CITY OF LOS ANGELES INTRA-DEPARTMENTAL MEMORANDUM Date: To:
From: Subject: Summary This memorandum and the attached
organization chart describe changes to the leadership and
organization of LADOT. These are effective Monday, February 27,
2012. Preface As you are aware, at the request of Mayor
Villaraigosa, the Controller retained KH Consulting Group to
conduct a management review of the department. Part of their work
included completing an organizational analysis of LADOT and making
recommendations on revisions to our organizational structure to
improve the performance of the department. The changes detailed
below reflect my decision on how best to structure LADOT to
effectively run the department, deliver the priorities of the Mayor
and City Council, and ultimately to serve the public. I look
forward to building on our success over the past nine months as
LADOT starts a new chapter as a leading city department that
touches the lives of every Angeleno on a daily basis. Organization
Structure The new structure consists of six major operating groups
and three special offices, all reporting directly to the general
manager. Organizational units under groups are referred to as
divisions. See below for an overview of the new organizational
structure and attached for more details. Note that some
organizational units have been re-named or updated slightly.General
Manager Special Advisor Sustainability
February 17, 2012 All LADOT Employees Jaime de la Vega, General
Manager LADOT RE-ORGANIZATION
Communications
Planning
Parking Enforcement & Traffic Control
Operations
Project Delivery
Parking Management & Regulations
Transit Services
Administration
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Executive Officers Executive Officer, Parking Enforcement &
Traffic Control (Chief) Greg Savelli Executive Officer, Operations
Selwyn Hollins Executive Officer, Project Delivery Zaki Mustafa
Executive Officer, Parking Management & Regulations Amir Sedadi
Executive Officer, Transit Services Jim Lefton Executive Officer,
Administration Robert Andalon Executive Officer, Communications
(Communications Director) Bruce Gillman Executive Officer,
Sustainability Dee Allen
Operating Groups The operating groups deliver the departments
services to the public. Parking Enforcement & Traffic Control
Greg Savelli The parking enforcement & traffic control group is
led by Chief Greg Savelli. As noted previously, Greg is the former
chief of police for the City of Hermosa Beach where he oversaw both
sworn police officers and traffic officers. The current reporting
relationship directly to the general manager that I put in place in
June 2011 is made permanent. This group focuses on ensuring public
safety through traffic control and enforcement of state and city
parking laws: Deputy Chief (Christine Mata) Central & South
Area Office (LaTonya Allen) Valley Area Office (Richard Rea)
Hollywood Area Office (Devon Farfan) Special Services (R.C. Smith)
Western Area Office (Tom Villareal) 2
Operations Selwyn Hollins The operations group is led by Selwyn
Hollins. Selwyn most recently oversaw budget, finance, and
administration for the department and has held various positions in
city government, including operations experience at LAX. This group
focuses on day-to-day activities related to the citys streets and
includes a new emergency preparedness unit: ATSAC Operations (Bill
Shao) District Operations (Brian Gallagher and Roy Kim) Emergency
Preparedness (Christine Mata) Effective May 1, 2012 Emergency
Response & Special Traffic Control (Aram Sahakian) Field
Operations (Scott Morrill) Temporary Traffic Management (Don
Schima)
Selwyn also will continue as the lead executive for the Business
Solutions Group. Project Delivery Zaki Mustafa The project delivery
group is led by Zaki Mustafa. Zaki most recently oversaw field
operations for the department and previously headed geometric
design for LADOT. This group is responsible for developing various
construction projects in the department through planning,
environmental, and design as well as supporting sister agencies
such as MTA on major public works projects in the city. The
following divisions are part of this new group: Design (Verej
Janoyan) Development Services (Jay Kim) Highway (Ken Husting)
Pedestrian (Pauline Chan) Transit & Bicycle (Kang Hu)
Parking Management & Regulations Amir Sedadi The parking
management & regulations group continues to be led by Amir
Sedadi. Amir has managed parking operations for both the cities of
Los Angeles and Pasadena and previously acted as interim general
manager at LADOT. This group is responsible for managing parking
infrastructure assets, permits, and regulatory services (taxi,
nonemergency ambulance, and pipeline): Parking Facilities (Rene
Sagles) Parking Meters (Dan Mitchell) Parking Permits (Yadi
Hashemi) Taxi & Franchise (Tom Drischler)
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Transit Services Jim Lefton The transit services group continues
to be led by Jim Lefton. Jim has 27 years of experience running
transit services in Los Angeles County at LADOT and the former
Southern California Rapid Transit District. This group is
responsible for operating the second largest transit system in Los
Angeles County: Specialized Transit & Administration (Kari
Derderian) Transit Development (Phi Aker) Transit Operations
(Corrine Ralph)
Administration Robert Andalon The administration group is led by
Robert Andalon. Robert most recently oversaw parking operations
support and adjudication and has deep experience in city government
working on financial and administrative issues. This group is
responsible for supporting the operations of other groups,
preparing and managing the departments budget, and other finance
and administrative functions: Accounting (Guido Marucut) Budget
& Finance (Greta Stanford) Human Resources (Don Harrahill)
Information Technology (Michael Shimokochi) Parking Operations
Support & Adjudication (Wayne Garcia) Procurement &
Contract Administration (TBD) Risk Management & Audit (Zernan
Abad)
Offices The following offices support the general manager
directly as well as the operating groups. Communications The
communications office continues to be led by Bruce Gillman. Bruce
previously was a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force and
served in various communications capacities for the military,
including work at the Pentagon. This office is responsible for
internal and external communications. Sustainability The
sustainability office continues to be led by Detrich (Dee) Allen.
Dee has broad experience in city government and management and
previously was general manager of the Environmental Affairs
Department. This office is responsible for sustainability issues
for the department. Dee also is responsible for overseeing
implementation of the action plans developed by LADOT staff in
conjunction with KH Consulting Group. 4
Planning A new planning office will be formed in the near future
focusing on citywide policy development, long-term thinking, and
advanced planning. Staffing for this office will be announced in
the future. Other I also want to mention two other organizational
notes. Emergency Preparedness Working Group In addition to the new
emergency preparedness division in operations, we are continuing
our multidisciplinary emergency preparedness working group
consisting of: Selwyn Hollins, Operations (Chair) Robert Andalon,
Administration Christine Mata, Emergency Preparedness Aram
Sahakian, Emergency Response & Special Traffic Zernan Abad,
Risk Management & Audit Patrick Horton, Transit Security
Special Advisor John Fisher has announced that he is retiring in
July 2012. John has had a long and illustrious career at LADOT for
almost four decades. Between now and his retirement John will be
supporting litigation defense and providing strategic advice on
organizational issues as needed. ###
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LADOT Organization Chart February 17, 2012 (Effective February
27, 2012)
LADOT General Manager Jaime de la Vega Special Advisor John
Fisher Communications Bruce Gillman
Sustainability Dee Allen Planning TBD
Parking Enforcement & Traffic Control Greg Savelli
Operations Selwyn Hollins
Project Delivery Zaki Mustafa
Parking Management & Regulations Amir Sedadi
Transit Services Jim Lefton
Administration Robert Andalon
Deputy Chief Chris Mata Deputy Chief VACANT Central & South
Captain La Tonya Allen Hollywood Captain Devon Farfan Special
Services Captain Rodney (R.C.) Smith Valley Captain Richard Rea
Western Captain Tom Villareal
ATSAC Operations Bill Shao District Operations: Valley/Western
Brian Gallagher District Operations: Metro Roy Kim Emergency
Preparedness Chris Mata Emergency Response & Special Traffic
Aram Sahakian Field Operations Scott Morrill Temporary Traffic
Management Don Schima
Design Verej Janoyan Development Services Jay Kim Highway Ken
Husting Pedestrian Pauline Chan Transit & Bicycle Kang Hu
Parking Facilities Rene Sagles Parking Meters Dan Mitchell
Parking Permits Yadi Hashemi Taxicab & Regulations Thomas
Drischler
Specialized Transit & Administration Kari Derderian Transit
Development Phil Aker Transit Operations Corrine Ralph
Accounting Guido Marucut Budget & Finance Greta Stanford
Human Resources Don Harrahill Information Technology Michael
Shimokochi Parking Operations Support & Adjudication Wayne
Garcia Procurement & Contract Administration TBD Risk
Management & Audit Zernan Abad
