Energy and Environment Committe

JOURNAL – ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE Friday, April 14, 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) 23­1200­S90 Communication from the Mayor relative to the appointment of Ms. Sarah Nichols to the Climate Emergency Mobilization Commission, for the term ending June 30, 2024. Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE ­ MAY 5, 2023 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ MAY 5, 2023) APPROVED Mayor’s communication dated 03­21­23 ­ (5) Yes; (0) No (2) 23­0320 Motion (Park – McOsker) relative to requesting the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to report on the existing worker safety protocols during storm events like those that occurred in February and March 2023; and practices which may be improved or implemented to ensure lineworker safety moving forward. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Park – McOsker) ­ (5) Yes; (0) No (3) 21­0890­S4 Motion (Krekorian – Yaroslavsky) relative to the instruction for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to report on the Electric Vehicle (EV) Masterplan regarding the feasibility of prioritizing EV charging rebate applications for multifamily dwelling units that are located in disadvantaged communities, or that are in buildings with greater than 20% affordable housing units, the viability of creating separate funding pools for multifamily applicants versus other "commercial" customers, and related matters. Community Impact Statement: None submitted CONTINUED TO DATE TO BE DETERMINED (4) 23­0348 Motion (Krekorian – Yaroslavsky – Harris­Dawson) relative to the request  applications for multifamily dwelling units that are located in disadvantaged communities, or that are in buildings with greater than 20% affordable housing units, the viability of creating separate funding pools for multifamily applicants versus other "commercial" customers, and related matters. Community Impact Statement: None submitted CONTINUED TO DATE TO BE DETERMINED (4) 23­0348 Motion (Krekorian – Yaroslavsky – Harris­Dawson) relative to the request for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), in consultation with the Department of Building and Safety, and the Climate Emergency Mobilization Office, to report on a plan to launch a technical assistance program to provide direct concierge­like service to large­ and medium­sized building decision makers, provide education about impactful energy conservation measures that helps decision makers navigate local, state, and federal rebates, tax incentives, and financing strategies, data­ informed outreach strategy with differentiated plans for commercial property, affordable housing, and small "mom­and­pop” multifamily residential buildings, consideration of available federal and state grant funds that could subsidize the cost of running the program, as well as available LADWP funds to scale and coordinate existing initiatives, and related matters. Community Impact Statement: None submitted CONTINUED TO DATE TO BE DETERMINED (5) 23­0347 Motion (Krekorian – Yaroslavsky – Blumenfield) relative to the request for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) to report on the delivery of direct to customer incentives for building electrification, deep energy efficiency, and clean energy, the feasibility of launching an on­bill repayment program for various market segments, including options for self­ financing through LADWP bills, including but not limited to SoCal Gas, the feasibility of sponsoring the creation of an independent financing institution such as a nonprofit Green Bank and/or a means to connect customers with Community Development Financial Institutions and other existing capital providers to directly finance energy efficiency and clean energy projects, timeline and process to update residential and commercial time of use rates, and related matters. Community Impact Statement: None submitted CONTINUED TO DATE TO BE DETERMINED (6) 23­0383 Board of Water and Power Commissioners Resolution relative to Commercial Energy Storage to Grid Pilot Program Guidelines, Corresponding Standard Offer for Commercial Energy Storage to Grid Pilot Interconnection Agreement, and Pilot Standard Offer Agreement Distribution Voltage Energy Storage Supply Service Agreement.  Community Impact Statement: None submitted CONTINUED TO DATE TO BE DETERMINED (6) 23­0383 Board of Water and Power Commissioners Resolution relative to Commercial Energy Storage to Grid Pilot Program Guidelines, Corresponding Standard Offer for Commercial Energy Storage to Grid Pilot Interconnection Agreement, and Pilot Standard Offer Agreement Distribution Voltage Energy Storage Supply Service Agreement. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE ­ JUNE 2, 2023 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ JUNE 2, 2023) APPROVED Los Angeles Department of Water and Power report dated 03­30­23 ­ (5) Yes; (0) No (7) 21­0352 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power report relative to a report card on the Strategic Long Term Resource Plan that achieves 100 percent carbon­free energy by 2035; and related matters. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted CONTINUED TO DATE TO BE DETERMINED (8) 18­0384 CD 8, CD 13 City Administrative Officer reports and transmittals relative to the Measure W, Safe Clean Water Program, authorizing the Board of Public Works to execute regional program transfer agreements, addenda, and related necessary actions for Round 3 projects dated March 20, 2023, and the Proposed Project Support Letter Policy dated April 7, 2023, and the Measure W­Safe, Clean Water Program, Administrative Oversight Committee report dated April 6. 2023, (Transmittal No. 0220­05151­0442) relative to the Proposed City of Los Angeles Fiscal Year 2022­23 Watershed Investment Strategic Plan (WISP), and related matters. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Administrative Officer (CAO) report dated 3/20/23, and Safe, Clean Water Program Admin Oversight Cmte report dated 4/6/23, CONTINUE TO A DATE TO  Measure W­Safe, Clean Water Program, Administrative Oversight Committee report dated April 6. 2023, (Transmittal No. 0220­05151­0442) relative to the Proposed City of Los Angeles Fiscal Year 2022­23 Watershed Investment Strategic Plan (WISP), and related matters. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Administrative Officer (CAO) report dated 3/20/23, and Safe, Clean Water Program Admin Oversight Cmte report dated 4/6/23, CONTINUE TO A DATE TO BE DETERMINED CAO report dated 4/7/23 ­ (5) Yes; (0) No (9) 23­0225 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to report relative to the status of power outages throughout the City associated with the recent storm events; including the main causes by area, its response to the loss of service experienced by residents and businesses, and identifying channels for communication of critical safety information between City departments, including the Council offices, and related matters. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Scheduled pursuant to Council Action of March 24, 2023) CONTINUED TO DATE TO BE DETERMINED 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 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. 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.