AGENDA FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2024, 9:30 A.M.

BOARD HEARING ROOM 381B

KENNETH HAHN HALL OF ADMINISTRATION

500 WEST TEMPLE STREET

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90012

Lindsey P. Horvath

Chair

Third District

Hilda L. Solis

Supervisor

Holly J. Mitchell

Supervisor

First District

Second District

Janice Hahn

Supervisor

Fourth District

Kathryn Barger

Chair Pro Tem

Fifth District

Interim Executive Officer

Jeff Levinson

AGENDA POSTED: February 29, 2024

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Invocation led by Reverend Janet Gollery McKeithen, Minister of the Church in Ocean Park (3).

Pledge of Allegiance led by Jessie Ortega, former Staff Sergeant, United States Army (4).

I. CONSENT CALENDAR

All matters are approved by one motion unless held.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 1 - 8

Appointments to Commissions/Committees/Special Districts

Recommendations for appointment/reappointment or removal for

Commissions/Committees/Special Districts (+ denotes reappointments):

Documents on file in the Executive Office.

Supervisor Hilda L. Solis

Steven Fisher, LGBTQ+ Commission

Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell

Luis Vasquez, LGBTQ+ Commission

Wynter Daggs, Sybil Brand Commission for Institutional Inspections

Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath

Rogerio Carvalheiro, Los Angeles County Arts Commission

Jaqueline Sandoval-Valenzuela, Los Angeles County Mental Health

Commission

Commission on HIV

Kerry Ferguson (Alternate), Commission on HIV

Countywide Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee

Edward Elizalde, Commission on Alcohol and Other Drugs

Workforce Development Board

Delbert A. Whetter+, Workforce Development Board (24-0094)

Attachments:

Public Comment/Correspondence

Arroyo Seco Ecosystem Restoration Feasibility Study

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Barger: Authorize the Chief

Engineer of the County Flood Control District (District) to take all actions

necessary to terminate the agreement with the United States Army Corps of

Engineers (Corps) regarding the Arroyo Seco Watershed Feasibility Study

(Study); collaborate and advance the efforts started in the Study, and take all

the necessary steps to amend the existing local cost-sharing agreement

pertaining to the Study among the District, and the Cities of La Cañada

Flintridge, Los Angeles, Pasadena, and South Pasadena, and the Raymond

Basin Management Board, and apply the local cost-sharing contributions toward

efforts in the Arroyo Seco Watershed, as agreed upon by the parties to the

amended agreement; and apply the $2,500,000 of funding initially approved by

the Board in 2017 (Board Order No. 22 of November 7, 2017), to cover the

completion costs of the Corps’ Study, to the new Arroyo Seco planning efforts.

(24-0856)

Attachments:

Motion by Supervisor Barger

Public Comment/Correspondence

Extend the Reward Offer in the Investigation of Murder Victim Ismael

Zabala

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Barger: Extend the $10,000

reward offered in exchange for information leading to the apprehension and

conviction of the person or persons responsible for the fatal shooting of

26-year-old Ismael Zabala, and willful injuries sustained by his brother Charlie

Zabala, who were attending a family member’s birthday party at the 400 block

of West Avenue J-12 in the City of Lancaster on December 20, 2020, at

approximately 2:30 a.m. (21-2538)

Attachments:

Motion by Supervisor Barger

Public Comment/Correspondence

Friends of the Los Angeles County Law Library Parking Fee Waiver

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Barger: Waive the $10 per

vehicle parking fee for approximately 200 vehicles, totaling $2,000, excluding

the cost of liability insurance, at Parking Lot 10, for the 21st Annual Beacon of

Justice fundraiser hosted by Friends of the Los Angeles County Law Library, to

be held April 18, 2024. (24-0841)

Attachments:

Motion by Supervisor Barger

Public Comment/Correspondence

Proclaiming March as “Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month” in Los Angeles

County and Bringing Resources to Families Who Have Loved Ones with

Disabilities

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Mitchell: Proclaim March as

“Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month,” and ask County employees to wear a green

ribbon on March 6, 2024, in honor of individuals living with cerebral palsy and

to acknowledge family members and activists that come together each March to

advocate for the cerebral palsy community; instruct the Director of Aging and

Disabilities to work with the Director of Health Services, and report back to the

Board in writing within 120 days on the following:

Resources currently available in the County for people with cerebral

palsy and similar muscular disabilities and the different age groups for

which these resources are available;

The data currently available regarding the rates of incidence of cerebral

palsy and similar disabilities among County residents, outside of the

California’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (State-level

data), including demographic data regarding race, ethnicity, age, and

disease rates by service planning area; and

The data needed to conduct a needs assessment in the County to better

understand how many children and adults suffer from cerebral palsy and

other similar disabilities and the need for services; and

Instruct the Director of Aging and Disabilities to work in collaboration with the

Director of Health Services, and relevant Department Heads, to identify

opportunities for outreach and awareness of cerebral palsy and similar

disabilities by evaluating existing resources already available through the

California Children’s Services program, operated by the Department of Public

Health, and to leverage existing relationships with external stakeholders working

toward similar goals, creating a resource guide for residents in need of service,

and host a biannual online meeting with community partners to facilitate sharing

information and best practices in serving people diagnosed with cerebral palsy.

(24-0844)

Attachments:

Motion by Supervisor Mitchell

Public Comment/Correspondence

Celebrating March 2024 as “Women’s History Month”

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisors Horvath and Mitchell: Proclaim

March 2024 as “Women’s History Month” throughout Los Angeles County;

proclaim March 8, 2024 as “International Women’s Day” throughout Los

Angeles County; and direct the Chief Executive Officer, through the Office of

Countywide Communications, to highlight the work of the Commission for

Women during the month of March 2024. (24-0848)

Attachments:

Motion by Supervisors Horvath and Mitchell

Public Comment/Correspondence

Support for H.R. 7038 (Garcia): Guaranteed Income for Foster Youth Act

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisors Horvath and Hahn: Direct the

Chief Executive Officer, through the Legislative Affairs and Intergovernmental

Relations Branch, to support H.R. 7038 (Garcia), legislation which would create

a new Federal program to provide $1,000 a month for five years to young adults

exiting foster care; and direct the County’s Legislative Advocates in

Washington, D.C. to take the appropriate legislative advocacy actions to

advance this effort. (24-0851)

Attachments:

Motion by Supervisors Horvath and Hahn

Public Comment/Correspondence

Celebration 2024: Honoring the Academic Achievements of Foster Youth

Fee Waiver

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Horvath: Waive the $10 per

vehicle parking fee for approximately 350 vehicles, in the total amount of

$3,500, excluding the cost of liability insurance, at the Walt Disney Concert Hall

parking garage; and request the Music Center to waive the $7,000 fee for use

of the Walt Disney Concert Hall auditorium and reception areas, for the 36th

Annual Celebration 2024: Honoring the Academic Achievements of Foster

Youth event hosted by the Departments of Children and Family Services and

Probation, to be held on June 25, 2024. (24-0847)

Attachments:

Motion by Supervisor Horvath

Public Comment/Correspondence

ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS 9 - 27

Chief Executive Office

Report on the Transfer of Parking Enforcement Services

Report by the Chief Executive Officer, in collaboration with the Director of

Public Works, the Sheriff and County Counsel, on the implementation plan to

transfer the parking enforcement services from the Sheriff’s Department to the

Department of Public Works, as requested at the Board meeting of October 17,

2023. RECEIVE AND FILE NOTE: Supervisor Horvath requests that this

item be continued two weeks to March 19, 2024. (24-0784)

Attachments:

Public Comment/Correspondence

Recommendation to Continue Proclaimed Local Emergencies

10.

Recommendation: Adopt and instruct the Chair to sign six resolutions to

continue the proclaimed local emergencies for the Fruit Fly Infestation

proclaimed May 10, 1990; Homelessness proclaimed January 10, 2023; Severe

Winter Storms proclaimed January 10, 2023; Frigid Winter Storms proclaimed

March 1, 2023; Tropical Storm Hilary proclaimed August 20, 2023; and Winter

Storms proclaimed February 4, 2024. (24-0743)

Attachments:

Board Letter

Public Comment/Correspondence

County of Los Angeles 2024 - 2030 Strategic Plan

11.

Recommendation: Endorse and adopt the County of Los Angeles 2024 - 2030

Strategic Plan, “Choose LA County: To Live! To Invest! To Work!” (Plan); and

direct the Chief Executive Officer, in cooperation with Department Heads, to

develop initiatives that implement Plan objectives, provide the Board with an

update on the progress of the Plan, one year from its adoption, and develop a

process to monitor and measure activity and progress under the Plan.

(24-0747)

Attachments:

Board Letter

Public Comment/Correspondence

County Operations

Expansion of Services to Immigrant Populations Memorandum of

Understanding

12.

Recommendation: Authorize the Director of Consumer and Business Affairs to

execute a memorandum of understanding with the City of Los Angeles to

support the development or expansion of immigrant integration efforts, increase

community trust, and enhance the organizational capacity of local governments

to support immigrant populations in California; execute agreements with

community-based organizations to expand services to the immigrant

communities in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Governor’s

Office of Business and Economic Development International Affairs and Trade

Local Immigrant Integration and Inclusion Grant; and apply for future grants,

and/or accept up to $3,000,000 per award, through Fiscal Year 2026-27, and

execute grant funding agreements for the purpose of serving the immigrant

populations by providing the Board advanced notification before acceptance of

each grant. (Department of Consumer and Business Affairs) APPROVE

(24-0778)

Attachments:

Board Letter

Public Comment/Correspondence

Custodial Services Contracts

13.

Recommendation: Find that custodial services can be performed more

economically by an independent contractor; approve and instruct the Chair to

sign 14 contracts with Servicon, Pride Industries One, Verde, Uniserve,

Dedicated Building Services, US Metro and Universal Building, for the provision

of custodial services at various County facilities, effective April 1, 2024, for an

initial term of three years, with three one-year and six month-to-month extension

options, for a total amount for the initial term of each contract of $18,684,404

(Region 1), $13,500,586 (Region 2), $19,106,706 (Region 3), $10,396,968

(Region 4), $12,314,343 (Region 5), $8,185,371 (Region 6), $8,953,832

(Region 7), $14,404,387 (Region 8), $8,791,179 (Region 9), $12,336,528

(Region 10), $965,394 (Region 11), $1,895,214 (Region 12), $1,473,909

(Region 13), and $2,385,999 (Region 14), and an aggregate total amount of

$133,394,819 for all contracts, for the initial three-year term, and with sufficient

funding included in the Department of Internal Services' Fiscal Year 2023-24

Adopted Budget, with additional funding to be requested in future years; and

authorize the Director of Internal Services to take the following actions:

(Internal Services Department) APPROVE

Exercise the extensions options, add and delete facilities, approve

necessary changes to scope of services, such as shift or number of

custodian changes, contract amount, payments, or any term or condition

included under the contracts, and execute applicable contract

amendments should the original contracting entities merge, be acquired,

or otherwise have a change of entity; and

Increase the contract amount up to an additional 10% to allow for any

possible Cost of Living Adjustments in accordance with County policy

and terms of the contract. (24-0741)

Attachments:

Board Letter

Public Comment/Correspondence

Family and Social Services

Modernizing Older Californians Act Funds for the Elderly Nutrition,

Supportive Services, and Workforce Programs

14.

Recommendation: Approve and authorize the Director of Aging and Disabilities

to execute funding agreements with the California Department of Aging for the

Modernizing Older Californians Act grant funds for the Elderly Nutrition

Program in the amount of $19,202,423, the Supportive Services Program in the

amount of $8,148,954, and the Public Health Workforce Program in the amount

of $117,914, to encourage the Los Angeles County Area Agency on Aging to

modernize and expand the Older Californians Act funded programs where there

are opportunities for continued sustainability to support the needs of individuals

who are 60 years and older and meet the goals of the Master Plan for Aging.

(Aging and Disabilities Department) APPROVE (24-0777)

Attachments:

Board Letter

Public Comment/Correspondence

Emergency Shelter Care Services Contracts

15.

Recommendation: Authorize the Director of Children and Family Services to

execute 14 contracts for the provision of Emergency Shelter Care Services

(ESC), effective April 1, 2024 through March 31, 2025, with four one-year

extension options, with a maximum annual contract amount for the ESC

program $400,000, with an aggregate five-year funding amount of $2,000,000,

financed by 85% Federal funds and 15% Net County Cost, with funding

included in the Department’s Fiscal Year 2023-24 Adopted Budget, and will be

included for subsequent fiscal years in the Department’s future budget

requests; and authorize the Director to take the following actions: (Department

of Children and Family Services) APPROVE

Execute additional contracts resulting from subsequent Statements of

Qualifications submissions that are found to be responsive and responsible

through the closing of the Request for Statements of Qualifications, which

is on September 30, 2028, these contracts will be executed with a

six-month contract term with an anticipated sunset date of March 31, 2029,

provided that sufficient funding is available;

Exercise the extension options, which includes a six-month extension

beyond March 31, 2029, and execute amendments to the current

contracts to increase or decrease bed capacity as necessary, or for any

changes to the terms and conditions to meet program needs, provided that

sufficient funding is available; and

Terminate contracts for convenience, provided that the contractor requests

termination in writing, and/or the Director finds that it is in the best interest

of the County to terminate the contract for convenience, if necessary.

(24-0773)

Attachments:

Board Letter

Public Comment/Correspondence

Health and Mental Health Services

On-Call Architectural/Engineering and Support Services Agreements

16.

Revised recommendation: Authorize the Director of Health Services to execute

agreements with RBB Architects Inc., HMC Group, Huitt-Zollars, Incorporated

and Taylor & Associates Architects, Inc., for the provision of On-Call

Architectural/Engineering and Support Services throughout the County for the

Department of Health Services, effective upon execution for a period of three

years, with two one-year extension options, with an annual contract amount not

to exceed $1,000,000 for each agreement; any unspent agreement amounts will

be rolled over to the next contract year, including option years, if exercised; and

take the following actions: (Department of Health Services) APPROVE

(Continued from the meeting of 2-27-24)

Authorize the Director of Health Services to execute amendments to each

agreement to exercise the term extension options, extend the term of the

agreement for up to two additional one-year periods, with the expiration

of each of the consultant services agreements subject to the following

condition: where services for a given project have been authorized in

writing by the County, but are not completed by the consultant prior to

the stated expiration date, the expiration date will be automatically

extended solely to allow the completion of such services, add, delete,

and/or change agreement terms and conditions that are non-substantive,

required by the Board or the Chief Executive Officer, or necessary for

compliance with applicable law, approve necessary changes to scope of

services, increase the annual maximum obligation amount by up to 25%

for each contract year, execute and approve Cost of Living Adjustments

to each contractor’s hourly fee schedule in the option years, at the

discretion of the Director; and

Authorize the Director of Public Works Health Services to authorize

additional and modified services and extend the term of each agreement

as necessary to complete those additional or modified services when

those services are previously unforeseen, related to a previously

assigned scope of work on a given project and are necessary for the

completion of that given project.; and

Authorize the Director of Health Services to execute amendments to the

agreements to implement any changes authorized to the Director of

Public Works. (24-0664)

Attachments:

Board Letter

Revised Board Letter

Public Comment/Correspondence

24-Hour Residential Treatment Program Contract

17.

Recommendation: Approve and authorize the Director of Mental Health to

execute a contract with Telecare Corporation for adult Psychiatric Health

Facility services at the Martin Luther King Jr. Behavioral Health Center,

effective upon Board approval through June 30, 2024, with two automatic

extensions through June 30, 2026, with a Maximum Contract Amount (MCA) of

$3,728,840 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24, and $7,457,680 for FYs 2024-25 and

2025-26, respectively, fully funded by Sales Tax Realignment and Medi-Cal

revenues; authorize the Director to execute future amendments to the contract

to revise the language, add, delete, modify or replace the statement of work,

reflect Federal, State, and County regulatory and/or policy changes, increase

the MCA provided that it will not exceed an increase of 25% of the

Board-approved MCA and sufficient funds are available; and terminate the

contract in accordance with the termination provisions, including termination for

convenience. (Department of Mental Health) APPROVE (Continued from the

meeting of 2-27-24) (24-0696)

Attachments:

Board Letter

Public Comment/Correspondence

Public Guardian’s Client and Asset Management System Sole Source

Contract

18.

Recommendation: Approve and authorize the Director of Mental Health to

execute a sole source contract with Panoramic Software, Inc. to replace the

Public Guardian’s Client and Asset Management System, effective for three

years upon execution, with two one-year extension options and a Total Contract

Amount (TCA) of $1,458,000, with the first year of the contract funded by 2011

Realignment - Mental Health revenue, and future years to be requested through

the Department’s annual budget request process; and authorize the Director to

take the following actions: (Department of Mental Health) APPROVE (NOTE:

The Acting Chief Information Officer recommends approval of this item).

Execute future amendments to the sole source contract during the term

of the contract, revise contract language, add, delete, modify, or replace

the statement of work, allow for the rollover of unspent funds between

categories and years, and/or reflect Federal, State, and County

regulatory and/or policy changes, increase the TCA, provided that it

does not exceed an increase of 20% from the Board-approved TCA, and

sufficient funds are available; and

Terminate the sole source contract in accordance with the contract’s

termination provisions, including termination for convenience, if

necessary. (24-0772)

Attachments:

Board Letter

Public Comment/Correspondence

Acquisition of a Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry System

19.

Recommendation: Authorize the Director of Internal Services, as the County’s

Purchasing Agent, to proceed with the acquisition of a Gas Chromatography

Mass Spectrometry system, corresponding training, and preventative

maintenance for the Department of Public Health (DPH) Laboratory, in an

estimated amount not to exceed $300,000, 100% funded by the Public Health

Emergency Preparedness cooperative agreement, which is included in DPH's

Fiscal Year 2023-24 Adopted Budget, and funding for training and preventive

maintenance will be requested in future fiscal years, as necessary.

(Department of Public Health) APPROVE (24-0739)

Attachments:

Board Letter

Public Comment/Correspondence

Community Services

Sunshine Shuttle Services Contract

20.

Recommendation: Find that shuttle services can be performed more

economically by an independent contractor; award and instruct the Chair to

sign a contract with Southland Transit, Inc., for Sunshine Shuttle service in the

unincorporated County community of South Whittier (4), for a period of six

months, with four one-year and six month-to-month extension options, for a

maximum potential contract term of 60 months, and a maximum potential

contract amount of $13,778,375; authorize the Director of Public Works to

exercise the extension options if, in the opinion of the Director, Southland

Transit, Inc. has successfully performed during the previous contract period,

and the services are still required, approve and execute amendments to

incorporate necessary changes within the scope of work, and suspend work, if

it is in the best interest of the County, and annually increase the contract

amount up to an additional 10% of the annual contract amount, which is

included in the maximum potential contract amount, for unforeseen additional

work within the scope of the contract, if required; and find that the contract

work is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. (Department of

Public Works) APPROVE (24-0789)

Attachments:

Board Letter

Public Comment/Correspondence

Security Services Contracts

21.

Recommendation: Find that security services can be more economically

performed by independent contractors; award and instruct the Chair to sign

contracts for armed and unarmed security services at various Department of

Public Works stormwater maintenance filed location groups throughout the

County, with Absolute Security Intl Corp., a Community Business Enterprise,

for a period of one year with three one-year and six month-to-month extension

options for a maximum potential contract term of 54 months and a maximum

potential contract amount of $2,214,238 for Group A, Northeast Region, and

three services contracts with Patrol Solutions, LLC, for a period of one year

with three one-year and six month-to-month extension options, for a maximum

potential contract term of 54 months and maximum potential contract amounts of

$3,721,235 for Group B, East Region, $4,212,887 for Group D, Southwest

Region, and $4,005,288 for Group E, Northwest Region; find that the contract

work is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act; and

authorize the Director of Public Works to take the following actions:

(Department of Public Works) APPROVE

Exercise the extension options if, in the opinion of the Director, the

contractors have successfully performed during the previous contracts'

period and the services are still required, approve and execute

amendments to incorporate necessary changes within the scope of work,

and suspend work, if it is in the best interest of the County; and

Annually increase the contracts' amounts up to an additional 10% of the

annual contracts’ amounts, which are included in the maximum potential

contracts’ amounts for unforeseen additional work within the scope of the

contracts if required, and adjust the annual contract amount for each

option year over the terms of the contracts. (24-0779)

Attachments:

Board Letter

Public Comment/Correspondence

On-Call Mechanical and Electrical Maintenance and Inspection Services

for San Gabriel Dam Hydroelectric Facility Services Contract

22.

Recommendation: Award contracts for on-call mechanical maintenance and

inspection services for the San Gabriel Dam hydroelectric facility in the

Angeles National Forest in the unincorporated County area north of the City of

Azusa (5), to EthosEnergy Field Services, LLC, for a maximum potential

contract amount of $1,701,731, and to VISTAM, Inc., a Local Small Business

Enterprise and Community Business Enterprise, for a maximum potential

contract amount of $668,973, both for a term of one-year with three one-year

and six month-to-month extension options, for a maximum potential contract

term of 54 months, with funding for the first year of services included in the

Internal Service Fund (B04 - Services and Supplies Fiscal Year 2023-24

Budget, which will be reimbursed by the Flood Control District Fund (B07 -

Services and Supplies); find that the contract work is exempt from the California

Environmental Quality Act; and authorize the Director of Public Works to take

the following actions: (Department of Public Works) APPROVE

Execute the contracts, and exercise the extension options if, in the

opinion of the Director, the contractors have successfully performed

during the previous contracts’ period, and the services are still required,

approve and execute amendments to incorporate necessary changes

within the scope of work, and suspend work if it is in the best interest of

the County; and

Annually increase the contracts’ amounts up to an additional 10% of the

annual contracts’ amounts, which is included in the maximum potential

contract amount for unforeseen additional work within the scope of the

contract if required, and to adjust the annual contract amount for each

option year over the term of the contract to allow for an annual Cost of

Living Adjustment in accordance with County policy and the terms of the

contract. (24-0765)

Attachments:

Board Letter

Public Comment/Correspondence

Bridge Preventive Maintenance Program Group 16 Project Construction

Contract

23.

Recommendation: Adopt the plans and specifications and readvertise for bids at

an estimated construction contract amount between $1,400,000 and $2,100,000

for the Bridge Preventive Maintenance Program Group 16 Project (Project),

located in the Cities of Baldwin Park, Bellflower, Cerritos, Downey, Pasadena,

and Pico Rivera (1, 4 and 5); readvertise for bids to be received before 11:00

a.m. on March 26, 2024; find that the Project and current recommended

actions are within the scope of a previously approved exemption from the

California Environmental Quality Act; and authorize the Director of Public

Works, acting as the Road Commissioner, to take the following actions:

(Department of Public Works) ADOPT

Open and examine bids received at a public meeting called by the

Director, and determine whether the bid of the apparent responsible

contractor with the lowest apparent responsive bid is, in fact, responsive

and, if not responsive, determine which apparent responsible contractor

submitted the lowest responsive bid;

Award and execute a construction contract for the Project with the

responsible contractor with the lowest responsive bid within or less than

the estimated amount range, or that exceeds the estimated amount range

by no more than 15%, if additional and appropriate funds have been

identified; and

Extend the date and time for the receipt of bids, permit the substitution of

subcontractors and relief of bidders, approve and execute change orders

within the same monetary limits delegated to the Director, accept the

Project upon its final completion, and release retention money withheld.

(24-0776)

Attachments:

Board Letter

Public Comment/Correspondence

Ordinance for Adoption

County Code, Title 6 - Salaries Amendment

24.

Ordinance for adoption amending County Code, Title 6 - Salaries, by adding

and establishing the salaries for two employee classifications, deleting one

employee classification, changing the title of two employee classifications and

adding, deleting, and/or changing certain employee classifications and number

of ordinance positions in the Departments of Agricultural Commissioner/

Weights and Measures, Chief Executive Office, Fire, Health Services, Internal

Services, Parks and Recreation, Probation, and Sheriff. ADOPT (24-0704)

Attachments:

Ordinance

Public Comment/Correspondence

Miscellaneous Additions

Additions to the agenda which were posted more than 72 hours in advance of

the meeting, as indicated on the supplemental agenda. (12-9995)

25.

26.

Items not on the posted agenda, to be presented and (if requested) referred to

staff or placed on the agenda for action at a future meeting of the Board, or

matters requiring immediate action because of an emergency situation or

where the need to take immediate action came to the attention of the Board

subsequent to the posting of the agenda. BOARD MEMBERS - (4) (12-9996)

Recommendations by individual Supervisors to establish, extend or otherwise

modify cash rewards for information concerning crimes, consistent with the Los

Angeles County Code. (12-9997)

27.

II. SPECIAL DISTRICT AGENDAS

AGENDA FOR THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OF SANITATION DISTRICT NO. 27

AND THE NEWHALL RANCH SANITATION DISTRICT

OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2024

9:30 A.M.

County Sanitation District No. 27 and the Newhall Ranch Sanitation

District Recommendations and Approval of Minutes

SD-1.

1. Recommendation: Approve minutes of the regular meeting held December 6,

2023 (both Districts);

2. Recommendation: Approve September, October, and November 2023

expenses in total amounts of $5,330 (District No. 27) (3) and $108,888

(Newhall Ranch Sanitation District) (5);

3. Recommendation: Adopt a resolution establishing time and place for regular

and special meetings (both Districts);

4. Recommendation: Receive and order filed Annual Comprehensive Financial

Report for Fiscal Year (FY) ending June 30, 2023 (both Districts);

5. Recommendation: Adopt Purchasing Policy (both Districts); and

6. Recommendation: Wastewater Service Charge (Newhall Ranch Sanitation

District) (5)

a. Order Wastewater Service Charge Report, containing description of

each parcel and amount of proposed wastewater service charge for FY

2024-25 for each parcel, filed with Clerk of Board of Directors of the

District(s); and

b. Establish June 11, 2024 at 9:30 a.m., at the Board of Supervisors as the

date, time, and place for public hearing on report, and order publication

of required public notices. (24-0780)

Attachments:

Board Letter

Public Comment/Correspondence

AGENDA FOR THE MEETING OF

THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY

DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2024

9:30 A.M.

Los Angeles County Development Authority Annual Plan for Fiscal Year

2023-24

1-D.

Recommendation: Approve the Los Angeles County Development Authority’s

(LACDA’s) Amended Annual Plan for Fiscal Year 2023-24 (Annual Plan), as

required by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development

(HUD), to update LACDA’s program goals, major policies and financial

resources, including the Capital Fund Program Annual Statement information,

and the Admissions and Continued Occupancy Policy for the Public Housing

Program; adopt and instruct the Chair to sign a resolution approving the Annual

Plan for submission to HUD; and authorize the Executive Director of the Los

Angeles County Development Authority to take all actions required for

implementation of the Annual Plan, incorporate all public comments received

and approved for inclusion by the Board, and submit the Annual Plan to HUD;

and find that approval of the Annual Plan is not subject to the California

Environmental Quality Act. ADOPT (24-0774)

Attachments:

Board Letter

Public Comment/Correspondence

AGENDA FOR THE MEETING OF

THE REGIONAL PARK AND OPEN SPACE DISTRICT

OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2024

9:30 A.M.

Amend Grant with the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority

to Revise the Scope of Work for the Elephant Hill Project

1-P.

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Solis: Authorize the Director of

the Regional Park and Open Space District to amend a grant agreement with

the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority to revise the Elephant Hill

Project scope when applicable conditions have been met, pursuant to guidelines

in the Proposition A Grants Administration Manual for Specified, Per Parcel,

and Excess Funds Projects; and find that the proposed actions are not subject

to the California Environmental Quality Act. (24-0843)

Attachments:

Motion by Supervisor Solis

Public Comment Correspondence

V. ITEMS CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS FOR FURTHER

DISCUSSION AND ACTION BY THE BOARD

Continue local emergencies as a result of the following: (a) Discovery of an

infestation of fruit flies, as proclaimed on May 10, 1990; (b) Conditions of

extreme peril to the safety of persons exist on the basis of pervasive and

pernicious homelessness in Los Angeles County, as proclaimed and ratified by

the Board on January 10, 2023; (c) Conditions of extreme peril to the safety of

persons and property arose as a result of severe winter storms beginning

January 1, 2023 affecting areas throughout Los Angeles County, as proclaimed

on January 10, 2023 and ratified by the Board on January 17, 2023; (d)

Conditions of disaster or extreme peril to the safety of persons and property on

the basis of the frigid winter storms beginning February 23, 2023 affecting the

areas throughout Los Angeles County, as proclaimed on March 1, 2023 and

ratified by the Board on March 7, 2023; (e) Conditions of extreme peril to the

safety of persons and property exist on the basis of the arrival, presence, and

impacts of Tropical Storm Hilary throughout Los Angeles County beginning

August 20, 2023, as proclaimed on August 20, 2023 and ratified by the Board

on August 22, 2023; and (f) Conditions of disaster or of extreme peril to the

safety of persons and property exist on the basis of winter storms in the County

beginning February 1, 2024, as proclaimed on February 4, 2024 and ratified by

the Board on February 6, 2024. (A-1)

A-1.

CONFERENCE REGARDING POTENTIAL THREATS TO PUBLIC SERVICES

OR FACILITIES

A-2.

(Government Code Section 54957)

Briefing by Sheriff Robert Luna or his designee and related emergency

services representatives. (A-2)

Discussion on the impact of rain storms, flooding, high-surf and swells, and any

other weather-related or natural disaster event in Los Angeles County

associated with El Niño, to include the County’s preparedness and ability to

coordinate response and recovery activities, as requested by the Board at the

meeting of January 12, 2016. (A-10)

A-3.

A-4.

Discussion and consideration of necessary actions relating to the County’s

homeless crisis, as requested at the Board meeting of May 17, 2016, and

proclaimed as a local emergency on January 10, 2023. (A-11)

Discussion and consideration of necessary actions on the progress of issues

related to Exide, as requested at the Board meeting of June 8, 2016. (A-12)

A-5.

A-6.

Discussion on the status of the Federal and/or State Budgets, Federal and/or

State legislative matters and Executive Orders, and their impact on Los Angeles

County, as requested by Supervisor Ridley-Thomas at the meeting of January

17, 2017. (A-13)

Discussion and consideration of necessary actions on issues or action taken

by the Federal government relating to immigration policies, as requested by

Supervisors Barger and Solis at the meeting of January 17, 2017 and revised

by Supervisors Solis and Hahn on September 12, 2017. (A-14)

A-7.

A-8.

Discussion and consideration of necessary actions on issues related to the

repeal of the Affordable Care Act, health reform and its impact on Los Angeles

County, as requested by Supervisor Ridley-Thomas at the Board meeting of

February 21, 2017. (A-15)

Discussion and consideration of necessary actions on issues related to the

implementation of Measure H, as requested by Supervisors Ridley-Thomas and

Hahn at the Board meeting of March 14, 2017. (A-16)

A-9.

Discussion and consideration of necessary actions related to declared

outbreaks of infectious disease threatening the public’s health in Los Angeles

County, as requested by Supervisors Solis and Hahn at the Board meeting of

April 30, 2019. (A-18)

A-10.

VI. REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION FOR THE MEETING ON FEBRUARY 27,

2024 AT 9:30 A.M.

CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS

(Government Code Section 54957.6)

(CS-1)

Agency designated representatives: Fesia Davenport, Chief Executive Officer

and designated staff.

Employee Organization for represented employees: Union of American

Physicians & Dentists (UAPD).

No reportable action was taken. (23-4430)

Attachments:

Public Comment/Correspondence

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL- ANTICIPATED LITIGATION

(Paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9)

(CS-2)

Significant exposure to litigation (two cases)

Suitability Determination of the Barry J. Nidorf Secure Youth Treatment Facility

and the Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall by the Board of State and Community

Corrections.

No reportable action was taken. (24-0791)

Attachments:

Public Comment/Correspondence

Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation

(CS-3)

(Paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9)

Initiation of Litigation (two cases)

No reportable action was taken. (24-0792)

Attachments:

Public Comment/Correspondence

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