Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations

Please Note Public Comment Will Be Taken In­Person Only. JOURNAL – RULES, ELECTIONS, AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE FRIDAY, MAY 17, 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) 23­0047 City Attorney report relative to Ordinance to remove all references to gender from the Los Angeles Municipal Code and related matters. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED (2); Absent – Harris­Dawson (2) 24­0488 Motion (Rodriguez – Krekorian) relative to revisions in requirements for  City Attorney report relative to Ordinance to remove all references to gender from the Los Angeles Municipal Code and related matters. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED (2); Absent – Harris­Dawson (2) 24­0488 Motion (Rodriguez – Krekorian) relative to revisions in requirements for filing Forms 700 (State of Economic Interests) and 60 (Restricted Source Financial Disclosure Statement) and completing government ethics training for Commission nominees. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. (Referred to the Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental Relations Committee and Ad Hoc Committee on City Governance Reform) APPROVED AS AMENDED (2); Absent – Harris­Dawson (3) 23­0593 CONTINUED FROM APRIL 19, 2024 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) (4) 24­0002­S5 Resolution (Rodriguez – Blumenfield et al.) relative to including in its 2024 State Legislative Program support for AB 3043 (Rivas), which would require safety and licensing measures for the fabrication of engineered stone. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. APPROVED AS AMENDED (2); Absent – Harris­Dawson (5) 23­0002­S132 Resolution (McOsker – Price) relative to including in the City’s 2023­24 State Legislative Program support for AB 2135 which would extend, from 18 to 24 months, or even longer with good cause, the time period the Labor Commission has to issue a civil wage and penalty assessment against a public works contractor or subcontractor.  Community Impact Statement: None submitted. APPROVED AS AMENDED (2); Absent – Harris­Dawson (5) 23­0002­S132 Resolution (McOsker – Price) relative to including in the City’s 2023­24 State Legislative Program support for AB 2135 which would extend, from 18 to 24 months, or even longer with good cause, the time period the Labor Commission has to issue a civil wage and penalty assessment against a public works contractor or subcontractor. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. APPROVED (2); Absent – Harris­Dawson (6) 23­0002­S116 CLA report and Resolution (Yaroslavsky – Blumenfield) relative to including in the City’s 2023­24 Federal Legislative Program support for SB 3830 (Padilla), the Low­Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) Establishment Act, which would re­establish a national, low­ income water assistance program. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Mar Vista Neighborhood Council Against: Sunland­Tujunga Neighborhood Council APPROVED (2); Absent – Harris­Dawson (7) 23­0002­S117 CLA report relative to the City including in its 2023­24 Federal Legislative Program support or sponsorship of legislation related to the repeal of the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset and/or to provide an alternative benefits formula for employment not covered by Social Security. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted. APPROVED (2); Absent – Harris­Dawson (8) 23­0002­S118 Resolution (Hutt – Lee) relative to including in the City’s 2023­24 Federal Legislative Program support for Senate Bill 3876 (Kaine) to establish a national registry of Korean American divided families and facilitate reconnection opportunities with their family members in North Korea.  Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted. APPROVED (2); Absent – Harris­Dawson (8) 23­0002­S118 Resolution (Hutt – Lee) relative to including in the City’s 2023­24 Federal Legislative Program support for Senate Bill 3876 (Kaine) to establish a national registry of Korean American divided families and facilitate reconnection opportunities with their family members in North Korea. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. APPROVED (2); Absent – Harris­Dawson (9) 23­0002­S125 Resolution (Yaroslavsky – Raman) relative to including in the City’s 2023­ 24 Federal Legislative Program support for HR 7065 (Napolitano), the Priority for Water Supply and Conservation Act of 2024, which would elevate and improve the overall water resiliency of the Los Angeles region. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. APPROVED (2); Absent – Harris­Dawson (10) 23­0002­S126 Resolution (Yaroslavsky – Raman) relative to including in the City’s 2023­ 24 Federal Legislative Program support for HR 6093 (Lucas), the Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2023, which would help the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to facilitate better coordination with other agencies. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. APPROVED (2); Absent – Harris­Dawson 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 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. For more information about FCC programs to promote access to telecommunications services for people with disabilities, visit the FCC's Disability Rights Office website.