Los Angeles
City Council
Agenda Item 5
(5) 240950 CIVIL RIGHTS, EQUITY, IMMIGRATION, AGING AND DISABILITY and GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEES’ REPORT relative to translation services currently offered for inperson and virtual Board and Commission meetings; and, the feasibility of providing wraparound translation services for inperson and remote meetings in Tier 1 City Threshold Languages. Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Hernandez – SotoMartinez): 1. INSTRUCT the City Clerk, with the assistance of the City Administrative Officer (CAO), Community Investment for Families Department, and Information Technology Agency, to report to Council in 90 days on the following: a. Translation services currently offered for the 49 different in person and virtual Board and Commission meetings. b. The feasibility of providing wraparound translation services for inperson and remote meetings in languages other than Spanish. c. The estimated costs and potential funding sources for expanded translation services at Board and Commission meetings. 2. INSTRUCT the City Clerk to provide recommendations on how to require all Boards and Commissions to include translation instructions for Tier 1 City Threshold Languages (Spanish, Korean, Armenian, Chinese, Filipino/Tagalog, and Farsi) on meeting agendas. Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the CAO nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. Community Impact Statement: None submitted