To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: STEPHEN PROUD, WATERFRONT & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
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DISCUSSION REGARDING THE TEMPORARY USE OF PROPERTY ON MOLE B BY NORTHROP GRUMMAN FOR THE LOADING AND TRANSPORT OF EQUIPMENT FOR THE TERM OCTOBER 18, 2019 - OCTOBER 20, 2019
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Northrop Grumman and the City are negotiating a license agreement that will provide Northrop Grumman with the ability to use property on Mole B in King Harbor on a temporary basis for the loading and transportation of equipment to San Diego from their North Redondo Beach Campus. The operation is scheduled to take place over a two-day period - commencing at 5pm on October 18th and concluding at 5pm on October 20th. In consideration for the City’s agreement to provide access, Northrop Grumman will reimburse City costs associated with the operational and administrative oversight of the operation. Additionally, Northrop Grumman will repair or replace, at its cost, any damaged or modified infrastructure as a result of their operation.
BACKGROUND
Northrop Grumman operates out of a campus located in North Redondo Beach. Under contract with the United States Navy, Northrop Grumman has assembled a large piece of equipment that needs to be transported to Naval Station San Diego. Northrop Grumman has evaluated their options for transport of the equipment and determined that King Harbor is the best option to load the equipment onto a barge for transport.
The City and Northrop Grumman are negotiating a license agreement that would allow for the transportation and loading of the equipment to take place between 5pm Friday October 18th and 5pm Sunday October 20th. This timing will allow for staging, transportation and loading to occur over a two-day window - with the movement of the equipment through the City streets happening in the late-night early morning hours. The equipment will be transported via semi-truck and loaded onto specially equipped barges in the harbor that will be moored just off Mole B, at the western terminus of Marina Way. The equipment will be transported via Marina Way, Harbor Drive, Beryl Street, and Pacific Coast Highway during the night time hours. Certain medians, fixtures and equipment may need to be modified or removed to provide access for the equipment during transportation. Northrop Grumman will, at its own cost, fix and/or replace any fixtures, medians, landscaping, or equipment that has to be removed or modified during transportation.
Northrop Grumman will compensate the City for actual costs associated with the operation, as well as any administrative costs, including engineering and legal work associated with the project.
COORDINATION
The Waterfront and Economic Development Department collaborated with the City Attorney’s Office, the City Manager’s Office, the Public Works Department, Police Department and Fire Department to develop this report.
FISCAL IMPACT
The license agreement under negotiation will provide for compensation to the City for direct City costs and administrative costs associated with the project.
APPROVED BY:
Joe Hoefgen, City Manager