Los Angeles

Port of LA

April 27, 2023 Item #2

Agenda Item 2

2. RESOLUTION NO. ____________ - APPROVAL OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO\nSUBRECIPIENT AGREEMENT NO. 20-3723 WITH WEST BASIN CONTAINER\nTERMINAL AND WIRELESS ADVANCED VEHICLE ELECTRIFICATION, LLC. FOR\nTHE ADVANCED INFRASTRUCTURE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT\nSummary: Staff requests approval of the First Amendment to Subrecipient Agreement No. 20-\n3723 (Agreement) for the Port of Los Angeles’ Advanced Infrastructure Demonstration Project\n(Project) with West Basin Container Terminal (WBCT) and Wireless Advanced Vehicle\nElectrification (WAVE), LLC. This Project is funded under a Grant Agreement with the California\nEnergy Commission (CEC), Agreement No. 19-3666. An amendment to Agreement No. 19-3666\nis being considered under a separate Board Action. This First Amendment to Subrecipient\nAgreement No. 20-3723 will extend the term of the Agreement until June 30, 2025, incorporate\nscope of work changes made to Grant Agreement No. 19-3666 and change the name of\nSubrecipient Wireless Advanced Vehicle Electrification, Inc. to Wireless Advanced Vehicle\nElectrification, LLC. The extension to the Agreement term addresses extended delays in the\nproject timeline due to COVID-19 impacts on suppliers. Additionally, the First Amendment\naddresses an assignment of the Agreement from WAVE Inc. to WAVE, LLC. due to changes in\nthe entity’s business status. All other terms and conditions of the Agreement remain the same.\nRecommendation: Board resolve to (1) find that the Director of Environmental Management has\ndetermined that the proposed project 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 First Amendment to Agreement No. 20-3723 among the City\nof Los Angeles Harbor Department, West Basin Container Terminal, and Wireless Advanced\nVehicle Electrification, LLC. for the Port of Los Angeles’ Advanced Infrastructure Demonstration\nProject; (3) direct the Board Secretary to transmit the First Amendment to the City Council for\napproval pursuant to City Charter Section 606; (4) authorize the Executive Director to execute\nand the Board Secretary to attest to said First Amendment to Grant Agreement No. 20-3723 with\nthe California Energy Commission for and on behalf of the Board and (5) adopt Resolution\nNo.____________.\nEnvironmental Management