Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations

Please Note Public Comment Will Be Taken In­Person Only. JOURNAL – RULES, ELECTIONS, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE FRIDAY, MAY 26, 2023 ­ 1:00 PM ROOM 401, CITY HALL 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 MEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBER PAUL KREKORIAN, CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER CURREN D. PRICE, JR. COUNCILMEMBER MARQUEECE HARRIS­DAWSON (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) 23­0002­S27 Chief Legislative Analyst report and Resolution (Krekorian – Blumenfield, et al.) relative to establishing the City’s position regarding the City’s 2023­ 24 State Legislative Program for the Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act, which would amend the State Constitution to impose restrictions on the ways in which state and local governments can levy taxes, fees, and other charges. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: Yes Against: Studio City Neighborhood Council Sunland­Tujunga Neighborhood Council  Accountability Act, which would amend the State Constitution to impose restrictions on the ways in which state and local governments can levy taxes, fees, and other charges. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: Yes Against: Studio City Neighborhood Council Sunland­Tujunga Neighborhood Council APPROVED Chief Legislative Analyst report dated May 19, 2023 ­ (2) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Harris­Dawson (2) 23­0002­S34 Chief Legislative Analyst report and Resolution (Krekorian – Yaroslavsky) relative to establishing the City’s position regarding the City’s 2023­24 State Legislative Program for Assembly Bill 1628 (McKinnor), which would require all new washing machines sold for residential, commercial, and state use in California to contain a microfiber filtration system in order to mitigate the effects of microplastics in the environment. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Chief Legislative Analyst report dated April 18, 2023 ­ (2) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Harris­Dawson (3) 23­0002­S36 Chief Legislative Analyst to report and Resolution (Rodriguez, McOsker ­ Krekorian) relative to establishing the City’s position regarding the City’s 2023­24 State Legislative Program for Senate Bill 44 (Umberg) which would require a written notice be provided to those convicted or who have plead guilty to the manufacture or distribution of fentanyl on the potential for criminal liability resulting from any deaths related to the offense. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Resolution (Rodriguez, McOsker ­ Krekorian) ­ (2) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Harris­Dawson (4) 23­0002­S38 Chief Legislative Analyst report and Resolution (Krekorian – Hernandez, et al.) relative to establishing the City’s position regarding the City’s 2023­24 State Legislative Program for Assembly Constitutional Amendment 5 (Low) to overturn Proposition 8 and protect same­sex marriage in California. Fiscal Impact Statement: No  APPROVED Resolution (Rodriguez, McOsker ­ Krekorian) ­ (2) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Harris­Dawson (4) 23­0002­S38 Chief Legislative Analyst report and Resolution (Krekorian – Hernandez, et al.) relative to establishing the City’s position regarding the City’s 2023­24 State Legislative Program for Assembly Constitutional Amendment 5 (Low) to overturn Proposition 8 and protect same­sex marriage in California. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council APPROVED Chief Legislative Analyst report dated May 3, 2023 ­ (2) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Harris­Dawson (5) 23­0002­S41 Chief Legislative Analyst report and Resolution (Yaroslavsky – Blumenfield) relative to establishing the City’s position regarding the City’s 2023­24 State Legislative Program for legislative or administrative action for the State to rapidly house veterans with an income at or below 60 percent Area Median Income (AMI) levels through the State Veterans Housing and Homelessness Prevention Program (VHHP). Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Chief Legislative Analyst report dated April 24, 2023 ­ (2) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Harris­Dawson (6) 23­0002­S44 Chief Legislative Analyst report and Resolution (Blumenfield – Rodriguez) relative to establishing the City’s position regarding the City’s 2023­24 State Legislative Program for Assembly Bill 74 (Muratsuchi) which would seek to update existing laws pertaining to street takeovers and strengthen enforcement tools. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Westside Neighborhood Council CONTINUED TO DATE TO BE DETERMINED  Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Westside Neighborhood Council CONTINUED TO DATE TO BE DETERMINED (7) 23­0002­S45 Chief Legislative Analyst to report and Resolution (Park – Hernandez, Krekorian) relative to establishing the City’s position regarding the City’s 2023­24 Federal Legislative Program for the issuance of a commemorative United States Postage Stamp in honor of Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera, and Jose Julio Sarria. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Chief Legislative Analyst report dated May 25, 2023 ­ (2) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Harris­Dawson (8) 23­0002­S35 Chief Legislative Analyst report and Resolution (Park – Rodriguez) relative to establishing the City’s position regarding the City’s 2023­24 State Legislative Program for Assembly Bill 36 (Gabriel) which expresses the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to prohibit a person subject to a domestic violence protective order from owning, possessing, purchasing, or receiving a firearm for an additional three years after the domestic violence protective order has expired. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Westside Neighborhood Council Empowerment Congress West Area Neighborhood Development Counci APPROVED Chief Legislative Analyst report dated May 17, 2023 ­ (2) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Harris­Dawson (9) 23­0359 Motion (Raman, et al. – Hernandez, et al.) relative to the feasibility of establishing a Democracy Vouchers program in the City. Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council  APPROVED Chief Legislative Analyst report dated May 17, 2023 ­ (2) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Harris­Dawson (9) 23­0359 Motion (Raman, et al. – Hernandez, et al.) relative to the feasibility of establishing a Democracy Vouchers program in the City. Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council Reseda Neighborhood Council APPROVED Motion (Raman, et al. – Hernandez, et al.) ­ (2) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Harris­Dawson (10) 23­0002­S42 CD 14 Chief Legislative Analyst report and Resolution (Rodriguez, et al. – Hutt, et al.) relative to establishing the City’s position regarding the City’s 2023­24 State Legislative Program for any action by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to rename Grand Park the "Gloria Molina Grand Park," commemorating Gloria Molina's service to Angelenos. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council APPROVED Chief Legislative Analyst report dated May 19, 2023 ­ (2) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Harris­Dawson (11) 23­0336 CD 14 Motion (Hernandez – Rodriguez) relative to renaming the portion of the Observation Deck in Tom Bradley Tower overlooking Grand Park as the “Gloria Molina Observation Deck.” Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council APPROVED Motion (Hernandez – Rodriguez) ­ (2) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Harris­ Dawson (12) 23­0002­S52 Chief Legislative Analyst report and Resolution (Raman – Harris­Dawson) relative to establishing the City’s position regarding the City’s 2023­24 State Legislative Program for Senate Bill 567 (Durazo), the Homelessness Prevention Act, which builds on existing law to better protect California's low­income renters from unjust evictions and exorbitant rent increases.  Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council APPROVED Motion (Hernandez – Rodriguez) ­ (2) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Harris­ Dawson (12) 23­0002­S52 Chief Legislative Analyst report and Resolution (Raman – Harris­Dawson) relative to establishing the City’s position regarding the City’s 2023­24 State Legislative Program for Senate Bill 567 (Durazo), the Homelessness Prevention Act, which builds on existing law to better protect California's low­income renters from unjust evictions and exorbitant rent increases. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Chief Legislative Analyst report dated May 19, 2023 ­ (2) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Harris­Dawson (13) 23­0002­S50 Chief Legislative Analyst report and Resolution (Yaroslavsky – Krekorian) relative to establishing the City’s position regarding the City’s 2023­24 State Legislative Program for Assembly Bill 1185 (Gabriel), would expand the California State Nonprofit Security Grant Program. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Chief Legislative Analyst report dated May 23, 2023 ­ (2) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Harris­Dawson (14) 23­0002­S37 Chief Legislative Analyst to report and Resolution (Harris­Dawson, Hutt – Soto­Martinez) relative to establishing the City’s position regarding the City’s 2023­24 State Legislative Program for Senate Bill 50 (Bradford) that would prohibit a peace officer from initiating a traffic stop for a low­level violation, unless there is a separate, independent reason. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Resolution (Harris­Dawson, Hutt – Soto­Martinez) ­ (2) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Harris­Dawson (15) 23­0002­S40 Chief Legislative Analyst report and Resolution (Blumenfield – Lee) relative to establishing the City’s position regarding the City’s 2023­24 State Legislative Program for Senate Bill 37 (Caballero), the Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities Housing Stability Act (OAADHS Act), which would provide a targeted housing stabilization program to address and prevent  Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Resolution (Harris­Dawson, Hutt – Soto­Martinez) ­ (2) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Harris­Dawson (15) 23­0002­S40 Chief Legislative Analyst report and Resolution (Blumenfield – Lee) relative to establishing the City’s position regarding the City’s 2023­24 State Legislative Program for Senate Bill 37 (Caballero), the Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities Housing Stability Act (OAADHS Act), which would provide a targeted housing stabilization program to address and prevent homelessness for older adults and people living with disabilities. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Chief Legislative Analyst report dated May 10, 2023 ­ (2) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Harris­Dawson (16) 23­0002­S21 Chief Legislative Analyst report and Resolution (Raman ­ Blumenfield) relative to establishing the City’s position regarding the City’s 2023­24 State Legislative Program for legislative or administrative action for the State to provide the California Policy Lab with funding to augment research into issues such as homelessness, economic inequality, criminal justice reform, and education inequality. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Chief Legislative Analyst report dated March 7, 2023 ­ (2) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Harris­Dawson (17) 23­0098 City Clerk and City Attorney reports and Ordinance relative to amending the Los Angeles Administrative Code to make changes to the requirements for written contracts. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED AS AMENDED City Clerk report dated May 19, 2023, City Attorney report dated May 12, 2023, and draft Ordinance ­ (2) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Harris­Dawson (18) 23­0002­S56 Chief Legislative Analyst to report and Resolution (Raman, Soto­Martinez – Krekorian) relative to establishing the City’s position regarding the City’s 2023­24 State Legislative Program for Assembly Bill 881 (Ting) to remove financial hardship banders to increase the diversity of criminal juries in the City and across the State of California.  Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED AS AMENDED City Clerk report dated May 19, 2023, City Attorney report dated May 12, 2023, and draft Ordinance ­ (2) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Harris­Dawson (18) 23­0002­S56 Chief Legislative Analyst to report and Resolution (Raman, Soto­Martinez – Krekorian) relative to establishing the City’s position regarding the City’s 2023­24 State Legislative Program for Assembly Bill 881 (Ting) to remove financial hardship banders to increase the diversity of criminal juries in the City and across the State of California. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Resolution (Raman, Soto­Martinez – Krekorian) ­ (2) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Harris­Dawson (19) 23­0002­S29 Chief Legislative Analyst report and Resolution (Blumenfield ­ Soto­ Martínez, Lee) relative to establishing the City’s position regarding the City’s 2023­24 State Legislative Program for Senate Bill 55 (Umberg), which would prohibit the sale of vehicles without an etched or engraved vehicle identification number on the catalytic converter. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Westside Neighborhood Council Studio City Neighborhood Council North Hills West Neighborhood Council For if Amended: Sunland­Tujunga Neighborhood Council APPROVED Chief Legislative Analyst report dated March 10, 2023 ­ (2) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Harris­Dawson (20) 23­0002­S31 Chief Legislative Analyst report and Resolution (Blumenfield – Rodriguez, Lee) relative to establishing the City’s position regarding the City’s 2023­ 24 Federal Legislative Program for S. 154, the Preventing Auto Recycling Thefts (PART) Act, to prevent the theft of catalytic converters and other precious metal car parts. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: Yes  Absent: Harris­Dawson (20) 23­0002­S31 Chief Legislative Analyst report and Resolution (Blumenfield – Rodriguez, Lee) relative to establishing the City’s position regarding the City’s 2023­ 24 Federal Legislative Program for S. 154, the Preventing Auto Recycling Thefts (PART) Act, to prevent the theft of catalytic converters and other precious metal car parts. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Westside Neighborhood Council Empowerment Congress West Area Neighborhood Development Council Sunland­Tujunga Neighborhood Council APPROVED Chief Legislative Analyst report dated March 10, 2023 ­ (2) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Harris­Dawson (21) 23­0153 Resolution (Hernandez – Krekorian, et al.) relative to calling upon the United States State Department, and any other relevant Federal agencies, to take any actions necessary for Eyvin Hernandez’s expedient release from Direccion General de Contrainteligencia Militar (DGCIM) in Venezuela and for him to be brought home safely to Los Angeles. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Resolution (Hernandez – Krekorian, et al.) ­ (2) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Harris­Dawson (22) 23­0159 Resolution (Yaroslavsky – Soto­Martinez) relative to standing in solidarity with Eyvin Hernandez in advocating for his immediate release; calling on President Joe Biden, et al., to act with urgency and negotiate for Mr. Hernandez's release, and protect his well­being; and calling on the entire California congressional delegation to work toward his release and to speak up for Mr. Hernandez as appropriate. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Resolution (Yaroslavsky – Soto­Martinez) ­ (2) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Harris­Dawson 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  APPROVED Resolution (Yaroslavsky – Soto­Martinez) ­ (2) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Harris­Dawson 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. 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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. 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.