LA County Board

13.\nSupporting the Los Angeles County Office of Food Systems\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisors Horvath and Hahn: Instruct the\nExecutive Director of the Office of Food Systems, in consultation with the\nActing Chief Executive Officer, the Executive Officer of the Board, and the\nChief Sustainability Officer, and in collaboration with the Interim Director of\nAging and Disabilities, the Directors of Children and Family Services,\nConsumer and Business Affairs, Economic Opportunity, Internal Services,\nRegional Planning, Parks and Recreation, Public Health, Public Social\nServices, Public Works, Youth Development, Homeless Services and Housing,\nMental Health, Health Services, Justice, Care and Opportunities, the Chief\nProbation Officer, the County Librarian, the Executive Director of the Center for\nStrategic Partnerships, the Superintendent of Schools of the Los Angeles\nCounty Office of Education, the Executive Director of the Office of Immigrant\nAffairs, Department of Consumer and Business Affairs, the Chief Information\nOfficer, and other relevant Departments Heads, as well as representatives from\nthe philanthropic community to:\nBuild on the Action Plan, identify priority projects for collaboration\nbetween the Office of Food Systems (OFS) and all County Departments,\nincluding the ones listed above, with each Department designating a food\nsystems liaison. During times of disasters or emergencies that impact\nfood access in the County, Departments and Offices should participate\nin OFS’s convenings and telephone tree-like communication structure.\nReport back to the Board in writing with an interim OFS progress report\nno later than June 16, 2026.\nTUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2025\nReport back to the Board in writing with a final report no later than\nOctober 20, 2026, followed by a verbal presentation to the Board, on a\nlong-term strategic plan for OFS. The report should include options for\nintegrating OFS into a County Department, including organizational\ngoals, a fiscal plan, and the identification of potential funding sources.\nRecognize OFS under its new name, formerly the Office of Food Equity, and\ndirect the Executive Officer of the Board and the Director of Internal Services to\nlist OFS on the Executive Office’s website.\nDirect the Acting Chief Executive Officer, through the Legislative Affairs and\nIntergovernmental Relations Branch, to provide OFS with updates as applicable\non Federal and State policy changes that impact food access and food\nsystems. (25-5639)\nMotion by Supervisors Horvath and Hahn\nMotion by Supervisors Horvath and Hahn (Updates Following Cluster)