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4. RESOLUTION NO. ____________ - APPROVAL OF A COST SHARE AGREEMENT\nBETWEEN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES HARBOR DEPARTMENT AND THE PORT\nOF LONG BEACH TO FUND A TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM PROJECT\nWITH SSA TERMINALS, LLC\nSummary: Staff requests approval of the proposed Cost Share Agreement between the City of\nLos Angeles Harbor Department (Harbor Department) and the Port of Long Beach (POLB) to\nfund a Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) Technology Advancement Program (TAP) project with SSA\nTerminals, LLC (SSA) to design, manufacture, and demonstrate two zero-emission Hybrid\nHydrogen Fuel Cell (HFC) Top Handlers (Project). The total cost of the Project is $6,482,295.\nTAP funding in the amount of $2,191,000 will be split equally between the Harbor Department\nand POLB. SSA and their project team will be responsible for the remaining costs as part of the\nmanufacturing of the top handlers and the demonstration at SSA’s POLB terminal. As lead\nagency, POLB has already entered into an agreement with SSA to implement the Project. If the\nproposed Cost Share Agreement is approved, then the Harbor Department would be financially\nresponsible for funding $1,095,500 of the proposed TAP amount.\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 6(2) of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines; (2) approve the Cost Share\nAgreement between the City of Los Angeles Harbor Department and the Port of Long Beach for\nthe reimbursement of $1,095,500 for the SSA HFC Top Handlers Project; (3) authorize the\nExecutive Director to execute and Board Secretary to attest to said agreement for and on behalf\nof the Board of Harbor Commissioners; and (4) adopt Resolution No.____________.\nSPECIAL MEETING AGENDA\nCommunity Relations