Energy and Environment Committe — Los Angeles, CA
Date: 2024-06-14
Time: 13:00

Please Note Public Comment Will Be Taken In­Person Only.


 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE

 FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 2024 ­ 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 BOB BLUMENFIELD
 COUNCILMEMBER KEVIN DE LEÓN
 COUNCILMEMBER NITHYA RAMAN


 (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.

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 as soon as
possible to allow time for scheduling. You will receive a confirmation reply if an interpreter is available.


 MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT


 GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT


ITEM(S)

 (1) 23­1200­S154
 Communication from the Mayor relative to the reappointment of Michael
 Young to the Climate Emergency Commission.
 Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

 TIME LIMIT FILE ­ JULY 4, 2024
ITEM(S)

(1) 23­1200­S154
 Communication from the Mayor relative to the reappointment of Michael
 Young to the Climate Emergency Commission.
 Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

 TIME LIMIT FILE ­ JULY 4, 2024


 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ JULY 3, 2024)


(2) 23­1200­S94
 Communication from the Mayor relative to the reappointment of Sejal Patel
 to the Community Forest Advisory Committee.
 Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted.


(3) 24­0604
 City Administrative Officer report relative to authorizing the Board of Public
 Works to establish a pre­qualified on­call list of 31 consultants, to provide
 planning and expert technical support services for the Bureau of
 Sanitation's Clean Water, Environmental Quality, Solid Resources and
 Watershed Protection Programs.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(4) 22­0600­S90
 Board of Public Works report relative to a request to establish four
 appropriation accounts within the Climate Equity Fund for environmental
 stringent projects.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(5) 24­0627
 CD 15 Board of Water and Power Commissioners report relative to Board
 Resolution No. 024 190, which approves a Right of Way Agreement with
 Phillips 66 Company to install, maintain, and operate a recycled water
 pipeline, in the vicinity of 3500 North Gaffey Street.
 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(5) 24­0627
 CD 15 Board of Water and Power Commissioners report relative to Board
 Resolution No. 024 190, which approves a Right of Way Agreement with
 Phillips 66 Company to install, maintain, and operate a recycled water
 pipeline, in the vicinity of 3500 North Gaffey Street.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 TIME LIMIT FILE ­ JULY 29, 2024


 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ JULY 3, 2024)


(6) 23­1380
 Climate Emergency Mobilization Office report relative to deploying and
 coordinating municipal facilities in the City to operate as cooling and
 resilience centers, and related matters.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(7) 23­1207
 Department of Water and Power report relative to the cost, personnel
 needs, infrastructure requirements, and timelines for meeting the goal of
 transitioning to a 100 percent renewable grid by 2035, to serve the Port of
 Los Angeles' goal of carbon neutrality by 2030.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(8) 23­1333
 Department of Water and Power report relative to existing process for
 reviewing and adopting new technologies related to solar and battery
 system installations in commercial and residential properties.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted
 (8) 23­1333
 Department of Water and Power report relative to existing process for
 reviewing and adopting new technologies related to solar and battery
 system installations in commercial and residential properties.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 (9) 23­1023
 Department of Water and Power report relative to expanding Project
 PowerHouse beyond 100 percent affordable housing projects, and
 improving the engineering design and construction processes and
 timelines to build enough housing of all kinds to meet the demand.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: Yes
 For:
 Tarzana Neighborhood Council



 (10) 24­0494
 City Attorney report relative to a request for closed session to discuss the
 sanitary sewer overflow near the 6th Street Bridge on July 18, 2016.

 [The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to
 Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) and (e)(2) (one potential
 case), to confer with its legal counsel relative to a settlement
 related to the sanitary sewer overflow near the 6th Street Bridge on
 July 18, 2016.]




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
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
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 COMMITTEE

 FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 2024 ­ 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 BOB BLUMENFIELD
 COUNCILMEMBER KEVIN DE LEÓN
 COUNCILMEMBER NITHYA RAMAN


 (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.

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 as soon as
possible to allow time for scheduling. You will receive a confirmation reply if an interpreter is available.


 MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT


 GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT


ITEM(S)

 (1) 23­1200­S154
 Communication from the Mayor relative to the reappointment of Michael
 Young to the Climate Emergency Commission.
 Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

 TIME LIMIT FILE ­ JULY 4, 2024
ITEM(S)

(1) 23­1200­S154
 Communication from the Mayor relative to the reappointment of Michael
 Young to the Climate Emergency Commission.
 Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

 TIME LIMIT FILE ­ JULY 4, 2024


 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ JULY 3, 2024)

 APPROVED Mayor's report dated 5­20­24 ­ (3) Yes; (2) Absent: Blumenfield, Raman
(2) 23­1200­S94
 Communication from the Mayor relative to the reappointment of Sejal Patel
 to the Community Forest Advisory Committee.
 Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

 APPROVED Mayor's report dated 5­20­24 ­ (3) Yes; (2) Absent: Blumenfield, Raman
(3) 24­0604
 City Administrative Officer report relative to authorizing the Board of Public
 Works to establish a pre­qualified on­call list of 31 consultants, to provide
 planning and expert technical support services for the Bureau of
 Sanitation's Clean Water, Environmental Quality, Solid Resources and
 Watershed Protection Programs.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

 TIME LIMIT FILE ­ JULY 23, 2024


 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ JULY 3, 2024)

 APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated 5­13­24 ­ (3) Yes; (2) Absent:
 Blumenfield, Raman
(4) 22­0600­S90
 Board of Public Works report relative to a request to establish four
 appropriation accounts within the Climate Equity Fund for environmental
 stringent projects.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes
 APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated 5­13­24 ­ (3) Yes; (2) Absent:
 Blumenfield, Raman
(4) 22­0600­S90
 Board of Public Works report relative to a request to establish four
 appropriation accounts within the Climate Equity Fund for environmental
 stringent projects.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes


 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED Board of Public Works report dated 6­4­24 ­ (3) Yes; (2) Absent: McOsker,
 Raman
(5) 24­0627
 CD 15 Board of Water and Power Commissioners report relative to Board
 Resolution No. 024 190, which approves a Right of Way Agreement with
 Phillips 66 Company to install, maintain, and operate a recycled water
 pipeline, in the vicinity of 3500 North Gaffey Street.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 TIME LIMIT FILE ­ JULY 29, 2024


 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ JULY 3, 2024)

 APPROVED Board of Water and Power report dated 5­28­24 ­ (3) Yes; (2) Absent:
 Blumenfield, Raman
(6) 23­1380
 Climate Emergency Mobilization Office report relative to deploying and
 coordinating municipal facilities in the City to operate as cooling and
 resilience centers, and related matters.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED Climate Emergency Mobilization Office report dated 6­5­24 AS
 AMENDED ­ (3) Yes; (2) Absent: Blumenfield, Raman
(7) 23­1207
 Department of Water and Power report relative to the cost, personnel
 needs, infrastructure requirements, and timelines for meeting the goal of
 transitioning to a 100 percent renewable grid by 2035, to serve the Port of
 Los Angeles' goal of carbon neutrality by 2030.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No
 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED Climate Emergency Mobilization Office report dated 6­5­24 AS
 AMENDED ­ (3) Yes; (2) Absent: Blumenfield, Raman
(7) 23­1207
 Department of Water and Power report relative to the cost, personnel
 needs, infrastructure requirements, and timelines for meeting the goal of
 transitioning to a 100 percent renewable grid by 2035, to serve the Port of
 Los Angeles' goal of carbon neutrality by 2030.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 CONTINUED TO DATE TO BE DETERMINED
(8) 23­1333
 Department of Water and Power report relative to existing process for
 reviewing and adopting new technologies related to solar and battery
 system installations in commercial and residential properties.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED Board of Water and Power report dated 4­22­24 AS AMENDED ­ (4) Yes;
 (1) Absent: Raman
(9) 23­1023
 Department of Water and Power report relative to expanding Project
 PowerHouse beyond 100 percent affordable housing projects, and
 improving the engineering design and construction processes and
 timelines to build enough housing of all kinds to meet the demand.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No


 Community Impact Statement: Yes
 For:
 Tarzana Neighborhood Council


 APPROVED Board of Water and Power report dated 4­22­24 AS AMENDED ­ (3) Yes;
 (2) Absent: McOsker, Raman
(10) 24­0494
 City Attorney report relative to a request for closed session to discuss the
 sanitary sewer overflow near the 6th Street Bridge on July 18, 2016.

 [The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to
 Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) and (e)(2) (one potential
 case), to confer with its legal counsel relative to a settlement
 APPROVED Board of Water and Power report dated 4­22­24 AS AMENDED ­ (3) Yes;
 (2) Absent: McOsker, Raman
 (10) 24­0494
 City Attorney report relative to a request for closed session to discuss the
 sanitary sewer overflow near the 6th Street Bridge on July 18, 2016.

 [The City Council shall recess to Closed Session, pursuant to
 Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) and (e)(2) (one potential
 case), to confer with its legal counsel relative to a settlement
 related to the sanitary sewer overflow near the 6th Street Bridge on
 July 18, 2016.]


 COMMITTEE CONSIDERED THE MATTER IN CLOSED SESSION


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
telephone service that allows persons with hearing or speech disabilities to place and receive telephone calls. TRS is available in
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.