Meeting

Public Safety Committee

Wednesday, August 3, 2022

ROOM 1010, CITY HALL - 3:30 PM 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

MEMBERS:   COUNCILMEMBER MONICA RODRIGUEZ, CHAIR
    COUNCILMEMBER JOHN S. LEE, VICE CHAIR
    COUNCILMEMBER JOE BUSCAINO
    COUNCILMEMBER MARQUEECE HARRIS-DAWSON
    COUNCILMEMBER PAUL KORETZ
     

(Luigi Verano - Legislative Assistant - (213) 978-1082 or [email protected])

Pursuant to Assembly Bill 361, and due to concerns over COVID-19, this Los Angeles City Council committee meeting will take all public comment by teleconference.

The audio for this meeting is broadcast live on the internet at https://clerk.lacity.org/calendar. The live audio can also be heard at: (213) 621-CITY (Metro), (818) 904-9450 (Valley), (310) 471-CITY (Westside) and (310) 547-CITY (San Pedro Area). If the live audio is unavailable via one of these channels, members of the public should try one of the other channels.

Members of the public who would like to offer public comment on the items listed on the agenda should call 1 669 254 5252 and use Meeting ID No. 161 586 7607 and then press #. Press # again when prompted for participant ID. Once admitted into the meeting, press *9 to request to speak.

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) 978-1133. For Telecommunication Relay Services for the hearing impaired, please see the information located at the end of this agenda.

Submit written comment at LACouncilComment.com


Note: For information regarding the Committee and its operations, please contact the Committee Legislative Assistant at the phone number and/or email address listed above. The Legislative Assistant may answer questions and provide materials and notice of matters scheduled before the City Council. Sign Language Interpreters, Communication Access Real-Time Transcription (CART), Assistive Listening Devices, or other auxiliary aids and/or services may be provided upon request. To ensure availability, you are advised to make your request at least 72 hours prior to the meeting/event you wish to attend. Due to difficulties in securing Sign Language Interpreters, five or more business days notice is strongly recommended. For additional information, please contact the Legislative Assistant listed above.

Notice to Paid Representatives: If you are compensated to monitor, attend, or speak at this meeting, City law may require you to register as a lobbyist and report your activity. See Los Angeles Municipal Code 48.01 et seq. More information is available at ethics.lacity.org/lobbying. For assistance, please contact the Ethics Commission at (213) 978-1960 or [email protected].

MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT

GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT

ITEM(S)

(1)
22-0787
City Administrative Officer and Emergency Management Department reports relative to the acceptance of the Fiscal Year 2020 Emergency Management Performance Grant
   
  Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted
 
 
(2)
21-1471
Los Angeles Fire Department and Board of Police Commissioners reports relative to increasing recruitment and hiring of City residents and establishing incentive programs for current personnel who successfully recruit City residents to join the LAFD or Los Angeles Police Department.
   
  Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted
 
  (This item is referred to the Public Safety Committee and Personnel, Audits, and Animal Welfare Committee)
(3)
22-0743
Board of Fire Commissioners report relative to a donation valued at $85,000 to be used for psychology services for the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) from the LAFD Foundation.
   
  Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted
 
 
(4)
22-0841
Board of Fire Commissioners report relative to a donation of two commercial-grade washers and dryers valued at $8,858 to the Los Angeles Fire Department (Fire Station 61) from the First-In Fire Foundation.
   
  Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted
 
 
(5)
22-0733
Board of Police Commissioners report relative to the Supplemental Police Account FIrst Quarterly Report - January through March 2022.
   
  Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted
 
 
(6)
22-0786
Board of Police Commissioners report relative to a donation valued at $138,300 to be used for the Los Angeles Police Department’s Air Support Division’s Electronic Flight Instrument System upgrade kit from the Air Support Angels Foundation.
   
  Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted
 
 
(7)
22-0051
Board of Police Commissioners report relative to an overview of officer involved shooting incidents in 2021.
   
  Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: Yes

For: Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council
 
 
(8)
22-0766
Board of Police Commissioners reports relative to the Los Angeles Police Department’s (LAPD) policy on the Use of Equipment, pursuant to California Assembly Bill 481 (AB 481); and the LAPD’s 2022 California AB 481 Equipment Report. 
   
  Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted
 
 
(10)
22-0282
City Administrative Officer and Board of Police Commissioners reports relative to the 2021 Connect and Protect Law Enforcement Behavioral Health Response Program application.
   
  Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted
 
 
(11)
22-0417
City Administrative Officer and Board of Police Commissioners reports relative to the 2021 Collaborative Approaches Towards Preventing and Addressing Hate Crime Program application.
   
  Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted
 
 

If you challenge this Committee's action(s) in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk at or prior to, the public hearing. 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.

Materials relative to items on this agenda can be obtained from the Office of the City Clerk's Council File Management System, at lacouncilfile.com by entering the Council File number listed immediately following the item number (e.g., 00-0000).

Telecommunication Relay Services

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 are following these trends and are rapidly migrating to more advanced telecommunications methods, 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 CA 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 theFCC's Disability Rights Office website.