Ad Hoc Committee for LA Recovery — Los Angeles, CA
Date: 2025-04-21
Time: 10:00

Called by Committee Chair

 SPECIAL MEETING – AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR LA RECOVERY JOURNAL

 Monday, April 21, 2025 - 10:00 AM

 ROOM 401, 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) 25-0006-S23
 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Bureau of Street
 Services, Bureau of Street Lighting, Bureau of Engineering, Bureau of
 Sanitation, Los Angeles Department of Transportation, Library
 Department, Recreation and Parks, and Department of General
 Services to report relative to City-owned infrastructure impacted by the
 January 2025 wildfires.


 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: Yes

 For:
 North Westwood Neighborhood Council


 NOTED AND FILED Los Angeles Department of Water and Power report dated
 March 20, 2025, Bureau of Street Services report dated March 19, 2025, Bureau of
 Sanitation report dated April 17, 2025, Bureau of Street Lighting report dated
 March 18, 2025, Bureau of Engineering report dated March 7, 2025, Los Angeles
 Department of Transportation report dated April 8, 2025, Recreation and Parks
 report dated April 18, 2025, and Department of General Services report dated April
 14, 2025; APPROVED Amendment introduced by Councilmember Park and
 seconded by Councilmember Rodriguez – (5) Yes
(2) 25-0030-S1
 City Administrative Officer report relative to 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.


 CONTINUED TO DATE TO BE DETERMINED
(3) 25-0006-S14
 Department of Animal Services report relative to reuniting animals and
 their guardians by keeping animals found at or near the fire zone at the
 West Los Angeles Animal Shelter to increase the likelihood of
 reunification and other related matters.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No
 Community Impact Statement: None submitted.


 CONTINUED TO DATE TO BE DETERMINED
(4) 25-0006-S20
 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power report relative to the
 delaying, defering, and/or of 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: Yes

 For:
 North Westwood Neighborhood Council


 CONTINUED TO DATE TO BE DETERMINED
(5) 25-0006-S71
 Department of Animal Services report relative to acceptance of a
 $40,000 donation from the Los Angeles Chargers to assist with the
 disaster relief and emergency response to the 2025 Windstorm and
 Fire Event.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted.


 APPROVED Department of Animal Services report dated March 18, 2025 – (4) Yes;
 (1) Absent: Nazarian
(6) 25-0006-S73
 Department of Animal Services report relative to acceptance of a
 $50,000 grant from PetSmart Charities for natural disaster emergency
 relief efforts in response to the 2025 Windstorm and Fire Event.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
 APPROVED Department of Animal Services report dated March 18, 2025 – (4) Yes;
 (1) Absent: Nazarian
 (7) 25-0006-S34
 Resolution (Park – Harris-Dawson – Nazarian) relative to requesting
 the State of California to provide temporary financial assistance to
 address the unforeseen expenditure of resources from the Pacific
 Palisades Fire to ensure that essential services continue to be
 provided to the residents of the City of Los Angele with the State being
 paid back upon reimbursement by the Federal Government.

 Community Impact Statement: Yes

 For:
 North Westwood Neighborhood Counicil


 APPROVED Resolution (Park – Harris-Dawson – Nazarian) – (4) Yes; (1) Absent:
 Nazarian
 (8) 25-0006-S28
 Motion (Rodriguez – Yaroslavsky, Blumenfield) relative to current maps
 of all undergrounded and aboveground utilities in Very High Fire
 Hazard Severity Zones and the feasibility and implementation of a
 tiered system for undergrounding powerlines.

 Community Impact Statement: Yes

 For:
 Bel Air-Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council
 North Westwood Neighborhood Council
 Palms Neighborhood Counicil

 (Referred to the Energy and Environment Committee and Ad
 Hoc Committee for LA Recovery)


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


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