i am sharon weissman, PRESIDENT
Of the board of harbor
commissioners and I would like
to welcome you to our meeting.
And I want to thank you for
joining us today.
At this time, I will introduce
my colleagues, commissioner
bonnie lowenthal, comment --
commissioner frank alona.
Vice PRESIDENT Bobby olvera and
steven neal will not be with us
today.
Shauna espinoza, our executive
officer to the board, I would
like to ask you to read the
instructions for participation
in today'
s meeting.
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>> they convey much.
I would like to ask you to rise
if you are able and follow along
with the pledge of allegiance.
>> I pledge allegiance to the
flag of the united states of
america.
And to the republic for which it
stands, one nation, under GOD,
indivisible, with liberty and
justice for all.
>> thank you.
we will not take public comment
on non-agenda items at this
time.
I believe the first speaker is
our esteemed mayor, rex
richardson.
>> hey folks.
Obviously welcome to city hall.
You'
re sitting in my seat right.
I'
m on the other side now,
giving the comment.
>> I try to take good care of
it.
>> good good good.
You have a little t-rex of
there, right?
No, somebody might have moved it
for you.
There is, fantastic.
He'
s cup -- helping keep the
seat warm for me.
Just wanted to come by and speak
with our esteemed commission,
obviously I have known many of
you for years.
And I know that we are missing
two commissioners, but I go back
with those two gentlemen for
many years.
I was chief of staff when he was
a councilmember.
I know -- have known many of you
for many many years.
But our relationship is
different now.
Since I'
m the mayor of the
incredible city of long beach.
And I have the responsibility to
think about the future of our
city, to make sure that we are
being mindful of our leadership,
are responsible de, and our
future.
And I wanted to come down
tomorrow, is mark'
s the hundred
days since I delivered are 100
day plan, our opportunity to
beach the agenda at the state of
the city.
In that plan I talked about our
leadership and responsibilities
to the poor.
We have the greenport, I don'
t
care what others will say, the
second largest port in america.
We have a tremendous
responsibility to our
communities, to our leadership
for the region, and to cleanour
air.
That is what I wanted to come
and talk to you briefly about
today.
I submitted a letter to the
board that really talks about
some of our expectations and our
hopes for the harbor commission
and our port of long beach in
the future.
And I think, based on our
conversations, with your team
and many of you, you are with
much of this.
It comes down to three things.
Our ability to compete, our
competitiveness, veterans one.
Clean air, and our commitment to
community.
Those three values are
commitments that long beach has,
and I hope to see real action on
from our board of harbor
commissioners.
As it relates to the
conversation, we need to be
mindful of growth at our port.
We have an opportunity over the
next decade with the bipartisan
infrastructure asked to really
invest in the structure that --
infrastructure that is greener
and cleaner.
Let'
s work together to
prioritize our port of long
beach, I am meeting with the
administration regularly to
advocate for resources, we are
proud of the 10 year labor
agreement that we have come to
with our building trades which
allows us to prioritize good
jobs and labor peace that allows
us to maintain our competitive
edge.
We also know that how well the
port does has a direct
relationship to the city'
s
bottom line.
The city'
s revenue will be
changing over te next decade or
so, you'
ll see reductions as
relates to oil produced in our
communities.
Let'
s see that as an opportunity
to grow our revenue.
When we invest in things like
charging stations at the port
and allow shorts to plug-in, not
only does it clean our air, but
when we plug in, we charge
utilities tax.
We make money when people
plug-in in as a city.
We are able to hire
firefighters, police officers,
build more parks.
It is in our strategic interests
that we continue to invest in
electrification and cleaning
infrastructure in our port is
tied to our ability to complete.
The second part on clean air, we
talked a lot about this in our
letter.
We will have to continue to show
leadership.
We have a great record in our
port and it has been what have
you done for us lately.
the goal will continue to move
forward.
Some things we talked about our
commitments to 100 publicly
available charging stations
within three years.
This is a call we can achieve
together.
Her projects in the works now,
there have been strides made.
There are chucks start --
struggling to make this
transition in our community.
Our local truck drivers need a
lot of support in this
transition, you'
ve done a lot, I
have paid attention, I served as
the chair of the technology and
marine affairs committee --
committee.
I'
ve been on the council for
eight years.
I know what the challenges are.
But we need to make sure we have
local funds available and
establish a local fund for local
smaller haulers to adopt cleaner
technologies and zero emission
tracks as they come along.
And the third thing is, I
applaud you for taking a step to
create a clean air rate for
sharks, thank you for that, but
when we established if there was
a conversation about you sure
that we take steps to make sure
that the rate is set where we
can make enough money to
actually sort of spur the
transition in zero emissions.
So thank you for the $10 but we
have to get the $20 this year.
I also note the competitive
nature.
We just talked about
competition, we understand our
competition with other court
dashboards.
we will help you with that.
We have two mayors into big
cities and we look forward to
working with a shared vision to
make sure we don'
t see ourselves
as competition but collaborative
partners to make sure that our
region thrives and I will
continue to have those
conversations and keep you
updated on how those
conversations go.
And the last see is community.
We have the responsibility to
make sure that we leave our
communities in a better position
than when we found them.
That means making a promise to
the west side of long beach.
This is -- we are already to end
his partners in many many ways.
But we can think bigger and more
collaboratively with the state
and the federal government.
We have a new assembly member in
the state, josh lowenthal,
right.
He represents the west side.
Our federal government, we have
on the west side of town, you
have robert garcia and paragon.
We will be working with these
agencies empties into and see --
entities to prioritize clean air
and infrastructure and implement
the westside livability plan and
taking a look at the freeway.
All of those projects will make
a meaningful different --
difference for people on the
west part of town.
What we should do is work
together on one collaborative
strategy, one westside promise
for all levels of government,
ports, city, federal and state.
As we think in the next 10 years
with the inflation reduction
act, we should have one
coordinated strategy to make a
meaningful difference in the
lives of those people.
We will continue to have
conversations with you and
conversations as we appoint the
new committee -- mitigation
committee, we will be developing
new commission -- delivering new
commissioners and a matter of
weeks, and we want to look over
our legacy and make the real
commitment to leave our
communities in better positions
than they were when they found
them.
I took up a lot more time than
what the public comment -- ,
nobody takes but I thought it
was important to come down to
you in the first 100 days and
address you directly.
Thank you so much for hearing me
out.
Take care.
>> thank you MR. Mayor.
MS. Espinoza, do we have members
of the public who wish to
address the board unmonitored
items -- on non-agenda items?
>> we do.
MISS Emily quest.
>> thank you.
>> high.
I'
ll take my mask off.
I have my three minute counter I
can tell when to stop.
My name is emily and in 19 501I
was born in memorial hospital --
in 1971.
I lived in upper wrigley with my
grandparents and at that point
the sandy mercer writing staples
had been dismantled -- writing
staples had been dismantled.
That'
s where we learned to do
writing.
During my childhood operators
took all that land and turned it
into crude oil breeding sites.
I was born with my mother there
during that.
Of time and I have a leaky valve
in my heart.
And I'
m sorry to dump this on
you, you help my friend get a
bicycle and bonnie, you used to
come to margaret'
s house for
dinner, and I was the young
woman staying upstairs with the
baby.
So, I'
m happy that it'
s you that
is the face of the people that I
know.
So might leaky valve causes
water to fill up in my lungs.
I get more fluid.
Also, now I am living in
westside long beach near
garfield elementary, and when I
sit on my front porch and have a
nice warm cup of coffee I can
watch the sun come up over the
710 wall and see the tops of the
diesel chucks going by.
And I said I would talk to my
neighbors and I make real
friends in real life.
And we all go through this type
of issue, my one neighbor just
died from copd, everybody that
came to my neighbor --
neighbor'
s house to say don'
t go
live with on the look -- auntie
lola because it is pierced over
there because everyone that came
from the south from her family,
she was the child of 11, they
all passed away at living in the
westside from cancer, childhood
leukemia, if I could explain to
you the cost, I know that you
want to have more business in
the westside, you want to do all
these things and promises and
westside livability promises,
and we don'
t want any of that.
We want no diabetes.
We want to breathe.
We don'
t want to walk in
wheelchairs.
We don'
t want to cry.
I'
m so sad that my life as an
artist, I have my mfa from cal
state long beach.
, that my life has been spent
fighting the things that some
people think are really
important.
I had never heard about the
westside livability plan sits
right now, and is this what I
have to do, thank you, I want
talk of her like the mayor, I
know my time.
>> thank you so very much.
Please share your goals of zero
emissions.
Thank you.
>> next speaker.
-- we share your goals of zero
emissions.
Thank you.
Next speaker.
>> height, good afternoon
commissioners, happy earth
month.
I am a national staffer with the
my generation campaign.
And today we are here amplified
the need for more committee
engagement and a robust
transformational port master
plan.
I just want to shout out people
like emily, many of us took time
to be here in the middle of the
day to testify and I hope that
we can influence staff and all
of you to take in our concerns.
We do work with staff here and
we appreciate all of the
collaboration so far on grants
and all of the different
opportunities that mayor
richardson flight for us to
collaborate on.
So, we are well aware that zero
emissions is just not reflected
as best as it can be in the 20
year plant that is met for the
fourth.
Some aspects that we would like
to see improved arc the cleaning
truck front rate, $10 is not
equitable.
We have been here before, at
least a $50 rate, what I believe
is equitable, we don'
t need any
more fossil fuel infrastructure
to be grown at the port, and to
see that in the plant as far as
forecasting for infrastructure
and we need, like I mentioned
earlier, we need more community
engagement.
A monumental piece of
information has been released by
the american lung association, I
expect you -- encourage you to
check out that report.
The report found that california
cities and mostly L.A. Cities,
L.A. County cities, ranked
number one in the nation for six
out of 10 most ozone polluted
cities.
So, let me tell you.
L.A. County cities are number
one.
For ozone.
That means small.
We cannot afford to let the
emissions that come from oil
bunkering and ships continuing
to harm folks, we know that, the
air resources board'
s passing
monumental regulations for rules
for dock procedures, but we need
to see more support for zero
emissions in your master plan.
There needs to be more
engagement.
This is not enough, us 10 people
being here at one of your
meetings is not enough.
We need to see more meetings to
express ideas and collaborate
with you all as you have been.
They can so much for your time.
-- thank you so much for your
time.
>> next.
Allison.
>> good afternoon.
I am an attorney with the
natural resources defense equity
and justice center.
I am a proud member of the
impact project coalition.
We believe that everyone has the
right to a safe and healthy
environment regardless of zip
code.
For this reason we are deeply
concerned that the courts are
still dominated by heavy-duty
diesel truck -- tracks that
pollute the air that children,
elderly residents and families
are supposed -- forced to
breathe.
There have been numerous studies
released about their short life
expectancy.
While we approve of the voucher
program, mower -- more must be
done to reduce emissions by
2035.
There are three things that I
would like to touch on today.
The fleets rule would require
that on jenny jack -- JANUARY 1,
all new tracks must be zero
emissions.
The courts must double down.
they must incentvize funding in
the very near term to
accommodate the upcoming
regulatory change.
The ports must increase the fund
raised to $70 per te you to
support the shift to one hundred
percent zero emissions trucking.
It will not be usable for fleets
to deploy zero emission truck
until funding is secured to
cover zero emission
infrastructure.
We strongly support the
direction of the port to focus
on zero emission tracks only and
asked the ports do not extend
any exceptions for natural gas
tracks that harm our community.
We urge the ports to prioritize
public health and safety by
rapidly transitioning to zero
emission technology.
Thank you.
>> thank you.
Next.
>> monica.
>> good afternoon.
Thank you so much for creating
space for us to speak today.
My name is monica embree and I
am the california director of
energy campaigns for the sierra.
I am here to urge the port of
long beach to take further
action on their pending port
master plan to really accelerate
the turnover 20 emission shifts
and tracks.
I am deeply -- deeply concerned
about the lack of progress to
date in large part because of
the impacts on committee health
and climate.
In communities like west long
beach where emily lives, which
is adjacent to our ports, the
average life expectancy falls
eight years shorter than the
average in the county.
that is simply unacceptable.
Our peoples lives cannot be at
stake for the prophets of the
fossil fuel industry.
This has a disproportionate
impact on communities of color,
with black lung -- black long
beach residents being
hospitalized at rates eight
times and hispanic communities
at twice the rate as white long
beach residents.
This disproportionate impact
constitutes environmental racism
and injustice.
Children in long beach have
doubled asthma rates of children
across L.A. County.
We need further action to
advance the 100% zero emissions
fleet and we are thrilled there
is a strong belief in this by
2035, but we need strong interim
action.
It has been five years since the
action plan update and the ports
have only deployed 122 grant
funded zero emission vehicles
and only 60 battery electric
tracks in the port race
registry.
There are over 10,000 tracks
that regularly service the ports
and must be turned over 20
emission engines.
To date, we have done less than
1% of the fleet.
We urge you to advance action
much faster.
Especially in light of the
recent ipcc report, which shows
once again, if you -- critical
action must be taken or we will
see catastrophic climate change
here long beach, and the country
and across the war.
We know the impacts like sea
level rise, flooding and intense
heat.
We feel is impacts here in long
beach and know they will be
exacerbated by further delays.
We are calling on the port of
long beach harbor commissioners
to prioritize, health, --
climate and safety by an interim
target of 25% 2024.
Thank you.
>> thank you.
Next speaker.
>> danielle hit ari.
This
>> good afternoon board of
commissioners, I am a resident
of long beach in district2 and I
am the pacific climate campaigns
manager for advocacy.
I am here today, like my friends
and colleagues and community
members to comment on the
pending port master plan update.
The reason that we are so
passionate about the port master
plan update is that it is a once
in a generation land-use stock
event that outlines land-use for
the -- coming 20 years and those
20 years of the most critical
time for climate action in the
history of humanity.
So that'
s why this is so
important.
We have been very active over
the past in engaging community
members about the plan update.
We knocked on about 5000 doors
here in long beach, educating
folks on how the port master
plan update previously included
which about liquefied natural
gas anchoring.
-- bunkering.
We received thousands of
signatures certifying that
residents did not want any more
fossil fuel bunkering on county
property.
And now I am so grateful that we
received that letter from the
executive saying that he will
strike liquefied natural gas
bunkering from the update.
I am urging you with the fate of
humanity in your hands to take
this a step further and to ban
any new renewed or expanded
fossil fuel productions or
bunkering on port property to
properly respond to the climate
emergency that you currently
face.
The ipcc of the united nations
says we have before 2025 for
global climate emissions to peak
at 2030 four global climate
emissions to be halved from 2019
levels.
The port master plan update
needs to reflect the scientific
realities.
The port has a responsibility to
long beach, to local community,
and last SEPTEMBER we experience
record shattering heat waves.
109 degrees fahrenheit, the
hottest that it has ever been in
long beach in recorded history.
Why?
At climate change.
Hot -- human caused global
warming.
Thank you so much.
We need this port master plan
update to beatrice rhoda
document.
>> thank you.
-- to be a transformative
document.
>> thank you.
>> nancy wu.
>> hello, my name is nancy wu,
district three.
I am in organizer with the
sunrise movement and and -- a
poet and a writer.
I want to the skin test
community members that danielle
just mentioned becoming aware of
l -- bunkering and what that is.
i am here because I am an
individual, and I am not really
sure what I can do to prevent
the worst possible planet
catastrophe.
I am here because people like
you are in a position to make
serious and immediate change,
which is what you need.
As danielle just mentioned, it'
s
like how are we going to get our
traditions down, and I
understand that the port master
plan update is in review right
now.
I am urging the port of long
beach to updated to remove any
land-use designations for a new,
renewal or expanded fossil fuel
production.
I understand this is a once in a
generation document, which is
why I am here because of, we
happened to get these things
out.
It'
s really important
opportunity which feels like a
really really good opportunity
right now to make some serious
change, to get closer to zero
emissions.
Which is reducing pollution,
protecting long beach residents,
and fighting climate change.
So, in addition to removing the
land-use designations, I also
urge you to increase the clean
truck fund rate and put money
into zero emission tracks in
order to achieve a truck fleet
that is putting 5% zero
emissions by 2024.
And I am looking at that and
thinking about the small stuff
that can be taken.
It feels like a big issue,
right.
How do we prevent the
catastrophes of the world.
And I would really like to see
that in motion in the port.
Small steps leading to the
bigger steps.
Which is to and fossil fuel
production completely.
Going forward.
Because we know we need to move
quickly and reduce emissions as
much as possible to mitigate
global catastrophe and protect
the people of long beach.
We need a just transition to
clean energy and I would love to
see the port of long beach be a
global leader in transitioning
to clean energy.
Thank you.
>> thank you very much.
Our next speaker.
>> kurt canfield.
>> high.
-- hello.
I am a memberof sunrise long
beach as well.
And the port is a huge economic
driver for long beach, and
massive engine that turns out
lots and lots of goods and jobs
and those exhaust fumes of that
economic engine are what many
residents of long beach and
especially the west side have to
live with everyday.
So, I am glad that the port is
taking it seriously, that is
your mission is -- zero
emissions are important but not
only for our planet but the
local scale, taking care of the
people who work there and live
in proximity to that port and
everything that he can provide.
I think that one of the things
that the port should be able to
provide is a not reduced
lifespan.
And so, I'
m here with pacific
environment to try and urge you
to double down on those
initiatives that are already
taking place, to set interim
goals and publicize those
interim goals, for moving to a
zero emission truck fleet.
Because, you know, the fear is
that the 2035 will come and go
and we are still short
significantly of what was
promised.
We want to avoid that.
We just want to make sure that
really firm and publicized
interim goals for the
electrification process would be
very important.
In addition to that, increasing
dte you rate would be beneficial
-- the te you rate would be
beneficial.
We have a lot of tracks coming
through, we have alameda
corridor -- tracks coming
through we have alameda
corridor, which could impact
those emissions and it is
underutilized.
I know you are not the alameda
corridor transportation
authority, what more can be done
in terms of trying to
incentivize usage.
Furthermore land-use
designations that allow for
increased bunkering, we would
like to get those taken out and
figure out other ways of
electrifying are port and
providing for energy needs.
Thank you.
-- our port and providing for
energy needs.
Thank you.
>> I just want you to know that
we have a billion-dollar project
to increase rail rather than
putting containers on tracks.
Thank you for your comments.
>> jaclyn moore.
>> good afternoon PRESIDENT
Wiseman and the commission.
I'
m with the shipping
association.
You heard comments today on zero
emissions and various fields and
I wish to highlight the benefit
of lng vessels.
They create emission reductions
and benefit air quality and
climate with 90% reductions in
smog, dpm, and a quarter
production in carbon dioxide.
How do we not desire this
technology when our programs are
designed to attract cleaner
vessels?
These are some of the cleanest
vessels available.
There are a few hundred lng
ships in operation, and there
are orders going.
Over 30% of the vessels still to
be built are lng.
So in about five years we could
have almost 600 vessels, which
means greater capacity and
greater emissions -- emission
losses as the shift grew in
size.
This does not include other
fuels such as ammonia or
methanol, which make up 80% of
the total order book.
An incredible shift from just
two years ago.
We are investing billions of
dollars into the cleanest
technologies available today,
and zero emissions vessels not
exist because -- in general.
Until then we must utilize the
cleanest fuels as transition
area fuels.
Demonstrations and research are
underway for these technologies,
but until these are proven, we
must attract those vessels
hereto are complex with feeling
capabilities and opportunities.
Otherwise it is going to be
those older, more traditional
field vessels.
To conclude, the port of long
beach is a greenport with
incredibly efficient zero
emission goals, and should use
these vessels in its
transformation.
>> thank you very much.
Can recall two people at a time
so the next person can be ready
and when that person speaks we
call the next person so we can
have people ready?
Thank you.
>> next is janet victor
anderson, then pete MARCH.
-- marsh.
>> hello, good afternoon.
Thank you for giving us this
time to speak, nice to see you
all again.
I don'
t actually live in long
beach anymore, I used to live in
west long beach but I do want to
share a story and before I
continue, I really want to
express my gratitude for my
community member anna millie and
all of the folks that are not
here who have shared this and
are unable to share this story
because this is why we are here.
There are human lives bearing
the cost and many of us are just
try to live our lives.
And I share this story which I
am about to share, I am an
immigrant from the philippines
-
and when it came to the U.S., my
family an my mom could only
afford to get a two bedroom to
have my grand parents, my mom
and dad and three kids.
Three generations in a two
bedroom apartment right next to
the railyard at the refinery.
I grew up in west long beach and
my brother was born a year later
-- later.
He was -- needed and nebulizer
to break out of the womb.
I gear after, I was also
diagnosed with asthma.
The pollution that is affecting
neighborhoods like west long
beach and many others have real
costs.
It affects our daily lives.
I left west long beach and got a
home in carson, I went to school
and came back to work for ecr.
In west long beach.
After I started working and
doorknocking all across the 36,
35,000, 36,000 residents, I had
to get an inhaler again.
Because of the pollution I was
exposed to from my work.
Why am I saying that?
Because health is why many of us
are here.
As much as we can talk about
their missions technology, the
reason why people are asking for
clean technology that is truly
zero without has -- health
impact is because there is a
cost that the ports are not
paying for, you don'
t pay for my
medical bill or by inhaler, but
we have to bear the cost of
breathing in the contaminated
air.
That is why for me this is not
the only place I ask for clean
air and push for zero emissions
technology.
We are doing work everywhere to
get all of us to zero emissions,
true zero that does not have
other impacts that displaces the
cost of health to another
community and another
neighborhood.
I also want to uplift that while
I no longer am in west beach --
long beach as a resident, this
pollution affects all regions.
When we think about their
emissions we are putting down
and dashing down payment for the
entire region.
That is why I am here, to have a
plan to get 20 emissions and
engage residents, so we can hear
more stories.
And I hope that you don'
t forget
that there are people who are at
the end of these policy meetings
that you do, and that is what
the actual costs that we should
be wearing about, because we
will bury and you won'
t cover
the bill.
Thank you.
-- bear it and you won'
t cover
the bill.
Thank you.
>> thank you.
>> who is our speaker after MR.
Marsh?
>> greg and thomas.
>> MR. Marsh.
>> great, good afternoon.
I am a second district resident
of long beach.
I am a 25 year veteran of the
coast guard service, and a
licensed master freight and
towing, and second mate
unlimited.
I have the pleasure of serving
at vessel trash make service --
traffic service in san
francisco, so I know the port
and maritime community pretty
well.
I'
m in my third career now as a
solar contractor to work on
solving the climate crisis
through my professional actions,
and I also do quite a bit of pro
bono work on climate solutions.
I am the coleader of the
electrification action team for
citizens climate lobby.
We advocate nationally for
carbon inhibiting and
electrified buildings.
And I was delighted to hear
mayor richardsons encouragement
to ask you all to pursue
electrification and
decarbonization strategies that
can address I think 90% of our
economy.
With technology that is on the
shelf.
So, that is viewed across the
renewable energy and climate
industry as really the low
hanging fruit, electrifying
machines and generating
electricity from zero carbon
sources.
You can all be a huge player in
that.
A majority of the equipment in
the port here, current
panhandling -- carbon handling
and so on, are easy targets for
electrification.
People are just getting there to
let you purchase those vehicles.
But I appreciate the leadership
that you have shown for years
with starting, not just starting
with but also with plug in
electric sure ties.
I saw that when I was in san
francisco and cheered.
Anyway.
One of the things I want to do
is offer the support of the
climate community to engage in
whatever we can to help with the
transition.
I know it is -- we are talking
about transitioning from the oil
and gas industry as our primary
source of enters -- energy, it
is 10% of global gdp that we
will be putting onto the machine
that the national academy of
sciences says that -- is the
most comments machine in
existence, the electrode rate.
This is a complicated task and
I'
m grateful for your efforts.
Please consider electrification
as the primary source of energy
everywhere you can.
I heard a comment about
compressed national -- natural
gas.
I would think about that as a
bridge fuel.
I note both of you driving
electric vehicles, but not
hybrids.
And you are already into oh,
more than one.
So that'
s part of the bridge,
but let'
s not make it
longbridge.
>> yes, we got another convert
appear.
Next speaker.
>> speaker roesch.
>> good afternoon commissioners
and staff, my name is greg
roesch I am with clean energy
and I am here as a concerned
citizen.
We have a date of great ironies
as noted by one of the earlier
speakers, the american lung
association, has given us a big
fat f for our air quality here.
But at the same time,
ironically, we have advocates
coming up and advocating for
let'
s reduce the clean
technologies that we want to
deploy.
it'
s hard for me to reconcile on
the one hand we have a bad air
pollution problem and on the
other hand we want to limit
choice.
But let'
s play this out.
Let'
s think about what happens
if you do pass policies that
restrict choices for clean
technologies.
Number one, the ships that are
anchored offshore which is what
he is talking about wing a
source of pollution, they don'
t
change.
They keep coming here because
there are no other choices.
The ships that people don'
t want
to have come here will have to
go someplace else and we will
get what comes here today.
What is it that we want a
shipowner to do?
Week -- methanol?
What color will be perfect
enough to make everybody happy?
Is it green, pink, blue?
We don'
t know.
How about ammonia?
A lot of people talk about
ammonia.
It'
s the same question, what
color ammonia will be perfect
enough?
What about nuclear?
That'
s a clean fuel.
We'
ve been using that for
generations.
The point of all this is that we
do not know sitting here with
the technology is going to take
us.
So for a shipowner, that they
are being told don'
t take a
risk, don'
t be a leader, or you
will be penalized for doing
that, they will sit back and
they will wait to see how this
plays out.
And when the coast is clear and
everybody has decided what is
the perfect analogy, then they
will go do it.
And finally, if you want --
technology, and finally if you
want the fastest way to get
clean is don'
t restrict the
competition, don'
t restrict
innovation.
Bring it all, encourage all the
clean technologies to fight it
out in the marketplace, we all
benefit from having clean
technologies but we will see
where the technologies go.
Long beach prides itself on
being the port of choice.
I urge you to emain true to
that and be the choice of where
our technologies come in two
business in this port.
Thank you very much.
-- come and do business in this
port.
Thank you very much.
>> good afternoon, PRESIDENT,
commissioner, pleasure to see
well again.
I wanted to talk to about the
subject that'
s on everyone'
s
minds today.
Back from my days when I was at
the port of long beach and I
helped develop the clean air act
and plan, we recognized early on
there was probably no more
difficult challenges in reducing
emissions from ships.
There were no alternative
technologies, there were limited
-- there was essentially
nothing, but we made some very
interesting progress.
We have the best and speed
reduction, which is six --
extremely successful in her
duchenne -- reducing emissions
and ships.
The coal reduces emissions.
That is technology that is used
across the container line
industry and tankers as well.
That being said, the still
remains the most retractable
source of ignition.
And when we need to look at what
we are going to do going
forward, I think the information
that'
s before us, the answer is
obvious, we need to embrace the
technologies.
The reason that this port needs
to embrace lng technology is
because the technology is
available today.
I think you'
re all aware of
vessel builds, vessel
deployment, how long it takes
technology to cripple -- triple
through the system.
Things like tier three vessels,
the cleanest vessels available.
We see single-digit percentages
of fleet integration
technologies, yet we actually
see use of lng ships today and
this port.
As you heard from my colleague,
those ships are being built and
are being deployed.
When you consider whether or not
people use lng ships versus the
port lng ship, to say no to lng
is to say no to clean air
emission cleaner ships.
I like to read one line to you
from environmental pollution.
It'
s an international journal
that publishes high-quality
research on the environmental
pollution act.
The rescind paper said results
show that particulate matter and
carbon dioxide were reduced by
93%, 97%, 92% and 18%
respectively from switching to
diesel to natural gas.
Reductions provide a valuable
tool for the miniport community
struggling with their qualities.
If you want to have an immediate
impact from ships in terms of
reducing emission on local
communities, you need to embrace
lng.
Thank you.
>> I am just going to make a
couple of statements, and that
is that I, our other
commissioners and top management
lives in long beach.
The decisions we make every day,
we keep the community in mind.
I understand you don'
t always
agree with us on technology or
timeline, but please don'
t think
for a minute that we don'
t care
about the community and we don'
t
make decisions -- and we make
decisions with the community in
mind.
The other thing I said I will
expand on just a little, that is
we have no plans to build fossil
fuel infrastructure.
We see lng as a transitional
fuel, but that is not what we
will invest in.
please understand and know that.
Having said that, we will go to
the consent agenda,
commissioners, are there any
questions or comments on items
one through four?
>> can I just comment on this
item?
>> yes.
Quick thank you MADAM PRESIDENT.
I want to thank the
environmental advocacy for the
energy to make this work.
There was a study in reference
today.
Just to keep it in proper
perspective, the state of
california has 58 counties.
Per that report of the 58
counties, 55 received a -- , not
just L.A. County.
There were three counties to the
north, yolo being one of them,
that did not get an f.
They were california counties.
The point I'
m trying to make is
there are 15 million registered
heavy duty trucks in the state
of california.
On any given day there is 1.8
million trucks -- heavy-duty
trucks on california highways.
Percentage of trucks is --
compared to that number, which
tells us that the environmental
advocacy was definitely on point
when it comes to transportation
being a major factor.
Across-the-board.
In fact, 40% the point on child
-- china make is twofold.
The complex includes our
colleagues over the bridge.
Having been formal CHAIRMAN, I
could tell you that the san
pedro paper ports are far ahead
of any gateway in the country of
what the request is that the
goal is your emission by 2030.
hence, in my view, to make this
a better world, and from a
domestic one, the usa, that
mayor made a statement in regard
to our competition.
The back of the matter is we are
an economic engine not just for
the region prefer the state of
california and an economic
engine that emphasis essential
percentage of our revenue to our
mental sustainable -- our
competitors do not do that.
So I would encourage the
environmental advocacy not only
to continue to -- well intended
advocacy, but that advocacy
should be directed to other
ports in the nation, which are
substantial contributor to
harmful emissions and do not
have the policies that the san
pedro reports two.
That'
s one way to address our
competitive edge to get these
other ports in the nation to
direct their revenue and their
interest in reducing harmful
emissions for which we have
common ground and we are on the
same page.
The last thing I will say, as it
relates to transportation,
currently 2% of california
vehicles today are zero
emission.
To the point, I think those of
us, in particular this port,
will lead by example.
As you know we are converting
all plates at the time
appropriate to zero emission.
So it seems to me we need to
join on full-court press to have
our society transition to zero
emission.
There'
s 55 of the 58 counties
that received an f in this air
study reference.
The more importantly, with
regard to heavy-duty trucks, I
would encourage, at the national
level, for the environmental
community to focus at those
ports that would strive to
receive or obtain their cargo
that comes in through the most
important gateway to direct
those ports to have a green
truck plan to reduce their
emissions from their operations
and to have a -- as we do here
to strive for zero emissions.
That'
s the way that we will be
able to not only make this a
better world, but have the
united states be a leader when
it comes to reducing emissions
and important gateways.
>> thank you.
That brings us to our consent
agenda.
Commissioners, any questions on
items one through four?
Is there any public comment?
>> no, MADAM PRESIDENT.
>> is there a motion to approve
items one through four?
Thank you, moved by commissioner
-- all in favor.
Of post?
I think it was unanimous, that
passes.
Thank you very much, that brings
us to the regular agenda, you
pres read item number five.
>> approve appropriations for --
llp specialize in assistance.
>> commissioners, any questions
or comments?
Is there any public comment on
this item?
>> a motion by commissioner.
All in favor?
That motion passes unanimously.
Item number six.
>> authorized executive director
to execute a contract with cow
start to administer the clean
truck zero emission truck
voucher and center program.
>> thank you very much, I
believe we have a presentation
from our director of
environmental planning.
>> good afternoon PRESIDENT And
commissioners.
I am the arms director of
environmental planning.
Today staff is requesting that
the board approve entering into
a contract with cow start to
administer the ports clean show
fund raise zero emission truck
voucher incentive program.
As you will recall, on NOVEMBER
22, 2021 the board approve the
chair implementing their claim
chuck fund rate of $10 per tpu
for the pickup and drop-off of
loaded containers by truck.
The ctf rate is an important
strategy identified in the clean
air action plan 2017 update that
is generating funds to be used
to accelerate the transition to
zero emission by 2035.
The collection of this etf rate
commenced on APRIL 1, 2022,
almost 40 million is expected to
be collected by the port of long
beach the first year with 80
million collected between the
two ports.
We are forecasting as much as
150 million will be collected by
both ports by JANUARY 2024.
To date, the port has allocated
approximately two half-million
dollars of those collected
funds.
Current rate, demand -- the
demand for vouchers is low.
Last SEPTEMBER they released an
initial $5 million voucher with
the initial solicitation for $5
million with the voucher through
the zero in emission truck and
bus voucher for h meth.
This list -- for a trip.
Quest for vouchers being
received.
Furthermore there was still $79
million of unallocated funds for
fiscal year 2021 in the program.
Next slide.
The low demand for truck
vouchers is likely due to
several factors, including
increasing truck costs, the lack
of availability and projected at
-- and production constraints,
concerns over truck performance
and range.
The lack of zero emission
infrastructure and challenges
with installation at depots.
Due to the low initial demand,
port stack -- staff work to
modify our original framework of
the program from providing more
of the standard vouchers to
instead provide supplemental
vouchers or close ups to carbs
standard 150 thousand dollars
voucher program.
The plus ups for provide an
additional $75,000 per truck,
small ones of less than 10
trucks would receive additional
$25,000 incentive per truck.
We believe that the additional
amounts will help in part to
counter react to the increasing
cost and increased demand.
In addition, the availability of
production constraints are some
that showing signs of
improvement.
We have started seeing
increasing numbers of zero
emission trucks enter.
Now up to 82 battery electric
trucks and three fuel-cell
trucks.
The port of long beach has been
actively supporting efforts to
increase the availability of
public ability heavy-duty
charging.
As you will recall we recently
entered into leases for property
within the port for providing
heavy-duty charging and we are
prepared to release two
additional charging sites later
this year.
As a trucks get out on the road
and become more familiar, we
anticipate increased acceptance
and adoption.
Staff will continue to closely
monitor the proposed program and
recommend adjustments as needed.
We anticipate returning to the
board with our two-year plan,
two plus year funding plan,
including our recommendations
for how to target the funding to
report and accelerate the
transition to zero mission
trucks in the coming board
meeting.
Finally, I want to know that
this contract with cow start
merges -- mirrors the contract
between them including 100
$50,000 limitation of liability
provision, none for
consequential, indirect,
incidental, or except lemon
sieve damages provision and in
the event of breach of contract,
negligence or fraud.
That concludes my staff report
and I am happy to answer any
questions.
>> thank you, MR. Arms.
Thank you for this report, I
have expressed to staff my
concern that they are only
required to stay in service to
the port of long beach and los
angeles for three years.
So my understanding -- but I
don'
t want to hold this program
up because we are all eager to
be able to support the purchase
of zero mission trucks.
So I have asked staff that at
the end of three years, this
will have to go back to us
because it'
s only a three year
agreement, but that we track
carefully we see a drop off of
these calling at the ports of
long beach in los angeles.
And if we do, to make a change
in the program.
Obviously we won'
t be able to
make it retroactively, but I
look forward to reports as this
program rolls out on truck
purchases and how often they are
calling at the ports and I thank
you.
Are there any other comments?
>> thank you.
Thank you for your report.
One of the things I am hoping we
can come back at in the near
future and maybe have a study
session, the difficulty is we
are in a conundrum.
The vehicles are not being made
and yet, as I mentioned earlier
in our meeting is we collect
funds whether it'
s our
application to distribute those
funds.
Not just look to banking them,
which is something we don'
t know
pa lot about.
But I do know that there are
hybrid diesel trucks that are
available.
And I think also it would be
good if we have the opportunity
to basically get an overview of
just where we stand for the
future production of any type of
heavy-duty vehicle that will
serve a purpose of the port.
At this point it'
s floating
along without really any
definitive answers and I'
m
amazed there is $75 million
still available for vouchers.
And of course the difficulty is
with electric vehicles, their
connectivity, their distance,
where can they recharge?
Especially one of the things --
which actually a trucker brought
up to me not too long ago, but
if you have an electric vehicle,
we are in the dead of winter and
go across the grapevine and he
ran out of energy and you don'
t
have recharging opportunities
there, you are in a real mess.
So I would like, if we can,
mario, if we could just get a
study session, where is the
industry right now?
I think we talked about this
before where we wanted to have
some type of a exhibition with
the products that are available
so we can all learn what'
s going
on.
At this point, we can overrate
everything, but what we
accomplishes very little in the
process.
>> that'
s a good point,
commissioner.
Related to that, we are
scheduling the second component
of the greek port festival or
creek port fair.
As you MAY recall, we had
communications -- which was
scary as a last-minute plan to
have one late last year.
But this year we will have a
major quest to have cream port
fair to mirror what we had years
ago.
The to do exactly what you just
said, to demonstrate the
progress on whether it'
s
vehicles are moving towards a
mission, or reduced omission.
With that, one of the things we
have looked at, and I'
ve talked
to staff, there are certain type
vehicles, as I indicated, our
priorities to move towards
during emission, there MAY be
some vehicles that we will
continue in the hybrid mode for
a particular reason.
One is to make sure we take
advantage of reducing emissions
today.
Second, practically it'
s
advantageous to our budget, so
to speak, at some point.
With that, we certainly will
have that discussion, but at the
fair/festival this year, we will
have an demonstrating mode, not
just equipment, but vehicles
assisting in our quest to reduce
emissions.
This will be a very informative
event we will have for the
community and neighborhood later
this year.
I think it will be OCTOBER.
I don'
t know.
What are we looking to right
now?
And maybe you can elaborate a
little bit more in terms of what
we have planned.
>> yes, good afternoon,
PRESIDENT, commissioners and
mario.
We are doing this OCTOBER 5 and
it will be larger and we are
working with environmental
planning at all of our
colleagues in the various to
stash divisions to get the
equipment to tell the story of
all of our great initiatives and
to make this a really robust and
large community event.
So we are underway with the
planning, and that'
s what I can
share at this time.
>> OCTOBER 5 is a thursday.
Thank you.
>> happy to answer any other
questions.
>> such as think that it'
s so
difficult right now to but our
hands around all of those speech
in the throes of all of what we
are hearing and how people want
us to drive a fast pace into the
zero emissions.
>> I understand, it is very
challenging, it absolutely is.
As I mentioned, one of our
commitments with the clean truck
fund rate is to come to the
board on a yearly basis and
provide you with an update on
where we are.
Where we are in the number of
zero mission trucks, where we
aren'
t spending the money, and
where we are recommending we
focus the money on tickets year
point of making sure we are just
not collecting that money and
unable to spend it.
We want to make sure we are
targeting our expenditures that
will advance zero mission
trucks.
We are finalizing
recommendations now, so that
will be coming to you in the
very near future.
So probably won'
t be able to
address all of those questions
that you brought up.
>> thinks, I think it will be
very informative if we can get
the industry to cup up with
chill solution.
Kwuex we added a number to
recognize a following of what I
said in the prior public
commentary.
We have about 20,000 edging up
to 21,000 trucks.
We look at that number compared
to everyday trucks registered in
the state of california.
That number is 15 million.
It'
s for that reason is that is
compared to the heavy-duty
trucks on the road every day
with the state of california.
But nevertheless, I think given
what you are hearing today in
terms of our quest to do
everything we can to sent device
to zero, it is a challenge.
I think the number right now I
have is of the 21,000 registered
trucks in the complex, we have
550 trucks that are either low
locks or zero emission trucks
and my understanding is of that
550, adr zero emission trucks
and of course most of them and
demonstration mode.
But in the years to come, in the
years to come we are more
optimistic that we will achieve
zero emissions before 2035.
But as this emission has said a
number of times, whatever we can
do to reduce emissions today,
that is certainly a priority for
us in terms of how we move.
I gave you the numbers and you
heard, it'
s difficult to return
to think we will have a major
impact as one port and changing
the omissions trajectory with
regards to transportation and
what that amounts to an terms of
percentage of harmful emissions
on california highways.
>> thank you.
Is there any public comment on
this item?
Like no, MADAM PRESIDENT.
>> thank you.
>> is their motion to approve
the recommendation.
>> moved to approve.
All in favor?
That motion passes unanimously.
Will you please read item number
seven?
>> authorize executive director
to execute contracts with
cambridge systematics inc. Built
momentum star pressed consulting
group llc and tetra tech inc.
For funding application
assistance and grant management
support.
>> thank you, anything on this
item?
Do we have any public comment?
>> we do not.
>> is there a motion to approve?
All those in favor?
That motion passes unanimously.
Item number eight, please.
>> authorize executive director
to approve a procurement for a
period storage area network
equipment.
Any questions or comments?
Is there any public comment on
this item?
>> there is none.
>> it has been moved and
seconded.
All those in favor?
That motion passes unanimously
bringing us to adam nine.
-- item nine.
>> for professional services and
software licenses to implement a
building management system at
fire station 20.
>> commissioner, any questions
or comments?
Is there anything from the
public on this item?
>> there is not.
>> is there a motion to approve
the recommendation?
We have a motion and second.
All those in favor.
That motion passes unanimously.
Item number 10, please.
>> approve second reading and
adoption of ordinance for the
amendment to the job for the
harper department job for
contract.
>> commissioners, any questions
or comments?
Is there any public comment on
item number 10?
>> there is not.
>> there is a motion in a
second, all those in favor?
That motion passes unanimously
and that brings us to item
number 11.
>> ratify change order number
four, ratified change order
number five, authorize change
order number six and restore the
executive directors change
orders to 200,000 for the
demolition project.
>> I understand our director of
construction management has a
presentation.
>> good afternoon.
Thank you for allowing us to,
and present to you.
I am the director of the
construction management division
and with me as brian wilson, a
senior civil engineer in our
division and our senior staff
member overseeing the demolition
project.
Brian will be giving a detailed
report, status update on the
project, a project that is
healthy in terms of schedule and
budget as well as letting you
know some of the benefits we
will secure from this project
completion, without delay, let
me turn it over to brian.
Like thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT
and commissioners, my name is
brian wilson and I am a senior
civil engineer.
I will give you a status update
on the demolition project,
completion of this project will
improve our critical
infrastructure by eliminating
maintenance, increasing the air
draft, the back channels for the
205 he offered by the
international long beach
gateway, open the new bixby park
or the memorial bicycle and
pedestrian path for public
access, clearing a last smaller
area for middle harbour, three
acres for the gate expansion,
and then allowing for the yellow
bridge footprint to be put to
good use.
We are glad to report that their
progress is progressing very
well under the leadership of our
port in-house staff.
Our consultant, wsb and our
contractor infrastructure west.
We are currently under budget
and we are currently on schedule
for completion by OCTOBER of
this year.
Here is a brief video of some of
the demolition that occurred
last JULY.
Next slide.
As an overview, this project
concludes dismantling and
removal of the main steel trust
bands, the steel plate approach
girders, advanced columns.
The embankments, access rents --
access ramps.
As a general overview, here are
some photographs of the things
that have been demolished or are
being demolished.
Here again is the 6.8 million
center span which during a 48
hour channel closure has lowered
onto a barge and moved out where
it was later dismantled, our
contractors tony this was
probably the most complicated
activity that they had ever
coordinated in a short amount of
time, but with the careful
coordination between the
contractor, the team and other
stakeholders in a lot of
engineering, this section was
safely lowered in just over 18
hours and allowing the back
channels would be open about 30
hours early.
Next slide.
So we then moved on to the
including the anchor arms, these
were cut into large sections,
which were lowered to the ground
and safely dismantled, next
slide.
Next were the deck and approach
girders, as you can see in the
upper left-hand corner there, we
were quite confined by the
replacement bridge, and
sometimes our operations being
only a few feet from that
restructure, but with all the
proper sequencing and selection
of equipment, and most of this
mile-long structure was lowered
to the ground in process and
transport of recycling.
.
Next up was the concrete
substructure including 32 peers
and their associated columns.
This work is almost complete
with only a few column elements
remaining.
Finally, the current status, the
contractors are currently
working on -- working on some of
the areas that they have begun
their final grading, and as you
can see in the upper right-hand
corner, the concrete rubble is
going to be taken to our site
where it will be processed and
recycle and it will be there for
a report projects.
Thank you and I'
m happy to
answer any questions.
>> thank you very much.
First of all, congratulations to
you and communications for a
cool video.
I still remain amazed that we
only had to close the back
channel for two days to lower
the main span, that is just
incredible.
I just want to point out again,
even though you said it, that we
are recycling steel from the
bridge in the rubble, socon --
from the bridge and the rubble,
so congratulations.
Commissioners, any comments?
>> it is so easy to predict --
to forget the amount of work
that goes into what you'
ve done
because we were all just looking
at the new bridge.
It was obviously complex and you
did an amazing job.
I assume that was part of our
pla, is that correct?
Just out of curiosity, where is
the steel recycled?
How does that happen?
>> there'
s a couple of local
recyclers that are able to take
that.
>> do we keep some of that for
future projects?
Do we keep that?
>> it'
s on the current change
order.
but there are certain elements
that will be salvaged and we
will have them for future use.
>> commissioner, I took a tour
not that long ago of the
recycling and there was a big
pile of green metal that was all
chopped up and they said that'
s
part of the bridge.
So that was really exciting.
>> that'
s where most of it went.
>> I'
m glad we have tenants that
are very involved in sustainable
activities for the port and our
communities, so that was
beautiful.
Any other questions or comments?
Do we have any members from the
public to address us on this
item?
>> we do not.
>> I have a motion to approve,
is there a second?
Thank you, all those in favor,
that passes unanimously,
bringing us -- again, thank you
both for the presentation.
That brings us to item number
13.
>> item 12?
>> I'
m sorry, I got ahead of
myself.
Thank you.
Item 12.
>> authorize change order number
eight and restore the executive
director'
s authority for change
orders to 200,000 for the
station 20 project.
>> thank you.
Commissioners, any comments on
this item?
Thank you, do we have any
members of the public who wish
to address us on item 12?
>> we do not.
>> thank you.
We have a motion and a second,
all those in favor.
That passes unanimously.
And now we come to item 13.
>> ratify change order number
two and restore executive
director'
s authority for change
orders to 200,000 for the fourth
track at ocean boulevard
project.
>> commissioners, questions or
comments on items 13 apparently
that'
s not so lucky because I
got it wrong.
Do we have public comment on
this item?
>> we do not.
>> is there a motion to approve
the recommendation?
We have a motion and a second.
All those in favor?
That motion passes unanimously.
Bringing us to item 14.
>> approve a baseline project
budget and authorize spending
for the railyard dominquez
channel rich whiting project.
>> thank you, commissioners,
questions or comments on this
item.
Is there any public comments?
>> yes, we have two speakers.
>> thank you, MR. Wilson.
>> I asked earlier if my wife
could share with me, what was
the decision on that?
Bikes unfortunately we don'
t
allow people to share their
time, I'
m sorry.
>> ok, you will have one
speaker, today'
s an anniversary
of 13 years and eight months of
a lengthy process on the project
, our property has been on that
cloud since AUGUST of 2009.
We are close to some event, I'
m
not sure exactly what that will
be yet, but we did receive an
offer letter from real estate
stating that the port is
interested in negotiating a
purchase of a full free
acquisition.
I'
m ready, willing and able to
enter into a negotiation.
It has been fairly stonewalled
by real estate.
They have demanded appraisals.
These properties -- and I asked
senior staff last week to give
input, I haven'
t heard back yet.
If the port did not give their
outside consultant the proper
instructions on how to even
secure appraisals on 21 pieces
of property that are unique in
all of los angeles county, then
I don'
t know what the prices
were really based on.
Our properties are inside the
port.
I floated the balloon.
How about a tax-free exchange
for some comparable piece of
property in the ports?
That balloon did not gain any
elevation.
I'
m still interested in that, if
that'
s a possibility.
I had a phone call today from a
broker interested in buying the
property at an unbelievable
price.
But, obviously that'
s not
possible where we are.
One of the issues that i
requested was, let'
s take the
offer letter and the purchase
and sales agreement and make
sure they are compatible.
The offer letter is not an
executable document, there were
a lot of verbal representations
that signed the psa and all of
this magical stuff will happen
and disappear.
That did not float past my
attorney.
We did receive, about 0 days
ago, a revised psa.
He requested 30 day time from
that date to be able to not only
review, but then negotiate, if
necessary, with the port to have
a satisfactory purchase and
sales agreement in place.
That was denied out of hand, and
we are rapidly approaching --
anyway.
>> MR. Wilson, because we want
to hear from you, if there is no
objection, I will allow you
another minute.
>> ok, all right, I would still
request we have that extension
granted and I would also like to
find out what instructions were
given to the appraisals on how
to identify 21 unique pieces of
property that cannot be
duplicated outside the port
footprint.
I have visited every comp that
was included in our appraisal,
they do not match our property.
That'
s like saying I live on the
beach, I have beachfront
property, but let'
s just move
your building to north long
beach, it'
s not comparable, you
cannot do that.
Anyway, I stand he'
ll -- I stand
here to appeal to the board have
some kind of common sense.
I have spoken with two of you in
the past and also commissioner
neil.
I think I have a wonderful
relationship with senior staff
and a lot of friends and family
and neighbors in the audience,
so thank you for your time, but
I would like some consideration,
and I do stand ready to
negotiate a fair price and ask
for an extension on the psa,
thank you.
>> MAY we have staff follow up
with MR. Wilson.
>> yes, MADAM PRESIDENT.
I have addressed this issue with
staff, we'
ve had a number of
discussions and we previously
had that with MR. Wilson, so we
will continue with our efforts
to work with MR. Wilson.
We will say at the end of the
day it really comes down to
price and I certainly appreciate
a property order trying to
maximize what that is, but I can
represent to the board in my
meetings with the staff in real
estate, they'
ve been consistent
with a process that exemplifies
best practices, so nevertheless,
we will continue to work with
MR. Wilson on some of the issues
he has addressed.
I will say, some of the items,
as he'
s aware, we are not able
to comply with that some of the
documents.
It'
s a public-sector question in
terms of what that process is
and should be.
Again, I emphasize the fact that
we will continue with MR. Wilson
and see how we can come to our
reliance.
>> thank you, I would ask if you
can report back to the board on
the conversation.
Thank you.
>> we do have a motion from the
commissioner and a second.
All in favor? That passes
unanimously.
And that brings us to item 15.
>> authorize spending for the
railyard shoemaker bridge ramps
demolition project.
>> commissioners, questions or
comments?
Is there any public comment?
>> there is not.
>> thank you, we have a motion
and a second, all in favor.
That passes unanimously.
Item 16, please.
Bikes approve a baseline project
budget and authorize spending
for the northgate expansion
project.
>> thank you, commissioners,
questions or comments?
Is there any public comment on
this item?
>> there is not.
>> we have a motion from the
commissioner, is there a second?
All in favor?
Opposed.
It'
s unanimous.
All right, item 17, please.
>> approve a baseline project
budget and authorize spending
for the heavy call route
improvement project.
>> I understand that our
director of program management
has a presentation.
>> good afternoon PRESIDENT And
commissioners and the director
of management, this is an
important project an important
service that the city of long
beach provides to the region,
the transport of approved
overweight vehicles throughout
the city.
I'
d like to introduce --
she is our senior program
management program manager of
both the heavy haul improvement
project and the facility
program.
She has had an amazing career
here at the port of long beach
and has a key role in leading
he will provide you with an
overview of the project that is
before you today.
>> thank you.
>> next slide, please.
Good afternoon.
To give you a little background
of the project, shipment and
transportation of heavy cargo
continues to be an important
part of what it is today.
Imports and exports are in
extreme cargo, but also provides
commercial benefits to the port
of long beach and shipping
stakeholders.
To move this cargo it is santa
fe to reach it as you can see
from the exhibit colored and
black.
In the expansion project under
the support of the leading
program, nine straight crossings
will be permanently closed in
2027, eliminating the existing
hard rock.
So the improved route is
proposed and it is there for
anaheim state.
As shown in blue in the exhibit,
they will follow this to anaheim
way and make a left on anaheim
street.
Next slide, please.
This is the existing lane
configuration on anaheim street.
It also shows and I am way to
the revenue to east and I'
ll
street.
This clearly shows the current
route and accommodates all the
trucks in need.
The project will realign an
omelette -- anaheim way as shown
in the area.
It also includes traffic signal
modification, dining and
striping in the insulation of
the new sidewalk in the
landscape.
This shows a typical heart hat.
Not to talk about the heavy hard
route that includes
transformers, compressors and
weaponizes that are going into
the badly needed infrastructure
project, including companies
like southern california edison
and noss -- los angeles
development of water and power.
In the existing terminal
operator that would be all
oversize cargo which would be on
its business.
So the root can be visited by
future construction projects on
the project sites.
Similar to what happened on the
placement.
Also, the port of long beach is
a port for potential movement,
providing this allows the U.S.
Military with readiness
capabilities with innovations.
Lastly, providing the continuous
source of revenue and they will
continue to use this out rather
than going to the port.
This concludes my report and we
would be happy to answer any
questions.
>> thank you.
Commissioners, do you have any
questions?
there are none, thank you so
much for that.
Is there any public comment on
this item?
>> there is none.
>> thank you is there a motion
to approve the recommendation?
All those in favor?
The motion passes unanimously,
item 18, please.
>> approve the second reading of
ordinance to authorize the
executive director to execute
fourth amendment to the
agreement between the port of
long beach transportation
service llc located on.
She for 6400 41 square feet of
land for a contractor lay down
area for the ports critical
power basement for the phase 3
project, make the determination
to -- pursuant to the
environmental quality act and
the actions categorically -- >>
commissioners, any questions or
comments?
All those in favor?
Wait, I'
m sorry, I got ahead of
myself, thank you, is there any
public,?
>> there is not.
Thank you, she keeps me on
track, we have a motion on a
second, all those in favor, that
passes unanimously, I'
m just
excited, I get so eager about
these, item number 19, please.
>> authorize executive director
to execute a contract with the
corporation for the audio, video
system projects.
>> thank you, commissioners, any
questions or comments?
Is there any public comment on
item 19?
>> there is not.
>> thank you.
all those in favor.
That passes unanimously.
That brings us to the
supplemental agenda, will you
please read item 20?
>> authorize executive director
with contract to marsh usa inc.
To purchase contingent liability
insurance.
>> commissioner, questions or
comments.
Is there any public comment on
this item?
>> there is not.
>> we have a motion and a
second, all in favor.
That passes unanimously.
Item 21.
>> authorize executive director
to execute the assignment by
ellis group inc. To an
assumption by cbre inc. That the
rights and obligations
incorporated under contract for
consulting services between the
city of long beach and ellis
group inc. Consent thereto and
first amendment for contract.
>> thank you, we are on item 21,
there we go, thank you.
Yes, thank you very much,
commissioners, questions or
comments?
Thank you, do we have any public
comment on item 21?
>> thank you very much, we have
a motion at a second, all in
favor.
That passes unanimously.
Item 22, please.
>> approve first reading of
ordinance and authorize
executive director to execute
agreement of purchase and sale
between the poor and presented
west coast terminals llc, make
the determination pursuant to
the california quality act and
that the proposed agreement and
the scope of work is within the
scope of the gerald desmond
bridge replacement project
environmental impact report an
environmental assessment
certified by the board of harbor
commissions on AUGUST 9, 2010.
>> commissioners, comments or
questions?
Is there any public comment?
>> there is not.
>> it has been moved and
seconded.
All in favor?
That passes unanimously.
Item 23.
>> approve first reading of
ordinance and authorize
executive director to execute at
least with ff harbor llc to
allow for use of approximately
1.71 acres of land and
improvements located at 260
north pico avenue, long beach.
Make that determination that the
actions categorically with the
provisions of the california
quality act.
>> commissioners.
Do we have any public comment on
this item?
>> we do not.
>> we have a motion to approve
the first reading, all in favor?
Sorry.
That motion passes unanimously.
Item 24, please.
>> approve the first reading of
ordinance and authorize
executive director to execute
the purchase and sale agreement
between the port and the trustee
of the revocable trust dated
OCTOBER 17, 2018, located at
1660 west 9th street long beach
to make the determination
pursuant to the california
environmental quality act with
the acquisition of the property
is necessary for the rail
support facility program to
reconfigure and expand the
sustained railyard and its
subsequent approval within the
scope of the certified
environmental impact report for
the on dark was port facility
project certified by the port of
harbor commissions on JANUARY
22, 2018.
>> thank you.
Commissioners, comments or
questions?
Is there any public comment on
item 24?
Thank you, we have a motion to
approve the first reading of the
ordinance and the second, all in
favor?
That passes unanimously, item
25, please.
>> authorize executive director
to execute a memorandum of
understanding between the city
of long beach the port of long
beach to transfer control of
certain underutilized oil areas
to the harbor department.
>> thank you.
I'
m going to take it from that
that there is no questions or
comments from the commission, do
we have public comment on this
item?
>> we do not, we have a motion
at a second, all in favor.
That passes unanimously.
That brings us to item 26.
>> approve appointment of brian
banks to the position of civil
engineering.
>> thank you, and we welcome our
new employee.
Commissioners, any comments or
questions?
Do we have public comment on
this item?
>> we do not, we have a motion
and a second, all in favor.
That passes unanimously.
and that brings us to item 27.
>> discussion and approval to
salary and/or fringe benefits
for the director of the harbor
department.
>> the board has had previous
discussions regarding salary
negotiations for the deputy
executive director.
The executive director is
recommending at the board is
asked to improve that he receive
a 4% merit pay increase
effective DECEMBER 3, 2022 and
an 8% salary adjustment
effective APRIL 24, 2023.
Thank you.
Do we have any public comment?
>> we do not.
Bikes we have a motion at a
second, all those in favor?
That passes unanimously.
That brings us to reports from
appointees.
Unless I'
m missing something in
an uncharacteristic way, we have
no reports from our ex
appointees.
We are now on announcements and
comments, I would like to report
on APRIL 12 I attended the
sacramento port advocacy trip
with the commissioner, executive
director and other support
staff, our visit to sacramento
was a significant opportunity to
discuss critical issues with key
legislators, our focus was to
advocate for funding priorities
that would benefit the goods
movement industry in the
community that it served.
In particular we emphasize the
importance of investments in
california ports with historic
approved one-time funding.
During our meeting with key
legislators, we highlighted
efforts to combat climate change
like our zero program that will
guide the ports establishments
of partnerships and investments
to ensure we achieve our zero
emission, clean power and
decarbonization goals, we
emphasize the ports excitement
to support the states goal in
producing 25 gigawatts of
offshore wind power by 2045 with
our proposed floating offshore
wind staging and integration
facility.
The supply chain information
highway to maximize visibility
and efficiency in cargo movement
and the significance of
investing in the training campus
address skills shortages and
provide opportunities for
workforce advancements across
the goods movement industry.
Overall, I think our trip to
sacramento this extremely
productive and a valuable
experience.
I believe to shape always
benefit our customers, tenants
and community.
Commissioner lowenthal, did you
have anything you want to add?
>> I think it was a very
effective group of meetings with
the different legislators and
the secretary.
You know when you go to
sacramento you have to divide
and conquer, so one group,
PRESIDENT Wiseman, went down to
the lieutenant governor'
s office
while I went to the legislator,
but it was all very well.
The people we talked to about it
was really just as excited as we
are.
So we will see what the future
brings.
We vote for that money in the
budget, that was the important
part.
>> we did.
MR. Cordero is there anything
you want to add?
>> it has been referenced as
pretty successful trip, meetings
and as the commissioner has
indicated, a lot of excitement
about our project.
Obviously it'
s not going to bec,
but the good news is the stay in
legislators we have spoken with
are very excited about that
roadmap trying to get the 25
gigawatts by year 2045 and
advanced in california.
With those goals in fun -- in
mind.
A lot of support at the state
level not only to ports overall,
given what we'
ve gone through
and with regard to the vision.
>> thank you.
Do we have any other comments or
announcements from the
commission or requests.
Do we have anything else from
staff.
Will you read the close session
item.
Quick lowe'
s -- closed session
with real property negotiators.
>> thank you.
Ted a we have the sad task of
returning this meeting in memory
of our team meeting david white
and admin evangelist their
program management division.
David started his career with
the city of long beach in 1993
as an administrative intern in
the community development
department.
He worked in the department of
parks, recreation and in
development services where he
served in several different
promotional roles.
In 2013 he began his career with
the port in the program
management division engineering
bureau.
David'
s energy, sense of humor
and wit lit up the room and
brought smiles to our faces.
He is remembered as a strong
advocate.
He was confident, caring, GOD
loving and a friend, overall, a
great friend to many people.
He was more than just a
coworker.
For this and many reasons he
will be dearly missed.
David is survived by his wife.
I am going to move to adjourn
this meeting in memory of david
white, but first, commissioner,
you have comments.
>> thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT.
David was a friend for many,
many years, even before I was
elected to the school board, we
worked in the community in the
downtown area in the first
district.
He was a pleasure to work with
for many, many years, and he was
devoted to the downtown.
He and his wife bought a condo
on forest when it was first
built and he was very involved
in the east village as it was
being developed by the people in
the city and city planning and
development.
It'
s really hard to imagine
downtown without david fight, he
was a friend to so many people.
I have this memory, I hope I'
m
right, when I first got to know
him, he told me that his family
-- and I think he was originally
from liberia.
anyway, very sad to lose david,
and I know many of you feel the
same.
Thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT.
Like thank you, are there any
other comments on david?
Without objection, we will
adjourn in his memory and we
will resume in closed session in
five minutes.