Public Safety

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2025 - 3:30 PM EDWARD R. ROYBAL BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS SESSION ROOM ROOM 350, CITY HALL 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 MEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBER JOHN S. LEE, CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER CURREN D. PRICE, JR. COUNCILMEMBER TIM McOSKER COUNCILMEMBER HUGO SOTO-MARTÍNEZ COUNCILMEMBER TRACI PARK (Heleen Ramirez - Legislative Assistant - (213) 978-1081 or heleen.ramirez@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 City Council and Committee meetings. SE OFRECE SERVICIO DE TRADUCCIÓN AL ESPAÑOL EN TODAS LAS REUNIONES DEL CONSEJO Y COMITÉ MUNICIPAL. For interpretation services in additional languages and Sign Language Interpreters, at no cost, please contact clerk.interpretation@lacity.org or call (213) 978-1133 and provide the language desired, specific meeting, meeting date, and the number of people in the group. All requests should be submitted with as much advance notice as possible, preferably two business days prior to the meeting you wish to attend for additional language interpretation and five business days for Sign Language Interpretation. We will do our best to accommodate requests with shorter notice, but securing last-minute interpreters or captioners may not always be feasible. MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT ITEM(S) (1) 10-2468-S2 Report from the Community Forest Advisory Committee (CFAC) and Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) relative to the State of California's proposed regulation changes to landscape management in Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones (VHFHSZ) and proposed recommendations to better tailor those regulations to allow for better integration of biodiversity and ecological health in fire mitigation planning. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted (2) 24-1526 CD 7 Report from the Los Angeles Fire Department irelative to an assessment of equipment and training needed to mitigate electric vehicle (EVs) fires. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted (3) 25-1001 Report from the City Administrative Officer (CAO) related to a proposed agreement with Helicopter Express, Inc. for Aerial Firefighting Helitanker Services. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE - OCTOBER 26, 2025  (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - OCTOBER 24, 2025) (4) 22-1479 City Administrative Officer (CAO) and Board of Police Commissioners (BOPC) reports relative to the Fiscal Year 2022 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA grant program 12-month no-cost extension. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (5) 22-0156-S2 City Attorney report and draft ordinance relative to adding to the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) to create the metal and wire theft reward program. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted (6) 25-1041 Board of Fire Commissioners (BFC) report relative to the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Annual Cost of Special Services Fee Adjustments. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Referred to Public Safety and Budget and Finance Committees.) (7) 25-1042 Board of Fire Commissioners (BFC) report relative to the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) Special Training Fund 40J Fiscal Year 2024- 25 Annual Report.  Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (8) 25-1043 Board of Fire Commissioners (BFC) report relative to the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) Revolving Training Fund 40K Fiscal Year 2024-25 Annual Report. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Referred to Public Safety and Budget and Finance Committees.) (9) 25-1024 Board of Police Commissioners (BOPC) report relative to the Supplemental Police Account Expenditure Plan 36. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted (10) 25-1015 Board of Police Commissioners (BOPC) report relative to the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Revolving Training Fund Budget. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted (11) 25-0146-S1 Board of Police Commissioners report relative to the Revolving Training Fund Semi-Annual Report for July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025. Fiscal Impact Statement: No  Community Impact Statement: None submitted (12) 25-0607 CD 6, CD 9 Board of Police Commissioners (BOPC) report relative to medical services at Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) jail facilities. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted (13) 23-1445 CD 1 Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) report relative to a survey of red flag streets in Very High Fire Hazard Communities of Council District 1. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (14) 25-0865 Motion (Rodriguez – Lee – Soto-Martinez) relative to prohibiting off- duty secondary employment with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, US Customs and Border Protection, the US Department of Homeland Security, or any entity engaged in civil immigration enforcement. Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Los Feliz Neighborhood Council North Westwood Neighborhood Council For, if amended: Reseda Neighborhood Council (Referred to the Personnel and Hiring and Public Safety Committees) (15) 25-0756  Motion (Blumenfield, Hernandez - McOsker) relative to amending relevant sections of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to maximize any fines and fees associated with impersonating a federal, state, or local law enforcement agent, to intimidate or harass, threaten individual persons or property, or any other method that could be used by an individual to coerce a person or persons under the false pretense of being a public safety officer. Community Impact Statement: Yes For: NoHo Neighborhood Council Westside Neighborhood Council Reseda Neighborhood Council North Westwood Neighborhood Council (Referred to Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging, and Disability and Public Safety Committees.) (16) 22-1316 Motion (Lee - Rodriguez) relative to authorizing a transfer of funds to continue the operation and effectiveness of the Resiliency in Communities After Stress and Trauma (ReCAST) grant program to cover essential program-related expenses. 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) 978-1076. 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 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, 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.