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

February 14, 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:

February 14, 2025

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

February 18, 2025.

ADD:

Appointments to Commissions/Committees/Special Districts

Revised recommendation for appointment/reappointment or removal

for the following Commissions/Committees/Special Districts (+ denotes

reappointments): Documents on file in the Executive Office

Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath

Maureen Tamuri, Local Agency Formation Commission

(25-0015)

Public Comment/Correspondence

Items 24 and 25 are being moved:

From:

To:

II. CONSENT CALENDAR

SEPARATE MATTERS

Rancho Los Amigos South Campus County Office Building

Project Construction Contract (25-0840)

24.

25.

Board Letter

Public Comment/Correspondence

Civic Center Power Plant Boilers and Chillers Replacement

Project Construction Contract (25-0837)

Board Letter

Public Comment/Correspondence

SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA

Supporting a Skilled and Trained Workforce for Fire Recovery

41-A.

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Horvath: Direct County

Counsel, in collaboration with the Director of Economic Opportunity, to

report back to the Board in writing in 14 days on the feasibility of

allocating the $10,000,000 received from the United States Department

of Labor on January 16, 2025, to the Los Angeles/Orange Counties

Building and Construction Trades Council - Apprenticeship Readiness

Fund to create a pipeline of skilled and trained workers; and the report

back should include alternative sources of unspent funds administered

by the Department of Economic Opportunity to reallocate to the Los

Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council -

Apprenticeship Readiness Fund, should it be found ineligible for the

United States Department of Labor emergency grant funding.

(25-1144)

Motion by Supervisor Horvath (Exempt from Cluster)

Public Comment/Correspondence

Los Angeles County Early Care and Education Child Care

Windstorm and Wildfire Recovery Efforts

41-B.

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Mitchell: Instruct the

Director of Public Health, through the Office for the Advancement of

Early Care and Education, to work with the Directors of Economic

Opportunity and Consumer and Business Affairs, and the

Superintendent of Schools of the Los Angeles County Office of

Education, in coordination with the California Community Licensing

Division, First 5 LA, and the childcare Resources and Referral

agencies, to connect County childcare providers to the resources and

streamlined processes they need to rebuild, and reach out individually

to every affected childcare provider, including schools, to inform them

of their ability to apply for the State’s Disaster Unemployment

Assistance program; and take the following actions:

Instruct the Director of Public Health, in collaboration with the

Chief Executive Officer, and the Director of Economic

Opportunity, to identify the short-term staffing needs of, and

potential sources for additional resources and individuals in,

workforce programs to more fully support childcare providers

through the current crisis caused by the wildfires;

Instruct the Director of Regional Planning to allow the temporary

use of other facilities for childcare programs, schools, grades

TK-12, accredited by the State (excluding trade or commercial

schools), and churches, temples, or other places used

exclusively for religious worship in communities impacted by the

Eaton Fire, and this shall be in effect for three years, with two

one-year extension options, as needed, following the emergency

declaration for the January 2025 Windstorm and Critical Fire

Events;

Direct the Fire Chief to work with the State Fire Marshal and

local affected municipalities, to prioritize emergency fire permits

for childcare providers who are seeking to re-open an existing

facility or establish a new facility with an emergency childcare

license;

Direct the Chief Executive Officer, through the Legislative Affairs

and Intergovernmental Relations Branch, to support State budget

proposals, legislation and other administrative efforts to meet the

needs of childcare providers affected by the wildfires including,

but not limited to, health and safety assessments and

remediation for childcare facilities; and

Instruct the Directors in Directives No. 1 through 3 above, to

report back to the Board in 30 days at an appropriate cluster

meeting on their progress, including actions already taken or

planned, the numbers of childcare providers who have been

served, have applied for relief, have been granted emergency

childcare licenses, have applied for Disaster Unemployment

Assistance, and/or have re-opened or relocated and/or who are

seeking to re-open. (25-1147)

Motion by Supervisor Mitchell (Exempt from Cluster)

Public Comment/Correspondence