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5. RESOLUTION NO. ____________ - APPROVE PERMANENT ORDER TO AMEND\nPORT OF LOS ANGELES TARIFF NO. 4, “GENERAL RATE INCREASE”\nSummary: Staff requests approval to amend Port of Los Angeles Tariff No. 4 (Tariff) to increase\nrated tariff items based on the West Region Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers\n(CPI-U). The California Association of Port Authorities (CAPA), of which the Port of Los Angeles\n(Port) is a member, adopted an annual general rate increase (GRI) methodology for tariffs based\non the CPI-U. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has identified a 6.2 percent increase in the CPI-U\nfor the 12-month period ending December 2022. On April 28, 2022, the Board of Harbor\nCommissioners (Board) approved Order No. 22-7327, which was approved by City Council\nOrdinance No. 187649, adopting a 7.1 percent GRI through CAPA, effective August 1, 2022.\nPrior to that, the Port implemented GRIs in the Port’s Tariff No. 4 (POLA Tariff) in calendar year\n(CY) 2004 and 2005, and a 1.7 percent GRI for a temporary 9-month period in July 2013 - March\n2014 under Temporary Orders only, which expired when it was not approved by City Council\nunder Permanent Order. The proposed CAPA GRI, effective July 1, 2023, of 6.2 percent, is\napplicable to the POLA Tariff rated tariff items, excluding rated tariff items that have a scheduled\nrate increase as of the effective date. A separate action recommends a Temporary Order to\nmake changes to Tariff No. 4 within the Board’s authority to adopt rates for up to 90-days, with\nany rates to be effective beyond the 90-days requiring this Permanent Order and Ordinance to\nbe approved by the City Council.\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 increasing\nrates to Section Four “Dockage”, Items 450 & 480; Section Five “Wharfage”, Items 550-001\nthrough 550-801; Section Nine “Container Cranes” Item 900; Section Eleven “Charges for\nOccupancy of Office Space, etc. In Transit Sheds and on Wharves and Wharf Premises”, Item\n1100; Section Twelve “Water and Electricity”, Item 1200; Section Fifteen “Public Landings”,\nItems 1525 & 1530; Section Eighteen “General Rules and Regulations – Miscellaneous”, Item\n1802; and Section Nineteen “Commercial Fishing Vessel”, Items 1910 & 1930, subject to the\nCalifornia Association of Port Authorities’ review and approval, and authorize the Executive\nDirector to work with the California Association of Port Authorities to secure this approval or\nproceed to take independent action in accordance with the California Association of Port\nAuthorities’ procedure; (3) adopt Permanent Order No.____________ with an effective date of\nJuly 1, 2023, to amend Port of Los Angeles Tariff No. 4, increasing rates to Section Four\n“Dockage”, Items 450 & 480; Section Five “Wharfage”, Items 550-001 through 550-801; Section\nNine “Container Cranes” Item 900; Section Eleven “Charges for Occupancy of Office Space, etc.\nIn Transit Sheds and on Wharves and Wharf Premises””, Item 1100; Section Twelve “Water and\nElectricity”, Item 1200; Section Fifteen “Public Landings”, Items 1525 & 1530; Section Eighteen\n“General Rules and Regulations – Miscellaneous”, Item 1802; and Section Nineteen\n“Commercial Fishing Vessel”, Items 1910 & 1930;\n5. (Continued)\n(4) direct the Board Secretary to transmit to the City Council for approval the Permanent Order\nand the Ordinance approving and authorizing the Amendments to Port of Los Angeles Tariff No.\n4 pursuant to City Charter 653(a); (5) direct the Board Secretary to transmit to the City Clerk a\nNotice of Public Hearing for publication in accordance with the provisions of California\nGovernment Code sections 66018 and 6062a; (6) after the effective date of the Ordinance,\ntransmit the Permanent Order and Ordinance to the Executive Director or his nominee for\nimplementation and posting to the Port of Los Angeles website; and (7) adopt Resolution\nNo.____________.