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RESOLUTION NO. __________ - LEGAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY \nOF LOS ANGELES HARBOR DEPARTMENT AND MEYERS NAVE APC FOR \nENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS \nTransmittal 1 \nSummary: The Office of the City Attorney requests that the Board of Harbor Commissioners \napprove an Agreement between the City of Los Angeles Harbor Department and Meyers Nave APC \nfor legal services related to environmental legal matters, including significant litigation concerning \nthe China Shipping container terminal and environmental services related to the Berths 121-131 \ncontainer terminal project. The Agreement is for a proposed term of three years and proposed \ncompensation of $1,846,237. The Office also requests the Board approve termination of an existing \nnine-year-old contract with Meyers Nave which has provided the same environmental legal services \nbeing sought through the proposed Agreement. If approved, the new Agreement will replace the \ncurrent Agreement. The Harbor Department is financially responsible for payment of expenses \nincurred under the proposed 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) find in accordance with Charter Section 1022 that the scope of work of the \nproposed Agreement can be more economically or feasibly provided by an independent contractor \nthan by City employees; (3) approve the termination of Agreement No. 15-3308; (4) approve a Legal \nServices Agreement with Meyers Nave APC with a deemed effective date as of August 1, 2024, \nwith compensation in the amount of $1,846,237 and a three-year term; (5) authorize the Executive \nDirector to execute and the Board Secretary to attest to said Agreement; and (6) adopt Resolution \nNo.________. \nPort Police \n3.