Los Angeles — 2025-04-08
Economic Development and Jobs Committee
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(CS-1) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION\n(Paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9)\nSignificant exposure to litigation (one case).\nIn open session, this item was continued one week to April 8, 2025.\n(25-1458)
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(CS-2) CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS\n(Government Code Section 54957.6)\nAgency designated representatives: Fesia Davenport, Chief Executive Officer\nand designated staff.\nEmployee Organization(s) for represented employees: All individual member\nunions of the Coalition of County Unions, AFL CIO; SEIU, Local 721; All\naffiliated member unions of SEIU; All affiliated member unions of AFSCME\nCouncil 36; Los Angeles County Deputy Public Defenders Union; Program\nManagers Association; Child Support Attorneys; Supervising Child Support\nOfficers; and Probation Directors.\nNo reportable action was taken. (25-1693)
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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 Lindsey P. Horvath\nRogerio Carvalheiro+, Los Angeles County Arts Commission\nJohn Follmer+, Los Angeles County Veterans’ Advisory Commission\nArmida Ornelas+, Workforce Development Board\nSupervisor Kathryn Barger\nLiane Weintraub+, Los Angeles County Arts Commission\nHunt Braly+ Watershed Area Steering Committee Community Santa\nHunt Braly+, Watershed Area Steering Committee Community - Santa\nClara River & Antelope Valley\nCountywide Criminal Justice Coordination Committee\nJake Fisher, Commission on Alcohol and Other Drugs (25-0026)
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10. Department of Public Health Lease Agreement\nRecommendation: Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute a proposed\nten-year lease with Onni Brand Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited\npartnership (Landlord), for the Department of Public Health’s (DPH’s) use of\napproximately 12,245 sq ft of office space and 50 on-site parking spaces\nlocated at 611 North Brand Boulevard, Suite 1150 in Glendale (5), with an\nestimated maximum first-year base rental amount of approximately $471,000,\nbut with a two-month rent abatement of about $79,000, and parking costs of\n$60,000 will equal $452,000, and an estimated total proposed lease amount,\nincluding costs for Tenant Improvements (TIs) and low-voltage costs, of\n$8,823,000 over the ten-year term, the rental costs will be 100% funded by\nState funds that is already included in DPH’s existing budget, and DPH will not\nbe requesting additional Net County Cost; find that the proposed lease is\nexempt from the California Environmental Quality Act; and take the following\nactions:\nAuthorize the Chief Executive Officer to reimburse the Landlord up to\n$1,103,000 for the County’s TI contribution, if paid in lump sum or\n$1,345,000, if amortized over five years at 8% interest per annum;\nAuthorize the Director of Public Health to contract with, and instruct the\nDirector of Internal Services, in coordination with the Chief Executive\nOfficer, for the acquisition and installation of telephone, data, and\nlow-voltage systems and vendor installation (Low Voltage Items) at a total\namount not to exceed $1,257,000 if paid in a lump sum, or $1,530,000, if\namortized over five years at 8% interest per annum, the cost for the Low\nVoltage Items is in addition to the rental costs and the County’s TI\ncontribution payable to the Landlord; and\nAuthorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute any other ancillary\ndocumentation necessary to effectuate the terms of the proposed lease,\nand take actions necessary and appropriate to implement the terms of\nthe proposed lease including, without limitation, exercising any early\ntermination rights and options to extend the term at market rent.\n(25-1767)
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11. Fire Department Lease Agreement\nRecommendation: Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute a proposed\nseven-year lease with PROLOGIS, LP, a Delaware limited partnership\n(Landlord), for the Fire Department's continued use of approximately 31,355 sq\nft of office space and 124 on-site parking spaces located at 5801 South\nEastern Avenue in the City of Commerce (4), at an estimated maximum\nfirst-year base rental amount of approximately $922,000, but with a four-month\nrent abatement of about $308,000, will equal $614,000, and an estimated total\nproposed lease amount of $6,769,000 over the seven-year term, the Fire\nDepartment, as a Special District, is funded independently from the County’s\nGeneral Fund, and relies primarily on property tax revenue to provide essential\nfire protection and life safety services, the proposed lease costs are already\nincluded in the Fire Department’s existing budget and the Department will not be\nrequesting additional Net County Cost; authorize the Chief Executive Officer to\nexecute any other ancillary documentation necessary to effectuate the\nproposed lease, and take actions necessary and appropriate to implement the\nproposed lease including, without limitation, exercising any early termination\nrights; and find that the proposed lease is exempt from the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act. (25-1769)
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12. Department of Public Health Lease Amendment\nRecommendation: Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute a proposed\nlease amendment, with 9800 La Cienega, LLC, a California limited liability\ncompany (Landlord), for the Department of Public Health's (DPH's) continued\nuse of approximately 4,854 sq ft of office space and 27 on-site parking spaces\nlocated at 9800 La Cienega Boulevard, Suite 850 in the City of Inglewood (2),\nat an estimated maximum first-year base rental amount of $146,000, but with a\none-month rent abatement of about $13,000, will equal $133,000, and the\nestimated total proposed lease amendment amount, including parking, is\n$566,000 over the three-year term, 100% funded by revenue generated from\nlicense and permit fees that is already included in DPH’s existing budget, and\nDPH will not be requesting additional Net County Cost; authorize the Chief\nExecutive Officer to execute any other ancillary documentation necessary to\neffectuate the terms of the proposed lease amendment and take actions\nnecessary and appropriate to implement the proposed lease amendment; and\nfind that the proposed lease amendment is exempt from the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act. (25-1768)
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13. Employee Retirement Contribution Rates for Public Employees’ Pension\nReform Act of 2013 Defined Benefit Plans Adjustments\nRecommendation: Adopt the employee retirement contribution rate changes for\nthe Los Angeles County Employee Retirement Association defined benefit plans\nestablished pursuant to the Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act of 2013,\neffective July 1, 2025, for all represented and non-represented employees who\nare members of General Member Plan G or Safety Member Plan C; and instruct\nthe Auditor-Controller to make the system changes necessary to implement the\nrecommendations. (Relates to Agenda No. 25) (25-1766)\nCounty Operations
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14. January 2025 Windstorm and Critical Fire Events Bi-Weekly Emergency\nContracts Report\nRecommendation: Review the emergency actions ordered and taken by the\nDirector of Internal Services, under delegated authority by the Board, acting as\nboth the County and the Governing Body of various Districts, under Board\nOrder No. 13-C of January 28, 2025, to respond to and recover from the\nJanuary 2025 Windstorm and Critical Fire Events, including the Palisades Fire,\nEaton Fire, Hurst Fire, Kenneth Fire, and multiple other fires (LA County Fires)\n(1, 3 and 5) and actions enumerated in the aforementioned authorities\n(Actions), without giving notice for bids to let contracts, and determine that there\nis a need to continue the emergency Actions; find that there is substantial\nevidence that the January 2025 Windstorm and Critical Fire Events continue to\nconstitute an emergency pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 22050,\nwhich requires that immediate action be taken to cleanup and reconstruct public\nproperty, buildings, facilities, and infrastructure because the emergency does\nnot permit the delay resulting from a formal competitive solicitation of bids\nand/or proposals to procure construction, materials, equipment and services for\nprojects and initiatives necessary to respond to and recover from the LA County\nFires; and find that authority should, therefore, continue to be delegated to the\nDirector of Internal Services to amend or extend and supplement existing\nas-needed or on-call contracts without giving notice for bids to let contracts\nrelated to facilities and related support services, and to award new contracts for\nresponse to and recovery from the LA County Fires, and such contracts should\nbe issued because they are necessary to respond to the emergency. (Internal\nServices Department) APPROVE 4-VOTES (25-1148)
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15. McCourtney Juvenile Justice Playground Refurbishment Project\nRecommendation: Establish and approve the proposed McCourtney Juvenile\nJustice Playground Refurbishment Project, Capital Project No. 8A088 (Project),\nlocated at 1040 West Avenue J in the City of Lancaster (5), with a total budget\nof $488,000; approve an appropriation adjustment to transfer $419,000 from the\nDepartment of Children and Family Services Operating budget to the proposed\nProject; authorize the Director of Internal Services to deliver the proposed\nProject using a Board-approved Job Order Contract; and find that the proposed\nProject is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. (Internal\nServices Department) APPROVE (25-1740)\nHealth and Mental Health Services
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16. Central Fill Pharmacy and Automation System Sole Source Agreement\nAmendment\nRecommendation: Authorize the Director of Health Services to execute an\namendment to a sole source agreement (Current Agreement) with Cardinal\nHealth Pharmacy Services, LLC, (Cardinal), to extend the term for a period not\nto exceed one year through April 30, 2026, with an estimated Maximum\nContract Amount (MCA) of $5,329,685 for the full extension period, for the\ncontinued provision of a Central Fill Pharmacy and Automation System for the\nDepartment of Health Services’ outpatient pharmacies, and effect termination of\nthe Current Agreement upon execution of a superseding successor agreement\nwith Cardinal (Successor Agreement); and authorize the Director to take the\nfollowing actions: (Department of Health Services) APPROVE\nExecute a successor agreement with Cardinal, effective upon execution\nby May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2028, with two one-year extension\noptions through April 30, 2030, with an estimated MCA of $31,500,000,\nwhich includes the estimated MCA for the full extension period of the\nCurrent Agreement plus the Successor Agreement, and terms that may\nd i t f C t t d d t t lt i l di b t t li it d\ndeviate from County standard contractual terms including, but not limited\nto, terms involving indemnification, subject to the availability of adequate\nfunding; and\nExecute amendments to the Current Agreement and Successor\nAgreement in accordance with the respective terms of each agreement\nto add, delete and/or modify terms and conditions as required by law,\nCounty policy or the Board, modify the agreements, including scope of\nservices, for operational efficiencies and to address changes in service\nneeds or requirements, with corresponding changes to the pricing terms,\nif applicable, incorporate and/or revise non-substantive and\nadministrative provisions, increase and otherwise adjust rates and fees\nby up to 10% annually to account for changes in technology,\nunanticipated work, including unexpected increases in the volume of\nprescription refills and direct patient mail delivery costs, and to remain\ncompetitive with market rates, with corresponding adjustments to the\nMCA, exercise the extension options, if any, and effect termination of\neach agreement. (25-1745)
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17. 9-1-1 Emergency Operating Area Services Agreements Resolution\nRecommendation: Adopt and instruct the Chair to sign a resolution to support\nthe 9-1-1 Emergency Operating Area service agreements as required by the\nCalifornia Health and Safety Code Section 1979.230(c). (Department of\nHealth Services) ADOPT (25-1746)
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18. Radiology Equipment for Los Angeles General Medical Center Sole\nSource Acquisition\nRecommendation: Authorize the Director of Internal Services, as the County’s\nPurchasing Agent, to proceed with the sole source acquisition to replace one\ncurrent Aquilion One Prism Edition CT scanner and an additional Emergency\nRoom CT scanner, for the Department of Health Services’ Los Angeles General\nMedical Center (1), with a total estimated amount of $3,710,000. (Department\nof Health Services) APPROVE (25-1744)
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19. Continue the Declared Local Health Emergency for the January 2025\nCritical Fire Events\nRecommendation: Adopt and instruct the Chair to sign a resolution to continue\nthe local health emergency declared on January 10, 2025 due to the January\n2025 Windstorm and Critical Fire Events. (Department of Public Health)\nADOPT (25-1765)\nFamily and Social Services
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2. Motion to Proclaim April 10, 2025 as “Dolores Huerta Day” throughout\nLos Angeles County, celebrate Dolores Huerta’s 95th Birthday and\nrecognize her remarkable achievements, as submitted by Supervisor\nSolis. (25-1978)
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20. Los Angeles County Area Agency on Aging Fiscal Year 2025-26 Area Plan\nUpdate\nRecommendation: Approve the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 Area Plan Update;\nand authorize the Director of Aging and Disabilities to sign the letter of\ntransmittal on behalf of the Chair, and submit the FY 2025-26 Area Plan Update\nto the California Department of Aging. (Department of Aging and Disabilities)\nAPPROVE (25-1889)\nCommunity Services
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21. January 2025 Windstorm and Critical Fire Events Bi-Weekly Emergency\nContracts Report\nRecommendation: Review the emergency actions ordered and taken by the\nDirector of Public Works, under delegated authority by the Board, acting as\nboth the County and the Governing Body of various Districts, under Board\nOrder No. 13-C of January 28, 2025, to respond and recover from the January\n2025 Windstorm and Critical Fire Events, including the Palisades Fire, Eaton\nFire, Hurst Fire, Kenneth Fire, and multiple other fires (LA County Fires) (3 and\n5), and actions to repair or replace public facilities, actions directly related and\nimmediately required by the emergency, and actions to procure the necessary\nequipment, services and supplies for such purposes (Actions), without giving\nnotice for bids to let contracts, and determine that there is a need to continue\nthe emergency Actions; find that there is substantial evidence that the January\n2025 Windstorm and Critical Fire Events continue to constitute an emergency\npursuant to Public Contract Code Section 22050, which requires that immediate\naction be taken to cleanup and reconstruct public property, buildings, facilities,\nand infrastructure because the emergency does not permit the delay resulting\nfrom a formal competitive solicitation of bids to procure construction services\nfor projects necessary to respond to and recover from the LA County Fires;\nand find that authority should, therefore, continue to be delegated to the\nDirector of Public Works to amend or extend and supplement existing\nas-needed or on-call contracts without giving notice for bids to let contracts,\nand to award new contracts for response to and recovery from the LA County\nFires, and such contracts should be issued because they are necessary to\nrespond to the emergency. (Department of Public Works) APPROVE\n4-VOTES (25-1149)\nPublic Safety
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22. Report on the Progress of Closing Men’s Central Jail\nReport by the Jail Closure Implementation Team on the progress towards\nclosing Men’s Central Jail, based on the implementation plans, as requested at\nthe Board Meeting of April 9, 2024. RECEIVE AND FILE (Continued from the\nmeeting of 4-1-25) (24-0695)
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23. Mandated Medi-Cal Reentry Demonstration Project Awards\nRecommendation: Authorize the Chief Probation Officer and the Sheriff, to\naccept CalAIM Justice-Involved Initiative called the (CalAIM JI) awards from the\nCalifornia Department of Health Care Services, such authority includes the\nability of either Department to execute agreements or other documents\nnecessary to obtain such funding; and amend existing contracts, enter into new\ncontracts, or terminate such contracts to use Providing Access and\nTransferring Health funding to advance CalAIM JI at an amount not to exceed\neach Department’s respective funding awards. (Probation Department and\nSheriff's Department) APPROVE (25-1759)
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24. As-Needed Maintenance and Support Services Sole Source Contract\nAmendment\nRecommendation: Approve and instruct the Chair to sign an amendment to a\ncontract with MLQ & LO Consulting LLC, with a contract amount not to exceed\n$300,000, to extend the term for one year, commencing upon execution,\nthrough and including April 7 2026 at no Net County Cost 100% funded by\nthrough and including April 7, 2026, at no Net County Cost, 100% funded by\nrevenue generated from civil-enforcement service fees mandated and\nearmarked by State law, for the continued provision of as-needed maintenance\nand support services for the Sheriff Department's Modified Automated Process\nand Accounting System, a 30-year old custom-built system used to support the\nDepartment's civil-enforcement functions; and authorize the Sheriff to terminate\nthe contract for convenience, either in whole or in part, if necessary, with 10\ncalendar days advance written notice following the Department's successful\nimplementation of the replacement system. (Sheriff’s Department) APPROVE\n(NOTE: The Chief Information Officer recommends approval of this item.)\n(25-1757)\nMiscellaneous
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25. New Retirement Contribution Rates\nLos Angeles County Employees Retirement Association’s (LACERA)\nrecommendation: Adopt the revised employer and employee retirement\ncontribution rates approved by the LACERA Board of Investments, effective\nbetween July 1, 2025 and September 29, 2025; and instruct the\nAuditor-Controller to make the system changes necessary to implement this\nrecommendation. ADOPT (Relates to Agenda No. 13) (25-1758)
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26. Settlement of the Matter Entitled, Aaron, Malik, et al. v. Target Corporation,\net al.\nLos Angeles County Contract Cities Liability Trust Fund Claims Board's\nrecommendation: Authorize settlement of the matter entitled, Aaron, Malik, et al.\nT tC ti t l U it d St t Di t i t C t C N\nv. Target Corporation, et al., United States District Court Case No.\n2:22-CV-01237 in the amount of $150,000; and instruct the Auditor-Controller to\ndraw a warrant to implement this settlement from the Sheriff's Department\nContract Cities Trust Fund's budget.\nThis lawsuit concerns allegations of civil rights violations, excessive force, and\nfalse imprisonment involving a Sheriff's Deputy. (25-1738)
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27. Settlement of the Matter Entitled, Olivas, Andre v. County of Los Angeles,\net al.\nLos Angeles County Contract Cities Liability Trust Fund Claims Board's\nrecommendation: Authorize settlement of the matter entitled, Olivas, Andre v.\nCounty of Los Angeles, et al., United States District Court Case No.\n2:21-CV-09509, in the amount of $750,000; and instruct the Auditor-Controller\nto draw a warrant to implement this settlement from the Sheriff's Department\nContract Cities Trust Fund's budget.\nThis lawsuit concerns allegations of excessive force, unreasonable search and\nseizure, violation of the Bane Act, and intentional infliction of emotional distress\ninvolving Sheriff's Deputies. (25-1736)
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28. Settlement of the Matter Entitled, Lauren Millstein v. County of Los\nAngeles, et al.\nLos Angeles County Claims Board's recommendation: Authorize settlement of\nthe matter entitled, Lauren Millstein v. County of Los Angeles, et al., United\nStates District Court Case No. 2:21-cv-02623, in the amount of $185,000; and\ni h A di C ll d i l hi l\ninstruct the Auditor-Controller to draw a warrant to implement this settlement\nfrom the Sheriff's Department's budget.\nThis class-action failure to pay overtime lawsuit concerns allegations that the\nSheriff's Department failed to compensate 17 custody assistants for hours\nworked. (25-1756)
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29. Settlement of the Matter Entitled, Lisa Vargas v. County of Los Angeles, et\nal.\nLos Angeles County Claims Board's recommendation: Authorize settlement of\nthe matter entitled, Lisa Vargas v. County of Los Angeles, et al., United States\nDistrict Court Case No. 2:19-cv-03279, in the amount of $3,000,000; and\ninstruct the Auditor-Controller to draw a warrant to implement this settlement\nfrom the Sheriff's Department's budget.\nThis Federal civil rights lawsuit arises from the death of the Plaintiff's son after\nSheriff's Department deputies attempted to take the decedent into custody.\n(25-1754)
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3. Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes for February 2025 and Special\nDistricts for which the Board is the Governing Body, as recommended by\nthe Executive Officer of the Board. NOTE: The minutes for the month of\nFebruary 2025 can be found online at: https://lacounty.gov/sop/ (25-1695)\nThe following are links to the applicable Cluster Meeting Agenda(s) and\nTranscript(s). (25-0008)\nCommunity Services Cluster Meeting Transcript\nHealth and Mental Health Cluster Meeting Agenda\nHealth and Mental Health Meeting Transcript\nPolicy Matters
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30. Las Virgenes Unified School District Levying of Taxes\nRequest from the Las Virgenes Unified School District (District): Adopt a\nresolution authorizing the County to levy taxes in an amount sufficient to pay the\nprincipal of, and interest on, the District’s Election of 2022 General Obligation\nBonds, Series B (Bonds), in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed\n$85,000,000; and direct the Auditor-Controller to place on the 2025-26 tax roll,\nand all subsequent 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 (25-1761)
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31. Rio Hondo Community College District Levying of Taxes\nRequest from the Rio Hondo Community College District (District): Adopt a\nresolution authorizing the County to levy taxes in an amount sufficient to pay the\nprincipal of, and interest on, the District’s General Obligation Bonds 2024\nElection, 2025 Series A (Bonds), in an aggregate principal amount not to\nexceed $230,000,000; and direct the Auditor-Controller to place on the 2025-26\ntax roll, and all subsequent tax rolls, taxes sufficient to fulfill the requirements of\nthe debt service schedule for the Bonds that will be provided to the\nAuditor-Controller by the District following the sale of the Bonds. ADOPT\n(25-1755)\nMiscellaneous Additions
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32. Additions to the agenda which were posted more than 72 hours in advance of\nthe meeting, as indicated on the supplemental agenda. (12-9995)
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33. 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 - (3) (12-9996)
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34. 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. SEPARATE MATTER 35
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35. Reemploy a Retired County Employee on a Temporary Basis\nRecommendation: Authorize the Director of Aging and Disabilities to\nimmediately reemploy Mr. Jorge Merchan as a 120-day temporary employee\nupon Board approval, and grant an exception to the 180-day waiting period\nrequired under the California Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013,\nas Mr. Merchan’s expertise is critical; and approve the request to allow Mr.\nMerchan to be reemployed as a 120-day retiree at a salary level commensurate\nwith his assignment for up to 960 total hours in each of the Fiscal Years\n2024-25 and 2025-26. (Department of Aging and Disabilities) APPROVE\n(25-1890)\nIII. SPECIAL DISTRICT AGENDA\nAGENDA FOR THE MEETING OF\nTHE LOS ANGELES COUNTY\nDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY\nTUESDAY, APRIL 8, 2025\n9:30 A.M.
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37. Recommendation by individual Supervisors that the Board adjourn the meeting\nin memory of deceased persons and/or commemoration of ceremonial\noccasions. (12-9999)\nVII. ITEMS CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS FOR FURTHER\nDISCUSSION AND ACTION BY THE BOARD
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4. Catalina Island Health: Preserving Los Angeles County’s Only Critical\nAccess Hospital\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Hahn: Approve and authorize the\nDirector of Health Services, in consultation with County Counsel, to allocate in\nFiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 $3,000,000 in one-time, available Measure B funding\nto be released to Catalina Island Health (CIH), to maintain emergency room\noperations and availability for specific, qualified Measure B purposes as\nallowable, execute the necessary agreements with CIH to include such\napproved funding for FY 2024-25, provided that, such agreements contain all\nprovisions necessary to comply with proper reporting, monitoring, and oversight\nof the use of Measure B funds, and take all other necessary actions to disburse\nthe funding to CIH; and approve an appropriation adjustment to transfer\n$3,000,000 in one-time funding from Appropriations for Contingencies to\nPrivate Facilities within the Measure B Special Revenue Fund Account and\nallow the Department of Health Services to provide funding to CIH through an\napproved contract agreement, in order to maintain critical medical care and\nemergency services on the island. 4-VOTES (25-1724)
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5. Establishing a Unified Permitting Authority for the Altadena One-Stop\nRecovery Permitting Center\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Barger: Direct the Chief\nExecutive Officer, in coordination with County Counsel, and the Directors of\nPublic Works, Regional Planning and Public Health, and the Fire Chief, to\ndesignate and establish a Unified Permitting Authority (UPA) who shall have the\nauthority to make final determinations on residential rebuilding permit\napplications processed through the Altadena One-Stop Recovery Permitting\nCenter for properties impacted by the Eaton Fire; direct the Chief Executive\nOfficer to execute Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with the Departments\nof Public Works, Regional Planning, Public Health, and Fire, outlining the scope\nof delegated authority to the UPA, including authority to resolve\ninterdepartmental permitting conflicts in real time authority to make binding\ninterdepartmental permitting conflicts in real time, authority to make binding\ndecisions on permit conditions, code interpretations, and regulatory\ndiscrepancies, and procedures for internal consultation, documentation, and\nappeal, if needed, with the duration of delegation of authority to be tied to the\nCounty’s emergency declaration or recovery timeline; direct the Chief\nExecutive Officer to report back to the Board in writing in 30 days with the name\nand qualifications of the appointed UPA, a summary of completed MOUs, and\noperational protocols and performance metrics for real-time decision-making,\naccountability, and coordination with Department staff, including public facing\ndashboards that provide transparency on the permitting process; and direct all\nparticipating Departments to assign senior-level liaisons to the One-Stop\nRecovery Permitting Center, to support the UPA and ensure decisions are\nimplemented without delay. (25-1960)
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6. Proclaiming April 11, 2025 as “National Pet Day” and “Therapy Dog\nAppreciation Day” in Los Angeles County: Recognizing the Positive\nImpact of Pets on Mental Health\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Solis: Proclaim April 11, 2025 as\n“National Pet Day” and “Therapy Dog Appreciation Day” throughout Los\nAngeles County; instruct the Director of Mental Health to commemorate both\nNational Pet Day and National Therapy Dog Appreciation Day and the positive\nimpacts of pets on mental health by promoting the benefits of pets on mental\nhealth via social media, newsletter, and any other mediums available to the\nDepartment of Mental Health (DMH), including prescheduled in-person events\nas applicable in the days leading up to and following April 11, 2025, and\nincluding the Department of Animal Care and Control (DACC) in at least one\nMay is Mental Health Month event in each Supervisorial District where they\nwould provide on-site adoptions and promote this adoption opportunity broadly;\nand take the following actions:\nInstruct the Director of Animal Care and Control to commemorate both\nNational Pet Day and National Therapy Dog Appreciation Day by doing\nthe following:\nUplifting the positive impact of pets on mental health via sharing\ncontent created by DMH that recognizes the benefits of pets on\nmental health via all avenues of external communication available\nto the Department, including animal care center specific social\nmedia;\nProviding a discounted adoption promotion for pets 35 pounds and\nover in the weeks leading up to April 11, 2025 and the weeks\nfollowing, as found feasible by DACC, additionally, provide a\npromotion for pets adopted at May is Mental Health Month events;\nElevate awareness about Backyard Breeding Policies, Pets Are\nFamily Program, Pet Pantry service at Animal Care Centers,\nspay/neuter programs, and other pet ownership retainment\nprograms across communication platforms and pre-scheduled\nin-person events for the April 11, 2025 commemoration and at\nDMH Mental Health Month events; and\nDirect the Chief Executive Officer to uplift National Pet Day and National\nTherapy Dog Appreciation Day by promoting the adoption discount\noffered by DACC, and DMH messaging to County staff and to County\ncommunities by posting on social media and all other applicable\ncommunication outlets. (25-1760)
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7. Amendment to the Exclusive Negotiating Agreement and Planning\nDocument for the Expo/Crenshaw Station Site\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Mitchell: Authorize the Executive\nDirector of the Los Angeles County Development Authority, to continue acting\non behalf of the County, to execute an amendment to the Exclusive Negotiating\nAgreement and Planning Document (ENA) between the County and Expo\nCrenshaw Apartments II, LP, which includes the Richman Group of California\nDevelopment Company LLC, an affordable housing developer, and the Housing\nAuthority of the City of Los Angeles (collectively, Partnership), and extend the\nterm of the ENA for one year, with a one-year extension option, if necessary;\nand find that the proposed actions are not a project pursuant to the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act. (Relates to Agenda No. 1-D) (25-1720)\nADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS 8 - 34\nChief Executive Office
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8. Report on Options for Non-Pathway Home Funds\nReport by the Executive Director of the Homeless Initiative, Chief Executive\nOffice, and possible Board action, on options for non-Pathway Home Funds for\nremaining funding needed to restore Transitional Age Youth and Prevention\nitems in the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Homeless Initiative Funding Recommendations\nafter the use of $5,000,000 from Housing Acquisition, Housing Location, as\nrequested at the Board meeting of March 25, 2025. DISCUSSION AND\nrequested at the Board meeting of March 25, 2025. DISCUSSION AND\nACTION (Continued from the meeting of 4-1-25) NOTE: Supervisor Barger\nrequests that this item be continued one week to April 15, 2025.\n(25-1950)
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9. Staffing Contract Amendments\nRecommendation: Authorize the Alternate Public Defender, District Attorney,\nFire Chief, Chief Medical Examiner, Chief Probation Officer, Public Defender,\nSheriff, and the Directors of Aging and Disabilities, Animal Care and Control,\nHealth Services, Internal Services, Mental Health, Parks and Recreation, Public\nHealth, and Public Works, to enter into new contracts or amend existing\ncontracts to secure supplemental personnel and other services necessary to\nprotect the public health, safety, and welfare of County residents in the event of\na labor work action or strike, including entering into new or amending existing\npersonnel services contracts to augment existing rates of payment, waive\nstandard contract terms and conditions such as insurance and indemnification,\nand take any other necessary contracting actions to ensure the continuity of\ncritical services during a work action or strike; authorize the Director of Health\nServices, to negotiate payment rates that exceed those outlined in Los Angeles\nCounty Code Section 2.76.350 - Medical Care, Hospital Care and Public\nAssistance-Costs to Be Collected by County-Reduced-Cost/No-Cost Plans; and\nauthorize the Director of Health Services to transfer patients to private or other\nsuitable healthcare facilities and reimburse those providers at prevailing or\nmarket rates in anticipation of or during any work action. (Continued from the\nmeeting of 4-1-25) (25-1773)
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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; (h) Conditions of disaster or\nextreme peril to the safety of persons and property exist as a result of the\nF kli Fi i h C b i i D b 9 2024 l i d d\nFranklin Fire in the County beginning on December 9, 2024, as proclaimed and\nratified by the Board on December 10, 2024; (i) Conditions of disaster or\nextreme peril to the safety of persons and property within the territorial limits of\nthe County exist at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall caused and/or exacerbated by\nthe Board of State and Community Corrections’ order to immediately shutter\nLos Padrinos Juvenile Hall, the only available juvenile hall in the County,\nbeginning on December 12, 2024, as proclaimed and ratified by the Board on\nDecember 17, 2024; (j) Conditions of disaster or extreme peril to the safety of\npersons and property exist as a result of the January 2025 Windstorm and\nCritical Fire Events in the County, beginning on January 7, 2025, as\nproclaimed on January 7, 2025 and ratified by the Board on January 14, 2025;\nand (k) Conditions of disaster or extreme peril to the safety of persons exists on\nthe basis of the winter storm in the County beginning February 12, 2025, as\nproclaimed by the Board on February 19, 2025 and ratified by the Board on\nFebruary 25, 2025. (A-1)
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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 APRIL 1, 2025
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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1-D. Amendment to the Exclusive Negotiating Agreement and Planning\nDocument for the Expo/Crenshaw Station Site\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Mitchell: Authorize the Executive\nDirector of the Los Angeles County Development Authority, to serve as the\nagent of the County, to execute an amendment to the Exclusive Negotiation\nAgreement and Planning Document (ENA), between the County and Expo\nCrenshaw Apartments II, LP, which includes the Richman Group of California\nDevelopment Company LLC, an affordable housing developer, and the Housing\nAuthority of the City of Los Angeles (collectively, Partnership), and extend the\nterm of the ENA for one year, with a one-year extension option, if necessary;\nand find that the proposed actions are not a project pursuant to the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act. (Relates to Agenda No. 7) (25-1770)
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2-D. Board Budget System Application Support and Enhancement\nImplementation Services Contract\nRecommendation: Authorize the Executive Director of the Los Angeles County\nDevelopment Authority to execute a contract with Neubrain, LLC to provide\nBoard Budget System Application Support and Enhancement Services\n(Services) for the Los Angeles County Development Authority’s (LACDA’s)\nOperating Budget System and related services for LACDA for a five-year term,\nwith a maximum contract amount not to exceed $944,755.25, which is\ncomprised of $878,524.94 for ongoing support and upgrades, and $66,230.31,\nfor Pool Dollars for additional Services, with Pool Dollar expenditures to be\nauthorized through issuance of change notices and/or amendments, as\napplicable; find that approval of a 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.)\nExecute amendments to the contract to add, delete, and/or change\ncertain terms and conditions as mandated by Federal, State, or local law\nor regulations or as required by the Board and/or Executive Director,\nwhich are not part of the Statement of Work (SOW), internally reallocate\nfunds between budget pools within the contract, approve assignment and\ndelegation of the contract, resulting from acquisitions, mergers, or other\nchanges in ownership, terminate the contract for convenience, if\nnecessary, and make changes to the SOW as operationally necessary;\nand\nExecute change notices or amendments to the contract to increase the\nmaximum contract amount by no more than $85,866.84 (10%) based on\nany unanticipated increases in work volume or special projects.\n(25-1753)
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3-D. Agency Plan for the Los Angeles County Development Authority\nRecommendation: Approve the Los Angeles County Development Authority’s\n(LACDA’s) Agency Plan which consists of an Annual Plan for Fiscal Year (FY)\n2025-26 and a Five-Year Plan for FY’s 2025-30 (Agency Plan), as required by\nthe United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), to\nupdate LACDA’s program goals, major policies and financial resources,\nincluding the Admissions and Continued Occupancy Policy for the Public\nHousing Program, and the Housing Choice Voucher Program Administrative\nPlan; adopt and instruct the Chair to sign a resolution approving the Agency\nPlan for submission to HUD, authorize the Executive Director of the Los\nAngeles County Development Authority to take all actions required for the\nimplementation of the Agency Plan, and execute all documents required to\nreceive HUD allocated 2025 Capital Fund Program grant funds, incorporate into\nthe Agency Plan all public comments received and approved for inclusion by\nthe Board, and submit the Agency Plan to HUD by April 17, 2025; and find that\napproval of the Agency Plan is not subject to the California Environmental\nQuality Act. APPROVE (25-1737)
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4-D. Los Angeles County Development Authority Meeting Minutes for February\n2025, as recommended. NOTE: The minutes for the month of February\n2025 can be found online at: https://lacounty.gov/sop/ (25-1694)
LADWP Board
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1. Investment Report for the Quarter Ending December 31, 2024
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2. Financial Services Organization Monthly Activities Report â January 2025
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3. Notice of Compliance Status Report â As of February 28, 2025
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4. Report on Payment of Fines and Penalties for Environmental Violations â\nOctober through December 2024 and Cumulative Payments for Fourth\nQuarter 2024\n5
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5. Report on Purchase of Mitigation Credits for Environmental Project Impacts\nâ October through December 2024 and Cumulative Payments for Fourth\nQuarter 2024
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6. Power System Monthly Report â December 2024
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7. Power System Monthly Report â January 2025
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8. Renewable Portfolio Standard and Clean Energy Resources Planning\nMonthly Report â December 2024
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9. Renewable Portfolio Standard and Clean Energy Resources Planning\nMonthly Report â January 2025\nK. Minutes
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1. Recommendation for approval of the minutes of the March 25, 2025,\nSpecial Joint Meeting â Board of Water and Power Commissioners\nwith Board of Public Works.
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2. Recommendation for approval of the minutes of the March 25, 2025,\nRegular Meeting of the Board of Water and Power Commissioners.\nL. Introduction of Motions for Consideration\nM. 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\nthe Board.\nN. Items for Approval
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1. Recommended by Office of the Chief Administrative Officer\nApproval of a Lease for a Customer Service Center Located at\n931 North Avalon Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90744 â LADWP\nFile No. P-58261. The proposed lease is for a term of 10 years and an\napproximate amount of $282,000, plus utilities.\nDetermine item is exempt pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section\n15060(c)(3).\nCity Council Approval is required.\n6
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10. Recommended by Financial Services Organization\nApproval of Authorization to Issue up to $1.99 billion of Power System\nRevenue Bonds Under Resolution Nos. 5066 and 5067.\nDetermine item is exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3).
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11. Recommended by Office of the City Attorney for Water and Power\nApproval of First Amendment to Agreement No. 47799 between the\nCity of Los Angeles, acting by and through the Los Angeles Department\nof Water and Power and Wood Smith Henning & Berman, LLP. The\nAmendment adds $2,000,000, for a total of $2,700,000.\nDetermine item is exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).
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12. Recommended by Office of the City Attorney for Water and Power\nApproval of Legal Services Agreement between the City of Los Angeles,\nacting by and through the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power\nand Stoel Rives, LLP, Agreement No. 47891. The proposed Agreement is\nfor a two-year term from April 1, 2025, through March 31, 2027, and a not\nto exceed amount of $750,000.\nDetermine item is exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).
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13. Recommended by Power System\nApproval of Optical Fiber Lease Agreement No. FO-919-01/2024\nand Short Form IRU-01 Lease Agreement No. FO-920-01/2024\nwith Occidental College for Lease of LADWP Optical Fibers. The proposed\nOptical Fiber Lease Agreement is for a term of five years and will generate\nan annual revenue of $42,000, and a total revenue of $210,000.\nDetermine item is exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3).
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14. Recommended by Power System\nApproval of Electrical Substations Physical Security Upgrade Project\nOrdinance to Establish Engineer-Procure-Construct Criteria. The proposed\nestimated contract amount is $51.2 million, for a term not to exceed five\nyears.\nDetermine item is exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(2).\nCity Council approval is required.\n8
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15. Recommended by Power System\nApproval of Castaic Power Plant Units 1 through 6 Stator Replacement\nProject Resolution for an Ordinance Requesting the Establishment of\nthe Alternative Project Delivery Criteria. The total estimated cost for the\nproposed contract is $120 million, for a term not to exceed eight years.\nDetermine item is exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301.\nCity Council approval is required.
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16. Recommended by Water System\nApproval of Agreement Nos. 47860A and 47860B for Professional Services\nfor Science, Technology, and Air Quality Services for Owens Lake,\nMono Basin, and Eastern Sierra. The Agreements are for a term of five\nyears and an amount not to exceed $35,000,000.\nDetermine item is in compliance with CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c)(3).
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17. Recommended by Water System\nApproval of Project Funding Agreement 5325 with the Water Research\nFoundation for Participation in the Water Research Foundationâs\nUnsolicited Research Program for the Headworks Reservoir Complex\nDirect Potable Reuse Pilot. The proposed Agreement has a financial\nincentive of up to $175,000.\nDetermine item is in compliance with CEQA Guidelines Sections 15070-15075.
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18. Recommended by Water System\nApproval of Agreement No. 223282 with the Metropolitan Water District\nof Southern California for Participation in the Future Supply Actions\nFunding Program for the Headworks Reservoir Complex Direct Potable\nReuse Pilot. The proposed Agreement has a financial incentive of up to\n$500,000.\nDetermine item is exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c)(3).
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19. Recommended by Water System\nApproval of Lease No. 1344 with Merton H. Pond. The Lease will generate\nan estimated income of $216,000, over the five-year term.\nDetermine item is exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3).\n9\nO. Closed Session\nThe Board shall recess into closed session for a conference with legal counsel\nregarding the below items:
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2. Recommended by Office of the Chief Administrative Officer\nApproval of Agreement Nos. 47879 A-D for Enterprise Strategic Planning\nand Business Plan Development Consulting Services. The Agreements are\nfor a term of three years, with two one-year optional renewal periods, and\na total amount not to exceed $30,000,000.\nDetermine item is exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3).
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3. Recommended by Office of the Chief Executive Officer and\nChief Engineer\nApproval of Establish the Duties Description Record, Adopt the Salary,\nand Amend the Annual Personnel Resolution for Elevator Repair Supervisor.\nDetermine item is exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3).
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4. Recommended by Office of the Chief Executive Officer and\nChief Engineer\nApproval of Establish and Revise the Duties Description Records, Adopt\nthe Salaries, and Amend the Annual Personnel Resolution for Fleet Services\nManager.\nDetermine item is exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3).
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5. Recommended by Office of the Chief Executive Officer and\nChief Engineer\nApproval of Establish Duties Description Record, Adopt the Salary, and\nAmend the Annual Personnel Resolution for the Investment Officer III.\nDetermine item is exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3).
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6. Recommended by Office of the Chief Executive Officer and\nChief Engineer\nApproval of Implementation of Salary Adjustments for General Services\nManager Job Class, Revise Duties Description Records, Establish New\nDuties Description Records, Adopt the Salaries, and Amend the Annual\nPersonnel Resolution for the Expanded Classification of General Services\nManager.\nDetermine item is exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3).
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7. Recommended by Customer Service, Communications, and\nCorporate Strategy\nApproval of Amendment No. 2 to Agreement No. 47649 for Siebel Upgrade\nSupport Services with Ponder Pro Serve, Inc. The Amendment will increase\nthe Agreement amount by $7,900,000, from $7,920,000 to $15,820,000, and\nextend the term by two years, from April 21, 2024, to April 21, 2026.\nDetermine item is exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(2).\n7
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8. Recommended by Financial Services Organization\nApproval of Appointment of Chief Accounting Employee.\nDetermine item is exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3).
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9. Recommended by Financial Services Organization\nApproval of Retail Natural Gas Risk Management Policy for LADWP.\nDetermine item is exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3).
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1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL â EXISTING LITIGATION\n(Section 54956.9(d)(1) of the California Government Code)\nMichelle Dubois v. Los Angeles Department of Water and Power,\nClaim No: 2019-0327, Workersâ Compensation Appeals Board Case\nNo. ADJ12270029.
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2. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS\n(Section 54956.8 of the California Government Code)\nConcerning the price and terms for purchase of the real property\nlocated at 1936 South Main Street, Los Angeles, California 90007.\nLADWP Real Property Negotiators: David Hanson, Senior Assistant\nGeneral Manager - Power System; Marciano Navar, Director of Power\nConstruction and Maintenance Division; Adriana Rubalcava,\nDirector of Real Estate; Rebecca Lobos, Property Manager.\nNegotiating Party: Banner Holding Company; Gary Cypres; Brandon Burns\nand Brandon Gill, Cushman & Wakefield; Brian H. Kang, Greenberg\nGlusker LLP.
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3. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS\n(Section 54956.8 of the California Government Code)\nConcerning the price and terms for purchase of the real property located\nat 5875 and 5877 Obama Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90016.\nLADWP Real Property Negotiators: David Hanson, Senior Assistant\nGeneral Manager - Power System; Tom DeSmet, Director of Facilities\nServices Division; Marciano Navar, Director of Power Construction and\nMaintenance Division; Adriana Rubalcava, Director of Real Estate;\nRebecca Lobos, Property Manager.\nNegotiating Party: Rodeo BLP II, LLC, and JSBC, LLC; Jessica Dabney;\nKeith Fielding, Lee & Associates | Los Angeles West, Inc.\n10\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\nthe California Government Code.
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(1)\n07-1175\nDirector of Planning oral status report relative to ongoing development of City\nplanning policies, work programs, operations, and other items of interest.\nPost
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(10)\n12-0303-S5\nThe Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code\nSection No. 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with its legal counsel to discuss pending\nlitigation and settlement proposals in the cases of Fix the City v. City of Los\nAngeles (Case No. BS138580); La Mirada Neighborhood Association v. City of\nLos Angeles (Case No. BS138369); SaveHollywood.org v. City of Los Angeles\n(BS138370), Voters for a Superior Hollywood Plan v. City of Los Angeles (Case\nNo. 23STCP01968); Laurel Canyon Association v. City of Los Angeles (Case\nNo. 23STCP01972); and Fix the City v. City of Los Angeles (Case No.\n23STCP01978). (Also referred to the Budget and Finance Committee)\n
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(2)\n25-0310\nCD 3\nReport from the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC), and an\nappeal filed by West Valley Alliance for Optimal Living (Representative: Jamie\nT. Hall, Esq., Channel Law Group, LLP) from the Advisory Agency's\ndetermination, dated December 20, 2024, in approving a Vesting Tentative\nTract Map No. 83297 (map date-stamped June 7, 2024), for the demolition and\nremoval of an existing citrus tree orchard, four street trees located on Oakdale,\nand the removal of existing structures (including an existing house,\nworkshop/gallery, caretaker apartment, ranch office, two sheds, seven garage\nstructures, and ramp structures) and the merger and re-subdivision of four\nparcels into 23 ground lots for the construction of 21, two-story single-family\nresidences, one caretaker's residence, 20 percent reduction in front yard and\nside yard setback requirements and three model home lots; for the property\nlocated at 5300 North Oakdale Avenue. Lot 22 and Lot 23 of the subdivision\nwould consist of a 4.15-acre parcel that would be donated to a conservation\norganization. The Project would provide 378 new trees, maintain 251 existing\ncitrus trees in the preserve area, protect two protected oak trees, protect six\nother significant non-protected trees, and replace two rows of trees, consisting\nof 57 citrus trees on Oakdale Avenue. (The LACPC and the Applicant failed\nto mutually agree on an extension of time for the first-level appellate body\nto act beyond the specified 45 days, pursuant to Government Code Sec.\n66452.5(c)(1) of the California Subdivision Map Act, and Los Angeles\nMunicipal Code Section 13A.2.8.F.2, if there is a failure for the appeal\nboard to render a timely decision on the appeal, then the decision shall\nresult in a denial of the appeal as a matter of law. As such, the appeal\nfiled on January 6, 2025, to the LACPC was deemed denied and the\ndetermination of the Deputy Advisory Agency, dated December 20, 2024,\nstands.) PLUM will also consider whether the California Environmental Quality\nAct (CEQA) Findings pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15168(c), that the\nproject and impacts are within the scope of the 2021-2029 Housing Element\nand the Housing Element Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (ENV-2020-\n6762-EIR, Program EIR); and adoption of the Mitigation and Monitoring\nProgram.\nApplicant: Oakdale Estates, LLC, Borstein Enterprises, its sole Managing\nMember\nRepresentative: Sarah Golden, Rosenheim & Associates, Inc.\nCase No. VTT-83927-HCA-2A\nEnvironmental No. ENV-2020-6762-EIR\nRelated Case Nos. VTT-83927-HCA; VTT-83297-HCA-1A; ZA-2023-2170-\nZAD-ZV-ZAA; ZA-2023-2170-ZAD-ZV-ZAA-1A\nFiscal Impact Statement: No
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(3)\n19-1356\nReport from the City Administrative Officer relative to requesting the\nauthorization for the Director of Planning to execute first contract amendments\nwith seven consultants: ASM Affiliates, Inc., Chattel, Inc., Environmental\nScience Associates, Galvin Preservation Associates, Inc., Historic Resources\nGroup, Page & Turnbull, and Rincon Consultants, Inc.; and a second contract\namendment with Architectural Resources Group, Inc., to extend the term by 36\nmonths from January 2, 2025 through January 1, 2028 and increase the\nmaximum compensation amount by $1.82 million from $1.38 million to $3.2\nmillion to provide on-call historic preservation studies, surveys, and related\nservices.\nFiscal Impact Statement: Yes\nFinancial Policies Statement: Yes
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(4)\n25-0264\nCD 12\nMitigated Negative Declaration, No. ENV-2023-6313-MND, Mitigation\nMeasures, Mitigation Monitoring Program, and related California Environmental\nQuality Act findings; report from the Los Angeles City Planning Commission;\nand draft Ordinance to effectuate a Zone Change from MR2-1 and P-1 to (T)\n(Q)C2- 1 across the entire property; for the construction, use, and maintenance\nof four self-storage buildings (one four-story building and three one-story\nbuildings) totaling approximately 108,248 square feet of floor area and one\nonsite caretaker's dwelling unit. The Project will have a maximum height of 51\nfeet three inches and 21 parking spaces; for the properties located at 9129,\n9143, and 9145 North De Soto Avenue. The proposed hours of operation for\nthe self-storage use are from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., daily, subject to modified\nConditions of Approval; and adoption of project findings.\nApplicant: Matt Huss, 9143 De Soto Investments, LLC\nRepresentative: Sara Houghton, three6ixty\nCase No. CPC-2023-6312-ZC-CU-SPR\nEnvironmental No. ENV-2023-6313-MND\nFiscal Impact Statement: Yes
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(5)\n21-0643-S1\nReport from the City Administrative Officer relative to approving, pursuant to\nSection 5.321(l) of the Los Angeles Administrative Code, the allocation of\n$8,782,000 from the Development Services Trust Fund for the continuation of\nconsultant services for the BuildLA Project; and related matters.\nFiscal Impact Statement: Yes\nFinancial Policies Statement: Yes
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(6)\n24-1128\nReport from the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS)\nrelative to providing options for property owners to be subjected to\naccountability measures regarding inactive construction sites; options to\nenhance development requirements; feasibility and proposed implementation\nof a requirement for a Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) No Trespass\nAuthorization; options for methods for LAPD and Los Angeles Fire Department\nto notify LADBS when there are multiple calls for service to an active or\ninactive construction site; and related matters.\nFiscal Impact Statement: No
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(7)\n24-0701\nCD 14\nMotion (de León - Rodriguez) relative to instructing the Department of City\nPlanning to rescind the April 3, 2024 action that erroneously deemed approved\na cell tower application for the property located at 1731 West Colorado\nBoulevard; and immediately re-commence the proper public hearing process;\nand related matters.
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(8)\n25-0211\nCD 14\nCategorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\npursuant to Article 19, Section 15308, Class 8, and Article 19, Section 15331,\nClass 31 of the State CEQA Guidelines, and report from the Cultural Heritage\nCommission relative to the inclusion of Maycrest Bungalow Court, located at\n4215 - 4221 1/2 North Maycrest Avenue, in the list of Historic-Cultural\nMonuments.\nApplicant: Lindsay Mulcahy, Los Angeles Conservancy\nOwners: Housing Opportunity for Angelenos, Inc.; Housing Authority of the City\nof Los Angeles; and California Department of Transportation* (*Assessor\nrecords provided by the applicant show the property was transferred to the\nHousing Authority of the City of Los Angeles and Housing Opportunity for\nAngelenos as of 8/31/2024)\nCase No. CHC-2024-6633-HCM\nEnvironmental No. ENV-2024-6634-CE\nFiscal Impact Statement: No
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(9)\n25-0179\nCD 2\nCategorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\npursuant to Article 19, Section 15308, Class 8, and Article 19, Section 15331,\nClass 31 of the State CEQA Guidelines, and report from the Cultural Heritage\nCommission relative to the inclusion of William Mellenthin Birdhouse\nApartments, located at 5922 - 5930 North Buffalo Avenue, in the list of Historic-\nCultural Monuments.\nApplicant: Frank Richter\nOwner: Roozbeh T. Alizadeh and Maryam Zavareh\nCase No. CHC-2024-6156-HCM\nEnvironmental No. ENV-2024-6157-CE\nFiscal Impact Statement: No
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(1)\n23-0550-S2\nCD 11\nBoard of Airport Commissioners report relative to Board Resolution No. 28110\nto approve the Second Amendment to contract DA-5620 with Hensel Phelps\nConstruction Co., for the Central Terminal Area Curbside Improvement\nProgram Project at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX); and categorical\nexemption from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act\n(CEQA) pursuant to Article III, Class 1(1), (2), (3), (6), and (12) of the Los\nAngeles CEQA Guidelines.\nFiscal Impact Statement: Yes
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(2)\n25-0348\nCD 15\nBoard of Harbor Commissioners and City Attorney reports and draft Ordinance\nrelative to amending the Los Angeles Administrative Code (LAAC) to formally\nestablish a Los Angeles Harbor Department Port Police Reserve Corps; and\nadministrative exemption from the requirements of the California Environmental\nQuality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article II, Section 2(f) of the Los Angeles CEQA\nguidelines.\nFiscal Impact Statement: Yes
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(3)\n25-0338\nCD 11\nBoard of Airport Commissioners report relative to Board Resolution No. 28066\nto approve the First Amendment to Ground Lease No. LAA-7168 between the\nLos Angeles World Airports (LAWA) and AMB Partners II, L.P. at the Los\nAngeles International Airport (LAX) located at 11099 South La Cienega\nBoulevard; and categorical exemption from the requirements of the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article III, Class 1(18)(c) of the\nLos Angeles CEQA Guidelines.\nFiscal Impact Statement: Yes
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(4)\n21-0825\nCD 11\nBoard of Airport Commissioners report relative to Board Resolution No. 28109\nto approve the Third Amendment to Contract No. DA-5300 between the Los\nAngeles World Airports (LAWA) and Motorola Solutions Inc., for radio projects\nand ongoing radio system maintenance and technical services for the radio\ncommunication systems at LAWA; and categorical exemption from the\nrequirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to\nArticle III, Class 1(1) of the Los Angeles CEQA Guidelines.\nFiscal Impact Statement: Yes
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(5)\n25-0315\nMotion (McOsker, Park - Blumenfield) relative to reviewing proprietary\ndepartments including the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power\n(LADWP), the Port of Los Angeles (POLA), and the Los Angeles World Airports\n(LAWA), to identify inefficiencies, overlaps and opportunities for reform to be\nconsidered for possible 2026 ballot measures.\nFiscal Impact Statement: No