Meeting

Called by Committee Chairs

SPECIAL PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MEETING AND JOINT CONSIDERATION OF ITEM 1 WITH BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEE

Wednesday, August 24, 2022

ROOM 1010, CITY HALL - 2:15 PM 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

PUBLIC WORKS

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


 

BUDGET AND FINANCE

MEMBERS:   COUNCILMEMBER PAUL KREKORIAN, CHAIR
    COUNCILMEMBER BOB BLUMENFIELD
    COUNCILMEMBER KEVIN DE LEÓN
    COUNCILMEMBER MONICA RODRIGUEZ
    COUNCILMEMBER CURREN D. PRICE, JR.
     


(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 the 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

ITEM(S)

(1)
20-1536-S2
Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND); and City Administrative Officer (CAO) and Board of Public Works (BPW) reports relative to a contract with Tranzito-Vector, LLC, for the Sidewalk and Transit Amenities Program (STAP) to install, upgrade, and maintain transit shelters, to continue development of shade structures and associated amenities, and procure advertising for the structures, California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) compliance, and related matters. (This item was referred to the Public Works, Personnel, Audits, and Animal Welfare, and Budget and Finance Committees)

Recommendations for Council action:
 
  1. ADOPT the findings, including under CEQA attached to the BPW report dated May 11, 2022, attached to the Council file.
     
  2. ADOPT the IS/MND as found at the link attached to the Council file.
     
  3. ADOPT the Mitigation Monitoring Program prepared for the IS/MND attached to said BPW report.
     
  4. APPROVE the proposed STAP contract with Tranzito-Vector, LLC pursuant to Los Angeles Administrative Code Section 10.5(a).
     
  5. CONSIDER all further actions as stated in said BPW report and the CAO report dated August 18, 2022, attached to the Council file.
   
  Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: Yes

Against:
Westside Neighborhood Council
Chatsworth Neighborhood Council
Granada Hills North Neighborhood Council
  TIME LIMIT FILE - OCTOBER 17, 2022(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - OCTOBER 14, 2022)
 
(ONLY ITEM NO. 1 TO BE JOINTLY CONSIDERED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS and BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMITTEES)
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(2)
20-1536
City Attorney report and Ordinance relative to amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code to clarify the definition of outdoor advertising structure, and to exempt certain approved structures from the prohibition of outdoor advertising structures in the public right-of-way.
   
  Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: Yes

For:
Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council
West Hills Neighborhood Council
Mar Vista Community Council
Westwood Neighborhood Council
Bel Air-Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council

Against:
Westside Neighborhood Council
Hollywood United Neighborhood Council
Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council
Woodland Hills-Warner Center Neighborhood Council
Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council

For if Amended:
West Los Angeles Neighborhood Council
Del Rey Neighborhood Council
Northwest San Pedro Neighborhood Council
Sun Valley Area Neighborhood Council

Neutral Position:
Reseda Neighborhood Council
 
 

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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.