BUT ALSO PILLARS OF OUR COMMUNITY. LEA MALEKA ARE COMMIT TODAY GIVING BACK, IT'S BIGGER THAN US. NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL. AND WHO I BELIEVE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD, JULIAN ARE HERE TODAY. FIRST RESPONDERS, SCHOOLS, THEY ARE ALWAYS GIVING TO THE COMMUNITY, THEY GIVE SCHOLARSHIPS TO UPLIFT OUR COMMUNITIES. THROUGH AN INITIATIVES LIKE BACKPACK GIVEAWAYS, TURKEY DISTRIBUTION TOY DRIVES, THEY DEMONSTRATE A POWERFUL COMMITMENT. THE MOST IMPORTANT RENOWNED WORK IS THROUGH THE SHRINERS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. THEY PROVIDE LIFE CHANGING CARE FOR CHILDREN ACROSS THE GLOBE WHO HAVE SUFFERED FROM SEVERE BURNS AND INJURIES. THE YOUNG LIVES IS TRULY INSPIRING. THEY'RE TRANSPORTATION FUND ENSURES THAT EVERY CHILD IN NEED HAS A WAY TO NEED THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOR SPECIALIZED CARE THAT THEY NEED. TODAY, THEY GATHER TO EXPRESS OUR DEEPEST GRAT YOU'D IN HONOR OF THE AL MALIKA SCHREINER AND THE IMPACT THEY HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND BEYOND. CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF THE SHRINE AUDITORIUM. NOW IT'S MY HONOR TO INTRODUCE THE LEADER AND PRO TEM P, MR. GAMBOA. >> >> BUENOS DIAS, GOOD MORNING, IT'S MY PROFOUND HONOR TO STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY AS A FIRST MEXICAN OF SHRINE IN LOS ANGELES. WE'RE HERE TO EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE TO COUNCILMEMBER PRICE IN THE UNWAIVERING SUPPORT OF SHRINE AND THE AUDITORIUM. COUNCILMEMBER PRICE YOUR DEDICATION IS TRULY INSPIRED, YOUR COMMITMENT IN SUPPORTING INSTITUTIONS HAS NOT GONE UNNOTICED. WE'RE PARTICULARLY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR ROLL HONORING THE AUDITORIUM AS ANNIVERSARY. IT'S MORE THAN JUST A BUILDING, IT'S A LANDMARK. TO STEP INTO HISTORY AND FOR CENTURY STUDENTS TESTAMENT OF OUR ARCHITECTURE BRILLIANCE AND HELP FOR HEARTS AND COMMUNITY. IT'S FAMOUS, THE GRACIOUS COUNTLESS PERFORMANCE AND EVENTS BECOMING A INTEGRAL PART OF LANDSCAPE. WHERE COMMITMENT EXTENDS FAR BEYOND THE ADVANCE OF AUDITORIUM, WE'RE INVESTED IN THE COMMUNITY AND PROUD AND POSITIVE IMPACT OF OUR SHRINE HAS IT. WE PARTNER WITH THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL, BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, FIRST RESPONDERS, LOS ANGELES UNIFIED DISTRICT AND MANY OTHER LOCAL AGENCIES. THIS PARTNERSHIP ALLOWS US TO STRENGTHEN THE BONDS WITH OUR DIVERSE CITY. AS WE LOOK TO THE FUTURE, THE SHRINE HAS SOME AMBITIOUS GOALS, WE'RE EMBARKING TO PRESERVE MAG NIFICENT BUILDING WHERE THEY ESTABLISH A NONPROFIT MACHINE TO SHARE THE SHRINE AUDITORIUM OPENING FOR PUBLIC TOURIST AND INVITING VISITORS TO EXPERIENCE. MOST EXCITING WE'RE LOOK TO GO LOOK THE AUDITORIUM AN OFFICIAL VENUE FOR THE UPCOMING OLYMPIC GAMES. WE'RE READY TO WELCOME THE WORLD AND READY TO SUPPORT THE CITY IN ANY WAY WE CAN, PROMOTING TOURISM AND SUPPORTING BUSINESS AND MORE IMPORTANTLY UPLIFTING OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS HERE IN LOS ANGELES. AS A PROUD MEXICAN AND ANGELINO, I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE CITY. I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING HERE, RAISING MY FAMILY AND PLANNING MY ROOTS DEEPER WHICH IS, EVERY DAY. LET US CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER, BUILD UP ON HISTORY AND CREATE EVEN A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR LOS ANGELES. EL SPIRITO DE LOS ANGELES ES FUERTE. [SPEAKING SPANISH] SI SE PUEDE. GRACIAS. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER PRICE, WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT YOU WITH A BEAUTIFUL CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> C. Price: THANK YOU. AND LET ME RETURN THE FAVOR, ON BEHALF OF OUR MAYOR, AND ALL MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THIS RESOLUTION, IN HONOR OF OUR EXCELLENT SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY, FOR YOUR ENDURING LEGACY AND LOOK TO MANY MORE YEARS OF INSPIRING PERFORMANCE AND EVENTS. >> Council President: THANK YOU, WE HAVE A MEMBER ON THE QUEUE, MR. PRICE, WHEN YOU'RE READY. COUNCILWOMAN RODRIGUEZ. >> M. Rodriguez: THANK YOU. THANK YOU MR. PRICE, AND I WANT TO WELCOME THE SHRINERS IN THIS WONDERFUL CELEBRATION. THIS IS A CELEBRATION OF CENTENNIALS TODAY, WE HAVE ANOTHER 100-YEAR BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION TODAY. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU MR. PRICE FOR INSPIRING ME. I MADE SURE THAT I BROUGHT DOWN MY MADNESS HAT, APPARENTLY THE SHRINERS HAVE HAD SOME INFLUENCE. BUT I THINK THE SHRINE AUDITORIUM AND THE ICONIC VENUE AS A MUSIC LOVER, WHAT IT IS PLAYED IN THE HISTORY OF LOS ANGELES. YOU KNOW, IT WAS FIRST INTRODUCED TO THE SHRINE AUDITORIUM, BECAUSE OF A VERY TRAGIC INCIDENT THAT OCCURED THERE IN THE EARLY 80s, AND THAT WAS WHEN MICHAEL JACKSON WAS INJURED ON THE SET OF PEPSI COMMERCIAL TAPING. MY FATHER WHO WAS THEN STATIONED AT FIRE STATION 15 WHICH IS RIGHT THERE BY THE SHRINE AUDITORIUM, HIS STATION WAS THE FIRST IN ON THAT CALL. AND SO, I REMEMBER AS A YOUNG GIRL BEING DEVASTATED BUT BEING INTRODUCED AT THE TIME TO THE MAG NIFICENT SHRINE AUDITORIUM AND IT HAS SINCE BEEN A PLACE WHERE I KNOW, I HAVE GROWN-UP LISTENING AND SEEING MUSICAL ACTS COME TO PERFORM AND IT'S A BEAUTIFUL FACILITY BUT IT'S ALSO BEEN HOME TO SO MANY IMPORTANT CIVIC EVENTS THAT HAVE HELPED TO BRING OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER FROM ALL PARTS OF THE CITY. AND SO I WANT TO THANK YOU BECAUSE THIS IS DEFINITELY A LABOR OF LOVE. THAT EACH OF YOU COMMIT SO MUCH OF YOUR TIME DEDICATED TO THIS, NOT ONLY THIS ICONIC INSTITUTION, BUT TO ALL OF THE GOOD WORK THAT YOU DO AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, FOR YOURSELFLESSNESS, IN MAKING SURE THAT OUR CITY AGAIN, HAS ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC PLACES AND SPACES YOU DO SO MUCH, IN YOUR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO AND YOUR DEDICATION TO BEING A PLACE WHERE THE PEOPLE OF LOS ANGELES CAN COME TOGETHER FOR SO MANY WONDERFUL THINGS AND CAUSES. CONGRATULATIONS ON 100 YEARS. [APPLAUSE]. >> Council President: WELL SAID COUNCILWOMAN. BACK TO YOU MR. PRICE, TO CLOSE. >> C. Price: THANK YOU, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU BACK FOR SOME PORTOS. THANK YOU. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE SHRINE. >> Council President: OUR PRESENTATION IS BY COUNCILMEMBER LEE SUPPORTING NATIONAL SERVICE DOG MONTH. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME SPECIAL CANINE VISITORS TODAY TO MAKE THIS PRESENTATION, EXTRA SPECIAL. >> J. >> J. >> J. Lee: REMARKABLE ANIMALS HAVE ON INDIVIDUAL FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. I'M PROUD TO BE JOINED BY CANINE CAM OMPANIONS THAT FIE NAOERED THE MOVEMENT AND CONTINUES TO LEAD THE WAY IN EMPOWERING CHILDREN, ADULTS AND VETERANS WITH DISABILITIES. THIS YEAR, MARKS THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF CANINE COMPANIONS AND WHAT BEGAN IN 175, AS A BOLD IDEA PARING TRAINED DOGS WITH PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL DIFFICULTIES HAS GROWN INTO INCLUSION AND INDEPENDENCE, NEED STILL REMAINS GREAT. REMINDINGS US THAT TRUE INDEPENDENCE COMES FROM NOT DOING EVERYTHING ALONE BUT TO DO MORE ON YOUR OWN TERMS. THAT'S WHY TODAY I AM PROUD TO HELP RECOGNIZE SEPTEMBER 2025, AS NATIONAL SERVICE DOG MONTH. IT IS A TIME [APPLAUSE] IT IS A TIME FOR US TO CELEBRATE THE PROFOUND IMPACT THESE DOGS HAVE TO RECOGNIZE THE ORGANIZATIONS AND THE INCREDIBLE INDIVIDUALS BEHIND THEM WHO MAKE THIS WORK POSSIBLE. I'M PROUD TO HAVE LEADERS FROM THE SERVICE DOG WORLD HERE WITH ME, AND I WOULD LIKE TO PERSONALLY THANK YOU FOR DEDICATING YOURSELF TO THIS MISSION. YOUR WORK BRINGS INDEPENDENCE, CONFIDENCE AND JOY TO THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE YOU SERVE. I'D LIKE TO FIRST INVITE BELIN FROM GUIDELINES OF AMERICA AN ORGANIZATION LOCATED IN SYLMAR THAT PROVIDED GUIDE DOGS FOR INDIVIDUALS BLIND, VISUALLY IMPAIRED AND SERVICE DOGS FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM FOR YEARS TO SHARE A FEW WORDS. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, ESTEEMED COUNCILMEMBERS OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES. I DO WANT TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE OF GUIDE DOGS OF AMERICA IS AN AMAZING SERVICE ORGANIZATION AND I WANT YOU ALL TO HAVE A MOMENT TO SPEAK. A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO JOHN LEE FOR INVITATION TO CHAMBERS. TO COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ FOR HER CONTINUED SUPPORT AND TO THOSE IN ATTENDANCE AS WELL. MY NAME IS BELEN MARKETING ASSOCIATE. AND IT'S AN HONOR TO PRESENT TO YOU GUIDE DOGS OF AMERICA, A NONPROFIT FROM THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF SYLMAR, OUR MISSION TO PROVIDE SEVENSER DOGS. --SERVICE DOGS. AND SINCE 1978, WE HAVE PROVIDED DOGS FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM, AND PEOPLE WITH PSTSD AND MORE. IN ATTENDANCE IS MY COLLEAGUES, SHARYLLE HERMAN WITH PROGRAM DOG O'DELL, SEAN CHILDS WHO IS A SERVICE SENIOR GUIDE DOG INSTRUCTOR WITH DOG VALIANT. AND HANNAH, OF ADMISSIONS, TERESA WITH HER GUIDE DOG DELIA AND NATALIE TINA AND COLEEN MOODY WITH DOG IN TRAININGNESS'. SERVICE DOGS ARE NOT ONLY FANCY PETS IN FANCY VEST THEY PROVIDE SERVICES TO U.S. AND CANADA IN A BIG CITY LIKE LOS ANGELES, SERVICE DOGS PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIVIDUALS TO EXPERIENCE THE COMMUNITY FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH THE HELP OF THE ACCESSIBILITY PROCESS PUT FORWARD. I WOULD LIKE TO TALK A MOMENT TO RAISE AWARENESS, MEMBERS OF THIS COMMUNITY, OUR VETERANS, OUR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN, WITH AUTISM AND THAT THEY'RE ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND RELY HEAVILY ON GUIDE SERVICE DOGS. IF YOU SEE A DOG WITH A HARNESS, PLEASE DO NOT APPROACH THEM AND DO NOT MAKE ANY ATTEMPT TO DISTRACT THE DOGS. THEY ARE WORKING. ADDITIONALLY IF YOU'RE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY, PLEASE MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO THOSE NEAR BY. KINDNESS IS ONE OF THE GREATEST FACTORS OF A STRONG COMMUNITY. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IN FRONT OF LOS ANGELES COUNCIL, RESIDENTS, FAMILIES, FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS ADDITIONALLY COUNCILMEMBER JOHN LEE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER MONICA RODRIGUEZ, WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AND TO OUR COLLEAGUES IN THE SERVICE DOG WORLD, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO SHARE THIS OPPORTUNITY WITH YOU AS WELL. THANK YOU, GOOD MORNING. [APPLAUSE] >> J. Lee: AND COLLEAGUES NOW, IT'S MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE SOMEBODY WHO KNOWS THE IMPACT THAT A SERVICE DOG WITH HAVE ON YOUR LIFE BOTH THROUGH HER WORK AND HER OWN LIFE, ANA LA PARALYMPIC EQUESTRIAN AND DISABILITY ADVOCATE. CAN WE HAVE A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE] >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, EVERY ONE. SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL SERVICE DOG MONTH AND FOR ME, IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT HONORING SERVICE DOGS IN GENERAL, IT'S ABOUT CELEBRATING ONE VERY SPECIAL DOG WHO TRANSFORMED MY LIFE. MY SERVICE DOG, NIKO THE 6th. I WAITED ALMOST FOUR YEARS FOR MY FIRST SERVICE DOG, FOUR YEARS OF HOPING, PREPARING AND DREAMING OF THE DAY I WOULD FINALLY MEET THE PARTNER THAT WOULD CHANGE MY LIFE AND WHEN THAT DAY CAME, WHEN I WAS MATCHED WITH NIKO, HE RAN UP TO ME, AND COVERED ME IN KISSES AS IF HE WAS WAITING FOR ME TOO. IN THAT INSTANT, I KNEW EVERY MINUTE OF WAITING WAS WORTH IT. NIKO IS NOT ONLY MY HELPER, HE'S MY PARTNER AND BEST FRIEND, EVERY DAY, HE GIVES ME INDEPENDENCE GIVING ME THINGS I CANNOT DO FOR MYSELF. PULLING ME IN MY WHEELCHAIR OR APPLYING DEEP PLEASURE TO HELP MY TIGHT MUSCLES. NIKO HAS GIVEN ME THE COURAGE TO GO OUT INTO THE WORLD AND TRY NEW THINGS. FROM MOVING CROSS COUNTRY AND BUILDING UP A NEW LIFE, TO COMPETING IN PARALYMPIC TOURNAMENTS, WHERE HE CHEERS FOR ME LIKE MY BIGGEST FANS. NIKO GIVES 100 PERCENT IN EVERYTHING HE DOES. HE IS THE HARDEST WORKER, THE HARDEST PLAYER AND THE MOST LOVING AND GOOFY DOG I'VE EVER KNOWN. WHEN I'M OUT IN PUBLIC, PEOPLE DON'T ASK ANYMORE, WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU, INSTEAD THEY'RE DRAWN TO NIKO. HE'S AN ATTENTION HOG ALSO. [LAUGHTER] THEY WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THIS LOYAL TALENTED SERVICE DOG BY MY SIDE. HE SHIFTS THE FOCUS AWAY FROM MY DISABILITY, NIKO SIT, HE SHIFTS THE FOCUS AWAY AND TOWARDS THE BEAUTIFUL PARTNERSHIP THAT WE SHARE. THAT GIFT OF BEING SEEN FOR THE BOND I HAVE FOR HIM RATHER THAN THE CHALLENGES I FACE, IS SOMETHING I'LL NEVER TAKE FOR GRANTED. AND NIKO'S IMPACT DOES NOT STOP THERE. ON DAYS WHEN MY HEALTH IS STRUGGLING, HE IS MY COMFORT AND CONSTANT COMPANION, NEVER LEAVING MY SIDE AND THROUGH HIM, I FOUND AN INCREDIBLE COMMUNITY IN CANINE COMPANIONS A FAMILY OF FRIENDS, SUPPORTERS AND FELLOW DOG LOVERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THEY WELCOMED ME INTO A WORLD FILLED WE KNOW COURAGEMENT, CONNECTION, AND OF COURSE LOTS OF DOG PLAY DATES. NATIONAL SERVICE DOG MONTH IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT HIGHLIGHTS HOW SERVICE DOGS PROVIDE NOT ONLY PRACTICAL SUPPORT BUT ALSO A PROFOUND SENSE OF FREEDOM AND DIGNITY. YET WITH THIS RECOGNITION COMES A NEED OF GREATER PUBLIC A BARE WARENESS. ONE OF THE BEST IS SERVICE DOG ETIQUETTE. WHEN A DOG LIKE NIKO IS WORKING, HE SHOULD NEVER BE DISTRACTED, THIS MEANS NO PETTING, TALKING OR OFFERING HIM FOOD EVEN A BRIEF INTERACTION, CAN PREVENT HIM FROM A CRITICAL NEED. RESPECTING THE DOG AND HANDLER RELATIONSHIP IS THE BEST WAY TO HONOR. IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THE LEGAL PROTECTIONS THAT MAKE THE PARTNERSHIP POSSIBLE. SERVICE DOGS LIKE NIKO ARE HIGHLY TRAINED PROFESSIONAL AND TREATING THEM AS SUCH HELPS A BETTER UNCONCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES. UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, PEOPLE ARE PROHIBITED FROM HANDLING SERVICE DOGS. THIS COULD BE AT A RESTAURANT OR EVEN A SPORTS ARENA. STAFF MAY ONLY ASK TWO QUESTIONS, FIRST, WHETHER THE DOG IS A SERVICE ANIMAL REQUIRED WAS BECAUSE OF A DISABILITY AND SECOND, WHAT TASK THE DOG IS ABLE TO PERFORM. THEY CANNOT REQUEST DOCUMENTATION, AND REQUIRE DISABILITY OR PURELY DENY ACCESS. THESE PROTECTIONS ENSURE THE DISABLED PEOPLE CAN FULLY PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITIES WITHOUT FACING UNNECESSARILY BARRIERS. NIKO HAS GIVEN ME INDEPENDENCE, COURAGE AND JOY, BUT MOST IMPORTANT, HE HAS GIVEN ME LOVE, HE IS MY HEART AND MY GREATEST SOURCE OF STRENGTH. SO TODAY DURING THE SERVICE NATIONAL SERVICE DOG MONTH, I CELEBRATE NIKO AND THE COMPANION COMMUNITY FOR MAKING THIS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> J. Lee: NOW COLLEAGUES, WOULD I LIKE TO INVITE CAL, THE PR AND MARKETING MANAGER FOR CANINE COMPANIONS TO SAY A FEW WORDS. [APPLAUSE] >> Speaker: I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE COUNCIL AND THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER LEE FOR HAVING US HERE. AND THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING SEPTEMBER FOR NATIONAL SERVICE DG MONTH. LOS ANGELES IS SUCH A LEADER NATIONWIDE AND ISSUES OF CULTURE, INCLUSIVITY AND ACCESS FOR ALL. AND TODAY, BY RECOGNIZING NATIONAL SERVICE DOG MONTH, LOS ANGELES IS TAKING ANOTHER STEP IN THAT DIRECTION. SINCE OUR FOUNDING IN 1975, CANINE COMPANIONS HAS PAIRED OVER 8300 SERVICE DOGS WITH CHILDREN AND VETERANS WITH DISABILITY AND WE'VE DONE SO COMPLETELY FREE OF CHARGE THANKS TO THE TIRELESS EFFORTS OF OUR VOLUNTEERS AND DONORS. OUR VOLUNTEERS INCLUDE OUR PUPPY RAISERS SOME OF WHOM ARE HERE WITH US TODAY. AND THEY GIVE THEIR TIME AND THEIR COMMITMENT AND HAVING SUCH A HUGE PRESENCE IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, WITH OUR VOLUNTEERS, MEANS THE WORLD TO US. THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES HAS MEANT A GREAT DEAL TO CANINE COMPANIONS. WE'VE HAD A FELLOWSHIP WITH THE PUPPY OF FUTURE SERVICE DOG IN TRAINING IN BRIS CUT THAT IS NOW A SERVICE DOG AT THE GLENDALE POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND OUR FACILITY DOG PROGRAM WORKING WITH POLICE DEPARTMENT IS WITH A HUGE PART OF WHAT WE HAVE ALSO DO. AND HERE WITH US IS A OFFICER FROM LOUIE FROM POMONA. NOW AS WE MOVE FORWARD AND LOOK TO THE NEXT 50 YEARS, CONTINUING TO GROW OUR MESSAGE AND REACH MORE AND MORE PEOPLE BOTH IN NEED OF SERVICE DOGS AND VOLUNTEERS WHO MAKE THIS ORGANIZATION POSSIBLE, WE HAVE THE SCHOLAR PROGRAM AT UCLA, IT'S ONE OF THE UNIVERSITIES WHERE STUDENTS ARE BECOMING INVESTMENTED IN THIS PROFOUNDLY IMPORTANT WORK. SO LOS ANGELES REALLY MEANS A GREAT DEAL TO CANINE CAM OMPANIONS AS WE CONTINUE WIDE. SO THIS PROCLAMATION MEANS A GREAT DEAL. I WANT TO THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN, COUNCILMEMBER LEE, AND THE COUNCIL. ON BEHALF OF ALL OUR COMPANIONS, OUR GRADUATES AND ALL OF OUR STAFF. THIS MEANS THE WORLD TO US. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> Council President: WE HAVE SOME MEMBERS ON THE QUEUE WHEN YOU'RE READY MR. LEE. >> J. Lee: OKAY. >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ FOLLOWED BY COUNCILMEMBER HUTT. . >> M. Rodriguez: THANK YOU, MR. LEE, FOR RECOGNIZING THE GREAT WORK THAT THE THEY'RE LEADING TO HELP SO MANY PEOPLE THAT ARE IN NEED. YOU KNOW WHEN I THINK ABOUT THE VALUE OF WHAT YOU BRING AND HOW YOU REALLY STRETCH A DOLLAR FROM LEVERAGING THE SUPPORT FROM ALL THE VOLUNTEERS AND PUPPY RAISERS, ALL THE SUPPORT THAT YOU PROVIDE, REALLY HELPS TO REDUCE IN MANY WAYS, SO MUCH OF WHAT IT WOULD OTHERWISE COSTS OUR COUNTRY, FOR SUPPORT OF THESE INDIVIDUALS. THIS WORK THAT YOU DO, IS CHANGING LIVES. MAKING YOU ALL, MAKING SO MANY OF THE BENEFICIARIES OF YOUR WORK, ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO GO ON AND LIVE A HEALTHY LIFE. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE SELFLESS WORK THAT YOU ALL LEAD BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY WHAT AN OUTSTANDING JOB THAT EACH OF YOU IN REALLY MAXIMIZING THE RESOURCES THAT YOU HAVE TO MAKE AN INCREDIBLE DIFFERENCE IN PEOPLE'S LIVES. I'VE SEEN, I'VE SEEN THE TRANSFORMATIVE DIFFERENCE. AND WHEN I THINK, ESPECIALLY WHEN I THINK ABOUT VETERANS WITH PTSD, THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE SELFLESSLY SERVED OUR COUNTRY AND COME BACK AND THEY HAVE A A HARD TIME, REINTEGRATING INTO A NORMAL LIFE WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT KIDS WITH AUTISM, YOU NAME IT. EVERYBODY THAT YOU HELP, IT'S REALLY MAKING SUCH A TRANSFORMATIVE DIFFERENCE AND WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT, HOW YOUR DOLLARS ARE A FORCED MULTIPLIER IN SUPPORTING THESE INDIVIDUALS AND MEETING THEM WHERE THEY ARE, IT'S REALLY CHANGING LIVES TREMENDOUSLY AND MAKING PEOPLE BE ABLE TO BASICALLY BE PART OF OUR CITY, BE PART OF OUR WORLD AGAIN. AND SO I WANT TO THANK YOU. IT'S A REALLY, IT'S REALLY IMPACTFUL WORK THAT EACH OF YOU DO. CAN PROUD TO HAVE GUIDE DOGS OF AMERICA, IN MY DISTRICT. MR. LEE, THIS IS TWO WEEKS IN A ROW THAT YOU'RE BRINGING PEOPLE FROM MY DISTRICT TO THE COUNCIL. AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR WORK. APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU DO AND THANK YOU MR. LEE FOR BRINGING THEM IN AND RECOGNIZING THIS IMPORTANT WORK. THANK YOU. >> Council President: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ. NEXT, COUNCILMEMBER HUTT? FOLLOWED BY COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ. >> H. Hutt: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER LEE. THIS IS REALLY A DELIGHTFUL PRESENTATION. YOU KNOW, THAT THE WEST SIDE IS ALL ABOUT OUR DOGS AND SO, I'M EXCITED TO SEE ALL OF THESE SERVICE ANIMALS AND THE FOLKS AT WORK WITH THEM TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. I KEEP LOOKING WONDERING, CAN YOU GO HOME WITH ME AND TEACH MY ZEUS HOW TO SIT NICELY. I CANNOT DO THAT. BUT WHAT YOU DO, NOT ONLY WITH THE TEACHING BUT THE COMPANION CONNECTION, THE PARTNERSHIP THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT, YOU AND NIKO HAD, IT MADE US ALMOST CRY BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT IT'S THE HELP THAT YOU NEED TO BE INDEPENDENT. IT'S THE HELP THAT YOU NEED TO BE SELF RELIANT. SO WE JUST APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS TO COUNCIL SO THAT WE CAN UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND HOW WE CAN BE HELPFUL. I WANT TO ECHO SO MUCH OF WHAT MY COLLEAGUE COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ SAID BECAUSE IT'S JUST TRUE. AND WE APPRECIATE YOU AND WE'RE HAPPY THAT YOU PICKED THIS PART OF YOUR LIFE TO SPEND HELPING OTHERS. THANK YOU ALL. >> Council President: OKAY, COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ. >> E. Hernandez: THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH COUNCILMEMBER LEE FOR THIS WONDERFUL PRESENTATION. THANK YOU ALL FOR WHAT YOU DO IN HELPING CREATE BRIDGES AND ACCESSIBILITY FOR SOME OF OUR MOST VULNERABILITY COMMUNITY MEMBERS. AND IT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING TO SEE PURPOSE, PURPOSE FOR OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS ANGELINOS, BUT PURPOSE FOR ALSO THESE PUPS THAT ARE DOING SOME PHENOMENAL WORK, SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO. THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER LEE FOR SHOWING SOME OF THE BEST PARTS OF LOS ANGELES HERE IN CHAMBERS TODAY, THANK YOU. >> Council President: THANK YOU, AND BACK TO MR. LEE TO CLOSE. >> J. Lee: WELL THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES, I'M GOING TO MAKE MY WAY UP THERE TO PRESENT THE CERTIFICATE TO CANINE CAM POSSIBLE --COMPANION FOR THE GREAT WORK THEY'VE DONE. NOW AT MY HOUSE, LIKE COUNCILMEMBER HUTT SAID, THERE ARE FOUR PEOPLE THERE TO SERVICE MY DOG, IT'S NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND. BUT THE ONE THING THAT THEY DO ALL PROVIDE AND THING THAT THEY HAVE IN COMMON, HE BRINGS INCREDIBLE LOVE JUST LIKE THESE DOGS. BUT THESE DOGS DO SO MUCH MORE, THEY CREATE INDEPENDENCE FOR THEIR PARTNERS AND ALSO TRANSFORM LIVES AND I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR ALL OF THEIR INCREDIBLE WORK. ONE MORE ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THESE AMAZING ORGANIZATIONS. [APPLAUSE] >> Council President: AS MR. LEE IS BRINGING THE CERTIFICATES BACK, WE CAN GET THE NEXT PRESENTATION READY. SO I'LL ASK, COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ TO MAKE HER WAY TO THE PODIUM. >> Council President: THANK YOU. MS. RODRIGUEZ, YOU'RE UP. >> M. Rodriguez: THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES. I AM HAPPY TO BE JOINED BY SO MANY PEOPLE THAT MAKE EL NIDO WORK, WE'RE CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF EL NIDO CENTERS. IF YOU JOIN ME IN GIVING THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE] WHAT BEGAN IN 1925 AS A SMALL PROGRAM TO SUPPORT NEGLECTED AND UNDER NOURISHED GIRLS HAS GROWN INTO AN ORGANIZATION THAT NOW SERVES MORE THAN 12,000 ANGELINOS EVERY YEAR. OVER THE LAST CENTURY, EL NIDO HAS BUILT PROGRAMS THAT MEET FAMILIES WHERE THEY ARE, SUPPORTING TEEN PARENTS AND PROVIDING SERVICES THAT REFLECT THE DIVERSITY OF COMMUNITIES. TODAY, EL NIDO'S WORK FOCUSES ON THREE CORE AREAS, ECONOMIC MOBILITY, EDUCATION AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ALONG WITH FAMILIAR WELL BEING. THESE SERVICES CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN FAMILIES AND OPEN DOORS TO OPPORTUNITY. OUR OFFICE HAS BEEN PROUD TO PARTNER WITH EL NIDO IN THIS MISSION. TODAY WE HOST TAX PREP DAY IN PACOIMA WHERE HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES RECEIVE FREE TAX PREPARATION. IN 2023, EL NIDO ALSO LAUNCHED THE PACOIMA FARMERS MARKET WITH THE PEACE AND HEALING CENTER. THIS MARKET IMPROVES ACCESS TO FREH FOOD WHILE CREATING SPACE FOR LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS. THE IMPACT OF EL NIDO IS CLEAR, FROM HELPING YOUNG PARENTS STAY IN SCHOOL, TO GUIDING STUDENTS INTO COLLEGE, TO SUPPORTING FAMILIES WORKING TOWARDS STABILITY, EL NIDO CHANGES LIVES. THAT'S WHY FOR A CENTURY, FAMILIES HAVE TRUSTED THIS ORGANIZATION AS A VITAL RESOURCE AND AS WE CELEBRATE THIS MILD STONE, WE LOOK FORWARD TO ITS FUTURE. EL NIDO'S COMMITMENT TO FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES, REMAIN STRONG TODAY AS IT WAS IN 19 25 AND REVERBERATES ACROSS LOS ANGELES. AND I'M GLAD THAT EL NIDO HAS A HOME UNTIL MY DISTRICT BUT I KNOW YOU HAVE MORE IN OTHER DISTRICTS. AND IT'S MY HONOR TO PASS THE MIC TO OUR INCREDIBLE CEO OF EL NIDO CENTERS, LIZ HERRERA. [APPLAUSE] >> Speaker: THANK YOU SO MUCH. COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ AND TO ALL OUR HONORABLE COUNCILMEMBERS. WE ARE SO HONORED AND GRATEFUL FOR THIS RECOGNITION OF OUR 100 YEARS OF SERVICE TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN LOS ANGELES. IT WAS IN 1925, WHEN A GROUP OF PASSIONATE WOMEN, WHO RECOGNIZED THAT A CHILD CANNOT GROW UP TWICE, THAT THEY ORGANIZED TO ESTABLISH AT THE TIME A CAMP IN LAUREL CANYON TO HELP UNDERNOURISHED WOMEN LIVING IN BOYLE HEIGHTS. AND OVER THE DECADES OUR SERVICES HAVE EVOLVED AND EXPANDED BUT OUR MISSION HAS REMAINED CONSTANT THAT EVERY CHILD DESERVES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A SECURE HEALTHY LIFE AND AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A PROSPEROUS FUTURE AND OUR COMMITMENT HAS BEEN, THROUGHOUT THAT TIME, TO GO INTO COMMUNITIES WITH HIGH NEEDS THAT LACK RESOURCES AND TO BE A SOURCE OF SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES BECAUSE WE KNOW THE INCREDIBLE STRENGTH AND RESILIENCE WITHIN EACH OF THOSE FAMILIES. BUT OFTEN, LACK OF RESOURCES AND SUPPORT AND OPPORTUNITIES. SO IT IS BEEN AN ABSOLUTE PRIVILEGE AND HONOR TO HAVE WORKED WITH HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES OVER THE CENTURY, WE ARE JUST SO GRATEFUL THAT WE SO MANY HAVE ENTRUSTED US WITH THEIR CARE. AND WE HAVE SOME OF OUR FAMILIES WITH US TODAY, FROM OUR JORDAN DOWNS SUPPORTIVE SERVICES PROGRAM AND OUR BEST STAR NETWORK IN THE VALLEY. AND AS COUNCILWOMAN SAID, WE ARE IN A NUMBER OF DISTRICTS IN THE CITY INCLUDING MOST RECENTLY EAST L.A. AND METRO L.A., WEST L.A., SAN FERNANDO AND SOUTH L.A., AND WE ARE SO GRATEFUL TO BE PART OF THE CITY'S SAFETY NET SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND WE ARE HERE, WE ARE HERE TO SUPPORT YOU, AND WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. WE ARE SO GRATEFUL TO BE IN L.A. AND HAVE SUCH A DEDICATED CARING COMPASSIONATE CITY LEADERSHIP ESPECIALLY AT THIS TIME. SO THANK YOU AGAIN, WE ARE SO GRATEFUL. >> THANK YOU, LIZ AND TO ALL OF YOUR INCREDIBLE TEAM THAT ARE A PART OF CHANGING LIVES FOR THE BETTER. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO BE A SAFETY NET AT CRITICAL TIMES BUT THE COMBINATION OF NOT JUST BEING A SAFETY NET BUT EMPOWERING YOU TO BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN AND GROW, A GREATER POTENTIAL FOR YOUR FUTURES, FOR THE FUTURES OF YOUR FAMILIES IS WHAT THIS IS ALL SUPPOSE TO BE AS WELL. IT'S ABOUT EMPOWERMENT, IT'S ABOUT GIVING YOU THE TOOLS TO BE RESILIENT TO BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN YOUR FAMILIES. BECAUSE THAT IS HOW WE'RE GOING TO SUSTAIN PROGRESS IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, AND THAT'S WHY I'M SO PROUD OF WHAT EL NIDO DOES, BECAUSE WE CANNOT JUST BE THE SAFETY NET. WE HAVE TO BE THE RESOURCE AND THE TOOLS TO SUPPORT FAMILIES FOR THEIR GREATER ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY. THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BEING THE LEAD IN THAT WORK IN THE CITY, NOT JUST IN THE NORTHEAST SAN FERNANDO VALUE BUT THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES AND CONGRATULATIONS ON BUILDING SUCH A REMARKABLE BODY OF WORK FOR 100 YEARS. CONGRATULATIONS AND HAPPY ANNIVERSARY. >> Council President: WE HAVE SOME MEMBERS ON THE QUEUE AS WELL. SO, MR. PRICE, FOLLOWED BY MR. McOSKER. >> C. Price: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ FOR BRINGING THIS ORGANIZATION IN. A HISTORY LEGACY EVERY YEAR SERVICE THROUGH ALL PARTS OF THE CITY, WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT ESPECIALLY IN SOUTH L.A. AND THE IMPACT THAT YOU MAKE ON CHILDREN IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE THAT JUST AFFECTS THEM, AND AFFECTS THE FAMILIES AND BROWDER COMMUNITY, SO AGAIN THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND COMMITMENT. CONGRATULATIONS. >> M. Rodriguez: THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> Council President: AND MR. McOSKER. >> T. McOsker: THANK YOU, SO MUCH COUNCILMEMBER FOR BRINGING THIS GREAT GROUP AND I SEE FRIENDS FROM WATTS, HEY! SO GREAT TO SEE MY FRIENDS, YOU'RE GOING TO DO A GREAT GREAT JOB AT JORDAN DOWNS, AND WHAT IS REALLY LOVELY AND A TESTAMENT TO THE ORGANIZATION IS THAT I SEE, THE EL NIDO COMMUNITY INVOLVED ALL ACROSS WATTS AND IT JUST, IT'S NOT JUST BUILDING A VIBRANT COMMUNITY IN JORDAN DOWNS BUT ALSO BEING ENGAGED IN ALL OF OUR ACTIVITIES, WHETHER IT'S HEALTHY WALKS, COMMUNITY MEETINGS, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK AND THANK YOU FOR MAKING WATTS, A BETTER PLACE, BECAUSE WATTS IS WORTH IT AND WE APPRECIATE IT EL NIDO VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] >> Council President: BACK TO YOU, TO CLOSE. >> City Attorney: THANK -- >> M. Rodriguez: THANK YOU, THANK YOU COLLEAGUES AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, HAPPY 100tH BIRTHDAY! [APPLAUSE] >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, 100 YEARS, AMAZING, CONGRATULATIONS. OKAY, AS THEY ARE FILING OFF, IF WE CAN READ, ARE THERE ANY CONSTRUCTIONS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? OR WE CAN MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENT? >> Clerk: MR. PRESIDENT, FOR THE RECORD, THE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT FOR ITEM 7 HAS BEEN SUBMITTED AND AVAILABLE ON AVAILABLE ONLINE. >> Council President: GREAT, WE'LL TAKE THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT. WE'LL MOVE NOW TO PUBLIC COMMENT. SINCE THERE IS NOT THAT MANY PEOPLE IN THE ROOM TODAY. I WILL ASK IF ANYBODY IS HERE TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT, IF YOU CAN MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CHAMBER, HOUSE LEFT, STAGE RIGHT. AND WE WILL, WE'LL JUST TAKE PEOPLE IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER, WHATEVER ORDER YOU WISH. >> City Attorney: AND AS PEOPLE ARE LINING UP ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF COUNCIL CHAMBER, AGAIN IF YOU SIGN UP FEEL FREE TO SIGN UP IN ANY ORDER, AS YOU MAY SEE, THERE IS ONLY, ALL ITEMS HAVE HAD PUBLIC COMMENT SATISFIED AT COMMITTEE, SO THE ONLY THING OPENED TODAY IS GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. SO ONCE YOU GET TO THE PODIUM--MR. CANDIDO, THIS IS YOUR FIRST AND ONLY WARNING, PLEASE DO NOT DISRUPT INSTRUCTIONS THAT I'M TRYING TO PROVIDE TO THE ROOM. IF YOU DO, YOU'LL BE ELIGIBLE FOR EXCLUSION. ONCE YOU GET TO THE POED YURJS THERE IS ONLY PUBLIC COMMENT. YOU'LL HAVE ONE MINUTE, THE CLOCK WILL BEGIN IMMEDIATELY ONCE YOU GET TO THE PODIUM. >> Council President: AND WE'LL TAKE EVERYBODY WHO IS HERE. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO STAND IN LINE, YOU'RE WELCOME TO SIT IN THE PEWS AND GET UP ONCE YOU SEE AN OPENING. IS IT YOU CAN STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR COMMENT. WELCOME, YOU HAVE A MINUTE. >> Speaker: MY NAME IS DANIELLE SOSA, THERE ARE MORE ICE RAIDS ACROSS THE CITY OF L.A. THIS MORNING. I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ AND JURADO AND SOTO-MARTINEZ FOR VOTING AGAINST THE 17 MILLION DOLLARS IN LAPD OVERTIME AUTHORIZED BACK IN JUNE. THIS OVERTIME MONEY HAS BEEN USED TO CONSISTENT VIOLATE THE FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS OF PROTESTERS TO SPEAK AND ASSEMBLE. IT HAS BEEN USED TO WEAPON ONIZED 4118 AGAINST PROTESTERS AND USED TO ASSAULT PROTESTERS AND PRESS. THIS IS POLICE BEHAVIOR THAT SHOULD BE UNACCEPTABLE BUT CONTINUES TO BE ACCEPTED AND ENABLED BY THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND CITY COUNCIL WHO SHOULD BE SUPPORTING AND SYMPATHIZING WITH PEACEFUL PROTESTERS WHO ARE COURAGEOUSLY STANDING UP AGAINST ICE PRESENCE AND THIS FASCIST ADMINISTRATION. THANK YOU. >> Council President: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER? WELCOME. >> Speaker: FIRST, I DON'T SEE WHERE THIS LECTERN IS POINTED AWAY FROM THE AUDIENCE BECAUSE THE ENTIRE PURPOSE OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT IS TO ADDRESS THE PUBLIC AND REPRESENTATIVES AT THE SAME TIME. SECOND, YOU NEED TO SELECT THE PROPER TOOL FOR JOB. I'M NOT 'EM FA INFATUATED WITH GAVIN NEWSOM AND I DON'T WANT TO SEE GUARDS, ANYTHING ELSE WILL JUST WASTE TIME AND ALLOW MORE PEOPLE TO BE HARMED AND INTIMIDATED. IF ANYONE THINKS IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ASK THE GOVERNOR FOR A HANDFUL OF MILITARY LEVEL INVESTIGATES, TO LOOK INTO POLICE MISCONDUCT, PLEASE GO TO TWITER AT MACKERM2 AND TELL ME YOUR REASON. AND LET ME JUST SAY, IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE ON BEHALF OF THE SMOKING SCAN SHOW. >> Council President: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. >> Speaker: HELLO, CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY? MY NAME IS TAI LER I'M A PROTESTERS AT THE FRONTLINES AT THE DETENTION CENTER, THE PROTEST THAT IS THERE. I WISH DISTRICT 14 WERE HERE, A MINUTE IS NOT ENOUGH TO COVER SOME OF THE HORRIFIC THINGS I'VE SEEN AND WITNESSED AND HEARD. THE ICE AGENTS SAY ON LABOR DAY, ICE ACTUALLY CAME OUT AND MADE TWO ARRESTS OF PROTESTERS. IT'S LIKE THEY'RE PRACTICING ON US OR SOMETHING, IT'S WEIRD. THEY WERE BRAGGING ABOUT THE MACARTHUR PARK RAID, THEY ARE PROUD OF IT, I DON'T FEEL SAFE HERE. I DON'T THINK YOU HEARD ME, I DON'T FEEL SAFE HERE. IT'S NOT SAFE. ON TOP OF THAT, JIM MCDONALD AND EARL THEY'RE ALL COMPLICITY. LAPD CAME DOWN TO ARREST PEOPLE BECAUSE CHS CALLED THEM, AND THEY WERE BRAGGING AND WATCHING OUR LIVES TIK TOKS BRAGGING ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT THEY ARRESTED. MY PEOPLE, YOUR PEOPLE. WAKE UP, FASCISM, DO SOMETHING. EVERY WEEK, THEY DO THE SAME THING EVERY WEEK. >> Council President: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. WELCOME. >> Speaker: HELLO I'M HOPING I HAVE THREE MINUTES. >> Council President: YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE PER PERSON. WE HAVE TO KEEP THE SAME FOR EVERYBODY. >> Speaker: I CANNOT GO TO ONE OF THE ISSUES FOR AGENDA? >> City Attorney: SO THE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE OTHER AGENDA WAS EXHAUSTED AND SATISFIED AT COMMITTEE. THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMMITTEES HERE IN THE CITY WHICH IS WHY IT'S NOT OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT IN COUNCIL TODAY. YOU CAN SPEAK TO THE ITEMS IN GENERAL, SO YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: CAN YOU GIVE ME TWO MINUTES? >> City Attorney: WE HAVE TO. >> Speaker: I'M NEW TO THE WHOLE SYSTEM. >> City Attorney: I'M GOING TO EXPLAIN THE RULES BRIEFLY AND THEN WE'LL START YOUR TIME. AGAIN PUBLIC COMMENT HAS BEEN SATISFIED. YOU'RE WELCOME TO SPEAK TO THEM DURING THE ONE MINUTE, IF YOU HAVE OR ANYONE ELSE HAVE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENT THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE THEY CAN DO SO IN WRITING AT LACOUNCIL COMMENT. I'M GOING TO ASK THAT THE WOMEN ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, THIS IS YOUR FIRST WARNING, PLEASE DO NOT DISRUPT THIS MEETING. >> Speaker: I'LL KEEP GOING. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. >> Speaker: AHHH, I WENT TO THE COMMITTEE MEETING, WHERE YOU VOTED FOR SOTHERS, AND I HAVE THE FORM, THE NUMBER IS WRONG. I WANT TODAY CALL THE LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANT, THE NUMBER SHE HAS HERE IS WRONG. AND THEN I THINK I'LL SUBMIT A COMMENT WHERE IT SAYS, L.A. CITY COUNCIL COMMENT.COM, I TRIED THAT, NOPE, THAT DIDN'T WORK. I WAS SUPPOSE TO APPARENTLY GO ON TO THE WEBSITE, RIGHT? BUT IT DOESN'T SAY, I'M NEW TO ALL OF THIS. BECAUSE I WANTED TO SEND EACH OF THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS A NOTE, LETTING THEM THAT THE POLICE COMMISSION KEEPS GETTING CANCELED. I TRIED TO GO TUESDAY, CANCELED. EVER SINCE THE NO KINGS MARCH, THEY HAVE BEEN CANCELING. EITHER THE CHIEF OF POLICE DOES NOT SHOW UP OR THEY CANCEL MEETINGS. WHAT IS GOING ON! >> Speaker: BASICALLY JAILED. PUBLIC COMMENT, PUBLIC COMMENT. LET ME SPREAD A LITTLE LOVE AROUND HERE. WEDNESDAY, MS. RAMAN DID A WONDERFUL RUNNING THE MEETING. AND SHE TOLD SOMEBODY SHE SAYS, YOU CANNOT LITTER IN HERE. THEN THE CITY ATTORNEY SAYS, SAYS YOU CANNOT LITTER IN HERE. NOW I'M NOT GOING TO DISRESPECT THESE OFFICERS BY LEAVING THIS, SO I WILL SELECT IT, BUT THIS CITY COUNCIL AND THE BRIEF CITY COUNCIL ALLOWS PEOPLE TO COME UP IN MY COMMUNITY THROW THEIR TRASH, PARK, BURN THE DAM PLACE DOWN AND YET YOU DO NOTHING. OVER THE WEEKEND, PEOPLE GOING 100 MILES PER HOUR DOWN RESEDA BOULEVARD NOTHING DID ANYTHING. AND IT WAS FUNNY. I DON'T THINK JOHN LEE WOULD HOLD THIS FOR SPOKING AGAINST HIM, BUT ALL OF A SUDDEN, WE HAD MOTOR HOMES AND SHOPPING CARTS. WHY WOULD SOMEBODY DO THIS? NOW MR. LEE, I'VE BEEN UP THERE FOR A LONG TIME. AND HI TO WORK HARD AND I'LL FIGHT YOU ON SOMETHING ON THIS, BECAUSE YOU'RE DOING NOTHING! ALL IT IS IS A SIMPLE REINSTATEMENT. >> City Attorney: MR. CANDIDO, YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED. AND I'LL REMIND YOU YOU'VE BEEN WARNED ONCE FOR DIS RUPGT THE MEETING. MR. CANNEDIDO, THIS IS YOUR SECOND WARN ANDING YOU'RE ELIGIBLE FOR REMOVAL. MR. CHAIR, WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE MR. CANDIDO REMOVED? >> Council President: OKAY. >> Speaker: [SCREAMING IN THE BACKGROUND] >> Council President: ARE THERE ANY OTHER FOLKS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. MR. CANNEDIDO, PLEASE DO NOT DISRUPT THE MEETING. OKAY, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LEAVE THE MEETING. >> City Attorney: SO MR. CANNEDIDO, YOU'VE BEEN ORDERED REMOVED BY THE CHAIR. ANY OTHER SPEAKERS? SO MR. PRESIDENT, IT APPEARS AS THOUGH WE'VE EXHAUSTED PUBLIC COMMENT. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT? >> Council President: OKAY, NO OTHER SPEAKERS ARE HERE, PUBLIC COMMENT IS OFFICIALLY CLOSED. WE CAN MOVE ON TO ITEM 7. >> Clerk: AND FOR THE RECORD, ITEM 7 WAS CALLED SPECIAL BY COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ FOR REMARKS. >> Council President: OKAY, COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ, THE FLOOR IS YOURS. >> M. Rodriguez: THANK YOU. I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT, COLLEAGUES, I WANT TO THANK MAYOR BASS FOR SELECTING AN INDIVIDUAL TO SERVE ON THIS CRITICAL COMMISSION, THAT I BELIEVE EXUDES THE KIND OF CHARACTER AND INTEGRITY THAT IS REQUIRED TO SERVE IN THIS ROLE. I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT I PERSONALLY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK CLOSELY WITH MS. McGOVERN WHEN SHE WAS A MEMBER OF MY STAFF. AND SHE HAS SUBSEQUENTLY GONE OFF TO GET HER LAW DEGREE, AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF PREPARING TO BE ONE OF PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST REMARKABLE LEGAL MINDS I BELIEVE THAT WE WILL EVER HAVE IN THE HISTORY OF LOS ANGELES. BUT I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK HER FOR TAKING ON THIS ROLE. BECAUSE IT'S AT A TIME WHEN WE KNOW A LOT OF INDIVIDUALS IN THIS INDUSTRY ARE STRUGGLING. I CAN'T THINK OF A BETTER INDIVIDUAL PREPARED, TO HELP ENGAGE IN DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS AND HELP LEAD OUR CITY IN A MORE PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATION AS IT RELATES TO CANNABIS OPERATIONS IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES. SO I WANT TO THANK HER FOR HER INCREDIBLE WORK LEADING UP TO THIS MOMENT TODAY, IT'S WHAT EARNED HER THIS NOMINATION. AND I BELIEVE, I WANT, WELL I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR AGREEING TO SERVE IN THIS ROLE. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, FOR MAKING US PROUD. AND I KNOW IF THERE IS ONE PROUD PERSON LOOKING DOWN, IS OUR TOM LABONGE, COLLEAGUES I ASK FOR YOUR AYE-VOTE. >> Council President: THANK YOU, SEEING NO OTHER MEMBER IN THE QUEUE, LET'S OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, AND TALLY THE VOTES. [APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT. >> Clerk: 13 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT BEFORE US? >> Clerk: COUNCIL HAS MOTIONED FOR POSTING AND REFERRAL. >> Council President: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THEY ARE POSTED AND REFERRED. >> Clerk: THE DESK IS CLEAR SIR. >> Council President: COLLEAGUES DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS, LOOKING TO MY LEFT. MR. McOSKER. >> T. McOsker: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MEMBERS, WE HAVE A GREAT EVENT COMING UP IN THE 11-5 TOMORROW, I WANT TO INVITE EVERYBODY TO A WONDERFUL COMMUNITY IN HARBOR CITY, IT'S THE SECOND HARBOR CITY JAZZ FESTIVAL. THE LAST EVENT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS, WE WERE PLEASANTLY SURPRISED AND WE'RE BUILDING IN THAT MOMENTUM. THIS YEAR THE FESTIVAL WILL HAVE INCREDIBLE JAZZ PERFORMANCES ALL DAY, HIGHLIGHTED BY THE HIGHLIGHTED ALL-STAR BAND IN ADDITION, THERE IS GOING TO BE FOOD AND DRINKS OFFERED BY VARIOUS 1-5 VENDORS, SUCH AS CAFE AND SINGOLE FROM SAN PEDRO, THE EVENT IS FREE, BUT PARKING IS LIMITED TO FIRST COME AND FIRST SERVE. ALTHOUGH THERE ARE PICNIC TABLES AND THE SIDE IS MALOY PARK ON THE VERMONT SIDE. THEY'RE ENCOURAGED TO BRING THEIR OWN CHAIRS AND BLANKETS. SO PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD AND JOIN US FOR THIS DWRAIT EVENT SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 6th, ON THE VERMONT SIDE ACROSS FROM KAISER PERMANENTE WHO IS IT OUR MAIN LINE SPONSOR, THE EVENT IS FROM 11:00 TO 8:00 P.M. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL THERE IN THE BEAUTIFUL REGIONAL PARK. >> Council President: ANNOUNCEMENTS ON THE RIGHT? COUNCILMEMBER PARK? >> T. Park: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. SO I JUST WANTED TO MACK A QUICK ANNOUNCEMENT. TONIGHT WE'RE DOING SOMETHING REALLY SPECIAL IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 11. THE BUNDY TRIANGLE IS A SMALL PARKING LOT PARK THAT FOR DECADES NOW, HAS BEEN BEHIND FENCES, THE AREA HAS BEEN BLIGHEDED. WE HAVE BEEN OVER THERE, PULLING WEEDS, PLANTING, WATERING, REOPENING THE AREA. AND TONIGHT FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, WE ARE LAUNCHING A FRIDAY NIGHT MARKET, IT STARTS AT 5:00 O'CLOCK, IT GOES UNTIL 9 P.M. THIS IS AN AREA THAT HAS BEEN BEGGING FOR ACTIVATION, WE'VE WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL TO MAKE THIS VISION A REALITY. THIS IS A PILOT PROGRAM THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE RUNNING THROUGH OCTOBER 24th, LOTS OF GREAT VENDRS, CRAFTS AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE KIDS AND FAMILY SO COME AND CHECK IT OUT. THIS IS A REALLY COOL THING THAT WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO DO FOR A LONG TIME ON THE WEST SIDE THANKS. >> Council President: THANK YOU, ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS ON MY LEFT OR RIGHT? OKAY, I'LL HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT AS WELL. I WANT TO ANNOUNCE A SHREDING EVENTS. IT'S A DOCUMENT SLDSHREDING EVENTS. WE ALL HAVE THOSE DOCUMENTS WITH SENSITIVE INFORMATION. HERE'S YOUR CHANCE. COME TO WENETKA PARK, BETWEEN 9:00 AND 12:00, WE HAVE TWO HUGE DOCUMENT SHREDING TRUCKS, JUST COME ON BY, THROW EVERYTHING IN THE BACK OF YOUR TRUNK AND YOU CAN SHRED IT RIGHT THERE FOR FREE. IT'S EXPENSIVE WHEN YOU GET YOUR STUFF SHREDDED WHEN YOU GO TO A COMMERCIAL PLACE. FREE SHREDING, AND IT ALSO LEADS TO A SAFER COMMUNITY, BECAUSE YOUR STUFF IS NOT OUT THERE. SEEING NO OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS, LET'S MOVE TO ADJOURNING MOTIONS. DO ANY OF MY COLLEAGUES ON MY LEFT HAVE ADJOURNING MOTIONS? OKAY, SO IF I CAN ASK EVERY ONE TO RISE IN THE CHAMBERS. AND WE'LL START WITH MR. McOSKER. >> T. McOsker: THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES, I ASK THAT WE ADJOURN TODAY'S MEET INING MEMORY OF MICHAEL FAMALETI A BELOVED MEMBER OF THE HARBOR COMMUNITY WHO PASSED AWAY THIS MONTH AT THE AGE OF 76, BORN ON MAY 19, 1949 TO THE LATE TONY AND VIRGINIA OF SAN PEDRO AND HE WAS THE ELDEST OF THREE CHILDREN. ATTENDED SAN PEDRO SCHOOLS AND GRADUATED FROM SAN PEDRO HIGH IN 1967, FOLLOWING HIGH SCHOOL, HE ENLISTED IN THE AIR FORCE, FROM 1968 TO 1974 AS A STAFF SERGEANT SERVING AS AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER AND ALSO A SUPERVISOR OF THE NORTH AMERICAN DEFENSE COMMAND. AFTER RECEIVING AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE, HE ATTENDED HARBOR COLLEGE AND CAL STATE LONG BEACH WHERE HE RECEIVED HIS DEGREE IN ACCOUNTING, HIS EXCELLENT COMMUNICATION SKILLS, HIS CHARISMA SERVED HIM WELL. WORKED FOR VARIOUS COMPANIES SUCH AS PAC BELL, CO CHE LAVAL' BROADCASTERS. HE WAS KNOWN IN THE FAMILY AS THE BIG RAGU, FOR HIS LOVE OF COOKING AS OUR ITALIAN AMERICANS IN SAN PEDRO IN THE HARBOR AREA SAID, HE LOVED THE MANGIA WHICH IS AN ITALIAN PHRASE THAT MEANS TO ENJOY A MEAL. HE BROUGHT LAUGHTER IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCE. HE IS SUR ARRIVED BY HIS SON, HIS BROTHER RAY WHO IS MARCH HE'D TO KATHY AND ALSO, REALLY IMPORTANT MEMBERS OF OUR HARBOR COMMUNITY, HIS SISTER EILEEN, AS WELL AS HIS NEPHEWS, HIS COUSINS AND A VAS NETWORK OF FRIENDS. IN HONOR, FAMILY HAS REQUESTED THAT IN LIEU OF FLOWERS A DONATION BE MADE TO VETERAN CHARITIES. >> Council President: THANK YOU. ANY OTHER. >> H. Hutt: I WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED TO THE MOTION, I KNOW THE FAMILY AND I'M REALLY SORRY FOR THE LOSS OF GARY. >> T. McOsker: THANK YOUMENT >> Council President: OKAY, ANY OTHER ADJOURNING MOTIONS? MR. GROAT? >> City Attorney: SO MR. HERMAN, YOU DISRUPTED THE ADJOURNING MOTIONS MULTIPLE TIMES. YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED YOU TO DO, WHILE I CANNOT REQUIRE YOU TO BE RESPECTFUL, I CAN REMIND THAT YOU YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO DISRUPT THIS MEETING. AND THIS IS NOT YOUR HOME, DO NOT PUT YOUR FEET ON THE PEWS. YOU WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE WARNINGS DURING THE ADJOURNING MOTIONS IF YOU CONTINUE TO DISRUPT THEM. I'M SORRY MR. PRESIDENT. >> Council President: SORRY, I WAS GOING TO REOPEN THE MEETING SO WE CAN HEAR MR. HERMA'S INSIGHTFUL COMMENT BUT I DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED