Mayor sends Council $1.1 million increase for Watts Towers restoration contract
LACMA would be paid for conservation work on the gazebo, fountain, South Wall and B Tower already finished in June 2025.
The Watts Towers landmark in Watts would get continued restoration and maintenance, with the city's contract with LACMA raised from $229,009 to $1,336,593 and extended back to July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2025. The Department of Cultural Affairs and Mayor sent it to the City Council, which has 60 days to act or the contract is deemed approved.
What happens next
City Council has 60 days from receipt to act, or the contract is deemed approved.
How the Council voted on this file
Yes No Absent
- 11–0–4
Mayor sends Council $1.1 million increase for Watts Towers restoration contract
Council File 26-1029
Named in this record
- Museum Associates (Los Angeles County Museum of Art)
- Department of Cultural Affairs 5
- Watts Towers 2
- Daniel Tarica
- Office of the City Administrative Officer 66
- California Department of Parks and Recreation 2
- Los Angeles City Council 249
- Karen Bass 54
Watts TowersPhoto: André Corboz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Photo: André Corboz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
