rebuild is important that we keep our eyes on the future. Today I'm issuing a new executive order to help residents harden their homes and businesses against wildfire. We've learned a lot about wildfires over the years. We know that there are certain things that you can do if you are ever in this again to protect your homes. The Corps has been on ground here for a couple of months and reach that speed and accomplish this amazing mission. We need partnerships to do so. And the city of Los Angeles has been fantastic because we just simply can't do it without the greater effort. These great Americans behind me that are doing the hard work as well. But single most important partner that we have is the community. Certainly those in the affected communities. We're very happy with the clarity of information that's coming out in the early there were some definitive challenges as recent the city has begun to give us more information has involved the community in conversations on a more frequent basis with community leaders like Paul Strong and answer our questions with a long way to go lots more questions and a lot of important issues we need to deal with. But it's a step in the right direction. And we appreciate it . So the executive that I will sign today has our city departments developing paths forward to streamline permitting owners who rebuild all electric , more fire resistant homes, promote the use of fire, resist construction materials to, harden homes and businesses. As Los Angeles begins to rebuild. And that further the resiliency of >> Council President: GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF APRIL 2, 2025. MY NAME IS MARQUEECE HARRIS-DAWSON, I SERVE AS PRESIDENT FOR THIS COUNCIL. PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE TAKEN ON ITEMS WHERE PUBLIC COMMENT HAS NOT BEEN SATISFIED. MR. CLERK, LET'S BEGIN BY CALLING THE ROLL. >> Clerk: BLUMENFIELD, HARRIS-DAWSON HERNANDEZ HUTT JURADO LEE MCOSKER NAZARIAN PADILLA PARK PRICE RAMAN RODRIGUEZ SOTO-MARTINEZ YAROSLAVSKY. 11 MEMBERS PRESENT AND A QUORUM, MR. PRESIDENT. >> Council President: FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS. >> Clerk: APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF APRIL 1, 2025. >> Council President: WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: COMMENDATORY RESOLUTIONS FOR APPROVAL. >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER PADILLA MOVES, COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ SECONDS. CAN WE RUN THROUGH THE AGENDA? >> Clerk: THERE IS A REQUEST TO HOLD ITEMS 5, 6, AND 7 AON THE DESK. 1 THROUGH 21 ARE ITEMS FOR PUBLIC HEARING. 22 THROUGH 28 ARE ITEMS FOR PUBLIC HEARING HAVE BEEN HELD. 29 THROUGH 39 ARE ITEMS FOR WHICH PUBLIC HEARINGS HAVE NOT BEEN HELD. ITEM NUMBER 40 IS A CLOSE SESSION ITEM CONSIDERED BY THE BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE. TEP VOTES ARE REQUIRED. >> Council President: WHAT ITEMS ARE--SORRY, I WAS SUPPOSE TO ASK FOR SPECIALS FIRST. I GOT AHEAD OF MYSELF. SPECIALS, MEMBERS, ANY SPECIALS TO MY LEFT? MR. BLUMENFIELD. >> B. Blumenfield: YES, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR 8 TO BE RECEIVED AND FILED AS THE LIEN HAS BEEN PAID. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WITHOUT OBJECTION. ANY OTHER SPECIALS ON MY LEFT? COUNCILMEMBER McOSKER? >> T. McOsker: I THINK THE PUBLIC HEARING HAS NOT BEEN HELD FOR THIS ITEM BUT ON ITEM 30 I'M GOING TO RECUSE MYSELF FROM ITEM 30 MY WIFE IS A CASE MANAGER THAT DOES ENTITIES AT THAT SITE. >> Council President: GOT IT. ANY OTHER SPECIALS TO MY LEFT? ALL RIGHT, COUNCILMEMBER YAROSLAVSKY? >> K. Yaroslavsky: I WOULD LIKE TO CALL ITEM 24 SPECIAL FOR COMMENTS. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. >> K. Yaroslavsky: THANK YOU. >> Council President: MR. SOTO-MARTINEZ. >> H. Soto-Martinez: I WOULD LIKE TO CALL 28 FOR COMMENTS. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ. >> M. Rodriguez: I HAVE AN AMENDMENT FOR 28. >> Council President: AN AMENDMENT FOR 28 THAT HAS BEEN SECONDED AND IN CIRCULATION. ANY OTHER SPECIALS ON THE REST SIDE? MR. PRICE? WHAT IS FOR US TO VOTE ON AT THIS TIME, MR. CLERK? >> Clerk: MR. PRESIDENT, AT THIS TIME, THE COUNCIL MAY NOW VOTE ON ITEMS, 22, 23, AND 55 THROUGH--I MEAN 25 THROUGH 27. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, THOSE ITEMS ARE NOW BEFORE US. LET'S OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 12 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: MR. PRESIDENT, WOULD COUNCIL LIKE TO TAKE UP ITEM 24 COMMENTS BY COUNCILMEMBER YAROSLAVSKY? >> Council President: FOR COMMENTS COUNCILMEMBER? >> K. Yaroslavsky: I BELIEVE COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN ALSO HAD COMMENTED. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE WHAT WE CAN DO BEFORE SHE GETS HERE. >> K. Yaroslavsky: THANK YOU. >> Council President: NEXT ONE. >> Clerk: THE NEXT ITEM, THE COUNCIL CAN TAKE UP ITEM 40 WHICH IS A CLOSE SESSION ITEM CONSIDERED BY THE BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE. >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER YAROSLAVSKY? >> K. Yaroslavsky: THANK YOU. WE HAVE A TECHNICAL AMENDMENT FOR ITEM 40, I BELIEVE THE CITY ATTORNEY HAS THAT? >> Clerk: MR. PRESIDENT, AND COUNCILMEMBERS I CAN READ THE FULL RECOMMENDATION FOR ITEM 40. >> Clerk: EXPEND 2450,000 TO AUTHOR THE CONTROL TORE TRANSFER FROM THE LIABILITY CLAIMS FUND NUMBER 100-1-MISCELLANEOUS LIABILITY PAY OUT TO FUND 100-5 ACT NUMBER 0009792 POLICE LIABILITY PAY OUT AND FROM 23U7BD 100 59-ACT NUMBER 00092 POLICE PAY OUT PAID PAYABLE AS--CLIENT TRUST ACCOUNT FOR TO MAKE NECESSARY TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENTS SUBJECT TO THED APPROVAL OF CAO CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER AND AUTHORIZE THE CONTROLLER AUTHORIZE THE CAO TO MAKE TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENTS AND AUTHORITY THE CONTROL TORE IMPLEMENT THOSE INSTRUCTIONS. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, DOES THAT COVER THE ITEMS THAT YOU WISH TO COVER? AND I BELIEVE WE CAN HEAR THAT IN OPEN SESSION. >> K. Yaroslavsky: YES, JUST A TECHNICAL AMENDMENT. >> Council President: OKAY, SO ITEM 40 IS BEFORE US, OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 1 AYES. --13 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, MR. NAZARIAN, I SEE YOU, DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL OR COMMENT? >> A. Nazarian: IF WE CAN CONTINUE 5 AND TO JULY AND 30th. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, DID WE VOTE ON 5 AND 6? >> A. Nazarian: NO ARE WE HERE. >> Council President: ARE WE IN RECESS? >> Clerk: THAT'S THE FIRST DAY BACK FROM RECESS. ON THE DESK ITEM 24 HELD ON THE DESK FOR COUNCILMEMBER YAROSLAVSKY AND COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN. AND I BELIEVE COUNCILMEMBER SOTO-MARTINEZ HAS COMMENTS. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, SO WE ARE, WE WILL AWAIT THOSE, WE'RE WAITING ON THAT AMENDMENT. >> Clerk: THAT'S CORRECT. >> Council President: AND I HAVE IT, DOES THAT MEAN IT'S BEEN DISTRIBUTED? IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT? COUNCILMEMBER YAROSLAVSKY >> K. Yaroslavsky: THANK YOU, IF IT'S OKAY, I CAN START WITH MY REMARKS, I UNDERSTAND COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN IS INTO THIS ROOM. >> Council President: SO WE'LL TAKE UP ITEM 24 AT THIS TIME. COUNCILMEMBER YAROSLAVSKY? >> K. Yaroslavsky: THANK YOU, I ASK TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR THIS MOTION THAT WILL ALLOW US AS A CITY TO DELIVER LARGER UNITS FOR FAMILIES ALL WITHOUT HAVING TO MAKE ANY CHANGES TO LOCAL ZONING OR LAND USE LAWS. BY UPDATING OUR CODE TO A LAW FOR SINGLE STAIRWAY THAT WILL A LAW FOR MORE NATURAL LIGHT AND VENTILATION AND SPACES THAT HAVE MORE GREEN SPACE FOR FAMILIES. AND SINGLE STAIRWAY FROM NEW YORK TO SEATTLE TO CITIES THAT HAVE LONG ALLOWED SUCH BUILDINGS ARE EQUALLY AS SAFE. AND THE NETHER LAND WHERE SINGLE STAIR WELL, THEY HAVE ONE-THIRD THE NUMBER OF FATALITIES AS THE UNITED STATES ADDRESSED PER-CAPITA. FURTHERMORE, REDUCED COST BY 6 TO 13 PERCENT. ACROSS NORTH AMERICA MORE THAN 18 JURISDICTION INCLUDING SAN FRANCISCO AND SAN DIEGO HAVE INITIALED WORK FOR STAIR WELL BUILDINGS. FOR SINGLE STAIR BUILDINGS UP TO SIX STORIES. THE MOTION BEFORE YOU, INSTRUCTS PUBLIC AND SAFETY TO WORK WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND LAFD TO ENSURE THAT WE WILL IN NO WAY BE COMPROMISING THE NEEDS OF OUR FAMILIES AND THIS MOTION IS A CLEAR AND PROVEN SOLUTION TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN COST AFFECTIVELY. I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN, AND CHAIR BLUMENFIELD FOR SECONDING AND ADVOCACIES AND MANY OF MY CONSTITUENTS. THANK YOU. >> Council President: THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER JURADO. >> Y. Jurado: THANK YOU, WOULD I LIKE TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN AND YAROSLAVSKY AND BLUMENFIELD, FOR THIS ISSUE. AS WE LOOK TO BUILDING MORE HOUSES, WE HAVE TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX. THIS IS THE KIND OF THING THAT CAN HELP US TO GET TO THE INNOVATIVE THINKING WE NEED AND A GOOD REMINDER THAT DETER FOLKS FROM BUILDING MORE HOUSES. BECAUSE BUILDING MORE HOUSING IS ONE OF THE KEY SOLUTION TO SEE GET US OUT OF THIS CRISIS. I SUPPORT THIS MOTION AND I ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES AROUND THE HORSESHOE TO SUPPORT IT AS WELL. THANK YOU. >> Council President: THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT THIS ITEM IS NOW BEFORE US, WE'LL LOOK FOR FORWARD TO HEARING COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN IN THE PRESS. HOPEFULLY, ON THIS ITEM. LET'S OPEN THE ROLL--COUNCILMEMBER >> A. Nazarian: I WAS NOT GOING TO GET UP AND TALK ABOUT THIS. SINCE THIS IS A REPORT BACK AND WE'RE GOING TO FIND OUT EXACTLY HOW THIS IS GOING TO BE DONE, I'VE SEEN INSTANCED WHERE INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN TRAPPED WHEN THERE IS ONLY ONE STAIR WELL. THIS IS THE IDEA OF WHY THERE IS BEEN TWO STAIR WELLS ESTABLISHED. NOW MOVING FORWARD WHEN PROJECTS ARE GOING TO BE DONE IN A WAY WHERE IT'S BEEN A ACCOMMODATING SAFE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO VACATE A BUILDING, GREAT WONDERFUL. BUT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE WHAT THIS ROBERT BRINGS BACK AND THEN--REPORT BRINGS BACK, SO TODAY I'LL SUPPORT IT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS BUT WE'LL SEE WHEN IT COMES BACK. >> Council President: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER JURADO AND YAROSLAVSKY, I APPRECIATE THIS COMING FORWARD. BEFORE US A LOT OF WORK TO UNWIND. A LOST MEASURES THAT WERE PUT IN PLACE DECADES AGO THAT SOMETIMES STILL MAKE SENSE BUT ALOT OF TIME DON'T MAKE SENSE ANYMORE AND HELP TO MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR US TO PRODUCE HOUSING AND OUTRAGEOUS COSTS AND TIME LINES. SOY WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY TO WHO HAS WORKED TO GET A REPORT BACK. COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ. >> E. Hernandez: OKAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT TO SAY, THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR PUTTING THIS MOTION FORWARD. I THINK I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT WHEN WE VOTED ON THE CHIP, WE'RE TRYING TO BRING IN MORE DENSITY, MORE HOUSING AND I THINK WE'RE IN THE MOMENT WHERE WE ALL RECOGNIZE THAT IT'S CRITICAL TO DO IT SO THANK YOU FOR PULTING THIS MOTION FORWARD. I DO HAVE QUESTIONS ON PLACE THAT'S ARE DENSE LIKE PICO UNION AND PARK. WE HAVE A LOT OF OLDER BUILDINGS AND I THINK THERE ARE PLANS TO REDEVELOP AND PLANS TO UPDATE. I THINK IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING IN MORE HOUSING TO THE CITY OF L.A. AND SPEED UP THAT PROCESS. THANK YOU AND I HOPE YOU ALL VOTE AYE. >> Council President: THANK YOU SO MUCH. OTHER MEMBERS ON THE QUEUE? ALL RIGHT, SEEING NONE, LET'S OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 14 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT? I BELIEVE THAT THE AMENDMENT HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTED? >> Clerk: THAT'S RIGHT FOR ITEM 28, THE AMENDMENT HAS BEEN CIRCULATED. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, I'VE GOT COUNCILMEMBER PARK AND BLUMENFIELD? WAS THAT ON THE LAST ITEM, DID I MISS YOU? >> T. Park: NO BUT ON ITEM 8 I JUST WANTED TO FILE AND RECEIVE THE LIEN. >> B. Blumenfield: POINT OF CLARIFICATION, WE JUST CIRCULATED ANOTHER AMENDMENT FOR 28. THAT IS BEING CIRCULATED. >> Council President: OKAY, NOW THERE ARE TWO AMENDMENTS. >> B. Blumenfield: JUST REPORTS BACK. >> Council President: I GOT IT, SO WHAT WE'LL DO I THINK WE'RE GOING TO GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT CAUSE, WE NEED TIME FOR THAT TO BE DISTRIBUTED, IS THAT CORRECT MR. CLERK? >> Clerk: THAT'S CORRECT. >> Council President: HOW MANY TIME DO YOU IMAGINE THAT IS GOING TO TAKE? >> Clerk: THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION FOR THE CLA? . >> Council President: LET'S GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: SO FOR PEOPLE PROVIDING PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE STATE WHICH OF THE AGENDA ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO. YOU'LL HAVE ONE MINUTE PER ITEM UP TO THREE MINUTES TOTAL FOR THE ITEMS OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ALSO SPEAK FOR UP TO ONE MINUTE ON GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. DURING GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY SPEAK TO ANY OF THE ITEMS OR ANYTHING ELSE WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CITY. WE'LL TELL YOU WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP. WHEN SPEAK ON THE AGENDA ITEMS, YOU MUST BE ON TOPIC, IF YOU'RE NOT ON TOPIC OR IF WE CANNOT TELL WHETHER YOU'RE ON TOPIC, YOU'LL GET A BRIEF WARNING FROM ME OR THE PRESIDENT. AT THAT POINT, YOU NEED TO GET IMMEDIATELY AND CLEARLY ON TOPIC, IF YOU DON'T DO SO, YOU'LL FORFEIT YOUR SPEAKING TIME AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SPEAKER. THE ITEMS OPEN ARE 1 THROUGH 21 AND 29 THROUGH 39. THE AMENDMENTS ON ITEM 28 ARE ADDITIONAL FOR REPORTS BACK AND NOT SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES. AND WITH THAT, MR. PRESIDENT, WE'RE READY TO TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WE'LL BEGIN CALLING NAMES. BEFORE WE DO SO, I WANT TO WELCOME COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN AND HEAR HER COMMENTS ABOUT THE ITEM IN QUESTION. >> N. Raman: WONDERFUL, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. WE ALREADY VOTED ON THIS, RIGHT? WELL THANK YOU COLLEAGUES FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR THIS MOTION AND THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER YAROSLAVSKY FOR YOU AND YOUR STAFF'S ATTENTION TO THIS ISSUE. BEFORE YOU TODAY, WAS A MOTION THAT WILL MAKE A SMALL BUT POTENTIALLY IMPACTFUL TO OUR BUILDING CODE. AND THIS IS THE NEED FOR HAVING TWO STAIR WELLS IN APARTMENT BUILDINGS. AND RIGHT NOW, THAT PIECE OF OUR BUILDING CODE WHICH CAME OUT OF FIRE STANDARDS THAT WERE BASED ON BUILDING MATERIALS THAT ARE MUCH OLDER THAT REQUIREMENT HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE OUT OF DATE, WE CAN KEEP BUILDING SAFE WITH A SINGLE STAIR WELL AND GET DIFFERENT KIND OF BUILDING IN LOS ANGELES. WE CAN GET POTENTIALLY LARGER UNITS BECAUSE YOU WOULD NOT HAVE TO HAVE A HARD WAY, YOU MAY GET PRETTIER BUILDINGS LIKE THE ONE WE SEE IN EUROPE, BECAUSE YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO HAVE THESE TWO STAIR WELLS THAT FORCE A CERTAIN KIND OF BUILDING DESIGN ON MOST PARCELS. SO THIS KIND OF CHANGE CAN HELP US TO BUILD MORE HOUSING AND TO BUILD THE KINDS OF UNITS THAT WHEN I HEAR FROM RESIDENTS ACROSS THE CITY AND FROM PEOPLE AROUND THIS HORSESHOE, IT'S EXACTLY THE KIND OF APARTMENTS THAT THEY WANT TO SEE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. APARTMENTS FOR FAMILIES THAT WILL HELP THEM STAY IN L.A. AND RAISE THEIR KIDS IN L.A. I'M HAPPY FOR THE POTENTIAL OF THIS MOTION, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. IT'S A VERY EXCITING DAY. >> Council President: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN. NOW WE'LL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Clerk: I WILL NOW CALL NAMES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. LINSAY STERNMAN, MANNY RAMIREZ, RAFAEL SANCHEZ, VINCENTA DIAZ. >> City Attorney: SO IF YOU'RE NAME WAS CALLED IF YOU COME TO YOUR LEFT AND THE SERGEANTS WILL LET YOU INTO THE PODIUM TO PROVIDE COMMENT. >> Clerk: I WILL CALL A FEW MORE NAMES, TERRY SAYAHUKA, ROB SHIELDS, LINDA REED, LEON WOOL, JUAN CARLOS CHECKO. >> City Attorney: HELLO SPEAKER WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: 17 AND GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: OKAY, YOU'LL HAVE A MINUTE FOR ITEM 17 AND ONE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COME. PLEASE BEGIN WITH ITEM 17. >> Speaker: DIS STING WISHED COUNCILMEMBERS I'M HERE ON A MAT THAER IS NOT TYPICAL FOR TO US BE AT. I WANT TO YOU TABLE THIS DECISION, I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO APPEAL TO THE CITY ATTORNEY AS A MEMBER OF THE CALIFORNIA BAR, I HAVE GRAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANT PROCEDURE AND DEFECTS THAT HAVE SURROUNDED THIS MATTER. I BELIEVE THESE ERRORS CONSTITUTE TO GROSS NEGLIGENCE AND FRAUD BY YOU. THE CITY COUNCIL'S DETERMINATION IS BASED ON ERRONEOUS SAFETY COMMISSION DETERMINATION THAT DETERMINATION WAS BASED ON DEMOSTER-YEAR-OLD PHOTOS AND FRAUD. I RAISED THIS WITH MANY CITY STAFF MEMBERS. CITY STAFF ALSO FAILED TO DISCLOSE INFORMATION, THERE WAS AT THE TIME ON GOING COURT CASE AND IT WAS NOT DISCLOSED TO THE COURT THAT THE CASE, THAT THE BUILDING WOULD BE DEMOLISHED AND A LIEN TO BE THREATENED. >> City Attorney: PLEASE CONDITION, YOU HAVE A MINUTE IN GENERAL. >> Speaker: THANK YOU, WILLINGNESS TO DEMOLISH THE BUILDING ACCORD TO GO CODE, THE GUIDANCE PROVIDED BY CITY STAFF HAS BEEN EXTREMELY FRAUD AND PROCEDURE HAS NOT BEEN FOLLOWED AS OUTLINE IN THE CODE. AS ANOTHER NOTE, THE DELAYS HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY COSTLY AND PREVENTED THE CONSTRUCTION OF MUCH NEEDED HOUSING. AT EVERY POINT DURING THIS PROJECT, THE OWNERSHIP HAS BEEN WILLING AND ABLE TO BUILD A 16-UNIT BUILDING. THESE ARE EXCEPTIONALLY KNOWLEDGEABLE DEVELOPERS WITH THE HISTORY OF CREATING HOUSING FOR THE CITIZENS OF LOS ANGELES AND THE FACT THAT HAS TAKEN NEARLY 5 YEARS TO ME, COMPLETELY ABSURD. THEREFORE I WOULD RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THE CITY COUNCIL TO PAUSE THIS DECISION, CREATE A DISCUSSION SO WE CAN FULLY UNDERSTAND THE INFORMATION AND CONDUCT THOROUGH RESEARCH OF ANY PROCEDUREIAL ERRORS. THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: THANK YOU. >> Speaker: PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: PLEASE GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS MY NAME IS LEON WOO AND MY FAMILY AND I WE OPERATE TWO SUBWAYS IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES EMPLOYING OVER 26 EMPLOYEES. I LOVE MY TEAM MEMBERS, I CARE ABOUT MY BUSINESS AND I WANT TO CONTINUE SERVING OUR COMMUNITY. HOWEVER IT'S BECOMING MORE AND MORE CHALLENGING. EVERY SINCE THE $20 MINIMUM WAGE HIKE I'VE HAD TO MAKE TOUGH DECISIONS SUCH AS CUTTING HOURS, AND WORKING MORE MYSELF. THIS IS GOING TO PUSH BUSINESSES LIKE MINE CLOSER TO SHUTTING DOWN. LET'S NOT ADD MORE COSTS DURING THIS TIME OF NECESSARY ADJUSTMENT. THANK YOU AND I URGE YOU TO VOTE NO ON THE RESTAURANT ORDINANCE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, AND UNDERSTANDING. >> City Attorney: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HELLO SPEAKER WHICH ITEMS OR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: BUENOS DIAZ. >> Translator: HI GOOD MORNING, I'M HAVE VINCENTA DIAZ. WE'RE HERE AS FAST FOOD WORKERS. WE REALLY NEED FOR THIS LAW TO PASS FOR US TO KNOW OUR RIGHTS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] . >> Translator: WE WANT THIS TO HAPPEN WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DELAY. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: THERE IS MORE THAN 50,000 FAST-FOOD WORKERS AND WE NEED TO KNOW OUR RIGHTS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: WE NEED TO KNOW THESE RIGHTS SO WE CAN PROTECT OURSELVES AGAINST HAVING THOSE RIGHTS VIOLATING. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: AND I HOPE YOU'RE OPEN TO HEARING ABOUT THE INJUSTICES THAT ARE HAPPENING WITHIN THESE CORPORATIONS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: AND THAT YOU HAVE THE HEART AND THE BRAVENESS TO BE ABLE TO HELP US IN THESE TIMES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> City Attorney: THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] HI SPEAKER. SPEAKER, HI, WHICH ITEMS OR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: PLEASE GO EAD HA. >> Speaker: FOR THE COSTLY RESTAURANT ORDINANCE. I'M LINDA REED I'M A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER WITH TWO RESTAURANTS FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS IN NORTH RING. --NORTHRIDGE, WOULD I LIKE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THIS COSTLY ORDINANCE. IT'S UNNECESSARY FOR THE CITY TO CONFLICT WITH THE ALREADY ESTABLISHED COUNCIL. THIS IS NOT ONLY COSTLY FOR RESTAURANTS BUT FOR THE CITY TO REGULATE. IF IT'S TO HELP THE EMPLOYEES, THE OPPOSITE WILL BE THE AFFECT. HOURS WILL BE SLASHED, ENTRY LEVEL JOBS LOST. FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS CANNOT AFFORD ANYMORE COSTLY MANDATES, WE ARE STILL STRUGGLING WITH THE AFTERMATH OF $20 MINIMUM WAGE. OUR BOTTOM LINES ARE SQUEEZED TO THE MAX AND WE CANNOT KEEP REDUCING STAFF HOURS UNTIL THERE IS NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO CLOSE. I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE ORDINANCE. ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT OUT. THE MAJORITY OF MY EMPLOYEES ARE FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS AND THEY APPRECIATE THE FLEXIBILITY, THEY DON'T WANT PREDICTIVE SCHEDULING. >> City Attorney: THANK YOU. HI SPEAKER WHICH ITEMS. >> Speaker: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT AND 28. >> City Attorney: I'M SORRY, 2 IS NOT OPEN. >> Speaker: HI MY NAME IS JUAN CARLOS I OPERATE AND OWN 10 FAST FOOD RESTAURANT. IT'S NOT WHAT I OPERATE BUT WHAT WE DO AS A TEAM. I'M IN THE BUSINESS OF CREATING CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM. DURING THIS PROCESS WE HELP SHAPE THE LIFES OF ADULTS SO THEY WILL HELP THRIVE IN CALIFORNIA. WE'RE NOT JUST MANAGERS AND OWNERSHIP WE'RE MENTORS. I STRONG LEA POSE THE COSTLY RESTAURANT ORDINANCE. AS A LOCAL RESTAURANT OWNER, I'M FEELING THE COST OVER THE 20-DOLLAR RATE AND IT WOULD OTHERWISE FORCE ME TO CLOSE MY DOORS. REDUCED STAFF, I'VE HAD TO CUT EMPLOYEE HOURS AND ELIMINATE POSITIONS. SIX HOURS OF KNOWING RIGHT TRAINING, EVERY NEW HIRE DIGITALLY RECEIVES EVERY FEDERAL AND CITY APPROPRIATE. >> City Attorney: THANK YOU, THANK YOU SPEAKER, YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED. HI SPEAKER, PLEASE TELL US WHAT YOU WANT TO SPEAK ON. >> Speaker: HOLA BUENOS DIAS. >> Translator: HI HONORABLE COUNCIL. MY NAME IS RAFAEL SANCHEZ AND I REPRESENT THE PEOPLE WORKING IN THE FAST FOOD SERVICE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: AND HERE, I'M HERE JUST LIKE MY COLLEAGUE AND WHAT SHE HAS MENTIONED, WE REALLY NEED FOR THIS ORDINANCE TO BE PASSED EITHER TODAY OR VERY SOON. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: AND THIS MOTION WILL HELP US TO APPROVE FOR OUR EMPLOYEES TO KNOW THEIR RIGHTS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: AND TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS RESPECT AND SAFETY FOR US AND EVERY SINGLE WUFN US. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: AND I HOPE TO COUNT ON YOUR SUPPORT FOR THIS ORDINANCE AND AT ONE TIME IT WAS SAID. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: THAT AT ONE POINT IT WAS SAID THAT WE'RE ESSENTIAL WORKERS, I TAKE MY WORK VERY SERIOUSLY. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: THERE ARE MORE THAN 50,000 OF US WORK WITHING AT FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS AND LIKE I SAID WE'RE AT YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU. AND SI SE PUEDE. THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: HI SPEAKER WHICH ITEM WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK ON? >> Speaker: 17. >> City Attorney: PLEASE GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. MY NAME IS ROB SHIELDS REPRESENTING WITH THE OWNERSHIP OF PROPERTY IN QUESTION HERE. AS MR. TAYLOR WAS SAYING EARLIER, WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME AND MONEY TRYING TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS TO GET PERMITTED HOUSING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW HOUSING ON THE PROPERTY. THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE TIME, WE'VE BEEN HAD ROAD BLOCKS PUT IN FRONT OF US, WE WERE NOT ALLOWED TO DEMO THE BUILDING BECAUSE OF THE COMMUNITY OVERLAY PROGRAM, BEFORE WE CAN DEMO. WE ASKED FOR THE PERMIT TO BE ISSUED FOR US TO CLEAR THE PROPERTY AND STRUCTURES ON THE BUILDING AND WEREN'T GRANTED THAT. YOU KNOW, I JUST THINK, IT'S BEEN MISHANDLED PROPER NOTICES HAVEN'T BEEN GIVEN AND WE'RE TRYING TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO MAKE THE SITUATION RIGHT FOR BOTH THE CITY AND THE COMMUNITY THAT IT'S IN. YOU KNOW, WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME AND MONEY ON THIS. IT HAS NOT GONE APPROPRIATELY. >> City Attorney: THANK YOU, I BELIEVE THERE IS SOMEBODY FROM CD13 HERE THAT WILL SPEAK TO YOU. >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL MORE NAMES. DONALD HARLAND, ROB HUB ART, CANDIDO, FELIPE, JOHN MARTINEZ. >> City Attorney: HI SPEAKER, PLEASE COME UP TO THE PODIUM. WHICH ITEMS OR PUBLIC COMMENT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK ON? >> Speaker: PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: PLEASE GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING I'M ERIKA AND I WORK AT WING STOP. I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE FAST FOOD MOTION. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS TRAINING IS ESSENTIAL FOR FAST FOOD WORKERS FOR ME. IT HAS HELPED ME HOW TO STAND UP FOR MYSELF WHEN I'M NOTICING ABUSE. IT'S CLEAR OUR EMPLOYEES DON'T US TO KNOW OUR RIGHTS. MY EMPLOYERS IS RETALIATING AGAINST US AFTER WE SPOKE OUT FOR OURSELVES AND OUR RIGHTS. IF OUR BOSSES ARE WORRIED, THEN THEY'VE GOT BIGGER PROBLEMS. THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE TO RELY ON US NOT KNOWING OUR RIGHTS IN ORDER TO DO BUSINESS. WE URGE YOU TO PLEASE PASS THE FAST FOOD MOTION TODAY WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY. THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] HELLO SPEAKER WHICH ITEM WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: I'M ANISHA AND I WANT TO DO FAST FOOD FOR WORKERS. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE. >> Speaker: I WANT YOU TO PASS THIS MOTION TODAY. THEY KEEP HIRING WORKERS THEY CAN'T AFFORD THIS AND THEY'RE BUT CONSTANTLY HIRING WORKER. AND 7 PLUS YEARS. SOME WORKERS ARE HOMELESS, WORKERS LIKE ME. I HAVE CHILDREN TO TAKE CARE OF AND I WORK MY BUTT OFF, I WORK MY BUTT OFF TO WORK FOR A MULTI MILLION DOLLARS, OR HOWEVER MUCH MONEY THEY MAKE AND THEY KEEP LYING SAYING, THEY CAN'T AFFORD STUFF AND IT'S NOT FAIR FOR WORKERS LIKE ME TODAY THAT WE HAVE TO KEEP BEGGING AND BEGGING AND PLEADING JUST FOR SIMPLE LITTLE THINGS. WE'RE ASKING FOR TRAINING, THEY DON'T GIVE US TRAINING ON THE JOB, THEY JUST EXPECT US TO KNOW IT OFFHAND. IT'S NOT FAIR, THEY TAKING WAGES FROM US. LIKE I SAID I'M HOMELESS, I'M HOMELESS AND I'M WORKING FOR A COMPANY THAT CAN AFFORD TO PAY US WHAT WE ARE OWED. >> City Attorney: THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: HELLO SPEAKER, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK ON? >> Speaker: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. I'M FELIPE WE REPRESENT OVER 1055 SECT OER WORKERS AS WELL AS CITY L.A. WORKERS AND FAST FOOD WORKERS HERE IN LOS ANGELES. WE ARE HERE TODAY TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU PASS THE FAST FOOD WORKER MOTION. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HEAR FAST FOOD WORKERS VOICES TODAY AND LIFT UP THOSE VOICES AND GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO LIFT UP THE VOICES AGAINST EMPLOYERS LIKE YOU SEE TODAY. WE'RE ASKING FOR A FAIR CONTRACT. THE EMPLOYERS TALK ABOUT A COSTLY ORDINANCE. WHAT IS COSTLY IF WORKERS KNOWING THEIR RIGHTS WILL COST YOU YOUR BUSINESS? WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON? WE ASK FAUXER YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE FAIR WEEK ORDINANCE FOR FAST FOOD WORKERS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: HI. THANK YOU. HI SPEAKER, WHICH ITEMS OR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK ON? >> Speaker: THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT NURY MARTINEZ. IF YOU ALLOW ME, I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK 31, 37, 39 AND GENERAL NURY MARTINEZ ITEM. >> City Attorney: GO AHEAD, PLEASE. >> Speaker: THANK YOU. FOR ITEM NUMBER 31, IT'S ABOUT IT'S ABOUT LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT. ESPECIALLY FOR THE APPLICANTS WHO QUALIFIED FOR ASSISTANCE BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO RECEIVE THEIR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. THISING SOMETHING THAT I WANT TO SPEAK TO OUR BLACK LIFES MATTER ONLY HARRIS-DAWSON. I QUALIFY FOR THIS RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND I SUBMITTED MIA MRIKATION TO HARRIS-DAWSON, I SUBMITTED, I CALLED HIS OFFICE, NUMEROUS TIMES, DAY AND NIGHT AND HOWEVER, THEY KEEP TELLING ME THAT I HAVE TO WAIT. I JUST DO NOT KNOW HOW LONG DO I HAVE TO WAIT. I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR HIM FOR YOU KNOW MORE THAN A YEAR BUT RIGHT NOW, I JUST DON'T KNOW. I'M ALREADY A DANGER OF LIVING ON THE STREET. I DON'T WANT TO GO TO SEX WORK AGAIN BUT RIGHT NOW I DON'T HAVE A CHOICE. EVERY TIME I WORK ON FIGUEROA IN DANGER OF GETTING ARRESTED BY LAPD. NOW LET'S MOVE TO NUMBER 37, ABOUT THE OLDER CALIFORNIA NUTRITION SERVICES. YES, I DEFINITELY BELIEVE THAT WE NEED TO PROVIDE MORE NUTRITION TO OUR ELDERLY. BECAUSE ONE OF MY NEIGHBORS IS A 7 9 YEARS OLD LADY. HOWEVER SHE DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH NUTRITION, SHE STILL HAVE TO GO TO FIGUEROA STREET TO GO TO WORK FOR 47 DOLLARS A WEEK. FOR 79-YEAR-OLD LADY, SHE SHOULD NOT CONTINUE TO DO SEX WORK AGAIN. WE NEED TO PROVIDE MORE NUTRITION TO OUR ELDERLY CALIFORNIA, EVERY ONE DESERVE A FAIR NUTRITION. THEY SHOULD NOT KEEP GOING BACK TO FIGUEROA. NOW LET'S MOVE ON TO NUMBER 39. >> City Attorney: WAS ITEM 39. >> Speaker: NO, 37. THAT'S ABOUT TREE TRIMMING SERVICES THAT'S NUMBER 37. I DISAGREE WITH THIS MOTION, THIS AGENDA BECAUSE IF YOU CONTINUE TO CUT THE TREES, THAT PEOPLE WILL FALL DOWN FROM THE TREES. THE REASON I LIVE ON THE TREE IS BECAUSE I'M NOT ABLE TO GET ANY HOMELESS HOUSING ASSISTANCE, I REACH OUT TO COUNCIL HARRIS-DAWSON, HE SAID HE PRIORITIZE BLACK LIFES MATTER MEMBER. SO IF YOU CONTINUE TO CUT THE TREES, ALL THE HOMELESS PEOPLE LIVING ON THE TREES, THEY WILL FALL DOWN TO GROUND, TO FIGURE ROW A THEY WILL HAVE TO HAVE TO GO BACK TO SEX WORK AGAIN. WE SHOULD SUPPORT THE LAPD NOT CUT THE TREES. GENERAL, LET'S MOVE ON TO GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. MY FRIEND IS A RESTAURANT OWNER AND RUNS SEVERAL RESTAURANTS. I'M HERE TO PROTEST AGAINST THE $20 WAGES. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY RACIST. I'M HERE TO SUPPORT ALL THE RESTAURANT OWNERS BECAUSE, IF YOU WANT TO $20 PER HOUR MINIMUM WAGE, YOU CAN GO TO MEXICO. GUK TO AFRICA, YOU CAN DO TO THOSE COUNTRIES BUT IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, IN THE UNITED STATES, THE STANDARD SERVICES ON FIGUEROA IS $5 HER HEAD, THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS $20 SERVICES. SO YOU WANT $200 WAGE, AFRICA WELCOMES YOU, AFRICA WELCOMES YOU. IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, THERE WAS A RULE BY JASON $5 MINIMUM SERVICE SOUTH SIDE AND I'M HAPPY TO WORK FOR 47 PER WEEK. I'M HAPPY TO WORK $10. I'M HERE TO SUPPORT RESTAURANT WORKER. >> City Attorney: THANK YOU. HI. PUBLIC COMMENT? >> Speaker: I'M HERE TO OBJECT THE CRO. THAT HURTS EMPLOYEES IT DOES NOT WORK AT THE RESTAURANT SECTOR AS WELL. IT'S NOT FAIR FOR PEOPLE TO GET A DEGREE AND STILL GET LESS THAN $20 VERSE A RESTAURANT. AT TIMES PEOPLE WANT TO GET $20 AN HOUR BUT THEY HAVE A $5 ATTITUDE, IT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE. AGAIN, VOTE NO TO CRO, THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: THANK YOU. HI SPEAKER. >> Speaker: GENERAL COMMENT. >> City Attorney: GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: I'M MANUAL RAMIREZ I'M A SUPERVISOR FOR SIX WENDY'S RAUNS. I'M HERE TO OBJECT, WE'VE BEEN FORCE TODAY RAISE PRICES AND DUE TO RAISING PRICES, WE LOST TRANSACTIONS AND WHEN YOU LOSE TRANSACTIONS, YOU LOSE SALES SO WE'VE BEEN FORCED TO CUT PEOPLE. YOU'RE FORCED TO CUT HOURS BECAUSE PEOPLE STOP COMING, THEY DON'T WANT TO PAY $15 FOR A HAMBURGER, FRIES AND DRINK. WE HIGHLY OPPOSE THE CRO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [BOOING] >> City Attorney: HI SPEAKER. I TRIED TO MAKE APPOINTMENTS WITH THE MAYOR ABOUT THE DISTURBING NEWS THAT WAS EXPOSED. FEW MONTHS BACK ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING GOING ON OUT OF THE TRAIN STATION EAST OF THE RIVER AND THERE WAS A GUY NAMED JOSE THAT EXPOSED TO BY MAKING SIGNALS ON THE GROUND FOR AERIAL VIEW AND IT WAS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. AND THE NEXT DAY WHEN THEY WENT TO GO LOOK FOR THE GIE, THAT MADE THE MESSAGES, HE WAS GONE AND THERE WAS SOMEBODY IN HIS PLACE, THAT HE NEEDED HELP. WHEN THEY ASKED WHY HE MADE THOSE MESSAGES THEY SAID HE NEEDS HELP. I'M HERE FOR TO FIGHT FOR JOSE. THIS IS MS. JURADO'S DISTRICT, DISTRICT 14. AND WE NEED ANSWERS. THE PEOPLE NEED ANSWERS BECAUSE HE OBVIOUSLY MADE THOSE MULTIPLE MESSAGES. SO THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: THANK YOU. >> Speaker: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER--. >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL FEW MORE NAMES. BRANDON BERTA. >> City Attorney: MR. HERMAN, WHICH ITEMS DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK ON? >> Speaker: I'M NOT MR. HERMAN. >> City Attorney: OKAY, SO WE'RE GOING TO START YOUR CLOCK. >> Speaker: SO START IT, JACKASS. HEY ON ITEM NUMBER 1, I UNDERSTAND FAT BURGER HAS THREE LANES. WHY IS THAT FAT BURGER HERNANDEZ, PEOPLE NEED HOUSE. HERE TO PROTEST BUT YET YOU'RE KICKING PEOPLE OUT FOR A HOUSE OF A I LIEN. THAT'S ITEM NUMBER ONE. FUCK ITEM NUMBER 1. FUCK ITEM NUMBER 1. THAT'S WHY UNISSES, ON ITEM NUMBER 2 FUCK ITEM NUMBER 2 TOO. AND WE HAVE ANOTHER LIEN WITH A BIG MAC WOMAN WITH A SMILE ON HER FACE, BRING ME SOME FOOD. SO I HEAR THAT, PUTTING LIENS ON PEOPLE'S PROPERTY IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL IS IT TRUE? IS IT TRUE THAT YOU REGULATE YOUR TAXPAYERS, THE EXTORTION FEES. THAT'S BULL SHIT, I DEMAND A WAIVE AND RELEASE REGARDING THESE LIENS BECAUSE IT A RACKETEERING BULL SHIT WHITE NIGGER LIKE YOU, DOING WRONG. THEN I GO TO ITEM 29, I'M GOING BACK TO MY PUPPET. I'M A PUPPET AND I TALK TO WHITE NIGGERS TOO. LOOK AT THIS ITEM HERE ON NUMBER, YOU GOT A LOT OF NUMBERS AFTER 23, 21, 28. >> City Attorney: WILL YOU PLEASE GET ON TOPIC, MR. HERMAN. >> Speaker: YEAH. I'M ON NUMBER 23. >> City Attorney: 23 IS NOT OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: I'M ON 19, 19, NEVER MIND, I'M JUST A PUPPET. I WANT TO BE ON ITEM 18. APPEALS AND OBJECTION TO HOUSING. FUCK HOUSING. FUCK LAHSA AND FUCK THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WHO FUCK YOU OUT OF MILLIONS OF STEALING DOLLARS. AND LOOK AT NUMBER 17 AND PROTEST, HEY, LOOK IT'S NOODLE, NOODLE NOODLE. >> City Attorney: MR. HERMAN, PLEASE STAY ON TOPIC OR WE'LL GO TO GENERAL. >> Speaker: YOU CALL ME? >> City Attorney: WE'RE SENDING YOU TO PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: YOU'RE RIGHT, ROCKY DEL GADILLO AND I ARE RIGHT, WE'RE RIGHT, RAMAN NOODLE SUCKS, ALL OF THIS ABOUT PROVIDING HOUSE AND RENT STABILIZATION, IS ALL A HOAX JUST LIKE THE JEWS WHO PUT ONE MAN AN A CHRISTMAS TREE, AND CALLED IT CHRISTMAS. RIGHT, BOB, WHAT DID THEY GIVE YOU IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, ONE MINUTE, BOB, HOW DO YOU LIKE IT? BOB, I LOVE T.NOW GOING BACK TO JUDGE DAVID O CARTER, IF YOU HEAR ME TODAY, TAKE THE PRIVILEGES AWAY FROM THESE FUCKEN BASTARDS, THEY'RE STEALING MONEY, IT'S A CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE, LOS ANGELES SUCKS A BIG DICK TOO! >> City Attorney: THANK YOU MR. HERMAN. NEXT SPEAKER. HI SPEAKER. >> Speaker: HI GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBER NAZARIAN, PUBLIC COMMENT. WE'VE GOT TO STOP IT BUT FOR THE STAKEHOLDERS, THE COUNCIL ADDRESS PUBLIC COMMENT SO YOU GET CINDY RAMAN'S ADDRESS AND INVITE ALL THE HOMELESS TO CAMP OUT IN FRONT OF HER HOUSE AND GIVE THEM BBQ AND TENTS AND LET HER KNOW THE QUALITY OF LIFESTYLE, WE FEEL. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: THANK YOU, SPEAKER. HELLO SPEAKER. >> Speaker: BUENOS DIAS, MI NOMBERE JULIETA. >> Translator: YES MY NAME IS JULIETA GARCIA AND I'M GOING TO DO PUBLIC COMMENT. I'M HERE TO SHOW PROOF. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: EXACTLY WHAT THE MAN OVER THERE WITH THE RED HAT DID IS WHAT WE FAST FOOD WORKERS SUFFER ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: W*ER A BEAUEDS PSYCHOLOGICALLY, VERBALLY AND EVEN PHYSICALLY. IN THE FAST FOOD SERVICE INDUSTRY. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: AND THE OWNERS OF THE FAST FOOD CHAINS SAY THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO HIRE MORE PEOPLE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: AND I'M GOING TO ASK MY CO-WORKERS HERE TO RAISE THEIR HANDS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: IN ALL THE STORES ARE THEY HIRING NEW PEOPLE, YES OR NO? >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: GENTLEMAN, HERE YOU HAVE YOUR PROOF. AND WHY IT'S URGENT THAT YOU APPROVE THIS MOTION. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: TO PUT A STOP TO ABUSE AGAINST WORKERS. >> City Attorney: THANK YOU. >> Speaker: GRACIAS. >> Translator: THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: SPEAKER, SO THE GENTLEMAN IN THE BLUE JACKET, PLEASE STOP SHOUTING. NEXT SPEAKER, WOULD YOU PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM. MR. HERMAN, YOUR FIRST, LAST AND ONLY WARNING, DO NOT SHOUT OUT FROM THE AUDIENCE. HI SPEAKER, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: SPANISH. >> City Attorney: GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: MUY BUENOS DIAS. [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: YES, MY NAME IS CA SI LA MACIN I'M HERE TO REPRESENT 50,000 WORKERS SUCH AS MYSELF WHO NEED. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: AND IT'S URGENT THAT YOU PASS THIS BECAUSE WE CANNOT WAIT ANY LONG FOR FOR ALL FAST FOOD WORKERS TO BE ABLE TO KNOW THEIR RIGHTS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: AND I HOPE TO COUNT ON YOUR SUPPORT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND HAVE A NICE DAY. [APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: OKAY, NEXT SPEAKER. WE'RE OUT OF SPEAKERS. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU MR. CLERK, MR. CITY ATTORNEY. THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT FOR TODAY'S MEETING. THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO CAME TO SHARE WITH US TODAY. MR. CLERK, WHAT ITEMS ARE BEFORE US AT THIS TIME? >> Clerk: MR. PRESIDENT, THE COUNCIL MAY NOW VOTE ON ITEMS 1 THROUGH 4, 7, 9 AND 10, 12 THROUGH 21, 29, 31 THROUGH 39. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, THOSE ITEMS ARE BEFORE US. OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 15 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: THE COUNCIL MAY NOW VOTE ON 8 TO RECEIVE AND FILE. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, LET'S OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 15 AYES. >> Council President: WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: THE COUNCIL MAY VOTE ON ITEM 11 TO RECEIVE AND FILE. >> Council President: OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 15 AYES. >> Council President: WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: MR. COUNCIL. >> Council President: WE HAVE ITEM 30, I THINK COUNCILMEMBER McOSKER. >> T. McOsker: FIRST I WANT TO SEE IF WE CAN CONTINUE ITEM 20 TO MAY 6th AND I'M GOING TO HAVE TO POP OUT FOR ITEM 30. >> Council President: DO WE NEED TO RECONSIDER 26. THE. >> Clerk: THE COUNCIL WILL HAVE TO RECONSIDER 20 AND THEN CONTINUE TO MAY 6th. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, LET'S OPEN THE ROLL ON RECONSIDERATION. CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 15 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. AND WE NEED TO, WE CAN CONTINUE IT? >> Clerk: WITHOUT OBJECTION. >> Council President: GOT IT. SO NOW WE MOVE TO THE NEXT ITEM AND MR. McOSKER WILL REFUSE. >> City Attorney: SORRY WILL THE SPEAKER IN THE AISLE, PLEASE STOP SHOUTING. I BELIEVE YOU GO BY L.A. AUDIT. SPEAK CER, YOU'RE INTERRUPTING THE CHAIR, PLEASE STOP. WE CANNOT GET OUR WORK HERE. OR YOU MAY BE EJECTED FROM THE MEETING. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: COUNCIL PRESIDENT, ITEM 30 IS BEFORE THE COUNCIL. >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER McOSKER IS RECUSED OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 14 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: MR. PRESIDENT, I BELIEVE ITEM 28 IS BEFORE THE COUNCIL AND WE HAVE RECEIVED THE AMENDMENTS, 28 A INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER LEE AS WELL AS 28B WHICH INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEMBER BLUMENFIELD SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER PARK. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ? >> H. Soto-Martinez: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. PRESIDENT. I BELIEVE WE'LL BE VOTING ON 28B FIRST? >> Council President: YES, WE WILL VOTE ON REVERSE. >> Clerk: 28B FIRST AND THEN 28 A. >> H. Soto-Martinez: THANK YOU, FIRST I WANT TO THANK ALL THE WORKERS WHO HAVE BEEN COMING TO SO MANY COUNCIL MEETINGS TO MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD. WE HEARD SO MANY TESTIMONY. AND I THOUGHT WHAT CAME OUT OF COMMITTEE WAS A GOOD INSTRUCTION, IT PASSION UNANIMOUSLY FROM THE FIVE MEMBERS. >> City Attorney: I'M SORRY, MR. SOTO-MARTINEZ. SO THE WOMEN IN THE AISLE, YOU'RE STILL DISRUPTING THE MEETING, WE CANNOT CONDUCT OUR BUSINESS. MR. SOTO-MARTINEZ? >> H. Soto-Martinez: THANK YOU VERY MUCH MR. PRESIDENT. I WANT TO THANK THE WORKERS COMING HERE TIRELESSLY, PUSHING FOR THIS MUCH NEEDED LAW IN LOS ANGELES. THIS WAS AN ITEM THAT WE DISCUSSED AT COMMITTEE, IT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY WHAT IS IN FRONT OF YOU AND I THINK THAT WAS A GOOD DIRECTION THAT WE GAVE FROM COMMITTEE. BUT I CANNOT SUPPORT 28B, I UNDERSTAND THE INTENTION, I ALWAYS APPRECIATE THE THOUGHTFULNESS OF COUNCILMEMBER BLUMENFIELD, I THINK YOU TAKE A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT TO GO THROUGH POLICY BUT THIS IS, THIS AMENDMENT IS A BIT TOO, REDUNDANT. WE KNOW THE FAIR WEEK ORDINANCE HAS BEEN A POLICY THAT HAS BEEN STUDIED AND ANALYZED FOR MANY YEARS. THIS IS JUST SIMPLY ASKING FOR AN EXPANSION AND MANY OF THE THINGS IN HERE, I BELIEVE ARE JUST TOO OVER BROAD AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE TOO LONG TO GET THIS INFORMATION. THIS REMINDS ME OF SOMETIMES, WE TRY TO DO THESE THINGS AND THE PERFECT IS THE ENEMY OF THE GOOD AND I BELIEVE THE WORKERS HAVE BEEN PUSHING FOR A LONG TIME. I'M ASKING FOR TO VOTE NO FOR 28B AND HOPEFULLY OUR FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO TRY TO MOVE THIS FORWARD AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. SO I ASK FOR A NO-VOTE ON 28B. >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER PRICE? >> C. Price: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I JOIN MY COLLEAGE SOTO-MARTINEZ IN REJECTING THE AMENDMENT. A LOT OF WORK HAS GONE INTO THE PROPOSAL NUMEROUS HEARINGS, INPUT FROM ALL SIDES. I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THE INTENT BUT AT THIS TIME, I WOULD RESIST IT ALSO. >> Council President: MA'AM, YOU'VE BEEN WARNED SEVERAL TIMES. WE WILL OBLIGE YOU AND ORDER YOU REMOVED PURSUANT TO RULE 7. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> City Attorney: YOU'VE BEEN ORDERED REMOVED FROM THE MEETING FPT. WILL YOU PLEASE QUIETLY LEAVE NOW. SO SPEAKER, IT IS NOT THE CASE THAT EVERYBODY WHO SIGNS UP GETS TO SPEAK. ALL I KNOW IS RIGHT NOW, YOU ARE DISRUPTING THE MEETING, YOU'VE BEEN WARNED THREE TIMES AND NOW THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT HAS ORDERED YOU REMOVED. PLEASE LEAVE QUIETLY NOW SO YOU STOP DISRUPTING THIS COUNCIL'S BUSINESS. AND TO THE PERSON WHO IS NOT MOVING AND EVERYBODY ELSE, YOU SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT WE PICK SPEAKERS BY RANDOM. I'M SORRY YOU DIDN'T GET TO SPEAK, BUT YOU'RE DISRUPTING THE MEETING AND YOU'RE ORDERED REMOVED. >> Council President: MR. PRICE? ANYMORE COMMENTS? OKAY, COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ? >> M. Rodriguez: THANK YOU. I JUST I WANTED TO SPEAK ON THE AMENDMENTS BOTH BECAUSE, SIMPLY REQUESTING A REPORT BACK PARTICULARLY CONSIDERING THE UNCERTAIN ECONOMIC TIMES THAT EVERYBODY IS FACING, I THINK THERE IS NOTHING, THERE IS NO HARM NO FOUL IN GETTING DATA BACK AS WE LOOK TO HOW WE PROCEED FORWARD IN POLICY MAKING, THAT'S ALL THIS IS. I DON'T THINK THERE IS ANYTHING EGREGIOUS IT'S SIMPLY RQUESTING THE RO*RT BACK. SO I DON'T SEE ANYTHING EGREGIOUS WITH THE AMENDMENTS AS THEY'VE BEEN PUT FORWARD. THANK YOU. >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER BLUMENFIELD. >> B. Blumenfield: THANK YOU. FIRST I WANT TO ECHO THE COMMENTS OF MR. SOTO-MARTINEZ, I THANK EVERYBODY HERE. BUT I'M ALSO A FAN OF GETTING, EYES WIDE OPEN ON ALL OF THIS STUFF AND I DON'T THINK THIS IS A BIG DEAL TO GET THIS INFORMATION ABOUT THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS ESPECIALLY AT A TIME WHERE WE ARE SEEING A LOT OF CLOSURES OF RESTAURANTS AND BUSINESSES IN OUR AREA AND I KNOW, I HAD A FEW IN MY DISTRICT RECENTLY. SO I LIKE TO KNOW WHEN I'M VOTING ON SOMETHING WHAT THE IMPACTS ARE. IF YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU--THAT THIS GETS--IT'S VERY HARD TO TALK WHEN YOU'RE YELLING. PLEASE REMOVE HER RIGHT AWAY. GET OUT, I CANNOT SPEAK WHILE SHE IS SPEAKING. >> Council President: WE WILL ASK YOU FOR A THIRD TIME TO QUIETLY LEAVE THE CHAMBER. >> B. Blumenfield: WE'RE TRYING TO DEAL WITH SERIOUS ISSUES, OF WORKING SAFETY AND FAIRNESS IS IMPORTANT TO ALL OF US AND WHEN SOMEBODY IS YELLING AND SCREAMING. >> Council : HOLD ON. >> City Attorney: JUST TO MAKE A SENSE. I LITERALLY COULD NOT HEAR WHAT COUNCILMEMBER BLUMENFIELD WAS SAYING AND HE'S SIGNATURE OR STANDING THREE FEET FROM ME. AND THE SPEAKER IS, OR WOULD-BE SPEAKER IS STILL SHOUTING AS SHE LEAVES THE MEETING, DISRUPTING OUR MEETING. AND AT THIS POINT, SHE STOPPED MOVING AND STILL SHOUTING. >> City Attorney: OKAY, THE SPEAKER IS BARELY MOVING AND STILL SHOUTING AS SHE LEAVES, LOUDLY. >> Council President: WE'LL ASK YOU TO CONTINUE TO MAKE YOUR WAY TOWARDS THE DOOR, YOU HAVE NOW STOPPED. >> City Attorney: SO THE SPEAKER IS STILL SHOUTING LOUDLY ENOUGH THAT SHE IS KEEPING US FROM ENGAGING IN BUSINESS. OKAY, SHE IS STILL SHOUTING. >> Council President: MR. BLUMENFIELD? >> B. Blumenfield: THANK YOU. KIND OF HARD TO HAVE A COHERENT TRAIN OF THOUGHT ALL THE YELLING GOING ON. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE SUPPORT OUR WORKERS AND HAVE OUR EYES WIDE OPEN. THIS MAY BE BREWING TOO LONG AND I AGREE THAT WE NEED TO MOVE THIS QUICKER. BUT THIS IS SOMETHING WE'RE PUT INING PLACE FROM NOW MOVING FORWARD SO THE IMPACT IS VERY REAL AND WILL TAKE THE COURSE OF A VERY LONG TIME. I LIKE THAT WE CAN HAVE THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF ALL OF THIS SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD IN THE MOST DELIBERATIVE WAY AND I LOOK FORWARD TO DOING THAT, MOVING FORWARD THIS IMPORTANT POLICY. >> Council President: THANK YOU, MR. BLUMENFIELD. COUNCILMEMBER PADILLA? >> I. Padilla: I JUST WANTED TO SAY A FEW THINGS. YOU KNOW. I MENTIONED THIS EARLIER WHEN WE WERE IN THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. MY OBSERVATION, THE LONGER I'M ON THIS COUNCIL, THE MORE REPORTS I READ, IS THAT THIS COUNCIL HISTORICALLY HAS MADE DECISIONS VOTED ON THINGS, THAT ARE NOT POSITIVE FOR THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES IN THE LONG TERM. AND WE'RE SPECIFICALLY SEEING THAT WITH THE DIFFICULT DECISIONS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE MAKING RELATED TO THINGS LIKE SANITATION AND STREET LIGHTS BECAUSE PEOPLE IN THE FAST DID NOT LOOK IN THE DATA AND IMPACT. WHAT AM I GETTING TO? I WANT TO APPLAUD THE AUTHOR OF THESE MOTION BECAUSE WE'RE BEING BRAVE ENOUGH THAT WE WE WANT TO LOOK AT THE DATA IN SHORT-TERM AND LONG TERM. IF WE'RE NOT LOOKING AT DATA INTERNALLY, IT'S EQUALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO MAKE DECISIONS HOW WE ASK OUTSIDE STAKEHOLDERS TO LOOK AT DATA BEFORE IT IMPACTS THEM. I URGE THAT WE SUPPORT BOTH AMENDMENTS BEFORE WE IMPACT STAKEHOLDERS THAT ARE NOT EVEN NECESSARY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS. >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ? >> E. Hernandez: THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT TO THANK THE WORKERS FOR BEING HERE AND APPRECIATE YOU FOR ALWAYS COMING THROUGH. AND I THINK YOU HAVE ALL MADE IT VERY CLEAR THAT WE KNOW THE IMPACTS, THE IMPACTS ARE THAT YOU ALL END UP WITH A ROOF OVER YOUR HEADS. THAT YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO BUY YOUR GROCERIES, THAT YOU HAVE TO DECIDE AM I GOING TO PAY FOR GAS OR FOR MY CHILD'S DAYCARE, WE KNOW THE IMPACTS, THEY ARE VERY CLEAR. YOU'RE ANGELINOS, WHEN YOU WORK, YOU CONTRIBUTES TO THE PROPERTY TAXES, THE TAXES THAT WE GENERATE TO OUR GENERAL FUND WHICH HELPS THE CITY. BUT WHEN WE HAVE WORKERS THAT ARE NOT GETTING PAID WHAT THEY NEED OR GETTING FIRED, THAT IMPACTS OUR CITY BUDGET AND HOW WE'RE ABLE TO FIX THE CITY AND PROVIDE FOR THE CITY RESIDENTS AND SERVICES. SO IT'S LIKE A BIG OL' LOOP. SO IF SOMEBODY IN OUR COMMUNITY IS AT THE BOTTOM AND NOT GETTING WHAT THEY NEED TO HAVE THEIR FAMILIES THRIVE, THAT MEANS THE ENTIRE CITY IS IMPACTED BECAUSE WE HAVE PEOPLE AT THE MARGINS OF OUR COMMUNITY IN REGARDS TO HAVE A LIVING, NOT JUST A MINIMUM WAGE, BUT A LIVING THRIVING WAGE, THING ARE INCREASING. I'M GOING TO BE A NO ON THOSE AMENDMENTS. I WILL NOT SUPPORT THINGS THAT WILL SLOW THIS DOWN BECAUSE YOU ALL CANNOT WAIT ANY LONGER SO I JUST APPRECIATE ALL FOR CONTINUING TO BE DILIGENT AND CONSISTENT AND SHOWING YOUR PEOPLE POWER AND PUTTING FACES TO THESE CONVERSATION THAT WE COULD NOT STANLEY HAVE WITHOUT PUTTING THE PEOPLE IMPACTED AT THE FOR FRONT. COUNCILMEMBER SOTO-MARTINEZ. >> H. Soto-Martinez: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. PRESIDENT. ACTUALLY, I DO WANT TO SES OUT THIS QUESTION THAT WE'RE DEALING WHICH IS THE TIME TO GET THIS REPORT, THAT'S WHY I'M A NO-VOTE ON 28B. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL SOMEBODY FROM THE CLA THAT SHOULD BE IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY ON MAKE THISING DECISION, I THINK IT WILL BE LUMINATING WHY THIS IS A BAD AMENDMENT. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. YOU HAVE THE CLA. >> HAPPY TO BE HERE. >> H. Soto-Martinez: THANK YOU, SO MUCH MS. SO. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. I HOPE YOU HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE AMENDMENT 20B. >> YES. >> H. Soto-Martinez: SO WHEN I FIRST SAW THIS, IT WAS VERY THOUGHT OUT, WHICH I THINK IS GOOD. BUT, I IMMEDIATELY MY FIRST INSTINCT IS THIS IS A LOT OF INFORMATION THAT WE'RE ASKING HER TO DO IN A REPORT. AND I KNOW THE CLA'S OFFICE DOES REALLY INCREDIBLE WORK BUT OFTEN TIMES THAT WORK IS BEYOND YOUR CAPACITY OR SCOPE OR EXPERTISE WHICH REMINDS ME OF SOME POLICIES THAT WE'VE WORKED IN THE PAST. WHAT IS BEING ASKED IN THIS AMENDMENT, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO DO IN-HOUSE OR WOULD YOU NEED TO GO TO OUTSIDE PARTY? >> SO THE IMPACT STATEMENT THAT YOU'VE REQUESTED, THIS IS SOMETHING TYPICALLY THE CLA WILL GO OUT TO RFP FOR. WE WILL TAKE THE MOTIONS REQUEST FOR IMPACT STATEMENTS, WE WOULD PREPARE AN RFP AND PREPARE AN RFP AND SELECT A CONSULTANT AND THE CONSULTANT WOULD NEED TIME TO PREPARE A RESPONSE. IT'S NOT, THIS IS, THESE TYPES OF THINGS ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN REQUESTED IN THE PAST FOR THESE KIND OF POLICIES SO IT'S NOT UNTYPICAL TO HAVE A STUDY DONE. WE, WE TYPICALLY DO ISSUE AN RFP AND THAT WILL TAKE SOME TIME TO PREPARE. >> H. Soto-Martinez: THANK YOU, AND I KNOW THE FAIR WORKWEEK ORDINANCE WHICH IS A BIG PART OF THIS, THAT'S ALREADY, ALL THAT WORK HAS BEEN DONE BEFORE. >> I BELIEVE SO. >> H. Soto-Martinez: WE PASSED AN ORDINANCE. SO JUST TO GIVE A SENSE OF TIMING. IF THIS AMENDMENT WERE TO PASS TODAY, I KNOW WE'RE ENTERING TO BUDGET SEASON, I GET T WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE TO FIND THE MONEY FOR THIS, RIGHT? IT'S GOING TO TAKE MONEY? >> YES, SO I WISH I COULD GIVE YOU A TIMING AT THIS POINT, IT'S ONLY AS YOU'VE INDICATED, WE'RE GETTING READY TO EMBARK OUR BUDGET SEASON, SO WE WILL BE VERY MUCH TIED UP ON THAT IN ADDITION TO THAT, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF VERY IMPACTFUL THINGS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW AS IT RELATES TO THE CONVENTION CENTER WHICH IS ALSO ON GOING WHICH WE--YES SO WE HAVE REPORT BACKS ON HOMELESSNESS AND THE CREATION OF A HOMELESS DEPARTMENT THAT WE'RE WORKING ON AS WELL. SO THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THINGS BUT WE WILL AS ALWAYS, WE TRY TO DO THE BEST WE CAN IN RESPONSE TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. >> H. Soto-Martinez: I UNDERSTAND, AND YOUR OFFICE DOES A GREAT JOB PRIORITIZING THE CITY. THERE IS A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE DEPEND ON YOUR STAFF. AND I KNOW YOU'RE ALWAYS GOING TO TRY YOUR BEST. HOWEVER, IF YOU HAD TO GUESS, MINIMUM, MINIMUM, IF WE SPED THIS ALONG AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MINIMUM? >> A MINIMUM, A MINIMUM I WOULD SAY, IT WOULD PROBABLY BE FOUR TO SIX MONTHS. >> H. Soto-Martinez: FOUR TO SIX MONTHS TO ISSUE THE RFP. >> NO WE CAN DRAFT THE RFP SOONER, BUT YOU HAVE TO PROVIDE SOMETIME FOR PEOPLE TO PROVIDE THEIR RESPONSE AND RATE THE RESPONSES, SO SELECT AND WRITE SO THAT WOULD TAKE SOMETIME AND SINCE THERE IS NO FUNDING IDENTIFIED WE WOULD HAVE TO IDENTIFY FUNDING FOR THIS AS WELL. >> H. Soto-Martinez: THANK YOU FOR BEING GRACIOUS SAYING FOUR TO SIX MONTHS. MAXIMUM WE'RE LOOKING AT WHO KNOWS? WE'VE GOT TO FIND THE MONEY, WE'VE GOT TO ISSUE THE RFP, PEOPLE HAVE TO DO THE STUDY IT HAS TO COME BACK TO YOUR OFFICE, YOU HAVE TO PREPARE FOR IT, WE HAVE TO SCHEDULE IT FOR COMMITTEE, WE HAVE TO HAVE MORE DISCUSSION. AND WHEN I LOCKED, THAT'S THE REACTION I HAD WHEN I SAW THIS. I APPRECIATE AGAIN, THE THOUGHTFULNESS BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE WORKERS HAVE TO WAIT THAT LONG FOR THE THINGS THAT THEY ARE DEMANDING. AND SO THAT'S, I WANTED THIS TO BE OUT IN THE HORSESHOE BECAUSE, THIS IS TO ME, JUST AN AMENDMENT THAT I CANNOT ACCEPT SO BECAUSE OF THAT, AND BECAUSE OF THE TIMELINESS AND BY THE WAY, WE HAVE A TON OF REPORTS AND I'M HAPPY TO SHARE THOSE REPORTS. WE HAVE A TON OF REPORTS. AND AGAIN, I ASK FOR A NO-VOTE ON 28B. >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER PRICE? >> C. Price: THANK YOU. I TOO WOULD REITERATE, THIS IS ABOUT EXPANDING THE WORKWEEK AND DOESN'T INCREASE WAGES, IT DOES NOT MANDATE ANY INCREASES. WE HAVE STUDIED THE IMPACT BEFORE AND I THINK, THAT RESEARCH IS STILL VALID AND VITAL. I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO DO THE RESEARCH AGAIN. AGAIN I WILL SUPPORT THE MOTION AS ORIGINALLY PROPOSED AND VOTE NO ON AMENDMENTS A AND B. THANK YOU. >> Council President: THANK YOU, SEEING NO MORE MEMBERS ON THE QUEUE, WHAT IS BEFORE US MR. CLERK? >> Clerk: MR. COUNCIL PRESIDENT, BEFORE THE COUNCIL IS AMENDMENT 28B INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEMBER BLUMENFIELD SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER PARK. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. WE ARE VOTING ON ITEM 28B, MR. BLUMENFIELD IS ASKING FOR A YES VOTE MR. SOTO-MARTINEZ IS ASKING FOR A NO-VOTE. LET'S OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 7 AYES, 8 NOES. THE AMENDMENT HAS FAILED. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: BEFORE THE COUNCIL IS AMENDMENT 28 A INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER LEE. >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER SOTO-MARTINEZ. >> H. Soto-Martinez: THANK YOU SO MUCH MR. PRESIDENT. 28 A FALLS INTO A SIMILAR THOUGHT PROCESS, ALTHOUGH I THINK IT'S NOT AS, I DON'T AS STRONG FEELINGS AS AND HAPPY TO ENTER DISCUSSION WITH MY COLLEAGUE TO MY RIGHT. SO I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A HOPEFULLY A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT, FINANCE I'LL STILL PRESENT AN AMENDMENT. AND I HOPE EVERYBODY HAS THEM IN FRONT OF THEM. INSTRUCTION NUMBER 5, WHICH WILL READ AS FOLLOW. THE CLA TO REPORT BACK WITH ANY RECOMMENDATIONS THAT COULD INSTEAD OF WILL, I THINK IS JUST, WORDS SMITHING AND THEN STRIKING INSTRUCTION NUMBER 6. AND THE REASON I WANT TO STRIKE NUMBER 6, I DON'T BELIEVE WE SHOULD BE MAKING, WE SHOULD BE ENTERTAINING ANY KIND OF EXEMPTIONS TO THIS POLICY. AND THE EXEMPTIONS THAT ARE BEING ASKED FOR AND I KNOW IT'S A REPORT BUT I DON'T WANT TO SEE A REPORT MAKING EXEMPTIONS BECAUSE WE'RE ALREADY GOING DOWN THAT PATH. IS TO IDENTIFY THE LOCATIONS AND FOOD DESERTS, GOOD FOOD ZONES AND JEDI ZONES. IF PEOPLE KNOW THOSE AREAS OF THE CITY, THAT IS SOUTH CENTRAL LOS ANGELES AREAS WHERE POOR BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE LIVE AND WE SHOULD NOT BE MAKING ANY EXCEPTIONS TO THAT PART OF THE LAW. SOY JUST--SO I JUST WANT TO STRIKE NUMBER 6 BUT I WOULD LIKE TO ADD A REPORT BACK WITH ANY RECOMMENDATIONS THAT COULD PROTECT. AND IF MY COLLEAGUE TO MY RIGHT ACCEPT THAT, I WOULD ASK FOR A YES VOTE BUT LET'S SEE WHAT SHE SAYS. >> M. Rodriguez: HI I'M THE COLLEAGUE TO THE RIGHT, OTHERWISE, IT'S COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ. SO WHAT I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT IS IMPLICATIONS OF THE DECISIONS BEING MADE HERE TODAY. SPECIFICALLY, WITH OUR RECOMMENDATION NUMBER 6. WE CREATED THESE INCENTIVES OF A JEDI ZONE OF A GOOD FOOD ZONE SO THESE BUSINESSES WOULD ACTUALLY OPEN AND INVEST IN THESE AREAS, THESE ARE FOOD DESERTS, THESE ARE AREAS WHERE THESE BUSINESSES DON'T ACTUALLY OPERATE. SO WE'RE WORKING AGAINST OURSELVES BY NOT ANSWERING A FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION, HOW ARE WE GOING TO HELP INSENT MORE OF THE JOB CREATIONS THAT WOULD EVEN ALLOW US TO ENTERTAIN THESE POLICIES, NUMBER ONE. DON'T YOU GUYS WANTED THE JOBS? DON'T YOU WANT THEM IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE THEY DON'T CURRENTLY EXIST? WE WOULD BE WORKING AGAINST OURSELVES IF WE CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT NOT HOSPITABLE TO THE BUSINESS'S. AND TO MS. HERNANDEZ'S POINT, YES WE WANT TO SEE THE BUSINESSES, WE'RE ABOUT A BILLION DOLLARS IN THE HOLE. WE'RE TRYING TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT ACTUALLY CREATES MORE TAX GENERATION FOR US TO PAY FOR THE SIDEWALKS, TO PAY FOR THE STREETS, TO PAY FOR ALL OF THOSE, WE RELY ON THE MONEY. BY THE WAY, IF WE CREATE A POLICY THAT ACTUALLY DOES THE OPPOSITE, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GARNER THE INFORMATION, EYES WIDE OPEN THAT ACTUALLY ALLOWS US TO MAKE A POLICY THAT DOES NOT WORK AGAINST OURSELF. SO AGAIN, THIS IS ALL ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT WE GET THE DATA, CAUSE AS MS. PADILLA MENTIONED EARLIER WHO WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING TO RAISE THE WAGE TO BEGIN WITH. THREE REPORTS THAT CAME BACK, SO THAT WE CAN COME TO A SOLUTION THAT WORKED FOR EVERYBODY SO WE CAN HOSPITABLE TO BOTH GIVING THE WORKERS THE WORK ENVIRONMENT AND THE SALARIES THAT THEY, WE WANT TO PROVIDE WITHOUT CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT WAS INHOSPITABLE TO THE BUSINESSES EXISTING TO BEGIN W.SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CLEAR ABOUT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. MR. PRICE, WE WORKED ON THE GOOD FOOD ZONE AND WORKED ON THE JEDI ZONES AND WE DID ALL OF THAT? WHY? BECAUSE THESE BUSINESSES WERE NOT OPENING IN COMMUNITIES LIKE PACOIMA, LIKE SOUTH L.A. THAT'S WHY WE CREATED THESE ZONES. SO WHILE WE'RE CREATING THESE ZONES, WE'RE NOT GOING TO CREATE ANOTHER POTENTIAL RISK THEM SHUTTING DOWN BECAUSE WE'RE CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS INHOSPITABLE TO THEIR EXISTENCE. THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE, MR. HARRIS-DAWSON, YOU KNOW THIS, HOW WE STRUGGLE. I REMEMBER WHEN WE HELPED LOCAL OPEN IN WATTS BECAUSE IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET ANYBODY TO INVEST IN THESE AREAS. SO WE'RE TRYING TO HELP MEET ALL OF THOSE NEEDS, SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND, I AGAIN, ASK THAT WE CREATE A ENVIRONMENT THAT IS HOSPITABLE TO ACHIEVING BOTH. I UNDERSTAND THE ENVIRONMENT THAT WE WANT TO CREATE FOR THE WORKERS, BUT LET'S NOT SHOOT OURSELVES IN THE FOOT BY CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT DIS EN TIFFS THEM IN THESE CRITICAL AREAS, OUR COMMUNITIES ARETHE ONES THAT ALWAYS GET THE SHAFT. NOBODY IS COMING IN AND ROLLING OUT OF ALL OF THESE BUSINESSES IN THOSE AREAS. SO COLLEAGUES, I ASK FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, TO PLEASE SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT BECAUSE WE NEED TO DO BOTH. WE NEED TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS HOSPITABLE TO BUSINESSES OPENING IN THESE AREAS AND WE NEED TO GO IN EYES WIDE OPEN ABOUT THE IMPLICATIONS IF WE CHANGE COURSE. THANK YOU. >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER JURADO. >> Y. Jurado: YES, THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT MY COLLEAGUES HAVE PUT INTO THIS AND THINKING ABOUT ALL THE WORKERS THAT ARE HERE WHO ARE REPRESENTING, YOU KNOW, THE FAST FOOD WORKERS THROUGHOUT OUR CITY. I'M AN AVID FAN OF THEIR WORK AND PARTAKE PROBABLY EVERY DAY. AND I WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RAISING WAGES AND HAVING A FAIR WORKWEEK ORDINANCE THAT PROTECTS THEM. IT'S ABOUT HAVING BETTER JOBS, BETTER PROTECTIONS, AND BETTER RETENTION. DO WE WANT LOW PAYING JOBS WHERE THERE IS SO MUCH TURNOVER THAT SMALL BUSINESSES CANNOT SURVIVE BECAUSE THEY ARE ALWAYS CHASING A NEW SET OF WORKERS? NO, WE'RE FIGHTING FOR THESE JOBS SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE PREDICTABLE SCHEDULE, SO THEY KNOW THEIR RIGHTS SO THEY KEEP THEIR JOBS AND STAY LOYAL AND HAVE A PATHWAY TO STABILITY [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] IN OUR CITY. SO I BELIEVE THE REPORTING THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN REQUIRED AND I TRUST THE CLA WITH MY LIFE WITH A LOT OF THINGS WITH REPORTING THAT IS ALREADY IN PLACE, SOY STAND BY COUNCILMEMBER SOTO-MARTINZ, THAT THE WAY THAT THIS IS DRAFTED AND COUNCILMEMBER PRICE, IS TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE STABILITY IN YOUR JOBS, IT'S NOT ABOUT SHORT-TERM JOBS WITH LITTLE PAY AND LITTLE PROTECTIONS, IT'S ABOUT GOOD JOBS FOR THE LONG TERM TO MAKE OUR CITY STABLE WHICH ISN'T AT THIS TIME. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY TO THIS. >> Council President: THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER PADILLA. >> I. Padilla: YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK THINGS LIKE DATA REPORTS AND DOING THINGS WITH THE APPROPRIATE TIME ARE NECESSARILY ANTI WORKER. I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERY ONE THAT WHEN WE WORKED IN 2015 ON THE ORIGINAL RAISE THE WAGE, OF COURSE THERE WAS A HUGE ASK, THEY WANTED THE $15 IMMEDIATELY, THERE WAS AN ASK FOR AN OFFICE OF WAGE STANDARDS, WHICH YOU KNOW IT'S GOING TO COST US TO IMPLEMENT, IT'S GOING TO BE MORE RELATED TO THE BUDGET AND REQUEST FOR SICK DAYS AND THROUGH THE MONTHS SIX MONTHS, THERE WAS A COMPROMISE. WE'RE NO LONGER COMPROMISING, WE'RE NO LONGER ASKING ACADEMIA ASKING. I'M DISAPPOINTED THIS THAT COUNCIL IS MOVING IN A DIRECTION THAT WE DON'T TRUST ACADEMIA OR NUMBERS. IT'S GOING TO CREATE SITUATIONS THAT WE'RE NOT HAPPY WITH. SO. >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ. >> E. Hernandez: I'M OKAY. >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER PRICE? >> C. Price: THANK YOU, I JUST WANT TO SECOND THE MOTION THAT COUNCILMEMBER SOTO-MARTINEZ MADE. AND THE GOOD FOOD ZONE WAS FOR HEALTHY FOODS, NOT FAST FOOD. I WANT TO SECOND THE AMENDMENT. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, MR. SOTO-MARTINEZ? >> H. Soto-Martinez: THANK YOU SO MUCH MR. PRESIDENT. AS I MENTIONED, I WANT TO AMEND THE AMENDMENT SO INSTRUCTION NUMBER 5 READS THE CLA'S REPORT BACK TO WITH ANY RECOMMENDATION THAT COULD PROTECT SMALL INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND THEN STRIKING, NUMBER 6 AND I THANK YOU FOR THE SECOND MR. PRICE. AND LOOK, THE REPORT HAVE BEEN DONE. AND I'M GOING TO READ THEM TO FOLKS. POVERTY WAGES AND HOMELESSNESS AND FAST FOOD, WAGE THEFT IN THE FAST FOOD INDUSTRY. PREGNANCY. WAGE THEFT IN CALIFORNIA, LOW PAY, THE STUDIES HAVE BEEN DONE! THE STUDIES HAVE BEEN DONE! IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE THE STUDIES, GO OUT AND TALK TO THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THOSE AREAS. ENOUGH WITH THE DELAY! ENOUGH WITH THE DELAY! I WANT TO MAKE AN AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT AND I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A VOTE AND ASK FOR A YES VOTE ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT I'M PUTTING FORWARD. >> Council President: BEFORE WE VOTE MR. CLERK. I JUST WANT TO ADD MY VOICE TO THE CHORUS AS SOMEBODY WHO HAS WORKED IN FOOD DESERT ALL OF MIA DIFFICULT LIFE. FOOD DESERT ARE PARTLY CAUSED BECAUSE PEOPLE WHO WORK IN THEIR NEIGHBORS WORK SOMETIMES THREE JOBS AND THEY BARELY GET BY. IT'S PRECISELY THE OPPOSITE, WAGES ARE TOO LOW. THE SEC THING --SECOND THING I WANT TO SAY IS, YOU KNOW, IT'S BOTHERSOME AND THAT'S A LIGHT VERSION, THAT SOME FOLKS COME AND TALK ABOUT FOOD DESERTS AND HOW BAD THINGS ARE IN SOUTH L.A. WHEN IT BENEFITS THEIR INTEREST AND THEY'RE NEVER HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE BANKS WHO OPEN RED LINING AND WILL NOT MAKE A LOAN TO SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSES IF THEY OPERATE IN THOSE SPACES TO INSURANCE COMPANIES WHO WILL NOT INSURE BUSINESS IF IT'S IN THE SPECIFIC AREAS AND THE INVESTMENT COMPANIES WHO DON'T MAKE INVESTMENT TO MAKE IT EASY FOR PEOPLE TO GET BUSINESS. AS SOMEBODY WHO HAS WORKED IN THE FOOD DESERT A LONG TIME, IT'S NOT CAUSED BY WORKERS ARE GETTING. IT'S CAUSED BY LOW WAGES. WITH THAT, MR. CLERK. WE HAVE A QUESTION BEFORE US. >> Clerk: MR. PRESIDENT. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]. >> Clerk: SO IF I CAN CLARIFY WHAT COUNCILMEMBER SOTO-MARTINEZ. IS COUNCILMEMBER PRICE YOUR SECOND? OKAY GREAT. WE'LL CONSIDER AMENDMENT 28C AND THAT WILL BE BEFORE THE COUNCIL. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, THAT ITEM IS BEFORE US, OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 13 AYES, 2 NOES. >> Council President: WHAT IS NEXT. >> Clerk: BFT COUNCIL IS AMENDMENT 28 A AS AMENDED BY AMENDMENT 28C. >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER NAZARIAN? >> A. Nazarian: I WAS GOING TO CHANGE MY VOTE. >> Clerk: D*SH >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER--. >> Clerk: YES, WE SHOULD RECONSIDER. >> Council President: OPEN THE ROLL FOR RECONSIDERATION. CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. THIS IS TO RECONSIDER SO YOU CAN VOTE NO. OKAY. ONE MORE TIME, CAN WE OPEN THE ROLL IN RECONSIDERATION. CLOSE THE ROLL ON RECONSIDERATION. ALL RIGHT. >> Clerk: 14 AYES, 1 NO. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, SO LET'S OPEN THE ROLL AGAIN ON MR. SOTO-MARTINEZ'S AMENDMENT, MR. SOTO-MARTINEZ IS ASKING FOR A YES VOTE, I BELIEVE THE MAKER, IT'S SAFE TO SAY THE MAKER IS ASKING FOR A NO-VOTE. COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ IS ASKING FOR A NO-VOTE. ALL RIGHT, LET'S OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 10 AYES, 5 NOES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: BEFORE THE COUNCIL IS AMENDMENT 28 A AS AMENDED BY AMENDMENT 28C. >> Council President: OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 15 AYES. >> Council President: WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: AND LASTLY BEFORE THE COUNCIL IS ITEM 28 AS AMENDED. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, LET'S OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 15 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCIL HAS MOTIONED FOR POSTED AND REFERRAL. >> Council President: THEY ARE POSTED AND REFERRED. >> Clerk: THE DESK IS CLEAR. >> Council President: ANNOUNCEMENTS MEMBERS? ANNOUNCEMENTS TO MY RIGHT? [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT, FOLKS, ALL RIGHT FOLKS, WE STILL GOT BUSINESS TO DO. COUNCILMEMBER SOTO-MARTINEZ. >> H. Soto-Martinez: THANK YOU, I APOLOGIZE IN THE MIDST OF ALL THAT WAS HAPPENING, WE VOTED ON ITEM 17, CAN I ASK THAT WE CONSIDER THAT AND ASK THE ITEM BE CONTINUED TO MAY 6th. >> Council President: MR. CLERK? >> Clerk: COUNCIL WILL NEED TO RECONSIDER THE ITEM. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, LET'S OPEN THE ROLL AND CONSIDER RECONSIDERATION. >> Clerk: THIS IS FOR ITEM 17. >> Council President: FOR ITEM 17, OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 15 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. >> Clerk: COUNCILMEMBER SOTO-MARTINEZ WHEN WOULD YOU LIKE TO CONTINUE THE ITEM TO? >> H. Soto-Martinez: 6 PLEASE. >> Clerk: IF THERE ARE NO OBJECTION, YOU CAN CONTINUE TO MAY 6th. >> Council President: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THAT WILL BE THE ORDER. ALL RIGHT, ANNOUNCEMENTS? MEMBERS? COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ. >> E. Hernandez: THANK YOU. THANK YOU COLLEAGUES. PLEASE JOIN ME. THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. GOOD MORNING, COLLEAGUES I'M EXCITED TO BE JOINED BY ERIC VILLANUEVA AND HIS FAMILY AS HIS DAYS FOR LOS ANGELES COMES TO A CLOSE. AS A FIRST GENERATION IMMIGRANT, FROM MA WILL I NA ARRIVED IN 1993 FILLED WITH AMBITION AND BACHELOR'S. HE TOOK WAREHOUSE JOBS. BEGAN WITH HUMBLE JOBS IN BEGINNING YEARS, BLOSSOMED INTO A 26-YEAR CAREER WITH LOS ANGELES THAT BEGAN IN 199. --1999 BEGAN IN THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE. SPEAKS VOLUME OF HIS DEDICATION AND IMPACT. HIS PROFESSIONALISM AND EXCEPTIONAL WORK ETHIC HAVE EARNED HIM THE RESPECT OF HIS PEERS, MY COUNCIL OFFICE AND MANY OTHERS IN THE PEOPLE'S BUILDING LIKE FORMER MAYOR ERIC GARCETTI. BUT WHAT SETS HIM APART IS HIS COMPASSION. THROUGH HIS WORK WITH ANSWERING THE CRY OF THE POOR IN HANCOCK, AN ORGANIZATION BRINGING HOPE AND ASSISTANCE TO THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST. AS SEEN DURING THE UKRAINE CRISIS WHERE HE DEDICATED HIS TIME AND RESOURCES TO RESCUE THOSE SUPPORTED BY THE WAFRMENT ERIC'S JOURNEY. HE GENTLY REMINDS US THAT REAL LEADERSHIP GOES BEYOND TRADITIONS, IT'S ABOUT UPLIFTING, INSPIRING AND SERVING OTHERS SELFLESSLY AS HE DOES. ERIC, YOU HAVE MADE A HUGE IMPACT HERE AT CITY HALL AND IN THE LIVES OF COUNTLESS ANGELINOS AND WE WILL MISS YOU. PLEASE STEP FORWARD. WE WISH YOU THE BEST AS YOU EMBARK ON THIS NEXT CHAPTER, WHETHER IT'S RESTING AND SUPER JOY. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING HOW YOU ENJOY YOUR WELL DESERVED RETIREMENT. COLLEAGUES PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING ERIC WITH A HUGE ROUND OF APPLAUSE. SO ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, I WANT TO GIVE YOU THESE. BUT ALSO PROUD TO RECOGNIZE YOU FOR IMPROVING THE LIFE OF ANGELINOS. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR YEARS OF WORK IN THE CITY AND WE WISH YOU THE BEST AS YOU EMBARK ON THIS CHAPTER. >> THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> Council President: THANK YOU SO MUCH AND CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU. YOU'RE THE FIRST-EVER IN THE UNITED STATES PERSON TO STAFF A HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY' COMMITTEE. SO IT WAS A BIG DEAL. WE HAD TO LEARN HOW TO DO THAT TOKT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS. >> E. Hernandez: I JUST WANT TO UPLIFT MR. VILLANUEVA'S FAMILY THAT IS ALSO HERE FPT. THEY'RE SITTING HERE SUPPORTING HIM. HE'S BEEN GREAT FOR THE CITY THANK YOU FOR HOLDING HIM DOWN AND SUPPORTING HIM FOR HIS TIME HERE. >> Council President: THANK YOU, ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? McOSKER. COUNCILMEMBER McOSKER. >> T. McOsker: McOSKER IS FINE. WHAT IS SHAPING UP FOR McOSKER'S 28 FOR 28, MOTION NUMBER TWO FOLLOWING ON YESTERDAY ON THE OLYMPICS. I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER PARK FOR SECONDING THIS MOTION. THIS IS A MOTION REQUESTING FULL ANALYSIS ALL OF THE NON CITY VENUES. WHICH YOU CAN FIND IN THE REPORTS. BUT WHAT YOU CANNOT FIND IS ANY FUNDING AGREEMENTS, RESOURCE COMMITMENTS WHAT CONTRACTUAL VISIONS HAVE BEENMENT THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR COST OVERRUN AND CAPITOL IMPROVEMENT AND INSURANCE AND RAMIFICATION, RISK AND ANY TRANSPARENCY AND AUDIT REQUIREMENT. IF ONE LOOKS AT THE ORIGINAL M.O. U, LOOKS AT INDIVIDUAL VENUE AGREEMENTS, INDIVIDUAL GAINS AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER JURISDICTION AND ANNUAL REPORT WHICH JUST CAME OUT TWO DAYS AGO, YOU WILL NOT FIND THIS INFORMATION. YOU WILL SEE A COUPLE OF LINE ITEMS, IT WILL SAY HOW MUCH REVENUE IS COMING IN AND GOING OUT. BUT YOU CANNOT FIND A BREAK DOWN VENUE BY VENUE BY VENUE AND YOU WILL NOT FIND ANY GUARANTEE THAT WE ARE PROTECTED. THIS IS SIMILE A REPORT BACK SEVEN DAYS EACH ONE OF THEM IS GOING TO BE SEVEN DAYS BY THE WAY. IN MY 28 FOR 28, WE NEED TO GET OUR ARMS AROUND AND BREAK THE SILENCE AND FIND OUT WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE OLYMPICS. THANK YOU. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS TO MY RIGHT? SEEING NO OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS, I'LL ASK EVERYBODY IN THE CHAMBER TO RISE FOR ADJOURNING MOTIONS AND ASK MEMBERS IF THEY HAVE ANY ADJOURNING MOTIONS. MR. BLUMENFIELD? >> B. Blumenfield: THANK YOU, I RISE RICHARD BOOKLET. HIS WIFE OF 71 YEARS, THEY HAD CHILDREN, WIFE ROSEMARY CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN WERE BY HIS SIDE. I MET DICK SOON AFTER I BECAME A ASSEMBLY MEMBER IN 2008, I USED TO SEE HIM EVERYWHERE, HE WAS A WONDERFUL PERSON THAT MADE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU KNEW HIM FOREVER. A SMILE AND KINDNESS THAT WAS UNMATCHED. WITH HIS LARGE FAMILY, MANY CONNECTIONS THROUGH CHURCH, BELMONT, HIS LOSS WILL BE FELT BY MANY. DICK BUBLITS WAS BORN IN LUCK WISCONSIN. HE GREW UP IN THE SURROUNDING WOODS, RIVERS, AND LAKES AND FARMS ON BOTH SIDE OF THE BORDER BETWEEN WISCONSIN AND MINNESOTA. HE DISCOVERED HIS FAVORITE ACTIVITIES HE CALLED THEM THE THREE Fs, FISHING, FOOTBALL AND FIGHTING. THE MANY LAKES AND RIVERS CULTIVATED HIS LOVE FOR FISHING WHICH WAS GRADUATED TO THE OCEAN IN THE 1970s WHEN HE SETTLED. BEFORE HE MADE THE SWITCH TO COLLEGE WHERE HE KEPT UP THE SPORT AND ADDED WRESTLING. AND SPENT TIME FIGHTING IN THE RING, BOXING THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL AND THROUGH HIS SENIOR YEAR IN 1953 WORKING TO REPLACE THE MAIN STREET IN MINNESOTA, HE MET ROSEMARY AT A STREET FESTIVAL CELEBRATING THE PROJECT. SOON AFTERWARDS, HE TOLD HIS FOOTBALL TEAMMATES THAT HE WAS GOING TO MARRY THAT GIRL. SURE ENOUGH, THAT DECEMBER THEY WERE MARRIED. THEIR JOURNEY TOOK THEM COAST TO COAST BEFORE LANDING THEM IN WOODLAND HILLS CALIFORNIA. HIS FAMILY OF NINE GRANDCHILDREN AND MANY GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. FROM HIS TIME AS A STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT TO HIS SENIOR YEAR OF COLLEGE TO HIS ACTIVISM IN THE WEST VALLEY, HIS EXPERIENCE IMPACTED ALL OF THOSE WITH WHOM HE CONNECTED. IN HIS OWN WORDS, HE POSTED TO FACE BIXER HE ATTRIBUTES TO WRESTLING. HE SAID QUOTE, TO OUT WIT AND OUTLAST THE OPPONENT, WHETHER DAY-TO-DAY SITUATIONS OR LONG DISTANCE RUNNING, MY MIND SET CARRIED ME THROUGH. COMPLETED 5Ks, 10Ks AND HALF MARATHON AND FULL MARATHON WHERE HE RAN WELL INTO HIS 80, HIS STRENGTH LET HIM TO BEAT LYMPHOMA WHICH IS THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED HIM FROM RUNNING. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE ROSEMARY, HIS CHILDREN, HIS GRANDCHILDREN AND GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. MAY RICK BUBLITZ REST IN PEACE. >> Council President: THANK YOU VERY MUCH MR. BLUMENFIELD. ANY OTHER ADJOURNING MOTIONS? SEEING NONE, WE'LL SEE EVERYBODY ON FRIDAY. WE ARE ADJOURNED.