Journal

                                            City of Los Angeles

 

                                    BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS

 

 

                                      Friday, November 13, 2009

 

 

                      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

                                               Andrea A. Alarcón

                                               Valerie Lynne Shaw

 

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

 

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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 items

COMMENTS:  under the Board's jurisdiction.

 

                        DISPOSITION:  RECEIVED

 

MINUTES:       October 26, 2009   APPROVED

 

 

 

                                          AGENDA ITEMS

 

 

                                                        (1)

 

#4 CE               Recommending Board deny the appeal of City Engineer

                          approval of local Coastal Development Permit 09-02

                          for Preferential Parking District No. 27 in the

                          Del Rey Lagoon Neighborhood

     CD 11

                          DISPOSITION:  REPORT ADOPTED

 

                                                        (2)

 

ORAL               Re:  Grant Funded Programs and Projects

REPORT

                          DISPOSITION:  RECEIVED

 

 

 

 

 

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                                                        (3)

 

#1 CE               Recommending Board authorize City Engineer to issue

                          a second revision of Task Order No. 1A to CH2M HILL

                          to provide project management and design support

                          services in connection with the 6th Street Viaduct over

                          Los Angeles River and US 101 Freeway project

                          (C-109434, W.O. E700224D)

     CD 14

                          DISPOSITION:  REPORT ADOPTED

 

                                                        (4)

 

#2 CE               Recommending Board authorize City Engineer to issue

                          deductive Change Order No. 8 to Ramona, Inc. for

                          differing site conditions and different sewer pipe

                          conditions in connection with the Secondary Sewer

                          Renewal Project S09 Imperial Highway and Figueroa

                          Street project (C-113497, W.O. SZC11720)

     CD 8,15

                          DISPOSITION:  REPORT ADOPTED

 

                                                        (5)

 

#3 CE               Recommending Board authorize City Engineer to issue

                          Task Order No. 3 to LAN Engineering to provide

                          program management and design support services

                          in connection with the Riverside Drive Viaduct

                          Replacement project (C-109435, W.O. E700002D)

     CD 1

                          DISPOSITION:  REPORT ADOPTED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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                                                        (6)

 

#1 SAN            Requesting the Mayor and City Council approve the

                          proposed amendment to Los Angeles Municipal Code

                          Section 64.72 to include a Low Impact Development

                          (LID) Ordinance for management of the City’s Standard

                          Urban Stormwater Mitigation Plan (ref: Council File

                          No. CF 09-1554)

     CD all

                          DISPOSITION:  CONTINUED TO 12-11-2009

 

                                                        (7)

 

MOTION #1     Recommending Board concur with the action of

                          Commissioner Gutman approving the request of

                          Environmental Construction, Inc. for subcontractor

                          substitution of CSI Electrical Contractors, Inc. with

                          CMV Electric, Inc. in connection with the Sepulveda

                          Boulevard Reversible Lane and Bike Lane project

                          (W.O. E1904736)

 

                          DISPOSITION:  ADOPTED

 

                                                        (8)

 

MOTION #2     Bureau of Sanitation, recommending Board approve the

                          revised status of funding for HDR Engineering, Inc. to

                          provide consultant services in connection with the

                          Downspout Disconnection Program (C-114266)

     CD 10,11

                          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 6:00 a.m. on December 7;

                                                                     (continued next page)

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                          close vehicular traffic on all westbound lanes of

                          Hollywood Blvd from Orange Ave to Highland Ave from

                          6:00 a.m. on December 7 to 2:00 a.m. on December 8;

                          close north curb lane of Hollywood Blvd from Orange

                          Ave to Highland Ave from 6:00 a.m. on December 7 to

                          2:00 a.m. on December 8; close south curb lane of

                          Hollywood Blvd from Orange Ave east to mid-block

                          crosswalk from 6:00 a.m. on December 7 to 2:00 a.m. on

                          December 8; close pedestrian traffic on north sidewalk of

                          Hollywood Blvd from northeast corner of Orange Ave

                          east to Awards Walk at Hollywood and Highland from

                          6:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.; close mid-block crosswalk from

                          5:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., for the premiere of

                          “Lovely Bones” to be held at 7:30 p.m. on Monday,

                          December 7, 2009

     CD 13          DISPOSITION:  APPROVED

 

                                                        (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 12:01 a.m. on

                          December 16; close Hollywood Blvd from Orange Ave to

                          Highland Ave from 12:01 a.m. on December 16 to

                          5:00 a.m. on December 17; close north curb lane of

                          Hollywood Blvd from Highland Ave to Orange Ave from

                          11:00 p.m. on December 15 to 5:00 a.m. on

                          December 17; close south curb lane of Hollywood Blvd

                          from Orange Ave to Highland Ave from 11:00 p.m. on

                          December 15 to 5:00 a.m. on December 17; close

                          pedestrian traffic on north sidewalk of Hollywood Blvd

                          from 6925 Hollywood Blvd west to northeast corner of

                          Orange Ave and Hollywood Blvd from 12:00 p.m. to

                          11:30 p.m.; close mid-block crosswalk from 10:00 a.m. to

                          11:30 p.m.; close Orange Ave crosswalk from 5:30 p.m.

                          to 10:30 p.m., for the premiere of “Avatar” to be held at

                          7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 16, 2009

     CD 13          DISPOSITION:  APPROVED 

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                                                        (11)

 

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

CATIONS        Corporation permission to close 7th Street from Hill Street

                          to Broadway on Friday, November 13, 2009 from

                          8:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. for filming purposes

     CD 9

                          DISPOSITION:  APPROVED

 

                                                        (12)

 

COMMUNI-      Film L.A. Inc. #2, requesting Board grant A White Label

CATIONS        Product permission to close Grand Avenue from

                          1st Street to 2nd Street on Thursday, December 3, 2009

                          from 5:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. for filming purposes

     CD 9

                          DISPOSITION:  CONTINUED TO 11-16-2009

 

                                                        (13)

 

COMMUNI-      Film L.A. Inc. #3, requesting Board grant Chad Hudson

CATIONS        Events permission to close Lindbrook Drive from

                          Westwood Boulevard to Glendon Avenue from

                          12:01 a.m. on Sunday, November 15 through 6:00 a.m.

                          on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 for filming purposes

     CD 5

                          DISPOSITION:  APPROVED

 

                                                        (14)

 

COMMUNI-      Shields, Harper & Co., transmitting Release of

CATIONS        Stop Notice in the amount of $22,259.60 against

                          Tank Specialists of California in connection with the

                          Woodland Hills Fire Station No. 84 project –

                          contractor: Sinanian Development, Inc.

 

                          DISPOSITION:  RECEIVED & FILED

 

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                                                        (15)

 

COMMUNI-      Great Western Building Materials, transmitting

CATIONS        Release of Stop Notice in the amount of $9,837.31

                          against Church & Larsen, Inc., in connection with the

                          Northridge Fire Station No. 87 project – contractor:

                          Sinanian Development, Inc.

 

                          DISPOSITION:  RECEIVED & FILED

 

                                                        (16)

 

COMMUNI-      CTP Construction, Inc. and General Insurance Company

CATIONS        of America, transmitting Bond to Release Money

                          Withheld on Stop Notice filed by Architectural Security

                          Products in connection with the South Los Angeles

                          Neighborhood City Hall project  (MISC DOC #10,316)

 

                          DISPOSITION:  RECEIVED & FILED

 

                                                        (17)

 

COMMUNI-      Film L.A. Inc. #4, requesting Board grant Warner Bros.

CATIONS        Television permission to close the following streets

                          for filming purposes:

                          11th Street from Main Street to Broadway on

                          Wednesday, November 18, 2009 from 8:00 p.m. to

                          3:00 a.m.;

                          Main Street from West 12th Street to West 14th Place on

                          Thursday, November 19, 2009 from 8:00 p.m. to

                          5:00 a.m.;

                          Pico Boulevard from Broadway to Los Angeles Street on

                          Thursday, November 19, 2009 from 8:00 p.m. to

                          5:00 a.m.

     CD 9

                          DISPOSITION:  APPROVED

 

NOTE:  MANAGEMENT MEETING WAS CANCELLED

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