Energy and Environment Committe

ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2025 - 3:30 PM EDWARD R. ROYBAL BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS SESSION ROOM ROOM 350, CITY HALL 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 MEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBER ADRIN NAZARIAN, CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER KATY YAROSLAVSKY COUNCILMEMBER YSABEL JURADO COUNCILMEMBER NITHYA RAMAN COUNCILMEMBER IMELDA PADILLA (Michael Espinosa - Legislative Assistant - (213) 978-1064 or michael.espinosa@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 Committee will take public comment from members of the public in-person 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 or call (213) 978-1133 to allow time for scheduling. It is strongly encouraged that a request for interpretive services is made at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. Interpretation requests are not a guarantee and are dependent on availability. You will receive a confirmation reply if an interpreter is available. MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT ITEM(S) (1) 25-0777  CD 15 Board of Water and Power Commissioners report relative to a perpetual Wireline Crossing Agreement with Union Pacific Railroad Company to construct, operate, and maintain a 480-foot, 34.5-kilovolt underground electric wireline crossing at 3400 East I Street in Wilmington. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE - SEPTEMBER 8, 2025 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - SEPTEMBER 5, 2025) (2) 25-0776 CD 2 General Exemption, Board of Water and Power Commissioners and City Attorney reports, and Ordinance relative to the Quitclaim Deed of Public Power Facility Easement to Sun Commons, LP, and Dubnoff Center for Child Development and Educational Therapy. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (3) 25-0746 CD 6 Motion (Padilla – Rodriguez) relative to a shared-use and maintenance strategy for the Department of Water and Power-owned parcels along Canterbury Avenue in Arleta, and related matters. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (4) 25-0673 Motion (Nazarian – Lee) relative to the methods to expand the authority of the Office of Public Accountability/Ratepayer Advocate to review, analyze, and report on the impact of rate proposals associated with solid waste and sewer services. Community Impact Statement: None submitted (5) 25-0315 Motion (McOsker, Padilla for Park – Blumenfield) relative to a review of the current organizational structures, operations, and budgeting processes of the Department of Water and Power, Port of Los Angeles, and Los Angeles World Airports to identify inefficiencies, overlaps, and opportunities for reform. (This item was referred to Energy and Environment Committee and Trade, Travel and Tourism Committee, and Rules, Elections and Intergovernmental Relations Committee. On April 22, 2025, the Trade, Travel and Tourism Committee approved this matter) Community Impact Statement: None submitted (6) 22-0151 City Attorney report and Ordinances relative to repealing the all-electric building standards in Ordinance No. 187,714. (This item was referred to Energy and Environment Committee, Economic Development and Jobs Committee, Housing and Homelessness Committee, and Planning and Land Use Management Committee) Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted (7) 21-1015-S17 City Administrative Officer report relative to the California Natural Resources Agency, Department of Water Resources 2021 Urban and Multi-benefit Drought Relief grant. (This item was referred to Energy and Environment Committee and Budget and Finance Committee) Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes  Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (8) 15-0148-S1 Exemption, Board of Water and Power Commissioners and City Attorney reports, and Ordinance relative to amending and restating the joint powers agreement with the City of Burbank to include changes to reflect current legislation. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted (9) 09-1834-S1 General Exemption, Board of Water and Power Commissioners and City Attorney reports, and Ordinance relative to the First Amendment to the Windy Point/Windy Flats Project Power Sales with the Southern California Public Power Authority for the purchase of 262 Megawatts of renewable wind energy from the Windy Point/Windy Flats Project. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE - AUGUST 25, 2025 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - AUGUST 22, 2025)  (10) 24-0808 CD 15 Department of Water and Power report relative to opportunities for partnership to support innovative, sustainable solutions for the Gaffey Street Community Garden. 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., 00-0000) 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 subject-matter 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 agenda-items 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/clerk-services/cps/council-committee-meetings/info-assignments-structure 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) 978-1133. 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) 978-1960 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 peer-to-peer and third-party 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 TIY-Based TRS; Speech-to-Speech Relay Service; Shared Non-English 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/telecommunications-relay-service-trs. 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, hard-of-hearing, 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.