Port actions and appeal decisions
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The Trade, Travel and Tourism Committee (Councilmembers Traci Park, Tim McOsker, Monica Rodriguez) met on September 9, 2025 and took three votes (all 3-0). The Committee denied a CEQA appeal filed by UNITE HERE Local 11 against the Port of Los Angeles' certification of the Final Subsequent EIR for the West Harbor Modification Project. The Committee also approved Board of Harbor Commissioners reports: a retroactive five-year compensation reset and transfer for Permit No. 919, and a second amendment to Agreement No. 22-9911 with Nossaman, LLP to extend the term three years and increase compensation; items 2 and 3 noted fiscal impacts and were treated as administrative CEQA exemptions.
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What this means
The committee upheld the Port of Los Angeles' environmental review for the West Harbor project, so the Port's prior certification stands and the project's environmental approval is not changed by this appeal. The committee also approved a change in the holder and compensation terms for a Port permit (Permit No. 919) and extended and increased pay for an outside law firm's contract supporting Port real estate work. CEQA refers to California's environmental review law; denying the appeal means the committee did not overturn the Port's environmental decision.
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- Denied CEQA appeal by UNITE HERE Local 11 of BOHC certification of the Final SEIR for the West Harbor Modification Project – (3) Yes, (0) No.
- Approved BOHC report authorizing a retroactive five-year compensation reset on Permit No. 919 and transfer from H.S. Seafood, Inc. to Standard Fisheries Corporation to P.L.D. Enterprises, Inc. dba Superior Seafood Company – (3) Yes, (0) No. Fiscal impact: Yes.
- Approved BOHC report for Second Amendment to Agreement No. 22-9911 with Nossaman, LLP to extend the term three years and increase compensation for real estate legal support services – (3) Yes, (0) No. Fiscal impact: Yes.
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