LA County Board

13. 2026-27 Fiscal Year Expenditure of Climate Equity Account Funds Recommendation: Approve the use of Chief Executive Office (CEO) funds for the eligible program(s) and/or projects, which are aligned with the County’s goals to support climate mitigation, adaptation, and decarbonization efforts. The departments tasked with administering these programs and/or projects will require separate and additional authority, other than this Board letter, to contract for any necessary services, obtain additional funding, and for approval of any California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) determinations. Approve an appropriation adjustment increasing appropriation in various budget units fully offset by $5,000,000 Climate Equity Account (CEA) revenue, for the implementation of the eligible program(s) and/or projects. Instruct the Directors of Aging and Disabilities, Animal Care and Control, Chief Executive Officer (Capital Programs), Economic Opportunity, Internal Services, LA County Library, Parks and Recreation, Public Health, and Regional Planning, who are the recipient of CEA funds to submit reports, every six months, to the Chief Sustainability Office (CSO) and CEO summarizing the amount of funds used and activities completed, until the funds have been fully expended. Authorize the Executive Officer of the Board CSO to execute a funding agreement with the Executive Officer of the Board, CSO, to execute a funding agreement with the Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA) for an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 for the implementation of the Altadena Soil Remediation Program (Program), including contingency and LACDA administrative costs to implement and administer the Program. Find that the proposed actions are not considered a project under CEQA. 4-VOTES (Relates to Agenda No. 1-D) (26-4301)