AGENDA FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA  
TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 2025, 9:30 A.M.  
BOARD HEARING ROOM 381B  
KENNETH HAHN HALL OF ADMINISTRATION  
500 WEST TEMPLE STREET  
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90012  
Kathryn Barger  
Chair  
Fifth District  
Hilda L. Solis  
Chair Pro Tem  
First District  
Holly J. Mitchell  
Supervisor  
Second District  
Lindsey P. Horvath  
Supervisor  
Janice Hahn  
Supervisor  
Third District  
Fourth District  
Executive Officer  
Edward Yen  
AGENDA POSTED: March 13, 2025  
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Invocation led by Pastor Greg Guich, Centinela Bible Church, Hawthorne (2).  
I. SET MATTER 11:00 AM  
Set  
Report on Continuum of Care for Mental Health and Substance Use  
Matter- Disorder Beds  
1.  
Report by the Director of Mental Health, and other relevant Departments, on the  
Continuum of Care for mental health and substance use disorder beds, as  
requested at the Board meeting of May 2, 2023. RECEIVE AND FILE  
(Continued from the meetings of 9-17-24, 12-10-24, 1-14-25 and 1-28-25)  
NOTE: The Director of Mental Health requests that this item be continued  
to April 15, 2025. (23-1834)  
Attachments:  
II. CONSENT CALENDAR  
All matters are approved by one motion unless held.  
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 2 - 12  
Appointments to Commissions/Committees/Special Districts  
2.  
Recommendations for appointment/reappointment or removal for  
Commissions/Committees/Special Districts (+ denotes reappointments):  
Documents on file in the Executive Office.  
Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell  
Sandra Jones Anderson+, Assessment Appeals Board  
Nanci Torres-Poblano, Los Angeles County Youth Climate Commission  
Supervisor Kathryn Barger  
Curtis C. Jung+, Board of Governors, Department of Museum of Natural  
History  
California Department of Rehabilitation  
Maureen McIntyre+, Workforce Development Board  
Commission on HIV  
Joaquin Gutierrez (Alternate), Commission on HIV  
Department of Economic Opportunity  
Ryan Craig, Workforce Development Board (25-0020)  
Attachments:  
Motion to Proclaim March 20, 2025 as “Nowruz” throughout Los Angeles  
County, as submitted by Supervisors Horvath and Solis. (25-1654)  
3.  
4.  
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)  
5.  
6.  
7.  
Attachments:  
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:  
Policy Matters  
The following are links to the applicable Cluster Meeting Agenda(s) and  
Transcript(s). (25-0008)  
Attachments:  
Topanga Library Emergency Power Support Upgrade  
8.  
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  
9.  
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:  
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:  
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:  
County Operations  
Property Tax Refunds Ordinance Amendment  
15.  
Recommendation: Approve an ordinance for introduction amending County  
Code, Title 4 - Revenue and Finance, to add Section 4.64.170, which would  
allow the Auditor-Controller to issue refunds less than $10,000 in accordance  
with California Revenue and Taxation Code Section 5105. (Auditor-Controller)  
APPROVE (Relates to Agenda No. 41) (25-1355)  
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:  
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:  
Ordinance for Adoption  
County Code, Title 4 - Revenue and Finance Ordinance Amendment  
34.  
Ordinance for adoption amending County Code, Title 4 - Revenue and Finance,  
to increase the daily stipend paid to Grand Jurors from $60 to $80. ADOPT  
(25-1204)  
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:  
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:  
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)  
Attachments:  
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)  
Attachments:  
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)  
Attachments:  
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)  
Attachments:  
VI. NOTICE OF CLOSED SESSION FOR MARCH 18, 2025  
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION  
(Paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9)  
CS-1.  
Significant exposure to litigation (one case). (25-1458)  
Attachments:  
VII. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT 44  
44.  
Attachments:  
IX. ITEMS CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS FOR FURTHER  
DISCUSSION AND ACTION BY THE BOARD  
Continue local emergencies as a result of the following: (a) Discovery of an  
infestation of fruit flies, as proclaimed on May 10, 1990; (b) Conditions of  
extreme peril to the safety of persons exist on the basis of pervasive and  
pernicious homelessness in Los Angeles County, as proclaimed and ratified by  
the Board on January 10, 2023; (c) Conditions of extreme peril to the safety of  
persons and property arose as a result of severe winter storms beginning  
January 1, 2023 affecting areas throughout Los Angeles County, as proclaimed  
on January 10, 2023 and ratified by the Board on January 17, 2023; (d)  
Conditions of disaster or extreme peril to the safety of persons and property on  
the basis of the frigid winter storms beginning February 23, 2023 affecting the  
areas throughout Los Angeles County, as proclaimed on March 1, 2023 and  
ratified by the Board on March 7, 2023; (e) Conditions of extreme peril to the  
safety of persons and property exist on the basis of the arrival, presence, and  
impacts of Tropical Storm Hilary throughout Los Angeles County beginning  
August 20, 2023, as proclaimed on August 20, 2023 and ratified by the Board  
on August 22, 2023; (f) Conditions of disaster or of extreme peril to the safety  
of persons and property exist on the basis of winter storms in the County  
beginning February 1, 2024, as proclaimed on February 4, 2024 and ratified by  
the Board on February 6, 2024; (g) Conditions of extreme peril to the safety of  
persons and property exist as a result of the Bridge Fire in the County  
beginning on September 8, 2024, as proclaimed on September 10, 2024 and  
ratified by the Board on September 17, 2024; (h) Conditions of disaster or  
extreme peril to the safety of persons and property exist as a result of the  
Franklin Fire in the County beginning on December 9, 2024, as proclaimed and  
ratified by the Board on December 10, 2024; (i) Conditions of disaster or  
extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within the territorial limits of  
the County exist at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall caused and/or exacerbated by  
the Board of State and Community Corrections’ order to immediately shutter  
Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall, the only available juvenile hall in the County,  
beginning on December 12, 2024, as proclaimed and ratified by the Board on  
December 17, 2024; (j) Conditions of disaster or extreme peril to the safety of  
persons and property exist as a result of the January 2025 Windstorm and  
Critical Fire Events in the County, beginning on January 7, 2025, as  
proclaimed on January 7, 2025 and ratified by the Board on January 14, 2025;  
and (k) Conditions of disaster or extreme peril to the safety of persons exists on  
the basis of the winter storm in the County beginning February 12, 2025, as  
proclaimed by the Board on February 19, 2025 and ratified by the Board on  
February 25, 2025. (A-1)  
A-1.  
CONFERENCE REGARDING POTENTIAL THREATS TO PUBLIC SERVICES  
OR FACILITIES  
A-2.  
(Government Code Section 54957)  
Briefing by Sheriff Robert Luna or his designee and related emergency  
services representatives. (A-2)  
Discussion on the impact of rain storms, flooding, high-surf and swells, and any  
other weather-related or natural disaster event in Los Angeles County  
associated with El Niño, to include the County’s preparedness and ability to  
coordinate response and recovery activities, as requested by the Board at the  
meeting of January 12, 2016. (A-10)  
A-3.  
A-4.  
Discussion and consideration of necessary actions relating to the County’s  
homeless crisis, as requested at the Board meeting of May 17, 2016, and  
proclaimed as a local emergency on January 10, 2023. (A-11)  
Discussion and consideration of necessary actions on the progress of issues  
related to Exide, as requested at the Board meeting of June 8, 2016. (A-12)  
A-5.  
A-6.  
Discussion on the status of the Federal and/or State Budgets, Federal and/or  
State legislative matters and Executive Orders, and their impact on Los Angeles  
County, as requested by Supervisor Ridley-Thomas at the meeting of January  
17, 2017. (A-13)  
Discussion and consideration of necessary actions on issues or action taken  
by the Federal government relating to immigration policies, as requested by  
Supervisors Barger and Solis at the meeting of January 17, 2017 and revised  
by Supervisors Solis and Hahn on September 12, 2017. (A-14)  
A-7.  
Discussion and consideration of necessary actions on issues related to the  
repeal of the Affordable Care Act, health reform and its impact on Los Angeles  
County, as requested by Supervisor Ridley-Thomas at the Board meeting of  
February 21, 2017. (A-15)  
A-8.  
Discussion and consideration of necessary actions on issues related to the  
implementation of Measure H, as requested by Supervisors Ridley-Thomas and  
Hahn at the Board meeting of March 14, 2017. (A-16)  
A-9.  
Discussion and consideration of necessary actions related to declared  
outbreaks of infectious disease threatening the public’s health in Los Angeles  
County, as requested by Supervisors Solis and Hahn at the Board meeting of  
April 30, 2019. (A-18)  
A-10.  
X. REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION FOR MARCH 11, 2025  
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION  
(Paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9)  
(CS-1)  
Significant exposure to litigation (one case).  
No reportable action was taken. (25-1458)  
Attachments:  
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