Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners
Harbor Administration Building
425 S. Palos Verdes Street
San Pedro, California 90731
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 2020 AT 9:00 A.M.
Board of Harbor Commissioners
President Jaime L. Lee
Vice President Edward R. Renwick
Commissioner Diane L. Middleton
Commissioner Lucia Moreno-Linares
Commissioner Anthony Pirozzi, Jr.
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Convene in Memory of David Malin
OPEN SESSIONConvene in Memory of David Malin
A. Roll Call
B. Executive Director Remarks
C. Comments from the Public on Non-Agenda Items
D. Report from the Neighborhood Council Representatives – An opportunity for a Neighborhood Council to present a Resolution or Motion filed with the Los Angeles Harbor Department to be presented to the Board as it relates to any agenda item being considered or under the purview of the Harbor Department.
E. Reports of the Commissioners
F. Board Committee Reports
G. Approval of the Minutes
Regular Meeting of December 19, 2019
Special Meeting of December 19, 2019
H. Presentation
1. L.A. Fleet Week
I. Level I Coastal Development Permit
J. Board Reports of the Executive Director
Consent Items (1 & 2)
Port Police
Transmittal 1
Transmittal 2
Summary: Staff requests approval of an Agreement with Canine Deployment Strategies (CDS), Long Beach, CA, to provide professional services to maintain the patrol and narcotics/explosives detection skills of canines (K-9s) and their handlers through quarterly training and certification. This action will authorize a one-year contract term with two, one-year renewal options for an amount not to exceed Fifty-Seven Thousand Six Hundred Dollars ($57,600). This contract is the financial responsibility of the Harbor Department.
Recommendation: Board resolve to (1) find that the Director of Environmental Management has determined the proposed action is administratively exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Article II Section 2(f) of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines; (2) find that in accordance with the Los Angeles City Charter Section 1022, the services to be provided herein are of a professional, expert, technical, and of a temporary and occasional character, and there are no known Harbor Department personnel or current City job classifications with the expertise to perform the work being proposed for contracting; (3) award the one-year agreement with two, one-year renewal options, to Canine Deployment Strategies; (4) authorize the Executive Director to execute and the Board Secretary to attest to the Agreement; and (5) adopt Resolution No.____________.
Port Police
Transmittal 1
Summary: Staff requests to accept and enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the City of Los Angeles Mayor’s Office (Mayor’s Office) for the purpose of participating in the Los Angeles/Long Beach (LA/LB) Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) Region, Securing the Cities (STC) Program. It is a program of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), overseen by its Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DNDO) designed to enhance the nation’s ability to detect and prevent a radiological or nuclear attack in cities facing the highest risk.
Recommendation: Board resolve to (1) find that the Director of Environmental Management has determined that the proposed action is administratively exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Article II Section 2(f) of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines; (2) approve the Memorandum of Understanding for the participation in the Securing the Cities Program between the Mayor’s Office and the Harbor Department; (3) authorize the Executive Director to execute and the Board Secretary to attest to the MOU on behalf of the Board; (4) authorize the Executive Director to approve and to execute, and the Board Secretary to attest to, any future amendments of this MOU which relate only to i) a change in the participants of the program and ii) extending the term of the MOU for the Securing the Cities Grant on behalf of the Board; subject to the approval of the City Attorney as to form and legality; and (5) adopt Resolution No.____________.
Regular Item No. 3
Port Police
3. RESOLUTION NO. ____________ - FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT NUMBER C-123897 BETWEEN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES AND MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. FOR THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF A 700 MHZ RADIO SYSTEMTransmittal 1
Transmittal 2
Transmittal 3
Summary: Staff requests approval of a 14th Amendment to C-123897 (Amendment), the Master Service Agreement (Contract) between the City of Los Angeles (City) and Motorola Solutions, Inc. (Motorola), Schaumburg, Illinois. Approval of this Amendment is requested for the major upgrade/replacement of the public safety radio system. The 700 MHz system will replace the current Ultra High Frequency (UHF) system. Directed by the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Recovery Act of 2012, all first responders have been mandated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to switch over to the new frequencies by 2021.
Recommendation: Board resolve to (1) find that the Director of Environmental Management has determined that the proposed action is administratively exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Article II Section 2(f) of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines; (2) find that in accordance with the Los Angeles City Charter Section 1022, the services to be provided herein are of a professional, expert, technical, and of a temporary and occasional character, and there are no known Harbor Department personnel or current City job classifications with the expertise to perform the work being proposed for contracting; (3) find that in accordance with the Los Angeles City Charter Section 1022 and Los Angeles Administrative Code Section 10.15(a)(10) the proprietary nature of 700 MHz technology, especially the software, limits the availability of specialized expertise to only the particular system vendor, and the desire to utilize the same public safety system as the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) would make it undesirable or impractical to utilize another system vendor; (4) approve the 14th Amendment to Contract Number C-123897 between the City of Los Angeles and Motorola Solutions, Inc.; (5) direct the Board Secretary to transmit the Fourteenth Amendment to Agreement C-123897 to the Los Angeles City Council for approval pursuant to Section 373 of the Charter of the City of Los Angeles and Section 10.5 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code; (6) authorize the Executive Director to execute and the Board Secretary to attest to the Amendment upon approval by the City Council; and (7) adopt Resolution No.___________.
K. Closed Session
1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
(Subdivision (d)(1) of Government Code Section 54956.9)
City of Los Angeles v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London and Other London Market Insurers, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC588876
2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
(Subdivision (d)(1) of Government Code Section 54956.9)
Natural Resources Defense Council, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al.
Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BS070017
3. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
(Government Code Section 54956.8)
Provide instructions to its real estate negotiators with respect to Permit 999 with China Shipping Holding Company, Ltd.:
Property: Berths 100-103, San Pedro
City Negotiator: Michael DiBernardo
Tenant Negotiator: Paul Nazzaro
Negotiating Parties: City and China Shipping Holding Company, Ltd.
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms
4. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
(Government Code Section 54956.8)
Provide instructions to its real estate negotiators with respect to a proposed permit with Southern California Edison Company:
Property: 73,035 square feet aerial right-of-way above the Intermodal Container Transfer Facility, Wilmington
City Negotiator: Marisa Katnich
Tenant Negotiator: Kunae Park
Negotiating Parties: City and Southern California Edison Company
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms
5. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
(Government Code Section 54956.8)
Provide instructions to its real estate negotiators with respect to a proposed permit with Pacific Crane Maintenance Company, LLC:
Property: 849 New Dock Street, Terminal Island
City Negotiator: Marisa Katnich
Tenant Negotiator: Joseph Gregorio, Jr.
Negotiating Parties: City and Pacific Crane Maintenance Company, LLC
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms
6. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
(Subdivision (b) of Government Code Section 54956.9)
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 54956.9: (two cases)
7. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – INITIATE LITIGATION
(Subdivision (d)(4) of Government Code Section 54956.9)
Initiation of litigation pursuant to subdivision (d)(4) of Section 54956.9: (one case)
L. Adjournment