Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations

JOURNAL – RULES, ELECTIONS, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE Wednesday, September 21, 2022 ROOM 340, CITY HALL ­ 2:30 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) 978­1075 or eric.villanueva@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. 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) 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 ITEM(S) 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) 22­0002­S51 Resolution (Martinez – O’Farrell) relative to including in the City’s 2021­ 2022 State Legislative Program support, if amended for AB 2419 (Bryan, Garcia, Stone, Stern) which would require a minimum of 40 percent of funds received by the State under the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act be allocated to projects that provide direct benefits to disadvantaged communities, and related matters. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Resolution (Martinez ­ O'Farrell) – (2) Yes; Absent: Martinez (2) 22­0002­S103 Resolution (Bonin­ Harris­Dawson – Price) relative to including in the City’s 2021­2022 State Legislative Program support for AB 1816 (Bryan) which would require the the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) to create the Reentry Housing and Workforce Development Program and would require the HCC to provide grants to counties, community­based organizations, or continuums of care for innovative or evidence­based housing, housing­based services, and employment interventions; and require HCD to distribute allocated funds for a term of 5 years, subject to automatic renewal. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Resolution (Bonin ­ Harris­Dawson ­ Price) – (2) Yes; Absent: Martinez (3) 22­0002­S86 Resolution (Blumenfield – Harris­Dawson et. al.) relative to including in the City’s 2021­2022 State Legislative Program support for AB 1327 (Hertzberg), which would establish s privately­enforced civil causes of action against persons who manufacture or cause to be manufactured, distribute, transport, or import into the state, or cause to be distributed or transported or imported into the state, keep for sale or offer or expose for sale, or give or lend certain firearms. Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Westside Neighborhood Council APPROVED Resolution (Blumenfield ­ Harris­Dawson et.al.) – (2) Yes; Absent:  action against persons who manufacture or cause to be manufactured, distribute, transport, or import into the state, or cause to be distributed or transported or imported into the state, keep for sale or offer or expose for sale, or give or lend certain firearms. Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Westside Neighborhood Council APPROVED Resolution (Blumenfield ­ Harris­Dawson et.al.) – (2) Yes; Absent: Martinez (4) 22­0002­S88 Resolution (Harris­Dawson – Bonin) relative to including in the City’s 2021­ 2022 State Legislative Program support for AB 1794 (Gipson), which would facilitate the execution of a postadoption sibling contact agreement when parental rights are terminated and the court orders a dependent child to be placed for adoption; and would facilitate a petition to be made to the juvenile court to reinstate parental rights when an doption is no longer a permanent plan. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Resolution (Harris­Dawson ­ Bonin) – (2) Yes; Absent: Martinez (5) 22­0002­S100 Resolution (Lee – O’Farrell) relative to including in the City’s 2021­2022 State Legislative Program support for SB 443 (Hertzberg), which would clarify the intent of SB 438 and ensure governing bodies of fire agencies can make policy decisions regarding their services based on their communities' need. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Resolution (Lee ­ O'Farrell) – (2) Yes; Absent: Martinez (6) 22­0002­S101 Chief Legislative Analyst report and Resolution (Lee – Krekorian) relative to including in the City’s 2021­2022 State Legislative Program a position on AB 1740 (Muratsuchi), AB 2407 (O’Donnell), and SB 1087 (Gonzalez), which would strengthen the laws governing the sale of used catalytic converters. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Rampart Village Neighborhood Council Westside Neighborhood Council APPROVED Chief Legislative Analyst report and Resolution (Lee ­ Krekorian) – (2)  converters. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Rampart Village Neighborhood Council Westside Neighborhood Council APPROVED Chief Legislative Analyst report and Resolution (Lee ­ Krekorian) – (2) Yes; Absent: Martinez (7) 21­1472 Motion (Krekorian – Raman – Martinez) 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. Community Impact Statement: Yes For: PICO Neighborhood Council Palms Neighborhood Council Encino Neighborhood Council Studio City Neighborhood Council North Westwood Neighborhood Council For if amended: Mid City Neighborhood Council Reseda Neighborhood Council APPROVED Motion (Krekorian ­ Raman ­ Martinez) AS AMENDED – (2) Yes; Absent: Martinez 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 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. 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.