Board of Public Works

(2)\nBPW­2024­0370\nCD ALL\nACCEPT GRANT FUNDING AND EXECUTE AMENDED AGREEMENT – NATIONAL\nAERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA)\nRecommending the Board, subject to Mayor and Council Approval:\n1. AUTHORIZE the Executive Director of Bureau of Street Lighting (BSL) or\ndesignee to accept this NASA Grant and execute any necessary\nagreements, in an amount not to exceed $2,500.000 from NASA, for an\nextended one­year and seven months, extending through December 31,\n2024;\n2. AUTHORIZE BSL to accept the NASA grant, approve the designation of\nBSL as the administrative and fiscal agent for the NASA Grant to facilitate\nreceipt and disbursement of grant funds, track and report matching funds, as\nwell as reimburse the City for any grant related expenditures;\nRecommending the Board, subject to Mayor and Council Approval:\n1. AUTHORIZE the Executive Director of Bureau of Street Lighting (BSL) or\ndesignee to accept this NASA Grant and execute any necessary\nagreements, in an amount not to exceed $2,500.000 from NASA, for an\nextended one­year and seven months, extending through December 31,\n2024;\n2. AUTHORIZE BSL to accept the NASA grant, approve the designation of\nBSL as the administrative and fiscal agent for the NASA Grant to facilitate\nreceipt and disbursement of grant funds, track and report matching funds, as\nwell as reimburse the City for any grant related expenditures;\n3. APPROVE the program grant agreement for BSL to assist the City in the\nNASA Grant implementation in accordance with the terms and conditions set\nforth in the grant agreement;\n4. AUTHORIZE the Controller to Transfer and deposit $450,000 from Fund\nTBD to BSL Fund 347 Dept 50 Account TBD;\n5. APPROVE $25,000 reimbursement to BSL for administration costs for\nmonitoring the project, and processing payments to AI Agora and California\nState University Los Angeles; and\n6. APPROVE $143,000 reimbursement to the Office of the Mayor for the\nFinance, Operations and Innovation team to manage the program;\n7. APPROVE the program grant agreement between BSL and AI Agora in the\namount of $196,000 to conduct data visualization of digital twin models for\nair quality and urban air transportation and assist the City in the NASA Grant\nimplementation in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the\ngrant agreement; and\n8. APPROVE the program grant agreement between BSL and the California\nState University Los Angeles in the additional amount of $86,000 to conduct\ndata modeling for air quality prediction and assist the City in the NASA\nGrant.\nMOTION(S)