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Economic Development and Jobs

Regular Meeting

Los Angeles, CA · June 17, 2025

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JOURNAL – ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE Tuesday, June 17, 2025 ROOM 401, CITY HALL - 2:00 PM 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 COUNCILMEMBER CURREN D. PRICE, JR., MEMBERS: CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER HUGO SOTO-MARTÍNEZ COUNCILMEMBER YSABEL JURADO COUNCILMEMBER ADRIN NAZARIAN COUNCILMEMBER TRACI PARK (Jason Lopez – Legislative Assistant – (213) 925-2208 or jason.lopez@lacity.org) Submit written comment at LACouncilComment.com The audio for this meeting is broadcast live on the internet at https://clerk.lacity.gov/calendar. Additional information regarding Committee procedures provided at the end of this agenda. Spanish language interpretation is available at all Council and Committee meetings. Interpretation services in additional languages are available upon request, at no cost. Please submit your request to clerk.interpretation@lacity.org as soon as possible to allow time for scheduling. You will receive a confirmation reply if an interpreter is available. MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT ITEM(S) (1) 15-1207-S1 CD 9 City Administrative Officer report relative to updates on the Los Angeles Convention Center Expansion and Modernization Project. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated 6-13-2025 – (4) Yes: (1) Absent: Nazarian (2) 19-1235-S1 Motion (Hernandez, et al. - Yaroslavsky) relative to confirming the selected consultants will maintain the scope of work and timeline provided in the responses to the Request for Proposals, and transferring/appropriating funds from the AB 1290 Fund for the Public Bank Feasibility Study Phase 1. Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Historic Highland Park Neighborhood Council APPROVED Motion (Hernandez, et al. – Yaroslavsky) AS AMENDED – (4) Yes: (1) Absent: Nazarian (3) 14-1371-S17 Motion (Soto-Martinez - Price) relative to a referendum petition approved for circulation on May 30, 2025, which seeks to overturn wage increases and healthcare benefits for hotel and airport workers, and hotel training, under Ordinance No. 188610, and the estimated loss in wages for workers if the Ordinance is suspended in July 2026 rather than July 2025. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Soto-Martínez – Price) AS AMENDED – (3) Yes: (1) No: Park (1) Absent: Nazarian (4) 14-1174-S110 CD 15 Motion (McOsker - Blumenfield) relative recommendations to the CRA/LA Bond Oversight Committee to allocate funds in taxable CRA/LA Excess Non-Housing Bond Proceeds from the Beacon Street Redevelopment Project Area for the San Pedro Gateway Sign Project. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (McOsker – Blumenfield) – (5) Yes: (0) No (5) 14-1174-S111 CD 15 Motion (McOsker - Blumenfield) relative to recommendations to the CRA/LA Bond Oversight Committee to allocate funds in taxable CRA/LA Excess Non-Housing Bond Proceeds available to Council District 15 from the Beacon Street Redevelopment Project Area, for the Harbor Boulevard Street Lighting Project. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (McOsker – Blumenfield) – (5) Yes: (0) No (6) 14-1174-S112 CD 15 Motion (McOsker - Blumenfield) relative to recommendations to the CRA/LA Bond Oversight Committee to allocate funds in taxable CRA/LA Excess Non-Housing Bond Proceeds, available to Council District 15 from the Beacon Street Redevelopment Project Area, for the San Pedro Business Facade Improvement Project. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (McOsker – Blumenfield) – (5) Yes: (0) No (7) 21-0270 Economic and Workforce Development Department report relative to the approval of a one-year extension to the contracts of the existing 10 BusinessSource Centers (LABSC) and the approval to release a Request for Proposals to procure the LABSC for four one-year periods. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Economic and Workforce Development Department report dated 6-12- 25 – (4) Yes: (1) Absent: Nazarian (8) 25-0596 City Administrative Officer and Joint Economic and Workforce Development Department and Workforce Development Board reports relative to adopting the Workforce Development Board Year 26 Annual Plan for Program Year (PY) 2025-26 and related actions. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated 6-11-25 AS AMENDED – (4) Yes: (1) Absent: Nazarian If you challenge this Committee's action(s) in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk at or prior to, the public hearing. 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. Materials relative to items on this agenda can be obtained from the Office of the City Clerk's Council File Management System, at lacouncilfile.com by entering the Council File number listed immediately following the item number (e.g., 00-0000). Telecommunication Relay Services Telephone communication is one of the most important forms of communication in society today. Due to advancements in technology, telephone devices have evolved with new services and capabilities. Individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing, and individuals with a speech disability are following these trends and are rapidly migrating to more advanced telecommunications methods, both for peer-to-peer and third-party 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 TIY-Based TRS; Speech-to-Speech Relay Service; Shared Non-English 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/telecommunications-relay-service-trs. Don't hang up! Some people hang up on TRS calls because they think the CA 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, hard-of-hearing, or has a speech disability. For more information about FCC programs to promote access to telecommunications services for people with disabilities, visit theFCC's Disability Rights Office website.

Agenda

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE Tuesday, June 17, 2025 ROOM 401, CITY HALL - 2:00 PM 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 COUNCILMEMBER CURREN D. PRICE, JR., MEMBERS: CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER HUGO SOTO-MARTÍNEZ COUNCILMEMBER YSABEL JURADO COUNCILMEMBER ADRIN NAZARIAN COUNCILMEMBER TRACI PARK (Jason Lopez – Legislative Assistant – (213) 925-2208 or jason.lopez@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 Committee will take public comment from members of the public in-person only; there will be no public comment by teleconference. Additional information regarding Committee procedures provided at the end of this agenda. Spanish language interpretation is available at all Council and Committee meetings. Interpretation services in additional languages are available upon request, at no cost. Please submit your request to clerk.interpretation@lacity.org as soon as possible to allow time for scheduling. You will receive a confirmation reply if an interpreter is available. MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT ITEM(S) (1) 15-1207-S1 CD 9 City Administrative Officer report relative to updates on the Los Angeles Convention Center Expansion and Modernization Project. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (2) 19-1235-S1 Motion (Hernandez, et al. - Yaroslavsky) relative to confirming the selected consultants will maintain the scope of work and timeline provided in the responses to the Request for Proposals, and transferring/appropriating funds from the AB 1290 Fund for the Public Bank Feasibility Study Phase 1. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (3) 14-1371-S17 Motion (Soto-Martinez - Price) relative to a referendum petition approved for circulation on May 30, 2025, which seeks to overturn wage increases and healthcare benefits for hotel and airport workers, and hotel training, under Ordinance No. 188610, and the estimated loss in wages for workers if the Ordinance is suspended in July 2026 rather than July 2025. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (4) 14-1174-S110 CD 15 Motion (McOsker - Blumenfield) relative recommendations to the CRA/LA Bond Oversight Committee to allocate funds in taxable CRA/LA Excess Non-Housing Bond Proceeds from the Beacon Street Redevelopment Project Area for the San Pedro Gateway Sign Project. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (5) 14-1174-S111 CD 15 Motion (McOsker - Blumenfield) relative to recommendations to the CRA/LA Bond Oversight Committee to allocate funds in taxable CRA/LA Excess Non-Housing Bond Proceeds available to Council District 15 from the Beacon Street Redevelopment Project Area, for the Harbor Boulevard Street Lighting Project. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (6) 14-1174-S112 CD 15 Motion (McOsker - Blumenfield) relative to recommendations to the CRA/LA Bond Oversight Committee to allocate funds in taxable CRA/LA Excess Non-Housing Bond Proceeds, available to Council District 15 from the Beacon Street Redevelopment Project Area, for the San Pedro Business Facade Improvement Project. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (7) 21-0270 Economic and Workforce Development Department report relative to the approval of a one-year extension to the contracts of the existing 10 BusinessSource Centers (LABSC) and the approval to release a Request for Proposals to procure the LABSC for four one-year periods. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (8) 25-0596 City Administrative Officer and Joint Economic and Workforce Development Department and Workforce Development Board reports relative to adopting the Workforce Development Board Year 26 Annual Plan for Program Year (PY) 2025-26 and related actions. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted 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., 00-0000) 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 subject-matter 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 agenda-items 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/clerk-services/cps/council-committee-meetings/info-assignments-structure 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) 978-1133. 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) 978-1960 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 peer-to-peer and third-party 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 TIY-Based TRS; Speech-to-Speech Relay Service; Shared Non-English 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/telecommunications-relay-service-trs. 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, hard-of-hearing, 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.