Ad Hoc Committee for LA Recovery meeting summary
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The committee approved four items: payment for additional AECOM services to develop the Long-Term Recovery Plan, an Emergency Management Department report on Red Flag Warning protocols, rescission of brush clearance non-compliance notices for damaged properties in Pacific Palisades, and a motion to implement sales tax relief for reconstruction purchases in Pacific Palisades; votes were 3 in favor (Park, Rodriguez, McOsker) with two members absent (Nazarian, Soto-Martinez).
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The committee agreed to fund extra contractor work to finish a Long-Term Recovery Plan so the city can move forward with planning for infrastructure repair, wildfire resilience, and traffic/logistics during recovery. It approved a report that clarifies how the city issues Red Flag Warnings (periods when wildfire risk is high) and related procedures. For Pacific Palisades residents, the committee rescinded brush-clearance non-compliance notices for damaged properties and approved pursuing sales tax relief for rebuilding purchases, which may reduce enforcement penalties and lower some rebuilding costs.
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- Approved Bureau of Engineering report (dated March 3, 2026) as amended to authorize payment for additional AECOM services for the Long-Term Recovery Plan and planning reports on Infrastructure Restoration, Wildfire Resilience, and Logistics and Traffic Management; Vote: Yes 3 (Park, Rodriguez, McOsker); Absent 2 (Nazarian, Soto-Martinez).
- Approved Emergency Management Department report (dated September 16, 2025) as amended regarding City protocols and procedures for Red Flag Warning Declarations; Vote: Yes 3 (Park, Rodriguez, McOsker); Absent 2 (Nazarian, Soto-Martinez).
- Approved Motion (Park–Padilla) to rescind notices of brush clearance non-compliance issued to property owners of damaged or destroyed properties in the Pacific Palisades; Vote: Yes 3 (Park, Rodriguez, McOsker); Absent 2 (Nazarian, Soto-Martinez).
- Approved Motion (Park–Lee) to implement sales tax relief for purchases made to support reconstruction in the Pacific Palisades community; Vote: Yes 3 (Park, Rodriguez, McOsker); Absent 2 (Nazarian, Soto-Martinez).
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Ad Hoc Committee for LA Recovery
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- 25-0683 Bureau of Engineering report and Motion (Park - McOsker) relative to a request for payment for additional services from AECOM in development of the Long-Term Recovery Plan and planning reports regarding: Infrastructure Restoration, Wildfire Resilience, and Logistics and Traffic Management. (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 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: Yes For: Arroyo Seco Neighborhood Council Bel Air Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council Los Feliz Neighborhood Council25-0006-S35Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)
- 26-0266 Motion (Park - Padilla) relative to rescinding notices of brush clearance non-compliance issued to property owners of damaged or destroyed properties in the Pacific Palisades and other related matters. Community Impact Statement: None submitted26-0266Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)
- 25-0006-S88 Motion (Park – Lee) relative to implementing sales tax relief for purchases made to support reconstruction in the Pacific Palisades community. (This item is referred to the Ad Hoc Committee for LA Recovery and Budget and Finance Committee.) Community Impact Statement: None submitted25-0006-S88Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)
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