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1. RESOLUTION NO. __________ - APPROVAL OF FOREIGN-TRADE ZONE (FTZ)\nOPERATING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES HARBOR\nDEPARTMENT AND CEVA FREIGHT, LLC, FTZ 202, SITE 30\nTransmittal 1\nTransmittal 2\nTransmittal 3\nSummary: Staff requests approval of a Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) Operating Agreement\nbetween the City of Los Angeles Harbor Department (Harbor Department) and Ceva Freight,\nLLC (Ceva), to operate its facility within FTZ No. 202, Site 30, located at 19600 Western Ave,\nTorrance, CA 90501. Site 30 consists of 305,000 square feet of warehouse and 22,000\nsquare feet of office space on 7.1 acres located in Torrance, California. Ceva will operate its\nfacility under the FTZ procedures as a multi-usage site. The proposed agreement is for a term\nof five years with three, five-year renewal options. If the proposed Agreement is approved, the\nHarbor Department will receive $7,750 annually from Ceva (per FTZ Tariff No. 2).\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 Harbor Department and Ceva; (3) authorize the Executive Director to\nexecute and the Board Secretary to attest to the proposed Foreign-Trade Zone Operating\nAgreement; and (4) adopt Resolution No.________.\nCargo Marketing