Meeting

Transportation Committee Meeting

Tuesday, April 20, 2021

ROOM 1050, CITY HALL - 3:00 PM 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

MEMBERS:   COUNCILMEMBER MIKE BONIN, CHAIR
    COUNCILMEMBER PAUL KORETZ
    COUNCILMEMBER JOE BUSCAINO
     

(John A. White - Legislative Assistant - (213) 978-1072 or [email protected])

In conformity with the Governor's Executive Order N-29-20 (March 17, 2020) and due to concerns over COVID-19, this Los Angeles City Council committee meeting will be conducted telephonically.

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MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT

GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT

ITEM(S)

(1)
16-0509-S1
CD 4 LADOT report relative to the conversion of Temporary Preferential Parking District (TPPD) No. 215 to Preferential Parking District (PPD) No. 215 for the following residential blocks: Cahuenga Boulevard between Clinton Street and Rosewood Avenue, Lillian Way between Melrose Avenue and Clinton Street, Lillian Way between Clinton Street and Rosewood Avenue, Clinton Street between Cahuenga Boulevard and Lillian Way, and Clinton Street between Lillian Way and Rossmore Avenue; expansion of the PPD to include the addition of the following residential blocks: Wilcox Avenue between Melrose Avenue and Clinton Street, Wilcox Avenue between Clinton Street and Rosewood Avenue, Cahuenga Boulevard between Melrose Avenue and Clinton Street, Rossmore Avenue between Melrose Avenue and Arden Place, Rossmore Avenue between Arden Place and Clinton Street, Rossmore Avenue between Clinton Street and Rosewood Avenue, Rossmore Avenue between Rosewood Avenue and Beverly Boulevard, Arden Place between Rossmore Avenue and Arden Boulevard, Arden Boulevard between Melrose Avenue and Arden Place, Arden Boulevard between Arden Place and Clinton Street, Arden Boulevard between Clinton Street and Rosewood Avenue, Arden Boulevard between Rosewood Avenue and Beverly Boulevard, Clinton Street between Wilcox Avenue and Cahuenga Boulevard, Clinton Street between Rossmore Avenue and Arden Boulevard, Rosewood Avenue between Wilcox Avenue and Cahuenga Boulevard, Rosewood Avenue between Cahuenga Boulevard and Lillian Way, Rosewood Avenue between Lillian Way and Rossmore Avenue, Rosewood Avenue between Rossmore Avenue and Arden Boulevard, and Rosewood Avenue between Arden and Lucerne Boulevards; and, categorical exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Article lll.l.a.3 of the 2002 Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines.
 
   
  Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted
 
 
(2)
17-1183-S1
Motion (Koretz – Blumenfield) requesting the City Attorney to prepare and present an ordinance amending Section 80.81 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to increase the speed limit to coincide with speed surveys conducted by LADOT, to allow for the use of electronic enforcement of speed limits as follows: from 35 miles-per-hour (mph) to 40 mph on Olympic Boulevard between Century Park East and Sepulveda Boulevard, from 35 mph to 40 mph on Overland Avenue between Pico and Palms Boulevards, and from 30 mph to 35 mph on Overland Avenue between Palms and Washington Boulevards.
   
  Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted
 
 
(3)
21-0303
Motion (Buscaino – Krekorian) directing the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), with the assistance of LADOT, the City Attorney, the City Administrative Officer (CAO), and any other offices as needed to report relative to the City’s Railroad Franchise Fee, including an up-to-date inventory of all public crossings, and the process to update the existing methodology for establishing the base fee, as well as a regular fee increase schedule.
   
  Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted
 
 
(4)
17-0665-S1
CD 1, CD 13 Board of Public Works report relative to a Memorandum of Understanding between the City Engineer and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority to increase funding by an amount not-to-exceed $3,750,000, for the construction of the Taylor Yard Bikeway Pedestrian Bridge over Los Angeles River Bridge Project. (Also referred to the Public Works Committee.)
   
  Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted
 
 
(5)
18-0244-S2
CAO and LADOT reports relative to amending the LADOT contract with Proterra to extend the term by six months, from January 1, 2021 to June 30, 2021, to complete the purchase of 25 battery-electric DASH buses and 13 chargers due to COVID-related manufacturing delays.
   
  Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted
 
 
(6)
11-0581-S2
CAO and LADOT reports relative to amending the LADOT contract with MV Transportation, Inc., to extend the term through April 30, 2022, for the continued operation of the Commuter Express and Community DASH services for the north and south regions.
   
  Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted
  TIME LIMIT FILE - JUNE 14, 2021(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - JUNE 9, 2021)
 
(7)
21-0105
Motion (Bonin – Blumenfield) instructing the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) to report relative to the Department's Preferential Parking District division resuming normal operations including the use of a virtual petition option, and the status of efforts to modernize program procedures
   
  Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted
 
 
(8)
20-1074
CLA report relative to establishing a permanent al fresco program in the City of Los Angeles.
   
  Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: Yes
For: Wilshire Center Koreatown Neighborhood Council
  Los Feliz Neighborhood Council
 
 
(9)
17-1137
LADOT report relative to the Vision Zero implementation strategy for 2021.
   
  Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted
 
 
(10)
14-0499-S5
LADOT report relative to implementing a strategy for submitting transportation grant applications through improved advanced planning, prioritization, and citywide coordination for transportation projects.
   
  Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted
 
 

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Telecommunication Relay Services

Telephone communication is one of the most important forms of communication in society today. Due to advancements in technology, telephone devices have evolved with new services and capabilities. Individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing, and individuals with a speech disability are following these trends and are rapidly migrating to more advanced telecommunications methods, both for peer-to-peer and third-party telecommunications relay service (TRS) communications.

Telecommunications Relay Service is a telephone service that allows persons with hearing or speech disabilities to place and receive telephone calls. TRS is available in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. territories for local and/or long distance calls. TRS providers - generally telephone companies - are compensated for the costs of providing TRS from either a state or a federal fund. There is no cost to the TRS user.

What forms of TRS are available?There are several forms of TRS, depending on the particular needs of the user and the equipment available: TRS includes: Text to Voice TIY-Based TRS; Speech-to-Speech Relay Service; Shared Non-English Language Relay Service; Captioned Telephone Relay Service; Internet Protocol Relay Service; and Video Relay Service. Please visit this site for detail descriptions, https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs.

Don't hang up! Some people hang up on TRS calls because they think the CA is a telemarketer. If you hear, "Hello. This is the relay service .. . " when you pick up the phone, please don't hang up! You are about to talk, through a TRS provider, to a person who is deaf, hard-of-hearing, or has a speech disability.

For more information about FCC programs to promote access to telecommunications services for people with disabilities, visit theFCC's Disability Rights Office website.