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15. RESOLUTION NO. ____________ - APPROVE SIXTH AMENDMENT TO AMENDED\nAND RESTATED LEASE NO. 904A WITH ALTASEA AT THE PORT OF LOS ANGELES\nSummary: Staff requests approval of the Sixth Amendment to Amended and Restated Lease\n904A with AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles. The premises, located at City Dock No. 1 and\nconsisting of 32.13 acres, is for water-dependent, academic, and governmental uses, and\nhouses a non-profit and for-profit marine research facility. The proposed Sixth Amendment\nincludes: revisions to the City of Los Angeles Harbor Department’s monetary contribution\ntowards improvements at Warehouses 58-60, deletion of the Parcel 56 Engagement Center\nProject, and addition of an adjacent parcel at Berth 56 that was recently vacated by the California\nDepartment of Fish and Wildlife. Approval of the proposed Amendment is not expected to\nchange the total amount of the Harbor Department’s $36,660,000 monetary commitment under\nLease No. 904A.\nRecommendation: Board resolve to (1) find that the Director of Environmental Management has\ndetermined that the proposed action is administratively and categorically exempt from the\nrequirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Article II Section 2(f)\nand Article III Class 1(14) of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines; (2) approve the Sixth\nAmendment to Amended and Restated Lease No. 904A with AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles;\n(3) direct the Board Secretary to transmit the Sixth Amendment to Amended and Restated Lease\nNo. 904A to the City Council for approval pursuant to Section 606 of the City Charter; (4)\nauthorize the Executive Director to execute and the Board Secretary to attest to the Sixth\nAmendment to Amended and Restated Lease No. 904A upon approval by City Council; and (5)\nadopt Resolution No.____________.\nLabor Relations & Government Affairs