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Officials: 3,205 parcels cleared; city aligning recovery work with FEMA process
Summary
Emergency Management Department told the committee that 3,205 parcels are cleared and ready to rebuild, that federal reimbursement processes are guiding city recovery decisions, and that the city has included parks and some commercial parcels in debris removal eligibility.
The Los Angeles Ad Hoc Committee on Recovery received an update from the Emergency Management Department (EMD) and other city offices on debris removal, recovery metrics and alignment with federal reimbursement rules.
EMD presented progress numbers and described how the National Disaster Recovery Framework (NDRF) and FEMA review shape which cleanup costs the city can recover. Carol Park, general manager, Emergency Management Department, said the city is trying to “be in line with NDRF because FEMA supervises reimbursements,” and that alignment helps federal, state and local partners view recovery needs “through the same lenses.”
The committee was told EMD’s dashboard shows 3,205 parcels “clean and ready for rebuild.” Staff said about 80% of cleanup work was performed by the U.S. Army Corps and the rest by private contractors; the city identified parcels that would not normally have been eligible for federal removal and successfully included them,…
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