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6. RESOLUTION NO. ____________ - APPROVE PERMANENT ORDER TO AMEND\nPORT OF LOS ANGELES TARIFF NO. 4, SECTION SEVEN “FREE TIME, WHARF\nDEMURRAGE, AND WHARF STORAGE”\nSummary: Staff requests approval of a Permanent Order approving an amendment to Port of\nLos Angeles Tariff No. 4, Section Seven “Free Time, Wharf Demurrage, and Wharf Storage”,\nItems 720 and 780. Item 720 would be modified to include Saturdays and/or Sundays as part\nof the allowable free time on inbound containerized merchandise, provided the marine terminal\noperator’s truck gates are announced or published as being open for container delivery on those\ndays. Additionally, to deter Port terminal property from being used as a cargo storage facility,\nItem 780 would be modified to add a third demurrage tier for merchandise remaining on terminal\nfor more than 10 days after the expiration of free time. The proposed amendment would become\neffective on October 1, 2023. A separate action recommends a Temporary Order to make\nchanges to the Tariff within the Board of Habor Commissioners’ authority to adopt rates for up\nto 90 days, with any rates to be effective beyond the 90 days requiring this Permanent Order to\nbe approved by City Council ordinance.\nRecommendation: Board resolve to (1) find that the Director of Environmental Management has\ndetermined that the proposed action is categorically exempt from the requirements of the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Article III Class 1(31) of the Los Angeles City\nCEQA Guidelines; (2) approve the amendment to Port of Los Angeles Tariff No. 4, modifying\nrates and regulations in Section Seven “Free Time, Wharf Demurrage, and Wharf Storage”,\nItems 720 and 780, subject to the California Association of Port Authorities’ review and approval,\nand authorize the Executive Director to work with the California Association of Port Authorities\nto secure this approval or proceed to take independent action in accordance with the California\nAssociation of Port Authorities’ procedure; (3) adopt Permanent Order No. __________ with an\neffective date of October 1, 2023, to amend Port of Los Angeles Tariff No. 4, to modify rates and\nregulations in Section Seven “Free Time, Wharf Demurrage, and Wharf Storage”, Items 720 and\n780; (4) direct the Board Secretary to transmit to the City Council for approval the Permanent\nOrder and the Ordinance approving and authorizing the Amendments to Port of Los Angeles\nTariff No. 4 pursuant to City Charter 653(a); (5) direct the Board Secretary to transmit to the City\nClerk a Notice of Public Hearing for publication in accordance with the provisions of California\nGovernment Code sections 66018 and 6062a; (6) after the effective date of the Ordinance,\ntransmit the Permanent Order and Ordinance to the Executive Director or his nominee for\nimplementation and posting to the Port of Los Angeles website; and (7) adopt Resolution\nNo._________.\nEnvironmental Management