LA County Board

18. Ensuring Readiness for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisors Mitchell and Solis: Direct the\nChief Executive Officer, in consultation with the Director of Economic\nOpportunity and all relevant Department Heads, to enter into an agreement\nwithin 60 days with a consultant, in an amount not to exceed $200,000, and to\ncomplete within 90 days of execution, an economic impact and opportunity\nanalysis of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games (Games) on the Los\nAngeles Regional economy, with the analysis to include, but not be limited to,\nthe following:\nIn coordination with community partners, the anticipated cost to\nunincorporated areas of hosting Olympic and Paralympic events;\nOpportunities to leverage the Games to generate revenue;\nThe number and type of jobs that will be needed in the lead-up to the\nGames, in coordination with labor partners;\nIn coordination with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and other\nregional transit agencies, and, building off of the existing LA28 Mobility\nConcept Plan, opportunities for the County to work with local transit\nmunicipalities to mitigate the impact of hosting the Games on our regional\ntransportation system, and recommendations for projects and/or\nprograms that would mitigate such impacts;\nIn consultation with regional stakeholders, best practices from other\njurisdictions on creating a net positive impact on jobs, small business\ndevelopment, housing, and transportation options for the host region;\nProposed metrics that align with the priority outcomes articulated by\nLA28 and their subcommittees, and that create specific, tangible\ncommunity benefit goals that regional partners across Los Angeles\nCounty can use as a uniform accountability measure for the\ncommunity-level impact of the Games;\nDirect the Chief Executive Officer, in consultation with all relevant County\nDepartment Heads, to report back to the Board in writing within 90 days on all\npotential impacts of the Games on County Services building off of coordination\nwork underway in the Chief Executive Office including, but not limited to the\nfollowing:\nResources needed by County Departments, including for planning and\ncoordination leading up to the Games, to accommodate the temporary\npopulation increase; opportunities to leverage revenue streams and\nmaximize economic benefits and legacy projects and programs for\ncommunities most impacted, including leveraging County assets,\nincluding beaches and parks, and generating revenue to seed an\nongoing fund for community benefits in highest need communities;\nPartnerships the County can enter into to accomplish the above; and\nRegular regional coordination meetings with the partnered Games host\ncity; and\nInstruct the Director of Internal Services to work with the City of Los Angeles to\nensure that all County contracting opportunities are uploaded into the Regional\nAlliance Marketplace for Procurement system, which will be used for Olympics\nprocurement, and report back to the Board in writing within 90 days on the\nprogress. (24-1855)