LA County Board

6.\nSupporting Small Business Recovery in Altadena\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Barger: Instruct the Director of\nEconomic Opportunity, in consultation with the Directors of Regional Planning,\nPublic Works and Public Health, the Treasurer and Tax Collector, the Fire\nChief, and County Counsel, to design and launch a Small Business Concierge\nProgram for the community of Altadena, with designated staff that will seek to\nexpedite permitting and provide personalized assistance to local small\nbusinesses and commercial property owners in navigating County permitting,\nlicensing, financing, and recovery resources, as well as identify additional\nrecommendations and strategies for rebuilding and increasing walkability in\nAltadena’s main commercial corridors. Direct the Acting Chief Executive Officer\nto identify any funding and staffing resources that may be available to support\nthe implementation of the Small Business Concierge Program, and engage\nphilanthropy through the Center for Strategic Partnerships, for any funding\nsources to support small business fire recovery efforts. Take the following\nactions:\nAuthorize the Director of Economic Opportunity to execute agreements\nand amendments with one or more vendors as needed, waiving the\nCounty’s competitive procurement requirements, to support rapid\nprogram implementation and deployment of services. Instruct the\nDirector to coordinate with the Altadena Chamber of Commerce,\nAltadena Recovery Task Force, and philanthropic and community-based\npartners to ensure comprehensive and effective outreach and resource\ndistribution to small businesses and commercial property owners.\nInstruct the Director of Regional Planning, in consultation with County\nCounsel and relevant Department Heads, to design and launch a\nStreamlined Alcoholic Beverage Sales Permitting Pilot in Altadena to\nreplace discretionary Conditional Use Permit hearings with staff-level\napprovals under standardized conditions, consistent with best practices\nin the cities of Los Angeles, Santa Monica, and Pasadena, and to\ninvestigate the need for outdoor dining allowances beyond what is\npermitted through State law.\nInstruct the Directors of Economic Opportunity and Internal Services, in\ncollaboration with the Interim Director of Aging and Disabilities, and other\nrelevant County Service Departments, to identify and implement a\nprocess for connecting small businesses in Altadena impacted by the\nwildfires to potential contracting opportunities for which they may\nqualify─ including those that procure goods or provide social services to\ncommunities in need. To the extent possible and allowable, these potential\nopportunities should include both those solicited through simplified\nsolicitations and those procured through standard procurement\nprocesses.\nInstruct the Directors of Economic Opportunity, Regional Planning and\nPublic Works, the Treasurer and Tax Collector, Acting Chief Executive\nOfficer and County Counsel, to report back to the Board in writing in 30\ndays with an implementation plan for both programs, including\nstaffing/resource needs, proposed timelines, funding needs, outreach\nstrategies (including multilingual communication), and evaluation metrics,\nand in 90 days, provide a written status update on the two programs, as\nwell as recommendations and actions for rebuilding and increasing\nwalkability and supporting the revitalization of Altadena’s main\ncommercial corridors. (25-6409)\nMotion by Supervisor Barger