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  
JEFF LEVINSON  
INTERIM EXECUTIVE OFFICER  
KATHRYN BARGER  
April 19, 2024  
TO:  
Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath, Chair  
Supervisor Hilda L. Solis  
Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell  
Supervisor Janice Hahn  
Supervisor Kathryn Barger  
Fesia Davenport, Chief Executive Officer  
Dawyn Harrison, County Counsel  
Press Room  
FROM:  
Jeff Levinson  
Interim Executive Officer  
POSTED:  
RE:  
April 19, 2024  
Additions and/or revisions to the agenda for the Board meeting of Tuesday,  
April 23, 2024.  
ADD:  
Invocation led by Reverend Margarita R. Reyes, Puente de Esperanza  
Presbyterian Church, La Puente (1).  
1.  
ADD:  
Appointments to Commissions/Committees/Special Districts  
Revised recommendation for appointment/reappointment and removal  
for the following Commissions/Committees/Special Districts (+ denotes  
reappointments): Documents on file in the Executive Office  
Supervisor Hilda L. Solis  
Michael Flowers, Commission for Children and Families  
(24-0097)  
REVISE:  
2.  
Blind Removals Moving Forward: Color Consciousness and  
Safeguarding Against Racial Bias  
Revised recommendation as submitted by Supervisors Mitchell and  
Horvath: Instruct the Director of Children and Family Services to  
consider and incorporate, as appropriate, the recommendations found  
in the University of California Los Angeles’ Pritzker Center for  
Strengthening Children and Families “Beyond Blind Removal: Color  
Consciousness and Anti-Racism in Los Angeles County Child Welfare”  
report, beginning with the implementation of upstream enhancements,  
targeting the root cause of disproportionalities among Black families  
and children in the child welfare system; and take the following actions:  
…
Authorize the Director of Children and Family Services, for the Office  
Equity, to identify and execute an agreement with an equity consultant  
to conduct racial bias training, for DCFS University and new hire  
orientation, executive leadership, union representatives, management,  
hotline staff, Assistant Regional Administrators, Supervising Childrens  
Social Workers, Childrens Social Workers, and all applicable staff. to  
enter into an agreement with an equity consultant that will work with the  
Department’s Office of Equity Division to assist with the development of  
a holistic Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion strategic framework to further  
advance the equity work throughout DCFS; execute any necessary  
contract amendments and terminate the agreement, if needed, and  
DCFS must have sufficient funding in their budget to fund the  
agreement and any amendments; and  
Instruct the Director of Children and Family Services, in consultation  
with the Center for Strategic Partnerships, to report back to the Board  
in writing within 90 days with a proposal for evaluating the project,  
including how the evaluation would be conducted, potential funding  
sources, and how the evaluation results would be presented along with  
the identification of successes and opportunities for further growth.  
(24-1486)  
Motion by Supervisor Mitchell  
Revised motion by Supervisors Mitchell and Horvath  
REVISE:  
4.  
A Zero-Emission Vehicle Master Plan for Los Angeles County  
Revised recommendation as submitted by Supervisors Horvath and  
Mitchell: Instruct the Interim Director of Internal Services, in  
collaboration with the Chief Sustainability Officer, the Directors of  
Regional Planning, Economic Opportunity and Public Works, the  
Agricultural Commissioner/Director of Weights and Measures and, to  
develop within 180 days, a Zero-Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Master Plan  
that includes goals, strategies, and technical guidance to deliver on the  
County’s zero-emission fleet goals, expand electric vehicle (EV)  
charger infrastructure throughout the County, promote ZEV ownership,  
and enhance EV charger reliability, with the plan to include the  
following: …  
A plan to partner with the Director of Economic Opportunity, in  
coordination with the California Conservation Corps,  
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Los Angeles  
Cleantech Incubator, GO-Biz, the California Workforce  
Development Board, and other relevant organizations, to identify  
and expand green job workforce training opportunities for  
individuals with barriers to employment including, but not limited  
to, a pathway for particularly for technicians to become  
Registered Service Agents to install EV chargers and to perform  
maintenance and repair services, a pathway into County green  
infrastructure jobs, and metrics to track outcomes; …  
Targets for grant funding and strategies to finance EV  
purchases using IRA tax credits and other State and Federal  
grants that are newly available to governments, as well as grants  
for workforce training and small business development in line  
with the Federal Justice 40 principles; … (24-1487)  
Motion by Supervisor Horvath  
Revised motion by Supervisors Horvath and Mitchell  
REVISE:  
5.  
Proclaiming April 30th as “Jane Fonda Day” in Los Angeles  
County  
Revised recommendation as submitted by Supervisors Horvath and  
Solis: Proclaim April 30th of each year as “Jane Fonda Day”  
throughout Los Angeles County beginning in 2024; … (24-1496)  
Motion by Supervisor Horvath  
Revised motion by Supervisors Horvath and Solis  
REVISE:  
9.  
Proclaiming “National Therapy Animal Day”  
Revised recommendation as submitted by Supervisors Hahn and  
Barger: Proclaim April 30, 2024 as “National Therapy Animal Day”  
throughout Los Angeles County … (24-1482)  
Motion by Supervisor Hahn  
Revised motion by Supervisors Hahn and Barger  
Public Comment/Correspondence  
REVISE:  
12.  
Proclaiming May 2024 as “Mental Health Awareness Month”  
Revised recommendation as submitted by Supervisors Barger and  
Horvath: Proclaim May 2024 as “Mental Health Awareness Month”  
throughout Los Angeles County, … (24-1490)  
Motion by Supervisor Barger  
Revised motion by Supervisors Barger and Horvath  
REVISE:  
14.  
Proclaiming May 2024 as “Asian American and Pacific Islander  
Heritage Month” in Los Angeles County  
Revised recommendation as submitted by Supervisors Solis and  
Horvath: Proclaim May 2024 as “Asian American and Pacific Islander  
Month;” … (24-1483)  
Motion by Supervisor Solis  
Revised motion by Supervisors Solis and Horvath  
REVISE:  
CS-1.  
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS  
(Government Code Section 54956.8)  
To provide instructions to County real estate negotiators with respect to  
the possible day-use of County Department of Parks and Recreation  
facilities:  
Property:  
All County Department of Parks  
and Recreation facilities  
County Negotiators:  
Norma E. Garcia-Gonzalez,  
Thomas J. Faughnan, and  
Starr Coleman Sonia L. Chan  
Negotiating Parties:  
Los Angeles Unified School District  
Under Negotiation:  
Price and Terms of Payment (24-1361)  
Public Comment/Correspondence  
SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA  
Update on the Probation Department’s Internal Reform Efforts  
and Next Steps  
73-A.  
Recommendation as submitted by Supervisors Horvath and Hahn:  
Instruct the Chief Probation Officer to present a verbal report back to  
the Board at the May 7, 2024 Board meeting, on the Probation  
Department’s efforts to maintain the Board of State and Community  
Corrections’ determination of suitability and next steps towards  
expanding educational programming and vocational training at Los  
Padrinos Juvenile Hall and Barry J. Nidorf-Secure Youth Treatment  
Facility. (24-1515)  
Motion by Supervisors Horvath and Hahn  
Public Comment/Correspondence  
Letter to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife in  
Opposition to Catalina Island Conservancy’s Permit Application  
for Eradication of the Island’s Mule Deer Population  
73-B.  
Recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Hahn: Direct the Chief  
Executive Officer, through the Legislative Affairs and Intergovernmental  
Relations Branch, and in consultation with County Counsel and the  
Director of Parks and Recreation, to send a five-signature letter to  
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Director Charlton Bonham,  
expressing the County’s opposition to the Catalina Island  
Conservancy’s Scientific Collection Permit Application based on the  
proposed methodology of eradicating mule deer through aerial  
shooting. (24-1508)  
Motion by Supervisor Hahn  
Public Comment/Correspondence  
Support for Assembly Bill 2342 (Lowenthal) - Medi-Cal: Critical  
Access Hospitals: Islands  
73-C.  
Recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Hahn: Direct the Chief  
Executive Officer, through the Legislative Affairs and Intergovernmental  
Relations Branch, to support Assembly Bill 2342 (Lowenthal) Medi-Cal:  
Critical Access Hospitals (CAH): Islands, legislation which would result  
in an annual supplemental payment for services covered under  
Medi-Cal for a CAH that operates on an island located 10 miles  
offshore of the mainland coast of California, but still within the  
jurisdiction of the State. (24-1513)  
Motion by Supervisor Hahn  
Public Comment/Correspondence  
Proclaiming Saturday, May 4, 2024, and Sunday, May 5, 2024, as  
“National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend”  
73-D.  
Recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Hahn: Proclaim  
Saturday, May 4, 2024, and Sunday, May 5, 2024, as “National Fallen  
Firefighters Memorial Weekend” throughout Los Angeles County, and,  
in doing so, urge all residents, city officials, as well as community  
groups, clubs and organizations, to join this effort to honor firefighters  
who have given their lives in the line of duty, and that all flags  
throughout the County be flown at half-staff on Sunday, May 5, 2024,  
in honor of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service.  
(24-1509)  
Motion by Supervisor Hahn  
Public Comment/Correspondence  
Oppose Assembly Bill 2986  
73-E.  
Recommendation as submitted by Supervisors Solis and Barger: Direct  
the Chief Executive Officer, through the Legislative Affairs and  
Intergovernmental Relations Branch, to oppose Assembly Bill (AB)  
2986 (Carillo), legislation which would require the Local Agency  
Formation Commission for the County (LAFCO) to establish an  
11-member task force, which would hold quarterly community meetings  
to discuss the impacts of city incorporation for unincorporated East  
Los Angeles (East LA), and send a five-signature letter to  
Assemblywoman Wendy Carrillo, with a copy to Governor Gavin  
Newsom, Legislative leadership, Los Angeles County Legislative  
Delegation Chair, Assemblywoman Tina McKinnor, and the Los  
Angeles County Delegation, expressing the County’s  
position and concerns about AB 2986; and direct the Chief Executive  
Officer, through its Municipal and Unincorporated Area Services, to  
take the following actions:  
Engage LAFCO, labor partners, and relevant County  
Departments, to report back to the Board in writing in 120 days  
on the following:  
Consultant and County costs related to the past two East  
LA incorporation studies with an estimated projected cost  
in 2024;  
Impacts and diversions to other resources and studies  
under LAFCO purview;  
Impacts and diversions to other resources, studies, and  
programs under County purview;  
Summary of findings from last two incorporation studies;  
Summary and breakdown of existing revenues (Federal,  
State, and local sources) and projection of revenues as  
an incorporated City, with a comparison of investments in  
capital projects, programs, and municipal services over  
the last ten years; and  
An analysis and feasibility of East LA fiscal viability as a  
City or Special District; and  
Report back to the Board in writing in 120 days on the feasibility  
of forming a Municipal Advisory Council, a local Town Council,  
or a Coordinating Council, that could represent comprehensive  
interests of the entire East LA community with associated cost,  
timeline, and structure similar to other unincorporated area town  
councils within the County unincorporated areas. (24-1514)  
Motion by Supervisors Solis and Barger  
Public Comment/Correspondence  
Conditional Use Permit No. RPPL2022013731 for a New Charter  
School at South Gage Avenue and the Santa Ana (5) Freeway in  
East Los Angeles  
73-F.  
Recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Solis: Initiate a call for  
review relating to Conditional Use Permit No. RPPL2022013731;  
instruct the Director of Regional Planning to transmit the necessary  
information to the Interim Executive Officer of the Board; and instruct  
the Interim Executive Officer to advertise and set the matter for public  
hearing on September 17, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. (24-1511)  
Motion by Supervisor Solis  
Public Comment/Correspondence  
ADDITIONAL CLOSED SESSION  
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS  
(Government Code Section 54957.6)  
CS-5.  
Agency designated representatives: Fesia Davenport, Chief Executive  
Officer and designated staff.  
Employee Organization for represented employees: Union of American  
Physicians & Dentists (UAPD). (23-4430)  
Public Comment/Correspondence