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City Council urges airport commission to extend post-9/11 rent relief for LAX concessionaires; instructs CAO/CLA to report back
Summary
After public testimony from concessionaires and workers about sustained revenue losses after Sept. 11, the Los Angeles City Council approved a substitute motion asking Los Angeles World Airports to review concession relief on a case-by-case basis and directed the CAO and CLA to report back on accepting federal funds.
The City Council on Dec. 14 reopened a public hearing on airport concession relief and approved a substitute motion asking Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) to reassess rent relief beyond the initial October–December package the airport commission adopted.
Concession operators, small-business owners and labor representatives testified that sales remained sharply lower at Los Angeles International Airport and that the October–December minimum-rent relief was insufficient. WH Smith, DFS duty-free, currency-exchange operators, DBE partners and other concessionaires described sales declines since October of 21–60% compared…
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