Motion by Supervisors Hahn and Solis

Moving Forward with Recommendations to Speed Up Youth Movement

Out of Los Padrinos

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisors Hahn and Solis: Instruct the

Chief Probation Officer, in collaboration with the Director of Health Services, to

do the following:

Implement the recommendations laid out in the Chief Probation Officer’s

September 23, 2024 report entitled “Speeding Up Youth Movement Out of

Los Padrinos,” in response to Board Order No. 9 of July 23, 2024, by

doing the following:

Transport youth to Camp with outside medical appointments

scheduled four or more days from the order date;

Cross train staff in the Camp Headquarters assessment unit to

increase capacity for completing clearances;

Relocate one or more Camp Headquarters staff to Los Padrinos

Juvenile Hall to expedite the assessment process;

Continue the Department of Health Services’ process of

completing a portion of their medical clearance once youth arrive

at the Camp facility and Dorothy Kirby Center; and

Develop a process for better engaging youth who refuse to

participate in any portion of the clearance process, in

collaboration with the Department of Health Services and youth

attorneys;

Implement the following additional processes:

Begin the process of Zero Incarceration Placement Program

officers contacting community-based placement facilities prior to

the disposition of youth who are likely to be found suitable for a

Community Based Suitable Placement;

Work with Community Based Suitable Placement facilities to

speed up the time it takes to pick up youth from Los Padrinos; and

Continue the Department of Health Services’ process of beginning

to conduct medical clearances for all youth at the time of the

physician assessment that is conducted upon admission at Los

Padrinos, allowing youth to have a cleared/not cleared order

following their initial physical examination; and

Report back to the Board in writing in 30 days, and every 60 days

thereafter, on the progress of the implementation of the

recommendations and processes listed above, and with updated data on

youth movement out of Los Padrinos, as laid out in Directive No. 1 of

Board Order No. 9 of July 23, 2024, with the expectation that no youth

waits longer than five calendar days at Los Padrinos post-disposition.

(24-5082)

Attachments:

Chief Probation Officer's Report Dated September 23, 2024

Motion by Supervisor Hahn

Acquisition to Expand Parks and Trails Along the Lower Los Angeles

River Corridor

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Hahn: Instruct the Director of

Parks and Recreation to conduct due diligence tasks necessary to acquire a

1.16-acre parcel along the east bank of the Lower Los Angeles River that

connects directly to 72nd Street Equestrian Park; instruct the Director of Parks

and Recreation to work with the Director of Economic Opportunity to develop

opportunities for social enterprises along the Los Angeles River, in collaboration

with local, Southeast Los Angeles based community organizations; instruct the

Director of Parks and Recreation to work with the Director of Public Works to

streamline the review process for all permitting and develop an operations and

maintenance funding strategy for lighting, stormwater capture opportunities,

landscaping, etc.; and find that the proposed actions are exempt from the

California Environmental Quality Act. (Relates to Agenda No. 1-P) (24-5083)

Attachments:

Public Comment/Corresponence

Proclaiming November 2024 as “Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Month” in Los Angeles County

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Hahn: Proclaim November 2024

as “Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Awareness Month”

throughout Los Angeles County; and encourage all County residents,

healthcare providers, and organizations, to participate in activities to foster

awareness, promote early detection and treatment, and support individuals and

families affected by COPD. (24-5081)

Attachments:

Motion by Supervisor Hahn

Motion by Supervisors Barger and Horvath

Support for Governor Gavin Newsom’s Expansion of the California Film

and Television Tax Credit Program

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisors Barger and Horvath: Direct the

Chief Executive Officer, through the Legislative Affairs and Intergovernmental

Relations Branch, to support Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposal to expand the

California Film and Television Tax Credit Program from $330,000,000 to

$750,000,000; and instruct the Director of Economic Opportunity to partner with

the City of Los Angeles and Mayor Karen Bass’ Entertainment Industry Council

to identify best practices and opportunities for the County to implement,

including all 88 cities, continuing to attend all upcoming Entertainment Industry

Council meetings as an observer, and report back to the Board in writing in 60

days. (24-5020)

Attachments:

Motion by Supervisors Barger and Horvath

Foster Family Agency Insurance Crisis County Implementation Plan

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisors Barger and Horvath: Instruct the

Director of Children and Family Services, in collaboration with the Chief

Executive Officer and in consultation with County Counsel, to report back to the

Board in writing in 30 days on available existing one-time budget resources,

including the potential for available philanthropic funds, to provide temporary

support for contracted Foster Family Agencies (FFAs) impacted by the

premium rate increases, the report back should include a proposed plan with an

application process for FFAs to be considered for the subsidy that at a

minimum sets forth the FFA’s efforts to obtain insurance, a detailed statement

on the financial impact of the insurance premium to the FFA, details regarding

the FFAs loss history, and efforts made by the FFA to secure similar subsidies

and/or patch rates from other counties with which the FFA contracts; direct the

Chief Executive Officer to review other local County jurisdictions sexual

misconduct insurance requirements and determine how to adjust and align our

contract insurance coverage requirements to mirror other jurisdictions; and hire

an insurance broker to provide a risk financing feasibility study, which will

provide an independent assessment that examines multiple aspects of securing

and maintaining insurance for FFAs/foster care homes, including technical,

economic, financial, and legal considerations, this will help to identify feasible

solutions for the County, this risk financing study could identify potential

participants other than the County for a pooling agreement, determine potential

costs of alternative programs, and explore potential solutions to finance the

County’s sexual misconduct exposures; and request the Chief Executive

Officer, through the Legislative Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations Branch

to advocate at the State level, to adjust the rate reform plans at the California

Department of Social Services to include amendments reflecting the FFA

insurance premium increases, and create a State insurer of last resort for some

or all of the required types of liability insurance, possibly through expansion or

replication of the Foster Family Home and Small Family Home Insurance Fund,

offered through the California Department of Social Services. (24-5096)

Attachments:

Motion by Supervisor Barger

California State Association of Counties Appointment

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Barger: Appoint Supervisor

Kathryn Barger as the County’s member to the Board of Directors of the

California State Association of Counties and Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell as the

alternate member for 2025. (24-5006)

Attachments:

Motion by Supervisor Barger

Proclaiming November 2024 as “National Career Development Month”

and November 13, 2024, as “National Career Development Day”

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Barger: Proclaim November 2024

as “National Career Development Month” and November 13, 2024, as “National

Career Development Day” throughout Los Angeles County and commend its

observance to all citizens. (24-5019)

Attachments:

Motion by Supervisors Solis and Horvath

Preventing Overdoses for Youth Engaging the Child Welfare System

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisors Solis and Horvath: Instruct the

Director of Children and Family Services, in partnership with the Directors of

Public Health, Health Services and Mental Health, and the Executive Director of

the Office of Child Protection, and other relevant Department Heads, and in

collaboration with contracted partners, labor partners, and community

stakeholders, to take the following actions:

Develop a plan of action, including timelines to completion, for the

Departments of Public Health (DPH), Health Services (DHS) and Mental

Health (DMH), to assess the current array of trainings and make

recommendations to the Department of Children and Family Services

(DCFS) regarding any gaps in knowledge on substance use disorder

and treatment for their social workers and resourcing parents, and on

best practices to identify signs of substance abuse issues and to mitigate

overdoses, which should include offering training on using naloxone and

fentanyl test strips;

Assess the utility and utilization of assessment and screening tools, such

as the Child and Adolescent Strengths and Needs, the Car Relax Alone

Forget Friends Trouble, and Home Education Activities/Employment,

Drugs, Suicidality, and Sex screening tool, and collaborate with health

departments on proposed improvements to screening tools to help

develop standardized processes that better assess and screen for

behavioral health risk factors;

Collaborate with DCFS to ensure DCFS social workers and resource

parents continue to be supplied with appropriate tools including, but not

limited to, naloxone and fentanyl test strips;

Review existing referral pathways and explore the feasibility of creating

additional streamlined pathways for ease and efficacy for DCFS social

workers and resource parents to refer to service providers within or

contracted by DPH, DMH, or DHS, including the Hub network, to provide

the necessary interventions, including connecting patients to medical

homes, to assist with families that are identified with behavioral health

needs;

Ensure DCFS social workers and resource parents are trained on

protocol to engage field teams from DPH, DHS, and DMH, including

DMH alternative crisis response teams, psychiatric mobile response

teams, and mobile crisis outreach teams; and

Report back to the Board in writing in 60 days on the progress of the

above directives, with quarterly written updates thereafter, until the

workforce has been fully trained, including funding streams that can

support this initiative, including opioid settlement dollars and funding

available through managed care plans. (24-5094)

Attachments:

Motion by Supervisor Solis

Piloting Department of Public Health Directly Operated Substance Use

Disorder Services

10.

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Solis: Instruct the Director of

Public Health, in collaboration with the Directors of Mental Health and Health

Services, to report back to the Board in writing in 90 days on the following:

Identify existing gaps in how substance use services are provided by

County-operated and County-contracted field-based services, including

in areas of disproportionate need and types of offered services;

Develop an action plan and timeline to pilot Department of Public Health

(DPH)-directly operated field-based substance use disorder (SUD)

services within 12 months of passage of this motion, to expand the SUD

capabilities of the County’s current field-based multidisciplinary teams in

ways that include, but are not limited to the following:

Hiring of recommended field-based team, and considerations of

approach and relation to other preexisting field-based teams, staff

roles and responsibilities, and relevant qualifications; workflows

ensuring the provision of addiction medications (MAT) and other

identified gaps; prioritization of field team services focused on

County regions experiencing disproportionate substance use and

overdoses, including communities like Skid Row and MacArthur

Park; coordination of needed physical health, mental health, and

SUD services; and evaluation of the pilot and opportunities to

enhance the County’s approach to field-based services by

expanding SUD capabilities, inclusive of MAT; and

Continue increasing the number of DPH contracted providers that offer

MAT, and develop a plan to ensure that all clients who would benefit from

MAT have access to it, including a target goal of the percentage of

providers that should offer MAT; and

Instruct the Director of Public Health and the Chief Executive Officer, to support

the Director of Public Health to identify funding and acquire the correct

classification(s) and quantity of positions needed for the implementation,

management, and evaluation of this pilot of DPH directly operated field-based

teams. (24-5108)

Attachments:

Verbal Report to the Board on Policy Recommendations to Curtail Street

Racing in Los Angeles County

11.

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Mitchell: Direct the Chief

Executive Officer, the Directors of Public Works and Youth Development, the

Sheriff, County Counsel, and other relevant Department Heads, to provide a

verbal presentation to the Board during the December 3, 2024 Board Meeting

and quarterly thereafter, on the Chief Executive Officer’s strategic plan to curtail

street racing in Los Angeles County, and the status of the Sheriff Department’s

collaboration with the Los Angeles Police Department, California Highway

Patrol, and other law enforcement agencies to address illegal street racing and

takeovers. (24-4993)

Attachments:

Empowering Communities Through Free Tax Preparation and Individual

Tax Identification Number Services

12.

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Mitchell: Authorize the Director of

Consumer and Business Affairs to apply for and accept grant funding from

Federal, State, and philanthropic sources, that support Free Tax Prep Los

Angeles, Claim Your Cash Los Angeles, tax preparation, Individual Tax

Identification Number (ITIN) assistance and tax credit awareness efforts, with

the requirement to notify the Board upon acceptance of such funding, subject

to any applicable funding restrictions; negotiate, execute, and amend contracts

and/or memorandum of understanding with relevant Departments,

community-based organizations, consultants, and service providers, as

necessary, to implement Free Tax Prep Los Angeles, tax preparation, ITIN

assistance, and tax credit awareness efforts; and waive the requirements of

Board Policy No. 5.100 for these agreements. (24-5004)

Attachments:

Ensuring the Safe Opening of Mental Health Rehabilitation Center Beds at

Martin Luther King, Jr. Medical Campus’ Behavioral Health Center

13.

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Mitchell: Authorize the Director of

Mental Health to negotiate, and execute Legal Entity (LE) contracts for the

provision of Mental Health Rehabilitation Center (MHRC) services at the

Behavioral Health Center (BHC) at the Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) Medical

Campus with Life Generations Healthcare, LLC, NewGen Health, and Behavioral

Health Management Systems, for a term of three fiscal years with two one-year

extension options, at an estimated total annual amount not to exceed $6,500,000

per contract, to be fully funded by Medi-Cal and State Realignment revenues;

and take the following actions:

Authorize the Director of Mental Health to prepare, and execute future

amendments to the contracts to add, delete, modify or replace the

service exhibits and/or statements of work, reflect Federal, State, and

County regulatory and/or policy changes, revise the annual Maximum

Contract Allowances (MCAs), provided that the increase will not exceed

25% of the applicable MCA and sufficient funds are available, terminate

the contract in accordance with the contract termination provisions,

including termination for convenience or termination for any repeated

performance or quality of care issues, and increase monitoring or

require corrective action plans as appropriate;

Authorize the Director of Mental Health to make non-material

modifications to the LE contract through administrative amendments or

change notices for the following and other similar reasons, as

appropriate: change the LE contractor’s business name and/or

headquarters address; change, revise, add, or delete the LE contractor’s

provider site address(es), site number(s), and/or site name(s); make

technical corrections; revise County and contractor administration

exhibits; and/or shift funds between currently contracted funded

programs, so long as such shift(s) will not cause an increase in the MCA;

Exempt the Department of Mental Health’s (DMH) LE contract from the

six-month advance notification requirement under Board Policy No.

5.100, when DMH does not have delegated authority to extend the term of

the contract;

Instruct the Director of Mental Health to take the following steps to ensure

quality of care:

For all admitted clients, track and issue quarterly aggregate

reports, by contractor, on contractor performance metrics

including, but not limited to, client diagnosis, including any special

behavior issues affecting the client’s placement, client

demographics, including race, ethnicity, age and language

preference, if known, whether the client has a co-occurring

substance use disorder, where the client was admitted from, the

contractors’ usage of seclusion or chemical/physical restraints

including, for each contractor, the specific data that is required by

California Health & Safety Code Section 1180; length of stay

(average, short and longest stays); number (or percentage) of

clients who were ready for discharge but remained, including a

notation of discharge barriers and the number (or percentage) of

clients who were successfully stepped down to lower levels of

care; the number of clients on conservatorship status; the number

of adverse client incidents, and corrective action taken; the

number of client grievances and subject matter; the instances

where clients require non-routine medical care, including

treatment for pressure ulcers or medication errors, urgent care or

emergency care; in preparation for clients needing emergency

care, how contractors and DMH are coordinating with expected

receiving hospitals for both psychiatric and non-psychiatric

emergencies both before and after opening of the beds; and

compliance with staff to patient staffing levels, including staff

turnover rates;

Ensure the minimal use of seclusion and physical/chemical

restraints by requiring contractors to comply with applicable

Federal, State and local laws, rules and regulations and monitoring

contractors’ compliance with those practices, with DMH to

encourage contractors to meet best community standards;

To the maximum extent possible, ensure the contractors’

emergency and disaster plans align and are coordinated with

those of other MLK Medical Campus providers, especially other

providers inside the BHC;

Randomly, but no less than once a month, conduct unannounced

site visits, as well as the weekly Health Access and Integration field

liaison site visits, to ensure the services are meeting the standards

of the Board’s Care First/Jails Last restorative justice goals and

directives of this motion;

Every six months, perform an audit by an appropriately licensed

clinician on each contractor to ensure adherence to the contract

components and include findings in the quarterly report, also,

conduct written audits and utilization reviews by an independent

contractor or appropriately licensed clinical Department staff of

case files to ensure accuracy of data reports, appropriate staffing

levels and training completion requirements are being met, and to

understand reasons for delays in transfers to lower levels of care,

especially for clients who have been placed in these beds for more

than six months;

Prior to contract commencement, require contractors to submit

detailed staff to patient/client ratios, specific protocols for

preventing/addressing common adverse patient/client incidents, a

plan for rapid response to deteriorating client conditions; and staff

training requirements and training schedule; and

Immediately report back to the Board in writing, any significant

adverse patient/client incidents including, but not limited to, suicide

or suicide attempts, absence without leave, death or serious injury

of clients, significant criminal behavior, significant medication

errors, discovery of untreated but preventable serious medical

conditions, such as pressure ulcers, and/or any other incident

which may result in significant harm to the clients or staff, with

both DMH and contractors to report these incidents immediately as

required by contract, with all efforts made to ensure reporting

within 72 hours of occurrence. (24-5084)

Attachments:

Establish the Reward Offer in the Investigation of the Murder of Severino

Gutierrez

14.

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Mitchell: Establish a $10,000

reward offered in exchange for information leading to the apprehension and

conviction of the person or persons responsible for the murder of 34-year-old

Severino Gutierrez, who was fatally shot while working at his fruit stand near the

Bank of America building located at 118 West Rosecrans Avenue in the

unincorporated area of Athens on August 4, 2022, at approximately 5:48 p.m.

(24-4918)

Attachments:

Reestablish and Increase the Reward Offer in the Investigation of the

Disappearance and Death of Mitrice Richardson

15.

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Mitchell: Reestablish and increase

the reward previously offered from $20,000 to $25,000 in exchange for

information leading to the apprehension and conviction of the person or

persons responsible for the suspicious disappearance and heinous death of

24-year-old Mitrice Richardson, who was released from the Los Angeles

County Sheriff’s Department’s Lost Hills Substation in Agoura on September 17,

2009, and on August 9, 2010, Ms. Richardson’s remains were found in Dark

Canyon by local rangers. (09-2319)

Attachments:

Reestablish and Increase the Reward Offer in the Investigation of the

Murder of Christopher Cantero

16.

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Mitchell: Reestablish and increase

the reward previously offered from $20,000 to $25,000 in exchange for

information leading to the apprehension and conviction of the person or

persons responsible for the heinous murder of 15-year-old Christopher

Cantero, who was fatally shot while sitting inside a vehicle that was parked on

the 100 block of East Cypress Street in the City of Compton, and later

succumbed to his injuries at a local hospital on July 5, 2021, at approximately

7:00 p.m. (24-0748)

Attachments:

Reestablish and Increase the Reward Offer in the Investigation of the

Murders of Javier Carachure Menchaca and Juan Antonio Orozco

17.

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Mitchell: Reestablish and increase

the reward previously offered from $40,000 to $50,000 in exchange for

information leading to the apprehension and conviction of the person or

persons responsible for the heinous murders of 19-year-old Javier Carachure

Menchaca and 22-year-old Juan Antonio Orozco, who were fatally shot while

seated in their vehicle while attending a street take-over racing event at the

intersection of Pine Avenue and Bullis Road, adjacent to 1940 North Bullis Road

in the City of Compton on November 14, 2021, at approximately 12:58 a.m.

(22-2254)

Attachments:

Reestablish the Reward Offer in the Investigation of the Vandalism and

Theft of Metal at "Woodlawn Celestial Gardens"

18.

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Mitchell: Reestablish the $20,000

reward offered in exchange for information leading to the apprehension and

conviction of the person or persons responsible for the heinous theft of metal,

and destruction of property at Woodlawn Celestial Gardens, located near the

1700 block of West Greenleaf Boulevard in the City of Compton, on or before

January 6, 2024. (24-0744)

Attachments:

Reestablish and Increase the Reward Offer in the Investigation of the

Vandalism and Theft of Metal at "Lincoln Cemetery"

19.

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Mitchell: Reestablish and increase

the reward previously offered from $20,000 to $25,000 in exchange for

information leading to the apprehension and conviction of the person or

persons responsible for the heinous theft of metal, and destruction of property

at Lincoln Cemetery, located on the 16700 block of South Central Avenue in the

City of Carson, which occurred on or before January 12, 2024. (24-0742)

Attachments:

17th Annual Heroes of Hope Race Fee Waiver

20.

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Mitchell: Waive the $250 beach

use permit fee, the $2,981.25 gross receipts fee, and $45 in parking fees for

five volunteers to set up the event on Saturday, November 9, 2024, and

additional parking fees of $1,710 for up to 190 volunteers and participants on

Sunday, November 10, 2024, excluding the cost of liability insurance, at

Dockweiler State Beach, for the Heroes of Hope Race for Brain Tumor

Research event, to be held on November 10, 2024. (24-5005)

Attachments:

Motion by Supervisors Horvath and Solis

Declaring November 13 through 19, 2024 as “Transgender Awareness

Week” and November 20, 2024 as “Transgender Day of Remembrance” in

Los Angeles County

21.

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisors Horvath and Solis: Proclaim

November 13 through 19, 2024 as “Transgender Awareness Week” and

November 20, 2024 as “Transgender Day of Remembrance” throughout Los

Angeles County; and direct the Chief Executive Officer, through its County

Communications Branch, to promote the City of West Hollywood’s Annual

Transgender Day of Remembrance Vigil across social media platforms and to

County Departments. (24-5098)

Attachments:

Motion by Supervisors Horvath and Hahn

Bond Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program Round 1

22.

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisors Horvath and Hahn: Authorize the

Director of Mental Health and the Chief Deputy Director of Mental Health, to

accept Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) grant

funds up to an aggregate amount of $181,774,000, $62,610,000 for the Los

Angeles County Care Community Project, and $119,164,000 for the Olive View

Continuum of Care Facility, awarded to the County by the California

Department of Healthcare Services (DHCS), or their third-party administrator,

for BHCIP Round 1 funding; and authorize Director of Mental Health, and Chief

Deputy Director to take the following related actions:

Accept future rounds of BHCIP funding awarded to the County by

DHCS, or their third-party administrator.

Negotiate and execute a contract with DHCS, or their third-party

administrator for Round 1 and future rounds of BHCIP funding, the

contract may include terms that deviate from County standard contractual

terms including, but not limited to, terms involving indemnification, in

order to comply with the State's required terms and conditions; and

Amend the contracts including, but not limited to, extending the term,

adding, deleting, modifying, or replacing the statement of work,

modifying the amount of funding dedicated to specific projects or the

total grant amount, rolling over unspent funds, and any other

modifications required by DHCS or their third-party administrator, and

includes the ability to terminate the contract in compliance with the

contract termination provisions;

Negotiate and execute new and/or amend existing Department of Mental

Health contracts, as necessary, to support investment in the expansion of

the County behavioral health and long-term care continuums

construction, acquisition, rehabilitation of existing real estate assets, or

investment in needed infrastructure, the contracts may include terms that

deviate from County standard contractual terms including, but not limited

to, terms involving indemnification to comply with the State's required

terms and conditions; and

Amend the contracts including, but not limited to extending the term,

adding, deleting, modifying, or replacing statements of work, modifying

the amount of funding appropriated for specific projects, and/or rolling

over unspent funds, and terminate the Contracts or funded programs in

existing contracts, in compliance with the contract's termination.

(24-5099)

Attachments:

Motion by Supervisors Horvath and Barger

Recognize November 11, 2024 as “Veterans Day” in Los Angeles County

23.

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisors Horvath and Barger: Recognize

November 11, 2024 as “Veterans Day” throughout Los Angeles County, and

express immense gratitude and support to our nation’s veterans and current

service members; approve a proclamation recognizing November 11, 2024 as

Veterans Day and honoring our veterans; encourage all County residents to

participate in special services, programs, and ceremonies in honor of our

veterans; and participate in the National Association of Counties’ Operation

Green Light public awareness campaign from November 4 through November

11, 2024, including illuminate by green light the Bob Hope Patriotic Hall, the

Gloria Molina Grand Park fountain, and all other County facilities with the

capability to do the same during these dates, and encourage County cities,

businesses, communities, partners, and the military and veteran community in

the County, to join the County by participating in Operation Green Light.

(24-5058)

Attachments:

Motion by Supervisor Horvath

88 for 28: Creating a Regional Approach for the 2028 Olympic and

Paralympic Games

24.

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Horvath: Instruct the Director of

Parks and Recreation, in coordination with the Chief Executive Officer, to

convene representatives from the 88 cities, as well as unincorporated

communities, in the County, in collaboration with relevant County Department

Heads, to coordinate and support planning efforts, at a minimum, on a quarterly

basis effective January 1, 2025, with topics of the convenings to include, but

not be limited to, arts and culture, transportation, legislative advocacy, safety,

sustainability, practice and training facilities for teams, fan zones (planning and

locations); request the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority and

LA28 to participate in the convenings, as needed; report back to the Board, on

a quarterly basis, in writing, on the summary of the convenings with

recommendations including, but not limited to, funding needs; direct the Chief

Executive Officer, in coordination with the Director of Parks and Recreation to

develop a landing page on the Countywide website to host up-to-date

information on the Games, a directory of key contacts for cities and other

partners to access, and a catalog of available practice and training facilities as

identified by the cities and the County for teams, the webpage should also

include best practices, lessons learned, and any other materials offered by the

Olympics Summit held by the Mayor’s office, which can assist our cities with

developing activities to engage the public in the Olympics; and upon the

completion of the catalogue of training and practice facilities, develop a

marketing plan, in collaboration with the Office of Protocol, within the Executive

Office of the Board, to promote sites to countries through local Consulates, with

information to meet the needs of their teams, each identified facility should

include details on the sport-use, facility type, location, point of contact,

capacity, hours of availability, accessibility features, reservation or permitting

requirements, and any other additional information. (24-5080)

Attachments:

ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS 25 - 62

Chief Executive Office

555 West 5th Street, 350 South Figueroa Street, and 333 South Flower

Street Acquisition

25.

Recommendation: Approve and authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute

a Purchase and Sale Agreement to acquire the Gas Company Tower, located at

555 West 5th Street in Los Angeles, and airspace parcels located at 350 South

Figueroa Street and 333 South Flower Street in Los Angeles, for $200,000,000,

including $100 as independent consideration, plus an amount not to exceed

$5,000,000 for closing costs; find that approval of the recommended actions

are either not a project or, in the alternative, are exempt from the California

Environmental Quality Act; and take the following actions:

Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to take all further actions

necessary and appropriate to complete the acquisition, including opening

and the management of escrow, any administrative adjustments to the

transfer documents, execution of all the requisite documentation for the

completion of the acquisition and acceptance of the deed conveying title

to the Gas Company Tower to the County; execute any and all

agreements, contracts, applications, assignments, and documents

necessary for the County's occupancy and operation of the Gas

Company Tower following acquisition;

Establish and approve the 555 West 5th Street, 350 South Figueroa

Street, and 333 South Flower Street Acquisition, Capital Project (CP) No.

7A004;

Approve an appropriation adjustment to transfer $205,000,000 as follows:

$133,000,000 from the Provisional Financing Uses budget unit;

$48,000,000 from the Hall of Administration Seismic Retrofit Project, CP

No. 87599; $10,000,000 from the Hall of Administration 7th Floor

Renovation Project, CP No. 87702; $8,000,000 from the Hall of

Administration Electrical System Replacement Project, CP No. 87911;

$3,000,000 from the Various Refurbishment Mitigation/Remediation

Project, CP No. 86612; and $3,000,000 from the Various Septic System

Improvements Project, CP No. 86726, to CP No. 7A004;

Adopt a reimbursement resolution of the Board declaring its intention to

reimburse certain capital expenditures from the proceeds of tax-exempt

obligations; and

Instruct the Assessor to place the Gas Company Tower under the

complete ownership of the County, and remove the Gas Company Tower

from the tax roll effective upon the transfer of title to the County.

(24-4494)

Attachments:

Department of Public Social Services Lease

26.

Recommendation: Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute a proposed

lease with Glenoaks Business Park, a California limited partnership, for

approximately 26,688 sq ft of office space and 82 on-site parking spaces

located at 9188 Glenoaks Boulevard in the City of Sun Valley (5), to be

occupied by the Department of Public Social Services (DPSS), with an

estimated maximum first year base rental amount of $635,000, a one-month

rent abatement of approximately $53,000 will equal $582,000, and an estimated

total proposed lease amount, including electricity, water, sewer, and janitorial

costs of $8,904,000 over the nine-year term, the rental costs will be 80.11 %

funded by State and Federal funds and 19.89% by Net County Cost (NCC) that

is already included in DPSS’ existing budget, DPSS will not be requesting

additional NCC; authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute any other

ancillary documentation necessary to effectuate the proposed lease, and take

actions necessary and appropriate to implement the proposed lease including,

without limitation, exercising any early termination rights; and find that the

proposed lease is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act.

(24-4864)

Attachments:

Department of Mental Health Lease

27.

Recommendation: Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute a proposed

lease with Tomy E. Drissi as Trustee of The Tomy E. Drissi Trust dated January

26, 2016, for approximately 6,500 sq ft of office space and 13 on-site parking

spaces located at 947 Cole Avenue in the City of Los Angeles (3), and 22

off-site parking spaces located at 959 Seward Street in the City of Los Angeles,

to be occupied by the Department of Mental Health (DMH) for the Hollywood

Full-Service Partnership and the American Indian Counseling Center, with an

estimated maximum first year base rental amount of $387,000, the estimated

total proposed lease amount, including parking, is $4,359,000 over the

nine-year term, the rental costs will be funded by the Mental Health Services Act

and other State and Federal funds that are already included in DMH’s existing

budget, DMH will not be requesting additional Net County Cost; authorize the

Chief Executive Officer to execute any other ancillary documentation necessary

to effectuate the proposed lease, and take actions necessary and appropriate

to implement the proposed lease including, without limitation, exercising any

early termination rights; and find that the proposed lease is exempt from the

California Environmental Quality Act. (24-4865)

Attachments:

Recommendation to Continue Proclaimed Local Emergencies

28.

Recommendation: Adopt and instruct the Chair to sign seven 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; Winter

Storms proclaimed February 4, 2024; and Bridge Fire proclaimed September

10, 2024. (24-4862)

Attachments:

Lakewood Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District and Infrastructure

Financing Plan

29.

Recommendation: Adopt a resolution authorizing the County to participate in

and contribute incremental property tax revenue to the Lakewood Enhanced

Infrastructure Financing District (EIFD) (4) to finance approved infrastructure

projects; approve the EIFD Infrastructure Financing Plan; designate the

Supervisor of the Supervisorial District in which the EIFD is located as a

member of the public financing authority that is the governing body for the

EIFD; and find that the proposed resolution is not subject to the California

Environmental Quality Act. (24-4863)

Attachments:

Countywide Classification/Compensation Actions

30.

Recommendation: Approve an ordinance for introduction amending County

Code, Title 6 - Salaries, to add one new employee classification for the

Department of Health Services; reclassify 46 positions in the Department of

Mental Health following a Financial Services Bureau - Budget and Financial

Reporting Division and Human Resources Bureau Reorganization Studies

(Phase I); reclassify seven positions in the Departments of Children and Family

Services, Health Services, and Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk; extend

negotiated market-based inequity adjustments and bonus incentives to certain

non-represented employees in various Departments; and make various

technical and administrative corrections. (Relates to Agenda No. 64) (24-4867)

Attachments:

Paid Family Leave Pilot Program

31.

Recommendation: Approve an ordinance for introduction amending County

Code, Title 6 - Salaries, to allow non-represented employees participating in the

Flex and MegaFlex cafeteria benefit plans to participate in a two-year Paid

Family Leave Pilot Program, beginning January 1, 2025, and terminating on

December 31, 2026; and instruct the Auditor-Controller to make the payroll

system changes necessary to implement the changes recommended herein for

pay warrants issued on and after January 15, 2025. (Relates to Agenda No. 63)

(24-4878)

Attachments:

New Board Policies - Requirements for the County’s Healthcare

Component Departments

32.

Recommendation: Approve new Board Policies to establish minimum Health

Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 compliance requirements

pertaining to the County’s Healthcare Component Departments. (24-4861)

Attachments:

County Operations

Phase V of the Assessor Modernization Project Sole Source Agreement

33.

Recommendation: Authorize the Assessor to execute a sole source agreement

with Oracle America, Inc., effective upon execution, and delegate authority for

necessary subsequent change orders and amendments for the implementation

of the Assessor Modernization Project Phase V at a maximum amount of

$13,200,000, including a contingency of 10%. (Department of Assessor)

APPROVE (NOTE: The Chief Information Officer recommends approval of

this item.) (24-4911)

Attachments:

Revised Board Policy No. 9.040 - Investigations of Possible Criminal

Activity Within County Government

34.

Recommendation: Approve revised Board Policy No. 9040 - Investigations of

Possible Criminal Activity County Government, which clarifies the purpose of

the policy, defines fraud, waste, and abuse, clarifies the role and authority of

the Auditor-Controller regarding Countywide investigations, and defines

responsibilities of Departments designated to investigate allegations reported to

the County Fraud Hotline, there is no direct fiscal impact related to the

recommended adoption of this revised policy. (Department of

Auditor-Controller) APPROVE (24-4880)

Attachments:

Rent Stabilization and Tenant Protections Ordinance Amendment

35.

Recommendation: Approve an ordinance for introduction amending County

Code, Title 8 - Consumer Protection, Business and Wage Regulations, to make

amendments and clarifying changes to Chapter 8.52 - Rent Stabilization and

Tenant Protections Ordinance, which are intended to incorporate additional

protections as directed by the Board. (Department of Consumer and

Business Affairs) APPROVE (Relates to Agenda No. 65) (24-4881)

Attachments:

California Energy Commission Southern California Equitable Build

Decarbonization Program Funding

36.

Recommendation: Accept $328,720,000 from the California Energy

Commission (CEC) for calendar years 2024 through 2029 to implement the

Equitable Building Decarbonization Efficiency (EBD) grant program; and

authorize the Director of Internal Services to execute contractual agreements

with contractors, community-based organizations, Joint Powers Authority, and

other public agencies, to implement and administer the CEC EBD grant

program, and execute a budget and funding agreement with the corresponding

grant agency for the grant program to allow for the disbursement of funds to the

County. (Internal Services Department) APPROVE (24-4856)

Attachments:

Family and Social Services

Prevention and Aftercare Services Sole Source Contract Amendments

37.

Recommendation: Authorize the Director of Children and Family Services to

execute amendments to the Prevention and Aftercare (P&A) Services contracts

with Penny Lane Centers, The Help Group Child and Family Center, SPIRITT

Family Services, Para Los Ninos, Children's Bureau of Southern California,

South Bay Center for Counseling, Special Service for Groups, and United

American Indian Involvement, to amend the contract language and increase the

Maximum Annual Contract Amount (MACA) by $6,420,993, from $12,500,000

to $18,920,993, effective upon the amendment execution date through June 30,

2025, with the funding increase to be financed using Family First Prevention

Services (FFPS) Program State Block Grant (SBG) funds, American Rescue

Plan Act (ARPA) Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP) funds,

and Family First Transition Act (FFTA) funds, funding for these increases are

included in the Department of Children and Family Services' (DCFS') Fiscal

Year 2024-25 Adopted Budget, and will be included in the subsequent year’s

budget requests; and negotiate and execute amendments to the P&A contracts

to add funds up to 50% of the MACA in the event that additional funding is

provided by FFPS Program SBG, ARPA-CBCAP, or FFTA, the expenditure

deadline is extended, or reallocate these funds amongst the P&A contractors in

order to maximize the different funding revenues, provided that funding is

available and DCFS notifies the Board in writing within 10 business days after

execution. (Department of Children and Family Services) APPROVE

(24-4793)

Attachments:

Health and Mental Health Services

Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Training Services

Contract

38.

Recommendation: Approve and authorize the Director of Mental Health to

execute a contract with The Sycamores to provide Trauma-Focused Cognitive

Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) training services, effective upon Board approval

through June 30, 2026, with two annual extension options, with a Total Contract

Amount (TCA) for the term of the contract of $540,000, $270,000 for Fiscal

Year (FY) 2024-25 and $270,000 for FY 2025-26, fully funded by Mental Health

Services Act - Prevention and Early Intervention revenue; and authorize the

Director to take the following actions: (Department of Mental Health)

APPROVE

Execute future amendments to revise the boilerplate language, revise the

TCA, add, delete, modify, or replace the statement of work, and/or,

reflect Federal, State, and County regulatory, statutory and/or policy

changes provided that the County’s total payment will not exceed an

increase of 10% from the Board-approved TCA, and sufficient funds are

available; and

Terminate the contract in accordance with the termination provisions,

including termination for convenience, if necessary. (24-4855)

Attachments:

Health Care Program for Children in Foster Care Allocation

39.

Recommendation: Authorize the Director of Public Health to accept and

implement a Letter of Allocation (LOA) from the California Department of Health

Care Services (DHCS) Children’s Medical Services Branch to support the

Department of Public Health’s Health Care Program for Children in Foster Care

(HCPCFC), in a total amount of $22,594,015 for the period of July 1, 2024

through June 30, 2025; accept and implement future LOAs and/or amendments

from the DHCS that are consistent with the requirements of the LOA, to extend

the funding term at amounts to be determined by the DHCS, and/or provide an

increase or decrease in funding; and accept and implement future amendments

that are consistent with the requirements of the LOA that reflect revisions to the

LOA’s terms and conditions to allow for the rollover of unspent funds and/or

redirection of funds. (Department of Public Health) APPROVE (24-4857)

Attachments:

Community Services

Virginia Robinson Gardens Roadway and Parking Renovation Project

40.

Recommendation: Establish and approve the Virginia Robinson Gardens

Roadway and Parking Renovation Project, Capital Project No. 8A068 (Project),

located at 1008 Elden Way in the City of Beverly Hills (3), with a total Project

budget of $917,000; approve an appropriation adjustment to transfer $817,000

from the Virginia Robinson Gardens Trust Fund (S5M) and $100,000 from the

Alex Oser Trust Fund (V40) to the Project, to fully fund the proposed Project;

authorize the Director of Parks and Recreation to deliver the proposed Project

through a Board-approved Job Order Contract; and find the proposed Project is

exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. (Department of Parks

and Recreation) APPROVE 4-VOTES (24-4901)

Attachments:

Park Maintenance, Mowing, and Landscape Maintenance Services

Contracts

41.

Recommendation: Find that the park maintenance, mowing, and landscape

maintenance services can be performed more economically by independent

contractors; approve and instruct the Chair to sign five contracts for park

maintenance, mowing, and/or landscape maintenance services (1, 2 and 5)

each for a term of three years, with two one-year and six month-to-month

extension options, if needed, for a total term of five years and six months, as

follows: with Parkwood Landscape Maintenance, Inc., for park maintenance

services at Altadena Area Parks at an annual amount not to exceed $368,627,

and a total contract maximum amount of $2,027,449, and for park maintenance

services at La Puente Area Parks at an annual amount not to exceed $583,188,

and a total contract maximum amount of $3,207,534; with Mariposa

Landscapes, Inc. for mowing services at Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park at an

annual amount not to exceed $67,488, and a total contract maximum amount of

$371,184, for mowing services at Los Angeles Area Parks at an annual amount

not to exceed $48,456, and a total contract maximum amount of $266,507, and

for landscape maintenance services at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and

Botanic Garden at an annual amount not to exceed $265,380, and a total

maximum contract amount of $1,459,590, the total maximum amount for each

contract is for the potential total term of 66 months and is inclusive of 10%

increases annually for unforeseen services; find that the proposed actions are

not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act; and authorize the

Director of Parks and Recreation to take the following actions: (Department of

Parks and Recreation) APPROVE

Exercise two additional one-year contract renewal options for each

contract, if, in the Director’s opinion, the contractors have effectively

performed the services during the previous contract period and the

services are still required, and, if needed, an additional six

month-to-month extension for each contract, approve and execute

change notices and amendments to incorporate necessary changes

within the statement of work, assign rights or delegation of duties should

the contracting entities merge, be acquired, or otherwise change entities,

suspend or terminate any contract if, in the opinion of the Director, it is

in the best interest of the County;

Increase the contract amount for each contract by up to 10% in any

year, including any renewal option period, for any additional or

unforeseen services within the scope of each contract;

Adjust the annual contracts amount for each option year to allow for an

annual Cost of Living Adjustment in accordance with County policy and

the terms of the contracts; and

Decrease the contract amount for each contract in any year, including

any renewal option period, as necessary, to reflect required

modifications in services and/or budget reductions. (24-4902)

Attachments:

Jackie Robinson Park HVAC Replacement Project

42.

Recommendation: Establish and approve the Jackie Robinson Park HVAC

Replacement Project, Capital Project No. 8A072 (Project) (5), with a total

Project budget of $325,000; approve an appropriation adjustment to transfer

$325,000 from the Department of Parks and Recreations’ Operating Budget

utilizing one-time Net County Cost funding for deferred maintenance to the

Project, to fully fund the proposed Project; authorize the Director of Parks and

Recreation to carry out the Project through a Board-approved Job Order

Contract; and find that the proposed Project is exempt from the California

Environmental Quality Act. (Department of Parks and Recreation) APPROVE

(24-4900)

Attachments:

Marina Del Rey Parking Structure Project Construction Contract

43.

Recommendation: Consider the Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) for the

Marina del Rey Parking Structure Project, Capital Project (CP) No. 67957 (2)

(formerly referred to as the "New Marina del Rey Parking Structure Project");

together with any comments received during the public review process; find that

the MND reflects the independent judgment and analysis of the Board; adopt the

Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program and find that it is adequately

designed to ensure compliance with the mitigation measures during project

implementation; find on the basis of the whole record before the Board, that

there is no substantial evidence the project may have a significant effect on the

environment and adopt the MND; approve CP No. 67957 with a total budget of

$16,900,000, and establish and approve the Marina del Rey Parking Structure

Project-Department of Beaches and Harbors, CP No. 6A025, with a total budget

of $11,700,000, for a total combined project budget of $28,600,000; approve an

appropriation adjustment to transfer $6,881,000 from the Services and Supplies

Marina Replacement Accumulative Capital Outlay Fund, $418,000 from the

Coastal Improvement Fund Trust Account, $492,000 from the Beaches &

Harbors Coastal Commission Agency Trust Fund, and $347,000 of residual

funds from completed Marina Replacement Accumulative Capital Outlay funded

capital projects, specifically $110,000 from the Parcel 45 & 47 General

Improvements, CP No. 89002, and $237,000 from Administration Building

Walkway Improvements, CP No. 89003, to CP No. 67957, and $11,700,000

from obligated fund balance Committed for American Rescue Plan Enabled

Capital Programs to CP No. 6A025, to fully fund the proposed Marina del Rey

Parking Structure Project; and take the following actions: (Department of

Public Works) ADOPT 4-VOTES

Find that McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., is the responsive and

responsible proposer that submitted the most advantageous and best

value proposal for the Marina del Rey Parking Structure, and award and

authorize the Director of Public Works to execute a Design-Build

contract with McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., for a contract amount

of $20,790,820, plus a design completion allowance of $500,000 for a

maximum contract amount of $21,290,820, contingent upon submission

of acceptable performance and payment bonds, and evidence of

required insurance filed by McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.;

Authorize the Director of Public Works, with concurrence from the Chief

Executive Officer, to exercise control of the design completion allowance

of $500,000, including the authority to reallocate the allowance into the

contract amount, as appropriate, in accordance with the contract

requirements;

Approve and authorize the Director of Public Works to execute a

consultant services agreement for a stipend amount of $50,000 with

Bomel Construction Company, Inc., the second highest ranked eligible

Design-Build proposer, that met the stipend eligibility criteria in the

Request for Proposals for preparation of proposal, funded by existing

project funds; and

Authorize the Director of Beaches and Harbors to waive the Right

of-Entry Permit and parking fees for the proposed Marina del Rey

Parking Structure Project. (24-4877)

Attachments:

Martin Luther King, Jr. Medical Campus Transitional Age Youth Drop-In

Center Project Construction Contract

44.

Recommendation: Certify that the Addendum to the previously certified Final

Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Medical

Campus Transitional Age Youth Drop-In Center Project, Capital Project No.

8A055 (Project) (2), has been completed in compliance with the California

Environmental Quality Act and reflects the independent judgment and analysis

of the County, find that the Board has reviewed and considered the information

contained in the Addendum and FEIR prior to approving the Project, and

approve the Addendum; establish the Project, and approve the make-ready

scope and budget of $2,070,000; approve an appropriation adjustment to

transfer $2,070,000 to the proposed Project from the obligated fund balance

Committed for American Rescue Plan-Enabled Capital Programs; and authorize

the Director of Public Works to deliver the make-ready scope for the Project

using a Board-approved Job Order Contract. (Department of Public Works)

APPROVE 4-VOTES (24-4891)

Attachments:

Transfer a Portion of Surplus Real Property in the Pacoima Community of

the City of Los Angeles

45.

Recommendation: Find that the fee interest in a portion of the County's surplus

real property known as Assessor's Identification No. 2536-017-905 and referred

to as Parcel 1-6EXF related to Whiteman Airport in the Pacoima community of

the City of Los Angeles (3), is no longer required for the purposes of the

County, and that the fee interest is exempt surplus land under the provisions of

the Surplus Land Act, because the County is transferring the property to

another local agency for its use; approve the project, which is the transfer of a

portion of County surplus real property known as Assessor's Identification No.

2536-017-905 and referred to as Parcel 1-6EXF related to Whiteman Airport

from the County to the City of Los Angeles; authorize the Director of Public

Works to execute the quitclaim deed document and authorize delivery to the

City of Los Angeles; and find that the proposed project is exempt from the

California Environmental Quality Act. (Department of Public Works)

APPROVE 4-VOTES (24-4905)

Attachments:

Acquisition of Property from the City of Santa Clarita and Sale of

Properties from the County

46.

Recommendation: Acting as the lead agency under the California

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), certify that the County's Addendum to the

Environmental Impact Report (EIR) prepared and previously certified by the

City of Santa Clarita (City) as the lead agency for the Lyons Avenue/

Dockweiler Drive Extension Project (Project) (5), which has been completed in

compliance with CEQA and reflects the independent judgment and analysis of

the County; find that the Board has reviewed and considered the information

contained in the Addendum together with the City's Final EIR prior to approving

the County's actions related to the acquisition and sale of property, further,

acting as a responsible agency for the previously approved Santa Clarita Valley

Area Plan (SCVAP), find that the acquisition and sale of property are within the

scope of the Project impacts analyzed in the Final EIR previously certified by

the Board; adopt the City's Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program

(MMRP) as applicable to the County's actions, finding that the MMRP is

adequately designed to ensure compliance with the mitigation measures during

Project implementation, as applicable; determine that the significant adverse

effects of the Project have either been reduced to an acceptable level or are

outweighed by the specific considerations of the Project, as outlined in the

Environmental Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations,

which Findings and Statement are adopted, as applicable to the County's

actions and incorporated herein by reference; find that all actions herein are

within the scope of the impacts in the City's previously certified EIR for the

Project and the County's Addendum for the currently proposed acquisition and

sale by the County and is consistent with the County's previously certified EIR

for the SCVAP; and take the following actions: (Department of Public Works)

APPROVE 4-VOTES

Approve the acquisition of a portion of property and an easement for

ingress and egress and utility purposes in Assessor's Identification No.

2840-001-906 from the City to the County;

Find that the properties known as Assessor's Identification Nos.

2833-005-902, 2833-005-903, and 2833-005-904, and all rights, title, and

interest in Placerita Canyon Road, Lyons Avenue, and Emberbrook

Drive, are no longer required for the purposes of the County;

Find that Assessor's Identification Nos. 2833-005-902, 2833-005-903,

and 2833-005-904 and all rights, title, and interest in Placerita Canyon

Road, Lyons Avenue, and Emberbrook Drive, are exempt surplus land

under the provisions of the Surplus Land Act, because the County's

surplus land is being exchanged for another property necessary for the

County's use; and

Authorize the Director of Public Works to execute an agreement of Real

Property Transfer, deeds, and any agreements or other documents

necessary to carry out the exchange of property rights between the

County and the City. (24-4908)

Attachments:

Water Truck Services Contracts

47.

Recommendation: Find that water truck services can be more economically

performed by an independent contractor; award and instruct the Chair to sign

two contracts with Spadaro Enterprises, Inc., a Local Small Business and

Community Business Enterprise, for water truck services for North County

Group A and North County Group B (5), for a period of one year with four

one-year and six month-to-month extension options, for maximum potential

contract terms of 66 months and a maximum potential contract amount of

$5,930,650 for North County Group A, and $5,930,650 for North County Group

B, with funding included in the Department of Public Works' Road Fund (B03 -

Services and Supplies) Fiscal Year 2024-25 Budget; 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

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

Enterprises, 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 and/or terminate the contracts for convenience, if it is in the

best interest of the County; and

Annually increase the contractsʹ amounts up to an additional 10% of the

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

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

contracts, if required, and adjust the annual contracts' amounts for each

option year over the term of the contracts to allow for fuel adjustments

costs in accordance with the contracts. (24-4903)

Attachments:

On-Call Pressure-Reducing Valve Annual Inspection and Repair Services

for Seawater Barrier Projects Contract

48.

Recommendation: Award a contract to Cla-Val Company, for on call

pressure-reducing valve annual inspection and repair services for seawater

barrier projects located within the County Flood Control District’s South

Maintenance Area (2 and 4), 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 and a maximum potential contract amount of $2,149,113, with funding

available in various Department of Public Works funds (Services and Supplies)

Fiscal Year 2024-25 Budgets; 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 contract, exercise the extension options if, in the opinion of

the Director, Cla-Val Company, 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 and/or terminate the contract for convenience 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 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. (24-4907)

Attachments:

On-Call Job Analysis Study and Related Services Agreement

49.

Recommendation: Award and authorize the Director of Public Works to execute

a consultant service agreement with Talogy, LLC, for on-call job analysis study

and related services, for an initial term of one year with four one-year renewal

options, if exercised, and an annual agreement amount not to exceed

$1,000,000, with sufficient funding available in the Department of Public Works'

Internal Services Fund (B04 - Services and Supplies) Fiscal Year 2024-25

Budget; find that the proposed actions are not a project pursuant to the

California Environmental Quality Act; and authorize the Director to take the

following actions: (Department of Public Works) APPROVE

Authorize additional services and extend the agreement expiration dates

as necessary to complete those additional services when those additional

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;

Supplement the not-to-exceed annual agreement amount by up to 25% of

the original agreement amount based on workload requirements; and

Administer the agreement and, at the discretion of the Director, exercise

the extension options, based upon project demands and the level of

satisfaction with the services provided with no change to the initial

not-to-exceed agreement amount, and suspend/terminate the agreement

for convenience, if it is in the best interest of the County. (24-4904)

Attachments:

Southern California Gas Company Gas Pipeline Franchise Ordinance and

Graffiti Abatement and Coordination Agreement

50.

Recommendation: Approve a resolution of intention to grant a Countywide gas

pipeline franchise to Southern California Gas Company for an initial term of 10

years, and, subject to renewal, a renewal term of 10 years, for a total term of up

to 20 years; advertise and set December 10, 2024 for public hearing; authorize

the Director of Public Works to execute the Graffiti Abatement and Coordination

Agreement between Southern California Gas Company and the County of Los

Angeles; and find that the proposed project is exempt from the California

Environmental Quality Act. (Department of Public Works) APPROVE (Relates

to Agenda No. 66) (24-4906)

Attachments:

Public Safety

Bell 412 EPX Helicopter Sole Source Acquisition

51.

Recommendation: Acting as the Governing Body of the Consolidated Fire

Protection District (District), authorize the Director of Internal Services, as the

County Purchasing Agent, to proceed with the sole source acquisition process

for the District for the purchase of one Bell 412 EPX helicopter, at an

approximate amount of $18,600,000, including sales tax; approve a Fiscal Year

2024-25 appropriation adjustment to transfer $18,600,000 from the District’s

Helicopter Accumulated Capital Outlay (ACO) Fund - Committed for Program

Expansion to the District’s Helicopter ACO Fund Capital Assets - Equipment

appropriation for the purchase of a Bell 412 EPX helicopter; and find that this

purchase is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. (Fire

Department) APPROVE 4-VOTES (24-4892)

Attachments:

One AbSCIEX Quadrupole Time-of-Flight Instrument Acquisition

52.

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

Purchasing Agent, to proceed with the sole source acquisition of one AbSCIEX

Quadrupole Time Of-Flight instrument for the Department of Medical Examiner’s

Laboratories Toxicology section to improve forensic toxicological testing, with an

estimated cost of $500,000. (Department of Medical Examiner) APPROVE

(24-4899)

Attachments:

Program Evaluation Services Contract

53.

Recommendation: Authorize the Chief Probation Officer to execute a contract

with Northwest Professional Consortium, Inc. for the provision of program

evaluation services under the Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act (JJCPA) at

an estimated annual contract amount of $450,000, for a one-year period

commencing upon execution by the Chief Probation Officer; execute contract

modifications to extend the term for up to six one-year periods at an estimated

annual amount of $450,000; execute amendments to extend the contract period

by an additional six months to the period of performance, pursuant to the terms

of the contract; and approve non-material, technical, and administrative

changes to the contract, approve necessary changes to the scope of service

and the contract sum and, if necessary, authorize termination of, in whole or in

part, the contract with Northwest Professional Consortium, Inc. (Probation

Department) APPROVE (Continued from the meeting of 10-22-24) (24-4677)

Attachments:

Annual Equitable Sharing Agreement and Certification for Federally

Forfeited Property

54.

Recommendation: Instruct the Chair to sign an Equitable Sharing Agreement

and Certification for equitable sharing of Federally forfeited property. (Sheriff’s

Department) APPROVE (24-4895)

Attachments:

37th Annual Contract City Manager's Conference Agreement

55.

Recommendation: Authorize the Sheriff to execute an agreement with Sheraton

Cerritos Hotel, at an estimated amount not to exceed $35,000 for conference

site rental fees, venue space usage fees, food and beverage fees, and room

fees to host the 37th Annual Contract City Manager's Conference, which will be

held on March 13, 2025, and is fully funded by all 42 contract cities through the

Law Enforcement Consolidated Cost Model. (Sheriff’s Department) APPROVE

(24-4894)

Attachments:

Special Appropriation Fund Transfer

56.

Recommendation: Approve the transfer of funds from services and supplies to

reimburse the Sheriff’s Special Appropriation Fund in the amount of

$17,252.63. (Sheriff’s Department) APPROVE (24-4910)

Attachments:

Miscellaneous

City of Cerritos Election

57.

Request from the City of Cerritos: Render specified services relating to the

conduct of the City of Cerritos General Municipal Election for the election of

Municipal Officers, to be held March 4, 2025. APPROVE AND INSTRUCT THE

REGISTRAR-RECORDER/COUNTY CLERK TO COMPLY, JURISDICTION TO

PAY ALL COSTS (24-4875)

Attachments:

Cerritos Community College District Levying of Taxes

58.

Request from the Cerritos Community College District (District): Adopt a

resolution authorizing the County to levy taxes in an amount sufficient to pay the

principal of, and interest on, the District’s 2024 General Obligation Refunding

Bonds (Bonds), in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $138,200,000;

and direct the Auditor-Controller to maintain on the 2024-25 tax roll, and all

subsequent tax rolls, taxes sufficient to fulfill the requirements of the debt

service schedule for the Bonds that will be provided to the Auditor-Controller by

the District following the sale of the Bonds. ADOPT (24-4866)

Attachments:

Torrance Unified School District Levying of Taxes

59.

Request from the Torrance Unified School District (District): Adopt a resolution

authorizing the County to levy taxes in an amount sufficient to pay the principal

of, and interest on, the District’s General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series

2024 (Bonds), in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $125,000,000;

and direct the Auditor-Controller to maintain on the 2025-26 tax roll, and all

subsequent tax rolls, taxes sufficient to fulfill the requirements of the debt

service schedule for the Bonds that will be provided to the Auditor-Controller by

the District following the sale of the Bonds. ADOPT (24-4858)

Attachments:

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)

60.

61.

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)

62.

II. ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION 63 - 66

County Code, Title 6 - Salaries Ordinance Amendment

63.

Ordinance for introduction amending County Code, Title 6 - Salaries by

establishing a two-year Paid Family Leave Pilot Program that provides up to

eight weeks of paid leave benefits to specified permanent, non-represented

employees for the purpose of caring for a family member with a serious health

condition, baby bonding, or a qualifying exigency related to military duty.

INTRODUCE, WAIVE READING, AND PLACE ON AGENDA FOR ADOPTION

(Relates to Agenda No. 31) (24-4890)

Attachments:

County Code, Title 6 - Salaries Ordinance Amendment

64.

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

and establishing the salary for one employee classification; changing the salary

of two employee classifications; amending Section 6.08.425 to extend

negotiated salary adjustments to non-represented management physicians;

amending Section 6.08.450 to extend negotiated bonuses to non-represented

management physicians; amending Section 6.08.455 to delete obsolete

compensation provisions; amending Section 6.28.050-25 (Notes to Section

6.28.050) to establish a new salary note; amending Section 6.34.020 to extend

negotiated bonus increases to non-represented employees in the Department of

Animal Care and Control; amending Section 6.86.020D and 6.86.020E to

update the eligibility date for recruitment incentives in the Department of Mental

Health; and adding, deleting, and/or changing certain employee classifications

and number of ordinance positions in the Departments of Children and Family

Services, Health Services, Mental Health, and Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk.

INTRODUCE, WAIVE READING, AND PLACE ON AGENDA FOR ADOPTION

(Relates to Agenda No. 30) (24-4873)

Attachments:

County Code, Title 8 - Consumer Protection, Business and Wage

Regulations Ordinance Amendment

65.

Ordinance for introduction amending County Code, Title 8 - Consumer

Protection, Business and Wage Regulations, Chapter 8.52, Rent Stabilization

and Tenant Protections to, effective January 1, 2025, limit annual rent

increases for fully covered rental units to 60% of the change in the consumer

price index over the previous 12-month period, not to exceed a maximum

increase of 3%, allow qualifying small property landlords to exceed the

maximum increase by an additional 1% annually, which in total shall not exceed

4%, allow luxury unit landlords to exceed the maximum increase by an

additional 2% annually, which in total shall not exceed 5%, and allow tenants

who have a permanent physical disability related to mobility and who live in fully

covered rental unit, to move into an accessible rental unit if certain conditions

are met. INTRODUCE, WAIVE READING, AND PLACE ON AGENDA FOR

ADOPTION (Relates to Agenda No. 35) (24-4888)

Attachments:

Southern California Gas Company Gas Pipeline Franchise Ordinance

66.

Ordinance for introduction granting a gas pipeline franchise to Southern

California Gas Company, a California Corporation (Franchisee), to construct,

maintain, and operate a pipeline system for an initial term of 10 years,

beginning on January 9, 2025, and expiring on January 8, 2035, and, subject

to its renewal, immediately followed by one renewal term of 10 years, beginning

on January 9, 2035, and expiring on January 8, 2045, for a total term of up to

20 years, in the unincorporated territory of the County, the base annual fee

payable to the County by Franchisee will be determined according to a formula

contained in Section 2 of this franchise ordinance, franchisee will also pay

additional fees as provided in the ordinance. INTRODUCE, WAIVE READING,

AND SET DECEMBER 10, 2024 FOR HEARING ON ADOPTION (Relates to

Agenda No. 50) (24-4909)

Attachments:

III. SEPARATE MATTER 67

Issuance and Sale of the Los Angeles Unified School District 2024-25 Tax

and Revenue Anticipation Notes

67.

Recommendation: Adopt a resolution authorizing the issuance and sale of the

Los Angeles Unified School District (District) 2024-25 Tax and Revenue

Anticipation Notes on behalf of the District in an aggregate principal amount not

to exceed $250,000,000, the execution and delivery of a Note Purchase

Contract, and approving other matters relating thereto. (Treasurer and Tax

Collector) ADOPT (24-4893)

Attachments:

Motion by Supervisor Hahn

V. SPECIAL DISTRICT AGENDA

AGENDA FOR THE MEETING OF

THE REGIONAL PARK AND OPEN SPACE DISTRICT

OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2024

9:30 A.M.

Acquisition to Expand Parks and Trails Along the Lower Los Angeles

River Corridor

1-P.

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Hahn: Allocate an amount not to

exceed $350,000 to the County, through the Department of Parks and

Recreation, for the proposed Lower Los Angeles River Corridor project,

comprised of $350,000 of Excess Funds available to the Fourth Supervisorial

District; authorize the Director of the Regional Park and Open Space District to

award grants when applicable conditions have been met, and administer the

grants as of the date of award and pursuant to guidelines in the Proposition A

Grants Administration Manual for Excess Funds and Competitive Funds,

otherwise funds shall remain in the Excess Funds account; and find that the

proposed actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality

Act. (Relates to Agenda No. 3) (24-5085)

Attachments:

Motion by Supervisor Barger

Mountain Oaks Acquisition

2-P.

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Barger: Allocate an amount not to

exceed $2,500,000 in Proposition A Excess Funds, available to the Fifth

Supervisorial District pursuant to the Los Angeles County Safe Neighborhood

Parks Proposition of 1996, to the Mountains Recreation and Conservation

Authority for the Mountains Oaks Acquisition Project; authorize the Director of

the Regional Park and Open Space District to award grants when applicable

conditions have been met, and administer the grants as of the date of award

and pursuant to guidelines in the Proposition A Grants Administration Manual

for Specified, Per Parcel, and Excess Funds Projects, otherwise funds shall

remain in the Excess Funds account; and find that the proposed actions are not

subject to California Environmental Quality Act. (24-5092)

Attachments:

Grants Management System Sole Source Agreement Amendment

3-P.

Recommendation: Authorize the Director of Parks and Recreation, acting as

the Director of Regional Park and Open Space District, to execute an

amendment to a sole source agreement with Dulles Technology Partners, Inc.,

to extend the term for an additional six months to June 30, 2025, and 12

month-to-month extensions up to June 30, 2026, as needed, with the original

contract amount of $370,000 remaining unchanged, for the continued provision

of hosting, maintenance, and servicing of the Grants Management System,

which automates grant data collection, reporting, and tracking of the Regional

Park and Open Space District’s Proposition A and Measure A grant program

services; and find that the proposed actions are not a project under the

California Environmental Quality Act. APPROVE (NOTE: The Chief Information

Officer recommends approval of this item.) (24-4897)

Attachments: