Energy and Environment Committe

JOURNAL – ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE Friday, March 24, 2023 ROOM 340, CITY HALL ­ 1:00 PM 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 MEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBER KATY YAROSLAVSKY, CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER TIM MCOSKER COUNCILMEMBER NITHYA RAMAN COUNCILMEMBER BOB BLUMENFIELD COUNCILMEMBER EUNISSES HERNANDEZ (Eric Villanueva ­ Legislative Assistant ­ (213) 978­1075 or eric.villanueva@lacity.org) Pursuant to Assembly Bill 361, and due to concerns over COVID­19, this Los Angeles City Council committee meeting will take all public comment by teleconference. The audio for this meeting is broadcast live on the internet at https://clerk.lacity.gov/calendar. The live audio can also be heard at: (213) 621­CITY (Metro), (818) 904­9450 (Valley), (310) 471­CITY (Westside) and (310) 547­CITY (San Pedro Area). If the live audio is unavailable via one of these channels, members of the public should try one of the other channels. Members of the public who would like to offer public comment on the items listed on the agenda should call 1 669 254 5252 and use Meeting ID No. 160 134 4959 and then press #. Press # again when prompted for participant ID. Once admitted into the meeting, press *9 to request to speak. Requests for reasonable modification or accommodation from individuals with disabilities, consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act can be made by contacting the City Clerk's Office at (213) 978­1133. For Telecommunication Relay Services for the hearing impaired, please see the information located at the end of this agenda. Submit written comment at LACouncilComment.com Note: For information regarding the Committee and its operations, please contact the Committee Legislative Assistant at the phone number and/or email address listed above. The Legislative Assistant may answer questions and provide materials and notice of matters scheduled before the City Council. Sign Language Interpreters, Communication Access Real­Time Transcription (CART), Assistive Listening Devices, or other auxiliary aids and/or services may be provided upon request. To ensure availability, you are advised to make your request at least 72 hours prior to the meeting/event you wish to attend. Due to difficulties in securing Sign Language Interpreters, five or more business days notice is strongly recommended. For additional information, please contact the Legislative Assistant listed above. Notice to Paid Representatives: If you are compensated to monitor, attend, or speak at this meeting, City law may require you to register as a lobbyist and report your activity. See Los Angeles Municipal Code 48.01 et seq. More information is available at ethics.lacity.org/lobbying. For assistance, please contact the Ethics Commission at (213) 978­1960 or ethics.commission@lacity.org. MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT to difficulties in securing Sign Language Interpreters, five or more business days notice is strongly recommended. For additional information, please contact the Legislative Assistant listed above. Notice to Paid Representatives: If you are compensated to monitor, attend, or speak at this meeting, City law may require you to register as a lobbyist and report your activity. See Los Angeles Municipal Code 48.01 et seq. More information is available at ethics.lacity.org/lobbying. For assistance, please contact the Ethics Commission at (213) 978­1960 or ethics.commission@lacity.org. MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT ITEM(S) (1) 21­1015­S3 City Administrative Officer reports relative to authorizing the Board of Public Works and the Climate Emergency Mobilization Office to prepare grant applications for the Environmental Justice Government­to­ Government program. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Referred to Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee, Energy and Environment Committee, and Public Works Committee) APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated 3­8­23 ­ (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Hernandez (2) 23­0226 CD 7 Motion (Rodriguez – Yaroslavsky) relative to authorizing the Bureau of Sanitation to prepare a grant application for the Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental Justice Government­to­Government Program grant to leverage funds that will remediate brownfield sites in Council District 7, redevelop the sites and design community gardens, and create enrichment programming that educates youth on urban gardening and agriculture, and related matters. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Referred to Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee, and Energy and Environment Committee) APPROVED Motion (Rodriguez ­ Yaroslavsky) ­ (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Hernandez (3) 23­0200 Board of Water and Power Commissioners report, City Attorney report, and Ordinance relative to Board Resolution No. 023­131, which approves the Agreement for the Navajo Project Pacific Northwest­Pacific Southwest lntertie Project for the Decommissioning of a Phase Shifting Transformer at Liberty Substation.  (Referred to Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee, and Energy and Environment Committee) APPROVED Motion (Rodriguez ­ Yaroslavsky) ­ (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Hernandez (3) 23­0200 Board of Water and Power Commissioners report, City Attorney report, and Ordinance relative to Board Resolution No. 023­131, which approves the Agreement for the Navajo Project Pacific Northwest­Pacific Southwest lntertie Project for the Decommissioning of a Phase Shifting Transformer at Liberty Substation. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Board of Water and Power Commissioners report, dated 2/21/23, and City Attorney report and Ordinance dated 2­28­23 ­ (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Hernandez (4) 22­1327 Motion (Bonin ­ Raman ­ Harris­Dawson ­ Price) relative to a City­owned property inventory that identifies all underutilized, surplus, and/or remnant lands, and any county, regional, state, and federal public lands that could be transferred or redistributed to historically marginalized groups, and related matters. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Referred to Neighborhoods and Community Enrichment Committee, Energy and Environment Committee, Government Operations Committee, and Trade, Travel, and Tourism Committee) APPROVED Motion (Bonin ­ Raman ­ Harris­Dawson ­ Price) ­ (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Hernandez (5) 21­1208­S2 Motion (McOsker – Yaroslavsky – Krekorian) relative to requesting the Bureau of Sanitation to report on the implementation of Zero Waste Events and Zero Waste Plans to promote Zero Waste Facilities and Events on City property to combat climate change and the resources needed to be related to composting in all City facilities, with an emphasis on expanding composting access in City Hall, and the staffing, procurement, and budget requirements from departments, and interdepartmental agreements needed to implement effective programs to achieve the City’s climate change goals, and related matters. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (McOsker – Yaroslavsky – Krekorian) ­ (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Hernandez (6) 23­0309 Motion (Yaroslavsky – Krekorian) relative to the Department of Water and  composting access in City Hall, and the staffing, procurement, and budget requirements from departments, and interdepartmental agreements needed to implement effective programs to achieve the City’s climate change goals, and related matters. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (McOsker – Yaroslavsky – Krekorian) ­ (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Hernandez (6) 23­0309 Motion (Yaroslavsky – Krekorian) relative to the Department of Water and Power to report with assistance from the Bureau of Sanitation and Metropolitan Water District in reducing purchased water and increasing local water supply, infrastructure, and conservation projects in the planning and/or development stages; and include a review of current sources of potable water, expected local water supply sources, the feasibility of achieving existing targets within the timelines stated in the current Executive Directives and the Green New Deal policies, and related matters. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Yaroslavsky – Krekorian) ­ (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Hernandez (7) 19­0170­S1 Motion (Krekorian – Yaroslavsky – Blumenfield) relative to the Bureau of Sanitation report on the status of all recycLA contracts and the recycLA Service Providers’ compliance with contract objectives and performance requirements, the rate charged versus maximum allowed rates, and application of additional fees charged, the recycling and organic diversion targets achieved, standing labor peace agreements, facility certification, food rescue and diversion, quality of service, and Electric Vehicle truck deployment, and related matters. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Krekorian – Yaroslavsky – Blumenfield) ­ (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Hernandez If you challenge this Committee's action(s) in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk at or prior to, the public hearing. Any written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk before the City Council's final action on a matter will become a part of the administrative record. Materials relative to items on this agenda can be obtained from the Office of the City Clerk's Council File Management System, at lacouncilfile.com by entering the Council File number listed immediately following the item number (e.g., 00­0000). Telecommunication Relay Services Telephone communication is one of the most important forms of communication in society today. Due to advancements in technology, telephone devices have evolved with new services and capabilities. Individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing, and individuals with a speech disability are following these trends and are rapidly migrating to more advanced telecommunications methods, both for peer­to­peer and third­party telecommunications relay service (TRS) communications. Telecommunications Relay Service is a telephone service that allows persons with hearing or speech disabilities to place and the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk at or prior to, the public hearing. Any written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk before the City Council's final action on a matter will become a part of the administrative record. Materials relative to items on this agenda can be obtained from the Office of the City Clerk's Council File Management System, at lacouncilfile.com by entering the Council File number listed immediately following the item number (e.g., 00­0000). Telecommunication Relay Services Telephone communication is one of the most important forms of communication in society today. Due to advancements in technology, telephone devices have evolved with new services and capabilities. Individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing, and individuals with a speech disability are following these trends and are rapidly migrating to more advanced telecommunications methods, both for peer­to­peer and third­party telecommunications relay service (TRS) communications. Telecommunications Relay Service is a telephone service that allows persons with hearing or speech disabilities to place and receive telephone calls. TRS is available in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. territories for local and/or long distance calls. TRS providers ­ generally telephone companies ­ are compensated for the costs of providing TRS from either a state or a federal fund. There is no cost to the TRS user. What forms of TRS are available?There are several forms of TRS, depending on the particular needs of the user and the equipment available: TRS includes: Text to Voice TIY­Based TRS; Speech­to­Speech Relay Service; Shared Non­English Language Relay Service; Captioned Telephone Relay Service; Internet Protocol Relay Service; and Video Relay Service. Please visit this site for detail descriptions, https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications­relay­service­trs. Don't hang up! Some people hang up on TRS calls because they think the CA is a telemarketer. If you hear, "Hello. This is the relay service .. . " when you pick up the phone, please don't hang up! You are about to talk, through a TRS provider, to a person who is deaf, hard­of­hearing, or has a speech disability. For more information about FCC programs to promote access to telecommunications services for people with disabilities, visit theFCC's Disability Rights Office website.