Los Angeles
LA County Board
Agenda Item 1
A-1. Continue local emergencies as a result of the following: (a) Discovery of an\ninfestation of fruit flies, as proclaimed on May 10, 1990; (b) Conditions of\nextreme peril to the safety of persons and property arose as a result of the Lake\nFire that started in the unincorporated area of Lake Hughes on August 12,\n2020, as proclaimed on August 13, 2020 and ratified by the Board on August\n18, 2020; (c) Conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property\narose as a result of the Bobcat Fire that ignited in the Angeles National Forest\non September 6, 2020 and rapidly spread to surrounding areas, as proclaimed\non September 13, 2020 and ratified by the Board on September 15, 2020; (d)\nAn imminent threat to public health from the Lake Fire and the Bobcat Fire that\nstarted on August 12, 2020 and September 6, 2020, respectively, in Los\nAngeles County, as proclaimed by the Public Health Officer on November 5,\n2020 and ratified by the Board on November 10, 2020; (e) Conditions of\nextreme peril to the safety of persons exist on the basis of pervasive and\npernicious homelessness in Los Angeles County, as proclaimed and ratified by\nthe Board on January 10, 2023; (f) Conditions of extreme peril to the safety of\npersons and property arose as a result of severe winter storms beginning\nJanuary 1, 2023 affecting areas throughout Los Angeles County, as proclaimed\non January 10, 2023 and ratified by the Board on January 17, 2023; (g)\nConditions of disaster or extreme peril to the safety of persons and property on\nthe basis of the frigid winter storms beginning February 23, 2023 affecting the\nareas throughout Los Angeles County, as proclaimed on March 1, 2023 and\nratified by the Board on March 7, 2023; and (h) Conditions of extreme peril to\nthe safety of persons and property exist on the basis of the arrival, presence,\nand impacts of Tropical Storm Hilary throughout Los Angeles County beginning\nAugust 20, 2023, as proclaimed on August 20, 2023 and ratified by the Board\non August 22, 2023. (A-1)