TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager
FROM:
Jesse Alexander, Fire Chief
Rachel Johnson, Police Chief
Alexandria Latragna, Communications and Civic Engagement Manager
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of Actions Taken in Preparation for the 2026 FIFA World Cup (No Budget Impact) (City Manager Mirzakhanian).
(Estimated Time: 15 Min.)
RECEIVE AND FILE
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council receive a report on the actions taken by the City in preparation for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no fiscal implications associated with receiving and filing this report. Over the course of the World Cup operations in June and July, City staff recorded 5,734.73 hours of overtime, as well as rental costs for barriers, fencing, and a generator, all of which were submitted as eligible costs. Three reimbursement requests totaling $1,595,608.83 were submitted to the LA Host Committee, which includes $1,406,952.66 for eligible overtime over the two-month period at the City’s applicable fully burdened rates and $188,656.17 for the identified rental costs. The City’s reimbursement requests were submitted to the LA Host Committee in August 2026 and are currently in process.
Month
Overtime
Jun-26
4,527.48
Jul-26
1,207.25
Total
5,734.73
Total Reimbursement Request
Amount
Overtime
1,406,952.66
Invoice for Rentals
188,656.17
Total
1,595,608.83
During the World Cup period of June and July 2026, the City received nearly $2.5 million in Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) revenue, an increase of $560,993 over the $1.9 million received for the same period in 2025. Of these amounts, $587,271 was from short-term rental remittances in 2026 (148 locations reported in June and 142 in July) compared to $298,470 received from short-term rental ope...
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