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Council approved LAFD fee adjustments, advanced affordable housing streamlining measures, referred wildfire rebuilding fee-waiver proposals to Budget & Finance, and directed the revocation of permits for a proposed RV park. The meeting also approved transportation funding adjustments and acted on several committee reports and motions including TEFRA housing bond items.
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City Council approved changes that could affect permit and special-service fees, moved forward rules to speed approval of 100% affordable housing, and asked staff to refine a proposed fee waiver for properties damaged in the January 2025 wildfires (including asking the City Attorney to revise the draft). The Council overturned an approval tied to a proposed recreational vehicle park and instructed building officials to revoke related permits, and it approved funding and transfers for street repairs and other public projects. These actions may lower or delay some costs for homeowners rebuilding after the wildfires, speed some affordable housing projects, and pause the RV park project while further review is completed.
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- Approved the Board of Fire Commissioners' FY 2024-25 Annual Cost of Special Services fee adjustments and requested the City Attorney prepare an ordinance to implement them.
- Adopted Warner Center 2035 Program EIR findings and approved the mixed-use project at 6464 North Canoga Avenue as amended with required conditions and waivers.
- Amended and advanced the Affordable Housing Streamlining Program for first consideration and instructed the Department of City Planning and City Attorney to prepare ordinance language, including provisions to streamline Housing Authority (HACLA) projects on City/HACLA sites.
- Referred and amended motions on waiving plan-check and permit fees for properties damaged in the January 2025 Wildfires to the Budget and Finance Committee and requested City Attorney revisions (including repayment and sunset options).
- Granted an appeal concerning the proposed RV park at 23416 and 23514 South President Avenue, found prior permit clearances premature, and instructed LADBS to revoke prior permits and not to issue the use-of-land building permit as proposed.
- Authorized multiple transfers and appropriations in the Transportation Committee report, including a $601,518 funding change to support Hiring Hall overtime for the Pavement Preservation Access Ramp Program.
- Noted and acted on the Fourth Annual AB 481 Annual Equipment Report; renewed related ordinance authority with committee consideration and unsuccessful amendments regarding specific crowd-control equipment.
- Adopted several motions and resolutions authorizing bond/TEFRA actions, funding allocations, and referrals across housing, parks, public works, and other city priorities.
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