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Committee approves up to $8 million to continue AECOM work on Palisades recovery plan
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Summary
The ad hoc LA Recovery Committee approved additional payments to AECOM to support near-term implementation and the long-term recovery plan for Pacific Palisades, and instructed BOE and city offices to report back on sequencing, traffic management, and community feedback integration.
The Ad Hoc LA Recovery Committee authorized the Bureau of Engineering to make further payments to AECOM to continue work on long-term recovery planning for the Pacific Palisades and related implementation services, up to the $8,000,000 previously authorized.
Chair Park opened the discussion by framing the presentation as an implementation moment: "I think we have the road map. I think we have the to do list. It is time now to turn to getting the list accomplished," she said, inviting the mayor's office, BOE and AECOM to present on infrastructure restoration, wildfire resilience, and traffic management.
Susan Ambrosini, an AECOM representative, summarized the consultant's scope: program management and community engagement; infrastructure restoration planning; wildfire resilience strategies; traffic and logistics planning; recovery-group staff support; and development of a long-term recovery plan. She said the technical reports document damage, potential projects and sequencing that the city is now using to translate the recommendations into 30/60/90-day action items.
Arsen Moskertian, principal civil engineer with the Bureau of Engineering, described the near-term action tracker, saying the team had "broken out actions into the first 30 days, which will focus on immediate community support, governance set up, and critical road map for the near term," with 60- and 90-day milestones for cross-department alignment and recovery execution.
Presentations highlighted work already completed or in progress: a refreshed LA Recovery website that now hosts the AECOM reports; a temporary Palisades library and an open permitting support center; initial dashboards and a project sequencing update that BOE said would include the most recent DWP undergrounding schedule.
Committee members pressed on funding and sequencing. Deputy Mayor Winston described federal engagement and cost-recovery efforts, including coordination with the mayor's office, the governor's office and congressional partners, and said the city is pursuing multiple funding avenues while continuing partnerships with community groups.
After the presentation, Chair Park moved a package of instructions: note and file the AECOM reports; authorize BOE to make further payments to AECOM up to the previously authorized $8,000,000; add the City Administrative Officer (CLA) to the Palisades Recovery Group; direct 60-day report-backs on construction-traffic management and temporary managed parking and vendor zones; require incorporation of community feedback (including a PPCC letter dated 03/17/2026) into the long-term recovery plan; transmit the final LTRP to council file; and schedule regular updates to the LA Recovery Committee. The clerk recorded three ayes; the motion carried as amended.
Next steps: BOE and AECOM will continue implementation support embedded with working groups, update the recovery website and dashboards, and provide the requested report-backs to the committee on the timelines specified.
