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1. RESOLUTION NO. ____________ - AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LOS\nANGELES HARBOR DEPARTMENT AND JL GROUP, LLC FOR INTERNAL AFFAIRS\nINVESTIGATIONS CONSULTING SERVICES ON AN AS-NEEDED BASIS\nSummary: Staff requests approval of an Agreement between the City of Los Angeles Harbor\nDepartment and JL Group, LLC (JL Group), to provide professional services for the provision of\nas-needed internal affairs investigations. Although the Los Angeles Port Police typically\nhandles/investigates cases in-house, JL Group will handle those cases where a potential conflict\nof interest within Port Police has arisen. Furthermore, JL Group will be available to assist if there\nis a large caseload or if a case has very technical or complex issues that require additional\nexpertise. This action will authorize a three-year contract term for a total not to exceed amount\nof $60,000. The Harbor Department is financially responsible for the payment of expenses\nincurred under the proposed Agreement.\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\nCity CEQA Guidelines; (2) find that in accordance with the Los Angeles City Charter Section\n1022, there are City employees with the expertise to perform portions of the work being proposed\nfor contracting; however, the project is of limited duration with employees having to be laid off\nwhen work is completed. Additionally, the project exceeds staffing availability; (3) award the\nthree-year agreement to JL Group, LLC; (4) authorize the Executive Director to execute and the\nBoard Secretary to attest to the Agreement; and (5) adopt Resolution No. ___________.\nSPECIAL MEETING AGENDA\nFRIDAY, MARCH 15, 2024 AT 10:00 AM\nEnvironmental Management