Public Works Committee

JOURNAL – PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE Wednesday, November 9, 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 HEATHER HUTT (Michael Espinosa ­ Legislative Assistant ­ (213) 978­1064 or michael.espinosa@lacity.org) Pursuant to Assembly Bill 361, and due to concerns over COVID­19, 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) 621­CITY (Metro), (818) 904­9450 (Valley), (310) 471­CITY (Westside) and (310) 547­CITY (San Pedro Area). If the live audio is unavailable via one of these channels, members of the pubic should try one of the other channels. 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) 978­1133. 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 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 to difficulties in securing Sign Language Interpreters, five or more business days notice is strongly recommended. For additional information, please contact the Legislative Assistant listed above. Notice to Paid Representatives: If you are compensated to monitor, attend, or speak at this meeting, City law may require you to register as a lobbyist and report your activity. See Los Angeles Municipal Code 48.01 et seq. More information is available at ethics.lacity.org/lobbying. For assistance, please contact the Ethics Commission at (213) 978­1960 or ethics.commission@lacity.org. MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT ITEM(S) (1) 22­1238 Board of Public Works report relative to a transfer of funds from the Public Works Trust Fund for the procurement, planting, and watering of Oak Trees. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED AS AMENDED Board of Public Works report dated October 18, 2022 ­ (4) Yes; (0) No (2) 22­0600­S56 Bureau of Street Lighting report relative to the long­term plan to address lighting outages due to theft and vandalism. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Bureau of Street Lighting report dated November 2, 2022 ­ (3) Yes; (1) Absent: Lee (3) 22­1177 Motion (Martinez – Rodriguez) relative to improving the streets around and bisecting the Pacoima Spreading Grounds including Arleta Avenue, Fillmore Street, Woodman Avenue, and Devonshire Avenue. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED AS AMENDED Motion (Martinez – Rodriguez) ­ (3) Yes; (1) Absent: Lee (4) 20­1328 City Attorney reports and Ordinances relative to amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code authorizing the Los Angeles Department of Transportation to implement a Personal Delivery Device Pilot Program. (This item was also referred to the Transportation Committee) Fiscal Impact Statement: No  Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED AS AMENDED Motion (Martinez – Rodriguez) ­ (3) Yes; (1) Absent: Lee (4) 20­1328 City Attorney reports and Ordinances relative to amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code authorizing the Los Angeles Department of Transportation to implement a Personal Delivery Device Pilot Program. (This item was also referred to the Transportation Committee) Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council APPROVED City Attorney report and Ordinance dated October 28, 2022 ­ (4) Yes; (0) No (5) 22­1297 Bureau of Street Services report relative to the Pavement Preservation Program Access Ramp Implementation Plan. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Bureau of Street Services report, dated October 28, 2022 ­ (4) Yes; (0) No (6) 22­1302 Board of Public Works report relative to accepting funds from the Mayor’s Fund For Los Angeles to support the Workforce Equity Demonstration Project. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Board of Public Works report dated October 31, 2022 ­ (4) Yes; (0) No (7) 21­1081 CD 11 Categorical Exemption, Bureau of Engineering and City Attorney reports and Ordinance relative to prohibiting nighttime entrance onto City public rights­of­way abutting the Ballona Wetlands. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Attorney report dated October 28, 2022 and Ordinance; and (7) 21­1081 CD 11 Categorical Exemption, Bureau of Engineering and City Attorney reports and Ordinance relative to prohibiting nighttime entrance onto City public rights­of­way abutting the Ballona Wetlands. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Attorney report dated October 28, 2022 and Ordinance; and APPROVED Bureau of Engineering report dated October 6, 2022 ­ (4) Yes; (0) No (8) 08­3350­S1 CD 15 Motion (Buscaino ­ Lee) relative to accepting the voluntary highway dedication of a portion of Graham Avenue between 103rd Street and 104th Street and limiting the required improvements for this highway dedication to those necessary for safety and to mitigate real hazards. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Buscaino ­ Lee) ­ (4) Yes; (0) No (9) 22­1290 CD 14 Motion (Krekorian – Blumenfield) relative to negotiating, entering into a purchase and sale agreement, and preparing the transactional documents necessary to execute a Temporary Construction Easement and a Permanent Easement in favor of the Southern California Regional Rail Authority for the Marengo Siding Extension Project. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Krekorian – Blumenfield) ­ (4) Yes; (0) No (10) 22­1283 CD 15 Motion (Buscaino ­ Bonin) relative to designating the intersection at W 3rd Street and S Mesa Street in San Pedro as "NAACP Square". Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Buscaino ­ Bonin) ­ (4) Yes; (0) No (11) 22­1273 CD 9 Motion (Price ­ Hutt) relative to designating the intersection at 94th Street and San Pedro Street as “Mount Carmel Holy Assembly Square". Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Price – Hutt) ­ (4) Yes; (0) No (12) 22­1154 City Attorney report and Motion (Buscaino, Lee ­ O’Farrell) relative to utilizing the competitive Request for Proposals process conducted by the City of Houston, Texas, and requesting an agreement with IKE Smart City, LLC, for the installation and maintenance of interactive kiosks in the City of  CD 9 Motion (Price ­ Hutt) relative to designating the intersection at 94th Street and San Pedro Street as “Mount Carmel Holy Assembly Square". Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Price – Hutt) ­ (4) Yes; (0) No (12) 22­1154 City Attorney report and Motion (Buscaino, Lee ­ O’Farrell) relative to utilizing the competitive Request for Proposals process conducted by the City of Houston, Texas, and requesting an agreement with IKE Smart City, LLC, for the installation and maintenance of interactive kiosks in the City of Los Angeles. (This item was referred to the Public Works Committee, Trade, Travel, and Tourism Committee, and Budget and Finance Committee) [The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the cases entitled Citizens for a Better Los Angeles v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCP03822 and Coalition for a Scenic Los Angeles v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCP03909. (These cases each concern the City's adoption of a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the City's approval of the Sidewalk and Transit Amenities Program ­ STAP.)] Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED AS AMENDED City Attorney report dated October 20, 2022 and Motion (Buscaino, Lee ­ O’Farrell) ­ (3) Yes; (1) Absent: Lee 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., 00­0000). 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 peer­to­peer and third­party 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 TIY­Based TRS; Speech­to­Speech Relay Service; Shared Non­English 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/telecommunications­relay­service­trs. 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 peer­to­peer and third­party 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 TIY­Based TRS; Speech­to­Speech Relay Service; Shared Non­English 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/telecommunications­relay­service­trs. 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, hard­of­hearing, 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.