[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