[0:30] All right.

[0:31] Good morning to the members of the

[0:33] public and members of this committee. My

[0:34] name is Marqueece Harris-Dawson.

[0:36] Serve as the chair for the Rules,

[0:38] Elections, and Intergovernmental

[0:39] Relations Committee. Madam Clerk, can we

[0:41] begin our proceedings by calling the

[0:43] roll?

[0:46] » Yes, Mr. Chair. Council member

[0:47] Harris-Dawson.

[0:48] >> Present.

[0:49] » Present.

[0:49] >> Council member Raman.

[0:53] Is not here yet. Council member

[0:54] Yaroslavsky.

[0:55] >> Here.

[0:56] » Here.

[0:56] >> Council member Soto-Martinez is not here

[0:58] » Council member Soto-Martinez is not here

[0:58] yet. Council member Lee.

[0:59] >> Present.

[0:59] » Present.

[1:00] >> Three members present. We have a quorum.

[1:01] » Three members present. We have a quorum.

[1:01] >> All right. With that, we'll begin this

[1:03] » All right. With that, we'll begin this

[1:03] meeting as we begin all of our meetings

[1:05] with public comment. We can take

[1:07] comments on individual items. You can

[1:10] talk on multiple items. You just need to

[1:12] say which ones you want to speak on. Our

[1:14] goal is to get to as many speakers as we

[1:16] can this morning, which it looks like we

[1:17] can do based on the

[1:19] folks sitting in the room.

[1:21] If we can read the rules for public

[1:22] comment into the record, and then we'll

[1:25] begin calling names.

[1:31] We need sound.

[1:33] Test. Okay.

[1:35] » [clears throat]

[1:35] >> So, for members of the public who are

[1:37] » So, for members of the public who are

[1:37] here to provide public comment, remember

[1:39] this is a special meeting, so there is

[1:41] no general public comment. If you'd

[1:42] like, you can line up in any order on

[1:45] your left-hand side of the council

[1:46] chambers. You'll have 1 minute per item,

[1:48] up to 2 minutes total for the items that

[1:50] are on the agenda.

[1:54] » I'd like to begin public comment by

[1:56] calling up a few names, Rob Quan, Goat

[1:59] Puppeteers, Red Chief, and Juan Ortega.

[2:06] I will

[2:07] call the rest of the names, Megan M,

[2:10] Rita Jones, and Tik Tok.

[2:26] » Yo, good morning. You have 2 minutes. Go

[2:28] ahead.

[2:29] >> Yo.

[2:31] » Yo.

[2:31] Um

[2:33] Today is the official day that I'm the

[2:36] first black man back to talk about the

[2:39] special meeting rules and elections.

[2:43] Item number one, for the record,

[2:47] [ __ ] item number one.

[2:50] Item two, the CLA,

[2:54] [ __ ] item two, two.

[2:57] Item three,

[2:59] I say in my foreign language,

[3:03] juju, [ __ ] three, two,

[3:07] and four.

[3:09] You know, 2 minutes for 15 [ __ ]

[3:12] items, I cannot fulfill this dream.

[3:16] But Marquise C knows that my designation

[3:21] for transfer of tax exemptions, [ __ ] the

[3:25] victims. We know that.

[3:28] That's why we have proposition

[3:31] 42 USC 1983.

[3:34] [ __ ] you, LA.

[3:37] Another item of designation,

[3:40] why you [ __ ] election

[3:43] governance, charter amendment?

[3:46] [ __ ] charter amendment. Who the [ __ ] a

[3:49] mayor here? Who the [ __ ] a mayor? I

[3:51] control narrative.

[3:53] Narrative say [ __ ] you.

[3:57] Then I go to item for you, monkey.

[4:01] Monkey does can I supporting this into

[4:03] the record this document in my hand,

[4:05] please?

[4:06] And I shall read into the record motion

[4:09] from Hart and Lee and Park.

[4:12] Uh, you know electric mopeds are

[4:16] dangerous on a [ __ ] sidewalk and

[4:18] streets. Those shits do not belong on

[4:20] the sidewalk.

[4:22] You are endangering the public with

[4:24] those [ __ ] mopeds and those [ __ ]

[4:26] scooters and those [ __ ] [ __ ] that

[4:28] ride up on the sidewalk. Yeah, I'm

[4:30] talking to you, pumpkin head, too.

[4:32] You need to listen.

[4:34] >> And your time has expired. Next speaker.

[4:47] Good morning. Uh, what would you like to

[4:49] speak to?

[4:50] >> Item three.

[4:51] » Item three.

[4:51] >> Okay, so you have 1 minute. Go ahead.

[4:52] » Okay, so you have 1 minute. Go ahead.

[4:52] >> Okay.

[4:53] » Okay.

[4:53] Um,

[4:55] my name is Megan Eddy, representing the

[4:56] Downtown Women's Center. We're proud to

[4:59] be co-sponsoring AB 1573, and we

[5:01] strongly urge this committee to move

[5:03] forward Councilmember Curado's motion in

[5:05] support of this critical legislation.

[5:07] Only 106 PSH units across the entire

[5:11] state of California are targeted to the

[5:12] unique needs of survivors. DWC's newest

[5:15] project, Rosa's Place, alone will nearly

[5:18] double that figure. Yet, nearly 75,000

[5:21] survivors access homeless services

[5:23] annually in California, and the

[5:25] percentage of people experiencing

[5:26] homelessness due to fleeing DV has

[5:29] doubled in LA since 2019.

[5:32] Survivors also wait longer to be matched

[5:34] to PSH and have reduced exits to PSH

[5:37] compared to the general population.

[5:39] AB 1573 ensures that survivors are

[5:42] included in housing element planning,

[5:45] opening the door to much-needed

[5:46] developments like Rosa's Place. For

[5:49] these reasons, we strongly urge your

[5:50] support. Thank you.

[6:01] » Good morning. What would you like to

[6:02] speak to?

[6:02] >> Uh Rob Quan, I'd like to speak on all

[6:05] » Uh Rob Quan, I'd like to speak on all

[6:05] items.

[6:05] >> Okay, so you have 2 minutes.

[6:07] » Okay, so you have 2 minutes.

[6:07] >> Uh most of these items are related to

[6:10] » Uh most of these items are related to

[6:10] designating somebody to be the lead

[6:12] author for ballot arguments, and I don't

[6:14] see any document on the court board

[6:17] or in the council file indicating who

[6:20] the council president would like to see

[6:22] this committee recommend be designated.

[6:24] Um

[6:26] very peculiar, but I just hope that

[6:28] means growth when this goes to the full

[6:31] council, you'll have public comment on

[6:32] the item.

[6:34] Um

[6:35] one of these items is related to ethics,

[6:37] and I do think it's really interesting

[6:38] to contrast how little to nothing we did

[6:41] on the front with ethics, and compare

[6:43] that to what the county is

[6:45] They've advanced an ethics commission

[6:47] that will put ours to shame.

[6:50] And you have repeatedly

[6:53] struck down the potentiality of giving

[6:55] the ethics commission power to put

[6:57] something on the ballot.

[7:00] That is something they're giving this

[7:01] commission. Once every 10 years, and the

[7:04] board won't have any ability to stop

[7:06] them.

[7:08] Um you refused to have two additional

[7:11] people on the commission that would be

[7:13] selected by open application. Well, the

[7:16] LA County Ethics Commission, if it's

[7:17] approved by voters, is going to have

[7:19] seven commissioners,

[7:21] four of which will be chosen by open

[7:23] application, a majority.

[7:26] So, I think we do need to wonder why

[7:28] this body is so different.

[7:32] Why has their governance reform task

[7:34] force actually produced real reform,

[7:36] whereas our commission did absolutely

[7:37] nothing was a dumpster fire? I think in

[7:39] part it's because there was a diffusing

[7:41] in a a diffusion in a appointing power,

[7:44] but it's also the reality that there's a

[7:45] diffusion of power amongst the five

[7:47] board members.

[7:49] They don't have a council president that

[7:50] people are afraid of stepping on the

[7:52] toes of.

[7:54] Um

[8:00] Lastly, I I I

[8:02] this ad hoc committee,

[8:04] I think this is just a god awful idea.

[8:08] And even though I really do like and

[8:10] appreciate

[8:13] » So, 2 minutes at committee.

[8:19] There is one more name for public

[8:20] comment, Jahouney E.

[8:39] Good morning. What would you like to

[8:39] speak to?

[8:40] >> Item five.

[8:41] » Item five.

[8:41] >> Okay, so you have 1 minute. Go ahead.

[8:43] » Okay, so you have 1 minute. Go ahead.

[8:43] >> Thank you.

[8:43] » Thank you.

[8:43] Uh good morning everyone. Good morning

[8:44] Council President. Just real quickly, I

[8:46] know this is in regards to ad hoc

[8:48] committee.

[8:49] Um

[8:50] you know, we went through the charter

[8:51] reform process. We thought it was going

[8:52] to go somewhere. Y'all punted a lot of

[8:54] majority of the reforms. Um so, I'm

[8:56] hoping that, you know, Council

[8:58] President, my understanding is you get

[8:59] to create the rules, the who, what,

[9:01] where, and everything. Uh so, please, if

[9:04] when you create this committee and you

[9:05] establish everything, create a calendar

[9:07] of what's going to be heard when. I just

[9:09] drove

[9:10] over an hour from the West Valley. I'm

[9:12] Councilmember Lee's district just to

[9:13] make sure that, you know,

[9:15] y'all really put some structure to this

[9:16] committee. It's very frustrating when we

[9:17] get to come here and then the items we

[9:19] think we're going to be heard aren't

[9:20] heard, or things get punted, or we get

[9:24] notified 72 hours before. So, please be

[9:26] understanding of the folks that actually

[9:27] want to participate in this process to

[9:29] create a structure. When are we going to

[9:31] hear all the reforms? Um my

[9:32] understanding you said from August of

[9:34] this year to June of next year. That's a

[9:36] long time, and we want to make sure

[9:37] we're educating our our our folks at our

[9:40] community members and getting more

[9:41] engaged. Trust that City Hall's at an

[9:43] all-time low and I hope this is a way

[9:44] that you can restore some of it. Thank

[9:45] you.

[9:51] » Those are all the names registered for

[9:52] public comment.

[9:54] >> Thank you and thank you to everybody

[9:55] » Thank you and thank you to everybody

[9:55] that came to share for public comment

[9:56] with us. Um

[9:59] Madam Clerk, uh I'm recommending that we

[10:02] take items 1 through 7 on consent unless

[10:05] members have questions or comments on

[10:07] these items. If you could read those

[10:08] into the record and then call a roll.

[10:11] >> Yes, and I'm sorry. Mr. Chair, I did not

[10:13] » Yes, and I'm sorry. Mr. Chair, I did not

[10:13] hear. Are you closing public comment?

[10:14] >> Yes, public comment is closed. Thank

[10:16] » Yes, public comment is closed. Thank

[10:16] you.

[10:16] >> Thank you very much. Okay, item number

[10:18] » Thank you very much. Okay, item number

[10:18] one is a chief legislative analyst

[10:20] to report and a resolution Nithya

[10:22] Ramanujan relative to establishing the

[10:23] city's position on Assembly Bill 1588

[10:26] Stefani, which would provide enhanced

[10:29] panel penalties for engaging in aiding

[10:31] or abetting a motor vehicle exhibition

[10:33] of speed as part of a sideshow. Item

[10:36] number two is a CLA to report and

[10:38] resolution as Aaron Yaroslavsky relative

[10:40] to establishing the city's position on

[10:42] legislative and or administrative action

[10:44] that proposes beneficial wildfire or

[10:46] catastrophic event liability reforms.

[10:49] Item number three, CLA to report and

[10:51] resolution Curren Price relative to

[10:53] establishing the city's position on

[10:55] Assembly Bill 1573 Blumenfield, which

[10:58] would add victims of domestic violence

[10:59] and victims of human trafficking to the

[11:01] definition of target population in

[11:04] existing law. Item number four is a CLA

[11:06] report to report and resolution Curren

[11:09] Price relative to establishing the

[11:11] city's position on proposed federal

[11:13] rules impacting access to

[11:15] gender-affirming care for young people.

[11:17] Item number five is a motion

[11:18] Harris-Dawson Blumenfield relative to

[11:20] establishing a new ad hoc committee on

[11:22] charter review. Item number six is a

[11:25] motion Huizar-Lee-Park relative to

[11:28] regulating e-bikes, e-motos, and

[11:30] electric mopeds. This item was also

[11:32] referred to the public

[11:34] public safety committee

[11:36] and the transportation committee which

[11:38] approved the motion recommendations on

[11:41] April 22nd, 2026. Item number seven is a

[11:44] motion Nima Kosker at all relative to

[11:47] establishing a business tax advisory

[11:49] committee for potential reforms to the

[11:50] city's business tax structure. This item

[11:53] was also referred to the budget and

[11:54] finance committee.

[11:56] >> All right, the recommendation is that we

[11:57] » All right, the recommendation is that we

[11:57] adopt these

[11:59] matters and Madam Clerk, can you call

[12:01] the roll?

[12:02] >> And I'm

[12:03] » And I'm

[12:03] Mr. Chair, on item six, would you like

[12:05] this committee the recommendation to be

[12:07] that you concur with the action of the T

[12:09] committee which approved the motion

[12:10] recommendations?

[12:11] >> Yes.

[12:12] » Yes.

[12:12] >> Okay. And

[12:14] » Okay. And

[12:14] Mr. Okay, so for roll call

[12:17] Council member Harris-Dawson?

[12:18] >> Yes.

[12:19] » Yes.

[12:19] >> Council member Yaroslavsky?

[12:21] » Council member Yaroslavsky?

[12:21] >> Yes.

[12:21] » Yes.

[12:21] >> Council member Lee?

[12:23] » Council member Lee?

[12:23] >> I.

[12:23] » I.

[12:23] >> Motion carries.

[12:24] » Motion carries.

[12:24] >> All right.

[12:26] » All right.

[12:26] Now we will move through our remaining

[12:28] issues on the agenda today which are

[12:30] items eight through 15. Today we will be

[12:32] voting to designate primary authors for

[12:35] ballot arguments associated with each

[12:37] measure

[12:38] going forward on the November ballot.

[12:40] I'd like to note that while we're

[12:42] selecting only

[12:44] the primary author today,

[12:47] each designated author may choose up to

[12:49] nine additional signatures to join the

[12:51] ballot argument with them. Accordingly,

[12:54] if you submitted a form expressing

[12:55] interest in serving as a ballot argument

[12:58] author, I encourage you to reach out to

[13:00] the selected primary author after

[13:02] today's meeting if you would like to be

[13:04] considered as one of the additional

[13:06] signatories. For each item, I'll ask the

[13:08] elections clerk to provide an overview

[13:10] of the submissions related to the

[13:11] measure before us and then I'll present

[13:14] a recommendation for that item. Before

[13:17] we began, I'd like to invite the city

[13:19] attorney

[13:20] and the elections division of the city

[13:23] attorney's office to give us a brief

[13:25] overview

[13:26] of the ballot argument and author

[13:28] selection process.

[13:32] >> Um thank you, Mr. President and council

[13:33] » Um thank you, Mr. President and council

[13:33] members. Um as you noted, the next

[13:35] several items will be uh for selecting

[13:37] ballot argument authors for the eight

[13:38] measures that are going to be on the

[13:39] November ballot.

[13:41] Um these arguments are printed in the

[13:43] voter information pamphlet uh along with

[13:45] several other pieces of information,

[13:47] including the CLA's impartial summary,

[13:49] the CAO's financial impact statement,

[13:51] and the full text of each measure.

[13:53] The election code provides that the

[13:55] council president has the authority to

[13:56] select the ballot argument authors with

[13:58] the concurrence of the rules committee.

[14:00] And in making selections, the election

[14:02] code requires that priority be given in

[14:04] the following order: first to elected

[14:06] officials, second to appointed

[14:08] officials, third to organizations, and

[14:11] fourth to individual voters.

[14:13] So, we'll go through each measure, and

[14:15] the clerk will provide a list of the

[14:17] applicants that have applied to write in

[14:19] favor of and against each measure,

[14:22] um and then the committee can make their

[14:24] designation.

[14:26] >> All right. Um so, I guess we should just

[14:28] » All right. Um so, I guess we should just

[14:29] begin with the items, and we'll begin

[14:30] with item number eight.

[14:31] >> Okay. So, I think item number eight if

[14:34] » Okay. So, I think item number eight if

[14:34] uh clerk wants to read it into the

[14:35] record.

[14:37] >> Okay. Item Item number eight is the

[14:39] » Okay. Item Item number eight is the

[14:39] designation of a person or organizations

[14:41] to write arguments for and against the

[14:42] following November 3, 2026 ballot

[14:45] measure: funding for the Los Angeles

[14:47] Fire Department through a 1 cent 1/2

[14:50] percent sales tax. This is initiative

[14:52] ordinance FD.

[14:55] >> Uh now for this measure, because it's an

[14:56] » Uh now for this measure, because it's an

[14:57] initiative and it qualified for the

[14:58] ballot through the initiative process,

[15:00] the election code provides that the

[15:01] proponents of the initiative are

[15:03] automatically designated as the authors

[15:05] of the argument in favor of the measure.

[15:08] So, uh there were other applicants for

[15:10] and against, which the clerk will will

[15:11] read out, but the proponents are

[15:13] automatically designated as the authors

[15:14] for the measure.

[15:16] >> Hello, council.

[15:17] » Hello, council.

[15:17] Councilman Harris.

[15:19] >> City Clerk's office.

[15:20] » City Clerk's office.

[15:21] Uh for this uh,

[15:22] for FDE, the David Ryu's

[15:25] proponent as a priority for argument in

[15:29] favor of. We also received, uh,

[15:32] applic- uh, application for author for

[15:35] argument in favor from council member

[15:37] Nury Martinez.

[15:38] Lydia. And we received, uh,

[15:41] an

[15:42] application for argument author against

[15:45] from Howard Jarvis Taxpayers

[15:48] Association.

[15:50] >> All right. Uh, so for item eight,

[15:52] » All right. Uh, so for item eight,

[15:52] Initiative Ordinance FDE, I recommend

[15:54] designating David Ryu's as the author of

[15:56] the ballot argument in favor of the

[15:58] initiative as he is the proponent of the

[16:00] ordinance and is best positioned to

[16:01] present the case in support of the

[16:02] measure.

[16:06] » And Mr. Chair, would you like to, um,

[16:09] then also propose, uh, the Howard Jarvis

[16:11] Taxpayers Association the only applicant

[16:13] for the argument against?

[16:14] >> Yes. Uh, as the sole applicant to argue

[16:18] » Yes. Uh, as the sole applicant to argue

[16:18] against. Yes. Uh, so do we take a vote

[16:21] on that now or do we wait till the end?

[16:23] >> We can take a vote on that now.

[16:24] » We can take a vote on that now.

[16:24] >> Okay.

[16:25] » Okay.

[16:25] >> Council member Harris-Dawson?

[16:26] » Council member Harris-Dawson?

[16:26] >> Yes.

[16:27] » Yes.

[16:27] >> Council member Raman?

[16:28] » Council member Raman?

[16:28] >> Yes.

[16:29] » Yes.

[16:29] >> Council member Yaroslavsky?

[16:31] » Council member Yaroslavsky?

[16:31] >> Yes.

[16:31] » Yes.

[16:31] >> Council member Soto-Martinez is absent.

[16:33] » Council member Soto-Martinez is absent.

[16:33] Council member Lee?

[16:34] >> Aye.

[16:35] » Aye.

[16:35] >> Motion carries.

[16:36] » Motion carries.

[16:36] >> All right.

[16:37] » All right.

[16:37] Let's go to item number nine.

[16:40] >> Item number nine is the designation of a

[16:41] » Item number nine is the designation of a

[16:42] person or organization to write

[16:43] arguments for and against the following

[16:44] November 3, 2026 ballot measure,

[16:47] property transfer tax exemption for

[16:50] victims of January 2025 fire disaster,

[16:53] Proposition TE.

[16:55] >> Uh, for this

[16:57] » Uh, for this

[16:57] proposition, we received only one

[16:59] applicant for argument in favor. That is

[17:01] council member

[17:03] Tracy Park.

[17:05] And no applicants were received for

[17:07] arguments against.

[17:08] >> No, none were received for against. Uh,

[17:10] » No, none were received for against. Uh,

[17:10] so in the case that there are none

[17:12] received, there doesn't have We don't

[17:13] have to make up someone?

[17:14] >> Correct.

[17:15] » Correct.

[17:15] >> Okay. All right. For item nine,

[17:17] » Okay. All right. For item nine,

[17:17] proposition TE, I recommend designating

[17:19] Council member Tracy Park as the author

[17:21] of the ballot argument in favor of this

[17:22] proposition as she has been closely

[17:24] involved with the measure and it's and

[17:26] is well suited to articulate its

[17:27] personal purpose and intent. Uh Madam

[17:30] Clerk, if you can call the roll on that

[17:31] item.

[17:32] >> Yes, Council member Harris-Dawson.

[17:34] » Yes, Council member Harris-Dawson.

[17:34] >> Yes.

[17:34] » Yes.

[17:35] >> Council member Raman.

[17:36] » Council member Raman.

[17:36] >> Yes.

[17:36] » Yes.

[17:37] >> Council member Yaroslavsky.

[17:38] » Council member Yaroslavsky.

[17:38] >> Yes.

[17:39] » Yes.

[17:39] >> Council member Rodriguez Martinez is

[17:40] » Council member Rodriguez Martinez is

[17:40] absent. Council member Lee.

[17:41] >> Aye.

[17:42] » Aye.

[17:42] >> Motion carries.

[17:43] » Motion carries.

[17:43] >> All right, let's go to the next item.

[17:46] » All right, let's go to the next item.

[17:46] >> Item number nine, I'm sorry, item number

[17:48] » Item number nine, I'm sorry, item number

[17:48] 10 is the designation of personal

[17:50] organizations to write arguments for and

[17:52] against the following November 3, 2026

[17:55] ballot measure, city infrastructure,

[17:57] budget, finance, and contracting charter

[17:59] amendment LA.

[18:02] >> Um I like candidates for authors for

[18:03] » Um I like candidates for authors for

[18:03] argument in favor, uh Council member of

[18:06] Bob Blumenfield, sitting controller

[18:09] Kenneth Mejia,

[18:10] Council member Katie Yaroslavsky, those

[18:13] are the priority.

[18:14] Uh we also received from associations

[18:17] Investing in Place, LA Forward

[18:19] Institute, Los Angeles Business Council.

[18:22] We also received from individuals

[18:24] Raymond Mesa, Justy Sexton, Chad

[18:27] Hamilton Shields. We received applicants

[18:30] for argument in and against

[18:34] from Council member

[18:35] Nithya Raman Rodriguez, she is a

[18:37] priority, and Construction Industry

[18:39] Forest

[18:40] Account Council.

[18:43] >> All right, uh thank you for that. For

[18:44] » All right, uh thank you for that. For

[18:44] item 10, charter amendment LA, Council

[18:47] member Yaroslavsky.

[18:48] >> Uh thank you, Council President. Um

[18:50] » Uh thank you, Council President. Um

[18:50] I think that we have a strong case to

[18:53] make to the voters. This is really

[18:54] important. Um

[18:56] Uh I also want to recognize that this

[18:57] reflects the work of a lot of people,

[18:59] and so um I'll just say sort of more

[19:01] broadly, I think where you have multiple

[19:03] elected officials who have expressed

[19:04] interest in in drafting an argument in

[19:06] favor or against, um and they bring

[19:09] relevant experience, I think it we

[19:10] should try and allow for co-authorship

[19:13] if that's something that's allowed and

[19:14] so I would welcome the opportunity to

[19:16] co-author this with

[19:18] Controller Mejia and Councilmember

[19:19] Blumenfield.

[19:21] >> All right. Um, is that within the scope

[19:24] » All right. Um, is that within the scope

[19:24] of our ability?

[19:26] >> Yes, there's precedent for co-authorship

[19:27] » Yes, there's precedent for co-authorship

[19:27] designation and if the council member is

[19:29] going to work with the other two elected

[19:31] officials as

[19:33] um provided here, that's permissible,

[19:35] yes.

[19:35] >> All right.

[19:36] » All right.

[19:36] >> Great. And then we can add on the

[19:38] » Great. And then we can add on the

[19:38] others.

[19:39] >> These other signatories

[19:41] » These other signatories

[19:41] >> as co-authors or co- or supporters.

[19:44] » as co-authors or co- or supporters.

[19:44] >> Yeah, they would they could be added as

[19:45] » Yeah, they would they could be added as

[19:45] additional signers to the argument at

[19:48] at your discretion.

[19:49] >> So that would be Investing in Place, LA

[19:52] » So that would be Investing in Place, LA

[19:52] Forward Institute, LA Business Council,

[19:54] Raymond Meza, etc.

[19:55] >> That's correct.

[19:56] » That's correct.

[19:56] >> Okay.

[19:57] » Okay.

[19:58] >> All right. So for Charter

[20:00] » All right. So for Charter

[20:00] for item number 10, Charter Amendment

[20:02] LA, I recommend designating

[20:05] Councilmember Yaroslavsky

[20:07] and Blumenfield along with City

[20:09] Controller Kenneth Mejia as authors of

[20:12] the ballot argument in favor of the

[20:14] amendment and Councilwoman Rodriguez as

[20:16] the author of the ballot argument

[20:17] against the amendment as each has been a

[20:19] leading voice representing their

[20:21] respective positions on these

[20:23] measures.

[20:25] Madam Clerk, can we call a roll?

[20:27] >> Councilmember Yaroslavsky.

[20:28] » Councilmember Yaroslavsky.

[20:28] >> Yes.

[20:28] » Yes.

[20:28] >> Councilmember Raman.

[20:29] » Councilmember Raman.

[20:29] >> Yes.

[20:30] » Yes.

[20:30] >> Councilmember Yaroslavsky.

[20:31] » Councilmember Yaroslavsky.

[20:31] >> Yes. Councilmember Lee.

[20:34] » Yes. Councilmember Lee.

[20:34] Councilmember Lee.

[20:35] >> I.

[20:35] » I.

[20:36] >> Motion carries.

[20:37] » Motion carries.

[20:37] >> All right, next item.

[20:38] » All right, next item.

[20:38] >> Item number 11 is a designation of

[20:40] » Item number 11 is a designation of

[20:40] persons or organizations to write

[20:41] arguments for and against the following

[20:43] November 3, 2016 ballot measure, City

[20:45] Planning Department Charter Amendment

[20:47] PL.

[20:49] >> Okay. Applicants for authors for

[20:50] » Okay. Applicants for authors for

[20:50] argument in favor

[20:52] were received from individuals, Raymond

[20:55] Meza, Justy Sexton, Chad Hamilton

[20:57] Shields. No applicants were received for

[21:01] arguments against.

[21:02] >> All right. For item 11, Charter

[21:05] » All right. For item 11, Charter

[21:05] Amendment PL, I recommend designating

[21:07] Raymond Meza as the author of the ballot

[21:10] argument in favor of the amendment as he

[21:12] served as the chair of the Charter

[21:14] Reform Commission and is well positioned

[21:16] to present arguments.

[21:18] Uh

[21:19] from the commissioner's rationale, the

[21:21] commission's rationale and the

[21:22] supporting argument for this measure.

[21:25] Madam Clerk, let's call the roll.

[21:27] >> Councilmember Harris-Dawson.

[21:28] » Councilmember Harris-Dawson.

[21:28] >> Yes.

[21:29] » Yes.

[21:29] >> Councilmember Raman.

[21:30] » Councilmember Raman.

[21:30] >> Yes.

[21:31] » Yes.

[21:31] >> Councilmember Yaroslavsky.

[21:32] » Councilmember Yaroslavsky.

[21:32] >> Yes.

[21:33] » Yes.

[21:33] >> Councilmember Lee.

[21:34] » Councilmember Lee.

[21:34] >> I.

[21:34] » I.

[21:34] >> Motion carries.

[21:36] » Motion carries.

[21:36] >> All right. What's next?

[21:37] » All right. What's next?

[21:37] >> Item number 12, designation of person

[21:39] » Item number 12, designation of person

[21:39] organiza- organizations to write

[21:41] arguments for and against the following

[21:43] November 3, 2026 uh ballot measure, City

[21:46] Ethics, Elections, and Governance

[21:48] Charter Amendment EE.

[21:52] >> Applicants for authors for for argument

[21:54] » Applicants for authors for for argument

[21:54] in favor are Councilmember Tim McOsker.

[21:57] He has priority.

[21:59] Uh individuals, Diego Andrades, Justine

[22:02] Sexton, and applicants for authors for

[22:05] argument in against uh Councilmember

[22:08] Monica Rodriguez. She has priority.

[22:11] >> All right. For item number 12, Charter

[22:13] » All right. For item number 12, Charter

[22:13] Amendment EE, I recommend designating

[22:15] Councilmember Tim McOsker as the author

[22:17] of the ballot argument in favor of the

[22:19] amendment and Councilmember Rodriguez as

[22:22] the author of the ballot argument

[22:24] against the amendment.

[22:26] So, Madam Clerk, call the roll.

[22:28] >> Councilmember Harris-Dawson.

[22:29] » Councilmember Harris-Dawson.

[22:29] >> Yes.

[22:30] » Yes.

[22:30] >> Councilmember Raman.

[22:31] » Councilmember Raman.

[22:31] >> Yes.

[22:31] » Yes.

[22:32] >> Councilmember Yaroslavsky.

[22:33] » Councilmember Yaroslavsky.

[22:33] >> Yes.

[22:33] » Yes.

[22:33] >> Councilmember Lee.

[22:35] » Councilmember Lee.

[22:35] >> I.

[22:36] » I.

[22:36] >> Motion carries.

[22:37] » Motion carries.

[22:37] Uh we're on over to item number 13,

[22:40] designation of persons or organizations

[22:41] to write arguments for and against the

[22:43] following November 3, 2026 ballot

[22:45] measure, City Department of Recreation

[22:47] and Parks Budget Charter Amendment PRK.

[22:52] >> Applicants for authors for argument in

[22:53] » Applicants for authors for argument in

[22:53] favor,

[22:55] Councilmember

[22:56] Imelda Padilla, Councilmember Monica

[22:58] Rodriguez, they are priority, and we

[23:01] received also from individuals plain old

[23:03] Marias, Chad Hamilton Shields.

[23:06] Uh there was no applicants for arguments

[23:08] against.

[23:12] » All right. Uh thank you for that. So, I

[23:14] recommend designating co-authors,

[23:16] Council members Monica Rodriguez and

[23:18] Imelda Padilla

[23:20] as the argument of the ballot argument

[23:22] in favor of the amendment as they have

[23:23] been closely engaged on the measure and

[23:26] can present its rationale and intended

[23:28] benefits.

[23:31] » Council member Harris-Dawson.

[23:32] >> Yes.

[23:33] » Yes.

[23:33] >> Council member Raman.

[23:34] » Council member Raman.

[23:34] >> Yes.

[23:35] » Yes.

[23:35] >> Council member Yaroslavsky.

[23:36] » Council member Yaroslavsky.

[23:36] >> Yes.

[23:36] » Yes.

[23:36] >> Council member Lee.

[23:37] » Council member Lee.

[23:37] >> I.

[23:38] » I.

[23:38] >> Motion carries.

[23:40] » Motion carries.

[23:40] Item number 14 is a designation of

[23:42] person or organizations to write

[23:44] arguments for and against the following

[23:45] November 3, 2026 ballot measure, City

[23:48] Airports, Harbor and Water and Power

[23:50] Departments Charter Amendment PRT.

[23:54] >> Applicants for authors for arguments in

[23:56] » Applicants for authors for arguments in

[23:56] favor

[23:57] were received from Council member Tim

[23:59] McOsker

[24:00] and Council member

[24:01] Imelda Padilla.

[24:04] And no uh no applicant was received for

[24:07] um arguments against.

[24:09] >> All right. For Charter Amendment PRT, I

[24:12] » All right. For Charter Amendment PRT, I

[24:12] recommend designating co-authors,

[24:15] Council members Tim McOsker and Imelda

[24:17] Padilla as authors of the ballot

[24:18] argument in favor of the amendment as

[24:21] they both put forward the recommendation

[24:23] relating to the Harbor Port of Los

[24:25] Angeles.

[24:27] » Council members Harris-Dawson.

[24:29] >> Yes.

[24:29] » Yes.

[24:29] >> Council member Raman.

[24:31] » Council member Raman.

[24:31] >> Yes.

[24:31] » Yes.

[24:31] >> Council member Yaroslavsky.

[24:33] » Council member Yaroslavsky.

[24:33] >> Yes.

[24:33] » Yes.

[24:33] >> Council member Lee.

[24:34] » Council member Lee.

[24:34] >> I.

[24:35] » I.

[24:35] >> Motion carries.

[24:37] » Motion carries.

[24:37] >> All right.

[24:39] » All right.

[24:39] >> Item number 15, designation of person or

[24:41] » Item number 15, designation of person or

[24:41] organizations to write arguments for and

[24:43] against the following November 3, 2026

[24:45] ballot measure, Campaign Finance Rules

[24:48] Related to Board of Education Elections

[24:50] Charter Amendment SC.

[24:53] >> Applicants for authors for arguments in

[24:55] » Applicants for authors for arguments in

[24:55] favor were received from individuals,

[24:58] Diego Andrades, Chad Hamilton Shields,

[25:01] and no applic- no application will

[25:03] receive for arguments against.

[25:05] >> All right. Um so, for item number 15,

[25:08] » All right. Um so, for item number 15,

[25:08] Charter Amendment SC, I recommend

[25:10] designating Diego Andrades as the author

[25:13] of the ballot argument in favor of the

[25:15] amendment as he serves as a member of

[25:17] the Charter Reform Commission and is

[25:18] well positioned to present the

[25:20] supporting argument for this measure.

[25:22] Madam Clerk.

[25:24] >> Councilmember Harris-Dawson.

[25:26] » Councilmember Harris-Dawson.

[25:26] >> Yes.

[25:26] » Yes.

[25:26] >> Councilmember Raman.

[25:27] » Councilmember Raman.

[25:27] >> Yes.

[25:28] » Yes.

[25:28] >> Councilmember Yaroslavsky.

[25:29] » Councilmember Yaroslavsky.

[25:29] >> Yes.

[25:29] » Yes.

[25:29] >> Councilmember Lee.

[25:31] » Councilmember Lee.

[25:31] >> I.

[25:31] » I.

[25:31] >> Motion carries.

[25:32] » Motion carries.

[25:32] >> All right. Uh Madam Clerk, can you

[25:34] » All right. Uh Madam Clerk, can you

[25:34] confirm that that concludes our business

[25:35] for this morning?

[25:36] >> The desk is clear, Mr. Chair.

[25:38] » The desk is clear, Mr. Chair.

[25:38] >> All right, thank you. We're adjourned.

[25:39] » All right, thank you. We're adjourned.

[25:39] Thank you all so much and

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