Public Works Committee — Los Angeles, CA
Date: 2023-08-09
Time: 13:30

Please Note Public Comment Will Be Taken In­Person Only.


 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE

 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 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
 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) 23­0661
 CD 8 Motion (Harris­Dawson – Blumenfield) relative to issues relating to the
 City’s streetlight network.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 (2) 23­0600­S42
 City Administrative Officer report relative to the 2022­23 Capital and
 Technology Improvement Expenditure Program year­end reappropriations.
 (This item was also referred to the Budget, Finance and Innovation
 Committee)

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes
 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(2) 23­0600­S42
 City Administrative Officer report relative to the 2022­23 Capital and
 Technology Improvement Expenditure Program year­end reappropriations.
 (This item was also referred to the Budget, Finance and Innovation
 Committee)

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Financial Policies Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(3) 23­0529
 Motion (Park – Raman) relative to preparing and presenting an ordinance
 that amends the Los Angeles Municipal Code to include the rental of
 recreational vehicle’s (RV) as one of the types of vehicles prohibited to
 conduct their business of selling, leasing, renting, or any other disposition
 in the public­right­of­way; a requirement for the lessor of an
 oversize/recreational vehicle to comply with relevant state and federal laws
 as it relates to the sale and lease of RVs; and an escalating fine structure
 for vehicle owners for the corresponding Los Angeles Administrative Code
 enforcement citations. ( T h i s i t e m w a s a l s o r e f e r r e d t o t h e
 Transportation Committee)

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(4) 15­1460­S1
 Motion (Lee – Blumenfield) relative to preparing and presenting an
 amended Public Infrastructure Stabilization Ordinance to update the
 definitions of Local Resident and Transitional Workers consistent with the
 current Department of Public Works Project Labor Agreement (DPW­
 PLA).

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(5) 23­0498
 City Attorney report and draft Ordinance relative to rescinding Ordinance
 number 187106 which had established and codified a new Sidewalk
 Repair Program under the Willits Settlement; and related matters.
 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to
 Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal
 counsel relative to the case entitled United Neighborhoods for Los
 Angeles v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case
 No. 21STCP02401 (Citywide). (This litigation consists of a Petition
 for Writ of Mandate asserting California Environmental Quality Act
 claims challenging implementation of the City’s Sidewalk Repair
 Program.)
(5) 23­0498
 City Attorney report and draft Ordinance relative to rescinding Ordinance
 number 187106 which had established and codified a new Sidewalk
 Repair Program under the Willits Settlement; and related matters.
 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to
 Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal
 counsel relative to the case entitled United Neighborhoods for Los
 Angeles v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case
 No. 21STCP02401 (Citywide). (This litigation consists of a Petition
 for Writ of Mandate asserting California Environmental Quality Act
 claims challenging implementation of the City’s Sidewalk Repair
 Program.)

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 (Scheduled pursuant to Council Action of June 30, 2023)


(6) 23­0710
 CD 6 City Administrative Officer report relative to a contract with Parkwood
 Landscape Maintenance, Inc., to provide specialized site services for the
 Japanese Garden at the Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Financial Policies Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 TIME LIMIT FILE ­ AUGUST 25, 2023


 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ AUGUST 25, 2023)


(7) 23­0724
 City Administrative Officer report relative to contracts with Ecology Control
 Industries and G2 Construction, Inc., for the fabrication and installation of
 full capture basin inserts and curb opening screen covers.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Financial Policies Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 TIME LIMIT FILE ­ AUGUST 25, 2023
 full capture basin inserts and curb opening screen covers.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Financial Policies Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 TIME LIMIT FILE ­ AUGUST 25, 2023


 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ AUGUST 25, 2023)


 (8) 23­0701
 CD 4 Motion (Raman – Soto­Martinez) relative to replacing the temporary
 fencing on Mulholland Highway, beginning at Canyon Lake Drive and
 running along a portion of the Lake Hollywood Park perimeter east to
 Durand Drive, with a permanent option.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 (9) 23­0705
 CD 4 Motion (Raman – Soto­Martinez) relative to a project development plan for
 the installation of a roundabout at the intersection of Lake Canyon Drive
 and Mulholland Highway with any attendant needed street improvement
 work: and options to concretize the dirt parkway between the curb and
 sidewalk on all sections of Canyon Lake Drive from Arrowhead Drive to
 Mulholland Highway to reduce soil erosion and runoff, and to construct
 accessible loading area create loading zones on Canyon Lake Drive.

 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
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.

Please Note Public Comment Will Be Taken In­Person Only.


 JOURNAL – PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE

 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 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
 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) 23­0661
 CD 8 Motion (Harris­Dawson – Blumenfield) relative to issues relating to the
 City’s streetlight network.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED Motion (Harris­Dawson – Blumenfield) ­ (2) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent:
 Blumenfield
 (2) 23­0600­S42
 City Administrative Officer report relative to the 2022­23 Capital and
 Technology Improvement Expenditure Program year­end reappropriations.
 (This item was also referred to the Budget, Finance and Innovation
 Committee)
 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED Motion (Harris­Dawson – Blumenfield) ­ (2) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent:
 Blumenfield
(2) 23­0600­S42
 City Administrative Officer report relative to the 2022­23 Capital and
 Technology Improvement Expenditure Program year­end reappropriations.
 (This item was also referred to the Budget, Finance and Innovation
 Committee)

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Financial Policies Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 (Budget and Finance Committee waived consideration of the
 above matter)

 APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated July 13, 2023 ­ (2) Yes; (0) No; (1)
 Absent: Blumenfield
(3) 23­0529
 Motion (Park – Raman) relative to preparing and presenting an ordinance
 that amends the Los Angeles Municipal Code to include the rental of
 recreational vehicle’s (RV) as one of the types of vehicles prohibited to
 conduct their business of selling, leasing, renting, or any other disposition
 in the public­right­of­way; a requirement for the lessor of an
 oversize/recreational vehicle to comply with relevant state and federal laws
 as it relates to the sale and lease of RVs; and an escalating fine structure
 for vehicle owners for the corresponding Los Angeles Administrative Code
 enforcement citations. ( T h i s i t e m w a s a l s o r e f e r r e d t o t h e
 Transportation Committee)

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED Motion (Park – Raman) ­ (2) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Blumenfield
(4) 15­1460­S1
 Motion (Lee – Blumenfield) relative to preparing and presenting an
 amended Public Infrastructure Stabilization Ordinance to update the
 definitions of Local Resident and Transitional Workers consistent with the
 current Department of Public Works Project Labor Agreement (DPW­
 PLA).

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED Motion (Lee – Blumenfield) ­ (2) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Blumenfield
(5) 23­0498
 City Attorney report and draft Ordinance relative to rescinding Ordinance
 number 187106 which had established and codified a new Sidewalk
 amended Public Infrastructure Stabilization Ordinance to update the
 definitions of Local Resident and Transitional Workers consistent with the
 current Department of Public Works Project Labor Agreement (DPW­
 PLA).

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED Motion (Lee – Blumenfield) ­ (2) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Blumenfield
(5) 23­0498
 City Attorney report and draft Ordinance relative to rescinding Ordinance
 number 187106 which had established and codified a new Sidewalk
 Repair Program under the Willits Settlement; and related matters.
 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to
 Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal
 counsel relative to the case entitled United Neighborhoods for Los
 Angeles v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case
 No. 21STCP02401 (Citywide). (This litigation consists of a Petition
 for Writ of Mandate asserting California Environmental Quality Act
 claims challenging implementation of the City’s Sidewalk Repair
 Program.)

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 The City Council may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to
 Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal
 counsel relative to the case entitled United Neighborhoods for Los
 Angeles v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case
 No. 21STCP02401 (Citywide). (This litigation consists of a Petition
 for Writ of Mandate asserting CEQA claims challenging
 implementation of the City’s Sidewalk Repair Program.)


 APPROVED City Attorney report dated May 10, 2023 and Ordinance ­ (2) Yes; (0) No;
 (1) Absent: Blumenfield
(6) 23­0710
 CD 6 City Administrative Officer report relative to a contract with Parkwood
 Landscape Maintenance, Inc., to provide specialized site services for the
 Japanese Garden at the Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Financial Policies Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 TIME LIMIT FILE ­ AUGUST 25, 2023
 Landscape Maintenance, Inc., to provide specialized site services for the
 Japanese Garden at the Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Financial Policies Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 TIME LIMIT FILE ­ AUGUST 25, 2023


 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ AUGUST 25, 2023)

 APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated June 7, 2023 ­ (2) Yes; (0) No; (1)
 Absent: Blumenfield
(7) 23­0724
 City Administrative Officer report relative to contracts with Ecology Control
 Industries and G2 Construction, Inc., for the fabrication and installation of
 full capture basin inserts and curb opening screen covers.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Financial Policies Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 TIME LIMIT FILE ­ AUGUST 25, 2023


 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ AUGUST 25, 2023)

 APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated May 30, 2023 ­ (2) Yes; (0) No; (1)
 Absent: Blumenfield
(8) 23­0701
 CD 4 Motion (Raman – Soto­Martinez) relative to replacing the temporary
 fencing on Mulholland Highway, beginning at Canyon Lake Drive and
 running along a portion of the Lake Hollywood Park perimeter east to
 Durand Drive, with a permanent option.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED AS AMENDED Motion (Raman – Soto­Martinez) ­ (2) Yes; (0) No; (1)
 Absent: Blumenfield
(9) 23­0705
 CD 4 Motion (Raman – Soto­Martinez) relative to a project development plan for
 the installation of a roundabout at the intersection of Lake Canyon Drive
 and Mulholland Highway with any attendant needed street improvement
 work: and options to concretize the dirt parkway between the curb and
 sidewalk on all sections of Canyon Lake Drive from Arrowhead Drive to
 Durand Drive, with a permanent option.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED AS AMENDED Motion (Raman – Soto­Martinez) ­ (2) Yes; (0) No; (1)
 Absent: Blumenfield
 (9) 23­0705
 CD 4 Motion (Raman – Soto­Martinez) relative to a project development plan for
 the installation of a roundabout at the intersection of Lake Canyon Drive
 and Mulholland Highway with any attendant needed street improvement
 work: and options to concretize the dirt parkway between the curb and
 sidewalk on all sections of Canyon Lake Drive from Arrowhead Drive to
 Mulholland Highway to reduce soil erosion and runoff, and to construct
 accessible loading area create loading zones on Canyon Lake Drive.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED Motion (Raman – Soto­Martinez) ­ (2) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Blumenfield


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) 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
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.