LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved a motion Wednesday seeking to establish more oversight over parade activities that require more than $100,000 in city resources.

Council members instructed the Los Angeles Police Department to report on the feasibility of requiring parade permits that have been applied for and approved by the Board of Police Commissioners beginning Sept. 1 to come before them for consideration.

The report is expected to include a cost-recovery analysis for city services needed to facilitate events such as traffic management and security.

Councilwoman Heather Hutt introduced the motion Friday alongside colleagues Tim McOsker and Marqueece Harris-Dawson.

The LAPD is responsible for issuing permits for temporary public events. These permits a

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