There have only been four homeowners granted permission by the city of Los Angeles to rebuild their properties more than two months after devastating wildfires impacted southern California.

Many residents assembled at a Los Angeles City Council meeting earlier last week to obtain answers on the matter. Those in the Pacific Palisades expressed a desire to rebuild their homes, but they raised concerns about the slowness of the Los Angeles permitting process.

“When I hear in the community meeting like we had today that only four permits have been issued, and we’re on day seventy-five post-fire, that is concerning to me,” Los Angeles City Councilmember Traci Park said about the permits. “I don’t think it’s a lack of interest in rebuilding, I suspect it’s indicative of systemic issues that we need to continue to focus on.”

Los Angeles Democratic Mayor Karen Bass, who has been criticized for her handling of the fires, provoked more controversy by offering $10 million to a consulting firm to help the recovery.

“We have city departments who know how to do this recovery, who have been involved in recovery efforts in the past,” Los Angeles City Councilmember Monica Rodriguez said in remarks to local news. “Yet they can’t be afforded the opportunity to hire the personnel that they need, but we can give a $10 million contract to an outside agency to help write a report for us.”

The total property and capital losses from the Los Angeles fires may range between $76 billion and $131 billion, according to a recent analysis from the University of California Los Angeles. That includes insured losses at $45 billion, meaning the area will likely see higher premiums.