Journal
City of Los Angeles
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
Wednesday, March 7, 2001
9:30 a.m. -
6th Floor Hearing Room
433 South Spring Street
Los Angeles,
California 90013
Members: Ellen Stein, President
Valerie Lynne Shaw, Vice
President
Maribel Marin
Steven Carmona
Woody Fleming
(James A. Gibson, Secretary 213-485-3381)
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It is the
policy of the Board of Public Works to provide
opportunity
for the public to address non-agenda matters which
are under the
Board's jurisdiction, up to a cumulative total
of 15 minutes
at the beginning of each regular Board meeting.
Additionally,
it is the Board's policy to allow comment on
individual
agenda items subject to such time limits as the
Board
Chairperson may deem appropriate.
PUBLIC Board will hear public testimony on
non-agenda
COMMENTS: items under the Board's jurisdiction.
DISPOSITION: NO PUBLIC
COMMENTARY
MINUTES: February 12, 2001 APPROVED
AGENDA ITEMS
(1)
PRESENTATION 33 Years Service Retirement Award to
Delmar V. Key
Bureau of Contract
Administration
(2)
JT#1 CONTRACT AWARD
CE IPW Magnolia Boulevard Relief Sewer (W.O.
E2000403)
Recommending Board declare
Vasilj, Inc. DBA
Ivanko, first low bidder, and
Williams Supply
Co., Inc., second low bidder, to
be
non-responsive;
award a contract in the amount
of $310,673.00
to Tomovich and Associates,
third low bidder.
CD 4
DISPOSITION: CONTINUED TO
03/12/2001
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(3)
#1 STSVC Requesting the Los Angeles County
Auditor/
Controller to remove the weed
abatement charge
as assessed against property
#5142-008-020
(630 South Bonnie Brae Street)
and levied on
the 1999 Secured Property Tax Roll.
CD 4
DISPOSITION: REPORT ADOPTED
(4)
#2 STSVC Requesting the Los Angeles County
Auditor/
Controller to reduce the weed
abatement charge
as assessed against property
#5443-018-009
(1569 Donaldson Street) and
levied on the
1999 Secured Property Tax Roll.
CD 4
DISPOSITION: REPORT ADOPTED
(5)
#3 STSVC Requesting the Los Angeles County
Auditor/
Controller to remove the weed abatement charge
as assessed against property
#6029-012-001
(8123 South Central Avenue) and
levied on
the 1999 Secured Property Tax
Roll.
CD 9
DISPOSITION: REPORT ADOPTED
(6)
#4 STSVC Requesting the Los Angeles County
Auditor/
Controller to remove the weed
abatement charge
as assessed against property
#5186-002-041
(3044 East 5th
Street) and levied on the
2000 Secured Property Tax Roll.
CD 14
DISPOSITION: REPORT ADOPTED
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(7)
#1 SL Recommending City Council adopt the
Ordinances
of Intention and street lighting
maintenance
assessments processing for the
Beechtree Way
and Reedley Street, and Snowden
Avenue and
Reedley Street Lighting
Districts projects.
CD 2
DISPOSITION: REPORT ADOPTED, REFERRED TO COUNCIL
(8)
MOTION
#1 Bureau of Engineering,
recommending Board extend
the bid receipt date for the
Reseda Boulevard
Bridge Widening over Los Angeles
River and
DeSoto Boulevard Bridge Widening
over
Los Angeles River project (W.O.
E6000311,
E6000463) from March 7 to March
28, 2001.
CD 3
DISPOSITION: ADOPTED
(9)
MOTION
#2 Nuisance Alley Project,
requesting Board direct
City Engineer to issue Revocable
Permits to
close alleys at the following
locations:
CD 8
1) Alley at 43rd, Stocker, Norton and Degnan
CD 14
2) Alley at Esperanza, Spence, Siskiyou
and Whittier
CD 14
3) Alley at Mateo, Santa Fe, Willow
and Palmetto
DISPOSITION: ADOPTED
(10)
MOTION
#3 Recommending Board concur with
the action of
Commissioner Shaw approving
request of
Vahdani Group for subcontractor
substitution of
Universal Asphalt Co., Inc. and
LaCore
Construction, Inc. with Allen
Construction in
connection with the Centinela Avenue Bridge over
Ballona Creek and Centinela
Creek project.
DISPOSITION: ADOPTED
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(11)
MOTION
#4 Recommending Board concur with
the action of
Commissioner Shaw approving
request of
Matthew and Stewart Co., Inc.
for subcontractor
substitution of Senna Tree
Company with
Southland Tree Service in
connection with the
Altagracia Drive – Tujunga
Canyon Boulevard
Storm Drain project.
DISPOSITION: ADOPTED
(12)
MOTION
#5 Bureaus of Accounting and Street
Services,
requesting Board approval and
execution of
Authority for Expenditure to pay
Condor Earth
Technologies Inc. for consultant
services for
the Newspaper Rack Program.
DISPOSITION: ADOPTED
(13)
MOTION
#6 Bureaus of Accounting and
Engineering,
requesting Board approval and
execution of
Authority for Expenditure to pay
Hammon, Jensen,
Wallen & Assoc. for aerial
orthophotography
services.
DISPOSITION: ADOPTED
(14)
COMMUNICA- Entertainment Lighting Services #1,
requesting
TIONS permission to install carpet and
crowd control
equipment and close the curb
lane in front of
ABC Entertainment Center Loew’s Theaters,
2040 Avenue of the Stars, for
the premiere of
“The Brothers” at 7:30 p.m. on
Wednesday,
March 21, 2001.
CD 5
DISPOSITION: APPROVED
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(15)
COMMUNICA- Entertainment Lighting Services #2,
requesting
TIONS permission to install carpet and
crowd control
equipment and close the curb
lane in front of
Hollywood Galaxy Theaters, 7021 Hollywood Blvd.,
for the premiere of “Josie and
the Pussycats”
at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March
29, 2001.
CD 13
DISPOSITION: APPROVED
(16)
ADMIN The Mayor has approved and returned for
ITEMS execution proposed contract with CH2M
Hill for
specialized engineering
consulting services
related to the Wastewater
Collection System
Management and Regulatory
Compliance Program.
DISPOSITION: APPROVED
(17)
ADMIN Specifications submitted for Board
adoption
ITEMS and authorization to advertise for
the
Invitation of Bids:
1) FOR THE HOLLENBECK OFF-STREET PARKING
LOT #728
CD 14 Bid Receipt Date: April 11, 2001
Work Order No.
E1700403
Total Est. Const. Cost:
$244,000.00
2) FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF NORTH
HOLLYWOOD
BRANCH LIBRARY AT 5211
TUJUNGA AVENUE
CD 4 Bid Receipt Date: April 11, 2001
Work Order No.:
E1700425
Total Est. Const. Cost:
$872,900.00
3) FOR THE MAGNOLIA BOULEVARD AND LEDGE
AVENUE STORM DRAIN
CD 4 Bid Receipt Date: April 18, 2001
Work Order No.:
SZS11167
Total Est. Const. Cost:
$230,000.00
DISPOSITION: ADOPTED
(18)
MANAGEMENT For discussion of general administrative,
MEETING budgetary and strategic planning issues
(Board Conference Room A - the
public may
enter through the public
counter area).
(Bureau Directors need not
attend.)
(19)
BIDS Bids will be received at 10:00 a.m.
for
10:00
A.M. the following Public Works
projects:
1) FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE
STORMWATER
POLLUTION ABATEMENT PROJECT
FOR
HARBOR DISTRICT REFUSE
YARD
Estimate: $103,000.00
DISPOSITION: BIDS RECEIVED,
OPENED & DECLARED
(20)
ADVISEMENT Requesting the Mayor and City Council
authorize
JT#1 Board to execute the proposed
Caltrans District
CE STSVC Agreement No. 07-4341 between the State
of
03/05/2001 California and the City of Los Angeles for
relinquishment of Foothill
Boulevard from
Filbert Street to Sierra
Highway.
CD 1
DISPOSITION: CONTINUED TO
03/16/2001
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