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The following speakers addressed Council in -person: <br />8. Mary Lara, Director of TKO Boxing Club, spoke regarding the struggle to have their <br />boxing shows due to the associated fees for community spaces and centers. <br />9. David Duran expressed concern and spoke in opposition to the proposed intoxication <br />detention and service offering policy. <br />10. John Raya, Founder of the TKO Youth Boxing Club, spoke in support of restructuring <br />the fee schedule for the use of community spaces and centers. <br />11. Lupe Lopez expressed gratitude for the Proclamation of Chicano Heritage Month and <br />expressed concern regarding being told her Native American regalia is a costume by a <br />commissioner. <br />12. Rebecca Kovacs -Stein spoke in opposition to the proposed intoxication detention and <br />service offering policy and offered alternatives. <br />13. Juliana Mushayev spoke in opposition to the proposed intoxication detention and service <br />offering policy. <br />14. Alan Woo spoke in support of the reconsideration of fees for community spaces and <br />centers. <br />15. Dan Bastian spoke regarding the Park Plan for 10t" and Flower St. and parking in the <br />area for residents being very limited. <br />16. Karina Bastian shared frustration over police response times in the Willard District. <br />17. Koroush Karimi expressed concern regarding the proposed intoxication detention and <br />service offering policy. <br />18. Claudia Morales (translation: Spanish) spoke in opposition and stated that jail time is not <br />the answer to the proposed intoxication detention policy. <br />19. Maura Mikulec expressed concern regarding the proposed intoxication detention and <br />service offering policy. <br />20. Lou Noble commented that criminalizing would not help alleviate the homeless problem. <br />21. Daniel Riley stated the intoxication detention is not a solution. <br />22. Wei Yu spoke in opposition to the intoxication detention and service offering program. <br />23. Irma Juaregui thanked Mayor Amezcua and Councilmember Penaloza for their support <br />at Wilshire Square and spoke in support on proposed intoxication detention. <br />City Council 6 8/1/2023 <br />