LA County Board

17. Amend Current Option Agreement for the Proposed Esperanza Village New Medical/Office Building Recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Solis: Suspend Section 22.1 of the Rules of the Board for the limited purpose of considering this motion. Acting as a responsible agency pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), for the Esperanza Village Project, find the recommended actions are within the scope of the Initial Study-Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND), prepared and adopted by the City of El Monte (City) as the lead agency on November 29, 2022 and the Addendum to the adopted IS/MND, which were prepared and adopted by the City as the lead agency, on September 3, 2024; find that mitigation previously adopted by the Board remains applicable to the project that the current actions herein are within the scope of the City's adopted IS/MND and Addendum, and there are no changes to the Esperanza Village New Medical Building Project or to the circumstances under which it will be undertaken that require additional findings under CEQA. Take the following actions: 4-VOTES (Relates to Agenda No. 1-D) Approve an appropriation adjustment to transfer $3,000,000 one-time First Supervisorial District Utility User Tax funds from the LA County Library - General Fund Contribution to the Esperanza Village New Medical Building, Capital Project (CP) No. 6A024 to partially fund the construction of the new medical building. Approve the revised budget of $16,840,000 for the Esperanza Village New Medical Building, CP No. 6A024, which is an increase of $3,000,000 from the previously approved budget of $13,840,000, and reflects the County’s commitment to the New Medical Building Project development. Find that the New Medical Building Project and Housing Project Site is exempt surplus land per Government Code section 54221(f)(1)(A). The New Medical Building Project will provide essential services to families and senior citizens within the County and support local economic development through job creation. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to oversee the negotiations of the New Medical Building Project ground lease. (26-3525)