Los Angeles — 2024-04-23

(CS-1) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL- ANTICIPATED LITIGATION\n(Paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9)\nSignificant exposure to litigation (two cases)\nSuitability Determination of the Barry J. Nidorf Secure Youth Treatment\nFacility and the Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall by the Board of State and\nCommunity Corrections.\nNo reportable action was taken. (24-0791)

(CS-2) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION\n(Paragraph (1) of Subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9)\nThe People of the State of California, ex rel. Xavier Becerra, Attorney\nGeneral of the State of California vs. County of Los Angeles, et al., Los\nAngeles County Superior Court Case No. 21STCV01309.\nNo reportable action was taken. (23-1790)

(CS-3) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL- ANTICIPATED LITIGATION\n(Paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9)\nSignificant exposure to litigation (one case)\nThe California Department of Justice civil rights investigation of the Los\nAngeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD).\nNo reportable action was taken. (24-1362)

(CS-4) PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT\n(Government Code Section 54957(b)(1))\nConsideration of candidate(s) for appointment to the position of Executive\nOfficer of the Board.\nNo reportable action was taken. (24-0566)

(CS-5) PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION\n(Government Code Section 54957(b)(1))\nChief Executive Officer.\nNo reportable action was taken. (24-1359)

(CS-6) PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION\n(Government Code Section 54957(b)(1))\nDirector of Internal Services Department.\nNo reportable action was taken. (24-1360)

(CS-7) CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS\n(Government Code Section 54957.6)\nAgency designated representatives: Fesia Davenport, Chief Executive\nOfficer and designated staff.\nUnrepresented employees: (Executive Officer of the Board).\nNo reportable action was taken. (24-1358)

(CS-8) CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS\n(Government Code Section 54956.8)\nTo provide instructions to County real estate negotiators with respect to the\npossible day-use of County Department of Parks and Recreation facilities:\nProperty: All County Department of Parks\nand Recreation facilities\nCounty Negotiators: Norma E. Garcia-Gonzalez,\nThomas J. Faughnan, and\nStarr Coleman\nNegotiating Parties: Los Angeles Unified School District\nUnder Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment\nThis item was continued to April 23, 2024. (24-1361)

(CS-9) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION\n(Paragraph (1) of Subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9)\nLA Alliance for Human Rights, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al., U.S.\nDistrict Court, Central District of California, Case Number:\n20-cv-02291-DOC-KES.\nThis lawsuit seeks relief stemming from the homelessness conditions in the\nCity and County of Los Angeles.\nThe Board authorized the County of Los Angeles to enter into a\nMemorandum of Understanding with the City of Los Angeles for the\ncoordination and provision of resources and services to people\nexperiencing homelessness in Los Angeles. The vote of the Board\nwas unanimous, with all Supervisors being present. (20-2724)

1. Appointments to Commissions/Committees/Special Districts\nRecommendations for appointment/reappointment or removal for\nCommissions/Committees/Special Districts (+ denotes reappointments):\nDocuments on file in the Executive Office.\nSupervisor Holly J. Mitchell\nScott Houston+, Los Angeles County Commission for Older Adults\nSupervisor Lindsey P. Horvath\nKaren L. Miller+, Engineering Geology and Solis Review and Appeals\nBoard\nMaurice L. Pantoja, Solid Waste Facilities Hearing Board\nSupervisor Janice Hahn\nRicky Patel, Consumer Affairs Advisory Commission\nEric R. Eisenberg+, Los Angeles County Arts Commission\nJacob Haik+, Los Angeles County Citizens’ Economy and Efficiency\nCommission\nChihung (Chi) Szeto+, Los Angeles County Veterans' Advisory\nCommission\nAmber Sheikh, Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority\nJames Vernon+, Watershed Area Steering Committee Community -\nLower Los Angeles River\nAriel G. Pe, Watershed Area Steering Committee Community - Lower\nSan Gabriel River\nSupervisor Kathryn Barger\nGerald Freeny (Alternate)+, Public Safety Realignment Team\nAram Ordubegian, Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy Advisory\nCommittee (24-0097)

10. Support 99 Cents Only Stores Transition\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisors Barger and Hahn: Direct the\nChief Executive Officer to send a five-signature letter to the Governor’s\nOffice of Business and Economic Development to support the sale and\ntransaction of the 99 Cents Only Stores in Southern California; and instruct\nthe Director of Economic Opportunity to continue to support and advocate\nfor all impacted employees of 99 Cents Only Stores. (24-1495)

11. Future Green Leaders Summit\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Barger: Authorize the Interim\nDirector of Internal Services to ask for and receive donations, receive\nsummit sponsorships or other gifts in any amount, subject to County\nbudgetary guidelines and practices, on behalf of the Future Green Leaders\nSummit, to benefit Los Angeles County students and reduce the overall\ncost of the October 24, 2024 Future Green Leaders Summit. (24-1477)

12. Proclaiming May 2024 as “Mental Health Awareness Month”\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Barger: Proclaim May 2024\nas “Mental Health Awareness Month” throughout Los Angeles County,\nsupporting this work wholeheartedly and encouraging all County\nDepartments to participate in the Take Action for Mental Health Los\nAngeles County campaign. (24-1490)

13. Proclaiming May 3 through 27, 2024 as “Los Angeles County Fair\nDays”\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisors Solis and Horvath: Proclaim\nMay 3 through May 27, 2024 as “Los Angeles County Fair Days” throughout\nLos Angeles County; instruct the Chief Executive Officer, through the Office\nof Countywide Communications, to promote the County Fair on the County\nChannel and social media platforms; and instruct County Department\nHeads to promote and encourage County employees to celebrate “Los\nAngeles County Day at the Fair” on Saturday, May 4, 2024, by attending the\nCounty Fair and enjoying an array of exhibits and festive County Fair\nprogramming. (24-1494)

14. Proclaiming May 2024 as “Asian American and Pacific Islander\nHeritage Month” in Los Angeles County\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Solis: Proclaim May 2024 as\n“Asian American and Pacific Islander Month;” direct the Chief Executive\nOfficer, through the Office of Countywide Communications, to promote\nCounty and County Department events celebrating Asian American and\nPacific Islander (AAPI) heritage, including highlighting employees who\nexemplify AAPI values and County Department programs and initiatives that\nsupport AAPI communities, and promoting the work of our AAPI-related\nCounty employee relations; and recognize the Chinese Employee\nAssociation of Los Angeles County, Korean American Employee\nAssociation of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles County Asian American\nEmployee Association, Los Angeles County Cambodian Employee\nAssociation, Los Angeles County Filipino American Employee Association,\nand the Vietnamese Employee Association of Los Angeles County, for their\ndedication and service to the 10,000,000 residents of the County.\n(24-1483)

15. First District’s Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month\nReception Parking Fee Waiver\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Solis: Waive the $20 per\nvehicle parking fee for approximately 350 vehicles, in the amount of $7,000,\nexcluding the cost of liability insurance, at the Music Center Garage, for\nattendees of the First Supervisorial District’s Asian American and Pacific\nIslander Heritage Month Reception, to be held on May 10, 2024. (24-1485)

16. Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association Election\nInterim Executive Officer of the Board’s recommendation: Adopt a\nresolution establishing the procedures to elect the Third Member of the Los\nAngeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA) Board of\nInvestments, with the term beginning the day after the Board’s declaration\nof the official results due to a current vacancy, and expiring on December\n31, 2027, and Third Member of the LACERA Board of Retirement, with a\nthree-year term beginning on January 1, 2025, and expiring on December\n31, 2027; and instruct the Interim Executive Officer of the Board to send\nnotice of the election and copies of the election resolution to all County\nDepartments and agencies that employ General Members of LACERA.\n(24-1365)

17. Conflict of Interest Codes\nInterim Executive Officer of the Board’s recommendation: Approve the\nConflict of Interest Codes for Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority,\nAlliance College-Ready Public Schools, Alternate Public Defender,\nAntelope Valley Schools Transportation Authority, Citrus Community\nCollege District, Disaster Management Area “A” Joint Powers Authority, El\nCamino Real Charter High School, Garvey School District, Glendale Unified\nSchool District, iLEAD California Charters 1, Long Beach Community\nCollege District, Los Angeles County Law Library, Monrovia Unified School\nDistrict, Mountain View School District, Newhall School District, Ocean\nCharter School, San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District,\nand recognize the dissolution of TIME Community Education effective June\n5, 2023, and the abolishment of its code to be effective the day following\nBoard approval. (24-1432)\nADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS 18 - 75\nChief Executive Office

18. Recommendation To Continue Proclaimed Local Emergencies\nRecommendation: Adopt and instruct the Chair to sign six resolutions to\ncontinue the proclaimed local emergencies for the Fruit Fly Infestation\nproclaimed May 10, 1990; Homelessness proclaimed January 10, 2023;\nSevere Winter Storms proclaimed January 10, 2023; Frigid Winter Storms\nproclaimed March 1, 2023; Tropical Storm Hilary proclaimed August 20,\n2023; and Winter Storms proclaimed February 4, 2024. (24-1416)

19. Department of Public Health Lease Agreement\nRecommendation: Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute a\nproposed lease with Sonnenblick Del Rio Norwalk, LLC, which will extend\nthe Department of Public Health's (DPH’s) use of approximately 20,647 sq\nft of office space and 83 on-site parking spaces located at 12440 Imperial\nHighway in Norwalk (4), with an estimated maximum first year base rental\namount of $459,000, and an estimated total proposed lease amount of\n$2,551,000 over the five-year term, the rental costs will be funded 100% by\nState and Federal funding sources that are already included in DPH’s\nexisting budget, and DPH will not be requesting additional Net County Cost,\nexecute any other ancillary documentation necessary to effectuate the\nproposed lease, and take actions necessary and appropriate to implement\nthe proposed lease including, without limitation, exercising any early\ntermination rights; and find that the proposed lease is exempt from the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act. (24-1418)

2. Blind Removals Moving Forward: Color Consciousness and\nSafeguarding Against Racial Bias\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Mitchell: Instruct the Director\nof Children and Family Services to consider and incorporate, as\nappropriate, the recommendations found in the University of California Los\nAngeles’ Pritzker Center for Strengthening Children and Families “Beyond\nBlind Removal: Color Consciousness and Anti-Racism in Los Angeles\nCounty Child Welfare” report, beginning with the implementation of\nupstream enhancements, targeting the root cause of disproportionalities\namong Black families and children in the child welfare system; and take the\nfollowing actions:\nRequire Eliminating Racial Disproportionality and Disparity (ERDD)\nroundtables discussions at all Department of Children and Family\nServices (DCFS) regional offices, normalize talking about race,\nincluding conversations during the review process, touch points and\nChild and Family Team Meetings, along with meaningful dialogue\naround anti-Black racism, discussions and talks about race and\ndisproportionality should be regular, and occur in both individual and\ngroup supervision, including unit and general staff meetings, and\ndevelop a Departmental implementation and sustainability plan that\nwill include, but not be limited to, the following efforts:\nERDD roundtable and debrief session discussions led by\ntrained/skilled facilitators and/or coaches being held at all\nDCFS offices to build on equity practices; and\nCreation of safe spaces that will allow trained/skilled facilitators\nand/or coaches to support staff and address the elevated\nemotions that may arise from having discussions about race\nand culture;\nIn consultation with the Executive Director of Racial Equity, reimagine\nand transform the organizational culture of the workforce by\nconducting an equity audit on upcoming reform efforts, as well as\ndirect practices and training, identify gaps where current strategies\nare not being properly implemented or require improvement, identify\nregional office champions to assist with implementation and\naccountability;\nIn consultation with the Executive Director of the Office of Child\nProtection, identify and determine that all external support is\nengaged, including members of impacted communities, the\nCommission for Children and Families, the Alliance for Children’s\nRights, community-based organizations, faith-based organizations,\ntrusted messengers, etc., for the ongoing development and\nevaluation of the DCFS’ Office of Equity; and\nAuthorize the Director of Children and Family Services, for the Office\nEquity, to identify and execute an agreement with an equity consultant to\nconduct racial bias training, for DCFS University and new hire orientation,\nexecutive leadership, union representatives, management, hotline staff,\nAssistant Regional Administrators, Supervising Childrens Social Workers,\nChildrens Social Workers, and all applicable staff. (24-1486)

20. Blanchard and Cogen Landfills Gas Extraction System Maintenance,\nMonitoring, and Reporting Services Contract\nRecommendation: Award and authorize the Chief Executive Officer to\nexecute a contract with Tetra Tech BAS, Inc., for the provision of Blanchard\nand Cogen Landfills Gas Extraction System maintenance, monitoring, and\nreporting services, located at the Eastern Avenue Hill Complex in Los\nAngeles (1), on behalf of the County, for a contract amount not to exceed\n$1,000,000, commencing upon execution by the County, with an initial three\nyear term and two one-year extension options, for a total maximum contract\nterm of five years, with sufficient funding in the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Capital\nProjects/ Refurbishments budget; find that the proposed actions are exempt\nfrom the California Environmental Quality Act; and authorize the Chief\nExecutive Officer to take the following actions:\nSupplement the initial not to exceed contract amount by up to 25% of\nthe original contract amount based on workload requirements;\nExercise the extension options based upon project demands and\nlevel of satisfaction with services provided; and\nAuthorize additional services and extend the contract expiration date\nas necessary to complete those additional services when those\nadditional services are previously unforeseen, related to a previously\nassigned scope of work on a given project, and are necessary for the\ncompletion of that given project, and suspend and/or terminate the\ncontract for convenience, if it is in the best interest of the County.\n(24-1378)

21. Fire Department Lease Amendment\nRecommendation: Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute a\nproposed lease amendment with the City of Los Angeles, for 1.28 acres of\nland, for the Fire Department’s (Fire) continued use of approximately\n32,753 sq ft of hangar space, located at 16200 Daily Drive in Van Nuys\n(Premises) (3), the proposed amendment will add the additional Premises\nto the existing Premises, so the termination dates will be conterminous, the\nestimated maximum amount for the first two months of the term for the\nproposed additional Premises is $15,200, and the first full year of base\nrental costs is $93,400, the estimated total proposed lease amendment\namount is $335,000 over the three-year and five-month term, the rental\ncosts will be funded independently from the County’s General Fund and is\nalready included in Fire’s existing budget, Fire, as a Special District, relies\nprimarily on property tax revenue to provide essential fire protection,\nlifeguard services, and emergency medical services, Fire will not be\nrequesting additional Net County Cost (NCC) for this action and there will\nbe no impact to NCC, execute any other ancillary documentation necessary\nto effectuate the proposed lease amendment, and take actions necessary\nand appropriate to implement the proposed lease amendment; and find that\nthe proposed lease amendment is exempt from the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act. (24-1417)\nCounty Operations

22. Countywide Language Access Policy\nRecommendation: Approve a Countywide Language Access Policy that will\ndemonstrate the Board’s commitment to equitable access to language\nservices. (Department of Consumer and Business Affairs) APPROVE\n(24-1376)

23. Settlement of Litigation Arising Out of An Employment Matter\nRecommendation: Approve a settlement in the amount of $69,000 in the\nmatter entitled, Nathan Gray v. Los Angeles County Development Authority,\nLos Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23AHCV00225; and instruct the\nExecutive Director of the Los Angeles County Development Authority to\ndraw a warrant to implement this settlement from the Los Angeles County\nDevelopment Authority’s budget. (County Counsel) APPROVE (24-1426)

24. Legal Representation for a Clinical Psychologist\nRecommendation: Find that the administrative proceeding involving a\nHuman Resources clinical psychologist is brought on account of alleged\nacts or omissions performed in the scope of the clinical psychologist’s\nemployment as an employee of the County; find that the defense of the\nclinical psychologist would be in the best interest of the County; find that the\nclinical psychologist acted in good faith, without malice, and in the apparent\ninterest of the County; and direct County Counsel to secure legal\nrepresentation or authorize reimbursement for attorneys’ fees incurred, at\nthe County’s expense, for the Department of Human Resources’ clinical\npsychologist. (Department of Human Resources) APPROVE (24-1373)

25. LA County Library Headquarters Fire Restoration Project\nRecommendation: Approve the additional scope and revised project budget\nof $26,425,000, which reflects an increase of $10,994,000 from the\npreviously Board-approved budget amount of $15,431,000, for the LA\nCounty Library Headquarters Fire Restoration Project, Capital Project No.\n89160 (Project) (4); approve an appropriation adjustment to transfer\n$7,395,000 from the LA County Library Operating budget to the LA County\nLibrary-Accumulative Capital Outlay Fund, to fully fund the Project; and find\nthat the recommended actions are within the scope of the previous\nexemptions and finding of exemption from the California Environmental\nQuality Act. (Internal Services Department) APPROVE 4-VOTES\n(24-1371)

26. Investment Custody and Securities Lending Services Sole Source\nContract Amendment\nRecommendation: Authorize the Interim Treasurer and Tax Collector to\nexecute an amendment to a contract with Citibank, N.A. for Investment\nCustody and Securities Lending Services, to extend the contract term for an\nadditional one-year period from June 1, 2024 through May 31, 2025, with\nan annual contract amount not to exceed $250,000, with funding included in\nthe Fiscal Year 2024-25 Budget; and add, delete, and/or revise certain\nterms and conditions as required under Federal, or State, or local law or\nregulation, or as required by the Board, approve assignment and delegation\nof the contract, resulting from acquisitions, mergers, or other changes in\nownership, make changes to the statement of work, as operationally\nnecessary, and terminate the contract for convenience. (Treasurer and\nTax Collector) APPROVE (24-1431)\nFamily and Social Services

27. United Way of Greater Los Angeles Daytime Services and Senior\nCenters Grant Award Contract\nRecommendation: Approve and authorize the Director of Aging and\nDisabilities to accept and execute an awarded contract amount of\n$150,000, and any additional grant funding augmentations, from the United\nWay of Greater Los Angeles (UWGLA), effective upon execution through\nDecember 31, 2024; execute amendments to extend the term of the\ncontract, if one is offered by UWGLA before expiration; and fund one-time\nphysical site and operation upgrades to expand and improve services at the\nAging and Disabilities Department’s Antelope Valley Senior Center funded\nthrough the contract. (Aging and Disabilities Department) APPROVE\n(24-1400)\nHealth and Mental Health Services

28. Mental Health Final Reconciliation and Cost Settlement Legal Entity\nAgreements\nRecommendation: Approve and authorize the Director of Mental Health to\nexecute a Mental Health Final Reconciliation and Cost Settlement\nagreement with up to 12 Legal Entity contractors, to establish a final\nagreement over the amounts payable to the contractors for services\nfurnished during Fiscal Years (FYs) 2005-06 through 2015-16; waive\ncollection from the contractor of certain payments related to FYs 2002-03\nthrough 2005-06; and release any outstanding contractor appeals related to\nFYs 2005-06 through 2015-16 that have delayed reaching such agreement.\n(Department of Mental Health) APPROVE (24-1404)

29. Healthier Communities Project Services Sole Source Contract\nAmendments\nRecommendation: Approve and authorize the Director of Public Health to\nexecute amendments to two sole source contracts to extend the terms and\nincrease the maximum obligation for the continued provision of the\nSolutions for Healthier Communities Project, effective June 30, 2024\nthrough September 29, 2028 with the University of Southern California\nSchool of Pharmacy, in the amount of $2,019,500, and the Community\nClinic Association of Los Angeles County, in the amount of $1,522,075, fully\nfunded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Solutions for\nEquitable Diabetes Prevention and Management Grant Number\nNU58DP007384 and Innovative Solutions for Cardiovascular Health Grant\nNumber NU58DP007576, Assistance Listing Number 93.988; and authorize\nthe Director to take the following actions: (Department of Public Health)\nAPPROVE\nExecute amendments to the contracts that extend the term through\nMarch 31, 2031 at amounts to be determined by the Director,\ncontingent upon the availability of funds and contractor performance,\nallow the rollover of unspent contract funds, if allowable by the\ngrantor, allow reallocation of funds between budgets, provide an\nincrease or decrease in funding up to 10% above or below the annual\nbase maximum obligation effective upon execution, update the\nstatement of work and/or scope of work, as necessary, and/or correct\nerrors in the contracts' terms and conditions;\nExecute change notices to the contracts that authorize budget\nmodifications, with corresponding modifications to the statement of\nwork and/or scope of work, that are within the same scope of\nservices, as necessary, and/or changes to hours of operation and/or\nservice locations; and\nImmediately suspend or terminate either contract upon issuing a\nwritten notice to a contractor who fails to fully comply with contractual\nrequirements, and terminate either contract for convenience by\nproviding a 30-calendar day advance written notice to the contractor.\n(24-1370)

3. Century Sheriff’s Station Continental Breakfast Fee Waiver\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Mitchell: Waive the $4 per\nvehicle parking fee for approximately 50 vehicles, in the amount of $200,\nexcluding the cost of liability insurance, at Lot 87, for the Sheriff’s\nDepartment’s Century Station Continental Breakfast and a Conversation\nwith Sheriff Luna, at the Station’s Kenneth Hahn Auditorium, to be held on\nApril 23, 2024. (24-1488)

30. Public Health Emergency Preparedness Contracts\nRecommendation: Authorize the Director of Public Health to accept and\nimplement a forthcoming award from the Centers for Disease Control and\nPrevention (CDC), Assistance Listing Number 93.069, to support Public\nHealth Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) for Year 1 of an anticipated\nfive-year award beginning July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2029, at an\nestimated annual amount of $25,000,000, as determined by the CDC; and\nauthorize the Director to take the following actions: (Department of Public\nHealth) APPROVE\nAccept additional funding that may be issued from various funders as\nnew awards in the event of a pandemic, emerging infectious disease\noutbreak, or an all-hazards or other public health emergency, at\namounts to be determined by the funding entity;\nAccept future awards that are consistent with the requirements of the\naward and amendments to the awards that extend the term at\namounts to be determined by the funding entity and/or provide an\nincrease or decrease in funding;\nAccept future amendments that are consistent with the requirements\nof the awards that reflect non-material and/or ministerial revisions to\nthe award’s terms and conditions and allow for the rollover of unspent\nfunds and/or redirection of funds;\nExecute sole source contracts with the Cities of Long Beach,\nPasadena and Los Angeles for the term of July 1, 2024 through June\n30, 2025, with four one-year extension options through June 30,\n2029, at annual maximum obligations to be determined by the\nDirector and dependent on availability of funding, for Public Health\nEmergency Preparedness and Response services;\nExecute one or more competitively solicited contract(s), sole source\ncontract(s), or amendments to existing service contracts related to\npublic health emergency preparedness, response, and recovery, with\ncontract maximum obligations not to exceed $600,000 annually per\nservice contract, funded by sources to include, but not limited to, the\nCDC, California Department of Public Health (CDPH), Department of\nHomeland Security, and/or Measure B;\nExecute amendments to the contracts that extend the term, allow the\nrollover of unspent contract funds, if allowable by the funding source,\nallow reallocation of funds between budgets, provide an increase or\ndecrease in funding up to 10% above or below the annual base\nmaximum obligation effective upon execution, update the statement\nof work and/or scope of work, as necessary, and/or correct errors in\nthe terms and conditions;\nExecute change notices to the contracts that authorize modifications\nto the budget with corresponding modifications to the statement of\nwork and/or scope of work, that are within the same scope of\nservices, as necessary, and/or changes to hours of operation and/or\nservice locations;\nImmediately suspend or terminate the contracts upon issuing a\nwritten notice to contractors who fail to fully comply with contractual\nrequirements and terminate contracts for convenience by providing a\n30-calendar day advance written notice to contractors;\nPurchase food and beverages for 10 public health emergency\nvolunteer preparedness trainings, drills, and exercises scheduled\nannually in amounts not to exceed $3,525 per training, with an\nestimated 100 attendees, 100% offset by CDC or CDPH funding; and\nPurchase food and beverages for up to eight community stakeholder\nworkshops annually in amounts not to exceed $3,525 per workshop\nwith an estimated 100 attendees, 100% offset by CDC or CDPH\nfunding. (24-1364)

31. Community Based Communication and Engagement Campaigns\nMedia Services Master Agreement Work Order Amendments\nRecommendation: Approve and authorize the Director of Public Health to\nexecute an amendment to a Master Agreement Work Order (MAWO) with\nTeam Friday, Inc. (Team Friday) for the provision of Community Based\nCommunication and Engagement Campaigns Media Services, and increase\nthe maximum obligation by $1,100,000, from $1,100,000 to $2,200,000, for\nthe period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, and extend the term\nthrough June 30, 2025 at a maximum obligation of $1,350,000 for the\nperiod of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025, 100% funded by Centers for\nDisease Control and Prevention, Assistance Listing Number 93.354,\nCalifornia Department of Public Health Future of Public Health, and Care\nFirst Community Investment funding; and execute future MAWO\namendments with Team Friday that extend the term for an additional\none-year period through June 30, 2026 at amounts to be determined by the\nDirector, contingent upon availability of funds and contractor performance,\nallow the rollover of unspent MAWO funds, and provide an increase or\ndecrease in funding up to 25% above or below each period's annual base\nmaximum amount, effective upon amendment execution or at the beginning\nof the applicable MAWO period, which may include corresponding revisions\nto the scope of work, as necessary, future increases or amendments shall\nnot exceed $2,000,000 annually without additional delegated authority from\nthe Board. (Department of Public Health) APPROVE (24-1363)\nCommunity Services

32. Mobile Spay and Neuter and Vaccination Services Contract\nAmendments\nRecommendation: Authorize the Director of Animal Care and Control to\namend contracts with Simi Valley Nonprofit Spay and Neuter Clinic and\nSpay4LA for the continued provision of mobile spay and neuter and\nvaccination services, the current maximum annual contract amount is\n$150,000 for each contract, and the Department will increase the amount\nwhen additional funds are identified. (Department of Animal Care and\nControl) APPROVE (24-1382)

33. Norwood Library Refurbishment Project and the Young Learners and\nStudent Support Programs Grant Awards\nRecommendation: Accept grant funding of $1,500,000 from the State\nLibrary for the Library’s Norwood Library Refurbishment Project (Project)\nand the Young Learners and Student Support Programs (1 and 4);\nauthorize the County Librarian to execute documents, agreements or\namendments associated with the acceptance and use of the grant, and\naccept and execute grants and awards from the State Library, Federal,\nState, and other public and private agencies, in support of the Project and\nof early learning and student success programs and services; and find that\nthe proposed actions are not a project under the California Environmental\nQuality Act. (LA County Library) APPROVE (24-1406)

34. Arcadia Tennis Center at Arcadia Community Regional Park\nAgreement Amendment\nRecommendation: Authorize the Director of Parks and Recreation to\nnegotiate and execute a sole source amendment to an agreement with\niTennis, Inc., for the continued management, operation, and maintenance of\nArcadia Tennis Center at Arcadia Community Regional Park (5), extend the\nterm for an additional period of one year, with 12 month-to-month extension\noptions, for a maximum extension of 24 months, add and/or change certain\nterms and conditions, as required by the Board, execute future\namendments to exercise the extension options, and suspend or terminate\nthe agreement, or assign the agreement, if deemed necessary, in\naccordance with the approved terms and condition of the agreement; and\nfind that the proposed actions are exempt from the California Environmental\nQuality Act. (Department of Parks and Recreation) APPROVE (24-1410)

35. Olive View-UCLA Medical Center Elevators Modernization Project\nConstruction Contract\nRecommendation: Establish and approve the proposed Olive View-UCLA\nMedical Center Elevators Modernization Project, Capital Project No. 87824\n(Project) (3), with a total Project budget of $15,987,000; approve the Fiscal\nYear (FY) 2023-24 appropriation adjustment to allocate $431,000 from the\nDepartment of Health Services' Enterprise Fund Committed for Department\nof Health Services to fund the estimated FY 2023-24 expenditures for the\nProject; find that The PENTA Building Group, LLC, is the responsive and\nresponsible proposer that submitted the best value Design-Build proposal\nfor the design and construction of the Project; find that the proposed Project\nis exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act; and authorize the\nDirector to take the following actions: (Department of Public Works)\nAPPROVE 4-VOTES\nExecute a Design-Build agreement with The PENTA Building Group,\nLLC, for the Project for a not to exceed maximum contract amount of\n$10,410,372, inclusive of the base contract amount of $10,010,372,\nand the design completion allowance of $400,000, and suspend\nand/or terminate the contract for convenience, if it is in the best\ninterest of the County; and\nWith concurrence of the Chief Executive Officer, exercise control over\nthe design completion allowance, including the authority to reallocate\nthe allowance into the contract amount, as appropriate, in\naccordance with the Project specifications. (24-1424)

36. Walnut Park Pocket Park Development Project Construction Contract\nRecommendation: Approve the revised total project budget for the Walnut\nPark Pocket Park Development Project, Capital Project No. 69877 (Project)\n(4), to $4,926,437 from the previously approved budget of $4,622,842;\napprove an appropriation adjustment to reflect an increase $304,000 in\nappropriation to the Project, to fully offset with revenue from the Los\nAngeles County Regional Park and Open Space District Safe, Clean\nNeighborhood Parks, Open Space, Beaches, Rivers Protection, and Water\nConservation Measure of 2016 (Measure A), to fully fund the Project; and\nfind that the recommended actions related to the previously approved\nProject are not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act.\n(Department of Public Works) APPROVE 4-VOTES (24-1367)

37. Hubert H. Humphrey and Edward R. Roybal Comprehensive Health\nCenters Elevator Modernization Projects Construction Contract\nRecommendation: Establish and approve the Hubert H. Humphrey\nComprehensive Health Center Elevator Modernization Project, Capital\nProject (CP) No. 87979, with a total project budget of $4,000,000, and the\nEdward R. Roybal Comprehensive Health Center Elevator Modernization\nProject, CP No. 87980, with a total project budget of $3,840,000 (Projects)\n(1); approve the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24 appropriation adjustment to\nallocate $1,400,000 and $1,250,000 from the Department of Health\nServices' Enterprise Fund-Committed for Health Services to fund the\nestimated FY 2023-24 expenditures for the Projects, respectively; authorize\nthe Director of Public Works to deliver the proposed Projects using\nBoard-approved Job Order Contracts; and find that the Projects are exempt\nfrom the California Environmental Quality Act. (Department of Public\nWorks) APPROVE 4-VOTES (24-1420)

38. East Los Angeles Monument Improvements Project Construction\nContract\nRecommendation: Approve the East Los Angeles Monument Improvements\nProject (Project) (1), and authorize the Director of Public Works to adopt the\nplans and specifications and advertise for bids at an estimated construction\ncontract amount between $900,000 and $1,400,000 for the Project, with\nfunding included in the First Supervisorial District's Transportation\nImprovement Program in the Measure M Local Return Fund Fiscal Year\n2023-24 Budget; find that the proposed Project is exempt from the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act; and authorize the Director of Public\nWorks, acting as the Road Commissioner, to take the following actions:\n(Department of Public Works) ADOPT\nAdvertise for bids when ready to advertise the Project;\nOpen and examine bids received at a public meeting called by the\nDirector, and determine whether the bid of the apparent responsible\ncontractor with the lowest apparent responsive bid is, in fact,\nresponsive and, if not responsive, determine which apparent\nresponsible contractor submitted the lowest responsive bid;\nAward and execute a construction contract for the Project with the\nresponsible contractor with the lowest responsive bid within or less\nthan the estimated amount range or that exceeds the estimated\namount range by no more than 15% if additional funds have been\nidentified; and\nExtend the date and time for the receipt of bids, allow substitution of\nsubcontractors and relief of bidders, approve and execute change\norders within the same monetary limits delegated to the Director,\naccept the Project upon its final completion, and release retention\nmoney withheld. (24-1377)

39. Consumer Affairs Office Refurbishment Project Construction Contract\nRecommendation: Approve the proposed Consumer Affairs Office\nRefurbishment Project, Capital Project (CP) No. 8A010 (1), with a total\nproject budget of $3,943,000, funded with $1,173,000 of Net County Cost\n(NCC) and $2,770,000 of NCC derived from the Department of Consumer\nand Business Affairs (DCBA) prior years savings; approve an appropriation\nadjustment to transfer $1,997,000 from the completed Consumer Affairs\nOffice Renovations Project, CP No. 87257, and $100,000 from DCBA’s\noperating budget to CP No. 8A010, to fully fund the proposed project;\nauthorize the Director of Public Works to deliver the proposed project using\na Board-approved Job Order Contract; and find that the proposed project is\nexempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. (Department of\nPublic Works) APPROVE (24-1401)

4. A Zero-Emission Vehicle Master Plan for Los Angeles County\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Horvath: Instruct the Interim\nDirector of Internal Services, in collaboration with the Chief Sustainability\nOfficer, the Directors of Regional Planning and Public Works, and the\nAgricultural Commissioner/Director of Weights and Measures, to develop\nwithin 180 days, a Zero-Emission (ZEV) Vehicle Master Plan that includes\ngoals, strategies, and technical guidance to deliver on the County’s\nzero-emission fleet goals, expand electric vehicle (EV) charger\ninfrastructure throughout the County, promote EV ownership, and enhance\nEV charger reliability, with the plan to include the following:\nProposed strategies for EV infrastructure development across the\nCounty and an update from the Internal Services Department on the\n2021 Zero Emission Infrastructure Plan, including specific updates on\ndata-based solutions for EV charger deployment, as well as the\ndevelopment of the dashboard to identify patterns in usage and types\nof users; the 10-year deployment plan for Level 2 and Level 3/DC fast\nchargers; and the training program, action plan, and resources\nneeded to build internal capacity of existing County staff to support\nclean transportation planning and EV supply equipment installation\nand maintenance;\nPartnership with local electric utility companies to identify strategies\nfor EV infrastructure development;\nA report from all relevant County Departments to identify the barriers\nto implementing the Clean Fuel - Sustainable Fleet (Policy) and\ninternal action plans to expand their zero-emission fleet and charging\ninfrastructure;\nInternal action plans from the Interim Director of Internal Services , the\nDirector of Public Works, the Sheriff, and the Fire Chief , to accelerate\nZEV acquisitions, including strategies to plan for and fund required\ncharging infrastructure to ensure County Departments can transition\nto ZEV vehicles while avoiding operational impacts;\nPerformance standards and equipment specifications, that are in line\nwith State and Federal legislative efforts, to ensure high reliability and\nrecordkeeping of EV charging infrastructure installed for public- and\nprivately-owned shared EV charging stations , including infrastructure\ninstalled in County facilities;\nRecommendations on programs and code amendments that would\nexpand EV charging zones in all appropriate areas in the County ,\nsuch as for EV charging stations for new residential and\nnonresidential developments that incorporates standards from the\nCalifornia Green Building Standards Code;\nWith the assistance from the Director of Public Works and the\nGovernor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) ,\nZEV, identify obstacles in the permitting of EV chargers in the County\nand contracted cities, and provide recommendations for\nimprovements to the process, ensuring compliance with Assembly\nBill (AB) 1236, AB 970, and AB 126;\nA plan to partner with the Director of Economic Opportunity,\nCalifornia Conservation Corps, International Brotherhood of Electrical\nWorkers, Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator, GO-Biz, and other\nrelevant organizations , to identify and expand green job workforce\ntraining opportunities particularly for technicians to become\nRegistered Service Agents to install EV chargers and to perform\nmaintenance and repair services;\nWith the assistance of the Director of Regional Planning, a plan to\ntrack metrics on key ZEV adoption as identified in the 2045 Climate\nAction Plan, including the number of ZEV registered and number of\nnon-ZEVs registered in unincorporated Los Angeles County; the total\nsales of gasoline and diesel fuel in unincorporated Los Angeles\nCounty; the total number of gas stations decommissioned in\nunincorporated Los Angeles County; and specific tracking metrics for\nzero-emission infrastructure in unincorporated Los Angeles County;\nPartnership opportunities with private, government, and\nnon-governmental entities to ensure best practices including, but not\nlimited to, the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator and the public-private\nTransportation Electrification Partnership;\nStrategies and a community outreach plan to ensure low-income\ncommunities have equitable access to infrastructure;\nTargets for grant funding and strategies to finance EV purchases\nusing IRA tax credits and other State and Federal grants that are\nnewly available to governments;\nStaffing or other resources needed to implement these strategies;\nand\nAn annual report back to the Board with updates on the progress\ntowards implementing all aspects of the ZEV Plan, including\nDepartments’ progress in meeting their clean fleet goals. (24-1487)

40. Early Action Implementation for Los Angeles County Urban Forest\nManagement Plan Grant Funding\nRecommendation: Authorize the Director of Public Works to accept grant\nfunds up to $8,000,000 from the United States Department of Agriculture's\nUrban and Community Forestry Program for the Early Action\nImplementation for Los Angeles County Urban Forest Management Plan to\naddress the urban tree canopy deficit within disadvantaged communities in\nthe unincorporated County (1, 2, 4 and 5), file and execute any necessary\napplications, contracts, certifications and assurances, agreements, reports,\nand amendments, including extensions of time to complete the project or\nprogram, minor changes in project scope, and alterations in the grant\namount, or any other required documents with the United States\nDepartment of Agriculture on behalf of the County related to the grant, and\nsign and submit requests for payment from the United States Department of\nAgriculture; and find that the proposed actions are not a project under the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act. (Department of Public Works)\nAPPROVE (24-1423)

41. Resolution of Summary Vacation in the Unincorporated Community of\nSan Jose Hills\nRecommendation: Find that the portion of the easements for sanitary sewer\npurposes north of Valley Boulevard between Alderton Avenue and Giano\nAvenue in the unincorporated community of San Jose Hills (1), is no longer\nrequired for public use and can be vacated pursuant to the California Health\nand Safety Code, and the portion of the easements for sanitary sewer\npurposes north of Valley Boulevard between Alderton Avenue and Giano\nAvenue is determined to be excess by the easement holder and there are\nno public facilities located within the easements, pursuant to the California\nStreets and Highways Code; adopt a Resolution of Summary Vacation of a\nPortion of Sanitary Sewer Easements north of Valley Boulevard between\nAlderton Avenue and Giano Avenue; upon approval, authorize the Director\nof Public Works to record the certified original resolution with the\nRegistrar-Recorder/County Clerk; and find that the proposed project is\nexempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. (Department of\nPublic Works) ADOPT (24-1384)

42. Annexation and Levying of Assessments for County Lighting Districts\nin the Unincorporated Area of Hacienda Heights\nRecommendation: Adopt a resolution of intention to Annex Approved\nTentative Subdivision Territory to County Lighting Maintenance District\n1687 and County Lighting District Landscaping and Lighting Act-1 (CLD\nLLA-1), Unincorporated Zone, located in the unincorporated area of\nHacienda Heights (1), and order the levying of assessments within the\nannexed territory for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26; advertise and set June 11,\n2024 at 9:30 a.m. for a public hearing regarding the proposed annexation of\nterritory and levying of annual assessments based on the FY 2023-24\nAnnual Engineer's Report, which establishes assessments based on land\nuse type for all zones within CLD LLA-1 for street lighting purposes with an\nannual base assessment rate of $5 for single-family residences in the\nUnincorporated Zone; and find that the proposed project is exempt from the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act. (Department of Public Works)\nADOPT (24-1403)

43. Tesoro SoCal Pipeline Company LLC Proprietary Petroleum Pipeline\nFranchise\nRecommendation: Adopt a resolution of intention to grant a five-year\nproprietary petroleum pipeline franchise to Tesoro SoCal Pipeline Company\nLLC (2 and 4); advertise and set May 14, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. for a public\nhearing to adopt a proposed ordinance to grant a five-year proprietary\npetroleum pipeline franchise to Tesoro SoCal Pipeline Company LLC; and\nfind that the proposed project is exempt from the California Environmental\nQuality Act. (Department of Public Works) ADOPT (Relates to Agenda\nNo. 77) (24-1427)

44. County Lighting Districts Levying of Annual Assessments - Fiscal\nYear 2024-25\nRecommendation: Approve and file the Engineer's Report for the proposed\nannual levying of assessments in County Lighting District Landscaping and\nLighting Act-1 (CLD LLA-1) for street lighting purposes for Fiscal Year (FY)\n2024-25; adopt a resolution of intention to order the levying of assessments\nin CLD LLA-1 for FY 2024-25; advertise and set for May 14, 2024 at 9:30\na.m. for a public hearing on the proposed continuation of the FY 2023-24\nlevying of annual assessments in CLD LLA-1 for FY 2024-25 in all zones\nidentified in the FY 2024-25 Engineer's Report; and find that the proposed\nproject is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act.\n(Department of Public Works) ADOPT (24-1411)

45. Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Replacement Program Construction\nContract\nRecommendation: Find that the scope of work to be carried out by the\nproposed change orders are within the scope of the environmental impacts\nanalyzed in the previously certified Final Environmental Impact Report and\nsubsequent Addenda Nos. 1, 2 and 3 for the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center\nCampus Master Plan; approve and authorize the Director of Public Works\nto finalize negotiations and execute five change orders with Hensel Phelps\nConstruction Company for the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Replacement\nProgram (2), for not-to-exceed amounts as detailed below: (Department of\nPublic Works) APPROVE\n$1,430,000, to provide five uninterruptible power supply units and\nassociated infrastructure at the Imaging and Consolidated Procedure\nDepartments in the Inpatient Tower;\n$2,200,000, to provide the infrastructure to increase the quantity of\nElectric Vehicle charging stations from 10% to 25% of all parking\nspaces at Parking Structure A;\n$840,000, to add four spare circuit breakers to the switchgear at the\nCentral Utility Plant;\n$2,910,000, to add four feeders from the 12-kilovolt Building to\nElectrical Manholes 11 and 12 and the Central Utility Plant; and\n$4,700,000, to construct an electrical distribution building at the east\nside of campus. (24-1425)

46. Final Map Tract in the Unincorporated Community of Castaic\nRecommendation: Approve the final map for Tract 52584 in the\nunincorporated community of Castaic (5); accept grants and dedications as\nindicated on the final map for Tract 52584; and find that approval of the final\nmap is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. (Department\nof Public Works) APPROVE (24-1372)

47. Traffic Regulations in the Unincorporated Communities of East La\nMirada and South Whittier\nRecommendation: Adopt and/or rescind traffic regulation orders to support\ntraffic safety and enhance traffic flow in the unincorporated communities of\nEast La Mirada and South Whittier (4); and find that adopting and/or\nrescinding traffic regulation orders and posting or removing the\ncorresponding regulatory and advisory signage are exempt from the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act. (Department of Public Works)\nADOPT (24-1383)

48. Traffic Regulations in the Unincorporated Communities of Altadena,\nDesert View Highlands, and La Crescenta-Montrose\nRecommendation: Adopt and/or rescind traffic regulation orders to support\ntraffic safety, enhance traffic flow, and facilitate passenger loading at a\nschool in the unincorporated communities of Altadena, Desert View\nHighlands, and La Crescenta-Montrose (5); and find that adopting and/or\nrescinding traffic regulation orders and posting or removing the\ncorresponding regulatory and advisory signage are exempt from the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act. (Department of Public Works)\nADOPT (24-1387)

49. Negotiated Property Tax Exchange Joint Resolution\nRecommendation: Acting as the Governing Body of the County, the LA\nCounty Library, the Consolidated Fire Protection District, and the County\nWaterworks District No. 40, Antelope Valley, adopt the Negotiated Property\nTax Exchange Joint Resolution approving and accepting the negotiated\nexchange of property tax revenue resulting from Annexation 40-159\n(4-215), Local Agency Formation Commission Designation 2023-05, on\nbehalf of the County, the LA County Library, the Consolidated Fire\nProtection District, and the County Waterworks District No. 40, Antelope\nValley (5); authorize the Director of Public Works, the County Librarian, and\nthe Fire Chief, on behalf of the County, the County Waterworks District No.\n40, Antelope Valley, the LA County Library, and the Consolidated Fire\nProtection District, to take all actions necessary to effectuate the Negotiated\nProperty Tax Exchange Joint Resolution; and find that the adoption of the\nNegotiated Property Tax Exchange Joint Resolution, is either not a project,\nor is exempt, from the California Environmental Quality Act. (Department\nof Public Works) ADOPT (24-1388)

5. Proclaiming April 30th as “Jane Fonda Day” in Los Angeles County\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Horvath: Proclaim April 30th\nof each year as “Jane Fonda Day” throughout Los Angeles County\nbeginning in 2024; promote attendance at the Board meeting on April 30,\n2024, where Jane Fonda will be recognized by the Board; and encourage\ncommunities across Los Angeles to celebrate the contributions of Jane\nFonda by engaging in service and advocacy for social and environmental\ncauses. (24-1496)

50. Negotiated Property Tax Exchange Joint Resolution\nRecommendation: Acting as the Governing Body of the County, the LA\nCounty Library, the Consolidated Fire Protection District, and the County\nWaterworks District No. 40, Antelope Valley, adopt the Negotiated Property\nTax Exchange Joint Resolutions approving and accepting the negotiated\nexchange of property tax revenue resulting from Annexation 40-160\n(4-216), Local Agency Formation Commission Designation 2023-09, on\nbehalf of the County, the LA County Library, the Consolidated Fire\nProtection District, and the County Waterworks District No. 40, Antelope\nValley (5); authorize the Director of Public Works, the County Librarian, and\nthe Fire Chief, on behalf of the County, the County Waterworks District No.\n40, Antelope Valley, the LA County Library, and the Consolidated Fire\nProtection District, to take all actions necessary to effectuate the Negotiated\nProperty Tax Exchange Joint Resolution; and find that the adoption of the\nNegotiated Property Tax Exchange Joint Resolution is either not a project,\nor is exempt, from the California Environmental Quality Act. (Department\nof Public Works) ADOPT (24-1393)\nPublic Safety

51. Client Case Management System Contract Amendment\nRecommendation: Approve and authorize the Alternate Public Defender to\nexecute an amendment to a contract with Publicis Sapient Corporation to\nincrease the contract maximum amount by $2,262,500, from $8,743,964.80\nto $11,006,464.80, using projected expenditure savings in the APD Fiscal\nYear 2023-24 Final Adopted Budget, to update the various exhibits to add\ncritical features to the Client Case Management System, and update the\nterms and conditions. (Alternate Public Defender) APPROVE (NOTE: The\nActing Chief Information Officer recommends approval of this item.)\n(24-1414)

52. Acquisition of Ten Pumper Apparatus and Nine Paramedic Rescue\nSquad Bodies\nRecommendation: Acting as the Governing Body of the Consolidated Fire\nProtection District (District), approve the District's request and authorize the\nInterim Director of Internal Services, as the County's Purchasing Agent, to\nproceed with the solicitation and acquisition of capital asset items in excess\nof $250,000, which consists of 10 Type 1 Pumpers at an approximate\namount of $1,089,000 each, and nine Paramedic Rescue Squad Bodies at\nan approximate amount of $147,000 each, for a combined total amount of\n$12,213,000; approve an appropriation adjustment to transfer $2,325,000\nfrom the Fire Department - Developer Fee Fund to the Fire Department\nVehicle Accumulated Capital Outlay Fund (ACO) for the purchase of two\nType 1 Pumpers and one Paramedic Rescue Squad Body, funding for the\neight Type 1 Pumpers and eight Paramedic Rescue Squad Bodies will be\nfunded by the District, with sufficient funding available in the District’s Fiscal\nYear 2023-24 Vehicle ACO Fund’s Final Adopted Budget; and find that\nthese purchases are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act.\n(Fire Department) APPROVE 4-VOTES (24-1368)

53. United States Department of Health and Human Services Grant Award\nRecommendation: Acting as the Governing Body of the Consolidated Fire\nProtection District, authorize the Fire Chief to accept grant award funds\nfrom the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Health\nResources and Services Administration, in the amount of $201,834, to\nprocure three automated chest compression devices (ACCDs) and two\nadvanced cardiac monitor/defibrillator devices, to sustain life saving\nservices for the community of Pomona; approve an appropriation\nadjustment in the amount of $202,000 to increase the revenue and Capital\nAssets - Equipment appropriation in the Executive Budget Unit; authorize\nthe Fire Chief to execute the grant award agreement and all future\namendments, extensions, augmentations, and requests for reimbursement\nto meet the conditions of the grant award; and find that the acceptance of\nthe award is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. (Fire\nDepartment) APPROVE 4-VOTES (24-1374)\nOrdinances for Adoption

54. County Code, Title 5 - Personnel, and Title 6 - Salaries Amendment\nOrdinance for adoption amending County Code, Title 5 - Personnel and\nTitle 6 - Salaries, amending Section 5.40.190 to add one employee\nclassification entitled to receive a flat monthly allowance, amending Section\n6.10.105 to amend the classifications eligible for the Management Peace\nOfficer Standards and Training bonus in the Sheriff’s Department, adding\nand establishing salaries for five employee classifications, and adding,\ndeleting, and/or changing certain employee classifications and number of\nordinance positions in the Departments of Health Services, Military and\nVeterans Affairs, Public Health, and Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk.\nADOPT (24-1205)

55. County Code, Title 8 - Consumer Protection, Business, and Wage\nRegulations Amendment\nOrdinance for adoption amending County Code, Title 8 - Consumer\nProtection, Business, and Wage Regulations, by adding Chapter 8.102 -\nFair Workweek, to provide predictable working hours and related benefits to\nemployees of certain retail businesses with more than 300 employees in the\nunincorporated areas of the County of Los Angeles, Chapter 8.102 - Fair\nWorkweek defines the retail employees and retail employers subject to the\nordinance, establishes requirements for employers to provide employees\nwith predictable working hours and advance notice and information relating\nto work schedules, prohibits retaliation against employees who exercise\nrights provided by this ordinance, establishes penalties and fines for\nviolations, authorizes the Department of Consumer and Business Affairs to\nenforce the ordinance, including authorization to issue subpoenas, and\ncreates a violation appeals process. ADOPT (24-1149)

56. County Code, Title 8 - Consumer Protection, Business and Wage\nRegulations Amendment\nOrdinance for adoption amending County Code, Title 8 - Consumer\nProtection, Business and Wage Regulations, to create the Rental Housing\nHabitability Program, this ordinance centralizes and expands the inspection\nprocess that enforces State and County habitability requirements, requires\nroutine inspections of every Rental Housing Unit within the unincorporated\nareas of the County to take place every four years, in addition to any\ncomplaint-based inspections, creates the position of County Housing\nProgram Chief with the authority to administer and enforce the Rental\nHousing Habitability Program, and develop policies, rules and regulations to\naid in enforcement, creates an enforcement system that allows for\ninspections, notices of violations, and orders to comply, together with the\nability to issue fines, penalties, and other remedies to obtain compliance,\nand provides for a two-level administrative hearing review process involving\nan initial administrative hearing as well as a second level appeal. ADOPT\n(24-0831)

57. County Code, Title 8 - Consumer Protection, Business and Wage\nRegulations Amendment\nOrdinance for adoption amending County Code, Title 8 - Consumer\nProtection, Business and Wage Regulations to create a Rent Escrow\nAccount Program (REAP), that provides an additional method to obtain\ncompliance when a Rental Housing Property or Unit is out of compliance\nwith habitability standards and the Landlord fails to correct any cited\nconditions or violations in a timely manner; creates the position of the\nCounty REAP Administrator who is responsible for administering REAP,\nwhich includes, but is not limited to, managing tenant outreach and\neducation, creating an escrow account, and maintaining the required\naccounting documents; and allows a Hearing Officer to order rent\nreductions in line with the severity of the violations as set forth in the rent\nreduction schedule, following the placement of a property into REAP.\nADOPT (24-1471)\nMiscellaneous

58. Settlement of the Matter Entitled, Dianne Lugardo v. County of Los\nAngeles, et al.\nLos Angeles County Contract Cities Liability Trust Fund Claims Board's\nrecommendation: Authorize settlement of the matter entitled, Dianne\nLugardo v. County of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case\nNo. 20STCV15283 in the amount of $4,700,000 and instruct the\nAuditor-Controller to draw a warrant to implement this settlement from the\nSheriff's Department Contract Cities Trust Fund's budget.\nThis lawsuit concerns allegations of an automobile accident involving a\nSheriff's Deputy. (24-1412)

59. Settlement of the Matter Entitled, Antonio Rodriguez v. County of Los\nAngeles, et al.\nLos Angeles County Contract Cities Liability Trust Fund Claims Board's\nrecommendation: Authorize settlement of the matter entitled, Antonio\nRodriguez v. County of Los Angeles, et al., United States District Court\nCase No. 2:21-CV-06574 in the amount of $800,000 and instruct the\nAuditor-Controller to draw a warrant to implement this settlement from the\nSheriff's Department Contract Cities Trust Fund's budget.\nThis lawsuit concerns allegations of Plaintiff's detention civil rights\nviolations, excessive force, and accidental shooting by a Sheriff's Deputy.\n(24-1413)

6. Assuring that No Employee of the County of Los Angeles is\nExperiencing Homelessness\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisors Hahn and Mitchell: Instruct\nthe Director of Personnel and the Chief Executive Officer to conduct a\nvoluntary confidential survey of all County employees asking for, and not\nlimited to, questions, such as Department of employment, demographic\ndata, including spousal or partner status and number of dependents,\nsalary/wages range, debt owed (e.g., student, medical, or other), housing\nsituation (e.g., if they are sleeping in their car, couch surfing or renting a\nroom, or if they have stable housing), currently collecting or enrolled in any\nCounty benefit programs, and any past system involvement (e.g., formerly\nincarcerated, child welfare or juvenile justice involved, or domestic violence\nsurvivor); and instruct the Director of Personnel, and the Chief Executive\nOfficer, through the Homeless Initiative, in consultation with the Directors of\nMental Health, Public Social Services, and Consumer and Business Affairs,\nto report back to the Board in writing within 120 days of the conclusion of\nthe survey, to provide the Board with recommendations on services and\nprotocols that would be most beneficial to preventing and reducing\nhomeless risk for County employees, as identified through the survey\nresults, including, and not limited to, recommendations on programs to\nconnect homeless or housing insecure County employees to case\nmanagement services and/or access to housing navigation resources\nthrough County Departments or partner agencies, any policy, ordinance, or\nlegislative changes that would remove barriers to retaining employment for\nhousing insecure and homeless individuals, and to prohibit discrimination\nagainst employees who may identify as homeless or unhoused. (24-1493)

60. Antelope Valley Community College District Election\nRequest from the Antelope Valley Community College District: Render\nspecified services relating to the conduct of a Governing Board Member\nElection and consolidate with the Statewide General Election, to be held\nNovember 5, 2024. APPROVE AND INSTRUCT THE\nREGISTRAR-RECORDER/COUNTY CLERK TO COMPLY,\nJURISDICTION TO PAY ALL COSTS (24-1395)

61. Bellflower Unified School District Election\nRequest from the Bellflower Unified School District: Render specified\nservices relating to the conduct of a Governing Board Member Election and\nconsolidate with the Statewide General Election, to be held November 5,\n2024. APPROVE AND INSTRUCT THE\nREGISTRAR-RECORDER/COUNTY CLERK TO COMPLY,\nJURISDICTION TO PAY ALL COSTS (24-1379)

62. Beverly Hills Unified School District Election\nRequest from the Beverly Hills Unified School District: Render specified\nservices relating to the conduct of a Governing Board Member Election and\nconsolidate with the Statewide General Election, to be held November 5,\n2024. APPROVE AND INSTRUCT THE\nREGISTRAR-RECORDER/COUNTY CLERK TO COMPLY,\nJURISDICTION TO PAY ALL COSTS (24-1380)

63. City of Hermosa Beach Election\nRequest from the City of Hermosa Beach: Render specified services\nrelating to the conduct of a General Municipal Election and consolidate with\nthe Statewide General Election, to be held November 5, 2024. APPROVE\nAND INSTRUCT THE REGISTRAR-RECORDER/COUNTY CLERK TO\nCOMPLY, JURISDICTION TO PAY ALL COSTS (24-1381)

64. Kinneloa Irrigation District Election\nRequest from the Kinneloa Irrigation District (District): Approve the District's\nrequest to change its General District Elections from the first Tuesday after\nthe first Monday in November of odd years, to the first Tuesday after the\nfirst Monday in November of even years and consolidate these elections\nwith the Statewide General Elections conducted by the County, effective\nNovember 2026. APPROVE (24-1396)

65. Lancaster School District Election\nRequest from the Lancaster School District: Render specified services\nrelating to the conduct of a Governing Board Member Election and\nconsolidate with the Statewide General Election, to be held November 5,\n2024. APPROVE AND INSTRUCT THE\nREGISTRAR-RECORDER/COUNTY CLERK TO COMPLY,\nJURISDICTION TO PAY ALL COSTS (24-1397)

66. Manhattan Beach Unified School District Election\nRequest from the Manhattan Beach Unified School District: Render\nspecified services relating to the conduct of a Governing Board Member\nElection and consolidate with the Statewide General Election, to be held\nNovember 5, 2024. APPROVE AND INSTRUCT THE\nREGISTRAR-RECORDER/COUNTY CLERK TO COMPLY,\nJURISDICTION TO PAY ALL COSTS (24-1390)

67. Newhall School District Election\nRequest from the Newhall School District: Render specified services\nrelating to the conduct of a Governing Board Member Election and\nconsolidate with the Statewide General Election, to be held November 5,\n2024. APPROVE AND INSTRUCT THE\nREGISTRAR-RECORDER/COUNTY CLERK TO COMPLY,\nJURISDICTION TO PAY ALL COSTS (24-1391)

68. Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District Election\nRequest from the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District: Render\nspecified services relating to the conduct of a Governing Board Member\nElection and consolidate with the Statewide General Election, to be held\nNovember 5, 2024. APPROVE AND INSTRUCT THE\nREGISTRAR-RECORDER/COUNTY CLERK TO COMPLY,\nJURISDICTION TO PAY ALL COSTS (24-1392)

69. Valle Lindo School District Election\nRequest from the Valle Lindo School District: Render specified services\nrelating to the conduct of a Governing Board Member Election and\nconsolidate with the Statewide General Election, to be held November 5,\n2024. APPROVE AND INSTRUCT THE\nREGISTRAR-RECORDER/COUNTY CLERK TO COMPLY,\nJURISDICTION TO PAY ALL COSTS (24-1394)

7. Race-Neutral Shooting Targets - County Support for Senate Bill 1020\n(Bradford)\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Hahn: Direct the Chief\nExecutive Officer, through the Legislative Affairs and Intergovernmental\nRelations Branch, to support Senate Bill 1020 (Bradford), legislation which\nwould ensure that all shooting targets used for training by law enforcement\nentities and other agencies be race-neutral, specifically by prohibiting the\nuse of ethnic shooting targets by local agencies. (24-1484)

70. Westside Union School District Election\nRequest from the Westside Union School District: Render specified\nservices relating to the conduct of a Governing Board Member Election and\nconsolidate with the Statewide General Election, to be held November 5,\n2024. APPROVE AND INSTRUCT THE\nREGISTRAR-RECORDER/COUNTY CLERK TO COMPLY,\nJURISDICTION TO PAY ALL COSTS (24-1389)

71. Wrightwood Community Services District Election\nRequest from the Wrightwood Community Services District: Render\nspecified services relating to the conduct of a Governing Board Member\nElection and consolidate with the Statewide General Election, to be held\nNovember 5, 2024. APPROVE AND INSTRUCT THE\nREGISTRAR-RECORDER/COUNTY CLERK TO COMPLY,\nJURISDICTION TO PAY ALL COSTS (24-1398)

72. Los Angeles Community College District Levying of Taxes\nRequest from the Los Angeles Community College District (District): Adopt\na resolution authorizing the County to levy taxes in an amount sufficient to\npay the principal of, and interest on, the District’s 2022 Election General\nObligation Bonds, Series B (Bonds), in an aggregate principal amount not\nto exceed $100,000,000; and direct the Auditor-Controller to place on the\n2024-25 tax roll, and all subsequent tax rolls, taxes sufficient to fulfill the\nrequirements of the debt service schedule for the Bonds, that will be\nprovided to the Auditor-Controller by the District following the sale of the\nBonds. ADOPT (24-1405)\nMiscellaneous Additions

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

74. Items not on the posted agenda, to be presented and (if requested) referred\nto staff or placed on the agenda for action at a future meeting of the Board,\nor matters 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 - (2)\n(12-9996)

75. Recommendations by individual Supervisors to establish, extend or\notherwise modify cash rewards for information concerning crimes,\nconsistent with the Los Angeles County Code. (12-9997)\nII. ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION 76 - 77

76. County Code, Title 4 - Revenue and Finance Amendment\nOrdinance for introduction amending County Code, Title 4 - Revenue and\nFinance, Chapter 64 to allow the tax collector to waive the installment plan\napplication fee for escape assessments when the escape assessment was\nthrough no error, omission, or fault of the assessee. (County Counsel)\nINTRODUCE, WAIVE READING AND PLACE ON THE AGENDA FOR\nADOPTION (24-1469)

77. Tesoro SoCal Pipeline Company LLC Proprietary Petroleum Pipeline\nFranchise Ordinance Amendment\nOrdinance for introduction granting a proprietary petroleum pipeline\nfranchise to Tesoro SoCal Pipeline Company LLC, a Delaware limited\nliability company (Franchisee), to operate and maintain its existing\npetroleum pipeline system for a period of five years, beginning on June 13,\n2024, and expiring on June 12, 2029, the base annual fee payable to the\nCounty by the Franchisee will be determined according to a formula set\nforth in Section 2 of the ordinance, and the Franchisee will also pay the\nCounty a granting fee of $10,000. INTRODUCE, WAIVE READING, AND\nSET MAY 14, 2024 FOR HEARING ON ORDINANCE FOR ADOPTION\n(Relates to Agenda No. 43) (24-1428)\nIII. SEPARATE MATTERS 78 - 81

78. Appointment of the Director of Internal Services Department\nRecommendation: Appoint Michael Owh to the position of Director, Internal\nServices, for the Internal Services Department, at an annual salary of\n$351,401.85, effective April 23, 2024; and instruct the Director of Personnel\nto prepare and execute the appropriate agreement with the Director,\nInternal Services. (Chief Executive Office) (24-1421)

79. Appointment of the Treasurer and Tax Collector\nRecommendation: Appoint Elizabeth Buenrostro Ginsberg to serve as the\nTreasurer and Tax Collector at an annual salary of $300,000, effective April\n23, 2024; and instruct the Director of Personnel to prepare and execute the\nappropriate agreement with the Treasurer and Tax Collector. (Chief\nExecutive Office) (24-1422)

8. Proclaiming April 2024 as “Awareness of Veterans with Parkinson’s\nMonth”\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Hahn: Proclaim April 2024 as\n“Awareness of Veterans with Parkinson’s Month” throughout Los Angeles\nCounty to help raise awareness and improve knowledge about Parkinson’s\ndisease amongst the general public; and encourage all County\nstakeholders to learn about the programs offered through Veteran Affairs of\nLong Beach and Greater Los Angeles, as well as organizations, such as the\nParkinson’s Foundation by visiting Parkinson.org. (24-1492)

80. Employ a Retired County Employee on a Temporary Basis\nRecommendation: Reemploy retired County employee, Matthew McGloin,\nas a 120-day temporary employee in the Chief Executive Office, to maintain\ncontinuity in the management of critical functions, and who is uniquely\nqualified to perform these critical duties on a temporary basis, and grant an\nexception to the 180-day waiting period required under the California Public\nEmployees’ Pension Reform Act of 2013; and approve the Chief Executive\nOfficer’s request to allow Mr. McGloin to return as a Senior Assistant Chief\nExecutive Officer, at a rate of $178.08 per hour for up to 960 total hours per\nfiscal year. (Chief Executive Office) (24-1419)

81. Employ a Retired County Employee on a Temporary Basis\nRecommendation: Appoint retired County employee, Susan Herman, to\nserve as a 120-day temporary employee without reinstatement from\nretirement, waive the 180-day waiting period required under the California\nPublic Employees’ Pension Reform Act of 2013; approve the Director of\nPublic Works’ request that Susan Herman be employed as Public Works\nConsultant II at a rate of $101.46 per hour for up to 960 total hours of work\nin each fiscal year; and certify that it is necessary for recently retired\nDepartment of Public Works employee, Susan Herman, who possesses\nextensive and unique expertise, to immediately return as a 120-day\ntemporary employee to provide critically needed expertise on the\nhigh-profile homelessness initiatives in the County. (Department of Public\nWorks) APPROVE (24-1407)\nIV. BUDGET MATTER 82

82. 2024-25 Recommended Budget\nConsideration of the Chief Executive Officer’s recommendations related to\nthe 2024-25 Recommended Budget; order the publication of the necessary\nnotices; and set Wednesday, May 15, 2024 as the date that public budget\nhearings will begin. NOTE: Documentation not available at the printing\nof the agenda. (24-1415)\nV. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT 83

84. Recommendation by individual Supervisors that the Board adjourn the\nmeeting in memory of deceased persons and/or commemoration of\nceremonial occasions. (12-9999)\nVIII. ITEMS CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS FOR FURTHER\nDISCUSSION AND ACTION BY THE BOARD

9. Proclaiming “National Therapy Animal Day”\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Hahn: Proclaim April 30,\n2024 as “National Therapy Animal Day” throughout Los Angeles County to\nhelp raise awareness and improve knowledge of the benefits of therapy\nanimals amongst the general public; and encourage all County employees\nand residents to learn more about therapy animals by visiting\nwww.petpartners.org. (24-1482)

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 exist on the basis of pervasive and\npernicious homelessness in Los Angeles County, as proclaimed and ratified\nby the Board on January 10, 2023; (c) Conditions of extreme peril to the\nsafety of persons and property arose as a result of severe winter storms\nbeginning January 1, 2023 affecting areas throughout Los Angeles County,\nas proclaimed on January 10, 2023 and ratified by the Board on January\n17, 2023; (d) Conditions of disaster or extreme peril to the safety of persons\nand property on the basis of the frigid winter storms beginning February 23,\n2023 affecting the areas throughout Los Angeles County, as proclaimed on\nMarch 1, 2023 and ratified by the Board on March 7, 2023; (e) Conditions of\nextreme peril to the safety of persons and property exist on the basis of the\narrival, presence, and impacts of Tropical Storm Hilary throughout Los\nAngeles County beginning August 20, 2023, as proclaimed on August 20,\n2023 and ratified by the Board on August 22, 2023; and (f) Conditions of\ndisaster or of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property exist on\nthe basis of winter storms in the County beginning February 1, 2024, as\nproclaimed on February 4, 2024 and ratified by the Board on February 6,\n2024. (A-1)

A-10. Discussion and consideration of necessary actions related to declared\noutbreaks of infectious disease threatening the public’s health in Los\nAngeles County, as requested by Supervisors Solis and Hahn at the Board\nmeeting of April 30, 2019. (A-18)\nIX. REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION FOR APRIL 16, 2024

A-2. CONFERENCE REGARDING POTENTIAL THREATS TO PUBLIC\nSERVICES OR 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\nany other 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\nthe meeting 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\nissues related to Exide, as requested at the Board meeting of June 8, 2016.\n(A-12)

A-6. Discussion on the status of the Federal and/or State Budgets, Federal\nand/or State legislative matters and Executive Orders, and their impact on\nLos Angeles County, as requested by Supervisor Ridley-Thomas at the\nmeeting of January 17, 2017. (A-13)

A-7. Discussion and consideration of necessary actions on issues or action\ntaken by the Federal government relating to immigration policies, as\nrequested by Supervisors Barger and Solis at the meeting of January 17,\n2017 and revised by Supervisors Solis and Hahn on September 12, 2017.\n(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\nAngeles County, as requested by Supervisor Ridley-Thomas at the Board\nmeeting of February 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\nand Hahn at the Board meeting of March 14, 2017. (A-16)