. That yourself, your city, your rights. It's a gender. And public safety symposium. And we have a number of workshops starting with gender based violence prevention and support. There are people who are dealing with tough situations and things that people don't like to talk about, but by us being here to provide the information we can change and save lives. When asked about public safety deeply and in dialog with people, the conversation is not about cops and robbers and victims. What we heard today about public safety is that what makes people feel safe is economic security, is strong. Community self-empowerment at Cal State LA , our mission is to educate the next generation and that includes civic engagement. So beyond their major or their specific programs, they have a role to play in the civic community that they choose to be in. And so today is all about giving them those resources to do that work safely. This is where young people are with bright minds, and they're open minded still. They're here because they want to learn something. So why not share in a space where people are open to learn and can be contributors? Well I want them to not just live in fear. I want them to live in the fact that the first thing they hear is to get an education, and we're trying to give them the surroundings with them to achieve that. And we want to have the workshops where they can go and not find all the solutions, but at least get the information. The folks who are in the room here, these are the doers, the motto here at Cal State L.A is that we are LA. So if we help the people who help the people, we will build a better Los Angeles. A Los Angeles is truly for everyone. Los Angeles was named one of the top digital cities in the nation for its use of technology to streamline services and to boost security, counted among the safer large cities in the nation , LA has built its progress on collaboration. City leaders, community members and the police department work side by side, strengthening neighborhoods, protecting immigrant Angelenos, and partnering with residents to address crime. Where it happens most. Here in the city of Los Angeles, where, you know, they say it's the city of Angels, right? You have a lot of darkness that's happening throughout the day. Throughout the night, where children as young as 11 years old are being trafficked on our local streets . Human trafficking is a major problem, not only here in Los Angeles, but globally. So it's important that we bring this into a visibility in the most powerful ways. Thank you all for being here today and more importantly, thank you for the work you do every day when no one is watching this is our second annual human Trafficking summit for LAPD, and this is a collaboration summit where we have law enforcement officials. We have representatives from the city attorney's office, district Attorney's office, U.S. Attorney's office, advocacy groups and support groups for people who are trafficked, especially the sex workers. And we all come together and we have presentations, we share ideas. We share intelligence, things that are happening on the streets, best practices, and how to combat and address the human trafficking epidemic that we see on the streets of Los Angeles. Summits like this are important not only for education of the people that are working within this industry, but also letting the community know how pervasive this issue is in L.A. County. It is one of the epicenters of sex trafficking. Figueroa, of course, is the most famous of all the tracks, as they call them. And that's where children as young as 12 years old are being trafficked. It's right in broad daylight. We drive past it every day. It's like these children are just lost. It is a collaborative effort because we can't just do it with law enforcement alone. Support groups and service groups can't do it alone. We all have to work together and also the prosecutorial part of that with the city attorney and the district attorney, the U.S. Attorney's Office of going forward with the prosecution of those who are offending and those who are trafficking. These especially minors here in the city of Los Angeles. We can't walk by situations where somebody is being held against their will. Somebody is being put in an extremely dangerous circumstance over and over again . So we all have an ability to be able to do something about it in our communities. All of you are doing that every single day, and the courage it takes to do what you're doing is amazing. Los Angeles is also advancing Smart City initiatives, upgrading infrastructure like connecting street lighting that responds to real time conditions , expanding public Wi-Fi and exploring new mobility solutions to reduce congestion and emissions as part of long term plans through 2028, strong relationships lay the groundwork for lasting success while working together toward a common goal. Sports especially team competition, build discipline, perseverance and resilience. A truth often echoed by basketball greats. Reflecting on the journey behind their achievements. I'm about to take you to the hole ready? I'm excited about being in LA as the CEO of the Legends of Basketball. Wanted to make sure that we got into the community and do the same thing for the community. It did for us, which was to raise us, give these kids an opportunity to hear from us, learn from us. One, two, three legends and feel the energy that we bring into any gym that we walk into. Come on, make shots, make the shots, get inside. We're here in the 10th district at Michelle and Barack Obama Sports Complex. And what we have is an amazing thing. A free clinic from kids from the second grade to the ninth grade. We got so many great legends from WNBA legends, Harlem Globetrotters, legends, ABA legends and NBA legends. Just giving their fullness to the game. Just showing the kids life through basketball. And we're just excited to be here. Sports teaches us so much. And I was lucky to have a safe environment to experiment with different sports. And I quickly learned that it taught me discipline. It taught me perseverance how to fall down and get up, how to believe in myself, how to be confident in who I am. And so I'm hoping that we can come here and give our kids that same message, because I know when we do, they end up being something far greater than they thought, that they could ever be. It is important for us to be here and put on these clinics because we again, we want this. We want to show the kids the opportunities. We want to instill in them what someone instilled in us. And that's the morals, the values, the hard work, the dedication. Just being here is step one. And so once they're here now, we're going to teach them some of the life skills as well as basketball skills. In today's world, of all the technology that we have with social media, the internet, we're seeking to always empower our brains and our minds. But if they don't learn how to move their bodies in a way that keeps them healthy and not just healthy, but keeps them connected to others and having fun, then we're giving them something that is really going to be detrimental as they get older, because we need to learn how to take care of our bodies. I really just want to tell the parents, continue to put your kids in sport. They may not be NBA player, WNBA player next. You know, major soccer player, but there's something important about being on a team sport that they can carry over into the workforce. They can just carry on through life about being a teammate, about dedication, about sometimes working together for a common goal. So it's bigger opportunities. It's bigger reasons why sport is good for young kids who can't stop, won't stop, shoot the rock till you're good enough to reach the top. Yeah nobody knows the trouble I've seen. Nobody knows the sorrow. Nobody knows the trouble I've seen glory. Hallelujah Kam was founded in 1977. So we're coming up on our 50th anniversary next year. For over 40 years, Kam has been collecting African American artists. And we've been at the vanguard of that work. So we have an incredible collection of works that range from Betye Saar to David Hammond to Noah Purifoy to John Outterbridge, and we try to show them as often as we can . Kam is unique in that we tell the stories of California and the West from a black perspective, and through the lens of artists and historical materials drawn from the world and our own collection. And it's a special place. It was made by the community, for the community . At Kam, we say black history every day, but we recognize that black History Month is an important opportunity to reflect and celebrate the contributions of black people past, present and future. It really is a unique place in Los Angeles where all people, but particularly black people, can come and be in their joy and their sense of togetherness. At Kam, we rotate our exhibitions regularly, so there's always an opportunity to come back and see something new. We also have a slate of programs that range from talks to performances to workshops to art activities, to yoga, to dance parties. So there's something for everyone here at Kam. When visitors come to the museum, I hope that they leave with an understanding of the contributions of African Americans. But also to understand that that experience is multifaceted, diverse and extraordinary . In Los Angeles, technology is transforming daily life from smart street lights and sensor equipped infrastructure that improves safety and energy efficiency to high performance green buildings designed with advanced sustainability systems across transportation, the city is expanding EV charging networks, modernizing traffic management with real time data, and investing in cleaner public transit to create a more connected, low emission future. Thanks for joining us. You can watch these stories and more on channel 35 or at LA city Dot gov forward slash TV and follow us at LA City on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube. Until next time, get out there and explore all that Los Angeles has to offer . Hi, I'm Kat Prickett, and I'm the Marine Environmental supervisor of the water group here at the Port of Los Angeles. And this is my career report. All right. Why cats over dogs? Well let me tell you, I could give you a couple of silly answers. Um, have you ever tried to housebreak a dog? I haven't, but I know friends have. It's a long, awful procedure. You need newspaper. How do you even get newspaper? These days? Um Cats. Step one. Show them the litter box. That's it. You're done. Um. But more seriously, I love both cats and dogs. I grew up with both in my house, but when I was six, I got to take care of my very own cat for the first time. And so ever since then, it's just been me and cats. So. What kind of challenges have you faced in your career? Well, one of my main challenges came this morning where I had to figure out what kind of adult clothing I could actually wear after one year in a pandemic. Um, but more seriously, I've had three different big jobs in my career . I went from a public sector toxicity testing job to a private sector consulting and now I work here at the Port of Los Angeles, back in the Marine environment, which I really love . And I think every single time there is challenges to a new job and a new situation, things you have to learn, not just technically what you do to day to day and continue to learn more about those things. But also who are you dealing with? Who are your friends going to be ? How does the job work? What kind of procedures are in place? So all of those things are challenging, but they make a they make the change exciting. And I've enjoyed that as well. Was this your first job choice? Um, well, that that is a really interesting question because I would say that, um, I've wanted to be a marine biologist since I was eight years old, and when I was eight, I had a very different idea of what I might be doing. Um in my career. And so I love the ocean. I love the animals in the ocean. And I thought I was going to be working much more hands on at that point. When I went to college, one of the first things they told me was that there were no jobs in marine biology, so I wasn't sure how to deal with that except to continue to go forward and think, heck yes, I'm going to be able to get a job in marine biology. You can't tell me that when I got the opportunity to come to the Port of Los Angeles, it was my third major career move. Even at that time, maybe it wasn't my first choice, but now, after being here for 12, 13, 14 years, I think it really is my first choice. I don't think I'd want to work anywhere else. I love the mix of, um, work and life balance. I love being an expert at the port. Everything that goes on here with the water quality, um, and that that really appeals to me. So now, now it is my first job. Did you play any other sports before soccer? Um, I started playing soccer pretty late in life in my 30s. Um and so you'd think I would have played a lot more sports before then. I was, uh, pretty sporty. I was an outdoors kind of girl. I liked running around. I liked playing tag. I liked playing kickball. I like to ski, I like to bike. I like to do all those kinds of things. But I actually never played any kind of organized sports during school or after until I started playing an adult recreational league with soccer. So never too late to start to find something new that you love in life. Oh, I should have headed back. Do you miss Washington, D.C? If yes, what do you miss about it? I grew up in Washington, D.C. that was my home until I came out to California for college. I still have family there. So yes, I miss Washington, D.C. and of course, number one is my family. That lives there. I miss them a lot. Um but outside of that, I really miss the seasons that you get in D.C. they're not too harsh. Um, but you do get to see snow. You do get to see a beautiful, beautiful spring where everything's coming out of winter and everything blooms at once. And there's a bush there called azaleas. And everybody has them in their front yards. And it's. It's just beautiful. When that when that happens. Oh Mhm. How do you check the water quality at the port. I love this question. There are so many different ways that we are able to check on the water quality here from instruments that you can just dip directly into the water and find out what's the temperature, how much dissolved oxygen is in there. Um, you know how how turbid is the water, how much light will penetrate through it? All of those things have an impact on on the water quality and the things that that live in our in our harbor waters. Um but if you want to get a little more technical, then you need to take some samples, send those off to a lab and they have lots of different methods, lots of different instruments that they use, and they can find out things like how many, how much metals are in there, how much pesticides are in the water. Um how much, you know, DDT or PCBs. You may have heard of those. How much are those? Are in the water? Um and then they come back with you and they give you all all the results. One of the first things I ever learned about how to check water quality when I was a student was a thing called a Secchi disk. And this is a circle, and it's painted in a grid, white and black, and there's a rope tied to it, and you just lower it in the water until you can't tell the difference between white and black. And then you pull it back up and you measure the length of distance. And that is the depth of the water clarity. So anyone can do that. And it's a pretty cool way to start to get into know what what the water quality is like in your area. Okay. I'm going to pick that up because that's bad for the water quality . I'm Kat Prickett and this was my career report for more information, follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram . Claiming for emergencies is smart, but does the family emergency plan include pets ? When you're arriving at Los Angeles International Airport in beautiful southern California, one of the first things you will see as you are landing is the ever iconic LAX themed building. The LAX theme building is a modern icon and recognized worldwide as the Space Age Landmark of one of the world's youngest and most influential cities. Designed by architectural firm Piera and Luckman, the building was completed in 1961 and features an observation deck and the Bob Hope USA. The spider like appearance of the building is a playful and futuristic design illusion created by topping four steel reinforced concrete legs with stucco. The building received cultural historic status from the city of Los Angeles for its distinguishing characteristics, which are valuable to the study of that period's style and method of construction. It is also an example of mid-century modern Googie architecture. The lax theme building serves as the symbolic gateway to Los Angeles, and the futuristic design is intended to convey new prosperity and the embrace of technological innovation. It has been and continues to be, a constant reminder of Los Angeles's drive to be the City of tomorrow . And. Good morning and welcomePreside MORNING WELCOME TO THE LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL MEETING. TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, THE 4th DAY OF MARCH, IN THE YEAR 2026 PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THIS MORNING'S MEETING WILL BE TAKEN IN-PERSON IN THIS CHAMBER. MR. CLERK IF WE CAN BEGIN BY CALLING THE ROLL. >> Clerk: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. BLUMENFIELD HARRIS-DAWSON HERNANDEZ HUTT JURADO LEE MCOSKER NAZARIAN PADILLA PARK PRICE RAMAN RODRIGUEZ SOTO-MARTINEZ YAROSLAVSKY. TEN MEMBERS AND WHAT A QUORUM, MR. PRESIDENT. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, FIRST ORDER OF MINUTES. >> Clerk: APPROVE AWFUL MINUTES OF MARCH 3, 2026. >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER BLUMENFIELD MOVES COUNCILMEMBER McOSKER SECONDS. WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: COMMENDATORY RESOLUTIONS FOR APPROVAL. >> Council President: MOVED AND SECOND. CAN WE RUN THROUGH THE AGENDA. >> Clerk: 10 JOBS COMMITTEE REPORT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED AND AVAILABLE ONLINE UNDER COUNCIL FILE, ITEM 17 THROUGH 32 ARE ITEMS FOR WHICH PUBLIC HEARINGS HAVE NOT BEEN HELD. TEN VOTES ARE REQUIRED FOR CONSIDERATION. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF SPECIALS ON THE QUEUE. MR. McOSKER? >> T. McOsker: THANK YOU, VERY MUCH MR. PRESIDENT. IS WOULD LIKE TO CALL ITEM NUMBER 2 SPECIAL FOR COMMENTS. IT IS NOT AN ITEM THAT REQUIRES ANOTHER PUBLIC HEARING SO I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE MY COMMENT BEFORE PUBLIC HEARING AND WE CAN ACT ON IT AFTER COMMENT. >> Council President: RIGHT ON. COUNCILMEMBER JURADO. >> Y. Jurado: I WOULD LIKE TO CALL ITEM 10 ON COMMENTS AND 32 SPECIAL FOR A SEPARATE VOTE. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER BLUMENFIELD? >> B. Blumenfield: ON ITEM 1, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THE BUDGET COMMITTEE REPORT, OR THE PLUM COMMITTEE REPORT, SORRY. >> Council President: PLUM COMMITTEE REPORT. >> Clerk: IS THERE A SECOND? >> Council President: SECOND BY MR. McOFFINGER. ALL RIGHT, COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ? >> M. Rodriguez: ITEM 16 FOR QUESTIONS AND ITEM 1 FOR AN AMENDMENT ON BEHALF OF COUNCILMEMBER PADILLA. AND IT'S BEING CIRCULATED. >> Council President: OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN. >> N. Raman: I, I HAVE AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY, THERE IS I THINK I MAY HAVE TO RECUSE FOR 9, 10, 11 AND 15. >> Council President: 9, 10, 11 AND 15. >> N. Raman: YES, BORROWING MR. PRICE'S COMMENT, OUT OF ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ? >> E. Hernandez: APOLOGIES IF THIS WAS CALLED ALREADY. ITEM 16 FOR QUESTIONS. >> Council President: ITEM 16 FOR QUESTIONS. COUNCILMEMBER GOING ONCE? COUNCILMEMBER NAZARIAN. >> A. Nazarian: I PRESSED THE BUTTON. >> Council President: IT JUST CAME ON. >> A. Nazarian: I WOULD LIKE TO CALL 9 THROUGH 15 FOR COMMENTS AND WOULD LIKE THEM TO BE HELD ON THE DESK UNTIL AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Clerk: I'M SORRY, COUNCILMEMBER WHICH ITEM? >> A. Nazarian: 9 THROUGH 15. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER SPECIALS? MEMBERS? ALL RIGHT, SEEING NO OTHER SPECIALS, MR. CLERK, WHERE DOES THAT LEAVE US WITH REGARD TO VOTES. JAOT COUNCIL MAY VOTE ON ITEMS 3 THROUGH 8. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. LET'S OPEN THE ROLL ON THOSE ITEMS, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 14 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: WOULD THE COUNCIL LIKE TO MOVE INTO PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Council President: WE HAVE MR. McOSKER'S ITEM THAT HE WANTED TO MAKE COMMENTS ON BEFORE COMMENT. I FORGET THE ITEM. >> T. McOsker: ITEM NUMBER 2. MEMBERS IT'S THE APPOINTMENT OF TERESA SARDISCO, LET'S EVERYONE SAY HELLO TO TERESA. [APPLAUSE] TODAY TO THE BOARD OF ANIMAL SERVICE SXZ WE ARE GRATEFUL TO THE MAYOR FOR MAKING THE RECOMMENDED APPOINTMENT AND I'M GOING TO URGE MEMBERS THAT WE UNANIMOUS LY APPOINT TERESA TO THE BOARD. TRAOES IS SOMEBODY THAT WE GO BACK FOR DECADES, EVEN THOUGH SHE IS VERY YOUNG AND I'M VERY OLD. SHE WAS AN ADVISOR TO JIM HAHN ON ANIMAL CARE ISSUES AND WAS VERY INSTRUMENTAL ON THE LAST TIME THAT WILL WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADVANCE OUR PRACTICES IN CARING FOR ANIMALS IN OUR CITY. AND I AM SO EXCITED THAT SHE IS WILLING TO SERVE TERESA HAS BROUGHT OUT A BIG GROUP OF HARBOR AREA FOLKS. IF YOU'RE HERE TO SUPPORT TERESA, RAISE YOUR HAND. LOOK AT THAT, THAT IS CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. AND I THINK THAT'S SO WONDERFUL THAT WHEN WE MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO ONE OF UH COMMISSIONS, THE COMMITTEE IS COMMUNITY, THEY SUPPORT YOU, THEY'RE GOING TO GIVE ADVISE, YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE ADVISE BACK. THIS IS A DIFFICULT COMMISSION, EXTREMELY IMPORTANT ISSUE AND I'M GRATEFUL TO THE SUPPORT THAT TERESA HAS GIVEN TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. SHE HAS BEEN RUNNING SAN PEDRO PET PALS FOR MANY YEARS AND THE FOLKS RESPONSIBLE FOR CARRYING SAN PEDRO PET PALS ARE ALL HERE AND SHE'S GOT FRIENDS AND FAMILY. THE FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF TERESA IS ALSO VERY DEEP IN CITY SERVICE, FIREFIGHTERS PARTICULARLY. SOY WANT TO COMMEND TO YOU ALL, TERESA AND I WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR AGAIN FOR MAKING THIS IMPORTANT APPOINTMENT TO THE ANIMAL COMMISSION. THANK YOU, TERESA A. >> Council President: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. McOSKER AND WITH THAT, WE'RE URGING AN AYE-VOTE, LET'S OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 134 AYES. >> Council President: >> Clerk: 13 AYES. >> Council President: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COMMISSIONER. AND WITH THAT WE'LL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: TO PEOPLE PROVIDING PUBLIC COMMENT, WHEN IT'S YOUR TURN TO SPEAK, PLEASE STATE WHICH OF THE AGENDA ITEMS, YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO. WE WILL TELL YOU WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP. WHEN SPEAKING ON THE AGENDA ITEMS, YOU MUST BE ON TOPIC. OUR GOAL IS TO GET THROUGH AS MANY SPEAKERS AS WE CAN. F YOU ARE NOT ON TOPIC OR IF WE CANNOT TELL WHETHER YOU'RE ON TOPIC, YOU'LL GET ONE BRIEF WARNING FROM ME OR THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT. AT THAT POINT, YOU NEED TO GET CLEARLY AND IMMEDIATELY ON TOPIC, IF YOU DON'T DO SO, WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SPEAKER. THE ITEMS OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE AGENDA ARE ITEMS 17, THROUGH 32. SO AGAIN, THE ITEMS THAT ARE OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE AGENDA, ARE ITEMS 17 THROUGH 32. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ALSO SPEAK FOR TOUP ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC KONLT. DURING GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY SPEAK TO ANY OF THE ITEMS OR ANYTHING ELSE IN THE CITY'S SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION. COUPLE MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS IF I CAN HAVE PLEASE HAVE THE INTERPRETERS MAKE THIS ALOUD TO THE ROOM. IF YOU REQUIRE A SPANISH LANGUAGE INTERPRETER, PLEASE MAKE SURE TO PAUSE EVERY FEW SENTENCES SO THE INTERPRETERS CAN INTERPRET. >> Interpreter: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> City Attorney: DON'T WORRY, WE WILL PAUSE YOUR TIME WHILE THE INTERPRET RESIDENTER INTERPRETING SO YOU WILL GET THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME AS EVERYONE ELSE. THANK YOU. >> Interpreter: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> City Attorney: ADDITIONALLY IF YOU'VE MADE AN ACCOMMODATION REQUEST WITH CLERK'S OFFICE PURSUANT TO THE ADA OR IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO IN ORDER TO MAKE USE OF THE WIRE LTS MICROPHONE, PLEASE LET THE SERGEANT KNOW ONCE YOU HEAR YOUR NAME CALLED ALOUD THAT YOU COULD LIKE TO USE THE WIRELESS MICROPHONE. FINALLY, THE ORDER WE TAKE NAMES IS RANDOMLY GENERATED NOT IN THE ORDER YOU SIGNED UP. SO IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE EVERYONE, AS WE HAVE A FULL HOUSE, WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE WAIT UNTIL YOU HEAR YOUR NAME CALLED ALLOWED BEFORE LINING UP IN ANY ORDER ON YOUR LEFT-HAND SIDE OF THE CHAMBERS. >> Clerk: WE WILL NOW BE PROCEEDING WITH PUBLIC COMMENT. I'LL BE CALLING THE NEKTS FEW NAMES, ANGEL, CAP PAL B, V, CHRISTINA L, CAPITAL INITIAL DS AND THEN FIRST NAME ELGIN, LAST NAME BILLER. >> City Attorney: YOU >> >> City Attorney: IF YOU HEARD YOUR NAME CALLED, YOU CAN LINE UP ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: FOR THE RECORD UX I SIGNED UFP AS ELGIN LAYLOR. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE FOR THE ITEM 1 AND ONE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: THE PUBLIC WITH PROBLEM WORKS, WE HAVE A FIVE-HEADED MONSTER PRESIDING OVER OUR CITY WITH NO ONE IN CHARGE. THE MAYOR'S MIGNONS HAVE REFUSED TO MAKE ANY RELATIVE CHANGES TO IT. THE ONLY THING THAT THEY'RE DOING IS ENSURING THAT WE CREATE A DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS BUT THEY REFUSE TO ENTERTAIN FORMER COMMISSIONER TO EMPOWER THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS. THAT PERSON WILL LAY BE ANOTHER LAY OF RED TAPE AND ANOTHER HEAD THAT IS SUBSERVIENT. SUPPORTERS OF COUNCIL EXPANSION OF COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN WILL SAY THAT IT WILL DO MORE BAD THAN GOOD IF WE DON'T ADDRESS. THE MAYOR IS LOOKING TO GOBBLE UP POWER LEFT AND RIGHT BUT DOES NOT WANT TO TOUCH THAT ONE ESSENTIAL CHANGE. THIS CHARTER REFORM COMMISSION SHOULD BE LAUNCHED INTO THE SUN. I SAY THAT AS SOMEBODY WHO ADVOCATED TO BE CREATED BUT IT'S DOING MORE HARM THAN GOOD. >> City Attorney: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: YOU'RE LOOKING AT A TWO-YEAR BUDGET. EVERYBODY HERE HAS BEEN PLEADING GIVE US MORE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER THE BUDGET. GUESS WHAT, THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE YOU DO A TWO-YEAR BUDGET AND NOT GIVE YOU MORE TIME. ABSOLUTELY INSANE AND DISRESPECTFUL, WHEN EVERYBODY HAS MADE CLEAR YOU NEED MORE TIME. THIS STAFF WAS CAUGHT PRODUCING A REPORT THAT HO LOSE NATURED PROPOSALS BECAUSE AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE FOOTNOTE, THEY WERE USING ChatGPT, WE'RE BEING SERVED UP CHARTER SLOP BY INCOMPETENT STAFF WHO HAVE NO IDEA HOW THE CITY WORKS. THE MAYOR IS PROPOSING THAT THEY, THE MAYOR, SHOULD BE THE PRESIDING OFFICER OF THIS COUNCIL A NON-VOTING MEMBER ABLE TO INTRODUCE AND SECOND LEGISLATION. ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS! I DON'T EVEN THINK THAT THEY WANTS THAT. THIS IS JUST A POWER GRAB. IT'S ABOUT GETTING LEVERAGE AND MAKE THISING A WHOLE HOT MESS THAT HUCK NOT HANDLE ONCE THE BUDGET HITS. >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER. >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER PROCEEDS, I'LL BE CALLING MORE MAIMS, ALLEN, AARON E, GILBERT V AND JACQUELINE I. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: I'M NOT SURE THE NUMBERS BUT TTSZ THE FILMING AND GENERAL COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YES, THE FILM L.A. ITEMS THAT ARE MULTIPLE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT HAS BEEN SATISFIED AT COMMITTEE, HOWEVER, YOU CAN SPEAK TO IT DURING GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. SO YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. >> Speaker: MY NAME IS CHRISTINA I'M A SAG ACTOR MEMBER. I ALSO HAVE TO HAVE A CARD WITH BIATSI AND HAVE BEEN FOR A MEMBER FOR 25 YEARS. THIS LAST YEAR, HAS BEEN THE MOST DIFFICULT YEAR OF MY LIFE. FOR THE LACK OF WORK, HAD IT BEEN THE DEATH OF A FAMILY MEMBER AND INHERITANCE I GOT, I WOULD NOT BE STANDING HERE TODAY. SO PLEASE, ON BEHALF OF EVERYBODY HERE, PLEASE HELP US BRING PRODUCTION BACK HERE. THANK YOU. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: THIS IS IN RELATION TO THE STAY IN L.A. INITIATIVE. >> City Attorney: OKAY, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: THANK YOU. MY NAME IS AARON, I HAVE LIVED IN LOS ANGELES FOR OVER 14 YEARS. LIKE MANY PEOPLE BEHIND ME, I MOVED OUT HERE IT PURSUE MY PASSION IN FILM AND TELEVISION. I GOT MY BACHELOR'S IN FILM ARTS FROM CSUN, I'M A PROUD ANGELINO, I'M ORIGINALLY FROM NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND THIS IS, FROM THE, BOTTOM OF MY HEART THAT I IMPLORE YOU TO PASS THESE INITIATIVES. LOS ANGELES HAS BEEN THE EPI CENTER FOR THE FILM INDUSTRY FOR 125 YEARS, WE HAVE EMPLOYED MILLIONS OF PEOPLE THROUGH THE PAST 50 TO 60 ALMOST YEARS AT THIS POINT. WE HAVE THE INFILL STRUCTURE, THE KNOW HOW TO GET THE CITY BACK UP AND RUNING. WHEN PEOPLE THINK OF LOS ANGELES, THEY THINK OF HOLLYWOOD AND TELEVISION AND THE INDUSTRY THAT THIS COMMUNITY HAS CREATED. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: HI, GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE CITY FILMING. >> City Attorney: I HEARD, GENERAL WHAT WAS THAT AFTER. >> Speaker: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT FOR FILMING. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE. IF YOU WANT YOU CAN ADJUST THE MICROPHONE. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS I'M JACQUELINE, THE CHAMBER SUPPORTS A CITY WIDE CONTINUE DEDICATED FILM LIASON, STAGE PERMITTING. TOGETHER THESE MEASURES MAKE IT EASY TO DO BUSINESS IN LOS ANGELES AS WE FACE GROWING COMPETITION FROM OTHER STATES AND COUNTRIES, COUNTIES OFFERING FASTER MORE PREDICTABILITY PROCESSES. STAGE APPROVAL AND FREE MICRO SHOOT WILL PROVIDE FLEXIBLE FOR INDEPENDENT CREATORS. THE CREATION OF A FILM LIASON WILL IMPROVE COORDINATION AND RESOLVE CHALLENGES EFFICIENTLY. THE CHAMBER REQUEST THAT THE CITY MOVE FORWARD WITH THESE IMPROVEMENT TO STRENGTHEN, SUPPORT JOB GROWTH IN THE INDUSTRY AND REINFORCE LOS ANGELES AS A GLOBAL LEADER AND CAPITAL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND CONSIDERATION. [APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, I'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 10. >> City Attorney: 10? >> Speaker: YES. >> City Attorney: SO SUFFICIENT ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: I'M ELLEN I'M THE INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF NEWLY FORMED PROPERTY BASE TOKYO IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. ALSO AS SOMEBODY WHO WORKED IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY FOR 26 YEARS. I HAVE FOUR ADULT CHILDREN WHO ARE WORKING IN THE INDUSTRY. THE ISSUE HERE FOR ME IS JOBS. IT ALSO, YOU KNOW, THE ABILITY TO ENCOURAGE PRODUCTION, NOT DISCOURAGE IT. AND IF WE DON'T, KIND OF ADOPT REALISTIC RULES, THE PRODUCTION COMMUNITY WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TO VANCOUVER, ATLANTA, TEXAS, CHICAGO, EVERYWHERE BUT LOS ANGELES AND LOS ANGELES IS WHERE THE INDUSTRY BELONGS. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] . >> Clerk: I WILL NOW BE CALLING THE NEXT FEW NAMES. JAMES D, JIM RIVERAs, LAMAR OWEDEM. LANI AND LINDA C. >> City Attorney: OKAY, SO AGAIN IF YOU HEARD THE NAME THAT YOU SIGNED UP UNDER PLEASE FEEL FREE TO LINE UP IN ANY ORDER. I SEE A CUP OF PEOPLE COMING UP BUT DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO READ ANY NAMES AS THEY MAKE THEIR WAY TO PODIUM. GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: THE ECONOMIC JOBS AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS, THE KEEP HOLLYWOOD HOME FILMING. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: HI I'M JIM, I RUN LIGHT PRODUCTION, I'M A MEMBER OF SAG AND I PART OF STAY IN L.A., I ASK YOU TO APPROVE ALL THE MOTIONS PRESENTED TO YOU, BECAUSE THIS EFFORT IS ABOUT MODERNIZATION AND BRINGING PRODUCTION HERE AND SET ISING US UP HERE IN L.A., OUR SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN KEPT WITH THE RAPIDLY CHANGING INDUSTRY AND YOU SEE EFFICIENCY AND COST COMPETITIVE ARE OPERATIONAL NECESSITIES AND WHEN THOSE PERMITTING PROCEDURES AND FILMING PROCEDURES WORK WELL, WELL THAT MEANS THAT PRODUCTIONS COULD THEN CHOOSE LOS ANGELES AND WHEN THEY CHOOSE LOS ANGELES THAT SUPPORTS THE JOBS, OF ARTS WORKERS, LABOR, SMALL BUSINESSES AND ALSO, NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS THE CITY BECAUSE THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY IS THE HEARTBEAT OF OUR CITY AND BY APPROVING THESE MOTIONS, YOU MAKE SURE THE HEART BEATS FOR YEARS TO COME. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, I'M JAMES AND I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO STAY IN L.A. INITIATIVES. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: I'M JAMES I'M ASSISTANT WITH LOCAL 81 AND IN A PREVIOUS LIFE I WAS A LOW BUDGET PRODUCER. JUST THIS PAST YEAR, THE STATE GOVERNMENT PASSED THE EXPANSION OF THE STATE FILM TAX INCENTIVE PROGRAM INTOEDER TO KEEP PROGRAMS HERE IN CALIFORNIA. HOWEVER, LOS ANGELES HAS NOT KEPT PACE, WE NEED TO STREAMLINE IN ORDER TO BRING PRODUCTION BACK HOME AND BRING A LOT OF SMALL MIDDLE CLASS UNION JOBS BACK TO OUR CITY. SO WITH THAT, OUR LOCAL STRONGLY SUPPORTS THESE INITIATIVE SO LONG AS STRONG LABOR STANDARDS WITH INCLUDED IN THE IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] . >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEKTS SPEAKER BEGINS, I'LL BE CALLING THE NEXT FEW NAMES. LINDA C, LAUREN, MALACHI SIMMONS AND MARCO. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GENERAL COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE. >> Speaker: I GREW UP IN GEORGIA AND AS A KID WATCHING MOVIES AND TV, AND LOOKING AT THE CITY, I TOLD MYSELF S I WANT TO LIVE THERE. SO THIS PAST JULY 20 YEARS AGO, MY NEW WIFE AND I MADE LOS ANGELES OUR HOME. ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO SHINE A SPOTLIGHT ON THE CITY WE SHOULD SUPPORT. ANYTHING THAT WE NEED TO FILM IN TOWN, WESHOULD SUPPORT. THANK YOU. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: THE FILM IN L.A., INITIATIVE. >> City Attorney: OKAY, YOU HAVE A MINUTE FOR GENERAL. >> Speaker: HI I'M LANE', I'M A SAG ACTOR AND ALSO A WRITER AND PRODUTIESER AND HAVE BEEN IN THE ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS SINCE I WAS LITTLE. L.A. REPS HOLLYWOOD AND MOVIES AND TELEVISION, AND I CURRENTLY HAVE THREE PROJECTS NONE OF WHICH CAN FILM IN L.A. DUE TO THE DIFFICULTY AND FINANCIAL CHALLENGES THAT COME WITH THE WAY THINGS CURRENT ARE. SO WE URNL TO YOU MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO MAKE PRODUCTIONS HERE VIABLE SO WE CAN WORK WHERE WE LIVE AND LOVE. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, WOULD I LIKE TO SPEAK ITEMS 9 THROUGH 15. >> City Attorney: OKAY YOU HAVE A MINUTE FOR GENERAL. >> Speaker: I'M LAUREN McDUGAL OF RESIDENT OF LINCOLN HEIGHTS AND A PROUD MEMBER OF LOCAL 728 SET LIGHTING. I'M SPEAK INING SUPPORT OF ITEMS 9 THROUGH 15 BUT I ALSO FEEL IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THERE ARE LABOR PROTECTIONS INCLUDED WITH THEM. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, 9 THROUGH 15. SO GENERAL COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE. GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: I'M VICE PRESIDENT OF LOCAL 728 REPRESENTING 2300 MEMBERS IN LIGHTING. I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF 9 THROUGH 15 AND STRONGLY ENCOURAGE THE CORPORATION STRONG LABOR PROTECTION IS INCLUDED. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> Speaker: HI, MY NAME IS GABRIELA AND I'VE BEEN IN LOS ANGELES FOR EIGHT YEARS. >> City Attorney: WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: I WANT TO KEEP PRODUCTION HERE IN LOS ANGELES FOR FILMING. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE, GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: CAN I GO? >> City Attorney: YES, YOU CAN GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: OKAY, SO WHEN A FILMMAKER HIT THE WALL AND CANNOT FIND A PERMIT TO FILM IN LOS ANGELES, THEY DON'T FIND A WORK AROUND, THEY FIND ANOTHER CITY. I TRIED TO FIGURE OUT THIS PROCESS MYSELF. AND IT'S COMPLICATED, IT IS HARD TO FIEPD THE INFORMATION. AND ONCE YOU FIND SOMETHING IT'S ALL OVER THE PLACE. I BELIEVE THIS MOTION CHANGED THAT. AND VERY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO TOGETHER TO KEEP PRODUCTION IN LOS ANGELES, TO KEEP BRINGING JOBS HERE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION. [APPLAUSE] >> Speaker: MR. GROERKTS I'M GOING TO SPEAK ABOUT PUBLIC COMMENT AND THEN ABOUT A FEW OF THE OTHER ISSUES. >> City Attorney: WHAT ARE THE OTHER TWO ITEMS? >> Speaker: THE ECONOMIC OF HOLLYWOOD AND INDUSTRY. >> City Attorney: IT'S ALL GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. SO YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: SO I WANT TO SPEAK TO YOU, I'M GILBERT I'M RUNNING AGAINST HUGO. I'M GOING TO RUN A LITTLE SHORT I WORK IN THE INDUSTRY TOO. >> City Attorney: SO SPEAKER, PAUSE HIS TIME. THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO RUN A DRESS THE BODY NOT THE AUDIENCE. >> Speaker: THAT'S FINE. SO I JUST WANT TO SPEAK TO THE PUBLIC BACK HERE AND TELL THEM THAT ONE THING WE HAVE TO DO IS REGISTER ALL THE PEOPLE IN HOLLYWOOD TO VOTE. >> City Attorney: IT'S NOT ABOUT WHICH WAY YOU'RE FACE ANDING IT'S DIRECTING THE COMMENT. >> Speaker: IT'S A PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE TO MAKE THE REQUEST TO THIS BODY. >> Speaker: WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF PUBLIC COMMENT? >> City Attorney: AND I'M NOT GOING TO GET IN A DEBATE WITH YOU. >> Speaker: I'M JUST ASKING FOR A DEFINITION OF PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE TO ADHERE TO THE RULES OR YOU'LL FORFEIT THE TIME. >> Speaker: I'M TRYING TO ADDRESS THE PUBLIC IN A PUBLIC SETTING RIGHT? SO I'M JUST SAYING THINGS THAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE ISSUE HERE. >> City Attorney: GO AHEAD, KEEP GOING PLEASE. >> Speaker: SO WHAT I'LL SAY, ONE THING THAT WE CAN WORK IS HAVING A GLOBAL CORPORATE MINIMUM WAGE START INING LOS ANGELES BECAUSE WE'RE SUCH THE HUB OF FILM INDUSTRY. SO IF THE UNION OR NON UNION TAKES THE JOB TO ANOTHER COUNTRY, IT ALS STAYS AT THE SAME LEVEL. ANOTHER SUGGESTION I WILL SAY TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT, MAYBE WE SHOULD HAVE EVERYONE HERE WEAR A BODY CAMERA SO WE CAN KNOW WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING FULL-TIME. >> City Attorney: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. >> Speaker: THANK YOU T I APPRECIATE IT. >> Clerk: I'LL BE CALLING THE NEKTS FEW SPEAKERS BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER PROCEEDS. MAX, BERBA AND BRANDON A, AND MIA C. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TOO? >> Speaker: IFLS GOING TO SPEAK TO 9 AND 15 BUT I GUESS I CAN ONLY DO GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YES, MAKE SURE WE CAN HEAR YOU. SINGULARLY TARGET MOST ESTABLISHED FILMING CONDITIONS WITHOUT NEW MEASURES AND WITH NO RESOURCE AND DISPOSING YOUR CONSTITUENTS TO HARMFUL FUMES AND SLEEPLESS NIGHTS. DETAILING RESIDENTS WE TAKE GREAT PRIDE BUT SURROUNDS US DAILY. BUT ASKING US TO SACRIFICE THE FILM PRODUCTION IS WRONG. WHAT OTHER FILM CITIES DO THIS? DO NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT. THEY PROTECT YOUR CONSTITUENTS. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER. GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: IT WAS JUST PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: SO YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: YES. SO YESTERDAY, I CAME IN, IT WAS MY FIRST TIME IN A WHILE. I WAS BEING DISCIPLINED HOUSED AT THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY JAIL FOR THREE MONTHS. I'M NOT GOING TO COMPLAIN, I'M 31, WE ALL DESERVE IT AND YOU KNOW, AFTER OUR, YOU KNOW, PAST BUT YEAH, IT IS WHAT IT IS. WE ALL DESERVE IT BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, I JUST WANT TO SAY, I WLAERND A LESSON AND I APPRECIATE LIFE. AND I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL THE OLYMPICS COME AND I WANT TO APPRECIATE THIS CITY, IT IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST CITIES, I ASSUME IN THE COUNTRY. SO YOU GUYS DO HAVE A, A BIG PRICE OVER YOUR HEAD BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY, THANK YOU GUYS. AND L.A. COUNTY JAIL WAS NOT SO BAD FOR A 31-YEAR-OLD WHO USED TO PARTY BACK IN HIS DAY. SO THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: MOTIONS 9 TROUGHS 15. >> City Attorney: SO YOU HAVE A MINUTE FOR GENERAL. >> Speaker: I'M RABIA KAN, WITH LOCAL 399, I SUPPORT MOTIONS 9 THROUGH 15 AND I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR THEIR SUPPORT. IT'S NOT PERFECT BUT I HOPE TO CONTINUE TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY SERVE PRODUCTION IN THE CITY. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] . >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER BEGINS, I'LL BE CALLING THE NEXT FEW NAMES. ANDREW, SOLOMAN, BOB B AND ERIC. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: 9 THROUGH 15. >> City Attorney: OKAY, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL. GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: HELLO I'M MAY APPLE TAM I'M A CONSTITUENT OF CD10, HELLO HEATHER HUTT AND I'M A MEMBER OF SAG ACTRA, I'M AN ACTOR AND THIS LAST YEAR WAS THE WORSE I'VE EVER HAD AND I'M JUST ONE OF MANY I WANT TO KEEP THE BUSINESSES ALIVE HERE, AND I'VE BEEN SENT TO VANCOUVER AND NEW ORLEANS AND ATLANTA TO FILM AND GUYS, HAVE YOU BEEN TO ATLANTA? IT SUCKS. LOS ANGELES IS COOL! WE GOT TO KEEP IT HERE BECAUSE LOS ANGELES IS COOL. WE ALL LOVE THIS PLACE. SO VOTE 9 THROUGH 15, GUYS. THANK YOU. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, ANDREW, SPEAKING ON ITEM 8. SO YOU HAVE WUP MINUTE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: THANK YOU, WE'RE HERE IN SUPPORT FOR APPEAL FOR ANGELINOS FOR PREHISTORIC PRESERVATION FOR THE DEMOLITION OF THE BERRY BUILDING, IT'S OWNED BY AN OWNER THAT HAS SOUGHT EVERY REMEDY TO EXTINGUISH THAT HCM THROUGH NEGLECT, THROUGH INTENTIONAL DEMOLITION AND THROUGH GROSS MISMANAGEMENT PROPERTY. IT IS EASY TO RETRO FIT BILDING AND WE WANT HOUSING MIX USE PROPOSED THERE. WHAT, THIS CITY IS DOING, IS ALLOWING THE SENSELESS DEMOLITION OF A DANGEROUS FOR AN EMPTY LOT THAT WILL SIT VACANT DUE TO CEQA. SO WE'RE ASKING YOU TO UPHOLD THE APPEAL AND THANK YOU FOR HEARING OUR COMMENTS. >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER. >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER BEGINS, I'LL BE CALLING THE NEXT FEW SPEAKERS, MELISSA, SI K*I K AND ZIBA. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT AND ALSO AGENDA ITEM 8. >> City Attorney: SO YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. >> Speaker: ONE MINUTE FOR BOTH? >> City Attorney: ITEM 8 PUBLIC SPEAKING WAS ALREADY HELD. >> Speaker: ON GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, I WANTED TO BRING UP THE SUBJECT SF A B-52 TRAVEL CONSULTATION, WE'VE DISCOVERED THROUGH PUBLIC RECORDS IS A FAILURE IN OUR TRIBAL CONSULTATION DONE BY DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING. I HOPE WE TAKE A REALISTIC LOOK AT THIS. THERE IS BEEN, A RULING IN COORDINATION, OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA VERSUS THE CITY OF CLEAR LAKE. IT WAS RULED LAST YEAR. AND WE'RE IN CLEAR VIOLATION OF THAT, AND I'M SURE THIS IS JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG. SO I WOULD SUGGEST AN AUDIT OF ANY TRIBAL CONSULTATIONS THAT WERE DONE WHERE THEY COULD NOT REACH AN AGREEMENT. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO INVESTIGATE THAT AND A POSSIBLE VOLVE THE TRIBES AS WELL IN THE AUDIT SO IT'S VERY TRANSPARENT. AND, THE SECOND ITEM, I WANT TODAY TALK ABOUT IS AGENDA ITEM 8. I WANTED TO SAY I STRONGLY SUPPORT THE APPEAL TO SAVE THE BERRY BUILDING. IN 2007, THE CITY COUNCIL DESIGNATED WITHOUT OWNER OPPOSITION CREATING A LEGAL DUTY. >> City Attorney: SPEAKER, YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED. WE NEED TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SPEAKER. ITEM NUMBER 8 IS NOT OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. BUT YOU WOULD COULD HAVE SPEAK --SPOKEN TO IT IN GENERAL. WE NEED TO MOVE THE NEXT SPEAK CER. FOR EVERYBODY HERE. IF YOU RUN OUT OF TIME TO SPEAK OR IF WE RUN OUT OF TIME TO CALL YOUR NAME, YOU CAN ALWAYS PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENT IN WRITING AT L.A. COUNCIL COMMENT.COM. YOU CAN FIND THE URL AT THE TOP OF EVERY COUNCIL AGENDA AND YOU CAN ALSO DO A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH AND IT WILL BE THE FIRST THING THAT COMES UP. >> Speaker: ALL THE FILM L.A. AMENDMENTS. >> City Attorney: SO YOU HAVE A MINUTE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, I'M A LOCAL BORN AND RAISED, NOT L.A. BUT ORANGE COUNTY, BUT NONETHELESS IN THE FILM INDUSTRY. I'M A ENGINEER FOUNDER AND A PRODUCER, WE NEED TO KEEP PRODUCTION HERE FOR MULTIPLE REASONS, WE HAVE A CREATIVE EPI CENTER FOR THE FILM INDUFPT REFOR THE FUTURE ON GOING HOPEFULLY. WE HAVE GENERATIONAL TALENT. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO FIND IT IN ANY OTHER CITY. THEY ARE SIX GENERATIONS PASSING THEM KNOWLEDGE. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO FIND THAT IN ANOTHER PLACE BECAUSE THERE IS NOT A CORD TO CALLING, TO, CENTRALIZED FOCUS OF STAFFING. IT'S ALSO A HUGE BENEFIT TO OUR CIVILIAN POPULATION. BLUE COLLAR WORK, IT'S A GREAT INDUSTRY FOR PEOPLE THAT DON'T HAVE THE GREASE. THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: THANK YOU, NEXT SPEAKER. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 8 AND GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOUR TIME HAS NOT STARTED YET SO DON'T WORRY. WE ADVISED THE LAST SPEAKER SO ITEM 8 IS NOT OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. AS PUBLIC COMMENT WAS SATISFIED AT COMMITTEE. BUT YOU'LL HAVE A MINUTE FOR GENERAL, SO YOU CAN SPEAK ABOUT IT THERE. >> Speaker: IF A DEVELOPER CAN JUST PAY TO PLAY, TO TELL THE PEOPLE TEAR DOWN WHAT IS OLD AND I BOUGHT YOU SOMETHING NEW BUT I HAVE NO PROBLEM NOT PROVIDING YOU WITH THE PROJECT AT THIS TIME, THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CITY TO ACCEPT IT. I SEE LOTS OF PEOPLE THREE PEOPLE THAT WERE SUPPOSE TO BE FAIG ATTENTION AT PLUM, MS. RAMAN, MS. NAZARIAN, THEY WERE PRESENT BUT THEY WERE CONTINUE. MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ITEM. COIN NATION VERSUS THE CITY OF CLEAR LAKE, 52, MS. RAMAN PAID INTENSE ATTENTION TO THE SPEAKER BY THAT TIME, BUSINESS NOT COMMUNICATING WITH THEM. SO A B-52 IS A STATE LAW THAT THE CITY IGNORES BY PUSHING THE INDIAN NATIONS OUT OF THE DISCUSSIONS, AND JUST SAY, OUT WITH YOUR ANCESTRY IF YOU JUST DO WHAT WE WANT TO DO. I'M PARAPHRASING BECAUSE THIS RIGHT NOW SEEMS A RUBBER STAMP. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: HELLO, GENERAL COMMENT. >> City Attorney: PERFECT, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: HI I'M A MEMBER OF THE STAR DIRECTORS GUILD. I MOVED TO L.A. IN 2016 AND SINCE THEN, IT'S BEEN A SLOW BLEED. I JOINED WHAT WAS A MEDIA CONTRACT WHICH ARE NO LONGER IN EXISTENCE WHICH SHOWS YOU WHAT THE INDUSTRY HAS CHANGED. L.A. HAS FAILED TO CHANGE WITH THE INDUSTRY. I WANT TODAY DO REAL QUICK A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FROM PEOPLE HERE IN SUPPORT OF THE PERMIT REFORM. [APPLAUSE] WHILE WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR EVERYONE TO COME N I JUST WANTED TO SHOW YOU WHO IS HERE IN SUPPORT OF THE NINE MOTIONS. ADDITIONALLY OVER 10 PERCENT OF SMALL BUSINESSES THAT SERVE THE FILM, INDUSTRY IN LOS ANGELES HAVE CLOSED OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS AND THAT'S COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. THAT'S 83 SMALL BUSINESS THAT'S ARE NOW CLOSED AND GONE FOREVER. SO THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> I'LL BE CALLING THE NEXT FEW NAMES, ALEX, ANDRE, CHRIS COLIN AND DEBBIE P. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: ALL ITEMS AND GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: SO YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES AND ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. PLEASE BEGIN WITH THE ITEMS. >> Speaker: ITEMS 20 TO 27 ARE ESCROW PROPERTY REMOVAL. THE CITY IS DEAD BROKE AND THE ESCROW ITEMS ARE THE BEST DAWSON AND CLOWNS CAN DO. I REQUEST THAT THESE BE RETURNED TO THE OWNERS. INVESTIGATION AND REFERRAL TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY FOR MORE EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGES TO CURREN'S ARRAIGNMENT. THIS MONTH'S EXPOSING CRIMINAL BENEFIT TO THE WIFE'S BENEFITS TO THE CITY. NITHYA RAMAN IS KNOWING MORE THAN A 399,000 MAYORAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION GIFT TO THEMSELVES. STITS THERE ON HER BUTT AND DELIVERS HOMELESS EVICTION HARASSMENT TO THE HOME COMMUNITY. I DEMAND THAT ALL SOURCES OF THIS POVERTY HUTT MOTION BE USED TO ASSIST THE HOMELESS AND THE PEOPLE OF THE DISTRICT INSTEAD OF EVICTING THEM. ITEM BY RACIST TRACY PARK IS TO END RENT REDUCTIONS FOR PEOPLE TYPICAL OF A DEMON. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: OKAY YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. HIGHEST HOMELESS RATE. HE VIBLGTED THE A PHEBE A CENTER. THE BLACK COMMUNITY 20--YEAR-OLD COMMUNITY AND CULTURAL CENTER AND TURNED IT INTO A TESTING SITE WITH VOTES OF NITHYA RAMAN, GENOCIDE BLUMENFIELD THAT IS WHAT THEY REALLY THINK ABOUT BLACK CULTURE. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU FOR ALL MAKING THIS AND THIS IMPORTANT TO ALL OF US. MY NAME ALEX AGO LAR I'M THE PRINCIPAL OFFICER FOR LOCAL 27-24, WE REPRESENT 2000 MEMBERS THAT WORK IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY. I'M HERE TODAY TO ASK YOU TO VOTE YES ON KEEPING FILM PRODUCTION IN LOS ANGELES AND TO PROTECT THE INDUSTRY STANDARDS THAT OUR MEMBERS HAVE FOUGHT FOR FOR DECADES. THE SKILLED WORKERS WHO HELP THIS INDUSTRY RUNING WHILE PRODUCTION STAYS IN LOS ANGELES IT MEANS GOOD UNION JOBS, STABLE CAREERS FOR THOUSANDS OF WORKING FAMILIES ACROSS OUR REGION. WE RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO VOTE YES ON THIS BECAUSE THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT WE ALSO ASK TO YOU PLEASE KEEP THE AMENDMENTS, THAT WE ORIGINALLY PRESENTED, AND THAT WE AGAIN, WE URGE YOU TO VOTE YES ON THIS BECAUSE THIS IS IMPORTANT. WE NEED TO KEEP FILMING IN LOS ANGELES. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED. NEXT SPEAKER. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: HI I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON FILM L.A. >> City Attorney: OKAY, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: I'M CHRIS COLLINS I'M AN INDEPENDENT PRODUCER, WORKING ON A FEW MOVIES AND WE HAVE GONE THROUGH EVERY DISTRIBUTOR, THEY ALL SAY THE SAME THING, DO NOT SHOOT IN CALIFORNIA. WHICH IS INSANE, THIS IS THE CULTURAL CENTER OF THE FILM INDUSTRY. IT'S NOT REASON. I NOTICED SOME PEOPLE OUT HERE, COUNCILMEMBER NAZARIAN, I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER PARK HAVE BEEN VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN TRYING TO KEEP THE FILM HERE. JOBS, JOBS, JOBS, JOBS SXWLAIM. THAT'S IT. KEEP WORKING L.A., KEEP THE MONEY IN L.A., KEEP THE CULTURAL CENTER IN L.A. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. EDDIE M, GABRIELA, Q. WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> I WANT TO SPEAK TO ALL THE STAY IN L.A. BUSINESS. MY NAME IS DEBBIE, I'M A MEMBER OF LOCAL 798, I ALSO RESIDE IN DISTRICT 10, LOOKING AT YOU HEATHER HUTT. WE NEED MORE WORK IN L.A. I HAVE NOT WORKED IN A FEW YEARS NOW. I'VE WORKED IN ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE LAST 25 YEARS, I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER SKILLS. I CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE I'M CRYING RIGHT NOW. I DON'T HAVE OTHER SKILLS AND I DON'T WANT OTHER SKILLS. I LOVE WORKING IN FILM. I LOVE FILMMAKING. I LOVE THE ART OF IT, I LOVE THE WAY IT BRINGS COMMUNITY TOGETHER. I DON'T WANT TO LIVE IN ANY OTHER CITY. I NEED TO WORK, WE ALL NEED TO WORK. AND, AND WE NEED TO SLEEP IN OUR OWN BEDS. WE NEED TO OWN BEDS, WE NEED TO HAVE DINNER WITH OUR FAMILIES, WE NEED TO WORK IN THE CITY THAT WE ALL CHOOSE IN. I DON'T WANT TO LIVE IN ATLANTA, I WANT THE MONEY TO STAY HERE IN LOS ANGELES. THANK YOU. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO ITEM 3. >> City Attorney: SO YOU HAVE A MINUTE. >> Speaker: I'M A RESIDENT OF THE HILLS. I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER BLUMENFIELD FOR THE WORK THAT HE'S DONE TO KEEP MY COMMUNITY SAFE. WE'VE BEEN INUNDATED WITH A HIGH PROPOSAL AND IN OUR COMMUNITY, IT'S VERY SMALL. THERE IS NOT A LOT OF AREA TO COME IN AND OUT. MY NEIGHBORS ARE EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY IN THE EVENT OF FIRE. I'M HERE TO THANK COUNCIL FOR ALL THE HELP THAT HE'S GIVEN US I TRYING TO GET THE DEVELOPMENT TO, TO STOP THE FAST TRACK AND TO GET US BACK INTO THE REGULAR DEVELOPMENT PROCEDURES IN ORDER FOR THE COMMUNITY TO BE HELD SAFE. THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: THANK YOU, NEXT SPEAKER? GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. PLEASE. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE, GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: I'M ANDRE, I'M RUNNING FOR MAYOR OF LOS ANGELES THIS YEAR IN THE 2026 LOS ANGELES MUNICIPAL ELECTION SXZ I'M HERE SUPPORTING STAY IN L.A. WE NEED TO PROTECT OUR WORKERS. I NEED YOU TO TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY, GET OFF YOUR PHONES AND LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE. IF WE DON'T SUPPORT OUR ENTERTAINMENT WORKERS, THEY ALL FALL APART. MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE PERMITTING PROCESS SXZ ALL OTHER TO KEEP THEM EMPLOYED HERE IN THE CITY OF L.A. I SEE ALL ALONG THE THEATERS THAT ARE CLOSED. WE'RE NOT DOING ENTERTAINMENT, THE WAY THAT WE USED TO BE. THERE NEEDS TO BE PATHWAYS IN THE CITY THAT NEED TO BE CREATED THAT ALLOW FOR MORE PRODUCTION, ESPECIALLY LIVE ENTERTAINMENT. PEOPLE GO TO NEW YORK, SAN FRANCISCO, LAS VEGAS FOR THEIR LIVE ENTERTAINMENT. WHY DON'T THEY COME HERE? THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO CHANGE IN L.A. PLEASE TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY AND SUPPORT OUR WORKERS IN L.A. >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER. >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER PROCEEDS. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, I'M CARLO PEREZ. >> City Attorney: JUST A SECOND. I'LL GET YOUR FULL MINUTE, DON'T WORRY. >> Clerk: ROB Q, ZEB, AND SUSAN HOLLY. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, SPEAKER SORRY. WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: REGARDING THE FILM IN L.A. AND 9 THROUGH 15. >> City Attorney: ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL. >> Speaker: YEP, I'M CARLO PEREZ I'M THE BUSINESSMAN JER FOR OF OLD MAKERS AND SCULPTURES UNION AND MY FAMILY HAS WORKED SINCE 1932 HERE IN LOS ANGELES. AND THE AMOUNT OF CHANGE I'VE SEEN, MY GRANDPA MY DAD MYSELF AND THE AMOUNT OF CHANGE I'VE SEEN IN OVER 120 JURISDICTIONS COMPETING FOR OUR WORK IS DISGUSTING AND IT'S, HORRIBLE, I AGREE WITH THEM. I WORKED IN ATLANTA FOR YEARS AND I WORKED ALL OVER THE COUNTRY AND I SHOULD HAVE NOT HAVE TRIED TO LEFT LOS ANGELES. THEY TOOK THE LICENSE PLATE OFF THAT SAID GEORGIA AND THEY PUT CALIFORNIA PLATES ON THERE. SO ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN DO. WE ALL APPRECIATE IT. I SUPPORT THE MOTIONS AND WHATEVER AMENDMENTED WERE PRESENTED TO REFINE THEM. IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT NA WE KEEP THIS WORK HERE. THERE IS PEOPLE ALL OVER THE PLACE THAT THEY'VE LOST EVERYTHING, THEY'RE HOMELESS NOW AND WE NEED TO STOP THIS AND WE NEED TO CUT IT OFF WHILE THERE IS STILL SOMETHING TO SAVE. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO US. APPRECIATE IT. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER. GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: WHICH AGENDA ITEM IS 4118? >> City Attorney: ITEM 32. JIERKTS 32 AND GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE FOR THE ITEM AND ONE FOR GENERAL. PLEASE BEGIN WITH THE ITEM. >> Speaker: I'M HERE TO OPPOSE 4118, IT'S A MEASURE USED BY THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES TO YES, DEAL WITH THE HOUSELESS BUT ALSO LAPD USES 4118 TO REMOVE PEACEFUL PROTESTERS AT 535 ALAMEDA STREET WHICH IS IS THE PROTEST THAT HAPPENS IN FRONT OF THE DETENTION CENTER. LAST YEAR, LAPD USED 4118 TO TAKE AWAY CANOPIES AND OUR SHARES --CHAIRS AND TABLES. SO CITY COUNCIL S I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU LIKE TO USE 4118 TO GET RID OF THE HOUSELESS THAT'S UNFORTUNATELY, BUT ALSO YOU SHOULD STICK UP FOR PROTESTERS THAT ARE BEING PUNISHED WITH 4118. I'LL GO INTO GENERAL COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. >> Speaker: SO TALKING ABOUT LAPD, CHIEF OF POLICE SAID HE WOULD NOT ENFORCE A NO MASK LAW, IT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE FOR LAPD TO DO ANYTHING. THAT IS A CLEAR FOR REMOVAL. TWO-THIRDS OF CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU. TWO-THIRDS OF CITY COUNCIL, THESE CITY COUNCILMEMBERS CAN VOTE TO GET CHIEF McDONNELL'S OUT. NITHYA RAMAN IS THE PROGRESSIVE. RIGHT. SOTO HERN ANDEZ, AND JURADO USUALLY VOTE. RAMAN I HAVE 18 VOTES OF FUNDING THE LAPD THROUGH THE LOS ANGELES POLICE FOUNDATION. IT A SHADOW BUDGET. BUT NITHYA RAMAN VOTED FOR THAT. THAT IS NOT SOMETHING A PROGRESSIVE SHOULD DO. SHE SHOULD IS NOT BE OUR MAYOR. >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER. >> Speaker: HI GOOD MORNING. >> City Attorney: WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: ITEM 10 UNDER GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: SO YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. >> Speaker: I GOT YOU, GREAT. HI GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE I'M HUGHES AN HOLLY I'M PRESIDENT AND CEO OF DT ALLIANCE, CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT OF DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES AND WE STRONGLY SUPPORT FILMING LOS ANGELES AS A CRITICKLY IMPORTANT ECONOMIC DRIVER TO THE CITY. THAT SAID, I REPRESENT 325 BUILDINGS IN MY DISTRICT, ONE OUT OF FIVE ARE RESIDENTIAL. THERE IS ONE ITEM OF CONCERN ITEM 10, THE FIRST ITEM THAT RESTRICTS SURVEY TO SEE RESIDENTS IN DOWNTOWN. I'M VERY CONCERNED THAT THE VOICE OF THE RESIDENTS, IS BEING EXCLUDED AS PART OF THE COMMUNICATION PROCESS AND I CAN TELL YOU OUT OF MY WORK WITH THE BID AND OUT OF MY WORK 15 YEARS IN COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT WHAT WORKS WITH FILMING IN L.A. IS COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION WITH THE COMMUNITY. PLEASE DON'T CUT THE COMMUNITY OUT OF THIS CONVERSATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> Clerk: I'LL BE CALLING THE LAST NAME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. TERRY. >> City Attorney: I'M I'M SORRY CAN YOU REPEAT THAT ONE MORE TIME, I COULDN'T HEAR IT EITHER. >> Clerk: TERRY. >> City Attorney: GOING ONCE, GOING TWICE, IS TERRY STANDING UP? NO. SO IF THERE ARE NO MORE NAMES, I BELIEVE WE HAVE EXHAUSTED PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Clerk: WE HAVE A NEW ADDITIONAL NAME, CHRIS L. >> City Attorney: OKAY, SO I BELIEVE WE'RE HAVING A TECHNICAL ISSUE WITH THE NAMES. THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE. WE'RE ALSO COMING UP ON FOR A HOUR FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. >> I'M A BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE FOR IVW INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS, LOCAL 11. YOU'RE RECEIVING A PRESENTATION FROM THE BSL AND CITY STREET LIGHTS. OUR STREET LIGHTS ARE AGE ANDING FUNDED AT 1990 LEVELS. STREET LIGHT PROTECT ANGELINOS BY PREVENTING COLLISION SXZ DETER CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE TO USE DISCRETIONARY FUNDS TO FIX STREET LIGHTS. ALL SIGNS POINT TO THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING VOTERS FOR THEIR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER? >> I CAME TO LOSS FROM SAN DIEGO I'M A CALIFORNIA GIRL BECAUSE I HAD A DREAM. I WATCHED MOVIES AS A CHILD, I WATCHED TELEVISION SHOWS, I WATCHED AWARD SHOWS AND I SAID, OH MY GOSH, I WANT TO MOVE TO L.A. THIS IS FANTASTIC. SO I WAS THE OM ONE--ONLY ONE OUT OF MY GROUP OF FRIENDS THAT CAME TO L.A. TO ACHIEVE THAT DREAM AND I HAVE. I LOVE AND WORK AND LOVE MY CITY. THINK OF ALL OF THESE ICONIC LANDMARKS THAT WE USED TO SEE IN MOVIES LIKE CRIME 101, BAY WATCH, THERE IS QUITE A FEW SHOWS THAT USED TO BE HERE. WE'RE THE L.A. ENTERTAINMENT CAPITAL, LET'S BRING IT BACK TO THAT. WE ARE OUR CONSTITUENTS. I WANTED TO SAY SO MUCH MORE. IT'S ON ALL OF YOU. THAT'S WHO WE ARE, BRING IT BACK. >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: MY NAME IS TOM DAVIS, I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO ITEMS NUMBER 9 THROUGH 15. >> City Attorney: OKAY YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL. GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: TOM DAVIS, REPRESENTED ABOUT 45,000 ENTERTAINMENT WORKERS IN LOS ANGELES REGION. I'M HERE TO ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA COUNCIL TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER NAZARIAN FOR HARD WORK AND EVERYTHING HE'S DOING TO ASSIST US IN BRINGING BACK PRODUCTIONS TO LOS ANGELES. I BELIEVE THAT THE MOTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN PUT FORWARD WILL BE HELPFUL AND WE ALSO BELIEVE THAT WITH ANY PUBLIC, EXPENDITURE RESOURCES, LABOR STANDARDS, AND SAFETY STANDARDS HAVE TO BE PART OF THE EQUATION. BUT AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK, COUNCILMEMBER NAZARIAN FOR HIS EFFORTS AND FOR THE OTHER COUNCILMEMBERS WHO ARE ASSISTING AND MAKING SURE THAT LOS ANGELES IS THE HOME OF THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER. GOOD MORNING, WHAT ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: I BET YOU CAN GUESS. >> City Attorney: ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL. >> Speaker: I'M JOLIE FISHER I'M PRESIDENT OF SAG LOS ANGELES LOCAL. WHEN I THINK OF A HOME, I THINK OF A PLACE WHERE THERE IS LOVE OVER FLOWING, PLEASE I'M LOS ANGELES LOCAL, I AM BORN HERE, RAISED FIVE CHILDREN HERE, I AM HOLLYWOOD ROYALTY AND PLEASE, PASS MOTIONS 9 THROUGH 15 AND KEEP FILM IN L.A. MAKE HOLLYWOOD HOLLYWOOD AGAIN! [HEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: STAYING IN L.A. FOR FILM INDUSTRY. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. >> Speaker: I'M ALLISON REYEZ AND I'M A PRODUCER AND ALSO A L.A. LOCAL BORN AND RAISED. I HAVE APPLIED FOR PERMITS IN THE PAST AND SPENT $400 ON APPLICATION ALONE ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE PERMIT ITSELF WERE ONE DAY WAS GOING TO BE 4,000 AND WHEN YOU'RE WORKING ON A SHORT BUDGET FILM PROMING EKT THAT WAS ONE-THIRD OF OUR BUDGET AND UNFORTUNATELY WE WERE UNABLE TO FILM AND HIRE THE NECESSARY CREW. SOY REALLY URGE OUR MEMBERS TO PASS THESE MOTIONS. FURTHERMORE, THE MICRO FREE PERMITTING WOULD BE LIFE CHANGING AND REALLY HELP FILMMAKERS IN L.A. BUT ALSO HELP KEEP OTHER INDUSTRIES SUCH AS DRY-CLEANING ET CETERA, IN BUSINESS AS WELL. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. [APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE KEEP HOLLYWOOD MOTION APPROXIMATES. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE. GO AHEAD 6789 >> Speaker: I'M VICTORIA I'M AWARD WINNING PRODUCER AND WRITING AND HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING FOR IVAN ON THE SONY LOT FOR FIVE YEARS AND PRODUCTION. NONE OF THE MAJOR FILMS SHOT IN LOS ANGELES INCLUDING THE MEGA BUSTER, GHOST BUSTER AFTERLIFE. THEY DON'T PROVIDE A REHABILITATION TO THE INDUSTRY THAT BUILT THE CITY THEY ALSO KEEP MONEY AND JOBS HERE AS WELL AS BRINGING ADDITIONAL MONEY. SINCE A FILM NERD I SPENT MY HARD EARNED SITES WERE MY TV AND FILMS HAVE SHOT. I URGE YOU TO VOTE YES ON ALL OF THESE MOTIONS AND KNOW YOUR VOTE WILL BE AT THE TOP OF OUR MINDS WHEN WE NEXT VISIT THE BALLOT BOX. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: WOULD I LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE STAY IN L.A. MOTIONS. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE. >> Speaker: I'M A TATIANA AND I'M A NON UNION MAKE UP ARTIST. I MOVED HALFWAY ACROSS THE WORLD FROM GERMANY TO FOLLOW MY DREAM OF WORKING IN THE FILM INDUSTRY. I HAVE NOT WORKED IN A FILM SET SINCE NOVEMBER. ENTIRELY ON PRODUCTION STAYING IN L.A. THIS PAST YEAR HAS BEEN THE SLOWEST I HAVE EVER SEEN, SLOWING EVEN DURING THE PANDEMIC. MY HUSBAND IS ALSO IN THE INDUSTRY. WE ARE NOT STATISTICS, WE ARE FAMILIES STAYING IN THE CITY WE LOVE. KEEP CAST AND CREWMEMBERS LIKE ME AND ALL OF THESE FOLKS EMPLOYED. I URGE YOU TO PLEASE VOTE YES ON ALL HOLLYWOOD MOTIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? ? >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, WOULD I LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE FILMING IN L.A. I'M A SAGA MEMBER AS PROUD, AS WELL AS PART OF THIS FILM COMMUNITY THAT IS BEHIND ME. THERE IS SO MANY AMAZING TALENTS CREW AND STAFF THAT ARE PART OF THIS COMMUNITY. BUT SOMETHING I ALSO WANT TO KNOW TATE IS THAT HERE IN L.A., THE FILMING IN HERE HAS STAGGERED GONE DOWN 50 PERCENT OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS AND ON TOP OF THAT, WE'VE HAD SO MANY DYSFUNCTIONAL TRYING TO GET THE PERMITS AND IN ADDITION, IT HAS BEEN HARD ON THE SMALL BUSINESSES. PER.LEEDC, FOR EVERY 21 FILM, THAT'S 24 DOLLARS LAO BUSINESSES. THAT'S 240 PERCENT ROI FOR L.A. SO PLEASE HELP US AND HELP OUR COMMUNITY AND HELP THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE HERE THAT SUPPORT US. THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GENERAL COMMENT ON THE KEEP HOLLYWOOD HOME. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE. >> Speaker: I'M A LOCATION MANAGER A TEAM OF TEAM STARE LOCAL FOR 30 YEARS AND A BOARD MEMBER OF FILM L.A. WHILE I SUPPORT SOME BUT NOT ALL OF THE CHANGES IN THE FEE STRUCTURE AND PERMIT REQUIREMENTS REGULATED BY THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF PUTTING ANY OF THE FINANCIAL BURDEN ON FILM L.A. FILM L.A. IS AN AFFECTIVE EFFICIENT AND VIE AT COMPONENT OF THE PERMITTING PROCESS, WITHOUT THEM, HOW WOULD THE CITY PROCESS PERMITS, COLLECT FEES AND DEAL WITH CONFLICTS IN THE FIELD. I LOOK FORWARD TO LEARNING HOW THE CITY WILL ADDRESS ALL THE ISSUES IN THE MOTIONS AS WELL AS HOW THEY WILL PAY FOR THEM. THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GENERAL COMMENT ON ITEMS 9 THROUGH 15. > City Attorney: GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: A NATIONAL DIRECT OF CINEMA GRAPHER GUILD. I'M HERE INCLUDES DIRECTOR OF CAMERA, CAMERA ASSISTANCE, CAMERA OPERATORS, STILL PHOTOGRAPHERS AND DIGITAL TECHNICIANS. WE APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL SUPPORT AND EFFORTS TODAY TO KEEP TV N FILM THRIVING IN LOS ANGELES. LOCAL 600 REPRESENTATIVE AND SHOULD BE INCLUDED FROM THE BEGINNING AND ANY DISCUSSIONS ABOUT MOTIONS IMPACT INDUSTRY. I STAND IN SUPPORT OF THE MOTIONS TODAY, AND I DO ASK THAT OUR FEEDBACK IS PART OF THE CALIFORNIA COUNCIL AND THE ENTERTAINMENT UNION COALITION, IS INCORPORATED INTO THE OTHER MOTIONS BEING CONSIDERED BY THE COUNCIL. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: I'M HERE IN SUPPORT OF THE FILM PRODUCTION. >> City Attorney: OKAY, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: MY NAME IS CHUCK FROM PARK FILM OFFICE. I WORK WITH MANY OF THESE COLLEAGUES HERE AND A NUMEROUS FILM AND PRODUCTION EVENTS. I JUST LIKE TO SAY, WELCOME BACK HOPEFULLY, AND WELCOME HOME. THIS IS YOUR HOME TO THE FILM PRODUCTION, AND WE APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL, DOING EVERYTHING IN THEIR EFFORT TO TO BRING THEM BACK AND BRING THEM BACK HOME. WE DO HAVE SOME WORK TO DO. I BELIEVE THE MAYOR'S DIRECTIVE, WAS WELL INTENDED AS IT MAY HAVE BEEN IS ACTUALLY HURT PRODUCTION. IT'S HARD TO EXPEDITE A PERMIT WHEN YOU ONLY HAVE HALF THE STAFF TO DO IT. WE'RE RUNNING INTO THE PROBLEM WITH SAFETY ISSUES OUT IN THE FIELD. CAUSE THE MONITORS ARE LIMITED FOR A LARGE PRODUCTION. WHEN YOU HAVE A PRODUCTION OF SPANNING OVER FOOTBALL FIELD LONG, IT'S HARD TO MONITOR AND BE SAFE AT THE SAME TIME. BUT I DO WANT TO SAY WELCOME BAK TO EVERYONE. THANK YOU. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU EVERYBODY THAT CONCLUDES OUR TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT THIS MORNING. I KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF MORE SPEAKERS BUT WE'VE GOT TO GET ON WITH THE BUSINESS OF THE COUNCIL. MR. CLERK, WHAT IS BEFORE US AT THIS TIME? >> Clerk: THE COUNCIL MAY VOTE ON 17 THROUGH 31. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, OPEN THE ROLL ON THOSE ITEMS, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 14 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: THE COUNCIL MAY NOW VOTE ON ITEM NUMBER 1. MOTION BLUMENFIELD McOSKER TO ADOPT THE PLUM REPORT AS AMENDED. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, LET'S OPEN THE ROLL ON THAT ITEM, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 14 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, AND MR. CLERK, THERE IS A, I'M MAKING A MOTION TO RECONSIDER ITEM NUMBER 8 AND CONTINUE IT FOR MARCH THE 6th. >> Clerk: IS THERE A SECOND? >> Council President: DO WE HAVE A SECOND TO THAT? COUNCILMEMBER PARK. YES, THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER PARK FOR THE SECOND. ALL RIGHT, LET'S OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 14 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: FOR THE RECORD, THAT WAS TO CONTINUE THE ITEM TO MARCH 6, 2026. >> Council President: YES. >> Clerk: THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT. NEXT IS ITEM 10 CALLED SPECIAL BY COUNCILMEMBER JURADO FOR COMMENTS AND COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN TO RECUSE HERSELF. >> Council President: WE'LL ALLOW COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN TO RECUSE ON THIS ISSUE AND AS SHE, HAS LEFT THE ROOM, WE'LL CALL ON COUNCILMEMBER JURADO. >> Y. Jurado: THANK YOU SO MUCH, I'M PROUD TO SEE OUR CITY INVESTING IN BRINGING FILM PRODUCTION BACK HOME. THIS INDUSTRY IS WHO WE ARE, DRIVES JOBS AND KEEPS LOS ANGELES AT THE CENTER OF GLOBAL STORYTELLING AND WE SHOULD ABSOLUTELY RESTORE IT. AND THE REPORT BEFORE US, PROPOSED EXPLORING EXEMPTION FOR DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES, OUR OFFICE IS ONE OF THE OFFICE THAT DEEPLY SUPPORTS FILMING, WE'RE THERE ON THE WEEKEND MAKING SURE THAT JORDAN SIGN CAN GO ACROSS THE BRIDGE AND OTHER CAR COMMERCIALS AND REMOVING THE ROAD BLOCKS THAT EXIST. WHEN A PRODUCTION CLOSES ITS STREET DURING PEEK HOLIDAY HOURS A TIME WHEN THEY RELY ON PATRONAGE. AND OUR GOAL IS TO SHOW THAT L.A. IS OPEN FOR BUSINESSES, BUT WHEN STREETS AND PARK ARING INACCESSIBLE, CUSTOMERS TAKE THEIR BUSINESS ELSEWHERE. THEY HAD 200 FOLKS THAT ARE COMING TO AN EVENT. THEY GOT LATE NOTICE, THEY GOT TO CANCEL AND THAT WAS GOING TO MAKE THEM MONEY THE REST OF THE MONTH. WITH DOWNTOWN FACING THESE CHALLENGES, WE'RE NOT SCARED FOR THINGS THAT WE NEED TO TAKE ON FOR THE CITY. BUT WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORK WITH COUNCILMEMBER NAZARIAN THAT WE CONSIDER DOWNTOWN AS WE PROMOTE THE FILM AND TV. WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO WITHDRAWAL THE AMENDMENT 10-A. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, THE AMENDMENT HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER JURADO, WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY, DOWNTOWN IS THE MOST FILMED NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE WORLD. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE DO THE WORK AND I WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO COUNCILMEMBER NAZARIAN WHO HAS TAKEN THIS FLAG AND RUN WITH IT IN A WAY THAT THIS ENTIRE COUNCIL CAN BE PROUD OF AND THE WAY THAT IT DELIVERS FOR THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH MR. NAZARIAN. WITH THAT, MR. NAZARIAN? THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO MY GENTLE COLLEAGUE FROM CD14 YSABEL JURADO. YOU HAVE MY COMMITMENT TO WORK ON THE ISSUE TOGETHER AND MAKE SURE THAT, THAT WE COME WUP A AMICABLE SOLUTION THAT ENSURES CONTINUING OF FILMING WITHOUT BEING DISRUPTIVE TO THE COMMUNITIES NOR TO THE BUSINESSES, BECAUSE THOSE VERY BUSINESSES ARE THE ONES THAT MANY OF YOU ARE HERE TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. I, I, I JUST WANTED TO SAY FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT IS HERE. EVERYONE FROM THE BONA FIDE FILM NERD TO EVERYONE WHO HAS COME AND SPOKEN ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES, THE IMPACT THAT THIS INDUSTRY HAS HAD ON THEIR LIVES OR THE IMPACT IT IS NOW HAVING ON POTENTIALLY BREAKING UP THEIR FAMILIES. THESE ARE THE STORIES THAT HAVE CULMINATED INTO THESE SET OF 7 MOTIONS THAT WE'RE VOTING ON TODAY. TODAY IS NOT FOR ME ANOTHER POLICY DISCUSSION. TODAY IS ABOUT THE FINISH LINE FOR PHASE 1 AND INFLATION FOR LOS ANGELES. FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY THIS CITY HAS BEEN THE GLOBAL CAPITAL OF STORYTELLING. BUT HISTORY ALONE WILL NOT PROTECT US. PRODUCTION IS MOBILE, CAPITAL IS MOBILE, TALENT IS MOBILE, AND JURISDICTIONS ACROSS THIS COUNTRY AND AROUND THE WORLD ARE COMPETING AGGRESSIVELY FOR WHAT WE ONCE ASSUMED WOULD ALWAYS STAY HERE. OVER THE PAST YEAR, MY OFFICE HAS ENGAGED DIRECTLY WITH WITH THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE THIS REALITY EVERY DAY. ABOVE AND BELOW THE LINE, GRIPS, GAFFERS, SET DECORATORS, COSTUME AND FILM L.A., AND OTHERS, FILM L.A. BYWAY, I HEARD THE COMMENTS ABOUT FILM L.A. AND LET ME SAY THIS ALSO, TO MY COLLEAGUES, TO THIS CHAMBER, AND TO EVERYONE LISTENING, FILM L.A. EXISTS TO SERVE US, NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND. FILM, FILM L.A.'S FILM L.A.'S OBJECTIVE IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PROCESSING AND THE HANDLING OF THE PERMITS THE CITY ISSUES, IS DONE IN AN ADEQUATE AND EFFICIENT WAY SO THAT THE FILMING MOVES FORWARD QUICKLY. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT HAPPENS AND WE PLAY THE OVERSIGHT ROLE IN MAKING SURE THAT THAT HAPPENS. THEY FILM L.A., RESPONDS TO US AND OUR OVERSIGHT. THAT CANNOT BE LOST HERE. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] SO, SINCE LAST MARCH, WE'VE HELD MORE THAN 3 DOZEN POLICY FOCUS MEETINGS. 13 WITH LABOR ORGANIZATIONS, TEN WITH CITY DEPARTMENTS AND COUNTLESS CONVERSATION WZ WORKING ANGELINOS WHO'S LIVELIHOOD DEPEND ON FILMING SPACE HERE OR NOT. THE PACKAGE BEFORE YOU, RIGHT NOW IS NOT SYMBOLIC. IT'S NOT THAOET CAL--THEORETICAL, IT'S TARGETE PRACTICAL REFORMS, BUILT FROM LIVED EXPERIENCE AND IT IS READY TO EFFECTUATE CHANGE. LET'S BE CLEAR ABOUT WHERE WE STAND. OTHER REGIONS MODERNIZE THEIR PERMITTING SYSTEMS. OTHER REGION REDUCE FRICTION, OTHER REGION ARE EATING OUR LUNCH RIGHT NOW. MEANWHILE, LOS ANGELES OUTDATED CONDITIONS, DUPLICATIVE FEES AND INCONSISTENT ENFORCEMENT AND BARRIERS THAT DO NOT ENHANCE SAFETY BUT ABSOLUTELY INCREASE COSTS AND UNCERTAINITY AND UNCERTAINITY IS NOT A FRIEND OF BUSINESS OR MORE IMPORTANTLY INVESTMENT, LONG TERM INVESTMENT. [APPLAUSE] AND IN THIS MOBILE INDUSTRY, UNCERTAINITY IS POISON. THE MOTIONS BEFORE YOU ADDRESS THE FRICTION POINTS WE CAN FIX RIGHT NOW! WE CREATE FREE MICRO SHOOT PERMITS WITH ACCOUNTABILITY SAFEGUARDS. WE MODERNIZE SPECIAL CONDITIONS THAT HAVE NOT REVIEWED IN DECADES, WHEN THERE WAS A LOT MORE FILMING HAPPENING. WHEN WE LOST FILMING NOW WE NEED TO REEVALUATE AND CHANGE THOSE REQUIREMENT. WE ENSURE IMPLEMENTATION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTIVE OF 11 IS TRANSPARENT AND REAL. ENTER DEPARTMENTAL PERFORMANCE SO WE KNOW WITH DATA, AND CERTAINITY WHERE WE STAND. WE LAUNCH A MADE-IN L.A. INITIATIVE TO STRIFE VISIBILITY, WE FAST TRACK SOUND STAGE AND WE BEGIN ALIGNING REGIONAL RULES. THESE ARE ARE NOT RADICAL IDEAS, THEY ARE THE RESPONSIBLE OVERDUE AND BARE MINIMUM MODERNIZATION NECESSARY TO HELP US REMAIN COMPETITIVE. TO THOSE WHO HAVE RAISED CONCERNS, I HEAR YOU. SAFETY WILL NOT BE COMPROMISED. LABOR STANDARDS, REMAIN IN TACT. AND WILL CONTINUE. NOTHING IN PHASE 1 UNDERMINES WORKER PROTECTIONS. WHAT IT DOES UNDERMINE IS DUPLICATION. OUTDATED BUREAUCRACY AND WHAT IT DOES UNDERMINE MOST, THAT I'M PROUD IS THE DANGEROUS ASSUMPTION THAT LOS ANGELES CAN COAST ON REPUTATION ONLY BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING. WE'VE TAKEN THIS INDUSTRY FOR GRANTED. WE CAN'T AFFORD COMPLACENTCY, WE CAN'T AFFORD COMPLACENT SEE THIS INDUSTRY SUSTAINS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF WORKING CLASS JOBS. IT FUELS SMALL BUSINESS REVENUE T SUPPORTS, VENDORS, CATERS, CONSTRUCTION CREWS AND POST PRODUCTION HOUSES JUST TO NAME A FEW. SO WHEN WE LOSE PRODUCTION, WE DON'T LOSE HEADLINES, WE LOSE PAYCHECKS. COLLEAGUES, THIS IS THE MOMENT TO STABILIZE AND SAVE AN ECOSYSTEM THAT DEFINES LOS ANGELES. WE'RE ALMOST THERE, WORK HAS BEEN DONE, THE STAKEHOLDERS HAVE BEEN HEARD, THE REFORMS HAVE BEEN SHAPED AND PROPOSED AND ALL OF THESE BY THE WAY THAT I SAID, WILL CONTINUE. MORE CONVERSATIONS TO COME, MORE WORK TO BE DONE. NOW IT COMES TO, US FOR THESE 7 ITEMS. YOUR AYE-VOTE TODAY WILL SEND A MESSAGE THAT LOS ANGELES IS SERIOUS ABOUT COMPETING. THAT WE STAND WITH OUR WORKING CLASS WORKFORCE. THAT WE'RE WILLING TO MODERNIZE AND WE BELIEVE THE INDUSTRY THAT BUILT THIS CITY, IS WORTH FIGHTING FOR. THAT IS KEY! SO, TO EVERY CREWMEMBER, STRUGGLING TO STRENGTHEN STRING WORK, THIS IS FOR YOU. AND THIS COUNCIL SUPPORTS YOU. TO EVERYONE HOMEGROWN PRODUCTION COMPANY CONSIDERING LEAVING, THIS IS THE SIGNAL THAT WE'RE CHANGING COURSE. AND TO MY COLLEAGUE THIS IS A BALANCE DATA DRIVEN RESPONSIBLE GOVERNANCE, I THANK YOU FOR OUR CONVERSATIONS, I THANK YOU FOR THE COMMITTEE HEARINGS WE'VE HAD. THIS IS THE FINISH LINE FOR ONLY PHASE 1. LET'S NOT HESITATE, LET'S ACT, LET'S KEEP HOLLYWOOD HOME. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE VOTE. THANK YOU. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH. MR. NAZARIAN. AND, THANKS TO CD11, WE GOT BAY WATCH BACK AND IT'S ON ONWARD AND UPWARD FROM THERE. WITH THAT, LET'S OPEN THE ROLL ON THIS ITEM. CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 13 AYES. >> Council President: CONGRATULATIONS EVERYBODY. AND THIS WILL GO FORTHWITH, WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. NAZARIAN. >> A. Nazarian: YOU GOT THE FORTHWITH, BECAUSE YOU'RE ALWAYS ON TOP OF IT. TWO, THERE WILL BE SOME PRESS OPPORTUNITY AND I WELCOME ALL COLLEAGUES TO JOIN US. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> Council President: THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT, MR. CLERK WHAT IS NEXT? >> Clerk: THE COUNCIL MAY VOTE ON 9, 11 AND 15. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, LET'S OPEN THE ROLL ON THOSE ITEMS, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 13 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: COUNCIL MAY NOW VOTE ON 12, 13 AND 14 WITH COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WE'LL GIVE COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN AN OPPORTUNITY TO RETURN. ALL RIGHT. WITH 14 MEMBERS, PRESENT LET'S OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 14 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: ITEM NUMBER 16 CALLED SPECIAL BY COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ AND HERNANDEZ FOR QUESTIONS. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ. >> E. Hernandez: THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. CAN WE HAVE THE BOOR OFF STREET LIGHTING, PLEASE JOIN US. THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, TODAY WE'RE JOINED BY MIGUEL GENERAL MANAGER OF BUREAU STREET LIGHTING. YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR SOME STAGGERING NUMBER BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE IS ONE BILLION THAT'S ASSESSMENT SINCE 1996, 30 YEARS AGO. BSO, OPERATES ON 5 PERCENT ON GENERAL FUND THAT'S ABOUT 17 MILLION DOLLARS. WE CUT POSITIONS, MAINT PENCE, GETS DIFFERED AND THEN WE PAY THE PRICE IN THE COURTROOM AND IN LIABILITY COSTS. OUR COMMUNITIES HAVE MADE IT CLEAR THAT THEY NO LONGER PUT UP WITH US CONTINUING TO ASK BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING TO DO MORE WITH LESS. WE NEED TO DO SMART AND TANGIBLE TO TURNING LIGHTS BACK ON AND KEEPING THEM ON. TODAY I'M ASKING FOR RADICAL HONESTY. I NEED MY COLLEAGUES TO HEAR THE TRUTH. AND I HAVE A SERIES OF QUESTIONS BUT I DID WANT TO UPLIFT JUST A REALLY IMPORTANT PIECE THAT I JUST LEARNED ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT. THAT WE HAVE IS THE BUREAU OF CONTRACTING AS ONE OF THE BUREAU IN PUBLIC WORKS THAT AND DEPARTMENT THAT'S 361 POSITIONS. BUT THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING WHICH IS IN CHARGE OF 3000 LIGHTS ONLY HAVE 315. SO BSL IS IS THE SMALLEST BUREAU WITHIN THE BUREAU OF PUBLIC WORKS WHICH I THINK IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEY COVER THE ENTIRE CITY. SO MIGUEL, I'LL PASS IT TO YOU TO START YOUR PRESENTATION SO WE CAN GET TO QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AGAIN. I'M JOINED BY TO MY RIGHT BY MEGHAN HAT AND FABIAN CHAN OUR SYSTEM DIRECTORS TO MY LEFT IS SYLVIA TORRES AND JAMES OUR SUPERINTENDENTS FOR THE BUREAU OFF STREET LIGHTING. GOING THROUGH THE PRESENTATION, I'LL TRY TO MAKE IT AS QUICK AS I CAN. WE DO THAT BY BUILDING AND MAINTAINING AND OPERATING A WORLD CLASS SYSTEM THAT DELIVER BENEFITS TO OUR RESIDENTS. ONE THING I DO LIKE POINTING OUT IS THE FACT THAT SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE PROOFS WHAT PEOPLE FEEL. SO GOOD LIGHTING, MAKES SPACES SAFE. AND THERE WAS A STUDY BY CHICAGO'S URBAN LABS A FEW YEARS AGO, THAT SHOWED 36 PERCENT REDUCTION, THAT'S A SUB SET OF SERIES FELONIES THAT WERE REDUCED IN OUTDOOR SETTINGS AT NIGHT WITH OVERALL 4 PERCENT WITH REDUCTION IN INDEX CRIMES. IT WAS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE THERE. THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING TODAY, AS A MEMBER SAID, WE HAVE A QUARTER OF MILLION STREET LIGHTS, SPREAD WITH OVER 400 DISTINCT STYLES. OUR RESPONSIBILITY IS TO OPERATE THAT ENTIRE SYSTEM. WE DO THAT THROUGH REGULAR MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS, POLL REPLACEMENT OR FIXTURE OR CONDUIT PREPLACEMENTS. ABOUT TWO-THIRDS OF THE CITY IS LIT UP BY OUR STREET LIGHTS. UNDERNEATH, IT'S CONNECTED BY 9,000 MILES OF CONDUIT WITH 29,000 MILES OF COPPER WIRE SO THERE IS A BIG NETWORK. HALF A MILLION ACCESS POINTS, THOSE ARE USUALLY ACCESS POINTS WHERE OUR ELECTRICIANS CAN TROUBLESHOOT AND FIX ANY ISSUES THAT WE HAVE. WE'RE ALSO ONE OF THE FIRST CITIES TO USE LED, WE SAVE 10 MILLION DOLLARS ANNUALLY AND NOW DEPLOYING OTHER TECHNOLOGY SUCH AS STREET LIGHTS TO COMBAT DEATH AND MAKE OUR NEIGHBORHOODS A LITTLE BIT MORE RESILIENT. YOU GAVE A BIG PUNCH LINE THERE, COUNCILMEMBER, I WAS GOING TO SAY MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW HOW SCRAPPY WE ARE IN CONTRAST TO OTHER DEPARTMENTS WHO TOTAL IN THE THOUSANDS WHEN THEY HAVE PHYSICAL ITEMS UNDER THEIR CONTROL. WE TOTAL RIGHT NOW AT 315 AUTHORIZED POSITIONS SO ABOUT 285 OR SO? >> YES. >> SO THE OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, THE BUREAU HAS LOST 22 PERCENT OF OUR STAFF NOW. WE ALSO OPERATE, MOSTLY OUT OF A SINGLE YARD IN EAST HOLLYWOOD THAT IS 5-ACRE YARD, MOST OF US EMPLOYEES ARE STATIONED THERE, WE HAVE TWO SATELLITE YARDS THAT WE'LL HAVE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO OUR DEPARTMENTS WHO HAVE GIVEN US SPACE, LIKE STREET SERVICES WHERE WE SHARE A YARD IN WEST L.A. AND ALSO IN THE VALLEY. WE HAVE EXPANDING INTO MORE TECHNOLOGY SUCH AS 3-D PRINT TO GO REDUCE SOME SF OUR COSTS SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I HAVE TO SAY IS OUR BASE DOOR, THIS IS A, AGAIN THE HANDHELD RIGHT SIDE SECURED BY BASE DOOR. W HAD TO BUY THOSE FOR ABOUT 125 A POP. WE NOW PRODUCE A IN-HOUSE AT A COST TO 5 TO 10 DOLLARS. SO ALMOST 90 PERCENT SAVINGS AND THE THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE WITH THE SUPPORT OF, OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY, THERE IS INNOVATION GRANT FUND THAT WAS GIVEN TO TUESDAY. WE'RE NOW PRODUCING POLL BOXES COSTS US AROUND 300 WE'RE ABLE TO PRODUCE FOR AROUND 85. SO LOOKING AT EVERY WAY THAT WE CAN CUT COSTS. BSL MAIN FUNDING SOURCE, ACTUALLY, THEN KIND OF, MAKES IT SO WE HAVE TO BE A LITTLE BIT SCRAPPY. IT GENERATES 45 MILLION DOLLARS ANNUALLY SINCE 1996. IN THE CONTEXT OF THAT, WE ARE SUB SI DIESED TO AN EXTENT OR MOST OF OUR OPERATION HAS BEEN SUBSIDIZED BY GENERAL FUND OR DISCRETIONARY FUPDS, THAT HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO US THIS YEAR, 17 MILLION THAT WAS SUBSIDIZED THAT PAID FOR THINGS LIKE RELATED COSTS. AND ON THE RIGHT, YOU'LL SEE, A CHART WHERE OUR FUNDING LEVELS OVERTIME AND THE RED LINE IS THE AVERAGE BASE CLOSED. SO IS THE LAST FEW YEARS HAVE SEEN, REALLY LAST FOUR OR FIVE YEARS HAVE SEEN GREAT INCREASE TO CLOSE OUR SERVICE REQUESTS. ONE THING THAT IS NOT SEEN FROM THE BUDGET ITEM IS THE FACT THAT WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING THE REGULAR OMN, SO THE LED REPLACEMENT, WE HAD HAD THE BUDDING START PROGRAM WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO REPLACE ABOUT 13,000 FIXTURES, WE HAVE NO BUDGET FOR THAT TODAY. NO POLL REPLACEMENT PROGRAM, THAT WAS RELATED DURING THE RECESSION IN 2010. THE RESULT OF WHICH THIS IS GRAPH WHERE WE HAVE ABOUT 3 2000 OPEN SERVICE REQUESTS. PREDOMINANTLY, WE CALL OMS AND OUR REPAIR AVERAGE IS ESSENTIALLY A YEAR. HISTORICAL DATA, SHOWS THAT FOR ALL OF OUR COMPLETED REPAIRS ABOUT 40 PERCENT OF SO IS RELATED TO VANDALISM REPAIRS. THE OTHER 60 PERCENT IS DIFFERED MAINTENANCE AND SOME OF THE INFORMATION SHORTLY SHOWS HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS. THIS NEXT SLIDE HERE, ON 11 SHOWS THE GROWING NUMBER OF ASSETS THAT ARE OUT OF SERVICE LIFE. THE RED DOTTED LINE ESSENTIALLY SHOWS THE HALFWAY POINT, A LITTLE HARD TO SEE BUT IF YOU WERE TO TAKE THAT HALFWAY POINT IN THE ORANGE LINE WHICH SHOWS OUR LED LINE FOR HOW MANY ARE IN SERVICE, IT ACTUALLY SHOWS THAT THIS FISCAL YEAR HALF OF OUR LED IS 100,000 LEDS ARE CONSIDERED OUT OF SERVICE END OF LIFE FOR US, THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE MUST REPLACE. THIS IS THE THING THAT KEEPS ME UP AT NIGHT. THIS AND POLAR PLACE REPLACEMENT, THOSE ARE GOING TO INCUR GREATER LIABILITIES. THE BLUE LINE IS THE POLL REPLACEMENT THAT WE WOULD NEED TO UNDERTAKE, ESSENTIALLY HALF OUR POLLS WOULD BE END OF LIFE BY ABOUT 2050. NEXT PICTURE IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT WHEN WE'RE DISCUSSING END OF LIFE, PRIMARY LED ASSETS, ON THE LEFT IS ACTUALLY SOME OF OUR LED LIGHTS THAT OUR FIELD OFFICE HAS DISCOVERED WHERE THEY HAVE ESSENTIALLY BEEN WORN DOWN BY THE ELEMENT AND BROKEN IN HALF THERE. SO THESE WERE INSTALLED IN CRENSHAW AND THESE WERE SOME SF OUR EARLY INSTALLATIONS IN 2012. ON THE RIGHT IS, A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES OF LEDS THAT ARE ESSENTIALLY FAIL. I THINK THESE ARE THE LEO TEXT, FABER I CAN'T IF YOU CAN REMIND ME. I THINK THERE ARE ABOUT 30 LEDS CONTAINED WITHIN THE FIXTURE. THE FIXTURE SHOWS TWO OR THREE. THESE ARE SOME OF OUR EARLIEST INSTALLATIONS INSTALLED IN 2010. >> YES, THAT'S CORRECT MIGET. >>--MIGUEL. >> THIS IS TAKEN FROM THE CONTROLLERS DASHBOARD WHERE WE HAVE SEEN PAY OUTS THAT HAVE INCREASED A FEW YEARS AGO, BACK IN 2020--OH I'M SORRY. BACK IN 2020. A FEW MILLION DOLLARS THROUGHOUT 2023. LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WE SAW A LARGE SETTLEMENT THAT WAS FOUND AGAINST US WAS ABOUT A 23 MILLION DOLLARS PAY OUT THAT WAS GIVEN BECAUSE ASSETS THAT HAVE FALLING OFF STREETLIGHT THEMSELVES AND ACTUALLY INJURED SOMEONE. THEFT AND VANDALISM IS OUR MOST GLARING ISSUE. THIS IS THE ISSUE THAT TAKES OUT WHOLE BLOCKS AND NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE YOU SEE TWO OR THREE OR FOUR BLOCKS COMPLETELY DARK. THIS HAS BEEN A GOING ISSUE FOR US, SINCE ESSENTIALLY THE START OF THE PANDEMIC AND HAS GOTTEN WORSE. WE HAVE SEEN EVERY YEAR WITH ADDITIONAL THEFT AND VANDALISM THAT ARE ACTUALLY RELATED TO THAT. FROM THE 56,000 OR SO, SERVICE REQUESTS, WE GOT FROM 311, LAST YEAR, ABOUT 19,000 WERE RELATED TO THEFT AND VANDALISM. TO FIX THIS T WE'VE ACTUALLY FORMULATED A SUITE OF SOLUTIONS TO ENSURE THAT OUR LIGHTS ARE ON. WE HAVE FORTIFICATION AND RESTORATION, FORTIFICATION IS OUR HEAVIEST PROTECTIONS, IT'S WHEN WE BUILD CASTLE AROUND THE LIGHTS, WE WELD EVERYTHING SHUT, WE ACTUAL LIE CREATE CAGES AS WELL FROM OUR WELDING SHOP. WE'VE THEN, MOVED ON TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF OUR DESIGN STANDARDS FOR ANY NEW PROJECT GOING IN ESPECIALLY LOOK AT METRO PROJECTS AND OTHER THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO BE HELPING THE COMMUNITY, WE HAVE CHANGED THE DESIGN STANDARD TO MAKE SURE THAT IT INCORPORATES THE BEST PRACTICES AND OTHER TECHNOLOGIES THAT WE HAVE SEEN AFFECTIVE OUT IN THE FIELD. WE'RE VERY DATA DRIVEN, WE LOOK AT ALL OF OUR DATA, MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO PIN POINT EXACTLY LOCATIONS WHERE WE'VE HAD REPEAT ISSUES OF THEFT AND VANDALISM AND TRYING TO DEPLOY OUR FORTIFICATION RESOURCE TO SEE PREVENT THAT, THERE ARE SOME PLACES WHERE WE LOOK WITH DEPLOYMENT OF SOLAR AS WELL. SPEAK ISING OF SOLAR, WE'VE BEEN LOOK TO GO DEPLOY MORE. THIS HAS BEEN 100 PERCENT AFFECTIVE. EVERY SINGLE SOLAR STREETLIGHT THAT WE'VE PUT UP, ESPECIALLY ONE OF OUR EARLIER ONE INCLUDING THE ORANGE, I FORGET THE LETTER, THE ORANGE LINE BIKE PATH THAT WAS INSTALLED THREE YEARS AGO, IT'S STILL AFFECTIVE TODAY. WE USED TO GO TO THAT AREA, THREE YEARS AGO. SO JUST IN STALLING THAT SOLAR LIGHT HAS SAIFPD US MONEY FROM CREWS AND LABORS. ON THE LAST BID, TECHNOLOGY SUCH AS CENSORS AND CAMERAS THAT WE'RE DEPLOYING. WE'VE BEEN PUTTING SMART NOTES AND ANY INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE'RE REPLACING IN TERMS OF LED LIGHTS, WE'RE PUTTING SMART NOTES. THIS HELPS US WHAT IS OUT OR ON. AND HELPS US WITH DEPLOYMENT. IT WILL ACTUALLY ALSO IMPROVE OTHER DANGEROUS CONDITIONS THAT WE CAN LEARN ABOUT WHERE IF YOU HAD A ACCIDENT, GOD FORBID AN ACCIDENT AND IT TILTS, THERE IS A VEHICLE THAT HITS THE INFRASTRUCTURE T CAN BE DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT'S SHAKEN LOSE OR DAMAGE IN A WAY THAT THE 400-POUND ASSET CAN FALL ON SOMEBODY. JUST BY HAVING THE SMART NOTE, WE'LL BE ABLE TO TELL THE POWER IF IT'S ON OR OFF, SO WE'LL KNOW IF THERE IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION AND DEPLOY RESOURCES. THE LAST PART ON THIS PAIM, IT'S HIGHLIGHTED IN GOLD THERE, IS THE GENERAL FUNDS, AND DISCRETIONARY FUNDS A FEW YEARS AGO, WE HAD AN INFLUX OR AUGMENTATION OF GENERAL FUNDS TO INCREASE THE REPAIRS. THAT WAS REAFFECTIVE. IN THE RESENT YEARS WE'VE DONE THINGS LIKE DEPLOYING OVERTIME, THIS YEAR BASED OFF DISCRETIONARY FUNDS AND SOLAR AS WELL. AND ALL OF THOSE HAVE BEEN GREAT AT AUGMENTING WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE. JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ON OUR SUITE OF SOLUTIONS, THESE TEND A COMPARISON OF WHAT WE USUALLY DO. GENERALLY SPEAKING IF WE'RE DEALING WITH ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND WEAR AND TEAR ISSUES AND GROUND OUTS AT SINGLE LIGHTS. IT COST US ABOUT 500 A LIGHT TO FIX. RESTORATION WHERE WE'RE GOING TO SEE SOME DAMAGE, GENERALLY SPEAKING THAT COST US ABOUT 500 PER LIGHT. WHEN WE'RE GOING WITH CASTLE BUILDING WHERE EVERY CIRCUIT IS FORTIFIED. SO, IN CASES WHERE, WE HAVE ABOUT 13,000, DWPs SERVICE POINTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. THERE IS AVERAGE ABOUT 18 LIGHTS PER SERVICE POINT SO AT THAT COST IT WILL BE OVER 30,000 AT LEAST FOR US IN ORDER TO FIX AN ENTIRE CIRCUMSTANCE SUT BASED ON FORTIFICATION ITSELF. THE NEXT SLIDE, 17, PRO DOMINANTLY EXPLAINS HOW WE DEPLOY OUR RESOURCES. THE BUREAU DICTATE OUR OPERATIONS SO VERY EARLY ON IN THE PRESENTATION, WE SHARED THAT WE'RE SUPPOSE TO SHARE CYCLE FOR A REPLACEMENT OF POLLS AND LEDS, WE ALSO IN TAKE SERVICE REQUESTS, FOR LIGHTING OUTAGES AND RESPOND TO THOSE. AND GIVEN THE INFLUX OF ALL THE SERVICE REQUESTS, PLUS THE FACT THAT WE HAVE, LIMB LITED RESOURCE TO SEE RESPOND, WE'VE ESTABLISHED A SERVICE LEVEL OF ONE-YEAR REPAIR TIME FOR OUR, FOR ANY MY L.A. SERVICE REQUESTS THAT COMES IN-HOUSE. SEPARATELY, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, THERE HAS BEEN USE OF GENERAL FUND OR DISCRETIONARY FUNDS THAT HAS ALLOWED THE BUREAU TO AUGMENT AND REPAIR THINGS FASTER. THIS HAS BEEN A, A A WAY FOR US TO ALSO COMPENSATE RESOURCES IN PARTICULAR AREAS. THESE DO NOT FALL WNL THE SAME KIND OF RESTRICTIONS THAT THE ASSESSMENT DOES. SO WITH REGARDS TO THE ASSESSMENT, WE HAVE ABIDE BY STATE LAW AND THE FACT THAT WE'RE SPECIAL FUND, WE MUST USE OUR FUNDS IN VERY SPECIFIC WAY THAT SAFEGUARDS THE USE OF FUND, THOSE FUNDS WITH GENERAL AND DISCRETIONARY FUNDS WE'RE ABLE TO TARGET DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. THE NEXT SLIDE, WHICH IS TITLED OUTAGES, SERVICE REQUESTS AND AVERAGE REPAIR TIMES, GIVES A BREAK DOWN OF TOTAL 3 2000 OUTAGES AND BROKEN DOWN BY COUNCIL DISTRICT. IT'S IN DESCENDING ORDER, SO THOSE ARE THE TOP COUNCIL DISTRICT ARE THE ONES THAT HAVE THE MOST OUTAGES OR OPEN SRs GOING DOWNWARDS. THE NEXT LINE, OR COLUMN IS OUTAGE THAT'S ARE OPEN GREATER THAN A YEAR. THIS IS HOW WE ACTUALLY COME UP WITH THE ONE-YEAR REPAIR, AVERAGE REPAIR TIME, IT IS A MIXTURE OF WHAT WE SEE AS THE, THE ACTUAL AVERAGE REPAIR TIMES. PLUS THE FACT THAT WE HAVE ONE IN SEVEN OF OUR SERVICE REQUESTS THAT ARE OLDER THAN ONE YEAR. AND SO, THOSE ARE HOW WE COME UP WITH A KIND OF BLENDED AVERAGE TO HAVE ONE-YEAR OFFICIAL TIME. THE FOLLOWING TWO COLUMNS ARE WHAT WAS OPEN AND CLOSE IN THE FISCAL YEAR. YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE A DEFICIT. THERE WAS ABOUT 56,000 THAT WERE OPEN, WE CLOSED ABOUT 45,000 SERVICE REQUESTS AND BELOW THAT, YOU WOULD SEE HOW MANY WE CLOSED DEPENDING ON THE COUNCIL OFFICES AS WELL. THE NEXT CHART, SHOWS CIRCUITS WITH REPEAT ISSUES AND THE AMOUNT OF DISCRETIONARY, FOR THE CITY COUNCIL. CITY WIDE FROM THE 13,000 SERVICE POINTS THAT WE HAVE OR THE POWER DROPS THAT WE HAVE, ABOUT 2,100 HAVE ISSUES. THOSE ARE BROKEN DOWN. I ALSO HIGHLIGHT DISCRETIONARY FUNDS THAT HAVE BEEN GIVEN FOR OVERTIME OR ADDITIONAL CREWS, TO READ THE GRAPHIC OVERTIME/FUNDING THAT WENT TOWARDS ADDITIONAL CREWS. I ALSO WANT TO MAKE A NOTE, WE WILL HAVE AN UPDATED PRESENTATION OR SUBMIT THIS SEPARATELY. THIS DOES NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE SOLAR THAT HAS BEEN INVESTED. FOR EXAMPLE, CD1 THAT'S INVESTED 59,000 FOR PLACES LIKE LINCOLN HEIGHTS. ALONG THE ORANGE BIKE LINE PATH. FOR 54 STREET LIGHTS AND WE'RE IN DISCUSSION WITH OTHER COUNCIL DISTRICTS AS WELL IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT MORE SOLAR. THE FOLLOWING SLIDES IS JUST A BALLOT TIMELINE, LAST MONTH THE CITY COUNCIL HAD, HAD APPROVED OUR CONTRACT, THIS--YEP. >> E. Hernandez: I HAVE QUESTIONS TOO, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ. >> M. Rodriguez: I WANTED TO CATCH YOU BEFORE YOU KEEP ADVANCING. CAN YOU GO BACK TWO SLIDES. ON THESE NUMBERS WHERE IT SHOWS THE OPEN AND CLOSED. WHERE IT SAYS CLOSED IS IT CLOSED FROM THE NUMBER OF OPEN OR COMBINATION OF TWO NUMBERS. >> PARDON ME, CAN YOU SAY THAT AGAIN. >> M. Rodriguez: SO WHEN YOU HAVE FISCAL YEAR, 25-26 AND YOU SEW THE SERVICE REQUESTS. SO FOR CD14 YOU HAVE 3163 OPEN AND 2100 CLOSED. IS IT 2100 OF THE 3163. SO YOU'RE TELLING ME THERE WERE 5,000 INCIDENTS OF WHICH 2100? >> THAT IS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF INCIDENTS THAT WERE OPEN THAT FISCAL YEAR. AND CLOSED THAT FISCAL YEAR. >> M. Rodriguez: GOT IT. SO RIGHT NOW, CD14 CURRENTLY HAS 7100 OPEN. >> YES. CA*Z THAT'S WHAT I WANT TODAY CLARIFY. GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. >> E. Hernandez: CAN YOU FINISH THE PRESENTATION. TOO MUCH SLIDES. HE'S ALMOST DONE. PLEASE, GO AHEAD. >> SURE. AGAIN AS I WAS SAYING, LAST MONTH, WE HAD SUBMITTED OUR CONTRACT FOR SUPPORT CONTRACT FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION THAT WAS APPROVED WE'RE NOW MOVING FORWARD WITH THE UPDATE TO OUR COUNCIL REPORT AND ENGINEERS REPORT. WE, WE INTEND TO SUBMIT IT BY THIS FRIDAY FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION. WE HAVE LAST NIGHT SUBMITTED TO THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND FOLLOW-UP AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO GET ALL THE PAPERWORK TO DO THAT. TWO DATES THAT I'M HIGHLIGHTING FOR COUNCIL AWARENESS IS THE MARCH 24 DATE, THAT IS OUR, ESSENTIALLY LAST TIME WHERE, LAST MOMENT THAT WE CAN HAVE ANY APPROVAL, IF THE COUNCIL AND MAYOR SHOULD DECIDE THAT WE SHOULD GO FORWARD WITH THE BALLOT. THAT WOBBLE THE ABSOLUTE LAST DATE THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO THE TIME TO CREATE AND MEET THE 45-DAYTIME LINE. ARIL 17th IS THE LAST DAY TO MAIL OUT BALLOTS IN ORDER FOR US TO AGAIN MEET THE 45-DAYTIME LINE AND COUNCIL PROCESS AND IN ORDER FOR US TO MEET FISCAL YEAR 26-27. THE ASSESSMENT ITSELF, I INTEND TO PRESENT TO COUNCIL A 125 MILLION DOLLARS ASSESSMENT. IT CAN BE BROKEN DOWN INTO MAJOR CATEGORIES SUCH AS MAINTENANCE, ABOUT 51 MILLION IN MAINTENANCE THAT AUGMENTS STAFF TO DO THINGS LIKE OUR NORMAL OMN OPERATION SXZ INCLUDES ISSUES LIKE THEFT AND VANDALISM, SO IN COMPARISON IN CONTRAST TO THE CURRENT ASSESSMENT AND ENGINEERS REPORT, DOES NOT CONTEMPLATE THE LEVEL OF VANDALISM THAT WE SEE TODAY. THIS NEW ONE WILL ADDRESS THAT WITHIN THE ASSESSMENT. SYSTEM PROTECTION ABOUT 18 MILLION DOLLARS TO CONVERT VULNERABLE TO SOLAR, ALSO 26 MILLION DOLLARS THAT WILL CONSTITUTE OUR RECONSTITUTE OUR LIFECYCLE REPLACEMENT OF LED AND CONDUIT AND FINAL SUPPORT THE SERVICE THAT'S WILL HELP INSTALL THE EXPERTISE NEEDED IN ORDER TO SUPPORT A LARGER BUREAU AND ALSO SUPPORT A THREE-YEAR AUDIT OF BUREAU AND OPERATIONS THAT WOULD BE MANDATORY FOR THE BUREAU AS WELL. THEN, WITH THAT A NEW ASSESSMENT, SOME OF THE THINGS AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT HAD ASKED ME DIRECTLY BEFORE, WHAT ARE THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE WILL GET. THE BIGGEST HIGHLIGHT IS A REDUCTION OF REPAIR TIMES TO WHAT I'M SAYING, ONE WEEK ONE MONTH AWAY FROM THE CURRENT YEAR. ONE WEEK FOR MOST MINOR ISSUES, ONE MONTH FOR ANY MAJOR ISSUES THAT INCLUDE THEFT AND VANDALISM FOR US TO DEAL WITH. REDUCE LIABILITIES AND OUTAGES WITH PROACTIVE MAINTENANCE AND FINALLY INCREASE ACCOUNTABILITY WITH THE--THREE-YEAR AUDIT. THIRD PARTY AUDIT. AND WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS. >> E. Hernandez: THANK YOU SO MUCH. MIGUEL, CAN YOU GO TO SLIDE NUMBER 9, SERVICE REQUEST AND BACKLOG. YOU MENTIONED THAT STAFF LIMIT CREW CAPACITY TO ABOUT 35 ELECTRICAL CREWS. HOW HAS THIS IMPACTED THE RESPONSE TIME AND ABILITY TO MINUTE LIES THE BACKLOG. MINIMIZE THE BACKLOG. IS IT ONE BY ONE? GRID BY GRID OR COMBINATION OF BOTH? >> SURE, WITH THE REDUCTION OF CREWS, IT HAS MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR US TO REPAIR REPAIR AS MANY SERVICE REQUESTS AS WE WOULD LIKE. THE AMOUNT OF EFFORT, AS ACTUALLY INCREASED QUITE SIGNIFICANTLY ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THEFT AND VANDALISM AND FORTIFICATION AS A RESPONSE. SO FOR INSTANCE, WHAT WOULD BE TRADITIONAL, OMN WHERE WE TAKE ONE SINGLE BUCKET CREW WHICH IS A PAIR OF ELECTRICIANS TO REPLACE LED. NOW IF WE ARE DEALING WITH THEFT AND VANDALISM, IT CAN TAKE UPWARDS OF TEN PEOPLE FROM CEMENT FROM, WELDING TO ALL THE ELECTRICIANS THAT REWIRE THE ENTIRE SYSTEM. THE LEVEL OF EFFORT AND SHEER NUMBER BUT THE REDUCTION OF THE STAFF HAS MADE THAT WE'RE UNABLE TO REALLY MEET THE DEMAND THAT IS NEEDED OF US. >> E. Hernandez: THANK YOU, I HAVE A COUPLE MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT LIABILITY. MIGUEL, CAN YOU GO BACK TO SLIDE 13. IN FISCAL YEAR, 2025 THE CITY PAID 23 MILLION DOLLARS BECAUSE OF A CAP OF A CITY STREET LIGHT FALLING ON SOMEBODY. WHAT RISK DOES DIFFERED MAINTENANCE POSE TO CITY LIABILITIES? AND IF THE BILL HAD ACCESS TO THAT 21 MILLION DOLLARS WHAT REPAIRS COULD HAVE BEEN FUNDED? >> THE, THE BUREAU ALSO ACTUALLY SEES GROWTH FROM THE LIABILITY FROM JUST THE PICTURES THAT I SHOWED WITH LEDS THAT ARE ACTUALLY BROKE EP TO THE FACT THAT OUR STREETS ARE NO LONGER LIT TO OUR STANDARDS THAT WE HAVE SET, IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS SAFE. TO THE FACT THAT EACH ARE VERY HEAVY ASSETS S.EACH POLL IS ABOUT 400 POLLS. WE HAD AN ISSUE, AND DEGRA GATE POLLS THAT FELL OVER ON A CAR WITH SOMEBODY IN IT. THERE ARE ISSUES AND THAT WE'LL HAVE TO FACE AND GROWING. >> E. Hernandez: I THINK, EVEN WHEN MY DISTRICT WHEN I WAS TRYING TO HANG SIGNS, I WAS TOLD THAT THE POLL WAS TOO DEGRAGATED TO HANG STUFF. >> YES, LOTS OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAD DONE. >> AND THE RISK OF THE CITY RUNS IF WE DO NOT GET THIS IN ON TIME AHEAD OF THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR? >> THE RISK, THE CITY RUNS IF WE'RE ABLE TO MEET THE DEADLINE FOR THE ASSESSMENT OR THE TIMELINE FOR THE ASSESSMENT, WE WULD CONTINUE TO HAVE CONSTRAINED RESOURCES IN REACTION TO THE FUTURE. OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDS TO OPERATE. WE WOULD CONTINUE TO HAVE, I THINK THE LIABILITY IF THE POLL REPLACEMENT LED CONDUIT REPLACEMENT ARE NOT FUND IFED. THEY'RE JUST GROWING LIABILITY AS WELL. SO THOSE ARE THE RISK NOT POSED. THAT IS OUR HOPE TO ACTUALLY START INSTITUTING REPAIRS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. >> E. Hernandez: THANK YOU. AND MY LAST QUESTION IS AROUND MCLA, WE JUST APPROVED A MOTION THAT COUNCILMEMBER YAROSLAVSKY AND I COINTRODUCED. TO INTRODUCE MCLA FUNDING, WHAT WILL THIS MCLA ALLOW YOUR DEPARTMENT TO DO AND WHAT RESOURCES SUCH AS A ASSISTANCE FROM THE PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT WOULD YOU NEED TO BEGIN THIS WORK? >> WE'RE STILL FORM ULATING THE OFFICIAL REPORT, BUT WE CAN GIVE THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE WITH REGARDS TO OUR RESEARCH. ESSENTIALLY, IF WE WERE LOOKING AT 65 MILLION DOLLARS MCLA TO PURCHASE SOLAR LIGHTS, WE WOULD BE LOOKING @ LEAST 600 OR 700, THAT'S ESSENTIALLY 500 SOLAR PER COUNCIL DISTRICT THAT'S OUR INTENT. IT WOULD BE THE START OF A LITTLE BIT POLL REPLACEMENT PROGRAM, DEPENDING ON WHETHER OUR ASSETS ARE AGED OR NOT. WE MAY BE ABLE TO SQUEEZE OUT MORE SOLAR LIGHTS. WE WOULD REQUIRE AROUND 30 STAFF OR SO IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH SUCH A FLEET BUT WE THINK WE CAN GLOI IT IN TWO YEARS. >> E. Hernandez: COMPLETED AND DONE IN TWO YEARS. >> THAT'S CORRECT. AND WE ALSO SEE WITH A 32,000 SERVICE REQUESTS OUT RIGHT NOW, NA IS--TALKING WITH SOME OF THE MANUFACTURES, THEY'VE EXPRESSED WILLINGNESS AND ABILITY AS WELL TO ACTUALLY PRODUCE THOUSANDS OF SOLAR LIGHTS FOR US. >> E. Hernandez: THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> Council President: THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ. >> M. Rodriguez: THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO COLLEAGUES I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF REFRAME AND I KNOW THAT THIS IS A REPEAT CONVERSATION AND I'M SURE PEOPLE ARE FATIGUED NO ONE MORE SO THAN BSL BUT IT'S BASED ON THE MOTION THAT I INTRODUCED BACK IN DECEMBER BECAUSE WE'RE IN A CRISIS SITUATION. AND IT'S NOT UNIQUE TO BSL, THIS IS A UNIQUE SITUATION IN EVERY SINGLE DEPARTMENT. SO WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT BEING SCRAPPY, YOU TALK ABOUT EVERY DEPARTMENT IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES BORN OUT OF THE LAST ONE BILLION DOLLARS DEFICIT. SO BSL IS IS NOT UNIQUE TO THAT SITUATION, EVERYBODY IS. THAT BEING SAID, WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO MAKE THE MOST WITH THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE AND THAT'S WHY I INTRODUCED THIS MOTION BACK IN DECEMBER THAT I WANTED TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION HERE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S MATERIAL, TO EVERY SINGLE COUNCIL DISTRICT. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS JUST, YOU KNOW, I WANTED IT TO BE HERE IN COUNCIL BECAUSE IN COMMITTEE, THERE IS A LIMITED NUMBER OF PARTICIPATION AND ENGAGING IN THIS CONVERSATION. SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALL CLEAR-EYED BASED ON THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE. TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT BSL IS MAXIMIZING RESOURCES THAT IS BEING AFFORDED TO FOR US TO ADDRESS THE LARGET NUMBER OF OUTAGES POSSIBLE. SO THAT'S WHAT PROMPTED ALL OF THIS FOR ME TO INTRODUCE THIS BACK IN DECEMBER AND I'M GLAD HERE WE ARE IN MARCH GETTING THE SCHEDULE FOR THIS CONVERSATION. AGAIN, WHAT I WOULD LIKE A NUMBER ON FOR EACH OF THE COUNCIL DISTRICT, UNDERSTANDING THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE DELTA AT THIS POINT OF WHAT REMAINS OUT, CORRECT? >> PARDON ME? >> M. Rodriguez: THE DELTA? SO FOR WHATEVER REMAINS, SO I GUESS I WANT TO KNOW IN TERMS OF TOTAL REMAINING OUTAGES, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 3 2000, NEARLY 3 3000 CURRENTLY? >> TOTAL SERVICE REQUESTS? OUTAGES YES. >> M. Rodriguez: SO IN YOUR REPORT BACK, I HEARD TWO DIFFERENT NUMBERS. YOU INDICATED THAT YOU HAVE CURRENTLY 19,000 THAT WERE IMPACTED BY VANDALISM? YOU INDICATED WHEN YOU WERE SPEAKING? >> 19,000, 19,000 SERVICE REQUESTS THAT WERE RELATED TO VANDALISM. >> M. Rodriguez: VANDALISM, OKAY. BUT THAT WOULD BE LIKE MORE LIKE 60 PERCENT. >> IT'S 56,000 TOTAL, SO IT'S DIVIDED BY THAT. CAN SOMEBODY? >> M. Rodriguez: SO I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR IN TERMS OF WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IN TERMS OF DIFFERED MAINTENANCE VERSUS WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IN TERMS OF VANDALISM. THERE IS A RATIONAL, BECAUSE IT'S ALSO ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING TO PROTECT THIS INFRASTRUCTURE. AS YOU IP INDICATED, --YOU INDICATED, THERE IS A LOT OF, IF YOU CAN GO BACK TO THE SLIDE THAT SHOWED THE COUNCIL OFFICES, BY COUNCIL DISTRICT, THE REPEAT--. >> OH YES. >> M. Rodriguez: WITH THE REPEAT INCIDENTS. >> M. Rodriguez: SO AGAIN, BASED ON THAT, THE BIGGER CONCERNS IS WE CANNOT CONTINUE TO FUND THE SAME SOLUTION TO A CHRONIC PROBLEM. WE'RE CHASING OUR TAILS. SO I WANT TO KNOW WHAT EFFORTS YOU'RE DEPLOYING TO HELP ADDRESS THESE, NOT JUST WITH THE SOLAR LIGHTS THAT PEOPLE ARE DOING, BECAUSE AGAIN I COULDN'T EVEN GET THE, I COULDN'T EVEN GET A FIRM ACT WHEN I SAW WHAT MS. JURADO WAS GETTING IN TERMS OF LIGHTS AND CIRCUIT THAT WE'RE GETTING DIRECTED, WE WERE GETTING COMPLETELY SO I WANT TO UNDERSTAND, HOW YOU'RE PRIORITIZING AS A DEPARTMENT, THE RESTORATION OF SOME OF THE CHRONIC RESOURCES NOT JUST WITH SOLAR LIGHTS AND HARDENING, WHAT ARE THE OTHER EFFORTS TO CURTAIL? THAT REPEATED LOCATION? BECAUSE ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES IS NOT AFFECTING OUR, OUR STREET BUT WE KNOW IT'S ALSO AFFECTING, THE, FIBEROPTIC NETWORKS AND EVERYTHING FROM ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED, YOU KNOW, TELECOM. I WANT TO KNOW, HAVE YOU INVESTIGATED ANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR ANY OTHER TYPE PREVENTIVE MEASURES THAT HELPS TO PROTECT THIS INFRASTRUCTURE, GIVEN THAT WE CLEARLY DON'T HAVE IS THE MONEY TO CONTINUE TO CHASE IT, WE CAN TALK ABOUT 218 ALL DAY LONG. JUST LIKE WE CAN TALK ABOUT EVERY OTHER TAX MEASURE BUT WE'RE NOT THERE YET. SO WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT HOW WE'RE MAKING THE BEST OF WHAT WE'VE GOT AND I WANT TO KNOW AS A DEPARTMENT WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO ADDRESS THAT. >> SO ON SLIDE 15 IS PART OF THE ANSWER OF WHAT YOU'RE ASKING. AND IS THE SOLUTIONS DO INCLUDE, FORTIFICATION AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE INSTITUTED BACK IN 2022 WHERE AGAIN, TAKE THE ENTIRE CIRCUIT AND FORTIFY THE CIRCUIT USING CEMENT AND STEAL AS MUCH AS WE CAN CAMOUFLAGE. I KNOW YOU SAID, OTHER THAN SOLAR BUT BATTERY AND SOLAR IS A MAJOR COMPONENT TO TRY TO AVOID VANDALISM, BECAUSE IT REMOVES THE INVENTIVE. YOU'RE ASKING ABOUT CAMERAS, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE DEPLOY. THIS YEAR WE RECEIVED 1.5 MILLION DOLLARS TO START BUILDING CASES AND ENFORCEMENT FOR THOSE ISSUES. THE ONLY THING IS S I WOULD HAVE TO DIFFER TO MY PUBLIC SAFETY COLLEAGUES AND CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND LAPD IN ORDER FOR THE ENFORCEMENT, MINE WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, COPPER AND BOOM TRUCKS. SO STREET SERVICES HAVE INVESTIGATORS THAT HAVE SWORN AND CAN DO THAT. HAVE YOU ENGAGED WITH YOUR COLLEAGUE TO IDENTIFY HOW YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO. THIS IS ABOUT RESOURCEFULNESS AND SCRAPPY. AND WE HAVE TO BE SCRAPPY AND RESOURCEFUL WITH OUR EXISTING SUPPORT RESOURCES. BECAUSE AGAIN, WE KEEP CHASING OUR TAILS AND PREVENTION IS A HELL OF ALL COST AFFECTIVE THAN INVESTING IN ALL THE CHRONIC RESTORATION OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO. MANAGED TO CAPTURE IN MY DISTRICT JUST LAST YEAR. SO, THERE IS OBVIOUSLY THAT ON GOING COLLABORATION. BUT I WANT TO KNOW WHAT OTHER EFFORTS YOU HAVE DEPLOYED TO ENGAGE IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS, WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND/OR STREET SERVICES WITH THEIR INSPECT ORS. SO THAT WE CAN START DOING SOME OF THAT PREVENTIVE WORK THAT WOULD ALSO HELP TO ACHIEVE THAT. >> SO, THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING SUPPORTS, ANY EFFORT FOR ENFORCEMENT. WE CONTINUE TO WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH LAPD WE TRY AND BUILD CASES CREATING THE, THE WE ARE PART OF A TASK FORCE. EVERY INFORMATION THAT WE CAN GIVE WE HAVE GIVEN IN ORDER TO START ENFORCING AGAINST THIS. WE HAVE ASKED FOR INSPECT ORS OURSELVES. I DO NOT BELIEVE THE BUREAU IS ABLE TO HANDLE THE ENFORCEMENT SIDE ON THIS EQUATION. >> M. Rodriguez: BUT YOU DO NOT BELIEVE BUT YOU'VE ENGAGED WITH THAT CONVERSATION TO IDENTIFY WHAT CAN BE DONE? >> I CAN'T. I CAN'T RECALL THE FISCAL YEAR, MARY HATLEY, PROBABLY 18-19 AT THAT TIME WE DID ENGAGE WITH STREET SERVICE SXZ THEIR INVESTIGATORS TO SEE HOW THEY CAN BE HELPFUL FOR THESE THINGS. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO USE THEIR STAFF ENOUGH TO KEEP UP WITH THE LEVEL OF ISSUES THAT WE WERE HAVING. THAT'S WHEN WE PUT UP THE PROPOSAL FOR INVESTIGATORS FOR THE BUREAU OFF STREET LIGHTING. >> SO. >> AND THE ISSUE WITH THEFT AND VANDALISM, IN SOME CASES, IN A LOT OF CASES, IT'S FAIRLY QUICK. WHAT TAKES US HOURS OR DAYS TO REPAIR, PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO RIP OUT OF THE GROUND WITHIN MINUTES. >> M. Rodriguez: I KNOW HOW THAT WORKS. I GUESS MEGHAN, I WANT TO GO BACK AND 18-19 WAS BACK WHEN WE WERE STILL USING STREET SERVICE INSPECTORS TO DO WHAT WHAT THEY CEASE DOING. WE'RE IN 26, SO IT WOULD BE WORTHY OF A CONVERSATION AND THE REASON WHY IS BECAUSE WE HAVE TO BUILD UP THE CASES. WE KNOW THE IMPACT, IT'S NOT, THESE ARE ARE NOT INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE THIS IS NOT A VICTIMLESS CRIME. THEY ARE ADDED IMPACTS, THE COST OF RESTORATION, WOULD MAKE IT AN ABSOLUTE FELONY. SO WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO ADD MORE TEETH WITH WHAT WE'VE GOT. AND THE REASON WHY I'M SAYING ALL OF THIS AND WHY THIS IS ALL SO IMPORTANT IS BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF PEOPLE ASKING FOR TAX INCREASES, NOT JUST HERE IN THE CITY. BUT ACROSS THE COUNTY. AND IT WOULD BEHOOVE, OH WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE. WE DON'T HAVE ANY PEOPLE FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. BUT HOW ARE WE HELPING TO PROTECT THE MAJORITY OF OF INFRASTRUCTURE. THAT'S REALLY THE QUESTION THAT WE HAVE TO PUT OUR HEADS TOGETHER ON. AND HOW DO WE MAKE THE MOST OF DISCRETIONARY DOLLARS THAT ARE BEING AFFORDED, BECAUSE I SEE THE NUMBERS THAT ARE PROVIDED TO DIFFERENT COUNCIL OFFICES FOR THEIR DISCRETIONARY ACCOUNTS THE AMOUNT OF OVER USE. IT VARIES SO DRAMATICALLY, THAT IT BEGS THE QUESTION, HOW DO WE MAXIMIZE THESE RESOURCES. IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO SAY, WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE. WE HAVE TO BE SCRAPPY TO USE YOUR WARDS, WE HAVE TO BE MORE RESOURCEFUL AND MORE CREATIVE ABOUT HOW WE'RE TAKING CARE OF AS MANY OUTAGES AS POSSIBLE PARTICULARLY IN THE AREAS WHERE WE'RE START TO GO SEE NOT JUST THE CHRONIC ONES, BUT WE KNOW WHAT THE--WE KNOW WHAT WITH THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS NOT GETTING REPAIRED. >> I'M SORRY. >> M. Rodriguez: WHAT? >> IF I MAY, AS WELL. WE HAVE BEEN A SOURCE OF INFORMATION EXPERTISE ACTUALLY TO OTHER CITIES AS WELL. FOR ISSUES OF THEFT AND VANDALISM, SO WE HAVE GAINED A LOT OF EXPERTISE. WE SEE EVERYTHING WE'RE DOING AS BEST PRACTICES. THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING EVEN FOR ENFORCEMENT JUST TO ADD ON, BECAUSE WE WERE PART OF THE WORKING GROUP THAT THEN WITH MEMBER MARK GONZALEZ THAT INCREASED PENALTIES, SO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN ENFORCE MORE. AND AGAIN, WE'RE DOING WHAT WE CAN DO BEST. THAT CAN HELP BUILD THE CASES, WE NEED HELP ON THE OTHER SIDE. >> WHICH IS WHY I'M SAYING WE'VE GOT TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH STREET SERVICES TO MAXIMIZE THAT EFFORT. AND THAT'S THE KIND OF THINKING THAT I WANT TO SEE COMING OUT AS WELL. THAT IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT, WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY, WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH RESOURCES, EVERY SINGLE DEPARTMENT CAN OPERATE FROM A DEFICIT MIND SET. EVERYONE IS LIVING THROUGH IT. BUT WE HAVE TO ASK OURSELVES, WHAT CAN WE BE DOING DIFFERENTLY AND MORE EFFECTIVELY TO PROTECT THIS INFRASTRUCTURE AND TO DETER MORE OF IT HAPPENING. WHAT IS THE CURRENT NUMBER OF STREET LIGHTS THAT ARE COVERED BY YOUR SMART LIGHT SYSTEM. >> ABOUT 20 PERCENT? ABOUT 25 PERCENT? 20 TO 25 PERCENT. >> SO IN THE NUMBERS OF OUTAGES, WHAT DOES THAT REPRESENT IN THE OUTAGES? >> >> >> M. Rodriguez: THE OUTAGING, I WANT YOU TO COME BACK WITH INFORMATION. I WANT ME HELP YOU. FABIAN, I KNOW YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. WHAT I WANT TO KNOW IN TERMS OF HOW DO WE IDENTIFY THE GREATEST GROUPING OF OUTAGES? AND HOW DO WE LOOK AT OBVIOUSLY WITH WITH THE SLIGHT SYSTEM WHAT IS THE PA RID RESPONSE BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT SITTING THERE WAITING TO BE CALLED BY A 311 TICKETS WHICH BY THE WAY WE KNOW THAT SYSTEM IS A LITTLE BUSTED RIGHT NOW. I ALSO WANT TO KNOW HOW YOU'RE GOING TO HELP THE SYSTEM THAT ONLY HAVE 20 PERCENT. IF WE'RE RELYING ON THE PEOPLE JUST TO CALL ON 311, WE KNOW THERE IS A DELAY IN THAT. WE KNOW THERE IS A DELAY AND WE KNOW THERE IS ISSUES AROUND THE 311 SYSTEM THAT IS NOT BEING THAT IS STILL YET TO BE CORRECTED IN TERMS OF SOME OF THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE THINGS. >> WITH REGARDS TO THE BUILD OUT OF THE LARGER SMART SYSTEM THAT'S WHAT WE INTEND TO DO. IT'S PART OF OUR LIFECYCLE PROGRAM. UNFORTUNATELY WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO HAVE A LIFECYCLE PROGRAM FROM ITS ILLUMINATION A CUP OF YEARS AGO. IN ORDER FOR US TO ESSENTIALLY COMPLETE OUT THE ENTIRE SYSTEM, IT'S AROUND 180 PER LIGHT IN ORDER TO HAVE THAT SMART NODE, IT WOULD ESSENTIALLY TAKE ABOUT 30 MILLION DOLLARS IN ORDER FOR US TO DEPLOY THE SMART NODE. >> M. Rodriguez: BUT LET'S SAY MY COLLEAGUE PUTS A $100 MILLION IN RESTORATION. I KNOW I'VE PUT SEVERAL THOUSANDS. IF YOU TOLD ME THAT FOR 100, YOU KNOW, FOR A BUCK 50, THAT WE CAN PUT THIS ON. THAT'S MONEY WELL SPENT. SO I WANT, LOOK, I'M LOOKING FOR THE DATA THAT HELPS US TO SHIFT HOW WE ACTUALLY ARE DOING THESE RESTORATIONS. SO WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT ALL THE OTHER PIECES MISSING IN THIS CONVERSATION. THAT'S WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO GET ADDRESSED. ON THE DISPATCH FROM THE DIFFERENT YARDS, SO SUFFICIENT THE CENTRAL YARD ON SANTA MONICA, WHERE IN THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY IS THE DISPATCH? >> I FORGET EXACTLY IN RAIMER. >> IN VAN NUYS? >> VAN NUYS. >> M. Rodriguez: OKAY. HOW MANY CREWS DO YOU HAVE? >> ESSENTIALLY ONE. >> M. Rodriguez: OKAY, IS THERE AN ABILITY TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY GIVEN THE NUMBER OF CALL LOADS FOR RESTORATION THAT YOU HAVE. >> IF WE ALLOCATED MORE SPACE. >> M. Rodriguez: OKAY AND SO IS THE RAIMER YARD IS WHAT STREET SERVICES? >> GSD. >> GSD. >> M. Rodriguez: GSD, SO WE NEED TO LOOK FOR EVERYTHING. SO TIMING IS EVERYTHING. HOW DO WE HELP CUT DOWN. THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO HELP ACCELERATE THE RESPONSE TIME TO GET SOME OF THE CREWS OUT THERE DEDICATED IN THE AREAS SO SANTA MONICA IS A GREAT CENTRAL LOCATION BUT FOR SOUTH L.A., FOR I MEAN THE HARBOR, THE OTHER IS IN WEST L.A., YOU GOT HOW MANY CREWS IN WEST L.A. >> ONE. >> M. Rodriguez: SO IT BEHOOVE TO MAKE BETTER USE OF OUR TIME. BECAUSE IF THEY HAVE LESS TRAVEL TIME YOU'RE GOING TO INCREASE THE NUMBERS OF LOCATIONS THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO ADDRESS ACROSS THE REGION. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> M. Rodriguez: SO THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF SOLUTIONS THAT--UNTIL WE TALK ABOUT MORE MONEY, WHICH WE'RE ALWAYS GOING TO TALK ABOUT MORE MONEY. BUT HOW DO WE MAKE GOOD WITH WHAT WE'VE GOT? AND THAT'S WHAT I WOULD LIKE YOU TO REPORT BACK WITH SO WE CAN GET THE PIECES MOVING. >> I CAN ANSWER THOSE RIGHT NOW, ACTUALLY WITH REGARD TO THE YARD THIS COUNCIL PASSED A MOTION FOR US TO LOOK FOR A YARD IN THE VALLEY. OUR HOPE WITH THE ASSESSMENT. SO THIS COUNCIL ACTED FOR US TO LOOK FOR A YARD. WE WERE GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS. WE HAD ONE THAT WENT THROUGH MFC, UNFORTUNATELY THAT DEAL FELL THROUGH SO WE'VE BEEN UNABLE TO SECURE A YARD. OUR HOPE IS TO HAVE ONE IN THE VALLEY AND IN THE HARBOR AREA, BECAUSE WE HAVE ONE AND A HALF HOURS THAT IS LOST JUST TO TRAVEL TIME. WE AGREE WITH YOU WHEN IT COMES TO THE REGIONAL APPROACH AND GLOIMENT, WE'RE LOOKING FOR SATELLITE YARDS THAT WILL HELP US WITH OUR OMN. >> M. Rodriguez: LISTEN, I CAN TALK TO YOU ABOUT A COUPLE OF LOCATIONS OR WE CAN TALK TO STREET SERVICES WHERE WE'VE GOT YARDS. WE'VE GOT ALL OF THOSE THINGS. SO HAPPY TO HELP. >> THANK YOU. >> K. >> M. Rodriguez: I'M SURE MY COLLEAGUES WOULD BE HAPPEN' TO HELP. --HAPPY TO HELP. THERE IS DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS SORRY WE CAN HELP YOU, BUT THIS IS A GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS THAT WILL HELP YOU, HOW WE CAN HELP DO THIS. THESE NUMBERS ARE CRISIS MODE. AND UNTIL WE GET THE RESOURCES, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH. WOULD MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR DOLLARS THAT YOU DO GET. ESPECIALLY IF PEOPLE ARE OFFERING DISCRETIONARY FUNDS. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE IT IS THE DUTY OF EVERYBOY WHETHER IN STREET LIGHTING OR IN THE COUNCIL OFFICE TO MAKE SURE THE MAXIMUM RETURN ON RESTORATIONS ARE GARNERING. LAST THING I WANTED TO ASK IS HIGH VOLTAGE ARE ALL THOSE RESO*FLD? >> WE HAVE AROUND, 9 OR 10 PERCENT OF THE SYSTEM THAT REMAINS HIGH VOLTAGE. >> CORRECT. A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN 3000 UNITS. FUNDING WAS REDUCED OR ELIMINATED A WHILE BACK. SO WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CONTINUE TO CHANGE THOSE SYSTEMS. >> M. Rodriguez: OKAY, SO 3000. OKAY. I KNOW THAT PRESENTS A GREAT DEAL OF LIABILITY TO THE CITY AS WELL AND SO TO MY COLLEAGUES I'M GLAD YOUR COMMITTEE, THAT'S A BIG ONE. AND THEN EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT HAPPENED WITH UTILITY --LIGHTING. BUT AGAIN, GIVEN THE CRISIS MODE WHERE ARE WE IN TERMS OF CONVERSATION WITH DWP? >> SO THIS PAST, BUDGET CYCLE WE WERE INFORMED BY THE CAO'S OFFICE THAT THE FUNDING WOULD, THE THE FUNDING WOULD NOT BE THERE. IT'S ESSENTIALLY A REIMBURSEMENT FROM DWP THAT WAS ESSENTIALLY ELIMINATED. BECAUSE OF THAT, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACTUALLY HAVE A PERSON DEDICATED TO UTILITYARIAN LIGHTS. >> M. Rodriguez: REMIND YOU THAT THAT'S. >> 120,000. >> M. Rodriguez: SO 120,000 FOLKS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER REPORTEDLY WAS UNWILLING TO FUND THIS OR THE CAO SAID THAT, WOULD I SAY THAT THAT WAS A FAIRLY QUICK RESPONSE THAT WE CAN GET FROM DWP THAT CAN HELP US MANAGE THE SITUATION RIGHT NOW. AGAIN THIS IS CRISIS MODE. SO IN THIS CRISIS, WE'VE GOT TO ASK WITH A LEVEL OF URGENCY. SO WE CAN HAVE A STAFF PERSON THAT WOULD BE DEDICATED AT THE BUREAU OF STREET LIGHTING TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN AUGMENT, SOME OF THE OUTAGES THAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING OR TO HELP LUMINATE AREAS THAT ARE CURRENTLY WITHOUT BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ASSESSMENTS IN THOSE AREAS TO MAXIMIZE THE SAFETY AND SECURITY FOR NEIGHBORHOODS. SO I'D LIKE YOU TO REPORT BACK, ABOUT THE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE DEPARTMENT AND DWP AND I WILL CALL JANISSE PERSONALLY, BUT I SUSPECT IN THE NEXT FSR OR SOME MIRACULOUS MOMENT THAT SOMEHOW DWP IS GOING TO FIND 120,000 SO WE CAN HAVE THIS INFORMATION. AND THIS SHOULD P BE OH IT WAS NOT APPROVED, WE SHOULD HAVE ALL BEEN RAISING HELL BECAUSE OF THIS, BECAUSE OF THE SITUATION. I GET IT, YOU HAVE YOUR HANDS TIED BEHIND YOUR BACK. I GOT IT T. >> WESTBOUNDER--IF I MAY ADD ON A POSITIVE NOTE. I THINK, WE WILL PROBABLY HAVE THAT DISCUSSION AND UNFORTUNATELY I CAN'T DISCUSS IT MORE BECAUSE IT WOULD BE WITHIN THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE MAYOR. CSUSB WE'RE IN A CRISIS SO WE'LL FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE THAT SOONER. >> Council President: THANK YOU SO MUCH, WE NEED TO GET BUSY BECAUSE OF TIME WE'VE BEEN TALKING, THE LEADER OF DWP HAS RESIGNED. >> Y. Jurado: THAT WAS A MISTAKE. >> H. Hutt: IS THAT SERIOUS OR A JOKE? >> E. Hernandez: THAT'S INTERESTING NEWS THAT WE WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH NOW. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND FOR GIVING THIS PRESENTATION AND FOR ME, I FEEL LIKE SOME OF THIS, LIKE IN MY SLEEP BUT IT'S BECAUSE WE HAVE MADE A PRIORITY TO TALK ABOUT IT AND TALK ABOUT IT OFTEN. IT IS URGENT AND IT'S BEEN BUILDING UP DURING TIME. YES, IT'S ABOUT PROCESSING AND HOW WE FIX THINGS. AND YOU ALL, ARE ONE OF THE BUREAUS THAT I APPOINT TO WHEN WE THINK ABOUT SAVING MONEY. YOU BROUGHT FABRIC MAKING ON THE POLES, YOU'RE FABRICATING THE OWN PIECES. AND ALSO TAKING STEPS TO BRING IN REVENUE. SO YOU'RE DOING THE WORK. SAVING MONEY AND BRINGING UP THIS CONVERSATION OF WHAT WE NEED TO DO. Y'ALL ARE DOING THE BEST THAT YOU CAN WITH THE RESOURCE THAT YOU HAVE WHICH IS 45 MILLION DOLLARS PLUS 17 MILLION OF THE GENERAL FUND, THAT IS NOT EVEN CRUMBS COMPARED TO THE ENTIRE SYSTEM THAT Y'ALL HAVE TO HOLD. I JUST DON'T WANT TO LOOK AWAY AND IT'S ABOUT RESOURCED AND DEFUNDING AND THAT'S THE PIECE THAT WE WILL TAKE ACTION ON IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS IN ORDER TO GENERATE REVENUE FOR FISCAL YEAR, 26-27. SO IT'S URGENT BUT I SEE THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL. WHAT TO GET US TO A PLACE AND TO DO THE WORK THAT HAS NOT BEEN DONE SINCE 1996. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> Council Presidet: THANK YOU. WE GOT A RECOMMENDATION ON THIS ITEM? ANY MOTIONS ON THIS? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO, WITH THAT, LET'S OPEN THE ROLL, ON THIS ITEM. CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 13 AYE. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. >> Clerk: THERE IS BEEN A REQUEST FOR 99 --9 AND 11 THROUGH 15 TO GO FORTHWITH. >> Council President: WITHOUT OBJECTION. >> Clerk: AND 32 FOR A SEPARATE VOTE. >> Council President: OPEN THE ROLL ON 32, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 9 AYES, 4 NOES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: THE COUNCIL HAS MOTIONED FOR POSTED AND REFERRED. >> Council President: POSTED AND REFERRED. ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS, THE LEADER OF MY LEGISLATIVE TEAM IS SMILING BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE OUR DWP LEADER IS GOING TO PUERTO RICO. SHE IS NEEDED THERE. I'LL ASK EVERYBODY TO RISE FOR ADJOURNING MOTIONS. AND LOOK TO MY LEFT, SEEING MR. BLUMENFIELD. >> B. Blumenfield: THANKS, I KNOW WE HAVE A NUMBER OF, YES. AND THEN, COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ AND. TOGETHER WE HAVE A NUMBER OF FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES WHO HAVE I'VE SEEN YOU SITTING HERE ENTIRE MEET ING PATIENTLY OBSERVING THIS MEETING FOR THIS ADJOURNING MOTION, ULTIMATELY. IT'S WITH A HEAVY HEART THAT WE ADJOURN TODAY IN MEMORY AND HONOR OF RICHARD MELENDEZ, UNARMED CRISIS RESPONDER WHO WAS A NIGHT SHIFT THERAPIST WITH PENNY LANE. HE PASS ADD WAY UNEXPECTEDLY AND NOT WHILE ON DUTY BUT PIVOTAL PART THAT ANGELINOS GOT THE CARE THEY DESERVED. YOU MAY REMEMBER HIM FROM. TESTIMONYIAL VIDEO THAT WE SHARED AS A. HE WAS A MAN DRIVEN BY PURPOSE AND SET OUT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE WHICH IN HE DID. AS EVIDENCE THAT WE SAW, HE HELPED SOMEBODY WHO WAS ON THE VERGE OF SUICIDE. HE WAS A WALKING EN CYCLOPEDIA TO MENTAL HEALTH. HEAVY WORK BUT HE APPROACHED WITH A POSITIVE SPIR SIT. HIS LIGHT CONTINUES IN THE WORK OF COLLEAGUES WHO HAVE LEARNED FROM HIM AND LEARNED HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. MAY ALL OF THOSE WHO LEARNED FROM HIM, BE COMFORTED DUE TO THE FACT THAT HIS MEMORY WILL BE A BLESSING. HIS FAMILY AND COLLEAGUES, AND JUNIOR MELISSA, DOLORES HERNANDEZ. AND I WANT TO, GIVE IT TO MY COLLEAGUES TO ADD SOME WORDS AS WELL. >> E. Hernandez: THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME JOIN ME AND MY DEEPEST CONDOLENCES. MARIA AND ELIZABETH, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING US TO HONOR RICARDO AND HE REALLY WAS A REAL LIFE HERO, HE REALLY SAVED LIVES. THAT YOUNG MAN THAT COUNCILMEMBER BLUMENFIELD TALKED ABOUT WAS ABOUT TO TAKE HIS OWN LIFE AND RI CARDO SAVED HIS LIFE. HE'S WHO WE THINK OF WHEN WE SAY SUPERHERO. HE HELP SPEAR HEAD THIS PROGRAM. PENNY LANE, WE FEEL THIS LOSS WITH YOU, WE KNOW BY THE WAY HE MOVED HE WAS PHENOMENAL TO WORK WITH. THANK YOU FOR SHARING HIM. WE ALSO FEEL RICARDO'S POWER P HE SHOWED US THAT UNARMED CRISIS WORKS AND ARE BRAVE AND WILLING TO WALK INTO ISSUES THAT CAN SEEM SCARY. HE USED STORY STORY AND MADE EVERYONE FEEL SEEN. HE BUILD HUMOR TO BUILD TRUST AND MEETING PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE AND THE RESOURCES THEY NEED CAN BE LIFE SAVING AND LIVES HE DID SAVE. SO MELENDES FAMILY I WANT YOU TO LEAVE WITH YOU THIS PROMISE, RICARDO'S WORK WAS NOT IN MAIN. --IN VAIN. WE WILL MAKE SURE TO MEET THE STANDARD THAT HE METAPHOR SAVING LIVES IN THE CITY. RICARDO YOU'LL BE MISSED BUT YOU REMAIN THE NORTH STAR. REST IN POWER, THANK YOU. >> Council President: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. BLUMENFIELD AND COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ AND THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING WITH US AND THE GIFT OF RICARDO. ALL RIGHT. OTHER ADJOURNING MOTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER JAOURN DO? >> Y. Jurado: THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. TODAY I RISE TO HONOR THE LIFE OF JOHN JACKSON A TIRELESS ORGANIZER, A MENTOR AND A CHAMPION FOR THOSE TWO OFTEN UNHEARD, BORN IN 1953 TO MARRY AND JAMES JACKSON RAISED IN BOYLE HEIGHTS ONE OF SEVEN CHILDREN. FROM AN EARLY AGE, HE LEARNED THE MEANING OF FAMILY RESILIENCE AND COMMUNITY. HE CARRIED THOSE LESSONS THROUGHOUT HIS LIFE AS A DE VOTED SON, BROTHER, UNCLE AND GREAT UNCLE. IN 1996, HE BECAME A COMMUNITY ORGANIZE WE ARE ACOR N.FOR THE NEXT DECADE, HE HELPED THOUSANDS ORGANIZE, DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND FIGHT FOR BETTER CONDITIONS FOR THEIR FAMILIES. HE BELIEVED THAT REAL CHANGE DOESN'T COME FROM THE TOP DOWN, IT COMES FROM PEOPLE COMING TOGETHER, FINDING THEIR VOICE AND DEMANDING EQUITY. JOHN ALSO ORGANIZED IN HOME CHILDCARE PROVIDERS EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS WHO FOR TOO LONG WERE INVISIBLE IN OUR ECONOMY. HIS LEADERSHIP HELPED WIN UNION REPRESENTATION AND BETTER WAGES AND BENEFITS. THAT VICTORY CHANGED LIVES. BUT PERHAPS, JOHN'S PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENT WAS THE SAY YES TO CHILDREN NETWORK WHO BROUGHT TOGETHER ADVOCATES TO SECURING GREATER FUNDING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AT THE CENTER OF LEADERSHIP. HE DIDN'T ONLY ORGANIZE CHAMPAGNES BUT ORGANIZED PEOPLE. AND THAT TRUE LEADERSHIP MEANS LIFTING OTHERS. AND THAT WAS JOHN. ALWAYS BUILDING, ALWAYS EMPOWERING, ALWAYS THINKING ABOUT THE NEXT GENERATION. BEYOND HIS WORK I DON'T KNOW WAS A PERSON WHO LIT UP EVERY ROOM HE ENTERED. HE HAD A INFECTIOUS SMILE. HE LOVED TO TELL STORY FROM HIS CHILDHOOD IN BOYLE HEIGHTS. AND HE NEVER MISSED A CHANCE TO CELEBRATE THE PEOPLE AROUND HIM, WHETHER IT'S CHEERING ON A CHILD AT SCHOOL OR. AND HE LEAVES HIS LOVING SISTER GLORIA, NIECES, NEPHEWS, CAUSE SXINZ COUNTLESS FRIENDS AND A CITY THAT IS BETTER BECAUSE HE FOUGHT FOR IT. MAY WE HONOR HIS LIFE NOT ONLY WITH OUR WORDS TODAY BUT WITH OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITIES HE LOVED SO DEEPLY. MAY YOU REST IN POWER, JOHN WESLEY JACKSON. >> Council President: THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER JURADO. I'M HAVING , I APOLOGIZE I'M HAVING A BIT OF A MOMENT P I DIDN'T KNOW HE PASSED. I KNEW THERE WERE A BIT OF HEALTH CHALLENGES BUT I WOULD LOVE TO JOIN IN THIS MOTION. JOHN WAS ONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT WAS THERE WHEN I BECAME A ORGANIZER AND HE ALWAYS THREATENED TO EMBARRASS ME BY HAVING MORE PEOPLE AT THE ACTION OR PROTEST THAN I DID. BUT LIKE YSABEL SAID, HE ALWAYS LIT UP A ROOM AND ALWAYS EMPHASIZED PEOPLE AND NOT GETTING CAUGHT UP IN FIGHTS AROUND THE PEOPLE AROUND THE HORSESHOE AND IN SACRAMENTO AND EVERYWHERE ELSE. EVEN THOUGH HE WORKED A LOT IN SOUTH L.A., HE ALWAYS EMPHASIZED HIS BOYLE HEIGHTS ROOTS AND TALKED ABOUT THE STRUGGLE ALL THE TIME AND SO, WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL TO HAVE EXPERIENCED JOHN JACKSON AND SORRY TO SEE HIM GO. MAY HE REST IN POWER. THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER JURADO. ANY OTHER ADJOURNING MOTION APPROXIMATES. --MOTIONS MEMBERS? ALL RIGHT, WITH THAT WE'RE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU SO MUCH.