Public Works Committee

Please Note Public Comment Will Be Taken In­Person Only. PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 2024 ­ 1:30 PM ROOM 401, CITY HALL 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 MEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBER JOHN S. LEE, CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER BOB BLUMENFIELD COUNCILMEMBER IMELDA PADILLA (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. Spanish language interpretation is available at all Council and Committee meetings. Interpretation services in additional languages are available upon request, at no cost. Please submit your request to clerk.interpretation@lacity.org as soon as possible to allow time for scheduling. You will receive a confirmation reply if an interpreter is available. MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT ITEM(S) (1) 03­2208 CD 14 City Engineer report relative to the termination of covenant and agreement regarding in conjunction with the vacation of Werdin Place easterly of 4th Street between Main Street and Los Angeles Street. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (2) 13­0347­S1 City Engineer report relative to the vacation of an L­Shaped Alley Northerly (1) 03­2208 CD 14 City Engineer report relative to the termination of covenant and agreement regarding in conjunction with the vacation of Werdin Place easterly of 4th Street between Main Street and Los Angeles Street. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (2) 13­0347­S1 City Engineer report relative to the vacation of an L­Shaped Alley Northerly of Olympic Boulevard and Westerly of Mateo Street (VAC­ E1401355). Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (3) 15­1460­S1 City Attorney report and Ordinance relative to amending the Los Angeles Administrative Code to update the definitions of “Local Resident” and “Transitional Worker” to be consistent with the current Department of Public Works­Project Labor Agreement. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted (4) 21­1015­S10 City Administrative Officer report relative to a grant application for the California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research, Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program, Extreme Heating and Community Resiliency Program Round 1, for Fiscal Year 2023­24. (This item referred to the Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee, Energy and Environment Committee, and Public Works Committee) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (5) 23­0976 CD 9 Motion (Price ­ Lee) relative to temporarily closing the alleys adjacent to 1174 East 42nd Place (south of 42nd Place and north of 43rd Street between William Way and Hooper Avenue) and 149 West 61st Street (south of 60th Street and north of 61st Street between Broadway and Main Street), pursuant to State Vehicle Code Section 21101.4. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (5) 23­0976 CD 9 Motion (Price ­ Lee) relative to temporarily closing the alleys adjacent to 1174 East 42nd Place (south of 42nd Place and north of 43rd Street between William Way and Hooper Avenue) and 149 West 61st Street (south of 60th Street and north of 61st Street between Broadway and Main Street), pursuant to State Vehicle Code Section 21101.4. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (6) 23­1364 Motion (Rodriguez – Soto­Martinez) relative to efforts to monitor and combat forced labor practices conducted by entities operating in the City and region; and, the protocols used to ensure entities providing goods and services to the City do not engage in forced labor practices. (This item was referred to Public Safety Committee and Public Works Committee) Community Impact Statement: None submitted. (7) 24­0055 Motion (Raman – Blumenfield) relative to an update on gas­powered leaf blower enforcement, and related matters. Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council North Westwood Neighborhood Council Mar Vista Community Council Venice Neighborhood Council Palms Neighborhood Council Westside Neighborhood Council Del Rey Neighborhood Council Sunland­Tujunga Neighborhood Council (8) 24­0356 CD 6 Motion (Padilla – Hernandez) relative to developing a comprehensive plan for maintenance, security, and beautification of the Sherman Way Tunnel. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (9) 24­0404 Board of Public Works report relative to the Claim for Refund filed by Herbalife24 Triathlon Los Angeles. Fiscal Impact Statement: No  for maintenance, security, and beautification of the Sherman Way Tunnel. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (9) 24­0404 Board of Public Works report relative to the Claim for Refund filed by Herbalife24 Triathlon Los Angeles. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted (10) 20­1482 CD 13 City Engineer report relative to the vacation of Maltman Avenue Between Crestmont Avenue and Effie Street (VAC­ E1401386). Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (11) 24­0478 CD 13 Motion (Soto­Martinez ­ Raman) relative to designating the intersection of Vendome and Del Monte Drive as “1932 Site of the “The Music Box” starring Laurel & Hardy." Community Impact Statement: None submitted (12) 24­0469 CD 4 Motion (Raman – Soto­Martinez) relative to designating the intersection at Vermont Avenue and Kingswell Avenue as “Disney Bros. Cartoon Studio Square." Community Impact Statement: None submitted (13) 24­0126 CD 10 Motion (Hutt – Harris­Dawson) relative to designating the alley that runs East and West between 4329 Degnan Boulevard and 4335 Degnan Boulevard as “Sika Dwimfo Way." Community Impact Statement: None submitted (14) 23­0600­S86 Bureau of Sanitation report, in response to a 2023 Budget Recommendation, relative to the Solid Refuse Data Collection (Telematics) Pilot Project. (This item referred to the Energy and Environment Committee and Public Works Committee)  Boulevard as “Sika Dwimfo Way." Community Impact Statement: None submitted (14) 23­0600­S86 Bureau of Sanitation report, in response to a 2023 Budget Recommendation, relative to the Solid Refuse Data Collection (Telematics) Pilot Project. (This item referred to the Energy and Environment Committee and Public Works Committee) Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted (15) 24­0547 CD 1, CD 7, CD 15Board of Public Works report relative to negotiating, accepting, and executing grant agreements for the California Natural Resources Agency, 2023 Urban Greening Program. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted 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://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) 978­1064. 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. 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) 978­1064. 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.