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Council creates threat-preparedness task force to review city security and disaster response
Summary
The City Council voted to create a citywide threat-preparedness task force to review public-safety hardening, the city’s response capabilities and administrative processes after the Sept. 11 attacks; the CAO and Emergency Preparedness Director will jointly coordinate the work.
The Los Angeles City Council on Friday approved a resolution establishing a threat-preparedness task force to review municipal security and disaster response and to propose near-term and long-term reforms.
The measure (Item 46) — introduced by Councilmember Jack Weiss — directs the city’s Chief Administrative Office and the Director of Emergency Preparedness to jointly coordinate the task force and report back within 45 days. The task force will examine (1) target-hardening and security at public facilities, (2) the city’s operational response capacity during catastrophes, and (3) city administrative processes and lines of responsibility that affect emergency response.
Councilmember Weiss said the goal is to produce a comprehensive inventory of vulnerabilities and suggested procedural fixes rather than only a post-crisis review. "We need to examine how the city performed on Sept. 11 and how to strengthen our processes and response capabilities going forward," Weiss said. The council approved the motion, 11-0.
The motion names the CAO and the Emergency Preparedness director as joint coordinators and asks the CAO to provide staffing. The council president will appoint a councilmember to serve on the task force. Staff were directed to bring an initial report back within 45 days with recommendations and proposed timelines for implementation.
Why it matters: Council members said the city must be proactive and systematic in reviewing public-facing facilities, internal coordination, and the city’s ability to receive and allocate state and federal emergency resources.
