III. SEPARATE MATTER 90
Vermont Corridor Site 2 Renovation Project
90.
Recommendation: Certify that the Addendum to the previously certified Final
Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) for the adopted Vermont Corridor Project
has been completed in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act
and reflects the independent judgment and analysis of the County; find that the
Board has reviewed and considered the information contained in the Addendum
together with the previously certified FEIR, prior to authorizing the Project
described herein and authorize the Addendum; authorize the Site 2 Project and
establish the Vermont Corridor Site 2 Renovation, Capital Project No. 87802
(CP No. 87802) (Project) (2), to fund Project costs that are directly funded by
the County, for owner's representative/project management services, legal
services, and potential soil remediation activities; authorize the execution of the
proposed Ground Lease and Facilities Lease Agreements for the Project,
pursuant to which the County will lease and leaseback properties located at 550
South Vermont Avenue and 3175 West 6th Street, for the financing and
renovation of an approximately 243,000 sq ft office building to serve as a
County administration office building, public serving uses and ancillary retail;
authorize the Chief Executive Officer, to execute the proposed Lease
Agreements for the Project between the County and Los Angeles County
Facilities 2 Inc. (LACF2), including any ancillary documents, execute any
future amendments to the agreements thereto that may be necessary to
implement the terms set forth therein; approve an ordinance for introduction
amending County Code, Title 6 - Salaries, to add and establish the salary for
one new unclassified classification and to add, delete, and/or change certain
employee classifications and number of ordinance positions in various
departments as a result of the budget process for Fiscal Year 2024-25;
authorize an appropriation adjustment transferring $500,000 from the completed
Vermont Corridor County Administration Building, CP No. 69950, and
$2,500,000 from the Various Refurbishment Mitigation/Remediation, CP No.
86612, to the Project, representative/project management services, legal
services, and potential soil remediation activities; adopt a resolution authorizing
the financing plan for the proposed Project and the issuance and sale of bonds
by LACF2 on tax-exempt and taxable basis on behalf of the County to finance
the proposed Project cost with a Guaranteed Maximum Price of $210,000,000,
plus capitalized interest and costs of issuance for the transaction in an
aggregate principal amount not to exceed $260,000,000, authorize the County
to accept title to Site 2 and any improvements thereon upon payment or
defeasance in full of such bonds and to execute and deliver various legal
documents relating to the issuance of the Bonds, and related actions;
authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute any additional transactional