Second Amendment to Lease HD-8345 with Oxbow Energy Solutions, LLC
Summary
SCH Number
2025050479
Public Agency
Port of Long Beach
Document Title
Second Amendment to Lease HD-8345 with Oxbow Energy Solutions, LLC
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/12/2025
Document Description
Second Amendment to existing Lease HD-8345 with Oxbow Energy Solutions, LLC (Oxbow) located on approximately 5.4 acres of land and an aerial right-of-way at 994 Pier F Avenue, improved with a Port-owned 175,000-metric-ton storage shed and associated conveyors and equipment, for the handling and storage facility for coal. The storage shed may also be used for handling and storage of petroleum coke on a limited basis. The Second Amendment will modify the monthly base rent provision for the period commencing retroactively September 8, 2024, and ending September 7, 2029. All other terms and conditions of the Lease shall remain the same. The Second Amendment to Lease HD-8345 is effective upon date of execution by the Port’s Chief Executive Officer.
Contact Information
Name
Jennifer Blanchard
Agency Name
Port of Long Beach
Job Title
Environmental Specialist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Glenn Farren
Agency Name
Oxbow Energy Solutions, LLC
Job Title
VP Operations
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Long Beach
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Citywide
Other Location Info
994 Pier F Avenue, Long Beach
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15301 Existing Facilities
Reasons for Exemption
The Class 1 Categorical Exemption consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. The proposed Project consists of an amendment to existing Lease HD-8345 for the continued use of an existing facility operated by Oxbow. The Oxbow facility is located in an area in the Port characterized by similar primary and ancillary port-related facilities and operations including the
storage, handling, and shipping of dry bulk, liquid bulk, and containerized cargo. The Second Amendment to Lease HD-8345 with Oxbow merely modifies the base rent. All other terms and conditions of the Lease remain the same.
The Project does not propose or authorize any specific new development, construction, or expansion of use beyond that existing. The continuation of existing operations would not create substantial, adverse changes to the environment or result in a significant cumulative impact. Oxbow is required to comply with all applicable laws, ordinances, and regulations associated with activities on and in connection with the premises, including those regulating stormwater and hazardous materials. Any future development projects, should any be proposed by the tenant during the term of the lease, would be subject to CEQA and review, as applicable. The Port has determined that none of the exceptions to the exemptions in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15300.2 foreclose the use of the categorical exemption CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Existing Facilities); therefore the Project is exempt from CEQA and no further environmental review is required (World Business Academy v. California State Lands Commission (June 13, 2018) Cal.App.5th and Berkeley Hillside Preservation v. City of Berkeley (March 2, 2015) 60 Cal.4th1086))
County Clerk
Los Angeles
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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