The Los Angeles City Council decided Wednesday to delay its decision on a request to pay $5 million more to a big law firm representing the city in a long-running federal legal settlement over its response to the region’s homelessness crisis.

Instead, the Council referred the request from L.A. City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto to the city's Budget and Finance Committee for further consideration.

Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky, who chairs that committee, told LAist the high cost of outside legal counsel was a real concern in this challenging fiscal environment.

"My colleagues and I want to ensure we address it in a way that protects taxpayers and establishes a thoughtful, long-term strategy for managing outside legal expenses," she said in a statement to LAist.

The city agreed in May t

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