City Council

(30) 23-0987 CD 11 ADMINISTRATIVE and CATEGORICAL EXEMPTIONS, and TRADE, TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT relative to approving a Ground Lease with Southwest Airlines Co., for a term of up to 30 years, to allow for development and operation of Concourse 0, a new passenger concourse facility at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Recommendations for Council action: ADOPT the determination by the Board of Airport Commissioners (Board) that the action is administratively and categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article lll, Class 1(18)(c) and Article ll, Section 2(i) of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines. APPROVE a Ground Lease with Southwest Airlines Co., for term of up to thirty years, covering approximately 702,750 square feet of land at the northeast corner of the Central Terminal Area at the LAX, to allow for development and operation of Concourse 0, a new passenger concourse facility. CONCUR with the Board’s action on April 11, 2023, by Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) Resolution No. 27716, authorizing the Chief Executive Officer, LAWA, to execute said Ground Lease with Southwest Airlines Co.