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Hello everyone.

I'm standing on the steps of Los Angeles City Hall, a historic landmark that will soon celebrate its 100th birthday.

Home to LA's mayor, city council, elected officials and dozens of city departments, all keeping LA's infrastructure and local government running.

Completed in 1928, this 32-story Art Deco Tower once stood as the tallest building in town and welcomes thousands of visitors each year.

year whether you're visiting from across town or across the world welcome to LA

just inside city hall an olympic display looks ahead to 2028 when los angeles will join london

in Paris as the only cities to host the games three times.

The L.A. Memorial Coliseum, which hosted in 1932 and 1984,

will once again take center stage for the opening and closing ceremonies.

And from Expo Park, we explore the investments tied to the games

and hear the mayor's state of the city address, highlighting how these global

moments are meant to benefit Angelenos long after 2028.

Hello, everyone. Good afternoon.

Everybody's here to celebrate our city and to count down for the amazing events that are going to come to us.

So hearing from the mayor at this critical time is super important.

And at the same time, we're getting prepared for the World Cup.

We're getting prepared for the Olympics.

We've got a ton of infrastructure going all around the city.

And we've got an excited city.

It is so exciting to see and hear what she's going to share,

the great accomplishments that we've been able to do as a city,

and the way that we're facing many of the upcoming challenges.

This is a moment where the city comes together to learn how we can work together shoulder to shoulder to lift a better Los Angeles, a Los Angeles that is truly for everyone.

And as we prepare for the U.S. Women's Open, the FIFA World Cup, and soon after the greatest Olympic and Paralympic Games in history, we will continue to focus on the fundamentals.

So here is our path forward.

We will continue to resolve encampments and housed Angelenos through Inside Safe and other programs.

We will intensify our efforts on focusing on housing veterans and making housing affordable.

We will accelerate beautification efforts along major city corridors from our new Clean Corridors initiative.

And we will continue installing solar lights in neighborhoods across the city.

As these big events come in, people, they want to know, you know, what the city is doing, right?

And as the controller, it's my job to provide that transparency.

So I'm happy to collaborate with the mayor, especially on the budget and the city's finances.

So that way, everyone can get the services that they need and deserve.

From the World Cup to the NBA All-Star Game to the Super Bowl and then the 34th Olympiad to be held here in Los Angeles.

With six events down at the Port of L.A. alone on the sailing side of our business.

It's going to help drive local businesses, local employment, as well as for the world to see how important it is to continue their investment in global Los Angeles.

Angelenos, let's get to work. Let's keep building. Let's keep lifting people up.

As the world comes here once again, let's show the nation and the world.

Let's show the nation and the world.

We are the greatest city on Earth.

Thank you, thank you, thank you, Los Angeles.

We're in the home of Los Angeles.

This is Exposition Park.

It's a 160-acre state property that has four museums, four stadiums, two schools.

We're here to celebrate that over $100 million has been invested into Exposition Park,

and we are excited that we are going to be ready to host the world,

the world and we're going to deliver projects that will create 300 jobs and prepare us for the

olympic games we know the power of being able to lock arms with our local state and federal leaders

and that's what we see today so you know we have some critical changes and repairs that need to be

made that's a first right when we have not had you know that kind of investment for that many years

right in 1984 that is a long time ago and so we recognize we have to do the work to ensure

accessibility, ensure safety, ensure security, because we don't want to be an afterthought.

We want to be a part of that development process now.

This investment is exciting for the community because it will create 300 family-sustaining

jobs, jobs that CRCD, the city and the community has been preparing for through our partnership

with the LAOC Building Construction Trades.

We look forward at connecting the community to these jobs, continuing to provide training,

and ensuring that we have a lasting benefit beyond 2028.

The fact that we're here to talk about

a hundred million dollar investment is a really big deal.

This park is a jewel.

It is a bridge.

It connects some of our most diverse communities

with our downtown area.

And it is a place where the state is on exhibition.

In California, we've done a lot to make sure

that there is an ADA compliance,

that everyone, whether you're a senior, someone with disabilities, or a world-class athlete,

can be able to get to all corners of this great park.

And so the $100 million today is a down payment on that.

It will allow us to do the necessary work and to start it now so that we're ready to

buy those games.

It's a team effort here at Exposition Park.

We are always engaging in partnerships with our city, with our state, with our federal,

community partners, our labour partners. All of the work that we do here is to benefit the

community for the long term. Exposition Park has been here for over 100 years and it will be here

for another 100 years. So what we do today is going to impact and support generations to come.

We're at City Hall, the heart of local government and one of the city's most recognizable landmarks.

Inside, painted tiles honor the indigenous Tomba, Chumash, and Tata'vian peoples who lived on this land long before Spanish settlement.

In 1781, just down the road, 44 settlers established the Pueblo de Los Angeles, the start of what would become the second largest city in the nation.

From these earliest reads to the young people shaping LA's future today, we turn to youth development across the city,

the city beginning with a warm welcome back for palisades charter high school

as students return to campus after last year's devastating fires

we're here this morning at palisades charter high school back in the palisades we're really excited

to be back on campus back in my old classes like on the field it's been such a long struggle to be

back after such a hard year gratitude and excitement i'm a freshman this is like my real first time

being on campus. We are here in front of our school as we watch our parents and buses and

students roll in for the first day back at our campus here in the Palisades.

I'm here to cheer on all the students who are returning back to campus today.

Our families have been through so much and for them to be able to come back to a restored and

and refresh campus on such a beautiful day is just,

I think really moving and emotional to be able to see that.

So it's a bit of a delivery on a promise that we've made

that if we were able to stick together

through all of these multiple phases,

that we would ultimately be back here on our campus.

And here we are.

And today is the day our students are finally returning

to their home campus.

Just over a year after the devastation and destruction

across this community.

This is an incredible moment in our recovery,

and frankly, the best day we've had so far.

I understand things aren't gonna be perfect

on the first day.

It's been a quick move.

We anticipated that we'd have a little more time

to do this, but we ended up making a full move

from Santa Monica in three days.

So things are coming and they will be in place,

but initially just understand we're all reacclimating,

And let's support each other and have some grace as we recommit to our community, but

just know that things will be in order and running smoothly very soon.

The classrooms are all done and open.

They're still putting a couple of little finishing touches out on the football field, but homecoming

is going to be on campus in just another week or so.

Go Pally, go Dolphins!

Make a splash, Dolphins!

Funding the Next Generation has brought together folks from Long Beach, from LA, from Pomona,

from Oakland to talk about how city government can work with nonprofits and how we can do

more around children and youth services and what that looks like.

I'm here to provide a youth perspective on what we hope to see in the future of the city

of Los Angeles.

I think what I want to take away from today's meeting is the perspectives from all of these

different leaders, what they're doing in their own cities and also what we may be in Los

Angeles lack and could improve on.

And it is such an important strategy to support young people to have an infrastructure, an

office inside city government that keeps the vision of what's good for kids in focus and

constantly raises issues, brings people together, comes up with creative ideas about what to

do for young people.

Seeing professionals in youth development from up and down the state of California is

such a great benefit because we get to hear the perspectives of not only the work that

is happening in their cities and learn from them, share our ideas, our work that we do

here in Los Angeles, but also find how we can align with the different strategies that

are serving young people.

And quite frankly, we're learning that young people up and down the state of California

are facing the same challenges that young people face here in Los Angeles.

Something that I would like to mention is how important having youth voices in these spaces is

because when we have all of these executive directors talking about

youth and the programs and funding that they put there, having the youth explain what this

actually looks like in practice and the constraints that we face and also the good things that we

have with these like opportunities that they're providing us, it's very important to have these

youth voices because then they actually understand in practice what they're

doing behind the scenes looks like.

We want to see young people engaged in every aspect of what a city does and to have their

voices heard.

So I'm hoping that young people here will feel inspired and learn enough about what

else is happening around the state so they have the confidence and ideas to participate

in city government.

So these are big problems that are not easily solved and by bringing folks from across the

state together to share how they're addressing these challenges, it's just so beneficial.

The youth development department is an amazing department.

I've worked with all their staff and they continue to really elevate youth voices and

include youth.

I think this is a great example of a convening where you bring together youth leaders.

It's something that I don't think has been done before and I hope to see things just

like it and you know I'll be graduating this year but I'm sure that the work will continue

and we'll stay stay true to our cause.

Youth development is alive and strong in the city of Los Angeles.

We're looking forward to the consolidation of youth development which will now be the

new office of youth development under the new community investment department and we're

working on those transition plans and we're really excited for the future.

LA City Attorney Heidi Feldstein Soto and LA County District Attorney Nathan

Hockman launched an anti-trafficking initiative on Western Avenue corridor

this partnership with the nonprofit journey out combines law enforcement and

social services the program aims to hold both traffickers and the buyers of sex

accountable. The initiative's primary goal is to ensure that those committing

these crimes are brought to justice. For more on this story go to city attorney

dot LACITY dot gov. LA City Sanitation is calling for new or gently used

clothing to be donated. Donations are a part of LA Sanitation's annual clothing

drive running through Friday March 6th. Clothing items go to city organizations

and programs helping those in need.

Donation drop-offs can be made at six public locations,

Monday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Learn more at sanitation.lacity.gov.

LA City Hall's Cornerstone was laid in 1927,

and when the 452-foot tower was completed a year later,

It was the tallest building downtown.

Its foundation even includes sand

from every county in California,

a symbol of a growing state.

Today, that focus on the land continues in new ways,

from tree planting efforts that help cool our neighborhoods

to a major Metro project now approved to connect

the East San Fernando Valley to the West side,

offering a long awaited alternative to sitting in traffic.

Metro board meeting, the first one of the year, and we have a lively meeting I expect

today and I'm so happy to see everybody here today.

Today we are at the Metro board meeting where board members have finally approved modified

alternative five which the community has been very excited to finally see come into fruition

after many years of research.

We're finally moving forward with a plan that's going to connect the west side to the San

Fernando Valley.

As a youth space student from the San Fernando Valley, I know the struggle personally of

trying to get to school from the Valley right now.

I mean, the only real way is the 405, which is perfectly congested.

It's not accessible.

It's not easy for students.

It's not affordable.

And youth space students deserve other ways to get around.

This is my second time coming to a board meeting.

This is my first time, though, giving public comment.

It was 30 seconds, but I felt like it was very necessary to do it, share my story.

I am a low-income commuter student, so I think it's just very important to show how much

more accessible higher education would be if there is like a line, like a fast road line.

Modified Alternative 5 emphasizes that this goes all the way into the Van Nuys community,

where it borders the community of Van Nuys and Panorama City, and it also connects UCLA

students and other major regions of the west side.

For a long time, the San Fernando Valley, especially the East San Fernando Valley, hasn't been

getting its fair share of metro resources, but now we're going to have the community

of Van Nuys and Pacoima finally be able to connect to the greater system.

I hope to see this built one day and know that I had a piece in it and for future students

to get to have more accessibility, it makes me really happy.

become so much better when you reach out

to your elected officials, when you come to board meetings,

when you come to council meetings,

and the community is willing to make that phone call

or write that email.

It only makes us better at serving and visualizing

what should come next.

Today, we're here with the partnership

to expand the tree canopy and increase the shade

in this community, but also providing resources

through the 10th Street Street Closure.

This is a part of our city that doesn't have

as much tree canopy as other parts of the city.

And so we were able to partner with Streets LA

and KYCC and Urban Forestry.

The community's out today to celebrate that.

And it's exciting to be able to see these trees go in.

And in a couple of years, they're gonna be big

and then providing shade and make the neighborhood

and the community much more walkable

and pedestrian friendly.

So it's exciting.

The role for Urban Forestry Division Streets LA is to provide tree planting permits for our nonprofit planting partners so that they can increase urban canopy in the city of Los Angeles.

So for this particular project, we worked very closely with KYCC and we were able to identify all the tree planting locations and approve the tree stocks.

They selected California native trees, Coast Live Oak and Desert Willows.

And because of that close coordination,

we were able to turn around 38 tree planting permits

within five to six days,

so that this project can move forward without delay.

Right now, we're in an early stage.

We call it tree establishment.

So we'll take a bit of two to three years

for them to be fully kind of teenage phase

and to produce more benefits for the community.

But yeah, so this is a long-term investment.

We're really excited though,

because these trees will grow strong, big,

and produce really large canopies for the community.

We should definitely keep planting,

especially in the city of Los Angeles,

we need to make sure that there's shade for everybody,

that there's cooling,

and that greenery is great for mental health,

and we need that more now, more than ever.

For me, being able to show what it means

to make our neighborhoods in Los Angeles

more climate-friendly, more livable,

is really important to me.

And so when I get to do events like this,

and community can come out and see tangibly

what that means to have a healthy urban forest,

It's really exciting.

Inside City Hall's main elevator lobby,

decorative panels tell the story of 20th century Los Angeles.

From aviation and oil to the film industry,

depicted in a classical Greek style.

From the council chambers to the observation deck above,

City Hall remains a place where city services

connect communities across L.A.

That includes Culture LA previewing Lunar New Year celebrations happening across the city,

welcoming the year of the horse and the values of strength, perseverance, and renewal.

So one of the great aspects of what we do as a department is we provide opportunities for learning about different cultures.

So it is really a wonderful opportunity as you look at Lunar New Year.

While Lunar New Year may not be the holiday that you celebrate, it's a great opportunity for you to learn about some of those traditions.

So the Lunar New Year celebration has been celebrated for several thousand years in the Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese cultures.

So we, as a city of Los Angeles, we want to uplift that celebration.

The Chinese astrology pairs 12 animals with the five elements to celebrate each year.

So this year is the year of the horse, but it's actually the year of the fire horse.

And what that means, it's a year to celebrate energy and passion and new and innovative projects and new and innovative thinking.

This year we have a lot of exciting events happening for Lunar New Year.

We have the Lancashire Boulevard Block Party in North Hollywood, where we'll be welcoming several thousand people to be able to celebrate.

We'll also have events in Northridge at a community park with Councilmember Lee.

We have the Koreatown Night Market with Councilmember Hutt.

And we also have the annual Golden Dragon Parade happening in Chinatown.

The Port of LA hosts a celebration as well.

So there is no shortage of opportunity for you to be able to go celebrate the Lunar New Year.

Our events at DCA are free and open to the public.

I encourage you to come look at our website at culture.lacity.gov to learn more.

And there we have a listing of all of the events that both DCA hosts as well as our community partners.

So you'll see several dozen Lunar New Year events, and we encourage you to come and learn and let us know about how you've enjoyed it and what you've learned.

So anybody that is interested or curious or wants to see, feel free to come on by.

We hope you can join us.

Hi, I'm Justin Cosurbati.

I'm the public relations specialist with L.A. Animal Services.

We're here at our East Valley Animal Services Center, which is one of our six locations

in LA City, and we're here to talk about fostering, which is one of the services we provide.

So the fostering program is a great way to help animals in the shelter.

It gets dogs and cats out of the shelter environment and into home life.

The commitment is anywhere from a few weeks to a few months, so whatever you're comfortable

with.

What you can do through fostering is network these pets and help them get adopted.

We really support our fosters, whether it's providing supplies to make that transition

into the home easy for the pet or giving them opportunities to help network their pet at

on-site adoption events.

So all you really need to do is be a resident within L.A. City and have a valid government

ID and fill out some paperwork. It's available on our website at the fostering section.

Become an approved foster, then you can start fostering right away.

As long as you're willing to make space in your home for one of our pets, we have a pet for you.

So for additional information about fostering or just all the services we provide, you can visit

visit LAAnimalServices.com.

You can find us on social media, Facebook and Instagram.

It's at LAAnimalServices, and X is at LA City Pets.

Celebrate the Lunar New Year with Passion of the Cut Sleeve

in partnership with the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.

The show Galloping into the New Year takes place on February 13th and will feature queer and trans

Chinese folklore told through music, theater, poetry and performance art. Experience the joy

of the new year in an 80-minute show with a live band playing traditional Chinese instruments.

Head to Plaza de la Raza for Galloping into the New Year on Friday, February 13th at 7 p.m.

Learn more by searching for Lunar New Year at culture.lacity.gov.

Join the Los Angeles Public Library at one of its events to mark African American History Month.

On Saturday, February 14th, enjoy a talk from author Glenda Armand as she tours food history to take you from awful to delicious on a short journey down an African-American foodway.

For African-Americans, food has been more than nourishment.

It has been tradition, income, and a means of resistance.

Armand highlights the stories of George Washington's enslaved cook, the ice cream entrepreneur Augustus Jackson, and Georgia Gilmore, whose cooking sustained the Montgomery bus boycott.

Head to the Central Library for Glenda Armand from Awful to Delicious on Saturday, February 14th at 1030 a.m.

For more details, go to lapl.org slash events.

San Fernando Valley Audubon Society invites you to a guided tour of the reserve on the second Saturday of February.

The walk will take in the many birds and other wildlife at Hanson Dam and is for the beginner bird watchers, families, and anyone who wants to visit the wildlife reserve.

The emphasis of each tour will vary with participants' interests.

Meet at the small amphitheater on the southeast of Woodley Park.

Hanson Dam Bird Walk takes place on Saturday, February 14th at 9 a.m.

Check out this and other bird watching events at sfvaudubon.org.

And that's a look at some things to do.

Our thanks to everyone at City Hall,

especially Project Restorer,

whose work preserves the building's rich cultural and historic details

while sharing them with the world.

As the mayor and the city prepare Los Angeles for this year's World Cup

and the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games,

City Hall stands ready to welcome the world.

And the best part?

This historic building is open to the public, inviting visitors to explore it firsthand.

Be sure to take in the breathtaking views from the observation deck on the 27th floor.

A chance to see the whole city from above like never before.

From all of us at LA City, thank you so much for joining us.

Thank you.

I'm Eileen King from the Art Department, Los Angeles Public Library, Central Library.

I want to share a little bit about Ruth Thomas Saunders today.

She was an artist, designer, topographer, printer, and an avid book plate collector.

In this small book that she published at her own studio, there were 110 copies printed,

and we have number three in our collection here at Los Angeles Public Library.

It is a collection of her own book plates that she designed for other people living

in the Los Angeles area.

She studied first in Paris with Ferdinand Leger in the 1920s and then returned to Claremont,

California to open her print shop.

In addition to book arts, Saunders designed book plates for artists and musicians and

libraries in the Los Angeles area.

She was vice president of the Bookplate Association International and she also published a book

of book plates from 14 countries around the world.

Saunders criteria for book plates was quite simple.

She wanted a clear presentation of the name integrated with the design so that the topography

and the image were worthy of placement in a book.

In the art department, with its collection of about 300,000 books on graphic and performing

arts as well as recreation, a study of book plates, especially those that are online in

the TESA, our platform for digital collections, can serve as a starting point for an adventure

into the world of prints and printmaking.

You may even discover an original book plate created by a local artist in our relief printmaking

class.

The design integrates the Los Angeles Public Library's own book plate with additional images

that reflect the book worthy of the plate.

Thank you.

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of the minutes of February 4th 2026 council member Yaroslavsky moves

council member Soto Martinez seconds what's next commendator of the

Zuzsulins for approval council member price moves council member Blumenfield

seconds can we run through our agenda items 1 through 3 are items for which

public hearings have been held for item number 3 the energy and environment

committee report has been submitted and is available for it's available online

under council file number one five dash zero one four five dash s one item four

is an item for which public hearings have not been held ten votes are required

for consideration all right without objection those items are before us

specials members are there any specials all right seeing no specials which

items are available for consideration at this time the council might may now

vote on items one two and three all right let's open the roll on those items

close the roll tabulate to vote 10 eyes all right what's next the council may

now move on to public comment all right we can read the rules for public comment

into the record it looks like we have less than 20 people on the queue so we're

going to allow about 25 minutes for public comment this morning mr. City

attorney yes mr. president to people providing public comment when it's your

turn to speak please let us know if you'd like to speak to the item that is

open on the agenda and slash or if you would like to speak to general public comment.

So normally you would have up to three minutes maximum, but because public comment has been

satisfied for the majority of the items, that is items one through three, the only item open

for public comment on the agenda today is item number four. So you will have up to one minute

for item number four if you would like and up to one minute for general public comment if you would

like. During general public comment, you can speak to any of the other items or anything

else in the city's subject matter jurisdiction. We will tell you when your time is up. I

have a couple more announcements. If I can have the interpreters make this first one

aloud to the room, please. If you require a Spanish language interpreter, please make

sure to pause every few sentences so the interpreters can interpret.

Don't worry, we will pause your time while the interpreters are interpreting, so you will get the same amount of time as everyone else. Thank you.

Y no se preocupen, vamos a pausar su tiempo durante la interpretación, así que va a recibir la misma cantidad de tiempo que los otros comentaristas. Gracias.

Additionally, if you have made an accommodation request with the clerk's office or if you

would like to in order to make use of the wireless handheld microphones, again that is

pursuant to an accommodation request under the ADA, please let the sergeants know when

it is your turn to speak that you would like to use the wireless handheld microphone.

Finally, the order in which we call names is at random.

That is to say it is randomly generated.

So in order to help us run an efficient public comment period,

we would ask that you please wait until you hear the name

that you signed up under called aloud before lining up

to speak.

Thank you.

I will begin by calling the following names.

Ramon Lacayo III, Amy, Sergeant Gunny, Susan Contreras,

Araceli Perez-Naz, Ella Campbell, and Dana Queen.

Good morning, Speaker.

You have one minute for the item and one minute for General.

Go ahead.

Start away with the item.

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General public comment.

So I'm here to talk about our Los Angeles Mental Health Support Program, because I want

to ask our city attorney and our city council for help because last year my parents asked

me to go back to Africa, but I denied my parents' request because I said at this point Dana

is more important.

But however, Dana did not show up in the Christmas dinner and then Dana did not show up under

the mistletoe.

So that will give me a lot of mental health crisis when I reach out to our 211 Los Angeles

mental health support, and I just want to ask that I'm waiting for Dana for the whole night,

Christmas night, New Year's Eve. Nobody showed up. Our 2-1-1 mental health support does not give me

support, and Dana does not even give me a hug. So in the future, I wish our city of Los Angeles

can provide more mental health support because Dana abandoned me. I love you, Dana. Thank you.

Speaking of time has expired, and if you are actually seeking help, speaker, then please let

the sergeant snow so that we can find you somebody to speak to. Good morning. Which items would you

like? The item or general public comment or both? General. So you have one minute. Go ahead. Good

morning, council members. My name is Ella Campbell, and I am a student advocate with the Sunita Jane

Anti-Human Trafficking Initiative at Loyola Law School. I'm here today to speak about LA's

preparations for the 2026 World Cup and the 2028 Olympic Games. Sex trafficking is a serious issue,

but increased awareness of sex trafficking linked to major sporting events has led to diverting the

focus and resources from the more serious evidence-based risk here, labor trafficking.

These major sporting events heighten the risks of labor trafficking and exploitation due to

large-scale infrastructure projects and a demand for cheap labor. For over 20 years,

forced labor has been a documented but unaddressed issue in major sporting events,

prevalent even in the most recent 2024 Paris Olympics. The International Olympic Committee

and host cities have failed to adequately address human trafficking risks, and to safeguard against

these concerns, LA must properly prepare. LA must show what protection for workers looks like and

also that global sporting events can be organized without perpetuating forced

labor or trafficking. SGI has prepared recommendations to prevent and address

trafficking in every stage that will be passed out. I would also like to note that

as of now three senators and six assembly members support SGI

recommendations to prevent trafficking ahead of major sporting events. Thank you.

Next speaker.

Good morning.

And what would you like to speak to?

Hi, good morning, general public comment.

Okay, so you have one minute. Go ahead.

Adelante un minuto.

Mi nombre es Elisa Valencia y trabajo en Fly Food Group.

My name is Elisa Valencia and I work with Fly Food Group.

El día 22 de enero tuvimos un incendio en la cocina.

Yo iba comenzando mi turno.

On January 22nd, there was a fire in the kitchen and I was just about to start my shift.

Mis compañeros empezaron a gritar que saliéramos. El fuego fue casi de dos metros.

And my co-workers actually were screaming for people to get out.

And the fire ended up having a reach of two meters.

Yo no sabía ni qué hacer. Nunca nos han capacitado para...

And I had no idea what to do.

We never received any sort of training on what to do in these emergencies.

And I don't feel safe at work, honestly,

and this is not one of the first times that we've had incidents like this.

And during the entire fire, the sprinklers were never activated.

They didn't work.

We need for the company to be inspected to make sure that we're all working in a safe environment.

And I'm speaking for myself as well as the 700 other employees.

Please don't allow for there to be another accident like this and for us to be burned in the fire.

Gracias.

Thank you.

And can you just ask the previous speakers to wait at the side, please, for just a moment?

Bueno, para el siguiente comentarista, por favor, esperen al lado donde está el agente antes de que le toque su comentario, ¿ok?

Thank you.

Good morning.

What would you like to speak to?

General public comment.

Okay, so you have one minute. Go ahead.

Good morning, my name is Araceli Bersanes.

I work at Flying Food for nine years.

I work at Flying Food. I've been working there for nine years, and I will be making 10 years on the first of April.

I was one of the people that was locked inside of a cooler, just for...

bringing in bread.

I had another co-worker

that was with me.

We heard the alarms

for the fire.

But that's pretty normal for us.

Sometimes we hear the

alarm for the fire, but

we all keep working.

Mi compañera y yo cuando decidimos salir del cooler

porque ya no soportábamos el ruido de la alarma,

caminamos hacia la puerta para abrirla y estaba laqueada por fuera.

When my coworker and I were ready to leave the cooler

and the alarm was just too much for us to stay inside,

we realized that the cooler door was locked

from the outside.

We started knocking really hard against the door of the cooler

and started screaming for someone to help.

So, speaker, your time has expired,

but just if we could let her know that her time has expired, please.

But for everybody who's here,

And I'm going to ask the interpreters to make this announcement as well.

If you're speaking to an actual complaint about a code issue,

you can always make a formal complaint with LEDBS,

that's the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety.

Bueno, lamento mucho, señora, pero se ha acabado su tiempo para el comentario.

Este es un anuncio para toda la audiencia.

If you want to talk about some incident that has happened, especially in this case, as

it is a code breach, you can always present a denuncia in the Department of Construction

and Security of Los Angeles.

It's LADBS, for their sigles in English.

And you can do so online at their website?

It's a denuncia that can be presented online on the website of this department.

Or via phone, and I will state the phone number now.

You can also present this denuncia by phone.

I'll give you the number now if you want to point it.

It's 888-888-524-2845.

Thank you.

Next speaker.

Before our next speaker, I want to call on Councilmember Yaroslavsky for a special announcement.

Thank you, Council President.

I'm very honored this morning to welcome the 68th class of the Coral Fellows Program in

Public Affairs.

If you all can please stand up.

joining us today in City Hall for a City Hall Day. As some of you might know,

colleagues, CORO is a program that leaves a real mark on the people who go

through it. I was a CORO fellow myself, as I know Councilmember Nazarian was as

well. I came to CORO after I'd already started my career in land use law. I was

at a point where I knew big law wasn't for me and was interested in public

service. CORO was the bridge that connected me to public service. It gave

me the confidence, the training, and the relationships to take that step. It also gave me and so

many others something just as valuable, which was an incredible network of mentors and lifelong

friends who continue to shape how I lead and how I serve. These fellows are wrapping up their

government placement. My office was proud to host Sophia Martinez, who supported our work on housing

and land use policy during her time with us. Thank you, Sophia, to the entire core class of 68.

Thank you for choosing public service and for being here today.

So please join me in recognizing them for choosing this as their path.

And welcome to City Hall.

All right, next speaker.

Good evening.

Good evening.

Good morning.

My name is Ramon, and I'm a senior lead organizer with Local 11.

I hope all of you heard two workers that experienced a fire at a LAX facility,

a facility that gets a permit by this city.

And two of those workers got trapped while there was a fire happening.

We have gone to Lawa 45 times, and they haven't done anything.

Matter of fact, CEO of Lawa, John Ackerman, the next day there was a fire.

workers went to tell him about their experience and he didn't show up. They waited three hours.

Instead, they called the cops on them. This is not an isolated event. This is ongoing,

leaders of this city. These workers need your support. They need you to make flying food

accountable. Shut down that kitchen until we have proof that it's safe for workers. Thank you.

I got OSHA complaints that I'm going to give to the sergeant at arms.

Before the next speaker begins, I would like to call up

Ken M., Elisa Valencia, Tom Holman, and Johnny G.

Good morning. What would you like to speak to?

Buenos dias.

Quisiera comentar en el punto o el comentario general?

I'm here.

Go ahead.

I am Suzanne Contreras, as the Virgin Mary of the United States of America,

that live here in the New Testament Bible with my children.

They are the saints.

My wound has been taken from me in my generator out of my body

that has the power that makes,

and then President Trump,

I want to fill out a form that I fill out,

that it be put back.

And my children live here and reside.

They are the saints and they are protected

by the Carson Sheriff's Department.

They reside here in the state of California,

that we live here.

I want to make it stated that we live here

and that we are protected because we are the angels

that live here in this state with you

that is in the New Testament Bible.

We are alive when we live here.

It is in secrets of us that we live,

but I'm going here to tell.

So, Speaker, your time has expired.

We have to give everybody the same amount of speaking time.

If you'd like to provide additional public comments,

you can do so at lacouncilcomment.com.

Yes, but I am reporting this because we are re-protected.

But for public comment periods,

we have to move on to the next speaker.

so before the next speaker begins I would like to call up John camera Candido

Eric Anders and Wayne Spindler good morning and what would you like to speak

to good morning City Council public comment okay so one minute go ahead I

would like to thank Councilman and with Emila Padilla for hosting a very

successful groundbreaking ceremony yesterday I appreciate her hospitality

and well wishes to all concerned people of the Sepulveda Island area of West Van Nuys.

Let's hope that the apartment dwellers, homeowners, and concerned citizens

take initiative to keep this area of Van Nuys in good shape.

I would also like to wish the new fire chief, Jaime Moore,

a better outlook for the crisis of the recent wildfires.

Let's hope that these citizens can get back on their feet and in their homes.

in closing let's shed some love and light to all of Los Angeles if we have the

right attitude thank you

morning sir good morning and what would you like to speak to there's only one

item open for public comment that's item before it is a reap item okay and it's

specific to prop the property located at 3034 East Chaucer Street go ahead you

have one minute for the item and one minute for general well you know what

I'm going to pass on for because mr. Lee's not here and I don't want to go

after him because a lot of stuff has happened up in Porter Ranch and it's an

embarrassment but let's move on to public comment you know I was watching

the City Council on Wednesday and it was beautiful I saw the African American

community here and it was like so colorful and exciting.

And then I wake up this morning and the most evil, most evil man is showing the Obamas

as something that was so disgraceful.

And he showed himself as king.

You know what?

If each and every one of us don't start fighting this animal, we're going to succumb to him.

He's going to take what he wants.

So I'm not seeing enough happening here.

And that's why we need to help the young kids in our community.

And this is going to go to Ms. Padilla.

Ms. Padilla, you've become an example to a lot of young people out there.

And we have two young ladies who have an opportunity to go to Italy to play soccer.

And we're going to raise the money for one of them because her family can't afford it.

And I hope that because you are an example, you can help us raise some of that money for

her.

again for the wonderful event thank you speaker time is expired next speaker

good morning and what would you like to speak to general public comment please

okay so you have one minute go ahead councilmember Hutt this is directed to

you so please don't walk out my name is Eric Langberg I'm a photographer who's

been documenting LA's response to ice I've spoken to you guys before about

visual metaphor so I'm here to talk about what I witnessed on Wednesday when

thousands of students walked out of high school and marched against ICE.

Council Member Hutt, I'm your constituent, I know several of you were there, but it was

exceedingly frustrating to see you sitting on the lawn of City Hall while thousands of

students were in front of you asking for help with ICE.

Thousands of students, and some of you sat there and listened to an Airbnb executive

say that this concert series represents LA opening its doors to say, you are welcome

here.

Thousands of students in front of you demanding help with ICE, and you sat and listened to

to an Airbnb executive talk about what a welcoming city we are.

Minutes after that, I took photos that have been seen 10 million times online

that depict LAPD arresting someone on behalf of an ICE agent in a mask that said

police, wearing a Hawaiian shirt, which is the marker of the Boogaloo Boys,

a right-wing militia intent on sparking civil war.

That was happening while you were at that jazz event.

Please fix this.

Before the next speaker begins, I would like to call up Andrew Gravener

and Alexander Chavez.

Good morning, and what would you like to speak to?

Just general comment.

Okay, so you have one minute, go ahead.

So first of all, I'll talk about how some of you seem to have not commented on the fact

that the current chair of LA28 is in the Epstein files.

So that's very interesting, and it seems like he may have had an interesting relationship

with Jeffrey Epstein.

So maybe you should all be calling for him to resign.

I don't think all of you have done that yet.

So that's very interesting.

Maybe you should all pay attention to the public comment.

So also, once again, we've got LAPD Chief Jim McDonald

openly stating that he's going to refuse to enforce the laws

that require that, that prevent ICE from wearing masks while on duty.

even though that is the law now or will be soon probably so he's just actively

aiding and abetting ice fire him you can do that I don't know why before the next

speaker begins I would like to call up the last few names on the list Boxer

Gordy G Greg Bovino Jesse G Jim G mafie P Philip Crouch and Veronica G

Good morning.

What would you like to speak to?

General comment, please.

Go ahead.

You have one minute.

Good morning, council members.

My name is Alex Chavez with the City de Jane Anti-Human Trafficking Initiative at Loyola Law School.

I'm here to address Los Angeles preparations for the Olympics and the World Cup.

We urge the council to enforce the city posting requirements on human trafficking awareness

and call on FIFA and LA28 to each invest $200,000 to $300,000 in public awareness efforts.

We also urge the enforcement of procurement standards and sweatshop ordinances

and funding for independent worker-led audits of events related to contracts

that attack wage theft, recruitment fees, and unsafe conditions.

We recommend regular interagency coordination meetings with public health officials,

survivor advocates, and immigration advocates as well, so that survivors can

access resources without fear of punishment, especially related to the

recent ice raids. We also request the City Council, excuse me, create safeguards

for separating workers from ice and prevent ice raids during the Olympics

and the World Cup.

Good morning, and what would you like to speak to today?

All items in general public comment.

Okay, so you have one minute for item number four, which is the REAP item,

and you have one minute for general public comment. Go ahead.

Sure. And as usual, the agenda in general is a glaring testament

of just how incompetent the sleazy council is.

A singular item on the entire agenda available for comment.

There is nothing to do but remove one property on Chucer Street from REAP, which I support.

Only if soon to be indicted, Marquise Dawson and currently untrialed criminal, current price, do not vote.

Only one item because these corrupt clowns have bankrupt the city.

While 80,000 homeless epidemic rages on, especially in the black communities of the...

So, Speaker, this sounds more like general.

Would you like to move to general public comment?

Well, no, this is tied to REAP, okay?

And on trial price poverty pimp Hutt.

General public comment.

Okay, you have one minute.

To listen to Dawson and Hutt talk about black history made me want to vomit.

These corrupt poverty pimp clowns are actually put in place to suppress.

Sleazy Marqueezy Dawson evicted the area, the Afiba Center.

the black community's 20-year-old community and cultural center, and turned it into a COVID testing site

with votes of Dimwit Nityaraman, Bob Gaza Genocide, Bloomfield, Criminal Current Price.

Yesterday, Bob Gaza Genocide Bloomfield and Mr. Pumpkinhead City Attorney illegally removed Mr. Herman for holding up a sign.

This violated SB 1100, Brown Act Section 54957.95.

the First Amendment free speech statute the suppression of public speech is how

this corrupt criminally insane counsel does its dirt so the public is thank you

thank you and to clarify so the council sign rule is in place not to discriminate

against any content on a sign but the reason why it's restricted to posters or

signs that are 11 by 8 or roughly that amount inches is because we have

multiple people who attend these meetings and signs larger than that tend

to block both the views of the members the staff but importantly members of the

public so in terms of council president those are all the speakers for the

allotted time getting word that there's one more speaker so we're gonna allow

for that additional speaker we're retrieving the microphone

Thank you, Mr. Johnson.

That's very kind.

So if you have the wireless microphone, you can speak from wherever you'd like.

But can we make sure it's on?

You can speak from there.

Yeah.

Okay.

Do you want to test it just to make sure it's working?

No, I didn't touch it.

I was trying to see if it worked.

Hello.

Hello.

Hello.

Hello.

Hello.

Hello.

Hello.

Hello?

Good morning. Yes, we can hear you.

What would you like to speak to?

I have a problem with

not you guys necessarily,

but you guys

the cleanup things that they're doing over in the

scudo area. They're getting everybody

off the streets, but

the gentleman, I'm sure you

already heard this, but I've seen it. I've been here a lot.

They bought little buildings.

It's not

keeping them up or anything.

and

The cleanup you guys are doing is making them all sneak in

To all the buildings and he's not housing anybody. So nobody's getting housed and

Amongst other things there's so much to say but I mean I guess is Isabel here

Because I guess her district

She's not here. I gotta go. I gotta go to my

credit union. It's right across from her office.

I even still have to go to the court. They gave him the receivership because

this gentleman, Leo, keeps buying properties and

he's not keeping them up or the management he got

doesn't know how to manage. None of them ever took any kind of management classes.

Lots of people are suffering. A lot of people aren't being housed.

and it's causing problems just like there's no maintenance man there's no manager so speaker

your time has expired we have to give everybody the same amount of time sure thing sure thing I

just uh please do something here thank you can you just have him wait over there on the side for

just a minute and thank you for for coming for public comment all right that concludes public

comment for this morning's meeting we want to thank everybody who came to share with us

Mr. Clerk, what's before us at this time?

The council may now vote on item number four.

All right, let's open the roll on this item.

Close the roll.

Tabulate to vote.

One moment, Mr. President.

11 ayes.

All right, thank you.

What's next?

Council has motions for posting and referral.

All right, if you give me 30 seconds to sign these

All right, they are posted and referred

announcements members

Councilmember McCosker

Thank you very much. Mr. President

Colleagues I have an exciting announcement this Sunday in the 1-5 and the beloved community of Watts

We are going to have a celebration from 11 to 1 p.m.

We're going to be unveiling and celebrating a brand new mural which is in the heart of Watts.

It's the work of four years of

work towards ocean access and accessibility and equity by the California Coastal Conservancy.

And this is something that's very near and dear to my heart. When I was at Alta C at the Port of Los Angeles,

I wanted to make sure that the ocean worked for everybody from Watts to the waterfront.

The California Conservancy is sponsoring the painting of a mural that will inspire our Watts community to be welcomed to and enjoy the beach coastline of Los Angeles.

The mural will be installed on the side of the Watts Labor Community Action Committee, also known as WLCAC, the building right off Central and 109th Street.

I'd like to thank the artist, the great artist behind this mural, Razizi Ishkara, for his fantastic work on the mural.

I want to welcome everybody into the Watts community from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to celebrate this newest artistic feature of our beloved community of Watts.

Thank you.

Thank you so much, Mr. McCosker.

Looking forward to seeing that mural.

Mr. Nazarian.

Thank you, Council President.

Not an announcement, just asking for item three

to be moved on forthwith.

All right, item three forthwith without objection.

Thank you.

Mr. Clerk.

Thank you, Mr. President.

Can we vote to reconsider item number three?

All right, let's open the roll

on reconsideration of item number three.

Close the roll.

Tabulate the vote.

11 ayes.

All right.

And for the record, item number three will be going forthwith.

All right.

Do we need to vote on item number three again?

Yes, we do.

All right.

Let's open the roll on item number three, forthwith.

Close the roll.

Tabulate the vote.

11 ayes.

11 ayes.

Thank you, Mr. President.

All right.

Council Member Rodriguez.

Thank you.

Well, baptism by fire.

I wanted to congratulate Luigi for his first day in the big chair.

It's good to see you.

And also, colleagues, for announcements, if you haven't heard, there's going to be an incredible concert on Sunday.

Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio is going to be performing, otherwise known as Bad Bunny, at the Benito Bowl.

And so I want to encourage everybody to tune in and really make sure that we have all eyes focused where they belong on this incredible performer that is going to, I know, electrify the stadium.

So I want to make sure that everyone is focused on the right show on Sunday.

So go Benito.

All right, Council Member Jaroslawski.

Thank you, Council President.

I want to announce that today is the second meeting in the Budget and Finance Advisory Committee, or BFAC as we're calling it.

The council president and I called for the formation of this committee to assess the city's financial status

and advise the Budget and Finance Committee on steps to ensure the long-term fiscal health of the city.

Today's meeting is going to narrow down the scope of the committee's recommendations.

This is happening today at 1 p.m. in room 401 on the fourth floor for people who are interested in tuning in.

and then secondly I just want to announce that there's going to be a

charter reform meeting in Council District 5 this Saturday tomorrow at UCLA

Gailey Extension I'm happy to welcome the ad hoc committee of the Charter

Reform Commission to CD5 if you're a resident of CD5 or not and just want to

come please come tomorrow there's a lot of stuff for us to work through and I'm

looking forward to having that meeting in District 5 so thank you thank you so

Thank you so much. Any other announcements, members?

All right, seeing no other announcements, I'll ask everyone in the chamber to rise for adjourning motions.

Look to my left, beginning with Mr. Blumenfield.

Thank you.

Colleagues, I ask that we adjourn in the memory of an environmental advocate, political operative, and surfing legend, Rob Coughlin.

Rob was a close family friend and godfather, or god surfer, to my communications director, Jake.

His appreciation for the ocean began after his family moved to California in 1950,

and just a few years later, he surfed his first wave at Half Moon Bay.

A lifelong love was cemented at that time.

Not only did he spend his life taking the biggest polluters in the country to court

and fighting against terrible environmental legislation,

but he was a championship surfer who earned the nickname Bird Lakes from his fellow surfers.

He proudly competed in surfing competitions during six different decades of his life.

While Rob's life work does not have his name on it, it can be felt by any Californian or anyone who goes to the beach and breathes fresh ocean air.

Rob's political career began back in 1967 when he worked on Pete McCloskey's upset congressional victory over Shirley Temple Black.

He went on to work on Dianne Feinstein's campaign in the San Francisco Board of Supervisors,

as well as Alan Cranston's U.S. Senate run,

and he served on the district staff of Congressman Leo Ryan.

All of these former bosses became lifelong friends to him.

Rob was an instrumental force in the defeat of 1974's Prop 17

that would have allowed non-essential construction along the Stanislaus River,

which would have limited public access to this amazing natural resource.

In that campaign, he met a little-known governor from Georgia, who soon became our president.

And Rob served President Carter as an environmental policy advisor

and was a member of his solar policy task force.

In the mid-1980s, he joined a group of SoCal surfers

who had started organizing to help protect access and health of the shores of California.

This group became the internationally known Surfrider Foundation.

As their president from 86 to 92, Rob spearheaded litigation against some of the biggest polluters

of the era.

In 1989, they sued two large paper mills who were discharging toxins into the local surf

spot and got them to settle for millions and acknowledge their wrongdoings.

But they didn't just take on bad actors in the courtroom.

He helped take issues to the voters and spearheaded a successful ballot measure that still protects

the San Mateo coast from non-agriculture development and ensured access to the beaches and the bluffs.

It also prohibits onshore oil facilities for offshore operations.

Rob lectured around the world.

He wrote books, made documentaries, and made countless friends along the way.

He was also a prolific woodworker.

For decades, those who he loved would get a new, hilarious, politically-themed Christmas ornament

made out of naturally-sourced wood, of course.

Of his many accomplishments, he was most proud of being an adoring husband, a proud father,

and probably the coolest grandfather, teaching his own grandchildren to continue the Coughlin

tradition of surfing and loving the ocean.

Sadly, his beloved wife of 62 years, Diane, passed away just days before he did.

But his positive energy and sense of humor was infectious, and his smile lit up a room

every time he walked into one.

He will be missed and I hope the next time you're at the beach or sharing a moment with loved ones in a slice of California's beautiful open space, please spend a moment of thanks for Rob.

May he rest in peace and may he never stop seeking that next wave.

Thank you so much, Mr. Bowman Field.

Councilmember Hutt.

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

No problem.

There we go. Thank you.

Colleagues, it's with a heavy heart that I adjourn today's meeting in honor of William Peter Jacobson.

We call him Bill.

Bill, a distinguished entertainment attorney, devoted football coach, and family man,

passed away on January 30, 2026, leaving a legacy of integrity and mentorship.

Born to Irving and Evelyn Jacobson in Los Angeles in 1945, Bill and his brothers Joel and Steve

grew up in Beverlywood, where Bill graduated from Castle Heights Elementary, Webster Middle

School, and Hamilton High School.

Later at Colorado College, Bill was a three-sport letterman in football, golf, track, and field,

and enjoyed fraternity life as a Kappa Sigma.

A proud alumni of UCLA School of Law, Bill served as senior editor of the Law Review,

where his 1969 scholarship on criminal restitution earned a cover quote in U.S. Law Weekly.

Nearly as significant to him, Bill's UCLA Law flag football team beat USC's law team

as the quarterback then was Heisman Trophy winner Terry Baker.

After law school, Bill served his country as a captain in JAG Corp of the U.S. Army

and as an artillery forward observer at Fort Steele.

Throughout his 50-year-plus career as an entertainment attorney,

Bill was revered as a fearless, tireless advocate who prioritized his client's success above all else.

His colleagues and clients alike leaned on his steady judgment, profound experience,

and generosity of spirit that defined his professional life.

Bill also enjoyed taking time to mentor many young colleagues who would become successful attorneys

and executives in Los Angeles.

Bill found his greatest joy in his family and community.

His office was filled with photographs of his loved ones who will forever cherish his self-deprecating humor,

the life lessons he modeled through his actions, and how he showed up for them throughout their lives.

For more than 20 years, Bill also volunteered as a high school football coach at Hamilton, Palisades, and Fairfax,

whose teams often upset other schools like LA High.

He went on to win a Division II city championship in 2015,

which was really exciting for Bill.

And for Bill, coaching was an extension of his role as a mentor,

using the sport to instill accountability, confidence, and character to his players.

Bill is survived by his beloved wife, T.U.,

His children, Seth, Anna, David, Lindsay, Zachary, Bo, and Jessica, and six grandchildren that he really cherished.

He will be missed by many of his lifelong friends, colleagues, players, and extended family, including his nephews and nieces who adored him.

It's remarkable how many of them say that Bill was like a second father to them, especially my son, Hugh.

His memory will be a blessing to all of them.

May he rest in peace.

Thank you.

Thank you so much, Council Member Hutt.

Council Member McCosker.

Thank you very much, Mr. President.

Colleagues, I rise to adjourn today's meeting in the memory of Earlene Curtis,

who is affectionately known in the community as Mother Curtis or Mama Curtis.

Mother Curtis was a pillar in the Watts community,

and her loss has left a profound impact on the generations of people

whom she guided and nurtured.

Earlene Curtis was born on March 1, 1931 in Dallas, Texas

to Ursul Rundles and James Harris.

The family moved to Houston, Texas

where she attended elementary and middle school

before moving out west and settling in California.

Earlene graduated from David Starr Jordan High School in 1949.

It was also in California that she met

and married her beloved husband, Beecher Curtis.

and they had five children.

In her professional career, Earlene worked for NBC Studios

as a custodial supervisor for 25 years.

She had the pleasure of working and creating relationships

alongside late-night superstars like Jay Leno and Johnny Carson.

When Earlene retired, it's a great story in Watts,

when Earlene retired, her family joined her

in what everyone remembers as the largest retirement celebration

ever hosted at NBC.

She was beloved by everyone.

In her personal life, though, most importantly,

mother Curtis offered compassion and love not only to the Watts community but to the greater

South Los Angeles area. She was known for her open door policy at her personal home.

It did not matter what neighborhood you were from or what you were up to or what was going on in

your personal life, you could always walk through her front door and be treated with respect. If you

needed a place to sleep or someone to talk to, you could always count on her. Mother Curtis

became a motherly figure to hundreds of people.

She advised and inspired so many of the current community leaders in Watts,

including one of my key staff members, who spent many a night at her home.

And her impact transcended multiple generations.

Mother Curtis was a key figure in the Watts Gang Task Force,

which has helped to save countless lives through key intervention and community initiatives.

She was also a close friend of Pastor Clark.

at Morningstar Missionary Baptist Church in Watts.

Pastor Clark and her family lived right down the street.

Together they went above and beyond the gospel

to help people and families in need

through countless neighborhood events.

Mother Curtis lived a life rooted in family,

faith, service, and community.

She was always available in good times,

but most importantly, she was available in tough times.

She was always there for our kids.

She will be deeply missed, but never forgotten.

And on behalf of the City of Los Angeles, we extend our deepest condolences to her family, her loved ones, and everyone who had the privilege of knowing her.

May she rest in peace and power.

Thank you so much, Mr. McCosker.

Council Member Hutt.

Please add my name to the adjourning motion.

I remember her from meetings in Watts Gang Task Force when we used to meet in Janice Hahn's office.

And people from Chicago were trying to come in and replicate.

and her and Pastor Clark were like, wait a minute, who are you?

So please, I'd be happy to join you in that.

I would be honored. Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

All right, looking to my right, Councilmember Yaroslavsky.

Thank you, Council President.

Colleagues, I'd like to adjourn today's meeting

by speaking about a tragic incident,

which you've probably heard about that happened yesterday in my district.

At around noon in Westwood, on Westwood Boulevard,

a driver struck a cyclist and then crashed into the 99 Ranch Market at Westwood and Rochester Avenue.

Three people were killed.

Several others were injured.

My heart is with the victims, their families, and everyone who witnessed what happened.

Authorities don't believe that this crash was intentional,

but we should be clear that this was not an accident.

When our streets are designed in a way where one moment of error turns into a mass casualty event,

that's a failure of our system to protect the public.

I know all of our constituents are asking a basic question of us right now.

Why does it feel like safety improvements take forever, even after we know where the risks are?

We have a process underway to make Westwood Boulevard safer.

My office helped secure funding for this project because we knew improvements were needed.

This week, in light of the tragedy, we reviewed LADOT's timeline for the Westwood Boulevard Safety and Mobility Project.

It shows years of scoping, planning, and construction not expected until 2027 or 2028 to begin.

It's not acceptable for a safety project in one of the busiest corridors in the city.

And funding isn't enough if the delivery timeline stretches into half a decade.

And I know we all have these projects in our own districts that we're just wishing would have been built 10 years ago.

We can have meaningful community engagement and still move faster.

So today, colleagues, I'm calling on LADOT to return with an accelerated timeline for Westwood Boulevard,

including immediate quick-build safety measures while longer-term work continues.

We shouldn't be waiting years for basic interventions while Angelenos die.

And like I said, this is not just about Westwood, of course.

This is about a citywide system that's too slow, too fragmented, and too uncomfortable with delay.

We're not moving in sync, and we're not moving with urgency to make our streets safer.

the result is that we patch problems that are fixing them and we wait for

tragedy before we act we need a clear accounting of what's slowing down safety

projects across Los Angeles and we need a plan to fix it that includes all of the

speed cameras that are somewhere in DOT San Francisco's had their program up now

for almost a year we should be doing the same and so I'm looking forward to

working with all of you on fixing this we have a responsibility to deliver

streets that are safe for pedestrian cyclists and drivers and if the city of

LA can't move faster than this after lives are lost then our system isn't

functioning the way that it needs to and we have to change that I look forward to

doing that work with all of you thank you thank you so much

councilmember you're a slaski sing know their journey motions we're adjourned

we'll see you next week

Thank you.

The hills that were lured on this project and many more like it will continue to uplift

not only families, but entire communities.

So on behalf of the State Building Construction Trades Council,

the Kern-Inyo Monos Building and Construction Trades Councils,

the IBW members and leadership that is here today,

the operating engineers, the iron workers and the labors,

thank you for having a bold vision.

And thank you for allowing our members to build out the dreams of California.

Thank you.

Our next speaker is Trey Bradley, Deputy Director for Innovation and Emerging Technologies in the California Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development, also known as GO-Biz.

And we use GO-Biz on, have had assistance from GO-Biz on a number of our projects across the state.

And they provide that collaboration with the governor's office that helps us get a few things over the finish line as these projects invariably are difficult to maneuver through the various departments and local governments.

Trey will share how this project advances the state's clean energy goals.

Trey has served in the governor's office for more than six years, and we're very thankful for GoBus,

and we're continuing to use them on additional projects that are in late-stage development in California.

So thanks, Trey.

Good morning, everyone.

My name is Trey Bradley.

I'm the deputy director for innovation and emerging technologies at the California Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development,

better known as GO-Biz, as shared. And on behalf of Governor Gavin Newsom and our Director at GO-Biz,

Dede Myers, I want to thank you for being here. I also want to thank the County of Kern for hosting

LADWP, SCPPA, Glendale Water, Erevan, and of course our elected officials, Mayor Karen Bass,

County Supervisor Chris Barlier, Assemblymember Lackey, and State Senator Shannon Grove,

as well as the labor leaders, community members, and everyone here for this momentous achievement.

Projects like this tell a powerful story about where California is headed.

I feel like every other week we are reading some headline about how California is the leader

in energy storage and grid-scale storage projects in the world.

But there's also another fact that came out recently, a couple weeks ago.

California, for the third straight year, was the number one U.S. state in critical mineral production,

reflecting end-to-end clean energy supply chain right here in our state, right here in the Golden State.

This project also underpins the values of the California Jobs First Initiative,

which is led by the governor and led by our chairs and our director in D.D. Myers

and the labor workforce and development agency in Secretary Knox,

which aligns private investment with public innovation to create high-quality job opportunities where Californians live.

By anchoring a world-class solar plus storage facility right here in Mojave, we're accelerating this region's future economy, diversifying investment, and developing that ROI.

The common thread through all of this, and Chris really underscored it, is people.

From the workers who really make projects like this possible and building it, the trades of tomorrow, to the behind-the-scenes civil servants and engineers working through the project development pipeline and process to make it a reality.

Their motivation, despite risk, underscores the power of public-private partnership and recognizes our imperative.

The future economy is innovative, climate-forward, and unafraid to think big in order to build big.

And as the Governor says, when Californians come together, all the partners and all the vision in place, we don't just imagine the future, we build it.

Congratulations to everyone who has made this project possible, and thank you for continuing to lead California to a better tomorrow. Thank you.

Now I'd like to turn to Lorelei Oviat, Director of Kern County Planning and Natural Resources.

Lorelei is joining us today to discuss the importance of local partnerships and the role that projects like ELAN play in Kern County's present and future.

Laura Lai has worked in the public and private sector of land development and her years of

professional planning experience focuses on project management of large-scale multi-agencies

and extremely complex projects moving them through the permitting process.

Typically under accelerated time frames to streamline economic development and support

quality of life for communities in the area. These projects not only generate substantial

amount of electricity, but also the jobs created, the tax income. The Elon project will contribute

more than $36 million of additional tax revenue to the area over the life of the project.

Lorelei's projects include almost 20,000 megawatts of renewable energy, including battery

storage, as well as environmentally protective oil and gas production. That's on the order of

tens of billions of dollars of projects that have rolled through Lorelei's desk.

I don't know if we have in baskets anymore, but certainly in boxes.

Lorelei, for me anyway, and I've watched a bunch of your videos online.