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9. RESOLUTION NO. ____________ - APPROVAL OF REBUILDING AMERICAN\nINFRASTRUCTURE WITH SUSTAINABILITY AND EQUITY PROGRAM GRANT\nAGREEMENT FOR THE MARITIME SUPPORT FACILITY ACCESS/TERMINAL ISLAND\nRAIL SYSTEM GRADE SEPARATION BETWEEN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES HARBOR\nDEPARTMENT AND UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION\nSummary: Staff requests approval of a Grant Agreement (Agreement) with the United States\nDepartment of Transportation (USDOT) administered through the Maritime Administration\n(MARAD) for $20,000,000 under the MARAD Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Rebuilding American\nInfrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Grant Program. The funds associated with the\nproposed Agreement will be for the Maritime Support Facility Access/Terminal Island Rail System\nGrade Separation Project (Project). To receive the RAISE funds, the City of Los Angeles Harbor\nDepartment (Harbor Department) must enter into the proposed Grant Agreement with the USDOT.\nThe Harbor Department is financially responsible for the net funding costs to complete the Project.\nRecommendation: Board resolve to (1) find that the Director of Environmental Management has\ndetermined that the proposed action is administratively and statutorily exempt from the\nrequirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Article II Section 2(f) of the\nLos Angeles City CEQA Guidelines and Section 21080.13 of the State CEQA Guidelines; (2)\napprove the Maritime Support Facility Access/Terminal Island Rail System Grade Separation\nProject Grant Agreement with USDOT; (3) authorize the Executive Director to execute and the\nBoard Secretary to attest to said Agreement, for and on behalf of the Board; (4) authorize the\nExecutive Director to execute future Grant Agreement amendments to account for revised project\nschedules, and/or revised project costs, for and on behalf of the Board, subject to the approval of\nthe City Attorney as to form and legality; and (5) adopt Resolution No.____________.