	JOURNAL BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS Friday, August 13, 2021 10:00 AM
	Edward R. Roybal BPW Session Room
	Room 350 City Hall
	200 North Spring Street
	Los Angeles, California 90012
Members:	Greg Good, President
	Aura Garcia, Vice President
	Dr. Michael R. Davis, President, Pro-Tem
	Jessica Caloza
	M. Teresa Villegas

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

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

DISPOSITION:

NO PUBLIC COMMENTARY


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, JULY 28, 2021 APPROVED - MOVED BY COMMISSIONER GOOD, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER DAVIS.

DISPOSITION: APPROVED (ALL AYES)

APPROVAL OF MINUTES


COMMENDATORY RESOLUTIONS, INTRODUCTIONS AND PRESENTATIONS


		AGENDA ITEMS


JOINT REPORT(S)


BPW-2021-0547		(1)
BOE + BSS

ADVISEMENT #1
CD 9	REVOCABLE PERMIT - REMOVAL OF ENCROACHMENTS IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY - 58TH STREET BETWEEN TOWNE AVENUE AND SAN PEDRO STREET Recommending the Board: AUTHORIZE the Bureau of Engineering and the Bureau of Street Services to revoke the Revocable Permit (R-Permit) which allowed for the construction of two gates on 58th Street, effectively closing aforesaid street between Towne Avenue and San Pedro Street; INSTRUCT the Bureau of Street Services, upon revocation of the R-Permit, to issue a Notice to Comply requesting the applicant to remove the encroachments from the public way; and AUTHORIZE the Bureau of Street Services to remove the encroachments from the public way if the applicant fails to remove the encroachments from the public way. (REF: REVOCABLE PERMIT NO. CEN-91-4-15A) (ITEM CONTINUED FROM: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2021)

DISPOSITION:

CONTINUED TO FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 2021


BPW-2021-0579		(2)
BOE + BSS


CD 14	STREET CLOSURE EXTENSION - METRO REGIONAL CONNECTOR TRANSIT CORRIDOR PROJECT - TEMPLE STREET, BETWEEN ALAMEDA STREET AND TURNER STREET Recommending the Board: FIND that the Board has reviewed and considered the information in the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) Regional Connector Transit Corridor Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) and the Final EIS/EIR; 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 closure being undertaken would require a subsequent EIR or supplemental EIR; ADOPT the January 20, 2012 Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (Chapter 8 of the Final EIS/EIR) and Appendix 3: Memorandum of Agreement prepared by Metro, as it pertains to construction impacts; 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; ADOPT the attached CEQA Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations, 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; 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; APPROVE the request to extend the temporary closure of Temple Street, between Alameda Street and Turner Street, for thirty-six (36) calendar days, starting Sunday, August 15, 2021, at 9:00 p.m., and ending Monday, September 20, 2021, at 5:00 a.m., subject to the conditions identified within this report; APPROVE the Peak Hour Exemption request to allow construction work within the public right-of-way during weekday morning peak hours (6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.) and weekday afternoon peak hours (3:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.), starting Monday, August 16, 2021, and ending Friday, September 17, 2021, for Temple Street, between Alameda Street and Turner Street, subject to the conditions identified within this report; and AUTHORIZE the City Engineer and the Director of the Bureau of Street Services to administratively approve an extension of up to seven additional calendar days for the closure of Temple Street and the associated Peak Hour Exemption beginning Monday, September 20, 2021, at 5:00 a.m., and ending Monday, September 27, 2021, at 5:00 a.m., if unforeseen conditions are encountered which may delay the completion of this construction. (W.O. E1907394)

DISPOSITION: REPORT ADOPTED - SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS, FORTHWITH

MOVED: Jessica Caloza
SECONDED: Greg Good