Public Works Committee — Los Angeles, CA
Date: 2023-09-27
Time: 13:30

Please Note Public Comment Will Be Taken In­Person Only.


 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE

 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 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, VICE CHAIR
 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) 21­1469
 Bureau of Engineering report relative to improvements to the City's
 sidewalk programs. (This item was also referred to Personnel, Audits,
 and Hiring Committee)

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 (2) 21­1469­S1
 Joint Bureaus of Engineering and Street Services report relative to provide
 a proposed scope and methodology for the sidewalk inventory and
 assessment pilot program.
 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(2) 21­1469­S1
 Joint Bureaus of Engineering and Street Services report relative to provide
 a proposed scope and methodology for the sidewalk inventory and
 assessment pilot program.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(3) 23­0977
 CD 1, CD 10 Motion (Hutt – Hernandez, McOsker) relative to designating corridor of
 Pico Boulevard between Arlington Avenue and Westmoreland Avenue as
 the Oaxacan Corridor.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(4) 23­0976
 CD 9 Motion (Price ­ Lee) relative to temporarily closing the alleys adjacent to
 1174 E 42nd Place (south of 42nd Place and north of 43rd Street between
 William Way and Hooper Avenue) and 149 W 61st Street (south of 60th
 Street and north of 61st Street between Broadway and Main Street).

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(5) 23­0863
 CD 4 Motion (Yaroslavsky for Raman – Soto­Martínez) relative to the feasibility of
 and cost estimate for the City to complete the permanent hillside
 stabilization for the property located on 3585 Multiview Drive. (This item
 was also referred to the Planning and Land Use Management
 Committee)

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(6) 21­0595
 CD 12 City Engineer report relative to the name of the private driveway at Rinaldi
 Street southwesterly of Porter Ranch Drive, being established as
 Vineyards Way.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted
 (6) 21­0595
 CD 12 City Engineer report relative to the name of the private driveway at Rinaldi
 Street southwesterly of Porter Ranch Drive, being established as
 Vineyards Way.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 (7) 21­0425
 CD 12 City Engineer report relative to the name of the private driveway on the
 westerly side of Porter Ranch Drive between Rinaldi Street and Corbin
 Avenue, being established as Porter Crossing.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes


 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 (8) 21­0603
 CD 12 City Engineer report relative to the name of the private driveway at Rinaldi
 Street between Mason Avenue and Porter Ranch Drive, being established
 as Vineyards Lane.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 (9) 23­0891
 CD 4 Motion (Raman – Soto­Martinez) relative to designating the intersection at
 the traffic circle bordered by North Bronson Ave and Canyon Drive as
 "Alexanderplatz."

 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.
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

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, SEPTEMBER 27, 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, VICE CHAIR
 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) 21­1469
 Bureau of Engineering report relative to improvements to the City's
 sidewalk programs.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED AS AMENDED Bureau of Engineering report dated August 30, 2023 ­ (3)
 Yes; (0) No
 (2) 21­1469­S1
 Joint Bureaus of Engineering and Street Services report relative to provide
 a proposed scope and methodology for the sidewalk inventory and
 assessment pilot program.
 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED AS AMENDED Bureau of Engineering report dated August 30, 2023 ­ (3)
 Yes; (0) No
(2) 21­1469­S1
 Joint Bureaus of Engineering and Street Services report relative to provide
 a proposed scope and methodology for the sidewalk inventory and
 assessment pilot program.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED AS AMENDED Bureau of Engineering and Bureau of Street Services
 joint report dated August 30, 2023 ­ (3) Yes; (0) No
(3) 23­0977
 CD 1, CD 10 Motion (Hutt – Hernandez, McOsker) relative to designating corridor of
 Pico Boulevard between Arlington Avenue and Westmoreland Avenue as
 the Oaxacan Corridor.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED AS AMENDED Motion (Hutt – Hernandez, McOsker) ­ (3) Yes; (0) No
(4) 23­0976
 CD 9 Motion (Price ­ Lee) relative to temporarily closing the alleys adjacent to
 1174 E 42nd Place (south of 42nd Place and north of 43rd Street between
 William Way and Hooper Avenue) and 149 W 61st Street (south of 60th
 Street and north of 61st Street between Broadway and Main Street).

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED Motion (Price – Lee) ­ (3) Yes; (0) No
(5) 23­0863
 CD 4 Motion (Yaroslavsky for Raman – Soto­Martínez) relative to the feasibility of
 and cost estimate for the City to complete the permanent hillside
 stabilization for the property located on 3585 Multiview Drive. (This item
 was also referred to the Planning and Land Use Management
 Committee)

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 CONCURRED with Planning and Land Use Management Committee action of
 September 27, 2023 to approve the Motion (Yaroslavsky for Raman – Soto­Martínez) ­
 (3) Yes; (0) No
(6) 21­0595
 CD 12 City Engineer report relative to the name of the private driveway at Rinaldi
 was also referred to the Planning and Land Use Management
 Committee)

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 CONCURRED with Planning and Land Use Management Committee action of
 September 27, 2023 to approve the Motion (Yaroslavsky for Raman – Soto­Martínez) ­
 (3) Yes; (0) No
(6) 21­0595
 CD 12 City Engineer report relative to the name of the private driveway at Rinaldi
 Street southwesterly of Porter Ranch Drive, being established as
 Vineyards Way.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED Bureau of Engineering report dated May 25, 2021 ­ (3) Yes; (0) No
(7) 21­0425
 CD 12 City Engineer report relative to the name of the private driveway on the
 westerly side of Porter Ranch Drive between Rinaldi Street and Corbin
 Avenue, being established as Porter Crossing.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED Bureau of Engineering report dated April 6, 2021 ­ (3) Yes; (0) No
(8) 21­0603
 CD 12 City Engineer report relative to the name of the private driveway at Rinaldi
 Street between Mason Avenue and Porter Ranch Drive, being established
 as Vineyards Lane.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED Bureau of Engineering report, dated May 18, 2021 ­ (3) Yes; (0) No
(9) 23­0891
 CD 4 Motion (Raman – Soto­Martinez) relative to designating the intersection at
 the traffic circle bordered by North Bronson Ave and Canyon Drive as
 "Alexanderplatz."

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED AS AMENDED Motion (Raman – Soto­Martinez) ­ (3) Yes; (0) No
 APPROVED Bureau of Engineering report, dated May 18, 2021 ­ (3) Yes; (0) No
 (9) 23­0891
 CD 4 Motion (Raman – Soto­Martinez) relative to designating the intersection at
 the traffic circle bordered by North Bronson Ave and Canyon Drive as
 "Alexanderplatz."

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED AS AMENDED Motion (Raman – Soto­Martinez) ­ (3) Yes; (0) No


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

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.
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.