OPINION

NOTICE OF FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT AND RECORD OF DECISION AND FINAL GENERAL CONFORMITY DETERMINATION

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced that a “Finding of No Significant Impact” (FONSI) and Record of Decision (ROD) has been approved based upon results of a Final Environmental Assessment (EA) completed in December 2021. A Final General Conformity Determination for the proposed project was also completed and is also in the Final EA as Appendix I. The proposed project is the Airfield and Terminal Modernization Project at Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California. The following project elements subject to FAA approval and addressed by the FONSI ROD include:

• Relocation and reconfiguration of Runway 6L-24R runway exit taxiways; • Extension of Taxiway D from Taxiway C14 west to Taxiway E17; • Extension of Taxiway C from Taxiway C3 east to Taxiway B1; • Concourse 0 and related airfield improvements; • Terminal 9 and related landside access and airfield improvements; • Roadway improvements; and • Various enabling projects as described in the FONSI ROD.

The FAA’s Federal actions for this project include:

• Unconditional approval of the ALP to depict the Proposed Improvements Subject to FAA Approval pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 47107(a)(16). • Determinations under 49 U.S.C. §§ 47106 and 47107 that are associated with the eligibility of the Proposed Project for federal funding under the Airport Improvement Program and under 49

U.S.C. § 40117, as implemented by 14 CFR § 158.25, to use passenger facility charges collected at the airport to assist with the construction of potentially eligible development items from the ALP. • Construction, installation, relocation and/or upgrade of various navigational aids, weather-observing equipment, and visual aids including but not limited to Runway Status Lights, runway edge lights, taxiway edge lighting and signage and associated utility lines. This equipment is necessary to ensure the safety of air navigation for aircraft operations at the airport.

The FONSI ROD indicates that the proposed action is consistent with existing environmental policies and objectives as set forth in the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 in that it will not significantly affect the quality of the human environment. The Final General Conformity Determination concludes that the proposed action will conform with the current approved State Implementation Plan.

Copies of the FONSI ROD, Final EA, and Final General Conformity Determination are available online at https://www.lawa.org/atmp/ documents or for public inspection at the following locations:

Westchester-Loyola Village Branch Library, 7114 W. Manchester Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90045 El Segundo Public Library,111 W. Mariposa Avenue, El Segundo, CA 90245 Culver City Julian Dixon Library, 4975 Overland Avenue, Culver City, CA 90230 Lennox Library, 4359 Lennox Boulevard, Lennox, CA 90304

Current Updates and the 2022 School Year

LAUSD Board vice president Nick Melvoin spent time visiting classrooms over the past few months.

By Nick Melvoin, LAUSD Board Vice President

Happy holiday season from LAUSD! As this unprecedented semester has come to a close in our Los Angeles Unified schools, I want to wish all of the families and school communities a joyful holiday season and happy, healthy new year from your LAUSD Board Member. Thank you for your continued partnership and support of your local public schools. This year’s return to school would not have been possible without the community-wide efforts we’ve seen. Last week, the Board voted unanimously to finalize the selection of Alberto Carvalho as LAUSD’s next superintendent. With a long-tenured track record of success in Miami, deep knowledge of teaching and learning, and a unique ability to act as both an agent of change and a unifying force, he is the right person to lead LAUSD students out of this pandemic into a better future. Superintendent Carvalho comes to LA with more than an illustrious resume — his personal journey as an immigrant and English learner who overcame homelessness has undoubtedly ingrained in him the transformative power of a great education. We have no doubt that he will continue to lead with empathy and work alongside parents, students, teachers, and the broader community to realize a vision of opportunity and success for all our kids. While we await our new superintendent’s arrival early in the new year, our work continues to navigate the path to recovery in our school communities. We are both hiring additional school staff and working with partners to get more caring adults on campuses so we can help our kids heal and learn after the crisis they’ve endured. To help ensure that our students, families and school communities have the best possible learning environments, we are continuing to plan and approve new campus upgrades and projects across the District. These plans include the nearly completed major modernization project at Venice High, and multi-million dollar campus upgrades at Marina del Rey Middle School, Grand View Elementary, Westminster Elementary, and more. This semester, and the year that preceded it, demonstrated firsthand how valuable in-person learning truly is for our families. As I spent time visiting classrooms over the past few months, I’ve been reminded of the innovative lessons, engaging activities, and individual connections that help our kids learn and grow. Our efforts also include safety measures to make sure that schools remain open for in-person learning. As we continue to offer and encourage vaccines for all those eligible, nearly 90% of our eligible students ages 12 and up have received their shot. At the same time, we also want to ensure that as many students as possible can continue to learn and grow in a safe in-person learning environment, particularly students hardest hit by this pandemic. This includes delaying the transfer of students not in compliance with the vaccine requirement to the online program until Fall 2022. To help reassure families and keep school communities as safe as possible in the new year, the District will also conduct baseline testing when students and staff return from winter break in January. Assuming health conditions remain steady, we will begin easing certain safety restrictions in accordance with County public health guidelines in February. I will continue to push for LAUSD to follow public health guidance as conditions evolve and we get closer to a sense of normalcy for our students. And, as always, I will continue pushing for students and families to be at the center of our decisions to meet their needs and get through the pandemic, together.