Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations

JOURNAL – RULES, ELECTIONS, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE Thursday, June 16, 2022 ROOM 340, CITY HALL - 1:00 PM 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 MEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBER NURY MARTINEZ, CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER MITCH O’FARRELL COUNCILMEMBER JOE BUSCAINO (Eric Villanueva - Legislative Assistant - (213) 978-1075 or eric.villanueva@lacity.org) 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). 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. 160 593 4341 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 Click here for agenda packets 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 ethics.commission@lacity.org.  MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT ITEM(S) (1) 22-0002-S79 Chief Legislative Analyst report and Resolution relative to including in the City’s 2021-2022 State Legislative Program its support for SB 1161 (Min), which would require California transit operators to recognize street harassment as a safety concern on public transit systems, and develop and implement mitigation initiatives based on rider survey data. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted ADOPTED Resolution (Buscaino – Bonin) – (3) Yes (2) 22-0002-S77 Resolution (Martinez – Blumenfield) relative to including in the City's 2021-22 State Legislative Program support for AB 2185 (Weber), which would ensure victims of domestic violence have free access to medical evidentiary exams and other supportive resources. Community Impact Statement: None submitted ADOPTED Resolution (Martinez – Blumenfield) – (3) Yes (3) 22-0002-S84 Resolution (O’Farrell – Martinez) relative to including in the City's 2021-22 State Legislative Program support for extending COVID19 renter protections such as Housing is Key, or any other initiative that provides funding for renters and landlords to ensure people stay housed without eviction. Community Impact Statement: None submitted  ADOPTED Resolution (O’Farrell – Martinez) – (3) Yes (4) 22-0002-S8 Chief Legislative Analyst report and Resolution (Blumenfield - De Leon - Harris-Dawson - Rodriguez) relative to including in the City’s 2021-2022 Federal Legislative Program its support and/or sponsorship for legislation that works to abate benefit reductions for lived experience advocates in SSI or other programs, when receiving compensation for providing services to better the homeless services delivery system. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted ADOPTED Resolution (Blumenfield – De Leon – Harris-Dawson – Rodriguez) – (3) Yes (5) 22-0002-S23 Chief Legislative Analyst report and Resolution (Blumenfield – Bonin) relative to including in the City's 2021-22 State Legislative Program support for AB 1713 (Boerner Horvath), the Safety Stop Bill, which would amend the California Vehicle Code to allow riders of bicycles and electric bicycles to treat stop signs as yields. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Mid City WEST Neighborhood Council North Westwood Neighborhood Council Reseda Neighborhood Council Del Rey Neighborhood Council ADOPTED Resolution (Blumenfield – Bonin) – (3) Yes (6) 22-0002-S70  Chief Legislative Analyst report and Resolution (O’Farrell – Martinez) relative to including in the City's 2021-22 State Legislative Program support for AB 1864 (Gipson) which would provide tax credits to small businesses that hire workers who live near their primary worksite. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted ADOPTED Resolution (O’Farrell – Martinez) – (3) Yes (7) 22-0002-S74 Resolution (Blumnenfield – Bonin) relative to including in the City's 2021-22 State Legislative Program support for AB 587 to require social media companies to disclose their corporate policies and enforcement of harmful content on their platforms and report key metrics and data regarding such content. Community Impact Statement: None submitted ADOPTED Resolution (Blumenfield – Bonin) – (3) Yes (8) 22-0002-S71 Resolution (Martinez – De Leon) relative to including in the City's 2021-22 State Legislative Program support for AB 2817 to authorize the California Health and Human Services Agency to provide rental assistance to the people experiencing homelessness, and grants to local jurisdictions and service providers to connect people to housing and rental assistance. Community Impact Statement: None submitted ADOPTED Resolution (Martinez – De Leon) – (3) Yes (9) 22-0002-S68 Resolution (Martinez – De Leon) relative to including in the City's 2021-22 State Legislative Program support for AB 1991 (Gabriel), Homeless Families Motel Occupancy, to deliver needed clarity and guidance to  motels, hotels, and providers who offer shelter for homelessness programs regarding tenancy and termination of occupants while creating processes and protections for individuals participating in these programs to ensure they are not withdrawn from programs without fair due process. Community Impact Statement: None submitted ADOPTED Resolution (Martinez – De Leon) – (3) Yes (10) 22-0002-S82 Resolution (Buscaino - Bonin) relative to including in the City's 2021-22 State Legislative Program support for AB 2897 (O'Donnell) and SB 1122 (Allen) which seek to expand the territory of the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy by including the Dominguez Channel watershed, the coastal watersheds of Manhattan Beach to the Palos Verdes Peninsula, and Santa Catalina Island and to update the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Parkway and Open Space Plan in order to preserve their unique open space and wildlife habitat. Community Impact Statement: None submitted ADOPTED Resolution (Buscaino – Bonin) – (3) Yes (11) 22-0002-S39 Resolution (Harris-Dawson - Bonin) relative to including in the City's 2021-22 State Legislative Program support for for AB 2271 (Gipson), which would authorize the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority to apply the existing five percent small business preference participation goal for contracts to local businesses. Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Westside Neighborhood Council ADOPTED Resolution (Harris-Dawson – Bonin) – (3) Yes (12) 22-1100-S3 Communications from the City Clerk and City Attorney, Certification of Sufficiency, Ballot Resolutions, and Ordinances relative to an Initiative Petition regarding: Workplace Security, Workload, Wage, and Retention Measures for Hotel Workers. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE - JUNE 27, 2022 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - JUNE 24, 2022) SUBMITS WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION – (3) Yes (13) 22-1100-S4 Communications from the City Clerk and City Attorney, Certification of Sufficiency, Ballot Resolutions, and Ordinances relative to an Initiative Petition regarding: Minimum Wage for Employees Working at Healthcare Facilities. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE - JUNE 30, 2022 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - JUNE 29, 2022) SUBMITS WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION – (3) Yes (14) 22-0620 City Administrative Officer report relative to a proposed 2022 Ballot Measure to establish a new citywide assessment program to fund parks and recreational facilities. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted  APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated May 23, 2022, AS AMENDED – (3) Yes; Amendment attached to the Council file – (3) Yes 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.