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12. RESOLUTION NO. ____________ - APPROVAL OF FIRST AMENDMENT TO\nFOREIGN-TRADE ZONE (FTZ) OPERATING AGREEMENT NO. 18-3563, BETWEEN\nTHE CITY OF LOS ANGELES HARBOR DEPARTMENT AND FEDEX TRADE\nTRANSPORT AND BROKERAGE, INC., FTZ 202, SITE 52\nSummary: Staff requests approval of a First Amendment to Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) Operating\nAgreement No. 18-3563 between the City of Los Angeles Harbor Department (Harbor\nDepartment) and FedEx Trade Transportation and Brokerage, Inc. (FedEx) to continue operating\nits facility within FTZ 202, Site 52, located at 17120 South Main Street, Gardena, CA 90248. The\nHarbor Department, as the FTZ Grantee, establishes Operating Agreements with FTZ site\noperators to oversee their FTZ operations. FTZ Operating Agreement No. 18-3563 is currently\nscheduled to expire on April 30, 2023. The First Amendment will extend the term of the Operating\nAgreement by five years. FedEx requests to continue operating its warehouse as an FTZ\nwarehouse. The Harbor Department must execute the First Amendment to extend the\nAgreement, as required by the FTZ Board. Site 52 consists of a 7.35-acre site that includes a\nwarehouse and office space located 10 miles from the Port of Los Angeles. FedEx will operate\nits facility under FTZ procedures as a multi-usage site. If the proposed amendment is approved,\nthe Harbor Department will receive $7,750 annually from FedEx.\nRecommendation: Board resolve to (1) find that the Director of Environmental Management has\ndetermined that the proposed action is administratively exempt from the requirements of the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Article II Section 2(f) of the Los Angeles City\nCEQA Guidelines; (2) approve the proposed First Amendment to Foreign-Trade Zone Operating\nAgreement No. 18-3563 between the City of Los Angeles Harbor Department and FedEx Trade\nTransportation and Brokerage, Inc.; (3) direct the Board Secretary to transmit the proposed First\nAmendment to Foreign-Trade Zone Operating Agreement No. 18-3563 to the Los Angeles City\nCouncil for approval pursuant to Section 373 of the Charter of the City of Los Angeles and\nSection 10.5 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code; (4) authorize the Executive Director to\nexecute and the Board Secretary to attest to the proposed First Amendment to Foreign-Trade\nZone Operating Agreement No. 18-3563; and (5) adopt Resolution No.____________.\nCargo Marketing