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9. Recommended by Customer Service, Communications, and Corporate Strategy Approval of Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 47750 – La Kretz Hollywood Customer Service Center – Full Architecture and Engineering Services – John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects, Inc. The Amendment would increase the not-to-exceed amount by $57,900, for a new not-to-exceed amount of $1,125,095. The original contract term would not increase. This Agreement expires on November 23, 2026. Determine item is exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15070-15075.

10. Recommended by Financial Services Organization Approval of Authorization to Execute and Deliver Certain Amendments to the Standby Bond Purchase Agreements Relating to Power System Variable Rate Demand Revenue Bonds, Water System Variable Rate Demand Revenue Bonds, and the Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement under Resolution No. 5068. Determine item is exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3).

11. Recommended by Power System Approval of Optical Fiber Lease Agreement No. FO-919-01/2024 and Short Form IRU-01 Lease Agreement No. FO-920-01/2024 with Occidental College for Lease of LADWP Optical Fibers. The IRU-01 Lease Agreement will generate an annual revenue of $42,000, and a total revenue of $210,000, for the Power Revenue Fund if the full term is realized. The term of the Optical Fiber Lease Agreement and IRU-01 is five years. There is no cost associated with the execution of IRU-01 since existing circuits will be used to provision this service. Determine item is exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3).

12. Recommended by Power System Approval of Contract No. 534 for Services for Construction of Electrical Underground Conduits and Substructures with W.A. Rasic Construction Company, Inc. The Contract is for a term of one year with four one-year optional renewal periods (anticipated termination date of December 2029), for an estimated expenditure of $228,595,009, and an amount not to exceed $285,743,762. Determine item is exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3).

13. Recommended by Power System Approval of Large Generator Interconnection Agreement Between 302PN 8me, LLC and the City of Los Angeles, acting by and through the Department of Water and Power (LADWP), a municipal corporation of the State of California; the United States of America acting through the Secretary of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation; Arizona Public Service Company (APS); Nevada Power Company d/b/a NV Energy, a Nevada corporation; Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District, an agricultural improvement district organized and existing under the laws of the State of Arizona; and Tucson Electric Power Company, formerly known as Tucson Gas and Electric Company, an Arizona corporation are Navajo Participants in the Navajo Project for Q255 Generator Interconnection Project (Contract No. 54483, DWP No. BP 23-011). LADWP has a 21.2 percent ownership share in the Navajo 500kV Switchyard. LADWP’s current share of the annual expenditure for the operation, maintenance and capital improvement of the Navajo 500kV Switchyard is approximately $560,000, and is not expected to be impacted. Determine item is exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(2). City Council approval is required.

14. Recommended by Power System Approval of Contract No. 01409 for 5-kV, 167-kVA, Single-Phase, Step Voltage Regulators with TSEA USA, LLC. The Contract is for total amount not to exceed $31,626,623, for a period of one year with two one-year optional renewal periods. Determine item is exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3).

15. Recommended by Water System Approval of Agreement No. 47819 for Owner's Agent – Water Quality Laboratory Project with Jacobs Project Management Co. The Agreement is for a term of six years and an amount not to exceed $8,250,000, including contingency. Determine item is exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(2). City Council approval is required.

16. Recommended by Water System Approval of Contract No. 483 for Blowout Pavement Repairs with S E Pipe Line Construction Company. The proposed Contract No. 483 is for a term of one year with four one-year optional renewal periods. The total estimated expenditure is $55,972,734, and an amount not to exceed $69,965,917. Determine item is exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3).

17. Recommended by Water System Approval of United States Bureau of Reclamation WaterSMART Large-Scale Water Recycling Projects Grant Program Funding Agreement for the Los Angeles Groundwater Replenishment Project. The total eligible cost of the Project is $618,806,575. LADWP was awarded a total of $60,000,000, from the Grant Program for the Project. The combined grant award amounts to approximately 10 percent of the total eligible Project cost. The associated non-federal cost share will be $558,806,575, or approximately 90 percent of the total eligible Project cost, which exceeds the 75 percent non-federal cost share requirements. Determine item is in compliance with CEQA Guidelines Sections 15080-15097.

18. Recommended by Water System Approval of United States Bureau of Reclamation WaterSMART Drought Response Program: Drought Resiliency Projects Grant Program Funding Agreement for the Valley Village Park Stormwater Capture Project. The total cost of the Project is estimated to be $21,622,144, with a construction cost of $20,174,960. LADWP was awarded $5,000,000, from the Grant Program for the Project. The grant award amounts to approximately 23 percent of the total project cost. The associated non-federal cost share will be $16,622,144, or approximately 77 percent of the total project cost, which exceeds the 50 percent non-federal cost share requirements. Determine item is exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15070-15075

O. Closed Session The Board shall recess into closed session for a conference with legal counsel regarding the below items:

1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION (Section 54956.9(d)(1) of the California Government Code) Finch Tetzlaff, LLP o/b/o Addison Arms, LLP, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Claim No. 1054473-27.

2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION (Section 54956.9(d)(1) of the California Government Code) Daniel Will v. Los Angeles Department of Water and Power et al, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV06312.

3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION (Section 54956.9(d)(1) of the California Government Code) Lilia Bledsoe v. Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV26537.

4. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION (Section 54956.9(d)(1) of the California Government Code) Mir Amaar Ali v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV40381.