1 TO: City Council
FROM: Andrew Vialpando, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Lina Hernandez, Deputy City Manager/Public Works Director MEETING DATE: October 15, 2024
SUBJECT: Monthly Report for the Public Works Department
RECOMMENDATION
Receive and file the report.
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 – September 2024
Well No. 5 Offline
Groundwater Pumped 0.0 acre-feet
MWD Imported Water To be reported in Oct. Report
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 – September 2024
Main Breaks/Leak Repairs 1
Service Connection Breaks/Leaks 2
Water Outages 2
Water Service Requests 53
USA Dig-Alert Tickets 140
Dead-end Fire Hydrant Flushing 20
Meter Maintenance 17
Inspection of Water Facilities Daily
Water Quality Complaints 1
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 – Sept. 2024 Encroachment Permits Reviewed 12
Encroachment Permits Issued 7
Traffic Investigation Requests Reviewed by Technical Traffic Advisory Committee (TTAC) 4
Traffic Investigation Requests Approved for Public Safety and Traffic Commission (PSTC) Review 0
Current Grant Applications 2
Public Safety & Traffic
The Public Safety & Traffic Commission (PSTC) met in September and received an update on the City’s School Traffic Loading Study. The Technical Traffic Advisory Committee (TTAC) met in September and reviewed four new traffic items. One item was related to enforcement of speeding on Narbonne Avenue. LASD was asked to provide increased directed enforcement. A request for a red curb at a fire hydrant at 24725 Abita Ave. was approved based on guidance from Traffic Engineer Dykstra and Core Deputy Kellogg. A request for left hand turn lanes and handicapped parking curb were denied based on a recommendation from Traffic Engineer Dykstra.
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.
External Funding
The request for federal community project funding was included in the final draft of a House bill, which passed through the Transportation-HUD Appropriations 3 Subcommittee. Next step will be for the bill to be considered on House floor.
Staff submitted a grant application to the State's Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program (ICARP) Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Program (EHCRP to support planned CIPs.
Public Works Field Operations Division (Parks/Street/Trees) Updates Parks Division – September 2024
Mowed Park Grounds, number of times 40
Playground Safety Inspections 11
Raised Median/Planter Weeding 28
Park Grounds Fertilize 6
Museum/City Hall Grounds Maintenance 12
Sprinkler Repair/Replacement 36
Trimmed Hedges/Trees (City grounds) 23
In addition, the Parks Team repaired and painted the exercise workout stations at Lomita Park. They have also completed extensive repairs to the irrigation systems at the Railroad Museum, Veterans Park, and City Hall.
Streets and Trees Division – September 2024
Trees Trimmed (by Crew) 109
Trees Trimmed (by Contractor) 0
Graffiti Locations Cleaned 128
City Drains Cleaned 79
Street Signs Replaced or Repaired 52
Potholes Filled / Patches 91
New work order requests 14
Backlog of work orders 165
Total Trees Planted 0
The Street/Tree Team worked with and verified work performed by the concrete contractor doing repairs of the City sidewalks. They have also completed core drilling for installing new street sweeping sign posts, painting posts at various location for aesthetic improvements/graffiti control, and various online work requests. 4 Public Works Photo Highlights
Lomita Park Fence - Before Lomita Park Fence - After
Lomita Park Pergola - Before Lomita Park Pergola - After Lomita Park Equipment - Before Lomita Park Equipment - After 5 Eshelman Ave Sign – Before & After Painted Sign Post – Before & After Sidewalk Panel Replacement with Root Pruning
ATTACHMENTS
1. Capital Improvement Projects Update
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
Deputy City Manager/Public Works Director