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Civil Rights Committee meeting summary

Los AngelesMay 2, 20252 min read

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The committee approved five items: the Mayor's appointment of Ana Karen Estrada to the Commission on the Status of Women; acceptance and execution of Grant Agreement 22-1706-006 SF to transition the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program to an electronic benefit card; reprogramming Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to the Sacred Grounds Business Relocation Project; amendment of the 50th Program Year Consolidated Plan to reprogram CDBG for capital improvements and related CARES Act adjustments; and acceptance of a compensatory penalty from CVS Health Corporation with a portion to be paid to the complainant. Vote counts and absences are recorded for each approval.

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The committee approved an appointment to the Commission on the Status of Women and accepted state grant funding to move the senior farmers market voucher program onto an electronic benefit card, which should make benefit use simpler for eligible seniors. The committee also redirected federal community development block grant money to support a business relocation project and existing capital improvement needs in city programs. Finally, the city accepted a civil-rights penalty from a company and will pay part of that penalty to the person who filed the complaint. These actions affect access to senior food benefits, local business relocation funding, and enforcement of civil-rights protections.

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Approved the Mayor's appointment of Ana Karen Estrada to the Commission on the Status of Women (Communication from the Mayor dated 4-10-2025) — Vote: 5 Yes, 0 No.
Approved acceptance and execution of Grant Agreement 22-1706-006 SF with the California Department of Food and Agriculture to transition the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program to an electronic benefit card system (Motion Soto-Martinez - Price) — Vote: 4 Yes; 1 Absent (Jurado).
Approved reprogramming of Community Development Block Grant funds from the LA BusinessSource Program line item to the Sacred Grounds Business Relocation Project (Motion McOsker - Hutt) as amended — Vote: 5 Yes, 0 No.
Approved the Community Investment for Families report to amend the 50th Program Year 2024-25 Consolidated Plan to reprogram CDBG for capital improvement needs and amend the 46th Program Year 2020-21 CDBG (CARES Act) to fund relevant programs — Vote: 5 Yes, 0 No.
Approved accepting a compensatory penalty from CVS Health Corporation for a Civil and Human Rights Law violation and paying a portion to the complainant (Motion Soto-Martinez - Hernandez) — Vote: 4 Yes; 1 Absent (Jurado).

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Civil Rights, Equity, Immigration, Aging, and Disability Committee

May 2, 2025, 9:00 PMROOM 401, CITY HALL, 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012, MEMBERS:, COUNCILMEMBER HUGO SOTO-MARTÍNEZ, CHAIRcompleted

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25-1200-S10 Communication from the Mayor relative to the Appointment of Ana Karen Estrada to the Commission on the Status of Women. Financial Disclosure Statement : Filed Background Review : Completed Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE - MAY 26, 2025 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - MAY 23, 2025)
25-1200-S10
Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)
25-0334 Motion (Soto-Martinez - Price) relative to accepting funds from and executing Grant Agreement 22-1706-006 SF with the California Department of Food and Agriculture for the transition of the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program to the electronic benefit card system. Community Impact Statement: None submitted
25-0334
Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)
24-0500-S2 CD 15 Motion (McOsker - Hutt) relative to reprogramming Community Development Block Grant funds included in the Program Year 50 Consolidated Plan, from the LA BusinessSource Program line item, to the Sacred Grounds Business Relocation Project. Community Impact Statement: None submitted
24-0500-S2
Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)
24-0500-S3 Community Investment for Families report relative to the amending the 50th Program Year 2024-25 Consolidated Plan to reprogram Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) to fund existing capital improvement needs, and amend 46th Program Year 2020-21 CDBG - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, And Economic Security Act to fund relevant programs. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted
24-0500-S3
Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)
25-0451 Motion (Soto-Martinez - Hernandez) relative to accepting a compensatory penalty from CVS Health Corporation for a violation of the Civil and Human Rights Law and paying a portion to the complainant. Community Impact Statement: None submitted
25-0451
Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)

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