Energy, Climate Change, Environmental Justice, and River

JOURNAL – ENERGY, CLIMATE CHANGE, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, AND RIVER COMMITTEE Thursday, June 16, 2022 ROOM 1010, CITY HALL - 10:00 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) 978-1075 or eric.villanueva@lacity.org) Pursuant to Assembly Bill 361, and due to concerns over COVID-19, 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) 621-CITY (Metro), (818) 904-9450 (Valley), (310) 471-CITY (Westside) and (310) 547-CITY (San Pedro Area). If the live audio is unavailable via one of these channels, members of the public should try one of the other channels. 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) 978-1133. 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 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. 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MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT ITEM(S) (1) 22-0573 Board of Water and Power Commissioners report relative to Board Resolution No. 022 188, which approves Agreement No. WR-20-1004 with Air Products and Chemicals, Incorporated, for advanced treated recycled water service to the Air Products Wilmington Plant Industrial Water System. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE - JULY 11, 2022 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - JULY 1, 2022) APPROVED Board of Water and Power Commissioners report dated 05-11-22 - (3) Yes; (2) Absent: Koretz; Cedillo (2) 22-0481 Board of Water and Power Commissioners and City Attorney reports and Ordinance, relative to Board Resolution No. 022 159, which approves the Rinaldi - Tarzana Lines 1 and 2 Transmission Reconductoring Project and the establishment of Engineer-Procure-Construct criteria. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Board of Water and Power Commissioners report dated 05-11-22 and City Attorney report dated 05-09-22 - (3) Yes; (2) Absent: Koretz; Cedillo (3) 21-1200-S56  Communication from the Mayor relative to the appointment of Ms. Robin Gilliam to the Community Forest Advisory Committee. Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending Background Check: Pending Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Mayor's report dated 12-07-21 - (3) Yes; (2) Absent: Koretz; Cedillo (4) 22-1200-S8 Communication from the Mayor relative to the appointment of Ms. Mary Montes to the Community Forest Advisory Committee. Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending Background Check: Pending Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Mayor's report dated 02-24-22 - (3) Yes; (2) Absent: Koretz; Cedillo (5) 21-1200-S58 CD 9 Communication from the Mayor relative to the appointment of Ms. Lila Higgins to the Community Forest Advisory Committee. Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending Background Check: Pending Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Mayor's report dated 12-20-21 - (3) Yes; (2) Absent: Koretz; Cedillo (6) 18-0384-S2 City Administrative Officer report relative to approving the list of projects for submittal to the Los Angeles County Measure W – Safe, Clean Water Program Round 4 Regional Call for Projects.  Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated 06-08-22 AS AMENDED - (3) Yes; (2) Absent: Koretz; Cedillo (7) 13-1526-S2 City Administrative Officer report relative to budget adjustments and new funding considerations for Proposition O Clean Water General Obligation Bonds. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated 06-08-22 - (3) Yes; (2) Absent: Koretz; Cedillo (8) 22-0483 Motion (O’Farrell for Krekorian, et al) relative to instructing the Bureau of Sanitation and Department of City Planning, and others, to participate in the Region-wide Wildlife Habitat Connectivity Plan encompassing LA County and Ventura County, and plan for the expansion of the Wildlife Ordinance to cover the additional Protection Areas for Wildlife. Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Westside Neighborhood Council APPROVED Motion (O'Farrell for Krekorian, et. al.) - (3) Yes; (2) Absent: Koretz; Cedillo (9) 22-0532 Motion (O’Farrell – Krekorian) relative to instructing the City Administrative Officer, General Services Department, Department of Recreation and Parks, LA Public Library, the Bureau of Engineering, with the Department  of Water and Power to report on a plan and timeline to end all gas-powered vehicle acquisitions, building appliance, equipment usage, and transition to all electric components, and related matters. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (O'Farrell - Krekorian) - (3) Yes; (2) Absent: Koretz; Cedillo (10) 22-0530 Motion (O’Farrell – Krekorian – Koretz) relative to requesting the Department of Water and Power to report on improving the Los Angeles power grid infrastructure (transmission and distribution) to properly facilitate future investments into sustainable energy methods, and related matters. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (O'Farrell - Krekorian - Koretz) - (3) Yes; (2) Absent: Koretz; Cedillo (11) 22-0528 Motion (O’Farrell – Koretz – Krekorian) relative to requesting the Department of Water and Power and the Metropolitan Water District to report on the current and projected water drought conditions statewide from all sources of water, including stored water supplies and conveyance infrastructure, potential impacts to ratepayers, impacts of the drought on hydroelectric resources, implications for meeting the plan towards reaching LA100 100% carbon-free electricity, and related matters. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (O'Farrell - Koretz - Krekorian) AS AMENDED - (3) Yes; (2) Absent: Koretz; Cedillo (12) 21-0890-S1 Motion (O’Farrell – De Leon) relative to instructing the Chief Procurement Officer, Bureau of Contract, Department of General Services, and the  Department of Water and Power to report on the review of current contractual workforce standards for Electric Vehicle installations citywide, and the plan to adopt the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program, as described in California Public Utilities Code 740.20 as part of the Electric Vehicle Master Plan. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (O'Farrell - De Leon) - (3) Yes; (2) Absent: Koretz; Cedillo (13) 22-0608 CD 1, CD 13 Motion (O’Farrell – Cedillo) relative to authorizing the City Engineer to execute an agreement with the Resources Legacy Fund for the Community Taylor Yard Equity Strategy (TYES) project implementation, and related matters. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (O'Farrell - Cedillo) - (3) Yes; (2) Absent: Koretz; Cedillo (14) 22-0141-S1 CD 7 Board of Public Works report relative to authorizing the Bureau of Sanitation to negotiate and execute a Memorandum of Understanding with Discovery Cube Los Angeles as a Grantee and Pass-Through Entity for California Natural Resources Agency, to administer the State Specified Grant Project. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Board of Public Works report dated 06-08-22 - (3) Yes; (2) Absent: Koretz; Cedillo (15) 21-1267-S1 Motion (Rodriguez - De Leon) relative to instructing the City Administrative Officer and the Petroleum Administrator to report the status of the Southern  California Gas Company franchise agreement and the Climate Equity Fund, and options to ensure that Climate Equity Fund receipts, or a portion thereof, be used to assist local communities, that have been disproportionately impacted by carbonization, to mitigate its effects and ensure the health and well-being of residents and the environment. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Rodriguez - De Leon) - (3) Yes; (2) Absent: Koretz; Cedillo (16) 22-0688 City Administrative Officer report relative to authorizing the Board of Public Works to execute the proposed personal services contract with Inflection Point Solutions, LLC, for software maintenance and enhancement support services for Clean Water and Watershed Protection programs. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE - AUGUST 8, 2022 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - AUGUST 5, 2022) APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated 06-08-22 - (3) Yes; (2) Absent: Koretz; Cedillo (17) 14-1314 City Administrative Officer report relative to proposed Amendment No. 5 with Responsible Biosolids Management for the beneficial use, loading, hauling, and transporting of biosolids at the City-owned Green Acres Farm. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE - AUGUST 8, 2022 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - AUGUST 5, 2022)  APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated 06-08-22 - (3) Yes; (2) Absent: Koretz; Cedillo 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., 00-0000). 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 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 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, 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 theFCC's Disability Rights Office website.