Ad Hoc Committee for LA Recovery

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 Submit written comment at LACouncilComment.com The audio for Committee meetings is broadcast live on the internet at https://clerk.lacity.gov/calendar. The live audio can also be accessed at: (213) 621-CITY (Metro), (818) 904-9450 (Valley), (310) 471-CITY (Westside) and (310) 547- CITY (San Pedro Area). If the live audio is unavailable via one of these channels, members of the public are encouraged to use one of the other channels. The Committee will take public comment from members of the public in-person only; there will be no public comment by teleconference. Additional information regarding Committee procedures provided at the end of this agenda. Spanish language interpretation is available at all Council and Committee meetings. Interpretation services in additional languages are available upon request, at no cost. Please submit your request to clerk.interpretation@lacity.org as soon as possible to allow time for scheduling. You will receive a confirmation reply if an interpreter is available. 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 SUPPORTING MATERIALS Materials relating to items on the agenda are available on the Office of the City Clerk's Council File Management System found at https://cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkconnect by entering the Council File number (e.g., 00-0000) associated with the agenda item. PUBLIC INPUT AT CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETINGS Members of the public who wish to speak on one or multiple items shall have an opportunity to speak up to one minute per item up to a total of two minutes for two or more agenda items. 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