Los Angeles — 2023-08-24
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1. CPC-2020-1511-VCU-SPR Council District: 4 – Raman\nCEQA: ENV-2020-1512-EIR; SCH No. 2020090536 Last Day to Act: 08-25-23\nPlan Area: Sherman Oaks – Studio City\nToluca Lake – Cahuenga Pass\nPUBLIC HEARING – Completed July 12, 2023\nPROJECT SITE: 4147 – 4155 North Whitsett Avenue; 12506 – 12630 West Valley Spring Lane\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nRedevelopment of a 16.1-acre site and adjacent 1.1-acre portion of property along the LA River, totaling\n17.2-acres (749,344 cubic square feet) (Project Site), for use as an athletic and recreational facility for the\nHarvard-Westlake School and shared public use. The Project removes the existing golf course, driving\nrange, and tennis facility to develop two athletic fields with bleacher seating, an 80,249 square-foot, two-\nstory gymnasium with a maximum height of 30 feet, a 52-meter swimming pool with seating, eight tennis\ncourts with seating, one level of below-grade parking and a surface parking lot. The Project includes\nancillary field buildings, three security kiosks, exterior light poles, walls/fencing, and retention of the existing\nclubhouse structure, putting green, low brick retaining wall with weeping mortar, and golf ball-shaped light\nstandards. The Project removes 240 existing trees and will plant 393 new trees, includes a 350,000-gallon\nstormwater capture and reuse system, provides 5.4 acres (235,224 square feet) of publicly-accessible open\nspace and landscaped pathways connecting to the adjacent Zev Greenway river trail, and provides on-site\nlandscaped areas and recreational facilities. The Project involves off-site improvements to the Valleyheart\nDrive public right-of-way, portions of the adjacent Zev Greenway, and an ADA-compliant ramp to the Zev\nGreenway at Coldwater Canyon Ave. Project development requires excavation and grading to a maximum\ndepth of 21 feet below grade and a net cut/fill volume of 197,000 cubic yards.\nREQUESTED ACTIONS:\n1. Pursuant to Section 21082.1(c)(3) of the California Public Resources Code (PRC), the consideration\nand certification of the Environmental Impact Report (EIR), ENV-2020-1512-EIR (SCH No.\n2020090536), for the above-referenced Project, and adoption of the Statement of Overriding\nConsiderations setting forth the reason and benefits of adopting the EIR with full knowledge that\nsignificant impacts may remain;\n2. Pursuant to Section 21081.6 of the California PRC, the adoption of the proposed Mitigation Measures\nand Mitigation Monitoring Program;\n3. Pursuant to Section 21081 of the California PRC, the adoption of the required Findings for the\ncertification of the EIR;\n4. Pursuant to Section 12.24 T of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), a Vesting Conditional Use\nPermit to allow the operation of a private school athletic and recreational campus in the A1 Zone;\n5. Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.24 F, a determination to permit the following maximum heights for light\npoles ancillary to the athletic and recreational campus, in lieu of the 30-foot height limit otherwise\npermitted by LAMC Section 12.21.1 A:\na. Four 55-foot-tall light poles on the east and west sides of the pool facility;\nb. Two 80-foot-tall light poles each on the west and east sidelines of Field A;\nc. Two 80-foot-tall light poles each on the north and south sidelines of Field B; and\nd. Ten 40-foot-tall light poles located on all four sides of the proposed tennis courts;\n6. Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.24 F, a determination to permit the following maximum heights for walls\nand fences ancillary to the athletic and recreational campus, in lieu of the six-foot maximum height\nlimitation for fences and walls within front yards, and the eight-foot maximum height limitation for\nfences and walls within side yards, in the A1-1XL-RIO Zone:\na. A maximum 10-foot-height wall along Whitsett Avenue; and\nb. A maximum 11-foot-height wall along Valley Spring Lane and Bellaire Avenue;\n7. Pursuant to LAMC Section 16.05, a Site Plan Review to permit an increase of more than 50,000 square\nfeet of non-residential floor area.\nApplicant: Harvard-Westlake School\nRepresentative: Edgar Khalatian, Mayer Brown, LLP\nStaff: Kimberly Henry, City Planner\nkimberly.henry@lacity.org\n(213) 847-3688
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10. RECONSIDERATIONS\na. MOTIONS TO RECONSIDER – The Commission may make a motion to reconsider a Commission\nAction on any agenda items from its previous meeting, consistently with the Commission Rule 9.3,\nprovided the Commission retains jurisdiction over the matter.\nb. MERITS OF ANY ITEM THE COMMISSION HAS VOTED TO RECONSIDER – If a majority of the\nCommission has approved a motion to reconsider a Commission Action, the Commission may address\nthe merits of the original Commission Action.
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3. CONSENT CALENDAR (3a)\nConsent Calendar items are considered to be not controversial and will be treated as one agenda item.\nThe Consent Calendar will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items\nunless the item is removed from the Consent Calendar, in which event the item will be considered as time\nallows on the regular agenda.\n3a. CPC-2022-7639-DB-CU-HCA Council District: 5 – Yaroslavsky\nCEQA: ENV-2022-7640-EAF; Last Day to Act: 08-24-23\nENV-2013-622-EIR; SCH. No. 2013031038\nPlan Area: Palms – Mar Vista – Del Rey\nPUBLIC HEARING – Completed June 15, 2023\nPROJECT SITE: 9431, 9439, 9443 West Venice Boulevard; 3780 South Cardiff Avenue\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nConstruction of a seven-story, 79-foot tall mixed-use residential apartment building with 47 dwelling units\n(including five Very Low Income units). The Project will be approximately 51,052 square feet in floor area\nincluding 2,627 square feet of restaurant space with a Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 4.4:1. The Project will\nprovide 38 parking spaces in a partial at-grade and subterranean parking level. The site is currently\nimproved with a one-story commercial building which will be demolished. No protected trees will be\nremoved from the subject site; two non-protected street trees will remain along the public right-of-way and\ntwo non-protected street trees will be removed. The Project will also require a haul route for the export of\napproximately 6,081 cubic yards of soil.\nREQUESTED ACTIONS:\n1. Pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Sections 15168 and 15162, the\nadequacy of the Project being within the scope of the Exposition Corridor Transit Neighborhood Plan\n(TNP) Program EIR No. ENV-2013-622-EIR, SCH. No 2013031038 (Program EIR);\n2. Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 21155.4, a Statutory Exemption from CEQA and the events\nspecified in Section 21166 have not occurred;\n3. Pursuant to Section 12.22 A.25(g)(3) of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), a Density\nBonus/Affordable Housing Incentive Program Compliance Review to permit the construction of a\nHousing Development Project totaling 47 units, reserving five units for Very Low Income Household\noccupancy for a period of 55 years, with the following requested Off-Menu Incentives and pursuant to\nLAMC Section 12.22 A.25(g)(3), the following Waivers of Development Standards:\na. An Off-Menu Incentive for a Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 4.4:1 in lieu of 2:1 otherwise permitted by\nthe Expo Corridor TNP Section 2.3.1 and Table F;\nb. An Off-Menu Incentive for Non-Residential Use of five percent in lieu of the 20 percent otherwise\nrequired by the Expo Corridor TNP Section 2.2.3 and Table E; and\nc. An Off-Menu Incentive for ground floor screening of zero feet in lieu of 25 feet for a portion of the\nfrontage for parking and loading areas along Cardiff Avenue otherwise required by the Expo\nCorridor TNP Section 4.2.5.C.1.;\nd. A Waiver of Development Standard for a height increase to 79 feet in lieu of the 68 feet otherwise\nallowed by the Expo Corridor TNP Section 2.4.1 and Table G;\ne. A Waiver of Development Standard for a zero-foot westerly side yard setback in lieu of the five\nfeet otherwise required by the Expo Corridor TNP Section 4.2.1.A.2;\nf. A Waiver of Development Standard for a zero-foot easterly side yard setback in lieu of the five\nfeet otherwise required by the Expo Corridor TNP Section 4.2.1.A.2;\ng. A Waiver of Development Standard for the elimination of loading space requirements of LAMC\nSection 12.21 C.6;\nh. A Waiver of Development Standard for a reduction in required open space to 4,468 square feet\nof open space in lieu of 5,550 square feet otherwise required by LAMC Section 12.21 G; and\ni. A Waiver of Development Standard for Non-Residential open space of zero square feet in lieu of\n106 square feet of Non-Residential open space otherwise required by the Expo Corridor TNP\nSection 2.5.1.B.; and
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4. Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.24 U.26, a Conditional Use Permit to allow a project that seeks\nincentives that would facilitate a density increase greater than 35 percent per the Expo Corridor TNP\nfor the purpose of calculating the required number of affordable units.\nApplicant: Venice Cardiff, LLC\nRepresentative: Jonathan Yang, Irvine & Associates, Inc.\nStaff: Connie Chauv, City Planner\nconnie.chauv@lacity.org\n(213) 978-0016\n4. DIR-2020-2067-TOC-1A Council District: 10 – Hutt\nCEQA: ENV-2020-2068-CE Last Day to Act: N/A\nPlan Area: Wilshire\nPUBLIC HEARING: N/A\nPROJECT SITE: 1447 South Hi Point Street\nREQUESTED ACTIONS:\nAction consistent with the terms of a court issued Writ in Hi Point Neighbor’s Association v. City of Los\nAngeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCP02223. The Revised Peremptory Writ of\nMandamus, issued May 25, 2023, orders the City of Los Angeles to set aside its Tier 3 Transit Oriented\nCommunities Affordable Housing Incentive Program approval in Planning Case No. DIR-2020-2067-TOC,\nrelative to a 20 unit multi-family residential building; and nothing in the Writ limits or controls the discretion\nvested in the City.\nApplicant: Hi Point M, LLC\nRepresentative: Matthew Hayden, Hayden Planning; Ernest J. Guadiana, Elkins Kalt, et\nal.\nAppellants: Katelyn Foley; Annette Wong and Brandon Araujo; John Kim; and Sarah Reed\nElaine Johnson, LA GLO Inc.\nRepresentative: Jamie T. Hall, Channel Law Group, LLP\nPetitioner: Hi Point Neighbor’s Association\nRepresentative: Jamie T. Hall, Channel Law Group, LLP\nStaff: Donna Wong, Deputy City Attorney\ndonna.wong@lacity.org\n(213) 978-8120
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5. CPC-2022-8060-DB-HCA Council District: 5 – Yaroslavsky\nCEQA: ENV-2022-8061-CE Last Day to Act: 09-05-23\nENV-2013-622-EIR; SCH. No. 2013031038\nPlan Area: West Los Angeles\nPUBLIC HEARING HELD – July 20, 2023\nPUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED\nPROJECT SITE: 10942 – 10948 West Pico Boulevard\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nConstruction of a five-story, 65-foot tall residential apartment building with 30 dwelling units (including four\nVery Low Income units). The Project will be approximately 22,375 square feet in floor area with a Floor\nArea Ratio (FAR) of 2.7:1. The Project will provide 16 parking spaces at grade. The site is currently\nimproved with a one-story commercial building, which will be demolished. No protected trees will be\nremoved from the subject site or adjacent public right-of-way; three existing non-protected street trees will\nremain along the public right-of-way. The Project will export approximately 900 cubic yards of soil.\nREQUESTED ACTIONS:\n1. Pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, an Exemption from CEQA\npursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Article 19, Section 15332, Class 32, and that there is no substantial\nevidence demonstrating that an exception to a categorical exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines,\nSection 15300.2 applies.\n2. Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15168 and 15162, the adequacy of the project being within the\nscope of the Exposition Corridor Transit Neighborhood Plan Program EIR No. ENV-2013-622-EIR,\nSCH. No. 2013031038 (Program EIR).\n3. Pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Section 12.22 A.25(g)(2) and (3), a Density\nBonus/Affordable Housing Incentive Program Compliance Review to permit the construction of a\nHousing Development Project totaling 30 units, reserving four units for Very Low Income Household\noccupancy for a period of 55 years, with the following requested On- and Off-Menu Incentives and\npursuant to LAMC Section 12.22 A.25(g)(3), the following Waivers of Development Standards:\na. An On-Menu Incentive for a Floor Area Ratio of 2.7:1 in lieu of 2:1 otherwise permitted by the\nExposition Corridor Transit Neighborhood Plan ("Expo TNP") Section 2.3.1 and Table F;\nb. An On-Menu Incentive for a 20 percent reduction in the required open space, to allow 2,445\nsquare feet in lieu of the 3,050 square feet otherwise required by LAMC Section 12.21 G;\nc. An Off-Menu Incentive for a height increase to 65 feet in lieu of the 45 feet otherwise allowed by\nExpo TNP Section 2.4.1 and Table G;\nd. A Waiver of Development Standard for the elimination of the transitional height requirements of\nLAMC Section 12.21.1.A.10; and\ne. A Waiver of Development Standard for ground floor screening of 0 feet in lieu of 25 feet for a\nportion of the frontage for parking and loading areas along Veteran Avenue otherwise required by\nExpo TNP Section 4.2.5.C.1.\nApplicant: Pico Veteran Holdings LLC\nRepresentative: Dana Sayles, three6ixty\nStaff: Connie Chauv, City Planner\nconnie.chauv@lacity.org\n(213) 978-0016
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6. Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.24 F, a determination to permit the following maximum heights for walls\nand fences ancillary to the athletic and recreational campus, in lieu of the six-foot maximum height\nlimitation for fences and walls within front yards, and the eight-foot maximum height limitation for\nfences and walls within side yards, in the A1-1XL-RIO Zone:\na. A maximum 10-foot-height wall along Whitsett Avenue; and\nb. A maximum 11-foot-height wall along Valley Spring Lane and Bellaire Avenue;
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7. DIR-2022-6485-TOC-SPR-VHCA-1A Council District: 2 – Krekorian\nCEQA: ENV-2022-6486-CE Last Day to Act: 08-24-23\nPlan Area: North Hollywood – Valley Village\nPUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED\nPROJECT SITE: 5240 North Lankershim Boulevard\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nConstruction, use and maintenance of a new seven-story (92-foot tall), 128-unit, mixed-use building with\n13 dwelling units set aside as affordable for Extremely Low Income Households, and up to 5,000 square\nfeet of ground floor commercial uses. The Project will provide 71 automobile parking spaces and 101\nbicycle parking spaces.\nAPPEAL:\nAppeal of the April 28, 2023, Director of Planning's determination which:\n1. Determined that, based on the whole of the administrative record, the Project is exempt from the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Article 19, Section 15332,\nClass 32, and there is no substantial evidence demonstrating that an exception to a categorical\nexemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15300.2 applies;\n2. Approved with Conditions, pursuant to Section 12.22 A.31 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC),\na Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) Housing Development project with a total of 128 dwelling units,\nincluding 13 units reserved for Extremely Low Income (ELI) Household occupancy for a period of 55\nyears, along with the following Tier 3 Base and Additional Incentives:\nBase Incentives:\na. Density. A 70 percent increase in density; and\nb. Parking. Provide 0.5 space per unit, and up to a 30 percent reduction in the required nonresidential\nparking;\nAdditional Incentives:\nc. Yards. Utilization of the RAS3 Zone setbacks; and\nd. Open Space. Up to a 25 percent decrease in required open space;\n3. Approved with Conditions, pursuant to LAMC Section 16.05, a Site Plan Review for a development\nproject creating 50 or more residential dwelling units; and\n4. Adopted the Conditions of Approval and Findings.\nApplicant: Lankershim Los Angeles Apartments, LLC\nRepresentative: Jessica Pakdaman, Rosenheim & Associates\nAppellant: Supporters Alliance for Environmental Responsibility (SAFER)\nRepresentative: Amalia Bowley Fuentes, Lozeau Drury LLP\nStaff: Heather Bleemers, Senior City Planner\nheather.bleemers@lacity.org\n(213) 978-1332
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9. NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL POSITION STATEMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS\nPresentations by Neighborhood Council representatives on any Neighborhood Council resolution, or\ncommunity impact statement filed with the City Clerk, which relates to any agenda item listed or being\nconsidered on this agenda. The Neighborhood Council representative shall provide the Board or\nCommission with a copy of the Neighborhood Council's resolution or community impact statement by email\nto cpc@lacity.org. At the Chair’s discretion, presentations of Neighborhood Councils on any matter listed\non the agenda for this Commission meeting may be taken at the time the agenda item is taken for\nconsideration.
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1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION\n(Subdivision (d)(1) of Government Code Section 54956.9)\nNatural Resources Defense Council, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al.\nLos Angeles Superior Court Case No. BS070017
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10. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS\n(Government Code Section 54956.8)\nProvide instructions to its real estate negotiators with respect to Holiday Harbor\nWilmington, Permit 808 Amendment\nProperty Location: Berth 201\nCity Negotiator: Michael Galvin\nTenant Negotiator: Kris L. Kazarian\nNegotiating Parties: City and Holiday Harbor Wilmington\nUnder Negotiation: Price and Terms
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11. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS\n(Government Code Section 54956.8)\nProvide instructions to its real estate negotiators with respect to Island Yacht\nAnchorage Inc. I, Permit 802 Amendment\nProperty Location: Berth 205D\nCity Negotiator: Michael Galvin\nTenant Negotiator: Terry Jenness\nNegotiating Parties: City and Island Yacht Anchorage Inc. I\nUnder Negotiation: Price and Terms
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12. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS\n(Government Code Section 54956.8)\nProvide instructions to its real estate negotiators with respect to Island Yacht\nAnchorage, Inc. II, Permit 825 Amendment\nProperty Location: Berth 200X\nCity Negotiator: Michael Galvin\nTenant Negotiator: Terry Jenness\nNegotiating Parties: City and Island Yacht Anchorage, Inc. II\nUnder Negotiation: Price and Terms
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13 CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS\n(Government Code Section 54956.8)\nProvide instructions to its real estate negotiators with respect to Leeward Bay\nMarina, Permit 921 Amendment\nProperty Location: Berth 200I\nCity Negotiator: Michael Galvin\nTenant Negotiator: David Perel\nNegotiating Parties: City and Leeward Bay Marina\nUnder Negotiation: Price and Terms
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14. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS\n(Government Code Section 54956.8)\nProvide instructions to its real estate negotiators with respect to Lighthouse Yacht\nLanding, Inc., Permit 803 Amendment\nProperty Location: Berth 205B\nCity Negotiator: Michael Galvin\nTenant Negotiator: Barbara Gleason\nNegotiating Parties: City and Lighthouse Yacht Landing, Inc.\nUnder Negotiation: Price and Terms
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15. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS\n(Government Code Section 54956.8)\nProvide instructions to its real estate negotiators with respect to Pacific Yacht\nLanding, Permit 804 Amendment\nProperty Location: Berth 203\nCity Negotiator: Michael Galvin\nTenant Negotiator: David Perel\nNegotiating Parties: City and Pacific Yacht Landing\nUnder Negotiation: Price and Terms
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16. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS\n(Government Code Section 54956.8)\nProvide instructions to its real estate negotiators with respect to Yacht Centre, Inc.,\nPermit 807 Amendment\nProperty Location: Berth 204\nCity Negotiator: Michael Galvin\nTenant Negotiator: Guy Newmark\nNegotiating Parties: City and Yacht Centre, Inc.\nUnder Negotiation: Price and Terms
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17. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS\n(Government Code Section 54956.8)\nProvide instructions to its real estate negotiators with respect to Yacht Haven\nMarina, Inc., Permit 806 Amendment\nProperty Location: Berth 202\nCity Negotiator: Michael Galvin\nTenant Negotiator: Tony Duni\nNegotiating Parties: City and Yacht Haven Marina, Inc.\nUnder Negotiation: Price and Terms
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2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION\n(Subdivision (d)(1) of Government Code Section 54956.9)\nNatural Resources Defense Council, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al.\nSan Diego Superior Court Case No. 37-2021-00023385-CU-TT-CTL
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3. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS\n(Government Code Section 54956.8)\nProvide instructions to its real estate negotiators with respect to Permit 999 with\nChina Shipping Holding Company, Ltd.:\nProperty: Berths 100-103, San Pedro\nCity Negotiator: Michael DiBernardo\nTenant Negotiator: Paul Nazzaro\nNegotiating Parties: City and China Shipping Holding Company, Ltd.\nUnder Negotiation: Price and Terms
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4. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION\n(Subdivision (d)(2) of Government Code Section 54956.9)\nSignificant exposure to litigation pursuant to subdivision (d)(2) of Section\n54956.9: (one case)
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5. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION\n(Subdivision (d)(1) of Government Code Section 54956.9)\nHarbor Performance Enhancement Center, LLC v. City of Los Angeles Harbor\nDepartment, et al.\nUnited States District Court Case No. 2:20-cv-03251
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6. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS\n(Government Code Section 54956.8)\nProvide instructions to its real estate negotiators with respect to Third\nAmendment to Permit 953 with Everglades Company Terminal, Inc.:\nProperty: Berths 121-126, San Pedro\nCity Negotiator: Marisa Katnich\nTenant Negotiator: Tom VanEynde\nNegotiating Parties: City and Everglades Company Terminal, Inc.\nUnder Negotiation: Price and Terms
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7. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS\n(Government Code Section 54956.8)\nProvide instructions to its real estate negotiators with respect to Max\nInterAmericas, Inc. dba Flare Logistics, Inc., Five-Year Review of Permit 927\nProperty Location: 1665 East I Street, Wilmington CA 90744\nCity Negotiator: Marisa Katnich\nTenant Negotiator: Frank Paredes\nNegotiating Parties: City and Max InterAmericas, Inc. dba Flare Logistics,\nInc.\nUnder Negotiation: Price and Terms
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8. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS\n(Government Code Section 54956.8)\nProvide instructions to its real estate negotiators with respect to California Yacht\nMarina, Permit 801 Amendment\nProperty Location: Berth 202\nCity Negotiator: Michael Galvin\nTenant Negotiator: R. Kevin Ketchum\nNegotiating Parties: City and California Yacht Marina\nUnder Negotiation: Price and Terms
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9. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS\n(Government Code Section 54956.8)\nProvide instructions to its real estate negotiators with respect to Cerritos Yacht\nAnchorage, Inc., Permit 805 Amendment\nProperty Location: Berth 205C\nCity Negotiator: Michael Galvin\nTenant Negotiator: Shannon Quick\nNegotiating Parties: City and Cerritos Yacht Anchorage, Inc.\nUnder Negotiation: Price and Terms
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1. RESOLUTION NO. ____________ - APPROVAL OF FOREIGN-TRADE ZONE (FTZ)\nGENERAL PURPOSE OPERATING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LOS\nANGELES HARBOR DEPARTMENT AND LAXFUEL CORPORATION, FTZ 202, SITE\n25\nSummary: Staff requests approval of a Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) Operating Agreement\nbetween the City of Los Angeles Harbor Department and LAXFuel Corporation, to operate its\nfacility within FTZ No. 202, Site 25, located at 9900 Laxfuel Road, Los Angeles, CA 90045. Site\n25 consists of various liquid bulk terminal refineries, storage tanks, and pipelines totaling 710.8\nacres. Site 25 includes three liquid bulk terminals located on Harbor Department properties at\nBerths 118,119,167,168,169,188, and 189.\nRecommendation: Board resolve to (1) find that the Director of Environmental Management has\ndetermined that the proposed action is administratively exempt from the requirements of the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Article II Section 2(f) of the Los Angeles City\nCEQA Guidelines; (2) approve the proposed Foreign-Trade Zone Operating Agreement between\nthe Harbor Department and LAXFuel Corporation; (3) direct the Board Secretary to transmit the\nproposed Foreign-Trade Zone Operating Agreement to the Los Angeles City Council for\napproval pursuant to Section 373 of the Charter of the City of Los Angeles and Section 10.5 of\nthe Los Angeles Administrative Code; (4) authorize the Executive Director to execute and the\nBoard Secretary to attest to the proposed Foreign-Trade Zone Operating Agreement; and (5)\nadopt Resolution No. __________________ .\nRegular Items (2 – 3)\nCargo Marketing
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2. RESOLUTION NO. ____________ - APPROVE TEMPORARY ORDER TO AMEND\nPORT OF LOS ANGELES TARIFF NO. 4, SECTION SIX “PASSENGER FEES”, ITEM\n600.\nSummary: Staff requests approval of a Temporary Order to amend Port of Los Angeles (Port)\nTariff No. 4, Section Six “Passenger Fees”, Item 600, approving 1) a five-year rate schedule\nwith an annual three percent rate increase; 2) an adjustment to the effective date of each\nannual increase from September 1 to July 1 to coincide with the Port’s fiscal year; and 3) an\nexemption from General Rate Increase from the effective date through June 30, 2029. The\nproposed effective date is July 1, 2024. This Temporary Order is being proposed within the\nBoard of Harbor Commissioners’ authority to adopt rates for up to 90 days. A separate action\nrecommends a Permanent Order and Ordinance for approval by the Board and City Council,\nwhich are required to make effective changes to Tariff No. 4 beyond the Temporary Order’s\n90-day effective period.\nRecommendation: Board resolve to (1) find that the Director of Environmental Management has\ndetermined that the proposed action is categorically exempt from the requirements of the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Article III Class 1(31) of the Los Angeles\nCity CEQA Guidelines; (2) approve the amendment to Port of Los Angeles Tariff No. 4 revising\nSection Six “Passenger Fees”, Item 600, subject to the California Association of Port Authorities\n(CAPA) review and approval, and authorize the Executive Director to work with CAPA to secure\nthis approval or proceed to take independent action in accordance with CAPA procedures; (3)\nadopt Temporary Order No. ____________ with an effective date of July 1, 2024, to amend\nSection Six “Passenger Fees”, Item 600, in the Port of Los Angeles Tariff No. 4; (4)\nauthorize the Board Secretary to certify the adoption of Temporary Order by the Board of Harbor\nCommissioners and cause the same to be published once in a newspaper printed and published\nin the City of Los Angeles, to take effect on July 1, 2024, for a period not-to-exceed 90 days\npursuant to City Charter Section 653(b), and post the Temporary Order circular to the Port of\nLos Angeles website; and (5) adopt Resolution No. __________________ .\nCargo Marketing
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3. RESOLUTION NO. ____________ - APPROVE PERMANENT ORDER TO AMEND\nPORT OF LOS ANGELES TARIFF NO. 4, SECTION SIX “PASSENGER FEES”, ITEM\n600.\nSummary: Staff requests approval of a Permanent Order to amend Port of Los Angeles (Port)\nTariff No. 4 (Tariff No. 4), Section Six “Passenger Fees”, Item 600, approving 1) a five-year rate\nschedule with an annual three percent rate increase; 2) an adjustment to the effective date of\neach annual increase from September 1 to July 1 to coincide with the Port’s fiscal year; and 3)\nan exemption from General Rate Increases (GRI) from the effective date through June 30, 2029.\nThe proposed effective date is July 1, 2024.\nRecommendation: Board resolve to (1) find that the Director of Environmental Management has\ndetermined that the proposed action is categorically exempt from the requirements of the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Article III Class 1(31) of the Los Angeles\nCity CEQA Guidelines; (2) approve the amendment to Port of Los Angeles Tariff No. 4 revising\nSection Six “Passenger Fees”, Item 600, subject to the California Association of Port Authorities\nreview and approval, and authorize the Executive Director to work with CAPA to secure this\napproval or proceed to take independent action in accordance with CAPA procedures; (3) adopt\nPermanent Order No. ____________ to amend Section Six “Passenger Fees”, Item 600, in the\nPort of Los Angeles Tariff No. 4; (4) direct the Board Secretary to transmit to the City Council\nfor approval of the Permanent Order and the Ordinance approving and authorizing the\namendment to the Port of Los Angeles Tariff No. 4 pursuant to City Charter 653(a); (5) adopt\nResolution No. _____________.
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B. Executive Director Remarks
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C. Comment from the Public on Non-Agenda Items
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D. Report from the Neighborhood Council Representatives – An opportunity for\nNeighborhood Council representatives to provide remarks on Neighborhood Council\nResolutions or Community Impact Statements filed with the City Clerk which relate to any\nagenda item listed or being considered on this agenda for the Board of Harbor\nCommissioners.
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E. Reports of the Commissioners
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F. Board Committee Reports\nNone
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H. Presentation\n• Market Share – Gene Seroka
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I. Level I Coastal Development Permit\nNone
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J. Board Reports of the Executive Director\nConsent Item No. 1\nCargo Marketing
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Order of Business
K. Closed Session