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3. RESOLUTION NO. ____________ - FOURTH AMENDMENT TO MEMORANDUM OF\nAGREEMENT NO. 10-2900 WITH THE UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS,\nLOS ANGELES DISTRICT\nSummary: Staff requests approval of a Fourth Amendment to Memorandum of Agreement No. 10-\n2900 (Agreement) with the United States Army Corps of Engineers (Corps or USACE) to expedite\nthe Corps independent evaluation of the City of Los Angeles Harbor Department’s (Harbor\nDepartment) priority permit applications and environmental assessments required by the National\nEnvironmental Policy Act (NEPA). The Corps acts as the NEPA lead agency for the issuance of\nfederal permits related to waters of the United States. Approval of the proposed Fourth Amendment\nwould extend the term of the Agreement by an additional five years for a total Agreement term of\n19 years with no increase to the previously approved not-to-exceed amount of $1,300,000. The\nHarbor Department will continue to be financially responsible for payment of expenses incurred\nunder the Agreement.\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 Fourth Amendment to Memorandum of Agreement No. 10-2900\nwith the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District extending the term by five\nyears to December 31, 2029; (3) authorize the Executive Director to execute and the Board\nSecretary to attest to said Amendment for and on behalf of the Board; and (4) adopt Resolution\nNo.___________.\nEnvironmental Management