LA County Board

49. Items from Previous Board Meetings Deferred to Supplemental Budget\nResolution\n1. Increasing the Effectiveness of the Affordable Housing Programs\nBudget Unit\nReport by the Chief Executive Officer making recommendations on\nexpenditures from the Affordable Housing Programs Budget Unit. RECEIVE\nAND FILE (23-3565)\n2. Support for Arts Education\nReport by the Chief Executive Officer on matching philanthropy’s investment\nin the LA County Arts Ed Collective by funding $1,050,000 ongoing to the\nDepartment of Arts and Culture to activate Countywide Cultural Policy\nStrategic Plan Strategy 10: Support School Districts to Advance Equity in\nArts Education, which includes programmatic costs of $850,000 and 1.0\nSenior Program Associate at $199,000. RECEIVE AND FILE (23-3520)\n3. The Creative Jobs Collective Impact Initiative (CJCII) and Declare Arts,\nCulture, and Creativity Month\nReport by the Chief Executive Officer on the feasibility of funding Strategy\n1: Expand Grants to Organizations Serving Diverse Communities in the\nDepartment of Arts and Culture’s Cultural Policy Strategic Plan for the\nOrganizational Grant Program to increase creative job opportunities and\ndrive more equitable outcomes throughout the sector. RECEIVE AND FILE\n(23-3521)\n4. Expanding EPIC-LA to Streamline County Permitting and Entitlement\nProcesses to Address the Regional Housing Crisis\nReport by the Chief Executive Officer, in collaboration with the Fire Chief\nand Director of Public Health, on alternative funding solutions to support\nefficient permitting operations and full implementation of the Gartner\nrecommendations for all Electronic Permitting and Inspection-Los Angeles\n(EPIC-LA) Departments; review of the funding model for EPIC-LA within the\nFire Prevention Division; review of the funding model for EPIC-LA and the\nPublic Health system within the Environmental Health Division; and funding\ndepartment-level short-term solutions, including additional staffing and\none-time funding, as recommended in the Updated Gartner Study.\nRECEIVE AND FILE (23-3522)\n5. Creation of Sexual Assault Council Within the Los Angeles County\nDepartment of Public Health’s Office of Violence Prevention\nReport by the Chief Executive Officer on the availability of funding to\nestablish the Sexual Assault Council. RECEIVE AND FILE (23-3528)\n6. Strengthening the County’s Permanent Protections for\nUnincorporated Los Angeles County in Response to Lessons\nLearned during the COVID-19 Crisis\nReport by the Chief Executive Officer, in consultation with the Director of\nConsumer and Business Affairs, to identify overall proposed cost and\nfunding sources to implement Directives 1 through 4, included in Board\nOrder No. 26 of September 27, 2022. RECEIVE AND FILE (23-3529)\n7. Addressing Environmental Justice and Equity Concerns in\nDisadvantaged Communities Under Siege by Illegal Dumping\nReport by the Chief Executive Officer identifying a dedicated funding source\nfor the purpose of combating illegal dumping and addressing environmental\njustice concerns; including review of funding and staffing recommendations\nand annual reports prepared by the County’s Illegal Dumping Taskforce in\nresponse to previous motions from 2018 and 2019 that requested the District\nAttorney, Sheriff, County Fire/HazMat, Agricultural Commissioner/Director\nof Weights and Measures, and Directors of Regional Planning, Public Health\nand Public Works to determine resources required to better address illegal\ndumping. RECEIVE AND FILE (23-3531)\n8. Establishing County Fair Workweek Employment Standards for Retail\nWorkers\nReport by the Chief Executive Officer, in consultation with County Counsel,\nand the Directors of Economic Opportunity and Consumer and Business\nAffairs, with a cost estimate and a budget recommendation to implement the\nproposed Fair Workweek ordinance to allow recommendations to be made\nwithin the context of the overall budget and numerous funding priorities and\nrequests. RECEIVE AND FILE (23-3532)\n9. Supporting the Doula Workforce’s Ability to Claim Medi-Cal\nReimbursement and Provide Quality Birthing Services to At-Risk\nPregnant Women\nReport by the Chief Executive Officer on the availability of funding sources,\nincluding State, federal, health plan, and philanthropic sources, to establish\na doula hub as recommended in the Department of Public Health’s May 17,\n2023 report entitled, “Supporting and Expanding the Doula Workforce in Los\nAngeles County.” RECEIVE AND FILE (23-3533)\n10. Moving Forward with Improving Access to Gun Violence Restraining\nOrders (GVRO)\nReport by the Chief Executive Officer, in collaboration with the Director of\nPublic Health through the Office of Violence Prevention, Sheriff, and\nCounty Counsel, on potential funding options to support efforts to expand\nGVRO awareness and assistance as described in the proposal included in\nthe Office of Violence Prevention’s July 7, 2023, report entitled,\n“Responding to the Board’s Motion: Increasing Access to Gun Violence\nRestraining Orders.” RECEIVE AND FILE (23-3534)\n11. Improving Language Access in Los Angeles County\nReport by the Chief Executive Officer, in collaboration with Office of\nImmigrant Affairs, to identify and secure adequate bridge and sustainable\nfunding and resources to implement report recommendations for which there\nare no current resources or funding. RECEIVE AND FILE (23-3535)\nAttachments: 49.1 - 49.11 Reports\nPublic Comment/Correspondence\nBudget Matters