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August 24, 2023 Item #1

Agenda Item 1

1. RESOLUTION NO. ____________ - APPROVAL OF FOREIGN-TRADE ZONE (FTZ)\nGENERAL PURPOSE OPERATING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LOS\nANGELES HARBOR DEPARTMENT AND LAXFUEL CORPORATION, FTZ 202, SITE\n25\nSummary: Staff requests approval of a Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) Operating Agreement\nbetween the City of Los Angeles Harbor Department and LAXFuel Corporation, to operate its\nfacility within FTZ No. 202, Site 25, located at 9900 Laxfuel Road, Los Angeles, CA 90045. Site\n25 consists of various liquid bulk terminal refineries, storage tanks, and pipelines totaling 710.8\nacres. Site 25 includes three liquid bulk terminals located on Harbor Department properties at\nBerths 118,119,167,168,169,188, and 189.\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 Foreign-Trade Zone Operating Agreement between\nthe Harbor Department and LAXFuel Corporation; (3) direct the Board Secretary to transmit the\nproposed Foreign-Trade Zone Operating Agreement to the Los Angeles City Council for\napproval pursuant to Section 373 of the Charter of the City of Los Angeles and Section 10.5 of\nthe Los Angeles Administrative Code; (4) authorize the Executive Director to execute and the\nBoard Secretary to attest to the proposed Foreign-Trade Zone Operating Agreement; and (5)\nadopt Resolution No. __________________ .\nRegular Items (2 – 3)\nCargo Marketing