DISPOSITION:

RECEIVED PUBLIC COMENTARY

DISPOSITION: RECEIVED COMMENTARY

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2021 APPROVED - MOVED BY COMMISSIONER GOOD, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER DAVIS

DISPOSITION: APPROVED (ALL AYES)

SOLID RESOURCES PROGRAM COST MANAGEMENT MEASURES FISCAL YEAR 20-21 - GREEN WASTE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM

Recommending the Board:

1. RECEIVE and FILE this report in as much as it is presented to the Board for information purposes only.

DISPOSITION: RECEIVED, FORTHWITH

MOVED: Greg Good
SECONDED: M. Teresa Villegas

TREE REMOVAL - 8305 AND 8329 NORTH SHIRLEY AVENUE

Recommending the Board: 

1. FIND that this project is categorically exempt under Article Ill, Section 1, Class 1 thru 33 of the State Environmental Quality Act Guidelines and there is no substantial evidence the proposed project will have 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 categorical exemption as set forth in Section 15301 thru 15333 of 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 a fee permit for three Southern California Black Walnut (Juglans Californica). Tree replacements are required.

DISPOSITION: REPORT ADOPTED - SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS, FORTHWITH As Amended

* AMENDED TO REVISE CONDITION ON PAGE 2 OF REPORT AS TWELVE (12) SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BLACK WALNUT TREES, FIVE TO 15 GALLONS, AND REVISE PAGE 4 OF REPORT TO REFLECT TREE REMOVAL NUMBERS AS 791, 784, AND 786.

MOVED: M. Teresa Villegas
SECONDED: Aura Garcia

REPORT BACK - GRAFFITI PHOTOS

On July 28, 2020 the Office of Community beautification was requested by the Board of Public Works to provide information regarding Office of Community Beautification graffiti removal contractors uploading before/after photos of each graffiti abatement job into the MyLA311 database.

Recommending the Board:

1. ADOPT the proposed Graffiti Abatement Photo and Metric Pilot Concept;
   
   
2. APPROVE the following criteria on which locations should be submitted with a photograph, preferably using the field application (i.e., ServiceNow):
   
    

   a) Location(s) which the graffiti removal crews can safely take photos without concerns of being retaliated against by local gangs or tagging crews or homeless encampments. Crew safety should remain the number one priority when considering whether to take a photo of a graffiti abatement location; therefore, discretion must be used by each individual contractor, in consultation with the Office of Community Beautification;

    

   b) Location(s) which have been submitted as a Request for Service via the MyLA311 system. Requests which have been submitted with a "before" photo of the graffiti shall have an "after" photo whenever possible;

    

   c) Location(s) which the square footage of graffiti exceeds 50 square feet, may have some type of investigative value to law enforcement, or is a high impact graffiti tagger in a particular area.  On a citywide basis the average graffiti abatement job is 102 square feet, but this varies depending upon the service area.  For example, in Boyle Heights the average square footage for a graffiti removal job is 147 square feet, and in Sylmar the average square footage per location is 35 square feet. Using 50 square feet as a minimum base should allow for enough locations to be photographed;

    

3. APPROVE the proposed pilot program implementation/rollout schedule as follows:
   
    

   a) Contractors will utilize the field application (i.e., ServiceNow) to close out work in the field and to upload photos when a location meets the above criterion. All field crews will have access to using the field application by end of the current fiscal year in June 2021;

    

   b) Implement the pilot program in four phases and divide the contractors into three groups to allow for OCB staff to provide technical assistance and support where needed.

    

   c) Phase 1 - Rollout in March 2021 with three (3) contractors - the Los Angeles Conservation Corps (LACC), Koreatown Youth and Community Center (KYCC), and Gang Alternatives Program (GAP);

    

   d) Phase II - Rollout in May 2021 with four (4) contractors - the Central City Action Committee (CACC), West Valley Alliance (WAV), New Directions For Youth (NDFY), and Pacific Graffiti Solutions (PGS);

    

   e) Phase III - Rollout in in July 2021 with five  (5) contractors -  Coalition For Responsible Community Development (CRCD), Northeast Graffiti Busters (NGB), Hollywood Beautification Team (HBT), Sylmar Graffiti Busters (SGB), and Graffiti Control Systems (GCS); and

    

4. INSTRUCT the Office of Community Beautification to report back within 60 days on potential performance management/metrics and process and program improvements that can be considered to enhance the concept of the pilot program. 

(ORIGINAL BOARD MEETING: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2020; FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 2021, FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 2021)

DISPOSITION: REPORT ADOPTED - SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS, FORTHWITH

MOVED: Aura Garcia
SECONDED: Jessica Caloza

CONTRACT ACCEPTANCE - MACHADO LAKE PIPELINE PROJECT

Recommending the Board:

1. ACCEPT this contract.

(W.O. SZC13025)

DISPOSITION:

CONTINUED TO FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 2021

STREET CLOSURES - METRO REGIONAL CONNECTOR TRANSIT CORRIDOR PROJECT - 4TH STREET, BETWEEN FIGUEROA STREET AND FLOWER STREET - FLOWER STREET, BETWEEN 4TH STREET AND 5TH STREET

Recommending the Board:

1. FIND that the Board has reviewed and considered the information in the Metro Regional Connector Transit Corridor Project (Project) Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) and the Project Final EIS/EIR;
   
   
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 the EIS/EIR, there have been no changes with respect to the circumstances under which the temporary street closures being undertaken would require a subsequent EIR or supplemental EIR;
   
   
3. ADOPT the January 20, 2012, Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP)(Chapter 8 of the Final EIS/EIR) and Appendix 3: Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), prepared by the Los Angeles County Metro, as it pertains to construction impacts;
   
   
4. FIND under the CEQA Guidelines, Section 15091, that changes have been incorporated into the project which substantially lessens 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 as it pertains to the temporary street closures 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 (BOE), 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;
   
   
7. APPROVE the request to temporarily close 4th Street, between Figueroa Street and Flower Street, including the intersection of Flower Street and 4th Street, for four 58-hour weekends, starting Friday at 7:00 p.m. and ending Monday at 5:00 a.m., for the following weekends, subject to the conditions identified within this report: From March 5 to March 8, 2021, March 12  to March 15, 2021, March 19 to March 22, 2021, and from March 26 to March 29, 2021;
   
   
8. APPROVE the request to temporarily close Flower Street, between 4th Street and 5th Street, for thirteen 58-hour weekends, starting Friday at 7:00 p.m. and ending Monday at 5:00 a.m., for following weekends, subject to the conditions identified within his report: From March 26  to March 29, 2021, April 9 to April 12, 2021, April 16 to April 19, 2021, April 23 to April 26, 2021, April 30 to May 3, 2021, May 7 to May 10, 2021, May 14 to May 17, 2021, May 21 to May 24, 2021, June 4 to June 7, 2021, June 11 to June 14, 2021, June 18 to June 21, 2021, June 25 to June 28, 2021, and July 9 to July 12, 2021; and
   
   
9. AUTHORIZE the City Engineer and the Director of the Bureau of Street Services to administratively approve an extension of two additional weekends, beginning Friday, July 16, 2021, and ending Sunday, July 25, 2021, if unforeseen conditions are encountered which may delay the completion of this construction.

(W.O. E1907394)

DISPOSITION: REPORT ADOPTED - SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS, FORTHWITH

MOVED: Michael Davis
SECONDED: M. Teresa Villegas

CAREER PATHWAYS - WORKFORCE EQUITY DEMONSTRATION PROJECT

Recommending the Board:

1. REQUEST the Board of Public Works President to report to the Board with a recommended framework and action plan for a DPW Workforce Equity Demonstration Project, after seeking input from any entities the President deems appropriate, which may include, for example, senior representatives from the (1) Personnel Department; (2) Economic & Workforce Development Department; (3) Office of the Mayor; and (4) Office of the City Council President or their designee; as well as Bureaus within the DPW, other Board of Public Works offices, and vital community stakeholders such as the Los Angeles Black Worker Center, the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, and the City Coalition of Unions; and
   
   
2. MOVE that the Board of Public Works take this Workforce Racial Equity Demonstration Project under consideration as a portable plan. The City's current financial crisis - and attendant hiring freeze - may preclude immediate implementation.

DISPOSITION: ADOPTED, FORTHWITH

MOVED: Greg Good
SECONDED: Michael Davis

BID DATE EXTENSION AND REVISED BUDGET - ARROYO SECO LOW FLOW DIVERSION PROJECT AS-15, AS-21, AND VIA MIRASOL STREET RECONSTRUCTION

Recommending the Board:

1. GRANT an extension of the bid date from March 9, 2021 to March 16, 2021 * MARCH 17, 2021 and revised the City Engineer's estimate from $6,546,427 to $4,394,600; and
   
   
2. ADVISE all prospective bidders of the Board's action by Addendum.

(W.O. * SZS11690, SW33MARI, * SZS11691, SW33FIGU, E1908114)

DISPOSITION: REPORT ADOPTED, FORTHWITH As Amended

* AMENDED TO UPDATE BID DUE DATE AS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 2021 AND REMOVAL OF TWO WORK ORDERS

MOVED: Michael Davis
SECONDED: Jessica Caloza

AFE - CREATIVE PAVING SOLUTIONS

Bureau of Street Services and Office of Accounting are requesting Board approval and execution of an Authority for Expenditure in the amount of $20,000 (New Adjusted amount of $40,000) to pay the installation of a permanent decorative Black Lives Matter mural at the intersection of 7th Avenue and Westminster Avenue in Venice. 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.

(AE 21000012M, Fund 100 - General Fund, Dept No. 86, Appropriation Unit 003040)

DISPOSITION: APPROVED, FORTHWITH

MOVED: Michael Davis
SECONDED: M. Teresa Villegas

Status Update on Major Upcoming Street Improvement Projects

- Bureau of Street Services

DISPOSITION: RECEIVED

Contracts Expiring Within 90 Days

- All Bureaus

DISPOSITION: RECEIVED

Office of Petroleum & Natural Gas Administration and Safety Update

- Office of Petroleum & Natural Gas Administration and Safety

(CONTINUED FROM ORIGINAL BOARD MEETING: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2021)

DISPOSITION: RECEIVED

African American Heritage Month Recognition of Prime Contractors Achieving Diversity Fiscal Year 2020-2021

- Wood Environment and Infrastructure Solutions Inc.

- Cordoba Corporation

- Harris and Association

DISPOSITION:

CONTINUED TO FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 2021