Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging and Disability

Please Note Public Comment Will Be Taken In­Person Only. JOURNAL – CIVIL RIGHTS, EQUITY, IMMIGRATION, AGING AND DISABILITY COMMITTEE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2023 ­ 1:00 PM JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER ROOM 340, CITY HALL 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 MEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBER HUGO SOTO­MARTÍNEZ, CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER HEATHER HUTT, VICE CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER EUNISSES HERNANDEZ COUNCILMEMBER IMELDA PADILLA COUNCILMEMBER MONICA RODRIGUEZ (Michael Espinosa ­ Legislative Assistant ­ (213) 978­1064 or michael.espinosa@lacity.org) Submit written comment at LACouncilComment.com The audio for Committee meetings is broadcast live on the internet at https://clerk.lacity.gov/calendar. The live audio can also be accessed at: (213) 621­CITY (Metro), (818) 904­9450 (Valley), (310) 471­CITY (Westside) and (310) 547­CITY (San Pedro Area). If the live audio is unavailable via one of these channels, members of the public are encouraged to use one of the other channels. The Committee will take public comment from members of the public in­person only; there will be no public comment by teleconference. Additional information regarding Committee procedures provided at the end of this agenda. MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT ITEM(S) (1) 23­1200­S151 Communication from the Mayor relative to the appointment of Carola Sanchez to the Commission on Community and Family Services. Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending Background Review: Pending Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE ­ NOVEMBER 30, 2023 (1) 23­1200­S151 Communication from the Mayor relative to the appointment of Carola Sanchez to the Commission on Community and Family Services. Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending Background Review: Pending Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE ­ NOVEMBER 30, 2023 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ NOVEMBER 29, 2023) APPROVED Mayor report dated October 16, 2023 ­ (5) Yes; (0) No (2) 22­1205­S2 Community Investment and Families Department report relative to amending the 49th Program Year 2023­24 Consolidated Plan to reprogram Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) to fund property acquisition and capital improvement needs. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED AS AMENDED Community Investment for Families Department report dated October 27, 2023 ­ (5) Yes; (0) No (3) 23­0467­S2 City Administrative Officer report relative to contracts with five Service Providers for the operation of FamilySource Centers and a Second Amendment to a contract with El Nido Family Centers to continue FamilySource Center Operations. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated October 25, 2023 ­ (5) Yes; (0) No (4) 23­1189 Motion (Soto­Martinez, Harris­Dawson, Hutt ­ Lee) relative to a review of related fines and fees levied by the City and exploring alternatives to fixed fine and fee amounts. ( T h i s i t e m w a s a l s o r e f e r r e d t o t h e Transportation Committee and Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee.) Community Impact Statement: None submitted  APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated October 25, 2023 ­ (5) Yes; (0) No (4) 23­1189 Motion (Soto­Martinez, Harris­Dawson, Hutt ­ Lee) relative to a review of related fines and fees levied by the City and exploring alternatives to fixed fine and fee amounts. ( T h i s i t e m w a s a l s o r e f e r r e d t o t h e Transportation Committee and Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee.) Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED AS AMENDED Motion (Soto­Martinez, Harris­Dawson, Hutt ­ Lee) ­ (5) Yes; (0) No (5) 21­0717­S2 Motion (Price ­ Soto­Martinez) relative to amending the contract with the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania to analyze the collected survey, interview, and spending data and producing a final report on the BIG:LEAP (Basic Income Guaranteed: Los Angeles Economic Assistance Pilot) Program. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Price ­ Soto­Martinez) ­ (5) Yes; (0) No (6) 23­1167 CD 4, CD 13 Motion (Krekorian, Soto­Martinez, et al. ­ Lee) relative to amending the current street vending ordinance for compliance with state law; developing criteria for limited street vending zones; creating a a pilot "Special Vending Zone" for Hollywood Boulevard, the Hollywood Bowl and the surrounding area; and, related matters. (This item was also referred to the Public Works Committee.) Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED AS AMENDED Motion (Krekorian, Soto­Martinez, et al. ­ Lee) ­ (5) Yes; (0) No (7) 13­1493­S16 Motion (Soto­Martinez, Price, Hernandez ­ Raman) relative to the potential creation of a new Provisional Sidewalk Vending Permit for food street vendors who are currently waiting to apply for their County of Los Angeles Health Department permit. (This item was also referred to the Public Works Committee.) Community Impact Statement: Yes For: East Hollywood Neighborhood Council For if Amended: Pico Union Neighborhood Council APPROVED Motion (Soto­Martinez, Price, Hernandez ­ Raman) ­ (5) Yes; (0) No  Health Department permit. (This item was also referred to the Public Works Committee.) Community Impact Statement: Yes For: East Hollywood Neighborhood Council For if Amended: Pico Union Neighborhood Council APPROVED Motion (Soto­Martinez, Price, Hernandez ­ Raman) ­ (5) Yes; (0) No SUPPORTING MATERIALS Materials relating to items on the agenda are available on the Office of the City Clerk's Council File Management System found at https://cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkconnect by entering the Council File number (e.g., 00­0000) associated with the agenda item. PUBLIC INPUT AT CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETINGS Members of the public who wish to speak on one or multiple items shall have an opportunity to speak up to one minute per item up to a total of two minutes for two or more agenda items. At regular meetings, members of the public shall also have an opportunity to speak up to one minute for general public comment on any matter within the subject­matter jurisdiction of the Committee. The Committee is not required to take general public comment at special meetings. The Committee may limit the total amount of time for public comment on any specific agenda item, on all agenda­items collectively, and/or on general public comment, based on the anticipated time required to hear from public speakers on any given or all agenda items, on the availability of Committee members and the need to maintain quorum, and on any other relevant factor. The Committee shall not discuss or take action relative to any general public comment except as explicitly permitted under the Brown Act. COMMITTEE INFORMATION, ASSIGNMENTS, AND STRUCTURE https://clerk.lacity.gov/clerk­services/cps/council­committee­meetings/info­assignments­structure SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION Requests for reasonable modification or accommodation from individuals with disabilities, consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act, can be made by contacting the City Clerk's Office at (213) 978­1133. For Telecommunications Relay Service for the hearing impaired, please see the information below. NOTICE TO PAID REPRESENTATIVES If a member of the public is compensated to monitor, attend, or speak at this meeting, City law may require them to register as a lobbyist and report this activity. More information can be found at Los Angeles Municipal Code 48.01 et seq. or at ethics.lacity.org/lobbying. Further assistance can be found by contacting the Ethics Commission at (213) 978­1960 or ethics.commission@lacity.org. EXHAUSTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES A member of the public seeking to challenge a City action in court may be limited to raising only those issues raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk prior to the public hearing in time reasonably to be considered by the Committee members. Any written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk before the City Council's final action on a matter will become a part of the administrative record. TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICE (TRS) COMMUNICATIONS Individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing, and individuals with a speech disability, may be able to avail themselves of both for peer­to­peer and third­party telecommunications relay service (TRS) communications. Telecommunications Relay Service is a telephone service that allows persons with hearing or speech disabilities to place and receive telephone calls. TRS is available in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. territories for local and/or long distance calls. TRS providers ­ generally telephone companies ­ are compensated for the costs of providing TRS from either a state or a federal fund. There is no cost to the TRS user. What forms of TRS are available? There are several forms of TRS, depending on the particular needs of the user and the equipment available: TRS includes: Text to Voice TIY­Based TRS; Speech­to­Speech Relay Service; Shared Non­English Language Relay hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk prior to the public hearing in time reasonably to be considered by the Committee members. Any written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk before the City Council's final action on a matter will become a part of the administrative record. TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICE (TRS) COMMUNICATIONS Individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing, and individuals with a speech disability, may be able to avail themselves of both for peer­to­peer and third­party telecommunications relay service (TRS) communications. Telecommunications Relay Service is a telephone service that allows persons with hearing or speech disabilities to place and receive telephone calls. TRS is available in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. territories for local and/or long distance calls. TRS providers ­ generally telephone companies ­ are compensated for the costs of providing TRS from either a state or a federal fund. There is no cost to the TRS user. What forms of TRS are available? There are several forms of TRS, depending on the particular needs of the user and the equipment available: TRS includes: Text to Voice TIY­Based TRS; Speech­to­Speech Relay Service; Shared Non­English Language Relay Service; Captioned Telephone Relay Service; Internet Protocol Relay Service; and Video Relay Service. Please visit this site for detail descriptions, https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications­relay­service­trs. Don't hang up! Some people hang up on TRS calls because they think the caller is a telemarketer. If you hear, "Hello, this is the relay service…" when you pick up the phone, please don't hang up! You are about to talk, through a TRS provider, to a person who is deaf, hard­of­hearing, or has a speech disability. For more information about FCC programs to promote access to telecommunications services for people with disabilities, visit the FCC's Disability Rights Office website.