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Councilmember Jackie Goldberg, who brought the resolution forward, framed the measure as an effort to reduce child abuse and promote nonviolent discipline. Goldberg said corporal punishment has been banned in schools and that advocates argue nonviolent methods produce better outcomes. \"Violence to children is a preventable harm, and preventing physical violence to children includes learning and using nonviolent discipline methods,\" Goldberg said.

Representatives of the Center for Nonviolent Education and Parenting and teen parents from the Los Angeles Technology Center attended and accepted the council’s resolution. A teen-parent group member described learning nonviolent discipline techniques and noted the resolution’s timing during the Month of the Young Child.

The council adopted the commendatory resolution as part of its presentations; the meeting record shows the resolution accepted without objection.

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Councilmember Mike Hernandez introduced a resolution declaring April as the Month of the Young Child, recognizing the Commission for Children, Youth and Their Families and local early-childhood advocates. Commissioner Wesley Greenwood accepted the resolution on behalf of the commission and thanked the council for the recognition.

Hernandez also led a resolution declaring April 29 as Father John Bruno Day in recognition of the Episcopal priest’s induction as bishop (bishop-elect) for a multi-county Episcopal diocese including Los Angeles. Several visiting bishops from Latin American dioceses were present for the announcement; Father John Bruno accepted remarks and thanked the council.

Councilmember Alex Padilla presented a resolution honoring Veronica Castro as the Queen for Fiesta Broadway weekend, highlighting her career in television and film, philanthropic work and cultural contributions to Los Angeles’ Latino communities. Councilmembers praised Castro’s community involvement and presented the resolution and a photo opportunity in the chamber.

The council approved commendatory resolutions and recognitions as part of its presentations and ceremonial items; the meeting record shows those resolutions accepted on the floor without objection.

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Councilmember Janice Misakowski (chairing the committee for this item) described a long-running title anomaly in Council District 11: the city had built and maintained a 30-foot-by-300-foot strip as a street about 30 years earlier but the formal dedication/easement had not been recorded. The current property owner paid back taxes beginning in 1983 when the county flagged the liability and had continued paying taxes since then, the council heard.

The city attorney had advised that a nominal payment of $100 could be legally sufficient because of the timing of the claim. Misakowski said the matter raised equity questions beyond the narrow legal exposure and proposed an amendment (8a) to appropriate $10,496 from the general fund to compensate the owner for back taxes and accept the easement. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Alex Padilla and Councilmember Jackie Goldberg.

Councilmember Misakowski also noted that the amendment replaces the committee report’s recommendation of a $100 nominal payment with the greater appropriation to make the owner whole for back taxes accepted by the county assessor since 1983. The council recorded a roll call approving the amendment 12–0 and then approved item 8 as amended 12–0 and ordered it forthwith.

Outcome: acceptance of the public street easement, appropriation of $10,496 from the general fund to reimburse the property owner for taxes, and instructions to process the acceptance forthwith.

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Judith Wilson, general manager of the Bureau of Sanitation, introduced a joint labor-management effort to bring closed-circuit television sewer inspection in-house. Wilson and Bureau staff reported the city covers about 6,500 miles of sewer serving roughly 4 million people; previous contracted CCTV inspections cost about $1.10 per foot and totaled more than $1 million annually. Bringing CCTV work in-house and reorganizing dispatch, routing and technician procedures produced reported savings of 20–35% and projected annual savings of about $265,000, the bureau said.

Assistant General Manager Toni DeClu and Fleet Services staff presented a separate operational innovation that staff nicknamed “Broomhilda.” The City’s fleet services rebuilt street-sweeper brooms in-house and developed a containment rig that sits on a refuse truck so used broom fibers are deposited directly into a hopper rather than being released into the air during removal. The device reduces cleanup and employee exposure to flying debris and yields an estimated $4,600 in annual savings.

Both efforts were presented as examples of how cross-department teams and front-line technicians can redesign workflows to save money and reduce risk. Bureau staff said the CCTV program used three-shift operations, including a graveyard shift, and emphasized ongoing field feedback to refine processes. Fleet staff described Broomhilda as a simple mechanical fixture developed with GSD welders that contained released bristles and allowed quicker refitting of broom hubs on-site.

These projects were recognized during the council’s productivity-improvement presentations; the council acknowledged the teams involved but did not take separate formal votes on the projects beyond the agenda’s commendations and presentations.

","The council recognized two city-led productivity projects: a Bureau of Sanitation pilot to perform closed-circuit television (CCTV) sewer inspections in-house that reduced contractor costs by 20–35%, and a Fleet Services device dubbed 'Broomhilda' that contains broom fibers and reduces injury risk and costs for street sweeper maintenance.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6590568,"City Council approves taxi fare increase, asks staff for 30-day report on senior pickup",3384,2922000,6306000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5479110-67fad8993562ccea58fa6ebcc4898ab7&start=2922&end=6306","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5479110-67fad8993562ccea58fa6ebcc4898ab7/thumbnail_2922000.jpg","/articles/6590568/Los-Angeles-City/Los-Angeles-County/California/City-Council-approves-taxi-fare-increase-asks-staff-for-30-day-report-on-senior-pickup","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6590568-de528531c07aab80e297ce4a51b0d144/orig.mp4?Expires=1776481999&Signature=lKMWnPLBoQQWI9oyfLrHyV5TK3NDvZT~zH~CbKwcGPzR3hyhVSFOSZkkWuVLelAMTWiZsGHG-XE0PEyrmXkHXwUJ04iyTuRKEYkNDdhFLdayKkTcLmzA-L3pkATcqlSCOVilv8O0zk9u85M9uGhClYyFNh0S6Zn-o1U0boGH8YXajXRN91EWcTLDNcxlFm1iE5tactFHh~DEGUIFifE4-7tL7Ma7qTYP3DpKKXQpVRowhGIwTbq3vVPZmlTHGEwSxl0nAuY8CWvsal7ezVzmSOL09cisswM3U7-9ldbbMBYNqI258PDbgcNFzWzfcpvsim4ij0bWilGjgWgQh8RIQA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Los Angeles City Council on April 28 approved an ordinance to raise taxicab fares, advancing a package of changes the council said are intended to help taxi drivers keep pace with rising operating costs.

Councilmember Richard Alarcon (chair of the Transportation Committee) told colleagues the city had not adjusted fares in 14 years and cited gasoline price increases as a central reason for action. He said the proposed change would amount to about an 11% increase on a typical five-mile trip and would tie future adjustments to a consumer-price measure.

The measure drew questions focused on service for seniors who use the city’s taxi scrip program. Councilmember Mike Feuer said he supported amendments to make increases “revenue neutral” for scrip participants but pressed staff and councilmembers on whether the package would actually incentivize cab drivers to accept senior calls. “We can’t have seniors fail to be served by cab drivers deeming the scrip program insufficient to make it worth their while,” Feuer said.

Councilmember S. Savornich (committee sponsor) replied that the committee added language and follow-up steps, and that a second phase of recommendations would offer additional incentives and operational changes, including more scrip for drivers to offset handling fees.

Two amendments were adopted unanimously before the ordinance vote. The council then approved the ordinance as amended by a final roll call of 13 ayes and 1 no (the transcript did not identify the dissenting member by name). Separately, the council approved a motion by Councilmember Mike Feuer requiring staff to report within 30 days on what would be needed to “sufficiently incentivize” cab drivers to pick up seniors using the scrip program; that motion passed 14–0.

Council debate also addressed service complaints in some neighborhoods, calibration and distance/time settings on taximeters, and the upcoming request for proposals (RFP) for new taxi franchises scheduled later in the year. Several members said the RFP process will allow the city to require improved tracking and response-time monitoring from companies operating under city franchises.

Votes and motions recorded in the meeting minutes matched the council’s public roll calls: two committee amendments passed unanimously; the ordinance as amended passed 13–1; and the 30-day staff report motion passed unanimously.

The ordinance language adopted changes base distance/time increments and increases fares by roughly 11% on mid-length trips while authorizing indexing of future changes to a CPI/transportation index to avoid long gaps between adjustments.

The council did not adopt an urgency clause for immediate implementation; discussion recorded that Councilmember Holden withheld on urgency earlier in the process and the final vote reflected the ordinance being set over one week for final processing.

Outcome: ordinance adopted as amended; staff directed to report in 30 days on measures to increase senior pick-up service.

","The Los Angeles City Council approved an ordinance raising taxicab fares by roughly 11% after debate over senior-coupon service and whether higher fares will improve coverage. The council also passed two unanimous amendments and requested a 30-day report on how to increase senior pickup.","actionData","errors"]

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