MEMBERS OF THE BOARD

HILDA L. SOLIS

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

HOLLY J. MITCHELL

LINDSEY P. HORVATH

JANICE HAHN

KENNETH HAHN HALL OF ADMINISTRATION

500 WEST TEMPLE STREET

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90012

(213) 974-1411 - FAX (213) 620-0636

EDWARD YEN

EXECUTIVE OFFICER

KATHRYN BARGER

September 26, 2025

TO:

Supervisor Kathryn Barger, Chair

Supervisor Hilda L. Solis

Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell

Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath

Supervisor Janice Hahn

Fesia Davenport, Chief Executive Officer

Dawyn Harrison, County Counsel

Press Room

FROM:

Edward Yen

Executive Officer

POSTED:

RE:

September 26, 2025

Additions and/or revisions to the agenda for the Board meeting of Tuesday,

September 30, 2025.

REVISE:

15.

Establishing Green Economy Workforce Development at the

Environmental Justice Center on the Site of the Former Puente

Hills Landfill

Revised recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Solis: Instruct

the Director of Economic Opportunity, in partnership with the Director

of Parks and Recreation, and in collaboration with to establish a

working group that at minimum includes the Chief Executive Officer,

through the Legislative Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations Branch,

Directors of Public Health, Public Works, Internal Services, the Chief

Sustainability Officer, and the Superintendent of Schools of the

Los Angeles County Office of Education, and with any other relevant

County Department to report back to the Board in writing within 120

days with an economic opportunity plan for the Environmental Justice

Center that catalogues existing environmental justice-related

programming within the County and providing recommendations for

place-based delivery of green economy programming, including career

exposure, paid work experiences, and apprenticeship and career

pathways to County and cross-sector jobs in clean energy,

environmental justice, water conservation, public health, and arts and

culture. The report should also include at least plans to access funding

opportunities that are available and funds that can also be accessible,

such as Measure W, and opportunity analysis that will evaluate County

opportunities and opportunities with external partners. Instruct the

Director of Parks and Recreation to take the following actions partner

with Establish a working group that will, at minimum, include the

Directors of Natural History Museum, and Arts and Culture, and other

relevant County Department Heads to assess input and plans already

collected to inform the content and programming of permanent and

visiting exhibits at the Environmental Justice Center, and report back to

the Board in writing within 120 days with exhibit programming plans and

include additional feedback from external, community-based days

community-based environmental organizations. Form a working group,

to include the Chief Executive Officer, Director of Public Works, the

Sheriff, and County Counsel, to that will discuss the provisions of the

Joint Powers Agreement/ Management Lease Agreement; the new

facility requests, including those resulting from Directive Nos. 1 and 2

through 3, and the impact on operations, management and security of

the Puente Hills Regional Landfill Park. (25-5071)

Motion by Supervisor Solis

Motion by Supervisor Solis (Updates Following Cluster)

Revised Motion by Supervisor Solis

Public Comment/Correspondence

SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA

Implementing After Action Report Recommendations for the

January 2025 Eaton and Palisades Fires

54-A.

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Barger: Request the

Sheriff and instruct the Fire Chief and the Director of the Office of

Emergency Management, Chief Executive Office, to immediately

implement the recommendations in the After Action Review (AAR) and

provide a joint progress report back to the Board in 90 days, and every

90 days thereafter until the recommendations are implemented. The

progress report shall include, but not be limited, to a timeline for

implementation of all the recommendations and the status of their

efforts in implementing each recommendation in the AAR, a list of any

additional recommendations, above and beyond those included in the

AAR, proposed or already initiated by each agency, and any

challenges or barriers to implementing any of the recommendations.

Direct the Chief Executive Officer to work with the Fire Chief, the

Sheriff, and the Director of the Office of Emergency Management, to

assess the fiscal impact of the recommendations included in the AAR,

and report back to the Board in writing in 90 days, with

recommendations, including a thorough review of potential funding

sources, including reallocation of existing resources where applicable

and appropriate.

Direct the Chief Executive Officer to report back to the Board in writing

in 90 days with an evaluation of the current and future placement of the

Office of Emergency Management within the County structure. The

evaluation should include recommendations that specifically align the

Office of Emergency Management’s, structure and resources with best

practices from comparable jurisdictions, as included in the McChrystal

(e.g., New York City, Cook County, San Diego) to determine whether

the Office of Emergency Management, should remain with the Chief

Executive Office, be moved to another Department, or be its own

standalone Department.

Direct the Chief Executive Officer, through the Office of Emergency

Management, to report back to the Board in writing in 90 days with an

update on past efforts to identify and deploy non-digital emergency

alert systems like community sirens, air horns, and vehicle-mounted

loudspeakers in high-risk and communications-vulnerable areas.

(25-5315)

Motion by Supervisor Barger (Exempt From Cluster)

Public Comment/Correspondence

Protecting Immigrants’ Rights to Health Care Access: Senate Bill

81 Implementation in Los Angeles County

54-B.

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisors Solis and Mitchell:

Instruct the Directors of Health Services, Mental Health, Public Health,

in collaboration with the Chief Executive Officer, through the Legislative

Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations Branch, and the Executive

Director of the Office of Immigrant Affairs, Department of Consumer

and Business Affairs, and in consultation with County Counsel, SEIU

721, other labor partners, and relevant stakeholders to report back to

the Board in writing in 30 days on the implementation of Senate Bill 81,

legislation which requires that healthcare providers designate nonpublic

areas to ensure that healthcare facilities continue to be places

community members are able to access safely, including any policy

changes as a result of the legislation and additional advocacy that may

be necessary. Instruct the Directors of Health Services, Mental Health,

and Public Health, County Counsel, and the Executive Director of the

Office of Immigrant Affairs, Department of Consumer and Business

Affairs, and in consultation with SEIU 721, other labor partners, and

relevant stakeholders to report back to the Board in writing in 30 days

on opportunities to further standardize policies across facilities as they

relate to providing health services to immigrant patients and/or treating

patients in immigration custody by law enforcement. Policies should

comply with the law while protecting patients' rights, and should include,

but not be limited, to the following:

Visitation rules for family members and/or other authorized

individuals;

Ensuring privacy protections according to the Health Insurance

Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and Confidentiality of

Medical Information Act (CMIA), including when providing health

services to a patient in immigration custody;

Training for hospital workers who have to make difficult

decisions regarding providing adequate patient care while

avoiding what may be considered as obstruction of justice.

(25-5316)

Motion by Supervisors Solis and Mitchell (Exempt From Cluster)

Public Comment/Correspondence

Keeping Residents Safe by Investing Resources in Emergency

Management - After Action Review Critical Focus Area No.1 -

Restructuring the Los Angeles County Office of Emergency

Management

54-C.

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Horvath: Direct the Chief

Executive Officer to provide a written feasibility report with next steps in

60 days to implement the After Action Review (AAR) recommendation

to initiate a restructuring of the County’s Office of Emergency

Management’s, Chief Executive Office, organizational framework to

address the lack of autonomy and fragmented authority that currently

undermines its ability to coordinate emergency management

effectively. The report should consider the feasibility of moving Office

of Emergency Management out of the Chief Executive Office, to an

organizational framework that enhances its autonomy and authority.

The report should include, but not be limited, to:

Current staffing levels and funding within the Office of

Emergency Management including Federal, State, and local

grants; anticipated staffing levels, including surge staffing during

activations, space needs, and funding considerations.

Assessment of whether Office of Emergency Management’s

current structure aligns with its coordination responsibilities and

best practices in emergency management. Establish clear

authority frameworks and standardized operational protocols,

including updates to Standard Operating Procedures for

emergency activations, messaging protocols, and partner

coordination.

A high-level schedule for the creation of the new County

Department of Office of Emergency Management and the

transition of programs and funding, with a focus on “critical path”

milestones to ensure that the Board and the public are aware of

the action items and associated processes that must be

completed and by when.

The schedule/report should include a summary of County

programs and functions that will transition to the new

County Department, should the Board choose to create

the new County Department. A functional organizational

chart, to be refined as the process continues, and

description of programs that will operate out of the new

County Department. Any proposed phasing of Department

operations, funding transfers, Department’s projected

staffing needs, necessary classifications, and job duties.

Direct the Chief Executive Officer to provide the following additional

written information:

Within 90 days, a preliminary summary of County Office of

Emergency Management programs and functions that will

transition to the new County Department/organization, should the

Board choose to create the new County Department, including a

functional “end-state” organizational chart, to be refined as the

process continues, and description of programs that will operate

out of the new County Department. The report should describe

any proposed phasing of Department operations, funding

transfers, Department’s projected staffing needs, necessary

classifications, and job duties.

Within 120 days, a fiscal and staffing plan for the new County

Department, which should include, but not be limited to, all

emergency programs and funding sources across Departments,

which will be consolidated into the new County Department.

(25-5314)

Motion by Supervisor Horvath (Exempt From Cluster)

Public Comment/Correspondence

Delegating Authority to Execute Lease Agreements for the Clean

Power Alliance Power Ready Program

54-D.

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Horvath: Authorize the

Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute three separate site

lease agreements by October 9, 2025, up to 20-years each, and, if

necessary, any amendment or related documents, for the use of the

Claremont Helen Renwick Library, Hacienda Heights Library, and

Paramount Library, respectively, with Coast Energy Dev Co, LCC, or

an approved County-designee, to install and operate solar photovoltaic

and battery energy storage systems as part of the Clean Power

Alliance’s Power Ready program with the economic benefits described

above. The proposed fee for each lease is $10/month or $120/year.

Authorize the Chief Executive Officer, to execute up to 20-year site

lease contracts at County facilities with private clean energy developers

competitively selected by the Clean Power Alliance (CPA) to implement

CPA community benefit programs with similar benefits described above

and, if necessary, any amendment or related documents. Authorize the

Director of Internal Services to represent the County to work with the

CPA selected vendor and CPA for the solar photovoltaic and battery

projects, sign any ancillary agreement(s) and other documents relating

to the installation, operations, and maintenance of the solar photovoltaic

(PV) and battery systems, and serve as project lead to oversee the

installation, operation, and maintenance of the PV and battery systems

at the County facilities for the term of any site lease agreement. Find

that the proposed leases are categorically exempt from the California

Environmental Quality Act. (25-5317)

Motion by Supervisor Horvath (Exempt From Cluster)

Public Comment/Correspondence

Motion to Proclaim October 2025 as “LGBTQ+ History Month” and

October 11, 2025 as “National Coming Out Day” throughout Los

Angeles County, as submitted by Supervisor Horvath. (25-5318)

54-E.

Motion by Supervisor Horvath

Public Comment/Correspondence