Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations

JOURNAL – RULES, ELECTIONS AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 2025 - 9:00 AM ROOM 401, CITY HALL 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 MEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBER MARQUEECE HARRIS-DAWSON, CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER NITHYA RAMAN COUNCILMEMBER KATY YARSLAVSKY COUNCILMEMBER HUGO SOTO-MARTÍNEZ COUNCILMEMBER JOHN S. LEE (Mandy Morales - Legislative Assistant - (323) 439-2346 or mandy.morales@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. 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) 25-0002-S32 Resolution (McOsker – Hutt) relative to establishing the City’s position on directing the United States Postal Service (USPS) to designate a single, unique zip code for the Harbor Gateway area. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.  APPROVED Resolution (McOsker – Hutt) AS AMENDED – (5) Yes; (0) No; Amendment attached to Counci file (2) 25-0695 Motion (Rodriguez – Padilla, et al.) relative to department protocols followed to monitor and respond to federal immigration activity, and legal remedies against federal agencies that violate the constitutional rights of residents within the City. Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Los Feliz Neighborhood Council (This item was approved by the Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging, and Disability Committee on August 1, 2025.) APPROVED Motion (Rodriguez – Padilla, et al.) – (5) Yes; (0) No (3) 25-0002-S46 Resolution (Blumenfield – Hutt) and Chief Legislative Analyst report relative to establishing the City’s position on Assembly Bill 1085 (Stefani), which would make it unlawful to manufacture devices that obscure license plates and impose substantial penalties for the sale or manufacture of such devices. Community Impact Statement: Yes. For: Westside Neighborhood Council APPROVED Chief Legislative Analyst report dated 6-09-25 and Resolution (Blumenfield – Hutt) – (5) Yes; (0) No (4) 25-0002-S68 Resolution (Park - Blumenfield) and Chief Legislative Analyst report relative to establishing the City’s position on Assembly Bill 366 (Petrie- Norris and Ransom), which would remove court discretion in determining whether a first-time driving under the influence offender must install an Ignition Interlock Device on every vehicle they operate. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.  APPROVED Chief Legislative Analyst report dated 8-05-25 and Resolution (Park – Blumenfield) – (5) Yes; (0) No (5) 25-0002-S62 Resolution (Rodriguez, et al. – Soto-Martinez, Jurado) relative to establishing the City’s position on Senate Bill (SB) 627 (Wiener), the No Secret Police Act. Community Impact Statement: Yes. For: Atwater Village Neighborhood Council Los Feliz Neighborhood Council APPROVED Resolution (Rodriguez, et al. – Soto-Martinez, Jurado) – (5) Yes; (0) No (6) 25-0002-S51 Resolution (Hernandez – Rodriguez) and Chief Legislative Analyst report relative to establishing the City’s position on Senate Bill (SB) 36 (Umberg), which would apply additional civil penalties to individuals or entities that engage in price gouging during a declared state of emergency or local emergency. Community Impact Statement: Yes. For: Los Feliz Neighborhood Council APPROVED Chief Legislative Analyst report dated 7-29-25 and Resolution (Hernandez – Rodriguez) – (5) Yes; (0) No (7) 25-0002-S53 Resolution (Hernandez – Rodriguez) and Chief Legislative Analyst report relative to establishing the City’s position on Assembly Bill AB 380 (Gonzalez), which would extend the timeline for a period of 180 or 365 days to make misdemeanors applicable for individuals or businesses that are found to sell certain goods or services for a price of more than 10 percent greater than the price charged prior to the declaration of an emergency. Community Impact Statement: Yes. For: Los Feliz Neighborhood Council  APPROVED Chief Legislative Analyst report dated 7-22-25 and Resolution (Hernandez – Rodriguez) – (5) Yes; (0) No (8) 25-0002-S34 Resolution (Hernandez – Jurado) and Chief Legislative Analyst report relative to establishing the City’s position on Senate Bill (SB) 21 (Durazo), which would allow the demolition of single room occupancy (SRO) units without full replacement of demolished units if they are converted to affordable housing. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted. APPROVED Chief Legislative Analyst report dated 7-14-25 and Resolution (Hernandez – Jurado) – (5) Yes; (0) No (9) 25-0002-S69 Resolution (Soto-Martinez – Hernandez) relative to establishing the City’s position on the Governor of California exercising his constitutional clemency authority to commute all California death-row sentences. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. APPROVED Resolution (Soto-Martinez – Hernandez) – (5) Yes; (0) No (10) 25-0002-S67 Resolution (Rodriguez – Padilla, et al.) relative to establishing the City’s position on legislation that would advance comprehensive immigration reform in the United States. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. APPROVED Resolution (Rodriguez – Padilla, et al.) – (5) Yes; (0) No (11) 25-0002-S66 Resolution (Hernandez – Soto-Martinez) relative to establishing the City’s position on Senate Bill (SB) 48 (Gonzalez), which would amend the Education Code to disallow access to nonpublic areas of a school  site to federal immigration enforcement agents and protect student data. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. APPROVED Resolution (Hernandez – Soto-Martinez) – (5) Yes; (0) No (12) 25-0002-S65 Resolution (Hernandez – Padilla) and Chief Legislative Analyst report relative to establishing the City’s position on Senate Bill (SB) 716 (Durazo), which would amend the Public Utilities Code to provide access to home internet subsidies. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. APPROVED Chief Legislative Analyst report dated 7-25-25 and Resolution (Hernandez – Padilla) – (5) Yes; (0) No (13) 25-0002-S43 Resolution (Soto-Martinez – Nazarian, et al.) relative to establishing the City’s position on any legislation that cuts or denies access to healthcare coverage for immigrants. Community Impact Statement: Yes. For: Los Feliz Neighborhood Council APPROVED Resolution (Soto-Martinez – Nazarian, et al.) – (5) Yes; (0) No (14) 25-0002-S27 Resolution (Hernandez – Rodriguez, et al.) and Chief Legislative Analyst report relative to establishing the City’s position on Assembly Bill (AB) 812 (Lowenthal), which would authorize incarcerated firefighters to request recall and resentencing. Community Impact Statement: Yes. For: Encino Neighborhood Council NoHo Neighborhood Council  APPROVED Chief Legislative Analyst report dated 6-25-25 and Resolution (Hernandez – Rodriguez, et al.) – (5) Yes; (0) No (15) 25-0002-S61 Resolution (Rodriguez – Padilla, et al.) relative to establishing the City’s position on legislation and/or administrative action to initiate the immediate removal of the United States Marines and National Guard from Los Angeles. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. APPROVED Resolution (Rodriguez – Padilla, et al.) – (5) Yes; (0) No (16) 25-0061 City Attorney report and ordinance relative to amending the Los Angeles Administrative Code to change appointing authority reflecting the City Council Committee reorganization. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Attorney report and Ordinance dated 5-06-25 – (5) Yes; (0) No (17) 25-0002-S16 Resolution (Nazarian - Raman) relative to establishing the City’s position on Assembly Bill (AB) 91 (Harabedian), the Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) Inclusion Act, which would require demographic data collected on ancestry or ethnic origin to include separate categories and tabulations for major MENA groups. 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