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4. RESOLUTION NO. ____________ - APPROVAL OF MEMORANDUM OF\nUNDERSTANDING AMONG THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES HARBOR DEPARTMENT,\nTHE PORT OF LONG BEACH, AND THE SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY\nMANAGEMENT DISTRICT TO FUND AN OCEAN GOING VESSEL EMISSIONS\nREDUCTION TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM PROJECT\nSummary: Staff requests approval of the proposed Memorandum of Understanding among the\nCity of Los Angeles Harbor Department, the Port of Long Beach (POLB), and the South Coast\nAir Quality Management Department (SCAQMD) to fund a Clean Air Action Plan Technology\nAdvancement Program (TAP) project to retrofit two ocean-going vessels with low-pressure\nexhaust gas recirculation and a multiple fuel conversion system (OGV Retrofit Project). The total\ncost of the OGV Retrofit Project is $20,871,400, primarily funded by an $11,414,700 grant\nSCAQMD received from the United States Environmental Protection Agency. TAP funding in the\namount of $600,000 will be split equally between the Harbor Department and POLB, for a total\nof $300,000 from each port. SCAQMD and their partners Mediterranean Shipping Company and\nWärtsilä will be responsible for the remaining costs as part of the retrofit and demonstration of\nthe OGVs.\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\nMemorandum of Understanding among the City of Los Angeles Harbor Department, the Port of\nLong Beach, and the South Coast Air Quality Management District for the OGV Retrofit Project;\n(3) authorize the Executive Director to execute and Board Secretary to attest to said agreement\nfor and on behalf of the Board of Harbor Commissioners; and (4) adopt Resolution\nNo.____________.