>> Council President: 5th DAY OF AUGUST, IN THE YEAR 2025. PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE TAKEN IN-PERSON IN THIS CHAMBER. MR. CLERK, LET'S BEGIN BY CALLING THE ROLL. >> Clerk: YES, MR. PRESIDENT. BLUMENFIELD HARRIS-DAWSON HERNANDEZ HUTT JURADO LEE MCOSKER NAZARIAN PADILLA PARK PRICE RAMAN RODRIGUEZ SOTO-MARTINEZ YAROSLAVSKY. 10 MEMBERS PRESENT AND A QUORUM, MR. PRESIDENT. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS. >> Clerk: APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF AUGUST 1, 2025. >> Council President: NEXT. >> Clerk: COMMENDATORY RESOLUTIONS FOR APPROVAL. >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER BLUMENFIELD MOVES MOVES. >> Clerk: TODAY IS TUESDAY AND TIME FOR THE FLAG SALUTE. >> Council President: I ASK EVERYBODY TO RISE AND FOLLOW MR. PRICE FOR THE "PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE". >> C. Price: PLACE YOUR HAND OVER YOUR HEART READY BEGIN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, MR. CLERK, LET'S RUN THROUGH THE AGENDA. >> Clerk: YES, MR. PRESIDENT. ITEMS 1 THROUGH 13 ARE ITEMS NOTICE FOR PUBLIC HEARING. ITEM 13 WILL BE SUBMITTED AND UPLOADED TO RESPECTIVE COUNCIL FILE. ITEMS 14 THROUGH 18 ARE ITEMS FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS HAVE BEEN HELD. A REVISED ATTACHMENT OF CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER REPORT FOR ITEM 16 HAS BEEN SUBMITTED AND AVAILABLE ONLINE ON COUNCIL FILE. 19 THROUGH 29 ARE ITEMS FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS HAVE NOT BEEN HELD. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, SPECIALS MEMBERS? COUNCILMEMBER JURADO? >> Y. Jurado: THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, GOOD MORNING. I WOULD LIKE TO FOR ITEM 17, I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON IT. >> Council President: YOU WOULD LIKE TO WHAT? >> Y. Jurado: SPEAK ON IT. >> Council President: OKAY, HOLD FOR COMMENTS. SPECIALS? SPECIALS? COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ. >> M. Rodriguez: YES I WOULD LIKE TO CALL 15 FOR QUESTIONS. >> Council President: 1-5 FOR QUESTIONS? >> M. Rodriguez: UH-HUH. >> Council President: ANY OTHER SPECIALS? SEEING NONE, WHAT OTHER ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR VOTE. >> Clerk: COUNCIL MAY VOTE ON 14, 16 AND 18. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, OPEN THE ROLL ON THOSE ITEMS, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTES. >> Clerk: 12 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT WHAT IS NEXT? >> Clerk: THE COUNSEL SUL MAY CALL ON 17 CALLED SPECIAL FOR COMMENTS BY COUNCILMEMBER JURADO. >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER JURADO? >> Y. Jurado: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THANK YOU COLLEAGUES. I'M GLAD TO SEE THIS PROJECT GO FORWARD TODAY. WHILE CONTINUING TO BUILD A LIVABLE CORE. SOUTH PARK IS ALREADY A DYNAMIC NEIGHBORHOOD IN DOWNTOWN L.A. WHERE PEOPLE WORK AND PLAY AND SURROUNDED RESTAURANTS. THIS PROJECTS BUILDS ON THAT MOMENTUM. IT'S A BOLD STEP ON DOWNTOWN L.A., OUR COMMUNITIES DESERVE ONE THAT IS WELCOMING AND THRIVING. NOW DIRECTED IN PART TO THE CD14 PUBLIC BENEFITS TRUST FUND WILL HELP MEET THE BROADER NEEDS OF THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. FROM AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT TO EXTRA STRATEGIES. NOT JUST THROUGH DEVELOPMENT BUT THROUGH STRATEGIC RESOURCE THAT'S REFLECT THE COMMUNITY'S PRIORITIES. I WANT TO THANK THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT FOR WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR OFFICE FOR BRINGING FORWARD A COMPLETE PROJECT. AND COUNCILMEMBER BLUMENFIELD FOR HIS LEADERSHIP IN PLUM TO SEE THIS THROUGH. LET'S CONTINUE PUSHING FOR A DOWNTOWN THAT WORKS FOR EVERY ONE. THANK YOU. >> Council President: THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER JURADO. THIS ITEM IS NOW BEFORE US. OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 14 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: THE COUNCIL MAY NOW CONSIDER ITEM 15 CALLED SPECIAL BY COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ FOR QUESTIONS. >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ. >> M. Rodriguez: IS THE C A O HERE FOR QUESTIONS? OH BEN. >> Council President: BEN SEJA. >> M. Rodriguez: ONE SECOND. SO BEN, CAN YOU, HELLO GARY. SO CAN YOU, HOW MUCH HAS BEEN EXPENDED TO GET US TO THE JUNCTURE THAT WE'RE AT TODAY? >> SORRY I COULD NOT HEAR THE QUESTION. >> M. Rodriguez: HOW MUCH HAS BEEN SPENT TO GET US TO THIS POINT WHERE WE ARE TODAY? >> SURE. LET ME SEE IF I CAN GET A NUMBER FOR YOU. SO AT THIS POINT, WE SPENT ABOUT 54 MILLION DOLLARS AND THAT'S BASED ON THE EARLY WORKS AGREEMENT THAT WE INITIALED WITH WHERE THEY WOULD BE DOING SOME PREDEVELOPMENT WORK FOR THE PROJECT. >> M. Rodriguez: SO 54 MILLION FROM THE INITIAL TRAUNCH BUT FROM THE ADDITIONAL, THERE WAS ADDITIONAL 20-SOME MILLION OR IS THIS THE 20-SOME MILLION ADDITIONAL? >> THE 54 IS CUMULATIVE NUMBER OF WHAT WE HAVE SPENT THROUGH THIS POINT. THAT'S THROUGH THE EARLY WORKS AGREEMENT AS WELL AS THE, WHAT EN A, EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATING AGREEMENT AS WELL. >> M. Rodriguez: AND DEBT FINANCE, THAT'S EQUIVALENT TO ROUGHLY $100 MILLION DOLLARS OF FUTURE, IS THAT CORRECT? >> THE NEXT REPORT OUR FINAL RECOMMENDATION TO YOU. PUSHING DEBT FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE PROJECT. >> M. Rodriguez: OKAY, AND SO I WANTED TO, TO BE CLEAR, SO THE PART THAT YOU'RE ENGAGED IN RIGHT NOW, THERE WAS INSTRUCTION FROM THE COUNSEL TO GO BACK IN THE VALUE ENGINEERING TO IDENTIFY WHAT COULD BE SHAVED OFF FOR THE POTENTIAL OVERALL COST OF THE PROJECT. AND IN THE DOCUMENT, IT ALSO CONTAINED A STATEMENT THAT IT WAS UNCLEAR WHAT THE USE OF THE FACILITY WOULD BE FOR THE PURPOSES OF LA28? >> WELL WE ARE STILL DISCUSSING BY, WE, I MEAN THE CITY IS DISCUSSING WITH LA28 WHAT THEIR NEEDS WILL BE FOR THE BUILDING. IF THEY WERE TO GO IN THE BUILDING TODAY. THE BUILDING IS IN A CERTAIN STATE THAT THEY KNOW AND CAN PLAN FOR THE GAMES. ONCE WE START CONSTRUCTION, THERE IS GOING TO BE CHANGES TO THE BUILDING, IF YOU WILL. AND SO, LA28 AND US NEED TO WORK TOGETHER TO SO THAT THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT THE CHANGES WILL BE. SOME OF THE AREAS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TODAY, MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE BECAUSE WE MAY BE MID--CONSTRUCTION WHEN THE GAMES COME. THE POINT IS THAT WE GET TO THE POINT THE CONSTRUCTION IS WHAT WE REFER TO AS OLYMPICS READY, SO WE CAN THEN TRANSITION FROM THE CONSTRUCTION PERIOD, PAUSE THE CONSTRUCTION AND HAND IT OVER TO LA28 FOR THE GAMES AND THEN POST GAMES, THEY WOULD HAND IT BACK TO US TO FINALIZE CONSTRUCTION. >> M. Rodriguez: OKAY SO THEN SOME OF THE POSTPONED CONSTRUCTION WOULD SHIFT BY WHAT IS LA28 FOR USE. WE KNOW WHAT LA28 BASICALLY NEEDS OR WHAT THEY WERE PLANNING ON USING FOR THE PURPOSES OF HOSTING THE GAME AT THAT VENUE. SO THESE CHANGES, COULD POTENTIALLY FORWARD WHAT THEIR THEY'RE ALREADY DESIGNATED. THEY HAVE ALREADY TOLD US WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO USE IT FOR, THAT IS NOT NEW. SOL WE CAN NOW BE OBSTRUCTING THAT, GIVEN THE CHANGES AND THE TIMELINE. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE GIL LINSAY PLAZA WAS AMONG THOSE THAT WERE PROPOSED FOR THE VALUE ENGINEERING, MEAN THATING WAS WHAT WAS DEDUCTED FROM THE PROJECT TO BRING THE COST DOWN. FROM THE ESTIMATED ONE BILLION, WHAT IS THE SAVINGS ON THAT? >> HOLD ON. GO AHEAD. >> GOOD MORNING. GARY MOORE CONSULTANT TO THE CAO'S OFFICE. PROJECT EXECUTIVE, THE VALUE ENGINEERING THAT WAS IDENTIFIED WAS ABOUT 124 MILLION DOLLARS. >> Council >> M. Rodriguez: SO? IT SHAVED OFF? >> THE ESTIMATE THAT WAS PROVIDED IN FEBRUARY WAS APPROXIMATELY 1.7 BILLION DOLLARS. >> Council President: OKAY, EXCUSE ME, 1-- >> M. Rodriguez: SKEM 1.7 BILLION DOLLARS AND YOU SAVED UP 100 MILLION. OKAY. SO, DWP HAS FLAGGED SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE POWER INSTALLATION? AND WHAT HAPPENS IF THE FACILITY ISN'T FULLY OPERATIONAL BY 28? >> SO AS PART OF THE RECONSTRUCTION, YOU'RE RIGHT COUNCILMEMBER, THERE IS A NUMBER OF ELECTRICAL SERVICES THAT NEED TO BE MODIFIED OR UPGRADED. ACTUALLY THIS THURSDAY WE'RE HAVING A 3-HOUR WORKSHOP WITH THE DEVELOPER, THE BUREAU OF ENGINEERING AND THE LAHSA, LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER TO GO OVERALL OF THOSE REQUIREMENTS. THERE IS ON-GOING MEETING WITH ALL OF THOSE PARTIES THAT TAKE PLACE ON A WEEKLY BASIS. BUT THIS IS NOW, WHAT THE SENIOR LEADERSHIP OF LAWDP, WE'RE PLANNING THE NEEDS AND LOOKING AT CONTINGENCY PLANS IF SOME OF THOSE RELOCATIONS CANNOT BE DONE. SO THAT'S CURRENTLY ON GOING. >> M. Rodriguez: OKAY, WE'RE ALREADY IN THE BASICALLY FIRSTISH WEEK OF AUGUST, WHAT IS THIS LOOK LIKE IN TERMS OF TIMING FOR CONSTRUCTION AND MEETING THE TIMELINE GIVEN DWP, GIVEN L.28? >> SURE IT'S A VERY SHRUNKATED TIME PERIOD TO GET WHAT WE CALL COMMERCIAL CLOSE. COMMERCIAL CLOSE WOULD BE WHEN WE SIGN OFF ON THE PROJECT AGREEMENT AND THEN CONSTRUCTION IN ESSENCE START THE NEXT DAY, IF NOT WITHIN THAT FIRST WEEK AFTER COMMERCIAL CLOSE. ORIGINALLY WE WERE LOOKING AT MID-SEPTEMBER FOR THAT. BUT THAT'S WHEN WE'RE EXPECTING THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMITTEE PROPOSAL TO COME FROM APCLA, WE JUST RECEIVED IT LAST FRIDAY. S THE CITY IS NOW IN A, IN THE PROCESS OF REVIEWING THE PROPOSAL COMPARING IT TO THE NUMBERS THAT WE SAW EARLIER, COMPARING IT TO THE NUMBERS WE PRESENTED EARLIER TO THE COUNCIL TO SEE WHAT HAS CHANGED. WE WILL THEN, THE C A O WILL THEN BE PUTTING TOGETHER OUR ANALYSIS IN CONSULTATION WITH OUR CONSULTANTS AND, SUBMITTING THE FINAL REPORT WITH THE PROJECT WITH OUR FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS AT THE END OF TIS MONTH. AND THEN IT WILL GO THROUGH COMMITTEE PROCESS, COUNCIL APPROVAL PROCESS, WITH THE HOPE OF GAINING DIRECTION SOMETIME NEXT MONTH. >> M. Rodriguez: OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. >> Council President: THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANYMORE QUESTIONS FOR OUR TEAM HERE? GOOD MORNING, GARY, IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. WITH THAT WE'LL OPEN THE ROLL WITH THIS ITEM. CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 14 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU ALL. ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT MR. CLERK. >> Clerk: MR. PRESIDENT, THE COUNCIL MAY MOVE ON TO CLOSE SESSION ITEMS 30 THROUGH 39 CONSIDERED BIT BUDGET COMMITTEE. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, 13 THROUGH 39 CONSIDERED BY OUR BUDGET COMMITTEE, OUR COUNCILMEMBER YAROSLAVSKY? >> K. Yaroslavsky: THANK YOU, WE CONSIDERED 30 THROUGH 39 IN BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, AND WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL. >> Clerk: FOR ITEM 30 IN THE CASE SUSAN GREEN VERSUS CITY OF LOS ANGELES ET AL, THERE IS A REMOVATION TO EXPEND TOUP $200,000 IN SETTLE MANY. FOR ITEM 31 IN THE CASE CYNTHIA ALVAREZ THERE IS A RECOMMEND ITION TO 2 MILLION DOLLARS IN SETTLEMENT. FOR ITEM 32 CALL VERSUS CITY OF LOS ANGELES ET AL, THERE IS A RECOMMENDATION TO EXPEND 1,100,000. FOR 33 LESS SLAOE GARCIA VERSUS AYALA MUNOZ. FOR ITEM 34 IN THE CASE ENTITLED MARK ALAN CLARK VERSUS CITY OF LOS ANGELES, THERE IS A RECOMMENDATION TO REJECT THE PROPOSED SETMENT. IN THE CASE OF SUSIE MONIES REVERSUS LOS ANGELES ET AL, THERE IS A RECOMMENDATION TO EXPEND UP TO $400,000. 36, ROBERT VERSUS CITY OF LOS ANGELES, EXPEND UP TO $300,000 IN SETTLEMENT. FOR ITEM 37 BERNARDO LOPEZ VERSUS CITY OF LOS ANGELES THERE IS A RECOMMENDATION TO EXPEND UP TO $200,000. FOR ITEM 38 VICTOR VERSUS CITY OF LOS ANGELES ET AL, THERE IS A RECOMMENDATION TO EXPEND $150,000 IN SETTLEMENT. AND FOR ITEM 39 PARENT RENTALS INCORPORATED VERSUS CITY OF LOS ANGELES, THERE IS A RECOMMENDATION TO EXPEND 87,824 AND 74 CENTS IN SETTLEMENT. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, THOSE ITEMS ARE BEFORE US. OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 14 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT MR. CLERK? >> Clerk: MR. PRESIDENT, FOR THE RECORD, THE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT FOR ITEM 13 HAS BEEN SUBMITTED AND AVAILABLE ONLINE IN THE RESPECTIVE COUNCIL FILE. THE COUNCIL MAY NOW MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, IF YOU CAN READ THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT INTO THE RECORD, CITY ATTORNEY AND MR. CLERK. >> City Attorney: YES, MR. PRESIDENT. TO PEOPLE PROVIDING PUBLIC COMMENT, 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 TOTAL FOR ITEMS OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. WE WILL TELL YOU WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP WH. SPEAKING ON THE AGENDA ITEMS, YOU MUST BE ON TOPIC. OUR GOAL TO GET THROUGH AS MANY SPEAKERS AS WE CAN. IF YOU ARE NOT ON TOPIC OR IF WE CANNOT TELL WHETHER YOU ARE 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 AGAIN STRAY OFF TOPIC, YOU GO FORFEIT THE REST OF YOUR SPEAKING TIME AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SPEAKER. THE ITEMS OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE AGENDA TODAY ARE ITEMS 1 THROUGH 13, AND ITEMS 19 THROUGH 29. SO AGAIN, THE ITEMS OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE AGENDA, ARE ITEMS 1 THROUGH 13 AND 19 THROUGH 29. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ALSO SPEAK FOR UP TO ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. DURING GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY SPEAK TO ANY OF THE ITEMS OR ANYTHNG ELSE IN THE CITY SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION. A COUPLE OF MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS IF I CAN HAVE THE INTERPRETERS MAKE THIS ONE ALOUD TO THE ROOM. IF YOU REQUIRE A SPANISH LANGUAGE INTERPRETER, PLEASE MAKE SURE TO PAUSE EVERY FEW SENTENCES TO THE INTERPRETER CAN INTERPRET. >> Translator: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> City Attorney: DON'T WORRY, WE WILL PAUSE YOUR TIME WHILE THE INTERPRETERS ARE INTERPRETING SO YOU WILL GET THE NAME AMOUNT OF TIME AS EVERY ONE ELSE. THANK YOU. >> Translator: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> City Attorney: ONE MINE AL ANNOUNCEMENT. THE ORDER IN WHICH WE TAKE THE PUBLIC SPEAKERS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP IS GENERATED AT RANDOM, SO RANDOM GENERATED. IN ORDER TO RUN AN EFFICIENT PUBLIC COMMENT, WE ASK THAT YOU WAIT UNTIL YOU HEAR THE NAME YOU SIGNED UP UNDER READ ALOUD. AFTER YOU HEAR THE NAME YOU SIGNED UP UNDER READ ALOUD, YOU CAN LINE UP IN THE LEFT OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. >> Clerk: I'LL BEGIN CALLING NUMBERS. AUDIT L.A. >> Council President: WE'LL ASK THE FOLKS TO SPEAK, ON MY RIGHT, YOUR LEFT. AND WE'LL BEGIN WITH COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ. >> M. Rodriguez: COLLEAGUES I'M DELIGHTED TO BE JOINED BY OUR NEW LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGE CHANCELLOR, DR. ALBERTO ROMAN, AND ALSO BY JOCELYN DUARTE. MANY OF KNOW THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SALEF. WE'RE CELEBRATING A SPECIAL MOMENT. COLLABORATING WITH THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, THIS MORNING WE'VE LAUNCHED THE SUMA WEALTH APP. WE KNOW THAT FINANCIAL LITERACY IS SOMETHING THAT YOUNG PEOPLE ARE STRUGGLING. THEY DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THE SAME BASIC LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING THAT SO MANY OF US PERHAPS, BACK IN THE DAY HAD ACCESS TO WHEN WE WERE IN HIGH SCHOOL. THOSE LESSONS ARE NO LONGER PROVIDED. WELL SUMA WEALTH WITH OUR COLLABORATION WORK WIDTH YOUTH DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, WE MADE IT FREE AND ACCESSIBLE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, TO HAVE HAD AT THEIR FINGERTIPS. AND WHY IS THAT IMPORTANT? BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, YOUNG PEOPLE ARE BEING THE HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD BECAUSE OF A HAN DISASTER AND NO LONGER BEING ADULT FAMILY MEMBER THAT IS IN THE PICTURE. AND THAT CAN CHANGEOVER NIGHT. WE WANTED TO PROVIDE THE RESOURCES FOR FAMILIES. SO WORK WITHING SALEF WE HAVE A CHECKLIST OF THAT EMERGENCY CHECKLIST THAT FAMILIES NEED IN ORDER TO PREPARE. MR. LEE, WE'RE NORMALLY PREPARING FOR NATURAL DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES WITH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS KITS. SADLY WE HAVE TO PREPARE OUR FAMILIES MAKING SURE THAT FAMILIES ARE AWARE AND FAMILIAR WHO HAS ACCESS TO THE ACTS, WHO IS GOING TO HELP PAY THE BILLS IF SOMETHING SHOULD HAPPEN AND STATUS CHANGES OVERNIGHT FOR THE HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD. SO THE SUMA IS NOW ACCESSIBLE FOR PEOPLE GIVING THEM MODULES FOR THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES TO BE FINANCIAL PREPARED AND PROVIDE THAT EDUCATION TO THE GREATEST EXTENT POSSIBLE THAT THEY WORK ON THEIR OWN TIMELINE AND THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT. SO I WANT TO THANK JOCELYN FOR HER PARTNERSHIP AND THE CHANCELLOR FOR HIS COLLABORATION BEING HERE THIS MORNING. THE INVEST IN YOUTH COALITION. WE KNOW THAT THESE ARE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, FAMILIES ARE HAPPENING TO FAMILIES OVERNIGHT. WE ARE A 14 FWLLD INFUSION HERE IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, IT MAKES ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE THAT WE STRIP AWAY, SOME OF THE FUNDAMENTAL RESOURCES THAT YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES DEPEND ON PARTICULARLY IN THIS MOMENT. AND THAT'S WHAT THIS APP AND THIS PROGRESS REPRESENTS IS A COLLABORATION TO EMPOWER YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES TO BE PREPARED. AND YES, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO AUGMENT OUR SUPPORT TO HELP THOSE FAMILIES TO THE GREATEST EXTENT POSSIBLE BUT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE THE TOOLS TO BE FINANCIAL PREPARED AND AWARE OF THE DECISION THAT'S THEY MAKE THAT CAN HELP AID THEM, TO HELPING TO STABILIZE THEIR FAMILY SHOULD A MEMBER BE IMPACTED BY THIS MAN-MADE DISASTER. SO COLLEAGUES, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO PLEASE SHARE THE INFORMATION ON THE SUMA WEALTH APP. GO TO THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT WEBSITE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND SHARE IT OUT. BUT THIS IS A REALLY TIMELY AND UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON. AND I WANT TO THANK BEE A TRIZ FOR MAKE THISING POSSIBLE. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: OKAY. FIRST SPEAKER. ACTUALLY BEFORE YOU BEGIN, PLEASE READ THE NAMES OUT A AGAIN. >> Speaker: THANK YOU, GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS TIFFANY WRIGHT, WOULD I LIKE TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEMS 1 THROUGH 13 AND GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: OKAY, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES FOR THE ITEMS AND ONE FOR GENERAL. PLEASE BEGIN WITH THE ITEMS AND WE'LL ADD AN ADDITIONAL MINUTE FOR GENERAL. >> Speaker: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBER STAFF AND MEET ATTENDEES. THANK YOU FOR PAYING ATTENTION, RAMAN AND HERNANDEZ AND THOSE PAYING ATTENTION, WHAT YOU'RE SUPPOSE TO DO. WE PAY ATTENTION AND WE APPRECIATE YOU PAYING ATTENTION. MY TIME IS VALUABLE AND SO IS YOURS. SO I'LL BE TO BE BRIEF. I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT THE DISTRESS THAT THE CITY IS IN, THE CONSTITUENTS IS IN, LAPD IS BRUTALIZING VOTERS THAT WILL EN SEAT YOU IF YOU DON'T TAKE ACTION. THERE ARE 24-HOUR PROTEST. WE'RE FIRSTHAND WE'RE SEEING LAPD BRUTALIZE VOTERS, THE CONSTITUENTS THAT YOU'RE HERE TO PROTECT. >> City Attorney: SPEAKER, THIS IS NOT ON THE AGENDA. YOU'RE WELCOME TO SPEAK TO IT ON GENERAL. >> Speaker: THANK YOU FOR THE REMINDER. I'LL MOVE ON LET'S TALK ABOUT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 13. I'M A 17-YEAR VETERAN OF THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY AND LET ME TELL YOU, IT HAS BEEN A LONG AND HARD ROAD. TODAY, YOU ARE GOING TO BE CONSIDERING AN INCREASE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CANNABIS REGULATION FEES, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU REJECT THIS INCREASE. AND FURTHERMORE THAT YOU TAKE ADDITIONAL ACTION TO TAKE RELIEF. PROTECT THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN MARGINIZED THAT POLICED BLACK AND BROWN ANGELINOS AND PROVIDE THEM WITH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES. INSTEAD THEY HAVE BEEN ENDEBTED AND VAMPERIZE BY A DCR THAT DOES THE EXACT JOB THAT THE CANNABIS CONTROL DOES AND THEN CHARGES US EXPONENTIALLY MORE THAN DC CHARGES. SALARY INCREASE FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF THE DCR WHO ACTUALLY DO THE EXACT SAME WORK THAT THE STATE DOES FOR US FOR FREE. WE MUST DIS PLAN, DCR, WE MUST SUNSET DCR IMMEDIATELY. WE CAN INSTEAD ATTEMPT TO TURN THEM INTO THE DEPARTMENT OF CANNABIS. >> City Attorney: YOU'VE EXHAUSTED YOUR TIME. >> Speaker: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I APPRECIATE YOU WATCHDOGING ME. >> City Attorney: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, YOU HAVE A MINUTE. >> Speaker: YES, I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN GENERAL ABOUT THE ECONOMIC DISTRESS AND THE DISTRESS THAT THIS ENTIRE CITY IS IN. AS A DIRECT RESULT OF DECISIONS BY THIS COUNCIL. THIS COUNCIL AND ITS PREDECESSOR ARE CAPABLE OF SO MUCH MORE, SO MUCH BETTER. AND I CAN TELL BY SOME OF YOU LOOK AT ME, THAT YOU AGREE. ONE OF MY PERSONAL TENANTS THAT I FOLLOW AND UPHOLD AS A WOMEN IS WHEN I LOOK IN THE MIRROR, I NEED TO RESPECT THE PERSON LOOKING BACK AT ME. I DO NOT DO ANYTHING THAT WILL COMPROMISE MY PERSONAL INTEGRITY OR MY RESPECT. I BEG YOU TO ASK YOURSELF, DO YOU DO THE SAME? DO YOU HOLD YOURSELF TO THE SAME STANDARDS AS ACCOUNTABILITY AS YOU WOULD EXPECT ANY DECENT HUMAN BEING TO UPHOLD? IF SO, YOU MUST FAVOR IN THINGS THAT PROTECT BASIC HUMANITY SUCH AS PUBLIC SAFETY. SUCH AS THE RIGHT. >> City Attorney: AS WE WAIT FOR THE NEXT SPEAKER, YES, I SEE YOU. FYI I SEE SOME NEW PHASES HERE. THE REASON WE HAVE TO MONITOR THE TIME, WE HAVE TO TREAT EVERY ONE EQUALLY. SO IF SOMETHING IS NOT ON THE AGENDA, YOU'RE WELCOME TO TALK ABOUT ON GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. BUT IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THESE, YOU MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED THE VITRAL COMMENTS. WE APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS. IF THERE IS NOT ENOUGH TIME FOR YOU TO PROVIDE THE COMMENTS OR IF WE RUN OUT OF TIME AND YOU'RE NOT CALLED VIA THE RANDOM GENERATOR. YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT. THAT'S L.A. COUNCIL.COM AND THAT URL CAN BE FOUND AT THE TOP OF EVERY COUNCIL AGENDA. GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: HELLO, CAN YOU HEAR ME? I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO ALL ITEMS AND NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES FOR THE ITEMS AND ONE FOR GENERAL. >> Speaker: FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THE FIRST TWO AREA VACATIONS, I DON'T LIKE THE IDEA OF VACATIONS. I MEAN I LOVE VACATIONS, THANK YOU FOR THE THREE-WEEK VACATION YOU GAVE US, I HOPE YOU'RE WORKING HARD. YOU'RE SELLING PROPERTIES TO ENTITIES THAT YOU DON'T KNOW HOW THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF IT. I KNOW SCIENTOLOGY WOULD LOVE ONE AND WITHOUT ANYBODY BEING ABLE TO SEE OR HAVE EYES ON THEM. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE AWARE OF THIS T A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE TO ACTUALLY ESCAPE SCIENTOLOGY, LOOK UP VALERIE HAINY AND GET OUT. SO I'M, I KNOW THE STREET VACATIONS. THE NEXT ONE, IS THE, LET'S TALK ABOUT THE CANNABIS ONE. OKAY. LIKE YOU WANT TO JUST PUT ALL THE PRESSURE ON BUSINESSES, SMALL BUSINESSES, AS THEY'RE TRYING TO ACTUALLY PROVIDE, YOU KNOW, HELP OR MAYBE RELIEF OR WHATEVER IN MEDICATION, FOR DEALING WITH LIFE RIGHT NOW, COULD BE DIFFICULT, THE CITY IS DIFFICULT. THERE IS SO MUCH THAT IS DIFFICULT. SO I HAVE A SUGGESTION, INSTEAD OF GOING AFTER SMALL BUSINESSES THAT ARE TRYING TO MAKE IT, WHY DON'T YOU GO AFTER THESE LIKE, I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE, SCIENTOLOGY THAT HAS PROBABLY A BILLION BUILDINGS, AND THEY'RE TAX EXEMPT, WHY NOT, GET THEM TO BE NOT TAX EXEMPT AND GET THAT MONEY N.AS FAR AS THE LIGHTING. THE ENTIRE AGENDA IS SO THICK AND IT'S ALL ABOUT LIGHTING. IT SHOWS YOU HOW DARK THIS CITY IS. AND IT'S RIDICULOUS HOW DARK IT IS. HOW ARE YOU GOING TO DEAL WITH THE COPPER THEFT? WHATEVER IT IS, I'M GLAD MY NEW CHAIR HAS HEAD LIGHTS, BUT EVEN THAT DOES NOT HELP ME NAVIGATE THE SIDEWALKS. YOU PUT ALL OF THIS MONEY FOR STUFF THAT IS NOT NEEDED. BUT THE SIDEWALKS THAT ARE NEEDED, THAT GET YOU SUED ENDLESSLY, YOU DON'T FIX. AND I DON'T GET IT, BUT WHATEVER. BUT THE LEAST YOU CAN DO IS GIVE US LIGHTS. MR. McOSKER TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT, WHERE NOT TO FALL IN AND WHERE NOT TO TRIP. IF WE CAN AT LEAST SEE THE OBSTACLE, MAYBE WE CAN AVOID IT. I'M GLAD YOU'RE ADDRESSING IT BUT IT SHOULD NOT BE AN ENTIRE AGENDA. AND I BET SMOKING SCAN AGREES WITH ME. LIGHT UP THE WHOLE CITY. AND THAT'S LESS LAWSUITS FOR YOU GUYS. PUBLIC COMMENT. I'M HERE BECAUSE TONIGHT IS NATIONAL NIGHT OUT. AND FOR THE MOST PART, I FULLY SUPPORT EVERY VENUE THAT IS GOING TO HAVE IT EXCEPT FOR THE CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY AT THE BIG BLUE BUILDING BECAUSE THEY WILL NOT A LAW ANYBODY WHO IS A FORMER MEMBER OR ANYBODY THAT HAS CRITICIZED OR ANY NEIGHBOR THAT'S COMPLAINED ABOUT THEIR ABUSES, WE'RE NOT ALLOWED IN, SO IF YOU SHOW UP, HUGO, YOU HAVE MY EMAIL, I HOPE YOU READ IT, IF YOU SHOW UP, YOU'RE SIDING WITH THEM. THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE WILL SEE THAT YOU SIDE WITH THEM. THERE IS VICTIMS THAT ARE COMING FORWARD. THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO THE POLICE AND STARTING TO FIGHT BACK ABOUT THEIR VICTIMIZATION. AND TO SEE ANYONE STANDING WITH THEM UNTIL EVERYTHING HAS BEEN ADJUDICATED, DEALT WITH, THERE IS NO REASON FOR YOU GUYS TO BE THERE. >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER, I BELIEVE WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO READ MORE NAMES. >> Clerk: YE, WOULD I LIKE TO CALL MORE NAMES, BRAD, JESSICA, AMY AND KERRY. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES FOR THE ITEMS AND ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, START WITHING ITEM NUMBER 1. [SINGING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE] ITEM NUMBER 2. [SINGING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE] ITEM NUMBER 3. [SINGING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE] >> City Attorney: SPEAKER BEFORE YOU MOVE ON TO GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. AGAIN, THERE IS A LOT OF NEW PEOPLE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE A FOREIGN INTERPRETER, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO REQUEST ONE. IF YOU LET US KNOW 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE, WE'LL DO OUR BEST TO ARRANGE THAT. MOVE ON TO YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: THANK YOU CITY ATTORNEY. FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO INFORM OUR FRIEND FROM DANA, FROM SMOKING SCAN, TOE TOLD ME I'M NOT ALLOWED TO SING A LONG. DANA TOLD ME IF I CONTINUE TO SING A SONG, THEY WILL ASK SMOKING SCAN AND OUR CITY ATTORNEY TO DEPORT ME BACK TO ASIA. I WISH OUR CITY ATTORNEY AND DANA CAN CONTINUE TO A LAW ME A CHANCE TO LIVE, TO WORK, TO STUDY IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA UNDER SCIENTOLOGY, OF COURSE. BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT DANA THAT I KEPT MY PROMISE TO YOU. I DID NOT SING A SONG, THERE IS ONLY OPRAH TODAY. AND HOPEFULLY DANA WILL NOT GET MAD TO ME TONIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH SMOKING SCAN, ELECT SPINDLER 2026! >> Clerk: THE NEXT SPEAKER, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL A FEW MORE NAME. JULIAN, KRISTIN AND KATIE. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, I'M KERRY RUDOLPH AND I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 2 AND PROVIDE A GENERAL COMMENT. >> City Attorney: OKAY, YOU'LL HAVE A MINUTE FOR THE ITEM AND ONE GENERAL. AND THIS GOES FOR EVERY ONE, THE MIC IS ADJUSTABLE, PLEASE ADJUST THE MICROPHONE AS YOU SEE FIT. >> Speaker: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'M CARRY RUDOLPH AND I'M SPEAKING ON ITEM NUMBER 2 WHICH IS THE FUTURE OF PACIFIC DRIVE. I'M OPPOSED TO THE VACATION OF THE EASEMENT SUPPORTS THE MANY PUBLIC UTILITIES IN OUR NARROW STREETS. THE APPLICANT FOR THE EASEMENT, VACATION IS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPER AND BUILDER AND BROUGHT THE LAND KNOWING THAT THE EASEMENT EXIST AND THAT SUPPORTS THE UTILITIES FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. SO BUYER BE AWARE, THE APPLICATION IS INACURA SEES,--PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPER AND BUILDERMARK NO TO 30 QUESTIONS AND AT LEAST 14 SHOULD HAVE BEEN ANSWERED YES. HERE'S A FEW EXAMPLE NUMBER 26, TO THE PROJECT GENERATED RESULT IN A PUBLIC OPPOSITION. THE ANSWER IS YES. I'LL CONTINUE. NUMBER 20 DOES THE PROJECT VO*FL CONSTRUCTION HILLY TERRAIN. THE ANSWER IS YES. COULD EXCAVATING BE REQUIRED? THE ANSWER IS YES AND HE MARKED NO TO ALL OF THESE QUESTIONS AND OTHERS. WE WOULD HAVE RAISED THESE QUESTIONS AT THE JUNE 11th HEARING, HOWEVER WE DID NOT RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF THE HEARING AND WE WOULD HAVE ADDRESSED ALL OF THOSE THEN. THE APPLICANT IS ALSO ASKING FOR RELIEF FROM THE HILLSIDE ORDINANCE, THE ORDINANCE EXIST AND EVERY SINGLE HOMEOWNER IS REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THE ORDINANCE. WE ASK THAT THE APPLICATION BE SENT BACK FOR FURTHER REVIEW AND THIS IMPACT ON OUR SMALL, NARROW AND WINDING STREET. THE CITY IS BEING ASKED ABOUT AN EASEMENT HAS BEEN MAINTAINED FOR CENTURY THAT SUPPORTS OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SO THE OWNER CAN RAISE THE VALUE OF HIS PROPERTY AND ENRICH HIMSELF. THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, I'M KERRY PALMER AND I'M SPEAKING FOR COUNCIL DISTRICT 8. AND I HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: WOULD I LIKE TO SPEAK TO COUNCIL PRESIDENT HARRIS-DAWSON. I WANT TO ASK FOR YOUR HELP. THERE IS BEEN INCREASE OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY IN DISTRICT 8, COMING FROM THE ALLEY. THERE IS WE'RE TRYING TO REDUCE THE CRIME IN THE AREA AND WE WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST A MOTION TO REDUCE THE CRIME RATE AND INSTALL METAL GATES TO SUPPORT SAFETY IN THE AREA OF 96 AND 98 STREET. THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE FIRES, THE HOMELESS IS COOKING IN THE ALLEY AND BURNING DOWN. THE PRE SCHOOL NEXT DOOR THERE HAVE BEEN HOOTINGS AND BREAK IN CAUSING CONSTITUENTS HAVING TO FIGHT FOR THEIR OWN LIVES IN THEIR OWN HOMES. STRIPPED CARS, WEEKLY TRASH DUMPING, LOUD NOISES AND FIGHT AND MUSIC PLAYED LATE AT NIGHT IN THE ALLEY. SO WE'RE ASKING JUST FOR OUR HELP IN YOUR SUPPORT AND WE WOULD LOVE WITH YOU TO DISCUSS YOUR MOTION. >> Council President: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MAURICE WILL FOLLOW-UP WITH YOU AND WE'LL GET BEHIND IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, I'M KATIE LAFUN AND I HAVE A GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT SINCE NONE OF THE AGENDA ITEMS HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH WHAT IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW. >> City Attorney: YOU CAN CHECK THE AGENDA, THEY CHANGE FOR EVERY MEETING. YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: I BELIEVE WE HAVE SOME OF YOUR ATTENTION NOW, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT. WHAT WE WOULD LIKE IS FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE HAVE A TOWN HALL IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, IMMEDIATELY. A WEEK ON THE GROUND IS LIKE A MONTH OUT THERE. AND I BELIEVE THERE IS THINGS HAPPENING IN THE CITY IN THE DISTRICT THAT YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT YOU ABSOLUTELY NEED TO KNOW ABOUT. TO PROTECT THE CITIZENS OF THE L.A. AND NOT TO ENFORCE ICE AND DHS RULES. MAYOR BASS GETS ON THE TV AND SAYS THAT, LAPD IS NOT WORKING FOR ICE, THAT IT STANDS AGAINST THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION. BUT ON THE GROUND THEY CLEARLY HAVE A MUCH DIFFERENT DIRECTIVE. THEY ARE WATCHING OUR RIGHTS BE VIOLATED. THEY ARE SQUABINGER OUR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS AND THEY ARE ENFORCING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, THEY'RE NOT PROTECTING L.A. AND WE WANT THEM TO PROTECT US. PLEASE HELP, PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER. >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL A FEW MORE NAMES. EDDIE ALVAREZ AND MANNY RAPI DY. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS JULIAN, GENERAL COMMENT PLEASE. >> City Attorney: OKAY, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: THANK YOU, GOOD MORNING HONORARY COUNCIL. COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS HAVE BEEN AT THE FOR FRONT PROVIEEDING COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESOURCES AND AID. WITHIN THE CITY AND THE EXTENDED COUNTY. I'M LOOKING AT EYE CONTACT, COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND THE SECURITY OF OUR CONSTITUENTS. THE CHALLENGES THAT WE'RE FACING TRUMP ANY HELD AT OUR PAST. OUR CONSTITUTION IS AT STAKE. OUR PEOPLE ARE LIVING IN FEAR. WE NEED EACH OTHER'S CONFIDENCE, WE NEED REVISIONS FOR ORDINANCE 4118 AS THEY CONTRADICT EACH OTHER. WE NEED HISTORIC SPACE, COLLABORATIVE REFERENCES FOR RESOURCES TO MAINTAIN EMERGENCY SUPPORT AND INVENTORY. WE NEED TO BE HOLD AN AFFECTIVE CONVERSATION. ORGANIZATIONS PLURAL WILL BE SENDING OUT EMAILS AND WE HOPE THAT WE CAN SUPPLY WITH RESOURCES. >> Speaker: THANK YOU GUYS. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: OH YES, THANK YOU MR. CITY ATTORNEY. I'M BRIAN TORRES, I'M NOT RELATED TO THE TORRES FAMILY THAT I KNOW OF. BUT YE, JUST GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: OKAY, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL. GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: THANK YOU. I WANT TO START WITH KEY WORDS, I'M NOT A POLITICIAN BUT I WILL SOME DAY. POLITICIAN IN ORANGE COUNTY, REIGN THAT HE HAD. YES, I HAVE 40 SECONDS I WANT TO SPIT IT OUT. THESE PEOPLE COME TO YOU GUYS EVERY WEEK, WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR YOU GUYS FOR READING THESE LONG BORING AGENDAS EVERY DAY THAT HAVE TO BE REVISED AND THAT'S WHERE YOU GUYS COME IN. WE NEED YOU GUYS REALLY TO JUST, TO PUT THE VOTE TO THE REASON WHY YOU'RE IN OFFICE. SO, PEOPLE PUT YOU IN OFFICE FOR A REASON, MAYBE IT WAS JUST FOR FUN, MAYBE YOU GOT LUCKY. A LOT OF YOU GUYS GET LUCKY. A LOT OF YOU WERE MEANT TO BE HERE BY THE GRACE OF GODS. YEAH, LET'S MAKE THESE STREETS, CLEAN CLEAN CLEAN CLEAN. >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER? GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: WHICH ITEMS AND PUBLIC COMMENT? >> Speaker: I GUESS, 1 THROUGH 13 AND PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES FOR THE ITEMS, 1 THROUGH 13 AND ONE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND LEADERSHIP CITY COUNCILMEMBERS. WE'RE HERE TODAY, ACTUALLY I WANT TO THANK A FEW COUNCILMEMBERS PADILLA AND FOR DOING SOME MOTION NZ CANNABIS IN SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESSES. I'M HERE AS A SOCIAL EQUITY OWNER AND ADVOCATE. MY VOICE REPRESENTS MANY WHO CAN'T BE HERE BECAUSE THEY ALREADY LOST THEIR BUSINESS DUE TO THE DCR AND ITS INCOMPETENCE. IN THE CITY OF L.A. YOU MUST PAY RENT FOR A YEAR AND A HALF SUPPORTED TO KEEP YOUR DOORS OPEN. AND JUST THIS YEAR, 2025, ALL BUSINESSES WERE FORCE TODAY PAY A $4000 RENEWAL FEE ALONG WITH $8,000 DOLLAR ANNUAL APPLICATION FEE. WE'RE ALSO INCURRING PERMITS AND HAVE TO PAY OTHER STATE AND LOCAL FEES. THERE IS NO LEGITIMATE REASON WHY THE CITY IS INCREASING THEIR FEES. WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO-->> City Attorney: THAT'S A MINUTE ON ITEM 13 YOU'RE WELCOME TO MOVE TO ANOTHER ITEM OR MOVE TO GENERAL IF YOU WOULD LIKE. >> Speaker: I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT WE'VE BEEN HERE TALKING ABOUT THIS GENERAL INCREASE. >> City Attorney: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, YOU HAVE A MINUTE. >> Speaker: THE DCR DID NOT DO ANY THIRD PARTY STUDY, IT INCREASED TO PUT IT ON BUSINESS OWNERS THROUGH FEES CHARGES. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU SHOULD STOP THAT. THERE IS NO REASON THAT YOU SHOULD MOVE FORWARD. WE WANT TO YOU REJECT THE THIRD PARTY INCREASE UNTIL THEY CAN DO INDEPENDENTLY WITH PUBLIC INPUT. WE WANT TO PROVIDE REAL ENFORCEMENT AGAINST LEGAL BUSINESSES AND PROVIDE THE DIRECT FINANCIAL GRANT THAT THE CITY STOLE FROM CITY SOCIAL EQUITY APPLICANTS AND GIVE IT TO LICENSEES AND THOSE THAT NEED IT TO RUN A BUSINESS. AND WE ASK THAT YOU CREATE A TAX STRUCTURE, SIMILAR TO OTHER CITIES LIKE LONG BEACH SO WE CAN GROW OUR BUSINESSES AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. YOU KNOW, WE REALLY NEED THE HELP AND WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE REJECT THE FEE STUDY. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> Speaker: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE. >> Speaker: EDDIE ALVAREZ, BUILDING TRADES AND A RESIDENT OF CD13. I WANT TO COMMENT ON THE CONVENTION CENTER. I WANT TO THANK ALL THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN WORKING VERY VERY HARD TO GET THIS THING ACROSS THE FINISH LINE. WE'RE ALMOST THERE. THERE IS PEOPLE HERE IN LOS ANGELES AND SACRAMENTO TO GET THIS FINISHED. THIS IS A BOOST FOR THE DISTRICT THAT I LIVE N.BEYOND THE CONSTRUCTION JOBS, WE'RE GOING TO BUILD THIS UNION WITH A 50 PERCENT LOCAL HIRE. OUR MEMBERS NEED THIS TO SPUR ON OTHER CONSTRUCTION IN THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR 1605 THIS AMONGER --MORNING. DOWNTOWN IS THE PLACE TO DO T.AGAIN I WANT TO THANK ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT FROM WEB CORPS ALL WAY TO FOLKS IN DC WHO ARE HELPING US THERE. WE HOPE TO GET ACROSS THE FINISH LINE SOON. THANK YOU. >> Clerk: BFT NEXT SPEAKER, SUNSHINE, BRIE AND GARY H. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: ITEM NUMBER 2. >> City Attorney: OKAY, YOU HAVE A MINUTE FOR ITEM 2. >> Speaker: I'M RANDY REGARDING THE VACATION PROCESS, THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS, THE MAIN THING THAT WE'VE DONE IS TRY TO REALIZE THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT IS GOING TO BE CHANGED. THEY'VE GONE THROUGH ALL THE DIFFERENT JURISDICTIONS AND THE MISCONCEPTION IS THAT THE NEIGHBORS WHICH I'VE TRIED TO TALK TO AND I TRIED TO TALK TO ONE OF THEM. DON'T REALIZE THAT THE ROAD ITSELF, THE RIGHT-OF-WAY IS NOT IN TACT AND NOTHING THAT IS BEING MOVED. THE VACATION IS PAST THAT POINT. AND AS FAR AS COMMENTS, WE DON'T WANT TO GO TO THE HILLSIDE OF ORDINANCE, OF COURSE EVERY PROJECT, WE'VE GOT MANY PROJECTS NOT ONLY DO YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS, BT YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE RIGOROUS PROCESS AS WELL. SO THESE ARE THINGS AND THESE THINGS HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR VERY MODEST, 1700, AND 1900 SQUARE FOOT HOUSES ON THE NEW LOTS. SO UNDERSTANDING THE MISCONCEPTION IS THAT WE'RE NOT GETTING THE POINT ACROSS, THAT'S UNFORTUNATELY THE CASE. >> City Attorney: SPEAKER, YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED. DID YOU WANT GENERAL AS WELL? OKAY, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT AS WELL. >> Speaker: THE GENERAL COMMENT IS IN REGARD TO THAT, THE PROCESS THAT WE'VE GONE THROUGH THE LAST 16 MONTHS AND THE 20,000 THAT WE SPENT DOING THIS. THE FIRST COMMENT, DO YOU REALLY THINK THAT SOMEBODY WILL COME AND GET THESE LOTS AND MOVE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES, NO THESE THINGS WERE TAKEN CARE OF. BOT APPROVED THIS. AGAIN I TRIED TO TALK TO THE NEIGHBORS, I TRIED TO THE PERSON, I PURCHASED THE LOTS FROM WHICH IS ONE OF THE NEIGHBORS. THAT WAS NOT ALOUD TO HAPPEN. BUT THE FACT IS THAT NOTHING IS BEING CHANGED ON THE RIGHT-OF-WAY, THERE IS NO UTILITIES, THAT IS AN ABSOLUTE FACT. I WOULD LIKE THE COUNCIL TO REALIZE. I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. >> Speaker: GENERAL 13 AND 18. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE FOR 13 AND ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL. ITEM 18 IS NOT OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. BUT YOU CAN SPEAK TO DURING GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT IF YOU WOULD LIKE. I'LL START WITH ITEM 13 AND THEN ADDITIONAL MINUTE FOR GENERAL. >> Speaker: MY NAME IS SUNSHINE THANK YOU FOR DOING ALL THE HARD WORK THAT YOU DO. BEING A CANNABIS BUSINESS OWNER THIS YEAR, GETTING HIT BY ABOUT $30,000 WITH FEES FROM THE CITY MAKES IT REALLY REALLY IMPOSSIBLE, WELL I'M NOT GOING TO SAY IMPOSSIBLE, IMAGINE DIFFICULT TO CONVINCE PEOPLE TO INVEST INTO THE INDUSTRY ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE ARE SO MANY ILLEGAL CANNABIS BUSINESSES OPERATING IN OUR CITY, IT MAKES COMPETITION REALLY HARD AND IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THAT IS NOT A CONCERN OR A PRIORITY WHICH IS MAKING REALLY HARD FOR ANGELINOS. NOW I GOT THIS EMAIL SAYING, HEY, YOUR FEES WERE DELIVERED BUT YOU OWE THEM, IT'S UNCLEAR. BUT IT'S GOING TO BE HUGE. AND, AM I SUPPOSE TO CLOSE MY BUSINESS DOWN AND MOVE OUT OF LOS ANGELES? DO WE WANT THE TYPE OF CITY WHERE? -->> City Attorney: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: DO WE WANT THE TYPE OF CITY WHERE PEOPLE WHO LIVED HERE, I LIVED HERE FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS. I LOVE THE CITY. THIS IS THE BEST CITY. I BELIEVE WORLD PEACE STARTS HERE AND WE CAN DO IT TOGETHER. AND LET'S GET SOME PEACE IN THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY BETWEEN THE DCR AND THE PEOPLE BEING REGULATED BY THEM. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU RIGHT NOW, MAKE THE DECISION THAT IS GOING TO BRING US CLOSER TOGETHER RATHER THAN CREATE MORE DIVISION. AND IF YOU VOTE FOR THIS FEE INCREASE, IT'S GOING TO DRIVE US COMPLETELY INTO THE GROUND AD WE NEED YOUR COMPASSION AND UNDERSTANDING AND DRIVE, WE WANT TO LEAD. WE NEED THE RESOURCE TO SEE LEAD. WE NEED TO PRODUCE BECAUSE LEADERSHIP REQUIRES PRODUCTION. WE NEED YOUR HELP AND PRODUCE FOR US TODAY, TO DECIDE TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR THE CANNABIS GUY SO WE CAN THRIVE AND BRING MORE PEOPLE INTO LOS ANGELES INSTEAD OF DRIVING THEM OUT OF HERE. I LOST SO MANY CLIENTS TO THEM MOVING AWAY FROM L.A. >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER. GOOD MORNING. WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: 13 PLEASE. MY NAME IS BRIE WARDEN, I HAVE A STORE IN CHATSWORTH. I'M TALKING ABOUT THE HARDSHIP THAT FEES ARE HAVING ON CANNABIS. PEOPLE ARE NOT MAKING IT. THESE INCREASES, PEOPLE CANNOT PAY ALREADY. YOU GUYS ARE FUELING THE ILLEGAL MARKET WHICH IS SHUTTING OUR DOORS. I HOPE THAT, YOU CAN TAKE THESE THINGS INTO CONSIDERATION AND YOU KNOW, SUPPORT US BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE'RE BEING SET UP FOR FAILURE. THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER. >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL A FEW MORE NAMES. >> Clerk: CANNEDIDO. >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN. >> N. Raman: CAN I ASK ALL SPEAKERS TO BRING THE MICROPHONE TODAY. >> Council President: YES, IT'S VERY ECHOY AND LOW. THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEM WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: WOULD I LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 2 AND GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: FIRST OF ALL, LIFT UP THE MIC IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT TO HEAR TODAY BECAUSE OF THE ECO. --ECHO. ITEM NUMBER 2? >> Speaker: 2 AND GENERAL. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE FOR THE ITEM AND ONE FOR GENERAL. >> Speaker: OKAY. SO ITEM NUMBER 2, MY NAME IS GARY. >> City Attorney: APOLOGIES. CAN YOU PAUSE HIS TIME. NORMALLY, THEY'RE NOT LIKE THIS. GET AS CLOSE TO THE MIC AS YOU CAN AND WE'LL START FROM THERE? >> Speaker: HOW ABOUT? >> City Attorney: YES. >> Speaker: YES MY NAME IS GARY HUNT, I WORK FOR MANDAY RAV', I PUT IN THE APPLICATION FOR VACATION. THE REASON WE'RE ASKING FOR A VACATION IS BECAUSE OF THE HILLSIDE ORDINANCE HAS SPECIFIC HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS AND A LOT OF LIMITATIONS. SO WITH THE VACATION, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO BUILD SOMETHING THAT IS IN THE SAME SCALE AND CHARACTER AS THE REST OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND IT WOULDN'T BE SOMETHING THAT WAS ODD AND TALL AND SKINNY LOOKING, IT WOULD BE SIMILAR TO ALL THE OTHER RESIDENTS. IN ADDITION, THE VACATION DOES NOT, WE WENT THROUGH LIKE A YEAR OF, ANALYZING EVERYTHING WITH THE BUREAU OF ENGINEERING, THERE SEEMS TO BE NO UTILITIES WITHIN THE AREA WE'RE ASKING FOR THE VACATION. AND EVEN IF THERE WERE, WE WOULD NOT BE MOVING ANY UTILITIES. WE'RE ALSO GIVING THE STREET A 40-FOOT EASEMENT WHICH IS MORE THAN REQUIRED. AND WE'RE ALSO, SHALL I CONTINUE? >> City Attorney: YES, YOU HAVE A MINUTE. >> Speaker: WE'RE ALSO PLANNING ON WIDENING THE STREET BY FEW FEET. SO WE'LL HAVE A 20-FOOT PAVEMENT WHEN WE'RE FINISHED. AND NO UTILITIES WILL BE AFFECTED NOBODY WILL BE, PUT OUT OF THEIR UTILITIES, THE STREET WILL BE SLIGHTLY WIDER. IT SHOULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE CHARACTERISTIC AND NEIGHBORHOOD. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. >> Speaker: HARRIETTE ELLIOT. I WAS GOING TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEM 19 WHICH IS THE LIGHTS. >> City Attorney: DO YOU KNOW--YOU HAVE A MINUTE FOR ITEM. >> Speaker: THERE IS A 20-FOOT SIGN AT ALVARADO AND 6th, WE'LL TURN THE LIGHTS BACK ON, OBVIOUSLY SOMEBODY IS HOLDING THE LIGHTS RANDOM AND NOBODY IS EXPLAINING. I'M MOVING ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT. THIS WOMEN WROTE A BOOK, IT'S ABOUT CIA PEDESTRIAN PEDOPHILIA. IT'S SHOCKING, I HAVE THE BOOK AT HOME. THREE-YEAR-OLDS ARE BROUGHT TO ORGASM BY MALE. THAT WAS NOT HER FATHER. SHE KEPT SAYING SHE IS A LIFELONG TARGET. HOW CAN SHE BE A TARGET? SHE IS AN ARMY BRAT. WELL SHE WAS MASTURBATED AT ORGASM, AT THREE-YEAR-OLD. SHE SAYS THERE IS OTHERS. I HOPE YOU READ THE BOOK BY THE WAY. I ALSO WANT TO BRING UP, CAROL WATTS WROTE A BOOK, I FORGET THE NAME OF T BUT YOU'LL FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY, THEY PUT IT OUT A PRINT. IT'S ABOUT THE SAME SUBJECT. >> Speaker: YEAH, GENERAL COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU SAID GENERAL? >> Speaker: YES. >> City Attorney: OKAY YOU HAVE WIN MINUTE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: DUE TO THE REFUSAL OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY AND CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT, ALL OF THE JUVENILE DETENTION CENTERS AT MEN CENTRAL JAIL BE SHUT DOWN IMMEDIATELY. [APPLAUSE] . >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL A FEW MORE NAMES. JERED, MIKE, AND W. >> City Attorney: SO MR. HERMAN, IF YOU'RE GOING TO SPEAK, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM RIGHT NOW. OTHERWISE NEXT SPEAKER. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES FOR THE ITEMS AND ONE FOR GENERAL. >> Speaker: YEAH, YOU HEARD. REGARDING THE NECESSITY FOR MORE ALCOHOL AT BRISTOL FARMS. HOW MANY ALCOHOL CAN WE CONSUME IN AMERICA? EVEN DONALD TRUMP KNOWS YOUR CUNT MAYOR IS OUT OF HER MIND. LET'S TALK ABOUT THE ONSITE OFF SITE CONSUMPTION. >> Council President: MR. CLERK, PLEASE STOP THE SPEAKER'S TIME. YOU'VE USED A WORD IN VIOLATION OF RULE 7, IT MAY NOT BE USED AGAIN IN THE FUTURE COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETINGS. IF YOU VIOLATE RULE 7 AGAIN, YOU WILL FORFEIT YOUR SPEAKING TIME AND YOU'LL BE SUBJECT TO REMOVAL BY THIS COUNCIL SUBJECT TO RULE 7 AND 12. >> City Attorney: AND TO BE CLEAR, MR. HERMAN FOR THE USE OF THE C WORD, YOU WERE PREVIOUSLY WARNED FOR THE USE OF "N" WORD LAST WEEK. >> Speaker: DO YOU HAVE ANY NOTATION ABOUT THIS. WHERE ARE YOU TELLING ME THAT I'M A BEAUCING THE FIRST AMENDMENT BY SAYING A WORD. >> City Attorney: PAUSE HIS TIME. THE RULE HAS BEEN POSTED ONLINE, AND SO YOU CAN CHECK IT THERE. IF WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE RULE ITSELF, YOU CAN DO SO IN GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. BUT FOR NOW, STICK TO THE ITEMS. GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: SO FUCK ALCOHOL, CONVENIENCE AND PUBLIC NECESSITY, MR. DOGSON. YEAH, LOOK AT HIM SWEAT HIS FACE UP THERE, ON ITEM NUMBER 2 DRIVE IN THE EXCESS OF 40-FOOT RIGHT-OF-WAY. FUCK THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF A AND LOOK AT BUCKET HEAD, HEY BUCKET HEAD, ORDINANCE ON MAINTENANCE, YOU'RE GOING TO PUT STREET LIGHTS IN FIGUEROA, HOW AM I SUPPOSE TO GET A PIECE OF ASS IF THERE IS TOO MUCH LIGHT FOR ME TO HOOK UP WITH A PIMP AND HIS WHIP. COME ON McOSKER, ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU WANT STREET LIGHTS. ARE YOU FUCKING WITH ME? LOOK AT ITEM 5, MR. ATTORNEY LIKE YOURSELF, FUCK STREET LIGHTING. ITEM NUMBER 16, FUCK CD14, JURADO, WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO FIX THE HOMELESS CRISIS IN CD14? WITHOUT THE STREET LIGHTS, YOU CONTINUE TO ALLOW THESE FUCKEN FOOLS TO PUT UP THEIR TENTS, PUT UP THEIR SLEEPING GEAR ALL OVER BOYLE HEIGHTS. IF I'M WRONG, TELL ME NOW. YOU AIN'T DO SHIT, GET THE STREET LIGHTS. GOT YOUR ATTENTION, GIRL, THAT'S THE WAY YOU SHOULD LISTEN. YES, WHERE IS BURGER GIRL. BURGER? YOU'RE NOT IN CD12 BUT FUCK IT, MORE STREET LIGHTING. THAT'S ALL WE NEED, STREET LIGHTS, MORE STREETLIGHTS, BUT WE NEED THEM IN FIGUEROA BECAUSE SMOKING SCAN WANTS TO DO A RESEARCH WHETHER OR NOT IT'S TRUE. IS THERE PROSTITUTION GOING ON IN BROAD DAYLIGHT? BECAUSE YOU DON'T NEED DAY LIGHTS, THE GIRLS ARE PIMPING THEIR STREET LIGHTS, SHOWING THEIR KNOCKERS ON STREETLIGHTS. RIGHT, YAROSLAVSKY, SHE DON'T WANT BECAUSE SHE'S JEW, JEW. I BROUGHT THESE 15 PAGES AND ONE FOR YOU, MR. DOG EATER. I'M GOING TO GO TO MY NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT. ?AOUF A MINUTE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, WE APPRECIATE YOUR CONTINUED PATIENCE. >> Speaker: 562443, ASSHOLE OFF TOPIC, THE PLACARD READ, GOD HATES THE U.S.A., THANK GOD FOR 9/11, AMERICAN IS DOOMED. DON'T PLAY FOR THE U.S.A. >> City Attorney: GENERAL PUBLIC CO. >> Speaker: I'M TALK ABOUT THING WAY THE CITY IS FULL OF FAG OT. LET ME FINISH! >> City Attorney: SPEAK TO SOMETHING IN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CITY. >> Speaker: ALL RIGHT, LET ME FINISH, GOD DAMN EXCUSE ME. FAG TROOPS, SIMPLIFY FAGS. GOD HATES FAGS, FAGS DONATION. NOT THE BLESS JUST THE CURSED. THANK GOD FOR PRIEST RAID. >> City Attorney: AND YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED. IF YOU DISRUPT THIS MEETING, FROM HERE ON OUT, YOU'LL BE SUBJECT TO DISMISSAL. TO EVERY ONE HERE, WE SINCERELY APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE. I SEE MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE, DISPLEASED. TRULY APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU. >> Speaker: I'M JAMES, I'M HERE IN OPPOSITION TO ITEM 2. >> City Attorney: GO AHEAD, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE FOR ITEM 1. --2. >> Speaker: YES I'M A RESIDENT OF PACIFIC DRIVE JUST A FEW YARDS FROM THIS STREET APPLICATION. THE DEVELOPER SAID THAT THEY FOUND THE RESTRICTIONS TOO OWNEROUS. BUT LET'S BE HONEST, THEY DON'T NEED TO BUILD. THEY WANT TO BUILD A MORE EXTRAVAGANT MANSION ON THIS TINY HILLSIDE PLOT. COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN, YOUR POLITICAL CAREER HAS BEEN CENTERED ON HOUSING AFFORDABILITY. YOUR WEBSITE SPEAKS OF FOSTERING INCLUSIVE, AFFORDABLE AND OPPORTUNITY RICH NEIGHBORHOODS. THIS PROJECT DOES THE OPPOSITE OF ALL THAT. EVERY DOLLAR OF CITY EFFORT SPENT ON GIVEAWAYS LIKE THIS, IS A DOLLAR NOT SPENT ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING. YOUR SUPPORTERS WOULD BE DEEPLY DISAPPOINTED TO SEE YOU BACKING THE HANDOUT OF PUBLIC LAND TO SPECULATIVE LUXURY REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS. I URGE YOU TO OPPOSE THIS VACATION. >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER. >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER I WOULD LIKE TO CALL A FEW MORE NAMES. GOAT, BARBARA MARTINEZ AND ART SAWYER. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: JERED ON CANNABIS ASSOCIATION. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT AND ITEM 13. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE FOR EACH. >> Speaker: HERE WE ARE INCREASING FEES TO OVERLY REGULATED, OVERLY TAXED INDUSTRY THAT IS TRYING TO GROW IN A CITY WITH VERY LITTLE OPPORTUNITIES. WITH SMOKE SHOPS AND CBD STORES THAT IS SELLING LIKE OR SIMILAR ITEMS, WE'RE IN A DIFFICULT POSITION. WE HAVE 3600 COMPETITORS WHO ALL HAVE PRICES 50 PERCENT LESS. WE CAN LOOK AT THE TAXES BUT THE REALITY IS THESE TAXES KAOUM LATE BY TAXING OTHER TAXES. SO THE CUMULATIVE, THESE ARE NOT JUST BUSINESS TAXES, IT'S HAD 44 PERCENT. NOW IN THAT 44 PERCENT, WE HAVE A 10 PERCENT GROSS TAX WE CHARGE THAT THE CUSTOMER AND THEN THE CITY OF FINANCE CHARGES TEN PERCENT ON THE TEN PERCENT THAT WE CHARGE THE CUSTOMER THUS INCURRIG ONE PERCENT, ON TOP OF THE 10 PERCENT, THUS 11 PERCENT. AND WE'LL GO TO GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. SO HERE WE ARE 11 PERCENT, WE'RE NOT NOT EVEN TAXES SERVICES ANYMORE. WHERE DO YOU EXPECT THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY TO GO FROM HERE? THAT'S THE PROBLEM WE'RE FACED WITH. WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF BUSINESSES GOING OUT OF BUSINESS. WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF BACK DEBT AND TAXES AND THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE THE DEBT THAT GOES TO OTHER PEOPLE IN THE CAN DIS SUPPLY CHAIN. WE HAVE A TIME WHERE WE LET THE ELICIT INDUSTRY TAKE OVER LOS ANGELES WHICH IS KIND OF ALREADY IS, OR UPLIFT SOME OF THE TAX PAYING BUSINESSES AND GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO SURVIVE, THRIVING IS OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF MOST CANNABIS PEOPLE NOW. WE JUST WANT SURVIVAL. THE CITY COUNCIL HAS AN OPPORTUNITY ON LOWERING THE EXCISE TAX, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE A MOTION ON LOWERING THAT. WE SEE THE STUDY OF WHAT IS HAPPENING CURRENTLY. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, MR. CITY ATTORNEY, WOULD I LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 2 AND PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE FOR ITEM 2 AND ONE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: I'M ART SAWYER AND UMMMM A 20-YEAR RESIDENT OF PACIFIC VIEW DRIVE IN CD4. THE PROPOSED VACATION IS A HARM TO ADJOINING HOMEOWNERS AND NEIGHBORHOOD. IT SACRIFICES THE BUFFER FOR THE BENEFIT OF A SINGLE LAND OWNER. HIS CURRENT LOTS ALLOWED HIM IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE MULHOLLAND SCENIC PLAN. YET RECEIVED HUNDREDS OF SQUARE FEET OF LAND. AS HE HIMSELF NOTES IN HIS APPLICATION, NOT TO FORD MORE HOMES OR AFFORDABLE HOMES BUT TO BUILD A BIGGER HOME. SHOULD THE VACATION GO THROUGH, THE CITY WILL FIND ITSELF WITH LESS LAND AND CONTROL. IF THE VACATION IS NOT IN THE CITY'S INTEREST NOT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S INTEREST, WHY SHOULD THE VACATION BE MADE FOR A NON RESIDENT DEVELOPER? I RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT YOU REJECT THIS VACATION AS PROPOSED OR RETURN IT TO THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE FOR FURTHER INPUT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL A FEW MORE NAMES. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: SO YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: OKAY, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN MY MINUTE STARTS, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY IS LISTENING AND NOT JUST IGNORING US, BECAUSE WE FEEL THAT WAY. MY NAME IS BARBARA I'M HERE IN SUPPORT OF GAZA AND PALESTINE I CAME WITH MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS HEER IN SUPPORT OF GAZA. BUT ALSO WHAT WAS GOING IN OUR COMMUNITY. OUR CHILDREN ARE ALSO GETTING, OUR CHILDREN AND OUR PEOPLE ARE GETTING SUPPRESSED. THEY'RE ATTACKING OUR CHILDREN. BY HOW? BY THE IMMIGRATION GOING TO OUR SCHOOLS AND TRYING TO DEPORT THEM. AND OUR COUNCILMEMBERS NEED TO HELP US AND DO SOMETHING IN OUR COMMUNITIES. WE PROTECT OUR STUDENTS, WE'RE HARD WORKING PEOPLE. WE'RE NOT HERE TO KILL OR SELL DRUGS, WE'RE HERE TO MAKE A BETTER LIVING. WE'RE HERE IN SOLIDARITY WITH GAZA. PLEASE FREE PALESTINE. PLEASE FREE PALESTINE! >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER. GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: IN OPPOSITION TO ITEM NUMBER 2. MY NAME IS CHARLES ALVAREZ, I LIVE ON PACIFIC VIEW DRIVE. I'M STRONG LEA POSE TODAY VACATING THE EASEMENT FOR THE TWO LOTS IN QUESTION. PACIFIC VIEW DRIVE IS A NARROW WIND' STREET AND THE REMOVAL OF EASEMENT WOULD MAKE THE STREET EVEN MORE NARROWER AND MORE DANGEROUS. THERE IS ALSO A LARGE UTILITY POLL IN THE MIDDLE OF TWO LOTS THAT INCLUDES POWER LINES AND TELEPHONE AND INTERNET CABLE AND STREET LIGHT. THERE IS VERY LITTLE SPACE AND ROOM AVAILABLE FOR ALTERNATE LOCATION FOR THAT UTILITY POLL. CONTRARY TO THE ASSERTIONS AND APPLICATIONS ALL THE OWNERS OF THE ABUTTING PROPERTIES, HAVE SIGNED A PETITION AND OPPOSITION TO VACATE IN THE EASEMENT. I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THAT PETITION TO THE CITY COUNCIL. AND BY THE WAY, WE WERE ALSO NOT NOTIFIED FOR THE CONVENIENCE SUBCOMMITTEE PRIOR TO THIS AS REQUIRED BY THE BROWN ACT. THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT AND ITEMS 1 THROUGH 13. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, YOU SAID GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT AND? >> Speaker: ITEMS 1 THROUGH 13. >> City Attorney: OKAY YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES FOR THE ITEMS AND ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. PLEASE BEGIN WITH THE ITEMS. GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: OKAY, THE FIRST PUBLIC COMMENT ARE IN REGARDS TO THE FEE INCREASE FROM THE DC. LIKE ONE OF MY COLLEAGUE SAID, WE'VE BEEN COMING OUT HERE SINCE APRIL AND IN REGARDS TO THE INDUSTRY WHY THE FEE INCREASES DON'T MAKE ANY SENSE. I WANTED TO PROVIDE SOME CLEAR EXAMPLES OF SOME OF THE CURRENT FUNCTIONALITY. RIGHT NOW IN ORDER TO SUBMIT A NEW DBA FOR YOUR BUSINESS THAT IS REQUIRED BY THE CITY AND THE STATE, THE CITY DOESN'T CHARGE YOU, EXCUSE ME, THE STATE DOES NOT CHARGE ANY FEES TO DO A DB A AND LICENSE. NOR DOES THE CITY, THE COUNTY. BUT IF YOU GO TO THE DCR, THEY'RE GOING TO CHARGE YOU OVER $500 JUST TO SUBMIT A DBA. MINE IS A 500 WORD AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE $500 FOR THAT. JUST COUPLE OF GENERAL COMMENTS. >> City Attorney: ONE MINUTE. >> Speaker: YEAH. SO ANOTHER EXAMPLE THAT I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING WITH THE DCR AND SOCIAL EQUITY IS PRO RATA DISBURSEMENT. THAT COULD HAVE BEEN UTILIZED TO BE ABLE TO PAY FOR SECURITY GUARDS, FOR DEBT THAT I HAD OCCURED OPENING UP. AND SO TEN MONTHS OF WAITING AND EMAILS AND FOLLOW-UP FOR GETTING A PRORATA ADVANCEMENT, HINDERED MY BUSINESS AND HAVE A LEG TO STAND ON. ANOTHER ISSUE WE ENCOUNTERED, IN THE SAME YEAR WE HAD ENCOUNTER A INVOICE OF 4500 AND ANOTHER ANNUAL FEE FOR THE SAME BUSINESS YEAR OF APPROXIMATELY 7,000 AND SOMETHING DOLLARS. ULTIMATELY OUR SOCIAL HE QUIT FUNDS PULLED THAT MONEY OUT BUT WHY WOULD I BE REQUIRED TO PAY FOR TWO LICENSES FOR THE SAME YEAR. DOES NOT MAKE SENSE. >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER? >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPAK TO? >> Speaker: GENERAL COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE. GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: I HEARD A LOT OF ABOUT LAPD AND CITY OF LOS ANGELES, AND ICE. AND IT'S IMPORTANT ALSO FOR US TO UNDERSTAND THAT, STATE TRAINING THE POLICE HERE IN LOS ANGELES. AND OTHER CITIES AS WELL. SO IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THE PEOPLE, AND ALSO THE PEOPLE IN PALESTINE WHO IS UNDER GENOCIDE, L.A. AND NEEDS TO BE IN THE FOR FRONT SO YOU NEED TO DIVEST IN THE DESIGNER STATE. AND ALSO ISRAEL AND SOME COMPANIES, THE BUSINESS WITH THEM. BECAUSE THEY CANNOT CONTINUE. WE USING OUR MONEY TO FUND THE PEOPLE, BRUTALIZING US HERE AND ALSO KILLING CHILDREN IN GAZA. WE HAVE TO STOP. FREE PALESTINE. >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL A FEW MORE NAMES. DANIEL, DANNY SOSA AND KENNETH. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEM WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: PUBLIC COMMENT. WE'RE FROM THE HUNGER STRIKE, THREE-DAY HUNGER STRIKE FOR PALESTINE AGAINST STARVATION. THE WORLD LOOKS AT LOS ANGELES AND YOU KNOW, WHAT YOU SAY WHAT YOU DO, CAN HAVE A BIG IMPACT ON HUMANITY. AGAINST THE STARVATION OF BABIES, OF CHILDREN. WE KNOW THAT, YOU, YOU HAVE ISSUES THAT YOU SPEND ON THINGS BUT YOU SPEND MILLIONS ON MALICIOUS AGAINST THE ICE. BUT YOU SPEND BAND-AIDS ON HOUSING. THERE IS A CRISIS AND THAT'S WHAT IS GOING ON. WE KNOW THAT THE UNITED STATES, IF THERE IS EVIL, IT THRIVES ON EVIL. IT TAKES OUR TAX DOLLARS, IT TAKES OUR MONEY, AND SENDS IT FOR MASSIVE WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION TO ISRAEL. NOW YOU CAN DO, YOU CAN MAKE A RESOLUTION TO SAY NO, TO SAY NO TO GENOCIDE HERE AND THERE. WHY ARE YOU GOING TO DO IT? MAKE A RESOLUTION. >> City Attorney: SPEAKER, YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED. >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL A FEW MORE NAMES. LIN, BEN, AND RICHARD. >> Council President: RIGHT AND AFTER THESE SPEAKERS, THAT WILL CONCLUDE SPEAKERS FOR TODAY. >> City Attorney: AND BEFORE WE BEGIN WITH THE NEXT SPEAKER. THE PERSON HOLDING UP THE SIGN, WE HAVE A RULE THAT RESTRICTS THE SIZE OF SIGNS. AND THE REASON IS PEOPLE BEHIND YOU, IT CAN BLOCK THE VIEW, SO THE SIGNS OR FLAGS NEED TO BE 8 BY 11 REGARDLESS OF WHAT THEY SAY. WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE NOT RAISE THE SIGN FOR THE REST OF THE MEETING. >> Speaker: PUBLIC COMMENT. MY NAME IS DANIEL SOSA I OWN AND OPERATE FOUR DISPENSARIES IN THE CITY OF L.A. THE PROSPECT OF RAISING FEES ON CANNABIS BUSINESSES IS A RIDICULOUS AND TONE-DEAF PROPOSITION. THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY IS IN A STATE OF CRISIS. WE CANNOT AFFORD HIGHER FEES AND CANNOT AFFORD TO OPERATE IN THE CURRENT STRUCTURE. WE NEED SWEEPING CHANGES OF REGULATORY STRUCTURE. THE AVERAGE DISPENSARY IN L.A. IN OVER A MILLION DOLLARS IN DEBT TO THE CITY AND OVER A MILLION DOLLARS IN TAX DEBT TO THE STATE. MEANWHILE, WE'RE COMPETING AGAINST AN ELICIT MARKET WHICH PAYS NO TAXES AND CONTROLS OVER 60 PERCENT OF THE MARKET. PLAIN AND SIMPLE, WE CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY HIGHER FEES IN SUCH A HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT. >> City Attorney: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYBODY LISTENING TO MY IMPORTANT PUBLIC COMMENT. TODAY IS DAY 26 OF 24-HOUR PROTEST AGAINST ICE'S PRESENCE IN OUR CITY. LAPD IS CONTINUING TO HARASS INTIMIDATE AND ARREST PEACEFUL PROTESTERS. AND USING 4118 AS AN EXCUSE TO DO IT. WE'RE CONTINUING TO DOCUMENT AND RECORD THEM EVERY TIME THEY DO THIS. WHEN YOU PASS 4118, MANY WARNED IT WAS A SLIPPERY SLOPE. WELL THE SLOPE HAS SLIPPED AND LAPD IS NOW USING 4118, THE ORDINANCE SPECIFICALLY CREATED TO ADDRESS HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS TO HARASS AND ARREST PEACEFUL PROTESTERS. THESE ARE SERIOUS CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS. THEY'RE OPENING UP THE CITY UP FOR LIABILITY AND TERRIBLE PRECEDENCE THAT LAPD CONTINUES TO SET. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER. >> GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEM WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: I'M GOING TO HAVE GENERAL COMMENT AND I CAN ADDRESS ONE AGENDA ITEM. >> City Attorney: SO YOU HAVE WIN MINUTE FOR THE ITEM AND ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL. PLEASE BEGIN WITH THE GENERAL. >> Speaker: ONE-MINUTE EACH, OKAY. DOES IT MATTER WHAT I START WITH? I'M GOING TO START WITH GENERAL COMMENT. >> City Attorney: WE REQUEST JUST LIKE EVERY ONE ELSE, WE START WITH THE ITEM AND THEN GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: OKAY, I'M SORRY. SO THE ITEM I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON IT DOES PERTAIN TO LIGHTING. I WOULD LIKE TO BRING ATTENTION TO CD1 AND THE AREA THAT I'M SPEAKING ABOUT, IS THE TRIBUTE AIRY, THE ARROYO RIVER THAT GOES ALONG THE 110. I BROUGHT TO YOUR OFFICE ATTENTION IN THE PAST. AND I WANT TO SAY I APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU'RE DOING AND THE COMMUNITY TO CLEAR SOME OF THE ENCAMPMENTS THAT ARE AROUND THERE, BUT THIS ONE ALONG OUR FREEWAY, IT'S REALLY BAD AND IT JUST KEEPS GROWING AND GROWING. THERE MUST BE, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE OCCUPY THESE ENCAMPMENTS BUT IF THERE IS TWO OR THREE, THERE IS AT LEAST, YOU KNOW, 8 OF THEM. SO THERE IS OVER 8 PEOPLE, I'M SURE AT LEAST A DOZEN. AND THE PLASTIC IS WAVING AROUND AND THEY KEEP GROWING. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ANSWER IS. I DON'T THINK ANYBODY HERE KNOWS THE ANSWER. >> City Attorney: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: BUT WE NEED TO CLEAR THAT AND I APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO GENERAL COMMENT, I HEARD THE BUZZARD, THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: I DON'T THINK THEY WERE TRYING TO BUZZ IT ON YOU, WE WERE TRYING TO RESET THE TIME. IF YOU CAN RESTART IT. >> Speaker: THIS GENERAL COMMENT DOES PERTAIN TO THE COUNCILMEMBERS. THIS SIDE OF THE AISLE, LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE PAYING ATTENTION. BUT THIS SIDE OF THE AISLE, TO ME RIGHT NOW DOES NOT. NONE OF THEM ARE LOOKING AT ME. AND I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH ONE OF THE SPEAKERS A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO THAT ADDRESSED THED ISSUE. I'M RETIRED NOW BUT I WAS A TEACHER FOR 26 YEARS AT L.A. UNIFIED. AND WOULDN'T YOU AGREE THAT STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO LISTEN AND PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT IS BEING PRESENTED. AS YOU KNOW, CELL PHONES WERE BANNED IN CLASSROOMS, YOU PROBABLY ALL SUPPORTED THAT. WHY DON'T WE BAN THE CELL PHONES HERE DURING THIS SESSION, MAYBE THAT IS SOMETHING YOU CAN THINK ABOUT IT. IT WOULD MAKE YOU PAY ATTENTION. LOOK AT THE SPEAKER AND SHOW SOME RESPECT? DO YOU TALK IN THE CHURCH SERVICE? DO YOU PAY ATTENTION WHEN YOU GO TO YOUR CHILD'S RECITAL OR PERFORMANCE, I WOULD HOPE THAT YOU DO. YOU'RE NOT CHATTING WITH YOUR FRIENDS LIKE YOU ARE HERE. PLEASE SHOW SOME RESPECT. THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER, AND I BELIEVE THIS IS THE FINAL SPEAKER AS WELL. GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: HELLO I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT GENERAL COMMENT, PLEASE. >> City Attorney: OKAY, YOU HAVE WIN MINUTE GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: HELLO I'M EDDIE ONE OF THE PRIMARY ORGANIZERS OF THE PROTEST. ARE YOU GUYS LISTENING? IT'S 24--PROTEST THAT STARTED JUNE 11. >> City Attorney: CAN WE PAUSE HIS TIME. SO YEAH. >> Speaker: THE MIC IS WEIRD, WHAT IS GOING ON? >> City Attorney: SO YOU'RE SPEAKING VERY CLEARLY. BACK UP JUST A LITTLE BIT, SAY SOMETHING, THAT IS BETTER. I THINK YOU WERE TOO CLOSE TO THE MIC. >> Speaker: CAN WE START. >> City Attorney: WE PAUSED YOUR TIME. >> Speaker: CAN YOU JUST RESTART REAL QUICK, THANK YOU. I WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU RESTART. >> City Attorney: AGAIN. GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: SO YOU'RE RESTARTING, IT'S 38 SECONDS. PLEASE RESTART IT. >> City Attorney: NOW YOU'RE BEING REPETITIVE. >> Speaker: IT HAS NOT RESTARTED. >> City Attorney: WE PAUSED IT. >> Speaker: I REALLY WANT YOU TO HEAR ME. RESTART IT. >> City Attorney: THIS IS YOUR LAST OPPORTUNITY OR I'M GOING TO HAVE TO ASK TO VACATE. YOU HAVE 27 SECONDS. >> Speaker: HE'S TAKING THE OLYMPICS AWAY FROM YOU. TODAY, TRUMP IS TAKE ITING THE OLYMPICS AWAY FROM YOU. YOU GUYS ARE CITY COUNCIL OF ONE OF THE LARGEST ECONOMIES OF THE COUNTRY. JOIN US IN FIGHTING FOR THE REST OF THE COUNTRY. IF YOU CAN'T JOIN US BECAUSE OF YOUR OWN COWARDNESS, PLEASE LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE. I WISH I HAD THE WHOLE MINUTE TO SPEAK TO YOU GUYS. BUT YOU KEEP SILENCE ME. >> City Attorney: SPEAKER YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED. >> Council President: THANK YOU SO MUCH, SPEAKER. MR. CLERK, WHAT ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR US TO CONSIDER. >> Clerk: MR. PRESIDENT, THE COUNCIL MAY VOTE ON 1, 3 THROUGH 13 AND 19 THROUGH 29. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, THOSE ITEMS ARE NOW BEFORE US. OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 14 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: THE COUNCIL MAY NOW CONSIDER ITEM 2 HELD FOR COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN FOR REMARKS. >> N. Raman: COUNCIL PRESIDENT, MAY I REQUEST A ONE-WEEK CONTINUATION TO ADDRESS SMFT QUESTIONS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP TODAY. >> Clerk: FOR THE RECORD, THAT WOULD BE AUGUST 12th, 2025. >> Council President: THAT WILL BE CONTINUED TO TUESDAY AUGUST 12th WITHOUT OBJECTION. WHAT IS NEXT. >> N. Raman: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> Clerk: COUNCIL HAS MOTIONED FOR REFERRAL. >> Council President: POSTED AND REFERRED. ANNOUNCEMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN? >> N. Raman: GREAT. I JUST WANTED TO FLAG FOR EVERYBODY AS PART OF THIS YEAR'S BUDGET PROCESS, WE CREATED A BUREAU OF HOMELESSNESS OVERSIGHT IN THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT. A PLACE IN THE CITY THAT IS CHARGED WITH PERFORMANCE OVERSIGHT. >> City Attorney: I'M SORRY, COUNCILMEMBER. I'M GOING TO JOIN THE GENTLEMAN HOLDING UP THE SIGN IN THE RED T-SHIRT, PLEASE DO NOT DISRUPT THIS MEETING. PUBLIC COMMENT IS OVER AND YOU WERE GIVEN AN TOUNT SPEAK. THIS IS YOUR FIRST WARNING. THE SAME GOES FOR--THE WOMEN IN THE YELLOW SHIRT WHO IS RAISING HER FIST. THIS IS YOUR FIRST AND ONLY WARNING. DO NOT DISRUPT THIS MEETING, IF YOU CONTINUE TO DO SO YOU'LL BE SUBJECT TO REMOVAL. [SCREAMING IN THE BACKGROUND] >> City Attorney: THE GENTLEMAN HOLDING THE SIGN IS ELIGIBLE FOR REMOVAL, HE HAS BEEN WARNED AND STILL DISRUPTING THE MEETING. >> Council President: SO YOU'VE BEEN WARNED FROM DISRUPTING THE MEETING. I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO LEAVE THE MEETING NOW. YOU'VE BEEN EXCUSED PURSUANT TO RULE 7 AND RULE 12. >> City Attorney: AND MR. PRESIDENT, THE WOMEN IN THE YELLOW WITH THE LIFTED FIST HAS BEEN WARNED TWICE AND SUBJECT FOR REMOVAL IF YOU WOULD LIKE. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WE TOOK PUBLIC COMMENT FOR OVER AN HOUR AND THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT TOMORROW AND ON FRIDAY. PLEASE DO NOT DISRUPT THE MEETING, WE'RE TRYING TO HEAR ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN? >> Council President: BEFORE YOU GO TO COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN, WE HAD ABOUT 60 MINUTES OF PUBLIC COMMENT. SO FOLKS KNOW, COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN. >> N. Raman: THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'LL START AGAIN, AS PART OF THIS YEAR'S BUDGET PROCESS WE CREATED A BUREAU OF HOMELESSNESS OVERSIGHT IN THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT WHICH IS ESTABLISHING FOR THE FIRST TIME A PLACE IN THE CITY THAT IS CHARGED WITH OVERSEEING, PERFORMANCE TO ENSURE THAT EVERY DOLLAR THAT WE'RE SPENDING ON HOMELESSNESS IS WORKING TO GET BEEM --PEOPLE THE HELP THAT THEY NEED. AND THEY'VE BEEN WORK WITHING LAHSA TO IDENTIFY AND IMPROVE COLLECTION ABOUT THE FOUR KEY AREAS IN OUR HOMELESSNESS RESPONSE, PERMANENT HOUSING. THAT WILL HELP US ANSWER QUESTIONS LIKE SO MANY TOTAL BEDS WE'RE INVESTING IN AND ARE WE FILLING THOSE BEDS EVERY NIGHT. WHAT KIND OF CARE ARE WE GETTING IN THE SHELTERS. THIS IS THE KIND OF DATA THAT WE HAVE AND SOLVE THOSE PROBLEMS TO HELP AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE TO COME INDOORS AND TO SAFETY. WE CAN ALSO USE THIS INFORMATION TO ADVOCATE FOR BETTER RESOURCES FROM THE COUNTY. A PRESENTATION ON THE DATA AND HOW IT CAN BE USED TO IMPROVE OUR SYSTEM'S PERFORMANCE WILL BE MADE IN THE HNH COMMITTEE MEETING TOMORROW AFTERNOON. STAFF WILL ALSO SHOWCASE ONE EXAMPLE HOW THIS HAS BEEN USED TO FILL RESULTS, BY FILLING UNITS ACROSS THE CITY. AND BECAUSE THIS IS THE TOPIC OF WIDESPREAD INTEREST I WANT TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO ENCOURAGE YOU OUR APPROPRIATE STAFF TO LISTEN IN AND WELCOME FEEDBACK AS THIS PROCESS MOVES FORWARD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> Council President: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN. COUNCILMEMBER McOSKER. >> T. McOsker: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN FOR THAT. MEMBERS, I KNOW THAT MANY OF US HAVE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT EVENTS IN OUR DISTRICTS. I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THIS IS A NATIONAL NIGHT OUT DAY. I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE IN THE 1-5 FOR THE LISTENING AUDIENCE. ACROSS LOS ANGELES IT'S AN ANNUAL EVENT THAT SERVES TO PROMOTE PUBLIC SAFETY AND NEIGHBORHOOD COMRADITY. IN THE 1-5, WE'RE PROUD THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE HOSTING FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, TWO AT THE STATION. SO THE HARBOR DIVISION IS GOING TO HAVE ONE AND SOUTHWEST DIVISION IS DWG TO HAVE A NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AS THEY USUALLY DO. WE USUALLY HAVE ONE FROM 4:00 P.M. TO 8:00 P.M. TO IT COVERS THE ENTIRE RANGE OF THE DISTRICT. AT EACH THERE WILL BE FREE ENTERTAINMENT, FREE FOOD, RESOURCES FOR THE PUBLIC. COME ON OUT, AND I WANT TO SAY, THAT EVERY SINGLE RESIDENT, EVERY RESIDENT IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES IS INVITED OUT. IT IS A PLACE WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO BE SAFE, IF YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE AS A RESIDENT, REGARDLESS OF YOUR STATUS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALL WORKING TOGETHER ON OUR PUBLIC SAFETY. SO THANK YOU. >> Council President: THANK YOU SO MUCH AND WE'LL SEE YOU AT SOUTHWEST DIVISION TONIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER PADILLA. >> I. Padilla: I WANT TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT WHAT I BROUGHT UP LAST WEEK RESULT TODAY LAUSD SEEKING PARTNERSHIPS FOR GOING BACK TO SCHOOL, HAS BEEN FORWARDED OVER TO YOUR OFFICES FROM MY OFFICE. SO FOR THOSE WHO ARE SAYING WHAT WE'RE DOING OR WHAT WE CAN POTENTIALLY DO TO HELP THE CHILDREN OF LOS ANGELES. I BROUGHT IT UP LAST WEEK, IT'S NOW IN YOUR INBOX AND LOOKING FORWARD, HOPEFULLY WE CAN ALL BE PARTNERS IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER WITH OUR SCHOOLS. >> Council President: THANK YOU. AND THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL IS? >> I. Padilla: NEXT THURSDAY. >> Council President: SO NEXT THURSDAY, SCHOOL STARTS AND THEY WANT THE CHILDREN TO BE THERE SO THE CHILDREN FEEL LIKE THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAS THEIR BACK. >> Council President: RIGHT ON. AND THURSDAY, IS NOT COUNCIL DAY SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN MAKE IT OUT TO SCHOOLS THAT MORNING. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCES? SEEING NONE, I WANT TO ASK EVERYBODY TO RISE FOR ADJOURNING MOTIONS? ADJOURNING MOTION TO SEE MY LEFT? COUNCILMEMBER McOSKER? >> T. McOsker: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND COLLEAGUES. I ASK THAT WE ADJOURN TODAY IN MEMORY OF VIOLET MORETE, A PROUD SAN PEDRO NATIVE, VIOLET PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 91, LEAVING BEHIND A LEGACY OF FAMILY AND SERVICE THAT WILL BE REMEMBERED BY EVERY ONE WHO KNEW AND LOVED HER. SHE WAS BORN IN SAN PEDRO TO JOSEPH AND LURITZA, IMMIGRANTS FROM THE ISLAND CROATIA. SHE GREW UP IN A CLOSE-N*IT NEIGHBORHOOD WHICH IS COMMON WHERE FAMILY TIES RAN STRONG AND EVERY ONE WAS WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF UNCLES, AUNTS AND COUSINS. THOUGH SHE NEVER LEARNED TO RIDE A BICYCLE, SAYS HER DAUGHTER, VIOLET'S LIFE WAS FULL OF FUN, PLAYED NEAR THE QUICKSAND WHERE WAREHOUSES NINE AND TEN ARE NOW CONSTRUCTED. LATER, ALSO ROAD IN THE FISHERMAN'S FIESTA PARADES WHICH WERE QUITE A THING FOR FOLKS IN HER GENERATION. WHERE SHE SAID SHE FELT LIKE ROYALTY WHEN THEY WAVED ON PEOPLE ON THE DOCKS BEFORE THEY WERE BLESSED AND SENT OUT TO SEA. ATTENDED DANA HIGH AND GRADUATED IN THE WIRNT IN 1951, AFTER STUDYING IN THE COLLEGE, SHE WAS INTRODUCED TO CUSTOMS FOR THE FIRST TIME. OUT OF COLLEGE, FOR THE FIRST TIME INTRODUCED TO CUSTOMS OUTSIDE OF HER CROATIAN UPBRINGING. THAT'S HOW IT WAS IN THOSE DAYS. SHE SPOKE TO FIND OUT THAT TO LEARN THAT AMERICANS PUT SOUR CREAM IN THEIR BAKED POTATO AND OTHER THINGS THAT SHE WAS UNACCUSTOMED TO BEING IN HER CROATIAN COCOON WHICH I SAY LOVINGLY. VIOLET LEARNED TO DANCE, MARRIED LOUIE, A LONGSHOREMAN AND TOGETHER THEY RAISED TWO DAUGHTERS, MARILYN AND KATHY. THE FAMILY REMAINED VERY DEEPLY COMMITTED TO THE MARY STAR PERISH, WHERE VIOLET VOLUNTEERED IN THE CHRISTIAN MINISTRY. HER TRUEST VOCATION WAS NURTURING HER FAMILY WITH LOVE AND FOOD WHETHER IT WAS HER LAMB, OR LAMPICA HER KITCHEN WAS GREATEST. AND RETIREMENT VIOLET AND LOUIE SPENT PEACEFUL YEARS IN WILLEDMARSKIMMING IN THE POOL, PICK ING TOMATOS IN THE FARM SXEN JOYING THE FRUITS OF A WELL LIVED LIFE. HER STORY REFLECTS THE STORY *F COMMUNITIES AND AREA. RICH IN CULTURE AND TODAY WE HONOR HER MEMBER PREAND EXTEND OUR DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO HER FAMILY WHO WERE FORTUNATE TO SHARE HER LIFE. I KNEW HER FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL. I GOT TO KNOW HER. I KNEW HER FAMILY BUT I MET HER AND SPENT A FEW YEARS WITH HER. SO THANK YOU, AND GOD BLESS HER. >> Council President: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. McOSKER, BEAUTIFULLY SAID. ANY OTHER ADJOURNING MOTIONS TO MY LEFT? ADJOURNING MOTIONS TO MY RIGHT? ALL RIGHT, WE'RE ADJOURNED, EVERYBODY.