AGENDA OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
LOS ANGELES BOARD OF HARBOR COMMISSIONERS
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2010 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
Commissioner David Arian
Commissioner Kaylynn L. Kim
Commissioner Robin Kramer
Commissioner Douglas P. Krause
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. ELECTION OF OFFICERS
PURSUANT TO SECTION 503(A) OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, WHICH PROVIDES THAT THE ELECTION OF THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT SHALL BE HELD EACH YEAR, THE BOARD OF HARBOR COMMISSIONERS SHALL HOLD ITS ELECTION TODAY TO ELECT THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS TO SERVE FOR THE ENSUING TERM:
PRESIDENT:
VICE PRESIDENT:
C. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
D. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REMARKS
E. REPORTS OF THE COMMISSIONERS
F. BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS
G. PRESENTATION
- Waterfront Commercial Strategy Presentation, Maxima
H. BOARD REPORTS OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
CONSENT ITEMS (1 - 3)
Engineering
1. Re: RESOLUTION NO. __________ - CONTRACT COMPLETION DESIGN-BUILDER SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTER-NATIONAL CORPORATION – PORT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM – ROUND 3 PROJECT NO. 1 – WATERSIDE SECURITY SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM AGREEMENT NO. 2489
SUMMARY: Agreement No. 2489 with Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), San Diego, California, provides the City of Los Angeles Harbor Department (Harbor Department) with a waterside security surveillance system. This system monitors 43 miles of waterfront of the Port of Los Angeles. Staff recommends the Board of Harbor Commissioners (Board) authorize the Executive Director to execute Authority for Adjustment (AFA) No. 34 for a credit of $471,167. An AFA is a contract instrument that allows the Harbor Department to add or delete work to the contract. Any AFA that increases or decreases the contract by more or less than $150,000 requires Board approval.In addition, staff recommends that the Board formally accept the contract as complete in the amount of $12,341,867. This will allow the Executive Director to release $50,000 in remaining retention being held by the Harbor Department.
SAIC signed the Affidavits of Completion stating no outstanding claims or unresolved issues (pending final payment and release of remaining retention) on July 30, 2010.
Recommendation: Board resolve to (1) approve and authorize the Executive Director to execute AFA No. 34 (Transmittal No. 2), which decreases the contract by $471,167; (2) receive for information the AFA Summary Log (Transmittal No. 3); and (3) formally accept the subject contract as complete; and (4) adopt Resolution No. ________ to execute AFA No. 34, receive for information the AFA Summary Log, and formally accept the subject contract as complete.
Port Police
SUMMARY: The City of Los Angeles Harbor Department (Harbor Department) is proposing to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) for the purpose of sharing select video surveillance feeds from their respective security camera systems. This will be accomplished by installing a Regional Video Command Center (RVCC) computer sub-station at the Harbor Department’s Threat Detection Center located at 300 E. Water Street, Wilmington.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Urban Area Security Initiatives (UASI) awarded LAPD grant funds to purchase equipment for the RVCC. Video surveillance feeds from the Port of Los Angeles (POLA), Port of Long Beach (POLB) and Los Angeles World Airport (LAWA) will be centralized in order to enhance situational awareness and provide effective response within the Los Angeles/Long Beach (LA/LB) Urban Area. Annual costs to the Harbor Department are estimated at $200 to maintain power to the 24-hour operation. Board of Harbor Commissioners’ (Board) approval of this MOU is necessary because it exceeds the one-year term for Executive Director approval.
Recommendation: Board resolve to (1) approve the MOU between the Harbor Department and LAPD to provide LAPD and its contractor access to Harbor Department property for installation of the RVCC system equipment and for ongoing support, maintenance and repair; (2) authorize the Executive Director or designee to execute and the Board Secretary to attest to the proposed MOU for and on behalf of the Board; and (3) adopt Resolution No. __________, accepting the MOU with LAPD.
3. Re: RESOLUTION NO. __________ - PROPOSED MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE PORT OF LONG BEACH AND RIO TINTO/U.S. BORAX, INC., FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS UNDER THE FEDERAL PORT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM, ROUND SEVEN SUPPLEMENTAL
SUMMARY: The City of Los Angeles Harbor Department (Harbor Department) is proposing to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Port of Long Beach (POLB) and a MOU with Rio Tinto/U.S. Borax, Inc. (U.S. Borax), for the transfer of funds awarded as part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Port Security Grant Program (PSGP), Round Seven Supplemental. The POLB was awarded $2,550,600, for completion of the Security System Maintenance Program, and U.S. Borax was awarded $200,000, for completion of the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Deployment and Equipment project. The Harbor Department is the Fiduciary Agent for these funds and, as such, is required to manage their distribution within the Los Angeles/Long Beach port region. Prior to transferring funds to grant recipients, the funds are received by the Harbor Department and placed in a pass-through account. Board of Harbor Commissioners’ (Board) approval of these MOUs is necessary because they exceed the one-year term for Executive Director approval.
Recommendation: Board resolves to (1) approve the MOU with the Harbor Department and POLB; (2) approve the MOU with the Harbor Department and U.S. Borax; (3) authorize the Executive Director to execute and the Board Secretary to attest to the MOUs; (4) authorize the Harbor Department to reimburse:
- POLB for its costs related to the Security System Maintenance Program in the amount of $2,550,600; and
- U.S. Borax in the amount of $200,000, for its costs related to the TWIC Deployment and Equipment project, as associated with Round Seven Supplemental activities; and
(5) adopt Resolution No. ____________, accepting the MOUs with POLB and U.S. Borax under PSGP Round Seven Supplemental.
REGULAR ITEMS (4 and 5)
Planning and Economic Development
4. Re: DISCUSSION OF THE USS IOWA SITE ASSESSMENT AND FEASIBILITY STUDY AND DIRECTIONS TO STAFF
a) Site Assessment Presentation, Executive Director
b) Feasibility Study Presentation, AECOM
c) General Comments / Questions, the Board of Harbor Commissioners
Executive Office
I. CLOSED SESSION
1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
(Subdivision (b) of Government Code Section 54956.9)
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 54956.9 regarding subject matter of mediation with Gambol Industries, Inc.
2. 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. 08-56503
3. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
(Government Code Section 54957)
Evaluation of Executive Director pursuant to Section 604(b) of the Los Angeles City Charter.