Special Meeting Agenda - June 19, 2014
June 13, 2014
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING
SUBJECT: SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
LOS ANGELES BOARD OF HARBOR COMMISSIONERS
THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2014, AT 6:00 P.M.
The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commission has called for a special meeting to be held on:
Thursday, June 19, 2014 at 6:00p.m.
Banning's Landing Community Center
100 E. Water Street
Wilmington, CA 90744
The attached agenda specifies the business to be conducted at the special meeting. NO OTHER BUSINESS WILL BE CONSIDERED.
AMBER M. KLESGES
Commission Secretary
AGENDA OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
LOS ANGELES BOARD OF HARBOR COMMISSIONERS
THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2014 AT 6:00 P.M.
BANNING'S LANDING COMMUNITY CENTER
100 E. WATER STREET
WILMINGTON, CA 90744
BOARD OF HARBOR COMMISSIONERS
Ambassador Vilma S. Martinez, President
Vice President David Arian
Commissioner Patricia Castellanos
Commissioner Anthony Pirozzi, Jr.
Commissioner Edward R. Renwick
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
1. Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority Joint Powers Authority Committee
2. Audit Committee
F. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
Minutes for approval for the following dates:
May 1, 2014 Regular Meeting
May 12, 2014 Special Meeting
May 15, 2014 Regular Meeting
G. PRESENTATION
1. Wilmington Projects Presentation Update - Development Bureau
2. Community Grant Awards - Cynthia Ruiz, Deputy Executive Director
3. Commission Presentation
H. SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY
Public Hearing
Pursuant to the California Coastal Act of 1976, as amended, and the Port of Los Angeles' certified Port Master Plan, notice is hereby given to all interested persons and organizations that the Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners will hold a public hearing to receive public comments prior to considering the following for a Coastal Development Permit.
Planning and Economic Development
Transmittal 1
Transmittal 2
Transmittal 3
Transmittal 4
SUMMARY: APM Terminals (APMT) is seeking to raise 14 existing cranes by approximately 32 feet and extend each boom by approximately 10 feet in order to service larger ships at Berths 401-404 more efficiently. Staff is recommending that the Board of Harbor Commissioners (Board) approve Coastal Development Permit (CDP) No. 14-08, a Level II non-appealable permit for the proposed project.
Recommendation: Board resolve to (1) hold a public hearing for the proposed Coastal Development Permit No. 14-08, a Level II non-appealable permit; (2) find that the proposed project conforms with the certified Port Master Plan and find that this project will have no significant adverse environmental impacts as provided in the California Environmental Quality Act; (3) upon closure of the public hearing, resolve to approve the issuance of Coastal Development Permit No. 14-08, consistent with the project description listed on Application for Discretionary Project No. 131029-140, and direct the Director of Planning & Economic Development to issue said permit; and (4) adopt Resolution No._______________.
I. BOARD REPORTS OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
CONSENT ITEMS (2- 4)
Commission Office
2. Re: RESOLUTION NO. ____________ - APPROVAL OF TRAVEL FOR COMMISSION VICE PRESIDENT DAVID ARIAN ON A BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT TRIP TO WASHINGTON, D.C.
Recommendation: Board resolve to adopt subject Resolution No.____________.
Business and Trade Development
Transmittal 1
Transmittal 2
SUMMARY: The City of Los Angeles Harbor Department (Harbor Department), as the Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) grantee, establishes General Purpose Operating Agreements with FTZ operators to oversee their FTZ operations. The Harbor Department received a request from Tri-Modal Distribution Service, Inc., (Tri-Modal) to activate its warehouses within FTZ 202, Site 33 located at 22560 Lucerne Street, Carson, California, 90745 and adjacent building at 1411 Watson Center Road, Carson, California, 90745. Site 33 is a 9-acre property with four warehouses located approximately 9 miles north of the Port of Los Angeles. Tri-Modal will be operating its warehouses under FTZ procedures. The proposed FTZ Operating Agreement (Agreement) is for a term of five years with three, five-year renewal options.
Recommendation: Board resolve to (1) approve the proposed Foreign-Trade Zone Operating Agreement between the City of Los Angeles Harbor Department and Tri-Modal Distribution Service, Inc.; (2) direct the Board Secretary to transmit the Foreign-Trade Zone Operating Agreement to the Los Angeles City Council for approval pursuant to Section 373 of the Charter of the City of Los Angeles and Section 10.5 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code; (3) upon approval by the City Council, authorize the Executive Director to execute and the Board Secretary to attest to the Foreign-Trade Zone Operating Agreement; and (4) adopt Resolution No.____________.
Planning and Economic Development
4. Re: RESOLUTION NO. ____________ - REJECTION OF PROPOSALS TO DEVELOP THE WILMINGTON OIL FIELD
SUMMARY: The City of Los Angeles Harbor Department (Harbor Department) through acquisitions, court actions, and grants has ownership of oil and gas mineral interests from the Wilmington Oil Field in various areas within and adjacent to the Port of Los Angeles (Port). Historically, the Harbor Department has had operating contracts with oil companies to develop the oil and gas reserves. Through a Request for Proposals (RFP), the Harbor Department sought qualified entities to develop oil, gas, and hydrocarbon reserves for the mineral interests that the Harbor Department owns that are currently not being developed, as described in the RFP. The Harbor Department received two proposals in response to the RFP, one from OXY Long Beach, Inc. (Oxy) and the other from Warren E&P, Inc. (Warren). The bids were opened on November 7, 2013, at a meeting open to the public and attended by both companies. Staff recommends rejecting both proposals.
Recommendation: Board resolve to (1) direct the Executive Director to reject all proposals per section 1.1.2 of the Request for Proposals for the Development of the Wilmington Oil Field and section 19.59 of the City Administrative Code; and (2) adopt Resolution No.____________.
J. CLOSED SESSION
1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
(Subdivision (d)(1) of Government Code Section 54956.9
Fast Lane Transportation, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Contra Costa Superior Court Case No. CIVMSN14-0300, including intervention by City of Carson
Consolidated with:
California Cartage Company, Inc., et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Contra Costa Superior Court Case No. CIVMSN14-0311
City of Long Beach v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Contra Costa Superior Court Case No. CIVMSN14-0312
Coalition for a Safe Environment, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Contra Costa Superior Court Case No. CIVMSN14-0308
East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Contra Costa Superior Court Case No. CIVMSN14-0309
Long Beach Unified School District v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Contra Costa Superior Court Case No. CIVMSN14-0310
South Coast Air Quality Management District v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Contra Costa Superior Court Case No. CIVMSN14-0313
2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL –ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
(Subdivision (c) of Government Code Section 54956.9)
Initiation of litigation pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 54956.9: two cases.
3. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
(Government Code Section 54956.8)
Provide instructions to its real estate negotiators with respect to the proposed ground lease for Ports O’Call site:
Property: Berths 74-83, San Pedro, California
City Negotiator: Michael Galvin
Tenant Negotiators: Eric Johnson, Brian Saenger
Negotiating Parties: City and LA Waterfront Alliance
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms
4. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
(Government Code Section 54956.8)
Provide instructions to its real estate negotiators with respect to Revocable Permit 92-24 granted to Phillips 66 Company:
Property: Berths 148-151
City Negotiator: Michael Galvin
Tenant Negotiator: David Ching
Negotiating Parties: City and Phillips 66 Company
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms