Ad Hoc Committee for LA Recovery — Los Angeles, CA
Date: 2025-03-24
Time: 10:00

AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR LA RECOVERY JOURNAL

 Monday, March 24, 2025 ­ 10:00 AM

 WESTCHESTER MUNICIPAL BUILDING
 COMMUNITY ROOM
 7166 WEST MANCHESTER AVENUE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90045

 MEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBER TRACI PARK, CHAIR
 COUNCILMEMBER MONICA RODRIGUEZ
 COUNCILMEMBER ADRIN NAZARIAN
 COUNCILMEMBER HUGO SOTO­MARTÍNEZ
 COUNCILMEMBER TIM McOSKER


 (Luigi Verano ­ Legislative Assistant ­ (213) 978­1082 or juan.l.verano@lacity.org

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 MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT

ITEM(S)
 (1) 25­0006­S48
 City Administrative Officer report relative to the Wildfire Emergency
 Response and Recovery Account ­ General City Purposes Fund monthly
 expenditures for March 2025. (This item is referred to Ad Hoc
 Committee for LA Recovery and Budget and Finance Committee)

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 NOTED AND FILED City Administrative Officer report dated March 18, 2025;
 APPROVED Amendment introduced by Councilmember Park and seconded by
 Response and Recovery Account ­ General City Purposes Fund monthly
 expenditures for March 2025. (This item is referred to Ad Hoc
 Committee for LA Recovery and Budget and Finance Committee)

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 NOTED AND FILED City Administrative Officer report dated March 18, 2025;
 APPROVED Amendment introduced by Councilmember Park and seconded by
 Councilmember Rodriguez – (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Nazarian
(2) 25­0006­S50
 City Administrative Officer report relative to the temporary re­employment
 of retired employees to aid in the City's wildfire recovery and rebuilding
 effort. (This item is referred to Ad Hoc Committee for LA Recovery
 and Budget and Finance Committee)

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Financial Policies Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: Yes

 For: Bel Air­Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council


 NOTED AND FILED City Administrative Officer report dated March 6, 2025 – (4) Yes;
 (1) Absent: Nazarian
(3) 25­0006­S6
 Chief Legislative Analyst report relative to staffing and resources for the
 January 2025 Wildfires; and requesting an updated Recovery Annex
 document tailored to the January 2025 Wildfire emergency event that
 clarifies the roles and responsibilities of each City department and bureau;
 and related matters.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 APPROVED Chief Legislative Analyst report dated March 13, 2025 – (4) Yes; (1)
 Absent: Nazarian
(4) 25­0006­S15
 CD 11 Chief Legislative Analyst report relative to the Pacific Palisades Long­term
 Recovery Plan.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No
 APPROVED Chief Legislative Analyst report dated March 13, 2025 – (4) Yes; (1)
 Absent: Nazarian
(4) 25­0006­S15
 CD 11 Chief Legislative Analyst report relative to the Pacific Palisades Long­term
 Recovery Plan.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted



 NOTED AND FILED Chief Legislative Analyst report dated March 19, 2025 – (4) Yes;
 (1) Absent: Nazarian
(5) 25­0006­S68
 CD 11 Motion (Park – Rodriguez) relative to providing quarterly reports regarding
 the implementation of the City’s Emergency Operations Plan Recovery
 Annex for the January 2025 wildfires; and selecting community based
 representatives as members of the Long Term Recovery Group; and
 service contracts that have been executed and/or are being considered to
 assist with recovery efforts for the January 2025 wildfires.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 APPROVED Motion (Park – Rodriguez) – (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Nazarian
(6) 25­0006­S5
 CD 11 Department of Building and Safety report relative to the suitability of
 utilizing the West Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety office as
 a centralized permit operation center.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted



 NOTED AND FILED Department of Building and Safety report dated February 12,
 2025; APPROVED Amendment by Councilmember Park and seconded by
 Councilmember McOsker – (3) Yes; (2) Absent: Rodriguez, Nazarian
(7) 25­0006­S55
 Office of Finance report relative to an update on the Wildfire Business Tax
 Relief Program. (This item is referred to Ad Hoc Committee for LA
 Recovery and Budget and Finance Committee)

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No
 NOTED AND FILED Department of Building and Safety report dated February 12,
 2025; APPROVED Amendment by Councilmember Park and seconded by
 Councilmember McOsker – (3) Yes; (2) Absent: Rodriguez, Nazarian
(7) 25­0006­S55
 Office of Finance report relative to an update on the Wildfire Business Tax
 Relief Program. (This item is referred to Ad Hoc Committee for LA
 Recovery and Budget and Finance Committee)

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 NOTED AND FILED Office of Finance report dated March 20, 2025 – (4) Yes; (1)
 Absent: Nazarian
(8) 25­0006­S44
 City Administrative Officer report, Community Investment for Families
 Department report and Motion (Hernandez, Price ­ Raman) relative to a
 guaranteed income program or emergency cash assistance program for
 Angelenos economically affected by the January 2025 wildfires. (These
 items are referred to Ad Hoc Committee for LA Recovery and
 Budget and Finance Committee)

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Financial Policies Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: Yes

 For:
 North Westwood Neighborhood Council
 Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood
 Silver Lake Neighborhood Council



 NOTED AND FILED Motion (Hernandez, Price – Raman) and Community Investment
 for Families Department report dated March 11, 2025; APPROVED City Administrative
 Officer report dated March 20, 2025 AS AMENDED – (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Nazarian
(9) 25­0006­S56
 Motion (Padilla – Lee, et al.) relative to the transportation and equitable
 distribution of fire­related debris from the January 2025 wildfires.

 Community Impact Statement: Yes

 For: Bel Air­Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council


 APPROVED Motion (Padilla – Lee, et al.) – (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Nazarian
(9) 25­0006­S56
 Motion (Padilla – Lee, et al.) relative to the transportation and equitable
 distribution of fire­related debris from the January 2025 wildfires.

 Community Impact Statement: Yes

 For: Bel Air­Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council


 APPROVED Motion (Padilla – Lee, et al.) – (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Nazarian
(10) 25­0006­S66
 CD 11 Motion (Lee – Rodriguez) relative to requesting a report on the steps taken
 by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and United States
 Army Corps of Engineers to ensure environmental protections during the
 cleanup process related to the January 2025 wildfires; and a
 comprehensive testing plan for all debris resulting from the January 2025
 wildfires that could potentially be deposited in the Sunshine Canyon
 Landfill; and related actions.

 Community Impact Statement: Yes

 For: Bel Air­Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council


 APPROVED Motion (Lee – Rodriguez) – (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Nazarian
(11) 25­0006­S29
 CD 7 Motion (Rodriguez – Lee) relative to current contracts at the Hansen Dam
 Horse Park regarding equestrian boarding and what requirements are
 stated in the contacts that require expanded boarding during evacuation
 orders; and developing protocols and requirements for operations at
 Hansen Dam Horse Park during an evacuation order.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 APPROVED Motion (Rodriguez – Lee) AS AMENDED – (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Nazarian
(12) 25­0006­S63
 Motion (Rodriguez – Hernandez) relative to establishing roles and
 protocols as it relates to providing land surveys of the properties affected
 by the January 2025 Windstorm and Wildfire events; and related matters.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 APPROVED Motion (Rodriguez – Hernandez) – (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Nazarian
(13) 25­0006­S65
 Motion (Rodriguez – Raman) relative to cost of repair estimates for City­
 owned properties that were damaged during the destructive windstorm and
 extreme fire events that started on January 7, 2025.
 by the January 2025 Windstorm and Wildfire events; and related matters.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 APPROVED Motion (Rodriguez – Hernandez) – (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Nazarian
(13) 25­0006­S65
 Motion (Rodriguez – Raman) relative to cost of repair estimates for City­
 owned properties that were damaged during the destructive windstorm and
 extreme fire events that started on January 7, 2025.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 APPROVED Motion (Rodriguez – Raman) – (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Nazarian
(14) 25­0006­S46
 Motion (Rodriguez – Blumenfield) relative to providing recommendations
 for adopting an incentive program for residential and commercial property
 owners that voluntarily implement construction best practices for fire
 resiliency beyond what is currently required in the City’s Building Code.

 Community Impact Statement: Yes

 For:
 Bel Air­Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council
 Silver Lake Neighborhood Council


 APPROVED Motion (Rodriguez – Blumenfield) – (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Nazarian
(15) 25­0006­S67
 CD 11 Motion (Park – Padilla) relative to a work plan to test and remediate the
 soil at City park properties, parkways and medians in the burn zone of the
 Pacific Palisades; and identify funding sources for a soil study; and
 eligibility for reimbursement by the Federal Emergency Management
 Agency.

 Community Impact Statement: Yes

 For: North Westwood Neighborhood Council


 APPROVED Motion (Park – Padilla) AS AMENDED – (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Nazarian
(16) 25­0006­S64
 CD 11 Motion (Park – Lee) relative to performing inspections to Fire Station Nos.
 23 and 69 of the Los Angeles Fire Department; and identify funding for any
 recommended remediation work; and purchasing sufficient air purifiers for
 Fire Station Nos. 23 and 69; and related matters.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted
 APPROVED Motion (Park – Padilla) AS AMENDED – (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Nazarian
 (16) 25­0006­S64
 CD 11 Motion (Park – Lee) relative to performing inspections to Fire Station Nos.
 23 and 69 of the Los Angeles Fire Department; and identify funding for any
 recommended remediation work; and purchasing sufficient air purifiers for
 Fire Station Nos. 23 and 69; and related matters.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 APPROVED Motion (Park – Lee) – (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Nazarian


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Council's final action on a matter will become a part of the administrative record.

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