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What has the City paid Arakelian Enterprises, Inc?

$144.0M in City payments across 840 checks, from July 12, 2018 to September 9, 2026. Outside-vendor scope only — payroll, transfers, debt and pension custody are excluded.

Checkbook LA · Through Sep 9, 2026

As published: ARAKELIAN ENTERPRISES, INC

Recorded under 2 spellings

The Controller records vendor names as free text, so this firm appears under 2 different spellings. They are added together here, and listed in full so the arithmetic is checkable:

  • ARAKELIAN ENTERPRISES INC
  • ARAKELIAN ENTERPRISES, INC
$144.0MTotal paid
840Payments
$171,462Average payment
FY2022-23Peak full year · $31.1M

By fiscal year

FY2018-19
$2.2M
FY2019-20
$5.3M
FY2020-21
$8.2M
FY2021-22
$7.5M
FY2022-23
$31.1M
FY2023-24
$28.3M
FY2024-25
$26.8M
FY2025-26
$27.0M
FY2026-27 *
$7.6M

Who pays them

Non-departmental$137.4M
Public Works – Street Services$6.0M
General Services$621K
Library$915

What for

PW-Sanitation Expense and Equipment$103.0M

182 payments

PW-Sanitation Expense & Equipment$19.0M

50 payments

Recycling Incentives$10.3M

1 payment

Operating Supplies$6.0M

261 payments

Organics Recycle Program$5.0M

11 payments

Construction Materials$621K

333 payments

Contractual Services$915

1 payment

Public Works, Sanitation Liability Payouts$402

1 payment

* FY2026-27 is still in progress — $7.6M so far, not a full year. Same point of FY2025-26 (payments dated through Sep 9, 2025): $5.2M.

Most recent payments

The 25 latest to post. Purpose strings are the Controller's own reference codes — the budget line in the second column is usually the more informative field.

DateBudget linePurposeAmount
September 9, 2026Construction MaterialsGeneral ServicesNTP 4309 WO J6490100 PD W LA PS GARAGE / FENCE (DEBRIS DISPOSAL)$895
September 4, 2026Construction MaterialsGeneral ServicesNTP 4273R WO D1160301 GSD RES PARKER CENTER/WEED ABATEMENT$778
August 31, 2026PW-Sanitation Expense and EquipmentNon-departmentalORGANICS DISPOSAL$1,116,526
August 31, 2026PW-Sanitation Expense and EquipmentNon-departmentalRECYCLABLES DISPOSAL$803,974
August 31, 2026PW-Sanitation Expense and EquipmentNon-departmentalORGANICS DISPOSAL$187,438
August 31, 2026PW-Sanitation Expense and EquipmentNon-departmentalORGANICS DISPOSAL$181,559
August 28, 2026Construction MaterialsGeneral ServicesNTP 4127-1 WO H0180103 LIB ANDERSON WAREHOUSE / DUMPSTERS (DEBRIS DISPOSAL)$3,769
August 28, 2026Construction MaterialsGeneral ServicesNTP 4283 WO J9710100 GSD BMD SCHRADER ABH RR / VARIOUS WORK$608
August 28, 2026Construction MaterialsGeneral ServicesNTP 4283R WO J9710100 GSD BMD SCHRADER ABH RR / VARIOUS WORK$290
August 24, 2026PW-Sanitation Expense and EquipmentNon-departmentalRECYCLABLE DISPOSAL, FY 25-26$729,123
August 24, 2026Operating SuppliesPublic Works – Street ServicesFY25-26 DISPOSAL SERVICES$89,805
August 24, 2026Operating SuppliesPublic Works – Street ServicesFY25-26 DISPOSAL SERVICES$65,373
August 24, 2026Operating SuppliesPublic Works – Street ServicesFY25-26 DISPOSAL SERVICES$63,537
August 24, 2026Operating SuppliesPublic Works – Street ServicesFY25-26 DISPOSAL SERVICES$43,570
August 24, 2026Operating SuppliesPublic Works – Street ServicesFY25-26 DISPOSAL SERVICES$29,826
August 24, 2026Operating SuppliesPublic Works – Street ServicesFY25-26 DISPOSAL SERVICES$3,509
August 24, 2026Operating SuppliesPublic Works – Street ServicesFY25-26 DISPOSAL SERVICES$3,092
August 24, 2026Operating SuppliesPublic Works – Street ServicesFY25-26 DISPOSAL SERVICES$3,018
August 24, 2026Operating SuppliesPublic Works – Street ServicesFY25-26 DISPOSAL SERVICES$2,895
August 24, 2026Operating SuppliesPublic Works – Street ServicesFY25-26 DISPOSAL SERVICES$2,752
August 24, 2026Operating SuppliesPublic Works – Street ServicesFY25-26 DISPOSAL SERVICES$1,657
August 24, 2026Operating SuppliesPublic Works – Street ServicesFY25-26 DISPOSAL SERVICES$1,560
August 24, 2026Operating SuppliesPublic Works – Street ServicesFY25-26 DISPOSAL SERVICES$1,541
August 24, 2026Operating SuppliesPublic Works – Street ServicesFY25-26 DISPOSAL SERVICES$1,528
August 24, 2026Operating SuppliesPublic Works – Street ServicesFY25-26 DISPOSAL SERVICES$1,488

Also in City Ethics records

Athens Services (Arakelian Enterprises) also appears in City Ethics Commission filings as a lobbying client or as the payor of behested payments. Arakelian Enterprises, Inc. does business as Athens Services, the name it files under. The records show both; they do not show that one led to the other.

Lobbying, as a client

$2.4M reported paid to 8 lobbying firms, 2006–2026. Filed under: Athens Services.

YearReported paid to firms
2026$60K
2025$137K
2024$120K
2023$130K
2022$105K
2021$110K
2020$116K
2019$118K
2018$239K
2017$304K
2016$161K
2015$124K
2014$99K
2013$138K
2012$130K
2011$105K
2010$102K
2009$44K
2008$10K
2007$53K
2006$5K
FirmYearsReported paid
Arnie Berghoff & Associates2013–2026$1.8M
Arnie Berghoff & Assoc2010–2012$254K
Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP2014–2026$199K
Cerrell Assoc Inc2006–2011$170K
Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP2010$15K
Burns & Bouchard2011$8K
Alpert Barr & Grant, A Professional Law Corporation2012$0
Ken Spiker & Assoc Inc2012$0

Matters lobbied, as filed

  • Land Use Issues · 2021–2026Agencies: Building and Safety; Planning, City; Public Works, Sanitation
  • Representation on a variety of City issues relating to recycling, solid waste and franchise program · 2013–2026Agencies: City Administrative Officer (CAO); City Council; Mayor, Office of; Public Works, Board of; Public Works, Sanitation; Water & Power (DWP)
  • Request:Proposals for CityWide Exclusive Franchise System Municipal Solid Waste Collection/Handling · 2014–2021Agencies: City Attorney, Office of; City Council; Mayor, Office of; Public Works, Board of; Public Works, Sanitation
  • Various City Issues Relating to Recycling and Solid Waste. · 2012
  • Representation of Athens on a wide variety of City issues relating to recycling and solid waste. · 2011–2012Agencies: ANY CITY AGENCY; City Administrative Officer (CAO); City Council; Mayor, Office of; Public Works, Board of; Public Works, Sanitation
  • Planning/Entitlement - Appeal of Action · 2011Agencies: ANY CITY AGENCY
  • Sun Valley waste station and recycling facility · 2006–2011Agencies: City Council; Environmental Affairs; Mayor, Office of
  • Representation of Athens before the City of Los Angeles including the City Council, Mayor, Board of Public Works, CAO and other City departments. Provide political strategic advice to Athens on a wid variety of City issues. Preparation and implementation of a strategic political plan designed to accomplish Athen's goals of persuading the Cit yto outsource some or all of its residential waste collection and street sweeping services and to sell its Central Los Angeles Transfer Station and MRF. This plan will include research and information gathering necessary to Athens to make strong business decisions on what options to pursue and the ways that will provide the highest chances of success. · 2010Agencies: ANY CITY AGENCY; City Administrative Officer (CAO); City Council; Mayor, Office of; Public Works, Board of

1 earlier matters not shown.

Behested payments made

10 reports of payments made at a City official's request, $88K in all (a payment reported by two officials is counted once). Filed under: Athens Services. What a behested payment is.

DateRequested byPayeeAmount
February 13, 2026Monica RodriguezCity CouncilValley Cultural CenterCharitable · Form 803$10,000
December 10, 2025Tim McOskerCity CouncilCalifornia Community Foundation Community Initiatives FundCharitable · Form 803$5,000
September 12, 2025Karen BassMayorCommunity PartnersCharitable · Form 803$20,000
March 28, 2025Tim McOskerCity CouncilMorehouse College-Student Government Association Restricted FundCharitable · Form 803$5,000
November 22, 2024Tim McOskerCity CouncilCalifornia Community Foundation Community InitiativesCharitable · Form 803$5,000
September 13, 2024Hugo Soto-MartinezCity CouncilAn individual or unclassified payeeCharitable$10,000
April 22, 2024Monica RodriguezCity CouncilValley Cultural CenterCharitable · Form 803$10,000
October 2, 2023Monica RodriguezCity CouncilValley Cultural CenterCharitable · Form 803$10,000
December 20, 2018Ron GalperinControllerAmerican Diabetes AssociationCharitable · Form 803$12,500
December 20, 2018Michael N FeuerCity AttorneyAmerican Diabetes AssociationCharitable · Form 803$12,500

Source: City Ethics Commission lobbying and Form 803 datasets on data.lacity.org, matched to this vendor by hand. See lobbying at City Hall for how the records are read.

Sources

LA Controller, Checkbook LA (dataset pggv-e4fn), totalled nightly. Figures are every payment on record within the outside-vendor scope, not a single fiscal year. Back to the checkbook.