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8. RESOLUTION NO. ____________ - MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN\nTHE LOS ANGELES HARBOR DEPARTMENT ON BEHALF OF THE LOS ANGELES\nPORT POLICE AND THE FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION TERMINAL\nISLAND FORMALIZING JOINT AGENCY PRACTICES AND AGENCY\nRESPONSIBILITIES WITH REGARDS TO MUTUAL ASSISTANCE DURING UNUSUAL\nOCCURENCES\nSummary: Staff requests approval of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the City of\nLos Angeles Harbor Department (Harbor Department), on behalf of the Los Angeles Port Police\n(LAPP), and United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal\nCorrectional Institution, Terminal Island (FCI Terminal Island), to formalize joint agency practices\nand agency responsibilities with regard to law enforcement response during a natural disaster\nand/or law enforcement emergency. This proposed MOA is for a three-year term and will\nestablish the various duties and responsibilities of each agency, in fulfilling their respective public\nsafety, law enforcement, emergency management, and joint operations. The approval of this\nproposed MOA will have no financial impact on the Harbor Department, as there are no costs\nand or revenues associated with this action.\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 Memorandum of Agreement between the City of Los Angeles\nHarbor Department and the United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons,\nFederal Correctional Institution, Terminal Island to formalize the understanding between the Los\nAngeles Port Police and the Federal Correctional Institution, Terminal Island formalizing joint\nagency practices and agency responsibilities with regard to law enforcement response\noperations in the Harbor District for a term of three-years; (3) authorize the Executive Director\nto execute, and the Board Secretary to attest to, the proposed Memorandum of Agreement for\nand on behalf of the Board; and (4) adopt Resolution No.____________.\nPort Police