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Committee approves motion to increase illegal-dumping penalties, asks staff for detailed report
Summary
The Los Angeles City Public Works Committee voted to adopt a motion by Council members Rodriguez and Lee to increase fines and penalties for illegal dumping and directed city sanitation staff to return with a detailed analysis of costs, enforcement options and potential legal limits.
The Los Angeles City Public Works Committee voted unanimously to approve a motion by Council members Rodriguez and Lee to increase fines and penalties for illegal dumping and to request a detailed report back from city sanitation staff.
The committee directed Los Angeles Sanitation and Environment staff to provide a follow-up report with a breakdown of enforcement costs, options for a tiered fines system, coordination mechanisms with the Los Angeles Police Department and the feasibility of using cameras at repeat dumping sites. "Illegal dumping, including its cleanup, its investigation, and enforcement, it's a very collaborative operation between multiple departments," said Tarane Nikah, acting division manager of Watershed Protection, LA Sanitation &…
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