Audio test. One, two, three.
audio test. Got some feedback. Got some
echoing.
One, two, three. Audio. Test. 1 2 3 1 2
3 1 2 3
Mic check. One, two. One, two.
No feedback on the podium. Mic.
facilitator mic check.
audio tests. Can
Can Jose come back into the hearing room
to help me troubleshoot while we're
getting
echoing and feedback?
Commissioner Mike check. Commissioner
Mike check.
Commissioner Mic check. Commissioner
President Mic check.
Why
>> is it the camera? I have the audio off.
» is it the camera? I have the audio off.
I have the audio muted.
Uh, it's echoing and then there's some
feedback
and I have the laptop muted
and I have the audio
on Zoom muted.
Let me turn down the
>> It sounds okay.
» It sounds okay.
>> It does. Okay.
» It does. Okay.
>> I'm hearing the fe
Yeah, in the room. Um,
can you check this to make
» I and I checked the other mics and it's
not I don't know for some reason it's
not having the echo.
Yes, it's still
I don't know if you can change the
levels
change change the levels on the
facilitator mic.
Try it again. Test. One, two. One, two,
three. That's better.
» Still hear a little bit of that echo.
One, two, three. Test. One, two. One,
two, three, four. Yeah, that's better.
One, two, three, 4.
One, two, three. This is a facilitator
mic.
One, two, three, 4. One, two, one, two.
Facilitator mic in the board hearing
room.
Test one, two.
>> It sounds better. Is it loud enough?
Even if it's maxed out, it doesn't
usually result in fe Yeah.
>> Okay. Audio test one, two. Oh, it is.
» Okay. Audio test one, two. Oh, it is.
Okay. Okay.
>> Uhhuh.
Okay.
>> Uhhuh. Test. Test. Test. One, two. It
» Uhhuh. Test. Test. Test. One, two. It
doesn't need to be super loud.
>> Test one, two, one, two. Yeah, that's
» Test one, two, one, two. Yeah, that's
perfect. That's good. Yeah, thanks.
And are the other Can you uh
mic check? Mic check. One, two. One,
two.
Mic check. Mic check. One, two.
One, two. One, two.
Audio test. One, two. This is vice
president. Microphone VP. Mic check.
One, two, one, two. Awesome.
All right, that sounds better. I'm going
to move on to
uh Commissioner Mike Check 1212. This is
Cardinus
one 1212. That sounds good, right?
>> Yeah.
» Yeah.
>> And
uh city attorney Mike Check. One, two,
one, two, three, four.
>> Okay. Yeah.
Good morning to our city staff
executives.
And if there are any members of the
public who wish to offer commentary,
please fill out a speaker card located
in the back of the room and indicate
which item you'd like to speak on.
Handed to me and I'll record your
information for the record. We'll call
upon you when we reach your item. Good
morning as well as for our attendees on
the virtual platform. I do see a couple
of hands raised. I'm going to ask if you
would please unmute, identify yourself,
and let me know which item you'd like to
speak on. I'll record your information
and then I'll call upon you when we
reach your item.
And I'll start with Gay Porco Lab. Good
morning.
» Good morning. Would you like to offer
public comment or commentary on our
agenda items this morning?
>> Uh, general comment, please.
» Uh, general comment, please.
>> Thank you. I have you down for public
» Thank you. I have you down for public
comment. I'm going to go ahead and put
you back on mute and lower your hand.
Good morning, Audit LA.
>> Morning, TJ. Um, I'm going to go for the
» Morning, TJ. Um, I'm going to go for the
whole shebang. Um, general public
comment and all that items, please. Very
well. I for public comment and all
items. Thank you.
>> Yes. Yep. Thank you.
» Yes. Yep. Thank you.
>> I'm gonna go ahead and put you back on
» I'm gonna go ahead and put you back on
mute and lower your hand.
» And it's 9:44. We should get started
with the board meeting in approximately
15 16 minutes. Thank you.
Isn't it?
He killed him.
I realize
» the graphics
Yeah.
Yeah, weird. one deliver.
I don't know.
There you go.
Good morning once again to city staff,
executives, commissioners,
heads who are joining us here in the
board hearing room. If there are members
of the public who wish to offer
commentary on any of our agenda as
items, please fill us a speaker card
located in the back of the room on the
table. Indicate which item you'd like to
speak on, hand it to me. I'll record
your information for the record and then
call upon you when we reach your item.
Good morning as well to our attendees
who are joining us on the virtual
platform. I do see a couple of hands
raised. I'm going to ask if you would
kindly unmute, identify yourself for the
record, and which item you'd like to
speak on. And I'll start with Gigi. Good
morning, Gigi.
>> Good morning, TJ. I just want general
» Good morning, TJ. I just want general
public comment, please.
>> Very well. I will put you down for
» Very well. I will put you down for
general public comment.
>> Thank you. And I'll put you back on mute
» Thank you. And I'll put you back on mute
and lower your hand.
And moving to Laura FM Anderson. Good
morning.
>> Good morning, TJ. All agenda items,
» Good morning, TJ. All agenda items,
please general public comment and the
minutes.
>> Very well. I have you on for public
» Very well. I have you on for public
comment and all agenda items. Thank you,
Laura. I'm going to go ahead.
>> Thank you. back on mute and lower your
» Thank you. back on mute and lower your
hand. If there's any other member of the
public wishes to offer public comment or
agenda item commentary and you've not
already done so, please raise your hand.
I'll ask you to unmute, identify
yourself for the record, which item
you'd like to speak on. I'll record that
information and then we'll call upon you
when we reach your item. It is 9:53 and
we should get started with the board
meeting in approximately seven minutes.
Thank you.
Good morning, GAN to city staff, exit,
bureau executives, bureau heads,
commissioners, city attorney, members of
the public who are joining us here in
the board hearing room. If there's any
member of the public who wishes to offer
general public comment or commentary on
any of our agenda items, please fill out
a speaker card located in the back of
the room. Indicate which item you'd like
to speak on. Hand it to me. I'll record
your information for the record and then
we'll call upon you when we reach your
item. And good morning as well to our
attendees who are joining us on the
virtual platform. I currently have
Gabe Pork Lab audit LA Gigi and Laura FM
Anderson who have indicated that they
wish to offer commentary. If there's
anyone else who wishes to offer
commentary who I've not yet named,
please raise your hand, indicate which
item you'd like to speak on. I'll ask
you to unmute and if you could let me
know which item you'd like to speak on,
I'll record your information and then
call upon you when we reach your item.
It's 9:58. We should get started with
the board meeting in just a couple
minutes. Thank you.
Excuse
me.
Welcome
everybody.
special.
And President King, we are now in record
mode and ready to begin.
>> Thank you very much. Good morning
» Thank you very much. Good morning
everybody and welcome to the regularly
scheduled meeting of the board of public
works for Monday, April 13, 2026. Mr.
Knight, please take role and establish
quorum.
>> Thank you, President Kang. Good morning,
» Thank you, President Kang. Good morning,
President Kang. Vice President Chavez,
President Prom Grant, Commissioner
Mitchell, and Commissioner Cardness are
present. We do have a quorum. We are
joined this morning by study attorney
Representative Thomas Castell Vega. I'm
TJ Knight with the board of public
works, President Kang. We have four We
have uh no speakers here in the hearing
room. And on the virtual platform, we
have four public commenters and two
multiple agenda item commenters. We have
no neighborhood council commentary
submitted this morning.
>> Thank you very much. We will get started
» Thank you very much. We will get started
with general public comment which is an
opportunity for the public to address
the board on public interest items and
will be provided up to one minute per
person up to a cumulative total of 10
minutes for the general public comment
segment of each regular meeting.
Testimony shall be limited in content to
subject matters which are within the
jurisdiction of the board of public
works. The board may not take any action
on any matters discussed during the
public comment period. We do not have
any inperson speakers so we'll
transition to our virtual platform.
>> Thank you President Kang. We'll go ahead
» Thank you President Kang. We'll go ahead
and start with Gay Porca Lab followed by
audit LA.
Second call for Gay Porca Lab. And I
don't see that individual in the uh in
attendance on the virtual platform. So
we'll move to audit LA.
» Good morning everyone. I hope everyone
had a great weekend. Um I hope it was
better than my Easter weekend. Although
Easter should have been great, but
having had my rights violated yet again,
it wasn't so fun. So, I am just keep
going to push. Can you please do an
investigation? How LAPD as sergeant was
able to completely usurp your entire all
the rules, everything with the permit.
It's like, here we go again. Thought we
had it all straightened out, everything
in writing, and no, LAPD can still just
flip it around for no emergency. Please,
there needs to be an investigation.
There needs to be um consequences for
Scientology to go cop shopping. They are
that's what they do, right? They don't
like your rules. They're going to either
just disregard them point blank or find
somebody to help them do it. And I'm not
saying I'm not saying there's any ill
intent on the officer. He probably
didn't know any better, doesn't know the
system. So, there has to be better
coordination between departments because
you guys are not enforcing your permits.
LAPD is and they're not doing it
correctly. It needs to change. And I'm
also asking if do not get
>> Thank you. Audit LA. That's 60 seconds.
» Thank you. Audit LA. That's 60 seconds.
We'll move next to Gigi followed by
Laura Fam. Gigi,
» can you hear me?
>> Yes. Go ahead.
» Yes. Go ahead.
>> Okay. So, uh, I want to talk about the
» Okay. So, uh, I want to talk about the
4th of July and how I know Scientology
is going to request, if they haven't
already, a permit for the 4th of July. I
ask that you guys do not approve it. I I
hope that, you know, this one is
actually the time that you guys realize
if they keep violating their permits,
maybe they should have like a timeout
from being able to have permits at
least. I hope that you don't just
automatically give it to them, you know?
And if for some reason you do, I hope
that no one is able to like overstep and
you know, like a sergeant should not be
able to overstep the permits when you
guys are the ones that have the
authority. So, please don't even permit
them to have the Fourth of July permit.
And if if you do, keep people out of
your business and keep control of what
you have authority over and and keep
those sidewalks open. Thank you. I yield
my time.
» And we'll move next to Lara FM.
» Good morning, board. Yeah. So, I'm going
to echo what they were just saying about
the permit for Fourth of July. We've
asked you all this year, last year, to
stop giving Scientology. We're saying
them, it's Scientology, so that the
public listening can know what we're
calling in about. We've been asking for
them to revoke Scientology's permits
because they're just using the permits
to recruit people into the cult of
Scientology, including children as one
of their main events that they just put
out, saying the new generation, which
means they're literally on a huge hunt
right now to recruit kids into
Scientology. I was born and raised in
the cult of Scientology. My whole
family's in it. The board knows this.
They know that they're part of their
their trafficking because they are
giving them these permits. So, we're
asking you to please stop giving
Scientology any permits. They keep
violating them. They keep closing the
street, the sidewalks down, and somehow
they have the LAPD involved. Now, please
stop giving them any kind of permits.
You again are using they're using your
system to recruit people into a
manipulative child trafficking hiding.
>> Thank you. That's 60 seconds. And
» Thank you. That's 60 seconds. And
President Kenny, that concludes public
comment this morning.
>> Thank you very much. With that, we will
» Thank you very much. With that, we will
close general public comment portion of
today's meeting and move forward with
multiple agenda item public comment. The
board will provide an opportunity for
members of the public wishing to speak
on more than one agenda item during
multiple agenda item comment period for
up to a minute per item up to a total of
three minutes per meeting. This is the
only time to speak on more than one
agenda item. And please identify the
items that you will speak on when you
are called. We do not have any in-person
speakers, so we'll transition to our
virtual platform.
>> Thank you, President Kang. We'll start
» Thank you, President Kang. We'll start
with Aud followed by Laura FM. Audit Al,
please identify which item you're
speaking.
>> Excuse me. I'm going to start with the
» Excuse me. I'm going to start with the
community grant uh for cleanups. I
absolutely love the idea, but I'm also
concerned because that is exactly how
Scientology ingratiates itself with um
the different uh police departments and
city departments because that's what
they they like to do. They like to do
the cleanups, but they also at the same
time pass out their literature, The Way
to Happiness, which um you know,
actually if you join Scientology, I I
have yet to hear anyone that has left um
leave happily. So, um I'm asking you to
please make sure, you know, when you're
giving out these grants that it's
nothing to do with Scientology.
I then want to talk about um the street
vacation. It doesn't say street
vacation, but you're giving up a certain
board of uh property. I'm gonna say
please don't stop giving there's no need
to give away and privatize our public
land. Um because I'm concerned because
you know Scientology wants you to do
that for Elron Hubard way and we don't
want that. Like I don't understand why
you are giving away our property to
public entities. So I'm just going to
say no across the board. I'm never I'm
not for that at all. And um the next one
is the Okay. all the ones with the bids.
The other week, there's a gentleman that
spoke up, okay? And he said, he was a
whistleblower. He said, "Look, that I
was a subcontractor. I bid what I what
my fair bid and the contractor said, no,
double it up." Okay? And you know, so
that's fraud and he's here telling you
about that. So now I'm concerned about
every single bid now that will ever come
in if that is going on because maybe you
know and you know and so I would like to
know or I hope you guys are doing
something about it. I hope you are doing
something to punish, you know, or to
look into investigate that kind of
activity because and I hope you have
people that are looking through these
bids with a fine tooth comb to make sure
they are accurate because I noticed
there's hardly any money going the
sidewalks. Whenever you're doing a
sidewalk project, it's maybe a million
dollars. This city, the all the
sidewalks, it's so bad. There's no real
improvement. I going through chairs
like, you know, like you wouldn't
believe. And you know it it's
ridiculous. So if there is fraud, where
is the fraud investigation? Like I know
you couldn't respond to him there, but I
really truly hope you are following up
on that. That is our city resources and
we need it for other things. We don't
need to um you know any kind of fraud.
So please be careful with that. When it
comes to the trees, I am asking that for
every tree you take down that you
replace twi too. and maybe they can't at
the same location, but put it somewhere
because we absolutely need our canopy.
It is hot and and there's not a lot of
shade out there. And so I'm asking for
that. I also want to talk about minutes.
Everything, like I said, we've been
saying this on on repeat. I could, you
know, you could probably hear us in your
heads when you sleep.
>> Thank you.
» Thank you.
>> So please, thank
» So please, thank
>> you. Audit LA. That's three minutes. And
» you. Audit LA. That's three minutes. And
we'll move next to Laura FM.
>> Good morning, board. Uh, I would love
» Good morning, board. Uh, I would love
love love literally, it's amazing how
Auda LA just took the words out of my
mouth. I want to echo what a LA just
said. Um, and then I did uh just to
remind you guys if you could just, you
know, we took time to put that pamphlet
together. So, if you can make sure all
the the uh board of public works, all
the people, the engineers, anybody that
may need that pamphlet that represents
all the hidden front groups of
Scientology to please have those in
those departments. Just it's a quick,
it's a simple thing. I took my time to
put it together. So, I feel like each
department um on the agenda should be
receiving this pamphlet so that they
know themselves what these front groups
look like, just the visual pictures. So,
if you could just have that and then uh
again with the minutes if we can please.
There's people calling in if you can. I
mean, I don't understand why nobody's
emailed or asked audit LA who has
volunteered to do this. She's literally
volunteered to help us do the minutes
and to help you guys do the minutes. The
minutes need to reflect what everybody's
calling in about. It's not just us
calling about Scientology permit
revotions and stuff like that. It's
about getting on the record what this
city and the public and the people care
about so much that they're calling in.
So, if we can have that reflect on the
minutes, that would also help with
future lawsuits against Scientology and
with the city and the collaboration or
the manipulation of Scientology's
infiltration. Then, uh we have evidence
of that that we at least tried to make
you guys aware of it. Um whether you're
able to do anything about it or not, we
would still like to have it reflect on
the minutes. we demand it to reflect on
the minutes and that way we can um go
from there. And and obviously I know you
guys are trying to do what you can for
public works uh with the permits. We're
asking you please start doing the
minutes and that'll show us even more
that you really are trying to you know
expose Scientology's abuse with public
works and all of that by just simply
putting the comments that people are
calling in about on the minutes in one
sentence. And I'll you my time. Thank
you.
President Kang, that concludes multiple
agenda item commentary this morning.
>> Thank you very much. With that, we will
» Thank you very much. With that, we will
close the multiple item public comment
portion of today's meeting and move
forward with the approval of minutes for
Wednesday, March 25th, 2026.
Commissioners, any questions or
comments? Seeing none, is there a first
and a second?
>> So move.
» So move.
>> First by President Proim Grant, seconded
» First by President Proim Grant, seconded
by Commissioner Mitchell.
>> Thank you. President Kang will take a
» Thank you. President Kang will take a
roll call vote on approval of minutes.
Starting with you, President Kang.
>> Hi,
» Hi,
>> Vice President Chavez.
» Vice President Chavez.
>> Hi,
» Hi,
>> President Proam Grant.
» President Proam Grant.
>> Hi,
» Hi,
>> Commissioner Mitchell. Hi,
» Commissioner Mitchell. Hi,
>> and Commissioner Card. Hi.
» and Commissioner Card. Hi.
>> All eyes and approval is unanimous.
» All eyes and approval is unanimous.
>> Thank you very much. And then moving on
» Thank you very much. And then moving on
to our agenda items for this morning.
First up from the Bureau of Engineering,
item number one in CD6, capital
improvement project at Donald C. Tilman
Water Reclamation Plant.
Good morning. Uh this is Ethan Wong with
the Bureau of Engineering Environmental
Engineering Division. Uh so the report
before you is a request for uh the city
engineer to use the construction
services contract known as our Cisco
contract um to issue task work orders to
the contractor for an amount not to
exceed 1.75 million for the capital
improvement project known as the Donald
C. and water recreation plant effluent
flow meters. Um so the purpose of this
project there are currently six PO2 flow
meters that are used to measure flow
from the effluent pumping plant. Uh the
effluent plumping plant is where all of
the water goes after treatment has
happened and then is dispersed um to the
LA River and to other locations such as
that. Um so accurate readings are a
necessity and critical uh for reporting
to regulatory agencies such as the state
regional water quality control board to
ensure compliant and compliance and it
also is critical for the analysis of
relevant uh future projects. Um
currently these uh pedo tubes uh require
a lot of maintenance and have been
reporting inconsistently
um which does cause problems for our
plant management. So uh we are looking
to replace these six PO2 uh flow meters
with six magnetic flow meters which are
much more accurate and use a a much
newer technology. Um they also require
less maintenance and they have an
expected useful service life of 30
years.
Um in addition to this work at the EP or
effluent pumping plant, there are two
lines um the high-pressure effluent line
or HPE line and the low pressure
affluent line um that also disperse
water through the plant. Um they are
both severely corroded and need to be
replaced. So roughly um 60 ft of both a
10-in HPE and a 12-in LP um piping um
pipe runs are are needed to be replaced
and this will require excavation,
replacement of asphalt and other um
necessary work to replace those lines.
um the the need for this project to be
issued um through Cisco is um due to the
the complicated shutdowns and the extra
coordination needed to work with the
plant. Um so we find that this project
is an excellent project for our Cisco um
contractor to work on with the plant
since there will be a high amount of
coordination between both plant staff
and the contractor to get this work
done. Um, all of the funds for this
project come from the sewer construction
maintenance fund and so there will be no
impact to the general fund. And this
concludes my report and happy to answer
any questions you may have on this.
>> Thank you very much. Commissioners, any
» Thank you very much. Commissioners, any
questions or comments on item number
one, Commissioner Gard?
>> Yeah, just a comment. You mentioned
» Yeah, just a comment. You mentioned
inconsistencies in the reporting or or
the the testing. How are you handling
that? And are we getting dinged by the
state board by having inconsistencies?
>> Uh I don't know if anybody from um the
» Uh I don't know if anybody from um the
DCT plant management is here, but I I do
uh think there are like some issues with
that. Um I think plant management is
able to work that out, but obviously it
is better to have more accurate um
reporting. So um I can have DCT staff
report back to you on like the specifics
of any inconsistencies in the report.
>> Thank you.
» Thank you.
Thank you very much, Commissioners. Any
other questions or comments? Seeing
none, is there a first and a second?
>> Second.
» Second.
>> First by Commissioner Mitchell. Seconded
» First by Commissioner Mitchell. Seconded
by Commissioner Gers.
>> Thank you, President Kang. We'll take a
» Thank you, President Kang. We'll take a
roll call vote on approval of item one.
Starting with you, President Kang.
>> I.
» I.
>> Vice President Chavez.
» Vice President Chavez.
>> I.
» I.
>> President Prom Grant.
» President Prom Grant.
>> Hi.
» Hi.
>> Commissioner Mitchell.
» Commissioner Mitchell.
>> Hi.
» Hi.
>> And Commissioner Cardon.
» And Commissioner Cardon.
>> Hi.
» Hi.
>> All eyes. And item one is adopted and
» All eyes. And item one is adopted and
will move forward fourth.
>> Thank you very much.
» Thank you very much.
>> Thank you. Moving on to item number two
» Thank you. Moving on to item number two
in council district 11 revised
construction budget and construction
orders.
» Good morning commissioners. My name is
Christa Monron. I am the senior civil
engineer that oversees the emergency
storm drain repair efforts for the
Bureau of Engineering. I am here to
request that the board perform the
following. one, authorize the revised
construction budget and two, authorize
the city engineer to issue the revised
construction orders for the Palisades
fire emergency storm drain repair
project located at 17790 and 17793 Cay
de Polarmo.
This project was initiated in response
to the severe postfire conditions that
followed the January 2025 Palisades
fire. The fire left the hillside
upstream of the two debris basins
stripped of vegetation. What remained
was loose soil and burned debris which
significantly increased the risk of
mudslides uh debris flow with rain
events that followed. As a result, the
debris basins numbered 61 and 63 were
quickly inundated with heavy debris
flows uh from the winter rains that
season filled with saturated debris. the
the basins storm water conveyance
capacity was obstructed. This created
public safety risk as well as risk to
the adjacent properties.
On February 26, an emergency request was
issued by LA Sanitation to address these
risks. Bureau of Engineering activated
the construction firm Clark Contracting
Corporation, who was the contract at the
top of the emergency storm drain repair
list. Uh at that time they were directed
to mobilize immediately and stabilize
the site to begin debris removal of uh
removal operations. The scope of work
included the removal and haul of debris
within the the basins. The material in
the basins consisted of over 5,000 cubic
yards of high moisture soil and de and
burn debris. The debris removal efforts
occurred over approximately a 4-week
period with a roughly twoe span uh of
pause uh in in this due to rain that
occurred during that time. An unintended
consequence of the debris hauling uh
that that occurred uh was that the heavy
machinery actually caused ruting within
the access roads and the driveways of
the the properties themselves. And
that's uh this is something that would
need to be remediated as a you know part
of the post construction efforts the
restoration efforts rather excuse me the
restoration of the debris basins and the
access roads the restoration of the
driveways replacement of the damaged
entry gate was all incorporated into the
scope of work of the project to bring
everything back to the pre-emergency
levels. So, the uh work that was
performed was originally authorized
under the uh amount that we have the
ability to approve, which is $499,000.
However, the revised cost to complete
the already performed work is estimated
to be at $610,000
with contingency. The revised budget has
been reviewed and approved by LA
sanitation uh the program review
committee and will be uh funds are
available through the storm water
pollution abatement fund and there will
be no impact to the general fund as a
result. Therefore, Bureau of Engineering
is recommending that the board authorize
the revised construction order and
authorize the city engineer to issue the
revised construction orders. This
concludes my presentation. I can take
any questions that you'd like.
>> Thank you very much. Commissioners, any
» Thank you very much. Commissioners, any
questions or comments on item number
two?
All right, seeing none, is there a first
and a second?
>> Second.
» Second.
>> First by Commissioner Mitchell, seconded
» First by Commissioner Mitchell, seconded
by President Prom Grant.
>> Thank you, President Kang. We'll take a
» Thank you, President Kang. We'll take a
roll call vote on approval of item two,
starting with you, President Kang.
>> I,
» I,
>> Vice President Chavez.
» Vice President Chavez.
>> I,
» I,
>> President Prom Grant.
» President Prom Grant.
>> Hi,
» Hi,
>> Commissioner Mitchell.
» Commissioner Mitchell.
>> Hi.
» Hi.
>> And Commissioner Cardinal.
» And Commissioner Cardinal.
>> Hi.
» Hi.
>> All eyes. And item number two is
» All eyes. And item number two is
approved.
>> Thank you very much. and we'll move
» Thank you very much. and we'll move
forward forward.
>> Moving on to item number three in
» Moving on to item number three in
council district 12, relinquishment of
rights and future street lying on lots 8
and nine of tract
17974 9617.
» Good morning. Uh my name uh good morning
commissioners. My name is Hui Huang. Uh,
I'm a principal civil engineer.
>> Do you mind pulling the mic down,
» Do you mind pulling the mic down,
please? Thank you.
» Apologies.
Good morning, uh, commissioners. Uh, my
name is Hu Huang. I am a principal civil
engineer at the Bureau of Engineering. A
future street easement is uh, requested
and qualifies for a relinquishment
process.
Generally speaking, the city no longer
has an ability to accept the easements
as a public right away for um the
conditions of uh meeting to qualify for
an emeration
was made via set map. That the future
Eastman area has been sold to a third
party different from the person who made
the dedication. And lastly, that the
future Eastman area has not been used
for street or alley purposes.
This specific request uh is pro was
submitted by RB Amrian, the owner at
18351 Catronia Street. On the
application itself, um, it includes a
portion within a property at 9617 Wurn,
which is owned by a different owner,
Steven Wire and Kimberly Kentwire, who
are not part of the application request,
but they are aware of the request before
you. These two properties at 9617
Rathborn Avenue and 18351 Citrona Street
set aside a single future Eastman for
future street use for the city in 1954
via a trackm number 17974.
This property was confirmed to have been
sold to third party at a later time. It
was also confirmed that the future
easement was never accepted by the city
nor was it improved for public street
use. In the report, you will see figures
one and two, which shows you the aerial
photos of the existing conditions of
this future Eastman area under your
consideration.
Note that council district 12 was
notified of this request and they did
not voice an objection.
With that said, at this point, we
recommend that you approve the
relishment as provided for you. If you
have any questions, I can take it.
>> Thank you very much. Commissioners, any
» Thank you very much. Commissioners, any
questions or comments?
>> Commission. Uh, Commissioner Card.
» Commission. Uh, Commissioner Card.
>> Yes. You noted that CD12 had no
» Yes. You noted that CD12 had no
comments. Were there any comments from
the community or or other residents in
the neighborhood? um we don't um route a
referral request to the neighborhood or
the adjoining owners. In this case, uh
we did not receive any comments from
them outside of the process.
>> Thank you.
» Thank you.
>> And of note, um physically that area
» And of note, um physically that area
that you're looking at is fenced within
private property. So short of a person
looking through the title documents of
both private properties, they wouldn't
know that the Eastman is there and
encumber.
Thank you very much. Any other questions
or comments? Seeing none, is there a
first and a second?
>> Second. First by Commissioner Mitchell,
» Second. First by Commissioner Mitchell,
seconded by Commissioner Cardness.
>> Thank you, President Kang. We would like
» Thank you, President Kang. We would like
a roll call vote on approval of item
three. Starting with you, President
Kang.
>> I.
» I.
>> Vice President Chavez.
» Vice President Chavez.
>> I.
» I.
>> President Prom Grant.
» President Prom Grant.
>> Hi,
» Hi,
>> Commissioner Mitchell. Hi.
» Commissioner Mitchell. Hi.
>> And Commissioner Cardinal.
» And Commissioner Cardinal.
>> Hi.
» Hi.
>> All eyes. And item three is adopted and
» All eyes. And item three is adopted and
we'll move forward forth.
>> Thank you very much. Then moving on to
» Thank you very much. Then moving on to
item number four from the Bureau of
Street Services.
» Good morning, President Khan.
Commissioners, my name is Hector Manuel.
Streets LA urban forestry division and
I'm here to we're here to request a
approval for a permit to remove four
street trees which include three crepe
myrtles and one planted western sycamore
tree. Uh the metro metro is
constructing or working on constructing
um improvements along the
uh LA Union Station which includes an a
vioaduct over the 110 freeway and going
to be running along the western side of
the LA freeway LA River and that project
all the construction and the vioduct
will severely impact the four trees. Uh
there are the three crepe myrtles
relatively small measuring about five
inches by about 15 feet in height. We
have a planted western sycamore tree
that is of uh cultural significance. It
is a significant tree planted by the
Keech nation uh at to commemorate the
eliso. The eliso was a very large
sycamore tree that once existed near the
LA River and near the site where it was
where it's growing now. There was also a
bronze plaque that was installed to
commemorate the Ela Liso that was stolen
a while back. Uh so Metro has agreed to
relocate this western sycamore tree to a
nearby area. In addition, they have also
agreed to fabricate a new plaque, bronze
plaque commemorating the Eliso and its
cultural significance and install it
adjacent to the western sycamore tree
that is relocated. So the council office
has been or metro has been working with
the council office and the key nation
and they have reached an agreement on
see the um relocation of the tree and
the bronze plaque. So the metro has
agreed to also replant several trees in
the area including eight eight trees of
which um five will be the crate myrtles
or excuse me western or eastern red bud
and there's also some um crate myrtles
also to be installed the muscogi they
will water the trees for a minimum
three-year period
the um that concludes the report here
they address any questions the board may
have.
>> Thank you very much. Before we get to
» Thank you very much. Before we get to
questions, I know we have a speaker from
council district 14, so I do want to
invite our council colleague to come up
to the podium for your comment.
>> Thank you. Um
» Thank you. Um
uh my name is Eno Morton, planning
deputy for council district 14. Um,
regarding this item, we wanted to speak
in strong support in the requiring the
replacement of the stolen Eliso
commemorative plaque and replanting of
the tree, which is to be removed from
Commercial Street in downtown Los
Angeles as a condition of the current
tree removal permit involving LA Metro.
This site encapsulates the ancestral
spirit of the original people of Los
Angeles and the theft of the plaque
signifies the erasure of a critical
acknowledgement of indigenous history,
presence and sovereignty in the civic
landscape of our city. The original
plaque installed in collaboration with
the KE nation marked the historic
location of Ela Liso, a monumental
California sycamore that stood for
centuries as one of the most significant
natural and cultural landmarks in the
Los Angeles basin. For generations, it's
been a site for ceremony, governance,
trade, and community life. Uh, and
historical accounts describe it as a
landmark visible from miles away and a
destination for regional leaders who
traveled long distances to meet beneath
its canopy. The tree stood at the center
of a vibrant indigenous landscape that
predates the founding of the city of Los
Angeles by thousands of years. This site
also acknowledges that this location is
not only culturally significant, but
also a sacred burial site.
Archaeological discoveries in the area,
including the uncovering of human
remains during nearby construction,
confirm the Keech Nation's long-
maintained oral history. Replacing the
plaque is essential to how the city of
Los Angeles honors the cultural and
spiritual significance of the site. As
such, requiring LA Metro to fund and
reinstall the plaque as part of its
permitting obligations is both
appropriate and necessary. Public
agencies undertaking work in
historically sensitive areas have a
responsibility to mitigate impacts and
support the preservation of cultural
resources and restoring this plaque is a
meaningful step towards that obligation.
I respectfully urge the board to adopt
additional instructions to ensure that
the plaque is promptly replaced by Metro
in consultation with the key nation. The
language and design remain faithful to
the original intent and cultural
significance per the attached uh the
document named cast plaque eliso revised
71125
u and that consideration is given to
additional protective measures and
materials to prevent future removal or
vandalism. LA Metro has already agreed
to these provisions as reflected on page
two of Urban Forestry's board report
dated April 13, 2026 and on page 20 of
LA Metro's tree removal application
dated February 13, 2026. I extend my
gratitude to Metro for their partnership
in honoring the legacy of the Keech
Nation and the sacredness of the site.
Again, the story of Los Angeles does not
begin in 1781, but thousands of years
earlier at places like this, where Laisa
once stood and where the Kich people
maintain their enduring connection to
the land. Replacing this plaque is a
necessary act of recognition, respect,
and historical truth. Uh, thank you for
the consideration.
>> Thank you very much. Uh, commissioners,
» Thank you very much. Uh, commissioners,
any questions or comments on this item?
Uh, one one question for me. Uh, in
terms of the maintenance plan for the
trees, I know that there's going to be a
three-year plan proposed by Metro. Does
that mean Metro will take care of it
within its own crews or will they be
funding a UFD crew to do so?
>> It would be Metro and their contractors
» It would be Metro and their contractors
>> for the next three years.
» for the next three years.
>> Yes, for a minimum three-year period.
» Yes, for a minimum three-year period.
>> Okay, great. Thank you very much. Uh,
» Okay, great. Thank you very much. Uh,
Vice President Chavez. Yes, thank
>> yes. Thank you um for that uh report. Um
» yes. Thank you um for that uh report. Um
this is not your typical tree removal.
Um it's much more than that. It's about
an acknowledgement of a sacred site and
ensuring that the representation of that
which was the original tree, the laliso
and and the plaque are represented in a
new location. I wanted to um get some
more information about the timing for
the relocation and the installation of
the new plaque. Is that something you
can speak to or you're aware of?
>> I'm not aware of the timeline. However,
» I'm not aware of the timeline. However,
uh as most tree removals are usually
performed shortly before construction
begins at the site at the location, it's
going to affect the trees. So it's it's
ISIS.
Yeah. I don't want to guess, but uh it's
going to be relatively soon.
>> Okay. So it's tied to the construction.
» Okay. So it's tied to the construction.
>> Yes. Yes. And so I
» Yes. Yes. And so I
>> And how far after the the uh tree
» And how far after the the uh tree
replacement is the plaque the plaque
installation?
>> I'm not sure the plaque the tree
» I'm not sure the plaque the tree
placements will come after the
construction is is completed. So, the
plaque will most likely be installed
after the uh or maybe at the time when
the sycamore tree is uh relocated.
They're going to have to move fairly
quick on the relocation because uh you
know they want to box it for too long.
Uh but the uh relocation site, as far as
I know, is going to be outside of the
construction limits and so that should
happen relatively soon.
And I guess my other question is about
the
um sort of the the permit conditions. Do
they require
um that the things that that Metro has
already agreed to the replacement of the
plaque? Um ensuring that it's the same
the same language
um is reflected in the plaque. Is that
all part of the permit conditions?
Yeah, we can do that. Yes, we can write
the uh plaque inst fabrication and
installation as part of the uh permit
conditions
>> and ensure that that's that that
» and ensure that that's that that
language is done in coordination with
both the council office and
representatives of the ke nation just to
ensure that it's to their liking before
it goes and it gets installed. We want
to make sure that
>> that is all done as part of the
» that is all done as part of the
conditions of the permit. um so that we
can ensure that that occurs.
>> Yes, we'll make sure that occurs.
» Thank you very much, Commissioner
Carpass.
>> I just had a question on the the
» I just had a question on the the
maintenance of the transplanted tree. I
understand that the new trees will have
a three-year maintenance. Is there any
any um conditions on the ongoing
maintenance of the of the tree that's
been transplanted or is that just after
three years it's on its own? What's the
is there any thought process on that?
>> The condition will be same as a planted
» The condition will be same as a planted
trees. So the 24inch boxite street trees
the relocated trees will be maintained
for a minimum period of 3 years through
its establishment.
» Thank you very much vice president.
>> You know I know that this is part of
» You know I know that this is part of
metro standard tree policy is for the
three-year um maintenance agreement
which I what does that entail? Is that
watering? Is that um you know cleaning?
Is it what what is what what's included
in the maintenance?
>> Watering, restaking if needed, as
» Watering, restaking if needed, as
needed. Uh maybe a little bit of
structural pruning to do to just to get
it off to a good start. That is the
general requirements there for the tree
maintenance period, tree watering and
monitoring and maintenance.
I mean, I think given the cultural
significance of this tree, um, it's not
merely a replacement planting. It's it's
far beyond that. You know, it's a we're
commemorating this um ancient sycamore.
That's what this tree represents. Um,
and so I was wondering, has there been
any consideration or can we make a
request to Metro
um to to put in a maintenance obligation
beyond that standard three-year um
because I think there's an opportunity
here to actually make it a a a site that
people can go to reflect um as opposed
to just your standard uh uh tree
replacement.
>> Put that request to Metro to consider
» Put that request to Metro to consider
that.
>> Well, I can ask Metro and see if they
» Well, I can ask Metro and see if they
would consider that. I do not believe we
can require them to do the maintenance
beyond the three-year period.
>> Yeah, I would like to propose that this
» Yeah, I would like to propose that this
that we make that as an official request
>> Yes, absolutely. We can do that. Yeah,
» Yes, absolutely. We can do that. Yeah,
we can do that.
Thank you very much,
» Mr. Knight. Did you need clarity on
that?
>> So, uh, thank you, President King. And
» So, uh, thank you, President King. And
so, I want to codif So, the, uh, VP
Chavez is, uh, codifying a new
recommendation. We'll label it
recommendation for wherein we, the board
requests Metro,
um, to uh, consider.
>> Yeah. a request to Metro to extend their
» Yeah. a request to Metro to extend their
standard maintenance
um obligation beyond the the the
three-year maintenance period.
» Give me just one sec.
>> President Protim Grant,
» President Protim Grant,
>> but point information, Vice President
» but point information, Vice President
Trump, you're not saying though, are you
saying that approval is dependent on
them accepting the request or just that
we make the request?
of of Metro
if Metro says
>> my understanding I I don't I don't know
» my understanding I I don't I don't know
if that's beyond the authority of this
board to make it a requirement as
condition I don't know is that I guess
that's a fair that's an open question I
don't know the answer to that
>> looking at our city attorney
» looking at our city attorney
>> yeah I can chime in there Thomas
» yeah I can chime in there Thomas
Castella Vegas city attorney and so the
the three-year requirement is not
something the board can require beyond
but you can request Metro to consider
that as as an option for them to
consider I just wanted to clarify. Thank
you.
>> Uh so if I could uh repeat back the
» Uh so if I could uh repeat back the
amended U board item. So we're adding an
instruction four to request Metro to
extend their standard maintenance
obligation beyond their three-year
period.
» Okay. Thank you very much. I think we
have clarity on that. Commissioner
Mitchell,
>> is there a specific point at which that
» is there a specific point at which that
you want to have them address beyond the
three years? Is it five years? Is it 10
years? What do you want?
» I mean, I would think five would be
should be the minimum, but given that
it's a request, we're going to leave it
up to the staff to consider what's
appropriate, what they believe would be
appropriate. And I think it's um the
conditions of this situation are unique
um than beyond that I think merits it
being uh considered
beyond a typical tree you know tree
replacement. Um I think it it's a
because it's a site of cultural
significance that should be considered.
>> I have a question.
is this tree is going to be
reboxed to maintain pending this
completion of this construction at that
location. Is that correct?
>> It's going to be
» It's going to be
>> I'm not sure I'm not sure if it's going
» I'm not sure I'm not sure if it's going
to be boxed or ball and burlaped, but
it's going to be taken out usually with
the with the root ball. Well, assuming
it can't be put back into the ground
when it's re the specific location where
it's relocated, it will be maintained
during whatever period time that it
comes out of the ground and before it
gets replanted. Correct.
>> Assuming it cannot be relocated
» Assuming it cannot be relocated
immediately after digging it up, yes, it
be boxed. It's assumed that it be boxed,
kept alive somewhere in appropriate
location until it's ready to be planted.
But my um
I haven't received the specific details
exactly what their timeline is and how
exactly they're going to be replanting
it. Uh but it's uh appears that it's
going to be outside of the construction
limits. And so with that, the tree will
most likely be relocated almost
immediately after it's dug out.
>> Okay. So in your experience is 3 years
» Okay. So in your experience is 3 years
sufficient for a plant a tree either a
new tree or relocated tree to
reestablish itself.
Three years is usually sufficient. I say
usually but you know the longer
monitoring maintenance occurs probably
the better off for the tree. Five year
my opinion be five years be very good um
for establishment. However, the
municipal codes for three years.
>> Say that last part again.
» Say that last part again.
>> The the municipal code states for three
» The the municipal code states for three
years of watering and maintenance.
>> Thank you.
» Thank you.
>> Yes.
» Yes.
>> Thank you very much.
» Thank you very much.
Mr. Knight, do you have a do you have
what you need for that? Okay. No, no.
I'll just uh restate the additional uh
request and that is adding instruction.
Item four requests Metro to extend their
standard maintenance obligation beyond
their three-year period.
>> Mhm.
» Mhm.
>> Thank you very much. Any other questions
» Thank you very much. Any other questions
or comments?
All right. Seeing none, is there a first
and a second?
>> So move.
» So move.
>> Yeah.
» Yeah.
>> First by President Proim Grant, seconded
» First by President Proim Grant, seconded
by Vice President Chavez.
>> Thank you, President Kang. And we're
» Thank you, President Kang. And we're
taking a roll call vote on item four as
amended. Starting with you, President
Kang. Hi,
>> President Chavez.
» President Chavez.
>> Hi,
» Hi,
>> President Proto Grant.
» President Proto Grant.
>> Hi,
» Hi,
>> Commissioner Mitchell.
» Commissioner Mitchell.
>> And Commissioner Cardins.
» And Commissioner Cardins.
>> Hi.
» Hi.
>> All eyes. And item four is adopted as
» All eyes. And item four is adopted as
amended and we'll move forward forth
with.
>> Thank you very much.
» Thank you very much.
>> Thank you.
» Thank you.
>> Moving on to item number five, contract
» Moving on to item number five, contract
renewal for CRNR,
Inc.
» Good. Good morning, President Khan, Vice
President Chavez, Commissioners Grant,
Mitchell, and Cardinus. My name is
Martin Reese, and joining me here today
is Nick Nio.
We are both environmental engineers with
LA Sanitation and Environment, managing
the city's residential blue bean
contracts.
We are here to recommend that the board
approve a five-year renewal for a
contract with CRNR
extending the agreement from July 1st,
2026 through June 30, 2031.
The first five years contract is
expiring this June 30, 2026.
This agreement is essential for the
processing and marketing of recyclables
collected by LA sand from residents in
the West Los Angeles, North Central,
South Los Angeles, and the Harbor
districts. On a daily average, the
contractor handles close to 450 tons of
recyclable materials for for these
districts.
Renewing the contract with CRNR is
critical for the following reasons
and ensures no interruptions for the
households served within these
districts.
It supports the city's s sustainability
goals which aim to reach 95% diversion
waste aversion by 2035.
The contractor has been a reliable
partner through the initial term
successfully processing and marketing
the city's recyclable materials.
The contractor provides regular waste
characterizations
studies to reduce to sorry to evaluate
to evaluate the composition of the
materials and provides a yearly
contribution close to 50k
to support contamination uh reduction
efforts.
During the first term, actual spending
was about $23.3
million.
For the upcoming five years renewal, the
projected cost is estimated at $ 48.8
million
for a total 10 years estimate of about
$68.1
million.
It is very important to note that this
is founded through a special
solid waste fund with LA sand not the
city's general fund. With this concludes
my presentation and thank you for your
time and now we can answer any
questions.
>> Thank you very much commissioners. Any
» Thank you very much commissioners. Any
questions or comments on item number
five?
All right, seeing none, is there a first
and a second?
>> Second.
» Second.
>> First by Commissioner Mitchell, seconded
» First by Commissioner Mitchell, seconded
by Commissioner Gard.
>> Thank you, President Kang. We'll take a
» Thank you, President Kang. We'll take a
roll call vote on approval of item five.
Starting with you, President Kang.
>> I,
» I,
>> Vice President Chavez,
» Vice President Chavez,
>> I.
» I.
>> President Prom Grant.
» President Prom Grant.
>> Hi,
» Hi,
>> Commissioner Mitchell.
» Commissioner Mitchell.
>> Hi.
» Hi.
>> And Commissioner Carden.
» And Commissioner Carden.
>> Hi.
» Hi.
>> All eyes. And item five is adopted.
» All eyes. And item five is adopted.
We'll move forward.
>> Thank you very much.
» Thank you very much.
>> Thank you very much. Moving on to item
» Thank you very much. Moving on to item
number six, contract award for Meyers
and Suns construction.
» Good morning again. This is Ethan Wong
with the Bure of Engineering
Environmental Engineering Division. Uh
the report before you is recommending
the award of the terminal island water
reclamation plants primary treatment
tanks improvements known as a couple
improvement project 5247
to Myers and Suns construction. The
first low bidder found to be the lowest
respons respons responsible bidder um
for a total amount of $24,600,000.
Um the background behind this project is
related to uh the upgrade and
replacement or re rehabilitation of the
existing u primary tanks at uh the ter
terminal island water reclamation plant.
Um there are six total tanks that are
roughly 200 ft long. Um in the process
that happens within these tanks is where
the the first removal of bioolids
happens and this happens through
primarily through settlement and um
through flotation of other uh solids to
the surface. So we remove the sludge and
scum um through what are called chains
and flights which are are noted in a
figure or depicted in a figure on page
two of the report. Um so what happens is
the the they basically push all of the
sludge that settles to the bottom to an
area where um the sludge is then pumped
out of the tank and there are skimmers
at the top that remove what's called the
scum which are the floatable solids. Um
so the original uh configuration of the
primary treatment tanks was um put in in
the 70s. Um so they are in much need of
rehab. Um there's much newer equipment
that we will be reinstalling in these
tanks for more efficient uh removal of
the solids. Uh we will also be replacing
the aluminum tank covers which is
critical for odor control containment.
Uh we will be replacing the highdensity
polyethylene piping system. Also
automating the tank influent gates and
replacing all of the wall spools um
which is the piping system that allows
flow into each of the tanks. So, there's
a total of 18 spools that will be
replaced and we are also installing one
new manual slide gate on tank six. Uh,
the contract direction is currently
expected to be 913 calendar days. Um, we
did receive uh six bids on this project.
Um, in comparison to the city engineers
estimate of 19,476,000.
Um, of the six, Myers and Suns was the
the low bidder. They are also a local
certified local business enterprise. Um
but they you know that did not affect
the bid order as they were already the
low bidder. Uh we did find
that um the range of bids from the low
bid to the high bid the six highest bid
um were all within 5%. So we do believe
that uh we have received good bids on
this project and are re recommending to
move forward with the ward. Uh in
relation to the business inclusion
program um Myers and Suns has uh pledged
to um participation levels of 7.07%
minority business enterprises
uh 1.79% women business enterprises
uh 8.8 85% small business enterprises,
7.07%
emerging business enterprises, and we'll
also have 32.35%
other um subcontractors
uh participate on this project. There is
a total subcontractor participation
level of 62.81% 81%
which um equates to 8,462,000
uh after subtracting the fixed cost
items from the the bid. Um in other
areas of the bid, the um funding for
this project all comes from the sewer
construction maintenance funds. So will
not have any impact on the general fund.
Um, and that concludes my report and
happy to answer any questions you may
have related to this. Thank you.
>> Thank you very much, commissioners. Any
» Thank you very much, commissioners. Any
questions or comments? Commissioner
Gard.
>> Yes, I just want to make a comment.
» Yes, I just want to make a comment.
Thank you for including the bid
information. I was going to ask that
question uh only because in the last few
months we've had bids that range 10 20
30 40% over the u engineering or the
estimate project estimate. So, I wanted
to I was going to ask you that question.
So you answered it in your reports.
Thank you.
» Thank you very much. Any other questions
or comments on item number six? Seeing
none, is there a first and a second?
>> First by Commissioner Mitchell, seconded
» First by Commissioner Mitchell, seconded
by Commissioner Cartness.
>> Thank you, President Kang. We'll take a
» Thank you, President Kang. We'll take a
roll call vote on approval of item six.
Starting with you, President Kang.
>> Hi,
» Hi,
>> Vice President Chavez. I
» Vice President Chavez. I
>> President President Grant.
» President President Grant.
>> Hi,
» Hi,
>> Commissioner Mitchell. Hi.
» Commissioner Mitchell. Hi.
>> And Commissioner Cardinal. Hi.
» And Commissioner Cardinal. Hi.
>> All eyes. And item six is adopted and
» All eyes. And item six is adopted and
we'll move forward fourth way. Thank you
very much.
>> Thank you.
» Thank you.
>> Moving on to item number seven,
» Moving on to item number seven,
community cleanup and employment pathway
grant.
Good morning, commissioners. I'm Felicia
Rosco Bellagardi and I'm representing
the Office of Community Beautifification
for this item. Um, so the community
cleanup and employment pathway, the CC
grant program is administered by the
California Department of Transportation
and is designed to support litter
abatement, public space beautifification
efforts on locallyowned public rideway
while creating workforce development
opportunities for individuals facing
barriers to employment. On December
23rd, 2025, Council District 1 in
collaboration with OCB and the nonprofit
Center for Employment Opportunities
submitted two applications to CALR for
this CC grant program. On February 20th
of this year, both proposals were
selected by the state and as a result,
CD1 will receive a total of $530,37
in funding to establish clean teams in
the Chinatown and Pico Union downtown
area.
The recommendations before you concur
with the CD1 council motion that was
approved by council on March 27th, 2026.
and we ask for your approval today in
order for OCB to accept the CCP grant
and initiate the grant program in grant
terms. Um, I'm available for any
questions and thank you for your time
and consideration.
>> Thank you very much, commissioners. Any
» Thank you very much, commissioners. Any
questions or comments on this item?
All right. Thank you very much.
Commissioner Mitchell,
>> um, what was the amount of the grant? Uh
» um, what was the amount of the grant? Uh
the total amount is $530,000
307 for two grants.
>> Thank you very much. Any other questions
» Thank you very much. Any other questions
or comments? Seeing none, is there a
first and a second?
>> Second. First by Commissioner Mitchell,
» Second. First by Commissioner Mitchell,
seconded by Commissioner Gardes.
>> Thank you, President Ken. We'll take a
» Thank you, President Ken. We'll take a
roll call vote on approval of item
seven. Starting with you, President K.
>> I.
» I.
>> Vice President Chavez.
» Vice President Chavez.
>> Hi.
» Hi.
>> President Proton Grant.
» President Proton Grant.
>> Hi,
» Hi,
>> Commissioner Mitchell.
» Commissioner Mitchell.
>> Hi. and Commissioner Cardin.
» Hi. and Commissioner Cardin.
>> Hi.
» Hi.
>> All eyes and item seven is approved and
» All eyes and item seven is approved and
will be referred to Marin Council forth.
>> Thank you very much. Uh Mr. Knight, I
» Thank you very much. Uh Mr. Knight, I
believe that concludes our regular item
agenda.
>> Yes, it does, President.
» Yes, it does, President.
>> All right. Um our
» All right. Um our
>> Thank you, President King. And this is
» Thank you, President King. And this is
TJ Knight with the Board of Public Works
and I'm taking role and establishing
quorum for the special agenda for
Monday, April 13, 2026. Starting with
President Kang, Vice President Chavez,
President Prom Grant, Commissioner
Mitchell, and Commissioner Cardness are
present. We do have a quorum. We are
also joined by city attorney
representative Thomas Castello Vega. Uh
we've already um taken public comment
and uh agenda item commentary and we
have no neighborhood council commentary
for the special agenda.
>> Thank you very much. So, welcome back
» Thank you very much. So, welcome back
everybody to our special meeting um of
the board of public works. Um we'll go
straight back into agenda item number
one, which is on consent. I'll move. Is
there a second?
>> Second.
» Second.
>> Uh, first by myself, seconded by
» Uh, first by myself, seconded by
Commissioner Gardess.
>> Thank you, President Kang. We'll take a
» Thank you, President Kang. We'll take a
roll call vote on approval of item one
on the specials. Starting with you,
President Kang.
>> I,
» I,
>> Vice President Chavez. Hi,
» Vice President Chavez. Hi,
>> President Prom Grant.
» President Prom Grant.
>> Hi,
» Hi,
>> Commissioner Mitchell.
» Commissioner Mitchell.
>> And Commissioner Cardutz. Hi.
» And Commissioner Cardutz. Hi.
>> All eyes. And item one is approved and
» All eyes. And item one is approved and
we'll move forward forth.
>> Thank you. Moving on to our second item.
» Thank you. Moving on to our second item.
Uh, council district 15, budget revision
for the Warner Grand Theater Project.
Good morning commissioners, city
attorney and executive officer. My name
is Ohhaji Abdullah with the Bure of
Engineering Architectural Division, the
assistant division manager there. And
today we are requesting approval to
revise the budget uh associated with 2H
construction's contract for the war
phase one of the Warner Grand Theater.
We are request we are recommending the
board of public works authorize
approximately 340,000 in additional
contingency and approve a revised budget
construction budget of approximately
$20.1 million. Uh we're also requesting
the authorization for the city engineer
to issue change orders up to the
approved revised construction amount of
approximately $2.1 million as detailed
in within the report. The Warner Grand
Theater is a is a historic theater
originally constructed in 1931 as one of
three neighborhood movie palaces
commissioned by the Warner brothers. On
September 18th, 2024, the board awarded
a contract to 2H construction in the
amount of approximately $17.9 million
with a contingency of about $1.8 million
uh which was approximately 10.1% of the
construction bid. The project includes
ten tenant improvements that include
disabled access upgrades throughout the
facility, restroom upgrades, uh a new
elevator, numerous uh HVAC, life safety
uh and electrical infrastructure
upgrades, as well as a stage access
lift. During construction, the project
incurred significant change orders to
for unforeseen conditions in the amount
of approximately $800,000.
Additional scope was added in the in the
amount of approximately $600,000
which was included to address fire life
safety and audio audiovisisual
infrastructure and historic finishes as
also detailed within the report. The
project is approximately 55% complete
and additional funding is immediately
needed to address anticipated change
orders. the current request of
approximately 340,000
and the remaining contingency of 240,000
with a pride approximately 580,000 to
address the anticipated change orders
and and uh unforeseen conditions. We
also anticipate that we will need to
come back to this board to add
additional funding to this project um as
the uh project is taken through the MFC
municipal facilities committee to seek
additional funding for contingency.
Um, despite the past challenges, we
anticipate reaching uh substantial
completion in late October of this year.
That concludes my report and I'm ready
to answer any questions.
>> Thank you very much, commissioners. Any
» Thank you very much, commissioners. Any
questions or comments on item number
two?
Seeing none. Oh, Mer
>> just had one comment. Um, you're saying
» just had one comment. Um, you're saying
construction will uh looking at
completing construction in October. any
idea when the theater may be open to the
public and start u having events?
>> Well, our our goal is to to have it open
» Well, our our goal is to to have it open
to for a soft opening in October once we
obtain a uh TCO temporary certificate of
occupancy. Um but within the and
theaters are oftent times harder to
commission and finalize um than normal
new building projects especially a
historic project like this like this
one. So we would think toward at the end
of the calendar year we should be able
to open it up to the public but uh in
October November we anticipate opening
it up for a soft opening.
>> Thank you.
» Thank you.
>> Thank you very much Mr. Knight.
» Thank you very much Mr. Knight.
>> Thank you President King. It may be an
» Thank you President King. It may be an
inadvertent hand raised. I do see one of
the commenters who previously provided
multiple agenda item commentary with
your hand raised. Uh I don't know if
it's on this item or if it's an
advertent hand raised. Audit LA
Yes. I I didn't think I could speak on
these items um in the first meeting
because you know what this wasn't a
journ this wasn't open yet. Can I give a
comment on this?
>> Uh give me one second.
» Uh give me one second.
>> Hi. Yes, TJ. I think for those who
» Hi. Yes, TJ. I think for those who
haven't commented on the special agenda
items, we should reopen the agenda item
comment for that purpose.
» Very well. Thank you so much, Mr. City
Attorney. a LA go ahead and uh which
items do you want to speak on on the
special agenda?
>> Um I'd like to speak on both but I can
» Um I'd like to speak on both but I can
start with this one right now.
>> Go ahead. Go ahead. You have two minutes
» Go ahead. Go ahead. You have two minutes
top of your
>> Okay. I mean I'm someone I you know I
» Okay. I mean I'm someone I you know I
did theater in school and everything and
I love theaters and I'm glad that this
theater is being uh especially now that
it's going it's going to be ADA more
compliant and more modernized and I
think that's great. But I think that we
also need to balance the fact that we
have a huge budget crisis concerns and
especially with you know especially with
making the ADA community like with
sidewalks and everything. We're not
getting enough money for that. So as
much as I love this project I really
wish the city would try to recruit money
from different entities that are not
from public funds to help with this sort
of thing. So like yes, on one hand I
want this project completed. Um but the
community like myself as the ADA
community, how often will I likely go to
the theater? I don't know. Maybe I will,
but not as often as I will um just going
through the sidewalks trying to get
anywhere in this city. And so it's about
priority and the what to do with the
money, the little bit of money that it
seems like we, you know, we don't have
and we need to um be careful. So, I'm
not saying we, you know, in the
meantime, yeah, we can't help these uh
projects, but why aren't we reaching out
for, you know, different bigger entities
back in the day, right? They were all
called like they had star names on it
and stuff. There's people that put in
money for this stuff that was not the
city. And I wish we would go back, you
know, to doing that. But other than
that, it sounds like a great project.
I'm not knocking the actual project. I'm
just concerned about the funds and
making the city ADA compliant for, you
know, just to get around just to go down
the street. And with the other one, um,
when it comes to bidding, I am I I I'm
like traumatized by that guy that came
on the other day. I'll be honest. and
you know about and then I'm really
concerned about bids and how genuine and
how honest they are because if a bidder
can if they can say hey you know just
double it whatever and then it will go
through that scares me because again
>> that's two minutes and that concludes uh
» that's two minutes and that concludes uh
agenda item commentary for the special
agenda President Kane
>> thank you very much any other questions
» thank you very much any other questions
or comment on this item seeing none is
there first and a second
>> so move
» so move
>> first by President Proim Grant, seconded
» first by President Proim Grant, seconded
by Commissioner Mitchell.
>> Thank you, President Kang. We'll take a
» Thank you, President Kang. We'll take a
roll call vote on item two from the
special agenda. Starting with you,
President Kang.
>> I,
» I,
>> Vice President Chavez.
» Vice President Chavez.
>> I,
» I,
>> President Prom Grant,
» President Prom Grant,
>> I,
» I,
>> Commissioner Mitchell,
» Commissioner Mitchell,
>> and Commissioner Cardless.
» and Commissioner Cardless.
>> Hi.
» Hi.
>> All eyes. And item two is adopted and
» All eyes. And item two is adopted and
we'll move forward fourth place.
>> Thank you very much.
» Thank you very much.
>> Thank you all. Have a great week.
» Thank you all. Have a great week.
I believe with that concludes our agenda
items for the special meeting agenda for
Monday, April 13, 20126. The meeting is
now adjourned at 11:05 a.m.