MEMBERS OF THE BOARD

HILDA L. SOLIS

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

HOLLY J. MITCHELL

LINDSEY P. HORVATH

JANICE HAHN

KENNETH HAHN HALL OF ADMINISTRATION

500 WEST TEMPLE STREET

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90012

(213) 974-1411 - FAX (213) 620-0636

EDWARD YEN

EXECUTIVE OFFICER

KATHRYN BARGER

November 22, 2024

TO:

Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath, Chair

Supervisor Hilda L. Solis

Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell

Supervisor Janice Hahn

Supervisor Kathryn Barger

Fesia Davenport, Chief Executive Officer

Dawyn Harrison, County Counsel

Press Room

FROM:

Edward Yen

Executive Officer

POSTED:

RE:

November 22, 2024

Additions and/or revisions to the agenda for the Board Meeting of Tuesday,

Tuesday, November 26, 2024.

ADD:

Appointments to Commissions/Committees/Special Districts

Revised: recommendations for appointment/reappointment or removal

for the following Commissions/Committees/Special Districts (+ denotes

reappointments): Documents on file in the Executive Office.

In Lieu of Election

Chasity D Jennings-Nunez, San Gabriel County Water District

(24-0111)

Public Comment/Correspondence

REVISE:

Presentation on Los Angeles Homeless Authority Audit Results

and Update on Measure A

Revised recommendation as submitted by Supervisors Barger and

Horvath: Instruct the Auditor-Controller to provide a verbal report back

to the Board at its November 26, 2024 Meeting, on the Los Angeles

Homeless Services Authority audit findings; and direct the Chief

Executive Officer to provide a verbal report back to the Board at its

November 26, 2024 Meeting an update on the passage of Measure A

and the financial implications for the County homeless services.

(24-5515)

Motion by Supervisor Barger

Revised motion by Supervisors Barger and Horvath

Public Comment/Correspondence

REVISE:

12.

Cultivating a Care First, Inclusive, and Diverse Network of

Providers Offering Enhanced Care Management Services to

Justice-Impacted Individuals

Revised recommendation as submitted by Supervisors Solis and

Horvath: Instruct the Director of Justice, Care and Opportunities, in

coordination with the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Information

Officer, the County Office of Privacy, the Auditor-Controller, and

County Counsel, to develop…

Authorize the Director of Justice, Care and Opportunities, in

consultation with the Chief Information Officer, if appropriate, and in

consultation with County Counsel, to take any necessary contract

actions needed to the extent legally permitted, with 10 days advance

notice to the Board and Chief Executive Officer before executing any

new or amended contracts or agreements, to do the following:

Waive the County’s standard open competitive solicitation or

bidding requirements, the need to comply with the County’s Sole

Source Policy, and the need to comply with any other County

Contracting Policies, and waive any other County standard

terms and conditions;… (24-5524)

Motion by Supervisor Solis

Revised motion by Supervisors Solis and Horvath

Public Comment/Correspondence

REVISE:

14.

Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency Loan

Revised recommendation as submitted by Supervisors Mitchell and

Hahn: Find that supporting the operations of Los Angeles County

Affordable Housing Solutions Agency (LACAHSA) through the

contemplated loan will serve a public purpose pursuant to Government

Code Section 26227; find that this action is exempt from the California

Environmental Quality Act; and authorize the Chief Executive Officer to

take the following actions:

Negotiate, on behalf of the County, a loan of up to $6,000,000

from the County to LACAHSA for capacity building and related

activities, subject to reasonable terms, including repayment over

a reasonable period of time at a rate of no or low interest; and

Upon successful negotiation of the loan terms and after approval,

execute a loan agreement (funding agreement) with LACAHSA

on behalf of the County; and

Upon execution of a loan agreement, process a Measure H

Special Revenue Fund budget adjustment that transfers

$6,000,000 from the obligated fund balance Committed for

Homeless Programs for Future Years to a Nonspendable for

Loan Receivables-LACHASA account;… (24-5511)

Motion by Supervisors Mitchell and Hahn

Revised motion by Supervisors Mitchell and Hahn

Public Comment/Correspondence

REVISE:

17.

Implementing Governance Reform: Seating the Governance

Reform Task Force

Revised recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Mitchell: Create

the Governance Reform Task Force (Task Force), as set forth in

Measure G, and by the deadline therein, to be supported by the

Executive Officer of the Board as follows:

The Task Force shall be comprised of a total of 15 members at

all times, including two members who shall be selected by each

Supervisor and appointed by the Board, with a total of 10

members; one workforce representative member shall be

selected by each Supervisor and appointed by the Board, for a

total of five, each of whom shall be of the two members selected

by each Supervisor must be a labor representative from the

County workforce, provided however that no two Task Force

members shall be a member, employee, officer, or director of

the same labor organization union; one additional District

member shall be selected by each Supervisor and appointed by

the Board, for a total of five; and the initial 10

Supervisor-selected members shall be appointed no later than

March 31, 2025; the remaining five at-large members shall be

selected by a four-fifths majority vote the Supervisor-selected

Members, by a four-fifths majority vote that includes the

affirmative votes of at least one member selected by each

Supervisor, of the Supervisor-selected members and appointed

by the Board, provided that the 10 Supervisor-selected members

shall apply the criteria and conduct the application process set

forth below for the selection of the remaining at-large members,

with such revisions as may be adopted by a four-fifths majority

vote of the Supervisor-selected members that includes the

affirmative votes of at least one member selected by each

Supervisor; selection of the at-large members must ensure that

the collective composition of the Task Force complies with the

following: and the Task Force collectively reflects the diversity of

the County to the utmost extent possible at least two Task Force

members reside in an unincorporated area of the County at the

time of their appointment; no more than two at-large Members

reside in the same Supervisorial District at the time of

appointment; the diversity of the County is represented to the

utmost extent possible, including with regard to the aspects listed

below; and consistent with the Board’s intention for the Task

Force to operate independently, a member may only be removed

from the Task Force for cause and by the Task Force’s

action;…

The Task Force’s jurisdiction shall be to develop

recommendations to the Board for implementation of Measure G,

which shall include the structure and responsibilities of the

County Executive, Director of Budget and Management, County

Legislative Analyst, Ethics Commission, and Ethics Compliance

Officer, as well as the Office of Ethics Compliance and the

Charter Review Commission; options for establishing each of the

above positions and bodies, including identification of funding

sources to cover all costs associated with the establishment and

ongoing operation of the same, only existing County funding

sources may be utilized, and cannot result in any additional

costs to, or taxes imposed on taxpayers, thus funding must be

found within existing resources, any cost savings relied upon in

any option must be clearly identified, including the amount and

source; and changes to the direction and oversight of municipal

services for the unincorporated areas, in particular specifying

the respective roles of both the County Executive and the

Supervisor representing a particular unincorporated area, as

well as analyzing how any changes would improve the quality

and responsiveness of services and representation of the

unincorporated areas; with any recommended changes, should

must include specific analysis and justification for how such

changes would improve County governance and service

delivery, as well as performance metrics (both quantitative and

qualitative) and accountability mechanisms for evaluating these

changes at regular intervals in future years the quality and

responsiveness of services and representation of the

unincorporated areas;

While the Task Force should strive for consensus in all

decisions, the following require the approval by a two-thirds

supermajority of Task Force members that includes the

affirmative votes of at least two four District members, at least

three workforce representative members, and at least three

at-large members, for a total of at least ten selected by each of

the four Supervisors, for a total of eight, including adoption of, or

revisions to, the rules and procedures of the Task Force,

removal of a member of the Task Force, and adoption of any

Task Force recommendation for submission to the Board; …

REVISE:

19.

Los Angeles County Governance Reform: Implementing the Voter

Mandate for a More Representative, Accountable and Transparent

Los Angeles County

Revised recommendation as submitted by Supervisors Horvath and

Solis: Instruct the Executive Officer of the Board, in consultation with

County Counsel, to establish the Governance Reform Task Force

(GRTF) to research and analyze the current governance structure,

conduct public outreach, and make recommendations to the Board on

a reorganization proposal that implements the voter-approved Charter

amendment to transition the County’s governance structure, the GRTF

shall strive for consensus in all decisions, for the GRTF’s

implementation recommendations to the Board, non-consensus

recommendations shall be noted, the GRTF will be comprised of

thirteen members, the composition of the GRTF will include five Board

appointed members (one appointed by each Supervisor), three labor

appointed members, and five at-large members to be selected by the

five Board appointed members as follows: one member from the

business sector, one member representing the interests of municipal

governments in Los Angeles County, one member representing the

interests of County unincorporated areas, one member representing

community organizations, one member with significant experience or

knowledge in public sector ethics, and they must be selected as

follows:

Application and selection process: Within 60 days, the Executive

Officer of the Board, in consultation with County Counsel, must

develop an online GRTF member application that follows a similar

application process to the County Independent Redistricting

Commission, which each potential GRTF member will be

required to complete applicants for the GRTF must come from

the following sectors: academia, the County workforce, labor,

government (including cities), business, and community

organizations, as well as an individual with significant experience

or knowledge in public sector ethics, and the final composition of

the GRTF should represent reflect the diversity of the County, to

the extent feasible, and permissible by law including, but not

limited to, race/ethnicity; gender; LGBTQ+ identity; age; System

Impacted (formally incarcerated, unhoused, foster youth, etc.);

income levels; education levels; disabilities; renters and

homeowners; and geographical diversity with criteria for

selecting GRTF members to include the following:

Minimum Requirements: adults over age 18; must reside or work

within the County at the time of service; willingness to work on a

highly visible advisory body; ability to commit the necessary

time; possess experience that demonstrates analytical skills

relevant to the performance of governmental functions and

execution of governmental duties under applicable Federal,

State, and local laws and regulations; must explain their reason

for seeking to be a member of the GRTF; and upon selection, file

a Statement of Economic Interest (Form 700);

Desirable Qualifications: skills, knowledge or lived experience

that will help the GRTF fulfill its roles and responsibilities

particularly around municipal or civic administration, stakeholder

engagement, and project planning and implementation;

commitment to, and experience with, advancing the County’s

core values of anti-racism, equity, communication, collaboration,

transparency, “care first” and fiscal responsibilities; interest and

experience in the County’s transition elements, e.g. municipal

administration, financial and budget planning and operations,

and roles and responsibilities of the expanded Board and County

Executive, including roles of the County Legislative Analyst and

Director of Budget and Management; ability to leverage

community connections to support community engagement

efforts of the GRTF, including with marginalized and

socioeconomically disadvantaged communities; local government

experience/knowledge is preferred including, but not limited to,

cities within the County; and residents of County unincorporated

areas possessing the minimum requirements; …

Within 45 days after the close of the application period, Board

action must be taken to appoint the five GRTF members to be

selected by the Board (one selected by each Supervisor), Board

appointed GRTF members must participate in the application

process, select five GRTF members by a majority vote of the

Board, with each Board member to recommend one GRTF

member from the application pool;

Within 45 days of the closing of the application period, three

additional GRTF members shall be nominated appointed by labor

as follows: one nominated by the Los Angeles County Federation

of Labor; one nominated by SEIU Local 721; one nominated by

the Coalition of County Unions; and the labor nominees must

participate in the application process, to be approved by the

Board within 30 days of receiving the nominations, no other

GRTF members shall be representatives of labor, including

members appointed by the Board or the GRTF to ensure

equitable distribution across all stakeholder sectors, where

representatives of labor include individuals that are members of

labor unions;

The remaining qualified applications must be provided to the five

Board appointed nominated and approved GRTF members, for

the purpose of recommending applicants to the Board to fill the

five outstanding GRTF member seats as described in Directive

No. 1 of this motion, and the final GRTF members must be

selected to fill gaps in the sector representation (academic,

business, government (including cities), and community

organizations, as well as an individual with significant experience

or knowledge in public sector ethics) not yet met by the five

GRTF members appointed by the Board and the nominated and

approved GRTF members representing labor, within 30 days of

being appointed, the five GRTF members must submit their

proposed appointments to the Board for approval;

Consistent with the Board’s intention for the GRTF to operate

independently, a GRTF member may only be removed from the

GRTF by recommendation of the GRTF to the Board, and should

a member of the Board not nominate an applicant for the GRTF

within the 60 days of the closing of the application period, the

selected and appointed members by the remaining Board shall

nominate an applicant to fill the member seat set aside for a

Board office, unless otherwise directed by the Board;

Direct the Executive Officer of the Board, in consultation with County

Counsel and other relevant Department Heads, to do prepare the

following within 60 days:

Prepare a draft Governance Reform Transition Work Plan (Work

Plan) for the GRTF that includes short- and long-term focus

areas, and timelines, as outlined in the Charter amendment, and

provide to the Board for consideration, the GRTF shall have the

ability to amend the Work Plan. with the Work Plan to include,

but not be limited to, the following: …

Develop a comprehensive public engagement strategy for the

GRTF including, but not limited to, rotating public meetings

across Supervisorial districts, both in person and virtual;

education materials on the Charter amendment; a

communications plan for the governance transition; and

outreach efforts to stakeholders Countywide, in consultation with

all Board offices, with all outreach materials to be developed

according to the Countywide language access policy; Develop a

comprehensive public engagement strategy inclusive of

community and stakeholder outreach and input required by

Section 11.74 of Measure G, including, holding its meetings

throughout the County, including in each Supervisorial District,

with an option for virtual participation; substantively engage with

community organizations and stakeholders from each

Supervisorial District; engaging and seeking feedback from all

organizations and individuals who provided public comment (in

any form) in connection with the Board meetings at which

Measure G (or the original motion) was considered; making all

efforts to host meetings at locations that are accessible to

persons with disabilities and accessible to affordable public

transportation; ensuring language access to the general public,

including providing professional interpretation services,

translated written materials, and clear mechanisms for

requesting accommodations; providing drafts of all

recommendations to the general public at least 10 days prior to

each meeting; adopting a recommendation only after a public

meeting (with public comment) has been held for such

recommendation, and after its final text has been public for at

least 30 days; and

Establish a website as a central point of information for the

public on the County’s governance transition efforts, including

educational materials for the public on the voter-approved

Charter amendment and the governance transition;

In consultation with the Director of Personnel, pProvide

recommendations for the project management and/or staffing of

the implementation of the Charter amendment, including support

for the GRTF, and consider both internal and external candidates

and/or consultant support to effectuate the implementation of the

adopted Charter amendment, with a project management plan to

be included to support the work of the GRTF including, but not

limited to, an executive director/project manager, outside counsel

and communications and outreach personnel; …

Present the GRTF reorganization and implementation

recommendations to the Board, which shall only utilize existing

County funding sources, and cannot result in any additional

costs to, or taxes imposed on taxpayers, thus funding must be

found within existing resources, any cost savings relied upon in

any option must be clearly identified, including the amount and

source;

Ensure changes to the direction and oversight of municipal

services for the unincorporated areas, in particular the

respective roles of both the County Executive and the Supervisor

representing a particular unincorporated area. Any

recommended changes should include specific analysis and

justification for how such changes would improve the quality and

responsiveness of services and representation of the

unincorporated areas;

Direct the Chief Executive Officer to prepare the following within 60

days, unless noted otherwise, and begin to:

Within 30 days, develop a proposal that aligns with the

implementation of the Charter amendment, subject to the Board’s

approval, to amend the FY 2025-26 budget calendar and

process to include public Departmental budget hearings before

the Board, as an interim step for FY 2025-26, until the GRTF has

recommended a process for FY 2026-27 and beyond;

Identify a point of contact to respond to information requests

related to the implementation of the Charter amendment; and

Identify available funding to support the GRTF in the current …

Instruct County Counsel to identify a lead counsel to be responsive to

the requests of the GRTF and report back to the Board in 75 days on

ordinance updates or legislative proposals that may be required or

recommended to implement the Charter amendment and any other

potential code updates that could be required once the public input

process on the governance transition has been completed, with the

report to include recommendations regarding ex-parte communications

between the GRTF and the Board and conflict of interest policies that

could be applied to the GRTF; and establishing procedures and

requirements to minimize conflicts of interest and ensure the

independence of the Task Force; delegating authorities essential to the

Task Force’s function; setting forth minimum fundamental standards for

public notice and participation, language access, culturally responsive

and proficient outreach; submission of final recommendations to the

Board for approval; and compliance with any other applicable laws;

Instruct County Department Heads including, but not limited to, the

Auditor-Controller, the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, Executive

Officer of the Board, and the Chief Executive Officer, to respond in a

timely manner to information requests related to the implementation of

the Charter amendment from the Executive Officer of the Board, the

GRTF and/or their consultants;

Authorize the Executive Officer to amend work order number Executive

Office RFS#24-01 under the Chief Executive Office Master Agreement

for Strategic Planning and related consulting services to support the

GRTF and align the current work order deliverables to include tasks

related to the voter-approved Charter Amendment to ensure the County

utilizes existing resources, including full utilization of the $1,000,000

allocated during the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Supplemental Budget into a

Provisional Financing Uses account for the Board Governance

Model/Study;

Require the GRTF to respond to reasonable requests from the Board

for updates on its work; and

Within the recommendations to the Board, the GRTF may include

internal Board procedures, such as: days of the week on which

motions are filed, the process by which motions and pieces of

legislation are considered before they are agendized at a regularly

scheduled board meeting, Board agenda management, and other items

pertaining to the procedural rules of the Board, in order achieve holistic

and effective recommendations the Board can consider when

approving the reorganizational structure and implementation measure

necessary to effectuate the Charter Amendments.

(24-5538)

Motion by Supervisors Horvath and Solis

Revised motion by Supervisors Horvath and Solis

Public Comment/Correspondence

REVISE:

21.

Feasibility of Implementing the Blue Ribbon Commission on

Homelessness Report Recommendations No. 1 (Establish a

County Entity Dedicated to Homeless Service Delivery) and No. 3

(Streamlined LAHSA)

Revised recommendation as submitted by Supervisors Horvath and

Barger: Direct the Chief Executive Officer to report back to the Board

in writing in 60 days on the feasibility to implement the Blue Ribbon

Commission on Homelessness Report Recommendations No.1,

establishing a new County Department dedicated solely to serving

people who are unhoused or at risk of becoming unhoused, and No. 3,

streamline the responsibilities of Los Angeles Homeless Services

Authority (LAHSA) by having them retain only the core functions

required as lead on the Greater Los Angeles Continuum of Care

including the Homeless Management of Information System

administration, the Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count, and other

emergency response services as designated and funded by the Board,

with the report to include, but not be limited to, the following: …

A high-level schedule for the creation of the new department and

the transition of programs and funding, with a focus on “critical

path” milestones to ensure that the Board and the public are

aware of the action items and associated processes that must be

completed and by when;

A summary of County and LAHSA programs and functions that

will transition to the new County department, should the Board

choose to create the new County department, including a

functional “end-state” organizational chart, to be refined as the

process continues, and description of programs that will operate

out of the new department, describing any proposed phasing of

department operations, funding transfers, department’s projected

staffing needs, necessary classifications, and job duties; …

(24-5544)

Motion by Supervisors Horvath and Barger

Revised Motion by Supervisors Horvath and Barger

Public Comment/Correspondence

REVISE:

23.

Trans, Gender Expansive, and Intersex (TGI) Wellness and Equity

Initiative

Revised recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Horvath: Instruct

the Director of Public Health to establish a two-year pilot Trans, Gender

Expansive and Intersex (TGI) Wellness and Equity Initiative (Initiative)

to enhance services being provided to the TGI community and build the

capacity of organizations serving the TGI community, including TGI-led

organizations, which are defined as non-profit organizations with 60%

of their board or leadership structure consisting of TGI individuals

should include a $7,000,000 investment over a 24-month period

($3,500,000 per year), to be distributed as up to $2,000,000 to a

third-party administrator of the program to process applications for the

grants described below and also to facilitate capacity building and

training for the organizations receiving the grants to strengthen their

organizational infrastructure; a minimum of $4,500,000 to be distributed

via grants to organizations that provide health, housing, and human

services coordination, linkage, and outreach to the TGI community,

preferably by TGI-led organizations, defined as organizations with 60%

of their board or leadership structure consisting of TGI individuals,

organizations applying for grants shall specify the program and/or

services the funds will be used for and an estimate of the number of

TGI individuals that will be served, as well as performance metrics; and

up to $500,000 to the Department of Public Health for a Departmental

ombudsperson for the Initiative; instruct the Director of Public Health to

provide a written report back to the Board in 60 days with a description

of the program guidelines and details, including the selection process

for the third-party administrator to determine their scope of work and

fee, any funds not needed for the above shall be redirected(ii), the

program guidelines should utilize existing County data, as available, to

direct funding to the greatest areas of need in the TGI community; and

direct the Chief Executive Officer to identify $7,000,000 in funding to

initiate the pilot program, including the use of Net County Cost.

(24-5519)

Motion by Supervisor Horvath

Revised motion by Supervisor Horvath

Public Comment/Correspondence

REVISE:

28.

Los Angeles County Development Authority and Department of

Public Works Collaboration for the Los Angeles County Care

Community Project

Revised recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Hahn: Authorize

the Executive Director Los Angeles County Development Authority, to

act on behalf of the County, for the preparation and issuance of a

Request for Proposal (RFP), and to utilize any needed County a

Board-approved on-call project management/construction management

contracts procured through the Department of Public Works to assist in

the preparation and issuance of an RFP for the potential development

of a permanent supportive housing project in two of the unused

buildings on the Metropolitan State Hospital campus (Campus), at the

intersection of 1st Street and Norwalk Boulevard in the City of Norwalk,

and authorize the Director, to facilitate Los Angeles County

Development Authority ‘s (LACDA) use of any of the Department’s

applicable contracts for this specified purpose; find that the proposed

actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality

Act;… (24-5532)

Motion by Supervisor Hahn

Revised motion by Supervisor Hahn

Public Comment/Correspondence

REVISE:

2-D.

Los Angeles County Development Authority and Department of

Public Works Collaboration for the Los Angeles County Care

Community Project

Revised recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Hahn: Authorize

the Executive Director of Los Angeles County Development Authority,

to act as an agent of the County, to prepare and to issue a Request for

Proposal (RFP) to develop a permanent supportive housing project in

two of the unused buildings on the Metropolitan State Hospital campus,

located at the intersection of 1st Street and Norwalk Boulevard in the

City of Norwalk; authorize the Executive Director to execute a funding

agreement with the County, through the Department of Public Works

(DPW), and any necessary amendments for the Los Angeles

Community Development Authority (LACDA) to provide reimbursement

of costs incurred by DPW for the administration of the DPW’s

applicable contract, in an amount of up to $70,000 in No Place Like

Home (NPLH) funds, included in the LACDA’s approved Fiscal Year

2024-25 budget, and if additional funds are required in future years,

they will be included through LACDA's annual budget approval

process;… (24-5534)

Motion by Supervisor Hahn

Revised motion by Supervisor Hahn

Public Comment/Correspondence

SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA

Establish a Reward Offer in the Investigation into the Destruction

of Property in the City of Hacienda Heights

61-A.

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Solis: Establish a

$20,000 reward offered in exchange for information leading to the

apprehension and conviction of the person or persons responsible for

the heinous destruction of property from copper thefts to utility service

posts, in the City of Hacienda Heights, occurring since April 2024.

(24-5575)

Motion by Supervisor Solis

Public Comment/Correspondence