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City Planning Commission introduces two deputy city attorneys, adopts minutes at Aug. 8 meeting
Summary
At its Aug. 8 hybrid meeting, the City Planning Commission introduced two deputy city attorneys who will rotate to advise the commission and voted to adopt the Sept. 28, 2023 minutes, according to roll call recorded by commission staff.
The City Planning Commission met Thursday, Aug. 8, in the John Peralta Council Chamber at downtown City Hall and via Zoom. Commission President Monique Lachey opened the hybrid meeting and said there was a quorum.
"Equitable planning demands that race does not determine whether or not one thrives in Los Angeles," Lachey said, adding the commission seeks to center "the needs of those most harmed by systemic racism." The meeting included extensive instructions for remote public participation, including a Zoom meeting ID and dial‑in numbers for callers.
An unnamed city attorney told the commission her office will staff the panel with two additional deputy city attorneys. "To my immediate right is Parrish Knox, and you saw him at our last meeting a couple of weeks ago. And then just down from Parrish is Kimberly Huangpu," the city attorney said, adding the two "will be rotating in to advise this commission." Both were introduced in the chamber and noted as available to advise legal matters before the commission.
Under procedural business, Commissioner Michael Newhouse moved to adopt the minutes from the commission's Sept. 28, 2023 meeting. A second was recorded in the proceeding but the transcript does not clearly identify who seconded the motion. Commission staff then called the roll; recorded votes were Newhouse (yes), Camino (yes), Cho (yes), Diaz (yes), Mack (yes), Vice President Elizabeth Zamora (yes) and President Monique Lachey (yes). The clerk announced that the motion "carries," and item 1 was closed.
The meeting continued after the procedural items. Audio of the meeting will be made available online within two business days, and staff directed attendees with written resolutions or day-of submissions to email cpc@lacity.org or deliver copies to commission staff as instructed.
