Los Angeles
PLUM
(4) 26-0906-S11
CD 14 Motion (Jurado - Lee) relative to: 1) instructing the Department of
Building and Safety (DBS), in coordination with the City Attorney's
Office, to report back within the next 7 days on the City’s current
citation and fine structure, and provide recommendations for
increasing penalties for notices of violations and/or noncompliance on
projects that impose a significant impact to the community, as seen in
the 1400 South Los Palos Street incident, these recommendations
should include a fee and fine structure that ranges from $25,000 to
$1,000,000 per fine; 2) instructing the Community Investment
Department (CID), with the assistance of DBS and the City Attorney's
Office, to report with a proposed mechanism to dedicate a specific
amount or percentage of any fees and fines collected as a result of
non-compliance findings at the building located at above address,
toward financial support for those directly affected by the Lineage
Warehouse fire; and, 3) instructing CID to report with
recommendations for a financial support program funded by the fees
and fines described above, to include, but not be limited to, a
guaranteed income component for businesses, residents, and workers
directly impacted by the Lineage Warehouse fire.