LA County Board

11. Equitable Earthquake Resilience in Los Angeles County\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisors Mitchell and Solis: Instruct the\nDirector of Public Works, in collaboration with the Interim County Counsel, to\nprepare proposed updates to the County’s Building Code to require that all\nhigh-rise non-ductile concrete buildings, in the unincorporated areas of the\nCounty or owned by the County, be retrofitted within ten years from the date the\nupdated ordinance goes into effect, and report back to the Board in writing with\nupdated language for adoption within six months, with the ordinance to include\nrequirements that building owners submit structural evaluation reports within\nthree years, including plans to retrofit or demolish buildings within five years,\nand complete retrofit construction within ten years; and take the following\nactions:\nInstruct the Director of Public Works, in collaboration with the Executive\nDirector of the Los Angeles County Development Authority and the Chief\nExecutive Officer, to report back to the Board in writing with an inventory\nanalysis of all soft story residential structures in County unincorporated\nareas and/or owned or overseen by the County or Los Angeles County\nDevelopment Authority that have not been seismically retrofitted,\nincluding the number of units within each structure, and also work with\nthe Chief Executive Officer to obtain additional consultant support to\nconduct the inventory analysis and report back to the Board in writing\nwithin 90 days on a plan to conduct the inventory analysis, including a\ntimeline for completion;\nInstruct the Executive Director of the Los Angeles County Development\nAuthority to work with the Directors of Public Works and Consumer and\nBusiness Affairs within 60 days with recommendations on a pilot and\npermanent programs to support property owners with the expense of\nseismic retrofits which may include, but shall not be limited to, a\nzero-interest loan program and construction subsidies for low-income\nresidential property owners and structures in vulnerable areas, including\nan assessment of anticipated costs for such programs and potential\nfunding sources; and\nInstruct the Director of the Office of Emergency Management, Chief\nExecutive Office, in collaboration with the Director of Public Works, the\nExecutive Director of the Los Angeles County Development Authority,\nand the Director of Consumer and Business Affairs, to report back to the\nBoard in writing in 90 days on ways to expand existing emergency\nnotification systems and preparedness resources to ensure all County\nresidents have access to emergency notification information, including\ncurrently available resources to retrofit residential structures, and\neducation on earthquake preparedness, the information shall be shared\nin multiple languages, be made available particularly in hardly reached\ncommunities, and include partnerships with community and faith-based\norganizations for education and training. (23-0881)\nAttachments: Motion by Supervisors Mitchell and Solis\nPublic Comment/Correspondence