Energy and Environment Committe

Please Note Public Comment Will Be Taken In­Person Only. JOURNAL – ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2024 ­ 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) 24­1200­S3 Communication from the Mayor relative to the appointment of Mihran Kalaydjian to the Community Forest Advisory Committee as the Council District Three primary representative. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Mayor's report dated 1­18­24 ­ (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Blumenfield (2) 21­0352 CONTINUED FROM APRIL 14, 2023 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power report relative to a report (1) 24­1200­S3 Communication from the Mayor relative to the appointment of Mihran Kalaydjian to the Community Forest Advisory Committee as the Council District Three primary representative. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Mayor's report dated 1­18­24 ­ (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Blumenfield (2) 21­0352 CONTINUED FROM APRIL 14, 2023 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 RECEIVED AND FILED Los Angeles Department of Water and Power report dated 4­ 26­23 ­ (5) Yes; (0) No (3) 23­1333 Motion (Krekorian, McOsker ­ Yaroslavsky) relative to existing processes for reviewing and adopting new technologies related to solar and battery system installation in commercial and residential properties, options to streamline these processes, and related matters. Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Mar Vista Community Council APPROVED Motion (Krekorian, McOsker ­ Yaroslavsky)­ (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Blumenfield (4) 18­0384­S5 City Attorney report and draft Ordinance relative to authorizing the Department of Public Works to use the design­build project delivery method and the competitive sealed proposal selection process consistent with City Charter Section 371(b) for Measure W ­ Safe, Clean Water Program projects. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Attorney report dated 1­19­24 and Ordinance dated 1­19­23 ­ (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Blumenfield (5) 24­0082 CD 15 Motion (McOsker ­ Raman) relative to a report on the Wilmington oil spill  Program projects. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Attorney report dated 1­19­24 and Ordinance dated 1­19­23 ­ (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Blumenfield (5) 24­0082 CD 15 Motion (McOsker ­ Raman) relative to a report on the Wilmington oil spill event of January 20, 2024 from various agencies detailing factors leading up to the event, environmental impact, remediation, and related matters. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (McOsker ­ Raman)­ (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Blumenfield (6) 21­1188­S6 City Attorney report relative to a request for closed session to discuss a settlement recommendation regarding the July 2021 Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant Discharge Incident. The City may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) and (d)(4) (one potential case), to confer with its legal counsel relative to a settlement related to the July 11, 2021 flooding incident at the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted (This item is referred to the Budget, Finance and Innovation and Energy and Environment Committees) APPROVED City Attorney report dated 1­30­24 ­ (5) Yes; (0) No 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 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! 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