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Council continues sewer-service refund appeal, asks CAO/CLA for report after homeowners testify of long-running overcharges
Summary
Council members debated a refund request by Northridge Heights Homeowners Association and continued the item to request a report from the City Administrative Officer and City Clerk/CLA; the council voted 9-3 to continue to Friday and later set a continuation to Dec. 11 with requested reports.
The Los Angeles City Council continued consideration of an appeal from a homeowners association seeking retroactive sewer-service refunds, and asked the City Administrative Officer (CAO) and the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA) to prepare a report on the matter.
Christopher Westoff, identified on the record as assistant city attorney and general counsel to the Department of Public Works, told the council staff's recommendation was to grant a refund limited to one year from the first date the claimant contacted the city. Westoff described the city's legal constraint as a statutory limitation in the city charter and municipal code, saying staff had already extended relief beyond a narrower administrative adjustment by using the city…
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