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4. RESOLUTION NO. ____________ - FIRST AMENDMENT TO REIMBURSEMENT\nAGREEMENT NO. 21-9834 WITH ORCEM AMERICAS, INC.\nSummary: Staff requests approval of the proposed First Amendment to the Orcem Americas, Inc.\n(Orcem) Reimbursement Agreement No. 21-9834 (Agreement) to reimburse the City of Los Angeles\nHarbor Department (Harbor Department) 100% of staff and consultant costs associated with review\nand oversight of the preparation of an environmental assessment for the low-carbon cement\nprocessing facility at Berths 191-194. If approved, the proposed First Amendment would extend the\nduration of the existing Agreement by an additional two years, for a total term of five years. No other\nmodifications are proposed. Orcem will continue to be financially responsible for payment of costs\nassociated with the preparation of the environmental assessment.\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 Reimbursement Agreement No. 21-9834\nwith Orcem Americas, Inc.; (3) direct the Board Secretary to transmit said First Amendment to the\nLos Angeles City Council for approval pursuant to Section 373 of the Charter of the City of Los\nAngeles and Section 10.5(a) of the Los Angeles Administrative Code; (4) authorize the Executive\nDirector to execute and the Board Secretary to attest to, said First Amendment for and on behalf of\nthe Board; and (5) adopt Resolution No.___________.\nEnvironmental Management