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Council ratified a local emergency, approved multiple contracts and settlements, instructed staffing increases for parking enforcement, and directed reports on Waymo investigations and brownfield program needs.
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What this means
The Council confirmed a continuing local emergency for storm and wildfire damage, which lets the city speed emergency purchases and coordinate disaster response. It asked city departments to plan to grow parking enforcement staff and to report on safety and financial risks from federal investigations of Waymo autonomous vehicles. The Council also approved several contracts, property purchases, and legal settlement payments, and asked the Bureau of Sanitation to report on staffing for the Brownfield cleanup program. For residents this means the city is prioritizing emergency response, strengthening parking enforcement capacity, and monitoring liability and safety issues tied to autonomous vehicles.
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- Ratified the Mayor’s local emergency declarations for the January 2025 windstorm and wildfires and authorized temporary suspension of competitive bidding for emergency purchases with biweekly reporting requirements.
- Adopted Transportation and Budget & Finance Committee recommendations instructing DOT and the CAO to develop a plan to increase Parking Enforcement and Traffic Control (PETC) staff to 700 and PETC Communications Center staff to 29 by June 2028.
- Adopted the Transportation Committee report regarding ongoing NTSB and NHTSA investigations of Waymo vehicles and instructed the Chief Legislative Analyst and City Attorney to report on investigation status, safety recommendations, and potential City financial liability.
- Approved Board of Water and Power purchase and sale agreements for real property at 865 S. Figueroa St., 930 W. 8th Pl., and 825 James M. Wood Blvd. (Item adopted forthwith).
- Authorized or approved several contracts and procurements, including: a three-year contract with Nossaman LLP to assist with tenant relocation law (not to exceed $50,000, as amended), a Meeder Public Funds investment advisory contract (up to $1,200,000), and a Thomson Reuters tax audit system contract (up to $2,894,039); and authorized retention of Susman Godfrey LLP on a contingency basis.
- Directed the Bureau of Sanitation to report within 30 days on staffing and resources needed to operate the Citywide Brownfield Program.
- Authorized multiple liability settlements and payments and related budget transfers and draws from the Liability Claims Fund, including large authorizations reported in closed-session motions (examples include Timothy Colomey judgment payment authorization of $4,616,060.47 and Asdrubal Solis settlement authorization totaling $4,200,000).
- Confirmed, received, or continued numerous nuisance-abatement lien hearings for properties across the City and set continuances where noted (examples include properties on South Broadway and South Spaulding Avenue).
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