coming here since I was a little kid. So I'm 56. That's a long time of Dodger history. It's a family thing, right? Like my grandpa on my dad's side. He worked with the team for a couple of years back in the 70s. My dad born and raised here. He just passed down the fandom to me. Like I remember being a kid, him telling me about Kirk Gibson's walk off. Like, I remember coming to games back in the like, 2000, 20 tens, like Matt Kemp was my guy. Andre Ethier was my guy. Uh, this man right here, my favorite player of all time. Thank you. For 18 years. Thank you for showing up and watching us play for the last 18 years. Thank you for being here for me and my family and supporting us. And thank you for all you guys. Thank you. My teammates, you guys are the best in the world. It's just like a lifelong thing for me. Um, it just feels like it's been years in the making, this greatness. This is a dynasty now. It's a family thing, I love it. I feel like we're winning for all my past generations, and they can see more Dodgers championships. That's what I'm hoping for. Everybody's been asking questions about a dynasty. How about three and six years? How about a back to back? Yes. Three peat would be pretty nice to see here in Los Angeles. I'm ready to get another ring. Job in 2024. Done job in 2025. Done job in 2026. Starts now . Welcome to the Los Angeles Central Library, a cultural gem at the heart of downtown Los Angeles and the flagship of the Los Angeles Public Library system for the last century, this remarkable institution has been a beacon of learning, creativity and community for Angelenos and visitors alike. Every day, the Central Library connects people, providing a vital space to engage in the present. Learn from the past, and dream of the future. Whether you're visiting the city or viewing from home. Welcome to LA this week . Opened in 1926, the Los Angeles Central Library is an architectural landmark inspired by ancient civilizations and Spanish Colonial Revival styles. By the mid 1960s, the building faced calls for demolition, but preservation efforts prevailed. A major renovation saved the library, doubled its size, and introduced new landscaping. Now, in 2026, LA's public library invites everyone to celebrate 100 years of the Central Library and its lasting impact on the city. We are in the magnificent Central Library here in downtown Los Angeles, and we are celebrating the 100th birthday of this incredible building. Just as importantly, all of the incredible things that happen inside it and have happened over the last 100 years. For the Centennial, we dug out our time capsule that was placed on May 3rd, 1925, and we're going to be revealing what we found in that copper box. Yeah, it was not as simple or straightforward process to figure out how we were going to get the actual time capsule out of the middle of our wall from 100 years ago. There were structural integrity concerns. There were historic resource concerns. The actual cornerstone itself is beautifully inscribed with the name and the seal of the library, and we couldn't damage or destroy that. So long story short, we were able to come through the inside of the building, which happens to be the men's restroom, bust through the inside layer of the outer wall, and the cornerstone itself to finally reach the capsule and pull it out and be able to finally open it and share the contents. Today I would just encourage people to come down and see it. The time capsule especially is kind of fun because as kids we used to do time capsules in our backyard. No one probably ever dug them up, but in this case, you know, it was a very formal thing. And they even found a time capsule inside a time capsule, which was cool. So you can see all the contents of that. It's neat. There were some things that we knew had been placed in the time capsule through minutes of library board meetings, but as with almost all time capsules, there are inevitably surprises. Another really interesting thing to me was from the 1881 time capsule from the normal school that was on this site before the library, and that capsule was actually inside of ours. We didn't have any idea what that was going to contain, but among the really interesting things was a sort of memento of a black morning cloth. And dried moss from the funeral of President Garfield, who had been assassinated just a couple of months prior, and somebody who was at that memorial celebration in Cleveland brought that and felt that it was important to represent that moment in American history and put it in the time capsule. And that's something we have here that we never would have expected. I've walked around and looked at the artifacts, which is amazing how well they survived. They don't look like they sat in a box for 100 years, but the building itself proves that LA does have a history. We are not just this whole new city. We do have a history here and we like to celebrate our history a lot of great things to be proud of, of this library. I think it's the greatest place for any Angeleno can come and feel at home. Read and just feel at peace, knowing that they can have access to any great knowledge. As I have. I don't know what anyone would be if they didn't learn from history, learn from the lessons of life. Part of the celebration Incluye una tarjeta de biblioteca de edicion especial por el centenario de la Biblioteca Central. Tenemos exhibitions sobre la historia, El arte de la arquitectura de la biblioteca y también sobre Los servicios y ofrecemos es una cien anos esperando para qué llegara a les invitamos a todos? Ustedes a celebrar con nosotros ? Even though we're celebrating central Library, we're going to be having programing at our branches throughout the entire year. So people can go and get all kinds of information if they go to the Los Angeles Public Library website, lapl.org. Backslash central 100 and everything will be posted there, and we're going to be adding information as the year goes on. We're so excited to celebrate this incredible landmark building and to have the public celebrate with us. English So today's event is called Plant Day at the Library. I came in one day with my sister and saw that they had a sign for Plant Day, and I was like, oh, this seems really interesting. We should come and enjoy like the workshop that they have and she was like, okay, so we decided to come in. It's just a way for people to get together and celebrate plants and the people who love them. This one is called Donkey's Tail. We've gathered a number of different experts in horticulture flower arrangements sustainability composting. I love how you're adding just a little bit propagation and repotting to teach the public how to work with plants veggie trays in case they want to grow veggies at home. It's for drainage so people are walking away with knowledge of how to work with plants. Some plants themselves, and then also connections to community agencies that are working to make LA greener and more sustainable. Do you like my design? I do, it's very creative. I felt really proud of my idea and expressing who I am as a person, which I feel like I was able to do with the rainbow . We're Chicas Verde, we're a nonprofit organization based in Los Angeles where we create green spaces for students in the community. We've been invited by the Central Library for Plant Day. Today, we're doing flower bouquets where they're arranging flowers. Awesome. Yes yes, yes. I think that nature brings something out in us, right? We live in a natural world. At the end of the day, we come from nature and it's important for us to be able to connect with and learn in that sort of way. Doing something with your hands is really important to not only for kids, but also for everybody. Thank you and that's what we're here to do today. These stories up next on CityBeat. Mayor Karen Bass and the Los Angeles City Council have approved the 2028 cultural program for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, led by the city's Department of Cultural Affairs. The program will bring the creative energy of Los Angeles to the world stage, starting this year, the city will engage artists and cultural organizations in all 15 city council districts. The official launch will take place in 2027, with events taking place across Los Angeles in 2028. Learn more at Culture Dot. L.A. city Governor. Hey Angelenos, want to check out some amazing museums and cool spots? Your Los Angeles Public Library card is the key to it all. From the zoo, La Brea Tar Pits and LA Galaxy to the Music Center and so much more. Log in to discover and go to reserve free or low cost passes to tons of awesome attractions. Learn more at lapl.org. Slash explore LA. We're at the Central Library, the largest public library in California and one of the biggest in the nation. This has long been home to millions of books, photographs, maps, films, and archival materials. Some dating back to the city's earliest days. Reflecting the shared history of Los Angeles. That same sense of connection is being echoed in soccer. The Beautiful Game, as LA hosts this year's World Cup with fan festivals. Watch parties and community events unfolding across the city. The excitement is building fast. Whether you are new to the game, a casual fan or a devoted player, there are countless ways to experience the World Cup spirit throughout Los Angeles. Together. Right here, one, two and three. We're right at the doorstep of the World Cup. We're all coming together to bring together our communities and to celebrate the sport of soccer. It gives me great joy that we get to share our city with the world. Soccer is the most popular sport in the world, and to have eight matches hosted in Inglewood is bigger than a dream come true for the city. It puts us on the map as an international city. One of the things when we talk about the World Cup, there's always the question of what's the legacy going to be? What are you going to leave behind? And these clinics are going to be part of it. You're 26 different clinics around the county of Los Angeles, making sure that young kids can come out, experience the game, you know, the way it's supposed to be, and you know and have a good time and learn about the sport. The clinics are all about sharing that that love of soccer with with our community. But also just spending time with the young people and letting them know that they matter and that this game can unite us in ways that not a lot of things can. I think my legacy program is the coolest because I get the party bus. It's called Kick It with us mobile bus Tour. It's a mobile pop up tour that begins on March third, and it will literally cruise around the county for 100 days. They're going to stop. They're going to give out merch, so they kick it with us. Mobile tour is a great way to inspire, which we care deeply about. Grassroots participation, and we'll be able to unite all the passionate fans and the broader community we've been working on for months, trying to create opportunities for more residents to participate and be able to enjoy the World Cup excitement. And so we are very excited to have announced not just our fan festival, which will kick off the tournament here at the Coliseum, but nine additional official fan zones throughout the region that will be open for people to participate and enjoy matches. They'll be like mini fan festivals and it's a great opportunity to bring your family . I want this to be a joyful celebration, right? I want this to be where we're able to show the world what America is like and its true, truest forms, that we're kind and compassionate and we're loving, and we're going to bring the world together in a really great way, and no better way to do it than through the beautiful game of soccer. The library's Rare Books room holds more than 22,000 rare monographs dating as far back as the 15th century, with strengths in California and Mexican history, natural history, costume, voyages and travels. Both the Central Library and the LAPD serve as pillars of the community. One inspiring through knowledge and culture. The other safeguarding the city. The LAPD's focus on community policing and collaborative partnerships has helped reduce crime and build trust, as reflected in 2025 data like the library, its success depends on engaging the community, highlighted by initiatives such as the inaugural Native American Community Police Advisory Board . Today is a very exciting day for Los Angeles Police Department. For one, you're here at the Los Angeles Police Academy, where we have a lot of tradition and a lot of firsts, and today we're having our first Native American community police advisory Board meeting. We're going to be able to hand out their IDs after they completed the academy. And talk about issues and the direction that they're going to be going. Today is our badge ceremony. So we're building a board, which is helping our native American and Indigenous community of Los Angeles. The CPAp is what we call the Community Police Advisory Board. CPAp will be able to go out into the community and talk about what they've learned through the police. They'll be able to educate our officers in dealing with the different cultures and the different folks in the Native American community, and we're just going to have that resource. We've built a platform and a voice for our community who has felt marginalized. There's over 8000 officers in my department, and out of that, there's only 31 officers who identify as native American. We all have a voice under this, this new umbrella with LAPD. We didn't have it before, but now we do. And we're here to support the community. And overall, everyone in L.A. County. They're going to come into our communities, come to our officers, be throughout the city educating us on Native American and the importance of their traditions, of their cultures and what their community needs. So this is a wonderful day of firsts. Today we're releasing the LAPD's end of year crime data as detailed in our 2025 Annual Review of Crime and Initiatives. This report reflects our commitment to transparency accountability and providing the public with a clear understanding of where crime stands in Los Angeles today. The data in this year's report shows that homicides in Los Angeles are down both in total number and as a percentage compared to last year. In 2025, there were 230 homicides, a reduction of 19% from the year before, when city experienced 284 homicides. This is the lowest number of homicides since 1966. I'm also proud of the relentless follow up work of our investigators. Of the 230 homicides in 2025, 156 or 68% were cleared and an additional 76 homicides from prior years were closed as well. There was an 8% decline in the number of shooting victims in 2025. From 2024, we believe one of the factors impacting that reduction is taking more guns off the street. I want to be clear that progress in one area does not mean that our work is done. Other violent crime categories show mixed results and property , crime and quality of life issues remain real concerns for many Angelenos. We're not minimizing those challenges, and we're certainly not ignoring them. The stats being shared today are so incredibly important because to me, they show something that I have known for a long time that when we invest in our law enforcement, we see safer neighborhoods and real results. In my district, the work coming out of LAPD's Devonshire and Topanga Division shows exactly why focused policing and strong investigative work matter as chair of the city's Committee on Public Safety, my responsibility is to make sure that this progress lasts so the success we are seeing in my community can be experienced across the city of Los Angeles. As part of its 100 year celebration, a time capsule buried in the library's cornerstone in 1925 was recently opened, revealing early staff records, a scrapbook of library buildings and newspaper in multiple languages that reflect Los Angeles's rich diversity. These artifacts remind us that preserving history means honoring all communities that shared the city. That same spirit is reflected in this year's centennial African American Heritage Month, which celebrates the contributions and achievements of African Americans through civic and cultural events, including the official kickoff at L.A. City Hall. We are excited and thrilled to see black women leaders take over City Hall from the bridge to council chambers, we have so many powerhouses in a number of industries being part of this cadre of black women leaders during black history Month is like super exciting. That's a lot of star power right there in that rotunda. Today we had the first of many presentations for Black History Month here in the city of Los Angeles. It's always such a moving and vibrant celebration of the African American community in this city. And this year we especially focus on the story of resistance and the role women have played in leading that story. I think it's a game changer when you're recognized by the city of Los Angeles with your peers, other black women who lead throughout the city, you just feel grateful. It says everything that people are paying attention to the work that we're doing in the community. There are so many people so many black women who are going to work every day, who are putting it in, who are trying to make our community a better place, who are practicing resilience and joy at the same time. So to be part of that group and to be recognized for that is super exciting. This is important because it is the celebration of 100 years of black history. Commemorations from 1926 to 2026, started by the father of Black History, Carter G. Woodson. And we have to keep it going at a time that they're trying to erase it, not just for black people, but for everyone else that they're trying to take it away. Black history is American history. They say once a black community is free, then everybody will be free. And that's something that we just always have to continue to remember, because they try to erase that. They try to erase the decades of struggle and sacrifice and success that black and African American community has undertaken in this country. When there are other forces, other people who say that we shouldn't be celebrating our diversity, we celebrate our diversity. We honor black Americans for what black Angelenos have brought to our city. But today we are specifically focused on the great women leaders in our black community. So the Department of Cultural Affairs manages the Bridge Gallery in this month's exhibition is entitled Black Women Lead. There is some spectacular women there. Every single woman on that that wall from Sweet Alice, who is 92 to the youngest person, which is not me, are still active. They are still laying it down. They are still getting up every day, doing something. It means to me that we get to celebrate those trailblazers. I'm a civil rights lawyer by training, and those trailblazing lawyers who opened doors so that little black girls like me could go to schools like Harvard Law School, could practice civil law. This month means everything it means that we are moving forward to make certain that our grandchildren and our children's children have something to stand on, and we won't turn around. So 100 years and for 100 more, we've got to continue to make a difference. Black women were here when this city started. Black women have been here through every struggle and every triumph, every setback, every tragedy. And continue to be here. Ten toes down, building the kind of city that we all deserve to live in. Happy black History Month. Here in Council District 12, we're having our wildfire safety and resource fair today. It's where we invite the community out to learn a little bit more about not only how to harden their own homes, but also to harden our community. We've all heard the I guess it's a cliche, but failed to plan is plan to fail, and not having a plan for dealing with a wildfire emergency is giving, you know, the universe. The chance to decide our fate. If you come into my booth right over there and sign up your home, my safe LA will actually come and do an assessment to make sure that your house is prepared as possible. This is southern California. We are open to a lot of a lot of potential for emergencies. So as a community attending events like this and the city participating in events like this is key to educate members of the public to increase their resiliency. So many PLEASE STAND BY. PLEASE STAND BY. PLEASE STAND BY. PLEASE STAND BY. PLEASE STAND BY. PLEASE STAND BY. PLEASE STAND BY. PLEASE STAND BY. PLEASE STAND BY. PLEASE STAND BY. PLEASE STAND BY. PLEASE STAND BY. PLEASE STAND BY. PLEASE STAND BY. PLEASE STAND BY. PLEASE STAND BY. STAND BY. PLEASE STAND BY. FLEAS STAND BY. PLEASE STAND BY. PLEASE STAND BY. PLEASE STAND BY. PLEASE STAND BY. PLEASE STAND BY. >> Council President: MEMBERS, GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF YOUR LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL. TODAY IS TUESDAY, THE 24th DAY OF FEBRUARY, THE YEAR 2026. PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THIS MORNING'S MEETING WILL BE TAKEN IN CHAMBER. LET'S BEGIN BY CALLING THE ROLL. >> Clerk: YES, SIR. BLUMENFIELD HARRIS-DAWSON HERNANDEZ HUTT JURADO LEE MCOSKER NAZARIAN PADILLA PARK PRICE RAMAN RODRIGUEZ SOTO-MARTINEZ YAROSLAVSKY. 11 MEMBERS PRESENT AND A QUORUM, MR. PRESIDENT. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. FIRST ORDER OF MINUTES. >> Clerk: APPROVE AWFUL MINUTES MUCH FEBRUARY 20, 2026. >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER SOTO-MARTINEZ MOVES, COUNCILMEMBER PARK SECONDS NEXT. >> Clerk: COMMEND TORE RERESOLUTIONS FOR APPROVAL. >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER NAZARIAN MOVES, COUNCILMEMBER JURADO SECONDS. WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: TODAY IS TUESDAY AND TIME FOR THE FLAG SALUTE. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, I ASK EVERYBODY TO RISE AND FOLLOW ALONG WITH THE COUNCILMEMBER OF 1-5. COUNCILMEMBER McOSKER. >> T. McOsker: PLACE YOUR HAND OVER YOUR HEART AND REPEAT AFTER ME. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. >> Council President: THANK YOU. MR. McOSKER AND MR. HERMAN, YOU'VE RECEIVED YOUR FIRST WARNING, FOR DISRUPTING THE "PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE", MADAM CLERK, CAN YOU WALK US THROUGH THE AGENDA. >> Clerk: 1 THROUGH 24 ARE ITEMS NOTICE FOR PUBLIC HEARING. THE PUBLIC AND SAFETY RECOMMENDS CONFIRM THE LIENS FOR ITEMS 2, 3, 6, 9 THROUGH 17, AND 19. AND TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE LIENS FOR ITEMS 1, 4, 7, 8, 15, 18, 20 AS WELL AS 21. NO, I'M SORRY. 21 IS NOT RECEIVE AND FILE. I'M SORRY, LET ME START AGAIN. TO CONFIRM THE LIENS FOR 2, 3, 6, 9 THROUGH 14, 16, 17, 19 AND 23 TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE LIENS FOR 1, 4, 7, 8, 15, 18 AND 20 IN AS MUCH AS THE LIENS ARE PAID AND TO CONTINUE ITEM 21 TO MARCH, TO MARCH 10, 2026 AND TO CONTINUE ITEM 5 TO APRIL 22, 2026 AND FINALLY TO CONTINUE ITEM 31 TO MARCH 3, 2026. ITEMS 25 THROUGH 35 ARE ITEMS WHICH PUBLIC HEARINGS HAVE BEEN HELD. ITEM 36 THROUGH 49 ARE ITEMS WHICH PUBLIC HEARINGS HAVE NOT BEEN HELD. FOR ITEM 47, THE SALARY FOR FIRE CHIEF JAMIE MOORE IS 473,600.16 AFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 14 2025. TEN VOTES ARE REQUIRED FOR CONSIDERATION. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WITHOUT OBJECTION, THOSE ITEMS ARE NOW BEFORE US. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF SPECIALS ON THE QUEUE. BEGIN WITHING COUNCILMEMBER PADILLA. >> >> I. Padilla: YES I WOULD LIKE TO CALL ITEM 31 SPECIAL FOR A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT AND ON BEHALF OF MR. CURREN PRICE ITEM 7 AS A RECEIVE AND FILE. >> Clerk: IS THERE A SECOND TO MS. PADILLA'S MOTION FOR MR. PRICE? THANK YOU. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, AND MY SCREEN JUST WENT BLANK TO COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ? >> M. Rodriguez: THANK YOU, I'D LIKE TO CALL ITEM 25 FOR A SEPARATE VOTE AND ITEMS 48 AND 49 FOR AN AMENDMENT. >> Council President: OKAY. ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER BLUMENFIELD? >> B. Blumenfield: SHE CORRECTED IT, SO WE'RE GOOD. >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ. >> E. Hernandez: I WOULD LIKE TO CALL 48 SPECIAL FOR COMMENTS. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER JURADO? >> Y. Jurado: I'D LIKE TO CONTINUE ITEM 22 TO MARCH 10 AND MOVE TO APPROVE THE LIEN FOR ITEM 2. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER McOFTENINGER. >> T. McOsker: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, WOULD I LIKE TO CALL ITEM 46 SPECIAL, I DO UNDERSTANDS IT REQUIRES--I WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW COMMENTS, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE HAVE SO MANY RESIDENTS FROM THE 1-5, THEY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO STAY FOR THE WHOLE HEARING. >> Council President: MR. NAZARIAN. >> A. Nazarian: I BELIEVE THE CLERK RECEIVED ITEMS TO RECEIVE AND FILE BUT I WANT TO VERIFY AND ITEM 36 HOLD THAT ON THE DESK FOR MOTION. >> Council President: 4-6? >> A. Nazarian: 3-5. >> Clerk: IS THERE A SECOND FOR COUNCILMEMBER NAZARIAN FOR FILE FOR 35 AND 36? >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WHAT IS AVAILABLE FOR US FOR A VOTE? >> Clerk: JUST TO CLARIFY, COUNCILMEMBER PADILLA, YOU HAD A AN AMENDMENT FOR 31 AND 31 IS CONTINUED TO MARCH 3rd, NEXT TUESDAY. SO IS THE AMENDMENT SHOULD BE HELD UNTIL NEXT TUESDAY CAUSE THAT IS CONTINUED. SO AT THIS TIME, COUNCIL MAY NOW VOTE ON 26 THROUGH 30, 32, 33, 34 AND 35, SIR. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. LET'S OPEN THE ROLL ON THOSE ITEMS, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 11 AYES. >> Clerk: 11 AYES. AND PLEASE NOTE THE ORDINANCES FOR ITEMS 26, 27, 32, 34, AND 35 ARE CARRIED OVER FOR ONE WEEK TO MARCH 3rd UNLESS RECONSIDERED WITH 12 MEMBERS PRESENT. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: NEXT, COUNCIL MAY GO INTO PUBLIC COMMENT, SIR. >> Council President: SO WE'RE GOING TO HEAR MR. McOSKER, ON ITEM NUMBER 46. >> T. McOsker: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I KNOW THAT WE WILL HAVE A COMPLETE HEARING AND WE WILL HEAR ITEM 46 AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT. BUT I WANTED TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT YOLANDA REGALADO WHO HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED BY THE MAYOR TO BE A FIRE COMMISSIONER. I'VE KNOWN YOLANDA FOR A LOT OF YEARS AND SHE HAS BEEN AN INSTITUTION IN THE HARBOR AREA AS PRESIDENT OF THE RESIDENT IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT AS A BUSINESS PERSON OF SIRENS WHICH IS A RESTAURANT THAT, I MEAN A COFFEE SHOP THAT PAYS HOMAGE TO FIRST RESPONDERS AND BEFORE THAT IN HER LIFE, SHE WAS AN L.A. COUNTY SHERIFF. SHE COMES FROM A FAMILY OF FIRST RESPONDERS. BENNY, AND MIKE AND MARIO ALL COMMITTED TO THE FIRE AGENCY. MARIO IS HERE WITH US TODAY. IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU AND I DO WANT TO REMEMBER THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE THAT BENNY MADE AT THE PROUD BIRD FIRE IN THE 80s, IT WAS A LOT OF FIRE. A LOT OF COMPANIES RESPONDED AND BENNY, YOLANDA'S BROTHER, LOST HIS LIFE IN THAT FIRE. AND THIS FAMILY HAS REMAINED COMMITTED TO THE FIRE SERVICE, TO THE FIRST RESPONDERS, TO THE POLICE SERVICE AND THEY HAVE CONTINUALLY GIVEN BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY AND HAVE HELD UP THE HONOR OF FIRST RESPONDERS BUT PARTICULARLY THE FIRE SERVICE. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT AND IT'S REALLY COME FULL CIRCLE THAT YOUNG WOMEN WHO GREW UP TO, TO BE A SHERIFF, AND THEN, WORK WITH HER BROTHERS AND I'M SURE COMPETED WITH HER BROTHERS WHO SAW THE COST THAT THIS JOB COULD HAVE. GIVING BACK TO THE FIRE AGENCY SO I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE OF YOLANDA, I'M ALSO APPRECIATIVE OF RAY, WHO IS HERE AND GREAT SUPPORTER OF HIS SPOUSE AND OT COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO COME OUT AND SUPPORT ONE OF OUR OWN, THE 1-5. I'M GRATEFUL TO ALL OF YOU. I'M QUITE SURE THAT YOU WILL PASS UNANIMOUSLY BUT I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT FOR TO US HEAR ALL OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT AND TO GIVE OUR COLLEAGUES TO WEIGH IN. I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU, ESPECIALLY IF MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY NEED TO LEAVE AND GET BACK TO THEIR DAY JOBS. SO THANK YOU TO THE MAYOR AND THANK YOU YOLANDA FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE. >> Council President: THANK YOU, CONGRATULATIONS, WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. AND WITH THAT, MR. 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 WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO T.YOU'LL HAVE ONE MINUTE PER ITEM UP TO THREE MINUTES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. 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 DON'T DO SO, OR STRAY OFF TOPIC, YOU WILL FORFEIT THE REST OF YOUR SPEAKING TIME AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SPEAKER. THE ITEMS OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE AGENDA ARE ITEMS 1 THROUGH 4, 6 THROUGH 20, 23 AND 24 AND 36 THROUGH 49. SO AGAIN, THE ITEMS OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE AGENDA ARE ITEMS 1 THROUGH 4, 6 THROUGH 20, 23 AND 24, AND 36 THROUGH 49. ITEMS 5, 21, 22, AND ITEM 31 HAVE ALL BEEN CONTINUED. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ALSO SPEAK FOR UP TO ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. DURING GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY SPEAK TO ANY OF THE ITEMS OR ANYTHING ELSE IN THE CITY'S JURISDICTION. FOR 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, PLEASE MAKE SURE TO PAUSE EVERY FEW SENTENCES SO IS THE INTERPRETERS CAN INTERPRET. >> Interpreter: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> City Attorney: DON'T WORRY, WE WILL PAUSE YOUR TIME WHEN THE INTERPRETERS ARE INTERPRETING SO YOU WILL GET THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME AS EVERYONE ELSE. >> Interpreter: [SPEAKING SPANISH] IN ORDER TO MAKE >> City Attorney: IN ADDITION IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO USE THE WIRELESS HANDHELD MICROPHONE BECAUSE OF ADA ISSUE, PLEASE AFTER YOU HEAR YOUR NAME YOU SIGNED UP UNDER, RAISE YOUR HAND TO THE SARNLT CAN TAKE YOU THE WIRELESS MICROPHONE. THE NAMES ARE CALLED RANDOMLY GENERATED. WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE WAIT UNTIL YOU HEAR THE NAME YOU SIGNED UP UNDER BEFORE LINING UP TO SPEAK OR RAISING YOUR HAND FOR THE WIRELESS MICROPHONE. THANK YOU. >> Clerk: I WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN BY CALLING SARAH JOHNSON, SHAKIRA, JOANNA, JASMINE LOPEZ AND SANDRA PACHECO. >> City Attorney: WHILE WE'RE WAITING FOR THE WIRELESS MICROPHONE, CAN WE PLEASE LET THE NEXT SPEAKER GO? OKAY. THANK YOU. >> Speaker: YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, CHECK CHECK CHECK TEST. >> City Attorney: HOLD ON, I'LL REMIND YOU YOU'VE ALREADY WARNED. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES FOR THE ITEMS AND ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. HOLD ON. GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, CHECK, CHECK, CHECK, WE'RE LIVE IN LOS ANGELES AND WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT--HOLD ON A SECOND. LET ME GET MY GLASZ BECAUSE I CAN'T READ THE FUCKEN PRINT. SO YEAH, ITEM 46 FOR THE FUCKEN PUBLIC RECORD, MOTHER FUCKERS REGARDING PUBLIC SAFETY, WE GOT SOME FIRE COMMISSIONERS APPOINT TODAY THIS FUCKEN POSITION. WE KNOW THAT PALESTINE AND PALISADES ARE BURNING JUST LIKE THEY'RE BURNING IN MEXICO. YOLANDA, DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT FIRES. I KNOW HOW TO START A FIRE BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO TURN OFF. THAT'S ITEM 46, FUCK ITEM 46, BITCH. THEN, I GO TO ITEM 47, REGARDING, IS THAT, JAMIE OR JIMMY MOORE? BECAUSE THE ACCORDING TO JAMES, NO I MEANT TO SAY JIMMY MORRISON OF THE DOORS, LET THE FIRE BURN, MOTHER FUCKER, CAUSE WE DON'T NEED NO WATER, LET IT BURN. SO WE HIRED THIS NEW FUCKEN DICK HEAD BY THE NAME OF MR. MOORE FOR 473,000 TO WATCH FIRES BURN. THAT'S CLOSE TO HALF A MILLION DOLLARS AND YOU JUST SIT HERE LISTENING TO THIS SHIT WHILE HALF OF MALIBU BURN, CAUSE THE WHITE PEOPLE THERE DON'T HAVE WATER. >> City Attorney: YOU'VE EXHAUSTED YOUR ONE MINUTE IN THE ITEM, YOU WANT TO MOVE TO ANOTHER. >> Speaker: YOU WANT TO PUSH ME ASHED --AROUND LIKE THAT, LET'S GO TO ITEM 31. I'VE GOT A MINUTE? >> City Attorney: 14, 12. >> Speaker: YEAH, LOOK AT ITEM 4, IS THAT ON THE RECORD. >> City Attorney: GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: YEAH, MOTHER FUCKERS. CAESAR E CHAVEZ, THE MAN WHO TOOK MY BROOKLYN AVENUE AWAY FROM ME, BECAUSE I'M A WHITE MOTHER FUCKER MAN TOO, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR THE OBJECTIONS OF DHAOEZ MOTHER FUCKEN ABATEMENT AND WHAT THIS CITY TAKES YOUR HOME AWAY FROM YOU, ALL DUE TO MONEY? MONEY, THIEFING CRIMINAL MOTHER FUCKERS, THAT'S WHAT YOU THEY ARE AND YOU SIT HERE AND LET THEM ESCORT YOU OUT OF THE BUILDING--. >> City Attorney: THIS IS NOT ON THE AGENDA. THIS IS YOUR ONLY WARNING, STICK TO THE AGENDA ITEMS OR PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: NOW TO MY NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT. 40 USC, LADIES AND GENERAL AND CHILDREN OF THIS COURT, YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THIS IS A PUBLIC BUILDING AND IN A PARTICULAR FORUM. >> City Attorney: YOU KNOW THE RULES, YOU ARE TO ADDRESS THE BODY AND NOT THE AUDIENCE. THIS IS YOUR ONLY WARNING. ADDRESS THIS BODY AND NOT THE AUDIENCE OR YOU WILL FORFEIT YOUR TIME. YOU KNOW THE RULES. >> Speaker: SO POLITELY, ASSHOLE ATTORNEY, GROAT, AS I SAID, THIS IS A PUBLIC BUILDING, I'M IN A PUBLIC BUILDING, I'M IN A PUBLIC AREA, I'M IN A PUBLIC ROTUNDA SO I HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO PROTEST A WHITE PIECE OF SHIT LIKE YOU, DOG-EATING KOREAN, FUCK YOU! SO, AS LONG AS I'M HERE AS THEY SAYS, SO LONG ASSHOLE! AND GOD BLESS DONALD J TRUMP. FUCK YOU GROAT. >> City Attorney: AND YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED. WE HAVE GUESTS, WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT HERE ON A REGULAR BASIS. I APOLOGIZE, FOR THE KIDS IN THE FRONT, DO YOUR HOMEWORK, GO EAT YOUR VEGETABLES AND GO TO BED EARLY, AND EVERYTHING WILL BE OKAY. HI NEXT. >> Speaker: A MY NAME IS JOANNA, I'M A RESIDENT OF CD14 AND I'M THE PROGRAM MANAGER FOR HOUSED L.A. I'M HERE TO URGE YOU TO VOTE YES NEXT TUESDAY ON APPROVING THE EXECUTION TO HOUSE L.A. HOMELESS PROGRAM SERVICE CONTRACTS. SIGNING THESE CONTRACTS WILL ALLOW US TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE VENTURES WITH CRITICAL SERVICES. I'M HERE TO REITERATE HOW MUCH DOCUMENTATION L.A. HOUSED PROVIDES. TO OUR PARTNERS AT L.AHD, THAT PACKETS INCLUDES TIME SHEETS, PAY ROLL REGISTERS, ALONG WITH REPORTING. SECONDLY I WANT TO REMIND CITY COUNCIL THAT THIS IS A COST REIMBURSEMENT CONTRACT SO WE DO NOT RECEIVE ANY PAYMENT UNTIL OUR PARTNERS, THOROUGHLY REVIEW THOSE INVOICES, EXTENSIVE BACK UP AND DATA REPORTING THAT IS PROVIDED EVERY MONTH. WE THEREFORE. THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: AGAIN, IF YOU RUN OUT OF TIME TO SPEAK AND WE RUN OUT OF TIME AND WE DON'T CALL YOUR NAME. YOU CAN ALWAYS PROVIDE ADDITIONAL WRITTEN COMMENT AT LACOUNCILCOMMENT.COM. YOU CAN FIND THAT AT THE TOP OF EVERY AGENDA AND YOU CAN ALSO DO A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH. GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: WOULD I LIKE TO SPEAK TO GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU'LL HAVE A MINUTE. >> Speaker: I'M JASMINE LOPEZ, I WORK IN DISTRICT 10, I'M HERE TO SPEAK TO THE TG AI INITIATIVE T A 4 MILLION DOLLARS INTO TRANSGENDER AND INTER SEX COMMUNITY BASE ORGANIZATIONS. THE TRANS LATINA COALITION HAS REPEATEDLY ASKED THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES TO MAKE MEANINGFUL INVESTMENTS IN THE LIFE OF EXPANSIVE AND INTER SEX PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE CITY, WITH DWINDING FEDERAL SERVICES FLAGGED AS DEI, WE LOOK AT OUR GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL TO SEE SUPPORT THESE ALREADY UNDER FUNDED SERVICE SOUTH SIDE. THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER BEGINS. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL UP A FEW MORE NAMES. BYRON JOSE, B, ROXY, NAVADO, TENISA AND PABLO. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU ITEM WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: HELLO MY NAME IS SHAKIRA [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: HELLO I'M SHAKIRA AND I WORK IN DISTRICT 10. I'M HERE TO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR THE TGI INITIATIVE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: EXCUSE ME, INTERPRETER CORRECTION, EQUALITY AND WELLNESS INITIATIVE AND I THINK THAT AN INVESTMENT IN THE 4 MILLION DOLLARS WOULD BE A LOT OF HELP. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: IN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE ONE I WORK WITH, LIKE THE COALITION. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] I'M >> Interpreter: I'M HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR THE SUPPORT THAT WE NEED IN OUR COMMUNITIES. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY NEED I CAN SAY ESPECIALLY IN OUR COMMUNITY BUT AS HUMAN BEINGS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AN ORGANIZATIONS LIKE TRANS LATINA COALITION HAVE GIVEN US SO MUCH SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND I THINK IT'S A VITAL IMPORTANCE THAT YOU HELP US ASSIST US AND GIVE US THE SUPPORT. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND I'M AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT IT MEANS TO LEARN EVERY DAY TO EDUCATE YOURSELF EVERY DAY AND THAT'S I THINK WHAT YOU GET FROM THE TRANS LATINA COALITION. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE, GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING I'M DENNIS AND I WORK AT STARBUCKS HERE IN LOS ANGELES. I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT. NEED TO PASS THE FAST FOOD ORDINANCE, IT'S ESSENTIAL FOR ALL FAST FOOD WORKERS. RIGHT NOW, WE DO NOT GET ENOUGH NOTICE. SHIFTS CAN CHANGE AT THE LAST MINUTE AND OFTEN FORCED TO WORK THE CLOSING SHIFTS JUST FIRE HOURS LATER OR ELSE WE'LL BE SCHEDULED FOR LESS AND LESS HOURS. WE DESERVE BETTER SCHEDULES AND THE ABILITY IT SAY NO WITHOUT LOSING HOURS. EMPLOYEES FROM STARBUCKS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO RELY ON US NOT KNOWING WHAT OUR FUTURE LOOKS LIKE. PROTECTION AND RETALIATION WOULD ALLOW US TO PLAN OUR LIVES AND THRIVE AT WORK. WE URGE YOU MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE TO ENSURE THE FAST FOOD WORK ORDINANCE IS PASSED WITHOUT DELAY. THANK YOU. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] . >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER BEGINS, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL A FEW MORE NAMES, TAMARA, MIRANDA GARCIA, SAUR HARRIS, ADRIANA. >> City Attorney: SPEAKER BEFORE YOU BEGIN, WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE AND TO KEEP THINGS FLOWING, IF YOU WANT TO ENTER ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE AND EXIT ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE WE'LL KEEP PEOPLE COMING. GOOD MORNING, WHAT ITEM WOULD YU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: I'M SPEAKING ON GENERAL COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE. >> Speaker: I'M BIC *IZ AL AND I'M HERE WITH MY COMMUNITY TO ADVOCATE FOR THE FOUR MILLION INVESTMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT WILL SPAN OVER TWO YEARS. WITH THIS INITIATIVE, THE CITY HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF HISTORY WHERE IT'S UNDESIRABLE TO BE ON OUR SIDE OF HISTORY. WE KNOW THE CITY FACES SOME DIFFICULT HARDSHIPS AHEAD WITH THE DEFUNDING OF PUBLIC PROGAMS BUT WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR IS A FRACTION A CRUMB AND A SEED LET US SHOW YOU WHAT CAN BE DONE. LET US SHOW YOU HOW A COMMUNITY HAS ALWAYS MADE MAGIC OF OPPORTUNITIES WE GET NO MATTER HOW SMALL. WE MUST INTEGRATE TRANS PEOPLE. WE MUST SUPPORT THE LEADERS AND ORGANIZATION THAT'S SERVE AS HAVENS. THESE ORGANIZATIONS ARE UNDER UNDER RESOURCED AND UNDER FUNDED, YET THEY ARE INTEGRAL. WE LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING WITH SOME SF YOUR OFFICES NEXT FRIDAY. >> City Attorney: THANK YOU, SPEAKER, YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED. NEXT SPEAKER. GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: ITEM 30 AND 39 AND GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: OKAY, YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES FOR THE ITEMS THAT'S 30 AND 39 AND ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: THANK YOU. ITEM 30 AS WE LOOK AT THE HOMELESS'S REPORT AND AS WE LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE SPENDING. >> City Attorney: CAN WE HOLD HIS TIME. SO ITEM 30 IS NOT OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT BUT YOU CAN SPEAK ABOUT IN GENERAL. YOU DO HAVE A MINUTE FOR ITEM 39, HOLD ON, APOLOGIES. OKAY. THANK YOU, GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: ITEM 39, AS WE LOOK AT THE REPAIR LIGHTS, WE PRIORITIZE CARE FOR OUR COMMUNITY SAFETY IN TERMS OF LIGHT, FUNCTIONING INFRASTRUCTURE SIDEWALKS WHERE PEOPLE ARE NOT TRIPPING AND REQUESTING LIABILITY. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PRIORITIZING THAT INSTEAD OF JUST FUNDING THE LAPD TIME AND TIME AGAIN AND FINDING DIFFERENT SOURCES AND PROCESSES AND MONIES TO THROW AT THE LAPD OUTSIDE OF THE BUDGET PROCESS. SO WHILE WE APPRECIATE THIS WORK, WE WANT TO SEE THAT FROM THE COUNCILMEMBER THAT ARE PUSHING THIS INITIATIVE AS WE LOOK FOR CARE. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: OKAY, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. >> Speaker: WE SUPPORT OUR WORKERS HERE TODAY. WE DEFINITELY SUPPORT ULA AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE ADVANCING PRIORITIES. WHEN WE LOOK AT THESE REPORTS, WHETHER IT'S HOUSING DATA, HOW THE MONEY IS BEING SPENT, HOW GENDER AND INTERSEX COMMUNITIES ARE NOT BEING PRIOR TICED. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CITY INVEST IN THE COMMUNITY AND NOT IN THE LAPD THAT CONTINUES TO INCREASE YOUR LIABILITY AND CONTINUE TO KILL TRANSGENDER WOMEN, ESPECIALLY BLACK TRANSGENDER WOMEN AND LATINO TRANSGENDER WOMEN. SO WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE COUNCIL, WE REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO INTRODUCE A MOTION ESTABLISHING THED TGI INITIATIVE AN INVESTMENT IN THE LIVES OF OUR COMMUNITIES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: OKAY, SO YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS. TGI AND TRANS LATINA ORGANIZATION WAS PROMISED FOUR MILLION BUT NO-SHOW OF THE FUNDS. I COME HERE TO SEND POSITIVE VIBES AND GOOD ENERGY TO MY SISTERS AND BROTHERS ON THE STANDS. TO PLEASE KEEP THE WORD AS IT WAS PROMISED, LIKE IF IT WAS PROMISED, GOD HURT THE UNIVERSE AND HIGHER POWERS AND OUR ANCESTORS HEARD YOUR PROMISES. WE'RE ALL VICTIMS OF PAIN AND GENERATIONAL TRAUMA, LET'S CHANT FOR WORLD PEACE AND WHAT IS RIGHT FOR THE NEXT GENERATION. [SPEAKING SPANISH] THANK YOU AND WEB, THE HIGHSER POWERS ARE WATCHING. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: OKAY, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, I'M TERRY J, I RESIDE IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES IN DISTRICT 1 IN SUPPORT OF THE TRANS LATINO COALITION OF THE WELLNESS AND EQUITY INITIATIVE. FOUR MILLION INVESTMENT OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS WITHIN THE TRANSGENDER EXPANSIVE COMMUNITY BASE ORGANIZATION. THE TRANS LATINA COALITION HAS ASKED TO MAKE MEANINGFUL CHANGES IN INTER SEX PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE CITY WITH DWINDING FEDERAL FUND FOR SERVICES AND PROGRAMS FLAGGED IN ICE INITIATIVE, WE LOOK FORWARD OUR, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN SUPPORT OF THESE INVESTMENTS. AND DEFINITIVE PROGRAMS. AT THE STATE AND NATIONAL LEVEL, TGI PEOPLE CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE LACK OF ACCESS AND ESSENTIAL SERVICES. FUNDING TGI PEOPLE. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: SO YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE, GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS JAH HARRIS AND I WORK AT STARBUCKS HERE IN LOS ANGELES. I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE NEED TO PASS A FAST FOOD ORDINANCE. STABLE AND PRODUCTABLE SCHEDULE ISING ESSENTIAL --SCHEDULING AND ESSENTIAL FOR FAST FOOD. I NEED A STABLE SCHEDULE TO PAY FOR BILLS AND LIVE A LIFE. SCHEDULE WILL BENEFIT BY MAKING SURE I HAVE THE POWER TO CHOOSE WHEN TO PICK UP SHIFTS. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO RELY ON A MANAGER TO SCHEDULE ME THE HOURS I NEED. ALL OF MY CO-WORKERS ARE DESERVING OF A FAIR AND CONSISTENT SCHEDULE. WE DESERVE CONSISTENT SCHEDULES TO SAY, WITHOUT FEAR OF LOSING OURS. WE URGE THE COMMITTEE TO SUPPORT THIS FAST FOOD FAIR WORK ORDINANCE. >> City Attorney: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? OKAY. SO I APPRECIATE--CERTAINLY APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S ENTHUSIASM BUT WE NEED TO HEAR WHAT PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO. WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: PUBLIC COMMENT AND 45 AND 46. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES FOR 45 AND 46 AND THEN YOU'LL GET A MINUTE AFTERWARDS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. I'M BAM BUSINESS AND I'M THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF TRANS LATINA COALITION WHICH THE BIGGEST TRANS COALITION IN THE UNITED STATES. WE'RE HERE AGAIN TO INVEST IN THE LIVELIHOOD IN THE LIVES OF TRANSGENDER COMMUNITIES. ALL THE COUNCILMEMBERS KNOW THAT WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH THIS FOR SEVERAL YEARS. WE HAVE BEEN ASKING AND ASKING AND LAST YEAR WHEN WE REALLY CLOSE TO MAKE IT HAPPEN, WE MADE IT TO THE BUDGET. >> City Attorney: CAN WE PAUSE THE PUBLIC SPEAKERS TIME. WE NEED TO YOU STICK TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: THIS IS PUBLIC SAFETY. >> City Attorney: BUT IT NEEDS TO BE CONNECTED TO THE SPECIFICS OF THE ITEM. YOU CAN CONTINUE IN GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM OTHER SPEAKERS, IF WE GIVE YOU LATITUDE, WE HAVE TO GIVE OTHERS. >> Speaker: AGAIN, I'M CONNECTING THE DOTS. >> City Attorney: I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU TEN SECONDS TO CONNECT THE DOTS IF NOT I'M GOING TO MOVE YOU TO PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: TRANS PEOPLE CONTINUE TO BE CRIMINAL IZED FOR WHO WE ARE. ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT INCLUDING ICE CONTINUES TO TARGET OUR COMMUNITY SIMPLY FOR WHO WE ARE. AT LEAST TEN PEOPLE FROM OUR CLIENTS HAVE BEEN DETAINED BY ICE AND I SHIFT TO DIFFERENT STATES. SO THAT'S JUST AN EXAMPLE OF WHY IS IMPORTANT THAT WE INVEST IN THE LIVELIHOOD OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND WE NEED ALL OF YOU TO SUPPORT THIS INITIATIVE. WE HAVE, AND THAT IS. >> City Attorney: CAN WE PAUSE THE TIME. >> Speaker: IS THAT MY ONE MINUTE. [PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT] [EMERGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT] >> City Attorney: OKAY, SO--THAT WAS THE ONLY ANNOUNCEMENT? SO YOU'VE EXHAUSTED YOUR ONE MINUTE FOR ITEM 45 THAT WAS RESPONSE PROGRAM. ITEM 46 YOU CAN STILL SPEAK TO IT BUT IT'S SPECIFIC TO THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS APPOINTMENT. SO YOU CAN SPEAK TO OR OTHERWISE YOU CAN GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: I WANT TO ASK THE COUNCILMEMBERS TO ALSO CONSIDER TRANS PEOPLE TO BE APPOINTED TO COMMISSIONS. WE'RE BUILDING OUR POWER. AND AS YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE A PROGRAM THAT IS SPECIFIC, SUPPORTS MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY TO BE UPLIFTED AND DEVELOP. AGAIN, WE WANT TO ASK FOR PEOPLE TO REACH OUT TO US. >> City Attorney: ONE MINUTE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: TO BE PART OF DIFFERENT COMMISSIONS. JUST, YOU KNOW TO CLOSE MY LAST MINUTE, I WANT TO, I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE HERE. WE ARE HERE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT, WE WANT TO WORK WITH YOU, AND WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU WHO STAND WITH US AND WE, AND ARE WILLING TO WORK WITH US AND PASS THIS THROUGH. BUT WE NEED ALL OF YOU TO REALLY DO THIS. TWO OR THREE PEOPLE CANNOT DO THIS ALONE. SO WE ARE GOING TO ASK YOU AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE HERE, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SHOW UP AND CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU UNDERSTAND WHO WE ARE AS PEOPLE, AND THAT YOU ACTUALLY INVEST IN THE LIVELIHOOD OF OUR COMMUNITY. RIGHT NOW TRANS PEOPLE CONTINUE TO BE TARGETED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, MORE THAN ANY OTHER POPULATION. TRANS PEOPLE CONTINUE TO BE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE TOTUM POLL, SOCIAL CONDITION. I'M ASKING TO YOU INVEST A MINIMAL INVESTMENT TO OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS CHICHINO VA LO, WOULD I LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT AND 1 THROUGH 4 AND 6 THROUGH 20 AND 26 THROUGH 29. ?AOUF THREE MINUTES FOR THE ITEMS AND ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: PERFECT. COUNCILMEMBERS SEVERAL ITEMS AFFECT THE SAFETY STABILITY AND LONG TERM OF TRANSGENDER EXPANSIVE AND INTER SEX ANGELINOS. ITEM 45 AND 46 EMERGENCY FORCES FOR PEOPLE TRANS BROWN WOMEN CALLING 911 HAS RESULTEDED IN HARM AND CRIMINALIZATION AND IN SOME COURSE CASES, DEATH. THE CRISIS RESPONSE SYSTEM IS ESSENTIAL TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE IN CRISIS RECEIVE SUPPORT INSTEAD OF PUNISHMENT. I URGE TO YOU PRIORITIZE COMMUNITY BASE RESPONDERS, TGI TRAINING AND PROTECTIONS FOR UNDOCUMENTED PEOPLE. THE SYSTEM MUST REMAIN UNARMED AND SAFE FOR ALL. CONSOLIDATION SHOULD NOT DILUTE PRINCIPALS. IT SHOULD STRENGTHEN THE CITY'S COMMITMENT TO CRISIS RESPONSE. ADDITIONALLY, ITEMS 1 THROUGH 20 THE ABATEMENT LIENS HAVE REAL IMPLICATION AS, WHILE THESE ITEMS MAY APPEAR ADMINISTRATIVE, CODE ENFORCEMENT, ACCELERATE FOR LOW INCOME RENTERS INCLUDING TGI PEOPLE WHO ALREADY FACE DISCRIMINATION IN-HOUSING MARKET. IT PUSHES PEOPLE INTO HOUSING INSECURITY AND INCREASES THE LIKE LIKELIHOOD OF HOMELESSNESS. THESE DECISIONS DETERMINE WHETHER TGI PEOPLE REMAIN HOUSED AND BE SAFE IN THE CITY. WHEN THE CITY LEADS WITH EQUITY AND CARE, IT STRENGTHENS THE PEOPLE WE SERVE. MOVING ON TO GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: OKAY YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. >> Speaker: COUNCILMEMBERS, LOS ANGELES, HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY TO FINALLY BUILD THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT TRANSGENDER AND INTER SEX PEOPLE NEED TO SURVIVE. THE F T*, GI WELLNESS IS NOT SYMBOLIC. IT'S A COMMUNITY BUILT FOR SAFETY, HOUSING ACCESS AND DIGNITY FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN EXCLUDED FROM EVERY MAJOR SYSTEM IN THE CITY. A CORE GOAL IS TO STRENGTHEN TGI LEAD ORGANIZATIONS SO THAT OVERTIME WE CAN BECOME SELF SUSTAINING. BUT WE'RE NOT THERE YET. ORGANIZATIONS ARE DOING LIFE SAVING WORK AND WE NEED THE CITY'S PARTNERSHIP AND INVESTMENT TO BUILD TOWARDS THAT LONG SUSTAINABILITY. IS URGE THE COUNCIL TO MOVE THE TGI MOVEMENT FORWARD, LIKE TRANS LATINA COALITION. OUR COMMUNITY CANNOT WAIT LONGER. OUR LIVES DEPEND ON YOU SO WE ASK TO YOU MOVE FORWARD WITH THE TGI INITIATIVE. THANK YOU. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: BUENOS DIAS. >> Interpreter: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] MI NOMBRE ES MIRANDA. >> Interpreter: MY NAME IS YOLANDA GARCIA FROM DISTRICT 10 AND I'M HERE TO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT. TO THE WELLNESS AND EQUITY INITIATIVE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: FOR THE TGI WELLNESS INITIATIVE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A FOUR MILLION DOLLARS INVESTMENT THAT COULD BE GIVEN TO OUR COMMUNITIES. AND SO IN UNITY WITH THE TRANS LATINO COALITION AND THIS TGI COALITION WE HAVE ASKED THE CITY OF L.A. TO INVEST IN OUR COMMUNITY IN A MEANINGFUL WAY. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND THAT WOULD BE SPECIFICALLY INTO OUR TRANS BROTHERS AND SISTERS AND THAT WOULD BE IN AN EFFORT TO A LAW THEM TO HAVE ACCESS TO BASIC SERVICES AND HOUSING. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND SO WE'RE IN A TIME WHEN OUR VOICES ARE BEING SILENCED CRUELLY BY THIS ADMINISTRATION SO WE COME TO OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOR SUPPORT. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND SO WE'RE HERE TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND WE THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN SUPPORTING US AND WE ASK FOR EVERYONE ELSE TO PLEASE LISTEN FROM OUR COMMUNITY AND TO BE SPECIFIC AND CLEAR IN THE TYPE OF HELP THAT YOU CAN PROVIDE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER. >> Interpreter: AND OUR VOICES WILL NEVER BE SILENCED, WE WILL CONINUE TO FIGHT. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] . >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER BEGINS, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL A FEW MORE NAMES, JISLE, JAM' CHEN, B, LILLY NN AN. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: OKAY, SPEAK ONE MORE TIME, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THE MICROPHONE IS WORKING. >> Speaker: I'M READY. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, BOARD COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M PAMELA, I'M THE TRANS LATINA COALITION PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE WITH MY LIFE WITH DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT THEY PROVIDE LIKE THE ANGELS OF CHANGE AND ROSA PROJECT. DIAMONDS IS A PROGRAM PROVIDE TO THE SENIOR TRANS WOMENS COMMUNITY. THE PROGRAM GIVE ME THE TOOLS TO RELAX MY NEEDS, FOR EXAMPLE, BACK TO SCHOOL, TO BE ABLE TO LEARN A TRADE. ITEM CERTIFICATION ON BUILDING AND GROUND. AND THIS HAPPENS BECAUSE THE LATINA COALITION HELPED ME TO START THE COURSE. I START APPLYING FOR MY JOBS TO GET A BETTER LIFE OF QUALITY. ALL OF THIS PROBLEMS TO MY COMMUNITY. PLEASE CONSIDER TRANS LATINA COALITION TO HELP MY TRANS COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: OKAY, YOU HAE ONE MINUTE. GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: BUENOS DIAS. [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS, MY NAME IS ADRIANA AND I LIVE IN DISTRICT 10. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND I'M HERE TO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR THE TGI WELLNESS AND EQUITY INITIATIVE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND THIS WOULD BE A FOUR MILLION DOLLARS INVESTMENT FOR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN TWO YEARS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: THAT WORK WITH THE TRANS AND GENDER EXPANSIVE COMMUNITY. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: I'M HERE AS PART OF THE TRANS LATINA COALITION AND WE NEED TO BE REPRESENTED IN THIS COMMUNITY. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO BE TAKING ITO ACCOUNT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT SERVICES LIKE HOUSING, HEALTHCARE AND MENTAL HEALTHCARE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: BECAUSE THE TRANS COMMUNITY IS IMPORTANT BASED TO THIS COMMUNITY AND THE COUNTRY. THANK YOU. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: OKAY, SO YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. BEFORE YOU BEGIN, IF YOU WANT TO ADJUST THE MICROPHONE SO WE CAN HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. >> Speaker: BUENOS DIAS, MI NOMBRE ES RENE. >> Interpreter: I'M RENE AND I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 10. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND I'M HERE TO SHOW THE SUPPORT TO THE TGI INITIATIVE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND THIS WOULD BE A FOUR MILLION DOLLARS INVESTMENT THAT WOULD BE GOING TO THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN AN AMOUNT OF TWO YEARS THAT WORK WITH THE TRANSGENDER, GENDER EXPANSIVE AND INTER SEX COMMUNITIES. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: TRANS COMMUNITY HAS BEEN THROUGH DISCRIMINATION FOR A LONG TIME. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND EVEN MORE SO NOW ON WITH THE ATTACKS COMING DO NOT PEOPLE WITH GENDER EXPRESSION AND TRANSGENDER. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: WE NEED TO PROTECT OUR FUNDAMENTAL LIBERTIES AND BE IN SOLIDARITY CONSCIOUSLY. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER. GOOD MORNING. >> Speaker: BUENOS DIAS A TODOS. [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: HELLO ALL I'M HERE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT MY NAME IS LILLIAN GARCIA. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND I AM HERE TO ASK FOR SUPPORT FOR THE FAIR FAST FOOD ORDINANCE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> City -- >> Interpreter: I WORK AT SUBWAY. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND I WAS FIRED AFTER A DAY OFF BECAUSE OF THE DEATH OF MY HUSBAND 6789 >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: FIRST I WAS SUSPENDED AND THEN I WAS LET GO FOR NOT HAVING SHOWN UP TO WORK. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: I WAS NOT EVEN GIVEN A DAY TO BURY HIM. I ASKED AND IT WAS DENIED TO ME. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: I WAS FIRED, I HAVE NOT BEEN PAID FOR MY LAST DAY OF WORK AND I HAVE NOT BEEN GIVEN MY TAX PAPERWORK. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND TO BE HONEST I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO DO NOW. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: I DON'T HAVE WORK AND I HAVE NOT BEEN PAID. >> Speaker: MUCHAS GRACIAS. >> Interpreter: THANK YOU. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GENERAL COMMENT. >> City Attorney: OKAY, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, I'M ANDREW, I WORK AT STARBUCKS IN LOS ANGELES. I'M HERE ONCE AGAIN TO ASK FOR TO YOU PASS THE FAST FOOD ORDINANCE. %-@D For the quality of life. 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Good morning. What would you like to speak to? El dia de hoy. Comentario publico general. Go ahead. Hello my name is Shannon Shannon x y soy una openly transgender. Mujer trans orgullosa. Tengo veinticinco anos y todavia estoy aqui ante ustedes Hoy pidiendo. Qué protegen a las mujeres trans alrededor de la ciudad en especial, las mujeres trans negras y las mujeres migrantes. Trans y Los ninos trans Q estan bajo este estan mas tienen mas falta de proteksyon las mujeres trans estan pidiendo Justicia estamos diciendo necesitamos ser escuchado y estamos pidiendo Q ustedes hagan su trabajo y q protegen las personas mas vulnerables entre nosotros no somos estatisticas. Somos seres humanos. Somos hijas, somos hermanas, somos criadas con dignidad. Somos hijas de Dios. Somos hijas de luz. La historia VA a recordar Como ustedes nos protegen. Next speaker. Proximo comentario. Esta Good morning. What would you like to do? Hello, my name is Carolina Bula. Carolina Justo Candidata para gobernadora del estado de California. No soy nonbinary estar aqui con mis hermanos. Family Familia. Transgender community. Comunidad transgender . I urge you to carve out meaningful time to use your para poder para de manera anonima to pass this initiative. Juntos para pasar esa iniciativa cuatro millones de dolares no es nada comparado a cuenta dinero, cuesta la policia in demandas contra la policia. When we support the cuando nosotros vamos la comunidad trans, we not only vamos amor and support escucha pero también la sociedad historicamente colonized colonized este continente community members Los miembros de la comunidad trans and we listen to them and un para escuchar sus sabiduria y la sombra vamos y cuando hacemos eso todos ganamos la terminado el tiempo proximo comentario esta. Good morning. What would you like to speak to. Buenos dias. Aqui Comentario general. Tiene un minuto adelante. Good morning. Buenos dias. My name is Giselle Sarah. Yo trabajo en el distrito de. I am here to ask you.Speaker: GOOD MORNING. I'M HERE FOR THE INITIATIVE WITH WITH FOUR MILLION DOLLARS. TO KEEP GOING. I WORK ON THE VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM WHERE WE ARE SEEING INCREASES NUMBERS OF TRANSGENDER GENDER EXPANSIVE AND INTER SEX INDIVIDUALS GETTING HATE CRIME AND EXPERIENCING VIOLENCE AND WE NEED PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITY TO SERVE THEM. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS OF CLIENTS OF OURS TRYING TO REPORT INSTANCES LIKE THIS WHERE THEY ARE MISS GENDERED, OVERLOOKED AND IN SOME CASES NOT EVEN BELIEVED. THIS IS WHY WE NEED COMMUNITY ADVOCATES LIKE US TO HELP THEM AND GUIDE THEM. WE WANT DO STOP SURVIVING AND START THRIVING! [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] . >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER BEGINS, I'M GOING TO CALL A FEW MORE NAMES. PAUL HENNESSEY, LINDA ORTEGA, CHRIS, JULIETA, JONATHAN BASELE. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: MY NAME IS SARAH JOHNSON AND MY XOMENT TODAY IS ON TODAY'S COMMENDATORY RESOLUTIONS FOR THE CITY OF L.A. TO OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZE INTERNATIONAL LONG COVID AWARENESS. I'M ONE OF THOUSANDS WITH LONG COVID. IT TOOK A LOT OF PACING AND EFFORT TO GET HERE TODAY. THAT'S WHY IT'S SUCH AN IMPORTANT MOMENT FOR COVID COMMUNITY. ILLNESS OVER 200 SYMPTOMS IS NOT INVISIBLE AND TODAY THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES REFLECTS ON REALITY AND IMPACT OF THE PEOPLE OF CITY. SO ALONG WITH 23 ORGANIZATIONS, 350 SIGNATURES, AND ALL 26,000 ANGELINOS WITH LONG COSIDE, I SUBMIT THIS PETITION TO SUPPORT THE RECOGNITION OF INTERNATIONAL LONG COVID AWARENESS DAY. >> City Attorney: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. GOOD MORNING, WHAT ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: HI, GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: OKAY, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. >> Speaker: I'M COMMENTING ON THE COMMENDATORY RESOLUTIONS TO RECOGNIZE RECOGNIZE LONG TERM COVID DAY. AFTER HAVING 200 SYMPTOMS THERE IS STILL NO TREATMENT AND NO EDUCATION FROM INSTITUTIONS LIKE L.A. PUBLIC HEALTH. EVEN MILD CASES OF COVID ARE LEAD TO HEART A DISTANCING, DEMENTIA AND EVEN CANCER AND LONG COVID HAS SURPASSED AS MA AS THE LONGEST CHRONIC I WILL ASTHMA FOR CHILDREN. GENERAL PUBLIC AND HEALTHCARE WORKERS CHOOSE TO IGNORE THE PREVALENCE OF LONG COVID DUE TO THEIR OWN DETRIMENT. L.A. WILL BE JOINING MANY OTHER CITIES TO LIGHT UP FOR LONG COULD VID. COVID IS NOT OVER, LONG COVID HILLS. [APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER. GOOD MORNING. WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: MY NAME IS JULIETA GARCIA AND I WORK AT PIZZA HUT HERE IN LOS ANGELES. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND I'M HERE WITH MY FRIENDS AND CO-WORKERS, WE'RE HERE STANDING IN FRONT OF YOU AND WE'RE TO ASK A FAVOR. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: WE'RE HERE TO ASK FOR YOU TO SUPPORT THE FAST FOOD ORDINANCE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: NOW THAT IT'S BECOMING ALARMING. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: NOW THAT WE ARE AT-RISK US WORKERS OF THE FAST FOOD INDUSTRY. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: THE FRANCHISE OWNERS ARE NOW LYING SAYING THAT A PAST YEAR OF SUPPORTIVE OF CIVIL RIGHS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: THAT HE IS IN FAVOR OF THE INDUSTRY WHEN THAT'S A COMPLETE LIE AND HE'S HERE TODAY TO DISPEL THOSE LIES. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: THESE COMPANIES KNOW NO LIMITS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND THEY ARE TRULY CAPABLE OF ANYTHING SO WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT, PLEASE. [APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING. MAKE SURE THE MICROPHONE IS WORKING BEFORE? PERFECT. WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT PLEASE. >> City Attorney: OKAY, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS MY NAME IS SEBASTIAN, I USE HE, HIM AND I LIVE IN DISTRICT 8. I'M HERE DISGUSTED BY THE LACK OF LEADERSHIP AND INCLUSION EFFORTS FROM THIS COUNCIL. PEOPLE IN WOODEN BOX SHELTERS, GANG VIOLENCE IN DISTRICT 8, STILL TERRORIZING OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY. EIC SWALLOW WAS NAMED AS EPSTEIN PEDESTRIAN FIED YET THEY'RE INVESTIGATING HIM. MAKE THAT MAKE SENSE. THE TGI COMMUNITY CONTINUES TO FACE CRIMES, HATE CRIMES AND YET I SEE NO CHANGES BEING MADE TO PROTECT US AS CITIZENS. I'M URGING TO FUND THE TGI WELLNESS INITIATIVE PLACING FOUR MILLION DOLLARS TOWARDS TGI LEAD ORGANIZATIONS IN AN EFFORT TO CONTINUE MAKING CALIFORNIA SAFE AND INCLUSION OF TGI COMMUNITIES IN AN EFFORT TO PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITY AND SUPPORT TO OUR TGI COMMUNITY AND SUPPORT FOR THESE ISSUES. THANK YOU. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: THANK YOU, NEXT SPEAKER? GOOD MORNING. WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING. I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK TO ANYTHING. BUT THE REALITY IS, IT'S GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: OKAY, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: YOU KNOW WHO I AM AND YOU KNOW THAT I WOULD HAVE NEVER, NEVER, SUPPORTED OWNERS OVER LABOR. I'M A MEMBER OF A UNION, I AM THE PASTOR JAMES WHO THEY ARE REFERRING TO WHOSE NAME WAS SGNED TO THIS FRAUDULENT LETTER. IF YOU RECALL I WAS HERE WHEN THOSE PEOPLE SHOWED UP, THEY ACTED MORE LIKE THUGS THAN OWNERS. IF YOU RECALL, I EVEN TALKED TO A POLICE OFFICER ABOUT HAVING SHOVED A WOMAN INTO THE DOOR. THESE WERE THE PEOPLE THAT WENT IN THE BACK ROOM AND SPOKE WITH YOU ALL SO I'M SAYING, WHAT EVER MY NAME IS ATTACHED TO T IT WILL ALWAYS BE IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE PEOPLE. AND MR. CITY ATTORNEY, I KNOW YOU KNOW THAT, I'M HERE TO MAKE THE RECORD CLEAR, REMOVE THE LETEDER THAT A ATTACHED TO MY NAME THAT IS CONSIDERED A PUBLIC DOCUMENT. I DO NOT SUPPORT OWNERS, I SUPPORT LABOR. THANK YOU. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER. IF YOU HAVE DOCUMENTS, YOU CAN PROVIDE THEM TO THE SERGEANT, THANK YOU. >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER BEGINS. >> Speaker: ON BEHALF OF TRANS LATINA COALITION, I'M FROM DISTRICT 10. >> City Attorney: HOLD ON, THEY'RE GOING TO READ A FEW NAMES AND AFTER IF YOU CAN LET US KNOW WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO. >> Speaker: YES. >> Clerk: ANA GONZALEZ, CLAUDIA, JOHANA WALLACE, TINA SALCEDO. >> Speaker: THIS IS RESLA I'M FROM DISTRICT 10, ON BEHALF OF TRANS LATINA AND I'M HERE FOR OUR EXISTENCE. OUR EXISTENCE CANNOT BE ERASED. PLEASE HELP US. THIS IS A MOMENT THAT WE GET HARASSED EVERY DAY, EVERY SECOND. IF YOU LOOK AT THE TGI COMMUNITY, ON EVERY GROUND, ALL WE WANT IS PEACE! WE WANT TO EXIST HERE IN THIS WORLD AND THAT'S A CRIME HERE. WE WANT SUPPORT, WE WANT MORE PROGRAMS IN OUR COMMUNITY SO THAT OUR COMMUNITY SISTERS AND BROTHERS DON'T GO OUTSIDE AND GET BEATEN, GET BULLIED EVERY DAY. WE WANT SUPPORT ON BEHALF OF TGI COMMUNITY HERE, I WANT, I ASK FOR SUPPORT. AND, OUR EXISTENCE MATTERS, WE ARE HERE TO STAY. WE CANNOT BE ERASED. THANK YOU AND I'M HEARING TO--I'M HEARING TOO. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS JONATHAN AND WOULD I LIKE TO SPEAK FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE. >> Speaker: AND WOULD I REQUEST ALL COUNCILMEMBERS LOOK UP THE FROM YOUR PHONE AND PAY ATTENTION, BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT DONE THAT TO THE OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE SPOKE ZEN TODAY. WE HAVE WAITED FOR IMPROVE TO TAKE REAL ACTION TO SUPPORT THE WELL BEING OF TRANS GINEDER, GENDER EXPANSION AND TGI ANGELINOS. THIS INITIATIVE IS A LONG OVERDUE STEP TO DIGNITY FOR OUR MOST MARGINIZED COMMUNITY MEMBERS. HISTORICALLY, TGI ORGANIZATIONS HAVE CARRIED THE RESPONSIBILITY OF PROVIDING LIFE SAVING SERVICES WITH LITTLE OR NO INSTITUTION SUPPORT. THE INITIATIVE OFFERS A CONCRETE WAY FOR LOS ANGELES TO ALLOCATE TANGIBLE RESOURCES FOR OR COMMUNITY DURING A TIME WHERE WE'RE FACING SOCIAL BARRIERS. PLEASE I BEG YOU, JOIN US IN DEMANDING THAT THEY HELP OUR TGI PEOPLE HERE AND ACROSS THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. THANK YOU. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: THANK YOU, NEXT SPEAKER. >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER, ANGEL JAIMES, HAIRET ELLIOT AND EZRA. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING. >> Speaker: PUBLIC COMMENT *. I'M A JUNIOR, I WOULD LIKE TO SHOUT OUT JOHN LEE'S PROGRAM THAT HAS GIVEN ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU. LOS ANGELES HAS A CREATIVE PEOPLE, WE HAVE ITEMS AND MENTAL HEALTH AND MANY MORE BUT OFTEN RECIPIENT OF POLICY INSTEAD OF CONTRIBUTER. THIS MEANS EXPANDING YOUTH ADVISORY SPONSORS. IT MEANS GIVING THE UNDER PRIVILEGED YOUTH NOT PLATFORM TO EXPRESS IDEAS. WHEN YOUNG PEOPLE ARE GIVEN REAL OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE, THEY RISE TO OCCASION. INVESTING IN YOUTH I AM VESTMENT, IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT EMPOWERING THE NEXT GENERATION BUT EMPOWERING LOS ANGELES RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. [APPLAUSE] GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: PUBLIC COMMENT, GOOD MORNING. COUNCILMEMBERS. >> City Attorney: GO AHEAD, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. CAN WE START HER FROM THE TOP, PLEASE. >> Speaker: HI MY NAME IS JOANNA AND I WORK IN DISTRICT 10. I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN THE TGI WELLNESS AND EQUALITY INITIATIVE. A FOUR MILLION DOLLARS INVESTMENT INTO TRANSGENDER, GENDER EXPANSIVE AND INTER SEX COMMUNITY. THE TRANS LATINA ALONGSIDE THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE ASKED LOS ANGELES, CITY TO MAKE MEANINGFUL INVESTMENT INTO THE LIVES OF STRANS GENDER AND GENDER EXPANSIVE AND INTER SEX PEOPLE TO ALLOW--WITH THEIR FOUNDING TO SERVE PROGRAMS FLOODED IN DEI INITIATIVES. WE LOOK FORWARD TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND OFFICIALS TO SUPPORT THIS SERVICE SXZ PROGRAMS. THE TGI IS A LONG PHASE DISCRIMINATION AND NOW MORE THAN EVER IN LIGHT OF THE ESCALATED FUNDING. THANK YOU. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: THANK YOU, NEXT SPEAKER. GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE. >> Speaker: I'M NICHOLAS RODELO, I'VE LIVED WITH LONG COVID, I GOT FULLY VACCINATED AND I STILL GOT IT AND I LIVE WITH LONG TERM ISSUES. I'M HERE WITH FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES TO SPEAK ON THE RESOLUTION THAT THE CITY COUNCIL IS GOING TO PASS TODAY RECOGNIZING LONG COVID AWARENESS DAY. WHILE I'M SURE HAPPY THAT THIS IS HAPPENING, WE NEED MORE. I MEET PEOPLE EVERY DAY IN MY GROUPS, PARTS, PEOPLE WHO TELL ME, OH I GOT COVID INFECTION AND NOW I HAVE POTS OR I CANNOT SLEEP PROPERLY OR I HAVE MIGRAINES, THERE ARE A LOT OF ISSUES THAT ARE BEING CAUSED BY THIS DISEASE THAT ARE STILL HAPPENING. PEOPLE ARE STILL CATCHING COVID AND GET CATCHING COVID. THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING LONG COVID AWARENESS DAY. THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER SOTO-MARTINEZ. >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER, SARAH JOHNSON, BAMBI AND LAURA CORRESPONDNEJO. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GENERAL UBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: OKAY, YOU HAVE A MINUTE. GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: PERFECT. MY NAME IS ANGEL, MY PRONOUN IS THEY, HE, I LIVE IN CD14. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON THE TGI INITIATIVE IN THESE TIMES OF HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY, THEY'RE THE SUPPORT NETWORKS THAT HOLD TGI PEOPLE THAT FACE VARIOUS DIRECTIONS INCLUDING FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS. WHEN TGI STRUG WELL HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT AND BASIC SAFETY, IT IS OUR TGI ORGANIZATIONS THAT KEEP US SAFE. WHEN TGI PEOPLE OF COLOR EXPERIENCE CRIMINALIZATION AND VIOLENCE IN THEIR OWN CITIES, STATE SANCTION VIOLENCE, IT IS OUR ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE THERE. WHEN PUBLIC AVENUES PROVIDING RESOURCE SOUTH SIDE, ARE VULNERABLE TO REDUBSING OR DETERMINATION IT'S OUR TGI COMMUNITY THAT KEEPS ONE ANOTHER SAFE, FUND TGI/WE. >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER? >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER GAINS, DEHINI, CANNEDIDNO, ANDREW AND RENE OH COME PO. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WOO WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE, GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: PAGE 97 OF RON JOHNSON'S BOOK WISCONSIN MAYOR OF TRANS HUMAN GENOCIDE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: THE ENTIRE WORLD IS VIOLATED BY THIS, BEAST-LIKE PROCESS IN THE WORSE WAY. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: PAGE 120. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: EACH NEW LED IS ARMED. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: WITH INCRUSTED MICROWAVES IN THEIR SYSTEM. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: THESE WEAPONS ARE ABLE TO BE USED WITH HIGH PRECISION. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: THE SOFTWARE FRAMEWORK IS CONFIGURED TO BE ABLE TO USE CARS AS TARGETS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AS SOON AS THEY'RE CLOSE ENOUGH. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: THIS TARGET GIVES US THE IMPRESSION, THAT THE ENTIRE WORLD IS FOLLOWING US. >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER. GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: MUY BUENOS DIAS. [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE. >> Speaker:[SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: MY NAME IS CANDIDA MARCHSEEN AND I WORK AT McDONALDS. AND I'M HERE BECAUSE WE NEED THIS ORDINANCE TO BE PASSED. THIS IS THE FAIR FAST FOOD WORKERS ORDINANCE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND WE'RE IN CRITICAL TIMES, I'LL NEVER FORGET WHEN THERE WAS AN ICE RAID HAPPENING JUST A FEW BLOCKS FROM MY STORE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND MY FRINDS AND CUSTOMERS WE CRIED OUT OF FEAR. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND THANKS TO KNOWING MY OWN RIGHTS, I WAS ABLE TO STAY CALM AND PROTECT EVERYONE ELSE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: NOW A DAY THAT FEAR STILL LINGERS IN MANY OF OUR FRIENDS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND THESE ARE THE SAME PEOPLE WHO ARE MISSING WORK JUST OUT OF FEAR OF BEING RIPPED AWAY FROM THEIR FAMILIES. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: JUST BY GOING AND COMPLETING THEIR WORK SHIFT. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: IT'S NOT RIGHT FOR US TO LIVE THIS WAY AND HAVE NO SUPPORT FROM OUR BUSINESSES. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND THAT'S WHY WE ARE DEMANDING NO YOUR RIGHTS TRAINING OUTSIDE OF THE STORES. >> Speaker: [SPEAKIN SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND THAT'S WHEN WE CAN LEARN TO ADVOCATE AND DEFEND OUR RIGHTS WITHOUT BEING INTIMIDATED BY THEM. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: PLEASE SUPPORT THIS ORDINANCE. THANK YOU. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] . >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER BEGINS, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL UP ERIC, GEORGINA, HE LEASH A, EMILY AND JAMIE LEBELENO. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WOO WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: BUENOS DIAS. >> Interpreter: GOOD MORNING, PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: OKAY, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: MY NAME IS WILLBERT AND I LIVE IN DISTRICT 14. I WORK AT TACO BELL. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: I'M HERE TO ASK FOR YOU TO POST THE REPORT ON THE FAIR WORKERS ORDINANCE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AS FAST FOOD WORKERS LIKE MYSELF, WE ARE TIRED OF BEING ABUSED. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: FOR OVER A YEAR OUR BOSSES HAVE BEEN IGNORING OUR COMPLAINTS ABOUT LEAKS THAT HAVE BEEN HAPPENING DURING THE RAINS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND WE FELT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNTIL THE ROOF ACTUALLY FELL ON TOP OF US. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: BUT AFTER A STRIKE AND EXPLAINING WITH CAL-OSHA THINGS STARTED TO CHANGE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND NOW-A-DAYS WHEN I TELL MY BOSSES THAT THERE IS A LEAK. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: THEY TAKE ACTION TO FIX IT INSTEAD OF IGNORING IT. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND KNOWING YOUR RIGHTS IS WHAT IS GOING TO HELP US TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR BOSS RIGHT SIDE NOT IGNORING OUR COMPLAINTS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: LET'S MAKE THIS HAPPEN AT ALL RESTAURANTS. THANK YOU. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? I DON'T THINK WE CAN HEAR--CAN YOU LIFT THE MICROPHONE JUST A LITTLE BIT. GOOD MORNING. >> Speaker: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: PERFECT, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCILMEMBERS THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK BEFORE YOU TODAY. IT'S AN HONOR I'M L.SAOEBER AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF GOT LONG COVID CRISIS. I SPEAK AS A PATIENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH CONSULTANT FOR CLIENTS INCLUDING NIH RECOVER I'M HERE TO DECLARE LONG COVID AWARENESS DAY. LONG COVID CAN DISABLE PEOPLE FROM CHILDREN TO OLYMPIC ATHLETE. LONG COVID HAS SURPASSED ASTHMA AS FIRST CHRONIC ILLNESS IN CHILDREN. FEWER RESOURCES FOR RECOVERY. IT'S A LABOR ISSUE, LOSS OF EMPLOYMENT AFFECTS 29.9 PERCENT PEOPLE OF LONG COVID AND ALSO A HOUSING ISSUE. INCREASES TO ADA HOUSING NEEDS, HOUSING INSTABILITY, EVICTIONS AND MORTGAGE DEFAULTS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> City Attorney: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: OKAY, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: COUNCILMEMBER JURADO, I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS YOU, SO IF YOU DON'T MIND. I'M ERIC AND WHO HAS BEEN DOCUMENTING ICE RAIDS. I WAS TOLD THAT I SHOULD TALK TO YOU SO HERE I AM. ON FEBRUARY 13 YOU PRAISED THE STUDENT WALK OUT. WHEN THOSE KIDS WENT TO EMBASSY TO PROTEST, THEY SENT THE SAME ICE AGENT, THIS TIME HE WAS SENT OUT TO SCARE THE KIDS AWAY FROM M-6 AND BEAR MACE. YOU SAID WE'RE STANDING TOGETHER NOT JUST WITH WORDS BUT WITH COURAGE. I DON'T THINK COURAGE SHOULD BACK UP WORDS. I WOULD LIKE COURAGE TO LEAD TO ACTION. I'M VERY FRUSTRATED AND MANY PEOPLE ARE AFRAID AS I AM THAT THESE THINGS ARE HAPPENING AND WE TALK ABOUT TAKING ABOUT THEM INSTEAD OF DOING SOMETHING. SO PLEASE, PLEASE HELP. [APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: ITEM 31 AND GENERAL COMMENT. ITEM 3 IS NOT OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. BUT YOU CAN SPEAK TO IT DURING PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: OKAY, I'M GEORGINA SERRANO COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS. THE INITIATIVE ULA IS HELPING WITH WITH THE PREVENTION HOMELESSNESS. I RECEIVED TONS OF CALLS FROM ALL THE CITY PEOPLE, REALLY AFRAID TO LOSE THE HOUSE, AND REALLY FRUSTRATED WITH NO HELP HELPING WITH RENT. ESPECIALLY WITH THE ISAAC TIFFITY, THEY REALLY TERRIFIED TO LOSING THE ROOF. SO THIS INITIATIVE IS PROVIDED THE MONEY TO PROVIDE THE SERVICE TO SEE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. SO WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER, WE INVITED ALL OF YOU, TO SIGN THE CONTRACTS, BETWEEN THE CITY, YOU HAVE THE MONEY AT YOUR HANDS AND WE NEED TO DO THE WORK FOR THE COMMUNITY. SO WE NEED TO CONTINUE WORKING TOGETHER. ALL THESE PEOPLE HIT HERE IN THE ROOM NEED A ROOF ON THEIR HEAD. SO THANK YOU FOR VOTING YES. >> City Attorney: THANK YOU, NEXT SPEAKER. [APPLAUSE] GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, I'M JA MY LA, OR JAMIE LEE AND I'M GOING TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE. GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: THE FIRST THING I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT IS BEING A LGBT PERSON IS NOT A CHOICE, IT'S OUR RIGHT SINCE BIRTH. THE SECOND THING I WANT TO SAY IS THAT EVERYONE CAME UP HERE TODAY AND THEY YELLED AT YOU AND TOLD YOU WHAT THEY WANTED AND CHANTED AND GAVE YOU THAT KIND OF ENERGY. BUT I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU CALM ENERGY. AND I WANT TO EXPLAIN A DAY IN THE TRANS LATINA COALITION. SO WHEN I WALK INTO THE BUILDING I'M GREETED BY 100 PEOPLE WITH SMILES ON THEIR FACES, AND THEIR READY FOR A NEW DAY. I WALK IN AND I ALSO SEE PEOPLE IN THE FRONT WHO ARE SMILING AT ME AND ASKING ME HOW I AM. I GO BACK INTO THE OFFICE AS I AM AN EMPLOYEE THERE, I DID START OFF AS SOMEBODY WHO WAS HOMELESS AND THEY HELPED ME. I STARTED OFF AS SOMEBODY WHO HAD NOTHING AND THEY HELPED ME. I CAME FROM MEXICO, THEY HELPED ME. JUST BECAUSE I'M WHITE, DON'T LET THAT FOOL YOU, I AM A LATINO. I SEE SOMEBODY WHO INSTANTLY WANTS TO SHOW ME THAT THEY CARE. AND ALSO I KNOW TIME IS OUT. BUT JUST GIVE THEM YOUR MONEY. GIVE THEM THE THINGS THAT THEY NEED. >> City Attorney: THANK YOU, YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED. NEXT SPEAKER. >> Speaker: HELLO. HELLO. >> City Attorney: I ASSUME ALL ITEMS AND PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: YOU ASSUME CORRECTLY. >> City Attorney: I KNOW YOU CAME IN LATE AND IT'S BEEN A LONG MEETING, ITEMS OPEN, 1 THROUGH 4, 6 THROUGH 20, 23 AND 24 AND 36 THROUGH 49. SO SUFFICIENT THREE MINUTES FOR THE ITEMS AND ONE FOR GENERAL, GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: YES, I'M GOING TO START OFF WITH NUMBER 40 AND I WANT TO BE I'M CONCERNED, WELL MR. LEE STILL OWES ME AN APOLOGY. MS. JURADO DOES NOT BECAUSE SHE IS ALWAYS SWEET AND KIND. I'M SUPPORTIVE OF WHAT SHE PUT FOR HER. BUT I WANT YOU ALL TO BE WARNED, YOU'RE ASKING ABOUT DIFFERENT COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. I WANT TO MAKE SURE, NOW MS. LAURA IS GOING FOB HANDING OUT FOR PART OF MY PUBLIC RECORD ALL THE DIFFERENT FRONT GROUPS OF SCIENTOLOGY, YES, IT IS ON TOPIC. THE COMMUNITY. STOP. SERIOUSLY, BECAUSE THESE ARE COMMUNITY GROUPS THAT WILL BE TRYING TO GET MONEY FROM ALL OF THIS STUFF AND WITHIN YOUR COMMUNITY INCLUDING LIKE NARCNON HOW THEY DEAL WITH DRUG ADDICTION AND REMOVAL, THEY PUT YOU ON A LOT OF VITAMINS AND STICK YOU IN A SAUNA FOR HOURS A DAY FOR WEEKS ON END, THAT'S HOW THEY DO DRUG WITHDRAWAL AND THEN YOU HAVE TO GO INTO SESSION AND BRINGING OUT WHAT YOU DID TO BRING IT ON YOUR SELF. IF THAT'S WHAT YOU NEED TO--. >> City Attorney: SPEAKER WHAT ITEM ARE YOU SPEAKING TO? >> Speaker: THAT WAS 40. >> City Attorney: YOU EXHAUSTED THE MINUTE. >> Speaker: I EXHAUSTED THE MINUTE. THE NEXT ONE IS RAMADAN LIGHTS, I WANT TO SAY HAPPY RAMADAN AND APPRECIATE THAT WE'RE MULTI CULTURAL, BUT DIFFERENT THINGS THAT YOU PUT OUT. WHY CAN'T YOU TRY TO GET, YOU'RE SO BROKE AND WE WANT TO GIVE THESE FINE PEOPLE FAIR WAGES AND ALL THAT STUFF, BUT WHERE IS THE MONEY COMING FROM? IT'S COMING FROM THE TAXPAYERS. WHY DON'T YOU TRY TO DO SOMETHING TO GET ORGANIZATION TO SEE TRY TO CONTRIBUTE TO THINGS THAT ARE DECORATIVE AND DIFFERENT THINGS THAT CAN HELP OUT. I DON'T KNOW, AND CAN PAY FOR THE LIGHTS. YOU CAN HAVE THEM SPONSOR A LIGHT A DAY. YOU DO THIS DAILY. THAT'S ANOTHER THING THAT YOU CAN DO. WHEN IT COMES TO YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, I'M ALL FOR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT BUT AGAIN, I WANT TO WARN YOU ABOUT THE DIFFERENT YOUTH SCIENTOLOGY PROGRAMS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, OKAY. YOU KNOW, LIKE THEIR DRUG FREE WORLD, THEY MAKE KIDS SIGN A PROMISE AND SIGN UP PROMISES THAT THEY'LL NEVER DO DRUGS BUT ALL THAT IS TO GIVE THEIR PARENTS INFORMATION TO RECRUIT. IT'S JUST RECRUITING TACTICS. >> City Attorney: I'M GOING TO ASK TO STICK TO THE AGENDA. >> Speaker: YOUTH DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. >> City Attorney: YES. >> Speaker: YES, I'M TALKING ABOUT YOUTH, YOUR DEVELOPMENT. >> City Attorney: IT'S GOT TO BE THE DEPARTMENT OTHERWISE YOU CAN SPEAK TO GENERAL. >> Speaker: I THOUGHT THAT WAS ALL CONNECTED, SO. OKAY. AND OKAY, WE'LL SWITCH TO TO PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: ONE MINUTE TO PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: I'M HERE, GUESS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT TODAY? I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT SCIENTOLOGY AND THE FACT THAT WE PASSED OUT A BOOK FROM JAMIE MUSTARD AND HIS STORY ABOUT THE CRIMES AGAINST HIM AS A CHILD HERE IN LOS ANGELES. AND MS. RAMAN, IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE RUNNING FOR MAYOR, I HOPE YOU LOOK INTO THE DIFFERENT CRIMES OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE. THERE IS SO MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE COME FORWARD IN DISCUSSING THE CRIMES OF SCIENTOLOGY, CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN. YOU KNOW WHAT JAMIE MUSTARD SAID, HE FELT HE WAS ERASED AS A CHILD. HIS MIND WAS ERASED THAT'S WHAT THEY DO. AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE COME FORWARD WITHIN THIS CITY, WHEN IS IT GOING TO STOP? LIKE YOU KNOW, WHY ARE THEY ON THE BOARD? WHY ARE YOU TAKING MONEY FROM THEM AND I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO SMOKING SCAN, I APPRECIATE THAT THEY LISTEN OVER THERE. I EVEN HAVE PEOPLE COMING IN COMING IN TO DIFFERENT MEETIGS, AGREEING, WHY ARE YOU ALLOWING THIS? IT'S TRAFFICKING AND ABUSE. MAKE IT STOP. THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: THANK YOU, YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED. >> Clerk: THAT IS ALL THE TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Council President: OKAY, WHAT IS NEXT BEFORE US? >> Clerk: MR. McOSKER? >> T. McOsker: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR. CHAIR, I'D LIKE TO CONTINUE ITEM 11 WHICH IS A LIEN AT 1829 EAST 97 STREET TO APRIL 21, PLEASE. >> Council President: WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE'LL CONTINUE THAT AND WHILE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NUMBER 8, I'M GOING TO REQUEST THAT WE NOTE AND FILE IT AS IT HAS BEEN PAID. SO WITHOUT OBJECTION, OR DO I NEED A SECOND? >> Clerk: LET'S SEE, I'M SORRY SOMEBODY IS TALKING. >> City Attorney: THE SPEAKER THAT NORMALLY GOES BY AUDIT L.A. I CANNOT HEAR WHAT THE CLERK IS SAYING AND SHE IS NEXT TO ME. YOU'RE DISRUPTING THE MEETING, WHATEVER YOU'RE DOING NOW, PLEASE DO NOT DISRUPT, YOU'RE WELCOME TO RECORD BUT IF YOU DISRUPT THE MEETING AGAIN, YOU'LL BE PURSUANT TO VIOLATION OF REMOVAL. >> Clerk: MR. PRESIDENT, YOU MADE A MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE LIEN FOR NUMBER 8, IS THERE A SECOND? MR. McOSKER, THANK YOU. AND AT THIS POINT, MR. PRESIDENT SINCE THERE ARE 12 MEMBERS, IT'S BEST TO RECONSIDER THE ORDINANCES AND THAT WOULD BE ITEM 26, 27, 32, 34 AS WELL AS 35, SIR. >> Council President: OKAY. THOSE ARE NOW BEFORE US. ANY MEMBERS WISH TO SPEAK ON THOSE ITEMS? SEEING NO MEMBERS ON THE QUEUE. COULD YOU REPEAT THE ITEMS. >> Clerk: TO RECONSIDER THE ORDINANCES THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED THAT WOULD BE 26, 27, 32, 34, AS WELL AS 35. >> Council President: OKAY. SEEING NO MEMBERS ON THE QUEUE. LET'S OPEN THE ROLL ON THOSE. CLOSE THE ROLL, TALLY THE VOTES. >> Clerk: 12 AYES. >> Council President: OKAY, THOSE MEASURES ARE AGREED TO. WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: NEXT, MS. RODRIGUEZ. >> Council President: ACTUALLY, I'LL CALL ON MS. RODRIGUEZ. THANK YOU. YOU TELL ME WHAT ITEMS ARE NEXT. >> M. Rodriguez: THANK YOU, BOB. IS WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND AND RECEIVING ITEM 4, SHARON, I DON'T KNOW IF WE GOT THAT ONE PREVIOUSLY? >> Clerk: OKAY. AND IS THERE A SECOND TO MS. RODRIGUEZ? >> Council President: I'LL CONNECTED THAT. --SECOND THAT. >> Clerk: MR. BLUMENFIELD AND ALSO MS. HERNANDEZ. >> E. Hernandez: FOR COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 CAN I RECEIVE AND FILE ITEM 1 AND 18. >> Clerk: THANK YOU. IS THERE A SECOND TO THE RECEIVE AND FILE? >> Council President: I'LL SECOND IT. >> Clerk: MS. JURADO, OKAY. AT THIS POINT, MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCIL MAY NOW VOTE ON ITEMS 1 THROUGH 4, 8 THROUGH 10, 12 THROUGH 20, 23, 24, 37, THROUGH 45; 47 AS WELL AS 26, 27, 32, 34 AND 35. >> Council President: I THINK YOU INADVERTENTLY ADDED NUMBER 8. >> Clerk: YES, 8 WHAT COUNCIL IS VOTING ON NOW IS IS THE MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE 8. >> Council President: OKAY. SO THOSE ITEMS ARE NOW BEFORE US. LET'S OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TALLY THE VOTES. >> Clerk: 12 AYES. >> Council President: OKAY, THOSE MEASURES ARE AGREED TO AS DESCRIBED. AND NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO NUMBER 25, IS THAT RIGHT? >> Clerk: YES, AND THAT WAS CALLED SPECIAL BY MS. RODRIGUEZ FOR A SEPARATE VOTE. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, DOES ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM? SEEING NO MEMBERS ON THE QUEUE. LET'S OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, AND TALLY THE VOTES. >> Clerk: 10 AYES, 2 NOES. >> Council President: OKAY, WHERE THAT DOES TAKE US TO? >> Clerk: NEXT IS ITEM 36 AND THIS WAS CALLED SPECIAL DUE TO A SUBSTITUTE MOTION AND TWO VOTES ARE REQUIRED. THE FIRST VOTE IS QUESTION WHETHER TO SUBSTITUTE. >> Council President: OKAY. THAT VOTE IS BEFORE US. NO MEMBERS ON THE QUEUE, LET'S OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TALLY THE VOTES. >> Clerk: 12 AYES. >> Council President: OKAY. >> Clerk: NEXT IS ITEM 36 AND THAT IS SUBSTITUTE MOTION NAZARIAN FOR RAMAN SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER YAROSLAVSKY. >> Council President: OKAY, NO MEMBERS ON THE QUEUE, LET'S OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TALLY THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 12 AYES. >> Council President: OKAY. >> Clerk: NEXT, WOULD BE ITEM 46 AND THAT WAS CALLED SPECIAL BY MR. McOSKER. >> Council President: OKAY. ITEM 46 IS BEFORE US, MR. McOSKER. >> T. McOsker: I JUST WANT TO SAY NO MORE DISCUSSION NEEDED. BUT I WANT TO THANK CONGRESSWOMAN BERAGAN FOR BEING HERE AND SHE'S A BIG SUPPORT CER OF YOLANDA. >> Council President: OKAY, NO OTHER COMMENTS, NO OTHER MEMBERS ON THE QUEUE, LET'S OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TALLY THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 12 AYES. >> Clerk: NEXT, WOULD BE ITEM 48 AND THAT WAS CALLED SPECIAL FOR AN AMENDMENT THAT'S MOTION RODRIGUEZ-PADILLA AS WELL AS COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ HAD COMMENTS ON 48. >> Council President: OKAY. LET'S CONSIDER ITEM 48 AND WE'LL START WITH COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ. >> E. Hernandez: THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. COLLEAGUES, THE TIME HAS COME TO STOP TREATING UNARMED RESPONSE AS A PILOT AND START TREATING AS A INFRASTRUCTURE AS LOS ANGELES DESERVE. LONG BEFORE, I STEPPED INTO THIS SEAT, I FOUGHT FOR INCARCERATION AND RESPONSE ALTERNATIVE. ANY WORK IS DRIVEN BY A DESIRE TO KEEP COMMUNITY MEMBERS ALIVE AND TO MEET THEM WHERE THEY ARE WITH THE RESOURCE TO SEE KEEP THEM ALIVE AND WHEN SOMEBODY IS GOING THROUGH A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS, FOOD, WATER AND A FRIENDLY FACE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. FOR TOO LONG BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITY HAVE BEEN HOLD THAT DEATH IS THE COST OF SAFETY. THAT'S UTTERLY FALSE. CRIME CRISIS RESPONSE WAS BORN IN THE COMMUNITY AND OUT OF URGENCY. AS OF A CULTURE OF AD HOC COMMITTEE, I CAN TELL YOU THAT A APPROACH TO PUBLIC SAFETY WORKS AND IT IS ADDING MORE TEAMS TO OUR PUBLIC SAFETY ECOSYSTEM. SINCE 2024, UNARMED CRISIS RESPONSE HAS RESPONDED TO MORE THAN 17,733 CALLS AND 96 PERCENT OF THOSE CALLS WERE RESOLVED WITHOUT POLICE INVOLVEMENT. WE NEED A SPECTRUM OF CARE AND BY TREATING PUBLIC HEALTH AS INTER CONNECTED, UNHARMED CRISIS RESPONSE HAS PROVEN TO CONNECT ANGELINOS IN DISTRESS CAN HOUSING AND PEER SUPPORT. IN THE FACE OF MOUNTING CRISIS, INVESTING IN RESPONSE IS A MATR OF OPERATIONAL AND FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY. WE MUST RESERVE OUR MOST EXPANSIVE AND SPECIALIZED RESOURCES SUCH AS THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE MOST DIRE AND SERIOUS EMERGENCIES. WHILE THE SAME RESPONSE FROM UNARMED RESPONSE TEAMS COST $35 PER HOUR. WE CAN DIVERT UP TO 25 AND OVER 25,000 CALLS PER YEAR AWAY FROM LAPD AND FIRE DEPARTMENT TO FREE THEM UP TO DO MORE SERIOUS WORK. WE CANNOT KEEP DEPLOYING FOR HEALTHCARE WORK. IN 2023, 35 PERCENT OF LAPD INVOLVED SHOOTINGS INVOLVED SOMEBODY IN THE MENTAL CRISIS. THINK ABOUT THAT, MORE THAN ONE IN THREE TIMES, THEY WERE STANDING ACROSS SOMEBODY WHO NEEDED PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL HEALTH. FIRST RESPONSE WOULD COST 4 MILLION ANNUALLY THAT'S LESS THAN 56 MILLION PAID OUT IN THE SETTLEMENTS. I DO NOT HEAR THAT UNARMED RESPONSE IS ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK. PROOF IT TODAY WITH YOUR VOTE. THROW DOWN FORGET STATUS UPDATE ON THE COMMUNITY OF COMMUNITY SFETY OUTLINED IN OUR 2026 BUDGET. THROW DOWN TO DISPATCH GROUP. AND THROW DOWN TO INVOLVE ANGELINO APPROXIMATES, NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL AND LABOR COUNSELORS IN THIS TRANSITION AND MAKE SURE THIS CARELESS FRAMEWORK SERVES ALL ANGELINOS. THANK YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER BLUMENFIELD FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND FOR COINTRODUCING THIS MOTION WITH ME. THANK YOU FOR MARQUEECE HARRIS-DAWSON FOR SECONDING THIS MOTION AND FOR THOSE WHO MARRED AND DARE TO DREAM ALTERNATIVES. COLLEAGUES, THERE IS NO BETTER TIME TO MOVE THIS FORWARD. LET'S DO THE WORK AND SHOW ANGELINOS THAT YOU SHARE THE WORK. I ASK TO MAKE RESPONSES STANDARD HERE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> Council President: THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ FOR YOUR COMMENTS. BUT ALSO AGAIN FOR COCHAIRING THIS SUBCOMMITTEE CITY WITH ME. L.A. IS A COMPLEX CITY AND WE NEED A COMPLEX RESPONSE AND WE NEED CUTTING EDGE AND THIS IS THE WAY WE GET THERE. I ALSO URGE AN AYE. NEXT WE HAVE COUNCIL PRESIDENT MARQUEECE HARRIS-DAWSON. >> COLLEAGUES, THE DATA IS UNASSAILABLE, WE'VE DONE THE WORK. THERE WAS AN STAGE WHERE THIS WAS AN IDEOLOGICAL STRUGGLE, WE'VE DONE THE WORK NOW AND WE SHOW THAT THT TWO CAN EXIST SIDE BY SIDE AND WHEN APPROPRIATE, EITHER CAN SHOW UP AND THE ONE THAT WE NEED TO BUILD OUT AND NEED MORE OF IS THE UNARMED CRISIS RESPONSE. SO EVERY TIME, WE COME IN CONTACT WITH THE PERSON, COUNCILMEMBER BLUMENFIELD-HERNANDEZ WHO SAYS I'M GLAD YOU ALL SENT SOMEBODY TO GET ME OFF THE STREET BEFORE I HURT SOMEBODY OR HURT MYSELF IS IS THE KIND OF MIRACLE THAT WE CAN CREATE IN THE CITY AND THE KIND OF SAFETY THAT WE CAN BUILD IN THE CITY GOING FORWARD. SO AGAIN, WE DEAL WITH THE ISSUES AND PEOPLE BEFORE SOMETHING HAPPENED INSTEAD OF WAITING UNTIL SOMETHING HAPPENS. SO I COULD NOT BE HAPPIER ABOUT THIS AND IT'S SUCH A GREAT OUTCOME OF STANDING THE UNARMED CRISIS RESPONSE COMMITTEE. SO THANK YOU ALL BOTH SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE] >> Council President: THANK YOU. SEEING NO OTHER SPEAKERS ON THE QUEUE. WE DO HAVE AN AMENDING MOTION OR WE CAN TAKE THIS UP AS AMENDED OR DO WE NEED TO VOTE SEPARATELY? >> Clerk: THIS ITEM CAN BE VOTED TOGETHER WITH THE AMENDMENT SO 48 AND 48 A. >> Council President: OKAY. SO WE WILL TAKE THIS ITEM UP AS AMENDED UNLESS THERE IS ANYONE OBJECTING WHICH I DON'T SEE. THAT'S THE CALL LET'S OPEN THE ROLL. CLOSE THE ROLL, TALLY THE VOTES. >> Clerk: 12 AYES. >> Council President: OKAY, THIS MEASURE IS ADOPTED AS AMENDED. >> E. Hernandez: CAN WE MOVE IT FORTHWITH. >> Clerk: URGENT FORTHWITH REQUIRES ANOTHER VOTE BUT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO SO BUT FORTHWITH IS AFTER THE MEET ING. >> Council President: 7-MINUTE DIFFERENCE SO DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. WITHOUT OBJECTION, FORTHWITH. >> Clerk: FINAL ITEM IS 49 AND THAT ONE HAS AN AMENDMENT MOTION RODRIGUEZ-PADILLA. >> Council President: OKAY. ANY MEMBER WISH TO SPEAK TO 49? ANY OBJECTION TO VOTING AS AMENDED? SEEING NONE. LET'S OPEN THE ROLL ON 49 AS AMENDED. CLOSE THE ROLL, TALLY THE VOTES. >> Clerk: 12 AYES. >> Council President: THAT MEASURE IS ADOPTED. WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: COUNCIL HAS MOTIONED FOR POSTING AND REFERRAL. >> Council President: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THEY ARE POST ASKED REFERRED. JAOT DESK IS CLEAR, SIR. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. THE DESK IS CLEAR. LET'S MOVE TO AMENDMENTS, NOT AMENDMENTS, BUT ANNOUNCEMENT. MR. SOTO-MARTINEZ? >> H. Soto-Martinez: THANK YOU, VERY MUCH. TODAY THIS BODY TOOK AN IMPORTANT STEP BY INTRODUCING RECOGNIZING LONG COVID AWARENESS DAY IN LOS ANGELES. TOO MANY ANGELINOS HAVE HAD THEIR LIVE AFFECTED BY COVID. MANY OF US KNOW A FAMILY MEMBER OR FRIEND THAT STILL GOING THROUGH COVID. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE MEMBERS OF LONG COVID COMMUNITY WHO CAME OUT TODAY TO SHARE THEIR STORIES AND I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE SARAH JOHNSON AND RICK RODELO WHO CAME OUT. WHEN THE CITY HALL IS LIT UP IN TEAL, PEOPLE IT CAN BE A REMINDER. >> Council President: THANK YOU. NIZ OTHER ADD NOUNSMENTS? COLLEAGUES? ANY ADJOURNING MOTIONS? LOOK TO GO MY LEFT FOR ADJOURNING MOTIONS? LOOKING TO MY RIGHT FOR ADJOURNING MOTIONS. SEEING NONE, GO FORTH AND SERVE THE CITY. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. That we have drivers and people moving from point A to point B for the Olympic Games. In terms of all the things that make a city run, in particular in Los Angeles, the film industry has become kind of one of those conversation cornerstones. A lot and you now from the mayor's office, have the position of oversight in that regard, too. Are you a film buff and what's going on with what's happening in filming in LA? I think I was chosen for this role, not because I'm a Hollywood expert per se, but I'm a you know, problem solver. I know how the city works. I know which levers to press to get things done. And the film industry has had some struggles over the years. Of course, the pandemic. And you've seen headlines about production leaving California for different reasons, for financial reasons. Right. So it might be cheaper to film in other states or other countries. So what my job is and why I, as president of the board , is tasked with this responsibility, is that we're very much intertwined. My job is to lure production back into Los Angeles by streamlining many of its old archaic processes and making our city a friendly open for business in terms of production. So we now have a detailed list of landmarks, popular neighborhoods, streets that are very much in demand by our filming industry, whether it's, you know, major blockbuster films or their TV shows. But one of the other areas that I'm working on is that even if this particular location is a very desirable location for Hollywood, sometimes the neighbors are not as receptive to the things that are associated with production coming into their street. So I'm also working with our neighborhood council leaders, our city council partners, and our mayor's team to really kind of set that tone, set that expectation, and explain to our residents what are some of the benefits. Yes, some of the street parking might be taken up by production crews for a limited number of days, but that really translates to, you know, thousands, sometimes millions of dollars to the local economy that benefits everybody. Recently, Sacramento passed a very historic film tax credit. It builds upon what mayor Bass helped passed in Sacramento when she was in the state legislature. So that is helping to bring some of that production back. But what I'm focused on is really taking an equity lens into the film permitting process , where different permits incur different levels of costs. So we're looking at ways to okay, if major, not only just major blockbuster, but small, low impact filming also happens in Los Angeles quite frequently. And why don't we lower the barrier in terms of the threshold so that we don't charge you the same amount of money for a major blockbuster film versus a student run or a nonprofit film? So we're looking at a tiered pricing model to implement here in LA, so that we welcome all different sizes of production back. So we contract out our permitting services right now with an entity called film LA, which is a nonprofit. And yes, they were recently awarded a five year extension with the city of La. They serve as sort of that one stop shop. Yes there are issues related to the filming process, and we're having some extensive dialog with film LA to make some major amendments to that, including tiered pricing. But that's your go to first entry. And then if there are issues, people can contact me directly. But to give you an example here, we're inside City Hall in downtown Los Angeles City Hall is the people's building, and it is free to film. That doesn't mean all of your costs get covered, but at least to reserve this building, there is no added cost, right? However, you know, the security janitorial things will add up. But this is a very desirable landmark that people have shot. You know, courtrooms in are different types of law enforcement productions and others. Well, there's so much happening in this, and we've barely scratched the surface of everything that the board of Public Works does. So if somebody wants to learn about what current priorities are or what's happening in the city or plans for the Olympics, what's the best way for them to find out? Sure, you can go to our main website, which is DPW Department of Public Works, dot L.A. city gov. You'll find pictures of all the five commissioners, including myself and what we do, our background or our assignments, and also links to all of our social media pages so that you'll get the latest information about you know, shine LA and then updates related to the convention center and so much more. It was the first ever African American labor Organization born of the trains, which connected the country. LA City Council commemorated the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and maids, and acknowledged how instrumental they were in the fight for civil rights. We are at the Los Angeles City Hall and proudly able to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and Maids. It's significant because this is the first African American Union formed in the country. What they had to endure, what they agreed to go through for the betterment of their children, for the betterment of people that they would never know, was just so incredibly selfless. They were able to plot the course for improvement of an entire community, an entire race of people. They were the on ramp to the black middle class. They were the ones that took news across the country. I think about how the Pullman porters would wear these really nice suits and the hats and everything. They were always very dignified, very respectful. But at home they were struggling . They did a lot behind the scenes, sometimes not really respected by the people they were serving, but they still did their best to be honorable people don't understand what these men and women you find out the women were in on it too. They did the best of everything. They served, they cooked, they shined many times without sleep because they wanted to present the right image for people to understand, respect, not calling like they did everybody. George. Hey, George. Do this. George, do that. It was just easy to call everybody George. Because they did not respect them. Enough of being called by a first name. In fact, there's a film out by Robert Townsend. It's 10,000 men named George, a lot of people, until they read the byline. Don't know. That's about the Pullman porters, but that respect never left them for whoever they were working for, taking care of the children for ironing clothes, for fixing food for the porters. When Mr. Pullman brought them on, they had terrible working conditions. It was just my ancestors tell me how bad the working conditions were. So the union was called together to give us some rights. So it was really a pivotal part for black people. So what most people don't understand is it was a Philip Randolph who was the architect behind the March on Washington, who actually organized the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, a Philip Randolph came together with King and the SCLC people and said, hey, labor and civil rights matter. And they're the same. They're the same issue. We're pushing for the same thing. And so the great Merger then took place. They became like a conduit to African American communities because they traveled on trains across the country. And so out of that, many of them, their children and offspring became mayors and leaders and Congress members and all those representatives and so that was a springboard to the civil rights movement. If it was not for Philip Randolph and the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, I would not be in my position. I am in today what I believe the contribution of the Pullman Porters organization was over the decades, not only the civil rights, but to the wider society. Well, they did a couple of things. The first thing it did was show black people amazingly, that we can organize and get something accomplished. That's worthwhile for the betterment of the entire society. And I mean, it was a wonderful betterment opportunity for black people. But it also in any time everyone is doing well, it enriches the entire society. So if black people are doing better, then everyone is going to do better and so I think that was the greatest contribution and it showed black people that we could do it, that we didn't have to be scared to show that we could have courage, and with courage we could accomplish great things. Every year, our national organization, the Association for the Study of Life and History, they give us our national black history theme. So our theme this year was African Americans and Labor. So we decided that we wanted to focus on the untold stories of just everyday people that have labored to make this country great. So along with Mack Enterprises, we decided that we would reach out and offer the opportunity for people to submit profiles, 75 words and a photo of key people in their lives that have done something incredible, whether they were a maid, whether they were Pullman Porter, whether they were architects, you know, but stories of people that have built this country. And so our book African Americans in Labor , The Roads we've traveled, it's incredible because you see all these stories, black police officers nurses doctors and then also we have stories of the Pullman porters. We have stories about the first black seafarers we had, the first Black Surfer. You know, there's some incredible stories that are in there. And so things that people never knew about. So many people don't realize the value of