City Council

(47)\n25-0600-S40\nBUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE and TRANSPORTATION\nCOMMITTEE REPORTS relative to an overview and update of the Los\nAngeles Department of Transportation’s (DOT) parking citation fine\nstudy and increases.\nA. TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT\nRecommendation for Council action:\nINSTRUCT the DOT to report in 120 days with any additional\nproposed increases to parking citation fines.\nB. BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT\nRecommendations for Council action:\n1. INSTRUCT the DOT to report in 120 days with any\nadditional proposed increases to parking citation fines.\n2. DELETE the recommendation to reduce the fine for\nparking more than 18” from the curb from Attachment A of\nthe DOT report dated July 1, 2025, attached to the Council\nfile.\n​\n3. ADD an instruction to have DOT report within 30 days with\nrecommendations for establishing a parking violation with\nan objective standard to allow ticketing of vehicles that\npartially or completely block a bike lane, with appropriate\nfines that reflect the safety hazard this creates; and\nrecommendations about enhanced fines for parking in a\nmarked AB 413 red zone.\nFiscal Impact Statement: The DOT reports that adjustments to\nparking citation fines, as outlined in Attachments A and B of the report,\ncould produce an estimated amount of over $8 million revenue\nincrease over a five-year period that would be deposited to the\nGeneral Fund. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief\nLegislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.