bringing that up I. Look first of all, as an immigrant, as someone who came here having lost everything, I saw my family work very hard to rebuild what we had lost. Um so savings became a very big part of my, uh , individual identity, you know , there's so much sometimes you're going to make and so the best thing to do is to save as much of it as you can so that you're investing towards yourself in the future. Um so I early on started investing in 529 plans for my kids. Um even right as they were born. Um because I wanted to them to make sure that they know that there's something for them to pursue. College I wanted them to know that they have a backup. Something is there to tell them that we believe in you. We're invested in you, and you're going to do this and I thought, well, why not do this for the entire state? We already have the 529 program in place. What if government was to come in state government at the time I was in the state legislature, come in and say, if you invest in your family and put in a minimum of $5 into this plan, the city will the state will match it and give you another $50. And through incentive based through honey, try to invigorate savings. Um, because there's many studies that also suggest that if a child knows there's $500, literally $500 to their name, believing in them to go to college, there's more than 30% chance that they will eventually end up in college. Wow. I'll take those odds. And when you see that there's such a strong correlation of support, why not make sure that we're investing in every child born in California so that they take advantage of the of having a college fund? It's also a discipline of learning how to save and invest towards the future. So it it encapsulates several different ideas. And it also made 529 plans a lot more available to the public up prior to putting this agenda forward. This program forward only 4% of Californians were utilizing that program and now now we're getting into the, you know, the barely passing the double digits. It's like 11, 12. But we're now expanding and increasing. And this is only in its infancy of the of the program. Still, it's amazing. And also you know, there's nothing more important than getting outside breathing fresh air and having a great time. I know that you've put a lot of investiture in upgrading parks here in Council District two. What are some of the fun things people can look forward to in their neighborhoods? One of the things I wanted to do when I took office was to just create a very active and busy environment , um, parks need to be busy. Parks need to be full of life. The whole idea of the Department of Recreation and Parks is to make sure that people are engaged in recreational activities, and the denser you make parks, the busier you make parks. The more people are getting out and getting to meet their neighbors, and the safer the places become because there's more eyes in the parks on our children, on our kids. So I believe in making sure that it's multigenerational, and it's also a busy environment. So we're expanding soccer fields. We're, uh, we've already opened two different parks in the area to make sure that there's a lot of activity going on. Uh, inside the parks. We're turning small patches into pocket parks so that it's a place for folks to be able to congregate and get engaged. I want to make sure we have enough, you know, chess tables so that some of our more aging, more senior members can get together and congregate in parks. And so that that way, the park also becomes multigenerational. You know, small things like this, uh, create a, a spin off opportunity for more for things to grow. And my goal is to make sure that we're making parks as utilized as possible. And as available to as many people as possible. I hear a lot of hope and promise in everything that you've been saying. What do you love best about being a council member? Right now? Being able to make an impact. That's the goal of this. You want to make an impact. You want to you want to make things. Obviously, you want to make things better off than, uh, when you took the role. Um but I also want to make sure that this is a place that my kids are my children are able to succeed. And the same way I was, I came to Los Angeles with English being my fourth language. Uh, not knowing the culture, not knowing my surroundings. Uh I think every child that's the bare standard. If eveem to succm and that's what we need to strive to make Los Angeles a place where everyone who is coming in for a second chance is able to find their success and able to be contributing members back to their society. Well, your office is doing an immense amount of work. I mean, just even going through when I was learning about you and what was happening out here in Council District two, there's a lot happening. So if people want to keep up on it and people want to know what you're doing or ask you questions or just keep informed, what's the best way for them to follow up on our conversation in a more intimate way? Uh, multiple ways. They can, first of all, call our office to traditional way. Uh, they can follow us on one of our handles, Instagram handle is CD two Los Angeles. Uh, or they can go to our website at LA City.org and be able to follow us as well . I also have to thank your office for being so gracious and so quiet while we've been chatting. This morning. They've all been very kind and very courteous. We really appreciate it. Thank you for saying that. I have a wonderful team. They make me look good. Well I'm sure they're attracted to that because you are such a good person. So thank you so much. It's been wonderful to talk to you and I hope we get a chance to talk again. Looking forward. Thank you. And that's a wrap on this LA currents . Welcome to the City of Los Angeles where technology, sustainability and innovation converge to enhance the lives of nearly 4 million Angelenos beyond the city limits, the greater LA region is home to nearly 13 million people and interconnected, ever evolving community in a world linked by technology, whether you're joining us in person or tuning in from afar, welcome to LA. This week . Across downtown Los Angeles, modern landmarks like the Department of Water and Power headquarters echo the forms and forces of nature. The skyline was further redefined in 2003 with Frank Gehry's Walt Disney Concert Hall. Its sweeping exterior is said to capture the motion of a conductor's baton. Its interior meticulously crafted to elevate every note the city is investing in its future by expanding science and technology education, weaving innovation into young lives and inspiring the next generation to lead in these essential fields. Today, the Hidden Genius Project is here with a host of partners putting on an event called Tech Slam in partnership with leaders. We're creating an opportunity for young people to explore career pathways, skills , networks all related to sports and technology. I've been participating in this project since last summer. It's been really cool. It's been it's really a great experience. I've learned a lot. I've met a lot of new people. So many of our young people love sports. So many of our communities love sports. Oftentimes we make a mistake and we say, well, it's not realistic to have a professional sports career. And so we want to make sure our young people get to understand what's possible for them and that they can pursue their dreams, even if those dreams are related to sports. They're very realistic, and technology is a great way to get there. It's very important for youth to be exposed to technology and industries that aren't typically available for them. And so our tech slam is allowing them an opportunity to be exposed. So today we have AI workshops. We have robotics and Legos and a lot of expo partners as well that are teaching them and exposing them to technology . We're just really trying to expose them to the intersection between sports, tech and business and help them understand that if you love basketball, there's so much opportunity for a career that maybe isn't just being on the basketball court. If you love, you know, F1, there are so many things you can do other than maybe just drive the car, have these kids understand that you can have a pro sports career without maybe being a pro sports athlete. The most exciting thing that I've done with the hidden Genius Project will probably be today. To be able to enjoy all the benefits opportunities that come with the program. Since I was little, I knew I always wanted to do something I had to do with tech joining the Hidden Genius Project. Really helped solidify like what I want to do . They're teaching us new stuff that would just help me and better like my resume for college. My resumes for job applications, all that different type of stuff. So it's been a really good help overall, even though it is a long program and it takes a lot of work, it's definitely worth it. And it's been really fun. So Leaders Up has launched the LA Economic Empowerment Alliance that is really ensuring that we send our young people in designing a roadmap for their own economic empowerment. We know that $18 billion will be spent in this region because of major sporting events. We want to ensure that a billion of those dollars are spent on internships, mentorship, career pathways, skills development and real jobs that will help young people be included in our regional economy. I think it's critical mission critical. Listen, really, when you start talking about like, upstream approaches to making sure people don't become impoverished, you have to build out youth development trainings and pipelines so people are not actually scrambling at the last minute to figure out what they want to do, how they want to succeed. What are we putting in front of people? Who are we connecting to young folks with? What kind of mentorship programs are we putting together? I think you can only know what you're exposed to. And so, so many of our youth will see, you know, just the game on TV. But it's never demystified for them exactly how it works. What's going on behind the scenes, how many people have put this moment together? We really just want to connect these kids to their dreams and help them reveal the genius that's already within them. By making sure that they have the resources they need to do so. Today, we have over 100 young minds taking over City Hall. Everybody stand up and wave. Yeah. We put this event on every year. We've been doing it for 13 years. We collaborate with a lot of different sponsors and the kids are able to do all these wonderful K through 12 Stem activities. It's a really great opportunity to expose the youth to Stem, especially in areas where there isn't a lot of representation. It's important that we continue to create pathways for young people to come into City Hall. They have to know that this is their house and to get them politically engaged early on. So that they understand that the quality of their life is based off of political decisions, political decisions that they have an influence on. If they are politically engaged and as you take on your activities, lean on your classmates. If your blueprint looks tough, brainstorm with your group. If your tower falls, ask your peers why. Ask them for help. That teamwork is how you can build and how you will build a future that works for everyone. They'll be drawing a blueprint of a tower made out of spaghetti and marshmallows. And then in the second activity, they'll be using their blueprint to build that tower as high as they can possibly build it. Even though with our paper, uh, we didn't make it exactly look alike because when we first tried, it didn't go exactly to plan. So then we added more structure, and we paid more attention to it . As engineers, we do our design, but then we get into construction. We learn that things don't always work the way that we design them. There's external factors, so they're going to learn. Maybe we need more material, maybe we need to double up, maybe our drawing. We need to go completely different . We are working in a team we didn't leave anybody out. The message is, you know what? As long as you're kind, you're creative and you like teamwork, then you've got all of the ingredients to be a fabulous engineer. It's really important for us to make sure that the kids have representation, that they know that people who look like them are building the city and keeping things going. So many of us here are Latino, and we really need to bridge that gap and show that it's possible because there's not many of us in civil engineering. It was fun working as a team and collaborate, collaborating and, um, that that was my favorite part. You want to inspire the children. They want to work hard, be creative and always ask questions. And these are the ingredients of any successful profession, not just engineering. As a matter of fact . In Los Angeles, collaboration drives the projects, programs and policies designed to deliver sustainable results for residents and businesses. The city remains a national leader in sustainability, generating more than 100,000 green jobs and installing the highest number of EV chargers in the country. Working in hand with communities, LA also advances neighborhood infrastructure projects from supportive housing to solar powered street lighting, building a cleaner, more resilient future for all. Lighting is important to a community because it equals public safety. It equals access . One of the main calls that I get in my council office is, hey , when is my street light going to get fixed? And so today with the solarization of these 91 lights in Lincoln Heights and Cypress Park, we're moving our city and our neighborhood to a 21st century. We are deploying around 91 solar lights. These lights will be able to provide lighting without the traditional electrical system that we have. Below the city of Los Angeles as a whole. Actually, many other major metropolitan areas have been hit by theft and vandalism. This actually takes away the incentive of theft, removing the copper wire removes that incentive. Lighting has always been an issue. The council member is correct about the time it takes the light pole outside my house was out. I put in a service request and it literally took a year and a week before they came and serviced it right ? So having reliable lighting in this neighborhood, this is a working class area. People walk their dogs before they go to work. It's still dark when they come home at night. It's already dark. So having lights out there makes it safer for everybody. We all know sometimes lights go out and there's not enough money in the budget, but the solar lighting, it's economical, it's clean. I mean, I think it's a brilliant idea. I'm happy that we have lights and we're going to have lights. That makes me more confident in going out, walking around my neighborhood. I feel safer. There's been studies that prove what people feel intrinsically right. There's University of Chicago study that shows that adequate lighting can actually drive crime down by 30. So massive savings and a environmental change to what would have been, you know, a policing challenge. This is 91 lights in two neighborhoods. But my goal is that as chair of public Works to get this into the entire city of Los Angeles, because when an emergency happens and our grid goes out, these solarized lights will stay on and they'll keep our communities lit while we're having to deal with the different issues that come up. As a resident here for over 30 years, I have used the applications that the city provides as A311. As I walk around the neighborhood, I put up graffiti requests, street lighting, any other things that are a problem and they respond, right. So part of the reason why this area was chosen was because of the amount of calls that we had and stuff, right? So it's very important for people to get involved and not just complain about, oh, it's not working and they're not taking care of it, right? There's applications. There's ways for us to be proactive. I'm glad that the council office is listening to us, and it's paying attention to our requests and the community is here, and they voice their opinions and I think it's important for the community to continue to voice their opinions and requests and be allies with the council office, so we can better our neighborhood. It's going to benefit us all. Welcome to the Cielo, our newest supportive housing community for 99 individuals who now have a permanent home. Affordable housing development is a challenging process only because there are so many partners to make this work. Funding from the city, the county, the state and the federal government coupled with service dollars so that we can wrap all of our residents who live here in the care and support they need to remain stable and successful in their housing. This is a particularly interesting project because this was a modular project. So this is a project that kind of showed that it could be built quicker and for less money. If you see the outside, you'll see how beautiful project it is and just really excited about it. After six years on the street, my mental health started to take control of me. I had accepted the streets to be my home for the rest of my life. To be honest with you, it was my first time doing any kind of speech like that in front of that many people. So there was a little bit of nervousness, but everybody that was here, I know why they were here and appreciate every single one of them. So it made it a lot easier in permanent supportive housing. You're providing housing with supportive services for folks who have experienced chronic homelessness. Many of whom live with coexisting disorders, whether it's mental illness and substance abuse, whether it's physical disabilities. And so their journey out of homelessness is aided with the support at every step of that journey. Mental health for me, was the big resource and a big like help here, you know, and Cielo offering that was tremendous. We won't build anything in my district without wraparound services, without having that mental health. The drug addiction components to it, and to try to take a chance to come into housing because we can help you get off the streets. For yourself, your city, your rights. It's a gender and public safety symposium. And we have a number of workshops, starting with gender based violence prevention and support. There are people who are dealing with tough situations and things that people don't like to talk about. But by us being here to provide the information we can change and save lives. When asked about public safety deeply and in dialog with people, the conversation is not about cops and robbers and victims. What we heard today about public safety is that what makes people feel safe is economic security is strong. Community self-empowerment at Cal State L.A. our mission is to educate the next generation, and that includes civic engagement. So beyond their major or their specific programs, they have a role to play in the civic community that they choose to be in. And so today is all about giving them those resources to do that work safely. This is where young people are with bright minds and So why not shaa space where people are open to learn and can be contributors? Well, I want them to not just live in fear. I want them to live in the fact that the first thing they hear is to get an education, and we're trying to give them the surroundings with them to achieve that, and we want to have the workshops where they can go and not find all the solutions, but at least get the information. The folks who are in the room here, these are the doers. The motto here at Cal still is that we are L.A. so if we help the people who help the people, we will build a better Los Angeles. And Los Angeles is truly for everyone. Los Angeles was named one of the top digital cities in the nation for its use of technology to streamline services and to boost security, counted among the safer large cities in the nation, L.A. has built its progress on collaboration, city leaders, community members and the police department work side by side, strengthening neighborhoods, protecting immigrant Angelenos and partnering with residents to address crime. Where it happens most. Here in the city of Los Angeles, where, you know, they say it's the city of Angels, right? You have a lot of darkness. That's happening throughout the day, throughout the night, where children, as young as 11 years old are being trafficked on our local streets . Human trafficking is a major problem, not only here in Los Angeles, but globally. So it's important that we bring this into a visibility in the most powerful ways. Thank you all for being here today and more importantly, thank you for the work you do every day. When no one is watching. This is our second annual human Trafficking summit for LAPD, and this is a collaboration summit where we have law enforcement officials. We have representatives from the city attorney's office, district attorney's office, U.S. Attorney's office, advocacy groups and support groups for people who are trafficked, especially the sex workers. And we all come together and we have presentations, we share ideas, we share intelligence, things that are happening on the streets. Best practices, and how to combat and address the human trafficking epidemic that we see on the streets of Los Angeles. And that is what today's summit is about. It is about bringing together this broad coalition of entities and communities to leverage all of our resources to combat this problem, particularly the sex trafficking of children. Summits like this are important not only for education of the people that are working within this industry, but also letting the community know how pervasive this issue is in L.A. County. It is one of the epicenters of sex trafficking. Figueroa, of course, is the most famous of all the tracks, as they call them. And that's where children as young as 12 years old are being trafficked. It's right in broad daylight. We drive past it every day. It's like these children are just lost. It is a collaborative effort because we can't just do it with law enforcement alone. Support groups and service groups can't do it alone. We all have to work together. And also the prosecutorial part of that with the city attorney and the district attorney, the U.S. Attorney's Office of going forward with the prosecution of those who are offending and those who are trafficking. These especially minors here in the city of Los Angeles. We can't walk by situations where somebody is being held against their will. Somebody is being put in an extremely dangerous circumstance over and over again. So we all have an ability to be able to do something about it in our communities. All of you are doing that every single day, and the courage it takes to do what you're doing is amazing . Los Angeles is also advancing Smart City initiatives, upgrading infrastructure like connecting street lighting that responds to real time conditions , expanding public Wi-Fi and exploring new mobility solutions to reduce congestion and emissions as part of long term plans through 2028, strong relationships lay the groundwork for lasting success while working together toward a common goal. Sports especially team competition, field discipline, perseverance, and resilience. A truth often echoed by basketball greats. Reflecting on the journey behind their achievements. I'm about to take you to the hole ready? I'm excited about being in LA as the CEO of the Legends of Basketball. Wanted to make sure that we got into the community and do the same thing for the community. It did for us, which was to raise us, give these kids an opportunity to hear from us, learn from us. One, two, three and feel the energy that we bring into any gym that we walk into. Come on, make a shot, make a shot, get inside. We're here in the 10th district at Michelle and Barack Obama. Sports Complex. And what we have is an amazing thing. A free clinic from kids from the second grade to the ninth grade. We got so many great legends from WNBA legends, Harlem Globetrotter legends, ABA legends and NBA legends. Just giving their fullness to the game. Just showing the kids life through basketball. And we're just excited to be here. Sports teaches us so much. And I was lucky to have a safe environment to experiment with different sports. And I quickly learned that it taught me discipline. It taught me perseverance how to fall down and get up, how to believe in myself, how to be confident in who I am. And so I'm hoping that we can come here and give our kids that same message, because I know when we do, they end up being something far greater than they thought, that they could ever be. It is important for us to be here and put on these clinics because we again, we want this. We want to show the kids the opportunities we want to instill in them what someone instilled in us. And that's the morals, the values, the hard work, the dedication. Just being here is step one. And so once they're here now, we're going to teach them some of the life skills as well as basketball skills. In today's world, of all the technology that we have with social media, the internet, we're seeking to always empower our brains and our minds. But if they don't learn how to move their bodies in a way that keeps them healthy and not just healthy, but keeps them connected to others and having fun, then we're giving them something that is really going to be detrimental as they get older, because we need to learn how to take care of our bodies. I really just want to tell the parents continue to put your kids in sport. They may not be NBA player, WNBA player next. You know, major soccer player, but there's something important about being on a team sport that they can carry over into the workforce. They can just carry on through life about being a teammate, about dedication, about sometimes working together for a common goal. So it's bigger opportunities. It's bigger reasons why sport is good for young kids who can't stop, won't stop, shoot the rock til you good enough to reach the top . Y'all. I welcome to MacArthur Park. Welcome to Council District one. My comments might be a little bit longer, but there's a lot to share around the budget. The budget is so incredibly important to this city, but also to the quality of your life for next year. We are looking at a $91 million gap that is in our outlook based on continuing levels of service. The budget process is extremely important because it reflects how the city prioritizes the money that comes from us as taxpayers and residents, and so what the city allocates to different departments for different programs really shows what the city is prioritizing at that. Given moment. I believe that the city needs to invest more in our our crumbling infrastructure and mobility and transportation. We need to invest more in alternatives to just police. Well, for decades we've wanted unarmed alternatives to armed policing. We know that people are having mental health crises and we don't need armed police officers going to those doors. We need actual clinicians. And so we know that about $45 million is just this really tiny part of that entire $13 billion can actually make that happen citywide. My hope that when the new budget is signed in June, that we have an expansion in unarmed crisis response teams, that we have the investments to fix our sidewalks and create more curb ramps, and that we beef up departments such as our rec and parks department, our animal services department, our Bureau of Street Services, and Sanitation that have been cut. The last several years. Just as a reminder of the incredible and costly needs that the city faces today, um, at least $1 billion in a backlog request. This is just backlog for sidewalk repair . This budget is going to be very difficult as as you mentioned, we're going to have to be a real balance of trying to reduce spending, reduce what we do overall, and hopefully have some revenue. If we don't get involved in the budget process now, then we will never know where those tax dollars are going or have it go to the places that we desperately need for the people of Los Angeles. So that's why it's important that people pay attention right now. Before the budget gets dropped in April. Oftentimes, people tell me, yes, my tax dollars pay for the government, but most times people don't know where their taxes are going to. And so if they want to learn more, they can go on to my website. You have a choice. Do you want to just be upset about your street lights not getting fixed? Or do you want to engage and get activated and tell the city, I want you to invest my tax dollars in fixing my street lights? Join an organization. This is where the action is happening and you are more powerful than you think. Nobody knows the trouble that even nobody knows the sorrow. Nobody knows the trouble. I've seen glory. Hallelujah Cam was founded in 1977, so we're coming up on our 50th anniversary next year. And for over 40 years, cam has been collecting African American artists. And we've been at the vanguard of that work. So we have an incredible collection of works that range from Betye Saar to David Hammond to Noah Purifoy to John Outterbridge, and we try to show them as often as we can. Cam is unique in that we tell the stories of California and the West from a black perspective, and through the lens of artists and historical materials drawn from the world and our own collection . And it's a special place. It was made by the community, for the community. At Cam, we say black history every day, but we recognize that black History Month is an important opportunity to reflect and celebrate the contributions of black people past, present, and future. It really is a unique place in Los Angeles where all people, but particularly black people, can come and be in their joy and their sense of togetherness. At Cam, we rotate our exhibitions regularly, so there's always an opportunity to come back and see something new. We also have a slate of programs that range from talks to performances to workshops to art activities, to yoga, to dance parties. So there's something for everyone here at Cam. When visitors come to the museum, I hope that they leave with an understanding of the contributions of African Americans. But also to understand that that experience is multifaceted, diverse and extraordinary . In Los Angeles, technology is transforming daily life from smart street lights and sensor equipped infrastructure that improves safety and energy efficiency to high performance green buildings designed with advanced sustainability systems across transportation, the city is expanding EV charging networks, modernizing traffic management with real time data, and investing in cleaner public transit to create a more connected, low emission future. Thanks for joining us. You can watch these stories and more on channel 35 or at LA city Dot. Governor. Forward slash TV and follow us at LA city on Instagram, Facebook X and YouTube. Until next time, get out there and explore all that Los Angeles has to offer All right. Good morning and welcome to the STICE FOR ALL. ALL RIGHT, MADAM CLERK, LET'S RUN THROUGH OUR AGENDA. >> Clerk: THANK YOU, 1 THROUGH 4 ARE ITEMS FOR PUBLIC HEARING. 5 THROUGH 15 ARE ITEMS FOR WHICH PUBLIC HEARINGS HAVE BEEN HELD. 16 THROUGH 25 ARE ITEMS FOR WHICH PUBLIC HEARINGS HAVE NOT BEEN HELD. >> Council President: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THOSE ITEMS ARE BEFORE US. AYTHING ELSE? >> THANK YOU. I BELIEVE COUNCILMEMBER HUTT HAS ITEM 2. >> H. Hutt: THANK YOU, THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. I WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE ITEM 15 TO MARCH 24 TO SATISFY THE ITEM'S PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. >> Council President: OKAY. >> H. Hutt: THANK YOU. >> Council President: SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ. I'VE GOT COUNCILMEMBER LEE? >> J. Lee: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO PUSH ITEM NUMBER 6, CONTINUE THAT FOR ONE WEEK. >> Council President: UNTIL NEXT WEEK? >> THAT WOULD BE TUESDAY MARCH 10th? >> H. Soto-Martinez: HOLD ON JUST A BIT, I WANT TO UNDERSTAND THE REASONS. >> Council President: YOU WANT TO UNDERSTAND THE REASONS? >> J. Lee: IN LIGHT OF RECEIVING A REPORT, WE HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO GO THROUGH THE REPORT SO I'M ASKING FOR A REPORT SO WE CAN TRULY UNDERSTAND WHAT IS PUT IN FRONT OF US HERE. >> H. Soto-Martinez: OKAY, I'LL OBJECT FOR THAT. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, THERE IS A MOTION TO CONTINUE TO NEXT AGENDA. LET ME GET THROUGH THE REST OF THE SPECIALS AND WE'LL GO TO A VOTE ON THAT. COUNCILMEMBER--NO MORE ON THIS SIDE? OKAY, COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ. >> M. Rodriguez: I WAS GOING TO ASK FOR A CONTINUATION FOR 6. >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER PADILLA. >> I. Padilla: I WANTED TO COMBINE 12 AND 15 FOR COMMENTS, SO JUST 12. >> Council President: 12 ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN. >> N. Raman: I HAD A QUESTION ON ITEMS, THE CONTINUANCE ON ITEM 6, AND JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT GIVEN THE REPORT FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY CAME IN VERY LATE YESTERDAY, AND THAT THESE CONTRACTS ARE ALREADY, POTENTIALLY GOING TO LEAVE IN GAP IN SERVICES FOR WHEN WE BHOF IT FORWARD, I WOULD ASK IF THERE IS A CONTINUANCE THAT WE TRY TO LIMIT THE GAP IN SERVICES, THAINDS PEOPLE NEED TO OBSERVE REPORT BUT I WISH WE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN BEFORE IT CAME HERE, IT CAME IN YESTERDAY, AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT THAT WE CAN HAVE THE TIME TO OBSERVE IT BUT DELAY THE OTHER. I HAVE ONE OTHER PROCEDURAL QUESTION. SO SI WOULD ASK THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT ON WHAT DATE WOULD BE, WOULD ENABLE THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CONTRACT MOVES FORWARD IN A TIMELY FASHION. AND THEN FOR ITEM 15, I KNOW COUNCILMEMBER HUTT, YOU HAVE A, YOU HAVE CONTINUED THAT ITEM, I HAVE AN AMENDMENT. SHOULD I WAIT UNTIL IT COMES BACK? >> YEAH, IT'S NOT GOING BACK TO COMMITTEE RIGHT? COUNCILMEMBER HUTT? OKAY, WE CAN DO THAT ON THE FLOOR. >> N. Raman: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> Council President: OKAY, I'VE GOT COUNCILMEMBER BLUMENFIELD. >> B. Blumenfield: ON THE 6, QUESTION CAN WE HAVE A CLOSED SESSION SO WE CAN DISCUSS THE CONFIDENTIAL REPORT THAT CAME OUT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, THAT WOULD, I HATE TO JUST HAVE A SESSION A WEEK FROM NOW AND STILL NOT BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT THIS. WOULD I RATHER HAVE THE COUNCIL BRING THE CITY ATTORNEY AND HAVE A CLOSED SESSION. >> Council President: YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE CLOSED SESSION. MR. CITY ATTORNEY. >> City Attorney: THE REQUEST IS UNDERSTOOD, IF WE CAN GO INTO CLOSED SESSION, WE CAN PREPARE THE LANGUAGE BUT I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN GO INTO CLOSE SESSION AT THIS TIME ON THAT ITEM. >> Council President: SO WE WILL GET AN UPON FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY. >> B. Blumenfield: IF WE CAN DO THAT, I WOULD RATHER DO THAT BEFORE NEXT TUESDAY. >> Council President: GOT IT. COUNCILMEMBER JURADO? >> Y. Jurado: YES, THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL 13 AND 14 FOR A SEPARATE VOTE. >> Council President: 13 AND 14. COUNCILMEMBER YAROSLAVSKY? >> Clerk: I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THE REPORT ON. >> Clerk: IS THERE A SECOND. >> Council President: AND ON ITEM NUMBER 6, THERE ARE TWO AMENDMENTSBEING CIRCULATED. MR. PRICE. >> C. Price: I'M NOT SURE HOW THIS IS GOING, BUT IF WE DO HEAR 6, I DO NEED TO RECUSE MYSELF. >> Council President: ON 6. SO MADAM CLERK, WE GOT MOVE TO CONTINUE ITEM 6, AND WE GOT AN OBJECTION TO THAT. SO HOW SHOULD WE PROCEED? >> Clerk: THANK YOU, WE CAN TAKE A VOTE ON THE CONTINUANCE WHICH I UNDERSTAND IS MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER LEE AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ. >> Council President: OKAY, OPEN THE ROLL ON CONTINUATION FOR ONE WEEK, WITH PRICE RECUSED. >> City Attorney: YES. >> N. Raman: I'M WONDERING IF WE ARE NOT CONTINUING TO A POINT, IF WE CAN CONSULT WITH THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT. >> Council President: I DON'T THINK WE'RE ALLOWED TO WAIT. MADAM CLERK. >> Clerk: THE MOTION IS TO CONTINUE TO MARCH 10th. >> Council President: SO LET'S OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 9 AYES, 4 NOES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. >> Clerk: THANK YOU. THIS ITEM IS CONTINUED. >> Council President: AND WE NEED TO THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT IF YOU'RE LISTENING, WE NEED TO HAVE URGENCY ON THIS MATTER, BECAUSE WE NEED TO VOTE ON IT NEXT WEEK CAUSE AFTER THAT, WE GO INTO RECESS AND WE CANNOT BE IN A SITUATION WHERE WE WAIT AGAIN AND HOPEFULLY, THIS IS THE LAST TIME WE GET A REPORT THE NIGHT BEFORE THE VOTE. CUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ. >> E. Hernandez: THERE IS A TIME LINE THAT WE'RE WORKING ON, THE SERVICES WILL LAPSE STARTING MARCH 31. >> Council President: THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ. WHAT IS NEXT. >> Clerk: THE COUNCIL MAY VOTE ON 7 THROUH 11. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, LET'S OPEN THE ROLL ON THOSE ITEMS, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 14 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: IF THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE VOTE ON YAROSLAVSKY McOSKER TO MOVE THE BUDGET REPORT ON ITEM NUMBER 5. >> Council President: OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 14 AYES >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: THANK YOU. WOULD THE COUNCIL LIKE TO MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT? >> Council President: YES, CITY ATTORNEY IF YOU CAN PREPARE US FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YES, MR. PRESIDENT. TO PEOPLE PROVIDING PUBLIC COMMENT, WHEN IT'S YOUR TURN TO SPEAK, PLEASE STATE WHICH OF THE AGENDA ITEMS YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO. YOU'LL WE WILL TELL YOU WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP. WHEN SPEAKING ON THE AGENDA ITEMS, YOU MUST BE ON TOPIC. OUR GOAL IS TO GET THROUGH AS MANY SPEAKERS AS WE CAN. IF YOU ARE NOT ON TOPIC OR IF WE CANNOT TELL WHETHER YOU'RE ON TOPIC, YOU WILL GET A BRIEF WARNING FROM ME OR THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT. AT THAT POINT, YOU NEED TO GET IMMEDIATELY AND CLEARLY ON TOPIC. IF YOU DO NOT DO SO, YOU WILL FOFEIT THE REST OF YOUR SPEAKING TIME AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SPEAKER. THE ITEMS OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE AGENDA, ARE ITEMS, 1, 3 AND 4, AND ITEMS 16 THROUGH 25. SO AGAIN THE ITEMS THAT ARE OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE AGENDA, ARE ITEMS NUMBER 1, 3 AND 4, AND 16 THROUGH 25. ITEM NUMBER 2 HAS BEEN CONTINUED AND THUS NOT OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ALSO SPEAK FOR UP TO ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC CO. DURING GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY SPEAK TO ANY OF THE ITEMS OR ANYONE ELSE IN THE CITY'S JURISDICTION. I HAVE A COUPLE MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS IF I CAN HAVE THE INTERPRETERS PLEASE MAKE THE FIRST ONE ALLOWED TO THE ROOM. IF YOU REQUIRE A SPANISH LANGUAGE INTERPRETER, PLEASE MAKE SURE TO PAUSE EVERY FEW SENTENCES SO THE INTERPRETERS CAN INTERPRET. >> Interpreter: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> City Attorney: DON'T WORRY, WE WILL PAUSE YOUR TIME WHILE THE INTERPRETERS ARE INTERPRETING SO YOU WILL GET THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME AS EVERYONE ELSE. THANK YOU. >> Interpreter: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> City Attorney: ADDITIONALLY, IF YOU'VE MADE AN ACCOMMODATION REQUEST WITH THE CLERK'S OFFICE PURSUANT TO THE ADA AND WOULD LIKE TO MAKE USE OF THE WIRELESS MICROPHONE, ONCE YOU HEAR THE NAME YOU SIGNED UP UNDER, CALLED ALLOWED, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND TO USE THE WIRE LTS MICROPHONE. FINAL LINOrd TO HELP US ACCOMMODATE, WE WOULD ASK THAT YOU PLEASE WAIT ALOUD UNTIL YOUR NAME IS CALLED. THE NAMES CALLED, IS RANDOMLY GENERATED. >> Clerk: I WOULD LIKE TO CALL UP CHARLIE NIPS. FERNANDO, PACHECO RUIZ AND CORE TEZ AND GUADALUPE. >> Clerk: AND FOR THE RECORD, THERE IS A REQUEST TO CONTINUE ITEM 2 TO MARCH 14th. >> SO ONCE YOU HEAR THE NAME CALLED ALOUD, YOU CAN LINE UP IN ANY ORDER ON YOUR LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. >> Clerk: WHILE PEOPLE COME UP I'LL CALL A FEW MORE NAMES. ERIC CLAPTON AND DANIEL. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING. >> City Attorney: WHAT YOU WOIK LAO TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: PUBLIC COMMENT AND ITEM NUMBER 6. >> City Attorney: OKAY, SO ITEM NUMBER 6 IS NOT OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, BUT YOU CAN SPEAK TO IT DURING GENERAL. SO YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE, GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: OKAY, THANK YOU. MY NAME IS GUADALUPE GONZALEZ, EVERYBODY CALL ME LUPITA I'M THE SENIOR ORGANIZER FOR COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT AND I ONE OF THE ORGANIZERS TO THE DEALING WITH THE TENANTSAND THE PROGRAM STAY HOUSE L.A. IS THE MAIN SOURCE FOR HELP TENANTS TO DON'T BE EVICTED AND AND BE EDUCATED ABOUT THE RIGHTS AND PLEASE, I, ASK I, I DEMAND YOU THAT YOU THINK ABOUT THE TENANTS IN THE CITY. IT'S NOT ONLY ONE DISTRICT, IT'S IN THE WHOLE CITY HAS THIS SITUATION WITH EVICTION. AND WE NEED THIS PROGRAM STAY HOUSED L.A. THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: THANK YOU, NEXT SPEAKER. >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER GOES, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL UP HELENA POP, JUM BOXER HAIRET ELLIOT, JOE AND AUDIT L.A. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT ITEM WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: ITEM NUMBER 6. >> City Attorney: OKAY SO YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Interpreter: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: MORNING MY NAME IS ANGELINA JIMENEZ I'M A MEMBER OF ACE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE UP TOO MUCH TIME ACCOUNTSER YOU ALREADY KNOW, I ALREADY KNOW WHAT YOU NEED TO DO. >> Interpreter: AND IT IS TO THINK ABOUT MY COMMUNITY AND YOUR COMMUNITY. IF YOU WANT TO SEE THEM ON THE STREET ON THEIR OWN HOUSE OR APARTMENT. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND IT IS NOT ME WHO NEEDS TO TELL YOU WHAT TO DO, AND SORRY. I WANT TO YOU THINK OF ALL THE PEOPLE LIVING OUT ON THE STREET WITH THEIR KIDS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: I DON'T THINK ANY OF US LIKE TO SEE FAMILIES LIKE THIS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: I THINK YOU NEED TO THINK ABOUT THE SITUATION THAT IS BEING AFFECTED OF ALL THESE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN IN THEIR HOUSES FOR SO MANY YEARS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: I ASK YOU TO PLEASE BEFORE VOTING, THINK ABOUT IT, PLEASE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: I JUST GOT AN IDEA AND NEXT TIME I'LL BRING IT HERE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: I'M A GRANDMA AND NEXT TIME, I MIGHT BRING A SLIPER TO EDUCATE YOU AND TEACH YOU A LESSON. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND THANK YOU FOR THE ANNOYANCE. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: WAS THAT JUST GENERAL COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE. GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, FOR YOU COUNCILMEMBERS LISTENING. I DIDN'T WRITE A SPEECH TO LAYOUT WHAT IS GOING ON IN ANIMAL WELFARE, BECAUSE YOU ALL KOW IT, ESPECIALLY THE ONES THAT OVERSEE DISTRICT 14. THIS WEEKEND DOGS WERE SUFFERING AND DYING ON SKID ROW, BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE ADEQUATE FOOD, WATER AND SHELT HER. THE SLAUGHTERING OF ANIMALS IN CITY SHELTERS IS OUT OF CONTROL IS THE TREATMENT OF VOLUNTEERS AND YOU ALL KNOW THAT TOO, EVEN THE ONES CHITCHATING AND PRETENDING NOT TO HEAR. BUT I WANTED TO ASK YOU ALL THIS, HOW DO YOU GET UP EVERY SINGLE DAY AND COME TO WORK AND CHOOSE TO DO NOTHING FOR THE ANIMALS? HOW DO YOU DO THAT? YOU HAVE MORE POWER THAN BASS. YOU CAN MAKE A CHANGE. YOU CAN END THE SUFFERING AND KILLING OF ANIMALS IN LOS ANGELES BUT YOU CHOOSE TO DO NOTHING. >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER. SO SPEAKER, YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED. WE'VE GOT TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SPEAKER. GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE, GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: VOTERS PASSED FUNDING FOR TENANTS SERVICES, EVICTION DEFENSE, TENANT OUT REACH AND EDUCATION, BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEY ARE FEELING EVERYONE IS FEELING THE HOUSING CRISIS, ESPECIALLY LOW INCOME TENANTS OF COLOR. WE URGE YOU TO ALLOW NO FURTHER DELAYS AROUND THE CONTRACTS TO SO* THAT TENANT SERVICE THAT'S ARE ESSENTIAL KEEPING ANGELINOS HOUSED FROM BECOMING UNHOUSED ARE NOT INTERPRETED. THE VOTERS OF LOS ANGELES EXPECT THIS AND OUR COMMUNITIES DESPERATELY NEED THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY STAIS HOUSED L.A. BY NOT PUT THISING FORWARD TODAY, THE COUNCIL IS PUTTING TENANTS AT-RISK. WE NEED URGENCY ON THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: PUBLIC COMMENT. ?AOUF -->> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND HOW THESE ENERGY WEAPONS ARE DIRECTED. WE NEED TO KNOW HOW THESE SUPER COMPUTERS WORK. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: THE INTERPRETER NEEDS TO CLARIFY. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: IN 2008, THE ARMY GAVE GIFT TO THE UNIVERSITY 4,000 TO STUDY SYNTHETIC TELE APATHY. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH >> Interpreter: WHICH IS EQUIVALENT TO THOUGHTS BEING THOUGHTS BEING TRANSFERRED TO OTHER BRAINS. >> Speaker: GRACIAS. >> Interpreter: THANK YOU. >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER BEGINS, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL UP GRISELLEDA, LOPEZ, AND CAROL KISS. >> Speaker: GENERAL COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE. GO HEAD. >> Speaker: I WANT TO APOLOGIZE BECAUSE WHAT I'M SAYING IS NOT FUNNY OR EVEN INTERESTING. YOU HEARD ABOUT A LOT OF DESTRUCTIVE CULT MENTAL AND THAT'S WHAT MAY BE HAPPENING. SOMEBODY HAS BEEN GIVING YOU BAD ADVISE. COMMON SENSE SAYS YOU AND OTHER OFFICIALS HAVE ENGAGED IN SERIAL MEETING VIOLATIONS AND IMPROPER COMMUNICATION AND THESE HAVE CAUSED HARM. THE ONLY REASON IT'S NOT APPARENT IS BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE BEING THREATENED. YOU CAN ASK AT GOVERN TO DO A MILITARY LEVEL OF INVESTIGATION, PRIVATE REQUESTS ARE MEANINGLESS. THIS SHOULD BE A NO COST WAY TO ASSURE YOUR CONSTITUENTS THAT ARE NOT SAYING, LET THEM EAT CAKE. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, HELENA POP, CHIEF A, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WHO HAS TO GO BACK TO HER STAFF AND TELL THEM THEY HAVE TO LIVE WITH ANOTHER COUPLE OF WEEKS OF UNCERTAINITY. WE HAVE BEEN LIVING WITH UNCERTAINITY FOR NEARLY A YEAR, IT AFFECTS STAFF MORALE. PLEASE APPROVE THE CONTRACTS AND PLEASE AMEND THEM ON TWO POINTS WHICH OF WHICH I WILL SPEAK TO NOW SO YOU CAN THINK ABOUT IT. A $5 CLIP BOARD, A BADGE THAT YOU CAN PRINT AT HOME AND A COPY OF UNSEALED RECORD GETS INTO A TENANT'S HOME AND THEY CHARGE THEM 250, 500, ANOTHER 250 TO SEEK CONTINUANCES THIS WILL THEY RUIN THEIR RECORDS, RUIN THEIR CASES. THE REQUEST TO PROVIDE CASE NUMBERS, AND ADDRESSES. >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER. GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS VASQUEZ. I'M HERE TO MAKE A GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. I BELONG TO SAGE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND ON BEHALF OF SAJE AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT FIGHT FOR THE RIGHT OF HOUSING. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT MAINTAIN AND SUPPORT AND GUARANTEE THE RIGHT TO HOUSE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: THE RIGHT TO HOUSING IS SOMETHING THAT ALL HUMANS ARE BORN WITH. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS JUST FAIR THAT IT CORRESPONDS TO US, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S NOT LIKE THAT, THAT'S WHY WE ASK THAT YOU GUARANTEE ON BEHALF OF SAJE AND ORGANIZATIONS TO HAVE THE RIGHT TO HOUSING. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: SO YOU HAVE A MINUTE. GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: I'M DIRECTOR OF BASTA UNIVERSAL, ONE OF THE LEGAL PROVIDERS FOR STAY HOUSED L.A. EVERYONE KNOWS THAT TENANTS THAT GO TO COURT, ARE NOT REPRESENTED USUALLY LOSE THEIR CASE OR END UP WITH HORRIBLE AGREEMENTS. THERE IS AN ASSUMPTION THAT IF. TENANT IS IN EVICTION, IT'S THEIR OWN FAULT. KHISH CHILDREN GET TO STAY IN THEIR SCHOOLS AND INDIVIDUALS GET TO KEEP THEIR AFFORDABLE STAY HOUSED L.A. IS A NEEDED RESOURCE BECAUSE IT GIVES TENANTS A LIFE LIFE AND A REAL FIGHTING CHANCE IN STAYING HOUSED. PLEASE APPROVE THE CONTRACT. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE]. >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER, SYLVIA AND ANNE TRON, WILLIAM, BETH, MICHAEL AKERMAN AND MENTRO. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: GOOD MORNING MY NAME IS GRISELDA LOPEZ. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: I'M GOING TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: OKAY, SO YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: I ASK YOU TO SUPPORT ACE HOUSING BECAUSE THEY HELP US PAY OUR RENT DEBTS, BECAUSE OTHERWISE, WHERE ARE WE, WHERE IS ALL OF THESE PEOPLE GOING TO GO WITH THEIR KIDS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: THERE ARE SENIORS THAT ARE GOING TO BE OUT ON THE STREET. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND GIVEN THE SITUATION THAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH, THERE IS NOT ENOUGH AND THERE IS PEOPLE BRINGING FOOD AND ALL THE RAIDS, WE'RE SCARED TO GO OUT. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND I ASK YOU TO PLEASE THINK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND I HOPE YOU CAN HELP US BECAUSE WE DO NEED THAT HELP. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: I HOPE THAT YOU CAN THINK ABOUT THE KIDS AND ABOUT THE SENIORS. >> Speaker: GRACIAS. >> Interpreter: THANK YOU. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS DO MINGA. AND I'M GOING TO NEED INTERPRETATION PLEASE. THANK YOU. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: MAY NAME IS DOMINGA I'M A MEMBER OF ACE, I BELONG TO DISTRICT 9. I'M HERE TO SAY THAT THE PROGRAM, QUEDATE EN CASA IS IMPORTANT. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: THE INTERPRETER NEEDS TO CLARIFY. [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR ME AND FOR MY FAMILIES, I'VE LEARNED ABOUT MY RIGHT AS A TENANT AND I ALSO SEE VERY OFTEN CLINICS LIKE IN-PERSON IN THE COMMUNITIES. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: THIS IS WHAT WORRIES ME THE MOST BECAUSE I ALSO HAVE A FAMILY. LOTS OF PEOPLE GET THERE BECAUSE THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR HOUSING. IF YOU DON'T GET THESE PROGRAM APPROVED, MANY WILL BE OUT IN THE STREET. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND WE'RE VERY LOW INCOME PEOPLE, SO I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND I HOPE YOU HAVE A GOOD DAY. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. GOOD MORNING. >> City Attorney: SORRY YOU SAID WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: SYLVIA. I'M COMMENTING ON GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: SORRY, GENERAL, I COULDN'T HEAR YOU. YOU HAVE A MINUTE. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, I'M EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF LEGAL AID, LAFLA IS THE LEAD AGENCY IN STAY HOUSED L.A. WE'RE ONE OF THE OLDEST OF THE LEGAL AID PROGRAMS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND THE LARGEST. LAFLA IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT KNOWS HOW TO HANDLE GRANTS, THAT BRINGS OVER 50 TO 30 MILLION DOLLARS. WE HAVE BEEN AUDITED ENTITIES. WE ARE A LAW FIRM OF OF PROFITS. TO PEOPLE LIVING IN POVERTY. WE KNOW HOW TO DO GRANTS. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WITH THE WORK THAT WE DO WITH OUR PARTNERS, WE CONTINUE TO PROVIDE TENANTS THE NEEDED SERVICES THAT THEY NEED TO STAY HOUSED TO KEEP THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, RUNNING AND TO PROTECT EVERYONE WHO NEEDS HOUSING. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] . >> Clerk: BEFORE NEXT SPEAKER BEGINS. >> Council President: MR. CITY ATTORNEY, THERE IS A COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YES, BEFORE WE MORE NAMES AND SPEAKER. SO ITEM NUMBER 5 WHICH WAS ALREADY INCLUDED IN THE PUBLIC HELD. MEMBERS THERE IS A MOTION, WE'LL REOPEN PUBLIC COMMENT ON THAT FOR ITEM NUMBER 5 AND WE CAN VOTE ON IT AFTERWARDS. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. LET'S OPEN THE ROLL ON RECONSIDERATION, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 14 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WE'LL PURSUE WITH PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: THANK YOU. >> Clerk: I'LL CALL UP FREDERICK, SOPHIA MEN DO SA, AND FESAI AND CYNTHIA G. >> City Attorney: SO FOR EVERYONE IN THE ROOM ITEMS OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, 1, 3 AND 4 AND ADDITIONAL NOW ITEM 5 AND 16 THROUGH 25. >> Speaker: WOULD I LIKE TO DO PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE. >> Speaker: I WOULD LIKE YOU TO STAY IN-HOUSING L.A. WE GET AROUND 5 TO 10 NEW REFERRALS FROM STAY HOUSED L.A.ER WEEK, PEOPLE WHO ARE CONFUSED, LOST STRESSED OUT REACHING OUT FOR ANY AVAILABLE HELP. TO SHOW UP TO OUR OFFICE. AND YOU KNOW, I THINK, AS A STUDENT WITH A LEGAL MINOR STUDIES. I THINK THE EVICTION PROCESS IS VERY CONFUSING. AND STAY HOUSED LOVERS SERVICES TO SUPPORT TENANTS THROUGH THE LEGAL SYSTEM AND RENTAL SYSTEM. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S LAWFUL. I'VE SEEN HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE GETTING EVICTED BECAUSE OF THEIR DISABILITY. >> City Attorney: THANK YOU, NEXT SPEAKER? >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: 17, 20 AND PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: SO SUFFICINT TWO MINUTES FOR THE ITEMS AND ONE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. PLEASE BEGIN WITH THE ITEMS. >> Speaker: SO 17 HAS MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES IN CD13 AND 14. IT'S RARE THAT I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT YOU GUYS, BUT GOOD JOB, HUGO AND NITHYA, WE NEED MORE OF THIS. A LOT OF OUR MONEY IN GOVERNMENT GOES TO LAPD, MOST OF THE TIME THEY'RE DOING WITH CALLS, LIKE CONTINUE ISSUES, PEOPLE WHO ARE CONSTANTLY CALLED ON THEM. IT'S A WASTE OF RESOURCES LET'S GO AHEAD AND TAKE CARE OF THESE THINGS. ITEM 20 RELATES TO FUNDING ADULT AND CAREGIVER SERVICES. I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU GOOD, THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO SEE, WE WANT TO SEE PROGRESS FOR THE ELDERLY, GET FUNDED. THE PROBLEM IS, UNDER YOU GUYS AND KAREN BASS, WE HAVE CUT PROGRAMS FOR THE OLDER PEOPLE BY 6.5 MILLION DOLLARS. YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO GO TO HELL FOR THAT ONE. NOW THE PUBLIC COMMENT, I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT LAPD CALLED GABRIEL, MONICA HE WAS IN THE MISSION DIVISION, HE PUT A WOMEN ON A 150 HOLD, IMMEDIATELY AFTER SHE GOT OUT OF THE HOSPITAL, HE TOLD HER, I KEPT YOU OUT OF JAIL AND TWO DAYS LATER, HE WAS HAVING ANAL SEX WITH HER AND FISTING HER. WHAT HE DID WAS CONSIDERED RAPE. YOU CANNOT DO THAT WHO IS IN MENTAL HEALTH PATIENT. YOU WOULD NOT LET A FAMILY MEMBER SIGN A COMFORT CONTRACT. WHY WE ALLOWING THIS OFFICER TRYING TO HAVE THIS WOMAN HAVE SEX WITH DRAWINGS. YOU GUYS ARE PAYING FOR HIS DEFENSE, STOP IT. THE VICTIM NEEDS TO BE SETTLED WITH NOW AND THIS GUY NEEDS TO BE PROSECUTED. >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER. GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: BUENOS DIAS. [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> City Attorney: OKAY, SO YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. >> Interpreter: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: MY NAME IS SOPHIA MEN DO SA AND I'M A MEMBER OF ACE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: I'M HERE BECAUSE THE STATE OF HOUSED L.A. IS ESSENTIAL FOR US, THE RENTERS, THE TENANTS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: THAT'S BECAUSE IT PROMOTES A LOT OF ORIENTATION. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND THE CLINICS OR WORKSHOPS ARE IMPORTANT TO US THE TENANTS BECAUSE IT INFORMS US OF OUR RIGHTS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: BECAUSE MANY LANDLORDS TAKE ADVANTAGE DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE'RE VULNERABLE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: ME AS A TENANT, IT ALLOWED ME TO STAY IN MY HOUSE BECAUSE I HAD TWO LAWSUITS TO DEAL WITH AND IF IT WAS NOT FOR THAT, I WOULD BE OUT IN THE STREET. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND YOU AS THE COUNCILMEMBERS, SHOULD SUPPORT THIS AND YOU NEED TO PUSH THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT TO MOVE THIS FORWARD BECAUSE THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT ALWAYS COMES UP WITH THE EXCUSE THAT OH IT'S NOT READY YET, IT'S NOT RAD YET. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: SO IN THIS PROGRAM IS GOING TO END AND WHEN IT DOES AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE THIS PROGRAM ANYMORE SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT HAD YOU MENTION THIS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING. >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER GOES, WE'RE GOING TO CALL UP A FEW MORE NAMES, LIEN A DELVIN, DAVID, SETH Q AND DEAN COUNCIL. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT ITEM WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GENERAL COMMENT. GOOD MORNING ON THIS TUESDAY, MARCH THIRD. I'M FREDERICK, I'M ADDRESSING THE TOPIC OF A LOCAL AND NATIONAL REVOLUTIONARY ADVANCE. THERE IS A SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC PHENOMENAL, WE MUST RESPOND TO. MORE LANGUAGES EMERGE CLUTTER AT TYPICAL. RELEASED FROM REQUIRES YOU TO BE EMPLOYED IN A MAX WAGE WAS ESTABLISHED BY ME ON REQUEST IN 1995 AND YOU FOOLISHLY TRIED TO BY PASS ME. I AM SOMEBODY ACCORD TO GO THE LATE JESSE JACKSON. YOU MUST REDUCE MINIMUM WAGE AND PUT THIS FINANCIAL FEATURE AS ONE AS LITTLE PAY RECORDS. THIS WILL RELEASE YOU FROM DIALECTCAL. >> City Attorney: THANK YOU, NEXT SPEAKER. >> GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A ONE MINUTE, GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, I'M CYNTHIA I'M A PROGRAM MANAGER AT STAY HOUSED L.A. AND THIS MORNING, I'M REALLY TIRED. TIRED OF BEING HERE, AND HAVING TO COME UP HERE EVERY SINGLE WEEK TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT WHY THIS PROGRAM OF STAY HOUSED L.A. WORKS AND WHY WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE MOVING THIS PROCESS FORWARD. IT'S BEEN MONTHS, MONTHS OF CONSTITUENTS, WORRYING WHETHER THEY'RE GOING TO GET SERVICES OR NOT. WHETHER ATTORNEYS ARE GOING TO WORK A LITTLE BIT LONGER AND HELP CONSTITUENTS FROM YOUR DISTRICT FROM BEING EVICTED. CBOs ORGANIZERS THAT ARE HAVING TO EXPLAIN THE MULTIPLE PASSES OF WHAT IS HAPPENING FOR BOTH THE CITY CONTRACT. SO, I AM TIRED AND I'M TIRED TO HAVE YOU TO CONTINUE TO WAIT. I I TAKE A LOOK AT THE AMAZING PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT THE PROGRAM AND WHY IT WORKS. >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER. >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER BEGINS, I'LL CALL UP LAUREN HARPER, IAN JAMENSON, MARIB AND MARGARITA AND SHANE HANZEN. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT ITEM WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: ITEM 5 AND GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: OKAY YOU HAVE A MINUTE FOR ITEM 5 AND ONE FOR GENERAL. >> Speaker: DCL PRESENTED A REPORT AT THE GOVERN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE SAYING THIS THERE ARE 48 CANNABIS TAXPAYERS ACCOUNTING FOR 124 MILLION DOLLARS IN TAXES THAT ARE OPEN AND LICENSED TODAY AS WE SPEAK. THAT'S AVERAGE OF 2.5 MILLION IN TAXES PER BUSINESS. THAT THE RECORD THE CITY IS ALLOWING TO KEEP OPEN AND KEEP RINGING UP TAX DEBT. RIGHT NOW, AS WE SPEAK. LET'S BE REAL, THESE BUSINESSES ARE NOT PAYING BACK 2.5 IN TASKS. --TAXES, YOU'RE ALLOWING THEM TO STAY OPEN. NOT ONLY ARE WE COMPETING AGAINST THE ELICIT MARKET BUT THE MARKET DISPENSARIES WHO HAVE MADE IT THEIR BUSINESS MODEL TO NOT PAY TAX. SO IF YOU MOVE FORWARD. SO IF YOU MOVE FORWARD WITH THE TAX AND AMNESTY PROGRAM, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A CLEAR PATHWAY TO SHUTTING DOWN DISPENSARIES THAT DO NOT LEAVE THE PROGRAM AND BUT AGAIN, THIS PROGRAM IS A SMALL BAND-AID TO A GAPING GOWNED. --WOUND. WE NEED SYSTEMIC CHANGE FOR OUR INDUSTRY. WE NEED LOWER TAXES, PLEASE LOWER OUR TAXES TO 0.1 PERCENT JUST LIKE ANY OTHER BUSINESS PAYS IN THE CITY, GUNS, TOBACCO, ALCOHOL, MAJOR BILLION DOLLARS CORPORATIONS, PAYS 0.1 PERCENT, WE PAY 100 TIMES THAT RATE. BRING US BACK TO 0.1 PERCENT SO WE HAVE AN EVEN PLAYING FIELD. THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS MARIA, I'M A MEMBER OF ACE AND I'M HERE, JUST TO REMIND PU THAT KEEP L.A. HOUSED IS ONE OF THE ESSENTIAL PROGRAMS FOR OUR COMMUNITIES. IF IT WASN'T FOR THIS PROGRAM A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD BE ON THE STREET AND I DON'T THINK ANY OF YOU ENJOY A VIEW OF A LOT OF PEOPLE ON THE STREET. WITH THESE FUND CUTS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ON HOUSE HADING, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT MORE PEOPLE ON THE STREET AND I DON'T THINK IT FAIR SO SO PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THIS PROGRAM AWAY FROM US, UNLESS YOU HAVE ANOTHER PROGRAM. THAT IS GOING TO BENEFIT THE TENANTS. IF YOU DO, I THANK YOU FOR THAT. BUT FOR US, IT'S A ESSENTIAL AND IT'S A LIVELIHOOD IF IT'S NOT FOR YOU, IT IS. PLEASE KEEP THAT IN MIND, YOU DO NOT WANT ANYMORE PEOPLE ON THE STREET. AND IF YOU ENJOY THE VIEW, SORRY FOR THAT, BUT WE DON'T. WE DONT WANT TO BE ON THE STREET. WE WANT TO STAY HOUSED. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. >> Speaker: HEY, HOW YOU DOING TODAY. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I'M MS. LORETTA LO RAY. OKAY, MONTE, FRIDAY THE CHILDREN ARE COMING FROM 9:00 TO 3:45, THEY'RE HERE TO GET SUPPORT. THE ANGELS OF CHANGE WANT TO MAKE CHANGES. I KNOW MS. HEATHER HUTT AND HUGO MARTINEZ, I NEED TO YOU GET ABOARD AND GIVE THOSE CHILDREN A CHANCE AND TO BE THERE AND SUPPORT THEM. Y'ALL AS COUNCIL OFFICE PEOPLE, YOU'RE HERE TO MAKE HUMANITY SAFE FOR CHILDREN OF COLOR AND HISPANIC AND CHILDREN OF GOD FOR YOU TO BE THERE AND MAKE THE SUPPORT. ESPECIALLY MR. MARQUES, I KNOW YOU HAVE SEEN ME IN AT OF YOUR EVENTS AND I'LL BE THERE TO SUPPORT YOU, YOU SUPPORT ME AND I SUPPORT YOU AND I SUPPORT THAT. AND I WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU AT THE WHILE. >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER. GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: AGENDA ITEM 6. >> City Attorney: SO ITEM 6 IS NOT OPEN FOR GENERAL. >> Speaker: GREAT I'M HERE TO ASK THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES AND THE CITY IMPORTANT TO PROTECT THE CITIZENS FROM COUNTY ILLEGAL EVICTIONS. AIF WOMAN WHO IS CLAIMING TO OWN A HOUSE THAT HAS BEEN IN MY FAMILY FOR OVER 115 YEARS. YVONNE WHO HAVE FILED EVICTION PAPERS WITHOUT OWNERSHIP. L.A., THE CLERK'S NOT THE CLERK THEY'RE ALLOWING LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO STAMP EVICTIONS WITHOUT PROOF OF TITLE AND DEED. I'M ASKING THE CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY LOS ANGELES TO PUT A STAY OF EVICTIONS IN THE CITY L.A. UNTIL WE CAN GET AHOLD ON CRIMINALITY, JUDGE MIKE DOESN'T CARE THAT IT'S AN ILLEGAL ACT. IT DOES NOT CARE THAT TT AN I WILL FEEL AND NOW I'M BEING DEPRIVED OF MY LAWFUL PROPERTY. >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER. GOOD MORNING. >> Speaker: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. PLEASE. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE. GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: I'M LENA SULLIVAN I'M HERE WITH THE RIGHT TO COUNCIL COALITION, YOU HEARD FROM MANY PEOPLE NOT JUST TODAY BUT MANY OTHER TIMES THAT WE'VE BEEN HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE THIS CONTRACT, I WANTED TO SHARE ABOUT THE COMMUNITY FIRST ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDE RESIDENTS VIRTUALLY AND IN-PERSON. WHEN THEY WOULD OTHERWISE BE ALONE IN THIS PROCESS. GIVING TENANTS IN ANY ZIP CODE, ONE ON ONE, RESOURCES AND TIEN ALLEY, CONDUCT OUT RAIN THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE A LOPE. STAY HOUSED L.A. AS YOU HEARD, IS NOT ESSENTIAL PROGRAM PROVIDING A VARIETY OF SERVICES ACROSS THE CITY. PLEASE CONSIDER PASSING THIS WITHOUT A GAP IN SERVICES. THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? SPEAKER GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: GENERAL COMMENT. >> City Attorney: OKAY, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: GOOD MORNING MY NAME IS DELVIA EN RICKES. A MEMBER OF SAGE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: HERE ASKING YOU GUYS AND TO THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PLEASE. ... [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: TO VOTE FOR THE ULA MEASURE AND STAY HOUSED L.A. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: IT HELPED ME 7725 WITH 38 CENTS MY DEBT. AND PROVIDED ME WITH FREE LEGAL REPRESENTATION. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: BECAUSE THE JUDGE REQUIRED ME TO HAVE A LAWYER IN THE COURT. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: THANK YOU TO FREE L.A. AND SAGE AND THE FREE LAWYER. I WAS ABLE TO STAY IN MY HOSPITAL FOR A LONGER TIME. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: PLEASE DO NOT CLOSE THE DOORS OF ASSISTANCE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: WE NEED THIS WITH URGENCY IF NOT MORE PEOPLE WILL LIVE ON THE STRETS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: WHAT ARE WE TEACHING OUR GRANDKIDS. TO LIVE ON THE STREET? >> City Attorney: THANK YOU, NEXT SPEAKER. GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: MY NAME IS MARGARITA I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 6. >> City Attorney: OKAY YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: I AM FROM ACE, I LIVE IN DISTRICT 9 AND THANK YOU TO STAY HOUSED L.A. FOR THANKS TO STAY HOUSED L.A., I'M NOT ON THE STREETS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE WORKSHOPS MANY PEOPLE SUCH AS MYSELF ARE BEING SUPPORTED IN THE COURTROOMS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: I'M ASKING TO YOU PLACE YOUR HAND OVER YOUR HEART AND THINK ABOUT ALL OF THESE PEOPLE LIVING IN THE SITUATION. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: I HAVE A SON WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND HE ASKED ME WITH TEARS IN MY EYES IF WE'RE GOING TO END UP HOMELESS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND JUST LIKE THIS THIS IS HAPPENING TO ALL OF US, THERE IS SO MANY MORE OTHER PEOPLE IN THE SITUATION, SO PLEASE PLACE YOUR HANDS OVER YOUR HEART. PLEASE. AND PUT YOURSELVES IN OUR SHOES IF ONLY FOR AN INSTANCE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: THAT'S WHY I ASK YOU A FAVOR TO PLEASE KEEP SUPPORTING US. >> Speaker: THANK YOU, BLESSINGS. >> City Attorney: THANK YOU, NEXT SPEAKER? GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT PLEASE. ?AOUF A MINUTE. >> Speaker: HI I'M AMY I'M THE DIRECTOR TO RIGHT TO COUNCIL COALITION, AND I'M HERE TO SHARE SOME STATS AND INFORMATION TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE CONTEXT ABOUT THE STAY HOUSED PROGRAM. THEY HAVE REPRESENTED OVER 6,000 TENANTS IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES AND PROVIDED NEARLY 20,000 WITH LEGAL SERVICES. TENANTS WHO WERE REPRESENTED BY STAY HOUSED L.A. HAVE OVER A 90% SUCCESS RATE AND 39 RECEIVED A FAVORABLE SETTLEMENT. INCLUDING RELOCATION AND MORE TIME TO MOVE. I ALSO WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE PRIORITY ZIP CODES THEY'RE A GOOD AND NOT A LIMITATION AND THEY SERVE ALL TENANTS WHO MEET. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT. SINCE THE START OF 2020 IN THE CITY OF L.A. ALONE, THEY HAVE CONDUCTED OUT REACH TO ABOUT 120,000, OVER 1,000 WORKSHOPS AND SUPPORT TO 6 2000 TENANTS. THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: JAMENSON, GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE. >> Speaker: OVERWHELMING BECAUSE IT'S THE WISH OF THE INSTAIN JEWISH EXTERMINATION IN ISRAEL. TWO AND A HALF IN ISRAEL NO IN THIS, HAS CALLED THIS EVENT A GENOCIDE. THIS VIETNAM IRAQ IS A--BILLIONAIRE AND THE STATE OF ISRAEL AND EXECUTED BY DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICAN WHO REPRESENT TWO HALVES THE WAR PARTY. IF YOU THE PEOPLE OF WANT THIS EPOCHALYPSE TO END, STOP VOTING FOR ANYONE ELSE AND NON VIOLENT SEE SHUTTING SHIT DOWN. FOR YOU SITTING AROUND THE HORSESHOE, YOU MURDERERS CAN FUCK OFF AND DIE. >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER. GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: JUST GENERAL COMMENT. >> City Attorney: *UF A MINUTE. >> Speaker: THANK YOU, MY MEAN IS BRANEN, I'M HERE JUST TO SAY THANK YOU GUYS. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A LOT OF ISSUES GOING ON IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES. THERE IS A LOT OF ISSUES GOING ON, EVERYWHERE EVEN IN OUR POCKETS. BUT, I JUST WANT TO USE THESE LAST 40 SECONDS TO SAY THANK YOU, AND THE OLYMPICS ARE GOING TO BE FUN. SO LET'S FOC FUSS ON THE OLYMPICS, LET'S FOCUS ON THE CLEANLINESS OF THIS THESE ROADS, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF V.I.P. COMING TO BUY REAL ESTATE FROM AROUND THE WORLD. IF YOU NEED HELP, SEND THE EMAIL, LET'S FORGET ABOUT THE STRESS, THE BILLS FOR A LITTLE BIT. BUT YEAH, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU GUYS. JUST TAKE CARE OF WHAT DO YOU CALL IT, THE SNOW BALL AFFECT. THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: THANK YOU, NEXT SPEAKER. GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: SHAY HENSAN. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE. >> Speaker: I'M A LEGAL AID ATTORNEY OUR OFFICE PROVIDE TO LOW ANGELINOS FREE OF CHARGE AS A SUBCONTRACTER. IN 2025 A THE STAY HOUSED L.A. DEFENDED MORE THAN 2000 LOW INCOME ANGELINOS AND ASSISTED THOUSANDS MORE. OUR PROGRAM BOAST OVER A 90 PERCENT SUCCESS RATE IN LOS ANGELES. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? ABOUT 55 PERCENT STAY SAFELY IN THEIR HOMES AND ANOTHER 40 PERCENT, GETS A SOFT LANDING WHICH GIVES THEM TIME TO MOVE OUT AND TRANSITION INTO ANOTHER HOUSING FOR NOT FALLING INTO HOMELESSNESS. THE STEP IS VERY ENCOURAGING AND THE BROADER MISSION. WE LOOK FOR OFFENSE SERVICES FOR YEARS TO COME. THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE. >> Speaker: MY NAME IS LAUREN AND I WORK AT THE LEGAL AID OFFICE A DATA MANAGER ABOUT STAY HOUSED L.A. EVERY MONTH, WE SUBMIT TO LAHD A ITEMIZED CASE LEVEL DATA INCLUDING FOR EVERY CASE, INCLUDING CASE OUTCOMES. THIS DATA IS PLACED IN AN INTERNAL DASHBOARD. ALL OTHER ARE USUALLY DISPLAYED. WE ALSO HAVE SUMMARIES OUT WEFP INCLUDING INFORMATION ON WHERE THOSE SERVICES WRZ ACCURATE AND DETAILED AND TIMELY DATA DID OUR SERVICES. WE WORK CLOSELY WITH LAHD TO PROVIDE ALL INFORMATION REQUIRED TO ENSURE TRANSPARENT AND EFFICIENT USE OF CITY RESOURCES. THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES FOR THE ITEMS AND ONE FOR GENERAL. GO HEAD. >> Speaker: REGARDING 25-1199 IN CD3, BLUMDINGO AND FAT BURGER WITH CHOOSE IN YOUR MOUTH. AFFORDABLE HOUSING AS WE KNOW CRIMINAL HOUSING, IT'S ABOUT THE AGING, IT'S ABOUT ARMANDO HERMAN. IN ORDER TO FILL THIS DEPARTMENT OF AIMINGING TITLE 3, DICK HEAD ATTORNEY, YOU HAVE TO ATTACH MY PUBLIC RECORDS IN MY HAND RIGHT HERE ON THAT ITEM 20, DICK HEAD. THANK YOU, SMOKING SCAN. . BLOMDINGO DOES NOT WANT TO LISTEN TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGING ANYMORE BECAUSE OF ALL MY CORRECTIONS. THANK YOU TO DAVID O CARTER AND ALLIED AND ALL THE OTHER ATTORNEYS WHO REPRESENT AGE ANDING HOMELESSNESS. >> YOU EXHAUSTED THE AND--. >> I THE CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. USTEDES, A TODOS, [SPEAKING SPANISH] GRACIAS. REPEAT PLEASE. >> City Attorney: HOLD ON. THEY CAN'T TRANSLATE IF YOU DISRUPT THEM. >> Interpreter: YOU SON OF BISH, WE CANNOT GET A HOUSE TO RENT, IF YOU DON'T LISTEN TO US, DAM YOU. >> Speaker: SO, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY, ON ITEM 22, THE TWO JEW, JEWS, AS BROUGHT OUT ABOUT STREET LIGHTINGS, IT'S GOING TO COST MONEY BOB AND JEW JEW KATY, JEW JEW. YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE GERHH WAS THE SMALLEST WEIGHT KNOWN TO THE HEBREWS. AND THERE IS NO POSSIBLE WAY THAT THE STREET FINANCE BUDGET WILL THIS ISSUE OF STREET LIGHTING BOB, WHERE DID THE JEW GO. FUCK THAT ITEM. NOW IT'S 22, FUCK YOU BOB BLUMENFIELD. ITEM 24, REGARDING SMOKING SCAN AT 1728 WEST SMOKING SCAN YOU ARE WIN STREET EASTERLY OF SALA, THAT MAY BE JEWISH, SMOKING SCAN. I KEEP SAYING SMOKING SCAN. >> City Attorney: STICK TO GENERAL OR I'LL MOVE TO YOU GENERAL. >> Speaker: MOTHER FUCKER, TO THE FUCKEN JEWS, THE HATERS OF SANAI, THOSE OF CAR, THE JEWS, WHAT IS A CHECKLE. >> Council President: THIS IS NOT IN THE JURISDICTION OF LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL. >> Speaker: I'M TALKING ABOUT MONEY. >> City Attorney: MR. HERMAN, CONNECT IT TO SOMETHING THAT IS IN THE CITY IF YOU'RE GOING TO FORFEIT YOUR SPEAKING TIME. >> Speaker: WHY DO WE HAVE THAT CONFLICT. LET'S GO INTO BRANDONBERG. I'M THE OM MOTHER FUCKER, HERE THAT UNDERSTAND YOU, THE PUBLIC AND YOU'RE THE ONLY BLACK MOTHER FUCKERS THAT THEY'RE NOT ALLOWING TO BE HEARD ABOUT RENTALS AND BUDGET AND MONEY FOR OUR BLACK PEOPLE, WHITE PEOPLE AND ASIAN PEOPLE AND ALL OTHER MOTHER FUCKING PEOPLE. THE THE BOTTOM LINE, IS FUCK YOU GROAT, YOU'RE A DOG EATING, ROOF ROOF. >> City Attorney: AND YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED. >> Clerk: COUNCIL PRESIDENT THOSE ARE ALL THE SPEAKERS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT >> Council President: THANK YOU FOR COMING AND SHARING TO EVERYBODY WHO CAME. MADAM CLERK, WHAT IS BEFORE US. >> Clerk: THE COUNCIL CAN TAKE A VOTE ON 1, 3 THROUGH 4 AND 16 THROUGH 25. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, LET'S OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: THE COUNCIL MAY TAKE UP ITEM 12 CALLED SPECIAL BY COUNCILMEMBER PADILLA FOR COMMENTS. >> I. Padilla: ITEM 5? >> Council President: YES, TRAFFIC STUDY. >> I. Padilla: SO 123. >> Council President: 12. >> I. Padilla: COLLEAGUES THIS MOTION IS TO PREVENT. A 35-YEAR-OLD MAN WAS KILLED RIDING AN ELECTRICAL SCOOTER ON DECEMBER 12, 2025, A 26 U.S. MARINE AND HIS GIRLFRIEND HEIDI WERE AMONG THREE PEOPLE KILLED. FURTHERMORE, ACCORDING TO LAPD VALLEY TRAFFIC DIVISION WITHIN THE LAST THREE YEARS, THE DATA REVEALS TROUBLING STATISTIC, 67 TRAFFIC COLLISIONS, 7 SEVERE INJURIES, 31 HIT-AND-RUN AND OVER 825 CITATIONS ALONG WOODMAN CORRIDOR DURING THE SAME PERIOD. THE WOODMAN IS CLEARLY A HIGH RISK FOR SCOOTER RIDERS AND DRIVERS ALIKE. IF WE KNOW THAT THERE IS A PATTERN OF DANGER, WE NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBLE TO ACT. A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY, EVALUATION OF SAFETY IMPROVEMENT AND A CLEAR REPORT BACK WITH NEXT STEPS AND CONCRETE IDEAS. THAT COULD INCLUDE, DEDICATED, OR PROTECTED BY GROUTS, SAFER SIDEWALKS AND/OR ENHANCED ENFORCEMENT STRATEGIES BUT WE NEED THE DATA AND ANALYSIS TO GUIDE THOSE DECISION SXZ PRIORITIZE FUNDING WHERE IT'S NEEDED. THIS IS A RESPONSIBLE STEP TOWARDS MAKE ING WOODMAN SAFER. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE VOTE AND I WAS GOING TO MENTION IT'S PART WHY I SUPPORT TODAY'S ITEM 15 THAT WAS CONTINUED BECAUSE I PLAN TO PUT NINE SPEED CAMERAS AND TWO SPECIFICALLY ON WOODMAN. >> Council President: THANK YOU SO MUCH. LET'S OPEN THE ROLL ON THIS ITEM. CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 15 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT? JAOT COUNCIL MAY MOVE ON TO ITEM 13 CALLED SPECIAL BY COUNCILMEMBER JURADO FOR SEPARATE VOTE. >> Council President: FOR COMMENTS, SEPARATE VOTE? JUST A SEPARATE VOTE. TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 11 AYES, 12 NOESED. >> Council President: WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: COUNCIL MAY MOVE TO ITEM 14. >> Council President: OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 12 AYES, 1 NO. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: THANK YOU, THAT WILL BE 11 AYES, 10 AYES AND 2 NOES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: COUNCIL MAY MOVE TO ITEM 5, MOTION YAROSLAVSKY-McOSKER TO MOVE THE BUDGET AND FINANCE REPORT. >> Council President: DO YOU HAVE COMMENTS ON THIS PADILLA? ITEM 5, CANNABIS. >> I. Padilla: I THOUGHT WE VOTED ON IT. >> Council President: WE DID NOT. >> I. Padilla: I DO HAVE SUPPORT THAT HAVE ANSWERS TO THEIR PENDING QUESTIONS. IS IT'S PRIORITY OF MINE AND ENSURING THE FULL SUPPORT OF MY COLLEAGUES IS IMPERATIVE. SO I KNOW THERE IS STILL WORK TO DO. WITH THE TAX AMNESTY, THE CITY FINDS ITSELF WITH A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING BUSINESSES INTO COMPLIANCE AND AT THE SAME TIME, THAT DIRECTS IMPACTS AND ECONOMIC SUCCESS OF THOSE WHO ARE ALREADY HERE OPERATING IN OUR CITY AND WANT TO STAY IN OUR CITY. I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THIS DISCUSSION IN GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS DISCUSSION. THANK YOU. >> Council President: THANK YOU SO MUCH, LET'S OPEN THE ROLL ON THIS ITEM, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 13 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT WHAT'S NEXT? JAOT COUNCIL HAS MOTIONED FOR POSTING AND REFERRAL. >> Council President: THEY ARE POSTED AND REFERRED. >> Clerk: THERE IS A REQUEST TO SEND ITEM 21 FORTHWITH. >> Council President: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THAT WILL BE THE ORDER. >> Clerk: THE DESK IS CLEAR. >> Council President: ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS MEMBERS? ANNOUNCEMENTS? MR. PRICE? >> C. Price: THANK YOU, PRESIDENT. I'M HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT THIS THURSDAY, THE LOS ANGELES CONVENTION CENTER IS HOSTING A WORKSHOP HIRING FAIR. THIS FAIR WILL BE A PREMIER EVENT WHERE ANGELINOS CAN APPLY AND MAKE THE CONVENTION CENTER A EXPANSION OF REALITY. THIS INCLUSION I --INCLUSIVE, TO ALL LEVELS OF EXPERTISE, WHETHER YOU HAVE EXPERTISE OR APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM, YOU ARE WELCOMED. CONSTRUCTION WORKERS ARE ALL ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND. TO REGISTER, PLEASE VISIT WWW.TENERE/--ONE. HOPE TO SEE YOU. >> Council President: GOOD DEAL. GET OUT THERE, THERE IS LOTS OF JOBS AND WE HOPE MANY OF THOSE JOBS STAY HERE IN THE CITY OF L.A. SO WE ASK YOU THAT YOU PURSUE THEM. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? ALL RIGHT, SEEING NONE, I ASK EVERYBODY TO RISE FOR ADJOURNING MOTIONS. ADJOURNING MOTION TO SEE MY LEFT? MR. LEE. >> J. Lee: THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT. CAJAM IS A EXAMPLE OF IMMIGRANT FROM INDEPENDENT YA, CAMAR TO THE UNITED STATES WITH VERY LITTLE. THROUGH HARD WORK AND VISION, HE BUILT NOT ONLY A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS, BUT A LASTING LEGACY THAT IS STRENGTHENED THE INDIAN COMMUNITY ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. IN 1984, HE FOUNDED INDIA SWEETS AND SPICES WHICH GREW INTO ONE OF THE LARGEST INDIA GROCERIES. WHAT BEGAN A SMALL VENTURE, BECAME A CORNER FOR FAMILIES. HIS PLACE WAS MORE THAN A PLACE TO SHOP AND DINE, IT BROUGHT PEOPLE TOGETHER. HIS IMPACT EXTENDED FAR BEYOND HIS BUSINESS, AS A CO-FOUNDER OF INDIA ASSOCIATION, HE PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN PLAYING KNOWN NOT ONLY AS A ENTREPRENEUR BUT A GENEROUS AND COMPASSIONATE LEADER WHO HELPED COUNTLESS INDIVIDUALS WHETHER THROUGH FINANCIAL SUPPORT, MENTORSHIP. HIS LIFE REMINDS US THAT SUCCESS NOT MEASURED NOT BY WHAT HOW UPLIFT OTHERS. HIS LEADERSHIP TO GIVE BACK, CONTINUED TOIN SPIRE GENERATIONS WITHIN THE INDIAN COMMUNITY AND THROUGHOUT SO CALIFORNIA. HE WILL BE DEEPLY MISSED AND FOREVER REMEMBERED. KO*UPS THANK -- >> Council President: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. LEE. MS. RAMAN. >> N. Raman: IF I CAN BE ADDED TO THAT ADJOURNMENT. >> Council President: WITHOUT OBJECTION. ANY OTHER ADJOURNMENTS TO MY RIGHT? SEEING NONE, WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU EVERYBODY. And I've cried to the point that sometimes I'm worried I can't cry anymore. This took me back to heartbreak. Hey guys. Hey Oscar. How are you? Good to see you guys back. Oh my God. Good to see you guys. I'm glad to see you guys in one piece. Homeless people are people, too. Yeah, they have feelings now. You know how we felt. Yeah. And I would just say the struggle is real. Every day was a grind. It was. How are we going to get through this day? Every day is about survival and that's not living. Humans are not made to live like that. I don't truly understand how people survive. I did a lot of things this week that I never thought I would have done. That's all I got to say. I think I need to go say hi to my wife. You keep saying I love you. I love you. Love you too, man. Nothing in my life would have prepared me for this. And yet it gave me that opportunity to experience humility and gratitude and generosity. And I think if I can maintain those three key elements and encourage others to do the same, I think we're going to make some progress. But it has to start with me. And that's my hope and my prayer. At the conclusion of this journey . Is. Los Angeles a world class city and home to one of the most complex transportation systems anywhere, with its renowned freeways and its ever expanding public transportation system, the choices for navigating this sprawling metropolis have never been greater. While the future of transportation in LA is still being written, its past shed some light on what challenges may lie ahead. It could be said that the history of La transportation is a tale of two cities, one driven by commerce, innovation and the public good. The other filled with conspiracy theories, legal battles, missteps and in 2020, a global pandemic. But in spite of roadblocks, Los Angeles has always had an uncanny ability to reverse course, get back on track and move full speed ahead . In its earliest days. Getting around El Pueblo de Los Angeles was slow and arduous. Travel was primarily on foot over unpaved roads until the. Late 1700s. The Spanish arrived with horses and hooved animals, ungulates, and sometimes those are used as transportation devices, of course, and the indigenous people fairly quickly take those up themselves. By the 1820s, El Pueblo de Los Angeles was part of the Mexican Empire. The new Mexican government, eager for international commerce, immediately increased trading at La seaports paved roads became more commonplace. That was when you started to see roads being established from the port to the downtown area, which was basically the plaza area. It had not extended very far beyond that at that point in time. California had become an American state by 1850, and better transportation options like the Stagecoach appeared. The westward expansion brought thousands of entrepreneurs to Los Angeles. Among them was a man named Phineas Banning, also known as the father of the Port of Los Angeles. Banning's