Public Works Committee — Los Angeles, CA
Date: 2023-01-25
Time: 15:30

PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE

 Wednesday, January 25, 2023

 ROOM 1010, CITY HALL ­ 3:30 PM
 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)

Pursuant to Assembly Bill 361, and due to concerns over COVID­19, this Los Angeles City Council committee meeting will
take all public comment by teleconference.

The audio for this meeting is broadcast live on the internet at https://clerk.lacity.org/calendar. The live audio can also be
heard 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 should try one of hte other
channels.

Members of the public who would like to offer public comment on the items listed on the agenda should call 1 669 254 5252
and use Meeting ID No. 160 947 2351 and then press #. Press # again when prompted for participant ID. Once admitted into
the meeting, press *9 to request to speak.

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 Telecommunication Relay Services
for the hearing impaired, please see the information located at the end of this agenda.

 Submit written comment at LACouncilComment.com


Note: For information regarding the Committee and its operations, please contact the Committee Legislative Assistant at the
phone number and/or email address listed above. The Legislative Assistant may answer questions and provide materials and
notice of matters scheduled before the City Council. Sign Language Interpreters, Communication Access Real­Time
Transcription (CART), Assistive Listening Devices, or other auxiliary aids and/or services may be provided upon request. To
ensure availability, you are advised to make your request at least 72 hours prior to the meeting/event you wish to attend. Due
to difficulties in securing Sign Language Interpreters, five or more business days notice is strongly recommended. For
additional information, please contact the Legislative Assistant listed above.

Notice to Paid Representatives: If you are compensated to monitor, attend, or speak at this meeting, City law may require
you to register as a lobbyist and report your activity. See Los Angeles Municipal Code 48.01 et seq. More information is
available at ethics.lacity.org/lobbying. For assistance, please contact the Ethics Commission at (213) 978­1960 or
ethics.commission@lacity.org.


 MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT


 GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT


ITEM(S)
Notice to Paid Representatives: If you are compensated to monitor, attend, or speak at this meeting, City law may require
you to register as a lobbyist and report your activity. See Los Angeles Municipal Code 48.01 et seq. More information is
available at ethics.lacity.org/lobbying. For assistance, please contact the Ethics Commission at (213) 978­1960 or
ethics.commission@lacity.org.


 MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT


 GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT


ITEM(S)

 (1) 22­1547
 Motion (O'Farrell ­ Koretz) relative to the feasibility of and
 recommendations for designating the California native Coastal Live Oak
 (Quercus agrifolia) as an official tree of the City. (This item was referred
 to the Public Works Committee and Planning and Land Use
 Management Committee)

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 (2) 15­0719­S27
 CD 3 Motion (Blumenfield ­ Bonin) relative to potentially including pedestrian
 bridges and tunnels over and under the 101 Freeway in the Third Council
 District to form part of the Neighborhood Enhanced Network (NEN).

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 (3) 22­0580
 CD 7 City Engineer report relative to the vacation of a portion of alley south of
 Brand Boulevard, between Burnet Avenue and Noble Avenue, and storm
 drain easement on northeast corner (VAC­ E1401416).

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 (4) 22­0948­S1
 Motion (Harris­Dawson – Krekorian) relative to including the 2022
 Inauguration Ceremonies of Mayor­elect Karen Bass, incoming City
 Council Members and the City Attorney in the City wide List of Special
 Events, and related matters.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 (5) 19­0659
 CD 4 City Engineer report relative to the vacation of a portion of the easterly side
 of Vermont Avenue, from Prospect Avenue to Hollywood Boulevard (VAC­
 E1401364).
 Inauguration Ceremonies of Mayor­elect Karen Bass, incoming City
 Council Members and the City Attorney in the City wide List of Special
 Events, and related matters.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(5) 19­0659
 CD 4 City Engineer report relative to the vacation of a portion of the easterly side
 of Vermont Avenue, from Prospect Avenue to Hollywood Boulevard (VAC­
 E1401364).

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(6) 22­1542
 CD 9 Resolution (Price – O'Farrell) relative to declaring the property located at
 116 East 59th Place a Public Nuisance as the result of the presence of a
 homeless encampment, excessive trash and debris, and inoperable
 vehicles.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(7) 22­1567
 CD 7 Motion (Rodriguez – McOsker) relative to an exception to the City's one­
 year, street cut moratorium on Foothill Boulevard to allow the Los Angeles
 Department of Transportation to install Northeast Valley Traffic and Mobility
 Improvement project elements at various locations along this street
 segment.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(8) 21­0859­S1
 CD 9 Motion (Price ­ Hutt) relative to working cooperatively with the applicant and
 its representatives through the B­permit process regarding the Chick
 Hearn Court Vacation identified in Revocable Permit Application No.
 2022000118; and, issuing a Revocable Permit prior to the completion of
 the street vacation.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(9) 22­0156­S1
 Motion (Lee – Blumenfield) relative to the enforcement strategies that are
 underway and/or in consideration in support of the City's efforts to fortify the
 street lighting network; and, an overview of prosecution efforts related to
 crimes committed against the City's street lighting network.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted
 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 (9) 22­0156­S1
 Motion (Lee – Blumenfield) relative to the enforcement strategies that are
 underway and/or in consideration in support of the City's efforts to fortify the
 street lighting network; and, an overview of prosecution efforts related to
 crimes committed against the City's street lighting network.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 (10) 22­1476
 Motion (Harris­Dawson for Raman, Bonin, Blumenfield ­ Price) relative to
 reforming the City’s street dedication process. (This item was referred to
 the Public Works Committee and Planning and Land Use
 Management Committee)

 Community Impact Statement: Yes
 For: Los Feliz Neighborhood Council



 (11) 22­1141
 Motion (Blumenfield ­ Buscaino) relative to the construction and
 maintenance of alternative surfaces for pedestrian walkways in the public
 right of way and at City­owned or operated facilities.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 (12) 21­0561
 CD 14 Bureau of Engineering report and Ordinance relative to the sale of parcels
 to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA)
 for the Regional Connector Bunker Hill Station Project located on Flower
 Street between Hope Street and Second Street (Parcel A), and the other
 property bound by General Thaddeus Kosciuszko Way, Flower Street,
 Hope Street, and Third Street (Parcel B).

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted




If you challenge this Committee's action(s) in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at
the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk at or prior to, the public hearing.
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.

Materials relative to items on this agenda can be obtained from the Office of the City Clerk's Council File Management System, at
lacouncilfile.com by entering the Council File number listed immediately following the item number (e.g., 00­0000).

Telecommunication Relay Services
 Community Impact Statement: None submitted




If you challenge this Committee's action(s) in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at
the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk at or prior to, the public hearing.
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.

Materials relative to items on this agenda can be obtained from the Office of the City Clerk's Council File Management System, at
lacouncilfile.com by entering the Council File number listed immediately following the item number (e.g., 00­0000).

Telecommunication Relay Services

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 are following these trends and are rapidly migrating to more advanced telecommunications
methods, 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 CA 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
theFCC's Disability Rights Office website.

JOURNAL – PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE

 Wednesday, January 25, 2023

 ROOM 1010, CITY HALL ­ 3:30 PM
 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)

Pursuant to Assembly Bill 361, and due to concerns over COVID­19, this Los Angeles City Council committee meeting will
take all public comment by teleconference.

The audio for this meeting is broadcast live on the internet at https://clerk.lacity.org/calendar. The live audio can also be
heard 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 pubic should try one of the other
channels.

Members of the public who would like to offer public comment on the items listed on the agenda should call 1 669 254 5252
and use Meeting ID No. 160 947 2351 and then press #. Press # again when prompted for participant ID. Once admitted into
the meeting, press *9 to request to speak.

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 Telecommunication Relay Services
for the hearing impaired, please see the information located at the end of this agenda.

 Submit written comment at LACouncilComment.com


Note: For information regarding the Committee and its operations, please contact the Committee Legislative Assistant at the
phone number and/or email address listed above. The Legislative Assistant may answer questions and provide materials and
notice of matters scheduled before the City Council. Sign Language Interpreters, Communication Access Real­Time
Transcription (CART), Assistive Listening Devices, or other auxiliary aids and/or services may be provided upon request. To
ensure availability, you are advised to make your request at least 72 hours prior to the meeting/event you wish to attend. Due
to difficulties in securing Sign Language Interpreters, five or more business days notice is strongly recommended. For
additional information, please contact the Legislative Assistant listed above.

Notice to Paid Representatives: If you are compensated to monitor, attend, or speak at this meeting, City law may require
you to register as a lobbyist and report your activity. See Los Angeles Municipal Code 48.01 et seq. More information is
available at ethics.lacity.org/lobbying. For assistance, please contact the Ethics Commission at (213) 978­1960 or
ethics.commission@lacity.org.


 MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT


 GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT


ITEM(S)
Notice to Paid Representatives: If you are compensated to monitor, attend, or speak at this meeting, City law may require
you to register as a lobbyist and report your activity. See Los Angeles Municipal Code 48.01 et seq. More information is
available at ethics.lacity.org/lobbying. For assistance, please contact the Ethics Commission at (213) 978­1960 or
ethics.commission@lacity.org.


 MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT


 GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT


ITEM(S)

 (1) 22­1547
 Motion (O'Farrell ­ Koretz) relative to the feasibility of and
 recommendations for designating the California native Coastal Live Oak
 (Quercus agrifolia) as an official tree of the City. (This item was referred
 to the Public Works Committee and Planning and Land Use
 Management Committee)

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED Motion (O'Farrell ­ Koretz) ­ (3) Yes; (0) No
 (2) 15­0719­S27
 CD 3 Motion (Blumenfield ­ Bonin) relative to potentially including pedestrian
 bridges and tunnels over and under the 101 Freeway in the Third Council
 District to form part of the Neighborhood Enhanced Network (NEN).

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED Motion (Blumenfield ­ Bonin) ­ (3) Yes; (0) No
 (3) 22­0580
 CD 7 City Engineer report relative to the vacation of a portion of alley south of
 Brand Boulevard, between Burnet Avenue and Noble Avenue, and storm
 drain easement on northeast corner (VAC­ E1401416).

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED Bureau of Engineering report dated July 22, 2022 ­ (3) Yes; (0) No
 (4) 22­0948­S1
 Motion (Harris­Dawson – Krekorian) relative to including the 2022
 Inauguration Ceremonies of Mayor­elect Karen Bass, incoming City
 Council Members and the City Attorney in the City wide List of Special
 Events, and related matters.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED Motion (Harris­Dawson – Krekorian) ­ (3) Yes; (0) No
 APPROVED Bureau of Engineering report dated July 22, 2022 ­ (3) Yes; (0) No
(4) 22­0948­S1
 Motion (Harris­Dawson – Krekorian) relative to including the 2022
 Inauguration Ceremonies of Mayor­elect Karen Bass, incoming City
 Council Members and the City Attorney in the City wide List of Special
 Events, and related matters.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED Motion (Harris­Dawson – Krekorian) ­ (3) Yes; (0) No
(5) 19­0659
 CD 4 City Engineer report relative to the vacation of a portion of the easterly side
 of Vermont Avenue, from Prospect Avenue to Hollywood Boulevard (VAC­
 E1401364).

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED Bureau of Engineering report dated November 23, 2022 ­ (3) Yes; (0) No
(6) 22­1542
 CD 9 Resolution (Price – O'Farrell) relative to declaring the property located at
 116 East 59th Place a Public Nuisance as the result of the presence of a
 homeless encampment, excessive trash and debris, and inoperable
 vehicles.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED Resolution (Price – O'Farrell) ­ (3) Yes; (0) No
(7) 22­1567
 CD 7 Motion (Rodriguez – McOsker) relative to an exception to the City's one­
 year, street cut moratorium on Foothill Boulevard to allow the Los Angeles
 Department of Transportation to install Northeast Valley Traffic and Mobility
 Improvement project elements at various locations along this street
 segment.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED Motion (Rodriguez – McOsker) ­ (3) Yes; (0) No
(8) 21­0859­S1
 CD 9 Motion (Price ­ Hutt) relative to working cooperatively with the applicant and
 its representatives through the B­permit process regarding the Chick
 Hearn Court Vacation identified in Revocable Permit Application No.
 2022000118; and, issuing a Revocable Permit prior to the completion of
 the street vacation.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED Motion (Price ­ Hutt) ­ (3) Yes; (0) No
 APPROVED Motion (Rodriguez – McOsker) ­ (3) Yes; (0) No
(8) 21­0859­S1
 CD 9 Motion (Price ­ Hutt) relative to working cooperatively with the applicant and
 its representatives through the B­permit process regarding the Chick
 Hearn Court Vacation identified in Revocable Permit Application No.
 2022000118; and, issuing a Revocable Permit prior to the completion of
 the street vacation.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED Motion (Price ­ Hutt) ­ (3) Yes; (0) No
(9) 22­0156­S1
 Motion (Lee – Blumenfield) relative to the enforcement strategies that are
 underway and/or in consideration in support of the City's efforts to fortify the
 street lighting network; and, an overview of prosecution efforts related to
 crimes committed against the City's street lighting network.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED Motion (Lee – Blumenfield) ­ (3) Yes; (0) No
(10) 22­1476
 Motion (Harris­Dawson for Raman, Bonin, Blumenfield ­ Price) relative to
 reforming the City’s street dedication process. (This item was referred to
 the Public Works Committee and Planning and Land Use
 Management Committee)

 Community Impact Statement: Yes
 For: Los Feliz Neighborhood Council


 APPROVED Motion (Harris­Dawson for Raman, Bonin, Blumenfield ­ Price) ­ (3) Yes;
 (0) No
(11) 22­1141
 Motion (Blumenfield ­ Buscaino) relative to the construction and
 maintenance of alternative surfaces for pedestrian walkways in the public
 right of way and at City­owned or operated facilities.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED Motion (Blumenfield ­ Buscaino) ­ (3) Yes; (0) No
(12) 21­0561
 CD 14 Bureau of Engineering report and Ordinance relative to the sale of parcels
 to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA)
 for the Regional Connector Bunker Hill Station Project located on Flower
 Street between Hope Street and Second Street (Parcel A), and the other
 property bound by General Thaddeus Kosciuszko Way, Flower Street,
 Hope Street, and Third Street (Parcel B).

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes
 APPROVED Motion (Blumenfield ­ Buscaino) ­ (3) Yes; (0) No
 (12) 21­0561
 CD 14 Bureau of Engineering report and Ordinance relative to the sale of parcels
 to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA)
 for the Regional Connector Bunker Hill Station Project located on Flower
 Street between Hope Street and Second Street (Parcel A), and the other
 property bound by General Thaddeus Kosciuszko Way, Flower Street,
 Hope Street, and Third Street (Parcel B).

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED Bureau of Engineering report dated November 23, 2022 and Ordinance ­
 (3) Yes; (0) No


If you challenge this Committee's action(s) in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at
the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk at or prior to, the public hearing.
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.

Materials relative to items on this agenda can be obtained from the Office of the City Clerk's Council File Management System, at
lacouncilfile.com by entering the Council File number listed immediately following the item number (e.g., 00­0000).

Telecommunication Relay Services

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 are following these trends and are rapidly migrating to more advanced telecommunications
methods, 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 CA 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
theFCC's Disability Rights Office website.