PLEASE STAND BY. >> Council President: WELCOME TO YOUR SCHEDULED MEETING OF YOUR LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL. PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE TAKEN IN-PERSON IN THIS HAMBER. MADAM CLERK, LET'S GET THE PROCEEDINGS STARTED BY CALLING THE ROLL. >> Clerk: YES, SIR. BLUMENFIELD HARRIS-DAWSON HERNANDEZ HUTT JURADO LEE MCOSKER NAZARIAN PADILLA PARK PRICE RAMAN RODRIGUEZ SOTO-MARTINEZ YAROSLAVSKY. 11 MEMBERS PRESENT AND A QUORUM, MR. PRESIDENT. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS. >> Clerk: APPROVAL BUSINESS OF NOVEMBER 12, >> Council President: MOVED AND SECOND. WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: COMMENDATORY RESOLUTIONS FOR APPROVAL. >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER PRICE MOVES, COUNCILMEMBER LEE SECONDS, CAN WE RUN THROUGH THE AGENDA. >> Clerk: WOULD COUNSEL SUL LIKE ALL ITEMS TO GO FORTHWITH? >> Council President: YES. >> Clerk: THERE IS A REQUEST TO CONTINUE ITEM 1 TO DECEMBER 2, 2025. >> Council President: WITHOUT OBJECTION. >> Clerk: ITEM 2-- >> Council President: I'M SORRY, ITEM 1 IS THE ONE WE JUST CONTINUED? >> Clerk: YES, IT WAS NOTICED BUT JUST CONTINUED. 2 THROUGH 5 ARE ITEMS FOR WHICH PUBLIC HEARINGS HAVE BEEN HELD. FOR ITEM NUMBER 5, SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED FOR PUBLIC CONSIDERATION AND AVAILABLE OB LINE UNDER COUNCIL FILE, ITEM NUMBER 6 IS AN ITEM FOR WHICH PUBLIC HEARING HAS NOT BEEN HELD. TEN VOTES ARE REQUIRED FOR CONSIDERATION. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. ANY SPECIALS, MEMBERS? COUNCILMEMBER YAROSLAVSKY? >> K. Yaroslavsky: er, THANK YOU, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL ITEM NUMBER 2 SPECIAL FOR COMMENTS. >> Council President: MR. PRICE. >> C. Price: OUT OF ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION I'M RECUSING FROM ITEM NUMBER 6 BECAUSE MY WIFE HAS WORKED ON THE A MEMBER INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT. >> Council President: MR. LEE. >> J. Lee: I WOULD LIKE TO CALL 5 FOR COMMENTS? >> Council President: MR. NAZARIAN? 5 FOR COMMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ? I SEE YOUR NAME UP HERE. OKAY. MADAM CLERK, WHAT ITEMS ARE BEFORE US. >> Clerk: COUNCIL MAY VOTE ON ITEMS 3 AND 4 SIR. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 11 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WE NEED SOUND DOWN HERE. FOR THE RECORD. WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: ITEMS CALLED SPECIAL THAT WOULD BE ITEM 5, PUBLIC COMMENT HAS BEEN SATISFIED AND THAT WAS ITEM 5 WAS CALLED SPECIAL BY COUNCILMEMBER LEE AS WELL AS COUNCILMEMBER NAZARIAN. >> Council President: THEN WE HAD A ITEM CALLED SPECIAL BY COUNCILMEMBER YAROSLAVSKY FOR COMMENTS. CAN WE TAKE THAT FIRST? >> Clerk: YES, SORRY, SIR. ITEM 2 WAS CALLED SPECIAL BY COUNCILMEMBER YAROSLAVSKY COMMENTS. >> K. Yaroslavsky: COLLEAGUES, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY, WE'RE VOTING ON A FAVORITE TOPIC MENOPAUSE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE WORD HAS APPEARED IN THE COUNCIL FILE SYSTEM, IT TOOK US LONG ENOUGH. LAST DECEMBER, THIS COUNCIL BECAME A COUNCIL FULL OF WOMEN, SOME OF YOU HAVE TIME AND I CAN TELL YOU IT'S NOT A WALK IN THE PARK. A HOT FLASH DURING A COUNCIL PERIOD IS NO WALK IN THE PARK. HALF OF THE POPULATION GOES THROUGH MENOPAUSE AND NOW WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE FEMALE BODY IS NOT A SAME AS A MALE BODY, IT DESERVES ITS OWN RESEARCH AND TRAINING AND STANDARDS OF CARE. MEANWHILE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN PUSHING THROUGH SYMPTOMS AT WORK, STAYING QUIET BECAUSE THEY WORRY BECAUSE THE TOPIC WILL MAKE SOMEBODY UNCOMFORTABLE. THIS STUDY WILL ASK FOR A REPORT BACK TO SEE HOW THE CITY SUPPORTS. NOTHING DRAMATIC BUT THESE ARE MEANINGFUL STEPS. OTHER CITIES AROUND THE WORLD ARE ALREADY DOING THIS T.LONDON IS LEADING, PLACES ACROSS AUSTRALIA AND OTHER CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES. IF WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT WOMEN THROUGHOUT THEIR LIFE, WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THIS STAGE 2. I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. >> Council President: THANK YOU, I'VE GOT COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ, YOU'RE ON THE QUEUE. >> E. Hernandez: YES, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I WANT TO UPLIFT-- >> Council President: HOLD ON, LET'S GET A VOTE ON THIS. I THOUGHT YOU WERE SPEAKING ON HE ITEM. BUT GOOD TO KNOW. >> E. Hernandez: MY APOLOGIES. >> Council President: LET'S OPEN THE ROLL ON ITEM NUMBER 2, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 12 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, NOW WE'LL HAVE A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FROM COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ. >> E. Hernandez: THANK YOU, TODAY COUNCILMEMBER HUTT AND I INTRODUCED A COMMENDATORY RESOLUTION TO DESIGNATE NOVEMBER AS TRANSGENDER MONTH. THIS SERVES AS A DUEL PURPOSE, IT A TIME TO CELEBRATE THE RESILIENCE AND RESISTANCE OF TRANSGENDER AND TIME OF REFLEX BECAUSE WE'RE MISSING PEOPLE. WE'RE MISSING THE LIVES LOST TO HATE, THE SIBLINGS LOST TO VIOLENCE AND THOSE LOST TO THE SLOW VIOLENCE OF DISPARITY. WE MOURN THEM AND SAY THEIR NAME. AND IN LOS ANGELES, FIGHTING HAS A NAME, BAMBI, YOU HAVE TURNED PAIN INTO PURPOSE AND I LOVE YOU DEEPLY AND I'M GRATEFUL THAT YOU'RE HERE WITH US. THE WORD THAT TRANS LATINA DOES IS SOMETHING THAT SPEAKS TO MY HEART. HOWEVER I CANNOT ALWAYS BE A VEHICLE TO SUPPORT AND HELP, I WILL ALWAYS DO THAT. THE WORK THAT YOU DO KEEPS OUR LOVED ONES ALIVE AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO, FOR THE FIGHT AGAINST EVERYTHING. WHEN THE WORLD IS AGAINST Y'ALL AS WE SAW IN THE LAST ADMINISTRATION WHEN THEY WERE RUNNING, HOW THE HATE WAS AVALANCHED TO YOU ALL, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT YOU'RE LOVED AND I WANT TO BE A VEHICLE ALWAYS TO HELP YOU. I ALSO WANT TO THANK HEATHER HUTT FOR STANDING UP FOR THIS COMMUNITY. A FEW ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, WE HAVE QUEEN, PRESIDENT SERVING BLACK TRANS WOMEN AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS BASED IN DISTRICT 5, GENDER JUSTICE L.A., WILL LINCOLN HEIGHTS AND BLACK AND BROWN, TRANS YOUTH AND QUEER YOUTH LEADING ALL THE SERVICES. RESOURCES SOMOS FAMILIA. AND 2025, CONSIDERED OR--LEGISLATION THAT LOOKS TO--LOS ANGELES MUST AND WILL BE A LEADER IF I HAVE ANYTHING TO DO IT. WE NEED TO FUND WELLNESS CENTERS AND HOUSING SOLUTIONS AND HOLD PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE. I CALL ON EVERY ANGELINO, DO NOT LET OUR SUPPORT FOR TRANS SIBLINGS END IN--SPEAK OUT AND PUT YOUR BODIES ON THE LINE TO SUPPORT AND KEEP OUR FAMILIES SAFE. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO. I LOVE YOU VERY DEEPLY AND THANK YOU COUNCILWOMAN HUTT. >> H. Hutt: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR AND THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUE, COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ. I JUST WANT TO ADD TO UPLIFTING THE TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY. WHILE WE CELEBRATE PROGRESS, WE MUST ACKNOWLEDGE THAT TRNSGENDER INDIVIDUALS CONTINUE TO FACE DISPROPORTIONATE INEQUITIES IN-HOUSING, AND--THIS CALLS US TO ACT WITH INTENTION AND COMPASSION. TRANSGENDER RESIDENTS ARE EDUCATORS, ARTIST, BUSINESS OWNERS, FIRST RESPONDERS, PARENTS AND THEY ARE OUR NEIGHBORS. THIS CONTRIBUTION STRENGTHENS THE CULTURAL ECONOMIC AND CIVIC FABRIC OF OUR CITY. OUR CITY IS COMMITTED TO FOSTERING AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE EVERY RESIDENT CAN LIVE AUTHENTICALLY AND WITHOUT FEAR, THAT INCLUDES ACCESS TO INCLUSIVE SERVICES, UPHOLDING CIVIL RIGHTS PROTECTIONS AND RESPECT IN EVERY INTERACTION. WE EXTEND OUR APPRECIATION TO ORGANIZATIONS, ADVOCATES AND ALLIES WHO WORK TIRELE, YEAR AFTER YEAR TO SUPPORT TRANSGENDER AND EQUALITY, IT'S NOT ONLY A CELEBRATION BUT A CALL TO DEEPEN OUR UNDERSTANDING, CHALLENGE HARMFUL--WITH THIS PROCLAMATION WE REAFFIRM TO EQUALITY AND SAFETY AND RESPECT FOR ALL. WE SPANNED PROUDLY WITH THE TRANSGENDER, GENDER EXPANSION TODAY AND EVERY MONTH. >> Council President:er THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US. AND I KNOW THAT THIS COUNCIL STANDS WITH YOU. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. NEXT, MADAM CLERK, WE MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER 5. >> Clerk: YES, SIR. ITEM 5 WAS CALLED SPECIAL BY LEE AND NAZARIAN. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT WE WILL LEAD OFF OUR DISCUSSION, THE CHAIR OF OUR PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, COUNCILMEMBER JOHN LEE. >> J. Lee: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE DEPUTY CHIEF TO COME SIT AT THE TABLE. COLLEAGUES, I RISE TODAY TO URGE YOUR SUPPORT FOR JAMIE MOORE TO SERVE AS OUR NEXT LOS ANGELES FIRE CHIEF. EARLIER THIS WEEK, THE PUBLIC SAFETY HEARD DIRECTLY FROM DEPUTY CHIEF MOORE, ABOUT HIS VISIONS, PRIORITY AND DEEP COMMITMENT TO STRENGTHENING THE DEPARTMENT AND SERVING OUR CITY. IT WAS CLEAR TO ALL OF US IN THE COMMITTEE THAT HE'S NOT ONLY READY TO LEAD THIS DEPARTMENT BUT HE'S A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE THE DEPARTMENT STANDS TODAY AND WHAT IT WILL TAKE TO MOVE IT FORWARD TO BETTER SERVE OUR CITY TOLLER. --TOMORROW. CHIEF MOORE'S NOMINATION COMES WERE SUPPORT FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY FROM THE MEN CAN WOMEN OF THE LOS ANGELES FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE PEOPLE BELIEVE IN HIS LEADERSHIP AND IN HIS ABILITY TO GUIDE THIS DEPARTMENT INTO FUTURE. WE HAVE BEFORE US A NOMINEE WHO IS PREPARED, TRUSTED AND READY TO LEAD. I RESPECTLY URGE AN AYE-VOTE SO WE CAN MOVE THE DEPARTMENT FORWARD WITH EXPERIENCE AND LEADERSHIP. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> Council President: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER LEE. COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ? >> M. Rodriguez: NO. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. >> GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL AND DISTINGUISHED GUEST. I'M JAMIE MOORE, I HAVE DEEP ROOTS IN THE CITY THAT WE LOVE SO DEEPLY WHICH IS IT IS AN HONOR TO SIT BEFORE YOU TODAY AS A NOMINEE FOR FIRE CHIEF OF THE LOS ANGELES CITY DEPARTMENT. GROWING UP IN LOS ANGELES SHAPED WHO I AM IN EVERY WAY. IT GROUNDED MY VALUES, STRENGTHENED MY EMPATHY AND TAUGHT ME THE IMPORTANCE OF SERVING OTHERS WITH BOTH COURAGE AND COMPASSION. AS A PROUD MEXICAN MESH WHO IS FLUENT IN SPANISH, I GREW TO LOVE THE DIVERSITY OF THE CITY AND ITS RESIDENTS. FOR MORE THAN 60 YEARS MY FAMILY HAS OWNED AND OPERATED FIVE RESTAURANTS THROUGHOUT LOS ANGELES. THOSE RESTAURANTS HAVE SERVED GENERATIONS OF NEIGHBORS, FAMILIES, AND MORE THAN A FEW FIREFIGHTERS ALONG THE WAY. WORKING ALONG MY MOTHER, MY AUNTS, MY UNCLES AND MY COUSINS, TAUGHT ME LESSONS THAT I'VE CARRIED MY ENTIRE LIFE. TAUGHT ME THAT HARD WORK MATTERS, THAT PEOPLE MATTER. AND THAT REAL SERVICE COMES FROM THE HEART. AFTER GRADUATING FROM UCLA WITH A DEGREE IN SOCIOLOGY, I JOINED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN 1985 AT THE AGE OF 25. FOR THE PAST THREE DECADES I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING AS A FIRE FIGHTER, CAPTAIN, BATTALION CHIEF, ASSISTANT CHIEF AND DEPUTY CHIEF. ALONG THE WAY, I EARNED A MASTER DEGREE IN ADMINISTRATION FROM CAL STATE LONG BEACH AND COMPLETED THE FIRE EXECUTIVE FIRE OFFICER PROGRAM. THOSE EXPERIENCES IN THE FIELD, IN THE CLASSROOM AND IN LEADERSHIP, HAVE PREPARED ME FOR THIS MOMENT AND DEEP END MY COMMITMENT TO THE PEOPLE OF LOS ANGELES. THE PAST YEAR HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST CHALLENGING IN OUR CITY'S HISTORY. THE PALISADES FIRE TESTED EVERY PART OF OUR ORGANIZATION AND TOOK A HEART BREAKING TOLL ON OUR RESIDENTS, AND ON OUR FIREFIGHTERS. YET THROUGH IT ALL, THE MEN AND WOMEN OF LOS ANGELES FIRE DEPARTMENT STOOD STRONG. THEY WORKED TIRELELY, OFTEN UNDER UNBEARABLE CONDITINS TO PROTECT LIVES, HOMES, AND OUR COMMUNITIES. THEIR BRAVERY AND PROFESSIONALISM ARE A REMINDER OF THIS WHAT THIS DEPARTMENT IS ALL ABOUT. I WANT THEM TO KNOW THAT I SEE THEM. I STAND WITH THEM. AND I WILL CONTINUE TO STAND UP FOR THEM. AT THE SAME TIME I RECOGNIZE THAT WE'RE AT A CROSSROADS, NOT ONLY FOR OUR DEPARTMENT BUT FOR PUBLIC TRUST. THE MEDIA TENSION FOLLOWING THE JANUARY WILDFIRES HAS RAISED REAL CONCERNS BOTH WITHIN OUR RANKS, AND ACROSS OUR CITY. I UNDERSTAND THESE CONCERNS, I BELIEVE THAT ADDRESSING THEM OPENLY AND HONESTLY IS ESSENTIAL FOR RESTORING CONFIDENCE IN OUR LEADERSHIP. THAT'S WHY I FULLY SUPPORT MAYOR BASS'S REQUEST FOR AWE THOROUGH INVESTIGATION FOR THE LOCKMAN'S FIRE. TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ARE NOT JUST EXPECTATIONS, THEY ARE OBLIGATIONS. WE OWE IT TO OUR MEMBERS, WE OWE IT TO THE PEOPLE WE SERVE, WE NEED TO REVIEW AND EXAMINE OR RESPONSE AND MOP UP OPERATIONS OF THIS INCIDENT. WE MUST USE THOSE FINDINGS TO MAKE US STRONGER MOVING FORWARD. I'VE ALSO TAKEN THE TIME TO REVIEW THE 42 LESSONS LEARNED AND RECOMMENDATIONS OUTLINED IN THE PALISADES FIRE AFTER REVIEW. AS FIRE CHIEF, I WILL ENSURE THAT EACH ONE IS REVISIT, EVALUATED AND ACTED UPON. MY GOAL IS TO VERIFY WHAT HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED MEETS THE HIGHEST STANDARDS AND EVERY RECOMMENDATION IS ADDRESSED AND COMPLETED. ACCOUNTABILITY BEGINS WITH FOLLOWING THROUGH, AND THAT RESPONSIBILITY REST WITH ME. WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE MEMBERS OF OF THIS CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR BASS, WE WILL ALSO PURSUE SEVERAL KEY PRIORITIES THAT REFLECT OUR SHARED COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE. THOSE INCLUDE, STRENGTHENING OUR READINESS FOR MAJOR DISASTER INCLUDING PREDEPLOYMENT AND STAFFING. PREPARING FOR GLOBAL EVENTS SUCH AS THE FIFA WORLD CUP IN 2026 AND OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES IN 2028. IMPROVING MORAL AND NEWERINGING INCLUSION AND RESPECT AND TEAM WORK WITHIN THE LOS ANGELES FIRE DEPARTMENT. INTEGRATING MEMBERS OF OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT INTO THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE WHICH STARTS WITH LAFD MEMBERS AT ALL RANKS BECOMING MORE INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES. ENSURING THAT OUR FIREFIGHTERS HAVE OUR RESOURCES, STAFFING, AND THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO SUCCEED. AND EXPANDING INNOVATION THROUGH TECHNOLOGY, DATA AND MODERN TOOLS THAT WILL ENHANCE BOTH SAFETY AND SERVICE. AS FIRE CHIEF I INTEND TO REBUILD TRUST NOT ONLY WITHIN THE PUBLIC BUT WITH LAFD ITSELF. THAT MEANS LEADING WITH HONESTY, OPEN COMMUNICATION AND RESPECT FOR EVERY PERSON WHO WEARS THIS UNIFORM. IT MEANS LISTENING TO OUR MEMBERS, AND EMPOWERING THEM TO LEAD AND MAKING SURE THAT EVERY FIRE FIGHTER AND CIVILIAN FEELS VALUED AND SUPPORTED. MY MISSION IS STRAIGHTFORWARD, TO STRENGTHEN OUR CONNECTION WITH THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE, TO ENHANCE OUR PREPAREDNESS AND RESILIENCE AND TO ENSURE THAT LOS ANGELES FIRE DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO WORK TOWARDS BEING A MODEL OF EXCELLENCE AND TRUST. INVEST IN OUR PEOPLE AND CONTINUE TO PROTECT THIS GREAT CITY WE ALL CALL HOME. LOS ANGELES HAS GIVEN ME EVERYTHING. MY CAREER, MY PURPOSE, AND AS YOU SEE BEHIND ME MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS. I LOVE THIS CITY DEEPLY. AND I'M COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT ITS FIRE DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO MAKE EVERY ANGELINO PROUD. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU, WITH MAYOR BASS, AND THE EXTRAORDINARY MEN AND WOMEN OF THE LOS ANGELES FIRE DEPARTMENT. TO MOVE THIS DEPARTMENT FORWARD AND WE'RE GOING TO DO IT TOGETHER. I WANT IT THANK YOU THIS MORNING, FOR ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK BEFORE YOU. TO LAYOUT MY PRIORITIES, AND I'M DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR TIME, THE TRUST YOU'VE BESTOWED IN ME AND YOUR PARTNERSHIP THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. I'M READY FOR MY QUESTIONS. >> Council President: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, WE'LL BEGIN WITH COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ. >> M. Rodriguez: THANK YOU, CHIEF. I WANT TO MAKE A POINT ABOUT ONE AMONG THE EXPERIENCES THAT YOU'VE HAD NOT JUST IN THIS DEPARTMENT WHAT YOU NEGLECTED TO SAY AND TALK ABOUT, INFORMED MEMBERS OF THIS BODY IN THE WORK THAT YOU DID IN TRAINING THE NEXT FIREFIGHTERS WHEN YOU WERE IN RIO HOND O. I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF KNOWING YOU FOR MANY YEARS AND THE BODY WORK THAT YOU EXEMPLIFIED NOT JUST AS A MEMBER BUT PRECEDING THE DEPARTMENT. I'M GRATEFUL FOR THAT HISTORY AND KNOWLEDGE, BECAUSE OF COURSE MY FATHER'S WORK ALONGSIDE WITH YOU, AND SO I WANT IT CONGRATULATE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. BECAUSE I KNOW THE TREMENDOUS SACRIFICE THAT IS INVOLVED IN BEING A MEMBER THIS DEPARTMENT. BUT I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR MAKING COMMITTING AN EVEN GREATER SACRIFICE IN THE ROLE THAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO EMBARK UPON NOW. I'M SO DELIGHTED TO SEE OUR FORMER FIRE CHIEF AND HIS BEAUTIFUL WIFE HERE TO CELEBRATE THIS MOMENT WITH YOU. IT'S AN IMPORTANT ONE. NOT JUST FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY, OR FOR MEMBERS OF THIS DEBT BUT FOR THE CITY. AS YOU INDICATED WE'RE AT A DIFFICULT INFLECTION POINT. AND IT'S NOT JUST HOW YOU LEAD THE DEPARTMENT BUT I'VE WATCHED BAD POLITICS UNDERMINE THIS DEPARTMENT. AND I CAN HOPE THAT WE CAN BE A CITY THAT SUPPORTS THE NEEDS OF MEN AND WOMEN OF THIS DEPARTMENT BUT ALSO MORE IMPORTANTLY THAT YOU AS A LEADER WILL ENSURE THAT, THAT EVERY MISSED OPPORTUNITY IS A MOMENT TO SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER, THAT WE CAN ALL RESPOND, YOU KNOW, RESPOND IN THOSE MOMENTS WITH THE SUPPORT THAT YOU ALL NEED TO BE HONEST ABOUT HOW WE, MODERNIZE AND HOW WE ENSURE THAT EVERY MEMBER OF THIS DEPARTMENT IS HEARD AND RESPECTED. FOR ANY EXPERIENCE THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE. THAT IS ALL OUR COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES. AND THAT WILL ENSURE THAT THE PUBLIC FEELS HEARD AND CARED FOR BY THE MEMBERS THIS DEPARTMENT. SO, I'M HERE TO BE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH YOU. I WANT IT CONTINUE TO THANK AND EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO THE MEN CAN WOMEN OF THIS DEPARTMENT BECAUSE LIKE YOU, IT HAS GIVEN ME GREAT DEAL OF EXPERIENCES IN MY OWN LIFE. AND I KNOW HOW MUCH SACRIFICE AND HEARTACHE, I KNOW WHAT WE'VE ALL BEEN GOING THROUGH OVER THE LAST, YEAR. BUT I LOOK FORWARD IT BEING A PARTNER WITH YOU AND ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY PART OF THIS TEE DOESN'T MATTER WHAT ZIP CODE YOU'RE IN, HAS A DEEP CONNECTION TO THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THIS DEPARTMENT BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY THAT YOU ALL HAVE THE SUPPORT AND RESOURCES THAT YOU DESERVE AND THAT NO ONE GETS THROWN UNDER THE BUS FOR SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER AT A TIME WHEN WE NEED TO SPEAK TRUTH TO PUBLIC SAFETY. SO GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND THANK YOU FOR AGREEING TO SERVE IN THIS ROLE. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. I APPRECIATE IT, I APPRECIATE YOU. >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER BLUMENFIELD? >> B. Blumenfield: SORRY, I JUST WANTED TO SHARE MY. I'M SO EXCITED I'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW YOU AND YOUR WORK. AND YOU KNOW THE VALLEY, CHIEF MOORE, I FEEL LIKE I'VE HEARD THAT BEFORE BUT IT HAS A NICE RING TO IT. JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I HAVE FULL CONFIDENCE IN YOU AND I'VE SEEN THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE OVER THE YEARS. AND REALLY EVERY ASPECT THIS JOB, IT'S THE LEADERSHIP ASPECT BUT UNDERSTANDING ABOUT PREPAREDNESS WHICH I KNOW IS SOMETHING WE BOTH SHARE AS A VALUE AND I NO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE AS A CITY ARE EVEN MORE PREPARED BECAUSE, WE KNOW THE EMERGENCIES ARE NOT AN IF, THEY'RE AN WHEN AND THEY'RE ON GOING AND THAT'S A BIG PART OF THE JOB IS TO HAVE THAT VISION, TO SEE THAT AND GET US PREPARED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE SO FAR AND FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO STEP UP IN THIS ROLE. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CASTING AN AYE-VOTE FOR YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER. >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER PRICE. >> C. Price: THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT. CHIEF, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, THE COMMITMENT THAT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY HAVE MADE, HAS BEEN EXTRAORDINARY. AND I JOIN THE CHAIR FOR COMING TO THE COMMITTEE, I THINK YOUR RESPONSES WERE OPEN AND HONEST AND DEMONSTRATE THAT YOU REALLY WANT TO ENGAGE EVERY ONE IN THIS PROBLEM-SOLVING PROCESS. AS WE ALL KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN SOME DAMMING ARTICLES IN THE "L.A. TIMES" ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT. I SAW THAT THE RANK AND FILE TEXT MESSAGES HAVE BEEN SUBPOENAED AS A PART OF THE PALISADES INVESTIGATION. WHAT ARE YOU PLAN TO GO DO TO MAINTAIN TRANSPARENT WITH COUNCIL AT THE SAME TIME WORK TO GO MITIGATE MY FURTHER MISCOMMUNICATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT? >> COUNCILMEMBER, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND YES, THOSE ARTICLES ARE ALARMING. THE IDEA THAT OUR MEMBERS MAY HAVE SPOKEN OUTSPOKEN UP AND FELT THAT THEY WERE NOT LISTENED TO IS AN NORM US CONCERN. AND THAT IS WHY I'M GOING TO DEMAND TRANSPARENCY AND SUPPORT MAYOR BASS'S RECOMMENDATION FOR THE REVIEW OF THAT FIRE ITSELF, LOCKMAN INCIDENT. AND FROM THAT WE'RE GOING TO LEARN LESSONS AND MAKE CHANGES, CHANGES THAT WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED THAT CAME OUT OF THE PALISADES, AFTER ACTION REVIEW WE HAVE 13 OUTSTANDING, I'M GOING TO REVIEW EVERY ONE THAT HAS BEEN CONSIDERED AND COMPLETED. BUT I'M GOING TO TAKE RECOMMENDATION SXZ MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER CHANGE NEEDS TO TAKE PLACE, TAKE PLACE. AND, ALSO WORK WITH OUR MEMBERSHIP AND TRAIN THEM CAN TEACH THEM THROUGH MY OWN LEADERSHIP TO BE BETTER LISTENS, TO ACTUALLY HEAR WHAT OUR MEMBERS ARE SAYING, TO BRING VALUE TO THE TRAIN THATING WE HAVE SO WE NEVER EVER HAVE THAT HAPPEN AGAIN IF TT DEEMED TRUE. IN THE MEANTIME, WE'RE GOING TO SUPPORT THE TOBACCO, FIREARMS INVESTIGATION TO MAKE OURSELVES BETTER. >> C. Price: THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, SIR. >> Council President: THANK YOU MR. PRICE. MR. NAZARIAN? >> A. Nazarian: THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. CHIEF MOORE, I VERY MUCH LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. I DO NOT HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I THINK THE WORK ITSELF IS LOADED WITH QUESTIONS ON A DAILY BASIS AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE STEPPING UP TO A VERY DEMANDING TIME WITH EVERYTHING THAT HAS GONE THIS YEAR AS WELL AS THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT LAY BEFORE US WITH NEXT YEAR'S WORLD CUP AND THE OLYMPICS COMING UP. SO I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MINUTE AND SAY THANK YOU, TO YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR WIFE FOR ALSO, YOU KNOW, IT ONE THING TO HAVE WORKED AND BECOME A VETERAN IN YOUR 30th YEAR, YOUR FAMILY WANTING YOU POTENTIALLY TO SLOW DOWN AND TAKE SOME TRIPS THAT YOU HELD BACK ON. SO, AS A SOMEBODY WHO HAS A VERY SUPPORTIVE SPOUSE, WHO WORKS VERY HARD HERSELF BUT ALSO SUPPORTS ME TO BE ABLE TO DO THE THINGS THAT I, I WANT TO ACCOMPLISH, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. TODAY IS A WONDERFUL DAY. DAYS FOLLOWING TODAY MAY BECOME A LITTLE BIT MORE CHALLENGING. JUST KNOW THAT YOU NEED TO OFFER YOUR FATHER, YOUR HUSBAND, THE SUPPORT NEEDED BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF--THERE IS GOING TO BE A LOT OF WEIGHT ON HIS SHOULDERS. AS ON BEHALF OF MYSELF MY OFFICE AND MY CONSTITUENTS, YOU SERVE AS COMMANDER OF OPERATIONS FOR VALLEY BUREAU. WE KNOW YOU. WE KNOW THE KNOWLEDGE YOU BRING TO THE WORK, COMMITMENT AND THE EMPATHY AND I VERY MUCH LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. AND I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE ONE OTHER POINT, THE SENTENCE, I MAY BE EMBELLISHING OR PARAPHRASING, ACCOUNTABILITY STARTS WITH ME AND CONTINUES WITH MY FOLLOW-THROUGH. STRAIGHTFORWARD BUT EXTREMELY MEANINGFUL TO ME. THAT'S WHAT GETS TO THE HEART OF MAKING SURE PUBLIC SERVICE IS ACCOMPLISHED. SO THAT CONSTANT URGENT SENSE OF FOLLOWING THROUGH. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU, SIR. >> Council President: THANK YOU. MR. NAZARIAN. COUNCILMEMBER PARK? >> T. Park: THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND DEPUTY CHIEF MOORE. THANK YOU, YOU WILL BE GLAD TO KNOW THAT I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU TODAY. BUT I DO WANT TO THANK YOU ON BEHALF COUNCIL DISTRICT 11 FOR YOUR APPEARANCE TO DISCUSS YOUR DEPARTMENT. IS HAD SOME VERY TOUGH QUESTIONS ABOUT JANUARY 7th WHAT HAPPENED AND WHAT DIDN'T HAPPEN AND WHAT STEPS YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE TO RESTORE TRUST AND FAITH WHICH HAS BEEN BADLY BROKEN IN OUR CITY, AND IN OUR DEPARTMENTS BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY THE STEPS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE TO ENSURE THAT WHAT HAPPENED ON JANUARY 7th, DOESN'T HAPPEN IN ANY OTHER COMMUNITY IN LOS ANGELES. YOU DIDN'T SHY AWAY FROM MY QUESTIONS, AND I APPRECIATE THAT YOU ANSWERED THEM THOROUGHLY AND TRANSPARENTLY. YOU HAVE THE TRUST AND SUPPORT OF YOUR MEMBERS, AND I DO BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL FIGHT FOR THEM. WE NEED YOUR LEADERSHIP AND WE'RE ALL COUNTING ON TO SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER, TO REBUILD THAT TRUST, AND TO MODERNIZE A FIRE SERVICE THAT HAS BEEN LEFT DANGEROUSLY BEHIND THE TIMES. CHIEF, I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO BUT I'M INCREDIBLY PROUD TO WORK THANK YOU AND I'M GOING TO ROLL UP MY SLEEVES TO HELP YOU AND THIS DEPARTMENT IN EVERY WAY THAT I CAN. I LOOK FORWARD TO VOTING FOR YOUR CONFIRMATION, TODAY. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, VERY MUCH, COUNCILWOMAN. >> Council President: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER PARK. COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ. >> E. Hernandez: GOOD MORNING, I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT HAVING YOU. I NOPE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE FIRE AND TRUST AND BUILDING THAT UP. I WANT IT TALK TO YOU ABOUT FIREFIGHTERS AND PARAMEDICS, I HAVE VISITED THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS, I ALSO HAVE JAIL, ALL THESE AREAS ARE TAXING ON OUR FIREFIGHTERS AND PARAMEDICS. I HOPE WE CAN WORK TOGETHER TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE MEET NEEDS. IN CONVERSATIONS THAT WE'VE HAD WITH OUR FIREFIGHTERS AND PARAMEDICS AT THE STATION, SOMETHING IS GOING TO BREAK. WE'RE BEYOND THE STRAW THAT BROKE THE CAMEL'S BACK. THEY'RE TIRED. WE AS A CITY CAN AND SHOULD DO, AND CAN DO MORE THINGS TO SUPPORT THEM. AND I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AND BUILDING THAT PARTNERSHIP TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO SUPPORT OUR FIREFIGHTERS AND PARAMEDICS, THE NUMBER OF CALLS, THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CALLS HAVE GONE UP AND EXPANDED. I FEAR FOR WHEN AN INCIDENT HAPPENS, WHAT THAT WILL LOOK LIKE ON OUR FIREFIGHTERS AND PARAMEDICS. I HOPE THAT YOU HEAR THAT, THAT I CANNOT WAIT TO WORK WITH YOU OB THIS. BECAUSE WE WILL BE BE ABLE TO REBUILD THAT TRUST, WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO WE WILL NOT BE ABLE IT BUILD THAT CONFIDENCE IF WE'RE NOT TAKING CARE OF OUR MEMBERS. I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR LEADERSHIP, I'LL BE VOTING YES AS WELL. AND HOWEVER I CAN BE OF SERVICE TO HELP YOU WITH THAT, PLEASE KNOW THAT I'M WILLING TO DO THAT. THANK YOU FOR STEPPING UP. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. AND IF I MAY COMMENT, YOU DOWN PLAY THE NUMBER THE TIMES YOU VISIT THE FIRE STATIONS. THE WORD GETS AROUND AND THEY APPRECIATE YOUR VISITS. I APPRECIATE YOU CARRYING THEIR MESSAGE AND THEY ARE OVERWORKED AND WE'RE LOOKING AT OTHER RESOURCE MODELS TO SUPPORT THEM. THINGS LIKE CIRCLE VAN AND UNARMED CRISIS RESPONSE TO HELP WITH THE ISSUES. THEY'VE PROVEN THAT THEY'RE WORKING, NOW WE NEED TO TAKE THEM THROUGHOUT THE AT THE POINT AND SUPPORT THOSE SO WE CAN SUPPORT OUR MEMBERS AND GIVE THEM THE BREAK THEY NEED. > E. Hernandez: THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> Council President: THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ. COUNCILMEMBER PADILLA. >> I. Padilla: I'M ALSO GOING TO BE VOTING YES, NATURALLY. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. BUT I JUST WANTED IT ADD I'M GOING TO COPY MR. BLUMENFIELD AND SAY I WANT TO ADD MY VOICE TO THE CHORUS. TWO THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO ME IS DEDICATION AND WORK ETHIC AND I WANT TO PUT IT OUT THERE, I'VE SEEN YOUR DEDICATION AND ETHIC IN THE SHORT TIME THAT I'VE BEEN HERE. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE IN COALITION WITH MY OS TO GET SOME SERIOUS ATTENTION TO THE IS SEPULVEDA BASIN, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO ADDRESS THE THINGS THERE FROM THE VEGETATION CLEARING AND MAINTAINING THE WILDLIFE SPACES THERE WITH YOUR DEPARTMENT BECAUSE FROM WHAT WE SAW WEEKS AGO, IT REALLY WAS THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT DOES THE BEST. SO PLEASE KNOW THAT I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE WORK AND GETTING RESOURCES IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE BASINMENT WHILE THERE ARE FIRES EVERYWHERE, IN MY DISTRICT THAT'S WUB NEEDING YOUR ASSISTANCE. BUT WITH THE WORK WE STARTED ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO NOW, I KNOW TOGETHER WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT BETTERMENT THANK YOU AGAIN, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS CONFIRMATION. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER PADILLAMENT AND I THINK WHAT YOU SAID HIGHLIGHTS HOW IMPORTANT OUR RELATIONSHIP IS WITH ALL THE COUNCILMEMBERS. WE WILL PARTNER WITH ALL OF YOU. THOSE WHO HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH ME IN VARIOUS CAPACITY EITHER IN THE VALLEY OR IN SOUTH BUREAU, YOU KNOW MY WORK ETHIC AND I'LL CARRY THAT OVER AND I'M SURE THAT MY CAPTAINS AND ASSISTANT CHIEFS, CAPTAINS OF THE FIRE STATIONS WILL CONTINUE THAT EFFORT BECAUSE IT TAKES ALL OF US WORKING TOGETHER WITH YOUR SUPPORT. I WANT TO THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER PADILLA BECAUSE YOU HEARD THE VOICES THE PEOPLE OF ENCINO AND YOU SUPPORT OUR EFFORTS IN ADDRESSING THEIR CONCERNS. AND WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT, WE WOULD NOT HAVE HAD MADE AS MUCH PROGRESS AS WE DID. THANK YOU. >> Council President: THANK YOU SO MUCH CHIEF AND OF COURSE WE'RE FAMILIAR WITH YOU AND YOUR TIME IN THE SOUTH BUREAU, I THINK YOU HAVE A INVITATION ON YOUR DESK TO THE TREE LIGHTING WHERE WE BRING SNOW TO SOUTH L.A. BUT YOU'VE BEEN A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR THE BEST OF WHAT A PUBLIC SERVANT CAN BE IN THE CITY. AND LOTS OF PEOPLE LOOK AT YOU, PEOPLE THAT YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW THEY'RE WATCHING, AND USING YOU AS A EXAMPLE WHO YOU CAN BE. AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND WITH THAT, WE'LL GO TO OUR PUBLIC SAFETY CHAIR TO CLOSE. >> J. Lee: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. COLLEAGUES AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE SOMEBODY BEFORE US WHO IS NOT ONLY QUALIFIED TO BE OUR NEXT FIRE CHIEF NOT ONLY BECAUSE OF HIS UNDERSTANDING OF THE DEPARTMENT BUT BECAUSE OF HIS UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE THIS DEPARTMENT NEEDS TO GO. I ALWAYS APPRECIATE WHEN WE FIND SOMEBODY IN THEIR RESPECTIVE DEPARTMENT THAT RISES TO THE TOP THAT SHOWS THEIR COMMITMENT NOT ONLY TO THAT DEPARTMENT BUT TO OUR CITY AS WELL. DEPUTY CHIEF MOORE DEEPLY CARES ABOUT OUR CITY AND I STRONGLY URGE YOUR AYE VOTE TO HELP MAKE HIM THE NEXT CHIEF. THANK YOU. >> Council President: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. LEE. MADAM CLERK? THIS FEELS SPECIAL, SO I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO DO A VOICE VOTE ON THIS. >> Clerk: YES, SIR. BLUMENFIELD? >> BLUMENFIELD, AYE. >> Clerk: HERNANDEZ? >> E. Hernandez: AYE. >> Clerk: COUNCILMEMBER HUTT? >> H. Hutt: AYE. >> Clerk: COUNCILMEMBER LEE? >> J. Lee: AYE. >> Clerk: COUNCILMEMBER NAZARIANMENT >> A. Nazarian: AYE. >> Clerk: COUNCILMEMBER PADILLA. >> I. Padilla: AYE. >> Clerk: COUNCILMEMBER PARK. >> T. Park: AYE. >> Clerk: COUNCILMEMBER PRICE. XRIES AYE. >> Clerk: COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ. >> M. Rodriguez: AYE. >> Clerk: COUNCILMEMBER SOTO-MARTINEZ. >> H. Soto-Martinez: YES. >> Clerk: COUNCILMEMBER YAROSLAVSKY? >> K. Yaroslavsky: YES. >> Clerk: COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> Council President: AYE. >> Clerk: THIS IS A TONIGHT, SIR. >> Council President: CONGRATULATIONS CHIEF. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU, EVERYBODY. I'M VERY HUMBLED. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, MADAM CLERK, WHAT IS NEXT. >> Clerk: MR. PRESIDENT, PRESENTATIONS ARE NEXT SIR. >> Council President: OKAY, WE WILL HAVE A PRESENTATION NOW LEAD BY COUNCILMEMBER LEE. >> J. Lee: GOOD MORNING, COLLEAGUES AND GOOD MORNING TO EVERY ONE JOINING US TODAY. EARLIER THIS WEEK, OUR NATION OBSERVED VETERANS DAY WHICH IS IS A TIME FOR US TO PAUSE AND HONOR THE MEN CAN WOMEN WHO HAVE WORN THE UNIFORM OF THE ARMED FORCES. WHILE TF EARLIER THIS WEEK, THE MEANING BEHIND THIS CELEBRATION DOES NOT FADE. OUR GRATITUDE TO THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED DOES NOT FIT NEATLY INTO A SINGLE DAY, IT SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD CARRY WITH US EVERY SINGLE DAY. VETERANS DAY IS ABOUT REFLECTION AND APPRECIATION, IT REMINDS US THAT THE FREEDOM WERE EARNED AND PROTECTED BY GENERATIONS OF AMERICANS WILLING TO SACRIFICE FOR SOMETHING GREATER THAN THEMSELVES. THIS IS PEOPLE WHO STOOD UP WHEN DUTY CALLED, WHO SERVED WITH HONOR CAN CAME HOME TO BUILD THE COMMUNITIES WE LIVE IN TODAY. WE'RE IT LOS ANGELES, WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE THOSE HERO AMONG US. THEIR NAMES ARE NOT JUST IN HISTORY BOOKS, THEY'RE OUR NEIGHBORS, TEACHERS, CO-WORKERS AND OUR PUBLIC SERVANTS. MANY CONTINUE TO SERVE THE TEE LONG AFTER THEIR MILITARY SERVICE HAS END, WHETHER IT BE THROUGH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, VOLUNTEERISM, BUT FOR SOME BY PUTTING ON AWE DIFFERENT AOUN FELLOWER. --UNIFORM. SOME JOINED OUR FIRE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS. SERVING AGAIN THIS TIME PROTECTING THE CITIZENS OF LOS ANGELES. WHETHER TT RESPOND TO GO EMERGENCIES, RUNNING TOWARDS DANGER OR LENDING A HAND TO SOMEBODY IN NEED, THEY EMBODY THE SAME VALUES THAT GUIDED THEM IN THE MILITARY SERVICE, COURAGE, DUTY AND SELFLENESS. TODAY I WANT IT RECOGNIZE A GROUP THAT CONTINUES THAT COMMUNITY, THE FIRE AND POLICE ASSOCIATION. CAN WE HAVE A ROUND APPLAUSE FOR THEM. [APPLAUSE] THIS ASSOCIATION BRINGS TOGETHER VETERANS FROM BOTH THE LAPD AND LAFD WHO SHARE A LIFELONG BOND THROUGH SERVICE, THEY SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER AND HONOR THEIR FALLEN AND GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITIES IN MEANINGFUL WAYS. THEIR DEDICATION REMINDS US THAT SERVICE TO OTHERS IS NOT A SINGLE ACT, IT IS A WAY LIFE FLT SO PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING THE PRESIDENT OF FIRE AND POLICE ASSOCIATION ADAM. ADAM? [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER LEE. WE'RE VERY HONORED TO BE HERE TODAY. THERE IS BEEN LONG NEED TO HAVE A VETERAN ASSOCIATION TO REPRESENTS OUR PUBLIC SAFETY FLT THIS HAS BEEN FORMED FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND THANKS TO COUNCILMEMBER LEE INTRODUCED A MOTION RECOGNIZING OUR ASSOCIATION SO WE'RE VERY HONORED TO HAVE THAT. MANY OF OUR VETERANS DON'T KNOW ABOUT THEIR DISABILITY BEN FUT THAT THEY'RE ENTITLED TO. THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO APPLY FOR THEM AND WE WANT TO REACH OUT TO NOT ONLY OUR FIRE FIGHTRS BUT OUR POLICE OFFICERS, AND HELP THEM TO REALIZE ALL THE BENEFITS THAT THEY'RE ENTITLED TO, WE WANT TO HELP THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH VETERANS GET DEPLOYED, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE TAKEN CARE AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE TAKEN CARE OF. WE'RE ALSO VERY INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY. WE RECENTLY CELEBRATED THE MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY, WE HAD A GREAT TURN OUT AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO PARTICIPATING WITH THE VETERANS PARADE NEXT YEARMENT AND WE'RE VERY HONORED TO BE HERE AND WE'RE HAPPY THAT WE HAVE OUR OWN ASSOCIATION. FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE OFFICERS, WE LIKE TO TAKE CARE OUR OWN BUT OUR VETERANS HAVE NOT HAD A VOICE FOR A LONG TIME. SO WE'RE HONORED AND PROUD TO HAVE A VOICE FOR OUR VETERANS AND THANK THE COUNCILMEMBER FOR RECOGNIZING THAT. [APPLAUSE] >> J. Lee: NEXT I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE MAX UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS AND SECRETARY FOR THE POLICE VETERANS ASSOCIATION. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER LEE. YOU KNOW, WE STARTED THIS ORGANIZATION TO ENSURE THAT BENEFITS CAN REAP THE MOST OF THEIR VETERANS BENEFITS BUT ALSO TO HELP FOR RECRUITMENT FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND FIRE DEPARTMENT TO RECRUIT MORE VETERANS AND FUNDING RAISING FOR THAT. SO I THINK ADAM HIT EVERYTHING ON THE HEAD PRETTY WELL. WE'RE JUST HERE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE TAKE CARE OF OUR VETERANS SERVING IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT, WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ALL. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> J. Lee: THANK YOU, MAX. AND NOW I WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE OUT BY INTRODUCING JOHN TOOLMAN UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS AND LAFD VETERAN WHO UNFORTUNATELY LOST HIS HOME IN THE EATON FIRE. [APPLAUSE] >> GOOD MORNING, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. TT MY BELIEVE THIS ORGANIZATION IS GOING TO HELP NOT JUST THE YOUNG MEMBER BUT OLDER MEMBERS NAVIGATE THEIR VETERANS. WHEN MY FATHER CAME BACK FROM THE SECOND TOUR IN VIETNAM, HE DIDN'T RECEIVE THE BENEFITS THAT HE DESERVED. I WAS GRATEFUL THAT TO HAVE A POLICE OFFICER HELP ME AND I'M GOING TO TRY MY BEST TO PASS THAT ON DOWN TO OUR YOUNGER MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. [APPLAUSE] >> J. Lee: SO AS WE CLOSE THIS WEEK OF REFLECTION, I KNOW WE HAVE OUR OWN VETERANS THAT WE SING PRAISE TO. WITH EVERY ONE JOIN ME IN GIVING ANOTHER ROUND APPLAUSE TO THE FIRE AND POLICE ASSOCIATION. [APPLAUSE] AND IN RECOGNITION, I WOULD LIKE IT HONOR SIGNED BY THE ENTIRE COUNCIL THIS PROCLAMATION OF APPRECIATION FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO. >> THANK YOU. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE A HANDFUL OF MEMBERS, A GOOD AMOUNT MEMBERS ON THE QUEUE TO PRESENT THEIR VETERANS AND WE'LL BEGIN WITH COUNCILMEMBER PADILLA. >> I. Padilla: THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, EVERY ONE. I'M PROUD TO JOIN AND THANK WELL THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER LEE IN YOUR LEADERSHIP AND BEING THE ONE TO GET THIS CONVERSATION STARTED. VETERAN IS NOT JUST A DAY OFF BUT IT REALLY IS A TIME TO RECOGNIZE THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED. SO THANK YOU AGAIN, COUNCILMEMBER LEE AND TO EVERY ONE WHO HAS BEEN IN SERVICE AND SHAPED OUR NATION CAN STRENGTHENED OUR COMMUNITIES. TODAY IT IS MY PRIVILEGE TO RECOGNIZE A REMARKABLE VETERAN WHO'S LIFE'S WORK EMBODIES COMMITMENT, COURAGE AND CONTINUED SERVICE. COLONEL TERRY LEE BEGAN IN 1961 WHEN HE ENLISTED IN THE U.S. ARMY AND IN THE COURSE FIVE DECADES BUILT A EXTRAORDINARY RECORD OF SERVICE, COMPLETED ADVANCED SERVICE ACROSS 13 SCHOOLS, INCLUDING THE ARMY SCHOOL AND JF KENNY WARFARE CENTER AND SERVED OVERSEAS WITH DISTINCTION IN VIETNAM. THE AWARDING THE SILVER STAR ONE OUR NATION'S HIGHEST HONOR OF VALOR. ALSO EARNED THE PURPLE HEART, MATROOUS, I MAY SAY THAT WRONG, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDAL AND COUNTLE ADDITION COMMENDATIONS THAT REFLECT HIS EXCELLENCE AND SACRIFICE, YOU CAN SEE IT ON HIS UNIFORM TODAY, RIGHT. BUT HE DIDN'T SIMPLY SERVE, HE LEAD. CAN AFTER RETIRING FROM THE U.S. ARMY AS A SARNLT MAIM OR, HE DEDICATED HIMSELF TO THE CALIFORNIA STATE RESERVE WHERE HE HAS NOW SERVED FOR NEARLY FOUR DECADES. HELD ROLES THAT HAVE HELP LEAD ROES CAN THIS IS MY FAVORITE PART OF HIS STORY AT THAT SHAPED NEXT GENERATION OF MILITARY LEADERSHIP. HIS LEADERSHIP HAS STRENGTHENED THE TRAINING, PREPAREDNESS AND INTEGRITY OF COUNTLESS SOLDIERS AND YET WHAT TRULY STANDS OUT ABOUT COLONEL LEE IS HIS COMMITMENT DID NOT END IN THE BATTLEFIELD, IT CONTINUES TO SERVE EVERY SINGLE DAY HERE AT HOME AND SPECIFICALLY IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 6, AT THE IS SEPULVEDA. HIS INVESTMENT IN OUR YOUTH IS IMPORTANT TO ME AND I'M PROUD TO RECOGNIZE THE WORK THAT COLONEL LEE DOES. AND HE BROUGHT HIS ALUMNI, CAN WE HAVE A ROUND APPLAUSE TO HIS ALUMNI TOO. IN 1995, HE FOUNDED THE EXPLORERS POST GIVING YOUNG PEOPLE 14 TO 21 AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN THAT LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SERVICE IS JUST AS IMPORTANT FOR THIS CAREER PATHWAY. 40 YEARS LATER, HE IS STILL SHOWING UP FOR THESE YOUNG PEOPLE AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY'RE SHOWING UP FOR HIM. BECAUSE OF HIS MENTORSHIP, STUDENTS HAVE GONE ON TO ATTEND WEST POINT, VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE AND COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. MANY HAVE PURSUED CAREERS IN PUBLIC SERVICE, THE MILITARY AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP, CARRYING FORWARD THE VALUES HE INSTILLED IN THEM. COLONEL LEE ALSO SERVED AS AN ADJUNCT PROFESSOR AND PREPARING STUDENTS FOR FUTURE. HIS INFLUENCE CAN BE SEEN IN CLASSROOMS, FAMILIES AND MULTIPLE THINGS THROUGHOUT THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY AND BEYOND. TODAY WE HONOR HIS MORE THAN 50 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE BUT I ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT HIS EXPLORERS AND PREVIOUS ALUMNI WERE HONORED TO COME HERE CAN CELEBRATE HIM. SO, WHILE HE'S NOT JUST A VETERAN, I EMPHASIZE THAT HE'S A MENTOR, EDUCATOR AND COMMUNITY BUILDER, COLONEL LEE IS SOMEBODY THAT SHOWS US THAT SERVICE IS NOT JUST A CHAPTER OF LIFE, BUT IT IS A LIFESTYLE, A LIFELONG COMMITMENT. SO TODAY, WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR HIS WORK CONTINUES TO SHAPE THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS WHO PROTECT, AND GUIDE AND STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY AND OR COUNTRY. SO COLONEL LEE, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES AND SPECIFICALLY THE SIXTH DISTRICT, WHERE YOU'VE TAUGHT NOT JUST IT ARMORY BUT AT SOME OUR HIGH SCHOOLS, WE ARE EXCITED TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR BRAVERY, YOUR LEADERSHIP AND THE LEGACY YOU CONTINUE TO BUILD. SO WE PRESENT TO YOU THIS RECOGNITION ON BEHALF OF THE CITY LOS ANGELES. I HOPE YOU LIKE IT. [APPLAUSE] >> Council President: THANK YOU SO, COUNCILMEMBER PADILLA. NOW WE'LL GO TO COUNCILMEMBER PARK. >> T. Park: THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. AND THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER LEE FOR TAKING BATON AND CONTINUING THIS GREAT TRADITION OF HONORING OUR VETERANS. AS A PROUD DAUGHTER OF A U.S. ARMY VETERAN MYSELF THIS DAYCARE HE'S A LOT PERSONNEL SIGNIFICANCE. BUT TODAY I HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPOTLIGHT MY FRIEND, JIM KRAG WHO SERVED FOR 30 YEARS AS A LIEUTENANT COLONEL, SERVED MULTIPLE TOURS INCLUDING DEPLOYMENT IN AFGHANISTAN. HIS COMMITMENT TO SERVICE DID NOT END WITH HIS TIME IN THE ARMY. HE'S CONTINUED TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND, NOT JUST IN HIS SERVICE TO OUR NATION BUT THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF THE AFTERMATH OF THE PALISADES FIRE. THERE REALLY ARE NO WORDS TO TRULY CAPTURE WHAT HE HAS DONE FOR THE COMMUNITY SINCE THAT DAY. JIM WASTED NO TIME IN ACTIVATING THE PALISADES INTO A FULLY FUNCTIONAL RESOURCE CENTER BRINGING TOGETHER TEE AGENCIES AND CONNECTING COMMUNITY TO CRITICALLY NEEDED SERVICES. HE OVERSAW ALL ASPECTS OF ITS OPERATION, MACKING --MAKING SURE THE DOORS WERE OPEN WITH FOOD AND SUPPLIES READILY AVAILABLE AND EVEN HUGS WHEN THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE NEED MOST. AT A TIME WHEN EVERYTHING WAS SHUT DOWN AND NOTHING WAS AVAILABLE, SOMEHOW JIM MADE MIRACLES HAPPEN. HE'S CONTINUED IN HIS LEADERSHIP ROLE SINCE THE FIRST MONTHS, MOVING FROM FIRE SUPPORT CENTER TO NOW HELPING ESTABLISH THE LONG TERM RECOVERY GROUP WHICH IS PROVIDING DETAILED CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES IT SOME OF THE MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS IMPACTED BY FIRE. JIM, I WANT IT PERSONLY PERSONALLY SAY THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS ANSWERING THE CALL OF SERVICE. YOUR COMPASSION AND LEADERSHIP AND RELENTLESS SPIRIT ARE A MODEL AND INSPIRATION TO ALL OF US. SO TT A PRIVILEGE TO GET TO HONOR YOU TODAY AS MY DISTINGUISHED HONOREE. THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> Council President: THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER PARK. GO TO COUNCILMEMBER PRICE. >> C. Price: THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. AND THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER LEE FOR LEADING US TODAY A TRIBUTE TO OUR MANY MEN CAN WOMEN IN SERVICE WE APPRECIATE THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS. TODAY I'M FORTUNATE TO RECOGNIZE A VETERAN WHO HAS NOT ONLY MADE A MARK SERVING OUR COUNTRY BUT ALSO SERVING OUR COMMUNITY, I MEAN LITERALLY, EVERY DAY. JOSAE IS A BUSINESS OWNER, HIS RESTAURANT THE PASADEYA IS A PERUVIAN MEXICAN JOY THAT SERVES HUNDREDS OF LOCALS. BUT WHAT MAKES IS SO SPECIAL IS HE'S A FORMAL MARINE AND SERVED FOR ALMOST A DECADE, JOINING IN 2016. NOW HE'S TRANSITIONING TO CIVILIAN LIFE. HE'S SPOT INSPIRED BY HIS MOM AND FAMILY. SPECIFICALLY, JOSEA'S HAS BEEN. HIS MOM STILL COOKS FOOD FROM HER HOMELAND BACK FROM LIMA PERU. THEIR MENU IS AMAZING. YOU CAN GET ANYTHING FROM LOMO SALTADA AND BISTEC A LA PLANCHA AND EVEN MORE. FOLKS COME THROUGH TO EAT, AND TO MEET AND GREET. THE DOORS ARE ALL OPEN, ESPECIALLY IF YOU NEED A QUICK BITE TO EAT. HE HAS SERVED BEYOND ANYONE'S CAPACITY BOTH FIGHTING FOR OUR COUNTRY AND SERVING THE PEOPLE WITH A HOME COOKED MEAL. FOR ALL THOSE IN CD9 AND CITY OF LOS ANGELES, WE ARE GRATEFUL AND WE SALUTE YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] >> Council President: THANK YOU, MR. PRICE. COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ. >> M. Rodriguez: THANK YOU. WELL FIRST OF ALL I WANT IT THANK MS. PADILLA CAN MS. PARK AND MR. PRICE, JOESAE, YOU'RE NOT A FORMER MARINE, ONCE AWE MARINE, ALWAYS A MARINE, THAT'S A CORRECTION, MR. PRICE. CAN HAPPY 250 MARINE, HOORAH. I REALLY HOPE THAT NEXT YEAR, WE SPEND TIME HONORING ALL OF THE RESPECTIVE EACH OF US HAVE AN HONOREE BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THE SCHEDULING WAS NOT PERMISSIVE TO ALLOW THEY WILL TO COME. SO I'M HOPING TO DO THIS IN ADVANCE OF VETERANS DAY BUT IT DOES NOT MATTER BECAUSE EVERY DAY IS A DAY FOR US TO CELEBRATE. BUT I HOPE THAT WE WILL BE AFFORDED TO BRING OUR RESPECTIVE HONOREES BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF MEN CAN WOMEN DESERVING OF RECOGNITION AT THIS TIME. ON TUESDAY, WE HAD THE ANNUAL SAN FERNANDO VETERANS DAY PARADE AND I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES, MS. PADILLA AND MR. BLUMENFIELD FOR HELPING TO CLOSE THE FINANCIAL GAP AT A TIME WHEN THE ORGANIZERS WERE SHOCKED BY A BILL CITY. THESE VENTS ARE CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TO HELP HONOR AND CELEBRATE THE IMMENSE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT ALL YOU HAVE MADE AND WE CONTINUE TO BENEFIT FROM IN YOUR SERVICE. I'M THE PROUD DAUGHTER OF A MARINE, WHO ALSO, AND I WANT TO THANK ADAM AND ORGANIZERS FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT ARE ACTIVELY WORKING TO ENSURE THAT OUR VETERANS THAT HAVE CONTINUED THEIR SERVICE, TO OUR CITY, WILL BE AFFORDED THE BENEFITS THAT THEY'RE AT THE SERVING. MY FATHER AFTER SERVING IN MARINE CORPS IN VIETNAM AS A GREEN CARD VETERAN, HE EARNED HIS CITIZENSHIP AS A RESULT OF THAT SERVICE. AND SADLY WE'RE LIVING IN A TIME WHERE MANY OF THESE SAME VETERANS THAT SERVED WITHOUT CITIZENSHIP ARE BEING DENIED THEIR CITIZENSHIP AND NOW BEING DEPORTED. SO, I'M PROUD TO HAVE INTRODUCED TODAY ANOTHER MOTION TO BUILD ON THE INITIAL 250,000 DOLLARS THAT THIS COUNCIL THAT I FOUGHT FOR IN THE LAST BUDGET. I INTRODUCED A MOTION TO A SECURE ADDITIONAL 250,000 SO WE CAN PROTECT THE VETERANS THAT ARE DESERVING OF THEIR CITIZENSHIP THAT HAVE BEEN DENIED. I WANT IT THANK YOU AND KNOW THAT THE SADNESS CONTINUES IN THE WAY OF TREATMENT THAT SO MANY MEN CAN WOMEN WHO HAVE SADLY NOT BEEN GRANTED THEIR EARNED BENEFITS, WE CONTINUE TO BE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH YOU ALL TO ENSURE THAT THAT WORK AND THAT SACRIFICE WAS NOT IN VAIN. SO THANK YOU, SEMPER FI AND GOD BLESS YOU ALL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. >> Council President: THANK YOU HERNANDEZ. THANK YOU RODRIGUEZ. COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ. >> E. Hernandez: THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN. WE HAVE A GRAPHIC COMING UP, THANK YOU AND THANK YOU COUNCILWOMAN HUTT. I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO HIGHLIGHT A PHENOMENAL HONOREE. UNFORTUNATELY, OUR COULD NOT A ATTEND BECAUSE HE'S GETTING TREATMENT. WE WISH WELL SPEEDY RECOVERY. WANT IT UPLIFT A VETERAN THAT WE HAVE IN THIS SPACE TODAY, JEFF, JACOB BURGER, LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR WITH COUNCIL DISTRICT 3 SERVED IN THE ARMY SO WE'RE BLESSED WITH A PRESENCE WITH A TO THE OF FOLKS WHO FOUGHT FOR OUR FREEDOM AND MY ABILITY TO SAY. I'M ETERNALLY GRATEFUL. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE. >> Council President: THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ. COUNCILMEMBER HUTT? >> H. Hutt: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. THANK YOU MR. LEE FOR MAKING SURE THAT WE DO THIS ON OUR VETERANS WEEK. AS A PROUD DAUGHTER OF A VETERAN THAT SERVED IN THE U.S. ARMY DURING THE KOREAN WAR, IT BRINGS ME GREAT PLEASURE TO HONOR SERGEANT WILLIAM DELA ROSA. HE BEGAN HIS JOURNEY AS A MARINE RECRUIT IN A DEPOT IN SAN DIEGO IN 2000 AND FROM THAT MOMENT, HE SOUGHT TO BECOME A U.S. MARINE. AFTER COMPLETING COMBAT TRAINING, HE WENT ON TO NAVAL STATION PENSICOLA AND THEN CAMP PENDLETON, MASTERING COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS FOR--I'M GOING TO TRY TO SAY THIS RIGHT, HEILE AND COBRA HELICOPTER. AS AVIATION ELECTRICIAN, HE PLAYED A CRITICAL ROLE IN SUPPORTING MULTIPLE JOINT TASK FORCE, DRUG INTERACTION, THAT PROTECTED COMMUNITIES HERE AT HOME. IN 2004, HE DEPLOYED TO IRAQ IN SUPPORT IRAQI FREEDOM 2, SERVING BRAVELY AT ALTAPODIN DID I SAY IT RIGHT? >> CLOSE ENOUGH. >> H. Hutt: AND KOREAN VILLAGE PROVIDING ESSENTIAL SUPPORT TO GROUND AND AIR OPERATIONS IN ONE OF THE MOST CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENTS ON EARTH. COMPLETED WITH THE RANK OF SERGEANT CARRYING WITH RESPECT WITH HIS FELLOW MARINES. TODAY WE THANK HIM NOT ONLY FOR HIS SKILLS BUT STEADFAST DEDICATION. HE'S CURRENTLY WITH THE LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT AND I JUST WANT IT SAY ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, WE HONOR YOU, AND WE THANK YOU AND WE SALUTE YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR NATION. THANK YOU. >> Council President: THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER HUTT. [APPLAUSE] >> H. Hutt: I ALSO HAVE STAFF THAT SERVED IN THE MARINES AND THAT'S RICARDO CARLOS. [APPLAUSE] SO I HAVE A VETERAN WITH ME EVERY DAY. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, SO MUCH MEMBERS AND THANK YOU MR. LEE FOR CONDITIONING THIS TRADITION. I'M PROUD TO PRESENT AS THE HONOREE ON BEHALF OF OF DISTRICT 8, ONE PATRICIA GARCIA A CHILD OF SOUTH LOS ANGELES ATTENDING MANUAL ARTS HIGH SCHOOL. CAN WHILE IT SHOULD NOT MATTER, I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT PATRICIA WAS BORN IN SALVADOR AND IMMIGRANT TO THE UNITED STATES BUT IS AS AMERICAN AS ANY US AND SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. SHE ENLISTED IN THE MARINE CORPS AR MANUAL ARTS, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TT MARINES AGAIN. PATRICIA ENLISTED IN THE MARINE CORPS AFTER HER TIME AT MANUAL ARTS HIGH SCHOOL. LEFT MILITARY SERVICE AND WENT ON TO CAL STATE FULLERTON AND SOUTHWESTERN LAW SCHOOL AND NOW ACTIVE ATTORNEY IN OUR COMMUNITY DEFENDING THOSE WHO NEED DEFENDING AND OFFERING LEGAL SERVICES THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY. HER STORY IS SO EXCITE TO US BECAUSE IT'S SO MUCH OF A LEGACY OF THIS CITY, OF SOUTH LOS ANGELES, OF WOMEN IN THE MILITARY, OF IMMIGRANTS IN THE MILITARY AND OBVIOUSLY FOLKS FROM OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. SO WITH THAT, ON BEHALF OF DISTRICT 8 AND A GREATFUL CITY, WE WANT TO HONOR PATRICIA GARCIA ON VETERANS DAY IN HONOR CITY HALL. [APPLAUSE] MR. LEE. >> J. Lee: IT CAME TO MIA TENSION, OUR VERY OWN FROM CLA'S OFFICE HIDING BEHIND THIS PILLAR, JOSH DRAKE! [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH MR. LEE AND THANK YOU TO ALL THE MEMBERS WHO JOINED US TODAY. IT LOOKS LIKE WE'VE GOT SOME GUEST IN THE BACK THAT I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE BEFORE YOU GO. YOU HAD SUCH A PERFECT LINE. JOHN LEE, MR. LEE? >> J. Lee: OH. TODAY WE HAVE GUESTS FROM MAG NOEL A CHARTER IN SOUTH BRIDGE, EVERY ONE WAVE! >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WELCOME, WELCOME TO THE TEE COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT, MADAM CLERK, WHAT IS NEXT? >> Clerk: NEXT IS ANOTHER PRESENTATION THAT WOULD BE COUNCILMEMBER YAROSLAVSKY PRESENTATION. >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER YAROSLAVSKY? >> K. Yaroslavsky: THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. COLLEAGUES, EACH NOVEMBER COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD OBSERVE THE WORLD DAY REMEMBRANCE FOR ROAD TRAFFIC VICTIMS. WE HONOR THE PEOPLE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES OR SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES ON OUR STREETS, WE HOLD SPACE FOR THEIR FAMILIES WHO LIVE WITH THAT EVERY DAY. BUT TT ALSO FOR US TO FACE A HARD TRUTH. LOS ANGELES IS FAILING TO PROTECT PEOPLE ON OUR ROADS. REMEMBERING VICTIMS WITHOUT CHANGING THE CONDITIONS THAT KILL THEM IS A CHOICE. TO HONOR SOMEBODY SOMEBODY WHO DIED IN A CROSSWALK OR BIKE CAN SIT STILL WHILE THE SAME DANGERS REMAIN IS UNACCEPTABLE. WE KNOW THIS. LAST MONTH, A MY MEMBER OF MY STAFF WAS STRUCK IN A CROSSWALK, SHE SURVIVED AFTER SPENDING A WEEK IN THE HOSPITAL, HER DOG DID NOT. HER GRIEF IS REAL. THIS REACHES IN THE EVERY CORNER OF LOS ANGELES, IT AFFECTS COLLEAGUES AND FAMILIES WHO NEVER EXPECTED TO CARRY THIS KIND OF LOSS. WE KNOW WHAT WORKS, WE KNOW WHICH STREETS KILL THE MOST PEOPLE. WE KNOW HOW TO REDESIGN THEM. WE KNOW WHICH TOOLS REDUCE SPEEDS AND PREVENT CRASHES. AND ANGELINOS DESPERATELY WANT US TO DO THAT WORK. IT WHY 65 PERCENT APPROVED H LA A YEAR AGO. BUT HLA DID NOT HAVE A FUNDING TO MATCH THE SCALE OF THE PROBLEM AND THE CITY HAS NEVER FULLY INVESTED IN STREET SAFETY. LIVES DEPEND ON SAFER STREETS, NOT ONE-TIME MATCHES THAT FADE WHEN BUDGET GET TIGHT WHICH WE KNOW THEY DO. EVERY NUMBER REPRESENTATIVES SOMEBODY WITH A NAME, A GRANDMOTHER IN CENTURY CITY KILLED WHILE WALKING WITH HER HUSBAND. AND ANOTHER WOMEN WHILE ON A BREAK. A PARENT, A WORKER ON THEIR WAY HOME. A MOM WALKING HER DAUGHTER IT SCHOOL. WE ALL GET THE REPORTS FROM L.A. DOT AND EVERY TIME OUR HEARTS SINK, SO MANY OF THESE DEATHS ARE PREVENTABLE. THISEs A CRISIS THAT DEMANDS URGENCY AND LEADERSHIP. THE CITY ADOPT VISION ZERO PLEDGE TO GO ELIMINATE TRAFFIC DEATHS IN TEN YEARS. THAT TEN YEARS IS UP AND YET OUR NUMBERS HAVE GONE IN THE WRONG DIRECTION, TRAFFIC DEATHS WITH UP TOO. FROM 2017 TO 2021, NUMBERS CLIMBED 20 PERCENT AND RELATES OF DEATH CLIMBED 53 PERCENT. THE HIGH INJURY NETWORK COVERS A NUMBER OF STREETS BUT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MOST LOSS OF LIFE AND WE HAVE EN DELIVERED THE LEVEL OF ENGINEERING ENFORCEMENT. VISION ZERO WILL NOT ACHIEVE WITHOUT FUNDING. AND WE KNOW THAT THERE IS A DISPROPORTIONATE NUMBER OF THESE ROADS IN POORER COMMUNITIES ACROSS OUR CITY. I'M COMMITTED AS I KNOW MANY AROUND THIS HORSESHOE DO AS WELL TO PUSH FOR THESE CHANGES, STRONGER VISION ZERO WORK, BETTER STREET DESIGN AND DEDICATED FUNDING THAT PUT SAFETY FIRST. COUNCILWOMAN HUTT IS GOING TO BE SPEAKING NEXT, IF SHE IS HERE. I MISSED, COUNCILMEMBER HUTT. TO MAKE A FEW REMARKS. >> H. Hutt: THANK YOU SO MUCH, I WANT IT TALK COUNCILMEMBER YAROSLAVSKY FOR SHINING A LIGHT ON IT IMPORTANT DAY. TODAY WE STAND TOGETHER AS ONE COMMUNITY TO REMEMBER LIVES TAKEN FROM TRAFFIC VIOLENCE. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE KNOW FAR TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVE DEALT WITH IN OUR CITY. THE THEME FOR THIS YEAR'S DAY REMEMBRANCE REMEMBER SUPPORT ACT, SHOWS US THAT REFLECTION WITHOUT ACTION FALLS SUPPORT AND SUPPORT WITHOUT SYSTEMATIC CHANGE LEAVES US VULNERABLE. THAT'S WHY AS A CITY, WE MUST PUSH FOR SAFER STREETS AND EQUITY A IN SYSTEM ACROSS THE BOARD. AS THE CHAIR OF TRABS PORTATION COMMITTEE, I'LL PROUD HOW WE HAVE RELATING SHUP WITH GROUPS LIKE AS SAFE STREETS FOR ALL AND BIKING. TO BRING CHANGE. THIS MUST BE TUN WITH PEOPLE WHO'S BOOTS ON THE GROUND ARE RELATED TO THE ISSUE. AND I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR ALL THE ADD RO INDICATES WHO CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR SAFER STREETS FLT WE MUST BE PROACTIVE NOT REACTIVE WHEN IT COMES TO TRACK SAFETY. THAT'S HOW WE SAFEGUARD LIVES. WE'RE WORK TO GO NEIGHBOR NEIGHBORHOODS SAFER AND MORE PEDESTRIAN CAN WALKER FRIENDLY. THAT'S WHY IT IMPORTANT THAT WE SUPPORT INITIATIVES LIKE THE BIANO BIKE PATH AND CYCLA VILLA THAT ALLOWS US TO GET AROUND WITHOUT A CAR . AND LET ME TELL YOU, AS LONG AS I CONTINUE TO SERVE IN THIS SEAT, THE CITY WILL TB TO WORK HAND AND HAND WITH OUR COMMUNITIES, PUBLIC SAFETY TEAMS, TRAN PORTATION DEPARTMENT, COMMUNITY LEADERS AND AFFECTED FAMILIES TO CONTINUE TO MAKE THE STREETS SAFER. WE WILL REMEMBER THE LIVES CUT SHORT, WE WILL SUPPORT THOSE WHO SURVIVED AND CARRY WEIGHT OF THE LOSS. AND WE WILL ACT BY PUSHING URGENCY FOR EVIDENCE BASE SAFETY MEASURES, AFFECTIVE STREET MANAGEMENT AND NEW APPROACHES THAT MAKE OUR STREETS GENUINELY ACCESSIBLE FOR EVERY ONE. TODAY IS NOT JUST A DAY REMEMBRANCE IT'S A CALL FOR ACTION WHERE WE COLLECTIVELY TRANSFORM OUR GRIEF TO PURPOSE AND OUR SHARED LOSS INTO IRREVERSIBLE ACTION FOR SAIR STREETS. >> K. Yaroslavsky: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER HUTT. IT MY HONOR TO WELCOME EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DAMON KEVIN. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU, EVERY ONE. HELLO. I KNOW MOST OF YOU HAVE WORKED WITH A LOT OF YOU. I APPRECIATE BEING UP HERE AND ON BEHALF OF THE STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS OF STREETS ARE FOR EVERY ONE, WHO ARE BEHIND ME, I APPRECIATE THAT WE ARE HONORING THIS WORLD DAY REMEMBRANCE. BUT LET'S BE REAL, THIS IS NOT A CELEBRATION. IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES IN 2024, THERE WERE 302 INDIVIDUALS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES DUE TO TRAFFIC VIOLENCE AND THOUSANDS MORE SERIOUSLY INJURED. IF YOU LOOK ACROSS L.A. COUNTY THAT NUMBER TOPS 711 LIVES LOST AND NEARLY 10,000 SERIOUSLY INJURED. SAFE, ALONG WITH A DOZEN OTHER STATE, LOCAL AGENCIES NONPROFITS, AND SOME FAMILY MEMBERS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LOVED ONE, WILL BE REMEMBERING THOSE 711 LIVES ACROSS, AT CALTRANS PLAZA ON SUNDAY STARTING AT 12:00 P.M. YOU WILL FIND 711 EMPTY CHAIRS REPRESENTED WITH A YELLOW ROSE TO REPRESENT EACH PERSON THAT WILL NOT BE WITH THEIR FAMILIES THESE HOLIDAYS. IT IRONIC THAT WE'RE HERE TODAY ON THE YEAR THAT VISION ZERO PROGRAM HAD PREVIOUSLY SET THE GOAL TO ACHIEVE ZERO TRAFFIC FATALITIES, 302 IS NOT ZERO. WHILE I DON'T THINK EVERY ONE EXPECTED TO ACHIEVE ZERO IN ONLY TEN YEARS, IT WAS A GOAL IN THE TARGET WORTH OBTAINING. YOU'RE ALL WELL AWARE OF THE SHORTCOMINGS OF VISION ZERO THANKS TO A COMPREHENSIVE AUDIT RELEASED EARLIER THIS YEAR. THE FAILURES WERE DOCUMENT IN THE AUDIT IN BLACK AND WHITE. THOSE FAILURES TRANSLATED TO MORE BLOOD ON OUR ROADS BY THOSE INJURED AND KILLED DUE TO PREVENTABLE, AND THE KEYWORD IS PREVENTABLE TRAFFIC VIOLENCE. SO ON BEHALF OF THE STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS OF SAFE, ON BEHALF OF ALL OF THOSE WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES AND HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED IN THE LAST TEN YEARS, I URGE EACH ONE OF YOU, TO PLEASE REDEDICATE THE CITY TO THE PRINCIPALS AND STRATEGIES THAT HAVE MADE VISION POLICIES SO AFFECTIVE IN SAVING LIVES IN OTHER CITIES. THIS IS NOT, AN EASY THING TO DO. IT SOMETIMES NOT POPULAR. I DON'T THINK ANY ONE YOU RAN FOR OFFICE BECAUSE TF EASY TO DO. YOU RAN BECAUSE EACH OF YOU BELIEVED YOU CAN MAKE THE DIFFICULT DECISIONS TO MAKE THINGS BETTER AND TO SAVE LIVES. SO ON EVE OF WORLD DAY REMEMBRANCE FOR TRAFFIC ROAD VICTIMS, YOU URGE EACH OF TO YOU DO THAT. MAKE A DIFFERENCE, MAKE THINGS BETTER, SAVE LIVES. I CALL OB THE COUNCIL TO FORMULATE AND ADOPT NEW COMPREHENSIVE ZERO PLAN TO ADDRESSES EACH OF THE FAILURES OF THE VISION ZERO POLICY. I CALL ON EACH OF YOU TO TAKE SOMETIMES HARD STEPS TO PRIORITIZE THE LIVES AND SAFETIES OF THOSE USING THE ROADS, BECAUSE THERE IS NO REASON WHY PEOPLE HAVE TO BE AT-RISK ON THE ROAD JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE WALKING OR BICYCLING OR DRIVING TO AND FROM HOME OR WORK. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> K. Yaroslavsky: THANK YOU, VERY MUCH, DAMON. I WOULD LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT TO CLOSE. >> Council President: THANK YOU. WE HAVE A FEW MEMBERS ON THE BOARD BEGINNING WITH THE COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ. >> M. Rodriguez: THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THESE FOLKS IN AND DAMON, IT GOOD TO SEE YOU. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR CHANNELING YOUR OWN EXPERIENCE AND TURN ITING INTO ACTION. WE FIRST MET BECAUSE, I HAD A STRETCH OF FOOTHILL BOULEVARD WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN SIX TRAFFIC DEATHS, VEHICULAR AND CYCLISTS DEATHS A LOCK A STRETCH OF FOOTHILL BOULEVARD IN SIX MONTHS. AND, THERE WERE INSTALLATION OF PROTECTED BIKE LANES AND A LOT OF STREET TREATMENTS CAN AS YOU KNOW MUCH SOFT RESISTANCE TO THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY THAT SAID IT WAS NOT NECESSARY. THE OTHER PART OF THE CONVERSATION THAT WE FORGOT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT VICTIMS OF THESE INCIDENTS, ARE THOSE THAT ARE DRIVERS WHO'S LIVES ARE FOREVER CHANGED AS WELL BECAUSE OF THE UNINTENDED ACCIDENT THAT TOOK SOMEBODY'S LIFE AND WE SAW THAT HAPPEN OB THAT STRETCH OF FOOTHILL WHEN WE DID THE FINISH THE RIDE. THERE ARE FAMILIES ON BOTH SIDES THAT ARE AFFECTED AND FRIENDS THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THESE TRAGIC INCIDENTS. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR HELPING TO EDUCATE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE INCREDIBLE, IMPORTANCE OF THIS WORK. I'M REALLY PROUD AS WE WERE TALKING ABOUT EARLIER I'M VERY PROUD TO HAVE EXTENDED EVEN MORE PROTECTIVE BIKE LANES IN MY DISTRICT BECAUSE WHERE THERE IS A WILL THERE IS A WAY. FROM, THE NEARLY $100 MILLION OR OVER $100 MILLION DOLLARS SAFE FUNDING THAT I WORKED WITH DEPARTMENT STREET SERVICES TO SECURE FOR ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION GRANTS, THERE ARE OTHER MEANS NOT JUST LOOKING AT OUR OWN CITY BUDGET TO HELP ENSURE THAT WE ARE CREATING SAFE PEDESTRIAN, AND CYCLE BICYCLE ACCESS ON OUR STREETS BECAUSE WE ALL HAVE TO COEXIST. I'M VERY PROUD TO REPRESENT A PART OF THE CITY THAT FRANKLY VERY PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE TRANSIT ORIENTED HEAVILY DEPENDENT UPON THAT, SO IT FRANKLY MAKES IT A NO-BRAINER TO START INTRODUCING THE KINDS OF STREET CALMING MEASURES THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO CREATING A SAFE COEXISTENCE. I ALWAYS SAY, IT'S NOT JUST FOR ME, THE PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLIST BUT I ALSO HAVE EQUESTRIANS AND I HAVE TO CREATE A SAFE PLACE FOR ALL THEM SO COEXIST ON THE ROADS. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP WITH MY OFF. I LOOK FORWARD TO DOING A OUR VERSION OF THE NORTHEAST VALLEY DAOUR DEFRANCE IN OUR AREA BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR ADVOCACY AND YOUR WORK AND PARTNERSHIP, I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THAT WORK TOGETHER. >> Council President: THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ. COUNCILMEMBER BLUMENFIELD? >> B. Blumenfield: THANK YOU, THANK YOU, YAROSLAVSKY AND HUTT FOR BRINGING THIS IMPORTANT DEMONSTRATION. DAMIAN, I JUST THINK THIS IS SO IMPORTANT THAT WE REMEMBER OUR ROAD TRAFFIC VICTIMS YOU KNOW, CITY WIDE, WE'RE ALMOST AT THE FRIGHTENING POINT WHERE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE TRAFFIC DEATHS THAN HOMICIDES. WE PASSED THAT POINT A LONG TIME AGO IN THE VALLEY, IN FACT WE'RE ALMOST DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC DEATHS, DEATHS BY TRAFFIC VIOLENCE VERSUS HOMICIDES IN THE VALLEY AND IN MY DISTRICT YOU'RE MUCH MORE LIKELY TO BE KILLED BY TRAFFIC VIOLENCE. THAT IS A SHAMEFUL STATISTICS ON MANY GRAPHICS. IN FACT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, IN 2018, RESEDA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WAS KILLED AND PROMPTED ME TO HAVE A MEMORIAL SIGN THAT ALLOWS THE VICTIMS TO BE REMEMBERED BUT ALSO A SAFETY MESSAGE ON THE SIGNS, TO TRY TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT TRAFFIC VIOLENCE. BUT WE NEED TO DO BETTER. VISION ZERO WAS A GREAT VISION BUT WE HAVE NOT LIVED UP TO THAT AND AS YOU HAVE ALL POINTED OUT, THERE ARE A LOT OF REASONS FOR THAT. BUT I MY HOPE IS IF WE REDOUBLE OUR EFFORTS HERE, THERE ARE VERY PRACTICAL THINGS THAT WE CAN DO AND OF COURSE, CHIEF AMONG THEM IS FUNDING THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS NEED TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR CONSISTENT ADVOCACY ON THIS ISSUE AND, I YIELD BACK THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. >> Council President: THANK YOU, MR. BLUMENFIELD. COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ. >> E. Hernandez: THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, COUNCILWOMAN HUTT AND YAROSLAVSKY FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD YOUR LEADERSHIP. I REMEMBER MY FIRST YEAR IN OFFICE I MET A YOUNG MAN 29 YEARS OLD WHO'S MIND AND BODY WAS BROKEN WHEN HE WAS HIT BY A CAR RIDING HIS BIKE IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE DISTRICT. AND I'M GRATEFUL TO YOU DAMIAN FOR ALL OF YOUR ADVOCACY AND LEADERSHIP. WHILE LIGHTING SAFE STREET INFRASTRUCTURE, I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO GET ACROSS THE FINISH LINE, EVEN IF IT TAKES US A LITTLE BIT OF TIME. GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE ADVOCACY, WE NEED TO KEEP HEARING WHAT AN ISSUE IT IS AND HOW WE'RE LOSING PEOPLE AND PEOPLE ARE GETTING HURT AND THEIR BODIES ARE BEING BROKEN, THESE ARE INVESTMENTED THAT WE NEED TO MAKE. SO KEEPING THIS AT THE FOR FRONT IS HELPFUL FOR US WHEN WE HAVE TO MAKE DECISIONS IN THE BUDGET OF TRANSPORTATION. THIS IS PUBLIC SAFETY. WHEN WE THINK ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY, IT'S BIG. THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> Council President: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ. COUNCILMEMBER SOTO-MARTINEZ. >> H. Soto-Martinez: THANK YOU, SO MUCH MR. PRESIDENT. COUNCILWOMAN HUTT AND YAROSLAVSKY THANK YOU FOR THIS. AND CONTINUING TO HIGHLIGHT THIS DEEPLY DISTURBING ISSUE. EVERY TIME, COUNCIL PRESIDENT DOES AN ADJOURNING MOTIONS, MANY TIMES IT BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC VIOLENCE. COUNCILMEMBER PRICE, COUNCILMEMBER HUHS, IT ABOUT TRAFFIC VIOLENCE. AND IF WE ZOOM OUT A LITTLE BIT AND LOOK AT FROM A HISTORICAL LENS IS BECAUSE THOSE COMMUNITIES WERE RED LINES, THEY DID NOT RECEIVE THE SAME LEVEL OF INVESTMENT, THAT MEANS THEY DID NOT GET THE SAME LEVEL OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND IT HAPPENS IN POOR AND BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITIES. AND IN MY DISTRICT, I'M VERY VERY HAPPY THAT I WORKED WITH YOU DAMIAN AND MANY OTHER ADVOCACY GROUPS FOR PUTTING A 2.1 MILES PROTECTIVE BIKE LINE. WE WERE NOT GOING TO PRIORITIZE SOMEBODY'S CONVENIENCE OVER SOMEBODY'S LIVES. WE GET A LOT OF COMPLAINTS THE LOWER YOU GO DOWN HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD AND WHICH COUNCILMEMBER DID THAT? AND I TELL PEOPLE, THAT WAS THE POINT, THE NUMBER ONE FACTOR OF DEATHS IS THE SPEED OF THE CAR. IF YOU LOOK AT EVERYTHING ELSE, IT IS THE SPEED. YES, IT WAS SO SLOW DOWN THE TRAFFIC ON PURPOSE WITHOUT SACRIFICING THE INFRASTRUCTURE. SO WE HAVE TO HAVE THESE UNCOMFORTABLE CONVERSATIONS, WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO BRING FORWARD MANY PEOPLE THAT ARE DYING EVERY SINGLE DAY ON OUR STREET BECAUSE, WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING. AND I AGREE WITH COUNCILMEMBER BLUMENFIELD, IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT SAYING THAT BUT IT HAS TO BE REFLECTIVE ON OUR BUDGET. MEASURE HLA PASSED WITH 65 PERCENT. THEY'RE ASKING US TO DO THIS. SO I HOPE WHEN WE GET TO BUDGET SEASON AGAIN, THAT WE COME AND FIGHT FOR FOLKS THAT ARE BEING HURT EVERY SINGLE DAY ON OUR STREETS. AND AGAIN, IT'S NOT JUST AN ISSUE OF SAFETY BUT ALSO A RACIAL EQUITY AND GUESS WHAT, IT ALSO GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. SO WE'RE HITTING A LOT BOXES. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS AGAIN AND YOU KNOW, WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THESE DISCUSSIONS AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN CHANGE THE CITY FOR THE BETTER. >> Council President: THANK YOU SO MUCH MR. SOTO-MARTINEZ AND THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER YAROSLAVSKY AND COUNCILMEMBER HUTT FOR BRINGING THIS AND KEEPING IT IN THE FOR FRONT. ONE DATA IS THAT PEOPLE FIND SHOCKING, SOUTH L.A. IS THE EPI CENTER FOR DEATHS ESPECIALLY BY GUNS IN THE COUNTY OF L.A. EVERY YEAR I'VE BEEN ON THIS COUNCIL, TRAFFIC FATALITIES HAVE EXCEEDED GUN DEATHS. WE'RE FIGURING OUT HOW TO GET IN FRONT OF GUN VIOLENCE AND THOSE NUMBERS CONTINUE TO PLUMMET, BUT THE STICKY NUMBER THAT STAYS THE SAME OR GOES UP IS PEDESTRIAN DEATHS, AND TRAFFIC RELATED DEATHS. S THEY'RE, REALLY ISN'T A MORE IMPORTANT ISSUE THAT WE FACE AS A COUNCIL AND AS A CITY IS FIGURING OUT HOW WE GET AROUND IN A WAY THAT LET'S US ALL GET AROUND AND THOSE OF US THAT HAVE TO WALK, THOSE THAT HAVE TO RIDE A BIKE AND ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. EVERY TIME THIS ISSUE IS RAISED, IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO HIGHLIGHT IT. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT THIS MORNING AND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AS WE MAKE POLICY FOR THE CITY. COUNCILMEMBER YAROSLAVSKY? >> K. Yaroslavsky: THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THANK YOU COLLEAGUES. AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK YOU DAMIAN AND YOUR TEAM FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO. A BIG THANKS TO DO BETTER. WE NEED TO DO BETTER. I THINK YOU HEARD THAT REFLECTED ON THE HORSESHOE, WE'RE WORKING ON IT, FOR REAL AND IN CLOSING, I WANT IT THANK EVERY ONE THAT CONDITIONS THIS WORK. CRASH SURVIVORS. THIS CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION. >> Council President: THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU TO ALL OUR GUESTS AND ADVOCATES. NOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PRESENTATION BY MR. BOB BLUMENFIELD. >> B. Blumenfield: NOT SO MUCH THE PRESENTATION, WE HAD THE VETERAN ALREADY, AND THERE WAS A CONFUSION WHETHER WE CAN BRING OUR FOLKS UP OR NOT. AND MY VETERAN WAS IN THE AUDIENCE, BUT DIDN'T REALIZE HE CAN COME UP. I WILL NOT REVISIT THE WHOLE THING BUT I HAVE AN AMAZING INDIVIDUAL HERE, ERIC LAYS ALONG WITH HIS AMAZING WIFE JILL, WHO HE, SERVED OUR COUNTRY, HE JOINED THE ARMY INTELLIGENCE, SMART GUY ALREADY, WE KNOW THAT. BUT JOINED INTELLIGENCE MILITARY IN JAPAN, AND NOT ONLY SERVED OUR COUNTRY BUT SERVES OUR COMMUNITY ALL THE TIME. HE WAS ONE OF THE FOUNDER OF WINETKA COUNCIL, HE AND HIS WIFE ARE ACTIVE, NOT ONLY IN THE CHAMBER BUT ALSO IN OUR SCHOOLS, DURING HUMAN RESOURCES AND HAS BEEN SO INVOLVED IN EDUCATION. JUST AN AMAZING INDIVIDUAL. I'M NOT GOING TO REVISIT THE PRESENTATION BUT I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME A MOMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE SERVICE OF ERIC AND OUR VET RAB, ALSO WEARING HIS WINGS OVER WENDY'S HAT. LET'S GIVE ERIC, A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE] >> Council President: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. BLUMENFIELD AND THANK YOU FOR HANGING AROUND FOR A WHILE SO WE CAN HONOR YOU AND GET A GOOD PHOTO. AND ACKNOWLEDGE YOU TODAY AS A PART OF OUR VETERANS RECOGNITION. MADAM CLERK, WHAT IS NEXT? >> Clerk: MR. PRESIDENT, PUBLIC COMMENT IS NEXT, SIR. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, IF WE CAN PREPARE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YE, MR. PRESIDENT. TO PEOPLE PROVIDING PUBLIC COMMENT, WHEN IT YOUR TURN TO SPEAK, PLEASE STATE WHICH OF THE AGENDA ITEMS YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO. TODAY, YOU'LL HAVE ONE MONEY PER ITEM UP TO ONE MINUTE MAX BECAUSE THE ONLY ITEM FOR PUBLIC HEARING IS IS ITEM NUMBER 6. YOU CAN ALSO HAVE A MINUTE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. DURING GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, YOU CAN SPEAK TO ANY OF THE ITEMS OR ANYTHING HE WILL IN THE CITY'S JURISDICTION. SO AGAIN, ONCE YOU GET TO THE PODIUM, IF YOU CAN LET US KNOW IF YOU WANT THE ITEM PLUS GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT OR JUST GENERAL, IT WOULD BE HELPFUL. I HAVE A COUPLE MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS IF I CAN HAVE THE INTERPRETERS MAKE THIS ONE ALOUD TO THE ROOM, PLEASE. IF YOU REQUIRE A SPANISH LANGUAGE INTERPRETER, PLEASE MAKE SURE TO PAUSE EVERY FEW SENTENCES SO THE INTERPRETER CAN INTERPRET. >> Interpreter: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> City Attorney: DON'T WORRY, WE WILL PAWS YOUR TIME WHILE THE INTERPRETERS ARE INTERPRETING, SO YOU WILL GET THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME AS EVERY ONE ELSE. THANK YOU. >> Interpreter: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> City Attorney: ADDITIONALLY, IF YOU ALREADY REQUESTED AN ACCOMMODATION UNDER THE ADA UNDER THE CLERK'S OFFICE OR IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST ONE IN ORDER TO USE THE MIC, RAISE YOUR HAND SO THE SERGEANT AT EITHER SIDE OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS CAN PROVIDE WITH THAT WIRELE MICROPHONE. FINALLY IN ORDER TO HELP US RUN AN EFFICIENT COMMENT PERIOD, WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE WAIT UNTIL YOU HARE YOUR NAME CALLED ALOUD BEFORE YOU LINE UP. SO IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE SO AND WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE SIGN UP. ONCE YOU HEAR THE NAME CALLED ALOUD, YOU CAN LINE UP IN ANY ORDER ON LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. >> Clerk: I'LL CALL, SYLVIA, MANNY P, BAMBI AND EDITH. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, DO YOU WANT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT AND THE ITEM? >> Speaker: I WOULD LIKE ITEM 6. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE MONEY FOR THE ITEM AND ONE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: I'M GOING TO DO IN HONOR ERIC PREVIN ALONG WITH MR. SERRANO A FEW MONTHS AGO, IF THEY WERE HERE THEY WOULD HAVE SPOKEN OUT ON THAT ISSUE. AGAIN, MR. ERIC PREVIN, THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: CAN WE PAUSE HIS TIME. I UNDERSTAND. THERE YOU GO, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE, YOU CAN TALK ABOUT IT THERE. GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: HOW ABOUT THAT RAIN. I WAS GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE RAIN AND HOW PORTER RANCH IS SAFE FOR ANOTHER COUPLE OF WEEKS. BUT WHEN I WAS HEARING ABOUT SAFE STREETS AND I THINK ABOUT, THE SAME AREA AND OLD PORTER RANCH WHERE ALMOST EVERY MONTH, THERE IS SOMEBODY THAT CRASHES INTO A LIGHTENING POLE, SOMEBODY THAT RUNS INTO A WALL, AND YET THIS COUNCIL DOES NOTHING. SO, WHAT WAS THAT? LORD, ASKED ME TO ASK YOU, WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU THAT YOU KNOW OF SOMETHING THAT IS SO DANGEROUS, A PLACE THAT CAN CATCH ON FIRE AND YET YOU DO NOTHING! WHAT IS IT THAT YOU HAVE INVESTED IN SEEING OLD PORTER RANCH BURN UP? WHAT DO YOU SEE IN SEEING PEOPLE SPEEDING 70-8 0 MILES PER HOUR ON ONE OF OUR STREETS? WHAT IS IT? IS IT MONEY? LACK OF LEADERSHIP? >> City Attorney: SPEAKER, YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED. NEXT SPEAKER. SPEAKER, WE NEED TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SPEAKER. GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEM WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: JUST GENERAL. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE, GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: I'M CANNEDIDA AND I'M WITH SAVE ON SERVICES, AND WE'RE ASKING TO BAN THE RESTRICTION ON LIMITED TIME RENTALS. IF YOU LET THE PEOPLE RENT THE HOUSE OUT, THEY CAN TURN AROUND. YOU CAN GET TAXES FROM THAT AND THE FUNS CAN GO BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY NR THE DIFFERENT FUNDING ORGANIZATIONS LIKE CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS, HOUSING, AND TIFF THINGS THAT WOULD HELP THE COMMUNITY BETTER. SO BY RENTING OUT THE LETTING PEOPLE RENT OUT THE UNITS, AIRBNB AND SUCH AS OF THAT, YOU CAN COLLECT THE TAXES FROM THAT AND THEN, THAT MONEY CAN GO TOWARDS THE HOUSING SHORTAGE, OF ALMOST HOUSING, FUNDING, THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE NOT BEING FUNDED RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF FUNDING. AND THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GOOD MOTORCYCLER, I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTMENT >> City Attorney: OKAY, YOU HAVE ONE MONEY. GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: GOOD MOTORCYCLER, CITY COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M HERE TO ELEVATE THE TGI INITIATIVE. OUR COMMUNITY HAS FOUGHT LONG CAN HARD TO RIGHT FOR SERVICES AND INSTITUTION THAT'S HAVE HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED US. BUT THROUGHOUT ALL HISTORY ONE THICK HAS REMAINED TRUE THAT WHEN INSTITUTIONS FAIL US, WE ARE EACH OTHER'S SAFETY NET, EACH OTHER'S FAMILY AND SUPPORT AND BRIDGE TO KNOWLEDGE AND ACCESS. IN THIS CITY, WE ARE THE ONES WHO KNOWS WHO HIRES US AS TRABS AND GENDER DIVERSE PEOPLE. WE'RE THE ONES WHO WHEN ENTITIES, WHO KNOW WHICH ORGANIZATIONS, CLINICS HOSPITALS ARE THE SAFEST AND SAFER FOR US. WHEN WE EXPERIENCE VIOLENCE ON THE STREET, WE'RE THE ONES THAT TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER. SO TT LONG OVERDUE THAT THIS CITY AND ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES CONTINUE TO INVEST ON OUR LEADERS, KNOWLEDGE BARRIERS AND THOSE THAT SERVE AS THE BRIDGE TO ACCESS OUR SAFETY. >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER, BEGINS, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL NORMA, YSABEL, YVETTE, LEONARDO CABLIAN, B, AND JESSE G. >> Speaker: HOLA BUENAS TARDES. MI NOMBRE IS EDINAD BRICE. [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: SORRY, MY NAME IS EDITH AND I AM HERE BECAUSE A LOT OF US ARE WORRIED ABOUT HOUSING ACCESSIBILITY. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: BUT LIMITING SHORT-TERM RENTAL DOES NOT CREATE SOLUTIONS LONG TERM LIVING SPACES LONG TERM. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: IT SIMPLY ELIMINATES FUNDING SOURCE OF INCOME THAT CAN FUND THEM. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: IF WE REALLY WANT TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM PEOPLE LIVING ON THE STREETS AND TRULY BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: WE NEED MONEY. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND SO INCOME THAT WE GET FROM THE SHORT-TERM RENTALS THIS COULD BE PART OF THE SOLUTION. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND BE SO TRANSPARENCY RESPONSIBLE AND IT WILL BE A WAY TO REINVEST IN THE COMMUNITY. AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE ASKING YOU TO PLEASE CONSIDER THIS. THANK YOU. >> Speaker: GRACIAS. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GENERAL COMMENT. >> City Attorney: OKAY, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, BUENOS DIAS. I'M FROM THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY, I AM A NURSE. I AM A MEMBER OF THE CHICANO LATINO DEMOCRAT CLUB, AND I AM AN ORGANIZER HE HAVE FOUR THREE-DAY CASE. IN THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY, WE TAKE PRIDE IN PRODUCT SOLVING. WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR HANDOUTS, WE'RE ASKING FOR A SMALL POLICY SHORT-TERM RENTAL, CAN HEALTH, POTHOLES, REPAIR PUBLIC SAFETY LET'S STOP PRETENDING THAT THEY FIX ANYTHING PROBLEMATIC, PROGRESS MEANS UPDATING ALL RULES TO MEET, TO MEET TODAY'S CHALLENGE. THIS ORDINANCE IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. THIS IS AN ISSUE FOR THE VALLEY. WE HAVE STRONG NEIGHBORHOOD ACTIVE, HOMEOWNERS AND PLENTY OF VISITORS. WHY CAN'T WE TURN THAT TO A REGULATED REVENUE. LET'S PASS THIS. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. WE NEED MONEY AND POLICE AND WE NEED--. >> City Attorney: THANK YOU SPEAKER, YOUR TIME IS UP. NEXT SPEAKER. >> Speaker: THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, ITEM 6 AND GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: OKAY YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE FOR ITEM 6 AND ONE FOR GENERAL. GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: WHILE WE KNOW THAT THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL PRESIDENT IS SELLING OUT THE HOOD AND PUSHING OUT BROWN COMMUNITIES OFF CRENSHAW CORRIDOR, WE WISH THAT THIS OFFICE HAS THE THE PRESIDENT AND LEADER OF THE COUNCIL WOULD TAKE TRANS AWARENESS MONTH TO UPLIFT CARE FOR OUR COMMUNITIES NOT JUST SENDING MONEY TO DEVELOPERS AND PRIVATE INTERESTS TO CONTINUE TO GENERAL GENTRIFY OUR COMMUNITIES. THANK YOU TO THE MEMBERS OF COUNCILMEMBER PARK'S TEAM. FOR THE REST OF YOU, I KNOW THAT IN JUNE, A LOT OF YOU HAD A LITTLE PRIDE AND PROCLAMATIONS, I KNOW WE'RE DONG THE LIGHTS LAST THURSDAY WHILE YOU'RE ON UNDESERVING VACATION BUT AT LEAST FOR HALF OF YOU UP FOR ELECTION, THIS IS THE TIME, WE CANNOT WAIT UNTIL MARCH OR JUNE. WITH HAVE THIS MAKE UP OF OF THE CITY COUNCIL. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS CITY COUNCIL IS AN UPLIFTING CARE. CD3 THANK YOU FOR MEETING WITH US AND CD5 THANK YOU TO MAKING THE BUDGE THAT WE'RE PART OF THE NEEDS CAN PRIORITY PROCESS. CD10, MONICA, WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOU STANDING WITH THE LATINO COMMUNITY. AND CD9, WE'LL SEE WHAT IS UP WITH THAT. AND CD15, EVERY TIME I EMAIL, I GET AN OUT OFFICE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE FOR GENERAL. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING BEINGER I'M ' VET, TODAY WE ARE HERE TO AK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. AS YOU KNOW, IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS, LOS ANGELES WILL HOST THE WORLD CUP, SUPER BOWL AND OLYMPICS. THE WORLD IS IS COMING TO OUR CITY AND THAT MEANS A SURGE IN TOURISM AND OPPORTUNITY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH. RIGHT NOW OUR POLICIES ARE LEAVING MONEY ON THE TABLE. A SHORT-TERM RENTAL ORDINANCE CAN ENSURE THOSE VISITORS CONTRIBUTE TO OUR CITY SERVICES. OUR PARKS, PUBLIC SAFETY AND NEIGHBORHOOD PROGRAMS. LET'S PREPARE SMARTLY FOR THE WORLD SPOTLIGHT BY KEEPING THAT REVENUE HERE IN L.A. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GENERAL COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, I'M ON BOARD OF CRENSHAW CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. AND SHORT-TERM RENTALS BRING VISITS TO NEIGHBORHOOD THAT HOTELS IGNORE, THAT MEANS MORE CUSTOMERS FOR OUR LOCAL SHOPS, RESTAURANTS, CREATING MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL JOBS AND FUELING MORE MINORITY. EXPANDING THE SHORT-TERM ORDINANCE HELPS CIRCULATE THE MONEY LOCALLY INSTEAD OF LETTING IT LEAVE OUR CITY. LET'S GIVE SMALL BUSINESSES A FAIR SHOT BY SAYING YES TO A SMALLER POLICY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. [APPLAUSE] . >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER BEGINS, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL UP JENNIFER, JIM G, HARRIETTE ELLIOT, ANTONIA MARTINEZ, EVA GARCIA AND VERONICA AND CHRISELA. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEM WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: ITEM 6. I'M JESSE AND I'M BEFORE YOU TODAY, BECAUSE WE HAVE SOMETHING IMPORTANT AT STAKE IN OUR COMMUNITY IN SOUTH L.A. THE TALK OF THE TOWN HAS BEEN OUR CITY BUDGET AND IT HAS LEFT US AT A DEFICIT. AS L.A. PREPARES TO HOST THE SUPER BOWL WORLD CUP AND OLYMPICS, WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY COMMUNITY NOT JUST THE HOTEL ZONE BENEFITS. SHORT-TERM RENTAL GIVE OUR NEIGHBORHOODS A CHANCE TO SHARE IN THIS PROSPERITY, SAVING OUR CITY SERVICES IS ABOUT PROTECTING OUR COMMUNITIES. IF OUR CITY SERVICES ARE VITAL, THEN FUNDING IT MUST BE NON NEGOTIABLE, WITHOUT THIS PLAN, THE LIGHTS GO OUT IN THE STREETS LIBRARIES AND IN OUR SCHOOLS. SO REMEMBER THIS, PROTECT OUR PAY OR WE ALL PAY. SUPPORT THE VACATION RENTAL REVENUE PLAN. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> Speaker: I SAID IN OH, ON NUMBER 6, I WANT TO SAY ABOUT CENSORS THAT DEL MONTE WAS AN AUTHOR ABOUT DIRECTED ENERGY ABOUT CENTERS AND HONEYWELL. I'M MOVING ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: FREQUENCIES CAN PENETRATE MOUNTAINS CAN OCEANS, EVEN IN THEIR UNWEAPONIZED FORM, WHICH MEAN NOTHING CAN STOP THEM IF USED AS A WEAPON. BYWAY, I SAID THAT I WOULD TALK ABOUT, WHAT APPEALS FEEL TO BE SHOCKED, ELECTROCUTED BY DIRECTED ENERGY, IT SHOCKING. BUT MY LIFE IS WORSE THAN THAT, THE PAIN. AND MY FRIEND, RENE PITMAN, WRITES ABOUT SOMETHING THAT YOU THINK THE CI HAS NO CONTROL OVER. HER SON-IN-LAW SAID THAT HE LIKES THE TWAUT, THE VAGINA OF HIS NEW BABY AND SHE BELIEVES THAT THIS IS CIA BECAUSE THE CIA CAN MAKE PEDOPHILES HER SON-IN-LAW. YOU THINK THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE, READ HER BOOK, RENE PITMAN, THANK YOU. >> Speaker: HELLO, BUENOS DIAS. [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: HELLO GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS ANTONIA MARTINEZ AND I'M GOING TO GIVE A PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND I'M HERE REPRESENTING PODER COMMUNITIVO. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AS SOMEBODY WHO LISTENS TO THEIR NEIGHBORS CAN KNOWS THEIR NEEDS EVERY DAY. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: I'M HERE TO SAY THAT ULA IS ACTUALLY WORKING. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: BUT THE DELAYS AND THE INCONSISTENCIES ON BEHALF OF THE CITY ARE AFFECTING THE WAY IT FUNCTIONS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] TR*E CAN THOSE DELAYS AFFECT REAL FAMILIES THAT ARE WAITING FOR HELP. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: WE'RE HERE TO SAY TO PORE THE CITY LOS ANGELES, NOT BEING ONLY A CITY FOR THE RICH PEOPLE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: BUT A CITY FOR WORKING PEOPLE SENIORS AND IMMIGRANTS TO BE HEARD. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] TR*E AND LOW INCOME FAMILIES SHOULD BE ABLE TO LIVE WITH DIGNITY. >> Speaker: THANK YOU. >> Interpreter: THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: NEXT SPAKER. --SPEAKER. >> Speaker: MUY BUENOS DIAS. >> Interpreter: GOOD MORNING I'META GARCIA. I'M HERE WITH COLLECTIVO MONETARIA. I'M HERE TO GIVE A GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: TO TELL YOU CAN REMIND YOU THAT WE NEED TO PROTECT ULA. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: WHEN WE WALK IN LIFE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: EVERY FIGHT, WE ARE THINGS THAT BLOCK US. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: WITH ULA WE FIGHT TO BE AUTOMOBILE IT WIN THE DEMOCRATIC VOTE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: WHERE THE RICH ARE PAYING TAXES. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND NOW THIS SAW THAT ULA DOES NOT WORK. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: BECAUSE THEY'RE PAYING FOR THAT. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: MEASURE A PASSED CAN WE'RE PAYING FOR THAT IN THE COUNTY. AND NO ONE HAS SAID IT DOES NOT WORK. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: BECAUSE WE PAY FOR IT, COMMUNITY. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: THE COMMUNITY THAT RESISTS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: PLEASE DON'T CRY CAN PROTECT ULA. [APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: GOOD ARNE, --AFTERNOON. WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: I'M JENNIFER, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK HUGO SOTO-MARTINEZ FOR HAVING THE COURAGE FROM USING PROJECTILES AGAINST US, JOURNALIST. FOR THAT, YOU THANK YOU SINCERELY, YOU'RE NOT LOOKING BUT THAT'S OKAY. I HOPE THE REST OF YOU DECIDE TO DO THE RIGHT THING CAN VOTE FOR THESE REGULATIONS WHEN WITH THE TIME COMES HERE. I FIND IT INTERESTING THAT CHIEF McDONNELL IS ALREADY FACING CONCERNS THAT IT CAN PREVENT PEACEFUL ON VIOLENT BEHAVIOR AND THAT QUOTE, THE RISK OF HARM INCREASES SUBSTANTIALLY. IF LAPD ARE NOT ABLE TO DIS TINGUISH BETWEEN PEACEFUL AND PROTEST, MAYBE THEY NEED BETTER TRAINING. THAT'S WHY I'M CALLING ON TO REMOVE CHIEF McDONNELL, WE NEED A TWO-THIRDS VOTE. THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER. >> Clerk: I WOULD LIKE TO CALL HALEY, MILL DRED, DANIEL, AND JULIE BRYANT. >> City Attorney: GOOD AFTERNOON, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE, GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: I'M LOREN ROBLES AND I'M HERE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF TGI WELLNESS INITIATIVE. A NECESSARY INVESTMENT IN TGI LEAD SERVING COMMUNITY BASE ORGANIZATIONS. THROUGH MY ORGANIZATION WITH THE TRANS LATINA COALITION, I HAVE SEEN AND EXPERIENCED THE FIRSTHAND BARRIERS THAT OUR COMMUNITY BASIS IN ACCESSING HOUSING, HEALTHCARE AND SAFETY. THIS INITIATIVE REPRESENTS A VITAL STEP TOWARDS ADDRESSING THOSE INEQUITIES. I RESPECTFULLY URGE THE COUNCIL TO SUPPORT INITIATIVE AND AFFIRM THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO SAFETY AND INCLUSION FOR ALL ANGELINOS. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: GOOD AFTERNOON, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: OKAY, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: I'M HEELY CO SPEAKING ON THE FOUNDATION. COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ARE THE HEART THE LOS ANGELES MENTORING KIDS CAN KEEPING FAMILIES STABLE. BT THAT CANNOT SURVIVE ON GOOD-WILL ALONE THEY NEED FUNDING, BY EXPANDING SHORT-TERM RENTALS, WE CAN SUSTAIN THESE EFFORTS. IT ABOUT NOT TOURIST IT ABOUT KEEPING IT IN TACT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> City Attorney: GOOD AFTERNOON, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT PLEASE. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE, GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: FIRST OF ALL I WOULD LIKE TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER SOTO-MARTINEZ PREVENTING LAPD FROM USING CROWD CONTROL WEAPONS AGAINST JOURNALIST. THE TACT THAT THIS--FACT THAT THIS BODY HAS TO INTRODUCE THIS, TELLS YOU WHAT YOU KNOW, THAT THE FISH STINKS FROM HEAD. JIM McDONNELL AND LAPD HAVE ENGAGED IN A CAMPAIGN INTIMIDATION AND ARRESTS PEACEFUL PROTESTERS OF PRESS SINCE JUNE. LAPD EVEN TEAR GASSED AND ASSAULTED DODGER FANS AFTER THEIR WORLD SERIES WIN. AND ALSO BEING INFLUENCED BY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ON LAPD DECISIONS, AS REPORTED BY THE "L.A. TIMES" ON OCTOBER 11. HIS OATH IS NOT TO THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IT TO THE CONSTITUTION AND TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE OF LOS ANGELES. CHIEF McDONNELL MUST GO WITH A TWO-THIRDS VOTE. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] . >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER BEGINS, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL UP JERAD AND MAYA DANIELS. >> City Attorney: GOOD AFTERNOON, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO IN >> Speaker: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE. >> Speaker: HELLO I'M ALEXANDRIA AND THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I'VE TAKEN OFF OF WORK TO ADDRESS YOU ALL, I DO APPRECIATE YOU GIVING ME ATTENTION. GOD IS SAYING, THAT YOU DON'T GIVE PEOPLE A TEXT. I DON'T THINK MY LOCAL POLICE FORCE SHOULD BE BRUTALIZING ME AND MY CHILDREN, NO, NO, EYE CONTACT, YOU'RE ALL GOING TO LOOK AT ME. YOU'RE ALL GETTING PAID FOR ME, I'M NOT. WE'RE GOING TO MAINTAIN IT, THANK YOU. WHY DO WE HAVE SOMEBODY IN THE POSITION POWER WHO DOES NOT HUMAN EMPATHY. I'M A MOTHER TO SONS, AND I DON'T THINK THAT ANY MOM WOULD WANT WHAT CHIEF McDONNELL IS DOING RIGHT NOW. WHY ARE WE HAVING INSTITUTIONAL RULES TO ASK POLICE NOT TO HURT US. DO I LOOK LIKE A THREAT? I DON'T, BECAUSE I'M NOT. A CONCERNED CITIZEN, I MOTHER, I WORK FULL-TIME AND I TOOK TIME TO BE HERE. AND I APPRECIATE YOU LISTENING. THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: THANK YOU, SPEAKER. NEXT PEAKER? GOOD AFTERNOON, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT PLEASE. >> City Attorney: OKAY, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE, GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING I'M JULIET WONG AND I'M THE TRANSLATION SPECIALIST AT THE TRANS. A 4 MILLION INVESTMENT IN TGI ORGANIZATIONS. I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ AND HUTT FOR THEIR PROCLAMATION SUPPORTING TGI AWARENESS MONTH AND I WANT TO URGE COUNCIL TO SUPPORT THE TGI COMMUNITY THROUGH THE BUDGET. I WORK WITH A LOT OF TGI FOLKS THAT ARE UNHOUSED AND EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE UNHOUSED ONLY TWO OUT 180 SHELTERS IN ALL OF LOS ANGELES ARE OPEN SPECIFICALLY TO TGI PEOPLE. I TALKED TO MANY OF MY TGI CLIENTS THAT SAY THEY'RE ATTACKED BECAUSE THEIR IDENTITY AND ONLY 20 PERCENT HAVE RECEIVED TGI TRAINING. EXAMPLES LIKE THIS IS WHY THIS IS SO IMPORTANT P THROUGH THE TGI WELLNESS AND EQUITY INITIATIVE. THANK YOU. >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER BEGINS, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL OUT JERED FARRELL. >> City Attorney: GOOD AFTERNOON, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE. >> City Attorney: OKAY, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE, GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCILMEMBERS I'M KATE GONZALEZ AND I RESIDE IN DISTRICT 10. I'M HERE TO SPEAK TO THE TTI FOR TTI SERVING COMMUNITY BASE ORGANIZATIONS, TRANS LATINA COALITION HAS ASKED THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, TO MAKE MEANINGFUL INVESTMENT IN THE LIVES OF TRANS, AND INNER SEX PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE CITY. THE TGI COMMUNITY HAS LONG FACED DISCRIMINATION AND NOW MORE THAN EVER, IN THE LIGHT OF ESCALATING, AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOM. ITTIAL THAT WE RAISE AWARENESS AND STAND IN SOLIDARITY. AS LAW LEVELS GTI PEOPLE CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE THIS DISPROPORTIONATE RATES HOMELENESS AND LACK OF ESSENTIAL SERVICES, TO CARE FOR OUR COMMUNITY IS VITAL TO ADVANCE EQUITY CAN ALIGN WITH CITY INITIATIVE. THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: THANK YOU, NEXT SPEAKER. >> City Attorney: GOOD AFTERNOON, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE, GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: I'M LOCAL POLICY ORGANIZER FOR THE TRANS LATINA COALITION. THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER HESH DECEMBER AND HUTT FOR PUBLICLY RECOGNIZING TRANS AWARENESS MONTH, THANK YOU ALL TO COUNCILMEMBER SOTO-MARTINEZ IN PART FOR SECONDING. I TRULY DO APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP THAT YOU MODEL AROUND YOU. ANYTIME THAT THE COMMUNITY UPLIFT FOR THE CONTRIBUTIONS, FUTURES AGAINST NEGATIVE ATTACKS CAN HATE SPEECH. AGAIN, IF YOU DON'T DO ANYTHING FOR THE TRANSGENDER AND INNER SEX PEOPLE WITHIN THIS ADMINISTERING, PLEASE PASS THE TGI WELLNESS INITIATIVE. FUND THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT HOLD THE POLITICAL WILL THAT PROTECT OUR TRANS FAMILIES. DO IT NOW, SO WE CAN IMPLEMENT SUSTAINABLE AVENUES TO PROVIDE SERVICES AND PROGRAMS AS A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CUTS FUNDS FOR EBT AND HOMELENESS, ALLOW US A CHANCE TO PROTECT OUR PEOPLE. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: GOOD AFTERNOON, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GENERAL COMMENT. >> City Attorney: SO YOU ONE MINUTE, GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: I'M JERED FARRELL WITH THE SAVE OUR COALITION. I'M HERE TO URGE FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY. FOR FACING A REVENUE SHORTFALL AND LEAVING MILLIONS ON THE TABLE BY OVER TRIKTING SHORT-TERM RENTALS. TEES AROUND THE WORLD LIKE SAN DIEGO AND AUSTIN ARE CAPTURING TAX REVENUE WHILE MAINTAINING NEIGHBORHOOD BALANCE. WE CAN DO THE SAME. LET'S MAKE POLICY BASED ON NUMBERS NOT FEAR. AND USE THIS INCOME TO STRENGTHEN LOS ANGELES FOR EVERY ONE. THANK YOU. >> Council President: THANK YOU SO MUCH, THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT FOR TODAY'S MEETING. MADAM CLERK WHAT IS IS BEFORE US. DON'T DISRUPT THE MEETING. MADAM CLERK WHAT BEFORE US? >> Clerk: MR. PRESIDENT, ITEM NUMBER 6 IS NEXT. CAN THAT WAS CALLED SPECIAL FOR MR. PRICE. >> Council President: MR. PRICE IS GOING TO RECUSE. >> City Attorney: MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, PUBLIC COMMENT HAS BEEN CLOSED. WE NEED TO FINISH THE REST OF THE ITEMS. SO IF YOU CONTINUE TO DISRUPT THE MEETING, THEN YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO RULE 7 AND RULE 12. ALL RIGHT, SO THE PERSON IN THE BLACK SHIRT IN THE CENTER AISLE, PLEASE DO NOT CONTINUE TO DISRUPT THIS MEETING. THIS IS YOUR INDIVIDUALIZED WARNING. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. >> City Attorney: OKAY, AGAIN, EVERY ONE YELLING OUT, THAT INCLUDES THE WOMEN IN THE BLACK BASEBALL JACKET ON THE LEFT AND THE BROWN HAT, PLEASE DO NOT DISRUPT THIS MEETING. >> [AUDIENCE SCREAMING AND YELLING] >> Council President: ALL RIGHT MR. CLERK, MR. PRICE IS RECUSED SO ITEM 6 IS BEFORE US. LET'S OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 11 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: COUNCIL HAS MOTIONED FOR POSTING AND REFERRAL. >> Council President: THEY'RE POSTED AND REFERRED. >> Clerk: THAT CLEARS THE DESK, SIR. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. MR. CITY ATTORNEY, THERE ARE TWO PEOPLE YELLING THAT WE ORDERED REMOVED. YES, WE'RE ORDERING REMOVED. WE DO. >> City Attorney: OKAY, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, WE'RE ABOUT TO MOVE ON TO ADJOURNING MOTIONS. AND I BELIEVE THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT ORDER THE TWO PREVIOUSLY WARNED EXCLUDED FROM THE MEETING. PLEASE MOVE ON SO WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE ADJOURNING MOTIONS. THANK YOU. OKAY, PERSON IN PURPLE, THIS IS YOUR FIRST AND ONLY FORMAL WARNING, NEAR THE CENTER AISLE. WE'RE TRYING TO MOVE ON TO ADJOURNING MOTIONS. MR. CANDIDO, HELLO, THANK YOU FOR ACKNOWLEDGING IT. AGAIN, WE'RE TRYING TO MOVE ON TO THE ADJOURNING MOTIONS. I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK BUT WE'RE PAST THAT. PUBLIC COMMENT HAS BEEN CLOSED. SO IF, YOU'RE NOT HERE FOR ADJOURNING MOTIONS OR IF YOU WOULD LIKE. >> Council President: AT MR. CANDIDO REQUEST, I'M ORDERING HIM EXCLUDE PURSUANT TO RULE 7, WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME, MR. CANDIDO. SOUTHBOUND THIS PERSON ALREADY REMOVED WITH BEIGE BEANIE WHO WAS ALLOWED TO SPEAK AND NOBODY INTERRUPTED HER. THAT PERSON. COUNCILMEMBER PARK. >> T. Park: AS WE KNOW WE'RE EXPECTING MAJOR STORM ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND. SO I WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE TO REMIND FOLKS ABOUT THE EVACUATION WARNINGS AND ORDERS THAT HAVE BEEN ALREADY BEEN ISSUED BECAUSE OF THE INCREASED RISK OF DEBRIS FLOW, MUDSLIDES AND FLOODING IN THE BURN SCAR AREAS PARTICULARLY IN OUR CANYON AND HILLSIDE COMMUNITIES. EVACUATIONS WARNINGS HAVE BEEN IN PLACE SINCE THURSDAY FOR THE ENTIRE PALISADES BURN SCAR AREA, FROM THE RIDGE LINE OF THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO PCH. TOPANGA BOULEVARD IS CLOSED INTEREST PCH TO GRANDVILLE AND TT GOING TO REOPEN DEPENDING ON WEATHER CONDITIONS. ABOUT 120 ADDRESSES IN THE BURN SCAR ARE RECEIVING EVACUATIONORS WITH LAPD KNOCKING ON THE THE DOORS. THOSE ARE THE HIGHEST RISK AREAS IN NEAR THE BURN SCAR AND THAT INCLUDES RIVAS CANYON SQU RUSTIC CREEK, SULLIVAN CANYON, MANNEDVILLE CANYON, PORTIONS OF THE UPPER HIGHLANDS, CASTER AND SUNSET MESA NEAR THE GETTY VILLA AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF PALISADES DRIVE AND UPPER MARQUEZ. WE ARE VERY VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE RISKS OF FLOODING AND MUDSLIDES SO I WANT TO CAUTION EVERY ONE, IF YOU'RE UNDER A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDERS, THOSE ARE NOT GIVEN LIGHTLY CAN THOSE ARE PROPERTIES THAT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED PARTICULARLY AS HIGH-RISK. PLEASE FOLLOW ALL DIRECTION THAT'S YOU'RE GIVEN. AND AS THINGS PROGRESS IF ANY ADDITIONAL WARNINGS ESCALATE INTO ORDERS, WE WILL LET FOLKS KNOW. I WILL PUT THAT OUT ON MY SOCIAL MEDIA. I ALSO WOULD REALLY ASK FOLKS TO EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING THROUGH THESE AREAS ESPECIALLY IN OUR HILLSIDE AND CANYON COMMUNITIES AND ALONG PCH. THANKS EVERY ONE, STAY SAFE. >> Council President: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT, COUNCILMEMBER PARK. AND WE ASK THAT EVERY ONE HEED THE WARNINGS PUT OUT. ADDITIONALLY, IF YOU THERE ISN'T PROBABLY A GOOD REASON TO GO TO ANY OF THE BURN AREAS IN THE COUNTY THIS WEEKEND, GIVING THE RAINS THAT WE'RE FACING TODAY, TOMORROW CAN THROUGH THE WEEKEND THE WITH THAT, ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS, MEMBERS? ALL RIGHT, I ASK EVERY ONE TO RISE FOR ADJOURNING MOTIONS. ANY ADJOURNING MOTIONS TO MY LEFT? ANY ADJOURNING MOTIONS TO MY LEFT. COUNCILMEMBER PARK. >> T. Park: THANK YOU, ONE MORE TIME. TT WITH DEEP RESPECT THAT I ASK THAT WE AED JAOURN IN MEMORY OF SISTER CAROL WHO PASS AWAY AFTER A LONG ILLNESS. SERVE AS LAYOLA UNIVERSITY CAMPUS MINISTER FOR SPIRITUAL DIRECTION. INR CAPACITY, AS SISTER JOE, AS SHE WAS LOVINGLY CALL, TOUCHED THE LIVES OF THOUSANDS, OFFERING COMFORT AND A LOVING CONNECTION. ON THE OCCASION OF HER RETIREMENT IN 2022, HER FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES SHARED THAT ONE OF SISTER JOE'S MANY GIFTS WAS SEEING THE DEVINE IN EVERY ONE SHE MET. ONE COLLEAGUE SAID, I ALWAYS FELT BETTER ABOUT MYSELF, AFTER SPENDING TIME WITH SISTER JOE. SHE SEES ME THE WAY I WISH YOU SAW MYSELF. HER ROOTS ARE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, GREW UP AS ONE OF SIX CHILDREN IN COMPTON WHERE SHE ATTENDED OUR LADY VICTORY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. AFTER GRADUATING FROM MOUNT SAINT MARY'S COLLEGE WITH HER B A SHE JOINED THE SISTER OF ST. JOSEPH ORANGE. WITH TWO DECADES IN CATHOLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, HER MINISTRY INCLUDED ROLES AS A TEACHER, VICE PRINCIPAL AND RELIGION PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR MUSIC MINISTRY. SERVED AS DIRECTIONAL DIRECTOR BEFORE TRANSITIONING INTO DIRECTION--EVEN IN ILLNESS, SHE EXPRESSED GRATITUDE FOR THE LOVE AND SUPPORT SHE RECEIVED FROM THE LMU COMMUNITY. MASSIVE RESURRECTION WILL TAKE PLACE AT CHAPEL IN ORANGE ON TUESDAY MOVE NOVEMBER 18th, 2025, AT 10:30. THERE IS GOING TO BE A LUNCH AND A BURIAL CEMETARY IN ORANGE, NEXT TUESDAY. THE MEMORIAL MASS IS GOING TO BE CELEBRATED IN LMU SACRED CHAPEL ON SATURDAY, THE 22 WHICH IS SAINT CECILIA DAY. RECONCILIATION. PLEASE KEEP SISTER JOE, AND FAMILY CAN FRIENDS AND MANY STUDENTS WHO BENEFITED FROM HER WISE COUNSEL IN YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS, MAY SHE REST IN PEACE. >> Council President: THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER PARK. ALL RIGHT, MEMBERS I ASK THAT WE ADJOURN WITH A HEAVY HEART IN THE MEMORY JUAN SEAN PRICE, A REMARKABLE YOUNG MAN WHO WE LOST THIS PAST OCTOBER. BORN IN MARCH OF 2008 TO BRITNEY AND MARTIN PRICE. BRITNEY'S FIRSTBORN SON AND SECOND OLDEST HER FOUR CHILDREN. SEAN CARRIED THE TITLE OF BIG BROTHER WITH HONOR AND HELP OTHERS AND DEEP PASSION FOR LEARNING. HE ESPECIALLY LOVED BEING AROUND HORSES WHERE HE FOUND WHAT HE CALLED HIS FAVORITE TRIO, PEACE, FREEDOM AND JOY. SEAN'S LIFE FACED CHALLENGES WITH EXTRAORDINARY COURAGE. HE LIVED WITH EPILEPSY AND A CHROMOSOME DELETION AND THROUGH IT ALL DEMONSTRATED RESILIENCE FAR BEYOND HIS YEARS. HE DREAMED OF A LIFE FREE FROM SEIZURES AND MEXES. HE LIVED EACH CAN EVERY DAY TO HIS FULLEST. WAS DEEPLY INVOLVED IN HIS COMMUNITY, VOLUNTEERED TO FEED PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELENSS AND KNOWN AROUND HIS CLASSMATES FOR HIS KINDNESS CAN WILLINGNESS TO LEND A HAND. GRADUATED IN 2027 AND DREAMED OF STARTING HIS BUSINESS CAN ONE DAY VISITING MISSOURI. HE FOUND JOY IN THE SIMPLEST PLEASURES, LIKE SHOOTING POOL, SWIMMING, PLAYING MONOPOLY OR RACING FRIENDS IN A SCOOTER. INFUSED EVERY MOMENT WITH ENERGY, LAUGHTER AND JOY. HIS LOVE OF MUSIC WAS AS VIBRANT AS HIS PERSONALITY. HIS PLAYLIST REFLECT THE JOY HE CARRIED WITHIN HIS SOUL. ONE OF HIS FAVORITE ROLE BOUNCE PERFECTLY CAPTURED HIS FUN-LOVING SPIRIT. EVERY STEP OF HIS EDUCATION JOURNEY, SEAN LEFT A MARK AND A TRAIL OF WARMTH, LAUGHTER CAN CONNECTION, AT ALL OF HIS SCHOOLS, FROM PLAYA VISTA, HORSEMAN, CRENSHAW AND GRANADA CHARTER. HE HELD A SPECIAL PLACE IN HIS HEART FOR HIS TEACHERS AND CLASSMATES WHO SHAPED THOSE PRECIOUS SCHOOL YEARS. EQUALLY PROUD OF HIS JOB AT THE SCHOOL OF CAFE AND EXCITED TO EARN HIS FIRST PAYCHECK CAN TAKE HIS FIRST STEP TOWARDS INDEPENDENCE. ALSO RECENTLY JOINED THE WRESTLING TEAM. HIS FAITH IN GUIDE WAS HIS GUIDE IN LIFE AND GAVE HIM STRENGTH THROUGH HIS HEALTH BAT SXLZ HOPE FOR THE FUTURE. HE WAS IN DEED A YOUNG MAN FILLED WITH HEART, PROMISE CAN PRPOSE. LEAVES BEHIND A LOVING FAMILY INCLUDING HIS TWO PARENTS, WHO ARE WITH US TODAY, DEVOTED FRIENDS AND A COMMUNITY THAT WILL FOREVER HONOR HIS MEMORY. SO I ASK THIS THIS COUNCIL ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY SEAN WHO'S COURAGE, COMPASSION AND JOYFUL SPIRIT WILL CONTINUE TO INSPIRE EVERY PERSON HE EVER MET. MAY HE REST IN POWER. AND WITH THAT, WE'RE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.