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7. RESOLUTION NO. ____________ - APPROVAL OF THIRD AMENDMENT TO PERMIT\nNO. 907 WITH SSA PACIFIC, INC.\nSummary: Staff requests approval of the proposed Third Amendment to Permit No. 907 (P907)\nbetween the City of Los Angeles Harbor Department (Harbor Department) and SSA Pacific, Inc.\n(SSA), a Washington Corporation, for the extension of P907 by five years with one mutual option\nto extend the permit by an additional five years. The Harbor Department granted SSA P907 on\nNovember 19, 2014, for use of approximately 14.72 acres of property located at Berths 53-55\nand adjacent wharf and backland (Fruit Terminal) for the docking of vessels for the assembling,\ndistributing, loading, and unloading of palletized fresh fruit cargo. The First Amendment to P907\nreduced SSA’s premises by 0.76 acres; the Second Amendment extended the permit to October\n31, 2022; and the proposed Third Amendment will again extend the permit to October 31, 2027.\nCompensation will be adjusted by the change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) beginning\nOctober 31, 2023, and annually thereafter with compensation resets occurring every five years.\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(14) of the Los Angeles\nCity CEQA Guidelines; (2) find that the expected rate of return of 4.9 percent is reasonable given\nthe seasonal use of Berths 53-55 and adjacent wharf and backland due to the unique nature of\nthe break-bulk fruit operations, the density of high-paying seasonable jobs in the local area, the\nneed for such a facility at the Port of Los Angeles to support the U.S. West Coast market, the\nexisting condition of the premises including the restrictive load limits on the wharf, and the ability\nto use the premises during the remainder of the year for other Port of Los Angeles requirements;\n(3) approve the Third Amendment to Permit No. 907 with SSA Pacific, Inc; (4) direct the Board\nSecretary to transmit the proposed Permit with SSA Pacific, Inc. to the City Council for approval\npursuant to Section 606 of the City Charter; (5) authorize the Executive Director to execute and\nthe Board Secretary to attest to the Third Amendment of Permit No. 907; and (6) adopt\nResolution No.____________.\nPort Police