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Civil Rights, Equity Committee summary

Los AngelesFeb 7, 20252 min read

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The committee approved a set of appointments, ordinances, grant acceptances, and motions—including directing a land‑acknowledgment policy report and instructing agencies to negotiate an MOU to strengthen domestic violence restraining order enforcement.

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Committee members voted unanimously to approve a mayoral appointment to a community and family services commission and to adopt a City Attorney ordinance clarifying how the Office of Race and Equity will apply equity principles. The panel authorized acceptance of several grants and reports — including housing program administrative funds, traffic‑safety grants for child passenger and pedestrian/bicycle safety, and a grant for aging and disability resource services — which fund related services in the city. The committee also asked city departments and tribal representatives to prepare work on a land‑acknowledgment policy and instructed city agencies to negotiate a formal agreement to improve enforcement of domestic violence restraining orders.

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Approved the appointment of Thela Thatch to the Commission on Community and Family Services (5-0).
Approved the City Attorney report and Ordinance amending Section 22.1223 to establish definitions and approaches for the Office of Race and Equity (5-0).
Approved the City Administrative Officer report on the 50th Program Year (2024-25) of the Housing and Community Development Administrative Funds (5-0).
Directed the Civil + Human Rights and Equity Department, with the Los Angeles City/County Native American Indian Commission and Tongva, Tataviam, and Chumash representatives, to report on creation of a City land acknowledgment policy; motion approved as amended, noted and filed (5-0).
Approved the CAO report authorizing the Community Investment for Families Department to accept State Office of Traffic Safety grants for the Child Passenger Safety Program and Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program (as amended) (5-0).
Approved the Department of Aging request to accept CALIF grant funds for the Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) program (5-0).
Approved a motion requesting and instructing the City Attorney, Los Angeles Police Department, and Community Investment for Families Department to negotiate a Memorandum of Understanding to formalize collaboration in the Domestic Violence Restraining Order Enforcement Task Force (5-0).

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Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging and Disability Committee

Feb 7, 2025, 10:00 PMJOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER, ROOM 340, CITY HALL, 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012, MEMBERS:completed

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25-1200-S2 Communication from the Mayor relative to the appointment of Thela Thatch to the Commission on Community and Family Services. Financial Disclosure Statement : Filed Background Review : Pending Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE - FEBRUARY 28, 2025 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - FEBRUARY 28, 2025)
25-1200-S2
Decision: ITEM(S)
19-1470 City Attorney report and draft Ordinance relative to amending Section 22.1223 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code to establish definitions and specify approaches for the Office of Race and Equity to advance and implement equity principles as core elements of the goals, objectives, and strategies of the City of Los Angeles. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted
19-1470
Decision: ITEM(S)
24-0500 City Administrative Officer report relative to the 50th Program Year (2024-25) of the Housing and Community Development Administrative Funds. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted
24-0500
Decision: ITEM(S)
22-1142 Motion (O'Farrell - Koretz) relative to directing the Civil + Human Rights and Equity Department, in collaboration with the Los Angeles City/County Native American Indian Commission and representatives from the Tongva, Tataviam and Chumash tribes, with the assistance of the Chief Legislative Analyst, to report on the creation of a Los Angeles City land acknowledgement policy; and Civil + Human Rights and Equity Department revised report relative to the cultural and historic regional components necessary for the consideration of a Land Acknowledgment Policy for the City of Los Angeles. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted
22-1142
Decision: ITEM(S)
25-0045 City Administrative Officer report relative to authorizing the Community Investment for Families Department to accept grant awards from the State of California Office of Traffic Safety for the Child Passenger Safety Program and for the Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program. (This item is referred to Budget and Finance, and Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging, and Disability Committees.) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted
25-0045
Decision: ITEM(S)
21-1479-S3 Department of Aging report relative to a request for authority to accept grant funds from Communities Actively Living Independent and Free (CALIF), for the Aging and Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) program. (This item is referred to Budget and Finance, and Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging, and Disability Committees.) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted
21-1479-S3
Decision: ITEM(S)
24-1569 Motion (Yaroslavsky, Rodriguez - Lee) relative to requesting and instructing the City Attorney, Los Angeles Police Department, and Community Investment for Families Department to negotiating a Memorandum of Understanding to formalize collaboration in the Domestic Violence Restraining Order Enforcement Task Force. Community Impact Statement: None submitted
24-1569
Decision: ITEM(S)