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4. RESOLUTION NO. ____________ - APPROVAL OF FOREIGN-TRADE ZONE (FTZ)\nOPERATING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES HARBOR\nDEPARTMENT AND HARMONI INTERNATIONAL SPICE, LP FTZ 202, SITE 71\nSummary: Staff requests approval of a Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) Operating Agreement\nbetween the City of Los Angeles Harbor Department (Harbor Department) and Harmoni\nInternational Spice, LP (Harmoni), to operate its facility within FTZ No. 202, Site 71, located at\n881 S. Azusa Ave., City of Industry, CA 91748. Site 71 consists of 3.36 acres of handling, storing,\nand distribution space for general merchandise within three warehouse facilities located in the\nCity of Industry, California. Harmoni will operate its facility under the FTZ procedures as a multi-\nusage site. The proposed agreement is for a term of five years with three, five-year renewal\noptions. If the proposed Agreement is approved, the Harbor Department will receive $7,750\nannually from Harmoni (per FTZ Tariff No. 2).\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 City\nCEQA Guidelines; (2) approve the proposed Foreign-Trade Zone Operating Agreement between\nthe Harbor Department and Harmoni International Spice, LP; (3) direct the Board Secretary to\ntransmit the proposed Foreign-Trade Zone Operating Agreement to the Los Angeles City\nCouncil for approval pursuant to Section 373 of the Charter of the City of Los Angeles and\nSection 10.5 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code; (4) authorize the Executive Director to\nexecute and the Board Secretary to attest to the proposed Foreign-Trade Zone Operating\nAgreement; and (5) adopt Resolution No.____________.\nCargo Marketing