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From: General Jeff [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2013 4:26 AM
To: T. Powell; Nion Francois; Glass Lawrence; Gonzalez
Guillermo
Subject: Multiple APT's in Skid Row have Mysteriously STOPPED
working??!!!!!
August 20, 2013
To all,
On behalf of the "Skid Row Public Space Task Force", I am
deeplytroubled by what I have to share;
Reportedly, since as early as last Friday (August 16th), at
least THREEAPT's in Skid Row have mysteriously stopped working
altogether.
Multiple CBS/Decaux maintenance employees who service said APT's
inSkid Row on different occasions stated that "the computer chips
werestolen" and "the brains were taken", which therefore means that
notonly do the public restrooms not flush, the doors don't even
open whichtherefore renders the expensive units useless in regards
to helping toease the already overwhelming need of toilets in Skid
Row.
The exact number of inoperable units have not been firmly
establishedyet, but it can now be declared that the following APT's
areCOMPLETELY out of service;
1) 6th and Gladys Ave. (Gladys Park)
2) 5th and Los Angeles (southeast corner)
3) 5th and San Pedro (northeast corner)
At this time, it is unknown how long these units will no longer
beaccessible to the Skid Row community and it is also unknown how
muchit will cost to replace said computer chips and also what it
will take toprevent this unfortunate incident from happening again
in the future.
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The CBS/Decaux maintenance employees, who provide daily service
tothe APT units, themselves stated that the computer chips
wereaccessible from inside the units where the public uses the
restroom and
NOT from the backside (no pun intended) where all the
electronicgadgetry is and also where CBS/Decaux provides said daily
service.
On behalf of the Skid Row community, who needs access to these
units
(and keep in mind that there may be additional units with the
sameproblem), we request a timely and formal inquiry into this
importantmatter. Please keep in mind that with an already
underserved amount ofavailability and access to public toilets in
Skid Row, every day that goesby (4 thus far) there is probable
cause that an increase in feces and
urine will become highly noticeable almost immediately if this
matter isnot resolved quickly.
Please feel free to include us in any and all correspondence
related tothis matter.
Thanking you all in advance,
General JeffSkid Row community activist-ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS
(2007-present)
(3-Term) Resident Director- Central City East/ Skid RowBoard of
DirectorsDowntown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council
(2008-Present)Former VP, Outreach and Communications
(2011-2012)
Co-Chair- Skid Row Community Advisory Board for theDepartment of
Mental Health (2012-2013)
Chair- "Skid Row Public Space Task Force"(2013)
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From: Lance OishiTo: General Jeff Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2013
12:19 PMSubject: Re: FW: Multiple APT's in Skid Row have
Mysteriously STOPPED working??!!!!!
Hi Generl Jeff,
Your e-mail was forwarded to me by CBS Decaux. I just wanted to
let you know
that we were aware of the vandalism problems for 2 of our
Automated PublicToilets (APT's) as of 7:00 PM last week Friday
(8/16). Yesterday (8/19) around
11:00 AM, we were notified that an additional 3 APT's were
similarly vandalized
over the weekend. We let both LA County Department of Health and
Council
District 14 know about these problems yesterday, and are
extremely disappointed
to know that someone is intentionally disabling these APT's and
in the process,depriving our downtown constituents of this critical
service.
We know that the damage is intentionally being inflicted upon
our APT's becauseall 5 of the units were damaged in the exact same
manner, and because of the
tremendous effort it might take to access the areas of the APT's
where the damageoccurred. We need to enlist everyone's assistance
in helping us catch the person or
persons inflicting our APT's with this damage so that we can
stop this frombecoming a continual problem. As such, if you or
anyone else witnesses someone
other than our CBS Decaux technicians trying to break into the
rear of the APT's
please report it to LAPD immediately. We need to catch these
vandals in the act ifpossible so we can end this foolish and
selfish activity that is impacting so manyothers.
Thank you for your continued concern and efforts to assist our
downtown
constituency.
SIncerely,
--
Lance Oishi, Contract AdministratorStreetscape Development and
Coordinated Street Furniture Programs
Bureau of Street Services
Phone: (213) 847-0903
Fax: (213) 847-0975
