Public Safety

JOURNAL – PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE Tuesday, January 24, 2023 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 TIM MCOSKER COUNCILMEMBER TRACI PARK COUNCILMEMBER HUGO SOTO­MARTINEZ (Luigi Verano ­ Legislative Assistant ­ (213) 978­1082 or Juan.L.Verano@lacity.org) Pursuant to Assembly Bill 361, and due to concerns over COVID­19, 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) 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 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) 978­1133. 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 Real­Time 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) 978­1960 or ethics.commission@lacity.org. MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT 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) 978­1960 or ethics.commission@lacity.org. MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT ITEM(S) (1) 16­0358 City Administrative Officer report relative to the Fifth and Sixth Amendments to Contract No. C­129255 between the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (This item is referred to the Public Safety Committee and Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee) APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated December 28, 2022 – (4) Yes; (1) No: Soto­Martinez (2) 22­0965 City Attorney report and Ordinance relative amending Sections 41 .40, 44.04, 52.16, 103.12 and 103.206 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to revise the noise variance application fee, the false alarm fee, and the fees for issuance of charitable solicitation information cards and news media identification cards. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Financial Policies Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Attorney report and Ordinance dated November 18, 2022 – (5) Yes (3) 22­0733­S1 Board of Police Commissioners report relative to the Supplemental Police Account Second Quarterly Report ­ April through June 2022. Fiscal Impact Statement: No  Financial Policies Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Attorney report and Ordinance dated November 18, 2022 – (5) Yes (3) 22­0733­S1 Board of Police Commissioners report relative to the Supplemental Police Account Second Quarterly Report ­ April through June 2022. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Board of Police Commissioners report dated October 26, 2022 – (5) Yes (4) 22­1438 Board of Police Commissioners report relative to the donation of a Quadruped Unmanned Ground Vehicle, valued at $277,917.80, for the Los Angeles Police Department’s Metropolitan Division from the Los Angeles Police Foundation. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Board of Police Commissioners report dated November 8, 2022 – (4) Yes; (1) No: Soto­Martinez (5) 22­1451 Board of Police Commissioners report relative to a donation of holiday party expenses, valued at $40,966.26, for the Los Angeles Police Department’s Mission Area from the Mission Community Police Council. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Board of Police Commissioners report dated November 8, 2022 – (5) Yes (6) 15­0344­S6 Board of Police Commissioners report relative to the Official Police Garage contract renewal with Keystone Towing, Inc., for Service Area 9. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE ­ MARCH 14, 2023  Board of Police Commissioners report relative to the Official Police Garage contract renewal with Keystone Towing, Inc., for Service Area 9. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE ­ MARCH 14, 2023 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ MARCH 14, 2023) APPROVED Board of Police Commissioners report dated January 12, 2023 – (5) Yes (7) 14­0955­S7 City Administrative Officer and Board of Police Commissioners reports relative to the Fiscal Year 2022­23 Real Estate Fraud Prosecution Grant Program. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated November 11, 2022 AS AMENDED; APPROVED Board of Police Commissioners report dated July 26, 2022 – (5) Yes (8) 19­1194 City Administrative Officer and City Attorney reports relative to the Phase II eCivis Grants Management Program; and accepting the Fiscal Year 2022­ 23 County of Los Angeles (County) Department of Consumer and Business Affairs (DCBA) grant award; and approving the Standard Agreement between the County DCBA for the City’s Dispute Resolution Program (Restorative Justice); and related matters. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Administrative Officer report December 16, 2022 and City Attorney report dated August 22, 2022 – (5) Yes (9) 20­1138­S1 City Administrative Officer and City Attorney reports relative to the Phase II eCivis Grants Management Program; and accepting the Fiscal Year 2022­ 23 California Office of Traffic Safety grant award for the Alcohol and Drug Impaired Driving Vertical Prosecution Program; and related matters.  Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Administrative Officer report December 16, 2022 and City Attorney report dated August 22, 2022 – (5) Yes (9) 20­1138­S1 City Administrative Officer and City Attorney reports relative to the Phase II eCivis Grants Management Program; and accepting the Fiscal Year 2022­ 23 California Office of Traffic Safety grant award for the Alcohol and Drug Impaired Driving Vertical Prosecution Program; and related matters. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Administrative Officer report December 7, 2022 and City Attorney report dated September 14, 2022 – (5) Yes (10) 22­1423 City Administrative Officer report relative to a accepting the 2022 Federal Emergency Management Agency grant award for the Urban Search and Rescue Task Force – Los Angeles Fire Department. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Administrative Officer report November 18, 2022 – (5) Yes (11) 22­1104 City Administrative Officer and Board of Police Commissioners reports relative to the 2022­23 Alcohol Policing Partnership grant award. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated January 9, 2023 and Board of Police Commissioners report dated September 20, 2022 – (5) Yes (12) 22­0264 Board of Police Commissioners report relative to the number of women being promoted and related implementation efforts in the Los Angeles Police Department workforce.  Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated January 9, 2023 and Board of Police Commissioners report dated September 20, 2022 – (5) Yes (12) 22­0264 Board of Police Commissioners report relative to the number of women being promoted and related implementation efforts in the Los Angeles Police Department workforce. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted (This item is referred to the Public Safety Committee and Personnel, Audits and Hiring Committee) CONTINUED TO DATE TO BE DETERMINED (13) 20­1600 Board of Police Commissioners report relative to a comparative analysis of overall Los Angeles Police Department demographics between 2010 and 2020, including data on hiring, Command Staff demographics and promotions. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted CONTINUED TO DATE TO BE DETERMINED 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., 00­0000). 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 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 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 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 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, hard­of­hearing, 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.