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Please Note Public Comment Will Be Taken In­Person Only. JOURNAL – TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 2023 ­ 2:00 PM JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER ROOM 401, CITY HALL 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 MEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBER HEATHER HUTT, CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER TRACI PARK COUNCILMEMBER EUNISSES HERNANDEZ COUNCILMEMBER NITHYA RAMAN COUNCILMEMBER KATY YAROSLAVSKY (Adam Lid ­ Legislative Assistant ­ (213) 978­1076 or adam.lid@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) DISCUSSION ITEM General Manager, Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT), to present verbal report relative to the Department's ongoing projects and programs; transit services offered by the Department; the state of mobility for pedestrians, cyclists, and vehicles within the City of Los Angeles; and, recognition of LADOT employees for outstanding service. (2) 23­1200­S35 Communication from the Mayor relative to appointment of Ms. Alma Martinez to the Board of Taxicab Commissioners for the term ending June 30, 2023. (1) DISCUSSION ITEM General Manager, Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT), to present verbal report relative to the Department's ongoing projects and programs; transit services offered by the Department; the state of mobility for pedestrians, cyclists, and vehicles within the City of Los Angeles; and, recognition of LADOT employees for outstanding service. (2) 23­1200­S35 Communication from the Mayor relative to appointment of Ms. Alma Martinez to the Board of Taxicab Commissioners for the term ending June 30, 2023. Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending Background Check: Pending Community Impact Statement: None submitted. TIME LIMIT FILE ­ MAY 5, 2023 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ MAY 5, 2023) APPROVED (3) Yes; (2) Absent­ Park, Yaroslasky (3) 23­1200­S62 Communication from the Mayor relative to the appointment of Ms. Erin Pak to the Board of Transportation Commissioners for the term ending June 30, 2026. Financial Disclosure Statement: Filed Background Review: Complete Community Impact Statement: None submitted. TIME LIMIT FILE ­ MAY 5, 2023 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ MAY 5, 2023) APPROVED (3) Yes; (2) Absent­ Park, Yaroslasky APPROVED (3) Yes; (2) Absent­ Park, Yaroslasky (4) 23­1200­S68 Communications from the Mayor and City Ethics Commission relative to the appointment of Mr. Viggen Davidian to the Board of Transportation Commissioners for the term ending June 30, 2023. Financial Disclosure Statement: Files Background Review: Complete Community Impact Statement: None submitted. TIME LIMIT FILE ­ MAY 5, 2023 (4) 23­1200­S68 Communications from the Mayor and City Ethics Commission relative to the appointment of Mr. Viggen Davidian to the Board of Transportation Commissioners for the term ending June 30, 2023. Financial Disclosure Statement: Files Background Review: Complete Community Impact Statement: None submitted. TIME LIMIT FILE ­ MAY 5, 2023 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ MAY 5, 2023) APPROVED (3) Yes; (2) Absent­ Park, Yaroslasky (5) 22­1465 LADOT report relative to evaluating all existing peak­hour travel lanes. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: Yes Against: Studio City Neighborhood Council APPROVED (3) Yes; (2) Absent­ Park, Yaroslasky (6) 19­0453­S2 CD 11 LADOT report relative to the status of the Lincoln Boulevard (SR­1) Multimodal Bridge Improvement Project. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted. APPROVED (3) Yes; (2) Absent­ Park, Yaroslasky (7) 23­0306 Motion (Krekorian – Hutt – Hernandez) relative to the feasibility of establishing a dedicated speed hump program for elementary schools. Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Westside Neighborhood Council APPROVED AS AMENDED (3) Yes; (2) Absent­ Park, Yaroslasky (8) 20­0976­S1 CD 12 Motion (Lee – Blumenfield) relative to installing permanent ceremonial  Motion (Krekorian – Hutt – Hernandez) relative to the feasibility of establishing a dedicated speed hump program for elementary schools. Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Westside Neighborhood Council APPROVED AS AMENDED (3) Yes; (2) Absent­ Park, Yaroslasky (8) 20­0976­S1 CD 12 Motion (Lee – Blumenfield) relative to installing permanent ceremonial signage for Historical­Cultural Monument No. 1235 (March Avenue Palm Trees). Community Impact Statement: None submitted. APPROVED (3) Yes; (2) Absent­ Park, Yaroslasky (9) 23­0304 COUNCIL REFERRED THIS MATTER BACK TO COMMITTEE ON APRIL 12, 2023 Motion (McOsker – Krekorian) relative to the Crossing Guard Program. Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Wilmington Neighborhood Council APPROVED (3) Yes; (2) Absent­ Park, Yaroslasky (10) 15­0315­S8 LADOT report relative to requesting authority to submit a project application for the State of California Department of Transportation Fiscal Year 2022­23 Low Carbon Transit Operations Program. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted. APPROVED (3) Yes; (2) Absent­ Park, Yaroslasky (11) 23­0388 COUNCIL REFERRED THIS MATTER BACK TO COMMITTEE ON APRIL 19, 2023 LADOT report relative to proposed first amendments to contracts for 97 firms on the LADOT’s list of on­call professional consultants services. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted. APPROVED AS AMENDED (3) Yes; (2) Absent­ Park, Yaroslasky  COUNCIL REFERRED THIS MATTER BACK TO COMMITTEE ON APRIL 19, 2023 LADOT report relative to proposed first amendments to contracts for 97 firms on the LADOT’s list of on­call professional consultants services. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted. APPROVED AS AMENDED (3) Yes; (2) Absent­ Park, Yaroslasky 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. 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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 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.