Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations

JOURNAL – RULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2025 - 9:00 AM ROOM 340, CITY HALL 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 MEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBER MARQUEECE HARRIS-DAWSON, CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER NITHYA RAMAN COUNCILMEMBER KATY YARSLAVSKY COUNCILMEMBER HUGO SOTO-MARTÍNEZ COUNCILMEMBER JOHN S. LEE (Rita Moreno - Legislative Assistant - (213) 978-1074 or Rita.Moreno@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. 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) 25-0315 Motion (McOsker, Padilla for Park – Blumenfield) relative to a review of the current structure, operation, and budgeting process of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, the Port of Los Angeles, and the Los Angeles World Airports.  Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (McOsker, Padilla for Park – Blumenfield) – (5) Yes; (0) No (2) 25-0002-S74 Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA) to report and Resolution (Rodriguez – Soto-Martinez, Jurado) relative to establishing the City’s position on any legislative and/or administrative action that would increase the annual cap for U nonimmigrant status visas in the United States. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated 9-11-25 and Resolution (Rodriguez – Soto-Martinez, Jurado) – (5) Yes; (0) No (3) 25-0002-S85 CLA to report and Resolution (McOsker – Soto-Martinez) relative to establishing the City’s position on Senate Bill (SB) 34 (Richardson), which emphasizes voluntary agreements among ports, cities, and the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) to advance environmental goals. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated 9-09-25 and Resolution (McOsker – Soto-Martinez) – (3) Yes; (2) No: Raman, Yaroslavsky (4) 25-0002-S73 CLA to report and Resolution (Rodriguez – Padilla, et al.) relative to establishing the City’s position on S. 2212 (Padilla), the Visible Identification Standards for Immigration-Based Law Enforcement (VISIBLE) Act of 2025, which would require immigration enforcement officers to display clearly visible identification and prohibit them from wearing non-medical face coverings during public-facing immigration enforcement actions. Community Impact Statement: Yes. For: North Westwood Neighborhood Council  *Journal correction APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated 9-10-25 and Resolution (Rodriguez – Padilla, et al.) – (5) Yes; (0) No (5) 25-0002-S71 CLA to report and Resolution (Rodriguez – Padilla, et al.), the No Masks for ICE Act, which would require immigration enforcement agents to wear clearly marked clothing displaying their name and affiliation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and prohibit them from wearing facial coverings during enforcement actions. Community Impact Statement: Yes. For: North Westwood Neighborhood Council *Journal correction APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated 9-10-25 and Resolution (Rodriguez – Padilla, et al.) – (5) Yes; (0) No (6) 25-0002-S75 CLA to report and Resolution (Rodriguez – Raman) relative to establishing the City’s position on reforming the Uniform Commercial Code system. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated 9-09-25 and Resolution (Rodriguez – Raman) – (5) Yes; (0) No (7) 25-0002-S84 CLA to report and Resolution (Hernandez – Yaroslavsky, et al.) relative to establishing the City’s position on H.R. 4759 (Gomez), the Ban Military Drones Spying on Civilians Act.  Community Impact Statement: None submitted. APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated 9-09-25 and Resolution (Hernandez – Yaroslavsky, et al.) – (5) Yes; (0) No (8) 25-0002-S79 CLA to report and Resolution (Blumenfield, Padilla – Hutt) relative to establishing the City’s position on proposed cuts in the budget for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. APPROVED Resolution (Blumenfield, Padilla – Hutt) – (5) Yes; (0) No (9) 25-1023 Motion (McOsker, Yaroslavsky – Raman) relative to conducting a comprehensive, multi-year evaluation of alternative legal service models for the City. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. APPROVED Motion (McOsker, Yaroslavsky – Raman) – (5) Yes; (0) No (10) 25-0002-S80 CLA to report and Resolution (Park – Blumenfield) relative to establishing the City’s position on Senate Bill 749 (Allen - Wahab), which would amend the Civil Code and the Government Code to preserve mobile home parks and protect mobile home park residents. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated 9-08-25 and Resolution (Park – Blumenfield) – (5) Yes; (0) No (11) 25-0808  City Ethics Commission report relative to the proposed new Conflict of Interest Code (COI) for the Community Investment for Families Department. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. APPROVED City Ethics Commission report dated 7-23-25 – (5) Yes; (0) No (12) 23-1027-S6 City Attorney report and ordinance relative to relative to amending the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) to increase the maximum inter-departmental transfer amount. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. APPROVED City Attorney report and Ordinance dated 1-07-24 – (5) Yes; (0) No (13) 23-1027-S7 City Attorney report and ordinance relative to amending the Los Angeles Administrative Code to set the threshold requirement for Council approval of Los Angeles World Airports contracts. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. APPROVED City Attorney report and Ordinance dated 2-06-25 – (5) Yes; (0) No (14) 25-0869 Los Angeles Charter Reform Commission report relative to its outreach and engagement plan. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. APPROVED Charter Reform Commission report dated 8-01-25 – (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., 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. 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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.