Ad Hoc Committee for LA Recovery meeting summary
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The committee approved City Administrative Officer funding for AECOM to provide as-needed project management and engineering support for recovery from the January 2025 wind and fire storm; approved a motion requesting the City Attorney to report on the feasibility of granting the Director of Finance authority to implement a one-time Measure ULA tax exemption for Pacific Palisades homeowners whose residences were destroyed in the Palisades Fire; and continued the Emergency Management Department report on Red Flag Warning protocols. Councilmembers Nazarian and McOsker were absent.
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What this means
The city authorized outside engineering and project-management help to support recovery work from the January 2025 storms, which should speed repair and rebuilding projects. The committee also asked the City Attorney to study whether the city can create a one-time property tax exemption for Palisades homeowners who lost their homes in the Palisades Fire — that is a feasibility study, not an immediate tax cut. Discussion of how the city issues Red Flag (high fire danger) warnings was postponed, so current procedures remain in place for now.
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- Approved City Administrative Officer report (dated October 29, 2025) authorizing Bureau of Engineering funding for the AECOM contract to provide as-needed project management, engineering support and other expert consulting services in response to the January 2025 wind and fire storm (approved as amended).
- Continued Emergency Management Department report on City protocols and procedures for Red Flag Warning Declarations to a date to be determined.
- Approved motion requesting the City Attorney to report on the feasibility of granting the Director of Finance increased delegated authority to promulgate rules to provide a one-time Measure ULA tax exemption to owners of residential properties in the Pacific Palisades destroyed in the Palisades Fire.
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Ad Hoc Committee for LA Recovery
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- 25-0683 City Administrative Officer report relative to Bureau of Engineering funding for the AECOM contract to provide as-needed project management, engineering support and other expert consulting services in response to the 2025 January Wind and Fire Storm event. (This item is referred to the Ad Hoc Committee for LA Recovery and Budget and Finance Committee.) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted25-0683Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)
- 25-0006-S35 Emergency Management Department report relative to City protocols and procedures for Red Flag Warning Declarations. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted25-0006-S35Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)
- 25-0006-S86 Motion (Park – Harris-Dawson) relative to requesting the City Attorney to provide a report on the feasibility of implementing Mayor Bass' October 9, 2025 request to Council relative to granting the Director of Finance of the Office of Finance increased delegated authority to promulgate rules that grant a one-time Measure ULA tax exemption to owners of all residential properties in the Pacific Palisades that were destroyed in the Palisades Fire; and related matters. (This item is referred to Ad Hoc Committee for LA Recovery and Budget and Finance Committee.) Community Impact Statement: None submitted25-0006-S86Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)
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