Public Works Committee

PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 2025 ­ 3:30 PM ROOM 401, CITY HALL 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 MEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBER EUNISSES HERNANDEZ, CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER IMELDA PADILLA COUNCILMEMBER HEATHER HUTT (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) ­­­­­ Verbal report from the Bureau of Contract Administration relative to contracting policies and programs for Public Works projects. (2) 25­0217 Motion (McOsker ­ Price) relative to the potential to enhance and expand fiber optic infrastructure within and around Jobs and Economic Development Incentive (JEDI) Zones. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (3) 24­1552 CD 14 Motion (De Leon – Rodriguez) relative to preparing and presenting and ordinance to dedicate city parcel located at the triangle intersection of (2) 25­0217 Motion (McOsker ­ Price) relative to the potential to enhance and expand fiber optic infrastructure within and around Jobs and Economic Development Incentive (JEDI) Zones. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (3) 24­1552 CD 14 Motion (De Leon – Rodriguez) relative to preparing and presenting and ordinance to dedicate city parcel located at the triangle intersection of Genevieve Avenue, Kipling Avenue and Monte Bonito Drive, as public right­of­way. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (4) 25­0151 CD 15 City Engineer report relative to the name of the private driveway at 15814­ 15824 Vermont Avenue, south of 157th Street, being established as Villas Lane; Right of Way No. 36000­2575. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (5) 24­1422 CD 15 City Engineer report relative to the termination of covenant and agreement recorded regarding the parking area and driveway plan for 19681 South Pacific Gateway; Right of Way No. 36000­2513. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (6) 24­0489 City Attorney report and Ordinance relative to amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code to update the approval process for metal plaques, plates, or individual letters or figures on a sidewalk. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted (7) 25­0198 CD 5 Motion (Yaroslavsky – Hernandez) relative to an exception to the City's one­ year, street cut moratorium on Pontius Avenue to allow for the installation of a fire line extension at 1831 Pontius Avenue.  Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted (7) 25­0198 CD 5 Motion (Yaroslavsky – Hernandez) relative to an exception to the City's one­ year, street cut moratorium on Pontius Avenue to allow for the installation of a fire line extension at 1831 Pontius Avenue. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (8) 15­0989­S43 Motion (Park, Raman ­ Price) relative to plans to accommodate the significant number of visitors at non­2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games tourist locations. (This item was also referred to Ad Hoc Committee on the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games) Community Impact Statement: None submitted (9) 25­0006­S24 CD 11 Bureau of Engineering report relative to updates on tasks completed to protect the Palisades Fire burn area from debris flow and landslide risks. (This item was also referred to the Ad Hoc Committee for LA Recovery) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: Yes For: North Westwood Neighborhood Council (10) 24­1370 City Administrative Officer report relative to transferring funds from the Unappropriated Balance to the Board of Public Works for the CleanLA Jobs Program. (This item was also referred to Budget and Finance Committee) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (11) 25­0013 City Administrative Officer report relative to the Fiscal Year 2025 Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE)  Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (11) 25­0013 City Administrative Officer report relative to the Fiscal Year 2025 Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grants program providing funding for significant surface transportation infrastructure projects. (This item was also referred to Budget and Finance Committee) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies 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. 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 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.