Ad Hoc Committee for LA Recovery — Los Angeles, CA
Date: 2025-06-23
Time: 13:00

AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR LA RECOVERY JOURNAL


 Monday, June 23, 2025 - 1:00 PM

 JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER ROOM 340, CITY HALL
 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

 MEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBER TRACI PARK, CHAIR
 COUNCILMEMBER MONICA RODRIGUEZ
 COUNCILMEMBER ADRIN NAZARIAN
 COUNCILMEMBER HUGO SOTO-MARTÍNEZ
 COUNCILMEMBER TIM McOSKER



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

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 MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT



ITEM(S)

 (1) -----
 DISCUSSION ITEM ONLY
 Verbal update from the Emergency Management Department, City
 Administrative Officer, City Departments and other entities relative to
 recovery from the 2025 wind and fire storms.


 NO ACTION TAKEN
 (2) 25-0006-S57
 City Attorney report, City Administrative Officer report and Ordinance
 relative to adding Section 98.0419.1 to the Los Angeles Municipal
 Code to waive fees imposed in connection with permits to repair or
 rebuild buildings or structures damaged or destroyed by the January
 2025 Wildfires; and feasibility of waiving plan check and permit fees
 associated with reconstruction of private property damaged in the
 January 2025 Wildfires. (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: None submitted


 APPROVED City Attorney report and Ordinance dated June 20, 2025; APPROVED
 Recommendation No. 1.b-e contained in the City Administrative Officer report
 dated May 7, 2025 AS AMENDED – (3) Yes; (2) Absent: Rodriguez, Nazarian
(3) 25-0006-S17
 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) report relative
 to the status of the Santa Ynez Reservoir prior to the January 2025
 Wildfires and LADWP reservoir policies.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 RECEIVED AND FILED Los Angeles Department of Water and Power report dated
 June 3, 2025 – (3) Yes; (2) Absent: Rodriguez; Nazarian
(4) 25-0006-S20
 CD 11 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power report and Bureau of
 Sanitation to report relative to delaying, deferring, and/or waiving water
 bill charges for those customers whose homes or businesses were
 destroyed or substantially damaged by the January 2025 Wildfires.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted
 RECEIVED AND FILED Los Angeles Department of Water and Power report dated
 April 3, 2025 and Bureau of Sanitation report dated June 18, 2025 – (3) Yes; (2)
 Absent: Rodriguez; Nazarian
(5) 25-0006-S38
 CD 11 Economic and Workforce Development Department report relative to
 the feasibility of creating a Climate Resilience District for the directly
 impacted and adjacent areas of the Pacific Palisades Fire; and
 identifying funding for a feasibility study.(This item is referred to the
 Ad Hoc Committee for LA Recovery and the Budget and Finance
 Committee)

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 APPROVED Economic and Workforce Development Department report dated June
 16, 2025 – (3) Yes; (2) Absent: Rodriguez; Nazarian
(6) 25-0006-S48
 City Administrative Officer reports relative to the Wildfire Emergency
 Response and Recovery Account - General City Purposes Fund
 monthly expenditures for April and June 2025. (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: None submitted


 NOTED AND FILED City Administrative Officer reports dated April 29, 2025 and
 June 12, 2025 – (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Nazarian
(7) 25-0006-S14
 Department of Animal Services report relative to status of efforts to
 reunite pets with their guardians due to separation caused by the
 Pacific Palisades Firestorm and recommendations should reunification
 not be possible.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 APPROVED Department of Animal Services report dated March 20, 2025 – (4) Yes;
 (1) Absent: Nazarian
(8) 25-0006-S5
 CD 11 Department of General Services (GSD) reports relative to reimbursing
 the GSD and the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety to
 cover building improvement costs for the centralized permit center,
 known as the City of Los Angeles One-Stop Rebuilding Center, located
 at 1828 Sawtelle Boulevard in Council District 11.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 APPROVED Revised Department of General Services report dated April 22, 2025 –
 (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Nazarian
(9) 25-0006-S31
 City Attorney report and Ordinance relative to amending Sections
 14.6(a) and 14.6(b) of Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Division 14 of the Los
 Angeles Administrative Code to enhance the City’s ability to identify,
 apply for, and receive grants during a declared emergency, generally,
 and during the response and recovery to the Palisades, Hurst, Sunset
 and Kenneth fires, specifically. (This item is referred to Ad Hoc
 Committee for LA Recovery and Public Safety Committee)

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 (Public Safety Committee waived consideration of the above
 matter)
 (URGENCY CLAUSE - 12 VOTES REQUIRED ON SECOND
 READING)
 APPROVED City Attorney report and Ordinance dated May 7, 2025 – (4) Yes; (1)
 Absent: Nazarian
(10) 25-0030-S1
 City Administrative Officer report relative to an Agreement with IEM
 International, Inc. (Contract No. C-200961) to provide technical
 assistance for wildfire and urban interface recovery efforts.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Financial Policies Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 NOTED AND FILED City Administrative Officer report dated April 3, 2025 – (4) Yes;
 (1) Absent: Nazarian
(11) 25-0342
 Motion (Rodriguez – Park) relative to recruitment and hiring practices
 being used by the City and its contractors as part of the Pacific
 Palisades reconstruction. (This item is referred to Public Works
 Committee, Personnel and Hiring Committee and the Ad Hoc
 Committee for LA Recovery)

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 APPROVED Motion (Rodriguez – Park) – (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Nazarian
(12) 25-0006-S77
 Motion (Soto-Martinez – Yaroslavsky) relative to producing monthly
 reports on the City’s response to complaints of price gouging in the
 rental housing market. (This item is referred to Ad Hoc Committee
 for LA Recovery and Housing and Homelessness Committee)

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 APPROVED Motion (Soto-Martinez – Yaroslavsky) – (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Nazarian
(13) 25-0398
 Motion (Hernandez – Yaroslavsky) relative to contracting opportunities
 related to the January 2025 fire recovery efforts that could qualify for
 Community Level Contracting (CLC); and best practices for ensuring
 equitable distribution of recovery contracts. (Public Works Committee
 approved this item on April 23, 2025)

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 APPROVED Motion (Hernandez – Yaroslavsky) – (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Nazarian
 (14) 25-0006-S54
 Motion (Raman – Blumenfield) relative to requesting a report
 describing the evacuation orders in Encino related to the Palisades
 Fire; what steps the City needs to take to address the needs of
 impacted residents; and how the City can ensure that such issues do
 not reoccur.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 APPROVED Motion (Raman – Blumenfield) – (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Nazarian
 (15) 25-0683
 Motion (Rodriguez – Blumenfield) relative to requesting details
 regarding the Hagerty Consulting and AECOM Agreements between
 the City for state and federal procurement services following the
 January 2025 Wildfires.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 APPROVED Motion (Rodriguez – Blumenfield) AS AMENDED – (4) Yes; (1) Absent:
 Nazarian


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