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March 23, 2023 Item #4

Agenda Item 4

4. RESOLUTION NO. ____________ - FIRST AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT NO. 20-\n3741 BETWEEN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES HARBOR DEPARTMENT AND\nHARBOR BREEZE CORP. FOR AS-NEEDED BOAT TOURS\nSummary: Staff requests approval of the First Amendment (Amendment) to Agreement No. 20-\n3741 with Harbor Breeze Corp. (Harbor Breeze) for boat tours for both the City of Los Angeles\nHarbor Department’s (Harbor Department) student/youth programs and as-needed tours for\nbusiness and community stakeholders, visiting delegations, as well as distinguished groups or\nguests. The proposed Amendment extends the term of the Agreement by two years from three\nyears currently to five years as proposed, through May 18, 2025. The Agreement is being\nextended due to boat tours being placed on hold during the COVID-19 pandemic. Compensation\nunder the proposed Amendment will remain unchanged with a total not-to-exceed amount of\n$585,000 for the duration of the agreement and annual costs not-to-exceed $181,000 per Fiscal\nYear (FY). The Harbor Department will continue to be financially responsible for payment of\nexpenses incurred under the agreement.\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) find that in accordance with the City Charter Section 1022, the Harbor\nDepartment does not own the required equipment and that the contractor will provide the\nvessels, as well as the crew; (3) approve the First Amendment to Agreement No. 20-3741\nextending the three-year term to a total of five years for a total not-to-exceed amount of $585,000\nfor the entire five-year term; (4) authorize the Board Secretary to transmit said Amendment to\nthe Los Angeles City Council for approval in accordance with Charter Section 373 and Los\nAngeles Administrative Code Section 10.5(a); (5) upon the approval of City Council in\naccordance with Los Angeles Administrative Code Section 10.5(a), authorize the Executive\nDirector to execute and the Board Secretary to attest to the First Amendment to Agreement No.\n20-3741 for and on behalf of the Board; and (6) adopt Resolution No._______________.\nExecutive Office