Ad Hoc Committee for LA Recovery

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 Submit written comment at LACouncilComment.com The audio for Committee meetings is broadcast live on the internet at https://clerk.lacity.gov/calendar. Additional information regarding Committee procedures providied 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) ----- 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 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. At regular meetings, members of the public shall also have an opportunity to speak up to one minute for general public comment on any matter within the subject-matter jurisdiction of the Committee. The Committee is not required to take general public comment at special meetings. 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