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Hagerty Consulting / AECOM / Recovery Efforts / January Wildfires / Scope of Work / Timeline / Contracts

Council File 25-0683

Introduced
2025-06-18
Last changed
2026-05-08
Status
closed
Expires
2028-04-29
Mover
TRACI PARK
Second
TIM MCOSKER
References
Related Council File: 25-0006-S68City Administrative Officer Report: 0120-17482-0000

Brief

Councilmember Traci Park moved to engage Hagerty Consulting and AECOM to provide recovery management consulting and scope-of-work development for the City's response to the January 2025 wildfires. The motion directs work on timeline planning and contract administration for recovery efforts. The file underwent multiple committee approvals through the Ad Hoc Committee for LA Recovery and Budget and Finance Committee, and was adopted by Council 12-0-3 on April 29, 2026.

Full summary

This file originated in June 2025 when Councilmember Monica Rodriguez raised concerns that the City had awarded no-bid emergency contracts to Hagerty Consulting and AECOM following the January 2025 wildfires without disclosing the scope of work, funding sources, or contractor assignments to the Council. Her motion directed the Chief Legislative Analyst, working with the City Administrative Officer and Emergency Management Department, to report back on both contracts' staffing, hours billed, payments made, scope of work, and delivery timelines. As the file evolved, the AECOM contract became the primary focus. In December 2025, the Council authorized the Bureau of Engineering to pay AECOM up to an initial $5 million for wildfire recovery services, including the preparation of three planning deliverables, with any further payments subject to Council approval. AECOM delivered those three reports in February 2026, covering Infrastructure Restoration, Wildfire Resilience, and Logistics and Traffic Management. Councilmember Traci Park then moved to formally transmit those documents to the Council file to ensure public access and legislative oversight of the contract. In April 2026, the Ad Hoc Committee for LA Recovery approved a package of follow-on directives after the Bureau of Engineering, the Mayor's Office, and AECOM presented to the committee. The Council authorized the Bureau of Engineering to draw on up to $8 million previously approved for AECOM's long-term recovery work. The Council also directed the Bureau of Engineering to add the Chief Legislative Analyst to the Palisades Recovery Group; instructed the CLA to report within 60 days on AECOM's construction traffic recommendations, including permit management and temporary parking and food-service zones for contractors and vendors; required the Bureau of Engineering and AECOM to incorporate community feedback — specifically from the Pacific Palisades Community Council and the Palisades Recovery Coalition — into the Long-Term Recovery Plan; and required the completed Long-Term Recovery Plan to be transmitted back to this Council file upon completion. The Ad Hoc Committee approved the amended package on April 8, 2026. Budget and Finance waived further review. The full Council adopted the item 12-0-3 on April 29, 2026, and after transmission to the Mayor, the action became final on May 8, 2026.

Activity (29)

  • 2026-05-08 Council action final.
  • 2026-05-01 City Clerk transmitted file to Mayor. Last day for Mayor to act is May 11, 2026.
  • 2026-04-29 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.
  • 2026-04-24 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on April 29, 2026.
  • 2026-04-21 Budget and Finance Committee waived consideration of item .
  • 2026-04-16 Ad Hoc Committee for LA Recovery transmitted Council File to Budget and Finance Committee.
  • 2026-04-08 Ad Hoc Committee for LA Recovery approved as amended .
  • 2026-04-06 Ad Hoc Committee for LA Recovery scheduled item for committee meeting on April 8, 2026.
  • 2026-03-04 Bureau of Engineering document(s) referred to Ad Hoc Committee for LA Recovery; Budget and Finance Committee.
  • 2026-03-04 Document submitted by Bureau of Engineering, dated March 3, 2026.
  • 2026-02-20 Motion referred to Ad Hoc Committee for LA Recovery.
  • 2025-12-22 Council action final.
  • 2025-12-09 City Clerk transmitted file to Mayor. Last day for Mayor to act is December 19, 2025.
  • 2025-12-05 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.
  • 2025-12-02 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on December 5, 2025.
  • 2025-12-02 Budget and Finance Committee approved as amended .
  • 2025-11-26 Budget and Finance Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on December 2, 2025.
  • 2025-11-17 Ad Hoc Committee for LA Recovery approved as amended .
  • 2025-11-17 Ad Hoc Committee for LA Recovery transmitted Council File to Budget and Finance Committee.
  • 2025-11-14 Ad Hoc Committee for LA Recovery scheduled item for committee meeting on November 17, 2025.
  • 2025-11-05 Corrected Referral per Council President to include Budget and Finance Committee.
  • 2025-10-29 City Administrative Officer document(s) referred to Ad Hoc Committee for LA Recovery.
  • 2025-10-29 Document submitted by City Administrative Officer, dated October 29, 2025.
  • 2025-08-06 Council action final.
  • 2025-08-05 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.
  • 2025-08-01 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on August 5, 2025.
  • 2025-06-23 Ad Hoc Committee for LA Recovery approved as amended .
  • 2025-06-20 Ad Hoc Committee for LA Recovery scheduled item for committee meeting on June 23, 2025.
  • 2025-06-18 Motion referred to Ad Hoc Committee for LA Recovery.

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