MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

REVISED TASK ORDER SOLICITATION NO. 41 - GONZALEZ GOODALE ARCHITECTS AND PERKINS + WILL ARCHITECT - PRE-QUALIFIED ON-CALL LIST

Recommending the Board:

1. AUTHORIZE the City Engineer to issue a revision of the Task No. 41 to Gonzalez Goodale Architects and Perkins + Will, increasing the budget authority from $2,250,000 to $3,750,000, for continued feasibility studies, design support and program support services for the Emergency Bridge Housing Program.

(W.O. EPCBHGEN, EPHHHGEN)

BID REJECTION - SECONDARY SEWER RENEWAL PROGRAM - H07 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD AND HAUSER BOULEVARD, H08 21ST STREET AND LA BREA AVENUE

Recommending the Board:

1. REJECT all bids received for this combined project and notify all bidders of the Board of Public Works' action.

(W.O. SZC13279, SZC13445)

BUDGET INCREASE & REVISED TASK ORDER SOLICITATION NO. 05-159C - POTRERO CANYON PROJECT

Recommending the Board:

1. AUTHORIZE the City Engineer to issue a revision of the Task No. 05-159C to MARRS Services, Inc., increasing the budget authority from $1,514,056.17 to $2,041,056.17, for design and construction support services.

(W.O. E1907428, C-115229)

CONTRACT TRANSFER - 8TH STREET (400C) PROJECT - SEWERS TO SEWERS6

Recommending the Board:

1. AUTHORIZE the project to be transferred from the SEWERS5 to the SEWERS6 contract.

(W.O. SZC13309)

CONSTRUCTION SERVICES CONTRACT (CISCO) - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT 5249 - TERMINAL ISLAND WATER RECLAMATION PLANT - EFFLUENT PUMPING PLANT PUMP TRAIN NO. 3 REHABILITATION PROJECT

Recommending the Board:

1. AUTHORIZE the City Engineer to use a CiSCo and to issue task work orders to the contractor for an amount not-to-exceed $1,430,000 for the project.

(W.O. SZT11376)

TREE REMOVAL - 9100 BLOCK NORTH CRANFORD AVENUE AND 13100 BLOCK WEST TONOPAH STREET

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 Ill, Section 1, Class 1, Category 3 (existing facilities - sidewalk repair or maintenance) of the City of Los Angeles Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines (2002); and (3) that none of the exceptions to the use of a categorical exemption as set forth in Section 15300 of the State CEQA Guidelines apply;
   
   
2. APPROVE the request for a no-fee tree removal permit for seven American Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) trees for sidewalk reconstruction. Tree replacement is required; and
   
   
3. CONCUR with the Bureau of Street Services determination that the sites cannot feasibly accommodate all of the required replacement trees and pursuant to LAMC 62.177(c), authorize the Tree Replacement Guarantee Fee to satisfy the Public Works planting requirement.

TREE REMOVAL - 520 MATEO STREET

Recommending the Board:

1. FIND under the California Public Resources Code, section 21166 and the State's Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines section 15162, on the basis of substantial evidence contained in the whole record, that since the City's prior certification of Environmental Impact Report (EIR) No. ENV-2016-1795-EIR there have been no changes to the project, changes with respect to the circumstances under which the project is being undertaken, or new information of substantial importance concerning the project, which cause new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects, and therefore no subsequent EIR, supplemental EIR, or other analysis is required for the project;
   
   
2. SPECIFY that the Bureau of Street Services (StreetsLA), Urban Forestry Division located at 1149 South Broadway, is custodian of the documents or other material that constitute the record of proceedings upon which the Board's decision is based;
   
   
3. REVIEW and APPROVE the request for a fee permit for the removal of 2 Lemon Scented Eucalyptus (corymbia citriodora), 3 Chinese Pistache (pistacia chinensis), 5 Indian Laurel Fig (ficus microcarpa), and 12 Red lronbark Eucalyptus (eucalyptus sideroxylon) trees. Tree replacements are required; and
   
   
4. CONCUR with StreetsLA determination that the site cannot feasibly accommodate all of the required replacement trees and pursuant to LAMC 62.177(c), authorize the Tree Replacement Guarantee Fee to satisfy the Board's tree planting requirement.

SEWER SERVICE CHARGE APPEAL - 9955 BEVERLY GROVE DRIVE

Recommending the Board:

1. DENY Ms. Bell's appeal of Bureau of Sanitation's determination that denied her request for a residential Sewer Service Charge refund to her account. Bureau of Sanitation's determination was based on the Los Angeles Municipal Code and the California Government Code Section 911.2.

(CONTINUED FROM FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2019, FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 13, 2019, CONTINUED FROM ORIGINAL BOARD DATE: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2019)

CONTRACT AMENDMENT GRAFFITI CONTROL SYSTEMS

Recommend the Board:

1. AUTHORIZE the Office of Community Beautification to execute a contract amendment with Graffiti Control Systems to increase the ceiling amount of the contract by an amount of $5,000;
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the Office of the City clerk to piggyback on an existing contract that the Office of Community Beautification administers with Graffiti Control Systems; and
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the President or two members of the Board of Public Works to execute the contract amendment after approval as to form has been obtained by the Office of the City Attorney.

(C-122764)

CONTRACT AMENDMENT - LOS ANGELES CONSERVATION CORPS

Recommend the Board:

1. AUTHORIZE the Office of Community Beautification to execute a contract amendment with the Los Angeles Conservation Corps to increase the ceiling amount of the existing contract by $13,761;
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the Bureau of Street Services to piggyback on the aforementioned contract that the Office of Community Beautification administers with the Los Angeles Conservation Corps; and
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the President or two members of the Board of Public Works to execute the contract amendment after approval as to form has been obtained by the Office of the City Attorney.

(C-124509)

AFE - ADVERTISING  SERVICES FOR OFFICE OF WAGE STANDARDS
 
Bureau of Contract Administration and Office of Accounting requesting Board approval and execution of an Authority for Expenditure in the amount of $255,000 to pay for various advertising media services for the Office of Wage Standards (OWS). Advertisement will enable OWS to reach a large and broad audience to inform the general public of minimum wage and paid sick leave requirements. 

(AE20760007M - Fund No 100 - General Fund, Dept No 76, Appr. Unit 003040)

AFE - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
 
Bureau of Sanitation and Office of Accounting requesting Board approval and execution of an Authority for Expenditure in the amount of $85,000 for Southern California Edison Company to encumber fund to pay for electrical services at Clean Water Collection Division Air Scrubbers and Flow Monitoring stations located in Culver City, California for Fiscal Year 2019-20.

(AE20860598M, Fund No 760 - Sewer Construction Maintenance Fund, Dept No. 50, Appr. Unit 50S2WP)

AFE - CALIFORNIA WATER ENVIRONMENT ASSOCIATION (CWEA)
 
Bureau of Sanitation and Office of Accounting requesting Board approval and execution of an Authority for Expenditure in the amount of $60,000 to encumber funds to pay for CWEA Wastewater Maintenance Certificate Exams as well as certification & membership renewals for Clean Water Collection Division employees for Fiscal Year 2019-20.
 
(AE20760596M, Fund No 760 & Sewer Construction Maintenance Fund, Dept No. 50, Appr. Unit 50SX82)

AFE - AL LARSON BOAT SHOP, INC.
 
Bureau of Sanitation and Office of Accounting requesting Board approval and execution of an Authority for Expenditure in the amount of $150,000 to to encumber funds to pay for the maintenance and repair services on the Monitoring Vessel "La Mer". 
 
(AE20760777M, Fund No 760 & Sewer Construction Maintenance Fund, Dept No. 50, Appr. Unit 50RX82)

AFE - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY
 
Bureau of Sanitation and Office of Accounting requesting Board approval and execution of an Authority for Expenditure in the amount of $975,000 for the encumbrance of fund to pay for natural gas usage for building heating, boilers, and Hyperion Bioenegry Facility operations at Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant.
 
(AE20760656M, Fund No 760 - Sewer Construction Maintenance Fund, Dept No. 50, Appr. Unit 50S2WP)

AFE - LOS ANGELES COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR
 
Bureau of Sanitation and Office of Accounting requesting Board approval and execution of an Authority for Expenditure in the amount of $55,400 to encumber funds to cover annual secured property taxes first and second installments for various Bureau of Sanitation properties received from July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020.

 
(AEE20760666M, Fund No 760 & Sewer Construction Maintenance Fund, Dept No. 50, Appr. Unit 50SX82)

AFE - DEPARTMENT OF TOXIC SUBSTANCE CONTROL (DTSC)
 
Bureau of Engineering and Office of Accounting requesting Board approval and execution of an Authority for Expenditure in the amount of $93,885.43 for DTSC fees accrued and remediation work related to the Taylor Yard G2 Parcel between the period January 1, 2019 through March 31, 2019. 
 
(AE20298002M, Fund No 298 - MICLA Lease Revenue Commercial Papers Notes Fund, Dept No. 50, Appr. Unit 50STYG)

AFE - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTAL WATER RESEARCH PROJECT (SCCWRP)

Bureau of Sanitation and Office of Accounting request Board approval and execution of the Revised Authority for Expenditure in the amount of $228,400 to SCCWRP for the Los Angeles River In-Stream Flow Study.

(AE20760788M; Fund No 760 - Sewer Construction Maintenance Fund, Dept No 50, Appr Unit 50RX82)

Note: Previously adopted on June 19, 2019 as AE19760521M - Revised AE Number

Specification submitted for Board adoption and authorization to advertise for the Invitation of Bids:

CD # 1, 14

For the Olympic Blvd - Flower St. to Lake Street (Vision Zero) Series to Multiple/ Surface Transportation Program (STM/STP)

Work Order No.: L1649428

Estimate: $805,300

Bid Receipt Date: November 13, 2019

BUDGET INCREASE AND CONTRACT AMENDMENT NO 1 - PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACT - FIVE KEYS SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS

Recommending the Board:

1. APPROVE and FORWARD this report to the Mayor and City Council with the request that the Board of Public Works (Board) be authorized to execute Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. C-133592 between the City of Los Angeles and Five Keys Schools and Programs (Five Keys) to include mobile hygiene unit services for the Comprehensive Cleaning and Rapid Engagement Program (CARE+) and to increase the total contract cost ceiling from $4,076,889 to $5,776,889; and
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE, the President or two members of the Board to execute the contract amendment, upon approval by the Mayor.

(C-133592)