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.

<p>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&rsquo;s homelessness crisis.</p>
<p>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.</p>