Public Safety
Regular MeetingLos Angeles, CA · August 27, 2024
Minutes
Please Note Public Comment Will Be Taken InPerson Only.
JOURNAL – PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2024 3:30 PM
JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER
ROOM , CITY HALL
200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012
MEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBER MONICA RODRIGUEZ, CHAIR
COUNCILMEMBER JOHN S. LEE
COUNCILMEMBER TRACI PARK
COUNCILMEMBER CURREN D. PRICE, JR.
COUNCILMEMBER HUGO SOTOMARTINEZ
(Luigi Verano Legislative Assistant (213) 9781082 or juan.l.verano@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.
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)
Verbal presentation from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) and
Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) relative to mutual aid agreements.
(2) 240145
LAPD report relative to embedding a Workday technical expert into the
Department's Payroll Section.
ITEM(S)
(1)
Verbal presentation from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) and
Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) relative to mutual aid agreements.
(2) 240145
LAPD report relative to embedding a Workday technical expert into the
Department's Payroll Section.
Fiscal Impact Statement: No
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
(Referred to the Public Safety and Government Operations
Committees)
NOTED AND FILED Los Angeles Police Department report dated 053124 (5) Yes;
(0) No
(3) 231165
LAPD report relative to Assembly Bill 1314 (Ramos) and the Feather Alert
Program.
Fiscal Impact Statement: No
Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
NOTED AND FILED Los Angeles Police Department report dated 020824 (5) Yes;
(0) No
(4) 130108S3
City Administrative Officer (CAO) report relative to the LAPD’s First
Amendment to Contract C143522 with LexisNexis Risk Solutions FL, Inc.
for ComputerAssisted Legal Research Services.
Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes
Financial Policies Statement: Yes
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
TIME LIMIT FILE SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION SEPTEMBER 27, 2024)
Financial Policies Statement: Yes
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
TIME LIMIT FILE SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION SEPTEMBER 27, 2024)
APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated 070924 (5) Yes; (0) No
(5) 240927
Board of Police Commissioners (BOPC) report relative to the request for
payment of reward offer (DR No. 191225175) in a hitandrun case.
Fiscal Impact Statement: No
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
APPROVED Board of Police Commissioners report dated 080824 (5) Yes; (0) No
(6) 140955S9
City Administrative Officer (CAO) and Board of Police Commissioners
reports relative to the acceptance of the Los Angeles County Real Estate
Fraud Prosecution Program grant application and award for Fiscal Year
202425.
Fiscal Impact Statement: No
Financial Policies Statement: Yes
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
(Referred to Personnel, Audits, and Hiring and Public Safety
Committees)
APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated 082224 (5) Yes; (0) No
(7) 240463
Public Safety Committee and BOPC reports relative to acceptance of
a nonmonetary donation valued at $26,937 to provide two police service
dogs for Metropolitan Division's K9 Platoon; and, BOPC to report on the
vetting of donations.
Fiscal Impact Statement: No
Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated 082224 (5) Yes; (0) No
(7) 240463
Public Safety Committee and BOPC reports relative to acceptance of
a nonmonetary donation valued at $26,937 to provide two police service
dogs for Metropolitan Division's K9 Platoon; and, BOPC to report on the
vetting of donations.
Fiscal Impact Statement: No
Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
APPROVED Board of Police Commissioners report dated 040424 (4) Yes; (1) No:
SotoMartinez
(8) 161401
Board of Fire Commissioners report relative to a request to amend Los
Angeles Administrative Code Section 5.148 to increase the revenue limit
of receipts deposited into the Special Training Fund.
Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes
Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
CONTINUED TO DATE TO BE DETERMINED
(9) 231200S56
Communication from the Mayor relative to the reappointment of Sharon
Delugach to the Board of Fire Commissioners for the term ending June 30,
2029.
Financial Disclosure Statement: Filed
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
TIME LIMIT FILE SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION SEPTEMBER 11, 2024)
APPROVED Mayor's report dated 070924 (5) Yes; (0) No
(10) 211320
CAO and Mayor reports relative to a request for contracting authorities,
budget modifications, and reappropriation of funds for the Fiscal Year
2021 Urban Areas Security Initiative.
Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes
Financial Policies Statement: Yes
APPROVED Mayor's report dated 070924 (5) Yes; (0) No
(10) 211320
CAO and Mayor reports relative to a request for contracting authorities,
budget modifications, and reappropriation of funds for the Fiscal Year
2021 Urban Areas Security Initiative.
Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes
Financial Policies Statement: Yes
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated 082124 (5) Yes; (0) No
(11) 200769S7
CAO report relative to the status of the City’s Unarmed Model of Crisis
Response (UMCR) Pilot Program, and proposed expansion plan allowing
each UMCR vendor to expand into one additional LAPD service area.
Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes
Financial Policies Statement: Yes
Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
NOTED AND FILED City Administrative Officer report dated 082324 (5) Yes; (0) No
(12) 200769S6
CAO report relative to requesting approval to execute First Amendments
and Restatements of the Professional Service Agreements with three
contractors that are currently implementing the UMCR pilot
program. (Referred to the Public Safety and Budget, Finance and
Innovation Committees)
Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes
Financial Policies Statement: Yes
TIME LIMIT FILE OCTOBER 20, 2024
(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION OCTOBER 15, 2024)
APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated 081524 (5) Yes; (0) No
(13) 240946
Emergency Management Department report relative to the 2024 City of
Los Angeles Local Hazard Mitigation Plan.
TIME LIMIT FILE OCTOBER 20, 2024
(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION OCTOBER 15, 2024)
APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated 081524 (5) Yes; (0) No
(13) 240946
Emergency Management Department report relative to the 2024 City of
Los Angeles Local Hazard Mitigation Plan.
Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
APPROVED Emergency Management Department report dated 081524 AS
AMENDED (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Price
(14) 240877
Motion (McOsker, et al. – Lee) relative to a thorough and comprehensive
review of the current police disciplinary system and the convening of
regular community meetings to discuss the police disciplinary system, for
modifications of Section 1070 of the Los Angeles City Charter.
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
(Referred to the Public Safety and Rules, Elections and
Intergovernmental Relations Committees)
APPROVED Motion (McOsker, et al. Lee) AS AMENDED (5) Yes; (0) No
(15) 240932
Motion (Rodriguez – Krekorian) relative to instructing the LAPD to report
on the current status of the Cadet Program, the Policy Academy Magnet
Schools (PAMS) Program, the Associated Community Officer Program
(ACOP) and the Police Orientation Preparations Program (POPP),
including how these programs work collectively to provide viable pathways
for youth to pursue law enforcement careers with the Department, and
related matters.
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
APPROVED Motion (Rodriguez Krekorian) (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.
related matters.
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
APPROVED Motion (Rodriguez Krekorian) (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) 9781076. 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
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.
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.
Agenda
Please Note Public Comment Will Be Taken InPerson Only.
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2024 3:30 PM
JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER
ROOM 340, CITY HALL
200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012
MEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBER MONICA RODRIGUEZ, CHAIR
COUNCILMEMBER JOHN S. LEE
COUNCILMEMBER TRACI PARK
COUNCILMEMBER CURREN D. PRICE, JR.
COUNCILMEMBER HUGO SOTOMARTINEZ
(Mandy Morales Legislative Assistant mandy.morales@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.
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)
Verbal presentation from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) and
Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) relative to mutual aid agreements.
(2) 240145
LAPD report relative to embedding a Workday technical expert into the
Department's Payroll Section.
ITEM(S)
(1)
Verbal presentation from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) and
Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) relative to mutual aid agreements.
(2) 240145
LAPD report relative to embedding a Workday technical expert into the
Department's Payroll Section.
Fiscal Impact Statement: No
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
(Referred to the Public Safety and Government Operations
Committees)
(3) 231165
LAPD report relative to Assembly Bill 1314 (Ramos) and the Feather Alert
Program.
Fiscal Impact Statement: No
Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
(4) 130108S3
City Administrative Officer (CAO) report relative to the LAPD’s First
Amendment to Contract C143522 with LexisNexis Risk Solutions FL, Inc.
for ComputerAssisted Legal Research Services.
Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes
Financial Policies Statement: Yes
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
TIME LIMIT FILE SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION SEPTEMBER 27, 2024)
(5) 240927
Board of Police Commissioners (BOPC) report relative to the request for
payment of reward offer (DR No. 191225175) in a hitandrun case.
Fiscal Impact Statement: No
TIME LIMIT FILE SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION SEPTEMBER 27, 2024)
(5) 240927
Board of Police Commissioners (BOPC) report relative to the request for
payment of reward offer (DR No. 191225175) in a hitandrun case.
Fiscal Impact Statement: No
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
(6) 140955S9
CAO and BOPC report relative to the acceptance of the Los Angeles
County Real Estate Fraud Prosecution Program grant application and
award for Fiscal Year 202425.
Fiscal Impact Statement: No
Financial Policies Statement: Yes
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
(Referred to Personnel, Audits, and Hiring and Public Safety
Committees)
(7) 240463
Public Safety Committee and BOPC reports relative to acceptance of
a nonmonetary donation valued at $26,937 to provide two police service
dogs for Metropolitan Division's K9 Platoon; and, BOPC to report on the
vetting of donations.
Fiscal Impact Statement: No
Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
(8) 161401
Board of Fire Commissioners report relative to a request to amend Los
Angeles Administrative Code Section 5.148 to increase the revenue limit
of receipts deposited into the Special Training Fund.
Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes
Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
(9) 231200S56
(8) 161401
Board of Fire Commissioners report relative to a request to amend Los
Angeles Administrative Code Section 5.148 to increase the revenue limit
of receipts deposited into the Special Training Fund.
Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes
Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
(9) 231200S56
Communication from the Mayor relative to the reappointment of Sharon
Delugach to the Board of Fire Commissioners for the term ending June 30,
2029.
Financial Disclosure Statement: Filed
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
TIME LIMIT FILE SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION SEPTEMBER 11, 2024)
(10) 211320
CAO and Mayor reports relative to a request for contracting authorities,
budget modifications, and reappropriation of funds for the Fiscal Year
2021 Urban Areas Security Initiative.
Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes
Financial Policies Statement: Yes
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
(11) 200769S7
CAO report relative to the status of the City’s Unarmed Model of Crisis
Response (UMCR) Pilot Program, and proposed expansion plan allowing
each UMCR vendor to expand into one additional LAPD service area.
Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes
Financial Policies Statement: Yes
Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
(12) 200769S6
CAO report relative to requesting approval to execute First Amendments
and Restatements of the Professional Service Agreements with three
Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes
Financial Policies Statement: Yes
Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
(12) 200769S6
CAO report relative to requesting approval to execute First Amendments
and Restatements of the Professional Service Agreements with three
contractors that are currently implementing the UMCR pilot program.
Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes
Financial Policies Statement: Yes
TIME LIMIT FILE OCTOBER 20, 2024
(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION OCTOBER 15, 2024)
(Referred to the Public Safety and Budget, Finance and Innovation
Committees)
(13) 240946
Emergency Management Department report relative to the 2024 City of
Los Angeles Local Hazard Mitigation Plan.
Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
(14) 240877
Motion (McOsker, et al. – Lee) relative to a thorough and comprehensive
review of the current police disciplinary system and the convening of
regular community meetings to discuss the police disciplinary system, for
modifications of Section 1070 of the Los Angeles City Charter.
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
(Referred to the Public Safety and Rules, Elections and
Intergovernmental Relations Committees)
(15) 240932
Motion (Rodriguez – Krekorian) relative to instructing the LAPD to report
on the current status of the Cadet Program, the Policy Academy Magnet
Schools (PAMS) Program, the Associated Community Officer Program
(ACOP) and the Police Orientation Preparations Program (POPP),
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
(Referred to the Public Safety and Rules, Elections and
Intergovernmental Relations Committees)
(15) 240932
Motion (Rodriguez – Krekorian) relative to instructing the LAPD to report
on the current status of the Cadet Program, the Policy Academy Magnet
Schools (PAMS) Program, the Associated Community Officer Program
(ACOP) and the Police Orientation Preparations Program (POPP),
including how these programs work collectively to provide viable pathways
for youth to pursue law enforcement careers with the Department, and
related matters.
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., 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) 9781076. 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
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
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.