Ad Hoc Committee on City Governance Reform — Los Angeles, CA
Date: 2024-04-18
Time: 10:00

Please Note Public Comment Will Be Taken In­Person Only.


 JOURNAL – AD HOC COMMITTEE ON CITY GOVERNANCE REFORM

 Thursday, April 18, 2024

 ROOM 340, CITY HALL ­ 10:00 AM
 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

 MEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBER PAUL KREKORIAN, CHAIR
 COUNCILMEMBER NITHYA RAMAN
 COUNCILMEMBER BOB BLUMENFIELD
 COUNCILMEMBER MARQUEECE HARRIS­
 DAWSON
 COUNCILMEMBER HEATHER HUTT
 COUNCILMEMBER EUNISSES HERNANDEZ
 COUNCILMEMBER TRACI PARK

 (Andrew Suh ­ Legislative Assistant ­ andrew.suh@lacity.org)

 Submit written comment at LACouncilComment.com

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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


ITEM(S)

 (1) 24­1100­S6
 City Attorney report, draft Charter amendment, election ordinance, and
 ballot resolutions necessary to place the charter amendment establishing
 an independent redistricting commission for the City of Los Angeles, on the
 ballot at the City’s General Municipal Election; and draft ordinance adding
 provisions to the Administrative Code to implement the establishment and
 operation of the Commission should the Charter amendment be approved
 by the voters.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No
ITEM(S)

(1) 24­1100­S6
 City Attorney report, draft Charter amendment, election ordinance, and
 ballot resolutions necessary to place the charter amendment establishing
 an independent redistricting commission for the City of Los Angeles, on the
 ballot at the City’s General Municipal Election; and draft ordinance adding
 provisions to the Administrative Code to implement the establishment and
 operation of the Commission should the Charter amendment be approved
 by the voters.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 (Also referred to the Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental
 Relations Committee)

 APPROVED City Attorney report, Election Ordinance, LAAC Ordinance, Ballot
 Resolutions dated April 10, 2024, AS AMENDED – (6) Yes; Absent: Park
(2) 22­1196­S2
 Chief Legislative Analyst report relative to amending the City Charter to
 create an Independent Redistricting Commission for the Los Angeles
 Unified School District.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 (Also referred to the Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental
 Relations Committee)

 APPROVED Chief Legislative Analyst report dated April 12, 2024, AS AMENDED – (6)
 Yes; Absent: Park
(3) 22­0736
 Department of City Planning report relative to increasing transparency and
 reforming the land use approval process.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: Yes
 Against
 Woodland Hills ­ Warner Center Neighborhood Council
 Studio City Neighborhood Council


 (Also referred to the Planning and Land Use Management
 Committee)
 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: Yes
 Against
 Woodland Hills ­ Warner Center Neighborhood Council
 Studio City Neighborhood Council


 (Also referred to the Planning and Land Use Management
 Committee)

 APPROVED Department of City Planning report dated June 17, 2022, AS AMENDED –
 (6) Yes; Absent: Park
 (4) 23­1027
 Chief Legislative Analyst report relative to the proposed creation of a
 Charter Reform Commission and the City Ethics Commission report
 relative to recommendations on charter reform.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: Yes:
 For
 Empowerment Congress West Area Neighborhood Council
 Rampart Village Neighborhood Council
 Winnetka Neighborhood Council
 For if Amended
 Reseda Neighborhood Council
 Against
 Lake Balboa Neighborhood Council



 APPROVED Chief Legislative Analyst report dated January 22, 2024 and Ethics
 Commission report dated January 19, 2024, AS AMENDED – (6) Yes; Absent: Park


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
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) 978­1072. 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.