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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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