Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners
Harbor Administration Building
425 S. Palos Verdes Street
San Pedro, California 90731
AGENDA OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
LOS ANGELES BOARD OF HARBOR COMMISSIONERS
THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2012 AT 8:30 A.M.
LOS ANGELES BOARD OF HARBOR COMMISSIONERS
THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2012 AT 8:30 A.M.
BOARD OF HARBOR COMMISSIONERS
President Cindy Miscikowski
Vice President David Arian
Commissioner Robin M. Kramer
Commissioner Douglas P. Krause
Commissioner Sung Won Sohn
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. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes for the Regular Meetings of December 15, 2011 and January 5, 2012 for approval.
G. BOARD REPORTS OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
B. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
C. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REMARKS
D. REPORTS OF THE COMMISSIONERS
E. BOARD COMMITTEE REPORTS
F. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes for the Regular Meetings of December 15, 2011 and January 5, 2012 for approval.
G. BOARD REPORTS OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
CONSENT ITEMS (1 - 6)
Real Estate
1. Re: RESOLUTION NO. ____________ - APPROVE SUCCESSOR PERMIT NO. 861 WITH CALIFORNIA SULPHUR COMPANY FOR A SULFUR PROCESSING FACILITY IN WILMINGTON
Transmittal 1
SUMMARY: The City of Los Angeles Harbor Department (Harbor Department) seeks approval to enter into Permit 861, a ten-year successor permit to Permit No. 771, with California Sulphur Company (CSC). CSC is a California general partnership based in Wilmington. The proposed successor permit proposes land rent consistent with market rent in the Wilmington area and will result in increased rental income to the Harbor Department of $263,214 per year.
Recommendation: Board resolve to (1) approve Permit No. 861 with California Sulphur Company; (2) direct the Board Secretary to transmit the Permit to the Los Angeles City Council pursuant to Charter Sections 606 and 607; (3) authorize the Executive Director to execute and the Board Secretary to attest to Permit No. 861 upon approval by the City Council; and (4) adopt Resolution No. ____________.
2. Re: RESOLUTION NO. ____________ - APPROVE SUCCESSOR PERMIT NO. 898 WITH SAN PEDRO BAIT COMPANY, INCORPORATED FOR MOORING A BAIT BARGE FOR THE STORAGE AND SALE OF LIVE BAIT
Transmittal 1
SUMMARY: Permit No. 878 between the City of Los Angeles Harbor Department (Harbor Department) and San Pedro Bait Company, Incorporated (San Pedro Bait), a California corporation, grants San Pedro Bait Company use of 2,800 square feet (s.f.) of water area and submerged lands. The premises, located in the Outer Harbor, are for the mooring of a bait barge for the storage and sale of live bait. Permit No. 878 was for a term of five years, commencing April 23, 2007, and will expire on April 22, 2012. San Pedro Bait currently pays $396 each quarter ($1,584 annually).
It is recommended that the Harbor Department enter into another five-year successor permit with San Pedro Bait. It is proposed that compensation be set at $2,032 annually (payable at $508 per quarter), based on the Harbor Department receiving a ten percent annual rate of return on a water value of $7.26 per s.f. The proposed $7.26 per s.f. per year water rent is consistent with market rent in the San Pedro area.
Recommendation: Board resolve to (1) approve proposed Permit No. 898 with San Pedro Bait Company, Incorporated, with a commencement date of April 23, 2012 and an expiration date of April 22, 2017; (2) authorize the Executive Director to execute and the Board Secretary to attest to Permit No. 898 upon approval by the Board; and (3) adopt Resolution No. ____________.
Transmittal 1
SUMMARY: The City of Los Angeles Harbor Department (Harbor Department) seeks approval to enter into Permit 861, a ten-year successor permit to Permit No. 771, with California Sulphur Company (CSC). CSC is a California general partnership based in Wilmington. The proposed successor permit proposes land rent consistent with market rent in the Wilmington area and will result in increased rental income to the Harbor Department of $263,214 per year.
Recommendation: Board resolve to (1) approve Permit No. 861 with California Sulphur Company; (2) direct the Board Secretary to transmit the Permit to the Los Angeles City Council pursuant to Charter Sections 606 and 607; (3) authorize the Executive Director to execute and the Board Secretary to attest to Permit No. 861 upon approval by the City Council; and (4) adopt Resolution No. ____________.
2. Re: RESOLUTION NO. ____________ - APPROVE SUCCESSOR PERMIT NO. 898 WITH SAN PEDRO BAIT COMPANY, INCORPORATED FOR MOORING A BAIT BARGE FOR THE STORAGE AND SALE OF LIVE BAIT
Transmittal 1
SUMMARY: Permit No. 878 between the City of Los Angeles Harbor Department (Harbor Department) and San Pedro Bait Company, Incorporated (San Pedro Bait), a California corporation, grants San Pedro Bait Company use of 2,800 square feet (s.f.) of water area and submerged lands. The premises, located in the Outer Harbor, are for the mooring of a bait barge for the storage and sale of live bait. Permit No. 878 was for a term of five years, commencing April 23, 2007, and will expire on April 22, 2012. San Pedro Bait currently pays $396 each quarter ($1,584 annually).
It is recommended that the Harbor Department enter into another five-year successor permit with San Pedro Bait. It is proposed that compensation be set at $2,032 annually (payable at $508 per quarter), based on the Harbor Department receiving a ten percent annual rate of return on a water value of $7.26 per s.f. The proposed $7.26 per s.f. per year water rent is consistent with market rent in the San Pedro area.
Recommendation: Board resolve to (1) approve proposed Permit No. 898 with San Pedro Bait Company, Incorporated, with a commencement date of April 23, 2012 and an expiration date of April 22, 2017; (2) authorize the Executive Director to execute and the Board Secretary to attest to Permit No. 898 upon approval by the Board; and (3) adopt Resolution No. ____________.
Construction & Maintenance
3. Re: RESOLUTION NO. ____________ - AWARD OF CONTRACT NO. 39628 TO AMERICAN PILEDRIVING EQUIPMENT, INC. FOR THE PURCHASE OF A HYDRAULIC IMPACT HAMMER AND VIBRATORY DRIVER/EXTRACTOR
Transmittal 1
Transmittal 2
SUMMARY: The Construction and Maintenance Division (C&M) requests approval of Contract No. 39628 with American Piledriving Equipment, Inc. of Kent, WA for the purchase of a hydraulic impact hammer and vibratory driver/extractor in the amount of $585,184, including sales tax and delivery charges. This equipment will replace an 83 year-old pile driving hammer. The replacement of the City of Los Angeles Harbor Department’s (Harbor Department) current pile driving hammer was planned and is funded in the fiscal year 2011-12 capital equipment budget.
Recommendation: Board resolve to (1) approve Contract No. 39628 with American Piledriving Equipment, Inc. in the amount of $585,184 and authorize said expenditures; (2) authorize the Executive Director to execute and Board Secretary to attest to Contract No. 39628; and (3) adopt Resolution No. ____________.
Office of the City Attorney
4. Re: RESOLUTION NO. ____________ - APPROVING THIRD AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT NO. 2399 WITH DPRA, INC. FOR LITIGATION SUPPORT IN THE FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTAL FORENSICS
Transmittal 1
SUMMARY: The City Attorney requests approval of a Third Amendment to Agreement 2399 with DPRA Incorporated, (DPRA) extending the term of the Agreement by eighteen months for a total term of eight and one-half years, with no additional appropriation. DPRA was retained to provide litigation support and expert witness testimony and this extension is made necessary by the fact that a trial date has still not been set in City v. Kinder Morgan Liquids Terminals LLC, a case that was filed in 2005 over remediation of the former marine terminal at Berths 171-173.
Recommendation: Board resolve to (1) approve the Third Amendment to Agreement No. 2399 with DPRA in the form attached as Transmittal 1; (2) authorize the Executive Director to execute and the Board Secretary to attest to the Third Amendment to Agreement No. 2399; (3) authorize and direct the Board Secretary to forward the Third Amendment to Agreement No. 2399 to the City Council for its approval pursuant to Section 373 of the City Charter; and (4) adopt Resolution No. ____________.
Transmittal 1
Transmittal 2
SUMMARY: The Construction and Maintenance Division (C&M) requests approval of Contract No. 39628 with American Piledriving Equipment, Inc. of Kent, WA for the purchase of a hydraulic impact hammer and vibratory driver/extractor in the amount of $585,184, including sales tax and delivery charges. This equipment will replace an 83 year-old pile driving hammer. The replacement of the City of Los Angeles Harbor Department’s (Harbor Department) current pile driving hammer was planned and is funded in the fiscal year 2011-12 capital equipment budget.
Recommendation: Board resolve to (1) approve Contract No. 39628 with American Piledriving Equipment, Inc. in the amount of $585,184 and authorize said expenditures; (2) authorize the Executive Director to execute and Board Secretary to attest to Contract No. 39628; and (3) adopt Resolution No. ____________.
Office of the City Attorney
4. Re: RESOLUTION NO. ____________ - APPROVING THIRD AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT NO. 2399 WITH DPRA, INC. FOR LITIGATION SUPPORT IN THE FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTAL FORENSICS
Transmittal 1
SUMMARY: The City Attorney requests approval of a Third Amendment to Agreement 2399 with DPRA Incorporated, (DPRA) extending the term of the Agreement by eighteen months for a total term of eight and one-half years, with no additional appropriation. DPRA was retained to provide litigation support and expert witness testimony and this extension is made necessary by the fact that a trial date has still not been set in City v. Kinder Morgan Liquids Terminals LLC, a case that was filed in 2005 over remediation of the former marine terminal at Berths 171-173.
Recommendation: Board resolve to (1) approve the Third Amendment to Agreement No. 2399 with DPRA in the form attached as Transmittal 1; (2) authorize the Executive Director to execute and the Board Secretary to attest to the Third Amendment to Agreement No. 2399; (3) authorize and direct the Board Secretary to forward the Third Amendment to Agreement No. 2399 to the City Council for its approval pursuant to Section 373 of the City Charter; and (4) adopt Resolution No. ____________.
Debt and Treasury
5. Re: RESOLUTION NO. ____________ - APPROVAL OF A SEVEN-YEAR SURETY AGREEMENT AMONG THE ALAMEDA CORRIDOR TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES HARBOR DEPARTMENT ACTING BY AND THROUGH ITS BOARD OF HARBOR COMMISSIONERS, THE CITY OF LONG BEACH, ACTING BY AND THROUGH ITS BOARD OF HARBOR COMMISSIONERS, AND U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Transmittal 1
SUMMARY: Staff recommends the approval of a seven-year Surety Agreement among the Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority (ACTA), the City of Los Angeles Harbor Department (Harbor Department), acting by and through its Board of Harbor Commissioners (Board), the City of Long Beach, acting by and through its Board of Harbor Commissioners (Port of Long Beach) and U.S. Bank National Association (Trustee). Pursuant to the Surety Agreement, both the Harbor Department and the Port of Long Beach would act as a surety provider, provided that ACTA’s Governing Board has approved the loan documents and authorized the transaction. ACTA is currently in the final stages of obtaining a loan from the United States of America, represented by the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) that will require the FRA to purchase from ACTA its Taxable Senior Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2012 (Series 2012 Bonds).
As a precondition to the issuance of the Series 2012 Bonds by ACTA, ACTA needs to fund a debt service reserve fund for the Series 2012 Bonds. The FRA will not permit the debt service reserve fund to be funded from proceeds of the Series 2012 Bonds. The Harbor Department and the Port of Long Beach have agreed to enter into the Surety Agreement as the alternative solution to funding the debt service reserve requirement for the Series 2012 Bonds.
By acting as a surety provider, the Harbor Department along with the Port of Long Beach will serve as the funding source for ACTA’s debt service reserve requirement. By entering into the Surety Agreement, the two ports will facilitate the closure of the FRA loan and thereby reduce their future possible shortfall liabilities. This recommendation requires the approval of the Los Angeles City Council (City Council), since the surety Agreement involves a private institution, US Bank.
Recommendation: Board resolve to (1) approve the seven-year Surety Agreement that allows the Harbor Department to act as a surety provider to Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority (ACTA), subject to approval of the Federal Railroad Administration loan and approval by ACTA’s Governing Board; (2) authorize the Executive Director to execute and the Board Secretary to attest to the Surety Agreement; (3) adopt Resolution No. ____________; and (4) direct the Board Secretary to forward the Resolution and the Surety Agreement to the City Council for approval in accordance with Charter Section 373 and Los Angeles Administrative Code Section 10.5 (a).
Transmittal 1
SUMMARY: Staff recommends the approval of a seven-year Surety Agreement among the Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority (ACTA), the City of Los Angeles Harbor Department (Harbor Department), acting by and through its Board of Harbor Commissioners (Board), the City of Long Beach, acting by and through its Board of Harbor Commissioners (Port of Long Beach) and U.S. Bank National Association (Trustee). Pursuant to the Surety Agreement, both the Harbor Department and the Port of Long Beach would act as a surety provider, provided that ACTA’s Governing Board has approved the loan documents and authorized the transaction. ACTA is currently in the final stages of obtaining a loan from the United States of America, represented by the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) that will require the FRA to purchase from ACTA its Taxable Senior Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2012 (Series 2012 Bonds).
As a precondition to the issuance of the Series 2012 Bonds by ACTA, ACTA needs to fund a debt service reserve fund for the Series 2012 Bonds. The FRA will not permit the debt service reserve fund to be funded from proceeds of the Series 2012 Bonds. The Harbor Department and the Port of Long Beach have agreed to enter into the Surety Agreement as the alternative solution to funding the debt service reserve requirement for the Series 2012 Bonds.
By acting as a surety provider, the Harbor Department along with the Port of Long Beach will serve as the funding source for ACTA’s debt service reserve requirement. By entering into the Surety Agreement, the two ports will facilitate the closure of the FRA loan and thereby reduce their future possible shortfall liabilities. This recommendation requires the approval of the Los Angeles City Council (City Council), since the surety Agreement involves a private institution, US Bank.
Recommendation: Board resolve to (1) approve the seven-year Surety Agreement that allows the Harbor Department to act as a surety provider to Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority (ACTA), subject to approval of the Federal Railroad Administration loan and approval by ACTA’s Governing Board; (2) authorize the Executive Director to execute and the Board Secretary to attest to the Surety Agreement; (3) adopt Resolution No. ____________; and (4) direct the Board Secretary to forward the Resolution and the Surety Agreement to the City Council for approval in accordance with Charter Section 373 and Los Angeles Administrative Code Section 10.5 (a).
Clean Truck Program
6. Re: RESOLUTION NO. ____________ - SECOND AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT NO. 08-2702 BETWEEN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES HARBOR DEPARTMENT AND TETRA TECH, INC. FOR ADMINISTRATION OF THE CLEAN TRUCK PROGRAM
Transmittal 1
Transmittal 2
Transmittal 3
SUMMARY: On September 18, 2008, the City of Los Angeles Harbor Department (Harbor Department), after completion of a competitive bidding process, entered into Agreement No. 08-2702 (Agreement) with Tetra Tech, Inc. (Tetra Tech) located in Pasadena, California for $8.4 million to provide concession, grant administration, and support services for the Clean Truck Program (CTP). The CTP commenced on October 1, 2008 with a series of progressive truck bans that gradually restricted terminal access for older trucks in favor of CTP compliant trucks meeting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 2007 emission standards. The final truck ban went into effect on January 1, 2012, and the Agreement is scheduled to expire on June 30, 2012. Harbor Department staff requests that the Agreement be extended by 18 months until December 31, 2013. This extension will give the Harbor Department the necessary time to assess the need for future CTP administration services and decide whether City employees could begin performing some of this work in the future.
The extension will also allow Tetra Tech to oversee the upcoming renewal of concession agreements, work with Harbor Department staff to reduce administrative costs, and develop a plan to migrate the program to an in-house operation. In order to achieve this goal, the Agreement scope of work will be revised to include training of City employees to take on the future administrative CTP responsibilities. Additionally, in order to make the program more affordable, Tetra Tech has agreed to reduce their fees by 5 percent for all services rendered from June 30, 2012 until December 31, 2013. Finally, this proposed extension will not require additional funding authority, as unspent funding in the amount of $2,658,901 remains available in the original $8.4 million Agreement though it is anticipated that only approximately $2.5 million of that amount would be spent during the extended period.
Recommendation: Board resolve to (1) approve the proposed Second Amendment to Agreement No. 08-2702 with Tetra Tech Inc. to extend the current contract to December 31, 2013; (2) authorize the Board Secretary to transmit the proposed Second Amendment to Agreement No. 08-2702 to the Los Angeles City Council for approval in accordance with Charter Section 373 and Los Angeles Administrative Code Section 10.5(a); (3) authorize the Executive Director to execute and Board Secretary to attest to the proposed Amendment to Agreement No. 08-2702 for and behalf of the Board of Harbor Commissioners upon approval by the City Council; and (4) adopt Resolution No. ____________.
Transmittal 1
Transmittal 2
Transmittal 3
SUMMARY: On September 18, 2008, the City of Los Angeles Harbor Department (Harbor Department), after completion of a competitive bidding process, entered into Agreement No. 08-2702 (Agreement) with Tetra Tech, Inc. (Tetra Tech) located in Pasadena, California for $8.4 million to provide concession, grant administration, and support services for the Clean Truck Program (CTP). The CTP commenced on October 1, 2008 with a series of progressive truck bans that gradually restricted terminal access for older trucks in favor of CTP compliant trucks meeting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 2007 emission standards. The final truck ban went into effect on January 1, 2012, and the Agreement is scheduled to expire on June 30, 2012. Harbor Department staff requests that the Agreement be extended by 18 months until December 31, 2013. This extension will give the Harbor Department the necessary time to assess the need for future CTP administration services and decide whether City employees could begin performing some of this work in the future.
The extension will also allow Tetra Tech to oversee the upcoming renewal of concession agreements, work with Harbor Department staff to reduce administrative costs, and develop a plan to migrate the program to an in-house operation. In order to achieve this goal, the Agreement scope of work will be revised to include training of City employees to take on the future administrative CTP responsibilities. Additionally, in order to make the program more affordable, Tetra Tech has agreed to reduce their fees by 5 percent for all services rendered from June 30, 2012 until December 31, 2013. Finally, this proposed extension will not require additional funding authority, as unspent funding in the amount of $2,658,901 remains available in the original $8.4 million Agreement though it is anticipated that only approximately $2.5 million of that amount would be spent during the extended period.
Recommendation: Board resolve to (1) approve the proposed Second Amendment to Agreement No. 08-2702 with Tetra Tech Inc. to extend the current contract to December 31, 2013; (2) authorize the Board Secretary to transmit the proposed Second Amendment to Agreement No. 08-2702 to the Los Angeles City Council for approval in accordance with Charter Section 373 and Los Angeles Administrative Code Section 10.5(a); (3) authorize the Executive Director to execute and Board Secretary to attest to the proposed Amendment to Agreement No. 08-2702 for and behalf of the Board of Harbor Commissioners upon approval by the City Council; and (4) adopt Resolution No. ____________.
REGULAR ITEMS (7 - 8)
Engineering
Engineering
7. Re: RESOLUTION NO. ____________ - APPROVAL OF BASELINE PROJECT BUDGETS
Transmittal 1
Transmittal 2
SUMMARY: Staff is requesting approval of baseline budgets for the attached Capital Improvement Program (CIP) projects of the City of Los Angeles Harbor Department (Harbor Department). These baseline budgets were approved by the Audit Committee (Audit Committee) of the Board of Harbor Commissioners (Board) on March 15, 2012. Baseline budgets will be used as a benchmark against which to measure project performance. They represent an understanding of the costs of the projects based on its current scope. These budgets provide a basis for financial approval and a reference for managing changes to the cost of the project. Staff believes having the Board formalize the approval of baseline budgets allows greater financial oversight and budget control, especially during early project phases, as noted in the Industrial, Economic and Administrative Survey dated June 2011.
Recommendation: Board resolve to (1) approve the Baseline Project Budgets for the Capital Improvement Program projects listed in Transmittal 1; and (2) adopt Resolution No. ___________ .
Transmittal 1
Transmittal 2
SUMMARY: Staff is requesting approval of baseline budgets for the attached Capital Improvement Program (CIP) projects of the City of Los Angeles Harbor Department (Harbor Department). These baseline budgets were approved by the Audit Committee (Audit Committee) of the Board of Harbor Commissioners (Board) on March 15, 2012. Baseline budgets will be used as a benchmark against which to measure project performance. They represent an understanding of the costs of the projects based on its current scope. These budgets provide a basis for financial approval and a reference for managing changes to the cost of the project. Staff believes having the Board formalize the approval of baseline budgets allows greater financial oversight and budget control, especially during early project phases, as noted in the Industrial, Economic and Administrative Survey dated June 2011.
Recommendation: Board resolve to (1) approve the Baseline Project Budgets for the Capital Improvement Program projects listed in Transmittal 1; and (2) adopt Resolution No. ___________ .
Planning & Economic Development
8. Re: RESOLUTION NO. ____________ - PORT OF LOS ANGELES 2012-2017 STRATEGIC PLAN
Transmittal 1
SUMMARY: As competition for Trans-Pacific cargo intensifies with the expansion of the Panama Canal and the growth of North American west coast ports, the Port of Los Angeles (Port) recognizes that maintaining our position as the nation’s trade gateway to the Pacific Rim requires a renewed commitment to our key success criteria. Approval of a strategic plan by the Board of Harbor Commissioners (Board) will align the varied activities of the Port and the allocation of resources with a focused vision and identified metrics to measure progress towards implementation of the goals and issues identified in the plan. The Strategic Plan does not obligate the Port to undertake any specific construction project. Any specific projects mentioned in the Strategic Plan would be subject to further environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Recommendation: Board resolve to (1) approve the Strategic Plan; and (2) adopt Resolution No. ____________.
H. 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
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: one case.
Transmittal 1
SUMMARY: As competition for Trans-Pacific cargo intensifies with the expansion of the Panama Canal and the growth of North American west coast ports, the Port of Los Angeles (Port) recognizes that maintaining our position as the nation’s trade gateway to the Pacific Rim requires a renewed commitment to our key success criteria. Approval of a strategic plan by the Board of Harbor Commissioners (Board) will align the varied activities of the Port and the allocation of resources with a focused vision and identified metrics to measure progress towards implementation of the goals and issues identified in the plan. The Strategic Plan does not obligate the Port to undertake any specific construction project. Any specific projects mentioned in the Strategic Plan would be subject to further environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Recommendation: Board resolve to (1) approve the Strategic Plan; and (2) adopt Resolution No. ____________.
H. 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
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: one case.