Motion by Supervisors Horvath and Solis

Motion to Proclaim March 20, 2025 as “Nowruz” throughout Los Angeles

County, as submitted by Supervisors Horvath and Solis. (25-1654)

Attachments:

Motion to Proclaim April 2025 as “Cambodian Heritage Month”

throughout Los Angeles County, as submitted by Supervisor Hahn.

(25-1650)

Attachments:

Motion to Proclaim April 17, 2025 as “Cambodian Genocide Remembrance

Day - 50th Anniversary” throughout Los Angeles County, as submitted by

Supervisor Hahn. (25-1649)

Attachments:

Motion by Supervisor Barger

Motion to Proclaim March 2025 as "National Social Work Month"

throughout Los Angeles County; and recognize and celebrate social

workers, as submitted by Supervisor Barger. (25-1636)

Attachments:

Motion for the Women’s Lifeguard Prep Academy Fee Waiver for May 17

and 18, 2025, at an Estimated Amount of $1,080, as submitted by

Supervisor Horvath. (25-1643)

Attachments:

Operations Cluster Meeting Agenda

Policy Matters

The following are links to the applicable Cluster Meeting Agenda(s) and

Transcript(s). (25-0008)

Attachments:

Operations Cluster Meeting Transcript

Public Safety Cluster Meeting Agenda

Public Safety Cluster Meeting Transcript

Topanga Library Emergency Power Support Upgrade

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Horvath: Approve the Topanga

Library Project (Project), located at 122 North Topanga Canyon Boulevard in

Topanga, and authorize the Executive Director of the Los Angeles County

Development Authority to act as the agent of the County for the proposed

Project; approve an appropriation adjustment to transfer $151,000 from the LA

County Library Operating budget to the Project and Facility Development

Budget for a Funding Agreement with the Los Angeles County Development

Authority (LACDA) to provide funding to the proposed Project; authorize the

Chief Executive Officer to execute, and if necessary, amend or terminate a

Funding Agreement between the County and LACDA for an amount not to

exceed $151,000 to fund the proposed Project; and find that the proposed

actions are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. 4-VOTES

(Relates to Agenda No. 1-D) (25-1374)

Attachments:

Transparency in Planning During Probation’s Ongoing Crisis

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisors Horvath and Hahn: Direct the

Chief Probation Officer to seek Board approval, and review by an appropriate

cluster meeting, in advance of the implementation of, or changes to, the Global

Plan and/or Facilities Plan including, but not limited to, updates that require

material changes to the facilities of any of Campus Kilpatrick, Barry J. Nidorf,

Dorothy Kirby Center, or Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall, and updates that require a

change in the type of population served at a particular facility, including any

facilities being considered for conversion from serving youth to serving staff or

other County Departments; and consult with the Directors of Health Services,

Mental Health, Public Health, and Youth Development, the Superintendent of

Schools of the Los Angeles County Office of Education, and any other

appropriate County stakeholders before submitting any further Global Plan or

Facilities Plan update to the Board or appropriate cluster. (25-1376)

Attachments:

Motion by Supervisors Horvath and Hahn (Updates Following Cluster)

Motion by Supervisors Horvath and Barger (Exempt From Cluster)

Analysis of the January 2025 Windstorm and Critical Fire Events

10.

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisors Horvath and Barger: Instruct

County Counsel, in consultation with the Sheriff, the Fire Chief, the Directors of

Public Works, Regional Planning, Public Health, Internal Services, and the

Chief Executive Officer, to retain a consultant with subject matter expertise, to

conduct an independent After Action Review (AAR) of existing prevention

regulations, and the recovery and repopulation from the January 2025

Windstorm and Critical Fire Events, and identify best practices for recovery

and repopulation procedures (Recovery and Repopulation AAR), and the

Recovery and Repopulation AAR will explore the following critical issues, how

they were handled and what we can improve upon including, but not limited to,

the following:

Multi-jurisdictional coordination across services and related

communications to the public for both the Eaton and Palisades Fires;

Multi-jurisdictional/agency coordination and best practices on Disaster

Recovery Centers, debris removal and assistance for people

experiencing homelessness;

Strategic communications during the fires and its aftermath between first

responders, law enforcement, and municipal governments and the

communities impacted by the fire;

Implementation of a comprehensive donation intake system whereby

public donations can be received and distributed to the appropriate

entities, as well as a system to direct potential volunteers;

Community repopulation notification and procedures, including any

conflicts amongst cooperating agencies, the implementation of access

passes for residents, and effective communication of road closure status;

Evaluation and expansion of existing evacuation shelter locations, shelter

resources, and coordination with shelter partners, including the

resources, access, and functional needs for seniors and the disability

community during an emergency; and

Evaluation of the role of the Department of Public Health (DPH), including

the impact of the declaration of a local health emergency on response

and recovery efforts, including the deployment and coordination of

personal protective equipment by DPH post fires;

The consultant will work on the Recovery and Repopulation AAR with all County

Department Heads (and County Department Heads are directed to work with the

consultant), and other agencies involved in the January 2025 Windstorm and

Critical Fire Events and its aftermath including, but not limited to, County

representatives from emergency response agencies, such as the Sheriff’s

Department, Fire Department, Office of Emergency Management, including all

relevant Disaster Management Area Coordinators, Departments of Animal Care

and Control, Public Health, Public Works, Probation, Aging and Disabilities,

Public Social Services, and Regional Planning, the Chief Executive Office

Homelessness Initiative, the Emergency Medical Services Agency, as well as

local police departments, the California Highway Patrol, California Governor's

Office of Emergency Services, California Department of Forestry and Fire

Protection, the California State Parks, Red Cross, as well as representatives

from unincorporated Altadena and Santa Monica Mountains communities and

the Cities of Los Angeles, Malibu, Pasadena and Sierra Madre; and instruct

County Counsel to report back to the Board in writing in 90 days and every 90

days thereafter, with a progress report, until such time as a final report is

prepared and presented to the Board;

Instruct County Counsel, in consultation with the Sheriff, the Chief Probation

Officer, the Fire Chief, the Directors of Public Works and Regional Planning,

and the Chief Executive Officer, to retain the same consultant with subject

matter expertise, to perform an evaluation of the following:

Evacuation and safe housing strategies for individuals in skilled nursing

facilities, group homes, and senior living facilities; individuals in custody

in County jails, juvenile halls, and camps, including those at custodial

facilities operated by the Sheriff’s and Probation Departments;

justice-involved populations housed via the Justice Care and

Opportunities Department and step-down or supportive housing provided

by community-based organizations either voluntarily or involuntarily,

including those contracted with the Department of Youth Development;

and children under the care of the Department of Children and Family

Services;

Strategic communications and real-time updates during the fire/natural

disasters involving individuals in custody in the County’s jails, juvenile

halls and camps, or step-down facilities for families and caregivers, and

other key stakeholders, including the Board and the greater public;

The Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System's

(LA-RICS System) performance for interoperable public safety

communications for County's first responders and for mutual aide; and

The Woolsey Fire After Action Report and After-Action Plan to ascertain

if additional recommendations should be implemented since the report

was submitted to the Board; and

Direct the County through the Sheriff, Fire Chief, Director of the Office of

Emergency Management, and any other County Department Heads and labor

leaders, where appropriate, in coordination with County Counsel, to engage,

participate and collaborate on the Governor's Office AAR, following an agreed

upon process as determined by County Counsel, which will provide a review of

the preparedness and initial response efforts to the January 2025 Windstorm

and Critical Fire Events; and County Counsel will prepare and present a

progress report back to the Board in writing in 90 days, and every 90 days

thereafter, until the Governor's AAR review is completed, the County

Department Heads will work with the Governor's consultant so that the AAR also

details lessons learned and the strengths of the incident response and shall also

identify areas of improvement to assist the Board in determining whether

changes are needed to best prepare the County to respond should another

catastrophic event occur, and the County will engage, participate and

collaborate on the Governor's AAR to explore the following critical issues, how

they were handled and what we can improve upon including, but not limited to,

pre-deployment strategies implemented during Particularly Dangerous Situation

weather events, the deployment and adequacy of firefighting resources as the

fire progressed, including the availability of mutual aid resources, and impact of

brush clearance policies and interface between property owners and public

agencies. (25-1648)

Attachments:

Supporting Assembly Bill 1231 to Offer Diversion Programs and Services

for Low-Level Non-Violent Felonies

11.

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisors Hahn and Horvath: Direct the

Chief Executive Officer, through the Legislative Affairs and Intergovernmental

Relations Branch, to advocate in support of Assembly Bill 1231 (Elhawary),

legislation which would provide a legal pathway for judges to consider offering

diversion programs and services for some people charged with low-level,

non-violent felonies, and the budget request to fund the “Jails to Jobs”

employment training and case management pilot program in the County.

(25-1377)

Attachments:

Motion by Supervisors Hahn and Horvath (Updates Following Cluster)

Increasing Public Awareness on California Good Samaritan Laws and

Naloxone Access

12.

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Hahn: Instruct the Director of

Public Health, through its Substance Abuse, Prevention and Control (SAPC)

Bureau, to collaborate with County Counsel and harm reduction agencies

across the County to update all information materials relevant to overdose

prevention and response to ensure providers, clients, and community have

current and relevant information about California’s Good Samaritan Law to

increase safety and decrease fatal overdoses, and disseminate updated

materials to partners, clients, and community via website, social media, and

other forms, including ensuring materials are provided in highly-utilized

threshold languages; direct the Executive Director of the Countywide Criminal

Justice Coordination Committee to engage the Sheriff and the Los Angeles

County Police Chiefs Association, and encourage Departments to provide

information and training for law enforcement officers and deputies on not

confiscating opioid antagonists, including naloxone (Narcan), during homeless

encampment sweeps and other relevant situations, and on the Good Samaritan

Law; and instruct the Director of Public Health, through its SAPC Bureau, the

Executive Director of the Countywide Criminal Justice Coordination Committee,

and request the Sheriff, to report back to the Board in writing in 60 days on

progress toward the above directives. (25-1378)

Attachments:

ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS 13 - 40

Chief Executive Office

Puente Hills-Nike Real Estate License

13.

Recommendation: Find that the proposed real estate license at the

County-owned Puente Hills-Nike Telecommunications Site (Site) at Puente

Hills-Nike located in Rowland Heights (1) to the State is in the public’s best

interest and the use will not substantially conflict or interfere with the use of the

property by the County; authorize the Chief Executive Officer to approve and

execute the proposed license to continue to allow the State’s use at the Site,

and negotiate, approve, execute and/or grant any other consents, ancillary

documentation, sublicenses, or future amendments, which are necessary to

effectuate the proposed license, and the activities permitted under the license;

and find that entering into the proposed license is exempt from the California

Environmental Quality Act. (25-1368)

Attachments:

Countywide Classification/Compensation Actions

14.

Recommendation: Approve an ordinance for introduction amending County

Code, Title 6 - Salaries to reclassify 19 positions in the Departments of Animal

Care and Control, Fire, Mental Health, Parks and Recreation, Public Social

Services, Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, and Treasurer and Tax Collector.

(Relates to Agenda No. 42) (25-1365)

Attachments:

Health and Mental Health Services

Sole Source Acquisition of Radiology Equipment

16.

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

Purchasing Agent, to proceed with the sole source acquisition of an Aquilion

One Insight CT Scanner (CT Scanner) in the amount of $1,904,000 from

Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc., and the OEC 3D Imaging System C-arm

(C-Arm) in the amount of $476,000 from GE Healthcare, with a total estimated

amount of $2,380,000, to allow the Department of Health Services’ Olive

View-UCLA Medical Center (3) to replace the current CT Scanner that is at end

of life and the acquisition of the C-Arm is needed to support additional

surgeries and procedures due to the expansion of services. (Department of

Health Services) APPROVE (25-1353)

Attachments:

Compromise Offers of Settlement

17.

Recommendation: Authorize the Director of Health Services to accept

compromise offers of settlement for patients who received medical care at the

following County Facilities under the Trauma Center Service Agreement:

(Department of Health Services) APPROVE

Olive View-UCLA Medical Center

Account No. 101300118 in the amount of $4,805.13;

Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center

Account No. 101774458 in the amount of $43,795;

Account No. 100343875 in the amount of $1,000; and

Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

Account No. 101916042 in the amount of $2,000;

Account No. 100979624 in the amount of $3,000;

Account No. 100466848 in the amount of $4,200;

Account No. 102605258 in the amount of $7,500;

Account No. 101781385 in the amount of $17,505. (25-1352)

Attachments:

Mental Health Medi-Cal Administrative Activities Implementation Sole

Source Contract

18.

Recommendation: Approve and authorize the Director of Mental Health, to

negotiate, sign, and execute a sole source contract with Optimas Services, Inc.,

for the Mental Health Medi-Cal Administrative Activities Implementation Plan,

effective upon Board approval through June 30, 2026, with a one-year

extension option, and a Total Contract Amount (TCA) of $230,000, funded by

Federal and State revenues; and authorize the Director to take the following

actions: (Department of Mental Health) APPROVE

Prepare, sign, and execute future amendments to the sole source

contract to revise the contract language, revise the annual TCA, rollover

unspent funds/shift between line items, if applicable, add, delete, modify,

or replace the statement of work and/or reflect Federal, State, and

County regulatory and/or policy changes, provided that the TCA will not

exceed 10% of the Board-approved TCA and sufficient funds are

available; and

Terminate the contract in accordance with the termination provisions,

including termination for convenience. (25-1359)

Attachments:

Community Services

Armed Security Guard Services for LA County Library Area Contracts

19.

Recommendation: Find that armed security guard services for LA County

Library facilities can be performed more economically by an independent

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

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

needed armed security guard services at LA County Library facilities, for a

maximum period of five years and six months and a potential aggregate total of

$65,795,597.19, effective on February 15, 2025, or three weeks following

Board approval, whichever is later; authorize the County Librarian to approve

unanticipated work within the scope of the contract, and execute amendments

to exercise renewal options, increase or decrease the number of facilities or the

days of service; amend terms and conditions in the contract, as may be

required by the Board, and adjust the contract amount, accordingly; and find

that the proposed actions are not a project under the California Environmental

Quality Act. (LA County Library) APPROVE (Continued from the meetings of

1-21-25, 2-4-25 and 2-25-25) (25-0385)

Attachments:

Val Verde Community Regional Park Pool Deck Repair Capital Project

20.

Recommendation Establish and approve the Val Verde Community Regional

Park Pool Deck Repair Project, Capital Project No. 8A102 (Project) (5), with a

total Project budget of $580,000; approve an appropriation adjustment to reflect

an increase of $580,000 in appropriation to the proposed Project, fully offset

with revenue from the Regional Park and Open Space District, Los Angeles

County Safe, Clean Neighborhood Parks, Open Space, Beaches, Rivers

Protection, and Water Conservation Measure of 2016 (Measure A) Funds;

authorize the Director of Parks and Recreation to deliver 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 4-VOTES (25-1369)

Attachments:

County Lighting Districts Annual Assessments for Fiscal Year 2025-26

21.

Recommendation: Designate the Director of Public Works as the Engineer,

under the California Streets and Highways Code; adopt a resolution ordering

the Engineer's Report for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26, pursuant to the California

Streets and Highways Code Section 22622, which orders the Director as the

Engineer, to prepare and file the required annual Engineer's Report to renew

the annual street lighting assessments for all zones within County Lighting

District Landscaping and Lighting Act-1 for FY 2025-26 in accordance with

Section 22565 of the California Streets and Highways Code and Section 4(b) of

the California Constitution; and find that the action is not a project pursuant to

the California Environmental Quality Act. (Department of Public Works)

ADOPT (25-1348)

Attachments:

Traffic Regulations in the Unincorporated Communities of Covina, East

Los Angeles, and Hacienda Heights

22.

Recommendation: Adopt and/or rescind traffic regulation orders to support

traffic safety and enhance traffic flow in the unincorporated communities of

Covina, East Los Angeles, and Hacienda Heights (1); and find that adopting

and/or rescinding traffic regulation orders and posting the corresponding

regulatory and advisory signage are exempt from the California Environmental

Quality Act. (Department of Public Works) ADOPT (25-1344)

Attachments:

Traffic Regulation in the Unincorporated Community of Santa Monica

Mountains

23.

Recommendation: Adopt a traffic regulation order to support traffic safety and

enhance traffic flow in the unincorporated community of Santa Monica

Mountains (3); and find that adopting a traffic regulation order and posting the

corresponding regulatory and advisory signage are exempt from the California

Environmental Quality Act. (Department of Public Works) ADOPT (25-1346)

Attachments:

Public Comment Correspondence

Traffic Regulations in the Unincorporated Communities of South Whittier,

Walnut Park, and West Whitter/Los Nietos

24.

Recommendation: Adopt and/or rescind traffic regulation orders to support

traffic safety in the unincorporated communities of South Whittier, Walnut Park,

and West Whittier/Los Nietos (4); and find that adopting and/or rescinding

traffic regulation orders and posting the corresponding regulatory and advisory

signage are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act.

(Department of Public Works) ADOPT (25-1347)

Attachments:

United States Environmental Protection Agency Grant and Loan Funding

25.

Recommendation: Acting as the Governing Body of the County Flood Control

District (District), authorize the Chief Engineer of the District to apply for grants

and loans from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in

amounts up to $105,000,000 each, as well as payment of all fees associated

with each grant or loan, up to $1,000,000 in aggregate and submit all

documentation related to the grant or loan application, effective for five years

from the date of adoption; and find that the proposed actions are not a project

under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and

Also, acting as the Governing Body of the County, until the District obtains its

own credit rating, approve the use of the County's credit rating by the District

for the purpose of submitting loan applications to the United States EPA in

amounts up to $105,000,000 each, not to exceed $174,000,000 in aggregate at

any time; and find that the proposed actions are not a project under CEQA.

(Department of Public Works) APPROVE (25-1349)

Attachments:

Emergency Financial Assistance for Winterization Measures

26.

27.

28.

Recommendation: Acting as the Governing Body of the County Flood Control

District (District), authorize the Chief Engineer of the District to disburse a

one-time emergency financial assistance payment of $2,000,000 to the City of

Rancho Palos Verdes (4) as determined necessary and appropriate for the

implementation of winterization measures to prevent potential damage from

stormwater flows; and find that the proposed authorization of funding to the City

of Rancho Palos Verdes is exempt from the California Environmental Quality

Act. (Department of Public Works) APPROVE (25-1343)

Attachments:

Avenue M Development Project Water Supply Assessment

Recommendation: Acting as the Governing Body of the County Waterworks

District No. 40, Antelope Valley, approve the Water Supply Assessment for the

Avenue M Development Project (Project) in the City of Lancaster (5); authorize

the Director of Public Works to sign the Water Supply Assessment Senate Bill

610 Water Code Section 10910 et seq., Notice of Determination for the

proposed Project; and find that the recommended action is either not a project,

or is exempt, from the California Environmental Quality Act. (Department of

Public Works) APPROVE (25-1345)

Attachments:

General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports

Recommendation: Approve the General Plan and Housing Element Annual

Progress Reports for calendar year 2024 (Reports); instruct the Director of

Regional Planning to submit the Reports to the Governor’s Office of Planning

and Research and the State Department of Housing and Community

Development by April 1, 2025, or another date as designated by the State; and

find that the proposed actions are not a project under the California

Environmental Quality Act. (Department of Regional Planning) APPROVE

(25-1371)

Attachments:

Public Safety

Client Case Management System Contract Amendment

29.

Recommendation: Approve and authorize the Alternate Public Defender to

execute an amendment with Publicis Sapient Corporation to increase the

contract maximum amount by $1,047,523.52, from $11,006,464.80 to

$12,053,988.32, to update the various exhibits to add critical features to the

Client Case Management System, and to update the agreement terms and

conditions. (Alternate Public Defender) APPROVE (25-1370)

Attachments:

Victim Witness Assistance Program Grant Funds

30.

Recommendation: Authorize the District Attorney to accept grant funds and

enter into an agreement with the California Governor’s Office of Emergency

Service (Cal OES) for the performance period of October 1, 2024 through

September 30, 2025 in the amount of $8,714,340, this includes Victims of

Crime Act (VOCA) 2024 Federal funds of $4,845,083, Victims of Crime

General Fund (VCGF) 2024 State funds of $3,002,600, and Victim Witness

Assistance (VWA0) State funds of $866,657; approve an appropriation

adjustment to align the District Attorney’s Office budget with the grant award;

and authorize the District Attorney to take the following actions: (District

Attorney) APPROVE

Extend the long-standing sub-grantee agreement through September 30,

2025 with the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office (LACA) for the

provision of victim services within the City of Los Angeles, with funding

for the performance period of October 1, 2024 through September 30,

2025, as follows: District Attorney’s Office shall receive $3,633,812 in

VOCA 2024 Federal funds, $2,251,950 VCGF 2024 State funds, and

$649,993 in VWA0 2024 State funds for total funding of $6,535,755;

LACA shall receive $1,211,271 VOCA 2024 Federal funds, $750,650

VCGF 2024 State funds, and $216,664 in VWA0 2024 State funds for

total funding of $2,178,585 (25% of the total grant award) as a contract

sub-grantee, and the Cal OES shall waive the $1,211,271 VOCA 2024

match requirement; therefore, the total amount of the Victim Witness

Assistance program, excluding the in-kind and cash match, is

$8,714,340; and

Upon award of grant funding by Cal OES, accept and execute the Grant

Award Agreement and serve as Project Director for the program,

including authorization to approve subsequent amendments,

modifications, and extensions to the Cal OES grant agreements with no

Net County Cost impact on the County. (25-1354)

Attachments:

On-Call Blood Draw Services Agreement Amendment

31.

Recommendation: Authorize the District Attorney to allow Vital Medical

Services, LLC (VMS) to continue to provide on-call blood draw services on a

month-to-month basis for up to six months from April 1, 2025 through

September 30, 2025, until a new vendor is selected through the on-going

Request for Proposals (RFP) solicitation process, and approved by the Board,

whichever comes first; and execute and approve any revisions, amendments

and/or modifications that do not increase the Net County Cost of the program,

or to terminate for convenience the existing agreement with VMS upon Board

approval of a new agreement with the recommended proposer at the conclusion

of the RFP process. (District Attorney) APPROVE (25-1358)

Attachments:

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

Department’s Halls and Camps

32.

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

Global Plan for the Probation Department’s Halls and Camps, as requested at

the Board meeting of March 21, 2023. RECEIVE AND FILE NOTE:

Supervisor Barger requests that this item be continued to April 15, 2025.

(23-1210)

Attachments:

Report on the Status of the Probation Department

33.

Report by the Chief Probation Officer on the status of the Probation

Department, including efforts to bring Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall into

compliance, with the Directors of Health Services, Mental Health, Public Health,

Internal Services, Youth Development, Personnel, and the Superintendent of

Schools of the Los Angeles County Office of Education available for questions,

as requested at the Board Meeting of January 14, 2025. RECEIVE AND FILE

NOTE: Supervisor Barger requests that this item be continued to

April 15, 2025. (25-0858)

Attachments:

Miscellaneous

Settlement of the Matter Entitled, Gregorio Pina, et al. v. Rosa Mora, et al.

35.

Los Angeles County Claims Board's recommendation: Authorize settlement of

the matter entitled, Gregorio Pina, et al. v. Rosa Mora, et al., Los Angeles

Superior Court Case No. MC027157, in the amount of $2,350,000; and instruct

the Auditor-Controller to draw a warrant to implement this settlement from the

Department of Public Works' budget.

This dangerous condition of public property lawsuit against the Department of

Public Works arises from alleged injuries sustained in a traffic collision due to

icy road conditions in unincorporated Los Angeles County. (25-1350)

Attachments:

San Marino Unified School District Election

36.

Request from the San Marino Unified School District: Render specified services

relating to the conduct of a Special Parcel Tax Election, to be held June 3,

2025. APPROVE AND INSTRUCT THE REGISTRAR-RECORDER/COUNTY

CLERK TO COMPLY, JURISDICTION TO PAY ALL COSTS (25-1373)

Attachments:

Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Levying of Taxes

37.

Request from the Santa Monica-Malibu 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 General Obligation Bonds of School

Facilities Improvement District No. 1 of Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School

District (Santa Monica Schools), Election of 2024, Series A (Bonds), in an

aggregate principal amount not to exceed $200,000,000; and direct the

Auditor-Controller to place 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, which will be provided to the Auditor-Controller by the District following

the sale of the Bonds. ADOPT (25-1372)

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)

38.

39.

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 - (1) (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)

40.

III. ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION 41 - 42

County Code, Title 4 - Revenue and Finance Ordinance Amendment

41.

Ordinance for introduction amending County Code, Title 4 - Revenue and

Finance to add Section 4.64.170 to make California Revenue and Taxation

Code Section 5105 operative in the County; allow refunds of property taxes and

assessments to the assessee of the property, or to the latest recorded owner as

shown on the tax roll, without a claim for refund, subject to certain conditions set

forth in the ordinance; and the amendment facilitates faster tax refunds to

property owners, including in instances of emergencies, such as the wildfires.

INTRODUCE, WAIVE READING, AND PLACE ON THE AGENDA FOR

ADOPTION (Relates to Agenda No. 15) (25-1357)

Attachments:

Ordinance

County Code, Title 6 - Salaries Ordinance Amendment

42.

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

deleting, and/or changing certain employee classifications and number of

ordinance positions in the Departments of Animal Care and Control, Fire,

Mental Health, Parks and Recreation, Public Social Services,

Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, and Treasurer and Tax Collector.

INTRODUCE, WAIVE READING, AND PLACE ON THE AGENDA FOR

ADOPTION (Relates to Agenda No. 14) (25-1367)

Attachments:

Ordinance

IV. SEPARATE MATTER 43

Reemploy Retired County Employee on a Temporary Basis

43.

Recommendation: Waive the 180-day waiting period required under the

California Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act of 2013 and reemploy retired

County employee Jody Rubel to a 120-day temporary assignment as a Deputy

Public Defender II at the Department of Public Defender’s Van Nuys Branch

Office in the North Region, as Ms. Rubel is highly skilled and the work she will

be performing is critical; and approve the request for Ms. Rubel to receive

compensation at the rate of $75.37 per hour and work no more than 960 work

hours within a fiscal year, upon the Board’s approval of her temporary

reemployment as a Deputy Public Defender II. (Public Defender) APPROVE

(25-1518)

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V. SPECIAL DISTRICT AGENDA

AGENDA FOR THE MEETING OF

THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY

DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 2025

9:30 A.M.

Topanga Library Emergency Power Support Upgrade

1-D.

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Horvath: Approve the Topanga

Library Project (Project), located at 122 North Topanga Canyon Boulevard in

Topanga, and authorize the Executive Director of the Los Angeles County

Development Authority to act as the agent of the County for the proposed

Project; find that the proposed actions are exempt from the California

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

following actions: 4-VOTES (Relates to Agenda No. 8)

Execute a Funding Agreement, and any necessary amendments,

between the County and the Los Angeles County Development Authority

(LACDA), to accept up to $151,000 for the proposed Project, and

incorporate these funds into LACDA’s approved Fiscal Year 2024-25

budget as needed;

Deliver the proposed Project using a Board-approved Job Order Contract

(JOC), provided the amount of the original work order issued to the

contractor under the JOC does not exceed $151,000;

Approve and accept the Project at completion on behalf of the County;

and

Allocate administrative and project related costs to this Project effective

March 18, 2025. (25-1506)

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Loan Management Software Services Contract

2-D.

Recommendation: Authorize the Executive Director of the Los Angeles County

Development Authority to execute a contract with Applied Business Software,

Inc. to purchase a SaaS Loan Management Software System (LMSS) and

related services for the Los Angeles County Development Authority for a

five-year term, with a maximum contract amount not to exceed $1,524,046.04

which is comprised of $1,385,496.40 for maintenance services and software

customization, and $138,549.64 for Pool Dollars for additional LMSS software

and/or services, with Pool Dollars expenditures to be authorized through

issuance of change notices and/or amendments, as applicable; and authorize

the Executive Director to take the following actions: APPROVE (NOTE: The

Chief Information Officer recommends approval of this item.)

Execute amendments to the contract to add, delete, and/or change

certain terms and conditions as mandated by Federal, State, or local law

or regulations or as required by the Board, which are not part of the

Statement of Work (SOW), internally reallocate funds between budget

pools within the contract, approve assignment and delegation of the

contract, resulting from acquisitions, mergers, or other changes in

ownership, terminate the contract for convenience, if necessary, and

make changes to the SOW as operationally necessary; and

Execute change notices or amendments to the contract to increase the

maximum contract amount by no more than $152,404.60 (10%) based on

any unanticipated increases in work volume or special projects.

(25-1362)

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City Hall Restrooms Project Reimbursable Contract Amendment

3-D.

Recommendation: Approve an amendment to a Community Development Block

Grant (CDBG) Reimbursable Contract between the County and the City of

South El Monte (City) (1) to add $300,000 in CDBG funds from the Revolving

Grant Fund, thereby increasing the amount of CDBG funds allocated to the City

from $371,165 to $671,165, to provide additional funding for its City Hall

Restrooms Project; authorize the Executive Director of the Los Angeles County

Development Authority to execute the amendment on behalf of the County,

effective through June 30, 2026, following execution by all parties; and find that

approval of the amendment is not subject to the California Environmental Quality

Act. APPROVE (25-1360)

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