1 TO: City Council
FROM: Andrew Vialpando, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Lina Hernandez, Interim Public Works Director MEETING DATE: August 20, 2024
SUBJECT: Monthly Report for the Public Works Department
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BACKGROUND
Water Division Updates
Cypress Water Production Facility (CWPF) and Distribution System Updates Staff continues to participate in meetings with West Basin, MWD, and LA Department of Water and Power (DWP) to construct a new emergency connection with LADWP to support a request for a shutdown of a West Basin connection, WB-08A. MWD has postponed the request for shutdown, but staff are still working to finalize project details for the new emergency connection construction.
Water Sources Update
June 2024 July 2024
Well No. 5 Offline Offline
Groundwater Pumped 0.0 acre-feet 0.0 acre-feet
MWD Imported Water 161 acre-feet 179.9 acre-feet
Water News: https://www.lomitawater.com/news/
Water Quality Reports: https://www.lomitawater.com/oversight/water-quality-reports/ CWPF Tours: https://www.lomitawater.com/water-tours/
CITY OF LOMITA
CITY COUNCIL REPORT
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2 Water Division Performance Measures
June 2024 July 2024
Main Breaks/Leak Repairs 2 2
Service Connection Breaks/Leaks 4 1
Water Outages 2 2
Water Service Requests 99 80
USA Dig-Alert Tickets 121 105
Dead-end Fire Hydrant Flushing 15 15
Meter Maintenance 17 20
Inspection of Water Facilities Daily Daily
Water Quality Complaints 0 0
Public Works & Engineering Division Updates
Engineering Division
Capital Improvement Projects updates are available as Exhibit 1 to this report.
Public Works & Engineering Administration Division Updates June 2024 July 2024
Encroachment Permits Reviewed 14 8
Encroachment Permits Issued 10 7
Traffic Investigation Requests Reviewed by
Technical Traffic Advisory Committee (TTAC) 2
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Traffic Investigation Requests Approved for Public
Safety and Traffic Commission (PSTC) Review 0
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Current Grant Applications 2 2
Public Safety & Traffic
The Public Safety & Traffic Commission (PSTC) did not meet in June. PSTC received an update on the 247th Street Area Water Main Replacement project and a recap of the “Follow Me, I‘m Gang and Drug Free“ Walk at the July meeting. The Technical Traffic Advisory Committee (TTAC) met in June and reviewed two new traffic items. A request for red curb at 25839 Cypress St was denied, based on guidance from Traffic Engineer Dykstra. A request for a loading zone in front of St. Margaret Mary Church was approved based on prior Council approval from the initial installment. A request for increased enforcement at 24020 Narbonne Ave (Cream Pan) was approved and Torrance PD will be notified of concerns. TTAC did not have a July meeting.
City staff has continued to virtually attend the PV Peninsula Project coordination meetings to share information about the Narbonne South project and learn about any projects impacting Lomita.
3 External Funding
Staff submitted the annual Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA) project report and required resolution to the California Transportation Commission (CTC). As a result, the City is eligible now to receive SB 1 Local Streets and Roads funding in FY 24/25 from the State Controller.
Staff continued work in preparing grant applications for the Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Program and Clean Energy Access to support planned CIPs.
Public Works Field Operations Division (Parks/Street/Trees) Updates Parks Division
June 2024 July 2024
Mowed Park Grounds, number of times 29 35
Playground Safety Inspections 16 16
Raised Median/Planter Weeding 63 30
Park Grounds Fertilize 7 7
Museum/City Hall Grounds Maintenance 8 8
Sprinkler Repair/Replacement 67 14
Trimmed Hedges/Trees (City grounds) 57 46
In addition, the Parks Team has been assisting the Facilities Division with building facility maintenance due to facility staffing shortage and scheduling. The Parks Team made many repairs to irrigation, installed new weed barrier, and planted many new low-water use plants to the Downtown shrub beds and medians. Parks assisted with the Founder’s Day event. In addition, Park staff installed 4 new benches and cement pads for the benches at Hathaway Park.
Streets and Trees Division
June 2024 July 2024
Trees Trimmed (by Crew) 26 28
Trees Trimmed (by Contractor) 0 0
Graffiti Locations Cleaned 44 60
City Drains Cleaned 38 32
Street Signs Replaced or Repaired 10 4
Potholes Filled / Patches 60 35
New work order requests 36 32
Backlog of work orders 138 147
Total Trees Planted 3 2
4 The Street/Tree Team replaced multiple sidewalk panels at two locations on Glentree Dr. and 240th St. The Street team also assisted the Water Division on a water main break and also assisted the Parks team with Founder’s Day preparations. The Street team also assisted with the Founder’s Day event and traffic control, and 3 banners over Narbonne Ave.
Public Works Photo Highlights
Narbonne Ave Median Landscape –
Before
Narbonne Ave Median Landscape – After
Narbonne Ave Banner Installation Sidewalk Panel Replacement New Concrete Benches at Hathaway Park
5 ATTACHMENTS
1. Capital Improvement Projects Status Updates
Reviewed by: Approved by:
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Gary Y. Sugano Andrew Vialpando
Assistant City Manager City Manager
Prepared by:
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Lina Hernandez
Interim Public Works Director