TREE REMOVAL PERMIT EXTENSION - 3802 HOLLYLINE AVENUE

Recommending the Board:

1. FIND that this project is Categorically Exempt under Article III, Section 1, Class 3, Category 1 of the City's Environmental Quality Act Guidelines and there is no substantial evidence the proposed project will have a significant effect on the environment and is in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA);
   
   
2. FIND that none of the exceptions to the use of the categorical exemption as set forth in Section 15300.2 of the State CEQA Guidelines apply;
   
   
3. 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
   
   
4. APPROVE the request for extension of a previously approved and issued fee tree removal permit for ten Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) trees and five Southern California Walnut (Juglans californica) trees for new home construction.

(CONTINUED FROM 2-2-18, 1-12-18; ORIGINAL BOARD DATE: 1-5-18)

STREET CLOSURE - WILSHIRE BOULEVARD BETWEEN MANHATTAN PLACE AND WESTERN AVENUE - LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (METRO) WESTSIDE PURPLE LINE EXTENSION PROJECT

Recommending the Board:

1. FIND that the Board of Public Works (Board) has reviewed and considered the information in the Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) (Transmittal No. 1) and the Project Final EIS/EIR (Transmittal No. 2);
   
   
2. FIND under the California Public Resources Code, Section 21166 and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15162, on the basis of substantial evidence contained in the whole record, that since certification of EIS/EIR, there have been no changes with respect to the circumstances under which the temporary street closure being undertaken would require a subsequent EIR or supplemental EIR;
   
   
3. ADOPT the March 2012, Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) (Appendix I of the Final EIS/EIR) prepared by Metro as it pertains to construction impacts;
   
   
4. FIND under CEQA Guidelines Section 15091 that changes have been incorporated into the Project which substantially lessen the significant environmental effects as identified in the Final EIS/EIR. Further find that there is no feasible alternative or additional feasible mitigation measures within the Board's powers that would substantially lessen any significant effect the Project would have on the environment;
   
   
5. ADOPT the attached CEQA Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations (Transmittal No. 3) as it pertains to the temporary street closure and find that the economic, social, technological, and other benefits of the Project outweigh its significant and unavoidable impacts;
   
   
6. SPECIFY that the Metro Transit Division of the Bureau of Engineering, located at 1149 South Broadway, the Board, located at 200 North Spring Street, and other relevant City of Los Angeles departments are custodians of the documents or other material which constitute the record of the proceedings upon which the Board's decision is based, and
   
   
7. APPROVE the request to temporarily close Wilshire Boulevard between Manhattan Place and Western Avenue for 10 consecutive days, starting at 9:00 p.m. Friday, February 16, 2018 and ending 6:00 a.m. Monday, February 26, 2018, subject to the conditions identified within this report.

(W.O. E1907395)

CONTRACT ACCEPTANCE - SANTA MONICA BAY LOW FLOW DIVERSION UPGRADES PACKAGE 3 PHASE 2

Recommending the Board:

1. ACCEPT this contract.

(W.O. EW40049F, C-123562)

CONTRACT ACCEPTANCE - SIDEWALK REPAIR PROGRAM - SMALL SIDEWALK - WORK PACKAGE NO. 2

Recommending the Board:

1. ACCEPT this contract.

(W.O. E1908124, C-128480)

CONTRACT AWARD - DONALD C. TILLMAN WATER RECLAMATION PLANT CHLORINE CONTACT TANKS HIGH PRESSURE EFFLUENT SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT AND PRIMARY TANKS HIGH PRESSURE EFFLUENT PIPING REPLACEMENT (CIP-8849, CIP-8637)

Recommending the Board:

1. DECLARE Environmental Construction, Inc., apparent first low bidder, to be non-responsive as discussed in this report;
   
   
2. DECLARE Green Building Corp., the apparent third low bidder, that became the second low bidder for bid evaluation purposes after the Local Business Preference (LBP) was applied, to be non-responsive as discussed in this report;
   
   
3. DECLARE Metro Builders & Engineers Group, Ltd. (Metro), the apparent second low bidder, that became the third low bidder for bid evaluation purposes after the LBP was applied, to be the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, and award Metro a contract for this project for $1,687,412; and
   
   
4. AUTHORIZE the President or two members of the Board of Public Works to execute the contract after approval as-to-form has been obtained from the City Attorney.

(W.O. SZD11285, SZD11272)

SUBCONTRACTOR SUBSTITUTION - SINANIAN DEVELOPMENT, INC.

Recommending the Board concur with the action of Commissioner Davis approving the request of Sinanian Development, Inc. for the subcontractor substitution of EDJE - Enterprises with R&J Sheet Metal, Inc. for terra cotta work on the Los Angeles Department of Transportation Bus Maintenance and CNG Fueling Facility, 454-518 East Commercial Street, Los Angeles CA 90012 project.

 
(W.O. E1907447)