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Committee adopts consent calendar items 3–5,7–14; holds two litigation items in closed session
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The Public Works Committee approved a slate of consent items including street and intersection namings, vacations and reports from engineers and the Board of Public Works, and then recessed into closed session for two pending lawsuits related to the sidewalk and transit amenities program.
The Los Angeles City Public Works Committee approved consent motions for items 3 through 5 and 7 through 14 and then recessed into closed session to discuss two pending lawsuits related to the sidewalk and transit amenities program.
On the consent calendar, the committee approved the following items (motion language summarized from the meeting record): - Item 3: Designate intersections in Highland Park (North Figueroa and Avenue 56) as Folliera Square (motion from Council member Cernado). - Item 4: Temporarily close a street area in Mount Washington for public safety (motion from Hernandez and Nazarian). - Item 5: Review recruitment and hiring practices for city and contractor work tied to the Pacific Palisades reconstruction (motion from Rodriguez and Park). - Item 7: Amend conditions of a January 18, 2022 council action regarding vacation of an alley on Jefferson Boulevard between Vanburn Place and Budlong Avenue (motions from Harris-Dawson and Raman). - Item 8: City engineer report recommending vacation of a portion of Reseda Boulevard north of Sunset Boulevard (department recommendation adopted). - Item 9: Designate Santa Monica Boulevard and Sunset Boulevard intersection as Jackie Goldberg Sunset Junction (motion from Soder Martinez and Price et al). - Item 10: Erect permanent ceremonial signs at 324 East First Street recognizing the former location of the Fujikon Theater (motion from Geraldo and McOsker). - Item 11: Board of Public Works report approving personal services contracts with eight on-call consultants for environmental site assessment and emergency brownfields support (report adopted). - Item 12: Board of Public Works report on using progressive design-build contracts for Hyperion Phase 1A (committee concurrence adopted). - Item 13: City engineer report recommending vacation of a portion of Pacific View Avenue in excess of 40 feet adjoining Lots 19 and 40 of Tract 88628 north of Mulholland Drive (department recommendation adopted for item 13 with BOE recommendation accepted). - Item 14: Designate the intersection of La Cienega Boulevard and 18th Street as Adrian Olmansky Square (motion from Yaroslavsky, Hutt, Herastassen and Bloomfield).
The roll call for approval recorded Council member Hernandez, Council member Padilla and Council member Hutt voting "yes"; the chair announced "3 ayes, and these items are approved as you stated." The committee then pulled item 6 for separate discussion and later moved that item to approval after debate (see separate article).
The committee recessed into closed session for items 1 and 2 to discuss litigation. Item 1 related to Citizens for a Better Los Angeles v. City of Los Angeles (Los Angeles Superior Court case no. 22STCP03822) and Coalition for Scenic Los Angeles v. City of Los Angeles (case no. 22STCP03909). Item 2 involved potential exposure to litigation under Government Code section 54956.9(d)(2) and (e)(1). After the closed session the committee clerk reported, "There was no reportable action taken in closed session." The meeting then adjourned.
