Public Works Committee

Please Note Public Comment Will Be Taken In­Person Only. JOURNAL – PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 2023 ­ 3:30 PM ROOM 401, CITY HALL 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 MEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBER JOHN S. LEE, CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER BOB BLUMENFIELD 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) 20­1004 Bureau of Street Services report relative to the 2028 Olympic Legacy Street Improvements Plan. (This item was also referred to the Ad Hoc Committee on the 2028 Olympics and Paralympic Games and Transportation Committee) Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted NOTED AND FILED Bureau of Street Services report dated May 19, 2023 ­ (3) Yes; (0) No (2) 23­0412 CD 15 Board of Public Works report relative to the transfer of jurisdiction and  Committee on the 2028 Olympics and Paralympic Games and Transportation Committee) Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted NOTED AND FILED Bureau of Street Services report dated May 19, 2023 ­ (3) Yes; (0) No (2) 23­0412 CD 15 Board of Public Works report relative to the transfer of jurisdiction and control of certain City public rights­of­way along the Alameda Corridor from the Department of Public Works to the Los Angeles Harbor Department. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Board of Public Works report dated April 13, 2023 ­ (3) Yes; (0) No (3) 21­0446 CD 15 Motion (McOsker ­ Lee) relative to amending the previous Council Action naming of the intersection at E Street and Bay View Avenue as "Connie Calderon Square." Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED AS AMENDED Motion (McOsker ­ Lee) ­ (3) Yes; (0) No (4) 23­0168 CD 8 Information Technology Agency report relative to AT&T Plain Old Telephone Service landline outages in Council District 8. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted NOTED AND FILED Information Technology Agency report dated April 3, 2023 ­ (3) Yes; (0) No (5) 23­0401 CD 15 Motion (McOsker – Harris­Dawson) relative to designating the intersection of Del Amo Boulevard and Denker Avenue in the Harbor Gateway, as the “Cheryl Green Memorial Square." Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (McOsker – Harris­Dawson) ­ (3) Yes; (0) No (6) 22­0668 CD 13 City Engineer report and Resolution relative to the rejection of the future street as public street located on 1901 West Blake Avenue. (5) 23­0401 CD 15 Motion (McOsker – Harris­Dawson) relative to designating the intersection of Del Amo Boulevard and Denker Avenue in the Harbor Gateway, as the “Cheryl Green Memorial Square." Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (McOsker – Harris­Dawson) ­ (3) Yes; (0) No (6) 22­0668 CD 13 City Engineer report and Resolution relative to the rejection of the future street as public street located on 1901 West Blake Avenue. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Bureau of Engineering report dated May 24, 2022 ­ (3) Yes; (0) No (7) 23­0480 CD 1 City Engineer report relative to the name of the private driveway off San Fernando Road, between Elm Street and Chaucer Street being established as Kerr Road. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Bureau of Engineering report dated May 4, 2023 ­ (3) Yes; (0) No (8) 23­0441 CD 4 Motion (Raman – Hernandez) relative to the redeployment of Los Angeles Department of Transportation buses as a pilot Transit­to­Parks service connecting the existing Metro B Line (Red) to the Park's northern amenities, including the Zoo, and related matters. (This item was referred to the Public Works Committee and Neighborhoods and Community Enrichment Committee) Community Impact Statement: None submitted CONCURRED with Neighborhoods and Community Enrichment Committee's action of May 17, 2023 to approve the Motion ­ (3) Yes; (0) No (9) 23­0440 CD 4 Motion (Raman – Hernandez) relative to building a transit stop for southbound Western Heritage Way on the west side of Western Heritage Way near the crosswalk to the Autry Museum and in line with the existing northbound transit stop, and related matters. (This item was referred to the Public Works Committee and Neighborhoods and Community Enrichment Committee) Community Impact Statement: None submitted  CONCURRED with Neighborhoods and Community Enrichment Committee's action of May 17, 2023 to approve the Motion ­ (3) Yes; (0) No (9) 23­0440 CD 4 Motion (Raman – Hernandez) relative to building a transit stop for southbound Western Heritage Way on the west side of Western Heritage Way near the crosswalk to the Autry Museum and in line with the existing northbound transit stop, and related matters. (This item was referred to the Public Works Committee and Neighborhoods and Community Enrichment Committee) Community Impact Statement: None submitted CONCURRED with Neighborhoods and Community Enrichment Committee's action of May 17, 2023 to approve the Motion ­ (3) Yes; (0) No (10) 23­0123 CD 9 Motion (Price – Harris­Dawson, Hutt) relative to designating the intersection of Hoover Street and 52nd Street, as the “Rose of Sharon Missionary Baptist Church Square." Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Price – Harris­Dawson, Hutt) ­ (3) Yes; (0) No (11) 20­0849 CD 14 Motion (De Leon – Krekorian) relative to amending the previous Council Action of the vacation of a portion of the east side of Center Street from Ducommun Street and Jackson Street, VAC­E1401385. Community Impact Statement: None submitted CONTINUED TO DATE TO BE DETERMINED (12) 23­0468 CD 14 Motion (De Leon – Rodriguez) relative to designating the intersection of 2nd and Main Streets, as “Cooper Do­nuts / Nancy Valverde Square." Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council APPROVED Motion (De Leon – Rodriguez) ­ (3) Yes; (0) No (13) 11­1813­S8 CD 15 Motion (McOsker ­ Raman) relative to an analysis of regulating authority for the water basin under the purview of the City’s jurisdiction, when it comes to the operations of the site described in the Motion, and its potential water contamination produced by the Rancho LPG Facility. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (McOsker ­ Raman) ­ (3) Yes; (0) No  APPROVED Motion (De Leon – Rodriguez) ­ (3) Yes; (0) No (13) 11­1813­S8 CD 15 Motion (McOsker ­ Raman) relative to an analysis of regulating authority for the water basin under the purview of the City’s jurisdiction, when it comes to the operations of the site described in the Motion, and its potential water contamination produced by the Rancho LPG Facility. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (McOsker ­ Raman) ­ (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. 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Please visit this site for detail 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. 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