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A major renovation saved, the library doubled its size, and introduced new landscaping. Now in 2026, LA's public library invites everyone to celebrate 100 years of the Central Library and its lasting impact on the city. We are in the magnificent Central Library here in downtown Los Angeles, and we are celebrating the 100th birthday of this incredible building. Just as importantly, all of the incredible things that happened inside it and have happened over the last 100 years. For the Centennial, we dug out our time capsule that was placed on May 3rd, 1925, and we're going to be revealing what we found in that copper box. Yeah it was not as simple or straightforward process to figure out how we were going to get the actual time capsule out of the middle of our wall from 100 years ago. There were structural integrity concerns. There were historic resource concerns. The actual cornerstone itself is beautifully inscribed with the name and the seal of the library, and we couldn't damage or destroy that. So, long story short, we were able to come through the inside of the building, which happens to be the men's restroom, bust through the inside layer of the outer wall and the cornerstone itself to finally reach the capsule and pull it out and be able to finally open it and share the contents today. I would just encourage people to come down and see it. The time capsule especially is kind of fun because as kids we used to do time capsules in our backyard. No one probably ever dug them up. But in this case, you know, it was a very formal thing. And they even found a time capsule inside of the time capsule, which was cool. So you can see all the contents of that. It's neat. There were some things that we knew had been placed in the time capsule through minutes of library board meetings, but as with almost all time capsules, there are inevitably surprises. Another really interesting thing to me was from the 1881 time capsule from the normal school that was on this site before the library, and that capsule was actually inside of ours. We didn't have any idea what that was going to contain, but among the really interesting things was a sort of memento of a black morning cloth and dried moss from the funeral of President Garfield, who had been assassinated just a couple of months prior, and somebody who was at that memorial celebration in Cleveland brought that and felt that it was important to represent that moment in American history and put it in the time capsule. And that's something we have here that we never would have expected. I've walked around and looked at the artifacts, which is amazing how well they survived. They don't look like they sat in a box for 100 years, but the building itself proves that LA does have a history. We are not just this whole new city. We do have a history here, and we like to celebrate our history. A lot of great things to be proud of, of this library. I think it's the greatest place for any Angeleno can come and feel at home. Read and just feel at peace, knowing that they can have access to any great knowledge. As I have. I don't know what anyone would be if they didn't learn from history, learn from the lessons of life. Part of LA celebration incluye una tarjeta de biblioteca de edicion especial por el centenario de la Biblioteca Central. Tenemos exhibitions sobre la historia, El arte de la arquitectura de la biblioteca y también sobre Los servicios y ofrecemos es una fecha de cien anos esperando para qué llegara asi les invitamos a todos ustedes a celebrar con nosotros. Even though we're celebrating central Library, we're going to be having programing at our branches throughout the entire year. So people can go and get all kinds of information if they go to that Los Angeles Public Library website, lapl.org. Backslash. Central 100 and everything will be posted there, and we're going to be adding information as the year goes on. We're so excited to celebrate this incredible landmark building, and to have the public celebrate with us. English So today's event is called Plant Day at the Library. I came in one day with my sister and saw that they had a sign for Plant Day and I was like, oh, this seems really interesting. We should come in and enjoy, like the workshops that they have. And she was like, okay. So we decided to come in and it's just a way for people to get together and celebrate plants and the people who love them. This one is called Donkey's Tail. We've gathered a number of different experts in horticulture flower arrangements sustainability composting. I love how you're adding just a little bit propagation and repotting to teach the public how to work with plants. Veggie trays in case they want to grow veggies at home. It's for drainage so people are walking away with knowledge of how to work with plants. Some plants themselves and then also connections to community agencies that are working to make LA greener and more sustainable. Do you like my design? I do, it's very creative. I felt really proud of my idea and expressing who I am as a person, which I feel like I was able to do with the rainbow . Where Chicas Verde, we're a nonprofit organization based in Los Angeles, where we create green spaces for students in the community. We've been invited by the Central Library for Plant Day. Today, we're doing flower bouquets where they'll be arranging flowers. Awesome. Yes, yes, yes. I think that nature brings something out in us, right? We live in a natural world. At the end of the day, we come from nature and it's important for us to be able to connect with and learn in that sort of way. Doing something with your hands is really important to not only for kids, but also for everybody. Thank you. And that's what we're here to do today. These stories up next on CityBeat. Mayor Karen Bass and the Los Angeles City Council have approved the 2028 cultural program for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, led by the city's Department of Cultural Affairs. The program will bring the creative energy of Los Angeles to the world stage. Starting this year, the city will engage artists and cultural organizations in all 15 city council districts. The official launch will take place in 2027, with events taking place across Los Angeles in 2028. Learn more at Culture L.A. city Dot gov. Hey Angelenos, want to check out some amazing museums and cool spots? Your Los Angeles Public Library card is the key to it all. From the zoo, La Brea Tar Pits and LA Galaxy to the Music Center and so much more, log in to discover and go to reserve free or low cost passes to tons of awesome attractions. Learn more at lapl.org. Slash explore LA. We're at the Central Library , the largest public library in California and one of the biggest in the nation. This has long been home to millions of books photographs maps films , and archival materials, some dating back to the city's earliest days. Reflecting the shared history of Los Angeles. That same sense of connection is being echoed in Soccer The Beautiful Game as LA hosts this year's World Cup with fan festivals, watch parties and community events unfolding across the city, the excitement is building fast. Whether you are new to the game, a casual fan or a devoted player, there are countless ways to experience the World Cup spirit throughout Los Angeles. Together. Right here, one, two and three. We're right at the doorstep of the World Cup. We're all coming together to bring together our communities and to celebrate the sport of soccer. It gives me great joy that we get to share our city with the world. Soccer is the most popular sport in the world, and to have eight matches hosted in Inglewood is bigger than a dream come true for the city. It puts us on the map as an international city. One of the things when we talk about the World Cup, there's always the question of what's the legacy going to be? What are you going to leave behind? And these clinics are going to be part of it. You're 26 different clinics around the county of Los Angeles, making sure that young kids can come out, experience the game. You know, the way it's supposed to be, and you know, and have a good time and learn about the sport. The clinics are all about sharing that that love of soccer with with our community, but also just spending time with the young people and letting them know that they matter and that this game can unite us in ways that not a lot of things can. I think my legacy program is the coolest because I get the party bus. It's called Kick It with us mobile bus Tour. It's a mobile pop up tour that begins on March 3rd, and it will literally cruise around the county for 100 days. They're going to stop. They're going to give out merch , so they kick it with us. Mobile tour is a great way to inspire, which we care deeply about. Grassroots participation , and we'll be able to unite all the passionate fans and the broader community we've been working on for months, trying to create opportunities for more residents to participate and be able to enjoy the World Cup excitement. And so we are very excited to have announced not just our fan festival, which will kick off the tournament here at the Coliseum, but nine additional official fan zones throughout the region that will be open for people to participate and enjoy matches. They'll be like mini fan festivals and it's a great opportunity to bring your family . I want this to be a joyful celebration, right? I want this to be where we're able to show the world what America is like and its true, truest forms that we're kind and compassionate and we're loving, and we're going to bring the world together in a really great way, and no better way to do it than through the beautiful game of soccer. The library's Rare Books room holds more than 22,000 rare monographs dating as far back as the 15th century, with strengths in California and Mexican history, natural history, costume voyages, and travels. Both the central Library and the LAPD serve as pillars of the community, one inspiring through knowledge and culture, the other safeguarding the city. The LAPD's focus on community policing and collaborative partnerships has helped reduce crime and build trust, as reflected in 2025 data like the library, its success depends on engaging the community, highlighted by initiatives such as the inaugural Native American Community Police Advisory Board . Today is a very exciting day for Los Angeles Police Department for one, you're here at the Los Angeles Police Academy, where we have a lot of tradition and a lot of firsts, and today we're having our first Native American community police advisory Board meeting. We're going to be able to hand out their IDs after they completed the Academy and talk about issues and the direction that they're going to be going. Today is our badge ceremony. So we're building a board, which is helping our native American and Indigenous community of Los Angeles. The CPAp is what we call the community police Advisory Board. CPAp will be able to go out into the community and talk about what they've learned through the police. They'll be able to educate our officers in dealing with the different cultures and the different folks in the native American community, and we're just going to have that resource we've built a platform and a voice for our community who has felt marginalized. There's over 8000 officers in my department, and out of that, there's only 31 officers who identify as native American. We all have a voice under this. This new umbrella with LAPD. We didn't have that before, but now we do, and we're here to support the community and overall, everyone in L.A. County. They're going to come into our communities, come to our officers, be throughout the city educating us on Native American and the importance of their traditions, of their cultures and what their community needs. So this is a wonderful day of firsts. Today we're releasing the LAPD's end of year crime data, as detailed in our 2025 Annual Review of Crime and Initiatives. This report reflects our commitment to transparency accountability and providing the public with a clear understanding of where crime stands in Los Angeles today. The data in this year's report shows that homicides in Los Angeles are down both in total number and as a percentage compared to last year. In 2025, there were 230 homicides, a reduction of 19% from the year before, when city experienced 284 homicides. This is the lowest number of homicides since . 1966. I'm also proud of the relentless follow up work of our investigators of the 230 homicides in 2025, 156 or 68% were cleared and an additional 76 homicides from prior years were closed as well. There was an 8% decline in the number of shooting victims in 2025. From 2024, we believe one of the factors impacting that reduction is taking more guns off the street. I want to be clear that progress in one area does not mean that our work is done. Other violent crime categories show mixed results and property , crime and quality of life issues remain real concerns for many Angelenos. We're not minimizing those challenges, and we're certainly not ignoring them. The stats being shared today are so incredibly important because to me, they show something that I have known for a long time that when we invest in our law enforcement, we see safer neighborhoods and real results in my district, the work coming out of LAPD's Devonshire and Topanga Division shows exactly why focused policing and strong investigative work matter. As chair of the city's Committee on Public Safety, my responsibility is to make sure that this progress lasts so the success we are seeing in my community can be experienced across the city of Los Angeles. As part of its 100 year celebration, a time capsule buried in the library's cornerstone in 1925 was recently opened, revealing early staff records. A scrapbook of library buildings and newspaper in multiple languages that reflect Los Angeles's rich diversity. These artifacts remind us that preserving history means honoring all communities that shared the city. That same spirit is reflected in this year's centennial African American Heritage Month, which celebrates the contributions and achievements of African Americans through civic and cultural events, including the official kickoff at LA City Hall . We are excited and thrilled to see black women leaders take over City Hall from the bridge to council chambers, we have so many powerhouses in a number of industries being part of this cadre of black women leaders during Black History Month is like super exciting. That's a lot of star power right there in that rotunda. Today we had the first of many presentations for Black History Month here in the city of Los Angeles. It's always such a moving and vibrant celebration of the African American community in this city . And this year, we especially focus on the story of resistance and the role women have played in leading that story. I think it's a game changer when you're recognized by the city of Los Angeles with your peers. Other black women who lead throughout the city, you just feel grateful. It says everything that people are paying attention to the work that we're doing in the community. There are so many people, so many black women who are going to work every day, who are putting it in, who are trying to make our community a better place, who are practicing resilience and joy at the same time. So to be part of that group and to be recognized for that is super exciting. This is important because it is the celebration of 100 years of black history. Commemorations from 1926 to 2026, started by the father of Black History, Carter G. Woodson. And we have to keep it going at a time that they're trying to erase it, not just for black people, but for everyone else that they're trying to take it away. Black history is American history. They say once a black community is free, then everybody will be free. And that's something that we just always have to continue to remember, because they try to erase that. They try to erase the decades of struggle and sacrifice and success that black and African American community has undertaken in this country. When there are other forces, other people who say that we shouldn't be celebrating our diversity, we celebrate our diversity. We honor black Americans for what black Angelenos have brought to our city. But today, we are specifically focused on the great women leaders in our black community. So the Department of Cultural Affairs manages the bridge Gallery, and this month's exhibition is entitled Black Women Lead. There are some spectacular women there. Every single woman on that that wall from Sweet Alice, who is 92 to the youngest person, which is not me, are still active. They are still laying it down. They are still getting up every day, doing something. It means to me that we get to celebrate those trailblazers. I'm a civil rights lawyer by training, and those trailblazing lawyers who opened doors so that little black girls like me could go to schools like Harvard Law School, could practice civil law. This month means everything. It means that we are moving forward to make certain that our grandchildren and our children's children have something to stand on, and we won't turn around. So 100 years and for 100 more, we've got to continue to make a difference. Black women were here when this city started. Black women have been here through every struggle and every triumph, every setback, every tragedy. And continue to be here ten toes down, building the kind of city that we all deserve to live in. Happy black history Month. Here in Council District 12, we're having our wildfire safety and resource fair today. Where we invite the community out to learn a little bit more about notnly how to harden their own homes, but also to harden our community. We've all heard the I guess it's a cliche, but failed to plan is plan to fail and not having a plan for dealing with a wildfire emergency is giving, you know, the universe the chance to decide our fate. If you come into my booth right over there and sign up your home, my safe la will actually come and do an assessment to make sure that your house is prepared as possible. This is Southern California. We are open to a lot of a lot of potential for emergencies. So as a community attending events like this and the city participating in events like this is key to educate members of the public to increase their resiliency. So many different people that I have spoken to that were affected by the fires in the Palisades have told me the same thing. I wish I would have grabbed this, or it would have been important if I grabbed this piece of paper to help me through my insurance process. They wish they were a little bit more prepared in like what exactly? If you have five minutes, you have ten minutes, you have 20 minutes. What is it that you need to gather within your home that's so important to you? I would highly recommend, as John had mentioned, maybe to photograph a lot of the items in your house. So if you can, for insurance purposes, do take photographs. Put that in a safe place somewhere so that you have that available. Public safety resiliency. It's not something that the LAPD or the fire department can do on their own. Or you as a community can do on your own. It's a group effort. It's a team. The goal of Senior Service Day is really to bring different resources across different city departments and across different community organizations here in the area to inform our residents of what's available to them. It's just something we put together once a year with the collaboration of the city Attorney's office to learn a little bit more about these programs and how to keep our seniors safe. They would be able to go ahead and assess all of those things. We have from the Department of Aging to the City Clerk's office to the council District office, many, many different services here today. It's a day set aside for seniors providing services, resources, knowledge and information for them. Their caregivers and the community at large. I'll have an outreach table and you can actually get grab materials and all that. It's important that we go out in the community and go meet the seniors where they are and provide the resources, what they need, and they are able to ask questions in real time and get answers. Our senior population is a vulnerable population. When it comes to scams and frauds. Lots of people engage seniors via cell phone, email. It's important that we provide them with information and support. They're able to report this financial abuse to adult protective services, and we're there to guide them along the way. It's important to remind individuals of what they have available to them, whether that is food resources, whether that is mental health resources, whether that is public safety information. Today, we're also going to have personnel from our LAPD department presenting on traffic safety. It's very important to stay connected and to stay informed. We know it's really hard to navigate for seniors and we want to make sure that we are available resource to them to try to see if we can help them. And now, coming up on things to do. Every year, LA's Chinatown hosts the annual Golden Dragon Parade to mark the Lunar New Year in 2026. The 127th parade will celebrate strength, energy and freedom for the year of the Fire Horse with live performances featuring lion and dragon dancers, floats, movies and television personalities. Head to Chinatown for the parade from Hill Street at Temple onto Bernard, then Broadway and back around towards Temple. Join the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in LA's Chinatown for the 127th Golden Dragon Parade on Saturday, February 21st. Beginning at 1:00 pm. Learn More at LA Chinese. Chamber.org. On Saturday, February 21st, join El Pueblo de Los Angeles for an event to honor African American Heritage Month. This music celebration afternoon will include exhibits, cultural conversation and food trucks. Head to El Pueblo, the birthplace of Los Angeles, for the Black History Month celebration on Saturday, February 21st. Beginning at 12:00 pm. Get more details on this and other cultural events by following El Pueblo, La on Instagram. And that's a look at some things to do. For nearly a century, the Los Angeles Central Library has been a cultural treasure and research hub. Its nine subject departments cover everything from science to international languages, while special collections feature rare books, historic travel posters, menus, fashion plates and over 116,000 photographs documenting the city's past visitors can enjoy docent tours or take part in programs ranging from citizenship classes to borrowing, hiking gear or musical instruments to podcasting. Truly, a multitude of ways for Angelenos to explore and learn from all of us. At LA city, you can watch these stories and more on channel 35 or anytime at LA City Govtv, and follow us at LA City on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube . Until next time, explore and enjoy all that Los Angeles has to offer . My name is Kelly Wallace and I'm the California. History. Subject specialist in the history and Genealogy Department at Central Library. Our department has tremendous map and genealogy collections, but today I want to highlight one of our lesser known collections, the California Index. The California Index is a vast and unique resource for information relating to the history of Los Angeles and California. Besides citations from books, magazines, and newspapers, the database contains scans of documents and ephemera such as this pamphlet published by the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce in 1924. The 20s were a boom period, and the population of Los Angeles more than doubled between 1920 and 1930. New Angelenos were drawn to the city by images of endless sunshine, orange groves, bathing beauties, and limitless opportunity. This pamphlet on the cover hits the trifecta of iconic Los Angeles imagery snowcapped mountains, orange groves and palm trees, and, of course, over here we have a beautiful woman enjoying a hike. That's another key marketing image. Beautiful people enjoying outdoor leisure activities. And if we turn to the inside, we see another iconic LA image the crumbling Mission arch that's part of the Spanish fantasy past , a mythology created to help romanticize early Los Angeles history. And on the back cover, we see throngs of people enjoying the sandy beach. This pamphlet really contains all of the top images used to entice people to Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce was an aggressive promoter of the city. Pamphlets like these flowed out of the chamber's offices. In 1924, nearly 3 million pamphlets, leaflets and postcards were sent out across the country. This pamphlet is just one of the many gems in the California Index, and I encourage everyone to explore the index on the library website . Lapl.org. Estados miembros por ser avatar a tiempo son minutos después de Los dias a todos sus oficinas para a la Camara. Para qué podemos comenzar el Consejo Municipal para esta manana. Gracias. Bueno and welcome to the regularly scheduled meeting of your Los Angeles City Council. El Consejo TO THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE YOUR LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL. TODAY IS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2026. PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE TAKEN IN-PERSON IN THIS CHAMBER. MR. CLERK, CAN WE BEGIN OUR PROCEEDINGS BY CALLING THE ROLL. >> Clerk: BLUMENFIELD, HARRIS-DAWSON HERNANDEZ HUTT JURADO LEE MCOSKER NAZARIAN PADILLA PARK PRICE RAMAN RODRIGUEZ SOTO-MARTINEZ YAROSLAVSKY. TEN MEMBERS AND A QUALMER MR. PRESIDENT. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS? >> Clerk: APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 11, 2026. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN MOVES COUNCILMEMBER BLUM FAOEM SECONDS. >> Clerk: COMMENDATORY RESOLUTIONS FOR APPROVAL. >> Council President: MOVED AND SECOND. CAN WE RUN THROUGH THE AGENDA. >> Clerk: 2 THROUGH 4 ARE ITEMS FOR WHICH PUBLIC HEARINGS HAVE BEEN HELD. THE PERSONNEL AND HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT IS SUBMITTED UNDER FILE NUMBER 2601--1005, MR. PRESIDENT. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, WITHOUT OBJECTION, THOSE ARE ITEMS ARE BEFORE US. ANY SPECIALS? COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ. >> M. Rodriguez: ITEM 4 FOR A SEPARATE VOTE AND QUESTIONS. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, ANY OTHER SPECIALS, MEMBERS? ALL RIGHT. WHAT ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR CONSIDERATION, MR. CLERK. >> Clerk: THE COUNCIL MAY NOW VOTE ON ITEMS 2 AND 3. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, LET'S OPEN THE ROLL ON THE ITEMS, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 11 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: THE COUNCIL MAY MOVE TO PRESENTATIONS. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO PRESENTATIONS, WE HAVE FROM COB SIL DISTRICT 14. A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FROM COUNCILMEMBER JURADO. >> Y. Jurado: GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT COUNCIL PRESIDENT. COLLEAGUES, OUR STUDENTS ARE LEADING RIGHT NOW AND THEY'RE DOING IT WITH COURAGE. LAST WEEK, HUNDREDS OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WALKED OUT OF THEIR CLASSROOM AND MARCHED TO CITY HALL WITH HAND MADE SIGNS AND BANNERS, DEMANDING JUSTICE ONCE AND FOR ALL. I JOINED THEM ON SPRING STREET. I SAW THEM WITH THEIR ORGANIZING SUPPLIES, CHECKING IN ON ONE ANOTHER, ALL WHILE STANDING IN SOLIDARITY WITH OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES. OUR YOUTH IS CHOOSING ACTION. CHOOSING SOLIDARITY. THEY'RE STANDING UP WITH THEIR CLASSMATES FOR THEIR PARENTS, FOR THEIR NEIGHBORS, WHO ARE BEING TARGET THED AT EVERY TURN. SO TODAY I'M HONORED TO WELCOME LAUSD BOARD MEMBER, CARLA, HER DISTRICT FROM EAGLE ROOM AND PICO UNION AND KOREATOWN HAS BEEN DEEPLY IMPACTED. ICE CONDUCTED RAIDS ACROSS NORTHEAST L.A. CHILDREN CAME HOME TO MISSING PARENTS. A TRAUMA NO CHILD SHOULD HAVE TO ENDURE. LATER THAT DAY, SHE AND I STOOD TO DENOUNCE THE CRUEL ACTIONS OF THIS FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION AND DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY. BOARD MEMBER GREAGO HAS BEEN A UNWAIVERING PILLAR FOR THEY ARE DISTRICT, FOR STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS AND FAMILIES NAVIGATING FEAR. SHE HAS WORKED TIRELESSLY THAT SCHOOLS ARE PREPARED THAT RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE AND ACCESSIBLE AND TO KNOW THAT YOUNG PEOPLE ARE NOT ALONE AND SHE REALLY CARES AND TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY KNOW THAT DURING THESE TIMES. SO IT'S MY HONOR TO WELCOME LAUSD CARLA GREGO TO SHARE HER TESTIMONY THIS MORNING. >> Speaker: THANK YOU, FIRST I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER YSABEL JURADO TO HAVE ME HERE. MY NAME IS CARLA AND I'M THE L.A. UNIFIED SCHOOL BOARD REPRESENTATIVE FOR BOARD DISTRICT 5, WHICH COVERS THE NORTHEAST LOS ANGELESFROM EAST HOLLYWOOD TO EAGLE ROCK, EXTENDS THROUGH KOREATOWN AND UNION. FROM VERNON TO SOUTH GATE. FOR OVER A YEAR NOW, WE'VE WITNESSED, HOW INHUMANELY OUR COMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN INTENTIONALLY TERRORIZED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. WITHOUT REGARD FOR HUMAN LIFE OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE BEEN ABDUCTED FROM THE STREETS, THEIR HOMES AND THEIR PLACES OF WORK. ACROSS THE DISTRICT, FAMILIES HAVE BEEN RIPPED APART, SEVERAL STUDENTS HAVE SELF DEPORTED WITH THEIR FAMILIES, MAKING THE HARD DECISION TO INTERRUPT THEIR ACADEMIC STUDIES FOR THE SAKE OF KEEPING THEIR FAMILIES TOGETHER. INSTEAD OF FINDING JOY IN THE CLASSROOM AND IN THE COMPANY OF THEIR FRIENDS, MANY STUDENTS FROM FOUR YEARS OLD TO 22 YEARS OLD COME TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY WONDERING, IF WHEN THEY GET HOME, THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS WILL BE THERE, IMPACTING THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AND OVERALL WELLNESS. THIS ADMINISTRATION CONTINUES TO HAVE NO REGARD FOR STUDENTS, OUR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES. TIME AND TIME AGAIN, THEY CONTINUE TO DIRECTLY TARGET THEM. LAST SPRING, DHS TRIED TO ENTER TWO OF OUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN SOUTH L.A., RUSSELL AND I LILLIAN ELEMENTARY, WHICH IS ONE OF MY SCHOOLS. AS WE FOR SAW THE POSSIBILITIES OF OUR STUDENTS BEING TARGETED AND THUS, OUR BRAVE STAFF AND PRINCIPALS DID NOT A LAW DHS ENTRANCES ON TO THE SCHOOL PREMISE. BUT THAT DIDN'T STOP THEM, THEY CONTINUED TO DRIVE AROUND SCHOOL NEIGHBORHOODS TARGETING STREET VENDORS, RESTAURANTS, GROCERY STORES AND HOME DEPOTS ADJACENT TO OUR SCHOOLS CAUSEDING FEAR AND PANIC AS OUR CHILDREN TRAVELED, AS IN CASE IN SANTY HIGH SCHOOL EVEN AS OUR STUDENTS WERE LEARNING. WE KNEW THAT ICE WOULD NOT HAVE THE DECENCY TO RESPECT TIME HONORED CELEBRATION SUCH AS GRADUATION. IN FACT, AS FAMILIES AND STUDENTS WERE CELEBRATING THE END OF YEAR SCHOOL, ICE STAGED RIGHT BEHIND THE SCHOOL AT A HOME DEPOT LOT, EMERGENCY THE FEAR THIS CAUSED. AGAIN OUR PRINCIPALS AND STAFF ENSURED THAT FAMILIES STAYED AS LONG AS THEY NEEDED TO OR UNTIL THEY FELT SAFE TO LEAVE. AND FOR GRADUATION, SOME OFFERED VIRTUAL VIEWING SO SOME THEIR FAMILIES CAN ENGAGE. THIS IS HORRIBLE. THE STORIES ARE ENDLESS FOR OUR STUDENTS, AT THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, ICE WRONGFULLY TARGETED AND RETAINED AT GUN POINT AND HANDCUFFED A 15-YEAR-OLD STUDENT WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY OUTSIDE OF ARLETA HIGH SCHOOL AND ON THE FIRST DAY SCHOOL WHEN MANY FAMILIES RETURNED FROM WINTER BREAK, ICE RAIDED OUR SCHOOLS, INCLUDING EAGLE ROCK, EGGLE ROCK ELEMENTARY, DALIA HEIGHT, SOTO MAYOR, AND FLETCHER AT LAUSD, WE UNDERSTAND THAT IN ORDER FOR OUR STUDENTS TO THRIVE AND LEARN AND TO BE READY FOR THE WORLD, THEY MUST FIRST BE SAFE. AND SO WE ARE COMMITTED TO DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO SUPPORT OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITIES. WE ARE CONDUCTED QUARTERLY TRAININGS OF OUR PRINCIPAL WHO TEN TRAIN OUR STAFF AND I MEAN EVERYONE IS TRAINED FROM BUS DRIVERS TO BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS. AND OUR AFTER SCHOOL PERSONNEL EDUCATORS. WE HAVE ESTABLISHED A COMPASSION FUND TO SUPPORT IMPACTED FAMILIES, IF FAMILIES ARE CONCERNED ABOUT WALKING TO SCHOOL, THEY CAN REQUEST HOME TO SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION. THIS CAN BE ON GOING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR OR IF THERE IS AN ICE INCIDENT NEAR THE SCHOOL AS IT WAS THE CASE AT SANTE HIGH SCHOOL. IF FAMILIES STILL DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE GOING TO SCHOOL, THEY CAN OPT IN TO ATTEND VIRTUAL ACADEMY. WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING TO PROVIDE OUR STUDENTS THE EDUCATION THAT THEY DESERVE. AND EVERY FRIDAY, WE ALSO OFFER KNOW YOUR RIGHTS WEBINARS FOR OUR FAMILIES AND WE HAVE WE ARE ONE BOOKLETS AT ALL THE SCHOOLS FROM FOOD TO HOUSING TO LEGAL HELP. LASTLY, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AS IN ANY SOCIAL MOVEMENT THROUGHOUT THE HISTORY, THE YOUTH HAVE LEAD IN THE WAY TO PUSH US, ELECTED LEADERS TO DO MORE. AND IN THIS MOMENT, WE HAVE WITNESSED OUR YOUTH THROUGHOUT LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHOWING THEIR COURAGE AND FORCE AS THEY WALKED OUT OF SCHOOLS, DEMANDING THAT ICE LEAVE OUR CITIES, THAT THEY ARE PROTECTED AND THAT INSTITUTIONS LIKE LAUSD, SUPPORT THEM, THE STUDENTS WITH KNOW YOUR RIGHTS TRAININGS AND ESTABLISHING DREAM CENTERS FOR STUD ENLTS. LAST WEEK WE SAW OVER 4,000 STUDENTS ORGANIZE A WALK OUT CALLING OUT, CALLING FOR ICE TO LAVE OUR COMMUNITIES ALONE, STANDING UP FOR THEIR PARENTS AND THEIR PEERS. ANOTHER THOUSAND OF STUDENTS WALKED OUT THIS WEEK AND TODAY AS IS SPEAK, THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS WHO ARE GOING TO WALK IN THE SOUTHEAST L.A. AREA. IN MY DISTRICT, PARENTS ARE FORMING PATROL GROUPS TO KEEP WATCH ON THE STREETS NEAR OUR SCHOOLS, EDUCATORS ARE ARRIVING TO SCHOOL ONE OR TWO HOURS TO SCHOOL TO ENSURE THAT OUR STREETS ARE SAFE FROM ICE EDUCATORS, COMMUNITIES ARE RIDING A RIDE BUS TO A COP STUDENTS SAFELY TO SCHOOL. I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBERS HUGO SOTO-MARTINEZ, UNISSES HERNANDEZ AND YSABEL JURADO FOR PARTNERING WITH ME. I ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU TO CONTINUE TO CENTER POLICIES FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, FOR TENANTS RIGHTS AND SUPPORTS AND FOR HOLISTIC BASE CARE. OUR STUDENTS ARE YOUR CONSTITUENTS AND I KNOW FIRSTHAND THAT MENTAL HEALTH AND HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SAFETY ARE CRITICAL NEEDS. I ENCOURAGE ALL OF US TO CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER TO GET ICE OUT OF OUR CITY AND ALL THE CITIES IN THE U.S. THEY MUST CONTINUE TO COME TOGETHER AND SUPPORT OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES IN SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER. BECAUSE AS WE HAVE PROVEN IT IS ONLY OUR COMMUNITIES WHO TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER. AND AS OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS SAY, SOLO EL PUEBLO SALVA EL PUEBLO. THANK YOU. >> Y. Jurado: THANK YOU BOARD MEMBER GRAEGO. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP IN STANDING WITH OUR STUDENTS. AND MAKING SURE THAT OUR SCHOOLS ARE IS A SAFE PLACE. AND WE CAN'T GOVERN IN ISOLATION, SO I WAS SO EXCITED TO BRING HER IN HERE BECAUSE OUR INTER GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONSHIP, WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER IN ORDER TO PROVIDE SOLUTIONS FOR OUR CONSTITUENTS AND OUR FAMILIES AT THIS TIME. AND NOT BE IN OUR SILOS BECAUSE IT'S REALLY, THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE'VE GAOT TO DO RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU CARLA FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK WITH YOU AND THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >> Council President: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, TO COUNCILMEMBER JURADO AND OUR SCHOOL MEMBER FOR SHARING WITH US THIS MORNING. WE'RE ALL VULNERABLE TO THE HORRORS YOU DESCRIBED. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE IN LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT, OUR NEXT PRESENTATION, WILL BE LEAD BY COUNCILMEMBER NAZARIAN OF THE 2nd COUNCIL DISTRICT. THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER AND FELLOW ANGELINOS. TODAY WE ARE GATHERED HERE TO COMMEMORATE THE START OF RAMADAN WHICH OFFICIALY BEGINS TUESDAY FEBRUARY 17th. HERE IN LOS ANGELES AS THE CRESANT MOON IS SIDED, WE JOIN MILLIONS AROUND THE WORLD MARKING THE WORLD TOGETHER UNITED ACROSS NEIGHBORHOODS, NATION SXZ CULTURES IN REFLECTION AND HOPE. RAMADAN IS THE 9th MONTH OF THE ISLAMIC LUNAR CALENDAR AND OBSERVED BY MUSLIM AS A MOMENT OF PRAYER AND FASTING AND REFLECTION. THOSE INCLUDE, FASTING FROM DAWN UNTIL SUNSET, THIS IS THE PROCESS INTEND TODAY BUILD SELF-DISCIPLINE, SPIRITUAL REFLECTION AND EMPATHY FOR THOSE LESS FORTUNATE. ANOTHER ITEM INCLUDED IS THE IFTAR WHICH IS THE EVENING MEAL TO BREAK THE FAST AT SUNSET. TARAWI IS IS THE SPECIAL NIGHTLY PRAYER HELD AT A MOSQUE AND S ADA K OR S ADA K OR CHARITY WHICH IS A CENTRAL PILLAR OF RAMADAN. NOW WOULD I LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO TWO ORGANIZATIONS SERVING THE MUSLIM COMMUNE IN THE DISTRICT. THE ISLAMIC CENTER OF NORTH HOLLYWOOD AND THE BURBANK ISLAMIC CENTER. FIRST THE BURBANK, CENTER HAS BEEN A NONPROFIT RELIGIOUS AND COMMUNITY ANCHOR FOR FAMILIES IN SUN VALLEY AND THE EASTERN SAN FERNANDO VALLEY SINCE 2012. THEY OPERATE WITH A BIG FAMILY ATMOSPHERE, EMPHASIZING HOSPITALITY, WHERE EVERYONE IS WELCOMED. THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, IT HAS TRANSFORMED INTO A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY, CAMPUS FEATURING A MULTI PURPOSE ROOM, A WOMEN'S PRAYER AREA AND A CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND. THERE ARE DEVOTED TO THE TO MUSLIM IDENTITY THROUGH ROBUST YOUTH AND EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES. ADDITIONALLY THEY PROVIDE ESSENTIAL LIFE SERVICES, INCLUDING MARRIAGE CEREMONIES, TADIQ CLASS SXZ TRADITIONAL FUNERAL SERVICES. IT IS MY HONOR TO INTRODUCE TO YOU, MR. MATCHDI BITAR FROM THE ISLAMIC CENTER TO SAY A FEW WORDS. ON HIS BEHALF. THANK YOU. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. HONORABLE COUNCIL, NAZARIAN AND THE REST OF THE CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO MEET WITH US TODAY. MY NAME IS MONSIR AND I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE BURBANK ISLAMIC CENTER. WE CAME HERE NOT JUST TO TALK ABOUT OUR PLACE OF WORSHIP BUT TO TALK ABOUT OUR HOME IN OUR DISTRICT, THE BURBANK CENTER HAS BEEN THE FABRIC OF SUN VALLEY FOR ABOUT 14 YEARS AND WE ARE PROUD TO CALL LOS ANGELES EAST SAN FERNANDO VALLEY OUR HOME. WE ARE NEIGHBORS. WE ARE YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS AND YOUR FELLOW FIRST RESPONDERS. I WANT BRIEFLY TO HIGHLIGHT THREE PILLARS OF OUR COMMUNITY'S CONTRIBUTION TO THIS DISTRICT, SERVICE, DIALOGUE AND CIVIC DUTY. IN REGARD TO THE SERVICE, OUR FAITH TEACHES US THAT THE BEST AMONG US ARE THOSE WHO BENEFIT OTHERS. AND IN REGARD TO THAT DIALOGUE, WE BELIEVE THAT GOOD CITIZENSHIP REQUIRES BUILDING THE BRIDGES AND TO US BEING A GOOD CITIZEN, MEANS TAKING CARE OF THE PLACE WE LIVE. WE ARE NOT JUST RESIDENTS IN THE DISTRICT, WE ARE CARE TAKERS OF THIS DISTRICT. COUNCIL NAZARIAN, OUR GOAL IS SYMBOL, WE WANT THE BURBANK ISLAMIC CENTER TO BE KNOWN NOT JUST AS A PLACE OF PRAYER BUT AS A COMMUNITY ASSET. WE ARE HERE TO PARTNER WITH YOUR OFFICE TO SUPPORT OUR SHARED CONSTITUENTS AND TO CONTINUE PROVING THAT PEOPLE OF FAITH, CAN BE THE STRONGEST ADVOCATES FOR THRIVING SAFE AND UNITED LOS ANGELES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE OUR STORY. WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> A. Nazarian: THANK YOU, SO MUCH, YOU ARE A COMMUNITY ASSET. WE HAVE ANOTHER COMMUNITY ASSET AMONG US. OPEN SINCE 1992 BEGAN AS A MODEST STORE FRONT AND NOW OPERATES OUT OF STRUM AVENUE SERVING THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY IN CD2. THEY ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE FEED THE HUNGRY PROGRAM WHO DISTRIBUTES FOOD TO ANYONE, NO MATTER WHAT RELIGIOUS BACKGROUND. THEY SCALE UP THEIR EFFORTS DURING THE HOLLY MONTH OF RAMADAN. THEY HAVE PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLL IN CHANNELING FAITH IN THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY. COLLEAGUES IT'S MY HONOR TO INTRODUCE TO YOU MR. ABDUL LA LA FROM WEST HOLLYWOOD TO SAYS A FEW WORDS. >> Speaker: SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE] IN THE NAME OF OUR CREATOR, THE MOST MERCIFUL AND BENFICIENT. THIS IS A ISLAMIC WAY OF GREETING WHENEVER WE MEET EACH:00 SO I WANT TO SAY SALOM TO YOU ALL. THANK YOU. FIRST AND MORE MOST, I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL THE WHOLE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY OF L.A. AND ESPECIALLY TO MR. NAZARIAN, TO INVITE US HERE. AND GIVE US THIS ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BRING IT EVERYBODY'S ATTENTION THAT WE AS A MUSLIM WE ARE PART OF L.A. ISLAMIC NORTH HOLLYWOOD WHICH IN THE SHORT WE CALL IC NO HO HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED IN THE STORE FRONT WHICH WAS ABOUT 800 SQUARE FEET. THAT'S WHERE IT STARTED IN THE NORTH HOLLYWOOD AREA. TODAY, THANKS TO ALLAH, THANKS TO GOD, THAT WE HAVE OVER 5,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING AT JUST IN THE BOUNDARY OF BURBANK AND NORTH HOLLYWOOD ON STRUM AVENUE AND WE HAVE THE PLEASURE OF THANKING MR. NAZARIAN TO VISIT US DURING THE LAST MONTH OF RAMADAN AT OUR CENTER AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT, TO SHARE WITH US. WE AS I MENTIONED, PART OF THIS COMMUNITY OF L.A., AND WE ARE AS WELL VERY MUCH CONCERNED FOR EVERY CITIZEN OF L.A. SHOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT. THE HOMELESS PEOPLE, THE POOR PEOPLE, THE NEEDY PEOPLE, NEED OUR HELP WHO NEED OF OUR ASSISTANCE. AND WE ARE ALWAYS THERE AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY OPPORTUNITY WE GET. WHETHER TO SEND THE YOUTH TO THE FOOD DISTRIBUTION TO THE POOR AND THE NEEDY, WE ARE THERE. OUR CENTER IS OPEN FOR EVERYONE WHO WALKS IN AND ASKS US FOR ANYTHING. ESPECIALLY DURING THE MONTH OF RAMADAN WHERE WE HAVE FOOD AVAILABLE FOR 30 DAYS FOR THE WHOLE MONTH IN THE EVENING. SO MANY FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD PEOPLE WE ARE THERE TO HELP, ANY HELP THE CITY NEEDS FROM US OUR COUNCILMEMBER. WE HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH MR. NAZARIAN. DURING THE MONTH OF RAMADAN. ALSO THE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE PARK ING DEPARTMENT TO HELP US ALONG WITH IT. ONLY ONE REQUESTS WHICH I WANT TO MAKE TO YOU ALL, THAT THERE IS A TREMENDOUS NUMBER OF YOUTH THAT ATTEND THE SCHOOLS IN THE L.A. AREA. AND WE WOULD LIKE TO APPROACH THE L.A. SCHOOL DISTRICT TO GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY DURING THE MONTH OF RAMADAN JUST TO GO THERE AND MAKE A SMALL PRESENTATION, BY THE YOUTH WHO ARE ATTENDING THE SCHOOL. IT'S NOT THAT WE WANT TO GO AS AN ADULT, WE WANT THE MUSLIM STUDENTS TO GO AND MAKE A SMALL PRESENTATION TO THE CLASS OR TO THE SCHOOL AND BRING THEM ATTENTION TO WHAT RAMADAN MEANS, WHAT THE FASTING MEANS AND WHAT ISLAMIC FAITH IS AND THEY ARE ALSO PART OF THIS COMMUNITY AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE REALLY APPRECIATE ONCE AGAIN TO INVITE US HERE. WE APPRECIATE MR. NAZARIAN'S OFFICE AND HIS STAFF TO GIVE US THIS OPPORTUNITY AND TO BRING THIS RECOGNITION. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD DAY. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> A. Nazarian: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND FORTUNATELY, WE HAVE A SCHOOL MEMBER HERE WHO WILL PROBABLY BE TAKING THIS MESSAGE BACK AND WE'RE HAPPY TO WORK WITH OUR EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS TO SEE WHAT OPPORTUNITIES THERE ARE TO WORK IN ADDRESSING THE CALL-OUT THAT YOU JUST MADE. COLLEAGUES, BOTH OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE VALLEY DURING RAMADAN AND OBVIOUSLY OUTSIDE OF THE MONTH OF RAMADAN AS WELL. OFFERING COMMUNAL FAST-BREAKING, AND PRAYERS AND OVERALL ENGAGING AND CONNECTING IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 2 AS WELL AS SAN FERNANDO VALLEY OF ALL FAITHS. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO BOTH OF YOU FOR ALL YOU DO FOR THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY OF LOS ANGELES AND COUNCIL DISTRICT 2 AS WELL AS FOR ALL SAN FERNANDO VALLEY AND OUR REGION OF CALIFORNIA. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND I'M HONORED TO PRESENT TO YOU A SMALL TOKEN OF OUR APPRECIATION FROM THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES. ON BEHALF OF THIS COUNCIL WHO EVERY MEMBER HAS SIGNED THIS RESOLUTION. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO DAY IN AND DAY OUT AND THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF THE FABRIC OF LOS ANGELES AND MAKING LOS ANGELES ALL THE MORE RICHER. >> THANK YOU. >> Council President: MR. NAZARIAN, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF SPEAKERS ON THE QUEUES WHILE YOU'RE GETTING THE BEAUTIFUL QUOTES. COUNCILMEMBER PARK. >> T. Park: THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER NAZARIAN FOR BRINGING THIS TO COUNCIL TODAY AS WE BEGIN RAMADAN AND CELEBRATE THE TRADITION THAT'S MAKE OUR CITY SO DIVERSE AND SO VIBRANT. I'M ESPECIALLY PROUD TO WELCOME SOME OF MY INCREDIBLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM NEW HORIZON SCHOOL IN SOUTH TAUH. I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND TIME ON CAMPUS IN YOUR CLASSROOMS AND SEEN FIRSTHAND HOW VALUES AND IDENTITY ARE CORE TO THE CURRICULUM AND STUDENT DEVELOPMENT. IT'S AN HONOR TO HAVE YOU HERE WITH US TODAY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP IN OUR COMMUNITY AND HAPPY RAMADAN. [APPLAUSE] >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN OF THE 4th DISTRICT. SCA*M THANK >> N. Raman: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER NAZARIAN FOR BRINGING THIS PRESENTATION. I GREW UP IN SOUTH INDIA WHERE A QUARTER OF THE POPULATION IS MUSLIM, I HEARD THE MUSIC COMING FROM THE MOSQUE REGULARLY AND MY COMMUNITY THERE WAS REALLY SA FUSED WITH MUSLIM CULTURE AND IT'S REALLY REMARKABLE TO BE HERE AND TO SEE IT AGAIN, MARKED IN CITY HALL. AND I KNOW PARTICULARLY FOR ME, RAMADAN HAS SO MUCH MEANING, IT'S NOT JUST FASTING AND EATING, IT'S REALLY, AS I UNDERSTAND THE PLIGHT OF THOSE WHO ARE LESS FORTUNATE DURING BY EXPERIENCING THIS AND GOING THROUGH IT EVERY SINGLE DAY. AND IT IS A REMARKABLE TESTAMENT THAT HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE, ALL OVER THE WORLD, UNDERTAKE THIS TOGETHER. BOTH, AS A MARKER OF THEIR CULTURE BUT AS A SERVICE TO THEIR COMMUNITY AND IT IS, IT'S REALLY REMARKABLE TO HAVE YOU HERE AND TO BE ABLE TO MARK THIS DAY WITH YOU. SO THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER AND THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU FOR BEING HERE. >> Council President: MR. BLUMENFIELD? >> B. Blumenfield: THANK YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER NAZARIAN FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL HOLIDAY WHOSE MESSAGE IS NEEDED NOW MORE THAN EVER, GIVEN THE TIMES THAT WE'RE IN. I WANT TODAY ADD MY VOICE AND SAY RAM ADA N, BARAK. >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER NAZARIAN TO CLOSE. >> >> A. Nazarian: THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. LOS ANGELES IS FOR EVERYONE. ALL OF US HAVE MADE THIS A BETTER CITY AND BETTER REGION. THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU AND WELCOME TO THE STUDENTS TO THE PEOPLE'S HOUSE. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> Council President: THANK YOU SO MUCH. OUR NEXT PRESENTATION WILL BE LEAD BY COUNCILMEMBER PRICE OF THE 9th DISTRICT. >> PRAO*IS GOOD MORNING, COLLEAGUES. BLACK HISTORY MONTH IS A TIME TO REFLECT NOT ONLY OUR IDIVIDUALS WHO SHAPED FUTURE BUT ALSO IN THE INSTITUTIONS AND SPAISZ THAT HAVE UPLIFTED THE COMMUNITIES AND OPENED THE DOORS WHEN OPPORTUNITIES WERE LIMITED. HERE IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 9, LEGACY LIVES ON THROUGH ORGANIZATIONS THAT FOSTER CREATIVITY, ECONOMI DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT AND CULTURAL PRIDE. THIS MORNING, I WOULD LIKE TO START BY RECOGNIZING A COMPANY YOU MAY OR MAY NOT HEARD OF BEFORE. SHANTALA TOYS. BUT BEFORE WE GET INTO IT, I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE A SHORT VIDEO. >> THE EXHIBIT HERE IS PART SHALTA, THE SHANDANA DOULZ --DOLLS ARE MADE OF A BLACK COMPANY AND CAME OUT OF THE 1965 RIOT AT A TIME WHEN AFRICAN AMERICANS DID NOT SEE THEMSELVES. MY THING IS CAREER WONDER. AND WONDER WAS ACTUALLY THE HOME-LIKE BARBIE DOLL IN 1976. SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOUNG PEOPLE TAKE AWAY THAT THEY CAN CREATE ANYTHING THAT WHAT THEY DO TODAY REPRESENTS TOMORROW AND THEY CAN BECOME DOLL DESIGNERS AND BE PROUD OF WHAT THEY SEE. >> C. Price: YES. [APPLAUSE] I WANT TO THANK BILLY GREEN WHO WE JUST SAW ON THE SCREEN. HE'S A DEDICATED ACTIVIST AND A COLLECTOR OF BLACK MEMORABILIA AND ART. THANK YOU FOR INSPIRING OUR COMMUNITIES. SHANDANA TOYS WAS FOUNDED BY CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST LEWIS SMITH AND ROBERT HALL AT A TIME WHEN BLACK CHILDREN SAW THEM STEFLZ REFLECTED ON STORE SHELVES. AS A RESPONSE TO 1995 RIOTS, THEY CREATED--TO HELP A DRIS LONG STANTDING SYSTEMIC AND NEGLECT AMONG BLACK RESIDENT NZ SOUTH L.A. SHINDANA TOYS WAS CARRIED TO REBUILD AND IGNITE OPPORTUNITY AND RESTORE PRIDE THROUGH ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT AND CULTURAL REPRESENTATION. I'M PROBABLY THE OLDEST ONE IN HERE, THAT REMEMBERS THE SLANG, THE TERM FROM OPERATION BOOT STRAP, IT WAS LEARN, BABY LEARN. RIGHT. PIGGY BACKING ON THE BURN BABY BURN FROM YEARS BEFORE. THROUGH TOYS AND BLACK EDUCATIONAL TOYS, BLACK CHILDREN WERE ABLE TO SEE THEMSELVES AND HONOR THEIR CULTURE AND BEAUTY. IT WENT TO RESHAPE INDUSTRY STANDARDS AND OPEN THE DOORS FOR MORE AUTHENTIC REPRESENTATION. STHIN--SHINDANA TOYS CREATED JOBS AND GAVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. THE COMPANY EXPAND APPROXIMATED ITS REACH AND PROVIDED THE COMMUNITY DRIVEN INNOVATION AND A PATH TO STRONG NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE, THE COMPANY REMINDED A GENERATION OF CHILDREN THAT THEIR STORIES DESERVE SPACE AND THAT THEIR DREAMS, WERE WORTHY OF BEING SEEN. THROUGH THE COMPANY ITSELF, ALTHOUGH IT'S NOW A PART OF HISTORY, ITS LEGACY CERTAINLY LIVES ON AND TONIGHT WE'RE HONORED TO HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST. PLEASE WELCOME ADAM SMITH, THE SON--OF SHOULD I--SHIDANA TOYS. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER PRICE. AND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, WE'RE HONORED THAT THE COUNCIL DISTRICT IS RECOGNIZING THE ORGANIZATION THAT WAS AN INSTITUTIONAL PART OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE AREA IN THE LATE 60s AND EARLY 70s. THEIR PRESENCE, AND IMPACT IN THAT COMMUNITY, REVERBERATED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE COUNTRY. NOW IT WAS AT A TIME WHEN THEY STARTED WHEN THERE WAS A LOT OF CIVIL UNREST MUCH LIKE WE SEE TODAY IN OUR SOCIETIES. AND MY FATHER HAD A DREAM AND A GOAL AND A VISION TO REBUILD AND HELP RESTORE THAT COMMUNITY AND HELP THAT COMMUNITY, HOW SHOULD I SAY? , RECOGNIZE AND RECOGNIZE THEIR VALUE EVEN THEIR COMMUNITY MAY HAVE BEEN IN ASHES BUT TO UNDERSTAND THAT GREAT THINGS GROW FROM RUIN, OR GREAT THINGS CAN DEVELOP, CAN DEVELOP FROM I MPOVERISHED CIRCUMSTANCES. SO IN THAT BEING SAID, HE CREATED OPERATION BOOT STRAP TO PROVIDE TRAINING FOR MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY SO THEY CAN GO OUT AND FIND JOBS, NOT ONLY IN THEIR COMMUNITY BUT ALSO THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES. AND AFTER BOOT STRAP WAS CREATED ALONG CAME SHIDANA TOY WHICH WAS ANOTHER BEACON TO THE AREA THAT WAS DEVASTATED BY THE WATTS RIOTS OR UPRISING. BOOT STRAP AND SHINDANA TOYS TOGETHER PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR COMMUNITY FOR EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING, AND HOPE AND I AM VERY THANKFUL, IT WAS QUITE A PLEASURE YESTERDAY TO GO BY THE OLD FACTORY WHERE THE DOLLS WERE CREATED. AND AS I REMEMBER AS I SAID YESTERDAY, SPENDING TIME THERE AS A CHILD, NOT KNOWING, NOT REALLY UNDERSTANDING OR FULLY UNDERSTANDING WHERE I WAS WHERE WHAT I WAS A PART OF AND SEEING THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM, SEEING THE PRODUCTION ROOMS, SEEING THE, THE HOPE THAT CAME FROM A FACILITY LIKE SHINDANA TOYS AND OPERATION BOOT STRAP. SO ON BEHALF OF MY FAMILY, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU, VERY VERY MUCH. >> C. Price: THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOU AND THE FAMILY FOR THE LEGACY AND ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY, >> THERE WE GO. >> C. Price: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NOW I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE ANOTHER ORGANIZATION THAT HAS HELPED THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES BUILD GENERATIONAL WEALTH. NOT ONLY ACROSS L.A. BUT NATIONWIDE, BROADWAY FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN. [APPLAUSE] DO WE HAVE THE VIDEO? >> BROADWAY GENERAL BANK IS A BLACK BANK THAT WAS FOUNDED IN 1946 AND THE FOUNDERS WERE BOTH OF MY GRANDFATHER'S, MY MOM AND DAD'S DADS WHO INVESTED 50,000 TO START THIS BANK AND OPENED JANUARY FIRST, 1947. SO WHAT WAS HAPPENING, BLACKS COULD NOT GET LOANS. GROUP OF BLACKS REALIZING THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT PEOPLE COULD NOT GET LOANS, BLACK PEOPLE COULD NOT GET LOANS THEY PROVIDED THIS BANK TO PROVIDE LOANS FOR HOMES AND BUSINESSES. MY FAMILY INSTALLED A WAY TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY, TO BE PART OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE GROWTH OF THE COMMUNITY. BANKING IS LIKE THE CORE OF BUILDING WEALTH IN ANY COMMUNITY. >> C. Price: ONCE THE LARGEST BLACK OWNED BANK IN THE UNITED STATES. AND DR., ALONGSIDE PAUL WILLIANSING AND OTHERS. THE BANK WAS BUILT BY A CIRCLE OF COMMUNITY LEADERS WHO HAD A CLEAR MISSION TO PROVIDE BUSINESSES TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ROUTINELY EXCLUDED FROM MANY INSTITUTIONS AT THE TIME. BROADWAY BANK, TRANSFORMED FOR FUTURE AND LOAN. ORIGINALLY, ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO HOME OWNERSHIP FOR RETURNING AFRICAN AMERICANS IN WWII, BROADWAY FEDERAL TOOK PART OF HISTORIC MERGER IN 2021 WITH CITY FIRST BANK FORMING ONE OF THE CITY'S LARGEST MISSION-DRIVEN BANKS FOCUSED ON FINANCING AFFORDABLE HOUSING, SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESSES AND INCREASING CAPITAL IN DISADVANTAGED NEIGHBORHOODS, THE BANK IS A CLEAR FOCUS. UNFORTUNATELY, PAUL WILLIAMS WHO YOU SAW IN THE VIDEO, THE GRANDSON OF THE FOUNDERS WAS ABLE TO JOIN US. HOWEVER, WE HAVE THE--OF MADDOX AND SERVED ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNTIL 1986. ALBERT WHO SERVED ON THE BOARD FROM 1986 TO 2019. AND I WOULD LIKE HIM TO INVITE HIM TO SAYS A FEW WORDS. MR. MADDOX. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER PRICE AND THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBERS FOR RECOGNIZING BROADWAY FEDERAL BANK SAVINGS AND LOAN. IT TRULY WAS FOUNDED AND OPERATED AS A COMMUNITY INSTITUTION. MUCH OF ITS HISTORY OPERATED AS A MUTUAL SAVINGS BANK WHICH MEANS IT WAS OWNED BY DEVELOPERS. CHARTED IN 1946, THE ORIGINAL FOUNDERS WAS HA HOWARD, POUL R WILLIAMS, ALBERT MADDOX AND TOMAS GRIFFIN, H CLAUDE HAAS INAND HELEN DOUGLAS. EACH OF THOSE PROFESSIONALS HAD STRONG TIES TO HUMIDITY. EACH HAD A BELIEF AND THE RIGHTS OF ALL, TO PRIVATE PROPERTY. OR NEGLECTED BY TRADITIONAL BANKS. I CAN TELL YOU THAT I WITNESSED BROADWAY FROM THE 1950s AND ON, AS TRULY COMMITTED TO ITS CUSTOMERS, IT'S EMPLOYEES AND TO ITS MISSION. >> C. Price: APPRECIATE THE COMMITMENT. >> Council President: THANK YOU SO MUCH MR. PRICE. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, COUNCILMEMBER HUTT. >> H. Hutt: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER PRICE FOR BRINGING IN TWO INSTITUTIONS IN THE 9th DISTRICT. I'LL START WITH THE DOLL MANUFACTURING BECAUSE I HAD A BABY NANCY WHEN I WAS YOUNGER. AND IT'S EXCITING TO SEE THAT YOU'RE STILL GOING STRONG AND THAT THE COLLECTION THAT MS. BILLY HAS IS REALLY OUTSTANDING. I THINK WE CAN SEE IT AT THE WILLIAM GRANT STILL, RIGHT? MUSEUM? AND I THINK FOLKS SHOULD GO AND SEE THOSE FIRST BLACK DOLLS. MY SISTER HAD ONE TOO, SHE DRUG IT AROUND. AND WE WERE REALLY HAPPY TO HAVE DOLLS THAT LOOKED LIKE US. THE FEATURES WERE ROUNDERS, THE CHEEKS WERE CHEEKIER AND IT WAS FUN TO PLAY WITH THE DOLLS. SOY LOVE BABY NANCY. AND AS FAR AS FOR BROADWAY FEDERAL SAVINGS THAT WAS THE FIRST INSTITUTION YOU PUT YOUR MONEY? MY GRANDFATHER AND MOTHER BANKED THERE. WHEN BROADWAY FEDERAL MOVED TO INGLEWOOD SEEMED A LITTLE CLOSER DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU LIVED. I SEE SOME FRIENDS IN THE AUDIENCE, ALHANET, BILLY WHO RETIRED FROM THE CITY AND, SANDRA? IS THAT YOU? OH! WHO REALLY MAKES SURE THAT PEOPLE GO SEE BLACK FILMS. THERE WAS A TIME WHEN YOU WOULD BUY A TICKET WHEN A NEW FILM WAS COMING OUT AND YOU GO BUY A TICKET AND THE THEATER WOULD SELL YOU A TICKET FOR BATMAN. AND SO, SANDRA, MADE A DIFFERENCE, SO THAT YOU MADE A CONCERTED EFFORT TO BUY THE TICKET SO THAT THOSE COMPANIES, THOSE PRODUCTION COMPANIES WOULD GET THE CREDIT FOR THE BLACK FILMS AND REALLY EXPANDS WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. LOOK AT ALL THE ICONS YOU BOUGHT IN. THANK YOU EVERYBODY. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> Council President: I THINK I MAY HAVE JUMPED THE GUN, I'LL GIVE THE FLOOR BACK TO YOU. >> C. Price: IT WAS A GOOD SET. SPEAKING OF THEATER, MY LAST PRESENTATION IS THE LINCOLN THEATER. COME ON UP. LOCATED ALONG HISTORIC CENTRAL AVENUE, THE LINK CON THEATER STANDS AS L.A.'S MOST IMPORTANT CULTURAL LANDMARKS, RECOGNIZED FOR ITS STATE AND NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE. SINCE ITS OPENING IN 1927, LFS A 100 YEARS, IT'S SERVED AS REFUGE FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS WHO WERE OFTEN EXCLUDED FROM OTHER VENUES. THEY EARNED THE RECOGNITION AS WEST COAST PALO. BILLY HOLIDAY. IN ADDITION, WHERE THE COMMUNITY COULD COME TOGETHER DURING IMPORTANT CULTURAL AND CIVIC MOMENTS. WHILE BEST KNOWN FOR ENTERTAINMENT, THE LINCOLN THAT'S RIGHT PROVIDED SPACE FOR COLLECTIVE CREATIVE EXPRESSION. TODAY, THE THEATER REMAINS A CROWN JULY --JEWEL OF THIS CORRIDOR AND AS THE THEATER ENTERS A NEW CHAPTER, ITS LEGACY MUST NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. NOW I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE VANSE SCOTT WHO IS HERE WITH MARK WILSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND OTHERS TO JOIN ME AND CRCD ARE THE OWNERS AND STEWARTS OF THE LINCOLN THEATER. SO WE WANT TO LEARN, WHAT'S COMING UP? DAN? >> GOOD MORNING, AND THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER PRICE. THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING US AND THIS BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATION. THANKS TO THE EFFORTS OF COUNCILMAN PRICE. THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, THE COALITION FOR RESPONSIVE DEVELOPMENT IS NOW THE OWNER OF THE HISTORIC LINCOLN THEATER AND THE TWO SURROUNDING LOTS. CLCD AS WE'RE KNOWN AS HAS THREE PHASE PLANS FOR THIS SITE. ONE INCLUDES RENOVATING THE THEATER INTO A CULTURE AND PERFORMING ARTS CENTER THAT NOT ONLY BENEFITS THE RESIDENTS OF CD9 BUT THE RESIDENTS OF GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA AND THE COUNTY. IT WILL ALSO OPERATE AS A WORKFORCE TRAINING CENTER FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS IN FIELDS OF LIGHTING SOUND,. TURNING TO LIVE MUSIC, EXCUSE ME. THE WAY IT WAS IN THE 1920s, 30s AND 40S. DURING THIS TIME ALL BLACKTOP ENTERTAINERS PERFORMED AT THE LINCOLN THEATER KNOWN AS THE APOLLO OF THE WEST. INCLUDING NAT KING COAL, BB KING, SAMMY DAVIS JUNIOR, LENA HORN AND SARAH VAUGHN AND SO MANY MORE INCLUDING QUINCY JONES, WHO YOU WILL HEAR FROM HIS SON IN JUST A MOMENT. CARNEGIE HALL IN NEW YORK, WITH THEIR SUPPORT AND EXPERTISE, WE KNOW WE'RE BUILDING A TEAM THAT WILL ENSURE THE RENOVATION SUCCESS OF THE THEATER INTO A 21sT‘ CENTURY PERFORMING ARTS, AS AL WELL AS MULTI PERFORMING ART CENTER. ANOTHER PHASE ON THIS SITE, INCLUDES TURNING THE LOT ADJACENT TO THE THEATER INTO A 60-UNIT AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT WITH COMMERCIAL SPACE ON THE GROUND FLOOR THAT WILL COMPLIMENT THE THEATER. THIS IS EXPECTED TO START CONSTRUCTION IN LATE 2016. THE THIRD PHASE WHICH IS ACROSS THE ALLEY AND THE THEATER AND THE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT I JUST MENTIONED, IS ANOTHER AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT THAT WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING TOGETHER WHICH WE EXPECT TO START CONSTRUCTION IN 2028. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THESE THREE SITES WILL NOT ONLY TRANSFORM CENTRAL AVENUE BETWEEN 23 AND 25th STREETS BUT WILL TRANSFORM THE CITY. WE WELCOME YOU TO JOIN US IN THIS EFFORT. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> C. Price: THANK YOU. WE MENTIONED, HAVING SOME CONVERSATION WITH THE QUINCY JONES FAMILY. I UNDERSTAND QUINCY JONES THE THIRD IS WITH US. [APPLAUSE] >> Speaker: THIS PROPOSED EFFORT WITH THE JONES FAMILY AND OTHER ENTITIES HAS THE POTENTIAL TO EXPAND ARTS AND OPPORTUNITIES. DISCUSSIONS ARE ALSO BEING HAD WITH THE CARNEGIE HALL. SO WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE WITH US, --45. WE'RE GOING TO START. >> I WAS THINKING ABOUT MY CHILDHOOD. WE HAVE AN EXCITING PRESENTATION FROM TERRY ROSS, REPRESENTING THE CARNEGIE HALL TALKING ABOUT A POTENTIAL COLLABORATION, AGAIN WITH THE LINCOLN THEATER. TERRY? >> Speaker: THANK YOU AND GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER. SO ON BEHALF OF CARNIE HALL AND I'VE BEEN A BOARD MEMBER AT CARNIE HALL FOR FOUR YEARS. AND I WANTED SHARE A BRIEF, BRIEF STORY THAT CAME TO MIND TODAY. AND WHEN I FIRST WENT ON TO CARNIE HALL TO SEE THE FACILITY, I HAD NEVER BEEN THERE. AND I WAS STANDING ON THE STAGE, AND I GOT CHILLS BECAUSE IT WAS A MOMENT THAT REFLECTED, REFLECTED TO ME, THAT I WAS GOING TO BE CURATING CONTENT ON ONE THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS VENUES IN THE WORLD. AND THEN I GOT THAT SAME FEELING THE DAZE THAT I WENT TO THE LINCOLN THEATER AND STOOD ON THAT STAGE, AND I SAID TO MYSELF, YOU'RE GOING TO BE CURATING CONTENT FROM THIS VENUE AS WELL. I JUST WANTED TO SAY, COUNCILMEMBER PRICE, THAT ON BEHALF OF ROBERT SMITH AND THE ENTIRE CARNEGIE STAFF, THEY'RE FULLY COMMITTED TO HELPING RESTORE AND BRINGING BACK THIS FACILITY IN THE WAY THAT IT IS SUPPOSE TO BE. SO WHEN YOU SEE THE VIDEO YOU'LL UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. >> C. Price: LET'S BRING THE VIDEO. THANK YOU, JERRY. >> Speaker: THE WAY I TALK ABOUT CARNIE HALL, THAT WAS LIKE THE MAIN STAGE TO GET TO. >> CARNEGIE HALL HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE A BIG VENUE. >> THE CREME OF THE CREAM SPACES. >> WHAT I'VE BEEN SURPRISED IS THE BREATH AND RANGE OF PARTICIPANT FROM SARAH RON AND CARL BASE'. MARTIN LUTHER KING TO BUSTA JAMES AND JAY Z. >> I LOOKED ON THE WALL AND IT WAS A BUNCH OF PICTURES, IT WAS NOSTALGIA AND I WAS LIKE IF I CAN BRING THAT BACK, I KNOW I'M DOING SOMETHING. >> WELCOME TO CARNEGIE HALL! >> WHAT REALLY EXCITES ME IS THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE A LOT OF OTHER PROGRAMS THAT PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT. >> THERE IS A LOT OF INCARCERATED MEN AND WOMEN THAT ARE VERY TALENTED. I LOVE WHAT WE'RE DOING IN THE CRIMINAL STAGE. >> WHAT CARNEGIE IS DOING IS GIVING THEM A CHANCE. >> WHAT A TRIBUTE TO MOTHERS TO CREATE LULLABIES. >> THEY GIVE FUNDING FOR INSTRUMENTAL FUNDING. >> I THINK IT'S LONG OVERDUE BUT I ABSOLUTELY FEEL THAT MAGIC IS GOING TO COME OUT THIS COLLABORATION. >> CARNEGIE, THEY WANTED TO CREATE A COUNCIL OF INDIVIDUALS, TASTE MAKERS, JUST PEOPLE THAT MOVE THE NEEDLE IN THE INDUSTRY. THE GROUP THAT WE HAVE ASSEMBLED, MEETING THE COUNCIL IS PHENOMENAL. I HAD TO BE PART OF THIS. IF YOU LOOK AT THE PROGRAM WITHIN THE LAST TWO YEARS, I SEE SOME PRECEDENCE. >> SO OUR COMMUNITY CAME OUT IN DROVES LOOKING LIKE MONEY. >> THE HALL HAS NEVER FELT LIKE THIS, WE'VE NEVER HAD THIS TYPE OF ENERGY IN HERE. LIKE THIS IS REALLY REALLY SPECIAL. >> THIS AFRICAN-AMERICAN BILLIONAIRE AND TO GET UP ON STAGE AND SHARE STORIES AND KNOWLEDGE, IS AMAZING. >> YOU FEELING GOOD CARNEGIE HALL? >> WE'RE CHANGING THE CULTURE, 1,000 PERCENT. >> WE ARE CARNEGIE AND WE ARE ASTUTE BUT WE DON'T FORGET WHERE WE CAME FROM. >> CARNEGIE, IS A VENUE THAT FROM DAY ONE OPENED THEIR DOORS TO EVERYONE. WE WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH THE NARRATIVE THAT THEY HAVE BLESSED US ALL. [APPLAUSE] >> C. Price: THE COLLABORATION WITH CARNEGIE HALL. THEY WOULD LOOK DIFFERENT. SHOULD I--SHINADA TOYS AND BROADWAY LINCOLN THEATER. IT'S MY HOPE THAT THEY CONTINUE TO LIGHT THE PATH FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS TO COME AND ACHIEVE ALL ANGELINOS. [APPLAUSE] >> Council President: THANK YOU VERY MUCH MR. PRICE. GREAT PRESENTATION. WE HAVE COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ. ON THE QUEUE. >> M. Rodriguez: I'LL LET THEM TAKE THEIR PHOTO. >> C. Price: LET ME COMMENT, GLUE HAS BEEN BIG RED. LET'S GIVE RED A SHOUT OUT. [APPLAUSE] >> M. Rodriguez: THANK YOU, MR. PRICE. DON'T GO WALKING AWAY YET. I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL THE HONOREES FOR THE REMARKABLE AND INCREDIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT YOU MADE. I HAVE A VERY DEAR FRIEND WHO WAS A DESIGNER WITH MATTEL FOR BARBIES. SOY RECOGNIZE THAT THE TONSER OF YOUNG GIRLS THIS THAT REPRESENTATION. SOMETHING THAT THEY COULD IDENTIFY WITH, SO I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT AND WHAT YOU, WHAT YOU ALL HAVE DONE TO MAKE THE IMMENSE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT YOU'VE MADE. BUT THIS PROJECT, WITH WITH THE LINCOLN THEATER IS SOMETHING, JUST REMARKABLE TO ME. AS SOMEBODY WHO HAD A DEEP ORIGINAL PASSION THAT IF I HAD NOT FALLEN INTO POLITICS, I REALLY SAW MYSELF ON THE BROADWAY STAGE DOING MUSICAL THEATER. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE COLLABORATION OF WHAT THIS MEANS FOR CENTRAL AVENUE, FOR ONE OF THE CORE PARTS OF OUR CITY'S HISTORY. BUT THIS COLAN RACING IS REALLY PHENOMENAL IN SO MANY WAYS, YOU TALK ABOUT THE ARTS, THIS IS A, INTERSECTIONAL MOMENT OF ALL OF THESE THINGS. AND WITH THE LEGACY OF QUINCY JONES AND EVERYTHING THAT I GREW UP ADMIRING MY ENTIRE LIFE, I THINK IT WAS WAS IT SERVE THAT HONORED HIM WHEN HE GOT HIS STAR. YOU TALK ABOUT ALL THE PIECES TOGETHER. THIS PRESENTATION IS SO MUCH LARGER THAN I THINK ANYONE REALLY RECOGNIZES AND APPRECIATES RIGHT NOW IN THIS MOMENT. AND I COULD NOT BE MORE EXCITED FOR WHAT THIS IS GOING TO MEAN TO THE CORE OF LOS ANGELES ON CENTRAL AVENUE. BUT OF COURSE TO THE ENTIRE CITY. IT'S CONNECTIONS FROM ITS HISTORY TO WHAT IT'S GOING TO PROVIDE RESIDENTS IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES AND OF COURSE, MUSICALLY. BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I THINK ABOUT THE HARLEM AND THE APOLLO THEATER AND WHAT THAT MEANS FOR THE RESURRECTION AND WHAT THAT IS GOING TO MEAN HERE. SO I'M JUST IN --INCREDIBLY EXCITED. I WANT TODAY CONGRATULATE YOU MR. PRICE ON THIS INCREDIBLE WORK. I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN AN INSTRUMENTAL PART IN HELPING BRING THIS TOGETHER BUT TO ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT. THIS IS A REMARKABLE REINVITIZATION EFFORT AND INFUSION OF CULTURAL SIGNIFICANT FOR THIS PART OF OUR CITY. SOY WANTED TO THANK YOU AND RECOGNIZE YOU ON THIS WELL DESERVED RECOGNITION. THANK YOU. >> Council President: I ASK, EVERYONE IN COUNCIL TO PLEASE JOIN ME AND GIVING A GREAT ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO COUNCILMEMBER PRICE. THIS IS A BIG DEAL. [APPLAUSE] THIS IS A BIG DEAL. WHAT MR. PRICE HAS PUT IN FRONT OF US TODAY, IS ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT. YOU KNOW, PART OF, PART OF WHAT HAPPENS IN DISCUSSION IN THE BLACK HISTORY RIETSZ AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT IS, WE TALK ABOUT MONTGOMERY ALABAMA AND WHAT HAPPENS THERE IS IMPORTANT AND WHAT HAPPENED IN BIRMINGHAM AND THAT WAS IMPORTANT AND WHAT HAPPENED IN WASHINGTON DC EVERYTHING THERE WAS IMPORTANT. BUT WHAT GETS LEFT OUT IS WHAT HAPPENED HERE IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, NOT JUST FOR BLACK PEOPLE BUT FOR EVERYBODY. YOU HAVE WOVEN TOGETHER A BEAUTIFUL AT AT AT TAPESTRY. LINCOLN THEATER AND MOTION PICTURES. LINCOLN THEATER, IT BECAME A BIG FILM AT THE U.S. AND GOT SHOWN AT THE WHITE HOUSE. BLACK FOLKS, SAID, WE'RE GOING TO MAKE OUR OWN FILMS AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR OWN THEATER AND SPACES. AND THEN SHINDANA TOYS. THE SAME THING, THERE WAS A BARBIE MOVIE, I LOVED THAT MOVIE BUT I WAS UPSET THAT THEY DIDN'T TALK ABOUT SHINDANA TOYS BECAUSE IT WAS A CHALLENGE OF PUTTING ONE STANDARD OF BEAUTY. AND EVERYBODY HAD TO GO ALONG WITH THAT STANDARD OF BEAUTY AND SHINDANA SAID, NO YOU DON'T, WE CAN DO IT DIFFERENT. AND ALL OF THAT CAME OUT OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES AND WE GET TO HONOR THAT TODAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO ALL HONOREES AND THANK YOU SO MUCH TO COUNCILMEMBER FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL PRESENTATION. [APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT WITH THAT, I'LL ASK THE CITY ATTORNEY IF HE'LL PREPARE US FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YES, MR. PRESIDENT. TO FOR TODAY, THE ONLY ITEMS THAT ARE OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT IS ACTUALLY ITEM NUMBER 1 WHICH IS NOTICE FOR PUBLIC HEARING AND YOU ALSO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. WHEN IT IS YOUR TURN TO SPEAK, ONCE YOU GET TO THE PODIUM OR IF YOU'RE USING THE WIRELESS MICROPHONE, WE WOULD ASK THAT YOU PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE ITEM OR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT OR BOTH THE ITEM NUMBER 1 WHICH IS A REAP ITEM AND GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. WHEN SPEAKING ON THE ITEM, YOU MUST BE ON TOPIC. IF YOU STRAY OFF TOPIC OR IF WE CANNOT TELL WHETHER YOU'RE ON TOPIC, YOU WILL GET ONE BRIEF MOMENT TO GET ON TOPIC. IF WE DON'T DO, YOU WILL FORFEIT THE REST OF YOUR SPEAKING TIME AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SPEAKER. FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, YOU CAN SPEAK TO ANY OF THE OTHER ITEMS OR ANYONE ELSE IN THE CITY SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION. AGAIN WE WILL TELL YOU WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP. WE HAVE A COUPLE MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS, IF I CAN HAVE PLEASE HAVE THE INTERPRETER MADE THIS ALLOWED TO THE ROOM. 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 PAUSE YOUR FIEM WHILE THE INTERPRETERS ARE INTERPRETING, SO YOU WILL GET THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME AS EVERYONE ELSE. THANK YOU. >> Interpreter: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> City Attorney: ADDITIONALLY IF YOU'VE MADE AN ACCOMMODATION REQUEST UNDER THE ADA OR IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO, ONCE YOU HEAR THE NAME THAT YOU SIGNED UP UNDER, PLEASE MAKE SURE TO LET THE SERGEANT KNOW THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THAT ACCOMMODATION REQUEST USE THAT WIRELESS MICROPHONE AND THEY WILL BRING IT TO YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ONE FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT, THE ORDER IN WHICH NAMES ARE CALLED, IS AT RANDOM THAT IS TO SAY IT'S RANDOMLY GENERATED. SO IN ORDER TO HELP US RUN AN EFFICIENT COMMENT PERIOD, WE WILL ASK TO WAIT BEFORE LINING UP TO SPEAK. AFTER YOU HEAR THAT NAME CALLED ALLOWED, YOU CAN LINE UP IN ANY ORDER ON THE LEFT-HAND OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. >> Clerk: I WILL BEGIN BY CALLING THE FOLLOWING NAMES, DR. JAMES, PALOMA, L.A. VALLEY, JUNIOR M AND CANDY. >> City Attorney: WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO. >> Speaker: GENERALPUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. >> Speaker: OKAY, I STAND TO REPORT A SERIES OF TROUBLING ACTIONS THAT UNDERMINE THE INTEGRITY OF THE COMMISSION, ABOUT FAIRNESS, AND EQUITY IN THE REFORM PROCESS. FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, I HAVE RAISED CONCERNS THAT THE COMMISSION STAFF HAVE BEEN COORDINATING WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE IN WAYS THAT COMPROMISE THE COMMISSIONS INDEPENDENCE. THESE CONCERNS WITH NO LONGER SPECULATIVE, STAFF RECENTLY ADMITTED THAT THEY CANNOT PERFORM THEIR DUTIES WITHOUT COPYING THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. THIS ADMISSION, THIS ADMISSION RAISES SERIOUS EXITS REGARDING EX-PARTE COMMUNICATIONS AND WHAT IS NEPDED TO BE AN INDEPENDENT CHARTER PROCESS. EVEN MORE DISTURBING IS THE PATTERN OF TREATMENT OF BLACK ORGANIZATIONS, AT NEARLY EVERY JUNCTION WHERE THEY'RE PROVIDED TO INPUT. THEY HAVE BEEN LAST TO BE ENGAGED, PROPOSALS HAVE BEEN UNILATERALLY DISMISSED AND THEIR PERSPECTIVES HAVE BEEN AFFORDED. >> City Attorney: SO SPEAKER, YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED. FOR ANYONE THAT RUNS OUT OF TIME AND WE CANNOT CALL YOU TO SEAK TODAY, YOU CAN ALWAYS PROVIDE ADDITIONAL COMMENT AT L.A.COUNCILCOMMENT.COM. YOU CAN FIND THE URL AT THE TOP OF EVERY AGENDA. IF IF YOU CAN WAIT ON THE SIDE. OKAY SO, UNDERSTOOD. WE NEED TO YOU VACATE THE PODIUM SO WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SPEAKER. GOOD MORNING, WHAT COMMENT? ? >> Speaker: I'M PALOMA, OUR REPORT ON FIFA AND OLYMPIC GAMES CALLS ON FIFA AND AND LA28 TO SET ASIDE ABOUT 3 MILLION DOLLARS TO PREVENT TRAFFICKINGING AND EXPLOITATION, GIVEN THE WELL DOCUMENTED INCREASE OF L.A. RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH MEGA SPORTING EVENTS. THIS FUNDING WILL SUPPORT LEGAL OUT REACH AND COORDINATION AND INDEPENDENT MON ORGANIZE TO PREVENT EXPLOITATION BEFORE IT HAPPENS. WITH THE WORLD CUP LESS THAN SIX MONTHS AWAY, THEY HAVE IS THE RESPONSIBILITY TO MOVE THESE PROTECTIONS NOW. I ALSO WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT THESE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE NOT COMING FROM ONE ORGANIZATION ALONE, A REPORTED ORGANIZATIONS ARE SUPPORTED BY TEN STATE LEGISLATURES ACROSS THE COUNTY AND STATE OF CALIFORNIA INCLUDING SERVICE PROVIDERS AND SURVIVAL ORGANIZATIONS, PUBLIC HEALTH PARTNERS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS. YOUR OFFICE SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A COPY OF THE REPORT BUT I HAVE COPIES HERE WITH ME THAT I WILL PROVIDE TO YOUR STAFF. >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL BOBBY, PALOMA, ERIC, AND STEVEN AND AUDIT L.A. >> Speaker: HI THERE. OWEN RICHARD CONNOLLY HERE. I'M GOING TO BE MAKING A GENERAL COMMENT. >> City Attorney: PUFF A MINUTE. >> Speaker: GOT IT. GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY, A LOS ANGELES DESERVES A CITY HALL FREE FROM ETHICAL LAPSE SXZ ANY APPEARANCE OF CORRUPTION, WE NEED STRONGER ETHICS RULES AND FULL TRANSPARENCY ON POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND REAL ACCOUNTABILITY FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED IN CITY GOVERNMENT, NO EXCEPTION. RESENT SCANDALS ABOUT THE HANDLING OF PUBLIC CONTRACT FUNDS HAVE ERODED PUBLIC TRUST. THESE ISSUES HIGHLIGHT THE NEED FOR REFORM TO SEE PREVENT CONFLICTS AND SURE DECISIONS SERVE THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND RESTORE CONFIDENCE IN OUR INSTITUTIONS. AS A RESIDENT, I ENFORCE EXPANDING TRANSPARENT FOR ALL OFFICIALS, I ALSO WANT TO TAKE THIS TIME, I SEE THAT OLYMPIC FLAG UP THERE. I CALL ON ALL TO ASK CASEY TO STOP FROM LEADING THE OLYMPIC DUE TO HIS CONNECTION WITH EPSTEIN. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, MR. HERMAN, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE FOR ITEM 1 AND ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL. >> Speaker: YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, EVERYBODY. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, LOOK AT THAT, I'M BEING CONTESTED BECAUSE UNCLE TOM, LARRY HAIRY UP THERE KNOWS THAT THE APPEALS AND OBJECTIONS FOR THIS LIEN ON THE PROPERTY AT 3107 SOUTH DALTON AVENUE, YEAH, LOOK AT THE RESISTANCE. LOOK AT THE DESCENT, LOOK AT THE OPPOSED OPPOSITION THAT I BRING TO THIS COUNTRY THAT THIS FUCKEN SHIT ON LIENS IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND YOU HAVE EVERY MOTHER FUCKING RIGHT TO COME HERE AND PROTEST, OTHERWISE YOU'RE A DUMB MOTHER FUCKER. YOU'VE GOT TO PROTEST. >> City Attorney: THIS IS YOUR ONLY WARNING, YOU NEED TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM OR MOVE TO GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: 42 USC. >> City Attorney: PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: LET ME READ INTO THE RECORD, THE ACTION OF CASE 220CV, DOCK KEYS FOR THE RECORD. GRANTED BY THE FEDERAL COURT OF DAVID O CARTER AND THAT OF BELIDE AND NATHAN HOCHMAN WHO APPEARED IN COURT THIS PAST WEDNESDAY, SMOKING SCAN. WHY IS THAT? WHY WERE THEY THERE? BECAUSE THESE EXTENSIONS UNCONSTITUTIONAL VIOLATIONS OF THE LAW WAS THIS. RULES ITEM NUMBER 24, RULES, L.A. CITY BROWN ACT, EACH MEMBER SHALL ATTEND ALL REGULAR AND SPECIAL MEETINGS EXCEPT FOR ILLNESS. UNLESS A LEAVE OF ABSENCE HAS BEEN GRANTED! WHY HAS THAT ILLEGAL PRICE BEEN DOING THESE WRONGS? MAJORITY VOTE AND REGULAR MEET ING AT WHICH QUORUM IS PRESENT, FUCK YOU GROAT! >> City Attorney: YOUR FIEM HAS EXPIRED AND FOR VISITORS HERE, AND LISTENING AND ON YOUTUBE. JUST TO BE CLEAR, WHEN SPEAKING ON THE AGENDA ITEMS, IT DOES NEED TO BE CONNECTED TO THE ITEM. YOU CAN ALWAYS DO DURING GENERAL. GOOD MORNING, SPEAKER. WHAT ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GENERAL COMMENT. ?AOUF A MINUTE, GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: THERE IS BEEN 9 DEATHS IN THE LAST WEEK, AT MEN'S CENTRAL JAIL. IT NEEDS TO BE CLOSED DOWN. TO CONTINUE, IN THE WORDS OF ARMANDO HERMAN, QUOTE IF YOU DON'T SERVE THINGS UP, YOU BECOME A SMALL FAINT VOICE, END QUOTE. WE FIND THIS TO BE AN HONEST EVALUATION. MOST PERIOD OF TIME REPRESENTATIVES ARE NOT PAYING ATTENTION DURING PUBLIC COMMENT. THIS IS PUBLIC TIME, NOT EMAIL TIME. THERE IS A REASON FOR THE BOLD LANGUAGE, THE FOR FATHERS OF THIS COUNTRY SAW A REASON FOR THE BOLD LANGUAGE AND WROTE IT IN TO THE HIGHEST LAW ON THE LAND, IT'S FIRST ON THE LIST. >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER. >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER BEGINS, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL A, RICK COAL, C.J., GIN', CANDIDO, PAY LEN AND SOPHIA. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, SPEAKER, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. ?AOUF A MINUTE. >> Speaker: I'M ERIC, I'M A PHOTOGRAPHER WHO HAS BEEN DOCUMENTING ICE'S ACTIVITY SINCE JUNE. COUNCILMEMBER JAOUR DO, I WAS GLAD YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THE STUDENTS BUT SUPPORTING THEM MEANS YOU'RE SUPPORTIVE. THE LAPD WAS LINED UP, I WATCHED AS THEY DROVE MOTOR VEHICLES TO SPOOK THEM, SHOT A LESS LETHAL TO THE CROWD OF CHILDREN AND MORE. I WA*UFPD THOSE KIDS GET RADICALIZED ON REALTIME AND ON TUESDAY, I SAW ASSISTANT CHIEF TELL THAT THEY DID NOT MOVE INTO CROWD CONTROL, THAT IS A LIE. AND THE LAUSD FIRED A TEACHER FOR OPENING THE GATE, HE SHOULD BE REINSTATED. I WAS GOING TO ADDRESS THE REST OF MY COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ BUT SHE IS NOT HERE. SO THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER. WHICH ITEMS? >> Speaker: ITEM NUMBER 1 AND GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, FOR THE LIEN RIGHT? >> City Attorney: YES, IT'S A REAP ITEM RELATED TO PROPERTY 3107 SOUTH DALTON AVENUE. SO SUFFICIENT ONE MINUTE FOR THE ITEM AND ONE FOR GENERAL. >> Speaker: THANK YOU. SO WE HAVE ANOTHER NUISANCE ABATEMENT, YOU LIKE TO SHAKE DOWN WHEN THE CITY IS BROKE AND THE FOLK. THE REAL NUISANCE IS THE WHEN THE CITY, WHEN THEY RUN INTO THE RED BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO MANAGE OUR MONEY, THEY START PUTTING IN FEES AND ENFORCING THINGS THAT MEAN SOMETHING TO THEM BUT--IT'S PRETTY RIDICULOUS. I DON'T KNOW THE PROPERTY OWNER OF THAT PROPERTY. HE COULD BE THE HE OR SHE OR HE CAN BE A DICK FOR ALL I KNOW. I JUST KNOW THE ONLY REASON THEY ARE ISSUING THIS, THE CITY NEEDS TO FLIP EVERY SOFA CUSHION FOR COINS IF YOU CAN. INCLUDING YOUR SOFA CUSHION. IT'S RIDICULOUS THAT THEY WERE NOT NOTIFIED THAT FORMER DIRECTOR FOR NURY MARTINEZ. WHILE SHE WAS OUTED DURING THE WHOLE FED TAPE SITUATION SI WHY THE CHARTER COMMISSION STARTED. YOU LOVE ACTIVIST THAT ARE IN THE PAST, YOU DON'T ACTIVIST THAT ARE ALIVE TODAY, OR STILL DOING THEIR GOOD WORK. YSABEL JURADO AND NOW SAYS NOTHING WHEN THE KIDS WERE BEING TEAR GASSED AND HIT. UNISSES, TRIED TO GET THE RESIDENTS TO SIGN SOMETHING THAT THEY COULDN'T TALK SHIT ABOUT THE LANDLORD TO EACH OTHER AND PART OF GETTING THEIR FEES, ABOUT 15 MILLION DOLLARS WAVED AND GIVING THEM CASH. IT'S PRETTY CRAZY. IT'S WILD. EVERYTHING IS A MESS. YOU GUYS AREN'T GOING TO PROTECT US, AND HONESTY, YOU SHOULD BE SCARED. THIS ALL GOES ON BECAUSE THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT AFRAID OF THE PEOPLE AND THEY'RE CLEARLY NOT AFRAID OF GOD. IF THEY WERE AFRAID OF EITHER OR, THEY WOULD CHANGE THEIR BEHAVIOR. L.A. GUN CLUB. >> Clerk: BFT NEXT SPEAKER, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE LAST SPEAKERS, CM, ANDREW, A MERSOL AND JOE M. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS I'M TALKING ABOUT INITIATIVE TRAFFICKING AT LAYOLA LAW SCHOOL. AS LOS ANGELES PREPARES FOR THE 2028 OLYMPIC GAMES AND FIFA CLUB, WE MUST ADDRESS LABOR TRAFFICKING. WE URGE FOUR IMMEDIATE ACTIONS. FIRST PUBLICLY RELEASE THE DRAFT FOR SURVIVOR REVIEW. SECOND, SCHEDULE FULL COUNCIL REVIEW OF THE FIFA HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT AND CONVENE THE AD HOC OLYMPIC COMMITTEE IN FEBRUARY TO REVIEW THE LA28 PLAN. THIRD, REQUIRE FIFA AND LA28 TO FULLY FUND THESE PLANSMENT BECAUSE UNFUNDED PLANS DO NOT PROTECT WORKERS. FINALLY, PRIORITIZE LABOR ENFORCEMENT AND PRIVATE COURT COORDINATION BEFORE AND DURING EVENTS. THE GREATEST RISK IS LABOR TRAFFICKING, AND CONSTRUCTION WHERE ABUSE IS OFTEN RECRUDE BEFORE ENFORCEMENT EVER BEGINS. >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER. GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, SIR. ITEM 4 WHICH IS ABATEMENT AND PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: SO ITEM 4 IS NOT OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT BUT YOU CAN SPEAK TO IT FOR GENERAL. THE ONLY ITEM OPEN IS ITEM NUMBER 1. IT'S ABATEMENT. >> Speaker: WHATEVER, LET'S GO ON. I ABATEMENT, I JUST LOOKED IT ON, IT HAS THE LESSON OF SOMETHING, AND YOU KNOW IN PORTER RANCH OVER AT THE BURSSON PARK, THERE IS GRAFFITI AND IT STARTED--BREAKS MY HEART. LET'S GO ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE. >> Speaker: I HAD A DREAM, DID I WAKE UP THIS MORNING, THAT ICE IS NOT GOING TO BE FUNDED? SOMEBODY SAY YES? I ASKED A FEW PEOPLE AND NOBODY CAN GIVE ME AN ANSWER. HOPEFULLY THAT IS TRUE. WHICH MEANS IN VAN NUYS, WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK AT ICE AGENTS IN THE FEDERAL BUILDING. PLEASE TELL ME THAT IS TRUE. I WAS DOWN HERE, BECAUSE I NYED TO PICK UP SOME WHISTLES, WE'RE READY. I DON'T CARE WHAT WE HAVE TO DO. BUT ANYBODY THAT STANDS BY AND WATCHES THIS. I HAVE A MESSAGE FOR MY THE BEST CHIEF THAT WE'VE EVER HAD, CHIEF McDONNELL, YES STAND WITH YOUR PEOPLE WITH YOUR OFFICERS, BUT PLEASE, PROTECT THE PROTESTERS WHO ARE STANDING UP FOR ME. WHO STOOD UP FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME IN THE PAST. PLEASE, YOU CAN DO GREAT THINGS BY SUPPORTING US AND NOT ICE. THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER. GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: JUST GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: OKAY, YOU HAVE A MINUTE. >> Speaker: LET'S SEE, IMELDA HERE. LET'S SEE, THAT'S AN INTERESTING STATEMENT, I THINK I WOULD PREFER STREET LIGHTS NOT LOOKING AT THE STARS. THAT'S A REAL ONE. THAT'S A REAL INTERESTING TO SAY, OH YEAH, I WANT TO GIVE ALL THE STREET LIGHTS. OH LET'S LOOK AT THE STARS. I GUESS THE STARS WILL GUIDE US AND KEEP US FROM GETTING INJURED? WOW. SO, FUCK JIM McDONNELL, JIM McDONNELL SHOULD BE FIRED. YOU HAD HAD THE POWER TO DO IT AND FOR SOME REASON, COUNCILMEMBERS LIKE UNISSES HERNANDEZ WHO IS CURRENTLY CHATTING IT UP WITH STAFFER B, STAFFER B, TAKING BRIBES IN LAS VEGAS, INSTEAD OF WORK TO GO GET JIM McDONNELL FIRED. REALLY IMPRESSIVE. WOO! >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, THIS IS YOUR FIRST AND ONLY WARNING, PLEASE DO NOT DISRUPT THE MEETING. WE'RE MOVING ONTO THE NEXT SPEAKER. >> Speaker: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. ?AOUF A MINUTE. GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: I'M FIBIAN FUENTES REPRESENTING LAYOLA STUDENT, I'M A DRESSING LOS ANGELES PREPARATIONS FOR 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP AND 2028 OLYMPIC GAMES. WHILE THE COUNCIL IS ADOPTING RECOMMENDATION FRZ THE AD HOC COMMITTEE ON THE 2028 GAMES, THEY HAVE YET TO DISCUSS THE HUMAN RIGHTS PLANS DUE ON DECEMBER 31, 2026. AT THE SAME MEETING REQUEST FOR 300 INDEPENDENT ANTI-TRAFFICKING AUDITS WERE DIFFERED UNTIL THE HUMAN PLANS DISCUSSION SHOULD ALREADY BE A PART OF SUBSTANTIALLY PLAN. COUNCILMEMBERS ALSO RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT SECURITY FOR RESIDENTS AND IMMIGRANTS AMID RESENT ICE INFORMANT ACTIONS, THESE PROTECTIONS CANNOT WAIT. OUR RECOMMENDATIONS ARE NEGOTIATING A M.O. U, AND STATE PROHIBIT CONNECTED TO THE GAMES REQUIRING LA28 AND FIFA TO PROVIDE 220,000 TO PROTECT COMMUNITIES FROM ICE ENFORCEMENT. THANK YOU. >> Clerk: COUNCIL PRESIDENT, THOSE ARE ALL THE SPEAKERS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Council President: THANK YOU EVERYBODY TO EVERYONE WHO CAME TO SHARE WITH US THIS MORNING. WHAT IS NEXT? >> Clerk: THE COUNCIL MAY VOTE ON ITEM NUMBER 1. >> Council President: OKAY, OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 13 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WHAT IS NEXT. JAOT COUNCIL MAY NOW VOTE ON ITEM NUMBER 4, CALLED SPECIAL BY COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ FOR A SEPARATE VOTE. >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ. >> M. Rodriguez: YES, I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE HOUSING DEPARTMENT FOR QUESTIONS. >> M. Rodriguez: er HI, GOOD MORNING. CAN YOU PROVIDE A QUICK OVERVIEW OF WHAT THAT POSITION AUTHORITY IS SUPPOSE TO PROVIDE AND WHAT THE REQUEST IS HERE? >> KERNL, CRAIG FOR THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT. THE POSITION IS ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER AND THE POSITION WOULD LEAD THE NEW HOMELESSNESS BUREAU. THIS WAS PART OF THE STAFFING PLAN THAT WAS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL IN DECEMBER. AND THIS PARTICULAR ASK IS FOR, AN EXEMPTION FROM THE CIVIL SERVICE REQUIREMENT, IT'S COME THROUGH PERSONNEL COMMITTEE. THIS IS AN EXEMPT POSITION AND THIS IS TO APPROVE EXEMPTION. >> M. Rodriguez: TO APPROVE FOR THIS GENERAL MANAGER POSITION WHO WILL PERFORM WHAT DUTY EXACTLY? WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THIS POSITION? >>, IT'S, IT'S IN THE REPORT BUT, THIS WOULD BE THE LEADER OF THE BUREAU THAT WOULD BE THE ALSO THE EXTERNAL FACE OF THE BUREAU, SO IT WOULD HELP COORDINATE ALL THE STRATEGIES. IF WE WANT SPECIFICALLY WHAT THE BUREAU WOULD DO, DURING THE FIRST YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT REALLY WANTS IT TO FOCUS ON TRYING TO STREAMLINE AND SHORTEN THE TIME THAT IT TAKES TO ADMINISTER CONTRACTS, TO PAY INVOICES WHICH HAVE, WE KNOW IS TAKING WAY TOO LONG. THAT WOULD BE A IMPORTANT THING TO DO DURING THE FIRST YEAR TO BETTER COORDINATE HOMELESSNESS POLICY WITHIN THE REGION AND HAVE A MORE COORDINATED VOICE FOR WHAT CITY COUNCIL POLICIES WANT TO PUT FORWARD. SO THERE IS A LOT OF REGIONAL BODIES WITH A CONSISTENT MESSAGE WITH THE CITY, COORDINATED WITH THE CITY, SO WE HAVE A COHERENT WAY. >> M. Rodriguez: OKAY, SO WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AND EXECUTION THAT THIS PERSON WOULD SEE, YOU'RE STILL TALKING ABOUT CONTRACTS THAT WOULD BE ADMINISTERED BY LAHSA, IS THAT CORRECT? >> YES. >> M. Rodriguez: OKAY, SO. SO TO BE CLEAR, SO WE WANT AN ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER, TO OVERSEE AND FACILITATE THE CONTRACT EXECUTION, BY AN AGENCY THAT WE KNOW AND HAVE MULTIPLE EXAMPLES OF, HAS BEEN COMMITTED MALPRACTICE IN LACK OF OVERSIGHT, IN THE CURRENT CONTRACTS THAT THEY, THEY CURRENTLY EXECUTE AND OVERSEE. SO WE'RE BASICALLY BRINGING IN AN INTERMEDIATERY TO PRETEND THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE OVERSEE AN EXISTING FAILED STRUCTURE. SO THIS IS JUST MORE, AGAIN, COLLEAGUES I'M JUST BRINGING THIS TO EVERYONE'S ATTENTION AGAIN, BECAUSE WHAT WE'RE TALKING IS PROVIDING A POSITION AUTHORITY FOR SOMEBODY TO SEE A FAILED AND BROKEN SYSTEM. WE HAVE NOT CHANGED ANYTHING FUNDAMENTALLY. YOU'RE ACCELERATING THE CONTRACTS, THIS INDIVIDUAL WILL HELP ACCELERATE THE EXECUTION FOR AN AGENCY THAT IS NOT HOLDING SERVICE PROVIDERS ACCOUNTABLE. BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT FUNDAMENTALLY CORRECTED ANYTHING THAT IS BROKEN WITH THIS SYSTEM. SO I JUST, AGAIN, I, I THANK YOU OKAY. THIS IS OF COURSE, LISTEN, THIS IS NOT AT YOU. THIS IS THE LACK OF LEADERSHIP AND COHERENT RESPONSE TO A BROKEN SYSTEM. SO I JUST WANTED BRING THIS TO EVERYONE'S ATTENTION, BECAUSE AGAIN WE'RE REARRANGING THE CHAIRS OF THE "TITANIC", NOTHING DIFFERENT FROM WHAT IS BEING LEAD AND INITIALED BY THESE AUTHORITIES BEING CREATED IN THIS BUREAU. IT'S, IT A DUE DUPLICATION FOR EXIST ING FUNCTION TZ. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HOLD LAHSA MORE ACCOUNTABLE IN THE O*EFR SITE OF OVERSIGHT OF PROVIDERS MAKING MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. WE JUST SAW ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF A CONTRACT OF ABUNDANT BLESSINGS. WE CANNOT GET DIRECT ANSWERS FROM LAHSA ABOUT WHAT IS BEING DELIVERED AND EXAMPLE ON WHEN WE MANAGE THESE CONTRACTS DIRECTLY, WE CAN HAVE BETTER OUTCOMES. WE'RE SPENDING MORE MONEY. WE'RE SUSTAINING A BROKEN SYSTEM WITH LAHSA, AND PROVIDING A NEW INTERMEDIATEARY. WHAT THE HELL ARE WE DOING HERE? AND LET'S JUST BE CLEAR, BECAUSE AGAIN, I JUST WANTED REMIND EVERYBODY THAT THERE ARE TWO PENDING REPORTS TO ENGAGE IN THIS CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT REAL REFORM LOOK LIKE THAT HAS NOT BEEN SCHEDULED AGAIN. MS. RAMAN, 270 DAYS SINCE MY REPORT THAT HAS COME BACK ON CREATION OF HOMELESSNESS DEPARTMENT HAS NOT BEEN SCHEDULED. 297 DAYS. ANOTHER THAT HAS BEEN SPENDING FOR 177 DAYS IS THE IDEA THAT WE CAN CONTRACT WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS AND BE ABLE TO PROVIDE OUTCOME ASSOCIATED WITH THE WORK. I WANTED TO BRING IT TO EVERYONE'S ATTENTION TO EVERYONE AGAIN, THAT REAL REFORM CAN BE A COMPLETED AND EXECUTES IF THESE ITEMS WERE JUST SCHEDULE FOR CONVERSATION IN COMMITTEE. WE HAVE, TWO PENDING REPORTS. ONE HAS BEEN SITTING FOR 297 DAYS AND ONE FOR 177 DAYS. SO IF, CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT AND HAVE A SENSE OF URGENCY FOR REFORM, LET'S HAVE THE DAM CONVERSATION. SO THANK YOU, I WILL REMAIN A NO-VOTE ON THIS POSITION. AND LET'S STOP CREATING THIS REFORM, LET'S ACTUALLY HAVE THE CONVERSATION THAT ELIMINATES THE DUPLICATION IN OVERSIGHT WITHOUT ANY GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> Council President: THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN WILL ASK THE FOLKS IN THE GALLERY TO KEEP IT DOWN AND NOT DISRUPT THIS MEETING. IT'S YOUR FIRST WARNING. [YELLING IN THE AUDIENCE] >> City Attorney: YOU'VE BEEN WARNED. >> Council President: MR. CANDIDO HAS BEEN ORDERED REMOVED. WE'LL SEE YOU SOON. LET'S OPEN THE ROLL ON THIS ITEM. CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 11 AYES, 3 NOES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: COUNCIL HAS MOTIONED FOR POSTED AND REFERRAL. >> Council President: THEY ARE POSTED AND REFERRED. ANNOUNCEMENTS MEMBERS? ANNOUNCEMENTS, MEMBERS, GOING ONCE? ALL RIGHT, I'LL ASK EVERYONE TO RISE FOR ADJOURNING MOTIONS. LOOKING TO MY LEFT AND LOOKING TO MY RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER JURADO? WE'LL ASK EVERYBODY TO SPKT THE SPEAKER DURING ADJOURNING MOTIONS. >> Y. Jurado: COLLEAGUES, TODAY I RISE IN HONOR OF FLORANTE PETER IBANIS. BELOVED LIEB RAN, HISTORIAN AND ADD --ADVOCATE FOR FILIPINO COMMUNITY. HE JOINED LMU LAYOLA LAW SCHOOL IN 1992 SUPPORTING FACULTY AND STAFF WHILE SHAPING A MORE INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY. HE RECEIVED THAT ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE WAS A MATTER OF JUSTICE AND WHEN INFORMATION IS SHARED PEOPLE ARE EMPOWERED TO CHANGE THEIR LIVES AND WORLD. BEYOND ACADEMIA, HE WAS A PILLAR OF THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY AND THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA. HE WAS A CO-FOUNDER OF UCLA FILIPINO AND IF YOU KNOW THEM, THEY'RE A FORCE TO BE RECKONED, PART OF THE MOTHER ORG'S COALITION. HE HELPED CREATE SPACES OF BELONGING, LEADERSHIP AND PRIDE, SPACE THAT'S CONTINUE TO NURTURE NEW LEADERS TODAY. AND I WOULD BE REMISS, THAT WITHOUT HIS LEADERSHIP I WOULD PROBABLY NOT BE HERE. HAVING A POLITICAL ORGANIZATION, THAT'S WHERE YOU LEARN HOW TO BE AN ORGANIZER IN COLLEGE. AND EVEN HELPING TO ELECT THE FIRST FILIPINO ASB PRESIDENT AT UCLA, THE WORK GOES ON AND ON. ALONGSIDE HIM, IS HIS WIFE AND PARTNER OF 51 YEARS. THEY PRESERVE THE LIVING HISTORY OF OUR PEOPLE. HE ESTABLISHED THE FLORANTE AT CAL STATE DOMINGUEZ HILLS ARCHIVE DOCUMENTING FILIPINO HISTORY AND COMMUNITY LIFE FROM THE 1940S AND THE PRESENT. AND BECAUSE OF HIS WORK, FUTURE GENERATIONS WILL KNOW THAT WE WERE HERE AND THAT WE ORGANIZED AND STRUGGLED AND BUILT COMMUNITY AND THRIVED. AND HE SUPPORTED SO MANY ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, LIONS'S CLUB, AND MANY OTHERS, HE WORKED TIRELESSLY TO UPLIFT OUR COMMUNITY. EVEN TO HIS LAST DAYS, HE WAS A MENTOR TO YOUNG FILIPINOS, FINDING THEIR VOICE. A MUSICIAN, A PHOTOGRAPHER AND GIFTED STORY TELLER, HUSBAND, FATHER, GRANDFATHER AND FRIEND. AND SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE, ROSLYN ROSE AND HIS DAUGHTERS, AND GRANDCHILDREN AND A LOVING EXTENDED FAMILY WHO SO GRACIOUSLY SHARED HIM WITH ALL OF US. SO IT IS MY PROFOUND HONOR TO LIFT SOMEBODY WHO DEDICATED HIS CAREER AND CALLING TO PRESERVING ALL OF HIS STORIES AND OPENED COUNTLESS DOORS FOR FILIPINO-AMERICANS AND IT'S SO FITTING THAT THERE IS A WALK OUT OUTSIDE BECAUSE HIS COMMITMENT TO YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, IF YOU NEED A FILIPINO TO HAVE A STORY ABOUT FLORANTE AND ROSE, HE WAS TO INTEGRAL TO THIS MOVEMENT. AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, CONTINUING THIS WORK TO DEVOTE HIS LIFE, AND MAKE SURE HIS LIFE IS REALLY IMMORTAL. MAY HE REST IN PEACE AND POWER. BUT THE IN THE WORDS OF FLORANTE AND OPTIMISM IN POETRY, THE AIR IS DIRTY BUT THE SKY IS BLUE. >> Council President: THANK YOU SO MUCH COUNCILMEMBER JURADO AND TO THE FAMILY FOR BEING WITH US. I WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED TO THIS ADJOURNING MOTION. HE WAS A PILLAR OF THE SOCIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENT THAT WE ALL WENT THROUGH COMING-OF-AGE INTO THE LEADERSHIP OF THIS CITY AND THE LEADERSHIP OF CIVIC LIFE. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS ADJOURNING MOTION. DO WE HAVE OTHER ADJOURNING MOTIONS? ALL RIGHT, SEEING NONE, WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU SO MUCH.