Meeting

Called by Committee Chair

Ad Hoc Committee on City Governance Reform

Monday, February 6, 2023

COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL - 2:00 PM 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

MEMBERS:   COUNCILMEMBER PAUL KREKORIAN, CHAIR
    COUNCILMEMBER NITHYA RAMAN
    COUNCILMEMBER BOB BLUMENFIELD
    COUNCILMEMBER MARQUEECE HARRIS-DAWSON
    COUNCILMEMBER HEATHER HUTT
    COUNCILMEMBER EUNISSES HERNANDEZ
    COUNCILMEMBER TRACI PARK
     

(Mandy Morales - Legislative Assistant - (213) 978-1057 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. 160 151 5313 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

ITEM(S)

(1)
22-0560
Motion (Raman – Bonin) relative to the City's lobbying law and City Ethics Commission report relative to updates to the Municipal Lobbying Ordinance.
   
 

Community Impact Statement:

Yes

For

Sun Valley Area Neighborhood Council
Winnetka Neighborhood Council 
West Adams Neighborhood Council 
Silver Lake Neighborhood Council
NC Valley Village
Bel Air-Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council
Central San Pedro Neighborhood Council
Greater Toluca Lake Neighborhood Council
Voices of 90037
Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council
West Los Angeles Neighborhood Council
Historic Highland Park Neighborhood Council
Lake Balboa Neighborhood Council
North Hills West Neighborhood Council
United Neighborhoods Neighborhood Council
North Westwood Neighborhood Council
Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council
Hermon
Sherman Oaks NC
Palms Neighborhood Council
Studio City Neighborhood Council
Westside Neighborhood Council
Rampart Village
Woodland Hills-Warner Center
Hollywood United Neighborhood Council
Encino Neighborhood Council
Northridge East Neighborhood Council

For, if Amended:

Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council 
Palms Neighborhood Council
Greater Toluca Lake Neighborhood Council
Mid City WEST Neighborhood Council
Harbor Gateway North Neighborhood Council
PICO Neighborhood Council
Glassell Park Neighborhood Council
Central Hollywood Neighborhood Council
Westside Neighborhood Council
Tarzana Neighborhood Council 
Echo Park Neighborhood Council
South Robertson Neighborhood Council
Harbor City
NoHo Neighborhood Council
Mid-City Neighborhood Council
Reseda Neighborhood Council

   
(2)
21-1472
CLA to report relative to options for a ballot measure for the November 2022 ballot to amend the City Charter to create an Independent Redistricting Commission for the City, and related matters. (Scheduled pursuant to Council action of October 18, 2022)
   
 

Community Impact Statement: Yes

For: 
Eagle Rock Neighborhood Council
Empowerment Congress West Area Neighborhood Development Council
Lake Balboa Neighborhood Council
Atwater Village Neighborhood Council
Hollywood Hills West Neighborhood Council
Lincoln Heights Neighborhood Council

   
(3)
23-0002-S26
Resolution (Krekorian – Raman) relative to including in the City’s 2023-2024 State Legislative Program opposition to SB 52 (Durazo), which would establish the City of Los Angeles Citizens Redistricting Commission to adjust the district boundaries for the Los Angeles City Council.
   
 

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

   
(4)
23-0002-S1
Resolution (Rodriguez – Price) relative to including in the City’s 2023-2024 State Legislative Program sponsorship and support of any legislation applicable to any city with a population greater than three million which would urge the State of California through an emergency clause to move forward expeditiously on a Bill structured similarly to Senate Bill (SB) 958 "County of Los Angeles Citizens Redistricting Commission" (Lara - Hall) that creates an independent process with a new commission and new redistricting maps for the City of Los Angeles before the April 2023 special election. 
   
 

Community Impact Statement:

Yes

For:

Voices of 90037
Studio City Neighborhood Council
Del Rey Neighborhood Council
North Westwood Neighborhood Council

For, if Amended:

Woodland Hills-Warner Center

   

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.