Huntington Drive Improvement Vision and Action Plan
A guide b o o k fo r rea liz in g t h e E l S ereno community’s v i s i o n f o r a n imp r ove d Hunt in g ton D rive
Dear Neighbor: This Huntington Drive Improvement Vision and Action Plan guideline booklet is the result of an extensive two-year dialog begun by my office with the El Sereno community to envision Huntington Drive’s future. This dialog occurred through dozens of public workshops, with the help of Living Streets LA, in which residents, business owners, and stakeholders met, considered, and deliberated in a thoughtful and thorough manner on selected improvements for Huntington Drive. Please know that this is your booklet and your plan. It could not have been made without the community’s input. Although the intention of the Huntington Drive Vision Plan has always been to support the organic business and community development that has been occurring on Huntington Drive, your resulting vision encompasses so much more. While the community focused on immediate pedestrian projects – such as creating a public street plaza next to Food 4 Less, which we are in the process of permit and construction approvals on, and building a “community living room” in front of Augilera's Barbershop and the FUSION Performing Dance Academy – there are many other visions the community has for the Huntington Drive ‘Our Downtown’ area. As a result, we have created this community empowerment booklet – a how-to guide with all of the information and forms you’ll need to realize all of the elements included in the Vision Plan. This plan grew from your ambition to create the best Huntington Drive possible, and this booklet will assist you in moving forward with implementing additional improvements with the support of my office. Working with you these past two years has been a terrific experience and with the projects we’ve already set in motion – the construction of the City’s first street plaza on Huntington Drive and the community living room in front of FUSION Performing Dance Academy and Augilera’s Barbershop – we are well on the way to creating a Huntington Drive that all El Sereno residents can be proud of and enjoy for years to come! Sincerely,
José Huizar Councilmember, Fourteenth District
Thank you, thank you to everyone who worked together to create this Improvement Vision and Action Plan:
The residents, organizations and businesses of the El Sereno Community
JosĂŠ Huizar Councilmember
The Council District 14 team and many helpful City staff members Council District 14
The Living Streets and Shared Spaces project teams
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction...................................................................1
WORK PLANS Street Plazas...................................................................9 Sidewalk Seating........................................................11 Sidewalk and Median Trees....................................17 Huntington Planters..................................................21 Pedestrian Lighting...................................................23 Trash Receptacles......................................................27 Community Bulletin Boards...................................31 Art....................................................................................33 Bicycle Parking............................................................37
Work Plan Tools...........................................................39
Huntington Drive Project Area
I n t ro duc t ion Huntington Drive Improvement Action Plan This Action Plan is a guidebook for realizing the El Sereno community’s vision for improving their own “downtown”— Huntington Dr. from Maycrest Ave. to Collis Ave. In 2011, over 150 local residents, business people and organizational leaders worked together in 10 workshops to develop a shared vision for improving this important stretch of Huntington Dr. To assure this vision becomes a reality, rather than just another dust gathering plan, we have created this step-by-step guidebook for implementing each of the community’s top priorities.
Action Planning What’s the difference between an Action Plan and a Master Plan? Action Planning focuses on immediate and medium term improvements that can be implemented incrementally as resources become available. Action Planning and Master Planning begin with the same question: What is your vision? But then the processes diverge. Master planners seek to elicit participants’ ideal vision of a place—and then draw that vision fully realized as an ideal to guide future projects. Action planners ask, “If we have X dollars to spend this year, which improvements should we make? And then, once those are done, what comes next?” Once the community answers these questions, Action Planners actually implement the neighborhoods top choices,—using these immediate projects to build momentum. Then the planners create a guidebook with step-by-step workplans and accessible tools, so that community members can implement the balance of their priorities as they are inspired and resources become available.
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The El Sereno “Our Downtown” Action Planning Process The El Sereno “Our Downtown” Vision Project exemplified this Action Planning process: • The process began in October of 2010 and included 10 workshops through July 2012. • Meetings were widely publicized by mail, email, postering, canvassing and organizational networking. Announcements, materials and meetings were bilingual Spanish/English • Over 150 local residents, business people and organizational leaders participated. • The first thee workshops asked the fundamental question: “How would you improve Huntington Dr.?” Participants worked all together and in small groups to brainstorm and refine lists of improvements and consider how the improvements could best fit together to create an improved neighborhood “Main St.” • In the next two workshops, the group deliberated on how to prioritize their list of improvements. This culminated in a series of votes to prioritize the entire list and then choose two projects for immediate implementation. • In the final phase of workshops, participants created detailed plans for each immediate project and set specific guidelines for implementing their other priority improvements.
The Result: A Clear Vision Realized through Cost Effective Incremental Improvements Through this careful, step-by-step planning process, the community created a truly shared vision. At the final workshop, the participants unanimously adopted their vision statement: “With each of our improvement projects, we seek to: • Create a town square atmosphere where people are encouraged to stop, shop and relax • Green, brighten and lighten-up our downtown • Accentuate the creative, local, historic character of El Sereno
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symbols • Improve safety for pedestrians and bicyclists • And increase evening and night-time activity” Through their comprehensive deliberations, the community also developed a strategic list of cost effective, incremental improvements that together would realize their vision: • Street Plazas • Sidewalk Seating • Sidewalk and Median Trees • Huntington Planters • Street Lighting • Pedestrian Crossing Improvements • Trash Receptacles • Community Bulletin Boards • Art • Bicycle Parking Each of these improvements can be implemented separately at a relatively low cost and incrementally block-by-block as resources are available and community members are inspired to make it happen. Together these small changes can add up to a transformation that fully realizes the community’s vision for Huntington Dr.—illustrated in the before and after images on the following page.
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• Define our downtown using consistent colors, trees and
Huntington Drive Site Before
Huntington Drive After Community Vision Improvements
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Immediate Projects Show It can be Done The immediate projects that are already being realized by the El Sereno community demonstrate the plans in this guidebook really can be implemented—and with dramatic results. After creating the list of 9 improvement components described above, participants voted to prioritize 2 particular projects for immediate implementation. They chose: • Creating a Street Plaza in the center of downtown in front of Food for Less. • Creating a sidewalk plaza at the northern gateway to El Sereno at Maycrest Ave. As the before and after images on the following page show, the El Sereno St. Plaza will create a unique central gathering place for all community members that captures El Sereno’s character and spirit. The community created the design in multiple workshops in which they sought to combine the neighborhood’s cultural and natural history to create an only in El Sereno space. The Street Plaza will be built in the fall of 2012 as one of four 14th district demonstration projects that will set the standards for street plazas across Los Angeles.
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To help assure this visualization becomes a reality, this workbook lays out an implementation work plan for each of the community’s chosen improvements. The work plans begin with the design guidelines the community set for each component. Then the plans outline the specific steps for implementing the improvement, including choosing locations, design, fund raising, construction and maintenance. The Work Plan Tools section includes hands-on maps and worksheets for design, budgeting, permitting and other key steps in the process. Finally the Action Resources List in the Work Plan Tools section contact information for technical assistants, funding sources, vendors, builders and permitting agencies. All you need to add is the will and the volunteer hours to make it happen.
Huntington Drive Street Plaza Site Before
Huntington Drive Street Plaza After
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While the community’s first focus was a gathering place at the center of downtown, participants were equally clear that it was important to mark and improve El Sereno’s gateways, beginning with the commercial corner at the northern end of downtown at Maycrest Ave. The community recognized that this corner had it’s own creative community spirit—shown by the Eastside Café, proud all local businesses, the farmers market and the nearby community garden. In four workshops, community members created the design below that captures the creative character of the corners and announces your arrival in El Sereno. These unique benches could easily become one of the unifying symbols community members want to spread across downtown.
Bench with Planter Bench (no back) with Trash Can
Bicycle Rack
Fusion Performing Dance Academy
Bench with Planter
Bicycle Rack
Corner-by-corner, improvement-by-improvement, the El Sereno community is already realizing their vision of an improved Huntington. This guide will help you keep moving forward until Huntington Dr. fulfills your dreams in ways that enrich your life every day. 7
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The Community’s Vision for Transforming The Underused Portions of Huntington Drive into Street Plazas From the kickoff event onward, community members recognized that extraordinary width of Huntington Drive presents challenges and opportunities. Participants explained that the extra wide street left pedestrians feeling lost in a sea of asphalt and made crossing the boulevard difficult. However, community members also sensed that the 15-35 feet of unused asphalt on each side of the street had great potential—could it be home to a bike lane? Green space? A community space? After considering options from around the world, community members decided the first best use of this space was creating community street plazas—gathering spaces with tables, benches, umbrellas and planters built in the unused portion of the Huntington Dr. The community’s next step was to walk Huntington Dr. to find the best locations for street plazas. Participants walked from Eastern to Maycrest and identified 13 possible locations. At the next workshop, community members analyzed the pros and cons of each site and then, after multiple rounds of voting, chose two sites for their first street plaza projects: • The south side of Huntington Drive at Rosemead Ave. in front of the Food for Less market at the center of El Sereno’s downtown. • The northwest corner of little Huntington Drive and Maycrest Ave. at the northern gateway to El Sereno. 9
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Street Plazas
The Rosemead Street Plaza was permitted as part of a pilot program to test the potential of such street plazas, also known as parklets. The York Blvd. porch and Spring St. parklets are also part of this demonstration project. At the time of this writing, the pilot parklet program is just starting, so the process for approving future of parklets is yet to be determined. If you are interested in creating additional plazas or parklets in the street, please contact the Council Office at (213)473-7014 and the Office of Community Beautification at (213) 978-0228 to get information on the current state of the parklet program.
See introduction for more information on these immediate projects.
The Maycrest Plaza sits on the sidewalk and is being permitted under the City’s standard procedures for street furniture. See the next section, Sidewalk Seating, for step-by-step instructions for creating more on-sidewalk plazas like the Maycrest Plaza. While we don’t yet know the details of the future parklet process, most likely much of the advice provided in the street seating and streetside green spaces sections of this action plan will be helpful to you in any future porch building effort. Just be sure to get the details of the official parklet process before you start becauase creating an improvement that goes in the street is different than working on the sidewalk in important ways.
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The Community’s Vision of a Distinct Plaza Atmosphere on the Sidewalk A wide variety of sidewalk seating plays a central role in the community’s vision of creating a plaza atmosphere on Huntington Drive. Community members identified 5 distinct types of sidewalk seating they envisioned spread across their downtown: • Creative Bus Stop Seating • Social Seating (facing each other) • Game Tables for Seniors • Homework Tables for Teen • Outdoor Dining Tables Workshop participants also consistently spoke out for more than ordinary sidewalk furniture. Community members asked for: • Mosaic Art Benches • Brightly Colored Furniture • Colorful Shade Umbrellas Participants envisioned the street seating as a key component in creating a distinct character for downtown by using consistent, strong colors and forms. Many times participants shared remarks like, “Imagine if as soon as you crossed Maycrest you saw yellow umbrellas (or blue and orange benches etc) all the way to Las Semillas.”
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Sidewalk Seating
Next Steps to Defining Huntington Dr. with Distinct Seating The next step in implementing this improvement will be installing the next set of sidewalk seating—after the Maycrest Plaza. Depending on interest and funding, this first project could be a series of benches on one block or an array of seating throughout the district—either way the implementation steps are virtually the same.
Step 1: Choose Furniture Because the community decided to use seating not only as a place to rest and socialize, but also as a way to express the character of El Sereno, it’s important that you begin by carefully considering the form, style and color of your furniture. The community planning process produced clear direction about type and style. Look back at the direction above and then search the internet to get a sense of the range of possibilities. Look at park and outdoor furniture vendor sites and also just search for images of benches and street furniture for inspiration (see the Street Furniture LInks page in the Work Plan Tools section for ideas on how to start). Collect a wide range of images and then as a group narrow them down to your top 3-4 for each category— table, bench, umbrella. Now make your final choices considering the which pieces: • reflect the character of El Sereno • stand out in a way that would make Huntington Dr. in El Sereno distinct from the stretches to the north and south • will stand up well over time on the street and be easily maintained • are affordable enough to spread across downtown over time. • go together well as a set. (you might select pieces from one line of furniture or mix and match) Your final choices may be available directly from a vendor or may be something that would be custom or community built. Custom or community built furniture has the biggest impact because it is unique and particular to the place, but creating furniture that will pass muster with permitting officials takes knowledge and patience. So, before you take this route be sure you have someone on your team with experience who is ready to work through the process (see the Action Resources List in the Work Plan Tools section).
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you look for locations and recruit support from adjacent business people.
Step 3: Gain Permission from Adjacent Business Before investing more time on a specific location, you want to be sure you have the consent of the adjacent business owners or residents. The business owners or residents do not have to approve the design, and they do not have any responsibility for the project, but they must not “object” to the installation of furniture in front of their property. Approach the neighbors directly adjacent to your site with the “Non Objection Letter” in the Work Plan Tools section. Share your excitement about making improvements to the neighborhood and be ready to answer their questions about who is responsible for maintenance and liability (see below). Step 4: Create a Refined Installation Map Now that you a list of locations with adjacent owner support and specific furniture chosen, you should return to each location to create a refined map of your installation for use in permitting. The priority is accuracy, not artistry. Using the “Sidewalk Improvement Base Map” in the Work Plan Tools section, draw the location placing and labeling the curb, storefront and all the sidewalk infrastructure—poles, utilities, trees. Now place your chosen furniture into the plan, double checking all the required clearances. Mark the dimensions of the sidewalk, the furniture and the distances between the furniture and curb, storefront and all surrounding infrastructure. You can refer to the “Example Sidewalk Improvement Base Map” to confirm you have all the necessary information. Step 5: Set a Budget Use the “Budget Worksheet” in the Work Plan Tools section to explore your options. By figuring out the cost per bench or seat installed, you can then adjust how much furniture you install to fit your budget or 13
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Step 2: Choose Locations With your furniture handout on your clipboard, walk the area you have chosen to focus on and look for locations that meet the criteria listed by the community on the previous pages. Use the “Sidewalk Improvement Base Map” to mark the specific locations that you like and that meet all the criteria. Identify 50% more locations than you would want or need because some will likely drop off during the permissions and permitting process.
Step 6: Raise Funds Use “Fund raising for Street Improvements Worksheet” in the Work Plan Tools section to create a plan. As the worksheet suggests, the first stop in your fund raising drive should be the active local organizations— the neighborhood council, the chamber of commerce, local arts organizations. Not only are these groups the most interested in local improvement, but also broader funding sources will want to know you tried locally before approaching them. To your advantage, sidewalk seating is highly visible and permanent—things donors love—and a natural location for donor thank you plaques or memorial messages. Step 7: Create and Sign Maintenance Agreement/Secure Liability Coverage Taking the next step forward requires completing an “adoption” agreement with the City of Los Angeles under which a community entity commits to maintain the improvements in exchange for the City permitting them and providing liability insurance. It’s a good deal given the challenges and costs of insurance. The key task for you is finding a community organization or business ready to take responsibility for maintenance. The details of the process are laid out in the “Maintenance Agreement” page in the Work Plan Tools section. Step 8: Submit for Permits The City’s Board of Public Works’ Office of Community Beautification will guide you through the permitting process. If you have completed steps 1-6, then permitting will just be a matter of paperwork and unfortunately waiting, often 3-4 months or longer. Use the “Permitting Checklist” in the Work Plan Tools section to get prepared and then contact Community Beautification at the listed numbers. Step 9: Refine Plans as Necessary for Permit Approval Often permitting agencies will require one or more adjustments in your plans before approving a project—they may want more space between a bench and light pole or between pieces of furniture. If you can just say “yes” and figure out a way to meet all their requirements, your project will quickly be approved. Step 10: Order Furniture Once your permits are issued, you can order your furniture—from the vendor, your custom fabricator or your volunteer furniture team.
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Step 11: Install Furniture Sidewalk furniture can be easily installed using concrete inset anchors. Usually a community member will be familiar with this installation technique—if not, check the construction page in the resource section.
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Step 12: Celebrate Don’t miss the chance to celebrate your success, thank everyone who helped make it happen and launch the next project! Do it right at the site of installation to call attention to the improvements and gather volunteers for the next phase.
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Sidewalk and Median Trees The Community’s Vision of Trees Creating a Shady Human Scaled Huntington Drive As the community planning process moved forward, trees took on two complementary roles in community members’ vision for Huntington Drive:
• And then, very importantly, trees where see as one of the best ways to bring the 156’ boulevard down to a more comfortable human scale. Looking at images from around the world, participants saw that is was possible to green and humanize very large streets with trees—and to do it without blocking clear views of business. In the final design workshops, community members considered a range of tree species and chose flowering Chinese Flame trees for the sidewalks and London Plane trees for the medians. Community members’ choice of London Plane trees for the median was influenced by wanting a relatively large, vigorous tree to help offset the scale of the Huntington Drive—London Planes play this role on major boulevards from New York to Paris. On the sidewalk, the existing Ficus trees were a significant consideration. After extensive discussion, participants decided to keep the existing Ficus trees because the shade they provided outweighed the 17
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• First, trees were critical to providing shade
problems they created by lifting the sidewalk. The same decision has been made in many Los Angeles communities where the dense, year-round foliage of Ficus trees provide essential shade. To balance the relatively dark, density of the Ficus, community members chose the light leafed, brilliantly flowering Chinese Flame tree, which they planned to plant everywhere a healthy Ficus did not already exist.
Next Steps in Creating a Full Tree Canopy
Chinese Flame Tree
Step 1: Review City Tree Planting Packet The City’s Bureau of Street Services’ Urban Forestry Division has prepared a packet to help you organize your tree planting effort and apply for the necessary city permissions. The packet is located in the Work Plan Tools section. Step 2: Contact Northeast Trees Under the City’s official tree planting campaign, Million Trees LA, each neighborhood has a designated tree planting support organization. Ours is Northeast Trees. Call (323)441-8634 and for the urban forestry coordinator. You can collaborate directly with Northeast Trees on each step of the process or you can use them as an advisor and resource.
London Plane Tree
Step 3: Choosing Your Planting Locations Next you need to decide where you want to plant trees. First choose which blocks—you could start with several blocks or organize to plant all of downtown. Then walk each block looking for available spaces roughly 35 feet apart (the City standard for our chosen species). On the median, finding locations will likely require removing other landscaping. Try to avoid proposing the removal of other mature trees as the Urban Forestry Division prohibits this unless absolutely necessary. The most challenging aspect of locating trees is finding sites that meet all the requirements for leaving space around infrastructure. The requirements are that trees must be located: 45 feet from an intersection; 20 feet from a utility pole; 5 feet from a utility cover. When you find locations mark them on the curb with non-permanent marker or paint and document them as required in the city tree planting packet. If you are unsure about a certain spot, don’t worry, the City will double check all your locations.
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Step 4: Apply for Permits/Organize Your Maintenance Plan The City Planting Packet that you reviewed in Step 1 leads you through the permit application process. The one step that requires careful consideration is determining who is going to maintain the trees. There are four major options: 1. you can seek volunteer residents and business people to care for each tree; 2. you can partner with a community institution—such as Barrio Action—or a school to organize volunteer maintenance; 3. you can collaborate with Northeast Trees to seek funding for their crews to care for the trees; 4. or you can approach a local organization—for example, the Neighborhood Council or the Chamber—to hire a contractor to maintain the trees—this could be Northeast Trees or a landscaping company.
Step 6: Acquire Your Trees and Supplies There are four options for acquiring trees and supplies: 1. raising funds from residents and businesses; 2. collaborating with Northeast Trees to seek City Funding; 3. asking for City funding directly through the council office, 4. or seeking funding from Neighborhood Council or another local organization. Whichever approaches you take, Northeast Trees can advise you on what you need, how much it will cost and where to get it. Be sure to include Step 7, Cutting Tree Wells, in your budget.
Step 7: Get Tree Wells Cut Once you have permits and funding, you need to get your tree wells cut in the sidewalk. Tree wells should be at least 3’x 3’ and optimally 6’ x 6’, but there is rarely this much space available on the sidewalk. A larger tree well give the tree more growing space, creates a greater permeable area to capture water and helps avoid any future conflict between roots and the sidewalk. Tree wells don’t have to be squares— often the sidewalk only has room for a tree well 3’ or 4’ wide, but you can still run the tree well 6’ parallel to the street. The Los Angeles Conservation Corps is organized to provide tree well cutting and pull 19
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All these options work. The key is to have one firmly in place—not just to get your permits, but also to be sure your trees survive and thrive.
the necessary A permits, but they only offer this service free of charge when funding is available. You also have the option of hiring a private contractor.
Step 7: Organizing Your Planting Day Tree Planting Days are wonderful community improvement projects because each person can make a visible contribution that they can follow day-to-day for years to come. However, a successful, smooth tree planting involves coordinating dozens of details, so no matter how you have approached previous tasks, be sure to consult with Northeast Trees or another experienced tree planting group to get all the details right. Step 8: Celebrate Consider ways to involve everyone in the success of bringing trees to Huntington Drive. Have a tree naming contest. Get school classes and businesses to adopt trees or blocks.
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The Community’s Vision of Beautiful, Well Maintained Planters While El Sereno residents envisioned great new possibilities, they also hoped that something could be done to revive and maintain the Huntington Dr. planters. These planters were installed many years ago as part of a Community Beautification project. Over the years many planters have become devoid of planting and some have sadly become virtual trashcans. The problem is not local. Street planters require a great deal of care because: 1) the small soil volume leads them to quickly dry out in the especially hot street environment , and 2) their location exposes them to abuse. Together these factors add up to short-lived plants. And, once there is more exposed soil than plant in a planter, it will start to attract trash and soon become a trash receptacle. However, these challenges can be overcome and it is worth the effort. A successful set of planters can have a huge impact on a street— bringing a sense of green and care way out of proportion with their relatively small size.
Next Steps in Reviving the Huntington Dr. Planters Step 1: Choose Plants that are Very Low Maintenance, Drought Tolerant and Dense The first step to lower maintenance would be to choose very low maintenance, low water using plants that still provide total coverage. 21
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Plants like this will thrive with weekly watering (and survive if a week or two is forgotten) and be dense enough to eliminate gaps that invite trash. Good options include: Ice Plant, Sage, Lavender, and Blanket Flower. Avoid the temptation to go with plants that are less than bullet proof because “they will look better.” They won’t look better after a few months on the street.
Step 2: Filling the Planters with the Right Soil, NOT Potting Soil Next you should fill the planters with soil with moderate water retention. This is counter-intuitive if you are a gardener because planter soil is generally engineered for maximum drainage to keep plants from drowning in water that can’t escape the pot. Our challenge on Huntington is different—historically the plants have died from under watering, not over watering. Bring a picture of one of the planters and your plant list to your local nursery or building supply yard (soil will be cheaper there). Explain the situation to the staff, and they will be able advise you on the best available soil mix. Step 3: Confirm and Recruit Caretakers Even after you do everything you can to lower maintenance, each planter will need a caretaker that provides weekly watering and trash removal and as needed replanting. (Need to check on current arrangement and go from there) Step 4: Organize Initial Planting and Ongoing Backup Instead of mobilizing one-time volunteers to replant the planters, organize an on-going committee of boulevard gardeners. This group would replant the planters, do weekly checkups for the first month and then gradually reduce their activity to monthly and then quarterly checkups as the plants and program got established. This wouldn’t have to be a big group. 6 or 8 people working in teams of two could checkup on all the planters and do the necessary touchups in 2 hours on a Saturday morning. Step 5: Remove or Move Poorly Maintained Planters Before They Drag Others Down One last important step is to remove or move planters that are consistently problems. One bad planter can give the impression that it’s OK to leave trash in planters and diminish the motivation of other business people who have committed to maintain a small piece of a green for the neighborhood.
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The Community’s Vision for a Lighter, Brighter Huntington Drive “Lightening and brightening up our downtown” is a central component of the El Sereno community’s vision for Huntington Dr. The most direct way to do this is obviously by improving street and sidewalk lighting. Throughout the workshop process participants proposed and discussed a wide range of lighting options. In the final workshop, community members prioritized two lighting improvements: • Converting the existing street lights to whiter, brighter LED fixtures. • Installing pedestrian lighting, particularly in the dark spaces under the dense shade trees on sections of Huntington Dr. Happily, since we complete our workshops, the City has installed
new LED fixtures on Huntington Dr.* (*Yet To Be Confirmed) , so the community can check off one of its objectives as achieved! Now, interested community members can move on to the next steps for installing pedestrian lighting.
Lighting Our Downtown’s Sidewalk, Particularly Under the Tree Canopy Even with whiter, brighter LED fixtures, street lights will not provide complete pedestrian lighting on the sidewalk, particularly under the canopies of street trees. This challenge will only increase as many more sidewalk trees are planted to create shade under this plan. 23
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Pedestrian Lighting
Pedestrian lighting under tree canopies is very effective solution. The only challenge is paying for it. Happily State law provides a clear, if long, path to funding local lighting improvements. Under State Proposition 218 and City regulations, property owners are responsible for paying for the installation, powering and maintaining business district lighting. With this responsibility, comes the right to vote on whether or not to install lighting. The voting process has five steps:
Step 1: Decide the Scope and Extent of the Project A 218 lighting improvement district could be one or two blocks or the entire length of Huntington Dr. in El Sereno. In deciding the scope of your lighting project consider: • Where you are likely to get the most support—would it be a particular block or blocks with supportive landlords?
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through a downtown wide campaign that would capture public interest? • If you decide to choose blocks, which ones will be the best demonstration of the benefits of pedestrian lighting—setting you up for future 218 processes to spread the fixtures across downtown?
Step 1: Hold Off on Choosing Fixtures or Exact Placement of Poles On many projects in this plan the next step would be to pick your fixtures or locations, but with street lighting that is best tabled until after you meet with Bureau of Street Lighting (BSL). BSL will provide you with a list of approved fixtures to choose from and once they understand your goals, they will create a plan for placement the meets their guidelines and specifications. Step 2: Meet with the Council Office to Assure Support and Set Meeting with BSL While a Prop 218 Lighting Project does not cost the City money to install and maintain, it does require City staff time to design and review the plans and run the Prop 218 process. To get ready access to these resources, you want to have the full support of the Council District 14 office. So, meet with the Council District 14 Field and Planning Deputies to share your proposal, gain their support and discuss the best strategy for approaching BSL. 24
Step 4: Decide What Pole and Fixture Your Want to Propose Meet at group to decide which fixture and pole you want to propose. Look back at the overall goals of the project—which fixture will contribute the most to accentuating and defining the character of El Sereno in concert with the other improvements being made? Step 5: Monitor the Prop 218 Process and Rally Community Support Following the time line BSL provided at your first meeting, carefully monitor the finalization of the lighting plan and the Prop 218 process. Consider a public campaign to “lighten up and brighten up our downtown.” When the public forum is held, mobilize community supporters. While only land owners can vote, everyone can express their support. Finally, because the goal is 50% of those who vote, be sure supportive local land owners send in their ballots—with relatively low participation rates a few extra votes could really make the difference.
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Step 3: Meet with BSL (with Council staff present) to Launch a Prop 218 Process Happily, BSL loves lighting…and you are proposing to raise funds for more lighting, so you will find ready allies in the BSL engineers and staff. If they have a concern, it will be whether there is support to pass the Prop 218 proposal. So, before the meeting, talk to the most community minded landlords (often local businesses that own their own buildings) and come prepared with stories of their support. BSL engineers may also have technical concerns about what lighting can be installed, but after this meeting they will go out into the field to resolve these issues. You will leave this meeting with a clear time line of next steps and a range of fixtures to choose from.
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Tra sh Re cept a cles Trash Receptacles City of Los Angeles White Basket
The Community’s Vision of a Litter Free Huntington Drive The need for more trash cans and better litter control was a top priority of most workshop participants. Community members were clear: if the downtown couldn’t be kept clean, it couldn’t attract people whatever other new amenities were added.
Still while the need for trash cans was great, workshop participants wanted the receptacles to do more than just hold trash. They also wanted them to work with the other street furniture to reflect the distinct character of El Sereno. Community member imagined receptacles incorporating locally resonant designs in art metal or City of Los Angeles Green Basket (lid not included) mosaic. Trash can distribution and service in Los Angeles has relatively detailed rules which are explained below. However, whatever else the rules say, they allow you to encircle the actual can with a decorative cover that expresses the El Sereno spirit. Pubic use trash receptacles in Los Angeles fall into three categories: • White Baskets—white metal mesh trash baskets that the City puts out and services with regular pick up. • Green Baskets—aka Adopt-A-Basket green metal mesh trash baskets that the City distributes for free with a regular supply of trash liners, but no trash service. Other Receptacles
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• All Other Receptacles—trash receptacles chosen, placed and serviced by adjacent business people.
Each category of receptacle also offers different décor options: • White Baskets cannot be decorated in any way as the City requires them to be standard to allow efficient pickup and maintenance. • Green Baskets can be decorated in any manner approved by the Bureau of Street Services and, possibly, the Department of Cultural Affairs, if your décor rises to public art. For example, you could change the color of the cans, add cut metal designs welded onto the mesh, or even encircle the basket with a mosaic cover. The Office of Community Beautification, which coordinates the Adopt-ABasket program, is available to help you submit your basket decoration idea for approval. • Other receptacles—trashcans from street furniture catalogues or custom baskets—offer a truly amazing array to fit every style and neighborhood character, but they come with an added burden: they must be permitted as “street furniture” through the same process as a bench (see the sidewalk seating section). If you are excited about creating your own mosaic receptacles or purchasing custom cans that match your neighborhood, don’t be dissuaded by the added steps, just be prepared for extra time and effort. And, again, the Office of Community Beautification is available to help you each step of the way. An effective plan for Huntington Dr. trash receptacles will likely include, at least, two of these three types: • First, you would get as many White Baskets as possible, up to a complete set of one at each corner and each major trash source, like a corner store. These baskets are invaluable because they come with service, but they are also extreme limited, so you should plan that you will not be able to fill all the need with White Baskets.
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a receptacle to fill in the spaces between the White Baskets. You can either take advantage of the City’s free Green Baskets and liners or provide your own custom receptacles, depending on your décor desires as described above.
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that we did not mention the option of having residents, rather than businesses, place and service receptacles. It is possible for residents to adopt a basket under city policies, but experience has shown it is not realistic for residents to regularly pick up trash and dispose of it. You may notice that we are not listing one other possible option— residents placing and servicing receptacles. It is possible for residents to adopt a basket under city policies, but experience has shown it is not realistic for residents to regularly pick up trash and dispose of it. Local business with locations and trash service right on the street are the natural partners in successful trash receptacle programs.
Next Steps in Establishing a Full System of Trash Receptacles on Huntington Dr. Step 1: Map Locations Walk your chosen blocks and mark the locations that together would give the street full coverage. This is likely all the corners, where people naturally stop and drop trash and where people have learned to expect receptacles, and significant sources of trash, such as neighborhood markets and take out eateries. Step 2: Collaborate with City Council Office to Seek White Baskets with City Service Meet with Council District 14 field and planning deputies to present your trash receptacle plan and get their support in seeking as many White Baskets as possible. Step 3: Decide Whether to Fill Gaps with Green Baskets or NonStandard Baskets Before you go out to recruit business people to adopt trash receptacles, you need to decide what you are asking them to adopt—a City Green Basket or a Non-Standard Basket. Using Green Baskets allows you to jump right to recruitment and placement without any
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• So then, the key becomes recruiting business people to adopt
fund raising, design or construction, but as described above you miss the opportunity to add to the street with receptacles that match your local vision. If you go with decorated Green Baskets or custom receptacles, it is best to get all your approvals before starting to recruit businesses, so that you can share the final design and not run the risk of having to go back to everyone if the City requires changes.
Step 4: Recruit Business Adopters The City makes this easy with a formal Adopt-a-Basket program. The forms are in the Work Plan Tools section and at http://bpw.lacity. org/OCB/CBPrograms.html. Take the forms door-to-door signing up businesses to fill all the gaps in your map. Step 5: Submit and Track Fulfillment To assure follow through, submit the forms yourselves (rather than leave them with the businesses) and then track their fulfillment. Budget and staff cuts are making City workers’ jobs harder—so give them a little slack, but also know you have to follow-up to be sure your request is fulfilled. And, as always, nothing will bring you better service than a heartfelt thank for work well done. Step 6: Monitor Maintenance Schedule monthly walks to check on all the receptacles to make sure they are being services and remain in good repair. Call Bureau of Sanitation at (213) 840-2146 to get damaged cans replaced. Offer what help you can if the business person is having trouble maintaining the can, and don’t hesitate to suggest eliminating a basket that goes consistently unmaintained.
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Co mmu n i t y Bu l l et i n B o a rds
Community Bulletin Boards The Community’s Vision of Downtown as the Place to Share Neighborhood News El Sereno community members saw their downtown as the place you saw neighbors and caught up on what’s new—so community bulletin boards seemed like a natural addition. In the workshops, participants placed community bulletin boards at key intersections and downtown destinations—like the Post Office and Food for Less. Residents wanted bulletin boards that were partially reserved for official news from City offices, the Neighborhood Council and similar organizations and partially available for first-come-first serve posting. The design, approval and installation process for community bulletin boards is the same as for as for benches and other street furniture— you find a location that fits your needs and City regulations, sign a maintenance agreement, submit your proposal for review and permitting, raise the necessary resources and then install the project. Please refer to the Street Seating section for a detailed outline of these steps. There are three important considerations that are different for community bulletin boards:
Who is going to manage the bulletin board? Bulletin Boards are like the old school version of a web page—they require regular updating to remain accurate and relevant. So the first question in planning a bulletin board installation is finding 31
You can make your own bulletin board with space for official and public notices or you can order as range of models on line (see Street Furniture Links in Work Plan Tools section).
organizations or businesses that have the motivation, structure and resources needed to update the board on a biweekly, or at least monthly, basis. The Neighborhood Council, the Chamber of Commerce and Barrio Action, for example, would all fit these criteria. So could an individual business that had a daily sidewalk presence—such as a café, the hardware store or a market.
Where are the best locations? The best locations have a balance of two factors: they are natural cross-roads and gathering places and they are on the regular route of whoever will be managing the bulletin board. You want to make it natural for people to see the news as they get their daily coffee or pick up groceries for dinner…and you want the manager to see the board regularly without having to make a specific trip. And, on the technical side, will you need to consult an engineer? When a piece of street furniture rises above 36” and has the potential to fall on top of someone, the City requires that a licensed engineer review and stamp the installation drawings. This can be a barrier because the engineer’s review can cost more than the bulletin board itself—from $1000-3000. You have three options: 1) hang the bulletin board on the wall of a building, in which case no engineer review is required; 2) find an engineer in the community who will volunteer his/her services; 3) or raise the necessary funds. The wall next to the entrance of a popular neighborhood business is a great location, so start by trying to find a good wall and willing business person.
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Street Art The Community’s Vision for Only in El Sereno Street Art
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At every workshop, participants spoke out for not just making functional improvements, but also artistically expressing the history and culture of the community. While many ideas where supported by some participants, only one idea received almost unanimous support—art metal signs, like the example on the right, to be hung from utility poles throughout Downtown. Community members even came to consensus on an initial design expressing El Sereno’s Route 66 history. The steps for creating and installing these art metal signs are outlined The example of street pole art below. above inspired El Sereno residents to create this local design during
Before moving to implementation, it is worth noting that participants’ our community workshops desires for artistic improvements are also expressed in other areas of the action plan—from mosaic benches and trash cans to the choice of brilliantly color Chinese Flame trees—so while the plan might include one specific “art” project, implementing the plan will create a much more beautiful, artistic boulevard.
Next Steps in Creating and Install Art Metal Route 66 Signs Step 1: Create an Initial Design To effectively share this idea with other community members and the City officials you need a clear initial design that your whole group supports. Start with the sketch on the right that came out of the community design process. Find a member of the group that likes to draw or do digital graphics. Organize a group discussion where 33
everyone sketches ideas and together you create just the right sign. Then have your artistic member draw up the idea on letter size paper. If a member is good at digital renderings, you can also create an image showing the impact of hanging the signs all down the Drive. Don’t spend money on graphics yet or worry about your rendering being perfect. For now, what is important is just to communicate your idea.
Step 2: Draft a Proposal To implement this project, you will need to win the support of the Council Office and the Bureau of Street Lighting (BSL). It’s best to call the signs “neighborhood markers” rather than “art,” otherwise you may also need the approval of the Cultural Affairs Department. Get prepared to win support by drafting a brief proposal—2 pages or less plus the illustration. The proposal should explain your vision, why you want to hang the signs, where you want to hang the them and what your are proposing will look like. Also include: • the number of signs you propose to hang (count the poles and consider if you want to hang a sign on every pole, every second etc.) • their proposed size (go out and take a look at different signs and pole banners. When you find the one that looks like the right size, actually measure it because things tend to look smaller than they are in the wide open space of the street.) • the sponsoring organizations and contact information. If you know of a good example of local art metal pole signs, you may also be able to find out what they cost to create and install and thus include a budget in your proposal. But, don’t worry if you don’t have this information yet. Really, you need to talk the BSL first, find out what they are going to require and then design and budget based on those specifications.
Step 3: Meet with the Council Office and then Bureau of Street Lighting Call the Council Office and ask for a meeting with a Field Deputy and a Planning Deputy. Together, they will be able to advise you on how to refine your proposal and then help you set up a meeting with the Bureau of Street Lighting. When you meet with BSL, expect to hear a number of reasons why it would be hard implement your proposal. Don’t be discouraged. This is exactly what you need—the list of the challenges you must overcome and standards you must meet. Once 34
you have this information, you can focus on the final design work needed to win approval.
Step 4: Create Final Design in Collaboration with Your Fabricator (and Artist) It is usually easiest and most efficient if you develop your final design in close collaboration with the people who are actually going to make the signs—the fabricators. They have specialized knowledge that will enable them to understand and meet BSL requirements. Also, if you plan to involve an artist or graphic designer to create the final rendition of the sign, now is the time to do it. They too will want to work closely with the fabricator. You can find art metal sign fabricators listed under “art metal,” “metal fabricators” and “sign makers or fabricators.”
Step 6: Raise Funding Now that you have a final design approved for installation, you are ready to raise funds. Costs before fabrication should be minimal— making copies of the proposals, possibly paying an artist for a final rendering—so you can likely wait until now to raise funds. That’s a big advantage because it will be much easier to raise funds when you can tell potential donors the project is fully approved by the City and all you need is their support to move forward with installation. See the “Raising Funds for Huntington Dr. Improvement Projects” sheet in the Work Plan Tools section for detailed advice on collecting the resources you need. And, be sure to take advantage of the unique visibility of pole art. Just like you see large corporations sponsoring Citywide art events on banners, you can get local El Sereno businesses to adopt a sign or a whole block of signs. Consider going businessto-business seeking sponsors—and before you hit the streets, try to arrange a few initial sponsors through your network, so that you can ask additional business to join “X, Y and Z” in sponsoring the project.
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Step 5: Return to BSL for final Approval With the help of the council office, arrange a follow-up meeting with BSL to consider your refined proposal. If you have met all their requirements, you can expect approval, but don’t expect it on the spot. Final reviews and formal approval tends to take several months.
Step 7: Have Signs Fabricated and Installed Once you have raised your funds, you can order your signs and arrange the installation. Because of the particular challenges of installing signs on utility poles, BSL will require that all the work be done by an approved contractor—so once you’ve done the hard work of steps 1-7 you can sit back and watch the signs go up.
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Bicycle Parking The Community’s Vision for a Bicycle Friendly Huntington Drive
While implementing bike lanes is beyond the scope of this plan, community members also expressed strong support for bike lanes on Huntington Dr.
Next Steps in Installing Bike Racks Throughout the Downtown The City bike parking program makes installing bike racks across Huntington Dr. the easiest project in the entire plan:
Spring St. Bike Lane & Parking
Step 1: Choose Locations Walk the blocks you want to cover and find best locations for bike racks. For each location, note the address of the adjacent home or business and the location in relation to a fixed landmark, like a pole or tree (e.g. 3’ south of street light). The City has several broad criteria for approving racks: avoid conflicts with pedestrians, parked vehicles and bus loading, stay away from building entrance ways or crosswalks. Given how broad these guidelines are, your best approach is to select the locations that make most sense to you as people who use the street and then allow the City inspectors to make any refinements. Bike Parking in Highland Park 37
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From the first kickoff event onward, El Sereno community members included bike parking in every list of elements and every drawing LA DOT Bike Parking of their vision. In the final design workshop, participants decided to distribute on-sidewalk bike racks throughout downtown.
Also take a look at the next step. It may be best to look for locations and seek support from the local business at the same time because you don’t really know if you have a location you can count on until you have support of the adjacent business.
Step 2: Signing Up Each Adjacent Business for a Bike Rack The rack program is set up with the expectation that individual business people will be applying for a rack in front of their store. So, to organize bike rack installation for El Sereno’s downtown, your next step would be going business-to-business asking businesses to complete the simple request form, which is included in the Work Plan Tools section. You can explain to business people that the City will install and maintain the rack at no expense, bringing them more customers at no cost. If they want more information, you can refer them to bicyclela.org/Parking.htm#Sidewalk. Step 3: Submit Requests and Track Progress As you collect rack request forms, submit them for fulfillment at bicyclela.org/RackRequest.htm. Then track the installation. If any questions or problems arise, call City Bike Services at 213-972-4962.
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Wor k Pla n To ols Work Plan Tools This section contains Tools for Action. These are the nuts and bolts of moving forward on all of the elements in the previous sections. Here you will find worksheets for planning, resources and documents necessary to make your favorite improvement a reality.
Action Resources List Street Furniture LInks Improvement Area Base Map Sidewalk Base Map Non Objection Letter Maintenance Agreement for Community-Based Projects on Private Property Raising Funds for Huntington Dr. Improvement Projects City of Los Angeles Applications, Forms & Agreements: Sidewalk Improvement Projects Adopt-a-Median Application Packet Maintenance Agreement for Community-Based Projects in the Public Right-of-Way
Bicycle Parking Bike Parking Maintenance Agreement
Sidewalk Seating
Art Public Art Division Approval Process
Street Furniture Placement Regulations
Trash Receptacles Adopt a Basket Letter of Understanding Trash Liner Request Form
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Action Resources List Below is a listing of many of the local and citywide organizations that can assist you with your projects. Each listing is preceded by a series of boxes letting you know what the organization can offer. Don’t be bashful in calling these groups. In one way or another, they exist to support projects like your’s. Some of the organizations can be hard to reach, but don’t take that as a sign they are not interested or can’t help—they are just very busy trying to do a lot with limited resources. Keep calling and emailing to reach them…and when you make contact, you will find them very helpful.
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Happily, the internet gives you quick access to an amazing array of street furniture. First, take a little time to check out all the sites below—it is really worth getting a overview of the options before making any choices. And then, if you have more time try Googling “street furniture,” “outdoor furniture, “ or the particular piece you are looking for--“bench” “trash receptacle”—and you might find additional inspiring options. Be aware that street furniture takes a beating once it is installed and you generally get what you pay for—so if two companies have a bench that looks just alike, but one costs half as much, it probably will last half as long or less. One exception to this rule is finding reasonably priced knock-offs of high style furniture. High style benches can cost $2000-4000 and their $1000-$1500 knock-off cousins are just as durable. Just avoid the $500 version that will cause you problems for years to come. Below is a sampling of furnishing vendor in rough order of price and target market from basic but good to top quality and design without going overboard (we’ve left out the real vogue stuff ): http://belson.com/ http://www.theparkcatalog.com/ http://www.columbia-cascade.com/ http://www.keystoneridgedesigns.com/ http://www.landscapeforms.com/
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Step Two: Sketch your design elements using the guidelines below to help you decide the best elements and locations to place new elements.
Step One: Draw the existing site elements on your sidewalk plan including existing trees, parking meters, street lights, pedestrian crossing and street corners, and names of adjacent businesses and unique building features (i.e. built in planters, etc.)
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City of Los Angeles Board of Public Works 200 North Spring Street, Room 356 Los Angeles, CA 90012
Dear City of Los Angeles Board of Public Works, I am the owner/leaseholder/tenant of __________________________________________ (address). Members of my community are proposing to install street furniture on the sidewalk adjacent to my property. I do not object to the furniture being installed next to my property and I appreciate all hard work my neighbors are doing to improve our community. Yo soy el propietario / arrendatario / inquilino de ______________________________ (direcci贸n). Los miembros de mi comunidad se propone la instalaci贸n de mobiliario urbano en la acera al lado de mi propiedad. No me opongo a los muebles que se instal贸 al lado de mi propiedad y yo aprecia todo el trabajo duro de mis vecinos est谩n haciendo para mejorar nuestra comunidad.
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Letter of Non-Objection to Street Furniture Project from Adjacent Business or Residence
MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT FORCOMMUNITY-BASEDPROJECTS
ON PRIVATE PROPERTY DATE: _____________
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TERMS: THE PROJECT SPONSOR HEREBY PLEDGES TO: ASSURE ALL ASPECTS OF THE PROJECT COMPLY WITH MUNICIPAL REGULATIONS MAINTAIN THE PROJECT INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: regularly cleaning the furniture and site, emptying trash receptacles, watering and nurturing plants, monitoring for graffiti and arranging for removal; monitoring for damage and arranging for repair. COMPLY WITH ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS LISTED BELOW: ____________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________
The sponsor agrees to maintain the site improvements in perpetuity. If the sponsor fails to maintain the project, the sponsor will remedy the problem or remove the project within in 30 days. ______________________________________________ Name and Title of Person Signing for Sponsor ______________________________________________ Signature
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This Action Plan focuses on the low cost improvements that can have a big impact on improving Huntington Dr. Still, completing almost any street improvement requires some money. Below we have listed the most accessible general funding sources that match the improvements prioritized by the El Sereno community. Some of the sections of the Action Plan also list additional sources that are particular to that kind of improvement. Beyond the sources we have included in the Plan and below, there is a great array of foundations, grants and programs that might fit your specific proposal. As part of your fundraising effort, contact the 14th District Council Office (323-254-5295) and the Office of Community Beautification (213-978-0226) to get advice and referrals on additional possible sources.
LA32 Neighborhood Council Neighborhood Councils receive annual budgets to support community projects, events, services and their own operations. A funding application for any of the improvements in this plan would be very competitive. The Action Plan fulfills the El Sereno Council’s local improvement vision and each project in it provides the Council with an opportunity to demonstrate its impact in a permanent and visible way. To get the details on how to apply for funding, call the Council at (323) 256-8921.
Local Businesses The businesses immediately adjacent to your project area are likely the most significant and immediate beneficiaries of your work, so approach each one and ask for support. It will help if you ask for discrete, identifiable contribution—like $200 to sponsor a tree or $500 to sponsor a bench—and tie that contribution to the improvement closest to the business. When possible, offer to recognize the sponsorship with a plaque or sign on the improvement. Depending on your other sources of funds, the “sponsorship” doesn’t have to equal the entire cost of the improvement (which is often too big of an ask for one business)—it can just be the gap you need to fill or an amount that seems like a reasonable request. Local businesses are also great sources for donated materials—construction materials from the hardware store, volunteer refreshments from the market or eatery. Again, tie the request to the improvements closest to the business and offer recognition at the volunteer event and permanently on the project where appropriate.
Home Depot Home Depot is one area business with an established grant program for community improvement projects. Home Depot gives grants that cover purchasing materials at their stores—which can really cover almost anything when you consider everything that is available in store, on-line and on special order. For more information, go to: http://homedepotfoundation.org/page/applying-for-a-grant
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Raising Funds for Huntington Drive Improvement Projects
The Community Beautification Grant Program and the Office of Community Beautification For over a decade, the Community Beautification Grant Program was the go-to source for improvement projects like those featured in this Action Plan. Unfortunately in 2010, the program was suspended because of the City’s major fiscal deficit. While the grant program is currently on hiatus, the staff of the Office of Community Beautification is an unmatched resource for advice and referrals. As part of your search for funding, you should call OCB at (213)978-0226 and ask if they can point you in the direction of the best funding sources.
The 14th District City Council Office The 14th District City Council Office demonstrated its commitment to improving York Blvd. by sponsoring this Action Plan, all the community gatherings that created it and the immediate projects that have kicked-off it’s implementation. The District Office can help you raise funds from the sources above by providing a letter of support. And, if you don’t succeed with these sources, the Council Office can provide advice and referrals to other sources. As a last resort, the Council Office can sometimes access City funding, but these resources are very limited, so it is always best to first apply to all the other possible sources. You can call the El Sereno Field Office at (323) 226-1646 or the City Hall Office at (213) 473-7014.
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ADOPT-A-MEDIAN APPLICATION PACKET The Adopt-A-Median program is designed to encourage community groups to adopt medians or parkways, for purposes of planting and beautifying. To qualify for this program, the project must be: 1. Sponsored and submitted by a neighborhood-based organization such as Homeowners Associations, Neighborhood Councils, Improvement Associations, Block Clubs, Neighborhood Watch Groups, Chambers of Commerce and Beautification Committees. 2. Under $100,000 in total cost. 3. Below 36� in height from road surface for freestanding objects such as street furniture or signage. Acceptable exceptions to this requirement include but are not limited to murals on existing walls and/or new trees. 4. Free of improvements that require extensive technical review such as: alterations to the horizontal alignment of the street (i.e. changes to the street width, curbs, gutters, median locations/shapes, or traffic lanes), alterations to the water drainage patterns on the street, alterations to traffic lane alignment(s) or street parking, high voltage (120V) electrical equipment drawing in excess of 330 watts, fountains/water features requiring pump equipment, etc. If you do not meet the above criteria, please see the resource list and contact the Bureau of Engineering office in your district for information on the permitting process. Please read the guidelines following the application pages before you submit your package. Be sure that your plans follow all of the standards listed in the guidelines. Three (3) sets of the Application packet including attachments must be submitted to consider the application complete. The attachments include: 1. Completed one page application; 2. A letter of support from the Council Member presiding over the project location on City letterhead; 3. A letter of support from the Neighborhood Council (NHC) presiding over the project location on NHC letterhead; 4. A maintenance agreement and schedule (Determined in consultation with the Bureau of Street Services); 5. A photograph of the project site; 6. A listing of the materials that will be used for the proposed improvement, i.e. plant listing for a landscaping project including plant species, quantities, container sizes and spacing, irrigation equipment/system components, decorative paving materials, street furniture, community signage, etc.; and 53
7. Scaled (measurable) project plans showing the proposed encroachments/improvements in relation to property lines and existing infrastructure such as power poles, light poles, traffic signals, utility boxes, sidewalks, curbs, storm drains, trees, etc. Proposed improvements such as decorative paving, community signage, or furniture will require additional detail drawings or instructions that show or note how these proposed elements will be secured to the site. If any of the above mentioned items are missing from the application at time of submittal, applications will be returned to sender. All projects will require a revocable permit and either an A-or B-permit. The revocable permit and an A-permit shall be obtained on your behalf by Board Of Public Works, Office of Community Beautification (OCB) staff. All fees associated with a revocable permit and an A-permit shall be waived. For projects requiring a B-permit, your organization is required to apply for a B-permit and pay all applicable permit fees. Please allow 3 months or more for permit processing. Once you receive permits and all conditions are met, contact the Bureau of Contract Administration prior to commencing work for inspection. If the improvements involve digging, please contact DIG-Alert prior to digging. Please refer to the reverse side of the A permit for further instructions.
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“ADOPT-A-MEDIAN” NEIGHBORHOOD BEAUTIFICATION PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
This agreement between the City of Los Angeles and
(Community Group)
is to provide a means of improving, beautifying and maintaining City owned property (median strip or other public area) located at
(Location)
Please attach a plan or sketch and describe the proposal, including means to complete the project and expected completion time. If additional space is required, continue on reverse side of paper.
The Community Group agrees to:
Provide the labor and materials required to improve the adopted area, and further to maintain and water the area following completion of the project. Follow the plan as approved by the City with any special conditions or requirements.
The City of Los Angeles/Department of Public Works agrees to:
Help the Community Groups with the process of obtaining approval of this proposal. Pay for costs incurred by the City to investigate this proposal. Waive any associated Public Works permit fees for revocable permit and A-permit. Loan hand tools to the group working on the beautification project. Such items may include rakes, brooms, shovels, hoes, etc. Provide liability coverage through the City of Los Angeles SPARTA INSURANCE PROGRAM: Commercial general liability-Hazard 2. Coverage applies to all facets of the project approved by the City of Los Angeles. Consider performing such jobs as the situation may require, to the extent that resources are available.
For Community Group
(Title)
For City of Los Angeles
(Title)
Date
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Date
ATTACHMENT I CITY OF LOS ANGELES AGREEMENT ASSUMING RISK OF INJURY OR DAMAGE WAIVER AND RELEASE OF CLAIMS BY PARTICIPANTS In consideration of the City of Los Angeles (hereinafter “City”) permitting me, (Name of participant) to participate in the Board of Public Works, Adopt-A-Median Program, I do hereby agree for myself, my heirs, executors, assigns and administrators: That the City, its officers, agents and employees shall not be responsible or liable for any injury, damage, loss or expense either to me or my property incurred while I am cleaning, raking, shoveling, planting, or otherwise improving and beautifying public parkways and median strips, or engaged in similar activities. I further agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the City, its officers, agents and employees from all injuries, damages, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) that may arise out of, result from, or in any way be connected with the issuance of this permit for purposes described above. This waiver does not apply to injuries and damages that are solely due to the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the City or its officers, agents or employees. I hereby represent that I have carefully read and understand the contents of this document and sign the same of my own free will. Signature:
Dated:
(Signature of Parent or Guardian if Participant is under18 years of age)
Cognizant City Department: Department Contact:
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LANDSCAPE/STREETSCAPE GUIDELINES FOR ADOPT-A-MEDIAN PROGRAM I.
Drawings submitted to the City for approval should contain the following: 1. Site Plan drawn at 1/4” or 1/8”: min. scale showing what you want to do. a. Identify plants with symbols plus botanical and common names (use Sunset Western Garden Book). b. Label Materials: Boulders, stepping stones, stamped concrete, brick, gravel, benches, etc. c. Show mound limits and heights. d. Indicate plant sizes. We recommend: Trees Shrubs Accent or Flowering Plants Ground Covers
15 gal. min. size 5 gal. min. size 1 gal. min. size Flats
2. Identify the project in the Title Block (i.e., “Landscape Traffic Median on La Brea between Coliseum Street and Veronica Street). Also, list “submitted by” with name, address and phone number of contact person and date. 3. Include a small scale vicinity or location map (see illustration). 4. Plant and material list (see illustration). 5. Required Notes: See “Note Sheet” for common notation for use as necessary. II.
Technical Considerations: 1. All planting will require soil amendments (fertilizers ad mulches) refer to “Note Sheet” for our recommendation. 2. Many City medians have been treated over the years with herbicides, so you must test the soil to make sure that plants will grow. Contact the Streetscape Section at (213) 847-0881 for soil testing information and ideas. 57
LANDSCAPE/STREETSCAPE GUIDELINES PAGE 2 3. Where plant life is involved water will be required. Even for “drought-tolerant” and/or “native” plant species, supplemental water will be required for the first on to three growing seasons before the plant materials can survive on just annual rainfall. Give special thought to how plants are to be watered and by whom. We highly recommend an automatic irrigation system with battery or solar operated timer. We strongly advise against running hoses across streets or depending on citizens to cross streets to water. 4. Remember, SAFETY FIRST! Be careful not to obstruct traffic sight lines or distract drivers. Traffic sight lines refer to that area 3 ft. above road surface to 10 ft. to bottom of tree overhang – 50 ft. back from any intersection. Streetscape is best viewed from moving traffic at 30°. III.
Design: 1. Start your design with the selection and placement of trees. Trees are best grouped in odd numbers (3, 5) or they can also be evenly spaced. Trees are always your strongest element especially if they are of the flowering type. Tree species selection shall be in consultation with the Urban Forestry Division (213) 847-3077. Tree spacing in the public right-of-way shall be determined by the Urban Forestry Division. Trees in limited planting areas will require root barriers. 2.
Next, design your ground plane. Whatever you put on the ground can be emphasized with landforms (mounds). Total blanket ground covers will require more water than a combination shrub, tree, and groundcover mix. We recommend limiting the use of lawns or not using lawn as a groundcover altogether because of the required maintenance and water. Since the ground plane requires the most maintenance and water, we highly recommend you consider using textured or patterned concrete, brick or even river run stone. Decomposed granite is an acceptable pavement option, but is not as desirable as the more permanent hard surfaces. Any decorative paving used must be properly secured to the site; use mortar to secure any stone or brick that otherwise might be thrown or come loose and end up in the street. Use of a decorative paving material at ends of medians/to the noses is strongly recommended due to the abuse these areas receive from both pedestrian usage and vehicular accidents alike. Similarly, using decorative paving materials in smaller medians (areas less than 1,000 square fee) or 58
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narrow parts of larger medians (where the median is less than five (5) feet in width) is strongly recommended due to the difficult nature of watering and maintaining plant materials in these situations. 3. Middle height (1ft. to 3ft.) or accent points: A few scattered shrubs such as Raphiolepis, Pittosporum, Oleander, Agapanthus, Day-Lilies, Nandina, Junipers, etc., can work to highlight or accent the landscape. However, the middle heights are the most difficult to maintain and design. That range of plants requires continuous pruning. If you have a strong tree design and the ground plane is acceptable, you will not need to deal with the middle height areas. Boulders, railroad ties, and other decorative landscape materials may be used to provide additional middle height accents; these types of elements must be properly secured to their site and positioned in a manner that will minimize conflicts with pedestrian traffic (in sidewalk areas) as well as minimize vehicular damage (within medians) should an accident occur. A minimum longitudinal set-back of fifty (50) feet from the nose or ends of median islands is required for the placement of these elements. Boulders and other rigid decorative landscape materials must also have a minimum lateral set-back of two (2) feet away from any curb or edge of roadway. Street furniture (benches, trash receptacles, planter pots, bollards, community signage, etc.) are also considered middle height streetscape elements and may be placed within sidewalk areas and in certain limited situations, large medians. We recommend that any and all furniture elements are selected so that they match each other in color and style, as well as any existing street furniture, to provide a unified design statement. Other considerations to be made when selecting these furniture elements include ease of cleaning, replacement, and long-term durability. Street Furniture siting related challenges to consider when developing your project design or proposal are clearances for disabled accessibility, and possible conflicts with existing street elements such as driveways, alleys, business/residence windows, doorways, signage, utility boxes, utility/lighting poles, storm drains, fire hydrants, street trees, etc. All street furniture must be properly secured to their proposed sites with bolts, epoxy adhesives, concrete footings, etc. to prevent them from tipping over, being arbitrarily moved, or stolen. Street furniture installations should not be located within forty five (45) feet of a street corner, nor within existing bus stop zones, and must be located a minimum of 2 feet away from any curb or edge of the street. 4. Finally, overall design must be compatible with the surrounding area—look around! What trees or plants are already in the area or neighborhood? What are types of 59
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materials and colors being used on existing items like street light poles, sidewalks, transit shelters and adjacent buildings? Try to imagine what your new planting and the streetscape environment will look like in three (3) to five (5) years. Can others key off your improvement? Use your imagination by trying to visualize what your project will do for your area. Think, Organize and Commit! And of course, the Streetscape Staff is available to assist you at (213) 847-0881.
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STREET TREE GUIDELINES FOR ADOPT-A-MEDIAN PROGRAM
BROADHEAD TREES: 1)
The trees shall be trimmed one time per year, sprayed, removed and replaced as needed by Owner to meet the satisfaction of Urban Forestry Division of the City of Los Angeles, the Bureau of Street Services and Board of Public Works.
2)
All trees shall be watered once every twenty (20) days with a minimum of twenty (20) gallons of water per tree in the summer and otherwise in sufficient quantity to maintain proper root moisture.
3)
All trees shall be staked with a “Ready Stake” or equivalent stake and tied properly at all times. Stakes and ties shall be removed within two years or after trees can support themselves, whichever comes first. All tree ties shall be checked regularly to prevent girdling of the tree trunk.
4)
The trees shall be trimmed within 30 calendar days after planting to the American National Standards Institute’s (ANSI) A300 standards and to International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) guidelines for young trees in order to increase the trunk and root system stability, and to ensure public safety at all times and as required by the Street Tree Division.
5)
If any emergency of any kind should occur, such as the tree uprooting, or a limb falling onto private property or into the street area, it shall be the responsibility of the property owner to eliminate all debris at no cost to the City of Los Angeles. This shall also include all damages or injury costs if any should occur.
6)
Any tree removal shall be approved by the Board of Public Works.
7)
All future pruning shall conform to ISA and ANSI A300 standards as well as Los Angeles Municipal Code.
LANDSCAPING: 1)
All costs of said planting and removal, maintenance and/or repair of such landscaping and irrigation system located in the public way shall be at the property owner’s or agent’s expense.
2)
All weeds and debris shall be removed and hauled away as required by the Urban Forestry Division. 61
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3)
All sprinklers and the irrigation lines shall be maintained as required by the Urban Forestry Division.
4)
All dead plants shall be removed and replaced as required by the Urban Forestry Division.
5)
All vegetation shall be trimmed to provide clearance of the street and sidewalk at all times as required by the Urban Forestry Division.
6)
All vegetation shall be trimmed and maintained to a height of less than 36� above the street at all times as required by the Urban Forestry Division.
7)
All vegetation shall be watered and fertilized to assure survival of all vegetation.
8)
Control pests and disease to provide a healthy environment for plants and public.
9)
Any future modifications to the landscape plan shall be approved by the Urban Forestry Division.
PALM TREES 1)
The Palm trees shall be pruned and once annually. Tree removal shall be performed as necessary with the approval of the Urban Forestry Division, Bureau of Street Services, Department of Public Works.
2)
Palm tree pruning shall NOT be performed during the months March, April, May, or June.
3)
Pruning shall occur during seed head maturity.
4)
The public way shall be maintained in a safe condition at all times.
5)
The public way shall be kept free of seeds, fruit, and flowers at all times.
6)
Palm tree replacements shall be a minimum eight (8) feet brown trunk.
7)
Tree removals require approval by the Board of Public Works. 62
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OAK TREES 1)
Any paving in the drip line requires prior approval by the Urban Forestry Division and shall be of a permeable type.
2)
Soil excavation in the vicinity of an Oak tree shall be by hand where necessary to avoid excessive damage to the root system. The root protection zone shall be defined as the drip line PLUS ten feet.
3)
Excised roots and exposed roots shall be properly protected until trenches and other excavations are backfilled.
4)
No herbicides shall be used within 100 feet of any Oak trees dripline.
5)
Pruning of Oak trees shall require a pruning permit by the Urban Forestry Division and shall be performed by a Certified Arborist.
6)
Oak trees are fragile when there is a change to their environment. Therefore, a maintenance program shall be established to ensure the trees receive proper care.
7)
No ornamental ground cover shall be placed within the dripline of Oak trees. Planting material within the dripline shall be of a native variety compatible with Oak species and be approved by the Urban Forestry Division.
8)
As per the Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 46.01, any Oak tree removal or pruning requires a permit from the Board of Public Works or its agent.
9)
No landscaping or construction shall occur within the Oak trees protected root zone without the approval and permission of the Urban Forestry Division.
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TRAFFIC-RELATED GUIDELINES FOR ADOPT-A-MEDIAN PROGRAM
Landscaping - Plantings on an island are to be limited to a maximum mature height of 3 feet when driver visibility is required, particularly near traffic signals or other traffic controls. A minimum 3 foot walking path on an island is required for pedestrians to access the existing crosswalks. All planting proposals require the approval of the Department of Transportation to ensure that minimum visibility requirements are met. Tree Installations - Trees shall be located to minimize the potential for being struck by errant vehicles. When islands are near intersections, trees shall be planted no closer than 50 feet to the nose of the island. Islands that are located downstream from an intersection shall have trees planted no closer than 25 feet from the nose of an island. Trees should be planted centered between the two sides of an island. All trees shall be located so that the visibility of traffic signals meet minimum required distanced when mature. Sight lines between drivers and signal heads shall be assured in the planting plans for island installations. For purposes of illustration, a driver is required to have continuous visibility of traffic signal heads for a minimum distance of 325 feet to the stop line at that intersection for speeds of 25 mph. Fixed object installations other than trees - Median projects which propose fixed object installations, such as monument signs, architectural enhancements, etc. shall have these objects located in the same manner as described for trees. Whenever practical, the object shall be breakaway or crushable, to minimize risk to a driver of an errant vehicle. The fixed object shall be a maximum height of 3 feet and shall have a minimum 2-foot distance from the side to the adjacent island curb. Lighting - It is preferred that fixed objects on islands be illuminated by permanent, ground mounted, upward lighting. Lighting shall be steady when used on the median, with no repeating on/off operation which could distract motorists.
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NOTE SHEET Topsoil: Shall be of a uniform composition and structure, fertile and friable sandy loam containing an amount of organic matter normal to the region, and be free of roots, clods and stones larger than 1” greatest dimension, pockets of coarse sand, noxious weed, sticks, brush and other litter. It shall not be infested with nematodes or other undesirable insects and plant disease organisms. Topsoil shall be capable of sustaining healthy plant life. Soil Amendments: Fill into the top 6” of topsoil the following amounts of organic soil amendments per 1,000 square feet of planting area: a. 3 cu. Yards of Nitrohumus b. 2 cu. Yards of Nitrogen Fortified Redwood Mulch c. 100 lbs. Of Agricultural Gypsum d. 30 lbs. Of an All-Purpose 8-8-4 Commercial Fertilizer Planting Hole Backfill Shall Consist Of: a. 33% Specified Topsoil b. 33% Nitrohumus c. 33% Nitrogen Fortified Redwood Mulch d. Plus the following amounts of an All-Purpose 8-8-4 Commercial Fertilizer: 1. 1 gal. can – 2 tablespoons 2. 5 gal. can – 1/2 cup 3. 15 gal. can – 1-1/4 cups 4. 24” box – 1 coffee can (1 lb.) 5. 36” box – 3 coffee cans (1 lb.) 6. 48” box – 5-3/4 coffee cans (1 lb.)
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NOTE SHEET PAGE 2 Contour Mounds: Construct with specified topsoil and soil amendments. Mounds shall be placed and water settled to the satisfaction of the owner/Landscape Architect, and shall be constructed in a manner to minimize settlement and/or erosion and to provide adequate footing for placement of boulders when specified. Mound contour dimension refers to height above finish grade. Boulders: Boulders shall be characteristic of local native materials or river run granite with black strata throughout unless otherwise indicated. Natural irregularities in boulder shapes are desirable. Boulder selection shall be approved by the Landscape Architect prior to purchase. Boulder placement shall be under the supervision of the Landscape Architect/owner. Plant Materials: a. Quantities and Types: Provide quantities, and spacing as shown or noted for each location. Provide plants of the species, kinds, sizes, etc., as noted on the drawings. b. Plants shall be symmetrical, typical for variety and species, sound healthy, vigorous, free from plant disease, insect pests or their eggs, and shall have healthy, normal root systems, well filling their containers, but not to the point of being rootbound. c. Watering Basins: Construct a mound of soil around each tree and plant to form a watering basin 3” above finish grade. d. Replace as soon as possible, plants that show signs of failure to grow or those plants so injured or damaged so as to render them unsuitable for the purpose intended. Furnish plant and fertilizer as specified. Tree Stakes: Tree stakes shall be 2” diameter x 10’ long lodgepoles capable of standing in the ground at least two years, located on the windward side of the tree 30” into the ground unless otherwise indicated. Tree Ties: Tree ties shall be Cinch Tie or approved equal, located in two places. If irrigation does not exist at project location and is needed, irrigation plans should be included with package. Contact the Department of Water and Power (DWP) at (213) 367-2130 for information on installing a water meter if there is not currently one at the site. The approximate cost will range between $1,200 and $2,160 depending on the size of the pipe. Please consider the use of xeriscape or drought tolerant plants to conserve water. For projects proposing signage, signs must have a collapsible base and must not be over 3 feet in height. 66
MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT
FOR COMMUNITY-BASED PROJECTS
ON THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY
DATE: _____________
COUNCIL DISTRICT: _____________
AGREEMENT#: _____________
PROJECT INITIATED/SPONSORED BY: NAME: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ORGANIZATION: _________________________________________________________________________________________________ ADDRESS, CITY, ZIP CODE: _______________________________________________________________________________________ PHONE #: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
PROJECT SITE/STREET FURNITURE ADDRESS:
(If there is to be more than one site maintained by the same entity, include one copy of the Maintenance Agreement and attach an extra page with a list of all locations)
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
ENTITY MAINTAINING PROJECT SITE/STREET FURNITURE: BUSINESS NAME: _______________________________________________________________________________________________ CONTACT PERSON & POSITION: ___________________________________________________________________________________ PHONE #: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
SITE IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY):
TERMS
TREES
MURAL
VEGETATION
TRASH RECEPTACLE
BENCH
TABLE
PLANTER
OTHER ________________________________________________
TREES: To be watered on a regular basis. MURAL: Applying anti-graffiti coating after completion and as needed. If graffiti occurs, call 311 to have the graffiti removed. VEGETATION: Maintenance of the vegetation and keeping the site free from weeds and debris. TRASH RECEPTACLE: Emptying the trash receptacle as needed and replacing the plastic liner. BENCHES: Cleaning periodically. TABLE: Cleaning periodically. PLANTERS: To be watered on a regular basis. Cleaning periodically.
The City of Los Angeles/Department of Public Works/Office of Community Beautification agrees to: Help the community group through the process of obtaining approval and permits for this proposal. Waive the fees for the Revocable Permit and the A Permit. Provide liners upon request for the trash receptacles. Loan hand tools to the group working on the beautification project. Items available include rakes, brooms, shovels, and hoes. Provide limited liability coverage through the City of Los Angeles: Commercial general liability-Hazard 2. Coverage applies to all facets of the project approved by the City of Los Angeles.
OTHER MAINTENANCE DETAILS _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
I agree to maintain the site improvements in perpetuity. If the items are damaged, destroyed, or become hazardous in any nature, Bureau of Street Services should be contacted at (213) 847-3077 for immediate removal. I understand that the street furniture at this location may be removed and/or relocated at any time without prior notice. _______________________________________________________ Signature of Maintenance Entity
______________________________________________ Date
PLEASE ADDRESS ALL INQUIRIES TO: City of Los Angeles, Board of Public Works, Office of Community Beautification 200 North Spring Street, Room 356, Los Angeles, CA 90012 Phone: (213) 978-1041 FORM VERSION: 021611
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DETAIL LEGEND MINIMUM SET BACK CLEARANCES FOR SUPPLEMENTAL STREET FURNITURE PLACEMENT 1. FROM FACE OF CURB: PREFERRED MINIMUM CLEARANCE IS 2’-0”; ABSOLUTE MINIMUM CLEARANCE IS 1'-6” 2. PEDESTRIAN ACCESS ROUTE (PAR): PREFERRED MINIMUM CLEARANCE IS 5'-0”; ABSOLUTE MINIMUM CLEARANCE IS 4'-0 ”. PAR SHALL BE KEPT FREE AND CLEAR OF ALL OBSTRUCTIONS. 3. FROM STREETS, ALLEYS & RAILROAD CROSSINGS: 45’ FROM STREET INTERSECTIONS; 20’ FROM ALLEY ENTRANCES; 100’ FROM RAILROAD CROSSINGS. 4. FROM DRIVEWAYS & ACCESS RAMPS: 6’-0” FOR DRIVEWAYS; 5'-0” FOR ACCESS RAMPS TO/FROM CROSSWALKS OR STREET AREAS. 5. FROM BUILDING FIRE SAFETY EQUIPMENT/STANDPIPE CONNECTIONS: 3’-0” 6. FROM THE EDGES OF BUILDING PEDESTRIAN INGRESS/EGRESS POINTS: 3’-0” (INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO DOORWAYS, GATES, STAIRS, ACCESS RAMPS , ETC. ) 7. FROM SUBGRADE EQUIPMENT: 5’-0” (INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: STORM DRAIN CATCH BASINS, UTILITY VAULTS, GAS/WATER METER BOXES, ELECTRICAL OR TRAFFIC SIGNAL BOXES, BASEMENTS, BASEMENT DELIVERY LIFT DOORS, (SUBWAY) EMERGENCY EXIT STAIRWELLS, ETC.) 8. FROM ABOVE GRADE EQUIPMENT: 5’-0” (INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: UTILITY POLES, STREET LIGHT POLES, FIRE HYDRANTS, TRAFFIC SIGNAL CONTROL BOXES, METER PEDESTALS, TRANSIT SHELTERS, GUY WIRES, ETC.) 9. FROM TREEWELLS & PLANTING AREAS: 4’-0” (UNLESS STREET FURNISHINGS ARE DELIBERATELY INSTALLED AS PART OF A PLANTING AREA. STREET FURNISHINGS DELIBERATELY PLACED IN WITHIN PLANTING AREAS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A CONCRETE PAD BENEATH THEM) NOTES: I. ALL SUPPLEMENTAL STREET FURNITURE INSTALLATIONS REQUIRE BOTH A CONSTRUCTION PERMIT FOR INSTALLATION AND REVOCABLE PERMIT TO FACILITATE ON GOING MAINTENANCE, ISSUED BY THE BUREAU OF ENGINEERING. THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS DOES NOT MAINTAIN SUPPLEMENTAL STREET FURNISHINGS. II. SUPPLEMENTAL STREET FURNISHINGS CAN NOT BE PLACED ON SIDEWALKS THAT ARE LESS THAN 7'-0” IN WIDTH. III. DUE TO THE CITY’S CONTRACTUAL PROGRAM(S) THAT PROVIDE(S) TRANSIT SHELTERS AND BUS BENCHES, SUPPLEMENTAL STREET FURNITURE IS GENERALLY NOT RECOMMENDED FOR PLACEMENT WITHIN BUS STOP ZONES. SUPPLEMENTAL STREET FURNITURE IS OCCASIONALLY ALLOWED WITHIN BUS STOP ZONES AND APPROVED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS; ALL STREET FURNISHINGS WITHIN BUS STOP ZONES ARE SUBJECT TO RELOCATION AND/OR REMOVAL BY THE CITY AT ANY TIME
DRAFT
PREPARED BY :
CHECKED BY :
REVIEWED BY :
DIRECTOR : WILLIAM A. ROBERTSON BY : HUGH S. LEE, DIVISION ENGINEER ENGINEERING DIVISION 20
DATE :
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CITY OF LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS BUREAU OF STREET SERVICES REFERENCES PLANS
SERIAL/SKETCH NO.
SHEET
OF
2
2
5'-0" PREFERRED 4'-0" MIN.
2
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6'-0"
8
4
PEDESTRIAN ACCESS ROUTE
8' TO 10' (VARIES)
1
9
7
FACE OF CURB TYPICAL
DRIVEWAY
24" PREFERRED 18" MIN.
AREAS WHERE SUPPLEMENTAL STREET FURNITURE MAY BE SITED/INSTALLED (TYP.) 4'-0" 5'-0"
45' FOR STREET CORNERS 20' FOR ALLEYS 5'-0"
PROPERTY LINE CASE I FURNITURE PLACEMENT FOR SIDEWALK WIDTHS 8'-0" TO 10'-0"
6'-0"
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11' TO 20' (VARIES)
4'-0"
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AREAS WHERE SUPPLEMENTAL STREET FURNITURE MAY BE SITED / INSTALLED (TYP.)
5'-0"
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24" PREFERRED 18" MIN.
45' FOR STREET CORNERS 20' FOR ALLEYS 5'-0"
PROPERTY LINE
GATE, DOORWAY, STAIRS, RAMP, ETC. (TYP.) CASE 2 FURNITURE PLACEMENT FOR SIDEWALK WIDTHS 11'-0" TO 20'-0" + FACE OF CURB TYPICAL
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24" PREFERRED 18" MIN.
45' FOR STREET CORNERS 20' FOR ALLEYS 5'-0"
AREAS WHERE SUPPLEMENTAL STREET FURNITURE MAY BE SITED/INSTALLED (TYP.) 4'-0" 5'-0"
6'-0"
4 5 3'-0"
VARIES BASED UPON SIGHTLINE CONDITIONS
6
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3'-0" (TYP.)
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CASE 3 GATE, DOORWAY, STAIRS, RAMP, ETC. (TYP.) FURNITURE PLACEMENT FOR SIDEWALK WIDTHS 11'-0" TO 20'-0" +
PREPARED BY :
CHECKED BY :
REVIEWED BY :
DIRECTOR : WILLIAM A. ROBERTSON BY : HUGH S. LEE, DIVISION ENGINEER ENGINEERING DIVISION 20
DATE :
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Application for SITE PERMIT APPROVAL & CITY PERMIT 70
THE APPLICATION PROCESS A CHECKLIST
Congratulations on deciding to add trees to your neighborhood! To complete the process you have begun, fill out the application on the attached sheet, which requires the following steps: Determine the location and addresses of all the trees you want to plant. List all these addresses on the application. Obtain permission from each of the property owners (or from the property’s manager if the property owner lives outside of Los Angeles) on whose property you want to plant a tree. List these property owners on the application, and get EACH property owner to sign a “Permission to Plant and/or Care for a Tree” form. (This form is enclosed with the application; you might need to make copies). Organize volunteers who will care for the trees after they are planted. If the person agreeing to care for the tree (water) agreeing to or allowing the tree planting, they must also sign the “Permission to Plant and/or Care for a Tree” form. Make a map, showing clearly the streets where you want to plant trees and the location of each tree to be planted. (You could make a copy of a street map and use colored pencils or a highlighter to mark the streets and the tree locations.) Attach the map to the application. Take 3-4 photographs of the street or streets where you want to plant trees. Mark the photographs to show their locations, and attach the photographs to the application. Make copies of your completed application and all the signed forms you have obtained and, keep for your records. Submit the application, with attached maps and photographs, and all the signed “Permission to Plant and/or Care for a Tree” forms, to: Department of Public Works Bureau of Street Services URBAN FORESTRY DIVISION 1149 S. Broadway, 4th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90015 After you have submitted the application, a City inspector will visit the site. The inspector will determine the kind and exact number of trees to be planted, and will mark the location of each tree. Once the permit is issued you will begin organizing the actual planting. The Los Angeles Conservation Corps and TreePeople can help you with this planning.
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APPLICATION FOR SITE APPROVAL AND CITY PERMIT
• NAME OF PLANTING:
GROUP
THAT
WILL
OVERSEE
TREE
Address:
Person: Telephone: Signature: Date: Your application will be complete when you have the following: •
This completed form
•
A
signed
“Permission
to
Plant/Care
for
a
Tree”
form
for
EACH
property owner who will have a tree planted on his or her property •
A map of the area where you will plant trees
•
Photograph(s) of the area where you will plant trees
I understand that if an “A” permit is required for cutting concrete, my group will be responsible for providing and installing-within 5 days of the tree planting-standard treewell covers as per city specifications. _________________________________ Signature Submit the Completed application to:
Department of Public Works Bureau of Street Services URBAN FORESTRY DIVISION 1149 S. Broadway, 4th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90015 (213) 847-3077
Be sure to keep a copy of all materials you submit! 72
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Permission to Plant and/or Care for a Street Tree I, ____________________________, give my permission to have a tree planted/ agree Name in print/Nobre del firmante en letras
to care for the tree in front of my house or property in public right-of-way. I understand that the City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works manages the City’s street trees and that the Department of Public Works will approve the type of tree and its exact placement. I understand I will be required to water and care for the tree during its establishment period, estimated at 5 years from planting. The Bureau of Street Services of the City of Los Angeles will provide tree care guidelines to each street tree recipient. Signed/Firmado:____________________________
Date/Fecha:___________
Printed name of signer/Nobre del firmante en letras:
Please check one/Por favor marque uno
_______________________________________________
Property owner/Dueno
Street Address to be planted/Direccion donde se plantara el arbol:
Property Manager
________________________________________________________
Tenant/Inquilino
Zip Code/Codigo Postal:_____________________________________ Telephone/Telefono:________________________________________ Name and address of property owner/Nombre del dueno de la propiedad __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________
Mail to:
S:Fact Sheets/Permission to Plant and Care for a Street Tree
As a covered entity under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Los Angeles does not discriminate on the basis of disability and, upon request, will provide reasonable accommodation to ensure equal access to its programs, services and activities.
Urban Forestry Division: 1149 S. Broadway, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90015 www.lacity.org/BOSS
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A MAP Make a map, showing clearly the streets where you want to plant trees and the location of each tree to be planted. (You could make a copy of a street map and use colored pencils or a highlighter to mark the streets and the tree locations.) Attach the map here.
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PHOTOGRAPHS Take 3-4 photographs of the street or streets where you want to plant trees. Mark the photographs to show their locations. Attach the photographs here.
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BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS MEMBERS
CITY OF LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC WORKS BUREAU OF
CYNTHIA M. RUIZ
STREET SERVICES
PRESIDENT
WILLIAM A. ROBERTSON, DIRECTOR 600 SOUTH SPRING STREET SUITE 1200 LOS ANGELES, CA 90014
DAVID SICKLER VICE PRESIDENT
PAULA A. DANIELS
REQUESTS FOR SERVICE (213) 473-8410 Or (800) 996-CITY TDD: (213) 473-6600 FAX: (213) 485-9482
PRESIDENT PRO-TEMPORE
VALERIE LYNNE SHAW COMMISSIONER
YOLANDA FUENTES COMMISSIONER
ANTONIO R. VILLARAIGOSA MAYOR
Permission to Plant and/or Care for a Street Tree I, ____________________________, give my permission to have a tree planted / agree to Name in print/Nombre del firmante en letras.
care for the tree in front of my house or property in the parkway between the sidewalk and the street. I understand that the City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works manages the City street trees and that the Department of Public Works will approve the type of tree and its exact placement. I understand I will be required to water and care for the tree during its establishment period, estimated at 5 years from planting. The City of Los Angeles Bureau of Street Services will provide tree care guidelines to each street tree recipient. Signed/Firmado:____________________________ Printed name of signer/Nobre del firmante en letras:
Date/Fecha:___________ Please check one/Por favor marque
_________________________________________________________
Property owner/Dueno
Street Address to be planted/Direccion donde se plantara el arbol:
Property Manager
_________________________________________________________
Tenant/Inquilino
Zip Code/Codigo Postal:_____________________________________ Telephone/Telefono:________________________________________
Name and address of property owner/Nombre del dueno de la propiedad __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________
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City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs Public Art Division Approval Process All public art projects located on or over City property must be submitted to the Cultural Affairs Commission for approval prior to installation. Public art projects include any artwork placed in, upon or extending over any City building, street, avenue, park or other City-owned or City-controlled location. Following is the application material needed to schedule a presentation to the Cultural Affairs Commission. As part of the approval process, the art project must be presented to the Public Art Committee, an advisory committee to the Commission. The Public Art Committee reviews all public art projects and recommends them for approval by the Cultural Affairs Commission. Any comments made by the Public Art Committee must be addressed before the presentation to the Cultural Affairs Commission. The approval process consists of: 1) Completing the Application for Approval of Public Artwork, and gathering requested supporting materials; 2) Submitting an application to the Public Art Division; 3) Scheduling dates to present the art project to the Public Art Committee and Cultural Affairs Commission; 4) Appearing before the Public Art Committee to receive feedback and be recommended for approval to the Cultural Affairs Commission; and 5) Appearing before the Cultural Affairs Commission to receive a conceptual and/or final approval. If you have any questions please contact the Public Art Division staff at (213) 202-5544.
Public Art Division Department of Cultural Affairs 201 North Figueroa Street, Suite 1400 Los Angeles, California 90012 213.202.5544 Phone 213.202.5512 Fax
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City of Los Angeles – Department of Cultural Affairs - Public Art Division Application for Approval of Public Artwork
Applicant: (Individual Name or Organization Name, Address, Phone Number)
Proposed Meeting/Hearing Date: (Refer to Public Art staff for the meeting schedule)
Project Location/Street Address: (Also list major cross street in parentheses)
Location/Project Owner: (Name, Address, Phone Number)
Location Contact Person: (Name, Address, Phone Number)
Council District of Location:
Project Amount/Funding Source(s):
Artist: (Name, Address, Phone Number)
Project Title:
* This completed Application must accompany all materials submitted to the Public Art Division for both the Public Art Committee and Cultural Affairs Commission. 79
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Required Materials for application and presentation to the Public Art Committee and Cultural Affairs Commission – All materials must be completed and submitted to Public Art staff by 12 noon on the Wednesday fifteen (15) days prior to the desired review date/meeting. Public Art Committee – Must be arranged through Public Art staff. The following materials must be submitted to Public Art staff one (1) week prior to the submission deadline date of the Committee Meeting Date: Eleven (11) copies of each of the following: • Completed Application for Approval of Public Artwork • Written narrative (one page maximum), including design concept, materials and dimensions of artwork, and artist selection process • Drawings, renderings, material samples • Construction drawings, architectural site plans and/or color photographs showing location of artwork in building site or from street view • Fabrication & Installation Timeline • Itemized Budget • Evidence of community input, including community meeting date(s) and outcome(s) • Letter of Permission from the Location/Project Owner (if applicable) • Letters of Support from the Community (optional) • Maintenance Plan • Location Map indicating the area of the City in which the project is located • Material and color samples of surrounding architecture (obtain from architect) • Additional supporting documents to contextualize the project (as needed) Cultural Affairs Commission (Conceptual and/or Final Approval) – Must be arranged through the Public Art Division. The following materials must be submitted to the Public Art Project Manager one (1) week prior to the submission deadline date of the Commission Meeting Date: Eleven (11) copies of each of the following: • Completed Application for Approval of Public Artwork • Written narrative (one page maximum), including design concept, materials and dimensions of artwork, and artist selection process • Written response to any conditions or comments made by the Public Art Committee • Final drawings, renderings, material samples • Construction drawings, architectural site plans and/or color photographs showing location of artwork in building site or from street view • Final Fabrication & Installation Timeline • Final Itemized Budget • Evidence of community input, including community meeting date(s) and outcome(s) • Letter of Permission from the Location/Project Owner (if applicable) • Letters of Support from the Community (optional) • Maintenance Plan • Location Map indicating the area of the City in which the project is located • Material and color samples of surrounding architecture (obtain from architect) • Additional supporting documents to contextualize the project (as needed)
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City Department Fees and Fee Exemption Requirements Submissions presented to the Cultural Affairs Commission from other City departments are exempt from fees if they conform to the conditions provided in L.A.M.C. Section 11.08. To be exempt, submit a letter or call the staff at (213) 202-5544. All City department submissions shall pay a fee if reimbursable from Revolving, Trust, Bond or Capital Improvement Funds. If all or part of the proposed project is being funded in this manner, please state on your fee payment documents the fund number, type and percentage of project that is being used to calculate fees.
Regulation for Submission of Proposals 1) All materials must be completed and submitted before 12 noon on the Wednesday fifteen (15) days prior to the desired review date/meeting. Late packages will not be accepted. Applications will not be processed and scheduled for a hearing/agenda until the Public Art Division receives all required submittal components. 2) The presentation fee, based on the project cost, is required and covers conceptual and final review levels. 3) A presentation by the applicant, artist or community representative is required at each of the two hearings. 4) The Public Art Committee meets on the 3rd Thursday of every month at 11:00 a.m., except holidays. Unless otherwise noted, all Committee meetings are held at 201 North Figueroa Street, Suite 1400, in downtown Los Angeles. 5) The Cultural Affairs Commission meets on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of every month, 1:30 p.m., except holidays. Unless otherwise noted, all Commission meetings are held at 201 N. Figueroa Street, Suite 1400, in downtown Los Angeles. 6) The Commission minutes will be your only official record of Final Approval. Request a copy from Public Art staff. 7) Final approval by the Cultural Affairs Commission is granted for the specific design and one-time production presented. Please note: any changes to the artwork design as approved by the Commission may constitute another community meeting and/or presentation to the Public Art Committee and Cultural Affairs Commission. A “significant change” is considered one that affects the design, color, size, material, texture, installation, site preparation and/or maintenance of the artwork. Significant changes must be presented for another round of review and approval. Helpful Hints for Presentation of Materials in Front of a Review Board 1) Arrive on time and sign in. Find the Public Art Division staff member who is handling your agenda item and let them know you are present and ready. Understand that agenda items may be taken out of order, therefore you may be asked to present earlier or wait patiently to present later. 2) Bring larger/enlarged photocopies of the artist’s rendering or a series of images placed together to make one large display on a board at least two feet tall or wide. Glue or affix your presentation materials to a firm piece of cardboard or foam-core board. When you are called, place your large display(s) on the meeting room easels so the commissioners can view them from six feet away. Avoid passing around small images (unless a board member asks to see something closer), since passing things wastes times, creates confusion and often distracts people from the presentation. 3) Prepare a quick (3 minutes maximum) introduction to your project. A staff person will introduce you, the project, the project location, the artist’s name and selection process, the funding source(s) for the project and summarize the community’s involvement with the project. Therefore you should speak only and directly about the project’s aesthetics, concept, materials and color theory. 4) Stop speaking after the facts are presented. Ask the public board if they have any questions or concerns. Allow the board to direct the remaining 5-10 minutes of dialogue. If they have no questions or concerns, you will receive quick approval. Try to answer as many of their questions with “Yes” or “No”, or very brief descriptions. 5) It is best to remember these public board members of the Public Art Committee and Cultural Affairs Commission are also part of your community and have a great sense of whether your project is excellent, unique and/or safe; therefore, although your project might be ready for approval in the presenter’s opinion, and with the neighborhood and project supporters, be open to changes and compromises and be willing to promise alterations that do not directly contradict the choices and needs of the artist’s style, the community and the project sponsors. 81
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Adopt-A-Basket Order Form
City of Los Angeles, Board of Public Works
200 N. Spring Street Room 356 Los Angeles CA 90012 PHN 213 978 1041 FAX 213 978 0241 salyna.cun@lacity.org www.laocb.org
OCB WAREHOUSE REQUEST
All requests should be submitted at least 2 weeks prior to the delivery. Coordinator:
Today’s Date:
Delivery Date:
Phone Number:
Phone Type:
Salyna Cun Contact at Site:
Drop off Site Address and Type (i.e. business, residence, school): Special Instructions for Delivery:
Indicate the number of bags needed.
Standard City-issued Trash Bag 22 microns (25 bags per roll)
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Cross Street:
ADOPT-A-BASKET LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING Complete and return to Bureau of Sanitation via fax 213.485.2961
Name of Basket Recipient:
_______ ______
Telephone Number: Basket Placed At:
_____ ____________________________________________
Date: ___________Direction: n/e
_ n/w
_s/e _ s/w__ mid block ___
I, the undersigned recipient, agree to the placement of a waste basket, identified by a green band at its base, at the location(s) stated above. I understand that: (1) The waste basket is owned by the City of Los Angeles; (2) The waste basket must be emptied by me or my employees, in a legally prescribed manner, on a regular basis; (3) The waste basket will be removed by the Bureau of Sanitation, Solid Resources Support Services Division/SRSSD if it is not emptied as needed; (4) I will contact the Bureau of Sanitation/ LA City contact (South of Mulholland), Joel Zuniga @ 213.847.3069 cell & for Valley contact (North of Mulholland), Jesse Cruz @ 213.840.6162 cell, with 10 business days advance notice, if I decide that I no longer want the waste basket; (5) No language used on any plaques that may be affixed to the basket shall offer for sale or solicit the sale of any animate or inanimate object, any goods, wares or merchandise which the public may purchase at any time. Neither shall said language make reference to any commercial establishment, place of business, event or entertainment. Only the name of the individual/organization responsible for adopting the basket shall be used, and (6) Prior to the time that the basket is returned to the City, all plaques and other attachments shall be removed. _______________________________________ Recipient (Print Name)
_________________________ Email Address
Signature of Recipient
Date
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FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Yard: _____________
Map Page: ____________
Council District: ______________
Date Basket was placed: _______________ Date Basket Removed: ________________ Supervisor Approval: _________________________Supervisor: ___________________ Superintendent Approval: _____________________Superintendent: _______________ Once signed off on return to RenĂŠe to include in Database
CC: Javier Polanco, Acting Division Manager Bureau of Sanitation Solid Resources Support Services Division/SRSSD 83
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