out in certain neighborhoods as you said you were looking you know for an equitable solution to something like this when EV chargers may not be able to go into a neighborhood that had the resources for it so is it specific we're looking for existing markets and hoping to create merging markets.

What I mean by that is we're going to places where there have been requests high demand where we've placed chargers we're looking at our analytics and seeing should we place another one close by right in order for for people to have more usage.

But we're also trying to get into places that we we don't necessarily see um what I would say the private sector so we're we're trying to go into uh places like Hyde Park right like um South LA like the valley right so uh get away from just what traditionally people would think that that is not just a privilege to have that's something that we should all have are we ahead of the game when it comes to technology and advancements for something like the Bureau of Streetlighting or are we looking to other cities to see how they are doing it and then following suit when you look at the world as a whole there's obviously going to be some places that might do things better here or there and different types of technology on average though I'd say LA is on on the the cutting edge the further kind of further ahead than than the pack and I'll say this for a couple things.

There's a reason why we became one of the first 5G cities in America and that's because we started attaching telecom equipment to our street lights right and so we made something that was originally a single use.

Now granted that single use was transformative we lit public spaces and and made it so people can congregate have commerce made it feel safer right but the service was the street light now we're adding other things that not only reduce the cost of infrastructure itself but make it so that there's new services that can go onto the city like 5G connectivity right so LA became one of the first 5G cities in America back in 20 I believe 2017 2018 and and that's because we started working together with the industry practitioners see what else we could do.

Very very well I mean you've worked in the mayor's office you know through a couple of tenures of different mayors and now now you're here and you've been here what was the biggest surprise coming into this bureau when you looked around and saw what your opportunities were and what your challenges were the scope of the bureau the opportunities in the bureau the history the fun the possibility what was it that you really went oh wow this is cool.

What what I was most impressed with was the people when I came in here because of their willingness to actually try new things and because of the people we have tremendous potential right so when we're talking about these new technologies these um more efficient ways to light the streets we're we're talking about connectivity with telecom partners we're talking about dynamic lighting we're talking about air quality sensors that can help inform uh uh policymakers about what's going on in their neighborhoods right now right so the people actually led to some of these progressions right these new things and and these opportunities that we have and so the bureau itself with what it has again a quarter of a million street lights an electrical system this pen ultimate electrical system that when we're thinking about the future of the city is going to empower a lot of the new services that we do now we actually see ourselves now more of a platform right so yes we have the the street light but there's many different things that you can attach to it right there's many different services that you can uh kind of uh uh create from from that point there where where we have a very uh valuable piece of real estate on the public right of way that has energy well people want to learn more about the hundredth anniversary or just about how to call in if they need some help with the lighting on their streets or just have any questions what's the best way for people to get in touch.

The best way for people to get in touch.

Well, two things, right?

If if there's any issues that you have with street lighting, please log your service requests with my LA311 or call 311 itself for for all other things.

And if you're inquisitive about our history, please visit LA Lights dot la city dot or gank you so much.

This is really, really fun.

And that's a wrap on this LA Currents.

Welcome to the Los Angeles Central Library, a cultural gem at the heart of downtown Los Angeles.

And the flagship of the Los Angeles public library system.

For the last century, this remarkable institution has been a beacon of learning, creativity, and community for Angelinos and visitors alike.

Every day, the Central Library connects people, providing a vital space to engage in the present.

Learn from the past, and dream of the future.

Whether you're visiting the city or viewing from home, welcome to LA this week.

Opened in 1926, the Los Angeles Central Library is an architectural landmark inspired by ancient civilizations and Spanish colonial revival styles.

By the mid-1960s, the building faced calls for demolition, but preservation efforts prevailed.

A major renovation saved the library, doubled its size, and introduced new landscaping.

Now in 2026, LA's public library invites everyone to celebrate 100 years of the Central Library and its lasting impact on the city.

We are in the magnificent central library here in downtown Los Angeles, and we are celebrating the 100th birthday of this incredible building.

Just as importantly, all of the incredible things that happen inside it and have happened uh over the last 100 years.

For the centennial, we dug out our time capsule that was placed on May 3rd, 1925, and we're gonna be revealing what we found in that copper box.

Yeah, it was not a simple or straightforward process to figure out how we were going to get the actual time capsule out of the middle of our wall from a hundred years ago.

There were structural integrity concerns, there were historic resource concerns.

The actual cornerstone itself is beautifully inscribed with the name and the seal of the library, and we couldn't damage or destroy that.

So, long story short, we were able to come through the inside of the building, which happens to be the men's restroom, bust through the inside layer of the outer wall and the cornerstone itself to finally reach the capsule and pull it out and uh be able to finally open it and share the contents today.

I would just encourage people to come down and see it.

The time capsule, especially, is kind of fun because as kids we used to do time capsules in our backyard.

No one probably ever dug them up, but in this case, you know, it was a very formal thing, and they even found a time capsule inside of Time Capsule, which was cool, so you can see all the contents of that.

It's neat.

There were some things that we knew had been placed in the time capsule through minutes of library board meetings.

But as with almost all time capsules, there are inevitably surprises.

Another really interesting thing to me was from the 1881 time capsule from the normal school that was on this site before the library, and that capsule was actually inside of ours.

We didn't have any idea what that was going to contain, but among the really interesting things was a sort of memento of black morning cloth and dried moss from the funeral of President Garfield, who had been assassinated just a couple months prior, and somebody who was at that memorial celebration in uh Cleveland brought that and felt that it was important to represent that moment in American history and put it in the time capsule, and that's something we have here that we never would have expected.

I've walked around and looked at the artifacts, which is amazing how well they survived.

They don't look like they sat in the box for 100 years.

But the building itself proved that LA does have a history.

We are not just this whole new city.

We do have a history here, and we like to celebrate our history.

Knowing that they can have access to any great knowledge as I have.

I don't know what anyone would be if we didn't learn from history, learn from the lessons of life.

Even though we're celebrating Central Library, we're going to be having programming at our branches throughout the entire year.

So people can go and get all kinds of information if they go to the Los Angeles Public Library website, lapl.org backslash Central 100, and everything will be posted there, and we're going to be adding information as the year goes on.

We're so excited to celebrate this incredible landmark building and to have the public celebrate with us.

So today's event is called Plant Day at the library.

I came in one day with my sister and saw that they had a sign for planting.

And I was like, oh, this is really interesting.

We should come and enjoy like the workshop that they have.

And she was like, okay, so we decided to come in.

It's just a way for people to get together and celebrate plants and the people who love them.

This one is called Donkey's Tales.

We've gathered a number of different uh experts in horticulture, flower arrangements, sustainability, composting.

I love how you're adding just a little bit of stuff.

Propagation and repotting to teach the public how to work with plants, veggie trays in case they want to grow veggies at home.

It's for drainage.

So people are walking away with knowledge of how to work with plants, some plants themselves, and then also connections to community agencies that are working to make LA greener and more sustainable.

They like my design.

I do.

It's very creative.

I felt really proud of my idea and expressing who I am as a person, which I feel like I was able to do with the rainbow.

We've been invited by the central library for plant day.

Today we're doing five bouquets where they'll be arranging flowers.

Yes, yes, yes.

I think that uh nature brings something out in us, right?

We live in a natural world.

At the end of the day, we come from nature, and it's important for us to be able to connect with and learn in that sort of way.

Uh, doing something with your hands is really important too, not only for kids, but also for everybody.

Thank you.

And that's what we're here to do today.

Mayor Karen Bass and the Los Angeles City Council have approved the 2028 cultural program for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Led by the city's Department of Cultural Affairs, the program will bring the creative energy of Los Angeles to the world stage.

Starting this year, the city will engage artists and cultural organizations in all 15 city council districts.

The official launch will take place in 2027 with events taking place across Los Angeles in 2028.

Learn more at culture.lacity.gov.

Hey Angelinos want to check out some amazing museums and cool spots.

Your Los Angeles public library card is the key to it all.

From the zoo, Library Tarpits, and LA Galaxy to the Music Center and so much more.

Log into Discover and Go to reserve free or low cost passes to tons of awesome attractions.

Learn more at LAPL.org slash explore LA.

We're at the Central Library, the largest public library in California, and one of the biggest in the nation.

This has long been home to millions of books, photographs, maps, films, and archival materials.

Some dating back to the city's earliest days, reflecting the shared history of Los Angeles.

That same sense of connection is being echoed in soccer.

The beautiful game.

As LA hosts this year's World Cup with fan festivals, watch parties, and community events unfolding across the city.

The excitement is building fast.

Whether you're new to the game, a casual fan, or a devoted player, there are countless ways to experience the World Cup spirit throughout Los Angeles together.

We're right at the doorstep of the World Cup.

We're all coming together to bring together our communities and to celebrate the sport of soccer.

It gives me great joy that we get to share our city with the world.

Soccer is the most popular sport in the world, and to have eight matches hosted in Inglewood is bigger than a dream come true for the city.

It puts us on the map as an international city.

One of the things when we talk about uh the World Cups, there's always the question of what's the legacy gonna be?

What are you gonna leave behind?

And these clinics are gonna be part of it.

You're 26 different clearinets around the county of Los Angeles, making sure that young kids can come out, experience the game, you know, the way it's supposed to be, and you know, and have a good time and learn about the sport.

The clinics are all about um sharing that that love of soccer with with our community, but also uh just spending time with the young people and letting them know that they matter and that this game can unite us in ways that not a lot of things can.

I think my legacy program is the coolest because I get the party bus.

It's called Kick It With Us Mobile Bus Tour.

It's a mobile pop-up tour that begins on March 3rd, and it will literally cruise around the county for 100 days.

They're gonna stop, they're gonna give out merch.

So the kick it with us mobile tour is a great way to inspire, which we care deeply about, grassroots participation, and we'll be able to unite all the passionate fans and the broader community.

We've been working on for months, trying to create opportunities for more residents to participate and be able to enjoy uh the World Cup excitement.

And so we are very excited to have announced not just our fan festival, which will kick off the tournament here at the Coliseum, but nine additional official fan zones throughout the region that'll be open for people to participate and enjoy matches.

There'll be like many fan festivals, and it's a great opportunity to bring your family.

I want this to be a joyful celebration.

Right?

I want this to be um where we're able to show the world what America is like in its truest reforms that we're kind and we're compassionate and we're loving, and we're gonna bring the world together in a really great way, and no better way to do it than through the beautiful game of soccer.

The library's rare books room holds more than 22,000 rare monographs, dating as far back as the 15th century, with strengths in California and Mexican history, natural history, costume, voyages, and travels.

Both the central library and the LAPD serve as pillars of the community, one inspiring through knowledge and culture, the other safeguarding the city.

The LAPD's focus on community policing and collaborative partnerships has helped reduce crime and build trust, as reflected in 2025 data.

Like the library, its success depends on engaging the community, highlighted by initiatives such as the inaugural Native American Community Police Advisory Board.

Today is a very exciting day for Los Angeles Police Department.

For one, you're here at the Los Angeles Police Academy, where we have a lot of tradition and a lot of first.

And today we're having our first Native American Community Police Advisory Board meeting.

We're going to be able to hand out their IDs after they completed the academy and talk about issues and the direction that they're going to be going.

Today is our badge ceremony.

So we are building a board, which is helping our Native American and Indigenous community of Los Angeles.

The CPAB is what we call the Community Police Advisory Board.

CPAB will be able to go out into the community and talk about what they've learned through the police.

They'll be able to educate our officers and dealing with the different cultures and the different folks in the Native American community.

And we're just going to have that resource.

So this is a wonderful day of firsts.

Today we're releasing the LAPD's end of year crime data, as detailed in our 2025 annual review of crime and initiatives.

This report reflects our commitment to transparency, accountability, and providing the public with a clear understanding of where crime stands in Los Angeles today.

Other violent crime categories show mixed results, and property crime and quality of life issues remain real concerns for many Angelinos.

We're not minimizing those challenges, and we're certainly not ignoring them.

The stats being shared today are so incredibly important because to me, they show something that I have known for a long time.

That when we invest in our law enforcement, we see safer neighborhoods and real results.

In my district, the work coming out of LAPD's Devonshire and Topenga Division shows exactly why focused policing and strong investigative work matter.

As chair of the city's committee on public safety, my responsibility is to make sure that this progress lasts.

So the success we are seeing in my community can be experienced across the city of Los Angeles.

That same spirit is reflected in this year's centennial African American Heritage Month, which celebrates the contributions and achievements of African Americans through civic and cultural events, including the official kickoff at LA City Hall.

We are excited and thrilled to see black women leaders take over City Hall, from the bridge to council chambers.

We have so many powerhouses in a number of industries.

Being part of this cadre of black women leaders from Black History Month is like super exciting.

That's a lot of star power right there in that rotunda.

Today we have the first of many presentations for Black History Month here in the city of Los Angeles.

It's always such a moving and vibrant celebration of the African-American community in this city.

And this year we especially focus on the story of resistance and the role women have played in leading that story.

I think it's a game changer when you're recognized by the city of Los Angeles with your peers, other black women who lead throughout the city.

You just feel grateful.

It says everything that people are paying attention to the work that we're doing in the community.

There are so many people, so many black women who are going to work every day, who are putting it in, who are trying to make our community a better place, who are practicing resilience and joy at the same time.

So to be part of that group and to be recognized for that is super exciting.

This is important because it is the celebration of 100 years of black history commemorations from 1926 to 2026, started by the father of black history, Carter G.

Woodson.

And we have to keep it going at a time that they're trying to erase it.

Not just for black people, but for everyone else that they're trying to take it away.

Black history is American history.

They say once a black community is free, then everybody will be free.

And that's something that we just always have to continue.

Remember because they try to erase that.

They try to erase the decades of struggle and sacrifice and success.

The black and African American community has undertaken in this country.

When there are other forces, other people who say that we shouldn't be celebrating our diversity.

We celebrate our diversity.

We honor black Americans for what black Angelinos have brought to our city.

But today we are specifically focused on the great women leaders in our black community.

So the Department of Cultural Affairs manages the bridge gallery.

And this month's exhibition is entitled Black Women Lead.

There is some spectacular women there.

Every single woman on that, that wall from sweet Alice who is 92 to the youngest person, which is not me, are still active.

They are still laying it down.

They are still getting up every day doing something.

It means to me that we get to celebrate those trailblazers.

I'm a civil rights lawyer by training.

And those trailblazing lawyers who open doors so that little black girls like me could go to schools like Harvard Law School, could practice civil law.

This month means everything.

It means that we are moving forward to make certain that our grandchildren and our children's children have something to stand on.

And we won't turn around.

So a hundred years, and for a hundred more, we've got to continue to make a difference.

Black women have been here through every struggle and every triumph, every setback, every tragedy, and continue to be here ten toes down, building the kind of city that we all deserve to live in.

Here in Council District 12, we're having our wildfire safety and resorts fair today.

So we invite the community out to learn a little bit more about not only how to harden their own homes, but also to harden our community.

We've all heard the, I guess it's a cliche, but fail to plan is plan to fail.

And not having a plan for dealing with a wildfire emergency is giving uh the you know the universe the chance to decide our fate.

If you come into my booth right over there and sign up your home, my safe LA will actually come and do an assessment to make sure that your house is prepared as possible.

This is Southern California.

We we are open to a lot of a lot of potential for emergencies.

So as a community, attending events like this and the city participating in events like this is key to educate members of the public to increase their resiliency.

So many different people that I've spoken to that were affected by the fires in the palisades have told me the same thing.

I wish I would have grabbed this, or it would have been important if I grabbed this piece of paper to help me through my insurance process.

They wish they were a little bit more prepared and like what exactly, if you have five minutes, you have 10 minutes, you have 20 minutes.

What is it that you need to gather within your home that's so important to you?

I would highly recommend, as John had mentioned, maybe to photograph a lot of the items in your house.

So if you can for insurance purposes, do take photographs, put that in a safe place somewhere so that you have that available.

Public safety, resiliency.

It's not something that the LAPD or the fire department can do on their own, or you as a community can do on your own.

It's a group effort, it's a team.

The goal of Senior Service Day is really to bring different resources across different city departments and across different community organizations here in the area to inform our residents of what's available to them.

This is something we've put together once a year with the collaboration of the City Attorney's Office to learn a little bit more about these programs and how to keep our seniors safe.

Go ahead and assess them.

We have from the Department of Aging to the City Clerk's office to the council district office, many, many different services here today.

It's a day set aside for seniors providing services, resources, knowledge, and information for them, their caregivers, and the community at large.

I'll have an outreach table and you can actually gap grab materials and all that.

It's important that we go out in the community and go meet the seniors where they are and provide the resources what they need, and they are able to ask questions in real time and get answers.

It's important to remind individuals of what they have available to them, whether that is food resources, whether that is mental health resources, whether that is public safety information.

Today we're also going to have personnel from our LAPD department presenting on traffic safety.

It's very important to stay connected and to stay informed.

We know it's really hard to navigate for seniors, and we want to make sure that we are available resource to them to try to see if we can help them.

And now, coming up on things to do.

Every year, LA's Chinatown hosts the annual Golden Dragon Parade to mark the Lunar New Year.

In 2026, the 127th parade will celebrate strength, energy, and freedom for the year of the fire horse.

With live performances featuring lion and dragon dancers, floats, movies, and television personalities.

Head to Chinatown for the parade from Hill Street at Temple onto Bernard, then Broadway, and back around towards Temple.

Join the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in LA's Chinatown for the 127th Golden Dragon Parade.

On Saturday, February 21st, beginning at 1 p.m.

Learn more at LA Chinese Chamber.org.

On Saturday, February 21st, join El Pueblo de Los Angeles for an event to honor African American Heritage Month.

This music celebration afternoon will include exhibits, cultural conversation, and food trucks.

Head to El Pueblo, the birthplace of Los Angeles for the Black History Month celebration on Saturday, February 21st, beginning at 12 p.m.

Get more details on this and other cultural events by following El Pueblo LA on Instagram.

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

For nearly a century, the Los Angeles Central Library has been a cultural treasure and research hub.

It's nine subject departments cover everything from science to international languages, while special collections feature rare books, historic travel posters, menus, fashion plates, and over a hundred and sixteen thousand photographs documenting the city's past.

Visitors can enjoy docent tours or take part in programs ranging from citizenship classes to borrowing hiking gear or musical instruments to podcasting.

Truly a multitude of ways for Angelinos to explore and learn.

From all of us at LA City, you can watch these stories and more on Channel 35 or anytime at LACity.gov slash TV.

And follow us at LA City on Instagram, Facebook, X, and YouTube.

Until next time, explore and enjoy all that Los Angeles has to offer.

Incognito.

It's the same in all languages.

And the word, of course, is borrowed from Italian into English.

And from Italian, it's borrowed from Latincognitus, which means not known.

When we opened the book, there is a stamp here that says Foreign Department.

And once upon a time, that was the name of our department.

And later it was changed to International Languages Department because it's more inclusive, the term international than the word foreign.

It is written by Joe Malatitesta and uh illustrated by Herma Fiscosta.

The book is published in Los Angeles in 1935.

And the book is relevant today because it presents multilingual impressions of the author at that time.

Many of the places of Hollywood were different, and the book is illustrated to show those differences.

Did you know the average LA resident uses about eighty-nine gallons of water each day?

Challenge yourself to conserve.

Turning off the faucet when you brush saves up to ten gallons of water.

Taking a five minute or less shower saves up to fifteen gallons of water.

Washing only full loads of laundry saves up to 30 gallons of water.

And fixing a running toilet can save up to 50 gallons of water.

Keep it in mind all day, every day.

It's water conservation the LA Way.

Nina, olfere Regularly scheduled meeting of your Los Angeles City Council.

Today is Wednesday.

The twenty-fifth day of February in the year twenty twenty-six.

Madam Clerk, let's begin our proceedings by calling roll.

Thank you.

Approval of the minutes of February twenty-fourth, twenty twenty-six.

Councilmember Rodriguez moves, Councilmember Padilla's seconds.

What's next?

Commendatory resolutions for approval.

Councilmember Nazari moves, Councilmember Hernandez.

Seconds, can we run through our agenda?

Thank you, Mr.

President.

Items one through twenty are items noticed for public hearing.

To receive and file the liens for items three, seven, nine through twelve, fifteen, and eighteen, as much as the liens have been paid or are owner occupied.

And to continue item two to Wednesday, April 1st, twenty twenty six.

Items twenty-one through twenty-nine are items for which public hearings have been held.

Items thirty through forty one are items for which public hearings have not been held.

Items forty two through forty-seven are closed session items for which public hearings have not been held.

10 votes are required for consideration.

Alright, without objection, those items are uh before us.

Uh special members, I see Councilmember Jurado.

Yes, thank you, Council President.

Good morning.

I'd like to move to receive and file item 18.

Is there a second to that motion?

Thank you.

Thank you.

All right, Councilmember Hernandez.

Yes, Council President.

Can I uh call item 26 special for comments?

All right, two six for comments.

Councilmember Nazarian.

Thank you, Council President.

Item nine, receive and file.

Item 10, also receive and file.

And item 12 also has been paid, so receive and file, please.

Thank you so much.

Thank you.

Is there a second to that motion?

Thank you.

All right.

Thank you, Mr.

Nazarian.

Councilmember Rodriguez.

Yes, I'd like to continue item number two to April 21st, 2026, and item 31 for comments.

All right, Councilmember Price.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

I need to recuse myself from item 28 because my wife's employer has worked with the an applicant in the items.

Excellent.

Out of an abundance of caution.

Thank you, Mr.

Price.

Any other uh specials members?

All right, seeing no other specials, uh Madam Clerk.

What items are available for consideration at this time?

Thank you, Mr.

President.

The council may now vote on items 21 through 25, 27 and 29.

All right, let's open the roll on those items.

Close the roll, tabulate the vote.

You have a nice.

All right, what's next?

Would the council like to take up item 28 now for the recusal?

Uh sure.

Uh Mr.

Price, we're gonna take up item 28 at this time.

Yes.

All right, Mr.

Price is uh recused.

Let's uh open the roll, close the roll, tabulate the vote.

All right, what's next?

Thank you.

Would the council like to move on to public comment?

All right.

Uh before public comment, uh, I want to turn the floor over to councilmember Heather Hutt of the 10th District and Mr.

Price of the 9th District when he comes back for a special presentation this morning.

Mr.

Price, oh great.

Good morning, thank you, Mr.

President.

Good morning, colleagues.

It is my privilege to recognize the Los Angeles Association of Black Personnel Incorporated.

LAAB, LAAB, as we commemorate the hundredth anniversary of Black History Month.

For years, LAABP has played an important role in uplifting and supporting the City of Los Angeles' Black Workforce, advocating for professional development, mentorship, and equitable opportunity within our city family.

LAABP's dedication to celebrating African American heritage has transformed the culture of City Hall.

When we invest in the success of our black workforce, we build a more resilient and equitable city that gives everyone an opportunity to succeed.

Today, as we celebrate a century of Black History Month, we also celebrate the legacy, leadership, and lasting contributions of Black public servants who have moved Los Angeles forward every single day.

So I'd like to say to the Los Angeles Association of Black Personnel, thank you.

Thank you for your commitment, your partnership, and your continued service to our city.

And congratulations on this milestone.

And now, Jenny, good morning, everyone, City Council members, Price, Marquise, Citizens, employees.

I just want to thank you for this opportunity during their 100th anniversary of Black History Month to share about our organization, the Los Angeles Association of Black Personnel, which we refer to as LAABP, is really a true testament to the impact of Los Angeles' first African American mayor, the Honorable Tom Bradley.

As a child, I thought he was the only mayor ever.

He was the mayor of my whole life.

And this is my first field trip, was actually to City Hall.

So this is really important to me.

But I want to say that his impact was tremendous.

And as a council member, Bradley advocated for the implementation of decisive measures to ensure equal employment opportunities within the city's workforce.

And because of his vision, the Los Angeles City Council incorporated and improved the LAA and approved the LAABP in 1972 as the official representative organization of African American city employees.

Initially, the organization focused on preparing and advocating for people of color to compete successfully for promotions.

Now, almost 55 years later, LAABP has grown to over 700 members and remains at the forefront of the battle for equal employment within the city's workforce.

LAABP's mission is to motivate, encourage, and educate individuals to navigate successful careers within city government.

LAABP continues to work diligently to bring about greater opportunities for African Americans to enhance their careers and pursue progressive achievements in the course of city service.

Additionally, LAABP has presented nearly $300,000 in scholarships to college-bound students and employees seeking higher education and certification since 2003.

We also acknowledge and celebrate achievements of excellence by African Americans and City Service with our annual Trailblazer Awards.

The members of LAABP are central to the success of the City of LA, and many of whom hold various positions of leadership and responsibility that directly impact the lives of residents of LA.

LAABP has a history of cultivating dynamic careers and leaders not only that serve the city but also the organization.

So we want to acknowledge a few of our past uh presidents and members on the front row.

We have Mr.

Donald Cronkite.

Can you raise your hand?

We have Mr.

Steve King, our former president as well.

Our former secretary, Miss Arlene King.

So on behalf of the members of LA ABP and the Board of Directors, we see behind me, we want to acknowledge and appreciate Mayor Tom Bradley for his role in providing the foundation of our organization.

On the 100th anniversary of Black History Month, LAABP remains committed to our mission and continuous efforts to ensure fairness and equal opportunity for successful careers within the city of Los Angeles.

We look forward to the future.

We hope to work with all of your offices, achieving our mission of LABP, and we always say together we can accomplish what none of us can do alone.

Oh, so thank you.

Thank you.

That was beautiful.

Now, uh Councilmember Price.

Thank you.

Mr.

Chair members, it's really an honor to join Councilwoman Hutt as we recognize the Los Angeles Association of Black Personnel.

This organization has really been a pioneer in lots of ways.

But it really has been a source of inspiration, both within the city family and outside of the family.

And I just want to thank you for showing the professionalism, the strength, the courage, the stictuidiness that it takes to be successful.

Not just as a deployee, but as a person in this community.

I just want to say thank you.

We know that these are some challenging times, and it's important, especially now.

I think that we look back and reflect on our past, reflect on those pioneers who come before, but also recognize the opportunities and response that we have going forward.

So I just want to say thank you, thank you, thank you on behalf of the 250,000 citizens that I represent in CD9.

I want to say thank you for the job you do, you continue to do.

We appreciate you.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr.

Price.

Mr.

Chair.

Oh, sure.

Good morning, your honors.

Good morning.

Thank you for allowing me to take this little moment of privilege to introduce myself.

I am Dawana Sharp, a member of CD8, and I humbly serve as the president of Los Angeles Association of Black Personnel.

And in addition to all the great things you just heard about our fabulous organization, each year we recognize African American employees that are making notable strides in their city careers.

We honor those who are exceptional in their professionalism and their leadership and how it impact the communities.

And today, given that our friend, our partner, our long-standing partner, Councilman Karen Price, is terming out.

We wanted to recognize him as a trailblazer for the Los Angeles Association of Black Personnel.

And it is awesome.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

And I just uh want to thank the Association of Black Employees.

It's so good to see you all here.

And also for recognizing our colleague and our friend, Councilmember Kern Price.

Mr.

Herman, please sit down immediately.

That's your first and last warning.

For recognizing Councilmember Price and his contribution, not just during his time here in LA City Council, but throughout his work on behalf of our community over the course of his career, we're very grateful.

And also, please, another big round of applause.

Yes.

And also a big round of applause to Councilwoman Heather Hutt for pulling this together and showing up.

Showing up, not quite 100% well.

They told me yesterday, Councilwoman's Hutt is sick and she might not be here tomorrow.

And I said, Oh no, she's the daughter of a city employee.

She's gonna show up no matter what.

Even if it's in a wheelchair, she'll be here.

And so thank you so much for uh putting this together.

I will note uh that uh in another lifetime, the policy director for Council District 8 was in fact the mother of one uh Heather Hutt, uh our own.

So uh the legacy lives, the legacy lives on in her service on our our city council and to the black employees.

I just want to say, in addition to all the things that you all talked about in the course of your history, I want to point out a couple things.

One, how big a deal it was and how radical it was for Tom Bradley to stand up this organization at that time.

Uh we take affinity groups for granted now, but at the moment in history that he proposed it and stood it up, it was a big deal.

Uh and so, you know, we have people in Washington trying to take us back to the time when you couldn't stand something like that up, but so we're proud that you all are still standing and and the legacy of the radical intervention uh into American life that the the black uh employees affinity group is, and then lastly, I'll say for all of us who grew up in the city of Los Angeles or in Southern California, whether you grew up in Inglewood or Watts or Pasadena, there was always someone on your block or at your church or at your salon that worked for the city.

That's right.

And that person was the person, I mean, in that person, if they work for the city, they were an expert on everything.

So, you know, sir, you know, Mr.

Johnson worked in finance, he could tell us about how to get the trash picked up.

That's right, and you know, and and uh, you know, another one worked in the city attorney's office.

We could find out from them how to get the park open uh at night for a party that we wanted to have.

And so the city employees are such a treasure to the neighborhoods, uh, particularly uh African American neighborhoods and communities all over uh the places that they live, and it's really the inspiration uh for my work uh along with uh Councilmember McCosker and others before the two of us for the targeted local hire program, uh, which I'm proud to say is the first program in decades that has brought in hundreds of African American workers who live in the city and work for the city of Los Angeles, who hopefully are active members of uh your association.

So uh with that, we're so grateful uh for your service and look forward to what you will do for the city going forward.

Councilmember Hutt.

I got sorry, I got a member on the queue, Councilmember Rodriguez.

Thank you.

I just wanted to thank you, Councilmember Hutt, and I wanted to thank you all for acknowledging Curran and all of his contributions.

For those that haven't been, he throws one of the best thank you luncheons in the city for all city employees.

He's been doing it for years, and his whole staff is the embodiment of really expressing the deepest level of gratitude to our city employees and our city workforce.

That's so often just, you know, we know it's easy to disparage and not really understand about the level of work and the depth and body of work that you all contribute to our city.

So I just wanted to say thank you so much.

And and to the point that was made about uh what Tom Bradley did in that moment, it was history making.

And Tom Bradley was a mayor for everybody.

He was the mayor for everybody.

He brought everybody to the table and making sure that, you know, Latinos were equally represented and part of the mission of leading this city.

He reached out into every corner of this city to make sure that they were a part of it, and our city's workforce is emblematic of that.

So I want to thank you all for carrying on that very rich and important tradition as this very important affinity group, but more importantly, for the collaboration and partnership and all the work of all of our city employees.

But again, my thanks to you for acknowledging Kern, because uh, you know, uh it was just last week when we were looking at uh, you know, he did the presentation with the work that's going on in Central Avenue, which is just incredibly it's remarkable, and uh pivotal to some of the transformation that'll be continuing to advance in this city.

But it's a it's a partnership, it's a partnership that requires all of us working together, and I'm just grateful to all of you uh for your continued partnership and show of support.

So thank you so much for your service and happy black history month.

Thank you.

Councilmember Hutt to close.

I I want to say thank you for acknowledging Kern.

He's the dean, he's our big brother.

He certainly has been in the trenches with and for all of us, and so that was a great surprise.

I I got killed.

And thank you for the work you do, and that you uh uphold uh Tom Bradley's intention.

It's really highly appreciated.

And yeah, as the daughter of a city employee, yeah, I better be here for this.

So thank you.

Let's go in the back and take some pictures.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

Thank you so much.

And I'll ask the city attorney to prepare us for public comment.

To people providing public comment, when it's your turn to speak, please state which of the agenda items you'd like to speak to.

You will have one minute per item, up to three minutes total for the items open for public comment.

We will tell you when your time is up.

When speaking on the agenda items, you must be on topic.

Our goal is to get through as many speakers as we can.

If you are not on 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 immediately and clearly on topic.

If you do not do so, or if you again stay 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 items number one, items three through twenty, items 30 through 47.

So again, the items that are open for public comment on the agenda are items one, three through twenty, and thirty through forty-seven.

Item number two has been continued and is thus not open for public comment today.

Members of the public may also speak for up to one minute for general public comment.

During general public comment, members of the public may speak to any of the items or anything else within the city's subject matter jurisdiction.

Well, a couple more announcements.

If I could please have the interpreters make the first one allowed to the room.

If you require a Spanish language interpreter, please make sure to pause every few sentences so the interpreters can interpret.

Additionally, if you've made an accommodation request with the clerk's office pursuant to the ADA, in order to make use of the wireless handheld microphone, or if you would like to maybe make use of the wireless handheld microphone because of a qualifying disability, once you hear the name that you signed up under, called allowed to speak, please raise your hand so the sergeants can provide you with the wireless microphone.

One final announcement, the order in which we call names is at random, that is to say it is randomly generated.

So in order to help us to accommodate as many people as possible and 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 on your left-hand side of the council chambers, or before raising your hand for to request the wireless handheld mic.

Thank you.

I would now be calling the next few names.

Oh, I'm sorry.

I'd like to ask that items three and seven get note and file those liens have been paid.

Three and seven.

Three and seven, yes.

Okay.

Is there a second to that motion?

Second.

Thank you.

All right.

Hello, how are you doing?

Good morning.

What would you like to speak to?

Oh, just general public comment.

Okay.

So you have one minute.

Go ahead.

Yes, my name is Craig Jones.

I want to say uh an honor Mr.

Kern Price, he has done a wonderful job.

Mr.

Council President, I met you through nature hotline, just in two rise.

There is no greater wealth in my life and good health and the level of respect that I have for myself.

There's a new guy that he needs to meet you.

He has this solar entity, and he's really involved.

His name is Mike Jones.

He's an up and coming up, so he has a nice web page.

I thank the city council ought to do something through the what is that the Department of Ward and Power to allow this guy small business.

He has a small solar business, and he's trying to get it off track.

I'm just one of the representatives.

My name is Craig Jones.

He needs to know because you've been very beneficial.

The Mr.

Jesuit rides over the last what, 10 years.

You were very you were very beneficial to the people in the community, not just in your district, but you were concerned for the people on the whole.

So thank you, City Council, for your time and your patience.

Mike Jones, Solar, everyone remember Mike Jones.

Thank you, have a great day.

Thank you.

Good morning.

What would you like to speak to?

Good morning.

I'm just on uh general public comment.

Okay.

So you have one minute.

Go ahead.

Okay.

Uh good morning, members.

Good morning, President.

Um, I am a resident of the western area, and um, I came up here to express a lot of concerns about things that we're trying to get done in the area.

Um, I've been a resident over there for quite some time, and we just seem to have a lot of trouble trying to get uh things handled in our area, such as uh graffiti, homeless encampments.

Um we're dealing with uh prostitution in the surrounding areas.

Um we've been given information to call uh from 311, but we seem to get the runarounds.

Uh no one has exact information on who we can call, who we can speak to.

So it's kind of like uh the concerns that we complain about, it just kind of gets kicked down to different departments, and we can't seem to get anything handled.

So I just wanted to come up here and kind of bring awareness, if I could, yes.

Can you tell us what your intersection on western is?

Um right, I'm on um western and 50th Street.

Five zero, okay.

So we'll send someone to talk to you.

You're in district eight.

Okay, thank you.

Oh, okay.

Good morning.

What would you like to speak to?

Good morning, general public comment.

Okay, so you have one minute.

Go ahead.

Okay, hi.

I'm just here to remind everybody to really continue to divorce yourself from Scientology.

Um last time I was here, I is part of audits comment.

I made these pamphlets that have all of the front groups that Scientology likes to hide behind that infiltrates into the city where whether that's homeless, whether that's Iranian like people, any any type of structure where the city is asking for help, whether that's private in private neighborhoods, North Hollywood.

They have a huge recruitment scam organization there.

Uh, this is gonna show you all the the phone groups, the main dealer, the main money funders, things like that.

Uh their hidden drug programs, all of that.

So if you didn't get one last time, I will be around.

I'm normally wearing bright golden rods so you can find me if you have any questions personally about how you can help it get Scientology out of the city.

Please let me know.

Um, I would like to make sure that everybody gets this.

And again, if you got your child X book, please read that and the expert witness by thank you.

And as we wait for the next speaker, Mr.

Herman, I'll remind you that you've already been warmed and what warned while you are allowed to film.

Please do not do so in a manner that harasses other people in the audience.

Again, you're allowed to, you're allowed to film these proceedings, but I've noticed certain people be uncomfortable with the way that you're doing it.

Good morning.

Which items would you like to speak to?

So, yeah, I mean, I'll be calling the next few names.

Um, smoke and scan, audit LA, Lamont Harris, and Jane Spinney Colin.

Sean.

Good morning.

What would you like to speak to?

Uh items uh the first I all up to item 10, one to 10, and then general public comment.

Okay, so item two is not open for public comment, but you can speak to one three through ten.

So we have three minutes for the items and one minute for general.

Go ahead.

Item one, I'm supporting.

Item number two, I mean item number three, I'm not supporting.

Item number four, I'm supporting.

Item number five, I'm not supporting item number six, I'm not supporting item number seven, I'm not supporting item number eight.

It's about the liens.

Item number nine, I'm not supporting item number 10.

I'm not supporting.

I'm sorry to be away so long.

Uh had to wait for my real ID.

Shame on you, Karen Barrett's for firing Crawley.

She she she did a good job for the fires people.

I'm a I'm I'm I'm angry with that.

I'm also angry that uh speaker.

I welcome back.

Um oh yeah, yeah.

Stick to the items on this one, and then you can speak to that during general if you'd like.

Or you can move to general now if you prefer.

Yeah, I'm going to.

Can you start my time over?

We we we can go to general if you'd like.

Yeah.

I'll start over.

So you have one minute for general public comment.

Go ahead.

Shame on you, Karen Bass.

I hope you lose.

We ought to have somebody else for mayor.

I wasn't crazy.

Not crazy about Karen Bass.

She did wrong.

She ought to be punished.

Um I'm looking forward to the D line opening up soon in my old neighborhood that I grew up, LA's Miracle Mile.

I might go to the MTA board meeting tomorrow.

Uh the Cecilanius.

Remain a number one.

Don't let Spandler get your job.

Because I love you.

You would welcome me in one of your events two years ago.

Please stay.

I hope you win.

Karen Bass.

Karen Bass F you.

Before the next speaker.

I'll be calling the last two names.

Andrew Graibner and Mike Jones.

Testing.

Mr.

Lee owes me an apology.

This is a reminder.

Hold on.

Your time has not started yet.

Just give me just one.

But Mr.

Lee still owes me an apology.

Okay, understood.

But right at this point.

Got you, sir.

And then uh, city attorney, we have a rule twenty-three.

If you want to announce that, Harrison for Tracy.

Yes, so a special one that's a rule twenty-three motion has been introduced by the council president for council member park.

Uh and so I recommend at this time that before we proceed with public comment that council vote on the findings for that.

Um the findings are in the uh at the top of the motion that was introduced.

I believe it's been circulated and have confirmed that it's been posted on the board for anybody who would like to see it.

Uh this is related to a mudslide that happened over the weekend after the agenda was posted, and uh there's the immediate need to act because of the safety involving a stairwell that could fall onto a roadway.

Um, and so with that, we we should vote on the findings, take public comment on this, and then after public comment is closed, Mr.

President, we can vote on the actual item.

Okay, so uh let's open the roll on the findings.

I don't see the roll open.

Is that do we need to do something before opening the roll on that?

What's it?

Okay, just need a little moment.

Okay, and while we're uh giving the clerk's office a minute to to in to input the item, was there a second on the motion?

Yeah, it was signed, it was signed by who signed it.

We'll go soon, it was signed by councilman Rodriguez for a second.

Thank you.

Okay, it's been properly inputted.

We can now open the roll and the findings.

Close the roll, tell you the vote.

Okay, rule 23 is uh being utilized.

It'll it's now considered a special.

We can can we move back to public comment?

Yes, we can.

So just to reiterate for everybody who's here, the items that are open for public comment as previously stated are item number one, items three through 20, items 30 through 47, and now special one, which again is on the bulletin board at the back of the council chambers.

So good morning.

I believe the wireless handle microphone is working.

Go ahead.

You have three minutes for the items and one minute for general.

Okay, thank you.

And Mr.

Lee still owes me an apology.

That being said, let's start with number one.

I see all these, um, what do you call it?

Uh abatements for code violations and all kinds of you know things.

Well, I see so many, but the address that's missing is 4810 Sunset Boulevard, the Scientology Building, and I don't understand that because there's been numerous complaints.

The um, I know CD 13 gets a lot of complaints from the neighbors.

I know there's been a lot of um, you know, even fines and fees for whether it's the illegal planters or you know, they have been fined for doing all kinds of work without permits, uh all kinds of stuff.

And I don't understand why that and noise uh problems, just all kinds of you know, keeping trapping people from, I mean, keeping people from going down their street, a public street.

So I'm gonna ask, you know the drum and ask you, stick to the items for the first three minutes.

Well, I think you can speak to the string general if you'd like.

Okay, thank you, sir, for the reminder.

Um, and so I I just would like you to be mindful of that, okay.

So the next one is, well, I find it.

I'm gonna say hi to smoke and scan.

Um, is the one about the fire, their salaries.

Um, I think it's really sad that they have to come here and ask for money.

It's like the police department, I never see them coming and saying, hey, can we have you know be able to cover our expenses?

But it seems like the fire departments always treated a little less special.

I don't know why.

Um they protect us, but the thing is the only my only caveat to that is station 60.

I'm not saying don't pay them.

I have a heart for firefighters.

I would never not pay them, but as you know, they um do they they are like on actual speed dial for Scientology.

So that you know, if they you know blocking all their uh streets with um, they you know, the the fire department has they can call Scientology and say, Oh, we need you to use it.

Again, this is your last warning.

I understand, but this is I need you to stick to the items as I get it.

Well, you can move, I understand, but or you can move to general public comments.

This is your last opportunity.

Okay, this is uh I'm uh it's about their payments.

I don't know why you don't understand that, Mr.

City Attorney.

Okay.

The other one is the emergency, okay.

The from the storms and stuff.

Yes, we always have to be mindful of these emergencies, and if they're declaring a low uh, you know, a local emergency, um, you know, I get it, but I want to remind you that with the the big fire, you know, the Palisades fire, that Scientology, their um ministerial uh vulture ministers, whatever they're called, were taking food donations from um other people and passing them out for photo ops, but not to people who actually were displaced.

Okay, so please be mindful when you do emergencies not to allow that to happen.

There was a lot of fraud that was going on, and I think passing out much needed food and donations to people who are not displaced.

Um that to me counts as fraud.

So please be mindful of that.

Um I forget the number of the one where it says a street vacation, a partial street vacation.

I'm gonna say not only no, but hell no.

Because general public comments.

Okay.

So again, Mr.

Lee owes me a an apology and shout out to smoke and scan.

I want to talk to Mr.

Karen Price though, sir.

I don't know if you're aware of this, but your counsel, I mean, Scientology, um, they know they've been told by the city attorney that they're not allowed to um prevent pedestrians from walking on the sidewalks, even during permitted um events, special permit events.

It's illegal, but somehow Scientology bypass that went to your office, and um and somehow a deal got made to where they make it in a limited uh passageway.

So they it was they had the Scientology people on four streets and sidewalks checking the IDs.

Imagine Scientologists checking the IDs of students and anybody who is trying to go down the sidewalk, and there was a big game that day, okay, and um seeing if they belong there or not.

How does Scientology know whether somebody belongs there or not?

Maybe it's a DoorDash delivery person.

Sometimes you might get Walmart delivered, you know, or it could be um a parent visiting a student, they don't live there.

Who do they get to do that for?

Speaking your time's expired.

Next speaker.

Good morning.

What would you like to speak to?

General public comment.

Okay.

So you have one minute.

Go ahead.

Sure.

Good morning, Council President and Council members.

My name is James Finney Conlin, and I am here speaking on behalf of the LA Area Chamber of Commerce.

I'm here to speak in support of item 27 and item 31.

The LA Chamber of Commerce strongly supports item 27, directing the city to report on existing city programs that provide regular and emergency assistance to legacy restaurants.

And also includes recommendations for additional programs that could support legacy restaurants in financial crises.

Legacy restaurants in LA represent more than just a place to eat, but often community.

They anchor and contribute to the city's diversity, culture, local economy, and we urge you to support item 27 and item 31, a small business tax exemption threshold increase.

Thank you very much.

Next speaker.

Yep, I see.

So good morning.

Mr.

Herman, you have three minutes for the items and one minute for general.

Go ahead.

Yo yo yo, smoke and scam.

Did you hear the news about the budget and finance committee report?

That the Los Angeles fire department sworn in salaries without our approval or vote.

Right, smoking scam.

What the fuck?

The mayor was in Anganda playing with her puss.

What was she doing in Africa?

When she could have been helping Mr.

So I need you to stick to the agenda items from a movie to general public comment.

I am on the agenda.

Overtime, you fucking cocksucker.

That's item 32 26-0131, you dumb fuck.

Did he hear me now, smoking scam?

Apparently so.

But let's go to the next item.

33 Proposition H.

H.

Herman Herman Herman has told you about this proposition bond stealing like Mr.

Carvalho from LAUSD.

So again, the issue for this bond is unconstitutional.

It violates every homeless American, every veteran's right to housing.

Where's the stolen money, Roman Noodle?

Who's on those committees?

Who's on the agenda of those committees, Bob?

Are you listening?

I'm on item 33 25-fuck grow 1431 on the agenda this day.

Then I go into the other parts of the agenda.

Dickhead, like item 45.

Yolanda White versus the city of Los Angeles.

The incident involving a trip and fall.

Well, Miss Giorardo, I tripped in file and boil hides at the Evergreen jogging path.

What the fuck have you done for it?

If you're gonna speak to that item, you need to speak to that actual specific item.

If you want to speak to an incident involving you, you can do so during general.

Well, I'm not finished, asshole attorney.

I'm on item 47 now.

Is that one on topic?

That one states Consul Reese may have a close session regarding golden entropy.

Remember what you guys did on those violations of the Brown Act and Judge David O'Carrus.

Okay, so you've been warned you're welcome to continue in general, but at this point you have one minute for general public comment.

I give a fuck, smoking scan, just like you.

I'm in my non-agenda fucking public comment.

I don't think I give a fuck, bro.

You fucking dog eating fat fuck motherfucker.

You continuously interrupt me.

You continually say that I'm videotaping the audience.

It's a fucking public building, asshole, in a fucking public place.

Smoke and scan.

Now I don't think I give a fuck.

Fuck you, Gro.

I don't give a fuck.

That's exactly what the judge said.

Carol boasts, good sent regarding Los Angeles versus Michael Hunt.

So go fuck yourself, bro.

40 GOC 1983, and fuck all of you that believe in the Demorats.

I'm glad Donald J.

Trump crossed your ass and shows you the way out, demorats, and fuck LAUSD.

And your time has expired.

So to clarify some things, and Mr.

Herman, you have been warned at the top of the meeting, so if you disrupt this meeting again, you'll be subject to removal pursuant to Rule 7 and Rule 12, reminding you as a courtesy.

So just to clarify a few things that Mr.

Herman said, Mr.

Herman, we inform you that you are obviously allowed to film in this room.

We did not warn you for doing so, but ask politely that you please do not do so in a manner that harasses the and that is the disruption.

Okay.

Mr.

President, Mr.

Herman has previously been warned and is now.

Mr.

Herman is removed.

Please sergeants, please remove him right away.

You've been warned.

You're continuing to disrupt me.

I don't want you to strain your voice.

Please please remove.

Please please leave and please we wish you uh that you can get help and assistance.

So, as I was trying to say, I saw multiple people recoil because of the proximity that you got to them to film them.

Please exit the room or you will be escorted out of the room.

He's being escorted out now.

Get out.

Oh, the authority, yeah.

Oh, is that my vote?

You don't like your fucking ART.

We we wish you well, please leave.

Sorry, Speaker.

Go ahead.

Which items would you like to speak to?

Um I'll speak on all items in general comments.

Okay, so we have three minutes for the items and one minute for general.

Go ahead.

Items one, one are liens for so-called abatement that incompetent and criminally insane, sleazy Marquisi Dawson on trial for embezzlement.

Kern Price and these council clowns are ripping off the public for.

Tiny, tiny cracker box units at over $800,000 per unit.

Not per project, but $800,000 per unit.

I demanded this HHH Bond report show how much real estate developer contributions were given to each of the sleazy council criminals.

I demand that this report included the true cost of these criminals, Dawson's HHH bond policies to be expressed in the number of homeless and dead citizens, and how Dawson's HHH bond criminality was contributed or has contributed to the continuing $80,000, $80,000 plus homeless epidemic people.

General public comment.

So you have one minute.

Public Dawson and poverty pimp Heather Hutz babbling about black history make me want to vomit.

These pimping clowns are actually put in place to suppress us.

Sleazy Marquise Dawson evicted the Ephiva Center, the black community's 20-year-old community and culture center and turned it into a COVID testing site with votes of Dimwitt Nithya Raman.

Bob got the genocide boom field.

That is what they really think about black culture public.

When you hire clowns, you get a circus.

Dimwit Nitya Raman is running for mayor.

I guess if a 38-count convicted orange felon pedophile can be president, then you ramen can be mayor of LA.

Public, we need a new system.

These $30,000 a month clowns have bankrupt our city with corruption and gross incompetence.

Dawson's area is a food desert with the highest unemployment rate in the entire country.

Highest homeless rate, highest incarcerate, incarceration rate.

This is our sleazy council president.

Speaker, your time has expired.

Next speaker.

Good morning.

What would you like to speak to?

All items, including the special thing that should be great into the record.

And general public comment.

So you have three minutes for the items and one minute for general.

Go ahead.

So item 30 is related to the updated emergency declaration from the fires.

So again, a lot of this recovery has been kind of slow and very focused on rebuilding for the Olympics that's being run by a sex predator for instead of prioritizing rebuilding communities and rebuilding and things like that.

And of course, as we all know, the fires were not handled very well.

There's more uh more items kind of related to that coming up.

So we have item 32, which is related to the sworn civilian salary accounts.

Obviously, you decided you'd r rather cut all their funding a few years ago to give all a bunch of money to the LAPD to shoot and kill people.

So now you have to try to figure out all this money to go to the fire department so that if there's another wildfire incident like what we had of last year, maybe they can actually put out the fire a little faster and things like that.

That would be interesting.

Let's see.

We've got a number of lawsuits.

You have this lawsuit so you can spend more money on liability payouts to fix all your screw ups instead of trying to prevent them from h those scripts from happening in the first place.

So we have item 38, which is related to ballot measures.

So hopefully, some of this look like they're a little confusing, but I know you just kind of assigned random letters, sort of makes sense.

I don't know.

I'll figure it out, I guess.

Hopefully, there will be ballot measures related to charter reform if the Charter Reform Commission ever gets off their asses and actually tries to put anything reasonable in the ballot.

Stick to the agenda items.

So we have one minute.

Go ahead.

So I did the thinking about what was going on last night with the state of the union and such.

You know, I'm kind of thinking about how they targeted a black member of Congress for holding up a protest sign against Trump's racism.

And you know, I think you all kind of worked alongside of someone who said some fairly similar things for two years.

Almost all of you did that.

And you were very proud of it.

You were all excitedly working alongside him, voting for his motions, things like that.

And you'll probably some of you may even condemn what he said.

Most of you aren't even paying attention.

Hey, let's listen to public comment, Tim, Katie, Hugo.

Let's listen to public comment.

This is not shit chat time.

This is public comment time.

So, but you don't care.

You don't, none of you are gonna give a damn about what we have to say.

Why don't you even read the special motions into the record?

We'll have to run over here to look at it.

Speaker, your time has expired.

Next speaker.

Good morning.

What would you like to speak to?

Um, just in general.

Okay.

So you have one minute.

Go ahead.

Great.

Good morning, Hux.

My name is Michael Jones, and what I'm here about today is in regards to one second.

Basically, uh many of the corridors within our city right now, they struggle with sidewalk debris as well as ADA obstructions and limited uh EV charging access, and very few of them have clean energy career paths for the youth.

What I'd like to propose is this is that the support is that the city supports, you know, the sanitation's priorities, the electrification, the goals, and the equity-based workforce development objectives.

So what I'm actually proposing is this is pretty much uh ADA compliance sidewalk cleanup and prep done by the youth, curbside right-of-ev charging stations, which would also be training the youth on maintaining maintaining uh these systems, as well as the solar shade and uh structures where viable.

And of course, paid youth jobs training tied to real installations.

Because what it does is it beautifies the corridor, improves the access, as well as supports the climate goals and creates career pathways.

Thank you.

Next speaker, thank you.

Good morning.

What items would you like to speak to?

All available public comment items.

Can you tell me what's available, please?

The items that are open for public comment are items one and three through 20, which are lien items, and items uh 30 through 47, as well as special one.

Go ahead.

You have three minutes for the items and one minute for general.

All right, so good morning, family.

Dr.

Truth Bay, policy analyst for the sixth region.

So let's talk about these liens.

You have a total of 20 liens on this roll alone, starting from 1276 to as high as 420 uh 4,233.

So you have a total of 31,935.

Of liens.

Liens that you know are illegal, but this is how the city makes money.

So if you're an owner that paid, and some of them paid already, God bless them.

Some of them paid these liens.

We have to find another way to make money, family.

So we got seven to seven nine two three, Canyon Road, as well as others, and some are fighting these liens.

So uh Miss uh what's her name?

Agnes, Agnes Sondervin Rosenfield is the new kid on the block that is collecting these liens.

Prior it was Charles.

I say this to say that it's hurtful when you have property owners that are trying to do the right thing, and when you place these liens that you know that are uh unfounded, unsounded upon, it kind of discourage them, especially if they're tax-paying citizens, uh, to find um hope and inspiration when you gotta pay 1276, which is I think is an average number for most of them.

Interesting number.

So let's work on housing, shall we?

So we don't have any um per se any housing agendas, but I do want to be very clear.

And when I'm speaking, you know, you guys could at least look up, you know, and say, hey, I see you, rather than looking down because this is very important.

Speaker, we actually respect you if you don't mind city attorney, because I only have 52 seconds.

I understand, but you need to speak to you.

And I'm speaking on the leans, I appreciate I'm not I'm not Herman.

So let me finish my speech because you're not going to listen to anything I'm saying anyway.

You guys gonna do whatever you want.

I'm saying for the property owners that own these properties that you're putting liens on.

Do not continue to do that because it is morally wrong.

Simple.

A five-year-old child can understand what I'm saying.

Now for general public comment.

Okay, so we have one minute.

So this is the end of Black History Month.

Next month will be women's history month.

Black history month is every day.

We don't need a celebration at the beginning, and then you treat us like crap the rest of the year.

So what we're asking is House Resolution 194 to be utilized and human rights to be um made into a law.

This includes the United Nations.

I know a lot of us are just local, but we want to focus on the United Nations.

As you've seen the State of the Union address yesterday was beyond the joke.

Well, when it comes to housing, you guys need to do better.

You need to do better.

23 million dollars to Andrew Suter for abundant blessings, and you still funding Lhasa.

You still have Lhasa on the ballot.

Like, like guys, come on now.

So we have developers that are able to build affordable units, and we just need your housing deputy, your legislative deputy to approve it.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Okay.

Seeing no other public comment, uh, public comment is closed.

What is now before us?

Thank you.

The council may now vote on items one, four through six, eight, eleven, thirteen seventeen, nineteen through twenty, thirty, thirty-two through thirty-seven, and thirty-nine through forty-one.

Okay, those are before us.

Um, seeing no members on the queue, let's open the roll.

Close the roll, tally the votes.

13 ayes.

Okay, next.

I will move to 42 to 47.

We'll have clerk read the settlements.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

For item 42 in the case entitled Moses Sisoyen versus City of Los Angeles et al.

There is a recommendation to expend up to 200,000 in settlement for item 43 in the case entitled Richard Guzman et al.

versus City of Los Angeles and Margaret Hill at Adel versus City of Los Angeles.

There is a recommendation to expend up to 250,000 in settlement.

For item 44, in the case entitled Maria Guadalupe Ramirez versus City of Los Angeles et al.

There is a recommendation to expend up to 120,000 in settlement.

For item 45 in the case entitled Yolanda White versus City of Los Angeles et al.

There is a recommendation to expend up to 260,000 dollars in settlement for item 46 in the case entitled Hildeck Homes versus City of Los Angeles et al.

There is a recommendation to approve the city attorney's recommendations for item 47 in the case entitled Golden Etropy Inc.

There is a recommendation to waive 162,589.51 cents in penalties that were assessed following an audit of business tax years 20,000 2018 to through 2023.

Thank you.

Okay.

Any members wish to be heard on these?

Seeing no members on the queue, let's open the roll, close the roll, tally the votes.

13 ayes.

Okay, those measures are agreed to.

What's next?

The council may now take a vote on items three and seven.

Move motion Blumenfield Harris Dawson to receive and file the liens.

Okay.

Seeing no members on the queue, let's open the roll.

Close the roll, tally the votes.

13.

Okay, those are agreed.

What's next?

The council may vote on items nine, 10, and 12.

Motion to Zarya and Rodriguez to receive and file those liens.

Okay, seeing no members on the queue, let's open the roll.

Close the roll, tally the votes.

13 ayes.

Okay, let's agree to.

What's next?

The council may take item number 18, motion Herbado Rodriguez to receive and file the lean.

Okay, those now before us, seeing no members on the queue.

Let's open the roll.

Close the roll, tally the votes.

13 ayes.

Okay, those are agreed to.

What's next?

The council may now move on to item 26, called special by Councilmember Hernandez for comments.

Okay, item 26 is now before us, and we will start with Councilwoman Hernandez.

Thank you, Council President.

Colleagues, when I first introduced this motion on April 2025, my goal is to make sure that we use every single dollar to invest in safety, visibility, and the protection of our kids.

We are leveraging redevelopment bond balances set aside for community improvements in Council District One, directing over 800,000 dollars towards Lakey Middle School to make streets to make the streets around the campus safer for the students and families.

The upgrades help modernize our transit corridors covering everything from new bike routes, upgraded pedestrian lighting, high visibility crosswalks, pedestrian activated flashing beacons, ADA accessible curb ramps, and sidewalk extensions and traffic calming measures.

Thank you to Councilwoman Huff for seconding my motion, economic development and jobs committee, Department of Transportation for leading the implementation.

This is what responsible investment truly looks like.

These are focused practical improvements to street safety that are working class families and neighborhoods in my district, namely Westlake and Pico Union, will see and feel every day.

I'm proud to stand with the families of West Lake and Pico Union in support of this project, and I ask for your support today.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Seeing no other members on the queue, let's open the roll, close the roll, tally the votes.

13 eyes.

Okay, that measure is agreed to.

Next item.

The council may now move on to item 31, called special by Councilmember Rodriguez for comments.

Okay, Councilmember Rodriguez, the floor is yours.

Thank you very much.

Colleagues, I want to thank Councilmember Yaroslavski for helping to advance this motion through committee.

I know as we're having these very difficult conversations around our fiscal circumstances, that there's apprehension about how we might potentially give some grace to the business community in their operations.

Currently, we have a you know, we know what our challenges are with our general fund and and our fiscal circumstances, and we have an obligation as a city to make sure that we're also giving space for small businesses to effectively compete, particularly at a time when we see a number of other surrounding cities that are, frankly, more competitive and creating a hospitable environment for businesses to open in their city.

Twenty years ago, we created a hundred thousand dollar small business exemption threshold back in 2006 for small businesses.

For opening up their businesses here in the city of Los Angeles.

This motion is going to not only investigate how we go ahead and do that in seeking the Office of Finance to help identify what that threshold would look like, but it's an opportunity for us to frankly help broaden our net to get a bigger return on investments when small businesses choose to operate here in the city of Los Angeles.

So that coupled with, and I also wanted to recognize uh council member price.

Thank you for your support on looking at how we can also support the legacy businesses in Los Angeles, especially the small restaurants and all the restaurants, frankly, that are struggling in our city.

This is a suite of motions that I'm advancing because we have to start showing up for the job creators of the city and making sure that they have a competitive advantage, and we need to show up as a city to ensure that they're able to compete and provide those job opportunities here in the city of Los Angeles.

So uh again, my thanks to my colleagues for advancing these motions out of their committees so that we can begin this critical work and make sure that Los Angeles shows up for the businesses that create jobs in our city.

And I ask for your I vote.

Thank you.

Seeing no other members on the queue, let's open the roll.

Close the roll, tally the vote.

Okay, that measure is agreed to.

What's next?

Thank you.

The council may uh take up item 38 as amended by Amending Motion Harris Doss and Yarzlavski.

Okay, that measure is now before us.

Are there any members wishing to be heard?

Seeing no members on the queue, let's open the roll, close the roll, tally the votes.

Thirteen ayes.

That measure is agreed to.

What's next?

And Mr.

Chair, if I may item 38, there is a request to send that item forthwith.

Okay, without objection, it'll be sent forth with.

Thank you.

The councilman now move on to special one.

Okay, special one is now before us.

Does it anyone wish to be heard on special one?

Seeing no members on the queue, let's open the roll.

Close the roll and tally the votes.

Okay, that special motion is agreed.

What's next?

The council has motions for posting and referral.

Okay, they are without objection, they are posted and referred.

The desk is clear.

Desk's clear.

We'll now move on to announcements, and we'll start with councilwoman Arado.

Thank you, Council President.

Uh colleagues, this is a bittersweet moment for Council District 14.

Come on, join us.

Come on.

Um, and for everyone in this chamber because we're celebrating a career that has helped shape Los Angeles and saying a heartfelt goodbye to a dear colleague and friend, Krista Klein.

Krista's career is the kind that builds a city.

From her earliest days in CD 14 with then Councilmember Vietagosa, then to mayor's office, to the housing department, to leading in Council District 11 with council member Bonin, to guiding the legislative agenda for Mayor Bass, and finally bringing her talents back to CD 14.

She has helped turn our values into results for our neighborhoods.

She has done the work behind the scenes that makes government actually work, building trust across offices, mentoring staff, solving the problems no one else can see yet, carrying the institutional knowledge that keeps this place moving and making sure bold ideas become real outcomes people can see and feel.

And in our district, we wouldn't have been able to repair for now over 400 lights in our district had it not been for Krista's knowledge of the city family and being able to cobble together that program for street lighting program.

It was all thanks to Krista.

And you can see her work in the across the city in CD 14 with those lights, but also in the green building and sustainability policies that made our city a national leader in energy efficient investments that lowered costs for working families and advancing neighborhood uh street light restoration and fortification, the things Angelinos can see and feel in their daily lives.

The gratitude and admiration she has earned from colleagues across departments, council offices, and the mayor's office stand as a testament to both her extraordinary work and the integrity with which she has carried it up.

For a freshman council office, Krista has been our compass, our City Hall encyclopedia, and our reminder in her own words that we're always here to learn something new every day.

Krista, on behalf of the CD 14 and a very grateful council member, thank you for your wisdom, partnership, and your extraordinary service to the people of Los Angeles.

The city is stronger because you chose to serve it.

Now, would you like to say a few words?

But I'll go.

I pass it to my council colleagues who I think there's a queue, council member.

Yeah, in fact, we have a number of colleagues on the queue.

So we're gonna start with uh councilwoman Raman, then McCosker, then Hutt, then Soda Martinez.

Krista, I'm sad to see that you're uh moving on to your next step, but I just wanted to stand up and appreciate you for everything that you've given to our office.

When I first started in this role.

Your expertise helped teach my staff how to navigate the building during a time when we weren't even able to really come in the building.

And it was um it it was really just an incredible resource, and we were so grateful for it.

We were able to even host you in our office for a few months in the interim before you moved on to serve uh the new mayor, and even during that time, I feel like we were able to just absorb the extent of expertise that you had about how the city worked and how we could make the city work better for the district.

And so I'm just really grateful because I feel like it's not everyone who takes time out from their own difficult job, because you had a very tough job at that point, to provide that guidance, mentorship, and expertise for new people in the building, and I think you did it not just because you shared values, but because you cared that every district felt that success, um, that every district was able to benefit from the knowledge of the building that you had, and we're just very very grateful for you.

So thank you.

Councilmember McCosper.

Krista.

We go way back.

Um it was over 20 years.

I don't want to age you, but I certainly have carried the age, but you haven't.

Um I remember 20 years ago being in Jim Hahn's office, and you're in Antonio's office, but I will tell you how great City Hall was back then.

We all worked together.

One night I was leaving City Hall, and a car I saw a broken down car.

You remember that?

Oh, you do.

I saw a broken down car, and so I pulled over because a young woman, very young woman, was trying to try to manage her car.

So I pulled over and parked in the red because you know, e-plate.

And then I I got out in traffic and I pushed your car off to the side, remember?

And a little later I found out, oh, she works for Antonio.

I would have done it anyway.

I would have done it anyway.

Um, but it's been so great to work with you in different roles over the years.

Uh, when I was outside the building having you to go to as someone who was so knowledgeable, and then coming back to the building and having you work in different capacities, fabulous career.

Congratulations.

Thank you for all of your service to the great people of Los Angeles and best wishes.

Councilwoman Hunt.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

Christa, you know, I came in odd situation, and you know you were right there to help me get through it.

I I really appreciate the work that you've done, um, how you've served the city and how you make it fun.

You know, you you always have that beautiful smile and the best shoes, by the way.

And so uh congratulations on the next part of your journey.

Uh I really hope it serves you like you've said the city.

Thank you.

Councilmember Soto Martinez.

Well, uh, I think a lot of folks are sharing though.

The feelings are being felt by many of us, sadness, happiness.

But I do want to thank you for uh helping me and my team uh you know put the staff together.

You gave me a lot of great advice, but most importantly, I want to thank you for training a lot of the folks that are now our deputy chiefs of staff and directors and handling contracts, and my scheduler uh behind me is it's us uh Kate Hainues uh Sutchin, my head car, Sophia.

We're asking her to come down to say thanks also, and also David Mai.

Uh you know, they're incredible uh members of our team.

But you know, it takes someone to mold them to shape them to inspire them every single day, and certainly you've left your mark on our office, so I'm gonna say thank you so much.

And Councilwoman Hernandez.

Thank you, Council President.

Krista, I met you a few years ago when you were in uh councilmember Bonin's office, and from the moment that I met you, you have always been kind to me.

And I remember uh you printed out the rules for me so I could figure it out.

And uh I know that you've been really helpful to my team as well, so I'm grateful for all that, and I'm excited uh for you to continue outside of this building, and I hope it's as uh joyful as people tell us that it is when they leave here.

Um but don't go too far because you know, we're in a lot of crises, and we need folks who know how to bring people together, how to bring city family together to get things done.

So I'm just again grateful for everything you've done for me and looking forward to your next steps.

Thank you.

Thank you, Krista.

Chris, again, just on really appreciate you, all you've given, not just their service to the city, but the professionalism that you've brought to the job and just the caring way that you've done it.

So thank you on behalf of the whole city, and I'll turn it back to Councilwoman Harado to close.

Thank you so much, um, Council President.

Uh, thank you so much, Krista, for everything that you've done.

And you know, you know how it is.

On behalf of the city of Los Angeles, okay, let's get together.

Okay, while they're taking a photo, are there any other announcements, colleagues?

Mr.

Chair, if I may, there is a request to send special one forthwith today.

Okay, right in under the wire.

We will, without objection, sent that forthwith.

Okay.

Any other announcements, colleagues?

Okay, are there any uh adjourning motions today?

Yes, okay.

If I could ask everyone in the chambers to rise for adjourning motions, and we will go to Councilwoman Hutt.

Thank you, Mr.

Chair.

Colleagues, today I move that we adjourn in loving memory of Curtis Robinson Jr.

On Thursday, September 23rd, 1954.

Curtis Robinson Jr.

was born in Vance, Mississippi to his proud parents Curtis Sr.

and Army Jean Hardy Robinson.

As the oldest of four children, he embraced responsibility early in life.

By the age of 15, Curtis was already helping to support both his family and his community, working after school alongside his father and brother at the family's mobile gas station.

In 1972, he graduated from Juniper Sarah High School and went on to study business at Cal State Northridge.

Curtis built a distinguished career with the California Employment Development Department, dedicating more than 20 years of faithful service to the people of the state of California.

Curtis was a devoted public servant and a committed follower of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

A steadfast Christian, he worshipped at First AME Church, right in the 8th District, where he faithfully served for many years as a member of the men's choir, men's Bible study, and the Usher Board.

He was devoted and so proud to serve in the in that capacity.

His love for the Lord and dedication to church service remained constant up until his transition on February 4th, 2026.

He leaves to cherish his memory, his loving wife, devoted children and stepchildren, beloved brothers, brother and sisters, nine cherished grandchildren who were his pride and joy.

One great grandchild, dear cousins, and a host of other loving relatives and friends.

May Curtis be an example to all of us on how we can better serve our community and each other.

May he rest in power.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Are there any other adjourning motions?

Looking to my left.

Look at Mr.

Price.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

Colleagues, I rise today to adjourn in the memory of Mary G.

Long Odinal.

Mary was her family's peace dove and guiding light.

She was called back home on February the 7th, 2006, living an extraordinary 97 years barked by faith, wisdom, and love.

Through her beliefs, she confronted prejudice and became a champion of justice while shielding her family from the harshness of discrimination.

Mary bore witness to a century of change, standing strong through history's evolving tides, while always looking forward with hope.

She attended Dr.

Martin King's Junior's I Have a Dream speech in Washington, DC, finding inspiration in his vision for justice and equality.

She celebrated milestones of progress, such as the election of our first black president, Barack Obama, a moment she thought she would never see in her lifetime.

Mary remained committed to the achievement of liberty, equality, and fairness throughout her life.

As the body adjourns in honor of Mary G.

Long, let the let she be remembered that her lasting legacy be remembered for moral courage, distinction, and love that will continue to guide and inspire all the lives she touched.

As Mary used to say around the house, free at last, thank God Almighty.

She is free at last.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Are there any uh additional journey motions?

To my left and right.

Seeing none, folks go out, go forth, serve the city.

This meeting is adjourned, readiness to respond to emergencies and disasters, and our ongoing efforts to maintain a highly trained, adaptable, and prepared workforce.

Another key area covered in the annual review is operational readiness for civil unrest and large-scale public demonstrations.

The LAPD remains committed to protecting the rights of every Angelino while balancing public safety during high profile or potentially volatile events.

This requires careful planning, clear command structures, and coordination with other city agencies.

Our approach emphasizes de-escalation, communication, precision deployment, while ensuring that officers are equipped, trained, and prepared for a wide range of scenarios.

The department continues to continuously evaluates lessons learned from past demonstrations to improve tactics, safety measures, and engagement strategies.

Our goal is to maintain public trust while ensuring the peaceful assembly is respected and that public safety is upheld for everyone involved.

Additionally, we recognize the critical importance of our media partners in providing vital information to the public, particularly during large-scale assemblies, to include those deemed unlawful, and we're committed to fulfilling the obligations of accommodating our media partners