City Council

(47) 25-0600-S40 BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE and TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORTS relative to an overview and update of the Los Angeles Department of Transportation’s (DOT) parking citation fine study and increases. A. TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT Recommendation for Council action: INSTRUCT the DOT to report in 120 days with any additional proposed increases to parking citation fines. B. BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT Recommendations for Council action: 1. INSTRUCT the DOT to report in 120 days with any additional proposed increases to parking citation fines. 2. DELETE the recommendation to reduce the fine for parking more than 18” from the curb from Attachment A of the DOT report dated July 1, 2025, attached to the Council file. 3. ADD an instruction to have DOT report within 30 days with recommendations for establishing a parking violation with an objective standard to allow ticketing of vehicles that partially or completely block a bike lane, with appropriate fines that reflect the safety hazard this creates; and recommendations about enhanced fines for parking in a marked AB 413 red zone. Fiscal Impact Statement: The DOT reports that adjustments to parking citation fines, as outlined in Attachments A and B of the report, could produce an estimated amount of over $8 million revenue increase over a five-year period that would be deposited to the General Fund. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.