AGENDA FOR THE POLICY PRESENTATIONS, PUBLIC HEARING, AND CLOSED SESSION MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

TUESDAY, MAY 14, 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: May 8, 2024

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I. PRESENTATIONS

Presentation of scroll to Judy Cooperberg, in recognition of “Mental Health

Awareness Month,” for her long-standing and passionate advocacy on

behalf of mental health care and services in the Antelope Valley and across

Los Angeles County, as arranged by Supervisor Barger.

Presentation of scrolls to Cedarlane Academy Middle School and Glen A.

Wilson High School Science Olympiad teams, in recognition of their

achievements at the Los Angeles Regional and State Science Olympiad

Tournaments, as arranged by Supervisor Solis.

Presentation of scrolls honoring Award Winning Second District Student

Musicians and Performers, as arranged by Supervisor Mitchell.

Presentation of scroll to Heart of Los Angeles Intergenerational Music

Programs and The Eisner Foundation, for their important intergenerational

work during “Older Americans Month,” as arranged by Supervisor Horvath.

Presentation of scroll to the Lynwood Partners Educational Foundation, in

recognition of their efforts to enhance access to educational programs, as

arranged by Supervisor Hahn. (24-1685)

II. SET MATTERS

11:00 A.M.

Set

Matter

Report on the County’s Implementation of the People Experiencing

Homelessness Missions

Report by the Executive Director of the Homeless Initiative on the

implementation of the people experiencing homelessness missions,

including each Department’s utilization of the Emergency Proclamation’s

tools and delegated authorities, as requested at the Board meeting of

October 3, 2023. RECEIVE AND FILE (Continued from the meeting of

5-7-24) (23-3603)

Attachments:

Public Comment/Correspondence

Set

11:30 A.M.

Matter

Report on Continuum of Care for Mental Health and Substance Use

Disorder Beds

Report by the Director of Mental Health, and other relevant Departments,

on the Continuum of Care for mental health and substance use disorder

beds, as requested at the Board meeting of May 2, 2023. RECEIVE AND

FILE (Continued from the meeting of 3-19-24) NOTE: Supervisor Horvath

requests that this item be continued to June 18, 2024. (23-1834)

Attachments:

Public Comment/Correspondence

III. PUBLIC HEARINGS 3 - 10

Hearing on the Baldwin Hills Community Standards District

Amendment, Project No. 2023-001628-(2)

Hearing on Project No. 2023-001628-(2), Advance Planning Project No.

RPPL2023002314-(2), to approve the Baldwin Hills Community Standards

District (CSD) Amendment (Amendment), a project amending County Code,

Title 22 - Planning and Zoning, to align the Baldwin Hills CSD with the Oil

Well Ordinance by prohibiting the location of new oil wells and production

facilities in the Baldwin Hills CSD area, making existing oil wells and

production facilities nonconforming due to use, and maintaining regulations

for existing oil wells and production facilities during the amortization period;

and find that the Amendment is exempt from the California Environmental

Quality Act (CEQA) per CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(2), 15061(b)

(3), 15301 (Class 1), and 15308 (Class 8). (On October 4, 2023, the

Regional Planning Commission recommended approval of this

Amendment.) (Department of Regional Planning) (Continued from the

meetings of 1-30-24 and 3-12-24) (24-0023)

Attachments:

Board Letter

Departmental Statement

Public Comment/Correspondence

Hearing on the Annual Solid Waste Generation Service Charge Report

for Fiscal Year 2024-25

Hearing on the Annual Solid Waste Generation Service Charge Report

(Report) for Fiscal Year 2024-25 (All Districts) to provide for the continued

collection of the existing Solid Waste Generation Service Charge at the

current rate; consider all objections and protests against the proposed

Report; adopt the Report, if no majority protest exists; and find that the

adoption of the Report is exempt from the California Environmental Quality

Act. (Department of Public Works) (24-1602)

Attachments:

Board Letter

Public Comment/Correspondence

Hearing on Ordinance Granting a Petroleum Pipeline Franchise to

Tesoro SoCal Pipeline Company LLC

Hearing on ordinance for adoption granting a proprietary petroleum pipeline

franchise to Tesoro SoCal Pipeline Company LLC, a Delaware limited

liability company (Franchisee), to operate and maintain its existing

petroleum pipeline system for a period of five years, beginning on June 13,

2024, and expiring on June 12, 2029, with the base annual fee payable to

the County by Franchisee to be determined according to a formula set forth

in Section 2 of the ordinance, and with the Franchisee to also pay the

County a granting fee of $10,000 (All Districts). (Department of Public

Works) (24-1428)

Attachments:

Ordinance

Public Comment/Correspondence

Hearing on the Junior Lifeguard Program Fee Increase

Hearing on adoption of a resolution, acting as the Governing Body of the

Consolidated Fire Protection District (District) (All Districts), to increase the

District’s Junior Lifeguard Program (Program) fees for 2024 by $58 from

$635 to $693, effective immediately; find that the proposed fee increase is

to meet increased operational expenses of the Program; and find that the

recommended action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality

Act. (Fire Department) NOTE: The Fire Chief requests that this item be

referred back to the Department. (24-1597)

Attachments:

Board Letter

Public Comment/Correspondence

Hearing on Ordinance for Introduction Amending County Code, Title 8

- Consumer Protection, Business and Wage Regulations and Title 11 -

Health and Safety Code, Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operations

Program

Hearing on ordinance for introduction amending County Code, Title 8 -

Consumer Protection, Wage and Business Regulations and Title 11 -

Health and Safety, to regulate Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operations

(MEHKO) and Cottage Food Operations, the ordinance authorizes the

permitting of MEHKO in the incorporated and unincorporated areas of the

County except within the Cities of Long Beach, Pasadena, and Vernon,

pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section 114367; authorizes

the Department of Public Health to administer the MEHKO Ordinance;

defines a MEHKO as a home-based food business that allows approved

individuals to prepare and sell meals onsite and directly to a consumer as

further described in California Health and Safety Code Section 113825;

provides for an application and permitting process, including an initial home

evaluation, to ensure the home kitchen can support the proposed food

operation; allows for determination of a permitted area for the MEHKO,

which may include the home kitchen, onsite consumer eating areas, food

and other storage, equipment, toilet rooms, janitor and cleaning facilities,

and refuse areas as authorized by California Health and Safety Code

Section 114367.2 and the Department of Public Health; establishes an

initial application fee and an annual permit fee required to operate a

MEHKO; allows for MEHKOs to serve as a commissary for up to two

Compact Mobile Food Operations, as long as they are owned by the same

permitholder; if approved to serve as a commissary, the number of meals

that a MEHKO can prepare in a week and the gross sales per year limit is

expanded; adds requirements for a Cottage Food Operation to align with

the California Health and Safety Code and clarifies the potable water

requirements for these operations; requires the Department of Public Health

to provide notice to cities of any approved MEHKOs in their jurisdiction

along with any permit revocation or suspensions; and update its website

within 15 days of issuance of a permit (All Districts). (Department of Public

Health) (24-1607)

Attachments:

Board Letter

Public Comment/Correspondence

Hearing on Proposed Billing Rates for the Department of Public Health

Laboratory Services

Hearing on adoption of the Public Health Laboratory (PHL) fee schedule

and provisional rates for laboratory services, based on the Department of

Health Services itemized rates for laboratory services, as set forth in the

“Generally Applicable Itemized Rates,” as the fee schedule for the PHL for

laboratory services with service dates on or after May 14, 2024, to the

extent permitted by the payer; authorize the Department of Public Health to

use a provisional rate at or above the Medicare rate established by the

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for any laboratory service

provided by PHL that is not included on the Department of Health Services’

Board-approved “Generally Applicable Itemized Rates” schedule at the time

of service, effective for laboratory services with service dates on or after

May 14, 2024; and authorize the Director of Public Health to adopt future

changes to the PHL fee schedule to realign rates with the Department of

Health Services’ Board-approved "Generally Applicable Itemized Rates” (All

Districts). (Department of Public Health) (24-1623)

Attachments:

Board Letter

Public Comment/Correspondence

10.

Hearing on Appeal of Project No. PRJ2021-002810-(2) in the Metro

Planning Area

Hearing on the appeal of Project No. PRJ2021-002810-(2), Conditional Use

Permit No. RPPL2021007647-(2), Conditional Use Permit Modification No.

RPPL2021007644-(2), and the Mitigated Negative Declaration and

Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program associated with

Environmental Assessment No. RPPL2021007648-(2), to authorize a

charter school on property located at 900 East Rosecrans Avenue in the

unincorporated West Rancho Dominguez community in the Single Family

Residence (R-1) Zone within the Metro Planning Area, applied for by Green

Dot Public Schools California. (Appeal from the Regional Planning

Commission’s approval.) (Department of Regional Planning) NOTE: The

Director of Regional Planning requests that this item be continued to

November 26, 2024. (24-1658)

Attachments:

Board Letter

Public Comment/Correspondence

IV. POLICY PRESENTATIONS 11 - 12

11.

Report on the Status of Adopting a Global Plan for the Probation

Department’s Halls and Camps

Report by the Chief Probation Officer with an update on the status of

adopting a Global Plan for the Probation Department’s Halls and Camps, as

requested at the Board meeting of March 21, 2023. RECEIVE AND FILE

(Continued from the meetings of 11-21-23, 12-19-23 and 3-12-24)

(23-1210)

Attachments:

Public Comment/Correspondence

12.

Report on the Probation Departments’ Efforts to Maintain the Board of

State and Community Corrections Determination of Suitability

Report by the Chief Probation Officer on the 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, as requested at the Board meeting of April 23,

2024. RECEIVE AND FILE (Continued from the meeting of 5-7-24)

(24-1642)

Attachments:

Public Comment/Correspondence

VI. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT 13

Telephonic Public Comment

13.

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Written Testimony

Written public comments may be submitted through our website at:

https://publiccomment.bos.lacounty.gov, which will become part of the

official record. (12-9998)

Attachments:

Public Comment/Correspondence

VII. REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION FOR MAY 7, 2024

(CS-1) PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT

(Government Code Section 54957(b)(1))

Consideration of candidate(s) for appointment to the position of Executive

Officer of the Board.

The Board selected a final candidate for the position of Executive

Officer of the Board and instructed the Chief Executive Officer to

negotiate and execute an at-will employment contract, which is

approved as to form by the County Counsel. The vote of the Board

was 3 to 2, with Supervisors Solis, Barger, and Horvath voting in favor

of Edward Yen; and Supervisors Mitchell and Hahn voting in favor of

Jeramy Gray. (24-0566)

Attachments:

Public Comment/Correspondence

(CS-2) CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS

(Government Code Section 54957.6)

Agency designated representatives: Fesia Davenport, Chief Executive

Officer and designated staff.

Unrepresented employees: (Executive Officer of the Board).

No reportable action was taken. (24-1358)

Attachments:

Public Comment/Correspondence

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