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Public commenter Leonard Shapiro spoke about item 16, a PRIMA program appointment, saying the project was a \"$30,000,000 project\" and arguing against delay in filling a manager who was already implementing the system. The council approved the civil-service exemption for the PRIMA program manager (item 16) by a roll-call vote recorded as 12 ayes.

Item 21 sought to remove civil-service exemption for the appointment of an assistant general manager at the Department of Transportation. Councilwoman Walters registered opposition, citing concern about \"the alarming number of positions that are coming through exempt from civil service.\" The council approved item 21 on a roll-call vote recorded as 11 ayes, 1 no. Supporters said the appointments were needed to staff departments during implementation of major programs; opponents cautioned about eroding civil-service protections.

Both motions passed on the council floor, with the council recording the votes as noted. The items will allow the mayor's office and the departments to appoint the named individuals under the exemptions approved.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Regular City Council - 02/29/00","oneSentenceSummary","The City Council approved two civil-service exemptions on Feb. 29: one for a PRIMA program manager and another for an assistant general manager at the Department of Transportation, with votes of 12–0 and 11–1 respectively.","taxTitle","Los Angeles City, Los Angeles County, California","taxId",4025,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6521913,"Council sends Rampart oversight motion to Public Safety Committee; immediate DOJ briefing request fails",3835,4425300,8261210,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5079829-94f8e7dfbe5568cb712a13cffbf9291b&start=4425&end=8261","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5079829-94f8e7dfbe5568cb712a13cffbf9291b/thumbnail_4425300.jpg","/articles/6521913/Los-Angeles-City/Los-Angeles-County/California/Council-sends-Rampart-oversight-motion-to-Public-Safety-Committee-immediate-DOJ-briefing-request-fails","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6521913-26add5ecd0811a9f283db97c785803e1/orig.mp4?Expires=1776192236&Signature=azV8VlJEnZcGdqZlDk1ecOwcI9liSf06cNykC3x9ZEKVlUnBwD9ioHCP5M2VGalRaEkv29x6UdKyW2j8i7HyTq-8aKuqp2yC7ezCmdfdlSGpvKm1os-nM1SQ0EJtqZLwNFg~kSBXvyhBSSadgZgECJQDCJ09AybVQejThKU~fBNCHQ1RTQuiJmiznMxhRgOgFRXc-AUTDFHuOCArB5dXh6sJiBvF2qfHUV58IZ~J1-oKoL8rUnsXH6GkwOFGXIQJTcWifpjma9FYphK1LoxN~OFD5j6A8x~HTs7aL5-W0kWAS5DIQjc0ETG4UjNFXOhi-KcLH7EpLiY33IpWEh7xyg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Los Angeles City Council on Feb. 29 made two separate procedural decisions after multi-hour debate about the Rampart police scandal and media reports alleging federal-agency involvement.

The council voted 8–3 to send a motion asking for a joint local/state/federal task-force investigation of Rampart-related allegations to the Public Safety Committee for study and recommendations. A separate proposal — a direct letter from the council president requesting a full briefing to council by Department of Justice representatives on an expedited timeline — failed on a 6–5 vote.

Councilmembers and witnesses debated the proper path to restore public confidence. Councilmember Feuer argued for elevating the prosecutorial and investigative effort to the federal level in Washington to ensure objectivity, saying the motion would \"call on us to elevate the investigation and the prosecutorial aspects of Rampart to Washington.\" Several councilmembers, including Councilmember Chick, favored an initial briefing by DOJ or U.S. attorney representatives to educate the council before committing to a specific structure. Councilmember Wax and others pressed that the public needed an outside review equivalent to the Christopher Commission to restore trust.

Los Angeles Police Department Chief William J. Bratton (appeared as \"Chief Parks\" in the transcript) told the council that some press allegations were unverified and cautioned against removing criminal investigations from LAPD before they conclude. He said internal affairs had opened inquiries into the new allegations and emphasized the importance of allowing ongoing investigations to produce results and evidence before changing the investigative structure.

Public commenters and several councilmembers said the scale of alleged misconduct and the appearance of conflicts warranted external review. Council ultimately chose a measured approach: send the oversight motion to the Public Safety Committee for further development and decline an immediate full-council DOJ briefing request.","After extensive debate over outside review of the Rampart scandal and recent press reports, the City Council voted to send a motion on joint investigations to the Public Safety Committee but rejected an immediate council-level request that the U.S. Department of Justice brief the full council.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6521918,"Council moves to pursue HUD MOU, seek rent-stabilization amendments after tenant evictions raised",953,3456200,4410100,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5079829-94f8e7dfbe5568cb712a13cffbf9291b&start=3456&end=4410","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5079829-94f8e7dfbe5568cb712a13cffbf9291b/thumbnail_3456200.jpg","/articles/6521918/Los-Angeles-City/Los-Angeles-County/California/Council-moves-to-pursue-HUD-MOU-seek-rent-stabilization-amendments-after-tenant-evictions-raised","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6521918-1cc50d1a4e05b2c5d04dbf28aa3d3e7d/orig.mp4?Expires=1776192236&Signature=cNVI11BYuy25uXPPSmVFcfkNW8tSX63b190FNHaqmCNX~DqWE8qmA6whhm6AS7lnsLo-7N4csH0Mui0XPNkfJRv0f4UUnop76L42PFkMgy60t1U4U4AumKhi-Ho4TWmPEE6FYLm7USqgb~qmpaZUFoBMj2IpbaYfWNzdXBmTMWwjIGGUIo98I8Ebuozc7qWJ42iA1gCLcE9s9qAUWbdFrAGctdlVZqbO4pR6W6HN3U1LpyexPCgIJEnnsGyyX908pkG5PdJjWRmqE0FEsk2ZQtHuSZVRrHPfniJkO8y7bLdG5TpBV9xlrtPs7O87HCRgHt~KFuq~JEN-PaPjZUTuSw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Los Angeles City Council on Feb. 29 approved a motion directing city staff to seek a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and to have the City Attorney draft amendments to the Rent Stabilization Ordinance to protect tenants in HUD-owned properties.

Councilmember Gloria Goldberg said the motion grew from constituent cases in which long-term, rent-stabilized tenants learned HUD owned their buildings only after receiving 30-day notices of eviction. Attorneys from Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles and Bet Tzedek Legal Services described clients who received 30-day \"no cause\" notices with no relocation offers. Christian Abasto of Legal Aid told the council, \"Most of these tenants have received, a 30 day notice, no cause, with no offer of relocation,\" and introduced several clients who had lived in rent-controlled units for decades; ages and low rents were cited in testimony (examples: rent of $318 and $325 among long-term tenants).

Mark Bender of Bet Tzedek described the pattern as \"a loophole in the law\" affecting tenants who lost rent-control protection after HUD became owner following foreclosure. Goldberg's motion asked that the council authorize meetings among city legal, housing department representatives, tenant advocates and HUD to develop interim procedures and that the City Attorney propose necessary amendments to the Rent Stabilization Ordinance.

Councilmembers expressed unanimous support during debate and the council approved the findings and the motion on a roll-call vote recorded as 12 ayes. The council instructed staff to pursue an MOU expeditiously and to prepare proposed ordinance changes for council consideration.","Following testimony from tenant advocates, the City Council approved a motion to meet with HUD to develop interim procedures (an MOU) and directed the City Attorney to draft amendments to the Rent Stabilization Ordinance to protect tenants affected by HUD-owned property sales or foreclosures.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6521923,"Council extends taxi-franchise ordinance to Aug. 31 (or sooner) amid DNC planning; DOT sought to expedite RFP",914,1966740,2881010,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5079829-94f8e7dfbe5568cb712a13cffbf9291b&start=1966&end=2881","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5079829-94f8e7dfbe5568cb712a13cffbf9291b/thumbnail_1966740.jpg","/articles/6521923/Los-Angeles-City/Los-Angeles-County/California/Council-extends-taxi-franchise-ordinance-to-Aug-31-or-sooner-amid-DNC-planning-DOT-sought-to-expedite-RFP","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6521923-ba7745b6247b2659ac8f412dd5e9a35d/orig.mp4?Expires=1776192236&Signature=LfmKTQVlrAfxhyS~bcbpgRTambnvDtpuLWpP29Nx-HpEY3r4AiAPBSP1HI5BeHlsRmm0PuegztoP0GHikertCheNR~03y47r4FBnQS2n3PldWmKmjzRnmv7KwYKtBm4AUqznRZKxL2H5Aubbh~pjaD5Mpzi2F7H0Pqv2PZZ4FALLWJGem-hQmRtAY8yj1JogYJFtSWn0C39TyK6BCt9ce~XqW3H35fPaieu9Tcr1VuCP6c4iFq65NLskCk43OXEVnD3L4znQBMcBLjf7lryH55J6lh~SkkT~1rbOTEVLb-ggx8Z4HiDeQNUi2vzuUvbnQvH01VZ9o3ps4rmh~2Q9nQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Los Angeles City Council on Feb. 29 voted to extend existing taxicab franchise authorizations through Aug. 31, or sooner if the Department of Transportation completes a new request-for-proposals (RFP) process earlier.

Leonard Shapiro, in public comment, urged the council to allow more franchises and noted an estimated city fleet of about 2,300 franchises and widespread unlicensed (\"bandit\") operators. James Oguzaki, assistant general manager of the Los Angeles Department of Transportation, said the department had expected to complete an RFP process by April but that council referrals and concerns had delayed the schedule. Oguzaki warned that without an extension the ordinance would expire March 31, possibly creating a period when existing operators would be unregulated: \"if we do not extend ... these operators ... will be operating like any other bandit,\" he said.

Council debate focused on the timing of the extension. DOT staff recommended a shorter extension to July 31 to keep pressure on the RFP timeline; several councilmembers argued that the Democratic National Convention in August created an operational risk and preferred a later date as contingency. An amendment setting the expiration as \"Aug. 31 or sooner\" was adopted. Several councilmembers expressed concern that the taxicab commission had not reached consensus on the proposed franchise framework.

The council approved the amended extension on a roll-call vote recorded as 12 ayes; the council gave authority for the ordinance to take effect immediately under the emergency vote rules when secured by the required votes.","The City Council approved an extension of existing taxicab franchise authorizations through Aug. 31 (or sooner) to avoid a lapse before the Democratic National Convention and allow DOT additional time to complete a contested RFP and refranchising process.",{"_33":111,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":112,"_41":113,"_43":114,"_45":115,"_47":116,"_49":117,"_51":118,"_53":119,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":120,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":121,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6521928,"Council approves Downtown parking-management item, directs DOT review of East–West Olympic Link project",345,1448640,1794600,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5079829-94f8e7dfbe5568cb712a13cffbf9291b&start=1448&end=1794","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5079829-94f8e7dfbe5568cb712a13cffbf9291b/thumbnail_1448640.jpg","/articles/6521928/Los-Angeles-City/Los-Angeles-County/California/Council-approves-Downtown-parking-management-item-directs-DOT-review-of-EastWest-Olympic-Link-project","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6521928-0b580144ff450a265f0f724ff35695f5/orig.mp4?Expires=1776192236&Signature=BnEYaK8uLI2lzdLWzZdZi1NkiKZSe7cE-tXcD93UVVSj2CLnTsCbJACnWrjiwyoVy5E3WQX3kWFbI1wUWbk6iKnkqE9Y9GK4ITkFEiW09YRhhU4zjasCsSPFLxA32ZwLF~pDfAu6vUp0iu8JWguAIlD0X4XMLCyyAY43QaG1z5NrjlUKGVFdacSZHIWTzzAcv~ZlI70YTrrolqr9uOfc5xPgzWrp9TIXnSKP5ODl6qXIyRAo1mH4Pnp7s9JVD68cqaYuc7fVKz36iwWQO4SAlhWa56GGTawrGDf3sjc~N2xf-f0AWK5dRJwxUGfw7dtRUtm4wLF0JxxwGInZRtcV1Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Los Angeles City Council on Feb. 29 approved a downtown parking-management item and added instructions for the Department of Transportation to review related work on the East–West Olympic Boulevard connector.

Councilmember Hernandez offered an amendment that required the Transportation Department to present recommendations when the matter returns to committee, saying, \"I would think that parking management is best in the hands of our Department of Transportation.\" Jeff Carpenter, Community Redevelopment Agency staff, told the council the CRA had obtained a seed grant for the East–West Olympic Boulevard Connector but \"has found itself unable to proceed, because it lacked the senior engineering staff.\" Carpenter said the agency had tried to find another city department to assume responsibility.

The amendment grew from concern that grant funds were on a same-day deadline for execution with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). Carpenter said there was \"a deadline of today, to execute the grant agreement for the 4 MTA projects\" obligated in the current fiscal year. Hernandez asked that, when the matter returns, DOT provide a presentation on the best way to manage parking and the linkage plan.

Councilmembers and CRA staff described overlapping parking projects — separate parking-management work for Staples Center and the convention center, plus the CRA's peripheral-parking policy — and emphasized the need for a clear lead agency. CRA described itself as having taken initial responsibility because of its peripheral-parking policy but said the intent is to move the long-term administration and engineering oversight to the city's regular departments.

Council approved the amended item on a voice roll-call vote recorded as 11 ayes.

The council instructed that the item return through the Transportation Committee with a DOT review and presentation when the schedule allows. The immediate action permitted the agency to meet the MTA grant-execution deadline; subsequent work, including any zoning or ordinance changes, will return to committee for further review.","The Los Angeles City Council approved a downtown parking-management action with an amendment requiring the Department of Transportation to review the East–West Olympic Boulevard linkage work that the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) had been leading; the vote addressed a same-day MTA grant-execution deadline.","actionData","errors"]

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