The council’s action, on a 14-1 vote, doesn’t authorize the massive renovation, but it shows that the council is firmly behind the effort to overhaul the downtown structure, despite a city budget shortfall for next year that is projected to be nearly $1 billion.The agreement by the Los Angeles City Council to commit $27.7 million for additional design and technical work to the renovation of the 1970s-era center will be revisited in July. The renovation plans include an overhaul of the center's two structures, which "do not offer the contiguous space that top-tier conventions require," according to the LA Times. The Populous-led renovation is expected to cost $4 billion, which would connect the two venues by adding a segment across Pico Boulevard. According to city analysts, the renovation is at risk following concerns that the city should divert its infrastructure funding to the areas destroyed by wildfires in January.