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Jackie Calvin Receives the BOE 2015 Rory M. Shaw Outstanding Employee Award

NEWSLETTEROn February 25, 2015, City Engineer Gary Lee Moore presented the 2015 Bureau of Engi-neering Rory M. Shaw Outstanding Employee Award to Land Development Group Principal Clerk Jackie Calvin.

The City Engineer spoke of how the memory of Rory Shaw continues to inspire the Bureau and introduced Rory’s mother, Shirley Shaw, who has come to California each year to attend every ceremony. He also recognized eight of the past honorees that were in the audience, saying, “It means a lot to them that they take the time to be here to celebrate this award.”

Rory M. ShawOutstanding Employee Award“Going Beyond Expectations”

This award is given in memory of Bureau of Engineering employee Rory M. Shaw who went above and beyond the call of duty on a daily basis. He lot his life in the storms of 2005 in the performance of his duties. This award recognizes a Bureau of Engineering employee who, like Rory, has demonstrated exceptional dedication to duty, high commitment to excel-lence, and has made significant contributions in furthering the Bureau’s mission and goals.

Moore noted that this year’s nominations for the award were top notch and the competition

1st row, l to r: sister Audrey Newman, cousin I’niz Truewell, aunt Rosie Truewell, daughter Jylan Calvin, Shirley Shaw, Jackie Calvin, Commissioner Barbara Romero, City Engineer Gary Lee Moore, DOT Assistant General Manager Selwyn Hollins. 2nd row: Commissioner Mike Davis, Commissioner Maria Rodriguez, PW Board President Kevin James, husband Eddie Calvin, Deputy City Engineer Ted Allen, Land Development Group Manager Edmond Yew.

Jackie Calvin, Gary Lee Moore and Shirley Shaw.

was some of the toughest he’d seen, but Jackie stood out. “Just about ten years ago she joined the Bureau of Engineering, so she hasn’t been here her whole career, but she has made a tremendous impact.

From her nomination form: “New development often creates new jobs

and spurs broad economic growth. It takes a dedicated employee like Jackie Calvin work-ing directly with customers and developers, as well as multiple City departments to stream-line the operations and regulations process to ensure development progress. Very often customers are caught in a bureaucratic “no man’s land” while trying to navigate the City’s land development process. Jack always gives 110% and is always going that extra mile for the public, by making the extra phone calls, coordinating extra meetings and providing timely and useful services/information to the customers. Because of Jackie’s assistance, developers often leave our public counter with knowledge and information of what it

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takes to process, record and subdivide parcel/tract maps and obtain building permits for commercial and residential properties.

“Jackie believes in solving problems pro-actively, and was instrumental in convincing over twenty title companies to review and approve final subdivision maps digitally, allowing the City to approve the process quickly and efficiently. She also maintains great working relationships with City and non-City agencies, such as City Clerk, Planning, Building & Safety, DOT, ITA, Fire Department, DWP and Engineering District offices, County Department of Public Works and County As-sessor’s Office and the title industry.

“In December of 2014, one week before City Council was scheduled to adjourn for the Winter recess, a fire erupted adjacent to the Figueroa Plaza Building. As a result, th e Land Development Group was unable to conduct business in our office for the majority of our busiest week of the entire year. Instead we were assigned to work in the Public Works Building sub-basement which had no tele-phone or internet access. Getting subdivision map reports on the Council agenda was critical because each subdivision map that needs to record must be consented to by City Council before it can record. However, this did not deter Jackie. Instead, she demonstrated exceptional leadership abilities and took the initiative in obtaining permission to enter the Figueroa Plaza building to retrieve key files and contact information for several jobs that were in the final phase of the recording pro-cess. She personally contacted each developer to inform them that we were still handling each of their cases with the utmost urgency despite our limited communication abilities. Jackie and her team under unfamiliar work conditions and severely limited resources were able to accomplish all tasks and enable several major development projects to pro-ceed on schedule.”

Department of Transportation Assistant General Manager Selwyn Hollins spoke as one of Jackie’s former supervisors. “When I first heard about this award honoring Jackie I couldn’t help but make it. Jackie’s one of those people that has real initiative, a rare find. The City is so fortunate that she does what you don’t see, under the radar. And I have to be honest with you, Jackie did teach me how to do my job when I was brand new to the Airports, where she worked.” He talked about trying to convince her to go back to college and noted that she got great grades and did get her degree. “This is a sign of a person that’s not going to stop. Seeing her get an award of this caliber says a lot about her. She won’t sit back in the shadows and just get by. Jackie, congratulations to you and your family.”

Edmond Yew, head of the Land Develop-ment Group, said “It’s really been my pleasure to have Jackie working for me for the past

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With past Rory Shaw Award winners, l to r: Steve Martinez 2010, Dr. Carol Armstrong 2013, Gene Edwards 2009, Essam Amarragy 2007, Jackie Calvin 2015, Hortensia Alonso 2012, Shirley Shaw, Maria Martin 2014, Paul Tseng 2011, Gary Lee Moore.

Jackie Calvin holding the award, with family, friends, and coworkers.

ten years. Last year in the Bureau we had a customer satisfaction survey and 95% of our customers told us they are very satisfied with the service provided by Engineering. From the survey many customers identified Jackie as the best, the greatest, that we were lucky to have her, so those were the comments we were getting. And Jackie is well respected by the developers, consultants and engineers from within and outside the City. I was told by one of the engineering consultants, when they try to hire someone in their company, they come to us, to Jackie, for a recommendation. They want to make sure whoever they are hiring would pass Jackie first before they will hire them. So this is a sign of the respect the private sector has for Jackie, on how people trust her.”

Pam Ball from Psomas asked to speak. “I’m a civil engineer and I want to say Jackie, you’re the bomb. She’s my rock star. In the industry

we have many complicated development projects which are huge, with deadlines that are out of our control. I can come to Jackie and be almost hysterical and she comes through every time, above and beyond the call of duty. Her commitment is amazing. I don’t know girl where you get your energy. You all know her and she’s such a delight to work with and I want to say whenever I walk in the door at Land Development, Edmond knows this, I see her and she’s like my girl friend, but also takes care of business. And yes, it’s true what Edmond said, I have come to her when I was thinking to hire someone. I get her opinion first because I respect her so much and she is an amazing asset to the City of Los Angeles as a whole, actually. Jackie, you so deserve this, girl!”

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to Jackie, saying, “On behalf of all of us in the Bureau of Engineering it is our extreme plea-sure, along with Ms. Shirley Shaw, to present to you the 2015 Rory M. Shaw Outstanding Employee Award, congratulations.”

Board of Public Works President Kevin James said, “Jackie, before we hear from you, just a couple of things we want to share. One thing to you and one thing to Ms. Shaw. The fact that you have such attribution from inside the Bureau is critical, but to hear a represen-tative from outside, and with such a ringing endorsement, that’s the kind of complete ser-vice that we strive for, that we look for, and it’s really hard to get a match of people that are able to excel at such a great level with their colleagues inside the building, but also to the people that we work for and serve outside the building. It’s very hard to get those two to come together and you clearly have. Con-gratulations and thank you for your service.

“Ms. Shaw, I notice on reading the article again about Rory is that this is the ten year anniversary. They always say the hardest thing in life is to lose a child. So thank you for your continued commitment to our Bureau. I know you don’t live here, but you are so committed

to the memory of your son, so his great work can continue in our Bureau, and we benefit every year from it. And your presence here really does help us to do that, and you see the results of that every year. So, on this, the ten year anniversary, I really hope that helps the pain, that I would never understand, a bit better. So thank you.”

Commissioners Michael Davis, Barbara Romero, and Monica Rodriguez also added their congratulations to Jackie and apprecia-tion and thanks to Ms. Shaw.

It was finally the honoree’s turn to speak. “First, I’d like to thank the Commission for honoring me in this way. It certainly is a wonderful thing. I especially want to thank Edmond Yew for nominating me. I was really surprised when I got a call from Gary saying that I actually won this award because I do these things because it’s what I do. I’ve always taken my work seriously and I want to do the best that I can for a customer and I always think if I were the customer on the other side of the counter, what would I want, and so I always treat people in that way.

“And I really appreciate Ms. Shaw. Her son gave up so much for the Bureau and he was such a wonderful employee. And for her to

come all the way out from Michigan, although she did tell me it was 26 degrees below in Michigan, or 13 degrees below when she left, so this is a nice change of weather for her, but it is certainly wonderful to have her here to honor such a wonderful individual like Rory. Although I didn’t know him personally, all the things I’ve heard about him are wonderful and it’s certainly an honor to be in a category with someone like that.

“I appreciate my family as well, who mean a great deal to me. My husband, Eddie, he’s actually been with me a long time, we’ve known each other since we were 15, so it’s been a long time. My daughter Jylan is here, she’s my right arm and I have just one child. She’s a college student now and she’s very spe-cial to me. She’s a friend as well as a wonderful daughter, she supports me a great deal.” She went on to introduce other members of her family and friends that were present.

She thanked her colleagues and coworkers for coming and said, “We have a lot of fun along with the work but we’re able to get all the necessary business done. And so I’m very humble to accept this award and will cherish this forever. I’ll never forget this moment, it is a wonderful one for me.”

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Mayor’s press release:LOS ANGELES (February 27, 2015) – Mayor Eric Garcetti today launched “OurCycle LA,” a City of Los Angeles program to refurbish City computers slated for replacement and give them to Angelenos in need. Computers not suitable for refurbishment will be recycled by a local e-waste social enterprise compa-ny committed to providing job training to previously incarcerated Angelenos who face barriers to employment. ”By getting creative and innovative, we’re stretching our tax-payer dollars by providing a second life for city computers,” Mayor Garcetti said. “Each computer represents an opportunity – an opportunity to connect, an opportunity to protect the planet, an opportunity to work. With OurCycle LA, we’re not only helping bridge the digital divide, we’re simultaneous-ly supporting our economy by providing job training, creating employment opportunities, and boosting L.A.’s growing e-waste manage-ment sector.”

Mayor Garcetti worked with Council President Herb Wesson, Councilmember Bob Blumenfield, the City’s Information Technol-ogyAgency, General Services Department, and Bureau of Sanitation to collect approx-imately 10,000 old computers from all city departments and jump start the OurCycle LA program. The computers were donated to the LA Cleantech Incubator which contracted with human-I-T, a local non-profit dedicated to transforming old technology into educa-

tional tools for those in need, to assess each computer’s viability. The approximately 3,000 computers determined to be refurbishable will be fully retooled by human-I-T and loaded with software including Microsoft Windows 7, MS Office, and a web browser. The com-puters that are not viable will be transferred to Isidore Electronics Recycling, an e-waste recycling social enterprise company that pro-vides on-the-job-training and employment for previously incarcerated Angelenos.

“OurCycle LA meets our shared goal of building 21st century skills and bridging the digital divide for disadvantaged youth, seniors and adults in the community,” said City Council President Herb Wesson. “It’s a great privilege to be able to give refurbished city computers to families that have never had one which will open doors for opportunities.”

A number of partner organizations are en-gaged in the distribution component of OurCy-cle LA. The refurbished computers will either be donated to non-profit centers that provide computer labs to low-income communities or given directly to families who have never had high-speed internet at home. Non-profit recipients are determined by a lottery through LA Shares, and individual participants are recruited by Community Build and the Kore-atown Immigrant Workers Alliance.

Individual recipients will be required to participate in digital literacy training and to sign up for high-speed internet service. Al-though recipients can choose any internet

provider, OurCycle LA has partnered with the non-profit organizations Everyone On and the Southeast Community Development Corporation to provide internet service for as low as $10/month, plus a one-time equipment fee of $65. The digital literacy training will be provided by Best Buy’s Geek Squad, the Youth Policy Institute, and Citi.

“With OurCycleLA, the City is repurposing those computers for the purposes of bridging the digital divide, enhancing workforce devel-opment, and promoting educational oppor-tunity. I believe this innovative approach to e-waste management will be a model for other cities,” said Councilmember Bob Blumenfield, who chairs the City’s Innovation Technology and General Services Committee. “With ac-cess to information becoming more and more a right rather than a privilege, OurCycleLA reflects Los Angeles’s commitment to creating a fully connected, 21st century city.”

The California Emerging Technology Fund has donated $150,000 to OurCycle LA to re-furbish 2,500 computers and to provide digital literacy training to 2,500 individual recipients and to help 1,500 households get internet ser-vice. REDF has donated $50,000 to provide hands-on job training for ten Angelenos who have barriers to employment, and Citi pro-vided $50,000 in support of financial literacy training for 2,500 recipients.

For more information about OurCycle LA, visit ourcyclela.com

Mayor Launches ‘Ourcycle LA’ to Give Refurbished PC’s to Underserved Angelenos


l to r: Nancy Lopez - Project Restore, PW Commissioner Matt Szabo, Cultural Affairs Dept. GM Danielle Brazell, PW Commissioner Barbara Romero, Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell, Hsiao-Ling Ting, Councilmember Tom LaBonge, Deborah Weintraub, Gary Lee Moore, PW Commission President Kevin James, Mahmood Karimzadeh.

Mayor Eric Garcetti, Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell, the Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA), the Department of Recreation and Parks, Project Restore, Bureau of Engineering, the Department of General Services, the Los Angeles Police Department, and the Barnsdall Art Park Foundation announced February 13, 2015, as the official reopening of Frank Lloyd Wright’s famed Hollyhock House, an iconic architectural masterpiece in the heart of the vibrant, artistic, cultural, and recreational Barnsdall Park (http://www.barnsdall.org/visit/hollyhock-house/).

To mark the occasion, Mayor Eric Garcetti and Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell led an official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony with the project’s collaborators at 4:00 pm at the Hollyhock House, 4800 Hollywood Blvd., L.A., on February 13, 2015. Following this, for one night only, the City of Los Angeles and the Barnsdall Art Park Foundation opened Hollyhock House for self-guided tours for 24 hours, commencing at 4:00 pm, February 13 until 4:00 pm on February 14, 2015.

A significant part of Los Angeles’ storied architectural history, Hollyhock House - a National Historic Landmark - was one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s magnificent masterpieces marking his first foray into architecture in Los Angeles. Hollyhock House boasts a lyrical and poetic style of architecture “California Romanza,” or “freedom to make one’s own form,” which complements LA’s significance as a trendsetter in the arts and architecture space. Underscoring its importance as one of the world’s architectural gems, Hollyhock House is now on the tentative list of the first modern architecture nominations from the

Official Reopening of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House

Mayor Eric Garcetti and Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell led the ribbon cutting to reopen Hollyhock House. Photos by JuanCarlos Chan, Rec & Parks Dept.

United States to the United Nation’s Educa-tional, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage List.

“Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House is a crown jewel of Los Angeles architecture,” said Mayor Garcetti. “Restoring this landmark to its original glory is a great example of how the city can preserve its unique history while providing Angelenos access to art in everyday places.”

“The Hollyhock House at Barnsdall Art Park is a cultural and historical gem in the City of Los Angeles, and I am thrilled that this architectural masterpiece is restored and ready to reopen,” said O’Farrell, chair of the city’s Arts, Parks, Health, Aging and Los Angeles River Committee. “I want to thank my staff

and the city departments who collaborated together and moved this project forward so that every Angeleno who visits the Hollyhock House can appreciate its beauty both inside and out.”

City Engineer Gary Lee Moore said “The Bureau of Engineering is very honored and privileged to have been entrusted with the restoration of this National Monument to its 1921 glory, and to return this landmark back to the community.”

For the past 90 years, the Hollyhock House has been through many phases of repair and reconstruction. Because of the importance of this landmark, the City is committed to use all of its available resources to restore the building, and assigned the Bureau of Engi-neering to oversee the design and repair of the Hollyhock House. Drawings dating back to the 1950’s were used when the City worked directly with Frank Lloyd Wright and later his son, Lloyd Wright.

This was a major structural repair and historic restoration project for the main pub-lic area in the House. Many of the repair/restoration work were performed for the first time since the House was built: • The water intrusion problems that haunted

the main Living Room for nearly a century are now corrected. This will allow the beautiful wood floor in front of the Living Room to be fully restored and no longer subject to water damage.

• The Entrance has been re-constructed, the wood moldings and the wooden light fixtures were re-created per Frank Lloyd Wright’s original 1921 design. The design team performed a great deal of research in order to re-create the entrance details. The carpenters prepared several small scaled mock-ups and three life size models for the team to review and approve, as part of the restoration process.

• The interior finishes in the main space


were completely restored back to their 1921 grandeur. The final colors and the texture on the ceilings and the walls were a 5-layered color art work by itself. Many of the original colors were discovered from old broken plaster debris.

• Many of the windows, doors and ceiling moldings were painstakingly re-created by following the original 1921 design. All new wood pieces were carefully selected to match the most similar species of the originals. All of the wood pieces were hand cut and finished to match the original details and craftsmanship. The stain and paint finishes also took multiple treat-ments, in order to achieve the historically correct shades and grain patterns.

• The restoration process was a treasure hunt that uncovered many hidden treasures that provided important historic accuracy for the restoration of the House. As an exam-ple, the original clerestory windows in the Dining Room were cut and buried by the roofing material. The discoveries were made while removing the roofing system, and the design team was able to restore the clerestory windows to their original size and design.

• Scientific techniques were used and histor-ic preservation consultants were retained in order to preserve the historic fabric of the House. The repair of the damaged cast stone and rustic steel was done with the help of surgical needles and syringes. The original plaster and paint were analyzed by using a microscope.

• The Hollyhock Garage has been repaired and restored, and adaptively re-used as the Museum Bookstore/Gift Shop to properly serve the community and tourists that visit the site.

• Award: Because of the quality and the effort of this project, Hollyhock House Phase III won multiple awards including the 2014 Trustee’s Award from the Cali-fornia Preservation Foundation, and the Award of Merit for Renovation/Restoration from the Engineering News Record. The Hollyhock House was also nominated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Kudos go to Mahmood Karimzadeh, Program Manager/Principal Architect, and his staff from the Architectural Division: J. Robert Lomelin, Senior Architect; Hsiao-Ling Ting, Project Architect; Pradeep Ranade, Jane Adrian, Ben Gaetos, Herbert Guevara, Nancy Avila and Consulting Engineers: Critical Structure Eric Stovner and Steven Fong, the general contractor: Department of General Services Tony Royster, General Manager; Nick Pendorf, Construction Forces Division; and everyone who was involved with this project.

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Photo at right of the people lining up to take tours of the reopened Hollyhock House.


Groundbreaking Held for the 6th St. Viaduct ReplacementManaged by BOE, It is One of the Largest L.A. Public Works Projects Ever

On February 20, 2015, the groundbreaking ceremony was held for the Sixth Street Viaduct Replacement Project at 6th Street & Mesquit Street, under the existing bridge. Speakers included Mayor Eric Garcetti, Councilmember Jose Huizar, Congressman Xavier Becerra, State Senator Kevin de Leon and Assembly-man Miguel Santiago.

“It’s not every day that you get to be present at the birth of a landmark,” said Mayor Eric Garcetti. The forward looking design of the bridge, he said, would “change the way we move as people change the way they move” and prove that Los Angeles has the unique capacity to “re-imagine and re-create things we think we’ve seen before.”

“For so many years, we’ve had our back to the river,” he continued. By turning infra-structure into a destination, “we’re going to embrace it.”

“From the very beginning my thought was if we have to replace an iconic bridge, we must replace it with something even more iconic – a ‘bridge for the ages’ and we’ve done that with the new 6th Street Bridge,” said Huizar. “This new design follows the livable streets model that Mayor Garcetti and I both embrace, one that ensures that traffic will flow safely across the bridge, but also prioritizes pedestrians and bike riders, and makes the bridge itself a destination, with an Arts Plaza, soccer field and pedestrian walkways.

“It will be in a word: spectacular,” Huizar added.

Congratulations go to Deputy City Engineer Alfred Mata, the prior manager of the project, and Julie Allen, the current manager, and everyone else who worked so hard to get this

l to r: Inspector of Public Works John Reamer, Board of Public Works President Kevin James, Assemblyman Miguel Santiago, Mayor Eric Garcetti, State Senator Kevin de Leon, Congressman Xavier Becerra, Councilmember Jose Huizar, City Engineer Gary Lee Moore.

The 65-ft long model of the new bridge was a source of great interest at the event.

major project to this milestone.

This is from the Mayor’s press release:LOS ANGELES – February 20, 2015 - Mayor Eric Garcetti today broke ground on the new 6th Street Viaduct, which spans the Los Ange-les River from the Arts District in Downtown to Boyle Heights.

“Unfortunately, the iconic 6th Street bridge is fatally damaged. But this challenge represents a rare opportunity to build a

modern landmark for Los Angeles that ac-commodates our modern traffic needs – with improved vehicle flow, pedestrian amenities, bicycle infrastructure, and a dramatic design that demonstrates our city’s place as the cre-ative capital of the world,” Mayor Garcetti said. “Investing in L.A.’s infrastructure is a cornerstone of my back to basics agenda. We are a world class city, and it’s time we invested in world class infrastructure.”

The current bridge, built in 1932, is being replaced due to serious safety concerns. Ele-ments of the current bridge have cracked and deteriorated over the past 80 years due to an internal chemical reaction called Alkali Silica Reaction (ASR), and it is subject to failure during a major earthquake.

It will be replaced by a “ribbon of arches” design by HNTB that will include viewing areas, improved pedestrian walkways, and bike paths. The viaduct is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2018 and is estimated to cost $422 million. Funding is primarily from the Federal Highway Bridge Program with matching funds from the State Proposition 1B Seismic Safety Retrofit program and the City of Los Angeles.

The City of Los Angeles Bureau of Contract Administration and City Attorney were key in securing a Project Labor Agreement on this Federal Highway Administration funded bridge replacement project. This will create many opportunities for targeted hires, appren-tice programs, and disadvantaged workers. The project is estimated to create well over 3,000 jobs.


State Senator Kevin de Leon

Mayor Eric Garcetti

City Engineer Gary Lee Moore

Maryor Eric Garcetti and Councilmember Jose Huizar at the podium.

At right - a shot of the old and new bridges.


l to r: Cathie SantoDomingo (RAP), Neil Drucker, Ramon Barajas (RAP), Al Pantianida, Coun-cilmember Nury Martinez, Gary Lee Moore, Michael Harrison (RAP).

On February 29, 2015, Councilmember Nury Martinez cut the ribbon to officially open the MidVallley Intergenerational Multipurpose Center, 9540 Van Nuys Bou-levard, Panorama City, California 91402. Among those speaking at the event were Recreation & Parks Department Assistant General Manager Ramon Barajas and City Engineer Gary Lee Moore.

This project involved the design and construction of a new intergenerational mul-tipurpose center in Council District No. 6.

This facility sits on a 2.6-acre site and includes a new single-story 2,500 square-foot building in a park setting with outdoor fitness and children’s play equipment. The building design is contemporary, with a glass and smooth stucco finish and an open-plan interior, for flexibility of use, including a snack room and office space for staff.

Other park amenities include shade trees, landscape concrete seat walls, picnic tables, walking paths, restrooms accessible from the park, parking with permeable pavers, an electric car charging station, bicycle storage locker, outdoor exercise area, child play area, storm water infiltration swales, catch basins with sumps , drinking fountains, and outdoor lighting.

The installation of storm water man-agement infrastructure at the Mid Valley Intergenerational Multipurpose Center, combined with recreational and other improvements at the park, is designed to contribute to the goal of minimal pollut-ant loading into the regional storm water conveyance system, and should provide improved water quality for storm water and

irrigation run off in and around the park.The Storm Water management infrastruc-

ture that was constructed in this project will capture runoff through a new storm water infiltration swale, permeable pavers, and catch basins with sumps, reducing the volume of water entering the Los Angeles County’s Storm Drain system.

The City also installed a new “smart” irrigation system, installation of piping to direct roof runoff into the newly constructed catch basins with sumps, permeable paving in the parking lot and new site landscaping.

Funding for the project came from Prop-

Grand Opening of MidValley Intergenerational Multipurpose CenterProject in Panorama City was Designed by BOE Staff

osition 40 and CRA. The general contractor was Malcraft, Inc.

The design was by Bureau of Engineering staff: Mahmood Karimzadeh A.I.A Principal Architect; Robert Lomelin, Senior Archi-tect; Asatur Keymetlyan Project Designer; Shailesh Patel, S.E.; Massoud Tayyar, S.E.; Melvin Agagas, S.E.; Christopher Johnston, P.E., G.E.; Easton Forcier; Benjamin Moore, P.E.; Amy Bi; Maria Martin, Environmental Affairs Officer; Jim Lantry, P.L.S.; Joan Ka-plan, Landscape Architect; Shawn Farzan, P.E. Mechanical; Raymund Huang, P.E. Me-chanical; Electrical Consultant: David Tea, Principle Innovative Engineering Group, Inc.

Project Management was by the Recre-ational & Cultural Facilities Program: Neil Drucker, Program Manager; Rebecca Abano A.I.A. PM II, Project Manager; Ray Araujo, Project Manager.

Construction management was by the Construction Division: Jose Fuentes, Divi-sion Engineer; Ethan Wong, Civil Engineer; Alice Kim, Construction Manager; Javier Gonzales, Construction Manager.

From the Bureau of Contract Adminis-tration: John Reamer, Inspector of Public Works; Emmanuel Achonu, Inspector Su-pervisor; Jeff Kemper, Inspector.

Thanks go to everyone who contributed to making this project a success.

More photos from the MidValley Intergener-ational Multipurpose Center grand opening appear on the facing page.

New 2,500 sq ft MidValley Intergenerational Multipurpose Center.


l to r: Tony C. Lee, Mel Agagas, Ray Araujo, Beth Hansen (Malcraft), Rebecca Abano, Gary Lee Moore, Jeff Kemper, Neel Mistry, Neil Drucker, Emmanuel Achonu, Asatur Keymetylan

Interior view of the MidValley Intergenerational Multipurpose Center

Kadomatsu Heads Admin DivisionRobert Kadomatsu has been appointed as the Chief Management Analyst of the Admin-istration Division. He was formerly on an emergency appoint-ment.

Robert grew up in Playa Del Rey, at-tended Venice High School, and graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree from UCLA in 1990. Robert’s City career began in 1994 with the Bureau of Contract Administration, including eight years with the Office of the City Admin-istrative Officer, until he joined the Bureau of Engineering in 2007. Since May 2010, Robert has been acting as the Administration Division Manager and has had the opportunity to assist the Bureau through the economic recession as well as annual budget and position reduc-tions mandated to improve the City’s overall financial stability. In addition to managing the Administration Division, Robert is currently serving on a Results Team to assist the Mayor’s Office in reviewing and providing recommen-dations on various continuing and proposed City programs, services, and activities.

Robert and his wife Kelly, who is also a City employee with the Los Angeles Police Depart-ment, have twin 10 year old sons, Kyle and Ryan. Robert enjoys playing basketball, is an avid sports fan, and frequently attends UCLA football and Dodger baseball games.

Robert’s office is in the Public Works Build-ing at 1149 S. Broadway, Suite 700 and he can be reached at(213) 485-4944.

City Engineer Gary Lee Moore speaking at the grand opening.

Lewis CommendedThis letter was sent to the City Engineer:

January 29, 2015Dear Mr. Moore:I would like to acknowledge Cheryl Lewis of the Real Estate Division, one of the most diligent and conscientious staff members I have had the pleasure to work with. We have worked together for a number of years and she has consistently gone above and beyond the call of duty to assist with projects.

Cheryl is always receptive to working hard, responds quickly to emails and phone calls, which is a rare quality in today’s working en-vironment; always has a great attitude with such determination to do a good job for her department. Her work quality is consistently exceptional.

I want to commend you on having such a superlative staff person as she represents the Real Estate Division and the City of Los Angeles so well!

Kind regards,Lynda HaasHaas Consulting Group, Inc.


The groundbreaking ceremony of “Hey, Rook-ie” Pool and bathhouse restoration project was held on Thursday, February 12, 2015, at the project site at 3351 S Gaffey Street, San Pedro, CA, within Angels Gates Park.

The project scope includes restoration of the existing 110-foot by 50-foot swimming pool and construction of a 4,470 SF bathhouse with a pool equipment room. Additional im-provements include: a new event concrete terrace, handicapped access ramps and stairs, walkways, access road, parking areas, seating, exhibit panels and plaque, hillside grading, landscaping, and irrigation. Once completed, the pool will provide swimming lessons for youths and adults, and will also be available for recreational use by public.

The featured speakers at the ground break-ing were Council Member Joe Buscaino, City Engineer Gary Lee Moore, Department of Rec-reation and Parks Assistant General Manager Kevin Regan, Pacific Region Superintendent Mark Mariscal, Fort MacArthur Museum Director Stephen R. Nelson, and Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka. Also present at the groundbreaking were Chief Deputy City Engineer Deborah Weintraub.

“This project was designed in-house by the BOE-Architectural and other division staffs. We are happy with the final design and are looking forward to construction completion,” says Municipal Facilities Program Manager Mahmood Karimzadeh. Congratulations to the BOE staff which included: Principal Archi-tect Mahmood Karimzadeh, Senior Architect

Groundbreaking Celebration for “Hey, Rookie” (AKA Gaffey Street) Pool Restoration Designed by BOE

l to r: BOE Construction Manager Anagh Mamdapurkar, CD 15 Deputy Jacob Haik, Geotechnical Engineering Associates III Jose Beristain, City Engineer Gary Lee Moore, Geotechnical Engineer Easton Forcier, Senior Project Manager Reza Bagherzadeh, Councilmember Joe Buscaino, Principal Architect Mahmood Karimzadeh, Project Designers Zohra Akhter & Erik Villanueva, BCA Principal Inspector Ted Galsim, and Senior Architect Robert Lomelin.

Robert Lomelin, Senior Engineer Reza Bagh-erzah, Project Managers Willis Yip and Alex Ngo, project designers Zohra Akhter and Erik Villanueva, project landscape architect Rich Fisher, project Mechanical Engineers Shawn Farzan and Sahar Mehrzad, project Electrical Engineer Saro Dersaroian, Geo-technical Engineers Easton Forcier and Jose Beristain, Environmental Specialists Catalina Hernan-dez and James Tebbetts.

The existing pool is located in a historic military site in San Pedro, Fort MacArthur.

During WWII, Fort MacArthur was a busy military training and housing site, with soldiers braced for imminent attack. In an attempt to increase morale, the soldiers wrote and pro-duced the very successful play “Hey, Rookie”. The plays great success provided funds which were used to build the “Hey, Rookie” Pool in 1943. The pool was used for teaching the sol-diers swimming and survival skills, as well as an aquatic stage that hosted events, including the famous Aquacade shows. By the 1950’s, Fort MacArthur began to demilitarize, and the military opened the pool for public use. The ownership of the Fort transferred from the military to the Department of Recreation and Parks in 1975. Hey Rookie Pool, now referred to as Gaffey Pool, became a favorite local public facility for over four decades. Un-fortunately, in 1997, the pool was closed and drained, becoming vulnerable to vandalism. The new pool restoration will reinstate the pool’s original name “Hey, Rookie.”

The new restoration and bath house addi-tion design is sensitive to the history and the site context. The existing pool is located mid-way on a hillside. While it offers a magnificent view of the Los Angeles harbor, it complicates public access to the pool and bath house from Gaffey street and the barracks. In the new de-sign, the hillside is synthesized by providing a direct stairway that connects the four levels of the hill. The handicapped ramps wrap along the hillside, cross the stairway in various levels and create a park like setting that is open to the community. “It was important to engage and allow the community to have a purpose and connection to the site regardless of pool use. And by providing a park that looks out to the harbor and providing a community room

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Councilmember Joe Buscaino led the groundbreaking for Gaffey Street Pool.Photos by Gary Florin, Rec & Parks Dept.


that can be used by public off season did just that,” states project designer Zohra Akhter.

The new building is comprised of two masses intersecting. One mass is a slightly arched linear plan and the other a rectangular element intersecting in the western end. The arched mass has an overhang with clerestory below. The proportion of the arched mass, roof slope, and window pattern on the south address the existing barrack language. The east and north facing windows are meant to provide unobstructed view of the harbor and the pool, from the main office and commu-nity room. The intersecting rectangular mass houses all the bath house amenities and is interpretive of the pool proportions.

The coastal climate of the site lends itself to mostly cooler temperature and moving wind throughout the year. The proposed design takes advantage of the climate and provides operable windows and clerestory windows throughout the building to maximize day-lighting and to cool the building natural-ly. To minimize energy use the facility also utilizes day lighting censors and occupancy censors which turn off lighting system when not in need.

Gaffey St. Pool - continued

l to r: Andre Brent, Zohra Akhter, Stephen Nelson, Mark Mariscal, Council Member Joe Bus-caino, City Engineer Gary Lee Moore, RAP AGM Kevin Regan, Principal Architect Mahmood Karimzadeh, and Erik Villanueva.

Rendering of the view out from the community room.

Rendering of aerial view from Gaffey Street.Project team members Willis Yip and Erik Vil-lanueva with community members.

Councilmember Joe Buscaino speaking at the event.


Engineers Week 2015The American Society of Civil Engineers Los Angeles Younger Member Forum (ASCE LA YMF) along with the City of Los Angeles De-partment of Public Works and Gilbert Cedillo of Los Angeles City Council District 1 hosted the 2nd Annual Engineers Week Extravaganza, held February 22 - 28, 2015.

This unique event featured four days of activities in the Downtown Los Angeles area dedicated to introducing students of all levels to local branches of government and various fields of engineering. The goal was to educate students about their own community and in-spire them with future possibilities. Over 500 Los Angeles students were anticipated to be involved in this event.

Tuesday, February 24, 2015 Elementary School Day

City Hall Tour• Councilmember’s Office• Historic LA Pictures• Observatory DeckCity Council Presentation & ProclamationLunch and Science FairEgg Drop Competition

Wednesday, February 25, 2015High School Day

Location: LA City Hall Attend Board of Public Works MeetingCity Hall TourTechnical Presentations• Civil Engineering• Mechanical Engineering• Aerospace Engineering• Electrical Engineering• Chemical EngineeringLunch/Internship FairRoadway Design Competition

Thursday, February 26, 2015Women in Engineering

Leadership Development ActivityWomen’s PanelLunchEngineering ActivityHow a Bill Becomes a Law Activity

Thursday NightProfessional Networking ReceptionNetworkingScholarship CeremonyKeynote SpeakerRecognize participants

Friday, February 27, 2015College Day

Engineering Group Activities and PrizesTechnical Presentations• High Speed Rail• New Wilshire Grand Hotel• L.A. AqueductLeadership Speakers PanelLunchATSAC Technical Tour with LADOT

Saturday, February 28, 2015 21st Annual High School Popsicle Stick

Bridge CompetitionMore than 250 elementary school students filled Council Chambers for Engineers Week

City Engineer Gary Lee Moore holds the certificate presented at City Council in recognition of Engineers Week

City Council Holds Kick Off for Engineers WeekOn February 24, 2015, the City Council helped launch Engineers Week 2015.

Councilmember Gilbert A. Cedillo opened by saying, “This week is National Engineers Week. It’s a week founded in 1951 to celebrate the many contributions that engineers make to our everyday life. You don’t think about it but engineers are involved in every aspect of our daily life, and I’m joined here today by Public Works Committee members and Coun-cilmembers, Joe Buscaino and Curren Price, Commissioner Kevin James, Bureau of Engi-neering, members of the American Society of Civil Engineers, and special guests, 250 ele-mentary school Students . . . The theme of our week is “Let’s Make a Difference” and I think by bringing in these young men and women into City Hall and into this environment we are making a difference. Engineers make a difference in our life everyday and they’re responsible for leading the transformation of Los Angeles into the future. One of our main goals this week is to outreach to K-12 and col-lege students by introducing them to the fields of government and engineering . . . I want to thank the entire City family for working with us and the American Society of Civil Engineers for coordinating this successful event.”

Councilmember Buscaino said, “As chair of the Public Works Committee for the past three years I’ve developed a great appreciation and respect for engineers and the work they do everyday. Simply put, cities would not be possible without engineers. Engineers design the basic underlying facilities we rely on to conduct our business, raise our families, and pursue our dreams. . . It is more important than ever that we train the next generation of engineers that will repair, expand and improve our vital infrastructure.”

Councilmember Price said, “As we learned already, every aspect of the City has been touched by an engineer: sidewalks, streets, bridges, storm management and electricity, a never ending list. We all need engineers ev-eryday, though we might not always recognize the importance of this field. Engineering is a growth industry, but with a declining number of students choosing to study it. Engineers Week is about changing that statistic,” and he wished the kids good luck with the egg drop contest.

The Councilmembers presented a certifi-cate to City Engineer Gary Lee Moore, as “the engineer’s engineer.” Moore thanked them for recognizing the profession and asked that ev-eryone present from the Bureau of Engineering stand up to be recognized also.


At the Engineers Week Reception held February 26, 2015 at Metabolic Studios, 1745 North Spring St., L.A. 90012, re-cently retired Bureau of Engineering em-ployees: Tony Pratt, P.L.S.; Lemuel Paco, P.E.; and Michael Brown, P.E., G.E. were presented with Certificates of Apprecia-tion by City Engineer Gary Lee Moore and Councilmember Gilbert A. Cedillo in recognition of their careers of service.

The certificates stated: “In recognition of your outstanding service, leadership and activities enhancing community betterment. Your exemplary efforts and support to enhance our community are of great value to the community and the City of Los Angeles.”

Ryan Toles received a certificate for his participation on ASCE’s E-Week Committee as the coordinator for the high school day.

Other speakers at the event included Los Angeles Board of Public Works Pres-ident Kevin James.

Some of the BOE Employees in attendance at the event. 1st Row, l to r: Dung Tran (BID, Ignacio Villa (BID), Naushin Kamal (POB), Jeannie Park (SSD), Rebecca Abano (RCF), Lem Paco (CEN - retired), Christine Paco (Lem’s wife), Mike Brown (SSD - retired), Ibrahim Hafeez (SIX), Joanne Zhang (EXE), Gary Lee Moore (EXE), Sergio Infanzon (CD 1). 2nd Row: Gerry Hernandez (BID), Nishith Dhandha (ARC), Ken Redd (EXE), Tony Pratt (SUR - retired), Alfred Mata (EXE), Iftekhar Ahmed (POB), Ryan Toles (WCC), Julia Moye (EXE)

BOE Employees Are Recognized for Engineers Week

Councilmember Gilbert A. Cedillo speaking at the event. Gilbert A. Cedillo, Michael Brown, Gary Lee Moore

Gilbert A. Cedillo, Tony Pratt, Gary Lee Moore Gilbert A. Cedillo, Lemuel Paco, Gary Lee Moore


Engineering’s Strategic Plan Objective I.1.1 team presented an overview of the efforts of the team and their policy recommendations at a recent Management Team meeting. Ob-jective I.1.1 team members are: Sam Ahn, & Naushin Kamal (team leaders), Nassef Eskander, Maria Martin, and Jeong Park, with Mahmood Karimzadeh & Larry Hsu (Strategy Leaders). Below is a summary of the presentation and the policy recommendation.

The team performed research and attended several trade seminars on sustainable infra-structure, with the aim of adopting a policy to establish BOE as a leader in sustainable in-frastructure. As a result, the group developed the following draft policy recommendations:• Advance sustainable infrastructure within

the Bureau of Engineering by adopting cost-effective and ecologically advanced approaches that take into account holistic life-cycle costs, and that satisfy the triple bottom line objectives of ecology, econo-my and social equity.

• Use an approach that compares quantifi-able and non-quantifiable improvements to current environmental conditions, in terms of elements such as energy effi-ciency, water efficiency, societal benefits, public health, economic health and inno-vation, and that develops solutions that improve on the current conditions.

• Develop infrastructure based on perfor-mance measures evaluated in terms of the triple bottom line, which will move

Engineering towards a cost-effective, eco-logically advanced paradigm.

In addition to the above policy recommen-dations, the team has identified the following opportunities to advance BOE’s leadership in sustainable infrastructure by implementing “Net-Zero Energy” studies and projects. What is “Net-Zero”?Net-Zero can encompass both water (reduc-tion, recycling and treatment), and energy (power production and reduction). Net-Zero Energy Buildings consume only as much en-ergy on an annual basis as can be generated on-site.

California Building Code requirements are scheduled to mandate that all new com-mercial buildings meet Net-Zero Energy requirements in 2030. In order for BOE to better understand the challenges of meeting this upcoming requirement, the team rec-ommends performing a feasibility study to convert one or more existing BOE projects to a Net-Zero Energy facility.

BOE is currently identifying a gymnasium project as a potential pilot. The proposed proj-ect is a new 13,500 square foot structure that will include a full size gym, offices, restrooms, storage, day care areas, a kitchenette, and parking for the facility.

Following the feasibility study and identifi-cation of project funding, a project will be pur-sued to construct a Net-Zero Energy facility.

For question, comments, or any addition-al information please contact Sam Ahn or Naushin Kamal.

Engineering Strategic Plan Objective I.1.1 Publish an Engineering Policy that Advances

Sustainable Infrastructure

l to r: Mahmood Karimzadeh, Jeong Park, Naushin Kamal, Nassef Eskander, Sam Ahn, Larry Hsu, Maria Martin.

How to Determine If You Delegate Enough

Paul M. Ingevaldson, Computerworld March 25, 2008

Adeptness at delegating is one of the toughest skills for managers to develop. Why? Because you learn very quickly in technology that whatever it is, if you do it, it will be done right. During your nonmanagerial life, you learned that allowing others to participate in a project that you’re responsible for is a sure way to have problems.

Then, suddenly, you’re a supervisor, and your whole world changes. Now you’re being held responsible for a much bigger segment of work, and you must use others to get the job done. “Yikes, why did I take this job?” you wonder. “How do I ensure that these people know what to do? How do I verify that they do things right?”

There are books, articles and courses on this subject that can be very useful as you begin to learn how to manage. But for me, there was one important question that I always asked myself: How do I know when I am delegating enough? I think that the answer is very simple: You are not delegating enough if the questions that you are getting are easy for you to answer.

Yeah, that’s right. As a manager, you have time for only the tough questions. If you are handling the easy ones, then you are wasting time on matters that should be handled at a lower level and the productivity of your group will suffer.

Here’s how to evaluate your delegation propensity. If your subordinate comes to you with an easy question, then there are two possibilities. First, the subordinate doesn’t have the confidence to make the decision and wants validation from you, the boss. In this case, you must be careful not to answer the question but to tell the subordinate that he should trust his own instincts and make the call. In this way, he will have an opportunity to grow as a person and will begin to gain the confidence that he’s lacking. You also will be able to monitor his decision-making ability.

The second possibility is that the answer was indeed simple but you didn’t share the necessary information, requiring the subor-dinate to ask the question. This may mean you retain some information in order to feel that you have not lost control, but it causes your people to be frustrated and to feel that you don’t trust them. It’s important for you to disclose to your subordinates all of the information that they need to do their jobs.

Well, then, if you tell your subordinates everything, what’s your job? Don’t worry. There is always more to do. The main role of the boss is to work at the intersections. By that I mean that any organization must interact with peer organizations to get the job done. This is where the supervisor can have the most



l to r: City Engineer Gary Lee Moore; Colonel Kimberly Colloton, Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District; Mayor Achmed Aboutaleb of Rotterdam; Board of Public Works Com-missioner Barbara Romero; Bureau of Sanitation Director Enrique Zaldivar.

The Consulate General of the Netherlands sponsored a Workshop on Los Angeles - Rotterdam Rivers, Sister River Cities in Times of Climate Change on February 12, 2015, held at the Pavilion at Marsh Park, 2944 Gleneden Street, L.A., 90210. The objective of the workshop was to further develop key US-Dutch relationships and build on synergies between the two cities regarding integrated river restoration and

community design goals and mitigating the consequences of climate change.

This workshop is an initiative of the Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, San Francisco, in partnership with the City of Los Angeles, the State of California, Friends of the Los Angeles River, TreePeople, the United States Army Corps of Engineers, and the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority.

BOE Participates in Los Angeles - Rotter-dam Rivers, Sister River Cities Workshop

Invitation to the workshop from the Consulate General of the Netherlands.

Flood Prevention TipsProperty Protection Tips• Keep drainage areas (ditches, swales, small

channels) free of debris accumulation.• Ensure that drainage facilities are function-

ing properly. Consult an engineer to design a permanent water/flood debris control device, if needed.

• Landscape slope areas with plants suitable for fire retardant and erosion control.

• Review your insurance coverage. Hom-eowner’s insurance does not cover flood damage. Insurance premiums are reduced ten percent if the building is located within the City’s 100-year floodplain. Areas out-side the 100-year floodplain receive a five percent discount. However, there is a 30-day waiting period for the flood insurance to become effective.

Safety Tips During a Flood• Don’t walk through flowing water.

Drowning is the number-one cause of flood deaths, mostly during flash floods. Currents can be deceptive; six inches of moving water can knock you off your feet. If you walk in standing water, use a pole or stick to ensure that the ground is still there.

• Don’t drive through a flooded area. More people drown in their car than anywhere else. Do not drive around road barriers; the road or bridge may be washed out.

• Stay away from power lines and electri-cal wires. The number-two flood killer after drowning is electrocution. Electrical currents can travel through water. Report downed power lines to the Department of Water and Power or the City emergency management office.

• In the event of flooding, have your electric-ity turned off by the Department of Water and Power. Some appliances, such as televisions, keep electrical charges even after they have been unplugged. Do not use appliances or motors that have been wet unless they have been thoroughly, cleaned and dried.

• Look out for animals, especially snakes. Animals that have been flooded out of their homes may seek shelter in your home. Use a pole or a stick to poke and turn things over and scare away small animals.

• Look before you step. After a flood, the ground and floors are covered with debris including broken bottles and nails. Floors and stairs that have been covered with mud can be very slippery.

• Be alert for gas leaks. Use a flashlight to inspect for damage. Do not smoke or use candles, lanterns, or open flames unless you know that gas had been turned off and the area has ventilation.


On February 5, 2015, the Bureau of En-gineering held a tour for Morton La Kretz and his daughter Linda Duttenhaver of the construction site of the La Kretz Innovation Campus (LKIC), 525 S. Hewitt Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013, in the heart of the Arts District and the Cleantech Corridor in Downtown Los Angeles.

The campus is named for Morton La Kretz, a leading businessman, real estate developer and founder of Crossroad Man-agement, a property management company with properties throughout the Los Angeles basin. Mr. La Kretz is a philanthropist whose work focuses on education, the environment and conservation. His most notable projects are the La Kretz Hall at UCLA, the La Kretz Hall of Science at Cal State LA, and the La Kretz Watershed Garden at TreePeople headquarters. In 1992, Mr. La Kretz donated the 22 room Sky Terrace Motel to the LA County Mental Health Association who turned the motel into apartment homes for homeless people with mental illness. Mr. La Kretz donated $3 million of the total $45 million budget for the LKIC project.

The LKIC project, designed by John Friedman Alice Kimm (JFAK) Architects, will serve as a clean industry (cleantech) hub where entrepreneurs, engineers, sci-entists, and policy makers can interact to promote and support the development of clean technology and Los Angeles’ green economy. Once completed, the 3.2 acre campus, owned by the Los Angeles Depart-ment of Water and Power (LADWP), will feature a fully renovated 60,000 square foot unreinforced masonry (URM) building, sur-

LA Philanthropist Morton La Kretz Visits the La Kretz Innovation Campus Construction Site

l to r: Jose Fuentes (Principal Engineer for Construction Management Division), Eddie Hermann (JFAK), Linda Duttenhaver, Morton La Kretz, Natalie Moore (BOE), Deborah Weintraub (Chief Deputy City Engineer), John Friedman (JFAK), Fred Walti (LACI); Not pictured: Long Hoang (BOE) and Marlon Calderon (LADWP).


LKIC Bay 1 – Reception Area. LKIC Bay 2- Interior Prior to Construction.

Architectural Rendering of La Kretz Innovation Campus Main Entry.


La Kretz Innovation Campus Site Plan.

face parking lots, a photovoltaic array, and the future Arts District Park. The building will house the activities of the non-profit business incubator, LACI (the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator), as well as LADWP energy efficiency displays for its ratepayers.

LADWP and the Mayor’s office ap-proached the Bureau of Engineering to prepare the project for public bidding, and to lead the construction management of the project. In addition, Engineering has designed the new public park that will com-plete the campus, and provide significant new open space in the area for the growing community[DW1].

In addition to funding by LADWP and the generous donation from Mr. La Kretz, the LKIC also receives funding from the New Market Tax Credit (US Bank), Federal Grants from the US Economic Development Administration (EDA), the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the City of Los Angeles Community Rede-velopment Agency.

The tour, led by Chief Deputy City Engi-neer Deborah Weintraub and Construction Management Division head Jose Fuentes, showed Mr. La Kretz and his daughter the progress made since the start of construc-tion in September 2013. Currently, con-struction is 75% complete. A new roof has been installed, the south parking lot with a PV canopy has been paved, and finishes throughout the building are being com-pleted. Overall completion of the project is expected by summer 2015.

Construction of the LKIC project in-cludes a complete structural retrofit, seismic upgrade, new plumbing, mechanical and electrical systems, and tenant improve-ments within the existing URM building, which was originally built in 1921. The project is designed for LEED Gold and is striving for LEED Platinum.

The project team is comprised of Jose Fuentes, Long Hoang, Natalie Moore, Robert Shufeldt, and Joanne Zhang, Bureau of Engineering Construction Management Division; Mahmood Karimzadeh, Reza Bagerzadeh, Robert Lomelin, Rebecca Abano, Saro Dersaorian, Shahram Farzan, Richard Fisher, Paul Young, Paul Tseng, and John McNeil, Bureau of Engineering Ar-chitectural Division; Frank Rinaldi, Roobik Minassian and Mike Trout, Bureau of Con-tract Administration; and Marlon Calderon, LADWP. The contractor is USS Cal Builders.

LKIC Architectural Rendering of Bay 3 Courtyard.

KIC Bay 5 - Decorative Lights and Ceiling Disks.

La Kretz Innovation Campus - continued

At right: The La Kretz Innovation Campus Site Plan.


AGENTS Brown Bag Pre-sentation On February 25, 2015, William Jones, Envi-ronmental Supervisor, with the Environmental Management Group, presented a paper on the City’s efforts to conserve the rare, Orcutt’s Yellow Pincushion during construction of the Ballona Lagoon Phase IIIa project. This was an expanded version of a paper, presented at the recent, California Native Plant Society’s 2015 Conservation Conference in San Jose. The paper covered the plant’s taxonomy and ecology, agency interactions, project modifi-cations, as well as problems and sustainability issues. About 25 people attended, including two engineers from the County of Los Angeles. This regular, Brown Bag Lunch Seminar was sponsored by the BOE AGENTS (Advocates of Green Engineering, New Technology and Sustainability) Group.

Pictured at right: William Jones with the poster for his presentation at the AGENTS Brown Bag

Amy LinAmy Lin has joined the Wastewater Conveyance Construction Division (WCCD) as a Civil

Engineering Associate I in the Large Sewers Group. She has earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil & Envi-ronmental Engineering from University of Cali-fornia, Los Angeles (UCLA) in June 2014, and is currently pursuing her Master of Science degree in Geotechnical Engineering at UCLA.

Amy was born in Monterey Park, CA but moved to Taiwan when she was young. She and her younger brother were raised in Tainan City, Taiwan. She moved to the United States in 2002 where she attended elementary school and subsequently graduated from Ar-cadia High School.

During the summer of 2012, Amy traveled back to Taiwan and worked as an architectural design assistant at Fudu Construction, Inc. There, she used plans to build scale models of high rise buildings and calculated the ma-terials needed for construction.

While an undergraduate, Amy also in-terned at Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) in the Geotechnical

Carla L. ValladaresCarla L. Valladares is the newest addition to the Wastewater Conveyance Construction Division (WCCD) as a Civil Engi-neering Associate I in the Secondary Sewer Renew-al Program Group I. Carla earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from CSU Long Beach in December 2014. She plans to attend UCLA this spring for the Construction Management certificate program.

Carla was very involved with ASCE during her undergraduate years. She has participated in three Pacific Southwest Conferences with

Welcome to the Bureau of Engineering!Division on the water side. At LADWP, she organized different soil test data, prepared cost estimates, and scheduled projects. She also worked with the Soil Test Group and the Reservoir Surveillance Division at LADWP. Before joining WCCD, she briefly worked at Kiewit Infrastructure Group where she assist-ed with the I-405 Project by compiling cost packages for multiple phases of the project.

Amy enjoys watching movies, hiking, cooking, and playing tennis. Her interests include architectural and interior designs, graphic design, and photography. Besides English, Amy speaks fluent Mandarin.

Amy’s office is located on the sixth floor of the Public Works Building and she can be reached at (213) 485-1682.

ASCE and has also been very involved with campus activities for the group. Aside from ASCE, Carla is an alumni member of the Delta Zeta sorority and is still actively involved in their campus activities and fundraisers.

Before coming to the City of LA, Carla interned for two heavy civil engineering and construction firms both specializing in water and wastewater treatment. During her time at both companies she was able to spend time out in the field on ongoing job sites, as well as in the office preparing for new jobs. Before interning with these two firms Carla intended to go into the design side of civil engineering, but after interning she has decided that she would like to pursue a career on the construc-tion side of civil engineering.

Carla enjoys traveling most. She enjoys experiencing the different cultures encoun-tered when traveling. She enjoys movies, and reading, and being outdoors, and mostly watching movies or reading outdoors! Carla grew up camping with her family and friends and likes to find new places in California to take weekend camping trips.

Carla’s office is located on the sixth floor of the Public Works Building and she can be reached at (213) 485-1505.

The following information about some of our new employees illustrates that the Bureau of engineering has hired a very diverse group of talented people.

Approval for Submittal of PapersThis is a reminder that employees must get the approval of their group manager and deputy/senior manager prior to submitting any abstract or paper for presentation at a professional conference.


Mayor Eric Garcetti visited South Park on February 5, 2015 to see first hand the needs of the park located between San Pedro Street and Alameda on 51st Street. The Architectural Division had developed a Master Plan that incoporated the proposed scope of work at the historic South Park to restore one of the City’s oldest parks and recapture the feeling of a culturally important part of the local com-munity. The renovations include the following major scopes:1. Northwest Syntheic Soccer Field,2. Building Promenade, returning the existing

entrance to the Recreation & Bathhouse Building back to the historic design,

3. New Maintenance Office & Yard,4. Southeast Park, including the Synthetic

Meadows, new Basketball Courts, and renovated Bandshell lawn;

5. Northeast Park, including the historic “Palm Walkway,” Fitness themed areas, new Playground, Jogging Track, and In-teractive Fountain;

6. New West Parking Lot and securty lighting;7. Baseball Field Renovations.8. South Park Electrical Upgrade & Distribu-

tionThe Architectural Division design team, in developing the Master Plan, balanced many factors, i.e.: Site Organization, Circulation, Adjacencies, sense of Entry, and the site’s existing large mature trees. In addition, the design is sensitive to the deep rich history & traditions of the Park. Construction is se-quenced in order to minimize the impact to

Mayor Visits South Park for Briefing on the Master Plan Developed by BOE Architectural Division

l to r: Rec & Parks General Manager Mike Shull, Mayor Eric Garcetti, Councilmember Curren D. Price, Jr., Ada Fernandez de la Rosa, and City Engineer Gary Lee Moore.

Park operations and Patron experience. City Engineer Gary Lee Moore joined

Councilmember Curren D. Price, Jr. and the Department of Recreation & Parks General Manager Michael Shull to host Mayor Eric Garcetti during his visit to South Park. Also in attendance at the meeting for the Bureau of

On the briefing display:Project Description:Restore one of the City’s oldest and most historic parks and recapture the feeling of a cultur-ally important part of the local community. Scope includes: restoration of the historic “Palm Walkway” with new fountain, paving, picnic tables and bench-es, New walkways throughout the park with security lighting, adding 2 Synthetic sports fields, new outdoor fitness equipment facilites, enhancing existing sports facilities, relocate the existing maintenance yard, and an entirely new smart irrigation system.

Engineering were Bill Lee, Senior Architect; Ada Fernandez de la Rosa, Project Manager & Architect; and Rick Fisher, Landscape Ar-chitect. Kudos also to the other Architectural Division team members Principal Architect Mahmood Karimzadeh, Jane Adrian, and Nishith Dhandha.


Notice No. 12 Civil Engi-neer Valley DistrictNotice No. 12 dated February 6, 2015, titled Emergency Appointment/Transfer Opportu-nity - Civil Engineer Development Services and Permits Program Valley District (1 Position)

Application Deadline: February 20, 2015 by 4:00 P.M.Minimum Experience RequirementsThis position is open to all employees within the Bureau of Engineering (BOE). Candidates must meet the latest bulletin requirements for Civil Engineer by the application deadline.1. Registration as a Civil Engineer with the

California State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers is required prior to appointment.1.

2. Two years of full-time paid professional en-gineering experience in a position at least at the level of Civil Engineering Associate II.2.

Summary of DutiesThe Civil Engineer acts as a public counter supervisor in the Development Services and Permits Program in the Valley District office. The Civil Engineer will directly manage public counter operations by supervising 11 profes-sional, technical, and clerical positions. The Civil Engineer will also implement Bureau policies regarding public counter operations, meet Bureau and Citywide customer service goals and continually optimize counter oper-ations. The Civil Engineer will be responsible for gathering and presenting performance indicator data to document customer service intervals and preparing regular reports to man-agement. The Civil Engineer will be respon-sible for understanding and interpreting Los Angeles Municipal Code provisions related to the issuance of over the counter permits, revocable permits, highway dedication, ad-dressing and various informational requests from customers. The Civil Engineer will be responsible for preparing communications with the City Council, the Mayor, constituents, the Board of Public Works and other agencies and Departments.

Candidates interested in applying for this position must be familiar with the Devel-opment Services Procedures Manual. The ideal candidate should have experience in the Development Services and Permits Pro-gram. This includes experience in the review and issuance of the various Public Works permits, as well as a strong understanding of Los Angeles Municipal code provisions related to development of private land and the BOE’s responsibilities as associated with those provisions.Skills, Knowledge and Abilities• Good technical writing skills.• Good oral presentation skills. • Skills in supervising staff and managing the

work product of City staff and consultants in a customer service oriented office set-

ting.• Good skills in optimizing systems and

procedures.• Good knowledge of strategic planning

procedures.• Good knowledge of the principles and

applications of Development Services procedures.

• Customer service skills including dispute resolution and providing excellent cus-tomer service.

• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels of City government and maintain a good working relationship with other City departments and outside agencies, non-profit organizations, and members of the public.

• Technical aspects of civil, architectural, structural, and geotechnical engineering design and specifications.

• Regulations and regulatory agencies and commissions affecting planning, zoning, design, and construction, including envi-ronmental issues.

• Principles of quality management and continuous process improvements.

• History of completion of projects under their charge on-time.

• Responsible for ensuring subordinate’s compliance with office and Bureau pro-cedures.

• Self motivated, with a desire to learn and achieve.

• Good working relationship with peers, staff, and professional contacts.

Method of Evaluating Candidates1. Review of departmental application and

resume: (Intranet http://per.ci.la.ca.us/Forms/DeptApp.pdf ).

2. Interview with the Management Staff of Valley District, BOE.2.

3. Review of personnel folder.3. If available, at least six of the most qualified candidates will be scheduled to interview for the one position. Should more than six apply, an initial screening of the application packag-es may be conducted to establish a candidate pool. All applicants will be notified whether or not they have been scheduled for interview. How to ApplyCandidates interested in applying for this position should contact Joyce Mierez (818) 374-4600. A Departmental Application and resume must be submitted to the BOE, Valley District Office, 6262 Van Nuys Boulevard Suite 351, Attention: Joyce Mierez, Mail Stop 496, E-mail: [email protected] by the application deadline.

(Note: Should you be granted an interview and require a special accommodation for the interview, please so indicate when you respond to this Notice.)

Note that the deadline has already passed.

Notice No. 13 Notice No. 13 dated February 10, 2015, titled Emergency Appointment – Senior Civil Engi-neer – Bureau of Engineering (BOE) Street and Stormwater Division (1 Position)

Application Deadline: February 17, 2015 by 4:00 pm.

This position is subject to City Administra-tive Officer approval.

This position is open to all employees within the BOE. Candidates must meet the latest bulletin requirements for Senior Civil Engineer by the application deadline.Minimum Requirements

Current status as a Senior Civil, Environ-mental, or Structural Engineer; or

Two years of full-time paid engineering experience in a class at the level of Civil Engineer or in a position in the City of Los Angeles designated as a Project Manager I, II, or III receiving the appropriate salary bonus.Summary of Duties

Provides oversight for the newly autho-rized $27M Sidewalk Repair Program (CF 14-0163-S4). Will supervise 1 Civil Engineer, 1 Management Analyst II, 2 Civil Engineering Associate IIIs, 1 Civil Engineering Associate II, 1 GIS Specialist, and consultants.

Provides expert constructibility reviews for sidewalk repair projects. Reviews the work of staff involved in the preparation of sidewalk bid packages and management of sidewalk contractors.

Represents BOE at senior-level meetings with City Departments, Public Works Bureaus, Mayor’s Office, Council Offices, the Board of Public Works, and contractors regarding issues relating to street tree permits, Americans with Disability Act (ADA) -compliance, street light-ing relocation and traffic utility relocation.

Prepares all appropriate documentation, Board Reports, and correspondence that may be necessary. Attends community meetings to present sidewalk project overviews. Skills, Knowledge and AbilitiesThe Bureau is looking for candidates who possess the following skills, knowledge, and abilities including but not limited to:• Excellent oral and written communication

skills.• Good skills in Excel, Word and Uniform

Project Reporting System.• Good skills in the preparation of reports

and plans, specifications, and estimates.• Good skills in optimizing systems and

procedures.• Good personal computer skills.• Excellent knowledge of street design and

construction management procedures and a solid understanding of City Standards and ADA requirements.

• Good knowledge of project management, constructability reviews, critical path scheduling, estimating, BOE specifica-tions, City codes and technical reports, quality control and quality assurance,


the street tree replacement process, and interacting with elected officials and the public.

• Good working knowledge of construction management including change order negotiations and Critical Path Method schedules.

• Knowledge of the Department’s Equal Employment Opportunity principles, and how to apply them.

• Good knowledge of the strategic planning process.

• Ability to communicate and coordinate well with project stakeholders and deliver projects on time and on budget.

Method of Evaluating Candidates1. Review of Departmental Application for

Employment and resume: (Intranet = http://per.ci.la.ca.us/Forms/DeptApp.pdf).

2. Provide a written statement (two page max-imum, Arial, 12pt font) detailing your qual-ifications for and interest in this position.

3. Oral interview with staff of the Street and Stormwater Division of the BOE.

4. Review of personnel folder.If available, at least six of the most qualified candidates will be scheduled for interview. Should more than six apply, an initial screen-ing of the application packages may be conducted to establish the candidate pool. All applicants will be notified whether or not they have been scheduled.How to ApplyCandidates interested in applying for the position should contact Jeannie Park at (213) 485-5109. A resume, Departmental Applica-tion and written statement must be submitted to the Street and Stormwater Division, Public Works Building 1149 S. Broadway, Suite 494, Los Angeles, CA 90015, Mail Stop 500, Email: [email protected] or Fax No. (213) 485-4838 by the application deadline of February 17, 2015 at 4:00 p.m.

(Note: Should you be granted an interview and require a special accommodation for the interview, please so indicate when you respond to this Notice).

Note: Emergency appointment pending approval from the Personnel Department.


Notice No. 14 - CE - SSDRevised Notice No. 14 dated February 26, 2015, titled Emergency/Transfer Opportu-nity/Civil Engineer – Street and Stormwater Division (2 Positions) was addressed to all Civil Engineer and Environmental Engineers.

Application Deadline: March 6, 2015 by 4:00 P.M.Minimum Experience RequirementsThese positions are open to all current Civil/Environmental Engineers in the Bureau of Engineering (BOE); or

To all employees within the BOE. Candi-dates must meet the latest bulletin require-ments for Civil Engineer by the application

deadline.1. Registration as a Civil Engineer with the

California State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers is required prior to appointment.1.

2. Two years of full-time paid professional en-gineering experience in a position at least at the level of Civil Engineering Associate II.2.

3. To be at the level of a Civil Engineering Associate II, an Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certificate is required. Therefore, qualify-ing experience is gained in positions after obtaining an EIT certificate.3.

4. Candidates who lack six months or less of the required experience may file for this examination. However, they cannot be appointed until the full experience requirement is met.4.

Summary of DutiesActive Transportation Program (ATP)A new Civil Engineer position in the Street Improvement Program has been approved by City Council to support the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) in the design and construction management of six Street Improvement Projects. These projects have a combined project cost of $23M and are being funded by ATP Federal grants. In order to retain the ATP grants, the deadline for completing the design of these projects is February 2016.

The incumbent will oversee three Civil En-gineering Associates responsible for reviewing the designs by consultant engineers. Project design elements will include the addition of raised median islands, sidewalk extensions into the street, access ramps, street trees, and landscaping. Other duties of this position will include coordination with LADOT, prepara-tion of grant status reports, preparation of Task Order Solicitations, issuance of Task Orders, review of consultant proposals, management of consultant contracts, and review and approval of consultant invoices. Successful delivery of these projects will require frequent communications with City departments, ex-ternal agencies, political offices, and private design and construction firms.Street Improvement GroupThe incumbent will lead one of two design squads in the Street Improvement Group. As such, the incumbent must have the proven ability to organize, schedule, coordinate, train, review and monitor staff to deliver street improvement projects on time, on budget and within agreed scope. The incumbent must have a strong understanding of street design and the street design process.

Duties include, but are not limited to: re-viewing street design plans for conformance with BOE’s Street Design Manual, Standard Plans, Project Delivery Manual, and other local and State and Federal codes and regu-lations; performing estimates, specifications and other technical reports; performing

constructibility reviews; assigning workload, training and mentoring staff; quality control and assurance of street designs; interacting with senior management, providing written and oral reports as necessary; and tracking and updating projects on the Bureau’s Uniform Project Reporting System (UPPRS).Skills, Knowledge, and AbilitiesThe Bureau is looking for candidates who possess the following skills, knowledge, and abilities including but not limited to:• Excellent verbal and written communica-

tion skills.• Good skills in Excel, Word, and UPPRS.• Good skills in the preparation of reports

and plans, specifications, and estimates.• Good skills in optimizing systems and

procedures.• Good personal computer skills.• Excellent knowledge of street design and

construction management procedures and a solid understanding of City Standards and Americans with Disability Act require-ments.

• Good knowledge of project management, constructibility reviews, critical path scheduling, estimating, BOE specifica-tions, City codes and technical reports, quality control and quality assurance, the street tree replacement process, and interacting with elected officials and the public.

• Good working knowledge of construction management including change order negotiations and Critical Path Method schedules.

• Knowledge of the Department’s Equal Employment Opportunity principles, and how to apply them.

• Good knowledge of the strategic planning process.

• Ability to communicate and coordinate well with project stakeholders and deliver projects on time and on budget.

Method of Evaluating Candidates1. Review of Departmental Application and

resume:1. (Intranet = http://per.ci.la.ca.us/Forms/DeptApp.pdf )

2. Interview with the Management Staff of Street and Stormwater Division, BOE.2.

3. Review of personnel folder.3. If available, at least six of the most qualified candidates will be scheduled to interview for the one position. Should more than seven apply, an initial screening of the application packages may be conducted to establish a candidate pool. All applicants will be notified whether or not they have been scheduled for interview. How to ApplyCandidates interested in applying for this po-sition should contact Jeannie Park Phone No. (213) 485-5109. A Departmental Application and resume must be submitted to the Street and Stormwater Division, 1149 S. Broadway,



8th Floor, Attention: Jeannie Park, Mail Stop 494, Fax No. (213) 485-4838 by the applica-tion deadline.

(Note: Should you be granted an interview and require a special accommodation for the interview, please so indicate when you respond to this Notice.)

Notice No. 14 - continued

Notice No. 15 - Standard Division/Group TitlesNotice No. 15 dated February 25, 2015, titled “Standard Division/Group Titles and Abbrevi-ations” states that the following is a list of the standard titles and abbreviations of Bureau of Engineering division or group titles. For consistency, please instruct your employees to use these titles in all correspondence, reports, charts, etc.Public Buildings and Open Spaces Program (PBO)Architectural Division

ARC 55Bridge Improvement Division

BID 37Construction Management Division

CMD 48LARiverWorks

LAR 42Bond Programs Division

BPD 39Recreational & Cultural Facilities Division

RCF 92Clean Water Infrastructure Program (CWI)Environmental Engineering Division

EED 45Project Award & Control Division

PAC 41Prop O Bond Division

POB 40Survey Division

SUR 63Wastewater Conveyance Construction Di-vision

WCC 44Wastewater Conveyance Engineering Division

WCE 43Development Services and Permits Program (DSP)Central District

CEN 50Mapping & Land Records Division

MLR 80/91Harbor District

HAR 86Land Development Group

LDG 87Systems Division

SYS 35Valley District

VAL 81West Los Angeles District

WLA 85Mobility and Engineering Services Program (MOB)Environmental Management Group

EMG 56Geotechnical Engineering Group

GEO 46Metro Transit Group

MTG 52Real Estate Division

RED 77Sixth Street Viaduct Division

SIX 36 Street Improvement & Stormwater Division

SSD 51/66Structural Engineering Division

SED 54Finance and Administration Program (FAP)Administration Division

ADM 73

Notice No. 16 - Prin CE Metro Transit DivisionNotice No. 16 dated February 20, 2015, titled “Emergency Appointment – Principal Civil Engineer – Metropolitan Transit Division” was addressed to all Senior Civil, Structural, Environmental, and Construction Engineers in the Bureau of Engineering.

Application Deadline: March 2, 2015 by 3:00 p.m.

This position is subject to City Administra-tive Officer approval.

This position is open to all Senior Civil, Structural, Environmental, and Construction Engineers currently employed within the Bureau of Engineering (BOE). Candidates must meet the latest bulletin requirements for Principal Civil Engineer by the application deadline.

If you have already submitted your appli-cation for the emergency appointment for the Central, Street and Stormwater, or Wastewater Conveyance Engineering positions, you do not need to submit a new application. The interviews will be combined and you will be considered for all four positions.Minimum Requirements:1. Two years of full-time paid professional

engineering experience at the level of a Senior Civil Engineer with the City of Los Angeles.

2. Registration as a Civil Engineer with the California State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers is required at the time of filing. This information must be listed in the special licenses box on the application.

Summary of Duties:The Principal Civil Engineer acts as the Divi-sion Manager for the Metropolitan Transit Di-vision (MTD). This position represents BOE at senior-level meetings with City Departments, Mayor’s Office, Council Office, the Board of Public Works, Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), and Third Party Administrators and is responsible for resolving project/construction related problems. The Principal Civil Engineer directs the work of staff on preliminary engi-neering documents, Environmental Impact Re-

port-related documents, statements of work, and as-built drawings for projects from various agencies. Also, the Principal Civil Engineer will lead the MTD in solving complicated, difficult, or unusual street, sewer, storm drain, and structure design and/or construction assignments. This position will oversee the preparation of MTA budgets with both Metro and in the preparation of the Annual Work Plan as well as preparation of the Bureau’s Work Program Resource Requirement.Skills, Knowledge and Abilities RequiredThe Bureau is looking for candidates who possess the following skills, knowledge, and abilities including but not limited to:

- Excellent oral and written communica-tion skills.

- Good skills in Excel, Word, and Uniform Project Reporting System.

- Good skills in optimizing systems and procedures.

- Excellent knowledge of street design and construction management procedures and a solid understanding of City Standards and Americans with Disability Act requirements.

- Good knowledge of project management, constructability reviews, critical path schedul-ing, estimating, BOE specifications, City codes and technical reports, quality control and quality assurance, the street tree replacement process, and interacting with elected officials and the public.

- Good working knowledge of construction management including change order negoti-ations and Critical Path Method schedules.

- Knowledge of the Department’s Equal Employment Opportunity principles, and how to apply them.

- Good knowledge of the strategic planning process.

- Ability to communicate and coordinate well with project stakeholders and deliver projects on time and on budget. Method of Evaluating Candidates1. Review of departmental application, re-

sumem and written statement: (Intranet http://per.ci.la.ca.us/Forms/DeptApp.pdf).

2. Interview with the Executive Staff of the BOE.

3. Review of personnel folder.Written StatementUsing an Arial, 12pt font, two pages maxi-mum, answer the following questions:1. As a Principal Civil Engineer, how would

you use metrics to improve the efficiency of your Division?

2. What is it about the job of Principal Civil Engineer that intrigues you? What do you hope to accomplish?

If available, at least nine of the most qualified candidates will be scheduled to interview for the four positions. Should more than nine apply, an initial screening of the application packages may be conducted to establish a candidate pool. All applicants will be notified whether or not they have been scheduled for


interview. Candidates interested in applying for this

position should contact Erika D. Hillard at (213) 485-5118. All documents must be submitted to the Personnel Division, 1149 S. Broadway, Suite 710 Attn: Erika D. Hillard, Mail Stop 311, Fax No. (213) 485-5128 by the application deadline.

(Note: Should you be granted an interview and require special accommodation for the in-terview, please so indicate when you respond to this Notice.)

Note: Appointment pending approval from the Personnel Department.


Notice No. 19 - Acting Head of SSDNotice No. 19 dated February 27, 2015, titled Acting Principal Civil Engineer in the Street Improvement and Stormwater Division states that as you all know Michael Brown retired on January 24, 2015. Until a permanent appoint-ment can be made to this critical position, the Principal Civil Engineer position will be covered on an acting and rotating basis by the Sr. Civil Engineers in the division.

Beginning February 23, 2015 through March 20, 2015, Susan Shu will handle the second rotation followed by Steven Chen from March 23, 2015 through April 17, 2015. An announcement with the dates for the fourth rotation will be made at the next rotation.

Susan is located in the Street Improvement and Stormwater Division, Public Works Build-ing, 1149 South Broadway, 8th floor, Mail Stop 494, Los Angeles, CA 90015 and can be reached at (213) 485-4493 or via email at [email protected].

Notice No. 16 - continued

PW Public Affairs Office press release:Los Angeles (February 6, 2015) - The City of Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering has started a planning process to reduce the adverse impacts of flood hazards. This effort is implemented through the Community Rating System (CRS) and will result in an ad-opted, approved Comprehensive Floodplain Management Plan and Repetitive Loss Areas Analysis. The second in a series of public open houses will be held on February 12 to provide stakeholders an opportunity to learn more about this process. The Open House will be at the Washington-Irving Library at 4117 W. Washington Boulevard from 1pm to 3pm.

The Open House will begin with a 30-min-ute presentation regarding the CRS process followed by a Q&A session. Attendees will then have the opportunity to work with City staff to map their home in a HAZUS model to learn if they are in a floodplain and what the potential damages could be under a variety of flood scenarios. Residents may then review existing flood mapping, take a flood risk preparedness survey, and submit flood event experiences that have affected their properties or neighborhoods.

The CRS is a voluntary program within the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) that encourages floodplain management activities that exceed the minimum NFIP requirements. Flood insurance premiums for property owners are discounted to reflect the reduced flood risk resulting from community actions, which meet the following three goals of the CRS; reduce flood losses, facilitate accurate insurance rating, and promote awareness of flood insurance.

The City of Los Angeles currently has a class rating of 7 within the CRS, which trans-lates into a 15 percent reduction in premium costs for structures located in special flood hazard areas.

This planning process is being led by the City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works with support from a technical expert. This meeting will be the last Open House prior to the preparation of the draft plan.

The public is highly encouraged to provide input on all phases of this plan’s development. Information is available at the City’s website: http://eng.lacity.org/projects/fmp/. This web-site is the primary resource for the public to gain information on the plan and ways that they can participate in the planning process. The website will also provide meeting notifi-cations and announcements.

Residents may also participate in a public survey to collect data about flood prepared-ness and experiences at www.surveymonkey.com/s/LACityFloodSurvey.

Any questions or comments regarding this process should be directed to Tonya Durrell at the Los Angeles Department of Public Works at [email protected].

About Engineering The Bureau of Engineering is the City’s lead agency for the planning, design and construc-tion management of public buildings, infra-structure and open space projects. Projects include municipal buildings, such as police and fire stations, convention centers, and recreational and cultural facilities, as well as bridges, street and transit projects, and stormwater and wastewater systems. Open space projects include the development of parks and the restoration of wetlands. In addi-tion, Engineering acts as the City’s lead agency for the revitalization of the Los Angeles River through the bureau’s LA River Project Office. The Bureau also manages permitting for con-struction in the public right-of-way, as well as the City’s state-of-the-art online mapping system. Engineering’s projects are nationally recognized in the areas of environmental sustainability and design and fully support the City’s goals of creating a prosperous, livable and safe city for all residents and businesses. For more information, please visit http://eng.lacity.org.

Floodplain Management Plan Open House

Architectural Division ThankedThis e-mail was sent to Architectural Division Head Mahmood Karimzadeh and several staff members:Date: Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 1:09 PMSubject: KUDOS TO OUR BSS, BOE & DOT TEAMS ON OUR SUCCESSFUL NIF GRANT AWARDSCongratulations and a great job as usual by our hardworking teams at BSS, BOE & DOT. Councilmember Cedillo and all of us here at CD1 greatly appreciate the great teamwork and relationship that we have with our hard-working departments and bureaus.

Getting these grant applications done un-der a very small window took your dedication and teamwork. All three of our projects were successful and due to your efforts our scores ranked the 3 projects submitted in CD1 #1, #2, and #6 out of 33 submitted grant appli-cations.

You all deserve a big round of applause and to pat yourselves on the back for a job well done.

BOE - Glassell Park Transit Pavilion scored 96.55 and ranked #1

BSS - Hoover-23rd Street-Union Avenue Triangle Plaza scored 94.86 and ranked #2

DOT - Avenue 51-Figueroa Pedestrian Safety Project scored 86.79 and ranked #5.

Thank you for being our partners on im-proving the quality of life for our CD1 residents and businesses.

Sharon M.Y. Lowe, Esq. Office of Councilmember Gilbert A. Cedil-

loCouncil District 1

impact; it’s not where subordinates should spend their time. When you hear the phrase “That’s above my pay grade,” this is exactly what it means. This is the boss’s turf, where relationship-building and mutual understand-ing create successful projects.

So the next time you meet with a subor-dinate, ask yourself this: Is the question too easy, and if so, should he have known the answer, or is it my fault that he doesn’t? By analyzing each of these encounters and taking the appropriate actions, you will grow your people and improve the productivity of your organization.

Of course, once you have accomplished this, you will have time for only the tough questions. That will make your days harder and your nights more sleepless. That sounds like an accurate description of management to me. Welcome aboard!

Paul M. Ingevaldson retired as CIO at Ace Hardware Corp. in 2004 after 40 years in the IT business.

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The Construction Management Association of America Southern California Chapter is offering the following seminars.

Breakfast of Champions on Friday, March 6, 2015, at The LA Hotel, 333 S. Figueroa, Downtown L.A., 8:00 am Registration, 8:30 am Presentation. Guest speaker will be Bryan Pennington, Metro Executive Director Engi-neering & Construction.

Contractor Pre-Qualification - All You Need to Know on Thursday, March 12, 2015, at The Grand Conference Center, 4101 E. Willow St., Long Beach, 8:00 am Registration, 8:30 am Seminar. • General Overview of Statutes Relating

to Contractor Pre-Qualification Require-ments

• New 2015 Laws Regarding Pre-Qualifica-tion of Contractors & Subcontractors

• The Pre-Qualification Process - What are the rules, and how does it work?

• Confidentiality Issues (Public Records Act, FOIA)

• Challenging and Defending Pre-Qualifi-cation Decisions

• Design Build and Alternative Delivery Considerations

• Implementation and administration strat-egies in Capital Programs

Panel Members: Bryan Payne, Director - Con-tract Administration, BuildLACCD Program Management Office; Mark Rose, Asst. Chief Harbor Engineer - Construction Division, Port of Los Angeles; Todd M. Cozolino, Associate Principal, Spire Consulting Group.

Seminar Leader: G. Christian Roux, Esq. - Alston & Bird LLP, Partner and Co-chair for Construction and Government Contracts Group.

Cost: Register by March 6 $70/member, $110/non-member; after March 6 $85/mem-ber, $135/non-member.

Visit a Testing Laboratory in Action at Twining, Inc., 2883 E. Spring, Suite 300, Long Beach, CA 90806, on Thursday, March 12, 2015, 5:00 pm Registration, 5:30 pm Site Visit and Networking. CMIT/Emerging Lead-ers Committee is pleased to invite you to an informative event. This is a great opportunity for younger construction professionals and construction related students to visit one of the largest testing laboratory facilities in Cal-ifornia, Twining.

Twining has led the Los Angeles mar-ket for construction testing and inspection services for over 100 years. They employ materials engineers and experts who have a true understanding of construction materials and their innovative applications in the field. Twining collaborates with regulatory agencies to continually evolve prevailing standards and regulations. This laboratory actively performs testing research and develops rare testing capabilities that are only available here. Engineers and technicians will be explaining

and demonstrating the many tests that are used to evaluate construction materials. This unique event assists you to better understand construction practices and processes. Cost: Register by Tuesday, March 10, 2015, $10/member, $20/non-member.

What is Your Construction Management EQ (Emotional Quotient)? on Thursday, March 19, 2015, at The Grand Event Center, 4101 E. Willow St., Long Beach, CA, 8:00 am Registration, 8:30 am Seminar. The con-struction process is inherently human with all the fears, foibles and weaknesses of any enterprise; based on relationships, under-standing, communications and processes, working with people and teams, and trying to solve problems. All of these are dependent on human activity and when we are responsible to ensure on budget and on time completion of projects we are put under even more stress, further taxing our personal style.

Every project/construction manager must learn the right skills to be a strong facilitator to improve their success factor. There is no App for your smart phone or tablet to take care of this. You are the App. Your performance will get results and improve your communications with colleagues. Becoming self-aware and understanding how to work in a group is the first place to start as a leader of high perfor-mance teams.Session Objectives:• What is EQ?• EQ Awareness• Why Emotional Intelligence is Needed• Effective Use of Emotional Intelligence

Seminar Leaders: Lisa C. Sachs, Managing Principal, Cumming; Daniel Iacofano, CEO, MIG.

Cost - Register by Friday, March 13: $70/member, $110/non-member. After March 13: $85/member, $135/non-member.

LAUSD/LACCD Capital Program Updates on Thursday, April 23, 2015, at The LA Hotel, 333 S. Figueroa, Downtown LA. Guest speak-ers LAUSD Chief Facilities Executive Mark Hovatter and LACCD Chief Facilities Executive James O’Reilly will cover:• Update on $27 billion School Construc-

tion Program• Update on $6.2 billion Community Col-

lege Facilities Program• Upcoming Contracting Opportunities for

design/construction/professional services• Innovations in Program/Construction

ManagementCost: Register by April 17 $70/member, $110/non-member; after April 17 $85/member, $135/non-member.

For additional information please go to www.cmaasc.org.

Breakfast of Champions – City of Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering Capital Pro-gram Update on Friday, April 24, 2015, at The LA Hotel, 333 S. Figueroa, Downtown Los

Angeles, 8:00 am Registration, 8:30 am Pre-sentation. Deputy City Engineer Alfred Mata will cover upcoming projects: bridges, streets, municipal facilities, recreational & cultural facilities, sewers, wastewater treatment plants.

Breakfast of Champions - California High-Speed Rail Authority Capital Program Update on Wednesday, May 13, 2015, at The LA Ho-tel, 333 S. Figueroa, Downtown Los Angeles, 8:00 am Registration, 8:30 am Presentation. Rail Authority Southern California Director Michelle Boehm will talk about upcoming projects: Proposed high-speed rail stations in Palmdale, Burbank, LA Union Station and in Anaheim at the ARTIC Station; Regional projects including the Southern California Regional Interconnector Project (SCRIP) and Positive Train Control. High-Speed Rail’s groundbreaking took place on January 6th in Fresno and construction has started in the Central Valley.

For additional information please go to www.cmaasc.org.

Construction Management Association of America, So Cal Chapter Seminars

CMAA Capital Projects SymposiumThe Construction Management Association of America will hold a 2015 Capital Projects Symposium – Technology, Innovation & New Techniques in Construction Management Practices on April 12-14, 2015, in Long Beach, CA. Technology and innovations will drive the future of CM. Are you and your team ready to embrace and effectively implement these advancements - GIS/Mapping, BIM, Virtual Reality, Tablets, Cloud Applications, Project Management Systems and Software. For more information www.capitalproj-ectssymposium.com

CMAA Awards GalaThe Construction Management Association of America Southern California Chapter Founda-tion will hold their 23rd Annual Awards Gala, 5:00 to 8:30 pm, Wednesday, March 25, 2015, at the JW Mariott Los Angeles at L.A. Live, 900 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles. Among the 2015 Distinguished Owner being honored are: City of Los Angeles - Gary Lee Moore; Port of Los Angeles - Shaun Shahrestani; Caltrans District 8 - Basem Muallem; Expo Construc-tion Authority - Rick Thorpe; Los Angeles Community College District - Tom Hall; Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority - Michael Barbour; Port of Long Beach - Suzanne Plezia.

AGENTS Next Brown Bag PresentationThe next Brown Bag presentation will be about biking in the City in April (date TBD). Our lunch time bike ride from the Public Works Building to City Hall will take place on Bike to Work Day on May 14, 2015.


Information from the LA City Emergency Management Department:In collaboration with Councilmen Tom La-Bonge and Mitchell Englander, this month’s Emergency Management Department (EMD) bulletin will discuss the City of Los Angeles tsunami danger resulting from earthquakes.

A tsunami is a series of waves that is usually caused by a very large earthquake. The first wave may not be the largest and the timing be-tween them may vary from minutes to several hours apart. The impact of a tsunami will vary based on the terrain. A tsunami can move at hundreds of miles per hour in the open ocean and can run-up on land hundreds to thousands of feet in low lying coastal areas. All tsunamis are potentially dangerous, even though they may not damage every coastline they strike.

Tsunamis can occur at any time, day or night, in good weather or bad, and at any time of the year. The tsunami waves can come ashore in many different ways, such as a wall of water, a rapidly rising tide, or a series of surf-like breakers. A tsunami has the force to carry boats, debris, and heavy rocks a great distance inland. This swift-moving, debris-filled wave of water can, and often does, injure or kill people.

Types of Tsunamis 1. Local Tsunamis. These are caused by very

large earthquakes near our coast that can cause an underwater landslide. They are very rare; however, the first wave of a Local Tsunami could possibly arrive within 10 minutes of the temblor. There may not be time for a Tsunami Warning to be issued. Residents and business owners residing in the tsunami inundation zones should drop, cover and hold-on for the earthquake; then evacuate the area inland. Tsunami evacuation signs are posted along coastal streets to direct you.

2. Pacific-Wide Tsunamis. These are caused by earthquakes hundreds to thousands of miles away from our coast. A Pacific-Wide Tsunami could reach our coastline within an hour of the earthquake, and will usually give authorities time to issue a Tsunami Warning. When you hear a Tsunami Warn-ing broadcast, pack up your family and pets and follow the tsunami evacuation signs inland.

Potential Tsunami Warning Signs • Any time one feels an earthquake near the

coast, they should be aware that tsunamis

Earthquake & Tsunami Readiness

The Public Works Pioneers Toastmasters Club proudly announces that member Christine Courtois, an Accounting Clerk with the Bureau of Sanitation, won the Club’s International Speech Contest held on February 25, 2015. The winning speech was entitled: A Troubled Mind. Second place was awarded to Dominic Buenaventura, a Civil Engineering Associate IV with the Project Award and Control Di-vision of the Bureau of Engineering, whose speech was entitled, Mid-Life Clean Out. In Christine’s winning speech, she gave a heart-felt presentation about her mother’s bi-polar personality. In Dominic’s second place speech, he talked about his recent colonos-copy from a humorous angle.

Today, March 4, 2015, the Public Works Pioneer’s Toastmasters Club will be holding a Table Topics Contest at 12:05 pm in room 6004 of the Public Works Building. “Table Topics” is an impromptu speech contest that challenges the contestants to think and orga-nize their thoughts quickly. Each contestant will be escorted out of the contest room and then given the same question so that the contestants cannot benefit from hearing the question and hearing any answers in advance. Guests are welcome to attend and there is no charge.

Christine Courtois and the club Table Topics winner will compete against other local Toastmasters club winners at the Area D44 International Speech and Table Topics

are a potential • Seeing water receding or surging out to

sea or surging inland • A loud roaring sound coming from the

ocean All low-lying coastal areas, including the Los Angeles Harbor, Venice and West Los Angeles beaches, can be struck by a tsunami. Please review the following City tsunami prepared-ness, response, and evacuation information for these areas: Tsunami Information for the West Los An-geles Area • http://emergency.lacity.org/stellent/

groups/departments/@emd_contributor/documents/contributor_web_co ntent/lacityp_013875.pdf

Tsunami Information for the Harbor Area • http://emergency.lacity.org/stellent/


Tsunami Information for the Venice Area • http://emergency.lacity.org/stellent/


Contests which will be held at 4:00 pm on Wednesday March 11, 2015, at the Shriners Children’s Hospital in downtown Los Angeles. Contest winners receive impressive trophies and bragging rights and have the opportunity to go farther in the competition and compete against eager and talented adversaries. Guests are welcome to attend this exciting Area con-test and admission is free.

The Public Works Pioneers Toastmasters club meets every Wednesday promptly at 12:05 PM for around 45 minutes. The mem-bers meet in room 6004 of the Public Works Building at 1149 S. Broadway in downtown

Local Toastmasters Member Wins Club Speech Contest

LA. Come join them for an educational and entertaining meeting. Guests are always wel-come and there is no fee for guests.

Toastmasters is an international non-profit organization which helps members in mas-tering communication and leadership skills in a positive and supportive environment. For more information about Toastmasters or about the Public Works Pioneers Toastmasters Club, contact the club president, Dominic Buenaventura, at (213) 847-0593, the club educational vice president, Ivan Gerson, at (213) 485-1169, or the club vice president of public relations, Justin Zhang, at (213) 847-0304.Christine Coutois

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We’d Like to Hear from YouIf you have any articles for the Newsletter, please e-mail them directly to [email protected]. Also cc: Myrna Braithwaite ([email protected]) Administration Division. Deadline for the next issue is Thurs-day, March 26, 2015.

Los Angeles City Department of Public WorksBureau of Engineering1149 South Broadway, Suite 700

Los Angeles, CA 90015http://eng.lacity.org

http://www.facebook.com/LABureauofEngineeringThe Engineering Newsletter is published monthly by the Administration Division for employees of the Bureau of Engineering.

Cesar Chavez HolidayMonday, March 30, 2015, is a City holiday. Remember to mark your timesheet for that day as HO 8.0. Since the holiday is only for eight hours, those of you on the 9/80 schedule must adjust your hours accordingly within the same pay period. (Non-FLSA exempt employees can only adjust their hours within their defined work week.) Check with your division time-keeper if you have any questions.

ArrivalsCarla Valladares, CE Associate I, WCC; Tasnu-va Shabnoor, CE Associate I, BPD.

DeparturesHarshad Shah, Pr. Civil Engineer, retired, WCC; Leslie Walls, CE Associate II, promot-ed to Council District 9, Exec; Ding Lee, CE Associate III PM I, retired, SSD; Rajni Patel, Sr Civil Engieer PM II, retired, BID; Shawn Yavari, CE Associate IV, retired, Valley; Jeffrey Jolley, Civil Engineer, retired, SSD; Cyrous Gilani, CE Associate IV, transfer to Sanit., EED.

PromotionsRobert Kadomatsu, Chief Management Ana-lyst, ADM; Raul Garcia, Brian Yoder & Mark Nuesca, GIS Supervisor I, Mapping; James Lantry, Engineer of Surveys, Survey.

Internal TransfersJulia Moye, Civil Engineer, from Valley to Exec; Lawrence Hsu, Sr Civil Engineer, from SSD to MTG; Curtis Tran, Curtis Gee, Allen Wang, Yijan Chen, Civil Engineer, from SSD to MTG; Buu Luu, Jimmy Tangonan, CE Assocate IV, from SSD to MTG; Siamak Zahir, Environ-mental Engineering Associate III, from SSD to MTG; Uyen Lam & Richard Liu, Structural Engineering Associate III, from SSD to MTG; Vernon Tabirara, Chih Yang Han, Didar Khandker, Omar Braish, Katrina Tabirara, CE Associate III, from SSD to MTG; Darline Truong & Abdullah Sadozai, CE Associate I, from SSD to MTG; Benjamin Moore, Geotechnical Engineer, from SSD to MTG; Magdi Soliman, Survey Party Chief II, from SSD to MTG; Catherine Garcia, Management Analyst II, from SSD to MTG; Cherry Flor Nicodemus, Office Engr Tech III, from SSD to MTG; Yan Dai Core, CE Associate III, from SED to MTG; Euisin Kim, Structural Engineer from SED to MTG.

BOE Emergency PlanThe Bureau of Engineering recently revised the Department Emergency Plan, and the Continuity of Operations Plan. These plans are available on the Bureau of Engineering’s Intranet homepage under the section Emer-gency.

All Bureau employees shall familiarize themselves with the policies and procedures identified in these documents to prepare for; respond to and recover from a significant bureau event. The following is a direct link to the documents.

Department Emergency Plan http://boe.ci.la.ca.us/Distinfo/emergency_plan/index.pdf,

Continuity of Operations Plan http://boe.ci.la.ca.us/Distinfo/emergency_plan/Continu-ityOfOperations.pdf).

Envision Credentialed Em-ployeesCongratulations go to Nishith Dhandha and Carl Nelson of the Architectural Division for passing their Envision credential exam. The Division now has 3 credentialed staff members, as they join Zohra Akhter who previously passed the exam.

Envision is a sustainable infrastructure rating system that provides a holistic approach to evaluating a project’s sustainable attributes. The Bureau of Engineering is pursuing the Envision rating for several current projects including the Sixth Street Viaduct, Taylor Yard Pedestrian Bridge and Albion Riverside Park.

Notice No. 17 – 6th St. Viaduct Div Prin CE Notice No. 17 dated February 20, 2015, ti-tled Sixth Street Viaduct Division Principal Civil Engineer Emergency Ap-pointment announced the appointment of Julie Allen to Principal Civil Engineer on an emergency basis.

Julie Allen promotes from Senior Construction Engineer/PM II to Principal Civil Engineer heading the Sixth Street Viaduct Division. Julie replaces Alfred Mata, who promoted on November 16, 2014. Julie is located at 1149 S. Broadway, 6th floor, Los Angeles, CA, 90015, Mail Stop 495-2. She can be reached at (213) 847-0346.

Notice No. 18 - Engineer of SurveysNotice No. 18 dated February 27, 2015, titled Survey Division Engineer of Surveys Emergency Ap-pointment announced the appointment of Jim Lantry to Engineer of Surveys on an emergency basis. This emergency appointment is contingent on the ap-proval of the Personnel Department; therefore, Jim will act in this assignment until the emergency appointment has been approved.

Jim Lantry promotes from Senior Survey Supervisor to Engineer of Surveys heading the Survey Division. Jim replaces Anthony Pratt, who retired on January 9, 2015. Jim is located at 201 N. Figueroa Street, 11th Floor, Mail Stop 904, Los Angeles, CA 90012. He can be reached at (213) 482-7177.

SSD Recognizes JolleyOn February 4, 2015, Acting Street and Stormwater Program Manager Steven Chen presented Civil Engineer Jeffery Jolley with its Employee Recognition Award, the day before Jeff retired from City service. Jeff was hailed as “the mainstay of the Streets design group. As an engineer, Jeff is meticulous and tireless, conscious of our role as stewards of the City’s infrastructure, while protecting the interests of taxpayers and residents. As a supervisor, Jeff is attentive and supportive, recognizing the needs and contributions of his staff. His service with the City is greatly appreciated.”

He was universally respected and will be sorely missed.

BOE Alumni LuncheonThe Bureau of Engineering Annual Distin-guished Alumni Luncheon will be held on Wednesday, March 10, 2015, at the Tom Bradley Room in City Hall.

Coming Next MonthCoverage of this week’s visit by Mayor Garcetti’s to the Bureau of Engineering and the Saturday, February 28, 2015 dedication of the Jackie Tatum/Harvard Park Recreation Center improvements will appear in the next Newsletter.

Election ResultsIn yesterday’s elections, the Charter Amend-ment to change City elections to even years in 2020 passed. The following City Council incumbents were re-elected: District 2 Paul Krekorian, District 6 Nury Martinez, District 10 Herb Wesson, District 14 Jose Huizar.

In the Council Districts where the incum-bent is terming out, there will be a run off of the two highest vote getters in District 4 and in District 8 Marqueece Harris-Dawson was elected outright. The run off election will be held Tuesday, May 19, 2015.

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