PLEASE STAND BY. PLEASE STAND BY. >> Council President: GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEET OF YOUR LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL. TODAY IS TUESDAY, THE 9th DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025. PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE TAKEN IN-PERSON IN THIS CHAMBER. MADAM CLERK, LET'S BEGIN OUR PROCEEDINGS BY CALLING THE ROLL. >> Clerk: YES, SIR. BLUMENFIELD HARRIS-DAWSON HERNANDEZ HUTT JURADO LEE MCOSKER NAZARIAN PADILLA PARK PRICE RAMAN RODRIGUEZ SOTO-MARTINEZ YAROSLAVSKY. 14 MEMBERS PRESENT AND A QUORUM, MR. PRESIDENT. >> Council President: LGBTER, FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS. >> Clerk: APPROVE AWFUL MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 5, 2025. >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER JURADO MOVES COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ SECONDS. WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: COMMENDATORY RESOLUTIONS FOR APPROVAL. COUNSELS WHAT'S NEXT. >> Clerk: TODAY IS TUESDAY, IT'S TIME FOR THE FLAG SALUTE. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, I'LL ASK EVERY ONE TO RISE AND FACE THE FLAG AND JOIN COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN FOR THE "PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE". >> N. Raman: READY BEGIN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, MADAM XLERK, LET'S RUN THROUGH OUR AGENDA. >> Clerk: YES, SIR, ITEMS 1 AND 2 ARE ITEMS NOTICE, 1 AND 2 ARE ITEMS NOTICE FOR OPINION HEAING. 3 THROUGH 14 ARE ITEMS FOR WHICH PUBLIC HEARINGS HAVE BEEN HELD. 13 THROUGH 26 ARE ITEMS FOR WHICH PUBLIC HEARINGS HAVE NOT BEEN HELD. ITEMS 27 THROUGH 36 ARE CLOSE SESSION ITEMS CONSIDERED BY THE BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE. TEN VOTES ARE REQUIRED FOR CONSIDERATION. KO*UBS ALL RIGHT, WITHOUT OBJECTION, THOSE ITEMS ARE NOW BEFORE US. ANY SPECIALS MEMBERS? SPECIALS? MR. PRICE? >> C. Price: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. OUT OF THE ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION, I'M RECUSHION MYSELF FROM ITEM 26 BECAUSE I AM A LANDLORD. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, ITEM 2-6, RECUSAL FOR MR. PRICE. ANY OTHER SPECIALS, MEMBERS? ALL RIGHT, SEEING NO FURTHER SPECIALS, MADAM CLERK, COUNCILMEMBER JURADO, SORRY. >> Y. Jurado: THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I'M CALLING ITEM 8 FOR AMENDMENT, IT SHOULD BE CIRCULATING NOW. >> Council President: WHAT ITEM? >> Y. Jurado: 8. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT 8. AND JUST A NOTE, THIS SCREEN MAGIGI IS NOT WORKING SO IF YOU PRESS YOUR BUTTON, IT'S NOT WORKING SO JUST WAVE IF YOU NEED ANYTHING. ANY OTHER SPECIALS? MADAM CLERK WHAT ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR TO US VOTE ON AT THIS TIME? >> Clerk: MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCIL MAY NOW VOTE ON ITEMS 3 THROUGH 7, 9 THROUGH 14 SIR. >> Council President: THOSE ARE THES ARE BEFORE US. OPEN THE ROLL *, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 14 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: NEXT IS ITEMS 27 THROUGH 36, SIR. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WE'LL HEAR FROM OUR BUDGET CHAIRPERSON, COUNCILMEMBER YAROSLAVSKY ON 27 THROUGH 36. >> K. Yaroslavsky: THANK YOU, COUNSEL TILL PRESIDENT, BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE APPROVED AND CONSIDERED ITEMS 27 THROUGH 36 ON SEPTEMBER 2, AND I RECOMMEND WE APPROVE THESE ITEMS. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, IF WE CAN READ THE DETAILS AND CALL THE ROLL ON THOSE ITEMS. >> Clerk: YES, SIR, FOR ITEM 27 IN THE CASE DAVID KELHER VERSUS WILLIAM McMOREINET AL, LEE CASE,/DAVID KELHER, VERSUS CITY OF LOS ANGELES ET AL, CONSOLIDATED, THERE IS A RECOMMENDATION TO EXPEND UP TO $150,000 IN SETTLEMENT. FOR ITEM 28 IN THE CASE KEVIN JINXES VERSUS CITY OF LOS ANGELES ET AL, THERE IS A RECOMMENDATION TO EXPEND UP TO $200,000 IN SETTLEMENT. FOR ITEM 29 IN THE CASE NAZRELATE SENATI VERSUS CITY OF LOS ANGELES ET AL, THERE IS A RECOMMENDATION TO EXPEND UP TO $200,000 IN SETTLEMENT. FOR ITEM 30 IN THE CASE ENTITLED ROBERT PAPASIAN JUNIOR VERSUS CITY OF LOS ANGELES, THERE IS A RECOMMENDATION TO EXPEND UP TO $225,000 IN SETTLEMENT. ITEM 31 IN THE CASE HE BELIEVED ADRIAN TRIP ET AL VERSUS CITY OF LOS ANGELES ET AL, THERE IS A RECOMMENDATION TO EXPEND UP TO $2350,000 IN SETTLEMENT. FOR ITEM 32 IN THE CASE ENTITLED JOHN KASTEYANO VERSUS CITY OF LOS ANGELES ET AL, THERE IS A RECOMMENDATION TO EXPEND UP 1.8 MILLION IN SETTLEMENT. ITEM 33 IN THE CASE ENTITLED ANGELA CINDY BETENCOURT, VERSUS CITY OF LOS ANGELES ET AL. THERE IS A RECOMMENDATION TO REJECT THE OFFER IN SETTLEMENT. ITEM 34 IN THE CASE ENTITLED CITY OF LOS ANGELES VERSUS PERDUE PHARMA, THERE IS A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE CITY ATTORNEY'S RECOMMENDATIONS. ITEM NUMBER DANA HOVELA ET AL, VERSUS CITY OF LOS ANGELES ET AL, THERE IS A RECOMMENDATION TO EXPEND UP TO $300,000 IN SETTLEMENT. ITEM 36 IN THE CASE ENTITLED--[BUZZARD GOING] [OVERHEAD ANNOUNCEMENT ON ALARM] >> WE ARE CONDUCTING WORK ON THE SAFETY SYSTEM, IN CASE OF ANY EMERGENCY, WE WILL NOTIFY YOU]. >> Clerk: FOR ITEM 36 IN THE CASE AR MANNED A CORONA ET AL, VERSUS CITY OF LOS ANGELES ET AL, THERE IS A RECOMMENDATION TO EXPEND UP TO 950,000 IN SETTLEMENT. >> Council President: THOSE ITEMSING ARE BEFORE US, OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 14 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, THERE IS A REQUEST FOR ITEM 34 TO GO FORTHWITH, WITHOUT OBJECTION, THAT WILL BE THE ORDER. WHAT'S NEXT MADAM CLERK? >> Clerk: MR. PRESIDENT, THAT WOULD MOVE COUNCIL TO PUBLIC COMMENT SIR. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. MR. CITY ATTORNEY, IF YOU CAN PREPARE US FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. WE WILL TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT FROM NOW UNTIL 11:00 O'CLOCK, STRAIGHT UP. SO KLAES GET TO THE MIC AS QUICKLY AS YOU CAN SO WE CAN GET TO AS MANY SPEAKERS AS WE CAN AS POSSIBLE. >> City Attorney: TO PEOPLE PROVIDING PUBLIC COMMENT, WHEN IT'S YOUR TURN TO SPEAK, 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. WHEN SPEAKING ON THE AGENDA ITEMS, YOU MUST BE ON TOPIC. OUR GOAL IS TO GET THROUGH AS MANY SPEAKERS AS WE CAN. IF YOU ARE NOT ON TOPIC OR IF WE CANNOT TELL WHETHER YOU'RE ON TOPIC, YOU WILL GET ONE BRIEF WARNING FROM ME OR THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT. AT THAT POINT, YOU NEED TO GET IMMEDIATELY AND CLEARLY ON TOPIC. IF YOU DO NOT DO SO, OR AGAIN STRAY OFF TOPIC, YOU WILL FORFEIT THE REST OF YOUR SPEAKING TIME AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SPEAKER. THE AGENDA ITEMS OPEN, 1 AND 2 AND 15 THROUGH 26 SO. AGAIN THE ITEMS OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE AGENDA, ARE ITEMS 1 AND 2, AND ITEMS 15 THROUGH 26. 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 ANYTHING ELSE IN THE CITY'S JURISDICTION. I HAVE A COUPLE MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS IF HE CAN HAVE THE INTERPRETERS MAKE THIS ALOUD TO THE ROOM. IF YOU REQUIRE A SPANISH LANGUAGE INTERPRETER, PLEASE MAKE SURE TO PAUSE EVERY FEW SENTENCES SO THAT THE INTERPRETER CAN INTERPRETER. >> Translator: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> City Attorney: DON'T WORRY, WE WILL PAUSE YOUR TIME WHILE THE INTERPRETERS ARE INTERPRETING SO YOU WILL GET THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME AS EVERY ONE ELSE. THANK YOU. >> Translator: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> City Attorney: ONE FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT, AS THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT HAS ALREADY SAID, WE WILL TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT UP UNTIL 11:00 O'CLOCK AM, SO IN ORDER TO HELP US RUN AN EFFICIENT PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, AND TO FIT IN AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE, WE WILL ASK THAT YOU PLEASE WAIT UNTIL YOU HEAR THE NAME THAT YOU SIGNED UP UNDER CALLED ALOUD BEFORE LINING UP ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBER. THE ORDER IS AUTO GENERATED. SO ONCE YOU HEAR YOUR NAME CALLED ALOUD, PLEASE LINE UP ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. >> Clerk: I WILL BEGIN BY CALLING THE FOLLOWING NAMES, ALEC, HARRIETTE ELLIOT, MARCO, AND SIBA. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: OKAY, SO YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE, GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING I'M ALEC, AND I'M HERE ON BIS FIT L.A. FOR TOURISM JOBS AND PROGRESS. COUNCIL MEMBERS, THE THE CITY ORDER IS CLEAR. THAT DEADLINE WAS MISSED BY THREE DAYS AND WITH IT PUBLIC TRUST WAS BROKEN. WHAT IS WORSE, THE NUMBERS DON'T ADD UP. OUR COALITION SUBMITTED OVER 100,000 VALID SIGNATURES, YET THE VERIFICATION PROCESS PRODUCED SKY HIGH MANDATES FOR US, THAT'S NEVER BEEN SEEN BEFORE AND IT RAOEKZ OF FOUL PLAY. WE'VE ASKED THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY TO INVESTIGATE BECAUSE THE PEOPLE OF L.A. NEED FAIR TRANSPARENT PROCESS NOT ONE CLOUDED BY SHADE AND SECRECY. WE'RE READY TO FIGHT FOR FAIRNESS, PROTECT JOBS AND MAKE THE CITY LIVABLE AGAIN BUT ONLY IF THE DEMO CRATIC PROCESS IS RESPECTED. THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, SPEAKER, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GENERAL COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE, GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: SUPPOSE YOU GOT A PHONE CALL SAYING THERE WAS A BOMB IN A CERTAIN SPOT. WHAT WOULD YOU DO? WOULD YOU TAKE A MODEST ACTION LIKE SENDING SOMEBODY WITH BINOCULARS TO TAKE A LOOK? OF COURSE YOU WOULD NOT WAIT FOR MORE PHONE CALLS THAT WOULD BE NEGLIGENCE. AND SAY A PROCESS WAS--WOULD YOU DEMAND A INVESTIGATION WITH THE THREAT OR WOULD YOU WAIT FOR MULTIPLE POLICE REPORTS. YOU'RE ACTUAL RESPONSE TO MY COMPLAINT WAS NEGLIGENT. THE POLICE ARE REFUSE TO GO MAKE REQUIRED RECORDS AND SERIOUSLY INVESTIGATE ALLEGATIONS OF EXTORTION AND YOU ARE REFUSING TO PROVIDE OVERSIGHT. AS I'VE SAID, THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO ASK THE GOVERN TO SEND A HANDFUL OF INVESTIGATORS TO OF THE NATIONAL GUARD TO LOOK AT POLICE MISCONDUCT BUT YET YOU'VE REFUSED TO MAKE THIS REQUEST AND YOU'VE REFUSED--. >> City Attorney: SPEAKER, YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED. NEXT SPEAKER. GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: AGENDA ITEM 1 IS ABOUT STREET LIGHTING? ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS WHAT IS GOING ON WITH STREET LIGHTING ON FIRST AND ALVARADO, THERE IS A SIGN TELLING THE MAYOR, IF YOU RETIRE, WE'LL TURN THE LIGHTS ON. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY? I'M GOING TO PUBLIC COMMENT, NOW. >> City Attorney: OKAY, SO YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. >> Speaker: MY BACK OF MY SHIRT SAYS, THAT THE DETECTIVE GAYHARD SAID MY SON'S CASE IS UNRESOLVED. I WENT WITH THE FELLOW HERE, THAT ACTS LIKE HE KNOWS EVERYTHING, AND HE IS ACTUALLY A COP. IT'S A COP WANT-A-BEE AND HE THINKS, MY SON'S CASE IS NOT RESOLVED. MY SON'S CASE IS NOT RESOLVED. THEY SAID IT'S RESOLVED. O I WANT TO TALK ABOUT ANOTHER BOOK CALLED TRANS HUMAN GENOCIDE, WE'RE TRYING TO REACH THE SUPPOSED AUTHOR WHO IS A SENATOR OF WISCONSIN. >> City Attorney: I'M SORRY, CAN YOU PAUSE HER TIME. MR. HERMAN, YOU'VE BEEN HERE FOR A TOTAL OF THREE SECONDS AND YOU'VE MANAGED TO DISRUPT THE MEETING ALREADY. PLEASE DO NOT DISRUPT THE SPEAKERS WHEN YOU ENTER THE ROOM OR DURING ANY OTHER TIME OF THE MEETING. YOU'LL BE SUBJECT TO REMOVAL AND EXCLUSION. I'M SORRY, MS. ELLIOT, GO AHEAD AND CONTINUE. >> Speaker: WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY WE'RE TRYING TO REACH THIS GUY, RON JOHNSON, HE'S VERY CONSERVATIVE, I'M THE OPPOSIT. I HOPE HE SPEAKS TO IT. I'M NOT GOING TO SAY ANYTHING NEGATIVE TO HIM UNTIL IT'S ALL OVER. I'LL TELL MY HEARTFELT DOUBTS ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON TO GO ON. BUT WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO DO IT IN HERE, EVEN. THANK YOU. >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER BEGINS, WOULD I LIKE TO CALL UP THE FOLLOWING NAMES, BARNEY BARNS, DANIEL JONES, MARK, JASON ENRIGHT AND JOEVAN HOUSTON. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: I'LL SPEAK AT THE PUBLIC ON ALL AVAILABLE ITEMS AND GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: OKAY, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES FOR THE ITEMS AND ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL. PLEASE BEGIN WITH THE ITEMS. >> Speaker: OKAY, NONE OF THIS ITEMS ON THIS KINDERGARTEN AGENDA BY MARQUEECY DAWSON, ARE--CREATED. AND NUMBER 3, JOHN LEE IS TO KEEP A POOL OPEN ON WEEKENDS, THIS ITEM SHOULD RECEIVE A NO-VOTE IF TRIED WITH ADDITIONAL CHARGES PO LIGAMENT CURREN PRICE IS ALLOWED TO VOTE. IN MY OPINION, AND ON TRIAL CORRUPT EMBEZZLEMENT, THAT IS ON TRIAL FOR VOTING ON HIS WIFE'S BUSINESS SHOULD NOT BE SITTING THERE VOTING ON THESE ITEMS NOR THE PUBLIC CITY BUSINESS. 16 BY DIM WIT NITHYA RAMAN, 17 BY MONICA RODRIGUEZ IS FOR GRAFFITI CLEAN UP. 18 BY BOB GENOCIDE BLUMENFIELD, THERE SHOULD BE ANTI GENOCIDE OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN GAZA LANGUAGE ADDED TO THIS MOTION. 19 BY DIMWITNESS NITHYA RAMAN WANTS AWARD FOR UNASSAULT. THIS IS A JOKE WHEN BLACK MEN ARE 18 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION BUT BLACK WOMEN COMPRISE 50 PERCENT OF THE AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS IN LOS ANGELES. IN PI OPINION, WE--IN MY OPINION, WE SHOULD NOT ADD THAT. WHY SLEAZELY MARQUEECY DAWSON AND ON TRIAL CURREN PRICE AND HEATHER HUTT HAVE DONE NOTHING TO STOP THIS HORRIBLE ACT. IN MY OPINION, WORDINGS SHOULD BE ADDED TO THIS MOTION AS TO WHY THESE UNCLE TOM CLOWNS SITTING HERE ARE DOING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO STOP THE ASSAULTS ON BLACK WOMEN. WHAT WILL DO YOU THINK, RAMAN? NUMBER 20 BY McOSKER WHO WANTS TO KEEP A POOL OPEN A COUPLE MORE DOORS, WHAT A WONDERFUL IDEA TO SOLVE THE HOMELESS POPULATION IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES. 21 BY SOTO-MARTINEZ, WHAT A BRILLIANT IDEA THAT WOULD SOLVE THE DEFICIT CREATED WHEN THESE CLOWNS GAVE THE LAPD A ONE BILLION DOLLARS BUDGET INCREASE LAST YEAR. I WANT TO KNOW WHY NOBODY ELSE BROUGHT OF THIS BRILLIANT NUMBER ONE DAY. THAT WOULD INCLUDES THE TENS OF THOUSANDS HOMELESS THAT THESE CLOWNS HAVE CREATED. I WANT WORDINGS IN THIS ITEM TO INCLUDE EVERY ONE LIKE THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHOSE HOME BURNED DUE TO KAREN BASS AND SLEAZY DAWSON. IN MY OPINION, EVERY ITEM ON THIS KINDERGARTEN AGENDA, A SAMPLE OF WHEN YOU TIRE KLAUNZ YOU GET A CIRCUS. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. ?AOUF A MINUTE. >> Speaker: PUBLIC WHEN YOU HIRE CLOWNS YOU GET THE CIRCUS OF CORRUPT INCOMPETENCE. DAWSON HAS NO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. WHAT A CLOWN. SLEAZY MARQUEECY HAS THE HIGHEST INCARCERATION RATE AND UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN THE ENTIRE UNITED STATES OVER 12 AND A HALF PERCENT. CD8 IS A NEARLY COMPLETE FOOD DESERT. SLEAZY DAWSON HAS SPENT MILLIONS WHILE TENS OF THOUSANDS ARE HOMELESS. APPOINTED BY THE PETTY PINK FACE PAUL CLUUCLUX KERKORIAN, WHAT A FOOL. ONE BILLION DOLLARS BUDGET EMERGENCY HOMELESS AEP EMERGENCY, AND SLEAZY D AND THESE 20,000 PER MONTH CLOWNS. THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I'M DANIEL JONES I ASK THIS QUESTION ONLY--. >> City Attorney: SORRY SPEAKER WHAT ITEM? >> Speaker: PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE. GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: I ASK THIS QUESTION ONLY SO YOU CAN ASK YOURSELVES THIS, HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE 28 AMENDMENT, THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT NOW. >> City Attorney: CAN YOU HOLD HIS TIME NOW. IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO HAND OR CIRCULATE AROUND, PLEASE GIVE IT TO THE SERGEANT AFTER YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT OR IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO, YOU CAN GIVE IT TO THEM NOW. >> Speaker: NO, NO, NO, DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT. THIS IS GOING TO BE TAKEN CARE OF LATER. I HAVE A PROPOSAL FOR THIS WHOLE ICE IMMIGRATION SITUATION AND IT'S THE PRESIDENT'S IDEA. WHY NOT SELL VISAS TO THE IMMIGRANTS, PEOPLE UNDOCUMENTED AT A GRADUATED PRICE, YOU KNOW, FOR HAVING YEARS YOU'VE BEEN HERE THIS AND THAT. BECAUSE THERE IS NO REASON FOR EVERYBODY TO BE CHASING EVERYBODY AROUND TOWN, IT'S NOT JUST RIGHT. WHY NOT JUST SELL VISAS TO THE PEOPLE THAT WANT TO STAY HERE AND DO THE RIGHT THING? AND FIVE-YEAR VISA, 5,000 DOLLARS, GET IT DONE AGAIN. THANK YOU. >> Speaker: HELLO. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: OKAY, SO YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. >> Speaker: I'M A MEMBER OF SCIU AND AIRPORT WORKER THAT OF LOS ANGELES AIRPORT. AND I JUST WANT TO TAKE THE TIME TO THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE COUNCIL MEMBER THAT HAS SUPPORTED US IN THE LIVING WAGE ORDINANCE AND DEFENDED THE WORKERS OF GETTING A DECENT WAGE HERE IN LOS ANGELES. THANK YOU FOR STICKING YOUR LEG OUT FOR US, WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. ALSO, WE, WE ARE TIRED OF WAITING. WE ARE, WE GOT THIS REFERENDUM PASSED BY GIVING THE WORKER A DECENT WAGE. NOW IT'S TIME TO PAY UP. PLEASE DON'T MAKE US WAIT ANY LONGER. IT'S TIME WE WORKED, WE WAITED OVER TWO AND A HALF YEARS, IT'S TIME TO PAY UP NOW. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> Speaker: ALL RIGHT. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: MY NAME IS FATHER HAL HAN AND I LIVE IN THE WONDERFUL DISTRICT 1 WITH OUR AMAZING COUNCILWOMAN UNISSES HERNANDEZ AND I'M HERE WITH THIS PART BEHIND ME BECAUSE THEY WON A GREAT VICTORY AND YOU HELPED THEM TO WIN THIS VICTORY. I'M SPEAKING ON MAF --BEHALF OF THE FAITH COMMUNITY. AND WE PRAYED WITH THEM AND WE CRIED WITH THEM AND WE REJOICED WITH THEM AND TODAY WE'RE GRATEFUL WITH THEM THAT YOU HAVE SUPPORTED THIS AMAZING HISTORIC WAGE INCREASE WHICH IS GOING TO HAVE RAMIFICATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. THANK YOU FOR THAT, AND THEY NEED TO BE RECEIVINGING THAT RAISE YESTERDAY. SO WE NEED TO URGE YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS HAPPENS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. AGAIN WE IN THE FAITH COMMUNITY ARE GRATEFUL. WE WILL CONTINUE WALK WITHING OUR FRIENDS AND OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS AND BE THERE FOR WHATEVER THEY NEED. BECAUSE WE'RE A STRONG COALITION AND L.A. NEEDS TO KNOW HOW STRONG WE ARE AND THIS IS PROOF OF IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE] . >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER BEGINS, WOULD I LIKE TO CALL THE FOLLOWING NAMES, AUDIT L.A., CANNEDIDO, L.EDDIE, GOOD MORNING. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT ITEM WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: PUBLIC COMMENT. I'M A MEMBER OF THE NORTH HOLLYWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL AND I WOULD LIKE TO UPLIFT TESTIMONY FROM ONE OF OUR RESIDENT NZ DISTRICT 2 WHO BECAUSE OF TWO, CANNOT MAKE IT OUT TO COUNCIL MEETINGS, CHRIS FROM DISTRICT 2 SAID, MY WIFE AND I LIVED FOR TWO YEARS IN A RSO UNIVERSITY, AND WHEN WE FIRST OUR RENT WAS 750 AND NOW IT'S 1750. WE UNDERSTAND, THIS IS STILL BELOW THE MARKET RATE. AS A TEACHER, MY WIFE'S WAGE HAS NOT INCREASED 40 PERCENT. COUNCILMEMBERS WE URGE YOU TO CAP THE RENT AT 3 PERCENT. THANK YOU AND HAVE A GREAT DAY. >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER BEGINS, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL UP THE FOLLOWING NAMES, TONY, HERMAN U, MARIA TORRES, DONALD J. >> Speaker: BUENOS DIAZ. [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: YES, HELLO MY NAME IS MARIA SANTOS GONZALEZ I'VE BEEN WORKING FOR FLYING FOOD GROUP FOR MORE THAN NINE YEARS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: THE OLYMPIC WAGE WOULD HELP ME A LOT BECAUSE THE MORTGAGE OF MY HOUSE HAS GONE UP TO $3600. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: AND RIGHT NOW I HAVE BEEN RECOVERNG FROM CANCER WHICH HAS CAUSED ME TO NOT BE THERE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: AND AS OF A FEW MONTHS AGO, THANKFULLY, I'VE BEEN ABLE TO GO BACK AND WORK. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: HOWEVER, DUE TO MY ABSENCE BECAUSE OF HAVING CANCER, I HAVE A LOT OF DEBTS THAT I HAVE TO PAY. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: HOWEVER THIS WAGE WOULD PERMIT ME TO CONTINUE BEING ABLE TO SUPPORT MYSELF AND LIVING, THANK YOU TO THE COUNCILMEMBERS WHO HAVE SUPPORTED IT. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: NOW IT IS TIME FOR THE COMPANIES TO PAY US WHAT THEY OWE US. AND THAT IS IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] . >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER BEGINS, WOULD I LIKE TO CALL UP, DANA WIFE AND DIEGO B. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, SPEAKER, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Translator: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: PUBLIC COMMENT, MY NAME IS MARIA TORRES. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: I'M VERY HAPPY BECAUSE THE OLYMPIC WAGE WILL BE IMPLEMENTED, WE HAVE FOUGHT AND WE HAVE WON. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: AND THIS OLYMPIC WAGE FOR ME, MEANS THAT I WILL CONTINUE LIVING IN LOS ANGELES. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: OUR RENT HAS JUST GONE UP TO BY $300 AND NOW WE PAY $2000. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: AND THE EXTRA MONEY THAT I HAVE FROM MY WAGE I SEND IT TO HONDURAS FOR MY FAMILY THAT DEPENDS ON ME. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: AND THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HAVE SUPPORTED US, WE HOPE THAT THE COMPANIES WILL PAY US WHAT THEY OWE US. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] . >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER BEGINS, I WILL BE CALLING UP THE LAST NAME, KATIE SMOKING SCAN. >> Speaker: ALL RIGHT, SO LET'S START WITH 20, 21, 22 AND THEN GENERAL. YEAH OKAY. SO START WITH ITEM 20. [SINGING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE] NOW LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 21. [SINGING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE] LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 22. [SINGING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE] [SINGING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE] [SINGING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE] NOW IT'S TIME FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. SO AS WE ARE AWARE, WHATEVER OCCURS ON THE NEWS, THAT THEY ARE SUPREME COURT JUST RULED THAT ALL OF THE ICY OPERATIONS AND OEM LAND SECURITY OPERATION, WILL RESUME WILL CONTINUE IN THE STREET OF LOS ANGELES, AND INCLUDING EVERY OTHER PLACES IN THE UNITED STATES. AND WE CALL IT AS A BIG WIN. THAT'S THE REASON WHY, THAT WE MUST ELECT COUNCILMEMBER SPINDLER IN THE YEAR OF 2026. BECAUSE OTHER THAN THAT, THE LOS ANGELES WILL REMOVE ALL THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ON THE STREET, THE GANG BANGERS WILL TAKE OVER THE STREET. ALL THE LOOTERS AND RIOTER AND ACTIVE SHOOTER WILL TAKE OVER THE STREET. THE ONLY REASON WHY WE CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE LAW AND ORDER IN THE STREET OF L.A. IS TO MAKE SURE THAT PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP REMAIN IN OFFICE AN MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO ELECT COUNCILMEMBER SPINDLER SO WE WILL ALWAYS HAVE LAW ENFORCEMENT ICE EON OUR STREET. >> City Attorney: AND AS WE'RE WAITING FOR THE NEXT SPEAKER, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST A FOREIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER, YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO DO SO. JUST PLEASE LET US KNOW, OR THE CLERK'S OFFICE KNOW ABOUT 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE AND WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO ACCOMMODATE THAT. GOOD MORNING, WHAT ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: OKAY, YOU HAVE A MINUTE. GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: HI. EVERY ONE SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN ONE OF THESE. >> City Attorney: PAUSE HIS TIME. MR. HERMAN, THERE IS NO REASON TO BE STANDING DIRECTLY BEHIND THE PUBLIC SPEAKER, YOU'RE TRYING TO DISTRACT ME AND YOU'VE BEEN SUCCESSFUL AND DISTRACTED MY ABILITY TO LISTEN TO THE PUBLIC SPEAKER. YOU'VE BEEN PREVIOUSLY WARNED, MR. PRESIDENT, IF WOULD YOU LIKE, MR. HERMAN IS ELIGIBLE FOR REMOVAL. >> Council President: YES. QUICKLY. PURSUANT TO RULE 12 AND 7, YOU ARE REMOVED HERMAN, PLEASE EXIT AT THIS TIME. >> Speaker: THIS IS BULL SHIT, HE TOLD ME TO STAND THERE. >> Council President: THE RACIAL SLURS ARE-- >> Speaker: [SCREAMING IN THE BACKGROUND] >> City Attorney: MR. HERMAN, YOU'VE BEEN ORDERED OUT OF THE ROOM, YOU'VE DISTRACTED MULTIPLE TIMES, EVEN IF YOU WERE TOLD TO STAND THERE, THERE IS NO REASON TO ATTEMPT TO DISRUPT THIS PROCEEDING. I WILL ALSO NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT YOU ARE STILL DISRUPTING THIS PROCEEDING, EVEN AFTER BEING HAVING ORDERED REMOVED. THE ONLY THING YOU HAVE TO DO IN ORDER TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT IS TO NOT DISRUPT THE MEETING. I'M SORRY, SPEAKER. >> Speaker: OKAY, I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT LAPD HURTING PEACEFUL PROTESTORS START INING JUNE. I'M SHOWING THIS, BECAUSE THEY HAVE 18 OF THESE. LOOK AT THE IMAGE, ON JUNE 14th, SOMEBODY LOST A FINGER, OKAY. AND YOU KNOW WHAT, ON JUNE 24th, CITY COUNCILMEMBERS VOTED FOR IT, EXCEPT FOR CITY COUNCIL, NITHYA, WHY DID YOU VOTE FOR 17.3 MILLION DOLLARS FOR LAPD OVERTIME? WHY DID YOU VOTE FOR THAT? I UNDERSTAND ALL THE OTHER VOTES, BECAUSE THEY'RE COWARDS, MARQUEECE, WHY DID YOU VOTE FOR THAT? YOU HAVE BLOOD ON YOUR HANDS. LOOK AT THE PICTURES, SOMEBODY GOT HURT, YOU HAVE PROOF AND YOU VOTE FOR IT. >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER. SO SPEAKER, YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED. NEXT SPEAKER. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GENERAL ITEM, I GUESS, GENERAL COMMENTS. >> City Attorney: OKAY, SO YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. >> Speaker: THANK YOU, GOOD MORNING, EVERY ONE MY NAME IS DIEGO BOYLE AND I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE UNDERGRAD UTES STUDENT ASSOCIATION COUNCIL AT UCLA, I SERVE AS THE 2025-2026 ACADEMIC PRESIDENT AT UCLA WITH THE 2028 OLYMPICS APPROACHING, WE WELCOME THOUSANDS OF TOURIST AND GENERATE MILLIONS IN JEFF KNEW. WHILE REVENUE, WHILE OUR CITY PROFITS, MANY PARENTS AND MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY ARE BEING LEFT BEHIND. STUDENT WORKERS, DESPITE FACING RISING COST OF LIVING AND INCREASED DEMANDS ON CAMPUS, WILL NOT SEE OLYMPIC LEVEL WAGES OR BENEFITS. THAT'S WHY WE STAND AS 24,000 UNDERGRAD UTES AT UCLA, WITH WHAT WE STAND IN FULL SOLIDARITY WITH OUR UNION BROTHERS AND SISTERS AND SIBLINGS FIGHTING FOR OLYMPIC WAGE. OLYMPIC PROFIT SHOULD NOT COME AT THE EXPENSE OF WORKERS. >> City Attorney: SPEAKER, YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED. SO LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL NAMES TO BE CALLED, WE DID SAY WE WERE GOING TO TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT THROUGH 11:00 O'CLOCK, AM. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE WHO HAS NOT YET PROVIDED PUBLIC COMMENT THAT WOULD LIKE TO? IF SO, PLEASE MOVE TO YOUR LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. AND IF I WOULD ASK IF THE INTERPRETERS CAN MAKE THAT BRIEF ANNOUNCEMENT ALOUD JUST IN CASE. >> Translator: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. WE'VE GOT ONE MORE. YES, MA'AM, CAN WE GET THE MIC? >> Speaker: HI GOOD MORNING. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING. >> Speaker: I DIDN'T STUDY THIS ITEM SO I'M GOING TO GO WITH PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: THAT'S OKAY. YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. >> Speaker: I THINK SHE HAS TWO, SHE HAS TO GO OVER THERE. YES, I'M HERE TO TELL YOU THAT, YOU KNOW, THE CULT OF SCIENTOLOGY, THAT REPORTS ARE BEING MADE AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE IT SERIOUSLY. AND YOU KNOW, THERE IS NO GETTING AROUND IT AT THIS POINT. AND JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, THAT I AM NOT SUICIDAL, THAT IF, YOU KNOW, THEY ARE GOING TO TRY TO LIKE WHAT THEY DID WITH MASTERSON CASE, TRY TO DISMANTLE IT WHATEVER, IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN BUT YOU NEED TO BE ON ALERT. PEOPLE ARE TIRED OF ANY KIND OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, ANY KIND OF ABUSE OF ELDERS, CHILDREN, OF WAGES OF EVERYTHING. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. THE VICTIMSARE COMING FORWARD, THEY'RE GOING TO KEEP COMING FORWARD, THERE IS GOING TO BE A DAY OF RECKONING AND YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO WAKE UP TO THAT FACT. IT'S OVER. IT'S COMING AND THAT IS THAT. AND THE WITH THAT BEING SAID, MEMBER MR. LEE, YOU STILL OWE ME AN APOLOGY. SHOUT OUT TO SMOKING SCAN. THANK YOU. >> Council President: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. NAZARIAN? >> A. Nazarian: THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. IF PUBLIC COMMENT TIME IS DONE, BE--. >> Council President: I THINK WE HAVE ONE MORE. >> A. Nazarian: I'LL SPEAK AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Council President: WE'RE FEELING MAGNANIMOUS. >> Speaker: I HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT, I WANT ED TO TALK ABOUT WHAT AUDIT L.A. TALKED ABOUT. I WAS A CHILD OF CULT SCIENTOLOGY, I WAS A MEMBER AS A CHILD DOING SLAVE SERVING WORKS IN PUBLIC STREET AND SIDEWALKS UNDER THE DISGUISE THAT SCIENTOLOGY WAS HELPING THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND DOING GOOD PR FOR THE CITY, IT'S NOT TRUE. IT'S A RECRUITMENT TACTIC. I WANT TODAY EXPRESS CHILD X BOOK IS GOING TO BE GIVEN TO YOU, THIS IS A CHILD BORN AND RAISED STORY IN LOS ANGELES, I WAS BORN IN 1986, THERE IS A LOT OF BOOKS ON MY BAG THAT LEFT 20-40 YEARS OF BEING IN THIS CULT. AND THIS IS CRIMINAL EVIDENCE. THE FINANCIAL TIES, THE ALL THE INTER MINGLINGS BETWEEN THE LAPD AND THE CITY, PLEASE DO YOUR RESEARCH. >> City Attorney: SPEAKER, YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED. >> Council President: THANK YOU, THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT FOR TODAY'S MEETING. MR. NAZARIAN IS ON THE BOARD. >> A. Nazarian: THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE ITEM 24 TO TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 10th. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WITHOUT OBJECTION, ITEM 2-4 CONTINUED TO TOMORROW. >> A. Nazarian: THANK YOU. >> Council President: SEPTEMBER THE 11th. COUNCILMEMBER JURADO. >> Y. Jurado: WOULD I LIKE TO WITHDRAWAL MY AMENDMENT FOR SPECIAL ITEM NUMBER 8, THANK YOU. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. MADAM CLERK, WHAT IS BEFORE US? >> Clerk: ITEM 26 WAS CALLED SPECIAL FOR MR. PRICE TO RECUSE. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WE'LL GIVE MR. PRICE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VACATE THE FLOOR. AND ONCE HE HAS DONE THAT, WE'LL OPEN THE ROLL. ALL RIGHT, MR. PRICE IS RECUSED ON 2-6, 26 OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 14 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, MR. PRICE WILL COME BACK AND WHAT IS NEXT? >> Clerk: NEXT COULD BE ITEMS 1, 2, 8, 15 THROUGH 23, AS WELL AS 25, SIR. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, LET'S OPEN THE ROLL ON THOSE ITEMS. CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 15 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: COUNCIL HAS MOTIONED FOR POSTING AND REFERRAL. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, MR. NAZARIAN. >> Clerk: >> A. Nazarian: THANK YOU, ITEM 25 AND 26 WITH URGENT FORTHWITH PLEASE. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WITHOUT OBJECTION. 2-5 AND 2-6. [ALARMS AND OVERHEAD ANNOUNCEMENT] . >> Clerk: JUST TO DOUBLE CHECK, 25 AND 26, FORTHWITH, THANK YOU. >> >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WE ITEMS FOR POSTED AND REFERRED, IT'S POSTED AND REFERRED. WHAT IS NEXT? >> Clerk: THE DESK IS CLOSED, SIR. THE DESK IS CLEAR, SIR. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. [LAUGHTER] ANNOUNCEMENTS MEMBERS? MR. SOTO-MARTINEZ. >> H. Soto-Martinez: , THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE A BRIEF ANNOUNCEMENT, I'M SURE FOLKS HEARD THIS OR HEARD THE "L.A. TIMES" ARTICLE THAT THE REFERENDUM TO DELAY THE OLYMPIC WAGE, HAS FAILED AND I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE MEMBERS. AND I WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY THAT I HOPE THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECONCILE OUR DIFFERENCES, YOU KNOW, IT'S LEAD TO A SORT OF, CASCADING AFFECTS OF BALLOT MEASURES THAT ARE NOW BEING DISCUSSED. AGAIN, I HOPE THAT THIS CREATES A WAY TO CONSIDER OUR DIFFERENCES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. >> Council President: THANK YOU, MR. SOTO-MARTINEZ. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN. >> N. Raman: THANK YOU SO MUCH, I DID JUST WANT TO, I KNOW THAT IN SOME MEETINGS WE'VE BEEN ACKNOWLEDGING SOME IMMIGRATION AFFECTS. EVEN BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT RULING, WE HAD TWO INCIDENTS IN ICONIC CARWASH, MULTIPLE WORKERS WERE DETAINED. WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR INFORMATION ON THEIR WHEREABOUTS. AND SHERARI WHO WORKS WITH HER HUSBAND AT ELEGANT BALLOONS WHICH IS A BELOVED BALLOON SHOP IN-STUDIO CITY, WAS DETAINED, SHE IS A GREEN CARD HOLDER, WORKING HER WAY TO CITIZENSHIP AND SHE HAS BEEN DETAINED BY AUTHORITY UNDER QUESTIONABLE PREDENSES. I--PRETENSES. I JUST WANTED TO UNDERSCORE THESE INCIDENTS. AND I HOPE AS THE SUPREME COURT DECISION POTENTIALLY FORETELLS A CHANGE AND A DEEPENING OF WHAT HAD BEEN RELL TOUGHLY PAUSED, OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS, THAT WE CAN MOVE SOME OF THE URGENT MOTIONS THAT WERE PUT FORWARD BY THIS COUNCIL IN THE DAYS AFTER THE INITIAL SET OF RAIDS THROUGH THIS BODY, THAT WE CAN SEE RESPONSES FROM LAPD ON BOTH RESPONSES TO IMMIGRATION RAIDS AS WELL AS PROTESTS WHICH WE MAY SEE MORE OF, AND I THINK WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE READY TO RESPOND TO THESE ISSUES WITH KEEPING OUR RESIDENT'S SAFETY AT THE FOR FRONT. I WANT TO THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR OFFERING SPACE FOR AIRING THESE STORIES AND TELLING THESE STORIES, RECOGNIZING THE HORROR BUT CONTINUE TO PUSH OUR CITY TO CONTINUE TO RESPOND FOR WHAT WILL BE ANOTHER ESCALATION. THANK YOU. >> Council President: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN. AND THANK YOU FOR, RAISING THAT, I THINK, YESTERDAY WAS PERHAPS ONE OF THE DARKEST DAYS IN THE HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY WHERE OUR HIGHEST COURT ESSENTIALLY LEGALIZED THE PRACTICE THAT HAD PREVIOUSING BEEN KNOWN AS SLAVE CATCHING THAT WENT AWAY SHORTLY AFTER, THE FALL OF THE SOUTH IN THE CIVIL WAR. AND WE'RE NOW IN A SITUATION WHERE THE SUPREME COURT SAID, THESE FOLKS WHO WE'RE NOT CLEAR THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS CAN NOW DETAIN SOMEBODY FROM THEIR RACE OR JOB THAT THEY'RE DOING. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MARK THIS DAY IN OUR CITY AND MAY LOS ANGELES CONTINUE TO BE THE CAPITAL OF THE RESISTANCE. ZOO THANK YOU TO EVERY MEMBER OF THIS COUNCIL AND OUR CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY CONTROLLER AND MAYOR FOR SHOWING UNITED FRONT AGAINST THIS ASSAULT ON OUR CITY AND ALSO DEMOCRACY IN OUR COUNTRY. AND WITH THAT, I'LL ASK, EVERYBODY IN THE CHAMBERS TO RISE FOR ADJOURNING MOTIONS. AND WE'LL BEGIN WITH MR. McOSKER. >> T. McOsker: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. PRESIDENT. COLLEAGUES, I RISE TO ADJOURN TODAY'S MEET INING MEMORY OF KATHY WOOTEN. A LIFELONG MEMBER OF THE WATTS COMMUNITY AND A TIRELESS ADVOCATE FOR VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE AND THEIR FAMILIES. KATHY WAS MARRIED FOR 25 YEARS TO PATRICK AND DEVOTED MOTHER TO SIX CHILDREN, RICKY DISTANCER PATRICK RIDGET BRANDON AND CAJJAN. IN 2008, TRAGEDY STRUCK WHEN TWO OF HER SONS BRANDON AND CAJUAN LOST THEIR LIVES TO STREET VIOLENCE. MANY OF US CAN ONLY IMAGINE THE DEPTH OF THAT LOSS. HOWEVER, KATHY AS A WOMAN OF GOD TURNED HER GRIEF INTO PURPOSES BY ENSURING THAT FAMILIES IN SIMILAR SITUATIONS WOULD NOT HAVE TO GRIEF ALONE. AS A TRIBUTE TO HER SONS, SHE FOUNDED LOVING HANDS COMMUNITY CARE THROUGH HER ORGANIZATION, KATHY CREATED HER OWN COMMUNITY OF HEALING BY HELPING GRIEVING MOTHERS SIBLINGS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO MAKE THEM FEEL HEARD AND SAFE. SHE WAS WELL-KNOWN IN THE COMMUNITY FOR ORGANIZING HER SIGNIFICANT MOTHER'S DAY BRUNCH WHERE MOTHERS GATHERED TOGETHER ON MOTHER'S DAY TO CELEBRATE A DAY THAT IS SO PAINFUL FOR THEM. I HAD THE PLEASURE OF BEING WITH HER ON SEVERAL MOTHER'S DAY EVENTS. THE MOST RESENT ONE, KATHY WAS CLEARLY SICK. AND SHE HAD BEEN SUMMONING HER STRENGTH TO BE STRENGTH TO OTHERS AND SHE WAS THERE FOR THE WOMEN WHO WERE IN ATTENDANCE, HUNDREDS OF WOMEN IN ATTENDANCE OF THAT EVENT. LOVING HANDS COMMUNITY CARE ALSO OFFERED YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS INCLUDING A MONTHLY-MEET SUPPORT GROUP. KATHY WAS DEEPLY INVOLVED IN THE MAYOR'S GRID PROGRAM WHERE SHE SERVED AS A VICTIM'S ADVOCATE. ALSO IN THE INAUGURAL COHORT OF THE UCLA WATTS INSTITUTE. IN ADDITION, SHE WAS HONORED IN 2021 AT SOFI WHERE HER ORGANIZATION WAS GIVEN A 20,000 GRANT BY THE CHAMPIONS PROGRAM. KATHY WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED BY HER UNWAIVERING COMMITMENT TO OTHERS DESPITE HER PAIN. SHE WAS JUST A PHONE CALL TO SO MANY WAIT TO GO HELP IN ANY WAY SHE COULD. HER PASSING IS A TREMENDOUS LOSS IN THE COMMUNITY OF WATTS. HER SERVICES ARE PENDING BUT TOMORROW, ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10th, THERE WILL BE A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL IN HER HONOR FROM 5:00 TO 7:00 P.M. AT TED WATKINS PARK. ON BEHALF OF CITY OF LOS ANGELES AND THE BELOVED COMMUNITY OF WATTS, WE EXTEND OUR CONDOLENCE TO SEE THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND ALL THE PEOPLE WHOSE LIVES SHE TOUCHED. MAY SHE REST IN POWER. >> Council President: THANK YOU VERY MUCH MR. McOSKER. ANY OTHER ADJOURNING MOTION ?Z OKAY, WITH THAT, WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, EVERYBODY.