Special Governing Board Meeting Agenda

Nick Fox Robbins Anthony Crump Nora Goudsmit Maebe A. Girl Tina Lin

SPECIAL GOVERNING BOARD MEETING AGENDA Thursday, July 9, 2020 - 7:30pm-9:30pm Zoom Online Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/92191576353 or by telephone by calling (669) 900-6833 and entering Webinar ID: 921 9157 6353#

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TIMES ARE FOR REFERENCE ONLY. ITEMS MAY BE ADDRESSED OUT OF THE ORDER LISTED. ALL ITEMS ARE FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.

1) Call to Order 7:30pm

2) Roll Call 7:35pm

3) Welcome and Rules for Action on Virtual Meeting 7:38pm

4) General Public Comment (Non-Agenda Items) 7:40pm

Page 1 of 39 5) New Business 7:50pm a) (Chair/Strider Education Foundation) Motion to approve Neighborhood Purposes Grant (NPG) to Strider Education Foundation for up to $4,000 b) (Homelessness Committee) Motion to submit a Community Impact Statement (CIS) in support CF 20-0769 (Unarmed Model of Crisis Response / Non-Violent Calls for Service / Non-Law Enforcement Agencies), requesting that the city move away from using LAPD as first responders in homeless outreach (draft CIS attached) c) (Transportation and Safety) Motion to fund up to $300 from the outreach budget to inform residents on streets and living near streets approved for the Slow Streets program by LADOT about the program via printed flyers in English/Spanish, social media, and the SLNC email list. d) (Fox Robbins) Move that the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council adopt and send the attached letter endorsing the People’s Budget, as well as the actual People’s Budget, to the City Council and Mayor’s Office. (The People’s Budget is attached with the letter) e) (Lasher) Motion to condemn the police violence that has happened in our city and calls on the City Council, Mayor Garcetti and Rep. Schiff to immediately investigate the treatment by police of members of the public during recent protests against police brutality. f) (Goudsmit) Motion to submit a letter to Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Superintendent Austin Beutner [LAUSD Board Members and Stakeholders], Mayor Garcetti, Los Angeles City Council Members, advising to terminate LAUSD contract(s) with the LAPD and abolish the LA School Police Department (LASPD). g) (Girl) Discussion and possible action concerning complaints of racial discrimination and unsafe conditions at Tenants of the Trees. Possible actions may include a conflict resolution meeting hosted by the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council or recommending the city reconsider the business' operating license, or other remedies to be discussed by the board, the business, and concerned stakeholders. h) (Lisa Hart) Lisa Hart recommends that the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council submit Community Impact Statement (CIS) to Council File 20-0600 and subfiles such as Council File 20-0692 in support of the Office of Climate Emergency Mobilization and the Climate Emergency Commission. i) (Girl) Move that the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council adopt the proposed “Silver Lake Neighborhood Council Anti-Racism Resolution. j) (Homelessness Committee) Discussion and possible action to submit a letter to Mayor Garcetti and the Los Angeles City Council regarding Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) 2020 Homeless Count results and homelessness prevention efforts in light of economic impacts of COVID-19 (draft letter attached) k) (Girl) Move that the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council submit the attached Community Impact Statement (CIS) opposing Councilmember Joe Buscaino’s motion to arm park rangers.

6) Adjournment* 9:30PM

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Page 3 of 39 Neighborhood Council Funding Program APPLICATION for Neighborhood Purposes Grant (NPG) AGENDA ITEM 05-A

This form is to be completed by the applicant seeking the Neighborhood Purposes Grant and submitted to the Neighborhood Council from whom the grant is being sought. All applications for grants must be reviewed and approved in a public meeting. Upon approval of the application the Neighborhood Council (NC) shall submit the application along with all required documentation to the Office of the City Clerk, NC Funding Program.

Name of NC from which you are seeking this grant: ______

�Ei(;l]O_N 1- AP_PLICANTINFORM� TION _ _ _ __ Strider Education Foundation 81-4580473 South Dakota 2017 1a) ------.._""!"-.._, ____ Organization Name --=,,....,.----�-· FederalI.D. # (EIN#) State of lncorporat,on Date of 501(c)(3) Status (if applicable) 1b) 2221 N Plaza Drive Rapid City SD 57702 Organization Mailing Address City State Zip Code

1c) Business Address (Ifdifferent) City State Zip Code

1 d) PRIMARY CONTACT INFORMATION: Wayne Lilly (828) 638-0327 [email protected] Name Phone Email 2) Type of Organization- Please select one: D Public School (not to include private schools) or !iii 501 ( c )(3) Non-Profit (other than religious institutions) Attach Signed letter on School Letterhead AttachIRS Determination Letter Los Angeles Unified School District: Officeof School Wellness Programs Los Angeles CA 90017 3) Name IA ddress oPARlllatedOrganization (II appYcab!e) city State z1p Code SEGTION 1,1 - PROJECT DESCRIPTION 4) Please describe the purpose and intent of the grant.

The purpose of this grant is to support the funding needed for a 50-school All Kids Bike (AKB) Kindergarten PE Learn-To-Ride Pilot Program within the Los Angeles Unified School District. This partnership is a priority for the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Office of Wellness Programs, to enable the fun, freedom, confidence, and mobility for kindergartners in 50 schools, with the ultimate goal of integrating the Kindergarten PE Program into every elementary school in the district. With the support of t�e Neighborhood Purposes Grant and multiple Neighborhood Councils, All Kids Bike and LAUSD will be able to provide healthier, 5) How will this grant be used to primarily support or serve a public purpose and benefit the public at-large. (Grants cannot be used as rewards or prizes for individuals) The All Kids Bike Kindergarten PE Program allows for equity in gaining the experience of this life skill. All children in Los Angeles deserve the opportunity to learn to ride a bike despite any socioeconomic circumstances or access to safe biking areas. Biking is a skill that can provide transportation to school or their first job in the future. In addition, biking stimulates the mind, promotes heart health, and provides a variety of physical and mental health benefits. Moreover, Principal Sylvia Guzman alluded to the educational benefits, including enhanced classroom focus and increased attendance. The Kindergarten PE Program does not just support kindergartners but can benefit the whole family and the broader community. Kids can be kids again, void of increased screen time and a stagnant lifestyle. Kids can be imaginative and reengage with nature. Families can go forwalks,

PAGE 1 Page 4 of 39 NCFP 107 Page 5 of 39 Neighborhood Purposes Grant Application All Kids Bike Questions 4 & 5

4) Please describe the purpose and intent of the grant. The purpose of this grant is to support the funding needed for a 50-school All Kids Bike (AKB) Kindergarten PE Learn-To-Ride Pilot Program within the Los Angeles Unified School District. This partnership is a priority for the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Office of Wellness Programs, to enable the fun, freedom, confidence, and mobility for kindergartners in 50 schools, with the ultimate goal of integrating the Kindergarten PE Program into every elementary school in the district. With the support of the Neighborhood Purposes Grant and multiple Neighborhood Councils, All Kids Bike and LAUSD will be able to provide healthier, sunnier days to students when schools reopen this fall.

The All Kids Bike Kindergarten PE Program equips schools with everything needed to get their kindergartners rolling, including a fleet of 2-in-1 balance-to-pedal conversion bikes, kickstands, helmets, an integrative 8-lesson curriculum, and a 5-year support plan. The Kindergarten PE Program is suited to accommodate anticipated needs when students return, including:

- Spatial awareness- teaches the concept and understanding of “safe distancing” to a child. - Limited touch points- specifically designated hand placement helps limit cross-class touch points. - Fosters overall health- core muscle development, cardio activity, and mental motivation. Bertrand Ave Elementary School in Reseda piloted the first Kindergarten PE Program in Los Angeles Unified School District this spring. Principal Sylvia Guzman highlighted program benefits, including increased attendance, better classroom focus, and inspirational teacher collaboration. Principal Guzman hopes to see the program expand throughout the district and nation, and highly recommends it to other LAUSD administrators.

Los Angeles Unified School District Director of Wellness Programs, William Celestine, is eager to pilot the program in 50 additional schools in the 2020-2021 school year, stating: “We are excited to partner with All Kids Bike to bring this incredible level of engagement to our Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) students. With the support of All Kids Bike, we are tackling childhood obesity by building confidence, muscle endurance, and self-esteem one student at a time, through riding!”

5) How will this grant be used to primarily support and serve a public purpose and benefit the public at-large. (Grants cannot be used as rewards or prizes for individuals)

The All Kids Bike Kindergarten PE Program allows for equity in gaining the experience of this life skill. All children in Los Angeles deserve the opportunity to learn to ride a bike despite any socioeconomic circumstances or access to safe biking areas. Biking is a skill that can provide transportation to school or their first job in the future. In addition, biking stimulates the mind, promotes heart health, and provides a variety of physical and mental health benefits. Moreover, Principal Sylvia Guzman alluded to the educational benefits, including enhanced classroom focus and increased attendance.

The Kindergarten PE Program does not just support kindergartners but can benefit the whole family and the broader community. Kids can be kids again, void of increased screen time and a stagnant lifestyle. Kids can be imaginative and reengage with nature. Families can go for walks, bike rides, and encourage

Page 6 of 39 one another to be more active. The community can benefit from decreased traffic and road congestion, and experience clearer skies and cleaner air. This program will provide children with a healthy habit and passion for two wheels, which can initiate a healthy trajectory for an active lifestyle.

As Los Angeles begins to recover, each of us has the power to reshape it. The future is in the hands of our youth, and perhaps there is a future where bikes create a cleaner, safer, healthier, happier planet.

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Dear Neighborhood Council:

We are excited to present this opportunity to support the funding needed for a 50-school All Kids Bike (AKB) Kindergarten PE Learn-To-Ride Pilot Program within the Los Angeles Unified School District. Currently, the All Kids Bike® Kindergarten PE Program is running in Bertrand Ave Elementary in Reseda, and the Los Angeles Unified School District is eager to provide this program to 50 additional elementary schools in the fall, ensuring every child has the opportunity to learn to ride a bike in PE class.

With the Strider® Education Foundation/ All Kids Bike Kindergarten PE Program, every school will receive: • Strider Education Foundation Kindergarten PE Curriculum aligned to SHAPE America standards • Unlimited staff training and certification • A fleet of 2-in-1 Strider 14x Sport Bikes, Kickstands and Helmets • Continuing support from the Strider Education Foundation

DESCRIPTION PRICE PER SCHOOL

Services: Teacher training, program implementation, curriculum license fee, and program support for 5-years 3,600.00 Equipment: 22 Strider® 14x Bikes, 22 Pedal Conversion Kits, 22 5,719.34 Kickstands, 22 Strider Splash Helmets TOTAL VALUE OF EACH KINDERGARTEN PE PROGRAM $9,319.34 The value of the Kindergarten PE Program is $9,319.34 per school. Thanks to All Kids Bike contributions and discounts, the cost to donors is only $4,000 per school, meaning every dollar donated more than doubles in value for the school.

The Strider 14x Bike is a two-in-one conversion bike that transitions from balance bike to pedal bike with the addition of a one-bolt pedal conversion kit. This bike can support students with an inseam of 16 to 23 inches, with a target age of children 3 to 7. The program includes fully adjustable helmets. The curriculum instructs children on the proper fit of a helmet and reinforces in every lesson the importance of wearing a helmet whenever they ride a bike.

The curriculum is designed to be taught in 8 integrative lessons, beginning with the simple goal of teaching a child how to move, balance, and stop while on a two-wheeled balance bike. Midway through the curriculum, the bikes are converted from balance-mode to pedal-mode with the goal of each student pedaling a bike independently. This progressive-based approach aligns with SHAPE America National Physical Education Standards so it can seamlessly be integrated to the educator’s year-long physical education programming.

This program is offered at zero cost to the district, thanks to generous community fundraising support, community grants, and individual donors, so every child can experience the mental and physical benefits of riding a bike, as well as the fun, freedom, and mobility it provides.

Thank you for your consideration of this grant request. Please let us know if you need any additional information. In health and on two wheels,

Strider® Education Foundation, Inc/ All Kids Bike®

Page 8 of 39 2221 N Plaza Drive Rapid City , SD 57702 [email protected] (605) 956-3877 Dear Neighborhood Council, May 25, 2020

We know that childhood development does not have a pause button, no matter the circumstances in life. All Kids Bike and Los Angeles Unified School District Wellness Programs recognizes that fostering joy-filled mobility, confidence, and active health in kindergarten is vital to a child’s overall wellbeing this very moment.

Take it first hand from Principal Guzman at Bertrand Avenue Elementary in Reseda, as she shares from her experience with the Kindergarten PE Learn-to-Ride Program and its positive impact upon their students.

Unfortunately, sedentary lifestyles are leading to poor health. Obesity rates in America are at the highest in recorded history. Associated diseases of diabetes, heart disease and depression are all climbing. By the ages of 8-18 years old, American children spend 7+ hours on digital screens.

There is a remedy. Bicycling simultaneously activates a child’s mind and body. By introducing it to kindergartners on revolutionary Strider Learn-To-Ride Bikes, children and teachers progress through learning to ride void of fear and full of success. Learning to ride while young catalyzes lifetime active health.

With a gift of $4,000 per school, your Neighborhood Council can afford this opportunity to each elementary school in your care through the Kindergarten PE Learn-To-Ride Program starting this 2020-2021 school year. The program includes teacher training and certification, a structured (8) lesson curriculum, a fleet of (22) Strider® 14x Balance Bikes, (22) helmets, (22) pedal conversion kits, a five-year support plan and it all costs less than $10 per student over its lifetime.

Importantly, this program also strengthens current kindergarten Wellness Program critical needs: • Spatial awareness – teaches the concept and understanding of “safe distancing” to a child. • Limited touch points- specifically designated hand placement helps limit cross-class touch points. • Fosters overall health- core muscle development, cardio activity, and mental motivation.

Would you kindly consider helping your neighborhood school(s) gain this opportunity now? It will without doubt strengthen your community and all of Los Angeles as we help All Kids Bike throughout LAUSD.

"We are excited to partner with All Kids Bike to bring this incredible level of engagement to our Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) students. With the support of All Kids Bike, we are tackling childhood obesity by building confidence, muscle, endurance, and self-esteem one student at a time, through riding! " -- William Celestine, Director, LAUSD Wellness Programs

We know your concerns are many now and appreciate the opportunity to help address one of them - a child’s wellbeing. Together we can help your neighborhood children experience sunnier days ahead!

Your questions and comments can be directed to: [email protected] or (828)638-0327.

For All of them,

Wayne Lilly and the All Kids Bike Team Sr. Director of Development & Outreach | Strider® Education Foundation Page 9 of 39 TRANSFORMING LIVES through

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All Kids Bike® is a national campaign administered by the Strider Education Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonproﬁt organization. www.AllKidsBike.orgPage 10 of 39 ©2019 Strider Education Foundation, 11168 A - Infog aphic Learning to ride a bike is not only a rite of passage, but a developmental milestone!

Unfo tunately, many kids are not learning this skill at home.

Lifelong Health & Activity Transportation Happiness & Sport & Mobility

Thanks to the Strider Education Foundation, schools can now receive all the bikes and lesson plans to safely and eﬀectively teach the lifelong skill of riding a bike. SIMPLE. CONCRETE. EASY. STRIDER EDUCATION FOUNDATION LEARNTORIDE CURRICULUM

A proven and successful curriculum that will ﬁt into any Kindergaten PE class. The curriculum incorpoates activities that meet SHAPE America’s National Standards for Kindergaten Physical Education.

THE CURRICULUM INCLUDES • Eight easy to follow lesson plans the entire class can paticipate and advance through regardless of their current riding ability. • Resources to set up the classroom or gymnasium. • Printable posters to educate and inspire safe pactices and riding techniques. • Easy to use Assessment Map. • Printable Gaduation Cetiﬁcate. • Exta activities to incorpoate into the lesson plans, for class rewards, or for a nice day outside! Page 11 of 39 Testimonials

"I wish I had a video to capture their reactions. Every student was excited and so eager to try the balance bikes. The enthusiasm was catchy! All I can equate it to is a house on Christmas morning as kids are running to open up their presents! Honestly, this was the same vibe. I think the most important reason why we had so much positive energy toward these bikes is that all kids truly have a genuine desire to ride. I do believe that. These bikes give them the confidence that is so needed. The Strider Balance Bike is not intimidating unlike a bike on "I had a kindergarten class who are training wheels." doing striders and they love them, Sue Sweeney, PE Teacher, and I noticed some that were ready Torrence Creek Elementary, North Carolina to start or try the pedals. I took a pedal bike out, and I have one kinder who was so determined to ride it and worked hard by the end of class he was riding the pedal bike and the smile and joy he had were priceless. Not only did he learn how to ride a bike, but he also learned how hard “It’s amazing how transformational this experience is for work pays off and to have goals! It the kids in my classes. I’m not talking about physical skills really made me smile and reminded only; they are gaining tons of physical skills with this myself why I do this!" Gretchen Johnson, PE Teacher, program, but I’m seeing emotional and social growth like Cleveland Elementary, South Dakota nothing I have seen in my twenty years of teaching physical education. Kids that have never been on a bicycle before will "The kids had so much fun with typically start out feeling frustrated, overwhelmed. As you the Strider Bikes. It was one of their favorite units. It was so can imagine, we have some tumbles and stumbles, and you rewarding getting to experience their can see the frustration on their faces. What amazes me is not first time riding a bike by themselves one of those frustrated kids has ever considered giving up. and how proud it made them!" The kids come back to the next class, they get their little Chloe McGraw, PE Teacher, Westwood Elementary, Arkansas helmets on and get right back on the bike, and you can see the determination on their faces. Some of that comes from within, some of that comes from their classmates.” Cathi Dallesander, PE Teacher North Street School, Connecticut

www.AllKidsBike.org

All Kids Bike® is a national campaign administered by the Strider Education Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.Page 12 of 39 ©2020 Strider Education Foundation Page 13 of 39 AGENDA ITEM 05-B

Community Impact Statement Council File 20-0769 (Unarmed Model of Crisis Response / Non-Violent Calls for Service / Non-Law Enforcement Agencies)

Los Angeles City Council City Hall 200 N. Spring St. Los Angeles, CA 90012

Dear Mayor Garcetti and Los Angeles City Councilmembers,

The Silver Lake Neighborhood council is writing to you in support of Council File 20-0769 (Unarmed Model of Crisis Response / Non-Violent Calls for Service / Non-Law Enforcement Agencies). We have previously written regarding our continuing concerns with police presence and use of force that accompanies interactions with people experiencing homelessness, including encampment cleanups (also known as ‘Sweeps’). In community impact statements for council files 19-0450, 19-0602, and 19-0609, our board has repeatedly made note of the devastating effects that police intervention has when accompanying outreach efforts for our unhoused neighbors.

When police and other city workers not extensively trained in homeless outreach are the first responders to problems stemming from homelessness, conflict worsens. It is reported that one third of the instances of use of force by the LAPD are against people experiencing homelessness. People’s belongings are destroyed, medication and identification documents are taken, support groups for vulnerable people are torn apart, and we find ourselves no better off when it comes to safety, public health and sanitation. We use jails as housing and emergency rooms as primary care facilities, and we waste taxpayer money on temporary fixes to our problems in the process. We are in support of Council File 20-0769, calling for the introduction of unarmed models of crisis response, as we encourage the city to promptly remove LAPD as first responders to homelessness and related issues. We should be investing in hiring and training dedicated social workers and building and giving people access to affordable housing, both more long-term solutions to the issues our city now faces in reducing and preventing homelessness.

The 2020-21 City Budget still allocates over 50% of funds for the LAPD at a time when thousands of Angelenos are calling for defunding police and re-allocating a much more substantial portion of funding to social services. These services are needed now more than ever, not just to serve our unhoused neighbors but to serve those who are economically impacted by COVID-19 and are at increased risk of becoming homeless. We urge you to develop and implement the unarmed crisis response model proposed in CF 20-0769 and in so doing provide more funding in the city budget for desperately needed social services.

Sincerely,

The Silver Lake Neighborhood Council

Page 14 of 39 AGENDA ITEM 05-C

MOTION REQUEST FORM

Instructions: Completely fill out form. Items in parentheses are intended to be replaced with relevant information. Form shall not exceed one page.

Date: June 24, 2020

Committee/Requestor: Transportation and Safety Committee

Text of Motion: The Transportation and Safety Committee recommends that the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council fund up to $300 from the outreach budget to inform residents on streets and living near streets approved for the Slow Streets program by LADOT about the program via printed flyers in English and Spanish, social media, and the SLNC email list . Committee Vote: Yes -5 No -1 Abstention -1

Describe the event or project in detail: Mayor Garcetti and LADOT have launched the Slow Streets initiative to close some local streets to vehicle traffic (with the exception of local residents, emergency vehicles and delivery vehicles) in order to facilitate social distancing as more people walk, bike and roll in our neighborhoods. This motion will promote safe, family-friendly streets for the residents of Silver Lake through LADOT’s slow streets initiative. The following streets were submitted to LADOT: Kenilworth Ave. between Moreno and Angus, Reservoir between Benton and Coronado, Benton Way between Sunset and Reservoir, Parkman between Marathon and Bellevue, Marathon between Benton Way and Merman, Rampart between Bellevue and Marathon, Hyperion between Sunset and Hoover, Manzanita between Hoover and Santa Monica Blvd and Del Mar between Manzanita and Hyperion. Once approved by LADOT it is important to notify and alert the residents living on and near the designated streets

What is the timeline for the project? Once LADOT has approved the streets, outreach will begin.

What is the most important item about this motion? Though LADOT guidelines did not require outreach to affected stakeholders, it is important that the SLNC do so to insure that all stakeholders have a voice in the process.

Please explain how this motion benefits the SLNC and Silver Lake: With more people walking, biking and rolling on our local streets in Silver Lake, it is imperative that we ensure our local streets are safe. Slow Streets will limit possible conflicts with vehicles. Additional outreach to stakeholders will make the program even more of a success.

What is the total budget for the project? From which budget line are the funds to be drawn? If this is a funding motion, please submit a completed Funding Request Form to the Treasurer at least 3 days before the Governing Board Meeting. Up to $300

How will this motion be implemented, and by whom? The Transportation and Safety Committee will write and distribute flyers and other outreach

Committee’s discussion from the Committee meeting minutes: Minutes not available.

Page 15 of 39 AGENDA ITEM 05-D MOTION REQUEST FORM

Instructions: Completely fill out form. Items in parentheses are intended to be replaced with relevant information. Form shall not exceed one page.

Date: 6/22/20

Committee/Requestor: Fox Robbins

Text of Motion: Nick Fox Robbins moves that the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council adopt and send the attached letter endorsing the People’s Budget, as well as the actual People’s Budget, to the City Council and Mayor’s Office.

Committee Vote: N/A

Describe the event or project in detail: The People’s Budget calls to “invest in universal needs (e.g., housing security, public health/health care, mental health and wellness, etc.) and divest from traditional forms of policing.”

What is the timeline for the project? Immediately

What is the most important item about this motion? The Silver Lake Neighborhood Council must endorse a more imaginative system for public safety and a better allocation of vital city funds.

Please explain how this motion benefits the SLNC and Silver Lake: Under our system’s current use of funds, heavily reliant on police enforcement, homelessness and mental illness have gotten worse, not better. A heavy police presence in Silver Lake does not make our stakeholders feel safer, it makes many of our stakeholders feel unsafe. It is our responsibility to support a different system of public safety.

How will this motion be implemented, and by whom? If the motion is supported by the SLNC, Nick Fox Robbins will send the adopted letter to the City Council and Mayor’s Office.

Committee’s discussion from the Committee meeting minutes: N/A

Page 16 of 39 Los Angeles City Council City Hall 200 N. Spring St. Los Angeles, CA 90012

RE: The Mayor’s Proposed Budget and Adoption of A People’s Budget

Dear City Council,

We believe that the government should be responsive to the needs, priorities, and demands of the people. There is clearly a wide chasm between the budget proposed by the Mayor (and directly or indirectly endorsed by the City Council) and the one envisioned by Los Angeles residents. The City Charter enables Council to pass or revise the Mayor’s budget proposal or submit a new budget for implementation. The Silver Lake Neighborhood Council urges the City Council to listen to the will of the people and pass a People’s Budget that centers the priorities that Angelenos have listed as central to them.

Sincerely,

The Silver Lake Neighborhood Council

Page 17 of 39 Page 18 of 39 INTRODUCTION_

The People’s Budget LA Coalition has undertaken an urgent public process of participatory budgeting to solicit input of Angelenos on their priorities for the city and how they would like public resources to be spent. This project emerged rapidly and in direct response to the secretive, undemocratic process and draconian spending plan introduced by Mayor Eric Garcetti, and left unchallenged by City Council. Now, we present our updated People’s Budget based on over 24,000 survey responses.

Since we put out our original budget in late May, an ongoing national uprising has occurred in response to police murders, with many Black-led organizations mobilizing huge numbers of people with the main demand of “defund the police” — including a BLM-LA protest that got thousands of people to show up outside the mansion of Mayor Garcetti. The Mayor and certain City Councilmembers have responded to this pressure with a proposal for cuts to LAPD between $100-$150 million; our document shows that this is not nearly enough.

This report updates our findings and presents a People’s Budget alternative to the Mayor’s proposed 2020-21 budget. Our document and data both reveal a clear referendum: invest in universal needs (e.g., housing security, public health/health care, mental health and wellness, etc.) and divest from traditional forms of policing.

Here’s a summary of our methodology and results: ● Tens of thousands of people were engaged in the drafting of the People’s Budget. This includes 24,426 Angelenos who took our survey, which was distributed by over 50 organizations; 3,300 participants who engaged in our participatory budgeting process in real time on May 24, 2020 (via Zoom and Facebook Live); over 10,000 viewers who have watched that session after-the-fact; and thousands more who have dialogued with us on social media and in other forums. ● The top priorities for investment include housing, public health and healthcare, child and youth development, food security, public transportation, and environmental justice. ● The top priorities for divestment include parking enforcement, police and policing, and the City Attorney's Office. ● The People’s Budget allocates just 1.64% of general funds to law enforcement and policing - far less than one-tenth of the 54% given to the LAPD in the Mayor’s proposed budget. ● The People’s Budget allocates the largest amount of money to Universal Aid and Crisis Management (45.61%), followed by Built Environment (27.61%), then Reimagined Community Safety (25.06%), and finally Law Enforcement and Police (1.64%). These categories are further defined below.

We implore the Los Angeles City Council to take action and adopt a budget that aligns with the priorities of the people who they have been elected to represent.

The People’s Budget (2nd Edition) 1 Page 19 of 39 THE PEOPLE’S BUDGET_

THE PEOPLE’S BUDGET PRIORITIES

SPENDING AREAS

UNIVERSAL AID AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT The Universal Aid and Crisis Management funding category supports the basic needs of Angelenos like housing, food, healthcare, economic assistance and emergency relief. Both survey participants and those participating in our participatory budgeting session emphasized universal aid and crisis management as their top priority, with a particular focus on housing.

This funding area includes funding for long-term housing, renter support and emergency housing, food assistance, support for those seeking work, support for small businesses, providing public health care, offering youth development programs and supporting youth centers, fighting the impacts of climate change and ensuring our city’s environment is protected. This area also includes emergency preparedness for natural disasters like earthquakes and fire as well as the public health disasters.

THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT The Built Environment funding category focuses on our city’s physical infrastructure like public transportation, libraries, parks, public works and the fire department. Based on our survey results, these are essential public goods for Angelenos.

The People’s Budget (2nd Edition) 2 Page 20 of 39 REIMAGINED COMMUNITY SAFETY Participants were also committed to reimagining community safety and building and resourcing restorative justice practices that enable strong communities without law enforcement presence or intervention. The Reimagined Community Safety funding category supports a community-led safety model including investing in mental health and harm reduction approaches. Rather than funding police that bring violence and harm into our communities, Reimagined Community Safety invests in communities themselves to determine what they need and to offer them support in executing those programs.

Specific initiatives that could be included in this category are family counseling, restorative justice programs, reparations to victims and their families, community-led crisis response programs, gang prevention/intervention/recovery without police involvement, and domestic violence prevention/intervention/recovery without police involvement. This category also includes building stronger connections among neighbors through investing in community-led events.

LAW ENFORCEMENT The law enforcement category included all traditional approaches, including police, City Attorney, and traffic enforcement. Across all demographics of survey respondents, this was ranked as the lowest priority for spending.

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COMPARISON WITH THE MAYOR’S BUDGET

The People’s Budget The Mayor’s Budget

The People’s Budget Allocations The Mayor’s Budget Allocations

Universal Aid and Crisis 45.61% Police 53.8% Management

Built Environment 27.61% Fire 16.5%

Reimagined Community Safety 25.06% Other 8.2%

Law Enforcement and Policing 1.64% Public Works 7.7%

Recreation & Parks 6.1%

Library 4.6%

City Attorney 3.1%

The People’s Budget (2nd Edition) 4 Page 22 of 39 TOP PRIORITIES FOR INVESTMENT

Top areas where People’s Budget survey respondents wanted to see investment are:

● Housing Security Ensuring people have housing and can stay in housing

● Mental Health and Wellness Supporting mental health needs with counseling and community-led crisis response

● Public Health and Healthcare Offering public healthcare and ensuring everyone can stay healthy

● Public Transportation Providing all Angelenos the ability to move around the city by making public transit free

The People’s Budget (2nd Edition) 5 Page 23 of 39 TOP PRIORITIES FOR DIVESTMENT

Top areas where People’s Budget survey respondents wanted to see divestment are:

● Parking Enforcement

● Police and Policing

● City Attorney’s Office

The People’s Budget (2nd Edition) 6 Page 24 of 39 PROCESS AND METHODOLOGY_

A survey was sent out by over 50 community organizations, with city-wide presence and representing neighborhoods throughout Los Angeles. The survey was also posted on more than 100 social media accounts and People’s Budget LA’s website. Responses were only accepted from residents of the City of Los Angeles who could identify their area of residence on an interactive map. Beyond the solicitation of survey responses, the coalition held a two-hour, online participatory budgeting session on Sunday, May 24, 2020 to share information about the city budgeting process and to gather public input. More than 10,000 people have viewed the session so far. Since then, our grassroots engagement has exploded: People’s Budget LA has trended #1 in the U.S. on Twitter and our website has seen over 200,000 unique visitors to our website.

24,426 Angelenos responded to the survey, which was distributed by over 50 community organizations. Every council district has at least 300 respondents, and some have over 2,000 respondents. 3,300 participants engaged in our participatory budgeting process in real time on May 24, 2020 (via Zoom and Facebook Live), and over 10,000 viewers have watched that session after-the-fact. Since then, tens of thousands more have dialogued with us on social media and in other forums.

The survey data is available for exploration in a Tableau dashboard (linked at PeoplesBudgetLA.com).

The People’s Budget (2nd Edition) 7 Page 25 of 39 ADOPT A PEOPLE’S BUDGET

We believe that the government should be responsive to the needs, priorities, and demands of the people. There is clearly a wide chasm between the budget proposed by the Mayor (and directly or indirectly endorsed by the City Council) and the one envisioned by Los Angeles residents. The City Charter enables Council to pass or revise the Mayor’s budget proposal or submit a new budget for implementation. In a democracy, the Council should listen to the will of the people and pass a People’s Budget that centers the priorities that Angelenos have listed as central to them.

Under the leadership of BLM-LA, our fight for a People’s Budget has engaged the residents of Los Angeles in a way that has likely never been done before. More people are paying attention than ever, and are willing to hold our politicians’ feet to the fire. We have taken local politics by storm and our ideas have reverberated in cities across the country.

The $100-$150 million in cuts to LAPD proposed by some councilmembers and the Mayor are not enough; we will not be satisfied with crumbs. We are fighting for transformative change. We are fighting for the abolition of police and prisons. We are just getting started.

ABOUT THE PEOPLE’S BUDGET LA COALITION_

The People’s Budget LA is a coalition convened by Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles. The coalition includes community organizations, faith leaders, parents, teachers, students, nonprofit leaders, and individuals from across Los Angeles.

Organizations who have signed onto the People’s Budget LA initiative include:

Africa Town Coalition Ktown for All Students Deserve Bend The Arc: Jewish Action, LA Defensa Sunrise Movement LA Southern California LA Voice TransLatina Coalition Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles Labor/Community Strategy Center VyBe Local, LA Tenants Union Community Coalition Los Angeles Community Action Network Westside Local, LA Tenants Crenshaw Subway Coalition March For Our Lives Union Dignity and Power NOW People’s City Council White People 4 Black Lives Ground Game LA Stop LAPD Spying Youth Justice Coalition The Justice Collaborative Street Watch LA/DSA

The People’s Budget (2nd Edition) 8 Page 26 of 39 AGENDA ITEM 05-E

MOTION REQUEST FORM Instructions: Completely fill out form. Items in parentheses are intended to be replaced with relevant information. Form shall not exceed one page.

Date: 06/14/2020 Committee/Requestor: Amanda Lasher

Text of Motion: The Silver Lake Neighborhood Council condemns the police violence that has happened in our city and calls on the City Council, Mayor Garcetti and Rep. Schiff to immediately investigate the treatment by police of members of the public during recent protests against police brutality. An investigation is necessary in light of multiple videos and other reports of violence by police officers, such as:

• Police officers firing at individuals, including a man in a wheelchair who was shot in the face, 3 and holding at gunpoint an unarmed arrestee. • Police officers striking protestors with batons, ripping their masks off, and holding them under arrest for hours without charges at Third St and Fairfax Ave • A hit-and-run by an LAPD vehicle that barreled into a crowd at Pershing Square, hurled multiple protestors to the ground, and then drove away without aiding those who were injured.

The shocking thing is, we are only aware of these incidents because they were recorded by journalists or members of the public. The statements offered by the police have not done justice to the violence we’ve seen on video. An investigation is needed both to learn more about incidents that have been reported and uncover those that have not. As part of that investigation, we need to learn two critical pieces of information:

First, the investigation should reveal the names and badge numbers of officers deployed at or near the protests that have occurred in the past few weeks, as well as when and where those officers were deployed. This is critical so that the public, and particularly the victims, can know whether any officers deployed in their communities are the same ones who perpetrated the violence in those videos.

Second, the investigation should reveal the total costs created by a police presence at these protests, including not simply police salaries, overtime, and bonuses but also judgments, settlements, and attorneys’ fees paid or sought in lawsuits against police. This information is important given that the Mayor and the City Council have argued that a fiscal crisis brought on by the coronavirus pandemic warrants enormous cuts in critical services. LAPD litigation costs accounted for 42% of the $880 million the City paid in settlements from July 2005 to 2018. That approximately $340 million in LAPD litigation costs far exceeds payouts from any other city department. Imagine what we could have done with that money. To begin with, that $340 million would have let us avoid the $230 million in cuts and the furloughs of 16,000 city workers proposed in the Mayor’s Budget (which City Council allowed to pass on June 1) and we would still have $110 million left over.

Page 27 of 39 AGENDA ITEM 05-F MOTION REQUEST FORM

Date: June 9, 2020

Committee/Requestor: Nora Goudsmit

Text of Motion: Nora Goudsmit recommends that the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council submit a letter to LAUSD Superintendent Austin Beutner [LAUSD Board Members and Stakeholders], Mayor Garcetti, Los Angeles City Council Members, advising to terminate LAUSD contract(s) with the LAPD and abolish the LA School Police Department (LASPD), the largest school police department in the United States.

What is the most important item about this motion? (1) To terminate LAUSD contract(s) with the LAPD and abolish the LA School Police Department (LASPD), the largest school police department in the United States. (2) To end to all LAPD presence in our schools, and for the entirety of the LASP’s $67 million dollar budget to be reallocated to measures that advance students wellbeing and serve the Mission & Vision of the LAUSD.

Please explain how this motion benefits the SLNC and Silver Lake: LAUSD's Mission & Vision is to be a progressive global leader in education, and embrace diversity to create an inspiring learning experience where all students graduate ready for success. The LASPD has proven that they do not share these same values. How can our students feel safe to learn, grow and thrive under the threat of arrest and violence from law enforcement?

The SLNC is advising to terminate contract(s) with the LAPD and abolish the LA School Police Department (LASPD), the largest school police department in the United States. Los Angeles needs to stand with Portland and Minneapolis and stand up for our students by disrupting the school to prison pipeline, because Black Lives Matter. Instead of police in our schools, the SLNC calls on LAUSD to divert these funds for restorative methods like counseling, social workers, and funds for teachers to better support their students.

How will this motion be implemented, and by whom? SLNC shall send a letter to LAUSD: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected], Mayor Garcetti, and Honorable Members of City Council

Committee’s discussion from the Committee meeting minutes: None.

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Anthony Crump Nicholas Fox Robbins Nora Goudsmit Lena Najarian Kaderali Seth Copenhaver

July XX, 2020

Dear Honorable(s) Mayor Garcetti, City Council Members, LAUSD Board Members and Stakeholders:

At the SLNC Special Regular Meeting of the Governing Board on July XX, 2020, the SLNC Board voted to support the submission of a letter brought by Nora Goudsmit as Vice-Chair of the SLNC, regarding defunding police in LAUSD schools with XX yes votes, XX no votes, and XX board members abstaining.

The SLNC is calling for an end to all police presence on LA Unified (LAUSD) campuses, and for the entirety of the Los Angeles School Police Department’s (LASPD) nearly $70 million dollar budget to be reallocated to measures that advance students wellbeing and serve the Mission & Vision of LAUSD. We are calling for any City- based agency contract(s) that may engage or allow for municipal police or private armed-security on LAUSD campuses to be terminated. We are calling on City Council, Mayor Garcetti, Superintendent Beutner and the LAUSD School Board to advocate for more investment in social-emotional learning, restorative justice, mental health and other social services to support our children and our communities.

Having our schools free of policing is an issue of equity, it is an issue of how resources are used and for whom they benefit and for whom they harm. This question is not about individual LAUSD school police officers, it is also not about a binary decision between safety and danger – it is about a system and structure that is in place within our schools and maintained day after day, year after year that disproportionately and negatively impacts our Black students and LatinX students.

In a 2018 report, UCLA’s Million Dollar Hoods Project* identified that the LASPD has a clear racial bias as Black students account for 25% of police diversions, citations or arrests but only 8% of the student body. The vast majority of these interactions are in response to non-violent offenses, and 25% of those arrested by LASPD are elementary school students, which is appalling. Numerous peer reviewed studies, as well the ACLU's 2016 report on California school policing, "The Right to Remain a Student"** found that officers in schools fail to fulfill their desired goals and in fact result in worse outcomes for students. This includes, but is not limited to, a decline in high school graduation rates, college enrollment rates, and test scores for Black students while increasing the likelihood of future negative interactions with the criminal justice system.

Stated differently, “…although Black students comprise only 8.5% of school enrollment, 46.6% of arrests involved a Black student. In addition, the per capita arrest rate for Latino students (0.91 arrests per 1,000 students) was over twice that of white students, and the per capita police referral rate for Latino students (1.22 referrals per 1,000 students) was more than four times that of white students (0.28 referrals per 1,000 students). LatinX students are also arrested at a rate higher than their rate of enrollment in California schools. Likewise, students with disabilities are three times as likely as students without disabilities to be arrested. Finally, the average arrest rate in schools where more than 80% of students are low-income is seven times the average arrest rate in schools where fewer than 20% of students are low-income (LAUSD 2015-2016 Disciplinary Report, ACLU Report, 2016).”

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School policing and municipal policing are inextricably woven together in our community. The LASPD shares jurisdiction and interacts with over 13 municipal and county law enforcement agencies (to include multiple outside agency divisions and stations), as well as state and federal law enforcement and emergency services agencies. LASPD is a fully realized police department that includes “Specialized Assignments” one of which is a Defensive Tactics Unit (DTU), which has the “responsibility of teaching and training officers on critical policing concerns such as case law, policy, and survival and arrest and control techniques. The content and concepts taught to DTU officers include but are not limited to: strikes, takedowns, weapon defenses, ground defense, impact weapon applications, emergency handcuffing procedures, and the most current use of force legal standing and tactical mindset” (LASPD: https://achieve.lausd.net/Page/15609).

As the LASPD is evaluated by the Superintendent’s newly formed and appointed Task Force, it is worth questioning how, to date, have funds been allocated within the Department; to look deeper at how the Mental Health Evaluation Team, Government and Community Relations Unit might be funded as compared to the Defensive Tactics Unit, Critical Response Team, or K9 Unit to shed light on how LASPD perceives of danger and safety and what necessitates the achievement of safety, at what costs and to whom.

The SLNC supports the reimagination of school safety to include defunding LASPD over three years and to examine the allocation of the reduced budget for each of those years; starting with the 2021-2022 school year, as passed by the School Board during the June 30, 2020 budget meeting in the amount of 25 million dollars and the amendment’s intent to redirect these funds to invest in African American students. We also support LAUSD's Mission & Vision to be a progressive global leader in education, and embrace diversity to create an inspiring learning experience where all students graduate ready for success.

Instead of police in our schools, we call on honorable members who maintain positions of power to advocate for increased investment in our students’ education and the continued diversion of policing funds toward restorative methods like counseling, social workers, and funds to better teach students in our communities. There is a call for change, there is a call to action, and there is a call to consciousness. Do not walk on blindly, do not continue in complacency, do not continue to subject our students of color to mistreatment, bias, and racial injustices, do not continue policing in our schools. We demand action immediately and call on you to create an equitable future for our entire Los Angeles community of school children.

Sincerely,

Silver Lake Neighborhood Council Agenda Item

XX Yay XX Nay XX Abstain XX Recusal

* https://bunchecenter.ucla.edu/research/million-dollar-hoods/ ** https://www.aclunc.org/docs/20161019-the_right_to_remain_a_student-aclu_california_0.pdf

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Page 30 of 39 AGENDA ITEM 05-G MOTION REQUEST FORM

Instructions: Completely fill out form. Items in parentheses are intended to be replaced with relevant information. Form shall not exceed one page.

Date: 6/23/2020

Committee/Requestor: Maebe A. Girl & Samantha Danner

Text of Motion: Motion for discussion and possible action concerning complaints of racial discrimination and unsafe conditions at Tenants of the Trees. Possible actions may include a conflict resolution meeting hosted by the SLNC or recommending the city reconsider the business' operating license, or other remedies to be discussed by the board, the business, and concerned stakeholders.

Committee Vote: N/A

Describe the event or project in detail: A petition on change.org with nearly 6,000 signatures was created to ask the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council to “Raise Awareness & Investigate Racism Allegations Against Tenants of the Trees”. The text of the petition is attached to this form, and the web address for the petition is : https://www.change.org/p/silver-lake-neighborhood-council-raise-awareness-about-local-racist-bar-tenants-of-the-trees

What is the timeline for the project? TBD

What is the most important item about this motion? The petition with nearly 6,000 signatures demands that the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council take action in raising awareness and investigating racism allegations against Tenants of the Trees.

Please explain how this motion benefits the SLNC and Silver Lake: The Silver Lake Neighborhood Council has an obligation to address neighborhood concerns, especially when they concern discrimination.

How will this motion be implemented, and by whom? TBD

Committee’s discussion from the Committee meeting minutes: N/A

Text of the change.org petition “Raise Awareness & Investigate Racism Allegations Against Tenants of the Trees” addressed to the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council:

“Tenants of the Trees, a popular bar in Silver Lake, has recently posted a highly offensive statement as a response to Black Lives Matter. If you’ve heard of Tenants of the Trees, you may be familiar with the allegations several years back of many patrons being roofied by the establishments very own bartenders. Today, we have hundreds of written allegations against Tenants of the Trees for refusing entry to Black and Brown patrons, or charging upwards of $1,000 to attain a “table” for the night, when White patrons are able to walk in clear and free. After reading over 450+ Yelp reviews, most of them confirming POC not being allowed inside or being charged because of their skin color to do so, it is clear that this business is problematic to the community of Silver Lake and should be investigated further. As we all try to educate ourselves in these times of ways to help the fight for racial equality, please think twice about giving your business to these people, and similar bars. Sign this petition and share it with your friends so that we may inform our friends and community, and get the attention from the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council to take action. Please, stop supporting racist businesses.”

Page 31 of 39 AGENDA ITEM 05-H MOTION REQUEST FORM

Instructions: Completely fill out form. Items in parentheses are intended to be replaced with relevant information. Form shall not exceed one page.

Date: 6/24/2020

Committee/Requestor: Lisa Hart

Text of Motion: Lisa Hart recommends that the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council submit CISs to Council File 20- 0600 and subfiles such as Council File 20-0692 in support of the Office of Climate Emergency Mobilization and the Climate Emergency Commission.

Committee Vote: (WRITE RECOMMENDED or NOT RECOMMENDED with VOTE COUNT)

Describe the event or project in detail: Mayor Garcetti defunded the Office of Climate Emergency Mobilization and the Wildlife Pilot Study in an effort to increase funding for the LAPD in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. The funding for the Office of Climate Emergency Mobilization has been restored, but funding for the companion Climate Emergency Commission has not, and neither has funding for the Wildlife Pilot Study.

What is the timeline for the project? We requested this of our member NCs in May; we hope it is not too late to comment.

What is the most important item about this motion? Fund the Climate Emergency Commission.

Please explain how this motion benefits the SLNC and Silver Lake: We all need to work together and speak in a united voice to push the city to more aggressively address the climate crisis.

How will this motion be implemented, and by whom? If the motion is supported by the SLNC, the secretary will likely need to submit a CIS. Lisa is happy to help. The recommended CIS is AGAINST CF 20-0600 and FOR, IF AMENDED CF 20-0692:

We ask that you restore funding of $200,000 to the Climate Emergency Commission, which was designed be composed, in part, of people representing frontline communities of color to ensure that those communities have a voice in the solutions to the climate crisis, since these communities suffer the brunt of the impacts. Now is not the time to divest from these communities.

Other appropriate CFs might be created.

Committee’s discussion from the Committee meeting minutes: It is not reflected in the Green Committee meeting minutes

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Mayor Eric Garcetti 200 N. Spring Street Los Angeles, CA 90012

May 7, 2020

Re: Council Files 20-0482 (climate as essential services) and 20-0600 (proposed budget)

Dear Mayor Garcetti and the City Council:

If there is any lesson many of us in the Neighborhood Council Sustainability Alliance have learned over the course of the coronavirus pandemic, it is that we have to be forward-thinking and prepare for what we know will come; we ignore predicted crises at our peril. In that vein, we object to the proposed budget as described in Council File 20-0600, and we support Council File 20-0482, to classify as essential emergency services any efforts to reduce greenhouse gas and toxic emissions.

Unfortunately, the climate crisis will not wait on hold while we address the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, and although we expect to see some cuts to climate mitigation programs in order to close the budget gap caused by the projected drop in revenue and unexpected costs due to the pandemic, those programs should not be eliminated; we do not want you to repeat the mistake made by the Trump administration in disbanding the Office of Global Health Security and Biodefense prior to the pandemic.

Specifically, our concerns include:  the elimination of the Office of Climate Emergency Mobilization, the Climate Emergency Commission, and Community Assemblies (all of which were just about to launch, and which would have engaged low-income communities, who are particularly vulnerable to the climate crisis as well as this pandemic, in a just transition to a sustainable economy)  the elimination of the Wildlife Pilot Study, which protects habitat connectivity  reductions in funding for protection and maintenance of existing mature trees throughout the city—now more than ever, we need to protect the lungs of Los Angeles

We have known about and felt the effects of the escalating climate crisis for many years—each year breaking new records with more extreme weather and wildfires. Although the speed at which we are experiencing the impacts of these two crises is different, make no mistake that the climate crisis is causing increasing numbers of human deaths. To continue to react to short-term threats while postponing, or outright ignoring, whole-system issues is near-sighted and dangerous. Far better would be to treat the immediate crisis as a part of our overall strategy for dealing with the larger one that we know will be a multi-generational, global endeavor.

This is a painful time, but we do not want to return to the way things were; we want to do better. And this budget is, at the end of the day, a statement of our values.

Sincerely,

Steering Board Members of the Neighborhood Council Sustainability Alliance

Shelley Billik Don Dwiggins Lisa Hart Ernesto Hidalgo Loraine Lundquist Page 33 of 39 AGENDA ITEM 05-I MOTION REQUEST FORM

Instructions: Completely fill out form. Items in parentheses are intended to be replaced with relevant information. Form shall not exceed one page.

Date: 6/23/2020

Committee/Requestor: Maebe A. Girl & Samantha Danner

Text of Motion: Motion for the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council to adopt the proposed “Silver Lake Neighborhood Council Anti-Racism Resolution

Committee Vote: N/A

Describe the event or project in detail: In consideration of recent local and national events, we feel it’s important that the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council adopt a resolution promoting anti-racism actions in Silver Lake and the City of Los Angeles.

What is the timeline for the project? For immediate release.

What is the most important item about this motion? The Silver Lake Neighborhood Council hereby proclaims that our Neighborhood is committed to anti-racism. We as a council and as leaders in our community pledge to actively oppose racism in all its forms. We will promote and engage in actions that make Silver Lake welcoming to and inclusive of people of all racial/ethnic backgrounds, refugee statuses and immigration statuses.

Please explain how this motion benefits the SLNC and Silver Lake: This motion is in favor of a more inclusive and justice-oriented neighborhood by welcoming/including everyone.

How will this motion be implemented, and by whom? If the motion is supported by the SLNC, it will become an official resolution of the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council, and it will be submitted to Mayor Eric Garcetti, City Councilmembers David Ryu (CD4) and Mitch O’Farrell (CD13), and City Council President Nury Martinez.

Committee’s discussion from the Committee meeting minutes: N/A

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Silver Lake Neighborhood Council Anti-Racism Resolution

The Silver Lake Neighborhood Council hereby proclaims that our Neighborhood is committed to anti-racism. We as a council and as leaders in our community pledge to actively oppose racism in all its forms. We will promote and engage in actions that make Silver Lake welcoming to and inclusive of people of all racial/ethnic backgrounds, refugee statuses and immigration statuses.

We commit to promoting an environment of tolerance, inclusivity and representation. This means holding our community members, businesses, schools, places of worship and local officials accountable for their actions in Silver Lake and beyond.

We encourage all neighborhoods and the City of Los Angeles as a whole to commit to engaging in anti-racist actions in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, and to begin the process of restorative justice for every person of color who has been discriminated against, ignored, silenced, jailed, or murdered.

Silver Lake Neighborhood Council [date of adoption]

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Los Angeles City Council City Hall 200 N. Spring St. Los Angeles, CA 90012

Dear Mayor Garcetti and City Councilmembers,

The Silver Lake Neighborhood Council is writing you to express our dismay with the results of the 2020 LAHSA Homeless Count and urge you to take bold and progressive action to alleviate homelessness in Los Angeles. The results of the count, conducted before the Covid-19 pandemic hit Los Angeles, indicate that the number of unhoused Angelenos has increased by 12.7% Countywide and 13.6% in LA City since the 2019 Homeless Count. The 2019 Homeless Count indicated a 12% County increase and 16% City increase of unhoused Angelenos compared to 2018. In light of the devastating economic effects of COVID-19, this trend of increasing homelessness will likely continue without a blanket moratorium on evictions and rent increases along with substantial rent rent relief/forgiveness programs in place.

Another deeply troubling aspect of this year’s Homeless Count results, relevant to the current national conversation on Black Lives Matter, is the fact that Black Angelenos, who make up only 8% of the county population, make up 34% of the population of people experiencing homelessness. This disproportionate representation of Black residents among the homeless population speaks to the systemic racism built into the institutions of LA City and LA County.

While we acknowledge that homelessness is a crisis that cannot quickly or easily be solved, not enough is being done to permanently rehouse those already experiencing homelessness, nor to prevent more people from falling into homelessness. The continual increase in Homeless Count numbers is indicative of the need to dedicate more resources to stop the cycle of homelessness. Unhoused and housing insecure city residents need affordable and supportive housing options, restorative justice programs, job programs, and greater access to healthcare. This can be done by reallocating a significant percentage of the City Budget from LAPD to building affordable housing and providing supportive services.

The Silver Lake Neighborhood Council, along with thousands of other Angelenos, urges you to take immediate action to defund the LAPD and reinvest in the social services necessary to help our unhoused neighbors out of homelessness and to prevent more people from becoming homeless.

Page 36 of 39 Sincerely,

The Silver Lake Neighborhood Council

Page 37 of 39 AGENDA ITEM 05-K MOTION REQUEST FORM

Instructions: Completely fill out form. Items in parentheses are intended to be replaced with relevant information. Form shall not exceed one page.

Date: June 11, 2020

Committee/Requestor: Maebe A. Girl

Text of Motion: I recommend that the Silver Lake Neighborhood Council submit the attached Community Impact Statement opposing Councilmember Joe Buscaino’s motion to arm park rangers.

Committee Vote: N/A

Describe the event or project in detail: In February of 2020, City Councilmember Joe Buscaino introduced a motion to arm park rangers with guns. The proposed Community Impact Statement expresses opposition to arming park rangers.

What is the timeline for the project? Immediate.

What is the most important item about this motion? The SLNC opposes arming park rangers.

Please explain how this motion benefits the SLNC and Silver Lake: Silver Lake is only steps away from Griffith Park, and arming our park rangers would endanger our unhoused and black neighbors.

How will this motion be implemented, and by whom? If the motion is supported by the SLNC, the attached CIS will be submitted to City Council File 20-0190 Armed While On Duty/Park Rangers/Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC)/ Section 63.41/Amendment

Committee’s discussion from the Committee meeting minutes: N/A

Page 38 of 39 Los Angeles City Council City Hall 200 N. Spring St. Los Angeles, CA 90012

Re: Council File: 20-0190 Armed While On Duty/Park Rangers/Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC)/ Section 63.41/Amendment Date of NC Board Action: 07/01/2020

Type of NC Board Action: AGAINST

Dear Councilmembers,

The Silver Lake Neighborhood Council is opposed to Councilmember Joe Buscaino’s motion to arm park rangers. There is a consensus forming city-wide that we need less police-style patrolling/armed officers and more outreach services. As a community that is only steps away from Griffith Park, we are compelled to express our opposition to arming park rangers. We recognize the importance of safety to park rangers and others, but we believe arming them would further put our unhoused neighbors residing in Griffith Park and other city parks at risk of injury or death. Black Angelenos account for less than 10% of the overall City population yet account for about 40% of the City’s unhoused population, and as we have seen, Black Angelenos are disproportionately the victims of police brutality. We believe the City should instead deploy unarmed, outreach workers to assist unhoused Angelenos instead of exacerbating fear of them in our public parks. We ask you to join us in opposing this motion.

Sincerely,

The Silver Lake Neighborhood Council

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