City Councilwoman Eunisses Hernandez introduced a motion Tuesday seeking to address what she called Los Angeles’ failing infrastructure and to ensure city officials can maintain municipal infrastructure to meet industry standards.

Hernandez called for a comprehensive analysis of funding, staffing and resources needed to bolster sidewalks, streetlights, among other things. The motion, which was seconded by Councilwoman Katy Yaroslavsky, will be considered by the Public Works, Transportation and Government Operations committees before being taken up by the full council.

According to Hernandez, year-long wait times for streetlight repairs, tree-trimming services, addressing broken sidewalks and neglected storm drains are the direct results of decisions that were made in the wake of the Grea

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