Motion by Supervisor Hahn

Capital Improvements to Support Extension of Summer Swim Season at

Los Angeles County Pools

Revised recommendation as submitted by Supervisors Hahn and Mitchell:

Establish and approve the following proposed projects; and find that the

proposed projects are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act:

Athens Park Pool Lighting Remodel Project, Capital Project (CP) No.

87929, with a total project budget of $540,000;

George Washington Carver Park Pool Lighting Remodel Project, CP

No. 87930, with a total project budget of $500,000;

City Terrace Park Pool Lighting Remodel Project, CP No. 87931, with

a total project budget of $500,000;

Don Knabe Community Regional Park Pool Lighting Remodel Project,

CP No. 87932, with a total project budget of $700,000;

Enterprise Park Pool Lighting Remodel Project, CP No. 87933, with a

total project budget of $500,000;

Everett Martin Park Pool Lighting Remodel Project, CP No. 87934, with

a total project budget of $500,000;

George Lane Park Pool Lighting Remodel Project, CP No. 87935, with

a total project budget of $300,000;

Helen Keller Park Pool Lighting Remodel Project, CP No. 87936, with a

total project budget of $500,000;

Lennox Park Pool Lighting Remodel Project, CP No. 87937, with a total

project budget of $500,000;

Loma Alta Park Pool Lighting Remodel Project, CP No. 87938, with a

total project budget of $500,000;

Mary M. Bethune Park Pool Lighting Remodel Project, CP No. 87939,

with a total project budget of $500,000;

Mona Park Pool Lighting Remodel Project, CP No. 87940, with a total

project budget of $500,000;

Roy Campanella Park Pool Lighting Remodel Project, CP No. 87941,

with a total project budget of $500,000;

Ruben F. Salazar Park Pool Lighting Remodel Project, CP No. 87942,

with a total project budget of $500,000;

Ted Watkins Memorial Park Pool Lighting Remodel Project, CP No.

87943, with a total project budget of $660,000;

Colonel Leon H. Washington Park Pool Lighting Remodel Project, CP

No. 87944, with a total project budget of $500,000;

Alondra Park Pool Lighting Remodel Project, CP No. 87945, with a total

project budget of $200,000;

Eugene A. Obregon Park Pool Lighting Remodel Project, CP No.

87946, with a total project budget of $200,000;

Arcadia Park Pool Lighting Remodel Project, CP No. 87947, with a

total project budget of $180,000;

Approve an appropriation adjustment to transfer a total of $8,931,000 from the

Provisional Financing Uses Budget to Capital Assets-Buildings and

Improvements Budget in the amounts of $8,780,000 under the following Capital

Projects to fully fund the proposed projects: $540,000 under CP No. 87929;

$500,000 under CP No. 87930; $500,000 under CP No. 87931; $700,000

under CP No. 87932; $500,000 under CP No. 87933; $500,000 under CP No.

87934; $300,000 under CP No. 87935; $500,000 under CP No. 87936;

$500,000 under CP No. 87937; $500,000 under CP No. 87938; $500,000

under CP No. 87939; $500,000 under CP No. 87940; $500,000 under CP

87941; $500,000 under CP No. 87942; $660,000 under CP No. 87943;

$500,000 under CP No. 87944; $200,000 under CP No. 87945; $200,000

under CP No. 87946; $180,000 under CP No. 87947; and $151,000 to the

Department of Parks and Recreation’s Operating Budget for the reimbursement

of consultant services costs;

Instruct the Director of Public Health to assist the Director of Parks and

Recreation by expediting the review of remodeling work at pool facilities to

extend the summer swim season and provide guidance in the development of

alternative safety and lighting plans if appropriate;

Instruct the Director of Public Works to expedite all reviews and approvals for

March of Dimes and “Creating Greater Communities” Workplace

Charitable Giving Campaign 2023

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Hahn: In support of Board Policy

No. 3.010 - Workplace Charitable Giving Standard, approve and support the

March of Dimes and “Creating Greater Communities” Workplace Charitable

Giving 2023; encourage those employees who can, to begin donating to these

worthy causes through voluntary payroll deduction and for those who already

give, to consider an increase to their existing contribution; request that

Department Heads and their designated March of Dimes and Charitable Giving

Coordinator(s) oversee Departmental supported efforts to follow the March of

Dimes and Charitable Giving Campaign standards; and proclaim the following:

May 20, 2023, as “County of Los Angeles March of Dimes Day,” in

recognition of the annual “March for Babies” walk to be held in Grand

Park;

February 15 and 16; March 15 and 16; April 19 and 20; May 17 and 18;

and June 21 and 22, 2023, as “Blue Jeans for Babies” days throughout

the County, in support of the 2023 March of Dimes Campaign; and

July 19 and 20; August 16 and 17; September 20 and 21;

October 18 and 19; November 15 and 16; and December 20 and 21,

2023, as “Blue Jeans for Giving” days throughout the County in support

of the 2023 Workplace Charitable Giving Standard. (23-0323)

Attachments:

Motion by Supervisor Hahn

Proclaiming February as “National Children’s Dental Health Month”

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Hahn: Proclaim the month of

February as “National Children’s Dental Health Month” throughout the County

and urge that all residents, schools, and community organizations join in this

observance. (23-0321)

Attachments:

Revised motion by Supervisors Barger and Horvath

End the Blockade of the Lachin Corridor

Revised recommendation as submitted by Supervisors Barger and Horvath:

Direct the Chief Executive Officer, through the Legislative Affairs and

Intergovernmental Relations Division, to send a five-signature letter to President

Joseph R. Biden, Jr. and Congressman Adam Schiff, with copies to the

Armenian Congressional Caucus, calling for the Biden Administration to take

the following actions:

Demand the immediate re-opening of the Lachin Corridor and access to

Nagorno-Karabakh;

Provide humanitarian assistance for the Armenian people impacted by

the Azerbaijan blockade of the Lachin Corridor, including food, supplies

and medical assistance;

Introduce a United Nations Security Council Resolution to establish a

United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Nagorno-Karabakh; and

End all United States military and economic assistance to Azerbaijan and

take all necessary steps to hold the Azerbaijan regime accountable for its

crimes, including by using the tools provided by the Global Magnitsky

Human Rights Accountability Act. (23-0320)

Attachments:

Motion by Supervisor Barger

Enhancing Protections for the Western Joshua Tree

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Barger: Instruct the Director of

Regional Planning to report back to the Board in writing in 60 days on existing

County efforts and ordinances that protect the western Joshua tree; the

feasibility of partnering with existing, or creating new mitigation banks, to further

protect and create additional space for the long-term protection of western

Joshua trees; and the feasibility of seeking delegated authority from the

California Department of Fish and Wildlife to develop a local conservation

program specific to the western Joshua tree that would include mitigation for

potential development impacts, including a timeline and cost for developing such

a program. (23-0324)

Attachments:

Concern Over Broadband Infrastructure Grants Bypassing Los Angeles

County

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Solis: Direct the Chief Executive

Officer, through the Legislative Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations Division,

in collaboration with the Director of Internal Services, to send a five-signature

letter to Alice Busching Reynolds, President of the California Public Utilities

Commission, with copies to the Office of the Governor’s Legislative Affairs

Division, the Los Angeles County Legislative Delegation and Legislative

leadership, expressing concern about the apparent lack of equity focus on the

Senate Bill 156 Federal Funding Account Priority Areas and requesting

reconsideration of the Priority Areas; send a five-signature letter to

Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel of the Federal Communications Commission

(FCC), with copies to the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, the

National Telecommunications and Information Agency, the Los Angeles County

Congressional Delegation and the Senate and House Leadership, expressing

concern about the FCC’s National Broadband Map, including the reliance upon

Internet Service Provider self-reported data, the burden placed upon

consumers, governments and advocacy groups to challenge that data, and the

accuracy of the map locations such as incorrect designation of multi-family

dwellings and community anchor institutions; and advocate in support of State

and Federal legislation and regulations that provide funding for the development

and expansion of broadband infrastructure and reliable, affordable networks to

bridge the digital divide by increasing access to high-speed internet. (23-0211)

Attachments:

Saving Lives: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Automated External

Defibrillators

10.

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Solis: Direct the Chief Executive

Officer, working with health experts and Interim County Counsel, to develop a

Countywide policy on the usage, maintenance, and placement of Automated

External Defibrillators (AEDs) and documentation of training for Hands-Only

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), and present the policy to the Board for

consideration and adoption within 90 days; while the above policy is being

developed, direct the Chief Executive Officer, in consultation with all relevant

County Department facility proprietors, to evaluate the current state and needs

for AEDs at our County facilities, with the evaluation to include the following:

Assessment of existing AEDs at County facilities and ensuring AEDs are

appropriately located and in good working order in accordance with

national recommendations;

Identification of the County’s need for additional AEDs at County

facilities; and

Recommendations based on the evaluation of the current state and need

for additional placement of AEDs, which considers the final proposed

County policy, including cost estimates to meet the identified needs; and

Instruct the Director of Personnel, working with the Director of Health Services

and health experts, and in consultation with labor partners, to report back to the

Board in writing in 45 days with the timeline and plan for implementing a

mandatory training for all County employees to become CPR and

AED-certified. (23-0305)

Attachments:

Revised motion by Supervisors Mitchell and Horvath

Establishing an Independent External Governance Reform Committee to

Review and Improve Los Angeles County Board Governance Structure to

Strengthen Equity

12.

Revised recommendation as submitted by Supervisors Mitchell and Horvath:

Authorize the Executive Officer of the Board to waive the County’s sole source

policy, negotiate and execute an agreement, and any amendments, within 60

days, with an independent third-party entity to convene stakeholders, and return

to the Board with recommendations on updating the County Board governance

structure to increase transparency on policy and budget development, improve

representation, and advance a more ethical County, with the third-party entity

shall represent academia and/or a professional policy group that has expertise

at the intersection of government and equity, and should engage internal and

external stakeholders, including experts on various local democratic reform

issues, with the third-party entity to report back to the Board in writing 60 days

after being retained, on a proposed stakeholder engagement structure and a

workplan outline with associated meeting agendas and timelines; direct the

Chief Executive Officer, in coordination with the Executive Officer, to identify an

appropriate funding source to cover the cost of the agreement with the

third-party entity, including an exploration of philanthropic funding; instruct the

Executive Officer to report back to the Board in writing within six months after

retaining the

third-party entity with findings and analysis, including but not limited to, the

following:

Creating a new independent Office of the Chief Analyst, similar to the

State Legislative Analyst Office or the City of Los Angeles Office of the

Chief Legislative Analyst, to provide separate review of key items before

they are voted on by the Board;

Reviewing the current policy cluster system and budgeting processes,

including suggestions for efficiencies and improvements;

Developing a procedure for routine evaluations of the County Code and

County Charter;

Exploring the implementation of lessons learned from the County Citizens

Redistricting Commission’s Final report; and

Reviewing potential changes to the structure of the Board;

Direct the Chief Executive Officer, through the Legislative Affairs and

Intergovernmental Relations Division, to report back to the Board in writing

within 60 days on legislative opportunities that would make further amendments

to the Brown Act, including explicitly allowing members of the public to comment

remotely at public meetings beyond a designated State of emergency, and allow

boards and commissions created by the Board to convene virtually where a

quorum of the body is present in person and allow to explicitly for remote public

comment;

Instruct the Interim County Counsel, in consultation with the Chief Executive

Officer, through the Anti-Racism, Diversity and Inclusion Initiative, to report

back to the Board in writing in 90 days on recommendations for County

campaign finance reforms to advance a more equitable process, including an

analysis of adjusting campaign contribution limits, creating a matching funds

program for County elections, and establishing fully publicly financed elections;

and

Instruct the Interim County Counsel, in consultation with the Executive Officer,

to report back to the Board in writing within 60 days, with a review, analysis and

recommendations to clarify the Board Chair’s, Chair Pro-Tem’s, Chief

Executive Officer’s, Board members’, and County Counsel’s express roles and

responsibilities, including during a declared local emergency. (23-0329)

Attachments:

Revised motion by Supervisors Mitchell and Solis

Housing and Homelessness Incentive Program Agreements with L.A. Care

and Health Net

13.

Revised recommendation as submitted by Supervisors Mitchell and Solis:

Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to accept Housing and Homelessness

Incentive Program (HHIP) funds for the people needing assistance with

Activities of Daily Living Program and Unit Acquisition Program in the amount of

$50,000,000 from L.A. Care and $34,000,000 from Health Net, and any

additional HHIP funds awarded to the Homeless Initiative by L.A. Care or Health

Net; and take any actions and execute any related documents, agreements,

contracts, or amendments, that are necessary to effectuate the utilization of

HHIP funds; and authorize the Interim Director of Mental Health to take the

following actions:

Accept HHIP funds for data infrastructure and exchange in the amount of

$1,050,000 from L.A. Care and $450,000 from Health Net, and any

additional funds awarded to the Department of Mental Health should they

become available, and to negotiate and execute HHIP agreements with

L.A. Care and Health Net;

Amend the agreements as needed, including updating the scope of work,

extending the term, modifying the funding amount, and/or rolling over

unspent funds; and

Take any actions and execute any related documents, agreements,

contracts, or amendments, that are necessary to effectuate the utilization

of HHIP funds. (23-0314)

Attachments:

Substitute motion by Supervisor Mitchell

Acting to Expand Services for the Misdemeanor Incompetent to Stand

Trial Population

14.

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Mitchell: Adopt and swiftly

implement the next step recommendations in the November 18, 2022,

Department of Health Services (DHS) and Department of Mental Health (DMH)

report entitled, “Swiftly Creating More Beds for Persons Mentally Incompetent to

Stand Trial with Newly Available State Funding” (Report), by taking the following

actions:

Direct the Chief Executive Officer to allocate $50,000,000 from California

Assembly Bill 178 funds to DHS and DMH in the 2022-23 Mid-Year

Budget Adjustment, once any required executed agreement with the

State is available, so that the Departments can begin providing services

in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-23 to support urgently needed Misdemeanor

Incompetent to Stand (MIST) program operations and staffing, in

alignment with the plan outlined in the Report; and

Direct the Chief Executive Officer to authorize the Director of Health

Services and the Interim Director of Mental Health to hire the eight

positions identified in the Report via the Ordinance Position Authority and

authorize the Director and Interim Director to immediately recruit

positions utilizing ordinance only positions;

Authorize the Director of Health Services and the Interim Director of Mental

Health, to negotiate and execute agreements with qualified Mental Health

providers to provide acute hospital transitional beds to carry out the intent of the

Board in adopting the plan, with the foregoing delegated authority to include

authority to negotiate, on a case-by-case basis, appropriate changes to the

standard County insurance and indemnification provisions, and other standard

County contract terms;

Instruct the Director of Health Services and the Interim Director of Mental

Health, to report back to the Board in writing in six months after implementation

of the plan, and quarterly thereafter, on key metrics such as: the number of

MIST beds created, the contracted agencies providing services, the

demographics of persons being served, the amount, average length of stay, and

types of services (e.g. enhanced clinical care, inpatient care, mental health

stabilization housing and supportive interim housing) provided, the number of

clients referred to DMH Intensive Care Division, Lanterman-Petris-Short

conservatorship, Assisted Outpatient Treatment, and community-based

treatment, and funding balance; and

Instruct the Director of Health Services and the Interim Director of Mental

Health, to report back to the Board in writing in six months, and quarterly

thereafter, if needed, on sustainable funding sources to support this program

beyond FY 2025-26, when the one-time funding is expected to be fully

exhausted, including strategies to explore all available potential State and

Federal funding sources that will ensure the County has ongoing funds to carry

on at least the same level of services for the program when this current

one-time State funding is depleted; and coordinate with the Interim County

Counsel to ensure implementation complies with the Budget Act of 2022,

Assembly Bill 178 and State guidance. (23-0326)

Attachments:

Revised substitute motion by Supervisors Mitchell and Horvath

Department of Health Services November 18, 2022 Report

Data Sharing Agreement

15.

Executive Officer of the Board’s recommendation: Authorize the Executive

Officer of the Board to execute a Data Sharing Agreement between the County

of Los Angeles and the Regents of the University of California, Irvine (UCI), for

a term of ten years, to provide UCI with a limited license for use of a file of data

consisting of the de-identified coded results of a scanned paper survey of a

random sample of staff working within the Sheriff’s Department jail system; and

execute amendments to the Agreement that reflect non-material and/or

ministerial revisions, including, needed operational changes or other agreement

terms and conditions, revise contractual terms in order to comply with State or

local law and regulations, and add or revise indemnification language of existing

agreements that allows for mutual indemnification. (23-0259)

Attachments:

Allocation of Reward Funds Relating to Marcus Nieto

16.

Executive Officer of the Board’s recommendation: Approve the recommendation

of the Reward Committee to distribute reward funds in the amount of $20,000 to

be paid from the Board’s discretionary funds, to the individual who provided

information to law enforcement that led to the apprehension and conviction of

Michael Spengler, who was convicted for the murder of Marcus Nieto.

(23-0296)

Attachments:

Conflict of Interest Codes

17.

Executive Officer of the Board’s recommendation: Approve the Conflict of

Interest Codes for the Consumer and Business Affairs Department, Da Vinci

Schools: L.A. County, Garvey School District, Military and Veterans Affairs

Department, PUC Schools, Rowland Water District, Santa Monica-Malibu

Unified School District, Three Valleys Municipal Water District, and Water

Replenishment District of Southern California, effective the day following Board

approval. (23-0267)

Attachments:

Sheriff’s Department Eight-Year Lease

19.

Recommendation: Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute the

proposed lease with Sonnenblick Del Rio Norwalk LLC, a Delaware limited

liability company, for the Sheriff’s Department’s use of approximately 10,838 sq

ft of office space, and 43 on-site parking spaces located at 12440 Imperial

Highway, Suite 116, in the City of Norwalk (4), at an estimated maximum

first-year base rental amount of $200,503 paid to the Landlord, which includes

rent abatement of $40,101, with the estimated total lease amount of $4,146,000,

including tenant improvements and low-voltage costs, over the eight-year term

funded 100% by the Sheriff’s Automated Fingerprint Identification System fund,

with no impact on Net County Cost; find that the proposed lease is exempt from

the California Environmental Quality Act; and take the following actions:

Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to reimburse the Landlord up to

$1,625,700 for the County’s Tenant Improvement (TI) contribution to be

paid in a lump sum payment;

Authorize the Sheriff to contract with the Director of Internal Services, in

coordination with the Chief Executive Officer, for the acquisition and

installation of telephone, data, and low-voltage systems and vendor

installation (Low-Voltage Items), at a total amount not to exceed $420,000

to be paid in a lump sum payment, where the cost for the Low-Voltage

Items is in addition to the rental costs and the County’s TI contribution

payable to the Landlord; and

Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute any other ancillary

documentation necessary to effectuate the terms of the proposed lease,

and to take actions necessary and appropriate to implement the terms of

the proposed lease, including, without limitation, exercising any early

termination rights. (23-0281)

Attachments:

Probation Department Seven-Year Lease

20.

Recommendation: Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute a proposed

lease with S&S Entities, LLC, a California limited liability company, for the

Probation Department’s continued use of approximately 12,928 sq ft of office

space and 65 on-site parking spaces, located at 1299 East Artesia Boulevard in

the City of Carson (2), with an estimated maximum first-year base rental

amount, including parking, of $388,570, with an estimated total lease amount of

$2,962,000, over the seven-year term, 100% funded by a block grant from the

State of California AB 109 program, with no impact to Net County Cost;

authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute any other ancillary

documentation necessary to effectuate the proposed lease, and to take actions

necessary and appropriate to implement the proposed lease, including, without

limitation, exercising an early termination right after the 60th month and one

option to renew for an additional period of five years, upon further Board

approval; and find that the proposed lease is exempt from the California

Environmental Quality Act. (23-0280)

Attachments:

Countywide Classification/Compensation Actions for the Los Angeles

County Employees Retirement Association

21.

Recommendation: Approve an ordinance for introduction amending County

Code, Title 6 - Salaries to update the Departmental staffing provisions to reflect

positions allocated, deleted, and transferred in the Fiscal Year 2022-23

Supplemental Budget and implement routine technical adjustments and

corrections to reflect earlier Board-approved budget and classification actions;

add one unclassified classification and one new employee classification; delete

two vacant non-represented classifications; and approve in the Classification

Plan the title change of one vacant represented classification. (Relates to

Agenda No. 45) (23-0283)

Attachments:

County Operations

Award Vehicle and Vehicle-Related Equipment Live Auction Services

Contract

22.

Recommendation: Authorize the Director of Internal Services to award and

execute a contract with Ken Porter Auctions to provide vehicle and

vehicle-related equipment live auction services, effective upon Board approval,

for a period of four years, with two two-year and six month-to-month extension

options; exercise the extension options in accordance with the contract; and

execute applicable contract amendments should the original contracting entity

merge, be acquired, or otherwise have a change of entity, execute applicable

amendments to make necessary changes, which affect the scope of services

and/or features to existing services to meet the County’s needs, and make

changes to the terms and conditions to align with Board policy changes and

directives. (Internal Services Department) (23-0263)

Attachments:

Children and Families' Well-Being

Resource Family Approval Training Services Contracts

23.

Recommendation: Authorize the Director of Children and Family Services to

execute amendments to extend the current resource family approval training

(RFAT) contracts with The Community College Foundation (TCCF) for up to six

months, effective February 1, 2023 through July 31, 2023, with the maximum

cost not to exceed $508,167, and to be financed using 75% ($381,125) Federal

funds, 17.5% ($88,929) State funds, and 7.5% ($38,112) Net County Cost

(NCC), with sufficient funding included in the Department’s Fiscal Year 2022-23

Final Adopted Budget; and authorize the Director to take the following related

actions: (Department of Children and Family Services)

Execute a new contract with The Community College Foundation for the

provision of RFAT Services, with terms effective August 1, 2023 through

July 31, 2024, with two one-year extension options, at an estimated

amount of $1,016,334 annually, to be financed using 75% ($762,251)

Federal funds, 17.5% ($177,858) State funds, and 7.5% ($76,225) NCC;

Exercise the extension option and to execute future amendments to the

four RFAT contracts with TCCF, to make changes to the scope of work

or the terms and conditions, if such changes are necessary to meet any

Federal, State, or County requirements or to meet program needs;

Extend the four new RFAT contracts by written notice for a period not to

exceed six months beyond July 31, 2026, if such additional time is

necessary to complete the negotiation or solicitation of a new contract,

provided that a cost of living adjustment is not included, and sufficient

funding is available for the extension. (23-0258)

Attachments:

Adoption Promotion and Support Services Contract Amendment

24.

Recommendation: Authorize the Director of Children and Family Services to

execute an Adoption Promotion and Support Services (APSS) contract

amendment with Children's Bureau, to reallocate funds from an agency

providing services in Service Planning Area 8, that has requested to not renew

their contract after December 31, 2022, forgoing the two option years, with the

total funding to be reallocated being $218,500, per year, effective upon the

amendment execution date through December 31, 2023, and in the subsequent

contract term, funding is included in the Fiscal Year 2022-23 adopted budget

and to be included in the Department’s subsequent budget requests; and

authorize the Director to take the following actions: (Department of Children

and Family Services)

Execute amendments to contractors willing to perform work left from an

agency that chooses to sunset or terminate their APSS contract by

increasing the maximum annual contract amount not to exceed 75%, with

such increase to be reallocated among the remaining contracts providing

services for current and future extension periods, provided that funding is

available;

Execute amendments to the APSS contracts for any mergers,

acquisitions, or changes in ownership, for any revisions required by

changes in local, State and Federal regulations, or for necessary

changes to meet the needs of the County’s APSS program; and

Terminate APSS contracts for contractor default, if necessary.

(23-0247)

Attachments:

General Hospital Reuse/West Campus Resolution

25.

Recommendation: Adopt a resolution and Notice of Intention to solicit proposals

for a potential mixed-use affordable housing development for the General

Hospital Reuse/West Campus located at 1200 North State Street in the City of

Los Angeles (1); adopt a resolution declaring certain property exempt surplus

land and finding that such declaration is exempt from environmental review

under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and find that the

proposed recommendations are exempt from CEQA. (Department of

Economic Opportunity) (23-0272)

Attachments:

Health and Mental Health Services

Compromise Offers of Settlement

26.

Recommendation: Authorize the Director of Health Services to accept a

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)

Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

Account No. 101905917 in the amount of $2,000; and

LAC+USC Medical Center

Account No. 101039717 in the amount of $7,500. (23-0271)

Attachments:

Report on the 9-8-8 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

27.

Report by the Interim Director of Mental Health on the rollout of the 9-8-8

Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, as requested at the Board meeting of

December 20, 2022. (23-0278)

Attachments:

Presentation

Re-Employ a Retired County Employee to a Full-Time Permanent Position

28.

Recommendation: Authorize the Director of Public Health to re-employ retired

Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA) member,

Susan Frank, to a full-time permanent status in compliance with the Los Angeles

County Employees Retirement Law of 1937, subject to your Board’s approval

and the subsequent approval of LACERA’s Board of Retirement, the member’s

re-employment date will be retroactive to February 5, 2019, the date Ms. Frank

actually returned to work. (Department of Public Health) (23-0269)

Attachments:

Public Safety

Grant Funding from the California Department of Housing and Community

Development

30.

Recommendation: Adopt a resolution to support the County’s participation in the

infrastructure development activities under the 2018 Community Development

Block Grant - Disaster Recovery Infrastructure Program (18DR-Infrastructure

Program) funded by the California Department of Housing and Community

Development (HCD); authorize the Chief Probation Officer to accept grant

funding in an estimated amount of $3,788,157.86 from the HCD for the

18DR-Infrastructure Program; execute any agreements, amendments, related

documents or extensions with the HCD; and approve an appropriation

adjustment in the amount of $3,788,000 to the Probation Department’s Fiscal

Year 2022-23 operating budget. (Probation Department) 4-VOTES

(23-0270)

Attachments:

Report on the Implementation of the California Public Safety Realignment

Act

31.

Report by the Public Safety Realignment Team on the status of implementation

of the California Public Safety Realignment Act (AB 109), as requested at the

Board meeting of December 11, 2012, and updated on May 31, 2016; and

approve the updated AB 109 Community Corrections Partnership

Implementation Plan. (13-0268)

Attachments:

Rescind the Juvenile Institutions Services Hiring Freeze

32.

Recommendation: Rescind the Probation Juvenile Institutions Services budget

unit hiring freeze, as approved by Board Order No. 54 of October 5, 2021,

allowing the Department to re-start the process of recruiting, hiring and training

entry level juvenile hall staff and promoting qualified staff to positions of

higher-level responsibility. (Probation Department) (Continued from the

meetings of 9-13-22, 9-27-22, 10-4-22 and 11-15-22) (22-3214)

Attachments:

Inmate Vending Machine Services Sole Source Agreement Amendments

33.

Recommendation: Authorize the Sheriff to execute sole source amendments

with Keefe Commissary Network, LLC, for inmate commissary services, and

First Class Vending, Incorporated, for inmate vending machine services, to

extend the term of each agreement for an additional one-year period, from

February 28, 2023 through February 27, 2024, with an additional six-month

extension option, in any increment; execute the extension option, in any

increment, provided it is in the best interest of the County; and terminate both

agreements for convenience, either in whole or in part, if necessary, with 30

calendar days' advance written notice following the Department completing the

solicitation and selection process for a replacement agreement. (Sheriff’s

Department) (23-0179)

Attachments:

Digital Mugshot System Maintenance and Support Services Sole Source

Agreement Amendment

34.

Recommendation: Approve and instruct the Chair to sign an amendment to the

agreement with Dataworks, for continued maintenance and support services of

the Department's Digital Mugshot System, known as Los Angeles Photo

Manager system, to extend the term for an additional two-year period from

February 8, 2023 through February 7, 2025, and increase the Maximum

Contract by $1,046,255.58; and authorize the Sheriff to terminate the

agreement for convenience, either in whole or in part, if necessary, with 30

calendar days written notice following the Department completing the solicitation

and selection process for a replacement agreement. (Sheriff’s Department)

(NOTE: The Acting Chief Information Officer recommended approval of this

item.) (23-0248)

Attachments:

Special Appropriation Fund Transfer

35.

Recommendation: Approve the transfer of funds from services and supplies to

reimburse the Sheriff’s Special Appropriation Fund in the amount of

$23,864.83. (Sheriff’s Department) (23-0244)

Attachments:

Ordinances for Adoption

County Code, Title 2 - Administration

36.

Ordinance for adoption amending County Code, Title 2 - Administration, to

extend the sunset review date of the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural

History Board of Governors to September 30, 2026. (23-0020)

Attachments:

County Code, Title 12 - Environmental Protection and Title 22 - Planning

and Zoning Amendments

37.

Ordinance for adoption amending County Code, Title 12 - Environmental

Protection to remove the exemption for the operation of oil and gas wells from

Chapter 12.08 - Noise Control, and Title 22 - Planning and Zoning, to prohibit

new oil wells and production facilities, designate existing oil wells and production

facilities as nonconforming due to use, and establish consistent regulations for

existing oil wells and production facilities during the amortization period. (On

September 27, 2022, the Board indicated its intent to approve the project.)

(22-3437)

Attachments:

County Code, Title 15 - Vehicles and Traffic Amendment

38.

Ordinance for adoption amending County Code, Title 15 - Vehicles and Traffic,

relating to speed limits, to authorize the lowering or retaining of speed limits on

County highways, when appropriate, based on an engineering and traffic

survey in accordance with Assembly Bill 43. (23-0052)

Attachments:

Miscellaneous

Settlement of the Matter Entitled, Sheldon Lockett v. County of Los

Angeles, et al.

39.

Los Angeles County Contract Cities Liability Trust Fund Claims Board's

recommendation: Authorize settlement of the matter entitled, Sheldon Lockett v.

County of Los Angeles, et al. United States District Court Case No.

18-CV-05838 in the amount of $2,900,000 and instruct the Auditor-Controller to

draw a warrant to implement this settlement from the Sheriff's Department

Contract Cities Trust Fund's budget.

This lawsuit concerns allegations of excessive force, Monell, and unlawful

search by Sheriff's Deputies. (23-0277)

Attachments:

City of Inglewood Election

40.

Request from the City of Inglewood: Render specified services relating to the

conduct of a Runoff Election, to be held on March 7, 2023. (23-0260)

Attachments:

Additions to the agenda which were posted more than 72 hours in

Miscellaneous Additions

advance of the meeting, as indicated on the supplemental agenda.

(12-9995)

41.

Affirming Rights of Tenants and Property Owners and Extending

Protections and Assistance to Prevent an Increase in Homelessness

41-A.

Revised recommendation as submitted by Supervisors Horvath and Solis:

Approve and instruct the Chair to sign a resolution, further amending and

restating the Los Angeles County COVID-19 Tenant Protection Resolution, to do

the following:

Prohibit landlords through March 31, 2023, from seeking an eviction

action against tenants for the presence of unauthorized occupants

and/or pets necessitated by COVID-19 who began residing in the unit

between March 1, 2020, and January 20, 2023, through January 31,

2024, once the protections expire, require landlords to provide tenants

with a 30-day notice to “cure or quit” prior to filing an eviction based on

the presence of such unauthorized occupants and/or pets that began

during the term of the Los Angeles County COVID-19 Tenant Protections

Resolution and before January 20, 2023, for one year after the

protections expire; and

Extend the remaining protections in the resolution through June 30, 2023

March 31, 2023, including order to protecting tenants, whose household

income is at 80 percent Area Median Income or below and who cannot

pay rent due to financial impacts related to COVID-19, from the risk of

being evicted due to the non-payment of back-due rent, until they can

utilize rental relief funds to be provided in Recommendation Nos. 2 and 3

below; once the protections expire, require landlords to provide tenants

with a 30-day notice to “cure or quit” prior to filing an eviction based on

back due rental payments accrued prior to March 31, 2023;

Direct the Chief Executive Officer to allocate $5,000,000 in American Rescue

Plan Act COVID-19 Emergency Funding, as identified in the 30-day report

back for Board Order No. 62-A from December 20, 2022, to the following

programs:

$2,000,000 to Stay Housed LA for rental relief; and

$3,000,000 to the new non-Mortgage Small Landlord, aka Mom-and-Pop,

Assistance Program, for landlords without a mortgage, as described in

the 30-day report back from the Department of Consumer and Business

Affairs, the program will provide up to $30,000 directly to landlords that

agree that the acceptance of the funds will fully satisfy any unpaid rent a

tenant, or tenants, have and explicitly agree that the tenant, or tenants,

cannot be evicted for that purpose;

Direct the Chief Executive Officer, the Director of Consumer Business and

Affairs, and the Executive Director of the Los Angeles County Development

Authority, to report back to the Board in writing in 30 days, on the development

of a Rent Relief Program to be administered by the Director of Consumer and

Business Affairs, which would prioritize serving tenants most at risk of eviction

due to unpaid back rent after June 30, 2023 March 31, 2023, when the current

tenant protections expire, with the program and rental assistance to be

provided, to be in partnership with the impacted landlords and property owners,

to the extent feasible assistance for unpaid rent shall be provided directly to

property owners; and with the report back to include an estimate of impacted

renters, program framework, implementation timeline, funds needed, and

potential funding sources, with the goal of creating and scaling the program

before June 30, 2023 March 31, 2023; and

Instruct the Director of Consumer Business and Affairs to update their tenant

protections website, clearly articulating the rights of tenants and property

owners. (23-0369)

Attachments:

Motion by Supervisors Horvath and Solis

Revised motion by Supervisors Horvath and Solis

Report by Department of Consumer and Business Affairs

Motion by Supervisor Hahn

Audio I

Audio II

Implementing Homekey Round 3

41-B.

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Hahn: Approve a Model Master

Agreement for the Homekey program for the period of execution through

December 31, 2027, with up to two one-year and six month-to-month extension

options, for a maximum total term of seven years; authorize the Chief Executive

Officer to execute Master Agreement (MAs) similar to the Model Agreement with

qualified entities identified through the County’s Request for Statement of

Qualifications (RFSQ); and authorize the Chief Executive Officer to take the

following related actions:

Enter into MAs for the Homekey Program with additional vendors that

meet all minimum requirements and qualifications as outlined in the initial

RFSQ issues during the ensuing four-year and six-month period;

Execute amendments to the MAs as set forth throughout the Model

Agreement, including, to effectuate assignment of the MAs, to a new

contracting entity, upon determining that such assignment is in the best

interest of the County, and execute applicable documents when the

original contracting entity has merged, been purchased, or otherwise

change; modify the MAs to include new or revised standard County

contract provisions adopted by the Board, as required from time to time,

including all applicable documents; execute the extension options, if it is

in the best interest of the County; and terminate the MAs, either in whole

or in part; and

Execute work orders, and amendments to work orders, including

extensions, if it is in the best interest of the County, for services provided

on a work order basis under the MA. (23-0354)

Attachments:

Motion by Supervisors Barger and Mitchell

Investigating Natural Gas Price Increases

41-C.

Revised recommendation as submitted by Supervisors Barger and Mitchell:

Direct the Chief Executive Officer through the Legislative Affairs and

Intergovernmental Relations Division, in consultation with the Interim County

Counsel and relevant County Departments, to:

Send a five-signature letter to the Chair of the California State

Legislature’s Senate Standing Committee on Energy, Utilities and

Communications, and the Chair of the Assembly Committee on Utilities

and Energy, asking that they investigate the Statewide spike of natural

gas prices and requesting funding to harden and increase the resiliency

of public utility infrastructure; and

Monitor and report back to the Board in writing on the California Public

Utilities Commission’s (CPUC’s) en banc on high natural gas prices and

the actions the CPUC is considering to address the impact on

ratepayers; and

Direct the Chief Executive Officer and the Interim Director of Public Social

Services, in consultation with the Director of Consumer and Business Affairs,

and in consultation with the Director of Economic Opportunity, to identify

financial assistance opportunities that are available to overburdened customers

and households and report back to the Board in writing in 21 days; and work

with the Southern California Gas Company, to identify and publicize customer

programs and financial assistance opportunities available to overburdened

customers. (23-0338)

Attachments:

Revised motion by Supervisors Barger and Mitchell

Motion by Supervisors Barger and Mitchell

Establishing a Roadmap to Address the Mental Health Bed Shortage

41-D.

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisors Barger and Mitchell: Instruct the

Interim Director of Mental Health, in consultation with the Chief Executive

Officer, to retain a consultant to work with the Departments on the analysis and

roadmap, and analyze existing data and reports; perform a gap analysis

analyzing the current and future projected needs for inpatient mental health

beds and facilities, consulting existing data and reports, as well as other relevant

Departments, service providers and labor, and report back to the Board in

writing in 180 days; and develop a comprehensive roadmap to address the

specific gaps in the mental health bed continuum at each bed type and level,

including existing and potential funding sources, bed procurement opportunities,

and legal, contracting or regulatory barriers, and include this in the report back

due in 180 days. (23-0361)

Attachments:

Motion by Supervisors and Barger and Horvath

Improving Stakeholder Engagement in Mapping Fire Hazard Severity

Zones in State Responsibility Areas

41-E.

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisors Barger and Horvath: Direct the

Chief Executive Officer, through the Legislative Affairs and Intergovernmental

Relations Division, in consultation with the Interim County Counsel, the Interim

Fire Chief, the Director of Regional Planning, and other relevant County

Departments, to send a five-signature letter to Daniel Berlant, Acting State Fire

Marshall, requesting a 120-day extension from the current deadline of

February 3, 2023, for the current public comment process for the Fire Hazard

Severity Zone Maps in State Responsibility Areas, and the underlying data and

resources used in the development of the Fire Hazard Severity Zone Maps be

made public for review by stakeholders; and advocate for the State Legislature

to amend existing code to require more frequent and periodic updates to the

Fire Hazard Severity Zone Maps and require longer public comment windows.

(23-0360)

Attachments:

Motion by Supervisor Barger

Establishing A Safety Inspection Team for Interim Housing and Shelter

Sites

41-F.

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Barger: Direct the Chief

Executive Officer, through the Homeless Initiative, in collaboration with Interim

Executive Director of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, the Interim

Fire Chief, and the Director of Public Works, Building and Safety, to report

back to the Board in writing within 30 days with recommendations on

establishing a team designed to verify compliance with facility standards and

protocols for Augmented Winter Shelters, and interim housing sites. This team

will review, monitor, and certify that all shelter and interim housing sites are

compliant, up to code and meet minimum safety requirements; and this County

unit will work alongside the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA),

local jurisdictions and providers to ensure the requirements for safety and

habitability are met and verified, and for LAHSA-contracted providers to be

reimbursed, they must ensure that all interim housing facilities have been

verified by this unit to pass inspection. (23-0365)

Attachments:

Motion by Supervisors Solis and Barger

Partnering with Los Angeles County Business Federation (BizFed)

Anti-Poverty Initiative

41-G.

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisors Solis and Barger: Direct the

Chief Executive Officer, in partnership with the Interim Executive Director of the

Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, and the Directors of Consumer and

Business Affairs, Anti-Racism, Diversity and Inclusion, and Economic

Opportunity, to coordinate with Business Federation (BizFed) as part of their

efforts to eradicate homelessness in the County; and take the following actions:

Instruct the Directors of Consumer and Business Affairs and Economic

Opportunity, to collaborate on an outreach campaign to reach employers

and employees to introduce them to our respective suite of resources

and services, including Center for financial empowerment’s BankOn,

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, financial coaching, as well as

foreclosure prevention, tenant protections, shelter and housing vouchers

programs and fraud prevention; and

Instruct the Director of Economic Opportunity to prioritize on job

readiness, industry job matchmaking, training opportunities, leveraging

training dollars, contracting opportunities, etc., and report back to the

Board in writing in six months to evaluate the partnership. (23-0355)

Attachments:

Authorize the County to Submit Infill Infrastructure Grant Catalytic

Qualifying Infill Areas Program Concept Proposal

41-H.

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Solis: Authorize and direct the

Chief Executive Officer, on behalf of the County, to submit to the State

Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), a concept

proposal for funding under the Infill Infrastructure Grant Catalytic Qualifying

Infill Areas Program (IIGC), pursuant to the Request for Concept Proposals

dated November 30, 2022, for the LAC+USC Restorative Care Village Project,

located on County-owned property at the northeast corner of North Mission

Road and Griffin Avenue, with Assessor Parcel Nos. 5210-015-902, -904, -905,

and -906, in the City of Los Angeles (Project), in a total estimated amount of

$15,000,000, as defined in the Request for Concept Proposals, for funding

under the IIGC dated by HCD on November 30, 2022; and designate the

Executive Director of the Los Angeles County Development Authority, to act as

the agent for the County, to administer the Infill Infrastructure Grant (IIG) funds

for the Project, negotiate and enter into any necessary indemnity agreements

with Century Affordable Development, Inc., distribute the IIG funds, and take all

necessary actions to comply with IIG program requirements. (Relates to

Agenda No. 2-D) (23-0362)

Attachments:

LA Opera and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Parking Fee

Waiver

41-I.

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Solis: Waive $4,500 in parking

fees for 110 vehicles on February 11, 2023, March 4, 2023, and May 6, 2023,

and 30 vehicles on February 9 and 10, 2023, and May 18 and 19, 2023, at the

Music Center Garage, excluding the cost of liability, for workshops in Spanish

for both teachers and community members, to be hosted by the LA Opera and

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. (23-0351)

Attachments:

New Pyxis MedStation System Sole Source Acquisition

41-J.

Recommendation: Acting as the Governing Body of the Consolidated Fire

Protection District (District), approve the District's request and authorize the

Director of Internal Services, as the County's Purchasing Agent, to proceed

with the sole source acquisition of a new Pyxis MedStation System from

Becton, Dickinson and Company, for an approximate amount of $1,161,000, to

store and provide controlled drug restock to all paramedic units; approve an

appropriation adjustment to transfer $1,161,000 from the Fire Department -

Appropriations for Contingencies, to the Emergency Medical Services Budget

Unit’s Capital Assets - Equipment and Services and Supplies appropriations, for

the purchase of the 25 Pyxis Machines, a C-II safe vault, the Information

Technology infrastructure, and built-in support fees for 12 months; and find that

the purchase is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. (Fire

Department) 4-VOTES (23-0337)

Attachments:

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.

(12-9996)

42.

43.

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)

II. ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION 44 - 45

County Code, Title 2 - Administration Amendment

44.

Ordinance for introduction amending County Code, Title 2 - Administration, by

adding Chapter 2.213 Business Utilization Goals to set a 25% annual utilization

goal for local small business enterprises and a 3% annual utilization goal for

disabled veteran business enterprises for the County. (On August 9, 2022, the

Board indicated its intent to approve the ordinance.) (23-0276)

Attachments:

County Code, Title 6 - Salaries Amendment

45.

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

and establishing the salaries for one unclassified classification and one

employee classification; deleting two employee classifications; and adding,

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

ordinance positions in the Departments of Aging and Disabilities, Alternate

Public Defender, Animal Care and Control, Arts and Culture, Assessor,

Auditor-Controller, Beaches and Harbors, Board of Supervisors, Chief

Executive Officer, Child Support Services, Children and Family Services,

Consumer and Business Affairs, District Attorney, Economic Opportunity, Fire,

Health Services, Human Resources, Internal Services, LA County Library, Los

Angeles County Employees Retirement Association, Medical Examiner-

Coroner, Mental Health, Parks and Recreation, Probation, Public Defender,

Public Health, Public Social Services, Public Works, Regional Planning,

Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, Sheriff, and Youth Development. (Relates to

Agenda No. 21) (23-0284)

Attachments:

STATEMENT OF PROCEEDINGS FOR THE MEETING OF

THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY

DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2023

9:30 A.M.

First District Small Business Grant Assistance Program

1-D.

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Solis: Approve and authorize the

Executive Director of the Los Angeles County Development Authority to execute

an amendment to the Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment reimbursable

contract, for their Grants for Small Business with Technical Assistance - First

District Project to provide financial and technical assistance to small

businesses, to increase the contract by $500,000, with a total project budget of

$1,000,000, using Community Development Block Grant funds included in the

Los Angeles County Development Authority’s approved Fiscal Year 2022-23

budget and allocated to the First Supervisorial District, to be effective following

execution by all parties through June 30, 2023. (23-0307)

Attachments:

Authorize the County to Submit infill Infrastructure Grant Catalytic

Qualifying Infill Areas Program Concept Proposal

2-D.

Recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Solis: Designate the Executive

Director of the Los Angeles County Development Authority, acting as the agent

for the County, to administer the Infill Infrastructure Grant Catalytic Qualifying

Infill Areas Program (IIGC) funds for the LAC+USC Restorative Care Village

Project, negotiate and enter into any necessary indemnity agreements with

Century Affordable Development, Inc., distribute the IIGC funds, and take all

necessary actions to comply with IIGC program requirements. (Relates to

Agenda No. 41-H) (23-0328)

Attachments:

III. CLOSED SESSION MATTERS FOR JANUARY 24, 2023

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION

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

CS-1.

Significant exposure to litigation (two cases)

In Open Session, this item was continued one week to January 31, 2023.

(23-0293)

Attachments:

DEPARTMENT HEAD PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS

(Government Code Section 54957)

CS-2.

Department Head performance evaluations.

No reportable action was taken. (11-1977)

Attachments:

CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS

(Government Code Section 54957.6)

CS-3.

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; Local 721, SEIU; All

affiliated member unions of AFSCME Council 36; Association of Deputy District

Attorneys; Los Angeles County Association of Environmental Health Specialists;

Los Angeles County Public Defenders; and

Unrepresented employees (all).

In Open Session, this item was continued one week to January 31, 2023.

(17-0363)

Attachments:

VI. 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

disaster arose as a result of the discovery of a leak at the natural gas storage

wells at the Aliso Canyon storage field affecting the City and County of Los

Angeles, as proclaimed on December 10, 2015 and ratified by the Board on

December 15, 2015; (c) Conditions of disaster and extreme peril to the safety

of persons and property arose as a result of the Creek Fire that started

December 5, 2017 and affected the Kagel Canyon and the City of Los Angeles,

as proclaimed and ratified by the Board on December 5, 2017; (d) Conditions

of disaster and extreme peril to the safety of persons and property arose as a

result of the Woolsey Fire that began in Ventura County that started on or about

November 8, 2018 and quickly spread into the County of Los Angeles, as

proclaimed and ratified by the Board on November 13, 2018; (e) An imminent

threat to public health in Los Angeles County in the form of contaminated fire

debris from household hazardous waste created as a result from the Woolsey

Fire that started on November 8, 2018, as proclaimed by the Public Health

Officer on November 12, 2018 and ratified by the Board on November 13,

2018; (f) Conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property

arose as a result of a winter storm beginning January 10 through 18, 2019

affecting the unincorporated communities around Little Tujunga and

A-1.

surrounding areas of Los Angeles County, as proclaimed on January 29, 2019

and ratified by the Board on February 5, 2019; (g) Conditions of disaster or

extreme peril to the safety of persons and property arose as a result of a winter

storm beginning January 31, 2019 through February 5, 2019 affecting the

unincorporated communities throughout the County as well as the Cities of

Malibu, Burbank and Los Angeles, as proclaimed on February 14, 2019 and

ratified by the Board on February 19, 2019; (h) Conditions of disaster or of

extreme peril to the safety of persons and property arose as a result of the

introduction of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), a novel communicable

disease, which was first detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China in

December 2019, as proclaimed and ratified by the Board on March 4, 2020; (i)

An imminent threat and proximate threat to public health from the introduction of

COVID-19 in Los Angeles County, as proclaimed by the Public Health Officer

on March 4, 2020 and ratified by the Board on March 4, 2020; (j) Conditions of

disaster or of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property arose as a

result of civil unrest in the County following the May 25, 2020 death of George

Floyd by members of the Minneapolis Police Department, as proclaimed on

May 30, 2020 and ratified by the Board on June 2, 2020; (k) Conditions of

extreme peril to the safety of persons and property arose as a result of the Lake

Fire that started in the unincorporated area of Lake Hughes on August 12,

2020, as proclaimed on August 13, 2020 and ratified by the Board on August

18, 2020; (l) Conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property

arose as a result of the Bobcat Fire that ignited in the Angeles National Forest

on September 6, 2020 and rapidly spread to surrounding areas, as proclaimed

on September 13, 2020 and ratified by the Board on September 15, 2020; (m)

An imminent threat to public health from the Lake Fire and the Bobcat Fire that

started on August 12, 2020 and September 6, 2020, respectively, in Los

Angeles County, as proclaimed by the Public Health Officer on November 5,

2020 and ratified by the Board on November 10, 2020; (n) Conditions of

disaster arose involving the aerial emission of foul-smelling hydrogen sulfide

gas/odors from portions of the Dominguez Channel near Carson that started on

or about October 4, 2021 affecting surrounding areas, including Carson, West

Carson, portions of Gardena, Torrance, Redondo Beach, Wilmington and Long

Beach, and the surrounding unincorporated areas, as proclaimed and ratified

by the Board on November 2, 2021; (o) Conditions of disaster or of extreme

peril to the safety of persons and property caused by the monkeypox in the

County, as proclaimed on August 1, 2022 and ratified by the Board on August

2, 2022; (p) 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; and (q) Conditions

of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property arose as a result of serve

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.

Supervisors Barger and Mitchell made a joint motion to direct the Chief

Executive Officer to identify and allocate at least $45,000,000 to establish

a new relief program for mom-and-pop property owners, and report back

to the Board in writing in 14 days, including funding sources, such as

prioritizing American Rescue Plan Act funds, then looking at the

Affordable Housing Trust Fund, Measure H, and various State and Federal

funding sources, and the program should provide up to $30,000 per unit

directly to the landlords that agree that the acceptance of funds means

the tenants cannot be evicted for nonpayment of rent.

Supervisor Horvath made a motion to amend Supervisors Barger and

Mitchell’s joint motion to revise the directive to prioritize mom-and-pop

property owners.

Supervisors Barger and Mitchell accepted Supervisor Horvath's

amendment.

After discussion, on motion of Supervisor Barger, seconded by

Supervisor Mitchell, Supervisors Barger and Mitchell’s joint motion, as

amended, was duly carried by the following vote: (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.

A-8.

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)

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.

VII. REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION FOR JANUARY 10, 2023

DEPARTMENT HEAD PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS

(Government Code Section 54957)

(CS-1)

Department Head performance evaluations.

No reportable action was taken. (11-1977)

Attachments:

CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS

(Government Code Section 54957.6)

(CS-2)

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; Local 721, SEIU; All

affiliated member unions of AFSCME Council 36; Association of Deputy District

Attorneys; Los Angeles County Association of Environmental Health Specialists;

Los Angeles County Public Defenders; and

Unrepresented employees (all).

No reportable action was taken. (17-0363)

Attachments:

VIII. REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING ON

TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2023 AT 1:00 P.M.

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION

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

(CS-1)

(CS-2)

(CS-3)

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

Superior Court Case No. 21STCV20949.

No reportable action was taken. (23-0273)

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CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION

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

Jane PB1-B Doe, et al. v. Doe 1, et al., Los Angeles County Superior Court

Case No. 22STCV25961.

No reportable action was taken. (23-0274)

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CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION

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

John Doe v. Doe #1, a public entity, et al., Los Angeles County Superior Court

Case No. 218TCV41051.

No reportable action was taken. (23-0275)

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CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION

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

(CS-4)

(CS-5)

(CS-6)

Significant exposure to litigation (one case).

No reportable action was taken. (23-0293)

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DEPARTMENT HEAD PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS

(Government Code Section 54957)

Department Head performance evaluations

No reportable action was taken. (11-1977)

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CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS

(Government Code Section 54957.6)

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; Local 721, SEIU; All

affiliated member unions of AFSCME Council 36; Association of Deputy District

Attorneys; Los Angeles County Association of Environmental Health Specialists;

Los Angeles County Public Defenders; and

Unrepresented employees (all).

No reportable action was taken. (17-0363)

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