with almost all time capsules, there are inevitably surprises. Another really interesting thing to me was from the 1881 time capsule from the normal school that was on this site before the library, and that capsule was actually inside of ours. We didn't have any idea what that was going to contain, but among the really interesting things was a sort of memento of a black morning cloth and dried moss from the funeral of President Garfield, who had been assassinated just a couple of months prior, and somebody who was at that memorial celebration in Cleveland brought that. And felt that it was important to represent that moment in American history and put it in the time capsule. And that's something we have here that we never would have expected. I've walked around and looked at the artifacts, which is amazing how well they survived. They don't look like they sat in a box for 100 years, but the building itself proves that LA does have a history. We are not just this whole new city. We do have a history here and we like to celebrate our history. A lot of great things to be proud of, of this library. I think it's the greatest place for any Angeleno can come and feel at home. Read and just feel at peace knowing that they can have access to any great knowledge. As I have. I don't know what anyone would be if they didn't learn from history, learn from the lessons of life. Part of the celebration Incluye una tarjeta de biblioteca de edicion especial por el centenario de la Biblioteca Central. Tenemos exhibitions sobre la historia, El arte de la arquitectura de la biblioteca y también sobre Los servicios ofrecemos es una Ramos cien anos esperando para qué llegara a les invitamos a todos ustedes a celebrar con nosotros? Even though we're celebrating central Library, we're going to be having programing at our branches throughout the entire year. So people can go and get all kinds of information if they go to that Los Angeles Public Library website, lapl.org. Backslash. Central 100 and everything will be posted there. And we're going to be adding information as the year goes on. We're so excited to celebrate this incredible landmark building, and to have the public celebrate with us. English So today's event is called Plant Day at the Library. I came in one day with my sister and saw that they had a sign for Plant Day, and I was like, oh, this seems really interesting. We should come in and enjoy like the workshop that they have. And she was like, okay, so we decided to come in. It's just a way for people to get together and celebrate plants and the people who love them. This one is called Donkey's Tail. We've gathered a number of different experts in horticulture flower arrangements sustainability composting. I love how you're adding just a little bit propagation and repotting to teach the public how to work with plants, veggie trays in case they want to grow veggies at home. It's for drainage so people are walking away with knowledge of how to work with plants. Some plants themselves, and then also connections to community agencies that are working to make LA greener and more sustainable. Do you like my design? I do. It's very creative. I felt really proud of my idea and expressing who I am as a person, which I feel like I was able to do with the rainbow . We're Chicas Verde, we're a nonprofit organization based in Los Angeles where we create green spaces for students in the community. We've been invited by the Central Library for Plant Day. Today. We're doing flower bouquets where they're arranging flowers. Awesome. Yes, yes, yes. I think that nature brings something out in us, right? We live in a natural world. At the end of the day, we come from nature and it's important for us to be able to connect with and learn in that sort of way. Doing something with your hands is really important to not only for kids, but also for everybody. Thank you. And that's what we're here to do today. These stories up next on City Beat. Mayor Karen Bass and the Los Angeles City Council have approved the 2028 cultural program for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, led by the city's Department of Cultural Affairs. The program will bring the creative energy of Los Angeles to the world stage. Starting this year, the city will engage artists and cultural organizations in all 15 city council districts. The official launch will take place in 2027, with events taking place across Los Angeles in 2028. Learn more at culture L.A. City Governor. Hey Angelenos, want to check out some amazing museums and cool spots? Your Los Angeles public Library card is the key to it all. From the zoo LA Brea Tar Pits and La Galaxy to the music Center and so much more, log in to discover and go to reserve free or low cost passes to tons of awesome attractions. Learn more at lapl.org. Slash explore LA. We're at the Central Library, the largest public library in California and one of the biggest in the nation. This has long been home to millions of books, photographs, maps, films, and archival materials, some dating back to the city's earliest days. Reflecting the shared history of Los Angeles. That same sense of connection is being echoed in Soccer The Beautiful Game as LA hosts this year's World Cup with fan festivals, watch parties and community events unfolding across the city, the excitement is building fast. Whether you are new to the game, a casual fan or a devoted player, there are countless ways to experience the World Cup spirit throughout Los Angeles. Together. Stay right here. One, two and three. We're right at the doorstep of the World Cup. We're all coming together to bring together our communities and to celebrate the sport of soccer. It gives me great joy that we get to share our city with the world. Soccer is the most popular sport in the world, and to have eight matches posted in Inglewood is bigger than a dream come true for the city. It puts us on the map as an international city. One of the things when we talk about the World Cup, there's always the question of what's the legacy going to be, what are you going to leave behind? And these clinics are going to be part of it. You're 26 different clinics around the county of Los Angeles, making sure that young kids can come out, experience the game, you know, the way it's supposed to be, and you know and have a good time and learn about the sport. The clinics are all about sharing that that love of soccer with with our community, but also just spending time with the young people and letting them know that they matter and that this game can unite us in ways that not a lot of things can. I think my legacy program is the coolest because I get the party bus. It's called Kick It with Us mobile bus Tour. It's a mobile pop up tour that begins on March 3rd, and it will literally cruise around the county for 100 days. They're going to stop. They're going to give out merch, so they kick it with us. Mobile tour is a great way to inspire, which we care deeply about. Grassroots participation, and we'll be able to unite all the passionate fans and the broader community we've been working on for months, trying to create opportunities for more residents to participate and be able to enjoy the World Cup excitement. And so we are very excited to have announced not just our fan festival, which will kick off the tournament here at the Coliseum, but nine additional official fan zones throughout the region that will be open for people to participate and enjoy matches they'll be like mini fan festivals and it's a great opportunity to bring your family . I want this to be a joyful celebration, right? I want this to be where we're able to show the world what America is like, and its true, truest forms that we're kind and compassionate and we're loving, and we're going to bring the world together in a really great way, and no better way to do it than through the beautiful game of soccer. The library's Rare Books room holds more than 22,000 rare monographs dating as far back as the 15th century, with strengths in California and Mexican history, natural history, costume voyages, and travels. Both the central Library and the LAPD serve as pillars of the community, one inspiring through knowledge and culture. The other safeguarding the city. The LAPD's focus on community policing and collaborative partnerships has helped reduce crime and build trust. As reflected in 2025 data like the library, its success depends on engaging the community, highlighted by initiatives such as the inaugural Native American Community Police Advisory Board . Today is a very exciting day for Los Angeles Police Department for one, you're here at the Los Angeles Police Academy, where we have a lot of tradition and a lot of firsts, and today we're having our first Native American community police advisory Board meeting. We're going to be able to hand out their IDs after they completed the Academy and talk about issues and the direction that they're going to be going. So today is our badge ceremony. So we're building a board, which is helping our Native American and Indigenous community of Los Angeles. The CPAp is what we call the Community Police Advisory Board. CPAp will be able to go out into the community and talk about what they've learned through the police. They'll be able to educate our officers in dealing with the different cultures and the different folks in the Native American community, and we're just going to have that resource we've built a platform and a voice for our community who has felt marginalized. There's over 8000 officers in my department, and out of that, there's only 31 officers who identify as native American. We all have a voice under this. This new umbrella with LAPD. We didn't have that before. But now we do and we're here to support the community. And overall, everyone in L.A. County. And they're going to come into our communities, come to our officers, be throughout the city educating us on Native American and the importance of their traditions, of their cultures and what their community needs. So this is a wonderful day of firsts. Today we're releasing the LAPD's end of year crime data as detailed in our 2025 Annual Review of Crime and Initiatives. This report reflects our commitment to transparency accountability and providing the public with a clear understanding of where crime stands in Los Angeles today. The data in this year's report shows that homicides in Los Angeles are down both in total number and as a percentage compared to last year. In 2025, there were 230 homicides, a reduction of 19% from the year before, when city experienced 284 homicides. This is the lowest number of homicides since . 1966. I'm also proud of the relentless follow up work of our investigators of the 230 homicides in 2025, 156 or 68% were cleared and an additional 76 homicides from prior years were closed as well. There was an 8% decline in the number of shooting victims in 2025. From 2024, we believe one of the factors impacting that reduction is taking more guns off the street. I want to be clear that progress in one area does not mean that our work is done. Other violent crime categories show mixed results and property crime and quality of life issues remain real concerns for many Angelenos. We're not minimizing those challenges, and we're certainly not ignoring them. The stats being shared today are so incredibly important because to me, they show something that I have known for a long time that when we invest in our law enforcement, we see safer neighborhoods and real results. In my district, the work coming out of LAPD's Devonshire and Topanga Division shows exactly why focused policing and strong investigative work matter as chair of the city's Committee on Public Safety, my responsibility is to make sure that this progress lasts. So the success we are seeing in my community can be experienced across the city of Los Angeles. As part of its 100 year celebration, a time capsule buried in the library's cornerstone in 1925 was recently opened, revealing early staff records. A scrapbook of library buildings and newspaper in multiple languages that reflect Los Angeles's rich diversity. These artifacts remind us that preserving history means honoring all communities that shared the city. That same spirit is reflected in this year's Centennial African American Heritage Month, which celebrates the contributions and achievements of African Americans through civic and cultural events, including the official kickoff at L.A. City Hall. We are excited and thrilled to see black women leaders take over City Hall from the bridge to council chambers. We have so many powerhouses in a number of industries being part of this cadre of black women leaders during Black History Month is like super exciting. That's a lot of star power right there in that rotunda. Today. We had the first of many presentations for Black History Month here in the city of Los Angeles. It's always such a moving and vibrant celebration of the African American community in this city. And this year, we especially focus on the story of resistance and the role women have played in leading that story. I think it's a game changer when you're recognized by the city of Los Angeles with your peers. Other black women who lead throughout the city, you just feel grateful. It says everything that people are paying attention to, the work that we're doing in the community. There are so many people so many black women who are going to work every day, who are putting it in, who are trying to make our community a better place, who are practicing resilience and joy at the same time. So to be part of that group and to be recognized for that is super exciting. This is important because it is the celebration of 100 years of black history. Commemorations from 1926 to 2026, started by the father of Black History, Carter G. Woodson. And we have to keep it going at a time that they're trying to erase it, not just for black people, but for everyone else that they're trying to take it away. Black history is American history. They say once a black community is free, then everybody will be free. And that's something that we just always have to continue to remember, because they try to erase that. They try to erase the decades of struggle and sacrifice and success that black and African American community has undertaken in this country. When there are other forces, other people who say that we shouldn't be celebrating our diversity, we celebrate our diversity. We honor black Americans for what black Angelenos have brought to our city. But today, we are specifically focused on the great women leaders in our black community. So the Department of Cultural Affairs manages the bridge Gallery, and this month's exhibition is entitled Black Women Lead. There are some spectacular women there. Every single woman on that that wall from Sweet Alice, who is 92 to the youngest person, which is not me, are still active. They are still laying it down. They are still getting up every day, doing something. It means to me that we get to celebrate those trailblazers. I'm a civil rights lawyer by training, and those trailblazing lawyers who opened doors so that little black girls like me could go to schools like Harvard Law School, could practice civil law. This month means everything. It means that we are moving forward to make certain that our grandchildren and our children's children have something to stand on, and we won't turn around. So 100 years and for 100 more, we've got to continue to make a difference. Black women were here when this city started. Black women have been here through every struggle and every triumph, every setback, every tragedy. And continue to be here ten toes down, building the kind of city that we all deserve to live in. Happy black history Month. We're here in Council District 12. We're having our wildfire safety and resource fair today. It's where we invite the community out to learn a little bit more about not only how to harden their own homes, but also to harden our community. We've all heard the I guess it's a cliche, but fail to plan is plan to fail. And not having a plan for dealing with a wildfire emergency is giving, you know, the universe. The chance to decide our fate. If you come into my booth right over there and sign up your home, my safe la will actually come and do an assessment to make sure that your house is prepared as possible. This is southern California. We are open to a lot of a lot of potential for emergencies. So as a community attending events like this and the city participating in events like this is key to educate members of the public to increase their resiliency. So many different people that I've spoken to that were affected by the fires in the Palisades have told me the same thing. I wish I would have grabbed this or it would have been important if I grabbed this piece of paper to help me through my insurance process. They wish they were a little bit more prepared in like, what exactly? If you have five minutes, you have ten minutes, you have 20 minutes. What is it that you need to gather within your home? That's so important to you? I would highly recommend, as John had mentioned, maybe to photograph a lot of the items in your house. So if you can, for insurance purposes, do take photographs, put that in a safe place somewhere so that you have that available. Public safety resiliency. It's not something that the LAPD or the fire department can do on their own. Or you as a community can do on your own. It's a group effort. It's a team. The goal of Senior Service Day is really to bring different resources across different city departments and across different community organizations here in the area to inform our residents of what's available to them. It's just something we put together once a year with the collaboration of the city Attorney's office to learn a little bit more about these programs and how to keep our seniors safe. They would be able to go ahead and assess all of those things we have from the Department of Aging to the City Clerk's office to the council, District office, many, many different services here today. It's a day set aside for seniors providing services, resources, knowledge and information for them. Their caregivers and the community at large. I'll have an outreach table and you can actually get grab materials and all that. It's important that we go out in the community and go meet the seniors where they are and provide the resources, what they need, and they are able to ask questions in real time and get answers. Our senior population is a vulnerable population when it comes to scams and frauds. Lots of people engage seniors via cell phone, email. It's important that we provide them with information and support. They're able to report this financial abuse to adult protective services, and we're there to guide them along the way. It's important to remind individuals of what they have available to them, whether that is food resources, whether that is mental health resources, whether that is public safety information. Today, we're also going to have personnel from our LAPD department presenting on traffic safety. It's very important to stay connected and to stay informed. We know it's really hard to navigate for seniors and we want to make sure that we are available resource to them to try to see if we can help them. And now, coming up on things to do. Every year, LA's Chinatown hosts the annual Golden Dragon Parade to mark the Lunar New Year in 2026. The 127th parade will celebrate strength, energy and freedom for the year of the fire Horse with live performances featuring lion and dragon dancers, floats, movies and television personalities. Head to Chinatown for the parade from Hill Street at Temple onto Bernard, then Broadway and back around towards Temple. Join the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in LA's Chinatown for the 127th Golden Dragon Parade on Saturday, February 21st. Beginning at 1:00 pm. Learn More at LA Chinese Chamber .org. On Saturday, February 21st, join El Pueblo de Los Angeles for an event to honor African American Heritage Month. This music celebration afternoon will include exhibits, cultural conversation and food trucks. Head to El Pueblo, the birthplace of Los Angeles, for the Black History Month celebration on Saturday, February 21st. Beginning at 12 p.m. Get more details on this and other cultural events by following El Pueblo, La on Instagram. And that's a look at some things to do. For nearly a century, the Los Angeles Central Library has been a cultural treasure and research hub. Its nine subject departments cover everything from science to international languages, while special collections feature rare books, historic travel posters, menus, fashion plates and over 116,000 photographs documenting the city's past visitors can enjoy docent tours or take part in programs ranging from citizenship classes to borrowing hiking gear or musical instruments, to podcasting. Truly, a multitude of ways for Angelenos to explore and learn from all of us. At LA city, you can watch these stories and more on channel 35 or anytime at LA City Govtv, and follow us at LA City on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube. Until next time, explore and enjoy all that Los Angeles has to offer. Hey hey hey hey. Knock out. The . Go. Let's go, let's go. Bring it in, bring it in, bring it in . Get right back. Hey. Hey Hey hey. I'm. Right. Martinez Estamos aqui en el consejo. Después de la casa. I'm la quiero vengan. Aqui para qué podamos comenzar con. La reunion. Hoy. The regularly scheduled meeting REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEET ING OF YOUR LOS ANGELES CITY KUN SIL. TODAY IS 20th DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026. IF WE CAN BEGIN BY CALLING THE ROLL. PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE TAKEN IN-PERSON IN THIS CHAMBER FOR THIS MORNING'S MEETING. MADAM CLERK. >> Clerk: YES, SIR. BLUMENFIELD HARRIS-DAWSON HERNANDEZ HUTT JURADO LEE MCOSKER NAZARIAN PADILLA PARK PRICE RAMAN RODRIGUEZ SOTO-MARTINEZ YAROSLAVSKY. 11 MEMBERS PRESENT AND A QUALMER, MR. PRESIDENT. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS? >> Clerk: APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 17, 2026. >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER NAZARIAN MOVES COUNCILMEMBER HUTT SECONDS. WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: COMMENDATORY RESOLUTIONS FOR APPROVAL. >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN MOVES COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ SECONDS. CAN WE RUN THROUGH THE AGENDA. >> Clerk: YES, SIR, 1 THROUGH 17 ARE ITEMS FOR WHICH PUBLIC HEARINGS HAVE BEEN HELD. 18 THROUGH 20 ARE ITEMS FOR PUBLIC HEARING HAS NOT BEEN HELD. UNDER COUNCIL FILE 26-0189. TEN VOTES ARE REQUIRED FOR CONSIDERATION. >> Council President: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THOSE ITEMS ARE BEFORE US. DO WE HAVE SPECIALS, MEMBERS? COUNCILMEMBER HUTT? >> H. Hutt: THANK YOU. I RISE TO CALL ITEM 3 SPECIAL FOR AMENDMENT AND I BELIEVE THE AMENDMENT IS BEING CIRCULATED. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, ITEM 3 FOR AN AMENDMENT. >> H. Hutt: THANK YOU. >> Council President: MS. MADAM CLERK, IF WE CAN VOTE BEFORE PUBLIC COMMENT OR NOT? ANY OTHER SPECIALS? COUNCILMEMBER YAROSLAVSKY? >> K. Yaroslavsky: I HAVE QUESTIONS ON 5 AND 9, 5 FOR THE C A O, 9 FOR REC AND PARKS. HOPEFULLY AFTER PRESENTATION. >> Council President: AFTER PRESENTATION OR AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT? >> K. Yaroslavsky: AFTER PRESENTATIONS. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT WHA. ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR VOTES AT THIS TIME? >> Clerk: MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCIL MAY NOW VOTE ON ITEMS, 2, 4, 6 THROUGH 8, 10 THROUGH 17 SIR. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSING THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 11 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: NEXT WOULD BE WOULD COUNCIL LIKE TO GO PRESENTATIONS SIR. >> Council President: YES! WE HAVE MANY GREAT PRESENTATIONS THIS MORNING. WE WILL BEGIN BY YIELDING THE FLOOR TO COUNCILMEMBER HUTT OF THE 10th COUNCIL DISTRICT. >> H. Hutt: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. COLLEAGUES, TODAY, I JUST WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE SOME PEOPLE FROM HANAM CITY SOUTH KOREA. YOGI LEHAN AND LEWON. THEY'RE HERE LOOKING AT THE LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA BECAUSE WE'RE THE ENTERTAINMENT CAPITAL OF THE WORLD AND THEY'RE BUILDING A K-POP 50,000 SEAT COMPLEX. SO WELCOME TO OUR GUESTS. >> Council President: THANK YOU SO MUCH. WELCOME WELCOME WELCOME. PEOPLE OF LOS ANGELES ARE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE YOU HERE. AND PROUD TO SHOW YOU WHAT WE'VE LEARNED AND WHAT WE HAVEN'T LEARNED. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. I HAVE ANOTHER ANNOUNCEMENT BY COUNCILMEMBER PARK OF THE 11th COUNCIL DISTRICT. >> T. Park: THANK YOU. TODAY IT'S A SPECIAL DAY TO WELCOME SOME SPECIAL GUESTS TO JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBERS. THE INCREDIBLE STUDENT FROM OPEN MAGNET SCHOOL. OPEN MAGNET WAS FOUNDED BY A DEDICATED GROUP OF PARENTS AND TEACHERS AS L.A. UNIFIED FIRST MAGNET SCHOOL AND THEY BUILT SOMETHING REALLY SPECIAL IN THE APPROACH THAT ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO THINK CREATIVELY AND TACKLE WORLD CHALLENGES. SO CHECK THIS OUT, EVERY YEAR, MS. DENISE'S CLASS BUILDS A CITY INTO THE FUTURE. THEY IMAGINE PROBLEMS WE SEE TODAY AND THAT FORWARD THINKING IS WHAT WE NEED IN FUTURE LEADERS. THEY RUN THEIR CLASSROOM WITH A REAL CITY, WITH A MAYOR, ASSISTED MAYOR, CITY CLERK AND CITY ATTORNEY LEADING DAILY MEETINGS. EACH STUDENTS ALSO SERVES ON A COMMISSION FROM BUILDING AND SAFETY TO ENVIRONMENTAL TO IMAGINATION AND THEY TAKE THEIR ROLE REALLY SERIOUSLY, THEY EVEN EARN PAY BASED ON HOW WELL THEY DO THEIR JOBS. NOW THAT'S ACCOUNTABILITY AT AN EARLY AGE. MY OFFICE INVITED THEM. YOU'RE ALL THE FUTURE LEADERS, YOU'RE IN INNOVATORS. [APPLAUSE] >> Council President: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR NEXT PRESENTATION IS BY COUNCILMEMBER BLUMENFIELD OF THE 3rd DISTRICT. >> B. Blumenfield: YOU MIGHT AS WELL STAND UP HERE. YEAH, YOU BRING GREATNESS TO COUNCIL YOU WANT TO BE SURROUNDED BY THE GREATNESS. COME ON UP TO THE PODIUM. ALL RIGHT, ARE WE HERE? PERFECT. 50 YEARS AGO, THAT'S A HALF CENTURY, 12 WOMEN GATHERED IN THE LIVING ROOM WITH AN IDEA. THAT BY COMING TOGETHER THEY COULD STRENGTHEN OUR LOCAL LIBRARY AND THEIR COMMUNITY. TODAY, WE CELEBRATE THE REMARKABLE LEGACY OF THAT IDEA. I STAND HERE WITH MEMBERS OF THE WOOD LAND LIBRARY FRIENDS GROUP INCLUDING, PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS AND SOMEBODY WHOU MAY RECOGNIZED WHO HAS BEEN AROUND THIS CHAMBER BEFORE, HE'S ON THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, MR. DENNISINE, MY PREDECESSOR AND MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY. IT'S AN AMAZING GROUP IN THE DISTRICT. AND BY THE WAY, THEY TALK THE TALK, THEY WALK THE WALK, THEY TOOK PUBLIC TRANSIT TO GET HERE TODAY. AND TAKING PUBLIC TRANSIT FROM WOOD LAND HILLS, CANOGA PARK IS A LONG WAY. I MEAN, I MADE THE DRIVE IT TAKES ME AN HOUR AND 15 MINUTES. YOU TAKE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, AND IT TAKES A LOT LONGER, I RESPECT THAT YOU DID IT TODAY. THE INITIAL PURPOSE OF THIS ORGANIZATION IS TO ENHANCE THE CULTURAL LIFE OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS AND MEMORIAL FOR THE WOOD LAND HILLS LIBRARY. AND THEY PROVIDE THE LIBRARY WITH SPECIAL ITEMS OF GREAT BENEFIT WHICH COULD NOT BE PURCHASED WITH THE LIBRARY'S BUDGET. THE FRIEND'S VERY FIRST BOOK SALE, DO YOU WANT TO GET HOW MUCH IT RAISED? IN 1975, $400 BUT THAT WAS A BIG DEAL BACK THEN AND THEY BOUGHT A CASSETTE RECORDER AND WHILE WE DON'T SEE A LOT OF CASSETTE RECORDERS ANYMORE, WE CAN SEE WHAT THEY BROUGHT TO THE WOOD LAND HILLS LIBRARY, FROM PRESERVE ISING THE TREES, TO FUNDING SECURITY SYSTEMS, AND PROVIDING WORLD CLASS PROGRAMMING INCLUDING WEEKLY YOGA, THE GARDEN CLUB, SHAKESPEARE PROGRAM, REGENTCY PROGRAMS. IT'S WHERE MY KIDS LEARNED TO READ. IT AT THE CENTER OF THE COMMUNITY AND IT'S A MAGICAL PLACE AND IT IS SO BECAUSE OF THE PEOPLE WHO STAND HERE WHO TAKE IT TO THAT NEXT LEVEL. AMONG THE CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING, THE FRIENDS HAVE PROVIDED A FINANCIAL SUPPORT INCLUDING PROGRAMMING SUCH AS BUBBLE MANIA, MECA, THE MAGICIAN, MARRYNET SUMMER PROGRAM. THEY PROVIDED OVER CENTURY OF CARE AND COMMITMENT OF THE LIBRARY. AND THEIR REACH IN HELPING HANDS GOES FAR BEYOND OUR COMMUNITY. FRIENDS STEPPED IN, SOMETIMES WHEN WE IN GOVERNMENT CAN'T, WHETHER IT'S HERE LOCALLY OR ACROSS THE NATION. THEY HELPED LIBRARIES IN NEW ORLEANS AFTER THE HURRICANES, CATRINA IN 06 AND EVEN IN THE PALISADES AFTER THE DEVASTATING FIRE. THEY SEE THAT COMMITMENT GOING BEYOND THAT. SO BEFORE I SAY ANYTHING ELSE, I WANT TO INTRODUCE LINA DUNN WHO IS THE PRESIDENT AND I WANT TO GIVE HER A FEW MOMENT TO SEE SPEAK. LENA. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, EVERYONE. IT DEFINITELY IS AN HONOR TO HAVE ALL OF YOU HERE TO HELP US CELEBRATE OUR 50th. WE ARE VERY PROUD OF THE FIVE DECADES OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS BUT WE ARE ALSO MINDFUL OF THE RESPONSIBILITY TO CARRY THIS LEGACY INTO OUR NEXT HALF CENTURY. THROUGH EACH OF THE DECADES, AND INTO THIS ONE, WE HAVE SERVED OUR COMMUNITY. WITH A COMBINATION OF FUNDAMENTAL QUALITIES NEEDED FOR SUCCESS. WE LIKE TO SAY, THAT THE FRIENDS HAVE IT. IT BEING INNOVATION, TENACITY, INCLUSION, AND TRANSPARENCY. THE APRONS THAT WE WEAR PROUDLY AND YOU SEE THE PICTURES THERE, SYMBOLIZE OUR SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE. WE SPONSOR A DIVERSITY OF PROGRAMS, OFFERING A DIVERSE BUFFET OF PROGRAMS. OUR QUARTERLY BOOK SALES PROVIDE A GENRE BANQUET OF BOOKS TO PLEASE BOOK LOVERS OF AL AGES, TASTES, AND NEEDS. IN RESPONSE TO THE DEVASTATING IMPACT OF PROP 13 IN 1978, OUR FRIENDS CAME UP WITH A PROGRAM THAT BECAME A COOKIE-CUTTER TEM PLATE IN ALL OTHER BRANCHES WHERE WE WERE ABLE CONTINUE TO PROVIDE BEST-SELLERS TO OUR LIBRARIES. AS OF LAST YEAR, WE RECOGNIZED THE GROWING NUMBER OF YOUNG STUDENT VOLUNTEERS THAT HAVE COME TO HELP US IN OUR QUARTERLY BOOK SALES. THEY ARE ADDING ENTHUSIASM, THEY ARE ADDING NEW IDEAS, AND THEY ARE BRINGING UNFORETOLD ENERGY INTO THAT WHOLE EVENT. THEY WEAR THEIR APRONS PROUD. THEY FEEL ENCOURAGED, THEY FEEL ENGAGED, AND THEY FEEL AS IF THEY BELONG. THIS PROGRAM WE DECIDED TO DEVELOP LAST YEAR IS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THESE YOUNG PEOPLE THAT HAVE NOW BECOME TO VITAL TO OUR LIBRARY. IT IS IN FACT OUR STUDENT VOLUNTEER AWARDS PROGRAM AND JUST IN THIS LAST YEAR, WE HAVE GENERATED A GROWING INTEREST IN OTHER LIBRARIES TO ACTUALLY BEGIN TO START THEIR OWN PROGRAM USING OUR COOKIE-CUTTER TEMPLATE. TO ALL OF YOU HERE IN THIS ROOM, TO CITY COUNCIL IN PARTICULAR, YOU TOO HAVE IT! THE INNOVATION, THE TENACITY, THE INCLUSION, AND THE TRANSPARENCY. PROVIDING A TOP-SHELF MENU OF SERVICES FROM PROGRAMS TO PLANS TO LEADERSHIP. AND YOU SERVICE IT WELL TO THE PEOPLE OF THIS CITY OF ANGELS. SO, THE FRIENDS HERE, AS WE STAND BEFORE YOU, WOULD LIKE TO CELEBRATE IN FACT ALL OF YOU. AND TO YOU, MR. BLUMENFIELD, WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE YOU AS THE TOP SHELF OF THIS FIVE-STAR SERVICE AND FIRST OF ALL, MAKE YOU AN HONORARY MEMBER OF THE WOODLAND HILLS FRIENDS. [APPLAUSE] BUT ALSO, WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT TO YOU ONE OF OUR APRONS AS A GIFT. >> B. Blumenfield: OH AWESOME. [APPLAUSE] >> Speaker: MAY YOU WEAR IT WELL, MAY YOU SERVE UP CONTINUED SUCCESS AND JOY AND BY THE WAY, WE'LL SEE YOU AT THE BOOK SALE NEXT WEEK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> B. Blumenfield: ABSOLUTELY. [APPLAUSE] WELL I WAS NOT EXPECTING TO RECEIVE ANYTHING BUT I WILL WEAR THIS VERY PROUDLY. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE SOMETHING WITH YOU AND GIVE YOU ALL SOMETHING THAT IS NOT JUST FROM ME BUT THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL. THIS IS A CERTIFICATE THAT IS, THAT IS COULD CA LIG GRAPHY SIGNED BY THE MAYOR AND ALL THE COUNCILMEMBERS. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, MR. BLUMENFIELD AND ANOTHER BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THE FRIENDS OF WOODLAND HILLS LIEB WEE. --LIBRARY. OUR NEXT VERY EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT IS ANOTHER SAN FERNANDO TEAM BEATING EVERYBODY, BROUGHT TO US BY COUNCILMEMBER MONICA RODRIGUEZ OF THE 7th COUNCIL DISTRICT. >> M. Rodriguez: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD MORNING, COLLEAGUES. THIS IS VALLEY PRIDE DAY, THANK YOU MR. BLUMENFIELD FOR HELPING TO KICK US OFF. AS A PROUD MUDDY TIGER FROM OUR PROUD NORTHEAST SAN FERNANDO VALLEY, I'M HONORED TO BRINGS ONCE AGAIN, ANOTHER CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM. IT WAS BACK IN 2017 THAT I FIRST, TOOK OFFICE THAT I WAS ABLE TO BRING IN THE MIGHTY TIGERS OF SAN FERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL AND THEIR FOOTBALL TEAM AFTER WINNING THEIR FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP, I BELIEVE IT WAS AGAINST DORESEY. NOW THEY DID IT AGAIN. TODAY IT'S MY DISTINCT HONOR TO WELCOME THE 2025 CITY CHAMPIONS, THE SAN FERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL TIGERS TO THE PLAYERS, THE COACHING STAFF AND FAMILIES, ALL THE TIGER SUPPORTERS HERE AND AT HOME, WELCOME TO YOUR LOS ANGELES CITY HALL. BUT BEFORE WE GO ANY FURTHER, I WOULD LIKE TO OPUS UP WITH A CELEBRATION PERFORMANCE THAN NO OTHER TIGER MARCHING BAND, DRILL AND CHEER TEAM. [BAND PLAYING] [MARCHING BAND PLAYING] [APPLAUSE] [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> ONE, TWO, ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR. [MARCHING BAND PLAYING] [CHEERS AND >> M. Rodriguez: ANOTHER BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THE MIGHTY TIGER MARCHING BAND, CHEER TEAM! YOU KNOW ONE OF THE GREATEST PARTS OF BEING L.A. CITY COUNCIL MEMBER AND REPRESENTING YOUR ALMA MATER AND THE DISTRICT THAT YOU'VE CALLED HOME ALL YOUR LIFE, NOT JUST BECAUSE OF THE CHAMPIONS THAT OUR HIGH SCHOOL HAS HELPED TO BRING HOME AND I GREW UP AT A TIME WHEN OUR BAND AND DRILL TEAM, AND I KNOW, WHERE IS MR. PEREZ, THIS IS A LEGACY FOLKS. THIS IS SO BEYOND A GENERATIONAL EVENT. THIS IS MULTI GENERATIONS OF MIGHTY TIGER PRIDE IN THE HOUSE AND THE ELECTED OFFICIAL THAT'S GRADUATED FROM SAN FERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL TO THE LEGACY INSTRUCTED THAT --INSTRUCTORS THAT WERE PART OF THE TEAM WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL. THERE IS A CONTINUE WHERE I CONTINUE TO SPORT MY JACKET, AND THAT'S BECAUSE TIGER PRIDE IS PAL PALPABLE. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU ALL. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] SO FOR THOSE UNFAMILIAR WITH THE HISTORY OF THE SAN FERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL STORY, IT WAS A ESTABLISHED IN 1896; IT'S ONE OF THE OLDEST HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE SAN FERNANDO AND RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE OLDEST HIGH SCHOOLS IN L.A. UNIFIED. PRODUCED EXTRAORDINARY ALUMNI INCLUDING OUR SENATOR ALEX PAD YA, THE MAYOR OF OAKLAND, BARBARA LEE FORMER CONGRESSWOMAN AND A NUMBER OF OTHER OFFICIALS, INCLUDING LUZ RI RIVASSINGER, I WAS THE BABY OF THE BUNCH. BUT THERE ARE ACTORS, MUSICIANS THAT HAVE ALL HAD, THEY DRAW ON THE EXPERIENCES OF THIS INCREDIBLE SCHOOL. WE OFTEN SAY THERE IS SOMETHING IN THE WATER AND THAT IS THE TRUTH. THEY HAVE A HISTORIC FOOTBALL PROGRAM, WINNERS OF NINE CHAMPIONS IN 1937, 1953, 1967, 1974, 1975, 2012, 2013, 2017 AND NOW 2025! THE TEAM WAS LEAD BY VARSITY HEAD COACH CHARLES BURNLY AND HIS COACHING STAFF WHO GUIDED THE TIGERS TO THEIR FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP SINCE 2017 DEFEATING CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOL IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME WITH A FINAL SCORE OF 2014. AND THIS SEASON WAS EXTRA SPECIAL, BECAUSE COACH BURNLY WAS ALSO NOMINATED FOR THE L.A. RAMS FOOTBALL COACH OF THE YEAR AND AS A NOMINEE, HE RECEIVED A GAME BALL AND GRANT FOR THE FOOTBALL PROGRAM. AND THIS IS AN IN ADDITION TO A RIVALRY GAME WHEN WE HAD A GAME BETWEEN SYLMAR HIGH SCHOOL IN SAN FERNANDO WHERE SAN FERNANDO WON THAT GAME AT THE L.A. MEMORIAL COLISEUM TOO AND THAT WAS A REAL GOOD TIME. TO THE COACHING STAFF, THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK AND YOUR EXTRA VOLUNTEER TIME AND EFFORT THAT YOU PUT TO MAKE THISING CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM. YOU KNOW COACHES ARE MORE THAN INSTRUCTORS OF SPORT. THEY ARE THE MENTORS, THE ROLE MODELS AND THE BUILDERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. THEY TEACH OUR YOUNG PEOPLE HOW TO LEAD, HOW TO FOLLOW HOW TO PERSEVERE AND HOW TO WIN WITH HUMILITY AND LOSE WITH GRACE. TO THE PLAYERS, YOUR TEAMMATE ALL NEXT TO YOU, THESE ARE THE TEAMMATES THAT YOU'RE GOING TO REMEMBER FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. THOSE MOMENTS, WHO WAS THE ONE, I FORGET WHO IT WAS WHO TURNED THE COURSE OF THE GAME AT THE COLISEUM? WHO FLIPPED THE SCRIPT? [APPLAUSE] I'M TELLING YOU, THAT GAME WE WERE G*ET KIND OF GETTING SWEPT BY SYLMAR, AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, AFTER AT HALF, THEY COME BACK FROM HALFTIME AND IN ONE MOVE, TURNED THAT GAME AROUND TO WIN. AND I FELT THE ENERGY SHIFT FROM THAT. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU. IS KNOW IT'S A MOMENT YOU'LL NEVER FORGET. [APPLAUSE] THE WORK ETHIC THAT IS DEVELOPED NOT JUST BY THESE PLAYERS THROUGH THE COMPETITION AND SPORT. BUT THE SAME IS THROUGH THROUGH THE BAND AND CHEER. YOU WORK HARD AS A TEAM TO MAKE IT ALL WORK TO BE THE BEST REPRESENTATION OF WHO WE ARE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND WHO WE ARE AS A HIGH SCHOOL. AND YOU BRING IT EVERY DAY, TO THE PARENTS THAT GO CHEER ON, ALL THE FANS. THERE IS A REASON WHY THE MIGHTY TIGER SPIRIT LIVES ON VERY STRONG. BUT THAT WORK ETHIC AND THAT IS GOING TO CARRY YOU FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. IT'S CARRIED ME, I'M EXCITED TODAY HAVE YOU IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS TO GET THE RECOGNITION AND CELEBRATION YOU DESERVE. SO WHETHER YOU GO ON TO PLAY THE PROFESSIONAL LEVEL, YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE ALL THE TOOLS THAT YOU GARNERED IN THESE EXPERIENCE SXZ IT'S GOING TO CARRY YOU THROUGH YOUR LIFE. THIS SUCCESS AND THIS RING THAT YOU ALL HAVE EARNED, IS REALLY SOMETHING THAT I KNOW IS GOING TO LIVE WITH YOU FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. SO TO THE FAMILIES FOR ALL THE CARPOOLING AND ALL THE SUPPORT THAT YOU GIVE EVERY PART OF THIS OPERATION, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU, BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT. SO NOW, I WOULD LIKE TO HAND THE MIC OVER TO PRINCIPAL MEJIA TO SAY A FEW WORDS. >> Speaker: THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU MS. RODRIGUEZ. AND COUNCILMEMBERS, STAFF, MEMBERS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, PARENTS, STAFF AT THE SCHOOL SITE, AND MIGHTY TIGERS, BUENOS DIAS, GOOD MORNING. I'M MR. MEJIA I'M THE PROUD PRINCIPAL OF SAN FERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL. AND I SAY THAT, BECAUSE I HAVE TO PINCH MYSELF A LOT OF TIMES. I'M EXCITED THERE BE THERE AND I'M EXCITED TO BE PART OF THIS COMMUNITY AND THIS INSTITUTION. AS WAS MENTIONED, THE SCHOOL WAS BUILT IN 1896, THAT'S OVER A HUNDRED YEARS, THAT'S A LONG TIME. ONE OF THE STRONGEST FEATURE OF SAN FERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL IS OUR LEGACY. RIGHT? AND YOU CANNOT FABRICATE THAT, YOU CANNOT CREATE THAT. AND AS OUR COUNCILMEMBER JUST MENTIONED, MENTIONED ALL THE FOLKS THAT CAME OUT OF SAN FERNANDO. I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE LAS MAMAS, LAS TIAS, THE DADS, THE UNCLES THAT COME FROM SAN FERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL. THEY'RE PART OF THE LEGACY. THIS IS MY SECOND YEAR, BUT THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, I STILL REMEMBER THAT H.I WAS GREETED WITH THIS ENERGY. IS HAD A BIG WELCOME WITH A BIG TIGER HEAD AND IS HOPE EVERYBODY HERE FELT THAT ENERGY RIGHT? AND SINCE THEN, THE FOLKS THAT I'VE MET HAVE TOLD ME WHAT SAN FERNANDO IS ALL ABOUT, RIGHT. AND THAT'S WHY I WANT EVERYBODY HERE TO FEEL, OUR CHEER SQUAD HAS HAD THE TASTE OF CHAMPIONSHIP VICTORY, RIGHT? OUR DRILL--BAND AND DRILL THIS PAST YEAR, WE HAD 8 MEMBERS IN THE WORLD FAMOUS ROSE PARADE MARCHING FIVE MILES. I THINK IT'S LONGER THAN FIVE MILES, BUT THAT'S THE MOST WE'VE HAD, 8 MEMBERS. AND THEN OUR FOOTBALL WAS ABLE TO WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP AND GO INTO STATE PLAYOFFS. AND THESE THREE FORCES COMBINED PLAYED IN THE HISTORIC LOS ANGELES MEMORIAL COLISEUM. THAT'S A BIG DEAL. YES, LET'S GIVE THAT A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE! YES, AND WE BEAT SYLMAR, THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW. BUT WITH ALL THAT SAID, I HOPE YOU CAN FEEL MY ENTHUSIASM WHEN I DESCRIBE SAN FERNANDO AND WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT, RIGHT. SO I ALSO WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INVITE FOLKS FROM THE EAST SIDE, FROM THE SOUTH, SOUTH CENTRAL, NORTHEAST MELA RIGHT. THE VALLEY, THE WEST SIDE VALLEY. I WANT TO INVITE YOU TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS OF MISSION HILLS AND PACOIMA, SPECIFICALLY SAN FERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL. I WANT TO YOU SEE WHAT WE'RE DOING THERE. I'M EXCITED THAT OUR KIDS GOT A CHANCE TO COME OVER HERE, BUT I WANT YOU, CITY HALL, I WANT TO YOU GO OVER THERE, I WANT TO YOU SEE WHAT WE'RE GOING THERE. AND YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME. BECAUSE THE TIGERS, WE ROAR PROUD, WE ROAR LOUD AND WE ROAR FOREVER! THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> M. Rodriguez: THANK YOU, PRINCIPAL MEJIA. AND SO, MR. HARRIS-DAWSON, PENDING NO--GOOD. SO AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TODAY. THIS IS ANOTHER VERY SPECIAL MOMENT THAT WE GET TO CELEBRATE THE GREAT ENERGY AND TALENT COMING OUT OF THE NORTHEAST SAN FERNANDO VALLEY TO THE PLAYERS, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT AGAIN. IT'S ONE OF THE GREATEST MOMENTS OF PRIDE FOR ME TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT MY BLACK AND GOLD. AND REMIND EVERYBODY IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES WHERE IT'S AT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, CONGRATULATIONS TIGERS. SXIF A CERTIFICATE THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING A FOERP AL PRESENTATION ON THE STEPS. BUT COLLEAGUES AND EVERYONE IN THE CROWD AND TO ALL THE FAMILIESED, THIS CHAMPIONSHIP WASN'T ACHIEVED ALONE. IT WAS EVERYONE! CONGRATULATIONS, MIGHTY TIGERS, YOU MAKE US PROUD! [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR. [MARCHING BAND PLAYING] [MARCHING BAND PLAYING] Presiden RIGHT, ONE MORE TIME FOR SAN FERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL. BEFORE WE GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT, I BELIEVE WE HAVE A FEW ITEMS THAT WE CAN TAKE UP AT THIS TIME. >> Clerk: MR. PRESIDENT, ITEMS 5 AND 9 COUNCILMEMBER YAROSLAVSKY HAD QUESTIONS, SO I'M NOT SURE IF THOSE QUESTIONS WERE ANSWERED. OTHERWISE, THEY HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT, SIR. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WE'LL MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: MR. HERMAN, I NOTICED YOU DISRUPTED THE PRINCIPAL WHEN HE WAS GIVING HIS SPEECH. YOU'RE WELCOME TO BE HERE BUT YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO INTERRUPT THE PRESENTATIONS OR THE PRESENTATIONS OF THE BODY. IF YOU INTERRUPT AGAIN, YOU'LL BE REMOVED PURSUANT TO RULE 7 AND 12. WITH THAT I'LL READ THE INSTRUCTIONS. WHEN IT'S YOUR TURN TO SPEAK, PLEASE STATE WHICH OF THE AGENDA ITEMS YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO. YOU'LL HAVE ONE MINUTE PER ITEM UP TO THREE MINUTES FOR THE ITEMS OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. WE WILL TELL YOU WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP. WHEN SPEAKING ON THE AGENDA ITEMS, YOU MUST BE ON TOPIC. OUR GOAL IS TO GET THROUGH AS MANY SPEAKERS AS WE CAN. IF THANK YOUER NOT ON TOPIC OR IF WE CANNOT TELL WHETHER YOU'RE ON TOPIC, YOU WILL GET ONE BRIEF WARNING FROM ME OR THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT. AT THAT POINT, YOU NEED TO GET IMMEDIATELY AND CLEARLY ON TOPIC. IF YOU DO NOT DO SO OR STRAY OFF TOPIC, YOU WILL FORFEIT THE REST OF YOUR SPEAKING TIME AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SPEAKER. THE ITEMS OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, ARE ITEMS 18 THROUGH 20. SO AGAIN THE ITEMS THAT ARE OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE AGENDA ARE ITEMS 18 THROUGH 20. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ALSO SPEAK TO UP TO ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. DURING GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY SPEAK TO ANY ITEMS OR ANYTHING ELSE IN THE JURISDICTION. IF I CAN HAVE THE INTERPRETERS MAKE THIS ALOUD TO THE ROOM. IF YOU REQUIRE A SPANISH LANGUAGE INTERPRETER, PLEASE MAKE SURE TO PAUSE EVERY FEW SENTENCES TO THE INTERPRETER CAN INTERPRET. >> Interpreter: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> City Attorney: DON'T WORRY, WE WILL PAUSE YOUR TIME WHILE THE INTERPRETERS ARE INTERPRETING SO YOU WILL GET THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME AS EVERYONE ELSE. >> Interpreter: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> City Attorney: ADDITIONALLY, IF YOU'VE MADE AN ACCOMMODATION REQUEST UNDER THE ADA IN ORDER TO MAKE USE OF THE WIRELESS HANDHELD MIKE FOEP, ONCE YOU HEAR THE NAME THAT YOU SIGNED UP UNDER CALLED ALOUD TO SPEAK, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND AND LET THE SERGEANT KNOW ON EITHER SIDE OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS THAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE USE OF THE HANDHELD MIC. ONE FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT, THE ORDER AT WHICH THE NAMES ARE CALLED, ARE RANDOM. THAT IS TO SAY IT'S RANDOMLY GENERATED. SO IN ORDER TO RUN AN EFFICIENT PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, WE WOULD ASK THAT YOU PLEASE WAIT UNTIL YOU HEAR THE NAME THAT YOU CALLED UNDER CALLED ALOUD BEFORE LINING UP ON YOUR LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS TO SPEAK. THANK YOU. >> Clerk: I WILL BEGIN BY CALLING MARTIN BARETA, SANCHEZ K. CRAZY HORSE MONTANA, A ACREMAN, CANDIDO AND JELLO ROLLS. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, SPEAKER, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: OKAY, YOU HAVE WIN MINUTE, GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: I'M MARTIN BARERA AND I'M COORDINATOR ADVOCATE FOR HIGH ROAD JOBS, THE CITY HAS A DB TO HOST UPCOMING GLOAL SPORT EVENTS THESE BUT TO PREVENT THE HARMS THE EVENTS BRING TO OUR CITY. RELEASE THE FIFA HUMAN RIGHTS PLAN AND FOR THE PLAN TO BE AGENDIZED FOR THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING. IT'S BEEN CLEAR THAT THERE HAVE BEEN HUMAN RIGHT VIOLATIONS OF FIFA SPONSOR INCLUDING CHILD LABOR AND EXPLOITATION AND INCARCERATED LABORS. IT'S IMPERATIVE, THESE EVENT. RELEASE THE HUMAN RIGHTS PLAN AND AGENDIZE SO WE MAY DISCUSS MEASURES TO PROTECT THE VULNERABLE AND ENSURE THE EVENTS ARE NOT AT THE EXPENSE OF THOSE THAT MAKE THEM HAPPEN. >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER, ANDREW, TAYLOR SWIFT'. JESUS ROJAS AND FATIMA MUIRETA. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE. >> Speaker: PEOPLE KNOW THAT POLICE ARE TURNING A BLIND EYE TO VIOLENCE. YOU EACH NEED TO ISSUE PUBLIC STATEMENT TO SEE ASK THE GOVERNOR TO DO MILT' INVESTIGATION OF POLICE CONDUCT. IF YOU'RE UNWILLING TO TAKE THIS NO-COST ACTION PLEASE EXPLAIN TO RESIDENTS WHY THEY DON'T DESERVE THIS HIGHEST LEVEL OF POLICE OVERSIGHT. >> City Attorney: I ASK THAT YOU PLEASE WAIT UNTIL THE OFFICERS PROVIDE YOU WITH A HAND HELD MICROPHONE. IF YOUR NAME WAS CALLED, LET THE SERGEANT KNOW SO YOU CAN USE THE WIRELESS MICROPHONE. THIS IS THE ONLY TIME I'M GOING TO ASK YOU SO PLEASE WAIT UNTIL THEY PROVIDE THE WIRELESS MICROPHONE. AND I WILL REMIND THAT YOU'VE ALREADY BEEN WARNED FOR DISRUPTING THIS MEETING. NEXT SPEAKER. I KNOW HE'S MADE AN ACCOMMODATION REQUEST TO MAKE USE OF THE WIRELESS MICROPHONE FORMERLY WITH THE CLERK'S OFFICE. SO I'VE WARNED YOU BEFORE THAT IF, WE'RE HAPPY TO ABIDE BY YOUR ACCOMMODATION REQUEST BUT FOR RIGHT NOW, CAN WE PLEASE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SPEAKER. OKAY, MR. HERMAN, THIS IS THE FINAL WARNING, AT FUTURE MEETINGS, AGAIN WE'RE DOING OUR BEST BY YOUR ACCOMMODATION REQUEST THAT YOU SUBMIT SD. BUT YOU CANNOT PLAY GAMES AND COME AND LINE UP WHEN YOU HEAR THE NAME THAT YOU HEAR THE NAME YOU SIGNED UP UNDER, ALOUD, PLEASE WAIT FOR SERGEANT TO BRING YOU THE MICROPHONE. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES FOR THE ITEMS AND ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL. >> Speaker: CAN YOU PLEASE REPEAT THE ITEMS. HEY, ASSHOLE CAN CAN YOU PLEASE--. >> Council President: PLEASE START THE TIME. >> Speaker: ECONOMIC BULLSHIT, THERE ARE NO JOBS IN CALIFORNIA, LET ALONE THERE ARE NO JOBS IN LOS ANGELES. THE RECOMMENDATIONS IS THIS, IF YOU WANT A GOOD PAYING JOB. DON'T COME TO CALIFORNIA, CAUSE IT'S A FUCKED UP STATE. >> City Attorney: WHAT ITEM ARE YOU SPEAKING TO? >> Speaker: 25-0893 FOR THE RECORD ASSHOLE. NOW ON TO NUMBER 5. SNOOT ITEMS ARE 18 THROUGH 20. >> Speaker: THAT'S WHAT I ASKED EARLIER. >> City Attorney: YOU WHO HAVE HEARD IF YOU WERE LISTENING EARLIER. STICK TO THE ITEMS OR I'M GOING TO MOVE YOU TO PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: I'VE GOT ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD HERE, BRO. SO THE SITTING ATTORNEY UP THERE HAS ASKED ME THE CHIEF LEGISLATIVE ANALYST, ARMANDO HERMAN FOR THE RECORD, THAT I'M AUTHORIZING NOT THE MAYOR BUT I, THE NEW MAYOR, NOT RAMAN NOODLE WHO IS RUNNING FOR MAYOR, BUT, I AM THE NEW LEGISLATIVE BODY FOR LOS ANGELES, VOTE FOR ME. >> City Attorney: THIS IS NOT ON THE AGENDA, I'M GOING MOVE YOU TO GENERAL. YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: WHAT'S THAT? >> City Attorney: YOU'VE BEEN WARNED. >> Speaker: I GET THREE MINUTES ASSHOLE. >> City Attorney: YOUR TIME IS RUNNING. >> Speaker: ALL RIGHT, DICK HEAD. THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES VERSUS MICHAEL HUNT, CAROL BOSE GOODSON PUT ON RECORD THAT WITH PEOPLE YELLING AND SCREAMING, THEY CARE A LOT ABOUT THE ISSUES, GROAT, YOU DICK. COUNTLESS F-BOMBS, HE CURSED YOU? OH, FARROW SAID, YES YOUR HONOR. DID HE SAY FUCK YOU? THAT KIND OF THING? YES, YOUR HONOR. SO IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS? NO IT WAS OUTSIDE COUNCIL IN THE ROTUNDA WITH CHILDREN? SO THERE ARE NO FUCKEN CHILDREN! IN HERE AND I'M GOING TO GET LOUED. >> City Attorney: MR. HERMAN, ADDRESS THE BODY NOT THE AUDIENCE. >> Speaker: YOU NEED TO SPEAK UP FOR WHAT IS CONSTITUTIONAL FOR MY BELIEF. >> City Attorney: AND YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED. IF WE HEAR YOU AGAIN, YOU'LL BE SUBJECT TO REMOVAL. I'M NOT SURE IF YOU HEARD THAT WARNING, TO BE CLEAR, YOU'VE BEEN WARNED. AND BY THE WAY, MR. HERMAN, AS I'VE TOLD YOU NUMEROUS TIMES, ON THE MIC IF YOU ABIDE BY. RULES HERE, YOU'LL GET YOUR FULL-TIME AT PUBLIC COMMENT LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE. I'M SORRY SPEAKER, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, THIS IS ABOUT EMERGENCY HOUSING VOUCHER. IFLS HERE LAST WEEK. ?AOUF >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: MESS, MY CLAIM IS BOSE, AND I HAVE A VOUCHER, THE CITY TELL ME, THEY EXPIRE IN AUGUST. I HANDICAP AND I HAVE FOUR SURGERIES ON MY LEG. I HAVE ANOTHER SURGERY NEXT MONTH. PLEASE DON'T CUT THE BUDGET, THIS IS SUPPOSE TO CUT IN 2030. I SLIPPED IN MY CAR. I WAS IN A SHELTER FOR FIVE AND A HALF MONTHS. I HAVE NOT BEEN A HOMELESS AGAIN. IT'S VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME BEING HANDICAP AND NOW THE CITY, THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE. PLEASE I ASK YOU PLEASE, HELP US. WE NEED YOUR HELP. GOD BLESS YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HARD WORK. THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: THANK YOU, AND IF YOU CAN WAIT ON THE SIDE SO THEY CAN GET MORE INFORMATION FROM YOU. THANK YOU. WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: SO YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE, GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS I'M FATIMA I'M A RESIDENT OF CD4. WORK ALONGSIDE WORKERS AND UNION AND FAITH LEADERS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS TO CREATE ACCOUNTABILITY WHEN PUBLIC DOLLARS ARE SPENT. WHEN THEY SPEND 2028 FIFA CUP AND OLYMPIC GAMES AND HEAVILY INVEST IN TRANSPORTATION, IT IS CRITICAL THAT LAWMAKERS AND PUBLIC AGENCIES HAVE STRONG TOOLS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY IN RESPONSE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS. OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, GMA HAS CONDUCTED RESEARCH INTO HYUNDAI AND OFFICIAL SPONSOR OF FIFA, ALONG MEMBER P.HONDA U.S. SUPPLY CHAIN, SERIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL ABUSES. WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD LEAD. >> City Attorney: YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED. WE HAVE TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SPEAKER. NEXT SPEAKER. AND I KNOW WE HAVE? NEW FACES HERE, SO FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE NEW OR FORGOT. YOU CAN ALSO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT BY WRITING. GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: MY NAME IS MICOBIAN. GOOD MORNING COUNCILMEMBERS. I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THE LADY SPOKE BEFORE. I JUST GUYS, GET THE HELP FROM YOU PLEASE. I CAN'T LEAVE MY INFORMATION OR ANYTHING. ANY REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE CITY HALL OR CITY COUNCIL HAVE A TALK WITH ME. WE HAVE A BIG PROBLEM, AFTER FIVE MONTHS, GOING TO GET OUT. AND WE'RE GOING TO GET FROM OUTSIDE. I NEED HELP FROM YOU GUYS, L.A. COUNTY. AND I WAITING OUTSIDE AND NOBODY CAN COME AND PRESENT IT AND I CAN INTRODUCE MYSELF AND HAVE A TALK, PLEASE. THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: SAME THING, IF YOU CAN JUST WAIT AT THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE AND I BELIEVE IF I CAN ASK THE SERGEANT TO PROVIDE SOME ASSISTANCE. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE, GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: HI, MY NAME IS JESUS ROJAS. OPPOSED RENTAL HOUSING PROVIDERS TO POST IMMIGRATION MATERIALS FOR THE CITY. RENTAL HOUSING PROVIDERS ARE PRIVATE BUSINESSES AND NOT PAID OUT REACH CONTRACTORS. FOR THE CITY, THE CITY IS PAYING MANY CONTRACTORS INCLUDING SAGE. AND VARIOUS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AS PART, AS PART OF STAY HOUSED L.A. IF IF THE CITY WANTS TO HIRE RENTAL PROVIDERS TO TRIBUTE THE MATERIALS AS WELL, THEY SHOULD BE PAID FOR EACH WORK. IT'S NOT RIGHT THAT THEY ASK FOR HELP WHEN THEY DON'T HELP HOUSING PROVIDERS. A MONTHLY BILLING STATEMENTS TO INCLUDE A LINK TO THESE NEW MATERIALS ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER? >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL UP KELLY C, HARRIETTE ELLIOT, JOHN F, AND CARMEN CRUZ AND VENR ADA J. ?IE ASSUME ALL ITEMS AND GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, ALL ITEMS AND GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: THAT WOULD BE 18 THROUGH 20 PLUS GENERAL, SO YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES PLUS ONE FOR GENERAL. >> Speaker: LET'S GO 18 THROUGH 20. LISTEN, I WAS EXCITED I WOKE UP AND MS. HUTT WAS TALKING ABOUT COUPONS AND I SAID, IT'S 8:00 O'CLOCK, I DON'T WANT TO GO TO COUNCIL. THANK YOU MS. HUTT. >> City Attorney: MR. CANNEDIDO, I'M PAUSING YOUR TIME. THE ITEMS OPEN FOR 18 TO 20, SO I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO STICK TO THE ITEMS, 18 THROUGH 20. CORRECT. >> Speaker: THE OTHER THING, I WANT TO HEAR MORE FROM MS. RAMAN. AND MS. RAMAN, THANK YOU FOR CHALLENGING. THANK YOU FOR MAKING THE CITY BETTER BECAUSE YOU'RE WILLING TO CHALLENGE. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU AND THE MAYOR AND WE WILL ALL MAKE OUR DECISIONS. >> City Attorney: THIS IS YOUR FINAL WARNING. THIS SOUNDS LIKE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: 18, AND 19. >> City Attorney: STICK TO 18 THROUGH 20 OR YOU CAN MOVE TO GENERAL. YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: THANK YOU. MS. RODRIGUEZ, YOU KNOW, SAN FERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL, YOU KNOW, THAT'S A GEM OUT THERE. THE TALENT THAT COMES FROM THAT, IF YOU LOOK ALEX PADILLA AND IF YOU LOOK AT OTHERS THAT COME FROM THAT SCHOOL, WE REALLY NEED TO DO MORE TO NURTURE THAT SCHOOL. BUT WE NEED TO NURTURE THEM IN GOOD KIND AND NOT IN CORRUPTION AND THERE ARE ELEMENTS THAT ARE CORRUPT. SO LET'S PLEASE, LET'S DO EVERYTHING TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE CHILDREN FROM SAN FERNANDO BECOME LEADERS AND NOT CRIMINALS AND NOT AGAIN, MS. RODRIGUEZ. THANK YOU FOR THAT. YOU KNOW, SIR, I DO HAVE TO MAKE A COMMENT AS MY HEALTH GETS WORSE, IF I WANT TO USE THE MICROPHONE, CAN I HAVE THAT CHOICE? IF I WANT TO HAVE THIS? >> City Attorney: SO IF YOU--. >> Speaker: BASED ON MY HEALTH. >> City Attorney: I'M NOT ASKING TO YOU SAY ANYTHING. AND THIS GOES FOR EVERYONE. YOUR COMMENT IS DONE. AS A JENNA NOUNSMENT, IF WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE AN ACCOMMODATION REQUEST AS WE INCLUDED IN THE INSTRUCTIONS, YOU'RE ALWAYS ABLE TO DO SO YOU CAN FILE A WITH THE CLERK'S OFFICE. >> Speaker: I HAVE FIVE SECONDS. MR. BLUMENFIELD, YOUR STAFF, MS. ELIZABETH PUT PICKUP WITH ME, SHE WAS VERY KIND AND I APPRECIATE HER HELP. THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER? >> Speaker: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE, GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: I'M GOING TO TRANSLATE THE PAGE 521 FROM RON JOHNSON. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: THE SENATOR WISCONSIN WROTE A BOOK IT'S CALLED TRANS HUMAN GENOCIDE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: IN THE QUANTUM SERIES, MEANS QUANTUM. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES, THEY LOOK LIKE PULSES. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: EACH PACKAGE IS CALLED A PROTON. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: A CHANGE FROM AUTHOR TO RENE PITMAN. >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER. GOOD MORNING. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING. >> City Attorney: WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GENERAL COMMENT. >> City Attorney: OKAY SO YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. >> Speaker: HELLO I'M EMILY AND I'M A SURVIVOR OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND FOUNDER OF A NONPROFIT DEDICATE TODAY SUPPORTING SURVIVORS ON THEIR JOURNEY TO HEALING. WHILE THERE IS OFTEN DISCUSSIONS ABOUT ARRESTING TRAFFICKERS AND BUYERS, WE MUST ALSO ADDRESS WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE RESCUE. SURVIVORS NEED STABLE HOUSING, MENTAL HEALTHCARE AND LONG TERM SUPPORT TO TRULY HEAL AND REMAIN FREE. HARBOR STANDS ON RESCUE ALONE IS NOT RECOVERY. WE'RE READY TO PARTNER WITH THE CITY BUSINESS PROVIDER, TRAUMA LEAD SERVICE SXZ COMMUNITY COMMUNICATION TO ENSURE THOSE IMPACTED HAVE IMMEDIATE ACCESS. BEHIND EVERY POLICY IS A REAL PERSON WAIT TO GO HEAL AND A LIFE WAITING TO BE REBUILT AND A SURVIVOR WAITING TO SEE IF THEIR COMMUNITY REALLY SEES THEM. I'M LIVING PROOF THAT RECOVERY IS POSSIBLE. WE ENSURE. >> City Attorney: SPEAKER, YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED. >> Speaker: SORRY. >> City Attorney: THAT'S OKAY, WE HAVE TO GIVE EVERYBODY THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME. [APPLAUSE]. NEXT SPEAKER. >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER, VALERIE, EMMA HAS AND BOBBY AND--. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK ON? >> Speaker: FOR GENERAL COMMENT. >> City Attorney: OKAY, YOU HAVE A MINUTE. >> Speaker: MY NAME IS RENORA, I WORK WITH THAI COMMITTEE AS A LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE. SERVING AND TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS IN LOS ANGELES. L.A. HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO PREVENT HUMAN TRAFFICKING ESPECIALLY LABOR TRAFFICKING AROUND MAJOR SPORTING EVENTS. THE WORLD CUP IS LESS THAN SIX MONTHS AWAY BUT THE REQUIRED HUMAN RIGHTS PLAN HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED. THE DEADLINE TO SUBMIT TO THE CITY WAS DECEMBER 31, 2025 TRANSPARENCY IS CRITICAL ESPECIALLY IN TODAY'S CLIMATE. SURVIVORS AND NOTABLE WORKERS NEED TO KNOW WHAT PROTECTIONS ARE IN PLACE. I RESPECTFULLY URGE THE CULT TO DRAW THE DRAW PLAN HUMAN RIGHTS PLAN IS PARTICULARLY REVEALED THIS MONTH AS PERMITS, THANK YOU. >> Speaker:--STARBUCKS RELY ON WORKERS LIKE ME NOT KNOWING THE LAW. TO DRAW PROFITS AT THE EXPENSE OF OUR WELL BEING. THEY RELY ON US FEELING THAT WE CANNOT SPEAK UP. AT STARBUCKS THIS LEAD TO HUNDREDS OF PRACTICE CHARGES WHICH IS WHY WE'VE BEEN ON STRIKE SINCE NOVEMBER. BUT MOST FAST FOOD WORKERS ARE NOT ORGANIZED AS A UNION AND THEY WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE AS LONG AS WE DON'T KNOW OUR RIGHTS. THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT THE FAST FOOD ORDINANCE PASSES THAT WE KNOW WHAT TO DO WHEN THE RIGHTS ARE BEING DENIED OR ABUSED. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] . >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL SERGEANT DONE' AND TY FOREST FORMAN. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: OKAY, YOU HAVE A MINUTE. >> Speaker: I'M NICK, I'M HERE REPRESENTING LANE AND THE FAIR GAME COALITION WHICH IS DEMANDING THAT MEGA EVENTS--LOS ANGELES IS A RESPONSIBILITY TO ADDRESS HUMAN AND LABOR TRAFFICKING, PARTICULARLY MEGA EVENTS WHERE EVIDENCE SHOW THEY INCREASE. AND WE'RE CALLING ON THESE ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED IN BOTH THE HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTS AND THAT BOTH OF THESE REPORTS BE RELEASED IMMEDIATELY. THEY ARE LONG OVERDUE AND PUBLIC REVIEW IS ESSENTIAL TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS PROCESS IS TRANSPARENT. THE FAIR GAMES COALITION HAS BEEN JOINED BY PUBLIC FIGURES CALLING FOR CASEY WELLERMAN TO RESIGN AND MAKING SURE THAT ANGLINOS GET A DUE PROCESS TO SELECT THE NEXT LEADER. THE DECISION TO LEAD THIS, CANNOT BE MADE BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. WORKERS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS MUST HAVE A REAL VOICE. THE GAMES BELONG TO THE WORKING PEOPLE OF LOS ANGELES AND LEADERSHIP MUST REFLECT TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY AND RESPECT FOR WORKING FAMILIES. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] . >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER BEGINS, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE LAST THREE NAMES ON THE LIST. DENNIS, JUNIOR AND CALCANNES. >> Speaker: GENERAL COMMENT. ?AOUF A MINUTE. GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: I'M VALERIE I'M THE ASSISTANT, I'M ALSO HERE TO URGE THE CITY COUNCIL TO IMMEDIATELY RELEASE THE DRAFT FIFA HUMAN RIGHTS PLAN AND FOR THE PLAN TO BE PUT ON THE FULL COUNCIL AGENDA FOR REVIEW. OUR CITY AND COUNTY IS INVESTING HEAVILY ON THESE SPORTING EVENTS AND IT'S CRITICAL THAT THEY HAVE RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS. THE WORLD CUP IS LESS THAN SIX MONTHS AGO, THE REQUIRED HUMAN RIGHTS PLAN HAS STILL NOT BEEN RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC. THERE ARE CONCERNS INVOLVING COMPANIES IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN OF ONE OF FIFA HONDA KIA, WE'RE ASKING FOR THE IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF THE DRAFT FIFA HUMAN RIGHTS PLAN AND FOR THE COUNCIL TO FOLLOW THROUGH THE COMMITMENTS TO REVIEW THE PLAN WHICH IT PROMISED TO DO IN FEBRUARY. WE STAND WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS INCLUDING ANTI-TRAFFICKING INITIATIVE AND CALL FOR THE PLANS TO BE RELEASED IN ADVANCE FOR THE MEETING TO HAVE FOLLOW-UP AND INPUT. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> Speaker: GENERAL COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE. GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: I'M PROSECUTE --PROFESSOR AT LAYOLA HIGH SCHOOL. I'M HERE TO ASK THE COUNCIL TO IMMEDIATELY RELEASE THE PLANS FOR FIFA AND OLYMPICS 2028. AT A TIME WHEN OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS ADOPTING POLICIES THAT MAKE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES MORE VUL NERABLE TO EXPLOITATION, WE MUST LEAD. ENSURE THAT WE HAVE REAL PROTECTIONS FOR HUMANS. FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING, HUMAN RIGHTS PLAN ARE HISTORIC FOR THE FIRST TIME BOTH FIFA AND LA28 ARE REQUIRED TO INCLUDE ANTI-TRAFFICKING MEASURES AND THIS IS LONG OVERDUE. SOY URGE YOU TODAY TO RELEASE THE HUMAN RIGHTS PLAN AND I STAND HERE TO ASK WHERE ARE THEY? AND WHEN WILL THE PUBLIC BE ALLOWED TO REVIEW IT. THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: MY NAME IS ALEXANDER CHAVEZ, I'M A STUDENT ADVOCATE WITH LAYOLA LAW SCHOOL. I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT FIFA AND UPCOMING SPORTS--AND MAIJ--LABOR TRAFFICKING AS IT GOES UNDERMINE THE DATA SHOWS THAT IT INCREASES DURING MAJOR SPORTING EVENTS. FIFA AND LA28 WERE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT THEIR PLANS DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR, IT'S ALREADY FEBRUARY AND NOBODY TO BE FOUND. IT'S LESS THAN SIX MONTHS TO THE FIFA CUP AND WE HAVE NO IDEA HOW THEY PLAN TO ADDRESS THESE MAJOR EVENTS. MANY ANGELINO WORKERS ARE LEFT VULNERABLE AND THE CITY SHOULD IMMEDIATELY RELEASE THE DRAFT REPORT TO PLACE THE FULL COUNCIL AGENDA IN FEBRUARY AS PROMISED. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS RICK. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: PUBLIC COMMENT. I'M SEEING A LOT OF OFFICIALS BUYING THINGS AND TAKING MONEY, AND LIKE YOU SAID, I UNDERSTAND YOUR BUYING BUT WHAT BIG--SOME SPF YOU MAKING MILLIONS AND MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. I'M SAYING, IF YOU BUY SOMETHING AND YOU'RE BUYING IT FOR THE PEOPLE OF L.A. WHERE ARE THE RECEIPTS? YOU KNOW WHY IT'S RIGHT THOUGH? BECAUSE Y'ALL DON'T NEED NO ITEMS. WORKING FOR YOU, WHATEVER AND I BOUGHT SOMETHING FROM THE COMPANY AND CITY, I WOULD BE ARRESTED IF I DIDN'T COME BACK WITH THE RECEIPTS. COUNTY, STATE AND CITY ALL ARE THIEVES. YOU'VE NEVER SEEN SO MUCH MONEY IN YOUR LIFE. A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING OUT OF YOUR HOUSES, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT THAT? THEY'RE NOT BEING HE VICTIMED BY THE SHERIFF. THEY BEING EVICTED BY MANAGERS, THE LANDLORD. THIS IS BUREAUCRACY. THANK YOU, AND I'LL TALK TO YOU ANOTHER TIME. YOU'RE ALL FULL OF SHIT. >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER. >> Speaker: I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN FOLLOW THAT. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: YES, MICHELLE POLITICAL CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER JUSTICE FOR BLACK WOMEN. YOU'VE GOT TO START MY TIME. >> City Attorney: I KNOW. WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT AND THEN THE OTHER ONE WAS ABOUT THE CIVIL RIGHTS, I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T GET THE CHANCE TO GET THE NUMBER ON IT. >> City Attorney: SO I'M NOT SEEING ANYTHING. SO IT WILL BE A MINUTE FOR GENERAL. >> Speaker: OKAY. FIRST OF ALL I CAME TODAY TO THE MEETING DURING BLACK HISTORY MONTH TO SAY THANK YOU TO MY COUNCILWOMAN HEATHER HUTT AND ALL THE OTHER BLACK COUNCIL HERE AND ALSO ALL OF THE BLACK LEADERS, THIS IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH. AND THEN I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AND HONOR ALL THE CITY COUNCIL PEOPLE AND ALL THE POLITICS AND POLITICAL LEADERS WHO HELPED TO SUPPORT BLACK PEOPLE POLICIES. POLICIES THAT HELP BLACK PEOPLE AND MOST DEFINITELY OUR MAYOR KAREN BASS. THANK YOU FOR KAREN BASS. OUR MAYOR AND NOT JUST, STOP THE RACISM AGAINST KAREN, I'VE NEVER SEEN THEM AS MALCOLM X SAID, DISRESPECT AND UNPROTECTED BLACK WOMEN THAN THEY DO OUR BLACK MAYOR. SO AGAIN, STOP RACISM. THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO IT'S BLACK HISTORY MONTH AND I WANT TO THANK YOU. I'M YOUR GIRL MICHELLE HOPE WALKER, THANK YOU. >> Clerk: COUNCIL PRESIDENT, THAT'S ALL THE SPEAKERS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, BEFORE WE END PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THIS MORNING, I WANT TO HERE FROM COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ. >> E. Hernandez: YES, I'VE HAD A MOTION THAT I INTRODUCED UNDER RULE 23 AND I HAVE SOME COMMENTS. I RISE BECAUSE WE'RE FACING A MANUFACTURE CATASTROPHE BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. PROPOSED RULE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1980 VERIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE STATUS. THE CITY DID SOMETHING SIMILAR SIX YEARS AGO. THIS WOULD RULE WOULD RULE AGGRESSIVE CITIZENSHIP FOR EVERY MEMBER OF THE HOUSEHOLD BORROWING FROM FEDERAL ASSISTANCE, EVEN IF ONE MEMBER DOES NOT HAVE STATUS. A STRIKE AGAINST MIXED STATUS HOUSEHOLD WHERE U.S. CITIZENS AND GREENHOUSE HOLDERS ARE ALREADY STRIVING TO GET HOUSED. 96 PERCENT ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR. NEARLY HALF, 46 PERCENT ARE CHILDREN AND IN LOS ANGELES, THIS RULE WOULD PUT AN ESTIMATED 1700 FAMILIES AT-RISK OF EVICTION. I KNOW A HANDFUL OF US HAVE--AND COUNCIL DISTRICT 5 AND OTHERS AND 15, I MEAN, SORRY. APOLOGIES. 15 WOULD ALSO BE IMPACTED. AND I BELIEVE EVEN COUNCIL DISTRICT 11. AND COUNCIL DISTRICT 3. THIS IMPACTS A MAJORITY OF OUR CITY AND WE STOOD AGAINST THIS AND THIS IDENTICAL INJUSTICE BACK IN 2019, SO ABOUT SIX YEARS AGO. BUT THIS TIME, IT IS DIFFERENT. ANGELINOS BECAME IMMEDIATE THE TIME THE RULE BECAME POSTED. THE NEED TO STAND UP FOR THESE FAMILIES IS URGENT. THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER MONICA RODRIGUEZ AND COUNCILMEMBER JURADO AND TIM McOSKER FOR SUPPORTING AND THROWING DOWN WITH THIS. AND AS WE'VE SEEN FROM THIS ADMINISTRATION, CHAOS IS THE NAME OF THE GAME. A POLICY THAT WEAPONIZED ANOTHER DEPARTMENT. WE MUST NOT ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN. I URGE ALL OF YOU TO VOTE IN SUPPORT OF THIS RESOLUTION AND STAND UP FOR MIXED STATUS FAMILIES. IN LOS ANGELES, WE DON'T EVICT FAMILIES FOR THEIR MIXED STATUS, WE PROTECT OUR OWN. >> Council President: THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ. COUNCILMEMBER McOSKER. >> T. McOsker: THANK YOU, VERY MUCH MR. PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER COUNCILMEMBER. I RISE IN SUPPORT OF RESOLUTION AND OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED RULE. IT'S IMPORTANT FOR TO US KNOW NOW BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT RULES APPLY IN THIS ADMINISTRATION. I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR, THIS IS NOT A RULE THAT IS DESIGNED TO PROTECT TAXPAYERS OR DESIGNED TO CLOSE A LOOPHOLE, THOSE ARE FALSE ARGUMENTS BY THE ADMINISTRATION. THERE ARE NO UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS WHO ARE BEING SUBSIDIZED. ACTUALLY, THIS IS, IF THIS WERE TO BE IMPLEMENTED, AND THERE IS A LOT OF REASONS THAT COUNCILMEMBER JUST DESCRIBED WHY IN RULE SHOULD BE OPPOSED, IT WOULD BE VERY BAD FOR FEDERAL TAXPAYERS AND VERY BAD FOR LOCAL TAXPAYERS. THIS IS A HARMFUL RULE. BECAUSE FOLKS PAY ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS IF THEY HAVE A MIXED STATUS FAMILY. AND WE WOULD BE, BASICALLY REDUCING THE OVERALL INCOME OF THE HOUSE HADING DEPARTMENT WHICH AGAIN IS NOT THE RULE, NOT THE ARGUMENT THAT I WOULD WANT TO LEAD WITH BUT SHOWS THE FALSE I HAD OF THE ARGUMENTS BEING PRESENT APPROXIMATED. BUT ALSO PUTTING OUT HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES ON TO THE STREET WOULD BE INCREASING POVERTY, INCREASING HOMELESSNESS AND THAT IS ALSO BAD FOR THE LOCAL TAXPAYERS. AGAIN, NOT THE ARGUMENT I WANT TO LEAD WITH. BUT I WANT TO SHOW THAT THIS IS AT BEST, THIS IS BAD PUBLIC POLICY AT WORSE WHICH I SUSPECT THIS IS CRUELTY JUST MASQUERADING AS GOVERNANCE. SO SI STAND IN SUPPORT. >> Council President: THANK YOU, MR. McOSKER, MR. NAZARIAN. >> A. Nazarian: THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN HERNANDEZ FOR INTRODUCING THIS. IF IT WAS NOT FOR THE RESTRICTIONS OF THE BROWN ACT REQUIREMENT, I WOULD HAVE HONORED TO HAVE SECONDED AND JOIN YOU IN THIS EFFORT AND AS MY COLLEAGUE FROM THE 1-5 SAID, THE INSINCERITY OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION, THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS. >> Council President: THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBERS. MADAM CLERK, WHAT IS BEFORE US. JAOL IT WOULD BE BEST FOR THE COUNCIL TO VOTE ON THE FINDINGS OR JUSTIFICATION JUST PROVIDED BY COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ. AND THEN FOLLOWING THAT, THERE NEEDS TO BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO MAKE COMMENT ON IT AND THEN FINALLY THE VOTE. BUT AT THIS POINT, THE FINDINGS. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, OATS OPEN THE ROLL ON OT FINDINGS, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 12 AYES. >> Council President: AND NOW WE'LL OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THIS ITEM ONLY. SO IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM ONLY, PLEASE LINE UP AND WE'LL BRING YOU UP AS YOU COME. >> Speaker: THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT I APPRECIATE THAT. I APPRECIATE MR. McOSKER, MR. NAZARIAN, MS. HERNANDEZ YOU'RE ALWAYS FIGHTING FOR THOSE IN LOS ANGELES WHO NEEDS SOMEBODY, YOU KNOW, TO FIGHT FOR THEM. I APPRECIATE THAT BUT AGAIN, HERE I WAS REALLY HOPING TO HEAR FROM MS. RAMAN, I HOPE THAT SHE WILL MAKE SOME COMMENTS. BUT AGAIN, THIS IS ONE SITTING ONE PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, I FIGHT WITH YOU GUYS ALL THE TIME. BECAUSE I WANT IT SEE THE BEST OF YOU. I WANT TO SEE THE BEST. I'VE BEEN HERE FOR 30-SOMETHING YEARS AND I'VE SEEN THE BEST AND THE WORSE. SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THE BEST IN YOU. THANK YOU. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. MADAM CLERK, WHAT IS BEFORE US? ALL RIGHT, WE CAN VOTE ON THIS ONE. I'VE GOT COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ ON THE QUEUE AGAIN. ALL RIGHT, LET'S OPEN THE ROLL, ON SPECIAL 1. CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 12 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT? FORTHWITH? >> Clerk: ALL RIGHT. AND NEXT, COUNCIL HAS ITEMS 18 THROUGH 20, SIR. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, LET'S OPEN THE ROLL ON THE ITEMS, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 12 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: #SING WOULD BE ITEM 3 AND THAT WAS CALLED SPECIAL FOR AMENDMENT MOTION HUTT SOTO-MARTINEZ WHICH HAS BEEN CIRCULATED NOW, SIR. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, LET'S OPEN THE ROLL ON THIS ITEM AS AMENDED, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 12 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: NEXT ARE ITEMS 5 AND 9 AND THAT WAS CALLED SPECIAL BY COUNCILMEMBER YAROSLAVSKY. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO WITH ITEM NUMBER 5. >> K. Yaroslavsky: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR THE CAO. >> Council President: MR. SZABO? >> K. Yaroslavsky: THANK YOU, MR. VAIB O, THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT. --SZABO, THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT. WE DIDN'T HEAR THIS ITEM IN BUDGET AND FINANCE. SO I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS FOR MR. SZABO. SO JUST A FEW QUESTIONS, THIS BEGAN AS A THREE-YEAR 2 MILLION DOLLARS AGREEMENT. WITH THIS THIS AGREEMENT THE CONTRACT RISES TO 42 MILLION. CAN YOU WALK US THROUGH WHY IT'S 20 TIMES ITS APPROPRIATE SIZE. AND WHY THROUGH AMENDMENTS INSTEAD OF NEW PROCUREMENT? >> OKAY, SURE. MATT SZABO, CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER. SO THIS IS, TO BE CLEAR, THIS IS A, A RECOMMENDATION TO EXTEND THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT THAT WE HAVE. MULTIPLE SUB CONSULTANTS. THIS SO, TO YOUR FIRST QUESTION. THIS WHY DID THIS NOT GO TO BUDGET AND FINANCE, THIS WAS CONTEMPLATED AND INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET APPROVED BY THE FULL COUNCIL, EARLIER THIS YEAR. OR LATE LAST YEAR. THE, HAVE BEEN WITH US SINCE 2019. THEY WERE SELECTED THROUGH OPEN PROCUREMENT PROCESS. THE SUB CONSULTANTS THAT ARE IN THE REPORT TODAY, WERE ALSO LARGELY SELECTED THROUGH A RFP, AND JUST FOR THE FULL COUNCIL'S BENEFIT. EARNTON YOUNG IS PROVIDING PROJECT MANAGEMENT SUPPORT. THAT IS ESSENTIAL TO THE SUCCESS OF THE PROJECT. THEY WORK FOR US. THERE IS, WE SPENT MULTIPLE MEETINGS, TALKING ABOUT OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH APCLA, EY AND THE CUB CONSULTANTS ARE THERE TO SUPPORT THE CITY TO PROTECT THE CITY. SO THEIR ROLE HAS NECESSARILY EVOLVED FROM WHEN WE WANT, FROM THE CON ACCEPT SEOUL PHASE TO THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT PHASE. FOR EXAMPLE, EY ALSO PRODUCED THE ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY CONSIDERED BY THIS BODY BEFORE WE TOOK THE NEXT STEPS ON THE EARLY WORK'S AGREEMENT BEFORE WE MADE THE LARGER DECISION. SO THEY DID THAT WORK TO SUPPORT THOSE DECISIONS. NOW THEY WILL BE WORKING ON PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND SPECIFICALLY THEY'LL BE MONITORING THE PROJECT SCHEDULE, DESIGN REVIEW AND REVIEWING COMPLETION MILD STONE AND OKAY RACING READINESS. AND RELIEF EVENTS AND PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR DISPUTE RESOLUTION. THE SUB CONSULTANTS, WILL PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND, LET ME JUST GET YOU A LIST OF THOSE. WE'RE, WE HAVE MOUNT McDONALD, WE HAVE A COST ESTIMATER INVOLVED, WE HAVE SIGN VALUE WHICH IS OUR SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT ON SIGNAGE. EACH OF THOSE WERE SELECTED EITHER WITH THE INITIAL RFP IN 2019 OR SEPARATE PROCUREMENTS SO McDONALD WAS SELECTED THROUGH A SEPARATE SUBSEQUENT TO EY. AND OUR COST THROUGH SEPARATE RFP AS WELL. SO THE NATURE OF THE WORK IS EVOLVING AND IT IS THEY'RE PROVIDING, THE CRITICAL SUPPORT AND BOE IS HERE ALSO TO ADDRESS THE SUPPORT THAT THESE CONSULTANTS PROVIDE TO THE BUREAU OF ENGINEERING ON A DAILY BASIS AS WE'RE NOW FULLY WITHIN THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE OF THE PROJECT. >> K. Yaroslavsky: THANK YOU. SO CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECT TODAY CONTINUE THROUGH 2029. THIS EXTENSION TAKES US THROUGH JUNE OF NEXT YEAR. SHOULD WE ANTICIPATE ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS BEYOND THIS 42 MILLION DOLLARS AND I KNOW WE HAVE AN OVERALL CONSULTANT OF 70 MILLION THAT DOES NOT ONLY INCLUDE THIS CONTRACT BUT OTHERS. DO WE THINK STILL THAT WITH, WHAT WE HAVE TO DO LEFT ON THIS CONTRACT AND ALL THE OTHER CONTRACTORS THAT WE HAVE SEPARATE FROM THIS AGREEMENT, LIKE JENNIFER THAT WE'RE GOING TO STAY WITHIN THE 70 MILLION DOLLARS CAP THAT'S IN THE BUDGET. >> THAT'S THE PLAN. THAT'S THE BUDGET. WE HAVE PROPOSED A SUBSTANTIAL BUDGET. SHORT ITS CAPACITY. I FULLY EXPECT THAT WE'LL BE BACK FOR ANOTHER AMENDMENT. I DO EXPECT THAT WE WILL EXHAUST THE 76 MILLION THAT WAS CONTEMPLATED IN THE FINAL ACTION BUT WE'RE RECOMMENDING THIS INTERIM STEP. CURRENTLY BECAUSE THE CONTRACTS, HAVE BEEN EXHAUSTED AS OF DECEMBER, SO THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE DECEMBER HAS BEEN AT-RISK SO WE DO NEED TO PAY THESE RESULTANTS FOR THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE AND AUTHORIZE THEIR WORK FOR THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE. >> K. Yaroslavsky: OKAY, GREAT A FEW MORE QUESTIONS. SO ERNST YOUNG IS WORKING, I'M WONDERING WHAT MECHANISMS ARE IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SUBS ARE DOING WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSE TO BE DING. FOLLOWING TIMELINES, YOU AND I HAD JUST HAD A CONVERSATION ABOUT WHERE IT IS IN ALL OF THE CONTRACTS AND THE CONTRACTS WITH THE SUBS, WHERE WE BUILT IN PROTECTION TO SEE MAKE SURE THAT THIS PROJECT IS DELIVERED ON TIME AND ON SCHEDULE. AND YOU NOTED THAT ABC LA PROVISIONS BUILT IN THAT INCENTIVIZE OR PUNISH FOR FINISHING EARLY OR FINISHING LATE. IF THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US THROUGH THIS AMENDMENT OR SUBSEQUENT AGREEMENTS WITH EY TO BUILD IN INCENTIVE OR PENALTIES FOR NOT FINISHING ON TIME OR BUDGET. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IT'S FAIRLY COMMON. WE HAVE IT ON THE EPCLA SIDE, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO WHATEVER WE CAN IN THIS CASE, DOUBLING OF THE CONTRACT TO BUILD IN SOME PROTECTIONS SO THAT OUR TEAM IS INCENTIVIZED TO MOVE WITH ALL HASTE AND DILIGENCE TO DELIVER THE PROJECT ON TIME. THE QUESTION IS WHETHER OR NOT WE CAN BUILD TO THIS AMENDMENT, TO TEN COURAGE TO DELIVER ON TIME. AND THAT WILL EXTEND TO OUR REPS. >> COUNCILMEMBER THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN LOOK AT. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THOSE PROVISIONS FOR AMENDMENT TODAY BUT FOR FUTURE AMENDMENTS WE CAN KERNL LOOK AT THAT. WOULD I JUST LIKE TO CLARIFY AND EMPHASIZE THAT THESE CONSULTANTS ARE HERE TO PROTECT THE CITY. THEY'RE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DELIVERING THE PROJECT, THAT IS ACLA AND THEY'RE THERE TO HOLD APCLA AND THE JOINT VENTURE ACCOUNTABLE FOR WHAT THEY COMMITTED IN DELIVERING IN THE PROJECT AGREEMENT. THEY ARE THERE FOR DUE DILIGENCE, THEY'RE NOT THERE TO DELIVER THE PROJECT. SO I WOULD LIKE TO CREATE THAT DISTINCTION BETWEEN HOLDING A CONSULTANT RESPONSIBLE FOR VISION THE CITY AND PROVIDING SUPPORT TO THE CITY. ACCOUNTABLE FOR WHAT WE'RE ASKING THEM TO DO. WE NEED TO HOLD APCLA ACCOUNTABLE FOR WHAT THEY'RE ACCOUNTABLE OF DOING AND PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE CITY TO BOE AND TO THE PROJECT EXECUTIVE TO GIVE US THE TOOLS TO DO THAT. BUT WE CERTAINLY CAN EXPLORE THAT. >> K. Yaroslavsky: UNDERSTOOD. THE LAST THING I JUST WANT TO ASK FOR IS THAT, WHETHER IT'S TO COMMITTEE, TO BUDGET AND FINANCE A MONTHLY UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE WITH CHANGE ORDERS WITH STAYING ON TIME AND ON BUDGET. I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. AND I ALSO WANT TRANSPARENT ACCOUNTING ON WHERE WE ARE FROM JENNIFER FROM THE ERNST TEAM, IF WE'RE UNDER BUDGET, I WANT THEM TO SAY TO. PROTECTING THE CITY IS KNOWING THE TRUTH SO WE CAN MAKE DECISIONS AS POLICY MAKERS. THEY NEED TO COME AND TELL US WHERE WE ARE AND NOT TRY TO GUSY IT UP AND PUT LIPSTICK ON A PIG, WE NEED TO KNOW WHERE WE ARE AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I THINK THIS BODY AND THE CITY AND OUR TAXPAYER, THE TAXPAYERS OF THE CITY DESERVE. SO, I'M EXPECTING THAT LEVEL OF TRANSPARENCY FROM THEM AS WE MOVE THROUGH THIS TRY TO KEEP THIS THING ON TIME AND ON BUDGET. >> UNDERSTOOD, THANK YOU. >> Council President: THANK YOU VERY MUCH COUNCILMEMBER I YAROSLAVSKY? COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN. >> N. Raman: I HAVE A FOLLOW-UP QUESTION TO HER LAST QUESTION, WHICH IS WHERE ARE THESE DELIVERY OUTCOMES BEING TRACKED? SO IN ADDITION TO THE REPORTING, IS THERE AN INTERNAL TRACKER OF DELIVERY OUTCOMES AND COSTS BEING SPENT AS WELL AS INCREASES THAT OUR STAFF CAN REFER TO BETWEEN, YOU KNOW, PUBLICLY FACING REPORTS? >> YEAH, SO WE WILL BE PROVIDING OUR FIRST STATUS REPORT ON ALL THE TIME LINES, ALL THE DELIVERABLES, ALL THE COSTS WHERE WE ARE ON EACH OF THE AREAS OF EXPENDITURE, THE FIRST WEEK OF MARCH. AND THEN AS COUNCILMEMBER I CAN'T --I YAROSLAVSKY MENTIONED, WE'LL HAVE MONTHLY UPDATES. YOU'LL HAVE THE FIRST REPORT ON ALL OF THOSE WITHIN TWO WEEKS. CO*M -- >> N. Raman: AND THOSE MONTHLY UPDATES ARE BEING PROVIDED IN WHICH FORUM? AT THE BUDGET AND FINANCE? >> AT THE COUNCIL'S PLEASURE, COUNCIL, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, ALL THREE, AS THE COUNCIL WISHES. >> Council President: BUT EVERY COUNCILMEMBER WILL GET A COPY WHEN YOU RELEASE IT? >> CERTAINLY WILL. AND AS ALWAYS THE CASE, WE'RE HAPPY TO PROVIDE A BRIEFINGS TO ANY COUNCILMEMBER WHETHER YOU'RE ON A THE COMMITTEE OR NOT ON A MONTHLY BASIS. >> Council President: THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN. THANK YOU MR. SZABO. ALL RIGHT, THAT'S ITEM 5 IS BEFORE US, LET'S OPEN THE ROLL. CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 12 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: LAST ITEM WOULD BE ITEM 9 AND THAT WAS CALLED SPECIAL BY COUNCILMEMBER YAROSLAVSKY. >> >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER YAROSLAVSKY ITEM 9. GOLF COURSE? >> K. Yaroslavsky: YES, SORRY JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR RAP. GOOD MORNING. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING. COUNCILMEMBER. >> K. Yaroslavsky: SO I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW THE PROGRAM HOW THIS PROGRAM WORKS AND SOME OTHER ASPECTS OF THE ORIGINAL MOTION. SO WE BROUGHT THIS MOTION THREE YEARS AND THE INTENT WAS REALLY TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF THIRD PARTIES, OR BOTS, MONOPOLIZING TEE TIMES AND RESELLING THEM AT A HUGE MARK UP, MEANING THAT ANGELINOS COULD NOT GET A RESERVATION. I DON'T SEE A--HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT SCALPERS ARE NOT COMING ON AND RESERVING TEE TIMES AND MARKING UP AND RESELLING? I'M GUESSING THAT THE SAME BROKERS ARE JUST BUILDING THE COST OF TRANSFER FEE. DO YOU HAVE ANY DATA ON RESELLING TEE TIMES? >> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER FOR THAT QUESTION. JIMMY KIM, SO THE DATA IN THE REPORT THAT REFLECTS THE 95 PERCENT CANCELLATION, SINCE THE VOPZ HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED, THAT REALLY REFLECTS THE BROKERING. THE, THE SYSTEM IN THE PAST ALREADY HAD A, A PARAMETERS IN PLACE TO CONTROL LIKE BOTS FROM GOING IN BUT WE FURTHER STRENGTHENED BY PUTTING IN THE GATCHA SYSTEM. IT WAS HAPPENING FROM PURCHASING CANNESLING AND REBOOKING. SO WE IN THE BACK END, CAN SEE LIKE WHEN THERE IS EXCESSIVE CANCELLATIONS. SO THOSE HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED. LET'S SAY A BOOKER BOOKS AND CANCELED TOO MANY TIME, WE WILL REACH OUT TO THEM GET THEM OUT OF THE SYSTEM. WE FEEL THAT THAT HAS, RECTIFIED AND CORRECTED THE ISSUE OF ILLEGAL BROKERAGE OF PURCHASING TEE TIMES. I WILL NOTE THAT THIS SYSTEM HAS BEEN SO SUCCESSFUL THAT OUR PARTNERS OVER AT THE COUNTY HAS NOW IMPLEMENTED THE SYSTEM AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT COURSES ACROSS THE NATION ARE REFERENCING WHAT WE'RE DOING TO IMPLEMENT THE SAME TYPE OF SYSTEM TO ELIMINATE, I MEAN OBVIOUSLY THERE IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE PEOPLE THAT TRY TO CHEAT THE SYSTEM BUT TO CURTAIL BROKERS BROKERING THESE TEE TIMES. >> K. Yaroslavsky: ALL RIGHT, I HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS BUT MAYBE WE CAN FOLLOW-UP AND CHAT ABOUT IT. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S ACTUALLY DOING WHAT THE ORIGINAL INTENT WHICH IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. NO MORE QUESTIONS. >> Council President: THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER YAROSLAVSKY. JUST A QUICK QUESTION, IN THE CASE THAT YOU CATCH SOMEONE, IS THERE A PENALTY? >> Speaker: I'M SORRY? >> Council President: IN THE CASE THAT YOU CATCH SOMEBODY SELLING TEE TIMES TO PUBLIC COURSES, IS THERE A PENALTY? >> WE DO REMOVE THEM FROM OUR SYSTEM AND THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO GET BACK IN. I'M NOT SURE, LIKE THE DURATION, BUT DEFINITELY REMOVED AND THEY CAN'T BOOK THROUGH OUR SYSTEM. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, THAT MAY BE SOMETHING WE WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT. >> WILL DO. >> Council President: I MEAN, THERE IS A FINE? LIFETIME BAN? >> I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE A POLICY IN PLACE BUT THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION AND WE'LL SEE IF THAT'S COME IN THERE, I CAN COME BACK AND PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THAT. >> K. Yaroslavsky: CAN YOU MAKE THIS REPORT BACK ON US ON SOME OPTIONS TO DEINCENTIVIZE TO GET PEOPLE OFF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE. >> ABSOLUTELY. I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE INDIVIDUALS IDENTIFIED AS DOING THE BROKER, LIKE DOING THE SELLING OF THE TEE TIMES WERE PROSECUTED BY IRS AND THEY WERE SERVING. THEY WERE PROSECUTED. >> K. Yaroslavsky: THANK YOU. >> Council President: THANK YOU, WE CAN JOIN UP WITH THE IRS IF THEY CAUGHT THEM RED HANDED. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THIS ITEM ITEM NUMBER 9 IS NOW BEFORE US, LET'S OPEN THE ROLL, CLOYS THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 12 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: COUNCIL HAS MOTIONED FOR POSTED AND REFERRAL. >> Council President: THEY ARE POSTED AND REFERRED. ANNOUNCEMENTS COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN? >> N. Raman: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ, McOSKER AND JURADO FOR INTRODUCING THE MOTION ON PUBLIC HOUSING AND THE CHANGES THAT TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS PLANNING. THIS IS PART OF A NUMBER OF CHANGES. INCLUDING WE HEARD FROM ONE OF THE COMMENTERS TODAY THAT HER EHV VOUCHER IS BEING SENDED BY THE END OF THE YEAR. THAT IS THE BROADER ATTACKS ON SECTION 8, PUBLIC HOUSING OVERALL LEAVING US WITH SOME PRETTY MAJOR ISSUES. COLLEAGUES I WANTED TO MAKE TWO ANNOUNCEMENTS TODAY, IF YOU'LL INDULGE ME. YESTERDAY, WAS A VERY IMPORTANT DAY IN OUR NATIONAL HISTORY ON FEBRUARY 19th, 1942 PRESIDENT RES VOLT SIGNED EXECUTIVE ORDER FOLLOWING THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARE OR AUTHORIZING THE UU MILITARY TO UPROOT THOUSANDS OF JAPANESE FAMILIES TO RELOCATE THEM TO CONCENTRATION CAMPS AGAINST THEIR WILL AND AGAINST WILL AND CHARGES. THEY HAD ANTI JAPANESE SETIMENT TO JUSTIFY. EVEN THOUGH THE ACTIONS VIE LIGHTED THE MOST BASIC CIVIL RIGHTS. SOME 1600 PRIS NORS DIED DURING THIS INCARCERATION AND MANY LOST PROPERTIES. AND ONE OF THESE DETENSION SITES WAS LOCATED RIGHT ON GRIFFITH PARK WHERE TRAVEL TOWN NOW EXIST TODAY AND IT WAS THE ONLY ONE OPERATED BY THE U.S. ARMY. OVER THE COURSE OF YEAR FROM 1942 TO 1943 FOUR ITALIAN PEOPLE WERE INTERN THERE. FOR ALL OF THEM, THE COURSE OF THEIR LIVES WAS FOREVER CHANGED. IN 2023 MY OFFICE WORKED TO INSTALL SIGN ANL TO MARK THE SITE IN GRIFFITH PARK. KATHY WHO'S GRANDFATHER WAS INTERNED IN THE CAMP AND A REMINDER THAT OUR PAST IS OUR PAST BUT DOES NOT FEEL TOO DISTANCE. AS WE HONOR THOSE WHO ENDURED PREJUDICE, I'M STRUCK BY HORRIFICALLY HISTORY REPEATING ITSELF HERE IN OUR CURRENT FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION. TODAY'S MANUFACTURED CLIMATE OF FEAR, WE MUST CONTINUE TO COLLECTIVELY SPEAK OUT AGAINST FEAR MONGERING AND XENOPHOBIA AND I WANT TO THANK THE NATIONAL MUSEUM RIGHT HERE WHO CONTINUE TO SHOW US THE IMPORTANCE OF MEMORY KEEPING AND THE RESILIENCE OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT. AND IF I CAN MAKE ONE MORE ANNOUNCEMENT. COUNCILMEMBER NAZARIAN THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR RECOGNIZING RAMADAN LAST WEEK IN THESE CHAMBERS. AND I ALSO WANTED RISE AND RECOGNIZE THE SACRED MONTH MORE MUSLIM COMMUNITIES AND TONIGHT WITH PARTNERSHIP WITH M-PACK, CITY HALL WILL BE LIT GREEN IN HONOR OF RAMADAN A COLOR THAT SHOWS RENEWAL. NOT ONLY A TIME OF FASTING AND PRAYER AND L.A. IS HOME TO ONE OF THE MOST DIVERSE. AND RAMADAN IS A USEFUL MOMENT TO REMEMBER HOW DEEPLY MUSLIM ANGELINOS CONTRIBUTE TO THE CITY. I WANT THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY TO KNOW THAT THIS CITY STANDS WITH YOU. SO EVERYBODY WHO SUPPORTED THE LIGHTING AND IMPACT FOR SPONSORING AND EVERYONE WHO IS OBSERVING THIS PEACEFUL MONTH. THANK YOU. >> Council President: THANK YOU FOR THOSE IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS. COUNCILMEMBER JURADO. >> Y. Jurado: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN FOR ACKNOWLEDGING. I TOO RISE IN REFERENCE WHERE MANY JAPANESE MOST OF THEM AMERICAN CITIZENS WERE INCARCERATED. FAMILIES WERE TURNED APART, AND HOMES AND LAND WERE TAKEN NEARLY 2000 PEOPLE DIED BEHIND BARBED WIRE LIVES THAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN LOST. THE DAMAGE TO THE JAPANESE COMMUNITY WAS PROFOUND AND ITS IMPACT IS STILL FELT GENERATIONS LATER. IT CAN'T BE LOST ON ALL OF US THAT THE DIS POSSESSION OF JAPANESE LAND AND HOMES WAS SOMETHING THAT THEY STILL REEL FROM TODAY THAT THE CRIMINALIZATION OF ASIAN AMERICANS AND AMERICAN CITIZENS WHO HAVE MADE THEIR LIVE LIHOOD WAS AT THE MOMENT. SO THE DAY OF REMEMBRANCE IS NOT ONLY ABOUT LOOKING BACK BUT ALSO ABOUT ACCOUNTABLE, VIGILANCE AND FEAR NEVER AGAIN OVER RIDES OUR CONSTITUTION. AND YET, THIS YEAR, THIS HISTORY DOES NOT FEEL DISTANT AND HERE IN LOS ANGELES, WE'RE WITNESSING THAT HAPPENING WHERE JANA SITS IS WHERE THEY WERE TAKEN TO BUSES AND WE'VE RECLAIMED THAT CITY OWNED LAND TO PUT PICKUP THE JAPANESE NATIONAL MUSEUM AND TO PUT UP AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE STAND TOGETHER AND WE JUST HONOR THAT HISTORY. IF WE DON'T, IF WE PRETEND WE CAN'T SEE THE PARALLELS HAPPENING TODAY AND IN THIS LITTLE TOKYO, THAT CONNECTION IS CLEAR. IF WE BELIEVE IN CIVIL RIGHTS AND DUE PROCESS AND NOBODY SHOULD BE TARGETED BECAUSE OF THE RACE OR NATIONAL OR GENERAL OR WHAT LANGUAGE WE SPEAK FIRST, WE MUST SPEAK UP NOW AND STAND WITH THE IMMIGRANTS COMMUNITY TODAY JUST AS WE WISH MORE PEOPLE WOULD HAVE STOOD WITH THE JAPANESE-AMERICANS IN 1942. SO I INVITE EVERYBODY TO ATTEND TOMORROW'S PERFORMANCE AT THE LOS ANGELES BUDDHIST TEMLE IN LITTLE TOKYO. THIS YEAR'S THEME IS THE POWER OF ACTION SILENCE TODAY, INJUSTICE TOMORROW IS A WARNING. SILENCE IS A FEAR OF INJUSTICE, IT'S NOT NEUTRAL IT'S A CHOICE AND IT CARRIES CONSEQUENCES AND WE HONOR THOSE WHO HAVE SUFFERED. TOMORROW'S CEREMONY IS A DAY OF REMEMBRANCE FROM 2:00 TO 4:00 P.M. IN LITTLE TOKYO. THANK YOU. >> Council President: THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER JURADO AND AGAIN COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN. I WANT TO ADD TO THE CHORUS OF DAY OF REMEMBRANCE. THERE IS SUCH AN SPECIAL STORY THAT TOOK PLACE IN SOUTH L.A. MANY OF YOU KNOW THAT CRENSHAW DISTRICT WAS ALMOST ALL JAPANESE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND PEOPLE FROM THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, WERE OUSTED FROM THEIR HOUSES AND MOST OF THEM INCARCERATE ON CITY PROPERTY AT THE LOS ANGELES MEMORIAL COLISEUM IN EXPOSITION PARK. SO WHEN WE PUT THAT MOTION THE OTHER THINK THAT ICE CANNOT USE PROPERTY, THAT'S NOT A SMALL THING. BUT THE L.A. PART OF THE STORY AND THE PART OF THE STORY THAT I THINK IS ALWAYS IMPORTANT FOR TO US LIFT IS UP, THERE IS A ROOM AT FIRST A M ECHURCH WHICH MANY OF YOU WERE AT THIS PAST SUNDAY FOR BLACK HISTORY CELEBRATION. THERE IS A ROOM THAT THEY WILL SHOW YOU THAT DEACONS FROM FIRST AME CHURCH WENT TO THE HOUSES AS PEOPLE WRACK INCARCERATED AND PULLED OUT OF THEIR HOUSES, GATHERED THEIR BELONGINGS AND PUT THEM IN BOX ES AND STORED THEM AT THE CHURCH. AND THEY CAN LOOK AT THE PEOPLE AT JAPANESE PEOPLE IN THE FACE AND SAY WE'RE GOING TO SAVE YOUR STUFF BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO SURVIVE THIS. YOU'RE GOING TO SURVIVE, SO WE'RE GOING TO LOOK OUT FOR YOU AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING FOR SOMETIME WITH LITTLE TOKYO SERVICE TO DO THE STORY AT A ME, THAT'S THE STORY THAT WE HAVE TO LIFT UP. WE HAVE TO LIFT STORIES WHEN NEIGHBORS STAND WITH EACH OTHER AND FOR EACH OTHER AND GO OUT OF THEIR WAY TO ENSURE THAT WE LIFT QUALITY OF LIFE THAT WE DESERVE. WITH THAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN AND JURADO. COUNCILMEMBER PARK YOU'RE UP. >> T. Park: IT'S HARD TO PIVOT FROM A SOMBER TOP TOIK SOMETHING MORE JOYFUL. I WANTED TO SHARE THAT THIS WEEK, BAY WATCH OPENED THEIR FIRST CASTING CALL RIGHT IN MARINA DELREY. THIS HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR AND A HALF BEHIND THE SCENES TO MAKE THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY. I WAS APPROACHED BIT ORIGINAL CREATORS BAY WATCH ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. AND WHEN THEY BROUGHT THE REBOOT RIGHT ON THE BEACH IN VENICE, IT WAS AN AUTOMATIC YES. WE'RE LOSING SO MANY JOBS AND WE'RE ACTUALLY AT-RISK OF LOSING THIS ICONIC L.A. BRAND TO SOUTH AFRICA OR AUSTRALIA. SO WE SPRUNG INTO ACTION AND COORDINATED WITH THE COUNTY AND THEIR DEPARTMENT AND THE MAYOR AND HER TEAM AS WELL AS THEIR OWN CITY DEPARTMENTS SO WE WOULD BE IN POSITION TO SAY YES. BAY WATCH PRODUCTION IS NOW MOVING INTO THE LIFEGUARD HEADQUARTERS RIGHT IN THE HAND AT VENICE BEACH. IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO TAKE A LOOK, THE REHAB THAT WE'RE DOING IS JUST FANTASTIC. SHOOTING ACTUALLY STARTS IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS AND YES, THIS WEEK WHEN WE WERE OUT AT THE CASTING CALL. THERE WERE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO CAME OUT TO PARTICIPATE, TO AUDITION AND TO BE PART OF THIS HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THIS ICONIC BRAND BACK AND TO HAVE A 200-PERSON LIVE ACTION PRODUCTION HAPPENING RIGHT IN PUBLIC, RIGHT ON THE SAND AT OUR MOST ICONIC DESTINATION IN ALL OF LOS ANGELES IS JUST A HUGE WIN FOR OUR CITY AND IT'S A HUGE WIN FOR OUR ENTERTAINMENT ECONOMY. AND COUNCILMEMBER NAZARIAN, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND DILIGENCE, THE POLICIES THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO MOVE IN THE CITY RESULT IN OPPORTUNITIES LIKE WE'RE SEEING COME TO FRUITION RIGHT NOW. AND I WANT TO GIVE IT TUP TO EVERYONE WHO WORKED HARD TO GET THE TAX CREDITS THAT WE NEEDED TO GOVERN NEWSOM, WE FLEW UP TO SAN FRANCISCO LAST WEEK TO GET THE COASTAL PERMITS THAT WE NEEDED AND JUST TO SEE EVERYBODY WORK ACROSS JURISDICTIONS HAS BEEN REMARKABLE. THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THAT. WE'RE SUPER EXCITED. >> Council President: THANK YOU, THAT MEANS TO MANY SO OUR CITY. COUNCILMEMBER McOSKER. >> T. McOsker: TWO ANNOUNCEMENT, I WANT TO RISE TO STOP THE RUMOURS THAT ADRIN AND I HAVE BEEN CAST IN BAY WATCH. NOT TRUE, WE TURNED DOWN THE OFFERS. BUT APROPOS TO HIGHLIGHTING OUR ASIAN CULTURE HERE IN LOS ANGELES. I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT THE PORT OF LOS ANGELES, LUNAR FESTIVAL WILL BE HELD THIS WEEKEND, TOMORROW FROM 3:00 AM TO 7:00 P.M., THE PORT PUTS ON A BEAUTIFUL LUNAR FESTIVAL AND IT WILL BE CRAFTED AT THE PORT OF SAN PEDRO DOWN CLOSE TO THE WATER. IT'S A SERIES OF HOUSES AND IN BETWEEN THE HOUSES WITH MUSIC AND ARTS AND FOOD SO I INVITE EVERYONE TO COME DOWN AND CELEBRATE LUNAR NEW YEAR. THANK YOU. >> Council President: THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER MR. McOSKER. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? ALL RIGHT SEEING NO OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS. WE RISE FOR ADJOURNING MOTIONS. LOOK TO MY RIGHT. LOOK TO MY LEFT. COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ? >> E. Hernandez: THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. TODAY WE REREMEMBER MARTHA PILLAR OF COUNCIL DISTRICT 1. SHE HELPED SECURE FUNDING TO ACQUIRE FLATTOP PARK AND SERVED AS PRESIDENT, AND EARNEST P ADVISORY BOARD, LA CA SITA PRESCHOOL AND SO MANY INSTITUTIONS THAT SHAPE OUR COMMUNITY. THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY, SHE DOCUMENTED THE LIFE OF A RO I CAN'T RO DID NOTED ARROYO. AND IMAGES THAT WILL OUT LIVE US ALL. MARTHA PASSED ON JANUARY 22 AT THE AGE OF 74. LEAVING BEHIND A LIFE OF CIVIC PRIDE AND LOVE FOR THIS DISTRICT. IN MONTCINO HEIGHT HER IMPACT IS LASTING. TONIGHT THERE WILL BE A CELEBRATION OF LIFE SCHEDULED FOR 6:00 P.M., AT THE FOUR SQUARE CHURCH IN SYCAMORE GROVE. THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME TO ATTEND. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR ALL THAT SHE DID FOR OUR COMMUNITIES AND MAY SHE BE RESTING IN THE WARM EMBRACE OF OUR ANCESTORS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> Council President: THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANY OTHER ADJOURNING MOTIONS. MR. McOSKER? >> T. McOsker: THANK YOU SO MUCH. COLLEAGUES I RISE TO ADJOURN TODAY'S MEETING IN MEMORY OF ALICE SANDOVAL. A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF SAN PEDRO KNOWN FOR HER GENEROSITY AND FAITH AND COMMITMENT TO HELPING OTHERS. ALICE WAS BORN IN 1947 TO HER PARENTS, JESUS AND TRECOLIN, UNFORTUNATELY ALICE'S PARENTS PASSED AWAY EARLY IN LIFE AND SHOWED INCREDIBLE RESOLVE. BEGAN A PROFESSIONAL CAREER WHERE SHE NORTHDROP AIRCRAFT. IN ADDITION SHE BECAME A MOTHER AND RAISED HER TWO CHILDREN. WHAT SHE WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR IS INCREDIBLE COMMITMENT TO THE YOUTH AND UNDER SERVED FAMILIES OF SAN PEDRO WHERE SHE VOLUNTEERS FOR OVER 60 YEARS. SERVICE WAS SERVING CHARACTERISTIC AND IT BEGAN AT HOLY TRINITY CHURCH. BEGAN AS A COORDINATOR AND TAUGHT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION TO CHILDREN. THAT'S A LOT OF KIDS THROUGH DECADES. WENT ON TO SERVE ALSO AS PONY LEAGUE DIRECTOR, THAT'S SOME RANGE. CCD AND PONY LEAGUE BASEBALL WHERE SHE MANAGED THE FIELD. ALSO BECAME A BOARD MEMBER AT YOUTH COALITION SUPPORTED AND SUPPORTED YOUTH ACTIVITIES PARTICULARLY SPORTS SINCE 1988. LEADS THE QUEEN BLANKET MINISTRY WHERE SHE WOULD TEACH VOLUNTEERS TO SEW AND IRON AND HAND SEW BLANKETS. THROUGHOUT THE VARIOUS ROLES THAT ALICE HELD, HER OBJECTIVE WAS THE SAME, TO PROVIDE TO PEOPLE OF NEED AND PROVIDE YOUNG PEOPLE A SAFE PLACE TO LIVE AND LEARN. ALICE WAS KNOWN FOR SPEAKING HER MIND P I WAS THE RECIPIENT OF THAT. BUT SHE LEAD WITH COMPASSION. ALICE PASSED AWAY FEBRUARY 26 SURROUNDED BY HER LOVED ONE. CONNIE AND I HAD A CHANCE TO VISIT HER. JUST TWO WEEKS OF HER 89th BIRTHDAY. SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER CHILDREN, AND GRANDCHILDREN. AND SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER BELOVED SHERMAN SHEPHERD RAMBO. MAY SHE REST IN PEACE AND MAY PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON HER. >> Council President: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. McOSKER. ANY OTHER ADJOURNING MOTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER HUTT. >> H. Hutt: COLLEAGUES, I WOULD LIKE TO ADJOURN IN HONOR AND LIFE OF JESSE JACKSON. A MAN'S COMMITMENT TO JUSTICE HAS SHAPED OUR NATION FOR OVER FIVE DECADES. A CHAMPION OF CIVIL RIGHTS, REV. JACKSON'S JOURNEY BEGAN ALONG MARTIN LUTHER KING JR., FIGHTING FOR THOSE WHO IS VOICES HAVE BEEN SILENCED. FROM PULL PID TO PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN TRAIL, HE HAS NEVER WAIVERS IN THE PURSUIT OF EQUALITY. WHEN WE RAN FOR PRESIDENT IN 1984 AND 1988, BECAME JUST THE SECOND BLACK PERSON TO MAKE A BID BY A MAJOR PARTY AFTER SHIRLEY CHRISM. HIS RAINBOW COALITION SHOWED US THAT OUR DIVERSITY IS OUR STRENGTH BRINGING TOGETHER COMMUNITIES ACROSS RACIAL ECONOMIC AND GEOGRAPHICAL LINES. HERE IN LOS ANGELES, WE WITNESSED REV. JACKSON'S LEADERSHIP DURING OUR MOST CHALLENGING MOMENTS ADDRESSING POLICE BRUTALITY AND ADVOCATING COMMUNITY JUSTICE OR SUPPORTING OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES. HE IS CONSISTENTLY SHOWED UP FOR ANGELINOS WHEN WE NEEDED HIM MOST. REV. JACKSON'S LIFE REMINDS US TAT PROGRESS REQUIRES PERSISTENCE AND UNSHAKABLE BELIEVE IN JUSTICE FM HIS WORK CONTINUES TO INSPIRE NEW GENERATIONS OF LEADERSHIP INCLUDING THOSE OF US SERVING NOW. TO KEEP PUSH ING FORWARD AND KEEP FIGHTING AND NEVER ACCEPT INJUSTICE AS INEVITABLE. HE REMINDS THAT I AM SOMEBODY PROMOTING CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING. THANK YOU REV. JACKSON FOR SHOWING THAT CHANGE IS POSSIBLE WHEN WE DARE TO DREAM AND WORK TO ACT. MAY HE REST IN EVERLASTING POWER. THANK YOU. >> Council President: THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER HUTT. COUNCILMEMBER NAZARIAN? >> A. Nazarian: THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH COUNCILMEMBER HUTT FOR DOING. IF YOU DON'T MIND, I WOULD BE HONORED TO BE ADDED AND I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE A QUICK STORY. IT TAKES A VERY SPECIAL INDIVIDUAL WHO IS AWARE ENOUGH OF HISTORY AND LIFE AND HUMANITY AROUND THEM TO BE REV. JESSE JACKSON. TO BE LIKE HIM. THIS MAN AT A TIME WHEN ARMENIA WAS UNDER THE YOLK OF SOVIET ERA I SAY THIS AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF VOICE OF ONE OF THE SMALLEST ETHNIC COMMUNITIES IN LOS ANGELES. WHEN NOBODY WOULD HEAR ABOUT ARMENIA OR ITS HISTORY BECAUSE IT WAS BEHIND THE KURT KIN OF THE SOVIET UNION. WHEN THE EARTHQUAKE STRUCK IN 1988 AND KILLED OVER 25,000 INDIVIDUALS. HE WAS VERY QUICK IN STEPPING UP AND MEETING WITH THE CLERGY OF OUR, OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM ARMENIA DIASPORA TO SPENT SUPPORT. IT'S NOT FOR GOENT BY THE ARMENIA COMMUNITY AND THOSE OF US WHO ALSO GREW UP TO APPRECIATE HOW A VOICELESS COMMUNITY CAN HAVE A CHAMPION LIKE HIM. I WOULD BE HONORED TO BE ADDED. >> Council President: THANK YOU SO MUCH. COUNCILMEMBER PRICE? >> C. Price: THANK YOU FOR THAT, I TOO WOULD LIKE TO JOIN IN THIS RECOGNITION OF, YOU KNOW, JESSE JACKSON WAS INSPIRATION FOR MANY OF US, INSPIRATION TO ME IN 84 AND IN 88 AND I RAN IN OFFICE IN 92 INITIALLY BUT EXCITED BY THE PROMISE, THE HOPE THAT HE GAVE, GAVE TO A WHOLE NOT JUST ONE GENERATION BUT SEVERAL GENERATIONS. HE WILL BE MISSED AND HONORED AND REMEMBERED FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS. THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT. >> Council President: THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER HUTT, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO BE ADDED TO MOTION. THE MAYOR SENT A NOTE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE FLYING FLAGS AT HALF-STAFF IN HONOR OF REV. JACKSON. THERE IS A LOT TO SAY BUT STANDING HERE AND LOOKING OUT ON IT, AFTER SUCH A LONG LIFE, THERE IS AN IMPORTANT BREAKTHROUGH THAT HE LEAVES WITHIN ALL AVENUE US AND LEAVES HIS FINGERPRINT ON OUR WORK. THERE HAD BEEN IN HISTORY OF THIS COUNTRY'S ACTIVE THAT RUN FOR OFFICE, UP SINCLAIR OUT OF THE HARBOR, CAR LOTA, BUT IT WAS NEVER TAKEN LIKE THIS PERSON CAN WIN. JESSE JACKSON CAME OUT, AND PEOPLE WERE LIKE WAIT A MINUTE, THIS GUY WITH WIN. ULTIMATELY, HE WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL BUT AS MR. PRICE POINTED OUT, STARTED A MOVEMENT THAT WE LIVE WITHIN THIS CITY. MAYOR VILLA RI ARIGOSA LEFT TO RUN FOR OFFICE. THAT DID NOT HAPPEN IN THE WAY THAT IT DOES NOW BEFORE JESSE JACKSON. AND WHEN YOU LEAVE THE SOCIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENT TO RUN, YOU'RE TAKEN SERIOUSLY AND IT'S BECAUSE OF THE WORK THAT HE DID IN BOTH OF HIS CAMPAIGNS. THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS, HE MEANS TO A LOT TO THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES. I REMEMBER BEING IN SCHOOL RIGHT OUT OF THE FRONT STEPS ABOUT 15,000 PEOPLE DURING HIS 84 CAMPAIGN IN THE RALLY OPENING UP HIS RACE TO WIN THE PRIMARY. IT WAS THE BIGGEST ACTION I HAD SEEN WITH MY OWN EYES IS RIGHT OUT OF HERE OUTSIDE OF THIS BUILDING LEAD BY JESSE JACKSON'S CAMPAIGN. ALL MEMBERS, EXCELLENT. THANK YOU WITH THAT, WE ARE ADJOURNED. >> H. Hutt: WAIT. BOB WAS TALKING. >> Council President: I'M SO SORRY, I'M TERRIBLY SORRY, MR. BLUMENFIELD. >> B. Blumenfield: I JUST WANTED TO ADD MY VOICE AND BE PART OF THAT. WHAT EVERYONE SAID. YOUIS ABLE TO TALK TO HIM TWO OR THREE TIMES THROUGHOUT MY LIFE. THE FIRST TIME WAS THE MOST, IMPACTFUL WAS IN 1984 DURING THE CONVENTION I WAS A YOUTH REPORTER WITH CHILDREN'S EXPRESS AND I GOT TO SIT WITH HIM FOR A WHILE. AND IT WAS, INSPIRATION BECAUSE HE WAS VERY DIFFERENT THAN THE OTHER FOLKS THAT WE SPOKE WITH, THE YOUTH REPORTER SXN ONLY WAS HE GRACIOUS WITH HIS TIME BUT THE PASSION FOR CHANGE INSPIRED ME AT THE SAME TIME. AND I REMINISCED AT THE TIME, I DIDN'T ALWAYS AGREE WITH EVERYTHING HE HAD TO SAY BUT I REALLY LOVED THE PASSION WITH WHICH HE SAYS IT AND THE WAY THAT HE HAS HELPED FORGED AND CHANGE OUR DEMOCRACY. AND I'LL BE BRIEF AND END BY SAYING, KEEP HOPE ALIVE. >> Council President: THANK YOU. SO MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER BLUMENFIELD. WE CANNOT END WITHOUT KEEP HOPE ALIVE. COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN. >> I JUST WANT TO BE ADDED. THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER HUTT FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. >> Council President: THANK YOU EVERYBODY. SEEING NO MORE ADJOURNING MOTIONS, WE ARE ADJOURNED. SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.