Public Works Committee

Please Note Public Comment Will Be Taken In­Person Only. JOURNAL – PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2023 ­ 1:30 PM ROOM 401, CITY HALL 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 MEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBER JOHN S. LEE, CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER BOB BLUMENFIELD, VICE CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER NITHYA RAMAN (Michael Espinosa ­ Legislative Assistant ­ (213) 978­1064 or michael.espinosa@lacity.org) Submit written comment at LACouncilComment.com The audio for Committee meetings is broadcast live on the internet at https://clerk.lacity.gov/calendar. The live audio can also be accessed 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 public are encouraged to use one of the other channels. The Committee will take public comment from members of the public in­person only; there will be no public comment by teleconference. Additional information regarding Committee procedures provided at the end of this agenda. MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT ITEM(S) (1) 23­0892 Motion (Lee ­ Blumenfield) relative to the file List of Citywide Special Events, prepared by the Office of Chief Legislative Analyst in conformance with the City’s Special Event Permit Procedure (Ordinance No. 180881). Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED AS AMENDED Motion (Lee ­ Blumenfield) ­ (3) Yes; (0) No (2) 23­0903 Motion (Blumenfield – McOsker) relative to maintaining traffic safety and streetscape projects. (This item was referred to Public Works Committee and Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee) Community Impact Statement: None submitted  Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED AS AMENDED Motion (Lee ­ Blumenfield) ­ (3) Yes; (0) No (2) 23­0903 Motion (Blumenfield – McOsker) relative to maintaining traffic safety and streetscape projects. (This item was referred to Public Works Committee and Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee) Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Blumenfield – McOsker) ­ (3) Yes; (0) No (3) 23­0832 Motion (de Leon – Harris­Dawson) relative to designating the intersection at Spring and Second Streets in downtown Los Angeles, as “Willis O. Tyler Square." Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (de Leon – Harris­Dawson) ­ (3) Yes; (0) No (4) 23­0858 CD 15 Motion (McOsker ­ Raman) relative to designating the intersection of 700 West D. Street and Bay View Avenue in Wilmington, as “Jose Quezada Memorial Square." Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (McOsker ­ Raman) ­ (3) Yes; (0) No (5) 23­0942 CD 1 Motion (Hernandez ­ Lee) relative to an exception to the City’s one­year, street cut moratorium on San Marino Street to allow for the installation of water service at 2683 San Marino Street. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Hernandez ­ Lee) ­ (3) Yes; (0) No (6) 23­0936 City Administrative Officer report relative to a proposed $30 million Public Works Trust Fund loan for transit shelters. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED AS AMENDED City Administrative Officer report dated June 21, 2023 ­ (3) Yes; (0) No  City Administrative Officer report relative to a proposed $30 million Public Works Trust Fund loan for transit shelters. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED AS AMENDED City Administrative Officer report dated June 21, 2023 ­ (3) Yes; (0) No (7) 23­0918 Motion (Hutt, Lee – McOsker) relative to streamlining and implementing better coordination between the departments and bureaus who build and maintain public infrastructure in the public right­of­way, sidewalks, and parkway. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED AS AMENDED Motion (Hutt, Lee – McOsker) ­ (3) Yes; (0) No (8) 23­0916 Motion (Hutt, Park – McOsker) relative to streamlining, accelerating and reducing wait times for the design, construction, and implementation of transportation infrastructure projects. Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Sun Valley Area Neighborhood Council APPROVED Motion (Hutt, Park – McOsker) ­ (3) Yes; (0) No (9) 15­0719­S27 CD 3 Bureau of Engineering report relative to accessibility improvements for pedestrian bridges and tunnels in Council District Three. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Bureau of Engineering report dated June 23, 2023 ­ (3) Yes; (0) No (10) 22­0389 CD 9 Motion (Price – Harris­Dawson) relative to designating the intersection at 47th Street and Avalon Boulevard, as the “Conner Johnson Funeral Home Square." Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Price – Harris­Dawson) ­ (3) Yes; (0) No  APPROVED Bureau of Engineering report dated June 23, 2023 ­ (3) Yes; (0) No (10) 22­0389 CD 9 Motion (Price – Harris­Dawson) relative to designating the intersection at 47th Street and Avalon Boulevard, as the “Conner Johnson Funeral Home Square." Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Price – Harris­Dawson) ­ (3) Yes; (0) No (11) 15­0411­S4 Seismic Governance Committee report relative to staffing and salary appropriations for the Bridge Improvement Program for Fiscal Year 2023­ 24. (Referred to the Public Works Committee and Personnel, Audits, and Hiring Committee) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Seismic Governance Committee report dated August 2, 2023 ­ (3) Yes; (0) No (12) 15­0411­S5 Seismic Governance Committee report relative to the Bridge Improvement Program (BIP) – Seismic Bond Total Budget (BIP Seismic Budget) of $477 million, as the new baseline program budget. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Seismic Governance Committee report dated August 2, 2023 ­ (3) Yes; (0) No SUPPORTING MATERIALS Materials relating to items on the agenda are available on the Office of the City Clerk's Council File Management System found at https://cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkconnect by entering the Council File number (e.g., 00­0000) associated with the agenda item. PUBLIC INPUT AT CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETINGS Members of the public who wish to speak on one or multiple items shall have an opportunity to speak up to one minute per item up to a total of two minutes for two or more agenda items. At regular meetings, members of the public shall also have an opportunity to speak up to one minute for general public comment on any matter within the subject­matter jurisdiction of the Committee. The Committee is not required to take general public comment at special meetings. The Committee may limit the total amount of time for public comment on any specific agenda item, on all agenda­items collectively, and/or on general public comment, based on the anticipated time required to hear from public speakers on any given or all agenda items, on the availability of Committee members and the need to maintain quorum, and on any other relevant factor. The Committee shall not discuss or take action relative to any general public comment except as explicitly permitted under the Brown Act. COMMITTEE INFORMATION, ASSIGNMENTS, AND STRUCTURE https://cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkconnect by entering the Council File number (e.g., 00­0000) associated with the agenda item. PUBLIC INPUT AT CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETINGS Members of the public who wish to speak on one or multiple items shall have an opportunity to speak up to one minute per item up to a total of two minutes for two or more agenda items. At regular meetings, members of the public shall also have an opportunity to speak up to one minute for general public comment on any matter within the subject­matter jurisdiction of the Committee. The Committee is not required to take general public comment at special meetings. The Committee may limit the total amount of time for public comment on any specific agenda item, on all agenda­items collectively, and/or on general public comment, based on the anticipated time required to hear from public speakers on any given or all agenda items, on the availability of Committee members and the need to maintain quorum, and on any other relevant factor. The Committee shall not discuss or take action relative to any general public comment except as explicitly permitted under the Brown Act. COMMITTEE INFORMATION, ASSIGNMENTS, AND STRUCTURE https://clerk.lacity.gov/clerk­services/cps/council­committee­meetings/info­assignments­structure SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION 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 Telecommunications Relay Service for the hearing impaired, please see the information below. NOTICE TO PAID REPRESENTATIVES If a member of the public is compensated to monitor, attend, or speak at this meeting, City law may require them to register as a lobbyist and report this activity. More information can be found at Los Angeles Municipal Code 48.01 et seq. or at ethics.lacity.org/lobbying. Further assistance can be found by contacting the Ethics Commission at (213) 978­1960 or ethics.commission@lacity.org. EXHAUSTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES A member of the public seeking to challenge a City action in court may be limited to raising only those issues raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk prior to the public hearing in time reasonably to be considered by the Committee members. 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. TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICE (TRS) COMMUNICATIONS Individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing, and individuals with a speech disability, may be able to avail themselves of 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 caller 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 the FCC's Disability Rights Office website.