Meeting

Public Works Committee

Wednesday, August 10, 2022

ROOM 1010, CITY HALL - 2:00 PM 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

MEMBERS:   COUNCILMEMBER BOB BLUMENFIELD, CHAIR
    COUNCILMEMBER JOHN S. LEE
    COUNCILMEMBER KEVIN DE LEÓN
    COUNCILMEMBER MITCH O’FARRELL
     

(Michael Espinosa - Legislative Assistant - (213) 978-1064 or [email protected])

Pursuant to Assembly Bill 361, and due to concerns over COVID-19, this Los Angeles City Council committee meeting will take all public comment by teleconference.

The audio for this meeting is broadcast live on the internet at https://clerk.lacity.org/calendar. The live audio can also be heard at: (213) 621-CITY (Metro), (818) 904-9450 (Valley), (310) 471-CITY (Westside) and (310) 547-CITY (San Pedro Area). If the live audio is unavailable via one of these channels, members of the public should try one of hte other channels.

Members of the public who would like to offer public comment on the items listed on the agenda should call 1 669 254 5252 and use Meeting ID No. 160 073 2397 and then press #. Press # again when prompted for participant ID. Once admitted into the meeting, press *9 to request to speak.

Requests for reasonable modification or accommodation from individuals with disabilities, consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act can be made by contacting the City Clerk's Office at (213) 978-1133. For Telecommunication Relay Services for the hearing impaired, please see the information located at the end of this agenda.

Submit written comment at LACouncilComment.com


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MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT

GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT

ITEM(S)

(1)
Verbal report from the Bureau of Street Lighting relative to outages and copper wire theft.
   
 
 
 
(2)
22-0708-S1
CD 14
Motion (De Leon - Blumenfield) relative to a plan for maintenance, public safety and traffic flow on the Sixth Street Viaduct Bridge and the Sixth Street Viaduct PARC; and, to close the bridge periodically to vehicular traffic to allow for pedestrian and bicycle access only.
   
  Community Impact Statement: None submitted
 
 
(3)
16-1382
Communication from the Mayor relative to the reappointment of Mr. Tony Hoang to the Innovation and Performance Commission.

Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending
   
  Community Impact Statement: None submitted
  TIME LIMIT FILE - SEPTEMBER 8, 2022(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - SEPTEMBER 6, 2022)
 
(5)
22-0846
CD 10
City Administrative Officer report relative to a contract with Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiative (LANI) to design and construct an illuminated cultural gateway at the intersection of Normandie Avenue and Olympic Boulevard.
   
  Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted
  TIME LIMIT FILE - SEPTEMBER 23, 2022(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - SEPTEMBER 23, 2022)
 
(7)
22-0860
CD 1
Motion (Cedillo – Harris-Dawson) relative to issuing a revocable permit to allow the property owner at 4344 Eagle Rock Boulevard to close, gate, occupy, demolish, excavate, and commence construction of permanent structures within the existing public right-of-way prior to the recordation of the Final Tract Map.
   
  Community Impact Statement: None submitted
 
 
(8)
21-0619
CD 9
City Attorney report and Ordinance relative to authorizing the Department of Public Works to use the competitive sealed proposal selection process and the design-build project delivery method, and establishing criteria relating to contracts for the Slauson Connect project.
   
  Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted
 
 
(9)
22-0889
CD 6
Board of Public Works report relative to a refund claim filed by Pacific Bell Telephone for a Utility Permit located at 7956 North Lankershim Boulevard.
   
  Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted
 
 

If you challenge this Committee's action(s) in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk at or prior to, the public hearing. Any written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk before the City Council's final action on a matter will become a part of the administrative record.

Materials relative to items on this agenda can be obtained from the Office of the City Clerk's Council File Management System, at lacouncilfile.com by entering the Council File number listed immediately following the item number (e.g., 00-0000).

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.