Energy and Environment Committe

Please Note Public Comment Will Be Taken In­Person Only. JOURNAL – ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 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 BOB BLUMENFIELD COUNCILMEMBER KEVIN DE LEÓN COUNCILMEMBER NITHYA RAMAN (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. Spanish language interpretation is available at all Council and Committee meetings. Interpretation services in additional languages are available upon request, at no cost. Please submit your request to clerk.interpretation@lacity.org as soon as possible to allow time for scheduling. You will receive a confirmation reply if an interpreter is available. MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT ITEM(S) (1) 23­1200­S154 Communication from the Mayor relative to the reappointment of Michael Young to the Climate Emergency Commission. Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending Community Impact Statement: None submitted. TIME LIMIT FILE ­ JULY 4, 2024 ITEM(S) (1) 23­1200­S154 Communication from the Mayor relative to the reappointment of Michael Young to the Climate Emergency Commission. Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending Community Impact Statement: None submitted. TIME LIMIT FILE ­ JULY 4, 2024 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ JULY 3, 2024) APPROVED Mayor's report dated 5­20­24 ­ (3) Yes; (2) Absent: Blumenfield, Raman (2) 23­1200­S94 Communication from the Mayor relative to the reappointment of Sejal Patel to the Community Forest Advisory Committee. Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending Community Impact Statement: None submitted. APPROVED Mayor's report dated 5­20­24 ­ (3) Yes; (2) Absent: Blumenfield, Raman (3) 24­0604 City Administrative Officer report relative to authorizing the Board of Public Works to establish a pre­qualified on­call list of 31 consultants, to provide planning and expert technical support services for the Bureau of Sanitation's Clean Water, Environmental Quality, Solid Resources and Watershed Protection Programs. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted. TIME LIMIT FILE ­ JULY 23, 2024 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ JULY 3, 2024) APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated 5­13­24 ­ (3) Yes; (2) Absent: Blumenfield, Raman (4) 22­0600­S90 Board of Public Works report relative to a request to establish four appropriation accounts within the Climate Equity Fund for environmental stringent projects. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes  APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated 5­13­24 ­ (3) Yes; (2) Absent: Blumenfield, Raman (4) 22­0600­S90 Board of Public Works report relative to a request to establish four appropriation accounts within the Climate Equity Fund for environmental stringent projects. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Board of Public Works report dated 6­4­24 ­ (3) Yes; (2) Absent: McOsker, Raman (5) 24­0627 CD 15 Board of Water and Power Commissioners report relative to Board Resolution No. 024 190, which approves a Right of Way Agreement with Phillips 66 Company to install, maintain, and operate a recycled water pipeline, in the vicinity of 3500 North Gaffey Street. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE ­ JULY 29, 2024 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ JULY 3, 2024) APPROVED Board of Water and Power report dated 5­28­24 ­ (3) Yes; (2) Absent: Blumenfield, Raman (6) 23­1380 Climate Emergency Mobilization Office report relative to deploying and coordinating municipal facilities in the City to operate as cooling and resilience centers, and related matters. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Climate Emergency Mobilization Office report dated 6­5­24 AS AMENDED ­ (3) Yes; (2) Absent: Blumenfield, Raman (7) 23­1207 Department of Water and Power report relative to the cost, personnel needs, infrastructure requirements, and timelines for meeting the goal of transitioning to a 100 percent renewable grid by 2035, to serve the Port of Los Angeles' goal of carbon neutrality by 2030. Fiscal Impact Statement: No  Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Climate Emergency Mobilization Office report dated 6­5­24 AS AMENDED ­ (3) Yes; (2) Absent: Blumenfield, Raman (7) 23­1207 Department of Water and Power report relative to the cost, personnel needs, infrastructure requirements, and timelines for meeting the goal of transitioning to a 100 percent renewable grid by 2035, to serve the Port of Los Angeles' goal of carbon neutrality by 2030. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted CONTINUED TO DATE TO BE DETERMINED (8) 23­1333 Department of Water and Power report relative to existing process for reviewing and adopting new technologies related to solar and battery system installations in commercial and residential properties. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Board of Water and Power report dated 4­22­24 AS AMENDED ­ (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Raman (9) 23­1023 Department of Water and Power report relative to expanding Project PowerHouse beyond 100 percent affordable housing projects, and improving the engineering design and construction processes and timelines to build enough housing of all kinds to meet the demand. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Tarzana Neighborhood Council APPROVED Board of Water and Power report dated 4­22­24 AS AMENDED ­ (3) Yes; (2) Absent: McOsker, Raman (10) 24­0494 City Attorney report relative to a request for closed session to discuss the sanitary sewer overflow near the 6th Street Bridge on July 18, 2016. [The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) and (e)(2) (one potential case), to confer with its legal counsel relative to a settlement  APPROVED Board of Water and Power report dated 4­22­24 AS AMENDED ­ (3) Yes; (2) Absent: McOsker, Raman (10) 24­0494 City Attorney report relative to a request for closed session to discuss the sanitary sewer overflow near the 6th Street Bridge on July 18, 2016. [The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) and (e)(2) (one potential case), to confer with its legal counsel relative to a settlement related to the sanitary sewer overflow near the 6th Street Bridge on July 18, 2016.] COMMITTEE CONSIDERED THE MATTER IN CLOSED SESSION 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. 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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. 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