They said that because his parents were immigrants, he did not have the rights of US citizens even though he was born in the United States. He fought that case. In that case went all the to the Supreme Court justice and they ruled in favor in 1898, saying that if you are born in this country, you automatically the rights of US citizenship regardless of your parents, immigration status. I'm very proud of my grandfather, Wong Kim Ark. I feel privileged to be here and the other people recognized he did his struggle for winning birthright citizenship. It validates my life. I feel lucky to actually contribute to whatever is happening now. But on the other hand I really feel all this effort should never have been necessary. That Birthright citizenship that question was answered over 125 years ago. We're fighting an old battle. What we want to do is educate on this important legal case precedent case. Wong Kim, Ark and What is the significance of birthright citizenship and what impact has had on Asian communities? But all immigrants and, refugees, you know, citizenship for immigrants so vital because it protects their rights it gives them protection. It also gives them opportunities to participate as. Full members of civil society participate in the United states and its democracy. The of Public Works has a new proposal that LAX carries out full scale emergency exercise and the electric dash Pacoima bus goes into service stories up next on city beat. The LA Department of public works has announced that commissioner Steve King has been elected president of the Los Angeles Board of Public Works. King is the first Asian American to hold this position in the board's history. Appointed by Mayor Karen Bass, King's election during Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month is a notable milestone for the community. King's prior experience includes serving as vice president of the Central Area Planning Commission. As board president, King will Public Infrastructure Services and sustainability projects critical to the city's future? For more information, visit LA City Gov Los Angeles World Airports lawa recently its full scale emergency response exercise known as the unrehearsed emergency simulation test planning and is required at once every three years by the Federal Aviation Administration. Around 400 participants took part in the exercise including first responders, law enforcement, airline personnel, staff and 150 volunteers who portrayed injured passengers. According to LAWA, the test helps the airport strengthen coordination identify improvements and ensure is prepared to effectively respond to any emergency situation. For more info visit lawa .org/ news releases. LA's Department of Transport Nation marked the beginning of Pacoima a new all electric bus service operating in the San Fernando Valley. According to Councilmember Imelda Padilla, the new route on the Van Nuys corridor lays the groundwork for a connected and sustainable future across the. Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez, who helped secure funding for the Pacoima said that safe reliable public transportation remains a priority for the community. Pacoima will operate on weekdays from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on weekends from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. with service every 30 minutes. Fares are $0.50 in cash and $0.35 with a tap card. To celebrate the service Angelenos can ride dash Pacoima through May 31st. For more information, visit LA Dot Transit. We know moms make a lot happen every day. And Councilwoman Heather Hutt and her colleagues know that, too. It's honor the occasion of Mother's Day. They a musical program for moms to relax and enjoy. It's amazing day we're celebrating Mother's Day and the 10th district. My colleagues were celebrating the people that nurture our city. We have the Mother's Day music festival here in Michelle Obama Park to celebrate all of our moms. They did an amazing just making it just welcoming and all the mothers feeling special. And me, too. I'm feeling special. It's very much an to be a mom. I am a mom for so many reasons. What I mean by that is I have children I gave birth to. I have been a foster mother and I run an organization to help mothers and children. And so I'm a surrogate mother, in a way, to all hundreds of young women that have come through our programs. Sometimes In city hall, we have very tough issues, but know that what really holds up the community is the moms, grandmas, aunties And so taking the opportunity to celebrate them is very important. I'm blessed have my sons with me today. We're celebrating Mother's Day. You see this beautiful daughter right here? Supposed to be her. Her inspiration, but believe it or not, now she's my inspiration. Motherhood is a blessing but. Motherhood is also a lot work. And moms juggle so much right now, their juggling education. They're juggling work. They're trying to achieve this work life balance. So to all the mothers out there just do your best best. There was some Hollywood horror at the first Mystery Market and Scary Movie held at the Lankershim. I mean, Lancome Scream Arts Center . It was all frightful in the best way. So today, what's happening at the Lankershim Arts Center is the first ever Lenker stream Mystery Market and movie marathon. What we have here is about 13 vendors selling horror movie themed merchandise. We have coffee, we have tattooing, and we're just here to make sure the community knows about the center uplift the arts here and the arts district, and make sure that everyone knows that this center is for everybody. Part of my job at the North Neighborhood Council is to make sure that the arts come back to the arts district. So using the Lankershim, we're here to make sure that vendors their space to sell their things and we're using film as the thing that connects everybody feel that pop culture and film are a central cultural force. They want to make sure that has a chance to have access to it, offering free or low cost programming. So Lankershim Center is here to keep North Hollywood a fun place for the North Hollywood citizens to come out and play. Emphasize our dance and music and theater and film and culture programs that are going here. So today we have horror vibes. Coffee is our partner for this event and they curated a selection of different local that are here to vend their art. I actually came here from North Carolina. I really just wanted to find a community of people who just really enjoy horror and art on the same level that I, which is just like really much about the aesthetic that are weird, things that are creepy, but also very cute in a very unconventional. I'm very inspired by anime and I really like exploring with textures. I'm a big fan of worms intestines, just things that are a little bit gross, love being very hands on, which is why I make handmade magnets and screen printing. And overall, I really came out here because I wanted to find a community of people who love the same way that I do . If like anything, that spooky horror, anything of that nature, this is definitely a to come. And everyone here is very friendly, very and everyone's welcome here. So Whatever you're into, I'm sure you're going to find what you like. This event is amazing because even if you just come to, they also have free movies. You can come and watch. It's a really cool eventt supports the city in many ways, including maintaining police vehicles and fire trucks. The department has paid internship opportunities for Angelenos who mind rolling up their sleeves to fix the problem. GST is support department for departments. We support LAPD fire department helicopters over 11,000 pieces of equipment. So we're the individuals behind the scene. I worked for two years with the city and most of my career was with fleet services. I've been a heavy duty mechanic and equipment specialist to in compliance office fleet services by train evaluate hire. Obviously we have a lot of training a lot of background this was last year's standing in study completed course that's their certificate but do you believe they back so the program for the mechanic is a program that we started last year to say paid internship which is a great advantage for the students it's a week program that gives young adults with an automotive background. The opportunity to experience what it's like to work for the of LA as an equipped mechanic. Today we're going to be doing a tour. The students from the other unified district and we're going to tour them in. Our facility here that incorporates about different shops. We're hoping that they get a grilling of what it's like work here the thing on this program is to get them started to get them an area to where they feel comfortable taking the next step towards their future. Upon completing the internship I started came here because I wanted >> Council President: MR. CLERK LET'S BEGIN BY CALLING THE ROLL. >> Clerk: YE, MR. PRESIDENT. BLUMENFIELD HARRIS-DAWSON HERNANDEZ HUTT JURADO LEE MCOSKER NAZARIAN PADILLA PARK PRICE RAMAN RODRIGUEZ SOTO-MARTINEZ YAROSLAVSKY. 13 MEMBERS PRESENT AND A QUORUM MR. PRESIDENT. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS. >> Clerk: APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MAY 20, 2025. >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER BLUMENFIELD MOVES, COUNCILMEMBER PADILLA SECONDS. NEXT. >> Clerk: COMMENDATORY RESOLUTIONS FOR APPROVAL. >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ MOVES, COUNCILMEMBER HUTT SECONDS. >> Clerk: ITEM 1 IS AN ITEM FOR NOTICE HEARING. ADDITIONAL IMPACT STATEMENTS WEST NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCILS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED AND POSTED ONLINE IN COUNCIL FILE 25-0600. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. SO, ASSUMING THERE ARE NO SPECIALS GIVEN THAT THERE ARE ONE ITEM. I WANT TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO THE CITY ATTORNEY AND CLERK TO OPEN UP AT THIS MOMENT. AT THIS MOMENT, WE HAVE 126 NAMESED ON THE LIST THAT MEANS ABOUT 90 MINUTES OF PUBLIC COMMENT WHICH WOULD TAKE US TO ABOUT 11:45. SO FOLKS SHOULD PLAN TO BE HERE UNTIL NOON. WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE. SOL AS PEOPLE COME, WE'RE NOT GOING TO ADD NAMES. WE'RE GOING TO REWARD THOSE WHO GOT HERE AT THE START OF THE MEETING. AND WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO THE CITY CLERK. >> City Attorney: AS THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT SAID AND AS THE CLERK HAS SAID. THERE IS ONLY ONE ITEM ON TODAY'S AGENDA.3 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ALSO SPEAK FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. YOU STILL NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR COMMENTS ARE CONNECTED TO THE BUDGET IN SOME MANNER. IF YOU'RE NOT ON TOPIC, YOU'LL GET A WARNING FROM ME OR THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT. WHICH THEN YOU'LL NEED TO GET IMMEDIATELY ON TOPIC. IF YOU REFUSE TO DO SO OR STRAY OFF TOPIC AGAIN, YOU MAY END UP FORFEITING THE TIME. IF I CAN HAVE THE SPANISH LANGUAGE INTERPRETER TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE ROOM. IF YOU REQUIRE A SPANISH INTERPRETER, PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU PAUSE EVERY FEW SENTENCES SO THE INTERPRETER CAN INTERPRET. >> Translator: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> City Attorney: DON'T WORRY YOU WILL GET THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME AS EVERY ONE ELSE. >> Translator: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> City Attorney: AS WE WILL PAUSE THE CLOCK WHILE THE INTERPRETERS ARE INTERPRETING. >> Translator: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> City Attorney: THANK YOU. AND I'M ALSO INFORMED THAT WE HAVE A KOREAN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER HERE AS WELL. SO IN ORDER TO HELP US, RUN AN EFFICIENT PUBLIC COMMENT, I WOULD ASK THAT YOU PLEASE WAIT UNTIL YOU HEAR YOUR NAME CALLED. YOU SHOULD HEAR IT OVER THE MICROPHONE, ONCE YOU HEAR YOUR NAME CALLED, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO LINE UP ON YOUR LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. THANK YOU. >> Clerk: I WILL BEGIN BY CALLING NAMES. JAZZLIN JOHNSON, JUDITH, RICH RAMIREZ, DAVE RIELZ AND CARSON SCOTT. I WILL REPEAT THE NAMES, JUDITH, CARSON SCOTT, RICH RAMIREZ AND DAVE RIELZ. >> City Attorney: AS WE WAIT FOR THE FIRST SPEAKER TO COME UP, YOU DO NOT NEED TO LINE UP IN THE ORDER IN WHICH YOUR NAME WAS CALLED, BUT DO PLEASE WAIT UNTIL YOU HEAR YOUR NAME BEING CALLED UP. >> Speaker: MY NAME IS JUDITH AND I'M FROM THE TEAMSTERS. I WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE TO THANK YOU FOR SAVING THE CROSS GUARD. THEY'RE COVERED BY CONTRACT AND NOT DID I CIVIL SERVICE HOWEVER THEY'RE CITY EMPLOYEES SOME AS MANY AS 30 YEARS, THAT SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED BY THE COUNCIL. THEY'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE HOURS THEY WORK WHICH AFFORDS THEM HOUSING AND FOOD THEY PUT ON THEIR PLATES. MARIA LOPEZ BECAME A CROSSING GUARD BECAUSE HER DAUGHTER WAS KILLED WHILE GOING TO SCHOOL T.UNDER SCORES TWO IMPORTANT PARTS, PUBLIC SAFETY AND LIEBT COSTS. THE CITY IS, ASSIGNED STREETS OR CORNERS BUT HOW DANGEROUS THEY ARE. CITY COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE ASKED THAT GUARDS BE ASSIGNED TO SPECIFIC CORNERS. AGAIN WE'RE LOOKING AT PUBLIC SAFETY, WE'RE LOOKING AT LIABILITY COST. LIABILITY COSTS IS A CONCERN TO EVERY ONE HERE. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> Speaker: BUEN DIA. [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: GOOD MORNING, I AM AN HIV POSITIVE PERSON, IF THERE ARE COSTS FOR THE MEDICINES. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: THE TRANS COMMUNITY AND THE LGBT COMMUNITY WOULD BE AFFECTED I HAVE A HUSBAND AND HE WOULD ALSO BE AFFECTED. ONE OF MY BIGGEST FEARS IS THAT I CAN INFECT THE OTHER PEOPLE AND THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. >> Speaker: HI I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 1 AND GENERAL COMMENT. ?AOUF A MINUTE FOR EACH ITEM. >> Speaker: GOOD EVENING, I'M DAVE RIELZ I'M A FIRE FIGHTING CAPTAIN AND ALSO DIRECTOR WITH FIREFIGHTERS UNITED CITY. THERE IS A CRISIS WITH THE LACK OF PARAMEDIC WITH LAFD, WE HAVE MORE THAN 100 VACANCIES. FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE SIX PARAMEDIC VACANT HE'S IN FIRE STATION 63 IN TARZANA. 9 AT FIRE STATIONS 2, 4 AND 9 IN CD14. WE HAVE FIVE VACANCIES AT FIRE STATION 33 AND SOUTH LOS ANGELES THAT SERVES CD9 AND CD8. AND THE LIST GOES ON. THE LAFD HAS BEEN SENDING FIREFIGHTERS TO PARAMEDIC SCHOOL FOR DECADES AND THEY CALLED FOR 540,000 TO SEND UP TO 45 PARAMEDICS, FIREFIGHTERS TO PARAMEDIC SCHOOL. >> Clerk: ONE MONEY FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: BUT THIS FUNDING WAS CUT BY THE BUDGET COMMITTEE. THERE IS PARAMEDIC SHORTAGE ALL OVER CALIFORNIA BUT ESPECIALLY LAFD. WITHOUT FUNDING AND CONSTANT SUPPLY OF NEW FIREFIGHTERS AND PARAMEDICS OUR CURRENT CRISIS WILL ONLY GET WORSE AND THIS WILL HAVE DEADLY CONSEQUENCES. PLEASE RESTORE THIS 540,000 TO CONTINUE TO SUPPLY THE PARAMEDICS NEED TODAY PROTECT OUR COMMUNITIES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> Clerk: THANK YOU, SPEAKER. BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER BEGINS, I WILL CALL MORE NAMES. SHARON, FRANK LIMA, ANGELA COFMAN, BEN, AND BRENDA DEL RIO. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 1 AND GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. PLEASE. >> City Attorney: OKAY YOU'LL HAVE ONE MINUTE FOR THE ITEM AND ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL AND JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, BECAUSE THERE IS ONLY ONE ITEM IF YOU LET US KNOW IF YOU'RE HERE FOR JUST THE ITEM AND GENERAL, ONCE YOU DO THAT, WE'LL START THE TIME. IF YOU REQUEST THE ITEM PLUS GENERAL YOU'LL SEE THE CLOCK SAY ONE MINUTE AND THEN IT WILL PUT ANOTHER MINUTE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: ROGER. I'M A SECOND VICE PRESIDENT--CAN YOU HEAR ME? FOR UFLAC112 AND ALSO A PARAMEDIC FOR L.A. FIRE FIGHTER DEPARTMENT. I'M HERE TO CALL FOR THE BUDGET FOR THE LAFD WHICH WAS INCREASED AND A STEP IN A RIGHT DIRECTION. SINCE THAT TIME, THE CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MADE MAJOR CUTS TO PROPOSE THE BUDGET INCLUDING, 12.11.2 MILLION TO ELIMINATE 67 POSITIONS RELATED TO THE HOMELESS, FIRE PROTECTION AND MEDICAL CARE. ABOUT 500,000 TO ELIMINATE FUNDING TO SEND LAFD MEMBERS TO PARAMEDIC SCHOOL. A 2 MILLION CUT DEEP CLEANING OF OUR STATIONS. AND IN A BIG SURPRISE THEY CUT 9.2 MILLION FOR 42 INCIDENT POSITIONS. UFLAC KNOWS THAT THE CITY IN A CRISIS BUT WHEN YOU COMPARE OUR LEVELS OF STAFFING IS HALF OF WHAT IT SHOULD E. CUTH 32 POSITIONS WILL HURT OUR ABILITY TO RESPOND TO MAJOR INCIDENTS. EITs PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN ASSISTANCE INCLUDING ARRIVING SAFETY, GAINING SAFETY AWARENESS AND PROTECTING FIRE FIGHTER SAFETY. CUTTING 2 MILLION DOLLARS IN ADVANCE CLEANING AND DEEP CLEANING IS DANGEROUS, WE KNOW THAT CANCER IS THE NUMBER ONE KILLER IN FIREFIGHTERS. FINALLY, WE HAVE A CRISIS RIGHT NOW WITH OVER 100 PARAMEDIC VACANCIES, WE CANNOT CUT FUNDING TO SEND FIREFIGHTERS TO PARAMEDIC SCHOOL. WE ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT FROM UFLAC, THANK YOU. >> Clerk: THANK YOU, SPEAKER. [APPLAUSE] >> Speaker: ITEM 1 AND PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE FOR EACH. >> Speaker: I'M FRANK LIMA I'M A CAPTAIN AT THE FIRE FIGHT AND FIRE FIGHTER SECRETARY TREASURER I'M HERE TO WALK THIS COUNCIL THROUGH THE HISTORY OF 08-09 BUDGET CRISIS WHERE THE LAFD TOOK OVER 334 POSITIONS WERE PERMANENTLY ELIMINATED AND WE'RE STILL SHORT. OUT OF 11 ENGINES CUTS, SOME ONLY SOME HAVE BEEN RESTORED. NOW WE HAVE A BIG CRISIS AT HAND. OUR MOST KEY ELEMENT, OF PROTECT FIRE FIGHTING SAFETY BUT MORE IMPORTANT COMMUNITY SAFETY IS OUR INCIDENT TECHNICIANS. NOW YOU HEARD FROM TWO PREVIOUS SPEAKERS,ING ABOUT PARAMEDIC CRISIS THAT WE'RE IN IN THIS CITY. AND OUR PARAMEDICS ARE AT A POINT, IT'S LIKE THE L.A. KINGS PLAYING HOCKEY WITH ONE PERSON IN THE PENALTY BOX YEAH YOU CAN STILL PLAY HOCKEY BUT YOU GET TIRED FASTER AND LESS AFFECTIVE. THEY'RE WORKING IN CONDITIONS WHERE THEY'RE FORCED TO WORK OVERTIME BY AN EMPLOYER CAUSED MANDATE. THE OTHER THING YOU HEARD FROM PREVIOUS SPEAKER, OUR TURN OUTS, THE CLEANLINESS OF WHAT WE DO. FIRE FIGHTING IS A CLASS 1 CARCINOGEN AND WE DIE A LOT FASTER. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO NEED THAT THE CITY CANNOT PROVIDE US WITH THE HEALTH AND SAFETY WHILE WE'RE RUNNING SHORTHANDED WHILE WE'RE BEING FORCED TO WRK OVERTIME, DUE TO THE CUTS BACK IN 08. PLEASE DON'T CUT US ANY DEEPER. THANKS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. [APPLAUSE] >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, I'M PUBLIC COMMENT. I'M WITH IMMIGRANT DEFENDER LAW CENTER. I'M HERE TO URGE YOUR SUPPORT IN CONTINUING THE SERVICE UNDER REPRESENT L.A. PROGRAM. SERVING 575 IMMIGRANTS INS ITS LAUNCH. AS A DIRECT LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDED TO LATE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY. KNOWS FIRSTHAND THAT THE SERVICES IS GREATER THAN EVER. THE CURRENT PRESIDENTIAL ADMINISTRATION HAS ALREADY ATTEMPTED TO CUT FUNDING FOR LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAMS AND AS IMMIGRANT FAMILIES COME UNDER INCREASING ATTACK IT'S VITAL THAT WE STEP INTO COMMUNITIES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION. >> GOOD MORNING, I'M SPEAKING ON ITEM 1 AND GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. SERVE ON THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS I'M A RESIDENT OF COUNCIL DISTRICT 1. I'M HERE TO EMPLOY THE CITY COUNCIL NOT TO PROPOSE THE BUDGET EACH OF THE PROGRAMS REQUESTED IN THE MAYOR INCLUDED IN HER BUDGET CONTRIBUTE TO THE SAFETY AND HEALTH OF THE CITY RESIDENTS AND FIRE DEPARTMENT STAFF. I WELL UNDERSTAND THE HORRENDOUS THE FINANCIAL SITUATION THAT THE COUNTY AND CITY AND SCHOOL AND STATE ARE IN BUT THIS WILL SPIRAL IN THE QUALITY OF LIFE THAT COST MORE MONEY IN THE BACK END. I REFER TO CUTTING ADDITIONAL RESCUE UNITS. I SPEND A DAY LAST WEEK, THEY'RE NOT HOUSED IN THE FIRE STATION BUT INSTEAD DRIVE AROUND THEIR GEOGRAPHIC AREA. THEY HANDLE 10 TO 12 CALLS A SHIFT. OTHERWISE ENGINE TAKING CARE OF HEALTH RELATED ISSUES ON THE STOP. ONE BROUGHT US IN THE GRAND HILL HOTEL ON A SUSPECTED OVERDOSE, IT WAS NOT A OVERDOSE BUT THE SUSPECT, ANGEL HAD WOUNDS ON THE ARM. THEY ASKED TOER A PRIVATE AREA. GLEFPD NUMBED HIS ARM, AND LAUNCH HIS INFECTION, IT TOOK SEVERAL HOURS, KEPT HIS ARM CLEAN AND SHE'LL BE BACK TO CHANGE THE DRESSING ON FRIDAY. FROM START TO FINISH, WE'RE ON OUR WAY TO THE NEXT CALL. NO ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, NO AMBULANCE, NO BEING STUCK IN THE ROOM, NO EMERGENCY ROOM. THESE PROFESSIONALLY STAFF ARE THE FUTURE OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE AND LAFD IS ON THE CUTTING EDGE OF FIGURE OUT TO MAKE IT BETTER AND BETTER. AND AS FOR THE INCIDENT TECHNICIANS, IT, TONE SURE THE SAFETY OF FIREFIGHTERS AND ULTIMATELY CITY RESIDENTS AS WELL. AS THEY TELL US. >> City Attorney: SPEAKER, YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED. >> Speaker: WE MUST PUT OUR MASK ON FIRST. >> City Attorney: SPEAKER, WE MUST MOVE ON. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE TIME CAN GO RATHER QUICKLY BUT OUT OF A COURTESY EVERYBODY HERE, AS YOU'VE SEEN AND AS THE COUNSEL TILL PRESIDENT ANNOUNCED, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE SIGNED UP AND I BELIEVE THERE ARE PEOPLE OUTSIDE IN ADDITION TO THE FOLKS IN THIS ROOM. SO WE'RE GOING TO STICK TIGHTLY TO THE UP TO TWO MINUTES, ONE MINUTE FOR THE ITEM AND ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL. IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE, YOU CAN ALWAYS DO SO IN WRITING AT L.A.COUNCILCOMMENT.COM AND YOU CAN FIND THE URL AT THE TOP OF THE AGENDA. THANK YOU. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS BRENDA, AND I COME REPRESENTING TRANSGENDER FOR BEING A STAR. TODAY IS REPRESENTATIVE FOR TRANSGENDER IMMIGRANTS WHO LIVING WITH HIV, MY CONCERN TODAY IS CONTINUING TOGETHER AND EXPOSE MORE MONEY FOR REPRESENTING FOR THIS COMMUNITY, LGBTQ SPECIFICALLY FOR THE TRANSGENDER, WE LIVE IN HIV, CONTINUE FOR THE STIGMA, DISCRIMINATION, AND I NEED MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR JOB, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, MENTAL HEALTH, HOUSING AND AS MY FACE, MY VOICE AND REPRESENTING FOR THE TRANSGENDER LATINA, WE LIVING WITH HIV LIVING IN COUNTY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SUPPORTING, THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD MORNING. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, REQUESTING FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND ITEM NUMBER 1. GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS ANGELA I'M A 27 YEAR EMPLOYEE, THE LARGE ORIGINAL DEPARTMENT OF DISABILITY EMPLOYEE AND STAFF MEMBER. I'M THE EMERGENCY DISABILITY EXPERT AND ASL INTERPRETER AND ONLY PERSON WITH THE HISTORY OF ADA COMPLIANCE AND INVESTIGATIONS AND I'M A PERSON LIVING WITH A DISABILITY, YET I'M NOW BEING TERMINATED UNDER THIS BUDGET. I'M CALLING FOR A INVESTIGATION ON THE DEPARTMENT OF DISABILITY. THERE IS NO LEGAL REQUIREMENT TO REDO THE ADA TRANSITION PLAN, COUNCILMEMBER BLUMENFIELD I CAME TO YOU IN 2016, YOU MET WITH ME, YOU PUT IN A--WE WOULDN'T BE IN THE MESS WE'RE IN TODAY WITH THE GRIFFIN LAWSUIT HAD THAT SELF-EVALUATION HAD BEEN UPDATED. THEY'RE ASKING FOR $500,000 TO COMPLETE T.I DIDN'T ASK FOR $500,000. THE MOST AGRECIOUS AND DANGEROUS RETALIATION AGAINST THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY HAS BEEN STEVEN SCRAPING OF A MILLION DOLLARS INCLUSIVE ONLINE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING TOOL IN 2019 THAT WOULD HAVE ALLOWED PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY TO CREATE THEIR DISABILITY ONLINE. I BELIEVE COUNCILMEMBER BLUMENFIELD, YOU PUT IN A MOTION IN 2018 ASKING FOR A REGISTRY OR INVESTIGATION. WE HAD THIS DEVELOPED, IT WAS SCRAPPED AND PUT ON A SHELF. DOD, CONTRACTUAL FAILURES AND LACK OF INTERPRETING IN LOS ANGELES HAS LEAD TO PROVIDING ASL FOR INTERPRETERS TO PERCENTAGE OF REQUESTS. LEAD TO GO LAWSUITS REACH NOW CAN COST 50,000. THE CITY OBLIGATION UNDER LAWSUITS TO HAVE WEBSITES ACCESSIBILITY. --ACCESSIBLE. >> City Attorney: SPEAKER, YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED. NEXT SPEAKER. >> Speaker: ITEM 1, GENERAL PUBLIC CO. GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEN, MEMBERS, I'M HERE TO RAISE SERIOUS CONCERN ABOUT CALIFORNIA MASSAGE THERAPY COUNCIL. THE CMTC IS NOT A LICENSING BOARD YET. OUR CITY HAS MADE CMTC CERTIFICATION MANDATORY TO PRACTICE MASSAGE, TURNING WHAT IS PRIVATE ORGANIZATION INTO GATE KEEPER WITH UNCHECKED POWER. DESPITE CMTC PROMOTING ITSELF AS A LEADER IN COMBATING HUMAN TRAFFICKING, CALIFORNIA CONTINUES TO RANK NUMBER ONE IN THE COUNTRY FOR ELICIT MASSAGE BUSINESSES. THE MODEL IS NOT WORK WITHING. YET CITY LIKE OURS HAVE MADE THE SITUATION MANDATORY. WE NEED A FORM NOW, THE CITY SHOULD ALLOW APPLICANT TO SEE CHOOSE BETWEEN CMTC CERTIFICATION, OR APPLY FOR A CITY PERMIT TO PRACTICE. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU AUDITED CMTC? WHO IS IN OUR CITY OVERSEES THEM? ON JUNE 2nd, CMTC FACES CONTEMPT OF COURT IN PROCEEDINGS, ARE YOU AWARE THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE LAWSUIT AGAINST CMTC INCLUDING DISCRIMINATION ONE? THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> Clerk: I WOULD LIKE TO CALL A FEW MORE SPEAKERS. MEGHAN RAZO, CAROL RODRIGUEZ, JANE RODRIGUEZ, CHLOE GARCIA AND JOY RICHARDSON. >> City Attorney: AGAIN AS WE WAIT FOR PEOPLE TO COME UP, YOU DO NOT NEED TO SPEAK IN THE ORDER IN WHICH YOUR NAME WAS CALLED BUT PLEASE WAIT UNTIL YOU HEAR YOUR NAME TO COME UP. ONE MORE BRIEF ANNOUNCEMENT, AS YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE A FULL HOUSE, AND AS MENTIONED EARLIER, WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE OUTSIDE. COUNCIL IS HERE ONLY TO HEAR PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY, SO THERE IS NO ACTION THAT IS GOING TO BE TAKEN TODAY ON THE BUDGET. SO IF YOU'RE WILLING TO, YOU DON'T HAVE TO, BUT IF YOU'RE WILLING TO, AFTER YOU PROVIDE YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ROTATE OUT OF THE ROOM TO ALLOW OTHER PEOPLE TO COME IN, WE WOULD APPRECIATE T.GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: MY NAME IS JOY RICHARDSON AND I'M REPRESENTING ST. JOSEPH CENTER. I'M HERE TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE CITY'S INVESTMENT IN CITY SERVICES. WE RECOGNIZE THIS IS A CHALLENGING BUDGET YEAR, BUT IT'S PRECISELY THE MOMENT THAT WE MUST STAY THE COURSE. THANK YOU FOR SUSTAINING INVESTMENTS AND COLLABORATION, REGARDING UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS AND IT HAS DECLINED IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, CONSECUTIVE YEARS. THAT'S NOT A COINCIDENCE, IT'S A DIRECT RESULT OF FUNDING OF EVIDENCE BASE SOLUTIONS OUT REACH AND HOMELESS SERVICES THAT WORK. NOW, IS NOT THE TIME TO SCALE BACK. CUTTING CRITICAL SERVICES WOULD NOT ONLY REVERSE OUR PROGRESS, IT WOULD COST MORE IN THE LONG RUN AND HUMAN SUFFERING AND IN DOLLARS. WE ASK THAT YOU ONE, PROTECT THE OVERALL HOMELESS BUDGET, PRIORITIZE FUNDING PROGRAMS THAT ARE SHOWING RESULTS, SIGNAL TO FRONTLINE WORKERS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND UNHOUSED ANGELINOS THAT THE CITY REMAINS COMMITTED TO COMPASSIONATE DATA DRIVEN SOLUTIONS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP, AND PARTNERSHIP, LET'S MOVE FORWARD, NOT BACKWARDS. THANK YOU FOR NOT CUTTING HOMELESS SERVICES. >> Speaker: HELLO I'M HERE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND ITEM 1. HELLO COUNCILMEMBERS, MY NAME IS CAROL RODRIGUEZ AND I'M WITH THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOMELESS SERVICES COALITION. THANK YOU FOR RESTORING THE 4.4 MILLION FOR CIFD SURVIVOR SERVICES, THIS IS TRULY LIFE SAVING. NEARLY HALF OF OUR UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS ARE SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, FOR THEM, SHELTER IS NOT JUST A ROOF, IT'S SAFETY STABILITY AND A CHANCE TO BEGIN HEALING. BUT THIS FUNDING MUST FULLY BE APPROPRIATED NOT LEFT IN RESERVES. PROVIDERS CANNOT MEET EXPECTATIONS WITHOUT TIMELY SUPPORT. SURVIVORS CAN'T WAIT AND WE CANNOT SERVE THEM IN UNCERTAINITY. THIS IS NOT ABOUT CITY VERSUS COUNTY, IT'S ABOUT PEOPLE WHO HAVE ENDURED TRAUMA AND NEED SUPPORT. ON BEHALFER OF THE COALITION AND SURVIVORS WE SERVE, THANK YOU FOR STANDING WITH THEM, ESPECIALLY COUNCILMEMBER YAROSLAVSKY, BLUMENFIELD, HUTT AND >> McOSKER. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] . >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 11. MY NAME IS CHLOE GARCIA AND I'M A LIFELONG CD2 RESIDENT. THE YOUTH OF OUR CITY HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY UNDER FUND WITHED ONLY.04 PERCENT OF LAST YEAR'S BUDGET GOING TO YOUTH. WE SCRUTINIZE OUR YOUTH FOR NOT PARTICIPATING WHILE OUR MAYOR IS PROMISING TO PROTECT YET THEY TURN THEIR BACK TO PROTECT THEIR OWN POCKETS. WE CANNOT TRUST OUR YOUTH WHEN THEY'RE NOT BEING CARED FOR AND WILL NOT BE INVESTED YET AGAIN. OUR YOUTH FIGHT TOOTH AND NAIL AND IT SEEMS LIKE THEIR FIGHT GETS HARDER EVERY DAY. DO THE RIGHT THING AND INVEST IN THE YOUTH TODAY AND TOMORROW, THE YOUTH DEPARTMENT, ITS STAND ALONE DEPARTMENT. >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER, WOULD LIKE TO CALL A FEW MORE NAMES. GEORGE NICHOLAS, SHARON, EVA, TES AND MEGHAN ORTIZ. >> E. Hernandez: PLEASE TRY TO SPEAK A LITTLE AWAY MIKE BECAUSE WHEN YOU TALK CLOSE TO IT, WE CANNOT HEAR YOU. >> Speaker: I'LL BE SPEAKING ON ITEM NUMBER 11. --1. MY NAME IS A MEGHAN AND I'M A RESIDENT OF CD13 WHICH WANTS TO KEEP ITS OWN DEPARTMENT. WE CANNOT HAVE OUR L.A. SCHOOLS COMPETING FOR FUNDING WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS. THIS COMPETITION WILL LEAD TO OUR VERY VULNERABLE GROUPS FIGHTING AGAINST EACH OTHER TO PRIORITIZE THEIR NEEDS OVER ONE ANOTHER AND WE DO NOT NEED MORE OF THAT. THE INVEST IN YOUTH COALITION HAS MET WITH THE MAYOR EXAMINE SHE STATED SHE WOULD RECONSIDER LOOKING INTO THE PROPOSED CONSIDERATION. SOY URGE YOU TO PLEASE THE YOUTH DEPARTMENT REMAIN ITS OWN DEPARTMENT, OUR YOUTH ARE COUNTING ON YOU. THANK YOU. >> Speaker: HI GOOD MORNING, I'M HERE TO GIVE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM 1 AND SPEAK ON PRIORITIZING YOUTH AND SAFETY INSTEAD OF SPENDING MORE ON THE POLICE BUDGET. MY NAME IS JANE AND I'M A PARENT AND COMMUNITY MEMBER OF DISTRICT 14. TODAY I'M CONCERNED ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY BUDGET'S CUTS ON YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. WE HAVE TO INVEST IN OUR YOUTH AND IT SO HAPPENS THAT THE YOUTH IS THE FUTURE BY PROVIDING YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS WE GAIN YOUTH REACHING THEIR FULL POTENTIAL BY FOSTERING POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS, DEVELOPING SKILLS AND PROMOTING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, TRYING TO EQUIP YOUNG INDIVIDUALS WITH THE TOOLS AND RESOURCE TO SEE GAIN THE CONFIDENCE AND SKILLS TO BECOME THE AFFECTIVE LEADER IN THEIR COMMUNITY, ADDRESSING SOCIAL ISSUES, YOUTH PROGRAMS CAN BE DESIGNED TO ADDRESS SPECIFIC SOCIAL ISSUE SUCH AS POVERTY AND SUPPORT TO AT-RISK YOUTH, WE CANNOT WORK BACKWARDS. THANK YOU. >> GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS GEORGE NICHOLAS AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON PUBLIC COMMENT. I'M HERE ON BAF OF CA RISON, STRONGLY SUPPORT FOR THE CONTINUED FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS. EXPLOITATION AND IT DURING THE PANDEMIC AND WILDFIRES AND NOW GOING ON TAX FROM OUR FAMILIES FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT T.HAS PROVIDED SAFETY AND OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS. WE STAND FOR JUSTICE, RESILIENCE AND COMPASSION. PLEASE CONTINUE TO THIS RESOURCE. TO APPROVE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE DAY LABOR CENTER AND REPRESENT L.A. THANK YOU SO MUCH. JAOU, I'M AN IMMIGRATION ATTORNEY, I USE SHE, HER PRONOUNS AND I AM HERE TO ASK THAT YOU PLEASE APPROVE THE PROPOSAL TO THE ONE MILLION DOLLARS TO REPRESENT L.A. TO DEFEND IMMIGRANT ANGELINOS IN OU COMMUNITY. MY WORK IS FUNDED BY THIS PROGRAM AND I CANNOT TELL YOU ENOUGH HOW STRONGLY IT HAS IMPACTED THE IMMIGRANT FAMILIES I REPRESENT AND THE NONPROFITS PROVIDING THE SERVICES FOR REPRESENT L.A. THIS HAS BECOME A CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AS ICE CONTINUES TO STALK THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES, WE CARE ABOUT ARRESTING ANGELINOS AND THEIR FAMILIES EVERY DAY. WE KNOW THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND ICE ARE FOCUSED SPECIFICALLY ON IMMIGRANTS ESPECIALLY HERE IN L.A. CITY AND L.A. COUNTY. AND OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, THIS FUNDING HAS IMPACTED AND SAVED DEFENDED OR PROTECTED OVER 5,075 IMMIGRANTS HERE IN L.A. OVER 100 OF THEM HAVE BEEN MY CLIENT, I'M PROUD TO SAY. WE HAVE DEFENDED AND PROTECTED THESE FAMILIES AND IN DETENTION CENTERS IN OUR OWN BACK YARDS AND WE KNOW THAT ICE CONTINUES TO COME FOR US HERE IN L.A. AND TO COME FOR THOSE WHO CARE FOR US, CUTTING FUNDING IN THIS CITY AT THIS CRITICAL TIME WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL TO ALL OF US WHO CARE ABOUT THIS WORK. WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR THE ALLOCATIONS WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST. AND I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK SPECIFICALLY TO HOW BIG THE IMPACT OF THIS FUNDING HAS BEEN OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. I AM ALSO TEACHING AT SOUTHWESTERN LAW SCHOOL, I RUN THE ASYLUM CLINIC THERE AND IT HAS GROWN DIRECTLY OUT OF THE FUNDING THAT HAS BEEN ALLOCATED TO REPRESENT L.A. THANK YOU. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS, BOTH THE PUBLIC COMMENT AND THE ITEM PLEASE. I'M EVA PATAR AND I'M THE MOTION PICTURE AND PUBLIC MANAGER IN THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. MY POSITION IS TO ASSIST FILM PRODUCTION STREAMLINING, I SERVE AS THE CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR AND AS THE CITY WIDE FILM LIASON. MY ROLE IS TO FIND A COMMON GROUND AMONG ALL OF THESE PARTIES TO, I HAVE SERVED IN THIS CAPACITY FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS AND HAVE THE INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND HAVE PROUDLY BROUGHT THE CITY. THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER BLUMENFIED, YOU GAVE ME A CONGRATULATEORY FOR THAT. MY CLIENTS NOMINATED FOR THIS PROFESSIONAL CREATIVE AND LEADERSHIP AND OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT FOR THE VITAL ROLE I PLAY, FOR HIGH-QUALITY IN CALIFORNIA. 17 YEARS AGO, I ESTABLISHED A FILMING TASK FORCE THAT MET QUAERTLY WHICH INCLUDED LIASON'S FROM CITY PARTNERS TO SHARE AND DIALOGUE IN UNDERSTANDING HOW WE OPERATE. COVID AND PANDEMIC AND TWO INDUSTRY STRIKES HIT THIS INDUSTRY VERY HARD. JUST YESTERDAY OUR MAYOR HAD, PRESS CONFERENCE ABOUT BRINGING THE FILMING BACK, BUT YET MY POSITION IS BEING SLATED FOR DELETION, I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT MY POSITION REMAIN. EVERY PRODUCTION I ASSIST BRINGS IN 100,000, EACH GENERATES 1 MILLION AND TRICKLES DOWN. IT'S ESSENTIAL TO RESTORE MY POSITION SO I CAN CONTINUE TO SERVE OUR SIGNATURE INDUSTRY. THANK YOU. >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL A FEW MORE NAMES. ALEXIS SILVA, JUAN LOUIS, HERNANDEZ, KAREN ROMERO, AND JENNIFER MASSIAS. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON BUDGET ON THE BUDGET. I OVERSEE THE COORDINATOR SYSTEMS. WE URGE OUR CITY LAIDERS TO NOT CUT MAKE ANY CUTS TO THE HOMELESS BUDGET AND RELEASE THE FULL FUNDING SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO OPERATE SMOOTHLY AND EFFECTIVELY. FOR SERVICES WILL HARM OUR MOST VULNERABLE SERVICES. THROUGH SUPPORT SERVICES AND WHICH ARE NEEDED TO GENERATE RESULTS. NOW IS THE TIME TO PRIORITIZE HUMANE AND AFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS AND NOT TO RETREAT FROM THEM. THANK YOU. >> Speaker: HERE TODAY, REALLY SPEAK TO IN SUPPORT OF THE CONTINUED FUNDING FOR THE DAY LABOR CENTERS. WE'RE REALLY PLEASED AND THANKFUL THAT BY WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH EWDD AND THE BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, ESPECIALLILE COUNCILWOMAN HERNANDEZ AND COUNCILMEMBER McOSKER AND COUNCILMEMBER HUTT THAT THE BUDGETS ARE BACK. WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE A DAY LABOR CENTER, IN YOUR DISTRICT, WE'RE SERVING YOUR CONSTITUENTS. THESE ARE WORKERS THAT ARE CLEANING UP AFTER THE WILDFIRES AND ARE BEING TRAINED TO PREP FOR THE REBUILD. WE HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE WHETHER WE LIKE IT OR NOT THAT THERE IS AN UNDOCUMENTED WORKFORCE THAT IS BEING HIRED AND PART OF THE ECONOMY. THANK YOU FOR MAKING SURE THAT THIS SAFETY NET CONTINUES TO FUNCTION AT THIS CRITICAL MOMENT. AND NOW I'LL SHIFT TO GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. REALLY SPEAKING ABOUT THE WILDFIRE CLEAN UP THAT IS HAPPENING, EVETSKA HAS BEEN WORK WITHING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ORGTSES ACROSS THE CITY. WORKING WITH WORKERS CLEANING UP IN THE WILDFIRE AREA. WE'RE REALLY CONCERNED BY WHAT WE'RE SEEING, WE HAVE BEEN DOING DRIVE ALONG WZ DPH AND ARE SEEING WORKERS WITHOUT PROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. WORKERS WHO DO NOT KNOW WHO THEIR EMPLOYERS ARE. WORKERS WORK WITHING TATTER SUITS AND NOT EVEN AN N-95 BESIDES THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE RECOMMENDATION IS A P-100. WE HAVE BEEN DOING EYE CLINICS FOR WORKERS WHO HAVE HAD INJURIES DURING CLEAN UP WORK AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO AND DOING P-100 TESTING, PLEASE WATCH WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE CLEAN UP. THANK YOU. >> Speaker: BUENOS DIAS. MI NOMBRE IS JUAN. >> Translator: MY NAME IS JUAN HERNANDEZ AND I'M GOING TO GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: I'VE BEEN LIVING IN THE CITY OF L.A. FOR A YEAR AND A HALF. AND IMPART OF THE DAY LABOR CENTER OF CARESEN. I'M RIGHT NOW A STREET VENDOR. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: AND THE CENTER HAS HELPED ME FIND ADDITIONAL WORK. THAT HAVE HELPED ME SUPPORT MY FAMILY. >> Translator: AND I'M ALSO IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING ASYLUM WHICH HAS GIVEN ME FOR ABILITY TO WORK. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: AND WE'RE ASKING TO YOU CONTINUE TO FINANCE THIS WORK SO PEOPLE LIKE ME CAN KEEP WORKING. THE WAY THAT THE PROGRAM REPRESENTS LOS ANGELES. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: DON'T FORGET US. SEEING THAT THE MIGRANT COMMUNITY REPRESENTS 70 PERCENT OF ESSENTIAL WORKERS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: THIS IS WHY WE'RE ASKING TO APPROVE THE BUDGET. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: TO KEEP SUPPORTING THE DAY LABORER CENTER. CAUSE THIS PROGRAM REPRESENTS LOS ANGELES. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: IMMIGRANTS, WE DON'T WANT TO BE A BURDEN TO THE STATE. BUT WE NEED WORK OPPORTUNITIES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS JENNIFER MACIAS WITH HE ESPERANZA RIGHTS PROJECT AND I USED TO MANAGE THE NOW TERMINATE THED COURT HELP DESK WHERE WE HELPED UNPRECEDENTED IMMIGRANTS NAVIGATE PROCEEDINGS. AND I'M HERE TO SHOW MY STRONG SUPPORT FOR THE REPRESENT L.A. PROGRAM. PLEASE APPROVE THE PROPOSAL TO ALLOCATE ONE MILLION FOR REPRESENT L.A. IN THE CITY'S FINAL BUDGET. RAP L.A.'S WORK IS CRITICAL FOR DUE PROCESS. CURRENT THE CLIMATE AND RAMPING UP OF DEPORTATION, IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT THE CITY CONTINUE TO FUND THESE SERVICES. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> Speaker: HELLO MY NAME IS JOVAN AND I'M NOT SPEAKING ON GENERAL AND ITEM 1. I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN L.A., I HAVE BEEN TOUCHED BY ALL OF LOS ANGELES. I CAN TELL YOU FROM FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCE THAT THE YOUTH IN L.A. ARE ALARMING UNDER INVESTED IN. YOUTH DESERVE SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT AND YOUR DECISION LEFT SIDE A AFFECT FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL TO YOUNG ADULTS. STAND ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY AND DO NOT SACRIFICE YOUNG PEOPLE FOR THE MISTAKE OF OTHERS. IT THE YOUR JOB TO BE THE VOICE OF ANGELINOS. OUR TH* COMMITTEE IS FAILING, THIS CITY IS FAILING, FROM POLICING, MISTAKES ARE BEING MADE ALL OVER THE BOARD. THE PEOPLE IN L.A. DESERVE BETTER. WE'RE SEEING THAT WE'RE FED UP WITH BEING CUT LAST. L.A. IS BUILT WITH A HISTORY OF ADVOCACY AND WE'RE PREPARED TO FIGHT. THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN THE LEAST FUNDED DEPARTMENT IN THE CITY OF L.A. AS A WHOLE. THE CONSOLIDATION WILL NOT SAVE ANY MONEY. PLEASE DO NOT CONSOLIDATE. THIS IS A EXCUSE TO FAKE MONEY AND INVESTMENT ON OUR YOUTH. BE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY, THE YOUTH DESERVE A STAND ALONE DEPARTMENT TODAY, TOMORROW AND IN THE FUTURE. >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL A FEW MORE NAMES. LIZ, YARITZA, EDDIE AND DANIA HERNANDEZ. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON THE AGENDA ITEM. I'M A CLIMATE JUSTICE ASSOCIATE AT SCHOOL, ORGANIZATION IN SOUTH L.A.LE. THANK YOU TO THE BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR RESTORING FOR THE CLIMATE MOBILIZATION OFFICE. AS WE HEAD INTO A HEAT WAVE THIS WEEKEND, LET US RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF CLIMATE ACTION AND INVESTING. SINCE OUR REALITY IS THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE MORE COMMON AND FREQUENT WITH EACH YEAR FLT OUR FALLING COMMUNITIES LIKE SOUTH L.A., NEED BOTH LEADERSHIP AND SOLUTIONS. SO ONE TIME, AND/OR SHORT-TERMS FUNDING IS NOT ENOUGH. WE NEED LONG TERM SUSTAINED INVESTMENT TO BE FOR CLIMATE INVESTMENT. WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING ALONG THE CITY'S OFFICE AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS TO ENSURE THAT IT THRIVES AND REFLECTS THE VALUES OF CLIMATE JUSTICE. THANK YOU. >> Speaker: HELLO I'M ALEXIS AND I'M SPEAKING FOR THOSE WITH LONG COVID, THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO BECAME DISABLED AFTER CONTRACTING COVID-19. LONG IMPACT IF THE CITY CONTINUES TO IGNORE LONG COVID. I URGE YOU TO ACT NOW TO PREVENT AN IMMINENT BUDGET ERROR, PROPOSES TO REPROGRAM OVER 13 MILLION AND DEDICATED PANDEMIC FUNDS AWAY FROM ITS INTENDED USE. IF THOSE FUNDS ARE MISS SPENT, WE'LL LOSE OUR RIGHTFUL OPPORTUNITIES AND CRITICAL MOMENT TO PREVENT FUTURE COSTS AND PROTECT VULNERABLE ANGELINOS. THAT INCLUDES 270,000 PEOPLE LIVING WITH LONG COVID. AND HIV PREVENTION SERVICE THAT'S ARE NOW AT-RISK DUE TO OVERLAPPING CUTS. I URGE THIS COMMITTEE TO HIGHLIGHT THIS ISSUE AND RECOMMEND TO THE FULL COUNCIL AND MAYOR THAT THESE CARES ACT FUNDS BE USED AS ORIGINALLY INTENDED AND FEDERALLY MANDATED FOR HEALTH RECOVERY AND ECONOMIC STABILIZATION. SECOND, I ASK TO ENSURE A-LINE ITEM IN THE FINAL BUDGET SPECIFICALLY TO SUSTAIN THE DEPARTMENT ON DISABILITY AND HIV AND ESTABLISH LONG COVID RELATED SERVICES, PREVENTING PUBLIC HUMAN COSTS DOWN THE LINE. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> Speaker: BUENOS DIAS A TODOS. >> Clerk: >> Translator: GOOD MORNING, I AM MAKE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: MI NOMBRE IS DANIA HERNANDEZ. [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: GOOD MORNING I'M DANNY HERNANDEZ AND I'M A SINGLE MOTHER AND I'VE BEEN WORKING FOR CARESEN. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: I DEPEND ON THE CENTER TO FIND A SAFE JOB AND JUST WAGE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: THIS IS SOMETHING IMPORTANT FOR ME AS A WOMEN IN THIS SECTOR. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: THIS WORKING CENTER IS NOT ONLY A ONLY FOR ME BUT OTHER MEMBERS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: IT'S IN A SPACE WHERE I LEARN ABOUT, MY RIGHTS AS A WORKER. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: IT'S ALSO A PLACE OF CHOSEN MOMENT WHERE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS ATTACKING IMMIGRANTS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: THAT IS WHY WE ASK YOU TO APPROVE THIS WORKING CENTER. AND THE PROGRAM THAT REPRESENTS LOS ANGELES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> Speaker: CARISA GONZALEZ, ITEM 1 AND PUBLIC COMMENT. I'M HERE ON CARESAN TO URGE YOU APPROVE THE BUDGET TO FUND ESSENTIAL RAMS AND SERVICES LIKE REPRESENT L.A. AS A LEGAL SERVICE PROVIDER, CARESEN SUPPORTS THE COMMUNITY THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE REPRESENT L.A. IT IS CRUCIAL THAT THE CITY OF L.A. FUND REPRESENT L.A. TO MEET THE INCREASED DEMAND FOR LEGAL SERVICES. ALSO MANAGES OUR DAY LABOR CENTER WHICH HELPS PROVIDE PROTECTION AGAINST WAGE THEFT AS WELL AS OTHER RESOURCE THAT'S ARE LIFE LINES FOR OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES. BOTH OF THESE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT DURING THIS TIME WHEN IMMIGRANTS CONTINUE TO FACE THREATS OF MASS DEPORTATIONS FROM THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION. THEREFORE WE URGE THAT YOU APPROVE THE PROGRAM FOR DAY LABOR CENTERS. >> Speaker: HAD YOU I'M JAZZNICK I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 1. I REPRESENT DISTRICT 1 AND I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE SUNRISE MOVEMENT. I'M SUPPORTIVE OF MANY OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDING THE RESTORATION OF OVER 1,000 JOBS AND FUNDING FOR MUNICIPAL SERVICES. THE AMENDED BUDGET OFFERS IMPROVEMENT. I HOPE THE COUNCIL CONSIDERS FURTHER EXPANDING. THE CONTINUED PATTERN OF PRIORITIZING POLICE FUNDING AT THE EXPENSE OF OTHER OFFICES AND PROGRAMS UNDERMINES PUBLIC SAFETY FAR MORE THAN IT HELPS. LAPD GAINED 120 MILLION IN LIABILITY PAY OUTS. MEANWHILE THE WILDFIRE COST THE CITY OVER A BILLION. LOS ANGELES IS ALWAYS BEEN AT THE FOR FRONT OF PROGRESSIVE CLIMATE ACTION LET'S SUPPORT CLIMATE THROUGH CITY PLANNING, TRANSPORTATION, CRISIS RESPONSE AND A PUBLIC BANK. THANK YOU. >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL A FEW MORE NAMES. NANCY RAMO, AND ALBERTO GOMEZ. >> Speaker: I'M HERE I'M A VETERAN, ALSO KNOWN AS THE 5 POINTS AREA. THE AREA HAS FALLEN INTO DISREPAIR. IT'S SUPPOSE TO BE MAINTAINED BY THE CITY PARKS AND RECREATION BUT LARGELY IGNORED. GRASS NEEDS A LOT OF LOVE AND CARE AND SPRINKLER SYSTEM WOULD BE IN ORDER. THERE IS A LOT OF THINGS NEEDED BUT IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, I'LL BE SHORT. I REQUEST THAT THANK YOU ATTEND TO THESE NEEDS AND ACT ON THEM. [APPLAUSE] >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, I'M LIZ LEE, I'M HERE TO COMMENT ON THE BUDGET, SERVING YOUTH THROUGHOUT LOS ANGELES. IT'S ESSENTIAL THAT NO OTHER CUTS ARE MADE FOR UNHOUSED NEIGHBORS AND THAT YOUTH SET ASIDE IS A PART OF EVERY ALLOCATION AND MOVING SERVICES MOVING FORWARD. WE SAW AND TO ADULT MODELS, WE TRIED THAT BEFORE AND WE KNOW THAT IT DOES NOT WORK. YOUTH SERVICES ARE PREVENTION. WITH 350 PERCENT OF ADULTS HAVING HAD THEIR EXPERIENCE. WE KNOW THIS, WHEN WE SURVEYED OUR YOUTH, 60 PERCENT OF FOLKS SAID THEY PREFER NO SHELTER AT ALL TO BEING HOUSED WITH ADULTS. SO WE KNOW THIS WILL INCREASE UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS, PLEASE MAKE SURE TO PROTECT SERVICES AND MAKE SURE OUR YOUTH ARE NOT FORGOTTEN. THANK YOU. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, I'M LESLIE PUBLIC AFFAIRS MANAGER FOR PUBLIC POLICY. FIRST THANK YOU FOR RESTORING THE MONEY TO ANIMAL SERVICES AND FOR BEGINNING THE ACCESS TO SPADE AND NEUTER, THAT PROGRESS MATTERS. BUT THE PUBLIC RESPONSE YOU HEARD IS MORE THAN ADVOCACY IT'S A MANDATE. ANGELINOS CARE DEEPLY ABOUT ANIMALS AND THEY EXPECT THE CITY TO CARE TOO. IT CAN'T EVEN MEET THE BASIC STANDARDS OF HUMANE CARE AND IT CAN'T SUSTAIN A SYSTEM MEANT TO SERVE FOUR MILLION PEOPLE. WITH HAVE A MANDATORY SPADE AND NEUTER LAW, YET, YEAR AFTER YEAR, WE UNDER FUND THE SERVICE THAT'S MAKE COMPLIANCE POSSIBLE. WITH NEW FUNDING ON HORIZON, NOW IS THE TIME. WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST A MEANINGFUL INCREASE TO THE ANIMAL SERVICES. WITHOUT URGENT INVESTMENT, THE SYSTEM WILL COLLAPSE UNDER ITS OWN WEIGHT. LET'S SHOW THAT COMPASSION IS A PRIORITY IN LOS ANGELES. THANK YOU. >> Speaker: I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1. HELLO COUNCILMEMBERS MY NAME IS PAOLA ESTRADA, I'M ALSO PART OF THE INVEST IN YOUTH COALITION, I'M HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR THE YOUTH DEPARTMENT TO BE KEPT INDEPENDENT. IT SHOULD NOT BE MERGED WITH BIGGER DEPARTMENT. DOING THIS WILL PUT NECESSARY RESOURCES THAT THE YDD PROVIDES AT-RISK. SO WE'RE ASKING TO YOU TAKE A STAND AND DEFEND ITS BUDGET. IT TOOK PLUS 8 YEARS OF ADVOCACY AND NOW KAREN BASS WANTS TO TAKE TEN STEPS BACK AND GET RID OF THE DEPARTMENT. PLEASE STAND WITH THE YOUTH. THE INVESTMENT IN YOUTH COALITION HAS REACHED TO EACH OF YOU COUNCILMEMBERS TO PLEASE DRAFT AND SIGN A WRITTEN STATEMENT OF SUPPORT. THIS DEPARTMENT WAS ESTABLISHED WITH THE HELP OF SOME OF THE PEOPLE ON THIS VERY COUNCIL. DO NOT GO BACK ON YOUR COMMITMENT TO OUR YOUTH. IF YOU WANT TO PROVE TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS THAT YOU STAND WITH THEM, DO NOT SUPPORT THE MAYOR'S PROPOSAL. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> Speaker: I'M HERE TO GIVE ITEM 1. GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS, MY NAME MIRKA AND I'M A COMMUNITY MEMBER OF DISTRICT 14. IT'S A DISSERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITIES AND WORKRS TO CONSIDER SUCH BUDGET CUTS. WE NEED TO PRESERVE THE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT BECAUSE IT'S ESSENTIAL FOR MANY STUDENTS. OUR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENT ARE GOING TO BE GREATLY IMPACTED. OUR YOUTH DEPENDS ON DIFFERENT SERVICES EXAMINE RESOURCES ALL OVER L.A. COUNTY. IT WILL HAS BEEN PROVEN THAT HAVING THE SUPPORT SYSTEM GUIDE AND SUPPORT OUR YOUTH. TAKING AWAY THE DEPARTMENT WILL ONLY HARM OUR YOUTH, HOW IS REDUCING OUR BUDGET GOING TO HELP OUR STUDENTS? WE ASK TO PLEASE SUPPORT THE YOUTH DEPARTMENT AS A STAND ALONE. THANK YOU. >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER, WOULD I LIKE TO CALL A FEW MORE NAMES. RICH RAMIREZ, STACY CIGAR, CALEB JAMES AND EDGAR. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: MY NAME IS GOMEZ AND I'M HERE TO MAKE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: I URGE THE COUNCILMEMBERS TO KEEP ON SUPPORTING REPRESENT L.A. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: I AM PROUD OF MY ROOTS AND MY CULTURE AND BEING LATINO IN THIS COUNTRY. AND I AM PROUD TO BE A MEMBER OF THE L.A. COMMUNITY. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: NOW-A-DAYS THE CENTER IS HELPING A LOT. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO KEEP SUPPORTING PROGRAMS THAT WE NEED AND IN THAT WAY TO KEEP THE FAMILY UNITED. THANK YOU. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, BEFORE I MOVE ON TO MY GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT AND COMMENT ON THE AGENDA ITEMS, I'M ALSO THE SHERMAN NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGNEE TO SPEAK ON THE COMMUNITY IMPACT STATEMENT THAT WE FILED ON THIS MOTION. >> City Attorney: OKAY, YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES FOR THE COMMUNITY IMPACT STATEMENT. >> Speaker: I'M GOING TO READ THE CIS I SUBMITTED. SUPPORTS THE BUDGET ADVOCATES AND ENDORSES ITS 2025 WHITE PAPER RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES. THESE RECOMMENDATIONS AIM TO IMPROVE DEPARTMENTMENT AL FUNCTIONS. THE SHERMAN NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL IS DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE CITY'S IMPENDING STRUCTURAL DEFICIT AND THE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO THE SHORTFALL COULD HAVE ON CITY OPERATIONS AND SERVICES. SOME ARE DISTURBED THAT SOME LAYOFFS ARE PROPOSED. WE URGE THE CITY TO ADOPT A COME PRO HENCE --COMPREHENSIVE AND. THIS PLAN SHOULD INCLUDE STRATEGIES TO LIVE IN THE CITY'S MEANS AND TRANSIT FROM A MORE SUSTAINABLE PROCESS THAT ENSURES FISCAL HEALTH AND SERVICE STABILITY. NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL BUDGETS HAVE BEEN REDUCED OVER THE YEARS WHILE INFLATION HAS MADE OPERATIONAL COSTS INCREASINGLY BURDENSOME. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, SUPPORTS TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER BENEFITS TO STAKEHOLDERS AS VOLUNTEERS BOARD AND THEY MISCALCULATED REVENUE PROJECTION THAT'S HAVE PUT THE CITY IN A PRECARIOUS POSITION. WE ASK THAT NC BUDGETS REMAIN AT 3 2000 A YEAR AN IMPORTANT MATTER IS WHETHER THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL HAVE FUNDS AND MANPOWER TO CONTINUE THE CERT PROGRAM WHICH TRAINS VOLUNTEER INDIVIDUALS TO SERVE COMMUNITIES, NEIGHBORHOODS AND SUPPORT FIRST RESPONDERS DURING EMERGENCIES AND CATASTROPHIC EVENTS. CERTS BUDGET IS A PENNIES ON THE DOLLAR WITH A RETURN ON INVESTMENT. SHERMAN NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL. SO JUST TO RECAP THE MAIN POINTS, MAKE SURE YOU RESTORE NC BUDGETS, DO NOT CUT THEM. KEEP THE CERT PROGRAMS FUNCTIONING, AFTER THE FIRES, IT'S OBVIOUS WHY WE NEED THESE PROGRAMS AND DON'T MAKE NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL SHOULDER THE LIABILITIES. THANK YOU. I WILL MOVE ON TO MY OWN GENERAL COMMENT AND BUDGET ON THE ITEM. >> Speaker: [SINGING] MAYOR BASS HAS DONE IT AGAIN, COUNCIL YOU HEARD THE PEOPLE'S VOICE ABOUT THE PRIORITIES NOW YOU HAVE A CHOICE ♪ ♪ PLEASE REJECT THE MAYOR'S PROPOSAL AND RESTORE FUNDING TO THE NCs, OH COUNCIL PLEASE, OOPS IT'S BUDGET SEASON, WE DO THIS EACH YEAR WE SHOULD MAKE A CHANGE, IF YOU NEED TO MAKE CUTS TO BALANCE BUDGET IT SHOULD BE FROM YOUR OWN SALARIES. [APPLAUSE] . >> Clerk: NOW I WOULD LIKE TO CALL A FEW MORE NAMES. >> Speaker: THAT WAS MY COMMENT ON THE AGENDA ITEM, NOW PUBLIC COMMENT. FIRST OFF I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR PROJECTING TO KEEP THE CROSSING GUARD PROGRAM, IT'S A VERY VALUABLE PROGRAM. IT KEEPS OUR CHILDREN SAFE, REDUCES LIABILITY TO THE CITY AND I'M VERY GLAD IT LOOKS LIKE THAT OUR PROGRAM IS GOING TO BE SAVED AND 460 CROSSING GUARDS ARE GOING TO KEEP THEIR JOBS. ALL THAT BEING SAID, I'M DISAPPOINTED IN PRESIDENT MARQUEECE HARRIS-DAWSON TODAY FOR HIS DECISION TO NOT ALLOW ANY OF THE FOLKS WHO WERE STUCK OUTSIDE CHAMBERS BEFORE THEY CUT OFF PUBLIC COMMENT SIGN UP TODAY. AND I'M DISAPPOINTED IN THE MEMBERS OF THIS BODY WHO EVERY SINGLE FAILED IT CALL A POINT OF ORDER TO ASK PRESIDENT HARIS-DAWSON TO PLEASE ALLOW FOR SIGN UPS AND PEOPLE WHO LINE UP AS EARLY AS 9:00 AM, WERE DENIED ENTRY ONCE CHAMBERS HITS CAPACITY. THANK YOU FOR REFUNDING THE CROSSING GUARDS BUT DO YOUR JOB WHEN PRESIDENT DECIDES TO SILENCE THE PUBLIC. >> Clerk: NOW YOU WOULD LIKE TO CALL A FEW MOIR NAMES, DJ YOON, SALLY RODRIGUEZ. DJ YOON, DAVID DUKE, DAVID, JOHN CHAN AND A RACELI RODRIGUEZ. >> Speaker: GENERAL COMMENT. I'M DJ YOON WITH KOREAN WORKERS ALLIANCE, I'M HERE TO URGE YOUR LEADERSHIP TO IMPROVE THE ACCESS SERVICES FOR IMMIGRANT. AS YOU ARE AWARE, ANGELINOS SPEAK OTHER LANGUAGE THAN ENGLISH AND THEY WANT TO BE PART OF THE L.A. CITY. BUT IN REALITY, THEY ARE LEFT OUT AND EXCLUDED FROM THE INFORMATION. I HAVE A SPECIAL REQUEST, PLEASE RESERVE STEPPING FORWARD LANGUAGE ACCESS. ONLY TWO STEP FOR THE OFFICE OF IMMIGRANT LANGUAGE AK ISS. BUT --ACCESS. BUT WITH THIS IT WILL ONLY LET ONE PERSON TO OVERSEE THE LANGUAGE ACCESS PROGRAM. THERE ARE MANY DEPARTMENT THAT NEED TO IMPROVE THE LANGUAGE ACCESS BUT WE WANT TO START WITH THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT. THE MESSAGE IS ENGLISH, EVERY DAY, COMMUNITY MEMBER COME AND BECAUSE THEY CANNOT COMMUNICATE WITH THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT. THAT'S ONE EXAMPLE. THANK YOU. >> Speaker: WHAT'S UP, I WANT TO SPEAK ON GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. ITEM NUMBER 1, THERE IS ONLY ONE NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL WHO SUPPORT THIS BUDGET, EVERY OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL EITHER WANT AMENDMENT, EITHER THEY ARE NEUTRAL, EITHER AGAINST. AND WHEN YOU TAKE A LOOK, WHICH NEIGHBORHOOD, THE ONLY NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL WHO SUPPORT THIS BUDGET IS NO SURPRISE, THE SUPER WOKE ILLEGAL HERNANDEZ DISTRICT. SO RIGHT NOW I'M HERE TO SUPPORT OUR ILLEGAL DISTRICT 1, BECAUSE ILLEGALS ARE ALWAYS FOR ILLEGAL. WE SUPPORT ILLEGAL PROSTITUTION, WE SUPPORT ILLEGAL WORKER IN DISTRICT 1, ILLEGAL TENANTS IN DISTRICT 1, WE ILLEGAL FOOD IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 1, ILLEGAL POLICE OFFICER IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 1, BECAUSE I'M ILLEGAL, I WILL ALWAYS SUPPORT ILLEGAL COUNCIL DISTRICT 1. NOW GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, THIS PUBLIC MAKES NO MENTION OF OUR SEX WORKER. I WAS BORN TO BE A SEX WORKER, I WILL CONTINUE TO BE A SEX WORKER AND ALL OUR MY FAMILY 18-GENERATION SEX WORKER BUT THIS BUDGET DOES NOT REFLECT OUR FAMILY TRADITION AND THE MOST IMPORTANT IS THE AMERICAN PROSTITUTION CULTURE. I'M HERE TO STAND AGAINST THE COUNCIL TO STAND AGAINST THE CITY ATTORNEY BECAUSE OUR SEX WORKER DESERVE $30 HOUR WAGE. OUR FIGUEROA WORKER DESERVE ALL LAPD PROTECTION AND MOST IMPORTANT OUR FIGUEROA SEX WORKER WE DESERVE FREE CONDON CARE AND AFTERCARE THE MORNING AFTER PILL, BUT THIS COUNCIL CONTINUE TO IGNORE THE WELL BEING OF OUR FIGUEROA SEX WORKER, THIS MAYOR CONTINUE TO IGNORE US. WE WILL NEVER BE SILENT, I SUPPORT ILLEGAL PROSTITUTE AND WILL CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR ILLEGAL PROSTITUTE. >> Clerk: BEFORE OUR NEXT SPEAKER, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL A FEW MORE NAMES. DADFREE PLATA JASON, REED', JAE RED JONES AND A NAVIDAD AND DAVID GUTIERREZ. >> Speaker: I'M ARACELI AND I AM THE CAMPAIGN LEAD, I'M HERE ADVOCATING FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF LOS ANGELES. WHEN I FIRST LEARNED ABOUT THE CITY'S LACK OF INVESTMENT IN THE YOUNG PEOPLE, I WAS 15 YEARS OLD. EVER SINCE I'VE BEEN ADVOCATING. TODAY I'M 26 YEARS OLD AND AGAIN I'M ADVOCATING FOR THE SAME THING. YEAR AFTER YEAR, THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE. WHY IS IT THAT YOUTH 10 TO 25 ARE AN AFTERTHOUGHT. YOU GET SCARED TO STAND UP FOR WHAT YOU RAN FOR IN YOUR ELECTION. DESPITE THE POLITICS, AT THE END OF THE DAY YOUR JOB IS TO SERVE US. WE ELECTED YOU. PLEASE DO THE RIGHT THING AND START PRIORITIZING YOUNG PEOPLE. IN REGARDS TO THE BUDGET, I'M HERE TO SPEAK AGAINST THE CONSOLATION OF YDD, THANK YOU TO RODRIGUEZ AND JURADO FOR WRITING A LETTER OF SUPPORT. HERE TODAY, I BROUGHT THE COALITION LETTER AND I PHYSICAL COPY FOR THE REST OF YOU, BECAUSE THE COALITION HAS NOT HEARD BACK OR THEY SAID THAT YOU HAVE NOT MADE UP YOUR MIND. I'M HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF COALITION TO TELL YOU THAT THE CONSOLATION FOR THE YOUTH DEPARTMENT IS NOT GOOD IDEA, NOT NOW, NOT EVER! AND DEEP DOWN YOU KNOW THIS. IT WAS MADE FOR CONSOLIDATION OF ALL SERVICES, THIS WOULD BRING IN MORE REVENUE AND THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT FOR THE CITY? RIGHT? MORE REVENUE. YOUTH ARE TASK REPORTS. STRATEGIC PLAN ALL OF YOUR ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS THERE. I'M IN FROFNT YOU AND YOU ARE STILL NOT LISTENING HAVING SIDE CONVERSATIONS. WHAT IS FAILING THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS, IT HAS NOT BEEN PROPERLY FUNDED, PLEASE DON'T CONSOLIDATE AND LEAVE ITS BUDGET ALONE. >> Speaker: MY NAME IS JOHN CHAN I'M A DISTRICT 13 RESIDENT FOR 20 YEARS ARCHITECT. THE MAYOR'S PROPOSELE BUDGETS INCLUDES MAJOR CUTS TO DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE AFFAIRS WHICH SUPPORTS THE ART PARK ON ALL OF HILL, AT THE INTERSECTION OF EAST HOLLYWOOD AND LOS FELIZ AND ONLY CULTURAL CREATED UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE IN THE WEST COAST. LET ME REPEAT THAT, THE ONLY CULTURALLY CREATED SITE IN THE WEST COAST, FRANKLIN WRITES THE PIECE THE--HOUSE. 7 ESSENTIAL STAFF POSITION RIGHT SIDE AT-RISK INCLUDING THREE OF FOUR FULL-TIME POSITIONS, THESE CUTS MEAN THAT PUBLIC TOURIST WHICH WELCOME OVER 40,000 TOURIST EVERY YEAR WILL BE SUSPENDED. THE CITY WORKED FOR OVER 15 YEARS, THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES TO GET THIS UNESCO KHAL SXENG NOW THESE CUTS POSE A RISK TO ACCESS AND DESIGNATION. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. TO NOT VOTE FOR THESE BUDGET CUTS. THNK YOU. >> Speaker: GOODFREE, HERE FOR ITEM ITEM 1 TO MAINTAIN AND EXPAND THE C A O'S UNARMED MODELS OF CRISIS RESPONSE PROGRAMS. THIS IS A LIFE SAVING PROGRAM IT RECUTES SIX TYPES OF 9-1-1 CALLS THAT GO TO LAPD OR LAFD AND INSTEAD REROUTES THEM TO TRAINED PROFESSIONALS CRISIS INTERVENTIONIST AND MORE. IN DOING SO, WE NOT ONLY SAFE LIVES AND FREE UP LAPD CAPACIT BUT THE CITY ALSO SAVES MONEY. C A O REPORTS THAT FOR TWO OF-PERSON TEAM WE SPEND $35. IF WE DELAY LAPD TO THE SAME INCIDENT IT WOULD COST $85 AND TWO LIABILITY LAWSUITS CAN COST 85 MILLION DOLLARS. LASTLY AS AN IMMIGRANT I'M SAD TO SEE ONE MILLION DOLLARS LESS. IMMIGRANTS AND THEIR FAMILIES DESERVE DUE PROCESS. LEAVE THE ONE MILLION DOLLARS UNTOUCHED AS YOU DELIBERATE TOMORROW. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> Speaker: HELLO I'LL BE GIVING PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM NUMBER ONE. MY NAME IS DAVID AND I'M HERE TO ADVOCATE ON THE YOUTH DEPARTMENT TO CONTINUE TO BE A STAND ALONE OFFICE. MERGING THIS OFFICE WITH OTHER OFFICE LEFT SIDE TAKE AWAY FUNDAMENTAL SPECIALIZED SUPPORT FOR YOUTH. RATHER THAN GIVING SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION AND RESOURCES AND SUPPORT TO ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE THE SUPPORT. THE MERGING OF THEIR AGE GROUPS WITH OTHER OFFICES LIKE CHILDREN AND FAMILY OFFICES WOULD DIM THE PROSPERITY OF YOUTH IN THE CITY OF L.A. IT TOOK THE INVESTMENT YOUTH 8 YEARS TO ADVOCATE FOR THIS DEPARTMENT TO BE CREATED, JUST SO IT COULD BE JEOPARDIZED DUE TO THE MISMANAGEMENT OF BUDGET. SUPPORT THE YOUTH DEPARTMENT TO REMAIN A STAND ALONE OFFICE. THANK YOU. >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL A FEW MORE NAMES. TEJO, A LIZA, ANDREW MORA LEZ, JACOB AND ANDRE SALAZAR. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING I'M JONES, FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT AND TO URGE THE COUNCIL NOT TO FURTHER CUT THE HOMELESSNESS BUDGET. WE GOT A PREVIEW OF THE PIT COUNT NUMBERS THAT ARE COMING OUT NEXT MONTH AND THEY ARE GOING DOWN FOR UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS, RIGHT NOW IT'S AT 65 PERCENT OF THE CITY'S HOMELESS POPULATION IS UNSHELTERED. THAT IS A HISTORIC LOW FOR THE ENTIRE TIME THAT WE'VE BEEN COUNTING, A FEW YEARS BACK, IT WAS 75 PERCENT. FOR THAT REASON, I URGE TO YOU MAKE ONE CHANGE ESPECIALLY THAT DOES NOT HAVE A FISCAL IMPACT AND THAT IS TO FULLY APPROPRIATE THE INTERIM HOUSING. ABOUT HALF IS IN THE UB, THE SEQUENCE THAT WILL HAVE FOR PROVIDERS IS EVERY SINGLE CONTRACTOR HELPING THIS CITY SHELTER ITS RESIDENTS HAS TO COME BACK FOR AMENDMENTS, IT'S GOING TO DELAY WHAT WE ALL WANT WHICH IS TO BRING MORE PEOPLE INSIDE. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> Speaker: HI I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1. HELLO MY NAME IS JACOB MONTAG AND I'M HERE IN SUPPORT OF REPRESENT L.A., RESTORATION OF 1,000 JOBS AND FUNDING FOR MUNICIPAL SERVICES. WHILE THE AMENDED BUDGETS OFFERS SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT, HOPE THE COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER FURTHER INVESTMENT. I UNDERSTAND THE CITY FACES SEVERE FINANCIAL CHALLENGES BUT THE CONTINUED PATTERN OF PRIORITIZING POLICE FUNDING AT THE EXPENSE OF OTHER OFFICES AND PROGRAMS UNDERLINES THAN IT HELPS. EXTREME WEATHER POSE SEVERE RISK TO PUBLIC SAFETY. I URGE TO PROTECT THE JOBS AND PROGRAMS THAT THE CITY NEEDS IN THIS BUDGET. YOU CAN DEEPEN BY FUNDING CLIMATE, DAY DAY LABOR CENTER AND SUPPORTING A PUBLIC BANK. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, FOR PUBLIC 1, PUBLIC COMMENT FOR OPTION 1. EXCUSE ME. GOOD MORNING, I'M ANDREW DIRECTER OF PROGRAMS OF SAFE PARKING L.A. I'M HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR INVESTMENT OF PROGRAMS THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS ESPECIALLY THOSE LIVING IN THEIR VEHICLES. IT'S THE ONLY THAT PROVIDES SAFE SPACE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THAT EXPERIENCE VEHICULAR HOMELESSNESS. WHILE IT'S ON DOWNWARD TREND, VEHICULAR HOMELESSNESS IS RISING. UNDER UTILIZED PARKING LOT, WE PROVIDE A LOW COST INTERVENTION WITH POWERFUL OUTCOMES. SAY PARK IN L.A. SEES A 47 PERCENT EXIT RATE IN POSITIVE HOUSINGMENT MANY OF WHOM ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS FOR THE FIRST TIME. SUCH AS SOME INDIVIDUAL LIVE PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK MANY ARE LEAVING AN OPERATING CONTRACT TO CONTRACT, CONSISTENCY FACING LONG TERM FUNDING STABILITY. I URGE YOU TO ENSURE AND CONTINUE INVESTMENT IN PROGRAMS LIE SAFE PARKING WHEN WE, EXCUSE ME BECAUSE WHEN WE INVEST, IN OUR MOST UNVULNERABLE POPULATION, WE STABILIZE OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL A FEW MORE NAMES, SA RA, JENNIFER SOTO, SAMBO, WENDY SILVA, AND EMILIO RESENDIES. >> Speaker: HELLO I'M BE SPEAKING ON ITEM NUMBER 1. HI MY NAME ELIZABETH I'M A COMMUNITY MEMBER OF CD1 AND HERE TO URGE TO KEEP THE YOUTH DEPARTMENT AS THE STAND ALONE. THE FIGHT OUT THERE IS ROUGH NOT ONLY ARE WE FACING CUTS BECAUSE OF THE MAYOR'S OVER SPENDING BUT ALSO BUDGET CUTS STATE WIDE. OUR CONSTITUENTS ARE FIGHTING ON MULTIPLE FRONTS AND YOU WANT TO TAKE AWAY SERVICE THAT'S HAVE HELPED FOLKS LIVE. SERVICES LIKE THOSE IN THE YDD HOW ARE WE SUPPOSE TO SHAPE OUR FUTURES WHEN YOU'RE TAKING AWARE OUR TOOLS TO DO SO. YOU ARE MEANT TO HELP US, YOU'RE MEANT TO STAND WITH US, NOT GIVE US ANOTHER THING TO FIGHT FOR. TELL ME, HOW MANY MORE PEOPLE DO YOU NEED TO STAND BEFORE YOU TO TELL YOU WHY ALL OF THESE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT ARE BEING CUT ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE INCREASE POLICE ARE GETTING? IF WE, YOUR CONSTITUENTS AS IMPORTANT AS YOU CONTINUOUSLY SAY WE ARE, THEN YOU WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE ALL GET THE PROPER CARE AND ATTENTION WE NEED. THANK YOU. >> Speaker: PARTICULAR COMMENT. BUENOS DIAS, ANDRES ALAZAR. [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: HI MY NAME IS ANDRES AND I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF CONDITIONED FUNDING FOR THE DAY LABOR CENTER. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: AND I WOULD LIKE TO ESPECIALLY LIKE TO THANK COUNCILMEMBERS HERNANDEZ AND McOSKER. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: CONTINUING TO FUND THIS PROGRAMS, ENSURES THAT ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE. >> Translator: I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO PUT ON THE IMPORTANCE THAT THESE DAY LABORERS HOLD IN TERMS OF RECONSTRUCTING THE CITY. AND MAINTAIN THE DIGNITY OF WORKERS. THANK YOU. >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL A FEW MORE NAMES. DAVID, A RETHA, BRITNEY RIVAS, DAVID GUTIERREZ AND WENDY MIRANDA. >> Speaker: HI I'M FWG TO SPEAK ON ITEM 1 I'M JENNIFER AND I'M A COMMUNITY MEMBER OF CD14 AND I'M HERE ADVOCATING FOR THE YOUTH DEPARTMENT TO STAND ITS OWN DEPARTMENT. YOUTH ARE THE FUTURE, AND ALWAYS GET THE SHORTENED OF THE STICK. YOUTH SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CITY NOT USING THEIR BUDGET PROPERLY. YOUTH BY GIVING THEM A SPACE AND FOCUS ON THEIR OPINIONS. I URGE YOU TO CONTINUE TO INVEST ON YOUTH AND INVEST IN THEIR FUTURE AND KEEP THE YOUTH DEPARTMENT ITS OWN DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> Translator: GOOD MORNING, I'M EMILIA, GOOD DAY. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: I AM 47 YEARS OLD AND I AM HERE TO SUPPORT THE CONDITIONED FINANCING OF THE DAY LABORERS PROGRAM. IN THESE CONTINUES THE COMMUNITY CAN FIND SUPPORT. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] RIGHT NOW IS WHEN WE MOST NEED YOUR HELP. PLEASE CONTINUE TO FINANCE THE DAY LABOR CENTER. RIGHT NOW IS WHEN THE IMMIGRANT WORKERS OF LOS ANGELES NEED YOUR HELP THE MOST. THANK YOU. >> Speaker: HL OWE I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER ONE. GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS WENDY AND I'M A MEMBER WITH INVESTMENT YOUTH AND CD14. I'M HERE TO STAND ALONE DEPARTMENT. OUR YOUTH DESERVE FOCUS. YDD IS A CITY'S FUTURE. OUR CHALLENGES OUR YOUNG PEOPLE FACE FROM EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES, COMMUNITY VIOLENCE, REQUIRED DEDICATED RESOURCES AND LEADERSHIP AND STRATEGY. DON'T LET THEM DOWNLOAD. WE NEED THEM LIKE WE NEED THEM. YOU SHOULD PRIORITIZE THE WELL BEING OF OUR YOUNG AGAIN --GENERATION AND NOT HAVE THEM AS AN AFTERTHOUGHT. THANK YOU. >> Speaker: SPEAK TO GO ITEM 1. I'M WENDY MIRANDA AND I'M WITH HE ESPERANZA COMMUNITY HOUSING AND I'M A RESIDENT OF COUNCIL DISTRICT 1-5. AND I'M HERE FOR THE REPRESENT PROGRAM AND ASK YOU THAT ALLOCATE ONE MILLION DOLLARS THAT HELPS YOU ARE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES. I'M ALSO HERE BECAUSE I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE CLIMB, THE IMPACT OF OUR NECESSARY CLIMATE PROGRAMS, I URGE YOU TO RESTORE FUNDING FOR THE CLIMATE MOBILIZATION OFFICE AND FOR THE OFFICE OF PE PATROLIUM EXAMINE NATURAL GAS. I ALSO ASK THAT YOU RESTORE ALL GENERAL. TOWARDS A HEALTHY AND EQUITABLE L.A. THANK YOU. >> Speaker: HELLO MY NAME IS IRETHA FROM DISTRICT 8. I'M WITH SCOPE, GRASS ROOTS ORGANIZATION BASED IN SOUTH L.A., SOUTH CENTRAL LOS ANGELES FOCUSED ON COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT AND BUILDING. THANK YOU THE BUDGET COMMITTEE FOR RESTORING. REALSO APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT IN KEEPING STAFF AND CONTINUE ACTION TEAMS. THIS IS IMPORTANT TO OUR THAT SAID ONE TIME SHORT-TERM FUNDING IS NOT ENOUGH. THAT CENTERS EQUITY AND HEADLIGHT. THANK YOU. >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL A FEW MORE NAMES. MARIA, JANA, ANGELA BAI, AND DUARTE. >> Speaker: I'LL BE SPEAKING TO GENERAL COMMENT AND BUDGET ITEM 1. HELLO HONORABLE CITY COUNCILMEMBERS, MY NAME IS BRITNEY RIVAS, I'M A COMMUNITY MEMBER OUT OF SOUTHEAST L.A. AND I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE CLIMATE CRISIS BECAUSE OUR COMMUNITY IS IMPACTED BY OIL DRILLING, FREEWAYS AND. I URGE THE CITY TO PASS THE BUDGET--THAT CENTERS COMMUNITY PRIORITIES. ALSO ENSURE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND REMAIN A TOP PRIORITY FOR THE CITY AND IN THIS ADMINISTRATION. THANKS TO THE BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR RESTORING THE FUNDING FOR CLIMATE EMERGENCY MOBILIZATION OR CEMO, WE NEED A LONGSTANDING COMMITMENT. CEMO HAS SERVED AS A HUB BY ISSUING HEALTH AND HEAT ALERTS. WE ALSO URGE THE CITY TO PRESERVE CRITICAL PROJECTS RELATED TO PROTECTING FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES FROM THE HARMS OF OIL EXAMINE GAS DRILLING. PROTECT BROWN FILLED PROGRAM WHICH IS SLATED TO BE ELIMINATED. THIS PROGRAM IMPROVES THE HEALTH OF LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. RESTORE GENERAL PLAN HEALTH EXAMINE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE POSITIONS, RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HEALTH AND AIR QUALITY ELEMENTS OF THE GENERAL PLAN AS A COMMUNITY MEMBER AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITY. IT'S IMPORTANT FOR MY HELP AND THAT OF MY COMMUNITY THAT THEY IMPLEMENT COMMUNITY JUSTICE PLAN. THEREFORE I URGE THE CITY TO TAKE THE CLIMATE CRISIS SERIOUS RATHER THAN CUT VITAL PROGRAMS TO INVEST TOWARDS BUILDING A HEALTHY EQUITY. AND I SUPPORT ONE MILLION DOLLARS TOWARDS THE PROGRAM. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] JAOU, BUENOS DIAS MI NOMBRE ES GUADALUPE RIF AS. >> Translator: I I AM GUADALUPE RIF AS AND I LIVE IN DISTRICT 8. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: I'M HERE REPRESENTING AN ORGANIZATION IN SOUTH CENTRAL L.A. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: WE FOCUS ON COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: AND THANK YOU COUNSEL SUL FOR RESTORING FINANCING TO THE CLIMATE MOBILIZATION CRISIS CENTER CEMO. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: WE WOULD ALSO LKE TO THANK YOU FOR MAINTAINING THE POSITIONS FOR OFFICES OF NATURAL GAS AND PETROLEUM EXTRACTION. JUST LIKE THE DIFFERENT POSITIONS IN DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS THAT FOCUS ON CON TAMINATED SITES. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT STEP TO THIS IS AN IMPORTANT STEP TO --SAYING THIS SHORT-TERM FINANCING ISN'T ENOUGH. CEMA NEEDS A LONG TERM AND SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: CLIMATE JUSTICE, NEEDS TO KEEP BEING A PRIORITY FOR OUR CITY. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: OUR COMMUNITY DESERVE A PLAN THAT CENTERS EQUITY JUSTICE AND HEALTH. >> Speaker: GRACIAS. >> Translator: THANK YOU. HAVE A GOOD DAY. [APPLAUSE] >> Speaker: I'M REPRESENTING THE LOS ANGELES FOR RESILIENCE FIGHTING FOR A SAFE AND HEALTHY PLACE TO LIVE. TO SEE PROGRAMS AND WE URGE YOU TO CONTINUE FUNDING PUBLIC POWER AND CREATE UNION JOBS. PLEASE PROTECT THE PUBLIC SECTOR WORKFORCE THAT OUR CITY RELIES ON. RECREATION AND PARKS AND OFFICE OF PETROLEUM OF GAS EXAMINE SAFETY. WE NEED CLIMATE WORKERS NOW MORE THAN EVER. I HOPE THE FUTURE BUDGET, I HOPE THAT BUDGET WILL BE CREATED WITH COMMUNITIES FROM THE START AND PRIORITIZE INVESTMENT INTO OUR COMMUNITIES ACTUALLY NEED. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND COUNCILMEMBERS. SINCE 2005, CD14 HAS LACKED AN INADEQUATE PRESENTATION. UNFORTUNATELY, CD14 SEEMS TO BE IN THE SAME SITUATION WITH OUR CURRENT COUNCILMEMBERS. A COUNCILMEMBER WHO COMMENTED NEGATIVELY ABOUT OUR OFFICERS, WHICH I FIND SHAMEFUL. AN OFFICIAL THAT SET THE EXAMPLE TO BRIT COMMUNITY AND LAPD TOGETHER. THEREFORE AS A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF CD14, I IMPLORE THIS CITY TO IMPLORE FUNDING. WITHOUT PUBLIC SAFETY, OUR QUALITY OF LIFE WILL SUFFER AND PLEASE FREE TINA AND BILLY. [APPLAUSE] . >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL A FEW MORE NAMES. SHOEMAN, PAUL, MICHELLE, CAN GABRIEL EARL. >> HELLO I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT AND ITEM 1 PLEASE. GOOD EVENING, I'M HERE WITH MICHAEL SON CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY. THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO PUSH FOR SPADE AND NEUTER FUNDING. FAILURE TO INVESTER IN THE SPAY AND NEUTER WILL HURT. THE COMMUNITIES ARE OVERWHELMED BY THE GROWING POPULATION OF FREE ROAMING CATS, TRAP AND STERILIZE EXAMINE FEED AND CARE FOR THESE ANIMALS ARE STRETCHED THIN CAN OPERATING WITH LIMITED RESOURCES. WITH THE COMMUNITY CAT PROGRAM VOUCHERS CAPPED AT 2000 PER MONTH AND NO INCREASE, THE NUMBER OF COMMUNITY CATS WHICH IS CURRENTLY ESTIMATED IN THE MILLIONS WILL RISE UNCHECKED. SPAY AND NEUTER PROGRAMS ARE AMONG THE FEW INVESTMENTS THAT OFFER A HIGH AND IMMEDIATE RETURN, IMPROVING PUBLIC HEALTH WHILE ALLEVIATING THE BURDEN. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO BUILDING A MORE HUMANE LOS ANGELES AND CONTINUE TO GO PRIORITIZE THE FUNDING FOR THIS LIFE SAVING WORK. WHILE I HAVE A LITTLE EXTRA TIME, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SHARE THAT WE'RE JOINED BY THREE EXCEPTIONAL SPAY EXAMINE NEUTER PARTNERS, CAMP, FIX NATION AND PAWS AND I'M NOT SURE IF THEIR COMMENTS WILL BE HEARD BEFORE CUT OFF, THEY HAVE SPAY AND NEUTERED THOUSANDS. THEIR LIFE SAVING WORK IS NOW AT-RISK IF THE VOUCHER IS NOT INCREASES AND THAT INCLUDES THE CCP VOUCHER. THEY RELY ON THE DEDICATED VETERINARIANS THAT DELIVER THE ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO MANAGE THE CAT POPULATION BUT THEY DO NOT SUPPORT A SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS MODEL. SOY URGE TO YOU FULLY FUND THE VOUCHERS. THANK YOU. >> Speaker: MI NOMBRE IS MARIA IS PARTE DEKHIRLA. >> Translator: er I'M MARIA AND PART OF DHIRLA. I URGE THE COUNCILMEMBERS TO CONTINUE TO HELP THE PROGRAM. THE WORKING CENTER AND THE SERVICE PROGRAMS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: THAT ARE FOR MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: SOME WEEKS AGO, AT LAUSD, WE WERE WITNESSED OF HOW ICE THE OPINIONER THAT WAS PREPARED TO RESPOND. WE AS A COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THAT THE NEXT FOUR YEARS WILL BE DIFFICULT AND THAT'S WHY WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT. SO DO THEY DO NOT CALL ESSENTIAL MONEY RESOURCES. >> Speaker: GRACIAS. >> Translator: THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. JIERKTS GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS MICHELLE AND I'LL BE GIVING PUBLIC COMMENT FIRST EXAMINE THEN PUBLIC ITEM 1. SOME COUNCILMEMBERS ARE NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO US SPEAKING. IT IS DISRESPECTFUL THAT IF EVERYBODY IN THE ROOM HAD TO STAND OUTSIDE IN THE SUN FOR TWO HOURS, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO LISTEN TO US FOR ONE MINUTE. [APPLAUSE] I'M WITH A COALITION THIS WAS CREATED WITH YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS FROM YOUR VERY OWN COUNCILMEMBERS WHO CAME TOGETHER TO FIGHT FOR A CREATION OF A YOUTH DEPARTMENT. A YOUTH DEPARTMENT THAT WILL HOLISTICALLY HELP YOUTH 10 TO 26. NOW OUR CITY IS TRYING TO ERASE THE PROGRESS WE MADE WITHOUT GIVING OUR DEPARTMENT ACTUAL CHANCE TO THRIVE. COUNCILMEMBERS AND MAYOR BASS, DURING YOUR CAMPAIGN, YOU SAID YOU WERE GOING TO INVEST IN YOUNG PEOPLE. STOP GHOSTING US, REACH OUT TO THE YOUTH DEALERS WHO HAVE BEEN BLOWING UP YOUR PHONES EVERY SINGLE DAY. NOW, I'LL BE SPEAKING ON ITEM NUMBER 1. I AM HERE TODAY BECAUSE I AM IN SUPPORT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUTH DEPARTMENT STAUZ AS A STAND ALONE DEPARTMENT. COUNCILMEMBERS, WE NEEDED TO DO THE SAME BY VOTING TO REMOVE EXHIBIT H FROM THE BUDGET PROPOSAL NOW BECAUSE WE CANNOT HAVE THE YOUTH DEPARTMENT BE CONSOLIDATED UNDER THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THEY DON'T PRIORITIZE YOUTH 10 TO 25. IF EXHIBIT H PASSES, THAT PUT THE LIVES THE YOUTH OF RISK. THIS WILL FURTHER PUT THE CITY IN A DEFICIT AND YOU ALL CARE ABOUT MONEY, RIGHT? IN ADDITION IF THE MAYOR SAID THAT CONSOLIDATING MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS, WILL BRING IN MORE REVENUE AND INCREASE EFFICIENCY BUT THAT IS NOT NECESSARILY TRUE. BOTH THE C LA AND COA OFFICE CAME OUT SAYING THAT WOULD BRING LITTLE TO NO REVENUE IMPACT. >> City Attorney: SPEAKER, YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED. >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL A FEW MORE NAMES. ZOE, SUE, JACKIE AND FRANK LIMA. >> Speaker: BUENOS DIAS. [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: MY NAME GOOD MORNING MY NAME IS JES LeRINCON AND I'M GOING TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: I AM HERE I'M A GIRL REPRESENTING THE COMMUNITY HANDICAP COMMUNITY TRANSGENDER AND THE COMMUNITY THAT HAVE HIV >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: TO THE SERVICES AND MEDICATION I'M HERE ABLE TO CONTINUE EVEN THOUGH I'M HANDICAP. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: THE FEAR IS IF YOU CALL THE SERVICES AND MEDICATION, I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD IT. >> Speaker: I AM A VOLUNTEER AT A FOODBANK. AND I LOVE WHAT I DO AND I FEAR OF NOT BEING ABLE TO DO IT AGAIN. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: I ASK TO YOU HELP SO THEY DON'T CUT THE SERVICES AND THE MEDICATION THAT THEY'VE BEEN CUTTING FOR YEARS. BECAUSE OF THAT, I AM HERE AND I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO KEEP ON MOVING BECAUSE OF THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, I'M SPEAKING ON ITEM NUMBER 1. I'M WITH THE IMMIGRANT POLICY CENTER AND I'M HERE URGING YOU TO SUPPORT THE REPRESENT L.A.'S CRITICAL LEGAL SERVICES AS WELL AS ONE MILLION FOR DAY LABOR CENTERS. THE SITUATION FOR ANGELINOS IS DIRE RIGHT NOW. FEDERAL LEGAL SERVICE PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN CUT. AND THE L.A. IMMIGRATION HELP DESK. WITHOUT CONTINUED FUNDING FROM THE CITY, HUNDREDS OF IF NOT THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS WILL LOSE REPRESENTATION AND ICE HAS RAMPED UP THEIR TARGETING OF ANGELINOS. JUST TWO WEEKS AGO, ICE ARRESTED 200 PEOPLE IN THEIR RAIDS. POTENTIAL DEPORTATIONS, THE PROGRAM HAS ALREADY SERVED OVER 5,000 IMMIGRANTS SINCE ITS LAUNCH INCLUDING SURVIVOR. LET'S MAKE SURE THAT CRITICAL PROGRAM CONTINUES AND LET'S NOT ABANDON OUR IMMIGRANT NEIGHBORS WHEN THEY NEED US THE MOST, THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, I WILL BE SPEAKING TO PUBLIC COMMENT AND ITEM 1. GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS. MY NAME IS GABRIELA EARL AND I PROUDLY SERVE AS CITY OF LOS ANGELES EMPLOYEE. I WANT TO BEGIN BY RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANT PROGRESS WE'VE MADE TOGETHER THROUGH COLLABORATION AND DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS. WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO REDUTIES THE NUMBER OF JOBS THREATENED BY THE BUDGET FROM 1600 TO 600. AND WE APPRECIATE THAT. BUT WE CAN'T STOP HERE. WE MUST CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER TO FIND FIND THE NECESSARY, EXCUSE ME, SORRY. WORK TOGETHER TO FIND THE FUNDING NECESSARY TO SAVE THE REMAINING 600 JOBS. WE KNOW TIMES ARE TOUGH, WE KNOW THIS PROCESS ISN'T EASY BUT WHEN JOBS ARE LOST, FAMILIES SUFFER AND WHEN CITY JOBS ARE LOST, SERVICES SUFFER. THESE ARE NOT POSITIONS ON PAPER, THEY ARE PEOPLE WHO KEEP OR NEIGHBORHOODS CLEAN, SAFE AND RUNNING. LET'S CONTINUE TO FIND REAL SOLUTIONS TOGETHER BECAUSE PROTECTING CITY JOBS MEANS PROTECTING THE PEOPLE AND SERVICES THAT MAKE LOS ANGELES WORK. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT WE HAVE ACTIVELY BEEN LOBBYING IN SACRAMENTO ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, TRYING TO BRIDGE THE GAP TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES ARE NOT LAID OFF. THANK YOU. >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL A FEW MORE NAMES. MELINA ABDULA, TANYA, JOHN HERNANDEZ, FIGUEROA MASSAGE AND EPSTEIN M. >> Speaker: I'LL BE SPEAKING ON GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT AND THE BUDGET ITEMS, SO BOTH ITEMS PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M ZOE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CAMP, COMMUNITY ANIMAL MEDICINE PROJECT. TODAY I'M SHARING A REQUEST FROM OVER LOS ANGELES VETERINARIANS WHO HAVE SPADE AND NEUTERED OVER HALF A MILLION CATS AND DOGS. WE CALL FOR THE FULL INCREASE FOR THE SPAY AND NEUTER RATES. THIS IS URGENTLY NEEDED WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR PART OF THIS PROGRAM. BUT WITH OUR SHELTERS AT CAPACITY AND HEALTHY CATS BEING YOUTH NICED, HALFWAY MEASURES WON'T SOLVE A CRISIS THAT DEMANDS BOLD ACTIONS. THE NUMBER HAS DROPPED FROM 5 TO 29 BECAUSE WE CANNOT AFFORD TO ACCEPT INSUFFICIENT RATES. THE INCREASE OF ONLY ONE VOUCHR TYPE WILL NOT INCREASE VETERINARIAN PARTICIPATION BECAUSE THIS FUNDING WILL NOT COVER THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VOUCHERS NEEDED. PLEASE, FULLY FUND ALL VOUCHER TYPES, FREE, DISCOUNT, SHELTER ANIMAL A FEs AND THE CITY WIDE PROGRAM. IT'S AN UP FRONT INVESTMENT THAT WILL SAVE FUTURE TAX DOLLARS AND WILL HAVE A HUMANE AND IMMEDIATE IMPACT. DOG AND CAT YOUTH --EUTHANASIA ROSE. THE CITY'S VOUCHER PROGRAM WAS CREATED TO HELP BUT VOUCHERS CAN'T--BUT PROVIDERS CAN'T ACCEPT VOUCHERS THAT DON'T COVER COSTS AND TOO MANY FAMILIES ARE LEFT WITHOUT ACCESS TO CARE. YOU CAN CHANGE THAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> Speaker: GOOD AFTERNOON, HONORABLE COUNCILMEMBERS, MY NAME IS JACKIE A RESIDENT OF CD13, FOUNDER OF A VERY SMALL GRASS GROUPS NEIGHBORHOOD EFFORT TO ASSIST WITH SPAY AND NEUTER AND 14CD1, I'M HERE TO TRY TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO SUPPORT A HUMANE L.A. I HAVE A RECORDED SPEECH READY TO GO HERE, BUT I NEED TO BE HONEST, WE NEED TO PRIORITIZE PROVEN SOLUTIONS, PLEASE, PLEASE FUND SPAY NEUTER. ANGELINOS, DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO VETERINARY CARE IN MANY PARTS OF THE CITY. I'M GOING TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, SMALL ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS, PEOPLE ARE BEGGING US TO HELP THEM FIX THEIR DOGS, THEIR CATS, WE HAVE COMMUNITY PETS, WE HAVE DOGS THAT DO BELONG TO A COUPLE OF NEIGHBORS, CATS WHO BELONG TO AN ENTIRE BLOCK AND WE NEED TO GIVE THEM THESE SERVICES, I'M SORRY BUT THE STATE PHILANTHROPY IS NOT STEPPING UP CAN IT WOULD BE GREAT TO SEE THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE MAYOR TRULY SUPPORT A HUMANE L.A. AND HELP US REDUCE THE NUMBER OF CATS AND DOGS BREEDING. PLEASE. [APPLAUSE] >> Speaker: HELLO I'M HERE TO MAKE GENERAL COMMENT AS WELL AS GENERAL COMMENT ON ITEM NUMBER 1. I'M JOHN HERNANDEZ I'M REPRESENTING STAR HUMAN SERVICES, WE PROVIDE HIV PREVENTION AND HARM REDUCTION PROGRAMS IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES AND ACROSS THE COUNTY INCLUDING THE CITY OF, INCLUDING THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY, HOLLYWOOD AND SOUTH LOS ANGELES. WE HAVE FOUND OURSELVES IN UNPRESS DEPARTMENTED TIMES. --UNPRECEDENTED TIMES. ALTHOUGH WE PERSIST CUTTING FUNDS ON DISABILITY WILL ONLY WORSEN THE SITUATION. SUBSTANCE USE AND HIV ARE ON THE RISE AGAIN IN LOS ANGELES AND THE CITY HAS ALWAYS SUPPORTED HIV PREVENTION AND HARM REDUCTION PROGRAMS THAT HAVE ADJUST THE NEEDS OF POPULATION IN A CULTURALLY IMPORTANT MANNER. NOW MORE THAN EVER THAT POPULATION NEEDS AS MUCH SUPPORT AS THEY CAN GET. BUT THE DECISION TO MOVE FORWARD WILL ONLY ILLUSTRATE THAT THE CITY DOES NOT SUPPORT THEM. THAT THEY ARE NOT IMPORTANT. THEY WILL FEEL ABANDONED, WE URGE THE CITY TO RECONSIDER THE CUTS TOWARDS THE DEPARTMENT OF DISABILITY, WE CANNOT ABANDONED EACH OTHER DURING THESE TIMES, WE NEED TO STAND TOGETHER UNITED AND STRONG. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> Speaker: HELLO I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. HELLO MY NAME IS TONYA I WORK IN THE COUNCIL DISTRICT 8, I'M HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF SCOEP. TO THE SCOPE FOR THE MOBILIZATION OFFICE. WE ALSO APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT IN KEEPING STAFF AT THE OFFICE OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL RESOURCES AND IN CONTINUING DOWN FIELD AND ACTION CLIMATE ACTION. THAT BEING SAID ONE-TIME SHORT-TERM FUNDING IS NOT ENOUGH, CE M.O. NEEDS LONG TERM CLIMATE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE MUST BE OUR TOP PRIORITY. OUR COMMUNITIES DESERVE ON GOING INVESTMENT. >> Council President: THANK YOU, BEFORE WE GET TO NEXT SPEAKER, WE WERE SCHEDULED TO NOON. I'VE BEEN TOLD I CAN KEEP QUORUM FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO OVERTIME FOR 15 MINUTES. YOU STILL HAVE A MINUTE FOR THE ITEM AND A MINUTE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. AS A COURTESY, I WOULD ASK FOLKS TO BE AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE. THE QUICKER WE ARE, THE MORE PEOPLE WE CAN GET HEARD IN THESE 15 MINUTES. WE'RE GOING TO GO FOR 15 MINUTES IN OVERTIME AND I'M CALLING THIS THE LIGHTNING ROUND IF PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO SPEAK AS QUICK AS THEY CAN. WITH THAT, NEXT SPEAKER. WELCOME. >> Speaker: THAT DOES NOT FEEL COINCIDENTAL. IM MALINA AND WE'RE ALMOST FIVE YEARS OF OUT SINCE THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD. AND MANY OF YOU WHEN GEORGE FLOYD WAS KILLED, WERE OUT IN THE STREETS WITH US, HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE SMFT LARGEST UPRISING IN HISTORY WERE HERE IN LOS ANGELES. SOME OF YOU WERE THERE, OTHERS WERE INSIDE AND TENS OF THOUSANDS OF US WERE OUTSIDE AND WE PRESSURED YOU TO CUT LAPD BUDGET BY 150 MILLION DOLLARS AND INVEST ANOTHER $100 MILLION INTO ALTERNATIVES. SOMEHOW WHEN WE LOOKED AWAY, THAT MONEY GOT GOGGLED BACK BY LAPD. AND WHAT WE'RE SAYING, FIVE YEARS, LATER, FIVE YEARS AFTER THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD, WE'RE GOING ON YOU TO BE THE BEST *F YOURSELVES TO SAY BLACK LIVES STILL MATTER. WE STILL WANT TO DEFUND THE POLICE AND INVEST IN THE THINGS THAT ACTUALLY MAKE COMMUNITY SAFE INSTEAD OF LOCKING COMMUNITIES OUT OF COUNCIL MEETINGS, YOU SHOULD BE DOING WHAT WAS DONE FIVE YEARS AGO AND INVITE US AND PRESENT THE BUDGET. WHICH YOU REFUSE TO DO. BLACK LIVES STILL MAT PER, DO WHAT IS RIGHT FOR YOUR COMMUNITY AND KEEP FIGHTING Y'ALL. >> Council President: THANK YOU, NEXT SPEAKER. AND IF THE FASTER YOU CAN MAKE TO THE PODIUM, THE MORE PEOPLE WE CAN HEAR. ARE THERE ANY? DO WE HAVE MORE NAMES? IS THAT IT? PLEASE CALL SOME MORE NAMES, GOING FOR OVER 15 MINUTE OVERTIME. >> Clerk: ROGER, LEA, AND JOSE ALDEZ. >> Council President: OKAY, IF YOU HEARD YOUR NAME COME ON UP AS QUICK AS YOU CAN. AND WHOEVER IS ON DECK, GET READY, THIS IS MEANT TO BE THE LIGHTNING ROUND, WE WANT TO GET THROUGH AS MANY PEOPLE AS WE CAN. >> Clerk: I'M GOING TO READ FIVE MORE NAMES, SUSAN, SO MANYMA, LIONEL MA RES, ANDREW, ALEX AND MARLENE FENESCA. >> Council President: GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: HI NAME IS LEA, I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON GENERAL COMMENT AND AGENDA ITEM 1. THANK YOU, I WANT TO THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBERS SO MANY FOR FIGHTING FOR US. THANK YOU YOU REALLY AN OPPORTUNITY TO USE YOUR VOTE ON THIS BUDGET TO BECOME LEADERS IN THIS COUNTRY AND SHOW THE REST OF THE COUNTRY HOW IT'S DONE. YOU CAN CREATE NEW JOBS, IF YOU CAN VOTE TO LESSEN THE POLICE BUDGET AND VOTE TO INVEST IN THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY MOBILIZATION OFFICE. I LIVE LESS THAN 150 FROM AN OIL WELL. CONTAMINATE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. I'M FRIGHTENED OF THE THREAT OF FIRE, FROM WILDFIRE OR FIREWORKS ON FOURTH OF JULY ON CREATING A TERRIBLE DISASTER. THE OIL COMPANIES DO NOT CARE ABOUT ANGELINOS. THEY HAVE NO PLAN TO PROTECT US OR EVACUATE. I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF I CAN EVACUATE ON TIME IF THERE IS A FIRE. I DO NOT WANT TO LIVE IN FEAR. IT'S NOT FAIR, MY FAMILY HAS LIVED HERE BEFORE THE OIL RIG ARRIVES. ANY HUSBAND REMEMBERS WHEN HE WAS A LITTLE BOY WHEN THIS OIL DRILLING SITE ARRIVES ACROSS THE STREET. AND IT'S NOT FAIR. WE NEED TO PLEASE, END OIL DRILLING IN LOS ANGELES. WE CAN BECOME LEADERS. WE HAVE ENOUGH ENERGY FOR RENEWABLE SOURCES. WE ARE VOEKING ON FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES, CHOKING ON TOXIC AIR AND WE NEEDED RELIEF YESTERDAY. THIS IS ESPECIALLY DIRE FOR COLOR OF PEOPLE. >> Council President: THANK YOU. WE'RE TRYING TO DO THE LIGHTNING ROUND HERE. >> Speaker: MARLENE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EAA UNION AND BUDGET AND GENERAL. FIRST OF ALL I WANT TO THANK THE BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE. AND THE C LA, MS. SO IF YOU'RE HERE FOR YOUR DILIGENT WORK IN RESTORING 1,000 CITY JOBS. ALSO PRESERVE IMPORTANT CITY SERVICES AND PROGRAMS. THAT ARE RELEVANT TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS. BUT WE TOGETHER STILL HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO. THE LAPD CIVILIAN CUTS WILL AFFECT OPERATIONS AND OVERTIME COSTS, AND NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. IN-PERSON HE WILL DEPARTMENT, WORKERS ARE CURRENTLY BEEN ASKED TO TRAIN THEIR COLLEAGUES ON THE LAYOFF PROCEDURES, CARRY OUT AND THEN LAY THEMSELVES OFF. THIS IS NOT JUST INEFFICIENT AND UNJUST. ANALYSIS NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE ANY DECISIONS ARE MADE ON AND MILLIONS IN CONTRIBUTIONS THAT THE TEE WAS NOT OBLIGATED TO PAY OUR CONTRIBUTING FACTORS. WE URGE THIS FULL COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE AMENDED BUDGET AND THE POSITION RESTORATIONS TO PLEASE CONTINUE PURSUING EVERY LAYOFF AVOIDANCE STRATEGY. OUR MEMBERS DESERVE STABILITY, AND THE CITY DESERVES A BUDGET BASED ON ACCOUNTABILITY NOT HOSTILITY. >> Council President: THANK YOU, NEXT SPEAKER. >> Speaker: HOLA MUY BUENOS DIAS [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: GOOD DAY, HONORABLE COUNCIL OF LOS ANGELES AND PUBLIC WHO IS HERE PRESENT. >> Speaker: MI NOMBRE ES JOSE [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: MY NAME IS JOSE VALDEZ I'M AN IMMIGRANT AND I'VE BEEN LIVING IN THE UNITED STATES FOR ABOUT 23 YEARS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: RIGHT NOW I WORK AS A FORKLIFT DRIVER. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: AND I HAVE CONTRIBUTED BY PAYING TABSSING TO MAKE THE UNITED STATES GREATER. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: I AM HERE SO THAT TOMORROW, GOD WILLING, YOU GUYS SUPPORT THE SERVICES AND THE RESOURCES THAT ARE MOST NEEDED BY OUR MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: SO I'M BEGGING YOU HUMBLY, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL PUT YOUR HAND TO YOUR HEART AND SUPPORT US TOMORROW. BY SUPPORTING PROGRAMS LIKE REPRESENT L.A. THE DAY LABOR CENTER. ACCESS TO LANGUAGES AND SO MANY OTHER PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT THE MOST MARGINALIZED OF THE CITY. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: REMEMBER THAT 30 PERCENT OF IMMIGRANTS IN L.A. PAY TAXES. 97,000 MILLIONS TO BOTH STATE FEDERAL LOCAL. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: AND SO I'M ASKING TOMORROW FOR GOD TO PUT A LIGHT IN YOUR HEARTS AND YOUR SOULS AND YOUR MINDS. SO THAT YOU GUYS SUPPORT US BY SUPPORTING PROGRAMS LIKE THE ONE MILLION DOLLARS TO REPRESENT L.A. TO FIGHT FOR THE RIGHTS OF THE MOST IN NEED. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND GOD BLESS. >> Speaker: MUCHAS GRACIAS. >> Council President: NEXT SPEAKER. JAOU, GOOD AFTERNOON, SPEAKING ON THE BLAF OF CONSERVANCY, WE UNDERSTAND THE TASK TASK YOU HAVE AT TODAY AND THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. I DO WANT TO SPEAK ON THE BEHALF OF TWO SMALL DEPARTMENT HISTORIC RESOURCES AND DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE AFFAIRS. THERE IS ONLY TWO DOZEN POSITIONS THAT ARE SLATED FOR POTENTIAL LAYOFFS IN THE PLAN BUT WE THANK THE COMMITTEE AND THE PUBLIC FOR MAKING THEIR VICES HEARD AND RESTORING MANY OF THESE POSITIONS. L.A. RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING PUZ TO VINEGAR HILL, THEY APPROVE PROJECT AND SUPPORT LEGACY BUSINESSES SUPPORT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THIS IS CRITICAL ECONOMIC ENGINE AND I JUST WANT TO SUPPORT AND HIGHLIGHT THE HOUSE, AND HERITAGE SITE AND IT NEEDS TO REMAIN OPEN, IT'S AN IMPORTANT PLACE. THAT'S ALL AND THANK YOU. >> Council President: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER. >> Speaker: GOOD AFTERNOON, THANK YOU FOR EXTENDING PUBLIC COMMENT. I'M HERE FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF LOS ANGELES. FIRST OFF I WANT TO THANK THE BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE IN PARTICULAR CHAIR YAROSLAVSKY FOR RESTORING SO MANY OF THE CRITICAL POSITIONS THAT WERE SET TO BE CUT WHICH IN MOBILIZATION OFFICE. WE ALSO APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND FOR SOME OF YOU PAYING ATTENTION, SO MANY OF US RAISED CONCERNS WITH THE MAYOR'S PROPOSAL AND REMAINING CUTS. CEMO REPRESENTS A TINY PORTION AND WILL MORE THAN PAY ITSELF AND DISASTER PREPAREDNESS. NOT TO MENTION IN TERMS OF GRANTS THAT IT CAN BRING TO THE CITY. THIS IS ONE OF THE MANY AREAS THAT CAN BRING TO INVESTMENT AND YIELD EXPONENTIAL BENEFITS AND WE URGE YOU TO FIND WAY TO SUPPORT THOSE STILL ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK. WE UNDERSTAND GOING FORWARD, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO LOOK TOWARDS A MORE DEMOCRATIC AND PARTICIPATORY BUDGET PROCESS THAT REFLECTS NOT JUST THE REALITY OF OUR SITUATION BUT ALSO THE MANY --AMBITION OF CITY WE CAN BE. I SUPPORT THE CONTINUED FUNDING OF DAY LABOR CENTERS. THANK YOUMENT [APPLAUSE] >> Council President: NEXT SPEAKER. AGAIN, FOLKS TRY TO MOVE AS QUICK AS WE CAN. >> Speaker: MY NAME IS IT LIONEL CD6 RESIDENT, ALTHOUGH WE APPRECIATE THE BUDGET PRESERVING SOME POSITIONS FROM THE 1647 LAYOFF, STILL ABOUT 600 LAYOFF. WE URGE THE CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR TO LOOK FOR WAY TO SEE PRESERVE THESE POSITIONS. WE CANNOT AFFORD TO REDUCE CITY SERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITIES WHO DEPEND ON YOU, WE MUST ENSURE THAT THE CITY CONTINUES TO PROVIDE SERVICE TO SEE ALL ANGELINOS. I URGE TO CONSIDER THE RECOMMEND AS MADE BY THE BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE AND RESTORE AND PRESERVE CITY JOBS FROM LAYOFFS. MANY ARE UNDER STAFFED AND CAUSES EMPLOYEE BURN OUT. WE URGE YOU TO PROTECT CITY JOBS FROM LAYOFF. PLEASE DO THE RIGHT THING, WE NEED TO PROTECT CITY SERVICES. ESPECIALLY TO LOW INCOME AREAS. PLEASE DO THE RIGHT THING. PLEASE, DEMOCRACY NEEDS TO BE HEARD. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, I'M GABBY AND I'M A TRANSGENDER AND I LIVE RAISING MY VOICE, TRANSMITABLE AND UNDETECTABLE AND ALSO I'M ADDICTED TO DRUGS, ORGANIZATION FOR HELPING TO ME STANDING IN FRONT OF YOU ALIVE AND HEALTHY THROUGH YOUR HELP. EXAMINE THE PROGRAM THAT YOU HAVE IN LOS ANGELES. I'M HAPPY AND LIKE TO SAY IF YOU CONTINUE TO GIVE THE ORGANIZATION WHO FOCUS ON VULNERABLE COMMUNITY. THANKS SO MUCH. >> Speaker: GOOD AFTERNOON, I'M SUSIE AND I'M A MEMBER OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOMELESS SERVICES COALITION, I'M HERE TO THANK YOU FOR THE RESTORATION OF 4 HAD THE 4 MILLION DOLLARS SURVIVOR SERVICES FUNDING. WE'RE GRATEFUL TO THE BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR RECOGNIZING THE URGENT NEED TO MAINTAIN SHELTER AND SERVICES FOR SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND HUMAN AND SEXUAL ASSAULTS. WITH THE UNHOUSED POPULATION, REPORTING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, THESE SERVICES ARE NOT JUST IMPORTANT THEY'RE LIFE SAVING. WE URGE THE COUNCIL TO PROTECT THIS IN THE FINAL BUDGET. APPROVE THE GENERAL FUNDS TO SUPPORT CF ID SURVIVAL SERVICES IN 25-26. WE ALSO ENCOURAGE YOU TO ENSURE ALL INTERIM FUNDS ARE ALLOCATED WHEN CONTRACTS ARE INITIALED. THIS ALLOWS OUR AGENCIES TO PROPERLY PLAN AND SUPPORT OUR CLIENTS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO SURVIVORS. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> Speaker: HI, BUENAS TARDES. [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: HI MY NAME IS ED MUNDO MEJIA I'M A RESIDENT OF LOS ANGELES AND I'M A MEMBER OF CARISEN. FOR ME THE PROGRAM REPRESENT L.A. IS IMPORTANT. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] SO THE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY HAS SOME SUPPORT. WHEN THEY'RE FACING DEPORTATION ESPECIALLY IN TIMES LIKE THIS. THAT IS WHY WE'RE ASKING THAT YOU CONTINUE THE BUDGET SO THEY HAVE CONTINUED SUPPORT. FOR THE PROGRAM REPRESENT L.A. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: PLEASE HELP US, HELP. THANK YOU. >> Speaker: I'M SPEAKING ON GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT AND ITEM NUMBER 1. SO THE CITY IS PROPOSING TO LAYOFF A NUMBER OF CITY EMPLOYEES, ALSO TO SHUTTER AND FOLD IN SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS FOR THE CITY. MEANWHILE, THE CITY ALSO APPROVED 40 MILLION DOLLARS TO LAPD OFFICERS TO GIVE THEM PENSIONS, EVEN THOUGH THEY DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THOSE PENSIONS. HOW DO WE HAVE A MILLION DOLLARS JUST TO GIVE AWAY AND YET YOU WANT TO CUT EMPLOYEES. IT SEEMS COMMON SENSE THAT WE SHOULD BE DEFUNDING THE POLICE. DEFUNDING THE LAPD AND REDIRECTING THAT MONEY TO SERVICES AND EMPLOYEES TO MAINTAIN OUR CITY GOVERNMENT. WHY SHOULD THE CITY EMPLOYEES HAVE TO PAY FOR POLICES SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES, FOR THEM KILLING AND BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITY MEMBERS. WHY SHOULD THE CITY HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT? WHY SHOULDN'T THAT COME OUT OUT OF THE LAPD BUDGET? AGAIN IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S COMMON SENSE. MY LAST COMMENTS TO THOSE BEHIND ME, TO THE FOLKS TO THE AMAZING ORGANIZERS AND ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE HERE. ANY CITY COUNCILMEMBER WHO VOTES FOR THIS BUDGET UNAMENDED SHOULD BE VOTED OUT! AND IF WE HAVE TO VOTE OUT AN ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL TO SERVE US, WE SHOULD BE READY TO DO THAT. >> Council President: OKAY, THANK YOU. OKAY, PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEM 1 AND GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT IS NOW CLOSED. WE DID, A BONUS ROUND. MR. CLERK, WE WILL NOW RECESS THIS MEETING UNTIL WELL BEFORE I RECESS IT, WHOEVER IS YELLING OUT, YOU'RE REMOVED FROM THIS MEETING, PUBLIC RULE 12, I'M ASKING THE SERGEANT TO SEE REMOVE YOU. IF YOU'RE YELLING, YOU'RE REMOVED. BUT WE'LL NOW RECESS THIS MEETING UNTIL 10:00 AM TOMORROW MORNING, MAY 22 TO CONSIDER THE BUDGET AND REPORT. THIS MEETING IS IN RECESS. [MEETING IN RECESS]