vandals some community groups mobilized for residents, business and the environment propel them to act and quickly secure replacement trees. Over the weekend, downtown suffered from an unconscionable of vandalism when someone cut down several trees in the public right of way. For many of our downtown residents, the public right away is their front yard. It is their backyard. So the loss of these trees is personal. I moved here about 20 years ago under the live work in downtown L.A. So I'm very invested here. And like Councilwoman said, this is our backyard. And to have someone come and try to undo the progress we have done is just infuriating. Our downtown LA stakeholders notified us about what was happening in our district and city. Family got quick to work. The Urban Forestry division quickly the sites and the bureau of street started looking for replacement options and LAPD caught the perpetrator. But today I'm pleased to announce that the Bureau of Street Services has committed to replacing the cut down trees. Thanks to the generosity of various community organizations and community members that have reached, we're replacing the trees. 2 to 1. We really want to thank the residents of downtown L.A. for being our eyes and ears and letting us know what happened. And we you to continue to do that report kind of tree violations through mile 8311 service request. Well, downtown is alive. Well. We want you to come downtown. It's very opening, very welcoming, very inclusive. And we're going to continue to and we're going to have our trees restored. So It won't feel like a heat desert know we will have the benefits of mature trees. And so I'm excited about that. Thanks the councilwoman for that. In honor of day, Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez worked with the Office of Community Beautification and the L.A. City Department of Transportation Action to enable a cleaner greener and safer Pacoima. Today, we're here at Pacoima City Hall celebrating day because it's incredibly important that we collaborate our community to help rebuild our tree. We're giving away 100 free trees in partnership with the LA Beautification Team. So today we here with the city council office. We're here to give free trees away for those people with homes they will be able to plant those trees in their yard. So They can provide shade for them in the future. We're in a really hot area here. It's the valley. So gets pretty hot. And obviously these trees will help shade your home and save yourself some electricity. I did get an amazing tree and from the people were here helping me out like today. They told me that it was a highly recommended tree. So I'm hoping it blossoms and looks beautiful during the summer. Hey, guys, don't get a tree today. We're also featuring our new bus, which is going to be put into operation in Pacoima. What's important about a system is that it's a hyperlocal solution for transportation needs, that the community desperately needs, because so often our public transit doesn't also meet the local missions that are most often frequented by our community members. The stops were informed by the community. This is a fully electric system. It's affordable, it's clean and it's hyper local. And I'm proud that this is going to be the second dash bus system I've introduced to the district since I've been in office. We're so excited to be here and offer this amazing resources to the community. We're here with Metro the Life Program, as well as Elida Dash, so the DASH has a services right now, especially with the life program, they give you 90 days unlimited on the bus , 20 free rides every month for life. So the dash is very good to get it right now, especially because we don't want people driving as many cars now, especially with everything polluting the air. So it's very to take the dash, it's incredibly important for our community to be part of how we green and maintain our communities. This is not something that the city of Los Angeles ever be able to accomplish alone, and that's together. We need to exercise how going to make our communities greener, cleaner and safer for all Angelenos. Appreciate the planet can start at a local park council president Marquis was at Harvard Park to Earth Day and plant the of greater community engagement year round. We are here at beautiful Park to celebrate the seeds of unity which marks Earth Day. Here in Los Angeles and around the world. This is the second year in a row that scope has stepped up to sponsor event. It's a big deal to us. Want organizations to come populate the park invite the neighborhood in can do some education some resources and a whole lot of fun and that's what's happening here today at Harvard Park. The point of coming together in this community is celebrate our work and our advocacy for environmental justice here in South L.A. The reason we do that is because we are disproportionately affected by the environmental that that plague this community, the earth , our home, and to the young people, I would just say anything you can do to clean your home, to advocate for your home. It takes nothing to do so you can start by cleaning up and neighborhood. You can start by organizing in your neighborhood come down to scope, communicate with your city council president Marquis Harris-Dawson let him what's important to you and how you want to show here for your community and for your earth. These are so important to our public safety. Getting people in the park doing everyday things, having visibility, connecting with neighbors. That is really to me, the root of safety. And that's the public part of safety. In addition to what we're doing for the in addition to what we're doing for young people, addition to what we're doing for health and physical activity, all the resources that are being given out. The city of Los Emergency Management Department has applications for its 2025 camp ready LA program, now in its third year. The program is late high school early college students, who are interested in city service and first response or been impacted by a disaster camp. Participants will learn practical skills many types of emergencies over the four day program taking place July 22nd to July 25th at LA City's Emergency Operations Center will build connections with other campers and emergency management experts while developing their own community leadership skills young Angelenos age 18 to 24, can apply for the 2025 Camp Ready LA program May 1st. For more Information Visit Emergency LA Ready.gov. Forward slash. Ready LA. The Los Angeles Police Department Commercial Crimes Division announced the arrest of two people and the recovery of millions of dollars worth of goods by the cargo unit at storage unit facilities in the San Fernando Valley. Detectives Recovered over $1.2 million in stolen goods, which included tequila speakers clothing and pet food. A stolen shipment of Bitcoin mining computers valued at $2.7 million, was recovered at Los Angeles International Airport, just as the computers were about be loaded onto a flight to Hong Kong. The two arrests followed an extensive investiga mission in collaboration with Los Angeles Port Police, Union Pacific Police and the Los Angeles World Police. For more, visit LAPD Online. Org Los Angeles World Airports LA has recognized as the winners of the 2024 Friendly Flyer Award at Van Nuys Airport. The Friendly Flyer Award program was established 2012 and is part of Van Nuys Airport's overall outreach and sustainability efforts. Award winners must have no violation of laws. Noise Abatement and curfew regulation and be in observance of quieter nights program avoiding flights 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. among the 26 award winners for 2024 are 22. Repeat and 4/1 time winners, including 80 jet emcee, CVS and Ventura Services. According to La Hoya, the Friendly Flyer Award winners reduced nighttime jet operations by 21% year over year, benefiting surrounding communities. For more information, visit La Dawg Forward news releases. Picture This the historic part of downtown town on a Saturday the streets are crowded with long lines of people and animals to dog dogs, cats, birds and iguana . It can only be the blessing of the animals. We are at a Walmart in Los Angeles on Olvera street celebrating the blessing of the . If every Saturday right before Easter to a beautiful day for all the families to come together. This is my first time doing this at El. I've never seen so many animals, dogs, cats, doves, turtles. It's not only imperative we take care of our constituents, our human beings, but also our four legged loved ones and our reptiles. To this tradition goes back to the early founding Los Angeles. That's when a lot of the farmers here in and around Los Angeles and the 18th and 19th century would have their cattle bless it by the church here by the Plaza Church. So in the 1930s, the Olvera merchants resurrected this tradition. But instead of cattle and cows now we have beloved dogs and cats and all the animals that we every day. So this is a free, open event available to everybody of all faiths and backgrounds. But we have the archbishop, the Catholic Archdiocese, that blesses the animals. And so we have all kinds of animals don't really discriminate against animals, so long as you love that animal, you bring it with you. It deserves a blessing. Just like else. And usually the animals are always, you know, I think they know that this is important holy day for them. So they all are kind of in their Sunday best well dressed and they're here to really receive a blessing to hopefully have a good year for them. What's also really touching is that people also bring photos of their deceased animals and they also bring ashes of their animals. Again, this is all inclusive and all as possible in celebration of animal friends. But today we have represented the zoo. Lots of animals at the zoo need. We also have the Department of Animal Services. Animal Services is in charge of assuring safety and helping animals homes. And we're offering microchipping today. We during the fires that animals can get separate from their families and without a microchip. We don't know how to get them back because. They can't tell us. So it's absolutely critical people microchip their animals and register CONFIRM THE LIENS 15 THROUGH 18, OH, I'M SORRY, 15 THROUGH 17. AND 22, AGAIN, BUILDING AND SAFETY REQUESTS CONFIRMATION FOR 1, 3, 6, 8 THROUGH 12, 15 THROUGH 17, AND 22. THE DEPARTMENT ALSO RECOMMENDS TO RECEIVE AND FILE THE LIEN FOR ITEM 7 IN AS MUCH AS THE LIEN HAS BEEN PAID. THE DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS TO CONTINUE FOR TWO WEEKS TO MAY 20th, 2025, THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. THOSE WOULD BE ITEMS 2, 4, 13, 14, 19, THROUGH 21 AND THOSE ARE CONTINUED TO MAY 2025. ALSO THE DEPARTMENT REQUESTS CONTINUING ITEM 18 TO JUNE 6, 2025. ITEMS 32 THROUGH 37 ARE ITEMS WHICH PUBLIC HEARINGS HAVE BEEN HELD. ITEMS 38 THROUGH 44 ARE ITEMS WHICH PUBLIC HEARINGS HAVE NOT BEEN HELD. ITEMS 45 AND 46 ARE CLOSE SESSION ITEMS FOR WHICH PUBLIC HEARINGS HAVE NOT BEEN HELD. TEN VOTES ARE REQUIRED FOR CONSIDERATION. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WITHOUT OBJECTION, THOSE ITEMS ARE NOW BEFORE US. WE'LL NOW GO TO SPECIALS, WE'LL START ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE HORSESHOE. COUNCILMEMBER NAZARIAN. >> A. Nazarian: THANK YOU, SINCE THE DEPARTMENT ALREADY REQUESTED FOR ITEM 2 TO BE DELAYED TO MAY 20th, I DON'T KNOW IF I NEED TO. >> Council President: YOU DON'T NEED TO DO ANYTHING. MR. McOSKER. >> T. McOsker: THANK YOU, ON ITEM 32 I HAVE A VERBAL MOTION, I MOVE THAT TO ADOPT THE PERSONNEL AND HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT IN THE CORRECTED ORDINANCE DATED 4-11-25 AND THAT WE RECEIVE AND FILE THE ORDINANCE DATED 1-27-25. >> Clerk: IS THERE A SECOND TO COUNCILMEMBER McOSKER'S MOTION? >> Council President: COUNCILMEMBER YAROSLAVSKY SECONDS. ALL RIGHT, COUNCILMEMBER JURADO. >> >> Y. Jurado: THANK YOU, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL 35 AND 37 SPECIAL FOR A SEPARATE VOTE AND ITEM 32 SPECIAL, I MOVE TO ADOPT MOTION APRIL DATED APRIL 29, 2025 AS WELL AS REVISED ORDINANCE DATED JUNE 13, 2024 AND I ALSO HAVE COMMENTS ON IT. >> Clerk: IS THERE A SECOND TO COUNCILMEMBER JURADO'S MOTION? COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ, THANK YOU. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ, YOU HAVE A SPECIAL? ALL RIGHT, MR. BLUMENFIELD ANY SPECIALS? ALL RIGHT. ON THIS SIDE OF THE ROOM, COUNCILMEMBER YAROSLAVSKY. >> K. Yaroslavsky: CAN WE PLEASE CONTINUE ITEM 4 TO MAY 20th? >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WAS THAT ON OUR LIST OR IS THAT A NEW ONE? >> Clerk: THAT WAS OUR LIST BUT IT CAN ALSO BE NEW. >> Council President: OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER PRICE? >> C. Price: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. OUT OF ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION I'M RECUSING MYSELF FROM ITEM 39 BECAUSE IT'S UNCLEAR WHETHER A BUYER WAS SELECTED. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, ANY OTHER SPECIALS ON THIS SIDE OF THE ROOM? COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN? >> N. Raman: CAN I CALL ITEM 40 SPECIAL FOR COMMENTS? >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, ANY OTHERS? MADAM CLERK, WHAT IS AVAILABLE FOR CONSIDERATION AT THIS TIME? >> Clerk: MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCIL MAY NOW VOTE ON ITEMS 33, 34, 36, AND ALSO 32, SIR. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, OPEN THE ROLL ON THOSE ITEMS, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTES. >> Clerk: 14 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. WHAT IS NEXT? >> Clerk: MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO GO AND CONSIDER THE SEPARATE VOTES FOR SEPARATE 35 AND 37, SIR? >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. TAKE 35 AND 37 CALLED SPECIAL FOR SEPARATE VOTE. OPEN THE ROLL, ON 35 AND 37, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 11 AYES, 3 NOES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT? >> Clerk: WHAT IS LEFT IS PUBLIC COMMENT, SIR. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, LET'S PREPARE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: TO PEOPLE PROVIDING PUBLIC COMMENT, WHEN IT'S YOUR TURN TO SPEAK, PLEASE STATE WHICH OF THE AGENDA ITEMS YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO. YOU'LL HAVE ONE MINUTE PER ITEM UP TO THREE MINUTES TOTAL FOR THE ITEMS OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. WE WILL TELL YOU WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP. WHEN SPEAKING ON THE AGENDA ITEMS, YOU MUST BE ON TOPIC, OUR GOAL IS TO GET THROUGH AS MANY SPEAKERS AS WE CAN. IF YOU ARE NOT ON TOING, O IF WE CANNOT TELL WHETHER YOU'RE ON TOPIC, YOU WILL GET ONE BRIEF WARNING FROM ME OR THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT. AT THAT POINT, YOU NEED TO GET CLEARLY ON TOPIC. IF YOU DON'T DO SO, YOU WILL FORFEIT THE REST OF YOUR SPEAKING TIME AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SPEAKER. THE ITEMS OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, ARE ITEMS 1, 3, 5 THROUGH 12, 14 THROUGH 17, 22 THROUGH 31, AND 38 THROUGH 46. SO AGAIN LET ME REPEAT, THE ITEMS OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE AGENDA, ARE 1, 3, 5 THROUGH 12, 14 THROUGH 17, 22 THROUGH 31, AND 38 THROUGH 46. ITEMS NUMBER 2, 4, 13 AND 18 THROUGH 21 HAVE BEEN CONTINUED AND THUS NOT OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY ALSO SPEAK FOR UP TO ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. DURING GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY SPEAK TO ANY OF THE ITEMS OR ANYTHING ELSE IN THE CITY'S JURISDICTION. I HAVE A COUPLE MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS. IF I CAN HAVE THE INTERPRETERS MAKE THIS ALOUD TO THE ROOM PLEASE. IF YOU REQUIRE A SPAN HE SHALL LANGUAGE INTERPRETER, PLEASE MAKE SURE TO PAUSE EVERY FEW SENTENCES SO THE INTERPRETERS CAN INTERPRET. >> Translator: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> City Attorney: DON'T WORRY WE WILL PAUSE YOUR TIME WHILE THE INTERPRETERS ARE INTERPRETING, SO YOU WILL GET THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME AS EVERY ONE ELSE. >> Translator: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> City Attorney: AND FAOUN ALLEY, BEFORE WE BEGIN PUBLIC COMMENT, JUST AS A REMINDER TO PEOPLE WHO ARE NEW HERE, THE ORDER IN WHICH PUBLIC COMMENTERS ARE TAKEN IS TAKEN RANDOM, SO YOU WILL HEAR NAMES CALLED OUT BY A COUNCIL STAFFER, PLEASE WAIT UNTIL YOU HEAR YOUR NAME KAULTD BEFORE YOUR LINING UP ON YOUR LEFT-HAND SIDE OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. ONCE YOU HEAR YOUR NAME CALLED, YOU CAN LINE UP ON YOUR LEFT-HAND SIDE OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS IN ANY ORDER. THANK YOU. >> Clerk: I WILL NOW CALL NAMESED. TO GO UP AND SPEAK. ELA ESTRADA. MARICA R MARTINEZ. MICHELLE WONG. >> City Attorney: MR. HERMAN, JUST A A WARNING TO THE PUBLIC, I EXPECT MR. HERMAN TO SAY SOME OFFENSIVE THINGS, I HOPE HE DOESN'T FNLT BUT THE BROWN ACT DOES NOT REQUIRE YOU, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO LISTEN. YOU CAN LISTEN TO HIM, YOU CAN EXIT THE ROOM AND IF YOU PREFER TO DO SO OR POP IN YOUR HEAD PHONES OR STICK YOUR FINGERS IN YOUR EAR. THE BROWN ACT DOES NOT REQUIRE YOU TO LISTEN TO OTHER SPEAKERS PERIOD. MR. HERMAN, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES FOR THE ITEMS AND ONE MINUTE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: ITEM NUMBER 3, REGARDING PUBLIC SAFETY, EL PINCHE DEPARTMENTO DE CA BRONES. >> Translator: THE FUCKEN DEPARTMENT OF FUCKEN PEOPLE. >> Speaker [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: WHY DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND FUCKEN BEAST. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: BECAUSE THESE ARE QUESTIONS ARE VERY IMPORTANT FOR US ESPECIALLY FOR THE FUCKEN PEOPLE WHO ARE STEALING TO US. >> Speaker: NOW YOU SEE, THAT'S WHAT MAKES AN AMERICAN CITIZEN, I HAVE THAT RIGHT. AND I'M ENFORCING THAT RIGHT TO DECLARE WHY BUILDING AND SAFETY, AGAIN, MR. ATTORNEY, ROOKIE, LOOK IT UP, COLEN VERSUS CALIFORNIA. LOOK IT UP. >> City Attorney: SO YOU'RE WELCOME TO SPEAK ABOUT THAT DURING PUBLIC COMMENT. BUT STICK TO THE AGENDA ITEMS O DURING THE FIRST THREE MINUTES. >> Speaker: WORKING ON IT, LOOK AT CD14, IS THAT ON TOPIC, GOOD YOU NODDED. THAT MEANS THE DUMB DUMB UNDERSTAND ME BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO STABILIZE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. DO YOU THE FUCK DO YOU STABILIZE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PEOPLE? FOR YEARS, YOU COMPLAIN, YOU BEG THE CITY TO PAY YOUR RENT. YOU BEG THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT, BECAUSE YOU DON'T SUPPORT TRUMP AND TRUMP IS FUCKING YOU OVER. NOW, BECAUSE WE WANT ACCOUNTABILITY, WHEN IT COMES TO AFFORDABILITY AND WHEN IT COMES TO HOUSING, AND SMOKING SCAN, WILL AGREE WITH ME, THAT YOU GOT TO HAVE A GOOD REASON WHY TO CHALLENGE AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THERE IS NOTHING AFFORDABLE HERE! EVERYTHING IS EXPENSIVE IN LOS ANGELES. AND THE ONLY WHITE NIGGERS HERE TO GET THAT UNDERSTANDING RIGHT IS ME. SO IF YOU WANT TO HAVE ANY INTEREST, SUPPORT MAGA. NOW LOOK AT ITEM NUMBER WHAT THE FUCKEN ITEMS. 46 FUCKEN ITEMS. ITEM NUMBER 45, GROAT. XWHA IS WRONG WITH THAT PROBLEM? PEOPLE ARE ASKING, ITEM FUCK LOS ANGELES CONTINUES NOT TO PROVIDE US WITH THE TEXT MESSAGES FROM AT THAT FUCKEN COO, WHO RUNS THE CITY? THAT GOD DAMN SAM BO HAS DESTROYED THE LOS ANGELES AND THE TRUST OF PEOPLE AND I REPRESENT THE PEOPLE. AMERICA FIRST! >> City Attorney: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: NOW THERE IS NOTHING IN HAVING A PUPPET SHOW OF CHILDREN ON EITHER SIDE OF ME, BECAUSE I CARE LESS. THIS IS MIA REER NA, THIS IS MY FLOOR, I CONTROL IT LIKE SMOKING SCAN, EITHER YOU WATCH IT OR YOU DON'T. HERE'S A PROBLEM, SAMBOS, YOU BROUGHT ALL THE KIDDIES TO MAKE STATEMENTS AGAINST THE FIRST AMENDMENT. WHAT THE FUCK DO THEY KNOW? WHAT DO THEY NOT UNDERSTAND? YOU SEE THAT? I CONTROL THE FLOOR, ALTHOUGH SOET --SOTO-MARTINEZ GETS HIS RENT COVERED. NITHYA RAMAN PICKS HER NOSE WHILE I LOOK AT HER. AND THAT OTHER PADILLA WOMAN IS A FOOL. >> City Attorney: YOU NEED TO STICK WNT JURISDICTION OF THE CITY. >> Council President: THIS IS YOUR LAST WARNING. >> City Attorney: AND YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED. I DO NOT EXPECT TO HEAR FROM YOU THE REST OF THE MEETING. MR. HERMAN, PLEASE VACATE THE PODIUM SO WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SPEAKER. >> Clerk: I WOULD LIKE TO CALL UP MORE NAMES, HUGO GARCIA, MADISON GAIRSON. >> City Attorney: I KNOW IT'S A TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW BUT WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: JUST ON 42. >> City Attorney: OKAY, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE FOR THE ITEM. >> Speaker: I WANT TO SAY I'M MITCHELL WONG I'M HERE TO REPRESENT SAN GABRIEL HABITAT FOR HUMANITY. >> City Attorney: SORRY, CAN WE HOLD HIS TIME. CAN YOU PULL UP THE MIC A LITTLE BIT. >> Speaker: IS THAT BETTER? I'M MITCHEL WONG, I'M ONE OF THE PROJECT MAN FOR HUMANITY. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THIS ON THE AGENDA TODAY. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO PUT PEOPLE IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING OUT IN EL SERENO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: ITEM NUMBER 42. >> City Attorney: OKAY YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE, GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS MY NAME IS HEING --HUGO GARCIA I'M A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF EL SERENO, ORGANIZING COMMITTEE A NONPROFIT IN CD13 AS WELL AS DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FOR SAFE ELEPHANT HILL IN CD14. I WANT TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM AND COUNCILMEMBER JURADO AND HER DIRECTOR FOR STANDING WITH THE COMMUNITY IN OUR EFFORTS TO HAVE A VOICE AS THE COMMUNITY DESERVES ON THIS ISSUE. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT, THIS ISSUE IS LARGER THAN STRICTLY A REZONING ISSUE. THE WAIT COMMUNITY LOOKS AT IT, THOSE OF US WHO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED, I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED OVER 35 YEARS IN THE CAMPAIGN. DO I HAVE TWO MINUTES. >> City Attorney: IF YOU WANT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. SO IF YOU HAVE AN ITEM AND YOU WANT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE MAKE SURE TO YOU REQUEST BOTH. YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL. >> Speaker: THANK YOU, SORRY ABOUT THAT. SO IT'S LARGER THAN JUST OR STRICTLY A REZONING ISSUES BECAUSE OF US WHO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A FIGHT TO PRESERVE OUR COMMUNITY FOR OVER HALF A CENTURY IN EL SERENO ARE MAINTAINED THE COMMUNITY AS IT ALWAYS HAS BEEN. AND WE FELT WE WANTED TO HAVE OUR VOICE HEARD IN THAT REGARD AND IT WAS NOT BEING HEARD BY CITY PLANNING, BY OUR FORMER COUNCILMEMBERS AS WELL AS THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. BUT WHEN OUR COUNCILMEMBER JURADO CAME IN, SHE READILY LISTENED TO THE COMMUNITY, AND KEVIN, HER STAFF MEMBER THAT MET WITH US WERE VERY GRATEFUL BECAUSE WE GOT OUR VOICE HEARD AND WE BELIEVE THAT THE MOTION THAT IS BEING PRESENTED TODAY REFLECTS THE SENTIMENTS OF THE COMMUNITY. AGAIN, I WANT TO TALK THE OFFICE AND STAFF AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE MOTION BEING PASSED. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: SPANISH. >> Translator: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] BUENOS DIAS, SOY MARISOL CON TRANS LATINA. >> Translator: GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS MY NAME IS MARIA FROM TRANS LATINA COALITION FROM DISTRICT 10. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: I AM HERE TO SUPPORT THE INITIATIVE OF WELL BEING AND CARE OF TGI. TRA*N THIS IS AN INVESTMENT THAT BENEFITS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND TRANS PEOPLE AND TGI. THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT INVESTMENT FOR US WOMEN TRANS BECAUSE WE'RE SUPPORTIVE OF THE MANY NEEDS NOT ONLY OF THE PEOPLE HERE BUT NEWCOMERS, NEWCOMER PEOPLE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: THE COUNTY HAS GIVEN IMPORTANT STEP TO SUPPORT THE CONSTITUENTS AND THERE IS STILL TIME FOR THE CITY TO DO THE SAME. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: WE ARE ALSO TO SUPPORT THOSE COLLEAGUES OF US THAT ARE NOT HERE, THAT ARE DETAINED AND THOSE THAT ARE HAVE BEEN DEPORTED. >> Speaker: GRACIAS. >> Translator: THANK YOU. >> Clerk: I WOULD LIKE TO CALL UP MORE NAMES BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER SPEAKS, RUTH LINER, HARRIETTE ELLIOT, NICK EVANGELICAL AXLE. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 42 AND GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: OKAY, SO YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE FOR THE ITEM AND ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL. >> Speaker: I REPRESENT HABITAT FOR HUMANITY IN SAN GABRIEL VALLEY AND I WANT TO POINT OUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS COUNSEL IS AND HOW LONG A PROCESS IT HAS BEEN AND JUST TELL YOU HOW GRATEFUL, THE ORGANIZATION IS TO COUNCILWOMAN JURADO AND HER STAFF FOR REVISITING THE ITEM AND MAKING SURE THAT IT REALLY IS THE VERSION OF THE UP ZONE THAT IS POSSIBLE. I ALSO, I JUST WANT TO MENTION, YOU KNOW, WE REPRESENT SEVERAL HABITAT FOR CALIFORNIA AND WHAT THEY DO, IS PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOME OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. AND I THINK THAT IN THE SPACE OF HOUSING ADVOCACY, AFFORDABLE HOME OWNERSHIP IS SOMETHING THAT IS GREATLY. >> City Attorney: GENERAL PUBLIC DOCUMENT. --PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: GREATLY A APPRECIATED, WE ADVOCATE FOR HOUSING, RENTAL UNITS, BUT AFFORDABLE HOME OWNERSHIP IS SOMETHING THAT IS IN A VERY UNIQUE SPACE, IN THAT, THE SPECTRUM OF THAT DISCOURSE, SO I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO AMPLIFY THE MISSION OF HABITAT FOR HUMANITY AS AFFORDABLE HOME OWNERSHIP IS SOMETHING THAT REALLY PROVIDES FAMILIES WITH UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY. SO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING ON THIS ITEM AND PLEASE KEEP, KEEP HABITAT IN MIND AND KEEP OWNERSHIP IN MIND IS SOMETHING TO ADVOCATE FOR, THANK YOU. INTO >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEM WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK? >> Speaker: GENERAL PUBLIC CO. I'M THEY ELLA, I'M A LEGAL ANALYST WHERE I SUPPORT TRANSGENDER AND SEX GENDER SEEK ASYLUM. NOBODY HAS NEW ROOM TO TAKE ON NEW CASES. THIS NEED IS OVERWHELMING AND THE SUPPORT IS KEEPING UP. ALARMING RATES OF VIOLENCE AND DISCRIMINATION GLOBALLY IN LATIN AND CARIBBEAN, 70 PERCENT OF ALL MURDERS ARE BLACK TRANS WOMEN AND BLACK TREND SEX WORKERS. 92 PERCENT EXPERIENCE PHYSICAL ASSAULT, 56 PERCENT SUFFERED SEXUAL ASSAULT. EVEN BEFORE REACHING OFTEN ENDURE RETRAUMAIZATION FACING INADEQUATE CARE AND ABUSE. PLEASE PROTECT THE PROGRAMS. >> City Attorney: SPEAKER, YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED. ANNOUNCEMENT FOR EVERYBODY AS WE WAIT FOR THE NEXT SPEAKER TO COME UP. I UNDERSTAND THAT TIME CAN GO RATHER QUICKLY, IF YOU RUN OUT OF TIME AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, YOU CAN DO SO OR IF YOU'RE UNABLE TO CALL YOUR NAME DUE TO TIME CONSTRAINTS, YOU CAN PROVIDE WRITTEN COMMENT. YOU CAN FIND THAT URL AT THE TOP OF EVERY COUNCIL AGENDA. YOU CAN ALSO DO A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH AND YOU'LL BE ABLE TO FIND IT. WHAT ITEM WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: FOR THE CLERK, I SIGNED UP FOR NICK VAN AXLE. ALL ITEMS AND GENERAL PUBLIC CO. ALL ARE IN THE CORE SAME ISSUE AND THAT A APPLICABILITY OF RECORDS ACT AND WHETHER TO RECORDS AUTOMATICALLY DISAPPEAR MEANS THEY'RE NO LONGER SUBJECT TO THE LAW. ITEM 46 IS WHERE THIS ALL STARTED. WHILE THE G CHATS DISAPPEARING HAS BEEN, AND THIS WAS A REAL SIGN OF POLICY. AND WHAT DID WE SEE, THEY ANNOUNCED THEY WOULD BE INVESTIGATING. THEY HAD PAUSE OF OUR VULNERABILITY. AND BY THE TIME THE COUNCIL RETURNED FROM RECESS, WHAT HAPPENS? OUR CITY WAS ON FIRE. THE CITY DEPARTMENT WAS ASKING TO END AUTO DELETE POLICY. WITHIN DAYS, THEY OFFICIALLY PULLED THE PLUG. IT'S REALLY CLEAR THIS WAS ABOUT LEGAL VULNERABILITY BECAUSER MEDIA OUTLET WAS PILING ON REQUESTS. THAT BRINGS US TO THE LAST TWO ITEMS, WE SAW A LAUGHABLE ARGUMENT TO DEFEND KAREN BASS' AUTO DELETE MESSAGES. IT WAS COMING FROM DAVE MICHAEL SON A FORMER CITY ATTORNEY WHO HOPPED OVER AND MAYOR'S COUNSEL. LAST TIME I CHECKED HYDEE IS OUR CITY ATTORNEY, NOT DAVE MICHAELSON. THIS IS INSULTING TO THE VOTERS, OUR STATE LAW, WHATEVER. NOW WE'RE BEING SUED AND WE NEED MONEY FROM OUTSIDE COUNSEL. FIRST, THERE IS NO WAY THAT THAT IS GOING TO COVER THE TAB AND WE'RE GOING TO SPEND WAY MORE THAN THAT IF THIS GOES TO COURT AND YOU INTEND TO APPEAL. YOU REALIZE HOW SHAMEFUL THIS IS? THE THEME IS WE'RE TRYING TO OVERTURN EVERY COUCH CUSHION AND FIND SOME LOSE CHANGE. MR. McOSKER, IF I TOLD YOU I HAD 125,000 SITTING AROUND, YOU WOULD GET SO HAPPY,. BECAUSE YOU KNOW THAT CAN COVER TWO POSITIONS. THIS IS ALL ON TOP OF BAN ON WORDS, AND THAT ONE, PEOPLE ARE EMPATHIZING WITH YOU, THEY DON'T WHEN IT COMES TO IGNORING PUBLIC RECORDS LAW. I HOPE YOU REALIZE THE DISTINCTION. THIS IS INDICATIVE OF THE LACK OF CHECKS AND MARQUEECE BEING PRESIDENT, HE'S NOT SERVING THE PEOPLE OR PEOPLE ANY ONE OF YOU, ABOVE ALL IT'S KAREN BASS. >> City Attorney: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: WE HAD THIS BUDGET HEARING. TWO WEEKS AGO, MAYOR BASS STOOD IN THIS HALL IN FRONT OF THE CITY AND SAID STANDING UP THE COMMISSION BIT END OF THE MONTH. WE BLOWN PAST THOSE GOALS. SHE'S HAD TEN MONTHS TO DECIDE. FOR THE LAST FOUR MONTHS, SHE'S BEEN OUT OF COMPLIANCE THAT SHE SIGNED AND PASS FOR TEN MONTHS. MR. McOSKER WHAT HAPPENED LAST SUMMER? KAREN BASS WAS NOT ENGAGED WITH THE MOVEMENT AND VETOS IT SAYING THAT IT WAS RUSHED AND WE NEEDED MORE TIME? DO YOU WANT TO REPEAT THAT AGAIN? THAT'S WHAT WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS? THIS CITY HALL HAS BEEN FUCKING AROUND FOR WAY TOO LONG AND WE'RE FINDING OUT WITH THIS DEFICIT, ARE YOU GOING TO MINDLESSLY. >> City Attorney: SPEAKER, YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED. NEXT SPEAKER. >> Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER SPEAKS, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL MORE NAMES, BURR, JESSICA, STACY CIGARA. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: 27. FIRST OF ALL I WANT TO ASK HERMAN, HERMAN, HOW CAN HE PRO MAGA AND AGAINST TRUMP. I WANT HIM TO EXPLAIN IT SOMETIME. I SAW THAT, BIG HUGE 20-FOOT SIGN, AGAINST MAYOR BASS, KAREN BASS SAYING RESIGN AND THEN WE'LL TURN THE LIGHTS ON. OKAY, THIS TO ME MEANS MAFIA. >> City Attorney: I CAN'T TELL WHICH ITEM? >> Speaker: 27. >> City Attorney: 27 IS STREET LIGHTING DISTRICT. >> Speaker: THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. THEY SAID WE'LL TURN THE LIGHTS ON IF YOU RESIGN, THAT'S A CORRUPT SEE CITY. SO I HAVE A LITTLE RESPECT FOR HER. ALSO WHAT DID SHE EXPECT HER TO DO. SHE LIMB NATURED 44 MINUTES. >> City Attorney: OKAY, I'M GOING TO MOVE TO YOU GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. >> Speaker: PAPER ACT REQUESTS I DID IT AND FOUND SOMEBODY THAT WAS SUPPOSEDLY ROMERO KILLED MY SON. WROTE ME GAY SON, OFFICER, THAT MY SON CASE IS IN THE COLD CASE MILE. MEAN ING THE POLICE ARE LYING, LYING. OKAY, ESE LIBRO NO ESCRIBIO, [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: THIS BOOK WAS WRITTEN A BY VERY SMART MAN ABOUT HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM X-RAY. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: HE TALKS ABOUT DIRECTED ENERGY. EVEN THOUGH I'M NOT RELIGIOUS, HE IS. >> Speaker: OKAY. ALSO, TELE PORTATION, [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: AND HE ALSO TALKS ABOUT TELE PORTATION BUT IN SECULAR LIFE THERE IS NO TELE PORTATION. THANK YOU. >> Speaker: GRACIAS. >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER. >> Clerk: I WILL CALL OUT MORE NAMES, MARIO GARCIA, BYRON JOSE. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: THIS IS A GENERAL COMMENT. I'M A JESSICA, I'M A PROPERTY OWNER JUST OFF THE 5 FREEWAY. SINCE AUGUST 2024, ARE BLOCKING MY HOME, THE BARRIERS HAVE BEEN PUSHED AGAINST MY PROPERTY AND I'M NOT ABLE TO ACCESS MY PROPERTY. THE ACCIDENTS CONDITION AND NOW THEY'RE CRASHING INTO MY RETAINING WALL. DESPITE NUMEROUS OF CALLS TO CALTRANS AND CITY COUNCIL DISRICT, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET AHOLD OF ANYONE. I'VE BEEN CALLING, NUMEROUS TIMES TRAOUG TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT, AND I JUST WANT TO THE RAILS MOVED BACK SO EXCESS MY HOME AND NEED HELP FROM PREVENTING PROPERTY DAMAGE. AND TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH DISTRICT 14. THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GOOD MORNING, I'M HERE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE. >> Speaker: I'M JOHN SAN A COMMUNITY NAVIGATOR WITH THE TRANS LATINA COALITION IN DISTRICT 8, I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE WELLNESS AND CARE A 53 MILLION DOLLARS INTO TGI LEAD. LONG WITH INITIATIVE WE ASK ABOUT 7 MILLION FOR U LA FUNDS FOR APPLICANTS THAT EXPANDS ANGELINOS. AT THIS TIME, BOTH IMMIGRANTS AND TRANSGENDER ARE BEING ATTACKED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. IF THERE IS NO THINGS, THINGS WILL BE GETTING WORSE FOR THE COMMUNITIES. IT TALKS A POWER TO FIGHT, AND CONTINUE TO IGNITE MORE HATE CRIMES. WE'RE THANKFUL TO THOSE IN THE SEE THAT CAN SEE THE EQUITY ROUTE ARE ALL CONNECTED AND SUPPORT FOR THE FIGHT FOR TGI PEOPLE WHO NEED TO ACCURATELY ADDRESS THE ISSUES. WE HOPE THAT YOU'RE WILLING AND ABLE TO BREAK THE CYCLE EXAMINE IMPROVE THE LIVES OF TGI PEOPLE THROUGH THIS PROCESS. WE'LL KEEP FIGHTING UNTIL THERE IS EQUITY FOR ALL OF US. >> THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: OKAY, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. >> Speaker: TGAI, MS. LORETTA LORRAINE, BURKE, THANK YOU HUGO AND MS. HUNT AND YOU MS. HERNANDEZ, FOR DOING SO MUCH GOOD JOBS. AND I'M HERE TO REPRESENT THE SENIOR CITIZENS, RIGHT HERE, THE DIAMONDS I'M A PIECE OF THE DIAMOND FOR TRANS LATINA, WE'RE HERE TO ASK FOR THREE MILLION DOLLARS FOR OUR PEOPLE. OUR COMMUNITY IS DYING, BEING KILLED OUT THERE. HUGO, THANK YOU FOR MS. EMILY, SHE WAS ONE OF THE GIRLS THAT MURDERED IN HOLLYWOOD AND HUGO WAS HERE FOR US. WE'RE HERE TO MAKE SURE WE'RE IN A PLACE IN A PLACE. AND THAT CLOWN, OVER THERE, DON'T WORRY ABOUT HIM, WE CAME SERIOUS, I COME SERIOUS WITH YOU, WITH MY PEOPLE THAT YOU DO THE RIGHT THING. BECAUSE THIS CLOWN RIGHT HERE, DON'T MEAN NOTHING, HE DOESN'T NEED YOU TO COME DISRESPECT YOU, YOU ALL DO YOUR JOB AND DO IT RIGHT. >> City Attorney: WE APPRECIATE EVERY ONE'S PATIENCE. THANK YOU. >> Clerk: I WOULD LIKE TO CALL UP MORE NAMES, MAYA DANIELS, MICHELLE GARCIA, BONNIE BLUE. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: 42 AND GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE FOR THE COMMENT AND ONE FOR GENERAL. >> Speaker: BUY RAN JOSE WITH THE TRANS LATINO COALITION, AND I KNOW SOME OF SET A EXAMPLE. WE ARE GLAD TO MEET WITH COUNCILMEMBER JURADO AND LAST MANAGEMENT FOR BOB BLUMENFIELD. THE REST OF THE COUNCIL FOR MEETING WITH US AND ENSURING THAT YOUR PRIORITIES ARE REFLECTED IN THE BUDGET AND IN YOUR BUDGET. WE REMAILED THE OFFICE OF BOB BLUMENFIELD, WE FOLLOWED UP IN MARCH I, MADE SURE THAT BOB BLUMENFIELD WAS AUTOMOBILE TO MEET WITH US. WE BROUGHT 14 COPIES FOR EVERY OFFICE SO THE WEST OF YOU CAN SEE THE IMPACT AND NEED AND SOME OF THE SEVENSERS WE RENDER. THANK YOU. SOME OF THE SERVICES WE RENDER IN THAT DISTRICT. WE HAVE SHARED SOME OF THE LETTERS WITH ALL OF YOU. WANT TO APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH ALL OF YOU, WITH YOUR DEPUTIES AND YOUR BUDGET TEAM TO ENSURE THAT THIS CONTINUES TO GO UP. I WILL WAIT HERE ON THE SIDE FOR A STAFFER FROM BOB BLUMENFIELD'S OFFICE, THERE IS 20 COPIES HERE. I KNOW HE WAS ABLE TO--AND NOW WE HAVE NITHYA HERE. AND BOB BLUMENFIELD AND OUR PRESIDENT ARE HEADING TO. THANK YOU FOR COUNCILMEMBER HUTT FOR BEING ONE OF THE OFFICE THAT WHO IS DOING FOR WHAT SHE GOING TO DO. THREE MILLION DOLLARS AND YET DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS, HEATHER HUTT, INTRODUCED A MEMO. WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE REST OF THE COMMITTEE, AND WE ALSO LOOK TO THE REST OF THE COUNCIL OFFICES THAT ARE SUPPORTIVE OF THIS INITIATIVE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHICH YELLOW ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. MY PRONOUN THEY THEM, AND I'M WITH THE SENIOR GROUP THE DIAMONDS BEINGER THESE ELDERS HAVE SEEN IT OWL AND SEEN STILL SPEAKING OUT. WE'RE HOPING THAT THE MEMO MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER HUTT WILL MAKE IT THROUGH THE WEEK. WE HAVE MEMOS THAT WE WOULD LIKE PASS OUT. THESE LETTERS HAVE THE CLIENTS THAT LATINA TRANS SERVES, I HAVE 14 OFFICES. ADVOCATING FOR THE TGI AND WELLNESS INITIATIVE TO LOCATE 3 MILLION TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO SEVERAL TRANSGENDER AND INTER SEX SERVING ORGANIZATIONS. AS HA*IT PERMEATES OUR HIGHEST FORM OF GOVERNMENT, IT'S IMPORTANT TO INVEST IN TGI COMMUNITIES, INSTEAD OF LEAVING IN THE HANDS OF THOSE WHO DON'T HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE TO KARR FOR OUR COMMUNITIES. >> City Attorney: SPEAKER, YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES FOR THE ITEMS AND ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Speaker: FOLLOW THE RULE, ASK MY NAME, I'M BONNIE AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON 1, 2, 3, GENERAL. THIS ITEM HAS TO CHANGE THE GENERALEDER FIRST. NUMBER ONE. [SINGING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE] FOR ITEM NUMBER 2, IT HAS TO CHANGE ITS GENDER FIRST. [SINGING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE] FOR ITEM NUMBER 3, ITEM NUMBER 3 HAS TO CHANGE ITS GENDER FIRST. FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, I WANT TO HEAR TO TALK ABOUT OUR COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND OUR CITY ATTORNEY. YOU HAVE TO CHANGE YOUR GENDER FIRST. AND SECOND OF ALL, I'M HERE TO ASK OUR CITY ATTORNEY THAT OUR CITY ATTORNEY SAID, FIGHTING WORD IS NOT ALLOWED IN THE CITY COUNCIL, THREATENING WORD IS NOT ALLOWED IN THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THEN WHEN I REPORTED TO THE CITY ATTORNEY THAT SOMEBODY SAID I'M GOING TO KILL YOUR DOG, SOMEBODY SAID I'M GOING TO KILL YOU, AND THEN SOMEHOW CITY ATTORNEY, SAID THOSE ARE NOT THREATENING WORDS. CITY ATTORNEY SAID THOSE ARE NOT FIGHTING WORD AND QUOTED SUPREME COURT CASES, KHIMSKI, KILL IS NOT A FIGHTING WORD, IT'S NOT A THREATENING WORD. BECAUSE MR. HERMAN USED THE WORD, HE GOT ARRESTED. MR. CITY ATTORNEY SAID THAT'S TOTALLY AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CITY ATTORNEY, I LOVE YOU! >> City Attorney: SO JUST TO CLARIFY THE RECORD THERE, I DO NOT BELIEVE THE ATTORNEY OFFICE HAS SAID ANYTHING ABOUT THAT MATTER. >> Clerk: I WOULD LIKE TO CALL MORE NAME, ALEXA LORRAINE, ELISE, SEND RA HENDRIX, ROB KWAN. >> Speaker: BUENAS DIAS, GOOD MORNING. >> Translator: GOOD MORNING, I'M ALEXA. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> City Attorney: HOLD ON JUST A SECOND. IF I CAN THE INTERPRETERS AND WE'RE HOLDING THEIR TIME, JUT TO LET THE SPEAKER KNOW TO PAUSE EVERY FEW SENTENCES, AND WHAT ITEMS. >> Translator: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> City Attorney: IS IT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT >> Translator: I'M SORRY MR. ATTORNEY, THE COMMENTER HAS COMMENTED THAT THEY ARE DEAF AND MAY NOT BE ABLE TO HEAR WHAT I'M SAYING. WE'LL BE ENDING AN INTERPRETER TO THE PODIUM IN ONE MOMENT. >> Translator: THIS IS A GENERAL COMMENT. >> City Attorney: WHY DON'T WE DO THIS, IF I CAN HAVE THIS EXPLAIN TO THE SPEAKER, WE'RE GOING TO RESET THE CLOCK. IF YOU NEED MORE TIME THIS ACCOMMODATION, REQUEST, PLEASE LET US KNOW. BUT THE TO PAUSE EVERY FEW SENTENCES SO THE INTERPRETERS CAN INTERPRET. TAKE YOUR TIME GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: WE NEED YOU TO HELP THE TRANS LATINA COALITION IN GENERAL. SO THAT YOU CAN HELP SENIOR TRANS PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT NO LONGER ABLE TO WORK. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: AND I ASK THAT YOU HELP THEM IN THE NAME OF GOD PLEASE. THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Translator: HI GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS MICHELLE GARCIA. AND THIS IS A GENERAL COMMENT. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: OVERALL, I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO HELP TRANS WOMEN SINCE WE ARE NOW SENIOR CITIZENS. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: THE PIONEERS OF THIS, WE WERE THE ONES THAT OPENED THE TRAIL FOR OUR YOUTH. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: THEY HIT US, THEY ASSAULTED US, THEY HURT US. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] K*Z >> Translator: AND HOW MANY FRIENDS HAVE WE LOST ABOUT R AVER THE NEW ILLNESS WITH HIV AND THOSE OF US THAT ARE STILL HERE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: BECAUSE IN THOSE TIMES WE WERE TAKING A COCKTAIL OF PILLS IN THE MORNING AND THEN ANOTHER COCKTAIL OF PILLS AT NIGHT. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: AND I IN THE NAME OF MYSELF AND MY FRIENDS, WE ASK FOR YOUR HELP. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: WE'RE SICK NOW, AND WE CANNOT WORK ANYMORE. >> Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH] >> Translator: AND THAT'S IT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER. GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEM WOULD YOU LIKE TO TO? >> Speaker: I'M HERE TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY GTI. >> Speaker: 3 MILLION INVESTMENT IN TGI SERVING COMMUNITY BASE, ORGANIZATIONS, THIS COMING DRKLY FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS, LEADERS AND SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS. CUT TO BEST HELP IN THE COMMUNITY ALONG WITH THIS INITIATIVE, CARE FOR EARMARKED OF LEAST, 7 MILLION FOR HOUSING SUBSIDY TO A BRANCH OF APPLICANT THAT ARE EXPANDED ANGELINOS TO COUNTY, HAS STEP OUT TO SUPPORT THE TGI AND THERE IS STILL TIME FOR OUR CITY, CONSTANT TO DO THE SAME. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> Speaker: HELLO GOOD MORNING. >> City Attorney: HELLO, GOOD MORNING, WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >> City Attorney: YOU HAVE A MINUTE. FEEL FREE TO MOVE THE MIC. >> Speaker: I'M FROM TRANS LATINA COALITION, THE IT IS TO ADVOCATE THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF THE TRANS LATINA COMMUNITY THAT RESIDE OUR UNITED STATES AND APPROVE OUR QUALITY OF LIFE. THAT MEANS TRANS LATINA IS THE PLAY THAT SUPPORTS OUR TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY. I'M NOT ONLY IMMIGRANT, I AM TRANSGENDER WOMEN, PLEASE WE REALLY NEED YOUR SUPPORT GUYS, BECAUSE TRANS LATINA IS THE SAME PLACE TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITIES AND YOUR VOTES AND YOUR HANDS AND YOUR IS OUR LIVES. PLEASE THE FUTURE OF MY CO-WORKER, OF MY COMMUNITY IS IN YOUR HANDS, PLEASE WE REALLY NEED TO APPROVE THE THREE MILLION DOLLARS AND THIS IS GOING TO BE THE BEST OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER. >> >> Council President: I BELIEVE THAT'S OUR LAST SPEAKER. >> Clerk: THERE ARE NO MORE SPEAKERS, THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT. > Council President: OKAY, WERE ANY NAMES CALLED WHO ARE STILL WAITING TO SPEAK? WAS YOUR NAME CALLED? SO WE'LL ALLOW FOR OUR FINAL SPEAKER, PLEASE PROCEED TO THE PODIUM. THAT WILL BE THE FINAL SPEAKER OF THE DAY. THANK YOU. >> City Attorney: AVENUESER DO WE HAVE THE HAND MIC, READY? PERFECT. THANK YOU. >> Council President: OKAY, PLEASE PROCEED SPEAKER, THIS WILL BE OUR FINAL SPEAKER. >> City Attorney: GOOD MORNING, I UNDERSTAND THERE IS AN ACCOMMODATION REQUEST. WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO? >> Speaker: GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT PLEASE. >> City Attorney: OKAY, SO YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE, GO AHEAD. >> Speaker: HELLO I'M BERNARD AND I'M A RESIDENT OF COUNCIL DISTRICT 10. I'D LIKE TO EXPLICITLY, THANK CANMOLI, DANIEL, ALEX FROM COUNCILMEMBER HUTT'S OFFICE. FOR CONTACTING MELISSA COMEE, FARMERS MARKET MANAGER. I AM SO FORTUNATE TO LIVE IN A COMMUNITY WHERE THE ELECTED LEADERS ACTUALLY LISTEN TO AND ADDRESS THE CONSTITUENTS CONCERNS SO THANK YOU AGAIN. AND GO BRUINS. [APPLAUSE] >> Council President: OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL BE CLOSING PUBLIC COMMENT. MADAM CLERK, WHAT ITEMS CAN WE NOW VOTE ON? >> Clerk: MADAM PRESIDENT, THERE IS A REQUEST TO CONTINUE ITEMS 3, 10, AND 12 TO MAY 20th 2025. >> Council President: OKAY, WITHOUT OBJECTION, THAT WILL BE THE ORDER. >> Clerk: AND WHAT IS BEFORE COUNCIL NOW FOR VOTING ARE ITEMS, 1, 5 THROUGH 9, 11, 15 THROUGH 17, 22, THROUGH 31, 38, 41, AS WELL AS 43. >> Council President: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AT THIS TIME, LET'S OPEN THE ROLL ON THOSE ITEMS. CLOSE THE ROLL AND TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 13 AYES. >> Council President: OKAY, THANK YOU. >> Clerk: NEXT MADAM PRESIDENT IS ITEM 39 AND MR. PRICE IS RECUSED FROM THAT ITEM. >> Council President: AND I'LL WAIT UNTIL MR. PRICE HAS BEEN REMOVED. OKAY, LET'S OPEN THE ROLL ON ITEM. >> Clerk: MADAM PRESIDENT THAT WOULD BE ITEM 39 FROM WHICH MR. PRICE ARE CUESEDED. >> Council President: THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK, LET'S OPEN THE ROLL ON ITEM 39. CLOSE THE ROLL AND TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 12 AYES. >> Council President: LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM 42. OH SORRY, GO AHEAD. >> Y. Jurado: I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT ITEM 49 GO FORTHWITH. >> Council President: WITHOUT OBJECTION. LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM 42 FOR COMMENTS FROM MS. JURADO. >> Y. Jurado: OKAY, COLLEAGUES. >> Council President: SORRY ONE, AND LET'S GET MR. PRICE BACK ON THE BOARD. GIVE US A MOMENT, GIVE US A MOMENT. THANK YOU. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WE'LL CONTINUE WITHOUT COUNCILMEMBER PRICE AT THE MOMENT. MS. JURADO MY APOLOGIES. >> Y. Jurado: TODAY I RISE WITH RESIDENTS FROM EL SERENO TO PUT COMMUNITY. WE'RE HERE TO IMPLEMENT COMMERCIAL ZONING ALONG THE LONG ABANDONED 710, THIS CALLS FOR LAND USE POLICIES THAT PROTECT THEIR HOMES, BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITIES. WHEN I FIRST INTRODUCED A MOTION TO ADDRESS ZONING IN THIS AREA, MY OFFICE RECEIVED STRONG AND IMMEDIATE PUSH BACK. MANY FELT THE PROPOSAL HE CAN ODD A TROUBLING HISTORY, DECADES OF DISPLACEMENT AND DECISIONS MADE WITHOUT THEM. FROM INCONSISTENT ZONING TO BORDER LAND PRACTICES BY CAL TRAS, RESIDENTS HAVE FACED A SYSTEM THAT HAS NOT SERVED THEM, CONSEQUENCES THAT HAVE BLIGHTED THEIR COMMUNITY. BUT TODAY IS ABOUT TURNING THE PAGE TO START A NEW CHAPTER, REVISED MOTION YOU SEE BEFORE YOU IS A RESULT OF CODE GOVERNANCE AND ACTIONS. MANY MANY MEETINGS WORKING VERY CLOSELY TO CENTER THE NEEDS OF EL SERENO, AND COLLEAGUES IN THE SPIRIT OF COGOVERNANCE, I STRONGLY URGE A YES-VOTE. THANK YOU. >> Council President: THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MS. JURADO. AND AT THIS TIME, LET'S OPEN THE ROLL ON ITEM 42. CLOSE THE ROLL AND TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 12 AYES. >> Council President: WONDERFUL. LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM 40 WHICH I HAD CALLED SPECIAL FOR COMMENTS. COLLEAGUES I'M VERY EXCITED TO VOTE ON ITEM 40 TODAY WHICH HAS BEEN TWO YEARS IN THE MAKING, SEPARATE PROBLEM ABOUT HOW SPEEDLY OUR CITY MOVES WHICH WE SHOULD ADDRESS. A MAJORITY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED THROUGH TOC PROGRAM AND A LOT OF THESE NEW UNITS ARE IN BUILDINGS THAT LINE OUR MAJOR BOULEVARD AND THOROUGH FARES. BUT RIGHT NOW ANGELINOS THAT QUALIFY FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING DON'T HAVE A WAY FOR FINDING AND APPLYING HOUSING. THEY DO HAVE A HOUSING REGISTRY THANKS TO A 2016 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BUT THIS REGISTRY DOES NOT ACTUALLY PROVIDE ALL T O.C. UNITS IN A SEARCHABLE ONLINE DATABASE, IT ONLY PROVIDES A CERTAIN SUB SET OF THEM. THAT'S I DIDN'T PUT FORWARD A MOTION IN APRIL OF 2023 REQUESTING THAT THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT CREATE A MULTI LINGUAL AND EASY TO NAVIGATE ONLINE DATABASE THAT A GOING TO PEOPLE PEOPLE WHO QUALIFY TO SEARCH FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN ONE PLACE. AS SOMEBODY WHO TALKS ABOUT HOUSING A LOT, TALKS ABOUT HOUSING IN MY COMMUNITIES. I ALSO THINK THAT THIS DATABASE WHERE AFFORDABLE HOUSING EXIST, I THINK THAT THIS CAN HELP BUILD TRUST FOR HOUSING ACROSS OUR COMMUNITIES. PEOPLE LOOK AT LARGER BUILDINGS, AND THEY OFTEN SEE ONLY LUXURY HOUSING AND THIS WILL ALLOW THEM TO SEE THAT NEW BUILDINGS THAT ARE PRODUCING THE LARGEST NUMBER OF HOUSING UNITS IN LOS ANGELES THROUGH INCENTIVE AND DENSITY PROGRAMS, THIS WILL ALLOW THEM TO TRUST THAT THESE ARE ACTUALLY UNITS THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR ALL ANGELINOS AND NOT JUST FOR, LUXURY APARTMENT DWELLERS. SO I WANT TO ASK FOR YOUR AYE VOTE AND GET THIS DATABASE IN A SPEEDY MANNER. WITH THAT MADAM CLERK, OPEN THE ROLL ON ITEM 40. CLOSE THE ROLL AND TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 12 AYES. >> Council President: OKAY AND WITH THAT, I BELIEVE WE ARE AT OUR CLOSE SESSION ITEMS. AND IF WE CAN MOVE TO CLOSE SESSION FOR ITEM 46. >> Clerk: ACTUALLY, MADAM PRESIDENT, CLOSE SESSION WOULD BE FOR ITEMS 46, CORRECT AS WELL AS 44 AND 45, PLEASE. >> Council President: OKAY, GREAT. LET'S MOVE IN TO CLOSE SESSION FOR ALL OF THOSE THREE ITEMS. [CITY COUNCIL IN EXECUTIVE CLOSED SESSION] JO HOUSEKEEPING, FOR THE RECORD, MOTION HARRIS-DAWSON HERNANDEZ, WAS IS TO ADOPT THE BUILDING AND SAFETY RECOMMENDATION THAT'S WERE ANNOUNCED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING AND THERE IS A REQUEST TO SEND ITEM 43 FORTHWITH SIR. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, WITHOUT OBJECTION, ON ITEM 43 AND THE RECOMMENDATION ON THE BUILDING AND SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS, WE NODE TO OPEN THE ROLL ON THAT? JO YES, SIR. >> Council President: OP THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE. >> Clerk: 14 AYES. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT. >> Clerk: AND AT THE TIME, COUNCIL HAS MOTIONS FOR POSTED AND REFERRAL. >> Council President: THEY ARE POST ASKED REFERRED. >> Clerk: THAT CLEARS THE DESK, SIR. >> Council President: ALL RIGHT, ANNOUNCEMENTS MEMBERS? ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS TO THE WEST, TO THE EAST? I'LL ASK EVERYBODY TO RISE FOR ADJOURNING MOTIONS. START ON THE WEST SIDE MY LEFT, YOUR RIGHT? ANY COUNCILMEMBER JURADO. >> >> Y. Jurado: THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, TODAY, I ASK THAT WE ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF JUANA JIMENEZ A PROUD RESIDENT OF BOYLE HEIGHTS. SHE WAS A BOLD FIESTY LEADER WHO REFUTESED TO STAY SILENT IN THE FACE OF JUSTICE. SHE WAS BORN IN SACK SA CA ZACATECAS, MEXICO, THEY WAS EQUALLY PROUD TO BE A U.S. CITIZEN. SHE LOVED HER A DOFPTED HER HOMEBOYLE HEIGHTS, SHE AND HER HUSBAND, BUILT A BEAUTIFUL FAMILY TOGETHER RAISING NINE CHILDREN AND LATING BECOMING A GRANDMOTHER TO A WHOPPING 26 CHILDREN AND GREAT GRANDMOTHER TO 13 WITH ONE UNDER WAY. I'M JOINED WITH HER THREE OF HER CHILDREN, JUANA'S PROMISE FOR JUSTICE WAS ROOTED IN-PERSON AL EXPERIENCE. IN LATE 1950s, HER FAMILY WAS DISPLACED NOT ONCE BUT TWICE. BECAME ONE OF THE FOUNDING MOTHER OF LA NINAS MADRES OF EAST LOS ANGELES, A POWERFUL GRASS ROOT MOVEMENT THAT STOPPED THE AND MOVEMENT THOSE EFFORTS AND SUCCESSFUL FIGHTS IN SUPPORT OF NEIGHBORHOOD. ACTIVISM DID STOP THERE. AND A HOT OIL PIPELINE ALL OF WHICH WOULD HAVE HARMED WORKING CLASS LATINO COMMUNITIES. HER WORK LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR WHAT WE RECOGNIZE AS THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE MOVEMENTMENT. TO HER FAMILY, JUANA WAS NOT JUST ADVOCATE BUT SOURCE OF LOVE, AND HUMOR WITH SHARP WIT AND NEVER WAIVE ERRED IN HER COMMITMENT. JUANA GUTIERREZ AND WILL REMAIN THE PATRIOTOF BOYLE HEIGHTS. SHE WILL BE GREATLY MISSED. >> Council President: MS. RODRIGUEZ. >> >> M. Rodriguez: THANK YOU, THANK YOU MS. JURADO, AS A YOUNG STAFF MEMBER WHO WORKED FOR THEN COUNCILMAN MIKE HERNANDEZ, I GOT TO WORK WITH FOLKS THAT WERE SUCH INCREDIBLY REMARKABLE GRASS ROOTS LEADERS THAT CAME OUT OF THE EAST SIDE. SXL JUANA GUTIERREZ WAS ONE OF THOSE VERY FAMOUS, UNRELENTING CIVIC LEADERS THAT SHOWED THE STRENGTH OF WHAT WOMEN CAN DO IN THEIR COMMUNITY. AND I WILL MEETING HER FOR THE FIRST TIME WHEN NICK PACHECO WAS RUNNING IN CD14. HER REPUTATION, WELL EARNED BUT REMARKABLE. THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN HER AND MOLINA WITH WHAT WAS ABLE TO BE ACCOMPLISHED IN SHOWING THAT TRUE GRASS ROOTS LEADERSHIP IS UNCOMPROMISING STRONG. AND HER WORK WAS REALLY TRANSFORMATIVE AND LEFT FRANKLY A DEEP IMPRINT ON WHAT I KNEW THE STRENGTH OF OUR COMMUNITY COULD BE. SO I WANT TO REALLY THANK YOU FOR SHARING AND IMPARTING THEIR WITH OUR CITY, FOR HER INCREDIBLE LEGACY THAT IS ONE THAT WE ARE ALL BETTER FOR. BUT WHEN I THINK ABOUT HOW OUR COMMUNITY HAS HISTORICALLY ESPECIALLY, YOU KNOW. THE CHICANO NEIGHBORHOODS OF THE EAST SIDE WHAT SHE DID ALONGSIDE GLORIA ALONG OTHERS, SHARED THE STRENGTH OF HER VOICE. AND FOR THAT I'M GRATEFUL FOR HER WLEG SEE, FOR HER LEADERSHIP AND THANK YOU FOR SHARING HER WITH US FOR ALL OF THOSE INCREDIBLE YEARS. SHE REALLY DID TRANSFORM LOS ANGELES PARTICULARLY ON THE EAST SIDE BUT IT WAS AN UNDELABLE MARK FOR THOSE OF US THAT HAD ASPIRATIONS TO LEAD IN THAT KIND OF LEADERSHIP. THANK YOU, MAY SHE REST IN PEACE. >> Council President: THANK YOU SO MUCH. WELL SAID COUNCILMEMBERLE RODRIGUEZ AND LIKE COUNCILMEMBER JURADO WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED TO THIS, AND EXTEND THE CON DOLENCES OF THE CITY FOR THE THE WORK OF MS. GUTIERREZ, I DID NOT GET AS CLOSE AS COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ BUT WE GREW UP WITH THAOU TITANS, THESE TWO WOMEN OF COLOR AND CREATING THE MOVEMENT IN THIS CITY AND NOW, JUANA AND JUANITA, TA*IT, THEY GAVE RISE TO LOTS OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE SEE, ACTIVE TODAY BUILD THEIR MODELS ON THE WORK THAT SHE TRAIL BLAZED IN OUR CITY. THANK YOU AND OUR CONDOLENCES AND MAY SHE REST IN POWER. ANY OTHER ADJOURNING MOTIONS ON THIS SIDE OF THE ROOM? ALL RIGHT, WITH THAT, WE'RE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU, EVERYBODY.