Economic Development and Jobs

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS COMMITTEE Tuesday, September 2, 2025 ROOM 401, CITY HALL - 2:00 PM 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 COUNCILMEMBER CURREN D. PRICE, JR., MEMBERS: CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER HUGO SOTO-MARTÍNEZ COUNCILMEMBER YSABEL JURADO COUNCILMEMBER ADRIN NAZARIAN COUNCILMEMBER TRACI PARK (Jason Lopez – Legislative Assistant – (213) 925-2208 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 Committee will take public comment from members of the public in-person 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 City Council and Committee meetings. SE OFRECE SERVICIO DE TRADUCCIÓN AL ESPAÑOL EN TODAS LAS REUNIONES DEL CONSEJO Y COMITÉ MUNICIPAL. For interpretation services in additional languages and Sign Language Interpreters, at no cost, please contact clerk.interpretation@lacity.org or call (213) 978-1133 and provide the language desired, specific meeting, meeting date, and the number of people in the group. All requests should be submitted with as much advance notice as possible, preferably two business days prior to the meeting you wish to attend for additional language interpretation and five business days for Sign Language Interpretation. We will do our best to accommodate requests with shorter notice, but securing last-minute interpreters or captioners may not always be feasible. MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT ITEM(S) (1) 15-1207-S1 CD 9 City Administrative Officer report relative to the final direction on the Los Angeles Convention Center Expansion and Modernization Project and finding that the project was assessed in the previously certified Convention and Event Center Project Environmental Impact Report (EIR), and that pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, Sections 15162 and 15164 and the First Addendum and Joint Analysis, dated December 2021, and Second Addendum, dated August 2025, that no major revisions to the EIR are required and no subsequent EIR is required for approval of the project; and related matters. (This item is referred to Economic Development and Jobs, Trade, Travel, and Tourism, and Budget and Finance Committees.) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Debt Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (2) 15-1207-S2 Motion (McOsker, Price – Hutt) and City Tourism Department report relative to an Extended Negotiating Agreement with the AEG and the Plenary Group; and related matters. (This item is referred to the Economic Development and Jobs and Trade, Travel, and Tourism Committees.) Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: Yes For, if amended: Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council  (3) 09-0136 CD 9 City Attorney report and draft Ordinance relative to amending Section 8.149.1 of Chapter 11 of Division 8 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code to remove reference to the novel coronavirus pandemic and extend the operative end date to 2028. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted (4) 24-1314 CD 15 Economic and Workforce Development Department report relative to a transition plan to assist workers affected by the Phillips 66 Refinery closure. (This item is referred to the Economic Development and Jobs, Energy and Environment, and Public Works Committees.) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (5) 23-1228 Joint City Administrative Officer and Department of Recreation and Parks report relative to an economic overview of comparable wages and benefits for the City's park activity monitors and film monitors, compared to the film industry, and related matters. (Referred to Arts, Parks, Libraries, and Community Enrichment and Economic Development and Jobs Committees. Arts, Parks, Libraries, and Community Enrichment Committee approved the item on June 25, 2025.) Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted 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. The Committee may limit the total amount of time for public comment on any specific agenda item, on all agenda-items 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/clerk-services/cps/council-committee-meetings/info-assignments-structure 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) 978-1133. 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) 978-1960 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 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, may be able to avail themselves of 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 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.