Energy, Climate Change, Environmental Justice, and River

JOURNAL – ENERGY, CLIMATE CHANGE, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, AND RIVER COMMITTEE Thursday, May 5, 2022 ROOM 1010, CITY HALL ­ 10:15 AM 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 MEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBER MITCH O’FARRELL, CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER PAUL KORETZ COUNCILMEMBER GILBERT A. CEDILLO COUNCILMEMBER KEVIN DE LEÓN COUNCILMEMBER PAUL KREKORIAN (Eric Villanueva ­ Legislative Assistant ­ (213) 978­1075 or eric.villanueva@lacity.org) Pursuant to Assembly Bill 361, and due to concerns over COVID­19, this Los Angeles City Council committee meeting will take all public comment by teleconference. The audio for this meeting is broadcast live on the internet at https://clerk.lacity.org/calendar. The live audio can also be heard at: (213) 621­CITY (Metro), (818) 904­9450 (Valley), (310) 471­CITY (Westside) and (310) 547­CITY (San Pedro Area). Members of the public who would like to offer public comment on the items listed on the agenda should call 1 669 254 5252 and use Meeting ID No. 160 919 4459 and then press #. Press # again when prompted for participant ID. Once admitted into the meeting, press *9 to request to speak. 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 Telecommunication Relay Services for the hearing impaired, please see the information located at the end of this agenda. Submit written comment at LACouncilComment.com Click here for agenda packets Note: For information regarding the Committee and its operations, please contact the Committee Legislative Assistant at the phone number and/or email address listed above. The Legislative Assistant may answer questions and provide materials and notice of matters scheduled before the City Council. Sign Language Interpreters, Communication Access Real­Time Transcription (CART), Assistive Listening Devices, or other auxiliary aids and/or services may be provided upon request. To ensure availability, you are advised to make your request at least 72 hours prior to the meeting/event you wish to attend. Due to difficulties in securing Sign Language Interpreters, five or more business days notice is strongly recommended. For additional information, please contact the Legislative Assistant listed above. Notice to Paid Representatives: If you are compensated to monitor, attend, or speak at this meeting, City law may require you to register as a lobbyist and report your activity. See Los Angeles Municipal Code 48.01 et seq. More information is available at ethics.lacity.org/lobbying. For assistance, please contact the Ethics Commission at (213) 978­1960 or ethics.commission@lacity.org. MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT ITEM(S) ensure availability, you are advised to make your request at least 72 hours prior to the meeting/event you wish to attend. Due to difficulties in securing Sign Language Interpreters, five or more business days notice is strongly recommended. For additional information, please contact the Legislative Assistant listed above. Notice to Paid Representatives: If you are compensated to monitor, attend, or speak at this meeting, City law may require you to register as a lobbyist and report your activity. See Los Angeles Municipal Code 48.01 et seq. More information is available at ethics.lacity.org/lobbying. For assistance, please contact the Ethics Commission at (213) 978­1960 or ethics.commission@lacity.org. MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT ITEM(S) (1) 22­0456 Board of Water and Power Commissioners, and City Attorney reports, and Ordinance, relative to Board Resolution No. 022 155, which authorizes the execution of twelve Environmental Covenants for properties under regulatory oversight. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Los Angeles Department of Water and Power report dated 04­18­22, City Attorney report and Ordinance dated 04­29­22 ­ (2) Yes; (1) Absent: Krekorian (2) 22­0397 Bureau of Sanitation report relative to the Food Rescue in Food Insecure Communities Program. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Budget and Finance Committee waived consideration of the above matter) APPROVED Bureau of Sanitation report dated 04­04­22 ­ (3) Yes; (2) Absent: De Leon, Krekorian (3) 22­0151 Categorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under California Public Resources Code Sections 15301 (categorical exemption for existing facilities), 15303 (categorical exemption for new construction or conversion of small structures), 15308 (categorical exemption for actions by agency for protection of the environment), and 15311 (categorical exemption for accessory structures), Report from the City Attorney and draft Ordinance relative to amending Divisions 2, 4, and 5 of Article 9 of Chapter IX of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to require all new buildings to be all­electric buildings with exceptions. Fiscal Impact Statement: No  Categorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under California Public Resources Code Sections 15301 (categorical exemption for existing facilities), 15303 (categorical exemption for new construction or conversion of small structures), 15308 (categorical exemption for actions by agency for protection of the environment), and 15311 (categorical exemption for accessory structures), Report from the City Attorney and draft Ordinance relative to amending Divisions 2, 4, and 5 of Article 9 of Chapter IX of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to require all new buildings to be all­electric buildings with exceptions. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Housing Committee, Economic Development and Jobs Committee, and Energy, Climate Change, Environmental Justice, and River Committee waived consideration of the above matter) APPROVED Motion (Raman ­ O'Farrell ­ Et al.) ­ (3) Yes; (2) Absent: De Leon, Krekorian (4) 22­0255 Motion (Martinez – O’Farrell – De Leon) relative to requesting the Department of Water and Power and the Port of Los Angeles to establish a local Green Hydrogen Hub, and the usage of advanced treated water from the Bureau of Sanitation’s Advanced Water Purification Facility at the Terminal Island Water Reclamation Plant in order to supply Ultra Purified Water High­Quality Water, and related matters. Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Westside Neighborhood Council APPROVED Motion (Martinez ­ O'Farrell ­ De Leon) ­ (3) Yes; (2) Absent: De Leon, Krekorian (5) 21­1277 Chief Legislative Analyst report relative to the establishment of a City Chief Heat Officer in response to Council action. Fiscal Impact Statement: No APPROVED Chief Legislative Analyst report dated 05­02­22 ­ (3) Yes; (2) Absent: De Leon, Krekorian (6) 21­1039 Bureau of Engineering, General Services Department, Department of Recreation and Parks joint reportrelative to developing a Building  Fiscal Impact Statement: No APPROVED Chief Legislative Analyst report dated 05­02­22 ­ (3) Yes; (2) Absent: De Leon, Krekorian (6) 21­1039 Bureau of Engineering, General Services Department, Department of Recreation and Parks joint reportrelative to developing a Building Decarbonization Work Plan for the City's existing building stock and identifying City facilities for near­term installation of Distributed Energy Generation Systems. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Budget and Finance and the Personnel, Audits, and Animal Welfare Committees waived consideration of the above matter) APPROVED Bureau of Engineering report dated 05­03­22 ­ (3) Yes; (2) Absent: De Leon, Krekorian If you challenge this Committee's action(s) in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk at or prior to, the public hearing. 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. Materials relative to items on this agenda can be obtained from the Office of the City Clerk's Council File Management System, at lacouncilfile.com by entering the Council File number listed immediately following the item number (e.g., 00­0000). Telecommunication Relay Services Telephone communication is one of the most important forms of communication in society today. Due to advancements in technology, telephone devices have evolved with new services and capabilities. Individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing, and individuals with a speech disability are following these trends and are rapidly migrating to more advanced telecommunications methods, 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 CA 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 theFCC's Disability Rights Office website. 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 CA 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 theFCC's Disability Rights Office website.