Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations

RULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 2025 ­ 9:00 AM ROOM 340, CITY HALL 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 MEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBER MARQUEECE HARRIS­DAWSON, CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER NITHYA RAMAN COUNCILMEMBER KATY YAROSLAVSKY COUNCILMEMBER HUGO SOTO­MARTÍNEZ COUNCILMEMBER JOHN S. LEE (Mandy Morales ­ Legislative Assistant ­ (323) 439­2346 or 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 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) 16­1104­S3 Motion (Harris­Dawson, et al. – Price, et al.) relative to adopting changes to the Rules of the Los Angeles City Council, Nos. 7 and 63. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (2) 25­0314 Motion (Yaroslavsky, Harris­Dawson ­ Hernandez, et al.) relative to establishing an Advisory Group on the City's Finances and Budget, to assess the City's financial status and advise the Budget and Finance Committee on steps to secure long­term fiscal health. (This item is referred to the Budget and Finance Committee and Rules, Elections, Intergovernmental Relations Committee.)  Community Impact Statement: None submitted (2) 25­0314 Motion (Yaroslavsky, Harris­Dawson ­ Hernandez, et al.) relative to establishing an Advisory Group on the City's Finances and Budget, to assess the City's financial status and advise the Budget and Finance Committee on steps to secure long­term fiscal health. (This item is referred to the Budget and Finance Committee and Rules, Elections, Intergovernmental Relations Committee.) Community Impact Statement: None submitted (3) 22­1196­S1 Chief Legislative Analyst report relative to Inflation – Adjusted Redistricting Commission Budgets. Community Impact Statement: Yes Support, if Amended: Reseda Neighborhood Council Historic Highland Park Neighborhood Council. For: Bel Air­Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council Harbor Gateway North Neighborhood Council (4) 23­0002­S149 Resolution (Padilla ­ Harris­Dawson) relative to including in the City's 2023­ 2024 State Legislative Program a position on Assembly Bill 1775 (Haney) to allow for the preparation or sale of non cannabis food or beverage products and to sell tickets for live musical or other performances, on the premises of a licensed retailer. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. (5) 23­0002­S119 Chief Legislative Analyst report relative to Resolution (Hernandez ­ Raman) to include in the City's 2023­24 State Legislative Program a position on Senate Bill 1170 (Menjivar), which would permit the use of campaign funds to pay for or reimburse mental health care expenses for a non­incumbent candidate that does not have health insurance or has been denied coverage. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. (6) 23­0002­S146 Resolution (Lee ­ Hutt) relative to including in the City's 2023­24 Federal Legislative Program a position on the Adoptee Citizenship Act of 2024, to provide citizenship to foreign­born adoptees of U.S. citizens, regardless of  Senate Bill 1170 (Menjivar), which would permit the use of campaign funds to pay for or reimburse mental health care expenses for a non­incumbent candidate that does not have health insurance or has been denied coverage. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. (6) 23­0002­S146 Resolution (Lee ­ Hutt) relative to including in the City's 2023­24 Federal Legislative Program a position on the Adoptee Citizenship Act of 2024, to provide citizenship to foreign­born adoptees of U.S. citizens, regardless of their date of birth. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. (7) 23­0002­S141 Resolution (Yaroslavsky ­ McOsker) relative to including in the City's 2023­ 24 State Legislative Program a position on any ballot initiative that would seek to overturn the 2022 adopted Senate Bill 1137 law, which initiates health and safety setback regulations for modified oil and gas wells. Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Westside Neighborhood Council (8) 23­0002­S145 Resolution (Lee ­ Blumenfield) relative to including in the City's 2023­24 Federal Legislative Program a position on House Resolution 8606 (Carter), the Never Again Education Reauthorization and Study Act of 2024, which would reauthorize an appropriation for the Director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. (9) 23­0002­S142 Resolution (Yaroslavsky – Hernandez) relative to including in the City’s 2023­24 State Legislative Program support for Senate Bill 1255 (Durazo) which would require water suppliers with over 3,300 connections to provide low income ratepayer assistance to eligible ratepayers, through a voluntary ratepayer contribution fund. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. (10) 23­0002­S103 Resolution (Hernandez – Padilla) relative to including in its 2023­24 State Legislative Program support for Assembly Bill 2031 to expand the One California Immigration Services funding to individuals with criminal histories, and cover related services such as interpretation and translation, medical examinations, expert witness testimonies, and other litigation  ratepayer contribution fund. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. (10) 23­0002­S103 Resolution (Hernandez – Padilla) relative to including in its 2023­24 State Legislative Program support for Assembly Bill 2031 to expand the One California Immigration Services funding to individuals with criminal histories, and cover related services such as interpretation and translation, medical examinations, expert witness testimonies, and other litigation costs. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. (11) 23­0002­S100 Chief Legislative Analyst report and Resolution relative to including in the City’s 2023­24 State Legislative Program support for Assembly Bill 1990 (Carrillo) which would update the criminal procedure for arrests related to shoplifting. Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Studio City Neighborhood Council Sunland Tujunga Neighborhood Council Westside Neighborhood Council (12) 25­0002­S20 Chief Legislative Analyst report and Resolution (McOsker – Park) relative to support for Assembly Bill 1023 (Gipson) which would give the port of Los Angeles sole authority to issue a coastal development permit for its Zero Emissions Port Electrification of Operations Project. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (13) 25­0002­S12 Chief Legislative Analyst report and Resolution (Park ­ Nazarian) establishing the City's position on a Supplemental Appropriation for disaster funding to support recovery from the January 2025 wildfires and including it in the 2025­26 Federal Legislative Program. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (14) 25­0002­S18 Chief Legislative Analyst to report and Resolution (Lee ­ Padilla) relative to including in the City's 2025­26 State Legislative Program a position on legislation and/or administrative action which would weaken the California Department of Toxic Substances Control's hazardous waste disposal rules.  including it in the 2025­26 Federal Legislative Program. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (14) 25­0002­S18 Chief Legislative Analyst to report and Resolution (Lee ­ Padilla) relative to including in the City's 2025­26 State Legislative Program a position on legislation and/or administrative action which would weaken the California Department of Toxic Substances Control's hazardous waste disposal rules. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (15) 25­0002­S21 Chief Legislative Analyst to report and Resolution (Park ­ Lee) relative to including in the City's 2025­26 State Legislative Program a position on Assembly Bill 238 (Harabedian) which would provide mortgage forbearance to victims of Southern California's recent wildfires that experienced affirmed financial hardship due to those fires. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (16) 25­0002­S7 Chief Legislative Analyst report relative to Resolution (Rodriguez ­ Blumenfield) to include in the City's 2025­26 Federal Legislative Program a position on any legislation or administrative action that would name a terminal at the Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport in Puerto Rico, as Terminal 21 Roberto Clemente. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (17) 25­0002­S6 Chief Legislative Analyst to report and Resolution (Rodriguez, et al. ­ Padilla) relative to establishing a position on Assembly Bill 469 (Gabriel), which would strengthen the penalties for impersonating first responders during a state of emergency. Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Westside Neighborhood Council 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 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. For more information about FCC programs to promote access to telecommunications services for people with disabilities, visit the FCC's Disability Rights Office website. 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.