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No. 14-9 April 2, 2014 continued on page 2 Groundbreaking for Machado Lake Rehabilitation Largest Project Undertaken by Prop O Rendering of what the rehabilitated lake will look like. l to r: Prop O COAC Vice-Chair Mark Gold, community member Martin Byhower, RAP Board President Lynn Alvarez, RAP Interim General Manager Mike Shull, Councilmember Joe Bus- caino, PW Board President Kevin James, BOS Director Enrique Zaldivar, Interim City Engineer Deborah Weintraub, and PW Commissioner Matt Szabo. On March 22, 2014, Councilmember Joe Bus- caino led the groundbreaking for the Machado Lake Ecosystem Rehabilitation Project located within Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park, 25820 Vermont Ave., on the border of Harbor City and Wilmington. Machado Lake is 45 acres and holds more than 70 million gallons of water. The water- shed that drains to the lake is about 20 square miles (over 12,000 acres) Machado Lake and the Wilmington Drain, which carries runoff to the lake and ultimately to the LA Harbor, are so polluted that they are listed as impaired under the Clean Water Act for eutrophication (algae caused by nutrient overloads in the water), toxic metals, and DDT and PCBs, banned organochlorines that still linger in this environment. Interim City Engineer Deborah Weintraub encouraged people to take a lot of pictures, “Because when the project is completed in three years, you may not recognize it.” She noted that this project marks the start of the 2nd phase of the restoration of the Machado Lake Ecosystem, “Last August, the BOE started construction on the Wilmington Drain project, which I can report to you is progressing well and is on schedule.” The Machado Lake Ecosystem Rehabilita- tion project includes in-lake improvements: dredging approximately 240,000 cubic yards of sediment from the lake bottom, installation of a 6-inch thick Aquablok clay liner and a 6-inch thick layer of sand habitat layer, remov- al of aquatic vegetation, replanting of littoral (lake edge) zone, installation of fishing piers (4), fishing zones (2), and dam improvements; Park improvements include two pedestrian bridges, a boardwalk, walking paths, inter- pretive signage, irrigation, and landscaping; Storm water BMPs - Installation of 5 storm water treatment units and two bioswales to treat incoming storm water, along with sedi- mentation bay at the inlet to Machado lake. Councilmember Buscaino, 15th District, em- cee’d the event.

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No. 14-9 April 2, 2014à áñ ç

Kevin JamesMike DavisMonica RodriguezBarbara RomeroMatt Szabo

continued on page 2

Groundbreaking for Machado Lake RehabilitationLargest Project Undertaken by Prop O

Rendering of what the rehabilitated lake will look like.

l to r: Prop O COAC Vice-Chair Mark Gold, community member Martin Byhower, RAP Board President Lynn Alvarez, RAP Interim General Manager Mike Shull, Councilmember Joe Bus-caino, PW Board President Kevin James, BOS Director Enrique Zaldivar, Interim City Engineer Deborah Weintraub, and PW Commissioner Matt Szabo.

On March 22, 2014, Councilmember Joe Bus-caino led the groundbreaking for the Machado Lake Ecosystem Rehabilitation Project located within Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park, 25820 Vermont Ave., on the border of Harbor City and Wilmington.

Machado Lake is 45 acres and holds more than 70 million gallons of water. The water-shed that drains to the lake is about 20 square miles (over 12,000 acres)

Machado Lake and the Wilmington Drain, which carries runoff to the lake and ultimately to the LA Harbor, are so polluted that they are listed as impaired under the Clean Water Act for eutrophication (algae caused by nutrient overloads in the water), toxic metals, and DDT and PCBs, banned organochlorines that still linger in this environment.

Interim City Engineer Deborah Weintraub encouraged people to take a lot of pictures, “Because when the project is completed in three years, you may not recognize it.”

She noted that this project marks the start of the 2nd phase of the restoration of the Machado Lake Ecosystem, “Last August, the BOE started construction on the Wilmington Drain project, which I can report to you is progressing well and is on schedule.”

The Machado Lake Ecosystem Rehabilita-tion project includes in-lake improvements: dredging approximately 240,000 cubic yards of sediment from the lake bottom, installation of a 6-inch thick Aquablok clay liner and a

6-inch thick layer of sand habitat layer, remov-al of aquatic vegetation, replanting of littoral (lake edge) zone, installation of fishing piers (4), fishing zones (2), and dam improvements;

Park improvements include two pedestrian bridges, a boardwalk, walking paths, inter-

pretive signage, irrigation, and landscaping; Storm water BMPs - Installation of 5 storm

water treatment units and two bioswales to treat incoming storm water, along with sedi-mentation bay at the inlet to Machado lake.

Councilmember Buscaino, 15th District, em-cee’d the event.

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l to r: Construction Manager Alvaro Prada, Deputy City Engineer Ken Redd, Commissioner Matt Szabo, Acting Deputy City Engineer Ted Allen, PW Board President Kevin James, BCA Chief Inspector Frank Rinaldi, Prop O Program Manager Kendrick Okuda, Hampik Dekermenjian (CDM Smith), Project Manager Julie Allen, Project Engineer Katie Doherty, Perry Cardoza (Nuvis), Tom Munoz (Nuvis) and Interim City Engineer Deborah Weintraub.

Photo by Bureau of Sanitation

Habitat restoration - Removal of invasive trees and plants, protection of native spe-cies, creation of 6 new wetland areas, and restoration of native willow and coastal sage habitat areas.

Lake water treatment - Installation of a phosphorus removal system, oxygenation system, and natural treatment wetlands, which will allow water to be recirculated, treated, and returned to the lake.

The design and construction of this project is being managed by the Bureau of Engineering.

Mark Gold, adjunct professor for UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and the former president of Heal the Bay, in an L.A. Observed blog post wrote, “This may be the most difficult polluted runoff and lake restoration effort that anyone has ever undertaken in California. A lot is at stake. The city needs to deliver a healthy lake and drain and a park in Wilmington that all the local residents can be proud of. And the water must comply with regulatory requirements to protect aquatic life.”

He went on to say, “As a founding mem-ber of the Prop O Citizen Oversight Advisory Committee, I can attest to the level of effort and creativity that has gone into the Bureau of Sanitation and Engineering plan. As an example, the Machado team is planning to use highly treated recycled water (sewage treated by microfiltration and reverse osmosis) to fill the lake when stormwater flows aren’t adequate to do so.”

The work is expected to take three years and the park will be closed during this time.

Funding for this project of $112 million is provided by Proposition O, a $500 million City water quality bond that was approved by voters in 2004. Other funding sources include Proposition K, Quimby, and a Coastal Conservancy grant.

Machado Lake - continued from page 1

Interim City Engineer, Deborah Weintraub, addresses the crowd of over 100 attendees. Photo by JuanCarlos Chan, Rec & Parks

The design was by CDM Smith in as-sociation with Parsons and the landscape architect was Nuvis. The general contractor is OHL USA.

Congratulations go to Kendrick Okuda, Prop O Program Manager; Julie Allen, Project

l to r: RAP Board President Lynn Alvarez, Prop O COAC Vice-Chair Mark Gold, community member Martin Byhower, Commissioner Matt Szabo, Councilmember Joe Buscaino, RAP General Manager Mike Shull, PW Board President Kevin James, Interim City Engineer Deborah Weintraub, BOS Director Enrique Zaldivar and RAP Superintendent Mark Mariscal give an enthusiastic sign of support. Photo by JuanCarlos Chan, Rec & Parks

Manager; Katie Doherty, Assistant Project Manager; Ken Redd, Deputy City Engineer; Alvaro Prada, Construction Manager; Jose Fuentes, Construction Management Division and everyone who worked on this project.

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l to r: Thuy Nguyen, Cheri Gaulke (Artist), Councilmember Bob Blumenfield, Jim Treadaway, Gerardo Hernandez, Dung Tran, Ryan Toles, and Nur Malhis.

Jim Treadaway speaking at the event.

Councilmember Bob Blumenfield presided over the grand opening ceremony for the new Vanowen Street Bridge was held March 20, 2014. In December 2010, a big hole created by erosion on the north side of the Winnetka bridge prompted officials to close the 275-foot span over the Los Angeles River to just one lane on each side, causing traffic bottlenecks.

Blumenfield said, “I’m proudly checking this bridge opening off my list of first-year priorities. This new bridge is 25 feet wider, it’s better lit and more attractive — but more importantly, it’s much, much safer.”

Los Angeles City Councilman Bob Blumen-field joined Kevin James, the president of the Board of Public Works, and other city officials at the bridge to take down the information sign about the construction.

“We in the community who rely on this bridge at times feel like this sign we are removing -- beat up, battered and worn,” Blumenfield said. “It’s been here a long time -- too long!”

Jim Treadaway noted that the previous 1956 bridge was functionally obsolete and seismically vulnerable, “In fact a section of the deck had failed just prior to the start of this renovation and traffic was constricted.”

This new renovated 3.2 million dollar Bridge Project included replacement of the entire deck structure and a widening of the bridge from 62’ to 87’, overall seismic strengthening, new street lighting, new architectural barriers, wider sidewalks and shoulders and incorporation of the artistic steel railing representing community history created by the artist Cheri Gaulke.

Additionally, under the bridge structure there is an added space for the ongoing bike

Grand Opening of the Vanowen Street Bridge in Winnetka

path which will provide safe access to the Los Angeles River Greenway Bike Trail running parallel to the River.

This project is a continuation of the many bridge improvement projects that have been completed in the last several years in Council District 3. These projects include the Tampa, Winnetka, Corbin, Mason, Canoga, & Victory bridges over LA River and the Strathern & Saticoy bridges over Aliso Creek.

The design of this project reflects the City’s interest in celebrating the Los Angeles River bridge crossings in addition to providing a

Councilmember Bob Blumenfield and Board of Public Works President Kevin James symbol-ically remove the project sign.

valuable link between communities along the Los Angeles River corridor which is the overriding vision of the Los Angeles River Re-vitalization Master Plan approved by Council in 2007.

Design was by TY Lin International and KOA Corporation. The contractor was Los Angeles Engineering, Inc.

Thanks go to Bridge Improvement Division head Jim Treadaway, Project Manager Gerry Hernandez, staff from the Bureau of Contract Administration, Bureau of Street Lighting, and Department of Transportation.

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Screw Pump Successfully Replaced for Hyperion Treatment Plant under Emergency Contract

1. Screw pump on truck bed waiting to be hoisted by crane.

Pump #10 was so badly cracked that it had to be cut into three pieces in order to be safely removed by a crane.

In late January, the fi rst replacement screw

Screw pump schematic

The fi rst of four large-diameter screw pumps was successfully replaced on February 26, 2014 as part of an emergency project for the Bureau of Sanitation’s Hyperion Treatment Plant (HTP). This replacement came just in time for a large storm that hit the region later that night.

The new pump is one of ten screw pumps, 125 MGD capacity each, at the HTP Inter-mediate Pump Station (IPS). These 12.5-foot diameter Archimedes screw pumps, weighing

over 53,000 pounds each, lift primary-treated effl uent to the height required for the effl uent to flow by gravity through the secondary treatment process (Figure #1). During wet weather fl ows, HTP requires that eight pumps be operational. With two pumps currently out of service, the new pump provided enough ca-pacity for the plant to handle the storm.

In April of 2013, Pump #4 at the IPS developed cracks in the barrel of the screw pump, rendering the pump unusable. Soon after, in July of 2013, Pump #10 had a similar failure. The ten existing pumps were installed over ten years ago, at approximately the same time and have similar run times. It is suspected that the remaining pumps may develop simi-lar failures. The Bureau of Sanitation requested that the Environmental Engi-neering Division utilize emergency contracting procedures to replace the two broken screw pumps and two addi-tional screw pumps at the IPS.

As part of this $3.34 million proj-ect, four old screw pump barrels, along with upper and lower bear-ings, will be removed and recycled, and four new screw pump barrels, along with upper and lower bearings, will be installed. The emergency contractor is United Riggers and Erectors.

In early January, Pump #4 and Pump #10 screw pump barrels and bearings were removed and recycled for scrap metal. The barrel of

pump barrel arrived from the factory in the Netherlands (Image 1). Installation (Image 2) and alignment (Image 3), utilizing a 300-ton capacity crane, occurred during February, with installation completed and approved by the manufacturer on February 26th (Image 4).

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and carefully placed by crane

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4. Successful installation3. Alignment

HTP Screw Pump Replacement - continued from page 4

Mayor’s press release:March 19, 2014 - Mayor Eric Garcetti today launched a new website that makes it easier for people to review the city’s finances by offering interactive graphs of the current and past budget, including multi-year trends and departmental revenue and expenditure details.

Mayor Garcetti’s budget website is at www.lamayor.org/openbudget and uses the cloud-based OpenGov Platform. It is being launched as Mayor Garcetti prepares to release his first budget as Mayor next month.

“My new budget website gives residents a better way to see how their tax dollars are being collected and spent, making LA city government more transparent and account-able,” said Mayor Garcetti.

Mayor Garcetti’s back to basics agenda is focused on making city government more efficient, responsive, transparent and ac-countable, and he has used technology as a key way to achieve this. The new budget information site compliments ControlPanel-LA, the web tool launched late last year by Controller Ron Galperin. ControlPanelLA is a searchable database of actual expenses and revenues since the city installed its current financial software system in July 2011. Open Budget is a searchable database of budgeted expenses and revenues going back five years to July 1, 2009. ControlPanel LA is best for looking for specific financial information -- Open Budget is best for analyzing budgeting information and trends. Together, they provide an unprecedented interactive window into the

details of the budget and finances of the City of Los Angeles for citizens and researchers.

In addition to the new budget website, Mayor Garcetti’s performance metrics web-site allows residents to monitor how effective city departments are in providing services. Mayor Garcetti also recently appointed the city’s first Chief Information Technology Offi-cer, Peter Marx, who helped launch this site.

“The City of Los Angeles is setting a new standard for public reporting and transparen-cy. By transforming their data into meaningful, actionable information, the city brings its immense data to life.” says Zachary Bookman, CEO and co-founder of OpenGov. “This is a wonderful opportunity to create engagement and strengthen the relationship between the City and the community.”

The Open Budget splash page on Mayor Garcetti’s website was designed by Signature Creative. “Signature Creative was thrilled to work with Mayor Garcetti’s office to help make the City’s Open Budget a user-friendly experi-ence,” said John Gheur, Founder of Signature Creative. “This cutting-edge website helps our city government better reflect LA’s reputation as one of the most creative and innovative cities in the world.”

In addition, Mayor Garcetti is using a new “Performance-Based” budgeting model this year. City budgets are usually created by taking the previous year’s budget and simply adding to it or reducing it. Performance based budgeting starts with identifying the desired results, and then spending decisions are made based on how to best achieve those results.

Mayor Launches Interactive Budget Website

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

Emergency ResponseAll employees should be aware of what is stated in Mayor’s Executive Directive EP-1:City Employee Responsibilities In the event of an emergency during normal working hours City employees shall remain at work and may be assigned duties that can be performed safely to assist in the emergency response and recovery.

The Mayor has sole authority to order a general release of City employees. General Managers may release individual employees as instructed by the Mayor and/or in accor-dance with their department emergency plan.

Whenever an emergency occurs outside normal working hours, employees in public safety operations shall respond according to established departmental procedures. All other employees are directed to follow news media broadcasts and comply with instruc-tions issued for City employees or respond in accordance with established departmental procedures.

Employees who leave their assignment without authorization when emergencies oc-cur during working hours, or who fail to com-ply with instructions issued outside of normal working hours may be subject to discipline.

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2014 L.A. Sanitation Open House DatesMeet Sanitation Personnel and Learn More about Reducing, Reusing and RecyclingPublic Works Public Affairs Office press release:LOS ANGELES (November 19, 2013)—The Board of Public Works announced the 12th Annual Discover Recycling 2014 Sanitation Open Houses today. Each of L.A. Sanitation’s six wasteshed yards will open their doors to the public in a series of free weekend events.

“The Open Houses allow the City to show-case Sanitation collection programs with an emphasis on improving recycling practices and strengthening our partnership with resi-dents,” said Barbara Romero, commissioner of the Board of Public Works and liaison to the Bureau of Sanitation. “We sincerely appreciate the 7,300 residents that attended this year and look forward to the growth and continued enthusiasm to share the principals of individual responsibility and action volun-teer in recycling.”

Romero asks Neighborhood Councils and residents to save the dates. The L.A. Sanitation Open House dates, times and locations are:

Saturday, April 26, 2014 - 9:00 am to 2:30 pm. East Valley District Yard, 11050 Pendleton Street, Sun Valley, CA 91352

Saturday, May 17, 2014 - 9:00 am to 2:30 pm. West Valley District Yard, 8840 Vanalden Avenue, Northridge, CA 91324

Saturday, May 31, 2014 - 9:00 am to 2:30 pm. North Central District Yard, 452 N. San Fernando Road, Los Angeles, CA 90031

Saturday, June 7, 2014 - 9:00 am to 2:30 pm. South Los Angeles District Yard at The Expo Center, 3990 Menlo Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90037 (NE corner of Martin Luther King Blvd & Vermont Ave.)

Saturday, June 21, 2014 - 9:00 am to 2:30 pm. Harbor District Yard, 1400 N. Gaffey Street, San Pedro, CA 90731

Saturday, June 28, 2014 - 9:00 am to 2:30 pm. West Los Angeles District Yard, 2027 Stoner Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90025

The Open Houses feature trash truck and equipment demonstrations in addition to facil-ity tours, information booths, recycling games and refreshments. Nearly 300 city employees volunteered their time at the weekend events to “give back” to the neighborhoods and res-idents they serve throughout the year.

Notice No. 07 - Acting Deputy City Engineer Notice No. 07 dated March 14, 2014, ti-tled Acting Deputy City Engineer for the Engineering Services Program states that until a permanent candidate is selected for this position, the Deputy City Engineer over this program will continue to be covered on an acting and rotating basis by two of the Principal Engineers that currently report to this Deputy.

Michael Brown, the current Acting Deputy City Engineer in the rotation, will be extended to March 28, 2014. Shailesh “Sunny” Patel will handle the following rotation beginning on March 31 to May 2, 2014 (five weeks). An announcement with the dates of future rota-tions will be made later, if necessary.

The Acting Deputy will be located in the Executive Division, Public Works Building, 1149 South Broadway Street, 7th floor, Mail Stop 490, Los Angeles, CA 90015 and can be reached at (213) 485-4915.

Notice No. 08 – Emergen-cy Appointment GIS Su-pervisor INotice No. 08 dated March 19, 2014, titled Emergency Appointment Opportunity, GIS Supervisor I, BOE Mapping Division (2 posi-tions) was addressed

To All: To all Geographic Information (GIS) Specialists in the Bureau of Engineering (BOE)

Subject: Emergency Appointment Op-portunity, GIS Supervisor I, BOE - Mapping Division (2 positions)

Application Deadline: March 26, 2014 by 10:00 a.m.Minimum Experience RequirementsThis position is open to all GIS with two years of full-time paid experience with the City of Los Angeles or two years in a class at least at the level of a GIS Specialist, which provides full-time paid experience in the operation of ArcGIS or similar geographic information sys-tem software, which incorporates a Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) and has experience in working with web applica-tion related to Mapping and GIS technology.Summary of DutiesThe Mapping Division has two vacancies:

Position One - The incumbent will be assigned to the landbase and substructure, housenumber, and assessor’s parcel number maintenance section. This position will be supervising the seamless data substructure migration, housenumber and landbase main-tenance, and provide necessary support for all other GIS data users in the City. The position also needs to develop necessary customized tools to allow editing functions, analytical functions and plotting functions to allow better user interface and reporting system in the Division.

Position Two - The incumbent will be assigned to the Wastewater maintenance

section. This position will be supervising the seamless wastewater section and will provide support for the Division’s current sewer ap-plication. The position also needs to develop additional customized tools that allow editing functions, analytical functions and plotting functions to allow better user interface and reporting system.

Both incumbents will supervise or work as a lead person over a group of GIS and be responsible to operate a computerized map-ping system, perform highly technical GIS functions, including editing and data analysis. The incumbents will use visual programming language for building workflows that string to-gether sequences of geoprocessing tools. The incumbents will also produce a wide variety of graphic displays used to make reports and data analysis.Skills, Knowledge, and AbilitiesThe Bureau is looking for candidates who the following skills, knowledge, and abilities including, but not limited to:• Good written and oral communication

skills.• Good skills in optimizing systems and

procedures.• Good computer skills and working knowl-

edge of Standard City software, such as Word, Excel, Access, etc.

• Good knowledge in GIS and various software tools, including but not limited to ESRI ArcGIS products, Microstations, Autodesk Map 3D, Autodesk MapGuide, Latitudes Geocortex, and spatial data-base systems like Oracle spatial, MS SQL server, etc.

• Good knowledge in GIS programming languages, including but not limited to VB, VBA, Coldfusion, Java script, HTML, XML, etc.

• Good knowledge of the functions within various City offices.

• Good knowledge of A-Permits, U-Permits, and Sewer Connection permits.

• Good knowledge of strategic planning.• Ability to interpret and update district,

wye, sewer and utility maps.• Ability to handle pressure and changing

priorities.• Ability to interact with constituents and

various City and other governmental agencies.

Method of Evaluating Candidates1. Review of resume.2. Oral interview with staff of the BOE Map-

ping Division.3. Review of personnel folder.At least seven candidates above the number of vacancies to be filled will be interviewed, if available. All applicants will be notified whether or not they have been scheduled.How to ApplyApplicants should contact Bruni Pelletier at (213) 482-7133. A resume must be submitted to the Mapping Division, Attention: Bruni Pel-

letier, 201 N. Figueroa Street, Suite 1150, Los Angeles, CA 90012, Mail Stop 230 or faxed to (213) 482-7110 by the application deadline.Notes: 1. Should you be granted an interview and

require a special accommodation for the interview, please so indicate when you respond to this Notice.

2. The appointment on an emergency basis will be contingent upon the approval of the personnel department

Please note the deadline has passed.

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Interim City Engineer Deborah Weintraub presented certificates recognizing Bureau of Engineering employees for their years of City service at the Management Group Meeting held March 19, 2014.

Photo at right1st Row, l to r: Long Hoang (20 years), Mi-chelle Jones (20 years), Emelyne Carreon (30 years), Deborah Weintraub, Interim City Engineer, Carlos Amaya (25 years), Brad Jenson (25 years). 2nd Row: Victor Parra (25 years), Mahendra Amin (30 years) Lawrence Cuaresma (30 years), Gary Giesseman (30 years), Ramnik Mungra (25 years). 3rd Row: Richard Andelin (20 years), Maziar “Mike” Malek (25 years), Ted Allen (20 years). Not pictured: Terri Winfield (30 years) Carlton Jones (20 years) and Susan Sugay (25 years).

The Public Works Pioneers Toastmasters Club proudly announces that member Ivan Gerson, Senior Management Analyst I with WCED, won the Area D43 International Speech Con-test on March 20, 2014. Another member of the Public Works Pioneers Toastmasters Club, Asha Jayasinghe who is a USC employee, won the Area D43 Table Topics Contest. The Table Topics Contest is an impromptu speech contest.

Ivan’s winning speech was entitled, “My Last Hobby” in which he talked about his life-long love of movies. Asha’s Table Topics question was “Where would you like to travel and why?” Her answer was Sri Lanka because she was born there and because she has not visited her home country for a very long time. The contest was held in room 103 of City Hall South during the lunch period. Ivan and Asha will compete against other Area Con-test winners at the Division D International Speech and Table Topics Contests which will be held at 1 PM on Saturday April 12, 2014, at the Glendale YMCA. Guests are welcome to attend.

The Public Works Pioneers Toastmasters club meets every Wednesday promptly at 12:05 PM for around 45 minutes. The mem-bers meet in room 6004 of the Public Works Building at 1149 S. Broadway in downtown LA. Come join them for an educational and entertaining meeting. Guests are always wel-

Local Toastmasters Club Members Win Area Speech Contestscome and there is no fee for guests.

Toastmasters is an international non-profit organization which helps members in master-ing communication and leadership skills in a positive and supportive environment. For more information about Toastmasters or about

the Public Works Pioneers Toastmasters Club, contact the club president, Thurman Green, at (213) 847-2682, or the club educational vice president, Dominic Buenaventura, at (213) 847-0593, or club vice president of public relations, Ivan Gerson, at (213) 485-1169.

Ivan Gerson holds the trophy he won at the Area D43 International Speech Contest.

Employees Recognized for Years of Service

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

Hamilton ChingHamilton Ching has joined the Structural Engineering Division (SED) as a Civil Engineering

Associate I. He gradu-ated with a Bachelor and Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering from California State University, Los Angeles in 2009 and 2011 (respectively). During college, he served as the Vice President and Steel Bridge Captain for the ASCE student chapter.

Previously, Hamilton worked as a stu-dent-engineer with the County of Los Angeles’ Department of Public Works on the Pud-dingstone Reservoir Operations Level Study (NCEES Engineering Award 2010). He also volunteered with BOE, assisting on the final stages of the Police Administration Building

Colleen CharlesColleen Charles joined the Structural Engineering Division (SED) as a Civil Engineering Associate I in the Wastewater Under-ground Facilities Section.

She graduated with her Bachelor of Science de-gree in Civil Engineering from UCLA, and com-pleted her Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering with an emphasis in structural engineering from CSULA in 2012. After completing her Bachelor’s degree, she spent a summer studying abroad in Japan.

Prior to starting at the Bureau, Colleen worked at the Los Angeles County Metropol-itan Transportation Authority (Metro) in the engineering group. While working there, she assisted the senior engineers with submittal reviews on various major projects, such as the Gold Line Foothill Extension, Expo Line Phase II, and Crenshaw-LAX projects. She was also involved with the I-405 Sepulveda Pass Widening Project, where she assisted Metro & Caltrans engineers, and consultants in project management. She also has completed internships at LADWP, and with AECOM & Los Angeles World Airports working on the airport terminal improvement projects.

Colleen was born in Los Angeles, and raised in Pasadena. She is the only child. Some of her hobbies include singing, hiking, attending basketball games and concerts.

(PAB). After graduation, he then ventured into the private sector with SDI Industries, designing steel mezzanines and maintenance platforms for distribution and logistics facili-ties throughout North and South America. In 2012, Hamilton then re-joined the city and worked for the Department of Building & Safety, reviewing and plan checking various residential and commercial projects.

Hamilton was born and raised in Los Ange-les, and on his free time enjoys traveling with friends, working out, and playing guitar. Most recently, Hamilton and several co-workers performed a musical set for an SED luncheon. Hamilton’s office is located on the seventh floor of the Public Works Building and he can be reached at (213) 485-5408.

Sandra FigueroaSandra Figueroa joined the Valley District as a Civil Engineering Associate I in the department of Public Works. She graduated with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Civil Engineer-ing from Cal Poly Pomona in 2011. While at Cal Poly Pomona Sandra was involved in the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Institute of Transportation Engineers where Sandra was the secretary for the 2010 chapter. Sandra has held engineering positions in the public and private sector since graduating from Cal Poly Pomona in 2011.

Sandra was born in Mexico and came to the United States at the age of 13. Sandra completed her high school education and went directly to Cal Poly Pomona, graduating with a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering.

Previously, Sandra worked for JMD Con-sulting Engineers where she prepared traffic plans and worked on street improvement projects. Sandra also worked for the City of San Gabriel Engineering Division where she assisted in the plan checking of commercial development projects, residential projects and grading/drainage plans. Sandra also worked in the Building and Safety Division where she worked at the counter. While at the counter Sandra issued permits and helped identify po-tential design issues. She also assisted the city inspectors with commercial and residential building field inspections.

Sandra enjoys being with her family, work-ing with others, watching movies, and hiking. Sandra’s office is located on the second floor of the Public Works building in the Valley and she can be reached at (818)374-5087.

Noelia GonzalezNoelia Gonzalez joined the Environmental Engi-neering Division (EED) as a Civil Engineering Associate I in the Project Management Group. She earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from Cali-fornia State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly) in June 2011 and a Master of Science Degree in Environ-mental and Water Resources Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin (UT) in December 2012.

As an undergraduate student, Noelia worked full-time for the L.A. County District Attorney’s Office and Probation Department as a Human Resources Analyst. She later worked for the L.A. County Public Works Department as a Civil Engineering Intern. Noelia has conducted both on- and off-cam-pus research and has presented her results at conferences. While at Cal Poly her research consisted of surveying microfiltration tech-nologies in Southern California. During a 10-week summer period, she worked on air quality research at Drexel University in Phil-adelphia. Extracurricular activities included being treasurer of the Institute of Transpor-tation Engineers for the Cal Poly Pomona Student Chapter.

After graduating from UT, Noelia worked as a Staff Engineer for URS Corporation in the Water/Wastewater Group. There, she worked on an efficiency study of a wastewater treat-ment facility, updating a sewer system master plan, drafting using MicroStation, and assist-ing in the preparation and quality assurance of proposals.

Noelia was born in Nicaragua and moved to the United States at the age of 9. She is the youngest of three sisters. She enjoys spending time with family and friends, running, reading, drawing, and traveling. Besides English, No-elia speaks Spanish fluently. Noelia’s office is located in the second floor of the Pregerson Building at the Hyperion Wastewater Treat-ment Plant and she can be reached at (310) 648-6176.

Shirley LauShirley joined the Bridge Improvement Program as a Senior Civil Engi-neer in October 2013 where she oversees BOE bridge projects in the design phase. She pre-viously worked in the Engineering Division of the Bureau of Street Services (BSS) where she managed the BSS

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Off-Budget Program. Shirley started her City of LA career in the Valley District Office of BOE where she worked in Sewer Design and Storm Drain Design sections.

Shirley was born in Columbus, Ohio, and lived there until she moved to Taipei, Taiwan at the age of 10. She moved back to the United States at the age of 17, and has resided in Los Angeles since then. Shirley received her B.S. in Civil Engineering from UCLA, and is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of California.

On the weekends, Shirley and her husband enjoy their time with their son and daughter who are very active in basketball, golf, and Tae Kwon Do. Many weekends are spent at tournaments and practices.

Shirley’s office is located on the 7th floor of the Public Works Building and can be reached at (213)485-5228.

Natalie MooreNatalie Moore joined the Construction Man-agement Division as a Civil Engineering Asso-ciate I. She graduated from Cal Poly Pomo-na with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Civil Engineering in June 2011, with an emphasis in wastewater and water resources. She is an Associate Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

Natalie previously worked for the Bureau of Engineering as a Student Engineer for five and a half years. In 2006, she joined the Wastewater Conveyance Engineering Divi-sion (WCED) where she worked with the Air Treatment Facility (ATF) Program. In 2007, she transferred to Central District where she worked at the Sewer/A-Permits/Highway Ded-ication counter for four and a half years. At the public counter she assisted the general public, private developers, and contractors with ob-taining permits for construction in the public right-of-way, as well as providing clearances for Department of Building & Safety permits.

Natalie grew up in the greater Los Angeles County area, and is the only girl amongst her three brothers. Her mother, Anita Moore, re-tired from BOE after 36 years of service with the City. After graduating, Natalie lived in Australia for a year and a half, where her hus-band is originally from. She enjoys watching Australian Rules Football and is a supporter of the North Melbourne Football Club. She also loves cooking, baking, reading and traveling.

Natalie’s office is located on the 8th floor of the Public Works Building and she can be reached at (213) 847-4812.

Thuy NguyenThuy Nguyen joined the Bridge Improvement Division (BIP) as a Civil Engineering Associate I. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from UCLA in December 2013. She is currently pursuing a LEED Green Associate accreditation.

Previously, Thuy worked as a bookkeeper during her undergraduate years. There, she gained a versatile experience that included editing the Carmageddon Report, drafting architectural drawings of residential prop-erties, and preparing basic income taxes. In academia, Thuy served leadership roles in the UCLA ASCE student organization as a Project Manager of the Surveying Project, Project Director of the Seismic Design Project, and Community Service Coordinator. The Seismic Design Team that she co-led placed first at the EERI National Competition in Tennessee.

Thuy was born in Indonesia and raised in the San Gabriel Valley. As an only child and the first in her family to attend college, she found her career inspiration through family relatives who are in the engineering profes-sion. Her mom is a tailor and enjoys designing traditional Vietnamese dresses.

Thuy has a strong appreciation for arts. She enjoys going to museums, listening to classic rock and film scores, and studying experimen-tal media for the hearing-impaired. Aside from knowing only one word in the Indonesian lan-guage, Thuy also speaks Vietnamese fluently.

Thuy’s office is on the seventh floor of the Public Works Building and she can be reached at (213) 485-5249.

Mircea (Max) PopAn only child, Mircea (pronounced Meer-cha, but you can call him Max) was born and raised in Cluj-Nopoca, Romania (aka Transylvania) until he was 17. After graduating from high school, he came to Cal Poly Pomona, where he received his Bachelor of Science Degrees in Com-puter Information Systems, Marketing Man-agement and International Business in 2008. Mircea was very active at school, working at the Instructional & Information Technology (I&IT) Department as a network administrator. He was also elected to the United Business Student Senate, becoming Vice-President of Public Relations in 2007-2008. He earned his MBA in 2010, also from Cal Poly Pomona. Mircea kept close ties to Romania throughout, and spent vacations working as a project manager on several residential construction

projects. He enjoyed his experience so much that he went back to Cal Poly to continue his studies. In 2013, he received his M.S. in Civil Engineering with an emphasis in Geotechnical Engineering.

Besides work and school, Mircea likes to build computers, swim, go mountain biking and travel in general. He is also a history buff, specifically ancient Egypt and ancient Rome) and is fluent in Romanian, German and Span-ish. His favorite sports are soccer and water polo. He is also an enthusiastic cook who likes making pastries.

Reynaldo SaldivarReynaldo Saldivar is a Civ-il Engineering Associate I in the Construction Man-agement Division. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the Cal-ifornia State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) and a Mas-ter of Science degree in Structural Engineering from the University of Southern California (USC). While at Cal Poly Pomona, He interned at a small consulting firm in San Pedro, CA that specialized in ma-rina design projects. He was responsible for drafting engineering drawings using AutoCAD and performing design calculations under the supervision of senior engineers.

After graduating from Cal Poly Pomona he worked for Southern California Edison as a design engineer at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station in San Clemente, CA. His responsibilities included performing structural engineering design calculations, engineering drawings, project management and inspec-tion of power plant structures for several site projects.

He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE). HE is the oldest of five in his family. He was born in Los Angeles, CA and raised in Pomona, Ca. In his free time he enjoys hiking, running, traveling, attending live music events and snowboarding.

Robert SamonteRobert Samonte joined the Wastewater Conveyance Engineering Division as a Civil Engineering Asso-ciate I in the Third Party Coordination and Design Group. He graduated in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civ-il Engineering with an Environmental Emphasis from California State Polytechnic University,

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Pomona. From February to November of 2012,

Robert was a Student Volunteer for the Waste-water Conveyance Engineering Division. He worked on several projects including Second-ary Sewer Renewal Program project H11 and assisted with several third party reviews. He was then hired full-time at Republic Services, where he was employed for over a year. He worked at the Sunshine Canyon Landfill in Sylmar on an odor mitigation and monitoring project.

Robert grew up in West Covina and cur-rently resides in Mission Hills. He is the first born of two siblings. His younger brother is a Public Health Investigator for the County of Los Angeles. Robert was first inspired to study engineering by his father, Romulo (i.e. Romy) Samonte, who also works for WCED.

Robert enjoys active hobbies such as lifting weights at the gym, and hiking. He is a huge sports fan and watches basketball, baseball, and boxing. He is a big fan of The Lakers, An-gels, and Manny Pacquiao. Other hobbies of Robert include going on food adventures with friends, catching up on his favorite television shows, and traveling.

Robert’s office is on the sixth floor of the Public Works Building and can be reached at (213) 485-1629.

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Amy SoAmy So joined EED and BOE in July 2013. She has been a proj-ect manager working on several projects supporting all four of Sanitation’s wastewater treatment plants. Im-portant projects include the Hyperion Emergency Project to replace Intermediate Pump Station screw pumps (two pumps developed cracks and failed during Spring/Summer 2013), re-placement of deteriorated screw pumps and upgrades to the existing screw pump assem-blies at Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant (DCT), and rehabilitation of the 18 existing aeration tanks at DCT.

She received her B.S. in Civil and Environ-mental Engineering, from UC Berkeley. She is a Civil P.E. in State of California, LEED AP.

Prior to coming to BOE, she worked for Sanitation Financial Management Division (2010-2013), Department of Building and Safety (2005-2010), and Northrop Grumman Corporation (2004-2005).

Work-Related Affiliates: ASCE active mem-ber, and serving second term as Treasurer for the ASCE LA Younger Members Forum

Amy grew up in Santa Monica, CA. Her father works for Northrop Grumman Corpo-ration writing computer software, her mother

is retired UCLA operating room nurse, and her sister is a Mechanical Engineer for Honeywell Aerospace.

Amy enjoys dancing and cooking. During Dec 2012-Jan 2013 (Christmas and New Year’s holiday) she cruised from Florida to California stopping in six countries, transited the Panama Canal and visited the construction site of the new Panama Canal expansion.

Megan WhalenMegan Whalen is a recent hire to the Bu-reau of Engineering, working in the LA Riv-er project Office as a Planning Assistant. She graduated from William Smith College with a bachelor’s degree in Architecture and Urban Studies, with a minor in Art History, and later with a master’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning and Policy from CSU Pomona. Megan first started in the Bureau seven years ago in 2007 as a volunteer intern working on the implementation of the LA River Revitalization Master Plan. This was a very rewarding experience, and later the following year in 2008, Megan moved out to Los Angeles to attend graduate school and continue to work in the newly created LA Riv-er Project Office under Dr. Carol Armstrong.

Originally from Upstate New York, Megan is one of three children and enjoys visiting her family and friends when she can. She also en-joys traveling, photography, visiting museums, and vintage apparel shopping. She is very excited to work for the City of Los Angeles for such a dynamic organization that has some of the most talented designers and visionaries in entire country. Go River!

Mamdapurkar, Barragan & BCA CommendedThis e-mail commended Anagh Mamdapur-kar, Construction Division; Guillermo Barra-gan, Architectural Division & Don Wakefield, Bureau of Contract Administration:Date: Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 12:10 PMSubject: Outstanding Performance of Your Staff on CSULA Transit Center Renovation ProjectTo: Roosevelt Bagby, Ethan Wong, Reza Ba-gherzadehDear Mr. Bagby, Mr. Wong and Mr. Bagher-zadeh:I am writing to commend your staff for their outstanding performance on a LADOT project - Cal State University, Los Angeles Regional Transit Center Renovation Project. With their diligence, hard work, and effective super-vision, the project is being done within the budget and also shorter than the designated contract period.

As construction manager for the project, Anagh Mamdapurkar has been instrumental in holding every weekly meeting in an organized fashion. After each weekly meeting, he then sent every attendee meeting minutes to ensure everyone is kept abreast of what transpired in the meeting. I used the meeting minutes so handily to report project progress to my superiors and grants manager so they would be updated timely on progress.

Don Wakefield is a superb inspector who keeps closely intact with the contractor to ensure their delivery complied with what was stipulated in the contract. Don evaluates the contractor’s work product thoroughly and documents any and every product deemed inconsistent with what contract requires. He then shared with project-related staff his findings and followed up with contractor to rectify problems and address pertinent issues.

As project manager, Guillermo Barragan continues his cool style in negotiating terms and conditions with the contractor and also works closely with Anagh, Don and myself to ensure the funds were well spent and budget was in control. At the end, we’re under bud-get and ahead of the completion schedule. This reflects the good teamwork on project management, construction management, and project inspections.

On Nov. 5th, we will have the final job walk. A week later, this heavily-used regional transit facility will be open to the public. On behalf of LADOT, I thank you for all the hard work your outstanding staff have put forth for this important infrastructure improvement project. Most of all, I thank you for delivering a quality project to benefit the general public.

Sincerely,Tom ChangLADOT-Transit Facilities Section

Clean Your Files MonthApril is Clean Your Files Month. Take the Clean Your Files Month Paper Chal-lenge to reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Look through your hard copy and electron-ic files, and see what is no longer needed.• Follow your department’s record retention

schedule• Shred confidential paperwork• Recycle unneeded paperwork• After clearing out your files, enter an Earth

Day Raffle by emailing [email protected] by April 18, 2014 with the following information: 1. # of files you cleared out2. If you did the Paper Challenge3. An additional activity you did in honor

of Earth Day4. Department5. Mail Stop #

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On February 20, 2014, Environmental Engi-neering Division (EED) Project Manager Amy So hosted twenty members of the American Society of Civil Engineers Los Angeles Younger Member Forum (ASCE LA YMF) at the Bureau of Sanitation (BOS) Hyperion Treatment Plant. ASCE LA YMF members included young working professionals from both the private and public sectors, as well as several civil engineering students from local universities.

The group met in the auditorium of the newly opened Environmental Learning Center (ELC) where Timeyin Dafeta, BOS Hyperion Treatment Plant Manager, was introduced to the group and provided welcoming remarks. Then BOS tour guide Nancy Carr gave the group an overview of the history and oper-ations of the Plant, before everyone donned hairnets and hardhats, and boarded a tram to see and hear the inner workings of a function-ing wastewater treatment plant.

The tram tour included a stop at the Head-works building where bar screens separate debris from incoming raw wastewater, a stop in front of the Intermediate Pump Station (IPS) where Amy So spoke to the group about the ongoing project to replace all ten of the IPS screw pumps which pump primary treated effluent to the height required for the effluent to flow by gravity through the remainder of the treatment process, and a stop at the Secondary Clarifiers where the group observed the clarity and quality of the plant’s secondary effluent.

After returning to the ELC the visitors had the chance to explore all three levels of the LEED Gold facility, while interacting with EED and BOS staff. Special thanks go to Time-yin Dafeta (BOS) for providing welcoming remarks, Nancy Carr (BOS) and Jack Rich (BOS) for providing tour services, and EED Civil Engineering Drafting Technician Robert Hollingsworth for photographing the event. This event also coincided with ASCE LA YMF’s National Engineers Week celebration.

ASCE LA Younger Member Forum Visits Hyperion Treatment Plant

Group photo prior to boarding tram

A stop at the Headworks building

Amy So telling the group about the IPS screw pump project A stop at one of the secondary clarifiers

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Photo at right1st Row, l to r: Candice Arnold, Kenneth Redd, Deb-orah Weintraub, Terri Winfield, Karen Dacres. 2nd Row: Mary Nemick, Leslie Wall, Michael Kantor, Ted Allen, Richard Liu.

1st row, l to r: Calvin Toy, Glenn Morimoto, Robert Kadomatsu, Myrna Braithwaite and Willie Owens. 2nd row: George Adea, Jerry Diego, Joy Huang, Lynda Ta, Fatima Robinson, Helen Lopez and Gloria Romo. 3rd row: Susana Trujillo, Ivan Masayon, Edmundo Villanueva, Maziar (Mike) Malek, Laura Dorsey, Olga Houston and Melody Campbell. Not pictured: Mia Anderson Angelia Brown, Paula Carbo, Flor Coreno, Karen Cundiff, Ronnie Daigle, Tia Davis, Leticia Day, Sunnie Garcia, Beena Modi, Lissa Muhammad, Yesenia Santana, Marilyn Seltzer and Angela Torres.

Administration DivisionThis Division prepares the budget, updates fees and charges; manages revenues and work orders; and oversees financial systems, purchases materials, equipment and services; processes Board Reports, tracks correspondence, provides recruitment, position control and operating personnel services; coordinates training programs; leads Bureau safety and emergency preparedness programs; provides timekeeping and payroll services; provides a variety of support services to the Bureau.

Executive TeamThe Executive Team provides the overall management of the Bureau through the City Engineer and Deputy City Engineers. The Council and Board Liaison group represents the Bureau at meetings of the City Council, Council committees, and meetings of the Board of Public Works. The group coordinates the involvement of other Bureau offices as needed.

Bureau of Engineering Group Photos

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Row 1, l to r: Joan Kaplan, Antoinette Barrios, Marina Quinonez, Yvonne Upton, Mahmood Karimzadeh, Houshang Shahidi, Zohra Akhter, Bernadette Hernandez, Nancy Avila. Row 2: Paul Tseng, Celso DelPoso, Robert Lomelin, Hsiao-Ling Ting, Jane Adrian, Anh Lee, Dominador Bacani, John McNeil. Row 3: Karl Horst, Richard Fisher, Renee Curtis, Melianna Susanto, Mark Nakata, Ada Fernandez-DelaRosa, Guillermo Barragan, Willis Yip. Row 4: Erik Villanueva, Bill Lee, Greg Nuno, Shawn Farzan, Alex Ngo, Asatur Keymetlyan, Troy Younge. Row 5: Ohaji Abdallah, Nishith Dhandha, Vinh Ha, Pradeep Ranade, Steve Murata, Reza Bagherzadeh, Joseph Nehme, Paul Young. Not pictured: Saro Dersarioan, Ben Gaetos, William Ghattas, Herbert Guevara, Raymond Huang, Tony Lee, Sahar Mehrzad, Carl Nelson, Kevin Payne, Nasser Razepoor, Shelley Wong.

Photo at right1st Row, l to r: Ingrid Reyes, Laura Villanueva, Allan Kawaguchi, Rosemary Caraveo, Reza Shah-mirzadi. 2nd Row: Richard Puczkowski , Jessica Lopez, Sonia Alvarez, Joyce Mar, Nassef Eskander. 3rd Row: Alan Espiritu, Amber Elton, Kirra Smith, Kevin Schrock. Not Pictured: Mercedes Andalon, Cyril Charles and Kam Yuen.

Architectural DivisionThis Division manages the Municipal Facilities Program by providing design and project management services for the construction of public projects. Prepares contract documents (plans, specifications, and estimates) for the construction of new municipal facilities as well as the alteration and retrofitting of existing facilities. It performs these services using staff or by managing consultant contracts. The California Board of Architectural Examiners accredits the Division as an Intern Development Program agency recognized to train staff in preparation of their State architectural licensing examination. The Division also manages the Citywide Sustainable Design Implementation Program.

Bond Programs DivisionThe Bond Programs Division manages municipal facilities projects funded by General Obligation Bonds approved by the public through Proposition F bond measure of November 2000 for Animal Services Centers and Fire Facilities, and Proposition Q Public Safety bond measure approved in March 2002 for Police, Fire and Emergency Management projects. This division works with client departments and coordinates with other bureaus within the Department of Public Works, Council offices, and citizen oversight committees.

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Row 1, l to r: Meghan Aldrich, Meiling Yang, Tim Fu, Maria Rongavilla,Dahlia Hanna. Row 2: Jing Jaw, Dung Tran, Shirley Lau, Jim Treadaway, Rajni Patel, Gerardo Hernandez. Row 3: Wenn Chyn, Sharon McDonald, Adriana Bel-tran-Herrera, Linda Moore. Row 4: Nur Malhis, Noe Arce, Scott Gibson, Darryl Kitagawa, Ryan Toles, Guillermo Perez. Not pictured: Brian Kanegawa, Safa Kaddis, Ignacio Villa, Shawyue Doong.

1st Row, l to r: Robert Shufeldt, Mariet Ohanian, Jose Fuentes, Linh Ngo, Richard Chang. 2nd Row: Za-hoor Malik, Michael Uemura, Alice Kim, Hamid Navid, Anagh Mamdapurkar. 3rd Row: Kimberly Barton, Long Hoang. 4th Row: Raymond Contreras, Ethan Wong, Hoi Van Luc, Alvaro Prada. Not pictured: Javier Gonzalez, Thomas Goodine, Victor Parra, Daniel Tse.

Bridge Improvement DivisionThis Division manages bridge improvement project funded by the City Seismic Bond, State and Federal Funds.

Construction Management DivisionThis Division provides construction management on Municipal Facilities Program projects, and other programs on request. The Division prepares construction estimates and negotiates change orders on public works projects.

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New LetterheadThe latest version of the Bureau of Engineering letterhead template is always available from the Engineering Forms Library under the cat-egory Correspondence on the BOE intranet.

Spring Clean LAPW Public Affairs Office press release:LOS ANGELES (March 25, 2014)—The City of Los Angeles Board of Public Works and Keep Los Angeles Beautiful announced today the Spring Clean L.A. campaign to encourage city residents to remove household hazardous wastes from their homes as well as to join volunteer cleanup events held throughout the city.

“City residents are the source and strength in nurturing a greater sense of pride and own-ership in improving community environments across the city,” said Board of Public Works Commissioner and Chair of Keep Los Angeles Beautiful Monica Rodriguez. “Every individ-ual contribution matters and with each new commitment exponentially increasing the impact to sustain our quality of life.”

Spring Clean L.A. community improve-ment projects highlight cleanup activities in two key areas: home and community. At home, residents are asked to clean out their kitchens, bathrooms, closets, and garages of all electronic-waste, universal-waste, and household hazardous waste and dispose of the residential waste at one of seven S.A.F.E. (Solvents, Automotive, Flammables, Elec-tronics) Centers or mobile collection events across the city. For S.A.F.E. Center locations, hours, and important safety and transportation restrictions, visit Special Materials: Hazardous Waste at http://www.lacitysan.org.

In neighborhoods, residents are asked to join and volunteer at local cleanup events or community improvement projects. Volunteer events include: litter and debris removal along trails, waterways and shorelines; community garden and tree plantings; and graffiti removal along streets and alleys among other activi-ties that inspire environmental stewardship, reduction of waste and increased recycling. Residents may join local cleanup efforts and community improvement projects across the city. For the calendar of events, visit Office of Community Beautification at www.laocb.org.About City of Los Angeles Board of Public WorksSince 1906, Public Works has led the way to advance and sustain the foundation of in-frastructure facilities, resources and services that enable the City of Los Angeles to deliver social, economic and environmental benefits that serve more than four-million residents in a 468 square mile geographic area. Public Works continually focuses on solutions for the infrastructure issues and challenges that invisibly but critically manifest themselves as uninterrupted everyday conveniences. The Board is committed to deliver projects and programs that enhance quality of life, economic growth, public health and the environment. For more information, please visit http://bpw.lacity.org.About Keep Los Angeles BeautifulKeep Los Angeles Beautiful, established in

Port’s Interim Executive Director Opts Not to Seek Permanent PositionPort of Los Angeles press release:(SAN PEDRO, Calif.) March 21, 2014 - Interim Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gary Lee Moore announced today that he will not apply for the permanent position. After an executive director is selected and in place, Moore will return to his duties as Los Angeles City Engineer.

“I’m grateful for Gary’s leadership, par-ticularly for putting the TraPac container terminal expansion project back on track,” said Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. “His professionalism and impeccable integrity has served the Port well.”

“It’s been a privilege to lead the Harbor Department since November,” Moore said. “With my intentions clear, I hope this encour-ages all outstanding candidates to apply for the position.”

In addition to Moore’s oversight of key Port capital projects, he helped shape the upcom-ing $938 million fiscal budget and brought more accountability with an online list of approximately 200 active projects.

In his decade-long tenure as City Engi-neer for the City of Los Angeles, Moore has overseen an annual operating budget of $149 million and 400 active projects totaling $2.9 billion. He has been responsible for the com-pletion of more than 1,350 projects and 3,000 emergency sewer repairs totaling more than $5.2 billion.

Nominations and submittals from interest-ed candidates should be sent to [email protected] by Monday, April 14, 2014.

A full description of the position and quali-fications is posted here. Constituents and busi-ness stakeholders are also invited to provide input by taking an online survey by April 4 or email comments to [email protected].

All submissions, questions and inquiries regarding the position or recruitment process will be kept confidential.

The Port of Los Angeles is America’s pre-mier port and has a strong commitment to developing innovative strategic and sustain-able operations that benefit the economy as well as the quality of life for the region and the nation it serves. As the leading seaport in North America in terms of shipping container volume and cargo value, the Port generates more than 830,000 regional jobs and $35 billion in annual wages and tax revenues. The Port of Los Angeles – A cleaner port. A brighter future.

2007, is a citywide volunteer-based commu-nity improvement and education campaign af-filiated with Keep America Beautiful to engage residents, businesses and local government in programs that prevent litter and promote the reduction of waste through reuse and re-cycling, and beautification projects. Through public-private partnerships and strategic alli-ances, Keep Los Angeles Beautiful mobilizes thousands of volunteers to clean up, beautify and improve their neighborhoods, upholding quality of life and protecting community envi-ronments in the City of Los Angeles. For more information, visit http://bpw.lacity.org/KLAB.

Free Trees to LA ResidentsDid you know you can receive free trees if you live in the City of Los Angeles?

Trees are an important asset to your home. They beautify our neighborhoods and encour-age walking and bicycling by creating shady streets. They cool our homes and reduce our energy needs. They can capture storm water runoff, and they can even increase property values. They can help us fight climate change.

The Regulatory Affairs Division is working hard to get more trees planted in the City of LA. You can be a partner in their efforts. The trees are provided by the Department of Wa-ter and Power and can only be given to City residents to help reduce your energy needs.

We are offering a free fruit tree to anyone in the Public Works building who lives in the City. The following is the e-form link:

e-form: https://docs.google.com/a/lac-ity.org/forms/d/19uzcGlcqIK8pI3Xi6M-1dYcsyunPBKypBdEi9xwQTTco/viewform

Please complete with your City address and type of fruit tree that you would like to receive. The trees will be delivered on Thurs-day, April 10, 2014, in the alley behind the Public Works Building. You will need to pick up your tree between 1:00-4:00 pm in the alley behind the north side of the building.

If you want more free trees for your yard, go to www.milliontreesla.org web site and you can request up to 7 free 5 gallon shade trees, that will be delivered to you, to be planted on your private property.

If you need a parkway tree for you or your entire neighborhood, please email Lacey Beattie on our tree team and she will tell you how to sign up: [email protected]

If you are unable to pick up a tree on April 10th, there are monthly tree adoption events throughout the City, check the www.million-treesla.org web site for the latest information. Our project partners will be hosting tree adoption events at each Bureau of Sanitation Open House this Spring, so if you are unable to adopt a fruit tree on April 10th, you can still receive one by attending one of these events.

Currently you are able to order the follow-ing types of trees:

Avocado, pear, apple, plum, peach, ba-nana, pomegranate

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

LAUSD & LACCD’s Bond Programs – Les-sons Learned & Best Practices on Thursday, April 10, 2014, 8:00 am Registration, 8:30 am Seminar, at The Grand Conference Cen-ter, 4101 E. Willow St., Long Beach. Learn from the two largest school bond programs in California’s history – LAUSD’s $29 Billion program and LACCD’s $6 Billion program. The “Lessons Learned” and “Best Practices” ema-nating from these two construction programs can and should be put to use on all pubic en-tity construction programs, regardless of size, to achieve success. You will walk away from this presentation with lots of notes and ideas.

Moderator: John P. Dacey, Esq., - Berg-man, Dacey & Goldsmith, chief outside legal counsel for both programs, also chaired the LACCD’s Blue Ribbon Panel that evaluated and made recommendations to improve LACCD’s bond program.

Panel: Jim Cowell, VP for Facilities – Caltech, headed up LAUSD’s New Construc-tion Division and served as an essential panel member on LACCD’s Blue Ribbon Panel for LACCD’s bond program; Christine Marez, Director – Cumming Corporation, formerly LAUSD’s Director of Policies, Practices and Procedures and also served as LACCD’s first Inspector General for its bond program.

Cost: Register by Friday, April 4, $70/member, $110/non-member. After April 4, $85/member, $135/non-member.

Emerging Leaders & Future Construction Managers Networking Event on Thursday, April 10, 2014, 5:00 pm Registration, 5:30 pm Networking, at The Lab Gastropub at USC, 3500 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles. This is an informative and fun social event for young-er construction professionals to meet and network with one another and with several local CM industry leaders. Experienced CM firm executives will be present at the event to share their knowledge and experience regarding Construction Management and to answer questions you may have regarding career growth and development strategies. Find out what they are looking for when they are recruiting young professionals.Topics:• Open Discussions about Construction

Management Industry• CMIT Certification Process• Firms Introduction

Cost: Register by Monday, April 7, $10/member, $15/non-member.

Changes in Storm Water Requirements for Industrial/Commercial Facilities on Thurs-day, April 17, 2014, 8:00 am Registration, 8:30 am Seminar, at The Grand Conference Center, 4101 E. Willow St., Long Beach. A new CA NPDES Industrial General Permit is scheduled for Adoption by the State Water

Resources Control Board in early April 2014. Learn about:

An overview of the new CA Industrial General Permit• Filing and reporting requirements for ex-

isting facilities• Changes impacting light industrial facili-

ties• Required filing for “no exposure” condi-

tions• Enhanced monitoring requirements and

“Exceedance Response Actions”• Requirements for Advanced Treatment Best

Management Practices (BMPs)• Numeric discharge limits including inte-

gration of Total Maximum Daily LoadsAgency perspectives on local implemen-

tation and enforcementImpacts to new industrial and commercial

facility constructionInstructors: Kim Williams, PE, CPSWQ, Sr.

Consultant, Geosyntec Consultants, CA NP-DES CGP “Trainer of Record”; Kathleen Har-rison, PG, Associate, Geosyntec Consultants, Curriculum Co-Chair, SWRCB CA Industrial General Permit Training Team; Shanda Beltran, Esq., Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Building Industry Legal Defense Foundation – Building Industry Association of S CA; Misty Steele, CPSWQ, QSD/P, Envi-ronmental Engineer, Geosyntec Consultants; Kosta Kaporis, Environmental Engineer, City of Los Angeles, Bureau of Sanitation.

Cost: Register by Friday, April 11, $70/member, $110/non-member. After April 11, $85/member, $135/non-member.

School District Bond Programs – Capital Program Updates and a Look-ahead to Bond Programs that will be on the November Ballot on Thursday, April 17, 2014, 5:30 pm Regis-tration, 6:30 pm Presentation, at The Grand Conference Center, 4101 E. Willow St., Long Beach. Discussion will cover an overview of new bonds to be on the November ballot, types of projects forecasted, opportunities for design, construction and professional services.

Guest speakers: Joe Dixon, Assistant Super-intendent, Santa Ana Unified School District; Mark Hovatter, Chief Facilities executive, Los Angeles Unified School District; Margaret Brown, Director of Facilities, Garden Grove Unified School District; Tova Corman, Exec-utive Director, Facilities Development and Planning, Long Beach Unified School District, Don Yamagata, Director, Montebello USD.

Cost: Register by Friday, April 11, $70/member, $110/non-member. After April 11, $85/member, $135/non-member.

Change Orders – Best Practices on Thurs-day, May 15, 2014, at The Grand Conference Center, 4101 E. Willow St., Long Beach, 8:00 am Registration, 8:30 am Seminar. Changes on a construction project are a matter of practical reality. Even the most thoughtfully planned project may suffer changes: differing site

conditions, specified methods of construction becoming unfeasible or material becoming too expensive or unavailable. Though change orders are an inevitable part of the construc-tion process, they need not and should not, dominate the project. This seminar provides practical tips and techniques for the proper handling of change order claims. Learn about:• What is a change order• Types of contracts• Types of changes• How do changes occur• Causation• Entitlement• Administration of the change• Notice• Acknowledgment• Incorporation in the contract• Full and final considerations• The cost of the change• Contract terms• Pricing methodology• The change and the schedule• Proof of delay• Disruption and inefficiency• Evaluating direct cost claims• Dissecting overhead calculations• Analyzing Delays• Total Cost – 4 prongs of proof• Productivity claims

Seminar leader: Chip Ossman, President, Ossman Project Management Consulting, Inc.

Cost: Register by Friday, May 9 $70/mem-ber, $110 non-members. After May 9 $85/member, $135/non-member.

What Owners Want from CMs on Thurs-day, May 22, 2014, 8:00 am Registration, 8:30 am Seminar, at The Grand Conference Center, 4101 E. Willow St., Long Beach. A panel of owners will discuss their expectations and share their experiences about what works and what didn’t work with their construction management relationships. Topics to be cov-ered will include:• Current Market Conditions• The CM’s role in APD• BIM• Sustainability• Owner vs Consultant Staffing• Schedule, Cost, Quality and Safety• Contract Administration and Change Or-

ders• Risk Analysis and Claims Management

Panel Members: Rudy H. Emami, Capital Programs Manager, Department of Public Works, City of Anaheim; Shaun Shahrestani, Chief Harbor Engineer, Construction Division, Port of Los Angeles.

Moderator: Joe Seibold, Executive Vice President, ARCADIS US, Inc.

Cost: Register by Friday, April 16, $70/member, $110/non-member. After April 16, $85/member, $135/non-member.

Alternative Dispute Resolution – What CMs Should Know About Preventing and

Construction Management Association of America, So Cal Chapter Seminars

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Resolving Construction Claims on Thurs-day, May 29, 2014, 8:00 am Registration, 8:30 am Seminar, at The Grand Conference Center, 4101 E. Willow St., Long Beach. This discussion will address what the construction manager needs to know about preventing construction claims at all phases of a project and resolving claims that arise. The panel will provide advice and examples to give you the expertise you need in these areas:• Contract provisions that facilitate claims

resolution• Are you covered? Insurance coverage

pitfalls• The CM’s role in dispute avoidance and

resolution- Project controls – anticipate potential

problems ASAP- Manage issues and changes – early and

effective administration- Understanding the administrative reme-

dies in the contract• Keep the project moving with real time

dispute avoidance and resolution- Effective use of project neutrals and

DRB’s• Which dispute resolution strategies and

procedures work best for your project• Recent developments in alternative dispute

resolution proceedingsMCLE: 2.0 hours California Continuing Legal Education Credit.

Instructors: Kenneth C. Gibbs, Esq., Arbi-trator/Mediator – JAMS; Mark Johnson, Esq., Partner – Alston & Bird LLP; Barbara Reeves Neal, Esq. Arbitrator/Mediator, JAMS; Joe Sei-bold, P.E., FCMAA, Executive Vice President, ARCADIS US, Inc.

Cost: Register by Friday, May 23, $70/member, $110/non-member. After May 23, $85/member, $135/non-member.

Breakfast of Champions on Thursday, May 29, 2014, 8:00 am Registration, 8:30 am Presentation, at the Hyatt, 333 S. Figueroa, Downtown LA. City of Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering Acting Deputy City Engineer Ted Allen will discuss:• Capital Program Overview/Upcoming

Projects• Opportunities for construction and con-

sulting services• How to do business with the City of Los

AngelesLos Angeles Metropolitan Transportation

Authority Capital Program Updates on Thurs-day, May 29, 2014, 5:30 pm Registration, 6:30 pm Presentation, at the Hyatt, 333 S. Figueroa, Downtown LA. Learn about types of projects forecasted and opportunities for design, con-struction, and professional services.

Guest speakers: Don A. Sepulveda, Execu-tive Officer, Regional Rail; Lan Saadatnejadi, Executive Officer, Highway Programs.

Cost: Register by Friday, May 23, $70/member, $110/non-member. After May 23, $85/member, $135/non-member.

Setting the Course for Owners to Use Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Facilities Information management (FIM) on Friday, May 30, 2014, 8:00 am Registration, 8:30 am Seminar, at The Grand Conference Center, 4101 E. Willow St., Long Beach. Topics to be discussed:• How to successfully use and integrate BIM

& FIM• Contractual Deliverables – BIM Standards

& Guidelines• Design Level Serviceability• Building Coordination specific to FMO

concerns• Digital Documents/Record Models• Benefits to the Owner

Seminar Leader: Jim Youngblood, DBIA Professional, LEED AP, OSHA 30, Senior Project Controls, ARCADIS PM/CM. CM’s early BIM engagement with Owner’s focus on life cycle needs.

Panel Members: Viktor Bullain, Regional Manager, Integrat-

ed Building Solutions, Turner Construction Co., Wilshire Grand BIM, the life cycle turn-over package.

Phil Nelson, Director of Engineering, AMGEN, Why Amgen is mandating a BIM deliverable.

Dan Padilla, Director of Maintenance & Operations, Glendale Community College District, Why Glendale is mandating a BIM deliverable.

Cost: Register by Friday, May 23, $70/member, $110/non-member. After May 23, $85/member, $135/non-member.

California Mechanics’ Lien Law, Use of Stop Payment Notices, & Bond Claims on Thursday, June 5, 2014, 8:00 am Registration, 8:30 am Seminar, at The Grand Conference Center, 4101 E. Willow St., Long Beach. This seminar will explore the requirements for es-tablishing and enforcing statutory mechanics’ lien rights, stop payment notice rights, and bond claims in California. Topics will include:• Procedural requirements for Mechanics’

Liens• Procedural requirements for Stop Payment

Notices• Possible claimants for Mechanics Liens

and Stop Payment Notices• Statutory time limits for Mechanics’ Liens,

Stop Payment Notices and payment bonds• Procedural requirements for payment and

performance bond claims• Priorities for recovery of Mechanics’ Liens

and Stop Payment Notices• Lien releases• Release bondsMCLE: 2.0 hours California Continuing Legal Education Credit.

Instructor: John H. Conrad, Esq., P.E. – As-sociate, Gibbs, Giden, Locher, Turner, Senet & Wittbrodt LLP.

Cost: Register by Friday, May 30, $70/member, $110/non-member. After May 30, $85/member, $135/non-member.

Breakfast of Champions on Thursday, June 5, 2014, 8:00 am Registration, 8:30 am Presentation, at the Hyatt, 333 S. Figueroa, Downtown LA. Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Manager Jeffrey Kightlinger will discuss:• The Bay Delta Conservation Plan: Planning

and Development of Large Tunnels for the Bay Delta Conveyance Program

• Capital Program Overview/Upcoming Projects

• Opportunities for construction and con-sulting servicesFor additional information please go to

www.cmaasc.org.

CCM Application SeminarThe CMAA Southern California Chapter is holding a free application seminar on May 1, 2014 at 3:00 pm at the Parsons Brinkerhoff Office, 451 East Vanderbilt Way, Vanderbilt Plaza, Suite 200, San Bernardino, CA 92408. CMAA members will be on hand to review qualifications, the application and exam, and post certification questions. Each person who attends will be assigned a mentor to answer any question that may come up after the seminar. Space is limited to the first 100 peo-ple. Avoid being placed on the wait list and confirm today with [email protected].

End of Support for Windows XPMessage from Systems Division:On Tuesday, April 8, 2014, Microsoft will officially end support for Windows XP. The Information Technology Agency (ITA) has stated that Windows XP workstations will not be allowed to connect to the citywide network after that date. However, there may be a small number of workstations that have not been converted yet. If you are still using a Windows XP workstation, please complete a help desk request by Wednesday, April 2, 2014 to receive a Windows 7 workstation replacement.

Please be advised of the following:• After this Friday, April 4, 2014, the BOE

Systems staff will no longer support Win-dows XP workstations.

• Specialized applications that are not Windows 7 compatible will no longer be supported. As such, these specialized applications will require approved ITA Procurement requests for purchasing.

• Workstations or peripheral devices that are not Windows 7 compatible must be replaced with compatible equipment, or Systems will recommend an alternative.

Please contact John Anderson at (213) 485-4515 or Alisa Blake at (213) 485-4515 for any additional questions or concerns.

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We’d Like to Hear from YouIf you have any articles for the Newsletter, please e-mail them directly to [email protected]. Also cc: Myrna Braithwaite ([email protected]) Administration Division. Deadline for the next issue is Thurs-day, May 8, 2014.

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

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

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

ArrivalsMonte Tucker, Daniel Santistevan & Lawrence Tay, Field Engineering Aide, Survey; Abdullah Sadozai, Civil Engineering Associate I, SIG.

DeparturesLuis Cruz, CE Associate III, retired, WLA; Houshang Shahidi, Architectural Associate II, retired, Arch.

PromotionsMeghan Aldrich, Civil Engineer, RCF; Karan Patel, Field Engineering Aide, Survey; Jaime Magana, Mechanical Engineering Associate III, EED; Hector Chavez, Management Assis-tant, WCC; Douglas Irvine, Environmental Engineer, WCE; Mary Marcus, Environmental Engineer, WCC; Al Bazzi & Ghassan Haidar, Environmental Engineer, EED.

Doty to RetireAfter 35 years of City service, Jim Doty, head of the Environmental Management Group, has announced that he is retiring. A luncheon in his honor will be held 11:30 am, Wednesday, April 30, 2014, at the Palm Restaurant, 1100 S. Flower St. Menu: filet mignon medallions, salmon, chicken parmigiana or vegetarian entrée upon request. RSVP by 3:00 pm, April 7, 2014 to Jacque Salazar at 213 485-5730 or Maria Martin at 213 485-5753. Please make checks payable to Maria Martin.

For those who cannot attend the party, Jim will be honored by the Board of Public Works on Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at 9:30 am. Please join us for a rousing, heartfelt send off.

Passing of CortesWe are very sorry to report the passing of Edwin Cortes, GIS Specialist in the Mapping and Land Records Division. He passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 18, 2014. Our deepest condolences go to his wife Rebeca and his children.

Metrolink Schedule ChangesEffective April 7, 2014, Metrolink train sched-ules will be adjusted across multiple lines. Ventura County/Burbank Bob Hope Lines (Monday thru Friday Service):• Minor change to train 109Antelope Valley Line (Monday thru Friday Service):• Minor changes to trains 203, 207, 209,

212, 216, 220, 221, 222, 223, 225• Mid-day service affected with trains 205,

210, 211, 214, 218 San Bernardino Line (Monday thru Friday Service):• Minor changes to trains 308, 310, 312,

314, 321, 325, 327, 329• Late morning service affects trains 304,

306, 319, 32391 Line (Monday thru Friday Service):• Change to trains 704 and 707Orange County Line (Monday thru Friday Service):• Change to trains 684, 608, and 687Orange County Line (Saturday/Sunday Ser-vice):• Minor change to train 666IEOC Line (Monday thru Friday Service):• Minor changes to trains 800, 802, 803,

806, 808, 812, 813, and 814• Trains 804 and 815 operate to Laguna

Niguel/Mission Viejo instead of San Juan Capistrano

• Trains 810 and 817 operate to Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo instead of Irvine.

No changes made to the following lines and days of service:• Antelope Valley Line (Saturday/Sunday)• San Bernardino Line (Saturday/Sunday)• Riverside Line (Monday thru Friday)• Inland Empire-Orange County Line (Sat-

urday/Sunday)

March for BabiesDear Engineering Employees,I am writing to you as our Bureau’s lead this year for the March of Dimes fundraising campaign.

As you know, each year City of Los Angeles employees generously support the March for Babies annual fundraising campaign, spon-sored by the March of Dimes. The money raised supports programs that help moms have healthy, full-term pregnancies and funds important research and programs that help babies begin healthy lives.

Last year, Engineering employees raised more than $4,500. This year, we are going to set our goal higher - at $7,000. That means that if each person donates just $10 we would easily meet our goal. This year, City of Los Angeles employees are seeking to raise $150,000. Let’s do our part!

Here’s how. This year, Engineering em-ployees have two fun ways to support this great cause:1. Join our team and walk with other City

employees on Saturday, April 26th in the annual March for Babies Walk. The three (3) mile walk starts at Exposition Park at 8:30 am. Registration opens at 6:30 am. City employees will have a tailgate area to get you ready to walk and to help you celebrate when you finish. Each team member will set a fundraising goal. So sign up today!

2. We are also encouraging Engineering staff to participate in the “Blue Jeans for Babies” effort. “Blue Jeans for Babies” is a fun way to raise money AND you get to wear jeans to work! Just go to our team page and make a donation. Here’s how it works:Engineering has set the price as follows:• $5 donation earns you 1 day wearing

blue jeans to work• $10 donation earns you 3 days of wear-

ing blue jeans to work• $50 donation earns you 20 days of

wearing blue jeans to workYour donation makes you a team member and your name will show up on our team page. Then just email Mary Nemick, Director of External Affairs, at [email protected] to request your stickers. She will mail them to you. Or stop by her desk on the 7th floor (in the Administration area) to pick them up.

Then just wear a sticker on your shirt the day you want to wear jeans so we know you are participating in the program.

Our team page: http://www.marchforba-bies.org/team/t2220686.

We’ll be sending out more information each week to let you know how we are doing and to share new opportunities to raise money for this great cause. Stay tuned.

Feel free to contact Mary or Richard Liu ([email protected]) if you have questions.

Thank you!Ted AllenActing Deputy Engineer

Public Health Expo 2014The Los Angeles County Department Health is holding a Public Health Expo at 10:00 am – 3:00 pm, Friday, April 11, 2014, at Olvera Street, El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument, 125 Paseo de La Plaza, Los An-geles, CA 90012 (across from Union Station). There will be free health screenings: dental, vision, blood sugar, cholesterol and more. There will also be entertainment by Mariachi Los Toros and Groov3, free giveaways, and free pet vaccines.

‘Brown Acres’ MOD SaleOnly 11 copies left!Learn about the fascinating history of the Los Angeles sewer system. Buy a copy of Brown Acres autographed by the author, Anna Sklar, for only $15 and help support the March of Dimes.

From the review in the L.A. Times: “As any engag-ing cultural history should, “Brown Acres” illuminates the city’s politics, landscape and ecology, especially through the labors of its municipal engineers.” Contact Myrna Braithwaite Administration Division, at (213) 485-4947 (x54947).