City Council

(35) 26-0048 CD 15 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, TRADE, TRAVEL, AND TOURISM COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending Port of Los Angeles (POLA) Tariff No. 4 to increase rated tariff items based on the West Region Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: 1. CONCUR with the determination by the Board of Harbor Commissioners (BOHC) that this action is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article III, Class 1(31) of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines. 2. APPROVE Port of Los Angeles (POLA) Resolution No. 25- 10625 approving amendment to Port of Los Angeles Tariff No. 4 increasing rates to Section Four “Dockage”, Items 450 & 480; Section Five “Wharfage”, Items 550-001 through 550- 801; Section Seven “Free Time, Wharf Demurrage, and Wharf Storage”, Items 780 and 790; Section Nine “Container Cranes” Item 900; Section Eleven “Charges for Occupancy of Office Space, etc. In Transit Sheds and on Wharves and Wharf Premises”, Item 1100; Section Twelve “Water and Electricity”, Item 1200; Section Fifteen “Public Landings”, Items 1525 & 1530; Section Eighteen “General Rules and Regulations - Miscellaneous”, Item 1802; Section Nineteen “Commercial Fishing Vessel”, Items 1910 & 1930; and Section Twenty-Four “Recreational Courtesy Docks”, Items 2425 & 2430, subject to the California Association of Port Authorities’ review and approval, and authorize the Executive Director to work with the, California Association of Port Authorities to secure this approval or proceed to take independent action in accordance with the California Association of Port Authorities’ procedure. 3. AUTHORIZE the POLA Executive Director, or designee, to execute said amendment to POLA Tariff No. 4 to increase rated tariff items based on the West Region Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). 4. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying Ordinance dated November 10, 2025 relative to amending POLA Tariff No. 4 to increase rated tariff items based on the West Region Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the BOHC or the City Attorney. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.