Los Angeles

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March 23, 2023 Item #5

Agenda Item 5

5. RESOLUTION NO. ____________ - RECEIVE AND FILE HARBOR COMMUNITY\nBENEFIT FOUNDATION SUBMISSION OF THE ANNUAL AIR QUALITY MITIGATION\nFUND REVIEW FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2022 AND BUDGET FOR CALENDAR YEAR\n2023\nSummary: Staff requests the Board of Harbor Commissioners (Board) to receive and file the\nHarbor Community Benefit Foundation (HCBF) reports of the Air Quality Mitigation Fund (AQMF)\nCalendar Year (CY) 2022 Review and Calendar Year 2023 Budget. In accordance with the\nChina Shipping Amended Stipulated Judgment MOU, the HCBF is required to submit a yearly\nbudget report on the AQMF to the City of Los Angeles, Harbor Department (Harbor Department)\nExecutive Director, and to receive budget approval from the Harbor Department. Accordingly,\nthe HCBF has submitted its CY 2023 AQMF Budget request of $82,305. Because the CY 2023\nbudget request is within the Executive Director’s authority, it has been approved. This receive\nand file report is being presented to the Board as information. No transfer of Harbor Department\nmonies would be required to fund the CY 2023 AQMF Budget.\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) receive and file the Reports of the Harbor Community Benefit\nFoundation’s Air Quality Mitigation Fund CY 2022 Review and CY 2023 Budget; and (3) adopt\nResolution No.___________.