"approve moving $8 million from the city budget to the Bureau of Engineering. That money would be used to pay for work AECOM on current rebuilding efforts and map out the long-term recovery. The requested $8 million won't be paid to AECOM immediately. Rather, the allocation, which was ultimately approved with stipulations, will make the money available for the Bureau of Engineering to pay the firm as work is delivered."
"Traci Park, who chairs the ad hoc committee, expressed concern about whether there was a less costly option, considering I can't even find funding for the Department of Building and Safety to hire an outside contractor to clear the toxic debris and rubble out of the Palisades Bowl. The Pacific Palisades Bowl Mobile Estates community on Pacific Coast Highway remains uncleared, preventing tenants from returning and also cr"
City fire recovery efforts are stalled by unclear leadership and repeated false starts, prompting council frustration over an $8 million allocation for rebuilding. The Bureau of Engineering received approval to draw funds to pay AECOM as work is delivered, rather than an immediate lump-sum payment. Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez criticized slow progress and questioned who's directing recovery from the mayor's office. Committee chair Traci Park raised concerns about costs and cited an inability to find funding to clear toxic debris from the Pacific Palisades Bowl Mobile Estates. The Palisades community remains uncleared, preventing tenants from returning.
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