Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations

Please Note Public Comment Will Be Taken In­Person Only. JOURNAL – RULES, ELECTIONS, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 2024 ­ 1:00 PM ROOM 401, CITY HALL 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 MEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBER PAUL KREKORIAN, CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER MARQUEECE HARRIS­DAWSON COUNCILMEMBER BOB BLUMENFIELD (Adam Lid ­ Legislative Assistant ­ (213) 978­1076 or adam.lid@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) 13­1082­S1 City Ethics Commission report relative to updating the Governmental Ethics Ordinance and Form 51 (Recusal Notification Form). Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted. APPROVED (3) Yes (2) 15­0389­S2 Motion (Park – Hernandez) relative to the feasibility of granting community  City Ethics Commission report relative to updating the Governmental Ethics Ordinance and Form 51 (Recusal Notification Form). Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted. APPROVED (3) Yes (2) 15­0389­S2 Motion (Park – Hernandez) relative to the feasibility of granting community councils the same privileges as those afforded to neighborhood councils under Los Angeles Administrative Code Section 22.819 and related matters. Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Tarzana Neighborhood Council Against: Sun Valley Neighborhood Council North Westwood Neighborhood Council Encino Neighborhood Council Northridge East Neighborhood Council Reseda Neighborhood Council South Robertson Neighborhood Council APPROVED (2) Yes; (1) No – Blumenfield (3) 23­0002­S88 Resolution (Raman – Yaroslavksy) relative to including in the City’s 2023­ 24 Federal Legislative Program support for the permanent protections of the San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers with federal designations and/or the use of Presidential authority under the Antiquities Act. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED (3) Yes (4) 23­0002­S99 Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA) report and Resolution (Soto – Martinez – Raman et al.) relative to including in the City’s 2023­24 State Legislative Program support for Senate Bill 915, The Autonomous Vehicle Service Deployment and Data Transparency Act, which would prioritize local control in the decision to deploy autonomous vehicle services. Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Sunland­Tujunga Neighborhood Council Westside Neighborhood Council  Raman et al.) relative to including in the City’s 2023­24 State Legislative Program support for Senate Bill 915, The Autonomous Vehicle Service Deployment and Data Transparency Act, which would prioritize local control in the decision to deploy autonomous vehicle services. Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Sunland­Tujunga Neighborhood Council Westside Neighborhood Council APPROVED (3) Yes (5) 23­0002­S101 CLA report and Resolution (Krekorian – Raman) relative to including in its 2023­24 State Legislative Program support for any legislation or administrative action that would continue or increase the funding and implementation of the State’s Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Grant Program. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted. APPROVED (3) Yes (6) 23­0002­S102 CDs 6,7 CLA report and Resolution (Rodriguez – Padilla – Krekorian) relative to including in the City’s 2023­24 State Legislative Program support for SB 1193 (Menjivar), which would prohibit the sale of leaded aviation gasoline by January 1, 2030, at the latest. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Lake Balboa Neighborhood Council APPROVED (3) Yes (7) 23­0002­S104 CLA report and Resolution (Rodriguez – Soto­Martinez) relative to including in the City’s 2023­24 State Legislative Program support for AB 2550 (Gabriel), which would allow small neighborhood restaurants to operate without drinking fountains, allow small businesses to operate without separate gender restrooms and instead allow gender­neutral restrooms, and provide clarity on required protective services for outdoor food preparation. Fiscal Impact Statement: No (7) 23­0002­S104 CLA report and Resolution (Rodriguez – Soto­Martinez) relative to including in the City’s 2023­24 State Legislative Program support for AB 2550 (Gabriel), which would allow small neighborhood restaurants to operate without drinking fountains, allow small businesses to operate without separate gender restrooms and instead allow gender­neutral restrooms, and provide clarity on required protective services for outdoor food preparation. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Westside Neighborhood Council APPROVED (3) Yes (8) 23­0002­S105 CLA report and Resolution (McOsker – Harris Dawson) relative to including in the City’s 2023­24 State Legislative Program support for AB 2754 (Rendon), which would extend the protections of California Labor Code Section 2810 and the dual liability of employers and contractors to contracts with motor carriers. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted. APPROVED (3) Yes (9) 23­0002­S111 CLA report and Resolution (Blumenfield – Hernandez) relative to including in the City’s 2023­24 Federal Legislative Program support for HR 7018 (Lieu), the Glue Trap Prohibition Act of 2024, which would prohibit the sale and use of glue traps. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted. APPROVED (3) Yes (10) 23­0002­S112 CLA report and Resolution (Soto­Martinez – Blumenfield) relative to including in the City’s 2023­24 State Legislative Program support for SB 895 (Roth), which would require the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to develop a Nursing Pilot Program that authorizes select community college districts to offer a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.  APPROVED (3) Yes (10) 23­0002­S112 CLA report and Resolution (Soto­Martinez – Blumenfield) relative to including in the City’s 2023­24 State Legislative Program support for SB 895 (Roth), which would require the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to develop a Nursing Pilot Program that authorizes select community college districts to offer a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. APPROVED (3) Yes (11) 23­1196 Motion (Soto­Martinez – Raman – Padilla – Hutt – Blumenfield) relative to re­hearing on the California Public Utilities Commission's decisions on Resolutions TL­19145 and TL19144. Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Bel Air­Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council Westside Neighborhood Council (Referred to the Transportation and Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental Relations Committees) APPROVED (3) Yes (12) 24­0002­S1 CLA report and Resolution (Blumenfield – Hernandez – Krekorian) relative to including in the City’s 2024­25 State Legislative Program support for AB 817 (Pacheco) that would amend the Ralph M. Brown Act to authorize the Los Angeles City Council and other legal legislative bodies to permit subsidiary, purely advisory bodies to meet by teleconference, subject to provisions for public participation. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: Yes For: North Westwood Neighborhood Council Sunland­Tujunga Neighborhood Council APPROVED AS AMENDED (3) Yes (13) 24­0002­S4 CLA report and Resolution (Yaroslavsky – McOsker) relative to including in the City’s 2024­25 State Legislative Program support for Assembly Bill 2835 (Gabriel) to extend the January 2025 sunset included in AB 1991 (Chapter 645 of the Statutes of 2022).  For: North Westwood Neighborhood Council Sunland­Tujunga Neighborhood Council APPROVED AS AMENDED (3) Yes (13) 24­0002­S4 CLA report and Resolution (Yaroslavsky – McOsker) relative to including in the City’s 2024­25 State Legislative Program support for Assembly Bill 2835 (Gabriel) to extend the January 2025 sunset included in AB 1991 (Chapter 645 of the Statutes of 2022). Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted. APPROVED AS AMENDED (3) Yes (14) 24­0128 City Administrative Officer report relative to the disbandment of the Seismic Governance Committee. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted. (15) 23­0593 City Attorney report and Ordinance relative to amending Los Angeles Administrative Code Section 7.66 to allow the City to raise the Progress Pride Flag in City facilities. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Referred to the Government Operations and Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committees) CONTINUED (16) 23­0002­S123 Resolution (Blumenfield – Lee) relative to including in the City’s 2023­24 State Legislative Program support for SB 1509 (Stern), the Negligent Operator Treatment in California Act, which seeks to specify that a conviction of driving 26 mph or higher over the posted speed limit would count as a two­point violation, instead of one­point, in order to mitigate reckless driving and speed­related collisions. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.  CONTINUED (16) 23­0002­S123 Resolution (Blumenfield – Lee) relative to including in the City’s 2023­24 State Legislative Program support for SB 1509 (Stern), the Negligent Operator Treatment in California Act, which seeks to specify that a conviction of driving 26 mph or higher over the posted speed limit would count as a two­point violation, instead of one­point, in order to mitigate reckless driving and speed­related collisions. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. APPROVED (3) Yes (17) 12­0302 City Ethics Commission report relative to Charter Section 803(c) adjustments to Los Angeles Unified School District contribution limits. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted. TIME LIMIT FILE ­ APRIL 30, 2024 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ APRIL 30, 2024) APPROVED (3) Yes (18) 23­0002­S124 CLA report relative to including in the City's 2023­24 State Legislative Program opposition to Senate Bill (SB) 1249 (Roth) to provide counties the option to assume control of local Area Agencies on Aging. Fiscal Impact Statement: No CONTINUED (19) 23­0002­S121 Resolution (Rodriguez ­ Raman) relative to including in the City's 2023­24 State Legislative Program support for legislation and/or administrative action which would ensure that homeowners in areas of the State threatened by wildfires can obtain adequate homeowner’s insurance without relying on the California FAIR plan, including potential legislation to create an entity to provide fire insurance for California residents modeled after the California Earthquake Authority. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. APPROVED (3) Yes 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  without relying on the California FAIR plan, including potential legislation to create an entity to provide fire insurance for California residents modeled after the California Earthquake Authority. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. APPROVED (3) Yes 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) 978­1076. 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. 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.