No. 20-10 April 8, 2020 NEWSLETTER BOE Delivers Facility for Housing Homeless Veterans in West Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s A Bridge Home Pro- gram is tasked with delivering emergency housing to help homeless Angelenos find their way off the streets. On April 1, 2020, the Bureau of Engineering (Engineering), in partnership with Councilmember Mike Bonin (CD11), Los Angeles County, the Veteran’s Affairs (VA) and Department of General Services, Construction Forces (GSD), completed a new facility located at the VA West Los Angeles Campus, 11303 Wilshire Blvd., in Brentwood. The Veterans Administration Bridge Home opened to homeless veterans this past week. The facility was originally designed to house 100 homeless veterans, but due to the need to provide additional separation space due to COVID 19, the facility is currently accepting half that number. This facility is the first collaboration between Los Angeles County, the City of Los Angeles and Veteran Affairs. The project design and construction was funded by Los Angeles County and the City, and operations The latest A Bridge Home facility is on the Veterans Administration campus in West L.A. are paid for from a federal grant, adminis- tered by the Veteran Administration. a heated shade structure for dining, and a cilities and Special Projects Division: Allan The facility includes: two 60-foot by 120- pet relief area. Kawaguchi, Division Engineer; Project Man- foot Sprung structures, two hygiene trailers, Congratulations go to the Homeless Fa- ager and Construction Manager Marcelino Ascensio; Assistant Project Manager and Construction Manager Luz Rabelo; and the Department of General Services, Con- struction Forces staff: Charley Pallares, Josh Engstrom, and Sergio Avila; and everyone else who contributed to making this project a success.
Site Opens Saturday, Focusing on Preventing Unhoused Vets from Contracting COVID-19; VA also an- nounces launch of “Safe Camping” for Veterans Councilmember Mike Bonin press release: BRENTWOOD, CA (April 2, 2020) - Bridge housing for homeless veterans is opening Saturday at the Veterans Administration campus in Brentwood, giving vulnerable, unhoused veterans an opportunity to com- ply with social distancing and public health protocols. The facility, built by the City of Los Angeles and paid for by both the city and the county, will launch as a 50-bed shelter continued on page 2 Bridge Home - continued from page 1 for unhoused veterans who are displaying no symptoms of COVID-19. Originally designed as a 100-bed shelter, the facility will temporarily house a smaller number of veterans in order to comply with social distancing guidelines. “This is a small payment on the debt we owe our veterans, and I am grateful this fa- cility is finally opening its doors and letting unhoused veterans in,” Councilmember Mike Bonin said. “We can’t rest until every veteran has a place to call home, and until every unsheltered person in Los Angeles is allowed to come indoors.” The new facility, proposed by Bonin and supported by Mayor Eric Garcetti, Supervi- sor Sheila Kuehl, veterans and residents of Brentwood and West Los Angeles, will be the second “A Bridge Home shelter opened in Council District 11. In January, a bridge Shade structure for dining has heating. shelter, accommodating 100 adults and 54 youth, opened in Venice. The news of the opening of the facility was part of a larger announcement by the Veterans Administration Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System. The VA also announced that 138 beds in building 214 are being made available to veterans who need to isolate or quarantine due to exposure to or risk of COVID-19. The VA is also allowing “safe camping” on the campus for unshel- tered veterans in tents. The program, which will allow 25 veterans to participate, will provide showers, restrooms and hot meals, and may expand to accommodate a larger number of veterans. “I am really pleased to see the local VA opening up the campus this way to those to whom it truly belongings,” Bonin said. “Veterans have been clamoring for more access for generations, and I am grateful the current team at VAGLAHS is stepping One of the two hygiene trailers. up and providing it. The addition of Safe Camping, while the VA builds long-term housing with its Master Plan, is a smart and greatly needed complement to the “Safe Parking” the VA already offers to veterans who live in their cars.” In recent weeks, Bonin has been calling for unhoused Angelenos to be housed in vacant hotel rooms, and for the City of Los Angeles to create “safe camping” sites on vacant parking lots. Recently, Tampa opened a parking lot for safe camping, allowing unhoused residents to set up tents in a designated area, with appropriate social distancing, food, hygiene facilities, and medical services.
Sprung structures on each side of the dining structure.
Page 2 Engineering Newsletter - 4/8/20 New Principal Civil Engineers Announced We are pleased to announce the appoint- the Los Angeles Glendale Water Reclama- ment of Gregg Vandergriff as the Division tion Plant and the Terminal Island Treatment Manager for the Project Award and Control Plant. He also spent one year providing Division (PAC) and the appointment of construction assistance to LAWA at the Ethan Wong as the Division Manager for the Ontario Terminals. Environmental Engineering Division In December 1999 he promoted to Civil Engineer at Central District. There he supervised the Public Counter before be- coming the B permit plan check supervisor. Gregg worked through the City process to provide computers at all public counter work stations, and staff cubicles. During his tenure there he also assisted in developing the precursor to the electronic A-permits, the cashiering system which is only now being replaced, as well as secured large format scanners that allowed for scanning Ethan Wong plans and maps for digitizing many of the Ethan began his career with the City and documents now found online. Bureau of Engineering as a Civil Engineering In February 2016 Gregg Vandergriff Associate I with the Street and Stormwater promoted to Senior Civil Engineer with group in 2001. After working in the Valley the Land Development and GIS Division. District Office and the Proposition F Fire There he participated in the development Facilities Bond Program, he became a Civil of the electronic work flow management Engineer in 2008 and was selected to be the Gregg Vandergriff system for the Sidewalk Repair rebate and Gregg began his career with the Bureau of construction manager for the Elephants of access programs, negotiating the purchasing Engineering in 1989 after graduating from Asia project at the Los Angeles Zoo. Ethan contract for the City’s GIS software, and Brigham Young University with a BS in Civil was later promoted to Project Manager I in other GIS related tasks. His last assignment Engineering. He was recruited to the Bureau the Zoo Facilities Bond program managing was supervising the Land Development by Retired Deputy City Engineer Clark Rob- the construction portion of the Rainforest Section which makes recommendations to ins and Wayne Savaria through the on-cam- of the Americas project. Ethan then tran- the Department of City Planning and the pus interviews. Gregg had never been to sitioned to the role of Senior Construction City Council regarding subdivision maps, California prior to coming to the City of Los Engineer in the Construction Management vacations and other rights of way matters. Angeles except for a plane transfer at LAX. Division and has been in that role since He also helped develop the databases for Gregg began his career as Civil Engineer- 2012. the Development Services Program’s fee ing Assistant I with the City of Los Angeles In his free time Ethan enjoys spending and labor modeling. with the Hyperion Construction Division at time with his wife and two children, watch- Gregg looks forward to leading the the Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation ing sports, and playing golf. Project Award and Control Division and Plant during the Phase II Primary and Sec- His address is Environmental Engineer- sees it as something of a return to his roots ondary tank expansion. When asked what ing Division, 12000 Vista Del Mar, Playa because he remembers helping his father assignment he would like to start with Gregg Del Rey, CA 90293 and his phone number prepare estimates and bids for submittal to asked for construction. He explained that is (310) 648-6120. various government agencies. In addition, his father was a contractor and he thought there has been a long association with Risk it important to understand what was being Management because of requests from the constructed prior to working on a design. City Attorney’s office and the public regard- Construction tended to be when any oppor- ing permits and other public records. tunities missed in design made themselves During his career with the City Gregg known and would be helpful to at least and his wife Diana have raised 4 daughters. know about common issues. One is a nurse in Washington, another is a Shortly after finishing his rotation in nurse in the Salt Lake Valley. His second construction Gregg promoted to Sanitary daughter works for Oracle in their marketing Engineering Associate within the Bureau of department. The fourth is going to school at Sanitation. He spent five years working with the University of Utah where she is studying the Household Hazardous waste program Kinesiology and teaches dance part time which collected hazardous materials from while working full-time as a customer rela- City residents with the intent to keep those tions supervisor. out of the landfills. His office is located in the Public Works He then promoted back to the Bureau Building, Project Award and Control Di- of Engineering as a Sanitary Engineering vision, 1149 S. Broadway, Suite 140, Los Associate II. He spent five years with EED. Angeles, CA 90015, and his phone number During that time he worked on projects at is (213) 847-0577.
Engineering Newsletter - 4/8/20 Page 3 Welcome to the Bureau of Engineering! The following information about some of our a small environmental consulting firm that Jacob Mohoff new employees illustrates that the Bureau of focused on reporting emissions from facilities Jacob Mohoff joined the Engineering has hired a very diverse group of in the processing industry such as asphalt and Survey Division on March talented people. aggregate plants. 16, 2020 as a Field Engi- In his free time, Jermaine enjoys watching neering Aide. Previously, Homar Alegre and discussing movies, skateboarding, trying he worked as a chainman Homar Alegre joined the new food, and learning more about coding at a private land survey- Survey Division as a Field and graphic design. Jermaine is enthusiastic ing firm for 3 years. He Engineering Aide on March and grateful for the opportunity to be a part of worked on many large- 16, 2020. He is currently the Bureau of Engineering and looks forward scale projects, garnered pursuing a certificate of to the new skills that he will attain. achievement in Land Sur- much experience in the veying at College of the field, and utilized cutting Canyons. Fausto Miguel Camarena edge survey technologies. To supplement his Fausto Miguel Camarena Before working for the field experience, he began attending Santiago joined the Sixth Street BOE, Homar worked for Canyon College in the evenings; he is on his Viaduct Division as a Civil nearly two years as a survey chainman in the way to attaining a certificate in Mapping and Engineering Associate I. private sector. In his spare time, he enjoys Land Surveying Sciences. He was born and raised in spending time with his family and friends, This past year, he got his FAA license to the San Fernando Valley. cooking new recipes, and reading new books. pilot an unmanned drone. In his spare time, He attended Cal- He is very grateful for the opportunity to work Jacob loves to spend time with his wife and ifornia State Universi- for the City of Los Angeles and looks forward children. You can catch them at the library, ty Northridge where he to being of service to the community. park, or the beach. He is very excited about earned both a Bachelor’s the future working here for the BOE in the City of Science in Civil Engineering and a Master’s of Los Angeles. Gregory Arbuckle of Science in Structural Engineering. During Greg Arbuckle graduat- college, he worked for a Civil and Structural Damien Perez ed from California State design firm for a few years and then he de- Damien Perez joined Polytechnic University cided to work for a construction company to the Survey Division as a Pomona with a Bachelor’s broaden his knowledge about construction Field Engineering Aide degree in Mechanical engineering. In his spare time, Fausto enjoys on March 16, 2020. He Engineering. After grad- spending time with his family and friends, is currently pursuing an uating, he worked as an playing sports, and helping others. Miguel is Associate’s degree in Land intern for a small manu- thankful for the opportunity and looks forward Surveying from Santiago facturing company. He to a great career with the City of Los Angeles. joined the Environmental Canyon Community Col- Engineering Division as a Mechanical Engi- lege to help him study neering Associate II on March 2, 2020 after Sahara Granados for his Land Surveyor In Sahara Granados started working in the Department of Building and Training Certification. with the Wastewater Safety for approximately 6 and a half years. Prior to joining the Public Works, he Conveyance Engineer- His hobbies include reading, traveling, fishing, worked as a surveyor in the private sector and ing Division on March watching baseball, and spending time with has more than one year of experience both in 2, 2020 as an Admin- family and friends. Greg is excited for this the field and in the office. Some of his hobbies istrative Intern. She was new career opportunity with the Bureau of include going to music concerts, playing the born in Monterey Park, Engineering. drums, watching sports, and spending time California. with friends and family. He is very thankful to Sahara received be given this opportunity to learn and grow Jermaine Baylark her Bachelor’s in Psy- with his fellow co-workers and work hard to Jermaine Baylark joined the chology from Cal State serve the City of Los Angeles. Sidewalk Division (SWD) Dominguez Hills. She used to work at Pizza as a Civil Engineering As- Port at the Disneyland Resort as a food prep James Wohlmuth sociate I on November 12, and also a cashier. She is a certified Behavior James Wohlmuth joined 2019. Jermaine graduated Technician for children with special needs; the Environmental Man- from Cal Poly Pomona in she has been doing that for almost two years. agement Group on March December 2018 with a Sahara’s hobbies include cooking, spending 16, 2020 as an Environ- B.S. in Civil Engineering time with family, and learning new skills off mental Supervisor I. He (Environmental) and a mi- YouTube. Although working with the kids can earned his Bachelor’s in nor in Energy Engineering. be very rewarding, she has always wanted to biology from UCLA. During his time at Cal Poly work on an Administration team. Sahara is Prior to joining Pomona, he was an active participant in Engi- very excited for this opportunity she has here. neers Without Borders (EWB) and worked on BOE, James worked in designing wells and water retrieval devices stormwater and urban for villages in Nicaragua. runoff compliance monitoring with the Water- Prior to joining the Bureau of Engineer- shed Protection Division of LASAN as a Water ing, Jermaine worked as an Environmental Biologist for the past six years. His hobbies Consultant at Taylor Environmental Services, continued on page 5
Page 4 Engineering Newsletter - 4/8/20 Welcome to BOE continued from page 4 BOE Project Receives CMAA SoCal Award include playing basketball, snowboarding, On March 12, 2020 the Construction Man- tures for up to 70 DASH buses and layover hiking, and traveling. James is excited to be a agement Association of America (CMAA) parking capacity for 64 Commuter Express part of the Bureau of Engineering and looks Southern California Chapter has announced buses; and forward to continuing his service to his home- the winners of their 28th Annual Project • A two-story 39,104 square-foot Parking town of Los Angeles. Achievement Awards. Garage for 98 parking stalls The Bureau of Engineering has won for The facility was meant to be a model of en- Ezequiel Zimerman the Los Angeles Department of Transportation ergy efficiency and sustainable design and it Ezequiel Zimerman Bus Maintenance & Compressed Natural Gas attained LEED Platinum Certification, which joined the Survey Divi- Fueling Facility project in the category of is the highest certification granted by the U.S. sion on March 16, 2020 Transportation $11M to $50M. Green Building Council. as a Field Engineering The project consisted of: For more information about this project, Aide. He attended East • A two-story 21,625 square-foot Mainte- see the article in the May 8, 2019 BOE Los Angeles College and nance and Operation Building Newsletter. Cal State University Los • A one-story 4,550 square-foot Bus Service The CMAA SoCal 28th Annual Awards Angeles, where he ma- Building with CNG fueling stations, fuel Gala which was originally going to take place jored in Civil Engineering storage, and compressor in May has been rescheduled to September 3, and was introduced to • A one-story, 1,903 square-foot Bus Wash 2020 at the Hyatt Regency Long Beach, 200 Land Survey. He worked Building with wash equipment capable of S. Pine Ave., Long Beach, CA 90802. as a Land Surveyor Chainman for 2 years and 3 recycle and re-use the same water Congratulations go to everyone involved months before joining the City of Los Angeles. • A parking lot with solar panel shade struc- in this project. In his spare time, he enjoys watching and attending Dodger games, working on classic cars, and spending time with friends and fam- ily. He is excited for the opportunity to work for the City of Los Angeles and for the growth he may have within the Survey Division.
Tate is Terrific This e-mail was sent to Jim Wu regarding CE Associate I Tracy Tate, WLA District: Thu, Mar 5, 2020, 9:16 AM Subject: Tracy Tate is terrific Jim We have not met but I want you to know that Tracy Tate in your office is great to work with. She represents your department and the city very well. Her ability to listen and her profes- sional kindness is lacking in so many city staff these days that I had to let you know that you A view of the LADOT facility from Commercial Street. have a fantastic member on your team! Sincerely, Robert Grosse Bergeman Group
The bus parking lot can accommodate 70 DASH buses and has layover capacity for 64 Com- muter Express buses. The shade structures are topped with solar panels. Engineering Newsletter - 4/8/20 Page 5 Mayor Declares Local Emergency Mayor’s Order - Safer at Home On March 4, 2020 Mayor Eric Garcetti IT IS FURTHER ORDERED AND DE- Public Order Under City of Los An- declared a local emergency due to the intro- CLARED, that during the existence of said geles Emergency Authority duction of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). local emergency the powers, functions, and Issue Date: March 19, 2020 (Revised April WHEREAS, Los Angeles Administrative duties of the Emergency Operations Organi- 1, 2020) Code Section 8.27 provides that the Mayor of zation of the City shall be those prescribed Subject: SAFER AT HOME the City of Los Angeles may declare the exis- by state law, by ordinances, and resolutions The novel coronavirus pandemic is a global tence of a local emergency during incidents of the City; and emergency that is unprecedented in modern that exceed or are likely to exceed normal I FURTHER DIRECT, that all City Depart- history. Profoundly impacting our daily lives, services, personnel, equipment, and facilities ments shall review and revise their Continuity it has inspired Angelenos to respond with of the regularly constituted branches and de- of Operations Plans (COOP) to address the courage, compassion, wisdom and resolve partments of City government; and risks COVID-19 poses to their critical func- to overcome this crisis and help each other. WHEREAS, conditions of disaster or of tions in coordination with the Emergency In a short period of time and at an unprec- extreme peril to the safety of persons and Management Department (EMD) and shall edented scale, residents in every community property have arisen both Internationally and coordinate all crisis communications to em- have embraced urgent social distancing best within the United States as a result of the intro- ployees and the public with EMD; and practices and aggressive hygienic precaution, duction of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), I FURTHER DIRECT, that all City Depart- not just to protect themselves, but to protect a novel communicable disease, which was ments shall track costs for staffing, supplies, others. Angelenos understand with excep- first detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, and equipment related to COVID-19 prepa- tional clarity that there is only one way to get China in December 2019; and ration and prevention and forward that infor- through this difficult moment: together. WHEREAS COVID-19 has spread globally mation to the Office of the City Administrative The City’s recent emergency orders - cur- to over 70 countries, infecting more than Officer (CAO); and tailing large public gatherings; temporarily 92,800 persons and killing more than 3,160 I FURTHER DIRECT, that EMD shall coor- closing many government facilities; closing individuals worldwide. Due to the expanding dinate Citywide planning, preparedness and theaters, bars and entertainment venues; list of countries with widespread transmission response efforts regarding COVID-19 with prohibiting restaurants from serving to dine-in of COVID-19, and increasing travel alerts and the Los Angeles County Department of Pub- customers while permitting take-out, delivery warnings for countries experiencing sustained lic Health (LACODPH) and the Los Angeles and drive-thru; and a ban on evictions of res- or uncontrolled community transmission is- County Office of Emergency Management idential and commercial tenants who cannot sued by the Centers for Disease Control and (LACOOEM). pay rent due to financial impacts caused by Prevention (CDC), COVID-19 has created I THEREFORE DIRECT, that the Declaration COVID-19 - have been followed with a willing conditions that are likely to be beyond the of Local Emergency shall take effect immedi- and generous spirit. control of local resources and require the ately and that widespread publicity and notice While we have previously taken strong combined forces of other political subdivi- shall be given said Declaration through the action, now the City must adopt additional sions to combat; and most feasible and adequate means of dissem- emergency measures to further limit the WHEREAS, on February 26, 2020, the CDC inating such notice throughout the City. spread of COVID-19. confirmed the first case of local person-to- per- IT IS FURTHER DECLARED AND OR- With this virus, we are safer at home. son transmission of COVID-19 in the United DERED, that a copy of this Declaration be Wherever feasible, City residents must iso- States and this case raises the possibility of forwarded to the Los Angeles County Office late themselves in their residences, subject to community transmission occurring in the of Emergency Management to be forwarded certain exceptions provided below. This Order general public, the Health Officer of Los to the Director of the California Governor’s is given because, among other reasons, the Angeles County has determined that there is Office of Emergency Services requesting that COVID-19 virus can spread easily from person an imminent threat to the public health from the Director find it acceptable in accordance to person and it is physically causing property the introduction of COVID-19 in the City of with State law; that the Governor of California loss or damage due to its tendency to attach to Los Angeles, and has declared a Local Health pursuant to the Emergency Services Act, issue surfaces for prolonged periods of time Emergency and the Los Angeles County Board a proclamation declaring an emergency in Under the provisions of Section 231(i) of of Supervisors has proclaimed the existence Los Angeles County; that the Governor waive the Los Angeles City Charter and Chapter 3, of a local emergency for the County of Los regulations that may hinder response and Section 8.27 of the Los Angeles Administrative Angeles; and recovery efforts; that response and recovery Code, I hereby declare the following orders WHEREAS, the City’s ability to mobilize assistance be made available under the Cal- to be necessary for the protection of life and local resources, coordinate interagency ifornia Disaster Assistance Act; and that the property in the City of Los Angeles, effective response, accelerate procurement of vital State expedite access to State and Federal on Thursday, March 19, 2020 at 11:59 PM: supplies, use mutual aid, and seek future resources and any other appropriate federal 1. Subject only to the exceptions outlined reimbursement by the State and Federal disaster relief programs. in this Paragraph and Paragraph 5 below, governments will be critical to successfully Dated at Los Angeles, California March 4, all persons living within the City of Los responding to COVID-19; and 2020 10:21 am Angeles are hereby ordered to remain in WHEREAS, these conditions warrant and Signed their homes. Residents of the City of Los necessitate that the City of Los Angeles declare ERIC GARCETTI Angeles who are experiencing homeless- the existence of a local emergency. Mayor ness are exempt from this requirement. NOW THEREFORE, I hereby declare the The City is working, along with partner existence of a local emergency and direct the government agencies and non-govern- Emergency Operations Organization (EOO) mental organizations, to make more emer- Remember - The latest letterhead is always to take the necessary steps for the protection gency shelters available for the unhoused available on the Engineering Forms Library of life, health and safety in the City of Los residents of our City. City of Los Angeles under the category “Correspondence” on the Angeles. officials and contracted partners responsi- Bureau of Engineering intranet. continued on page 7
Page 6 Engineering Newsletter - 4/8/20 Safer at Home - continued from page 6 only to engage in the following activities: instructional courses, and group sessions (i) Deleted on City-owned and operated park land. ble for homelessness outreach shall make (ii) Essential Activities. To engage in certain “Park facilities,” which shall be closed to every reasonable effort to persuade such essential activities, including, without lim- the public, refers to the City’s Department residents to accept, if offered, temporary itation, visiting a health or veterinary care of Recreation and Parks facilities, includ- housing or shelter, as the Health Officer professional, obtaining medical supplies ing: skate parks, basketball courts, tennis of the County of Los Angeles recommends or medication, obtaining grocery items (in- courts, volleyball courts, baseball fields, that sheltering individuals will assist in cluding, without limitation, canned food, Venice Boardwalk (except as necessary to reducing the spread of the virus and will dry goods, fresh fruits and vegetables, pet travel to an essential business), Griffith Ob- protect the individual from potential ex- supplies, fresh or frozen meats, fish, and servatory, Travel Town, Griffith Park train posure by allowing the individual access poultry, any other household consumer rides and pony rides, the Cabrillo Marine to sanitation tools. People at high risk of products and products necessary to main- Museum, Sherman Oaks Castle, EXPO severe illness from COVID-19 and people tain the safety and sanitation of residences Center, and aquatics facilities. Census who are sick are urged to stay in their and other buildings) for their household or Centers located at Recreation and Parks residence to the extent possible except as to deliver to others, or for legally mandated facilities may remain open, provided strict necessary to seek medical care. government purposes. In addition, any adherence to social distancing practices. 2. Subject only to the exceptions outlined in travel related to: (iv) Work in Support of Essential Activi- this Paragraph and Paragraph 5 below, all (a) providing care for minors, the elderly, ties. To perform work providing essential businesses within the City of Los Angeles dependents, persons with disabilities, products and services or to otherwise carry are ordered to cease operations that re- or other vulnerable persons; out activities specifically permitted in this quire in-person attendance by workers at (b) returning to one’s place of residence Order. a workplace (including, without limitation, from outside the City; (v) To care for or support a friend, family indoor malls and indoor shopping cen- (c) traveling to one’s place of residence member, or pet in another household. ters, including all stores except for those located outside the City; (vi) Emergency Personnel. All first re- stores considered essential activities or (d) compliance with an order of law sponders, gang and crisis intervention infrastructure under this Order which are enforcement or court shall be exempt workers, public health workers, emergen- directly accessible to the public from the from this Order; or cy management personnel, emergency exterior of the mall or shopping center - (e) legally mandated government purpos- dispatchers, law enforcement personnel, the interior of the indoor mall or indoor es. Persons engaging in these essential and related contractors and others work- shopping center shall remain closed to the activities are required to maintain ing for emergency services providers are public). To the extent that business opera- reasonable social distancing practices. categorically exempt from this Order. tions may be maintained by telecommut- This includes maintaining a distance (vii) Essential Activities Exempt. Certain ing or other remote means, while allowing of at least six-feet away from others, business operations and activities are ex- all individuals to maintain shelter in their frequently washing hands with soap empt from the provisions of this Order, on residences, this Order shall not apply to and water for at least twenty seconds or the grounds that they provide services that limit such business activities. A business using hand sanitizer, covering coughs are recognized to be critical to the health that fails to cease operation despite not or sneezes (into the sleeve or elbow, not and well-being of the City. These include: meeting an exception in this Paragraph hands), regularly cleaning high-touch (a) All healthcare operations, including or Paragraph 5 may be subject to having surfaces, and not shaking hands. hospitals, clinics, dentists, pharmacies, its water and power services shut off by (iii) Outdoor Activities. To engage in pharmaceutical and biotechnology the Department of Water and Power for passive outdoor activity and recreation, companies, medical and scientific not being in compliance with the Order. provided that the individuals comply research, laboratories, healthcare The Deputy Mayor of Public Safety, or his with social distancing requirements, suppliers, home healthcare services written designee, may, after engagement including, without limitation, walking, providers, veterinary care providers, with and a written warning issued to a running, cycling; use of scooters, roller mental and behavioral health provid- noncompliant business, refer that business skates, skateboards, or other personal ers, substance use providers, physical in writing to the Department of Water and mobility devices; or travel in a vehicle therapists and chiropractors, cannabis Power to shut off water and power services with household members to a location dispensaries, or any related and/or pursuant to this order. Upon receiving such where it is possible to walk, run or ride a ancillary healthcare services, manu- a written referral, the Department of Water bike, horseback ride or operate personal facturers and suppliers. Healthcare & Power is authorized to shut off water and mobility devices, while maintaining social operations does not include fitness and power services to the noncompliant busi- distancing practices. Indoor and outdoor exercise gyms and similar facilities. ness operating in violation of the Order playgrounds for children, except those (b) Grocery stores, water retailers, farm 3. All public and private gatherings of any located within childcare centers, shall be and produce stands, supermarkets, number of people occurring outside a closed for all purposes. The City of Los convenience stores, warehouse stores, residence are prohibited, except as to Angeles, following the recommendations food banks, and other establishments those exempted activities described in this and directives of the County Department engaged in the retail sale of canned Paragraph and Paragraph 5. This provision of Public Health, shall cancel its recre- food, dry goods, fresh fruits and vege- does not apply to gatherings within a sin- ational and cultural programming and tables, pet food and medication supply gle household or living unit. close its beaches, park trails, trail heads, (but not grooming or training), fresh 4. All travel, including, without limitation, and park facilities. Parks shall remain open or frozen meats, fish, and poultry, any travel on foot, bicycle, scooter, motor- for passive recreational activities while other household consumer products cycle, automobile, or public transit is practicing social distancing. “Recreation (such as construction supplies, clean- prohibited, subject to the exceptions in and cultural programming” refers to recre- ing and personal care products). This Paragraph 5. ational and cultural activities, indoor and includes stores that sell groceries and 5. Exceptions. People may lawfully leave outdoor sports leagues, aquatics classes, continued on page 8 their residence while this Order is in effect Engineering Newsletter - 4/8/20 Page 7 Safer at Home - continued from page 7 be picked up, or drive-thru. For those group to another. establishments offering food pick-up (3) If more than one group of children sell other non-grocery products, and options, proprietors are directed to is cared for at one facility, each group products necessary to maintaining the establish social distancing practices for shall be in a separate room. Groups safety, sanitation, and essential oper- those patrons in the queue for pick-up. shall not mix with each other. ation of residences. Certified farmers This includes maintaining a distance (4) Childcare providers shall remain markets may operate only if they are of at least six-feet away from others. solely with one group of children. able to obtain written approval from Schools and other entities that typically (v) Hotels, motels, shared rental units and the Bureau of Street Services (BSS) and provide free food services to students or similar facilities. only according to the guidelines set members of the public may continue to (w) Military/Defense Contractors/FFRDC forth by BSS. do so under this Order on the condition (Federally Funded Research and Devel- (c) Food cultivation, including farming, that the food is provided to students or opment Centers). For purposes of this livestock, and fishing. members of the public on a pick-up Order, essential personnel may leave (d) Organizations and businesses that and carry out basis only. Schools and their residence to provide any service provide food, shelter, and social ser- other entities that provide food services or perform any work deemed essential vices, and other necessities of life for under this exemption shall not permit for national security including, without economically disadvantaged or other- the food to be eaten at the site where it limitation, defense, intelligence, and wise needy individuals (including gang is provided, or any other gathering site. aerospace development and manufac- prevention and intervention, domestic Cafeterias, commissaries, and restau- turing for the Department of Defense, violence, and homeless services agen- rants located within hospitals, nursing the Intelligence Community, and NASA cies). homes, or similar facilities are also ex- and other federal government, and or (e) Newspapers, television news, radio, empt from this Order. Social distancing United States Government departments magazine, podcast and journalism. shall be maintained at a distance of at and agencies. Essential personnel in- (f) Gas service stations, auto part supply, least six-feet away from others clude prime, sub-prime, and supplier mobile auto repair operations, auto (n) Businesses that supply or provide stor- contractor employees, at both the prime repair shops (including, without lim- age for products needed for people to contract level and any supplier level itation, auto repair shops that operate work from home. at any tier, working on federal United adjacent to or otherwise in connection (o) Businesses that supply other essential States Government contracts, such as with an used or retail auto dealership), businesses with the support, services, or contracts for national intelligence and bicycle repair shops and related facil- supplies necessary to operate, provided national security requirements. ities. No auto dealership may operate, that strict social distancing is main- (viii) Government Employees. This Order with the exception of its auto service tained. This section includes, without does not apply to employees of govern- and part stores. Fully automated or limitation, utility companies. ment agencies working within the course self-service car washes are permitted (p) Individuals and businesses that ship or and scope of their public service employ- to operate; car washes that require deliver groceries, food, beverages or ment. Employees of the City of Los Angeles personnel are not permitted to operate. goods directly to residences or busi- shall follow any current or future directives (g) Banks, credit unions, financial institu- nesses, including rail and trucking. issued by the Mayor. tions and insurance companies. (q) Airlines, taxis, ride sharing services, (ix) Essential Infrastructure. Individuals (h) Hardware and building supply stores, car rental companies, and other pri- may leave their residences to provide any day labor centers, and nurseries. vate transportation services providing services or goods or perform any work (i) Plumbers, electricians, exterminators, transportation services necessary for necessary to build, operate, maintain custodial/janitorial workers, handyman essential activities and other purposes or manufacture essential infrastructure, services, funeral home workers and expressly authorized in this Order. including without limitation construction morticians, moving services, HVAC in- (r) Home-based care for disabled persons, of commercial, office and institutional stallers, carpenters, day laborers, land- seniors, adults, or children. buildings, residential buildings and scapers, gardeners, property managers (s) Residential facilities and shelters for housing; airport operations, food supply, and leasing agents, private security homeless residents, disabled persons, concessions, and construction; port oper- personnel and other service providers seniors, adults, children and animals. ations and construction; water, sewer, gas, who provide services to maintain the (t) Professional services, such as legal, electrical, oil extraction and refining; roads safety, sanitation, and essential oper- leasing and real estate transactions, and highways, public transportation and ation to properties and other essential payroll or accounting services, when rail; solid waste collection, removal, and activities discussed in this subsection. necessary to assist in compliance with recycling; flood control and watershed (j) Businesses providing mailing and ship- legally mandated activities. Open hous- protection; internet and telecommuni- ping services, boxes and packaging, es and in-person showings of housing cations systems (including the provision and post office boxes. for lease and sale are prohibited. of essential global, national, and local (k) Educational institutions - including (u) Childcare facilities providing services infrastructure for computing services, public and private K-12 schools, col- that enable employees exempted in business infrastructure, communications, leges, and universities - for purposes this Order to work as permitted. To the phone retail sales and servicing, and web- of facilitating distance learning or per- extent possible, childcare facilities must based services); and manufacturing and forming essential functions provided operate under the following mandatory distribution companies deemed essential that social distancing of six-feet per conditions: to the supply chains of the industries person is maintained. (1) Childcare must be carried out in referenced in this Paragraph, provided (l) Laundromats, dry cleaners, and laundry stable groups of 12 or fewer (“stable” that they carry out those services and that service providers. means that the same 12 or fewer chil- work in compliance with social distancing (m) Restaurants and retail food facilities dren are in the same group each day). practices as prescribed by the Centers for that prepare and offer food to custom- (2) Children shall not change from one ers, but only via delivery service, to continued on page 9
Page 8 Engineering Newsletter - 4/8/20 Safer at Home - continued from page 8 Face Coverings Disease Control and Prevention and the April 6, 2020 Message from the Personnel Los Angeles County Department of Public Department General Manager: Health, to the extent possible. The health and well-being of our em- 6. To the extent that this Order is in conflict ployees is of utmost importance to our City with earlier Orders, this Order shall super- leaders. Due to the rapidly evolving nature sede the others. of the coronavirus and to maximize safety for 7. Failure to comply with this Order shall you and your families, Mayor Garcetti issued constitute a misdemeanor subject to fines new guidance to Angelenos on Wednesday, and imprisonment. I hereby urge the Los April 1, 2020 about the importance of wearing Angeles Police Department and the City non-medical cloth face coverings in public. Attorney to vigorously enforce this Order Face coverings are another way to limit the via Sections 8.77 and 8.78 of the Los An- spread of respiratory droplets that may be geles Administrative Code. infected with COVID-19. 8. If any subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, The Mayor suggested that city employees or word of this Order or any application of wear their own face coverings when commut- it to any person, structure, or circumstance ing and interacting with others. At this time, is held to be invalid or unconstitutional the City is unable to provide face coverings or by a decision of a court of competent face masks to all employees due to shortages jurisdiction, then such decision shall not across the country and the need to ensure affect the validity of the remaining portions supplies are reserved for medical workers and or applications of this Order. first responders. This order shall be in place until April 19, In line with this new guidance, I ask that of cloth face coverings by the public during 2020, and it may be extended prior to that all City employees voluntarily comply with a pandemic could help reduce disease trans- time. the Mayor’s request and wear a face covering mission. Their primary role is to reduce the when coming in to work. Face coverings are release of infectious particles into the air strongly recommended as they may provide when someone speaks, coughs, or sneezes, an extra layer of protection. However, it is still including someone who has COVID-19 but important to limit trips outside your home, to feels well. Cloth face coverings are not a wash your hands frequently, and to sanitize Families First Coronavirus substitute for physical distancing and washing your environment. Face coverings are not Response Act (FFCRA) hands and staying home when ill, but they a substitute for physical distancing. Please On March 18, 2020, in response to the may be helpful when combined with these continue to practice physical distancing when COVID-19 pandemic, the US Congress passed primary interventions. around other people, including at work. the Families First Coronavirus Response Act When should I wear a cloth face covering? What is a face covering? Is it a mask? (FFCRA). Among other things, the FFCRA You may choose to wear a cloth face cover- A face covering is not the same thing as a amends the Family and Medical Leave Act ing when you must be in public for essential mask. At this time, you should not be purchas- (FMLA) by providing Public Health Emergen- activities, such as shopping at the grocery ing medical-grade masks, which are in short cy Paid Sick Leave (EPSL) and FMLA Public store. Wearing a cloth face covering does supply. It is extremely important that N95 Health Emergency Leave (FMLA+) for em- not eliminate the need to physically distance masks are reserved for those who need them ployees for certain coronavirus or COVID-19 yourself from others. most and have the highest risk of infection, in- related reasons. Effective April 1, 2020, em- How should I care for a cloth face covering? cluding medical professionals and healthcare ployers are required to post a notice of the It’s a good idea to wash your cloth face cov- workers. It is recommended that you wear FFCRA requirements. The notice was sent to ering frequently, ideally after each use, or at cloth face coverings, such as one made from all divisions for posting. least daily. Have a bag or bin to keep cloth a bandana or scarf, or make your own using face coverings in until they can be laundered fabric. Any face coverings should be washed with detergent and hot water and dried on after each use. For additional background a hot cycle. If you must re-wear your cloth information on cloth face coverings and how face covering before washing, wash your to wear and care for them, please see face hands immediately after putting it back on covering guidance from the State of California. and avoid touching your face. Discard cloth From the California Department of Public face coverings that: Health • No longer cover the nose and mouth What is a cloth face covering? • Have stretched out or damaged ties or A cloth face covering is a material that covers straps the nose and mouth. It can be secured to the • Cannot stay on the face head with ties or straps or simply wrapped • Have holes or tears in the fabric around the lower face. It can be made of a va- riety of materials, such as cotton, silk, or linen. A cloth face covering may be factory-made or sewn by hand, or can be improvised from Submittal of Papers household items such as scarfs, T-shirts, sweat- This is a reminder that employees must get the shirts, or towels. approval of their division/group manager and How well do cloth face coverings work to deputy/senior manager prior to submitting prevent spread of COVID-19? any abstract or paper for presentation at a There is limited evidence to suggest that use professional conference. Engineering Newsletter - 4/8/20 Page 9 Temporary Employee Disaster Service Worker (DSW) Program Parking March 31, 2020 Message to City General partments operationally to plan for when March 31, 2020 Message from the General Managers from the Personnel Department DSWs are deployed. The only exceptions Manager of the General Services Department: General Manager: would be if we have a larger demand than This memo is being reissued to extend As you are aware, disaster service work is anticipated or special skills are required the effective dates and to include additional authorized by the California Emergency Ser- for the assignment. When your department facilities. To support the City’s efforts to protect vices Act. In the event of an emergency City is on call, your DPOs will need to fill the the workforce and ensure continuity of oper- employees may be assigned duties that may DSW deployment requests very quickly. ations during the COVID-19 outbreak, City not be consistent with the duties allocated to This new process will begin Monday, April employees without parking permits may park their classification. Duties are assigned that 6th, 2020. in the garages at the LA Mall, City Hall East, can be performed safely, to assist in emergen- 4. If you are a department requesting DSWs, Piper Technical Center, and Braude Building. cy response and recovery efforts. due to a qualifying need, these requests The following guidelines will apply: On March 18, 2020, Mayor Garcetti ac- must be submitted to the Emergency 1. This temporary policy is being extended tivated the Disaster Service Worker (DSW) Operations Center (EOC). Department to April 19, 2020. It may be suspended or Program to address the COVID-19 crisis. In requests must contain as much detail as extended and is subject to change at any an effort to share best practices for the DSW possible (when, where, how many, duties, time without advance Citywide notifica- program, the Personnel Department devel- etc.), identify a knowledgeable point of tion. oped best practices to meet the need to deploy contact, and/or make your team available 2. Employees with parking permits for the DSWs. The success of this program requires for a pre-deployment phone conference above mentioned facilities will continue to the participation of all City departments. with the COVID-19 DSW team to answer park in the structures and gain entry with Executive Summary - Requests for General questions. Departments must use the Per- their permits. Parking entrances are subject Managers sonnel Department’s intake form when to closure when necessary and vehicles For a successful DSW program, General Man- submitting DSW resource requests to the may be re-routed to other entrances. agers are asked to comply with the following EOC. (See “Requesting DSWs” below.) 3. Employees who do not have parking requirements: Thank you for your participation in this criti- permits will be allowed to park in the 1. There are currently two lists of employees cally important endeavor. following structures upon presenting their available for DSW deployment. The first Below are terms and processes related to the City identification: is the Mayor’s Call to Action list where DSW process: a. Los Angeles Mall (P1 Level): 201 N. Los employees signed-up to be DSWs online. Activation - The activation process starts with Angeles Street The second is the Personnel Department’s the Mayor declaring an emergency, proceeds The entrance is on Los Angeles Street DSW list (bench) where Department Per- with a City department making a resource between the 101 Freeway and Temple sonnel Officers supplied non-essential request for assistance to the Emergency Oper- Street. This facility will be open Monday employees (those employees not required ations Center (EOC) housed in the Emergency to Friday from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm. for continuity of operations as identified Management Department (EMD), continues b. City Hall East Garage: 225 N. Los An- by the department’s COOP telecommut- with a request to the Personnel Department geles Street ing plan) eligible for DSW deployment. to initiate the DSW Program, requires the The entrance is on Los Angeles Street Personnel will compare the Mayor’s DSW Personnel Department to communicate with between Temple and First Streets. Enter list to the DSW bench list and prioritize City departments to request non-essential using the VISITOR lane on the right- deployment of employees on both lists. If personnel to be deployed as DSWs, and re- hand side. This facility is open 24 hours/ the employee is only on the Mayor’s DSW quires the assistance of Personnel Directors day, 7 days a week. list and not the DSW bench list, they will in City departments to identify non-essential c. Piper Technical Center: 555 Ramirez not be considered at this time. Both lists personnel to be redeployed in the requesting Street will be consolidated shortly. department. This facility is open 24 hours/day, 7 days 2. Departments should review your DSW Personnel Department’s Role - DSW Program a week. list (bench) using this link of non-essential activation is coordinated by the Personnel d. Marvin Braude Building: 6262 Van employees, again considering who could Department, and requires the assistance of Nuys Boulevard be used for field assignments, and update Department Personnel Officers across the This facility is open Monday to Friday the list provided to the Personnel Depart- City to identify non-essential employees to be from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm. Employees ment. While we will account for the size assigned as DSWs; all public employees are with permits to Friar Garage must con- of the department, it is to your advantage considered DSWs. tinue to park at that facility. to identify a larger number of employees DPO Roles - Department Personnel Officers 4. Entry will be on a first come – first served to pull from. Due to our new deployment (DPOs) play a vital role in DSW Program basis, as space allows. Parking spaces are system, employees might be deployed activation, as they identify appropriate and not guaranteed to be available. disproportionately if there is not a larger available staff in their departments to redeploy 5. Parking attendants will instruct employ- number in the department to which to to other City departments/agencies; essential ees on which level to park, based on distribute the load. Please submit updated staff should continue to work in their depart- space availability. Employees must park lists by 12:00pm on Friday, April 3, 2020. ments to ensure the department can continue in unmarked spaces, and not in reserved, 3. Have your Department Personnel Officers to meet its mission and goals; DPOs should designated, or other marked spaces. (DPOs) work closely with the Personnel track the work and hours of all DSWs. Thank you to all City employees both permit- Department’s COVID-19 Disaster Service DSW Activation Process ted and non-permitted, for your cooperation Worker deployment team. We are im- The process for activating DSWs is as follows: and understanding. plementing a deployment strategy where • A request to activate DSWs is submitted to certain departments will be on call for a the Emergency Operation Center (EOC) rotating two-week period and DSWs from • The EOC notifies the Personnel Depart- those departments will be deployed to ment, and the Personnel Department any given assignments. This will assist de- continued on page 11
Page 10 Engineering Newsletter - 4/8/20 DSW Program - continued from page 10 work on fulfilling a request until all of the BOE Counter Staff Com- contacts each DPO with the information information is provided. Also, please provide mended relative to the deployment (DSW assign- as much lead time as possible to fulfill the This letter was sent to Ana Guerrero, Chief of ment notification) request as it may take several days to review Staff to Mayor Garcetti: • DPOs will review the DSW list (bench) the request before DPOs begin assigning Date: Fri, Mar 20, 2020 at 5:37 PM then select, notify, and schedule needed employees. Subject: LETTER of Acknowledgement Office employees Safety Concerns Protocol of Mayor Eric Garcetti . LA City & COVID 19 Training & Preparation - Department Person- Employees’ health and safety is our utmost Virus nel Officers in departments across the City concern. If an employee who has been de- Hello Ana, have been equipped with the tools to activate ployed as a DSW believes their health or safety I am writing to congratulate Mayor, Eric the program, including an introductory vid- is compromised, please direct employees to Garcetti’s on his concerted efforts to keep the eo, the Personnel Directors’ DSW Activation immediately contact their Personnel Director. City of Los Angeles functioning while combat- Toolkit, and the DSW Standard Operating Personnel Directors can address the concern ing the new normal of the COVID 19 virus. Procedures. by either reassigning the DSW to another Many of us were relieved to learn that pro- Identifying Employees for DSW Activation location or determining other options. fessionals essential in the construction field, DSWs do not require any special skill. Gener- COVID-19 Links operation of public transportation and utilities, ally, DSWs may be utilized to fill staffing gaps Below are two helpful links with important tradespersons, and other service providers in City departments. There are many possible information related to COVID-19: necessary to maintain the safety, sanitation roles and assignments including various cleri- Personnel Department Disaster Service and essential operation of residences and cal assignments, interpretation, animal care or Worker and COVID-19: other essential businesses will be allowed to data entry assistant, and maintenance worker https://per.lacity.org/covid19/ conduct business with the City of Los Angeles or laborer (see Page 35 of the Activation Tool- City of Los Angeles COVID-19 at this crucial time. kit; these are general roles identified by EMD). https://corona-virus.la/ I also wanted to acknowledge the General Again, these assignments may or may not align Reference Executive Directive No. 16 (Vil- Managers, Directors, and Supervisors at the with the employee’s actual job classification. laraigosa Series) Los Angeles Department of Building And We are approaching a count of 1,000 http://ens.lacity.org/mayor/villaraigosa/ Safety, Department of City Planning, and DSWs who have been identified on our mayorvillaraigosa331283130_03172011.pdf the Bureau of Engineering as they continue DSW list (bench) vetted by departments as to encourage the staff to serve the public in available to be deployed. Some departments their professional capacity while maintaining have not added their employees to this list; we a clean and orderly working environment in ask that you do this as soon as possible. The Development Services the wake of COVID 19. Mayor’s Office will be following up directly Centers Changes I have made several visits to the DTLA with each department about DSW bench list Effective March 23, 2020 the City’s Develop- Metro, WLA and Van Nuys Offices to person- participation. ment Services Centers changed to allow only ally encounter how the new “normal” may As DSW activations are circulated to de- for online services, mail (e.g., US Mail, FedEx, be affecting normal operations and services. partments, the sign-up sheets are not being UPS) and drop-off/pick-up. In-person interac- If it weren’t for the “PPE’s” and the “new fully completed. Consequently, the City was tions at the public counters were suspended. social-distancing/queuing system”, I would only able to partially fill some requests. This To ensure continuity of service for those have never noticed any changes in the depts inability to fill a DSW request has a ripple limited circumstances where online or mail- practices or policies during this extraordinary effect through the requesting department and in services are not available, dropboxes will period. This, I am sure is due to Executive Staff the City as a whole. be available outside of the Development and counter staff equally. For the DSW Program to be a success in Services Centers in Figueroa Plaza, Marvin Again, thank-you for implementing mea- its response and recovery support efforts, Braude Building, and West Los Angeles in a sured directives that will keep our city safe, Department Personnel Officers play a critical special designated “Drop-off/Pickup” area that secure and financially solvent for the foresee- role in communication with employees and is monitored by LADBS staff and routed to the able future. And remember, please be safe out confirming deployment through the tracking appropriate department on a daily basis from there with every encounter. sheet and filling out all of the information Monday through Friday. Customers may drop Bradley, requested. off plans and applications along with contact Land Use Entitlement Consultant FAQs for DSWs information, including an email address and EBE Associates, Inc. The Emergency Management Department phone number. Department staff will contact provides general Frequently Asked Questions customers to confirm receipt of any items that Words to Remember (FAQs) for DSWs. The Personnel Department were dropped off and process their applica- This message from Dr. Abdu Sharkawy, Assis- developed FAQs specific to working in a tions accordingly. For transactions that involve tant Professor of Medicine at the University of COVID- 19 shelter environment. Please share payment of fees, the Departments will inform Toronto was written March 5, 2020: these FAQs for DSWs with your deployed the applicant about the amount and payment I implore you all. Temper fear with reason, employees. options. Payment options will include online panic with patience and uncertainty with edu- Requesting DSWs payment or check via mail or drop- off at the cation. We have an opportunity to learn a great For Departments requiring DSWs to support designated “Drop-off/Pickup” areas. deal about health hygiene and limiting the their needs, all DSWs are requested through The Bureau of Engineering continues to spread of innumerable transmissible diseases the EOC process. Once submitted, requesters fully support all services. Most services may in our society. Let’s meet this challenge togeth- must also complete Personnel’s DSW Intake be conducted online. Please visit https:// er in the best spirit of compassion for others, Form before DSWs will be assigned. Please eng.lacity.org/permits to apply online and/or patience, and above all, an unfailing effort to be prepared to provide additional information, for contact information for individual offices. seek truth, facts and knowledge as opposed to such as dates/times, locations, contacts, safety, Permits that can be applied for online include conjecture, speculation and catastrophizing. parking, and meals situation, if your depart- the following: A-Permits, B-Permits, E-Permits, Facts not fear. Clean hands. Open ment is requesting DSWs. We will not begin R-Permits, S-Permits, U-Permits, Highway hearts. Our children will thank us for it. Dedication and Hillside Referral Forms Engineering Newsletter - 4/8/20 Page 11 Fred Eaton - The Man Who Built Los Angeles Engineer, Mayor, Visionary and Forgotten Man By Anna Sklar Former Los Angeles City Engineer and Mayor politics in the city. After serving an appointed Frederick Eaton is a fascinating figure in the term as City Surveyor, precursor to the elected history of Los Angeles. This is an update to an office of City Engineer, Fred Eaton, the only article that appeared previously. candidate, was declared by acclamation the Fred Eaton was the man behind the plan for City’s first City Engineer. During his two-year the Los Angeles Aqueduct, a man-made river tenure from 1887-1889, he redesigned and of water that was completed 100 years ago on renovated present day Pershing Square—first November 5, 1913. It took him several years to known as 6th Street Park, later Central Park, convince his good friend William Mulholland and finally renamed in honor of General to build an aqueduct from Inyo County to L.A. Pershing, a WWI hero. Other parks he de- Eaton knew that the Los Angeles River could signed included Elysian Park, the second larg- not supply enough water for the exploding est and oldest park in Los Angeles founded in soon-to-be metropolis. That’s because Eaton 1886 by the Elysian Park Enabling Ordinance. was born in L.A., unlike Mulholland, who He designed Westlake Park (later renamed arrived as an Irish immigrant in 1877, and in honor of General MacArthur). He also de- knew little of the periodic droughts inevitable signed the Plaza, a park that had been built to the town built along the river. Although by the privately owned L.A. Water Company Mulholland later called him “the father of under an agreement with the city to improve the Aqueduct,” Eaton is barely a blip in the the site. But it wasn’t until Eaton became City memory of long-time residents, Engineer that the Plaza became a true park, a Eaton was born in Los Angeles in 1855 popular site that included fountains and grass, on Fort Moore Hill, overlooking the Plaza. It all of which are no longer there. His design for was bounded roughly by today’s Spring Street, the park added a bandstand, and the square Hill Street, and Cesar E. Chavez Avenue. He soon became a meeting ground and cultural would oversee much of the City’s water supply who arrived in Los Angeles in 1853 and short- center for the town’s ascendant Anglo popu- during the 1870s. Eaton was the City’s first ly afterward became the city’s district attorney. lation. Fred also developed Eastlake Park with elected City Engineer, during which time he He subsequently served as county assessor in an artificial lake. Eastlake was later renamed developed several of the City’s parks, which 1857. Benjamin later moved to San Pasqual, Lincoln Park under Mayor Hazard, who served still exist today. He was later elected Mayor the area now known as Pasadena and is most as mayor from 1889 to 1892 - the year that and led the often contentious, lengthy and widely acknowledged as the founding father Fred Eaton left the City Engineer’s office to eventual successful legal battle to bring mu- of Pasadena, South Pasadena and Altadena. pursue other business interests. nicipal ownership to the water supply of the One of Pasadena’s main streets, Fair Oaks Fred Eaton’s major achievement while City L.A. River. And, of course, he was intimately Boulevard, takes its name from Eaton’s large Engineer, however, may have been his design involved in bringing Owens River water to Los ranch home that he built in 1865 not far from of a new sewer system for the city, as well as Angeles via the California Aqueduct. Eaton Creek. Judge Eaton brought irrigation a twelve and-a-half mile sewage outfall to the In many ways Eaton was, to quote Orson to vineyards in the area; and, at the time, a ocean that would carry the city’s sewage fully Welles, “a man who had within him the devil revolutionary method of using iron pipes to by gravity. Voters paid for the internal system, of self-destruction that lives in every genius.” bring water supply to the area. He was also but balked at paying for an outfall for sewage Although many writers compare Mulholland’s instrumental in the development of the Mount that was then a valuable asset. Sewage was rough-edged childhood with that of Eaton’s Wilson Toll Road in 1891. Several distinctive sold to farmers until 1907, and, after expenses more patrician background, in many ways spots including Eaton Canyon, Eaton Wash, and salaries were subtracted, profits ranged they were similar. Both loved camping and and Eaton Falls bear his name. from $1,500 to $5,200 a year. Despite what exploring the Sierra Nevada range. Both Fred was five when his father left for San would appear to be an overwhelming yuck men were fascinated with water: its power Pasqual with his second wife, after Fred’s factor, sewage farms throughout Southern as essential to the lifeblood of the city, and mother died. Fred remained in Los Angeles California operated until well into the late a plentiful supply of it to quench the thirst of and lived with his relatively wealthy aunt and 1940s when suburban development pushed an ever-growing city. Mulholland was often uncle in Los Angeles. Despite the absence of out farmers operating the plants. These farms imperious. So was Eaton. Both men enjoyed his father, who had begun a new family with were primarily used for walnut trees and other the social company of men in fraternal orga- his second wife, Fred Eaton was deeply influ- non-vegetable products. nizations. But Eaton was more of a politician, enced by his father’s work with water and his Eaton purchased a home on Ocean Avenue and Eaton loved to engage in public debate. reputation as a leading citizen of Los Angeles. in Santa Monica in 1891 and retained homes He also had a wicked sense of humor that he Fred Eaton began his water career with there until 1904, when he permanently moved rarely demonstrated unless within the confines the Los Angeles Water Company, a privately to Inyo County. While in Santa Monica he led of his family. owned company that supplied the city with the campaign for a paved road from Santa As an adult Eaton was a Radical Republi- water, brought, by various methods, from the Monica to Los Angeles to accommodate bi- can, promoted Civil War reconstruction and Los Angeles River. He became the company’s cycle riders. He also designed a sewer system was intimately involved with development superintendent in 1874 and shortly thereafter for the City as well as the wharf for the sewer of city parks, roads and sewers both in Los hired William Mulholland, who arrived in to the ocean. The wharf was the later site of Angeles and Santa Monica. He made a sec- the city in 1877 as a zanjero (ditch digger), the present day Santa Monica Pier. ond home in Santa Monica away from the who quickly moved up in the company under Eaton had visited Inyo County several times demands of the ever-growing city that would Fred’s tutelage. with his father when he was younger. Later, eventually become a metropolis. Fred Eaton became active in progressive continued on page 13 Eaton’s father was Judge Benjamin Eaton, Page 12 Engineering Newsletter - 4/8/20 Fred Eaton continued from page 12 in1892 he visited Owens Valley on a camping trip with friends where he made an extensive study of land and water resources. It was at this time that he had first become convinced that the Owens River could provide water via an aqueduct to Los Angeles. He purchased prop- erty in July that year and went into partnership with three men. They formed a corporation, the main aim of which was to acquire and reclaim desert lands by means of irrigation in Inyo County. Several years later he recalled, “I caused a preliminary survey to be made then at my own expense. I allowed the matter to lie dormant until the middle of 1904. Finally I made up my mind that the time had come for action.” In an interview with a reporter he said, “My idea was to organize a strong company which The Plaza as it appeared in 1889, the predecessor to Pershing Square was designed by Eaton should develop the great water power of the while he was City Engineer. streams which pour down from the High Sierra It would be decades before Eaton con- Eaton was insistent. After all, when he first and then combine with the electric feature, vinced Mulholland of the need to bring water conceived of the aqueduct, he planned on a bringing the water to the San Fernando Valley. to Los Angeles from Inyo County. He knew combined public-privately owned operation. From the sale of the electricity and water I was that the L.A. River, with its periodic droughts, City officials convinced him that the De- satisfied the project would be an inviting one.” could not sustain the City’s growth. Mulhol- partment of Reclamation would not approve Many critics of Eaton’s role in the acquisi- land scoffed at the idea of bringing water from anything but a purely public venture, so he tion of land and water rights in Inyo County in Inyo to Los Angeles. agreed. But he never let go of his dream of 1905 assume that he was simply working on This was particularly true in July 1900 wealth. behalf of Los Angeles and had no true interest while Eaton was Mayor. F. H. Newell, chief When one looks at Eaton’s time in Los An- or previous residence in Inyo. But, in October hydrographer of the United States, and J. B. geles, it is clear that he, like Mulholland, was 1893, he attended the National Irrigation Con- Lippincott, then a government hydrographer an obstinate man. He relished public debates. gress held in Los Angeles as a representative of the district in the Sierra Nevada and Eaton He often wrote lengthy articles defending from Inyo, while his father Benjamin Eaton went on a hunting and camping trip to the various positions he held to be true. Upon was there as a representative from Pasadena. summit of the Sierra. They were later joined leaving office as Mayor, in 1900, he wrote In addition to his residences in Inyo and by William Mulholland. Although they sup- a 14,000-word article for a local newspaper Santa Monica, Fred Eaton retained a home in posedly did not discuss plans for an aqueduct, that laid out all the many details of the Los Los Angeles. While serving as the City’s Mayor all four men would later be embroiled in the Angeles Water Company’s repeated illegal in 1899, he fought for City ownership of the controversy over the 1905 decision by Los activities and unfair dealing with the city. After water from the Los Angeles River. Primary Angeles to build the aqueduct. completion of the aqueduct in 1913, he also spokesperson and leader of prominent busi- The aqueduct story is far too complicated may have been upset upon noting the promi- nessmen, he headed up a committee of 100 to summarize in this short essay, but one point nent businessmen - Moses Sherman, Harrison for passage of a $2,090,000 bond measure to must be noted. William Mulholland and Fred Gray Otis, his son-in-law Harry Chandler, pay for the acquisition of the water company’s Eaton had a terrible breach in their friendship. E.H. Harriman, and H. E. Huntington among rights. It received the largest vote ever cast in Eaton had purchased several thousand acres others - who profited greatly from vast land Los Angeles at a special election with two- of ranch land in Inyo County, some on behalf purchases in the San Fernando Valley (laying thirds of the vote needed for passage. While of the City and some for his own use. He the foundation for the myth that became the mayor, Eaton led a series of battles for civic retained a large parcel for a reservoir to be movie Chinatown. betterment: efforts to reform the city charter; built in Long Valley to hold water during the Despite the strange, so-called retelling of ensured strict enforcement of civil service laws inevitable drought that would face L.A. It’s the Inyo County water deal in the now classic in the city, crusaded against unsavory activity never been quite clear how much money he movie Chinatown, which set the story in the of saloons that were used by women; desegre- wanted for this land, but all accounts suggest it 1930s, there was no conspiracy to wrest the gated the fire department (re-segregated by the was about $1 million, a hefty sum that would water rights from Inyo County. There was, mayor who followed him); attempted unsuc- have set up Fred and his family for a long time. however a concerted effort on the part of Los cessfully to shut down slot machine activity, Mulholland was appalled. He was convinced Angeles to obtain the water rights. and in an echo to his days as City Engineer, that L.A. did not need a reservoir, just as he The stalemate over the Long Valley res- in 1900 led a successful fight to prohibit sale had been convinced years earlier that the L.A. ervoir land continued to 1927 when Fred’s of sewage water to Chinese farmers who were River was sufficient for a population of one son, Harold, wanted $800,000 for the land. using the sewage for vegetable and fruit crops million. But this time he was angry and pub- Mulholland decided, in 1924, to build a grown both within and outside the city limits. licly announced that Eaton was attempting to reservoir above the San Fernando Valley in While Eaton was Mayor, he created the unfairly profit from what was a civic venture. the San Francisquito Canyon. This would Los Angeles Water Department, forerunner He refused to pay and vowed that L.A. would be the Saint Francis Dam that collapsed in of the Department of Water and Power, and not go over his head. Mulholland then was in 1928. More than 500 people died when the announced his plans to appoint William Mul- total control of the City’s Department of Water dam collapsed and water poured through the holland as superintendent and Chief Engineer, and Power. Business and civic leaders shared Santa Clara Valley raging through homes until who was then heading up the private L.A. his opinion. Water Company. continued on page 15
Engineering Newsletter - 4/8/20 Page 13 Construction Network Seminars The Construction Network - Connecting Colin F. Peppard, Senior Director, Office of Cost is $89/person until 5/19/20, $129 Owners to AEC and CFM Industries. To RSVP: Extraordinary Innovation. until 6/5/20, at the door $149. www.construction-network.net Registration: $89/person until 5/5/20, Los Angeles Aerial Rapid Transit - Linking K-12 School Districts Bond Program Up- $129/person until 5/22/20. After 5/22/20 Union Station & Dodger Stadium on Tuesday, dates on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at the Long $149/person at the door. June 23, 2020 at the Westin Bonaventure, Beach Marriott, 4700 Airport Plaza Dr., Long LA Metro Construction - Outlook on Up- 404 S. Flower St., L.A. 90071, 8:00 am Reg- Beach, 90815, 8:00 am Registration, 8:30 am coming Metro Capital Projects on Thursday, istration, 8:30 Presentation. The proposed Presentation. 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Flower Marriott, 4700 Airport Plaza Dr., Long Beach, $129/person until 5/29/20. After 5/29/20 St., L.A. 90071, 8:00 am Registration, 8:30 CA 90815, 8:00 am Registration, 8:30 am $149/person at the door. am Presentation. Guest speaker: Jake Adams, Seminar. Speakers: Joel Peterson, Director OC Streetcar Project Update on Thursday, Deputy Executive Director, LAWA of Facilities, Glendale Community College June 4, 2020 at the Long Beach Marriott, 4700 Registration: $89/person until 6/2/20, District; Ynez Delgado Canela, Local Business Airport Plaza Dr., Long Beach, CA 90815, $129/person until 6/19/20. After 6/19/20 Outreach Administrator, Measure CC, San 8:00 am Registration, 8:30 am Presentation. $149/person at the door. Bernardino Community College District; Troy Guest speaker Jim Beil, Executive Director, Caltrans D7 Project Updates on Wednes- Ament, Executive Director, Construction & Capitals Programs, OCTA. day, July 15, 2020 at City Club, 555 S. 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Programs. a greater likelihood of project success. Lear Registration: $89/person until 6/16/20, Cost: $89/person until 4/28/20, $129/ the following: $129/person until 7/10/20. After 7/10/20 person until 5/15/20, $149/person at the door. • Pros and cons of design-build compared $149/person at the door. City of Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering to other delivery methods California Prevailing Wage Law - How to Project Updates on Tuesday, May 26, 2020 • Understanding and managing risks and protect yourself against fines, penalties and at the Westin Bonaventure, 404 S. Flower St., liabilities unique to design-build interest on Thursday, July 16, 2020 at the L.A., 90071, 8:00 am Registration, 8:30 am • Benefits of teaming agreements Long Beach Marriott, 4700 Airport Plaza Dr., Presentation. • Implementation of best practices during Long Beach, CA 90815, 8:00 am Registration, Featured speakers: Deputy City Engineer planning, design and construction 8:30 am Seminar. Alfred Mata, Deputy City Engineer Julie • Managing design deficiencies, differing A must for owners, estimators, project Sauter, Deputy City Engineer Kenneth Redd, site conditions, schedule delays and con- managers and office administrators who are Deputy City Engineer Mahmood Karimzadeh. structive changes involved in public works projects. Topics: Registration cost: $89/person until 5/5/20, • Discussion of published case law and • New statute AB 5 – The practical end of $129/person until 5/22/20, $149 at the door actual project experiences independent contractors after 5/22/20. • Tips for successful design-build project and • Critical updates and hot topics LA Metro P3 Projects on Wednesday, May much more. . . • Compliance 101 27, 2020 at the Westin Bonaventure, 404 S. Presented by: Mary Salamone, Esq., Parner - • Know the difference between prevailing Flower St., L.A. 90071, 8:00 am Registration, Procopio; William Reifsteck II, FDBIA CRIS, wage and Davis Bacon requirements 8:30 am Presentation. Featured speaker is Director, Preconstruction - Webcor Builders continued on page 15 Page 14 Engineering Newsletter - 4/8/20 Const Network Seminars cont’d from page 14 CMAA Seminars Fred Eaton continued from page 13 • Projects covered by state and/or federal The Construction Management Association it reached the ocean. prevailing wages of America Southern California Chapter is Fred Eaton suffered the first of several • Apprentice requirements offering the following seminars. For additional strokes in 1926, and by 1931, had become • Determining the correct rate/classification information please go to www.cmaasc.org. enfeebled in both mind and body. His land • Recordkeeping requirements, including Risk and Value Engineering: Stories at the in Inyo County was foreclosed in 1932 due CPR Intersection Webinair on April 15, 2020, 8:30 to a mortgage he had not signed, but which • Enforcement and Penalties am - 10:00 am, Zoom Meeting. Log in/access had apparently been signed by his wife. The Instructor: Larry Lubka, Esq., Lubka & White LLP information will be e-mailed 24 hours prior mortgage was unpaid because the Watterson Registration: $89/person until 6/23/20, to the meeting. Brothers, who owned all five banks in Inyo $129/person until 7/10/20. After 7/10/20 Risk and value engineering are different but County, embezzled funds, including money $149/person at the door. closely related tools for evaluating projects. from mortgages they held on dozens of local Los Angeles Community College District While risk is aimed at assessing uncertainty properties. The Inyo county bankers were Project Updates on Thursday, October 1, and potential project outcomes, value engi- convicted of their crime and went to prison 2020 at City Club, 555 S. Flower, 51st Floor, neering and value analysis are focused on for ten years. That was of no help to Eaton and L.A., 90071, 8:00 Registration, 8:30 am Pre- maximizing value: bang per buck. Both tools his family. Both Eaton’s wife Alice and son sentation. Guest speaker; Dr. Rueben Smith, use a multi-disciplined workshop approach; Harold publicly announced their poverty in Chief Facilities Executive, LACCD. can they be combined to achieve greater, 1932 and need for public welfare. Fred Eaton Registration: $89/person until 9/15/20, more insightful results? For your consideration died in 1934 in Los Angeles, pretty much a $129/person until 9/25/20. After 9/25/20 are two stories from the intersection of risk forgotten man. $149/person at the door. and value engineering: one a macro view of The final irony may be that had he been L.A. County Department of Public Works these tools combined to evaluate an enormous more willing to negotiate for the reservoir, had Capital Program Update on Wednesday, Oc- capital program; the other a micro view of Mulholland also been less stiff-necked, then a tober 7, 2020 at the City Club, 555 S. Flower, risk and VE combined and compressed into a Long Valley reservoir could have been built in 51st Floor, L.A. 90071, 8:00 am Registration, highly effective workshop. the 1920s, instead of in 1935, long after the St. 8:30 Presentation. Guest speakers: Vincent Yu, Michael Albergo and Richard Citrine, Francis Dam collapsed in 1928. Mulholland Assistant Deputy Director; Joseph Nicchitta, Arcadis never recovered after the dam disaster. The Director, Department of Consumer and Busi- Register by April 13, 2020: $45/member - two long-time friends reconciled in 1934, and ness Affairs; Michael Owh, General Manager, $75/non-members they died within a year of each other—Eaton Internal Services Department. Risk Management and Successful Project in 1934 and Mulholland in 1935. Cost is $89/person until 9/15/20, $129 Delivery on April 21, 2020, 8:30 - 10:30 am, Acknowledgments until 10/2/20, at the door $149. Zoom Meeting. Log in/access information will Special thanks to Hal Eaton, Fred Eaton’s be e-mailed 24 hours prior to the meeting. great-grandson who generously shared family Projects fail because they are unable to stories, links to publications, and photos for adequately manage uncertainty and expec- this article. Lam & Ranade Commended tations. The plans are either too optimistic *For a better understanding of the contro- This e-mail was sent to the City Engineer. Me- (i.e., the budget and schedule are based on versy I’d suggest Vision or Villainy: Origins of lissa Lam, Architectural Associate, added, “I’d the wrong assumptions), or external events the Owens Valley-Los Angeles Water Contro- also like to credit much thanks to the oversight and risks impact the plan’s objectives, often versy by Abraham Hoffman (1981) and Wil- and mentorship from Robert Lomelin with the giving rise to construction claims and disputes. liam Mulholland and the Rise of Los Angeles Architectural Division.”: Effective risk management aims to promote by Catherine Mulholland (2000). Catherine Fri, Feb 21, 2020 successful project delivery claims avoidance Mulholland’s book is a balanced and docu- Good afternoon Gary, through the identification, assessment and mented account of Mulholland’s life. response to these uncertainties. Hear from Thank you so much to you and your team Anna Sklar retired as the Public Information industry experts on how they are managing for your assistance with our front counter Officer for the Board of Public Works and is risks on their projects in today’s project de- construction. We are so grateful for the time the author of Brown Acres: An Intimate His- livery environment. and dedication of your knowledgeable staff in tory of the Los Angeles Sewers published by Moderator: Andrew Dick, Arcadis helping to transform our public counter into Angel City Press. a more secure and functional environment. Panel members: David Davies, LA Metro We appreciate the opportunity to work Program Risk Manager; Anthony Niccoli Esq., closely with Melissa Lam and Pradeep Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo; Ranade, whose extensive knowledge and Mumbie Fredson-Cole, Caltrans District 7 Newsletter Submissions expertise proved essential to the completion Risk Manager; John Scherck, Inland Empire We are always pleased to receive submissions of the project. Melissa, as our Project Lead, Utilities Agency. for the Newsletter. There are a few tips that did an amazing job keeping the project on Register by April 20, 2020: $45/member, we’d like to be kept in mind. schedule and within budget, while ensuring $74/non-member. Please do not submit articles using the “ta- constant and effective communication be- ble” or “column” feature of MS Word. It will tween all entities involved. The success of not translate correctly. Instead, just use tabs. this project was in great part due to Melissa’s If you have photos, please send them in exceptional collaboration and organizational their native format, i.e., jpg or tif. Do not place skills. I hope you get a chance to stop by and photos in a word processing document. see her great work. Also, please run your article through spell From all of us at the Office of the City Clerk, check and make sure all names are spelled thank you again! correctly before submitting it. Holly Wolcott Again, thanks to all for their contributions. City Clerk
Engineering Newsletter - 4/8/20 Page 15 Notice NO. 08 Standard Arrivals Departures Division/Group Titles Gregory Arbuckle, Mech Eng Assoc II, EED; Edick Ohanian, Prin. Civil Engineer, retired, Notice No. 08 dated March 31, 2020 titled Miguel Camarena, Civil Eng Assoc I, SIX; PAC; Helenia McNeil, Administrative Clerk, Standard Division/Group Titles and Abbrevi- Sahara Granados, Administrative Intern II, retired, CEN; Cheng Tong R. Chang, Architect, ations states that the following is a list of the WCE; Homar Alegre, Field Engineering Aide, retired, CMD; May Fong, Secretary, retired, standard titles and abbreviations of Bureau SUR; Lesi Mai, Geographic Information Sys- CEN; Claire No, Mgmt Analyst, promoted of Engineering divisions or group titles. For tems Supervisor I, LGD; Jacob Mohoff, Field from CCD to CAO; Cheyenne Coleman-Lyons, consistency, please instruct your employees to Engineer Aide, SUR; Damien Perez, Field Administrative Intern II, promoted from ADM use these titles in all correspondence, reports, Engineer Aide, SUR; Ezequiel Zimerman, to PW/Board. charts, etc. Field Engineer Aide, SUR; Crespin Barba, Abbre- Div Field Engineer Aide, SSD; James Wohlmuth, Professional Registration viation No. Environmental Supervisor I, EMG; Danielle Nikta Mousavi, Civil Eng Assoc. I, PE License, Executive Division EXE 30 Jupiter, Sr. Administrative Clerk, CEN; Juan WLA; Aaron Hemeon, Land Surveying Asst., Vargas, Civil Eng Assoc I, CEN; Emmanuel LSIT Certificate, SUR;Kayla Truong, Civil Eng Public Buildings & Open Spaces Program Solis, Administrative Intern II, EMG. Assoc. II, EIT Certificate, MTD (PBO) ICC Certificate Architectural Division ARC 55 Promotions Karen Keal, Structural Engineer, ICC Certif- Bridge Improvement Division BID 37 Ohaji Abdallah, Architectural Assoc/PM I, icate, SIX; Yijian Chen, Civil Engineer, ICC Construction Management Div CMD 48 ARC; Jin Chae, Structural Engineer Assoc. Certificate, MTD;Matthew Quintanilla, Civil Homeless Facilities & Special Projects Divi- II, SED; Atousa Ghoncheh, Civil Eng Assoc Eng Assoc. I, ICC Certificate, WCED;Christine sion HFD 65 II, POD; Willis Huffman, Sr. Environmental Sotelo, Civil Engineer, ICC Certificate, PCM; LA Convention Center Division LAC 71 Engineer, WCC; Nur Malhis, Sr. Environ- Arnulfo Nuno, Civil Eng Assoc. II, ICC Cer- LARiverWorks LAR 42 mental Engineer, ARC; Adrian Sanchez, Civil tificate, BID;Mark Wissa, Civil Engineer, ICC Eng Assoc II, WCE; Kayla Truong, Civil Eng Certificate, MTD; Shawyue Doong, Sr. Civil Clean Water Infrastructure Program (CWI) Assoc II, MTD; Charles Vandergriff, Prin. Engineer, ICC Certificate, SIX; Everardo San- Environmental Engineering Div EED 45 Civil Engineer, PAC; Ethan Wong, Prin. Civil tos, Civil Eng Assoc. I, ICC Certificate, WCCD; Project Award & Control Div PAC 41 Engineer, EED. Nadir Shah, Civil Engineer, ICC Certificate, Clean Water Division CWD 40 EED; Fadi Abboud, Civil Eng Assoc. II, ICC Survey Division SUR 63 Internal Transfers Certificate, SSD;Aroosa, Ansari, Mechanical Wastewater Conveyance Construction Div Omar Braish, Civil Engineer, from MDT to Eng Assoc. I, ICC Certificate, EED WCC 44 CCD; Abdullah Sadozai, Civil Engineer, from Wastewater Conveyance Engineering Div SSD to Valley Corrections WCE 43 Winter Rotation - Civil Engineering The following should have appeared in the November 2019 Promotions listing: Development Services & Permits Program Associate I Eduardo Pineda, from BID to WCE; Alexan- Siamak Zahir, Environmental Eng Assoc. IV, (DSP) dria En, from CEN to CSD; Winston Boyce, MTD. Central District CEN 50 from CEN to GEO; Kevin Avila, from CEN to This is to correct the Professional Regis- Harbor District HAR 86 WCC; Richard Reyes-Abraham, from CSD to tration listing that appeared in the March 11, Land Development and GIS Div LGD 80 WCC; Jacquelyn Velez, from EED to WCC; 2020 BOE Newsletter: Landside Access Modernization Project Adria Zulueta, from GEO to CMD; Edwin Uyen Lam, Structural Eng Assoc. IV, ICC Cer- (LAMP) Division LMP 75 Rivera, from HFD to CMD; Chamu Arnulfo, tificate, MTD. Permit Case Management Div PCM 49 from HFD to SSD; Wei Feng Hu, from LGD Systems Division SYS 35 to GEO; Jack Baisley, from MTD to WCC; Valley District VAL 81 Fernando Gonzalez, from POD to SSD; Saul Passing of Jacklich West Los Angeles District WLA 85 Garcia, from POD to WLA; Timmy Quach, We are very sorry to report that retired Civil Engineering Assistant III (old series) George Civic Center Development Program (CCP) from SSD to CEN; Edwing Godina, from SSD Jacklich passed away in November 2019 Civic Center Development Div CCD 74 to LGD; Emilia Der Sarkissian, from SSD to WCC; Jadesola Ogundeji, from VAL to SED; in San Diego. He retired from the former Mobility & Engineering Services Program Apekshya Bajracharya, from VAL to WCC; Program Management Division on January (MOB) Cecilio Navarro, from WCC to CEN; Renz 6, 1996. Our deepest condolences go to his Environmental Management Group Soriano, from WCC to CEN; Vanessa Chavez, family. EMG 56 from WCC to MTD; Brandon Yamaguchi, Geotechnical Engineering Div GED 46 from WCC to POD; Lubna Malik, from WCC We’d Like to Hear from You Metro Transit Division MTD 59 to POD; Matthew Giragosian, from WCC If you have any articles for the Newsletter, Real Estate Division RED 77 to VAL; Bianca Argueta, from WCE to BID; please e-mail them to BOENewsletter@gmail. Sixth Street Viaduct Division SIX 36 Alyssa Reyes, from WCE to CSD; Jenny Cea, com. Deadline for the next issue is Thursday, Street Improvement & Stormwater Division from WLA to SSD; Jose Cruz Rodriguez, from April 30, 2020. SSD 51/66 WLA to WCC. Structural Engineering Division SED 54 Winter Rotation - Civil Engineering Associate II Los Angeles City Department of Public Works Sidewalk & Complete Streets Program (SCS) Erik Beasley, from CEN to HAR; Matthew Bureau of Engineering Complete Streets Division CSD 68 Quintanilla, from EED to WCE; Andrew 1149 South Broadway, Suite 700 Los Angeles, CA 90015 Sidewalk Division SWD 67 Slusser, from SSD to EED; Kenneth Pham, http://eng.lacity.org from WCC to EED; Naomi Diep, from WCC http://www.facebook.com/LABureauofEngineering The Engineering Newsletter is published monthly by the Finance & Administration Program (FAP) to SSD; Wesley Luong, from WCC to SSD; Administration Division for employees of the Bureau of Administration Division ADM 73 Jeanette Vong, from WCE to WCC. Engineering.