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The la memorial Coliseum, which hosted in 1932 and 1984, will once again take center stage for the opening and closing ceremonies and from Expo Park, we explore the investments tied to the games and hear the mayor's state of the city address, highlighting how these global moments are meant to benefit Angelenos long after 2028. Hello everyone! Good afternoon. From Everybody's here to celebrate our city and to count down for the amazing events that are going to come to us. So hearing from the mayor at this critical time is super important. And at the same time, we're getting prepared for the World Cup. We're getting prepared for the Olympics. We've got a ton of infrastructure going all around the city, and we've got an excited city. It is so exciting to see and hear what she's going to share. The great accomplishments that we've been able to do as a city, and the way that we're facing many of the upcoming challenges. This is a moment where the city comes together to learn how we can work together, shoulder to shoulder, to lift a better Los Angeles, a Los Angeles that is truly for everyone. And as we prepare for the U.S. Women's Open, the FIFA World Cup, and soon after the greatest Olympic and Paralympic Games in history, we will continue to focus on the fundamentals. So here is our path forward. We will continue to resolve encampments and housed Angelenos through inside Safe and other programs. We will intensify our efforts on focusing on housing veterans and making housing affordable. We will accelerate beautification efforts along major city corridors from our new clean corridors initiative, and we will continue installing solar lights in neighborhoods across the city. As these big events come in, people they want to know what the city is doing right? And as the comptroller, it's my job to provide that transparency. So I'm happy to collaborate with the mayor, especially on the budget and the city's finances. So that way everyone can get the services that they need and deserve. From the World Cup to the NBA all Star game to the Super Bowl, and then the 34th Olympiad to be held here in Los Angeles with six events down at the Port of L.A. alone on the sailing side of our business. It's going to help drive local businesses, local employment, as well as for the world to see how important it is to continue their investment in global Los Angeles . Angelenos let's get to work. Let's keep building. Let's keep lifting people up as the world comes here once again, let's show the nation and the world. Let's show the nation and the world. We are the greatest city on earth. Thank you, thank you, thank you Los Angeles. We're in the home of Los Angeles. This is Exposition Park. It's 160 acres. State property that has four museums, four stadiums, two schools. We're here to celebrate that over $100 million has been invested into Exposition Park. And we are excited that we are going to be ready to host the world. And we're going to deliver projects that will create 300 jobs and prepare us for the Olympic Games. We know the power of being able to lock arms with our local, state and federal leaders, and that's what we see today. So, you know, we have some critical changes and repairs that need to be made. That's a first, right? When we have not had, you know, that kind of investment for that many years, right. In 1984, that is a long time ago. And so we recognize we have to do the work to ensure accessibility, ensure safety, ensure security, because we don't want to be an afterthought. We want to be a part of that development process . Now, this investment is exciting for the community because that will create 300 family sustaining jobs. Jobs. That's your city, the city and the community has been preparing for through our partnership with the IOC Building and Construction Trades. We look forward at connecting the community to these jobs, continuing to provide training and ensuring that we have a lasting benefit beyond 2028. The fact that we're here to talk about a $100 million investment is a really big deal. This park is a jewel. It is a bridge. It connects some of our most diverse communities with our downtown area, and it is a place where the state is on exhibition in California. We've done a lot to make sure that there is an Ada compliance that everyone, whether you're a senior or someone with disabilities or a world class athlete, can be able to get to all corners of this great park and so the $100 million today is a down payment on that. It will allow us to do the necessary work and to start it now so that we're ready by those games. It's a team effort here at Exposition Park. We are always engaging in partnerships with our city, with our state, with our federal, our community partners, our labor partners. All of the work that we do here is to benefit the community for the long term. Exposition Park has been here for over 100 years, and it will be here for another 100 years. So what we do today is going to impact and support generations to come. We're at City Hall, the heart of local government and one of the city's most recognizable landmarks. Inside, painted tiles honor the indigenous Tongva, Chumash and Tataviam peoples, who lived on this land long before Spanish settlement in 1781, just down the road, 44 settlers established the Pueblo de Los Angeles. The start of what would become the second largest city in the nation. From these earliest roots to the young people shaping LA's future today, we turn to youth development across the city, beginning with a warm welcome back for Palisades Charter High School as students return to campus after last year's devastating fires. We're here this morning at Palisades Charter High School, back in the Palisades. We're really excited to be back on campus. Back in my old classes, like on the field, it's been such a long struggle to be back after such a hard year. Gratitude and excitement. I'm a freshman. This is like my real first time being on campus. We are here in front of our school as we watch our parents and busses and students roll in for the first day. Back at our campus here in the Palisades, going back to school, I'm here to cheer on all the students who are returning back to campus today. Our families have been through so much, and for them to be able to come back to a restored and refreshed campus on such a beautiful day is, uh, it's just, uh, I think really moving and emotional to be able to see that. So it's a bit of a delivery on a promise that we've made that if we were able to stick together through all of these multiple phases, that we would ultimately be back here on our campus and here we are and today is the day our students are finally returning to their home campus. Just over a year after the devastation and destruction across this community, this is an incredible moment in our recovery and frankly, the best day we've had so far. I understand things aren't going to be perfect on the first day. It's been a quick move. We anticipated that we'd have a little more time to do this, but we ended up making a full move from Santa Monica in three days. So things are coming and they will be in place. But you know, initially just understand we're all re-acclimating and let's support each other and have some grace as we commit to our community. But just know that things will be in order and running smoothly very soon. The classrooms are all done and open. They're still putting a couple of little finishing touches out on the football field, but homecoming is going to be on campus in just another week or so. Go poly, go dolphins. Make a splash. Dolphins. Funding the next generation has brought together folks from long Beach from LA, from Pomona, from Oakland to talk about how city government can work with nonprofits and how we can do more around children and youth services and what that looks like. I'm here to provide a youth perspective on you know, what we hope to see in the future of the city of Los Angeles. I think what I want to take away from today's meeting is the perspectives from all of these different leaders, what they're doing in their own cities, and also what we may be in Los Angeles lack and could improve on. And it is such an important strategy to support young people to have an infrastructure, an office inside city government that keeps the vision of what's good for kids in focus and constantly raises issues, brings people together, comes up with creative ideas about what to do for young people. Having professionals in youth development from up and down the state of California is such a great benefit, because we get to hear the perspectives of not only the work that is happening in their cities and learn from them, share our ideas, our work that we do here in Los Angeles, but also find how we can align with the different strategies that are serving young people. And quite frankly, we're learning that young people up and down the state of California are facing the same challenges that young people face here in Los Angeles, something that I would like to mention is how important having youth voices in these spaces is , because when we have all of these executive directors talking about youth and the programs and the funding that they put there, having the youth explain what this actually looks like in practice and the constraints that we face, and also the good things that we have with these opportunities that they're providing us. It's very important to have these youth voices, because then they actually understand in practice what they're doing behind the scenes. Looks like we want to see young people engaged in every aspect of what a city does, and to have their voices heard. So I'm hoping that young people here will see and feel inspired and learn enough about what else is happening around the state. So they have the confidence and ideas to participate in city government. So these are big problems that are not easily solved. And by bringing folks from across the state together to share how they're addressing these challenges, it's just so beneficial. The youth Development Department is a is an amazing department. I've worked with all of their staff and they continue to really elevate youth voices and include youth. I think this is a great example of a convening where you bring together youth leaders. It's something that I don't think has been done before. And I hope to see things just like it. And, you know, I'll be graduating this year, but I'm I'm sure that the work will continue. And we'll stay stay true to our cause. Youth development is alive and strong in the city of Los Angeles. We're looking forward to the consolidation of youth development, which will now be the new Office of Youth Development. Under the new Community Investment Department. And we're working on those transition plans, and we're really excited for the future. Yeah. L.A. City Attorney Heidi Feldstein Soto and L.A. County District Attorney Nathan Hochman launched an anti-trafficking initiative on Western Avenue Corridor this partnership with the nonprofit Journey Out combines law enforcement and social services. The program aims to hold both traffickers and the buyers of sex accountable. The initiative's primary goal is to ensure that those committing these crimes are brought to justice. For more on this story, go to City Attorney, L.A. city, Dot gov. L.A. City Sanitation is calling for new or gently used clothing to be donated. Donations are a part of L.A. sanitation s annual clothing drive running through Friday, March sixth. Clothing items go to city organizations and programs helping those in need. Donation drop offs can be made at six public locations Monday to Friday from. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Learn more at Sanitation L.A. city Dot gov. L.A. City Hall's cornerstone was laid in 1927, and when the 452 foot tower was completed, a year later, it was the tallest building downtown. Its foundation even includes sand from every county in California , a symbol of a growing state. Today, that focus on the land continues in New ways. From tree planting efforts that help cool our neighborhoods to a major metro project now approved to connect the East San Fernando Valley to the west side, offering a long awaited alternative to sitting in traffic. Metro board meeting. The first one of the year and we have a lively meeting I expect today. And I'm so happy to see everybody here today. Today we are at the Metro Board meeting where board members have finally approved a modified alternative five, which the community has been very excited to finally see come into fruition after many years of research. We're finally moving forward with a plan that's going to connect the West side to the San Fernando Valley . As a student from the San Fernando Valley, I know the struggle personally of trying to get to school from the Valley right now. I mean, the only real way is the 405, which is horrifically congested. It's not accessible. It's not easy for and it's not affordable. And UCLA students deserve other ways to get around. This is my second time coming to a board meeting. This is my first time, though, giving public comment. It was seconds, but I felt like it was very necessary to do it. Share my story I am a low income commuter student, so I think it's just very important to show how much more accessible, higher education would be if there is like a line, like a fast rail line. Modified alternative five emphasizes that this goes all the way into the Van Nuys community, where it borders the community of Van Nuys and Panorama City, and it also connects UCLA students and other major regions of the West Side for a long time, the San Fernando Valley, especially the East San Fernando Valley, hasn't been getting its fair share of metro resources. But now we're going to have the community of Van Nuys and Pacoima finally be able to connect to the greater system. I hope to see this built one day and know that, you know, I had a piece in it. And for future students to get to have more accessibility, it makes me really happy. Projects become so much better when you reach out to your elected officials. When you come to board meetings, when you come to council meetings, and the community is willing to make that phone call or write that email, it only makes us better at serving and visualizing what should come next. And. Today we're here with the partnership to expand the tree canopy and increase the shade in this community. But also providing resources through the 10th Street. Street closure . And this is a part of our city that doesn't have as much tree canopy as other parts of the city. And so we were able to partner with streets LA and KYC and Urban forestry. The communities out today to celebrate that. And it's exciting to be able to see these trees go in and in a couple of years they're going to be big and they'll be providing shade and make the neighborhood and the community much more walkable and pedestrian friendly. So it's exciting. The role for Urban Forestry Division, streets L.A. is to provide tree planting permits for our nonprofit planting partners so that they can increase urban canopy in the city of Los Angeles. So for this particular project, we worked very closely with KYC and we were able to identify all the tree planting locations and approve the tree stocks. They selected. California native trees, coast live oak and desert willows. And because of that close coordination, we were able to turn around 38 tree planting permits within 5 to 6 days so that this project can move forward without delay. Right now , they're in an early stage. We call it tree establishment, so it will take a bit of 2 to 3 years for them to be fully kind of teenage phase and to produce more benefits for the community. But yeah, so this is a long term investment. We're really excited though, because these trees will grow strong, big and produce really large canopies for the community. We should definitely keep planting, especially in the city of Los Angeles. We need to make sure that there's shade for everybody, that there's cooling and that greenery is great for mental health, and we need that more now more than ever. For me, being able to show what it means to make our neighborhoods in Los Angeles more climate friendly, more livable is really important to me. And so when I get to do events like this and community can come out and see tangibly what that means to have a healthy urban forest, it's really exciting. Inside City Hall's main elevator lobby, decorative panels tell the story of 20th century Los Angeles from aviation and oil to the film industry depicted in a classical Greek style, from the council chambers to the observation deck above, City Hall remains a place where city services connect communities across LA that includes culture, La previewing Lunar New Year celebrations happening across the city, welcoming the year of the horse and the values of strength, perseverance and renewal. So one of the great aspects of what we do as a department is we provide opportunities for learning about different cultures. So it is really a wonderful opportunity. As you look at Lunar New Year, while Lunar New Year may not be the holiday that you celebrate, it's a great opportunity for you to learn about some of those traditions. So the Lunar New Year celebration has been celebrated for several thousand years, and the Chinese Korean and Vietnamese cultures. So we as a city of Los Angeles, we want to uplift that celebration . The Chinese astrology pairs 12 animals with the five elements to celebrate each year. So this year is the year of the horse. But it's actually the year of the fire horse. And what that means. It's a year to celebrate energy and passion and new and innovative projects and new and innovative thinking. This year we have a lot of exciting events happening for Lunar New Year. We have the Lankershim Boulevard Block party in North Hollywood, where we'll be welcoming several thousand people to be able to celebrate. We'll also have events in Northridge at a community park with council member Lee, and we have the Koreatown Night Market with council member Hutt. And we also have the annual Golden Dragon Parade happening in Chinatown, the port of LA hosts a celebration as well, so there is no shortage of opportunity for you to be able to go celebrate the Lunar New Year. Our events at DCA are free and open to the public. I encourage you to come look at our website at Culture L.A. city Gov to learn more. And there we have a listing of all of the events that both DCA hosts as well as our community partners. So you'll see several dozen Lunar New Year events. And we encourage you to come and learn and let us know about how you've enjoyed it and what you've learned. So anybody that is interested or curious or wants to see, feel free to come on by. We hope you can join us. Hi I'm Justin Cazabat, I'm the public relations specialist with LA Animal Services and we're here at our East Valley Animal Services Center, which is one of our six locations in LA city. And we're here to talk about fostering, which is one of the services we provide. So the fostering program is a great way to help animals in the shelter. It gets dogs and cats out of the shelter environment and into home life. The commitment is anywhere from a few weeks to a few months. So whatever you're comfortable with. What you can do through fostering is network these pets and help them get adopted. And we really support our fosters, whether it's providing supplies to make that transition into the home easy for the pet or giving them opportunities to help network their pet at on site adoption events. So all you really need to do is be a resident within LA city and have a valid government ID and fill out some paperwork. It's available on our website at the fostering section. Become an approved foster. Then you can start fostering right away. As long as you're willing to make space in your home for one of our pets, we have a pet for you . So for additional information about fostering or just all the services we provide, you can visit LA Animal Services .com and you can find us on social media, Facebook and Instagram. It's at LA Animal Services and X is at LA City Pets. Celebrate the Lunar New Year with passion of the cut sleeve in partnership with the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, the show galloping into the new Year takes place on February 13th and will feature queer and trans Chinese folklore told through music, theater, poetry and performance art. Experience the joy of the New Year in an 80 minute show with a live band playing traditional Chinese instruments. Head to Plaza de la Raza for galloping into the New Year on Friday, February 13th at 7 p.m. Learn more by searching for Lunar New Year at. Culture.la city.gov. During the Los Angeles Public Library at one of its events to mark African American history Month. On Saturday, February 14th, enjoy a talk from author Glenda Almond as she tours food history to take you from awful to delicious on a short journey down an African American food way for African Americans, food has been more than nourishment. It has been tradition, income and a means of resistance. Almond highlights the stories of George Washington's enslaved cook, the ice cream entrepreneur Augustus Jackson, and Georgia Gilmore, whose cooking sustained the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Head to the Central Library for Glenda Almond from Awful to Delicious on Saturday, February 14th at 10:30 a.m. for more details, go to lapl.org. Slash events San Fernando Valley Audubon Society invites you to a guided tour of the reserve on the second Saturday of February . The walk will take in the many birds and other wildlife at Hansen Dam, and is for the beginner bird watchers, families and anyone who wants to visit the wildlife reserve. The emphasis of each tour will vary with participants interests. Meet at the small amphitheater on the southeast of Woodley Park. Hansen Dam, Bird Walk takes place on Saturday, February 14th at 9 a.m. check out this and other bird watching events at SFV Audubon.org. And that's a look at some things to do. Our thanks to everyone at City Hall, especially Project Restore, whose work preserves the building's rich cultural and historic details. While sharing them with the world. As the mayor and the city prepare Los Angeles for this year's World Cup and the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, City Hall stands ready to welcome the World. And the best part? This historic building is open to the public, inviting visitors to explore it firsthand. Be sure to take in the breathtaking views from the observation deck on the 27th floor. A chance to see the whole city from above like never before. From all of us at LA city. Thank you so much for joining us. I'm Eileen King from the Art department. Los Angeles Public Library. Central library. I want to share a little bit about Ruth Thomas Saunders today. She was an artist designer, typographer , printer and an avid bookplate collector. In this small book, there that she published at her own studio, there were 110 copies printed, and we have number three in our collection here at Los Angeles Public Library. It is a collection of her own bookplates that she designed for other people living in the Los Angeles area. She studied first in Paris with Fernand Leger in the 1920s, and then returned to Claremont, California to open her print shop. In addition to book arts. Saunders designed bookplates for artists and musicians and libraries in the Los Angeles area. She was vice president of the bookplate Association International, and she also published a book of bookplates from 14 countries around the world. Saunders criteria for bookplates was quite simple. She wanted a clear presentation of the name, integrated with the design, so that the typography and the image were worthy of placement in a book. In the art department, with its collection of about 300,000 books on graphic and performing arts, as well as recreation, a study of bookplates, especially those that are online in the Tessa, are platform for Digital collections, can serve as a starting point for an adventure into the world of prints and printmaking. You may even discover an original bookplate created by a local artist in our relief printmaking class. The design integrates the Los Angeles Public Library's own bookplate with additional images that reflect the book worthy of the plate. Thank you. For your chosen . Bienvenidos a nuestra reunion. El Consejo Municipal de Los Angeles. Hoy es el six de febrero de dos mil 26. Vamos a empezar con pasar lista blumenfield harris-dawson librado. Lee Mcosker Nazarian Park. Price, Ramon Rodriguez Soto Martinez. Yaroslavsky: BLU HARRIS-DAWSON HERNANDEZ HUTT JURADO LEE MCOSKER NAZARIAN PADILLA PARK PRICE RAMAN RODRIGUEZ SOTO-MARTINEZ YAROSLAVSKY. TEN MEMBERS AND A QUORUM MR. PRESIDENT. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS. >> Clerk: APPROVAL OF MINUTES. >> Council President: WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: COMMENDATORY RESOLUTIONS FOR APPROVAL. >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER PRICE MOVES COUNCILMEMBER BLUMENFIELD SECONDS. CAN WE RUN THROUGH OUR AGENDA? >> Clerk: ITEMS 1 THROUGH 3 WITH ITEMS FOR WHICH PUBLIC HEARINGS HAVE BEEN HELD. FOR ITEM NUMBER 3, THE ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT REPORT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED AND AVAILABLE ONLINE UNDER COUNCIL FILE NUMBER 15-0145-S1. ITEM 4 IS AN ITEM FOR WHICH PUBLIC HEARINGS HAVE NOT BEEN HELD. TEN VOTES ARE REQUIRED FOR CONSIDERATION. >> Council President: WITHOUT OBJECTION, THOSE ITEMS ARE BEFORE US. SPECIALS MEMBERS ARE THERE ANY SPECIALS? ALL RIGHT ACCOUNTSER SEEING NO SPECIALS, WHICH ITEMS ARE NEEDDS FOR CONSIDERATION. >> Clerk: THE COUNCIL MAY VOTE ON ITEMS 1, 2, AND 3. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, LET'S OPEN THE ROLL ON THOSE ITEMS, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 10 AYES. >>Council President: WHAT'S NEXT. >>Clerk: THE COUNCIL MAY NOW MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE LESS THAN 20 PEOPLE ON THE QUEUE, SO WE'RE GOING TO A LAW ABOUT 25 MINUTES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT THIS MORNING. MR. CITY ATTORNEY? >> City Attorney: YES, MR. PRESIDENT. TO PEOPLE PROVIDING PUBLIC COMMENT, WHEN IT'S YOUR TURN TO SPEAK, PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THE ITEM OPEN ON THE AGENDA OR IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO PUBLIC COMMENT. SO NORMALLY, YOU WOULD HAVE UP TO THREE MINUTES MAXIMUM BUT BECAUSE PUBLIC COMMENT HAS BEEN SATISFIED, THE ONLY ITEM OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE AGENDA IS ITEM NUMBER 4. SO YOU'LL HAVE UP TO ONE MINUTE FOR ITEM NUMBER 4 IF WOULD YOU LIKE AND IF UP TO ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. IF YOU WOULD LIKE. DURING GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, YOU CAN TAKE ON ANY OF THE OTHER ITEMS OR ANYTHING ELSE IN THE CITY'S JURISDICTION. WE WILL TELL YOU WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP. I HAVE COUPLE OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS, IF I CAN HAVE THE INTERPRETERS MAKE THIS ALOUD TO THE ROOM. IF YOU REQUIRE A SPANISH INTERPRETER, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PAUSE EVERY FEW CENTSES SO THE INTERPRETER CAN INTERPRET. >> Interpreter: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> City Attorney: DON'T WORRY, WE WILL PAUSE I DIDN'TER TIME WHILE THE INTERPRETERS ARE INTERPRETING, SO YOU WILL GET THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME AS EVERYONE ELSE. THANK YOU. >> Interpreter: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> City Attorney: ADDITIONALLY, IF YOU HAVE MADE AN ACCOMMODATION REQUEST FOR THE CLERK'S OFFICE OR IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO, IN ORDER TO MAKE USE OF THE WIRELESS MICROPHONES, THAT IS PURSUANT TO ACCOMMODATION REQUEST UNDER THE ADA, PLEASE LET THE SERGEANTS KNOW WHEN IT'S YOUR TURN TO SPEAK, WHEN YOU WOULD LIKE TO USE THE HANDHELD MICROPHONE. FINALLY, THE ORDER IN WHICH WE CALL NAMES IS RANDOMLY GENERATED. SO IN ORDER TO HELP US RUN AN EFFICIENTLY COMMENT PERIOD, WE WOULD ASK THAT TAU PLEASE WAIT UNTIL WE CALL YOUR NAME ALOUD BEFORE LINING UP TO SPEAK. >> Clerk: I WILL BE BEGIN BY CALLING THE FOLLOWING NAMES. RAMON THE THIRD, AMY, SERGEANT BEGUN', SUSAN CONTRERAS, ARACELI, HE ELLA CAMPBELL AND DANA QUEEN. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, SPEAKER, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE FOR THE ITEM AND ONE MINUTE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: STARTING WITH THE ITEM. [SINGING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE] [SINGING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE] [SINGING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE] >> City Attorney: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: [SINGING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE] I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT OUR LOS ANGELES MENTAL SUPPORT PROGRAM. I WANT TO ASK THE CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY COUNCIL FOR HELP. BECAUSE LAST YEAR, MY PARENTS ASKED ME TO GO BACK TO AFRICA BUT I DENIED ANY PARENT'S REQUESTS BECAUSE I SAID, AT THIS POINT, DANA IS MORE IMPORTANT. BUT HOWEVER, DANA DID NOT SHOW UP IN THE CHRISTMAS DINNER, AND THEN DANA DID NOT SHOW UP UNDER THE MISTLETOE. THAT WILL GIVE ME A LOT OF MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS. WHEN I REACH OUT TO OUR 211 MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT AND I JUST WANT TO ASK THAT I'M WAITING FOR DANA FOR THE WHOLE NIGHT, CHRISTMAS NIGHT AND NEW YEAR'S EVE, OUR MENTAL SUPPORT DOES NOT GIVE ME SUPPORT. AND DANA DOES NOT EVEN GIVE ME A HUG. IN THE FUTURE I WISH THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES CAN PROVIDE MORE MENTAL HEART SUPPORT BECAUSE DANA ABANDONED ME. I LOVE YOU, DANE A THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: AND IF YOU'RE ACTUALLY SEEKING HELP, SPEAKER, PLEASE LET THE SERGEANT KNOW SO WE CAN FIND SOMEBODY FOR TO YOU SPEAK TO. GOOD MORNING. THE ITEM OR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT OR BOTH? >> Speaker: GENERAL. >> City Attorney: SPUF A MINUTE. >> Speaker: MY NAME IS ELLA CAMPBELL, I'M HERE AT LAYOLA. SEX TRAFFICKING IS A BIG ISSUE BUT LEAD TO SPORTING EVENTS HAS LEAD FROM RESOURCES FROM. MORE SERIOUS TOPIC, LABOR TRAFFICKING. DUE TO LARGE SCALE INFRASTRUCTURE, FORCED LABOR HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED ISSUE IN MAJOR SPORTING EVENTS AND EVEN IN THE MOST RESENT PARIS 2024 OLYMPICS. AND THE SAFE GUARD AGAINST THESE CONCERNS L.A. MUST PROPERLY PREPARE. THEY MUST SHOW WHAT PROTECTION LOOKS LIKE AND THAT CAN SPORTS CAN BE ORGANIZED. WITHOUT TRAFFICKING. THEY HAVE PREPARED RECOMMENDATIONS, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO KNOW THAT AS OF NOW 3 SENATORS SUPPORT L.A. RECOMMENDATIONS TO PREVENT TRAFFICKING AHEAD OF MAJOR SPORTS. THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: GOOD MORNING, GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: SPUF A MINUTE. GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: MY NAME IS ALICIA VALENCIA AND I WORK WITH FLYING FOOD GROUP. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: ON JANUARY 22, THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE KITCHEN AND I WAS JUST ABOUT TO START MY SHIFT. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND MY CO-WORKERS WERE LOOK TO GO GET OUT. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: AND I HAD NO IDEA WHAT TO DO WE NEVER RECEIVED ANY SORT OF TRAINING ON WHAT TO DO IN THESE EMERGENCIES. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: I DON'T FEEL SAFE AT WORK, HONESTLY AND THIS IS NOT ONE OF THE FIRST TIME THAT WE'VE HAD INCIDENTS LIKE THIS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] THE SPRINKLERS WERE NEVER ACTIVATED, THEY DIDN'T WORK. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: WE NEED FOR THE COMPANY TO BE INSPECTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALL WORKING IN THE SAFE ENVIRONMENT. I WAS LOOKING FOR MYSELF AS WELL AS THE 700 OTHER EMPLOYEES. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: PLEASE DON'T A LAW THERE FOR THERE TO BE ANOTHER ACCIDENT LIKE THIS AND FOR US TO BE BURNED IN THE FIRE. THANK YOU. >> Speaker: GRACIAS. >> City Attorney: CAN YOU ASK THE PREVIOUS SPEAKERS TO WAIT ON THE SIDE PLEASE FOR JUST A MOMENT. >> Interpreter: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. OKAY, SO YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE, GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS ARACELI BENEREDSANES. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: I WORK AT FLYING FOOD. I'VE BEEN WORKING THERE FOR NINE YEARS AND I'LL BE MAKING TEN YEARS ON THE FIRST OF APRIL. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: I WAS ONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT WAS LOCKED INSIDE OF A COOLER JUST FOR BRINGING IN BREAD. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: I HAD ANOTHER CO-WORKER THAT WAS WITH ME. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: WE HEARD THE ALARMS FOR THE FIRE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: BUT THAT'S PRETTY NORMAL FOR US SOMETIMES WE HEAR, THE ALARM FOR THE FIRE BUT WE ALL KEEP WORKING. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: WHEN MY CO-WORKER AND I WERE READY TO LEAVE THE COOLER AND, YOU KNOW, THE ALARM WAS JUST TOO MUCH FOR US TO STAY INSIDE, WE REALIZED THAT WE WERE LOCKED. THE COOLER DOOR WAS LOCKED FROM THE OUTSIDE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Interpreter: WE STARTED KNOCKING REALLY HARD AGAINST THE DOOR OF THE COOLER AND STARTED SCREAMING FOR SOMEONE TO HELP. >> City Attorney: SPEAKER, YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED. BUT, JUST IF WE CAN LET HER KNOW THAT HER TIME IS EXPIRED PLEASE. BUT FOR EVERYONE THAT IS HERE AND I'M GOING TO THE INTERPRETER TO MAKE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AS WELL, IF YOU'RE SPEAKING TO AN ACTUAL COMPLAINT ABOUT THE, A CODE ISSUE, YOU CAN ALWAYS MAKE A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH LADBS, THAT'S THE LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND SAFETY. >> Interpreter: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> City Attorney: AND YOU CAN DO SO ONLINE ON THEIR WEB STIET. >> Interpreter: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> City Attorney: OR VIA PHONE, AND I WILL STATE THE PHONE NUMBER NOW. >> Interpreter: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> City Attorney: IT'S 888-524-2845. >> Interpreter: [REPEATING PHONE NUMBER] >> Council President: BEFORE OUR NEXT SPEAK CER, I WANT TO CALL ON COUNCILMEMBER YAROSLAVSKY FOR A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. >> K. Yaroslavsky: THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I'M VERY HON ARD THIS MORNING TO WELCOME THE 68th CLASS OF THE ENCLOSE ROCLORO FELLAS CLASS. THEY'RE JOINING US IN CITY HALL FOR CITY HALL DAY. CLORO IS A PROGRAM THAT LEAVES A REAL MARK. I WAS A CLORO FELLOW MYSELF, AS WELL AS COUNCILMEMBER NA ZARIAN. I WAS INTERESTED IN PUBLIC SERVICE, CHORAL WAS THE BRIDGE THAT GAVE ME THE EXPERIENCE AND TO TAKE THAT STEP. AND ALSO GAVE ME SOMETHING VALUABLE WHICH IS AN INCREDIBLE NETWORK OF MENTORS AND LIFELONG FRIENDS WHO CONTINUE TO LEAD HOW I SERVE. THEY'RE WRAPPING UP THEIR PLACEMENT, MY OFFICE WAS PROUD TO HOST SOPHIA MARTINEZ WHO SUPPORTED OUR HOUSING--THANK YOU SOPHIA. TO THE ENTIRE CORE CLASS OF 68, THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING PUBLIC SERVICE AND FOR BEING HERE TODAY. THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING ME FOR CHOOSING THIS AS THEIR PATH. AND WELCOME TO CITY HALL. [APPLAUSE] >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, NEXT SPEAKER. >> Speaker: GOOD EVENING, GOOD MORNING, I'M MY NAME IS RAMON AND I'M AN ORGANIZER WITH LOCAL 11. I HOPE ALL OF YOU HEARD TWO WORKERS THAT EXPERIENCE AT A FIRE AT A LAX FACILITY, A FACILITY THAT GETS A PERMIT BY THIS CITY. AND ONE OF THOSE, AND TWO OF THOSE WORKERS GOT TRAPPED. WE HAVE GONE TO LAWA 45 TIMES AND THEY HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING. AS A MATTER OF FACT CEO AKERMAN, WORKERS WENT TO TELL HIM ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE. AND THEY WAITED THREE HOURS. INSTEAD THEY CALLED THE COPS ON . THIS IS NOT A ISOLATED EVENT. THIS IS ON GOING, LEADERS OF THIS CITY. THIS WORKERS NEED YOUR SUPPORT. THEY NEED YOU TO MAKE FLYING FOOD ACCOUNTABLE. SHUT DOWN THAT KITCHEN UNTIL WE HAVE PROOF THAT IT'S SAFE FOR WORKERS. THANK YOU. I GOT OSHA COMPLAINT THAT I'M GOING TO GIVE TO THE SERGEANT IN ARMS. >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER BEGINS, WOULD I LIKE TO CALL UP KEN M, ALICIA AND TOM HOLMAN AND JOHNNY G. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Interpreter: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Speaker: I'M HERE. >> City Attorney: GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: I AM SUSAN CONTRERAS OF THE VIRGIN MARY OF THE UNITED STATES, IT WAS THE BIBLE, IT WAS MY CHILDREN THAT ARE MY SAINTS. MY WOMB HAS BEEN TAKEN FROM ME OUT OF MY BODY, THAT HAS THE POWER, THAT MAKES PRESIDENT TRUMP, I WANT TO FILL OUT A FORM THAT PLEASE PUT BACK. AND MY CHILDREN LIVE HERE AND RESIDE AND THEY ARE THE SAINTS AND THEY ARE PROTECTED BY THE CARSON SHERIFF DEPARTMENT THAT THEY RESIDE HERE IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, WE LIVE HERE. I WANT TO MAKE IT STATED THAT WE LIVE HERE AND WE ARE PROTECTED BECAUSE WE ARE THE ANGELS THAT LIVE HERE IN THIS STATE WITH YOU, THAT IS IN THE NEW TESTAMENT BIBLE. THIS IS IN SECRETS, OF US NA --THAT WE LIVE. >> City Attorney: SPEAKER, YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED. WE HAVE TO GIVE EVERYBODY THE SAME AMOUNT OF SPEAKING TIME. IF WOULD YOU LIKE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, YOU CAN DO SO. >> Speaker: I'M REPORTING THIS BECAUSE WE ARE PROTECTED. >> City Attorney: FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, WE HAVE TO MOVE ONTO THE NEXT SPEAKER. >> Speaker: AM I DONE . >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER, WOULD I LIKE TO CALL UP JOHN, CANDIDO AND WAYNE SPINDLER. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, CITY COUNCIL. PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE, GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: WOULD I LIKE TO THANK COUNCIL AND IMELDA PADILLA FOR HOSTING A VERY SUCCESSFUL GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY. WOULD I LIKE TO APPRECIATE HER HOSPITALITY. LET'S HOPE THAT CONCERNED CITIZENS TAKE INITIAL TOIF TO KEEP THIS AREA IN VAN NUYS IN GOOD SHAPE. WOULD I LIKE TO WISH JAMIE MOORE, THE NEW FIRE XHAOEF A BETTER OUTCOME OF THE WILDFIRES. LET'S HOPE THAT OUR, THE CITIZENS CAN GET BACK ON THEIR FEET AND IN THEIR HOMES. IN CLOSING, LET'S SHED SOME LOVE AND LIGHT TO ALL OF LOS ANGELES, IF WE HAVE THE RIGHT ATTITUDE. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> Speaker: MORNING, SIR. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING. WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? THERE IS ONLY ONE ITEM OPEN FOR PUBLIC CO. THAT'S ITEM 4, IT'S A REAP ITEM. >> Speaker: ITEM 4 AND PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: IT'S SPECIFIC TO THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3034 EACH TROJER STREET. YOU HAVE A MINUTE FOR THE ITEM AND ONE MORE PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: I'M GOING TO PASS ON 4, BECAUSE MR. LEE IS NOT HERE AND I DON'T WANT TO GO AFTER HIM BECAUSE A LOT OF TIME HAS HAPPENED UP IN PORTER RANCH AND IT'S AN EMBARRASSMENT. BUT LET'S MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT. I WAS WATCHING THE CITY COUNCIL ON WEDNESDAY, AND IT WAS BEAUTIFUL. I SAW THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY HERE AND IT WAS SO COLORFUL AND EXCITING. AND THEN I WAKE UP IN THE MORNING AND THE MOST EVIL MAN IS SHOWING, THE OBAMAS AS SOMETHING THAT WAS SO DISGRACEFUL. AND HE SHOWED HIMSELF AS KING. YOU KNOW WHAT, IF EACH AND EVERYONE OF US DON'T START FIGHTING THIS ANIMAL, WE'RE GOING TO SUCCUMB TO HIM. HE'S GOING TO TAKE WHAT HE WANTS. SO I'M NOT SEEING ENOUGH HAPPENING HERE. AND THAT'S WHY WE NEED TO HELP THE YOUNG KIDS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THIS IS GOING TO GO TO MS. PADILLA. MS. PAD YA, YOU'VE BECOME AN EXAMPLE TO A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE OUT THERE. AND WE HAVE TWO YOUNG LADIES WHO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO ITALY TO PLAY SOCCER AND WE'RE GOING TO RAISE THE MONEY FOR ONE OF THEM BECAUSE HER FAMILY CAN'T AFFORD IT. BECAUSE YOU'RE AN EXAMPLE, I HOPE YOU CAN HELP US RAISE THAT MONEY FOR HER. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE WONDERFUL EVENT IN VAN NUYS. >> City Attorney: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED. NEXT SPEAKER? GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT PLEASE. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE PLEASE. >> Speaker: COUNCILMEMBER HUTT, THIS IS DIRECTED TO YOU, SO DON'T WALK OUT. I'M A PHOTOGRAPHER WHO HAS BEEN DOCUMENTING EVENTS ON ICE. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHAT I EXPERIENCED ON WEDNESDAY WHEN THOUSANDS MARRED OUT OF SCHOOL AND MARCH FOR ICE. IT WAS FRUFT ATE TO GO SEE YOU SITTING ON THE LAWN OF CITY HALL, WHILE THOUSANDS WERE IN FRONT OF YOU ASKING FOR HELP, THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS AND SOME OF YOU SAT THERE AND LISTEN TO AIRBNB EXECUTIVE TO SAY THAT YOU ARE WELCOME HERE. THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS IN FRONT OF YOU, DEMANDING HELP WITH ICE AND YOU SAT AND LISTENED TO AN AIRBNB EXECUTIVE TALKING ABOUT HOW WELCOMING WE ARE. AFTER THAT T I SAW VIDEO THAT DEPICTS A MAN IN A MASK THAT HAD THE MARK OF BOOINGBOOGALU GROUP. PLEASE FIX THIS. >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL UP ANDREW GRAB NER AND ALEXANDER CHAVEZ. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? ? >> Speaker: JUST GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. ?AOUF A MINUTE. GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT HOW SOME OF YOU DO NOT COMMENT ON THAT THE CURRENT SHERIFF 2028 IS IN THE EPSTEIN FILES. IT LOOKS LIKE HE MAY HAVE HAD AN INTERESTING RELATIONSHIP WITH JEFFERY EPSTEIN. MAYBE YOU SHOULD ALL BE CALLING FOR HIM TO RESIGN. I DON'T THINK YOU HAVE DONE THAT YET. SO THAT'S VERY INTERESTING. MAYBE YOU SHOULD ALL PAY ATTENTION TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT. SO ALSO, ONCE AGAIN, WE'VE GOT LAPD CHIEF JIM McDONNELL OPENLY STATING THAT HE'S GOING TO REFUSE TO ENFORCE THE LAWS THAT REQUIRE THAT THAT PREVENT ICE FROM WEARING MASKS, WHILE ON DUTY. EVEN THOUGH, THAT IS THE LAW NOW. OR WILL BE SOON PROBABLY. SO, HE'S JUST ACTIVELY AIDING AND ABETTING ICE. FIRE HIM. YOU CAN DO THAT! I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU'RE REFUSING. >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER, WOULD I LIKE TO CALL THE LAST FEW NAMES ON THE LIST, BOXER, GREG, JAES' G, JIM G, PHILIP CROUCH AND VERONICA G. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GENERAL COMMENT, PLEASE. >> City Attorney: GO AHEAD, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS, MY NAME IS ALEX CHAVEZ WITH SENITA TRAFFICKING NICHE TIFF AT LAYOLA LAW SCHOOL. WE URGE THE COUNCIL TO ENFORCE THE CITY POSTING REQUIREMENT ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING, AWARENESS AND FOR THE FIFA AND CALL ON FIFA AND LA28 TO INVEST $200,000 TO $300,000 IN TRAFFICKERING AND FUNDING FOR INDEPENDENT WORKER LEAD AUDIT THAT DETECT WAGE THEFT AND UNSAFE CONDITIONS. WE RECOMMEND A INTER NATION MEETING SURVIVOR AND IMMIGRATION, ADVOCATES AS WELL. SO THAT, SURVIVORS CAN ACCESS RESOURCES WITHOUT FEAR OF PUNISHMENT, ESPECIALLY RELATED TO THE RESENT ICE RAIDS. WE ALSO REQUESTS FOR CITY COUNCIL, EXCUSE ME, CREATE SAFEGUARDS FOR SEPARATING WORKERS FROM ICE AND PREVENT ICE RAIDS DURING THE OLYMPICS AND WORLD CUP. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO TODAY? >> Speaker: ALL ITEMS AND GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: OKAY, SO YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE FOR ITEM NUMBER 4 WHICH IS IS THE REAP ITEM AND YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: SURE. AND AS USUALLY, AGENDA AND GENERAL IS A GLARING TESTAMENT OF HOW INCOMPETENT THIS SLEAZY COUNCIL IS. A SINGLE ITEM ON THE ENTIRE AGENDA FOR COMMENT. THERE IS NOTHING TO DO BUT REMOVE A HOME FROM REAP, WHICH I SUPPORT. CURREN PRICE, DO NOT VOTE, ONLY ONE ITEM BECAUSE THESE CORRUPT CLOWNS HAVE BANKRUPTED THE CITY. WHILE 80,000 HOMELESS EPIDEMIC IS ON. >> City Attorney: THIS SOUNDS LIKE GENERAL, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MOVE TO GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: NO THIS IS TIED TO REAP AND CHILD PRICE POVERTY, PIMP HUTT. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: THANK YOU, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. >> Speaker: TO LISTEN TO DAWSON AND HUTT TALK ABOUT BLACK HISTORY MADE ME WANT TO VOMIT. THESE CORRUPT CLOWNS ARE MADE TO SUPPRESS. SLEAZY DAWSON AFFECTED THE AREA, THE APHEBA CENTER AND TURNED IT INTO A COVID TESTING SITE WITH VOTES DEALING WITH NITHYA RAMAN, CRIMINAL CURREN PRICE. YESTERDAY, BOB CAUSED A GENOCIDE AND MR. PUMPKIN HEAD CITY ATTORNEY, ILLEGALLY REMOVED MR. HERMAN FOR HOLDING UP A SIGN. THIS VIOLATED SB1100, BROWN ACT SECTION, FIRST AMENDMENT FREE SPEECH STATUTE. THE SUPPRESSION OF PUBLIC SPEECH IS HOW THIS COUNCIL DOES ITS DIRT. SO THE PUBLIC IS, THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: THANK YOU. AND TO CLARIFY, SO THE COUNCIL SIGN IS IN DISPLACE NOT TO DISCRIMINATE BUT THE REASON IT'S RESTRICTED TO POSTERS INCHES IS BECAUSE WE HAVE MULTIPLE PEOPLE WHO ATTEND THESE MEETINGS AND SIGNS LARGER THAN THAT, TEND TO BLOCK THE VIEW OF THE MEMBERS AND STAFF, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. SO IN TERMS OF,--. >> Clerk: COUNCIL PRESIDENT, THOSE ARE ALL THE SPEAKERS FOR THE ALLOTTED TIME. >> Council President: ONE MORE SPEAKER, SO WE'RE GOING TO A LAW FOR THAT ADDITIONAL SPEAKER. >> Speaker: THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. >> Council President: WE'RE RETRIEVING THE MICROPHONE. >> City Attorney: SO IF YOU HAVE THE WIRELESS MICROPHONE, YOU CAN SPEAK FROM WHERE EVER YOU WOULD LIKE, BUT DO WE HAVE THE MIC ON? >> Council President: YOU CAN SPEAK FROM THERE, YEAH. >> City Attorney: OKAY. DO YOU WANT TO TEST IT, JUST TO MAKE SURE IT'S WORKING? >> Speaker: HELLO. >> City Attorney: YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU. WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: I HAVE A PROBLEM, HI YOU GUYS. NOT YOU GUYS NECESSARILY BUT, THE CLEAN UP THING AND THEY'RE GOING OVER IN THE SKID ROW. THEY'RE GETTING EVERYBODY OFF THE STREETS. BUT THE GENTLEMAN, I'M SURE YOU HEARD THIS, BECAUSE I'VE BEEN HERE A LOT. THE BUILDINGS, WITHOUT KEEPING THEM UP OR ANYTHING. AND, THE CLEAN UP YOU GUYS ARE DOING, IS MAKING THEM ALL SNEAK IN TO ALL THE BUILDINGS. AND HE'S NOT HOUSING ANYBODY, SO NOBODY IS GETTING HOUSED. AND, IT'S AMONG OTHER THINGS. THERE IS SO MUCH TO SAY. BUT I MEAN P I GUESS, IS YSABEL HERE? CAUSE I GUESS HER DISTRICT, SHE'S NOT HERE. I'VE GOT TO GO TO MY CREDIT UNION, IT'S RIGHT ACROSS FROM HER OFFICE, THOUGH. IT JUST, I EVEN STOPPED TO GO TO THE COURT TO GIVE RECEIVESHIP BECAUSE THIS GENTLEMAN, LEO KEEPS BUYING PROPERTIES AND HE'S NOT KEEPING THEM UP. THE MANAGEMENT DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO MANAGE THEM. NONE OF THEM TOOK ANY MANAGEMENT CLASSES. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING, A LOT OF PEOPLE NOT BEING HOUSED. AND IT'S CAUSES PROBLEMS, THERE IS NO MAINTENANCE. >> City Attorney: SPEAKER, YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED. WE HAVE TO GIVE EVERYBODY THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME. >> Speaker: OKAY. PLEASE DO SOMETHING. IS YSABEL HERE? >> City Attorney: THANK YOU FOR COMING FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. PLEASE HAVE HIM WAIT TO THE SIDE. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THIS MORNING. WHAT IS BEFORE US AT THIS TIME? >> Clerk: THE COUNCIL MAY NOW VOTE FOR ITEM NUMBER 4. >> Council President: OKAY, OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: ONE MOMENT MR. PRESIDENT. >> Clerk: 11 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: COUNCIL HAS MOTIONED FOR POSTING AND REFERRED. >> Council President: OKAY, IF YOU GIVE ME A MOMENT TO SIGN THESE. THEY ARE POSTED AND REFERRED. ANNOUNCEMENTS MEMBERS? COUNCILMEMBER McOSKER? >> T. McOsker: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. PRESIDENT. COLLEAGUES I HAVE AN EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT. THIS SUNDAY IN THE 1-5 IN THE BELOVED COMMUNITY OF WATTS, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A CELEBRATION FROM 11 TO 1:00 P.M., WE'RE GOING TO UNVEIL A BRAND NEW MURAL. IT'S THE WORK OF FOUR YEARS OF WORK TOWARDS OCEAN ACCESS AND ACCESSIBILITY AND EQUITY BY THE COASTAL CONSERVANCY, THIS IS SOMETHING NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART. WHILE I WAS AT THE PORT OF LOS ANGELES, I WANT TODAY MAKE SURE THAT THE OCEAN WORKED FOR EVERYONE. THE CONSERVANCY, IS SPONSORING THE PAINTING OF A COMMUNITY TO WELCOME TO AND ENJOY THE BEACH COAST LINE OF LOS ANGELES. THE NEURONAL WILL BE INSTALLED ON THE ACTION COMMITTEE, ALSO KNOWN AS WLELC, THE BUILDING ON CENTRAL AND NINETH STREET. WOULD I LIKE TO THANK THE ART *IFT BEHIND THE MURAL, ASHKISI FOR HIS WORK. I WANT TO WELCOME EVERYBODY IN THE WATTS COMMUNITY FROM 11:00 AM TO 1:00 P.M. TO CELEBRATE THIS NEWEST ARTISTIC FEATURE OF OUR BELOVED COMMUNITY OF WATTS. >> >> Council President: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. McOSKER, I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THAT MURAL. MR. NAZARIAN. >> A. Nazarian: NOT ANNOUNCEMENT BUT ASKING FOR ITEM 3 TO MOVE FORTHWITH. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, ITEM 3 FORTHWITH, WITHOUT OBJECTION. MR. CLERK? >> Clerk: THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT. CAN WE VOTE TO RECONSIDER ITEM NUMBER 3. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, LET'S OPEN THE ROLL ON RECONSIDERATION OF NUMBER 3. CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 11 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. >> Clerk: FOR THE RECORD, ITEM NUMBER 3 WILL BE GOING FORTHWITH. >> Council President: DO WE NEED TO VOTE ON NUMBER 3 AGAIN? >> Clerk: YES, WE DO. >> Council President: LET'S OPEN THE ROLL ON 3P FORTHWITH. CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 11 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ. >> M. Rodriguez: THANK YOU. WELL BAPTISM BY FIRE, I WANT TODAY CAN GRAD LATE LUGY FOR HIS FIRST DAY IN THE BIG CHAIR. GOOD TO SEE YOU. AND ALSO, COLLEAGUES FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS, IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD THERE IS GOING TO BE AN INCREDIBLE CONCERT ON SUNDAY, BENITO, KNOWN AS BAD BUNNY AT THE BENITO BOWL I WANTED EVERYONE TO TUNE IN AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ALL EYES FOCUSED WHERE THEY BELONG, ON THIS INCREDIBLE PERFORMER THAT IS GOING TO ELECTRIFY THIS STADIUM. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS FOCUSED ON THE RIGHT SHOW. SO GO BENITO. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, COUNCILMEMBER YAROSLAVSKY. >> K. Yaroslavsky: THANK YOU, I WANT TO ANNOUNCE THAT STOD TO*D IS THE SECOND FEETING OF BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, OR BFAC AS WE'RE CALLING IT SO ASSESS THE CITY'S FINANCIAL STATUS AND ADVISE THE BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE ON STEPS TO ENSURE THE LONG TERM FISCAL HEALTH. TODAY'S MEET ISING GOING TO NARROW DOWN THE SCOPE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS. THIS IS HAPPENING AT 1:00 P.M. FOR IN THE FOURTH FLOOR FOR PEOPLE INTERESTED IN CHECKING IN. AND THERE IS GOING TO BE A CHARTER REFORM MEETING, THIS SATURDAY, TOMORROW AT UCLA GALA EXTENSION. I'M WELCOME TO WELCOME THE COMMITTEE TO CD5, IF YOU'RE A RESIDENT OF CD5 OR NOT, AND YOU WANT TO COME. PLEASE COME TOMORROW. THERE IS A LOT FOR US TO WORK THROUGH AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING THAT MEET INING DISTRCT 5. SO THANK YOU. >> Council President: THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS, MEMBERS? SEEING NO OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS. I ASK EVERYONE TO RISE FOR ADJOURNING MOTIONS. LOOKING TO MY LEFT BEGINNING WITH MR. BLUMENFIELD. >> B. Blumenfield: THANK YOU, I ASK THAT WE ADJOURN IN THE SURFING LEGEND, ROB, HE WAS A CLOSE FRIEND AND GODFATHER OR GOD SURFER TO DIRECTOR JAKE. HIS APPRECIATION FOR THE OCEAN BEGAN AFTER HIS FAMILY MOVED TO CALIFORNIA IN 1950 AND JUST A FEW YEARS LATER, HE SERVED HIS FIRST WAIVE AT HALFMOON BAY. A LIFELONG LOVE WAS CEMENTED AT THE TIME. NOT ONLY DID HE SPEND HIS LIFE TAKING THE WORSE POLLUTERS TO COURT. BUT HE WAS A CHAMPIONSHIP SURFER WHO EARNED THE NICKNAME BIRD LEGS FROM HIS FOE SURFERS. COMPETED DURING 6 DIFFERENT DECADES OF HIS LIFE. WHILE ROB'S WORK DOES NOT HAVE MIZ NAME ON IT, IT CAN BE FELT BY EVERYONE WHO GOES TO THE BEACH AND BRAOEGTS FRESH OCEAN AIR. HE WENT ON TO WORK ON DIANE FEINSTEIN'S CAMPAIGN IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AS WELL AS SENATE RUN AND SERVED IN THE STAFF OF CONGRESSMAN, LEO RYAN. ALL OF THOSE FORMER BOSSES BECAME LIFELONG FRIENDS OF HIS. ROB WAS A FORCE ON PROP 17 THAT WOULD ALLOW NON SESHL CONSTRUCTION ALONG THE RIVER WHICH WOULD HAVE LIMITED PUBLIC ACCESS TO THIS AMAZING NATURAL RESOURCE. AND MET A LITTLE GONE GOVERNOR FROM GEORGIA WHO SOON BECAME OUR PRESIDENT AND ROB SERVED PRESIDENT CARTER AND PART OF HIS SOLAR TASK FORCE. HE JOINED TO HELP PROTECT ACCESS AND HEALTH IN THE SHORE LINES OF CALIFORNIA. THIS GROUP BECAME THE INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN SURF RIDER FOUNDATION. AS THEIR PRESIDENT FROM 86 TO 92, ROB SPHERE HEADED LITIGATION AGAINST SOME OF THE WORSE POLLUTERS. IN 1989 THEY SUED TWO LARGE PAPER MILLS AND GOT THEM TO SETTLE FOR MILLIONS AND ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR WRONGDOINGS. BUT THEY DIDN'T JUST TAKE ON BAD ACTORS IN THE COURTROOM, HE HELPED TAKE ISSUES TO THE VOTERS AND SPHERE HEADED A BALLOT MEASURE THAT STILL PRO TEKTSZ THE SAN MATEO COAST AND ENSURES ACCESS TO THE BEACHES AND BLUFFS. ALSO PROHIBITS OIL FACILITIES FOR OFF-SHORE OPERATIONS. ROB LECTURES AROUND THE WORLD, HE WROTE BOOKS, MADE DOCUMENTARIES AND MADE COUNTLESS FRIENDS ALONG THE WAY. HE WAS ALSO, A PROLIFIC WOODWORKER. FOR DECADES, MANY WOULD GET A CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT MADE OF WOOD OF COURSE. HE WAS MOST PROUD OF BEING AN ADORING HUSBAND AND FATHER AND COOLEST GRANDFATHER ENCOURAGING TO SURF. SADLY HIS WIFE OF 62 YEARS, PASSED AWAYS JUST DAYS BEFORE HE DID. HIS SMILE LIT UP A ROOM EVERY TIME HE WALKED INTO ONE. HE WILL BE MISSED AND I HOPE THE NEXT TIME YOU'RE AT THE BEACH OR SHARING A MOMENT WITH LOVED ONE IN A SLICE OF CALIFORNIA'S OPEN SPACE, PLEASE SPEND A MOMENT OF THANKS FOR ROB. MAY HE REST IN PEACE AND MAY HE NEVER STOP SEEKING THAT NEXT WAVE. >> Council President: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. BLUMENFIELD. COUNCILMEMBER HUTT. >> H. Hutt: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. THERE WE GO. THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, IT'S WITH A HEAVY HEART THAT I ADJOURN TODAY'S MEETING IN HONOR OF WILLIAM PETER JACOBSON, WE CALLED HIM BILL. BILL A DISTINGUISHED ENTERTAINMENT ATTORNEY DEVOTED FOOTBALL COACH AND FAMILY MAN PASSED AWAY ON JANUARY 30th, 2026, LEAVING A LEGACY OF INTEGRITY AND MENTORSHIP. BORN TO IRVING JACOBSON IN 1945, AND HE HIS BROTHERS GREW UP IN BEVERLY HOOD WHERE HE GRADUATED FROM WEBSTER MIDDLE STOOL AND HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL. LATER AT COLORADO COLLEGE, BILL WAS A 3-SPORT LETTERMAN IN FOOTBALL, GOLF AND TRACK AND FIELD AND ENJOYED FRATERNITY LIFE AS A KAPPA SIGMA. A PROUD ALUMNI OF UCLA SCHOOL OF LAW, SERVED AS EDITOR OF THE LAW REVIEW WHERE HIS 1969 SCHOLARSHIP EARNED A COVER QUOTE ON L.A. WEEKLY. FLAG FOOTBALL TEAM BEAT USC'S TEAM AS THE QUARTERBACK THEN WAS HEISMAN WINNER TERRY BAKER. AFTER LAW SCHOOL, SERVED AS CAPTAIN OF ARMY AND ARTILLERY OBSERVER. THROUGHOUT HIS 50-YEAR PLUS CAREER AS ENTERTAINMENT ATTORNEY, BILL WAS REVERED AS A TYRANT WHO PRIORITIZED HIS CLIENTS ABOVE ALL ELSE. HIS CLIENTS COLLEAGUES LEANED ON PROFOUND EXPERIENCE AND GENEROSITY OF SPIRIT THAT DEFINED HIS PROFESSIONAL LIFE. BILL ALSO ENJOYED TAKING TIME TO MENTOR MANY YOUNG COLLEAGUES WHO WOULD BECOME SUCCESSFUL ATTORNEYS AND EXECUTIVES IN LOS ANGELES. BILL FOUND HIS GREATEST JOY IN HIS FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY. HIS OFFICE WAS FILLED WITH PHOTOGRAPHS OF HIS LOVED ONES WHO WHOEVER CHERISH HIS SELF DEPRECATING HUMOR AND LIVE LESSONS AND HOW HE SHOWED UP FOR THEM THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES. FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS, BILL ALSO VOLUNTEERED AS A FOOTBALL COACH AT HAMILTON, PALISADES AND FAIRFAX WHO'S TEAM UPSET SCHOOLS LIKE L.A. HIGH. HE WENT ON TO WIN A DIVISION-TWO CITY CHAMPIONSHIP IN 2015 WHICH WAS REALLY EXCITING FOR BILL. AND SDPOER BILL COACHING WAS AN EXTENSION OF HIS ROLE AS A MENTOR USING THE SPORT TO INSTILL ACCOUNTABILITY, PERFORMANCE AND CHARACTER TO HIS PLAYERS. BILL IS SURVIVED BY HIS BELOVED WIFE TUYU, HIS CHILDREN SETH, ANA, DAVID LINSAY, ZACHARY BEAU AND JESSICA AND SIX GRANDCHILDREN THAT HE REALLY CHERISHED. HE WILL BE MISSED BY MANY OF HIS LIFELONG FRIENDS, COLLEAGUES, PRAYERS AND EXTENDED FAMILY INCLUDING HIS NEPHEWS AND NIECES WHO ADORED HIM. IT'S REMARKABLE HOW MANY OF THEM SAY THAT BILL WAS LIKE A SECOND FATHER TO THEM, ESPECIALLY MY SON, HUGH. HIS MEMORY WILL BE A BLESSING TO ALL OF THEM. MAY HE REST IN PEACE. THANK YOU. >> Council President: THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCILMEMBER HUTT. COUNCILMEMBER McOSKER. >> T. McOsker: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. PRESIDENT. COLLEAGUES I RISE TO ADJOURN TODAY'S MEETING IN THE MEMORY OFERLING CURTIS WHO IS KNOWN AS MOTHER CURTIS OR MAMA CURTIS, MOTHER CURTIS WAS A PILLAR IN THE WATTS COMMUNITY AND HER LOSS WAS LEFT A PRO NOUND IMPACT ON THE GENERATIONS OF PEOPLE WHOM HE GUIDED AND NURTURES. BORN ON MARCH 1, 1931 TO URS LA AND JAMES, THEY LOVED TO TEXAS WHERE SHE ATTENDED MIDDLE SCHOOL BEFORE MOVING OUT WEST AND SETTLING IN CALIFORNIA. GRADUATED FROM DAVID STAR JORDAN HIGH SCHOOL IN 1949. IT WAS ALSO IN XAFL THAT SHE MET AND MARRIED HER BELOVED HUSBAND BEACH CURTIS AND DHE HAD FIVE CHILDREN. WORKED FOR NBC STUDIOS AS CUSTODIAL AND CREATED, WHEN SHE RESIRED, IT'S A GREAT STORY, HER FAMILY REMEMBERED AS THE LARGEST RETIREMENT EVER HOSTED AT NBC, SHE WAS BELOVED BY EVERYONE. IN HER PERSONAL LIFE, MOTHER CURTIS OFFERED COMPASSION AND LOVE TO NOT ONLY TO COMPASS BUT WHOLE AREA. SHE WAS KNOWN FOR HER OPEN-DOOR POLICY AT HER HOME, IT DIDN'T MATTER, YOU CAN ALWAYS WALK THROUGH HER FRONT DOOR AND BE TREATED WITH RESPECT. IF YOU NEEDED A PLACE TO SLEEP OR SOMEBODY TO TALK TO, YOU CAN COUNT ON HER, MOTHER CURTIS BECAME A MOTHERLY FIGURED SHE ADVISED SXIN SPIEDER SO MANY OF THE COMMUNITY LEADERS IN WATTS, INCLUDING ONE OF MY SKI STAFF MEMBERS. WHO SPENT MANY A NIGHT IN HER HOME, AND HER IMPACT TRANSCENDED MULTIPLE GENERATIONS. MOTHER CURTIS WAS A KEY FIGURE IN THE WATTS TASK FORCE WHICH WAZ HELPED TO SAVE COUNTLESS LIVES THROUGH KEY INTERVENTION AND CLOSE FRIEND AT PASTOR CLARK, PASTOR CLARK AND HER FAMILY LIVE RIGHT DOWN THE STREET. TOGETHER THEY WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND TO HELP PEOPLE AND FAMILIES IN NEED THROUGH COUNTLESS EVENTS. MOTHER CURTIS LIVED A LIFE ROOTED IN FAMILY, FAITH, SERVICE AND COMMUNITY. SHE WAS ALWAYS AVAILABLE IN GOOD TIMES BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY SHE WAS AVAILABLE IN TOUGH TIMES. SHE WAS ALWAYS THERE FOR OUR KIDS. SHE WILL BE DEEPLY MISSED BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN SB ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, WE EXTEND OUR CON DOLENCES TO HER FAMILY, AND FRIENDS AND LOVED ONE, MAY SHE REST IN PEACE AND POWER. >> Council President: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. McOFXER. COUNCILMEMBER HUTT? >> H. Hutt: PLEASE ADD MY NAME TO THE ADJOURNING MOTION. I REMEMBER HER FROM MEETINGS IN WATTS TASK FORCE WHEN WE USED TO MEET IN JANICE HAHN'S OFFICE, AND PEOPLE FROM CHICAGO WERE TRYING TO COME IN AND REPLICATE. SO PLEASE, I'LL BE HAPPY TO JOIN YOU IN THAT ADJOURNMENT. >> T. McOsker: I'LL BE HONORED, THANK YOU. >> Council President: THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT, LOOKING TO MY RIGHT. COUNCILMEMBER YAROSLAVSKY. >> K. Yaroslavsky: THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. COLLEAGUES, I'D LIKE TO ADJOURN TODAY'S MEETING BY SPEAKING ABOUT A TRAGIC INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY IN MY DISTRICT. AT AROUND NOON IN, A DRIVER CRASHED INTO THE 99 RANCH MARKET IN MANCHESTER RAV. THREE PEOPLE WERE KILLED. SEVERAL OTHERS WERE INJURED. MY HEART IS WITH THE VICTIM AND FAMILY AND THOSE WHO WITNESSED WHAT HAPPENED. AUTHORITIES DON'T BELIEVE THIS CRASH WAS INTENTIONALLY, BUT WE SHOULD BE CLEAR THAT THIS WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT WHEN OUR STREETS ARE DESIGNED IN A WAY THAT IN ONE MOMENT, IT TURNS INTO TRAGEDY. I KNOW ALL OF OUR CONSTITUENTS ARE ASKING A BASIC QUESTION OF US RIGHT NOW, WHY DOES IT FEEL LIKE SAFETY IMPROVEMENT TAKE FOREVER EVEN AFTER WE KNOW WHERE THE RISK ARE? WE HAVE A PROCESS TO MAKE WESTERN BOULEVARD SAFER. MY OFFICE HELP SECURITY FUNDING BECAUSE WE KNEW SAFETY WAS NEEDED. WE REVIEWED THE TIMELINE MOBILITY PROJECT. IT SHOWS YEARS OF SCOPING, PLANNING, AND CONSTRUCTION NOT EXPECTED UNTIL 2027 OR 2028 TO BEGIN. IT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE, FOR SAFETY PROJECT ON ONE OF THE BUSIEST CORRIDORS. AND FUNDING IS NOT ENOUGH IF IT EXTENDS INTO AN DECADE. AND I KNOW WE ALL HAVE THESE PROJECTS THAT WE ARE WISHING WERE BUILT 10 YEARS AGO. SO TODAY, I'M CALLING ON LADOT TO RETURN WITH AN ACCELERATED WITH WESTERN BOULEVARD WHILE WORK CONTINUES. WE SHOULDN'T BE WAITING YEARS FOR BASIC INTERVENTIONS WHILE ANGELINOS DIE. THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT WESTWOOD OF COURSE, THIS IS ABOUT A CITY WIDE SYSTEM NA IS TOO COMFORT WITH DELAY. WE'RE NOT MOVING WITH SYNCH OR URGENCY. THE RESULT IS THAT WE PATCH ISSUES INSTEAD OF FIXING THEM. WE NEED A PLAN TO FIX IT. THAT INCLUDES ALL OF THE SPEED CAMERAS THAT ARE SOMEWHERE IN DOT, SAN FRANCISCO'S HAS HAD THEIR PROGRAM UP FOR ALMOST A YEAR. WE SHOULD BE DOING THE SAME. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU ON FIXING THIS. WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO DELIVER STREETS THAT ARE SAFE FOR PEDESTRIANS, AND DRIVERS. AND IF THE CITY OF L.A. CAN'T MOVE FASTER AFTER LIVES ARE LOST, WE NEED TO CHANGE THAT. I LOOK FORWARD TO DOING THAT WORK WITH YOU W ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU. >> Council President: THANK YOU SO MUCH. COUNCILMEMBER YAROSLAVSKY. SEEING NO OTHER ADJOURNING MOTIONS, WE ARE ADJOURNED. WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK. State building construction Trades Council. Uh, the occurred in Yamamoto's building and construction trades councils. The IBEW members and leadership that is here today. The operating engineers, the ironworkers and the laborers. Thank you for having a bold vision. And thank you for allowing our members to build out the dreams of California. Thank you. Our next speaker is Trey Bradley, deputy director for innovation and Emerging Technologies in the California's California Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development, also known as Go-biz. And we use go-biz on have had assistance from Go-biz on a number of our projects across the state. And they they provide that that um collaboration with the governor's office that helps us get gets a few things, few things over the finish line. Um as, as these projects invariably are difficult to maneuver through the, through the various departments and local governments, um, uh, Trey will share how this project advances the state's clean energy goals. Trey has served on the governor's in the governor's office for more than six years. And we're very thankful for go busy. We're continuing to use them on additional projects that we're developing that are in late stage development in in California. So thanks, Trey. Good. Good morning everyone. My name is Trey Bradley. I'm the deputy director for innovation emerging technologies at the California Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development, better known as Go-biz, is shared and on behalf of Governor Gavin Newsom and our director at Go-biz, Dee Dee Myers, I want to thank you for being here. I also want to thank the County of Kern for hosting Ladwp. EPA Glendale Water, Irvine, and of course, our elected officials, uh, Mayor Karen Bass, County Supervisor Chris Parlier, Assemblymember Lackey and State Senator Shannon Grove, as well as the Labor leaders, community members, and everyone here for this momentous achievement. Projects like this tell a powerful story about where California is headed. I feel like every other week we are reading some headline about how California is the leader in solar energy storage and grid scale storage projects in the world, but there's also another fact that came out recently. A couple of weeks ago, California for the third straight year was the number one U.S. state in critical mineral production, reflecting end to end clean energy supply chain right here in our state, right here in the Golden State. This project also underpins the values of the California Jobs First initiative, which is led by the governor and led by our chair, uh, chairs and our director and Dee Dee Myers and their labor workforce and development agency and secretary Knox, which aligns private investment with public innovation to create high quality job opportunities where Californians live by anchoring a world class solar plus storage facility right here in Mojave. We're accelerating this region's future economy, diversifying investment, and developing that ROI. The common thread through all of this, and Chris really underscored it, is people from the workers who really make projects like this possible and building it. The trades of tomorrow to the behind the scenes civil servants and engineers working through the project development pipeline and process to make it a reality. Their motivation, despite risk, underscores the power of public, private partnership and recognizes our imperative. The future economy is innovative climate forward and unafraid to think big in order to build big. And as the governor says, when Californians come together, all the partners and all the vision in place, we don't just imagine the future. We build it. Congratulations to everyone who has made this project possible, and thank you for continuing to lead California to a better tomorrow. Thank you. Uh, now I'd like to turn to Lorelei Oviatt, um, director of Kern County Planning and Natural Resources. Uh, Lorelei is joining us today to discuss the importance of local partnerships and the and the role that projects like Ellen play in Kern County's present and future. Um Lorelei has worked in the public and private sector of land development, and her years of professional planning experience focuses on project management of large scale multi agencies and extremely complex projects, moving them through the permitting process, typically under accelerated time frames to streamline economic development and support quality of life for communities in the area. These projects not only generate substantial amount of electricity, but also the jobs created. The tax income, the Ellen Project will contribute more than $36 million of additional tax revenue to the to the area over the life of the project. Um uh Lorelei projects include almost. 20,000MW of renewable energy, including battery storage, as well as environmentally protective oil and gas production. That's on the order of tens of billions of dollars of projects that have rolled through Lorelei's desk. I don't know if we have, in baskets anymore, but certainly in boxes. Um. Uh Lorelei for me anyway. 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