City Council

(6) 22-1019 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT relative to street racing and intersection takeovers. Recommendations for Council action: DIRECT the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) and the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), to initiate a pilot program work plan within Fiscal Year 2023-24 Departmental budgeted funds, for both agencies to address Citywide street racing and takeovers at the Top Five intersections in each LAPD Bureau, as detailed in the June 6, 2023 Board of Police Commissioners report, attached to the Council file. INSTRUCT the LADOT and LAPD to report to Council in six months and provide an analysis and evaluation of the pilot program to measure its effectiveness and any issues experienced in addressing street racing and takeovers within the scope of the pilot program, to include a determination of whether to continue the program through a multi-year work plan. NOTE and FILE the June 14, 2023 Board of Police Commissioners report, attached to the Council file. DIRECT the LAPD to report to Council on the 50 locations throughout the City that have continuous issues with street takeovers and racing. INSTRUCT the LADOT to report on needed funding to install solutions for an additional 50 locations to include the possible use of cameras. Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer (CAO) reports that approval of the recommendations contained in the January 19, 2024 CAO report, attached to the Council file, will have no additional impact on the General Fund. A proposed street racing and takeover pilot program work plan initiated by the LADOT and LAPD would be implemented within budgeted funds for Fiscal Year 2023-24. Subsequent year costs for the engineering and enforcement components associated with this initiative will be subject to funding made available through the annual budget process. Financial Policies Statement: The CAO reports that the recommendations contained in the January 19, 2024 CAO report, attached to the Council file, comply with the City’s Financial Policies in that the proposed work plan expenditures will be limited and subject to the availability of approved budgeted funds.