Energy and Environment Committe — Los Angeles, CA
Date: 2024-05-10
Time: 13:00

Please Note Public Comment Will Be Taken In­Person Only.


 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE

 FRIDAY, MAY 10, 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 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.

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) 24­0461
 Board of Water and Power Commissioners report relative to the
 appointment of Janisse Quinones as General Manager of the Los Angeles
 Department of Water and Power.
 Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending
 Background Review: Pending

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted
ITEM(S)

(1) 24­0461
 Board of Water and Power Commissioners report relative to the
 appointment of Janisse Quinones as General Manager of the Los Angeles
 Department of Water and Power.
 Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending
 Background Review: Pending

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(2) 23­0600­S9
 Bureau of Sanitation report relative to the rate adjustments for the Clean
 Water Program.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(3) 23­1056
 Department of Water and Power report relative to the feasibility of an E­
 bike subsidy program with qualifications similar to existing federal, state,
 and local rebates for electric vehicles (EVs) and residential EV charging
 stations.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: Yes
 For:
 North Westwood Neighborhood Council



(4) 23­1352­S1
 Motion (Yaroslavsky – Harris­Dawson) relative to denying any further
 requests from the Pacific Coast Energy Company, LP to initiate a new
 franchise agreement for the transport of oil/gas through pipeline
 infrastructure connected to the West Pico Drill Site, and related matters.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


(5) 24­0456
 Motion (Blumenfield – Padilla – Rodriguez – Yaroslavsky) realtive to the
 presence of Polyfluoroalkyl / Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and other
 similar contaminants identified by EPA, and the PFAS Roadmap Action
 Plan, and provide information on testing and actions that the Los Angeles
 Department of Water and Power is undertaking to continue to ensure safe
 potable drinking water for the City, and related matters.
 infrastructure connected to the West Pico Drill Site, and related matters.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 (5) 24­0456
 Motion (Blumenfield – Padilla – Rodriguez – Yaroslavsky) realtive to the
 presence of Polyfluoroalkyl / Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and other
 similar contaminants identified by EPA, and the PFAS Roadmap Action
 Plan, and provide information on testing and actions that the Los Angeles
 Department of Water and Power is undertaking to continue to ensure safe
 potable drinking water for the City, and related matters.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 (6) 18­0384­S8
 City Attorney report and draft Ordinance relative to amending Section
 5.594(b) of Chapter 188, Division 5 of the Los Angeles Administrative
 Code to allow the Measure W ­ Safe, Clean Water Municipal Program
 Special Fund to receive funds from other sources in addition to the Los
 Angeles County Safe, Clean Water Municipal Program.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted


 (7) 21­1015­S10
 City Administrative Officer report relative to authorizing the Department of
 Recreation and Parks and Board of Public Works to prepare and submit
 grant application for the California Governor’s Office of Planning and
 Research, Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program,
 Extreme Heating and Community Resiliency Program Round 1, for Fiscal
 Year 2023­24.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 (Also referred to the Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee,
 and Public Works Committee)




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
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
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.
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, MAY 10, 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


 (Conrad Rodriguez ­ Legislative Assistant ­ (213) 978­1122 or conrad.rodriguez@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) 24­0461
 Board of Water and Power Commissioners report relative to the
 appointment of Janisse Quinones as General Manager of the Los Angeles
 Department of Water and Power.
 Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending
 Background Review: Pending

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted
ITEM(S)

(1) 24­0461
 Board of Water and Power Commissioners report relative to the
 appointment of Janisse Quinones as General Manager of the Los Angeles
 Department of Water and Power.
 Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending
 Background Review: Pending

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED Board of Water and Power Commissioners report dated 04­24­24 – (4)
 Yes; (1) Absent: De León
(2) 23­0600­S9
 Bureau of Sanitation report relative to the rate adjustments for the Clean
 Water Program.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 (Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee waived consideration
 of this matter)

 APPROVED Bureau of Sanitation report dated 05­02­24 – (4) Yes; (1) Absent: De León
(3) 23­1056
 Department of Water and Power report relative to the feasibility of an E­
 bike subsidy program with qualifications similar to existing federal, state,
 and local rebates for electric vehicles (EVs) and residential EV charging
 stations.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: No

 Community Impact Statement: Yes
 For:
 North Westwood Neighborhood Council


 CONTINUED TO A DATE TO BE DETERMINED
(4) 23­1352­S1
 Motion (Yaroslavsky – Harris­Dawson) relative to denying any further
 requests from the Pacific Coast Energy Company, LP to initiate a new
 franchise agreement for the transport of oil/gas through pipeline
 infrastructure connected to the West Pico Drill Site, and related matters.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted
 CONTINUED TO A DATE TO BE DETERMINED
(4) 23­1352­S1
 Motion (Yaroslavsky – Harris­Dawson) relative to denying any further
 requests from the Pacific Coast Energy Company, LP to initiate a new
 franchise agreement for the transport of oil/gas through pipeline
 infrastructure connected to the West Pico Drill Site, and related matters.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 CONTINUED TO A DATE TO BE DETERMINED
(5) 24­0456
 Motion (Blumenfield – Padilla – Rodriguez – Yaroslavsky) relative to the
 presence of Polyfluoroalkyl / Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and other
 similar contaminants identified by EPA, and the PFAS Roadmap Action
 Plan, and provide information on testing and actions that the Los Angeles
 Department of Water and Power is undertaking to continue to ensure safe
 potable drinking water for the City, and related matters.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED Motion (Blumenfield ­ Yaroslavsky, et al.) – (4) Yes; (1) Absent: De León
(6) 18­0384­S8
 City Attorney report and draft Ordinance relative to amending Section
 5.594(b) of Chapter 188, Division 5 of the Los Angeles Administrative
 Code to allow the Measure W ­ Safe, Clean Water Municipal Program
 Special Fund to receive funds from other sources in addition to the Los
 Angeles County Safe, Clean Water Municipal Program.

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 APPROVED City Attorney report and Ordinance dated 04­29­24 – (4) Yes; (1) Absent:
 De León
(7) 21­1015­S10
 City Administrative Officer report relative to authorizing the Department of
 Recreation and Parks and Board of Public Works to prepare and submit
 grant application for the California Governor’s Office of Planning and
 Research, Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program,
 Extreme Heating and Community Resiliency Program Round 1, for Fiscal
 Year 2023­24.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 (Also referred to the Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee,
 and Public Works Committee)

 APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated 04­17­24 AS AMENDED – (4) Yes;
 Extreme Heating and Community Resiliency Program Round 1, for Fiscal
 Year 2023­24.

 Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

 Community Impact Statement: None submitted

 (Also referred to the Budget, Finance and Innovation Committee,
 and Public Works Committee)

 APPROVED City Administrative Officer report dated 04­17­24 AS AMENDED – (4) Yes;
 (1) Absent: De León


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
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
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.