Public Works Committee

Please Note Public Comment Will Be Taken In­Person Only. JOURNAL – PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 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) 20­1536­S3 City Attorney report and draft Ordinance relative to adding a new Article 15 to Chapter 6, Division 5 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) establishing a Reinvestment in Accessibility, Infrastructure, and Streetscape Enhancements for Los Angeles (RAISE LA) Fund and amending Article 8.1 of Chapter 6, Division 5 of the LAAC. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED AS AMENDED City Attorney report dated June 12, 2023 and Ordinance ­ (3) Yes; (0) No (2) 23­0427  Streetscape Enhancements for Los Angeles (RAISE LA) Fund and amending Article 8.1 of Chapter 6, Division 5 of the LAAC. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED AS AMENDED City Attorney report dated June 12, 2023 and Ordinance ­ (3) Yes; (0) No (2) 23­0427 CD 5 Motion (Yaroslavsky ­ Raman) relative to designating the intersection of Westwood Boulevard and Rochester Avenue as "WOMEN LIFE FREEDOM SQUARE" in memory of Mahsa Amini. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Yaroslavsky ­ Raman) ­ (3) Yes; (0) No (3) 23­0789 CD 12 City Engineer report relative to the name of the private driveway at 11582 North Longacre Avenue being established as Vigil Way. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Bureau of Engineering report dated July 20, 2023 ­ (3) Yes; (0) No (4) 13­0916 Communication from the Mayor relative to the reappointment of Mr. Michael Davis to the Board of Public Works. Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE ­ SEPTEMBER 28, 2023 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ SEPTEMBER 27, 2023) APPROVED Mayor report dated August 14, 2023 ­ (3) Yes; (0) No (5) 23­0726 CDs 2, 4, 6, 7 Board of Public Works report relative to adding the Streets of Significance within Area W, which will encompass the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor Project to the Major Transit and Transportation Construction Impact Areas, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 62.250. Fiscal Impact Statement: No  APPROVED Mayor report dated August 14, 2023 ­ (3) Yes; (0) No (5) 23­0726 CDs 2, 4, 6, 7 Board of Public Works report relative to adding the Streets of Significance within Area W, which will encompass the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor Project to the Major Transit and Transportation Construction Impact Areas, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 62.250. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted CONCURRED with Transportation Committee's action of August 16, 2023 to note and file the item ­ (3) Yes; (0) No (6) 15­0100 CD 3 Motion (Blumenfield – Harris­Dawson) relative to amending the conditions for the vacation of the alley easterly of Reseda Boulevard from Erwin Street to approximately 153 feet northerly of Bessemer Street (VAC­E1401262). Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Continued from Council meeting of September 5, 2023) APPROVED Motion (Blumenfield – Harris­Dawson) ­ (3) Yes; (0) No (7) 23­0801 Motion (De Leon ­ Yaroslavsky) relative to an administrative fine schedule for violations of Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) 62.169(a), 62.171, or 62.174 commensurate with damages including but not limited to loss of shade, loss of carbon storage, increase to local average surface temperature of the street, decrease in local air quality, and tree species. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED AS AMENDED Motion (de Leon ­ Yaroslavsky) ­ (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 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 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.