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Larry Tyler, president of Terra Cal Construction, and speakers representing Associated Builders and Contractors (Shane Hoggard) urged the council to hear opponents of a PLA proposed for LAX and to review points they say are \"not in the best interest of the city.\" One commenter described being a local independent contractor and said nonunion workers already receive prevailing wages under the Davis‑Bacon Act but expressed concerns about union vesting rules affecting retirement benefits.

Security-screening employees and organizers also spoke. Denisha Robinson (Ajenbryde Security) said Ajenbryde had settled with a union and faced a canceled Terminal 2 contract that was awarded to another vendor, Aviation Safeguard; she asked the council to support keeping her employer on that contract. Organizer Isaac Nuru, speaking with SEIU, asked the council to note the city’s worker retention ordinance and requested a review because Aviation Safeguard asserted the ordinance did not apply to them. Participants provided written materials to councilmembers.

After the public speakers, Councilmember Goldberg requested a formal opinion from the City Attorney on whether the city's worker retention ordinance applies in the Terminal 2 contract situation. The clerk acknowledged the oral request and the City Attorney's office indicated it would take up the matter.

The council did not take a formal vote or change contract awards during the meeting; the action was an oral request for a legal opinion and an expression of interest from council members to examine the PLA and worker-retention questions before the council considered related items.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Regular City Council - 06/07/00 part 2 only","oneSentenceSummary","Contractors, labor representatives and airport security employees urged the council during public comment to scrutinize a proposed project labor agreement for LAX and to clarify whether the city's worker retention ordinance applies to a Terminal 2 contract change.","taxTitle","Los Angeles City, Los Angeles County, California","taxId",4025,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6506537,"Council approves motion to track full Rampart costs; report timeline shortened to 30 days",100,2165000,2265000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5664941-e4322bc9f78bdb486419cc2b09444908&start=2165&end=2265","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5664941-e4322bc9f78bdb486419cc2b09444908/thumbnail_2165000.jpg","/articles/6506537/Los-Angeles-City/Los-Angeles-County/California/Council-approves-motion-to-track-full-Rampart-costs-report-timeline-shortened-to-30-days","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6506537-1dcc479052c6df1225938f6d64fff33e/orig.mp4?Expires=1773251745&Signature=FBgS6xGcK~dUvJVJrEgfy2u03qCc0ICRaznhNM0ZOrPJdX0FdeWu-SgNYIVGDD4a-JdYnVSpN6ipn2jUViD82c3KLYrmWWui8CrOAA4LgIS7bxXgo6ffx0Dg-hd26n1cwZ1wm4z2zByFjJszYwAxnsOSa7UhuvH5b6o2yGfL9u9Q6cYe3J7x4HboHlkSnxAB0jiBZ0POpQ1KPgDYBRnVM55DziCaSmIypAtV~OSO4WYC9qcMzOoERZC35kg~jq3Y0TGmZB8aK1fsKckX2CElkACCNkTZt8jT84NTHirPCikwCvbYRkjQ9paNGA84oZe-aIM-qV06wqSQbi1oSGyuGA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Councilmember Chick introduced a motion that would direct the Budget and Finance Committee and relevant city staff to track the full court and administrative costs associated with the Rampart matter, including litigation settlements, salaries, rental and space costs and related budget allocations.

\"This is a motion that allows us to track, carefully and accurately the full court costs ... not simply the more noticeable cost of lawsuit settlements, but salaries and associated costs and rental and space and the whole thing,\" Councilmember Chick said, urging accountability and transparency so taxpayers can see the full fiscal impact.

Councilmember Goldberg proposed a friendly amendment to shorten the reporting timeframe from 60 days to 30 days, asserting that \"too much happens in two months\" and that the council should receive the information sooner. Chick accepted the amendment.

The council prepared the roll and approved the motion as amended; the roll call was recorded as 10 ayes. The instruction directs Budget and Finance and city staff to compile and report total costs related to Rampart to provide a comprehensive accounting for the council and public.

The council did not at this meeting adopt policy changes or new appropriations; it requested a consolidated accounting and directed staff to furnish that information within the 30-day timeline.","Councilmember Chick introduced a motion directing the budget and finance committee and relevant staff to track full costs associated with the Rampart matter — including salaries, rentals and settlements — and Councilmember Goldberg successfully amended the reporting deadline to 30 days; the council approved the amended motion.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6506542,"Council approves motion to pursue citywide RFP for automated public toilets and related street furniture",1199,916000,2115000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5664941-e4322bc9f78bdb486419cc2b09444908&start=916&end=2115","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5664941-e4322bc9f78bdb486419cc2b09444908/thumbnail_916000.jpg","/articles/6506542/Los-Angeles-City/Los-Angeles-County/California/Council-approves-motion-to-pursue-citywide-RFP-for-automated-public-toilets-and-related-street-furniture","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6506542-f87be085b8246469b027f6f0a5436825/orig.mp4?Expires=1773251745&Signature=du71AOo0iypfrxx667V8zIe6lXHG-uVZ6p21wnJTlQAZjLJ5kedebOuv5aL73T5coA6D4p9VaioiTGSnSAfTT1kAGsL~6VyZsgUyyVZMKzQxrEJ0zjKQAzRJgnwCv~elmqBDWJ0n1ENWOXm-HNh8WlexSYJvATOPZHaRzEyrNUYOrNlVOa5yD9l8Gjq3edNegLBpOZIvJCMAUTOSY2~gSOQR7kC9ZADuKlxFZWaE39xB1wGDNRW1JtOq8BUX~DxyzWOU9xeJmrlApj7snLuKOQ8Vhnlq0tgaK29883yNcnZoCDIqFV33loZe48PvRzmGfGPDobHHHLOdMXs9qWhz-Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Councilmember Pacheco said he had traveled to San Francisco to study automated, self‑cleaning public toilets and urged the council to direct the Chief Legislative Analyst’s office to prepare a citywide RFP that could bundle automated toilets with news racks and bus shelter advertising.

\"When I was elected to the city council, there was an article written by Sister Callahan... One of the major issues that came up were the portable toilets,\" Councilmember Pacheco said, recounting discussions with business improvement districts and homeless service providers. He told colleagues the CLA and Public Works staff had worked on the concept and recommended packaging the items together in one RFP to improve financing options.

CLA staff (Mr. Deaton) told the council the San Francisco model suggested per‑unit capital costs in the neighborhood of $200,000–$300,000 with operating costs the contractor would handle; in San Francisco advertising has been used to help cover costs and in one example generated about $60,000 a year. Deaton said staff had looked at using an existing MTA contract but that effort had not produced an appropriate option and that using a consultant to help prepare the RFP could be beneficial.

Councilmembers discussed piloting an initial number of units (staff mentioned about 20 as a rough initial pilot figure), the desirability of integrating toilet facilities with other street furniture, and the need to move with reasonable speed because of public-health and dignity concerns in areas such as Skid Row and high-tourist districts. Councilmember Sviornich and others cited San Francisco and other cities as successful models and encouraged a citywide program rather than limiting facilities to only certain neighborhoods.

The council voted to approve the motion directing the CLA to prepare the RFP and return through the necessary process; the roll call was recorded as 10 ayes. The CLA will draft a report and timeline for the RFP process and consider whether consultant assistance and bundled advertising opportunities are needed to make the program financially viable.

No contract award or procurement occurred at the meeting; the action was approval to proceed with RFP development and further steps through the council process.","Councilmember Pacheco's motion to pursue a citywide request for proposals (RFP) that could bundle automated public toilets, standardized news racks and bus-shelter advertising cleared the council; the CLA will develop the RFP and return to the council, with staff noting potential capital and operating costs and examples from San Francisco.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6506547,"City Council asks CLA and CAO to report in 30 days on coordinating curb cuts and sidewalk work",460,435000,895000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5664941-e4322bc9f78bdb486419cc2b09444908&start=435&end=895","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5664941-e4322bc9f78bdb486419cc2b09444908/thumbnail_435000.jpg","/articles/6506547/Los-Angeles-City/Los-Angeles-County/California/City-Council-asks-CLA-and-CAO-to-report-in-30-days-on-coordinating-curb-cuts-and-sidewalk-work","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6506547-254fd978bac4f01a2843da5d62e14d36/orig.mp4?Expires=1773251745&Signature=gSapmLbHuVgVbjP1Z~oKbxt8iIREBgQ85lHPnoNuV3xq5PgtBD9yrTlcbLvLvOi4OCpfzXGi2uBdgN43ODvWu-gpmeUwPjMI65~-x3TzhMVPKwtv9bIc8P8o3CPrTdC~Pbl86YD5eATwuvB-lkTdnnMyzKo~ekeet41YK1TEU7cZtkymaOdEZ7S0YiKUotv3rhqk8Fe~KcWFVtlWA7Ok1s4vEs8iGyoAAbvH0Kbna6ScCHLC3lwz7cT62NLqKOezN4LPwEK7wrhi5FJXNmTrgsCRInHiXjIR1ZcSktA1q6pNtUlJDG2fmgVMGbwD4e1bLCtnj02fmaLeJOemqMGlKA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Councilmember Hernandez on the council floor asked the City Administrative Officer and the Chief Legislative Analyst to report back within 30 days with recommendations on how to staff coordination so curb cuts (ADA curb ramps) and sidewalk work are completed when other city street projects occur.

The request, made during a special-item discussion about coordinating capital and street-work projects, stemmed from complaints about recently repaved blocks where later utility or nonprofit construction work left trenches that undid pavement and sidewalks. \"What I'm trying to explain is everybody's agendas and everybody's schedules are moving, and that's not happening to the degree it should be happening,\" Councilmember Hernandez said, arguing for a system that ensures departments coordinate so curb cuts get done when adjacent work is performed.

The motion asked the CLA and CAO to examine this year’s budget, which contains funding for curb cuts and sidewalks, and to return within 30 days with a recommendation on how to staff coordination and whether responsibility should sit in Public Works or a different arrangement. CLA staff told the council that some departments have cement masons on staff but not personnel specifically assigned to make curb cuts, and said a report from a consultant or in‑house work could be considered.

Councilmembers pressed for a solution that would reduce repeated disruption and avoid sending separate crews to the same location. After discussion the council prepared the roll and approved the request. The roll call showed the motion adopted (11 ayes), and the council directed the CLA and CAO to report back within the requested time frame.

The council did not adopt detailed staffing changes at the meeting; the direction was for the CLA and CAO to return with recommendations and a proposed approach for coordinating curb cuts, sidewalks and related street work.

The matter will return to the council after the CLA and CAO submit their report so members can review proposed staffing or procedural changes.","Councilmember Hernandez won approval for a request that the City Administrative Officer (CAO) and Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA) return within 30 days with recommendations to staff coordination of curb cuts and sidewalk work across departments so ADA-compliant curb ramps are installed when related street projects occur.","actionData","errors"]

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