Public Works Committee

Please Note Public Comment Will Be Taken In­Person Only. JOURNAL – PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 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 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) 23­0661 CD 8 Motion (Harris­Dawson – Blumenfield) relative to issues relating to the City’s streetlight network. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Harris­Dawson – Blumenfield) ­ (2) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Blumenfield (2) 23­0600­S42 City Administrative Officer report relative to the 2022­23 Capital and Technology Improvement Expenditure Program year­end reappropriations. (This item was also referred to the Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee)  Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Harris­Dawson – Blumenfield) ­ (2) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Blumenfield (2) 23­0600­S42 City Administrative Officer report relative to the 2022­23 Capital and Technology Improvement Expenditure Program year­end reappropriations. (This item was also referred to the Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Budget and Finance Committee waived consideration of the above matter) APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated July 13, 2023 ­ (2) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Blumenfield (3) 23­0529 Motion (Park – Raman) relative to preparing and presenting an ordinance that amends the Los Angeles Municipal Code to include the rental of recreational vehicle’s (RV) as one of the types of vehicles prohibited to conduct their business of selling, leasing, renting, or any other disposition in the public­right­of­way; a requirement for the lessor of an oversize/recreational vehicle to comply with relevant state and federal laws as it relates to the sale and lease of RVs; and an escalating fine structure for vehicle owners for the corresponding Los Angeles Administrative Code enforcement citations. ( T h i s i t e m w a s a l s o r e f e r r e d t o t h e Transportation Committee) Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Park – Raman) ­ (2) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Blumenfield (4) 15­1460­S1 Motion (Lee – Blumenfield) relative to preparing and presenting an amended Public Infrastructure Stabilization Ordinance to update the definitions of Local Resident and Transitional Workers consistent with the current Department of Public Works Project Labor Agreement (DPW­ PLA). Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Lee – Blumenfield) ­ (2) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Blumenfield (5) 23­0498 City Attorney report and draft Ordinance relative to rescinding Ordinance number 187106 which had established and codified a new Sidewalk  amended Public Infrastructure Stabilization Ordinance to update the definitions of Local Resident and Transitional Workers consistent with the current Department of Public Works Project Labor Agreement (DPW­ PLA). Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Lee – Blumenfield) ­ (2) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Blumenfield (5) 23­0498 City Attorney report and draft Ordinance relative to rescinding Ordinance number 187106 which had established and codified a new Sidewalk Repair Program under the Willits Settlement; and related matters. The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel relative to the case entitled United Neighborhoods for Los Angeles v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCP02401 (Citywide). (This litigation consists of a Petition for Writ of Mandate asserting California Environmental Quality Act claims challenging implementation of the City’s Sidewalk Repair Program.) Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted 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 case entitled United Neighborhoods for Los Angeles v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCP02401 (Citywide). (This litigation consists of a Petition for Writ of Mandate asserting CEQA claims challenging implementation of the City’s Sidewalk Repair Program.) APPROVED City Attorney report dated May 10, 2023 and Ordinance ­ (2) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Blumenfield (6) 23­0710 CD 6 City Administrative Officer report relative to a contract with Parkwood Landscape Maintenance, Inc., to provide specialized site services for the Japanese Garden at the Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE ­ AUGUST 25, 2023  Landscape Maintenance, Inc., to provide specialized site services for the Japanese Garden at the Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE ­ AUGUST 25, 2023 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ AUGUST 25, 2023) APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated June 7, 2023 ­ (2) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Blumenfield (7) 23­0724 City Administrative Officer report relative to contracts with Ecology Control Industries and G2 Construction, Inc., for the fabrication and installation of full capture basin inserts and curb opening screen covers. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE ­ AUGUST 25, 2023 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ AUGUST 25, 2023) APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated May 30, 2023 ­ (2) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Blumenfield (8) 23­0701 CD 4 Motion (Raman – Soto­Martinez) relative to replacing the temporary fencing on Mulholland Highway, beginning at Canyon Lake Drive and running along a portion of the Lake Hollywood Park perimeter east to Durand Drive, with a permanent option. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED AS AMENDED Motion (Raman – Soto­Martinez) ­ (2) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Blumenfield (9) 23­0705 CD 4 Motion (Raman – Soto­Martinez) relative to a project development plan for the installation of a roundabout at the intersection of Lake Canyon Drive and Mulholland Highway with any attendant needed street improvement work: and options to concretize the dirt parkway between the curb and sidewalk on all sections of Canyon Lake Drive from Arrowhead Drive to  Durand Drive, with a permanent option. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED AS AMENDED Motion (Raman – Soto­Martinez) ­ (2) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Blumenfield (9) 23­0705 CD 4 Motion (Raman – Soto­Martinez) relative to a project development plan for the installation of a roundabout at the intersection of Lake Canyon Drive and Mulholland Highway with any attendant needed street improvement work: and options to concretize the dirt parkway between the curb and sidewalk on all sections of Canyon Lake Drive from Arrowhead Drive to Mulholland Highway to reduce soil erosion and runoff, and to construct accessible loading area create loading zones on Canyon Lake Drive. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Raman – Soto­Martinez) ­ (2) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Blumenfield 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) 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 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. 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