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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS

Monday, April 3, 2017

10:00 AM

Edward R. Roybal BPW Session Room

Room 350 City Hall

200 North Spring Street

Los Angeles, California 90012

Members:Kevin James, President
Heather Marie Repenning, Vice President
Michael R. Davis
Joel F. Jacinto

Luz M. Rivas


(Fernando Campos, Executive Officer 213-978-0261)

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PUBLIC INPUT AT BOARD MEETINGS:


An opportunity for the public to address the Board on public interest items will be provided for up to two (2) minutes per person for a cumulative total of twenty (20) minutes. Testimony shall be limited in content to matters which are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board. The Board may not take any action on matters discussed during the public comment period.


The Board will also provide an opportunity for the public to address the Board on agenda items before or during consideration of the item for up to two (2) minutes per person for a cumulative total of up to ten (10) minutes.


Members of the public who wish to speak under public comments or on any item are required to complete a speaker card for each item they wish to address, and present the completed card(s) to the Executive Officer prior to the time the item is announced by the Chair. Speaker cards are available at the back of the Board Hearing Room. Failure to submit the speaker card in a timely manner may preclude a member of the public from speaking during the subject comment period.


VOTING AND DISPOSITION OF ITEMS - Items require a majority vote of the entire membership of the Board (3 votes) for approval.


Any member of the Board may move to "reconsider" any vote on any item on the agenda, except to adjourn, suspend the Rules, or where an intervening event has deprived the Board of jurisdiction, providing that said member originally voted on the prevailing side of the item. The motion to "reconsider" shall only be in order once during the meeting, and once during the next regular meeting. The member requesting reconsideration shall identify for all members present the Agenda number, meeting date and subject matter previously voted upon. A motion to reconsider is not debatable and shall require an affirmative vote of three members of the Board.


The Board rules provide that all items adopted by the Board will not be distributed or presented to the Mayor, or other designated office, until the adjournment of the regular Board meeting following the date of the Board action. A motion to send an item "forthwith", if adopted by three (3) votes, suspends these rules and requires the Board Secretariat to forward the matter to the Mayor, or other office, without delay.








PUBLIC COMMENTS: Board will hear public testimony on non-agenda items under the Board's Jurisdiction

DISPOSITION: RECEIVED

NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL COMMENTS

Discussion with Neighborhood Council representatives on Neighborhood Council Resolutions or Community Impact Statements filed with the City Clerk which relate to any agenda item listed or being considered on this agenda for the Board of Public Works (LAAC 22.819, Ordinance 184243).

DISPOSITION: NO COMMENTARY

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 2017 APPROVED- KJ/MDAPPROVAL OF MINUTES

COMMENDATORY RESOLUTIONS, INTRODUCTIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

AGENDA ITEMS

BUREAU OF ENGINEERING
BPW-2017-0314(1)
CD 14

CHANGE ORDERS NO. 1 AND 3 - SKANSKA-STACY & WITBECK

 

Recommending the Board:

 

  1. AUTHORIZE the City Engineer to issue Change Order No. 1 for an amount not-to-exceed $350,000 to relocate an existing 8-inch sanitary sewer from the old Sixth Street south frontage road to the new two-way Sixth Street frontage road; and

  2. AUTHORIZE the City Engineer to issue Change Order No. 3 for an amount not-to-exceed $500,000 to remove and dispose of hazardous soil from Parcel 18.2. 

  

(W.O. E700224F, C-123545)

DISPOSITION: REPORT ADOPTED, FORTHWITH

 




MOVED: Kevin James
SECONDED: Michael Davis

Ayes: Davis, James, Rivas (3); Absent: Jacinto, Repenning(2)
BUREAU OF STREET SERVICES
BPW-2017-0315(2)
CD 5

TREE REMOVAL - 3822 THROUGH 3842 SOUTH DUNN DRIVE

 

Recommending the Board:

 

  1. CERTIFY the Board has reviewed and considered the information in the Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) for the project at 3838 South Dunn Drive and find the information contained therein appropriately addresses the requested tree removals;

  2. FIND that this project will not have a significant environmental effect under the above described Mitigated Negative Declaration (Case No. ENV-2014-2881-MND) as the imposition of the mitigation measures described in the MND and incorporated herein as project conditions, there is no substantial evidence the proposed project will have a significant effect on the environment pursuant to the City's Environmental Guidelines and is in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA);

  3. FIND the project's conflict with any local policies or ordinances protecting biological resources, such as tree preservation policies or ordinances is less than significant with the incorporation of mitigation measures IV-70 and IV-90 as contained in the MND;

  4. ADOPT the MND (Case No. ENV-2014-2881-MND);

  5. SPECIFY that the Bureau of Street Services, Urban Forestry Division located at 1149 South Broadway, is custodian of the documents of other material that constitute the record of proceedings upon which the Board's decision is based; and

  6. APPROVE the request for a fee tree removal permit for four Mexican Fan Palms. Tree replacements are required.

 

DISPOSITION: REPORT ADOPTED - SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS, FORTHWITH

 




MOVED: Kevin James
SECONDED: Michael Davis

Ayes: Davis, James, Rivas (3); Absent: Jacinto, Repenning(2)
BPW-2017-0316(3)
CD 11

TREE REMOVAL -11800 WEST LA GRANGE AVENUE AND 11704 WEST TENNESSEE AVENUE

 

Recommending the Board:

 

  1. FIND that the tree removal (1) classifies as operation, repair, maintenance or minor alteration of existing street, sidewalk, and gutter, involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond that previously existing; and does not involve the removal of a scenic resource; (2) that the action is exempt under Article III, Section 1, Class 1, Category 3 (existing facilities - sidewalk repair or maintenance) of the City of Los Angeles Environmental Quality Act Guidelines (2002); and (3) that none of the exceptions to the use of a categorical exemption as set forth in Section 15300.2 of the State California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines apply; and

  2. REVIEW and APPROVE this tree removal permit request of nine Indian Laurel Fig (Ficus microcarpa) trees and one Southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) tree by City forces for the reconstruction of an off grade sidewalk. Tree replacements are required.

 

DISPOSITION: REPORT ADOPTED - SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS, FORTHWITH

 




MOVED: Kevin James
SECONDED: Luz Rivas

Ayes: Davis, James, Rivas (3); Absent: Jacinto, Repenning(2)
MOTION(S)
BPW-2017-0317(4)
CD 14

CHANNEL 35 TELEVISION STUDIO RELOCATION AND PICO HOUSE SEISMIC SEPARATION AT 416 THROUGH 426 NORTH MAIN STREET

 

Recommending the Board:

 

  1. EXTEND the bid date from April 5, 2017 to May 24, 2017; and

  2. REQUEST that the City Engineer advise all prospective bidders of the Board's action by Addendum.

 

(W.O. E1907457)

DISPOSITION: ADOPTED, FORTHWITH

 




MOVED: Michael Davis
SECONDED: Luz Rivas

Ayes: Davis, James, Rivas (3); Absent: Jacinto, Repenning(2)
ADMINISTRATIVE ITEM(S)
BPW-2017-0318(5)

AFE - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY

 

Office of Accounting and Bureau of Sanitation, requesting Board approval and execution of Authority for Expenditure in the amount of $500,000 (New Adjusted amount of $805,000) to pay for the natural gas usage at Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant.

 

(AE17760691M)

DISPOSITION: ADOPTED, FORTHWITH

 




MOVED: Kevin James
SECONDED: Michael Davis

Ayes: Davis, James, Rivas (3); Absent: Jacinto, Repenning(2)

BPW - April 3, 2017

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