Transportation Committe

JOURNAL – TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 2025 ­ 8:30 AM ROOM 401, CITY HALL 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 MEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBER HEATHER HUTT, CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER TRACI PARK COUNCILMEMBER EUNISSES HERNANDEZ (Eric Villanueva ­ Legislative Assistant ­ (213) 978­1072 or eric.villanueva@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) 25­1200­S5 Communication from the Mayor relative to the appointment of Juan Solorio to the Board of Transportation Commissioners, for the term ending June 30, 2026. Financial Disclosure Statement: Filed. Background Check: Pending. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. TIME LIMIT FILE ­ MARCH 28, 2025 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ MARCH 28, 2025)  Financial Disclosure Statement: Filed. Background Check: Pending. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. TIME LIMIT FILE ­ MARCH 28, 2025 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ MARCH 28, 2025) APPROVED Communication from the Mayor dated 02­11­25 ­ (2) Yes; (1) Absent: Park (2) 25­0165 City Administrative Officer report relative to the contract between the City and MSL Electric, Inc., for the provision of conduit installation and material services for traffic signal installations and modifications. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted. TIME LIMIT FILE ­ APRIL 14, 2025 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ APRIL 11, 2025) APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated 02­04­25 ­ (2) Yes; (1) Absent: Park (3) 20­1041­S5 Los Angeles Department of Transportation report relative to a grant agreement with California Air Resources Board (CARB) for the Sustainable Transportation Equity Project (STEP) Universal Basic Mobility (UBM) Pilot in South Los Angeles. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted. APPROVED Los Angeles Department of Transportation report dated 02­24­25 ­ (2) Yes; (1) Absent: Park (4) 25­0204 CDs 4, 6 Motion (Padilla – Raman – Blumenfield) relative to the preparation and submission of a Letter of Intent to the County Metropolitan Transportation Authority for funding for Segment 4 of the Valley LA RiverWay for Cycle 2 of the Metro Active Transportation grant program and related matters. Community Impact Statement: Yes  APPROVED Los Angeles Department of Transportation report dated 02­24­25 ­ (2) Yes; (1) Absent: Park (4) 25­0204 CDs 4, 6 Motion (Padilla – Raman – Blumenfield) relative to the preparation and submission of a Letter of Intent to the County Metropolitan Transportation Authority for funding for Segment 4 of the Valley LA RiverWay for Cycle 2 of the Metro Active Transportation grant program and related matters. Community Impact Statement: Yes Neutral: North Westwood Neighborhood Council APPROVED Motion (Padilla – Raman – Blumenfield) ­ (2) Yes; (1) Absent: Park (5) 25­0206 CD 15 Motion (McOsker – Park) relative to the installation of a Green Curb Zone with 15­minute parking, between the two property driveways located at 25904 South Western A venue pursuant to California Vehicle Code 22506, and related matters. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. APPROVED Motion (McOsker – Park) ­ (2) Yes; (1) Absent: Park (6) 25­0181 CD 4 Board of Transportation Commissioners report relative to the amendment of the parking restriction in Preferential Parking District (PPD) No. 3 in the Reseda area of Council District 4. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted. APPROVED Board of Transportation report dated 02­14­25 ­ (2) Yes; (1) Absent: Park (7) 24­1222 Motion (Raman, et al. – Harris­Dawson) relative to modifying traffic signal timing citywide to operate with dwell recall, Transit Signal Priority, or preemption along at­grade rail lines, Bus Rapid Transit lines, and full­time and part­time transit lanes, and related matters. Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Elysian Valley Riverside Neighborhood Council NoHo Neighborhood Council North Westwood Neighborhood Council  Motion (Raman, et al. – Harris­Dawson) relative to modifying traffic signal timing citywide to operate with dwell recall, Transit Signal Priority, or preemption along at­grade rail lines, Bus Rapid Transit lines, and full­time and part­time transit lanes, and related matters. Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Elysian Valley Riverside Neighborhood Council NoHo Neighborhood Council North Westwood Neighborhood Council Reseda Neighborhood Council Del Rey Neighborhood Council APPROVED Motion (Raman, et al. – Harris­Dawson) ­ (2) Yes; (1) Absent: Park (8) 25­0194 CD 3 Resolution (Blumenfield – Rodriguez) relative to the California Vehicle Code Section 22507(a), which instructs the Los Angeles Department of Transportation to post ''No Stopping Between 10 p.m. to 6 a.m." signs on the east side of Reseda Boulevard between Country Club Place and St. Moritz Drive to address criminal activity associated with parked vehicles along this street segment, and related matters. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. SUBMITTED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION (9) 25­0008­S2 CD 11 Resolution (Park – Lee) relative to parking prohibitions of vehicles that are in excess of 22 feet in length or over 7 feet in height, during the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., along both sides of Kentwood Avenue from W 80th Place to Manchester Avenue, Glasgow Place from 102nd Street to 104th Street, Grand View Boulevard from Palms Boulevard to Charnock Road, Federal Avenue from Wilshire Boulevard to Rochester Avenue, and related matters. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. SUBMITTED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION (10) 25­0008­S3 CD 10 Resolution (Hutt ­ Nazarian) relative to parking prohibition of vehicles that are in excess of 22 feet in length or over 7 feet in height, during the hours of 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. along both sides of Guthrie Avenue between Venice Boulevard and La Cienega Boulevard, and the posting of signs giving notice of a "tow away, no parking" restriction for oversized vehicles, and related matters. Community Impact Statement: None submitted.  SUBMITTED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION (10) 25­0008­S3 CD 10 Resolution (Hutt ­ Nazarian) relative to parking prohibition of vehicles that are in excess of 22 feet in length or over 7 feet in height, during the hours of 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. along both sides of Guthrie Avenue between Venice Boulevard and La Cienega Boulevard, and the posting of signs giving notice of a "tow away, no parking" restriction for oversized vehicles, and related matters. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. SUBMITTED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION (11) 25­0008­S4 CD 10 Resolution (Hutt ­ Padilla) relative to parking prohibition of vehicles that are in excess of 22 feet in length or over 7 feet in height, during the hours of 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. along both sides of Sawyer Street from South Holt Avenue to South Wooster Street, and the posting of signs giving notice of a "tow away, no parking" restriction for oversized vehicles, and related matters. Community Impact Statement: None submitted. SUBMITTED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION (12) 22­1465 Los Angeles Department of Transportation report relative to an evaluation and recommendations to retain, repurpose, or remove peak­ hour lanes. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted. APPROVED Los Angeles Department of Transportation report dated 11­07­24 ­ (2) Yes; (1) Absent: Park (13) 24­0037 City Attorney and Los Angeles Department of Transportation reports relative to the impact of California Assembly Bill 436 regarding cruising laws and enforcement, and community engagement. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted. (Referred to Public Safety and Transportation Committees)  relative to the impact of California Assembly Bill 436 regarding cruising laws and enforcement, and community engagement. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted. (Referred to Public Safety and Transportation Committees) APPROVED City Attorney report dated 10­09­24 and NOTE and FILE Los Angeles Department of Transporttion report dated 03­19­25 ­ (2) Yes; (1) Absent: Park 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. 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There is no cost to the TRS user. 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! 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