into small pieces. The metal is loaded aboard special ships called bulk carriers and shipped overseas, where it is made into new cars, appliances and electronics. Looking ahead, are the Badger Avenue Bridge and the new highway 47 replacement bridge, which mark the approximate dividing line between the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. These bridges form a vital transportation link for trucks, cars and trains between Terminal Island and the rest of the Southland. The East Basin in nearby Cerritos Channel are home to several of the port's marinas. More than 5000 pleasure craft call the Port of Los Angeles home. Thousands of cars are imported annually through this receiving facility operated by WWL. Vehicle services America this is where vehicles are processed, outfitted with special parts and customized before being trucked or carried by rail to auto dealers across the country. Specialty American vehicles are also exported from this facility to destinations around the world. Now we are passing Fire Station 49, sister station to fire Station 112, which we viewed earlier in the tour. The Port of Los Angeles has nearly 3000 acres of water to safely manage. Therefore, fire protection services are extremely important. Here's a fun fact housed here at Fire Station 49 is the historic Bethel F Gifford. She was commissioned in 1962. Up ahead is M Let'ssee, the Maritime Law Enforcement Training Center. It is the nation's first port based maritime law enforcement training center. It is the only post certified and federally recognized regional maritime law enforcement training center on the West Coast. At the core of Port Security is the dedicated Los Angeles Port Police, a specialized law enforcement agency that operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week to keep the port safe for shipping and landside operations. The port works diligently with the US Coast Guard, transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security, and the Los Angeles Police Department. Los Angeles Sheriff's Department to enhance security programs, equipment and personnel. Current measures in place include the Sea Marshal Program, Port Security Task Force, and Operation Safe Commerce. We are returning to Banning's Landing, site of the Banning's Landing Community Center, which opened in 2001. The award winning design is in the form of a ship and reflects the community's maritime traditions. The Port of Los Angeles built the center as a window on the water for the community of Wilmington. Thank you for joining us today. We hope you enjoyed your Harbor tour of the Port of Los Angeles . You know, most people don't realize when they come to the Barnsdall Art Park that we have our Barnsdall Art center and our Barnsdall Junior Art center. The Barnsdall Art center offers many arts classes and different disciplines for adults through our Barnsdall Art center. The Barnsdall Junior Art center is for children and youth, specifically. Munster Junior Center is a kids art program. We provide all different kinds of art program for the kids age two years old all the way to 17 years old. Once your junior Art center was open 1967 and Barnsdall Art center actually started earlier than Bisiach. 1946. The Barnsdall Art center and the Barnsdall Junior Art center are your centers as a part of the City of Los Angeles. We make our facilities as accessible as possible. We have about 75 classes annually. We are known as a pioneer program for the film and animation. In the 70s, because we do have a connection to the Hollywood because of where we are located. So formal students like Gregory Peck and Leonardo DiCaprio was a former students. That was kind of awesome. When I found out about our history. I believe our center supposed to provide a safe place for all community, all ages, all races. We had a handicap art program since we opened in the 60s. They should be able to come and connect through art making that brings the healing. We're nurturing the human connection. We're actually very excited at the Department of Cultural Affairs to not only have the Barnsdall Art center, the Barnsdall Junior Art center, but also to have a gallery space for all of the children and youth to display their works. We're very proud of that. We just are launching a new website , Barnsdall Arts Dot la city dot gov. I'm super excited you could find us all the information there. And. Hello everyone, I'm Susan Huckell and here's what's happening in LA. This week LA city Attorney Heidi Feldstein Soto joined Council President Marquis Harris Dawson and the Los Angeles Police Department at the Figueroa corridor. There they announced enforcement actions which will help rescue underage children from the streets. We're here along the Figueroa corridor, and I am very deeply grateful because our current district attorney, Nathan Hochman, has embraced the initiative to really stop the exploitation of children along this Figueroa corridor. We are literally sitting at one of the epicenters for sex trafficking in the United States. This problem, which has been along this corridor, my entire life and I'm not young. I'll just put it that way. April one, 2023 was the first time I saw the Figueroa corridor. It looks so much better today. I am so happy . But as we all know, the work is not done. This is a huge warning shot. We're going after the Giants. In fact, I'm not going to dignify them with the word John. I'm just going to call them sex exploiter buyers. These are the individuals and they're often men who come down. These corridors looking to buy sex from these young women who are effectively enslaved by their pimps to go ahead and provide it. We're going to go after these johns for felony prosecutions. Yeah Felony prosecutions. La policia. Sabe qué esta aqui? Ha hecho operativos para detenerlo. Pero mientras haya la demanda siempre VA a suceder. So por eso queremos atacar a Los superan la demanda compran Los clientes. Today, let me affirm our clear commitment to everyone. The LAPD will protect the victims. We will hold the traffickers accountable and will restore dignity and safety along this corridor. We've installed cameras and folks who know me know I'm not a big fan of government surveillance. But if you're going to get in your car and drive to Figueroa to buy sex with a minor, then we're going to surveil you and we're going to hold you accountable. So if you look up there to the north to my left, you'll see a little camera on the top of the light pole. We're keeping track of who's coming when you're coming, when you pull over and when you stop. And you'll get a Dear John letter. The district attorney and the city attorney saying, hey, you were in an area where trafficking is going on, and here's a picture of your car and your driver's license number. And we just hope that the trafficker isn't the only person in the house that sees that letter, is all I'm going to say about that. What's happening now is that they're realizing that these girls are not criminals. You know, I grew up in a time where prostitution was it was deemed as criminal activity, but now they're understanding that many of these girls are under duress. They're being forced into prostitution, and many of them are underage. And so now instead of prosecuting them or treating them as criminals, what they're doing now is bringing organizations like ours and some of our community partners together to provide resources and support that they need to help them get off the streets, help them reclaim their lives. We will be able to rescue these young kids and to put bad guys in jail. One of my favorite things to do as city attorney. All the furry friends at an adoption event in Hollywood got the benefit of being seen outside of the shelter, and when their personalities can really shine, these tail waggers are much more likely to meet their forever family. Today we have a mobile pet adoption here at Tail Waggers in Hollywood. We have some cats and plenty of large dogs up for adoption. Some of the dogs are in foster care and some of the dogs have come with a foster directly from the shelter. It's always really nice to see the dogs and cats outside of the shelter area and see how they are fostering is taking a pet for an unspecified length of time that is available for adoption, and getting them away from the shelter environment, which reduces their fear, anxiety and stress. Just sort of be who they are for real. As a foster, taking a dog outside and learning about how a dog or cat is in a home situation and meeting people, family members, that really gives a lot more information to a potential adopter than just dogs at the shelter that we don't have a lot of information out, we have a lot of strays, so they come in with no information. By going into foster care, we gather up all the information, which I think a lot of adopters really want to have. It's really rewarding to foster a dog directly from the shelter. You get to learn about their characteristics and get them ready for their future home. Coco is my 10th foster for 2025, and hopefully I can do 15 for 2026. Well, for me, it's important to have pets at home because they just provide so many things that even people can't provide for you. They provide unconditional love. They don't ask for much in return. All they need is pretty much maintenance and some love and affection to let them know that they're an important part of your life. And then they become your best friend in my opinion, better than a spouse, better than my children. They greet me when I come home. They don't ask me for things other than affection and love, and they are companions to me and I enjoy animals. It's therapy. It's good companionship, and it's great for the animals. If you're interested in fostering or adopting the City of LA has six city animal shelters. The website is LA Animal Services. Dot com, and you can click on the adopt or the foster tabs for more information. There are many barriers in the way of looking for work. These days. Whether it's child care, mental health or transport. The what's la Worksource center is about removing whatever is in the way and getting job seekers the work they want and need. We are here at the La Worksource Center, located in the community of Watts, and we are here doing a job recruitment with one of our employers, the employer is hiring for case management positions. They have a few positions open, which we were very excited about because the time is now. People need jobs now. The work that we do here at Watts, LA, Worksource Center is crucial for the city and the community because what we're trying to do is help job seekers transition back into the workforce. So we implement title one, which is workforce innovation and Opportunity Act under title one. We're working with job seekers to connect them to vocational training opportunities to various employers that we're partnered with and address the challenges and the barriers and or needs that they have that's preventing them from transitioning back into the workforce. I think it's important for the community because we help with mental health. We help with training. We help like low income people with elderly as well. So I think it's a really good opportunity for people coming out of prison and stuff like that. We help with all that. So they won't feel like left out or they're being left out for me, myself. This is something new for me. And I've been where they've been, and that's what motivates me to come in because it's like, okay, I want to help and I want to make a difference. There's a saying Housing First, but you can get housing, but if you don't have employment, you're not able to sustain that housing. So what other resources and services do you need in order to sustain employment? So do you need clothing? Do you need transportation assistance? Someone to talk to child care assistance? Even if you're not qualified, we help you get to that qualified status. So all of those what we call supportive services, we're able to provide to our participants as wraparound services. This program showed me that I'm able to learn new skills and to actually find that job that I would love to go into. They're also very helpful. Like if you want to pursue a career, they also help you with giving you a chance to get out there on the field and getting skills more than anything, there's 14 worksource centers in the city of Los Angeles, so there are a plethora of ways that you're able to gain these resources. But come to LA Workshop Center, we are able to provide those wraparound services that one on one tailored case management services for each participant. And we do it with love. Notify LA keeps Angelenos informed during emergencies. The LA DWP is installing water bottle fillers across the city, and the LA city Attorney gets a settlement in an environmental protection suit. These stories up next on City Beat. LA city's emergency management department reminds Angelenos to sign up for notify LA, the city's emergency alert system. Notify LA delivers official emergency alerts and critical information citywide. Subscribing to notify LA is free, secure and automated with alerts sent by text, phone or email. Sign up for alerts where you live, work and spend time in the city of LA. Learn more and register at notify LA City Governor. 21 new water refill stations have been installed at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. They bring the total number of hydration stations across the city to 308. The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is rolling out the water bottle fillers as part of the Hydration Station initiative program. More water refill stations will mean less single use plastic and a greener Los Angeles. The Ladwp aims to install many more hydration stations in public places throughout LA by the 2028 Olympic Games. For more information, visit ladwp. News.com L.A. city Attorney Heidi Feldstein Soto announced that Verizon Wireless has agreed to resolve a statewide civil enforcement action under the judgment, Verizon Wireless will pay civil penalties and investigative costs, according to Feldstein, Soto, the laws protect the environment. First responders, employees and the general public. The city attorney's office will receive $800,000, and the Los Angeles Fire Department will receive more than $315,000 in penalties. For more information, visit City Attorney. L.A. City Chuvash News . El pueblo. The historical heart of the city is central to cultural celebrations in Los Angeles. On Dia de Los Reyes. The community joined in making and breaking the traditional rosca, the special bread with a secret inside. Well, tonight we're here in Plaza Olvera and we are celebrating Reyes night. And so this is the story of baby Jesus. When he received the visit for the Three Kings. And so tonight, we're keeping with tradition. We're going to have a toy giveaway. We have a rosca demonstration. And there will be some sampling and a lot of music . So the day of the Three Kings is of course, the day that the three Kings came and wanted to see the baby Jesus and bring him their gifts. So we're going to have rosca de Reyes. We'll have a small procession and normally we have a tradition of making the rosca and the rosca ends up having a baby inside. Usually And whoever gets that rosca within the family or within the friends ends up putting the party on for the following year so that they invite everybody to their home. So we do a little bit different since we don't have people throw the party for next year. But what we do is we give a little gift. If they find the little baby in the rosca, we're demonstrating Rosca de Reyes. So for me, Rosca de reyes is significant, not only because of the celebration and the epiphany. January 6th, but also the meaning behind the rosca de reyes, the history, the evolution. You know, the Rosca de Reyes from Spain and the connection behind the different jewels or the fruits on the rosca that represent the crown, and not only the fruits, but also the crisscross patterns of the different sugar toppings that represent the cross and of course, the circle itself. Right. Just the beauty of life. And of course, the hiding of baby Jesus represents the biblical times of King Herod, where they hid baby Jesus. Of course. So tonight we're going to be going over the ingredients right? And how they work together to produce the rosca de reyes like a French brioche, right? Very rich dough. We're also going to be going over the techniques on how to form the roscas, and we'll be baking some on site as well. So we'll be breaking bread here with the community. Happy baking everyone . I was looking for somewhere to celebrate Dia de Los Reyes. I have really nice and beautiful memories. When I was a kid of celebrating this and my abuela was very adamant about always getting her rosca, I want to introduce that to my children. You know, it's a great learning opportunity for especially my daughter because she's four. It's really cool to be able to explain it to her. And I love the visuals and everything that they bring to it. And it's just a great way to end the holidays. I love that it's free, and I think that the city should continue to put on events like this for our culture. You know? While this event was put on by El Pueblo, which is a department of the city of La in collaboration with the mayor's office, our office, we all work together to make sure that the historic birthplace is given the dignity it deserves, and to make sure that it's an inviting space for all Angelenos to come visit , not just for today, but 365. Be careful taking a bite of that rosca over at Barrington Recreation Center. Their winter festival got underway. The event had a snowball showdown. Bouncers and slides. It was fun for the little ones and an introduction to a place they can continue to enjoy in the future . So we're here today at Barrington Recreation Center, celebrating our Winter Festival just so everyone can enjoy the remaining winter season. So as soon as they check in, they get a nice goodie bag. They walk around to the different inflatables we have some games, arts and crafts, everything in rec and parks is all friendly and we're all community based, so the main thing is just try to encourage yourself to just come out and enjoy. It I think these events are great. I mean, I think they're super important for the community. This is where we get to meet the other parents, meet all the other little kids. It's pretty dense community because we're in the apartments up the street. You get to really feel out who's going to be in the schools and everything. Like that. James is three years old, so we've been here, coming here for three years. I know he loves it, and I think what's been really cool as a parent is to see him grow through the stages of, you know, being stuck in the little ball pit over there. And now he's bouncing and going through the slides and just seeing his progression and really the park we come multiple times a week. So we love being involved and we hope to keep happening. In the recreation centers play a vital part in giving entertainment and fun for the kids so that they're not just sitting at home playing video games. They can go out and play some basketball, play some soccer, or come to nice community events like this. That's fun for those little ones . Now over to more games of the electronic kind at Denker Recreation Center. Kids from 7 to 17 are learning leadership and teamwork through playing video games and being at the esports camp is also building community for real at the rec center. So today, we're actually on our second day of the winter Esports camp. We were very excited to bring it over here at Denker Recreation Center. So all of the kids that you see behind us are basically learning to have teamwork and communication and leadership skills all through video games. Every time we play it, kids go crazy. The reaction has been overwhelmingly positive from our youngest campers, who are age seven, to our oldest, who are age 17. This is the first time I've ever seen this at any park. I think Denker is like, really cool for having this because I've never seen this anywhere else. It's really fun and the teachers are really nice. You don't really know these people, but you can bond through something that you both like. It's really fun and I feel like people should get more involved in these programs so they can get introduced to new things. Anything that gets them excited and feeling like they can be their truest self and be a little bit silly, that's what we really try to do here. It's really great to have great supervisors that are very open to wanting to start new things and see how we could develop our program. I was playing Mario Kart yesterday and won first place. How dare you in a game! Teamwork is a really big like concept, so you have to really learn how to work together with everybody else and it really helps you make connections and it's also getting like recognition for Denker, because not a lot of people come like on the daily. So it's kind of like helping us like build a community. Reading is foundational to a child's learning and the magic of reading is brought to life by volunteers at the Los Angeles Public Library. Star volunteers tell stories to children, but more than that, they help to foster a real love of reading. Today, we have our star volunteer, Jeffrey, 2 or 3 star is an acronym for storytelling and Reading. So we have Star volunteers come a few times a week. They read to children or children can read to them as well. They are just spending time with them, sharing stories and fostering a love of reading . No more monkey jumping on the bed. Well, I was a librarian for the County of Los Angeles for 20 years. I was a children's librarian, and when I retired, um, the thing I missed was reading to kids and so I found this program, and I've been here about two years. I'm here and a quack one there. I personally think reading is the most important foundation for everything else. Your child is going to learn, and if they don't have a good reading base, it'll hold them back in whatever they want to do in the future. And the rest of their education . This is just to get them feel comfortable at the library and to learn to love books for if you fall down and hurt not only reading, but it's getting them involved. While I'm reading to them. And they bounce on the bed. That's right. I'm modeling to the parents how they should read to their children at home. Who are they? Little monkeys jumping on the star program and any library program is free to the public. For any sort of needs you may have, whether it's reading or something else you can go to lapl.org and we will help you out. One year on from the Palisades Fire, the displaced community gathered together. They honored those who died in the wildfires and marked their own resilience as they continue the fight to restore their community in the honor of those lives lost. January 7th and eighth, 2025. In the community's Pacific Palisades, the family of Arthur Simoneau, the family of Betty O'Meara. Right now, you're in the heart of the Pacific Palisades, and this is the commemoration of the . January 7th fire. That's not what I would call an anniversary. You know, it's more of a memorial ceremonial. Everybody's going through loss, and I've firsthand understand all of this. I've been through a fire from Paradise, California, of. We wanted to jump in and give our support. And the best way that we can. You losing. A minute ago, we were in front of the American Legion where we were retiring the flag that was discovered on the night of the fire. We retired it and we're going to keep it because it's an historical piece for our community. And then we came in a procession over here to the village green, and we honored the 12 deceased from this fire by ringing the bell one time for each one of them. And then we rang the bell three times for those who have perished since. And all that we left behind in the fires. This is my ex-husband . We were married for over 30 years. We built the house that burned down that he died in. We bought the bare land and he built the house brick by brick by himself. We remain very good friends and spent holidays together with our son. I've lived in the community almost 25 years, and I lost two of my homes here. A rental property and one that I owned and everything in it. And I'm here to help people talk to people and empathize with what they're going through. As I've been battling insurance for a year and bounced around to about ten different places since the fire with animals and children, we all ran for our lives on January 7th last year. We've been displaced and it was really important to gather us all here today to recreate what we want January 7th to be for us and what that means is we are hopeful. We are resilient. Community is what will make us go forward, and we are together as long as we are united, we will recover. In this week's Things to Do welcome in the Lunar New Year at a block party , look up to enjoy a public star party and celebrate the year of the horse in the foothills. All this up next on things to do. Welcome in the year of the horse and the annual Lunar Block Party happening at Lankershim Arts Center, join the city's Department of Cultural Affairs and the Asian makers at Mom market on Saturday, January 24th for the Lankershim Block Party. It's an opportunity for NoHo pedestrians to reclaim the block and celebrate Korean, Vietnamese and Chinese cultures. Enjoy food, arts and crafts, performing arts and artisans. Head to Lankershim Boulevard between Otsego Street and Magnolia for the fourth annual Lunar Block Party on Saturday, January 24th, from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. for more details, search for Lunar New Year at Culture City Dot gov. On Saturday, January 24th, head to the Griffith Observatory for the free public star party. The parties are held each month at the La Landmark and World Famous Observatory. Join volunteers from the Los Angeles Astronomical Association who will assist the public in spotting the sun, moon, visible planets and other objects in the evening sky. Try out a variety of telescopes and chat with the knowledgeable amateur astronomers. Look to the skies at the public star Party on Saturday, January 24th from 2 p.m. until 9:45 p.m. for more information, see the calendar at Griffith Observatory. Org. As part of the city's cultural celebrations for the Lunar New Year, join the Department of Cultural Affairs and the foothills Community to welcome in the year of the horse, the McGroarty Arts Center invites families and neighbors to gather in this historic space to enjoy an afternoon of live entertainment. An Asian themed art. On Sunday, January 25th, it's an opportunity for creative exploration and cultural connection. Head to the McGroarty Arts Center for a Lunar New Year celebration on Sunday, January 25th at 3 p.m. for more information, search for Lunar New Year at Cultural City Dot gov. And that's a look at some things to do. And that's all for this week. I'm Susan Huckle and from all of us here at LA this week. Thank you so much for joining us. Remember that you can watch us online anytime at L.A. City View dot org. We're also on Instagram, Facebook X and YouTube. See you next time for more LA this week . Having a family emergency plan is critical in disaster preparedness. Knowing what to do and how to do it can help manage disasters with less fear and uncertainty. Your emergency plan should include your furry family members, and one of the ways to ensure your pet's safety is to make sure your pet is wearing a current city dog tag, or your cat has a name tag with your phone number. Your dog, cat, bunny, or horse should have a microchip registered with your correct contact information. If you've moved or changed phone numbers, please make sure you contact your microchip company to update your pet's chip immediately. If you or your pet are separated, proper identification will help you reunite with the family in the event of an emergency. Family members, including children, seniors, and individuals with disabilities, should be aware of the location of survival supplies and go bags with important supplies, as well as an evacuation route within the home that leads to a predetermined meeting place outside of your residence. In case it is unsafe to remain indoors, train your pet to be comfortable in a portable kennel, which will make it easier and safer to transport. If you need to evacuate. And just like your family go bag, you'll also want to prepare a pet emergency kit or a pet go bag like a backpack or rolling bag full of emergency supplies such as pet food and water. For several days, making sure that perishables such as food items are replaced every few months. Part of your family emergency plan should include your list of out of state contacts, so family members will know who to call in the event of an emergency. You can sign up for LA City Emergency alerts at Notify L'Orgue and learn how and when to dial 911. Find a safe place to stay ahead of time where pets are welcome. In case you have to evacuate, but it is best to keep them with you if possible. Keep your pets vaccinations up to date so that they can be admitted to boarding facilities or cross state lines. If needed. Identify and store necessary prescriptions. Vitamins, face coverings, eyeglasses and personal hygiene supplies in your go bag. Keep credit cards, debit cards and cash in small denominations close to your chest for day to day spending. You may want to make sure photos and irreplaceable memorabilia are in an accessible place so they can be transported to safety as well. We also recommend making copies of Pet vaccination records, microchip information, photos of your pet , your contact information, friends and relatives. Contact information, and any notes on pet feeding, medication and behavior. Keep a copy of these items with a friend or family member or in a cloud storage where you'll be able to access disasters, emergencies and evacuations can happen at any time, so being prepared is key to keeping you and your family and pets safe in case of an emergency. To learn more about pet emergency preparedness and to view our available resources, please visit LA Animal Services dot com. And to help prepare for an emergency, go to emergency LA City.org. Be part of something big. But before a big project can become a reality, you need big ideas. Ideas that make a big impact, that deliver the goods to serve the greater good. Do you have what it takes to make a lasting contribution? Can you rise to the occasion? Are you ready to be part of something that's bigger than you? Bigger than what you thought was possible? If so, come be a part of Ladwp. Be part of something big. You're choking. AllL RIGHT, GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEET OF YOUR LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL. TODAY IS FRIDAY, THE 16th DAY OF JANUARY, THE YEAR 2026. PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THIS MORNING'S MEETING WILL BE TAKEN IN-PERSON IN COUNCIL CHAMBER. LET'S BEGIN BY CALLING THE ROLL. >> Clerk: BLUMENFIELD, HARRIS-DAWSON HERNANDEZ HUTT JURADO LEE MCOSKER NAZARIAN PADILLA PARK PRICE RAMAN RODRIGUEZ SOTO-MARTINEZ YAROSLAVSKY. 12 MEMBERS PRESENT AND A QUORUM, MR. PRESIDENT. >> Council President: THANK YOU SO MUCH. FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS. >> Clerk: APPROVE AWFUL MINUTES OF JANUARY 14, 2026. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN MOVES COUNCILMEMBER JURADO SECONDS, WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: COMMENDATORY RESOLUTIONS FOR APPROVAL. >> Council President: CAN WE RUN THROUGH OUR AGENDA? >> Clerk: YES, SIR. 1 THROUGH 12 WITH ITEMS FOR WHICH PUBLIC HEARINGS HAVE BEEN HELD. 13 THROUGH 14 ARE ITEMS FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS HAVE NOT BEEN HELD. IT'S BEEN CIRCULATED AND POST TODAY COUNCIL FILE, FOR ITEM 13. TEN VOTES ARE REQUIRED FOR CONSIDERATION. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, THOSE ITEMS ARE NOW BEFORE US. MEMBERS, ARE THERE ANY SPECIALS? SPECIALS AGAINST ONCE? TWICE? COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ? >> E. Hernandez: THANK YOU, CAN I PLEASE CALL ITEM 9 FOR A SEPARATE VOTE AND ITEM 4 FOR COMMENTS PLEASE. THANK YOU. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, ANY OTHER SPECIALS, MEMBERS? ALL RIGHT, SEEING NONE. WHICH ITEMS HAVE AVAILABLE TO VOTE ON AT THIS TIME? >> Clerk: THANK YOU. THE COUNCIL MAY NOW VOTE ON ITEMS 1 THROUGH 3, 5 THROUGH 8 AND 10 THROUGH 12. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, LET'S OPEN THE ROLL OP THOSE ITEMS, CLOSE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 12 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: WILL THE COUNCIL LIKE TO MOVE ON TO PRESENTATIONS? >> Council President: YES. TODAY, WE HAVE A TESTIMONIAL ON A WHAT WAS A ROUGH DAY YESTERDAY WITH REGARD TO THE SO-CALLED IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT. I KNOW IN SOUTH L.A., THEY WERE AT SEVERAL PROMINENT LOCATIONS WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE WERE KNOWN TO BE AND THEIR PARENTS ARE KNOWN TO BE. WE'RE STILL WAITING TO GET NAMES OF PEOPLE WHO WERE ABDUCTED FROM OUR STREETS. BUT TODAY, WE HAVE A VERY SPECIAL PRESENTATION, OR TESTIMONIAL FROM COUNCILMEMBER JURADO FROM THE 14th DISTRICT. AND IS WANT TO THANK HER FOR GETTING PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE DISTRICT. >> Y. Jurado: THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, THANK YOU FOR MAKING THE TIME. I WISH WE HAD LESS PEOPLE BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE LESS ACTIVITY IN THE AREA. YESTERDAY, WHERE IMMIGRANT FAMILIES GO TO WORK, SHOP AND SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER. A PLACE BUILT BY SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS WHO WORK LONG HOURS AND HOLD THE HEART OF THESE COMMUNITIES. THESE RAIDS HAVE LEFT THE PEOPLE SHAKEN AFRAID TO OPEN THEIR STORE FRONTS, AFRAID TO GO TO WORK, AFRAID TO WALK DOWN THE STREETS. WHEN WITH THE RAIDS FIRST STARTED, WE WENT THROUGH A WALK THROUGH AT SANTI ALLEY. THOSE ARE ALSO RENTERS AND TOLD US ABOUT HOW ONE OF THEIR KIDS NOW WHEN THEY WERE AT HOME AND DURING THE SUMMER BREAK, ALWAYS LOOKS OUT THE WINDOW. THEY'RE LOOK TO GO SEE IF SOMEBODY IS GOING TO COME AND GET THEIR PARENTS OR COME AND GET THEM AND HOW THEY CAN'T SLEEP AT NIGHT SAFELY. SO THIS FEAR IS REAL AND IT'S NOT ACCIDENTAL, WELL-KNOWN GATHERING PLACES FOR PEOPLE OF COLOR. TODAY WE'RE JOINED BY MEMBERS OF SOMOS LOSS CALLEJONES WHO THEY WORKED FOR THE FIRST TIME TO PUT ON A COMMUNITY EVENT TO RECLAIM THIS PLACE THAT IS SANTI ALLEY TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S SAFE AGAIN. AND THE SAFETY THAT WE'RE TRYING TO REBUILD WAS, WAS TAKEN FROM US YESTERDAY. AND SO, WE'RE HONORED TO HEAR FROM THEM DIRECTLY. I WANT TO INTRODUCE JOSE HERNANDEZ TO COME UP AND SPEAK. > Speaker: BUENOS DIAS. A TODOS. MI NOMBRE ES GEORGE. [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: YES, GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS, MY NAME IS JOSE HERNANDEZ OR JORGE HERNANDEZ I'M A PART OF A WE'RE THE ALLEYS REPRESENTING OVER 800 FAMILIES FROM THE CENTRAL L.A. DISTRICT DOWNTOWN. THE REASON WHY WE ARE HERE TODAY IS? >> Speaker: SI. [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: THE REASON, THE REASON WHY WE ARE HERE IS BECAUSE OF THE SITUATION THAT WE ARE LIVING. THE SMALL BUSINESSES HERE IN LOS ANGELES. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> WE ARE REPRESENTING MANY FAMILIES AND SMALL BUSINESSES AND WE WERE HEAVILY AFFECTED BY THE COUNTER SITUATION AND MORE THAN ANYTHING THE SITUATION THAT WE LIVED YESTERDAY. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: SO SINCE, JUNE, IN THAT SITUATION OUR SALES HAVE GONE DOWN QUITE A BIT. MANY PEOPLE BEFORE THIS SITUATION WOULD BE ABLE TO PAY THEIR RENT, TWO OR THREE MONTHS, BUT NOW THAT SITUATION IS VERY DIFFERENT. IT HAS GONE VERY MUCH DOWNHILL FOR US. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] [SPEAKING SPANISH] [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: IT'S VERY SAD SITUATION. THE SECOND THING THAT WE ARE DEALING WITH IS THAT THE SITUATION IS NOT REALLY GETTING BETTER FOR OUR BUSINESSES AT ALL, BECAUSE SINCE THE RAIDS, THE SALES HAVE GONE DOWN BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE HAVE NOT BEEN COMING IN TO OUR STORES. BEFORE WE WOULD HAVE PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE OF THE CITY, OUTSIDE OF THE COUNTY AND OUTSIDE OF THE STATE AND IT'S A VERY SAD SITUATION. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] [SPEAKING SPANISH] [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: YES AND US WE ARE THE ALLEYS, WE ARE TO DO MANY EVENTS TO GET PEOPLE TO COME BY, TO COME BY AND MAKE PURCHASES FOR SALES AND NOW, THAT'S NOT REALLY THE CASE. WE'RE HAVING A LOT OF DIFFICULTIES BECAUSE PEOPLE DO NOT WANT TO COME BY. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] [SPEAKING SPANISH] [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: YEAH, YESTERDAY, I HAD HEARD MANY THINGS ABOUT IMMIGRATION BEING AROUND IN LOS ANGELES. AND DIFFERENT PLACES BUT I HAD NEVER ACTUALLY SEEN THEIR FACES. HOWEVER YESTERDAY, I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO SEE THEM BECAUSE THEY PARKED RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: I WAS VERY AFFECTED BY THIS SITUATION IN THAT MOMENT, I WAS VERY SCARED BECAUSE IT MADE QUITE AN IMPRESSION ON ME SEEING THEM GET OUT OF THEIR VEHICLES AND HOW THEY WERE, THEY WERE MOVING AND GOING ABOUT. AND I FELT A LOT OF FEAR. AND IT AFFECTED ME EMOTIONALLY. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] [SPEAKING SPANISH] [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND MY CASE, I ACTUALLY FEEL BIG DEPRESSION. I WAS USED TO ASKING MY HIGHER POWER TO BE ABLE TO GET ME THROUGH THIS. THAT IS MY WAY OF COPING AND NOT JUST FOR ME BUT ALSO FOR THE OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE DEALING WITH THIS SITUATION BECAUSE WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO PAY RENT AND SUPPORT OURSELVES. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: RIGHT NOW, I KNOW THAT IT'S GOING TO BE VERY DIFFICULT TO DO ANYTHING IN REGARDS TO THIS SITUATION BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S A FEDERAL SITUATION. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: I KNOW ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE WAS ECONOMICALLY SPEAKING, THERE WAS SOME MONEY SAVED UP FOR THE ALLEY WAYS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND I KNOW MAYBE HOPEFULLY THAT WE CAN SPEED UP THIS PROCESS. I KNOW IT'S PROBABLY A VERY MINIMUM AMOUNT OF MONEY BUT IT HELPS US AND WE'D BE VERY GRATEFUL FOR IT. TO BE HONEST, I DON'T KNOW WHERE I COULD GET THIS MONEY FROM. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND ME, I'M NOT ALONE TOO, I HAVE A FAMILY TO SUPPORT. I HAVE RENT, I ALSO HAVE SOME EXPENSES THAT I NEED TO PAY AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, RIGHT NOW IN THIS SITUATION, I'M, I'M NOT REALLY SURE WHERE I CAN GET THE MONEY FROM. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND THAT IS A BIG PROBLEM FOR US, BECAUSE SINCE THE ICE RAIDS OUR SALES HAVE GONE DOWN 60 TO 70 PERCENT. YESTERDAY IN SALES, I MADE 8 DOLLARS. WHAT CAN DO WITH 8 DOLLARS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: ON A GOOD--WHAT CAN WE DO. THE BEST DAY THAT WE CAN GET IS A SATURDAY OR SUNDAY AND WE'LL MAKE 350 MAYBE 300 DOLLARS THAT'S NOT ENOUGH TO PAY RENT REALLY. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND THOSE ARE MY FEELINGS ABOUT THE SITUATION THAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING. AND IT'S NOT JUST ME, IT'S DIFFICULT FOR ALL OF US. I HOPE THAT YOU CAN PUT YOUR HAND IN YOUR HEART KNOWING THAT WE ARE HERE EXPERIENCING THIS BECAUSE IT'S VERY DIFFICULT HAVING A FAMILY TO MAINTAIN AND RENT TO PAY, LIVING THROUGH THIS SITUATION. GRACIAS. >> Interpreter: THANK YOU. >> Y. Jurado: THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COURAGE AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO THIS COMMUNITY. AGAIN, IF YOU SEE ICE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, PLEASE CALL THE LOS ANGELES RAPID RESPONSE NETWORK. 888-624-4752. THANK YOU. >> Council President: THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER JURADO AND THANK YOU TO THE FOLKS WHO CAME TODAY FROM THE SANTI ALLEY. ONE OF THE MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS SET OF EVENTS IS, THE ANTI BUSINESS AGGRESSIVELY ANTI BUSINESS IMPLICATIONS OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION, DO NOT GET COVERED BY THE MEDIA. IF THIS COUNCIL DOES SOMETHING TO HELP WORKERS, THERE WILL BE A LOT OF TALK ABOUT THE IMPACT THAT IT HAS ON BUSINESS. BUT THIS HAS LITERALLY SHUT DOWN COMMERCIAL BUSINESS IN THE CITY AND AROUND THE COUNTRY. IF YOU THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT TO US TODAY. WITH THAT, THANK YOU. WITH THAT--COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ. >> M. Rodriguez: THANK YOU, I WANT TO RISE AND THANK THOSE INDIVIDUALS FOR COMING AND PROVIDING THEIR TESTIMONIAL AND REMIND MY COLLEAGUES THAT EACH OF US HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HELP THESE SMALL BUSINESSES, SADLY, WE DON'T HAVE AN ECONOMIC ARM THAT COULD ACTUALLY SUPPORT THEM RIGHT NOW. THAT WAS AN ACTION THAT THIS COUNCIL TOOK, LEAD BY THE MAYOR. AND SO WHAT I LOOK FORWARD TO IS HOW WE RAPIDLY HELP BUILD UP SUPPORT IN AN ECONOMIC STRATEGY TO HELP BUSINESSES, BECAUSE THAT HAS NOT HAPPENED BY THIS BODY. BUT RATHER THAN EXPLOIT PEOPLE'S STORIES, LET'S BRING IN SOME ACTION BY THIS COUNCIL THAT WILL SHOW UP BY THESE BUSINESSES THAT ARE BEING IMPACTED BY EYES AND OVERALL SITUATION WITH THIS ECONOMY. SO AGAIN, I WANT EVERYBODY TO THINK ABOUT THEIR OWN ACTIONS AND WHETHER OR NOT IT ACTUALLY HELPS TO SUPPORT THESE SMALL BUSINESSES OR ACTUALLY LEAVES THEM FURTHER IN THE LERCH. THANK YOU. >> Council President: NOW WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ. >> M. Rodriguez: GOOD MORNING, COLLEAGUES. WELL IT IS, AN INCREDIBLE HONOR TO BE JOINED THIS MORNING BY JUAN NAULA WHO HAS STARTED A MOVEMENT HERE IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, BORN OUT OF SEEING THE INCREDIBLE NEED THAT WE KNOW THAT SO MANY OF US SEE THROUGHOUT THE CITY, THE ILLEGAL DUMPING OR LACK OF RESPECT THAT HAPPENS IN OUR STREETS WHERE THERE IS TRASH STREWN ACROSS OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND RATHER THAN COMPLAIN HE DECIDED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. HE HAS DEVELOPED A MOVEMENT THAT HAS GONE VIRAL ON SOCIAL MEDIA. HE IS ORIGINALLY FROM ECUADOR. LIVED IN VIRGINIA, AND CAME TO LOS ANGELES A LITTLE OVER 14 MONTHS AGO AND STARTED THIS MOVEMENT. HE SAW A NEED AND FILLED THE NEED. AND HE HAS BEEN DOING IT IN NEIGHBORHOOD ACROSS OUR REGION FOR THE LAST YEAR. THE LAST YEAR. AND IT'S BEEN REMARKABLE. I STARTED, I STARTED SEEING THE VIRAL CONTENT JUST THE, THE FRUSTRATION AND SEEING THE TRASH IN NEIGHBORHOODS AND DECIDED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT AND IT'S BEEN WONDERFUL TO SEE. AND I WAS SHARING WITH JUAN, AS A NATIVE ANGELINO, AS SOMEBODY WHO BROADLY GREW UP HERE IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, I WAS SHARING WITH HIM ABOUT, HOW MY SATURDAYS. I REMEMBER WHEN MY MOM AND DAD WOULD, YOU KNOW, GET, WE WOULD GET AT 6:00 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING, IF MY DAD WAS OFF DUTY AND WE WOULD GET UP AND IT WAS ALL THE CHORES THAT WE HAD TO DO. MOWING THE LAWN, RAKING THE LEAFS BUT IT WAS THE SQUARE HEAD SHOVEL THAT WE USE TODAY TAKE, TO THE GUTTER TO GET ALL THE GOOK AND LEAVES, VERY TOM LABONGESQUE BEFORE TOM LABONGE. BUT MY SISTER AND I WOULD HAVE TO DO THE CHORES AND CLEAN UP THE FRONTAGE OF THE STREET. NOW WE DIDN'T HAVE A STREET SWEEPER THAT CAME TO ARLETA, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD BUT WE HAD A SENSE OF PRIDE. AND WE HAD A DUTY OF WHAT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WAS GOING TO LOOK LIKE. AND THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT. THIS IS ABOUT THE CITY IS NOT GOING TO TAKE CARE OF EVERY NOOK AND CRANNY OF EVERY STREET. BUT IT'S A SENSE OF PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND PERSONAL PRIDE FOR OUR COMMUNITIES. AND MUTUAL RESPECT OF ONE ANOTHER. THAT WE CARE ENOUGH TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR CITY AND CLEANER AND SAFER FOR OUR FAMILIES, FOR OUR KIDS AND THAT'S WHAT YOUR MOVEMENT THAT'S BEEN ABOUT. YOU HAVE INSPIRED INCREDIBLE CHANGE. IN TRANSFORMED THE IDEA OF PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND SEEING IT AND DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT. AND IT'S FOR THAT REASON, THAT I, YOU KNOW, I REACHED OUT TO JUAN, I THINK IT WAS BACK IN NOVEMBER OR SO, THAT HI REACHED OUT TO HIM AND I SAID, I WOULD LIKE TO BRING YOU INTO COUNCIL. I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE YOU FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE. BECAUSE YOU'VE REALLY BUILT A BEAUTIFUL MOVEMENT. AND I LOVE SEEING, EVERY DAY ANGELINOS OR FOLKS FROM AROUND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, JUST MEET UP TO DO TO BE PART OF YOUR MINGAS, YOUR COMMUNITY EFFORT. TO COME TOGETHER AND JUST DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. AND THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT. THIS IS ABOUT INSPIRING CHANGE BY ACTION. NOT WORDS. WHAT A CONCEPT. AND SO I JUST, I, I AM SO PROUD TO HAVE YOU HERE AND WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF THE CHANGE. BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT, THAT'S WHAT IT'S ABOUT. THAT'S WHAT IT'S ABOUT. SO I WANTED TO PROVIDE SOME CONTEXT. BACK IN OUR, COLLEAGUES, IN 2021, THERE WAS A REPORT BY THE CITY CONTROLLER THAT TALKED ABOUT THE SURGE OF ILLEGAL DUMPING THAT QUAUZ HAPPENING IN OUR CITY. AND IT WAS AN INCREASE OF OVER 450 PERCENT INCREASE OF ILLEGAL DUMPING THAT WAS HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITIES. AND SO, SADLY, WE KNOW, THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE TO FEND FOR THEMSELVES BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF RESOURCES THAT HELPS TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY NOOK AND CRANNY ARE CARED FOR. THAT'S WHAT MADE JUAN'S MOVEMENT SO REMARKABLY SPECIAL. HE'S ORGANIZED MORE THAN 300 CLEAN UPS ACROSS OUR CITY. JUST ON HIS OWN. ENGAGED OVER 250 VOLUNTEERS FROM STUDENTS TO FAMILIES AND SUCCESSFUL REMOVED MORE THAN 4,000 BAGS OF TRASH FROM OUR STREETS AND OUR PARKS. AND, YOU KNOW, 311, ALL THOSE THINGS, YES, WE PROVIDE THE TOOLS TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR SERVICES ARE ACCESSIBLE. BUT SOMETIMES WE JUST GOT TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO TAKE MATTERS IN OUR OWN HANDS SXIN SPIRE IN OUR OWN NEIGHBORHOODS TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE SEE THEIR ROLE IN HELPING FOR NR COMMUNITY AND HELP CARE FOR ONE ANOTHER. AND YOU HELPED TO RESTORE THAT SENSE OF PRIDE, THAT SENSE OF OUR COMMUNITY BY YOUR ACTION NOT YOUR WORDS. AND IT'S FOR THAT, THAT I'M PROUD TO HAVE YOU HERE. I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS. YOU KNOW, WE DO A LOT OF BEFORE AND AFTER VIDEOS ON OUR OWN EFFORTS TO CLEAN OUR STREETS, TO POWER WASH THE SIDEWALKS, ALL OF THAT WORK. BUT TO SEE YOU DO IT, AND TO HAVE FILMED IT ON HIS OWN. BY THE WAY, ALL THE VIDEOS, HE DOES ON HIS OWN. I THOUGHT HE HAD A SOCIAL MEDIAL TEAM, BUT HE DOESN'T. IT'S BEEN REMARKABLE. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN AND COLLEAGUES, I PRESENT TO YOU THE FOUNDER OF CLEAN WITH ME L.A. WITH ME, EXCUSE ME, CLEAN L.A. WITH ME, JUAN NAULA! [APPLAUSE] >> Speaker: WOW, WHEN I START THIS ONE BACK IN NOVEMBER, I NEVER THAT I WAS GOING TO BE HERE. SO SI WANT TO THANK TO L.A. FOR EVERYTHING L.A. HAVE TO GIVE ME SO MUCH. THEY HELP ME TO THE MORE IMPORTANT IN MY LIFE, MY SON 11 MONTHS AND L.A. HELPED ME TO HAVE MY SON STILL ALIVE. SO, BACK IN NOVEMBER, I START CLEANING, I HAD NO PLAN. IS HAVE ONLY TRASH BAGS AND GLOVES IN MY HANDS. AND WHEN I GOT HERE, I SAID, I WANT TO BE PART OF THAT THE SOLUTION NOT THE PROBLEM. BECAUSE I SEE SO MANY PEOPLE JUST EXPLAIN. COMPLAIN, YOU DON'T FIX THINGS. YOU FIX THINGS WITH ACTIONS. I HAVE A LOT OF THINGS TO SAY AND I WANT TO HELP, THE CITY HAS TO DO SOMETHING BECAUSE I'M NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO IT MYSELF. I KNOW I'M DOING A LOT. I LOVE IN CITY. I THINK L.A. IS ONE OF THE BEST CITIES IN THE WORLD BUT WE NEED TO DO A LOT BECAUSE SEEING TRASH, IN L.A. CITY STREETS, PARKS, ALLEYS, IT LOOKS LIKE THIRD WORLD COUNTRY. AND I COME FROM ECUADOR AND MY CITY IS VERY CLEAN. I COME HAVE VIRGINIA, IT'S VERY CLEAN. BUT WE HAVE TO DO THE WORK TOGETHER. I KNOW I'M NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO MYSELF BUT PLEASE, I HAVE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS WITH 311 APP. L.A. SANITATION, AND OTHER PEOPLE WHO IS IN CHARGE TO PICKING UP TRASH. PLEASE WHEN I MAKE A REQUEST, ALL I'M ASKING IS JUST COME PICKUP THE TRASH. I'M NOT ASKING ANYTHING ELSE. I'M NOT GOING TO STOP DOING IT. I WANT TO SEE A CHANGE. AGAIN, I'M, I DON'T WANT TO BE PART OF THE PROBLEM, I WANT TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION. AND I INVITE ALL THE COUNCILMEMBERS, TO MINGAS WITH ME ON SATURDAYS IN DIFFERENT PLACES. THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I HAVE NOT SEEN IN OTHER PLACES. SO, I'M NOT GOING TO STOP, I'M GOING TO KEEP DOING IT. AGAIN, THIS IS HUGE FOR ME BECAUSE I NEVER THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO BE HERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME HERE. HOPEFULLY, THIS IS NOT THE FIRST OR THE LAST TIME, I WANT TO BE HERE. HOPEFULLY WE CAN MAKE A CHANGE. I DON'T WANT TO BE PICKING UP TRASH FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. SO TWO YEARS, I WANT TO SEE A CHANGE. I'M HERE TO DO A CHANGE. THIS IS NOT ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA OR LIKES, I SEE PEOPLE SAYING I'M DOING THIS FOR LIKES. IT'S NOT ABOUT LIKES, IT'S ABOUT L.A. IT'S NOT ABOUT ME, IT'S ABOUT L.A. THE CITY HAS TO DO SOMETHING. I WANT TO SEE A CHANGE IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS. WORLD CUP IS ABOUT FOUR MONTHS AWAY, AND OLYMPICS TWO YEARS. AND REALLY WE WANT TO SHOW THE WORLD LIKE THIS? THIS IS MY QUESTION TO YOU? YOU WANT TO PRESENT THIS CITY TO THE WORLD? I'M NOT GOING TO STOP, I'M GOING TO FILM THE TRASH AND SHOW THE WORLD HOW DIRTY WE ARE. I'M SERIOUS, IN TWO YEARS, I WANT TO SEE A CHANGE. HOPEFULLY IN TWO YEARS, HOPEFULLY I CAN STOP DOING THIS AND DO SOMETHING ELSE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE] >> M. Rodriguez: THANK YOU, JUAN. AND I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU WALK YOU THROUGH THE HORSE SURE THAT YOU CLEAN UP, YOU MAKE SURE THAT YOU GET THE TRASH PICKED UP SO IT'S NOT BLOWN UP AGAIN. I'VE SEEN YOUR VIDEOS, I KNOW THAT HAPPENS. YES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, COUNCILMEMBER JURADO. >> Y. Jurado: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ FOR RECOGNIZING JUAN AND HIS WORK WITH CLEAN L.A. WITH ME. YOUR WORK GOES BEYOND CLEANING STREETS. YOU'RE SO SELF-MOTIVATED, YOU'RE SUCH A SWEET MOTIVATED PERSON AND WHEN WE'RE HEADED INTO A HARD BUDGET SEASON, THE COMMUNITY HAS TO MEET US WHERE WE'RE AT AND YOU'RE GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND, TO HELP US OUT. SO WHEN WE MET ON WEDNESDAY, YOU SHARED THE WORD OF THE MINGA WHICH MEANS COMMUNITY WORK IN YOUR NATIVE LANGUAGE AND IT MEANS LIKE WHEN COMMUNITIES COME TOGETHER, TO BUILD A BRIDGE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, BUT FOR YOU, THIS MEANS COMMUNITY COMING TOGETHER TO WORK FOR THE BENEFIT OF THEIR COMMUNITY BY CLEANING IT UP. SO I THINK IT'S SO AWESOME AND I'M EXCITED BECAUSE TOMORROW, MORNING IN BOYLE HEIGHTS WE'LL BE WITH JUAN AT 9:30 PARTNERING TO DO A CLEAN UP. 135 NORTH MISSION ROAD. I MET REALLY COME INTO REALITY, HE WANTS TO DO 52 CLEAN UPS IN THE NEXT YEAR. SO THIS IS A SECOND MINGA OF THE YEAR. SO COLLEAGUES, LET'S GET A MINGA AND ALL THE DISTRICTS LIKE COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ SAID. THANKS JUAN. THANKS COUNCILMEMBER. >> M. Rodriguez: THANK YOU. >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ? >> E. Hernandez: THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ FOR BRINGING IN JUAN. JUAN, THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK FOR CLEAN L.A. WITH ME. AND I HEARD YOU TALK ABOUT 311, AND I SHARE THE CHAIR THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE AND WE'RE GOING FOB HAVING A JOINT MEETING WITH GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS. COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ, I BELIEVE YOU'RE ON THAT COMMITTEE NO? >> M. Rodriguez: BUT IT'S ON MY MOTION SO IT'S ALL GOOD. >> E. Hernandez: THAT'S OKAY. THIS MEETING WE'RE GOING TO BE DISCUSSING 311 AND CORRECTIONS THAT WE NEED TO MAKE TO THE APP SO THE DELIVERY IS MUCH MORE FLUID. SO IF YOU HAVE TIME, PLEASE COME ON BY. THIS IS GOING TO BE FEBRUARY THIRD AT A SPECIAL JOINT MEETING BETWEEN GOVERNMENT OPS. NOT TO FUNCTION PROPERTY BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY SHOUT OUT TO BSS, BUREAU OF SANITATION, BOOR OFF STREET SERVICES, THE FOLKS WHO FILL THE POTHOLES AND PICKUP THE TRASH AND EVERYBODY IN BETWEEN, THEY DO A PHENOMENAL JOB, WE JUST HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE APP WORKS. >> I HAVE A LOT OF RECOMMENDATIONS. >> E. Hernandez: THEN I'LL SEE YOU THERE, FEBRUARY 3. >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER PARK? >> T. Park: THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. AND JUAN, THANK YOU SO MUCH TRULY FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING AROUND THE CITY. WE'VE BEEN FOLLOWING YOU ON SOCIALS AND SEEING WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND YOU HAVE REALLY LAUNCHED A MOVEMENT AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, YOU'RE CREATING AN EDUCATION CAMPAIGN, AROUND A VERY REAL PROBLEM FACING OUR CITY. AND IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT REMINDING AFTER WE APPROACH ANOTHER DIFFICULT BUDGET CYCLE THAT FOCUSES ON CORE SERVICES KEEPING OUR STREETS SAFE AND CLEAN HAS GOT TO REMAIN TOP OF OUR PRIORITY. AND AS A CURRENT COAST TAKER, THE IMPACTS THAT WE SEE ON OUR ENVIRONMENT FROM THIS UNMITIGATED TRASH DISASTER IS VERY REAL. THE IMPACTS ON OUR DOLPHINS OUR FISH AND SEA LIONS AND OUR BIRDS, THE COAST LINE IS ABSOLUTELY HORRIFIC. IT'S THE RECIPIENT OF ALL OF THAT TRASH AND POLLUTION AND GARAGE AND DEBRIS THAT MOVES THROUGH OUR GUTTERS AND STORM DRAINS AT OUR WATERWAYS RIGHT OUT TO THE OCEAN. SOY COLLEAGUES, I HOPE AS WE MOVE THROUGH THESE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT PRIORITIZING, WE'RE FOCUSING ON THIS, THANK YOU FOR SPOTLIGHTING THIS ISSUE HERE IN THE CITY. >> MY PLEASURE. >> Council President: THANK YOU. EXCUSE ME, THANK YOU SO MUCH JUAN AS THE COUNCILMEMBERS SAID, WE ALL FOLLOW YOUR WORK AND FOLLOW THE SPIRIT AND ENERGY THAT YOU HAVE FOR OUR CITIES AND NEIGHBORHOODS. AND SO WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS TO US AS A CITY HOW WE CAN DO THINGS BETTER. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE. COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ. >> Speaker: YEAH, I HAVE A LOT OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MANY THINGS. SO, AS YOU KNOW, I'M A I KNOW ABOUT TECHNOLOGY SO I HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE IN THAT. MANY THINGS HAVE TO COME AND MAKES IT EASIER FOR ME. FOR ME IT'S EASY BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW HOW TO WORK THE APP BUT THAT HAS TO MAKE IT EASY FOR NEIGHBORS. SO WHENEVER, I CAN DO THE RECOMMENDATIONS, BUT THANK YOU. I FEEL LIKE I WAS BORN HERE IN L.A. I DON'T WANT TO MOVE FROM HERE SO YOU'RE GOING TO SEE ME HERE FOREVER. >> M. Rodriguez: THANK YOU. AS A USER OF 311 AS SOMEBODY WHO HAS IDENTIFIED THE SHORTCOMING, I LOOK FORWARD TO THE CONVERSATION ON THAT 311. SOMETIMES YOU JUST DON'T FIX WHAT IS NOT BROKEN AND WHAT HAS TRANSPIRED WITH 311 THAT HAS TO BE CORRECTED. I LOOK FORWARD TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS GOVERNMENT ACTUALLY WORKS FOR SOMEBODY LIKE YOU AND EVERYBODY, IT SHOULD WORK FOR EVERYBODY SEEMLESSLY, IF YOU CALL YOU SHOULD GET A RESPONSE. IT SHOULD BE RESPONSIVE TO YOUR NEEDS. A CLEAN L.A. IS A SAFE L.A. SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT OUR SYSTEMS ARE BEING RESPONSIVE TO OUR CONSTITUENTS, NOT JUST YOU AS A SUPER USER BUT ANYBODY ACROSS THE CITY WHETHER THEY'RE CALLING FOR A BULKY ITEM PICKUP OR REPORTING A POTHOLE, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS INTEGRITY AND TRUST AND RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE. BUT I WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR INSPIRING A MOVEMENT. TAKING INSTAGRAM BY STORM. YOU'VE DONE AN INCREDIBLE JOB AND KNOWING THAT DID YOU IT ALL ALONE, IT'S INCREDIBLE. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE CLEAN L.A. WITH ME, JUAN THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WORK AND THANK YOU FOR COMING TO OUR CITY AND FOR INSPIRING THIS MOVEMENT AND CHANGE. >> Speaker: THANK YOU SO MUCH. THS IS BEAUTIFUL. AND LET'S WORK TOGETHER TO HAVE AN CLEAN L.A., OKAY. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> Council President: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT WONDERFUL PRESENTATION. ALL RIGHT, MADAM CLERK, MR. CITY ATTORNEY, I BELIEVE WE'RE PREPARED TO GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YES, MR. PRESIDENT. TO PEOPLE PROVIDE BE PUBLIC COMMENT, WHEN IT'S YOUR TURN TO SPEAK, PLEASE STATE WHICH OF THE AGENDA ITEMS YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO. YOU'LL HAVE ONE MINUTE PER ITEM UP TO THREE MINUTES TOTAL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. WE WILL TELL WHEN YOU YOUR TIME IS SUPE. 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 CLEAR LEON TOPIC. IF YOU DON'T DO SO S YOU WILL FORFEIT 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 13 AND 14. SO AGAIN, THE ITEMS THAT ARE OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE AGENDA ARE ITEMS 13 AND 14. SO ACTUALLY, THE MAXIMUM FOR TODAY FOR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA IS GOING TO BE TWO MINUTES. 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 SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION. A COUPLE MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS IF I CAN HAVE THE INTERPRETERS MAKE THE FIRST ONE ALOUD TO THE ROOM PLEASE. IF YOU REQUIRE A SPANISH LANGUAGE INTERPRETER, MAKE SURE TO PAUSE EVERY FEW SENTENCE SO SOUTH SIDE THE INTERPRETER CAN INTERPRET. >> Interpreter: [SPEAKING SPANISH] [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 OR PURSUANT TO THE ADA IN ORDER TO MAKE USE OF THE WIRELESS MICROPHONE, PLEASE LET THE SERGEANT KNOW BY RAISING YOUR HAND ONCE YOU HEAR YOUR NAME YOU SIGNED UP UNDER CALLED ALOUD AND IT'S YOUR TURN TO SPEAK. IN TERMS OF THE ORDER WE CALL SPEAKERS, THE ORDER IS RANDOMLY GENERATED. PLEASE WAIT UNTIL YOU HEAR THE NAME YOU SIGNED UP UNDER CALLED ALOUD BEFORE LINING UP ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, MR. CITY ATTORNEY AND FOLKS IN THE GALLERY, WE HAVE ABOUT 14 SPEAKERS SIGNED UP. THAT JUMPED FROM 14 TO 29 AFTER MR. HERMAN WALKED IN THE ROOM. SO WE'RE GOING TO CALL AS MANY NAMES WHO WE CAN AND THOSE ACTUAL PEOPLE WHO WANT TO SPEAK, YOU CAN COME FORWARD TO SPEAK. WE'RE GOING IT TO ALLOW 30 MINUTES FOR PUBLIC SPEAKING. SO WE WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AT 11:20. >> City Attorney: AND MR. HERMAN, THIS IS YOUR FIRST AND FORMAL WARNING FOR TWO REASONS. FIRST OF ALL, YOU DISRUPTED COUNCILMEMBER JURADO WHEN YOU APPLAUDED AND THERE WAS NO APPLAUSE AT THE TIME. SECOND OF ALL, BY SIGNING UP MULTIPLE TIMES, IT FORCES US TO READ MULTIPLE NAMES WHICH DISRUPTS THIS MEETING. >> Clerk: I'LL BEGIN BY CALLING THE FOLLOWING NAMES. GREENSPAN, DAVID CARTER, DANA, EMMA, ANDREW GRAB NER, MARTY HAS AND BATMAN. >> City Attorney: MR. HERMAN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MOVING FORWARD, PLEASE LET THE SERGEANTS KNOW WHETHER YOU WOULD LIKE TO ABIDE BY THAT ACCOMMODATION REQUEST OR NOT. YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES FOR THE ITEMS AND ONE FOR GENERAL. >> Speaker: CON TEMPCIOUS, OVERBEARING ALL BECAUSE OF MY COLOR OF MY SKIN, TO THE MAYOR FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF ANOTHER DUMB POLICE COMMISSIONER FOR THE TERM ENDING 2030, DUMB, DUMB. HOW DO I PLAN TO RESOLVE THIS? MR. CONPTEMTOUS. APPROVED BY I, I'M THE APPROVAL. >> City Attorney: YOU'VE EXHAUSTED YOUR MINUTE FOR ITEM 13. >> Speaker: I DIDN'T GET A MINUTE. YOU INTERRUPTED MY 30 SECONDS. >> City Attorney: PLEASE MOVE ON TO ITEM 14. >> Speaker: OH SO IT'S LIKE THAT. ITEM 14, SMOKING SCAN, REGARDING MR. L.E.V.I. N., LEVIN FOR THE CHARTER REFORM COMMISSION, WELL YOU KNOW, WHETHER WE VOTE FOR CHARTER COMMISSIONS OR NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSIONS OR NEIGHBORHOOD COMMITTEES, IT'S ALL BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, DON'T WE KNOW THAT MR. GROAT, YOU'RE THE CITY ATTORNEY. YOU'VE BEEN PROTECTING THEM UNDER THE FALSEHOOD OF THE BROWN ACT. PUT THAT ON THE RECORD. THAT'S WHAT YOU DO. CRIMINAL CORRUPTION. NOW INTO MY NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT ASSHOLE. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. >> Speaker: TO THE BIG HEAD, PUMPKIN HEAD, STUPID AS CITY ATTORNEY LIKE T TOMAS, I SURE HOPE DAVID O CARTER REVOKES YOUR LICENSE FOR HAVING THE CLOSED SESSION OF BROWN ACT AFTER THE MEETING. AFTER YOU DISCUSSED MY PUBLIC COMMENT BY INTERRUPTIONS BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT TO HEAR DAVID O CARTER'S NAME WHO IS DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB, JUST LIKE TRUMP IS DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB. COME INTO MY COUNTRY LEGALLY, YOU BIG HEAD KOREAN HEAD. THANK YOU, SMOKING SCAN. AND THE REASON BEHIND THAT IS BECAUSE WE HAVE CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR CITY. THAT'S THE REASON YOU HAVE LAHSA SO YOU CAN STEAL MONEY, KEEP THE HOMELESS PIMP SIT GOING ON SO THAT YOU ASSHOLES CAN COLLECT THE CHECK. 42 USC. >> City Attorney: YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED. NEXT SPEAKER. AND AS WE WAIT FOR THE NEXT SPEAKER TO COME UP, FYI WITH REGARD TO THE CHARTER REFORM COMMISSION, THEY ARE BROWN ACT MEETINGS, THEY DO POST AGENDAS ONLINE AND THEY DO WELCOME PUBLIC COMMENT. IS ENCOURAGE TO YOU DO SO. >> Speaker: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SMOKING SCAN, CITY ATTORNEY. START WITH NUMBER 13. [SINGING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE] [SINGING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE] [SINGING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE] [SINGING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE] [SINGING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE] ITEM NUMBER 14. [SINGING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE] [SINGING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE] [SINGING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE] [SINGING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE] >> City Attorney: BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO YOUR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. IS DO SEE A FEW CONFUSED LOOKS FOR THE AUDIENCE AND FROM INTERNET SEWERS AS WELL. I WILL MAKE THE SAME OFFER TO YOU THAT WE'VE MADE MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE AND THE SAME GOES FOR ANYBODY THAO WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT IN ANOTHER LANGUAGE. IF YOU LET US KNOW 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE, WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO ACCOMMODATE THIS REQUEST. THIS SPEAKER HAS BEEN MADE THAT OFFER AND HE HAS NOT ELECTED TO DO SO. WE CANNOT FORCE AN INTERPRETER, WE'LL BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE YOU BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO SO AT THE EXPENSE OF EVERYONE ELSE IF THEY DON'T WANT ONE. GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: FIRST I WANT TO TALK ABOUT FIRST GENERAL POINTS. I WISH EVERYONE ON THE INTERNET, LET'S NOT FORGET THAT WE HAVE A COUNCIL DISTRICT 1 CRISIS AND MR. SPINDLER IS CURRENTLY RUNNING. AND MR. SPINDLER IS PREPARED TO WIN. LET'S DO NOT FORGET OUR COUNCIL DISTRICT 1, MR. SPINDLER BECAUSE THAT'S THE ONLY WAY TO SAVE DISTRICT 1. NOT HERNANDEZ, NOT RICARDO NOT GONZALEZ, BUT SPINDLER. HOPEFULLY DO NOT FORGET MR. SPOKING SCAN. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT A PUBLIC SAFETY CRISIS. BECAUSE THE OTHER DAY, I WALK IN McARTHUR PARK AND I WAS GANG BANGED BY 20 BLACK PEOPLE. AND WHEN I CALLED 911, THE 911 ARRIVED 30 MINUTES LATER. THAT'S REALLY BAD. THE PERSON WHO SHOWED UP TO SAVE ME, IS DANA WHO TREATED ME A AFTER THE GANG BANG SENT ME TO THE HOSPITAL. WE NEED MORE SAFETY IN MACARTHUR PARK. >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER BEGINS, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL UP AUDIT L.A., BON FIELD, CHEN YU, GONZALEZ AND FREDERICK. >> Speaker: ALL RIGHT, I'LL SPEAK TO 14, GENERAL COMMENT AND 13. >> City Attorney: SO YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES FOR THE ITEMS AND ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL, GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: SO 14 IS RELATED TO BLUMENFIELD WHO IS NOT HERE. NO APPOINTMENT TO THE CHARTER REFORM COMMISSION. I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT IF SOMEBODY NEEDS TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT LIKE THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT, PRESIDENT PRO TEM AND THEY DON'T BOTHER TO SHOW UP WHEN THEIR NOMINEE IS ON BEING CONSIDERED, SHOULD BE VOIDED PROBABLY OR AT LEAST CONTINUED. SINCE THE GUY WHO NOMINATED THIS PERSON IS NOT EVEN HERE. WHERE IS BLUMENFIELD? OF COURSE HE HAD TO MAKE THIS NOMINATION AFTER HIS FIRST NOMINATION FAILED BECAUSE NOBODY WANT A RIGHT-WING JERK IN THE REFORM COMMISSION. BUT THE REFORM COMMISSION HAS BEEN SLOW CONSIDERING A LOT OF REFORMS AND SUCH. AND SOME OF THEIR MANAGEMENT HAS BEEN A LITTLE BIT WEIRD. SO, BUT OF COURSE, IT'S WHEN YOU'RE NOMINATED BY L.A. CITY COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR. SO 13 IS RELATED TO THE MAYORS NOMINATION TO THE POLICE COMMISSION, DANIEL T BORE. SO EVERY NOMINATION THAT BASS HAS MADE TO THE POLICE COMMISSION HAS BEEN AN ABSOLUTE NIGHTMARE ON THE COMMISSION. THIS, I THINK THIS IS THE SEAT THAT LITERALLY IS REPLACING CAROL SUTHERS, SHOULD SAY A LOT ABOUT MAYOR BASS NOMINATIONS. THAT SHE WOULD NOMINATE SOMEBODY LIKE AEURO SUTHER. AND THIS IS ANOTHER NOMINATION LIKE THIS H.EVERY NOM THAT ISING THAT BASS HAS MADE HAS BEEN RUBBER STAMPING EVERYTHING, THEY'VE BEEN PUBLICLY HOSTILE TO THE PUBLIC WHO COMES TO GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT AT POLICE COMMISSION MEETINGS. THIS IS, SO OF COURSE WE'LL HAVE 15 AYES FOR THIS. EXCEPT FOR BLUMENFIELD. >> City Attorney: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: SO BECAUSE, NONE OF YOU ARE BRAVE NUP TO ACTUALLY FIGHT BACK AGAINST ANY OF THIS STUFF. SPEAKING OF THINGS THAT YOU'RE NOT BRAVE ENOUGH TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT. SO SUFFICIENT, YOU BRING IN ALL OF THESE PEOPLE TO DO THESE PRESENTATIONS, TESTIMONIAL ABOUT THE IMPACTS OF THE ICE AND RAIDS. BUT NONE OF YOU ACTUALLY DO, WHAT ARE THE THINGS THAT YOU HAVE THE POWER TO DO? WHICH IS TO FIRE JIM McDONNELL. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN COMING HERE TO SAY THIS FOR MONTHS. YOU HAVE THE POWER TO FIRE JIM McDONNELL, WHO UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP, LAPD IS ASSISTING AND AIDING ICE. AND NONE OF YOU WILL DO IT! WHEN IS JIM McDONNELL BEING FIRED? HE'S PRETTY AN OPEN RACIST. LAPD VIOLENCE HAS SKYROCKETED UPPED HIS LEADERSHIP, WHEN IS JIM McDONNELL GETTING FIRED? >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER BEGINS, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL UP GIGI, JI INCOME TAXER HOTTY KATIE, JOE B, LARA, LEA AND ROSE H. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: I WANT TO MAKE A GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT ON BETTER PROCEEDING. I'M FREDERICK, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE BETTER CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. I'M A CIVILIZED, I TRY TO BE A CIVILIZED AMERICAN. MY CONCERN IS COMMUNITY CIVILIZED BEHAVIOR. WE NEED A CIVILIZED BEHAVIOR. WE NEED COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT DETERMINING RESOURCES. FEW MEMBERS ARE AMONG THESE RESOURCES. NOT THIS VIOLENT AGGRESSION FOR ATTAINMENTS OR DETERMINATION OF FAITHS, FATES, THE PRESIDENT APPEARS A GAIN. WE MUST HAVE A PRINCIPLE ARRANGEMENT. LIFE IS NOT A GAME. IT APPEARS THIS, THE DISPLAYED ELECTED OFFICIALS OF PUBLIC FOCUS PRESENT INDIVIDUALS OF INDIVIDUAL AND DIS SHOVELEMENT. VOTING IS A GAME. THEY PLAY GAMES. WE REQUIRE STATE PERSON'S, INDIVIDUALS DISPLAYING A PERSONAL ORDER OF GROWTH. WE NEED PEACE AND HARMONY, DIGNITY, SEIZE ENTER SEE, DEMOCRACY. >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER? >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER BEGINS, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL UP GOAT PICKUP PET, TRY H, VICTORIA AND SANE KAUFMAN. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, THIS IS JUST FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: OKAY, SO YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: I'M SANE KAUFMAN I'M 28 YEARS OLD I WAS BORN IN KAISER WEST L.A. AND GREW UP IN WESTERN. I'M ABOUT AS L.A. AS IT GETS. I'VE COME TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT AN ISSUE THAT WEIGHS HEAVILY ON MY HEART. I'VE NEVER FELT LIKE THIS BEFORE NOR I HAD NEVER IMAGINED I WOULD SAY THESE WORDS. OUR CITY IS UNDER ATTACK, MASKED MEN ARE ABDUCTING MY NEIGHBORS AND I URGENTLY IMPLORE MY COMMUNITY LEADERS TO MAKE IT STOP. UNDOCUMENTED PEOPLE HAVE BEEN PART OF MY LIFE HERE. AS CONSTRUCTION WORKER, THEY WERE MY ELDERS, MENTORS MY GUIDES. THOUGH I WAS BORN HERE, MANY OF THEM HAVE BEEN IN THE COUNTRY LONGER THAN I HAVE. THERE IS ONLY ONE GROUP THAT IS NOT WELCOME IN OUR CITY. AND TT THE ICE THUGS. THE ATTACK ON MY IMMIGRANT NEIGHBORS IS PROFOUNDLY PERSONAL, MY ANCESTOR BOUGHT THE REVOLUTION AND EVIL HUMANITY OF SLAVERY AND CIVIL WAR. SOME OF MY FAMILY HOWEVER, HAVE JUST ARRIVED. >> City Attorney: SPEAKER, YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED. >> Speaker: ALL RIGHT, WELL THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> City Attorney: AND THIS GOES FOR EVERYONE. IF YOU RUN OUT OF TIME AND IF YOUR NAME IS IS NOT CALLED, YOU CAN ALWAYS PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENT, OR WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT AT L.A. COUNCIL COMMENT.COM. IT'S NOT THAT WE DON'T WANT TO HEAR YOU BUT WE HAVE TO APPLY THE RULES EQUALLY AND THAT APPLIES TO THE TIME CONSTRAINT AS WELL. GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEM WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: THE FIRST TWO AGENDA, WE SHOULD HAVE THE TWO MINUTES FOR OUR OWN. THE NATIONAL POLICY IS 3 MINUTES AND I BELIEVE WE'RE BEING CHEATED OF THAT. >> City Attorney: ONE MINUTE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: THE SOLE PURPOSE THAT WE CANNOT DISCUSS THE CORRECT AGENDA THAT THE CITY NEEDS. AND, ONE MINUTE IS NOT LONG ENOUGH, THE NATIONAL TIME AVERAGE IS THREE MINUTES IN CITY COUNCIL AND ANY MEMBERSHIP SPEAKERS. I'M WAITING FOR THE GENERAL. >> City Attorney: YOU'RE ON GENERAL. >> Speaker: PARDON ME? >> City Attorney: OH, SO YOU ARE ON GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. WHAT YOU ARE SPEAKING TO BEFORE WAS NOT RELATED TO 13 AND 14 SO YOU HAVE 36 SECONDS LEFT. >> Speaker: ALL RIGHT, DEMAND AN AUDIT OF THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. YOU'VE GOT 6.5 BILLION DOLLARS FOR HOMELESS. IT TAKES ONE BILLION DOLLARS TO BUYS A HOME FOR EVERYONE OF THE HOMELESS. THAT'S 1,000 EXTRA HOMES. YOU'RE IN CHARGE OF THE BUDGET. AT 6.5 BILLION DOLLARS TO GET EVERY HOMELESS OFF THE STREET. LET ME TELL YOU WHERE THE 5 BILLION IS. IT'S IN THE ACCOUNT OF MAYOR BASS IN SOUTH AFRICA. SHE WENT DOWN THERE TO SEE HER MONEY. DEMAND THIS COUNCIL HAVE AN AUDIT OF THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. WHERE IS IS THE MONEY! WHERE IS IS THE MONEY! WHY DO WE HAVE HOMELESS FOR 5 BILLION DOLLARS. >> City Attorney: SPEAKER, YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED. >> City Attorney: SPEAKER, YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED, YOU'RE NOW DISRUPTING OUR ABILITY TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SPEAKER. WE HEAR YOU. PLEASE VACATE THE PODIUM. >> Speaker: WHERE IS THE MONEY! >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS? >> Clerk: NO COUNCIL PRESIDENT, ALL THE NAMES HAVE BEEN CALLED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Council President: OKAY, THAT CONCLUDED PUBLIC COMMENT FOR TODAY'S MEETING. WHAT IS BEFORE US. >> Clerk: BEFORE THE COUNCIL TO VOTE ARE ITEMS 13 TO 14. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, ON ITEMS 13 TO 14, WE HAVE MR. LEVIN AND MR. TABER WITH US TODAY, IF THERE IS ANY DISCUSSION FOR MEMBERS. I WOULD ASK TO YOU STAND AND WAVE YOUR HAND SO WE CAN SEE YOU. THESE ARE FOLKS WHO HAVE RAISED THEIR HAND AND SAID YES TO THIS COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WITH REGARD TO SERVING ON OUR CHARTER COMMISSION. NOT AN EASY JOB AT ALL. BUT WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES. IF I SEE NO SPEAKERS ON QUEUE, WE'RE GOING TO OPEN THE ROLE ON THESE TWO ITEMS. CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 13 AYES. --12 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, MR. ZABER, MR. LEVIN, IS CHARTER COMMISSION, MR. TABER IS LOS ANGELES POLICE COMMISSION. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE. MADAM CLERK, WHAT IS NEXT? >> Clerk: THE COUNCIL MAY MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 4 CALLED SPECIAL BY COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ FOR COMMENTS. >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ. >> E. Hernandez: THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES, CITY COUNSEL PRESIDENT. I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS MOTION. CURRENTLY MAINTAINING THE LIGHTING NETWORK IS CAUSED BY WIRE THEFT. BUT WE'VE DONE SOME SOLAR, AND THEY HAVE REDUCED THEFT. MODERNIZE LOS ANGELES BY EXPANDING EV CHARGING AND SMART TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY. BSL, DELIVERED OVER 400 CHARGING STATIONS. AND USING THIS EXIST ING PIPES, WE CAN AS A CITY SAVED MONEY IN THE FUTURE, FOR CAPITAL EXPENDITURE. EXPLORING THIS OPTION CAN GENERATE NEW REVENUE. BRINGING NEW MONEY IN ESPECIALLY OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY THIS IS ONE OF THOSE MOMENTS WHERE EXPLORING THIS OPTION CAN GENERATE ADDITIONAL REVENUE TO STREET, LIGHTING INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGH PUBLIC PRIVATE AND NONPROFIT PARTNERSHIPS BY LEASING THIS UNDER UTILIZED ASSET, THE CITY CAN CAPITALIZE ON ITS OWN WORTH. THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER FOR SECONDING THIS MOTION. WE CAN TRY TO PLAY WALKMO AND TRY THO CATCH ALL THOSE STEALING WIRES,--BUT WE CAN KEEP OUR NEIGHBORHOODS LIT. I BELIEVE THAT WE CAN TURN THESE EMPTY PIPES INTO A NETWORK THAT SERVES ALL ANGELINO AND I URGE YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS. >> >> Council President: THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ. OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 12 AYES. >> Council President: WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: THE COUNCIL MAY MOVE TO NUMBER 9 CALLED SPECIAL BY MS. HERNANDEZ FOR A SEPARATE VOTE. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. THIS ITEM IS CALLED SPECIAL BY COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ FOR A SPECIAL VOTE. ALL RIGHT. IT, MS. CLERK, WE'LL OPEN THE ROLL AGAIN. CLOSE THE ROLL, ALL RIGHT, IT SEEMS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH OUR VOTING APPARATUS. OPEN THE ROLL ON THIS ITEM, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE VOTE. >> Clerk: 10 AYES, 2 NOES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: THAT WOULD BE 9 AYES AND 3 NOES AND THE ITEM IS STILL ADOPTED. NOW THE COUNCIL HAS MOTIONED FOR POSTED AND REFERRAL. >> Council President: THEY ARE POSTED AND REFERRED. ANNOUNCEMENTS MEMBERS? COUNCILMEMBER HUTT? NO? SORRY. COUNCILMEMBER HUTT? >> H. Hutt: NO ANNOUNCEMENT? THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I WANT TO ANNOUNCE THAT IT'S MARTIN LUTHER KING HOLIDAY WEEKEND. ON MONDAY, WE HAVE THE BIG MLK PARADE AT MLK FROM WESTERN ALL THE WAY TO LA MER PARK. MEET PUS AT MLK AND CEN SAW, IT'S FREE AND WE HAVE FREEDOM FEST IN LA MER PARK. CATCH PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND GET THERE SO YOU DON'T HAVE A PARKING PROBLEM AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO CELEBRATING THE GREAT WORK OF MARTIN LUTHER KING. >> Council President: THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER HUTT AND TO THE TEAM WHO HELPED US GET READY FOR ONE OF THE BIGGEST EVENTS THAT WE HAVE ANYWHERE IN THE CITY ALL YEAR LONG. SO MONDAY MORNING, WE'LL BE THERE FROM EARLY IN THE MORNING AT THE LABOR BREAKFAST ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AT THE FREEDOM FEST. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER LEE? >> J. Lee: THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. TODAY MARKS THE ANNIVERSARY OF NORTHRIDGE EARTHQUAKE. I THINK MANY OF US REMEMBER CLEARLY, I WAS A SENIOR AT CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE AT THE TIME, BECAUSE IN A MATTER OF SECONDS THE QUAIT CAUSED WIDESPREAD DAMAGE TO SO MANY HOMES AND BUSINESSES, FREEWAYS, HOSPITALS AND CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND OBVIOUSLY AFFECTED SO MANY DIFFERENT LIVES THROUGHOUT THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY AND BEYOND. BUT THIS EVENT EXPOSED A LOT OF GAPS IN OUR SYSTEM WITH THAT, THAT HAVE LEAD TO MAJOR LASTING CHANGES WHETHER THEY BE BUILDING CODES, OR SEISMIC STANDARDS AND MORE COORDINATED RESPONSE TO EMERGENCIES OF THIS SIZE AND MAGNITUDE. BECAUSE IN THE DECADES SINCE LOS ANGELES HAS PHASED OTHER DISASTER AND TRAGEDIES FROM EXTREME STORMS, RAINFALL, HEAT AND AS WE ALL KNOW, LARGE WILDFIRES THAT HAVE DESTROYED NEIGHBORHOODS AND FORCE IFED FAMILIES FROM THEIR HOMES. WHILE THE HAZARDS ARE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT, THE LESSONS REMAIN THE SAME THAT PREPARATION, EDUCATION AND COORDINATION SAVE LIVES, REDUCED HARM AND AIDS IN RECOVERY. THE NORTHRIDGE EARTHQUAKE, REMAINS A REMINDER THAT DISASTERS ARE NOT OBSTRUCT RISK JUST LIKE WHAT WE EXPERIENCED LAST YEAR. THESE ARE REAL EVENTS WITH LASTING CONSEQUENCES AND THE DECISIONS WE MAKE BEFORE THEM OCCUR ACTUALLY MATTER. SO TO THAT END, NEXT WEEKEND AT THE BYRNE AND BOBINGMAN RANCH, MY TEAM AGENCIES WILL BE HOSTING A EARTHQUAKE PREPAREDNESS FAIR BUT ALSO ON GENERAL PREPAREDNESS FOR ALL TYPES OF EMERGENCIES. I INVITE EVERYONE LISTENING TO COME AND JOIN US. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. >> Council President: THANK YOU SO MUCH MR. LEE. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? MEMBERS? ALL RIGHT, SEEING NONE, LET'S ALL RISE FOR ADJOURNING MOTIONS. ADJOURNING MOTIONS TO MY LEFT? ADJOURNING MOTIONS TO MY RIGHT? ALL RIGHT, MEMBERS I HAVE ONE ADJOURNING MOTION. I RISE AND ASK THAT WE ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF ONE REV. RICHARD SMALLWOOD A WELL-KNOWN AND RENOWNED GOSPEL WRITER AND MUSICIAN, WROTE A LOT OF SONGS THAT WE HEAR IN CHURCH ON A REGULAR BASIS. HE WAS A CHILD PRODIGY LEARNED TO PLAY THE PIANO BY EAR. AND GRADUATED FROM--AND HAD AN INCREDIBLE ON OUR MOVEMENT FOR GOSPEL MUSIC HERE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. ON BEHALF OF THE GOSPEL MOUSSE PICK COMMUNITY IN L.A. I ASK THAT WE ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF GREAT LATE REV. RICHARD SMALLWOOD. ALL RIGHT, WITH THAT WE'RE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU SO MUCH, EVERYBODY. It right now is still the cheapest source of energy. I'm going forward. My career has been over 40 years and I worked on nuclear design in the first half of my career. I built a lot of natural gas fired projects. I moved into solar and energy storage. Um, about 18 years ago. Um, but right now and without tariffs and with tariffs and without tax credits, solar and battery storage is still the solution. Um, not only cost effective, but for sustainable future. So but with that, um, you know, we should all reflect. I'm not sure I can add any, any additional. Thanks. And recognition. It's been a just a tremendous experience for us. We look forward to being, you know, decades in this in this area. Um and that's our that's our, our agenda is to maintain long term ownership of these facilities. This facility should be here for 40 years or more. Um and, and we and we expect to be a continuing member of the community here. Um, so we should all kind of reflect on, on, on what's been built here and everybody's role in this, um, you know, hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of people were, were, were key in bringing this project to fruition. And we're going to continue to deliver a clean, sustainable energy for the city of LA and for Glendale. So with that, thank you very much and great to have all of you with us today