Public Works Committee

PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2026 - 2:30 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) 978-1064 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 Committee will take public comment from members of the public in-person 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 City Council and Committee meetings. SE OFRECE SERVICIO DE TRADUCCIÓN AL ESPAÑOL EN TODAS LAS REUNIONES DEL CONSEJO Y COMITÉ MUNICIPAL. For interpretation services in additional languages and Sign Language Interpreters, at no cost, please contact clerk.interpretation@lacity.org or call (213) 978-1133 and provide the language desired, specific meeting, meeting date, and the number of people in the group. All requests should be submitted with as much advance notice as possible, preferably two business days prior to the meeting you wish to attend for additional language interpretation and five business days for Sign Language Interpretation. We will do our best to accommodate requests with shorter notice, but securing last-minute interpreters or captioners may not always be feasible. MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT ITEM(S) (1) -----  Verbal Report from the Bureau of Street Lighting on the status of the Street Lighting Assessment, LED replacement, copper wire theft, and other programs. (2) 25-1350 Bureau of Street Lighting to report relative to converting streetlights to solar-to-battery lighting and repurposing or leasing vacated electrical conduits for other uses, and related matters. (Scheduled pursuant to Council Action of January 20, 2026) Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted (3) 24-0041 Bureau of Engineering report relative to the use of Rapid Micro- Trenching in accordance with requirements established by the City Engineer and requiring a Street Damage Restoration Fee (SDRF) payment matching that of regular Micro-Trenching. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (4) 26-0205 Motion (Yaroslavsky, Hernandez – Rodriguez, et al.) relative to adding funds to the 2025-26 Municipal Improvement Corporation of Los Angeles (MICLA) Program for the surge installation of solar-powered streetlights across the City, and related matters. (This item is referred to the Public Works Committee and Budget and Finance Committee.) Community Impact Statement: None submitted (5) 25-1510 Motion (Rodriguez – Hernandez, Jurado, et al.) relative to the Bureau of Street Lighting’s response to outages, repair performance, funding, and utilitarian light program. Community Impact Statement: Yes  For: Westside Neighborhood Council (6) 26-0037 Motion (Padilla - Lee) relative to expanding the design scope of the Sepulveda Basin Pedestrian Safety and Access Improvements Project. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (7) 26-0030 Motion (Raman – Hernandez) relative to the current maintenance for streets that are too steep for Bureau of Street Services (BSS) standard equipment and how BSS intends to maintain these streets. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (8) 25-0214 CD 4 City Engineer report relative to the vacation of a portion of the northerly side of the alley adjoining Lot 9 of Tract 13775 between Willis Avenue and Cedros Avenue (VAC- E1401461). Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (9) 26-0159 CD 9 Motion (Price - Hutt) relative to designating the intersection of 23rd Street and Central Avenue as “Lincoln Theater Square." Community Impact Statement: None submitted  (10) 26-0199 CD 1 Motion (Hernandez – Rodriguez) relative to designating the intersection of Amador Street and Solano Avenue in Solano Canyon as “Alicia Vann Brown Square." Community Impact Statement: None submitted (11) 26-0200 CD 7 Motion (Rodriguez – Padilla) relative to designating the intersection of Pierce Street and San Fernando Road as “Ed and Carolyn Rose Square." 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., 00-0000) 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 subject-matter 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 agenda-items 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/clerk-services/cps/council-committee-meetings/info-assignments-structure 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) 978-1064. 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) 978-1960 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 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, may be able to avail themselves of both for peer-to-peer and third-party 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 TIY-Based TRS; Speech-to-Speech Relay Service; Shared Non-English 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/telecommunications-relay-service-trs. 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, hard-of-hearing, 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.