LA County Board

18.\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisors Horvath and Barger: Direct the\nActing Chief Executive Officer, in coordination with the Directors of Public\nWorks and Regional Planning, the Fire Chief, and in consultation with County\nCounsel, to report back to the Board in writing within seven days on the\ncreation of a Disaster Recovery Rebuild Authority (Authority) within the\nDepartment of Public Works, including:\nA “day zero” plan that will allow the Authority to be launched immediately\nafter the Board's adoption of the draft ordinance(s) referenced below, as\napplicable, including recommended functions, authorities, organizational\nchart, staffing and resource needs. Initial startup functions should\ninclude, but not necessarily be limited to, implementation of public\ninfrastructure rebuilding plans for Altadena and unincorporated Santa\nM\ni\nM\ni\n(i\nl di\nS\nM\n) fi\ni\nd\nbli\nMonica Mountains (including Sunset Mesa) fire-impacted areas; public\ninfrastructure delivery; proactive hazard mitigation; communications,\ncommunity engagement, and community education; horizontal\ninfrastructure and utility coordination; sewer; public water infrastructure;\nand other support functions, such as working with a builders’ alliance to\nreduce the cost of residential construction. Coordinating infrastructure\nrebuilding, including necessary logistics planning.\nPotential expansion phases if additional resources such as Community\nDevelopment Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) or new State\nfunding support become available, including additional functions,\nauthorities, organizational growth, and additional staffing and resources\nneeds. Additional functions could include, but are not necessarily limited\nto, residential construction gap financing; rebuild navigators; material\nstaging; and procurement/bulk purchasing.\nA comprehensive financial strategy to support the launch and operation\nof the Authority including, but not limited to, use of Disaster Enhanced\nInfrastructure Financing District funding and other available Federal,\nState, and local funding.\nInstruct County Counsel, in coordination with the Acting Chief Executive Officer\nand the Director of Public Works, to report back to the Board in writing\nconcurrently with the Acting Chief Executive Officer within seven days with the\ndraft ordinances, as applicable, for the Board’s consideration, which will\nprovide for the Authority to be established within the Department of Public\nWorks and for the Director of Public Works to be the head of the Authority,\nincluding the necessary powers and duties that will be exercised by the\nAuthority in carrying out its functions.\nDirect the Acting Chief Executive Officer to report back to the Board in writing\nin seven days with recommendations for a small team within the Chief Executive\nOffice dedicated to disaster recovery that would focus on disaster financing,\nphilanthropic and community partnerships, safety-net supports, and other\nrelated functions. The report should identify recommended staffing and\nresource needs, as well as available funding sources.\nInstruct the Director of Public Works to report back to the Board in writing\nquarterly on the development of the Infrastructure Master Plan.\nInstruct the Fire Chief and the Directors of Public Health, Public Works and\nRegional Planning, to report back to the Board within seven days with\nrecommendations for any additional staff, associated costs, and potential\nfunding sources needed to support the existing permitting team at the\nCalabasas One-Stop Permitting Center to support them in handling the\nincreased workload experienced by the rebuilding effort in the fire impacted\nunincorporated Santa Monica Mountains, maximizing the existing expertise of\nthe current County permitting team in relation to the topography and unique\nneeds of our hillside and coastal communities.  (26-1063)\nMotion by Supervisors Horvath and Barger (Exempt From Cluster)\nSupporting Probation and Foster Youth Impacted by Human Trafficking\nwith Community-Based Supports