City Council

(4)\n14-0738-S1\nEXEMPTION, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT\nand ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to the Department\nof Water and Power (DWP) Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT).\nRecommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL\nOF THE MAYOR:\n1. DETERMINE that the DWP’s amendments to the OATT is\nexempt pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act\n(CEQA) Guidelines 15060(c)(3). In accordance with this\nsection, an activity is not subject to CEQA if it does not meet the\ndefinition of a project. Section 15378(b)(4) states that\ngovernment fiscal activities which do not involve any\ncommitment to any specific project which may result in a\npotentially significant physical impact on the environment do not\nmeet that definition. Therefore, the amendment to an agreement\nto change the terms of the agreement is not subject to CEQA.\n2. APPROVE the DWP Resolution and General Manager and\nChief Engineer's Supplemental Certificates authorizing\nAmendments No. 5 and No. 6 to the OATT, DWP No. BP 01017.\n3. APPROVE delegation of authority to the Board of Water and\nPower Commissioners (Board) by approval of an amendment to\nSection 23.133(a) of the Los Angeles Administrative Code\n(LAAC) authorizing the Board to delegate to the General\nManager the authority to enter into such transmission service\nagreements pursuant to the OATT.\n4. AUTHORIZE, upon proper certification, the Chief Accounting\nEmployee, DWP, to draw demands on the Power Revenue\nFund, in accordance with the terms of this Amendment.\n5. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated\nOctober 7, 2025, amending Section 23.133 of Article 3, Chapter\n7, Division 23 of the LAAC approving the DWP OATT and\nproviding the Board the authority to enter into agreements for\ninterconnecting electric generating facilities to the DWP\nTransmission System.\nFiscal Impact Statement: The City Administrative Officer reports that\nthere is no impact on the General Fund. Proposed Amendments No. 5\nand No. 6, to the DWP OATT, DWP BP-017, modify only existing nonrate terms and conditions relating to the provisioning of transmission\nand ancillary services and do not impact the tariff revenue to the\nPower Revenue Fund. The proposed recommendations comply with\nthe DWP’s Financial Policies.