returning visitor, or experiencing the city for the first time, we're glad you're here. Welcome to L.A. this week. Your journey starts in Chinatown . While Chinatown is a destination, every day of the year, the neighborhood takes on a lively energy during its signature events. Celebrations such as Chinatown, Summer nights, the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival, and the many festivities marking the Lunar New Year transform the streets into vibrant gatherings filled with music, art, food and community pride. This year marks the year of the Firehorse, a powerful sign in the zodiac. The horse symbolizes energy, independence and forward momentum, while the element of fire amplifies passion, courage and transformation. Together, they represent a year filled with creativity and the drive to embrace new opportunities. In LA's Chinatown, the celebration culminates in its annual Golden Dragon Parade and Firecracker Run. Some of the city's most anticipated cultural events. The streets come alive with colorful floats, lion and dragon dancers , music and a spirited display of community pride. We are here at the Golden Dragon Parade, celebrating Chinese New Year, the year of the horse, year of the Fire Horse, and we're so excited to be here to celebrate shedding that snake skin and going full force with fire into 2026. So the Fire horse is a very auspicious time. It signifies a lot of new action, new journeys and adventures, businesses on the rise too. So this is the time to really kind of you have any dreams, any goals, please pursue them. This is a great time to align with that energy. The year of the Fire Horse happens once every 60 years and this year is going to come in hard and fast. So there's a lot of blessings. I know I already checked out my own personal astrology, so I'm excited to get this year started . Me and my friends are coming out here from the Inland Empire and we're just coming to enjoy LA. We were walking through and we seen like a setup for an event. People were telling us they're going to have a Lunar New Year parade, and it looks amazing. There's so many people out here and they're just enjoying the experience. So we wanted to come in and join in on that. I've been here for the last few years with the Chinese Historical Society, where the first unit out leading off the parade with the flags. Wow It's good that everybody gets together for the Chinese New Year, and we've been celebrating it for this over 50 years now. The historical society has been in existence since 1975, so we are glad that people are sticking together and we look forward every year for this big celebration. I'm part of Eastwind Foundation. We are the local lion Dance troupe group here. Since 1972. It's our intention and our hope and our aspiration to pass on cultural wealth. So it's a beautiful thing that we have for generation of lion dancers that are learning, so they don't forget who they are. Kung Hei Fat Choy, happy New Year everyone. The purpose is really unity and connecting with the community. By coming to watch the parade, you can learn about the Chinese culture. We have floats. We have bands and fireworks. At the end of the parade. You know you walk by and you see the amount of detail and the amount of things that they're putting into the parade, and then just into their culture. And it's like you kind of get curious about it. So we wanted to come and check that out and, and see you know, what their culture is about. As well. The Chinese culture in general. We're here to share our diversity and harmony and peace and happiness. It's of great significance that we have all these different cultures, people from different backgrounds come out here because, you know, part of Chinese New Year celebration is to bring everybody together. And Los Angeles is a multicultural city, and yeah, it's great to see people, you know, try to come here and learn a little bit more about Chinese American history, learn more about Chinatown. I'm so proud to be representing my Thai, Chinese culture. Our country is a melting pot and we have to stay close to our roots and be proud of where we come from. All of the stories that make us who we are. This is America. We can learn that we all have humanity, that we all have family. We all have loved ones, and we can put aside our differences and look at our similarities. It's just great to be able to experience different cultures. And so being able to go out and see different things like this is just like an experience that everyone should be able to have. And especially with the cultures that you're unfamiliar with, you come down and you get to experience them and you get to see different people. And you know what those cultures are like. You should expand your avenues as much as you can. To all the young kids out there, I just want to let them know that you belong here. If you're an immigrant, if you're a child of immigrants, the city of Los Angeles is your home. When we celebrate our heritage, we also encourage you to celebrate your heritage. And another phrase I really love mi casa es su casa. And we're here to celebrate that together. I wish you all the best going. To. Three. Two. One. Are you guys ready to rumble? One of the traditions of the firecracker run or bike is the lighting of the firecrackers. It was such an exciting moment for the community. We live probably over 100,000 firecrackers. Is just such a fun way to just basically raise the energy before everyone starts off on their bike ride or their race. This is a long standing community event started by a group of friends that actually grew up in the community that wanted to do something other than just celebrating tradition. They themselves are also very active, so they decided to go ahead and like bring in health and fitness. It just grew over time . Such a beautiful day for the 48th Annual firecracker, we just kicked off the 50 mile and the 20 mile cyclists. And as you can see, we got all our furry friends behind us for the paw walk. This is the community of Los Angeles coming together small business owners, runners, weekend warriors, just Angelenos coming together and having a good time on a Saturday. I came up from San Diego. I've never done this before. It's my first time participating in the firecracker run. The 48th annual and the best part is community. You see, the different cultures and the diversity you feel each other's energy with everything going on in our society right now, it's really good to celebrate our community, celebrate joy, be together, and really just also just have some fun. Chinatown is such a special place. Our Chinatown in Los Angeles is a historic. We have long time small business owners, mom and pop shops. The architecture is something that is a treat for Angelenos. The vibe here in general is just people are excited to be in community. They're excited to celebrate each other. They're excited to have something fun to do with their families, with their pets, dogs, dogs, dogs. Anytime you're around a bunch of dogs, the energy and the passion is just something that just goes through your body. We worked so hard the last few months to really put this together and to see it all come to fruition. It's very exciting. Additionally, all the money goes back to the community. So local schools, local nonprofits, they're celebrating year of the horse, 2026. So it's all about Bountiful blessings and positive energy. And, you know, Los Angeles is strong. We're getting ready for the Olympics 2028. We got the marathon next week. It's a great day. Back in the 1850s, Chinese immigrants built their community a few blocks away near what is now Union Station. In 1938, the current Chinatown opened in LA as the city celebrates the Lunar New Year and the year of the horse, it is fitting to reflect on the broader Chinese zodiac, particularly the humble goat. The goat has taken on a modern civic role in the city of Los Angeles as an essential environmental worker, long valued for their agricultural benefits. Goats are now deployed for critical brush clearance and fire abatement. This innovative eco friendly land management strategy harnesses their natural grazing instincts, proving especially effective on steep and rugged terrain where traditional mechanical methods can be disruptive, costly or less efficient. Vegetation management. Here in the Sepulveda Basin has been ongoing. What we've been doing is looking at areas that might have a higher impact of fire spread during high wind events. Any areas that might be connected to brush fire danger and we're taking a look at that and managing the fuel by using our crews, our heavy equipment and goats. Fire grazers. We're a company that mow the lawns of several places all throughout the Los Angeles area, and we use goats. We clear fire, hazardous vegetation. Once they're out here, we've got three guard dogs in there. Now Okay, cool. We're going to protect them and take care of them there. That's how it worked. When I first became a council member and I noticed and caught that every year I had to use some of my discretionary funds to clear the brush here to avoid the fires. I was hoping that we were going to be able to get some goats here, and here we are. And look how beautiful they look. How happy they look. Oh thank you. Everyone is super excited to finally see our city thinking outside the box for something that we know works. They are definitely helping supplement our work. They're consuming the fuel and what it's going to do is it's going to limit the large fire breakout in the summertime by limiting the fuel. Now it's going to help us later. What these guys are going to do is they're going to devour all the weeds in the area that will turn into flashy fuels later in the season after they dry out. It's not an invasive procedure. You don't have tractors driving around and we're just very, very, very excited that we're able to support this project. I'm looking to get the goats into my district. We have some hillsides that are tough to clear for humans, but for goats, they'll be a breeze. The goats, their pay is what they eat, and what they eat is what they're supposed to do. So it's all it's a win win scenario. You know, it's it makes sense. I could I could see having some some LA goats become, you know, regular city employees. The LAPD has secured funding to crack down on impaired driving citywide. The Los Angeles Police Department will receive nearly $1 million through a grant from the California Highway Patrol. The funding will include DUI task forces officer training and community outreach initiatives. Officials note that impaired driving includes alcohol, cannabis and other drugs. LAPD online .org. The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has completed its first snow survey. The surveys measure snow depth and water content. Measurements are taken at Cottonwood Canyon, Big Pine Canyon, Rock Creek and Mammoth Pass. Data helps track runoff into the Los Angeles Aqueduct, which supplies water and hydropower. Surveys run February through April each year, with monitoring to support long term water reliability. Learn more at la. DWP News.com. In the 19th century, Chinese immigrants in America formed powerful networks of mutual aid, family associations and business guilds rooted in shared hometowns, surnames and trades. At a time when discrimination was widespread, these organizations offered protection, employment, connections housing and community from those gathering places grew neighborhoods that would become modern communities like LA's Chinatown. Today that same spirit of determination continues today, where we recognize Angelenos who have forged their own paths. Among them is Nancy C Avery, who made history as the first black woman to lead the post office in Pacoima. The returning Citizens Project is a project that allows individuals to support them in housing, employment, and also behavioral health. And with this project, the 30 individuals are now in job placement. Once they are connected with the Amity Foundation and are provided that stable housing Crcds role is to connect them to not only a work experience opportunity, but the opportunity to create an educational goal, an employment goal, maybe even enter in a training for that employment. And our team will help make that happen. It opens up a door so individuals feel like services are being provided by people that look like them and have had the same experiences as them, so they feel more comfortable expressing themselves and really working on their autonomy. Many of them have come from various walks of life because they are just as involved now. They have an opportunity to find themselves and their right to work, and that's what we're excited about. I had found out about the program through a friend. You know, we were in a similar situation. We both had been arrested before, and he basically told me, like, you know, this program is helping me with housing and a job and you should go check it out. So I actually went up to LA Trade Tech, the workforce center. I had met Emily and they basically gave me a job and housing, finding housing, finding employment, going to school. Those are such incredible challenges and feats for anyone. So to see someone who maybe at first didn't think that was an option or a reality for them obtain it, um, that's why we're here and why we do this. They provide stable housing, training and a real opportunity. Their support gave me stability and allow me moving forward with dignity and hope. Miss Avery was a very special person. Yeah, I first, uh, postmaster, uh, African American to be hired by John F Kennedy. Back in the 60s. And she was a tremendous contributor to the community in general and was a very positive spirit. Uh so she she could challenge you. And I enjoyed the challenges she presented. I usually agreed with her on on just about everything. Um but she was a very pleasant, wonderful person. And sitting with her at that time, miss Avery hired me, uh, back in 1983. She hired me back in 1982. Not only to hire me, but I went on to become postmaster here as well. Her legacy goes on, and on, not just through me, but the people that I mentored who are former and present postmasters. It's extremely important to recognize positive things in our community, particularly at a time when our country is going through so much struggle. Um Nancy Avery was a prominent part of the history of the San Fernando Valley, and a first and so, uh, the community is here to celebrate her legacy. Can't ask for anything better than this. I mean, to recognize her as being the individual that she was is beyond words. We're in the heart of LA's vibrant Chinatown, and at the center is Central Plaza, with its pagoda style rooftops, neon lights, and bright red lanterns. It was designed to honor Chinese architectural traditions, while also embracing a bit of old Hollywood glamor. This wasn't just a rebuild, it was a statement of resilience. Recent investments are breathing new life into a long overlooked community space, a move that reinforces the vital Los Angeles principle that there is a community for everyone. This revitalization recognizes the perseverance of the young dancers who use the space. Three two one. We're so excited to be here today. It is the ribbon cutting ceremony for the Green Meadows Recreation Center's new dance and movement studio. This is a space that was an abandoned preschool and was being used by kids because it was the only space available for their dance and cheer practice. And we came right in. And now the girls of the dance and cheer troupes have somewhere beautiful to practice. But not only that, it's going to serve the entire community, not just girls, not just youth. Also senior activities one, two three, 45678. This project has been extremely important to us. This dance studio is crucial for this community. It is so important to give a creative outlet to children and to the adults, so they can see the community grow and flourish and thrive. Gardens Woo Junior League is currently celebrating our centennial celebration and we wanted to make targeted, sustained impact in the community and this was the perfect way to do that for an organization like the Junior League to come above and beyond to provide resources and tools for the benefit of our park users of which the city couldn't do on its own. So we're so excited that at Green Meadows Recreation Center, the community has a brand new dance studio where they can exercise, feel safe, take classes, and we invite you to enjoy this space and continue to enjoy your local park. This program for tax preparation runs. Until April 15th. I mean, this is an amazing resource that you can come to the library and get this kind of tax help. And even if you don't qualify for this program, they're able to give advice and librarians at the library are able to give you access to resources online. This is a vital program, is a program that is composed of volunteers who are trained and certified by the IRS to do a tax preparation. Did you receive any tips? So the response in our neighborhood, and I think throughout the Los Angeles Public Library area, has been really great. I know for our branch, we get long lines, especially as we get closer to April 15th. I think everyone that's using this service is very, very appreciative. Some of the requirements are that we do have income limits. So the income limit for this year is $69,000. It feels wonderful to be able to help the taxpayer and the stressful times to help them with any back taxes that they need to do, or any corrections or amendments to their tax return. So we are a service that is not only here at the library during tax season, but we still do tax preparation at CSUN. We're there all year. If a taxpayer has any questions or they need an amendment, we're still there to assist them. Patrons can go to Lapl.org, slash taxes. There's a list of branches that are hosting these programs, as well as contact information to set up appointments. Where's the where's the money? The money, the money. It's time. Once again for the annual Gaelic and Garlic party celebrating Irish and Italian heritage and pride. For the first time, the event will be held at the Piazza Miramare in San Pedro. This community event will feature arts and culture, live Irish and Italian entertainment, food, a beer garden and festive vibes. All evening head to San Pedro for garlic and garlic on Saturday, March 14th from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. for more information, check out the Little Italy of Los Angeles Association on Social Media. Get ready for this year's Earth Day with a workshop at the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium on Saturday, March 14th. Join the aquarium for a morning of activities to imagine, create and share visions for our world. Friends and family of all ages are welcome with participants asked to register for your place at this free workshop. Find out about volunteer days, conservation stories and the Earth Day poster contest. The workshop building Towards Earth Day is on Saturday, March 14th, beginning at 9 a.m. Learn more at Cabrillo Marine Aquarium. Org And that's a look at some things to do. For decades, this neighborhood has been more than a tourist destination. It's been a cultural anchor for generations of families. A place to gather, celebrate and preserve traditions and nowhere is that more visible than during Lunar New Year. As lanterns glow and families gather in Los Angeles Chinatown, the symbolism feels fitting. This community has shown strength, endurance and forward momentum galloping through history, determined to shape its own future. So come and experience Chinatown for yourself. The people, the culture, and the cuisine right in the heart of La. Thanks for joining us. You can watch these stories and more on channel 35. We're at LA City dot gov forward slash TV and follow us at LA city on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube until next time, get out there and explore all the Los Angeles has to offer . My father was Peter Soohoo SR and he started Chinatown. In That's my earliest memories of working. I just knew they worked all the time, but we didn't even think about it. It's just like that was a normal thing. You did . You go to work and you had to take care of your starting Chinatown. So you did all that and what he did, he was always at a meeting or with people, mostly men at the time. Uh family members and of Chinatown. That wanted stores or restaurants. Oh, this is Jinling gift shop. There's my dad and there's Mr. Chow. Oh dear. I spend hours there in the back. We had a, like a kitchen and a toilet with a sink. And you know, we had no hot water. I an, you boiled the water in the tea kettle if you wanted to make tea or anything. And that whole block is owned by the shareholders of the Los Angeles Chinatown Corporation, of which my father was one shareholder. And that's how. And he was able to get this piece of property to build his restaurant. But the streets there belonged to the Chinatown Corporation. So it's a unique little city in its own. We're on the second floor of Phoenix Bakery at 969 North Broadway in Chinatown. We are the second generation. It was our parents who started this bakery in 1938. We all grew up here. Uh, as soon as we could stand and do something useful, we were here. There were no, no preschools, no nannies, no childcare. None of this. You know. And if my mother had to be down here to help, we were down here too. And some of my earliest memories are begging fortune cookies down here. Yeah, I got a quarter for that big can . Yeah, we didn't get paid much either. It has strawberries in it. Lay money on it. It's a sponge. It looks like a one of ours. It was a place that attracted a lot of the, quote, American folks. And uh, there are also photos of the new Lianghui on Hill Street with a line of people out the door. You know, you would think that you were at a popular fried chicken place. We've had a long history of supporting immigrant businesses. If you go to some of the outdoor shopping, uh, places , you know, whether along the sidewalk or inside of the Dynasty Center or Alpine Plaza, you'll find immigrant entrepreneurs who have set up shop, you know, whether it's selling, uh, clothing or toys or music, you know, they're, uh, following a tradition that they've had before, you know, whether it was in Vietnam or in Laos . Or. All right. Good morning. MORNIN TO THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF YOUR LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL. TODAY IS TUESDAY, THE 109ING DAY OF MARCH, THE YEAR 2026. PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THIS MORNING'S MEETING WILL BE TAKEN IN THIS COUNCIL CHAMBER. MADAM CLERK, LET'S BEGIN THE PROCEEDINGS BY CALLING THE ROLL. >> Clerk: BLUMENFIELD, HARRIS-DAWSON HERNANDEZ HUTT JURADO LEE MCOSKER NAZARIAN PADILLA PARK PRICE RAMAN RODRIGUEZ SOTO-MARTINEZ YAROSLAVSKY. 11 MEMBERS PRESENT AND A QUORUM MR. PRESIDENT. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS. >> Clerk: APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MARCH 6, 2026. >> Council President: WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: COMMEND TORE RESOLUTIONS FOR APPROVAL FM >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. WHAT IS NEXT. >> Clerk: TODAY IS TUESDAY AND FIEM FOR THE FLAG SALUTE. >> T. McOsker: THANK YOU, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >> Council President: MADAM CLERK, CAN WE RUN THROUGH THE JEND. >> Clerk: 1 THROUGH 4 ARE ITEMS FOR PUBLIC HEARING. 5 IS--CORRECTED HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT THAT HAS BEEN CIRCULATED AND POSTED TO COUNCIL FILE, FOR ITEM NUMBER 5. ITEMS 22 THROUGH 33 ARE ITEMS FOR WHICH PUBLIC HEARINGS HAVE NOT BEEN HELD. >> Council President: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THOSE ITEMS ARE BEFORE US. I CALL FOR SPECIALS NOW, COUNCILMEMBER PADILLA. >> I. Padilla: YES, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL ITEM 5 SPECIAL FOR A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT, SHOULD BE CIRCULATED. >> Council President: OKAY, COUNCILMEMBER PRICE. >> C. Price: THANK YOU, MR. CITY, THE CITY ATTORNEY IS RECOMMENDING ME TO RECUSE MY FROM ITEM 5 BECAUSE I'M A LANDLORD AND 2 AND 18 AS MIZ WIFE HAS WORKED WITH ONE OF THE ORGANIZATIONED LISTED IN THE PAST. >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN. >> N. Raman: WOULD I LIKE TO CALL ITEM 20 SPECIAL FOR COMMENTS BEFORE WE TAKE THE VOTE. >> Council President: 2-0. ALL RIGHT ON THIS SIDE I I HAVE McOSKER. >> T. McOsker: WOULD I LIKE TO CONTINUE ITEM 2, TO APRIL 14th. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, COUNCILMEMBER JURADO. >> Y. Jurado: I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE ITEM 3 TO APRIL 21. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ. >> E. Hernandez: THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL 25 FOR COMMENTS. >> Council President: OKAY, 2-5 FOR COMMENTS. ANY OTHER SPECIALS? MADAM CLERK WHAT IS AVAILABLE FOR VOTES. >> Clerk: THE COUNCIL MAY VOTE ON 6 THROUGH 13, 15 THROUGH 19 AND 21. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. LET'S OPEN THE ROLL ON THOSE ITEMS. CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: >>. >> Clerk: 11 AYES. >> Clerk: ORDINANCE FOR 7 AND 14 WILL BE HELD FOR TUESDAY MARCH 24th UNLESS WE CONSIDERED WITH 12 MEMBERS PRESENT. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. WHAT IS NEXT? >> Clerk: THE COUNCIL LIKE TO MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT? >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER BLUMENFIELD? >> B. Blumenfield: JUST, I KNOW 5 WAS CALLED SPECIAL BUT WANT TO VERIFY THAT WE'LL BE CLOSED SESSION. >> Council President: WE'LL ALERT THAT ITEM NUMBER 5, WE'LL GO INTO CLOSED SESSION AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT. COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN. >> N. Raman: I WANT TODAY CONGRATULATE NATALIE ESCORA WHO WAS JUST APPROVED TO THE SORRY THE ULA OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND I BELIEVE SHE IS HERE WITH HER FAMILY, SO IS JUST WANTED TO CONGRATULATE HER. >> Council President: CONGRATULATIONS. COME ON UP SO WE CAN SEE YOU. CONGRATULATIONS! [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING WILLING TO SERVE AND THANK YOU FOR BEING OUT HERE TWO DIFFERENT MEETINGS, SO THANK YOU. >> Council President: THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, SEEING NO OTHER SPECIALS, MAY I ASK THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE US FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. >> THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT. WHEN IT'S YOUR TURN TO SPEAK AT THE PODIUM, PLEASE STATE WHICH OF THE AGENDA ITEMS YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO. YOU WILL HAVE ONE MINUTE PER ITEM UP TO THREE MINUTES PER TOTAL FOR THE ITEMS OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ALSO SPEAK TO UP TO ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY SPEAK TO ANY OF THE ITEMS OR ANYTHING ELSE WITHIN THE CITY'S SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION. WE WILL TELL YOU WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP. OUR GOAL IS TO GET THROUGH AS MANY SPEAKERS AS WE CAN. IF YOU'RE NOT ON TOPIC OR IF WE CANNOT TELL WHETHER YOU'RE ON TOPIC, YOU'LL GET A BRIEF WANGER FROM ME OR THE FROM THE. AT THAT POINT, YOU WILL NEED TO GET IMMEDIATELY AND CLEARLY ON TOPIC. IF YOU DON'T DO SO OR STRAY OFF TOPIC, YOU WILL FORFEIT THE REST OF YOUR SPEAKING TIME AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SPEAKER. THE ITEMS OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, ARE 1 THROUGH 5 AND 22 THROUGH 33. >> Council President: IS THAT IT MR. CITY ATTORNEY? ALL RIGHT, WE CAN START CALLING NAMES. AND WE HAVE, I THINK EXCESS OF 100 SPEAKERS ON THE QUEUE, SO WE'LL PLAN FOR ONE HOUR OF PUBLIC COMMENT FOR TODAY'S MEETING. >> Clerk: I WOULD LIKE TO CALL UP ELIZABETH, CLYDE, CARMEN OR TEGA, ANGELINA AND JADE AREANO. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING. HI, 5 AND GENERAL COMMENT. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. >> Speaker: HI MY NAME IS CLYDE AND I'M A MEMBER OF L.A. CAN ACTION NETWORK. I'M DISCUSSING ITEM 5 AND GENERAL COMMENT. I'M A RUNNER AND LIVE IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 14. I WANT TO SHARE MY EXPERIENCE WITH L.A. HOUSE PROGRAM WHICH PROTECTS TENANTS FROM EVICTION AND KEEPS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FROM BECOMING UNHOUSED. AS H LA WORKSHOPS ARE ACCESSIBLE TO PARTICIPANT ACROSS L.A. INCLUDING HERE IN MY COMMUNITY OF SKID ROW, ESPECIALLY WHERE SLUM LORD WANTS TO EVICT AND DISPLACE TENANTS LIKE ME AND MY NEIGHBORS HOPING WE DO NOT KNOW OUR RIGHTS OR HAVE ACCESS TO CLINICS. FOR EACH MONTH, THEY DON'T HAVE A CONTRACT TO 160 TENANTS WILL NOT BE REPRESENTED EVICTIONS, 175 TENANTS WILL NOT RECEIVE LIMITED LEGAL ASSISTANCE. 260 ANSWERS WILL NOT BE FILED. HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF RENTAL ASSISTANCE WILL NOT BE DISBURSED. THE 100 WORKSHOPS WILL BE CANCELED, 2000 TENANTS WILL CEASE. ANYBODY WHO TAKES A HOUSE HADING SERIOUSLY, WHICH IS HOUSING AVAILABILITY AND POVERTY MUST SPEAK FROM A MORAL PLACE NOT A PO LITERALLY CONVENIENT PLACE TO KEEP PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES AND PRIORITIZE AND STOP USING CRIMINALIZATION TO HIDE POVERTY, HE RAISE PEOPLE AND CAUSE A CITY WIDE GENOCIDE. ALSO, I'M STANDING WITH TENANTS FROM THE 18 OCCUPIED BUILDINGS OUT OF 21 BUILDINGS PURCHASED BY HALA HOPE FOR AFFORDABLE L.A. REGARDING CONDITIONS, OUR DEMANDS AS THEY HAVE BEEN FOR A YEAR, IMMEDIATELY MAIL DELIVERY. [MIC OFF] NO MORE DISCUSSES AND RESTORATION OF SECURITY. >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER. >> Council President: YOUR TIME IS CONCLUDED. >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. [APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: SPEAKER, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK ON? >> Speaker: NUMBER 5 AND GENERAL COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES FOR THE AGENDA ITEMS. OH, I'M SORRY ONE MINUTE FOR ITEM 5 PLUS ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL COMMENT. >> Speaker: TWO MINUTES, OKAY. I'M JADE AND I'M AN ORGANIZER L.A. CAN I'M DISCUSSING ITEM 5 AND GENERAL COMMENT. I'M A RUNNER AND I LIVE IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 1 AND I WORK IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 14. I WANT TO SHARE MY EXPERIENCE WITH MY STATEHOUSED L.A. PROGRAM AND KEEPS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FROM BECOMING UNHOUSED. STAY HOUSED L.A. WORKSHOPS ARE ACCESSIBLE TO VIRTUAL PARTICIPANTS ACROSS THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES INCLUDING IN OUR COMMUNITY OF SKID ROW WHERE SLUM LOWERED, WHERE THEY WANT TO DISPLACE OUR NEIGHBORS HOPING THAT FOLKS DO NOT KNOW THEIR HOUSING RIGHTS OR EVICTIONS ACCESS TO LEGAL CLINICS. MUST SPEAK A MORAL PLACE. In languages. English Spanish. Simplified Chinese. Traditional Chinese Korean Armenian Vietnamese Thai Japanese Khmer. Farsi. Hindi, Russian and Tagalog. Working alongside phenomenal translators and interpreters to support in-person and remote workshops. Language service agencies that provide over-the-phone interpretation and trained monolingual and bilingualCOME >> STAFF CRUCIAL LANGUAGE ACCESS AND EMPOWERMENT FOR SOME OF THE MOST VULNERABLE ANGELINOS. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER BEGINS, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL UP A FEW MORE NAMES, SYLVIA, CHRISTINA GONZALEZ AND JENERY CABRERA. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. I WILL BE NEEDING INTERPRETING SERVICES. >> City Attorney: SPEAKER. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: I'M GOING TO BE MAKING PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE I REALLY HOPE YOU'RE PAYING ATTENTION BECAUSE I KEEP GETTING THE ATTENTION THAT YOU'RE NEITHER LOOKING AT US OR LISTENING TO US. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND THIS IS A CALL AND A REMINDER THAT WE NEED JUSTICE FOR L.A. RESIDENTS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: WE DON'T NEED MORE PEOPLE ON THE STREETS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: WE SIMPLY NEED AND SORRY TO PUT IT THIS WAY, BUT WE NEED TO START WORKING TOGETHER. AND NOT LET TIME GO BY. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: I THINK WE CAN MAKE THIS HAPPEN FOR THE GREATER BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS FOR YOUR OWN CONSCIOUS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: I DON'T NEED AN ENTIRE MINUTE, I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN BECAUSE YOU'RE GOOD PEOPLE. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER. >> Speaker GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS CHRISTINA GONZALEZ AND IMPART OF MOVEMENT LEGAL WHICH IS ONE OF THE LEGAL SERVICE PROVIDERS THAT IS PART OF THE STAY HOUSED L.A. PROGRAM. I'M A RENTER ACTUALLY HERE IN THE CITY OF L.A. FOR MANY YEARS. I DO LIVE IN COUNCIL DISTRICT. AND SO I HAVE, FORTUNATELY AND TIMES UNFORTUNATELY FIRSTHAND KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT TENANTS GO THROUGH WHEN THEY'RE FACING EVICTION. WE AS EVICTION DEFENSE ATTORNEYS ARE IN COURT NEARLY EVERY DAY AND IT'S HEART BREAKING TO SEE FOLKS THAT DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO LEGAL REPRESENTATION, SHOW UP TO COURT WITHOUT AN ATTORNEY WHEN WITH THE VAS MAJORITY OF LANDLORDS DO HAVE ATTORNEYS. UNFORTUNATELY, THE RESULT IS, WITHOUT PROGRAMS LIKE STAY HOUSED L.A. OR PROGRAMS LIKE STAY HOUSED L.A., THE VAS MAJORITY OF TENANTS SHOW UP TO COURT. THEY DON'T HAVE AN ATTORNEY, THEY LOSE THEIR CASE. THIS CAN HAPPEN IN A MATTER OF FIVE TO TEN MINUTES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER. >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER BEGINS, A FEW MORE NAMES, GRILAD, AND ROSE QUACK, VW AND RAY WHANG. >> City Attorney: WHAT ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: ITEM NUMBER 5. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS HENRY CABRERA I'M DISCUSSING ITEM NUMBER 5. I'M AN ADVOCATE AND I LIVE IN COUNCIL DISTRICT NUMBER 9. I'M A LEGAL FELLOW WITH MOVEMENT LEGAL WITHIN THE STAY HOUSED L.A. UMBRELLA. IN MY POSITION, I HAVE SEEN THE POSITIVE IMPACT OF WHAT THIS ORGANIZATION HAS HAD ON THE WORKING POPULATION IN L.A. IN THIS CAPACITY, I HAVE OBSERVED THE TREMENDOUS NEED FOR TENANT ADVOCACY. HAVING BEEN RAISED IN THE REGION OF SOUTH L.A., I KNOW, THE STRUGGLES. HOUSING SHOULD NOT BE A NATURAL BURDEN. EVERYONE DESERVES HOUSING AND OPPORTUNITY TO REMAIN HOUSED. THAT'S WHERE STAY HOUSED L.A. COMES IN. THEY GIVE FAMILY HOPE AND THE WILL TO CONTINUE FIGHTING FOR WHAT THEY BELIEVE IS RIGHT. IT'S IT IS ABOUT FIGHTING TO NOT LOSE THE ONLY HOME YOU HAVE EVER KNOWN AND WHERE GENERATION HAVES LIVED. MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT'S ABOUT CREATING EVERLASTING CHANGES AND HOUSING LAWS. >> NEXT SPEAKER. >> City Attorney: SPEAKER WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Interpreter: GOOD MORNING. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 5 AND GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU'LL HAVE ONE MINUTE FOR EACH OF THOSE. >> Interpreter: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: MY NAME IS SYLVIA COS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: I'M A MEMBER OF CHIRLA AND I'M HERE TO SUPPORT THE STAY HOUSED L.A. PROGRAM. AS WELL AS ALL THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE SRVICES. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AT THIS MOMENT THE WORK WITHING COMMUNITY IS SCARED TO GO TO WORK AND BE A DE TAIND BY ICE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] . >> Interpreter: THE ON GOING INTENSE RAIDS HAVE LEFT MANY OF US WITH HOUSING INSECURITY. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: WE DON'T KNOW IF WE SHOULD GO TO WORK AND RISK BE DETAINED. OR PAY RENT OR EVEN BUY GROCERIES. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND IF WE GET BEHIND IN RENT, WE FEAR GETTING EVICTED. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: MOST OF THESE LANDLORDS DON'T CARE ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING TO US IN OUR SITUATION. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: WE NEED THE SERVICES THAT STAY HOUSED L.A. IS PROVIDING. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND WE URGE YOU TO PLEASE SUPPORT US IN OUR SITUATION. THANK YOU. >> Speaker: GRACIAS. [APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, SPEAKER WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK ON? >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: GOOD MORNING MY NAME IS SOPHIA MEN DO SA I WANT TO SPEAK ON NUMBER 5 AND PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU'LL HAVE ONE MINUTE FOR EACH OF THOSE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: YES, I'M HERE ASKING YOU COUNCILMEMBERS TO EXTEND THE PROGRAM AND AS WELL A AS TO ALLOCATE FUNDS TO STAY HOUSED L.A. BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT TO US AS A TENANTS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: WITHOUT THIS PROGRAM, WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BE INFORMED AND/OR YENTED WITH THE CLINICS. AND NOT HAVE LEGAL REPRESENTATION FROM LAWYERS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND EXCUSE THE LANGUAGE BUT HOW ARE THESE CRIMINALS GOING TO HAVE LEGAL REPRESENTATION BUT THE RENTERS WHO PAY TAXES ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE LAWYERS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: I'M A RENTER AND I HAVE ALSO BEEN THROUGH TWO LAWSUITS THANKS TO THE PROGRAM THAT IS IN PLACE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND NOW I GOT A NOTIFICATION OF 120, AM I NOT GOING HAVE A LAWYER? >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: HAS WHY I'M TELLING TO YOU IT'S IMPORTANT TO GIVE FUNDS TO THIS PROGRAM. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> Speaker: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER BEGINS, I'LL CALL UP A FEW MORE NAMES. BARBARA, GINA AND JOE VA NA AND CHRISTINA BEGAN SA LEZ. >> City Attorney: SPEAKER, GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO ON? >> Speaker: NUMBER 5 PLEASE. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING. >> Speaker: I'M GIGI LAMB AND EYE DIRECTING ATTORNEY AT CITY COUNSEL SIM. --COUNCIL. I'M HERE TO URGE TO STAY HOUSE L.A. THEY HAVE ASSISTED ALMOST 20,000 TENANTS. AND RECEIVED A HIGH PERCENTAGE RATE. 60 PERCENT STAY IN THEIR HOME AND OTHERS SETTLEMENT INCLUDING EXTRA TIME TO MOVE, RENT WAIVERS AND SEALED RECORDS. IF THE CONTRACT IS NOT APPROVED TODAY, PROVIDERS WILL HAVE TO IMMEDIATELY STOP ACCEPTING NEW CASES. ON DATA REPORTING, THE DATA REQUIRES TWO DATA POINTS AND PROVIDERS SUBMIT MORE THAN 30. WE HAVE NO OBJECTION BUT WE SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED TO HAND OVER CONFIDENTIAL CLIENT INFORMATION. PUTS VULNERABLE TENANTS. THANK YOU. >> NEXT SPEAKER. NEXT SPEAKER? GOOD MORNING, SPEAKER WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK ON? >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS ROSE. I WANT TO SPEAK ON. >> City Attorney: CAN YOU BRING THE MICROPHONE A LITTLE CLOSER PLEASE, THANK YOU. >> Speaker: ITEM NUMBER 5 AND GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE. >> City Attorney: YOU WILL IS HAVE ONE MINUTE FOR EACH OF THOSE. >> Speaker: OKAY. HI GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS ROSE, AND I'M TENANT LIVING IN KOREATOWN IN LOS ANGELES. I'M HERE TO URGE THE CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE STAY HOUSED L.A. FUNDING CONTRACT. IN THE PAST I HAVE EXPERIENCED LAND LOWERED HARASSMENT. AN EVICTION, IT WAS UNFAIR BECAUSE I ALWAYS PAID THE RENT ON TIME. AT THAT TIME, I WAS SCARED OF BEING EVICTED AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, HOWEVER, THE STAY HOUSED L.A. PROGRAM HELPED ME TO LEARN ABOUT MY RIGHT AS TENANT AND IT'S PROGRAM ASSIST ME TO FIND A SHELTER AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING. WITHOUT THIS PROGRAM I WOULD HAVE BEEN LIVING ON THE STREET. MY MANY TENANTS LIKE ME, NEED PROGRAMS LIKE STAY HOUSED L.A. PLEASE APPROVE AT CONTRACT TODAY. ALSO STOP TRYING TO AMEND ULA, WE MAY HAVE A DEEPER STUDY ABOUT. IMPACT. THAT LOWERING FUNDS WE MUST PROTECT YOU ULA, THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER. GOOD MORNING, SPEAKER, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK ON? >> Speaker: I'M CHICHI NAVARRO, I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 5 AS WELL AS PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE HAVE A MINUTE AN EACH OF THOSE. >> Speaker: THANK YOU. HOUSING STABILITY IS ONE OF THE MOST URGENT NEEDS FACING OUR COMMUNITY ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE PUSHED INTO CRISIS FIRST INCLUDING TGI ANGELINOS AND LOW INCOME COMMUNITY. WHEN SOMEBODY IS EVICTED, THEY'RE LOSING A PLACE TO LIVE. PROGRAMS LIKE THE EVICTION DEFENSE PROGRAM, THE ULA, AND THE BROWDER STAY HOUSED L.A. EQUAL SYSTEM ARE SOME OF THE STRONGEST SCHOOLS THAT WE HAVE TO INTERRUPT. COMMUNITY BASE ORGANIZATION WORK TOGETHER TO KEEP PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES. THAT SAME APPROACH IS ESSENTIAL HERE IF THESE POTENTIALS ARE GOING TO REACH TENANTS. TGI RENTERS AND IMMIGRANT AND LOW INCOME TENANTS. WHEN WE STRENGTHEN EVICTION DEFENSE AND PREVENTION, WE STRENGTHEN THE ENTIRE ECOSYSTEM FOR OUR COMMUNITIES. FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, HOUSING IS THE STRONGEST TERM --DETERMINANTS. WHEN TGI PEOPLE ARE PUSHED INTO HOMELESSNESS, THEY FACE A HIGH HER OF VIOLENCE AND BEING FORCE TODAY SITUATIONS JUST TO MEET NEEDS. OR PLACED IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY'RE TARGETED AND HARMS. PREDICTABLE OUTCOME OF A SYSTEM THAT HAS NEVER INVESTED. AND ESCALATING FEDERAL ATTACKS INCLUDING IMMIGRANTS, LGBT I AND SAFETY FOR EVERY OTHER COMMUNITY VULNERABLE TO HOMELESSNESS. IT IS A COMMUNITY DESIGNED PLAN THAT BUILDS A LONG TERM INFRASTRUCTURE THAT OUR COMMUNITIES NEED TO STAY HOUSED AND CONNECTED HERE. AS WE MOVE INTO BUDGET SEASON, WE'RE LOOKING AT THE BUDGET COMMITTEE TO UPLIFT AND BRING IT BEFORE THE COUNCIL ON MARCH 27th. THANK YOU. >> NEXT SPEAKER. >> BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAK CER BEGINS, I'LL CALL UP A FEW MIRRORS NAMES. ESTRALO, ELLENA AND ALEX SCOTT. >> GOOD MORNING,WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK? >> Speaker: ITEM 5 AND GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU'LL HAVE A MINUTE FOR EACH. >> Speaker: I'M BARBARA I'M THE DIRECTOR OF LEGAL AID FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES. A YEAR AGO, YOU APPROVED A FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT FOR STAY HOUSED L.A. SINCE THEN, THE CITY HAS SET NUMEROUS HOOPS ALL OF WHICH WE HAVE JUMPED THROUGH SUCCESSFULLY, WE WENT THROUGH THE RFP PROCESS, WE WERE RECOMMENDED BY THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT, FOR THE RFP AND HERE WE ARE AGAIN ON THE BRINK OF LOSING SERVICES. NOW, I HEAR THAT SOME IN THE CITY ARE UPSET THAT LAFLA AND SOME OF OUR PARTNERS FILED LAWSUITS AGAINST THE CITY. THE CITY'S FUND ING OF STAY HOUSED L.A. IN NO WAY INFLUENCES LAFLA LITIGATION AND CERTAINLY DOES NOT PAY FOR IT. NOR SHOULD LAFLA LITIGATION INFLUENCE THE CITY'S FUNDING OF STAY HOUSED L.A. WE ARE NOT HERE BECAUSE STAY HOUSED L.A. IS A POOR PERFORMER, WE ARE DOING EXCELLENCE WORK. WE HAVE PROVIDED OVER LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO 24,000 TENANTS, ABOUT 6,000 OF THOSE HAVE BEEN REPRESENTED IN COURT. AND YET, HERE WE ARE, IF THIS CONTRACT DOESN'T GET APPROVED TODAY, THIS AFTERNOON, WE WILL HAVE TO START TELLING CITY OF L.A. TENANTS THAT WE CAN'T REPRESENT YOU. SO PLEASE, PLEASE, APPROVE THIS CONTRAC AND LET US CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE EXCELLENT SERVICES WE HAVE BEEN PROVIDING FOR FIVE YEARS. THANK YOU. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER. >> Speaker: HELLO I'M REV. RAY WONG AND I'M A SINGLE MOTHER OF TWO YEARS WHO HAVE STRUGGLED OURSELVES TO STAY HOUSED IN ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE CITIES IN THE WORLD. I'M ALSO A COMMUNITY ORGANIZER AND A POST OR HERE IN LOS ANGELES WHO GETS CALLS WEEKLY BY TENANTS WHO ARE BEING HARASSED BY THEIR LAND LOWERED, LIVING WITH MOLD, RATS AND COCKROACHES AND MORE WITHOUT HEAT OR WATER AND BEING PUSHED OUT OF THEIR HOMES SO THE LANDLORD CAN ABUSE LAWS SUCH AS THE ELLIS LAW JUST TO MAKE A PROFIT. PASTOR DEBRA FROM SOUTH L.A., BOTH WHO BECAME UNHOUSED BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE THE SUPPORT THEY NEED. THIS DELAY IS NOT ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION, IT IS A POLITICAL ACT AND IMMORAL ACTION AND FOR MANY A LIFE OR DEATH CHOICE BUT YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DHAI. --CHANGE. THE CITY COUNCIL STATED OVER AND OVER THAT YOU CAME TO FIX OUR HOUSING CRISIS BUT YOU HAVE SHOWN OTHERWISE. >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER. [APPLAUSE] GOOD MORNING, WHAT ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: PUBLIC SPEAKER. I'M JANICE, I'VE BEEN WORKING AT WIENER SNITSLE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: I AM HERE TO ASK THAT THANK YOU APPROVE THE FAST FOOD FAIR WORK ORDINANCE FOR FAST FOOD ORDINANCE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: WHERE I WORK ONCE IT RAINS OUTSIDE, IT RAINS INSIDE AS WELL. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND MY CO-WORKERS SAID THAT IT'S A PROBLEM THAT MANAGEMENT HAS KNOWN FOR YEARS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: HOWEVER THEY WOULD IGNORE IT AND IT WOULD GET WORSE YEAR AFTER YEAR. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: MY CONSCIOUS COULD NOT BE CLEAR OF THIS H I WAS SCARED THAT ONE OF MY CO-WORKERS WOULD GET ELECTROCUTED OR THAT ONE OF THE WORKERS WOULD GET SICK FROM CONTAMINATED FOOD. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND WHEN I REPORTED TO MANAGEMENT, THEY CUT MY HOURS INSTEAD OF FIXING ROOF. I THINK IT'S CHEAPER TO FIX THE ROOF INSTEAD OF SILENCE THE WORKERS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: BUT WHILE THEY KEPT WORKING WITHOUT FIXING THE ROOF, THEY HAD PUT ALL MY CO-WORKERS AND THE CLIENTELE IN DANGEROUS SITUATION SOUTH SIDE WITHOUT IMPROVEMENT. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: WE NEED TO PUT AN END TO THIS AND WE NEED TO APPROVE THE FAST FOOD FAIR WORK ORDINANCE AND SUPPORT THE PROGRAM FOR STAY HOUSED L.A. >> Speaker: THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAK CER BEGINS, MIKE DENNIS, LARA FM, CARLOS, LUKE McDONALD AND WILLIAM GOOD. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK ON? >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: HELL MY NAME IS FERNANDO FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, I WORK IN DISTRICT 5, WIENER SNITLE. WE ARE HERE BECAUSE I NEED THE FAST FOOD ORDINANCE TO BE APPROVED WITHOUT DELAY. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: OUR WITH HIGH FREQUENCY OUR BOSSES ABUSE OUR RIGHTS SO THAT THEY CAN PROFIT. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: FOR ALL THE YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING, WE NEEDED TO USE COVERS FOR A ROOF THAT HAS BEEN LEAKING AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AFTER ME AND MY WORKERS REPORTED THIS INCIDENT, THEY CUT OUR HOURS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND IT WAS NOT UNTIL WE ANNOUNCED OUR RIGHTS THAT THEY GAVE IT BACK TO TUESDAY. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND THIS IS NOT OKAY, OUR RIGHTS DESERVE TO BE RESPECTED AND THEY EXIST TO PROTECT THE WORK WE SEER. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: LIKE THE CONSUMER, WE SHOULD ALL WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR RIGHTS ARE STILL BEING RESPECTED. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: PLEASE SUPPORT THE FAST FOOD FAIR WORK ORDINANCE AND ALSO SUPPORT STAY HOUSED L.A. >> Speaker: GRACIAS. >> Interpreter: ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. [APPLAUSE] GOOD MORNING, SPEAKER, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK ON? >> Speaker: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT AND NUMBER 5. >> City Attorney: YOU WILL HAVE A MINUTE FOR EACH. >> Speaker: GOOD AMONGER, I'M CYNTHIA GONZALEZ I'M A PROGRAM MANAGER FOR PART OF THE STAY HOUSED L.A. PROGRAM. I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE ITS INCEPTION, AND HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WITNESS THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET SUPPORTED BY THIS PROGRAM. AND YET, HERE WE ARE. RIGHT. A LOST YOU GUYS WHO RAN FOR YOUR OFFICES, CLAIM ONE THING, TO SUPPORT TENANTS, TO SUPPORT LOS ANGELES, TO TACKLE ON THE HOUSING CRISIS. YET, HERE WE ARE HAVING TO CONSTANTLY JUMP THROUGH BUREAUCRATIC OBSTACLES WHILE THE WORLD IS BURNING. I CANNOT URGE, OR I CANNOT TELL YOU GUYS THAT, OR I THINK EVERYONE HAS AT THIS POINT, TOLD EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU AND YOUR OFFICES WHY TT SO IMPORTANT TO VOTE FOR TODAY. WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO CONTINUE TO THESE SERVICES. AND I ASK YOU GUYS ONE MORE TIME. PASS THIS NOW! THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER. GOOD MORNING, SPEAKER WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: ITEM 5 AND GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU'LL HAVE A MINUTE FOR EACH. >> Speaker: MY NAME IS HELENA POP AND I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF EVICTION DEFENSE NETWORK. MY PRONOUNS ARE SHE, THEY. AFTER LAST WEEK'S POSTPONEMENT, I HAD TO ISSUE A POSSIBLE FURLOUGH NOTICE. THE IMPACT OF MY STAFF OF THAT NOTICE IS TREMENDOUS AND THEY'RE BRAVELY CONTINUE TO GO WORK. I NEED TO REPORT TO THEM TODAY, THAT THEIR JOBS ARE SAFE, PLEASE APPROVE THE CONTRACT AND NO FURTHER POSTPONEMENT. NOW ALSO ASK TO YOU PLEASE NOT REQUIRE US TO INFORMATION IN THE REPORTING THAT WILL ALLOW SCAMERS TO PULL THE RECORDS. A FIVE-DOLLAR CLIP BOARD, A PLASTIC BADGE AND A COPY OF SOMEBODY'S COMPLAINT OBTAINED BY UP SCRUPULOUS CON ARTIST IS ALL THEY NEED TO GET THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OUT OF UNSUSPECTED FAMILIES IN SMALL INCREMENTED AT A TIME. IN 1991, THEY PASSED A LAWS AIMED TO PROTECT THIS BEHAVIOR. AND IT ALSO PROVENTS TENANTS FROM BEING BLACKLISTED. IF STAY HOUSED L.A. WERE REQUIRED TO ALLOW PERMANENT ADDRESSES AND CASE NUMBERS THAT INFORMATION COULD BE USED TO SECURE COPIES OF COURT FILES. BY ASKING US TO PROVIDE ADDRESS AND CASE NUMBERS, YOU'RE PUTTING US IN A POSITION OF RISKING OUR LICENSES BECAUSE WE ARE THEN NOT MEETING OUR ETHICAL OBLIGATIONS. IN THE LAST 19 SECONDS, I WOULD WANT YOU TO ALL TO KNOW THAT THE DEFENSE NETWORK DOES NOT TURN ANYONE AWAY. IF YOU SEND ONE OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS TO OUR OFFICE, BY 8:45 ANY MORNING, WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE HELPED. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER? GOOD MORNING, SPEAKER WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK ON? >> Speaker: ITEM 5 AND PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU'LL HAVE A MINUTE EACH. >> Speaker: WHAT ARE WE DOING, I'M MIKE DENNIS, WE WORK IN THE STAY HOUSE HOME DEPOT L.A. PROGRAM. ANGELINOS TRUST THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND ITS ABILITY TO MINISTER PROGRAMS IS AT AN ALL TIME LOW. ONE OF THE BRIGHT STOPS IN THE ADMINISTRATION, AND IT IS EVEN HAS ITS OWN REVENUE SOURCE THAT HAS GIVEN TO YOU BY VOTERS, TO BE MANAGED PROPERLY. BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT IS HAPPENING. THE CITY IS SAT ON THE RESOURCES DELAYED CONTRACTS, AND FORCED OUR PARTNERS TO REAPPLY THROUGH YET ANOTHER COMPETITIVE PROCESS. DESPITE ALL THE DELAYS, STAY HOUSED L.A. WAS STILL SELECTED AS THE BEST BIDDER. NOW WE'RE BEING TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH. WE NEED YOU TO ACT NOW AND IMPLEMENT STAY HOUSED L.A. PROGRAM. I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW DIFFICULT THIS WORK IS FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED AND MOVE OUR COAST--DISRUPTIONS AND SERVICES IS ONLY GOING TO HURT THE MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN THE CITY AND UNDO ALL THE PROGRESS THAT WE HELPED AWE CHIEF. IMAGINE WHERE THE PROGRAMS ARE UNABLE TO GIVE POOR ANGELINOS THE RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED IN A TIMELY MANNER. PLEASE ACCEPT THIS AWARD. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER. GOOD MORNING, SPEAKERS WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK ON TODAY? >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL. I'M HERE AGAIN JUST REMINDING YOU AND I WILL BE UNTIL I'M NO LONGER ON THIS EARTH, SCIENCE TOLOGY IS A CULT, IT HAS TO BE UNDONE. I'M HERE TO DO THAT. WE ARE THE CHILDREN THAT WERE BORN AND RAISED ON THIS CULT. AND WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT WHETHER WE GET OUR JOBS LOST ET CETERA. SO IF YOU GUYS AND THE CITY CAN HELP THE PEOPLE THAT ARE BRINGING IN AND EXPOSE ING THE CULT OF SCIENTOLOGY, PLEASE TALK ABOUT. INFILTRATION THAT HAS HAPPENED. I KNOW THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE IN CITY COUNCILS AND NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS WHERE THEY HAVE SCIENTOLOGY FAMILY MEMBERS. SO TALK ABOUT THE INFILTRATION YOU HAVE. I ALSO GAVE YOU ALL THE PAMPHLETS THAT ARE THE FRONT GROUPS OF SCIENTOLOGY, PLEASE DO NOT ASSOCIATE WITH THEM AND BE AWARE OF THE SCAM. THANK YOU. >> NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. GOOD MORNING, SPEAKER WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK ON TODAY? >> Speaker: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT AND ITEM NUMBER 5. >> City Attorney: YOU'LL HAVE A MINUTE EACHLE >> Speaker: IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS, ANGELINOS HAVE FACED A CRIPPLING PANDEMIC, DEVASTATING FIRES, POLITICAL PERSECUTION AND NOW AN EXPANDING WAR. WHAT HAS BEEN A BEEK ON OF LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS AMIDST THE STABILITY, IS STAY HOUSED L.A. BASED IN 2020, WITH LEGAL PROVIDERS, THEY HAVE WORKTD TO PROTECT THIS OVER 64 PERCENT POPULATION. WE REACHED OVER 2 MILLION PEOPLE THROUGHSUPPORT CALLS, TEXT DOOR TO DOOR OUT CONTEXT. WE PROVIDED OVER 20,000 TENANTS WITH LEGAL SERVICES. WE HOSTED WORKSHOPS IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES. WE DO ALL OF THIS AND MORE TO PROVIDE RELIEF AND SUPPORT AND KEEP ALL RENTERS IN L.A. HOUSED. WE CANNOT RISK LOSING THIS PROGRAM AT THE TIME OF ITS GREATEST NEED. LET'S KEEP THIS LIGHT SHINING BRIGHTLY, WE URGE YOU TO SUPPORT THE RENEWAL OF STAY HOUSED L.A. THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. GOOD MORNING, SPEAKER WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK ON TODAY. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: I'M ROSA CRUZ AND I'M A MEMBER OF CHIRLA. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> >> Interpreter: COVID ILLEGAL. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND THE LANDLORD GAVE US AN EVICTION NOTICE OUT OF NOWHERE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: SHE IF I DIDN'T SIGN THIS, SHE WOULD BE CALLING AUTHORITIES. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: I WAS IN SHOCK AND I DIDN'T KNOW AND I HAD NO LEGAL ASSISTANCE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: THANKS TO THE HELP I RECEIVED FROM STAY HOUSED L.A. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: I WAS ABLE TO OBTAIN FREE LEGAL REPRESENTATION. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: I'M CALLING OUT ESPECIALLY MY COUNCIL MEMBER, MONICA RODRIGUEZ, WE CAN NO LONGER WAIT. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: WE NEED YOU TO VOTE TODAY ON THESE CONTRACTS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: IF YOU DON'T DO SO WE WILL NO LONGER HAVE LEGAL ASSISTANCE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: THESE ARE VERY DIFFICULT TIMES FOYER THE--FOR THE UNDOCUMENTED COMMUNITY. HERE IN L.A. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: THESE PROGRAMS MAINTAIN EXCUSE ME, THESE PROGRAMS LET US STAY HOME PLEASE DON'T MAKE THE HOMELESS CRISIS WORSE THAN IT IS. THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, SPEAKER WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK ON? >> Speaker: ITEM 5 AND GENERAL. >> City Attorney: SFUF A MINUTE EACH. >> Speaker: HI I'M LUKE McDONALD AND I'M HERE TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW THAT STAY HOUSED L.A. IS AN ESSENTIAL PROGRAM FOR TENANTS AS AN ORGANIZER AND EDUCATION POWER. I SEE FIRSTHAND HOW IN THE DARK THE AVERAGE TENANT IS ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS. AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A HOUSING CRISIS OBVIOUSLY. AND IF ANYTHING, YOU ALL NEED TO WORK WITH US TO SUPPORT THIS PROGRAMMING AND WE'RE WASTING A LOT OF TIME AND ENERGY COMING OUT HERE REPEATEDLY. THIS WHOLE CONTRACT SAGA HAS BEEN CHAOTIC AND MYSELF, AND MY INCREDIBLE COLLEAGUES, I'M JUST TRYING TO DO OUR JOB EDUCATING TENANTS, UPHOLDING JUSTICE AND KEEPING L.A. A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE FOR EVERYONE. SO, YEAH, PLEASE ALLOW US TO KEEP DOING THIS. ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO ADD, TO ASK YOU Y'ALL TO STOP AMENDING AND WEAKENING ULA WITHOUT ANALYZE WILLING THE IMPACT I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. SO YEAH, THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] . >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER BEGINS, I WILL CALL UP A FEW FOR NAMES. AARON COLLINS. KLAOEN VILLANUEVA AND DELVIN. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, SPEAKERS WHICH ITEM WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK ON? >> Speaker: MY NAME IS OLIVIA AND I HAVE AN ADDRESS OF FAMILY OF PERSONAL PROPERTY, SAWYER MICHIGAN, AND I'M CALLING THE LAWSUIT STATUS OF THE WITHHOLDING AND KIDNAPPING OF DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY SERVICES AND I WROTE A STATEMENT IN FRONT OF THE SUPERVISOR THAT THE SUPERVISOR SIGNED. I'M ALSO STATING THAT, 210, COURTHOUSE, HAD HIRED AN ATTORNEY THAT STATED NOT MY NAME BUT THE MOTHER WHICH MEANS THE ANYBODY OR VIN WAS HIS MEETER. THERE WAS NO BLOOD IN THE ROOM AND I FAILED TO LET ME KNOW HOW MY SON IS DOING? DCFS HAD OVER 5,000 CHILDREN MISS ING. ALL OF THEM BEING BODIES THROWN. I HAVE SENT THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, A SKULL HEAD, BELLY BUTTON AS WELLS OTHER THINGS, THAT SHOW BLOOD EVIDENCE. -->> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK ON TODAY? >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS DO MINGA. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE. THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE. >> Interpreter: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: I NEED INTERPRETATION PLEASE. THANK YOU. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: MY NAME IS DOMINGA I'M A MEMBER OF ACE FROM THE 9th DISTRICT. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: I'M HERE TO SAY THAT STAY HOUSED L.A. IS A VERY IMPORTANT PROGRAM NOT JUST FOR MYSELF BUT FOR MANY OTHER FAMILIES. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: I'VE LEARNED MY RIGHTS AS A TENANT. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: I OFTEN SEE MANY PEOPLE ATTEND COMMUNITY CLINICS AND THEY'RE VERY WORRIED ABOUT THEIR HOUSING SITUATION. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] IF YOU DON'T SUPPORT THIS PROGRAM, THERE WILL BE MANY PEOPLE LEFT UNHOUSED. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: MY FAMILY AND I ARE LOW INCOME AND IT REALLY HURTS ME TO SEE THESE PEOPLE ON THE STREETS, EVEN THOUGH WE STILL PAY TAXES. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: MY FAMILY AND I WE DON'T WANT TO BE JUST ANOTHER FAMILY ON THE STREET THAT WOULD HURT MY SOUL SO MUCH. THANK YOU. >> Speaker: --. >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER, I'LL CALL A FEW MORE NAMES, CIVIL YA, THAI, AND GIGI AND FLOR. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, SPEKER, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: I'LL BE SPEAKING ON ITEM NUMBER 5 AND GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU'LL HAVE A MINUTE FOR EACH. >> Speaker: THANK YOU. HELLO EVERYONE, I'M AN EVICTION DEFENSE ATTORNEY FOR LEGAL SERVICE SOUTH SIDE I'M ALSO, A RESIDENT IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 13, SHOUT OUT TO HUGO AND ONCE AGAIN I'M HERE BEFORE THE SPOT SPEAKING THE MOST IMPORTANT OF CONTINUING FUNDING FOR STAY HOUSED L.A. AND DOING SO, WITH THE IMMEDIATECY. STAY HOUSED L.A. PROVIDES CRUCIAL REPRESENTATION, THIS PROGRAM WAS PASSED DURING A WAIVE OF EVICTIONS DURING THE PANDEMIC. IT'S GOTTEN WORSE. EVERYONE IN INVOLVED IN THIS WORK, HAVE SEEN TENANTS WHO HAVE PAID THE RENT AND NOT FACING AND ABLE TO GETAWAY WITH THIS IN GENERAL BECAUSE THEY KNOW ALMOST ALL TENANTS DO NOT RECEIVE REPRESENTATION. THY ESSENTIALLY HAVE NO CHANCE OR LITTLE CHANCE. THEY FACE HOSTILE AND CRUEL FROM LANDLORD ATTORNEYS EVERY DAY. THE LEGAL SYSTEM IS EASY ENOUGH TO NAVIGATE, AS IT IS, ESPECIALLY WITH A QUICK TURN AROUND AND THE STAT'S. THE DIFFERENCE IN OUTCOME BETWEEN REPRESENTING AND UNREPRESENTED IS SPARK AND UNDENIABLE. EVERYONE DOING THIS WORK, WE'RE NOT WERE IT NOT FOR THE REPRESENTATION THEY WOULD HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE STAY OR STATE AND RELATIVE'S HOMES, CAUSING OVERCROWDING. I ALSO WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF REALM SYSTEM PROGRAM WHICH SERVES AS VITAL GOOD WHICH HELPS PEOPLE THAT FALL BEHIND ON THEIR RENT AT NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN TO KEEP ANGELINO PEOPLE THAT BUILT THIS CIY INTO WHAT IT IS IN OUR CITY TO SUPPORT THEM ESSENTIALLY. MORE PEOPLE WILL END UP ON THE STREET AND OUR COMMUNITIES CONTINUE TO GENTRIFY. >> MY NAME IS DIEGO. WE LIKE OUR SIGNIFICANT S SIBLING ORGANIZATION EACH YEAR CONDUCT A ANNUAL SINGLE AUDIT IMPOSED BY GRANT REQUIREMENT AND WE ALL COME THROUGH WITH SHINING COLORS. WE ALSO HOLD THE HIGHEST ETHICAL STANDARDS INCLUDING CONFIDENTIALITY. IF TODAY'S CONTRACT IS IS NOT APPROVED STAY HOUSED L.A. WILL BE UNABLE TO REPRESENT ANYMORE TENANTS AND EVICTION COURT AND SERVICES WILL CEASE ON MARCH 31st. THAT MEANS FOR EACH THAT THEY DON'T HAVE A CONTRACT APPROXIMATELY 160 TENANTS WILL NOT BE REPRESENTED IN EVICTION PROCEEDINGS. 575 TENANTS WILL NOT RECEIVE LIMITED LEGAL ASSISTANCE. 260 ANSWERS WILL NOT BE FILED AND ASSISTANCE WILL WILL NOT BE DISBURSED. 100 WORKSHOPS WILL BE CANCELED FOR OVER 1,000 TENANTS AND 2000 MONTHLY NAVIGATION SERVICES WILL CEASE. THIS ON THE DAY THAT "L.A. TIMES" HAS REPORTED A DECREASE ON INDIVIDUALS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES. ONE LIVE AS THE ARTICLE NOTES IS ONE TOO MUCH. ONE INDIVIDUAL WHO DID NOT RECEIVE LEGAL SERVICES IN TIME AND AS A RESULT DIED BECAUSE HE HAD TO SLEEP IN HIS CAR ON A COLD RAINY NIGHT. WE CANNOT LET THAT HAPPEN IN LOS ANGELES. AND WE URGE THE CITY COUNCIL TO PLEASE PASS THE STAY HOUSED L.A. CONTRACT. THANK YOU. >> NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, SPEAKER WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK ON TODAY? >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: MY NAME IS DELBI. MY NEM IS DEVELOPVIN EN RICKES, I WISH I COULD SAY GOOD MORNING BUT I HAVE TO SAY BAD MORNING I'M A MEMBER OF SAGE AND I'M HERE ON THE BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: I'M HERE FOR THOSE OF US THAT COULDN'T ATTEND TODAY AND FOR THOSE THAT DON'T WANT TO CHANGE MEASURE ULA. THESE FUNDS ARE USED FOR ASSISTANCE. ULA HELPED ME WITH MORE THAN 7,000 IN RENTAL ASSISTANCE. THEY GAVE ME A FREE ATTORNEY. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND THIS IS THE REASON WHY I WAS ABLE TO STAY HOUSED A LITTLE BIT LONGER. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: THE VOTE THAT WAS MADE WAS NOT DONE BY PU. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] I WAS KNOCKING DOOR TO DOOR TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THIS PROGRAM. THIS MONEY IS FOR THE CONTRIBUTORS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: DON'T COME AS COUNCILMEMBERS TO TRY TO DO SOMETHING THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE BY US. WE WANT EVERYBODY THAT BELONGS TO ULA. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: REMAIN AND BE FOR THE PEOPLE BY THE PEOPLE. IT IS OURS. THAT SO MANY PEOPLE GO TO THE STREETS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: SO MANY PEOPLE WILL GO TO THE STREETS IF YOU TAKE AWAY THIS PROGRAM OF U LA STAY HOUSED. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: I'VE LIVED ON THE STREET FOR FOUR YEARS AND I'VE RECEIVED NO ASSISTANCE FROM ANYONE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: I WAS AT HOPY FOR THREE YEARS AND WHEN I ASKED WHERE MY APARTMENT WAS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: THEY EVICTED ME FROM MY PLACE AND SENT ME TO THE STREET LIKE A DOG. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: THAT WAS THE WORSE DAY OF MY LIFE ALSO BECAUSE IT WAS MY BIRTHDAY. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: LONG LIVED FREE ATTORNEYS, LONG LIVED ULA AND LONG LIVED THE PEOPLE. SAY NO SO BEING ON THE STREETS. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME. [APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. GOOD MORNING, SPEAKER WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK ON TODAY? >> Speaker: CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY, THAT'S BETTER. I WOULD LIKE, AS USUALLY ALL ITEMS AND GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES FOR THE ITEMS AND ONE MINUTE OF GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: OKAY, I'M GOING TO START WITH NUMBER ONE. FULL LICENSE ALCOHOL LICENSE FOR 222 TO EAST DAYMONDAY STREET. NOW IF IT WAS 222, EAST, SMOKING SCAN STREET, THAT WOULD BE OKAY. CAUSE I WOULD TRUST IT BUT THIS ONE LOOKS REALLY WEIRD TO ME. I TRIED LOOKING FURTHER INTO IT. THE PLACE LOOKS LIKE A VACANT, AN INDUSTRIAL AREA, LOTS OF GRAFFITI AND IT'S RUN BY A TRUST WHICH MEANS YOU CANNOT SUE IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG. AND THE CITY IS CONFUSING ABOUT HOW THEY PUT OUT THE INFORMATION. I WOULD NOT HAVE THE SAME QUESTIONS. THE NEXT ONE IS, ABOUT, THE TREE TRIMMING, OKAY, I'M ALL FOR THE TREE TRIMMING, IT SEEMS THAT THE CITY DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH MONEY FOR THE TREE TRIMMING, AT LEAST BACK IN THE DAY. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO BRING ATTENTION TO AN AREA THAT NEEDS WORK, IT'S IN NORTH HOLLYWOOD, IT'S IN THE MEDIA THAT SCIENTOLOGY, ADOPTED THAT THEY PROMISE THE NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL THAT THEY WERE GOING TO MAINTAIN AND KEEP NICE AND THEY HAVEN'T DONE THAT. SO SINCE YOU'RE KIND IN THE AREA THERE, IN SHERMAN WAY, IF IF YOU CAN DRIVE DOWN OR TOWARDS AT THAT HUNG A AND THE LAN ACRE SHIM AND BURBANK MEET AND CLEAN THAT HER UNDER US LOOKING AREA SINCE THEY, LIKE USUALLY LIE AND SAY THEY'RE GOING TO KEEP IT UP AND THEY HAVE NOT. WHEN IT COMES TO THE DODGERS, I'M A DODGERS FAN, I THINK SMOKING SCAN A DODGERS FAN. MY TEAM IS IS THE PHILLIES, WE'RE SO BROKE, WHY CAN'T THE DODGERS PAY FOR WHAT THE DODGERS NEED FOR THEIR STUFF. I FEEL LIKE THEY'VE GOT A LOT OF MONEY, IF THEY CAN PAY, BILLIONS TO THEIR PLAYERS, WHY CAN'T THEY PAY FOR A PARADE. IS WOULD LIKE TO SEE DIFFERENT ENTITIES HELP US DEAL WITH WHAT HAS BEEN DONE. IT SEEMS LIKE YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET TO US GET TO SAFE SIDEWALKS FOR EVERYONE. THE LAST ONE, IS FOR THE APPOINTMENT FOR MARTIN, FOR HOUSE HADING SOLUTIONS. YES, WE NEED HOUSING PEOPLE. I JUST WANT HIM TO MAKE SURE THAT HE IS AWARE OF THE HOUSING SITUATIONS AND PROBLEMS WITH SCIENTOLOGY, ESPECIALLY PEOPLE IN THE R1 VISA WHERE THEY'RE BROUGHT HERE AND THEY HAVE TO DO RELIGIOUS WORK BUT THEY'RE OFTEN GIVEN OTHER TASKS THAT ARE NOT RELIGIOUS WORKS AND THEY'RE TAKING AWAY THEIR DOCUMENT. AND HOUSING PEM POSSIBLY AGAINST THEIR WILL AT THAT POINT. I WOULD LIKE THEM TO LOOK INTO THAT. OKAY FOR ONE MINUTE. GOOD MORNING AND SHOUT OUT TO SMOKING SCAN AND TO YOU GUYS. I'M HERING HERE BECAUSE I WANT TO CONTINUE WHAT I WAS SAYING ABOUT THE R1 VISAS. ENTITY CAN BRING IN PEOPLE THAT SIGN A BILLIONAIRE AND WAY THEM 47 DOLLARS A WEEK BUT IT HAS TO BE RELIGIOUS WORK. OKAY, THEY CAN'T BE DOING THIS DOING SECURITY AND DOING THEIR PLUMBING AND PAINTING AND DOING ALL KINDS OF SELLING BOOKS, THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO DO THAT. BUT YOU SEE IT ALL THE TIME. THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO BE MAKING MOVIES AND FILMING, THEY HAVE TO BE DOING RELIGIOUS WORK, OTHERWISE AN ENTITY IS USING A RELIGIOUS VISA PROGRAM AND THE GUYS OF, I CALL THAT LABOR TRAFFICKING, I ALLEGE THAT. OKAY, I ALLEGE THAT THAT IS ABUSING THE SYSTEM TO GET WORKERS FOR FREE, BASICALLY. BECAUSE I CONSIDER, 47. YOU'RE LUCKY IF YOU GET 47. WHY IS THAT ALLOWED? >> NEXT, SPEAKER, PLEASE. GOOD MORNING, SPEAKER WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK ON TODAY? >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] BUENOS DIAS. >> Interpreter: GOOD MORNING, NUMBER 5 AND GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE FOR EACH OF THOSE. >> Interpreter: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: HELLO MY NAME IS ARNULFO I'M A MEMBER OF ACE AND I LIVE IN DISTRICT 9. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE MY EXPERIENCE FROM STAY HOUSED L.A. PROGRAM FROM MY PERSPECTIVE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: DURING COVID WE WENT THROUGH A DIFFICULT MOMENT. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: DURING AN EVICTION WHICH I BECAME INVOLVED WITH AN ORGANIZATION KNOWN AS ACE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND STAY HOUSE HOME DEPOT PROVIDED ME WITH LEGAL ASSISTANCE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: WITHOUT THE PROGRAM FROM STAY HOUSED L.A., WE WOULD BE EVICTED, ME AND MY FIVE CHILDREN. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: I WOULD LIKE YOU TO SUPPORT THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE THIS PROGRAM HELPS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: WITH LEGAL REPRESENTATION. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND MANY OTHER INFORMATIVE PROGRAMS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: THAT IS IT, THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, THIS IS OUR LAST SPEAKER. WELCOME. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, SPEAKER WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK ON TODAY? >> Speaker: ITEM 5 AND GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU'LL HAVE ONE MINUTE FOR EACH. >> Speaker: I'M CHRIST INCOME TAXER I'M A ATTORNEY, I WOULD LIKE YOU TO VOTE YES ON ITEM 5 TO ENSURE THAT PROGRAM HAS NO LAPSE IN SERVICES WHEN IT EXPIRES. IN APRIL OF LAST YEAR, OUR CONTRACT WAS APPROVED. IN JUNE OF LAST YAE, THE CONTRACT WAS DELAYED AND BEFORE FOUR SEPARATE CONTRACTS. IN OCTOBER THE RFP PROCESS WAS PAUSED. ASKED FOR FIVE MONTHS, RECEIVED TWO. WE'RE NOW LESS THAN TWO MONTHS AWAY FROM THE EXPIRATION OF OUR CONTRACT EXPIRATION, IT WILL TAKE A FEW WEEKS TO FULLY EXECUTE THE CONTRACTS LEAVING THE CONTRACT VULNERABLE TO LAPSE. STAY HOUSED L.A. WILL BE--ALL SERVICES FOR TENANTS WILL CEASE. FOR EACH MONTH P STAY HOUSE HOME DEPOT DOES NOT HAVE A CONTRACT. APPROXIMATELY 160 TENANTS WILL NOT BE REPRESENTED EVICTIONS, 575 TENANTS WILL NOT RECEIVE ASSISTANCE AND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF THOUSANDS WILL NOT BE DISBURSED. A HUNDRED WORKSHOPS. ADDITIONALLY, THE ONLY REASON THE CITY GETS A WAIVER, IF STAY HOUSED L.A. GOES AWAY. FINALLY, PLEASE STOP TRYING TO AMEND ULA AND DO A JENNA GENERAL--ANALYSIS. WE NEED TO KEEP THE TENANTS OF A CITY HOUSED. A PLEASE KEEP ULA IN TACT. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT TO TODAY'S MEETING. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO CAME TO SHARE WITH US THIS MORNING ON A VERY IMPORTANT SET OF CONVERSATIONS THAT THIS COUNCIL WILL HAVE. MADAM CLERK WHAT IS BEFORE US AT THIS TIME? >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THERE IS A REQUEST TO CONTINUE ITEM 30 TO APRIL 14, 2026. >> Council President: WITHOUT OBJECTION. >> Clerk: THE COUNCIL LIKE TO RECONSIDER THE ORDINANCES FOR 7 THROUGH 10. >> Council President: YES, REOPEN THE FOR RECONSIDERATION, OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. 14 AYES? >> Clerk: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: THE COUNCIL MAY NOW VOTE ON ITEMS 1, 4, 7 THROUGH 10, 22 THROUGH 24, 26 THROUGH 29, 31 THROUGH 33. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, LET'S OPEN THE ROLL, CLOYS THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 14 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: WOULD THE COUNCIL LIKE TO MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 5. >> Council President: YES, FOR ITEM NUMBER 5 WE'RE GOING TO INTO CLOSED SESSION. I THINK MR. PRICE RECUSES ON CLOSE ON CLOSED SESSION. THAT MEANS EVERYBODY WHO IS NOT A STAFF OF THE DEPARTMENT OR A COUNCIL OFFICE, LEAVES. COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN. >> N. Raman: I WANTED TO ASK IF WE CAN VOTE ON ITEM 20? WHICH I DON'T BELIEVE WE VOTED ON YET. OH YOU WANT TO DO IT AFTER? >> Council President: WE'RE GOING TO DO THOSE LATER. WE HAVE A FEW AFTER. IN CLOSED S] [LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL IN CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION] PLEASE STAND BY. The number one cause of preventable death after injury is bleeding. Someone who is severely bleeding can bleed to death in as little as five minutes. Minutes Count in your lAFD. Thanks you for learning how to stop the bleed by following the ABCs. If someone has an injury with blood spurting out of the wound, clothing soaked in blood, bleeding that won't stop or loss of any part of an arm or leg, you need to act quickly. The first step is a for alert. Have someone call 911. The next step is B for bleeding. Locate the bleeding injury and remove any clothing covering the area so you can see the injury. The final step is C for compress. Use any clean cloth. Apply the dressing directly to the wound and press down hard. Push down on top of the wound with both hands as hard as you can. If blood soaks through the dressing, do not remove it. Add another dressing on top and continue applying steady pressure. Do not release the pressure to check the wound. Keep steady pressure until help arrives . Hi, I'm Eric Scott, the captain and public information officer for the Los Angeles City Fire Department. Often people ask us, really, what is brush clearance and why is it important? So simply put, brush fires continue to threaten life and property in the very high fire hazard severity zone so that means areas that are prone to wildfires and having brush clearance provides us the defensible space to save those lives. And property. So particularly when you're clearing all of those ground fuels or the lower vegetation that really helps us because it will present what is called the fire ladder. And that's when the fire starts off low on the ground and it starts to climb upward to where it gets spread by winds. So what you might see is an ember would land on the ground. It would ignite the grass that is there, or what we call as light, flashy fuel. And then it's going to jump to those lower hanging limbs or those branches and starts to climb up the tree ignites that heavier fuel, and that just exacerbates the problem. So this requirement does not apply to your healthy fruit trees or privacy hedges or ornamental shrubbery, as long as that's all well maintained, meaning that it's free of all dead and dry material. Also, people ask, well, what are the basic brush clearance requirements? So your basic requirements are this you want to trim the weeds and the grass down to three inches. You need to trim the bottom third of a bush. The bottom six feet of a tree. Now around your home you'd want to maintain five feet clearance from the roof line. So if you're five foot tall and you're walking the perimeter of your roof, nothing should hit you in the head. And then you want to double that to ten feet from the chimney. Fences and roadways. It's important to note that these requirements are all within 200ft of any structure or home, regardless if that structure or home is on your property or adjoining properties like your neighbors. So it's those areas that need to be clear in order to limit the spread of fire and to provide the defensible space for us firefighters to safely operate. So simply put, we'll provide the offense. If you provide the defense. So here's your basic inspection process. It begins with the owner's self inspection. So you want to compare your native brush and your landscape vegetation on your property with the information that you're going to find in the mailer. And also on the lAFD .org/ brush website. Now, if you have difficulties and you're not able to do that yourself, you can hire a professional who can both understand the information and then apply it to the property that you own. But you want to clear your property as required prior to May 1st. This year. And that way you're going to pass the fire department's inspection, and you're avoid a $33 noncompliance fee. And also a time consuming second inspection, which comes with a costly $668 noncompliance fee. So it's important to note, too, that there's no need to call for an inspection at any time. You don't need to call for an inspection. We're going to do that automatically. Our computer system tracks all the properties that are due for an inspection. So then we'll have an appropriate inspector. They're going to be notified that your property is due, and they're going to come in and inspect and or reinspect. If needed. Now for the first inspection. That first inspection is done by us, the fire department and it is in May first. And it continues until June 30th. However, we want people to know that it is a year round requirement to have brush clearance and all parcels that are within that very high fire hazard severity zone. They will be initially inspected. Those parcels that are found in violation are going to be issued a notice of violation and they'll be assessed. And that's when you get that $33 noncompliance fee. Then the homeowner has about 30 days to comply with that notice of violation. And the owner can check the status of their property by registering an account at vmsb three dot Laforgue. So now when we come to the second inspection, that means that you as a homeowner were issued a notice of violation on the first inspection. So then you're going to be inspected a second time after that 30 day period that gives you that grace period of 30 days to correct the violation. Then owners can check the status of their property again by registering your account at vmsb three dot lAFD dot org. Now, if the property is not fully in compliance upon initial inspection, that owner is going to be notified via mail or email if it registered within that website that we mentioned. So it's important to also say there's no need to call the lAFD brush unit when you're ready for your Reinspection that Reinspection will be automatically scheduled as appropriate with their time frames. It's all computerized, so if your property remains in noncompliance after a failed reinspection, then it's going to be cleared by city contractors and the property owner, or you will be invoiced a noncompliance fee of. $668, plus an administrative fee of $1,498 on top of the contractor's fee. So you certainly want to avoid this. We get asked a lot of questions. Here is your top seven. Most frequently asked questions, and the answer. So number one is how can I check the brush status of my own property. Again that's that important website that we're driving home. The VMs Threelife .org. You can register a new brush clearance account there and check the status. Now use your APN or the assessor parcel number as well as a Pin, which is your personal identification number. It's going to be printed on the bottom of the owner notification. That was mailed to you annually in March. Often we get asked, well, what is the best way to contact the brush unit? Simply put, the best way is to send an email. You send it to lAFD brush at LA City.org. Now if you incorporate your APN and a brief description of the issue or the problem that you would like to discuss, that greatly assists us in determining who you are and what the issue is. And then a member of our brush unit will respond to you within 48 hours. Also you can feel free to call. It's the number is. One (800)■!A994-4444. But we do ask for your patience in advance because it's very busy and there's minimal inspectors. So we have limited resources to take your call. But the office hours are from 7 a.m. until 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. So what if you received a notice of noncompliance in the mail? What are you supposed to do then? Well, start by reading that. Notice very carefully. Identify the actual violations that were mentioned on your property. See what was cited there, and then you could follow the steps in the frequently asked questions. The first one there to see photos that was taken by the inspector of your property, and where the problem is. Then you want to correct those violations by the due date. So look at that due date. It will be located at the top right corner of your notice. Here's another question. We get. Okay, you were issued a notice of noncompliance. And now you did the right thing. You finished clearing your property of the violations that you were cited. Now what? What's next? Well truthfully, you don't have to do anything at this point after the allotted 30 day period, a fire inspector is going to re inspect your property. And if your property is still in noncompliance, then you get that second notice to abate the fire hazard. That will be mailed to you. Now the city will start the process to have your property cleared by a contractor at your expense. So you want to avoid that. Some ask if there is a particular contractor that should be used to clear your property. Well, simply put, the city does not provide a recommendation, nor do we endorse any contractor. So really it's you as the property owner. It's your responsibility to request the current proof of insurance. If they're bonded, if they have a license and obtain any other relevant information about that contract. But we do try to help. So there is a brush clearance contractor list on the website. So what do you do if you feel that the inspector is wrong and that your property is in compliance and can you file an appeal? Well the answer is yes. Yes, you can visit the lAFD brush website to view the detailed inspection process. And that includes appeals. However note that a failed inspection will subject you as the owner to fees that continue to increase with each failed inspection. All billing is conducted through the city's accounting Services section. So if you have questions about that concerning your fees or your invoices or any fees that even could be attached to a tax bill, you should direct those to the source. That's accounting. So you could either call them at two, 139783424, or you could send an email to lAFD dot brush Actg at LA City.org. We understand that many people might be worried about their neighbor's property, and that they might have a fire hazard because of some overgrown brush, and how would you report that? So first off, we want you to know that the fire department wants to hear your concerns so we can provide the clearance necessary for our firefighters to protect your property and your neighborhood so you can report a brush fire hazard by email to lAFD brush at L.A. City.org. Now, please make sure that you include the exact location of the brush hazards. The address. If you have the APN, that would be even better. But of course you need to put a brief description of what the hazards are and where those hazards are on the property. And of course, it's best not to go looking at those hazards on that neighbor's property without permission. You also can make your complaint by phone. That same phone number we provided before to our brush clearance unit is one (800)■!A994-4444, ad again we welcome your complaint. But remember too that we have limited resources to take your call. And those hours are from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday . But outside the Barnsdall Gallery Theater is a 300 seat performing arts space located as part of the Barnsdall Art Park here in East Hollywood. We're tucked in a corner between the Barnsdall Junior Art center and then on our other side is the la municipal Art Gallery. So often we hear, I didn't even know this was here. I'm going to come back. And that is the greatest thing we can hear is knowing that we're going to have Angelenos come back, visit our space, share our space, and enjoy everything that we have to offer here. We're primarily a rental facility, so we try and make everyone's dreams come true. It is incredibly popular with different art centers and different arts groups. Community theaters, professional theaters. We have dance companies who do their concerts. We have local colleges and high schools and elementary schools that do their graduations and their culminations. We do film screenings, young artists, emerging artists, groups with very small budgets are treated and welcomed the same way as big commercial productions. What's super exciting about the Barnsdall Gallery Theater is that everybody has an opportunity to be on this stage, that you can be a very seasoned veteran and come in here and feel like you're having a wonderful, intimate conversation with the audience. You can be a four year old with your first recital and being able to feel like this is your stage, and it's sort of sized for someone little, someone big, whatever you're looking for, it's perfect . So many people have told us the Barnsdall Gallery Theater or we call it BGT, feels like home to them and that BGT is where they always go. It's their go to space for their annual event and I think that kind of relationship in a community is so important. These days. The performing arts are intrinsic to the quality of life for Angelenos, and it's invaluable to have the opportunity to be able to elevate and support the communities in which we are based, who are creating a legacy of artwork that will enrich the city of Los Angeles and its cultural identity. In terms of performing arts, you can always find out information about the Barnsdall Gallery Theater by going to our website. And that is the best way to find out more information about who to contact and how to get more information . About. The Canoga Park Youth Arts Center is an after school music and art program operated by the Department of Cultural Affairs of the City of Los Angeles. We offer music and visual arts classes to youth in the area, mostly from 6 to 17. However, we also have pre-K classes to introduce young children to music. All the teachers here have been involved in the arts their whole lives. We serve about 200 students per week when we have our class sessions. We are located in a historic building off of Sherman Way. So this historic building was first built in 1929 as the first operator assisted phone company in the San Fernando Valley. After the building was abandoned by the phone company, it fell into disrepair. The city did purchase the building. It was restored because proposition K allocated funds to provide programing for youth, so this is a dedicated youth arts center. During the year, local schools walk to us during their school day to supplement or to include an arts program which they may not be able to receive at their school. The importance of arts education, I don't think, can be overstated. I think by now, hopefully everybody knows that arts education helps children to work together in groups. It helps them to focus critically, think self-expression is also incredibly important. Creativity. And also it could be a path to a career for many young people. For example, all of the staff here are involved in the arts in their art form. Outside of teaching, here. We have a lot of kids that come here. As you know, six year olds, and then they go all the way through the program until they they age out of it and they they have good memories. They come back. So we see how the arts is shaping these kids, having a healthy society is having healthy investment in the arts. We have several ways of getting into contact with us. We have an Instagram page at Canoga Park Youth Arts. We have a Facebook page, Canoga Park Youth Arts Center. And by everyone. I'll see you next week. My L.A. 311 app is easy. Download the Myla 311 app from the App Store or Google Play. Use Google Translate to view the page in up to 200 languages. Select the service need either by typing a topic in the new request search box, or select from the most popular service requests like street pavement issues or potholes. Answer a few questions. You can add a comment or even upload a picture. Keep track of your request via email, text, or create an Angelino account to become a registered user using Myla 311 keeps our city safe and clean. Every day, over 100 Americans die from secondhand smoke. And secondhand smoke and children can cause asthma. Ear infections and increased risk of sudden infant death syndrome. Go to smoke free homes LA .com. Learn how you can protect your home from secondhand smoke. And. The number one cause of preventable death after injury is bleeding. Someone who is severely bleeding can bleed to death in as little as five minutes. Minutes Count in your lAFD. Thanks you for learning how to stop the bleed by following the ABCs. If someone has an injury with blood spurting out of the wound, clothing soaked in blood, bleeding that won't stop or loss of any part of an arm or leg, you need to act quickly. The first step is a for alert. Have someone call 911. The next step is B for bleeding. Locate the bleeding injury and remove any clothing covering the area so you can see the injury. The final step is C for compress use any clean cloth. Apply the dressing directly to the wound and press down hard. Push down on top of the wound with both hands as hard as you can. If blood soaks through the dressing, do not remove it. Add another dressing on top and continue applying steady pressure. Do not release the pressure to check the wound. Keep steady pressure until help arrives . Apply. Hi, I'm Eric Scott, a captain and public information officer for the Los Angeles City Fire Department. Often people ask us, really, what is brush clearance and why is it important? So simply put, brush fires continue to threaten life and property in the very high fire hazard severity zone so that means areas that are prone to wildfires and having brush clearance provides us the defensible space to save those lives. And property. So particularly when you're clearing all of those ground fuels or the lower vegetation that really helps us because it will present what is called the fire ladder. And that's when the fire starts off low on the ground and it starts to climb upward to where it gets spread by winds. So what you might see is an ember would land on the ground. It would ignite the grass that is there, or what we call as light, flashy fuel. And then it's going to jump to those lower hanging limbs or those branches and starts to climb up the tree ignites that heavier fuel, and that just exacerbates the problem. So this requirement does not apply to your healthy fruit trees or privacy hedges or ornamental shrubbery, as long as that's all well maintained, meaning that it's free of all dead and dry material. Also, people ask, well, what are the basic brush clearance requirements? So your basic requirements are this you want to trim the weeds and the grass down to three inches. You need to trim the bottom third of a bush. The bottom six feet of a tree. Now around your home you'd want to maintain five feet clearance from the roof line. So if you're five foot tall and you're walking the perimeter of your roof, nothing should hit you in the head. And then you want to double that to ten feet from the chimney. Fences and roadways. It's important to note that these requirements are all within 200ft of any structure or home, regardless if that structure or home is on your property or adjoining properties like your neighbors. So it's those areas that need to be clear in order to limit the spread of fire and to provide the defensible space for us firefighters to safely operate. So simply put, we'll provide the offense. If you provide the defense. So here's your basic inspection process. It begins with the owner's self inspection. So you want to compare your native brush and your landscape vegetation on your property with the information that you're going to find in the mailer. And also on the lAFD .org/ brush website. Now, if you have difficulties and you're not able to do that yourself, you can hire a professional who can both understand the information and then apply it to the property that you own. But you want to clear your property as required prior to May 1st. This year. And that way you're going to pass the fire department's inspection, and you're avoid a $33 noncompliance fee. And also a time consuming second inspection, which comes with a costly $668 noncompliance fee. So it's important to note, too, that there's no need to call for an inspection at any time. You don't need to call for an inspection. We're going to do that automatically. Our computer system tracks all the properties that are due for an inspection. So then we'll have an appropriate inspector. They're going to be notified that your property is due, and they're going to come in and inspect and or reinspect. If needed. Now for the first inspection. That first inspection is done by us, the fire department and it is in May first. And it continues until June 30th. However, we want people to know that it is a year round requirement to have brush clearance and all parcels that are within that very high fire hazard severity zone. They will be initially inspected. Those parcels that are found in violation are going to be issued a notice of violation and they'll be assessed. And that's when you get that $33 noncompliance fee. Then the homeowner has about 30 days to comply with that notice of violation. And the owner can check the status of their property by registering an account at vmsb three dot Laforgue. So now when we come to the second inspection, that means that you as a homeowner were issued a notice of violation on the first inspection. So then you're going to be inspected a second time after that 30 day period that gives you that grace period of 30 days to correct the violation. Then owners can check the status of their property again by registering your account at vmsb three dot lAFD dot org. Now, if the property is not fully in compliance upon initial inspection, that owner is going to be notified via mail or email if it registered within that website that we mentioned. So it's important to also say there's no need to call the lAFD brush unit when you're ready for your Reinspection that Reinspection will be automatically scheduled as appropriate with their time frames. It's all computerized, so if your property remains in noncompliance after a failed reinspection, then it's going to be cleared by city contractors and the property owner, or you will be invoiced a noncompliance fee of. $668, plus an administrative fee of $1,498 on top of the contractor's fee. So you certainly want to avoid this . We get asked a lot of questions. Here is your top seven. Most frequently asked questions, and the answer. So number one is how can I check the brush status of my own property. Again that's that important website that we're driving home. The VMs Threelife dot org. You can register a new brush clearance account there and check the status. Now use your APM or the assessor parcel number as well as a Pin, which is your personal identification number. It's going to be printed on the bottom of the owner. Notification that was mailed to you annually in March. Often we get asked, well, what is the best way to contact the brush unit? Simply put, the best way is to send an email. You send it to lAFD brush at LA City.org. Now if you incorporate your APN and a brief description of the issue or the problem that you would like to discuss, that greatly assists us determining who you are and what the issue is. And then a member of our brush unit will respond to you within 48 hours. Also you could feel free to call. It's the number is. One (800)■!A994-4444. But we do ask for your patience in advance because it's very busy and there's minimal inspectors. So we have limited resources to take your call. But the office hours are from 7 a.m. until 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. So what if you received a notice of noncompliance in the mail? What are you supposed to do then? Well, start by reading that. Notice very carefully. Identify the actual violations that were mentioned on your property. See what was cited there, and then you could follow the steps in the frequently asked questions. The first one there to see photos that was taken by the inspector of your property, and where the problem is. Then you want to correct those violations by the due date. So look at that due date. It will be located at the top right corner of your notice. Here's another question. We get. Okay, you were issued a notice of noncompliance. And now you did the right thing. You finished clearing your property of the violations that you were cited. Now what? What's next? Well truthfully, you don't have to do anything at this point after the allotted 30 day period, a fire inspector is going to re inspect your property. And if your property is still in noncompliance, then you get that second notice to abate the fire hazard. That will be mailed to you. Now the city will start the process to have your property cleared by a contractor at your expense. So you want to avoid that. Some ask if there is a particular contractor that should be used to clear your property. Well, simply put, the city does not provide a recommendation, nor do we endorse any contractor. So really it's you as the property owner. It's your responsibility to request the current proof of insurance. If they're bonded, if they have a license and obtain any other relevant information about that contract. But we do try to help. So there is a brush clearance contractor list on the website. So what do you do if you feel that the inspector is wrong and that your property is in compliance and can you file an appeal? Well the answer is yes. Yes, you can visit the lAFD brush website to view the detailed inspection process and that includes appeals. However note that a failed inspection will subject you as the owner to fees that continue to increase with each failed inspection. All billing is conducted through the city's accounting Services section. So if you have questions about that concerning your fees or your invoices or any fees that even could be attached to a tax bill, you should direct those to the source. That's accounting. So you could either call them at two, 139783424, or you could send an email to lAFD dot brush Actg at LA City.org. We understand that many people might be worried about their neighbor's property, and that they might have a fire hazard because of some overgrown brush, and how would you report that? So first off, we want you to know that the fire department wants to hear your concerns so we can provide the clearance necessary for our firefighters to protect your property and your neighborhood so you can report a brush fire hazard by email to lAFD brush at L.A. City.org. Now, please make sure that you include the exact location of the brush hazards. The address. If you have the APN, that would be even better. But of course you need to put a brief description of what the hazards are and where those hazards are on the property. And of course, it's best not to go looking at those hazards on that neighbor's property without permission. You also can make your complaint by phone. That same phone number we provided before to our brush clearance unit is one (800)■!A994-4444, ad again we welcome your complaint. But remember too that we have limited resources to take your call. And those hours are from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday . Outside the Barnsdall Gallery Theater is a 300 seat performing arts space located as part of the Barnsdall Art Park. Here in East Hollywood. We're tucked in a corner between the Barnsdall Junior Art center and then on our other side is the la municipal Art Gallery. So often we hear, I didn't even know this was here. I'm going to come back. And that is the greatest thing we can hear is knowing that we're going to have Angelenos come back, visit our space, share our space, and enjoy everything that we have to offer here. We're primarily a rental facility, so we try and make everyone's dreams come true. It is incredibly popular with different art centers and different arts groups. Community theaters, professional theaters. We have dance companies who do their concerts. We have local colleges and high schools and elementary schools that do their graduations and their culminations. We do film screenings, young artists, emerging artists, groups with very small budgets are treated and welcomed the same way as big commercial productions. What's super exciting about the Barnsdall Gallery Theater is that everybody has an opportunity to be on this stage, that you can be a very seasoned veteran and come in here and feel like you're having a wonderful, intimate conversation with the audience. You can be a four year old with your first recital and being able to feel like this is your stage, and it's sort of sized for someone little, someone big, whatever you're looking for, it's perfect . So many people have told us the Barnsdall Gallery Theater or we call it BGT, feels like home to them and that BGT is where they always go. It's their go to space for their annual event and I think that kind of relationship in a community is so important. These days. The performing arts are intrinsic to the quality of life for Angelenos, and it's invaluable to have the opportunity to be able to elevate and support the communities in which we are based, who are creating a legacy of artwork that will enrich the city of Los Angeles and its cultural identity. In terms of performing arts, you can always find out information about the Barnsdall Gallery Theater by going to our website. And that is the best way to find out more information about who to contact and how to get more information . About. The Canoga Park Youth Arts Center is an after school music and art program operated by the Department of Cultural Affairs of the City of Los Angeles. We offer music and visual arts classes to youth in the area, mostly from 6 to 17. However, we also have pre-K classes to introduce young children to music. All the teachers here have been involved in the arts their whole lives. We serve about 200 students per week when we have our class sessions. We are located in a historic building off of Sherman Way. So this historic building was first built in 1929 as the first operator assisted phone company in the San Fernando Valley. After the building was abandoned by the phone company, it fell into disrepair. The city did purchase the building. It was restored because proposition K allocated funds to provide programing for youth, so this is a dedicated youth arts center. During the year, local schools walk to us during their school day to supplement or to include an arts program which they may not be able to receive at their school. The importance of arts education, I don't think, can be overstated. I think by now, hopefully everybody knows that arts education helps children to work together in groups. It helps them to focus critically, think self-expression is also incredibly important. Creativity. And also it could be a path to a career for many young people. For example, all of the staff here are involved in the arts in their art form. Outside of teaching, here. We have a lot of kids that come here, as you know, six year olds, and then they go all the way through the program until they they age out of it and they they have good memories. They come back. So we see how the arts is shaping these kids, having a healthy society is having healthy investment in the arts. We have several ways of getting into contact with us. We have an Instagram page at Canoga Park Youth Arts. We have a Facebook page, Canoga Park Youth Arts Center. And by everyone. I'll see you next week in the my L.A. 311 app is easy. Download the Myla 311 app from the App Store or Google Play. Use Google Translate to view the page in up to 200 languages. Select the service need either by typing a topic in the new request search box, or select from the most popular service requests like Street pavement issues or potholes. Answer a few questions. You can add a comment or even upload a picture. Keep track of your request via email, text, or create an Angelino account to become a registered user using Myla 311 keeps our city safe and clean. Every day, over 100 Americans die from secondhand smoke. Secondhand smoke and children can cause asthma. Ear infections and increased risk of sudden infant death syndrome. Go to smoke free homes LA .com. Learn how you can protect your home from secondhand smoke . The number one cause of preventable death after injury is bleeding someone who is severely bleeding can bleed to death in as little as five minutes. Minutes Count in your lAFD. Thanks you for learning how to stop the bleed by following the ABCs. If someone has an injury with blood spurting out of the wound, clothing soaked in blood, bleeding that won't stop or loss of any part of an arm or leg, you need to act quickly. The first step is a for alert. Have someone call 911. The next step is B for bleeding. Locate the bleeding injury and remove any clothing covering the area so you can see the injury. The final step is C for compress use any clean cloth. Apply the dressing directly to the wound and press down hard. Push down on top of the wound with both hands as hard as you can. If blood soaks through the dressing, do not remove it. Add another dressing on top and continue applying steady pressure. Do not release the pressure to check the wound. Keep steady pressure until help arrives . Hi, I'm Eric Scott, a captain and public information officer for the Los Angeles City Fire Department. Often people ask us, really, what is brush clearance and why is it important? So simply put, brush fires continue to threaten life and property in the very high fire hazard severity zone so that means areas that are prone to wildfires and having brush clearance provides us the defensible space to save those lives. And property. So particularly when you're clearing all of those ground fuels or the lower vegetation that really helps us because it will present what is called the fire ladder. And that's when the fire starts off low on the ground and it starts to climb upward to where it gets spread by winds. So what you might see is an ember would land on the ground. It would ignite the grass that is there or what we call as light, flashy fuel. And then it's going to jump to those lower hanging limbs or those branches and starts to climb up. The tree ignites that heavier fuel, and that just exacerbates the problem. So this requirement does not apply to your healthy fruit trees or privacy hedges or ornamental shrubbery, as long as that's all well maintained, meaning that it's free of all dead and dry material. Also, people ask, well, what are the basic brush clearance requirements? So your basic requirements are this you want to trim the weeds and the grass down to three inches. You need to trim the bottom third of a bush. The bottom six feet of a tree. Now around your home you'd want to maintain five feet clearance from the roof line. So if you're five foot tall and you're walking the perimeter of your roof, nothing should hit you in the head. And then you want to double that to ten feet from the chimney fences and roadways. It's important to note that these requirements are all within 200ft of any structure or home, regardless if that structure or home is on your property or adjoining properties like your neighbors. So it's those areas that need to be clear in order to limit the spread of fire and to provide the defensible space for us firefighters to safely operate. So simply put, we'll provide the offense. If you provide the defense. So here's your basic inspection process. It begins with the owner's self inspection . So you want to compare your native brush and your landscape vegetation on your property with the information that you're going to find in the mailer. And also on the lAFD .org/ brush website. Now if you have difficulties and you're not able to do that yourself, you can hire a professional who can both understand the information and then apply it to the property that you own. But you want to clear your property as required prior to May 1st. This year. And that way you're going to pass the fire department's inspection and you're avoid a $33 noncompliance fee. And also a time consuming second inspection, which comes with a costly $668 noncompliance fee. So it's important to note, too, that there's no need to call for an inspection at any time. You don't need to call for an inspection. We're going to do that automatically. Our computer system tracks all the properties that are due for an inspection. So then we'll have an appropriate inspector. They're going to be notified that your property is due, and they're going to come in and inspect and or reinspect. If needed. Now for the first inspection. That first inspection is done by us. The fire department, and it is in May 1st. And it continues until June 30th. However we want people to know that it is a year round requirement to have brush clearance and all parcels that are within that very high fire hazard severity zone. They will be initially inspected. Those parcels that are found in violation are going to be issued a notice of violation and they'll be assessed. And that's when you get that $33 noncompliance fee. Then the homeowner has about 30 days to comply with that notice of violation. And the owner can check the status of their property by registering an account at vmsb. Three dot Laforgue. So now when we come to the second inspection, that means that you, as a homeowner were issued a notice of violation on the first inspection. So then you're going to be inspected a second time after that 30 day period. That gives you that grace period of 30 days to correct the violation. Then owners can check the status of their property again by registering your account at VMs three dot left dot org. Now, if the property is not fully in compliance upon initial inspection, that owner is going to be notified via mail or email. If registered within that website that we mentioned. So it's important to also say there's no need to call the lAFD brush unit when you're ready for your inspection. That Reinspection will be automatically scheduled as appropriate with their time frames. It's all computerized, so if your property remains in noncompliance after a failed reinspection, then it's going to be cleared by city contractors and the property owner, or you will be invoiced a noncompliance fee of. $668, plus an administrative fee of $1,498 on top of the contractor's fee. So you certainly want to avoid this . We get asked a lot of questions. Here is your top seven. Most frequently asked questions. And the answer. So number one is how can I check the brush status of my own property. Again that's that important website that we're driving home. The VMs three left.org. You can register a new brush clearance account there and check the status. Now use your APM or the assessor parcel number as well as a Pin which is your personal identification number. It's going to be printed on the bottom of the owner. Notification that was mailed to you annually in March. Often we get asked, well, what is the best way to contact the brush unit? Simply put, the best way is to send an email. You send it to lAFD brush at LA City.org. Now if you incorporate your APN and a brief description of the issue or the problem that you would like to discuss, that greatly assists us in determining who you are and what the issue is. And then a member of our brush unit will respond to you within 48 hours. Also you can feel free to call. It's the number is. One (800)■!A994-4444. But we do ask for your patience in advance because it's very busy and there's minimal inspectors. So we have a limited resources to take your call. But the office hours are from 7 a.m. until 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. So what if you received a notice of noncompliance in the mail? What are you supposed to do then? Well start by reading that notice very carefully. Identify the actual violations that were mentioned on your property. See what was cited there and then you could follow the steps in the frequently asked questions. The first one there to see photos that was taken by the inspector of your property, and where the problem is then you want to correct those violations by the due date. So look at that due date. It will be located at the top right corner of your notice. Here's another question. We get. Okay. You were issued a notice of noncompliance and now you did the right thing. You finished clearing your property of the violations that you were cited. Now what? What's next? Well truthfully, you don't have to do anything at this point after the allotted 30 day period, a fire inspector is going to re inspect your property. And if your property is still in noncompliance, then you get that second notice to abate the fire hazard. That will be mailed to you. Now the city will start the process to have your property cleared by a contractor at your expense. So you want to avoid that. Some ask if there is a particular contractor that should be used to clear your property. Well simply put, the city does not provide a recommendation, nor do we endorse any contractor. So really it's you as the property owner. It's your responsibility to request the current proof of insurance. If they're bonded, if they have a license and obtain any other relevant information about that contract. But we do try to help. So there is a brush clearance contractor list on the website. So what do you do if you feel that the inspector is wrong and that your property is in compliance? And can you file an appeal? Well, the answer is yes. Yes, you can visit the lAFD brush website to view the detailed inspection process. And that includes appeals. However note that a failed inspection will subject you as the owner to fees that continue to increase with each failed inspection. All billing is conducted through the city's accounting Services section. So if you have questions about that concerning your fees or your invoices or any fees that even could be attached to a tax bill, you should direct those to the source. That's accounting. So you could either call them at two, 139783424. Or you could send an email to lAFD dot brush Actg at L.A. City.org. We understand that many people might be worried about their neighbor's property, and that they might have a fire hazard because of some overgrown brush, and how would you report that? So first off, we want you to know that the fire department wants to hear your concerns so we can provide the clearance necessary for our firefighters to protect your property and your neighborhood so you can report a brush fire hazard by email to lAFD brush at L.A. City.org. Now, please make sure that you include the exact location of the brush hazards, the address. If you have the APN, that would be even better. But of course you need to put a brief description of what the hazards are and where those hazards are on the property. And of course, it's best not to go looking at those hazards on that neighbor's property without permission. You also can make your complaint by phone. That same phone number we provided before to our brush clearance unit is one (800)■!A994-4444, ad again, we welcome your complaint . But remember too that we have limited resources to take your call. And those hours are from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday . Side by side, the Barnsdall Gallery Theater is a 300 seat performing arts space located as part of the Barnsdall Art Park here in East Hollywood. We're tucked in a corner between the Barnsdall Junior Art center and then on our other side is the la municipal Art Gallery. So often we hear, I didn't even know this was here. I'm going to come back . And that is the greatest thing we can hear is knowing that we're going to have Angelenos come back, visit our space, share our space, and enjoy everything that we have to offer here. We're primarily a rental facility, so we try and make everyone's dreams come true. It is incredibly popular with different art centers and different arts groups. Community theaters, professional theaters. We have dance companies who do their concerts. We have local colleges and high schools and elementary schools that do their graduations and their culminations. We do film screenings, young artists, emerging artists, groups with very small budgets are treated and welcomed the same way as big commercial productions. What's super exciting about the Barnsdall Gallery Theater is that everybody has an opportunity to be on this stage, that you can be a very seasoned veteran and come in here and feel like you're having a wonderful, intimate conversation with the audience. You can be a four year old with your first recital and being able to feel like this is your stage, and it's sort of sized for someone little, someone big, whatever you're looking for, it's perfect . So many people have told us the Barnsdall Gallery Theater, or we call it BGT, feels like home to them, and that BGT is where they always go. It's a go to space for their annual event and I think that kind of relationship in a community is so important. These days. The performing arts are intrinsic to the quality of life for Angelenos and it's invaluable to have the opportunity to be able to elevate and support the communities in which we are based, who are creating a legacy of artwork that will enrich the city of Los Angeles and its cultural identity. In terms of performing arts, you can always find out information about the Barnsdall Gallery Theater by going to our website. And that is the best way to find out more information about who to contact and how to get more information . About. The Canoga Park Youth Arts Center is an after school music and art program operated by the Department of Cultural Affairs of the City of Los Angeles. We offer music and visual arts classes to youth in the area, mostly from 6 to 17. However, we also have pre-K classes to introduce young children to music. All the teachers here have been involved in the arts their whole lives. We serve about 200 students per week when we have our class sessions. We are located in a historic building off of Sherman Way. So this historic building was first built in 1929 as the first operator assisted phone company in the San Fernando Valley. After the building was abandoned by the phone company, it fell into disrepair. The city did purchase the building. It was restored because proposition K allocated funds to provide programing for youth, so this is a dedicated youth arts center. During the year, local schools walk to us. During their school day to supplement or to include an arts program which they may not be able to receive at their school. The importance of arts education, I don't think, can be overstated. I think by now, hopefully everybody knows that arts education helps children to work together in groups. It helps them to focus critically, think self-expression is also incredibly important. Creativity. And also it could be a path to a career for many young people. For example, all of the staff here are involved in the arts in their art form. Outside of teaching, here. We have a lot of kids that come here as you know, six year olds, and then they go all the way through the program until they they age out of it and they have good memories. They come back. So we see how the arts is shaping these kids, having a healthy society is having healthy investment in the arts. We have several ways of getting into contact with us. We have an Instagram page at Canoga Park Youth Arts. We have a Facebook page, Canoga Park Youth Arts Center. And by everyone. I'll see you next week. Mi la 311 app is easy. Download the Myla 311 app from the App Store or Google Play. Use Google Translate to view the page in up to 200 languages. Select the service need either by typing a topic in the new request search box, or select from the most popular service requests. Know that there's nothing to report. After all that. All right NOTHING TO REPORT ON ALL THAT. ALL RIGHT, THUMBS UP. MR. CITY ATTORNEY, ANYTHING TO REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION? OH, SORRY, MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> Clerk: THANK YOU. BLUMENFIELD HARRIS-DAWSON HERNANDEZ HUTT JURADO LEE MCOSKER NAZARIAN PADILLA PARK PRICE RAMAN RODRIGUEZ SOTO-MARTINEZ YAROSLAVSKY. 13 MEMBERS PRESENT AND A QUORUM, MR. PRESIDENT. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, MR. CITY ATTORNEY, ANYTHING TO REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION. >> City Attorney: THERE IS NOTHING TO REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WHAT IS BEFORE US. >> Clerk: ITEM NUMBER 5 IS BEFORE COUNCIL AND CONTAINS FIVE AMENDMENTS. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, SO WE CAN GO THROUGH THESE AMENDMENTS IN THE ORDER THAT IS APPROPRIATE. >> Clerk: THANK YOU, BEFORE COUNCIL IS AMENDMENT 5-E HARRIS-DAWSON-BLUMENFIELD. >> Council President: MADAM CITY ATTORNEY, ANY DOCUMENT FOR BEFORE THE REPORT. >> City Attorney: WHAT IS AT STAKE, THERE IS NO CHANCE THAT THIS CITY'S TENANT EVICTION DEFENSE PROGRAM IS IN ANY JEOPARDY. THE ISSUES RAISED HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH IT IN THE SENSE THAT THE TENANTS AND THE LAWYERS DOING THIS WORK WILL CONTINUE, WHAT IS AT STAKE IS HOW IT IS ADMINISTERED AND WHETHER WE ARE HANDING 177 MILLION DOLLARS IN A BLOCK GRANT TO SPECIFIC PROVIDERS. >> Council President: GOT IT. THANK YOU, ANY DISCUSSION ON 5-E MEMBERS? ALL RIGHT. LET'S OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 13 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: NEXT IS AMENDING MOTION 5-D, HARRIS-DAWSON-JURADO. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, 5D AS IN DANCE, OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 13 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. BEFORE WE GO TO OUR NEXT AMENDMENT, I WILL CALL ON MR. BLUMENFIELD. >> B. Blumenfield: WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ONE MORE AMENDMENT COMING UP. WORKING WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. SO MR. BLUMENFIELD, WILL HAVE AN AMENDMENT, COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN? >> N. Raman: I JUST HAD A QUESTION WHICH IS, ACTUALLY, LET ME HOLD ON FOR ONE SECOND. >> Council President: DO WE NEED A RECESS, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A LITERALLY, FIVE-MINUTE RECESS. 4 MINUTES AND 59 SECONDS. [COUNCIL IN RECESS] Uh, Madam Clerk, if we could returnPresident: MADAM CLERK IF WE CAN RETURN TO THE REGULAR MEETING. IF YOU CAN CALL THE ROLL. >> Clerk: BLUMENFIELD, HARRIS-DAWSON HERNANDEZ HUTT JURADO LEE MCOSKER NAZARIAN PADILLA PARK PRICE RAMAN RODRIGUEZ SOTO-MARTINEZ YAROSLAVSKY. 13 MEMBERS PRESENT AND A QUORUM, MR. PRESIDENT. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, AND WE ARE ON ITEM 5, WE HAVE DISPOSED AND AFFIRMED AMENDMENT E AS IN ELEPHANT AND D AS IN DANCE, I BELIEVE MR. BLUMENFIELD IS GOING TO PUT FORWARD AN ADDITIONAL AMENDMENT? >> IF FACT, I CAN ASK THE CITY ATTORNEY TO READ THAT AMENDMENT. >> Council President: OKAY. >> B. Blumenfield: FOR THE RECORD. >> Council President: MR. CITY ATTORNEY? >> City Attorney: YES, THE AMENDMENT RELATES TO ADDITIONAL CONTRACT LANGUAGE WHICH I WILL READ. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROSECUTE VISION OF THIS AGREEMENT. EACH CONTRACTOR AND SUBCONTRACTER IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, THE INFORMATION REQUESTED OR REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 608 OR EXHIBIT G OF CONTRACT NUMBER C138260 AS AMENDED AND RESTATED ON OR BEFORE APRIL 15th, 2026 PROVIDED ANY INFORMATION REGARDING DOCUMENTATION STATUS SHALL BE REDACTED AND DELETED AND THE NAMES OF EACH TENANT MAY BE REPRESENTED BY INITIALS ONLY. THE CONTRACT FUNDING WILL TERMINATE IN THE INFORMATION IS NOT PROVIDED. THE CITY ATTORNEY IS REQUESTED TO INCLUDE PROVISIONS FOR MONTHLY AND QUARTERLY REPORTS INVOICING AND DATED AND TO INCLUDE LANGUAGE TERMINATING OR ADJUSTING THE FUNDING AUTOMATICALLY IF ULA FUNDS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR THE CONTRACT FOR ANY REASON. >> [BOOING]. >> Clerk: THERE A SECOND? >> >> Council President: SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ. >> M. Rodriguez: I THINK THAT AMENDMENT ACTUALLY CAPTURES. I KNOW WE WERE HAVING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT POTENTIAL AMENDMENT GOING FORWARD, SO I WANTED TO PROPOSE THAT THERE WAS NO LUMP SUM THAT WAS ADVANCED. SO, SO INSTRUCT, SO CITY ATTORNEY, YOU CAN HELP ME HOW TO BEST SAY THIS AND YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THE SPIRIT OF WHAT I'M GOING FOR, THAT THAT THERE IS NO LUMP SUM PEND ING AMENDMENT TO ULA AFFECTING THE FUNDING AND THAT, AGAIN, I THINK YOU CAPTURED THIS IN THIS AMENDMENT BUT THERE WILL BE A SUSPENSION OF DISTRIBUTION, PENDING, FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. >> Council President: SO WE HAVE AN AMENDMENT ON THE FLOOR FROM COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ, IS THERE A SECOND? SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER YAROSLAVSKY. AND I HAVE COMMENTS BY COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ? COUNCIL DISTRICT 1. >> E. Hernandez: YES, THANK YOU I WAS DISCUSSING WITH MY COLLEAGUE IF YOU WOULD BE OPEN TO THAT LAST PART I'M NOT COMFORTABLE WITH, IS THERE NO WAY THAT WE COULD HAVE A WRAP DOWN IF LET'S SAY THE VOTERS CHANGE IT, IF IF THE STATE CHANGES IT, BUT, TO SAY THAT IT WOULD BE CUT OFF IMMEDIATELY THAT COULD HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE IN LIMBO THAT ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF THESE PROCEEDINGS. SO THAT'S, THAT'S WHY I WOULD SAY IF IT'S GOING TO BE, IF IT'S GOING CHANGED IF ULA IS GOING TO STOP, THEN WOULD I LIKE TO SEE IF WE CAN DO A WRAP DOWN CITY, TO SEE IF THERE ARE OTHER CITY RESOURCES, BUT TO SAY IT'S GOING TO BE TERMINATE ITED AUTOMATICALLY. >> Council President: I UNDERSTAND YOUR DISCOMFORT, I THINK AND APPRECIATE IT AND AGREE WITH YOU, BUT I THINK THAT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE THERE IS A BALLOT MEASURE IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA ON THE WAY TO CERTIFICATION, THAT WOULD NOT ONLY END ULA BUT IT WOULD REQUIRE THE CITY TO PAY BACK A PORTION OF WHAT WE COLLECTED. SO IN THAT CASE, THE CITY WOULD NOT HAVE A CHOICE IT WOULD NOT BE UP TO US. OTHERWISE IF THERE IS ANOTHER CHANGE THAT WE INITIAL, WE CAN WORK THAT WRAP DOWN. WE WOULD STILL HAVE CONTROL BUT IF THE STATE DOES IT, WE DON'T. >> E. Hernandez: I UNDERSTAND BUT WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO DEFENSE. WHY CAN'T WE PUT THE LANGUAGE THAT WE WOULD WRAP DOWN OR EXPLORE TO NOT END RENTAL, NOT TO END EVICTION SUPPORT. >> Council President: HOW TO PRESERVE SERVICES. COUNCILMEMBER BLUMENFIELD. >> B. Blumenfield: I AGREE WITH YOU, WE DON'T WANT THE SERVICES TO BE CUT OFF IMMEDIATELY. BUT IT ENDS, IT DEPENDS ON HOW IT ENDS AND IF THERE IS MONEY IN THE TILL, THERE IS STILL ULA MONEY, THAT WOULD BE A VERY LONG WRAP DOWN WINDOW. IT'S ONLY A QUESTION OF IF IT ENDS AND THE GENERAL FUND IS ON OT HOOK THEN WE DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER CHOICE. IT'S AND THAT WOULD BE, AND IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT THAT WE HAVE TO PAY THE MONEY BACK, WE'RE IN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE, IF IT WOULD CHANGE, THERE IS STILL A LOT OF MONEY THERE. WE AS A COUNCIL WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO HAVE A SOFT LANDING. >> E. Hernandez: WHY CAN'T WE PUT THAT IN WRITING. >> B. Blumenfield: THAT'S WHAT WE'RE SAYING. WE'RE PROTECTING THE GENERAL FUND. IF YOU WANT TO TWEAK IT, I'M OPEN TO TWEAK THE GOAL, I THINK THAT WE DISCUSSED WITH CITY ATTORNEY AND EVERYTHING ELSE IS WELL, I THINK WE DIDN'T DISCUSS THIS DIRECTLY BUT THE GOAL IS TO PROTECT THE GENERAL FUND, SO IF THERE IS A CHANGE IT DOES NOT TRIGGER. BUT IN AS MUCH AS MONEY, WE WANT THAT MONEY TO BE SPENT. >> E. Hernandez: YES AND THAT'S NOT THE ISSUE FOR ME. WHAT I'M SAYING AND IT SOUNDED LIKE AMENABLE IS ADDING LANGUAGE THAT WE WOULD WRAP DOWN THE PROGRAM SO WE EXPLORE OTHER OPTIONS. WHAT I DON'T WANT TO HAPPEN IS THAT WE MAY BE ON A CLIFF AND NOT APPROPRIATELY PREPARE FOR THAT CLIFF WHICH WOULD LEAD HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE IN LIMBO. THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING IS IF YOUR LANGUAGE REMOVES THE IMMEDIATE DETERMINATION AND WE PUT WRAP DOWN. >> MR. BLUMENFIELD, WHILE YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT INCOME TAXER I HAVE COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN AND RODRIGUEZ. >> N. Raman: I WOULD UNDERSCORE WHAT COUNCILMMBER HERNANDEZ IS SAYING. FOR ANY CHANGES WHETHER IT IS, WHATEVER IT IS, WE'LL COME THROUGH, BALLOT, MEASURES, WE WILL HAVE ADVANCE NOTICE, I THINK WHAT COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ IS DOING RIGHTLY IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PLANNING FOR POTENTIAL LOSSES OF FUNDING APPROPRIATELY. SO THAT WE'RE NOT HARMING ANY RESIDENTS AND ANY LANGUAGE THAT CAN INCLUDE THAT IS GOOD TO INCLUDE. >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ. >> M. Rodriguez: THIS IS A CONTRACT LANGUAGE, AND YOU'RE GETTING INTO A WHOLE PHILOSOPHICAL CONVERSATION. THIS IS A CONTRACT AND THE CONTRACT IS SUPPOSE TO BE CUT AND DRY THAT IF THE MONEY IS REDACTED, THAT THERE IS NO, WE DON'T HAVE IS THE MONEY. THE SOURCE OF THE FUNDS IF THIS IS THEN CUT OFF, THEN, AS A BODY, WE HAVE TO PRIORITIZE HOW WE IDENTIFY THESE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AS A TENANT OF OUR PRIORITIES. BUT AS A BUDGETARY MATTER AND CONVERSATION, THIS WOULD NOW BE IN THE CONTEXT OF A BROADER BUDGETARY CONVERSATION. SO I HAVE PROBLEM ENSHRINING THAT LANGUAGE IN A CONTRACT BECAUSE THAT IS FURTHER OBLIGATING TO A GENERAL FUND WITHOUT ANY IDENTIFIED SOURCE OF FUNDS. WE HAVE A SOURCE OF FUNDS IN ULA THAT SAYS WE CAN CREATE THIS PROGRAM. AND WE ARE ENTERING INTO A CONTRACT AND WHAT WE'RE DOING IS BUILDING AND PROTECTIONS, ON THIS CONTRACT LANGUAGE THAT SAYS WE ARE GOING TO GET DOCUMENTATION COMPLIANCE ALL OF THIS STUFF. SO IT'S NOT WE RAUPT A RAMP DOWN, NO, IF THIS MONEY CEASES, IF WE WANT TO ESTABLISH A SOME TYPE OF RESOLUTION, THAT WE COMMIT AND WE'RE GOING TO RAISE THE FLAG, THAT'S SEPARATE. THIS IS A CONTRACT AND A CONTRACT IS CUT AND DRY TO SAY WHAT THE EXPECTATION SXZ OBLIGATIONS, WHEN THIS MONEY CEASES, WE CAN'T CONTINUE TO OBLIGATE OURSELF TO FUND SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T HAVE A FUND TO PROVIDE THIS SERVICE FOR. AND I HAVE A VERY BIG CONCERN. IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A COMMITMENT AS A COUNCIL, COOL YES. WE WANT TO COMMIT TO ALWAYS PROTECTING EVICTION DEFENSE, OKAY COOL. BUT THAT IS NOT EN SHRINED IN A CONTRACT. THAT'S NOT OKAY, I'M NOT OKAY WITH THAT AMENDMENT. >> Council President: MR. LEE? >> J. Lee: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. IR REGARDLESS OF ALL THIS DEBATING OF GOING BACK AND FORTH, ABOUT YOU KNOW, HOW TO WE REFINE THIS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PROTECTING THE CITY, I WOULD HOPE THAT WE LOOK AT THIS AND KIND OF TAKE A LOOK AT THAT THE UNCOMFORTABLE I HAVE THAT THE TRANSPARENCY, REQUIREMENT IN THESE CONTRACTS DOES NOT MEAN THE LEVEL OF WHAT WE AS A BODY SHOULD BE REQUIRING FROM ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE ARE GIVING MONEY TO. SO JUST ON THAT LEVEL ALONE, YOU HOPE YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. IF YOU FEEL THAT THE TRANSPARENT REQUIREMENT OF THESE CONTRACT MOVING FORWARD, ARE AT THE LEVEL OF WHAT YOU BELIEVE THEY SHOULD BE, OKAY BUT I FOR ONE DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH IT. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER BLUMENFIELD AND HERNANDEZ ARE STILL HUDDLING IN THAT TIME. I'M GOING TO GIVE HIM TIME TO GET TO HIS SEAT AND CALL ON MR. McOSKER. >> B. Blumenfield: WE HAVE A COMPROMISE. >> Council President: I THINK MR. McOSKER'S COMMENT IS IMPORTANT. >> T. McOsker: ARE WE GOING TO CIRCULATE THE LANGUAGE. I'M HEARING DISCUSSION WLA IT MAY BE. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE LANGUAGE. BEFORE WE AT. >> Council President: OKAY. ALL RIGHT. MR. BLUMENFIELD? >> B. Blumenfield: GREAT AND COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ AND I ARE ON THE SAME PAGE AND WE'RE TRYING MAYBE ADDING TO THE LANGUAGE THAT SAYS YOU CAN TERMINATE IF THIS HAPPENS AND THEN JUST ADD THE LANGUAGE SUBJECT TO COUNCIL APPROVAL BUT IN A PROCESS. >> E. Hernandez: YEAH, WOULD I SAY IF ANY CHANGES ARE MADE, THAT DETERMINE THE CONTRACT CAN BE TERMINATED OR IF THE CITY CAN FIND ADDITIONAL FUNDS, WHAT IS THE LAST PART? >> IT CAN BE TERMINATED SUBJECT TO CITY APPROVE OR THE CITY CAN FIND ALTERNATE FINDS. >> Council President: YOU CAN PUT IT IN. ALL RIGHT, SO WE NEED TO GET THAT LANGUAGE TYPED UP. MADAM CLERK, DO ROBERT'S RULE OF ORDER ALLOW US TO TAKE UP THE OTHER AMENDMENTS WHILE THIS ONE? >> NO, ACCORDING TO THE ORDER WE SHOULD START WITH 5F NOW. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, SO WE WILL AWAIT 5-F APPEARING IN WRITING BEFORE OTHERS. >> YOU CAN SUPERCEDE THE RULES AND GO TO OTHERS. >> Council President: THIS IS A MOTION AND A SECOND TO SUPERCEDE THE RULES. DO WE NEED TO CALL A VOTE OR CAN IT BE DONE WITHOUT OBJECTION? >> Council President: MR. NAZARIAN. >> A. Nazarian: JUST GIVEN THE CONVERSATION THAT COUNCILMEMBERS BLUMENFIELD AND HERNANDEZ ARE HAVING, I'M JUST WONDERING IF YOU'RE OPEN ALSO, TO MAKING THE LANGUAGE VAGUE ENOUGH SO IF, THE TIME COMES THAT WE DO NEED TO TAKE ACTION, WE CAN ALSO BIFURCATE BETWEEN IF ONE AGENCY IS PROVIDING DATA AND THE OTHER ONE IS NOT, THN WE CAN CONTINUE WORKING WITH THE ONES THAT PROVIDE THE DATA AND DISMISS THE ONES THAT DO NOT PROVIDE THE DATA. I DON'T MEAN TO COMPLICATE THIS BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE AS MUCH AS THE UPPER HAND AND ABILITY TO MAKE DECISIONS AND HAVE THE NIMBLENESS NEEDED TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE SERVICE SERVICE SOUTH SIDE WITHOUT JEOPARDIZING. >> T. McOsker: DO WE NEED TO VOTE THE SUSPEND RULES. >> Clerk: THERE IS A MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES. >> Council President: OPEN THE ROLL ON SUSPENSION OF THE RULE, CLOSE THE RULES, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 13 AYES. >> Clerk: THANK YOU, SO IF THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO MOVE ON TO 35C AND HOLD 5F ON THE DESK. >> Council President: WE'LL HOLD F ON THE DESK, IT'S CIRCULATING NOW. ALL RIGHT, THE AMENDMENT 5C, AS IN CAT IS BEFORE US. >> CLOSE THE ROLE, TABULATE THE VOTE. LET'S OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 13 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, THAT TAKES US TO 5 A AS IN APPLE. OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 11 AYES, 2 NOES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT AND NOW WE'RE BACK TO 5F AS IN FREEDOM. I HAVE THE LANGUAGE BEFORE ME, DOES EVERYBODY HAVE IT? NO? COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ. >> M. Rodriguez: I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS CAPTURED IN 5F OR NOT, BUT BASICALLY MY AMENDMENT WAS TO ESSENTIALLY, THE PAYMENT WOULD BE DISTRIBUTED UPON COMPLIANCE WITH THE, COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISION SOUTH SIDE ON THE REPORTING. SOL THAT IT'S NOT, A LUMP SUM PAYMENT THAT IS BEING AWARDED BUT RATHER, YOU KNOW, >> Council President: LIKE ALL THE ANOTHER CONTRACTS. >> Clerk: SO THAT'S AN AMENDMENT THAT CAN BE VOTED ON ALTOGETHER AS 5F. >> Council President: AND MR. NAZARIAN YOUR SUGGESTION IS IN 5D, AS IN DANCE, I THINK WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO GET TO IS IN THAT AMENDMENT ALREADY. JUST TO MAKE IT EASIER. SO ARE WE GOOD ON 5F, COUNCILMEMBER BLUMENFIELD AND HERNANDEZ? >> Council President: OKAY IS IT STILL CIRCULATING? All right. Can we get a signal when this language has been ALL RIGHT, CAN WE GET A SIGNAL AND THIS LANGUAGE CAN BE DISTRIBUTED? For more than . All right. Uh Mr. Blumenfield. Okay. Can you tell RIGHT, MR. BLUMENFIELD, CAN YOU TELL US THE SCORE. >> B. Blumenfield: WE MINOR THINGS, ONE REMOVE THE QUOTE IT SAYS NOTWITHSTANDING. JUST REMOVE, SECOND CHANGE, SRIKE AUTOMATICALLY IN THE LAST SENTENCE AND SKHAI COULD TO MAY. ALL RIGHT, ONE MORE TIME. >> B. Blumenfield: OKAY, THESE THREE THINGS I THINK ARE MINOR. REMOVE THE QUOTE IN THE FIRST SENTENCE IT SAYS NUMBER ONE, IT SAYS QUOTE NOTWITHSTANDING, THE QUOTE WAS NEVER ENTERED IT'S A GRAMMAR POINT. REMOVE THAT. THE, LAST THE SECOND SENTENCE, THE SECOND TO THE LAST SENTENCE, READS THE CITY ATTORNEY REQUESTED TO INCLUDE MONTHLY REPORTS TO INCLUDE LANGUAGE TERMINATING AND ADD JUSTEDING THE FUND IF ULA FUNDS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE WITH THE CONTRACT. AND THEN, THE FINAL CHANGE IS, AGAIN PURE GRAMMAR WHICH IS TERMINATION APPROVAL AND INSTEAD OF COUNCIL MAY FIND ALTERNATIVE FUNDS. THOSE WOULD BE THE MINOR CHANGES TO THAT AMENDMENT. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. SO, I'M GOING TO PREPARE EVERYBODY FOR A VOTE ON 5F AS IN FREEDOM. COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN? >> N. Raman: CAN I ASK A QUESTION HERE. ABOUT THE ABOUT THE TIMELINE APRIL 15th, 2026 BEING A HARD AND FAST DEADLINE, IF THERE IS POSSIBILITY THAT IT CAN BE MUTUALLY; YOU KNOW, IF, IF OUR CONTRACTOR IS SAYING CONTRACTOR OR SUBCONTRACTER IS SAYING WE WILL PROVIDE THE INFORMATION BUT THERE IS A DELAY IN PROVIDING IT, DOES THIS MEAN THAT IF IT'S NOT PROVIDED BY APRIL 15th, THIS IS AUTOMATICALLY DONE? I JUST WANT TO PROVIDE SOME CUSHION FOR? >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER BLUMENFIELD. >> B. Blumenfield: IT'S FINE FOR ME. BEFORE OR APRIL 159ING AS MUTUALLY DECIDED. >> N. Raman: I THINK THAT WOULD ENABLE US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GETTING, YOU KNOW, PROVIDING FOR INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDE. >> Council President: MUTUALLY SO WE HAVE TO SIGN OFF. COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ. >> M. Rodriguez: YEAH, I'M JUST, I MEAN MY ONLY CONCERN WITH ALL OF THIS IS FIRST OF ALL, THEY SHOULD HAVE ALL OF THIS DOCUMENTATION AND BE ABLE TO PROVIDE IT IMMEDIATELY AND FRANKLY OUR GRAFFITI ARE REQUIRED TO DO MORE DOCUMENTATION TO GET PAID. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE'RE LAMENTING THIS AND JUST WRITING CONTRACTS THE WAY THEY SHOULD, WHEN YOU'RE DEALS WITH MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WHY WE CAN'T SAY, IF YOU DON'T PROVIDE THE RECEIPTS, WE'RE NOT GOING TO PAY YOU. THAT'S A SIMPLE EXPECTATION FOR TAXPAYER DOLLARS! SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE KEEP TRYING TO MASSAGE THIS. THEY SHOULD HAVE THE DOCUMENT, THEY SHOULD BE PROVIDING IT T IT SHOULD BE RENDED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE ENTERING A SUBSEQUENT CONTRACT THAT'S JUST, BASE LINE EXPECTATION. THAT IS CONTRACT COMPLIANCE. SO I, SO I'M JUST, I'M JUST HAVING A HARD TIME WITH THE EFFORT TO KIND OF GIVING A PASS ON SOMETHING THAT I'M LIKE, LITERALLY OUR GRAFFITI ABATEMENT PROVIDERS ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE FOR DOCUMENTATION TO GET PAID. THIS IS A JOKE. >> Council President: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ. I SHARE THAT FRUSTRATION. LAW FIRMS HAVE THE MOST CAPACITY TO DO REPORTINGOF ALMOST ANYBODY ELSE WE CONTRACT WITH, AND IT SEEMS LIKE WE HAVE RELUCTANCE TO HAVE ACCOUNTABILITY. COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN. >> N. Raman: AND ALL I WANT US TO PREVENT US FROM GETTING A INTO A SITUATION WHERE IF THERE WAS A NEED FOR REDACTION TO PROVIDE 18,000 NAMES THAT WE'RE ALLOWING ADDITIONAL TIME. SO WE'RE NOT IN A SITUATION WHERE WE'RE LOSING THESE FUNDS BECAUSE WE PASSED AN AMENDMENT THAT DID NOT ALLOW US THE FLEXIBILITY. >> Council President: GOT IT. ALL RIGHT, MR. BLUMENFIELD. >> B. Blumenfield: I'M JUST TRYING TO LAND THIS PLANE. >> Council President: PLEASE. >> B. Blumenfield: THERE IS NO HARM IN SAYING, MUTUALLY AGREED UPON DATE GIVES US THE FLEXIBILITY AND WE'RE ABOUT LANDING THERE. LET'S CALL THE QUESTION. >> Council President: LET'S OPEN THE ROLL ON 5F. >> Clerk: I'M SORRY SO TO THAT AMENDMENT YOU'RE ADDING OR MUTUALLY AGREED UPON DATE. >> >> B. Blumenfield: ON OR BEFORE APRIL 15 OR COMMA OR AFTER BEFORE. >> Clerk: AND CONFIRMATION COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ MOTION IS TO AMEND 5F NOT A SEPARATE MOTION. >> M. Rodriguez: WE INTRODUCED IT AS 5G BECAUSE IT DIDN'T MAKE IT IN THIS CUT. >> Council President: THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED SO WE CAN TAKE A VOTE ON 5F AND THEN WE'LL DEAL WITH 5G. OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL ON 5F AS IN FREEDOM. TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 13 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT AND 5G, COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ. >> M. Rodriguez: YES, SO 5G VERY SIMPLY SAYS THAT WE'RE NOT GOING, BASICALLY, YOU DON'T FUND YOU, YOU, A LUMP SUM AS EVERY OTHER CONTRACTOR IN THE CITY OF L.A. IS REQUIRED. >> Council President: THERE IS, I JUST WANT--YOUR AMENDMENT DOES NOT SAY THIS BUT I WANT TO BE CLEAR THE ONE WHERE UP FRONT FUNDING HAS TO HAPPEN IS ON YOUR RENTAL ASSISTANCE BUT IT'S ONLY REFERRING. >> Council President: OKAY, I'M GOOD TO GO. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ. >> E. Hernandez: AND QUESTIONS AND THOUGHTS. WHEN IT COMES TO THIS AROUND SUSPENDING LUMP DISTRIBUTION, THE CONTRACT IS FOR A YEAR, THAT'S THE PROCESS. I KNOW NA AS A CITY WHEN IT COMES TO PAYING PROVIDERS, WE ALL HANDFUL OF ORGANIZATIONS, MILLIONS UPON MILLIONS FOR WORK THAT THEY'VE DELIVERED BECAUSE OF OUR FAILED PROCESSING AND SYSTEM, WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH CLERKS. I'M GOING TO BE OPPOSED BECAUSE IT WOULD GET CREATE MORE BARRIERS TO GETTING THE MONEY OUT. THANK YOU. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ. WE HAVE 5G, AS IN GREEN, LET'S OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 9 AYES, 4 NOES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: NEXT IS ITEM 5 AS AMENDED BY 5 A, 5D, 5C, 5D, 5F WITH A TECHNICAL CORRECTION AND NOW 5G. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, LET'S OPEN THE ROLL ON 5 AS AMENDED BY A THROUGH G, OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 12 AYES, 1 NO. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. THAT MOTION IS APPROVED. WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: THANK YOU, THE COUNCIL MAY MOVE ON TO ITEM 14 CALLED SPECIAL BY COUNCILMEMBER PRICE FOR RECUSAL. >> Council President: LET'S OPEN THE ROLL ON THIS ITEM, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 13 AYES. >> Council President: FORTHWITH, WITHOUT OBJECTION, THAT WILL BE THE ORDER. WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: WE MAY MOVE ON TO ITEM 20 CALLED SPECIAL BY COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN FOR COMMENTED. >> N. Raman: THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK, I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT TRANSFER TO ENSURE THAT THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES CONTINUES TO PROVIDE MEDAL SERVICES AT OUR DEFENCING FACILITIES. THE CITY DETAILS TENS OF THOUSANDS OF THOUSANDS A YEAR AND A SIGNIFICANT SHARE REQUIRE MEDICAL CARE WHICH THE CITY HAS MORAL AND ETHICAL OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE THE MEDICAL CARE. CONSOLIDATING SERVICES INTO A SINGLE LOCATION WOULD BE LONGER TRANSPORT TIMES AND DWLAIZ IN MUCH NEEDED CARE AND INCREASED RISK OF OUTCOMES. IT WOULD ALSO OFFICERS TO TRANSPORT INDIVIDUALS ACROSS THE CITY TO ACCESS MEDICAL SERVICES TAKING POLICE RESOURCES FOR HOURS OFF THE STREET. CONSOLIDATING MIGHT APPEAR TO PRODUCE SHORT-TERM SAVING BUT THE IMPACTS OUT WEIGH BENEFIT AS THE KNOCK ON IMPACT. SO THE REPORT TODAY WOULD APPROVE THE TRANSFER OF 980,000 TO ENSURE THAT THE PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT CAN CONTINUE OPERATING ALL THREE JAIL FACILITIES FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS YEAR AND THIS FUNDING IS CRUCIALLY IMPORTANT AND I WANT TO THANK JOHN LEE AND COUNCILMEMBER McOSKER FOR MOVING THIS ITEM FORWARD AND SHEPHERDING THIS REPORT THROUGH YOUR COMMITTEE, IT WAS TIMELY AND NECESSARY AND I WOULD RESPECTFULLY ASK EVERYONE FOR YOUR AYE VOTE. >> Council President: THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN. COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ. >> M. Rodriguez: THANK YOU. AND I ALSO WANTED TO APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUES WHEN WE HAD THIS CONVERSATION IN-PERSON HE WILL COMMITTEE WHAT I PROPOSED WAS HOPEFULLY, A FIX AND A SOLUTION GOING FORWARD BECAUSE WE RECOGNIZED THAT WE ARE SHORT ON FUNDS. AND GIVEN THAT WE HAVE ALLOCATED ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, FOR THE FOR LAFD WITH THEIR DEPLOYMENT WITH MEDICAL STAFF PERSONNEL, THE IDEA AND OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO CO-LOCATE IN ORDER TO SUSTAIN AND PERHAPS DO DISPATCH WITH OUR ARP USE TO HAVE AN ELEGANT AND FEASIBLE SOLUTION GOING FORWARD. WE RECOGNIZED THAT WE'RE IN A SITUATION WHERE MONEY IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE CONSTRAINED AND RESOURCES ARE GOING TO BE TIGHT BUT THANKFULLY, THE ADVANCEMENT OF APRU THAT'S WERE ALLOCATE ASKED USED IN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET HAVE ALLOWED US ADDITIONAL RESOURCE THAT'S CAN PROVIDE A MORE PERSONAL FIX, BOY THE THINGS YOU CAN THINK OF WITH A CUP OF COFFEE. BUT I WANT TO THANK THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE I KNOW FIRE AND LAFD AND LAPD WITH CURRENTLY COLLABORATING SO WE CAN IDENTIFY THIS COLLABORATIVE OF THIS SOLUTIONGOING FORWARD. >> Council President: THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT LET'S OPEN THE ROLL ON THIS ITEM, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 13 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: THE COUNCIL MAY MOVE ON TO ITEM 25 CALLED SPECIAL BY COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ. >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ. >> E. Hernandez: THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. COLLEAGUES LAST FALL OUR CITY CAME TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE THE DODGER'S SECOND CHAMPIONSHIP WITH A DOWNTOWN PARADE AND CELEBRATION AND I KNOW FOLKS ARE PRAYING FOR A 3 PETE. WHILE THE EVENTS WERE A POINT OF COMMUNITY SPIRIT THEY ALSO REQUIRED AN EXTRAORDINARY DEPLOYMENT OF SERVICES. IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT ANGELINOS ARE NOT LEFT TO FOOT THE BILL WHEN CITY RESOURCE RIGHT SIDE UTILIZED TO FACILITATE LARGE SCALE SPONSORED EVENTS. TO NEGOTIATE THE NECESSARY CONTRACTS WITH THE DODGERS TO MAKE SURE THE CITY IS REIMBURSED IN FULL FOR THESE RESOURCES. WE MUST BE PROACTIVE AND LOOK TO THE 2026MLB SEASON. TODAY'S VOTE HELPS US TO ESTABLISH A LEGAL FRAMEWORK NOW BEFORE THE BULK OF THE 81 HOME GAMES. TO ENSURE THAT THE CITY IS BEING REINBURSED UP FRONT. IN THE END, THIS IS ABOUT EXERCISE FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND MANAGING OUR CITY'S RESOURCES. I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMEMBER BLUMENFIELD, I URGE YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS MOTION. >> Council President: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 13 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: THE COUNCIL HAS MOTIONED FOR POSTING AND REFERRAL. >> Council President: THEY ARE POST ASKED REFERRED. ANNOUNCEMENTS MEMBERS? SEEING NO ANNOUNCEMENTS, I'LL ASK EVERYONE TO RISE FOR ADJOURNING MOTIONS. AND I'LL ASK IF THERE ARE ADJOURNING MOTIONS TO MY LEFT? OR MY RIGHT. I HAVE AN ADJOURNING MOTION AND I'M GOING TO ASK, I ASK MEMBERS THAT WE ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF DOROTHY MEN'S, WHO'S LIFE REFLECTED RESILIENCE AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP. SO LONG TIME, RESIDENT OF THE 8th DISTRICT, RIGHT IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE DISTRICT. SHE CAME TO US FROM TEXAS, HER AND HER HUSBAND. MET AND MARRIED THERE AND HE WAS A MILITARY MAN WHICH BROUGHT THEM TO LOS ANGELES. SHE WAS DEEPLY COMMITTED TO SAINT MARK MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH IN THE HEART OF OUR COMMUNITY AND GAVE SERVICE ON THE USHER COMMITTEE AND SUNDAY DAY TEACHER AND MOTHER'S BOARD. ONE OF HER GREATEST PASSIONS WAS PRESERVING AND SHARING BLACK HISTORY THROUGH DOTS, BLACK HISTORY MUSEUM WHERE SHE HOSTED DINNERS AND PROGRAMS CELEBRATING THE HISTORY AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS. KNOWN AS A FUNDRAISER DOROTHY HAD I GIFT TO ORGANIZE PEOPLE AROUND CAUSES THAT THAT NEEDED. SHE WAS BLESSED TO SEE FIVE GENERATIONS OF HER FAMILY. SHE PASSED AT THE AGE OF 98 YEARS OLD. AND THE THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. AND WE EXTEND THANKS TO ANTHONY AND TIMOTHY, SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW, GREGORY, BERNARD AND 7 GREAT GREAT TANNED AND ONE GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. AND WE'RE JOINED HERE BY LORI BERNARD FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WHO ASKED US TO ADJOURN IN HER MEMORY. SO WE APPRECIATE YOU AND WE APPRECIATE THE GIFT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MAY SHE REST IN POWER. ALL RIGHT, WITH THAT, WE'RE ADJOURNED. MR. BLUMENFIELD. >> B. Blumenfield: ANNOUNCEMENT, PLUM COMMITTEE WHICH WAS SCHEDULED TO MEET A 2:00, WE'RE GOING TO MEET AT 2:30 TO GIVE EVERYBODY A BREAK. THANK YOU. >> Council President: PLUM COMMITTEE, 2:30 IN CHAMBERS.