Board of Airport Commissioners

4. RESOLUTION NO. - Three (3)-year Contract with Loyola Marymount University: Covering support and advisory services in inclusivity-related data analysis, interpretation, and management practices, including revising the Los Angeles World Airports Gap and Equity Study as needed, to reflect corrected/updated datasets, for cost not to exceed $300,000\nPURPOSE: The purpose of the requested contract award to Loyola Marymount University through The Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Center for the Study of Los Angeles (StudyLA) are to revise the Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) Gap and Equity Study as needed, to reflect corrected/updated datasets and support and advise LAWA in its efforts to ensure that actions to increase economic parity are informed by accurate datasets, analysis, and interpretation. As such, StudyLA will support and advise LAWA staff; ensure quality of datasets and deliverables; support LAWA in analyzing and interpreting data accurately; and provide (especially regarding data analysis) general advising, interpretation, and management practices.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: Adoption of the Report requesting that the Board of Airport Commissioners determine that this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article II, Section 2.f of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines; find that the work can be performed more economically or feasibly by an independent contractor than by City employees; approve the Contract with Loyola Marymount University; and authorize the Chief Executive Officer, or designee, to execute said Contract after approval as to form by the City Attorney and approval by the Los Angeles City Council. (Martin Elam)\n04 Report