City Council

(8) 24­0859 CD 15 ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATION FROM THE BOARD OF HARBOR COMMISSIONERS relative to the proposed First Amendment to Agreement No. 21­9805 among the City of Los Angeles Harbor Department, Port of Long Beach (POLB), Portcheck, LLC and Marine Terminal Operators for Clean Truck Fund rate collection services. Recommendations for Council action: 1. ADOPT the determination by the Board of Harbor Commissioners Friday that the- proposed August 2, 2024 - is administratively exempt action PAGE 9from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) CD 15 ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION and COMMUNICATION FROM THE BOARD OF HARBOR COMMISSIONERS relative to the proposed First Amendment to Agreement No. 21­9805 among the City of Los Angeles Harbor Department, Port of Long Beach (POLB), Portcheck, LLC and Marine Terminal Operators for Clean Truck Fund rate collection services. Recommendations for Council action: 1. ADOPT the determination by the Board of Harbor Commissioners that the proposed action is administratively exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Article II Section 2(f) of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines. 2. APPROVE POLA Resolution No. 24­10375 for the proposed First Amendment to Agreement No. 24­9805­A between the City of Los Angeles Harbor Department, POLB, PortCheck, LLC, and Marine Terminal Operators. Fiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer reports that approval of the proposed First Amendment to Agreement No. 21­9805 between the Harbor Department, POLB, PortCheck, LLC, and Marine Terminal Operators will meet compliance with recent California Air Resources Board truck regulation record keeping requirements. The total compensation will be increased from $10,000,000 by $21,068,130 to a new not­to­exceed contract authority of $31,068,130. The Harbor Department is financially responsible for $15,534,065 (50 percent) of the expenses incurred under the agreement and POLB is financially responsible for the other 50 percent. The expenses incurred under the agreement are offset by the Clean Truck Fund (CTF) Rate revenue collected. From April 1, 2022 through March 31, 2024, PortCheck collected approximately $81.7 million in CTF Rate revenue for the Harbor Department. Funding for Fiscal Year 2024­25 in the amount of $1,789,429 is available in Account 59967 (Clean Truck Program­ Administrative Costs), Center 0330 (Environmental), Program 000 (Base Budget). Future year funding will be requested through the annual budget adoption process, subject to Board approval. The recommendations in the report and proposed actions comply with the Harbor Department's Financial Policies. There is no impact on the City's General Fund.