Los Angeles — 2023-07-25

(CS-1) PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT\n(Government Code Section 54957 (b)(1))\nInterview and consideration of candidate(s) for appointment to the position of\nDirector of Justice, Care and Opportunities Department.\nThe Board selected a final candidate for the position of the Director of\nJustice, Care and Opportunities Department, and instructed the Chief\nExecutive Officer to negotiate and execute an at-will employment\ncontract, which is approved as to form by the County Counsel. The vote\nof the Board was unanimous, with all Supervisors being present.\n(23-2570)

(CS-2) PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION\n(Government Code Section 54957(b)(1))\nInterim Director of Justice, Care and Opportunities Department.\nNo reportable action was taken. (23-2591)

(CS-3) CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS\n(Government Code Section 54957.6)\nAgency designated representatives: Fesia Davenport, Chief Executive Officer\nand designated staff.\nUnrepresented employee: (Director of Justice, Care and Opportunities\nDepartment).\nEmployee Organization(s) for represented employees: (Local 721, SEIU).\nNo reportable action was taken. (23-2592)

1. Appointments to Commissions/Committees/Special Districts\nRecommendations for appointment/reappointment or removal for the following\nCommissions/Committees/Special Districts (+ denotes reappointments):\nDocuments on file in the Executive Office.\nSupervisor Mitchell\nGloria J. Davis, Policy Roundtable for Child Care and Development\nSupervisor Hahn\nRoger H. Granbo+, Autumn Gutierrez+, Terri Lyn Harrington+,\nGilberto Legaspi+, James M. Owens+, John Rey+,\nJames M. Trousil+, Assessment Appeals Board\nSupervisor Barger\nJennifer Baird Anderson+, Commission for Women (23-0097)\nAttachments: Public Comment/Correspondence

10. Ensuring Inclusivity for Los Angeles County’s Anti-Racism, Diversity, and\nInclusion’s Strategic Plan\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Solis: Instruct the Executive\nDirector of Racial Equity’s internal Countywide Stakeholder Engagement\nworkgroup and Community Input Advisory Board (CIAB) to collaborate and\nwork with County Departments, Offices, Commissions, and employee\nassociations, to create a robust, linguistically appropriate, and culturally\ncompetent outreach plan to actively engage all vulnerable communities and\npopulations in the County, e.g., Latinos, Asian American and Pacific Islanders,\nAfrican-Americans, Indigenous people, LGBTQ+, among others, including\nopportunities for community members to be part of the CIAB, and report back\nto the Board in writing in 120 days with the outreach plan; direct all relevant\nDepartment Heads, Initiatives, Commissions, and Units to work with the\nExecutive Director of Racial Equity to incorporate stakeholder engagement in its\nequity action planning efforts; and direct the Chief Executive Officer to execute\nconsultant contracts to facilitate the foregoing efforts. (23-2566)\nAttachments: Motion by Supervisor Solis\nPublic Comment/Correspondence

11. Proclaiming Women’s Soccer Month in Los Angeles County\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Solis: Proclaim July 20, 2023\nthrough August 20, 2023 as Women’s Soccer Month throughout Los Angeles\nCounty and waive parking fees as detailed below, for 500 vehicles per day, at\nthe Music Center Garage, excluding the cost of liability insurance, for\nindividuals attending viewings of the FiFA Women’s World Cup 2023 at the\nJerry Moss Plaza, hosted by the Music Center:\nIn the amount of $10,000 on July 26, 2023;\nIn the amount of $5,000 on July 27, 2023;\nIn the amount of $5,000 on August 10, 2023; and\nIn the amount of $5,000 on August 20, 2023, if hosted. (23-2613)\nAttachments: Motion by Supervisor Solis\nPublic Comment/Correspondence

12. Proclaiming Greater Los Angeles Heart and Stroke Walk 2023\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Solis: Proclaim the month of\nOctober 2023 as “Los Angeles County Heart Walk and Stroke Month” in support\nof the event, which encourages all employees to live a healthier lifestyle and\nreduce risk for cardiovascular disease; instruct all County Departments to\nsupport the Greater Los Angeles Heart and Stroke Walk by registering and\nsupporting fundraising efforts; instruct all County Department Public Information\nOfficers and the Department of Public Health’s community health\nworkers/promotoras program to promote and distribute materials related to the\nLos Angeles Heart and Stroke Walk; and instruct all County Department\nWellness Coordinators to promote the 2023 Los Angeles Heart and Stroke Walk\nand encourage colleagues to participate and support. (23-2644)\nAttachments: Motion by Supervisor Solis\nPublic Comment/Correspondence

13. 2023 Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent’s Opening of\nSchools Address Fee Waiver\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Solis: Waive $20,000 in parking\nfees for 1,000 vehicles at the Walt Disney Concert Hall parking garage, and\n$16,000 in parking fees for 800 vehicles for partial use of the Music Center\nGarage, excluding the cost of liability insurance, for the Los Angeles Unified\nSchool District Superintendent’s Opening of Schools address, to be held August\n4, 2023. (23-2642)\nAttachments: Motion by Supervisor Solis\nPublic Comment/Correspondence

14. Delivering an Equitable Implementation of the State of California’s\nCommunity Economic Resilience Fund Program in Los Angeles County\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisors Mitchell and Horvath: Instruct the\nDirector of Economic Opportunity, in collaboration with the Chief Executive\nOfficer, to send a letter to the State Labor and Workforce Development Agency\nSecretary, Stewart Knox, State Employment Development Department Director,\nNancy Farias, the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research Director,\nSamuel Assefa, and the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic\nDevelopment Director, Dee Dee Myers, in support of the County’s Community\nEconomic Resilience Fund (CERF) High Road Transition Collaborative (HRTC),\nto advocate for an equitable allocation of the State’s $600,000,000 CERF\nProgram, stating the County’s concerns related to program administration and\nsupport for a fund allocation that prioritizes equity and scalability of regional\nchallenges rather than a “divide by 13” approach; and instruct the Director to\ntake the following actions:\nIn partnership with the County Economic Development Corporation,\nsupport and coordinate with the County CERF HRTC to identify key\ncriteria that should be considered in fund allocation to ensure that\ndisparities are addressed, and resources are utilized effectively to\npromote sustainable and equitable community development, and report\nback to the Board in writing upon the CERF implementation projects final\nrule issuance; and\nWork with the Chief Executive Officer, through the Legislative Affairs and\nIntergovernmental Relations Branch, and the State Employment\nDevelopment Department, State Labor and Workforce Development\nAgency, the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research, and the\nGovernor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, to advocate\nfor adequate CERF funding for the County that will provide sufficient\nresources for the diverse communities of Los Angeles to address the\ngoals of CERF, and report back to the Board in writing upon the CERF\nimplementation projects final rule issuance. (23-2628)\nAttachments: Motion by Supervisors Mitchell and Horvath\nPublic Comment/Correspondence

15. Building Los Angeles County’s Prevention Infrastructure\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Mitchell: Recognize the\nPrevention Services Task Force (Task Force) members and consultant teams\nfor their time and dedicated work in helping the County and the Board to outline\nthe vision for a prevention services infrastructure and take the following actions:\n1. Adopt the following vision, model, and guiding principles, as determined\nby the Task Force:\na. Vision: To deliver an equitable, community-driven, and holistic\nprevention and promotion model to enable a safer, stronger,\nthriving, and more connected community;\nb. Model: To include the following four concepts: Social Conditions,\nEquitable Decision-Making and Community Agency, Prevention,\nand Promotion; and\nc. Guiding Principles:\ni. Reduce racial disparities and increase equitable life\noutcomes for all races/ethnicities, as well as close\ndisparities in public investments to shape those\noutcomes;\nii. Authentically engage residents, organizations, and other\ncommunity stakeholders early to inform and determine\ninterventions (e.g., policy and program) and investments\nthat emphasize long-term prevention and promotion;\niii. Develop and implement strategies that identify, prioritize,\nand effectively support the most disadvantaged\ngeographies and populations;\niv. Collaborate to align funding investments and promote\nsystem changes to reduce barriers to achieve effective\nfamily-centered services;\nv. Use data and community-defined evidence to effectively\nassess and communicate equity needs and support\ntimely assessment of progress;\nvi. Work collaboratively and intentionally across\nDepartments, as well as across leadership levels and\ndecision-makers;\nvii. Seek to provide early and tailored support to improve\nlong-term outcomes, both intergenerationally (i.e., parent\nto child) and multi-generationally (i.e., grandparent to\ngrandchildren);\nviii. Act urgently, boldly, and innovatively to achieve tangible\nresults;\nix. Disaggregate and streamline data collection, as well as\nconduct analysis for different racial/ethnic and other\ndemographic subgroup categories; and\nx. Be transparent about our goals and our impact;\n2. Establish the Prevention and Promotion Systems Governing Committee\n(Committee) whose specific and immediate focus is to oversee the\ncoordination and collaboration of prevention and promotion services\nCountywide, and direct the Executive Officer of the Board, in\nconsultation with County Counsel, the Chief Executive Officer, and other\nCounty Department Heads/entities deemed appropriate and necessary,\nto provide sufficient staff to support the Committee, and hire an Executive\nDirector:\na. The Committee shall be comprised of eight County Department\nHeads or initiative Executive Directors representing relevant\nCounty Departments or Board priority initiatives, and one County\npartnering organization or regional entity, with the members and\nthe Chairperson of the Committee to serve on a rotating basis;\nb. The inaugural Committee shall be comprised of the following\nCounty Department Heads and Initiative Directors: Chief Executive\nOfficer, Public Social Services, Public Health, Children and Family\nServices, Racial Equity, Chief Executive Office-Homeless\nInitiative, Acting Chief Information Officer, Mental Health, and First\n5 Los Angeles, the inaugural Chairperson of the Committee shall\nbe the Director of Public Social Services; and\nc. Immediate tasks of the Committee shall include:\ni. In consultation with County Counsel, the Committee will\nadopt the bylaws and applicable rules, and authorities\nnecessary for the Committee to make recommendations\nto the Board for adoption of prevention and promotion\nprograms and services plans related to spending,\ncontracting and procurement coordination, human\nresources allocations and staffing, and data sharing\nperformance tracking, monitoring and evaluation, the\nbylaws should include determining the appropriate\nrotational structure and make-up of the membership and\nChairperson of the Committee following the Committee’s\nfirst rotation to ensure long-term continuity and\nengagement across all relevant County Departments and\ninitiatives;\nii. Establish the following three initial key focus areas to\nanchor foundational prevention and promotion services\ninfrastructure: child welfare and family wellbeing,\nhomelessness and housing, and behavioral health;\na. Within each of these three initial key focus areas,\nthe Committee will identify and address at least one\npopulation level outcome across the life course\nthrough multi-departmental collaboration and\ncoordination, when selecting and working on these\noutcomes, the Committee should focus on closing\nracial disproportionalities and disparities;\niii. Select and recommend Countywide prevention and\npromotion outcomes and metrics to guide prevention and\npromotion programing, address racial disproportionality\nand disparities and guide Countywide funding\ninvestments in accordance with the Life Course Theory\nacross major age groups, to include populations such as\ninfants and toddlers, children, youth, young adults,\nmiddle-aged adults, and older adults;\na. The metrics should be created in partnership with the\nActing Chief Information Officer and Director of\nPublic Health, to maximize the efficacy of data\ncollection, systems integration, and evaluation, the\nDirector of Public Health will serve as the lead for\nprevention and promotion program evaluation\nCountywide;\niv. Develop a Countywide prevention and promotion\nprograms and services plan that identifies operational\ninputs and outputs to achieve the specified outcomes\nand identify how each Department will contribute to and\nbe responsible for meeting the outcomes;\nv. Work in collaboration with the Chief Executive Officer\nand the Director of Personnel, to identity relevant\npositions that can be leveraged to focus on prevention\nand promotion programs and services, develop a\npermanent cross-departmental staffing plan to support\nthe alignment of prevention and promotion services, and\nserve as staff to the Committee, the plan must be\nsubmitted to the Board for consideration and should\nspecifically:\na. Be comprised of existing staffing positions that can\nbe leveraged to advance prevention and promotion\nservices administration across the County;\nb. Include a matrix of roles and responsibilities which\nidentifies who will be responsible for achieving\nprevention and promotion outcomes; and\nc. The Committee may request the Chief Executive\nOfficer to re-evaluate the long-term staffing plan of\nthe Committee’s permanent staff beginning in Fiscal\nYear 2025-26;\nvi. In collaboration with the Chief Executive Officer, develop\na comprehensive prevention and promotion programs\nand services annual spending plan, the Chief Executive\nOfficer will present the Prevention and Promotion\nServices spending plan to the Board for consideration in\nthe fiscal year immediately following the commencement\nof the Committee’s work, as part of the County’s regular\nbudget process, and annually thereafter, the spending\nplan should include the following:\na. Recommendations for coordinating local, State, and\nFederal funding sources (e.g., managed care,\nCalifornia Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal\n(CalAIM), Family First Prevention Services Act ,\netc.), as permitted by and in compliance with all laws,\nin order to maximize the application of funding\nsources for use in the delivery of prevention and\npromotion services;\nb. Recommendations and an actionable plan for\nleveraging and braiding Countywide funding streams;\nc. Identify and develop a comprehensive\ncross-departmental prevention and promotion\nprograms and services gap analysis for\nconsideration in the spending plan; and\nd. Yearly spending comparisons of Countywide\nprevention programming investments;\nvii. In partnership with the Anti-Racism, Diversity, and\nInclusion (ARDI) Initiative and Chief Executive Office,\nthrough the Legislative Affairs and Intergovernmental\nRelations Branch, coordinate and consolidate a\nCountywide prevention and promotion annual policy\nagenda at Federal, State, and local levels to advance\nprevention and promotion outcomes;\nviii. In partnership with the ARDI Initiative, develop a robust\ncommunity engagement and outreach plan that involves\na diverse geographic representation of people with lived\nexperience, service providers, clients, and other\nstakeholders to advance prevention and promotion\noutcomes;\nix. Within 180 days, develop the operational management\nplans and agreements by identifying Departmental roles,\ncommitments, timelines, metrics, and milestones needed\nto achieve selected prevention and promotion outcomes;\na. Semi-annually, the Committee Chairperson shall\nprovide the Board with an update on Countywide\nperformance based on the established prevention\nand promotion outcomes and metrics as well as\nDepartmental performance; and\nb. The Committee will have full authority to obtain all\nnecessary data and information from County\nDepartments and the entities as permitted by law, to\ncomplete its work;\n3. Direct the Chief Executive Officer, through the Executive Director of\nRacial Equity, as the Chair of the Task Force, to take the necessary\nsteps within 90 days, to disband the Task Force and transition any\noutstanding relevant work to the Committee;\n4. Instruct the Executive Director of Racial Equity, in collaboration with the\nCommittee Chair, to establish and oversee the Prevention and Promotion\nCoordination and Implementation Team (PPCIT) and, in consultation with\nthe Board, identify and select a Project Manager and team;\n5. Direct relevant Departments to provide high level-decision making staffing\nsupport with subject matter expertise to serve on the PPCIT and to inform\nrecommended policies, procedures, and practices relating, but not\nlimited to, budgeting and spending planning, human resources, program\ndesign and administration, legal analysis, equitable contracting, program\nmonitoring, data sharing and evaluation, and other issues related to\ncoordination and completion of tasks within their Departments, as well as\ncollaboration across Countywide prevention and promotion entities;\na. The PPCIT shall accomplish the following:\ni. Complete user journey mapping of customer and client\nexperiences navigating County programs and systems to\nidentify opportunities to address issues relating to\nresource navigation, data sharing, the time-tax,\nno-wrong-door approaches, racial disproportionality and\ndisparities in user access, and their impact on\nprevention and promotion outcomes;\na. In consultation with County Counsel, create and\nmonitor on an ongoing basis, a comprehensive legal,\npolicy, and regulatory analysis, including efforts to\naddress barriers to leverage and braid funding, and\ncoordinate procurement and data sharing for\ncross-departmental programming, with the analysis to\ninclude any relevant draft policy change\nrecommendations that must be adopted or authorities\nthat must be expressly granted by the Board;\nii. To aid in facilitating the production of relevant\ncross-department data, collaborate with the Acting Chief\nInformation Officer and County Counsel, to develop and\nrecommend to the Board a Countywide prevention and\npromotion services delivery data plan and program to\ncoordinate cross-departmental collaboration and services\nand produce the necessary cross-departmental data\nsharing reports (e.g., dashboards), develop a universal\ndata sharing customer and client authorization, to be used\nby all relevant County Departments and build upon\nprevious and ongoing County efforts regarding client\nconsent (e.g., Whole Person Care, CalAIM, Enterprise\nLinkages Program, etc.), and formalize a Countywide\nframework to facilitate referrals and a “no-wrong door”\napproach to service delivery, with guidelines, rules, and\nshared agreements relating to this coordinated approach,\nas well as privacy and data consent;\niii. Work with the Director of Internal Services and the\nEquity in County Contracting unit to incorporate a\ncomprehensive prevention and promotion programs and\nservices contracting plan for consideration by the\nBoard, the contracting plan should include the following:\na. A timeline for coordinating programming and the\nassociated procurement plan;\nb. A programming prioritization plan, by key focus\nareas, with principal considerations given to data on\nracial disproportionalities and disparities, an\ninventory of existing programming, community\ninterest and priorities, and County priorities; and\nc. Utilization of a centralized contracting mechanism to\neffectuate a comprehensive community-based\nprevention services delivery system;\n6. Instruct all County Departments and Board-created workgroups and\ncouncils working on prevention and promotion to work collaboratively\nand transparently with the PPCIT and Committee, and timely share\ninformation with, and respond to requests, and the Board should be\nimmediately notified, in writing, of any barriers or challenges\nassociated with receipt of any requested information;\n7. Instruct all County Departments, Board-created workgroups, initiatives,\nand councils, who are not serving as members of the Committee and\nwho are administering prevention and promotion programs and services\nto collaborate with the PPCIT and Committee to coordinate their\nprograms in alignment with the prevention and promotion plan;\n8. Direct Chief Executive Officer to establish a Countywide Management\nAppraisal and Performance Plan goal for all Departments who are\nparticipating in the prevention and promotion plan;\n9. Delegate authority to the Chief Executive Officer and the Executive\nOfficer of the Board, to execute any agreements necessary to support\nthe foregoing efforts, provided that any such agreements are in form\napproved by County Counsel; and\n10. Approve a Fiscal Year 2023 -24 appropriation adjustment to transfer\n$4,000,000 from the Provisional Financing Uses budget unit designated\nfor Children and Families/Board Priorities to the Chief Executive Office ,\nOperating Budget to provide funding to the ARDI Initiative’s support for\nthe Committee and PPCIT in continuation of the County's work to build\na prevention services infrastructure. (23-2649)\nAttachments: Motion by Supervisor Mitchell\nChief Executive Office Report\nPublic Comment/Correspondence

16. Supporting Diversity in the Los Angeles County Legal Community\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Mitchell: Instruct County Counsel,\nthe Public Defender, the Alternate Public Defender, the Director of Child\nSupport Services, and request the District Attorney, in collaboration with the\nExecutive Director of Racial Equity, to report back to the Board in writing within\n180 days on the following:\nCurrent efforts to advance the implementation of the Anti-Racism,\nDiversity and Inclusion Initiative within each Department;\nCurrent recruitment activities and recommendations on how to advance\ndiversity, inclusion, and belonging within all aspects of each\nDepartment’s recruitment, hiring, onboarding, promotion, and retention\nprocesses ensuring fair and equitable access to employment\nopportunities for all qualified individuals; and\nRecommendations to improve efforts to create a more robust pipeline of\ndiverse attorneys by reaching students at all levels, from grade school to\nlaw school, including Los Angeles County law schools and diverse law\nschools nationwide; and\nInstruct County Counsel to report back to the Board in writing within 180 days\non efforts to create a more equitable process and policy for hiring outside\ncounsel and increasing contracting opportunities for small, more diverse firms,\nincluding meaningful consideration of firms’ commitments to the following:\nCreating culture where diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging efforts\nare of the highest priority;\nCreating a diverse pipeline of attorneys;\nPro bono representation that advances equity and universal access to\njustice in the County, such as, but not limited to, full or partial scope civil\nlegal representation to low-income County residents, full scope legal\nrepresentation for indigent defendants facing criminal charges, and other\nsupport to service providers whose services support County initiatives;\nand\nAdherence to the County’s anti-racism principles. (23-2567)\nAttachments: Motion by Supervisor Mitchell\nPublic Comment/Correspondence

17. Reestablish the Reward Offer in the Disappearance and Death of Mitrice\nRichardson\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Mitchell: Reestablish the $20,000\nreward offered in exchange for information leading to the apprehension and\nconviction of the person or persons responsible for the suspicious\ndisappearance and heinous death of 24-year-old Mitrice Richardson, who was\nreleased from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lost Hills Substation in Agoura\non September 17, 2009, and on August 9, 2010 Ms. Richardson’s remains were\nfound in Dark Canyon by local rangers. (09-2319)\nAttachments: Motion by Supervisor Mitchell\nPublic Comment/Correspondence

18. Reestablish the Reward Offer in the Investigation of the Murder of\nTauvaaga (Judy) Lauvai\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Mitchell: Reestablish the $20,000\nreward offered in exchange for information leading to the apprehension and\nconviction of the person or persons responsible for the heinous murder of\n53-year-old Tauvaaga (Judy) Lauvai, who was fatally shot on the front porch of\nher family’s residence located on the 22700 block of Island Avenue in the City\nof Carson on June 16, 2018, at approximately 8:55 p.m. (18-4122)\nAttachments: Motion by Supervisor Mitchell\nPublic Comment/Correspondence

19. Proclaiming August 2023 as “Black Business Month”\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Mitchell: Proclaim the month of\nAugust 2023 as “Black Business Month” throughout Los Angeles County; and\ninstruct the Director of Economic Opportunity to support Black Business Month\nactivities including, but not limited to, coordinating County small business\nresources at the Black Business Association's First Annual Black Business Day\nevent, including small business legal support, small business counseling, and\naccess to the subsidized wages programs; organizing business certification\nworkshops for small businesses to become certified vendors in the County’s\ncontracting preference program as Local Small Business Enterprises\nCommunity Business Enterprises, Social Enterprises, and/or Disabled Veteran\nBusiness Enterprises; organizing a “Doing Business with Los Angeles County”\nworkshop, in coordination with the Director of Internal Services, to increase\nawareness of the County’s procurement opportunities and the process of\nprocuring with the County; promoting Black Business Month activities through\nthe Department of Economic Opportunity’s website and social media platforms;\nand, serving as the County liaison between other County Departments and\ncommunity-based organizations, to promote and collaborate on Black Business\nMonth activities. (23-2633)\nAttachments: Motion by Supervisor Mitchell\nPublic Comment/Correspondence

2. Los Angeles County to Provide Free Phone Calls and Robust\nProgramming in the County Jails\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisors Solis and Mitchell: Request the\nSheriff and instruct other relevant Department Heads, to provide free phone\ncalls for people who are incarcerated, in all County jails no later than December\n1, 2023; direct the Chief Executive Officer to identify the necessary funding, by\nthe Fiscal Year 2023-24 Supplemental Budget, to pay for the fees and costs to\nprovide free phone calls in County jails for people who are incarcerated,\nincluding the use of AB 109 funds; instruct the Auditor-Controller to work with\nthe Sheriff to come into compliance with all recommendations as listed in the\nOctober 6, 2021 “Sheriff’s Department - Inmate Welfare Fund Financial and\nCompliance Review” audit and report back to the Board in writing in 90 days on\nthe status and progress; and request the Sheriff to work with the Chief\nExecutive Officer, Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission and the Sybil Brand\nCommission, to develop an implementation plan with a funding proposal, in 90\ndays in writing, to provide more and diverse programming, which will be\nequitably accessible for people who are incarcerated, with the implementation\nplan to also:\nRevisit policies and procedures to allow for more community-based\nproviders, including those providers with lived experiences, to provide\nresources and services in the County jails, including reentry\nopportunities;\nDevelop comprehensive eligibility requirements for people who are\nincarcerated who are interested in participating in programming that are\nneeds-based;\nEnhance visibility and promotion of available programming and ensure\napplication and registration is readily accessible, including language\naccess, to people who are incarcerated;\nDevelop partnerships with educational institutions to provide educational\nopportunities for people who are incarcerated ranging from English as a\nSecond Language classes, citizenship classes, high school classes,\nGeneral Education Development certification courses, associate and\nother higher education courses; and\nInclude a working partnership with the Justice, Care, and Opportunities\nDepartment and its service providers and contractors with the ability to\nprovide information and opportunities about reentry services, alternatives\nto incarceration programs, and other relevant resources for people who\nare incarcerated in the County jails. (23-2656)\nAttachments: Motion by Supervisors Solis and Mitchell\nPublic Comment/Correspondence

20. Advocating for Greater Local Control in Meeting Justice Related\nMandates\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisors Horvath and Solis: Direct the\nChief Executive Officer, in collaboration with the Interim Director of Justice,\nCare, and Opportunities, to identify and support State legislative bills that would\nenhance the County's pre-trial services to protect information as confidential\nand inadmissible, that is provided by defendants in pre-trial services\nevaluations, and expand the definition of criminal justice agencies to include\npre-trial release, and require the Attorney General of California to provide State\nsummary criminal history information to County staff performing pre-trial\nrelease services, similar to Assembly Bill (AB) 2354 (Kalra 2021), and establish\nflexibility in funding to Los Angeles County for pretrial services, similar to San\nFrancisco and Santa Clara Counties, including advocating for funding to be\nallocated directly to the County, and limit the proscriptive requirements that\nimpact the County's ability to fund community-based solutions to providing\npretrial services, and take the following actions:\nDirect County Counsel, in collaboration with the Interim Director of\nJustice, Care, and Opportunities, to send a five-signature letter to the Los\nAngeles Superior Court advocating for establishing County-Court\npartnerships to build flexibility into Court proceedings and to serve those\nresidents who are not able to attend or appear at court during regular\ncourt hours, such as extended court hours, remote appearances outside\nof regular court hours, and/or establishing non-carceral neighborhood\nsites throughout the County from which individuals can make remote\nappearances;\nInstruct County Counsel, in consultation with the Interim Director of\nJustice, Care, and Opportunities, to draft a five-signature letter from the\nBoard to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation\n(CDCR) Secretary Jeff Macomber seeking expedited release of\nindividuals being held in local custody on behalf of the State, and\nexpedite transfers from local jails of individuals who have been sentenced\nto State prison/CDCR facilities; and\nDirect the Chief Executive Officer to advocate in support of legislative\nproposals to mandate both Los Angeles Superior Court (LASC) and the\nLos Angeles Sheriff’s Department (LASD) to share data with the Justice,\nCare, and Opportunities Department, which is charged with depopulation\nof the jail and/or administration of pre-trial services and alternatives to\nincarceration, with the ultimate goal of a publicly accessible dashboard\nwith non-privileged LASC and LASD data, and provide funding to support\ncommunity-led reentry (pre-or post-sentenced) programming and\nservices. (23-2654)\nAttachments: Motion by Supervisors Horvath and Solis\nPublic Comment/Correspondence

21. Support to Small Businesses Impacted by the Entertainment Strike\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisors Horvath and Barger: Instruct the\nDirector of Economic Opportunity and the LA County Film Office to work with\nFilmLA, Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation, and the California\nFilm Commission to demonstrate and quantify, where possible, the economic\nimpacts of the Writers Guild of America West and East (WGA) and the Screen\nActors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists\n(SAG-AFTRA) strikes on businesses that serve the entertainment industry in the\nCounty region and to include this information in a report back to the Board in\nwriting in 30 days; and take the following actions:\nInstruct the Director of Economic Opportunity, the LA County Film Office\nto provide a report back to the Board in writing in 30 days, with updates\non a quarterly basis , on the implementation of a targeted outreach and\nengagement regarding programs, services, and capital available to\nbusinesses who are temporarily impacted by the WGA and SAG-AFTRA\nstrikes;\nInstruct the Director of Economic Opportunity, the LA County Film Office\nand relevant partners to report back to the Board in writing in 60 days on\nthe feasibility of standing up and resourcing a business interruption fund\nand other new or expanded solutions , which would include researching\nsimilar efforts and a program model that is responsive to aggregated\ndata, identifying needs of the small business community, with the\nDirector of Economic Opportunity to also report back to the Board on the\npossibility of an ongoing fund in the event of future significant economic\ninterruptions; and\nInstruct the Director of Economic Opportunity and the Chief Executive\nOfficer, through the Legislative Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations\nBranch, to work with State and Federal partners to identify available\nresources, and urge Governor Gavin Newsom to declare a state of\nemergency for impacted businesses to receive Federal assistance.\n(23-2614)\nAttachments: Motion by Supervisors Horvath and Barger\nPublic Comment/Correspondence

22. Notification of Critical Incidents Regarding Justice-Involved Youth, by the\nLos Angeles County Probation Department\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Horvath: Instruct the Interim Chief\nProbation Officer, in consultation with County Counsel, the Chief Executive\nOfficer, the Inspector General, the Executive Director of the Probation\nOversight Commission, and any other relevant Department Heads, to implement\na new Critical Incident Notification policy, related to critical incidents involving\njustice-involved youth, that encompasses all of the recommendations provided in\nthe Inspector General’s May 1, 2023 report entitled, “Report Back on the Office\nof Inspector General’s Recommendations for a Communications/ Reporting\nProcess from the Probation Department to the Board, Office of Inspector\nGeneral, and Probation Oversight Commission,” and report back to the Board in\nwriting in 60 days on the status of implementation, and evaluate training,\ntechnical applications, and policy, and make revisions or develop new policy\nand standards as it relates to the implementation of the new Critical Incident\nNotification policy, related to critical incidents involving justice-involved youth,\nand report back to the Board in writing in 90 days on those policies and\nstandards; and instruct the Interim Chief Probation Officer to report back to the\nBoard in writing in 120 days on the Probation Department’s completed new\nCritical Incident Notification policy, related to incidents involving justice-involved\nyouth, updated to meet the standards of the aforementioned criteria. (23-2651)\nAttachments: Motion by Supervisor Horvath\nInspector General's report dated May 1, 2023\nPublic Comment/Correspondence

23. Accelerating Implementation of the Safe Clean Water Program\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Horvath: Instruct the Director of\nPublic Works, acting as Chief Engineer of the County Flood Control District, in\ncoordination with the Chief Sustainability Officer, to report back to the Board in\nwriting in 120 days, and in advance of the Program’s Biennial Progress Report,\non the following:\nEfforts to accelerate the District’s comprehensive watershed planning\nefforts to identify areas that provide the most promising opportunities for\ndeveloping impactful water quality, water supply, and community\nenhancing multi-benefit projects, with this exercise also compiling the\nprojects already funded by the program , as well as other large projects\nthat are planned within the watershed and funded through other sources ,\nto identify what portions of the watershed have been adequately covered,\nincluding a clear definition, baseline, and goals for what adequate\ncoverage means; where these pre-identified opportunity areas can serve\nas a guide for local partners to collaborate and develop projects with the\nhighest potential impact , and this comprehensive watershed planning\neffort should also supplement and utilize all other in-progress efforts\nrelated to providing program-level tools for developers to consider\nregional needs and opportunities, aiding the governance committees to\nconsider submissions, and supporting regional reporting of progress;\nPlans to improve, streamline, and simplify the existing regional program\napplication process, accounting for the complex but necessary\nrequirements called for in the program ordinance; and with the evaluation\nof alternatives to include benchmarking other multi-benefit infrastructure\nfinance program best practices, and ultimately suggest recommendations\nincluding those that could:\nOffer alternative application pathways based on the type of project\nor type of funding requested;\nBe responsive to results of a survey that would be issued and\ncompiled of all Regional Program project applicants to date; and\nElaborate on the goals and timeline of the Program’s recently\napproved Community Education and Engagement Grants\nProgram;\nThe resources and staffing needed to establish a Safe Clean Water\nProgram planning group at the Flood Control District, dedicated to\nongoing and iterative adaptive management and strategy , including\noversight of all aspects related to comprehensive watershed planning\nbeyond the pilot effort and would be informed by ongoing operations and\nadministration of the program from both implementation staff , as well as\ngovernance committees and stakeholders . (23-2616)\nAttachments: Motion by Supervisor Horvath\nPublic Comment/Correspondence

24. Proclaiming August 2023 as “Child Support Awareness Month” in Los\nAngeles County\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Horvath: Proclaim August 2023 as\n“Child Support Awareness Month” throughout Los Angeles County , recognizing\nthe Child Support Services Department (CSSD) for improving the quality of life\nfor children and families of the County; and instruct the Director of Child\nSupport Services to increase awareness of the services available through the\nCSSD and the benefits of child support for children and families through a\nrobust public campaign, utilizing traditional and ethnic media outlets, digital\nmedia, and virtual and in-person community events. (23-2617)\nAttachments: Motion by Supervisor Horvath\nPublic Comment/Correspondence

25. Venice Beach Games 2023 Fee Waiver\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Horvath: Waive an estimated\n$1,800 in parking fees at the 2100 Ocean Front Walk parking lot, excluding the\ncost of liability insurance, for attendees of the Venice Beach Games 2023 , to\nbe held July 29, 2023 . (23-2615)\nAttachments: Motion by Supervisor Horvath\nPublic Comment/Correspondence

26. Per- and Poly-fluoroalkyl Substances in Los Angeles County Water\nSystems\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Hahn: Instruct the Director of\nPublic Health, in consultation with the Director of Public Works, the Acting\nChief Sustainability Officer, and the Chief Executive Officer, through the\nLegislative Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations Branch, to engage with the\nState Water Resources Control Board, to complete the following tasks and\nreport back to the Board in writing in 90 days:\nIndex and catalogue which water systems are/are not currently testing for\nper- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the 206 community water\nsystems in the County, including small water systems in the County;\nCatalogue which PFAS the water systems are testing for;\nExplore options to assist and encourage large, medium, and small water\nsystems to increase PFAS testing; and\nIdentify potential State and Federal funding to support these efforts; and\nComplete the following tasks and report back to the Board in writing in 120\ndays:\nDetermine the status of the Statewide PFAS Maximum Contaminant Level\n(MCL) standards and make recommendations to strengthen regulations\nupon establishment of MCL standards, including any potential gaps in\nproposed regulations;\nDetermine if testing standards and notification processes can be\nenhanced through regular monitoring by all water systems;\nDetermine where or not concerns specific to County communities are\nreflected in rulemaking, and report back to the Board with updates on the\nprocess on an annual basis until standards are adopted; and\nAdvocate for State and Federal funding to support implementation of\ntreatment system retrofits to address PFAS in drinking water. (23-2650)\nAttachments: Motion by Supervisor Hahn\nPublic Comment/Correspondence

27. Supporting Breast/Chestfeeding in Los Angeles County\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Hahn: Proclaim the month of\nAugust 2023 as “National Breastfeeding Month,” the week of August 1 through\n7, 2023 as “World Breastfeeding Week,” the week of August 8 through 14,\n2023 as “Indigenous Milk Medicine Week,” the week of August 15 through 21,\n2023 as “Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Breastfeeding\nWeek,” the week of August 25 through 31, 2023 as “Black Breastfeeding\nWeek,” and the week of September 5 through 11, 2023 as “Lactancia Latina\nWeek,” with the goals of advancing breast/chestfeeding as part of good\nnutrition, health protection, food security, and poverty reduction; and take the\nfollowing actions:\nInstruct the Director of Public Health, and other relevant County\nDepartment Heads, to implement feasible County and public educational\nactivities, in collaboration with community partners, that promote the\nvalue and importance of breast/chestfeeding, including for those with\ndevelopmental and physical disabilities, as well as recommended\nstrategies for those who require medications to manage conditions; and\nreport back to the Board in writing in 90 days on the status of\nimplementing recommendations from their September 19, 2022 report\nentitled, “National Breastfeeding Month and Increasing Los Angeles\nCounty Support for Breastfeeding or Chestfeeding,” as well as additional\nopportunities that would be available if new resources were identified and\npotential funding opportunities to support a countywide breastfeeding\ncoordinator; and\nEncourage all County Departments, particularly managers and\nsupervisors, to provide supportive environments, spaces, and appropriate\nbreak times for lactating parents, with all Departments to work with the\nDepartment of Human Resources’ Countywide Lactation Program to\nensure each County facility, owned or leased, has lactation spaces in\naccordance with existing County policy. (23-2640)\nAttachments: Motion by Supervisor Hahn\nDirector of Public Health's Report dated September 19, 2022\nPublic Comment/Correspondence

28. Palos Verdes Peninsula High School Fee Waiver\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Hahn: Waive an amount not to\nexceed $19,080 in parking fees for 45 vehicles, at Torrance Beach, excluding\nthe cost of liability insurance, for students and teachers attending surf classes\nsponsored by Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, to be held Monday through\nFriday, from August 29, 2023 through June 9, 2024. (23-2634)\nAttachments: Motion by Supervisor Hahn\nPublic Comment/Correspondence\nADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS 29 - 51\nCounty Operations

29. Civic Center Tunnels Soft Water Pipes Replacement Project\nRecommendation: Establish and approve the proposed Civic Center Tunnels\nSoft Water Pipes Replacement Project, Capital Project (CP) No. 87972\n(Project) (1), with a total budget of $6,436,000; approve an appropriation\nadjustment to transfer $5,822,000 from the Civic Center Utility Tunnel\nImprovements, CP No. 87885, to the Project; authorize the Director of Internal\nServices, to deliver the proposed Project using a Board-approved Job Order\nContract; and find the proposed Project is exempt from the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act. (Internal Services Department) APPROVE\n(23-2600)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence

3. Urgent Actions to Support County Tenants\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisors Solis and Horvath: Direct the\nChief Executive Officer, in collaboration with the Director of Consumer and\nBusiness Affairs, to report back to the Board in writing in 14 days on the\nfeasibility of reallocating up to $25,000,000 in land bank funding to support\nCounty tenant protections, with the report to specifically address the feasibility\nof allocating $15,000,000 for landlord and tenant rental assistance, and\n$10,000,000 to support the Right to Counsel program’s first year of\nimplementation slated for Fiscal Year 2024-25. (23-2646)\nAttachments: Motion by Supervisors Solis and Horvath\nPublic Comment/Correspondence

30. City of Los Angeles Council District 6 Special Runoff Election\nRecommendation: Declare the June 27, 2023, City of Los Angeles Special\nRunoff Election officially concluded. (Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk)\nAPPROVE (23-2595)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence\nHealth and Mental Health Services

31. Emergency Medical Services Commission Ordinance Amendment\nRecommendation: Approve an ordinance for introduction amending County\nCode, Title 3 - Advisory Commissions and Committees, Chapter 3.20,\nEmergency Medical Services Commission, to amend the provisions relating to\nSection 3.20.040 - Composition, to correct the names of certain nominating\nagencies as they are registered with the California Secretary of State, and to\nchange nominating agencies and membership titles of nominated members to\nrequire that the nominating agency's nominee either be working, or practicing,\nin Los Angeles County. (Department of Health Services) APPROVE (Relates\nto Agenda No. 52) (Continued from the meeting of 7-11-23) NOTE: The\nDirector of Health Services requests that this item be referred back to the\nDepartment. (23-2448)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence

32. Gift/Prepaid Debit Cards for Community Members Volunteering in the\nDepartment of Health Services Approved Activities\nRecommendation: Authorize the Director of Health Services to provide gift\ncards or prepaid debit cards to community members who assist the Department\nof Health Services (DHS) through their voluntary participation on approved\ncouncils, committees and/or projects, effective upon Board approval through\nFiscal Year 2026-27, at an amount not to exceed $150 per participant, per\napproved activity, with a total annual amount of the cards not to exceed\n$250,000; instruct the Director to establish policies and procedures governing\nthe distribution of such cards; and find that the foregoing is necessary to meet\nthe social needs of the population of the County by enhancing the DHS\nprograms which serve the community. (Department of Health Services)\nAPPROVE (23-2588)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence

33. Event Planning, Production, and Promotion Services Contract\nRecommendation: Authorize the Director of Public Health to execute a contract\nwith a qualified vendor for the provision of event planning, production, and\npromotion services for the Department of Public Health’s annual Al-Impics\nGames, effective upon execution through October 31, 2024, at a total maximum\nobligation not to exceed $300,000, consisting of $150,000 for the period upon\nexecution through October 31, 2023, and $150,000 for the period of November\n1, 2023 through October 31, 2024, 100% offset by State Realignment funds;\nauthorize the Director to execute amendments to the contract to extend the term\nfor up to three additional years through October 31, 2027, at an annual\nmaximum obligation not to exceed $150,000, contingent upon the availability of\nfunds and contractor performance, provide an increase or decrease in funding\nup to 10% above or below each period’s annual base maximum obligation,\nmake corresponding service adjustments, as necessary, and update the terms\nand conditions, as needed. (Department of Public Health) APPROVE\n(23-2593)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence\nCommunity Services

34. Donation of a Trailer and Supplies to Support Disaster Relief Efforts\nRecommendation: Authorize the Director of Animal Care and Control to accept\nan in-kind donation of a trailer and supplies from the American Kennel Club\nCompanion Animal Recovery Corporation to support displaced pets and service\nanimals in the event of a disaster or emergency, and execute the necessary\nagreements to effectuate the donation. (Department of Animal Care and\nControl) APPROVE (Continued from the meeting of 7-11-23) (23-2475)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence

35. Youth Summer Camp Projects Grant Applications\nRecommendation: Adopt resolutions to complete the submission process for\ncompetitive grant applications to the California Natural Resources Agency in the\namount of $79,825, for the Our SPOT: Summer at the Hollywood Bowl Project,\nin areas with very high park needs including unincorporated communities of\nEast Los Angeles, East Rancho Dominguez Florence-Firestone, Lennox,\nWillowbrook, and Lake Los Angeles and in the amount of $285,163 for the Los\nAngeles County Environment, Science, Technology Engineering, Art, and Math\nYouth Summer Camp Project under the Youth Community Access Grant\nProgram, at County Parks that best meet the program’s criteria (1, 2 and 5),\nfunded by Proposition 64, Control, Regulate, and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana\nAct; and authorize the Director of Parks and Recreation, as an agent of the\nCounty, to accept grant funds, conduct all negotiations, and execute and submit\nall documents including, but not limited to, applications, agreements, deed\nrestrictions, amendments, and payment requests which may be necessary for\nthe completion of the projects. (Department of Parks and Recreation)\nADOPT (23-2568)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence

36. Pearson House Landmark Designation Project\nRecommendation: Adopt a resolution designating the Pearson House, located at\n931 New York Drive in the unincorporated community of Altadena (5), as a\nCounty Landmark (Project); and find that the Project is exempt from the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act. (Department of Regional Planning)\nADOPT (23-2541)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence\nPublic Safety

37. Report on the Implementation of the California Public Safety Realignment\nAct\nReport by the Public Safety Realignment Team on the status of implementation\nof the California Public Safety Realignment Act (AB 109), as requested at the\nBoard meeting of December 11, 2012, and updated on May 31, 2016.\nRECEIVE AND FILE NOTE: The Interim Chief Probation Officer requests\nthat this item be continued two weeks to August 8, 2023. (13-0268)\nAttachments: Public Comment/Correspondence

38. Data Use Agreements\nRecommendation: Authorize the District Attorney to execute Data Use\nAgreements (DUAs) with the State of California, Committee on Revision of the\nPenal Code, the Regents of the University of California, on behalf of the\nCalifornia Policy Lab, and future DUAs, with various public, private,\ngovernmental, or educational entities or institutions excluding for-profit entities,\nrelating to criminal justice policy reforms, including reducing racial disparities\nand incarceration in the criminal justice system; authorize the District Attorney\nto execute any revisions, amendments, change notices, or extensions to the\nDUAs that are consistent with the requirements of the DUAs and terminate the\nDUA when it is in the best interest of the County; and approve the limited use of\nmutual indemnification for DUAs, as described herein, between the District\nAttorney and other public, private, governmental, or educational entities or\ninstitutions, excluding for-profit entities. (District Attorney) APPROVE\n(23-2590)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence

39. Criminal Restitution Compact Program Agreement\nRecommendation: Adopt a resolution authorizing the District Attorney to enter\ninto an agreement with the California Victim Compensation Board and to accept\ngrant funds in the amount of $1,260,006 for the period of\nJuly 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026 , to continue the Criminal Restitution\nCompact Program, which provides services to ensure appropriate restitution\norders are in place for all offenders at the time of sentencing in criminal court,\nand helps crime victims determine their unreimbursed losses for court orders of\ndirect restitution to the victim; and authorize the District Attorney to serve as\nProject Director for the Program, sign and approve revisions, amendments and\nextensions that do not increase the Net County Cost of the agreement and\nterminate for convenience, when it is in the best interest of the County.\n(District Attorney) ADOPT (23-2589)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence

4. Supporting Workers Impacted by the Ongoing Entertainment Industry\nStrikes\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisors Solis and Horvath: Direct the\nChief Executive Officer, through the Legislative Affairs and Intergovernmental\nRelations Branch, to send a five-signature letter to the Alliance of Motion Picture\nand Television Producers (AMPTP) supporting the Screen Actors Guild -\nAmerican Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), and urging\nthe AMPTP to return to the negotiating table and end this strike by meeting a\nreasonable agreement with SAG-AFTRA; and instruct the Director of Economic\nOpportunity, through the Los Angeles County Film Office, to work with the\nDirector of Arts and Culture to demonstrate and quantify, where possible, the\neconomic impacts of the Writer’s Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strikes on\nemployees and contractors that serve the entertainment industry in the County\nand report back to the Board in writing in 30 days on the impact on direct,\nindirect, and induced employment and earnings, and information indicating how\nmany businesses impacted by the strike are sole proprietors or independent\ncontractors, and whether they are eligible for unemployment. (23-2653)\nAttachments: Motion by Supervisors Solis and Horvath\nPublic Comment/Correspondence

40. California Department of State Hospitals for Incompetency to Stand Trial\nRemote Video Re-Evaluation Services Agreement\nRecommendation: Authorize the Sheriff, as an agent of the County, to execute\nan agreement with the California Department of State Hospitals (DSH) effective\nretroactively from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2024, to compensate the\nSheriff’s Department in an amount not to exceed $600,000 for the cost of\nproviding records, scheduling interviews, and providing the setting, technology,\nand security needed for DSH to perform Incompetency to Stand Trial (IST)\nRe-Evaluation Services; execute all amendments and modifications to the\nagreement, as necessary, for the effective participation in IST Re-Evaluation\nServices; execute all required documents including, but not limited to,\nagreements, assurances and certifications, amendments, modifications,\nextensions, and payment requests in future fiscal years as necessary, for the\neffective participation in IST Re-Evaluation Services. (Sheriff’s Department)\nAPPROVE (23-2597)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence

41. Sheriff's Department Special Enforcement Bureau's Tactical-Caterpillar\nSubaward Grant\nRecommendation: Authorize the Sheriff, as an agent of the County, to execute\na Pass-Through Grant Subaward with the California Governor's Office of\nEmergency Services (Cal OES), accepting funds in the amount of $20,000,\nwith no match requirement for the grant period from July 1, 2022 through\nJune 30, 2024 to fund upgrades and repairs for the Sheriff's Department's\nSpecial Enforcement Bureau's Tactical-Caterpillar tractor and its transportation\ntrailer; execute and submit all required grant documents including, but not\nlimited to, agreements, modifications, extensions, and payment requests that\nmay be necessary for completion of the grant; apply and submit a grant\napplication to Cal OES for future fiscal years, and execute all required grant\napplication documents, including assurances and certifications, when and if\nsuch funding becomes available; and accept all grant awards from Cal OES in\nfuture fiscal years, if awarded by Cal OES, and execute all required grant\naward documents that may be necessary for completion of the grant in future\nfiscal years. (Sheriff’s Department) APPROVE (23-2599)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence

42. Fallen K9 Replacement Grant\nRecommendation: Authorize the Sheriff, as an agent of the County, to accept\nand execute the Stanton Foundation’s Fallen K9 Replacement Grant in the\namount of $10,000, with no match requirement to purchase a replacement K9\nduring the grant period; and execute and submit all documents including, but\nnot limited to, purchase orders, invoices, and receipts necessary to satisfy the\nrequirements of the Grant. (Sheriff’s Department) APPROVE (23-2603)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence

43. Violent Gang Task Force Memorandum of Understanding\nRecommendation: Authorize the Sheriff, as an agent of the County, to execute\na Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the United States Bureau of\nAlcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), commencing upon\nexecution by both parties and terminating on September 30, 2027, for\nreimbursement of overtime salary costs for continued participation in the ATF\nViolent Gang Task Force (Task Force) funded by the Department of Justice;\nexecute all amendments and modifications to the MOU, as necessary, for the\neffective participation in the Task Force; and execute all required documents,\nincluding, but not limited to, all future MOUs, agreements, assurances and\ncertifications, amendments, modifications, extensions, and payment requests\nnecessary for the effective and continued participation in the Task Force.\n(Sheriff’s Department) APPROVE (23-2605)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence\nOrdinances for Adoption

44. County Code, Title 6 - Salaries Amendment\nOrdinance for adoption amending County Code, Title 6 - Salaries by amending\nSection 6.10.070 excluding the Management Physician Pay Plan from eligibility\nunder this section; amending Section 6.10.150 removing the term Manpower\nand add In-Flight Maintenance Bonus for one non-represented classification;\namending Section 6.28.050 changing the salary of 12 non-represented\nclassifications; amending Section 6.76.020 extending negotiated bonus\nincreases to non-represented employees in the Fire Department; and amending\nSection 6.100.020 amending the classifications eligible and bonus amounts for\ncertain non-represented employees assigned to a Juvenile Hall in the Probation\nDepartment. ADOPT (23-2346)\nAttachments: Ordinance\nPublic Comment/Correspondence

45. County Code, Title 6 - Salaries Amendment\nOrdinance for adoption amending County Code, Title 6 - Salaries, by adding,\ndeleting, and/or changing certain employee classifications and number of\nordinance positions in the Department of Health Services. ADOPT (23-2469)\nAttachments: Ordinance\nPublic Comment/Correspondence\nMiscellaneous

46. Settlement of the Matter Entitled, Dana Tompkins Barnett v. County of Los\nAngeles, et al.\nLos Angeles County Claims Board's recommendation: Authorize settlement of\nthe matter entitled, Dana Tompkins Barnett v. County of Los Angeles, et al.,\nUnited States District Court Case No. 2:20-cv-02530, in the amount of\n$150,000, and instruct the Auditor-Controller to draw a warrant to implement this\nsettlement from the Department of Health Services' and Sheriff's Department's\nbudgets.\nThis Federal civil rights lawsuit involves the death by suicide of an inmate at\nTwin Towers Correctional Facility in the custody of the Sheriff's Department.\n(23-2602)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence

47. Bassett Unified School District Levying of Taxes\nRequest from the Bassett Unified School District (District): Adopt a resolution\nauthorizing the County to levy taxes in an amount sufficient to pay the principal\nof and interest on, the District’s Election of 2020 General Obligation Bonds,\nSeries A (Bonds), in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $23,000,000;\nand direct the Auditor-Controller to maintain on the 2023-24 tax roll, and all\nsubsequent tax rolls, taxes sufficient to fulfill the requirements of the debt\nservice schedule for the Bonds that will be provided to the Auditor-Controller by\nthe District following the sale of the Bonds. ADOPT (23-2598)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence

48. Duarte Unified School District Levying of Taxes\nRequest from the Duarte Unified School District (District): Adopt a resolution\nauthorizing the County to levy taxes in an amount sufficient to pay the principal\nof and interest on, the District’s Election of 2020 General Obligation Bonds,\nSeries B (Bonds), in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $26,000,000;\nand direct the Auditor-Controller to maintain on the 2023-24 tax roll, and all\nsubsequent tax rolls, taxes sufficient to fulfill the requirements of the debt\nservice schedule for the Bonds, that will be provided to the Auditor-Controller by\nthe District following the sale of the Bonds. ADOPT (23-2596)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence\nMiscellaneous Additions

49. Additions to the agenda which were posted more than 72 hours in advance of\nthe meeting, as indicated on the supplemental agenda. (12-9995)

5. Joining an Amicus Curiae Brief in Support of the Constitutional Right to\nGender-Affirming Care for Transgender Youth\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisors Solis and Horvath: Instruct\nCounty Counsel to join the local governments' amicus curiae brief in the Sixth\nCircuit case entitled, L.W. v. Skrmetti, seeking the invalidation of the Tennessee\nstatute banning gender-affirming healthcare to any minor, as a violation of\nFederal anti-discrimination laws and the Due Process and Equal Protection\nClauses of the United States Constitution; and authorize County Counsel, in its\ndiscretion, to join other amicus briefs in other cases in support of access to\ngender-affirming healthcare by youth. (23-2647)\nAttachments: Motion by Supervisors Solis and Horvath\nPublic Comment/Correspondence

50. Items not on the posted agenda, to be presented and (if requested) referred to\nstaff or placed on the agenda for action at a future meeting of the Board, or\nmatters requiring immediate action because of an emergency situation or\nwhere the need to take immediate action came to the attention of the Board\nsubsequent to the posting of the agenda. BOARD MEMBERS - (5) (12-9996)

51. Recommendations by individual Supervisors to establish, extend or otherwise\nmodify cash rewards for information concerning crimes, consistent with the Los\nAngeles County Code. (12-9997)\nII. ORDINANCE FOR INTRODUCTION 52

52. County Code, Title 3 - Advisory Commissions and Committees Ordinance\nAmendment\nOrdinance for introduction amending County Code, Title 3 - Advisory\nCommissions and Committees, relating to the Emergency Medical Services\nCommission, and modifying the composition of its representatives to reflect the\ncurrent state of expertise in the field of Emergency Medical Services.\nINTRODUCE, WAIVE READING AND PLACE ON THE AGENDA FOR\nADOPTION (Relates to Agenda No. 31) (Continued from the meeting of\n7-11-23) NOTE: The Director of Health Services requests that this item be\nreferred back to the Department. (23-2453)\nAttachments: Ordinance\nPublic Comment/Correspondence\nIII. SEPARATE MATTER 53

53. Reinstatement of Retired County Employee\nRecommendation: Authorize the Director of Personnel to immediately reinstate\nretired employee, Abbe Land, upon Board approval, as a 120-day temporary\nemployee, due to her critically needed subject matter expertise, waiving the\n180-day waiting period required under the California Public Employee’s\nPension Reform Act of 2013; and approve the request to allow Ms. Land to\nreturn at a rate and classification commensurate with her assignment for up to\n960 total hours of work in a fiscal year. (Department of Human Resources)\nAPPROVE (23-2604)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence\nIV. SPECIAL DISTRICT AGENDA\nAGENDA FOR THE MEETING OF\nTHE LOS ANGELES COUNTY\nDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY\nTUESDAY, JULY 25, 2023\n9:30 A.M.

55. Recommendation by individual Supervisors that the Board adjourn the meeting\nin memory of deceased persons and/or commemoration of ceremonial\noccasions. (12-9999)\nVIII. ITEMS CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS FOR FURTHER\nDISCUSSION AND ACTION BY THE BOARD

6. Addressing Extreme Heat in Los Angeles County Through State and\nFederal Partnerships and Developing a County Extreme Heat Action Plan\nFramework\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisors Solis and Horvath: Instruct the\nDirector of Public Health, in collaboration with the Acting Chief Sustainability\nOfficer, the Directors of the Office of Emergency Management, Health Services\nand Internal Services, the Chief Executive Officer, through the Countywide\nCommunications Office, to engage the State’s Community Partnerships and\nStrategic Communications and the White House’s National Integrated Heat\nHealth Information System on their respective heat awareness campaigns to\nmaximize outreach in the County, with an emphasis on the most vulnerable\npopulations and communities, and report back to the Board in writing in 120\ndays with a partnership status update; and take the following actions:\nInstruct the Acting Chief Sustainability Officer, in collaboration with the\nChief Executive Officer, through the Legislative Affairs and\nIntergovernmental Relations Branch, the Directors of Public Health,\nOffice of Emergency Management, Health Services and Internal\nServices, to advocate for State and Federal funding, including from the\nState Extreme Heat Action Plan and Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure\nLaw, for County projects and programs and keep the Board apprised of\nrelated grant funding opportunities;\nInstruct the Acting Chief Sustainability Officer, in collaboration with the\nDirectors of Public Health, Office of Emergency Management, Health\nServices, Internal Services, Parks and Recreation and Public Works, the\nChief Executive Officer, the Executive Director of the Los Angeles\nCounty Development Authority, and the Fire Chief, to report back to the\nBoard in writing in 120 days with a framework for a County-specific Heat\nAction Plan that includes a summary of existing initiatives, gaps, and\nopportunities to address those gaps, and includes measures, such as\npublic warning systems, improvements to the network of cooling centers,\nand heat-resilient infrastructure planning; and\nInstruct the Acting Chief Sustainability Officer to pursue State, Federal,\nand philanthropic funding to support the development of a Heat Action\nPlan, and authorize the Executive Officer of the Board to enter into or\namend any contracts or agreements, as necessary, to support the Acting\nChief Sustainability Officer in its development of the Heat Action Plan\nframework. (23-2648)\nAttachments: Motion by Supervisors Solis and Horvath\nPublic Comment/Correspondence

7. Treatment and Safety: Further Addressing Drug-Related Incidents in the\nCounty Youth Detention Facilities\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisors Solis and Hahn: Instruct the\nInterim Chief Probation Officer, the Chief Executive Officer, the Director of\nYouth Development, the Director of Public Health, through Substance Abuse\nPrevention and Control, the Executive Director of the Probation Oversight\nCommission, the Inspector General, and other relevant Department Heads, to\npresent at the August 8, 2023 Board meeting with an update on addressing the\noverdose and inflow of illicit substances in the juvenile halls, with the\npresentation to also include, but not be limited to, updates on plans to staff the\njuvenile halls with substance addiction treatment counselors, including credible\nmessengers who are trained and certified substance addiction treatment\ncounselors, security enhancements at the juvenile facilities, investigations of\nviolations, fulfillment of canine search contracts, funding proposals, updates on\npolicy changes in searches, and additional recommendations from the oversight\nentities on enhancing safety for youth. (23-2645)\nAttachments: Motion by Supervisors Solis and Hahn\nPublic Comment/Correspondence

8. Additional Safeguards to Protect Los Angeles County Residents from the\nNegative Consequences of Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) Card\nSkimming\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisors Solis and Hahn: Instruct the\nDirector of Consumer and Business Affairs, in consultation with County\nCounsel, the Directors of Economic Opportunity, Public Social Services, and\nother relevant County Departments and Offices to report back to the Board\nwithin 90 days with a draft ordinance that accomplishes the following:\nRequires businesses that accept Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card\npayment in the County to post a skimming awareness notice geared at\nfostering further awareness of EBT card skimming, informing consumers\nabout the steps they can take to prevent EBT card theft, and directing\ncustomers to the resources available to them should they fall victim to\nEBT card theft;\nAdvises the Board as to whether such ordinance can apply to\nincorporated and unincorporated areas of the County; and\nInstruct County Counsel, in collaboration with the Directors of Consumer and\nBusiness Affairs, Economic Opportunity, and Public Social Services, the\nAgricultural Commissioner/Director of Weights and Measures, and other\nrelevant County Departments and Offices, to report back to the Board within 60\ndays on the feasibility of an ordinance requiring businesses to engage in\nregular, periodic physical inspections of their Point-of-Sale terminals, including\nrecordkeeping of such inspections, to detect, remove, and report illegal\nskimming devices, and the report back should address whether the ordinance\ncan apply to incorporated and unincorporated areas of the County; and\nInstruct the Director of Public Social Services, in collaboration with the Chief\nExecutive Officer, through the Legislative Affairs and Intergovernmental\nRelations Branch, to continue to advocate at the State and Federal levels to\nsupport and advance more immediate solutions that protect and more\nexpeditiously restore the benefits of individuals and families on public\nassistance, including the expedited roll-out of chip/tap technology for EBT\ncards, and ensuring measured accountability for those conducting these\nscams. (23-2641)\nAttachments: Motion by Supervisors Solis and Hahn\nPublic Comment/Correspondence

9. MacLaren Hall Redevelopment Opportunity\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Solis: Approve and instruct the\nDirector of Economic Opportunity to extend the term of the Memorandum of\nUnderstanding (MOU) with the City of El Monte (City) for a potential affordable\nhousing development opportunity at MacLaren Hall, located at 4024 Durfee\nAvenue in the City of El Monte (Property), for two additional 90-day periods, in\norder to negotiate the potential development of the Property; and authorize the\nDirector to execute amendments to the MOU with the City necessary to\neffectuate the action authorized hereby. (23-2643)\nAttachments: Motion by Supervisor Solis\nPublic Comment/Correspondence

A-1. Continue local emergencies as a result of the following: (a) Discovery of an\ninfestation of fruit flies, as proclaimed on May 10, 1990; (b) Conditions of\nextreme peril to the safety of persons and property arose as a result of the Lake\nFire that started in the unincorporated area of Lake Hughes on August 12,\n2020, as proclaimed on August 13, 2020 and ratified by the Board on August\n18, 2020; (c) Conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property\narose as a result of the Bobcat Fire that ignited in the Angeles National Forest\non September 6, 2020 and rapidly spread to surrounding areas, as proclaimed\non September 13, 2020 and ratified by the Board on September 15, 2020; (d)\nAn imminent threat to public health from the Lake Fire and the Bobcat Fire that\nstarted on August 12, 2020 and September 6, 2020, respectively, in Los\nAngeles County, as proclaimed by the Public Health Officer on November 5,\n2020 and ratified by the Board on November 10, 2020; (e) Conditions of\nextreme peril to the safety of persons exist on the basis of pervasive and\npernicious homelessness in Los Angeles County, as proclaimed and ratified by\nthe Board on January 10, 2023; (f) Conditions of extreme peril to the safety of\npersons and property arose as a result of severe winter storms beginning\nJanuary 1, 2023 affecting areas throughout Los Angeles County, as proclaimed\non January 10, 2023 and ratified by the Board on January 17, 2023; and (g)\nConditions of disaster or extreme peril to the safety of persons and property on\nthe basis of the frigid winter storms beginning February 23, 2023 affecting the\nareas throughout Los Angeles County, as proclaimed on March 1, 2023 and\nratified by the Board on March 7, 2023. (A-1)

A-10. Discussion and consideration of necessary actions related to declared\noutbreaks of infectious disease threatening the public’s health in Los Angeles\nCounty, as requested by Supervisors Solis and Hahn at the Board meeting of\nApril 30, 2019. (A-18)\nIX. REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION FOR THE MEETING ON JULY 18, 2023 AT\n9:30 A.M.

A-2. CONFERENCE REGARDING POTENTIAL THREATS TO PUBLIC SERVICES\nOR FACILITIES\n(Government Code Section 54957)\nBriefing by Sheriff Robert Luna or his designee and related emergency\nservices representatives. (A-2)

A-3. Discussion on the impact of rain storms, flooding, high-surf and swells, and any\nother weather-related or natural disaster event in Los Angeles County\nassociated with El Niño, to include the County’s preparedness and ability to\ncoordinate response and recovery activities, as requested by the Board at the\nmeeting of January 12, 2016. (A-10)

A-4. Discussion and consideration of necessary actions relating to the County’s\nhomeless crisis, as requested at the Board meeting of May 17, 2016, and\nproclaimed as a local emergency on January 10, 2023. (A-11)

A-5. Discussion and consideration of necessary actions on the progress of issues\nrelated to Exide, as requested at the Board meeting of June 8, 2016. (A-12)

A-6. Discussion on the status of the Federal and/or State Budgets, Federal and/or\nState legislative matters and Executive Orders, and their impact on Los Angeles\nCounty, as requested by Supervisor Ridley-Thomas at the meeting of January\n17, 2017. (A-13)

A-7. Discussion and consideration of necessary actions on issues or action taken\nby the Federal government relating to immigration policies, as requested by\nSupervisors Barger and Solis at the meeting of January 17, 2017 and revised\nby Supervisors Solis and Hahn on September 12, 2017. (A-14)

A-8. Discussion and consideration of necessary actions on issues related to the\nrepeal of the Affordable Care Act, health reform and its impact on Los Angeles\nCounty, as requested by Supervisor Ridley-Thomas at the Board meeting of\nFebruary 21, 2017. (A-15)

A-9. Discussion and consideration of necessary actions on issues related to the\nimplementation of Measure H, as requested by Supervisors Ridley-Thomas and\nHahn at the Board meeting of March 14, 2017. (A-16)

1-D. Software System and Support Services Contract\nRecommendation: Approve and authorize the Executive Director of the Los\nAngeles County Development Authority to execute a five-year contract with\nYardi Systems, Inc. for a Housing Software System for software, licenses,\nmaintenance services, and software customization in the amount of\n$3,257,463.87, plus up to $325,746.39, 10%, in pool dollars for unforeseen\ncosts, with a total maximum contract amount not to exceed $3,583,210.26, for\nall five years; and upon determination, and as necessary and appropriate,\nexecute amendments or change notices to the contract to add, delete, and/or\nrevise certain terms and conditions which do not affect the Statement of Work\n(SOW), contract term, contract total or payments, and do not materially alter the\ncontract, and/or execute amendments to the contract which affect the SOW but\ndo not materially alter the contract, or affect the contract term, and/or approve\nany assignment or delegation of the contract in accordance with the contract,\nand if necessary, terminate the contract for convenience. APPROVE (NOTE:\nThe Acting Chief Information Officer recommends approval of this item.)\n(23-2601)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence

2-D. Award Job Order Contracts\nRecommendation: Adopt the May 2023 Job Order Contracts (JOCs)\nConstruction Task Catalog and Technical Specifications prepared by The\nGordian Group, Inc.; instruct the Executive Officer to advertise for bids to be\nreceived and opened on August 15, 2023, using The Gordian Group, Inc.'s\nJOC System for 27 separate JOCs 79 through 105, in accordance with the\nNotice for Bids; authorize the Executive Director of the Los Angeles County\nDevelopment Authority to make the determination that a bid is nonresponsive\nand to reject a bid on that basis, award to the next lowest responsive and\nresponsible bidder, waive inconsequential and nonmaterial deficiencies in bids\nsubmitted and determine, in accordance with the applicable contract and bid\ndocuments, whether the apparent lowest responsive and responsible bidder has\nsatisfied all conditions for contract award; upon such determination, authorize\nthe Executive Director to award and execute 27 JOCs, each not to exceed\n$5,797,275, and establish the effective date of the contracts upon receipt by the\nLos Angeles County Development Authority of acceptable performance and\npayment bonds and evidence of required contractor insurance and take the\nfollowing actions: ADOPT\nWith respect to JOCs 79 through 105, subject to a finding of exemption\nunder the California Environmental Quality Act, issue work orders for\nprojects that are not subject to the State Public Contract Code, including\nmaintenance work, as applicable, not to exceed $5,797,275 per work\norder, subject to the limitation that the aggregate amount of all work\norders issued under a particular JOC does not exceed the $5,797,275\nmaximum contract amount of the JOC; and\nUnder the terms of the JOCs, upon his determination, and as necessary\nand appropriate, amend the JOCs, terminate any of the 27 JOCs for\nconvenience, terminate the contractors' right to proceed with the\nperformance of the JOCs, accept projects and file notices upon\ncompletion of the projects, release retention money withheld pursuant to\nthe applicable provisions of the Public Contract Code, grant extensions of\ntime on projects, as applicable, and assess and collect liquidated\ndamages, as authorized under Government Code Section 53069.85 and\nthe contract specifications. (23-2565)\nAttachments: Board Letter\nPublic Comment/Correspondence\nV. NOTICES OF CLOSED SESSION FOR JULY 25, 2023\nCS-1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION\n(Paragraph (1) of Subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9)\nPhillip Urquidi, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, et al., Los\nAngeles County Superior Court Case No. 22STCP04044. (23-2378)\nAttachments: Public Comment/Correspondence\nCS-2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION\n(Paragraph (1) of Subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9)\nCommittee to Support the Recall of District Attorney George Gascon v. Dean C.\nLogan, et al., Los Angeles County Superior Court Case No. 23STCP02365.\n(23-2629)\nAttachments: Public Comment/Correspondence\nCS-3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION\n(Paragraph (1) of Subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9)\nCommittee to Support the Recall of District Attorney George Gascon v. Dean C.\nLogan, et al., Los Angeles County Superior Court Case No. 22STCP03795,\nCalifornia Court of Appeal (Second District, Division Four) Case No. B326869.\n(23-2630)\nAttachments: Public Comment/Correspondence\nCS-4. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION\n(Paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9)\nInitiation of litigation (two cases) (23-2631)\nAttachments: Public Comment/Correspondence\nVI. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT 54

1. REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE\n• Significant incidents and activities occurring from July 18, 2023 – July 25, 2023.\n• Crime Statistics\n• Department Personnel Strength

3. ELECTION OF OFFICERS

4. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS\nThe Consent Agenda items are considered to be routine and non-controversial upon which documentation\nprovided to the Board is adequate to give sufficient information for approval without inquiry or\ndiscussion. It is designated to minimize the time required for the handling of routine matters in order to\npermit additional time to be spent on more significant matters. The President can call for ayes and nays\non the Consent Agenda as a whole and the vote will be treated as a separate vote on each item. These\nitems may be moved to the Regular Agenda at the order of the President or at the request of the other\nmembers of the Board.

5. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS\nA. DEPARTMENT’S VERBAL PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION relative to the\ndeployment of K-9’s in specialized Divisions.\nB. DEPARTMENT’S REPORT dated July 20, 2023, relative to the 2023 – 2025 Strategic\nPlan, as set forth. [BPC #23-122]\nRecommendation(s) for Board action:\nAPPROVE the Department’s report.\nC. DEPARTMENT’S REPORT dated July 19, 2023, relative to Recruit Officer Attrition, as\nset forth. [BPC #23-149]\nRecommendation(s) for Board action:\nAPPROVE the Department’s report.\nD. DEPARTMENT’S REPORT dated July 19, 2023, relative to a Peace Officer Standards\nand Training Audit for 2022, Audit No. 22-008, as set forth. [BPC #23-147]\nRecommendation(s) for Board action:\nAPPROVE the Department’s report.

6. CLOSED SESSION ITEMS\nA. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE/DISMISSAL/RELEASE/PUBLIC EMPLOYEE\nPERFORMANCE EVALUATION. Officer-Involved Shooting (OIS). Government Code Section\n54957.

B. Opening remarks by the Commission President

D. Report/Briefing by the General Manager and Chief Engineer\nReports also from Water, Power, and Administrative System Management\nconcerning current matters relating to Departmental operations.

E. Introduction of Motions for Future Consideration

F. Discussion with Neighborhood Council Representatives\nDiscussion with Neighborhood Council Representatives on any Neighborhood\nCouncil Resolution or Community Impact Statement filed with the City Clerk\nwhich relate to any agenda item listed or being considered on this agenda for the\nBoard of Water and Power Commissioners.

H. Closed Session\nThe Board shall recess into closed session for a conference with legal regarding\nthe below items:

1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION\n(Section 54956.9(d)(2) of the California Government Code)\nDiscussion regarding significant exposure to litigation (2 cases).\nThe Board shall publicly report any action taken in closed session and the vote or\nabstention of every member present thereon, in accordance with Section 54957.1 of the\nCalifornia Government Code.