Agenda - March 15, 2012
AGENDA OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
LOS ANGELES BOARD OF HARBOR COMMISSIONERS
THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 2012 AT 8:30 A.M.
PORT OF LOS ANGELES ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
425 S. PALOS VERDES STREET
SAN PEDRO, CA 90731
BOARD OF HARBOR COMMISSIONERS
President Cindy Miscikowski
Vice President David Arian
Commissioner Robin M. Kramer
Commissioner Douglas P. Krause
Commissioner Sung Won Sohn
A. OPENING STATEMENT - AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THIS BOARD
PERSONS IN THE AUDIENCE MAY ADDRESS THIS BOARD IN CONNECTION WITH ANY AGENDA ITEM OR DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.
AS PROVIDED BY THE BROWN ACT, THE BOARD HAS LIMITED EACH INDIVIDUAL'S SPEAKING TIME TO THREE MINUTES. ANYONE DESIRING TO SPEAK DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS REQUESTED TO COMPLETE A SPEAKER CARD AND SUBMIT IT TO THE COMMISSION SECRETARY, VIA THE SERGEANT AT ARMS, PRIOR TO THE START OF THE MEETING.
B. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
C. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REMARKS
D. REPORTS OF THE COMMISSIONERS
E. BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS
F. BOARD REPORTS OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
CONSENT ITEMS (1 and 2)
Information Technology and Wharfinger
1. Re: RESOLUTION NO. _______________ - APPROVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES HARBOR DEPARTMENT AND KLEIN SYSTEMS GROUP LTD. FOR BILLING SYSTEM ENHANCEMENTS, PORT PILOT SYSTEM UPGRADE AND SUPPORT SERVICES
Transmittal 1
Transmittal 2
SUMMARY: The City of Los Angeles Harbor Department (Harbor Department) is requesting approval to enter into an agreement with Klein Systems Group Ltd. (KSG), located in British Columbia, Canada, to provide professional technical services for the Harbor Department's Billing System software and Port Pilot system software. These services are needed to expand the capabilities of both systems, including automating billing processes, upgrading the Port Pilot system, and implementing future billing requirements. This recommendation is based on a sole-source selection process because KSG is the only company that provides proprietary and complex services for its software products. The term of the proposed agreement is three years at a not-to-exceed amount of $975,000. This amount will be capitalized in the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) budget.
Recommendation: Board resolve to (1) find that in accordance with the Los Angeles City Charter Section 1022, it is more feasible for outside contractors to perform this work than City employees; (2) approve the agreement with KSG at an amount not-to-exceed $975,000 for a three year term; (3) authorize the Executive Director to execute and the Board Secretary to attest to said agreement; and (4) adopt Resolution No. ____________.
Planning and Economic Development
Transmittal 1
Transmittal 2
SUMMARY: Crafted at the Port of Los Angeles (Crafted), a Limited Partnership, is proposing the adaptive reuse of Warehouse Nos. 9 & 10 into a crafts marketplace. Staff is recommending the Board of Harbor Commissioners (Board) approve Coastal Development Permit (CDP) No. 12-03, a Level I, non-appealable permit for the proposed project.
Recommendation: Board resolve to (1) find that the proposed project is in conformity with the Port Master Plan and the California Coastal Act of 1976, as amended, and find that this project will have no significant adverse environmental impacts as provided in the California Environmental Quality Act; (2) authorize the Executive Director to approve the issuance of Coastal Development Permit No. 12-03, consistent with the project description contained in Application for Discretionary Project No. 120215-012; and (3) adopt Resolution No. ____________.
REGULAR ITEMS (3 and 4)
Planning and Economic Development
3. Re: RESOLUTION NO. ____________ - PROPOSED SECOND AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT NO. E6530 BETWEEN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES AND THE MAXIMA GROUP, LLC
Transmittal 1
Transmittal 2
Transmittal 3
SUMMARY: The Maxima Group, LLC (Maxima), a Los Angeles based firm provides the City of Los Angeles Harbor Department (Harbor Department) with financial, real estate, and economic consulting services relating to commercial development sites at the Port of Los Angeles (Port). The agreement was originally approved as a one-year Executive Director agreement on October 28, 2009 in the amount of $150,000, and was later extended by the Board of Harbor Commissioners (Board) through April 27, 2012, and increased the amount $243,450, for a total amount not to exceed $393,450. To continue waterfront development strategies as described in the original scope of work, an extension of time and additional funding is proposed for this agreement. Staff is recommending the extension of Agreement No. E6530 for a period of 18 months and a funding increase in the amount of $95,000. The new agreement total will be $488,450 with an effective date of April 28, 2012, expiring October 27, 2013.
Recommendation: Board resolve to (1) approve the Second Amendment to Agreement No. E6530 to increase the agreement amount by $95,000 and extend the agreement an additional 18 months; (2) authorize the Executive Director and the Board Secretary to execute and attest to the Second Amendment for and on behalf of the Board; and (3) adopt Resolution No. ____________.
Clean Truck Program
4. Re: RESOLUTION NO. ___________ - APPROVE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES HARBOR DEPARTMENT AND BALQON CORPORATION TO UPGRADE FIVE HARBOR DEPARTMENT-OWNED BALQON ELECTRIC YARD TRACTORS
Transmittal 1
Transmittal 2
SUMMARY: Staff requests approval of the Proposed Contract between the City of Los Angeles Harbor Department (Harbor Department) and Balqon Corporation (Balqon) in the amount of $350,000 to upgrade five Harbor Department-owned Balqon E-20 model electric yard tractors from lead-acid to lithium-ion based batteries. The money will be reimbursable from a grant that has been authorized for the Harbor Department from the United States Department of Energy's (DOE) Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program. It is anticipated that the proposed battery upgrade would more than triple the operating hours of a yard tractor on a single charge to make them more suitable for port operations. This funding was originally programmed for the retrofit of six Harbor Department-owned Balqon yard tractors with a hydrogen fuel cell system via Contract No. 11-39578 between the Harbor Department and Vision Motor Corp (Vision) in the amount of $622,000. However, this retrofit has not been successful due to design problems and software integration issues. Vision and the Harbor Department have mutually agreed to not move forward with completing the retrofits. As a result, the Harbor Department will reprogram EECBG funds to allow Balqon to complete the battery upgrades. Engineering design work performed and hardware components procured by Vision are transferrable to Balqon and other technology projects currently being developed for the Harbor Department by Vision.
Recommendation: Board resolve to (1) approve the Proposed Contract with Balqon Corporation for $350,000 to upgrade five Harbor Department-owned electric tractors with lithium-ion batteries and authorize said expenditures; (2) authorize the Executive Director to execute the Proposed Contract for and on behalf of the Board; (3) adopt Resolution No. ____________.
G. CLOSED SESSION
1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
(Subdivision (a) of Government Code Section 54956.9)
American Trucking Associations, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., United States District Court Case No. 08-04920-CAS, and United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Case No. 10-56465, and U.S. Supreme Court Case No. 11-798
The board may take a recess during this meeting to allow members to attend a ceremonial groundbreaking at the San Pedro Downtown Harbor, Berth 84 (Waterfront between 5th and 6th Street, San Pedro), which is scheduled to commence at 11:00am and is open to the public.