Energy and Environment Committe

Please Note Public Comment Will Be Taken In­Person Only. JOURNAL – ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 2023 ­ 1:00 PM JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER ROOM 340, CITY HALL 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) Submit written comment at LACouncilComment.com The audio for Committee meetings is broadcast live on the internet at https://clerk.lacity.gov/calendar. The live audio can also be accessed 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 are encouraged to use one of the other channels. The Committee will take public comment from members of the public in­person only; there will be no public comment by teleconference. Additional information regarding Committee procedures provided at the end of this agenda. MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT ITEM(S) (1) 23­0656 Motion (Yaroslavsky ­ McOsker) relative to the strategic regional projects for inclusion in the 2024 Watershed Investment Strategic Plan annual update for the Safe Clean Water Program (SCWP), and the feasibility of initiating partnerships with the Los Angeles Unified School District, and non­governmental organizations, to implement green space projects using SCWP funding and other sources of funding in the schools and communities lacking park space, and related matters. Community Impact Statement: Yes For: (1) 23­0656 Motion (Yaroslavsky ­ McOsker) relative to the strategic regional projects for inclusion in the 2024 Watershed Investment Strategic Plan annual update for the Safe Clean Water Program (SCWP), and the feasibility of initiating partnerships with the Los Angeles Unified School District, and non­governmental organizations, to implement green space projects using SCWP funding and other sources of funding in the schools and communities lacking park space, and related matters. Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Westside Neighborhood Council APPROVED Motion (Yaroslavsky ­ McOsker) ­ (5) Yes; (0) No (2) 23­0415 Board of Water and Power Commissioners and City Attorney reports, Ordinance, and relative to approving Resolution No. 023­191 authorizing the grant of easement to the County of Inyo for Pine Creek Bridge Replacement Project, Inyo County, California. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted Continued from 5/26/23 APPROVED Board of Water and Power Commissioners report dated 04­13­23, and City Attorney report and Ordinance dated 07­24­23 ­ (5) Yes; (0) No (3) 21­1015­S4 City Administrative Officer report relative to the Board of Public Works, Climate Emergency Mobilization Office federal and state grant applications for the Community Resilience Centers Implementation Program. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated 06­05­23 ­ (5) Yes; (0) No (4) 22­1150­S2 CD 14 Board of Public Works report relative to a grant agreement with the State Water Resources Control Board for the Hollenbeck Park Lake Rehabilitation and Stormwater Management Project. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Board of Public Works report dated 07­25­23 ­ (5) Yes; (0) No  APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated 06­05­23 ­ (5) Yes; (0) No (4) 22­1150­S2 CD 14 Board of Public Works report relative to a grant agreement with the State Water Resources Control Board for the Hollenbeck Park Lake Rehabilitation and Stormwater Management Project. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Board of Public Works report dated 07­25­23 ­ (5) Yes; (0) No (5) 23­0309 Bureau of Sanitation and Department of Water and Power, with assistance from the Metropolitan Water District to report on the transition to reducing purchased water or imported water and increasing the local water supply, including all planned and existing efforts, as well as infrastructure and conservation projects in the planning and/or development stages, and related matters. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Scheduled pursuant to Council action of April 14, 2023) CONTINUED TO A DATE TO BE DETERMINED (6) 21­0065 City Attorney report and Ordinance amending Sections 13.25, 13.25.1, and 13.26 of Article 7, Chapter 1, Division 13 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code to increase the utility or pipeline franchise application deposit from $6,000 to $10,000. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Also referred to the Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental Relations Committee) APPROVED City Attorney report and Ordinance dated 06­12­23 ­ (3) Yes; (2) Absent; Blumenfield, Raman SUPPORTING MATERIALS Materials relating to items on the agenda are available on the Office of the City Clerk's Council File Management System found at https://cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkconnect by entering the Council File number (e.g., 00­0000) associated with the agenda item. PUBLIC INPUT AT CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETINGS Members of the public who wish to speak on one or multiple items shall have an opportunity to speak up to one minute per item up to a total of two minutes for two or more agenda items. At regular meetings, members of the public shall also have an opportunity to speak up to one minute for general public comment on any matter within the subject­matter jurisdiction of the Committee. The Committee is not required to take general public comment at special meetings. The Committee may limit the total amount of time for public comment on any specific agenda item, on all agenda­items collectively, and/or on general public comment, based on the anticipated time required to hear from public speakers on any given or all agenda items, on the availability of Committee members and the need to maintain quorum, and on any other relevant factor. The Committee shall not discuss or take action relative to any SUPPORTING MATERIALS Materials relating to items on the agenda are available on the Office of the City Clerk's Council File Management System found at https://cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkconnect by entering the Council File number (e.g., 00­0000) associated with the agenda item. PUBLIC INPUT AT CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETINGS Members of the public who wish to speak on one or multiple items shall have an opportunity to speak up to one minute per item up to a total of two minutes for two or more agenda items. At regular meetings, members of the public shall also have an opportunity to speak up to one minute for general public comment on any matter within the subject­matter jurisdiction of the Committee. The Committee is not required to take general public comment at special meetings. The Committee may limit the total amount of time for public comment on any specific agenda item, on all agenda­items collectively, and/or on general public comment, based on the anticipated time required to hear from public speakers on any given or all agenda items, on the availability of Committee members and the need to maintain quorum, and on any other relevant factor. The Committee shall not discuss or take action relative to any general public comment except as explicitly permitted under the Brown Act. COMMITTEE INFORMATION, ASSIGNMENTS, AND STRUCTURE https://clerk.lacity.gov/clerk­services/cps/council­committee­meetings/info­assignments­structure SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION 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 Telecommunications Relay Service for the hearing impaired, please see the information below. NOTICE TO PAID REPRESENTATIVES If a member of the public is compensated to monitor, attend, or speak at this meeting, City law may require them to register as a lobbyist and report this activity. More information can be found at Los Angeles Municipal Code 48.01 et seq. or at ethics.lacity.org/lobbying. Further assistance can be found by contacting the Ethics Commission at (213) 978­1960 or ethics.commission@lacity.org. EXHAUSTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES A member of the public seeking to challenge a City action in court may be limited to raising only those issues raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk prior to the public hearing in time reasonably to be considered by the Committee members. 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. TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICE (TRS) COMMUNICATIONS Individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing, and individuals with a speech disability, may be able to avail themselves of 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 caller 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 the FCC's Disability Rights Office website. Don't hang up! Some people hang up on TRS calls because they think the caller 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 the FCC's Disability Rights Office website.