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Regular Meeting

Los Angeles, CA · August 27, 2024

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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.