LA County Board

3. The State of Latinos in Los Angeles County: Recognizing their\nImportance and Addressing Disparities\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Solis: Instruct the Executive\nDirector of Racial Equity to allocate appropriate funding to and commission a\nstudy on the status of Latino residents in the County; request the\nSuperintendent of Schools of the Los Angeles County Office of Education to\ncoordinate with school districts to develop a set of recommendations to improve\nliteracy and increase high school graduation and college enrollment rates\namong Latino students, and report back to the Board in writing in 90 days;\ndirect the Chief Executive Officer, through the Legislative Affairs and\nIntergovernmental Relations Branch, to support State legislative policies that\nstress the importance of investing in early childhood education in underserved\nLatino communities within the County; and take the following actions:\nInstruct the Director of Public Social Services to report back to the Board\nin writing in 90 days on Medi-Cal enrollment and disenrollment rates of\nLatinos Countywide, and enrollment rates for CalFresh and cash aid\nprograms, including services to individuals and families experiencing\nhomelessness;\nInstruct the Director of Public Works, in collaboration with the Director of\nPublic Health, and the Executive Director of Racial Equity, to review\nresident comprehension of street signs and other public service\nannouncements in neighborhoods with high Latino and Spanish-speaking\nhouseholds, and report back to the Board in writing in 90 days with\nrecommendations on how to improve constituent comprehension,\nincluding considering the addition of Spanish to County wayfinding and\nstreet signs and use of universal symbols;\nInstruct the Directors of Economic Opportunity and Consumer and\nBusiness Affairs to conduct a comprehensive analysis of programs\naimed at increasing economic mobility, entrepreneurship, business\nsuccess, and financial literacy in neighborhoods with high Latino\npopulations, this includes programs for working families including\nMicroenterprise Home Kitchen Operation, compact mobile food\noperations, and union apprenticeships for pipeline into good paying jobs,\nand report back to the Board in writing in 90 days on the following:\nAn inventory of all programs designed to enhance economic\nmobility, entrepreneurship, business success, and financial\nliteracy, including whether and how the programs are tailored for\nor accessible to Latino communities; an overview on union\napprenticeship programs as pathways to well-paying careers,\nincluding recommendations for strengthening these pathways for\nLatinos; a breakdown of programs and services offered in\nSpanish; utilization rates of Spanish-language programs compared\nto their English counterparts; key program outcomes and an\nassessment of the effectiveness of these programs in reaching\nand serving Spanish-speaking residents and businesses; and\nrecommendations for improving the accessibility, effectiveness,\nand outreach of Spanish-language offerings, considering the\nspecific needs of Latino entrepreneurs and community members;\nInstruct the Director of Public Works, in consultation with the Director of\nParks and Recreation, to review multimodal access to open spaces,\nparks, and recreational opportunities in predominately Latino\ncommunities, with an emphasis on those communities identified as high\nneeds in the 2016 Parks Needs Assessment, and report back to the\nBoard in writing in 90 days, with the report to discuss deficits in\npedestrian, cyclist, and transit access to green space, and identify\nnon-County funding opportunities to improve equitable access;\nInstruct the Director of Economic Opportunity, in collaboration with the\nChief Executive Officer, to conduct an economic analysis of the factors\ndriving the increased cost of living for Latino communities in the County\nand report back to the Board in writing in 90 days, with the analysis to\nidentify and prioritize key economic factors contributing to rising costs,\nevaluate existing cost-neutral programs or policies implemented by other\ncounties or municipalities that have successfully addressed similar\nchallenges, and provide cost-neutral policy recommendations for the\nCounty to address these drivers, including housing affordability,\ntransportation costs, access to education and job training, healthcare\nexpenses, and food security; and\nInstruct the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk to report back to the Board\nin writing in 90 days on recommendations to increase voter participation\nwithin the Latino community. (24-5610)