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5. RESOLUTION NO. ____________ - APPROVAL OF TRADE CORRIDOR\nENHANCEMENT PROGRAM (TCEP) BASELINE AGREEMENT FOR THE MARITIME\nSUPPORT FACILITY ACCESS/TERMINAL ISLAND RAIL SYSTEM GRADE\nSEPARATION BETWEEN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES HARBOR DEPARTMENT AND\nTHE CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION\nSummary: Staff requests approval of a funding agreement, referred to herein as the Baseline\nAgreement with the California Transportation Commission (CTC) and the California Department\nof Transportation (Caltrans) for $14,936,000 of Trade Corridor Enhancement Program (TCEP)\nfunds for the Maritime Support Facility Access/Terminal Island Rail System Grade Separation\nProject (Project). To receive the TCEP funds, the City of Los Angeles Harbor Department\n(Harbor Department) must enter into the proposed Agreement with the CTC and Caltrans. Upon\napproval by the Board, the Harbor Department will transmit this Agreement to the CTC for final\napproval, which is expected to occur at its May 2024 meeting. The Harbor Department is\nfinancially responsible for funding costs to complete the Project, net of any grants received.\nRecommendation: Board resolve to (1) find that the Director of Environmental Management has\ndetermined that the proposed action is administratively and statutorily exempt from the\nrequirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Article II Section 2(f) of\nthe Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines and Section 21080.13 of the State CEQA Guidelines;\n(2) approve the Maritime Support Facility Access/Terminal Island Rail System Grade Separation\nProject Baseline Agreement; (3) authorize the Executive Director to execute and the Board\nSecretary to attest to said agreement, for and on behalf of the Board; (4) authorize the Executive\nDirector to execute future Baseline Agreement Amendments to account for revised project\nschedules, and/or revised project costs, for and on behalf of the Board, subject to the approval\nof the City Attorney as to form and legality; and (5) adopt Resolution No. ___________.