Energy, Climate Change, Environmental Justice, and River — Los Angeles, CA
Date: 2022-10-06
Time: 10:00

ENERGY, CLIMATE CHANGE, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, AND RIVER COMMITTEE

 Thursday, October 6, 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) 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).
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) 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


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.


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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


 GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT


ITEM(S)

 (1) 21­0065
 City Administrative Officer and Office of Petroleum and Natural Gas
 Administration and Safety report relative to the structure of petroleum oil
 extraction tax and revenue proposal for placement on a Municipal Election
 Ballot, the imposition of penalties and fees on production, funding of a
 study to phase out production, and related matters.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 (Also referred to the Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental
 Relations Committee)


 (2) 17­0447­S2
 Mitigated Negative Declaration and related California Environmental
 Quality Act findings and Report and Recommendations from the Los
 Angeles City Planning Commission for a draft Ordinance amending Los
 Angeles Municipal Code Sections 12.03, 12.20, 12.23, 12.24, and 13.01
 to prohibit new oil and gas extraction and make existing extraction
 activities a nonconforming use in all zones. The proposed Ordinance would
 phase out all oil drilling activities in the City of Los Angeles by immediately
 banning new oil and gas extraction and requiring the abandonment of
 existing wells after an amortization period.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: Submitted in 17­0447

 (Also referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee
 and Arts, Parks, Health, Education, and Neighborhoods
 Committee)
 Related to 17­0447 and 17­0447­S1
 Applicant: City of Los Angeles City
 Planning Case No.: CPC­2022­4864­CA
 Environmental Case No.: ENV­2022­4865­MND
 Community Impact Statement: Submitted in 17­0447

 (Also referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee
 and Arts, Parks, Health, Education, and Neighborhoods
 Committee)
 Related to 17­0447 and 17­0447­S1
 Applicant: City of Los Angeles City
 Planning Case No.: CPC­2022­4864­CA
 Environmental Case No.: ENV­2022­4865­MND



(3) 17­0149­S2
 CD 5 Board of Public Works report relative to the inspection of the Rancho Park
 Drill Site, the status and results of the ongoing air monitoring, ongoing
 efforts to remove the Mercaptan odorant equipment, and related matters.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(4) 19­1414
 CD 5 Board of Public Works report relative to the existence or creation of an
 effective transition plan when City staff and/or oil and gas operator
 personnel change for ongoing enforcement of existing agreements with oil
 and gas operators, in order to effectively protect human health and the
 environment.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(5) 21­1208
 Bureau of Sanitation report relative to the City's steps to implementation
 and compliance with State mandated Organics program under SB 1383
 relative to the commercial and multifamily sectors, and related matters.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(6) 22­0528
 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power report with information from
 Bureau of Sanitaion and Metropolitan Water District relative to Governor
 Newsom's Executive Order N­7­22 about the Statewide drought, water
 shortage, voluntary/mandatory conservation, and related matters.
 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 (6) 22­0528
 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power report with information from
 Bureau of Sanitaion and Metropolitan Water District relative to Governor
 Newsom's Executive Order N­7­22 about the Statewide drought, water
 shortage, voluntary/mandatory conservation, and related matters.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted




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.

JOURNAL – ENERGY, CLIMATE CHANGE, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, AND RIVER
 COMMITTEE

 Thursday, October 6, 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) 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).
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) 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


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


 GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
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


 GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT


ITEM(S)

 (1) 21­0065
 City Administrative Officer and Office of Petroleum and Natural Gas
 Administration and Safety report relative to the structure of petroleum oil
 extraction tax and revenue proposal for placement on a Municipal Election
 Ballot, the imposition of penalties and fees on production, funding of a
 study to phase out production, and related matters.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 (Also referred to the Rules, Elections, and Intergovernmental
 Relations Committee)

 APPROVED the City Administrative Officer report dated May 20, 2022, AS AMENDED
 – (5) Yes; Amendment attached to the Council file.
 (2) 17­0447­S2
 Mitigated Negative Declaration and related California Environmental
 Quality Act findings and Report and Recommendations from the Los
 Angeles City Planning Commission for a draft Ordinance amending Los
 Angeles Municipal Code Sections 12.03, 12.20, 12.23, 12.24, and 13.01
 to prohibit new oil and gas extraction and make existing extraction
 activities a nonconforming use in all zones. The proposed Ordinance would
 phase out all oil drilling activities in the City of Los Angeles by immediately
 banning new oil and gas extraction and requiring the abandonment of
 existing wells after an amortization period.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: Submitted in 17­0447

 (Also referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee
 and Arts, Parks, Health, Education, and Neighborhoods
 Committee)
 Related to 17­0447 and 17­0447­S1
 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: Submitted in 17­0447

 (Also referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee
 and Arts, Parks, Health, Education, and Neighborhoods
 Committee)
 Related to 17­0447 and 17­0447­S1
 Applicant: City of Los Angeles City
 Planning Case No.: CPC­2022­4864­CA
 Environmental Case No.: ENV­2022­4865­MND


 APPROVED Los Angeles City Planning Commission report and Proposed Ordinance
 both dated September 26, 2022, AS AMENDED – (5) Yes; Amendment attached to the
 Council file.
(3) 17­0149­S2
 CD 5 Board of Public Works report relative to the inspection of the Rancho Park
 Drill Site, the status and results of the ongoing air monitoring, ongoing
 efforts to remove the Mercaptan odorant equipment, and related matters.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No


 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 NOTED and FILED Board of Public Works report dated September 28, 2022 – (5) Yes
(4) 19­1414
 CD 5 Board of Public Works report relative to the existence or creation of an
 effective transition plan when City staff and/or oil and gas operator
 personnel change for ongoing enforcement of existing agreements with oil
 and gas operators, in order to effectively protect human health and the
 environment.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 NOTED and FILED Board of Public Works report dated September 28, 2022 – (5) Yes
(5) 21­1208
 Bureau of Sanitation report relative to the City's steps to implementation
 and compliance with State mandated Organics program under SB 1383
 relative to the commercial and multifamily sectors, and related matters.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted
 NOTED and FILED Board of Public Works report dated September 28, 2022 – (5) Yes
 (5) 21­1208
 Bureau of Sanitation report relative to the City's steps to implementation
 and compliance with State mandated Organics program under SB 1383
 relative to the commercial and multifamily sectors, and related matters.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED Bureau of Sanitation report dated September 29, 2022, AS AMENDED –
 (4) Yes; Absent: Krekorian; Amendment attached to the Council file.
 (6) 22­0528
 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power report with information from
 Bureau of Sanitaion and Metropolitan Water District relative to Governor
 Newsom's Executive Order N­7­22 about the Statewide drought, water
 shortage, voluntary/mandatory conservation, and related matters.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 NOTED and FILED Department of Water and Power report dated September 30, 2022
 – (3) Yes; Absent: Cedillo, 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
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.