Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners 
Harbor Administration Building
425 S. Palos Verdes Street
San Pedro, California 90731

AGENDA OF THE REGULAR MEETING
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2013 AT 8:30 A.M. 
 

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

G. PRESENTATIONS

              Community Investment Grant Program Awards

H. BOARD REPORTS OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
 
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   Evolution   Enterprises   Holdings,   Inc. (Evolution) to activate its site which is located within  FTZ 202, Site 35, at 16518 Valley  Boulevard,  La  Puente,  California,  91744.  Site  35  is  a  0.35-acre  property improved  with  a  15,356  square  foot  warehouse  located  approximately  30  miles northeast  of  the  Port  of  Los  Angeles  (Port).  Evolution  will  be  operating  its warehouse  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 Evolution  Enterprises  Holdings,  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  lattest   to   the   Foreign-Trade  one   Operating   Agreement;   and   (4)   adopt Resolution No.                        .


2.        Re:     RESOLUTION  NO.                          -  APPROVAL  OF  FOREIGN-TRADE
ZONE  GENERAL  PURPOSE  OPERATING  AGREEMENT  BETWEEN THE   CITY   OF   LOS   ANGELES   HARBOR DEPARTMENT   AND   H. RAUVEL, INC. DBA NOVA CONTAINER FREIGHT STATION, FTZ 202, SITE 36

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  its  FTZ  operations.  The  Harbor Department received a request from H. Rauvel, Inc. dba NOVA Container Freight Station (NOVA) to activate its site which is located within FTZ 202, Site 36 at 1710 East  Sepulveda  Boulevard,  Carson,  California,  90745.  Site  36,  is  an  11.61-acre  property   improved   with   a   259,249   square   foot   warehouse   and   located approximately  nine  miles  north  of  the  Port  of  Los  Angeles.  NOVA  will  be operating  its  warehouse  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 H. Rauvel, Inc. dba Nova Container Freight Station; (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.                          .
3.        Re:     RESOLUTION NO.                         - FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A LEVEL I COASTAL  
DEVELOPMENT  PERMIT  (NO.  13-12)  FOR  THE  JOHN  S. GIBSON  BOULEVARD  SR-47/I-110 CONNECTOR IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT

Transmittal 1
Transmittal 2

SUMMARY: The City of Los Angeles Harbor Department (Harbor Department) in cooperation with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) proposes to improve the Interstate 110 (I-110) ramps at John S. Gibson Boulevard, the I-110 freeway,  and  State  Route  47  (SR-47)  to  I-110  Connector  (Proposed  Project).  A portion  of  the  Proposed  Project,  from  Channel  Street  to  the  ramps  at  John  S. Gibson  Boulevard  is  within  the  coastal  zone  in  the  jurisdiction  of  the  Harbor Department  and  requires  the  issuance  of  a  Coastal  Development  Permit  (CDP). Staff is recommending that the Board of Harbor Commissioners (Board) approve CDP No. 13-12, a Level I, non-appealable permit, for the sections of the Proposed Project that are in the coastal zone.

Recommendation: Board resolve to (1) find that the Proposed Project conforms with the Port Master Plan and the California Coastal Act of 1976, as amended, and find  that  the  Proposed  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 13-12, consistent  with  the  project  description  listed  on  Application  for Discretionary Project No. 081215-139; and (3) adopt Resolution No.    
                   
Transmittal 1

SUMMARY:  The  Caltrans  Standard  Utility  Agreement  (Agreement)  between  the City of Los  Angeles Harbor Department (Harbor Department) and the City of Los Angeles Department of Water and  Power (LADWP) will require LADWP to relocate LADWP’s potable water facilities as part of the Harbor Department’s Interstate 110/C Street Interchange Improvements Project. The Agreement outlines how the relocation  work will  be  completed  and  defines  the  relocation  costs  the  Harbor Department  is  obligated  to  pay.  The  contract  amount  for  this  Agreement  is $1,518,311.70.

Recommendation: Board resolve to (1) approve the Utility Agreement between the City of Los Angeles Harbor Department and the City of Los Angeles Department of  Water  and  Power;  (2)  authorize  the  Executive  Director  to  execute  and  Board Secretary  to  attest  to  said  Agreement  for  and  on  behalf  of  the  Board;  and  (3) adopt Resolution No.                        .
5.        Re:     RESOLUTION     NO.                                  -     APPROVAL TO FUND ADDITIONAL PROJECTS  WITHIN  THE  APPROVED  FISCAL  YEAR 2013/2014 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM BUDGET

SUMMARY:  On  June  6,  2013,  the  Board  of  Harbor  Commissioners  (Board) approved  a  $399.9   million  Capital Improvement  Program  (CIP)  budget  for  the fiscal  year  (FY)  2013/2014.   The  CIP  is  a  major  strategic  priority  for  developing and maintaining world class infrastructure and a primary driver of the City of Los Angeles  Harbor  Department’s  (Harbor  Department)  budget.   Based  on  the  most current  projections,  the  CIP  is  estimated  to  spend  approximately  $389.4  million resulting in $10.5 million available for new project starts during the current fiscal year.  Of the $10.5 million, staff recommends that $5,132,731 be allocated to fund the projects not identified in the June 6, 2013 approved budget (itemized in this report),  and  the  remaining  $5,367,269  be  moved  to  CIP  contingency  to  fund currently  unidentified  projects  throughout  FY  2013/2014.  The  FY  2013/2014  CIP budget will remain at $399.9 million as approved.

Recommendation:  Board  resolve  to  (1)  approve  the  current  fiscal  year  budget reallocation  of  $5,132,731  for  the  projects  itemized  in  this  Board  letter;  (2) approve  reallocating  $5,367,269  to  Capital  Improvement  Program  contingency; and (3) adopt Resolution No.            
            
I.         CLOSED SESSION

1.        CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION (Subdivision (d)(1) of Government 
Code Section 54956.9
California Cartage Company, Inc., et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BS143333
City  of  Long  Beach  v.  City  of  Los  Angeles,  et  al.,  Los  Angeles Superior Court Case No. BS143356
Coalition for a Safe Environment, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BS143458
East  Yard  Communities  for  Environmental  Justice,  et  al.  v.  City  of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BS143454
Fast  Lane  Transportation,  Inc.  v.  City  of  Los  Angeles,  et  al.,  Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BS143332
Long Beach Unified School District v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BS143448
South Coast Air Quality Management District v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BS143381

2.        CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION (Subdivision (d)(1) of Government 
Code Section 54956.9
Christopher  Poplion  v.  City  of  Los  Angeles,  et  al.,  Los  Angeles urt Case No. BC510703