Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, September 17, 2019
Consent
SUBJECT:
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AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO SEND A LETTER TO THE PORT OF LONG BEACH AND THE PORT OF LOS ANGELES URGING THEM TO CONSIDER MITIGATION OF PORT TRAFFIC-RELATED IMPACTS IN THE CITY OF CARSON WHEN DESIGNING THEIR GRANT PROGRAMS (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
Mayor Robles has requested this item for the Council to consider authorizing him to send a letter to both the Port of Los Angeles ("POLA") and the Port of Long Beach ("POLB") focused on Carson's desire for the ports to provide grant opportunities that would benefit Carson, particularly in the area of traffic improvements, and to follow up with meetings with port officials. The letter points out that their grant programs never enable Carson to apply for anything meaningful to help address the impact on our streets caused by trucking businesses that service the ports.
Both ports have ambitious, multi-million dollar mitigation and/or community grant programs designed to mitigate some of the negative health- and environmental effects of their operations. The City's grant consultant, California Consulting, has been watching the grant solicitations with respect to Carson's associated eligibility but to date, has not been made aware of any new opportunities for Carson to benefit from this program in the area it needs most: repair of streets and road infrastructure due to heavy truck usage.
This staff report summarizes the grant applications and eligibility criteria for both programs.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
DIRECT Staff to prepare a letter for the Mayor's signature addressed to both the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach, urging them to open up funding to affected municipalities in the area of street improvements and other traffic-related infrastructure.
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III. ALTERNATIVES
TAKE another appropriate action acceptable to the City Council.
IV. BACKGROUND
Both POLA and POLB have community grant programs that...
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