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The dispute centered on Amending Motion 8A, introduced by Councilmember Eunice Park and Councilmember Monica Rodriguez, which asked the City Administrative Officer (CAO) and the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) to begin work on cost estimates and scope for a targeted bond measure so the city could place a proposal before voters in a future election. Park and Rodriguez said the change was meant only to accelerate the CAO and LAFD’s work; the council president and other members argued the subject should be addressed together with a larger, multi-topic budget review in committee.

Why it matters: The city has not placed a general infrastructure bond of this type before voters in decades, and Council members said they need reliable, department-level cost estimates before committing to a ballot measure. Proponents argued a faster technical analysis would give the council a concrete number to consider for potential voter outreach; opponents said bundling the item into a broader rules-committee process would produce a more deliberate, coordinated plan and avoid rushed decisions.

Councilmember Monica Rodriguez, who co-authored the amendment, told colleagues the change was “a minor amendment” that “does nothing substantively but asking for the CAO to report back” and was intended to get the CAO started immediately so the council could get the data it needs. Councilmember Eunice Park said the CAO and LAFD work is “urgent” and that the amendment sought a finite timeline to “accelerate this process.”

Council President Harris Dawson and other members, including Councilmember Paul Koster and Councilmember Bob Blumenfield, countered that the item is part of a much larger revenue-generation and four-year budget outlook item (Item 8 on the agenda) and should be heard as part of that broader review in Rules and Budget committees. Councilmember Koster cautioned that the city must be clear about what a bond can legally fund and warned against creating “a Christmas tree” of unfocused proposals that could be unattainable or slow the process.

The council voted 10–5 to refer Amending Motion 8A to the Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee so it could be considered alongside other bond- and revenue-related items. The overall Budget and Finance Committee report (Item 8) subsequently passed on a 15–0 vote.

What was directed: While the council referred the specific amendment to committee, multiple council members repeatedly urged the CAO and the LAFD to begin work on cost estimates and scope. Councilmember Rodriguez indicated she and colleagues expected a roughly 60-day turnaround on preliminary work, and members said they wanted the CAO and departments to prioritize defining the size and purpose of any potential bond measure.

Context: The debate came amid recent wildfire damage and continuing concerns about station readiness, response capacity and capital maintenance. Council members noted differences between annual budget choices and voter-approved bonds, which are long-term financing tools; several said they wanted to avoid conflating short-term operating needs with capital projects best funded by a bond.

Council action and immediate next steps: Amending Motion 8A was referred to Rules by 10–5. Councilmembers Park and Rodriguez said they will press for a rapid CAO/LAFD study once respread and agendized in committee; council staff said the Rules committee will take the matter up at the earliest available meeting. The Budget and Finance Committee report (Item 8) was approved by the full council and will proceed as directed for further departmental review.

Ending note: Council members on both sides said they supported the overall goal of ensuring safe, well-equipped fire stations, but they disagreed on sequencing and whether to isolate a single bond study from the wider fiscal review.

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- Items 2 through 6: Approved on the consent sequence (roll call recorded as 11 ayes during initial consideration). No additional debate recorded in the public minutes for these items.

- Items 1 and 10 through 18: Approved by the full council (15 ayes on roll call).

- Item 7 (Boyle Heights Library follow-up motion): Adopted (15 ayes). The motion instructs staff to report on Boyle Heights Library renovation needs and interim measures to restore access.

- Item 9 (Adopt revised ordinance dated Feb. 11, 2025): Adopted (15 ayes). Councilmember Park moved to adopt the revised ordinance transmitted by the City Attorney; the item passed without recorded dissent.

- Item 19 (Temporary eviction protections related to wildfire displacement of people and pets): Adopted (14 ayes). The City Attorney noted one councilmember recused; the roll call recorded 14 ayes and the item passed.

- Amending Motion 8A (Park/Rodriguez) — procedural outcome: Referred to the Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee (10 ayes, 5 noes). The vote routed the request for a CAO/LAFD analysis of a targeted infrastructure bond to committee for combined consideration with other revenue-generation items.

- Subsequent procedural votes during Item 8 consideration: A related motion to refer Recommendation F of Item 8 to Rules failed (5 ayes, 10 noes) when the council voted on whether to move that recommendation separately; the full Budget & Finance Committee report (Item 8) later passed (15 ayes).

What council members said in brief: Councilmembers Eunice Park and Monica Rodriguez pushed to accelerate a CAO/LAFD cost study of a proposed bond, asking staff to begin work and seeking a roughly 60-day target for preliminary numbers. Council President Harris Dawson and others asked that the analysis be handled as part of a wider rules/committee review so that bond planning proceeds as a coordinated, department-wide effort.

Next steps: Referred items will be agendized and considered in Rules and Budget committees. Departments assigned follow-up work include the City Administrative Officer and the Los Angeles Fire Department; committees will set report-back timelines and scopes. Approved motions that require departmental implementation will be processed through standard staff assignments and subsequent council follow-ups.

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Los Angeles council debates faster review of proposed infrastructure bond for fire stations; referral to rules committee wins

Votes at a glance: Los Angeles City Council actions, Feb. 12, 2025