Japanese garden uses reclaimed
water to replenish its tranquil
features. Standing as a
testament to the city's
commitment to sustainability and
resourcefulness, step into the
unique landscape which invites
visitors to disconnect from the
dynamic pace of urban life and
rediscover a sense of peace. So
whether you're visiting from
across town or from across the
world, welcome to LA
.
The visionary concept of
establishing a Japanese garden
adjacent to the reclamation
facility was pioneered by Donald
C Tillman. Every element of the
grounds has been meticulously
crafted to harmonize with the
modern architecture and the
natural environment of the San
Fernando Valley. Visitors can
enjoy an expansive, wet
strolling landscape where
flowing waterfalls, symbolizing
heaven, humanity and the earth
merge with vibrant greenery and
crafted stone lanterns imported
from Japanese artisans. The
stillness of the water offers a
refuge for the spirit, mirroring
the vital knowledge shared with
Angelenos during a recent
emergency preparedness day. We
are at the Autry Museum for the
second annual Wildfire de la,
which is an event that we put on
to try to prepare Los Angeles
for the next inevitable wildfire
emergencies that, unfortunately,
are destined to happen. Whether
it's the wildfires here that
taught us an awful lot of
lessons in January 2025, or a
other kind of life safety
emergency, our mission now is an
18 year old nonprofit
organization working with the LA
City Fire Department and other
city partners and departments is
to bridge that gap. It's
critical for everyone in the
city, whether you have a
business, whether you own a home
, rent that you know what to do
in case of emergency, be it
wildfire, be it an earthquake or
heavy rains, emergency
preparedness is critical, and
I'm glad the city put on this
event. Los Angeles is actually
very unique in that it has so
many possible natural disasters.
It has earthquakes. It has
literally tsunamis. It has
flooding. In fact, the major
cause of weather, death is heat.
And as we know with
environmental concerns, we also
wind up having more heat. So
there is something here for
everybody. So while some people
might think, well, I don't live
in a home in the hills, the high
fire severity zone is actually
moving further south into our
urban areas. And everybody is
potentially affected by an
emergency. We are all one
emergency away from a potential
personal disaster. Wildfire de
la is one of the many ways that
we try to reach out to people,
whether it's holding public
events like these, and we've
done ten or more, all over the
city and county. Second time
that we're here at the Autry,
which is a great venue. We're
surrounded by wild land, right?
So it's a great frame for what
we're trying to teach. But, you
know, in any case, we just take
we try to use every conduit,
every medium, every form we can
to get the word out right. We go
into neighborhoods and we do
home hardening assessments for
free for people that are in the
brush, the canyons, the
hillsides. We go into schools
and teach kids how to be more
fire safe. We go to build
neighborhood council, fire wise
or fire safe council groups to
organize their own neighborhoods
to be more prepared. We're here
working with all the folks that
are concerned about how we can
be more efficient with
preventing wildfire, right? How
can we be more mindful of
keeping our towns resilient? And
so tree people, our goal is to
help make our wild spaces
resilient. And that means that
after a fire rolls through, we
want to bring in native plants
that are going to do well and
recover quickly and also
withstand the shortened fire
regime. As well. As we want to
make communities aware of the
benefits of native plants,
right. A healthy ecosystem in
the mountains is going to bring
a lot more resilience to our
communities. Just down the way.
Trees and native species are
going to be better suited for
when we have drought, they're
going to be better suited for
when there is wildfire. They'll
recover quickly and they're
going to keep our air cycling
clean. We're going to have a lot
of different benefits from a
healthy ecosystem. So the more
we can preserve the wild space,
the more our cities and our
wildlife is going to be happy
that we've done so we can do our
part in stewarding the land.
Wildfire safety includes a lot
of things, but one of the most
important things it includes is
preparation, awareness and
education. We want every
community in Kde4 and throughout
Los Angeles to understand what
they can do to be ready in case
of emergency, as well as how
they can participate in
preventing an emergency. I would
tell people to make sure that
they understand where their
exits are other than their front
door. I would recommend that
people do pack some sort of go
kit, which includes their
medications, identifying
information of their pets if
they have them, in case they're
separated. If you live in an
apartment building, please make
yourself aware of where the fire
extinguishers are in your
building. Please make sure you
keep your fire alarms
functioning, which also monitor
for gas and, you know, reach out
to your landlord to ask them to
engage in safety measures for
the entire building, which also
might lower their insurance
costs. If they engage safely on
how to protect themselves. All
these things are what we're here
to teach today in a way that
hopefully people can deal with
in an affordable and viable way,
so that they don't feel
overwhelmed, like there's so
much to do. I just won't do
anything. We want them to do
something, do one thing, do
three things over time, and over
time, they're going to get in a
better position to withstand a
wildfire. And we know they're
coming. Unfortunately.
Hinson Aquatic Center is very
different, and it's the largest
municipal pool in the United
States. It's 1.5 acres just one
way. It's 153 yards. Capacity is
over 3000 depth entry. So that
means that it's safe for all
family. The little kids. It's
1.5 million gallons of water
with two beautiful water slides
. And the obstacle course in the
middle of the pool. So in the
city of LA, we have over 50
swimming pools. So there's a
pool near your house from San
Pedro to Sylmar, East L.A. West
L.A, we have a pool. Not only we
have a pool with well-trained
lifeguards, but we have amazing
programs we do over 25,000
lessons, swim lessons in the
city of LA every year. We have
over 800 kids in our junior
lifeguard program and over 6000
kids are a part of our swim
team. Water polo, artistic
swimming, springboard diving. So
we have an aquatics program for
all Angelenos. So anytime you're
around water, if you're at the
lake, you're at the beach,
you're at the pool anywhere.
Always swim near a lifeguard.
It's critical that your kids are
supervised at all times, anytime
they're close to the water, you
know, kids can drown in like a
few inches of water. So never,
never leave your kids unattended
during the summertime. You know,
there's a lot of friends,
family, they have pool parties.
It's a lot of drownings that
happen in backyard pools. So as
a parent, there's a lot of
things that you can do at home
to make sure your pools are safe
. First, you got to have a
fence. Make sure you have a
fence with a gate that you can
lock. You got to have an alarm.
It's good to have equipment in
case, you know, somebody goes in
the water and whoever's watching
them doesn't know how to swim.
Make sure you have a ring boy. A
ring boy can make a big
difference on saving somebody's
life. Where anybody can see it.
Grab it and throw it to
whoever's in the water
struggling, whoever needs help
knowing how to use it, how to
throw it can make a big
difference. Also, a body hook
you put on the wall next to the
ring boy so you can reach and
hook the body and bring them in,
or have somebody hold on to it
that's struggling in the water
and bring them in. By having
those two pieces of equipment
can make a big, big difference.
So each facility, you know, we
have a safety plan by having
well trained lifeguards that all
of our 50 plus facilities in the
city of La, our job is to
educate the public in water
safety. So when you come in, you
have a good, safe experience. So
this summer make it a point to
visit our pools and take a swim
lesson. Give us a shot, try us
out. Five. Four. Three. Two one.
Go.
We are in the community of
Panorama City. The 91 402
celebrating the Grand opening of
the splash pad at Panorama City
Park, a park whose splash pad
was closed for over seven
summers. We're excited to see
all of the kids here who live in
a very high, dense community,
sometimes don't have a front
yard, sometimes don't have a
backyard. So the park is really
their only place to play. It's
been amazing. I mean, look at
the smiles. They're priceless.
The sound. It brings me back to
my childhood. My sister was even
teary eyed because growing up in
a community where, you know, you
need a little bit more
resources. This is priceless. I
am overly ecstatic that we have
close to 200 families here
today, and we are excited to
talk to the families about how
we were finally able to find the
resources to get it back and
functioning, and I'm still
overwhelmed by the amount of
families that came that were
waiting for this, because seven
years is a long time. So I'm a
community member here, and this
actually started in my family
when I brought my son to the
park, and he noticed a desolate
water park, and he asked me,
mom, when is this going to be
open and why is it closed? And I
told him, you know what? I
honestly don't know, but these
are great questions. We have a
neighborhood watch meeting in
the next few days. Why don't you
ask those questions there? My
son and my daughter, they
collaborated so at the meeting,
she asked the questions.
Unfortunately, she was told that
it was going to be closed. But
then a few days later, I get an
email or a text saying that
actually the council member had
looked into it and she's going
to make it happen to reopen. And
here we are, and we're really
grateful for this, because lots
of families can enjoy,
especially during these hot
weather and especially when
things are so expensive. This is
a free access to keeping cool in
our community, which we
definitely need it. And this
shows just the collaboration
that when we work together, that
you're never too young to be
active, to get involved, that
you can make positive change at
any age. And especially when we
all work together, it almost
feels like we let an entire
generation down. Taking this
long. But we're not going to let
this happen again, and that's
why we're going to continue to
fight and advocate for more
funding to come to our rec and
parks Department. We want to
continue to collaborate with the
City to make sure it's safe that
our communities are clean, that
they're great places for us to
live. And as you can see, a good
place to play as well. Inspired
by the historic strolling
estates of the 18th and 19th
centuries, the wet Garden design
employs vast lawns to foster an
open and radiant setting for
discovery. The grounds are open
for public exploration from 9:30
a.m. until 3:30 p.m. Monday,
through Thursday, and on the
second Sunday of each month.
During these Sunday sessions,
the facility showcases
traditional cultural artistry,
performances and family
activities alongside the Bureau
of Sanitation's Sustainability
programs. This scenic promenade
offers an opportunity to observe
the evolving seasons highlighted
by the radiant lotus blooms that
also define the spirit of the
annual Lotus Festival at Echo
Park. Lake. This year, here at
the Beautiful Echo Park Lake, we
are celebrating the 45th Lotus
Festival and our host country
this year is Sri Lanka. So we're
celebrating the culture, the
people and the food of Sri Lanka
. This festival is about
celebrating culture and bringing
people together. So this year
when we celebrate the democratic
socialist Republic of Sri Lanka,
you're going to see people from
all across the city of Los
Angeles, all walks of life. But
we're celebrating one part of
the community, but also
celebrating the diversity and
the strength of the city of Los
Angeles. An absolutely
incredible community event that
brings together the various
cultures and the rich heritage
of us Angelenos. And today, I'm
so honored that it's
spotlighting my country of birth
and my motherland. The beautiful
island of Sri Lanka. We want to
keep our culture alive and
spread it to everyone else in
our community. As well. And let
everyone else know how vibrant
and how welcoming our culture is
. Our food is very tasty. To.
Sri Lanka means so much to the
city of Los Angeles. We have
doctors, teachers, lawyers. They
bring so much love and community
to the city and that's what we
want to highlight today here at
Echo Park, celebrating the Lotus
Festival. It's a great event
full of diversity and culture.
The host country this year is
Sri Lanka and we had the Consul
General of Sri Lanka herself
here to help celebrate the
opening ceremony. We have two
days of a lot of fun food,
dancing, entertainment.
Having events like this is
absolutely critical because
we're so diverse. But it's not
just diversity that makes us a
great city. It's having events
where people that are diverse
can learn from one another and
really become neighbors. And
partners and friends. And that's
why it's so important that we
celebrate this. We have so many
events where people can learn
about one another's countries or
heritage culture, and that's
what makes us better, makes us a
strong city. And these types of
events are so important for us
as a community because it just
brings together everyone from
all corners of the world. We
have Hispanics, we have
Africans, we have South Asians
like us. We have Koreans,
Chinese, and we're all here
together. We make up this
beautiful city of Los Angeles.
We are the fabric of this city.
So what we're doing here is we
are hosting the official World
Cup. LA fan Zone, and we're
going to be hosting today's
match. We're going to do the
third third place match on
Saturday. And also the finals on
Sunday. It's about getting the
vibe of the of the crowd and
everything. Being with people
and everyone scores a goal. It's
nice. It's better than sitting
at home and watching it. I came
with my, one of my closest
friends so that we can enjoy the
last games of this amazing World
Cup. We both love soccer, so I
was lucky enough to go to the
first game USA against Paraguay
. Um, so now it's just all about
having fun for whatever's left.
Hi We're in San Pedro. I'm
rooting for England here. Come
on. The England. Can we just say
go, England? I want England to
win. He sends it in bodies on
the deck. Today's fan fest fan
zone is a lively crowd. Good
entertainment and a great game.
And we'll see who wins. Oh, I
volunteer for Ayso, and it's
very meaningful for me to be
here with my family. This is
like my brother. We have to look
out for. Thank you so much. Oh
we are stoked to welcome
everybody here right now. We've
got such a beautiful location
and we want to show it off.
Right. We are giving everyone a
first look, not just to the
space here and our LA waterfront
, but also a few of our tenants
are participating as well. So
people can get a little bit of a
taste of San Pedro Fish Market,
who's actually already open down
on the other end of the site.
But Fresco Bar, Lazio Pizza,
we've got Piranha empanadas and
glass box and baked bear that
are also here so people can get
a little taste before we
actually open this fall. There's
going to be a brand new visitor
serving attraction down here at
the port of LA called West
Harbor. So it's really important
for those that knew it
previously as ports of call, to
know that it has been completely
redeveloped with partnership
between the port and the West
Harbor developer. That's going
to offer all kinds of food and
beverage options shopping
options, activity options.
There's going to be a really big
Ferris wheel here coming next
year. There's going to be stuff
for kids to do. Kids playground
area. There's going to be Harbor
cruises so you can come down
here and play all day, walk the
mile long promenade and just
figure out whatever you want to
do with your family. We're just
enjoying the beautiful West
Harbor. I live here locally and
we haven't really seen this open
to the public in this manner. I
had no idea what it would be
like, but it's close. I live
nearby so I'm actually coming on
Saturday with my entire family,
but they opened it early, so I
was like, hey, why not? Let's
go. So it looks really nice.
It's near the water. I love the
soccer balls floating in the
ocean, so it looks really nice
and a safe family environment.
And bottom line is this if
everybody could get a loan like
this right here, we will be a
better place. For So this week
is Shark Week, and today
specifically is July 14th. And
July 14th is the AZA Association
of Zoos and Aquariums. Shark and
ray Awareness Day. We bring
specimens out from our museum
collection that that we normally
don't have on display. Some
different species of shark jaws.
We have some great white shark
vertebrae. We have shark skin
that the public can touch. And
we also have activities,
giveaways, crafts and things
that the public can take that
are all around appreciating
sharks and other kinds of
different shark specimens that
are not on permanent exhibit.
Who isn't excited about sharks?
You know, especially, you know,
little kids. And then you grow
up who's not excited about
sharks? They're almost like the
dinosaurs of the day, you know?
And when you grow up, that never
leaves you. You know, the love
for sharks. It's free entry.
That's why we come. You don't
have to spend, you know, a lot
of money like some of the other
aquariums out there. Um,
depending on where you park, you
might have to pay for parking or
not, but it's super cheap. It's
a great experience. Yes It's
small, but you just come for a
few hours. It's great. We are
very science based. There's a
lot of biological content that
we display. So alongside the
tanks there are all the animals
always labeled with a scientific
name and a common name. There's
a lot of biological illustration
showing the anatomy of an
octopus or the anatomy of a
shark. And pointing out all the
different parts and labeling it,
um, but we're also so friendly.
I love working here. The staff
are amazing and everybody is
willing to help out. We're very
family friendly and we are
children focused, but all ages
are welcome and we will do
anything to make sure everybody
has a good time.
Since 1984, the Japanese Garden
offers a sanctuary from the
haste of urban traffic, inviting
us to disconnect from daily
pressures and rediscover the
meditative calm of nature in the
city. Our thanks to the Japanese
garden and LA's Bureau of
Sanitation, and from all of us
at LA City. Thank you for
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There are three current central
Library employees who were
working here in the building at
the time of the 1986 Central
Library Fire, and I'm one of
them. My name is Robert Anderson
and I am the fiction subject
specialist for the Central
Library's Literature and Fiction
department. Right at the moment,
I'm sitting in what is today the
teen scape department of Central
Library. For the first 60 years
of Central Library's existence,
this was the fiction reading
room of the library. The fire
began in the closed stacks just
off of this reading room. I had
an assignment which happened to
put me in the closed stacks
right above where the fire began
. We had no sensation that
anything major was happening. It
was. It was one more fire alarm.
We cleared out the people from
the reading room and then
everybody left the building.
Somebody noticed smoke coming up
from the upper part of the
building, and it became very
clear that it was it was a major
fire. We were told that we
should come in to work the
second day, and I do have a
photo of myself and several
coworkers in front of the
library waiting to find out what
we were going to be doing that
day for the most part, uh, the
reading rooms of the library
were okay. The fire department
had done a great job of limiting
the fire almost entirely to the
closed stack areas. Now, whether
it was an arson fire or not, at
this point, I can't say we were
told unequivocally at the time
of the fire by the fire
department that it was an arson
fire. So I've always believed
that it was an arson fire in
more recent years, there have
been sources, in particular the
library book. The book that
Susan Orlean wrote where she
interviewed fire experts who
felt that perhaps it was an
electrical fire or some other
mishap, while 400,000,
approximately 400,000 books were
lost to fire, there were about
700,000 books that were water
damaged because they spent hours
trying to put that fire out. The
city had empty freezers that we
could use to freeze the
collection for future freeze
drying. In order to prevent mold
from from forming, they managed
between the library staff and
the volunteers to get everything
that we needed to get out of the
building by the end of the
weekend. I believe it was until
about fall of the following year
that we were still working in
the building. It was it was not
an easy place to work in because
there was there was a lot of
smoke in there, especially
initially. We just used the card
catalogs in the departments to
do an inventory of the
collection. We pulled all the
books off the shelves and
checked them against the card
catalog, just to show that we
still had that book. And
eventually, uh, started working
part time at a warehouse that
was where all the dry books had
had been moved. We had just a
few library tables and chairs
there that we worked from as as
our offices. So they eventually
found the title insurance
building at 433 South Spring
Street. They sent the books that
had been in freezers for a
couple of years to be freeze
dried and started working on
those books and inventorying
those books and cleaning them.
In a lot of cases, we were also
to involved in shelving the
collection that was a really a
major undertaking because the
books had been packed out from
different parts of the library
at all, at the same time.
Reshelving those books was like
putting together a giant jigsaw
puzzle. We did finish in the
spring of 1989, and we finally
opened there on spring Street.
There's a photo of me at the
literature reference desk on
Spring Street. We were on Spring
Street for four years. Everybody
I think, was just happy to be
back working with the public
again. And having access to what
was left of the collection. We
were working on trying to buy
replacement books for what had
been lost. And then we closed
for the summer so that we could
move the collection into the
renovated Central Library. It
was a very exciting time, uh, to
be back in the building. It was
a vast improvement over what we
had had before the fire as as
well as restoring as much as we
could of what had survived. It
was a rough seven years, and I
it certainly changed my life,
but not entirely in a negative
way. I definitely learned a lot
about my own capabilities and I
got to know many of my coworkers
quite a bit better because we
were all working together on one
big project for really well over
a year, and at this time, when
we're celebrating the Central
Library's 100th anniversary, um
, I, I really am glad that I had
the opportunity to be involved
in what is still today
considered a pivotal part of the
library's history.
And.
All right. Good morning. And AL
GOOD
MORNING AND WELCOME TO THE
REGULARLY
SCHEDULED MEETING *F YOUR LOS
ANGELES
CITY COUNCIL.
TODAY IS WEDNESDAY THE 12th DAY
OF
AUGUST, THE YEAR 2026, PUBLIC
COMMENT
WILL BE TAKEN IN-PERSON IN THIS
COUNCIL
CHAMBER.
MR. CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
» Clerk: BLUMENFIELD,
HARRIS-DAWSON,
HERNANDEZ, HUTT, JURADO, LEE,
MCOSKER,
NAZARIAN, PADILLA, PARK, PRICE,
RAMAN,
RODRIGUEZ, SOTO-MARTINEZ,
YAROSLAVSKY.
13 MEMBERS AND A QUORUM, MR.
PRESIDENT.
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, FIRST
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
» Clerk: APPROVAL OF MINUTES
OF AUGUST
11, 2026.
» Council President:er WHAT'S
NEXT?
» Clerk: COMMENDATORY
RESOLUTIONS FOR
APPROVAL.
» Council President:
COUNCILMEMBER
HUTT MOVES COUNCILMEMBER
SOTO-MARTINEZ
SECONDS.
CAN YOU RUN THROUGH YOUR AGENDA
PLEASE.
» Clerk: 1 STLU 5 ARE ITEMS
FOR WHICH
PUBLIC HEARINGS HAVE BEEN HELD.
1 AND 2 THE REPORTS HAVE BEEN
POSTED TO
RESPECTIVE FILES.
6 THROUGH 24 ARE ITEMS FOR
WHICH PUBLIC
HEARINGS HAVE NOT BEEN HELD.
FOR ITEM 17 A CORRECTED REPORT
HAS BEEN
CIRCULATED AND POST TODAY
RESPECTIVE
COUNCIL FILE.
25 THROUGH 51 ARE CLOSE SESSION
ITEMS
FOR WHICH PUBLIC HEARINGS HAVE
NOT BEEN
HELD.
TEN VOTES ARE REQUIRED FOR
CONSIDERATION.
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, NOW IS
THE TIME FOR SPECIALS.
I HAVE A COUPLE, MR. CLERK.
I WOULD LIKE TO HOLD 24 ON THE
DESK FOR
AN AMENDMENT WHICH WILL BE
CIRCULATED.
AND FOR ITEM 3, I WOULD LIKE TO
MOVE
RECOMMENDATION 1 AND 2 AS
PART--AS
DETAILED IN THE JOINT CLA
REPORT.
» Clerk: IS THERE A SECOND TO
THAT
MOTION?
» Council President: SECONDED
BY MR.
McOSKER.
AND THEN I HAVE SPECIALS FOR
MR.
McOSKER.
» T. McOsker: THANK YOU, FOR
ITEM 6, I
WOULD LIKE TO MOVE ADOPTION FOR
ITEM B.
» Clerk: IS THERE A SECOND TO
THAT
MOTION.
» Council President:
SOTO-MARTINEZ.
ALL RIGHT, COUNCILMEMBER JURADO?
» Y. Jurado: THANK YOU,
COUNCIL
PRESIDENT I WOULD LIKE TO CALL
ITEM 9
FOR SPECIAL VOTES AND 24 FOR
COMMENTS.
» Council President: ALL RIGHT.
MR. SOTO-MARTINEZ.
» H. Soto-Martinez: FOR ITEM
NUMBER 6,
WE HAVE A TECHNICAL AMENDMENT I
CAN
VERBALLY READ IT, IN
RECOMMENDATION 2E,
IT SHOULD SAY OUT REACH TO
COMMUNITY
BASE ORGANIZATION LABOR UNION
SXZ
BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS,
SPECIFICALLY
INSERTING LABOR UNION BEING
CONSISTENT
WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT AND THEN
IN 3-A,
SIMILARLY, IT SHOULD READ, CBOs
AND
LABOR UNIONS.
» Clerk: AND IS THERE A SECOND
TO THAT
MOTION?
» Council President:
COUNCILMEMBER
RODRIGUEZ?
RECOMMENDATION FROM THE CITY
ATTORNEY I NEED TO RECUSE AS
GAL PIN MOTORS IS A SOURCE OF
INCOME TO MY FAMILY.
» Clerk: CAN YOU REPEAT THE
SECOND AND THIRD SPECIALS.
» M. Rodriguez: 6 FOR COMMENT
SXZ A SEPARATE VOTE.
AND ITEM 24 FOR AN AMENDMENT
AND COMMENTS.
» Clerk: THANK YOU.
» M. Rodriguez: THANK YOU.
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, COUNCILMEMBER PARK?
» T. Park: ITEM 32 FOR A
SEPARATE VOTE.
» Council President: ALL RIGHT
AND COUNCILMEMBER PADILLA.
» I. Padilla: ITEM 3 FOR
AMENDMENT AND COMMENTS PLEASE.
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, ANY OTHER SPECIALS,
ANYBODY I MISSED?
COUNCILMEMBER NAZARIAN?
» A. Nazarian: ITEM 6, CALLING
FOR JUST A ADDING AN AMENDMENT.
FRIENDLY AMENDMENT.
» Council President: OKAY.
» A. Nazarian: WE'LL DETERMINE
IF IT'S FRIENDLY.
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN?
» N. Raman: FOR ITEM 24, I'D
LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE ADOPT THE
BUDGET AND FINANCE REPORT AND I
HAVE AN AMENDMENT FOR THIS ITEM
WHICH WILL BE CIRCULATED.
» Clerk: AND IS THERE A SECOND
TO THAT?
» Council President: SECOND.
ALL RIGHT.
ANY OTHER SPECIALS, MEMBERS?
GOING ONCE?
TWICE?
ALL RIGHT, MR. CLERK, WHAT
ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR VOTES
AT THIS TIME?
» Clerk: BEFORE COUNCIL IS
ITEMS 1, 2, 4 AND 5.
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, LET'S OPEN THE ROLL ON
THOSE ITEMS, CLOSE THE ROLL,
TABULATE THE VOTE.
» Clerk: 14 AYES.
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT?
» Clerk: COUNCIL MAY NOW MOVE
ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, MR. CITY ATTORNEY, MR.
CLERK, PLEASE PREPARE US FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT.
» Clerk: THANK YOU, MR.
PRESIDENT.
AS INDICATED ON THE AGENDA,
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING
TO OFFER PUBLIC COMMENT SHOULD
CALL, AND USE MEETING ID NUMBER
1659176148 AND THEN PRESS POUND.
PRESS POUND AGAIN WHEN PROMPTED
FOR PARTICIPATE ID.
ONCE COUNCIL ENTERS THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PORTION OF THE MEETING,
PLEASE STAR-9 TO REQUEST TO
SPEAK.
WHEN IT'S YOUR TURN TO SPEAK,
AN AUTOMATED PROMPT WILL ASK
YOU TO UNMUTE.
USE MEETING ID NUMBER,
1659176148 THEN PRESS POUND.
PRESS POUND AGAIN WHEN PROMPTED
FOR PARTICIPATE ID.
WHEN IT IS YOUR TURN TO SPEAK,
AN AUTOMATED PROMPT WILL ASK TO
YOU UNMUTE.
FOR MEMBERS WISHING TO PROVIDE
PUBLIC COMMENT REMOTELY AND IN
CHAMBERS.
THERE IS BEEN A NEW RULES.
I'M GOING TO START WITH THE
PROCESS RELATED TO THE
AMENDMENTS, IF YOU WOULD LIKE
TO SEE THE AMENDMENT THAT'S ARE
MADE OR JUST INTRODUCED, IF
YOU'RE HERE IN PERSON, THEY
SHOULD BE UP ON THE BOARD
SHORTLY ON YOUR RIGHT-HAND SIDE
OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, THAT'S
THE CLERK BOARD ON THE RIGHT
SIDE OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
PRIOR TO GOING INTO VIRTUAL OR
REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT, THEY CAN
BE ACCESSES THROUGH GOOGLE
DRIVE, ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE
CLERK'S WEBSITE WHERE ALL THE
AGENDA FOR THE VARIOUS
COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND ALL
COUNCIL MEETINGS ARE LISTED AS
WELL.
YOU DO HAVE TO SCROLL TO THE
BOTTOM BUT IT'S A LINK THAT
WILL BE UPDATED REGULARLY.
I WILL NOW GO THROUGH THE
IN-PERSON PUBLIC COMMENT PUBLIC
INSTRUCTIONS.
TO PEOPLE PROVIDING PUBLIC
COMMENT WH, IT'S YOUR TURN TO
SPEAK, PLEASE STATE WHICH OF
THE AGENDA ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE
TO SPEAK TO.
YOU'LL HAVE ONE MINUTE PER ITEM
UP TO 3 MINUTES TOTAL.
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 TOPIC OR 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 OR STRAY OFF
TOPIC, YOU WILL FORFEIT THE
REST OF YOUR SPEAKING TIME AND
WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT
SPEAKER.
THE ITEMS OPEN FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT ON THE AGENDA ARE 6
THROUGH 51, SO AGAIN, THE ITEMS
THAT ARE OPEN FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT ON THE AGENDA, ARE
ITEMS 6 THROUGH 51.
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 WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER
JURISDICTION.
I HAVE A FEW MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS
IF I CAN PLEASE HAVE THE
INTERPRETERS MAKE THIS ALOUD TO
THE ROOM AND OUR REMOTE CALLERS.
IF YOU REQUIRE A SPANISH
LANGUAGE INTERPRETER, PLEASE
MAKE SURE TO PAWS EVERY FEW
SENT SENSES SO THE INTERPRETERS
CAN INTERPRET.
» Interpreter: [SPEAKING
SPANISH]
» City Attorney: DON'T WORRY,
WE WILL PAWS YOUR TIME, WHILE
THE INTERPRETERS WITH
INTERPRETING SO YOU WILL GET
THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME AS
EVERYONE ELSE.
THANK YOU.
» Interpreter: [SPEAKING
SPANISH]
» City Attorney: FOR OUR
IN-PERSON SPEAKERS, IF YOU'VE
MADE AN ACCOMMODATION REQUEST
PURSUANT TO THE ADA WITH THE
CLERK'S OFFICE OR IF YOU WOULD
LIKE TO DO SO IN ORDER TO MAKE
USE OF THE WIRELESS MICROPHONE
DURING YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD, PLEASE WHEN IT IS YOUR
TURN TO SPEAK AND THE NAME THAT
YOU SIGNED UP UNDER HAS BEEN
CALLED ALOUD, PLEASE LINE UP IN
THE CENTER AISLE, NOT AT THE
PODIUM BUT THE CENTER AISLE AS
IT IS EASIER TO ACCESS AND
RAISE YOUR HANDS SO THE
SERGEANTS KNOW THAT YOU WOULD
LIKE TO USE THE WIRELESS
MICROPHONE.
FINALLY IN ORDER TO HELP US RUN
AN EFFICIENTLY COMMENT PERIOD,
AND ACCOMMODATE AS MUCH PEOPLE
AS POSSIBLE, WE WOULD ASK THAT
YOU PLEASE WAIT UNTIL YOU HEAR
THAT YOU SIGNED UP, I WILL NOTE
FOR OUR REMOTE PUBLIC
COMMENTERS, THERE WILL BE
ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION THAT'S
ARE SPECIFIC FOR OUR REMOTE
PUBLIC CALLERS BEFORE WE GET TO
THAT PORTION OF THE MEETING.
THANK YOU.
» Clerk: WILL THE FOLLOWING
NAMES PLEASE LINE UP FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT.
A LEJANDRO, MA RAY, FERNANDO,
CARMEN GUTIERREZ AND SHERRI
BECKINGBOCH.
» City Attorney: SO IF YOU'VE
HEARD YOUR NAME OR THE NAME
THAT YOU SIGNED UP UNDER CALLED
ALOUD, PLEASE LINE UP IN ANY
ORDER.
WE WILL NOW TAKE THE FIRST
SPEAKER.
» Speaker: GOOD MORNING.
» City Attorney: WHAT WOULD
YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO?
» Speaker: GENERAL PUBLIC
COMMENT AND AGENDA ITEM 6.
» City Attorney: OKAY, SO
YOU'LL ONE MINUTE FOR THE ITEM
AND ONE FOR GENERAL.
I'LL ASK THAT EVERYONE PLEASE
BEGIN WITH THE ITEMS BEFORE
MOVING ON TO GENERAL PUBLIC
COMMENT.
» Speaker: I'M COMBINING THEM,
GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS MARIA
ON BEHALF OF THE L.A. WORKERS
NETWORK IN SUPPORT OF ITEM 6,
NOWS REFORMS.
I WANT TO THANK OUR CHAMPIONS
COUNCILMEMBER SOTO-MARTINEZ AND
TIM McOSKER WHO ADVANCED THIS
MOTION AND EVERYONE WHO HAS
HELPED MOVE THIS EFFORT FORWARD
WITH US.
WE'RE ENCOURAGED BY THESE
DEVELOPMENTS AND CONTINUED
INVESTMENT IN STRENGTHENING
OWES, SUPPORTING THE PEOPLE
THAT DO THIS WORK EVERY DAY IS
CRITICAL IF WE'RE SERIOUS ABOUT
PROTECTING WORKERS EVERY DAY.
THIS IS A STEP IN THE MUCH
LARGER PROCESS AND WE REMAIN
COMMITTED WITH WS LABOR TO
CONTINUE BUILDING A STRONGER
ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM THAT
RESPONDS TO THE NEEDS OF
WORKERS AND RESPONSIBLE
EMPLOYERS ALIKE.
AS WE LOOK AHEAD TO THE
OLYMPICS, WE HAVE A CHANCE TO
MAKE LEADER IN PROTECTING LOW
WAGE WORKERS IN ELIMINATING
WAGE THEFT THAT CONTINUES TO
IMPACT THOUSANDS OF FAMILY
EVERY YEAR.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP,
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
ALL OF YOU AND LET'S GET THIS
EFFORT ACROSS THE FINISH LINE
TODAY.
THANK YOU.
» City Attorney: GOOD MORNING,
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO?
» Speaker: ON ITEM 6, PLEASE.
» City Attorney: OKAY, YOU
HAVE ONE MINUTE FOR THE ITEM,
GO AHEAD.
» Speaker: GOOD MORNING, I'M A
LEJANDRA I'M HERE WITH THE L.A.
WORKER INTERNET AND SUPPORT OF
OWS REFORMS.
I STARTED MY FIRST JOB AS A
CASH YOU'RE WHEN I WAS 17 ABOUT
FIVE YEARS AGO, THERE I
EXPERIENCED GETTING PAID LESS
THAN MINIMUM WAGE AND WORKING
WITHOUT BREAKS AND NOT
RECEIVING OVERTIME PAY.
AT FIRST I THOUGHT I WAS JUST
UNLUCKY BUT AFTER MOVING TO
ANOTHER JOB, I SAW THAT TH* WAS
A RECURRING ISSUE.
WAGE THEFT IS VERY COMMON AND
IT SHOWED ME THE HARM THAT IT
CAN BRING, WHEN SOMEONE HAS
DENIED WAGES, THEY'VE EARNED,
THAT MEANS LESS MONEY ALL AND
ALL ATTACKING THE QUALITY OF
LIFE FOR WORKERS AND THOSE THAT
DEPEND ON HIM.
WORKERS LOSE MILLIONS TO WAGE
STEP, THAT'S WHY STRENGTHENING
ARE SO IMPORTANT, WORKERS UP TO
KNOW THAT WHEN THEY KNOW THE
RIGHTS ARE VIOLATED THERE IS A
SYSTEM AVAILABLE.
THANK YOU.
» City Attorney: THANK YOU,
NEXT SPEAKER.
» Speaker: GOOD MORNING, I'M
CALLING TO SPEAK ON GENERAL
MATTER.
» City Attorney: OKAY, YOU
HAVE A MINUTE.
» Speaker: SO THE GENERAL
MATTERS IS REGARDING THE PARK
ING RESTRICTIONS AND
NEIGHBORHOODS PARTICULARLY ONES
FROM 6:00 P.M. AND 8:00 AM AND
NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE THERE IS NO
PARKING AT ALL ON SATURDAYS.
I'M ASKING THE COUNCIL TO LOOK
AT THAT AGAIN, STARTING THE
6:00 P.M. RESTRICTIONS AT 8:00
P.M., YESTERDAY I ATE AT A THAI
RESTAURANT IN COUNCILMEMBER
YAROSLAVSKY'S DISTRICT I PARKED
IN A RESIDENTIAL STREET ONE
BLOCK OVER WHICH WAS NO PARKING
FROM 6:00 P.M. TO 8:00 AM, I
GOT BACK AT 6:07 AND HAD A $68
PARKING TICKET.
AS FAR AS SUPPORTING
RESTAURANTS, WE SHOULD START
THE NO-PARKING AT 8:00 P.M. AND
PERHAPS 10:00 P.M. AND LOOK AT
THE NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE THERE
ARE RESTRICTIONS AND HAVE NO,
NO PARKING ON SATURDAYS CAUSE I
THINK WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO
SUPPORT THE LOCAL BUSINESSES.
» City Attorney: THANK YOU.
» Speaker: I JUST WANT TO GET
A NAME FOR COUNCILMEMBER
YAROSLAVSKY.
» City Attorney: IF YOU WAIT
TO THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE, WE'LL
TRY TO GET YOU AN ANSWER.
WE HAVE TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT
SPEAKER.
NEXT SPEAKER?
GOOD MORNING.
» Speaker: GOOD MORNING,
COUNCILMEMBER.
» City Attorney: WHAT WOULD
YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO?
» Speaker: I SHOULD KNOW, WE
LOST AT LEAST 28 MILLION
DOLLARS EVERY YEAR.
» City Attorney: ONE MINUTE
FOR GENERAL.
» Speaker: THIS, YOU MIGHT
CALL IT NEGLECT.
BUT, BUT THE IMPORTANT THING TO
AT LEAST READ UP ON THE ISSUE
OF LOST WAGES OF THE WORKERS.
JUST HOLD ON.
PASSED FIVE YEARS AGO, GIVING
AGENCIES, CLEAR AUTHORITY TO
ENFORCE ALL LABOR STATE LABOR
LOSS.
AND I ALSO WANT TO SAY GOOD
MORNING, COUNCILMEMBER.
I'M HERE TODAY TO URGE TO
SUPPORT.
» City Attorney: THANK YOU,
SPEAKER.
NEXT SPEAKER.
» Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT
SPEAKER, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL A
FEW NOR NAMES, SEAN ABBOT,
JAMES, STEWARD WANMAN AND RAMON
FLORES.
» City Attorney: GOOD MORNING,
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO?
» Speaker: I WILL BE SPEAKING
ON ITEM NUMBER 6 IN SUPPORT.
» City Attorney: OKAY, YOU
HAVE A MINUTE FOR ITEM NUMBER 6.
» Speaker: HI EVERYONE I'M
CARMEN GUTIERREZ AND I'M AN
ORGANIZER WITH THE CLEAN
CARWASH WORKING CENTER.
I'M HERE TO SUPPORT THE
ACCOMMODATION TO STRENGTHEN THE
OFFICE OF WAGE STANDARDS.
LOCAL AGENCIES NEED TO STEP UP,
AND REALLY OBSERVE WORKERS'S
RIGHTS MORE THAN EVER.
THIS LAST YEAR, HAS BEEN
DIFFICULT FOR CARWASH WORKERS.
CARWASH WORKERS ARE FACING AN
UNPRECEDENTED NUMBER OF WAGE AN
HOUR VIOLATIONS.
WE ARE SEEING DELAYED PAYMENTS,
DECREASED WAGES AND WORKPLACES
EITHER CLOSING OR TURNING IN TO
EXPRESS CARWASHES.
MEANING PUSHING WORKERS OUT.
THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE OFFICE
WOULD REALLY HELP BRING JUSTICE
TO WORKERS AND STALL EMPLOYERS
FROM FURTHER ABUSING WORKERS
RIGHTS.
THANK YOU.
» City Attorney: GOOD MORNING,
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO?
» Speaker: I HAVE A QUESTION,
CAN I TALK ON CLOSED SESSION
ITEMS.
» City Attorney: YOU CAN SPEAK
ON ANY ITEM OPEN TO PUBLIC
COMMENT, YOU CAN ALSO SPEAK TO
ANYTHING ELSE THAT IS IS NOT
OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT DURING
GENERAL.
SO AS LONG AS IT'S RELATED
WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THIS
BODY, YOU CAN SPEAK TO IT
DURING GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT.
IS THERE A SPECIFIC CLOSE
SESSION ITEM.
» Council President: 2, CLOSE
SESSION 35 AND GENERAL.
» City Attorney: SO YOU HAVE
TWO MINUTES FOR THE ITEMS AND
ONE FOR GENERAL.
» Speaker: FOR GENERAL 25, MY
DAUGHTER HAS BEEN THE VICTIM OF
YOU RELEASING INFORMATION TO
WATCH THE WATCHERS, YOU HAVE
HER MISS GENDER AND PREVENTING
HER FROM MISSING EMPLOYMENT.
I'M REQUESTING THAT THANK YOU
CONSIDER THE TYPE OF DATA THAT
YOU'RE RELEASING TO THE PUBLIC
AND HOW ITS IMPACTING EMPLOYEES
WHEN THAT INFORMATION DATA IS
INCORRECT.
» City Attorney: OKAY, IS
THERE ANOTHER COMMENT YOU WOULD
LIKE TO PROVIDE?
» Speaker: DO I HAVE TO SWITCH.
» City Attorney: YOU CAN
SWITCH WHENEVER YOU LIKE.
» Speaker: THEN I LIKE TO GO
TO 36 AND THAT'S GOING TO TIE
IN TO MY GENERAL COMMENT.
PRESIDENT HARRIS-DAWSON, YOU
DESCRIBED WHAT UNLAWFUL STOPS
MEANT TO YOU.
AFTER I REPORTED DISCRIMINATION
OF MY DAUGHTER, LAPD PERSONNEL
CAME TO MY HOME IN SANTA
CLARITA WITH NO BADGE, NO
UNIFORM, NO MARK CITY VEHICLES
AND NO LAWFUL ACCESS MY
PROPERTY.
I SENT THAT VIDEO TO EVERY
COUNCILMEMBERS AND THE MAYOR
AND RESPONSE WAS SILENCE.
MY DAUGHTER WANTED HER CAREER
NOT A PAY OUT.
INSTEAD SHE WAS TERMINATED
WHILE INACCURATE RECORDS
REGARDING HER NAME AND GENDER
WERE DISSEMINATED.
NOW TWO SUPREME COURT CASES
THAT WE WANTED.
226ST PC AND 26STPV17544, GIVE
THE POLICE COMMISSION AUTHORITY
TO REVIEW SERIOUS
DISCRIMINATION, POLICY
VIOLATIONS AND FAILURES OF THE
UNION TO ACT BEFORE OUR CIVIL
SERVICE ANT DISMISSAL BECOMES
FINAL.
YOUR CURRENT CHARTER SHOULD
MIMIC SERVANT OPTION SXZ IT
SHOULD BE MORE NOT LESS.
THANK YOU.
» City Attorney: GENERAL.
OKAY.
NEXT SPEAKER?
» City Attorney: GOOD MORNING,
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO?
» Speaker: GENERAL PUBLIC
COMMENT AND ITEM 6, PLEASE.
» City Attorney: YOU HAVE A
MINUTE FOR EACH.
PLEASE BEGIN WITH THE ITEM.
» Speaker: GOOD MORNING, WE
HAVE CONCERNED ABOUT THIS
PROPOSAL AND URGE YOU NOT TO
MOVE FORWARD WITH IT IN ITS
CURRENT FORM.
THE AMENDMENT THAT WOULD ALLOW
THE DIRECTOR OF BUREAU OF
CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION TO
ADMINISTER ADMINISTRATIVE
SUBPOENAS.
THAT IS A MEANINGFUL SHIFT AND
ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY AND
SUBPOENA POWER IS A SERIOUS
TOOL THAT SHOULD COME WITH
OVERSIGHT.
AT THIS POINT, THE CITY HAS NOT
EXPLAINED WHY THE CURRENT
PROCESS IS UNSUFFICIENT, WHAT
SAFEGUARDS WOULD REMAIN IF THE
AUTHORITY IS--OR HOW THIS
ORDINANCE WOULD FUNCTION IF THE
CHARTER REFORMS ARE ADOPTED IN
NOVEMBER.
WE'RE ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT
CREATING A PROGRAM THAT WOULD
COST TENS OF MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS AND POTENTIALLY DUE
MRIK ATE ENFORCEMENT ALREADY
CONDUCTED BY THE STATE.
PARTICULARLY WHEN THERE IS NO
CLEAR FUNDING SOURCE.
THANK YOU.
» City Attorney: GENERAL
PUBLIC COMMENT.
DID YOU WANT YOUR GENERAL?
» Speaker: I'M OKAY.
» City Attorney: THERE IS A
LOT OF NEW FOLKS HERE TODAY,
FYI, THE YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT IS
BROKEN UP INTO TWO PORTIONS.
SO FULLY IF YOU REQUEST ITEMS,
YOU'LL GET A TIME LOCK FOR THAT
AND IF YOU REQUEST PUBLIC
COMMENT, YOU'LL GET A SEPARATE
MINUTE.
SO GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU
LIKE TO SPEAK TO?
» Speaker: HELLO, I WOULD LIKE
TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.
» City Attorney: YOU HAVE A
MINUTE.
» Speaker: I'M QUAUNT INFLORES
I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 14
AND I'M ASKING FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION, A PREVENTIVE BAN
OF DATA CENTER.
EQUIVALENT TO 16 BARRELS OF
OIL, A DATA CENTER IN LAKE
TAHOE HAS CUT ELECTRICITY TO
POWER NEAR BY DATA CENTERS.
DATA CENTER TOOK UP 43 GALLONS
OF WATER AND RESIDENTS WERE
FORCED INTO A DROUGHT AND THEY
HAD TO SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES.
ALL THIS SO ELON MUSK CAN
GENERATE CHILD PORN, LITERALLY.
PLEASE, TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION
WHAT I'M SAYING.
THANK YOU.
AND, JEZ BELL, PLEASE ANSWER MY
EMAILS.
» City Attorney: THANK YOU.
NEXT SPEAKER?
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO.
» Speaker: GENERAL PUBLIC
COMMENT AND ITEM 6.
» City Attorney: PLEASE BEGIN
WITH THE ITEMS, GO AHEAD.
» Speaker: STEW AWARD,
REPRESENTING 425,000 BUSINESSES
AND MILLIONS OF WORKERS IN L.A.
COUNTY.
THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE
CHIEF LEGISLATIVE ANALYST
REPORT WOULD HAVE DETRIMENTAL
AFFECTS ON ALL EMPLOYERS IN LOS
ANGELES, INCLUDING MAJOR
INDUSTRIES AND THE CITY'S
NUMEROUS SMALL AND MINORITY
OWNED BUSINESSES THAT ARE
ALREADY STRUGGLING TO SURVIVE.
EMPLOYERS ARE COMMITTED TO
SAFEGUARDING WORKERS'S RIGHTS
AND ADHERING TO EMPLOYMENT LAWS.
SAFE AND FAIR WORKPLACES ARE
THE FOUNDATION OF SUCCESSFUL
BUSINESSES, THRIVING
COMMUNITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES
FOR EMPLOYEES.
HOWEVER THESE PROPOSALS, WOULD
NOT ENHANCE COMPLIANCE OR
IMPROVE WORKER PROTECTIONS.
INSTEAD, THEY WOULD LEAD TO
LARGER BACKLOGS AND SLOWER
INVESTIGATIONS AND DELAYED
RESOLUTION SXZ REDUCE SERVICE
LEVELS ACROSS CITY PROGRAMS.
» City Attorney: GENERAL.
» Speaker: THIS PROPOSAL
DIRECTLY UNDERMINES PRIVACY,
ROADS TO PROCESS AND SCARCE
CITY RESOURCES ON REDUNDANT
PROGRAMS.
IMPLEMENTING THIS REPORT WOULD
BE MISGUIDED.
DIVERTING TOWARDS DID YOU
DUPLICATIVE.
THEREFORE, I RESPECTFULLY URGE
THE COUNCIL TO REJECT THE
RECOMMENDATIONS TO EXPAND
WORKPLACE VIOLATION ENFORCEMENT
CAPACITY TO OWS.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU NEXT SPEAKER.
» Speaker: LET THE RECORD SHOW
THAT THAT'S THE FIRST TIME THAT
THAT GENTLEMAN HAS COME AS CEO
OF BIZ.
» City Attorney: WHAT ITEM?
» Speaker: FOR THE OLYMPICS?
» City Attorney: I ASSUME IT'S
GOING TO BE 3 DID YOU WANT
GENERAL OR JUST THE ITEM?
» Speaker: GENERAL AS WELL.
» City Attorney: OKAY, YOU
HAVE A MINUTE FOR EACH.
TWO MINUTES TOTAL.
» Speaker: I'M FRANK I'M A
EPISCOPAL PRIEST AND PART OF
THE FAIR GAMES COALITION.
AND L.A. CITY IS PUT WORKING ON
A DEAL THAT IS PUTTING THE CITY
AT--THE DEAL IS NOT PROTECTIVE
OF US OF DECLINING SERVICES FOR
ALREADY FACING DECLINING
SERVICE SXZ LAYOFFS AND THAT
WILL JUST GET WORSE IF WE
DIVERT FUNDS TO THE OLYMPIC
GAMES.
THERE ARE SEVERAL ISSUES, AND
LA28 IS ONLY BUDGETING FOR A
MINISCULE ALLOCATED
CONTINGENCY, OVER THE LAST 30
YEARS, THE GAMES HAVE GONE OVER
BY 121 PERCENT.
AND THEY'RE EXPECTING THE L.A.
TAXPAYERS TO PAY THAT LACK OF
PLANNING FOR OPTIMISTIC LA28
BUDGET.
THE CITY CANNOT SIGN AN
AGREEMENT THAT IS SO
CONSEQUENCETIAL, WE STILL DON'T
KNOW THE GAMES FOOT PRINT OR
FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS.
SO WE'RE URGING THE CITY TO
RENEGOTIATE AN AGREEMENT THAT
PROTECTS OUR CITY AND DELIVERS
THE NEEDS OF OUR WORKING
FAMILIES SXEN SHOESER THAT LA28
AND I O.C. PAY IN FULL.
THANK YOU.
» City Attorney: THANK YOU,
NEXT SPEAKER.
» Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT
SPEAKER, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL A
FEW MORE NAMES.
FAC LOS ANGELES, JACK RECHER.
» City Attorney: GOOD MORNING
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO?
» Speaker: ITEM NUMBER 3.
?AOUF A MINUTE.
» Speaker: I'M HERE WITH DSA
LOS ANGELES AND PART OF THEIR
FAIR GAMES COALITION, AND I
ALSO WANT TO URGE A
RENEGOTIATION OF THE CONTRACT.
WE ARE COMMITTING EXTENSIVE
STAFFING TIME THAT WILL NOT BE
REIMBURSED BUSINESS LA28, THOSE
ARE RESOURCES THAT COULD BE
ALLOCATED TO HOMELESSNESS
RELIEF, REBUILDING AND BUILDING
INSPECTORS BUT INSTEAD WE'RE
GOING FOB DEDICATED THAT MONEY
TO TO* ANY COST OVERRUNS FOR
THE 2028 OLYMPICS.
ALSO PAYING TO THE GOVERNMENT
WHICH NOT ONLY LET'S THEM OFF
THE HOOK BUT IT GIVES THEM A
LEVERAGE OVER OUR CITY THROUGH
THE POWER OF THE PURSE.
WE, WE REALLY NEED TO RESIST
THIS FEDERAL INTERVENTION TO
THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES FOR THE
WORKING PEOPLE AND THOSE WHO
ARE MOST AT-RISK IN L.A.
SO ONCE AGAIN, I ASK COUNCIL TO
RENEGOTIATE ON BEHALF OF THE
WORKERS AND EVERYONE ELSE.
THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU
LIKE TO SPEAK TO?
» Speaker: GOOD MORNING, CAN I
SPEAK TO AGENDA ITEM 3.
» City Attorney: YOU CAN HAVE
ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC
COMMENT.
GO AHEAD.
» Speaker: GREAT, I'M CHRIS
HEROIN I'M HERE WITH DEMOCRATIC
SOCIALIST OF AMERICAN LOS
ANGELES AND THE FAIR GAMES
COALITION, I WANT TO ECHO THE
PREVIOUS TWO COMMENTERS, THE
CONCERNS ABOUT THIS CONTRACT
COMING WUP LA28.
RIGHT NOW THE CITY IS ENTIRELY
ON THE HOOK FOR ANY COST
OVERRUN AND AS THEY SAID ALL OF
THE OLYMPICS IN THE LAST 20 OR
SO YEARS HAVE HAD SIGNIFICANT
COST OVER RUNS.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE
CANNOT AFFORD AS A CITY WE'RE
ARE JUST COMING OUT OF A BUDGET
CRISIS.
ADDITIONALLY, LA28 HAS NOT
SHOWN ITSELF TO BE TRANSPARENT,
THERE IS NO CLEAR LOOK INTO
THEIR FINANCES OR THEIR BUDGET
LINE ITEMS AND WE HAVE NO IDEA
HOW HIGH THESE COSTS CAN GO SO
I'M URGING THIS CITY TO
NEGOTIATE AND PROTECT WORKING
FAMILIES AND THEIR FAMILIES.
» City Attorney: AND SPEAKER
BEFORE YOU LEAVE, I GAVE YOU
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, THERE
HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE AMENDMENTS,
SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK
TO THE ITEM ITSELF, YOU CAN OR
IF NOT NO WORRIES.
» Speaker: I SAID WHAT I
NEEDED TO SAY.
» City Attorney: THANK YOU.
NEXT SPEAKER.
» Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT
SPEAKER, I WOULD LIKE CALL MORE
NAMES, JOSE, MANUAL AND TIA
CONSE.
» City Attorney: AND FYI TO
ANYBODY COMING TO THE ROOM AS
WELL AS ANYBODY VIRTUALLY, THE
ITEMS OPEN FOR OPEN FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT ARE 3 AND ITEMS 6
THROUGH 51.
GO AHEAD MR. HERMAN, YOU HAVE
THREE MINUTES FOR THE ITEMS AND
ONE MINUTE FOR GENERAL.
» Speaker: YEAH, MOTHER
FUCKERS.
WHO IS GETTING MONEY OUT OF
YOUR ASS?
TO PRIORITIZE MOTHER FUCKER
EARNER EARNINGS, YEAH THE
VIOLATIONS OF OVERTIME NO PAY,
YOU DUMB FUCK PIZZA FACE,
THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
PEOPLE WHO, IN THIS CITY
HISTORICALLY HAVE BEEN DENIED
FAIR WAGES, WHAT IS A MOTHER
FUCKEN FAIR WAGE TODAY?
WHERE THE FUCK CAN YOU GET A
FAIR WAGE TODAY?
HOW DO I EXPLAIN THAT TO YOU
MOTHER FUCKESER.
PEOPLE HERE NEED TO PAY THEIR
RENT, PEOPLE HERE NEED TO GET
THE BITCHES INTO THE DITCHES TO
PAY THE RENT SO THEY CAN GET
FUCKED.
SO I'M HERE ABOUT WORKPLACE
VIOLENCE RAMAN NOODLE, SINCE
YOU DON'T GIVE A FUCK ABOUT
HOMELESSNESS, THAT'S ITEM
NUMBER I BELIEVE, 6, YOU DUMB
PIZZA FACE.
NOW MOST OF YOU HAVE HEARD THE
MOTION ON ITEM 24, YOU'RE NOT
ALL STUPID.
YOU KNOW THAT LAHSA, KNOWN AS
LOS ANGELES HOUSING HAS
PROVIDED BULLSHIT TO YOU, YOU,
AND ALL OF YOU.
WHY DO I SAY THAT?
CAUSE I WAS IN COURT WITH
LAHSA, SO I'M NOT GOING TO
EXPLAIN THE DETAS OF DAVID O
CARTER LAHSA, STEALING BILLIONS
AND BILLIONS OF MOTHER FUCKEN
MONIES, NO.
NO.
BECAUSE, BECAUSE YOU GOT TO
UNDERSTAND, WHEN I MOVED OUT OF
L.A. TO DITCH THE HOME HE'S OR
THE HOMEBOYS, MOTHER FUCKEN
POLICE, DID EXACTLY WHAT THE
LADY SPOKE ABOUT EARLIER, THEY
COME DOWN TO THE WHITE SIDE OF
THE TOWN TO COME WITH ME AND MY
DAUGHTER AT THE HOUSE.
WHAT THE FUCK?
SO YOU VILLAINS, ALONG WITH
STEWARD, WHAT HE SAID ABOUT-->>
City Attorney: WHAT ITEM ARE
YOU SPEAKING ABOUT.
I'VE BEEN TRYING TO FOLLOW YOU
WHICH ITEM ARE YOU SPEAKING TO
NOW?
» Speaker: LOOK MOTHER FUCKER,
YOU'RE RUNNING THE CLOCK.
?AOU KNOW THE RULES AND I'VE
ASKED YOU POLITELY BEFORE TO
PLEASE IDENTIFY THE ITEMS
BEFORE WE MOVE ON.
WE TRY TO TRACK WHERE YOU'RE AT.
WHICH ITEMS ARE YOU SPEAKING TO?
» Speaker: 24, PUT O.
LET ME TRANSLATOR, BUDDY.
I WAS ON 24 BEFORE I WAS RUDELY
INTERRUPTED.
» City Attorney: SUE EXHAUSTED
YOUR ITEM ON 24, PLEASE MOVE ON
TO ANOTHER ITEM.
THAT WAS THE CONCERN.
PLEASE MOVE ON TO ANOTHER ITEM.
» Speaker: YEAH, LET'S MOVE ON
TO ALL THE ITEMS ON THE LAST 20
ITEMS.
ALL THE MOTHER FUCKEN ITEMS
GOING BEFORE CLOSED SESSION,
WHICH WE THE PUBLIC HAVE THE
UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU DON'T
FUCKS, YOU MOTHER FUCKEN
POLITICIANS, YOU DUMB BITCHES
KEEP STEALING MONEY WITH OTHER
LAWYERS FOR OUR MONEY.
» City Attorney: GENERAL
PUBLIC COMMENT.
» Speaker: NOW TO PUBLIC
COMMENT.
WHILE, AS YOU KNOW, ICE CUBE
WOULD SAY, YOU AIN'T GREASING
MY ASS, YOU GANG BANGING
POLITICIANS.
YOU GANG BANG MOTHER FUCKERS
AIN'T CRAWLING UP MY ASS WITH
VASELINE, I'M HERE TO PROTEST,
HERE TO PROTEST ABOUT WHITE
MOTHER FUCKESER LIKE YOU THAT
DON'T GIVE A FUCK ABOUT MY
EARNINGS, THE EARNINGS OF THE
HARD WORKING PEOPLE, OF PWC AND
LOCAL 720, WHATEVER MOTHER
FUCKER.
THAT'S WHY BIG BOY STEWARD AND
BOB J*U JUJU BOY SAID, WHEN YOU
GAVE ME MY TICKET TO GO TO NEW
YORK, I'LL BE THERE WRAPPING,
SH*UT 9 FUCK UP, SHUT THE FUCK
UP, THAT'S RIGHT SMOKING SCAN,
FUCK ALL SKLAIL.
» City Attorney: GOOD MORNING.
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO?
» Speaker: PUBLIC COMMENT AND
NUMBER 6.
» City Attorney: OKAY, YOU
HAVE A MINUTE FOR EACH.
PLEASE BEGIN WITH THE ITEM.
» Speaker: MY NAME IS YVONNE
I'M AN ATTORNEY WITH BETSETA
LEGAL SERVICES, ONLY LEGAL
PROVIDE THAERZ CAN REPRESENT
ALL WORKERS REGARDLESS OF
STATUS.
WE'RE TEN YEARS AGO FOR THE
CREATION OF OWS, AND WE'RE HERE
THAT THEY DON'T HAVE THE TOOLS
TO HELP LOW WAGE WORKERS.
OWS TYPICALLY JUST CLOSES OUR
CASE BECAUSE THE ALTERNATIVE IS
TO GO THROUGH UNNECESSARY
PROCESS TO REQUEST A SUBPOENA
AND THIS ALLOWS EMPLOYERS TO
GET AWAY WITH WAGE THEFT.
THE CLA HAS MADE IT CLEAR.
THE CITY AGENCY HAVES THE LEGAL
AUTHORITY TO ISSUE AN SUBPOENA
AND ANYONE THAT RECEIVES A
SUBPOENA CAN APPEAL IT AND CAN
CONTINUE TO RECEIVE RIGHTS.
IT SIMPLY GIVES OWS THE TOOLS
TO DO ITS JOB AND TO HELP ALL
WORKERS.
ADDITIONALLY ALL TOOLS WILL
FOCUS ON EMPLOYERS WHO ARE
BENEFITING FROM THE LACK OF
ENFORCEMENT AND CREATING AN
UNEVEN PLAYING FIELD FOR LAW
ABIDING BUSINESSES.
A VOTE AGAINST THIS WILL ONLY
FORCE OWS TO CONTINUE TO FIGHT
WAGE THEFT FOR THOSE REASONS,
WE URGE YOU TO MOVE THIS MOTION
FORWARD.
» City Attorney: THANK YOU,
NEXT SPEAKER.
» Speaker: GOOD MORNING, I'M
SPEAKING PUBLIC COMMENT AND
ITEM 6.
» City Attorney: YOU HAVE A
MINUTE FOR EACH.
PLEASE BEGIN WITH THE ITEM.
» Speaker: I'M TIA AND I'M THE
POLICY DIRECTOR OF, THRILLED TO
BE HERE SINCE WE CREATED THE
OFTENS OF WAGE STANDARDS.
AND AT THAT TIME, WE PUT
CONSCIOUSNESS INTO WAGE THEFT.
WAGE THEFT WAS NOT A TERM IN
2013.
AND SINCE THEN, WE HAVE SEEN
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AROUND THE
WHOLE STATE CREATE OFFICES 6
THEIR OWN TO ENFORCE THEIR
MINIMUM WAGES, AS OF NOW WE'RE
AT 40 THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
THEN WAGE STATE RESULTED IN 20
MILLION DOLLARS A WEEK, NOT
COUNTING COROLLARY LOSSES AND
SPENDING POWER, MY OFFICE HAS
PUBLISHED MORE RESENT DATA WHY
SOME WAGE THEFT MOST EYES
CONNICK INDUSTRIES LIKE MEAT
PACKING AND RESTAURANT
CUSTODIAL, FAST FOOD AND THEN
STAFFING AGENCIES, CORPORATE
SHELL GAMES AND FEAR OF
IMMIGRATION RETALIATION,
CONTINUE TO INSULATE EMPLOYERS
FROM ACCOUNTABILITY.
THE RECOMMEND ASING IN THE
CLA'S OFFICE OR FROM THE CLA'S
OFFICE REFLECT BEST PRACTICES
TO CHANGE EMPLOYER BEHAVIOR AND
COLLECT BACK PAY.
SO THAT INCLUDES PUBLICLY DATA,
PUBLIC AUTHORITY TO COMPEL
TESTIMONY AND EVIDENCE TOWARDS
THE EMPLOYERS AND STRATEGIC AND
TARGETED ENFORCEMENT THAT
HELPED INVESTIGATORS MOVE AWAY
FROM A--TO PRIORITIZING CLAIMS
FROM HIGH-RISK INDUSTRIES.
IT'S UNREALISTIC TO THINK THAT
ANY AGENCY WILL HAVE ENOUGH
STAFF TO COMPLIANCE CHECK,
YOU'VE GOT TO BE STRATEGIC.
EVERY YEAR 30,000 PEOPLE FILE
CLAIMS WITH THE STATE OFFICE
HERE IN L.A. OR IN THE VAN NUYS
OFFICE WITH THE LABOR
COMMISSIONER.
THEY WAIT MORE THAN 3 YEARS FOR
A HEARING SOMETIMES AS LONG AS
FIVE.
WE RECOMMEND GIVING AUTHORITY
TO PUT MORE BOOTS ON THE GROUND
AND GIVE LOCALS A LOCAL AND
TIMELY REMEDY FOR WAGE THEFT.
» City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER.
GOOD MORNING, I ASSUME ALL
ITEMS AND PUBLIC COMMENT.
YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES FOR THE
ITEMS AND ONE MINUTE FOR
GENERAL.
» Speaker: THANK YOU, SIR.
STARTING WITH NUMBER 7, I'M
HERE TO SUPPORT COUNCILMEMBER
BLOOMDINGO, BECAUSE ITEM NUMBER
7 IS ABOUT TO MAKING SURE
GENDER AFFIRMING CARE FOR YOUNG
PEOPLE.
I WANT TO ASK OUR
COUNCILMEMBERS BLOOMDINGO HOW
OLD IS YOUNG PEOPLE?
I WANT TO ASK OUR CITY
ATTORNEY, HOW OLD IS YOUNG
PEOPLE?
BECAUSE, MY NEIGHBOR JUST HAD A
NEW GENDER REVEAL PARTY, JUST A
COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, AND RIGHT
NOW, THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES,
IS TRYING TO GIVE THAT BABY A
GENDER AFFIRMING CARE, SO RIGHT
NOW, WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO
HAVE THE SECOND GENDER REVEAL
PARTY.
AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A
GINEDER REVEAL PARTY EVERY
MONTH AFTER THAT.
I REALLY SUPPORT THIS ITEM,
ESPECIALLY I'M A BIG FAN OF OUR
COUNCILMEMBER BLOOMDINGO, NOW
LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 8.
[SINGING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
ITEM NUMBER 9.
[SINGING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT.
» City Attorney: BEFORE YOU GO
TO GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, JUST
A REMINDER, I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN
GONE FOR A WHILE, WELCOME BACK.
AS A REMINDER TO YOU AND FYI TO
EVERYONE HERE.
IF WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE AN
INTERPRETER, THERE ARE
INSTRUCTIONS ON THE AGENDA, IF
YOU LET US KNOW AT LEAST 48
HOURS IN ADVANCE, WE WILL DO
OUR BEST TO GET AN INTERPRETER
HERE.
I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAVE NOT,
I DON'T THINK YOU'VE EVER MADE
THAT REQUEST, YOU'RE NOT
REQUIRED TO DO SO BUT FOR
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, THAT IS
WHY WE'RE LISTENING TO PUBLIC
COMMENT.
WE DON'T HAVE AN INTERPRETER
HERE, BECAUSE ONE WAS NOT
REQUESTED.
GO AHEAD, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE
FOR GENERAL.
» Speaker: GENERAL PUBLIC
COMMENT, CITY ATTORNEY I'M HERE
TO SUPPORT OUR COUNCILMEMBER
BLOOMDINGO, L.A. OFFICER
FLORES, USING RACIAL SLURS AND
REMARKS AND GENDER SLURS
WHATEVER ALL OF THOSE PROFANITY
PEOPLE AGAINST THE PEOPLE
BACKGROUND AND EVERYTHING.
OFFICER DANIEL FLORES DECIDED
TO MAKE A REPORT AND ALL OF A
SUDDEN, DISTRICT ATTORNEY,
NATHAN HOCHMAN, FIRST OF ALL,
CITY ATTORNEY REFERRED TO
DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND THEN THE
DISTRICT ATTORNEY BELIEVED TO
FILE 13 FELONY CHARGES AGAINST
LAPD DANIEL FLORES.
I THOUGHT THAT ANY HONEST
OFFICER WOULD DO THE SAME
THING, WHEN YOU DO SOMETHING
WRONG, YOU SAY SOMETHING, WHEN
YOU SEE YOUR FELLOW OFFICER
MISCONDUCT, YOU'RE GOING TO
SPEAK UP LIKE A REAL HERO, LIKE
A 20-INCH SERGEANT DUARTE, BUT
WHY HE'S BEING PUNISHED IN JAIL?
» City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER?
» Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT
SPEAKER, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL A
FEW MORE NAMES, JACQUELINE,
GABE CHINESE AND ANDREA B
GONZALEZ.
» City Attorney: GOOD MORNING,
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO?
» Speaker: BUENOS DIAS.
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
JOSE ALBERTO.
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
» Interpreter: YES, HELLO I'M
TALKING ABOUT NUMBER 6 AND
PUBLIC COMMENT.
MY NAME IS JOSE ALBERTO.
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
» Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH]
OKAY.
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
» Interpreter: HELLO
COUNCILMEMBERS I'M A WORKER
HERE IN LOS ANGELES.
AND I'M ASKING YOU TO SUPPORT
ITEM NUMBER 6 FOR WITH REGARD
TO THE WAGE STANDARD BECAUSE WE
NEED THIS TO BE ENFORCED
BECAUSE A LAW THAT IS NOT
ENFORCED DOESN'T REALLY BENEFIT
ANY OF THE WORKERS WHO IS
DESIGNED TO PROTECT.
» Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH]
» Interpreter: IN MY
EXPERIENCE I HAVE SEEN HOW WAGE
THEFT HAS AFFECTED MANY WORKERS
HERE IN LOS ANGELES IN REGARDS
TO NOT RECEIVING THE NECESSARY
AMOUNT OF MONEY LIKE FOR ME,
FOR EXAMPLE, I HAVE BEEN I HAVE
NOT BEEN GIVEN HUNDREDS OF
DOLLARS FROM MY CHECK THAT'S
MONEY MISSING AND MONEY THAT
CAN GO TO PAY FOOD AND RENT AND
GAS MONEY TO GET TO WORK.
AND PLEASE SUPPORT US, PLEASE
HELP US, THIS ORDINANCE SO IT
CAN BE PUT INTO AFFECT TO
PROTECT L.A. WORKERS AND THE
PEOPLE OF THE COMMUNITY AS IT
WAS INTENDED TO DO SO FROM THE
BEGINNING.
THANK YOU.
» City Attorney: GOOD MORNING,
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO?
» Speaker: I WOULD LIKE TO
SPEAK ON BEHALF OF ITEM NUMBER
6.
GOOD MORNING, COUNCILMEMBERS MY
NAME IS MANUEL VILLANUEVA.
I SPENT 15 YEARS WORKING ALONG
RESTAURANT WORKERS, CLERKS WHO
WORKED 12 HOUR SHIFTS AND GOT
PAID FOR 8.
WORKERS WHO DID EVERYTHING TO
KEEP THEIR RECORDS, FILED
CLAIMS AND THEN WAITED YEARS
FOR THE STATE TO ACT.
RENT DOESN'T WAIT AND GROCERIES
DON'T WAIT.
LOS ANGELES LOSES AN ESTIMATED
20 MILLION TO WAGE THEFT.
WE ARE THE WAGE THEFT CAPITAL
OF THE COUNTRY AND RIGHT NOW
WITH FEDERAL IMMIGRATION
PUSHING OUR MOST VULNERABLE
WORKERS INTO SILENCE, THE
PEOPLE WHO NEED HELP THE MOST
ARE LESS LIKELY TO COME FORWARD.
THE CITY HAS TO FILL-IN THAT
GAP.
THE MOTION CREATES A NEW, NO
NEW RULES FOR EMPLOYERS, IT
ENFORCES LOWS THAT ALREADY
EXIST.
THE ONLY BUSINESS AFFECTED ARE
THE ONES THAT ALREADY BREAKING
THEM.
WHEN THE PLAYING FIELD IS
LEVELED.
SO OUR ASK IS SIMPLE, ADOPT THE
CLA'S ROAD MAP TO COVER
OVERTIME, AND STAFF TO DO THEIR
JOB.
WORKERS HAVE WAITED LONG ENOUGH.
LET'S STAND WITH THEM TODAY.
THANK YOU.
» Speaker: HELLO ITEM 3 AND
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT.
» City Attorney: YOU HAVE A
MINUTE FOR EACH.
BEGIN ITEM 3.
» Speaker: I'M ARE A
RESEARCHER FOR LANE, FAIR
GAMES, IMMIGRATION PRO TEKTSZ
AND ANTI AIRBNB IN OUR CITY.
I'M HERE TO WARN L.A. CITY IS
CEMENTING A DEAL THAT IS
PUTTING OUR RESIDENTS AND
WORKERS IN SERIOUS JEOPARDY.
THIS DOES NOT DOES NOT PROTECT
US FROM A FUTURE OF DECLINING
SERVICES AND LAYOFFS WHERE
NEARLY EVERY OLYMPIC GAMES HAS
GONE OVER BUDGETS IN THE
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
INSTEAD THIS DEAL CONTINUES TO
ASSUME THAT L.A. CITY IS ITS
RESIDENTS AND WORKERS SHOULD BE
THE BACKSTOP BY EVENTS OVERSEEN
BY INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN
AMERICA.
LA28 BOARD AND I O.C. CRAFTED
EXCLUSIVELY IN THEIR IMAGE.
THERE ARE SEVERAL ISSUES THAT
SHOULD GIVE YOU PAUSE ABOUT
THIS AGREEMENT.
FIRST, ONE OF THE LARGEST COSTS
OF THE GAMES IS BEING POUND OFF
TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
NOT ONLY LET'S LA28 OFF THE
HOOK BUT GIVES THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION, NOW HEAVILY
REPRESENTED ENORMOUS LEVERAGE
TO DICTATE TERMS.
JUST LAST YEAR FEMA'S FUNDING
INCLUDED COLLABORATION WITH
IMMIGRATION AGENTS AMONG ITS
TERMS AND CONDITIONS, LEAVING
SO MUCH FUNDING TO THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT RAISES QUESTIONS
ABOUT WHAT OUR CITY WILL LOOK
LIKE IN 2028 AND WHAT EXTENT IT
WILL RESEMBLE THE TRUMP'S
OLYMPICS.
LEAVES SO MUCH UNDEFINED.
WE STILL DON'T KNOW THE GAMES
OF VENUE, AND FEDERAL TERMS OF
REIMBURSEMENT OR OBLIGATION OF
L.A. CITY TO OTHER CITIES.
WE ASK TO RENEGOTIATE A
AGREEMENT DELIVERS ON THE NEEDS
OF WORKING FAMILIES AND ENSURES
THAT LA28 AND I O.C. PAY IN
FULL.
THANK YOU.
» T. McOsker: MR. PRESIDENT?
» Council President: MR.
McOSKER WHAT PURPOSE DO YOU
RISE?
» T. McOsker: NOTIFYING THE
PUBLIC ON A CLOSE SESSION ON
THE AGENDA.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, IT'S A
TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO ITEM 44,
THERE IS NO CHANGE TO THE
SETTLEMENT AMOUNT BUT I MOVE
THAT ITEM 44 BE AMEND TODAY
INCLUDE MET LIFE ASSIGNMENT
INC. AS THE ANNUITY BENEFIT.
AND AGAIN NO CHANGE TO THE
SETTLEMENT AMOUNT.
I NEED A SECOND FOR THAT.
» Council President: MS.
HERNANDEZ SECONDS.
THANK YOU.
» T. McOsker: THANK YOU.
» Council President: WE GO
BACK TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
» City Attorney: GOOD MORNING,
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO?
» Speaker: 3 AND 6 AND GENERAL
PUBLIC COMMENT.
» City Attorney: YOU HAVE TWO
MINUTES FOR THE ITEMS AND ONE
FOR GENERAL.
» Speaker: POLICY MANAGER,
I'LL BE SPEAKING ON 3 AND 6, ON
ITEM 3, THE CHAMBER URGES THE
ENHANCED CITY, RESOURCES MASTER
AGREEMENT AND THE FIRST
AMENDMENT TO THE GAMES
AGREEMENT WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY.
WITH JUST UNDER TWO YEARS UNTIL
THE GAMES EVERY ADDITIONAL
MONTH OF DELAY, REDUCES THE RUN
FOR A DETAILED PLANNING FOR OUR
BUSINESSES THAT ARE COUNTING
ON, THE CITY AND LA28 NOW NEED
TO MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER
QUICKLY TO KEEP THE 2028 GAMES
ON TRACK FOR SUCCESSFUL WELL
RUN EVENT THAT BENEFITS
ANGELINOS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES.
THE CHAMBER RECOGNIZES THE
IMPORTANCE OF FAIR WORKER
PROTECTIONS AND ENSURING
EMPLOYERS HAVE ACCESS.
IT WOULD LEAD TO PRIVACY AND
LEGAL RISK, THE CHAMBER ASKED
CITY COUNCIL TO RECONSIDERING.
IT WILL EXPOSE BUSINESS TO SEE
LEGAL LIABILITY AS THIRD PARTY
ENTITIES WILL HAVE ACCESS TO
PERSONAL WAGE AND OTHER
CONFIDENTIAL RECORDS.
RECONSIDER THE REMOVAL OF
PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF OTHER
EMPLOYERS NAME OR IDENTIFYING
INFORMATION FOR OUTSTANDING
WAGE JUDGMENTS TO ALIGN WITH
STATE REGULATIONS.
THE EXPANSION OF THE SUBPOENA
AUTHORITY WILL INCREASE
SCRUTINY.
ESTABLISH PARAMETERS FOR
EMPLOYERS, ON THE SCOPE OF
INFORMATION THAT WOULD BE
REQUIRED, PROTECTIONS FOR
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION AND
ASSURANCE THAT'S THERE WOULD BE
NO INCONSISTENT ENFORCEMENT
ACROSS DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES
SECTOR PRIOR TO GRANTING THIS
AUTHORITY.
FOR THESE REASONS, WE URGE CITY
COUNCIL TO REFRAME FROM
ADVANCING THE CURRENT PROPOSAL
AND WORK WITH THE CHAMBER AND
EMPLOYERS TO ADDRESS IN THE
PROPOSAL BEFORE ADVANCING ANY
POLICY THAT WILL HAVE BROUGHT
IMPACT TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND
CONSIDERATION.
» Speaker: WHERE DID IT GO?
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT.
I'LL MAKE THIS BRIEF, LAPD
RELEASED THEIR 2025 REPORT
ABOUT THEIR WORK DURING THE ICE
PROTEST IN 2025 IN JUNE.
AND IN THE REPORT, THEY USED
THE WORD ANTI FA.
THEY REFERRED TO THE PROTESTERS
AS ANTIFA.
THAT'S IT.
IF ANYONE HAS ANY INTEREST OR
READ ABOUTING THAT OR
MENTIONING THAT, YOU KNOW WHERE
TO FIND ME.
MY NAME IS GABE DUNN, YEAH,
THEY'RE LABELING US ANTIFA NOW,
SO THAT'S ALL.
» City Attorney: THANK YOU,
NEXT SPEAKER.
» Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT
SPEAKER, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL A
FEW MORE NAMES, GLORIA, RAFAEL,
DE LEON, HARRIETTE ELLIOT AND
FAWN DAVIS.
» City Attorney: GOOD MORNING,
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO?
» Speaker: GOOD MORNING, ITEM
6 AND GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT.
» City Attorney: OKAY, YOU
HAVE ONE MINUTE, YOU HAVE ONE
MINUTE FOR EACH.
PLEASE BEGIN WITH THE ITEM.
GO AHEAD.
» Speaker: GOOD MORNING,
BOARD, OR COUNCIL.
LOS ANGELES WORKERS LOSE AN
ESTIMATED 28 MILLION EVERY WEEK
TO WAGE THEFT.
THAT INCLUDES, UNPAID HOURS,
OVERTIME VIOLATIONS, STOLEN
TIPS, ILLEGAL DEDUCTIONS, AND
OUT RIGHT NONPAYMENT.
L.A. IS STILL THE WAGE THEFT
CAPITAL OF CALIFORNIA, AND THE
UNITED STATES.
SO, IT IS THE DUTY OF CITY
COUNCIL IN GENERAL TO PROTECT
ITS RESIDENTS.
I REPRESENT THOUSANDS OF HOME
CARE AND DOMESTIC WORKERS AT
THE FILIPINO WORKER CENTER.
THEY'RE WAITING YEARS AT THE
STATE LEVEL TO GET WAGES THAT
THEY'RE OWED, THAT'S HOW MUCH
OF A BACKLOG THEY HAVE, THE
CITY NEEDS TO STEP UP AND PASS
ITEM 6 AND TAKE ON MEAL CASES,
RIGHT NOW THAT THE CITY DOESN'T.
WE HAVE WORKED.
WE HAVE WORKERS THAT LITERALLY
PASS AWAY BEFORE GETTING THE
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS THEY'RE
OWED, THAT'S SOD.
SO PLEASE HELP THE STATE'S
BACKLOG BY PASSING ITEM 6.
AGAIN, PASS ITEM 6, MY NAME IS
VANESSA AND I'M WITH THE
FILIPINO WORKER CENTER.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
PASS ITEM 6.
[APPLAUSE]
» Speaker: HI I'M SPEAKING ON
ITEM 6, GOOD MORNING
COUNCILMEMBERS.
» City Attorney: OKAY, JUST
ITEM 6?
» Speaker: YES.
» City Attorney: OKAY YOU HAVE
ONE MINUTE FOR THE JT.
» Speaker: GOOD MORNING I'M
ANDREA, I'M WITH THE CLEAN
CARWASH WORKER CENTER, A MEMBER
OF THE LOS ANGELES WORKER
NETWORK.
I'M HERE TO URGE YOU TO SUPPORT
THE RECOMMENDATIONS THREATENING
THE OFFICE OF WAGE STANDARDS.
WORKERS DESERVE TO KNOW THAT IF
THEIR WAGES ARE STOLEN, THERE
IS A PROCESS TO HAVE IT.
THEY WILL NOT BE PUT AT A
COMPETITIVE DISADVANTAGE OF
BUSINESSES THAT IGNORE THE LAW.
THESE RECOMMENDATIONS
STRENGTHEN, ENFORCEMENT OF
PROTECTIONS THE CITY HAS
ALREADY ADOPTED.
LOS ANGELES CREATED THE OFFICE
OF WAGE STANDARDS MORE THAN A
DECADE AGO AND WE HAVE HAD TIME
TO LEARN FROM THAT EXPERIENCE.
GOOD GOVERNMENT MEANS LOOKING
AT WHAT WE BUILT IDENTIFYING
WHAT IS NOT WORKING AND
IMPROVING IT.
THAT'S THE OPPORTUNITY BEFORE
THE COUNCIL NOW.
PLEASE SUPPORT THE
RECOMMENDATIONS BEFORE YOU.
THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE] >> City Attorney:
THANK YOU, NEXT SPEAKER?
GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU
LIKE TO SPEAK TO?
» Speaker: PUBLIC COMMENT.
» City Attorney: YOU HAVE A
MINUTE.
GO AHEAD.
» Speaker: [SPEAKING SPANISH]
» Interpreter: THIS BOOK WAS
WRITTEN, I CAN'T REMEMBER BUT
GUERR RA* Ss, WARS AT THE SPEED
OF LIGHT.
» Speaker: THANK YOU.
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
» Interpreter: GIVEN THAT THE
MISSILES COST HUNDREDS OF
MILLIONS IT WOULD BE MORE
BENEFICIAL TO USE LASER.
YES, THERE IS A CHANGE IN
AUTHORS, HIS NAME IS PETER
MORGUES.
HE'S REPRODUCING HIS BIGGEST
RETREAT NEXT TIME, HE IS FROM
NETHERLANDS.
» Speaker: GRACIAS.
» Interpreter: THANK YOU.
» City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER?
GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU
LIKE TO SPEAK TO?
» Speaker: ITEM NUMBER 6,
PLEASE.
» City Attorney: YOU HAVE A
MINUTE, GO AHEAD.
» Speaker: THANK YOU.
COME DAVIS WITH THE CALIFORNIA
ITC COUNCIL AS WELL AS SPEAKING
ON BEHALF FROM THE LOS ANGELES
FEDERATION LABOR.
GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS TOM DAVIS, AND I'M
HERE TO SPEAK IN STRONG SUPPORT
OF ITEM 6, THE WAGE THEFT
ORDINANCE WHICH WILL HELP
ENSURE ALL WORKERS ARE PAID FOR
THE MEAL AND REST BREAKS AND
OVERTIME PAY THEY'VE EARNED.
IN THE FILM INDUSTRY, WE'VE
SCENE A DECREASE, THEY'RE
NOTORIOUS FOR WORKING AS MANY
HOURS AS POSSIBLE IN A DAY AND
THEN FLEEING AFTER A SHOOTING
FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND THEN
THEY'RE GONE.
THESE PRODUCTIONS WORK 12 TO 16
HOURS A DAY AND PAY THE
TECHNICIANS ON A FLAT RATE.
OFTEN BELOW MINIMUM WAGE.
THESE ARE FULLY AWARE OF THE
HARDSHIPS FACED BY THE
TECHNICIANS IN LOS ANGELES AND
TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF IT AND
THEREFORE I ASK FOR YOUR
FAVORABLE CONSIDERATION.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
» City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER.
[APPLAUSE]
GOOD MORNING WHAT WOULD YOU
LIKE TO SPEAK TO?
» Speaker: I'M SPEAKING ON
ITEM NUMBER 6.
» City Attorney: OKAY.
SO YOU'LL HAVE ONE MINUTE FOR
EACH.
» Speaker: GOOD MORNING,
COUNCILMEMBER, I'M GLORIA FROM
FILIPINO WORKER CENTER, CALLING
TO ASK THE COUNCILMEMBER TO
VOTE YES ON THE FULL ADOPTION
OF THE OFFICE WORD STANDARD,
INFORMS US THAT THIS WEDNESDAY
HEARING THAT'S COUNCIL FILE,
LOS ANGELES IS THE WAIT OF THE
NATION AND ACCESSING TOOLS THE
CITY HAS AT ITS DISPOSAL TO
ENSURE THE LABOR LAWS AND BOOKS
ARE MORE EFFECTIVELY ENFORCED.
SO WORKERS CAN RECOVER WITH
JUST THE EARN.
CREATED MORE THAN A DECADE AGO
AND THIS EMPLOYMENT ARE
NECESSARY TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORKERS TO
GET HELP THEY NEED WHEN THEIR
VICTIMS OF STAFF.
WORKERS HAVE WAITED LONG
ENOUGH, TWC WORKER CENTER
ASKING THE COUNCILMEMBERS TO
SUPPORT THESE REFORMS WITHOUT
FURTHER DELAY.
PLEASE SUPPORT ITEM NUMBER 6.
THANK YOU.
» City Attorney: THANK YOU,
NEXT SPEAKER.
» Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT
SPEAKER, FLOR, PALM DAVIS AND
KATHY.
» City Attorney: GOOD MORNING
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO?
» Speaker: I'M ARIA I'M
REPRESENTING DOMESTIC WORKERS
UNDER FILIPINO WORKER CENTER.
I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT ITEM
NUMBER 6 FOR GENERAL PUBLIC
COMMENT.
» City Attorney: YOU HAVE ONE
MINUTE FOR EACH, GO AHEAD.
» Speaker: I'M ASKING TO ASK
OUR BELOVED COUNCILMEMBERS TO
VOTE YES ON OT FULL ADOPTIONS
OF THE WAGE STANDARD REFORMS,
TODAY'S HEARING.
THAT'S COUNCIL FILE 23-0932.
LOS ANGELES IS THE WAGE CAPITOL
OF THE NATION AND REFORMS
STRENGTHEN THE TOOLS THE CITY
HAS AT ITS DISPOSAL TO ENSURE
THE LABOR LAWS ARE MORE
EFFECTIVELY ENFORCED.
SO WORKERS CAN RECOVER WAGES
THEY'VE EARNED.
THE OFFICE OF THE WAGE STANDARD
WAS CREATED MORE THAN 10 YEARS
AGO, AND THIS IMPROVEMENTS ARE
NECESSARY TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORKERS TO
GET HELP THEY NEED WHEN THEY'RE
VICTIMS OF WAGE THEFT LIKE ME.
WORKERS HAVE WAITED LONG ENOUGH.
WE ARE ASKING THE
COUNCILMEMBERS TO SUPPORT
REFORMS.
» City Attorney: GENERAL.
GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU
LIKE TO SPEAK TO?
» Speaker: GOOD MORNING, ITEM
6 AND GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT.
» City Attorney: YOU HAVE A
MINUTE FOR EACH, GO AHEAD.
» Speaker: THANK YOU, OFFICE
OF THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT, LET
ME ACKNOWLEDGE THOSE WHO ARE
STILL LISTENING AND ENGAGING US.
MUCH APPRECIATED, IT DOES NOT
GO UNNOTICED.
I'M PART OF THE LARGEST WORKER,
STRENGTHEN THE OFFICE OF WAGE
STANDARDS.
OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS, WE'VE
HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO LISTEN
AND TALK TO YOUR CONCERNS.
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT ISSUES
LIKE IS THIS DID UPLICATIVE?
IS IT SUSTAINABLE AND THOSE ARE
ALL FAIR QUESTIONS AND I WANT
TO RECOGNIZE, BUT THOSE ARE
QUESTIONS FOR WHICH I THINK
THESE RECOMMENDATIONS SHOULD
MOVE FORWARD.
LOS ANGELES HAS ALREADY
INVESTED MORE THAN A DECADE IN
BUILDING AND ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY, AND CREATING
PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE CITY,
MANY OF WHICH ARE HERE TODAY.
WALKING AWAY FROM AN
OPPORTUNITY TO STRENGTHEN THIS,
IS NOT FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY TO
THE CONTRARY, IT WOULD BE
FAILING TO MAXIMIZE THE
INVESTMENT.
AND THE ECONOMIC RIGHT SIDE NOT
COMPLICATED.
WAGES EARNED AND EVERY COUNCIL
DISTRICT BECOME, RENT GROCERIES
TRANSPORTATION AND DOLLARS
SPENT IN YOUR RESPECTIVE
COUNCIL DISTRICTS.
WHEN THE WAGES ARE STOLEN, THE
MONEY IS TAKEN OUT OF THE CITY
AND THIS IS WHY IMPORTANT TO
EVERYONE OF YOUR DISTRICTS.
WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT THIS CAN
SUCCEED AND WE'RE PREPARED TO
BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR OUR ROLE IN
MAKING SURE IT DOES.
WORK AGO LONG EACH ONE OF YOUR
OFFICES, WE'RE CONFIDENT THAT
THAT CAN BE DONE.
LET ME BE CLEAR, THIS IS NOT
ABOUT PUNISHING, RESPONSIBLE
BUSINESSES, RESPONSIBLE
EMPLOYERS SHOULD WANT A SYSTEM
WHERE FOLLOWING THE LAW DOES
NOT PUT THEM AT A DISADVANTAGE
AND THAT'S THE KEY.
WE URGE YOU, STRONGLY TO PASS
THIS CONTINUE THE INVESTMENT IN
YOUR CITY, IN YOUR BUSINESS
OWNERS AND MORE IMPORTANTLY IN
YOUR CONSTITUENTS IN THE
COMMUNITIES YOU REPRESENT.
I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND
CONSIDERATION.
» City Attorney: THANK YOU,
NEXT SPEAKER.
» Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT
SPEAKER, I WILL CALL A FEW MORE
NAMES, ELVIS JACKSON AND AREAA
RICINTO.
» Speaker: GOOD MORNING, I'M
KATHY AND I'M AN ATTORNEY OF
LEGAL SERVICES, SO LOS ANGELES
IS THE WAGE THEFT CAPITAL OF
THIS COUNTRY, AS OF 2024, THE
CALIFORNIA LABOR COMMISSIONERS
OFFICE TAKES AVERAGE OF 123
DAYS TO PROCESS GAMES THAT IS
OVER THREE YEARS.
WORKERS CANNOT WAIT THAT LONG,
THEY NEED OWS TO HAVE MORE
TOOLS AND BECOME A BETTER VEN
TWO FOR THEM.
SKIPPED MEALS AND UNBEARABLE
WAGE THEFT, THEY DESERVE ACTION
NOW.
THIS MOTION DOES NOT CREATE A
NEW LAW, IT DOES NOT IMPOSE NEW
OBLIGATIONS FOR EMPLOYERS, AND
THE STATE ALREADY GRANTED TO
OWS AND ELIMINATES THE
REQUIREMENT THAT WORKERS FILE
WAGE CLAIMS WITH OWS AND THEN
TURN TO THE LABOR COMMISSIONER
SEPARATELY TO RECOVER OVERTIME.
THAT REDUNDANCY IS UNEFFICIENT.
RIGHT NOW, WHEN OWS
INVESTIGATES AN EMPLOYER, WHO
SIMPLY IGNORES THE AGENCY'S
REQUEST, THEY HAVE TWO OPTION
TO SEE NAVIGATE A COME BEHR
SATISFYING EVERY NOTIFICATION
REQUIREMENT, BRIEFING
COMMISSIONERS, NOTIFYING
PARTIES AND SCHEDULING ALE
HEARING, THEY FORCE, IT IS SO
BURDENSOME IT IS BEEN USED TWO
OR THREE TIMES.
THE SUBPOENA PROCESS HAS BUILT
IN MECHANICS TO PREVENT ABUSE.
EVERY EMPLOYER CAN CHALLENGE IN
COURT.
THE PROCESS IS UNNECESSARY WHEN
THOSE SAFEGUARDS ALREADY EXIST.
WE URGE THE COUNCIL TO OTHER
PROOF THE PROPOSAL TODAY, THE
LOW WAGE IMMIGRANT WORKERS
CANNOT AFFORD TO WAIT ANY
LONGER FOR THE PROTECTIONS THEY
ARE OWED.
THANK YOU.
» Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT
SPEAKER I'LL CALL A FEW MORE
NAMES, JUMBO SHRIMP AND ARMANDO
GEE DENA.
» City Attorney: GOOD MORNING,
WOO WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO?
» Speaker: GOOD MORNING, WHICH
WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO ITEM 6.
» City Attorney: YOU HAVE A
MINUTE.
» Speaker: I'M ARIEL MOORE I'M
THE POLICY DIRECTOR OF LOS
ANGELES FEDERATION OF LABOR.
EVERY WEEK AN ESTIMATED 25 TO
28 MILLION IS STOLEN FROM
WORKERS IN LOS ANGELES AND
BEHIND THOSE NUMBERS ARE REAL
PEOPLE.
FARMWORKERS, JANITORS, SECURITY
OFFICERS, RETAIL AND
HOSPITALITY WORKERS, HOME CARE
PROVIDERS AND WORKERS IN THE
ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY AND
BEYOND.
THIS IS AN ECONOMIC JUSTICE
ISSUE.
THIS IS, A RACIAL JUSTICE ISSUE
AND FUNDAMENTAL REQUIRES US TO
ADDRESS THE ELEPHANT IN THE
ROOM.
WAGE THEFT IS NOT RACE NEUTRAL
AND IT IMPACTS THE MOST VUL NER
WORKERS.
THE PEOPLE WE RELY TO MAKE THE
CITY RUN.
THE ARC OF THE MORE UNIVERSE IS
LONG BUT THAT ARC HAS NEVER
BENT ON ITS OWN.
WORKING PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO
FIGHT FOR HELL.
THE POWERS IS NOT SOMETHING WE
HORD, WE ORGANIZE IT, WE SHARE
IT AND WE LIFT SOMEBODY ELSE UP.
TODAY WE'RE ASKING YOU TO DO
THE SAME.
VOTE YES, USE YOUR POWER TO
STAND WITH WORKERS.
» City Attorney: NEXT SPEAKER.
» Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT
SPEAKER, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL A
FEW MORE NAMES.
GODDESS, HARRIETTE ELLIOT AND
JASON BOXER.
» City Attorney: GOOD MORNING,
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TO?
» Speaker: GENERAL COMMENT.
» City Attorney: YOU HAVE A
MINUTE.
» Speaker: MY NAME IS MICHAEL
AND MY PRONOUN HE AND HIM AND
MY PRONOUN SOUTH SIDE SMOKING
SCAN, YOU'RE CONSTANTLY HEARING
ABOUT BROWN VIOLATIONS.
I'M SEEING VIOLATIONS LEFT AND
RIGHT AND UP AND DOWN, SO I
WOULD LIKE YOU TO GET OUTSIDE
LAWYERS IF POLICE OFFICERS ARE
VIOLATING DUE PROCESS WHEN THEY
EXPEL PEOPLE FROM PUBLIC PLACES
WITHOUT GIVING THEM A CITATION
WITHOUT ALLOWING THEM TO
CHALLENGE THE VIOLATION.
ALL SHOULD DO THE SAME, THE
POLICE UNION LAWYERS ARE JUST
AS PAID OFF AND CORRUPT.
» City Attorney: THANK YOU,
NECK SPEAKER.
» Clerk: BEFORE THE NEXT
SPEAKER, I WOULD LIKE TO CALL
FEW MORE NAMES, EP SEEN, AND
RIO KNOCKO.
» City Attorney: SO BEFORE WE
MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SPEAKER, I
JUST WANT TO NOTE, THERE ARE
WAY MORE NAMES THAN WE HAVE
SPEAKERS I RECOGNIZE SOME BEING
USE BID MR. HERMAN AND I
BELIEVE BY THE GENTLEMAN THAT
WAS SINGING IN CHINESE FOR
SURE, I DON'T KNOW FOR SURE,
BUT PLEASE SIGN UP ONCE.
WHEN WE HAVE TO READ OUT
ADDITIONAL NAMES, IT DOES TAKE
TIME FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE
DRIVEN HERE TO SPEAK.
SO, AGAIN, IF WE CATCH YOU
DOING IT, IT IS DISRUPTIVE TO
THIS MEETING.
WE'VE PRONL READ OFF AT LEAST
TWO DOZEN FAKE NAMES AND YOU
WILL BE SUBJECT TO WARNINGS AND
POTENTIAL REMOVALS PURSUANT TO
COUNCIL RULE 7 AND 12.
GOOD MORNING, WOO WOULD YOU
LIKE TO SPEAK TO?
» Speaker: GENERAL COMMENT AND
ITEM NUMBER 6, PLEASE.
» City Attorney: GO AHEAD.
» Speaker: I'M A CONSTITUENT
AT COUNCILMEMBER HUTT.
WE ORGANIZE TO BUILD THE
ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL POWER OF
CARE GIVERS, I'M HERE TO SPEAK
OF ITEM 6 AS WAGE THEFT IS AN
AGRECIOUS ISSUE AND WE WELCOME
STRONGER ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM
TO SEE TO PREVENT IT.
TAXING WORK AND HELPING THE
ELDERLY LIVE DIGNIFIED LIVES AS
THEY NEED ASSISTANCE USING THE
BATHROOM OR EATING
INDEPENDENTLY.
THEY WORK 24-HOUR SHIFTS AND
HELPING AS A RESULT OF THESE
STRENUOUS HOURS ARE OFTEN
DEPRIVED OF PORTIONS OF THEIR
PAY AND DENIED OVERTIME AND
BREAKS.
YOU MAY AS WE ALREADY DID,
HEARD COMPLAINTS ABOUT ITEM 6
THREATENING THEIR BOTTOM LINE.
IF A BUSINESS ATTEST AS THEY
HAVE TODAY, THAT THEY CANNOT
BALANCE THEIR BOOKS, I WANT TO
YOU CONSIDER IF THIS IS A
BUSINESS THAT THE L.A. WANT TO
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH.
PLEASE VOTE YES ON 6.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
[APPLAUSE]
» City Attorney: THANK YOU,
NEXT SPEAKER.
GOOD MORNING, WHAT WOULD YOU
LIKE TO SPEAK TO?
» Speaker: ITEM 3 AND GENERAL
PUBLIC COMMENT.
» City Attorney: OKAY, YOU
HAVE A MINUTE FOR EACH, GO
AHEAD.
» Speaker: GOOD MORNING, I'M
CHRIS TYLER I'M COMMUNICATION
FOR JUST ECONOMY AND I'M HERE
TO COMMENT ON ITEM NUMBER 3.
I REVIEWED THE PRESENTATION BY
THE CAO AND THE CLA AND
APPRECIATE SOME OF THE
AMENDMENT TO THE MASTER
AGREEMENT WHICH DOES NOT PUT US
IN A BETTER POSITION
FINANCIALLY, HOWEVER THERE ARE
STILL SOME ISSUES, NAMELY ONE
BIG ISSUE WHICH IS THAT LA28
HAS NO REAL INCENTIVE NOT TO
BANKRUPT US.
AND IF THEY COME IN UNDER
FUNDRAISED AND UNDER BUDGET TAX
DOLLARS WILL BE ON THE HOOK FOR
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS POTENTIALLY.
THIS IS A RISK WITH AN
ORGANIZATION THAT IS
UNACCOUNTABLE IN A WAY THAT
L.A. HAS PROVEN TO BE.
THIS AGREEMENT WAS DUE OCTOBER
1 OF 2025.
TODAY IS AUGUST 12, OF 2026.
SO WHAT'S ANOTHER 100 DAYS OF
NEGOTIATIONS IF IF MEANS THAT
TAXPAYERS WILL COME OUT WITH
BETTER TERMS AND CONDITIONS
AROUND THE LA28 AGREEMENT.
AND PERHAPS, ONCE YOU FACTOR IN
THE HUMAN COSTS OF THESE GAMES,
DISPLACEMENT SWEEPS, THE
ENCOURAGEMENT OF FEDERAL POLICE
IN OUR STREETS AND COMMUNITIES,
THEN PERHAPS THE MOST COST
AFFECTIVE SOLUTION WILL BE
CANCELLATION.
THANK YOU.
» Clerk: COUNCIL ALL NAMES
HAVE BEEN CALLED FOR IN-PERSON
PUBLIC COMMENT.
» City Attorney: AND MR.
PRESIDENT, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
MOVE TO VIRTUAL PUBLIC COMMENT
AT THIS TIME?
» Council President: LET'S
MOVE TO VIRTUAL COMMENT, PLEASE.
» City Attorney: MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC I WILL NOW EXPLAIN
THE PROCEDURE FOR VIRTUAL
PUBLIC COMMENT.
PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT TO RAISE
YOUR HAND UNTIL I'M FINISHED
EXPLAINING THE PROCEDURE.
AFTER I WILL ASK STAFF TO
ENABLE THE RAISED HAND FUNCTION
FOR OUR PUBLIC SPEAKERS.
AFTER WHICH CALLERS CAN PRESS
STAR-9 TO REQUEST TO SPEAK.
AFTER YOU PRESS STAR-9, YOU
WILL HEAR A MESSAGE STATING
THAT YOUR HAND HAS BEEN RAISED.
CALLERS WHEN IT IS YOUR TURN TO
SPEAK, AN AUTOMATED MESSAGE
FROM ZOOM WILL PROMPT YOU TO
PRESS STAR-6 TO UNMUTE YOURSELF.
AT THAT POINT, YOU NEED TO
UNMUTE YOURSELF OR
UNFORTUNATELY, YOU WILL FORFEIT
YOUR SPEAKING TIME AND WE WILL
MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SPEAKER.
ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE A
COUPLE OF IMPORTANT POINTS FOR
OUR VIRTUAL SPEAKERS.
FIRST WHILE WAITING FOR YOUR
TURN TO SPEAK, PLEASE KEEP AN
EAR TO THE PHONE SO WE KNOW IN
REALTIME WHEN IT'S YOUR TURN TO
UNMUTE.
SECOND, WHEN IT'S YOUR TURN TO
SPEAK, PLEASE MAKE SURE TO TURN
DOWN ANY OTHER TWICE THAT
YOU'RE WATCHING IN MEETING ON,
AS LIKELY TO CREATE FEEDBACK
AND ADDITIONALLY, THERE IS A
TIME DELAY, SO THERE IS A LOT
OF CONFUSION IF YOU CONTINUE TO
LISTEN AND WATCH ON OTHER
DEVICES.
THE ITEMS OPEN FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT ON THE AGENDA ARE ITEMS
NUMBER 3, AND ITEMS 6 THROUGH
51.
AGAIN, THAT'S ITEM NUMBER 3 AND
ITEMS 6 THROUGH 51.
WITH THAT, I WILL NOW ASK THE
STAFF TO PLEASE ENABLE THE
RAISED HAND FUNCTION AND MR.
PRESIDENT BEFORE WE BEGIN, LET
ME CONFIRM ONE THING WITH STAFF.
OKAY, CAN WE PLEASE BEGIN
CALLING NUMBERS.
» Clerk: CALLER WITH THE
PRIVATE NUMBER, PLEASE UNMUTE
YOURSELF, STATE YOUR NAME AND
THE ITEM YOU WOULD LIKE TO
SPEAK ON.
» Speaker: YES, MY NAME IS
JASON, I'M A SMOKE ISING SCAN
VIEWER.
» City Attorney: SO BEFORE YOU
BEGIN, I'M GOING TO ASK
EVERYBODY ON THE PHONES, THIS
IS THE SAME PROCEDURE, WE USE
REGULARLY, PLEASE IDENTIFY
WHICH ITEMS YOU WOULD LIKE TO
SPEAK TO AND THEN IDENTIFY THE
ITEM THAT YOU'RE ACTUALLY
SPEAKING WHEN YOU SWITCH TO
ANOTHER ITEM, IT HELPS US MAKE
SURE WHAT YOU'RE SPEAKING TO
AND WHETHER OR NOT YOU'RE ON
TOPIC.
WITH THAT, WHAT ITEMS WOULD YOU
LIKE TO SPEAK TO?
» Speaker: THANK YOU, LITTLE
BROTHER.
IS WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON 9,
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, >> City
Attorney: OKAY YOU'LL HAVE
THREE MINUTES FOR THE ITEMS YOU
WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO.
» Speaker: I'M NOT DONE.
» City Attorney: THAT'S FINE.
YOU WILL MORE THAN THREE ITEMS.
» Speaker: WHAT THE HEM
PUMPKIN HEAD.
» City Attorney: I'M TRYING TO
GIVE YOU INSTRUCTIONS, I'M
TRYING TO HELP YOU GIVE PUBLIC
COMMENT.
YOU'VE IDENTIFIED MORE THAN
THREE ITEMS THAT ARE OPEN.
YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES FOR THE
ITEMS.
PLEASE START THE TIME.
» Speaker: HEY, WHAT'S UP,
DAISY BOO.
SO THE OTHER DAY I'M IN
FIGUEROA WITH THIS CHICK.
» City Attorney: I NEED TO YOU
CONNECT THIS TO SOMETHING ON
THE AGENDA AND EVEN WHEN YOU'RE
IN JEAN PUBLIC COMMENT, YOU
NEED TO STICK TO SOMETHING
WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THIS
BODY.
IF YOU DON'T DO SO, YOU'LL
FORFEIT YOUR SPEAKING TIME.
» Speaker: I WAS TRYING TO GET
TO IT, I WAS TALK ABOUT THING
WAGES, THE WAGES GETTING
STOLEN, THIS CHICK I PAID HER
$5 FOR A HUB AND RUB.
AND SHE TOLD ME SHE WAS HAVING
A HARD TIME WORK GET A JOB, SHE
WAS WORKING AT THE SPERM BANK
BUT SHE WAS CAUGHT DRINKING ON
THE JOB.
» City
» Council President: THIS IS
OFF TOPIC.
THIS IS OFF TOPIC.
PLEASE GO TO GENERAL PUBLIC
COMMENT.
» Speaker: [INDISCERNIBLE]
» City Attorney: GO AHEAD
YOU'RE ON GENERAL PUBLIC
COMMENT.
» Speaker: THANK YOU, PUMPKIN
HEAD, AND BY THE WAY, IS YOUR
HAIR LINE RECEDING OR--SMOKING
SCAN COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE A GOOD MEET AND GREET
TODAY.
ANYWAY I WAS SEEING THIS CHICK,
I PAID HER $5 TO GET UP ON HER
BACKSIDE.
» City Attorney: YOU HAVE BEEN
WARNED.
THIS IS NOT WITHIN THE SUBJECT
MATTER OF THE CITY.
WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO ASK
THAT WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT
CALLER.
FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, WE
WANT TO NOTE, IT IS A LOT MORE
DIFFICULT FOR US TO HEAR THE
REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENTERS WHEN
WE'RE HERE IN CHAMBERS.
VS LISTENED TO YOUTUBE, IT
COMES THROUGH A LOT MORE CLEAR,
SO IF YOU HEAR TRYING TO FIND
OUT WHAT THE SPEAK CER SAYING,
THE AUDIO IS NOT AS CLEAR.
WITH THAT, CAN WE CALL THE NEXT
SPEAKER, PLEASE ?
» Clerk: CALLER WITH THE LAST
FOUR DIGITS, 1881, PLEASE STATE
YOUR NAME AND THE ITEMS WOULD
YOU LIKE TO SPEAK ON?
» Speaker: YES, I WOULD LIKE 3
AND 6 AND PUBLIC COMMENT,
PLEASE.
» City Attorney: YOU HAVE TWO
MINUTES FOR THE ITEMS AND ONE
FOR GENERAL.
PLEASE BEGIN WITH THE ITEMS.
» Speaker: FIRST OF ALL, THANK
YOU FOR STOPPING THE RIDICULOUS
CALLS.
ITEM 3, THE OLYMPICS, YOU KNOW,
I WAS PRIVILEGED TO BE HERE IN
848 AND TO SEE THE BEAUTY AND
PROFESSIONALISM OF WHAT THE
CITY DID WITH THE OLYMPICS.
THEY USED TO GIVE US UPDATES,
YOU WOULD BE DRIVING INTO L.A.
AND YOU WOULD HEAR UPDATES
ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON, WE HAVE
NO UPDATES, PEOPLE ARE GOING TO
FAIL AND YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE
DONALD TRUMP THE BIGGEST GIFT
POSSIBLE BECAUSE HIS GOAL IS TO
EMBARRASS US AT THIS OLYMPICS.
SO MR. DAWSON, MR. BLOOMFIELD,
ALL OF YOU, MR., THE SO-CALLED
PRESIDENT OF THIS COUNTRY IS
GOING TO EMBARRASS US IN 28 AND
YOU PEOPLE ARE GOING TO SAY
WHAT HAPPENED, WHAT HAPPENED.
GET OFF YOUR ASSES AND START
HAVING UPDATES AND MAKE SURE
THIS CITY IS NOT EMBARRASSED.
LET'S MOVE ON TO 6.
6.
» City Attorney: GO AHEAD.
» Speaker: HELLO.
6, ITEM 6 THE WAGES, MOST OF
THOSE PEOPLE LOOK LIKE ME.
MS. RODRIGUEZ, THEY LOOK LIKE
YOU, THEY LOOK LIKE MS.
PADILLA, MS. HERNANDEZ, MR.
SOTO-MARTINEZ, MS. RODRIGUEZ,
YOU'RE ON YOUR LAST YEARS, TAKE
THE LEAD.
PEOPLE LIKE TRUMP, THEY ACCEPT
SUE, BUT ONCE YOU LEAVE THAT
OFFICE, YOU'RE JUST LIKE THE
REST OF US.
SO PLEASE, TAKE THE LEAD IN
THIS.
YOU HAVE FOUR YEARS TO REALLY
DO SOMETHING FOR THE PEOPLE OF
THE CITY.
THIS CITY HAS BEEN GOOD TO YOU,
NOW YOU BE GOOD TO THE PEOPLE
OF THE GREAT CITY.
REMEMBER YOUR PARENTS, LOOK
JUST LIKE THOSE PEOPLE THAT
WERE IN FRONT OF YOU.
PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE.
» City Attorney: GO AHEAD, YOU
HAVE ONE MINUTE.
» Speaker: PUBLIC COMMENT.
THANK YOU, SIR.
I KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE
HONORING GAL PIN, I DON'T KNOW
IF WE ALREADY HAVE, I APOLOGIZE
FOR NOT REMEMBERING.
I WANT TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT
THE BOCHMAN'S WERE WONDERFUL
PEOPLE.
THEY WERE NOT DOING IT FOR THE
SHOW OR RECOGNITION.
MANY TIMES WE HAD MANY
CHRISTMAS EVENTS IN VAN NUYS
UNDER ANOTHER ORGANIZATION AND
THEY MADE SURE THAT WE ALWAYS
HAD GIFTS FOR THOSE KIDS.
IN 1963, THERE WAS A GENTLEMAN
WHO WAS OVERCHARGED $500 FOR,
FOR A CAR.
YOU KNOW WHAT MR. BOCHMAN DID,
HE MADE SURE THAT THE PERSON
GOT THE MONEY BACK.
I HOPE THE CHILDREN CONTINUE
THE GREAT WORK THAT THEY HAVE
DONE.
THANK YOU.
» City Attorney: THANK YOU,
NECK CALLER.
» Clerk: CALLER WITH THE LAST
FOUR DIGITS, 1740, PLEASE
UNMUTE YOURSELF.
» Speaker: HI, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
» City Attorney: YES, WE CAN
HEAR YOU.
WHICH ITEMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO
SPEAK TO?
» Speaker: I'M NOT EXACTLY
SURE THE NUMBERS, I THINK IT'S
3 AND 6, IT'S THE OLYMPIC AND
THE WAGE ONE.
I'M SORRY, THE WAGE AND ALSO
PUBLIC COMMENT.
» City Attorney: OKAY, YES
YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES FOR THE
ITEMS AND ONE MINUTE FOR
GENERAL.
PLEASE BEGIN WITH THE ITEMS.
GO AHEAD.
» Speaker: THANK YOU, GROAT,
MISS YOU BRO.
SO PEOPLE HAVE BEEN COMING TO
CITY COUNCIL FOR YEARS AND
YEARS AND YEARS, TALKING ABOUT
THEIR WAGES BEING STOLEN BY
THEIR EMPLOYERS.
IF YOU SPEAK TO AN OFFICER AND
YOU OWN A BUSINESS AND SOMEBODY
HAS BEEN, YOU KNOW, COMING IN
AND MAKING A MESS IN THE
BATHROOM AND MAYBE THEY STOLE A
EXTRA PAPER BAG OR WHATEVER THE
FUCK, THE POLICE CAN DECIDE
THAT THAT'S A SERIOUS CRIME.
AND THEY WILL HARASS PEOPLE AND
GET ON IT FOR THAT BUSINESS
OWNER.
AS A WORKER, AS YOU GO THROUGH
A COP OR ANYONE IN PUBLIC
SAFETY OR QUOTE INJUSTICE IN
CRIME, THAT YOU SHOULD BE ABLE
TO CALL THE POLICE FOR STEALING
YOUR WAGES FOR NOT GIVING YOU
WHAT YOU ALREADY WORKED FOR,
WHAT THEIR OBLIGATED TO,
STEALING FROM YOU.
TAKING FOOD OUT OF YOUR KIDS
MOUTH.
THEY WILL LAUGH AT YOU AND THEY
WILL LOOK AT YOU AS YOU SAID
THE DUMBEST THING.
RECENTLY.
» City Attorney: YOU'VE
EXHAUSTED YOUR MINUTE ON THAT
ITEM, PLEASE MOVE ON TO ANOTHER
ITEM.
» Council President: --
» Speaker: THANK YOU, SO THE
OLYMPIC ONE.
THE ONE HANDLING L.A. 2028, OR
WHATEVER THE FUCK, THERE IS NO
EXCUSE WITH THIS LACK OF
COMMUNICATION WITH THE PUBLIC.
YOU HAVE COME UP WITH A LITTLE
TRICK, WHERE YOU PUT SOMETHING
IN A SILENT WEBSITE OR
COMMITTEE, OR PIECE OF PAPER,
AND YOU CONSIDER THAT
COMMUNICATING WITH THE PUBLIC.
WE REMEMBER PEOPLE WHO REMEMBER
YOU WENT TO THE RADIO OR TV AND
TELL PEOPLE DIRECTLY WHAT WAS
GOING ON.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE PEOPLE ARE
DYING OUT AND SOON PEOPLE WILL
NOT HAVE THAT RECOLLECTION.
HOWEVER, NOW IS THEIR CHANCE
THAT YOU'RE NOT FULL OF SHIT.
AND IF YOU DON'T PROVE THAT,
YOU HAVE REAL PROBLEMS IN THE
FUTURE.
THE PEOPLE THAT BE COMING DOWN
THERE.
THEY'RE GETTING MORE AND MORE
ANGRY.
GENERAL COMMENT?
» City Attorney: YES.
» Speaker: SO RECENTLY SB707
WHICH I BELIEVE IS A WHOLE
REASON WHY I'M ABLE TO GIVE
TELEPHONIC COMMENT, IT SAYS
SPECIFICALLY, VERY CLEARLY THAT
THEY SHALL, THAT MEANS MUST IN
LEGAL LANGUAGE, ALLOW REMOTE
COMMENT FOR ALL MEETINGS AND
COMMITTEES.
AND NITHYA RAMAN WHO WAS THE
FORMER CHAIR OF THE HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE HAS NOT
BEEN DOING REMOTE PUBLIC
COMMENT.
I LISTENED TO HER BUDGET
MEETING RECENTLY AND THEY
DIDN'T DO IT EITHER, AND THEY
SAID YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO
PURSUE WITH ANY OPTION IF
THAT'S NOT AN OPTION.
AND BASICALLY ALL THE WORK THAT
YOU'VE BEEN DOING IS INVALID,
IT SAID THAT VERY SPECIFICALLY
IN THE LAW.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT MEANS
ANYTHING TO ANYBODY.
BUT FUCK THE LAW, WE SHOULD USE
FORCED TO TAKE THESE PEOPLE,
THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND ANYTHING
BUT FORCE.
YOU GUYS TRIED TO BE REASONABLE
WITH THEM, IT DOES NOT WORK.
THEY'RE DENYING US ANY RECOURSE.
» City Attorney: THANK YOU,
NEXT SPEAKER.
SPEAKER YOUR TIME IS SECTION
PIEEDER.
» Clerk: COUNCIL PRESIDENT
THAT IS THE ALLOTTED TIME WE
HAVE FOR VIRTUAL PUBLIC COMMENT.
» Council President: THANK YOU
VERY MUCH TO EVERYBODY WHO
PARTICIPATED IN OUR MEETING
IN-PERSON AND TELEPHONIC.
MR. CLERK, WHAT IS BEFORE US.
» Clerk: COUNCIL MAY VOTE ON 7
AND 8 AND 8 THROUGH 12 AND 14
THROUGH 23.
» Council President: OKAY,
OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL,
TABULATE THE VOTE.
» Clerk: ONE MOMENT MR.
PRESIDENT.
» Council President:
COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ.
» E. Hernandez: COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE
TO RECONSIDER 2 THROUGH 11,
STREET DISTRICT LIGHTING
HEARINGS ON YESTERDAY'S AGENDA.
» Clerk: CAN WE FINISH THE
VOTE.
» E. Hernandez: YES.
» Council President: LET'S
OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL,
TABULATE THE VOTE.
» Clerk: 14 AYES.
» Council President: ALL RIGHT.
» Clerk: AND COULD YOU AND
THAT WAS TO RECONSIDER ITEMS 1
AND.
» E. Hernandez: ITEMS 2
THROUGH 11 FROM YESTERDAY'S
AGENDA.
THEY ARE STREET LIGHTING
DISTRICTS.
» Council President: SO, SO
YOU'VE GOT A SECOND ON THAT?
CAN I GET A SECOND ON THAT?
THANK YOU.
» Council President: ALL RIGHT
SO, JUST GIVE THE CLERK, READ
THE FULL LIST AND GIVE HIM A
MINUTE TO BRING THE ITEMS BACK.
» E. Hernandez: IT'S
RECONSIDERING 2 THROUGH 11
STREET LIGHTING DISTRICT
HEARINGS.
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, THAT'S BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED WITHOUT OBJECTION,
WE'LL COME BACK TO IT.
MR. BLUMENFIELD?
» B. Blumenfield: ITEM 23
FORTHWITH.
» Council President: WITHOUT
OBJECTION, ITEM 23.
MR. SOTO MOOTER NECESSARY.
» H. Soto-Martinez: NUMBER 20,
FORTHWITH.
» Council President: WITHOUT
OBJECTION, FORTHWITH.
WHAT'S NEXT?
» Clerk: IS IT OKAY IF WE MOVE
ON TO THE BUDGET AND FINANCE
ITEMS BEFORE WE DO THE
RECONSIDERATION.
OKAY.
THANK YOU.
AND THOSE WOULD BE ITEMS 25
THROUGH 51.
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, WE HAVE BUDGET ITEMS 25
THROUGH 51.
I'M GOING TO ASK IF WE HAVE GOT
A BUDGET COMMITTEE MEMBER CAN
GIVE US GUIDANCE ON THIS?
» B. Blumenfield: WE HEARD ALL
OF THESE IN COMMITTEE AND WE
RECOMMEND WE CAN HEAR THEM
WITHOUT GOING INTO CLOSED
SESSION.
» Council President: OKAY,
WE'VE GOT TO READ THE
SETTLEMENT AND THEN OPEN THE
ROLL.
» Clerk: FOR ITEM 25, THERE IS
A RECOMMENDATION TO EXPEND UP
TO 145,000 IN SETTLEMENT.
FOR ITEM 26 IN THE CASE
ENTITLED MELISSA LILLY VERSUS
CITY OF LOS ANGELES HE WILL
ALL, THERE IS RECOMMENDATION TO
EXPEND UP TO ONE MILLION
DOLLARS.
ROBERT MEYERS VERSUS COUNTY OF
LOS ANGELES ET AL, UP TO
$500,000 IN SET SLMENT.
FOR FOR 28 GARY MD VERSUS CITY
OF LOS ANGELES EL AL, THERE IS
A RECOMMENDATION TO EXPEND
190,000 IN SETTLEMENT.
FOR ITEM 29, THERE IS A
RECOMMENDATION TO EXPEND UP
150,000 IN SETTLEMENT.
FOR ITEM 30 IN THE CASE LETICIA
ET AL VERSUS CITY OF LOS
ANGELES EL AL, RECOMMENDATION
TO EXPEND 399,000.
FOR ITEM 31 STEVEN LORD VERSUS
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ET AL.
THERE IS A RECOMMENDATION TO
EXPEND TOUP 850,000 IN
SETTLEMENT.
FOR ITEM 33 IN THE CASE
ENTITLED ARMANDO MEJIA VERSUS
THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES ET AL.
FOR ITEM 34 IN THE CASE TITLED
DANA, THERE IS A RECOMMENDATION
TO EXPEND UP TO $500,000 IN
SETTLEMENT.
FOR ITEM 35 IN THE CASE JEFFERY
BARRIOS THERE IS A
RECOMMENDATION TO EXTEND UP TO
150,000 IN SETTLEMENT.
FOR ITEM NUMBER 36, MARTHA
POLICE DEPARTMENT ET AL, EXPEND
399,000.
FOR ITEM 37 IN THE CASE TITLED
MARK GONZALEZ, THERE IS A
RECOMMENDATION TO EXPEND UP
160,000 IN SETTLEMENT.
FOR ITEM 38 IN THE CASE
ENTITLED BARNEY BURGER VERSUS
CITY OF LOS ANGELES ET AL,
150,000 IN SETTLEMENT.
FOR ITEM 39 IN THE CASE MARIA
MENDOZA VERSUS COUNTY OF LOS
ANGELES COUNTY ET AL, ITEM 40,
THERE IS RECOMMENDATION TO
EXPEND UP 155,000 IN SETTLEMENT.
FOR ITEM 41 INDICATELIN VERSUS
CITY OF LOS ANGELES ET AL,
THERE IS A RECOMMENDATION TO
REJECT THE SET SLMENT.
--SETTLEMENT.
UP TO 125,000 IN SETTLEMENT.
FOR ITEM 43 IN THE CASE
ENTITLED ANTHONY CRUZ, THERE IS
A RECOMMENDATION TO EXPEND UP
TO $300,000 IN SETTLEMENT.
FOR ITEM 44, VERSUS CITY OF LOS
ANGELES SANTA CLARITA ET AL, 2
MILLION.
FOR ITEM 45 ENTITLED VERSUS
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION ET AL, THERE IS
A RECOMMENDATION UP TO 749,000
IN SETTLEMENT.
FOR ITEM 46 GERALD VERSUS CITY
OF LOS ANGELES THERE IS A
RECOMMENDATION TO EXPEND UP
$400,000 IN SETTLEMENT.
FOR ITEM 47 IN THE CASE
ENTITLED MICHAEL BATES VERSUS
CITY OF LOS ANGELES UP TO
250,000 IN SELTMENT.
FOR ITEM 48 IN THE CASE JOANN
VERSUS TIMOTHY ET AL, 150,000
IN SETTLEMENT.
FOR ITEM 49 IN THE CASE CAESAR
VERSUS CITY OF LOS ANGELES ET
AL, 250,000.
FOR ITEM 50 JONATHAN R RAM
RESIDENT.
FOR ITEM 51 IN THE EMILY JUAREZ
GONZALEZ VERSUS CITY OF LOS
ANGELES EL AL, THERE IS A
RECOMMENDATION TO EXPEND UP TO
$200,000 IN SETTLEMENT.
AND 35 THROUGH 31, 33 THROUGH
43 AND 45 THROUGH 51 FOR THE
FIRST VOTE.
» Council President: ALL RIGHT
OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL,
TABULATE THE VOTE.
» Clerk: 14 AYES.
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT?
» Clerk: NEXT WOULD BE 32
CALLED SPECIAL BY COUNCILMEMBER
PARK FOR A SEPARATE VOTE IN THE
CLOSE SESSION ITEMS.
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, LET'S OPEN THE ROLL,
CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE
VOTE.
» Clerk: 13 AYES, 1 NO.
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT?
» Clerk: ITEM 44 OF THE CLOSE
SESSION ITEMS ADS AMENDED
McOFBLGER HERNANDEZ.
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, LET'S OPEN THE ROLL,
CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE
VOTE.
» Clerk: 14 AYES.
» Council President: ALL RIGHT.
FORTHWITH ON ITEM 44.
WHAT'S NEXT?
» Clerk: NOW WE CAN MOVE ON TO
ITEM NUMBER 9 CALLED SPECIAL BY
COUNCILMEMBER JURADO FOR A
SEPARATE VOTE.
» Council President: LET'S
OPEN ROLL ON ITEM NUMBER 9 FOR
A SEPARATE VOTE.
CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE
VOTE.
» Clerk: 12 AYES, 2 NOES.
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT?
» Clerk: ITEM 13 CALLED
SPECIAL BY COUNCILMEMBER
RODRIGUEZ FOR RECUSAL.
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, WE'LL ALLOW
COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ TO
RECUSE.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S THE ROLL,
CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE
VOTE.
» Clerk: 13 AYES.
» Council President: ALL RIGHT.
WHAT'S NEXT?
» Clerk: NOW WE CAN MOVE ON TO
THE RECONSIDERATION ITEMS 2
THROUGH 11, WE NEED TO TAKE TWO
VOTES.
THE FIRST FOR RECONSIDERATION.
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, LET'S OPEN THE ROLL ON
RECONSIDERATION.
CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE
VOTE.
» Clerk: 14 AYES.
» Council President: ALL RIGHT.
» Clerk: BEFORE COUNCIL ARE 2
THROUGH 11 THROUGH AUGUST 11th.
» Council President:
COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ.
» E. Hernandez: THANK YOU,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE
TO CONTINUE THE HEARING DATES
OF THESE ITEMS TO AUGUST 18th
AND FINAL ORDINANCE DATE TO
SEPTEMBER 15th.
» Clerk: IS THERE A SECOND TO
THAT MOTION?
» Council President: I THOUGHT
WE HAD A SOTO-MARTINEZ.
IS THERE A SECOND SECOND?
IN THAT CASE, IT WILL BE RAMAN.
» Clerk: AND WE'LL NEED TO
TAKE A VOTE BUT WE'LL HAVE TO
ENTER IT INTO OUR SYSTEM.
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, LET'S OPEN THE ROLL,
CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE
VOTE.
» Clerk: 14 AYES.
» Council President: WLAZ NEXT?
» Clerk: BEFORE COUNCIL IS
ITEM 6 TO ADOPT THE PERSONNEL
AND HIRING COMMITTEE REPORT AS
AMENDED BY VERBAL AMENDMENT AND
FURTHER AMENDED BY MOTION 6-C,
NAZARIAN.
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, LET'S OPEN THE ROLL ON
THIS ITEM AS AMENDED.
CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE
VOTE.
--HOLD ON, HOLD ON.
WE GOT.
LET'S SCRATCH THAT AND DO IT
OVER AGAIN.
OKAY.
» M. Rodriguez: THANK YOU,
COLLEAGUES.
SO, I, I WANT TO BEGIN BY
THANKING ALL THE ADVOCATES THAT
HAVE COME OUT TODAY IN SUPPORT
AND I KNOW I'VE SPOKEN TO
INDIVIDUALS AT DIFFERENT
CONFERENCES, ABOUT THE
INTENTIONALITY BEHIND THIS WORK.
EVERYTHING I DO IS TO DO
AFFECTIVE WORK AND DELIVERABLES.
ONE OF THE CONCERNS THAT I
RAISED MULTIPLE OVER THE COURSE
OF THIS CONVERSATION, WHAT WAS
REALLY FRUSTRATING TO ME, WAS A
CIRCUMSTANCE WHICH FELT VERY
SIMILAR TO OTHER POLICY
ADOPTION THAT'S HAVE BEEN
ADVANCED BY THIS COUNCIL
WITHOUT THOROUGH VETTING FOR
THE IMPACTS OF THE INDUSTRY
THAT IT WOULD AFFECT.
I WAS, FRANKLY UPSET BY THE
DISMISS IVE ATTITUDE OF OUR OWN
LEGISLATIVE ANALYST HAVING
CONVERSATIONS BY POLICIES THAT
WE WILL ADOPT.
FURTHERMORE MY FURTHER CONCERN
IS WE'RE CREATING DUPLICATION
IN PROCEDURE AND AGENCY THAT'S
ARE FUNDED BY TAXPAYERS TO HELP
DO THIS VERY WORK, THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA IS ALREADY FUNDED,
AND PROVIDE THE AUTHORITY TO DO
THE INVESTIGATIVE OVERSIGHT FOR
WAGE THEFT AND DO TO* DO THE
VERY SAME WORK THAT WE'RE NOW
DUPLICATING.
AT A TIME WHERE WE ALREADY KNOW
THAT CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION IS
NOT FUNDED, DOES NOT HAVE THE
STAFFING, CONTINUES TO ENDURE
THE VACANCIES AND SO I FIND
OURSELVES IN A SITUATION WHERE
IT FEELS LIKE A VERY FALSE
PROMISE AND EXPLOITING THE
INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE IN FACT
FIGHTING FOR THE WORKER
PROTECTIONS.
SO THESE ARE THE REAL
IMPLICATIONS OF THE DECISIONS
THAT WE MAKE.
WE CAN CONTINUE TO LEAD WITH
CREATING EFFORTS TO PRETEND TO
SOLVE A PROBLEM THAT WE'RE NOT,
BUT EXPOSING THE SAME INDUST
RISE THAT ARE DESPERATELY
TRYING TO REMAIN IN TACT AND IN
BUSINESS AND CREATE THE
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES.
THERE WAS A SPEAKER THAT
EARLIER MADE COMMENT THAT,
SUGGESTED THAT BUSINESSES ARE
ONLY STAYING IN BUSINESS, BASED
ON STEALING WAGES FROM PEOPLE.
AND I KNOW A LOT OF BUSINESS
OWNERS THAT THAT IS IN FACT NOT
THE CASE.
IN FACT, THEY ARE THE ONES THAT
HAVE HELPED TO SUPPORT AND
ESPECIALLY IN THE RESTAURANT
INDUSTRY HAVE BEEN AMONG THE
VERY INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE
HELPED US SUPPORT THEIR WORKERS
THROUGH THE VERY DEVASTATING
TIMES OF COVID AND STILL IN THE
PROCESS OF RECOVERING FROM THAT
BUT THEY HAVE ALSO BEEN
UNDUELLY TARGETED AND NOW
OBLIGATED FOR DID UPLICATIVE
EFFORTS AND EXPOSURE THAT
CREATES AN UNDUE BURDEN.
AND IT'S FOR THAT REASON THAT
I'M LOOKING AT THIS FROM THE
CONTEXT OF HOW DO WE BOTH FIGHT
FOR WORKERS AND HELP TO ENSURE
THAT WE CAN HAVE A STRONG
ROBUST LOCAL ECONOMY.
THOSE ARE THE KINDS OF
CONVERSATION THAT'S WE NEED TO
HAVE, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE
ABLE TO PROTECT ALL THE WORKERS
AND ALL THE VESTED INTEREST
BECAUSE, IT'S MUTUALLY
BENEFICIAL FOR BOTH WORKERS AND
EMPLOYERS TO HAVE AN
ENVIRONMENT OF GREAT TRUST BUT
TO BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN THAT WORK
HERE IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES.
WHAT I HAVE A CONCERNED WITH,
AND IT WAS, AND I EXPRESSED MY
DISCONTENT WITH THE STAFF WORK
AT THE CLA LEVEL THAT
LITERALLY, DIDN'T BOTHER AND
WAS DISMISSIVE OF THE BUSINESS
OWNERS THAT THIS WOULD AFFECT.
YOU'RE SUPPOSE TO ENGAGE WITH
ALL STAKEHOLDERS AND THAT
DIDN'T HAPPEN.
BUT AT A TIME WHEN WE HAVE
LITERALLY, A ROUGHLY 40 PERCENT
TURNOVER IN THE STAFFING THAT
WOULD BE ABLE TO DO THIS WORK,
I BELIEVE IT'S A FALSE PROMISE
AND FOR THAT, I CANNOT BE
SUPPORTIVE OF THIS ORDINANCE.
» Council President:
COUNCILMEMBER
» T. McOsker: OSKER?
» T. McOsker: THANK YOU, VERY
MUCH THANK YOU FOR THOSE
THOUGHTFUL COMMENTS AND I
APPRECIATE THAT, THAT THOSE
CONCERNS WENT TO THAT DEBATE
WHICH WAS LONG, LOANINGER THAN
I EXPECTED I I'M GLAD THAT WE
HEARD FROM HEARING ALL THE
PARTICIPANT IN NUMEROUS,
NUMEROUS, NUMEROUS HEARINGS AND
COMMITTEE SESSIONS.
IN FACT AT THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, THERE IS A SYSTEM
IN PLACE THAT COMPLETELY FAILS
THE PUBLIC.
AND THIS IS NOT THE ONLY
LEGISLATIVE AREA OR POLICY AREA
WHERE WE STEP IN WHERE PEOPLE
FAIL ALL AROUND US THINK OF THE
COUNTY AND HOMELESSNESS WHAT WE
WORK ON.
SO IT IS QUITE OFTEN THAT THE
CITY STEPS IN TO SAY THAT WE'RE
GOING TO USE OUR RESOURCES TO
DO THE RIGHT THING AND ENSURING
THAT FOLKS ARE FAIRLY PAID FOR
THE WORK THAT THEY DO IS
ACTUALLY EXCELLENT FOR OUR
ECONOMY.
SXIL BE THE FIRST TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE HAVE MANY
MANY MANY GREAT EMPLOYERS WHO
DON'T, WHO WILL NOT FACE THIS
SYSTEM BUT WE HAVE THE MINORITY
OF EMPLOYERS THAT WILL FACE
THIS SYSTEM AND THE
COUNCILMEMBERS QUITE CORRECT, I
WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE
CAPACITY OF OUR OWN DIVISION TO
DO THIS WORK BECAUSE OF THE
TURNOVER IN THAT DEPARTMENT,
PARTICULARLY AT THIS
CLASSIFICATION OF WORKER WHICH
IS WHY WE CALLED THE TIMEOUT
AND I KNOW THAT FRUSTRATED A
LOT OF FOLKS BUT WE CALLED A
TIME OUT AND WE HE EVALUATING
AND WE AUTHORIZED A DIFFERENT
PAY STRUCTURE AND ASKED THE
BUREAU WHETHER THEY CAN
IMPLEMENT THE PAY STRUCTURE AND
PUT THEMSELVES IN A POSITION
WHERE THEY CAN REMAIN WORKERS
AND WE'VE HAD GREAT SUCCESS IN
THE INITIAL PHASES WITH THAT.
SO IN TODAY'S ACTION WE'LL BE
STEPPING IN WHERE THE STATE HAS
FAILED US.
WE WILL ALWAYS BE BUILDING UP
THE RESOURCES AND THE ABILITY
OF OUR LONGEST ESTABLISHED
BUREAU TO CONTINUE DOING THIS
WORK.
AND THIS WAS, A PROCESS A
LEGISLATIVE PROCESS WHERE NOT
EVERYONE GETS WHAT THEY WANT.
BUT IT WORKS A FAIRNESS FOR VAS
MAJORITY OF OUR COMMUNITIES WHO
WILL RELY UPON THE GOOD WORKS
OF THE DEPARTMENT.
SO I WILL URGE AN AYE-VOTE AND
I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE
CONVERSATION.
» Council President: THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, MR. McOSKER, MR.
MARTINEZ TO CLOSE.
» H. Soto-Martinez: THANK YOU
VERY MUCH MR. PRESIDENT.
I WANT TO THANK MR. McOSKER FOR
YOUR WORDS, THANK YOU FOR SPEAK
ABOUTING THIS COUNCILMEMBER
RODRIGUEZ.
IT'S BEEN ALMOST 3 YEARS AGO
SINCE THIS MOTION WAS FRAOD,
AND A LOT OF THOUGHT HAS GONE
THROUGH IT, AS MR. McOSKER
SAID, THERE ARE MANY PARTS OF
THE ORIGINAL PART THAT I WISH
WE COULD VOTE ON THAT TODAY BUT
WE CAN LOOK AT THAT FOR MANY
YEARS.
I AND I WANT TO YOU ADDRESS THE
TURNOVER IN THE DEPARTMENT,
EVEN THOUGH WE HAD TO SLOW IT
DOWN, I THINK IT WAS A SLOW
DECISION AND I WAS VERY
SUPPORTIVE.
AND I WANT TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER PRICE, YOU'VE
BEEN A CHAMPION IN THIS ISSUE
FOR MANY YEARS.
AND I'M HONORED TO CONTINUE TO
BUILD ON THAT DEPARTMENT AND
ALL PROTECTION OF THAT WORKERS.
BECAUSE SADLY WAGE THEFT DOES
NOT GET ENOUGH ATTENTION.
AND LOS ANGELES HAS THE
DISTINCTION OF BEING THE WAGE
THEFT CAPITAL OF THE WORLD.
EVERY YEAR MORE THAN 1.4
BILLION DOLLARS IN WAGES ARE
STOLEN FROM WORKING ANGELINOS.
TO 1.4 BILLION.
AND 88 PERCENT OF THOSE LOW
WAGE WORKERS EXPERIENCE SOME
SORT OF WAGE THEFT AND THEY
LOSE AN AVERAGE OF 12 PERCENT
OF THEIR ANNUAL INCOME.
THAT IS MONEY THAT THE WORKERS
EARNED WHEN AON EMPLOYER
STEALS, THEY'RE NOT TAKING
MONEY FROM SOME ABSTRACT BANK
ACCOUNT THEY'RE TAKE ITING FROM
A PAYCHECK, MONEY THAT WAS TO
BE USED FOR BILLS AND.
LOSING FEW HUNDRED IS THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MAKING RENT
AND FALLING BEHIND.
WE HAVE LAWS THAT SAY WORKERS
SHOULD BE PAID WHAT THEY EARN.
BUT RIGHT NOW, THEY ENFORCE THE
MINIMUM WAGE.
IT DOES NOT ENFORCE WHEN A
WORKER HAS TO WORK THROUGH THE
LUNCH, WHEN THEY DON'T TAKE THE
TEN-MINUTE REST BREAK, WHEN
THEY HAVE TO WORK OFF THE CLOCK
BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH
TIME TO FINISH THEIR JOB OR
WHETHER THEY'RE GETTING PAID
OVERTIME CORRECTLY.
THAT IS NOT WHAT SHOULD BE
HAPPENING IN THE CITY.
SO THIS MOTION SHOULD BE
SIMPLE, THE CITY OF L.A. IS
GOING TO ENFORCE ALL THE LAWS
THAT ARE ON THE BOOKS AND MAKE
SURE THAT THE WORKERS GET PAID
WHAT THEY WORK.
BECAUSE WHEN THE CITY OF L.A.
DOES NOT ENFORCE THOSE LAWS, OR
KEEPS A STATUS QUO, WE'RE
ENABLING BILLION DOLLARS
CORPORATION TO STEAL FROM
WORKERS FROM WORK THAERZ CAN'T
AFFORD IT THE LEAST.
THESE ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY,
WOMEN, PEOPLE OF COLOR,
IMMIGRANTS, WORKING ANGELINOS
ALREADY STRUGGLING TO GET BY.
AND THEY'RE NOT JUST HURTING
WORKERS THEY'RE HURT HADING
ENTIRE COMMUNITIES.
SO IF YOU WANT A FAIR AND
BALANCED ECONOMY, WE HAVE TO
ENFORCE THE RULES FAIRLY.
SO THESE ITEMS WE'RE MOVING
TODAY ARE LONG OVERDUE TOWARDS
MAKING SURE THAT WORKERS MAKE
THE WAGES THEY GET EARNED.
AND THERE IS ACTUALLY, AND I
WANT TO THANK ALL THE DIFFERENT
L.A. WORKERS NETWORK AND BLACK
WORKER CENTER, PWC AND LABOR
CENTER AND KEWA, THE WAREHOUSE
WORKERS THAT SAT AT LEGAL
SERVICES, L.A. COUNTY
FEDERATION OF LABOR, THE UNIONS
HERE TODAY.
INCREDIBLE TEAM AT CITY OFFICE.
AND I ALSO URGE AN AYE VOTE.
» Council President: THANK
YOU, I HAVE COUNCILMEMBER PARK.
» T. Park: I WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THE COMMENTS THAT
HAVE BEEN MADE BY MY COLLEAGUES.
THESE WANT THE RIGHTS ENFORCED
AND WE WANT THEM TO HAVE A
PLACE TO HAVE ISSUES REDRESSED.
BUT HERE IN THE CITY OF LOS
ANGELES, WE ARE STRETCHED TO
THE BONE ACROSS OUR CITY
DEPARTMENT, WE CANNOT ENFORCE
THE THINGS WE'RE RESPONSIBLE
FOR THAT ARE ALREADY IN FRONT
OF US.
INSTEAD OF FOCUSING ON OUR
STATE BUDGET TO ADEQUATELY,
STAFF AND RESOURCE THE PROGRAM
AND SERVICE THAT'S IT IS
ALREADY RESPONSIBLE FOR.
WE'RE ONCE AGAIN STEPPING TOUP
TAKE ON ANOTHER BURDEN THAT IS
GOING TO REQUIRE CUTTING AND
PULLING FROM SOMETHING ELSE.
I JUST WANTED TO OFFER AN
EXPLANATION FOR MY NO-VOTE.
» Council President: SEEING NO
OTHER SPEAKERS, OPEN THE ROLL,
CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE
VOTE.
» Clerk: 12 AYES, 2 NOES.
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT?
» Clerk: ITEM NUMBER 3, THOSE
WOULD BE AMENDMENTED 3 A
THROUGH F AND ALSO MULTIPLE
MEMBERS THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE
A COMMENT ON ITEM NUMBER 3.
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, SO ITEM NUMBER 3,
ENHANCED SERVICES AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY AND LOS
ANGELES 28, WE'RE IN EXCESS OF
TWO YEARS OF NEGOTIATING ON
THIS ITEM, LOTS OF HOURS FOR
LOTS OF PEOPLE.
LOTS OF DIFFERENT
CONFIGURATIONS OF
COUNCILMEMBERS HAVE WEIGHED IN
ON THIS AGREEMENT, THAT NEEDS
TO BE PUT IN PLACE.
AS WE GET CLOSE TO THE L.A.
2028 GAMES TO MAKE SURE THAT
THE CITY GETS REIMBURSEMENT AND
MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS REDICT
--PREDICTABILITY.
TO EXPLAIN THE CONTOUR OF THE
AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY, I WANT
TO ASK OUR CAO AND CLA TO JOIN
US AT THE CENTER TABLE AND GIVE
AN OVERVIEW AND SUMMARY.
AND I KNOW LOTS OF MEMBERS HAVE
QUESTIONS, SOME MEMBERS HAVE
AMENDMENTS.
AND JUST, TO FOREWARN EVERYONE,
I'LL BE MOVING THAT THOSE ITEMS
GO TO COMMITTEE AND I THINK THE
CAO AND CLA WILL EXPLAIN WHY.
» GOOD AFTERNOON, GOOD
AFTERNOON, SHARON TSO.
MATT SZABO IS ALSO WITH YOU.
BEFORE YOU IS MASTER AGREEMENT,
BY WAY OF BACKGROUND, I WILL
DONNA, MATT WILL WALK THROUGH
THE DETAILS OF DCRA, BY WAY OF
BACKGROUND, WHEN THE CITY FIRST
SOUGHT TO BE THE WHOLE CITY FOR
THE OLYMPICS, THE CITY SIGNED A
NUMBER OF AGREEMENTS, RELATED
TO THAT.
THERE WAS AN MOU, A WHOLE CITY
CONTRACT AND ULTIMATELY THERE
WAS THE GAME'S AGREEMENT.
THE GAME'S AGREEMENT IS A TRI
PARTY AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
LA28 AND IOC, AND THE GAME'S
AGREEMENT WAS INTENDED TO BE
THE FRAMEWORK FOR MANY
DOCUMENTS THAT WOULD FLOW FROM
THERE FROM DELIVERY OF THE
GAMES.
ONE OF THOSE DOCUMENTS, IS THE
ECRMA THAT IS BEFORE YOU TODAY.
THE PURPOSE OF IT IS TO,
PROVIDE THE GUIDELINES AND THE
PROCEDURES FOR REBIM BURSMENT.
SO MATT WILL WALK THROUGH THE
DETAILS OF THAT.
IN ADDITION, THERE WILL BE
AFTER THE ECRMA, THERE WILL BE
THE VENUE SERVICES AGREEMENTS.
THE VENUE SERVICES AGREEMENT
WILL BE VERY VERY SPECIFIC,
THEY IT WILL PROVIDE DETAILS
AFTER THE OPERATIONAL PLANS FOR
EACH OF THE VENUES ARE
FINALIZED.
THEY WILL HAVE INFORMATION
ABOUT THE STAFFING AND
RESOURCES, THE UNIT COST ET
CETERA.
SO THOSE BOTH THE ECRA AND VCRA
ARE AGREEMENT THAT'S WERE UNDER
THE UMBRELLA OF THE GAMES
AGREEMENT.
SO MUCH IS FLOW AND MEMBERS I
WOULD JUST REMIND YOU THAT WHEN
THE CITY DID SIGN THE WHOLE
CITY CONTRACT 11 YEARS AGO OR
SO, THE CITY DID TAKE ON A
NUMBER OF RISKS RELATED TO IT.
ONE OF WHICH THE CITY WOULD BE
THE BACKSTOP, WE ULTIMATELY
APPROVED SEEKING THIS, SEEKING
THE LA28 OLYMPICS BECAUSE AT
THE TIME, THERE WAS A LOT OF
DEBATE AND CONSIDERATION OF
OTHER RISKS AND BENEFITS
ASSOCIATED WITH HOSTING THE
LA28 GAMES ULTIMATELY, THE
COUNCIL DETERMINED THAT GIVEN
THE BENEFITS THAT COULD
POTENTIAL LEA CREW TO THE CITY,
THAT THE CITY DID THE
NOMINATION AND AWARDED WITH
LA28 GAMES.
AND HERE WE ARE WITH THE ECRA
AND I WILL LET MATT TAKE OVER
FROM HERE.
» OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I DO WANT TO WALK THROUGH AND
I'LL TRY TO DO THIS AS
EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE, BUT
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF CONCEPTS,
THIS IS A, MULTLY FAUCETED
COMPLICATED AGREEMENT THAT IS
AGAINED ENTER UPON OTHER
AGREEMENT THAT'S HAVE BEEN MADE
AND AS WE WALK THROUGH THE
PROVISIONS, AS THE CLA STATED,
IT IS NECESSARY THAT WE, THAT
WE KEEP IN MIND THAT WE ARE IN
SOME WAY CONFINED TO PRIOR
AGREEMENTS THAT WERE MADE AS A
CONDITION OF AGREEING TO HOST
THE GAMES THAT INCLUDE INHERENT
RISKS.
SO I NEED TO SAY THAT ON THE
FRONT END.
THIS IS NOT AN AGREEMENT THAT
IS INTENDED OR EVEN HAS THE
CAPABILITY OF ELIMINATING
RISKS, THE CITY HAS GREED TO
TAKE ON, NOW WHAT IT IS
INTENDED TO DO IS WITHIN THE
SCOPE OF WHAT THE PURPOSE IS TO
LIMIT THE RISK TO THE GREATEST
EX AT THE POINT POSSIBLE.
WE DO BELIEVE THAT IT ACHIEVES
THAT.
SO LET ME WALK THROUGH, AGAIN
BRIEFLY.
THIS IS THE PURPOSE OF THE
ECRMA, IS TO SETFORTH THE
MATERIAL TERMS OF THE
RELATIONSHIP FOR ENHANCE CITY
RESOURCES IN DIRECT SUPPORT OF
THE 2028 GAMES, AND WE'LL TALK
ABOUT THAT WHAT THAT ACTUALLY
MEANS IN A BIT.
AS THE CLA STATED, THIS IS A,
THIS IS AN AGREEMENT THAT IS
REQUIRED TO BE ENTERED INTO BY
THE PARTIES AS A RESULT OF THE
GAMES AGREEMENT.
THE GAMES AGREEMENT, I WOULD
THINK ABOUT THAT AS KIND OF
CONSTITUTION OR CHARTER THAT
HAS, THAT WAS AGREED TO IN 2021
AND EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE, THAT
WE'RE DOING CURRENTLY, THE
ACTIVITIES THAT ARE HAPPENING
AT COMMITTEE ET CETERA, ARE
WERE CONTEMPLATED IN THE GAME'S
AGREEMENT.
SO IT'S A SUB BOARD NATURE
AGREEMENT TO THE GAMES
AGREEMENT THAT'S THE PARENT
AGREEMENT.
AND IT IS, IT IS THERE TO
ESSENTIALLY SET THE RULES FOR
HOW THE CITY RESOURCES WILL BE
REIMBURSED.
THE GAMES AGREEMENT ESTABLISHED
THE CONCEPT THAT THEY WOULD BE
REIMBURSED IN TERMS AND THIS IS
THE SPECIFICS.
I WILL ALSO SAY THAT THE ECRMA
IS IN ALMOST EVERY WAY,
ENHANCED AND FURTHER PROTECTS
THE CITY, WHY DO WE NEED THE
ECRMA TO PROVIDE THE DETAILS IN
ADDITIONAL PROTECTIONS THAT ARE
REQUIRED TO TAKE ON THESE GAMES.
AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO GET TO
THE VENUE AGREEMENT THAT'S WILL
BE AGREEMENTS SPECIFIC TO EACH
VENUE WHERE WE'LL DETERMINE
WHAT SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED
AND HOW MUCH WILL BE PAID FOR
THE SERVICES.
SO THE ECRMA IS NOT THE
IMPLEMENTING IT'S SETTING THE
RULES AND THEN THE SERVICE
AGREEMENT LEFT SIDE COME LATER,
BASED ON THE OPERATIONAL PLANS
ONCE COMPLETED BUSINESS LA28
AND WILL DETERMINE SPECIFICALLY
WHAT SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED
AND THE, AND THE DOLLAR AMOUNT
ESSENTIALLY THAT THE CITY WILL
BE REIMBURSED FOR.
AGAIN, THE SCOPE OF ECRMA, IT
IS FOR THE CITY'S PROVISION AND
THIS IS A CONCEPT DISCUSSED IN
THE GAMES AGREEMENT FOR
SERVICES ABOVE NORMAL AND
CUSTOMARY LEVELS AND I REALLY
FOCUS, WHAT DO THE TWO THINGS
MEAN.
ABOVE NORMAL AND CUSTOMARY,
MEANS THAT LA28 DOES NOT HAVE
AN OBLIGATION TO PAY FOR THE
CITY WHAT IT NORMAL DO.
AND ALSO NOT REQUIRED TO PAY
FOR CITY SERVICES, ALTHOUGH
THEY MAY BE IN RELATION TO THE
GAMES, THEY'RE NOT REQUIRED TO
PAY FOR CITY SERVICES THAT ARE
NOT IN DIRECT SUPPORT OF THE
GAMES.
AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS WHAT
SERVICES ARE REQUIRED FOR THE
EVENTS AT THE VENUES.
AND SO WHEN WE THINK ABOUT
THIS, WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT
HOW DO WE ENGAGE THE, THE
ACADEMY AWARDS OR HOW DO WE
ENGAGE THE DODGERS WHEN THEY
WIN THE WORLD SERIES AND
THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE THEIR
CELEBRATION AND PARADE?
IT IS WHAT IS REQUIRED TO
SUPPORT THAT, THAT, THAT EVENT
AT THAT VENUE AND THAT IS THE
LIMITATION.
SO WILL THE CITY INCUR COSTS OF
FOR CITY SERVICES BEYOND THE
VENUE?
OF COURSE WE WILL.
BUT AS IT RELATES TO WHAT WE'RE
ENTITLED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR
IS LIMITED TO THAT SCOPE.
AND AGAIN, THAT'S OUTLINED IN
THE GAMES AGREEMENT.
SO IT IS NOT POSSIBLE FOR US TO
HAVE ASKED FOR OR DEMANDED,
YOU'RE GOING TO LA28 IS GOING
TO PAY FOR ACTIVITIES, WATCH
PARTY AND A PARK IF WE HAVE
CITY SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH
THAT, THAT IS BEYOND THE SCOPE
OF WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE.
IT'S NOT THAT WE WOULD NOT HAVE
LIKED TO ASK FOR IT, IT'S
BEYOND THE BALANCE.
THERE IS, THERE IS ANOTHER
LAYER OF, OF COMPLEXITY THAT,
THAT THIS GAME, THAT THE ECRM A
ADDRESSES.
AND THAT IS, THERE IS A
DISTINCTION BETWEEN SERVICES
THAT THE CITY WILL PROVIDE AND
WILL NOT BE REIMBURSED FOR AND
SERVICES THAT THE CITY WILL
PROVIDE THAT WILL BE REIMBURSED
FOR.
AND THE EASE Y*EFT WAY IS
SECURITY COST, NEED TO BE DEALT
WITH SEPARATELY AND DISTINCTLY
FROM NON SECURITY COSTS.
AGAIN IN THE GAMES AGREEMENT
AND BEFORE THAT, IT WAS
CONTEMPLATED THAT THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT WOULD COVER SECURITY
COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GAMES.
SO THERE IS A REIMBURSEMENT
PROCESS, AND IT IS ESSENTIAL
THAT THE CITY PUT ITSELF IN A
POSITION TO MAXIMIZE EVERY
AVAILABLE DOLLAR OF FEDERAL
MONEY BECAUSE TO FOR LA28
BUDGET BECAUSE OF THAT
UNDERSTANDING WITH THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT DOES NOT HAVE THE
BUDGET FOR SECURITY COSTS.
SO IF IT CAUSE PUT THE COSTS,
WE HAVE AN INTEREST, A VERY
STRONG MUTUAL INTEREST FOR THE
GAMES TO BE FINANCIALLY
SUCCESSFUL BUT ALSO THROUGH
THIS AGREEMENT NEED TO PROTECT
THE CITY, TO ENSURE THAT OUR
COSTS ARE REIMBURSED.
AGAIN, JUST VERY BRIEFLY IN THE
25-26 CONGRESS, THE BIG
BEAUTIFUL BILL ABOUT
APPROPRIATE A BILLION DOLLARS
TO BE USED FOR STATE AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS FOR SECURITY.
THAT IS WHAT WE HOPE IS IS THE
INITIAL ALLOCATION OR THE
INITIAL PREPARATION FOR THESE
COSTS.
IT IS CRITICAL THAT WE MAXIMIZE
THOSE COSTS IN ADDITION TO
SECURING REIMBURSEMENT DIRECTLY
THROUGH LA28.
SO AS IT RELATES TO THE
PROCESS, AGAIN THERE WOULD BE
TWO PROCESSES THAT THE DOCUMENT
IN FRONT OF YOU, ESTABLISHES.
IF THE CITY SERVICE LAPD OR
SECURITY IS ELIGIBLE FOR
FEDERAL FUNDING, THE CITY WOULD
GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS.
AND ONCE DETERMINATION IS MADE
AS TO WHAT WE WOULD BE
REIMBURSED FOR.
IF WE'RE NOT REIMBURSED FOR 100
PERCENT OF OUR COST ASSOCIATED
WITH THE GAMES, THEN, WE WOULD
THEN THOSE COSTS WOULD BE AN
OBLIGATION OF LA28 THROUGH THE
ALLOCATED CONTINGENCY AND
BEYOND IF THE ALLOCATED
CONTINGENCY WAS EXHAUSTED.
THE IF, IT IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR
FEDERAL FUNDING, THEN WE WOULD
GO THROUGH THE PROCESS, THEY
WOULD REIMBURSE US UP FRONT.
I'M NOT GOING TO SPEND A LOT OF
TIME ON THIS NEXT, FLOW CHART
BUT BASICALLY WE'RE GOING TO
PROVIDE AN ESTIMATE OVER THE
COURSE OF THE NEXT YEAR.
WE WILL ESTABLISH THE SERVICE
LEVELS REQUIRED, WE WILL
NEGOTIATE THE SERVICE
AGREEMENTS AND WE WILL PROVIDE
COST ESTIMATES BY THE END OF
OCTOBER TO LA28.
THEY WILL THEN PAY US FOR THE
MONTHLY SERVICES FOR WHEN THE
SERVICES WILL BE DELIVERED UP
FRONT.
FOR SERVICES WHERE WE DON'T
NEED TO BE REIMBURSED BY THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER
ENTITIES, THEY WOULD PAY US UP
FRONT AND WE WOULD RECONCILE ON
THE BACK END.
THE, WHAT I BELIEVE IS THE,
CRITICAL AND PERHAPS THE MOST
IMPORTANT PROVISION OF THE
AGREEMENT BEFORE YOU, THERE IS
CERTAINLY BEEN A LOT OF
DISCUSSION ABOUT ENSURING THAT,
THAT THE CITY IS PAID FOR WHAT
IS OWED BEFORE LA28 CLOSES UP
SHOP, DECLARES PROP ITS THAT
WOULD BE SENT TO A LEGACY ET
CETERA.
SO WE DID NEGOTIATE SECTION
10.6 WHICH STATES THAT LA28
SHALL SATISFY ALL OF ITS
FINANCIAL AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS
PRIOR TO DISBURSEMENT OF ANY
SURPLUS TO THE LEGACY ENTITY.
AND WE INCLUDED FOR THE
AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT
SATISFACTION, MEANS THAT LA28
HAS PAID THE CITY ALL
OUTSTANDING AMOUNTS TO.
SO THAT IN ADDITION TO THE
AMENDMENT BEFORE YOU, THAT
ALLOWS AND REQUIRES CITY
APPROVAL OF THE USE OF THE
CONTINGENCY FUNDS, GIVES THE
CITY, SIGNIFICANT PROTECTION
ONCE THE GAMES ARE CONCLUDED
AND CERTAINLY IN THE EVENT THAT
THERE IS, THERE ARE PROFITS.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE AND THIS
AGREEMENT WILL, ENSURE THAT THE
CITY WOULD BE FULLY REIMBURSED
FOR ITS COSTS BEFORE THOSE,
THAT SURPLUS WOULD BE DECLARED
AND SENT TO A LEGACY ENTITY.
I WILL, CONCLUDE THERE AND I'M
SURE WE HAVE A NUMBER OF
QUESTIONS.
BUT AGAIN, YOU KNOW, AND THIS
WOULD COME AFTER AN AUDIT OF
THEIR FINANCIALS AND THEN WE
WOULD HAVE THE PROVISIONS IN
THE AGREEMENT AND THE ABILITY
TO ENSURE THAT WE, WE ARE FULLY
PAID IN THE EVENT OF COURSE,
THAT THAT THEY MAKE THEIR
BUDGET.
IT IS IMPORTANT BY THE WAY AND
I'M SURE WE'LL GET INTO THIS,
THAT A PROVISION THAT, THAT IN
THE GAMES AGREEMENT THAT THE
CLA NEGOTIATED, IS PRESERVED
AND THAT PROVISION IS THIS
ALLOCATED CONTINGENCY AND WE
TALK ABOUT THIS A LOT IN THE,
IN THE DOCUMENT IN THE REPORT
IN FRONT OF YOU.
LA28 IS REQUIRED TO FUND IN
CASH, AN ADDITIONAL CONTINGENCY
BEYOND THEIR STANDARD
CONTINGENCY THAT IS THERE ONLY
FOR ONLY TO PROTECT THE CITY.
THAT IS TO SAY, IF BECAUSE THE
CITY IS ON THE HOOK FOR CLOSING
ANY BUDGET DEFICITS *, THERE IS
270 MILLION THAT WOULD BE DRAWN
ON FIRST BEFORE THE CITY WOULD
HAVE TO PAY OUT OF ITS GENERAL
FUND.
IT'S CRITICAL THAT WE PRESERVE
THAT AND PROTECT THEM, THE
WORSE CASE SCENARIO IS FOR THE
CITY TO ACTUALLY HAVE TO PAY
OUT OF ITS GENERAL FUND TO
CLOSE THE GAP, A BUDGET GAP
LEFT BY THE GAMES.
SO WE NEED TO PRESERVE THAT 270.
BUT WHAT WE ADDED TO IT, IN THE
EVENT THAT THE GAMES ARE
SUCCESSFUL, THAT IT TURNS A
PROFIT, WE DON'T WANT THE
SITUATION WHERE THE CITY ENDS
UP PAYING 250 MILLION DOLLARS
ON LAPD AND WE'RE ONLY
REIMBURSED FOR 150 MILLION AND
THEN GAMES THEN DECLARING THAT
IT HAS A BIG PROFIT.
SO WE NEVER GET TO USE THAT 270
BECAUSE THEY HAVE A PROFIT,
THEY MADE THEIR BUDGET.
BUT YET WE'RE HOLDING THE BAG
FOR THE REIMBURSED COSTS.
WE HAVE A SITUATION AND THE
CITY WOULD BE HOLDING THE BAG,
THE AGREEMENT BEFORE YOU DOES
THAT.
SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO PROTECT
THAT AND ALSO TO PROTECT THAT
ORDER OF PRIORITY.
BECAUSE I BELIEVE, VERY
STRONGLY THAT OF ALL OF THE
SCENARIOS WHERE THERE IS
INHERENT RISK THE WORSE IS FOR
US TO WRITE A CHECK TO CLOSE A
DEFICIT AT THE END OF THE GAMES.
I WILL STOP THERE AND OPEN IT
UP FOR QUESTIONS.
» Council President: I JUST
WANTED TO ASK, MADAM CLA, WE
HAVE SOME AMENDMENTS BEFORE US,
I KNOW MANY OF YOU ISSUES TOOK
UP IN THE NEGOTIATING ROOM.
SO IF YOU CAN WALK US THROUGH
THOSE AND TELL US, WHAT THE
DISCUSSIONS WERE, AS A
NEGOTIATING GAME AGAIN, THIS IS
NOT THE CITY IMPOSING SOMETHING
ON LA28, THIS IS A NEGOTIATED
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TWO OF US.
SO IF YOU CAN WALK US THROUGH
THAT IN THE ITEMS.
» SURE MANY WERE DISCUSSED AND
NEGOTIATED WITH LA28 WE CANNOT
IMPOSE UNILATERALLY.
WITH SOME EXCEPTIONS.
SO, WE WILL, I THINK THERE IS
SIX AMENDMENTS IF THAT IS
CORRECT AND MATT, AND I CAN GO
THROUGH THESE.
ITEM 3-A IS A RAMAN AMENDMENT,
THIS WOULD MAKE A CHANGE TO THE
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE GAMES
AGREEMENT ON RELATIVE TO THE
ALLOCATED CONTINGENCY.
I'LL LET MATT TALK ABOUT THIS
ONE BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT HE WORKED VERY CLOSELY
WITH LA28 ON AND THIS WAS THE
PROTECTION THAT HE JUST TALKED
ABOUT AS IT RELATED TO A
SITUATION WHERE PUBLIC SAFETY
COSTS MAY NOT BE REIMBURSED BY
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
ALSO, STRIKING 1.2 THE FIRST
AMENDMENT TO THE GAMES
AGREEMENT, ACTUALLY THE WAY I
LOOK AT THAT, THAT ACTUALLY
COULD HARM THE CITY BECAUSE ONE
OF THE THINGS THAT, THE
AMENDMENT DOES IS THAT IT ALSO
GIVES THE CITY, ABILITY TO
WEIGH IN EVEN ON THE
EXPENDITURE OF ANY LEGACY
DOLLARS.
THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY NOT
PROVIDED FOR.
SO THIS ACTUALLY WOULD HAVE
BEEN BENEFICIAL TO THE CITY
BECAUSE WE WOULD WEIGH IN ON
THE USE OF THE LEGACY DOLLARS
AS WELL.
THE FINAL AMENDMENT IS, IT
LOOKS LIKE IT'S A LANGUAGE
CHANGE AND I WANT TO POINT OUT
TOO THAT SOME OF THESE
AMENDMENTS, THIS DOCUMENT IS
VERY COMPLICATED.
SO MATT AND I WALKED IN AND SAW
THESE MOTIONS FOR THE FIRST
TIME TODAY AND SO IT'S, IT MAY
BE A LITTLE DIFFICULT FOR US TO
FIGURE OUT ALL THE NUANCES.
BUT IT LOOKS LIKE 8.1.1.1 IS A
LANGUAGE CHANGE AND I THINK,
MAYBE IT'S JUST TO BE A LITTLE
BIT MORE DESCRIPTIVE ON AFTER
PAYING FOR ALL PARTIES
EXPENDITURES.
IT LOOKS OKAY, BUT I'M NOT I'M
NOT TOO SURE BUT I'LL LET MATT
TALK ABOUT AMENDMENT 8.1.
» SURE, ON 8.1, NUMBER 1, I
WILL JUST SAY THAT, HOLD ON ONE
SECOND.
OKAY, SO THE DOCUMENT IN FRONT
OF YOU AS RECOMMENDED WAS
VERBATIM IN COMMITTEE I WAS
INSTRUCTED TO SECURE.
SO I, I NEGOTIATED EXACTLY WHAT
THE COMMITTEE ASKED, SO NUMBER
ONE THAT IS WHAT, THAT'S THE
RESULT OF WHAT YOU SEE BEFORE
YOU.
NUMBER 2, AS THE CLA STATED AND
WHAT I HAVE UP HERE, IT DOES
ELIMINATE A CRITICAL PROVISION.
SECTION 1.2 WHICH I HAVE ON THE
SCREEN, IS THERE AND WAS
SECURED AS A WAY OF
DRAMATICALLY EXPANDING THE
CITY'S AUTHORITY OVER THIS
ALLOCATED CONTINGENCY.
BECAUSE IN THE ORIGINAL
LANGUAGE, IN THE GAMES
GRIEMENT, THIS IS 12.4.6 IF YOU
LOOK AT THE SCREEN, THIS IS THE
CURRENT LANGUAGE AND IT SAYS
THAT PRIOR TO THE OCLOG'S USE
WITH RESPECT TO 12.5.1 WHICH IS
UP ABOVE THERE, ONLY, IT SHOULD
OBTAIN THE WRITTEN CONSENT,
12.4.5.1 IS THE ORIGINAL INTENT
OF THE, OF THE 270 MILLION
WHICH IS TO BE USED IN CASE
THERE IS A DEFICIT.
BUT THEN IT CAN ALSO BE USED IF
YOU LOOK AT THE NEXT PROVISION
TO BE USED AS SURPLUS PROFITS
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE WHOLE
CITY CONTRACT.
AND WHAT THE SECTION PROTECTS
AGAINST IS LA28 DECLARING A
SURPLUS, AND THEN WE'RE NOT
HAVING ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT IT.
UNDER THE AGREEMENT BEFORE YOU,
UNDER THE PROPOSAL BEFORE YOU,
YOU WOULD HAVE VETO POWER OVER
28 SAYING WELL OKAY, THIS IS
SURPLUS, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE IT
TO THE LEGACY ENTITY.
WHILE THERE WAS A DISPUTE OR
WHILE WE BELIEVE THAT THERE
WERE, THERE WERE UNREIMBURSED
COSTS ELIGIBLE FOR THE DOLLARS.
IT'S AN IMPORTANT PROTECTION IT
SHOULD BE PRESERVED ON THAT ONE.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT
3-A.
» SO DO YOU WANT TO US GO
THROUGH ALL THE MOTIONS?
MR. PRESIDENT?
» Council President: YES.
» AND WE'LL GO A LITTLE
QUICKER, 3B IS A HERNANDEZ
SECTION AMEND 3.10 OF THE
PROPOSED ECRM.
THIS IS RELATED TO UNPLANNED
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
INCIDENTS.
THE WAY THE LANGUAGE IS BEING
AMENDED IS REFLECTIVE OF WHAT
IS IN THE GAMES AGREEMENT.
THERE IS ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE
THAT IS NEGOTIATED BY THE CLA
AND CLA ABOUT BE STANDING.
RELATED TOPO TENSION EVENTS, I
DON'T WANT TO ARGUE ANYBODY'S
POINT BUT THERE ARE SOME THINGS
THAT GOVERNMENTS DO THAT WE DO
BECAUSE WE ARE GOVERNMENT AND
WE PROVIDE GOVERNMENT SERVICES
AND RESPONSE TO MANY MANY
THINGS.
IT MAY BE RELATED TO A SPECIAL
EVENT BUT IT MAYBE RELATED TO
SOMETHING AS BEING PART OF
NORMAL GOVERNMENT WORK.
THE NOTWITHSTANDING LANGUAGE
THAT WE INCLUDED WAS TO BE
REFLECTIVE OF THAT.
THIS AS CHANGE, WHAT IS IN THE
GAMES AGREEMENT AND, AND IT
SEEMS THAT IT WOULD MAKE IT,
SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD DISCUSS
FURTHER AS PART OF THE VENUE
SERVICES AGREEMENTS.
ITEM AND WE CAN HAVE DO YOU
WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT?
» Council President: REAL
QUICK ON THE VENUE SERVICES
AGREEMENT.
MY ASSUMPTION IS, THAT THE CITY
OF L.A. WILL APPROVE THE VENUE
SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR THE
VENUES IN THE CITY.
IS THAT CORRECT?
» YES.
» Council President: EVEN
THOUGH WE WILL HAVE LIABILITY
FINANCIAL LIABILITY IF THE
VENUE AGREEMENTS IN OTHER
CITIES ARE DONE IN A WAY THAT
CREATES FINANCIAL EXPOSURE FOR
LA28.
» THAT IS CORRECT.
AND THAT IS WHY, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT, THANK YOU FOR
REMINDING US, THAT IS WHY THE
ECRM A IS SO IMPORTANT IT'S
GOING TO BE USE AS A MODEL FOR
OTHER CITIES AS WELL.
SO TO THE EXTENT THAT OTHER
CITIES UTILIZE OUR ECRM A FOR
THEMSELVES, IF IT'S, IF IT'S,
IF IT'S A LOT, WE ARE
ULTIMATELY GOING TO BE THE
BACKSTOP.
AND SO WE TRIED TO BE VERY
CAREFUL TO INCLUDE THOSE THINGS
THAT WE THOUGHT WERE REALLY
NECESSARY AND THE WHOLE ISSUE
OF PUBLIC SAFETY WAS A SEPARATE
ISSUE BECAUSE THAT IS NOT IN
THE LA28 BUDGET THAT WAS ALWAYS
CONTEMPLATED TO BE PAID THROUGH
NSE DESIGNATION.
SO THAT'S WHY THESE DOCUMENTS
BECOME VERY VERY COMPLICATED
AND WE TRIED TO BE CAREFUL IN
ENSURING WHATEVER DOCUMENT
THAT'S WE GENERATE TODAY THAT
THEY WILL BE ABLE TO BE USED
FOR OTHER CITIES AND THAT THEY
ARE NOT IN SUCH A FASHION THAT
IT CREATES FOR TUESDAY FURTHER
LIABILITY AT THE BACK END.
ITEM 3C IS A RAMAN AMENDMENT.
THIS WOULD HAVE, SO IS THE
INTENT IS FOR BOTH PUBLIC
SAFETY AND NON PUBLIC SAFETY TO
BE CAPTURED.
IT'S JUST EMBEDDED IN THE
AGREEMENT, IT'S NOT AS SPECIFIC
FOR THE REASONS THAT WE JUST
DESCRIBED.
WE'RE HOPING THAT FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT, THERE IS THE ONE
BILLION DOLLARS SET ASIDE FOR
THAT AND IT IS VERY IMPORTANT
THAT, WE MAINTAIN THAT AND THAT
IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR LA28 ALSO
TO, TO AND ALL OF US TO SEEK
ADDITIONAL FUNDS WHETHER IT BE
FROM FEDERAL OR STATE
GOVERNMENT TO ASSIST IN PUBLIC
SAFETY.
THE TWO OTHER BULLET POINTS TO
ENSURE, THAT THERE IS LANGUAGE,
I THINK ON BOTH OF THOSE BULLET
POINTS TO ENSURE THAT THE CITY
CAN IDENTIFY FURTHER LOCATIONS,
I THINK THAT IS ALREADY
PROVIDED FOR IN THE AGREEMENT.
AND ALSO TOO IN 10.6 WHERE WE
SAY NO SURPLUS WILL GO UNTIL
FULL REIMBURSEMENT, I THINK
THAT'S WHAT WE HAD INTENDED IN
THE AGREEMENT.
THIS MAY BE ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE
THAT, THAT MATT MAYBE YOU CAN
COMMENT ON THAT.
BUT IT'S ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE
FOR CLARIFICATION.
» YEAH, I WOULD SAY, ON THE
FIRST BULLET, THE, THE REASON
THAT THERE IS A DISTINCTION
BETWEEN AND SSC IDENTIFIED
VENUES OR NON NSCC, THAT'S THE
NATIONAL SPECIAL SECURITY EVENT
DES IGNATION, THE REASON IT'S
IMPORTANT IT'S ONLY RELATED TO
WHO IS DETERMINING THE LEVEL OF
SERVICE.
IF IT'S A NON NSCC, IF IT'S
PUBLIC SAFETY AND NON NSCC
AREA, THEN THAT IS GOING TO BE
IN THE NSVA THAT WILL BE
DISCUSSED IN COUNCIL.
THE PUBLIC SAFETY, AT NSCC,
DESIGNATED AREA WILL BE
DICTATED BY THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT ULTIMATELY, THE
SECRET SERVICE.
WE WILL ONLY WHAT IT'S
REFLECTING IS JUST THE VENUE
SERVICE AGREEMENT APPLY THO
TO* THESE.
NSCC WILL DICTATE PUBLIC SAFETY
AS IT RELATES TO NSCC AREAS.
THAT'S ALL IT DOES, THERE IS NO
NEED FOR, I MEAN, IT COVERS ALL
THE SERVICES, THE AGREEMENT
COVERS ALL THE SERVICES AS
ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT ONE
WAY OR THE OTHER BUT IT WAS
IMPORTANT TO HAVE THE
DISTINCTION BASED ON WHO IS
DETERMINING THE LEVEL OF
SERVICE SXZ AS SHARON SAID,
THE, THE LAST TWO BULLETS ARE
ALREADY COVERED IN THE
AGREEMENT BEFORE YOU.
» MOTION 3-D IS A PADILLA
MOTION, THIS ACTUALLY REFERS TO
THE ORDER THAT WAS CONTAINED IN
THE GAMES AGREEMENT AMENDMENT.
SO MATT, DO YOU WANT TO TAKE
THAT?
» SURE.
OKAY.
SO IS THE ORDER, OKAY, THIS IS,
THIS IS TO AN EXTENT A POLICY
CALL, BUT HERE'S WHAT, WHAT THE
RECOMMENDATION IN FRONT OF YOU
PROTECTS AGAINST.
IT IS OUR POSITION, IT IS
CERTAINLY THE CAO'S POSITION
AND CLA AGREES THAT THE, THE
WORSE POSSIBLE OUTCOME
FINANCIALLY HERE, GIVEN THAT WE
ARE FACING RISKS, THERE IS
RISKS ALL AROUND, AS IT RELATES
TO HOSTING THE OLYMPICS, THERE
IS GREAT UPSIDE AND GREAT
BENEFIT, THAT IS THE TRADEOFF
THAT WE SIGNED UP FOR, THAT
OTHERS SIGNED UP FOR.
BUT, THE WORSE SCENARIO WOULD
BE WHERE THE GAMES END AND THE
CITY HAS TO WRITE A CHECK FROM
ITS GENERAL FUND TO COVER
DEFICITS FROM LA28.
TO US THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE
SCENARIO.
SO WE, IT IS IMPORTANT AND
CRITICAL TO PRESERVE THIS
CONTINGENCY, TO FIRST BE USED
FOR THAT PURPOSE.
IF THERE IS A DEFICIT, THEN,
YOU KNOW, IF THERE IS A
DEFICIT, THE CITY IS GOING TO
BE WHERE THE CITY WOULD BE
AT-RISK OF HAVING TO, WRITE A
CHECK TO LA28, THERE IS NOT
GOING TO BE A SURPLUS AT THAT
POINT.
AND, YOU KNOW, AND THERE IS, IT
DOES PUT US AT-RISK FOR NOT
BEING FULLY REIMBURSED.
WHAT THIS AMENDMENT IS INTENDED
TO DO.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO
ELIMINATE THAT RISK.
TO ELIMINATE THE ORDER, WOULD
BE TO SAY WELL WE'RE GOING TO
HAVE LA28 POTENTIALLY, PAY US
FOR UNREIMBURSED COSTS FOR
LAPD, AT THE SAME TIME, AS
WE'RE WRITING THEM A CHECK TO
CLOSE THEIR DEFICIT AND THAT
DOES NOT MAKE ANY SENSE.
THAT WE SHOULD NOT BE DOING
THAT.
SO, WE NEED TO PRESERVE THE,
PRIMARY INTENT OF THAT OF THAT
270.
THE INTENT OF THIS AMENDMENT,
IS AS I SAID EARLIER, TO THE
EXTENT AND WE HOPE IS THE CASE
THAT LA28 IS FINANCIALLY
SUCCESSFUL, THAT WE WOULD HAVE
ACCESS TO THIS UNUSED
CONTINGENCY TO ENSURE THAT THE
SFAOE IS REIMBURSED BEFORE THEY
TAKE THAT MONEY AND SEND IT TO
A LEGACY ENTITY.
AND WITH THAT ADDITIONAL
PROVISION THAT I ADDED THAT WE,
THAT WE ENDED WITH RATHER, WE,
THEY'RE REQUIRED TO ENSURE THAT
WE'RE REIMBURSED BEFORE ANY OF
THAT MONEY GOES.
SO FOR THOSE REASONS, WE WOULD
RECOMMEND AGAINST 3-D.
» 3E IS SAY RODRIGUEZ MOTION
THIS RELATES TO AUDIT, THE
UMBRELLA AGREEMENT THAT WE
REFERRED TO, THE ONLY AUDIT
PROVISION THAT WAS CONTAINED IN
THAT WAS AUDITS AS IT RELATED
TO THE SURPLUS AT THE END OF
THE GAMES.
I THINK MATT IS GOING TO BRING
UP THE LANGUAGE FROM THE GAMES
AGREEMENT.
IN THE ECRM A BEFORE YOU, THERE
WAS AN ENHANCEMENT TO THAT
AUDIT AUTHORITY, THE AUDIT
THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL
AUTHORITY THAT THE CITY WOULD
NOW HAVE TO DO AUDIT TO THE
EXTENT THAT IT'S REQUIRED TO
SEEK FEDERAL AND STATE
REIMBURSEMENTS FOR ANY OTHER
COSTS.
SO THAT IS, WAS AN EXPANSION OF
THE AUDIT AUTHORITY THAT WE HAD.
ITEM 3E HAS SOME ADDITIONAL
AUDIT AUTHORITY THIS WOULD BE
AN INDEPENDENT AUDIT NOT ONLY
UPON COMPLETION AND PRIOR TO
DISSOLUTION OF LA28 BUT IT
WOULD PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
CIRCUMSTANCES RELATED TO THAT
AUDIT BEING DONE IF AND WHEN
THERE IS A DISBURSEMENT OF THE
SURPLUS AS WELL AS THE
DISSOLUTION AND ANY CITY
FUNDING BEING EXTENDED TO COVER
EXPENDITURES AND EXCESS OF
REVENUES.
SO THIS WOULD BE AN AUDIT
BEFORE THE CONCLUSION OF THE
EVENT.
THAT IS A POSSIBILITY AND ALSO
TO PREVERB ANY DOCUMENTS FOR
THE FUTURE TO DECIDE TO HOST
FOURTH GAMESED IN THE FUTURE.
I THINK MATT WOULD AGREE THAT
GENERALLY SPEAKING, AUDITS ARE
VERY VERY IMPORTANT.
IT'S IMPORTANT FOR TRANSPARENCY
RELATIVE TO EXPENDITURE GAMES,
POTENTIAL EXPENDITURE OF CITY
RESOURCES AND ALSO TO JUST,
JUST TO ENSURE THAT YOU KNOW,
THE SURPLUSES ARE CALCULATED
CORRECTLY, ET CETERA, ET CETERA.
SO GENERALLY SPEAKING AS IT
RELATES TO AUDIT,S MATT AND I
WOULD AGREE THAT HAVING SOME
ADDITIONAL AUDIT ESPECIALLY AS
IT RELATED TO PRIOR TO ANY
EXPENDITURES ON THE CITY, BEING
EXPENDED BEFORE THAT IT WOULD
BE NECESSARY, WE WOULD AGREE
THAT THAT IS ACTUALLY THAT
WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO THE CITY.
ITEM 3-F, IS ALSO AUDITS.
THIS AUDIT AUTHORITY IS, WOULD
BE IN ADDITION TO WHAT I JUST
IN INDICATED.
THIS ONE WOULD SEEM LIKE I
SAID, INCLUDE THE CONTROLLERS
AS BEING AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE BUT ALSO
INCLUDES AT ANY TIME WITHIN
FIVE DAYS NOTICE TO BE ABLE TO
HAVE ACCESS TO THE BOOKS.
TO ME, THAT SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF
PRESSURE ON ORGANIZATION
SHORT-TERM WHEN THEY'RE TRYING
TO DELIVER A MAJOR EVENT IN THE
CITY.
IT DOES CONCERN US, THAT IT
WOULD BE WITHIN FIVE DAYS, NO
MATTER WHO IS DOING IT, THAT
WITHIN FIVE DAYS NOTICE THAT
EVERYTHING WOULD BE OPENED UP.
I THINK THAT, THERE ARE A
NUMBER OF THINGS THAT THE CITY
HAD ALREADY PUT INTO PLACE TO
HELP US MONITOR, REMEMBER WHEN
WE DID THIS GAMES AGREEMENT,
THERE WERE A LOT OF THINGS THAT
WE DID TO PROTECT THE CITY'S
INTEREST ALREADY.
THIS ECRM A WAS TO PROTECT THE
CITY, THE ALLOCATED CONTINGENCY
WAS TO PROTECT THE CITY.
AUDIT AUTHORITY 2, YES, THAT
WAS ALSO TO PROTECT THE CITY
BUT EVERYTHING BEFORE YOU, WAS
TO PROTECT THE CITY.
SO WE NEED TO REMEMBER THAT.
THIS, WHAT WE DID GIVE UP, WHEN
WE SIGNED THE WHOLE CITY
AGREEMENT WAS THE ABILITY FOR
LA28 TO RUN THIS GAMES
AGREEMENT AND DELIVER THE GAMES
AGREEMENT.
THAT'S WHAT WE SIGNED UP FOR,
THERE IS NO UNDOING THAT.
SO THIS TO ME SEEMS A LITTLE
BIT MORE EXPANDED AND QUITE
FRANKLY, I REALLY WANT LA28 TO
BE SUCCESSFUL.
I DON'T WANT DISTRACTIONS FOR
THEM TO DELIVER THE BEST GAMES
POSSIBLE AND TO DELIVER IT WITH
A HUGE SURPLUS, THAT'S WHAT
WE'RE HOPING FOR, THAT'S WHAT
WE'RE ANTICIPATING, THAT'S WHAT
WE EXPECTED WHEN WE SIGNED THE
GAMES AGREEMENT, I THINK THIS
WOULD BE A PERSONALLY THIS
WOULD BE A, A BIG DISTRACTION,
THAT'S JUST FROM THE CLA.
» THAT'S FINE.
» Council President: THANK YOU.
SO WE HAVE A NUMBER OF MEMBERS
ON THE QUEUE.
I'LL BEGIN WITH COUNCILMEMBER
RODRIGUEZ.
» M. Rodriguez: THANK YOU.
WERE WE GOING TO, HOW ARE WE
GOING TO DISPOSE AND GO THROUGH
ALL OF THESE AMENDMENT ?Z
» Council President: WE WILL,
I MEAN I DON'T HAVE AN OPINION
ON THAT.
MY RECOMMENDATION IS WE GO ONE
BY ONE, MY RECOMMENDATION IS
THAT ALL OF THEM EXCEPT FOR THE
AUDIT ONE GOES TO COMMITTEE.
» M. Rodriguez: OKAY, I'M
HAPPY TO ALLOW COLLEAGUES TO GO
BEFORE ME, BECAUSE I HAVE THE
BENEFIT OF BEING IN COMMITTEE
AND ADDRESSING MAKING MY
COMMENTS AND CONCERNS KNOWN
THERE.
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, COUNCILMEMBER PADILLA?
» I. Padilla: I ONLY REQUEST
THIS ONCE WE GET TO THE
AMENDMENT SO I CAN SPEAK FOR
3-D.
» Council President: OKAY,
COUNCILMEMBER BLUMENFIELD?
» B. Blumenfield: THANK YOU.
I JUST WANTED TO DRILL DOWN ON
THE FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENTS AND
HOW THAT WILL WORK TIMING WISE
AS, YOU KNOW, IF THEY REIMBURSE
US WITH THE RATE THAT THEY DO
WITH FEMA BY THE TIME WE KNOW
THEY'RE REIMBURSING US, LA28
WILL BE CLOSED UP.
HOW DO WE ENSURE?
HOW DO WE?
HOW DO WE MATCH THAT UP?
I'M WORRIED, I'M SURE YOU
THOUGHT ABOUT IT, BUT I'M
WORRIED ABOUT THE FEDERAL MONEY
DRAGGING ON AND US POTENTIALLY
BEING ON THE HOOK FOR IT, WELL
AFTER THE DECISIONS ABOUT THE
SURPLUS OR NOT ARE ALREADY MADE.
» SO, WE WERE CONCERNED ABOUT
THAT AS WELL.
AND THAT'S WHY WE INCLUDED THE
PROVISION ON DIS --DISSOLUTION.
I'M GOING TO READ THE FULL
THING, THE FULL SECTION LA28
SHALL SATISFY ALL ITS FINANCIAL
AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE
WHOLE CITY CONTRACT, THE GAMES
AGREEMENT AND ECRMA AND ANY
OTHER AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
PARTIES PRIOR TO DISBURSEMENT
PURSUANT TO THE WHOLE CONTRACT
AGREEMENT OR THE OCOGs LA28
DISSOLUTION.
AND WITH THE CLARIFYING, THAT
MEANS THAT WE WERE, WE'LL BE
FULLY PAID.
SO WE DID CONTEMPLATE THAT AND
THE LANGUAGE SAYS THAT WE NEED
TO BE FULLY PAID BEFORE, BEFORE
DISSOLUTION OF THE ORGANIZATION.
» B. Blumenfield: WITH THE
FEMA, IT'S TAKEN DECADES.
WE'RE OBVIOUSLY NOT GOING TO
WAIT THAT LONG.
» WE TYPICALLY RECEIVE
DETERMINATIONS MUCH MUCH SOONER
THAN THAT.
AND IN FACT, WE'VE BEEN YOU
KNOW, UNFORTUNATELY WE'VE HAD A
NUMBER OF EVENTS THAT HAVE
REQUIRED FEMA REIMBURSEMENT
SINCE 2020 AND WE HAVE OUR
SYSTEM HAS, WE HAVE A GOOD
SYSTEM, WE HAVE A GREAT
RELATIONSHIP WITH CAL OES AND
FEMA, WE HAVE A GREAT
RELATIONSHIP WITH FEMA.
WE EXPECT THAT WE WILL HAVE AT
LEAST A DETERMINATION OF WHAT
THE CITY WILL GET.
TYPICALLY THERE IS A PROCESS
WHERE THE MONEY WOULD GO FROM
FEMA AND THEN THEY DO THEIR
REVIEW AND SEND IT TO US.
BUT WE WILL KNOW, FAIRLY SOON
AFTER, SUBMITTING THE
APPLICATION WHAT FEMA WILL
DETERMINE WHAT WE'RE ALLEGABLE
OR PROCESSING.
» B. Blumenfield: AND IS IT
JUST FEMA, THE SECURITY MONEY,
THERE WAS A BILLION WHICH WAS
EARMARKED WHICH THEY WOULD USE
IT ALL THEMSELVES.
» THE BILLION IN THE
LEGISLATION WAS APPROPRIATED
JUST FOR STATE AND LOCAL
SECURITY AND PLANNING.
WE, WE DON'T HAVE FULL PICTURE
ON THE DETAIL OF HOW OR WHAT
EXACTLY WILL BE ELIGIBLE OR HOW
EXACTLY WILL BE DISBURSED.
THAT WILL BE, CLARIFIED IN THE
NOFO THAT WE EXPECT, THAT WILL
BE ISSUED THIS FALL.
SO WHEN WE HAVE THAT, WE WILL
CERTAINLY ADVISE THE COMMITTEE
AND THE FULL COUNCIL AS TO THE
IMPLICATIONS FROM THAT.
BUT WE BELIEVE THAT THEY WILL
USE THE FEMA PROCESS TO
DISBURSE THE DOLLARS.
» B. Blumenfield: OKAY, GREAT,
THANK YOU.
» Council President:
COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN.
» N. Raman: I JUST WANTED TO
UNDERSCORE COUNCILMEMBER
BLUMENFIELD'S QUESTIONS.
I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING MR. SZABO
YOUR DISTINCTION BETWEEN WHY
WE'RE MAKING THE DISTINCTION
BETWEEN NSCC AREAS AND THEN,
THE SECURITY REIMBURSEMENTS?
HOW DOES IT DISADVANTAGE US?
WE'LL OF COURSE GO AND SEEK THE
FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENT.
WE'RE GOING TO SEEK OUT EVERY
DOLLAR AS WE'RE ELIGIBLE FROM
THE CITY WHATEVER IT IS BUT WHY
WOULD WE WANT TO DRAW A
DISTINCTION HERE BETWEEN THOSE
TWO AND POTENTIALLY LIMIT US
FROM ACTUALLY GETTING THE
SECURITY REIMBURSEMENTS FROM
THE OCOG?
» SO THE LANGUAGE SITED IN THE
PROPOSAL BEFORE YOU, DOESN'T
LIMIT OUR ABILITY TO BE
REIMBURSED.
THE DISTINCTION IS THERE ONLY
AS IT RELATES TO THE SERVICES
AND SERVICE LEVELS.
SO WE NEED TODAY HAVE A
DISTINCTION BETWEEN WHAT WHAT
IS IN THE PER VIEW OF THE
SERVICE AGREEMENT THAT'S LA28
AND THE CITY WOULD DISCUSS AND
ESTABLISH BETWEEN THEMSELVES
AND THE SERVICE LEVELSER THAT
WOULD BE ESTABLISHED THROUGH
THE NSCC PROCESS.
THAT IS, THAT IS THE ONLY
REASON FOR THE DISTINCTION.
IT TAKES IT OUT OF OUR HANDS
AND IT DOES NOT WHETHER BOTH
PROCESSES WOULD BE ELIGIBLE AND
IN FACT, IMPORTANTLY IN THE, IN
THE AMENDMENT, WE CLEARLY SAY
THAT IF IT'S A SERVICE THAT IS
IN THE VSA OR THROUGH NSCC,
THAT WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR
REIMBURSEMENT AND OBLIGATION
FOR LA28.
WE WANTED TO CAPTURE BOTH.
» N. Raman: SHOULD OR COULD BE
REIMBURSED.
» WOULD BE IN WE'RE NOT FULLY
REIMBURSED.
» N. Raman: OKAY AND YOU'RE
SAYING THAT WILL HAPPEN INTO
THE VENUE SERVICE LANGUAGE?
» THE VENUE SERVICE AGREEMENTS
WILL ESTABLISH THE SERVICE
LEVELS OF PUBLIC SAFETY
PERSONNEL TO BE PROVIDED AT THE
VENUES, OUTSIDE OF THE AREAS
THAT THE NSCC IS DICTATING.
SO THAT NSCC WILL DICTATE THAT
AND ANYTHING THAT NSCC DICTATES
IS ELIGIBLE AND ANYTHING IN THE
VSAs IS ALSO ELIGIBLE.
» N. Raman: I THINK A LOT OF
THE QUESTIONS ON THIS BODY, MAY
BE AND SOME OF THE AMENDMENTS
HERE ARE COMING FROM QUESTIONS
THAT WERE RAISED BY THE CITY
ATTORNEY IN THEIR LETTER.
AND SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS
ANYBODY FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY
WHO CAN SPEAK BETWEEN THE
DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN THE WAY
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS AND
THE GUIDANCE THAT THEY PROVIDED.
AND I DON'T WANT TO TAKE UP TOO
MUCH TIME.
» DAN, ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY.
WE SUBMITTED THREE DIFFERENT
REPORTS TO COUNCIL AND OUR
POSITION HAS NOT REALLY CHANGED
SINCE THEN.
AS FAR AS OUR CONCERNS.
I'M SORRY, I'M NOT SPEAKING AT
A--DAN ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY.
SO WE SUBMITTED THREE DIFFERENT
REPORTS GOING BACK FROM
SEPTEMBER THROUGH MARCH AND
RECENTLY IN JUNE EXPRESSING THE
ISSUES THAT WE THOUGHT YOU NEED
TO BE AWARE OF.
WE HAVE NOT CHANGED OUR
POSITION SINCE THEN.
» OKAY.
YOU KNOW, THIS DISTINCTION THAT
IS BEING MADE, YOU'RE SAYING
MIGHT HARM OUR ABILITY TO GET
REIMBURSEMENT FOR SECURITY
EXPENSES?
» ITEMS THAT ARE ELIGIBLE
COULD BE ELIGIBLE AND NOT
REIMBURSED AND ANYTHING THAT IS
NOT REIMBURSED WOULD THEN FALL
EVENTUALLY TO THE CITY IF WE GO
INTO DEFICIT.
» N. Raman: OKAY.
AND SO, IN TERMS OF IN TERMS OF
THE DIRECTIONALITY AND THE KIND
OF STAGES OF REIMBURSEMENT, YOU
HAD A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION
FROM OVER BEAR ANS, I WONDER IF
YOU CAN CLARIFY THAT RATHER
THAN SAYING YOU WROTE IT IN A
LETTER.
» I DON'T THINK THAT THIS IS,
I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO TALK TO
YOU PRIVATELY.
» N. Raman: THERE WAS A PUBLIC
LETTER AS WELL.
» WITH THE PUBLIC LETTER, SURE.
IN YOUR SPECIFIC QUESTION
ABOUT, THE NSCC VERSUS OTHER
EXPENSES?
» N. Raman: UH-HUH.
» I'M NOT SURE I UNDERSTAND
YOUR EXACT QUESTION.
» N. Raman: LET ME ASK ONE
OTHER QUESTION ABOUT AUDITS,
BECAUSE THERE IS ALSO
AMENDMENTS HERE ABOUT AUDITS.
DID WE SIGN AWAY OUR AUDIT
RIGHTS IN THE 2021 GAMES
AGREEMENT?
DOES THAT PREVENT US FROM
PUTTING MORE ABOUT OUR POWERS
TO AUDIT.
» ABSOLUTELY NOT.
THERE IS AUDIT RIGHTS
PERTAINING TO THE SURPLUS WHICH
WAS DESIGNED BECAUSE LEGACY
ENTER CITY BECOMES A PRIVATE
NONPROFIT.
AND, THERE WAS A DESIRE TO KNOW
WHAT FUNDS ARE GOING THERE
BECAUSE THE MOMENT THOSE FUNDS
GO THERE IT GOES TO A NONPROFIT.
BUT IN SECTION 7.2 WHICH IS THE
ECRM A, AND DEFINITION OF
ECRMA, THAT SECTION IS DESIGNED
TO CAPTURE COSTS BECAUSE THIS
IS SUPPOSE TO BE A ZERO COST
GAMES.
AND THE ECRMA IS THE MECHANISM
TO RECOVER THOSE COSTS, IF THAT
MAKES SENSE.
» N. Raman: RIGHT.
» DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER
QUESTION REGARDING AUDIT.
» N. Raman: BUT WE CAN STILL
INSIST IN FURTHER AUDIT RIGHTS
THROUGH THE ECRMA?
» YES.
» N. Raman: THANK YOU T I HAVE
OTHER QUESTIONS, I KNOW I'M
WELL OVERTIME.
» Council President:
COUNCILMEMBER HERN DIZ.
» E. Hernandez: THANK YOU, AND
JUST TO BE CLEAR, STAY MR. DAN,
PLEASE STAY, THANK YOU.
JUST TO BE CLEAR IN 7.2 IT SAYS
THE ECRMA SHOULD INCLUDE AMONG
OTHER THINGS, SERVICE LEVELS,
UNIT COSTS, RATE A REPAYMENT
TIMELINE, AUDIT RIGHTS
INCLUDING AS IT RELATES TO CITY
LABOR AGREEMENTS AND OTHER
SCHEDULED PROCESS AND SCHEDULED
CONSIDERATION.
THATS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, THAT
IS INCLUDED THAT THIS ECRMA IS
A TOOL TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS
IS A ZERO COSTS OLYMPICS TO US,
CORRECT?
AND WE CAN PUT MORE AUDIT IN
THERE.
» ABSOLUTELY.
COUNCILMEMBER.
» E. Hernandez: GREAT, I DON'T
KNOW HOW IT'S BEEN FOR Y'ALL,
BUT I KNOW IT'S NOT BEEN THE
BEST RELATIONSHIP WITH LA28 AND
TO NOT PROTECT THE CITY MORE BY
BEING ABLE TO AUDIT THE ENTITY
THAT IS DOING THE FUNDRAISING
FOR THIS, I THINK THAT'S NOT
THE DIRECTION THAT WE NEED TO
GO IN.
AND THAT'S WHY I PUT THIS
MOTION FORWARD TO ASK FOR MORE
OPPORTUNITIES TO DO AUDIT.
AND IF THEY'RE DOING EVERYTHING
CORRECTLY AND THEY'VE GOT
NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT, WHY
WON'T WE WANT TO AUDIT MORE.
IF THERE ARE THINGS THAT THEY
WORRY ABOUT, OR DON'T WANT
SHOWN, I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY
THEY WOULD WITHIN WANT AUDITING.
BUT IN ORDER TO PROTECT
OURSELVES, WE SHOULD HAVE THE
ABILITY TO DO THAT.
AND I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS.
IF THE VCA IS NEGOTIATED WITH A
PRIVATE ENTER CITY SUCH AS THE
DODGERS AND THEIR TERMS ARE
MORE FAVORABLE THAN OURS, IS
THE CITY ABLE TO MATCH THOSE
TERMS LATER DOWN THE LINE?
WHOEVER CAN ANSWER?
» I'M SORRY, JUST TO CLARIFY,
IF WE AGREED TO TERMS, IN THEY
ARE MORE FAVORABLE THAN WE
WOULD OFFER THE DODGERS?
» E. Hernandez: NO IF THE
DODGERS HAVE MORE FAVORABLE
TERMS, ARE WE ABLE TO ADJUST
THE ECRMA FOR THOSE BETTER
TERMS?
» SO, THE THE TERMS THAT WOULD
BE, THE VSAs ARE DESIGNED TO
COVER ALL THE CITY COSTS THAT
ARE REQUIRED TO PROTECT HEALTH
AND SAFETY IN SUPPORT OF THE
GAMES WHICH IS WHY, WHICH IS
WHY THERE IS A CONCEPT OF
HAVING A GAMES FOOTPRINT, THE
SERVICES THAT ARE REQUIRED TO
ENSURE THAT THAT THOSE GAMES
ARE SAFE.
THE, STANDARD THAT IS IN THE
AGREEMENT BEFORE YOU, IS THAT
THEY WOULD BE AT SERVICE LEVELS
THAT MEET CITY STANDARDS.
SO, IN TERMS OF CONDITIONS OR
NOT, OUR GOAL IS TO MEET CITY
STANDARDS WITH EVERYTHING,
WHETHER IT'S THE DODGERS
PARADE, THE OSCARS OR ANY OF
THE GAMES.
SO, I DON'T, I DON'T SEE THEM
AS DEPENDENT OR RELATED TO ONE
ANOTHER.
WHATEVER THE OPERATIONAL PLAN
DICTATES IN TERMS OF LEVEL OF
CITY RESOURCES IS WHAT OUR,
WHAT THE CITY POSITION WOULD BE.
WE, WE DO HAVE TO IT IS
DIFFERENT, I WILL SAY, THAN
THAN THE DODGERS OR THE ACADEMY
AWARDS BECAUSE WE ARE NOT
ISSUING A PERMIT.
WE ARE REQUIRED TO DETERMINE
THE SERVICE LEVELS
COLLABORATIVELY AND THROUGH
MUTUAL CONSENT, THAT'S WHAT A
SERVICE AGREEMENT IS, IT'S AN
AGREEMENT BETWEEN TWO PARTIES.
SO THERE IS A, AN UNDERSTANDING
THAT THERE WOULD BE A
DISCUSSION BUT WE ALSO HAVE IN
THERE THAT THEY NEED TO BE AT
SERVICE LEVELS THAT MEET CITY
STANDARDS.
THAT IS THE DIFFERENCE, IF
THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
WHAT WE WOULD DO FOR THE
DODGERS VERSUS LA28.
» E. Hernandez: IS THERE ONLY
ONE ECRMA?
» THIS APPLIES TO THE CITY OF
LOS ANGELES, OTHER
JURISDICTIONS WILL HAVE SIMILAR
AGREEMENTS THAT WILL BE MODELED
AFTER THIS AGREEMENT.
» E. Hernandez: WHAT IF THEIRS
ARE BETTER THAN OURS?
DO YOU GET TO BE RETROACTIVE?
» WE HAVE MOST FAVORITE
STATUS, THEY ARE NOT TO PROVIDE
SOMETHING THAT IS PROVIDED TO
THE CITY.
SO CERTAINLY IF THERE WAS, WE
WOULD, WE WOULD CERTAINLY
DEMAND A CHANGE.
THAT'S THE REASON THAT THERE IS
A SEQUENCE TO THIS AND WHY, WHY
WE DO NEED TO MOVE THIS
FORWARD, 28 NEEDS TO NEGOTIATE
OTHER AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER
JURISDICTIONS BASED ON THIS
AGREEMENT.
AND, AND SO THERE ARE NOT ONLY,
SHOULD THEY NOT HAVE A BETTER
AGREEMENT, OUR AGREEMENT AS,
HAS PROVISIONED IN IT THAT WILL
BE UNIQUE TO OUR CITY BECAUSE
OF OUR ROLE AS A FINANCIAL
BACKSTOP.
AND THIS DISCUSSION THAT IS
ONLY AVAILABLE TO THE CITY OF
LOS ANGELES.
THAT WOULD NOT BE PROVIDED TO
OTHER CITIES.
» E. Hernandez: OKAY, I'M
OVERTIME, I HAVE A FEW MORE
QUESTIONS.
I HAVE DODGER STADIUM ON MY
DISTRICT, SO I WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT I GET THROUGH THEM.
» Council President: SURE.
» E. Hernandez: WHAT HAPPENS
IF --
~>> I WOULD HOPE THAT DAN WOULD
SUE THEM TO PREVENT THAT.
THERE IS A CLEAR LANGUAGE THAT
THEY ARE, THEY ARE REQUIRED TO
SATISFY ALL OBLIGATION TO THE
CITY PRIOR TO DISSOLUTION.
» E. Hernandez: THANK YOU.
WHAT INCENTIVE HAVE THAT MAKE
SURE THAT L.A. AS MUNICIPAL
SHOULD HAVE HAVE NOT TO PAY
BACK THE COSTS SHOULD THEY NOT
RAISE ENOUGH FUNDS?
BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH
FUNDS.
» WELL THEY REPORT, THEY
REPORT, THEY HAVE THEIR, THEY
DO HAVE THEIR ANNUAL REPORT.
THEY HAVE THAT ON THEIR BUDGET.
I GUESS I'LL DIFFER TO SHARON,
WE HAVE A MUTUAL INTEREST IN A
CERTAIN SENSE, YOU KNOW, WE
ARE, WE ARE JOINED AT THE HIP
HERE.
THEY WANT TO HAVE A SUCCESSFUL
OLYMPICS, THEY WANT TO HAVE A
SUCCESSFUL LEGACY FOR THOSE 28
OLYMPICS.
THE BEST CASE SCENARIO NOW THAT
WE ARE WHERE WE ARE IS THE
GAMES ARE EXTRAORDINARY
FINANCIAL SUCCESSFUL.
THERE IS A ROBUST LEGACY FUND
THAT WILL PAY FOR YOUTH SPORTS
FOR DECADES TO COME FOR THE
CITY AND ALL OF OUR COSTS WILL
BE REIMBURSED AS A RESULT OF
THAT, AS A RESULT OF THAT.
WE ARE PROVIDING YOU TODAY AS
MANY PROTECTIONS AS WE CAN
GIVEN THE REALITY IF IT IS NOT
FINANCIALLY SUCCESSFUL IT DOES
FALL ON TO US.
THERE IS NOTHING THAT WE CAN,
THAT WE COULD PROPOSE TO YOU
TODAY OR TOMORROW OR NEXT YEAR,
THAT WOULD ELIMINATE THAT RISK.
BUT WE HAVE A CLEAR MUTUAL
INTEREST IN HAVING BOTH, A
SUCCESSFUL OLYMPICS FINANCIALLY
AND EVERY OTHER WAY WE WOULD
DEFINE SUCCESS.
» YES, THERE IS THE MUTUAL
INTEREST AND THAT'S WHAT I
WOULD POINT TO.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, OUR
SUCCESS IS DEPENDENT UPON THEM,
THEIR SUCCESS IS DEPENDENT UPON
US AS WELL.
SO WE ARE, WE ARE ANTICIPATING
THAT THIS WILL GENERATE THE
SURPLUS THAT IS NECESSARY, THAT
THE CITY WILL BE REIMBURSED FOR
OUR COSTS, OF COURSE THERE IS
THE OUTSTANDING ISSUE ABOUT
FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENT AND THAT
WAS ALWAYS THE RISK WE FACED.
THIS DOCUMENT DOES NOT CHANGE
THAT.
SO I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT.
» E. Hernandez: THANK YOU, I
HAVE TWO MORE QUESTIONS.
WHAT IS THE SIZE OF THAT BAG WE
WOULD BE HOLDING IF THE MONEY
GENERATED FROM THE OLYMPICS
WASN'T WHAT WE THOUGHT IT WAS
GOING TO BE?
I HEARD FIGURES OF LIKE A
BILLION DOLLARS?
IS THAT CORRECT?
» IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO PROJECT
THAT.
THE GAMES ITSELF IS OVER 7.1
BILLION DOLLARS BUDGET.
THE, THE STRUCTURE THAT WE HAVE
THAT WAS LEGISLATED BY THE
STATE LEGISLATION IS IF THEY
FAILED TO MEET THEIR BUDGET.
FIRST OF ALL, THERE IS A
CONTINGENCY IN THEIR BUDGET OF
330 MILLION DOLLARS.
SO IF THEY FALL BETWEEN ONE AND
330 MILLION DOLLARS SHORT OF
THEIR BUDGET, NOTHING WILL BE
AFFECTED.
THEN IF THEY FALL FURTHER THAN
THAT, WE HAVE THE, THE
ALLOCATED CONTINGENCY FUNDS
THAT WOULD BE THE FIRST LINE OF
DEFENSE PROTECT ITING THE CITY.
THEN IF IT'S EVEN MORE THAN
THAT, THEN THAT IS WHEN THE
CITY WOULD BE ON THE HOOK FOR
THE NEXT 270 MILLION.
SO IT WOULD HAVE TO, THEY WOULD
HAVE TO FALL 600 MILLION
DOLLARS SHORT OF THEIR 7 PLUS
BILLION DOLLARS BUDGET FOR THE
CITY TO BE IN JEOPARDY.
AT THAT POINT, WE WOULD BE ON
THE HOOK FOR ANYTHING UP TO 270
MILLION AND THEN THE STATE
COMES IN, AND THEN PROVIDES THE
NEXT 270 IF IT'S EVEN WORSE
THAN 600 MILLION PLUS 270
MILLION.
AND THEN AFTER THAT, THE CITY
WOULD TAKE ON WHATEVER IS,
WHATEVER IS AFTER THAT.
SO, AGAIN, THAT IS, THAT IS THE
REALITY.
IS THAT A LIKELY SCENARIO, WE
DON'T BELIEVE SO.
THERE ARE REPORTS THUS FAR
SUGGESTED THAT THEY'RE MEETING
THEIR TARGETS ON SPONSORSHIP
AND OTHER REVENUES AND WE WANT
THEM TO CONTINUE TO HIT THEIR
TARGETS.
BUT THAT'S THE PROCESS.
» E. Hernandez: BEAUTIFUL,
THANK YOU.
AND THEN MY LAST QUESTION WHAT
DOES IT LOOK LIKE TO HAVE AUDIT
AHEAD OF GAMES TO ENSURE
PROPERTIES SUCH AS FUNDS.
» SO, THE AGAIN, THE REALITY
HERE IS WE DO NOT HAVE, WE
DON'T HAVE HAVE CONTROL OVER,
WE DON'T HAVE ANY OPERATIONAL
CONTROL OVER LA28, ANY CONTROL
OVER HOW THEY'RE SPENDING THEIR
FUNDS.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY BUDGET
AUTHORITY.
OUR AUTHORITY DOES NOT TRIGGER
UNTIL, UNTIL AFTER THE GAMES AS
WE'RE LOOKING AT WHAT, WHAT MAY
HOW MUCH THEY MAY HAVE FALLEN
SHORT OR OR EXCEEDED THEIR
BUDGET.
AND THAT SURPLUS AUDIT WASED TO
BE UNDERTAKEN AFTER THE GAMES,
AFTER THEY'VE CALCULATED THEIR
SURPLUS.
NOW I WILL SAY THIS T WE DON'T
VIEW, MY OFFICE DOES NOT VIEW A
SURPLUS AUDIT AS LIMITED.
JUST LIKE WHEN WE CALCULATE THE
RESERVE FUND, IN ORDER TO
CALCULATE, YOU NEED TO HAVE
ACCESS TO LITERALLY EVERY
AUDIT.
IT'S A COMPLETE AUDIT OF THEIR
FINANCIALS.
WE WILL HAVE AUDIT AUTHORITY
AND ALSO WHAT IS BEFORE YOU, WE
DO HAVE AUDIT AUTHORITY BEFORE
THE GAMES ENDS AS IT RELATES
TO, OUR ABILITY TO SECURE
FEDERAL FUNDS OR STATE FUNDS.
SO THROUGH THAT, IF THAT IS
REQUIRED, THEN, WE HAVE THEN WE
COULD HAVE ACCESS TO
DOCUMENTATION THAT WE WOULD NEED
TO PROVIDE WHATEVER REQUIRED.
THAT'S IN THE DOCUMENT BEFORE
YOU, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO
SECURE.
» E. Hernandez: THAT'S WHAT IS
IN THE DOCUMENT BEFORE US AND
THAT'S WHAT YOU WERE ABLE TO
SECURE BUT IF TWO
COUNCILMEMBERS PUT IN MOTIONS
AROUND EXPANDING OUR AUDITING
POWER, THEN THAT IS NO
LONTIONER TRUE, WE WOULD HAVE
TO GET THOSE AUDITING RIGHTS,
IS THAT CORRECT?
SO IT'S ONLY LIKE THIS BECAUSE
THAT'S WHAT IS NEGOTIATED BUT
NOT BECAUSE OF THE DIRECTION,
OKAY.
THANK YOU.
» Council President: I THINK,
COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ, YOU
KNOW, MY RECOMMENDATION TO SEND
THESE AMENDMENTS THAT CAME THIS
MORNING TO COMMITTEE IS NOT AN
OPINION, IT'S THAT BY ADDING A
CONDITION, WE SEND THESE PEOPLE
BACK TO THE NEGOTIATING TABLE
THAT THEY'VE BEEN AT FOR TWO
AND A HALF YEARS OR SO.
AND IN A LOT OF CASES, THE VERY
THINGS THAT ARE IN THESE
AMENDMENTS HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED
IN THE NEGOTIATING ROOMS AND
THESE FOLKS LANDING WHERE THEY
LANDED.
THAT IS THE SPIRIT IN WHICH I
RECOMMEND THAT ALL OF THESE
AMENDMENTS EXCEPT FOR E, I'M
SORRY, EXCEPT FOR C, THERE IS
ONE THAT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED.
IF YOU CAN TELL US WHICH ONE
THAT IS.
» IT WAS, I BELIEVE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT YOU'RE REFERRING TO
3E.
» ALL RIGHT, SO THE REST OF
THEM, IT SENDS US BACK TO THE
NEGOTIATING TABLE WHICH IS MY
CONCERN.
IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT IT'S NOT
A GOOD IDEA, SO THAT IS GOING
TO BE MY RECOMMENDATION.
I SEE NOBODY ELSE ON THE QUEUE.
COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ.
AGAIN.
» E. Hernandez: YES, I WOULD
LIKE TO REPLY TO YOUR COMMENTS
COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I HAVE
DODGER STADIUM AND I WAS
BRIEFED TWO WEEKS AGO.
SO YOU'RE ASKING ME TO MAKE A
DECISION ON SOMETHING IS GOING
TO IMPACT ME, BUT I WAS ONLY
BRIEFED TWO WEEKS AGO, FOLKS
ARE NEGOTIATING BUT NOT WITH
PEOPLE WHO ARE BEING IMPACTED.
THAT'S WHY I PUT THE AMENDMENT
FORWARD ON AUDITING.
IT FALLS SIMILAR IN LINE WITH
COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ IN
AUDITING.
I WOULD OBJECT TO THAT.
» Council President: OKAY, MR.
CLERK IF YOU CAN TAKE US
THROUGH OUR AMENDMENTS.
IN ORDER AS PRESCRIBED BY
COUNCIL RULES.
» Clerk: SO IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION, YOUR MOTION TO MOVE
AMENDMENTS 3 A, B, C, AND D,
BACK TO THE AD HOC OLYMPICS.
» Council President:
COUNCILMEMBER JURADO.
» Y. Jurado: POINT OF ORDER,
ARE WE GOING THROUGH ALL THE
AMENDMENTS?
» Council President: YES.
» Clerk: YES.
WE WOULD START OFF WITH MOTION
3F BEFORE COUNCIL.
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, 3F, CAN YOU LET US KNOW
WHAT THAT ONE IS?
» Clerk: THAT'S THE
HERNANDEZ-PRICE MOTION.
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ
IS ASKING THAT THIS ITEM BE
HEARD NOW.
I AM ASKING THAT THIS ITEM BE
SENT TO COMMITTEE.
MR. KLRK CAN YOU TELL US THE
IMPLICATIONS OF A YES VOTE AND
A NO VOTE.
» Clerk: SO IS THERE A SECOND
TO COUNCILMEMBER
HARRIS-DAWSON'S MOTION TO MOVE
IT TO COMMITTEE.
» Council President: SECONDED
BY COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ.
» Clerk: SINCE THERE IS AN
OBJECTION THE COUNCIL WILL HAVE
TO TAKE A VOTE AND THE YES VOTE
IS TO SEND IT BACK TO COMMITTEE.
» Council President: OKAY,
OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL,
TABULATE THE VOTE.
» Clerk: 10 AYES, 4 NOES.
» Clerk: THIS MOTION PASSES.
THE NEXT MOTION IS 3-E, MOTION
RODRIGUEZ HARRIS-DAWSON.
» Council President:
COUNCILMEMBER HUTT.
» H. Hutt: I WOULD LIKE TO BE
RECORDED AS A NO ON F.
» Clerk: THAT DOES NOT CHANGE
THE OUTCOME.
» H. Hutt: THANK YOU.
» Council President: ALL RIGHT.
THIS ITEM, I'M COUNCILMEMBER
RODRIGUEZ AND I ARE
RECOMMENDING A YES VOTE ON I
DON'T THINK THERE IS AN
OBJECTION, LET'S OPEN THE ROLL
ON THIS ITEM, CLOSE THE ROLL,
TABULATE THE VOTE.
» Clerk: 14 AYES.
» Council President: ALL RIGHT.
WHAT'S NEXT?
» Clerk: SO CONFIRM THATING
WAS A VOTE TO APPROVE MOTION 3E.
THE PRIOR VOTE WAS TO REFER 3F
BACK TO COMMITTEE JUST FOR
CLARIFICATION ON THE RECORD.
AND NEXT WE HAVE 3-D, PADILLA
HERNANDEZ.
» Council President: ALL RIGHT.
COUNCILMEMBER PADILLA DO YOU
WANT TO VOTE ON THIS?
NOW OR DO YOU WANT IT TO GO TO
COMMITTEE.
» I. Padilla: I WOULD LIKE TO
VOTE ON IT NOW, BUT I WOULD
ALSO LIKE TO MAKE A TECHNICAL
AMENDMENT WHERE IT SAYS, ECRMA
TO BE SCRATCHED AND PUT THE
FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE GAMES
AGREEMENT.
AND YES.
» Council President: ALL RIGHT.
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
» Clerk: COUNCIL PRESIDENT DO
YOU HAVE YOUR MOTION TO REFER
THIS TO YOUR COMMITTEE.
THERE NEEDS TO BE A SECOND TO
THAT MOTION.
» Council President: ALL RIGHT.
» Clerk: THE YES VOTE WOULD BE
TO SEND THIS ITEM BACK TO
COMMITTEE.
» Council President: ALL RIGHT.
COUNCILMEMBER PADILLA IS ASKING
FOR A NO-VOTE, I'M ASKING FOR A
YES VOTE, LET'S OPEN THE ROLL,
CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE
VOTE.
» Clerk: 9 AYES, 5 NOES.
» Clerk: MOTION TO REFER BACK
TO COMMITTEE PASSES.
» Council President: WHAT'S
NEXT?
» Clerk: 3C, RAMAN-LEE.
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN.
» N. Raman: THIS JUST IS
LANGUAGE THAT CLARIFIES THE
DISTINCTION MADE BETWEEN THE
PUBLIC SAFETY AND NON PUBLIC
SAFETY RELATED AND TO ME THAT
DISTINCTION PUT US IN FURTHER
RISK OF GOING INTO FURTHER
COSTS THAT IS WHAT THIS
AMENDMENT IS INTENDED TO DO.
AND WOULD JUST MAKE SURE THAT
THE CITY CAN ALSO IDENTIFY
FURTHER LOCATIONS WERE ENHANCE
CITY RESOURCES WILL BE NEEDED
UNDER 3.7 IT ACTUALLY SAYS THAT
THE OCOG WILL IDENTIFY THEM.
OKAY.
MR. SZABO.
» WE ADDRESSED THIS--HELLO.
WE ADDRESSED THIS EARLIER WITH
THE, THE FIRST POINT IS A, WE
DON'T BELIEVE THAT THAT IS A
NECESSARY AMENDMENT, THE
DISTINCTION IS ONLY RELATED TO
WHO IS DETERMINING THE SERVICES
AND SERVICE LEVELS AND THAT IS
IMPORTANT TO HAVE A DISTINCTION
WHETHER THE CITY IS DETERMINING
OR WHETHER IT'S THE NSCC, THE
THIRD BULLET IS ALREADY
INCLUDED IN WHAT IS BEFORE THE
COUNCIL, THE SECOND BULLET IS
INCONSISTENT WITH THE GAMES
AGREEMENT.
» Council President: ALL RIGHT.
I'M ASSUMING IF COUNCILMEMBER
RAMAN HAS GOT A SECOND TO
OBJECT TO HEARING THIS NOW, IS
THERE A SECOND?
COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ?
ALL RIGHT.
SO, A YES VOTE WHICH I'M ASKING
FOR WHAT WILL SEND THIS TO
COMMITTEE A NO-VOTE WOULD CAUSE
IT TO BE HEARD NOW.
LET'S OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE
ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE.
» Clerk: 11 AYES, 3 NOES.
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT?
» Clerk: CAN I CONFIRM THE
SECOND FOR THE REFERRAL BACK TO
COMMITTEE?
» Council President:
COUNCILMEMBER LEE?
» Clerk: COUNCILMEMBER LEE?
» Council President: IT WAS
COUNCILMEMBER LEE AS MUCH AS I
WOULD LOVE FOR IT TO BE
COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ.
» Clerk: NEXT IS MOTION 3B,
COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ-LEE.
» Council President:
COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ, YOU'RE
ASKING FOR A VOTE NOW?
YOU NEED A SECOND?
» Council President: YOU GOT A
SECOND FROM RAMAN.
I'M ASKING THAT WE SEND THIS TO
COMMITTEE, DO I HAVE A SECOND?
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER HUTT.
A YES VOTE SENDS IT TO
COMMITTEE AND NO VOTE CAUSES US
TO HEAR IT NOW.
OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL,
TABULATE THE VOTE.
» Clerk: 9 AYES, 5 NOES.
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT?
» Clerk: MOTION 3 A
COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN AND
BLUMENFIELD.
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN, YOU
WANT TO HEAR YOU HAVE A SECOND?
YOU HAVE A SECOND FROM
COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ, I'M
REQUESTING THAT WE SEND THIS TO
COMMITTEE.
OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL,.
» Clerk: SORRY, IS THERE A
SECOND TO YOUR?
» Council President: TO MY
SENDING IT TO COMMITTEE.
COUNCILMEMBER NAZARIAN, THANK
YOU.
OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL,
TABULATE THE VOTE.
» Clerk: 10 AYES, 4 NOES.
» Council President: ALL RIGHT.
WHAT'S NEXT?
» Clerk: THE FINAL VOTE WOULD
BE MOTION HARRIS-DAWSON,
McOSKER TO APPROVE
RECOMMENDATION 1 AND 2 FROM CAO
AND CLA REPORT.
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, THIS IS THE WHOLE
BANANA, OPEN THE ROLL E CLOSE
THE ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE.
ONE MORE TIME, SCRATCH THAT,
OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL,
TABULATE THE VOTE.
» Clerk: 10 AYES, 4 NOES.
» Council President: WHAT'S
NEXT?
» Clerk: ACTUALLY NOW WOULD BE
THE FINAL VOTE FOR THIS TOTAL
ITEM AS AMENDED.
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, LET'S OPEN THE ROLL,
CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE
VOTE.
» Clerk: 10 AYES, 4 NOES.
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT?
» Clerk: THANK YOU MR.
PRESIDENT, BEFORE COUNCIL IS
ITEM 24, MOTIONS 24C, D AND E
COMMENTS AS WELL.
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, ON ITEM 24 WHAT IS
BEFORE US TODAY.
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, FOLKS KNOW THAT WE WERE
IN CLOSED SESSION YESTERDAY.
PART OF BEING IN COURT IMPACTED
OUR HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING
COMMITTEE AND THIS COUNCIL HAS
WORKED ON.
TODAY BEFORE US IS A PROPOSAL
WITH A NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS AND
THE AMENDMENTS ARE MAINLY MEANT
TO DO TECHNICAL CORRECTION SXZ
REDUCE REDUNDANCY IN THE
DOCUMENT.
I KNOW THERE IS A LOT OF
DISCUSSION ON THIS AND WE'LL
BEGIN WITH COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN.
» N. Raman: THANK YOU.
THANK YOU ALL, I KNOW I'M SURE
THERE IS GOING TO BE A LOT OF
COMMENT ON THIS BUT I DID WANT
TO PROVIDE A FEW MINUTES TO
PROVIDE SOME CONTEXT HERE.
WITH THE ISSUE OF HOMELESSNESS,
WHEN I FIRST GOT TO COUNCIL,
THIS BODY WOULD PASS MOTION SXZ
RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDING MANY
THAT I INTRODUCED, INCLUDING
MANY THAT MANY AROUND THIS
HORSESHOE WHO WERE THERE THEN,
WOULD INTRODUCE ASKING FOR MORE
INFORMATION OR TRYING TO
IMPROVE THE THINGS THAT THINGS
ARE BEING DONE.
BUT IT WAS LIKE WE WERE SENDING
THESE MOTION INTO A BLACK HOLE.
NOTHING WHO HAPPEN.
WE WOULD ASK FOR CHANGE, AND
ASK FOR MORE INFORMATION AND
NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN.
AND FOR A WHILE, I COULDN'T
FIGURE OUT WHY, AND I BEGAN TO
UNDERSTAND NOBODY WAS IN CHARGE
OF HOW OUR HOMELESSNESS DOLLARS
WERE SPENT.
WE DID ALLOCATED TO THE MONEY
TO THE ISSUE AND GAVE THE MONEY
TO LAHSA TO SPEND AND WHEN WE
ASKED ABOUT THE RESULTS, CITY
SAID, THAT'S LAHSA'S
RESPONSIBILITY.
IN THE CITY, THE ONLY STAFF
THAT WE HAD ON HOMELESSNESS
FOCUSED ON DRAWING CONTRACTS
WITH LAHSA BUT NOT THE DOLLARS.
IN MY TIME, WE TRIED TO CHANGE
THAT, AND PEOPLE'S EYES GLARE
WHEN YOU SEE BUREAUCRATIC
CAPACITY BUT IT'S A REAL THING
AND IT MATTERS.
IT'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A
WELL RUN CITY PROGRAM AND A
POORLY RUN CITY PROGRAM.
WE CANNOT PULL BACK FROM LAHSA
WITHOUT BUREAUCRACY AND STAFF
WHO CAN TAKE ON WHAT LAHSA DOES
FOR US RIGHT NOW WHICH IS APPLY
FOR FUNDS, CONTRACT WITH
HUNDREDS OF SERVICE PROVIDERS,
MANAGE 8,000 SHELTER BEDS.
MY WORK COMMITTEE DID BUILD IN
CAPACITY, AT THAT POINT, IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH THEN COUNCIL
PRESIDENT KREKORIAN, WE
ESTABLISHED REGIONAL
COORDINATOR.
THIS STAFF, SOPHIA AND HER TEAM
WORKED WITH EVERY COUNCIL
DISTRICT NOW, ON OUT REACH
MANAGEMENT, AND I THINK MANY OF
YOU WOULD AGREE THAT THESE ARE
ESSENTIAL STAFF IN THE CITY.
COUNCILMEMBER BLUMENFIELD AND I
SPOKE TO THE MAYOR'S TEAM ABOUT
THE NEED OF CENTRALIZED
CAPACITY, WE DISCUSSED CREATION
OF A DEPARTMENT BUT DIDN'T
THINK THIS WOULD GET THE
SUPPORT TO PASS.
I ALSO WORKED TO SECURE
PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT WITH
CONSULTANT WHO WOULD HELP.
AND THE RESULTS OF THE WORK.
EVERYTHING FROM DOCUMENT
READINESS SHELTER BED
UTILIZATION AND MORE AND USE
THAT INFORMATION TO MAKE
IMPROVEMENTS.
USING THAT DATA THE CITY FILLED
THOUSANDS OF SHELTER BEDS FROM
BEING 57 PERCENT FULL TO BEING
94 PERCENT FULL, HACK LA AND
OTHERS WORKED TOGETHER TO
ENSURE THAT IT WENT FROM 72
FULL TO 94 PERCENT FULL AND
WE'RE FILLING UP WITHIN 90 DAYS.
THE CITY ALSO WORKED TO PREVENT
BAD THINGS FROM HAPPENING.
HUNDREDS OF HOUSEHOLDS WERE
LOSING THEIR VOUCHERS, WE
STARTED TO BRING CAPACITY FOR
THE FIRST TIME.
THIS WASN'T THE KIND OF WORK
THAT HAD HAPPENED BEFORE
BECAUSE OF THAT BORING TERM
AGAIN, BUREAUCRATIC CAPACITY.
A NUMBER OF MEMBERS HAVE PUT
OTHER MOTION BUZZ IMPROVING
GOVERNANCE AND COMMITTEE AND
ABOUT BRINGING ALL IN-HOUSE
INSTEAD OF RELYING ON LAHSA,
CONTRACTING OUR PROGRAMS,
CREATING OUR OWN COC, THE CLA
HAS TAKEN TIME TO RESPOND, BACK
TO THE WORD CAPACITY, BUT LET
ME UNDERSCORE, THE WORK BEING
DONE THROUGH THE BUREAU WILL
ACTUALLY HELP US TO MAKE THOSE
CHANGES HAPPEN.
IT'S NOT GOING TO PREVENT US
FROM DOING IT, IT WILL HELP US
MOVE FASTER.
INSTEAD OF THE EXPERIENCE THAT
HI FOR SO MANY YEARS OF
SCREAMING INSTRUCTIONS INTO A
BLACK HOLE AND HAVING NOTHING
CHANGE.
FOR CONTEXT WHEN THE COUNTY
MADE ITS CHANGE TO MAKE MONEY
FROM LAHSA AND CREATE A NEW
DEPARTMENT, THEY HAD 120 STAFF
MEMBERS WORKING ONSETING UP
THEIR NEW DEPARTMENT.
WE HAD FOR MANY YEARS HERE IN
THE CITY, EVEN AS WE SPEND
HUNDREDS OF HOMELESSNESS, LESS
THAN 1/10 OF THAT STAFF.
I AGREE WE NEED TO DO MORE AND
MOVE QUICKLY.
AS ONE PUSHING CHANGE, THE WORK
OF THE COMMITTEE HAS MADE IT
POSSIBLE FOR US TO DO MORE THAN
WE HAD HAD THE CAPACITY TO DO
BEFORE.
I AGREE THAT WE NEED TO DO MUCH
MORE BUT HERE WE ARE.
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.
» Council President: THANK YOU
SO MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ?
» M. Rodriguez: THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MS. RAMAN FOR THAT
GASLIGHTING AND VISION ABOUT
YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS
COMMITTEE BECAUSE IT WAS MY
MOTION THAT I INTRODUCED AND
THE ONLY STALLS THAT OCCURED IN
ADVANCING ANY REVISIONS TO THE
WAY WE'RE APPROACHING
HOMELESSNESS WAS CAUSED BY YOUR
INABILITY TO SCHEDULE THESE
MOTIONS TO BE HEARD SO WE CAN
HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE DIALOGUE
AMONG MEMBERS OF THIS COUNCIL
SO WE CAN ACTUALLY ADVANCE
REFORMS.
I WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT
IT WAS, 477 DAYS SINCE THE LAST
CLA REPORT WAS ISSUED ON THE
FORMATION OF CITY HOMELESSNESS
GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE THAT WE
ARE STILL WAITING ON IT
TIMELINE TO ACT.
THIS DIDN'T COME AS A RESULT OF
BUREAUCRACY THAT WORD GETS
TOSSED AROUND HERE, YES.
THERE IS INCREDIBLE HURDLES
THAT WE HAVE TO OVERCOME BUT
ALL THAT HAS TO HAPPEN IS THERE
HAS TO BE A WILLINGNESS FROM
THE COMMITTEE CHAIR TO SCHEDULE
THE DAM ITEM SO WE CAN HAVE THE
CONVERSATIONS SO THIS BODY CAN
CAST A VOTE.
SO NOW, THANK YOU MS. JURADO
FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO HELP
CLEAN AND UP MAKE SOME
ASSEMBLAGE OF WHAT WE GOT HERE.
YOU'VE GOT THE KITCHEN SINK
HERE, A LOT OF DECISIONS THAT
NOW HAVE TO BE MADE IN FAIRLY
SHORT ORDER BECAUSE WE HAVE ALL
OF THESE THREATS BEFORE US,
FROM A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
STRIPPING THE MONEY AWAY FROM
LAHSA, FROM THE COUNTY STEPPING
ASIDE WHICH, YOU KNOW, UZ
WANTED, YOU LEAD THE FIGHT FOR
THE COUNTY TO REMAIN INVESTED
IN LAHSA AND YOU BEGGED
EVERYBODY TO STAY INVESTED IN A
BROKEN SYSTEM, ALL WE NEEDED TO
DO WAS HAVE A CONVERSATION TO
SAY ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, WE
WATCHED THE FAILURE REPEATEDLY
OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND IT
NEEDS TO STOP.
WE NEED TO STOP CONTINUE TO GO
FUND THE FAILURE.
IN FACT, JUST LAST WEEK,
ANOTHER 120 MILLION DOLLARS
RUBBER STAMPED TO SEND OVER
THERE BECAUSE THERE WAS NO
ADVANCEMENT OF THESE
CONVERSATIONS IN DIALOGUES.
THEY STOOD AND STEEPED IN YOUR
COMMITTEE FOR HUNDREDS AND
HUNDREDS OF DAYS.
SO NOUZ HERE WE ARE.
SO COLLEAGUES I HAVE AN
AMENDMENT THAT ACTUALLY AND I
KNOW MR. HARRIS-DAWSON, YOU
HAVE AN AMENDMENT THAT IS
HELPING TO ACCELERATE THE TIME
LINES FOR US TO START MAKING
SOME VERY QUICK DECISIONS, WE
ALREADY HAVE PENDING REPORTS AT
THE CLA AND CAO'S OFFICE HAS
BEEN DOING FOR US TO START
MAKING SOME MOVES.
WE'RE IN A SITUATION WHERE WE
HAVE TO MAKE SOME DECISIONS,
AND THE GUN TO OUR HEAD IS
BECAUSE WE'VE GOT SO MANY
PEOPLE THAT ARE COUNTING ON US
TO MAKE THOUGHTFUL AND RAPID
DECISIONS BECAUSE WE GOT A LOT
OF FUND THATING IS UNDER DURESS
OF BEING PULLED.
WE ALSO HAVE A COUNTY THAT HAS
NOT BEEN ACTING AS A GOOD-FAITH
PARTNER WITH US AND AS THEY
HAVE WITHDRAWN AND TAKEN THEIR
RESOURCES ALONG WITH THE MENTAL
HEALTH BEDS AND SUBSTANCE USE
DISORDER BEDS THAT WE ARE NOW
HERE IN THIS SITUATION, THAT WE
HAVE TO MAKE SOME VERY QUICK
MOVES.
MY AMENDMENT IS SEEKING THAT
WE, THAT WE PUT OURSELVES ON AN
ACCELERATED TIMELINE TO MOVE
WITHIN 30 DAYS AND WE WORKED
WITH MS. JURADO IN ORDER TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE HELPED TO
MOVE, MAKE SOME DECISIONS VERY
THOUGHTFULLY, VERY QUICKLY
BECAUSE WE GOT A LOT OF
DECISIONS THAT WE GOT TO MAKE.
AND YES, GOD BLESS.
YOU GOT IT, BUT WE'RE ALL HERE
TO DO THIS LIFT WITH YOU AND TO
HELP MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN MAKE
THE BEST DITSINGS BASED ON THE
CIRCUMSTANCES THAT ARE BEFORE
US.
BUT, THE TRUTH IS, IS THAT THE
COMMITMENT AMONG THIS COUNCIL
HAS ALWAYS BEEN HERE TO HELP
MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE MAKING
GOOD AND JUDICIOUS DECISIONS,
ALL WE HAD TO DO WAS THE
AFFORDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO
HAVE THESE SCHEDULED SO THAT WE
CAN MAKE A DAM DECISION BUT
THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN.
SO HERE WE ARE, I WOULD LIKE TO
ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO PLEASE
SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT THAT
APPLIES TO ACCELERATING ALL OF
THESE DECISION THAT'S HAVE BEEN
BEFORE US AND STEWING IN TREPID
WATER IN THE LAST SEVERAL
HUNDRED DAYS TWO YEARS SO WE
CAN STOP PRODUCING MOSE QUIT
OS.
» B. Blumenfield: I'M ALL FOR
LIGHTING A FIRE.
I'VE BEEN ON RECORD FOR MANY
YEARS, EXPRESSING MY
FRUSTRATION WITH THE COUNTY AND
PUSHING THE COUNTY TO STEP UP.
OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS,
COUNTY SERVICES HAVE BEEN
PROVIDED AT CITY SITES SPO
RADICALLY IF AT ALL.
I WOULD LIKE US TO AVAIL
GREATER COLLABORATION WITH THE
KOUPT'.
NEGOTIATING A NEW GPA WITH THE
COUNTY IS SAY NECESSARY SFEP.
--STEP.
THE CONCERN IS THE COUNTY HAS
ALL THE LEVERAGE AND FUNDING.
I DON'T WANT THE CITY TO PURSUE
OUR OWN PATH WITHOUT THE COUNTY.
AND HISTORY TO CONTRIBUTE THIS
HISTORICAL MISS FUNCTION.
THE COUNTY IS ABLE TO STAND UP
HOMELESS BECAUSE THEY CONTROL
MEASURE 8 FUNDS.
THE FUNDING DYNAMIC IS
UNSUSTAINABLE, BECAUSE WE KNOW
MANY OF THE FUNDING STREAMS THE
CITY RELIES ON WILL NOT BE
AVAILABLE IN THE FUTURE.
SO I RECOGNIZE IT'S IMPORTANT
FOR THE CITY TO SECURE A
SUSTAINABLE FUNDING SOURCE AND
WE NEED TO EXPLORE ALL OPTIONS
TO NEGOTIATE AN AGREEMENT THAT
ESTABLISHES A SHARED
DECISION-MAKING PROCESS AND
QUOE EQUAL STATUS.
RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A SYSTEM
WHERE THERE ARE CITY FUNDED
INTERIM BEDS AND COUNTY FUNDED
BEDS AND FOR OUR CITY BEDS, WE
HAVE LAHSA DOING THE PLACEMENT
AND FOR THE HIGH NEED BED THE
COUNTY HAS SOLE CONTROL.
THIS IS ONLY HURTING ANGELINOS
IN BOTH THE CITY AND THE COUNTY
HAVE A DUTY TO SERVE.
BECAUSE NOT ONLY THE ANGELINO
RIGHT SIDE TAKTSING THEMSELVES,
THEY'RE UNABLE TO ACCESS THESE
RESOURCES UNDER THE COUNTY SAYS
YES.
JUST LAST WEEK I WAS TRYING TO
GET SOMEBODY INTO THE WILLOW
WHICH IS A BRIDGE HOME THAT THE
CITY FUNDED, I WAS TOLD THAT
THE COUNTY IS THE ONE THAT CAN
DO THAT.
WE DON'T HAVE ANYWAY OVER THAT
ANYMORE.
WE USED TO.
THE QUESTION IS HOW DOES THE
CITY REFER PEOPLE WHO NEED
COUNTY SERVICE TO SEE GO TO THE
COUNTY TO ACCESS THEM AND WHAT
MECHANISMS ARE THERE TO HOLD
THE COUNTY RESPONSIBILITY?
SHOULD WE JUST TELL OUR
CONSTITUENTS, OH JUST GO CALL
THE COUNTY?
THE NEED FOR THE CITY TO HAVE
CONTROL IS ONLY BECAUSE WE WANT
TO MAKE SURE ANGELINOS HAVE
ACCESS TO THE SERVICES THEY
DESERVE.
IT'S NOT ABOUT, ANYTHING OTHER
THAN THAT.
BUT THE REALITY IS, THE CITY
CAN'T AND SHOULD NOT FUND
HEALTH MENTAL HEALTH, SUD
SERVICES, I WOULD SAY THE CITY
SHOULD NOT BE FUNDING S*EFSHSES
AT THE INTERIM SITE.
BUT WHAT THE CITY SHOULD DO IS
CONTINUE TO DOUBLE DOWN ON THE
BEDS.
MY HOPE IS THAT WE PURSUE
PARALLEL TRACKS, ESTABLISHING
OUR OWN C O.C. AND ALSO
ENGAGING THE COUNTY ON AN
AGREEMENT THAT GUARANTEES
SERVICES.
IT MAY BE WISHFUL THINKING THAT
EVEN WITH THE FEDERAL JUDGE
AFTER I WROTE A LETTER TO THE
JUDGE WHEN THEY WERE TALKING
ABOUT 300 AND THAT'S FINALLY
WHEN THEY STEPPED UP.
WE HAVE YET DO SEE A GUARANTEE
DIRECT ACCESS TO THESE BEDS.
BUT WE NEED TO CONTINUE ON ALL
FRONTS.
I HOPE THERE IS A GOOD FAITH
EFFORT BY THE COUNTY TO
TAKE--AND IN OUR ENTER RIM AND
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING BEDS,
BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT ONLY CITY
CONSTITUENTS THEY ARE COUNTY
CONSTITUENTS.
AND WE NEED TO SERVE THEM
BETTER.
THANK YOU.
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, COUNCILMEMBER LEE?
» J. Lee: THANK YOU, MR.
PRESIDENT.
COLLEAGUES LET ME BEGIN BY
SAYING THAT THIS CONVERSATION
THAT WE'RE HAVING ABOUT THIS, I
DON'T THINK ANYONE CAN DISAGREE
IS LONG OVERDUE.
FOR YEARS THIS CITY HAS
INVESTED INTO A SYSTEM THAT HAS
FAILED TO DELIVER THE
TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY
AND RESULTS THAT ANGELINOS
DESERVE.
I ALSO LIKE TO THANK
COUNCILMEMBER JURADO FOR TAKING
ON THE REIGNS OF THE HOMELESS
COMMITTEE IT'S A BIG JOB AND I
LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
YOU AND YOUR NEW CAPACITY AS A
CHAIR.
THE CHANGES REPRESENT A
NECESSARY STEP TOWARDS CHANGING
THE CITY'S RELATIONSHIP WITH
LAHSA.
THEY WOULD GIVE THE CITY
GREATER CONTROL OVER
HOMELESSNESS, RESPONSE,
STRENGTHEN OVERSIGHT OF
TAXPAYER DOLLARS AND MOVE
APPROPRIATE CITY PROGRAMS OUT
OF LAHSA AND INTO A STRUCTURE
WHERE WE AS A BODY AS A CITY
CAN FINALLY DEMAND OUTCOMES.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE HAVE
BEEN TALKING ABOUT HOMELESSNESS
FOR YEARS.
WE WATCHED THE CITY PUT MORE
AND MORE FUNDING INTO
ADDRESSING THIS CRISIS WHILE
RELYING ON A SEPARATE ENTITY TO
ADMINISTER SIGNIFICANT PORTIONS
OF THAT INVESTMENT.
WE'VE HAD CONVERSATION AFTER
CONVERSATION ABOUT
ACCOUNTABILITY, GOVERNANCE
PERFORMANCE, OVERSIGHT AND
WHETHER THE SYSTEM IS GIVING
THE CITY THE CONTROL WE NEED
AND MEANWHILE RESIDENTS ACROSS
LOS ANGELES CONTINUE TO SEE
THOSE CONSEQUENCES EVERY DAY.
THEY SEE PEOPLE LIVING ON
SIDEWALKS, IN VEHICLES, IN
PARKS, AND IN PLACES THAT WERE
EVERY INTENDED TO BE HOUSING.
THEY SEE PUBLIC SPACES BECOME
HARDER TO USE AND THEY WATCH
BUSINESSES AND NEIGHBORHOODS
THEY LIVE IN STRUGGLE.
THEY DO NOT CARE WHICH AGENCY
HAS JURISDICTION, THEY CARE
ABOUT WHETHER THIS PROBLEM HAS
BEEN ADDRESSED EFFECTIVELY.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE SO MANY OF MY
COLLEAGUES LIKE TO STRESS THE
URGENCY OF WHAT IS BEFORE US.
THE CITY IS, CONFRONTING THIS
CRISIS EVERY SINGLE DAY YET OUR
RESPONSE MOVES AT THE PACE OF
LONG TERM ADMINISTER PIF
EXERCISES.
I UNDERSTAND THAT EVERY
DEPARTMENT IS MANAGING
COMPLETING PRIORITIES BUT I
HOPE THIS COUNCIL UNDERSTANDS
THE URGENCY OF THE SITUATION
AND STRESSES THO THE
DEPARTMENTS PUTTING THE REPORTS
BACK TO US, THAT NOTHING,
NOTHING SHOULD BE MORE URGENT
THAN THIS ISSUE.
COUNCILMEMBER RODRIGUEZ, I WANT
TO SAY NA, I AGREE WITH YOU.
WHEN WE LOOK AT THE, WHAT I SAW
ON THE REPORT AS I BELIEVE,
WE'RE GOING TO REQUEST THE
INFORMATION BY DECEMBER 27, AND
THEN, THAT DOESN'T GET UNTIL
BUDGET 28-29, THIS IS NOT
SOMETHING WE CAN WAIT FOR.
THIS IS SOMETHING WE NEED THIS
INFORMATION BY THE END OF THIS
YEAR.
WE NEED THIS INFORMATION TO
MAKE THIS DECISION AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE.
SIX MONTHS, LOOKING AT THE
BUDGET, JUST A FEW MONTHS AWAY
BEFORE US AND WE NEED TO TAKE
ACTION NOW AND WE NEED THAT
INFORMATION BEFORE US TODAY.
SO I'M HAPPY TO, I SAW ONE OF
THE AMENDMENTS, YOU KNOW, I
WOULD LOVE TO REQUEST THAT
THESE REPORTS GET BACK TO US IN
90 DAYS.
IF THAT REQUIRES REPRIORITIZING
OTHER WORK, THEN THAT IS WHAT
HAPPENS, 30-60-90, WE ARE FAR
BEYOND KICKING THIS CAN DOWN
THE ROAD.
FURTHER DELAYING IS ABSOLUTELY
UNACCEPTABLE, AND IN ACTION IS
NO LONGER THE OPTION FOR THIS
BODY OR OF COURSE, THE
RESIDENTS WE SERVE.
THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT.
» Council President:
COUNCILMEMBER PARK.
» T. Park: THANK YOU, COUNCIL
PRESIDENT.
I EXPRESSED MY FRUSTRATION AND
DISAPPOINTMENT YESTERDAY WITH
OUR FAILURE TO BE PREPARED, TO
MEET THIS MOMENT.
THE WRITING HAS BEEN ON THE
WALL ABOUT THE FAILURES AT
LAHSA AND THE CONFLICTS WITH
THE COUNTY AND THE WIDESPREAD
ISSUES WITH HOMELESS SERVICES
DELIVERY ACROSS LOS ANGELES.
FOR YEARS.
NOW WHEN I CAME UP AS A NEW
COUNCILMEMBER, WE FRAOD EFFORTS
TO TRY TO REVISE AND REVIEW AND
UPDATE THE GPA THAT GOVERNS THE
CITY AND RELATIONSHIP WITH
LAHSA, HADN'T BEEN REVIEWED OR
TOUCHED IN MORE THAN TWO
DECADES.
IT WAS KNOWN TO ALL OF US, THAT
MEASURE H WAS SET TO EXPIRE AND
REPLACEMENT EFFORT WAS GOING TO
BE FORTHCOMING AND EFFORTS TO
ENSURE THAT THE CITY OF LOS
ANGELES WAS GIVEN ITS FAIR
SHARE OUT OF THAT EFFORT WERE
NEVER IMPLEMENTED.
WE ARE NOW, SEEING AGAIN, AND
AGAIN RAMPANT EXAMPLES OF FRAUD
AND ABUSE BAKED INTO THE
SYSTEM, FAILED AUDIT AFTER
FAILED AUDIT, AFTER FAILED
AUDIT, WE HAVE HEARINGS IN THIS
VERY ROOM AGAIN AND AGAIN WHERE
OUR OWN PARTNERS CANNOT TELL US
HOW MANY BEDS WE HAVE OR EVEN
HOW MANY OF THEM ARE BEING USED
OR WHAT WE'RE PAYING FOR.
AND THESE ARE JUST THE TIP OF
THE ICEBERG OF THE ISSUES WE'RE
SEEING.
I VOTED NO FOR THE LAST TWO
YEARS BECAUSE OF THE UNCHECKED
ALLOCATIONS OF MONEY THAT ARE
GOING IN TO LAHSA AND OTHER
HOMELESS PROGRAMS WITHOUT
APPROPRIATE OVERSIGHT AND
ACCOUNTABILITY.
WE HAVE INVESTED IN FAILURE
YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR.
AND I PERSONALLY COULD NOT
WELCOME THIS CONVERSATION MORE.
I AM BEYOND FRUSTRATED AT THE
CIRCUMSTANCES THAT HAVE LEAD US
TO HAVE IT UNDER THESE
CIRCUMSTANCES AND ON THE
TIMELINE THAT WE'RE FACED WITH
ESSENTIALLY UNDER DAOUR DURESS
AND FACING POTENTIAL OF BEING
HAM SPRUNG BY ANOTHER OUTCOME
OR ESTABLISHMENT OF A SYSTEM
THAT HAS NOT TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT
RESPONSIBLE SPENDING OF OUR
DOLLARS APPROPRIATE OUTCOME OR
WHAT BEST SERVES THE INTEREST
OF LOS ANGELES.
WE'RE HERE IS THE LAST MAN
STANDING, IN A FAILED
ENTERPRISE, THE WRITING HAS
BEEN ON THE WALL FOR THE COUNTY
PULLING OUT, FOR THE
PEDESTRIANS PULLING OUT AND
DEFUNDING THE ENTERPRISES LONG
ENOUGH.
SO I REALLY WELCOME THIS
CONVERSATION AND I LOOK FORWARD
TO FINALLY CREATING A NEW
SYSTEM THAT IS ADDRESSED
HOMELESSNESS HERE IN LOS
ANGELES.
THANK YOU COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
» Council President: THANK YOU
SO MANY COUNCILMEMBER PARK.
CHAIRWOMAN JURADO TO CLOSE.
» Y. Jurado: THANK YOU,
COUNCIL PRESIDENT.
WE'RE FACED WITH A LOT OF
CHANGES AND OUR BACKS ARE
AGAINST THE WALL AND WHAT HAS
HAPPENED WITH THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT AND WITH
HOMELESSNESS, IT'S, WE KNEW
THIS STORM WAS COMING, IT WAS
FORECASTED, WE SAW IT.
AND WE KNEW WE HAD A LEAKY ROOF
AND INSTEAD OF FIXING THE ROOF,
WE DECIDED TO GET MORE UMBRELLA
AND NOW THAT RAINY DAY HAS COME
AND WE'RE TRYING TO DECIDE HOW
TO FIX OUR ROOF.
WHILE WHICH MADE OUR GREAT
STRIDES OUR HOMELESSNESS CRISIS
IS IMPACTING THE SAFETY AND
DIGNITY OF TENS OF THOUSANDS OF
ANGELINO AND SUBSTANTIAL LOSS
OF CONTINUUM OF CARE, WE HAVE
TO BE HONEST WITH OURSELVES
ABOUT OUR CURRENT SITUATION.
THE FIGHT TO PROTECT WORKING
FAMILIES, ABUSIVE SURVIVOR AND
ANGELINO IS NOT OVER.
AND WHILE THIS HOMELESS
CONVERSATION IS IMPORTANT, FOR
THE SHORT-TERM WE NEED TO
FIGURE OUT HOW TO STABILIZE THE
SYSTEM AND DOING THAT REQUIRES
US TO WORK WITH LAHSA IN THE
INTERIM TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
CAN MAKE SURE WE CAN KEEP THE
LIGHTS ON AND WORK WITH THE COC
AND FIGHTING BACK AGAINST THE
ATTEMPT OF LOCAL AUTHORITY OVER
OUR HOMELESSNESS DOLLARS.
THE PLAN BEFORE US IS NOT ONLY
A WAY FOR TO US TAKE A CRITICAL
LOOK AT OUR CURRENT STRUCTURES,
ONE THAT WE KNOW MANY HAVE SAID
IS LONG OVERDUE BUT TO
TRANSLATE THESE FINDINGS, WE
SET TRANSPARENCY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY AND AT SOME
POINT THOSE WORDS HAVE TO MEAN
SOMETHING AND WE HAVE TO MAKE
SURE THAT THEY ACTUALLY DO.
THAT MEANS INTENTIONALLY
DECIDING ON OUR LONG TERM MODEL
FOR HOW WE ADDRESS HOMEsNESS.
WE CAN BE TRANSPARENT ABOUT HOW
OUR SYSTEM HAS UNDERMINED OURS
AND HOMELESSNESS AND THAT MEANS
PROTECTING THE FUNDS THAT WE DO
HAVE.
CODIFYING BECAUSE REGARDLESS IF
WE MOVE FORWARD IN THE LONG
TERM WHICH HE KNOW WE'RE ALL
STEP CAL OF, THEY'RE STILL MAIN
AGENCY AND HOMELESSNESS
RESPONSE RIGHT NOW AND GETTING
US ON A CLEARER PATH AND MOVING
OUR CONTINUUM OF CARE FORWARD
WHILE KEEPING US ACCOUNTABLE.
WE CANNOT AFFORD TO DRAG OUR
FEET.
TODAY WE'RE COMMITTING
OURSELVES TO THE RESPONSIBILITY
OF HAVING THESE TOUGH AND
HONEST CONVERSATIONS AND BEING
TRANSPARENT WITH THE PUBLIC AND
OURSELVES AND MAKING THE HARD
DECISIONS OF CHANGING COURSES
WHEN THE RESULTS DEMAND IT
BECAUSE WE CANNOT KEEP DOING
THE SAME THING AND EXPECT
DIFFERENT RESULTS.
WE COULD HAVE BEEN MAKING THESE
DECISION WHZ WHEN WE HAD A
DIFFERENT PRESIDENT AND MORE
DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT.
BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, WE KNOW, YOU
KNOW, I KNOW THAT HOUSING IS IS
A HUMAN RIGHT AND HOMELESSNESS
MUST BE TREATED AS A
HOMELESSNESS CRISIS THAT IT IS,
EVEN THOUGH THE CITY DOESN'T
HAVE A HEALTH DEPARTMENT, I
JUST WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW
THAT.
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN, HEAD
FACE THIS CHALLENGE HEAD ON IN
A TIME THAT WE REALLY NEED TO
WHICH IS NOW AND YESTERDAY
BECAUSE, OUR HANDS ARE TIED AND
WE JUST NEED TO MAKE THOSE
CHOICES NOW.
THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
» THANK YOU, ALL RIGHT.
CAN YOU TELL US WHAT BEFORE US?
» WE DO HAVE ONE COUNCILMEMBER
ON THE QUEUE?
» Council President: YES,
COUNCILMEMBER PADILLA PASSED.
» Clerk: BEFORE COUNCIL IS
24-E HARRIS-DAWSON McOSKER.
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE
ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE.
» Clerk: 12 AYES, 2 NOES.
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT?
» Clerk: 24-D, RODRIGUEZ
JURADO.
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE
ROLL, TABULATE THE VOTE.
» Clerk: 12 AYES, 2 NOES.
» Clerk: WE DID 24E AND 24D,
WE JUST TOOK A VOTE ON 24D.
THANK YOU.
» Council President: NO TO
DEREK, YES TO ERIC, I GOT YOU.
ALL RIGHT, MR. CLERK.
» Clerk: BEFORE COUNCIL IS
24-C, RAMAN HARRIS-DAWSON.
» Council President: OPEN THE
ROLL, CLOSE THE
ROLL,--COUNCILMEMBER RAMAN.
» N. Raman: SO JUST WANTED TO
CLARIFY, MS. RODRIGUEZ
AMENDMENT FOR REPORT BACK IN 30
DAYS, SO RATHER THAN MY
AMENDMENT SUPERCEDING THAT, THE
REPORT FROM. BUDGET AND FINANCE
COMMITTEE ASKED FOR A REPORT
BACK IN DECEMBER OF 2027.
» Council President: TOO LONG.
» N. Raman: I SAID DECEMBER
2026, BUT INSTEAD CHANGE THIS
TO 90-DAY REPORT BACK AS
COUNCILMEMBER LEE OR 30 DAYS,
WHATEVER THIS BODY WANTS JUST
SO WE'RE NOT WAITING LONGER
THAN WE JUST VOTED TO SAY YES
TO.
I HOPE I'M BEING CLEAR.
» Council President: I THINK
SO, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE GET IT RIGHT.
» N. Raman: SO THE FIRST
MOVING CLAUSE, I DON'T WANT TO
OVER RULE COUNCILMEMBER
RODRIGUEZ FOR SPEEDY REPORT
BACK.
» Clerk: WOULD YOU LIKE TO
AMEND 24-C TO HAVE A DIFFERENT
DAYS?
» N. Raman: NO, YOU CAN JUST
STRIKE IT.
» Council President: DON'T WE
NEED THE BUDGET AND FINANCE
COMMITTEE.
» N. Raman: SO MAYBE WE CAN
STRIKE THE DATE.
» Council President: ALL RIGHT.
» Clerk: IS THERE A SECOND TO
THAT?
» Council President: SECOND.
» N. Raman: THANK YOU.
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, LET'S OPEN THE ROLL,
CLOSE THE ROLL, TABULATE THE
VOTE.
» Clerk: 14 AYES.
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, WHAT'S NEXT?
» Clerk: WE CAN VOTE AS A ITEM
AS A WHOLE.
» Council President: ALL RIGHT
THE ITEM AS A WHOLE IS BEFORE
US.
OPEN THE ROLL, CLOSE THE ROLL,
TABULATE THE VOTE.
» Clerk: 14 AYES.
» Council President: ALL
RIGHT, MR. CLERK WHAT IS BEFORE
US.
» Clerk: COUNCIL HAS MOTIONED
FOR POST ASKED REFERRAL.
» Council President: THEY ARE
POST ASKED REFERRED.
ANNOUNCEMENTS?
SEEING NO ANNOUNCEMENTS, I ASK
EVERYBODY IN THE CHAMBER TO
REVERENTLY STAND FOR ADJOURN
MOTIONS.
I'LL LOOK TO MY RIGHT, TO MR.
SOTO-MARTINEZ TO SEE IF THERE
ARE ANY ADJOURNING MOTIONS?
AND I'LL LOOK TO MY LEFT, TO
COUNCILMEMBER JURADO'S SIDE TO
SEE IF THERE ARE ANY ADJOURNING
MOTIONS.
SEEING NONE, WE ARE ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU EVERYBODY.
In 2021. Officer Robert William
Stewart was officially
reinstated to the Los Angeles
Police Department and honorably
retired from his position as an
officer. I'd like to move that.
We approve the department's
report and reinstate and retire
former policeman Robert William
Stewart. All in favor, please
say aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. All
opposed? It passes five zero. It
was so important because getting
the reinstatement was a victory
in the sense that we were right.
There was an injustice. A