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  
January 24, 2025  
TO:  
Supervisor Kathryn Barger, Chair  
Supervisor Hilda L. Solis  
Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell  
Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath  
Supervisor Janice Hahn  
Fesia Davenport, Chief Executive Officer  
Dawyn Harrison, County Counsel  
Press Room  
FROM:  
Edward Yen  
Executive Officer  
POSTED:  
RE:  
January 24, 2025  
Additions and/or revisions to the agenda for the Board meeting of Tuesday,  
January 28, 2025.  
REQUEST:  
11.  
The Fire Chief requests that the following item be continued to  
February 18, 2025:  
Annual Abatement of Hazardous Vegetation  
Recommendation: Acting as the Governing Body of the County and the  
Consolidated Fire Protection District, adopt a resolution and establish  
the following dates, times, and locations for Hearings of Protest before  
the Weed Abatement and Brush Clearance Referees; and set March  
25, 2025 at 9:30 a.m. for Public Hearing on a Weed Abatement and  
Defensible Space Clearance Program: (Department of Agricultural  
Commissioner/Weights and Measures and Fire Department)  
ADOPT (Continued from the meeting of 1-14-25) (25-0212)  
Board Letter  
Revised Board Letter  
Public Comment/Correspondence  
SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA  
Los Angeles County Fire Recovery Fund  
13-A.  
Recommendation as submitted by Supervisors Horvath and Barger:  
Approve the Chief Executive Officer’s recommendations in her January  
21, 2025 report entitled, “Report Back on Ratification of Proclamation  
of Local Emergency, Curfew Order, and Local Health Emergency  
Declaration for the January 2025 Windstorm and Critical Fire Events  
(Item No. 31-A, Agenda of January 14, 2025” (Report), and direct the  
Chief Executive Officer to launch the Los Angeles County Fire  
Recovery Fund (Fund) to provide direct cash aid to homeowners,  
renters, business owners, workers, and other impacted community  
members in the Fire Events, the Fund will provide immediate,  
temporary assistance to impacted residents until longer term State and  
Federal recovery resources become available, and reallocate  
$32,200,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) enabled funding, as  
described in the Report, to the Fund; instruct the Director of Consumer  
and Business Affairs, in collaboration with the Chief Executive Officer,  
and in consultation with the Executive Director of Racial Equity, and the  
Poverty Alleviation Initiative, to administer the Fund on behalf of the  
County, including developing a simplified application, providing  
program administration services, directly distributing funds to eligible  
residents prioritizing those most impacted, providing technical  
assistance, tracking and reporting how funds are distributed, and  
authorize the Director of Consumer and Business to amend existing  
contracts, enter into new contracts, launch and administer the Fund,  
and in administering the Fund, follow the overarching principles  
identified in the Report, and use the criteria attached to the Report, and  
all applications materials and outreach related to the Fund must be  
culturally and linguistically competent; and take the following actions:  
Authorize the Director of Consumer and Business Affairs to  
negotiate, execute, and amend, as necessary, agreements to  
implement and advance the above, and the Board shall waive the  
requirements of Board Policy No. 5.100 for these agreements  
for up to three years to implement the Fund;  
Instruct the Directors of Consumer and Business Affairs and  
Economic Opportunity, to report back to the Board in writing in  
seven days with an update on the implementation progress and  
an estimated timeline for launching and funding applications,  
these Funds should first fund and prioritize those most  
immediately and directly impacted by the Fire Events; and  
provide regular updates to the Board on the progress on  
implementing and disbursing all Funds to support residents,  
workers, and small businesses;  
To the extent the Chief Executive Officer, and the Directors of  
Economic Opportunity and Consumer and Business Affairs have  
taken any actions including, but not limited to, executing  
contracts, to launch the Funds described above after the filing of  
the Report, but before the approval of this motion, ratify such  
actions; and  
Direct the Chief Executive Officer to continue to identify  
available County dollars that can be repositioned to support  
victims of the fires. (25-0739)  
Motion by Supervisors Horvath and Barger  
Chief Executive Officer's Report dated January 21, 2025  
Public Comment/Correspondence  
Water Supply and Resiliency of Waterworks District 29  
Infrastructure  
13-B.  
Recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Horvath: Instruct the  
Director of Public Works to report back to the Board in writing within  
30 days with the following:  
Progress of retaining a consultant to review and prepare an  
independent after-action report on performance issues, if any,  
that have arisen in connection with Waterworks District 29  
(District) facilities and operations during the Palisades Fire;  
Identification of any system improvements (capital projects,  
system hardening, interconnections, and protocols) referenced  
in the District capital plan, Woolsey Fire After Action report, and  
the 2013 Waterworks District 29 “master plan,” for each item  
referenced in the master plan, include the project rationale,  
prioritization, relation to fire suppression, approval status for  
each government entity, originally planned project timeline, and  
specify whether the implementation of the project was delayed  
and the reasons for delays in project delivery;  
Description of the District’s funding streams, funding allocated  
for ongoing projects, future upgrades, maintenance and  
operations, and future funding needs; and  
Identification of any administrative, environmental, and permitting  
challenges that may have delayed or inhibited project delivery,  
as well as recommendations for local, State, or Federal reforms  
or regulatory streamlining to accelerate these resiliency  
investments; and  
Instruct the Director of Public Works to report back to the Board in  
writing within 90 days with an assessment of current capital plans for  
the District, including a financial analysis to determine the resources  
needed for full implementation of the current capital plans, and a  
proposed schedule and strategy for updating these plans to enhance  
fire safety from urban wildfires. (25-0742)  
Motion by Supervisor Horvath  
Public Comment/Correspondence  
Los Angeles County Recovery Efforts and Building Urgency into  
Implementation of Long-Term Disaster Support  
13-C.  
Recommendation as submitted by Supervisors Barger and Horvath:  
Acting as the Governing Body of the County, Los Angeles County  
Development Authority, the Regional Park and Open Space District, the  
Los Angeles County Consolidated Fire Protection District, the Los  
Angeles County Lighting Maintenance District, the Los Angeles County  
Flood Control District, the Los Angeles County Waterworks Districts,  
and the Consolidated Sewer Maintenance District, take the following  
actions to facilitate efforts to respond to and recover from the Los  
Angeles (LA) County Fires:  
1. Find that each of the directives, actions, activities, and projects  
encompassed by this motion and the enclosed resolution including,  
but not limited to, response, recovery, repair, replacement, and  
construction activities, are critically needed to respond to, and  
recover from the emergency related to the LA County Fires, and  
are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act;  
2. Approve an exception to the County's grant policy by authorizing the  
Chief Executive Officer to accept grants including, but not limited to,  
from the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Federal  
Emergency Management Agency, the Federal Environmental  
Protection Agency, the California Environmental Protection Agency,  
the California Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway  
Administration, and the California Office of Emergency Services,  
and any other necessary State, Federal, and local agencies, public  
entities, and private entities, to secure funds for actions and projects  
required because of the exigent and/or emergency conditions  
created by the LA County Fires;  
3. Request the Assessor, and instruct the Treasurer and Tax Collector,  
to continue their efforts to inform property owners of the importance  
of filing a Misfortune and Calamity Claim, including the impact to the  
deferral of property taxes; request the Assessor to initiate  
reassessments notwithstanding whether a Misfortune and Calamity  
Claim has been filed where the property damage exceeds $10,000,  
pursuant to Section 170(a) of the Revenue and Taxation Code and  
County Code Title 4 - Revenue and Finance, Chapter 4.64.020, this  
information could come from the Fire Department’s records or  
aerial photographs;  
4. Request the Assessor to report back to the Board in writing in 60  
days on the number of affected property owners who filed  
Misfortune and Calamity Claims.  
5. Find, in accordance with California Public Contract Code Section  
22050, and based on substantial evidence, that public interest and  
necessity demand immediate action by the Director of Public  
Works to respond to, and recover from the LA County Fires  
including, but not limited to, the repair, restoration, and replacement  
of buildings, structures, roads, bridges, roadway drainage, flood  
control facilities, sewer facilities and other property and public  
infrastructure impacted by the LA County Fires; the removal of  
sediment from debris basins, debris dams, and major dams,  
including, but not limited to, Devil's Gate, Eaton Wash and Sierra  
Madre, with watershed areas burned by the LA County Fires or that  
may otherwise be impacted by the LA County Fires; the  
construction of temporary and permanent debris mitigation  
measures and structures; and any other directly related and  
immediate action required to address those conditions for the public  
health and safety as determined by the Director of Public Works,  
including entering into or amending existing contracts without giving  
notice to let bids for contracts where there are exigent or  
emergency circumstances; find that the exigent or emergency  
conditions will not permit the delay that would result if such actions  
were performed pursuant to a contract procured through a  
competitive solicitation for bids, and that such actions are  
necessary to save lives, protect public health and safety, protect  
improved property, and eliminate or lessen an immediate threat of  
additional impacts and damage; and further delegate authority to the  
Director of Public Works to enter into, amend, and terminate, for  
convenience, new contracts, after solicitation in compliance with  
applicable Federal, State, and County laws, regulations, and  
executive orders, for response to, or recovery from, the LA County  
Fires.  
6. Authorize the Director of Public Works, acting as the County  
Engineer, the Road Commissioner, the Chief Engineer of the  
County Flood Control District, and the administrator of the Los  
Angeles County Waterworks Districts and the Consolidated Sewer  
Maintenance District, to carry out the following emergency activities  
to respond to, and recover from, the LA County Fires:  
a. Repair, restore, or replace buildings, structures, roads,  
bridges, roadway drainage, flood control facilities, water  
supply facilities, sewer facilities, and other public  
infrastructure impacted, damaged, or destroyed by the LA  
County Fires; remove sediment from debris basins, debris  
dams, and major dams, including, but not limited to, Devil's  
Gate, Eaton Wash and Sierra Madre, with watershed areas  
burned by the LA County Fires or that may otherwise be  
impacted by the LA County Fires; construct temporary and  
permanent debris mitigation measures and structures; and  
take any other directly related and immediate action required  
to respond to, and recover from, the LA County Fires for the  
public health and safety as determined by the Director of  
Public Works, including entering into or amending existing  
contracts without giving notice to let bids for contracts where  
there are exigent or emergency circumstances, and  
authorize the Director of Public Works to enter into, amend,  
and terminate for convenience new contracts, after  
solicitation in compliance with applicable Federal, State, and  
County laws, regulations, and executive orders, for response  
to, or recovery from, the LA County Fires;  
b. Trim or remove trees damaged as a result of the LA County  
Fires that are adjacent to any County buildings or  
infrastructure within the fire areas, including, but not limited  
to, County roads, bridges, flood control facilities and water  
supply facilities, while taking actions to protect native trees  
that are still viable;  
c. Conduct outreach to impacted residents and businesses, and  
provide feasible options on mitigation of impacts from  
potential debris flows resulting from the LA County Fires;  
d. Analyze map and debris flow hazards and develop strategies  
and action plans for potential mudflow events, including  
maintenance and road closure plans, resulting from the LA  
County Fires;  
e. Acquire the necessary rights of way, including, without  
limitation, through permits or agreements with private parties  
and the Cities of Los Angeles, Malibu, Pasadena, Sierra  
Madre, and Arcadia, the National Park Service, United States  
Forest Service, the State Department of Parks and  
Recreation; and  
f. Carry out these emergency actions by using Department of  
Public Works (DPW) employees and by awarding new, or  
extending and supplementing existing as-needed or on-call  
contracts without giving notice for bids to let contracts where  
there are exigent or emergency circumstances, or by  
awarding new contracts after solicitation in compliance with  
applicable Federal, State, and County laws, regulations, and  
executive orders, in an aggregate amount not to exceed  
$1,250,000,000, inclusive of the amounts stated below, for  
response to, and recovery from, the LA County Fires, for the  
following types of work in the following maximum amounts:  
i.  
To support DPW activities to replace and repair  
damaged County buildings and structures, in a  
maximum amount not to exceed $300,000,000;  
ii.  
For professional services including, but not limited to,  
geotechnical, design, inspection, environmental,  
survey, project management and construction  
management, in a maximum amount not to exceed  
$360,000,000;  
iii. For debris removal and emergency recovery service  
contracts, including, but not limited to, hazardous  
material removal, debris removal and disposal,  
haul-truck services, and operated heavy equipment  
contracts, in a maximum amount not to exceed  
$300,000,000;  
iv. For repair of damaged public roads and appurtenant  
assets within the road rights of way, in a maximum  
amount not to exceed $100,000,000;  
v.  
To support DPW activities to replace and repair  
damaged public roads and appurtenant assets within  
the road rights of way, in a maximum amount not to  
exceed $100,000,000;  
vi. For repair and construction of Flood Control District  
infrastructure to support emergency repairs to Flood  
Control District facilities and construction of  
temporary and permanent debris mitigation  
measures as required, in a maximum amount not to  
exceed $100,000,000;  
vii. For the Waterworks Districts to support emergency  
repairs to water distribution system facilities for the  
various Waterworks Districts and construction of  
temporary and permanent debris mitigation  
measures required, in a maximum amount not to  
exceed $50,000,000;  
viii. For the Consolidated Sewer Maintenance District to  
support emergency repairs to Consolidated Sewer  
Maintenance District infrastructure and construction  
of mitigation measures, in a maximum amount not to  
exceed $15,000,000; and  
ix. For the Lighting Maintenance Districts to support  
repairs to the Los Angeles County Lighting  
Maintenance Districts infrastructure and construction  
of permanent facilities, in a maximum amount not to  
exceed $25,000,000.  
g. Acquire the necessary rights of way including, without  
limitation, through permits or agreements with private parties  
and the Cities of Los Angeles, Malibu, Pasadena, Sierra  
Madre, and Arcadia, the National Park Service, United States  
Forest Service, the State Department of Parks and  
Recreation, and the Mountains Recreation and Conservation  
Authority, as necessary to conduct these emergency actions;  
h. Assist and coordinate with the Chief Executive Officer,  
through the Office of Emergency Management (CEO-OEM),  
in submitting grant applications, on behalf of the County, the  
County Flood Control District, the County Waterworks  
Districts, the County Lighting Maintenance Districts, and the  
Consolidated Sewer Maintenance District, and in taking any  
necessary related actions, including with respect to  
negotiating and executing grant agreements, and signing  
requests for reimbursements, in consultation with, as  
applicable, to the Natural Resources Conservation Service,  
the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the California  
Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway  
Administration, and the California Office of Emergency  
Services, in order to secure Federal and State funds for  
response and recovery from the LA County Fires;  
i. Work with the Director of Public Health to identify and  
streamline permitting for necessary actions to repair existing  
septic systems and water wells for response to, and recovery  
from, the LA County Fires;  
j. Work with Southern California Edison and all other electrical  
utilities to expedite the establishment of a streamlined  
permitting process to install temporary power solutions and  
associated infrastructure within the public rights-of-way and  
on County properties; and establish a similar process that  
includes the Department of Regional Planning and, as  
applicable, other County Departments, for private property,  
for response to and recovery from the LA County Fires;  
k. Coordinate on behalf of communities impacted by the LA  
County Fires including, but not limited to, the unincorporated  
communities of Altadena, Kinneloa Mesa, Kinneloa Canyon,  
Sunset Mesa, Topanga, Monte Nido, and any other  
surrounding unincorporated areas, and collaborate and  
coordinate with the Cities of Los Angeles, Malibu, Pasadena,  
Sierra Madre, and Arcadia, and other impacted incorporated  
cities, the National Park Service, the California Department of  
Parks and Recreation, and any other property owner as  
needed to restore and modify damaged infrastructure,  
including the construction of temporary and permanent  
debris mitigation measures for response to, and recovery  
from, the LA County Fires; and  
l. Enter into memoranda of understanding with cities, districts,  
and other State and Federal partners regarding extraordinary  
flood control, debris flow, and debris removal efforts to  
protect life, property, and the environment from immediate  
hazards;  
7. Instruct the Director of Public Works to report back to the Board  
in writing in 30 days with an analysis of potential disposal  
opportunities for fire-related debris given the ongoing challenges  
to the County’s waste stream;  
8. Find, in accordance with California Public Contract Code Section  
22050, and based on substantial evidence, that public interest and  
necessity demand immediate action by the Director of Internal  
Services to respond to, and recover from, the emergency  
conditions created by the LA County Fires including, but not  
limited to, the repair, restoration, and replacement of buildings,  
structures, and other property and public infrastructure impacted  
by the LA County Fires; and that the Director of Internal Services  
must therefore direct and take immediate action required to  
address those conditions for the public health and safety,  
including entering into or amending contracts without giving notice  
to let bids for contracts where there are exigent or emergency  
circumstances; and find that the exigent or emergency conditions  
will not permit the delay that would result if such actions were  
performed pursuant to a contract procured through a competitive  
solicitation for bids, and that such actions are necessary to save  
lives, protect public health and safety, protect improved property,  
and eliminate or lessen an immediate threat of additional impacts  
and damage;  
9. Adopt a resolution, pursuant to Sections 20407, 20604, and 22050  
of the Public Contract Code, authorizing the Director of Public  
Works to perform force account work, to negotiate and amend  
existing emergency and as-needed contracts, including Job Order  
Contracts (JOCs), without giving notice for bids to let contracts  
where there are exigent or emergency circumstances, to award,  
amend, and terminate for convenience new contracts after  
solicitation in accordance with Federal, State, and County laws,  
regulations, and executive orders, and to perform any or all  
actions with respect to construction contracts including, but not  
limited to, the authority to adopt and advertise plans and  
specifications, award new construction contracts, including JOCs,  
after solicitation in accordance with Federal, State, and County  
laws, regulations, and executive orders, in consultation with  
County Counsel, for the necessary equipment, services, and  
supplies in order to repair, restore, or replace road, flood control,  
water supply, and sewer facilities, and County buildings, including  
property and infrastructure, damaged by LA County Fires, and to  
construct temporary and permanent debris mitigation measures to  
prevent and reduce potential flooding and damage due to debris  
flows resulting from the LA County Fires;  
10. Instruct the Director of Public Works to regularly report back to  
the Board bi-weekly in writing, in accordance with Section 22050  
of the Public Contract Code, regarding emergency actions taken  
under the authority of Public Contract Code Section 22050,  
including providing justification of the need to continue the  
emergency actions required because of the continuing exigent  
and/or emergency conditions resulting from the LA County Fires;  
11. Adopt a resolution, pursuant to Section 22050 of the Public  
Contract Code, authorizing the Director of Internal Services to  
perform force account work, to negotiate and amend existing  
emergency and as-needed contracts, including JOCs, without  
giving notice for bids to let contracts where there are exigent or  
emergency circumstances, to award, amend, and terminate for  
convenience new contracts after solicitation in accordance with  
Federal, State, and County laws, regulations, and executive  
orders, and to perform any or all actions with respect to  
construction contracts including, but not limited to, the authority to  
adopt and advertise plans and specifications, award new  
construction contracts, including JOCs, after solicitation in  
accordance with Federal, State, and County laws, regulations, and  
executive orders, in consultation with County Counsel, for the  
necessary equipment, services, and supplies in order to repair,  
restore, or replace road, flood control, water supply, and sewer  
facilities, and County buildings, including property and  
infrastructure, damaged by LA County Fires, and to construct  
temporary and permanent debris mitigation measures to prevent  
and reduce potential flooding and damage due to debris flows  
resulting from the LA County Fires;  
12. Authorize the Director of Internal Services to carry out the  
following activities for response to, and recovery from, the LA  
County Fires:  
a. Provide any services required by County Departments to  
support the repair or restoration of County facilities and  
infrastructure and any other activities related to the response  
to and recovery from the LA County Fires;  
b. Carry out emergency actions by using Internal Services  
Department (ISD) employees, and by awarding and executing  
one or more contracts, without giving notice for bids to let  
contracts where there are exigent or emergency  
circumstances, or by procuring the necessary equipment,  
services, and supplies for those purposes, including awarding  
new or extending existing as-needed or on-call contracts,  
without giving notice for bids to let contracts where there are  
exigent or emergency circumstances, or after solicitation in  
accordance with Federal, State, and County laws, regulations,  
and executive orders;  
c. To supplement and increase existing professional service  
contracts, without giving notice for bids to let contracts where  
there are exigent or emergency circumstances, or after  
solicitation in accordance with Federal, State, and County  
laws, regulations, and executive orders including but not  
limited to, construction project management and architectural  
and engineering; to supplement the value of each  
construction project management contract by $2,000,000 for  
18 months each for an additional aggregate amount of  
$8,000,000; to supplement the value of architectural and  
engineering contracts by $500,000 each for 18 months for  
an additional aggregate amount of $4,500,000 to support  
emergency repairs to County facilities, property and  
infrastructure required as a result of the LA County Fires;  
and  
d. To supplement ISD's existing approved JOC of $88,400,000,  
by an additional $22,800,000, by awarding new JOCs up to  
maximum authorized value of $5,700,000 each, without giving  
notice for bids to let contracts where there are exigent or  
emergency circumstances, or after solicitation in accordance  
with Federal, State, and County laws, regulations, and  
executive orders, including B license General Contracting, A  
license General Engineering, and C-39 License Roofing;  
13. Instruct the Director of Internal Services to regularly report back to  
the Board bi-weekly in writing, in accordance with Section 22050  
of the Public Contract Code, regarding emergency actions taken  
under the authority of Public Contract Code section 22050,  
including providing justification of the need to continue the  
emergency actions required because of the exigent and/or  
emergency conditions resulting from the LA County Fires;  
14. Authorize the Director of Parks and Recreation to carry out the  
following emergency activities required for response to, and  
recovery from, the LA County Fires:  
a. Carry out emergency protective measures at County parks  
and recreational facilities, including buttressing, bracing, or  
shoring, barricading and safety fencing, and flood protection,  
such as sandbagging, and emergency repairs or stabilization  
to eliminate or lessen an immediate threat to public health and  
safety directly resulting from the LA County Fires, remove  
and dispose of vegetative debris, including tree limbs,  
branches, stumps, or hazardous trees damaged by the LA  
County Fires, that extend over or otherwise threaten improved  
property or public-use areas at County parks and  
recreational facilities within the LA County Fire areas, and  
take any other directly related and immediate action required  
to address emergency conditions for public health and  
safety, as determined by the Director of Parks and  
Recreation;  
b. Restore the pre-disaster appearance and functionality of  
parks and recreational facilities impacted by the LA County  
Fires, in consultation with the Chief Executive Officer and  
County Counsel, to address a public exigency or emergency  
as determined by the Director of Parks and Recreation,  
subject to independent authorizations, including as to  
budgeting and contracting authority, including as may be  
reflected in this motion;  
c. Award new contracts, and amend, supplement, and extend  
for up to 18 months existing service contracts including, but  
not limited to, food service delivery, field security and debris  
removal and disposal, to support the Department of Parks  
and Recreation’s (DPR’s) emergency response and recovery  
activities required because of the LA County Fires, without  
adhering to the requirements of the County's Sole Source  
Policy or any other competitive procurement requirements  
cause where there are exigent or emergency circumstances,  
or after solicitation in accordance with Federal, State, and  
County laws, regulations, and executive orders, for the  
execution of the agreement, and/or amendment, subject to  
independent authorizations, including as to budgeting and  
contracting authority, including as may be reflected in this  
motion, as necessary for response to, and recovery from, the  
LA County Fires, and to terminate said agreements as  
necessary; and  
d. Waive all fees, execute, and amend all permits and leases, in  
consultation with County Counsel, as necessary, and  
suspend applicable restrictions, for use of property and  
facilities under the control of DPR necessary to support  
response to, and recovery from, the LA County Fires;  
15. Ratify the award of new contracts or amendments of existing  
contracts entered into by the Director of Parks and Recreation  
executed on or after January 7, 2025 including, but not limited to,  
food service delivery, field security and debris removal and  
disposal, to support DPR’s emergency response activities  
required as a result of the LA County Fires without adhering to the  
requirements of the County's Sole Source Policy or any other  
competitive procurement requirements, and authorize the Director  
of Parks and Recreation to terminate said agreements as  
necessary;  
16. Authorize the Director of Parks and Recreation to execute and  
amend, and terminate all lease agreements for County-owned or  
operated parks and recreational facilities, for response to, and  
recovery from, the LA County Fires, subject to independent  
authorizations, including as to budgeting and contracting authority,  
including as may be reflected in this motion;  
17. Instruct the Director of Parks and Recreation to report back to the  
Board in writing in 30 days and then on a quarterly basis, what  
actions have been taken under the authorizations provided for  
under this motion;  
18. Authorize the Director of Beaches and Harbors to waive all fees,  
execute and amend all permits, licenses, and leases, in  
consultation with County Counsel, as applicable, and suspend  
applicable restrictions, for use of property and facilities under the  
control of the Department of Beaches and Harbors necessary to  
support emergency response and recovery activities required  
because of the LA County Fires;  
19. Instruct the Director of Beaches and Harbors to report back to the  
Board in writing in 30 days and then on a quarterly basis, what  
actions have been taken to support emergency response and  
recovery activities and verify the need to continue these  
emergency actions;  
20. Instruct the Director of Regional Planning to identify and report  
back to the Board in writing in 30 days on potential exemptions  
from current regulations governing land use restrictions that may  
impact the recovery and rebuilding efforts, as required for  
response to, and recovery from, the LA County Fires;  
21. Instruct the Director of Regional Planning, in conjunction with  
other EPIC LA-involved Departments, to build online resources,  
specific to the impacted communities, that provide step-by-step  
instructions on the recovery and rebuilding process, required  
because of the exigent and/or emergency conditions created by  
the LA County Fires;  
22. Authorize the Director of Regional Planning to execute and  
amend, and terminate, contracts with consulting firms, including  
staffing agencies, as necessary emergency activities to respond  
to, and recover from, the LA County Fires, and the need for  
expedited permit application reviews, without adhering to the  
requirements of the County’s Sole Source Policy or any other  
competitive procurement requirements provided the Department of  
Regional Planning has good cause justification for the execution of  
the agreement, and/or amendment, subject to independent  
authorizations, including as to budgeting and contracting authority,  
including as may be reflected in this motion;  
23. Instruct the Director of Regional Planning to report back to the  
Board in writing in 30 days and then on a quarterly basis, what  
actions have been taken under the authorizations provided for  
under this motion;  
24. Direct the Chief Executive Officer, through the Legislative Affairs  
and Intergovernmental Relations Branch, to request exemptions  
from State and Federal agency compensatory mitigation  
requirements for repair and restoration of public infrastructure and  
construction of debris mitigation measures required because of  
the exigent and/or emergency conditions created by the LA  
County Fires;  
25. Instruct the Directors of Regional Planning, Public Health, and  
Public Works, and the Fire Chief, to fully utilize existing  
resources, and apply increased resources, as necessary, to  
assist property owners in the reconstruction of structures  
damaged or destroyed by the LA County Fires, with assistance to  
include the following:  
a. Streamlined coordination, plan review, and permit issuance  
for project compliance with County's building codes and all  
building requirements;  
b. Separation of fire rebuild permit applications from other  
pending permit applications already in queue and  
establishment of two separate permit review teams to handle  
the fire rebuild permit applications, one to handle like-for-like  
rebuilds, and the other to handle more complex rebuilds and  
rebuilds requiring discretionary review;  
c. Establishment of a comprehensive service implementation to  
include development of a comprehensive permit resource  
guide, which includes suggestions for incorporating  
resiliency into rebuilds as options for applicants, and  
enhanced community outreach to affected property owners  
through local information workshops and one-on-one  
consultation including, hosting “One-Stop” workshops where  
property owners are provided with assistance, including  
access to permit records, Assessor information, and site  
attributes, hosting separate workshops for design  
professionals, as needed, and participation by all permitting  
Departments, with additional County/City representatives as  
needed, modeled after the framework of the Woolsey Fire  
rebuild initiative;  
d. Establishment of a Rebuild Coordination Team including, but  
not limited to forming a dedicated Concierge Fire Rebuild  
Coordination Team comprising representatives from all  
relevant Departments to oversee and monitor rebuild plan  
submittals, ensuring inter-Departmental connectivity and  
expedited processing, and developing staffing models to  
address existing constrained staff resources and to separate  
rebuild activities from ‘business as usual’ entitlement and  
permit activities, with staffing models required to balance  
permit experience, timeliness of permit approvals, and fiscal  
resilience;  
e. All permitting Departments to evaluate the feasibility of  
waiving certain fees for applicable permits, based on ability to  
reimburse the affected Department or from sourcing  
alternative funding for fees, with a report back to the Board in  
writing in 30 days with this information;  
f. Leveraging the 2025 fire and building code update cycle to  
revise and adapt existing codes to accommodate the fire  
rebuild processes;  
g. Inclusion of commercial/institutional and historic buildings  
within the scope of the rebuild guidelines to streamline  
economic and community development recovery; and  
h. Establishment of a clear timeframe for approvals from each  
department for like-for-like rebuilds, with consideration for  
extensions or different timeframes for more complex or  
discretionary rebuilds;  
26. Instruct the Fire Chief, in support of directive 23 to, subject to  
Department coordination and compliance with applicable law, allow  
applicants rebuilding their homes to utilize plans approved within  
the last two code cycles (since 2020) without additional plan  
checks, and include the “Zone Zero” no combustible materials  
within five feet, and for R-3 structures, in areas impacted by the  
Eaton Fire, within Fire Hazard Severity Zones limit Fire  
Department review of R-3 plan submittals to water and access  
requirements, deferring all other elements, including Chapter 7A,  
to DPW;  
27. Instruct the Director of Public Health, in support of directive 23, to  
provide simplified reviews when rebuilding according to the  
original floor plan, and grant a variance from the requirements of  
the Noise Control Ordinance (Section 12.08.580) for a period not  
to exceed two years, extending working hours (7:00 a.m. to 7:00  
p.m.) to include Sundays and legal holidays, and allowing an  
activity, operation or noise source which cannot feasibly be done  
in a manner that would comply with the provisions of this chapter,  
when no other reasonable alternative is available;  
28. Instruct the Director of Public Works, in support of directive 23 to,  
for areas impacted by the Eaton Fire, adopt local regulations  
delineated under the “Local Regulations” as noted in Attachment 4  
of Chief Executive Officer’s January 21, 2025 report entitled,  
“Report Back on Ratification of Proclamation of Local Emergency,  
Curfew Order, and Local Health Emergency Declaration for the  
January 2025 Windstorm and Critical Fire Events (Item No. 31-A,  
Agenda of January 14, 2025),” and implement the  
recommendations delimitated under the “Local Procedures for  
Streamlining the Permitting Process” as noted in Attachment 4 of  
the Chief Executive Officer’s report dated January 21, 2025; (25-  
0717)  
Motion by Supervisors Barger and Horvath  
Chief Executive Officer's Report dated January 21, 2025  
Public Comment/Correpondence  
29. Instruct the Director of Regional Planning in support of directive 23,  
and subject to State law, to do the following:  
a. Exempt applicable fire impacted businesses from the  
requirements of section 22.140.030.H.3.C.; this section of  
Title 22 requires a Conditional Use Permit if a deemed  
approved alcohol sales use has been abandoned, has  
discontinued operation, or has ceased selling alcoholic  
beverages for at least three consecutive months;  
b. Allow temporary housing on non-fire impacted properties and  
accessory emergency shelters for volunteers and workers  
assisting with recovery efforts, affected property owners, and  
others;  
c. Coordinate with permitting agencies to allow temporary  
housing on the parcel right of way of a fire impacted property  
under certain circumstances (i.e., site limitations), provided  
that there is appropriate emergency and public access  
maintained at all times;  
d. In Altadena, allow temporary food truck operations for fire  
impacted restaurants, coffee shops or eateries to occur on  
the same parcel as the original use, provided that all health,  
safety and welfare regulations are met;  
e. Grant a five-year extension for unused discretionary and  
ministerial land use entitlements, and for discretionary land  
use entitlements that will expire soon or have already expired,  
provided the permittee was in the process of receiving a new  
entitlement;  
f. In fire impacted areas, exempt rebuilds from minimum  
densities required by the General Plan, provided that the  
State grants an exception for no net loss provisions for  
Housing Element rezoned sites;  
g. Provide flexibility on the enforcement of junk and salvage and  
outside storage on fire impacted properties;  
h. Exempt like-for-like rebuilds in fire impacted areas from  
referrals to DPW for R-3 zoning and above for site plan  
reviews;  
i. In the flatland areas of Altadena, process and record a single  
Certificate of Compliance for all applicable residential  
parcels, as feasible, to streamline future rebuilding; and  
j. In areas impacted by the Eaton Fire, acknowledge that all  
subdivisions entitled by the Department were completed in  
accordance with the Subdivision Map Act and are exempt  
from obtaining a new Certificate of Compliance;  
30. Direct the Chief Executive Officer, through the Legislative Affairs  
and Governmental Relations Branch, in collaboration with the  
permitting Departments, to send a five-signature letter to Governor  
Gavin Newsom and the Los Angeles County Legislative  
Delegation, advocating for the modification for fire victims of the  
following:  
a. That, in alignment with Executive Order N-4-25, the following  
provisions of the California Building Standards Code be  
suspended for fire victims in areas impacted by the Eaton  
Fire:  
i. Residential Photovoltaic (PV) requirements of the  
California (CA) Energy Standards Code, similar to  
Assembly Bill (AB) 178 (2019);  
ii. Battery Storage and All-Electric Ready requirements  
of the CA Energy Standards, in lieu of suspending the  
above requirements, request that the State offer full  
rebates for owners who are required to install solar on  
rebuilt homes, and if waived, encourage  
implementation through the Rebuilding Through  
Resilience Resource Guide;  
b. The application of current codes for owners rebuilding their  
homes and to authorize the Director of Public Works and the  
Fire Chief to use plans approved since 2020, during the prior  
two code cycles, to issue rebuild permits without additional  
plan checks;  
c. The following under Senate Bill (SB) 35:  
i.  
Temporary suspension in Very High Fire Hazard  
Severity Zones (VHFHSZ), including any other bills  
that reference SB 35, such as SB 9;  
ii.  
Extending the exemption for replacement housing to  
fire impacted areas that are not within a VHFHSZ;  
and  
iii. Removing the requirement for public meetings on SB  
35 projects per SB 423;  
d. The following under State Density Bonus Law/Government  
Code 65915:  
i.  
Temporary suspension of this code section for five  
years in fire impacted areas to allow like-for-like  
rebuilds and retention of community character; and  
ii.  
Temporary suspension of the requirement for ground  
floor commercial on projects that take advantage of  
State by-right or State density bonus laws (specific  
to Altadena/Lake Avenue);  
e. The following under SB 330/Government Code Section  
66300/Housing Crisis Act of 2019:  
i.  
Temporary suspension in fire impacted communities  
for five years;  
ii.  
Added local flexibility to objective development  
standards to retain the character of communities;  
and  
iii. More flexibility in timing of the replacement units;  
f. The following pertaining to Housing Elements:  
i.  
Suspension of the obligation to fulfill any Regional  
Housing Needs Assessment the local jurisdiction  
allocated to the fire impact areas;  
ii.  
Extension of the April 1, 2025 submittal deadline for  
the Housing Element Annual Progress Report to July  
1, 2025, and providing a variance for jurisdictions  
with populations over 500,000 with a later deadline of  
July 1st of each year;  
g. Temporary suspension of an existing 90-day time frame for  
approving Accessory Dwelling Units in fire impacted  
communities to accommodate the surge in rebuilds and  
staffing challenges for all impacted jurisdictions at the same  
time, as allowed in Government Code Sections 66310 through  
66342;  
h. Temporary suspension of Government Code Section 65863.2  
for five years in fire impacted communities;  
i. Temporary suspension of Housing Accountability Act  
regulations, Government Code Section 65589.5, (including  
Builder’s Remedy and enforcement) for five years within fire  
impacted communities;  
j. Suspension of no net loss provisions, Government Code  
Section 65863, for rebuilds on Housing Element sites in fire  
impacted areas, and to not penalize these jurisdictions in the  
current Housing Element timeframe and for Round 7 of the  
Housing Element;  
k. Temporary suspension of Government Code Section  
65852.24 for five years in fire impacted communities;  
l. Temporary suspension of Government Code Sections  
65912.100 through 65912.140 for five years in fire impacted  
communities; and  
m. Temporary suspension of Government Code Section  
65913.11 for five years in fire impacted communities;  
31. Instruct the Directors of Public Health, Mental Health, and Public  
Social Services, to conduct a needs assessment and evaluate the  
implementation of public health, mental health, and eligible social  
service resources to mitigate the negative effects experienced by  
those affected by the LA County Fires;  
32. Instruct the Executive Director of the Los Angeles County  
Development Authority, in coordination with other relevant County  
Department Heads, to report back to the Board in writing in 30  
days with an assessment on the ability to provide eligible housing  
and community-based services to mitigate the loss experienced by  
those impacted by the LA County Fires;  
33. Instruct the Directors of Public Works and Internal Services to  
explore opportunities for County Departments and related special  
districts and agencies to enter into master purchasing agreements  
to leverage economies of scale, to reduce building material costs,  
as the County and the related agencies/districts implement the  
repair, replacement, rehabilitation, or construction of their  
structures, buildings, and facilities, as contemplated by this  
motion, for response to, and recovery from, the LA County Fires;  
34. Instruct the Director of Consumer Business Affairs, in  
collaboration with the California Department of Consumer Affairs,  
and in coordination with the Directors of Public Works, Regional  
Planning, Economic Opportunity, and Internal Services, along with  
the Los Angeles-Orange County Building Trades Council, the  
Building Industry Association of Southern California, and other  
relevant labor partners, and in consultation with County Counsel,  
to take steps to identify a potential pool of qualified general  
contractors, technical services providers, such as architects and  
engineers, and a trained and skilled workforce to begin the  
rebuilding of LA County, required because of the exigent and/or  
emergency conditions created by the LA County Fires;  
35. Direct the Agricultural Commissioner/Director of Weights and  
Measures to inspect any food production facilities, including  
farms, within the vicinity of the fires to ensure that products were  
not contaminated by the fires and that appropriate actions take  
place as a result of any findings; and report back to the Board in  
writing in 30 days with recommendations on any enhancements or  
updates to the weed abatement program that can help further  
mitigate wildfire risk;  
36. Before County Departments and special districts are permitted to  
exercise the contracting-related delegated authorities granted  
above, the Departments and special districts must first request and  
obtain the Chief Executive Officer’s written approval thereof, in  
addition, the Chief Executive Officer is authorized to prepare and  
implement binding written guidelines and processes for approval  
requests applicable to the use of such contracting-related  
delegated authorities, including as to funding and budgeting  
issues;  
37. In accordance with Los Angeles County Code Section 6.12.030,  
ratify the authority of the Chief Executive Officer to take the  
following actions required because of the emergency conditions  
created by the LA County Fires:  
a. Grant up to 80 hours of paid leave to full-time employees and  
up to 40 hours of paid leave to part-time employees who were  
or are unable to work due to the LA County Fires;  
b. Establish guidelines governing the specific eligibility criteria  
for and use of such leave, in consultation with the Director of  
Personnel and County Counsel; and  
c. Make such leave available for the period beginning January  
7, 2025, through December 31, 2025, to qualifying  
employees who were hired on or before January 7, 2025;  
38. To the extent that County Departments and special districts need  
or request additional delegated authorities that are not  
encompassed within those provided for above, the Chief Executive  
Officer is authorized to grant additional contracting-related  
delegated authority to County Department Heads and special  
districts as required for response to and recovery from the LA  
County Fires, as follows:  
a. The Chief Executive Officer is authorized to delegate  
authority to County Department Heads and special districts  
enabling them to enter into and/or amend agreements for  
professional and other services, without the Department  
Heads and special districts adhering to the requirements of  
any Board-mandated policies, regulations, directives, or  
requirements including, but not limited to, the County's Sole  
Source Policy or any other competitive procurement  
requirements, subject to applicable Federal and State law and  
funding source limitations, and to terminate said agreements  
as necessary; and in furtherance of the Chief Executive  
Officer’s role/authority in this regard, the Chief Executive  
Officer is authorized to prepare and implement binding  
written guidelines and processes for approval requests  
applicable to Department Heads and special districts' use and  
attainment of such contracting-related delegated authority,  
including to funding/budgeting issues, and procedural  
requirements for approval requests by Departments and  
special districts; as an example, the Chief Executive Officer  
could, in her discretion, require that County Department  
Heads prepare and submit Board letters to the Chief  
Executive Office for the Chief Executive Officer’s  
consideration in order to secure such contract-related  
authorizations and, among other things, the Chief Executive  
Officer's issuance of contracting-related approvals is subject  
to the following:  
i.  
That the Chief Executive Officer confirms in writing  
that there is good cause justification or the request in  
accordance with applicable Federal or State funding  
for the execution of the agreement and/or  
amendment, in order to address the LA County  
Fires;  
ii.  
That the Chief Executive Officer confirms in writing  
there is sufficient funding in the Final Adopted  
Budget or the Adjusted Allowance and the funds can  
be used to address the LA County Fires; and  
iii. That the term of the agreements, including all change  
orders or work orders, shall not extend beyond  
December 31, 2026, unless the Department has  
obtained prior written approval from the Chief  
Executive Officer to extend or amend the term of the  
agreements;  
b. With respect to purchases of goods, including supplies,  
equipment, and services necessary to address LA County  
Fires, the Chief Executive Officer is delegated the following:  
i.  
The authority to increase impacted County  
Departments’ delegated purchasing authority to  
$50,000 and, to the extent legally permitted, authorize  
impacted County Departments to enter into and  
amend agreements including work or purchase  
orders, and other services or commodities, without  
adhering to the requirements of any Board mandated  
policies, regulations, directives, or requirements  
including, but not limited to, the County's Sole  
Source Policy or any other competitive procurement  
requirements provided the department has good  
cause justification or the request is in accordance  
with applicable Federal or State funding for the  
execution of the agreement and/or amendment, in  
order to address the LA County Fires, and terminate  
said agreements as necessary; and  
ii.  
The authority to instruct the Director of Internal  
Services, as the County’s Purchasing Agent, as  
applicable, to the extent legally permitted, to approve  
any purchases that otherwise would require Board  
approval under current law, regulations, or Board  
policies; take any procurement or other actions  
necessary for the expedited acquisition of all goods,  
including supplies, equipment, and services needed,  
without adhering to the requirements of any  
Board-mandated policies, regulations, directives, or  
requirements including, but not limited to, the  
County’s Sole Source Policy, Purchasing Policies,  
or any other competitive procurement requirements  
provided the Chief Executive Officer confirms in  
writing that there is good cause justification or it is in  
accordance with applicable Federal or State funding  
for the purchase, in order to address the LA County  
Fires; and when necessary, authorize the  
Purchasing Agent to make purchases in excess of  
$250,000 without prior Board approval;  
c. In connection with the Chief Executive Officer's authorization  
to grant additional contracting-related delegated authority to  
special districts, the Chief Executive Officer may require that  
the special assessment and taxing districts, agencies,  
districts, and authorities prepare and submit Board letters for  
the Chief Executive Officer's consideration, when the Board  
acts in the capacity of the those districts' Governing Board; in  
this regard, the Chief Executive Officer is further authorized  
to approve those fiscal, budgetary, contractual, procurement,  
and operational actions of the such special districts, that are  
necessary to address the exigent or emergency  
circumstances created by the LA County Fires, including, but  
not limited to the Los Angeles County Development Authority,  
the County Flood Control District, the Consolidated Fire  
Protection District, the County Waterworks Districts, and the  
Consolidated Sewer Maintenance Districts;  
d. The authority to waive fees, execute and amend all permits,  
licenses, and leases, as applicable, and suspend applicable  
restrictions, for the use of County property and facilities  
necessary for response to and recovery from, and as  
needed during, the LA County Fires;  
e. The authority to execute and amend all permits, licenses, and  
leases, as applicable, to secure the use of property and  
facilities necessary for response to and recovery from, and  
as needed during, the LA County Fires;  
f. The authority to approve and adopt resolutions and to make  
any determinations and findings necessary, as applicable, to  
support and execute other authorities that have been  
delegated to the Chief Executive Officer, to the extent  
permitted by law, required because of the LA County Fires;  
and  
g. The authority to approve, in consultation with County  
Counsel, 120-day retiree rehires if the Chief Executive  
Officer determines that such rehires are necessary for the  
response to the LA County Fires;  
39. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to enter into services  
contracts necessary to support emergency response and  
recovery and report quarterly to the Board on such contracts;  
effective as of January 7, 2025, the date of the declared  
emergency;  
40. Except as otherwise provided herein, the authorizations and  
delegated authorities provided for above shall remain in effect until  
July 29, 2026, unless the Board extends that date or provides that  
the authorizations and delegated authorities are terminated on a  
sooner date; and  
41.  
Authorize the Executive Director of the Los Angeles County  
Development Authority, in consultation with County Counsel, to  
execute agreements and amend existing agreements in  
accordance with applicable Federal or State laws and  
regulations for response to or recovery from the LA County  
Fires, and terminate said agreements as necessary. (25-0717)  
Motion by Supervisors Barger and Horvath  
Chief Executive Officer's Report dated January 21, 2025  
Public Comment/Correpondence