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Committee advances LADOT ordinances to update review fees and create a Mobility Investment Trust Fund
Summary
The committee advanced two ordinances from the Los Angeles Department of Transportation to update project review fees and to consolidate funds into a new Mobility Investment Trust Fund; staff said the changes are intended to recover costs and align funding with mobility goals.
The Budget and Finance Committee considered two ordinances from the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) on June 17 that would (1) update LADOT project review fees and (2) create a Mobility Investment Trust Fund to consolidate several transportation-related fiduciary funds.
Rose9cil Cipinalkozygan of LADOT's policy division summarized the ordinances and said the fee updates reflect service changes since the last fee update in 2014 and capture new review services. "Los recargos fueron actualizados en 2014 y tienen que ser actualizados para capturar nuevos servicios de revisos," Cipinalkozygan told the committee.
LADOT staff said the CEO's office reviewed the proposed fees and concluded the updates would recover the full cost of providing review services; staff also described an annual inflation adjustment tied to salary and cost-of-living changes. For one illustrative subset of services, LADOT staff estimated approximately $380,000 in potential cost recovery had the updated fees been in effect for a recent earlier period.
The ordinance to create a Mobility Investment Trust Fund would collapse several existing fiduciary funds that support neighborhood traffic management, bicycle programs and other local mobility improvements into a single fund to collect and manage contributions and developer payments. LADOT said the consolidated fund would be limited to projects aligned with the ordinance's stated policy purposes, principally reducing vehicle miles traveled and supporting the city's mobility plan goals.
Committee members asked whether pending state legislation in Sacramento could narrow the types of projects subject to local review or fees; LADOT staff said they are monitoring state changes and accounting for potential impacts as they finalize fee schedules. Staff noted some of the fees would apply to discretionary projects that require LADOT review under current law while other services would still be charged when provided for local projects or permit reviews.
The committee approved the ordinances for referral to full council; the committee recorded a 4-0 vote in favor when the roll call was taken.
LADOT staff said next steps include preparing ordinance final language and public noticing for the fee ordinance and working with city attorneys on the trust-fund language before the full City Council takes up the measures.
