Journal

                                            City of Los Angeles

 

                                    BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS

 

 

                                  Wednesday, September 3, 2008

 

 

                      9:30 a.m.  -  Edward R. Roybal BPW Session Room

                                           Room 350 City Hall

                                           200 North Spring Street

                                           Los Angeles, California  90012

 

                             Members:  Cynthia M. Ruiz, President

                                               Julie B. Gutman, Vice President

                                               Paula A. Daniels

                                               Ernesto Cardenas

                                               Valerie Lynne Shaw

 

                     (James A. Gibson, Executive Officer 213-978-0261)

 

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the Internet at http://www.lacity.org/BPW/index.html

BPW meetings can be listened to by dialing:

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the City of Los Angeles does not discriminate on the basis of disability

and, upon request, will provide reasonable accommodation to ensure

equal access to its programs, services and activities.

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notice, other accommodations, such as sign language interpretation,

and translation services can be provided.  Contact the Executive

Officer's office at 213-978-0262.  TDD available at 213-978-2310.

 

Written material supporting agenda items can be reviewed prior to each

Board meeting at the public counter, 200 North Spring Street Room 355,

between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

 


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 items

COMMENTS:  under the Board's jurisdiction.

 

                        DISPOSITION:  NO PUBLIC COMMENTARY

 

MINUTES:       August 15, 2008  APPROVED

 

 

 

                                          AGENDA ITEMS

 

 

                                                        (1)

 

PRESEN-         Recognition for completion of Motor Sweeper Operator

TATION           course offered by Los Angeles Trade Technical College

                          and Bureau of Street Services

 

 

 

                                                        (2)

 

ASSESSMENT    Woodley Avenue and Devonshire Street

HEARING            Street Lighting District Maintenance

                             - City Council Hearing:  09-10-2008

     CD 12

                          DISPOSITION:  NO PROTESTS, RECOMMEND

                                                     COUNCIL CONFIRM ASSESSMENTS

 

 

 

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                                                        (3)

 

JT#1                 ACCEPTANCE – On-Call Contract

IPW CE            Tujunga Avenue north of Strathern Emergency Relief

                          Project (AKA SDR Tujunga Avenue Washout)

                          (C-105986, W.O. E1904616) completed by

                          John S. Meek Company, Inc.

     CD 6

                          DISPOSITION:  REPORT ADOPTED

 

 

                                                        (4)

 

#1 ST               Recommending Board approve the request for a fee

                          permit to remove two California Walnut trees located at

                          4103 North Vanetta Place for construction of a new

                          single family residence – tree replacements are required

     CD 2

                          DISPOSITION:  REPORT ADOPTED AS AMENDED

 

 

                                                        (5)

 

#2 ST               Recommending Board approve the request for City

                          forces to remove nine Indian Laurel Fig trees located at

                          the 10700 block of West Esther Avenue for repair of

                          curb, gutter and street in connection with the West Nile

                          Virus Program – tree replacements are required

      CD 5

                          DISPOSITION:  REPORT ADOPTED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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                                                        (6)

 

ADVISEMENT                               Requesting the Mayor and City Council authorize Board

JT#2                 to execute proposed Amendment No. 3 to contract with

CE IPW            DMJM Design/Roth+Sheppard Joint Venture to provide

08-01-2008      architectural and engineering design consultant services

                          for the Police Administration Building project (C-106467,

                          W.O. E170910)  (CONTINUED FROM 08-22-2008)

     CD 9

                          DISPOSITION:  REPORT ADOPTED, REFERRED TO

                                                     THE MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL

 

                                                        (7)

 

ADVISEMENT                               Recommending Board find the following firms to be

JT#1                 non-responsive for failing to achieve passing scores on

SAN IPW         their Good Faith Effort evaluations: Bomaye Company,

08-27-2008      Pulsar Advertising, Advanced Avant-Garde Corporation,

                          Ten Communications, 1 Plus One Management;

                          Requesting the Mayor authorize Board to execute

                          proposed personal service contracts with the following

                          eight pre-qualified as-needed consultants to assist

                          Bureau of Sanitation and the Public Affairs Office in the

                          development and implementation of Public Education

                          and Outreach Programs:

                          Encite Marketing

                          Englander

                          Environmental Science Associates (ESA)

                          Harris & Company

                          Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide

                          R3 Consulting

                          Strategy Workshop Inc.

                          Weber Shandwick

     CD all

                          DISPOSITION:  REPORT ADOPTED AS AMENDED,

                                                     REFERRED TO THE MAYOR &

                                                     CITY COUNCIL

 

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                                                        (8)

 

MOTION #1     Office of Accounting and Bureau of Sanitation,

                          requesting Board approval and execution of Authority for

                          Expenditure to pay Michael Chan Graphic Design to

                          provide bus/transit shelter and rear bus displays

                          advertising the multifamily bulky item and recycling

                          programs  (AE9000540M)

 

                          DISPOSITION:  ADOPTED

 

 

                                                        (9)

 

COMMUNI-      Entertainment Lighting Services, requesting Board

CATIONS        approval and permission to install carpet and crowd

                          control equipment in front of the Chinese Theater located

                          at 6925 Hollywood Blvd from 12:00 p.m. (noon) on

                          September 25; close north side curb lane of Hollywood

                          Blvd from Orange Ave to Highland Ave from 12:00 noon

                          to 11:30 p.m.; close south side curb lane of Hollywood

                          Blvd from Orange Ave to mid-block east crosswalk from

                          12:00 noon to 11:30 p.m.; close pedestrian traffic on

                          north sidewalk of Hollywood Blvd from northeast corner

                          of Orange Ave east to Awards Walk at Hollywood and

                          Highland from 2:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., for the premiere

                          of “The Express” to be held at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday,

                          September 25, 2008

     CD 13

                          DISPOSITION:  APPROVED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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                                                        (10)

 

COMMUNI-      Entertainment Lighting Services, requesting Board

CATIONS        approval and permission to install carpet and crowd

                          control equipment in front of the Chinese Theater located

                          at 6925 Hollywood Blvd from 12:00 p.m. (noon) on

                          October 20; close north side curb lane of Hollywood

                          Blvd from Orange Ave to Highland Ave from 12:00 noon

                          to 11:30 p.m.; close south side curb lane of Hollywood

                          Blvd from Orange Ave to mid-block east crosswalk from

                          12:00 noon to 11:30 p.m.; close pedestrian traffic on

                          north sidewalk of Hollywood Blvd from northeast corner

                          of Orange Ave east to Awards Walk at Hollywood and

                          Highland from 2:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., for the premiere

                          of “Zack and Miri” to be held at 7:00 p.m. on Monday,

                          October 20, 2008

     CD 13

                          DISPOSITION:  APPROVED

 

 

                                                        (11)

 

COMMUNI-      Film L.A., Inc. #1, requesting Board grant Twentieth

CATIONS        Century Fox permission to close Plummer Street from

                          Variel Avenue to De Soto Avenue on Thursday,

                          September 4, 2008 from 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. for

                          filming purposes

     CD 12

                          DISPOSITION:  APPROVED

 

 

                                                        (12)

 

COMMUNI-      Film L.A., Inc. #2

CATIONS         

                          DISPOSITION:  REQUEST WITHDRAWN

 

 

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                                                        (13)

 

COMMUNI-      Film L.A., Inc. #3, requesting Board grant ABC Studios

CATIONS        permission to close southbound direction of Mateo Street

                          from Conway Place to north 100 feet on Friday,

                          September 5, 2008 from 12:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

                          for filming purposes

     CD 14

                          DISPOSITION:  APPROVED

 

 

                                                        (14)

 

BIDS                Bids will be received at 10:00 a.m. for the following

10:00 A.M.       Public Works projects:

 

                          1)  FOR THE BIKE SAFE GRATINGS REPLACEMENT

                               (W.O. SZS11412) 

                                            Estimate:  $375,000.00

                         

                          DISPOSITION:  BIDS RECEIVED, OPENED &

                                                     DECLARED

 

 

                                                        (15)

 

#1 CE               Recommending Board approve the request for a

                          hardship waiver from the below grade requirement of the

                          Above Ground Facilities (AGF) guidelines to allow AT&T

                          to install an AGF cabinet in the public right-of-way at

                          3500 South Mentone Avenue

     CD 10

                          DISPOSITION:  REPORT ADOPTED

 

 

 

 

 

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