Los Angeles — 2024-12-17

(CS-1) 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 General\nof the State of California vs. County of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles County\nSuperior Court Case No. 21STCV01309.\nNo reportable action was taken. (23-1790)

(CS-2) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION\n(Paragraph (1) of Subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9)\nRaul Gutierrez, et al. v. Los Angeles County Probation Department, Los Angeles\nCounty Superior Court Case No. 24STCV06193.\nNo reportable action was taken. (24-3888)

(CS-3) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL- ANTICIPATED LITIGATION\n(Paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9)\nSignificant exposure to litigation (two cases).\nNo reportable action was taken. (24-4859)

(CS-4) PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION\n(Government Code Section 54957(b)(1))\nChief Probation Officer.\nNo reportable action was taken. (24-3887)

(CS-5) PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT\n(Government Code Section 54957(b)(1))\nConsideration of candidate(s) for the Position of Chief Probation Officer.\nIn Open Session, this item was taken off calendar. (24-5792)

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 by\nthe Board on January 10, 2023; (c) 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; (d)\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; (e) Conditions of extreme peril to the\nsafety of persons and property exist on the basis of the arrival, presence, and\nimpacts of Tropical Storm Hilary throughout Los Angeles County beginning\nAugust 20, 2023, as proclaimed on August 20, 2023 and ratified by the Board\non August 22, 2023; (f) Conditions of disaster or of extreme peril to the safety\nof persons and property exist on the basis of winter storms in the County\nbeginning February 1, 2024, as proclaimed on February 4, 2024 and ratified by\nthe Board on February 6, 2024; (g) Conditions of extreme peril to the safety of\npersons and property exist as a result of the Bridge Fire in the County\nbeginning on September 8, 2024, as proclaimed on September 10, 2024 and\nratified by the Board on September 17, 2024; and (h) Conditions of disaster or\nextreme peril to the safety of persons and property exist as a result of the\nFranklin Fire in the County beginning on December 9, 2024, as proclaimed and\nratified by the Board on December 10, 2024. (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)\nVIII. REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION FOR DECEMBER 10, 2024

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. Contract for Virtual Community Meeting Production Services\nRecommendation: Authorize the Executive Director of the Los Angeles County\nDevelopment Authority to execute a contract with Coast to Coast Conferences\nand Events, to provide video production services for an initial term of one year,\nwith four one-year renewal options, for a maximum total contract term of five\nyears, an annual not-to-exceed amount of $500,000, and aggregate\nnot-to-exceed amount of $2,500,000, using program funds included in the Los\nAngeles County Development Authority’s (LACDA’s) approved Fiscal Year\n2024-25 budget; find that approval of the contract is not subject to the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act; and authorize the Executive Director to take the\nfollowing actions: APPROVE (NOTE: The Chief Information Officer\nrecommends approval of this item.)\nExercise the renewal options in accordance with the contract using funds\nto be requested through LACDA’s annual budget approval process,\nexecute applicable contract amendments should the original contracting\nentity merge, be acquired, or otherwise have a change of entity, revise\nthe terms and conditions to align with the Board applicable policy\nchanges and directives, and to approve necessary changes to the scope\nof services, as well as termination of services due to convenience; and\nIncrease the total compensation by up to $250,000 (10% of the\naggregate not-to-exceed amount) in Pool Dollars as needed for\nunforeseen costs. (24-5856)

2-D. Contract for Assessment of Fair Housing Consulting Services\nRecommendation: Authorize the Executive Director to execute and, if\nnecessary, terminate a one-year contract for Assessment of fair housing\nconsulting services with Grow America, in the amount of $105,000, using\nCommunity Development Block Grant (CDBG) administrative funds allocated for\nFiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025 by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban\nDevelopment (HUD); and authorize the Executive Director to execute up to two\none-year extensions to the contract, at the same annual amount of $105,000,\nusing the annual allocation of CDBG funds by HUD, contingent upon continued\nCDBG funding and satisfactory contract performance, to be effective following\nexecution by all the parties; and find that approval of the contract is not subject\nto the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act. APPROVE\n(24-5853)

3-D. Memoranda of Understanding with the Laborers' International Union of\nNorth America Local 777\nRecommendation: Authorize the Executive Director of the Los Angeles County\nDevelopment Authority to execute two memoranda of understanding between\nthe Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA) and Laborers’\nInternational Union of North America Local 777 for the Maintenance Worker\nand Program Specialist bargaining units, effective November 1, 2024 through\nOctober 31, 2027; approve a one-time non-pensionable payment of $1,000 for\nall active LACDA employees as of the date of the approval of this letter; approve\na $200 monthly bilingual pay stipend for all qualified represented and\nnon-represented bilingual workers who translate both written and verbal\ncorrespondence; approve one additional eight-hour floating holiday for all\nLACDA employees and allow all regularly observed holidays to be taken as a\nnine-hour day for those employees on a 9/80 schedule; and approve a\nthree-step General Salary Adjustment to LACDA’s Salary Schedule to be\napplied to all currently employed represented and non-represented employees\nas follows:\n5% effective the first full pay period following Board approval;\n3.5% effective the first full pay period after November 1, 2025; and\n3.5% effective the first full pay period after November 1, 2026.\n(24-5851)

4-D. Los Angeles County Development Authority Meeting Minutes for October\n2024\nRecommendation: Approve minutes of the meeting of the Los Angeles County\nDevelopment Authority for the month of October 2024. NOTE: The minutes for\nthe month of October 2024 can be found online at: https://lacounty.gov/sop/\n(24-5577)