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Energy and Environment Committee meeting summary

Los AngelesOct 11, 20242 min read

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The committee approved multiple Board of Water and Power and Bureau of Sanitation items — including bond authorizing resolutions for water and power refunding, a pipeline crossing agreement, an amendment to a power settlements agreement, a revised blue‑bin processing contract, and a motion to study an underground utility district for Crestwood Hills — while continuing the Los Angeles DWP long‑term 100% carbon‑free by 2035 plan and taking no action on a recyclables market verbal report.

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Committee members approved several funding and contract actions that affect the city's water, power and trash services. The meeting cleared authorizations to refund existing water and power debt (bond resolutions), approved a pipeline crossing agreement and a sanitation contract that covers residential blue‑bin processing in the East and West Valley. A proposal to achieve 100% carbon‑free energy by 2035 was discussed but postponed, and a verbal report on recyclables market conditions had no action. Public comment at the meeting was in‑person only.

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Approved mayoral appointment of Veronica Lopez to the Community Forest Advisory Committee (approved; vote noted as 4 Yes, 1 absent: De Leon).
Continued consideration of the Los Angeles DWP Strategic Long Term Resource Plan aiming for 100% carbon‑free energy by 2035 (no final action).
Approved Amendment No. 2 to Agreement No. 47565 for Energy Imbalance Market merchant, settlement and transmission billing systems (Board of Water and Power report).
Approved Pipeline Crossing Agreement with Union Pacific Railroad for underground water pipelines near Sherman Way and Lankershim Boulevard (Board of Water and Power report).
Approved initial authorizing resolution to issue up to $1.8 billion in Water System Refunding Revenue Bonds (Board Resolution No. 5057).
Approved initial authorizing resolution to issue up to $3.1 billion in Power System Refunding Revenue Bonds (Board Resolution No. 5056).
Approved Motion to study feasibility and estimated costs for establishing an underground utility district in Crestwood Hills (Motion Park–Lee).
Noted and filed the City Administrative Officer SB 165 annual report requirements for FY 2022‑23 Proposition O program.
Approved revised proposed personal services contract between the Bureau of Sanitation and Arakelian Enterprises, Inc. dba Athens Services for residential blue‑bin processing (East and West Valley wastesheds).
Took no action on the Bureau of Sanitation verbal report on the status of the recyclables market.

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