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Transportation committee approves DOT grant applications, asks DOT to report staff needs if awards come through
Summary
The Los Angeles City Transportation Committee approved several LADOT grant applications and related reports, and added an amendment instructing DOT to report the staffing and resource needs should any projects receive grant awards.
The Los Angeles City Transportation Committee on April 23 approved Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) recommendations to submit multiple grant applications and accept various grant-funded project lists, while adding language requiring DOT to report staffing and other resources that would be necessary if grants are awarded.
The committee, chaired by Councilwoman Heather Hutt, approved a package of noncontroversial items that included: accepting Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) funding opportunities, submitting grant applications, accepting an updated Measure M project list, approving related CAO recommendations on grant applications, and reassigning two crossing guards (items 1–7 on the agenda). Council members Hutt, Park and Hernandez voted in favor.
Committee members discussed a City Administrative Officer (CAO) and Bureau of Engineering (BOE) concern that successful grant awards often require additional staff capacity to implement projects.…
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