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February 27, 2025 Item #2

Agenda Item 2

2. RESOLUTION NO. __________ - APPROVAL OF FOREIGN-TRADE ZONE (FTZ)\nOPERATING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES HARBOR\nDEPARTMENT AND HOWARD HARTRY INC., FTZ 202, SITE 27\nTransmittal 1\nTransmittal 2\nTransmittal 3\nSummary: Staff requests approval of a Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) Operating Agreement\n(Agreement) between the City of Los Angeles Harbor Department (Harbor Department) and\nHoward Hartry Inc. (HHI), to operate its facility within FTZ No. 202, Site 27, located at 202\nNorth Fries Ave., Wilmington, CA 90744. Site 27 consists of 11,800 square feet of warehouse\nand office space on 0.25 acres located adjacent to the Port of Los Angeles. HHI will operate\nits warehouse under FTZ procedures as a multi-usage site. The proposed Agreement is for a\nterm of five years with three, five-year renewal options. If the proposed agreement is\napproved, the Harbor Department will receive $7,750 annually from HHI (per FTZ Tariff No.\n2).\nRecommendation: Board resolve to (1) find that the Director of Environmental Management\nhas determined that the proposed action is administratively exempt from the requirements of\nthe California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Article II Section 2(f) of the Los\nAngeles City CEQA Guidelines; (2) approve the proposed Foreign-Trade Zone Operating\nAgreement between the City of Los Angeles Harbor Department and Howard Hartry Inc.; (3)\nauthorize the Executive Director to execute and the Board Secretary to attest to the proposed\nForeign-Trade Zone Operating Agreement; and (4) adopt Resolution No.________.\nWaterfront and Commercial Real Estate