Public Works Committee

JOURNAL – PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE Wednesday, April 13, 2022 ROOM 1010, CITY HALL - 2:00 PM 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 MEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBER BOB BLUMENFIELD, CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER JOHN S. LEE COUNCILMEMBER KEVIN DE LEÓN COUNCILMEMBER MITCH O’FARRELL COUNCILMEMBER PAUL KORETZ (Michael Espinosa - Legislative Assistant - (213) 978-1064 or michael.espinosa@lacity.org) Pursuant to Assembly Bill 361, and due to concerns over COVID-19, this Los Angeles City Council committee meeting will take all public comment by teleconference. The audio for this meeting is broadcast live on the internet at https://clerk.lacity.org/calendar. The live audio can also be heard at: (213) 621-CITY (Metro), (818) 904-9450 (Valley), (310) 471-CITY (Westside) and (310) 547-CITY (San Pedro Area). Members of the public who would like to offer public comment on the items listed on the agenda should call 1 669 254 5252 and use Meeting ID No. 160 073 2397 and then press #. Press # again when prompted for participant ID. Once admitted into the meeting, press *9 to request to speak. Requests for reasonable modification or accommodation from individuals with disabilities, consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act can be made by contacting the City Clerk's Office at (213) 978-1133. For Telecommunication Relay Services for the hearing impaired, please see the information located at the end of this agenda. Submit written comment at LACouncilComment.com Click here for agenda packets Note: For information regarding the Committee and its operations, please contact the Committee Legislative Assistant at the phone number and/or email address listed above. The Legislative Assistant may answer questions and provide materials and notice of matters scheduled before the City Council. 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MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT ITEM(S) (1) 21-1386 Bureau of Street Services report relative to landscaped median condition and maintenance. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: Yes: Westside Neighborhood Council NOTED AND FILED Bureau of Street Services report dated April 6, 2022 - (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Koretz (2) 22-0123 Bureau of Street Services report relative to street sweeping resources for AM commercial routes and commercial open routes. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: Yes Westside Neighborhood Council NOTED AND FILED Bureau of Street Services report dated April 5, 2022 - (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Koretz (3) 21-1073 CD 9 City Administrative Officer report relative to proposed Second Memorandum of Understanding with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) to fund and construct up to $30 million in necessary improvements in the City’s right-of-way for the Rail to Rail  Corridor Project with the Metro. (Referred to the Public Works, Transportation, and Budget and Finance Committees) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted CONCURRED with Transportation Committee’s approval of the City Administrative Officer report dated March 30, 2022 - (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Koretz (4) 14-1510-S11 CD 14 Department of Recreation and Parks, Bureau of Sanitation, and Bureau of Engineering joint report relative to a non-financial transfer of jurisdiction of properties for the Sixth Street Viaduct Replacement Project. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED AS AMENDED Department of Recreation and Parks, Bureau of Sanitation, and Bureau of Engineering joint report dated March 16, 2022 - (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Koretz (5) 14-1510-S12 CD 14 Board of Public Works report relative to certification of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Sixth Street Park, Arts, River and Connectivity Improvements Project. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Board of Public Works report dated March 30, 2022 - (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Koretz (6) 22-0323 CD 3 Board of Recreation and Park Commissioners report relative to granting a non-exclusive permanent easement on a portion of Reseda Park to the Bureau of Engineering for public right-of-way purposes. (This item was also referred to the Arts, Parks, Health, Education, and Neighborhoods Committee) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Board of Recreation and Park Commissioners report dated March 17, 2022 - (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Koretz (7) 22-0341 CD 15 Motion (Buscaino – De Leon) relative to initiating the process of permanently closing Blinn Avenue between Lomita Boulevard and Sandison Street to all vehicular traffic. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED AS AMENDED Motion (Buscaino – De Leon) - (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Koretz (8) 22-0343 CD 15 Motion (Buscaino – De Leon) relative to a plan to install mini roundabouts or traffic circles at the intersections of Sanford Avenue, Watson Avenue, and Blinn Avenue with Colon Street. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Buscaino – De Leon) - (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Koretz (9) 22-0344 CD 15 Motion (Buscaino – De Leon) relative to a plan to close vehicular access to Drumm Avenue by constructing cul-de-sacs on Cruces Street, O Street and Colon Street.  Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Buscaino – De Leon) - (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Koretz (10) 22-0370 CD 11 Resolution (Lee - Price) relative to expressing support for the use of Venice Beach for portions of the Herbalife 24 Triathlon Los Angeles and the closure of specific City streets for the Herbalife 24 Triathlon Los Angeles on May 15, 2022. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Lee - Price) - (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Koretz If you challenge this Committee's action(s) in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk at or prior to, the public hearing. Any written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk before the City Council's final action on a matter will become a part of the administrative record. Materials relative to items on this agenda can be obtained from the Office of the City Clerk's Council File Management System, at lacouncilfile.com by entering the Council File number listed immediately following the item number (e.g., 00-0000). Telecommunication Relay Services Telephone communication is one of the most important forms of communication in society today. Due to advancements in technology, telephone devices have evolved with new services and capabilities. Individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing, and individuals with a speech disability are following these trends and are rapidly migrating to more advanced telecommunications methods, both for peer- to-peer and third-party telecommunications relay service (TRS) communications. Telecommunications Relay Service is a telephone service that allows persons with hearing or speech disabilities to place and receive telephone calls. TRS is available in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. territories for local and/or long distance calls. TRS providers - generally telephone companies - are compensated for the costs of providing TRS from either a state or a federal fund. There is no cost to the TRS user. What forms of TRS are available?There are several forms of TRS, depending on the particular needs of the user and the equipment available: TRS includes: Text to Voice TIY-Based TRS; Speech-to-Speech Relay Service; Shared Non-English Language Relay Service; Captioned Telephone Relay Service; Internet Protocol Relay Service; and Video Relay Service. Please visit this site for detail descriptions, https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs. Don't hang up! Some people hang up on TRS calls because they think the CA is a telemarketer. If you hear, "Hello. This is the relay service .. . " when you pick up the phone, please don't hang up! You are about to talk, through a TRS provider, to a person who is deaf, hard-of-hearing, or has a speech disability. For more information about FCC programs to promote access to telecommunications services for people with disabilities, visit theFCC's Disability Rights Office website.