Agenda Items

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1. 2020 Report on Payment of Fines and Penalties for Environmental Violations

10. Recommendation for approval of the minutes of the February 9, 2021, Regular Meeting of the Board of Water and Power Commissioners.

11. (Recommended by General Counsel Water and Power) (Approved by Interim Chief Administrative Officer) Approval of Proposed Agreement No. 47667-1 Between the City of Los Angeles acting by and through the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and Everett Dorey LLP, for a term of two years and an amount not to exceed $1,000,000. Determine item is exempt pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).

12. (Recommended by General Counsel Water and Power) (Approved by General Manager and Chief Engineer) Approval of Outside Counsel Contracts with Van Ness Feldman LLP, Goodin, MacBride, Squeri & Day, LLP, Meyers Nave, a Professional Corporation, and Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell LLP for Federal and State Energy Law Legal Counsel Services for a term of five years and amounts not to exceed $4,800,000, $998,000, $980,000, and $1,450,000, respectively. Determine item is exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3).

13. (Recommended by Senior Assistant General Manager – External and Regulatory Affairs/Chief Sustainability Officer and Senior Assistant General Manager – Water System) (Approved by General Manager and Chief Engineer) Approval of Adoption of the St. Andrews Place Demolition Project Mitigated Negative Declaration in Accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act. Determine item is in compliance with CEQA Guidelines Sections 15070-15075.

14. (Recommended by Senior Assistant General Manager – External and Regulatory Affairs/Chief Sustainability Officer) (Approved by General Manager and Chief Engineer) Approval of Amendment No. 2 to Agreement No. 47432-7 for Toxicity Testing with MBC Applied Environmental Sciences. The Amendment will increase the amount by $200,000. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged. Determine item is exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3).

15. (Recommended by Senior Assistant General Manager – Water System) (Approved by General Manager and Chief Engineer) Approval of Proposition 1 Storm Water Grant Program Funding Award for the Valley Village Park Stormwater Capture Project. Determine item is exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(2).

16. Resolution honoring Louis Carr, Jr., for his Service to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.

17. Appointment, under Los Angeles City Charter §504 and Chapter III, Paragraph 10, of the Rules of the Board of Water and Power Commissioners, of Yvette L. Furr as the Acting Secretary for the Board of Water and Power Commissioners.

Closed Session

18. The Board shall recess into closed session for a conference with legal counsel regarding:

A. Existing litigation in the following matters:

1. Pueblo y Salud, LLC, et al. v. LADWP, Los Angeles Superior Court Case Nos. 20STCV48159 and 21STCV04346, pursuant to Section 54956.9(a) of the California Government Code.

2. San Diego County Water Authority v. Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, San Francisco Superior Court Case Nos. CPF-10-510830; CPF-12-512466; CPF-14-514004; CPF-16-515282; CPF-16-515391; CGC-17-563350; California Court of Appeal (1st District) Case Nos. A146901; A148266; A154325; California Supreme Court Case Nos. S243500; S251025; and Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BS 173868, pursuant to Section 54956.9(a) of the California Government Code.

3. Dreher v. Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 19STCV07272, pursuant to Section 54956.9(a) of the California Government Code.