AGENDA FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 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: April 24, 2025

MEETING TELEVISED: Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 11:00 P.M. on KLCS

Assistive listening devices, agenda in Braille and/or alternate formats are available upon request.

American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters, other auxiliary aids and services, or reasonable

modifications to Board meeting policies and/or procedures, such as to assist members of the disability

community who would like to request a disability-related accommodation in addressing the Board, are

available if requested at least three business days prior to the Board meeting. Later requests will be

accommodated to the extent feasible. Please telephone the Executive Office of the Board at (213)

974-1426 (voice) or (213) 974-1707 (TTY), from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Supporting documentation is available at the Executive Office of the Board located at the Kenneth Hahn

Hall of Administration, 500 West Temple Street, Room 383, Los Angeles, California 90012, and is also

accessible on the Board of Supervisors' website at http://bos.lacounty.gov/

Máquinas de traducción disponibles a petición. Si necesita intérprete para las juntas de los

Supervisores del Condado de Los Angeles, por favor llame (213) 974-1426 entre las horas de 8:00

a.m. a 5:00 p.m., lunes a viernes, con tres días de anticipación.

Invocation led by Reverend Matthew Harbison, Lawndale Wesleyan Church, Lawndale (2).

Pledge of Allegiance led by Christopher CJ Banning, E-4 Corporal Engineer Equipment Electrical

Technician Specialist, United States Marine Corps., Van Nuys (3).

I. PRESENTATIONS

Moment of silence in remembrance of Pope Francis, as arranged by the Chair.

Presentation to Delta Airlines in honor of their 100th Anniversary, as arranged

by Supervisor Hahn.

Presentation of scrolls to Dr. Garni Barkhoudarian, Dr. Frieda Jordan, and

Vahe Karapetian, in honor of “Armenian History Month,” as arranged by

Supervisor Barger.

Presentation of scroll in recognition of the 2025 Los Angeles County Fair, as

arranged by Supervisor Solis.

Presentation of scrolls to the California State University, Dominguez Hills

Women and Men’s Basketball Team, in recognition of their CCAA Tournament

Championships, as arranged by Supervisor Mitchell.

Presentation of scroll to the Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking (CAST)

for their leading, survivor-centered work to end human trafficking and support

survivors, in commemoration of “Sexual Assault Awareness Month” and “Denim

Day,” as arranged by Supervisor Horvath. (25-2134)

II. PUBLIC HEARINGS 1 - 5

Hearing on the Increase to the Existing Assessment Rate for Landscaping

and Lighting Act District 2, Zone 21, Sunset Pointe, for Fiscal Year

2025-26

Hearing on the increase to the existing landscape maintenance assessment for

Landscaping and Lighting Act (LLA) District 2, Zone 21, Sunset Pointe (5),

beginning Fiscal Year 2025-26; order the tabulation of ballots submitted and not

withdrawn, in support of or in opposition to the proposed increase in

assessment rate for LLA District 2, Zone 21; determine whether a majority

protest for the increase in the existing landscape maintenance assessment

exists; and if there is no majority protest, adopt the resolution ordering the

increase of the assessment rate. (Department of Public Works) (25-1190)

Attachments:

Board Letter

Public Comment/Correspondence

Hearing on the Annual Pass-Through Five-Year Water Rate Adjustment

Hearing on adoption of a resolution, acting as the Governing Body of the

Waterworks Districts and the Marina del Rey Water System (2, 3 and 5), to

adopt a schedule of water rates, effective for service provided on May 1, 2025,

and authorizing the Director of Public Works to adjust the water rates annually

over a five-year period to pass-through cost increases due to inflation and/or

the cost of purchasing water from the wholesale water agencies serving the

Waterworks Districts and the Marina del Rey Water System; determine if no

majority written protest exists against the proposed plan, adopt the resolution;

and find the purpose of adjustments to the water rates shown in the Waterworks

Districts and the Marina del Rey Water System are to meet the operating

expenses necessary to maintain service within existing service areas and are

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

Works) 4-VOTES (25-1948)

Attachments:

Board Letter

Public Comment/Correspondence

Hearing on Resolution to Vacate Alleys East of the Intersection of

Miramonte Boulevard and 58th Drive in the Unincorporated Community of

Florence-Firestone

Hearing on the proposed project to vacate alleys east of the intersection of

Miramonte Boulevard and 58th Drive, in the unincorporated community of

Florence-Firestone (2); find that the easements for alley purposes have been

superseded by relocation and are not useful as nonmotorized transportation

facilities; find that the public convenience and necessity require the reservation

and exception of easements to Golden State Water Company-Florence Graham

System, Southern California Edison Company, and AT&T Inc., for construction,

maintenance, operation, and use of appurtenant structures with ingress and

egress purposes; adopt a resolution to vacate alleys east of the intersection of

Miramonte Boulevard and 58th Drive; authorize the Director of Public Works to

record the certified original resolution with the Registrar-Recorder/County

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

Environmental Quality Act. (Department of Public Works) (25-1947)

Attachments:

Board Letter

Public Comment/Correspondence

Hearing on the Junior Lifeguard Program Fee Increase

Hearing on adoption of a resolution, acting as the Governing Body of the

Consolidated Fire Protection District (District), to increase the District’s Junior

Lifeguard Program (All Districts) fees by $60 from $635 to $695 for 2025,

effective immediately; find that the proposed fee increase is to meet increased

operational expenses of the Program; and find that the recommended action is

exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. (Fire Department)

NOTE: The Fire Chief requests that this item be referred back to the

Department. (25-1946)

Attachments:

Board Letter

Public Comment/Correspondence

Hearing on Appeal of Project No. R2014-00461-(3) for the Construction of

a Single-Family Residence in the Santa Monica Mountains Planning Area

Hearing on the appeal of Project No. R2014-00461-(3), Major Coastal

Development Permit No. 201500099-(3) and Variance No. 201500100-(3), to

authorize the construction of a 4,412 sq ft single-family residence, a 2,030 sq ft

detached auxiliary building, and associated development, including 5,800 cubic

yards of grading, the removal of three native trees, encroachments into the

protected zones of 193 native trees, a driveway, a motor court, landscaping,

hardscaping, retaining walls, an onsite wastewater treatment system,

roof-mounted solar panels, two water wells, and two water tanks, on a 9,715 sq

ft building site area located at 3300 Kanan Dume Road in the Rural Coastal -

20-Acre Minimum Required Lot Area (R-C-20) Zone within the Santa Monica

Mountains Planning Area, applied for by Schmitz and Associates, Inc.; and find

that the Project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. (Appeal

from the Regional Planning Commission’s denial.) (Department of Regional

Planning) (25-1945)

Attachments:

Board Letter

Public Comment/Correspondence

County Operations

January 2025 Windstorm and Critical Fire Events Bi-Weekly Emergency

Contracts Report

Recommendation: Review the emergency actions ordered and taken by the

Director of Internal Services, under delegated authority by the Board, acting as

both the County and the Governing Body of various Districts, under Board

Order No. 13-C of January 28, 2025, to respond to and recover from the

January 2025 Windstorm and Critical Fire Events, including the Palisades Fire,

Eaton Fire, Hurst Fire, Kenneth Fire, and multiple other fires (LA County Fires)

(1, 3 and 5) and actions enumerated in the aforementioned authorities

(Actions), without giving notice for bids to let contracts, and determine that there

is a need to continue the emergency Actions; find that there is substantial

evidence that the January 2025 Windstorm and Critical Fire Events continue to

constitute an emergency pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 22050,

which requires that immediate action be taken to cleanup and reconstruct public

property, buildings, facilities, and infrastructure because the emergency does

not permit the delay resulting from a formal competitive solicitation of bids

and/or proposals to procure construction, materials, equipment and services for

projects and initiatives necessary to respond to and recover from the LA County

Fires; and find that authority should, therefore, continue to be delegated to the

Director of Internal Services to amend or extend and supplement existing

as-needed or on-call contracts without giving notice for bids to let contracts

related to facilities and related support services, and to award new contracts for

response to and recovery from the LA County Fires, and such contracts should

be issued because they are necessary to respond to the emergency. (Internal

Services Department) APPROVE 4-VOTES (25-1148)

Attachments:

Board Letter

Public Comment/Correspondence

Health and Mental Health Services

Child Passenger Safety Program Grant Agreement

Recommendation: Authorize and instruct the Director of Public Health to accept

and execute a grant agreement from the California Office of Traffic Safety

(OTS), for the Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Program in the amount of

$520,000, effective upon execution through September 30, 2025, the general

terms and conditions that are incorporated into the grant include provisions

requiring the County to indemnify the State for claims and losses resulting in

the performance of this agreement; and authorize the Director to take the

following actions: (Department of Public Health) APPROVE (Continued from

meeting of 4-15-25)

Accept and execute future grant agreements and/or amendments that are

consistent with the requirements of the OTS grant agreement referenced

above that extend the funding period at amounts to be determined by

OTS, and/or provide an increase or decrease in funding; and

Accept future amendments that are consistent with the requirements of

the OTS grant agreement referenced above that reflect non-material

and/or ministerial revisions to the agreement’s terms and conditions and

allow for the rollover of unspent funds and/or redirection of funds.

(25-1921)

Attachments:

Board Letter

Public Comment/Correspondence

Community Services

January 2025 Windstorm and Critical Fire Events Bi-Weekly Emergency

Contracts Report

Recommendation: Review the emergency actions ordered and taken by the

Director of Public Works, under delegated authority by the Board, acting as

both the County and the Governing Body of various Districts, under Board

Order No. 13-C of January 28, 2025, to respond and recover from the January

2025 Windstorm and Critical Fire Events, including the Palisades Fire, Eaton

Fire, Hurst Fire, Kenneth Fire, and multiple other fires (LA County Fires) (3 and

5), and actions to repair or replace public facilities, actions directly related and

immediately required by the emergency, and actions to procure the necessary

equipment, services and supplies for such purposes (Actions), without giving

notice for bids to let contracts, and determine that there is a need to continue

the emergency Actions; find that there is substantial evidence that the January

2025 Windstorm and Critical Fire Events continue to constitute an emergency

pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 22050, which requires that immediate

action be taken to cleanup and reconstruct public property, buildings, facilities,

and infrastructure because the emergency does not permit the delay resulting

from a formal competitive solicitation of bids to procure construction services

for projects necessary to respond to and recover from the LA County Fires;

and find that authority should, therefore, continue to be delegated to the

Director of Public Works to amend or extend and supplement existing

as-needed or on-call contracts without giving notice for bids to let contracts,

and to award new contracts for response to and recovery from the LA County

Fires, and such contracts should be issued because they are necessary to

respond to the emergency. (Department of Public Works) APPROVE

4-VOTES (25-1149)

Attachments:

Board Letter

Public Comment/Correspondence

Ordinance for Adoption

Urgency Ordinance Amendment

10.

Urgency ordinance for adoption to allow for the prompt abatement of

uncontrolled fire ash and debris on residential and commercial properties

impacted by the January 2025 Fires where property owners in the

unincorporated County of Los Angeles who either never decided on how to

have their property cleared or who opted-out but have not made any effort to

have their property cleared; properties that have uncontrolled fire ash and

debris in the unincorporated areas of the County and did not timely submit a

Right of Entry form to the County by April 15, 2025, do not hire a licensed

contractor and obtain a Fire Debris Removal Permit from the County by June 1,

2025, or do not complete removal of fire ash and debris by June 30, 2025, will

be declared a public nuisance and health hazard; all properties declared a

public nuisance under this ordinance may be summarily abated by the Director

of Public Works after providing notice to the property owners; summary

abatement means the Director will enter the subject property and remove fire

ash and debris until the nuisance conditions are mitigated, the cost of

abatement will be charged to the property owner and, if not paid, will be placed

as a lien on the property; under this ordinance, property owners have a right to

appeal the notice to summarily abate their property; and the ordinance also

grants County Counsel the authority to enforce any of the ordinance's

provisions. ADOPT 4-VOTES (Relates to Agenda No. 6) NOTE:

Documentation not available at the printing of the agenda. (25-2308)

Attachments:

Public Comment/Correspondence

Miscellaneous

Settlement of the Matter Entitled, Jane Doe 1, et al. v. County of Los

Angeles

11.

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

the matter entitled, Jane Doe 1, et al. v. County of Los Angeles, Los Angeles

Superior Court Case No. 21STCV20949 and approximately 6,800 AB 218

Matters Against the County of Los Angeles, in the amount of $4,000,000,000

(plus administrative costs); and authorize the Auditor-Controller, Chief Executive

Office and County Counsel to effectuate the settlement.

These matters concern allegations of childhood sexual abuse against the

Probation Department, Department of Children and Family Services, Parks and

Recreation Department, Department of Health Services, Sheriff’s Department,

and Fire Department. (25-2264)

Attachments:

Board Letter

Public Comment/Correspondence

IV. NOTICES OF CLOSED SESSION FOR APRIL 29, 2025

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION

(Paragraph (1) of Subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9)

CS-1.

The People of the State of California, ex rel. Xavier Becerra, Attorney General

of the State of California vs. County of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles County

Superior Court Case No. 21STCV01309. (23-1790)

Attachments:

Public Comment/Correspondence

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION

(Paragraph (1) of Subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9)

CS-2.

CS-3.

Raul Gutierrez, et al. v. Los Angeles County Probation Department, Los Angeles

County Superior Court Case No. 24STCV06193. (24-3888)

Attachments:

Public Comment/Correspondence

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION

(Paragraph (1) of Subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9)

County of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County Probation Department v. Board

of State and Community Corrections, Los Angeles County Superior Court Case

No. 25STCP01415 (25-2331)

Attachments:

Public Comment/Correspondence

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION

(Paragraph (2) of Subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9)

CS-4.

Significant exposure to litigation (three cases). (25-1458)

Attachments:

Public Comment/Correspondence

PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

(Government Code Section 54957(b)(1))

CS-5.

Chief Probation Officer

Director of Health Services

Director of Mental Health

Director of Public Health

Director of Internal Services

Director of Youth Development

Director of Personnel

Superintendent of Schools of the Los Angeles County Office of Education

(24-3887)

Attachments:

Public Comment/Correspondence

CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS

(Government Code Section 54957.6)

CS-6.

Agency designated representatives: Fesia Davenport, Chief Executive Officer

and designated staff.

Employee Organization(s) for represented employees: All individual member

unions of the Coalition of County Unions, AFL CIO; SEIU, Local 721; All

affiliated member unions of SEIU; All affiliated member unions of AFSCME

Council 36; Los Angeles County Deputy Public Defenders Union; Program

Managers Association; Child Support Attorneys; Supervising Child Support

Officers; and Probation Directors. (25-1693)

Attachments:

Public Comment/Correspondence

VI. REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION FOR APRIL 15, 2025

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION

(Paragraph (1) of Subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9)

(CS-1)

The People of the State of California, ex rel. Xavier Becerra, Attorney General

of the State of California vs. County of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles County

Superior Court Case No. 21STCV01309.

No reportable action was taken. (23-1790)

Attachments:

Public Comment/Correspondence

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION

(Paragraph (1) of Subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9)

(CS-2)

Raul Gutierrez, et al. v. Los Angeles County Probation Department, Los Angeles

County Superior Court Case No. 24STCV06193.

No reportable action was taken. (24-3888)

Attachments:

Public Comment/Correspondence

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION

(Paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9)

(CS-3)

Significant exposure to litigation (two cases).

In open session, County Counsel requested that one case be continued

to April 29, 2025.

No reportable action was taken for the second case. (25-1458)

Attachments:

Public Comment/Correspondence

PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

(Government Code Section 54957(b)(1))

(CS-4)

Chief Probation Officer

Director of Health Services

Director of Mental Health

Director of Public Health

Director of Internal Services

Director of Youth Development

Director of Personnel

Superintendent of Schools of the Los Angeles County Office of Education

No reportable action was taken. (24-3887)

Attachments:

Public Comment/Correspondence

CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS

(Government Code Section 54957.6)

(CS-5)

Agency designated representatives: Fesia Davenport, Chief Executive Officer

and designated staff.

Employee Organization(s) for represented employees: All individual member

unions of the Coalition of County Unions, AFL CIO; SEIU, Local 721; All

affiliated member unions of SEIU; All affiliated member unions of AFSCME

Council 36; Los Angeles County Deputy Public Defenders Union; Program

Managers Association; Child Support Attorneys; Supervising Child Support

Officers; and Probation Directors.

In open session, this item was continued to April 29, 2025. (25-1693)

Attachments:

Public Comment/Correspondence

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