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4. RESOLUTION NO. ____________ - WAIVING THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT FOR\nTHOMPSON COBURN LLP’S REPRESENTATION OF L.A. XPRESS, INC.\nSummary: The Office of the City Attorney (Office) requests approval of a waiver (Waiver) of a\npotential conflict-of-interest of the law firm of Thompson Coburn LLP (Thompson) which will\nallow Thompson to represent L.A. Xpress, Inc. and its owner, Kenneth MacKenzie (collectively,\n“L.A. Xpress”) in Victor Estuardo Jovel v. City of Los Angeles, Case No. 22-STCV32605, while\ncontinuing the firm's assistance to our Office with legal services for the Harbor Department's\nClean Air Action Plan (CAAP) and Federal Clean Air Act (FCAA) regulatory and litigation matters.\nApproval of the proposed waiver is not anticipated to have a financial impact on the Harbor\nDepartment.\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) formally waive any potential conflicts that might arise from Thompson\nCoburn LLP’s representation of L.A. Xpress Inc. in Victor Estuardo Jovel v. City of Los Angeles,\nCase No. 22-STCV32605, while continuing its representation of the Harbor Department in\nCAAP and FCAA regulatory and litigation matters; (3) authorize the City Attorney’s Office to\nexecute a written conflict waiver; and (4) adopt Resolution No.____________.\nRegular Item (5)\nCargo Marketing