AGENDA FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2025, 9:30 A.M.

BOARD HEARING ROOM 381B

KENNETH HAHN HALL OF ADMINISTRATION

500 WEST TEMPLE STREET

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90012

Kathryn Barger

Chair

Fifth District

Hilda L. Solis

Chair Pro Tem

First District

Holly J. Mitchell

Supervisor

Second District

Lindsey P. Horvath

Supervisor

Janice Hahn

Supervisor

Third District

Fourth District

Executive Officer

Edward Yen

AGENDA POSTED: February 20, 2025

MEETING TELEVISED: Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 11:00 p.m. on KLCS

Assistive listening devices, agenda in Braille and/or alternate formats are available upon request.

American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters, other auxiliary aids and services, or reasonable

modifications to Board meeting policies and/or procedures, such as to assist members of the

disability community who would like to request a disability-related accommodation in addressing

the Board, are available if requested at least three business days prior to the Board meeting.

Later requests will be accommodated to the extent feasible. Please telephone the Executive

Office of the Board at (213) 974-1426 (voice) or (213) 974-1707 (TTY), from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00

p.m., Monday through Friday.

Supporting documentation is available at the Executive Office of the Board located at the Kenneth

Hahn Hall of Administration, 500 West Temple Street, Room 383, Los Angeles, California 90012,

and is also accessible on the Board of Supervisors' website at http://bos.lacounty.gov/

Máquinas de traducción disponibles a petición. Si necesita intérprete para las juntas de los

Supervisores del Condado de Los Angeles, por favor llame (213) 974-1426 entre las horas de

8:00 a.m. a 5:00 p.m., lunes a viernes, con tres días de anticipación.

Invocation led by Pastor Melvin Valiente, First Baptist Church of Maywood (4).

Pledge of Allegiance led by Alejandro Castillo, former Sergeant, United States

Marine Corps, Sylmar (5).

I. PRESENTATIONS

Presentation of scrolls to Eaton Fire faith-based community heroes, in

honor of “Black History Month,” as arranged by Supervisor Barger.

Presentation of scroll to Dr. Fernando J. Guerra, for his 40 years of

dedicated service as an educator supporting students and expanding

resources to the Latino community, as arranged by Supervisor Solis.

Presentation of scrolls to “Black History Month” Second District honorees,

as arranged by Supervisor Mitchell.

Presentation of scroll to Louvenia Jenkins, for her historic contributions to

the Pacific Palisades community as one of its first Black homeowners,

recognizing her resilience, strength, and decades-long commitment to the

neighborhood, as arranged by Supervisor Horvath.

Presentation of scroll to Dr. Wilburn Durousseau, in recognition of his 59

years of service to the community, his patients, and the St. Francis Medical

Center in Lynwood, as arranged by Supervisor Hahn. (25-1059)

II. PUBLIC HEARINGS 1 - 3

Hearing on Project No. PRJ2023-003193-(All Districts) Amending

County Code, Title 2 - Administration and Title 22 - Planning and

Zoning for the Tune Up Series 003 Ordinance

Hearing on Project No. PRJ2023-003193-(All Districts) and Advance

Planning Case No. RPPL2023004662, amending County Code, Title 2 -

Administration and Title 22 - Planning and Zoning with the Title 22 Tune Up

Series 003 Ordinance (Ordinance), to make modifications where necessary

to correct discrepancies, typographical errors and outdated and redundant

provisions including, but not limited to, removing outdated language

regarding Regional Planning Commission advisory membership (Chapter

2.108 - Regional Planning Commission); clarifying definitions (Section

22.14.160 - P) and provisions (Section 22.246.090) of the Public Art in

Private Development Program; illustrating provisions for Fences and Walls

(Section 22.110.070); correcting procedures for modifying or removing

required fences and walls for Outdoor Storage (Section 22.140.430);

correcting Commercial Zone Accessory Use code references (Section

22.20.030 - Land Use Regulations for Zones C-H, C-1, C-2, C-3, C-M,

C-MJ, and C-R) for Home-Based Occupations (Section 22.140.290);

correcting typographical errors (Sections 22.20.050 - Development

Standards for Zones C-H, C-1, C-2, C-3, and C-M; 22.166.050 -

Discretionary Housing Permit; 22.196.010 - Applicability (Yard

Modifications); 22.312.080 - Area-Specific Development Standards (Castaic

Area Community Standards District); and Chapter 22.140 - Standards for

Specific Uses); correcting outdated names of County offices (Sections

22.22.080 - Development Standards for Zone M-2.5; 22.124.090 - Process

for Designation of a Landmark; 22.124.100 - Process for Designation of a

Historic District; 22.222.290 - Bonds and Insurance; 22.240.050 - Fee for

Appeals; 22.250.010 - Filing Fees and Deposits; and 22.250.040 -

eRecordation Fee); correcting the qualifying zones for Parking as a

Transitional Use (Section 22.140.440); clarifying Procedures for Appeals

and Calls for Review (Section 22.240.060); clarifying the Director’s authority

to withdraw or revise interpretations (Section 22.234.020); streamlining the

administration of a Supplemental Fee Agreement (Section 22.262.040);

administratively re-formatting Community Standards Districts to conform

with the Planning Areas Framework of the General Plan (Division 10 -

Planning Area and Community Standards Districts); clarifying the

prohibition of incidental walkways in landscaped buffers in the Altadena

Community Standards District (22.306.070 - Zone-Specific Development

Standards); and correcting errors in the Florence-Firestone Transit-Oriented

District Specific Plan Zones and Development Standards (Chapter 22.418);

additionally, find that the adoption of this Ordinance is exempt from the

California Environmental Quality Act (Class 5 and Section 15061(b)(3)).

(The Regional Planning Commission recommended approval of this

project.) (Department of Regional Planning) (Continued from the meeting

of 12-10-24 and 1-28-25) (24-5471)

Attachments:

Board Letter

Public Comment/Correspondence

Hearing on Project No. PRJ2021-002039-(All Districts) the General

Plan Safety Element Amendment

Hearing on Project No. PRJ2021-002039-(All Districts), Plan Amendment

No. RPPL2024003096, to approve the General Plan Safety Element

Amendment to identify residential developments in any hazard area

identified in the Safety Element that do not have at least two emergency

evacuation routes in compliance with Government Code Section 65302,

subdivision (g)(5); and consider the Addendum to the Negative Declaration

for PRJ2021-002039-(All Districts) Safety Element update, Environmental

Assessment No. RPPL2024004068, along with the previously adopted

Negative Declaration, prior to making a final decision on the Project.

(Department of Regional Planning) (Continued from the meeting of

1-28-25) (25-0504)

Attachments:

Board Letter

Public Comment/Correspondence

Hearing on a Resolution to Increase the Developer Fee for the

Consolidated Fire Protection District

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

Consolidated Fire Protection District, to increase the 2024 Developer Fee

Program (DFP) rates for three Areas of Benefit, including Area 1,

Malibu/Santa Monica Mountains/City of Calabasas, to $1.1851 (+$0.0095)

per sq ft; Area 2, Santa Clarita Valley, to $1.6710 (+$0.0534) per sq ft; and

Area 3, Antelope Valley, to $1.1407 (+$0.0127) per sq ft (3 and 5); and find

that updating the DFP is exempt from the California Environmental Quality

Act. (Fire Department) (25-0836)

Attachments:

Board Letter

Public Comment/Correspondence

III. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS 4 - 10

Board of Supervisors

Ratification of Proclamation of Local Emergency for the Winter Storm

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisors Barger and Horvath: Ratify

the Proclamation of Local Emergency made on February 19, 2025, for the

winter storm, in the County of Los Angeles, the Proclamation of Local

Emergency shall remain in effect until its termination is proclaimed by the

Board; direct the Chief Executive Officer, through the Director of the Office

of Emergency Management to forward a copy of the Proclamation of Local

Emergency to the Director of California Governor’s Office of Emergency

Services (Director), and request the Director to find it acceptable in

accordance with State law; request that the Governor of the State of

California, pursuant to the Emergency Service Act, issue a proclamation

declaring an emergency in Los Angeles County; make available recovery

assistance under the California Disaster Assistance Act, and expedite

access to State and Federal resources and any other appropriate Federal

disaster relief programs; and instruct County Department Heads to

implement all assessment, assistance and monitoring efforts as applicable.

(25-1178)

Attachments:

Motion by Supervisors Barger and Horvath (Exempt from Cluster)

Public Comment/Correspondence

County Operations

Resolution of the County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors

Protecting Qualifying Income Eligible Tenants Directly Financially

Impacted by the January 2025 Windstorm and Critical Wildfire Events

Recommendation: Adopt a resolution to protect each qualifying, income

eligible tenant residing in the County from eviction for non-payment of rent

originally due between February 1, 2025 and July 31, 2025 as may be

revised, renewed, or repealed by the Board, where the tenant has been

directly financially impacted by the January 2025 Windstorm and Critical

Wildfire Events by providing the tenant an affirmative defense against such

unlawful detainer actions, with protections to remain in effect through July

31, 2025, unless revised, renewed or repealed by the Board. (County

Counsel) ADOPT (25-1177)

Attachments:

Board Letter

Public Comment/Correspondence

January 2025 Windstorm and Critical Fire Events Bi-Weekly

Emergency Contracts Report

Recommendation: Review the emergency actions ordered and taken by the

Director of Internal Services, under delegated authority by the Board, acting

as both the County and the Governing Body of various districts, under

Board Order No. 13-C of January 28, 2025, to respond to and recover from

the January 2025 Windstorm and Critical Fire Events, including the

Palisades Fire, Eaton Fire, Hurst Fire, Kenneth Fire, and multiple other fires

(LA County Fires) including actions enumerated in the aforementioned

authorities (Actions), without giving notice for bids to let contracts, and

determine that there is a need to continue the emergency Actions; find that

there is substantial evidence that the January 2025 Windstorm and Critical

Fire Events continue to constitute an emergency pursuant to Public

Contract Code Section 22050, which requires that immediate action be

taken to cleanup and reconstruct public property, buildings, facilities, and

infrastructure because the emergency does not permit the delay resulting

from a formal competitive solicitation of bids and/or proposals to procure

construction, materials, equipment and services for projects and initiatives

necessary to respond to and recover from the LA County Fires; and find

that authority should, therefore, continue to be delegated to the Director of

Internal Services to amend or extend and supplement existing as-needed or

on-call contracts without giving notice for bids to let contracts related to

facilities and related support services, and to award new contracts for

response to and recovery from the LA County Fires, and such contracts

should be issued because they are necessary to respond to the emergency.

(Internal Services Department) APPROVE 4-VOTES (25-1148)

Attachments:

Board Letter

Public Comment/Correspondence

Family and Social Services

Report on the General Relief Program Redesign

Report by the Director of Public Social Services with recommendations for

the General Relief Program redesign, including options for funding, as

requested at the Board meeting of December 3, 2024. RECEIVE AND FILE

(Continued from the meetings of 1-14-25 and 2-18-25) (25-0086)

Attachments:

Presentation

Public Comment/Correspondence

Community Services

Armed Security Guard Services for LA County Library Area Contracts

Recommendation: Find that armed security guard services for LA County

Library facilities can be performed more economically by an independent

contractor; approve and instruct the Chair to sign five contracts with

Inter-Con Security Services Systems, Inc. (Inter-Con, Inc.), for the provision

of as needed armed security guard services at LA County Library facilities,

for a maximum period of five years and six months and a potential

aggregate total of $65,795,597.19, effective on February 15, 2025, or three

weeks following Board approval, whichever is later; authorize the County

Librarian to approve unanticipated work within the scope of the contract,

and execute amendments to exercise renewal options, increase or

decrease the number of facilities or the days of service; amend terms and

conditions in the contract, as may be required by the Board, and adjust the

contract amount, accordingly; and find that the proposed actions are not a

project under the California Environmental Quality Act. (LA County

Library) APPROVE (Continued from the meetings of 1-21-25 and 2-4-25)

(25-0385)

Attachments:

Board Letter

Public Comment/Correspondence

January 2025 Windstorm and Critical Fire Events Bi-Weekly

Emergency Contracts Report

Recommendation: Review the emergency actions ordered and taken by the

Director of Public Works, under authority delegated by the Board, acting as

both the County and the Governing Body of various districts, under Board

Order No. 13-C of January 28, 2025, to respond and recover from the

January 2025 Windstorm and Critical Fire Events, including the Palisades

Fire, Eaton Fire, Hurst Fire, Kenneth Fire, and multiple other fires (LA

County Fires), including actions to repair or replace public facilities, actions

directly related and immediately required by the emergency, and actions to

procure the necessary equipment, services and supplies for such purposes

(Actions), without giving notice for bids to let contracts, and determine that

there is a need to continue the emergency Actions; find that there is

substantial evidence that the January 2025 Windstorm and Critical Fire

Events continue to constitute an emergency pursuant to Public Contract

Code Section 22050, which requires that immediate action be taken to

cleanup and reconstruct public property, buildings, facilities, and

infrastructure because the emergency does not permit the delay resulting

from a formal competitive solicitation of bids to procure construction

services for projects necessary to respond to and recover from the LA

County Fires; and find that authority should, therefore, continue to be

delegated to the Director of Public Works to amend or extend and

supplement existing as-needed or on-call contracts without giving notice for

bids to let contracts, and to award new contracts for response to and

recovery from the LA County Fires, and such contracts should be issued

because they are necessary to respond to the emergency. (Department of

Public Works) APPROVE 4-VOTES (25-1149)

Attachments:

Board Letter

Public Comment/Correspondence

10.

Temporary Waiver of Wasteshed Restriction and Increase in Disposal

Tonnage Limits at Local Landfills

Recommendation: Find that the temporary waiver of the wasteshed

restrictions at the Calabasas Landfill to allow it to accept debris generated

by the January 2025 Windstorm and Critical Fire Events, which is

necessary to eliminate immediate threats to life, public health and safety,

and improved property, and to ensure economic recovery of the affected

communities to the benefit of the community-at-large; authorize the

Calabasas Landfill to temporarily accept material from outside of the

wasteshed to accommodate the emergency disposal of debris generated by

the January 2025 Windstorm and Critical Fire Events, effective immediately

and continuing for six months initially, with a possible extension options, as

necessary, by the Director of Public Works, in concert with the Chief

Engineer of the County Sanitation Districts, as part of disaster response

and recovery efforts and when it is in the public interest to do so, provided

that the excess tonnage amounts consist solely of debris resulting from the

January 2025 Windstorm and Critical Fire Events; authorize the Sunshine

Canyon and Lancaster Landfills to temporarily increase their tonnage limits

effective immediately and continuing for 120 days initially, with an option of

extension by the Board, upon joint recommendation from the Directors of

Public Health and Public Works, as part of disaster response and recovery

efforts and when it is in the public interest to do so, provided that the excess

tonnage amounts consist solely of debris resulting from the January 2025

Windstorm and Critical Fire Events; and find that the proposed activities

recommended herein are exempt from the California Environmental Quality

Act. (Department of Public Works) APPROVE (Continued from the

meeting of 2-18-25) (25-1112)

Attachments:

Board Letter

Public Comment/Correspondence

IV. BUDGET MATTER 11

11.

Fiscal Year 2025-26 Departmental Budget Presentation

Pursuant to Section 25⅔ of the County Charter, as amended by the

Measure G Charter Amendment (as approved by voters in the November 5,

2024 General Election), Department Head presentation to the Board of

Supervisors by the following department of their Fiscal Year 2025-26

budget request: (Continued from the meeting of 2-18-25)

Regional Planning

*Presentations not completed are automatically continued to a future

Departmental Budget Presentation meeting date. (25-1110)

Attachments:

Chief Executive Office Presentation

Regional Planning Presentation

Chief Executive Officer’s Memo dated February 10, 2025

Public Comment/Correspondence

V. NOTICE OF CLOSED SESSION FOR FEBRUARY 25, 2025

CS-1.

CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS

(Government Code Section 54957.6)

Agency designated representatives: Fesia Davenport, Chief Executive

Officer and designated staff.

All individual member unions of the Coalition of County Unions, AFL CIO;

SEIU, Local 721; All affiliated member unions of SEIU; All affiliated member

unions of AFSCME Council 36; Los Angeles County Deputy Public

Defenders Union; Program Managers Association; Child Support Attorneys;

Supervising Child Support Officers; and Probation Directors. (25-1080)

Attachments:

Public Comment/Correspondence

VII. REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION FOR FEBRUARY 18, 2025

(CS-1) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION

(Paragraph (1) of Subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9)

The People of the State of California, ex rel. Xavier Becerra, Attorney

General of the State of California vs. County of Los Angeles, et al., Los

Angeles County Superior Court Case No. 21STCV01309.

In open session, this item was taken off calendar. (23-1790)

Attachments:

Public Comment/Correspondence

(CS-2) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION

(Paragraph (1) of Subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9)

Raul Gutierrez, et al. v. Los Angeles County Probation Department, Los

Angeles County Superior Court Case No. 24STCV06193.

In open session, this item was taken off calendar. (24-3888)

Attachments:

Public Comment/Correspondence

(CS-3) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION

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

Initiation of litigation (one case). (25-1039)

The Board authorized County Counsel to initiate litigation. The

defendant(s) and the other particulars will, once the action is formally

commenced, be disclosed to any person upon inquiry. The vote of the

Board was unanimous with all Supervisors being present. (25-1039)

Attachments:

Public Comment/Correspondence

(CS-4) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL- ANTICIPATED LITIGATION

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

Significant exposure to litigation (one case).

In open session, this item was taken off calendar. (24-4859)

Attachments:

Public Comment/Correspondence

(CS-5) CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS

(Government Code Section 54957.6)

Agency designated representatives: Fesia Davenport, Chief Executive

Officer and designated staff.

All individual member unions of the Coalition of County Unions, AFL CIO;

SEIU, Local 721; All affiliated member unions of SEIU; All affiliated member

unions of AFSCME Council 36; Los Angeles County Deputy Public

Defenders Union; Program Managers Association; Child Support Attorneys;

Supervising Child Support Officers; and Probation Directors.

No reportable action was taken. (25-1080)

Attachments:

Public Comment/Correspondence

(CS-6) PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

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

Chief Probation Officer

Director of Health Services

Director of Mental Health

Director of Public Health

Director of Internal Services

Director of Youth Development

Director of Personnel

Superintendent of Schools of the Los Angeles County Office of Education

In open session, this item was taken off calendar. (24-3887)

Attachments:

Public Comment/Correspondence

END