The Los Angeles City Council Tuesday referred a request by the city attorney to hire an outside monitor to track the city’s progress and use of funds under a federal lawsuit settlement requiring 12,915 shelter beds by June 2027 back to a committee.

In closed session, council members decided to have their five-member Housing and Homelessness Committee reassess a proposal to contract with former City Controller Ron Galperin and data analyst Daniel Garrie to serve jointly as the monitor in the L.A. Alliance case.

A spokesperson for City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

In June, a federal court judge determined that the city failed to meet its obligations under a settlement agreement with the L.A. Alliance for Human Rights. U.S. Di

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