(a) All departments, employees, and officers of the City of Los Angeles shall cooperate to the fullest extent with the Transportation Department, particularly during the period of transition in which the Department is becoming fully operational, as well as thereafter; provided, however, that no such department, employee or officer shall be required to do anything in this connection which would conflict with the lawful, proper and necessary conduct of the duties of that Department or person as provided by the Los Angeles City Charter.
(b) In order to ensure proper coordination of operations at the scene of special events, major unusual occurrences and disasters, the Department of Transportation and the Police Department shall have the following responsibilities:
(1) During the planning phase for such matters, the Department of Transportation and the Police Department shall meet and cooperate to establish the anticipated personnel and equipment needs therefor, as well as the means whereby each department will provide its respective part of the services required to ensure the protection of the public.
(2) The Department of Transportation shall be responsible for vehicular and pedestrian traffic direction and parking restriction enforcement.
(3) The Police Department shall be responsible for planning directing and controlling all matters concerning criminal conduct and crowd control. Additionally, the Police Department has overall responsibility for operational control at the scene of a special event or emergency situation.
SECTION HISTORY
Added by Ord. No. 151,832, Eff. 2-10-79, Oper. 2-25-79.