Los Angeles

City Council

August 29, 2023 Item #2

Agenda Item 2

(2) 23-0415 MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION (MND), ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to a Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) grant of easement to the County of Inyo for the Pine Creek Bridge Replacement Project (Project). Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: DETERMINE this matter is in compliance with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Sections 15070-15075 (MND adopted on January 20, 2020). In accordance with CEQA, an MND was prepared to analyze the impacts associated with the construction and operation of the Project. On January 20, 2020, the Inyo County Planning Department approved the Project, adopted the MND, and filed a Notice of Determination. CONCUR with the Board of Water and Power Commissioners (Board) action of April 11, 2023, Resolution No. 023-191, authorizing the grant of easement to the County of Inyo for the Project. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated July 24, 2023, approving Board Resolution No. 023-191, authorizing the grant of easement to the County of Inyo for the Pine Creek Bridge Replacement Project, Inyo County, California.