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2. RESOLUTION NO. ____________ - FIRST AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT NO. 22-\n9850 WITH UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY FOR A DIESEL EMISSION\nREDUCTION ACT GRANT TO FUND A ZERO EMISSION SWITCHER LOCOMOTIVE\nPROJECT\nSummary: Staff requests approval of the First Amendment to Agreement No. 22-9850\n(Agreement) with Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP). The Agreement requires UP to design\nand manufacture a Zero-Emissions Switcher Locomotive for a demonstration project (Project).\nThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Grant Agreement No. 22-9849 between the United\nStates Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the City of Los Angeles Harbor Department\n(Harbor Department) is being amended under a separate board action. The First Amendment to\nthe Agreement with UP will incorporate the same change as the EPA Grant Agreement which is\nextending the term of the Agreement by two years. The extension request is necessary to\naccount for delays in the project schedule due to disruptions to the battery supply chain. All other\nterms and conditions of the Agreement remain the same, including the overall project costs and\nparticipant commitments.\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 First Amendment to Agreement No. 22-9850 between the\nHarbor Department and UP to extend the term of the Agreement by two years; (3) direct the\nBoard Secretary to transmit the First Amendment to the City Council for approval pursuant to\nCity Charter Section 373; (4) authorize the Executive Director to execute and the Board\nSecretary to attest to said Amendment with the EPA for and on behalf of the Board; and (5)\nadopt Resolution No.___________.\nWaterfront & Commercial Real Estate