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Energy and Environment Committee meeting summary

Los AngelesSep 13, 20241 min read

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The Committee approved ten items including a reappointment to the Board of Water and Power, multiple LADWP Board actions and contracts, motions directing the Bureau of Sanitation on recyclables and PFAS, a motion on Port power outages, an amendment to the Tillman water purification financing, and actions on plastics reduction and printer cartridge restrictions.

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What this means

Committee members approved a series of actions that affect city water, power, and waste programs. For residents, that means the Board of Water and Power will have a reappointed commissioner, the city advanced financing and bonding changes to support the Donald C. Tillman water purification project, the Bureau of Sanitation will be directed to report on recyclables markets and pursue strategies for PFAS (a group of persistent chemicals), and the city moved forward on a plastics reduction environmental review and a request to prohibit certain single‑use aftermarket printer cartridges. The Committee also approved a motion addressing recent power outages at the Port of Los Angeles and referred coordination actions as needed.

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Reappointment of Mia Lehrer to the Board of Water and Power Commissioners — Approved (4 Yes; 1 Absent: Blumenfield).
Quitclaim of Telephone Lines and Line of Poles Easement (LADWP File No. P‑102026) — Approved (4 Yes; 1 Absent: Blumenfield).
Amendment No. 1 to agreements for Van Norman Complex geotechnical services (agreements with URS Corporation Americas and Kleinfelder West, Inc.) — Approved (4 Yes; 1 Absent: Blumenfield).
Navajo Large Generator Interconnection Agreement involving LADWP and multiple utilities and federal Bureau of Reclamation (Contract No. 54548/DWP No. BP 22‑012) — Approved (4 Yes; 1 Absent: Blumenfield).
Motion directing the Bureau of Sanitation to report on the status of the recyclables market — Approved (4 Yes; 1 Absent: Blumenfield).
Motion on power outage incidents at the Port of Los Angeles and appropriate response — Approved as amended (5 Yes; 0 No); referred as noted to Trade, Travel and Tourism Committee as appropriate.
Amendment No. 1 to the EPA WIFIA loan agreement for the Donald C. Tillman Advanced Water Purification Facility, issuance of a replacement subordinate wastewater bond series, and creation of a construction fund to receive bond proceeds — Approved (4 Yes; 1 Absent: Blumenfield).
LADWP and Bureau of Sanitation reports on strategies to address Polyfluoroalkyl/Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the City — Approved as amended (4 Yes; 1 Absent: De León); Community Impact Statements submitted by neighborhood councils noted.
Motion requesting the Bureau of Sanitation and City Attorney present an ordinance prohibiting distribution and sale of aftermarket single‑use clone‑compatible printer cartridges — Approved (3 Yes; 2 Absent: Raman; De León).
Bureau of Sanitation Final Program Environmental Impact Report and related findings for the Comprehensive Plastics Reduction Program — Approved as amended (3 Yes; 2 Absent: Raman; De León).

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