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4. RESOLUTION NO. ____________ - APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT WITH YUSEN\nTERMINALS LLC. TO IMPLEMENT A ZERO EMISSION YARD TRACTOR\nDEMONSTRATION PROJECT\nSummary: Staff requests approval of an agreement with Yusen Terminals, LLC. (YTI) to\nimplement a zero-emission yard tractor demonstration project (Project). The Project requires YTI\nto demonstrate two zero-emission yard tractors, that are human-operated, at the terminal\nproperty for three years in order to satisfy an environmental requirement identified as “Lease\nMeasure AQ-4: Zero or Near-Zero Emissions Demonstration Project” contained in Permit No.\n692. The Agreement sets out the respective costs and responsibilities between the City of Los\nAngeles Harbor Department (Harbor Department) and YTI. YTI is required to lease the\ndemonstration equipment from its selected vendor and conduct the demonstration with periodic\nreports to the Harbor Department. The Harbor Department is required to install electrical\ncharging infrastructure, reimburse YTI for the equipment lease payments and other related\ncosts, and provide administrative oversight for the Project. The Harbor Department will be\nfinancially responsible for certain costs of the Project specified in the Agreement, including\nequipment lease costs, infrastructure equipment installation, and maintenance costs for a total\nestimated cost of $1,500,000.\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(i), of the Los Angeles City\nCEQA Guidelines; (2) approve the Agreement between the City of Los Angeles Harbor\nDepartment and Yusen Terminals, LLC.; (3) direct the Board Secretary to transmit the\nAgreement to the City Council for approval pursuant to Charter Section 373 and Los Angeles\nAdministrative Code Section 10.5; (4) authorize the Executive Director to execute and the Board\nSecretary to attest to said Agreement upon approval by City Council; and (5) adopt Resolution\nNo. ___________.\nEngineering