Government Operations Committee

JOURNAL – GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE Tuesday, February 28, 2023 JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBERS, ROOM 340, CITY HALL ­ 2:00 PM 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 COUNCILMEMBER MARQUEECE HARRIS­DAWSON, MEMBERS: CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER EUNISSES HERNANDEZ COUNCILMEMBER HEATHER HUTT (Mandy Morales ­ Legislative Assistant ­ (213) 978­1057 or mandy.morales@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.gov/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 public 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. 160 981 0400 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. Sign Language Interpreters, Communication Access Real­Time Transcription (CART), Assistive Listening Devices, or other auxiliary aids and/or services may be provided upon request. To ensure availability, you are advised to make your request at least 72 hours prior to the meeting/event you wish to attend. Due 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) 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) 11­0937 CD 14 Information Technology Agency report relative to the approval of a renewal application of the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) of Greater Los Angeles private line telecommunications franchise. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes ​APPROVED Information Technology Agency report dated 1­25­23 ­ (​2​) Yes; (0) No​; Absent: Hutt​ (2) 21­0600­S16 General Services Department report relative to best practices to ensure that the City is getting the best price for purchased items. Fiscal Impact Statement: No NOTED and FILED Department of General Services report, dated February 4, 2022 ­ (2) Yes; (0) No​​; Absent: Hutt (3) 21­0538 Motion (Krekorian – Raman) relative to directing the GSD, with the assistance of the City Attorney and the City Administrative Officer (CAO), to report on best practices in procurement and potential changes to the City's procurement and contracting practices to ensure that the City gets the best advertised price for purchased goods. Community Impact Statement: None submitted NOTED and FILED Motion (Krekorian ­ Raman) ­ (2) Yes; (0) No​​; Absent: Hutt (4) 19­1353­S1 CAO report relative to the Five­Year Capital and Technology Improvement Plan Book. (At its meeting held on October 12, 2022, the Public Works Committee noted and filed this matter. This item has also been referred to the Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee.) Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted NOTED and FILED City Administrative Officer report dated August 31, 2022 ­ (2) Yes;  (4) 19­1353­S1 CAO report relative to the Five­Year Capital and Technology Improvement Plan Book. (At its meeting held on October 12, 2022, the Public Works Committee noted and filed this matter. This item has also been referred to the Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee.) Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted NOTED and FILED City Administrative Officer report dated August 31, 2022 ­ (2) Yes; (0) No​; Absent: Hutt (5) 22­0847­S3 CAO report relative to the Fourth Construction Projects Report for Fiscal Year 2022­23 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Debt Impact Statement: Yes ​APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated January 25, 2023 ­ (2) Yes; (0) No​​ ; Absent: Hutt (6) 20­1129 Municipal Faciilties Committee report relative to a request for approval of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) compliance and project for an all­electric bus maintenance facility for the property located at 740 and 800 East 111th Place, Los Angeles, California 90059. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes ​APPROVED Municipal Facilities Committee report dated 2­9­23, which DISAPPROVES the recommendations in the Department of General Services report dated January 12, 2023 ­ (2) Yes; (0) No​​; Absent: Hutt 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 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. 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.