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Sarah Baron of the CAO summarized the request: the CAO recommended transferring $4,100,000 from the unappropriated balance into the Board of Public Works' contractual services account to cover shortfalls and keep the program operating. The board's CleanLA program places low-income youth and adults facing barriers to employment into one-year crews that perform weekly maintenance on preselected high-visibility corridors. Participants earn $18 per hour plus fringe benefits.

Felicia Orozco Velagarde, CleanLA program manager at the Board of Public Works, said CleanLA operates 12 crews across the Northeast Valley, Central LA, Northeast LA and South LA. Since 2021 CleanLA crews have serviced more than 106,000 locations, removed over 294,000 bags of trash and removed more than 129,000 bulky items. The program has produced 423 total job placements since 2021 (253 adult placements and 170 youth placements), CleanLA reported; 112 participants have graduated from the program and 32 graduates have been hired by city departments (Bureau of Sanitation or Bureau of Street Services). The program currently had 71 active participants (18 adults and 53 youth).

Board staff and the CAO said $512,000 would cover end-of-year needs under the current contract structure, and the larger $4.1 million transfer would allow the board to disencumber surpluses and move funds to contracts with projected shortfalls. Board of Public Works executive officer Elise Mattson said the board requested a slightly smaller amount than in prior years in light of citywide budget constraints and is awaiting final budget deliberations.

Committee members asked about eligibility and transition to permanent jobs; board staff said eligibility targets residents with barriers to employment (formerly incarcerated, unhoused, foster youth, veterans) and that graduates are eligible for referral to city maintenance positions. The committee approved the CAO report by recorded vote (Council members Hernandez, Padilla and Hutt voted yes).","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Public Works Committee - {Mar 26, 2025 03:30 PM","oneSentenceSummary","The committee approved a CAO recommendation to transfer $4.1 million from the unappropriated balance to the Board of Public Works to sustain the CleanLA Jobs program that employs low-income Angelenos for weekly corridor cleanups and job placement supports.","taxTitle","Los Angeles City, Los Angeles County, California","taxId",4025,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6622517,"Committee approves amended report-back on fiber-optic expansion in JEDI zones",231,2364000,2595000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2784029-3a8f9bcd0d6323114c3fef511cc8e332&start=2364&end=2595","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2784029-3a8f9bcd0d6323114c3fef511cc8e332/thumbnail_2364000.jpg","/articles/6622517/Los-Angeles-City/Los-Angeles-County/California/Committee-approves-amended-report-back-on-fiber-optic-expansion-in-JEDI-zones","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6622517-0ccdd28deabae18bd546bcb233c322dc/orig.mp4?Expires=1773252204&Signature=bdaTqGEaZyKdUhJ8YnM1EZmzKliehnkntI3fj2dMWOb9oSZ38h871wMjqF-oCHW4VtZKXD4y-gJFHtIeHBs6~Qlv1UO01aI~V9rYOvzbPuwGD60TE6noAe0k~PlQu4MmwN~cqL7~qjdzkqsobLs6gRz3tBAT53A0oRhAQG4f~DvBlftFHXet3BOMLxWCY-VFA0yF3BkFA212F-biMs5ALk1fp6a645u5qSNG85OSgmWOfQ3UiMXjbVQMzMtDiE13pARaEzijdWh3n~IF8Cf6VLpT7~wqlJXKT9BBiY0JBVOdrRzmasrOzpBjjGMai6Za1vNX7JwnpFPeNejc~0C0Ew__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A motion introduced as item 2 by Council members McOsker and Price asking the city to study the potential to enhance and expand fiber-optic infrastructure in and around JEDI (Jobs and Economic Development Incentive) zones was continued for department input and then amended and approved as amended on Oct. 27.

Committee members said the motion needed more detail from departmental stakeholders. Committee staff continued the item so the Economic and Workforce Development Department (EWDD) and related departments could respond; the committee then instructed staff to include additional questions in the report back. Those additions include: how many JEDI zones currently exist; whether existing private-sector fiber is already present in proposed zones; criteria and metrics for assessing whether a project would effectively promote digital equity; how maintenance and long-term accountability would be handled; and projected economic and job-creation estimates the city would use to evaluate expansion.

At the meeting the amendment was moved and seconded; a roll call recorded three ayes (Council members Hernandez, Padilla and Hutt) and the committee approved the motion as amended. The committee asked the EWDD general counsel to be involved in preparing the report back and to coordinate with BSL (as referenced in the discussion), the Office of Procurement and other technical departments.

The committee did not make a final decision on construction or funding; the approved action requests a departmental report with the additional criteria and analysis specified by the committee.","The Public Works Committee approved an amended instruction requiring a departmental report back on whether and how to expand fiber-optic infrastructure in Jobs and Economic Development Incentive (JEDI) zones.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6622523,"City Bureau of Contract Administration outlines community-level contracting, local preference rules for public works",1354,992000,2346000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2784029-3a8f9bcd0d6323114c3fef511cc8e332&start=992&end=2346","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2784029-3a8f9bcd0d6323114c3fef511cc8e332/thumbnail_992000.jpg","/articles/6622523/Los-Angeles-City/Los-Angeles-County/California/City-Bureau-of-Contract-Administration-outlines-community-level-contracting-local-preference-rules-for-public-works","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6622523-7c9143920e8198745e744de2c4c0965a/orig.mp4?Expires=1773252204&Signature=UuVSAxndyBuz-X7dMftS6gvmDEPRiyYv3jh2PddAfxzfNOSAuGHq6NWS4drOlJL2Mfj14d1iFWZNwCakdDv06x1Ft-fQF4yx3SItK6HMhZbosQYYrO93M9KA7CrTFwtEzhN4nfRESpsfeCSDa8JT9LFByWAVLqfD5y5ddGInAQ~huRVzpTU3xB3Sb5Afca17PjM-80rpuHq76atUjDO0x7p8Cl9S50EhEPQF~MtoG2NehYVztHFA8mOod0dmMU5d6L3CmM3Fkf1KliGSD7B7C9pi-1OVvqJOfJ6cARwbHKnLENj96ATvscRKFT39Cl6k~uhZNcY~1tjToTdkaRg00g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Raul Mendoza, assistant director of the Bureau of Contract Administration, and Linda McGlinchey, compliance program manager II, told the Public Works Committee on Oct. 27 that the bureau is expanding efforts to make city public-works contracts accessible to small and local firms.

Mendoza said the bureau enforces the city's certification program and applies local business bid preferences under Measure BB and the city charter when construction contracts are competitively bid. \"If you bid a hundred thousand dollars on a project, you get a 10% bid preference, and now your bid competes as if it were a $90,000 bid,\" he said. The bureau verifies claims of local presence and business status to prevent misuse of the preference.

The presentation emphasized community-level contracting, a program the bureau developed with the Bureau of Engineering for smaller work packages. McGlinchey said the sidewalk bench launched in 2016 initially included 35 prequalified contractors; about 66% were first-time bidders and roughly 40% were certified local businesses. A new bench established in June 2024 includes 34 contractors, 68% of whom are first-time bidders; the bureau has awarded 10 work packages with three more pending. Work-package caps are set to keep small contracts appealing to small firms (sidewalk packages capped at $100,000), and a tiered architectural prequalification program sets a $500,000 cap for \"tier 1\" community-level packages.

Officials described a small-business academy required for first-time awardees, mentoring by engineers and inspectors, and results from a departmentwide project labor agreement that has increased local worker hires (about 39% local workers and 18% transitional workers on covered projects). Mendoza noted legal limits, including Proposition 209, which restricts race- or class-based preferences, and the city charter requirement for competitive bidding.

Committee members asked how the program could expand to other departments and whether the Office of Procurement's RAMP/onramp database is being used; Mendoza said BCA coordinates with the Office of Procurement and department contract coordinators and that RAMP has been useful as a marketplace for outreach and for roster-building in wildfire rebuild efforts.

No committee action was required on the verbal report.

The presentation supplied counts and program details the committee said it would use in upcoming budget deliberations.","Bureau of Contract Administration officials described local business certification, community-level contracting benches for sidewalks and small architectural services, and metrics showing use by first-time and local contractors. The report was verbal; no action was required.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6622511,"Council authority removed from process for Hollywood Walk of Fame star approvals; Board of Public Works to hear requests",472,2602000,3074000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2784029-3a8f9bcd0d6323114c3fef511cc8e332&start=2602&end=3074","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2784029-3a8f9bcd0d6323114c3fef511cc8e332/thumbnail_2602000.jpg","/articles/6622511/Los-Angeles-City/Los-Angeles-County/California/Council-authority-removed-from-process-for-Hollywood-Walk-of-Fame-star-approvals-Board-of-Public-Works-to-hear-requests","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6622511-015f8b2ec10f4b275e48ed0838dce063/orig.mp4?Expires=1773252204&Signature=OkC6M~cqPDNYJS6y21ddC4RCt9hW8VhgqDscZ2zSzDONY5B7PYWiZPijvJ5arFZ4eXnxC7vcmddmIY0UjOEg1UnhV9q1LpajUNOPAC6qUVwH1KOuLeAnGaB5TqfoqFL2byUM6ZGWbJ3n0C6Y1BxegYqOx9wg~uQv7uj5JMn~AS-DmtXXX00x0eM1PwyqY4xU7n131DYZG5nWG14vPLs8avdoWvK-m0jZdUEZsqGbJ5wQyJlPScut-jvOr6K50178VjUI2h17IGGuzLSq9lgKAkqsBA9ggkPfL9BtFTy-v85Bs5TSjkDwq8SmeGRb-1YseJIUQ5WudExeI9AtMbc1hg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Public Works Committee voted to adopt an ordinance amending Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 28.04(D) to transfer approval of new metal plaques, plates or individual letters or figures on sidewalks (the Hollywood Walk of Fame \"stars\") from the City Council to the Board of Public Works.

City Attorney staff explained the change removes an extra step that other Bureau of Engineering sidewalk permits do not have. \"This action takes the city council out of the process,\" the city attorney said, adding that the Board of Public Works will hold a public hearing that allows community comment. The ordinance preserves a council oversight step: any Board of Public Works approval would be subject to the council's jurisdiction under Charter Section 245, which allows the council to assert jurisdiction and veto a board action.

Committee members asked whether the change also addressed removal of existing stars; the city attorney said the ordinance deals only with approval of new stars and does not establish an authority or process to remove existing stars.

On the roll call the committee recorded Council member Hernandez: yes; Council member Padilla: no; Council member Hutt: yes. The item passed by a 2-1 vote.

The committee approved the city attorney report and recommended adoption of the ordinance to update the approval process; the Bureau of Engineering will later report back with procedural revisions for how star requests are submitted to the Board of Public Works.","An ordinance amending Los Angeles Municipal Code 28.04(D) moves approval of new Hollywood Walk of Fame stars from City Council to the Board of Public Works. The council retained a veto right under the city charter; the committee approved the ordinance 2-1.","actionData","errors"]

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