District one. The count is important because it gives us into homelessness across the county and that provides policymakers the information they need in order to create a better policies for addressing homelessness and getting our own house neighbors off the streets , interim housing and hopefully into permanent housing. Super easy to sign. You just have to you don't even have to have a you can be like one of the people who >> Council President: GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY. WELCOME TO THE REGULAR LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL MEETING. TODAY IS FEBRUARY 21, 2025. MY NAME IS MARQUEECE HARRIS-DAWSON. WE WILL BEGIN PROCEEDING BY CALLING THE ROLL. >> Clerk: YES, MR. PRESIDENT. BLUMENFIELD, HARRIS-DAWSON, HERNANDEZ, HUTT, JURADO, LEE, MCOSKER, NAZARIAN, PADILLA, PARK, PRICE, RAMAN, RODRIGUE, SOTO-MARTINEZ, YAROSLAVSKY. 11 MEMBERS AND A QUORUM. >> Council President: NEXT. >> Clerk: COMMEND CORE RERESOLUTIONS FOR APPROVAL. >> Council President: NEXT. >> Clerk: THERE IS A REQUEST TO CONTINUE ITEM 5 FOR ONE WEEK. >> Clerk: ITEM 9 IS A CLOSE SESSION ITEM CONSIDERED BY THE BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WITHOUT OBJECTION, THOSE ITEMS ARE BEFORE US. MEMBERS IS THERE ANY SPECIALS? WE'LL START ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE ROOM. MR. McOSKER. >> T. McOsker: THE WEST SIDE, THERE IS NUMBER 8, THERE IS A TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO THE ITEM AND I BELIEVE THE CITY ATTORNEY HAS THE AMENDING LANGUAGE. >> City Attorney: SO I HAVE REVIEWED IT, I BELIEVE IT'S BEEN CIRCULATED AND I BELIEVE THERE IS A SECOND. SO IF WE CAN GET THAT POSTED ON THE BOARD BEFORE PUBLIC COMMENT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT, THANK YOU. >> T. McOsker: AND WHILE WE'RE AT IT, LET'S HOLD IT FOR COMMENTS, PLEASE. >> Council President: IT HAS BEEN CIRCULATED BECAUSE I HAVE IT. COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ? >> E. Hernandez: I'M GOOD. >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER NAZARIAN. >> A. Nazarian: I WOULD LIKE TO HOLD ITEM 9 ON THE DESK JUST TO CONFER WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> Council President:er AND THE SFAOE ATTORNEY WILL ADVISE US WHETHER THAT NEEDS TO BE IN CLODES SESSION. >> City Attorney: CLOSED. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. OVER HERE, WE GOT COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ. >> M. Rodriguez: YES, I WOULD LIKE TO HOLD 2 AND 8 FOR COMMENTS. >> Council President: OKAY, 2 AND 8 FOR COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT, NOW MR. PRICE? WE'RE ALL GOOD TODAY? SEEING NO OTHER SPECIALS, WHAT IS AVAILABLE TO VOTE ON. >> Clerk: THE COUNCIL MAY VOTE ON 1, 3, 4, 6 AND 7. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, THOSE ITEMS ARE NOW BEFORE US. OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 111 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: THE COUNCIL MAY NOW CONSIDER ITEM 2 CALLED SPECIAL BY COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ FOR COMMENTS. >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ. NUMBER 2, COMMENTS? >> M. Rodriguez: YES, I WAS ACTUALLY HOPING WE CAN DO 2 AND 8 TOGETHER, BUT THAT'S GREAT. SO ITEM 2 IS REGARDING BACK IN DECEMBER I HAD INTRODUCED A MOTION REGARDING INSURING THAT OUR L.A. FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS THE PROPER TRAINING AND TOOLS TO COMBAT SO MUCH OF WHAT THEY'RE CONFRONTED WITH WHEN IT COMES TO EV VEHICLE FIRES. WE'VE SEEN FIRSTHAND AS A RESULT OF THE MASS DEVASTATION WITH THE PALISADES AND EATON FIRES, THE TOXICITY RESULTING FROM THESE BATTERIES BURNS. AND WHEN WE'RE SEEING CONTINUED GROWTH. THIS CONTINUES TO PRESENT GREATER CHALLENGES FOR OUR FIREFIGHTERS HOW THEY COMBAT. SO THIS MOTION IS TO BEGIN THE WORK OF OUR IDENTIFYING WHAT TOOLS AND RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED TO BETTER PREPARE FOR THE GROWING SURGE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND THE POTENTIAL COMBUSTION OF THESE VEHICLES AND THE EXPOSURE AS A RESULT OF THESE FIRES SO I ASK FOR YOUR AYE VOTE. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, SEEING NO OTHER COMMENTS, THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ. OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 11 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: MR. PRESIDENT, THE COUNCIL MAY NOW PROCEED TO PRESENTATIONS. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, THIS MORNING WE'LL BEGIN OUR PRESENTATION WITH A SPECIAL ONE LEAD BY COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ FROM THE 7th DISTRICT. >> M. Rodriguez: THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES. MY GOODNESS. YOU KNOW 30 YEARS AGO, I I HAD DREAMS OF WORKING FOR THIS CITY AND HOPING TO BE PART OF THE CHANGE OF THE PEOPLE IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE L.A. RIOTS. THROUGH ANY COURSE OF WORKING THROUGH OFFICIAL, START WITHING MIKE HERNANDEZ, WORKING ON THE EAST SIDE, NORTHEAST PART OF LOS ANGELES, TO THN WORK WITHING MAYOR RIORDAN, I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF GETTING TO WORK WITH A NUMBER OF WONDERFUL ACTIVIST COMMUNITY LEADERS THAT WERE SO DEDICATE TODAY HELPING TO SERVE OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITIES. AND IT WAS AT LEAST 25 YEARS AGO, THAT I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET TO KNOW AND WORK ALONGSIDE SOMEBODY THAT WE'VE ALL COME TO KNOW AND WORK ALONGSIDE WITH? HAS BEEN A DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVANT, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY SOMEBODY WHO CONTINUES TO UPLIFT OUR NEEDS OF OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY AND THAT'S NONE OTHER THAN OUR GENERAL MANAGER, ARTURO CHAVEZ. [APPLAUSE] AND BEFORE I GET INTO ARTURO'S VERY LONG HISTORY IN SERVICE TO IN PUBLIC SERVICE, I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT BECAUSE, HE'S GOT A CHEERING SQUAD, HE'S GOT A CHEERING SQUAD HERE COMPRISED OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS, OF CITY STAFF, FOLKS THAT HAVE EQUALLY DEDICATED THEIR PROFESSIONAL LIFES TO THE SERVICE OF THE PEOPLE OF LOS ANGELES, WOULD YOU ALL PLEASE STAND UP, ALL OF THE ARTURO CHAVEZ, CHEERING SQUAD. [APPLAUSE] YOU KNOW IT SPEAKS INVOLVES WHEN EVERYBODY SHOWS UP TO CELEBRATE YOUR DEDICATED SERVICE AND HISTORY TO OUR COMMUNITY. AND SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S OF COURSE ALWAYS WITH THIS FEELING OF SADNESS ABOUT TIME THAT HAS PASSED AND YOU KNOW, ALL THE YEARS THAT HAVE GONE BY OUR COLLECTIVE GROWTH OF GRAY HAIRS IN THESE ROLES BUT IT'S REALLY AN HONOR TO BE CELEBRATING THE RICH HISTORY AND GUARDIAN OF LOS ANGELES DIVERSE HISTORY WITH RECOGNIZING ARTURO CHAVEZ HAS HE PREPARES AS HE TAKES ON THE NEXT STEP OF THIS CHAPTER OF THIS LIFE IN RETIREMENT. WE'RE CELEBRATING A MAN WHO'S CAREER HAS BEEN DEFINED BY HIS UNWAIVING COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE. ARTURO SPENT DECADES KHAM CHAMPION LEADERSHIP. MOST RECENTLY OF EL PUEBLO OUR TREASURED HISTORIC AND CULTURAL SITES. HIS LEADERSHIP HAS STRENGTHENED THE ROLE AS CULTURE HISTORY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. HIS JOURNEY WAS ONE OF PURPOSE AND PASSION. A PROUD GRAD YOU'D OF CAL STATE L.A. WITH DEGREES IN HISTORY, AND MEXICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, HE HAS DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO SERVING OTHERS WITH CULTURAL INSIDE AND HISTORIC UNDERSTANDING. HIS WORK AS CHIEF OF STAFF AND CHIEF ADVISOR TO GIL IS CEDILLO, SAW HIM OVERSEEING ECONOMIC PROJECTS AND LEADING LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS THAT HAVE TRANSFORMED THE LIVES OF COUNTLESS ANGELINOS FROM ADVANCING IMMIGRANT RIGHTS TO CHAMPIONING AFFORDABLE HOUSING. HIS LEGACY IS IN THE CITY. BUT BEYOND HIS PROFESSIONAL ACCOLADES, HE'S A MENTOR AND ADVOCATE IN UNWAIVING FORCE FOR INCLUSION. HIS CURRENT CAREER AS A BILINGUAL EDUCATOR DEEP ROOTED BELIEVE IN ENGAGEMENT AND ENGAGEMENT. HE HAS INSPIRED GENERATIONS OF LEADERS AND HIS CONTRIBUTIONS WILL CONTINUE TORRES NATURE FAR BEYOND HIS TENURE IN PUBLIC SERVICE. AND YOU KNOW, WITH SUCH WITH SO MANY YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE, IT WOULD ONLY, WE COULD TALK ABOUT THERE IS SO MANY STORIES THAT I KNOW EACH OF US CAN SHARE ABOUT OUR INTERACTIONS AND WORK WITH ARTURO BUT IT'S BEST TO HEAR IT FROM THE MAN HIMSELF. AND I WANT TO AGAIN, YOU KNOW, WE CONTINUE TO SEE TRAGICALLY, THE EROSION OF A LOT OF INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE AMONG THE PEOPLE THAT UNDERSTAND WHERE WE'VE BEEN, AND HOW WE GOT HERE. AND THAT HISTORY IS THE CRITICALLY IMPORTANT. AND AS WE CONTINUE TO SEE THAT EROSION OF THAT EXPERIENCE LEADERSHIP, IT'S, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, IT'S SAD, I'M PROUD TO SEE YOU EARN YOUR WELL DESERVED RETIREMENT BUT I KNOW, THE WHOLE THAT IT LEAVES BEHIND BECAUSE YOUR EXAMPLE IN YOUR LEADERSHIP, YOUR HEART, ARTURO, IS SOMETHING THAT CANNOT BE REPLACED AND I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR THE YEARS OF SERVICE THAT YOU'VE DEDICATE TODAY OUR COMMUNITY, NOT JUST THE LATINO COMMUNITY BUT THE ENTIRETY OF THE LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY THROUGH YOUR WORK. AND SO, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR WELL EARNED RETIREMENT, I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU THE FLOOR. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ, MONICA, VERY THANKFUL FOR YOU TO PRESENT BE ABLE TO COME HERE TODAY. I'M AMAZED AND KIND OF, LACK OF WORDS WHICH IS NOT USUAL FOR ME. ANYWAY, BECAUSE OF SO MANY PEOPLE THAT CAME OUT AND THESE ARE PEOPLE FROM STAFF, I EVEN HAVE, YOU KNOW, MY FAMILY IS HERE, I JUST WANT TO INTRODUCE MY WIFE, COOKIE. THIS IS MY DAUGHTER EVITA, MY SON ARTURO, [APPLAUSE] MY NIECE MA RI RICELA AND MY BROTHERS DAVID. IT'S NICE TO SEE PEOPLE TAKE OFF THEIR FRIDAY, I EVEN HAVE HUGO GARCIA HERE, I WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL WITH, STOP THE 710. AND A LOT OF OTHER FOLKS THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR MANY MANY YEARS INCLUDING A LOT OF WORK THAT I DID WITH VARIOUS AREAS, AS YOU KNOW, I WORKED IN THE STATE AND STATE ASSEMBLY AND I SAW A LOT OF FOLKS FROM THE SENATE COME INTO COUNCIL. I WOULD SAY ONE THING, THE CITY IS ONE OF WHAT THESE OF FOLKS THAT I MET WITH IN THE SENATE, THEY SAID, WE WERE IN A COMMUNITY COMMITTEE AND THEY SAID, THIS IS WHERE THE CITY WHERE THE RUBBER HITS THE ROAD. AND I SAID YES, YOU GET TO DO A LOT OF GOOD THINGS AND YOU GET TO SEE THEM VERSUS IN THE STATE. AND THAT'S DIFFERENT. THE FUNNIEST THING ABOUT THIS IS I'LL TELL YOU, I WAS A STUDENT ACTIVIST COMMUNITY ACTIVIST, AND NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT HAVE ANYBODY RUN FOR OFFICE EVEN THOUGH WE FOUGHT FOR PEOPLE TO RUN FOR OFFICE AND THE JOKE THAT I TELL PEOPLE, AND IT'S A TRUE STORY. THE PREVIOUS MAYOR CAME TO MY HOUSE AND SAID HE WAS RUNNING FOR ASSEMBLY, I THREW HIM OUT. AND I SAID WE DON'T DO THAT, WE DON'T DO ELECTORAL POLITICS, WE DO POLITICS. BUT WE WERE LATER ABLE TO SEE WE CAN DO BOTH SO WE PUSHED TO HAVE ELECTED FOLKS AND BROUGHT TOGETHER THE BIGGEST LATINO CAUCUS, MANY ISSUES AS WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THESE ATTACKS. SO I JUST THINK THAT I WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN HERE VERSUS EVERYBODY STARTING TO MOVE IN THAT DIRECTION. I WAS SURPRISED. AND BUT I'M NOT REGRETFUL OF THAT BECAUSE WE WERE ABLE TO DO SEVERAL THINGS BOTH IN THE STATE AND IN THE CITY AND I'M VERY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT WE DID AND I'M VERY PROUD OF THE LAST FIVE YEARS BEING IN EL PUEBLO, THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE CITY. I WANT PEOPLE TO REMEMBER THAT, I'M NOT GOING TO BE HERE FOR BUDGET, REMEMBER WE NEED MONEY. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBERS, THANK YOU MONICA FOR HOSTING THIS FOR US TODAY AND THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR SHOWING UP. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> Council President: AND COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF PEOPLE ON THE QUEUE. COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ. >> E. Hernandez: THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT, THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ FOR BRINGING IN ARTURO. ARTURO THANK YOU FOR YOUR DECADES OF PUBLIC SERVICE, DEDICATION TO NOT ONLY THE CITY BUT TO THIS COUNTY AND THE STATE AND PAVING THE WAY FOR A LOT OF US TO TAKE THESE SEATS AS WELL AND BE THE CHIEF OF STAFF, TO BE THE THE DEPUTY CHIEF TO BE LEADERS NOT ONLY THOSE TEAMS BUT ALSO IN THE COUNCIL. AND THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR KNOWLEDGE, YOU WERE VERY HELPFUL WHEN I WAS CHIEF. YOU KNOW, THEY SAID YOU ARE WHO YOU ARE WITH AND THE PEOPLE THAT ARE SITTING IN THESE BENCHES ARE SO SOME PHENOMENAL PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN HELPFUL IN GUIDING ME FOR BEING LEADERS FOR ME AND EXAMPLES FOR ME SUCH AS YOURSELF AND THAT'S TELLING FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE. FOR MANY YEARS AND FOR SOME OF THE YEARS THAT YOU HAVE HERE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO CD AGAIN AND THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOU BUT PARTICULAR ARTURO FOR THE EXAMPLE THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN US TO TRY TO FILL THOSE SHOES TO TRY TO BE THOSE LEADERS WHEN WE'RE IN PLACES OF PRIVILEGE LIKE THIS. THANK YOU, AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY WHO CAME TO SUPPORT HIM. >> COUNCILMEMBER PRICE? >> C. Price: THANK YOU, THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. ARTURO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SERVICE AND JUST BEING A GOOD FRIEND TO THE COMMUNITY. BLACK AND BROWN, ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT UNITY AND COLLABORATING, WORKING TOGETHER. YOU PRACTICED WHAT YOU PREACHED JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW YOU'VE BEEN AFFECTIVE CERTAINLY HERE LOCALLY, THE CITY, THE COUNTY THE STATE AND BEYOND AND YOUR SMILE, YOUR WILLINGNESS TO LISTEN AND YOUR SENSE OF HUMOR HAVE BEEN A REAL HALLMARK OF YOU AND WE LOVE YOU, WE LOVE YOU, CONTINUED SUCCESS. [APPLAUSE] >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER BLUMENFIELD. >> B. Blumenfield: JUST WANTED TO ADD MY VOICE ARTURO. I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF KNOWING YOU FOR A VERY LONG TIME. BACK IN THE STATE, SEEING YOUR WORK THERE T YOU MAY HAVE STARTED AS AN ADVOCATE BUT YOU BECAME AN OPERATIVE, YOU BECAME SOMEBODY THAT CAN GET THINGS DONE FROM THE INSIDE. SOME PEOPLE NEVER GET THAT NEXT STEP AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO PULL ALL THE LEVERS BUT YOU DID AND YOU DID EFFECTIVELY ALWAYS FOR THE RIGHT REASONS ALWAYS FOR GOOD POLICY INTENT WITH TRYING TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITIES BETTER. BUT I'VE SEEN YOU OPERATING OVER THE YEARS WHETHER IT WAS IN THE ASSEMBLY IN THE SENATE OR HERE IN COUNCIL. AND YOU'VE BEEN A GREAT ADVOCATE FOR EL PUEBLO, EVERY YEAR I LOOKED FORWARD FOR YOUR BUDGET PRESENTATION. YOU WILL NOT BE HERE FOR THIS ONE. BUT WE WILL KEEP YOUR WORDS IN MIND AS WE GO THROUGH THE PROCESS. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN TO COMMUNITY, TO ALL YOU HAVE GIVEN TO CALIFORNIA AND TO LOS ANGELES. YOU HAVE MADE OUR WORLD A BETTER PLACE, SO THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS. GOOD LUCK ON YOUR RETIREMENT. >> Council President: AND ARTURO, YOU KNOW, BOTH PERSONALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE PERSON THAT YOU'VE BEEN TO SO MANY OF US. EVEN WHEN WE WERE IN THE STREETS, SHAKING OUR FISTS, YOU TELLING US WHAT A GUIDE PATH WOULD BE AND THE VICTORY WAS POSSIBLE. AND ALSO THAT THE SOCIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENT DIDN'T HAVE TO BE CONFINED TO THE STREETS, THAT IT CAN COME INSIDE THE HALLS OF POWER AND CONTEND FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR CITY, AND FOR THE FUTURE OF THE COUNTRY AND WORLD. I WILL NEVER FORGET MY VERY FIRST DAY ON THIS COUNCIL, AND YOU'RE SMILING BECAUSE YOU REMEMBER IT. THESE BIG COLUMNS AND TOWERS, YOU KIND OF FEEL OVERWHELMED BY THE POWER AND AS AN ACTIVIST, YOU WONDER AM I GOING TO LOSE MY VALUES AND COMMITMENT TO THE PEOPLE AND YOU WERE STANDING THERE AT THE PILLAR SMILING AT ME AND I FELT OKAY, I'M GOING TO BE OKAY, ARTURO IS HERE, I HAVE SOMEBODY THAT I CAN TALK TO THAT UNDERSTAND. HOPEFULLY YOU TAKE PRIDE IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE, THIS COUNCIL, THE COUNTY BOARDS FOR ALL THE PEOPLE THAT FOLLOWED IN THE PATHWAY THAT YOU HELPED LAY IN THE LATE 80s AND EARLY 90s, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITY AND THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ. [APPLAUSE] >> M. Rodriguez: THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES AND THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR HEARTFELT REMARKS. I KNOW IT'S SOMETHING THAT EACH OF US WHO HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF KNOWING AND WORK WITHING ARTURO FOR SO MANY YEARS, REALLY FEEL AND SO, REALLY HAPPY TO SEE ALL OF THE FRIENDS AND FAMILY SHOW UP TODAY TO PAY A REMARKABLE AND WELL DESERVED TRIBUTE TO AN INDIVIDUAL THAT HAS BEEN DEDICATED TO SERVING OUR COMMUNITY. ARTURO CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR WELL EARNED RETIREMENT. >> THANK YOU. >> I ALWAYS WANTED ONE OF THESE. >> Council President: THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT AS THEY ARE GOING TO THE BACK FOR PICTURES, WE'RE GOING TO ASK FOLKS TO EXIT AS QUIETLY AS THEY CAN. OUR SECOND PRESENTATION WILL BE BROUGHT TO YOU BY COUNCILMEMBER TRACI PARK AND I WILL ASK THE LEADERSHIP OF TOURISM TO COME TO THE CENTER TABLE. >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER PARK. >> T. Park: THANK YOU, I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE TODAY WITH OUR TOURISM DEPARTMENT TO UNVEIL A TOURISM CAMPAIGN ADD. THE RESENT WILDFIRES CAUSED ENORMOUS GRIEF AND DEVASTATING LOSSES FOR OUR CITY BUT IT HAS SHOWCASED THE EXTRAORDINARY RESILIENCE AND UNWAIVERING SPIRIT. AND IT'S THAT UNWAIVER SPIRIT THAT DRAWS LOS ANGELES APART AND DRAWS PEOPLE TO VISIT. OUR TRAVEL AND TOURISM INDUSTRY IS A POWERHOUSE FUELING OVER 1,000 LOCAL BUSINESS SXZ SUPPORTING WELL MORE THAN HALF A MILLION JOBS FOR HARD WORKING ANGELINOS. IT ALSO GENERATES OVER 300 MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR IN T.O.T. REVENUE, A CRITICAL SOURCE OF FUNDING FOR OUR CITY'S GENERAL FUND ENSURING THAT WE CAN CONTINUE PROVIDE SERVICES AND STREET MAINTENANCE PARKS AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. NOW, MORE THAN EVER, WE MUST INVUFT IN THE SUCCESS OF THIS INDUSTRY. TOURISM ISN'T JUST ABOUT VISITORS, IT'S ABOUT UPON ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND SHOWCASING LOS ANGELES AS A WORLD CLASS DESTINATION. EVERY DWLAR SPENT IN OUR HOTELS, OUR SHOPS AND ATTRACTIONS DELIVERS A RETURN FOR L.A. RESIDENT SXZ DRIVES OUR CITY FORWARD. THAT'S I'M EXCITE TODAY SHARE WITH YOU L.A. TOURISM'S NEW GLOBAL ADD CAMPAIGN WHICH IS ACTUALLY GOING TO LAUNCH WORLDWIDE IN MARCH. THE ENERGY THAT MAKE L.A. EXTRAORDINARY. IT REINFORCED THAT L.A. IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS, AND READY TO WELCOME THE WORLD. MORE THAN JUST AN INVITATION, THIS CAMPAIGN IGNITES INSPIRATION, SHOWING WHY, THE BEST WAY TO SUPPORT L.A.'S RECOVERY IS TO EXPERIENCE L.A. FIRSTHAND. NOW IT IS MY PRIVILEGE TO INTRODUCE SOMEBODY WHO'S LEADERSHIP HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN THAT EFFORT, DON LOU, OUR CHIEF TOURISM OFFICER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF OUR CITY'S TOURISM DEPARTMENT. HE WILL SHARE THIS EXCITING CAMPAIGN AND WE'RE GOING TO GET AN EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK AT THE COMMERCIAL. DON THE FLOOR IS YOURS. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER PARK. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR EXTRAORDINARY LEADERSHIP DURING THESE EXTRAORDINARY TIMES. ESPECIALLY I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR UNDERSTANDING HOW CRITICAL IT IS TO SHOWCASE LOS ANGELES THAT WE'RE OPEN FOR BUSINESS. AND WE'RE WELCOMING TOURISTS AND REMINDING EVERYBODY ABOUT OUR ICONIC ATTRACTION SXZ WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE ARE MAJOR MISPERCEPTIONS ABOUT HOW BADLY DAMAGED LOS ANGELES WAS. IN FACT RESEARCH COMPLETED BY VISIT CALIFORNIA SHOWS THAT THE AFTERNOON TRAVELER BELIEVES THAT 30 TO 40 PERCENT OF THE REGION WAS DAMAGED. WE NEED TO CORRECT THIS MISCONCEPTION IN ORDER TO PREVENT MORE DAMAGE TO OUR LOCAL ECONOMY. WE'RE THANKFUL TO THE TOURISM INDUSTRY FOR STEPPING UP TO SUPPORT L.A. DURING THIS CRISIS. HOTELS OFFER RELIEF ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THOSE DISPLACES. RESTAURANTS PROVIDED MEALS AND ORGANIZATIONS CREATED FUNDS FOR DONATIONS. SO NOW IT'S TIME FOR US TO SHOW SUPPORT TO THE INDUSTRY AND MAKE SURE THAT WE WELCOME VISITORS TO LOS ANGELES. I DIDN'T TIME I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE BILL KARR'S THE PRESIDENT OF BRANDING OF TOURISM TO TALK ABOUT OUR CAMPAIGN BEFORE WE SHOW IT TO YOU. BILL? >> THANK YOU, CITY COUNCIL AND DON. WITH SIGNIFICANT INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS, SUCH AS THE MODERNATION OF LAX AND RECONSTRUCTION OF MUSEUM FIFA CUP IN 2026 AND SUPER BOWL IN 2027 AND 2028 PARALYMPIC GAMES, L.A. TOURISM IS DEDICATE TODAY AS IT PREPARES TO TAKE CENTER STAGE FOR THESE EVENTS. THE WE LOVE L.A. IS A RALLY CRY THAT CELEBRATES THE EXPERIENCE SXZ EVER LASTING PRIDE THAT DESIGN OUR CITY. THIS IS A HEARTFELT LOVE LETTER TO OUR CITY OF ANGELS BREATH ATTRACTIONS, VIBRANT CULINARY SCENE AND WORLD CLASS SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT OFFERS. THE AUTHENTIC COMMERCIAL NODS TO A CLASSIC, RANDY NEWMAN'S "I LOVE L.A." AND OFFERS ANGELINOS AS AMBASSADOR. WILL REACH MORE THAN 100 MILLION PEOPLE IN KEY DOMESTIC MARKETS AS WELL AS MEXICO, AUS TRAIL YA, U.K., SOUTH KOREA AND JAPAN JUST IN TIME FOR THE DODGERS OPENING IN TOKE YO, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> T. Park: THANK YOU, WITH THAT, WE WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THE BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE PRODUCTION OF THE VIDEO. WE'RE SO EXCITED TO BE WORKING WITH LOS ANGELES TOURISM. WE'VE GOT BIG LOCATIONS AND PEOPLE ARE JUST EXCITED TO BE HERE. WE'RE IN A HISTORIC PLACE FAMOUS FOR DODGER STADIUM, AND CULTURE, WE LOVE THE WEATHER AND ENTERTAINMENT AND GOING TO THE BEACH. >> IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL EXPERIENCE. I THINK IT WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITE SHOOTS THAT I'VE EVER DONE. >> I LOVE LOS ANGELES BECAUSE WHAT'S NOT TO LOVE, RIGHT? IT'S THE CITY OF DREAMS, IT'S THE CITY WHERE MY DREAMS, MY PERSONAL DREAMS CAN COME TRUE, IT'S TO SEE WHERE OUR DREAMS COME TRUE. >> THIS IS AND ALWAYS HAS BEEN A THRIVING CENTER OF INFLUENZA BUND ANS AND CREATIVITY, IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A VERY WELCOMING PLACE AND HAS THIS EMERGENCY ABOUT IT, THAT IS VERY INTENSE. >> I LOVE L.A. BECAUSE IT'S A MELTING POT OF THE WORLD. EVERYTHING YOU WANT IS RIGHT HERE. IT'S ALSO IN OUR CAPITOL FOR THE WORLD. >> I LOVE L.A. >> WE LOVE IT! >> I LOVE L.A. >> I LOVE L.A. >> I LOVE L.A. >> WE LOVE LA! >> I LOVE L.A. >> I LOVE L.A. >> T. Park: THAT IS, AWESOME, IT WAS A GREAT TEASER BUT NOW AN EXTRA TREAT, WE GET TO SEE THE OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN VIDEO, FIRE IT UP. >>♪ I LOVE L.A. ♪ ROLLING DOWN IMPERIAL HIGHWAY ♪ ♪ ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW TAKE TOWN THE TOP CRANK UP THE BEACH BOYS, BABY DON'T LET THE MUSIC STOP ♪ DON'T LET THE MUSIC STOP ♪ ♪ I LOVE L.A. ♪ ♪ WE LOVE L.A. ♪ >> WE LOVE IT. ♪ EVERYBODY VERY HAPPY BECAUSE THE SHINE IS SHINING EVERY TIME. IT'S LIKE ANOTHER PERFECT DAY ♪ ♪ I LOVE L.A. ♪ ♪ I LOVE L.A. ♪ ♪ WE LOVE L.A. ♪ ♪ NOTHING LIKE IT ♪ ♪ WE LOVE IT!♪ >> T. Park: THAT'S RIGHT, AND WE'RE INCREDIBLY LUCKY TO LIVE IN THE BEST CITY IN THE WORLD. THANK YOU, WE APPRECIATE IT. >> THANK YOU, WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY. KO*UBS THANK YOU SO MUCH AND THAT IS A BEAUTIFUL DISPLAY AND EVERYBODY UNDER THE SOUND OF OUR VOICE WHEN PEOPLE FROM OUT OF TOWN CALL AND SAY, WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP L.A. SENDING MONEY IS GREAT, SKOMG HERE AND DOING BUSINESS AND BEING TOURIST IS THE BEST WAY YOU CAN HELP L.A. AT THE MOMENT. THIS ADD HELPS COMMUNICATE, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT TO US AND THANKS FOR THE TOURISM. LET'S GIVE THEM ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE] ALL RIGHT. MR. CLERK, WHAT IS NEXT. >> Clerk: THE COUNCIL MAY NOW PROCEED TO PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WE'LL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: TO PEOPLE PROVIDING PUBLIC COMMENT WHEN IT IS YOUR TURN TO SPEAK, PLEASE STATE WHICH ITEMS YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO. YOU'LL HAVE ONE MINUTE PER ITEM AND THAT'S ONE MINUTE ON THE ITEMS TODAY BECAUSE THERE IS ONLY ONE ITEM OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE AGENDA. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ALSO SPEAK FOR UP TO ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. DURING GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY SPEAK TO ANY OF THE ITEMS OR ANYTHING ELSE IN THE CITY'S SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION. WE WILL TELL YOU WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP. REMEMBER, OUR GOAL IS TO GET THROUGH AS MANY SPEAKERS AS WE CAN, SO IF YOU ARE NOT ON TOPIC OR IF WE CANNOT TELL WHETHER YOU'RE ON TOPIC, YOU WILL GET A BRIEF WARNING FROM ME OR THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT. AT THAT POINT, YOU NEED TO GET IMMEDIATELY AND CLEARLY ON TOPIC. IF YOU DO DO SO OR STRAY OFF TOPIC, YOU WILL FORFEIT THE REST OF YOUR SPEAKING TIME FM AS PREVIOUSLY STATED, PUBLIC COMMENT HAS BEEN SATISFIED FOR ALL OTHER ITEMS. WE'RE REOPENING ITEM 8 AS AMENDED. S IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT AMENDMENT, YOU CAN SEE IT ON THE BOARD ON YOUR RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS SO IT'S OVER THERE, AND YOU WILL ALSO HAVE UP TO ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. IF I CAN HAVE THE INTERPRETER MAKE ONE MORE ANNOUNCEMENT ALOUD TO THE ROOM PLEASE. IF YOU REQUIRE A SPANISH INTERPRETER, PLEASE MAKE SURE TO TAUS EVERY FEW SENTENCES TO THE INTERPRETER CAN INTERPRET. >> Translator: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> City Attorney: AND DON'T WORRY WE WILL HOLD YOUR TIME WHILE THE INTERPRETERS ARE INTERPRETING SO YOU CAN GET THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME AS EVERY ONE ELSE. >> Translator: [SPEAKING SPANISH] GRACIAS. >> Clerk: I WILL NOW CALL NAMES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. ANTUAN ADAMSON, SEAN MURPHY, GENERAL ON, WONG, RON FRANK. >> City Attorney: SO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, YOU DO NOT NEED TO SPEAK IN THE ORDER IN WHICH YOUR NAME WAS CALLED BUT PLEASE DO WAIT UNTIL YOUR NAME IS CALLED. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE FOR THE ITEM THAT IS ITEM 8 AS AMENDED AND ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC CO. GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: THANK YOU, MY NAME IS JASON AND I'M A SMOKING SCAN FEWER. COME ON, CITY ATTORNEY, COME ON WHAT YOU DO MAN, YOU GIVING THEM MORE MONEY, OH MY GOODNESS, MAN, COME ON BRO, WHAT YOU DOING BRO, THESE ARE THEIR MONEY, WHY AREN'T YOU PAYING THEM MONEY? OH MAN, COME ON MAN, WHAT YOU DOING? YOU'RE CITY ATTORNEY, YOU CANNOT PAY THEM FAIR WAGES. OH MY GOODNESS, YOU CANNOT ASK ME TO SPEAK, ALL THE OTHER LANGUAGES, OH MY GOODNESS, I'M SO TIRED OF YOU, MAN, GIVE ME A BREAK, MAN, CHILL OUT MY BRO, COME ON MAN. LAPD FAIR WAGES, YOU'VE GOT TO FIX FIRE PAYMENT ISSUES, OH MY GOODNESS. NOW LET'S MOVE ON TO GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: SO YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE, GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: HELLO MY NAME JASON I'M SMOKING SCAN FEWER AND THE OTHER DAY I WAS GOING DOWN FIGUEROA AND SHE WAS ASKING ME-->> City Attorney: SPEAKER I'M GOING TO ASK THAT YOU CONNECT WITH WITHIN THE CITY JURISDICTION. AS OPPOSEDED TO ANECDOTE. >> Speaker: OKAY THE OTHER DAY I WAS DOWN FIGUEROA STREET BUT ALL THE BUSES CANNOT STOP AT THE BUS STOP. THE FIGUEROA GIRLS, AT THE BUS STOP THAT WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CITY. I COULD NOT GET ON THE BUS, THE BUS DOES NOT STOP ON FIGUEROA STREET. BECAUSE EVERY SINGLE FIGUEROA GIRL FROM COUNCIL DISTRICT 8 OFFICE, THEY OCCUPY THE WHOLE STREET. SO THEY TOLD ME, THEY WANT 300 DOLLARS AND I ONLY HAVE $5 BECAUSE JASON SAID IT'S ONLY $5, IT'S ONLY $5. >> City Attorney: SPEAKER, YOUR TIME IS UP, NEXT SPEAKER. GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, I'M HERE TO PRESENT A COMMUNITY IMPACT STATEMENT ON ITEM NUMBER 5 AND AM I STILL ABLE TO DO THAT? >> City Attorney: SO ITEM NUMBER 5 HAS BEEN CONTINUED BUT YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. I UNDERSTAND IF YOU'RE HERE ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL IF YOU COME TO THE MEING FOR WHICH THAT ITEM IS GOING TO BE HEARD YOU MAY BE GIVEN EXTRA TIME. >> Speaker: CAN I USE GENERAL PUBLIC. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE, GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: I DON'T THINK THAT CEQA SHOULD BE EXEMPTED FOR ANYTHING IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES. WE ARE HISTORICALLY AN OIL FIELD AND EVERYTHING SHOULD REQUIRE ROBUST TESTING. THE VIDEO BEFORE US, SHOWED JUST THAT WE HAVE THE SUPER BOWL THE OLYMPICS, THE WORLD CUP COMING AND I AM VERY CONCERNED AS TO WHAT EXPEDITING DEVELOPMENT LOOKS LIKE FOR OUR MOST MARGINIZED COMMUNITY MEMBERS. I THINK THE CITY CONTINUES TO BE PREDATORY WITH DEVELOPMENT AND CONTINUES TO DISPLACE AND GENTRIFY SOME OF THE MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT? >> Speaker: ITEM NUMBER 8 AND GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: SO YOU HAVE A MINUTE FOR THE ITEM AND ONE FOR GENERAL. >> Speaker: ITEM NUMBER 8, I'M SUPPORTING NUMBER 8. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: SO YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE, GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: THAT G-LINE TAKE A DETOUR, I GOT SURPRISED WHEN I CAME TO CITY HALL TODAY. HOW LONG IS THIS DAM PROJECT GOING TO WLAFT TO? HOW ARE YOU GOING TO GET VAN NUYS CITY HALL? THEY HAVE TO TAKE THE VICTORY BUS OR VAN O VEN BUS, IT'S GOING TO BE HARD FOR PEOPLE TO GET TO CITY HALL OR VAN NUYS. WE DON'T LIKE IT. SORRY ABOUT THAT, THEY SHOULD HAVE DONE THAT YEARS AGO, THE LIGHT RAIL, HOW COME THEY DIDN'T DO IT YEARS AGO? A WEEK FROM SUNDAY, KWP IS TURNING 100 YEARS. THEY'VE BEEN AROUND FOR 100 YEARS, WARNER BROTHERS OWNED IT. I MAY KFWP CELEBRATING 100 BIRTHDAY NEXT SUNDAY. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT? >> Speaker: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT AND ITEM NUMBER 5. >> City Attorney: SO ITEM NUMBER 5 HAS BEEN CONTINUED TO THE 28th BUT YOU CAN SPEAK TO DURING GENERAL. YOU HAVE A MINUTE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: HI MY NAME IS JUDY WONG, AND WOULD I LIKE TO OPPOSE THE MOTION FOR OLYMPIC EXEMPTION. IT DOES NOT MAKE ANY SENSE TO EXEMPT OLYMPIC PROJECT. WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT NEEDS TO BE BUILT. THERE ARE NO CLEAR REASONS FOR WHY THIS NEEDS TO HAPPEN WE'RE JUST TOLD THAT WE URGENTLY NEED TO BUILD FOR THE OLYMPICS SO YOU CAN'T SAY WHAT IS NEEDED. IT'S A VERY GREEDY MOTION, WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT PROJECTS CAN BE CONSIDERED OLYMPIC. FOR EXAMPLE IN CHINA TOWN, WE'RE FIGHTING THE GONDOLA TO L.A. STADIUM WHICH IS A FAKE SYSTEM THAT ONLY INDICATE INVENTORIES DODGER FANS. WE NEED SOMETHING TO PREVENT THAT FROM BEING CONSIDERED OLYMPIC PROJECT. ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THAT WAS NOT PROPOSED FOR. JUST TO MANIPULATE THEM INTO BYPASS ING THE APPROVAL PROCESS. >> City Attorney: SPEAKER, YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED. >> Speaker: THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: JUST PUBLIC COMMENT, I SUPPOSE. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE. >> Speaker: I CAME TO SPEAK ON NUMBER 5 AND HOW RIDICULOUS ANY DEVELOPMENT WOULD BE EXEMPTED FROM CEQA OR ANY OTHER PROCESSES, PARTICULARLY SINCE THIS NO-CALLED NO BUILD OLYMPICS THAT NOBODY IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES VOTED FOR EXCEPT CITY COUNCIL HALF OF WHOM ARE GONE OR IN JAIL. YEAH, HOW IS IT A NO BUILD OLYMPICS WHEN YOU'RE NOW TALKING ABOUT EXEMPTING FOR THE OLYMPICS. WHEN I WALKED IN I SAW L.A. POLICE OFFICER SHUSA SING, THIS IS A PERSON WHO SPENT HIS HOLIDAY BREAK TROLLING ME ON TWITTER, THIS NO-NECK THAT CHAMPIONS RACISM AND PEDOPHILIA. PROTECT AND SERVE. >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL FOR NAMES. ADAM SMITH, ADAM VEGA, CANDACE VIC. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, JUST PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE, GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: MR. GROAT, YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M SAYING. ACCORDING TO LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT, INTERNAL AFFAIRS THEY'RE EXEMPT FROM ACCOMMODATING SOMEBODY WITH THE AMERICAN DISABILITY ACT. I ASKED THEM TO PROVIDE A FORM. ACCORD TO GO THEM, THEY ARE EXEMPT WHAT THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE PLEASE SEND US THE FORM IN WORD AND WE'LL PRODUCE IT IN BRAILLE. ACCORD TO GO LAPD THAT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. TODAY THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE PROVIDE THE BRAILLE FOR ME AND I THANK THEM. I HAD TO FILE A CLAIM FOR DAMAGES AGAINST LAPD FOR ONE DOLLAR TO MANDATE THAT THEY PROVIDE THAT TO ME IN BRAILLE. BUT ACCORDING TO THEIR INTERNAL AFFAIRS, THEY'RE UNDER NO LEGAL OBLIGATION TO DO THA. THE DEPUTY CLERK, I TRIED TO OFFER HER A BUSINESS CARD SO SHE CAN RECEIVE IT. HER ATTITUDE IS THEY NEED TO CALL THEM. >> City Attorney: SO SPEAKER, YOUR TIME SECTION PIEEDER BUT WHAT FORM? >> Speaker: IT'S A PERSONAL COMPLAINT FORM? AND THE LAPD THROUGH THEIR CAPTAIN SAYS THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO PROVIDE IT TO ME BECAUSE EVERYBODY ELSE WILL ASK FOR IT. >> City Attorney: OKAY, NEXT SPEAKER. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS CANDACE A VIC I HAVE A GENERAL COMMENT. >> City Attorney: ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL, GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: RIGHT. I'M HERE BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT THE REGISTRY, I HAVE SENT SEVERAL EMAILS. MARQUEECE HARRIS-DAWSON, I HAVE BEEN TO YOUR OFFICE, AT 87th AND VER VONT, I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOUR PERSON TO GET BACK TO ME. WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE MONEY THAT IS COLLECTED, WHO VOTED FOR IT, HOW DID IT COME TO BE? WHAT WHO GETS ADDITIONAL 31 OR 5 HA YOU'RE CHARGING THE HOLE OWNER? AND WHO VOTED FOR THIS? WHICH BALLOTS AND WHICH YEAR? BECAUSE I DIDN'T. AND YOU GUYS ARE CHARGING THE HOMEOWNER TO PAY FOR A REGISTRY I HAVE NO UNDERSTANDING IT AND I HAVE BEEN CALLING AND NOBODY CAN HELP ME. AND SO YOU'RE OVER THERE TALKING SO YOU'RE NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT I SAID, I'VE BEEN TO YOUR OFFICE MARQUEECE HARRIS-DAWSON, I LIVE IN YOUR DISTRICT AND YOU'RE NOT DOING SHIT! >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE, GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: HELLO AND GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS DON VEGA AND I'M HERE FOR A SCHOOL PROJECT, I ATTEND HIGH SCHOOL AND I PROPOSE AN IDEA RELATE TODAY POLICE BRUTALITY IN L.A. COUNTY. I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE BENEFIT VICTIMS AND FAMILIES ACCESS TO POLICE CONDUCT LAWYER AND GOVERNMENT FUNDED THERAPY. I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS PROJECT FOR THE PAST FIVE MONTHS AND I'M STILL OPEN TO FEEDBACK, ANY NEW IDEAS TO WHO I MAY PRESENT THIS TO. THAT IS ALL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. [APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS JACOB GOMEZ I'M HERE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: PUFF A MINUTE, GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: SO TODAY I WANT TODAY TALK ABOUT VETERANS AND MENTAL HEALTH I'M A STUDENT FROM LINCOLN IN STUDENT PREP. OUR CITY DOES HAVE AN ISSUE WITH HOMELESS CRISIS AND IT DOES OVERLAY WITH VETERANS. WE HAVE ABOUT 1854 VETERANS HOMELESS IN OUR LOS ANGELES CITY AND THIS IS THE MOST THAN ANY CITY IN THE UNITED STATES. I ALSO WANTED RAISE AWARENESS FOR OUR VETERANS THAT SUFFER FROM PS T.D. AND ANXIETY, EVERY YEAR WE'RE RAISING 11 PERCENT, 13 PERCENT AND VETERANS SUICIDE AND THIS IS AN ISSUE I WANTED TO ADDRESS AND MAKE IT WORK. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> Speaker: TESTING. SORRY, I HAVE NOT HERE IN A WHILE. ?AOL WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO THERE IS ITEM 8 AND PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: CAN YOU REPEAT, SORRY, DON'T REPEAT THE ITEMS. NUMBER 8 IS THE FIRE FIGHTER PAY THING. AND GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT? >> City Attorney: YES, WE'LL START YOUR TIME OVER. PLEASE SPEAK TO THE ITEM FIRST AND THEN THE MINUTE FOR GENERAL. >> Speaker: THANK YOU, THANK YOU CITY ATTORNEY. THE MOST PROFESSIONAL PERSON UP THERE NEXT TO THE VOTING CLERK AND CITY CLERK. ONLY PHYSICALLY NEXT TO ITS NOT LIKE A CONTEST. LAFD HAD AN ISSUE WITH WORKDAY, IT'S A WEBSITE, IT'S THAT THEY MAKE THE CITY EMPLOYEES REGISTER FOR AND FINAGLE WITH WHEN THEY WANT TO FIND OUT WHEN THEY GET PAID. ALL I HEARD IS THAT IT SUCKS. I USE TODAY WORK ON RESTAURANTS AND THE ONLINE SOFTWARE, ALWAYS SUCKS. PEOPLE DIDN'T GET PAID RANDOMLY, PEOPLE WOULD TRY TO SCHEDULE TIME OFF AND IT WOULD NOT REGISTER RIGHT. SO THESE SOFTWARE, ALTHOUGH IT SAVES A LOT OF PAPER, IT CREATES PROBLEM THAT YOU DON'T FIND OUT UNTIL LATER. SO MAYBE INSTEAD OF CHAMPIONING WORKDAY, YOU THINK YEAH IT'S ANOTHER SOFTWARE AND IT SUCKS IN TIME. AND I GUESS, GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT ?AO. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: MONICA RODRIGUEZ, I DON'T KNOW WHERE SHE IS. IF YOU SEE MONICA, LET THE POLICE KNOW SHE IS MISSING FROM CHAMBERS. SHE LIKES TO PUT THE PUBLIC AND THE PEOPLE PEOPLE AGAINST THE CITY AGAINST EACH OTHER. THE POLICE AGAINST PROTESTERS AND FIREFIGHTERS AGAINST PEOPLE LIKE ME THAT COME SPEAK AGAINST THE FIRE FIGHTER. I TRY TO GET MONICA SIT DURING PUBLIC COMMENT AND SHE IS DECIDE SPEAKING FOR FIREFIGHTERS, KNOWING I ADVOCATE FOR THEM. L.A. WE NEED TO PUT A TRUCE ON EVERYTHING, IF YOU'RE WHITE, IF YOU'RE A BLACK, IF YOU'RE COP OR CRIMINAL, WE NEED A TRUCE, FUCK IT, THEY'RE TRYING TO GET A RACE WAR AND SHIT. WE NEED A TRUCE. COME TOGETHER, THE PEOPLE ALL OF US TO REALIZE THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DIVIDE US AND WE'VE GOT TO GET RID OF THEM AND LISTEN TO PEOPLE'S PUBLIC COMMENT. YOU ALWAYS TALK DURING PUBLIC COMMENT. IT'S BULLSHIT. >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER. >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE FOLLOWING NAMES, CHRIS TON, JOE, JOHNNY G, ROBERT J, ROSOLIA. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, SIR, I WOULD LIKE TO ITEM 8 I BELIEVE IS AVAILABLE. >> City Attorney: YES, ITEM 8 AND GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: AND ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: SO YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE FOR THE ITEM AND ONE FOR GENERAL. GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: CANDIDO MARES, LONG TIME RESIDENT. BUT I HAVE TO TELL YOU MS. PARK, THAT TOURISM DISPLAY WAS LOUSY, IT WAS LIKE BEING ON VALIUM, WHAT YOU SAW A SLEEPER. LET'S COME UP WITH SOMETHING MORE EXCITING FOR THE CITY. I WAS PART OF THE 84 OLYMPIC THAT THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN TURNED DOWN BACK IN 84. ITEM 8 MS. RODRIGUEZ, I AGREE, I APPROVE BUT ITEM 21 WITH MS. RODRIGUEZ AND MS. PADILLA ON WEDNESDAY. WHAT IS GOING ON THERE? I'VE GOT TO PULL OUT ALL THE PAPERWORK ON THAT BECAUSE I ASKED BOTH OFFICES TO GIVE ME INFORMATION. SO BOY WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH THAT. WHO IS ON THE BOARD? WHO IS GETTING SOME OF THE MONEY. >> City Attorney: THIS SOUNDS LIKE PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: LET'S GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT, SIR. YOU KNOW, MONDAY WAS PRESIDENT'S DAY, I PHOBEDING WATCHED THE KINGS MEN AND MR. SMITH GO TO WASHINGTON. I SAW A BUNCH OF STUDENTS HERE THE OTHER DAY, THAT'S WHAT THEY SHOULD BE WATCHING. THEY SHOULD BE WATCHING HOW TO BEAT CORRUPTION AND WE HAVE AND WE'VE HAD CORRUPTION IN THE CITY BEFORE. AND I'M GLAD FOR ALL THE PEOPLE THAT COME HERE AND TRY TO ELIMINATE THAT, MAYBE THEY GET A LITTLE HARSH BUT DON'T STOP FIGHTING BECAUSE CORRUPTION DOES EXIST AND THE GOOD PEOPLE WHO TRY TO EXPOSE IT, THEY ARE THE ONES THAT USE USUALLY SUFFER AND USE THEIR JOBS BUT AGAIN DON'T BRING IN THE BUNCH OF STUDENTS AND HAVE THEM PAT YOU IN THE BACK. THEY'RE SURE THEY'RE REALLY LEARN ANDING WATCH ALL THE KINGSMEN AS MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS GREAT NEWS. TUESDAY WHEN I WAS IN PORTER RANCH EXERCISING THERE WERE CITY SERVICES CLEANING UP THE TRASH, REMOVING GRAFFITI AND MOST IMPORTANTLY SLOWING DOWN THE CRAZY DRIVERS WHO ARE SPEEDING EXCESSIVELY, BRAVO. CAN WE SAY THAT WE'RE GIVING THE GREAT COMMUNITY OF THE PORTER RANCH BACK TO THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, MAYBE. THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: SO YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: I'M A CONSTITUENT OF CD14, MY FAMILY HAS OWNED A HOME THERE SINCE 19 11, THIS WOMAN THAT CALLS HERSELF IRENE VASQUEZ IS IRENE MORES. MY FATHER'S CHICANO ARCHIVES COULD HAVE BEEN SAVED FROM THE PALISADES FIRE. SHE IS NOW TRYING TO STEAL MY HOME THAT MY GRAND DROUGHTER LIVED IN FOR THAT I'VE LIVED IN FOR 20 YEARS. THERE IS A DRUG TUNNEL AT 205th STREET. SOUZA LOPEZ HAD MATERIAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE UNDERGROUND DRUG TUNNEL LOCATED IN THE GARAGE OF 256th STREET IN CD14. THIS WOMAN COLLABORATE WITH THESE PEOPLE. >> City Attorney: SPEAKER, YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED. AND AS WE'RE WAITING FOR THE NEXT SPEAKER, IF PEOPLE HAVE ADDITIONAL COMMENT OR IF WE RUN OUT OF TIME TO HEAR FROM YOU, PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT YOU CAN ALSO SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS ONLINE. THE EXTENT THAT YOU HAVE ANY CRIMINAL COMPLAINTS, I WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU CONSIDER FILING A POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH LAPD. GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. THE L.A. COUNCIL, IS THE MOST CORRUPT LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN THE HISTORY OF U.S. I HAVE NEVER SEEN AN AGENDA WITH ZERO ITEMS TO COMMENT ON UNTIL TODAY. THIS IS THE SAMPLE OF INCOMPETENCE OF CORRUPT MARQUEECY DAWSON. FIRE DAMAGE 275 BILLION DOLLARS, 6,000 HOMES DESTROYED, HOMELESSNESS IS EPIDEMIC, THE CITY IS BROKE WITH CORRUPTION, WITH ANOTHER JOKE OF HOMELESS COUNT. THE MEMBERS OF THE SLEAZY COUNCIL ARE PROFITING WITH AN ILLEGAL MILLION DOLLARS SOLD VERSUS, OPEN BUSINESS CONTRACTS FOR ANOTHER STUPID ART PROJECT IN ITEM 1 INVESTIGATION COMING. CHINESE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL CALLED MAYORS, THEY'RE ALL PROMOTED BASED ON HOW MUCH COMMERCE AND JOBS THEY INCREASE INTO THEIR AREAS. >> BRAVO. BRAVO. >> City Attorney: JUST AS A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT, SO THE REASON THERE ARE SO FEW ITEMS OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE AGENDA IS PUBLIC COMMENT WAS SATISFIED AT COMMITTEE. SO EVERYBODY WHO WANTED TO HAVE THE ATTENDED THAT MEETING WHO WANTED THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WAS GIVEN THAT OPPORTUNITY. SO IN THAT INSTANCE, THE ITEM IS NOT NECESSARILY OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE COUNCIL MEETING. GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK? >> Speaker: I'M ALICE PABLISCO I'M GOING TO SPEAK ON ITEM 5 WITH GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADJUST THE MICROPHONE. >> Speaker: I URGE YOU TO VOTE NO ON 5 WHEN YOU VOTE ON 5. THERE IS NO REASON TO EXEMPT OLYMPIC PROJECTS FROM OUR PROCEDURES, PROCEDURES EXIST FOR A REASON. L.A. 28 HAD 11 YEARS TO PREPARE FOR THE GAMES OUR CITY AND RESIDENTS SHOULD NOT PAY FOR THE PRIE OF INCOMPETENCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, NO LOOPHOLES VOTE NO ON 5. NOW GENERAL COMMENT, UNDER THE FEDERAL REGIME, WE'RE GOING TO SEE THE ALREADY FRAJ I CAN SERVICE THAT'S SO MANY PEOPLE RELY ON TO CONTINUE TO CRUMBLE. I URGE ALL OF YOU TO RESIST THE DEFAULT REACTION TO LEAN ON MORE SECURITY, MORE LAW ENFORCEMENTED, MORE DEPUTY, THESE ENTITIES DO NOT PROVIDE MORE SAFETY. MILITARIZED POLICING SHOULD NOT BE THE ANSWER FOR THE CATASTROPHE, FOR HEALTHCARE, FOR EDUCATION, FOR FOOD SHORTAGES, WE NEED TO INVEST IN OUR COMMUNITY. >> City Attorney: SPEAKER, ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL. KEEPING TRACK HERE. >> Speaker: YEAH, SAME GOES FOR PRIEFIZATION, --PRIVATIZATION. >> City Attorney: SPEAKER, WE NEED TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SPEAKER. >> Speaker: PEOPLE OVER PROFIT, PEOPLE OVER POLICE. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: I AM SPEAKING ON NEED TO FILL THE LOSS--. >> City Attorney: SORRY CAN YOU PULL THE MICROPHONE CLOSER. >> Speaker: YES I'M SPEAKING ON THE NEED TO UPDATE OUR FILM LOSS. FILM INDUSTRY I'M A HOLLYWOOD ACTRESS TURNED PIE MERE WHO'S DEBUT MOVIE MAY BE BIGGEST DUE TO THE UNPRECEDENTED--THIS WILL INSPIRE PEOPLE TO BELIEVE IN THEMSELVES, AND RECEIVED 18 AWARD NOMINATION SXZ HUNDREDS OF FESTIVAL INVITES, BUT WE HIT A ROAD BLOCK, SINCE I WAS ONE OF THE PEOPLE TO EVER EXPLORE THE CAPABILITY OF SMART PHONE CAMERAS OR NOT EVEN KNOWING I WOULD USE THE FOOTAGE ON A MOVIE I'VE BEEN UNABLE TO GET THESE FINALIZED. WE MUST UPDATE OUR LAWS TO MUCH THE CAPABILITY OF TODAY'S ARTIST SINCE ART ISTIAL FOR THE SURVIVAL OF THESE SPECIES. THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT ITEM WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: I CAME AGAINST ITEM NUMBER 5 BUT I'LL SPEAK AS AN INDIVIDUAL ON GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: THANK YOU, YOU'LL HAVE A MINUTE. >> Speaker: MY NAME IS ALICE, ITEM NUMBER 5 HAS CHANGED SINCE IT WAS HEARD IN PLUM COMMITTEE. I'M AGAINST OLYMPIC EXEMPTIONS BY ALLOWING RESIDENTIALLY ZONED PROPERTIES TO BE CONVERTED TO OTHER USES BESIDES RESIDENTIAL. EVERYBODY TALKS ABOUT THE HOUSING SHORTAGE, WHY WOULD YOU MAKE IT WORSE BY PUTTING SOMETHING LIKE A GONEDOLA ON OR OVER LAND THAT IS ENTITLED FOR HOUSING. JUST LAST WEEK, THEY FILED A LAWSUIT FOR NOT HAVING ENOUGH HOUSING. THIS ORDINANCE ON EXEMPTIONS COULD BE WORSE. CONCERNS ABOUT HOTELS WILL BE BUILT BESIDES HOUSING. THANK YOU. >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE FOLLOWING NAMES, KENNETH, JORDAN, TOMARO, TESA AND AUDIT L.A. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: WE'LL DO ITEM 8 AND GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTING. PLEASE. >> City Attorney: YOU'LL HAVE ONE MINUTE FOR ITEM 8 AND ONE FOR GENERAL, PLEASE BEGIN WITH THE ITEM. >> Speaker: THANK YOU. ITEM 8 IS ISSUED INCURRED BY OUR NEW PAYROLL WORKDAY. THIS SYSTEM WAS INTRODUCED THIS PAST YEAR. AND IN MY OPINION, THE ONE THAT WE WERE ON BEFORE WORKDAY, THE WEBSITE WAS A LITTLE MORE INTUITIVE, IT MADE MORE SENSE TO ME. PEOPLE SAID THAT IT WASN'T, UP-TO-DATE ENOUGH AND THAT'S WHY WE NEED TO CHANGE. I'M REALLY CURIOUS, IF THERE WERE SOME DEALINGS WITH PEOPLE WHO RUN THE COMPANY THAT OWNS WORKDAY, IF THAT'S WHY, WE SWITCHED BECAUSE TO BE HONEST, IT SEEMS LIKE THERE IS BEEN A LOT OF TECHNICAL ISSUES. I KNOW THE DEPARTMENT THAT I WORK FOR DOES NOT HAVE ANYTHING GOOD TO SAY ABOUT IT. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE CITY CONTROLLER MEJIA'S DILIGENCE ON THIS ISSUE. AND I THINK YOU WOULD ALL DO WELL TO LOOK TO HIS OFFICE TO SEE Y'ALL SHOULD BE BEHAVING. HE'S ONE OF THE FEW ELECTIVES, I STILL RESPECT. >> City Attorney: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: WHEN IT COMES TO CEQA, YOU'LL BE LIKE Y'ALL 28 AND IT SEEMS WLIEK YOU'VE PLANNED TOO LATE, YOU'VE SEEN SINCE 2017 ABOUT IT AND PEOPLE WOULD RATHER DO IT WITHOUT IT. THE PEOPLE NEED YOUR HELP THE ONES THAT LIVE HERE, BUT YOU'RE PRIORITY IS HAVE BEEN MADE CLEAR. IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO VOTE THIS ITEM DOWN, WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE PROMISE TO NOT BUILD A THING JUST FOR THESE GAMES, I KNOW OLYMPIC ISS WHAT YOU'RE ALWAYS SAYING, YOU MUST BE PLAYING. IT'S THE INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE YOU ARE ALL BETRAYING, NOW COUNCIL IT'S ON YOU WE'RE MAD BECAUSE YOUR DECISION IS MADE, YOU SHOULD CANCEL L.A. 28. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHICH WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? JAOU, WOULD I LIKE TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: ORDINANCE NUMBER 5 NEEDS TO BE REWRITTEN SO I'M GLAD IT'S NOT BEING DEALT WITH TODAY. WE KNOW THAT THIS MOTION NEEDS TO BE REWRITTEN, IT'S TOO BROAD AND GETS CAR BLANCHE TODAY ANYONE WHO WANTS TO RUN OVER THE NECESSARY CHECKS AND BALANCES IN PLACE TO PREVENT CORRUPTION AND ABUSE. IT'S A TROJAN HORSE FOR WHO KNOWS HOW MANY PARTIES FOR OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY AND JAM THROUGH PROJECTS FOR MYRIADS OF VALID REASONS. PRESERVE OUR CITY'S RICH HISTORY INSTEAD OF BOUGHING TO THE RICH. THANK YOU. >> Speaker: JOHNNY COALMAN WITH NO OLYMPIC L.A. SINCE WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE VOTING IT, LET'S BACK UP AND RECONSIDER IF WE CAN ACTUALLY HOT THE OLYMPICS. I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS IS A LOWER IMPACT BUT GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES, WE HAVE TWO CHOICES, WE CAN REBUILD L.A. WITH INTENTION OR TRY TO HOST THE OLYMPICS. WE CAN'T DO BOTH IT WILL BOTH TURN OUT TO BE COMPLETE FUCKEN DISASTER. THE CITY SIGNED ONE OF THE WORSE CONTRACTS IN HUMAN HISTORY, Y'ALL NEED TO LOOK INTO THAT, IT SUCKS. BUT IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT, YOU CANNOT GIVE DEVELOPER CARBLANCHE TO DO ANYTHING THEY WANT. SO CANCEL THE OLYMPICS, DON'T CART BLANCHE TO DEVELOPER AND WHY THE FUCK ARE WE LETTING CASEY AUGUSTERMAN WHO BE THE RECOVERY FOR L.A. THANKS. >> Clerk: MR. PRESIDENT, THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER COMING UP. I HEARD HIS NAME. CITY CONTROLLER. >> Speaker: IT'S GOING TO BE PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: MR. KENNETH MEJIA AS AN OFFICIAL, I'M ASKING THE OFFICIAL TO SEE TURN OFF THE CLOCK. >> Speaker: IT WILL BE LIKE 30 SECONDS. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU CHAIR AND YOUR SUPPORT. ITEM 8, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT LIKE MANY DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE CITY IS STRUGGLING FOR MEMBER STAFFING FROM BACK OFFICE POSITION AND CRITICAL SERVICES LIKE ACCOUNTING AND HUMAN RESOURCES. AND MY OFFICE IS WORKING HARD WITH FIRE PERSONNEL ITA CEO TO FIX THESE PROBLEM. AND I WANT TO THANK THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR HEROIC WORK LAST MONTH, YOU HAVE OUR BACKS AND I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THIS WE HAVE YOURS. I THANK YOU CITY COUNCIL FOR YOUR SUPPORT. HAVE A GOOD FRIDAY. THANK YOU. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, I BELIEVE THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THIS MEETING. THANK YOU EVERYBODY WHO CAME TO SHARE WITH US. MR. CLERK, WHAT IS NEXT. >> Clerk: THE COUNCIL MAY CONSIDER 8 FOR COMMENTS AS AN AMENDING MOTION 8-A COUNCILMEMBER PARK HAS CIRCULATED. >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER McOSKER? >> T. McOsker: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. PRESIDENT, I WILL BE BRIEF. WE HAVE A MOTION IN FRONT OF US WITH AMENDMENT TO SEE REFLECT THE ACTION TAKEN IN COMMITTEE. I APPRECIATE THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND ALL OF THE WORK THAT HAS REALLY LEAD UP TO THIS MOTION OVER THE LAST LITERALLY COUPLE OF YEARS. AND I WILL SAY THAT THE WORK THAT WE WERE DOING WAS ALL AROUND WORKDAY AND MAKING SURE THAT WORKDAY WAS WORKING FOR US. THROUGH OUR DEPARTMENTS AND IN THAT PROCESS, WE CAME ACROSS A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM IN FIRE WHERE BECAUSE OF THE COMPLEXITY OF THEIR OF THEIR ASSIGNMENTS, THEIR WORK ASSIGNMENT SYSTEM AND THE MANNER IN WHICH FOLKS GET BONUSED IN ONE PAY PERIOD FOR ONE THING CAN MAYBE BONUS FOR ANOTHER PAY PERIOD OR NOT BONUS IN THE SUBSEQUENT PAY PERIOD, IT JUST WAS NOT WORKING AND WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE A MORE TO DO THAN THAT, WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE TEXT KNOWLEDGING THAT IS BEING USED TO TRACK THE ASSIGNMENTS AND THAT INTERFACES WITH THE PAYROLL SYSTEM. BUT, BEFORE WE GET THERE, WE HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF FOLKS THAT WE HAVE TO PAY. AND IT IS A PROBLEM THAT ACTUALLY PRECEDES WORKDAY WHICH IS WORKING AND DEPLORABLE AND INSTEWS EXCUSABLE. --INEXCUSABLE, WE HAVE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF TICKETS WHICH ARE CONCERNS THAT OUR EMPLOYEES HAVE SUBMITTED THAT NEED TO BE RESOLVED. AND THE WAY TO BIG OURSELVES OUT OF THIS IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THE 30 OR SOME ODD FOLKS THAT ARE ON LOAN WORKING OVERTIME AND THEN TO, TO APPROVE THESE SUB AUTHORITIES, THESE SUBSTITUTE POSITIONS TO BIG THEIR WAY OUT. AND MY HOPE IS THAT WE AS WE MOVE FORWARD, ALL OF OUR EXPECTATIONS IS THAT WE WILL FIX THE TECHNOLOGY PROBLEM, WE WILL USE THIS AS A SHORT-TERM FIX TO GET EVERYBODY PAID. AND THEN IN THE NEW BUDGET, WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE STAFFED IN A WAY THAT THIS NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN. I'M APPRECIATIVE TO EVERYBODY HAS WORKED ON THIS, ALL THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS, ALL OF THE STAFF MEMBERS, LABOR AND MANAGEMENT COMING TO THE TABLE ALL IN GOOD FAITH. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, OUR CONTROLLER HAS BEEN CONSTANTLY ON THIS ISSUE IN COMMITTEE, WHICH I APPRECIATE AS HAS BEEN THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. SO I'M URGING A PAINFUL AYE VOTE ON THIS BECAUSE THIS IS MONEY THAT WE DON'T HAVE, BUT IT'S ALSO MONEY THAT WE CAN'T AFFORD NOT TO SPEND. SO THANK YOU. >> Council President: THANK YOU, MR. McOSKER, COUNCILMEMBER PARK. >> T. Park: THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER McOSKER FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN SHARING THE PERSONNEL AND HIRING COMMITTEE AND TO ALL THE MEMBERS FOR THEIR DEDICATION TO THIS ISSUE AND YOUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FIREFIGHTERS AND DOING THE URGENT WORK NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT OUR FIREFIGHTERS AND PARAMEDICS ARE RECEIVING THE COMPENSATION THEY EARNED AND DESERVE. WELL EVENTS SINCE JANUARY 7th HAVE UNDER SCORED AND CRITICAL ROLE THAT THEY PLAY IN PROTECTING OUR CITY, THEY DESERVE OUR SUPPORT FOR THE INCREDIBLE WORK THAT THEY DO AND THAT MEANS MAKING THE INVESTMENTS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR SYSTEMS TO PAY THEM WITHOUT ANYMORE EXCUSES OR DELAYS. COUNCILMEMBER McOSKER, THE TASK FORCE, THAT WILL GIVE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THE HUMAN CAPITAL IT NEEDS TO ENSURE THAT OUR FIRST RESPONDERS ARE BEING PAID PROPERLY. NO EXPENSE CAN BE SPARED. THANK YOU AND I ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE. >> Council President: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ. >> E. Hernandez: THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I JUT WANT TO GIVE MY DEEPEST GRAT FEUD TORE COUNCILMEMBER McOFK PUTTING THIS FORWARD BUT ALSO GIVING US AN EXAMPLE HOW WE CAN WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH OUR CONTROLLER. WHEN I'VE BEEN AT THE DISPATCHING CENTER I HEARD FROM SOME OF OUR DISPATCHER THAT THEY'VE HAD A DIFFICULTY GETTING THEIR PAY ACCURATE BUT THEY STILL COME TO WORK BECAUSE THEY LOVE THE CITY AND THEY LOVE WHAT THEY DO AND I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE TAKING THIS STEP AS PAINFUL AS IT IS BUDGETWISE AND I WANT TO UPLIFT THAT LAST STATEMENT IT WILL PREVENT US FROM FUTURE LOSS. THANK YOU. >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ. >> M. Rodriguez: THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. McOSKER, I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE CONTROLLER AND THOSE THAT CAME FORWARD FOR THESE POSITIONS. I KNOW WHEN WE WERE IN COMMITTEE, I SAID GIVE THEM ALL 15. THE REALITY IS THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO BLEED THE DEPARTMENT FROM THE RESOURCES THE CHIEF HAS CONTINUED TO ADVOCATE FOR, AND CONTINUED TO FALL ON DEAF EARS AND WHILE THERE IS CLEARLY AT LEAST FROM WHAT I CAN SEE, CLEAR AS DAY, A BLATANT BLAMING OF INDIVIDUALS FOR THEIR FAILURE TO PERFORM WHEN THEY'VE BEEN UNDER RESOURCED FOR DECADES, THIS NEEDS TO CHANGE AND IT NEEDS CHANGE NOW AND THIS COUNCIL NEEDS TO CONTINUE TO STAND UP TO ENSURE THAT OUR GENERAL MANAGERS, WE ULTIMATELY MAKE THESE DECISIONS AND WE'RE EITHER GOING TO RESOURCE PEOPLE WITH THE TOOLS THAT THEY NEED TO DO THEIR JOBS, EFFECTIVELY OR WE'RE GOING TO HAND STRING THEM AND PREVENT THEM TO ENSURES THAT FIREFIGHTERS GET PAID THAT ENSURES THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO PERFORM IN THE ROLES THAT THEY'VE BEEN GIVEN. SO I THANK YOU FOR CORRECTING WHAT CAME OUT OF COMMITTEE WITH THAT AMENDMENT AND COLLEAGUES, I JUST REMIND EVERYBODY THAT AS WE PREPARE FOR AN INEVITA BLEED DIFFICULT BUDGET SEASON, BE MINDFUL THAT ACTS, WE HAVE GROWN INTO AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE WE HAVE CONTINUED TO BE A PENNY WISE AND POUND FOOLISH. AND WHAT HAS MATERIALIZED IN THE UNDER INVESTMENT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS SHOWING ITSELF, IT CATCHES UP WITH US AND EVERY ONE NEEDS TO BE MINDFUL OF IT. BUT I'LL BE DAM SURE TO MAKE SURE THAT I CALL EVERYBODY OUT FOR THEIR SCAPEGOATING FOR GENERAL MANAGERS THAT ARE LEFT WITHOUT THE RESOURCES TO PROPERLY DO THEIR JOBS. THANK YOU. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU TO THE SPEAKERS. THIS ITEM IS NOW BEFORE US. OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 11 AYES. >> Council President: FORTHWITH? ALL RIGHT, FORTHWITH WITHOUT OBJECTION. THANK YOU, THAT TAKES US TO ITEM NUMBER 9. MR. NAZARIAN, YOU CALLED THIS ONE SPECIAL? >> A. Nazarian: I THINK SUBSEQUENTLY, I'VE WITHDRAWN IT SO WE CAN TAKE A VOTE ON IT. >> Council President: RIGHT ON. SO WE'LL JUST HEAR FROM THE BUDGET CHAIR REALLY QUICKLY ON THIS AND THEN WE CAN READ THE SETTLEMENT INTO THE RECORD. >> K. Yaroslavsky: THANK YOU, WE HEARD THIS ITEM AT LENGTH IN BUDGET AND FINANCE AND AGREED WITH THE RECOMMENDATION THAT WE APPROVE A SETTLEMENT OFFER OF 9.5 MILLION DOLLARS. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, MR. CLERK. >> Clerk: THANK YOU FOR DANIEL GONZALEZ ET AL VERSUS CITY LOS ANGELES ET AL, THERE IS A RECOMMENDATION TO EXPEND 9.5 MILLION DOLLARS IN SETTLEMENT. >> Council President: MR. McOSKER. >> T. McOsker: I KNOW THE HOUR IS LATE BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR THIS IN CLOSED. >> Council President: IF YOU CAN PREPARE THE CHAMBERS FOR CLOSED SESSION. ANYONE NOT A LEGISLATIVE STAFF OR CONTROLLER, SHOULD EXIT THE ROOM AT THIS TIME. [COUNCIL IN CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION] >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, THE DOORS ARE OPEN. WE HAVE THE THUMBS UP, MR. CLERK, YOU CAN CALL THE ROLL. >> Clerk: YES, MR. PRESIDENT. BLUMENFIELD, HARRIS-DAWSON, HERNANDEZ, HUTT, JURADO, LEE, MCOSKER, NAZARIAN, PADILLA, PARK, PRICE, RAMAN, RODRIGUEZ, SOTO-MARTINEZ, YAROSLAVSKY. TEN MEMBERS AND A QUORUM, MR. PR. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, ANYTHING TO REPORT. >> City Attorney: THERE IS NOTHING TO ANNOUNCE BUT IF THE PRESIDENT COUNCIL CAN VOTE ON THE UNDERLYING ITEM. >> Council President: LET'S OPEN THE ROLL ON ITEM NUMBER 8, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 10 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. WHAT'S NEXT? TEN AYES WHAT IS NEXT. >> Clerk: MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCIL HAS MOTIONED FOR POSTED AND REFERRAL. >> City Attorney: BEFORE WE DO THAT. >> Clerk: THERE IS A REQUEST TO SEND ITEM 9 FORTHWITH. >> Council President: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE ITEMS ARE POSTED AND REFERRED. ANNOUNCEMENTS MEMBERS? ALL RIGHT. I'LL ASK EVERYBODY IN THE CHAMBER TO RISE FOR ADJOURNING MOTIONS. YOU HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT, MR. McOSKER. >> T. McOsker: I'M THE KING OF EXTENDING THIS TODAY, I HAVE REALLY GREAT ANNOUNCEMENTS. COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS AND SKATERS, JOIN US TOMORROW, FOR THE GRAND OPENING OF THE WATTS SKATE PARK. THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING. THIS PROJECT WENT IN THE BOOKS IN 2010. AND DISCUSSIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SKATE PARK BEGAN THEN IN THE WATTS COMMUNITY T.START WITHED RAP AND CRALA, REMEMBER THAT? THE SKATE PARK PROJECT FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE TONE OWE HAWK FOUNDATION, SO TONY HAWK HAS BEEN BEHIND THIS AND THEY HAVE COME TOGETHER ON THIS. THE NEW SPACE READY TO OPEN TOMORROW HAS TRANSFORMED LOT ON IMPERIAL HIGHWAY JUST UNDER THE 105 FREEWAY INTO A WORLD CLASS SKATE PARK. TUCKED UNDER THE 105, ON IMPERIAL. THAT IS FANTASTIC THAT WE'VE DONE THIS. THE SKATE PARK IS DESIGNED TO SERVE 5500 SKATERS WHO LIVE WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF THE PARK. IT'S GOING TO BUILD OPPORTUNITIES FOR RECREATION, SKATING SKILLS, COMMUNITY CONNECTION, SAFETY, COMMUNITY, THROUGH THIS PROCESS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENTS WAS THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE COMMUNITY IN HELPING BUILD THIS PARK. AND THE OUT REACH BEGAN BY FORMER JANICE HAHN AND CONTINUED UNDER JOE BUSCAINO AND IT'S A GOOD WORLD WHEN I GET TO OPEN IT TOMORROW. I'M THANKFUL FOR THOSE COUNCIL OFFICES, FOR THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND WE DID HAVE TO PUSH, AS YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING TAKES A PUSH AND HERE WE ARE OPENING THE WORLD CLASS WATTS SKATE PARK TOMORROW. SO COME ON OUT JOIN US FROM 12:00 TO 4:00, I'M GOING TO HAVE MY VANS ON ON AND DO SOME SCREDING. >> Council President: THANK YOU, ANY ADJOURNING MOTIONS? SEEING NONE, WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.