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Council receives and files report on Para Vista project after members press staff on methane, insurance and city liability
Summary
Councilmembers asked for clearer assurances about liability and insurance for the Para Vista development and voted to receive and file the staff report; staff said mitigation measures were imposed and the Department of Building and Safety had approved the project as safe but acknowledged risk if a private developer later lacks coverage.
The Los Angeles City Council received and filed a staff report on the Para Vista development after extended questioning about methane migration, insurance coverage and whether the city could be held liable in future lawsuits.
Councilmember Holden pressed staff for specifics about the developer's insurance, whether coverage could lapse, and what protections the city would have if the developer went out of business after project build-out. "What if the developer goes out of business? What if the insurance lapses? The only other deep…
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