Energy and Environment Committe

Please Note Public Comment Will Be Taken In­Person Only. ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 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) 22­0947­S1 City Administrative Officer report relative to the status of the Federal Clean Energy Tax Credits from the Inflation Reduction Act. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted ITEM(S) (1) 22­0947­S1 City Administrative Officer report relative to the status of the Federal Clean Energy Tax Credits from the Inflation Reduction Act. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (2) 24­1103 Board of Water and Power Commissioners report relative to approving Agreement No. 47778 for Design­Build Services for Fairmont Sedimentation Plant with McCarthy/CDM Smith, Inc., for a term of six years and one renewal option year. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE ­ NOVEMBER 12, 2024 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ NOVEMBER 8, 2024) (3) 21­1015­S12 City Administrative Officer report relative to applying for two U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Reclamation Grant Programs, WaterSMART Large­Scale Water Recycling Projects Grant for Fiscal Year 2024 and WaterSMART Drought Response Program: Drought Resiliency Projects Grant for Fiscal Year 2025. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (4) 21­1463 Department of Building and Safety, Climate Emergency Mobilization Commission, and Los Angeles Housing Department reports relative to the recommendations and best practices for revisions to the City’s existing Buildings Energy and Water Efficiency Ordinance, and related matters. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Palms Neighborhood Council Del Rey Neighborhood Council  Department of Building and Safety, Climate Emergency Mobilization Commission, and Los Angeles Housing Department reports relative to the recommendations and best practices for revisions to the City’s existing Buildings Energy and Water Efficiency Ordinance, and related matters. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Palms Neighborhood Council Del Rey Neighborhood Council Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council (5) 22­1064 Climate Emergency Mobilization Office report relative to requesting the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, City Administrative Officer, and Los Angeles Housing Department, to report to Council on potential programs to assist low­income and middle­income tenants with subsidies to offset increased and/or unaffordable energy consumption. Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Hermon Neighborhood Council (Referred to the Energy and Environment Committee, and Housing and Homelessness Committee) (6) 24­0919 Board of Fire Commissioners report relative to approving a fee study and proposed amendments to adjust bond requirements for oil wells, and collect penalties for violations committed by oil well operators, and related matters. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Referred to the Energy and Environment Committee, and Public Safety Committee) (7) 21­0065 Board of Fire Commissioners report relative to the fee study to address, permitting fees that reflect the time needed to complete inspections, possible revenue projections from implementing an oil extraction tax, recommending compliance fines for oil well operators and an adjustment to the current bond requirements for oil well operators.  (Referred to the Energy and Environment Committee, and Public Safety Committee) (7) 21­0065 Board of Fire Commissioners report relative to the fee study to address, permitting fees that reflect the time needed to complete inspections, possible revenue projections from implementing an oil extraction tax, recommending compliance fines for oil well operators and an adjustment to the current bond requirements for oil well operators. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted. (8) 22­1402 City Administrative Officer report relative to the strategy for integrating climate considerations into the City budgeting process. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted 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. 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. 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