Energy and Environment Committe — Los Angeles, CA
Date: 2023-10-27
Time: 13:00

Please Note Public Comment Will Be Taken In­Person Only.


 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTE

 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2023 ­ 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 NITHYA RAMAN
 COUNCILMEMBER BOB BLUMENFIELD
 COUNCILMEMBER EUNISSES HERNANDEZ


 (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.


 MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT


 GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT


ITEM(S)

 (1) 23­1108
 Board of Recreation and Park Commissioners report relative to a request
 to approve the proposed contract between the Department of Recreation
 and Parks and Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc., for as­needed
 routine and emergency response hazardous waste management services.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 TIME LIMIT FILE ­ DECEMBER 5, 2023
(1) 23­1108
 Board of Recreation and Park Commissioners report relative to a request
 to approve the proposed contract between the Department of Recreation
 and Parks and Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc., for as­needed
 routine and emergency response hazardous waste management services.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 TIME LIMIT FILE ­ DECEMBER 5, 2023


 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ DECEMBER 5, 2023)


(2) 18­0384­S8
 Measure W – Safe Clean Water Program Administrative Oversight
 Committee report relative to requesting the City Attorney to prepare and
 present an ordinance amending the Los Angeles Administrative Code to
 allow the Measure W – Safe, Clean Water Municipal Fund to receive funds
 from other sources in addition to the Los Angeles County Safe, Clean
 Water Program.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(3) 18­0384­S9
 CD 14 Measure W – Safe, Clean Water Program Administrative Oversight
 Committee report relative to a request for authority from the Bureau of
 Sanitation to issue a letter of non­objection for the Elephant Hill Open
 Space and Stormwater Infrastructure Feasibility Study.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(4) 23­1105
 CD 15 Motion (McOsker – Yaroslavsky) relative to the status of the Watts Civic
 Center Serenity Greenway as proposed in the Measure W ­ Safe, Clean
 Water Program and report on project schedule, budget and funding status,
 and any potential impediments related to project completion with an
 overview of the current Measure W projects, and their related schedules
 and budgets, that is being worked on in Council District 15.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(5) 23­1149
 City Administrative Officer report relative to a Bureau of Sanitation request
 for various authorities necessary to apply for, negotiate, and accept awards
 Center Serenity Greenway as proposed in the Measure W ­ Safe, Clean
 Water Program and report on project schedule, budget and funding status,
 and any potential impediments related to project completion with an
 overview of the current Measure W projects, and their related schedules
 and budgets, that is being worked on in Council District 15.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(5) 23­1149
 City Administrative Officer report relative to a Bureau of Sanitation request
 for various authorities necessary to apply for, negotiate, and accept awards
 for various California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
 Grants Programs, for Fiscal Years 2023­24 through 2027­28.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(6) 21­0540­S1
 Motion (Yaroslavsky ­ McOsker) relative to the instruction for the Bureau of
 Sanitation to apply, negotiate, accept, execute, and submit all documents,
 related to the State Water Resources Control Board’s California Water and
 Wastewater Extended Arrearage Payment Program, and related matters.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(7) 21­1039
 Bureau of Engineering report relative 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. (Continued from 10/13/23)

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 (Referred to the Energy and Environment, Personnel, Audits, and
 Hiring, and Budget, Finance and Innovation Committees)



(8) 21­1208­S1
 Bureau of Sanitation to report relative to Motion (Rodriguez – Koretz)
 relative to the instruction for the Bureau of Sanitation, in coordination with
 the City Administrative Officer, to report on a needs assessment on the
 current green waste infrastructure concentrated near multi­family dwelling
 units, and on a feasibility of a pilot program utilizing underground
 mechanized waste and recyclable material collection technology on the
 public right­of­way, and related matters. (Continued from 09/08/23)
 (8) 21­1208­S1
 Bureau of Sanitation to report relative to Motion (Rodriguez – Koretz)
 relative to the instruction for the Bureau of Sanitation, in coordination with
 the City Administrative Officer, to report on a needs assessment on the
 current green waste infrastructure concentrated near multi­family dwelling
 units, and on a feasibility of a pilot program utilizing underground
 mechanized waste and recyclable material collection technology on the
 public right­of­way, and related matters. (Continued from 09/08/23)

 Community Impact Statement: Yes
 For:
 Westside Neighborhood Council




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.

COMMITTEE INFORMATION, ASSIGNMENTS, AND STRUCTURE

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.

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. Telecommunications Relay Service is a
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.

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. 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 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,
hard­of­hearing, 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.

Please Note Public Comment Will Be Taken In­Person Only.


 JOURNAL – ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTE

 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2023 ­ 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 NITHYA RAMAN
 COUNCILMEMBER BOB BLUMENFIELD
 COUNCILMEMBER EUNISSES HERNANDEZ


 (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.


 MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT


 GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT


ITEM(S)

 (1) 23­1108
 Board of Recreation and Park Commissioners report relative to a request
 to approve the proposed contract between the Department of Recreation
 and Parks and Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc., for as­needed
 routine and emergency response hazardous waste management services.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

 TIME LIMIT FILE ­ DECEMBER 5, 2023
(1) 23­1108
 Board of Recreation and Park Commissioners report relative to a request
 to approve the proposed contract between the Department of Recreation
 and Parks and Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc., for as­needed
 routine and emergency response hazardous waste management services.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

 TIME LIMIT FILE ­ DECEMBER 5, 2023


 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ DECEMBER 5, 2023)

 APPROVED Board of Recreation and Park Commissioners report dated 10­05­23 ­ (4)
 Yes; (1) Absent : Raman
(2) 18­0384­S8
 Measure W – Safe Clean Water Program Administrative Oversight
 Committee report relative to requesting the City Attorney to prepare and
 present an ordinance amending the Los Angeles Administrative Code to
 allow the Measure W – Safe, Clean Water Municipal Fund to receive funds
 from other sources in addition to the Los Angeles County Safe, Clean
 Water Program.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED Measure W – Safe Clean Water Program Administrative Oversight
 Committee report 09­12­23 ­ (4) Yes; (1) Absent : Raman
(3) 18­0384­S9
 CD 14 Measure W – Safe, Clean Water Program Administrative Oversight
 Committee report relative to a request for authority from the Bureau of
 Sanitation to issue a letter of non­objection for the Elephant Hill Open
 Space and Stormwater Infrastructure Feasibility Study.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED Measure W – Safe Clean Water Program Administrative Oversight
 Committee report 10­05­23 ­ (4) Yes; (1) Absent : Raman
(4) 23­1105
 CD 15 Motion (McOsker – Yaroslavsky) relative to the status of the Watts Civic
 Center Serenity Greenway as proposed in the Measure W ­ Safe, Clean
 Water Program and report on project schedule, budget and funding status,
 and any potential impediments related to project completion with an
 overview of the current Measure W projects, and their related schedules
 and budgets, that is being worked on in Council District 15.
 APPROVED Measure W – Safe Clean Water Program Administrative Oversight
 Committee report 10­05­23 ­ (4) Yes; (1) Absent : Raman
(4) 23­1105
 CD 15 Motion (McOsker – Yaroslavsky) relative to the status of the Watts Civic
 Center Serenity Greenway as proposed in the Measure W ­ Safe, Clean
 Water Program and report on project schedule, budget and funding status,
 and any potential impediments related to project completion with an
 overview of the current Measure W projects, and their related schedules
 and budgets, that is being worked on in Council District 15.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED Motion (McOsker ­ Yaroslavsky) ­ (4) Yes; (1) Absent : Raman
(5) 23­1149
 City Administrative Officer report relative to a Bureau of Sanitation request
 for various authorities necessary to apply for, negotiate, and accept awards
 for various California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
 Grants Programs, for Fiscal Years 2023­24 through 2027­28.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated 10­18­23 ­ (4) Yes; (1) Absent :
 Raman
(6) 21­0540­S1
 Motion (Yaroslavsky ­ McOsker) relative to the instruction for the Bureau of
 Sanitation to apply, negotiate, accept, execute, and submit all documents,
 related to the State Water Resources Control Board’s California Water and
 Wastewater Extended Arrearage Payment Program, and related matters.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED Motion (Yaroslavsky – McOsker) ­ (4) Yes; (1) Absent : Raman
(7) 21­1039
 Bureau of Engineering report relative 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. (Continued from 10/13/23)

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 (Referred to the Energy and Environment, Personnel, Audits, and
 Hiring, and Budget, Finance and Innovation Committees)
 identifying City facilities for near­term installation of Distributed Energy
 Generation Systems. (Continued from 10/13/23)

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 (Referred to the Energy and Environment, Personnel, Audits, and
 Hiring, and Budget, Finance and Innovation Committees)


 APPROVED Bureau of Engineering reports dated 04­25­23 and 10­10­23 AS
 AMENDED ­ (4) Yes; (1) Absent : Raman
 (8) 21­1208­S1
 Bureau of Sanitation to report relative to Motion (Rodriguez – Koretz)
 relative to the instruction for the Bureau of Sanitation, in coordination with
 the City Administrative Officer, to report on a needs assessment on the
 current green waste infrastructure concentrated near multi­family dwelling
 units, and on a feasibility of a pilot program utilizing underground
 mechanized waste and recyclable material collection technology on the
 public right­of­way, and related matters. (Continued from 09/08/23)

 Community Impact Statement: Yes
 For:
 Westside Neighborhood Council


 APPROVED Bureau of Sanitation report dated 09­05­23 AS AMENDED ­ (4) Yes; (1)
 Absent : Raman


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.

COMMITTEE INFORMATION, ASSIGNMENTS, AND STRUCTURE

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.
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.

COMMITTEE INFORMATION, ASSIGNMENTS, AND STRUCTURE

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.

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. 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 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,
hard­of­hearing, 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.