City Council

(4) 25-1508 AD HOC COMMITTEE ON FILM, ENTERTAINMENT, AND CREATIVE INDUSTRY REPORT relative to making all non-specialized City-owned parking lots, yards, staging areas, and civic properties available to film and television productions for a nominal fee. Recommendations for Council action, as initiated by Motion (Nazarian - Hutt): 1. INSTRUCT the Department of Transportation, the Department of Recreation and Parks (RAP), the Bureau of Engineering, the Bureau of Street Services, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), and all other relevant City Departments to report to Council on making all non-specialized City-owned parking lots, yards, staging areas, and civic properties available to productions for a fee of $1 per day or a legally required nominal fee, except when the: a. Production requests exclusive use of a location; b. Production requires City staffing such as monitors or traffic personnel c. Department determines a documented safety or operational conflict exists 2. INSTRUCT RAP to report to Council with recommendations for a similar $1 fee structure for park-adjacent lots or non-sensitive facilities that can be used for staging without disrupting recreation or requiring RAP staffing. This report should include, but not be limited to, a list of: a. The department’s City-owned parking lots, yards, staging areas, and civic properties. b. Annual revenue generated related to film and television productions. c. Net loss of profit this $1 fee structure is implemented. 3. INSTRUCT LADWP and the Library Department to identify underutilized lots or properties that could be added to FilmLA’s LocoScout system and made available under this $1 policy. 4. INSTRUCT all relevant departments report to Council within 120 days on usage, operational impacts, community feedback, and recommendations for permanent adoption. Further departments may prioritize scheduling and access for productions generating multi-day activity, substantial in-City spend, or operating under State tax credits, provided such prioritization is applied transparently and consistent with City policy. 5. INSTRUCT the City Administrative Officer (CAO), with the assistance of the Board of Public Works, to report on the fiscal impacts to make all non-specialized City-owned parking lots, yards, staging areas, and civil properties available to productions for a fee of $1 per day or a legally required nominal fee. Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the CAO nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.