Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging and Disability

JOURNAL – CIVIL RIGHTS, EQUITY, IMMIGRATION, AGING AND DISABILITY COMMITTEE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2025 ­ 2:00 PM JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER ROOM 340, CITY HALL 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 MEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBER HUGO SOTO­MARTÍNEZ, CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER ADRIN NAZARIAN COUNCILMEMBER YSABEL JURADO COUNCILMEMBER MONICA RODRIGUEZ COUNCILMEMBER IMEDLA PADILLA (Jason Lopez – Legislative Assistant – (213) 925­2208 or jason.lopez@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. 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) 25­1200­S2 Communication from the Mayor relative to the appointment of Thela Thatch to the Commission on Community and Family Services. Financial Disclosure Statement: Filed Background Review: Pending Community Impact Statement: None submitted ITEM(S) (1) 25­1200­S2 Communication from the Mayor relative to the appointment of Thela Thatch to the Commission on Community and Family Services. Financial Disclosure Statement: Filed Background Review: Pending Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE ­ FEBRUARY 28, 2025 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ FEBRUARY 28, 2025) APPROVED Communication from the Mayor dated 1­14­25 – (5) Yes; (0) No (2) 19­1470 City Attorney report and draft Ordinance relative to amending Section 22.1223 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code to establish definitions and specify approaches for the Office of Race and Equity to advance and implement equity principles as core elements of the goals, objectives, and strategies of the City of Los Angeles. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Attorney report and Ordinance dated 10­23­24 – (5) Yes; (0) No (3) 24­0500 City Administrative Officer report relative to the 50th Program Year (2024­ 25) of the Housing and Community Development Administrative Funds. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated 11­22­24 – (5) Yes; (0) No (4) 22­1142 Motion (O'Farrell ­ Koretz) relative to directing the Civil + Human Rights and Equity Department, in collaboration with the Los Angeles City/County Native American Indian Commission and representatives from the Tongva, Tataviam and Chumash tribes, with the assistance of the Chief Legislative Analyst, to report on the creation of a Los Angeles City land acknowledgement policy; and Civil + Human Rights and Equity Department revised report relative to the cultural and historic regional components  APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated 11­22­24 – (5) Yes; (0) No (4) 22­1142 Motion (O'Farrell ­ Koretz) relative to directing the Civil + Human Rights and Equity Department, in collaboration with the Los Angeles City/County Native American Indian Commission and representatives from the Tongva, Tataviam and Chumash tribes, with the assistance of the Chief Legislative Analyst, to report on the creation of a Los Angeles City land acknowledgement policy; and Civil + Human Rights and Equity Department revised report relative to the cultural and historic regional components necessary for the consideration of a Land Acknowledgment Policy for the City of Los Angeles. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (O’Farrell – Koretz) AS AMENDED, NOTED AND FILED Civil + Human Rights and Equity Department reports dated 10­17­23 and 11­27­24 – (5) Yes; (0) No (5) 25­0045 City Administrative Officer report relative to authorizing the Community Investment for Families Department to accept grant awards from the State of California Office of Traffic Safety for the Child Passenger Safety Program and for the Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program. (This item is referred to Budget and Finance, and Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging, and Disability Committees.) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated 1­8­25 AS AMENDED – (5) Yes; (0) No (6) 21­1479­S3 Department of Aging report relative to a request for authority to accept grant funds from Communities Actively Living Independent and Free (CALIF), for the Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) program. (This item is referred to Budget and Finance, and Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging, and Disability Committees.) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes  (0) No (6) 21­1479­S3 Department of Aging report relative to a request for authority to accept grant funds from Communities Actively Living Independent and Free (CALIF), for the Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) program. (This item is referred to Budget and Finance, and Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging, and Disability Committees.) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Department of Aging report dated 1­17­25 – (5) Yes; (0) No (7) 24­1569 Motion (Yaroslavsky, Rodriguez ­ Lee) relative to requesting and instructing the City Attorney, Los Angeles Police Department, and Community Investment for Families Department to negotiating a Memorandum of Understanding to formalize collaboration in the Domestic Violence Restraining Order Enforcement Task Force. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Yaroslavksy, Rodriguez – Lee) – (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., 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) 978­1075. 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 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) 978­1075. 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.