Board of Supervisors - Regular Meeting

[GAVEL]. HILDA SOLIS, CHAIR: GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. WE WANT TO WELL MANY YOU TO OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. TODAY IS TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2026. WE TAKE NOTE THAT A QUORUM OF THE BOARD IS PRESENT AND THE INTERIM CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, COUNTY COUNCIL, EXECUTIVE OFF SIR AND SERGEANT OF ARMS ARE ALL HERE TO ASSIST YOU. WE WILL NOW START THE COUNTY'S LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. [VIDEO]

SUP. HILDA SOLIS, CHAIR: THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES RECOGNIZES THAT WE OCCUPY LAND ORIGINALLY AND STILL INHABITED AND CARED FOR BY THE TONGVA, TATAVIAM, SERRANO, KIZH, AND CHUMASH PEOPLES. WE HONOR AND PAY RESPECT TO THEIR ELDERS AND DESCENDANTS PAST, PRESENT, AND EMERGING AS THEY CONTINUE THEIR STEWARDSHIP OF THESE LANDS AND WATERS. WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT SETTLER COLONIZATION RESULTED IN LAND SEIZURE, DISEASE, SUBJUGATION, SLAVERY, RELOCATION, BROKEN PROMISES, GENOCIDE, AND MULTIGENERATIONAL TRAUMA. THIS ACKNOWLEDGMENT DEMONSTRATES OUR RESPONSIBILITY AND COMMITMENT TO TRUTH, HEALING, AND RECONCILIATION AND TO ELEVATING THE STORIES, CULTURE, AND COMMUNITY OF THE ORIGINAL INHABITANTS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY. WE ARE GRATEFUL TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE AND WORK ON THESE ANCESTRAL LANDS. WE ARE DEDICATED TO GROWING AND SUSTAINING RELATIONSHIPS WITH NATIVE PEOPLES AND LOCAL TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, INCLUDING (IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER) FERNANDEÑO TATAVIAM BAND OF MISSION INDIANS, GABRIELINO TONGVA INDIANS OF CALIFORNIA TRIBAL COUNCIL, GABRIELENO/TONGVA SAN GABRIEL BAND OF MISSION INDIANS, GABRIELEÑO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS, KIZH NATION, YUHAAVIATAM OF SAN MANUEL NATION, SAN FERNANDO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS, COASTAL BAND OF CHUMASH NATION, GABRIELINO/TONGVA NATION, GABRIELINO TONGVA TRIBE. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE FIRST PEOPLES OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY PLEASE VISIT THE LOS ANGELES CITY, COUNTY, NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN COMMISSION WEBSITE AT LANAIC.LACOUNTY.GOV.

SUP. HILDA SOLIS, CHAIR: THANK YOU, THE INVOCATION THIS MORNING WILL BE LED BY RABBI JOS KHALID FROM THE CON GRAGREE GRAYINGS JACOB FROM MANHATTAN BEACH, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALI JOHNS LED BY RODERICK FOX, FORMER E-4 UNITED STATES ARMY FROM PANORAMA CITY IN THE THIRD DISTRICT. IF YOU ARE ABLE PLEASE STAND AND JOIN US.

IN-PERSON SPEAKER: GOOD MORNING. SUPERVISOR HOLLY MITCHELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR GRACIOUS INVITATION. THANK YOU TO THE SUPERVISOR S FR THE EXTRAORDINARY WORK YOU DO ON BEHALF OF THIS VASTED, VIBRANT AND COMPLICATED COUNTY WE CALL HOME. I BEGIN WITH A SIMPLE TRUTH, EVERY NEW DAY IS A MIRACLE. IN THE JEWISH TRADITION BY BEGIN WITH BLESSINGS THANKING GOD FOR GRAND WONDERS AND FOR THE ORDER MIRACLES WE OVERLOOK. THE ABILITY TO RISE, TO BREATHE, TO SEE, TO STAND, TO BEGIN AGAIN. THE TALMUD TEACHES SOMETHING PROFOUNDLY HUMAN, THE ONE FOR WHOM THE MIRACLE OCCURS DOES NOT ALWAYS RECOGNIZE THE MIRACLE. SOMETIMES MIRACLES ARE SO WOVEN INTO OUR LIVES THAT WE FAIL TO SEE THEM. I'LL ADMIT THIS MORNING ONE MIRACLE MAY SIMPLY BE THAT A RABBI FROM MANHATTAN BEACH SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATED LOS ANGELES TRAFFIC AND ARRIVED ON DIME. [CHUCKLING ] THERE ARE DEEPER MIRACLES, TOO. A FEW MILES FROM HERE STANDS A STATUE HONOR IING SUGIHARA THE JAPANESE DIPLOMAT WHO SAVED THOUSANDS OF JEWS DURING THE HOLOCAUST INCLUDING MEMBERS OF MY OWN FAMILY. BECAUSE ONE PERSON CHOSE COURAGE OVER INDIFFERENCE I STAND HERE TODAY. SOMEONE WHO SURVIVED CANCER ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS I KNOW PERSONALLY THAT LIFE ITSELF IS NEVER SOMETHING TO TAKE FOR GRANTED. SO LET US PRAY. GOD OF ALL HUMANITY, OPEN OUR EYES TO THE MIRACLES ALREADY

SURROUNDING US. GRANT THESE LEADERS WISDOM WHEN DECISIONS ARE DIFFICULT. COMPASSION WHEN SUFFERING IS REAL. COURAGE WHEN JUSTICE DEMANDS ACTION. AND HUMILITY TO REMEMBER THE SACRED HUMANITY OF EVERY PERSON THEY SERVE. HELP US TO BE THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE PEACE WHERE THERE IS CONFLICT, BRING HOPE WHERE THERE IS DESPAIR. AND LIGHT WHERE THERE IS DARKNESS. BRING THIS DAY BRING GOODNESS, SURPRISING GRACE, AND A MIRACLE OR TWO. AMEN.

IN-PERSON SPEAKER: AMEN. IN-PERSON SPEAKER: GOOD MORNING. PLEASE FACE THE FLAG, PLACE YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART, IF ARE YOU A VETERAN YOU MAY RENDER A HAND SALUTE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

EXECUTIVE OFFICER: LADIES AND SUP. HILDA SOLIS, CHAIR: SUPERVISOR MITCHELL?

SUP. HOLLY J. MITCHELL: GOOD MORNING COLLEAGUES AND LANG THANKING. IT IS MY HONOR TO WELCOME OUR INROW KATOR FOR THE DAY, RABBI JOSHUA KALEV. HE TAUGHT IN HEBREW SCHOOL AND IN THE SUMMER OF 2017 HE RETURNED TO CALIFORNIA TO BECOME THE SENIOR RABBI OF CONGREGATION TIKVAH MEANING "HOPE" IN HEBREW HERE IN MANHATTAN BEACH. DURING HIS TENURE AT CTJ, HE HAS SERVED ON THE ZIEGLER SCHOOL ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE AS A MEMBER OF THE SANDRA CAPPEN BADIN AND DEVELOPED -- HAS DEVELOPED A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LEADERSHIP AT MANHATTAN EACH COMMUNITY CHURCH TEACHING CLASSES TOGETHER AND SWAPPING PULPITS. HE AND HIS CONGREGATION ARE ALSO PROUD MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH BAY COMMUNITY COALITION AGAINST HATE WHERE THEY HOST EYE NIGHTED AGAINST HATE WEEK EVENTS AND PARTNER CLOSELY WITH MY TEAM ON OTHER INITIATIVES. RABBI KALEV EARNED A BACHELOR OF ARTS AND MASTER IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF JUDAISM, KNOWN AS AMERICAN JEWISH UNIVERSITY. HE EARNED A MASTEF ARTS IN JEWISH STUDIES AND RECEIVED HIS RABI RABINIC, WHERE HE MET HIS STUDY PARTNER AND NOW WIFE -- THAT MADE HER GIGGLE -- RABBI SALIAH KALEV. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE SOUTH BAY AND LEADING US, OUR PARTNERSHIP ON ALL THINGS

AGAINST HATE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IN-PERSON SPEAKER: THANK YOU SO MUCH. [APPLAUSE] SUP. HILDA SOLIS, CHAIR: SUPERVISOR HORVATH.

SUP. LINDSEY HORVATH: THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM CHAIR. PLEASE JOIN ME IN THANKING RODERICK FOX, E-4, UNITED STATES ARMY FOR LEADING US IN OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TODAY. RODERICK SERVED IN THE ARMY 1981 TO 1984, AND HE LAST SERVED AT SECOND GENERAL HOSPITAL WEST GERMANY AS MEDICAL SPECIALIST. CURRENTLY RODERICK IS PART OF OUR METRO FAMILY SERVING AS SENIOR SERVICE ATTENDANCE AT DIVISION RAIL NUMBER 16 WHICH IS AT LAX METRO CENTER. RODERICK ALSO WENT TO COLLEGE IN THE THIRD DISTRICT, RECEIVING A B.A. IN POLITICAL SCIENCE AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES FROM UCLA. LATER AN MFCA ENACTING. HE LOVES TO TRAVEL, COOK, AND BAKE, ATTENDS PLAYS AND MOVIES AND WATCHES PROFESSIONAL SPORTS, FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL ARE HIS FAVORITES. HE IS ALSO THE MUSIC DIRECTOR AND HOST OF THE MUSIC SHOW "SMOOTH JAZZ AND R&B SUNDAYS" ON SPOTIFY, CHECK IT OUT. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY AND I'M PROUD TO HAVE YOU AS A RESIDENT OF THE THIRD DISTRICT. WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE YOU AS PART OF OUR METRO FAMILY. [APPLAUSE]

IN-PERSON SPEAKER: THANK YOU. SUP. HILDA SOLIS, CHAIR: SUPERVISOR BARGER. R OUR PET PRESENTATION.

SUP. KATHRYN BARGER: WE DO HAVE, WE HAVE TWO PUPPIES THAT ARE AT OUR AGOURA SHELTER, THEY CAME FROM THE ANTELOPE VALLEY. AND THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY PRECIOUS. I WANTED TO YOU MEET JADE AND JASPER, TWO 8 WEEK OLD PIT BULL PUPPIES, THEY HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF GERMAN SHEPHERD IN THEM. THEY WERE TRANSFERRED TO THE AGOURA CARE CENTER WITH THEIR MOM WHEN THEY WERE JUST A FEW DAYS OLD. AFTER BATTLING A ROUGH START, OVERCOMING ILLNESS, THESE PUPS ARE NOW HEALTHY, HAPPY, AND READY TO FIND THEIR FOR EVER HOMES. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE JASPER OR JADE YOUR FOREVER PET, PLEASE CALL US AT THE AGOURA CARE CENTER, 818-919-0071. I SMELL LIKE PUPPY NOW THEY'VE BEEN KISSING ME. JUST, I'M GOING TO TAKE A MOMENT, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS, WE HAVE SPAY AND NEUTER SERVICES AVAILABLE. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO SPAY AND NEUTER. WE HAVE AN EXPLOSION OF PUPPIES, ESPECIALLY IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY, HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS SOMETHING WE NEED TO LOOK INTO. BECAUSE THESE PUPPIES DESERVE EVERYTHING. BUT WE ARE EXPLODING AT OUR SHELTERS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE TAKE CARE OF THEM AND ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT WE DO HAVE SERVICES AVAILABLE TO DO SPAY AND NEUTERING. SUPERVISOR MITCHELL? YEAH. ALL RIGHT, NOW WOULD YOU PLEASE TURN YOUR ATTENTION TO THE SCREEN FOR OUR PET FROM PALMDALE. MEET COLONEL CRUMB, A 2-YEAR-OLD GERMAN SHEPHERD MIX. WHILE HE WAS SHY AT FIRST, HE STARTED TO WARM UP AND SHOW THAT HE IS SOCIAL AND IS VERY, VERY PLAYFUL. HE HAS A GREAT ATTITUDE AND GREAT APPETITE. CAN'T WAIT TO FIND A HOME WHERE

HE CAN GET A LOT OF LOVE AND OF COURSE FOOD. YOU CAN CALL THE PALMDALE CARE CENTER, 661-575-2888 TO BRING HIM HOME. BEFORE I WRAP UP, I WANT TO SHARE THERE'S A SPECIAL PROMOTION NOW THROUGH MAY 17, ADOPTION FEES WAIVED AT ALL 7 OF OUR CARE CENTERS INCLUDING SPAY AND NEUTER AND MICROCHIP. HEAD TO THE ANIMAL SHARE.LACOUNTY.gov TO FIND A PERFECT PET FOR YOU.

SUP. HILDA SOLIS, CHAIR: I HOPE SOMEBODY ADOPTS THEM, I'M PRETTY SURE SOMEBODY WILL. EXECUTIVE OFFICER, PLEASE CALL THE AGENDA FOR TODAY.

EXECUTIVE OFFICER: GOOD MORNING MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. TODAY'S AGENDA BEGINS ON PAGE 2, CONSENT CALENDAR, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ITEMS 1 THROUGH 10. ITEM 1 THIS INCLUDES ADDITION AS INDICATED ON THE SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA. ITEM 5, SUPERVISOR SOLIS REQUESTS THIS ITEM BE HELD. ITEM 6, SUPERVISOR MITCHELL REQUESTS THIS ITEM BE REFERRED BACK TO HER OFFICE AS INDICATED ON THE SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA. ITEM 8 CHIEF SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER REQUESTS THIS BE CONTINUED TO JUNE 16, 2026 AS INDICATED ON THE POSTED AGENDA. ON PAGE 9, ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS, ITEMS 11 THROUGH 58. ITEM 12 THE INTERIM CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER REQUESTS THIS ITEM BE CONTINUED ONE WEEK TO MAY 19, 2026. ITEM 14, THE INTERIM CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER REQUESTS THIS ITEM BE CONTINUED TO JUNE 16, 2026. ITEM 16, SUPERVISOR MITCHELL REQUESTS THIS ITEM BE HELD. THIS ITEM WILL BE HELD WITH ITEM 59. ITEM, 30 THE CHIEF PROBATION OFFICER REQUESTS THIS ITEM BE CONTINUED ONE WEEK TO MAY 19, 2026 AND THE REPORTING SCHEDULE BE UPDATED TO QUARTERLY ON THE THIRD TUESDAY OF THE MONTH BEGINNING AUGUST 2026 AS INDICATED ON THE SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA. ITEM 43, THIS INCLUDES A CORRECTION AS INDICATED ON THE SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA. PAGE 34, ITEM 59, ITEM 59 SUPERVISOR MITCHELL REQUEST THIS ITEM BE HELD. PAGE 35, ITEM 60, THE BOARD WILL TAKE A SEPARATE VOTE ON THIS ITEM. PAGE 36 PUBLIC HEARING ITEM 61, ITEM 61, THIS IS A HEARING ON PROJECT NUMBER PRJ2022-000713 TO APPROVE THE HOUSING ORDINANCE UPDATE WHEN AMENDS TITLES 21 AND 22 TO ALIGN LOCAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS IN UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF THE COUNTY WITH RECENT CHANGES IN STATE LAW, SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROMOTE HOUSING DIVERSITY, REMOVE ZONING

BARRIERS TO FAIR HOUSING AND SIMLY TIE HOUSING AND CORRECT ERRORS IN THE COUNTY CODE TO PROVIDE CLARITY AND FACILITATE IMPLEMENTATION. SPECIAL DISTRICT AGENDA, THIS IS FOR THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, ITEMS 1D THROUGH 5D. ITEM 1D THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY REQUEST THIS ALSO THIS ITEM BE REFERRED BACK TO THE DEPARTMENT. 2D, THIS IS A RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT AND INSTRUCT THE CHAIR TO SIGN A DECLARATION DESIGNING ARCADIA FAMILY HOUSING TO UNDERTAKE BOND FINANCING IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO GENTLEMEN MAY I PLEASE HAVE YOUR $36 MILL NAN ACQUISITION, REHABILITATION AND/OR DEVELOPMENTS OF THE OAK IVY AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AT 4917 EAST LIVE ROCK AVENUE IN UNINCORPORATED ARCADIA. ITEM 3-D, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY REQUESTS THIS BE REFERRED BACK TO THE DEPARTMENT. PAGE 42, NOTICES OF CLOSED SESSION ITEMS CS1 THROUGH CS2. CS1 COUNTY COUNSEL REQUESTS THIS CONTINUED TO MAY 19, 2026. THE REQUESTS FOR REFERBACKS AND CONTINUE WANTS THROUGH CS2 ARE BEFORE YOU. THAT COMPLETES THE READING OF THE AGENDA E.

SUP. HILDA SOLIS, CHAIR: THANK YOU. MOVED BY SUPERVISOR HORVATH, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR HAHN TO APPROVE THE ITEMS, THAT IS THE ORDER. EXECUTIVE OFFICER PLEASE PLAY THE CODE OF CONDUCT.

EXECUTIVE OFFICER: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN MAY I PLEASE HAVE YOUR ATTENTION. THE MEETING OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IS ABOUT TO COMMENCE. A CODE OF CONDUCT WILL NOW BE READ AND WE REQUEST THAT YOU COMPLY WITH IT TO ENSURE THE EFFICIENT ADMINISTRATION OF THE MEETING. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, IT IS YOUR RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN TODAY'S BOARD HEARING AND THE BOARD ENCOURAGES SUCH PARTICIPATION. HOWEVER, THE RIGHT OF THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE BOARD MUST BE BALANCED WITH THE NEED TO ENSURE THAT PUBLIC COMMENT DOES NOT INTERFERE WITH THE ORDERLY COURSE OF THE BOARD'S BUSINESS. ALL ARE REMINDED TO ABIDE BY THE FOLLOWING RULES. SPEAKERS MUST CEASE SPEAKING IMMEDIATELY WHEN THEIR TIME HAS ENDED. PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS MUST RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THAT ITEM. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT IS LIMITED TO SUBJECTS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE BOARD. PUBLIC COMMENT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE RIGHT TO ENGAGE IN A DIALOGUE WITH BOARD MEMBERS OR STAFF. PLEASE REMAIN RESPECTFUL OF THE FORUM AND REFRAIN FROM UTTERING, WRITING, OR DISPLAYING PROFANE, PERSONAL, THREATENING, DEROGATORY, DEMEANING, OR OTHER ABUSIVE STATEMENTS TOWARD THE BOARD, ANY MEMBER THEREOF, STAFF, OR ANY OTHER PERSON. MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE SHOULD BE RESPECTFUL OF THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY SPEAKERS, STAFF, AND BOARD MEMBERS, AND MAY NOT CLAP, CHEER, WHISTLE, OR OTHERWISE DISRUPT THE ORDERLY CONDUCT OF THE MEETING. ANY PERSON ENGAGING IN CONDUCT THAT DISRUPTS THE MEETING IS SUBJECT TO BEING REMOVED FROM THE BOARD MEETING. AND FINALLY, IF YOU WITNESS CONDUCT OR BEHAVIOR BY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT DISRUPTS YOUR ABILITY TO REMAIN ENGAGED OR PARTICIPATE IN THIS MEETING, PLEASE NOTIFY THE SERGEANT AT ARMS OR OTHER COUNTY STAFF.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION. SUP. HILDA SOLIS, CHAIR: TODAY'S MEETING ORDER IS THE FOLLOWING. PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS NOT HELD FOR DISCUSSION BY THE BOARD INCLUDING THE CLOSED SESSION MATTERS FOLLOWED BY ITEM 5, THEN ITEM 167 AND 59 WHICH WILL BE TAKEN UP TOGETHER, FOLLOWED BY ITEM 61, THEN GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT AND FINISHING WITH CLOSED SESSION MATTERS. BEFORE WE BEGIN, EXECUTIVE OFFICER, PLEASE READ THE CALL-IN INFORMATION AND EXPLAIN THE SPEAKING RULES.

EXECUTIVE OFFICER YEN: GOOD MORNING MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, IF YOU WISH TO PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC COMMENT YOU MAY DO SO IN PERSON OR REMOTELY AS INDICATED ON THE AGENDA. TO PARTICIPATE REMOTELY, PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.BOS.LACOUNTY.GOV TO REGISTER AND JOIN THE MEETING, OR YOU MAY CALL 2133063065 AND USE ACCESS CODE 25355115499 AND MEETING PASSWORD 2672026. YOU WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE BOARD THROUGHOUT THE MEETING. FOR ITEMS NOT HELD BY THE BOARD YOU WILL RECEIVE ONE MINUTE FOR ONE ITEM AND UP TO TWO MINUTES FOR TWO OR MORE ITEMS. FOR ITEMS HELD BY SUPERVISORS, YOU WILL HAVE ONE MINUTE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD AND ONE MINUTE TO ADDRESS GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT FOR A TOTAL OF SIX MINUTES FOR THIS MEETING. WHEN IT IS YOUR TURN TO SPEAK IF REGISTERED ON A COMPUTER OR DEVICE YOU WILL HEAR A BEEP AND YOUR NAME WILL BE CALLED. IF JOINING BY TELEPHONE YOU WILL HEAR “YOUR LINE IS UNMUTED,” YOUR AREA CODE AND FIRST THREE DIGITS OF YOUR PHONE NUMBER CALLED. TO ENSURE WE HEAR FROM IN-PERSON AND REMOTE SPEAKERS, WE WILL ALTERNATE BETWEEN THE TWO SPEAKING QUEUES. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN ATTENDANCE WHEN YOU HEAR OR SEE YOUR NAME DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN COME DOWN TO THE FRONT OF THE BOARD ROOM AND STAFF WILL ASSIST YOU. DO NOT APPROACH THE PODIUM UNTIL DIRECTED TO DO SO. ALSO, FOR MEMBERS OF TUBLIC IN ATTENDANCE, PLEASE NOTE THAT WE HAVE A CONSTITUENT ASSISTANCE TEAM THAT INCLUDES REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE DEPARTMENTS OF MENTAL HEALTH, PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES, CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, L.A. HOMELESS SERVICES AUTHORITY, AND PARKS AND RECREATION IN THE AUDIENCE SHOULD YOU NEED ASSISTANCE FROM THEM. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL HEAR FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON ALL ITEMS NOT HELD FOR DISCUSSION BY SUPERVISORS, INCLUDING CLOSED SESSION MATTERS. THE CONSENT ITEMS WILL BE ACTED ON WITH ONE MOTION. FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC JOINING US REMOTELY TO COMMENT, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE IF YOU ARE JUNE HAVE ONLINE OR PRESS STAR 3 ON THE TELEPHONE. INDICATE THE AGENDA ITEM NUMBERS

THAT YOU WISH TO ADDRESS FOR US TO ALLOCATE THE APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF DIME. ASST. EXECUTIVE OFFICER: THERE ARE NO IN PERSON SPOOKERS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THESE ITEMS AND NO REMOTE SPEAKERS HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. WE DO HAVE ONE SPEAKER. BEN REYNOSO YOUR LINE IS OPEN, PLEASE BEGIN. BEN?

TELEPHONE SPEAKER: HI. THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME TODAY. I KNOW YOU ARE VERY BUSY. I'M BEN REYNOSO, PROGRAM COORDINATOR ON THE PUBLIC HEALTH COUNCIL PROGRAM THAT'S IN EFFECT SINCE 2021, I REPRESENT SO-CAL COALITION FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH W MY COLLEAGUES AT UCLA LABOR CENTER WE WORK WITH THE OFFICE OF WORKER HEALTH AND SAFETY. I KNOW YOU ARE NO STRANGER TO DR. FERRER AND HER ASK FOR $2.3 MILLION TO SUSTAIN THE PROGRAM. I WANT TO ECHO THAT PUBLICLY SINCE WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY FACE TIME WITH THE SUPERVISORS DIRECTLY. THIS PROGRAM HAS SERVED OVER 100,000 WORKERS. THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT ARE IN EFFECT NOW WITH DPH AND CERTIFIED WORKER ORGANIZATIONS ARE STILL UNLIKE ANYTHING WE HAVE SEEN IN THIS NATION. TO THIS DAY. I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME BUT I'D REALLY APPRECIATE IF YOU CONSIDER ADOPTING THAT IMMEDIATELY AS FUNDING IS ABOUT TO EXPIRE IN JUNE. WE DON'T WANT TO LOSE THESE RELATIONSHIPS.

ASST. EXECUTIVE OFFICER: THANK YOU. ROY HUMPHRIES YOUR LINE IS OPEN STATE THE AGENDA ITEMS ARE YOU ADDRESSING. TELEPHONE SPEAKER: JUST A SHORT COMMENT. LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CITY OF LOS ANGELES, AND THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA HAS BECOME A NATIONAL JOKE ON SO MANY LEVELS. YOU CAN SEE FROM THE MULTIPLE NEWS SOURCES AND PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT YOUR TELEVISION VIEWING AUDIENCE. AGAIN IT IS PATHETIC THAT YOU HAVE SPENT ONE PENNY ON ESPECIALLY BIDEN ILLEGAL ALIENS WHILE THE STATE IS IN SUCH DISREPAIR.

DAWYN HARRISON: WE'RE ON MATTERS NOT HELD BY A SUPERVISOR. THIS IS GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, CALL BACK DURING GENERAL PUBLIC COMM COMMENT. ASST. EXECUTIVE OFFICER: YOUR LINE IS OPEN, PLEASE STATE THE AGENDA ITEMS ARE YOU ADDRESSING.

TELEPHONE SPEAKER: GOOD MORNING, BOARD, I'M VANESSA AND IT'S SPEAKING ON THE MATTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH COUNCIL PROGRAM AND THE PERMANENT FUNDING AROUND THAT. FOR THE FILIPINO WORKER CENTER. WE ACTUAL LLY WE UTILIZE THE PROGRAM, MY COLLEAGUE JUST MENTIONED, WE WANT PERMANENT FUNDING WE UTILIZE THE FUNDS A LOT. LOW WAGE AND IMMIGRANT WORKERS FACE FATALITIES AND ILLNESS. THEY'RE DISPROPORTIONALLY IMPACTED DURING THE PANDEMIC, SEEING PRE-EXISTING HAZARDS, EXASPERATED BY EMERGENCY. THEY WERE FURTHER EXASPERATED BY THE EMERGENCY SITUATION, ADDRESSING THE URGENT CHALLENGES THE PUBLIC HEALTH COUNCIL WAS CREATED. WE WANTED TO KEEP THE FUNDING SO WE CAN MAKE SURE TO REACH OUT AND TARGET A WAY. RIGHT NOW WE END UP GUESSING N95 WORKER MASKS --

ASST. EXECUTIVE OFFICER: THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO OTHER REMOTE SPEAKERS TO ADDRESS THE BOARD THAT CONCLUDES TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THESE ITEMS. EXECUTIVE OFFICER: THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE BEFORE YOU. 1 THROUGH 4, 7, 9 THROUGH 11, 13, 15, 17 THROUGH 29, 31 THROUGH 55, 2D, 4D AND 5K. PLEASE NOTE WE WILL TAKE A SEPARATE VOTE OWE ITEM 60. THESE ARE BEFORE YOU. SUP. HILDA SOLIS, CHAIR: MOVED BY SUPERVISOR BARGER, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR MITCHELL TO APPROVE THESE ITEMS WITH THE EXCEPTIONS NOTED BY THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. EXECUTIVE OFFICER: SUPERVISOR MITCHELL. >> SUP. HOLLY J. MITCHELL: SHE AYE. EXECUTIVE OFFICER: SUPERVISOR HORVATH. SUP. LINDSEY HORVATH: AYE. EXECUTIVE OFFICER: SUPERVISOR HAHN.

SUP. JANICE HAHN: AYE. EXECUTIVE OFFICER: SUPERVISOR BARGER. SUP. KATHRYN BARGER: AYE. EXECUTIVE OFFICER: SUPERVISOR SOLIS. SUP. HILDA SOLIS, CHAIR: AYE. > EXECUTIVE OFFICER: MOTION CARRIES 5-0. MADAM CHAIR WE WILL VOTE ON THE SEPARATE MATTER, ITEM 60, EMPLOY EMPLOYING A COUNTY EMPLOYEE ON TEAR BASIS. SUP. HILDA SOLIS, CHAIR: MOVED GUY HAHN, SECONDED BY HORVATH, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. EXECUTIVE OFFICER: SUPERVISOR MITCHELL. SUP. HOLLY J. MITCHELL: AYE. EXECUTIVE OFFICER: SUPERVISOR HORVATH. SUP. LINDSEY HORVATH: AYE. EXECUTIVE OFFICER: SUPERVISOR HAHN. SUP. JANICE HAHN: AYE. EXECUTIVE OFFICER: SUPERVISOR BARGER. SUP. KATHRYN BARGER: AYE. EXECUTIVE OFFICER: SUPERVISOR SOLIS. SUP. HILDA SOLIS, CHAIR: AYE.

EXECUTIVE OFFICER: MOTION CARRIES 5-0. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO ITEM 5, PROTECTING THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF COUNTY RESIDENTS IN MEDICAL FACILITIES AMID INCREASED IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT. WHICH WAS HELD BY SUPERVISOR SOLIS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC JOINING US REMOTELY TO COMMENT ON THIS ITEM USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE, IF ARE YOU ONLINE OR PRESS STAR 3 ON THE TELEPHONE.

SUP. HILDA SOLIS, CHAIR: THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK SUPERVISOR MITCHELL FOR BEING ADDED AS CO-AUTHOR. DUE TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT OUR COUNTY EMPLOYEES HAVE HAD MORE INTERACTIONS WITH IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT AGENTS AT FACILITIES AND PARTICULARLY HOSPITALS. DESPITE THE COUNTY SENSITIVE LOCATION POLICY WHICH I HELPED CREATE, IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS HAVE PUSHED BOUNDARIES OR BLATANTLY IGNORED LAWS. THIS PUTS COUNTY EMPLOYEES IN A DIFFICULT POSITION OF TRYING TO ENFORCE THE LAW AND PROTECT PATIENT RIGHTS. AT THE SAME TIME COUNTY EMPLOYEES ARE FACING THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING ACCUSED OF BE ON STRUGS OF JUSTICE. I WAS PROUD TO SEE THE BOARD APPROVE MY MOTION WITH SUPERVISOR MITCHELL TO CO-ALIGN WITH SENATE,81 BY JESSE ARGUIN FROM BERKELEY AND PROTECT THE IMMIGRANT RIGHTS TO HEALTHCARE. THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES HAS ALSO RECENTLY ADOPTED A POLICY THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE TO COUNTY HOSPITAL STAFF DURING INTERACTIONS WITH CIVIL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES SUCH AS IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT. THIS IS ESSENTIAL STEP TO REDIRECTING AND PROVIDING CLARITY FOR EMPLOYEES AT OUR FACILITIES ON HOW TO DEAL WITH IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT. TO BE BETTER PREPARED OR WHEN ADDITIONAL ENCOUNTERS WITH IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT TAKE PLACE. YET THE NEED FOR ADEQUATE TRAINING ACROSS DHS FACILITIES IS CRITICAL TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE POLICY. MOST IMPORTANTLY TO PROMOTE THE SAFETY OF STAFF, VISITORS, AND PATIENTS IN OUR CARE. WE'RE FACING CHALLENGING AND UNPRECEDENTED TIMES THAT WILL TAKE US ALL WORKING TOGETHER TO RESPOND. THIS IS WHY IT'S IMPORTANT THAT COUNTY EMPLOYEES IN PARTICULAR CAN PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO UPDATE THE POLICY AS NEEDED. WE MUST ALSO ENGAGE WITH OUR PARTNERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY

OF LOS ANGELES INCLUDING OTHER COMMUNITY CLINICS, HOSPITALS, PROVIDERS, TO LEARN FROM OUR PROCESSES AND POLICIES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COUNTY RESIDENTS. THIS IS WHY THIS MOTION DIRECTS DHS AND COUNTY COUNCIL IN COLLABORATION WITH AIA TO BE BE AN INTERNAL COUNTY COMMITTEE TO OVERSEE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF DHS'S POLICY, INCLUDING THE IMMEDIATE TRAINING OF DHS STAFF. THIS COMMITTEE SHOULD BE COMPRISED OF HOSPITAL PERSONNEL, WITH EXPERIENCE INTERACTING WITH CIVIL LAW ENFORCEMENT, AS WELL AS HOSPITAL LEADERSHIP, COUNTY COUNCIL, OIA AND OTHER RELEVANT STAFF. IT WILL BE IMPERATIVE THAT THE COMMITTEE WORK WITH COUNTY COUNCIL AND OIA TO IDENTIFY THOSE BEST PRACTICES FOR TRAINING STAFF BASED ON WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED FROM THE TRAINING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SENSITIVE LOCATIONS POLICY. THE COMMITTEE SHALL COLLECT FEEDBACK FROM DHS STAFF WHO INTERACT WITH PATIENTS AND CIVIL DETENTION AND OTHER COMMUNITY STAKE HOLDERS TO CONTINUE TO UPDATE AND APPROVE THE DHS POLICY AS NEEDED. FINALLY, THE MOTION ALSO DIRECTS DHS IN APE WITH COUNTY COUNCIL AND AOIA TO WORK ON THE FOLLOWING. HEALTH PLANS, THE POPT HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, THE COMMUNITY CLINIC ASSOCIATION OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, AND OUR UNION PARTNERS. IN OUR COMMUNITY CLINICS, HOSPITALS AND PROVIDERS TO CONTINUE TO GATHER LESSONS LEARNED HOW TO BEST PROTECT OUR STAFF, VISITORS AND PATIENTS IN OUR FACILITIES. I BROUGHT THIS MOTION FORWARD WE'VE BEEN HEARING FROM OUTSIDE ENTITIES, PROVIDERS AND STAFF FACED WITH THE SAME DILEMMA. THIS MOTION BEFORE US, I BELIEVE, WILL HELP US TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE CHALLENGES AND CHANGES THAT WE NEED TO MAKE AND TO BE MEANINGFUL AND STRATEGIC IN HOW WE PROVIDE SUPPORT TO OUR MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE

VOTE. I'LL TURN TO MY CO-ON YOU AUTHORIZE, SUPERVISOR MITCHELL.

SUP. HOLLY J. MITCHELL: THANK YOU SUPERVISOR SOLIS, MADAM CHAIRWOMAN, FOR ONGOING PARTNERSHIP. THIS PAST NOVEMBER WE WORKED TOGETHER TO DIRECT DHS AND COUNTY COUNCIL TO DEVELOP THE CIVIL LAW ENFORCEMENT INTERACTIONS POLICY. WITH IS OUR SECOND BITE AT THE PROVERBIAL APPLE. LAST MONTH I BELIEVE IT WAS THE "L.A. TIMES" PUBLISHED AN OP ED WRITTEN BY DOCTORS, "AN EMERGENCY ROOM IS NO PLACE FOR IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT." AND IT REMINDED THE READER THAT HOSPITALS ARE MEANT TO BE SANCTUARIES THAT PROMOTE HEALING, WHERE PEOPLE GO TO GET WELL, WE CAN HAVE OUR FAMILY CLOSE IN TIMES OF CONCERN AND DISTRESS. I AM PLEASED THAT MANY LOCALITIES ARE USING THE POLICY WE PUT IN PLACE LAST NOVEMBER AS A MODEL TO APPLY IN THEIR HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS. I'D LIKE TO THANK COUNTY COUNCIL AND DHS FOR THEIR CAREFUL WORK. NOW OF COURSE COMES TIME FOR ACTUAL IMPLEMENTATION. WE NEED TO BE ABSOLUTELY SURE THAT ALL STAFF ARE FULLY AND CONSISTENTLY TRAINED ON THESE AND OTHER POLICIES. NOTHING IN THE POLICIES ENCOURAGES EMPLOYEES TO OBSTRUCT OR BLOCK FEDERAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS NOR ENCOURAGE UNNECESSARY CONFLICTS WITH OFFICIALS. BUT THESE POLICIES AND THIS TRAINING ARE ABOUT FULFILLING OUR PROMISE TO CREATE A HUMAN RIGHTS FRAMEWORK FOR L.A. COUNTY, FOR ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS AND PROVIDE NECESSARY CLARITY FOR COUNTY EMPLOYEES AS WELL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. AGAIN POLICY SETTING IS ONE THING. HOW WE OPERATIONALIZE IT IS DIFFERENT. I'M GLAD TO BE A PART OF BRINGING THIS ITEM FORWARD.

SUP. HILDA SOLIS, CHAIR: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CO-AUTHORING. SUPERVISOR HAHN?

SUP. JANICE HAHN: YES, THANK YOU. THANK YOU SUPERVISOR MITCHELL FOR CO-AUTHORING THIS MOTION. IT IS CLEAR SINCE THE ONSLAUGHT OF THESE AGGRESSIVE RAIDS BY I.C.E. AGENTS IN OUR COMMUNITIES BEGAN LAST SUMMER WE HAVE HAD TO MOVE QUICKLY TO DO EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO CONTINUE TO PROTECT PEOPLE IN L.A. COUNTY. THAT MEANT MAKING DECISIONS IN REALTIME ON HOW TO TRAIN AND EQUIP COUNTY STAFF IN THE EVENT THAT SWARMS OF MASKED UNIDENTIFIABLE AGENTS SHOWED UP WITH NO WARNING, AS WE SAW TIME AND TIME AGAIN. WE KNOW THAT FOR SOME OF OUR FRONT LINE WORKERS KEEPING UP WITH THE CHANGES HAS NOT BEEN EASY. THEY'RE HAVING TO JUGGLE RECEIVING AGGRESSIVE AGENTS WITH THE IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF PATIENTS AND STAFF. IT'S CRITICAL THAT THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TOOLS AND THE TRAINING TO DO THAT WORK AND THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO AND WHO TO CONTACT WHEN A FEDERAL AGENT AS MANY AS KNOCKING. I HOPE THAT THE COMMITTEE THAT WE'RE CREATING WITH THIS MOTION WILL SHED LIGHT ON HOW WE CAN DO THAT MOST EFFICIENTLY, USING BEST PRACTICES, LESSONS LEARNED AND ENSURING TRAININGS ARE AS UP TO DATE AS POSSIBLE. WE ALREADY ASK SO MUCH OF OUR HEALTHCARE WORKERS. I WANT US TO BE ABSOLUTELY SURE THAT THEY KNOW THAT WE HAVE THEIR BACK AND PROVIDING THEM WITH WHAT THEY NEED IN THIS TIME OF CRISIS. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.

SUP. HILDA SOLIS, CHAIR: THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR LINDSEY HORVATH?

SUP. LINDSEY HORVATH: THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS MOTION FORWARD AS WELL AS COUNTY STAFF FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES, COUNTY COUNCIL AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS WHO WORKED ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROTOCOL FOR PATIENTS AND CIVIL DETENTION POLICY. THIS IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION TO PROTECT THE HEALTH, SAFETY, DIGNITY, AND CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF EVERY PATIENT WHO ENTERED OUR PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION STATUS. HOSPITALS ARE DESIGNED TO STABILIZE AND TREAT PATIENTS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE MEDICALLY VULNERABLE. PATIENTS IN I.C.E. CUSTODY MAY HAVE MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS THAT REQUIRE IMMEDIATE ATTENTION WITHOUT INTERFERENCE OR INTIMIDATION. A CLEAR COUNTY POLICY CREATES CONSISTENCY FOR STAFF, PROTECTS PATIENTS AND REDUCES CONFUSION DURING HIGH STRESS SITUATIONS MOVING FEDERAL ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS THAN IF THE STAFF UNDERSTAND AND KNOW HOW TO APPLY IT. FOR INSTANCE, EMPLOYEES MUST HAVE THE RESOURCES AND TOOLS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH PRIVACY PROTECTIONS SUCH AS HIPAA AND STATE CONFIDENTIALITY LAWS WHEN CONFRONTED BY I.C.E. ESTABLISHING A COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP THE CRITICAL TRAINING WITH ESTABLISHED HOSPITAL PORES NELL AND DESIGNATED COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES INCLUDING IMMIGRANT AFFAIRS AND COUNTY COUNCIL IS ESSENTIAL. ADDITIONALLY IT IS EQUALLY IMPORTANT TO DEVELOP TRAINING THAT Q. CONSIDERS THE VARIOUS INITIATIVES THAT BOARD HAS ENDORSED, TAKING BEST PRACTICES AND LESSONS LEARNED INCORPORATING HOW THE LEGAL DEFENSE PROVIDED TO COUNTY WORKERS CHARGED WITH FEDERAL CRIMINAL OFFENSES HEAR THE BOARD'S DECLARATION. WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO MAKE SURE EMPLOYEES ARE PREPARED, INFORMED AND SUPPORTED AND PATIENTS ARE CARED FOR AND PROTECTED. L.A. COUNTY IS LEADING THE COMPREHENSIVE -- WITH LEADING COMPREHENSIVE POLICIES, AND

INCORPORATING APPROPRIATE TRAINING IS CRITICAL. OR HEALTH SYSTEM EXPANDS BEYOND COUNTY FACILITIES. WE MUST SHARE BEST PRACTICES WITH HOSPITALS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO PROTECT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITIES. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THE FULL AND APPROPRIATE IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE IMPORTANT POLICIES. THANK YOU. SUP. HILDA SOLIS, CHAIR: THANK YOU. WITH THAT, LET'S GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT. I'D LIKE TO GO TO IN PERSON FIRST.

ASST. EXECUTIVE OFFICER: WILL THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS COME FORWARD AND STAFF WILL ASSIST YOU. [READING NAMES] REMOTE PARTICIPANTS TO BE PLACED IN THE SPEAKING QUEUE IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE SO USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE ON YOUR DEVICE OR STAR 3 ON THE TELEPHONE NOW. WE WILL BEGIN WITH SOME PERSON SPEAKERS. PLEASE BEGIN.

IN-PERSON SPEAKER: GOOD MORNING, ESTEEMED BOARD, I'M REM NOON THEY SEE, CLINICAL DIRECTOR FOR ALMA FAMILY. WITH ENCOUNTERS IN COUNTY HOSPITALS HAVE BECOME RECEIVE A LENGTHS IT IS IMPORTANT THE COUNTY CONTINUE TO DO WHAT IT CAN TO PROTECT STAFF, ADVISETORS AND PATIENTS IN THEIR CARE. THIS INCLUDES THE IMMEDIATE TRAINING OF STAFF ON THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES RECENTLY ADOPTED POLICY THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE TO COUNTY HOSPITALS, STAFF DURING INTERACTIONS WITH CIVIL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES SUCH AS IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT DHS WORK WITH COMMUNE CLINICS, HOSPITAL AND PROVIDERS TO SHARE LESSONS LEARNED AND PROMOTE A COLLECTIVE APPROACH. WE MUST ENSURE HEALTH FACILITIES ARE SAFE SPACES FOR EVERYONE. I URGE THE BOARD TO PASS THIS MOTION, THANK YOU.

ASST. EXECUTIVE OFFICER: THANK YOU, NEXT SPEAKER.

IN-PERSON SPEAKER: I'M REBECCA TROT SKI, PHYSICIAN IN BOYLE HEIGHTS, I LIVE IN CYPRESS PARK, I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS MOTION AS SOMEONE WORKING IN OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR SAFETY NET SYSTEM. I DEAL EVERY DAY WITH PATIENTS WITH ALL KINDS OF IMMIGRATION BACKGROUNDS AND STAFF MEMBERS OF ALL KINDS OF IMMIGRATION BACKGROUNDS. WHEN I STARTED BEING MORE AGGRESSIVE IN THE COMMUNITY WE DEFINITELY NOTICED FEAR, PEOPLE NOT COMING TO MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS AND DEFINITELY STRUGGLED TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO RESPOND AS HEALTHCARE TEAM MEMBERS. WE'RE ACCUSTOMED TO WORKING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND HAVING CRISIS IN THE COMMUNITY. WE WERE NOT ACCUSTOMED TO WORKING ALONGSIDE OF FEDERAL OFFICERS WHO ALSO WERE UNACCUSTOMED TO THEIR JOBS. WE FACED A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY. AND WE'RE HAPPY TO WORK AND PARTNER WITH THE BOARD TO TAKE LEADERSHIP FAT NATIONALLY ON THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU FOR HELPING US, HELP EVERYBODY ELSE.

ASST. EXECUTIVE OFFICER: THANK YOU, NEXT SPEAKER.

IN-PERSON SPEAKER: GOOD MORNING SUPERVISORS, I I'M DIEGO RODRIGUEZ, CEO OF ALMA, SOCIAL SERVICES TO MORE THAN 18,000 ANGELINOS ANNUALLY MANY OF WHICH FROM IMMIGRANT FAMILIES. THANK SUPERVISOR SOLIS AND MITCHELL FOR THIS TIMELY MOTION. AT A TIME WHEN MANY IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES ARE EXPERIENCING FEAR AND UNCERTAINTY AROUND IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT, IT IS CRITICAL THAT HOSPITALS AND HEALTHCARE FACILITIES REMAIN TRUSTED PLACES WHERE INDIVIDUALS FEEL SAFE, SEEKING CARE. THIS MOTION STRENGTHENS THE IMPORTANT WORK OF DHS BY STRENGTHENING STAFF TRAINING, CLARIFYING PROTOCOLS AND PROMOTING COORDINATION ACROSS HOSPITALS, CLINICS AND COMMUNITY PROVIDERS. FRONT LINE HEALTHCARE WORKERS ARE BETTER EQUIPPED TO RESPOND WITH PROFESSIONALISM, COMPASSION, AND CARE. OUR COUNTY HAS LONG LED WITH HUMANITY AND INNOVATION IN PROTECTING VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES AND THIS EFFORT STRENGTHENS PUBLIC TRUST AND PUBLIC HEALTH. I RESPECTFULLY URGE THE BOARD TO SUPPORT THIS MOTION. THANK YOU.

ASST. EXECUTIVE OFFICER: THANK YOU, NEXT SPEAKER.

IN-PERSON SPEAKER: GOOD MORNING, I'M ROSA SOTO, I'M WITH THE WELLNESS CENTER AT L.A. GENERAL. I WANTED TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR THIS MOTION, I WANTED TO THANK CHAIR SOLIS AND SUPERVISOR MITCHELL FOR THIS URGENCY OF THIS MOTION, FOR HOW IMPORTANT IT IS THAT WE FOCUS ON OUR PATIENT CARE, FOCUS ON THE QUALITY OF CARE THAT OUR PHYSICIANS AND CLINICIANS GIVE. IT IS DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO MAKE DECISIONS AT BEDSIDE, TRAINING IS THE MOST IMPORTANT. AS WELL AS KNOW THAT THERE IS THE SUPPORT OF THE HEALTH SYSTEM. OUR HISTORY IS OF EMPATHY AND CARE AND OF THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CARE IN OUR PATIENTS. WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT WORK. THE WAY THAT IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT HAS OCCURRED IN OUR COUNTY, HAS REALLY MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR US TO GIVE THE BEST CARE TO ANYONE IN NEED. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CONSIDERATION OF THIS MOTION.

ASST. EXECUTIVE OFFICER: THANK YOU. NOW WE MET SPEAKERS, ROY HUMPHRIES YOUR LINE IS OPEN, PLEASE BEGIN.

TELEPHONE SPEAKER: THANK YOU. THIS BOARD AND THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA PERLE U.S. CODE 1324 IS BY TREASON, SUB VERSION, FELONS, LED BY UNUSUAL SUSPECTS MITCHELL AND SOLIS IN THIS CASE. THE RULE OF LAW PER YOUR EX-PRESIDENT OBAMA IS THE GUIDING RULE AS OF TWO DAYS AGO. THE DAYS FOR BREACHING THE RULE OF LAW, TREASON, AS PER YOUR HISTORY IS COMING TO AN END. THIS IS NO GAIN. THE DEMOCRAT PARTY AND FOUR DEMOCRATS ON THIS BOARD FAILED THE ALLEGED ILLEGALS BY GIVING THEM A PATHWAY TO CURE THEIR STATUS. I'M TALKING ABOUT THE LEGACY ILLEGALS NOT THE OBAMA ILLEGALS WHO WILLS SHOULD BE OUT OF HERE YESTERDAY, YOU SHOULD BE EXPEDITING RETURN TO THEIR COUNTRY OF CHOICE, NOT THE UNITED STATES.

ASST. EXECUTIVE OFFICER: THANK YOU, 213-228 YOUR LINE IS OPEN, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND BEGIN. TELEPHONE SPEAKER: GOOD MORNING. I'M RUTH RIVERA, I WORK WITH THE EAST LOS ANGELES WELLNESS CENTER AT L.A. GENERAL. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THIS MOTION. WE HAVE SEEN FIRST HAND THE IMPACT OF HOW THESE RATES HAVE NOT ONLY IMPACTED OUR COMMUNITY BUT ALSO THE STAFF AS WELL. IT IS IMPORTANT TO IMPLEMENT TRAININGS TO THE DEPARTMENT HEALTH SERVICES RECENTLY ADAPTIVE POLICY AND ENSURE THE HEALTH FACILITIES ARE SAFE SPACES FOR EVERYONE. WITH THIS I RESPECTFULLY URGE THE BOARD TO PASS THIS MOTION. THANK YOU.

ASST. EXECUTIVE OFFICER: THANK YOU. JANET ASSANTE, YOUR LINE IS OPEN, PLEASE BEGIN.

TELEPHONE SPEAKER: L.A. COALITION. I'M CALLING IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE MEDICAL PETITIONERS AT L.A. GENERAL AND PEOPLE'S CARE COLLECTIVE. I SPOKE AT A RALLY AT L.A. GENERAL EARLIER THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES THAT THEY NAMED DUE TO I.C.E. AGENTS. THEY DESCRIBED PEOPLE BEING DROPPED OFF AT THE HOSPITAL ON THE VERGE OF DEATH WHEN PREVENTIVE MEASURES COULD HAVE BEEN GIVEN LONG BEFORE, PEOPLE WERE NOT TAKEN CARE OF INSIDE OF I.C.E. DETENTION, THEY LANGUISH AND JUST AS MANY IN CUSTODY DEATHS IN I.C.E. CUSTODY AS CURRENTLY IN L.A. COUNTY JAILS. SO WE STAND IN SOLIDARITY NAMING THAT THE SAME HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES THAT SUPERVISOR SOLIS AND MITCH REEL STANDING UP FOR ARE THE SAME ONES THAT WE ALLOW TO HAPPEN WITHIN OUR COUNTY JAILS. SO I'M CALLING IN SOL CARITY AND YOU -- SOLIDARITY AND SUPPORT OF IMMIGRATION COMMUNITY HEALTH MATTERS, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE. THANK YOU FOR ADDRESSING THIS.

ASST. EXECUTIVE OFFICER: THANK YOU. CALLER 213-905 YOUR LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND BEGIN.

TELEPHONE SPEAKER: THIS IS FILIPINO WORKER CENTER, ALSO SPEAKING ON THIS MATTER AS WHOLE. THANK YOU SUPERVISOR SOLIS FOR INTRO DICING THIS MOTION. I CAN'T RECALL WHICH SUPERVISOR BUT ANOTHER SUPERVISOR DID MENTION THAT OUR COUNTY, OUR HOSPITAL WORKERS ARE ALREADY, HAVE A TALL ORDER. PROVIDING AMPLE TRAINING TO ALLOW THEM TO DO THEIR JOB AND ALSO PROTECTING THEIR PATIENTS, WOULD BE BENEFICIAL FOR EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY. THEY HAVE BEEN PREVALENT -- THEY HAVE BEEN RAMPANT AND IMPORTANT FOR THE COUNTY TO CONTINUE TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT TO PROTECT STAFF, VISITORS AND STAFF. MODE TRAINING, POLICY THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE AT COUNTY HOSPITAL STAFF, CIVIL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES BUT --

ASST. EXECUTIVE OFFICER: THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO OTHER REMOTE SPEAKERS THAT, CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. SUP. HILDA SOLIS, CHAIR: E.O.? EXECUTIVE OFFICER: ITEM 5 AS REVISED IS BEFORE YOU. SUP. HILDA SOLIS, CHAIR: I WILL MOVE THE ITEM, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR MITCHELL TO APPROVE THE ITEM, EXECUTIVE OFFICER CALL THE ROLL. EXECUTIVE OFFICER: SUPERVISOR MITCHELL. SUP. HOLLY J. MITCHELL: AYE. EXECUTIVE OFFICER: SUPERVISOR HORVATH? SUP. LINDSEY HORVATH: AYE. EXECUTIVE OFFICER: SUPERVISOR HAHN. SUP. JANICE HAHN: AYE. EXECUTIVE OFFICER: SUPERVISOR BARGER. SUP. KATHRYN BARGER: ABSTAIN. EXECUTIVE OFFICER: SUPERVISOR SOLIS?

SUP. HILDA SOLIS, CHAIR: AYE. EXECUTIVE OFFICER: MOTION PASSES 4 AYES, 1 ABSTENTION. WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM 16 AND 59, COUNTY CODE TITLE 13, PUBLIC PIECE MORALS AND WELFARE ORDINANCE AMENDMENT HELD BY SUPERVISOR MITCHELL. FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC JOINING REMOTELY TO COMMENT, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE ONLINE OR PRESS STAR 3 ON THE TELEPHONE. CARRIE MILLER, SENIOR MANAGER CHIEF EXECUTIVE IDENTIFIES, LAURA JACOBSON, DEPUTY COUNTY COUNSEL, AND TERENCE BELL, COMMANDER, CENTRAL PATROL, SHERIFF'S DON'T ARE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND TITLE FOR THE RECORD WHEN YOU ADDRESS THE BOARD.

THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR MITCHELL WOULD YOU LIKE TO BEGIN? SHE. SUP. HOLLY J. MITCHELL: YES, THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION?

DEPT. SPEAKER: THANK YOU. THIS INTRODUCES VARIOUS AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 13 OF OUR COUNTY CODE. DESIGNED TO REDUCE THE ILLEGAL STREET TAKEOVERS. DR. CARRIE MILLER HAS BEEN REPRESENTING OUR OFFICE ON THIS MULTI THE AGENCY TASK FORCE. I'M GOING TO HAVE HER COVER SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS TO THIS BOARD ACTION FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

DEPT. SPEAKER: THANK YOU, GOOD AFTERNOON -- GOOD MORNING. CARRIE MILLER, CEO. WE'RE GOING TO COVER SOME OF THE BASICS OF THE ORDINANCE THEN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. FOR THE BASICS I'LL TURN IT OVER TO LAURA.

DEPT. SPEAKER: GOOD MORNING, LAURA JACOBSON, DEPUTY COUNTY COUNSEL. THIS ORDINANCE IN FRONT OF YOU AMENDS CHAPTER 13.466 REGARDING STREET TAKEOVERS. APPLY TO ORGANIZERS AND PROVIDERS OF ILLEGAL STREET TAKEOVERS. THE FINE WOULD BE DOUBLED FROM $500 TO $1,000. DIVERSION INTRODUCED AS ONE OF THE PENALTIES.

DEPT. SPEAKER: ANOTHER CASE IN ALAMEDA COUNTY WE ALIGNED WITH THE FINDINGS FROM THAT CASE AS WELL. TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE IN FULL ALIGNMENT WITH WHERE FOLKS SAW ISSUES OF FIRST AMENDMENT AND PENALIZING SPECTATORS WHO HAPPEN TO WATCH THESE EVENTS.

SUP. HOLLY J. MITCHELL: THANK YOU. YES, AND COLLEAGUES, THE NINTH CIRCUIT RULING IN THE GARCIA CASE LIMITED OUR ABILITY TO HOLD PURE SPECTATORS ACCOUNTABLE. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS MUST BE PROTECTED. THANK YOU FOR THAT. I THANK THE SHERIFF DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC WORKS, DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND ALL MEMBERS OF THE STREET TAKEOVER REDUCTION WORK GROUP FOR YOUR CONTINUED COLLABORATION. COLLEAGUES YOU KNOW I CONTINUE TO HEELED THE STREET TAKEOVER ITE ITEMS, IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THE CONCRETE ACTIONS THAT THE COUNTY IS TAKING AND RE AFFIRM ADDRESSING PUBLIC STREET TAKEOVERS IS IMPORTANT, INCLUDING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR COMMUNITIES OVER REALLY A RELATIVELY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, OVER THE LAST YEAR, THIS COORDINATED MULTI PRONG APPROACH WHICH IS INCLUDED LAW ENFORCEMENT PREVENTION, EDUCATION, INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, DIVERSION OPPORTUNITIES AND REGIONAL COLLABORATION HAS REDUCED TAKEOVER ACTIVITY SIGNIFICANTLY COUNTYWIDE. I COULDN'T BE MORE GRATEFUL. WE STARTED TO SEE ENCOURAGING DOWNWARD TRENDS IN TAKEOVER ACTIVITY. THESE AMENDMENTS WILL HELP SUSTAIN THAT PROGRESS BY STRENGTHENING ACCOUNTABILITY TOOLS AVAILABLE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT MAINTAINING DIVERSION PATHWAYS FOR ELIGIBLE FIRST TIME VIOLATORS. I APPRECIATE THIS EFFORT TO REALLY HORNOR THE COUNTY'S CARE FIRST STRATEGY. AND TO CREATE THIS BALANCED APPROACH. COLLEAGUES, AGAIN, JUST RESTATE THE ORDINANCE RAISES THE MAXIMUM APPLICABLE MISDEMEANOR FINE

UNDER CHAPTER 13.46 FROM 500 TO 1,000 DOLLARS. THAT NOW GETS US CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY OF COMPTON IF I RECALL. DEPT. SPEAKER: COMPTON HAS A $2,000 ORDINANCE. SEVERAL OTHER CITIES HAVE $2,000, 2500. SUP. HOLLY J. MITCHELL: WE'RE CATCHING UP. DEPT. SPEAKER: WE ARE.

SUP. HOLLY J. MITCHELL: THIS IS A CROSS-JURISDICTIONAL ISSUE, CITIES ARE TAKING ACTION. I'M PROUD TO SAY THE COUNTY IS AS WELL. IT IS IMPORTANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS ORDINANCE FORMALLY CODIFIES DIVERSION OPPORTUNITIES INTO THE COUNTY CODE FOR ELIGIBLE FIRST TIME VIOLATORS. THEY COMPLIMENT BROADER REGIONAL REQUIREMENTS, AND ENFORCEMENT TOOLS UTILIZED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. SO I APPRECIATE THAT. COMMANDER BELL THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. CAN YOU SPEAK TO HOW THESE ENFORCEMENT TOOLS SUPPORT ONGOING EFFORTS AND IMPROVE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR ORGANIZERS AND FACILITATORS OF ILLEGAL STREET TAKEOVER ACTIVITY.

DEPT. SPEAKER: YES, SUPERVISOR I JUST WANT TO APPLAUD YOU, AGAIN, FOR EVERYONE'S SUPPORT HERE ON THE STREET TAKEOVER, THE ACTIVITY AND APPROACH THAT WE WERE TAKING. YOU KNOW THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO ENFORCEMENT AND MAKE AWARENESS IN EDUCATION, MAKING SURE THAT OUR -- THE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE PARTICIPATING IN THESE TYPES OF EVENTS TO UNDERSTAND THE DANGERS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE CONTINUING THOSE EFFORTS. STRICTLY APPLYING THIS ORDINANCE GIVES ANOTHER TOOL TO DETER AND ALSO ENCOURAGE -- EDUCATE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING. MOSTLY OUR JOOUFER NILES. IT IS TO LET THEM KNOW THAT, HEY, THIS IS SERIOUS BUSINESS. THESE PARTICIPANTS AND ORGANIZERS OF THESE TYPES OF EVENTS, THEY KNOW THAT WE ARE REALLY FOCUSED ON PREVENTING THIS. MY WHOLE THING, THIS IS -- THIS INCREASE IN ORDINANCE WILL HELP US GO AFTER THE ORGANIZERS, THE PROMOTERS, SPECIFICALLY ENSURING THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS CRIME BY INCREASING THE PENALTY FOR IT. IT WOULD HELP US, ANOTHER THING IN OUR ARSENAL.

SUP. HOLLY J. MITCHELL: I APPRECIATE THAT. TODAY'S CONVERSATION IS ABOUT AMENDING THE ORDINANCE. I LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT UPDATE IN LOOKING AT REAL NUMBERS AND HOPEFULLY ONGOING DOWNWARD TREND OF STREET TAKEOVERS IN THE SECOND DISTRICT, BUT ACROSS THE COUNTY AS A WHOLE. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR COORDINATION. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

SUP. HILDA SOLIS, CHAIR: BEFORE I RECOGNIZE MY COLLEAGUE I JUST WANT TO ADD THAT THIS IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT ISSUE FOR UNINCORPORATED AREAS AND THE MESSAGE IT SENDS TO INCORPORATED CITIES. I KNOW MANY OF THEM WAIT TO SEE WHAT THE COUNTY DESIRE DOES. IT WOULD BE GREAT IN YOUR NEXT REPORT TO SEE WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE DOING. INTERESTING TO HEAR THAT COMPTON HAS A HIGHER PENALTY. WHAT ARE THE OTHER CITIES DOING AND WHAT KINDS OF THINGS ARE THEY TAKING ACTION ON AS WELL. THAT COULD BE HELPFUL AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. SUPERVISOR HORVATH.

SUP. LINDSEY HORVATH: THANK YOU. A FEW QUESTIONS. FOR ANYONE ON THE TEAM. IS THERE ANY DATA AVAILABLE THAT ILLUSTRATES THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CHANGES THAT THE COUNTY HAS PUT IN PLACE TO DATE? I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN SOME ENGINEERING DESIGN CHOICES AND OTHER THINGS THAT HAPPEN. DO WE KNOW HOW MUCH IMPACT STREET INFRASTRUCTURE CHANGES HAVE PLAYED IN REDUCING STREET TAKEOVERS?

DEPT. SPEAKER: THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. WE FEEL THAT THE INSTALLATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE TO DATE ARE MAKING A TREMENDOUS DIFFERENCE. IT IS THOORD ISOLATE, WE HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND DOING MULTIPLE THINGS AT THE SAME TIME. IT IS HARD TO ISOLATE ONE INTERVENTION OVER ANOTHER. EDUCATION, WORKING WITH SOCIAL MEDIA AS WELL AS THE CORD DETAILS THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT ARE PUTTING TOGETHER AS THEY WORK TOGETHER TO REDUCE THESE HAVE MADE A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE. I WILL BE SHARING DATA ON THAT AT THE NEXT QUARTERLY REPORT. BUT I CAN SHARE THAT THE DROP IN OVERALL TAKEOVERS FROM THE FIRST BASE LINE YEAR WHEN WE HAD NOT IMPLEMENTED THE PLAN AFTER ONE YEAR OF IMPLEMENTING THE PLAN DOWN 33% COUNTYWIDE.

SUP. LINDSEY HORVATH: WE'RE ALREADY DOWN 30% THAT, IS EXCITING TO HEAR. I KNOW YOU SAID YOU WILL COME BACK WITH DATA, I'LL LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT IT IS YOU DETERMINE IS THE MEASURE NAENT WE SHOULD BE USING. WHAT OBJECTIVE DATA DID THE CEO CONSIDER IN EVALUATING THE PROPOSED INCREASE IN CRIMINAL FINES?

DEPT. SPEAKER: ONE OF THE THINGS WE LOOKED AT WERE OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE IMPLEMENTED THIS. COMPTON IS THE CLOSEST PARTNER THAT IMPLEMENTED THIS. THEY HAVE THE $2,000 INCREASE FINE, YES, AND THEY HAVE DONE THAT -- THAT WAS A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. WE ACTUALLY HAD SOME DATA ON THAT THAT WE LOOKED AT IN REVIEW BEFORE MAKING THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT CHANGES TO THIS, AND WHAT WE HAVE FOUND IS THAT IN COMPTON THERE HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF TAKEOVERS. THE OTHER JURISDICTION THAT WE WERE WATCHING IS COOK COUNTY IN ILLINOIS. THEY RAISED THEIR FEES TO $5,000. WE'VE BEEN WATCHING THERE, AND THEY HAVE BEEN MAKING PROGRESS. SO THERE'S THAT, AND THEN LOOKING AT OTHER JURISDICTIONS, TRYING TO STUDY WHAT ARE THE BEST PRACTICES. APPEARS IN IS ONE OF THE TOOLS TO SERVE AS A DETERRENT. THAT'S WHAT WE HOPE, IT'LL SERVE AS A DETERRENT.

SUP. LINDSEY HORVATH: HAS THAT DATA BEEN DEFINED TO IMPACT YOUTH AS OPPOSED TO BROADER POPULATION? DO YOU HAVE AN INDICATOR WHETHER THAT WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE? DEPT. SPEAKER: GOOD QUESTION. MOST OF THE PEOPLE IN STREET TAKEOVERS ARE YOUTH, TEND TO BE YOUNGER ADULTS. THAT IS THE MAIN POPULATION WE'RE WORKING WITH. I WOULD SAY ALL THE DATA FOCUS ON THERE, THERE'S NOT A TON OF ELDERLY SENIORS, PERHAPS, THAT ARE PARTICIPATING. SUP. LINDSEY HORVATH: THE FINES IN THE PLACES YOU STUDIED HAVE BEEN EFFECTIVE SPECIFICALLY IN YOUTH POPULATIONS. DEPT. SPEAKER: YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS. SUP. LINDSEY HORVATH: YOU HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE, HAVE THEY PROVIDED THAT FEEDBACK THAT WOULD BE A DETERRENT?

DEPT. SPEAKER: GREAT QUESTION. WE HAVE BEEN PARTNERING WITH DYD ON THESE EFFORTS AND THEY HAVE BEEN TALKING MOST CLOSELY WITH THEIR YOUTH. I WILL ASK THAT AND BRING IT BACK TO OUR NEXT REPORT ON WHAT THEY'RE SAYING SPECIFICALLY ON THAT. THEY HAVE DEVELOPED SPECIFIC COME PAINS FOR YOUTH AND TRYING TO COME UP WITH THE MESSAGES TO SHARE WITH YOUTH THAT SPECIFICALLY DO SPEAK TO THEM. WE WILL MAKE SURE AT OUR NEXT REPORT TO BRING THAT INFORMATION BACK. HRSDZ YOU TALK ABOUT THE DIVERSION OPPORTUNITIES THAT EXIST AS A RESULT OF THESE CHANGES. ARE THOSE EXISTING OPPORTUNITIES? IS THERE INCREASE INVESTMENT IN THAT?

DEPT. SPEAKER: YES, THANKS FOR BRIDGING THAT QUESTION UP. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE SPENT TIME TALKING ABOUT AS COORDINATED BODY IS IMPORTANCE OF DIVERSION, HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS GIVEN THE CARE FIRST, JAILS LAST APPROACH OF THIS COUNTY. WE SPEND TIME TALKING WITH THAT. VERSION EXISTS IN THE D.A. THERE'S A PREDIVERSION PROGRAM THAT WORKS WITH ONE OF OUR KEY PARTNERS WHICH IS CALLED STREET RACING KILLS. STREET RACING KILLS IS COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATION LED BY LILY WHOO IS AMAZING, SHE HAS LIVED EXPERIENCE, UNFORTUNATELY, WITH THIS SITUATION AND LOST HER DAUGHTER IN A STREET RACING SITUATION. SHE FOCUSES ON YOUTH. THE D.A. PARTNERED WITH HER ORGANIZATION. ALL OF THE PREDIVERSION S -- PREFILING DIVERSION IS WITH SRK. ALL OF THE D.A.'S CASES ENDS UP GETTING DIVERTED TO HER. SO FAR IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS THEY HAVE DIVERTED OVER 125 CASES WHICH APPLY TO FIRST TIME OFFENDERS. IT IS IN EXISTENCE WHAT WE HOPE WITH THIS ORDINANCE WE WILL STRENGTHEN DIVERSION, ACTUALLY CODIFY IT. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO EXPAND FURTHER.

SUP. LINDSEY HORVATH: THERE IS ENOUGH INVESTMENT IN THIS DIVERSION PROGRAM TO SUPPORT THE NUMBERS THAT WE SEE AND EXPECTING? DEPT. SPEAKER: AT THIS POINT, YES, LILY HAS NOT RAISED ANY ISSUES AT ALL. SUP. LINDSEY HORVATH: THANK YOU. SUP. HILDA SOLIS, CHAIR: THANK YOU. SEEING NO OTHER COMMENTS FROM MY COLLEAGUES, LET'S GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT. ASST. EXECUTIVE OFFICER: THERE ARE NO IN PERSON SPEAKERS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THESE ITEMS. WE WILL GO TO REMOTE CALLERS. ROY HUMPHREYS YOUR LINE IS OPEN, PLEASE BEGIN.

TELEPHONE SPEAKER: THIS CARE FIRST IS A LA LA LAND WHICH THIS BOARD SEEMS TO PERPETUATE, MAN LIVES BY PLEASURE AND PAIN IS AS OLD AS FREUD. THIS BOARD HAS PROMOTED CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR BY CUTTING THE D.A.'S BUDGET, SUPERVISOR HORVATH SHOWED SOME GREAT JOY IN AS OF LAST WEEK. AS YOU SPEND BOARD MEETING, AS YOU SPEND HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS ON ILLEGAL ALIENS. YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF. I HOPE TO SEE THE DEMOCRATS OUT OF OFFICE THIS NEXT GO ROUND. YOU'RE A DISGRACE TO THIS COUNTY, THIS STATE, AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. THANK YOU.

ASST. EXECUTIVE OFFICER: CALLER 323-896 YOUR LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND BEGIN.

TELEPHONE SPEAKER: YES, GOOD MORNING, I'M MEL BAILEY, DISTRICT 2. I CONTINUE, I THANK SUPERVISOR MITCHELL FOR KEEPING THIS CONVERSATION, LIVING IN DISTRICT 2 IT IS SIGNIFICANT SITUATION FOR US. CONSIDERING THE PROBATION DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN THE LEAD DEALING WITH YOUTH AND JUSTICE INVOLVED COMMUNITY FOR OVER 123 YEARS, I WONDER WHY THEY'RE NOT PARTS OF THE CONVERSATION. IF WE FIND, THINK ABOUT IT, IF WE'RE TALKING -- YOU MENTIONED YOUTHFUL OFFENDERS, IF WE'RE GIVING FINES WILL THEY BE ABLE TO PAY THOSE FINES, WILL THEY TURN INTO RESTITUTION FUND WILL THAT BE AFFECTED BY IT. WHERE WILL WE STAND ON IT. THAT'S SOMETHING I WANT TO WRING TO THE CONVERSATION.

ASST. EXECUTIVE OFFICER: THANK YOU. MELISSA MONTEZ, YOUR LINE IS OPEN, PLEASE BEGIN. MELISSA YOUR LINE IS OPEN. MADAM CHAIR THERE ARE NO OTHER REMOTE SPEAKERS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM. THAT CONCLUDES TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. EXECUTIVE OFFICER: ITEM 16 IS BEFORE YOU. SUP. HILDA SOLIS, CHAIR: MOVED BY SUPERVISOR MITCHELL, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR BARGER TO APPROVE THE ITEM, EXECUTIVE OFFICER CALL THE ROLL. EXECUTIVE OFFICER: SUPERVISOR MITCHELL. SUP. HOLLY J. MITCHELL: AYE. EXECUTIVE OFFICER: SUPERVISOR HORVATH. SUP. LINDSEY HORVATH: ABSTAIN. EXECUTIVE OFFICER: SUPERVISOR HAHN. SUP. JANICE HAHN: AYE. EXECUTIVE OFFICER: SUPERVISOR BARGER. SUP. KATHRYN BARGER: AYE.

EXECUTIVE OFFICER: SUPERVISOR SOLIS. SUP. HILDA SOLIS, CHAIR: AYE. EXECUTIVE OFFICER: MOTION CARRIES 4 AYES, ONE ABSTENTION. NOW WE MOVE TO ITEM 59, WHICH IS BEFORE YOU. SUP. HILDA SOLIS, CHAIR: MOVED BY SUPERVISOR MITCHELL, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR BARGER TO APPROVE THE ITEM, EXECUTIVE OFFICER CALL THE ROLL. EXECUTIVE OFFICER: SUPERVISOR MITCHELL. SUP. HOLLY J. MITCHELL: AYE. EXECUTIVE OFFICER: SUPERVISOR HORVATH. IN-PERSON SPEAKER: ABSTAIN. EXECUTIVE OFFICER: SUPERVISOR HAHN. SUP. JANICE HAHN: AYE. EXECUTIVE OFFICER: SUPERVISOR BARGER. SUP. KATHRYN BARGER: AYE. EXECUTIVE OFFICER: SUPERVISOR SOLIS. SUP. HILDA SOLIS, CHAIR: AYE.

EXECUTIVE OFFICER: MOTION CARRIES 4 AYES, 1 ABSTENTION. SUP. HILDA SOLIS, CHAIR: NEXT IS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM 61 EXECUTIVE OFFICER PLEASE SWEAR IN THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC REQUESTING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON ITEM.

EXECUTIVE OFFICER: MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING IN PERSON AND REMOTE SPEAKERS, WHO ARE REQUESTING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON THE PUBLIC HEARING ITEM, PLEASE STAND AND RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND TO BE SWORN IN. THIS IS ON ITEM 61. PLEASE NOTE IN THE TESTIMONY YOU GIVE YOU WILL SOLEMNLY SWEAR TO TELL THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH SO HELP YOU GOD. WE WILL START ITEM 61, HEARING ON PROJECT PRJ2022-000713 TO APPROVE THE HOUSING ORDINANCES UPDATE WHEN AMENDS TITLE 21 AND TIGHT 282 TO ALIGN LOCAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF THE COUNTY WITH RECENT CHANGES IN THE STATE LAW, SUPPORT THE PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING, PROMOTE HOUSING DIVERSITY, REMOVE ZONING BARRIERS TO FAIR HOUSING AND SIMPLY LANGUAGE AND CORRECT ERRORS IN THE COUNTY RODE. PLEASE USE RISE HAND FEATURE IF ONLINE OR PRESS STAR 3. NO OR RESPONSIBLE CONES WAS RECEIVED. AMY BODEK AND CONNIE CHUNG ARE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. FOR THE DEPARTMENTAL SPEAKERS PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND TITLE FOR THE RECORD WHEN YOU ADDRESS THE BOARD.

SUP. HILDA SOLIS, CHAIR: DO WE WANT TO BEGIN WITH A PRESENTATION? A IMY BODEK? THEN -- AMY BODEK THEN MEMBERS? WELCOME.

AMY BODEK: GOOD MORNING CHAIR SO LEASE AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING ORDINANCE UPDATE TO YOU. WE DO HAVE A SLIGHT SLIDE DECK ON THE REIN FOR YOU. ON THE SCREEN FOR YOU. THIS IS A PRETTY COMPLEX ISSUE THAT AFFECTS ALL OF OUR DISTRICTS. WE HAVE WORKED VERY HARD TO ALIGN ORDINANCE WITH STATE LAW AND ALSO REFLECT THE LOCAL POLICIES THAT THIS BOARD HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTING OVER THE LAST 8 YEARS. THIS REALLY IS A REFLECTION OF THREE TRAUNCHES OF CHANGES. ONE IS THOSE TECHNICAL CHANGES THAT ARE JUST REQUIRED FOR US TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR CODE IS ALIGNED WITH OUR GENERAL PLAN AND ALL OTHER CODES. THE SECOND TRAUNCH IS STATE MAN DATES, THERE HAVE BEEN A PLETHORA OF BILLS OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS THAT WE HAVE HAD THE HOUSING ELEMENT THAT NEED TO BE CODIFIED IN OUR CODE. THEN THE LAST TRAUNCH IS THOSE LOCAL CHANGES THAT REALLY REFLECT YOUR POSITION AS A BOARD ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND INCENTIVIZING AND MAKING SURE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS DEVELOPED WHERE, WHEN, AND HOW WE ARE INTERESTED IN DOING THAT FOR OUR RESIDENTS. NEXT SLIDE. THESE ARE THE CHANGES PROPOSED IN THE ORDINANCE, AS SIMPLE AS REMOVING ZONING BARRIERS TO FAIR HOUSING, THIS IS CRITICAL PART OF HOUSING IN CALIFORNIA AND L.A. COUNTY. SIMPLIFYING THAT PROCESS IS SOMETHING THAT THIS ORDINANCE DOES. NEXT SLIDE. WE ALSO ARE FOCUSING ON MAKING SURE THAT OUR CODE ALIGNS WITH OR EXCEEDS STATE LAW AS IT RELATES TO KNOWN NET LOSS IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND EXPANDING HOUSING CHOICE. ONE OF THE FOCUSES OF OAKS

PANNING HOUSING CHOICE IS GETTING RID OF HOUSING MIN PLUMB SIZES. THERE'S BEEN OVER THE PAST 6H. YEARS MANY INITIATIVES TO CONSIDER TINY HOMES. SO REDUCING THAT MINIMUM HOUSING SIZE AND REDUCING THAT MINIMUM LOT WIDTH IS REALLY CRITICAL FOR US TO ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL HOUSING CHOICES FOR ALL INCOMES IN L.A. COUNTY. NEXT SLIDE. AND THEN OUR HOUSING DENSITY PROGRAM. YOU AS A BOARD HAVE BEEN VERY AGGRESSIVE IN TERMS OF AFFORDABILITY. YOU EVER EXTENDED AFFORDABILITY OF CAVERN ANTS LOCALLY THAT EXCEED STATE LAW. YOU HAVE BEEN VERY GENEROUS IN YOUR DENSITY BONUS INCENTIVES AS WELL N THIS CASE WE ARE SAYING THAT NO PARKING WOULD BE REQUIRED FOR ANY PROJECT THAT HAS UNITS -- FOR ANY UNITS RELATED TO ACUTELY LOW INCOME. THIS BOARD SPONSORED LEGISLATION WITH THE STATE ON THAT DEFINITION OF WHAT ACUTELY LOW INCOME IS. THAT IS SOMEONE EARNING 15% OR LESS OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME. SO ON THIS CASE WE'RE PROPOSING THAT NO PARKING IS REQUIRED FOR EXTREMELY LOW WHICH IS A STATE REQUIREMENT, AND ACUTELY LOW UNITS A LOCAL PREFERENCE. WE ARE PROPOSING THAT THERE BE MAXIMUM DENSITY BONUSES, YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE STATE LAW, THE CURRENT CODE AND DRAFT HOUSING ORDINANCE. AS THIS REFLECTS HOW WE ARE GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND STATE LAW IN OUR CURRENT COUNTY CODE THEN

IN THIS DRAFT HOUSING ORDINANCE. THIS IS A MAP WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO THE ANTELOPE VALLEY NO HOUSING SITES IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY WHY IT'S NOT SHOWN. THE REASON THERE WERE NO HOUSING ELEMENT SITES IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY IT DOESN'T HAVE THE NECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURE, IT HAS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS INCLUDING FLORA AND FAUNA. AND DEVELOPMENT RESTRICTIONS RELATED TO WATER AND ACCESS. WE DIDN'T HAVE AFFORDABLE SITES FOR THAT. WITH ALL DUE RESPECT THAT'S WHY THEY'RE NOT INCLUDED IN THE MAP. THOSE PINK SITES THAT YOU SEE ARE SITES THAT WE HAVE REZONED OR ARE ALREADY INCLUDED IN OUR HOUSING ELEMENT. THESE WERE THE SUBJECT OF OUR THREE-YEAR REZONING PROGRAM. THAT AEFFECTED MANY OF YOUR NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WE HAD MANY COMMUNITY MEETINGS ON. NEXT SLIDE. THE ORANGE IS WHERE DENSITY BONUS PROJECTS HAVE OCCURRED OR WHERE 100% AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS HAVE OCCURRED. REMEMBER IF IT'S A DENSITY BONUS PROJECT ON, THERE IS AT LEAST A PERCENTAGE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING, EVEN IF THE REST OF THE PROJECT IS NOT AFFORDABLE. YOU CAN HAVE A COMBINATION PROJECT THAT HAS 10 OR 20% AFFORDABILITY AND THE REST IS MARKET RATE, INCLUDED IN ONE OF THESE DOTS. IF YOU GO BACK ONE SLIDE, JUST TO THE PINK, THEN GO TO THE ORANGE, YOU CAN SEE THAT NOT ALL OF OUR DENSITY BONUS PROJECTS

ALIGN WITH OUR HOUSING 'OLLING EMENT SITES. THAT IS BECAUSE THOSE PROJECTS MAY HAVE USED STATE DENSITY BONUS AS OPPOSED TO LOCAL DENSITY BONUS PROGRAMS. NEXT SLIDE. THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT ON THE HOUSING ELEMENT ORDINANCE. I CAN GET INTO FAR GREATER DETAILS AS CAN CONNIE CHUNG. BUT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. SUP. HILDA SOLIS, CHAIR: SUPERVISOR BARGER?

SUP. KATHRYN BARGER: THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION. MY OFFICE, I'M SURE YOU HEARD, HAS RECEIVED CONCERNS FROM CONSTITUENTS REGARDING THE DENSITY BONUS PROJECTS IN MY DISTRICT PARTICULARLY. MY COLLEAGUES, WE HAVE HAD A FEW OF THESE PROJECTS COME BEFORE THIS BOARD. IN PARTICULAR FOR ME I'M ALONG ROSE MEAD BOULEVARD IN EAST PASADENA, THREE SUCH PROJECTS ARE PLANNED. PART OF THE FRUSTRATION BECAUSE THEY CAN JUST GO THROUGH THE NORMAL PROCESS WE'RE NOT ADVISED ABOUT IT. ONE OF THEM IS A MATTRESS WAREHOUSE WHERE I FOUND OUT FROM THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THIS PROJECT. AND THESE ARE ALL WITHIN A SINGLE BLOCK. RESIDENTS HAVE EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT THE PROPOSED HEIGHT AND DENSITY APPEAR INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS. THAT CONTINUES TO BE A THEME ACROSS THE BOARD IS THE HEIGHT. PROBABLY LESS CONCERNED THE DENSITY, BUT THE HEIGHT AND THE AESTHETICS OF IT AND PARKING WHERE THERE ARE AREAS WHERE THERE'S ALREADY LIMITED SPACE ON THE STREET CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM AS WELL. ARE YOU AWARE OF ANY TOOLS TO BE USED BY LOCAL AGENCIES TO MITIGATE PROJECT IMPACTS CAUSED BY THESE MINISTERIAL APPROVALS? SOME SPECIFIC EXAMPLES INCLUDE OFFSITE IMPROVEMENTS DUE TO INCREASED TRAFFIC IMPACTS, SPILLOVER PARKING DUE TO REDUCED PARKING REQUIREMENTS, AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF GROUND FLOOR PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED USES ON COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS.

DEPT. SPEAKER: THAT IS REALLY THE GENESIS OF THESE MAPS. IT ACTUALLY STARTED A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO WHEN SUPERVISOR MITCHELL HAD ASKED US TO MAP WHERE ALL OF THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS ARE GOING. THAT REALLY SHOWED US THAT THOUGH WERE NOT NECESSARILY GOING WHERE WE HAD PLANNED FOR THEM IN THE HOUSING ELEMENT. IT IS THE CONFLUENCE OF TWO DIFFERENT SETS OF STATE HOUSING LAWS. IT IS THE MINISTERIAL HOUSING LAWS THAT ARE CONFLICTING WITH OUR HOUSING ELEMENT LAW. AND CREATING UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES. WE, AS PLANNERS, PLAN FOR THESE THINGS AND WE ARE PLANNING FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS WHERE WE HAVE PLANNED DENSITY TO OCCUR. I THINK IT IS INCUMBENT THAT THE STATE LEGISLATURE UNDER STANDS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THEIR MINISTERIAL LAWS ARE NOT GUIDED OR DIRECTED TOWARDS OUR HOUSING ELEMENT SITES, WHERE WE HAVE PLANNED FOR THAT DENSITY. SO I'M STARTING TO SHARE THIS MAP WITH HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DON'T. SO THAT THEY CAN UNDERSTAND SOME OF THOSE RAMIFICATIONS. I'M HAPPY TO GO ON A ROAD SHOW TO ANYWHERE IN THE STATE TO HAVE THESE DISCUSSIONS ON THE IMPACTS OF THESE LAWS ON OUR COMMUNITIES.

SUP. KATHRYN BARGER: THANK YOU. ONE OF THE CHANGES IDENTIFIED IN STATE DENSITY WOMEN US LAW, ALLOWS UNLIMITED DENSITY FOR 100% AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS. CAN YOU CLARIFY WHAT UNLIMITED DENSITY MEANS IN THE CONTEXT.

DEPT. SPEAKER: SO THEY CAN PICK A SITE THAT HAS A HEIGHT LIMIT OF 30 FEET, THAT THEY WANT TO DO A PROJECT WITH 50 UNITS BECAUSE IT'S AFFORDABLE. THEY CAN APPLY FOR 100% DENSITY BONUS. AS PART OF THAT THROUGH THE STATE ORDINANCE THEY CAN ASK FOR AND RECEIVE WAIVERS OF HEIGHT, PARKING, SETBACKS. AND IF THEY CAN SAY TO US THAT IT IS NECESSARY TO MAKE SHARE PROJECT FINANCIALLY FEASIBLE WE HAVE NO ABILITY TO SAY LOWER THAT HEIGHT, STAY WITHIN OUR HEIGHT LIMITS, YOU MUST PROVIDE PARKING AND YOU MUST COMPLY WITH SETBACKS.

SUP. KATHRYN BARGER: WHEN IT SAYS NEAR TRANSIT, I SAW ONE OF THE SLIDES IT TALKED ABOUT WITHIN HALF A MILE?

DEPT. SPEAKER: CORRECT. STATE LAW HAS NOT -- HAS TRIED TO -- IT STARTED OUT AS BEING CONSISTENT, STATE LAW HAS DEFINITIONS OF HIGH QUALITY TRANSIT CORRIDORS. THAT WAS A COMMON DEFINITION FOR MANY YEARS. THAT DEFINITION HAS BEEN AUGUSTMENTED BY OTHER DEFINITIONS OF TRANSIT STOPS FOR EACH AND EVERY LAW. SO WE DON'T HAVE A SINGLE ACROSS THE BOARD DEFINITION OF TRANSIT. 'WE MAY THINK OF TRANSIT AS BEING THE BEST HIGH QUALITY TRANSIT BEING A RAIL LINE THAT INTERSECTS WITH SEVERAL BUS LINES. IN OTHER SITUATIONS, OTHER STATE LAWS, IT COULD BE TWO BUS STOPS WITH 15 MINUTE INTERVALS.

SUP. KATHRYN BARGER: SO IT'S INTERPRETATION? DEPT. SPEAKER: THE INTERPRETATION BASED ON THE STATE LAW THAT THE APPLICANT IS USING. B H.>> SUP. KATHRYN BARGER: SEVERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS TO MY OFFICE HAVE RAISED ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY, YOU TOUCHED ON IT IN THE ANTELOPE VALE. WE HAVE BUILT WITH NONPROFITS AFFORDABLE HOUSING UP THERE. BUT IT DIDN'T FALL INTO THIS CATEGORY. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PROJECTS THAT --

DEPT. SPEAKER: I THINK YOU HAVE A COUPLE IN UNINCORPORATED LANCASTER IF THEY'RE IN THE CITIES OF PALMDALE AND LANCASTER THEY WOULDN'T SHOW. BUT YOU HAVE TWO SMALL PROJECTS IN UNINCORPORATED LANCASTER.

SUP. KATHRYN BARGER: CORRECT. THE INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY IS SOMETHING YOU MENTIONED RELATED TO DEVELOPMENT. HOW DID THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OR ANALYSIS ADDRESS IN THIS REPORT, ON THIS ITEM, ADDRESS EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT CHANGES FROM THE CHANGES IN THE HOUSING LAWS R WE LOOKING AT THE INFRASTRUCTURE AS WELL IN THE CAPAC CAPACITY?

DEPT. SPEAKER: WE ARE DOING DIFFERENCE INFRASTRUCTURE STUDIES FUNDED BY HUD. THE PROJECT USING STATE DENSITY BONUS OR ANY OTHER MINISTERIAL LAW ARE EFFECTIVELY EXEMPT FROM CEQA. BECAUSE THEY'RE MINISTERIAL. THEY HAVE STATUTORY STATE EXEMPTIONS THAT PROHIBIT US FROM GOING THROUGH THAT PROCESS. IT IS INCUMBENT ON US TO UNDERSTAND WHERE THE HOUSING IS HAPPENING. WHERE WE THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE HAPPENING. AND THEN DO THESE INFRASTRUCTURE PLANS IN THOSE COMMUNITIES. SO CURRENTLY WE'RE WORKING WITH FIVE DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES ON INFRASTRUCTURE MASTER PLANS THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO OUR SITES THAT WE HAVE REZONED. NOW THAT WE'RE SEEING THAT THERE ARE OTHER AREAS IT'S GOING TO BE INCUMBENT ON THE COUNTY TO LOOK AT THOSE SITES AS WELL.

SUP. KATHRYN BARGER: THE MAP THAT YOU SHOWED THAT SHOWS THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING SITES, HAVE WE LOOKED AT THE UNHOUSED POPULATION TO SEE IF THERE'S A CORRESPONDING NEXUS BETWEEN WHERE WE'RE BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND WHERE THERE SEEMS TO BE A LARGE UNHOUSED POPULATION? DEPT. SPEAKER: WE HAVE NOT BUT THAT'S A REALLY GREAT AVENUE. WE'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO FOLLOW UP WITH THE NEW HOUSING AGENCY ON THAT.

SUP. KATHRYN BARGER: I THINK IT WOULD BE INTERESTING, THERE ARE AREAS I KNOW IN MY DISTRICT WE HAVE EAST SAN GABRIEL VALE, I DIDN'T SEE PROJECTS OUT THAT WAY. WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT THE FACT THEY'RE UNHOUSED AND THE CORRELATION BETWEEN LACK OF HOUSING INVENTORY. IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE. DEPT. SPEAKER: VERY MUCH.

SUP. KATHRYN BARGER: I THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND PROVIDING THE DETAILED MAPS. WE ARE SEEING A CLEAR AND GROWING GAP BETWEEN WHERE OUR PLANS DIRECT FUTURE GROWTH AND WHERE PROJECTS ARE ACTUALLY BEING BUILT. THAT GAP HAS REAL CONSEQUENCES. WHEN LARGE DENSITY BONUS PROJECTS ARE BUILT IN AREAS NOT DESIGNED TO ABSORB THEM, OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, PUBLIC SERVICES AND LONG TERM CAPITAL PLANNING ALL COME UNDER STRAIN. JUST AS IMPORTANTLY THIS MISMATCH ALLOWS THE STATE TO IMPOSE PLANNING DECISIONS THAT DISRUPT THE CHARACTER AND INTENT FROM OUR LOCAL NEIGHBORHOODS. CAN I SPEAK FOR MY COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE COMMUNITY STANDARDS DISTRICTS, WHERE THE COMMUNITY GOT TOGETHER, AND PUT TOGETHER WHAT THEY WANTED FOR THEIR COMMUNITY RECOGNIZING THAT IT WAS ABOUT A BOTTOM-UP APPROACH. WE'RE SEEING THIS FIRST HAND IN MY DISTRICT INCLUDING THE EAST PASADENA AND LA CRESCENTA, WHERE IT HAS COMMUNITY CONCERN BECAUSE OF THEIR SIZE, INCOMPATIBILITY WITH NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER AND LIMITED OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC INPUT. I WANT TO STRESS THAT. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME OUT THERE WHO HAVE ATTACKED THE PEOPLE THAT WILL BE LIVING. THERE I RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE WITH THEM. I DON'T EVEN RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE, I DISAGREE TOTALLY. MANY OF THESE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DEPENDENT ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING ARE GOING TO BE WELCOMED IN NEIGHBORHOODS AND WOULD BE GOOD NEIGHBORS. I REALLY WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT. YOU EVER NIMBY, THAT WILL COME OUT, AND ATTACK THE POPULATION. MY ISSUE, STRAIGHT HAS TO DO WITH LOCAL CONTROL. THE STATE DENSITY BONUS LAW ALREADY PROVIDES SUBSTANTIAL INCENTIVES AND EXISTING COUNTY CAP OF 60% EXCEEDS WHAT THE STATE IS REQUIRING. THE PROPOSAL BEFORE US WOULD

EXPAND THAT DRAMATICALLY, AUTHORIZING BONUSES OF 95 TO 150% DEPEND ON THE AFFORDABILITY LEVELS. I CANNOT IN GOOD FAITH CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE UNCHECKED AUTHORITY TO EVERRIDE LOCAL ZONING IN WAYS THAT FAIL TO DELIVER THOUGHTFUL OR FRANKLY EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS TO THIS HOUSING CRISIS. OUR CURRENT COUNTY DENSITY BONUS ALLOWANCE IS MORE GENEROUS THAN THE STATE MINIMUM. AND HAS CONTRIBUTED TO DEVELOPMENT IN AREAS NEVER INTENDED FOR THIS SCALE GROWTH CONFLICTING WITH LONG ESTABLISHED COMMUNITY PLANS. BEFORE WE CONSIDER INCREASING THESE ALLOWANCES, I BELIEVE WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT FUTURE GROWTH REMAINS ALIGNED WITH THE INVESTMENTS, SERVICE CAPACITY, AND PLANNING PRIORITIES THAT WE BUILT OVER THE YEARS. MAINTAINING THE 60% LIMIT PRESERVES THAT BALANCE. SUPPORTING AFFORDABLE HOUSING PRODUCTION WHILE ENSURING GROWTH OCCURS WHERE OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND COMMUNITY PLANS CAN ACTUALLY SUPPORT IT. THIS APPROACH ALLOWS TO US MEET OUR HOUSING GOALS WITHOUT CREATING THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENTSES THAT UNDERMINE SUSTAINABLE, WELL SUPPORTED DEVELOPMENT. STATE DENSITY BONUS LAW IS ALREADY HAVING A SIGNIFICANT NOTICEABLE IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITIES. WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE A MOTION TO AMEND THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION. IT WOULD REVISE ITEM NUMBER 61, THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE DENSITY BONUS CODIFIED IN THE ZONING CODE EXCEED STATE LAW. WITH THE PROPOSED ELIMINATION OF THE AMENDMENT TO THE DENSITY SLIDING SCALE, THE PROPOSED ACTION WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF FEWER DENSITY BONUS UNITS AND ANALYZED IN THE ADDENDUM TO THE PREVIOUSLY CERTIFIED FINAL PIER

FOR THE HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE. WHICH CONSIDERED THE AMENDMENT TO THE SLIDING SCALE. THE PROPOSED ACTION WOULD FIT WITHIN THE ENVELOPE OF THE POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS THAT WERE ANALYZED IN THE ADDENDUM AND THE ADDENDUM WOULD BE THE APPROPRIATE ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT FOR THE PROPOSED ACTION. I THEREFORE MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CERTIFY THE ATEN DUMB TO THE PREVIOUSLY CERTIFIED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE, ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT NUMBER RPPL2022001920, ATTACHMENT 3, AND HAS BEEN COMPLETED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT AND REFLECTS THE INTERESTED INTEREST JUDGMENT AND AFEDERAL SIS OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, FIND THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HAS REVIEWED AND CONSIDERED THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE ADDENDUM WITH THE FINAL PIER, PRIOR TO APPROVING THE PROJECT AND APPROVE THE ADDENDUM. 2, INDICATE INTENT TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE, ADVANCING PLANNING PROJECT AS RECOMMENDED BY THE REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION EXCEPT THAT ASIDE FROM THE ACUTELY LOW INCOME HOUSING DENSITY BONUS AND INCENTIVES AS PROPOSED BY THE ORDINANCE THE MAXIMUM ALLOWANCE DENSITY BONUS UNITS AND INCENTIVES WILL REMAIN AS CURRENTLY CODIFIED IN THE ZONING CODE AND NOT BE INCREASED FURTHER AS SET FORTH IN THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE. FIND THAT THE ORDINANCE AS AMENDED IS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS INCLUDED IN THE ADDENDUM FOR THE HOUSING ORDINANCE UPDATE AND NO FURTHER FINDINGS UNDER CEQA ARE NECESSARY AND ONE OF THE

CONDITIONS CALLING FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS UNDERSTATE CEQA GUIDE LINE 15162 ARE APPLICABLE, AND INSTRUCT COUNTY COUNSEL TO PREPARE THE FINAL DOCUMENTS AMENDING TITLE 21 AND 22 OF THE COUNTY CODE FOR THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE AND BRING THEM BACK TO THE BOARD FOR CONSIDERATION. I WOULD ASK FOR THE BOARD'S CONSIDERATION AND VOTE ON THAT. THANK YOU. SUP. HILDA SOLIS, CHAIR: THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR MITCHELL.

SUP. HOLLY J. MITCHELL: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. FIRST, COLLEAGUES, LET ME START, I WANT TO THANK YOU, AMY, AND YOUR TEAM FOR CREATING THE MAP AND CHARTS OUTLINING WHERE AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS ARE BEING BUILT IN UNINCORPORATED AREAS IN RELATION TO THE HOUSING ELEMENT. I THINK I WANT TO UNDERSCORE THAT THE VISUAL IS CLEARLY DEMONSTRATING HOUSING ASSETS AREN'T DISTRIBUTED PROPORTIONATELY, THERE ARE REASONS FOR THAT AS YOU EXPLAINED. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE AWARE OF THAT. PERHAPS NEED TO MAKE FUTURE DECISIONS ACCORDINGLY. AGAIN TO ME THIS HIGHLIGHTS THE NEED OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELESS SERVICES AND HOUSING IN THE DEPARTMENT OF REGIONAL PLANNING AND OTHER COUNTY DEPARTMENTS TO THINK CRITICALLY AND STRATEGICALLY HOW THE HOUSING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ARE EQUITABLY DISTRIBUTED AND ACCESS ACROSS THE COUNTY. I APPRECIATE SUPERVISOR GARAGE BARGER'S COMMENTS ABOUT OVERLAYING ON THE MAP WHERE OUR UNHOUSED POPULATIONS ARE, THAT MAKES SENSE AS WELL. THE DATA ALSO SHOWS THAT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IS OCCURRING OUTSIDE THE AREA WHERE THE COUNTY HAS PLANNED FOR GROWTH. SO I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE IMPACT ON THE COUNTY'S INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. COUPLE OF PIECES. I'M REALLY PLEASED TO SEE THAT THIS UPDATE INCLUDES THE ANTI-DISPLACEMENT STRATEGIES, INCLUDING REVISITED THE COUNTY CODE TO ENSURE WHEN A PROPERTY IS DEVELOPED FOR A NONHOUSING USE, ANY DISPLACE'S AFFORDAGE HOUSING UNITS ARE REPLACED WITHIN THE SAME COMMUNITY. I APPRECIATE THAT. I'M ALSO PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN SEEING PUT TO USE THE REMOVAL OF THE 800 SQUARE FOOT MINIMUM FLOOR AREA REQUIREMENT FOR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTS TO HELP

INCREASE HOME OWNERSHIP OPTIONS. I ACKNOWLEDGE THOSE TWO THINGS. I APPRECIATE THAT. I LEAR YOU, SUPERVISOR BARGER, HAVING A LOCAL DENSITY BONE US THAT GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND THE STATE'S REQUIREMENT MADE SENSE BEFORE, I THINK, THIS LAST DECADE. THE PLETHORA OF LAWS THAT HAVE COME OUT OF SACRAMENTO. AS A RESULT OF DECADES OF, TRACKLY, LOCAL GOVERNMENT NOT BUILDING THE SITUATION THAT GOT US INTO THIS PREDICAMENT. SO OUR CURRENT DENSITY BONUS IS ALREADY MORE GENEROUS THAN THE STATE REQUIRED. SO I'M SUPPORTIVE OF POLICIES THAT STREAMLINE THE RESUE AND APPROVAL OF QUALITY HOUSING THAT FITS THE CONTEXT OF GROWTH IN THE COUNTY. I, TOO, THINK WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR PLANS, WHAT WE PUT IN PLACE, WORK FOR US, WORK FOR OUR INFRASTRUCTURE. WORK FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE PLANS WE HAVE IN PLACE. AND SO I WOULD SUPPORT YOUR AMENDMENT ON THE BONUS WHILE NOT -- WHILE SUPPORTING THE REST OF THE ORDINANCE LANGUAGE THAT CAME BEFORE US. SO I WILL SECOND YOUR AMENDMENT FOR ALL THOSE REASONS. THANK YOU.

SUP. HILDA SOLIS, CHAIR: THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR HAHN.

SUP. JANICE HAHN: OH, I LIKE GOING AFTER HER. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANKS, AMY, FOR THIS REPORT. OBVIOUSLY, THE LONG, HARD MONTHS THAT YOU AND YOUR TEAM HAVE WORKED ON THIS. THE ENGAGEMENT YOU HAVE WITH RESIDENTS, THE OUTREACH. DO YOU FEEL LIKE THERE WAS ENOUGH ACTUAL ENGAGEMENT ON WHAT THIS UPDATED HOUSING ORDINANCE MEANS AND IS TO RESIDENTS DO YOU HAVE WAITED LONGER BEFORE YOU BROUGHT THIS FORWARD?

DEPT. SPEAKER: WE ARE OUT OF COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW ON A NUMBER OF ISSUES AND NEEDED TO COME FORWARD. I THINK THAT THIS ORDINANCE IN ITSELF IS NOT NECESSARILY THAT CONTROVERSIAL. BUT IN THE CONTEXT OF PROJECTS THAT ARE USING STATE DENSITY BONUS AND NOT GOING WHERE WE WOULD NECESSARILY DESIRE THEM TO GO THEY MAY NOT BE ADJACENT TO TRANSIT OR THEY MAY NOT NECESSARILY HAVE THE SUPPORTIVE INFRASTRUCTURE AROUND IT. THE COMBINATION OF THESE TWO ISSUES CREATES A DIFFERENT LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT ON THE FACE OF IT, THIS ORDINANCE IS NOT DISCOVERIESAL. WE ARE COMFORTABLE WITH THE AMOUNT OF ENGAGEMENT THAT WE DID OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS. WE HAD A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF ONLINE ENGAGEMENT, SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, NUMEROUS COMMUNITY MEETINGS.

Department Speaker: SO ON THE FACE OF IT, THE ANGST THE COMMUNITY IS FEELING IS NOT NECESSARILY RELATED TO THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING. IT'S THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING COMBINED WITH STATE INCENTIVES. WELL, HAVING SAID THAT, THE ORDINANCE BEFORE US TODAY INCREASES THE DENSITY BONUS FROM WHAT THE STATE IS REQUIRED. WHAT WAS YOUR THINKING ABOUT THAT PIECE OF THIS ORDINANCE? BECAUSE I AGREE, THERE'S SO MUCH IN HERE THAT IS GOOD, YOU KNOW. I THINK IT'S JUST SOMETHING BASIC LIKE IT MAKES IT EASIER FOR A RESIDENT WHO USES A WHEELCHAIR TO APPLY FOR A PERMIT TO BUILD A RAMP. I MEAN, THINGS LIKE THAT ARE IN HERE. BUT THAT'S PROBABLY NOT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT TODAY, BUT IT DOES ADDRESS SOME OF THE ISSUES, JUST SOME BASIC QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES FOR A LOT OF RESIDENTS THAT SOMETIMES GET FORGOTTEN. SO I APPRECIATE THAT. BUT TELL ME AGAIN, I KNOW YOU TALKED ABOUT IT, WHAT WAS YOUR THINKING IN TERMS OF INCREASING THE DENSITY BONUS? PARTICULARLY AS IT RELATES TO THIS NEW CATEGORY OF ACUTELY LOW INCOME. THAT'S KIND OF A NEW CATEGORY. AND EXPLAIN WHAT YOUR THINKING IS, WHY THAT DESERVED MAYBE A LITTLE MORE INCENTIVE VERSUS WHAT THE STATE ALREADY IS OFFERING.

Department Speaker: SO IN GENERAL, THIS ORDINANCE WAS GUIDED AND DIRECTED BY OUR ADOPTED HOUSING ELEMENT. AND WE HAVE PROGRAMS THAT CALL FOR INCENTIVIZING THE RANGE OF AFFORDABILITY. AND SO OUR THINKING IS TO INCENTIVIZE MORE AFFORDABLE UNITS EVERYWHERE WHERE THERE'S RESOURCES, THAT WE INCREASE THE DENSITY BONUS ABOVE WHAT WE ALREADY HAD. THE STATE LEGISLATURE PICKED UP AND SUPPORTED A PROPOSAL THAT THIS BOARD APPROVED TO CREATE THE DEFINITION OF "ACUTELY LOW" AND THAT WAS IN DIRECT RESPONSE TO OUR ADVOCATES AND STAKEHOLDERS WHO WERE SAYING THIS IS A POPULATION OR GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE LOST IN THE SYSTEM AND ARE NOT GETTING THE ADDITIONAL LEVEL OF CARE THAT THEY NEED. SO BY DEFINING "ACUTELY LOW," FIRST OF ALL IT'S NOW IN STATE LAW AND CODIFYING IT IN OUR CODE. AND THEN INCENTIVIZING IT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO MAKE IT FINANCIALLY FEASIBLE FOR SOMEONE TO ACTUALLY DO A PROJECT. AND THAT WAS ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE'RE PROPOSING A 150% DENSITY BONUS FOR ACUTELY LOW. THESE PROJECTS ARE SO DIFFICULT TO CONSTRUCT AND FINANCE, THAT HAVING THE ABILITY TO OFFSET THOSE COSTS WITH OTHER UNITS OF A DIFFERENT INCOME HELP SUPPORT THAT ACUTELY LOW POPULATION. THANK YOU FOR THAT. I KNOW ONE OF THE ISSUES IN MY DISTRICT IS -- AND SOMETIMES IT'S NOT ALWAYS VISIBLE TO

EVERYBODY -- AND THAT'S THE CRISIS OF FOLKS HAVING TO, MULTIPLE FAMILIES HAVING TO CRAM THEMSELVES INTO ONE HOME, WHICH WAS MEANT FOR A SINGLE FAMILY, BECAUSE THERE'S JUST NOT ENOUGH AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR THAT PARTICULAR INCOME LEVEL. AND I KNOW MANY OF THEM WOULD PROBABLY QUALIFY AS ACUTELY LOW INCOME. AND I THINK THEY WOULD PROBABLY BENEFIT FROM THESE, I'M GOING TO CALL THEM BOLD, THEY'RE BOLD BONUSES TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, IT'S BOLD TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND WHERE WE ARE. I AGREE. I'VE HAD SOME HOUSING PROJECTS THAT HAVE NOT QUITE PENCILED OUT, THE DEVELOPER JUST CAN'T MAKE THE PROFIT THEY WANT TO MAKE. AND SO THEY JUST -- THEY TURN THEIR BACKS ON IT AND THEY GO ELSEWHERE. AND I REALIZE THAT ONE SIZE DOESN'T FIT ALL AND THAT'S SOMETIMES WHAT WE FACE A LOT HERE. AND WE'RE ALL, AND RIGHTLY SO, STRONG ADVOCATES FOR THE PEOPLE WE REPRESENT, STRONG ADVOCATES FOR THE DISTRICT THAT WE REPRESENT. AND THEY WANT TO SEE US FIGHTING FOR THEIR CONCERNS, THEIR ANXIETIES, AND THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. AND I FEEL LIKE THIS IS ONE OF THOSE WHERE WE MIGHT KIND OF HAVE DIFFERENT CONSTITUENCIES AND IT'S TOO BAD WE CAN'T HAVE, LIKE, ONE HOUSING ORDINANCE PER DISTRICT!

Department Speaker: HOW ABOUT ONE STATE LAW! THERE'S THAT. I THINK WE'RE IN A HOUSING CRISIS. I FEEL LIKE I HEAR THAT ALL THE TIME. I FEEL LIKE ON THE GOVERNOR DEBATE STAGE, THAT'S ALL WE'RE HEARING. ON THE MAYOR DEBATE STAGE, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HEARING. EVERYBODY IS TRYING TO COME UP WITH MORE SOLUTIONS, HOW DO YOU BUILD MORE HOUSING, INCENTIVIZE DEVELOPERS, STREAMLINE IT. HOW DO WE GET MORE HOUSING, PARTICULARLY OF THE AFFORDABLE AND NOW THIS ACUTELY LOW-INCOME POPULATION. SO I UNDERSTAND YOUR AMENDMENT, SUPERVISOR BARGER, I JUST -- I'M IMPRESSED, AMY, THAT YOU ACTUALLY -- AGAIN, I WILL CALL THEM BOLD DENSITY BONUSES THAT YOU PROPOSED IN THIS ORDINANCE. I UNDERSTAND OUR PLANNING COMMISSION, THEY SUPPORT THIS AS WELL, THE WAY YOU BROUGHT IT FORWARD. SO IN A WAY, I WISH MAYBE YOU HAD MASSAGED IT A LITTLE BIT MORE SO YOU TOOK INTO ACCOUNT ALL OF OUR DIFFERENT CONSTITUENCIES, BUT AT THIS TIME, I JUST FEEL LIKE I CAN'T LOOK AT OUR ACUTELY LOW-INCOME FOLKS AND SAY WE HAD SOMETHING FOR YOU THAT WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO INCENTIVIZE DEVELOPERS TO BUILD, BUT NOW WE'RE TAKING IT AWAY BECAUSE OF THIS AMENDMENT.

Department Speaker: SO I BELIEVE, TO CLARIFY, THIS AMENDMENT KEEPS ACUTELY LOW AS PROPOSED. AS PROPOSED IN THE ORDINANCE?

Department Speaker: IS THAT CORRECT, SUPERVISOR BARGER? IT KEEPS ACUTELY LOW. IT DOES. MY ISSUE IS THE 95 TO 150. I DO NOT CHANGE THAT. AND AMY, I'M KIND OF SURPRISED AT YOU DEFENDING IT, BECAUSE I WAS TOLD YOU IN FACT WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THE THRESHOLD GOING UP TO THE 95 TO 150, BUT IT HAD GONE BEFORE THE COMMISSION, THEREFORE YOU COULD NOT CHANGE THAT, BECAUSE IT HAD TO BE A BOARD MOTION. IS THAT CORRECT? BECAUSE YOU JUST DEFENDED IT, YET I WAS TOLD YOU ACTUALLY HAD CONCERNS ABOUT THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION.

Department Speaker: WE HAVE CONCERNS BASED ON WHERE THE PROJECTS ARE GOING AND THE IMPACTS OF THE STATE DENSITY BONUS NOT RELATED TO HOUSING ELEMENT SITES. I DO WANT A CLARIFICATION.

Department Speaker: SO TO BE CLEAR, IF WE COULD BRING UP SLIDE 6, WHICH IS A CHART OF SUPPORTING AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT DENSITY BONUS. AND IT'S THAT CHART RIGHT THERE. ACUTELY LOW --

Department Speaker: SO THE ACUTELY LOW WOULD STAY AS 150% AS PROPOSED ON THIS CHART. THE EXTREMELY LOW WOULD REMAIN AT 120, BECAUSE THAT IS UNDER THE CURRENT CODE. THE VERY LOW WOULD REVERT TO 100. LOWER WOULD REVERT TO 80. AND MODERATE WOULD REVERT TO 60. THIS IS WHAT'S PROPOSED?

Department Speaker: THAT IS THE AMENDED MOTION. AND DO YOU FEEL THIS IS REASONABLE? (indistinct). AMY, DO YOU FEEL THIS IS A REASONABLE AMENDMENT BASED ON YOUR CONCERNS ABOUT ALIGNMENT WITH THE STATE AND WHERE THE HOUSING PROJECTS ARE GOING IN. Department Speaker: YES. OKAY, THANK YOU. Department Speaker: THIS CHART WAS CREATED LAST WEEK AND REFLECTED THE ORDINANCE THAT IT WAS BEFORE YOU. IT DOES NOT REFLECT -- THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING, THE AMENDED MOTION, WHAT DOES IT DO?

Department Speaker: THE AMENDED MOTION KEEPS ACUTELY LOW AT 150. BUT THAT'S THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE? (indistinct). Department Speaker: I DON'T HAVE A CHART THAT REFLECTS THE AMENDED MOTION. (indistinct). CAN YOU MAKE YOUR OWN CHART? MAKE MY OWN CHART?

Department Speaker: IF YOU JUST LOOKED AT CURRENT COUNTY CODE, THE MIDDLE COLUMN, 60, 80, 100, 120, 120, THE AMENDED MOTION WOULD KEEP THAT COLUMN EXCEPT CHANGE THE LAST BOX, 120% IS EXTREMELY LOW, AND MAKE IT 150. SO ACUTELY LOW WOULD BE AS THE AMENDED MOTION. SO CONNIE JUST REMINDED ME, ACUTELY LOW IS NOT IN OUR CODE RIGHT NOW AT ALL. WE ADD ACUTELY LOW DEFINITION AT 150%, AND THAT WILL NOT CHANGE BASED ON WHATEVER YOU DO TODAY. BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE IT AS A DEFINITION, SO WE TREAT IT AS EXTREMELY LOW. (indistinct). WE REPLICATE (indistinct) RIGHT, YEP. UNDER CURRENT COUNTY CODE, IT SAYS 120 AS EXTREMELY LOW, BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T HAVE IT, HER MOTION IS ADDING ACUTELY LOW AND THE AMENDMENT WOULDN'T CHANGE THE 150.

SO IF WE TAKE THE AMENDMENT, IT WOULD BE THAT MIDDLE COLUMN. WE WOULD ADD ACUTELY LOW AT 150, BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE THE BRAND-NEW CATEGORY WE'RE ADDING. AND SUPERVISOR HAHN THOUGHT I WAS ELIMINATING THAT, BUT I'M NOT. YES, BECAUSE I WOULDN'T SUPPORT THAT. I'M NOT.

Department Speaker: THE AMENDED MOTION THAT SUPERVISOR BARGER BROUGHT FORTH KEEPS ACUTELY LOW, WHICH WE CRITICALLY NEED, AND KEEPS IT AT 150%. FUR THER QUESTIONS? SUPERVISOR HORVATH? THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND THANK YOU TO DIRECTOR BODEK AND YOUR TEAM FOR YOUR WORK ON THE ORDINANCE. IN MARCH WE APPROVED THE ANNUAL HOUSING ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT AND IT WAS A LITTLE EMBARRASSING TO HAVE -- TO REVIEW THE HOUSING PRODUCTION NUMBERS IN THAT REPORT. AS A COUNTY, WE'RE MORE THAN HALFWAY THROUGH THIS HOUSING ELEMENT CYCLE. WE'VE ONLY PRODUCED 13.5% OF ORREROUR RHNA ALLOCATIONS AND THIS OPPORTUNITY DOES NOT EXIST EQUALLY ACROSS ALL DISTRICTS TO ADDRESS THIS STATE MANDATE MAKING THIS AN EVEN TRICKIER CONVERSATION BY DISTRICT GIVEN THIS IS A COUNTY-WIDE RESPONSIBILITY WE HAVE AS A RESULT FROM A STATE MANDATE. BUT I WILL ALSO SAY THE MAPS IN THE PRESENTATION DON'T SHOW ENOUGH HOUSING PRODUCTION ANYWHERE. AND SO THE COST OF HOUSING CONTINUES TO BE ONE OF THE MOST PREVALENT ISSUES FACING LOS ANGELES COUNTY. AS A RENTER, I FACE IT TOO. I APPLAUD THE WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT FOR USING THIS ORDINANCE AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO NOT ONLY HARMONIZE OUR ZONING CODE WITH CHANGES IN STATE LAW BUT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO IMPLEMENT SOME KEY LOCAL POLICY CHANGES, INCLUDING CHANGES TO REDUCING BARRIERS TO HOUSING PRODUCTION AND TO BETTER ALIGN HOUSING PROJECTS WITH OUR SHARED GOALS. THIS ORDINANCE, ALONG WITH THE MANY ACTIONS THE BOARD TAKES AND HAS TAKEN OVER THE LAST YEAR,

INCLUDING THE MULTIPLE NEW AREA PLANS WE'VE DON ADOPTED, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THIS ORDINANCE TODAY. I KNOW OUR HOUSING ELEMENT ADOPTED BY THE BOARD IN '22 INCLUDES A DETAILED DISCUSSION OF HOUSING CONSTRAINTS FACING THE COUNTY AND IT POINTS DIRECTLY TO THE COUNTY'S ZONING CODE AS ONE OF THE CONSTRAINTS AND DISCUSSES HOW OUR LOCAL DENSITY BONUS PROGRAM PRESENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO BEYOND STATE DENSITY BONUS LAW WITH THE CREATION OF A SLIDING SCALE THAT PROVIDES DENSITY BONUSES BEYOND THE MAXIMUM CONTEMPLATED IN STATE LAW. THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT WOULD REMOVE THE SLIDING SCALE CONCEPT FROM THIS ORDINANCE AS I UNDERSTAND IT IN EXCHANGE FOR THE INCREASED DENSITY BONUSES, THE ORDINANCE ALSO IMPOSES ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS ON DEVELOPERS SUCH AS EXTENDING THE AFFORDABILITY COVENANTS FROM 55 TO 99 YEARS. SO WITH THAT, I JUST HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS AND IF I'M MISUNDERSTANDING THAT, PLEASE CORRECT ME. WAS THIS AMENDMENT OR THE GENERAL SUBSTANCE OF IT DISCUSSED WITH THE REASONABLE PLANNING COMMISSION?

Department Speaker: WAS THIS AMENDMENT? NO, IT WAS NOT. OKAY. WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS FOR ACCEPTING THIS AMENDMENT AND POTENTIALLY RUNNING AFOUL OF THE HOUSING ELEMENT AND HCD OVERSIGHT? Department Speaker: NO IMPLICATIONS WHATSOEVER. GOOD TO KNOW THAT. I UNDERSTAND THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES HAS A SIMILAR SLIDING SCALE EXTENSION BEYOND THE STATE DENSITY BONUS. IS IT COMMON FOR JURISDICTIONS TO HAVE THIS TOOL? AND IS THERE VALUE TO CONSISTENCY ACROSS THE REGION.

Department Speaker: THERE IS. IT'S DEFINITELY BENEFICIAL TO HAVE A SLIDING SCALE OF INCENTIVES IN ORDER TO MAKE A PROJECT PENCIL OUT. IT'S WHEN THE SLIDING SCALE IS UNLIMITED THAT WE RUN INTO PROBLEMS, AND I DON'T REALLY HAVE A COMMENT ON THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES' SLIDING SCALE. I'M NOT THAT FAMILIAR WITH IT, BECAUSE THEIR ZONING CODE IS SO VASTLY DIFFERENT THAN OURS IN MANY WAYS THAT IT'S HARD FOR US TO RECTIFY ONE FOR ONE. I JUST KNOW THAT I GET FACK FROM DEVELOPERS WHO SAY, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO FIND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CITY OF LOS ANGELES, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, OTHER CITIES, IS A CHALLENGE. I DON'T KNOW IF YOUR DEPARTMENT HEARS THAT.

Department Speaker: WE DO HEAR IT, AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE A QUARTERLY MEETING WITH OUR COUNTERPARTS AT THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, AND WE GENERALLY SHARE SAME CONCERNS, PARTICULARLY ALONG TRANSIT CORRIDORS WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO NEGOTIATE JURISDICTIONAL ISSUES AND TRY TO BE CONSISTENT. BUT TYPICALLY IT DISCUSS REFLECT THE INDIVIDUAL COUNCIL DISTRICT AND BOARD PREFERENCES. RIGHT. AND I THINK THIS IS WHAT SUPERVISOR HAHN WAS ADDRESSING. EACH OF OUR DISTRICTS IS DIFFERENT. MY DISTRICT OVERLAPS WITH NINE OF THE LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL DISTRICTS, SO FOR ME, THAT'S THE PLACE THAT OFTEN HAS THE LARGEST OPPORTUNITY FOR GROWTH AND FOR OPPORTUNITIES OF HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. AND HAVING CONSISTENCY WITH THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES FROM MY DISTRICT'S PERSPECTIVE IS HELPFUL AS WE'RE LOOKING AT REGIONAL IMPACTS AND HOW WE WORK TOGETHER TO SHARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. AND SO I JUST SEE THAT OVERALL THE PACKAGE OF INCENTIVES IN THIS ORDINANCE I THINK WAS CAREFULLY CONTEMPLATED TO BRING US TOWARDS OUTCOMES CONTEMPLATED IN THE HOUSING ELEMENT AND THAT A REGION WITH AFFORDABLE AND MODERN HOUSING CONSISTENT WITH FAIR HOUSING GOALS AND WITH THE HEALTHY AMOUNT OF NEW SUPPLY IS A GOOD THING. AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT WAS INTENDED HERE. SO I AGREE WERE REHAVE A MONUMENTAL HOUSING CRISIS AND WE HAVE TO TAKE STEPS TO ADDRESS IT. AND SO I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO STRIVE FOR AND AGAIN, I RECOGNIZE THAT EACH DISTRICT HAS DIFFERENT IMPACTS AS A RESULT OF HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY, SO IT BECOMES A DIFFICULT CONVERSATION, BUT FROM MY DISTRICT'S PERSPECTIVE, I THINK SEEING A TOOL THAT THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES HAS USED AND COULD BE HELPFUL TO THE COUNTY AS WELL I THINK SHOULD BE TAKEN AS, YOU KNOW, AN OPPORTUNITY AND A

LESSON LEARNED FOR US.

Department Speaker: WE CAN CERTAINLY ADDRESS THAT WITH OUR COUNTERPARTS IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES. I DO WANT TO MENTION ONE THING THAT WE DISCOVERED AS PART OF THIS MAPPING PROJECT. THE VA SITE IS ACTUALLY IN OUR HOUSING ELEMENT. THEY DON'T NEED TO GO THROUGH US FOR ENTITLEMENTS. AND THAT'S WHAT IS COUNTED ON OUR ANNUAL REPORT AS ENTITLEMENTS. HOWEVER, AS YOU KNOW, MANY AFFORDABLE UNITS HAVE BEEN BUILT AT THE V.A. THEY ACTUALLY GET CREDIT FOR THEM ON THE BACK END THROUGH THE BUILDING PERMITS BECAUSE THEY RECEIVE INSPECTION SERVICES FROM US. WE DON'T GET THE CREDIT IN THE FRONT END. SO INTERESTINGLY, THE UNITS THAT ARE CONSTRUCTED AT THE V.A. IN YOUR DISTRICT ARE COUNTED ON THE BACK END. EVENTUALLY, YES!

Department Speaker: THEY DON'T SHOW UP ON THE FRONT END. AND THAT'S WHY I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE UP FRONT THAT NOT ALL DISTRICTS ARE THE SAME WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE IMPACT AND IMPLICATIONS OF WHAT THIS POLICY IS. THAT IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE IN OUR DISTRICT, BECAUSE A LOT OF THE -- WE HAVE VERY SMALL AREA IN THE THIRD DISTRICT TO BEGIN WITH AND MOST OF IT IS IN THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS AND THE HIGH FIRE SENSITIVITY ZONES. I CERTAINLY DO WANT TO SEE US DEVELOP HOUSING AND I CAN APPRECIATE THAT IT CAN FEEL UNFAIR THAT OTHER DISTRICTS WILL CARRY MORE BURDEN IF WE ADVANCE SOMETHING THAT IS MORE AGGRESSIVE. AND SO IT'S COMPLICATED. AND I FULLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT. AND I ALSO KNOW WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY AS A COUNTY THAT THE STATE IS PLACING ON US TO CONTEND WITH THAT STATE REQUIREMENT. AND SO I WANT TO CONTRIBUTE IN THE WAY THAT I KNOW HOW, WHICH IS TO LOOK AT OUR DISTRICT AND WHAT SOME OF OUR CITIES ARE DOING AND GIVEN THAT THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES IS USING THIS TOOL, I'M GLAD WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT IT AS WELL.

Department Speaker: I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE FOR US TO TALK TO SCAN ABOUT DOING A SIMILAR MAPPING TOOL WITH ALL OF THE JURISDICTIONS, SINCE THEY HAVE ALL OF THE HOUSING ELEMENT DATA FOR EVERYONE. THAT COULD BE SOMETHING WE COULD PARTNER WITH THEM ON TO SEE THE SPREAD OF DENSITY BONUS PROJECTS AND AFFORDABILITY ACROSS THE REGION. AND IT'S ALSO CHALLENGING WHEN INCORPORATED CITY PARTNERS PUSH BACK AS WELL AND DON'T TAKE THE SAME VIEW. WE EACH HAVE DIFFERENT ISSUES WE'RE CONTENDING WITH WITHIN OUR DISTRICTS AND REGIONS AND AS A COUNTY. THIS IS NOT AN EASY ONE, SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK.

Department Speaker: THANK YOU. THA NK YOU. I WANT TO CHIME IN HERE TOO. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. I KNOW A LOT OF WORK GOES INTO THIS. WE'VE HAD OUR DISCUSSIONS IN OUR OFFICE ABOUT SOME OF THE CHALLENGES AND SOMETIMES THE OVERCONCENTRATION IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND LOW-INCOME AREAS, THE SATURATION. AND I THINK FOR ME, I HAVE A VAST AREA OF UNINCORPORATED AND EAST L.A. IN PARTICULAR WHERE WE'VE SEEN AN OVERABUNDANCE OF BUILDING. ON THE ONE HAND, I AM PROUD OF THE HOUSING THAT WE HAVE PUT IN PLACE, WHETHER IT WAS THROUGH METRO OR THROUGH OUR OWN COUNTY OFFICES AND DEPARTMENTS. IT'S NEEDED. BUT I'VE ALSO GOT PUSHBACK ALSO FROM RESIDENTS IN EAST L.A. WHO SAY THAT THEY ARE OVERLY CONCENTRATED IN AREAS IN PARTICULAR IN EAST LOS ANGELES AND EVEN IN THE SAN GABRIEL CORRIDORS. AND SOME AREAS THAT I'M HEARING MORE RECENTLY ARE HACIENDA HEIGHTS, ROWLAND HEIGHTS, AND THE SOUTH SAN GABRIEL AREAS THAT ALSO FEEL THAT THEY ALSO WANT TO HAVE MORE CONTROL AND SAY-SO IN TERMS OF THE TYPE OF DENSITY AND HOW TALL THESE STRUCTURES ARE. BECAUSE THEY DON'T, MANY TIMES, FIT IN WITH WHAT HAS CURRENTLY BEEN BUILT THERE OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, SO WE OFTEN HEAR THAT. AND I GET IT, WHERE WE HAVE CROSSHAIRS WITH THE STATE AND WITH DEVELOPERS AND THEN TRYING TO IMPLEMENT OUR COUNTY PLANS. I DO AGREE WITH THE AMENDMENT PUT FORWARD BY SUPERVISOR BARGER AND MITCHELL, BECAUSE WE HAVE THESE CHALLENGES, AND I'M SEEING THEM FIRST TIME NOW THAT I REPRESENT MORE OF ROWLAND HEIGHTS AND HACIENDA HEIGHTS, AND THERE ARE A LOT OF FOLKS THAT WANT TO DEVELOP BUT NOT

QUITE AFFORDABLE. AND YOU AND I, AMY, HAVE HAD THOSE DISCUSSIONS TOO, AND WE'RE TRYING TO WORK AROUND THAT AND REALLY ASK OUR DEVELOPERS TO SET ASIDE SOME OF THOSE UNITS FOR LOW INCOME OR AFFORDABLE. AND I KNOW IT ISN'T WHAT I WANT, BECAUSE I WANT MORE, BUT THAT ISN'T POSSIBLE, BECAUSE IT DOESN'T PENCIL OUT FOR THE DEVELOPER. BUT I DO APPRECIATE THAT YOU DO HAVE THE ACUITY, THE LOW INCOME, AND FOR ME, SOME OF THE FOLKS I REPRESENT NOW IN THIS DISTRICT, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ONE PERSON WHO MAKES $10,350. THAT SOUNDS SO INCREDIBLY LOW, RIGHT? BUT WE ACTUALLY HAVE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND THAT'S ALL THEY MAKE. AND SO HAVING THAT AS A STANDARD AND THEN ALLOWING FOR MORE OF THAT DENSITY AS THIS PROPOSAL WOULD MOVE US TOWARDS, I CAN SUPPORT THAT. BECAUSE I KNOW IT IS STILL NEEDED. WE HEAR THIS EVEN ON THE METRO BOARD WHERE WE'RE BUILDING OUT HOUSING NEXT TO OUR TRANSIT AND WE KNOW MANY OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT WE'RE BUILDING THE HOUSING FOR ARE BUS RIDERS WHO MAKE THESE SALARIES. SO I GET IT. AND I DO WANT TO SUPPORT MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT, SO I'M HAPPY THAT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT AND ON THE RECORD, I SUPPORT THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS. THANK YOU. SO SUPERVISOR MITCHELL? DO YOU WANT TO BE RECOGNIZED? I JUST WANT TO ADD, I COMPLETELY AGREE, JUST LIKE IT'S BEEN DIFFICULT FOR US MANY TIMES TO SUPPORT SOME OF THE STATE BILLS, GIVEN THE PERSPECTIVE THEY ARE BEING BROUGHT BY NORTHERN CAL SENATORS AND ASSEMBLY MEMBERS WHO HAVE THE TOPOGRAPHY IN THE COMMUNITIES THEY REPRESENT IN MIND AS THEY DEVELOP POLICY ELSE AS OPPOSED TO OUR REALITY IN

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. I GET THAT. BUT I JUST WANT TO RESTATE THAT OUR CURRENT POLICY GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND THE STATE'S REQUIREMENT. BASED ON THE EXPERIENCE IN THE SECOND SUPERVISAL DISTRICT WITH LARGE UNINCORPORATED COMMUNITIES, I AGAIN WANT TO SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT, BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR HARD-FOUGHT-FOR COUNTY AREA PLANS AND INFRASTRUCTURE PLANS ARE RESPECTED AND FOLLOWED. I THINK YOU SHOWED IN YOUR MAPS THAT THESE HOUSING UNITS SOMETIMES CAN BE ENTITLED FOR 150 TO 200 UNITS AND THEY'RE BEING BUILT IN NEIGHBORHOODS THAT DIDN'T PLAN FOR THAT KIND OF GROWTH. FOR EXAMPLE, WE'VE SEEN IN THE SECOND DISTRICT SOME MARKET-RATE HOUSING PROJECTS THAT LEVERAGE THE DENSITY BONUS AND RECENT STATE HOUSING BILLS, BUT THEY'RE CRAMMING UNITS INTO A RELATIVELY SMALL PARCEL WITH EXTREMELY SMALL UNITS. AND SOMETIMES POOR DESIGN AND POOR LAYOUTS. AND THOSE UNITS DON'T MEET THE ACTUAL NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. WE RECENTLY HAVE HEARD THAT STUDIOS AREN'T BEING USED BY VETERANS, AND SO WE CAN'T IMAGINE THOSE KIND OF UNITS WOULD MEET THE NEEDS OF FAMILIES OR SENIORS WHO ALSO NEED SPACE FOR CARETAKERS. SO I DON'T THINK THOSE KINDS OF BUILDINGS SHOULD BE RECEIVING ADDITIONAL LOCAL INCENTIVES, SO THE DATA AND MAPS PROVIDE US WITH LIVE INFORMATION THAT ALLOWS US TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION AS WE UPDATE THE COUNTY'S HOUSING ORDINANCE. I'M CLEAR THAT THE AMENDMENT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TODAY THAT WE WOULDN'T HAVE AGAIN FOR ANOTHER SEVERAL YEARS, AND IN THAT TIME, TOO MANY PROJECTS COULD ADVANCE, NEGATIVELY

IMPACTING THE COUNTY'S WORK OF ALIGNING INFRASTRUCTURE WITH PROJECTED GROWTH PLANS. SO THAT'S WHY I'LL BE SUPPORTING THE AMENDMENT AND SUPPORTING THE OTHER ELEMENTS IN THE ORDINANCE AS I STATED EARLIER. I'M GLAD WE GOT THE CLARIFICATION ON THE ACUTELY -- THE ACUTE -- WHAT'S THE NEW -- ACUTELY LOW. AND THAT WILL BE NOW IN OUR ORDINANCE AS WELL AS WHAT THE PERCENTAGE SHOULD BE. SO FOR ALL THOSE REASONS, I SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT, THANK YOU. VER Y GOOD. SEEING NO OTHER COMMENT FROM MY COLLEAGUES, LET'S GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

Executive Officer: WILL THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STAFF WILL ASSIST YOU. PERRY GOLDBERG. REMOTE PARTICIPANTS, TO ADDRESS ITEM 61, IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO, USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE ON YOUR DEVICE OR PRESS STAR 3 ON YOUR TELEPHONE NOW. WE WILL HEAR FROM THE IN-PERSON SPEAKER FIRST.

In-person Speaker: HELLO, GOOD MORNING. I'M PERRY GOLDBERG. I LIVE IN DISTRICT 5 IN ACTON. I'M THE FOUNDER OF THE THRIVE L.A. NON-PROFIT PROJECT. I'VE BEEN ADVOCATING THROUGH THRIVE L.A. SINCE 2015 FOR REMOVAL OF THE 800 SQUARE FOOT MINIMUM SO THAT WE COULD HAVE TINY HOUSES AND I'M ABSOLUTELY THRILLED TO SEE THAT FINALLY COMING TO FRUITION. I WANT TO ADVOCATE HERE FOR A GREATER USE OF THE ANTELOPE VALLEY FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THE ANTELOPE VALLEY IS WHERE WE HAVE AN ABUNDANCE OF INEXPENSIVE LAND. ONE AREA THAT WE COULD BE USING THE ANTELOPE VALLEY FOR THAT DOES HAVE INFRASTRUCTURE ALREADY IS WORKFORCE HOUSING. LARGE EMPLOYERS LIKE NORTHROP GRUMMAN, KAISER, AND OTHERS HAVE MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF LAND THAT HAVE INFRASTRUCTURE WHERE THEY COULD PROVIDE WORKFORCE HOUSING FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES AND THAT WOULD OVERCOME NIMBY-ISM AS WELL.

Telephone Speaker: I SUPPORT THE ORDINANCE AS DRAFTED. WE'RE IN A HOUSING CRISIS. I THINK THE AMENDMENT DOES NOT PROVIDE THE AMBITION THAT WE NEED TO MEET THE MOMENT. IF YOU LOOK AT A PLACE LIKE AUSTIN, TEXAS, BETWEEN 2015 AND 2024, AUSTIN DEREGULATED DENSITY BONUSES, INCREASED ITS HOUSING STOCK BY 120,000 UNITS, 30%. MEANWHILE, RENTS HAVE GONE DOWN IN AUSTIN. 16% BETWEEN 2021 AND 2026. ADDING SUPPLY OF HOUSING DOES MAKE IT MORE AFFORDABLE. UNFORTUNATELY, THE AMENDMENT REDUCES THE AMBITION. I THINK I WOULD JUST ASK YOU ALL, 25 YEARS FROM NOW, WILL PEOPLE SAY THE BOARD MET THE MOMENT IN AMBITION OR NOT? AND UNFORTUNATELY I THINK WITH THE AMENDMENT, THE ANSWER --

Executive Officer: THANK YOU. ROY HUMPHRIES, YOUR LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE BEGIN.

Telephone Speaker: THANK YOU. REALIZING THE DIFFICULTY OF YOUR MISSION IMPOSSIBLE, THIS IS AN INSULT TO LA-LA LAND. NO PARKING? ARE YOU SERIOUS? CREATING GHETTO HOODS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. WHAT IS THE PUBLIC TRANSIT SUPPORT? YOU CAN'T KEEP THE TRANSIENT BUS STOP TAKEOVERS OWL OF ROWLAND HEIGHTS. OUR BUS TRANSIT IS THIRD-WORLD, ESPECIALLY COMPARED TO JAPAN. DECADES-OLD COMFORT ZONES BEING INVADED BRINGS EXPECTED INHABITANT RESENTMENT. TIME TO GET OVER IT. IN ROWLAND HEIGHTS, IT'S THE POSTER CHILD WITH OUR 3,000 WE'RE PROJECTED TO GET OUT HERE IN ROWLAND HEIGHTS AND WHAT HAS HAPPENED? THERE'S NOTHING GOING ON OUT THERE. THE CHINESE WOULD HAVE HAD THIS DONE IN A YEAR. WE NEED IT TO BE DONE RIGHT. HOUSING EXPANSION, SEE MONROVIA. THEY DID A HUGELY GREAT JOB, THANK YOU.

Executive Officer: THANK YOU. CALLER, YOUR LINE IS OPEN, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND BEGIN. CALLER, 213974, YOUR LINE IS OPEN. Telephone Speaker: HELLO? Executive Officer: PLEASE BEGIN. Telephone Speaker: HI, HOW ARE YOU? Executive Officer: PLEASE CONTINUE. Telephone Speaker: AM I ON? Executive Officer: GO AHEAD. Telephone Speaker: I'M RIGHT HERE, I JUST GOT THE -- I WAS ON MY WAY INSIDE AS I WANTED TO SEE -- I'LL BE THERE IN A COUPLE MINUTES TO SAY WHAT I NEED TO SAY.

Executive Officer: WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SPEAKER. CARRIE, YOUR LINE IS OPEN, YOU MAY BEGIN.

Telephone Speaker: THANK YOU, SUPERVISORS, FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THE HOUSING NEEDS OF THE LOS ANGELES RESIDENTS. AS A DISTRICT 5 RESIDENT UNDER KATHRYN, I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS EXTREME CONCERN ABOUT THE LACK OF CONSIDERATION FOR EXISTING RESIDENTS WHO ARE IN A HIGH FIRE ZONE OR EXTREMELY HIGH FIRE ZONE. OVER THE WEEKEND, WE DISCOVERED THAT A MAJORITY OF OUR COMMUNITY IS CONSIDERED AN SB 99 AT RISK WITH LACK OF EVALUATION CAPACITY. AND THE HOUSING ORDINANCE DO NOT TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION ANY OF THE EXISTING RESIDENTS. AND I THINK THAT'S A SHORTFALL OF SOME OF THE LAWS THAT ARE BLANKET IN NATURE AND I WOULD APPRECIATE WHEN YOU ARE REVIEWING THESE ITEMS TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION FOR AT-RISK COMMUNITIES, THANK YOU.

Executive Officer: THANK YOU. TATIANA, YOUR LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE BEGIN. TATIANA, YOUR LINE IS OPEN.

Telephone Speaker: THANK YOU. MY NAME IS TATIANA. I AM A PART OF DISTRICT 5, ALSO UNDER SUPERVISOR BARGER. I ALSO ECHO THE SENTIMENT OF CARRIE WHO JUST SPOKE ABOUT THE HIGH FIRE ZONES AND EXTREMELY HIGH FIRE ZONES THAT REALLY NEED TO BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION BEFORE FUNDING OR EVEN BUILDING IS APPROVED FOR HIGH-DENSITY BONUS HOUSING IN OUR COMMUNITY OF UNINCORPORATED LA CRESCENTA. AS A FORMER RESIDENT OF (UNFAMILIAR WORD OR NAME), I KNOW THAT IS UNDER DISTRICT 3, AND I SAW ON THE MAP THERE WERE REALLY NO DOTS AT ALL APPEARING, AND I KNOW THERE IS FORMER HOMELESS IN ABUNDANCE IN THAT COMMUNITY AS WELL AS PROPER PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. SO I'D REALLY LIKE TO SEE US SPREAD OUT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN AREAS THAT NEED IT THE MOST AND INUNDATE AREAS THAT DO NOT SUPPORT THE INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH IS A MAJORITY OF DISTRICT 5.

Executive Officer: THANK YOU. MADAM CHAIR, NO OTHER REMOTE SPEAKERS TO ADDRESS THE BOARD. REMOTE PARTICIPATION IS NOW CONCLUDED. WE WILL GO BACK TO OUR IN-PERSON SPEAKERSES.

In-person Speaker: GOOD MORNING, CLAUDIA JEREZ. MAKING ASSESSMENT OF THE HOUSING ORDINANCE IS NECESSARY SINCE THERE'S SO MANY NEW DEVELOPMENTS. THEY ARE FUNCTIONING OUT OF CODE. IT'S FOR SURE NECESSARY TO ALSO UPDATE THE FIRE HAZARD CODES AND UPDATE THE PLAN TO EXTINGUISH FIRES IMMEDIATELY AND EFFECTIVELY TO PREVENT FIRES FROM CAUSING CHAOS, DISTRESS, AND DAMAGE TO PROPERTY AND THE ENVIRONMENT WHICH IS, OF COURSE, NOT THE INTENTION FOR THE INDIVIDUALS IN THESE NEW DEVELOPMENTS. SO I THINK THE NEW ORDINANCE IS VERY NECESSARY, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT IT BE UPDATED, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU UPDATE IT IN A WAY, CONSISTENTLY DAILY OR MINUTE BY MINUTE.

Executive Officer: THANK YOU. MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES THE TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM. Executive Officer: THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED. THE MOTION ON ITEM 61 IS BEFORE YOU. THA NK YOU. MOVED BY SUPERVISOR BARGER, SECONDED BY MITCHELL TO APPROVE THE ITEM AS AMENDED. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. Speaker: SUPERVISOR MITCHELL MYTH AYE.

Speaker: SUPERVISOR HORVATH. I'D LIKE TO CLARIFY WE'RE VOTING ON THE AMENDMENT FIRST? YEYES. WE HAVE TO VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT BEFORE WE CAN VOTE ON THE AMENDED ITEM. YES , YOU'RE CORRECT. LET'S CALL THE ROLL ON THE AMENDED SECTION. Speaker: SUPERVISOR MITCHELL MYTH AYE. Speaker: SUPERVISOR HORVATH. NO.

Speaker: SUPERVISOR HAHN. YEAH, I'M GOING TO STICK WITH STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION, SO I'LL VOTE "NO". Speaker: SUPERVISOR BARGER. AYE. Speaker: SUPERVISOR SOLIS.A. Executive Officer: MOTION CARRIES, ITEM AS AMENDED, 3 AYES, TWO NO'S. Sup. Hilda Solis, Chair: NOW WE VOTE ON THE ITEM AS AMENDED. ITEM 61 IS AMENDED.

Executive Officer: NOW WE'LL BE TAKING A VOTE ON THE ITEM. AS AMENDED. SUPERVISOR MITCHELL. AYE. Speaker: SUPERVISOR HORVATH. CLARIFYING THAT THIS VOTE IS ON THE ITEM AS AMENDED BY THE BARGER MOTION, I'M VOTING AYE. Executive Officer: CORRECT. SUPERVISOR HAHN. AYE. Speaker: SUPERVISOR BARGER. AYE.

Speaker: SUPERVISOR SOLIS.A. MOTION CARRIES 5-0. MADAM CHAIR, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THERE ARE NO SPECIALS, SO WE CAN MOVE ON TO GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL HEAR FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ON SUBJECT MATTERS WITHIN THE BOARD'S JURISDICTION BUT NOT ON ITEMS ON THE MEETING AGENDA. FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC JOINING US REMOTELY, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FEATURE ONLINE OR PRESS STAR 3 IF ON A TELEPHONE.

Sup. HiTELEPHONE. Executive Officer: STEPHANIE JOHNSON, D.R. CHAVES. ROY HUMPHRIES, PLEASE BEGIN.

Telephone Speaker: THANK YOU, ROB SCHNEIDER KNOWS THAT THE LGBTQIA+ GETS A MONTH PLUS BUT VETS WHO DIED FOR THEIR COUNTRY GET A DAY, MAYBE TWO. PRESIDENT'S DAY, THEY GET ONE, MAYBE TWO? AND THE LATTER IS NOT SHOVING THEIR AGENDA DOWN THE THROATS OF THE 90%. ADDITIONALLY, YOU MUST SEE THE 5/11 DONE YET, THE GUTFELD SHOW. IT WAS REALLY WELL DONE, THANK YOU.

Executive Officer: THANK YOU. P.A. BROWN, YOUR LINE IS OPEN, PLEASE BEGIN.

Telephone Speaker: THANK YOU. SUPERVISORS, P.A. BROWN FROM DISTRICT 5, SAN GABRIEL VALLEY. I JUST WANT TO FLAG FOR YOUR AWARENESS SOME VERY SERIOUS CUTS THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED FOR METRO LINK AT A TIME WHEN GAS PRICES ARE APPROACHING RECORD LEVELS AND RIDERSHIP IS UP ON METRO LINK AND I DO USE METRO LINK. THEY'RE PROPOSING SOME SERIOUS CUTBACKS ON THE SAN BERNARDINO LINE AND OTHER LINES, AND I WOULD JUST FLAG THAT FOR YOU AS SOMETHING THAT YOU MAY WANT TO CONSIDER, THANK YOU.

Executive Officer: THANK YOU. CARLO, YOUR LINE IS OPEN, PLEASE BEGIN.

Telephone Speaker: MY NAME IS CARLO. I'M A SPECIAL OPERATIONS VETERAN WHO RAISED MY RIGHT HAND THREE TIMES TO DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION. IN THAT OATH, IT DID NOT END WHEN I TOOK OFF THE UNIFORM. FIRST I WANT TO RECOGNIZE SUPERVISORS OUT OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY FOR LAUNCHING AN AD HOC COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE THE VIOLATIONS. NOW I ASK WILL LOS ANGELES D DO THE SAME? IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, THE LARGEST WELFARE SYSTEM IN AMERICA, WELL OVER A BILLION DOLLARS IN TAX DOLLARS PAID OUT, SO I ASK, WITH THIS LEVEL OF SPENDING, CAN WE HONESTLY SAY EVERY CHILD IN THE SYSTEM IS HERE FROM VERIFIED ABUSE OR FALSE ALLEGATIONS? 7% OF THE CHILDREN ARE BLACK, BUT WE HAVE TO GO ON AND ASK WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE. THANK YOU.

Executive Officer: THANK YOU. YOUR LINE IS OPEN, PLEASE AGAIN.

Telephone Speaker: CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO TOUCH ON A FEW THINGS. I WORK FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. WE DO A LOT OF TRAINING ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SUCH THINGS LIKE THAT, AS I'M SURE YOU GUYS DO AS WELL. I WANTED TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION THAT AS I'M DOING THESE TRAININGS, I'M REALIZING THE SO-CALLED CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY IS A HUMAN TRAFFICKING CULT. IT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT. THEY'VE RECENTLY TAKEN OFF THEIR DOOR HANDLES ON THE OUTSIDE AND THEY HAVE CHAIN-LOCKED THE INSIDE SO THOSE PEOPLE ARE BASICALLY BEING HELD HOSTAGE. THAT'S HUMAN TRAFFICKING. THEY CANNOT GET OUT. AND THE CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY REALLY, REALLY NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CANNOT IGNORE NO MATTER HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT IT. YOU GOTTA LOOK AT THE HUMAN ASPECT OF IT, NOT THAT IT'S A SO-CALLED CHURCH, AND ALSO THEY DO NOT NEED TO BE TAX EXEMPT. THINK ABOUT THAT.

Executive Officer: THANK YOU. JASMINE JAY? YOUR LINE IS OPEN, PLEASE BEGIN.

Telephone Speaker: MY NAME IS JASMINE AND I'M A MEMBER OF DIGNITY AND POWER NOW AND JUSTICE L.A. I LIVE IN LOS ANGELES, AND I'M CALLING IN TO EMPHASIZE THAT IN JUST THE FIRST EIGHT WEEKS OF 2026, WE LOST TEN LIVES IN CUSTODY. THIS LEGACY OF VIOLENCE MUST BE STOPPED. WE ARE IN A CRISIS AND THE BOARD HAS TO COMMIT TO A CARE FIRST JAILS NEVER VISION. WE, THE PEOPLE, HAVE MOBILIZED ENOUGH POWER AND RESOURCES TO IMPLEMENT A CARE-FIRST MODEL AND LEAVE BEHIND DEPUTY GANG VIOLENCE AND SHERIFF FINANCIAL ABUSE. MY DEMANDS FROM THE BOARD ARE THE FOLLOWING. NO MORE DELAYS, MAY 19TH SHOULD BE THE LAST DATE AS THE COUNTY'S BUDGET IS FINALIZED. THE JAIL CLOSURE TIMELINE HAS BEEN PUSHED BACK FOUR TIMES ALREADY. FUND YEAR ONE OF THE PLAN TO CLOSE MCJ NOW. REJECT THE $10 MILLION SLATED FOR JAIL EXPANSION. THANK YOU.

Executive Officer: THANK YOU. NICOLET, YOUR LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE BEGIN.

Telephone Speaker: ECHOING WHAT JASMINE SAID, HONORING THE OVER 270 PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIED IN CUSTODY SINCE YOU VOTED TO CLOSE MCJ IN 2019, I DO HAVE THREE DEMANDS FOR THE BOARD. NO MORE DELAYS. THE JAIL CLOSURE TIMELINE HAS BEEN PUSHED BACK FOUR TIMES ALREADY. MAY 19TH NEEDS TO BE THE LAST DAY AS THE COUNTY'S BUDGET IS FINALIZED. IT'S BEEN SEVEN YEARS SINCE YOU GUYS VOTED TO CLOSE MCJ. WE NEED TO FUND YEAR ONE AND CLOSE MCJ NOW. WE NEED TO REJECT ALSO THE $10 MILLION SLATED FOR JAIL EXPANSION. THE IN-CUSTODY JAIL CRISIS DEMANDS IMMEDIATE ACTION, NO MORE DELAYS.

Executive Officer: THANK YOU. SAHARA WHITE, YOUR LINE IS OPEN, PLEASE BEGIN. Telephone Speaker: HELLO? Executive Officer: GO AHEAD.

Telephone Speaker: HI, I'M SAHARA WHITE, I'M A COMMUNITY ORGANIZER WITH DIGNITY AND POWER NOW AND JUSTICE L.A. I'M ALSO AN IMPACTED FAMILY MEMBER, I LOST MY LOVED ONE INSIDE A TWIN TOWERS CORRECTIONAL FACILITY ON MARCH 9, 2018. HE LEAVES BEHIND A NINE-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER. AND I HAVE THREE SIMPLE DEMANDS FOR THE BOARD TODAY. THE FIRST DEMAND IS NO MORE DELAYS. THE TIMELINE HAS BEEN PUSHED BACK FOUR TIMES ALREADY. MAY 19TH NEEDS TO BE THE VERY LAST DAY FOR THE COUNTY'S BUDGET TO BE FINALIZED AND TO HEAR THE PLAN. TWO, FUND THE FIRST YEAR OF THE PLAN IMMEDIATELY. IT'S NOT GOING TO BE THE FIRST YEAR. WE'RE GOING ON SEVEN YEARS NOW. AND THREE, REJECT THE $10 MILLION SLATED FOR (indistinct) WE DON'T NEED ANY MORE JAILS. WE NEED TO FOCUS ON DECARCERATING PEOPLE IMMEDIATELY.

Executive Officer: THANK YOU. MARCELLA ROSEN, YOUR LINE IS OPEN, PLEASE BEGIN.

Telephone Speaker: I'M WITH THE JUSTICE L.A. COALITION. I'M CALLING BECAUSE OVER 270 PEOPLE HAVE DIED IN CUSTODY SINCE THIS BOARD VOTED TO CLOSE MCJ. NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME WE FINALLY HAVE WHAT WE NEED, WHAT THIS BOARD HAS BEEN ASKING FOR, WHICH IS A TIMELINE FROM JSIP WITH BENCHMARKS AND BUDGET NEEDS TO CLOSE MEN'S CENTRAL JAIL WITHOUT A REPLACEMENT. THIS NEEDS TO BE FUNDED IN FULL, THE FIRST YEAR NEEDS TO BE FUNDED IN FULL STARTING ON MAY 19TH. WE SEE THE BUDGET PRESENTATION FOR JCIP KEEPS GETTING PUSHED BACK WEEK AFTER WEEK. MAY 19TH NEEDS TO BE WHEN THE BOARD HEARS THE PRESENTATION AND FULLY FUNDS THE FIRST YEAR OF THE PROJECT. LAST YEAR, THE BUDGET -- THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT BUDGET WENT OVER BY 1.5 BILLION. THIS COUNTY HAS ENOUGH MONEY TO FUND JAIL CLOSURE WITHOUT A REPLACEMENT AS IT HAS ALREADY VOTED TO DO SEVEN YEARS AGO.

Executive Officer: THANK YOU. BELEN, YOUR LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE BEGIN.

Telephone Speaker: GOOD MORNING. I'M SPEAKING TODAY AS PART OF MY ROLE ON FULL CONVICTION CAPSTONE LOCATED IN LINCOLN HEIGHTS. I'M HERE TO URGE YOUR APPROVAL ON THE RECOMMENDED COUNTY BUDGET FOR THE PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE. MY RESEARCH SHOWS THAT UNDERFUNDING FOR PUBLIC DEFENDERS IS A DIRECT DRIVER OF WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS IN LOS ANGELES. AS WE KNOW, CALIFORNIA IS CURRENTLY FACING A CASELOAD CRISIS WHERE PUBLIC DEFENDERS ARE FORCED TO JUGGLE MULTIPLE LIVES AT ONCE. INADEQUATE DEFENSE LEADS TO COSTLY LEGAL ERRORS AND MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR SETTLEMENTS DRAINING THE COUNTY OF ITS RESOURCES. BY APPROVING THIS BUDGET, YOU'RE CHOOSING TO INVESTMENT IN A SYSTEM THAT PREVENTS THESE TRAGEDIES BEFORE THEY HAPPEN. THANK YOU, SUPERVISORS, I URGE YOU TO PRIORITIZE INTEGRITY OF OUR LEGAL SYSTEM AND APPROVE THIS BUDGET, THANK YOU.

Executive Officer: THANK YOU. ANTHONY ROBLES, YOUR LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE BEGIN. ANTHONY ROBLES? PLEASE BEGIN. CALLER, YOUR LINE IS OPEN, PLEASE BEGIN.

Telephone Speaker: YEAH, HOW YOU DOING. I'M WITH BEGIN AND POWER NOW AND JUSTICE L.A. AND I RESIDE IN DISTRICT 4, AND I'M SHARING THIS IN HONOR OF THE 270 PEOPLE THAT HAVE DIED IN CUSTODY SINCE THIS VOTE HAS CAME DOWN BY YOU GUYS TO CLOSE MCJ. I HAVE THREE DEMANDS. NO MORE DELAYS. THE JAIL CLOSURE TIMELINE HAS BEEN PUSHED BACK FOUR TIMES ALREADY. MAY 19TH SHOULD BE THE LAST TIME THAT WE HEAR THIS. AND THIS SHOULD BE FINALIZED IN THE BUDGET, BECAUSE JSIP WENT AND DID THE WORK YOU GUYS ACTUALLY DIDN'T DO, SO NOW IS THE TIME TO FUND THEIR WORK AND GET THIS JAIL CLOSED AND ALSO REJECT THE $10 MILLION SLATED FOR PITCHESS JAILS AND IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SHERIFF, WE STILL NEED TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY AS OTHERS HAVE SAID. THEY KEEP ON ABUSING THEIR BUDGETS AND THEY WENT OVER THEIR BUDGET BY --

Executive Officer: THANK YOU. HILDA E., YOUR LINE IS OPEN, PLEASE BEGIN. HILDA, YOUR LINE IS OPEN.

Telephone Speaker: HELLO, GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS HILDA, AN ORGANIZER WITH JUSTICE L.A. AND DIGNITY AND POWER. IN HONOR OF THE LIVES LOST INSIDE MCJ, WE ARE DEMANDING NO MORE DELAYS IN CLOSING THE MEN'S CENTRAL JAIL. HOW MANY MORE LIVES MUST BE LOST BEFORE MEANINGFUL ACTION IS TAKEN? HOW MANY? THE FIRST PHASE MUST BE FULLY FUNDED, YET IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BUDGET CONTINUES TO BE DELAYED. EVERY DELAY PLACES MORE LIVES AND FAMILIES AT RISK. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. NO MORE DELAYS. CLOSE MCJ NOW.

Executive Officer: THANK YOU. INGRID MARTINEZ, YOUR LINE IS OPEN, PLEASE BEGIN. Telephone Speaker: I'M WITH DIGNITY AND POWER NOW AND JUSTICE L.A. IN HONOR OF THE OVER 270 PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIED IN CUSTODY SINCE THE BOARD VOTED TO CLOSE MEN'S CENTRAL JAIL, I'M CALLING ON THE BOARD TO STOP DELAYING THE JAIL CLOSURE TIMELINE. THE TIMELINE HAS BEEN PUSHED BACK FOUR TIMES AND MAY 19TH SHOULD BE THE LAST DAY AS THE COUNTY'S BUDGET IS FINALIZED. NUMBER TWO, FULLY FUND AND SUPPORT THE JSIP PLAN TO DO THE JOB THEY WERE DELEGATED TO DO. AND NUMBER THREE, REJECT THE 10 MILLION SLATED FOR THE JAIL EXPANSION. THANK YOU.

Executive Officer: THANK YOU. ANTHONY ROBLES, YOUR LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE BEGIN.

Telephone Speaker: HELLO, I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 1. I'M HERE WITH JUSTICE L.A. THE DELAY FOR THE REPORT BACK FROM JSIP IS RIDICULOUS. THEY WERE URGED TO FINISH THEIR REPORT AND THEY COMPLETED THEIR JOB AND NOW WE HAVE THE BOARD CONTINUING TO PUSH IT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE REASONING IS, BUT THERE IS NO REASONING. WHEN THE SHERIFFS NEED TO PRESENT SOMETHING, I NEVER SEE NO DELAYS. AND WHEN THEY NEED MONEY, THEY GET MONEY LIKE NOTHING AND THEY OVERSPEND IN THE ORDER OF BILLIONS. AND WE CAN'T EVEN GET 20 MILLION, 30 MILLION, FOR JAIL CLOSURE IMPLEMENTATION, FOR TREATMENT? WE GOT PROP 36 AND PEOPLE ARE FILLING UP OUR JAILS, OVER 1,000 PEOPLE IN L.A. COUNTY JAILS BECAUSE THERE'S NO TREATMENT INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE COUNTY THAT WE'VE BEEN DEMANDING FOR US TO BUILD FOR THE LAST DECADE AND LONGER. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE FOR US TO FINALLY START MOVING ON THIS? I KNOW IT'S AN ELECTION CYCLE, DON'T BE SCARED OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OPPOSITION. THE COMMUNITY DEMANDS THAT YOU --

Executive Officer: THANK YOU. MADAM CHAIR, THERE ARE NO OTHER REMOTE SPEAKERS TO ADDRESS THE BOARD. REMOTE PARTICIPATION IS NOW CON INCLUDED. WE WILL GO TO IN-PERSON SPEAKERS. PLEASE BEGIN.

In-person Speaker: HELLO, BOARD. MY NAME IS JANET, I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 2, BUT I SPENT THIS PAST WEEKEND IN SUPERVISOR SOLIS' DISTRICT. MOTHER'S DAY WILL NEVER BE THE SAME EVER AGAIN. THIS BOARD ASKED TO PRODUCE CONCRETE TIMELINES AND BENCHMARKS AND THE PRESENTATION CONTINUES TO BE DELAYED DURING A CRITICAL TIME FOR BUDGET ALLOCATIONS. EVERYONE IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY BENEFITS FROM HOUSING, MENTAL HEALTH CARE AND SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT. $60MILLION WITH $10 MILLION IN FUNDS GOING TOWARDS CONSULTANTS IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET. THIS BOARD SHOULD STAND BY ITS COMMITMENTS. NO MORE DELAYS, REJECT THE $10 MILLION SLATED FOR EXPANSION AND FUND YEAR ONE OF THE PLAN, BECAUSE IT'S NOT YEAR ONE, IT'S ACTUALLY YEAR SEVEN. THE SHERIFF HAS OVERSPENT BY 1.5 BILLION AND AT LEAST $500 MILLION EVERY SINGLE YEAR FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

In-person Speaker: MY GENERAL COMMENT IS ON DECORUM OF YOUR OFFICES. I WAS RECENTLY ACCOSTED BY STAFF MEMBERS IN HOLLY MITCHELL'S OFFICE, WHICH WAS SUP UNDER INVESTIGATION. I WANT ACCOUNTABILITY FROM YOUR OFFICES, ESPECIALLY WHEN DISTRICT 1 SOLIS' OFFICE CAN'T EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE WHEN THEY ARE WHEN SPEAKING WITH CONSTITUENTS VIA E-MAIL AND VIA PHONE. I'M NOT INTERESTED IN HAVING YOU IN ANY OTHER OFFICE, CONGRESS, IF THIS IS HOW YOUR STAFF BEHAVES AT THE LOWEST LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT, AND IF ANYONE IS RUNNING AGAINST YOU, I'D LOVE TO SUPPORT THEIR CAMPAIGN INSTEAD. THE EXCUSES I'VE RECEIVED FROM MITCHELL'S STAFF ABOUT WHY THEY CAN'T COMMUNICATE IN A TIMELY MANNER LESS THAN FOUR WEEKS IS A BIT UNSCRUPULOUS. I'M ASKING A TIMELINE FOR INVESTIGATIONS IN YOUR OFFICES BE PUT FORTH IN HOW THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE INFORMED ABOUT THEIR COMPLAINTS AND A SET OF DECORUM PRINCIPLES BE SET FORTH WHERE EACH OFFICE STAFF COMMUNICATING --

Executive Officer: THANK YOU, NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE.

In-person Speaker: GOOD MORNING, CLAUDIA JEREZ. I JUST WANT TO REREITERATE, I AM A MASTERS STUDENT AND I HAVE A MASTERS DEGREE, AND SO I'M NOT A CONSULTANT, BUT I CAN DEFINITELY BE ONE. BECAUSE I DID GO TO SCHOOL FOR THAT. WHAT I WANT TO SAY IS THAT THIS MOTHER'S DAY THING, IT'S NEVER GOING TO BE THE SAME, IT NEEDS TO GET RENEWED. IT NEEDS TO GET RENEWED. SO I OFFER MY KNOWLEDGE AND I OFFER MY ASSISTANCE TO YOU. I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'RE A BOARD THAT IS DEALING WITH CHALLENGES, WITH HUGE CHALLENGES, BUT IT CAN BE REMEDIED. IT CAN BE REMEDIED Z EASILY AND QUICKLY. I WILL ASSIST YOU TO DO THAT IF POSSIBLE, BECAUSE I'M KEEPING UP WITH THE BOARD MEETINGS AND ALL THAT, I'M SURE THAT I CAN. MOTHER'S DAY WILL BE RENEWED. AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT CAN GET DONE.

Executive Officer: THANK YOU, NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE.

In-person Speaker: HELLO, THIS IS PERRY GOLDBERG AGAIN. I WANTED TO SHARE A PROCEDURAL SUGGESTION, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A PERIOD FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND IN MY EXPERIENCE, THE BOARD WILL TEND TO MOVE RIGHT TO A VOTE AFTER HEARING PUBLIC COMMENT ON THINGS THAT ARE FOR A VOTE. MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE THAT WE IMPLEMENT HERE IN L.A. COUNTY A PERIOD OF RESPONSES TO TESTIMONY WHERE THE SUPERVISORS HAVE A MOMENT TO COMMENT ON WHAT THEY'VE HEARD FROM THE PUBLIC SO THAT THE PUBLIC CAN APPRECIATE THAT THEY HAVE BEEN HEARD. SO IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO IMPACT YOUR VOTE, BUT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PUBLIC'S COMMENTS. THAT WOULD GO A LONG WAY TOWARDS RESTORING AND ENHANCING PUBLIC TRUST. THERE'S ACTUALLY BEEN STUDIES ABOUT THAT THAT HAVE BEEN DONE. AND I SUBMITTED A WRITTEN COMMENT ABOUT THIS. I WOULD ASK YOU TO PLEASE REVIEW THE WRITTEN COMMENT, BECAUSE IT REFERENCES THE STUDY. I ALSO SUBMITTED WRITTEN COMMENTS ON OTHER AGENDA ITEMS THAT I THOUGHT WERE BIG-TICKET ITEMS THAT WERE WORTHY OF HAVING THE BOARD'S DISCUSSION IN PUBLIC. SO PLEASE REVIEW THOSE.

Executive Officer: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE.

In-person Speaker: THANK YOU, GOOD MORNING, BOARD. I'M A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT 5 AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF LA DEFENSA AND REIMAGINE L.A. AND ON BEHALF OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THIS NEXT FISCAL YEAR. I'M URGING YOU TO FREEZE AND REDUCE LAW ENFORCEMENT SPENDING. IF OUR COMMUNITIES DO NOT RECEIVE MEANINGFUL INCREASE IN CARE, HOUSING, DIVERSION, AND PREVENTION, THEN LAW ENFORCEMENT SHOULD NOT EITHER. THIS COUNTY HAS PROPOSED FOR YEARS THAT THEY ARE CARE FIRST JAILS LAST, BUT WE ARE FAILING TO SEE THAT. OUR CHILDREN ARE STRUGGLING, THOSE WHO ARE DETAINED. WE ARE FAILING TO SEE SUPPORT IN SYSTEMS THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO BE REHABILITATING. THE CARCERAL SYSTEM IS FAILING OUR PEOPLE. IT IS PLACES WHERE PEOPLE ARE DYING AND NOT LIVING AND SUPPOSED TO BE REHABILITATIVE. WHY ARE WE FUNDING LAW ENFORCEMENT AND NOT THE ACTUAL SYSTEMS WHICH ARE SUPPORTING OUR PEOPLE? THANK YOU. PLEASE RECONSIDER FUNDING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT THIS NEXT FISCAL YEAR.

Executive Officer: THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE.

In-person Speaker: GOOD MORNING, I'M ERNEST MARTINEZ, I'M REPRESENTING DISTRICT 1, EAST LOS ANGELES. MY COMMENT IS TO HILDA SOLIS SPECIFICALLY. WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH TRASH IN THE STREETS AND I THINK TO UPLIFT THE COMMUNITY, WE HAVE TO HAVE A BIGGER SUPPORT ON CLEANING THE COMMUNITY. THERE WAS A BIG PROBLEM WHERE THEY TOOK OUT TWO TRASH CANS FROM THE CORNERS THAT NOW I'M PERSONALLY, AND I TOOK PICTURES, I PERSONALLY CLEANED UP THE BLOCK EVERY DAY AND I THINK IT'S A TRAVESTY TO TAKE OUT TRASH CANS WHEN WE ACTUALLY NEED MORE AND THEY REMOVED TWO FROM TWO LOCAL BUS STOPS. AND NOW THE CITY IS LOOKING TRASHIER. AND I'VE ALREADY TALKED TO PUBLIC WORKS AND THEY HAVEN'T -- A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THEY HAVEN'T DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT, SO I'M GOING TO DO FOR MY COMMUNITY AND KEEP PICKING UP, BUT IF THEY COULD DO --

Executive Officer: THANK YOU. THA NK YOU, MY STAFF IS HERE TO ASSIST YOU AND WE'LL CONNECT YOU WITH DPW AS WELL, RIGHT HERE. THANK YOU. NEXT SPEAKER.

In-person Speaker: GOOD MORNING, I'M PABLO, AND I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF (UNFAMILIAR WORD OR NAME) JONES. Ms. JONES NEEDS -- SHE WAS HERE YESTERDAY. SHE WAS ASKED TO TALK WITH Ms. HORVATH AND IT IS ABOUT A SENSITIVE TIME MATTER THAT INVOLVES A MINOR AS WELL AS AN INTRINSIC-RELATED ISSUE WITH FINANCE AND WE'D LIKE TO REQUEST A MEETING WITH YOU, MA'AM, TO BE ABLE TO GET THIS RESOLVED. I'LL HAVE SOMEONE WITH MY TEAM COME MEET WITH YOU RIGHT NOW. THA NK YOU, NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE.

In-person Speaker: I STRONGLY OPPOSE FUNDING IN THIS LOCATION DUE TO THE SERIOUS PUBLIC SAFETY, TRAFFIC, AND WILDLIFE EVALUATION RISK IT WOULD CREATE FOR THE LA CRESCENTA COMMUNITY. IT WOULD OVERFLOW INTO SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL STREETS SIGNIFICANTLY WORSENING CONGESTION AND DELAYING EMERGENCY RESPONSE TIMES FOR THE FIRST RESPONDERS. THIS HILLSIDE COMMUNITY ALREADY HAS LIMITED EVACUATION ACCESS, BRIGGS AVENUE CONTAIN APPROXIMATELY 1279 HOMES AND THREE VEHICLES PER HOUSEHOLD, MORE THAN 3800 VEHICLES COULD BE FORCED WITH BRIGGS AVENUE DURING AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION. THIS AREA IS DESIGNED AS A HIGH-FIRE ZONE. ADDING INCREASED TRAFFIC TO A HILLSIDE COMMUNITY WILL CONSTRAIN EVACUATION ROUTES --

Executive Officer: THANK YOU. MADAM CHAIR, AND MEMBERS OF BOARD, THAT CONCLUDES THE TIME FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. Executive Officer: WE WILL NOW PROCEED WITH ADJOURNMENTS.

Sup. Hilda Solis, Chair: AND I DON'T HAVE ANY TODAY AND I UNDERSTAND THAT SUPERVISOR MITCHELL DOESN'T AS WELL AS HORVATH, SO WE'LL START WITH SUPERVISOR HAHN AND THEN SUPERVISOR BARGER. ADJOURNMENTS. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I MOVE THAT WHEN WE ADJOURN TODAY, WE ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF GILBERT ALLAN BARA. GILBERT, WHO IS KNOWN AS ALLAN, WAS A DEDICATED INTERNATIONAL LONGSHORE AND WAREHOUSE UNION CRANE OPERATOR AND PASSIONATE CAR ENTHUSIAST WHO PASSED AWAY AT THE AGE OF 68. ALLAN BEGAN WORKING AT THE DOCKS IN 1976 AND BECAME A MEMBER OF ILW IN 1982. HE WORKED NIGHTS ON THE WHOLE BOARD UNTIL HE WAS TRAINED AS A CRANE OPERATOR IN 1994. ALLAN TOOK QUIET PRIDE IN MOVING THE LOADS THAT KEPT THE PORT OF L.A. RUNNING. HE RETIRED IN 2024 AFTER 30 YEARS WITH APL. ALLAN WAS A GOOD FRIEND WHO SHOWED UP WITHOUT BEING ASKED, WHO LISTENED, AND WAS ABLE TO TURN A BAD DAY INTO A GOOD LAUGH. HE BELIEVED IN LOYALTY, HARD WORK, AND HELPING PEOPLE. HE WILL BE MISSED. ALLAN IS SURVIVED BY HIS TWO SONS, PHIL AND JEFF, AND GRANDCHILDREN, JOHNSON, SCOUT, HARLEY, AND MORGAN. REST IN PEACE. I MOVE THAT ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF JOE. JOEY WAS A CELEBRATED ATHLETE, DECORATED VETERAN, AND DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVANT WHO PASSED AWAY IN APRIL. BORN IN LONG BEACH AND RAISED IN WILMINGTON, HE WAS A STANDOUT STUDENT ATHLETE AT BANNING HIGH SCHOOL AND L.A. HARBOR COLLEGE.

YOUY ROSE TO NATIONAL PROMINENCE IN THE 1960S AS A WORLD CLASS HEAVYWEIGHT BOXER REPRESENTING WILMINGTON WITH A CROWD PLEASING STYLE AND A LEGENDARY LEFT HOOK. HIS 1966 BOUT AGAINST JERRY QUARRY REMAINS A LANDMARK MOMENT IN CALIFORNIA BOXING HISTORY. REMEMBERED LESS FOR THE RESULT AND MORE FOR HIS EXTRAORDINARY FORTITUDE AND SPIRIT. JOE'S COURAGE EXTENDED FAR BEYOND THE RING. DURING THE VIETNAM WAR, LE SERVED IN THE ARMY'S 199TH INFANTRY BRIGADE. LATER TELLING THE LOS ANGELES TIMES THAT HE TOOK THE POSITION TO PROTECT FELLOW SOLDIERS WHO HAD FAMILIES WAITING AT HOME, A PROFOUND TESTAMENT TO HIS SELFLESSNESS. FOLLOWING HIS MILITARY SERVICE, JOE CONTINUED TO PROTECT HIS COMMUNITY SERVING 13 YEARS WITH THE LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT. HE LATER FOLLOWED HIS FATHER'S FOOTSTEPS TO THE WATERFRONT AS A MEMBER OF ILW LOCAL 13. IN RETIREMENT, HE REMAINED A PILLAR OF THE HARBORA, SERVING AS A MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER AND A BOXING INSTRUCTOR FOR LOCAL YOUTH AT THE CABRILLO BEACH BATHHOUSE. JOE LEAFS A LEGACY OF BRAVERY, GRIT, AND MENTORSHIP. WHEN WE ADJOURN TODAY, WE DO SO IN HONOR OF A TRUE WILMINGTON ORIGINAL WHOSE LIFE WAS DEFINED BY SERVICE TO HIS COUNTRY AND HIS COMMUNITY. JOE IS SURVIVED BY HIS SISTER, MARIA, NEPHEWS, ARTURO, T.J., AND ANTHONY AND NIECES JASMINE, SISSY, AND CALINA. WE'LL MISS YOU, JOE. SUP ERVISOR BARGER? I MOVE WHEN WE WHEN WE ADJOURN TODAY, WE DO SO IN MEMORY OF JAMES WHO PASSED AWAY AFTER A LIFETIME OF SERVICE TO HIS FAMILY, HIS COUNTRY, AND TO HIS COMMUNITY.

BORN IN TENNESSEE, JIM SPENT MUCH OF HIS CHILDHOOD IN ARIZONA BEFORE ULTIMATELY SETTLING IN ARCADIA. DURING WORLD WAR II, HE PROUDLY SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY AND LATER CONTINUED HIS COMMITMENT TO THE NATION THROUGH MORE THAN 20 YEARS IN THE ARMY RESERVE. HE EARNED DEGREES FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH AND USC. HE THEN ESTABLISHED A DISTINGUISHED LAW PRACTICE IN ARCADIA WHERE HE WORKED UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT AT THE AGE OF 94. JIM SERVED EIGHT YEARS ON THE ARCADIA CITY COUNCIL INCLUDING A TERM AS MAYOR AND LENT HIS LEADERSHIP TO NUMEROUS CHARITABLE CIVIC AND FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS. HE WAS TWICE HONORED AS ARCADIA CITIZEN OF THE YEAR IN RECOGNITION OF HIS INTEGRITY, LEADERSHIP, AND ENDURING DEDICATION TO PUBLIC SERVICE. ABOVE ALL, JIM WAS A DEVOTED HUSBAND WITH WHOM HE SHARED 50 YEARS OF MARRIAGE AND A LOVING FATHER TO HIS THREE DAUGHTERS. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS DAUGHTERS, GRANDCHILDREN, AND GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN. ALSO THAT WE ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF JACK KELLY, OLDEST SIBLING OF RETIRED L.A. COUNTY TREASURER TAX COLLECTOR, JOSEPH KELLY, WHO RECENTLY PASSED AWAY AFTER A SHORT ILLNESS. JACK ATTENDED THE UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON AND OBTAINED HIS GRADUATE DEGREE FROM PURDUE UNIVERSITY. HE HAD AN ACCOMPLISHED CAREER AS A REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER SPANNING NEARLY SIX DECADES. IN INDIANA, HE WAS RECOGNIZED AS THE YOUNG ENGINEER OF THE YEAR IN 1980 AND WAS ALSO COMMISSIONED AS A KENTUCKY COLONEL FOR HIS WORK ON THE KENTUCKY RIVER BRIDGE. JACK WAS A FELLOW OF THE AMERICAN CONCRETE INSTITUTE, A LIFETIME MEMBER AND FELLOW OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS, AND A LIFE MEMBER OF THE PRE-CAST, PRE-TRUSS CONCRETE INSTITUTE. HE ALSO SERVED ON THE CITY'S

PLANNING COMMISSION. IN HIS SPARE TIME, HE WAS AN AVID FISHERMAN, A MASTER GARDENER AND AN AWARD-WINNING PIE MAKER. JACK IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE, THREE DAUGHTERS, FOUR GRANDCHILDREN, SIX SIBLINGS, AND MANY NIECES AND NEPHEWS. I MOVE THAT WHEN WE ADJOURN ALSO TODAY, WE ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF RICHARD HOWARD NEWTON, FORMER MAYOR OF CLAREMONT. AIR FORCE VETERAN, DEVOTED FAMILY MAN AND DEDICATED COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER WHO PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY AT 93. HE WAS BORN IN WISCONSIN AND LATER PROUDLY SERVED AS AN INTELLIGENCE OFFICER IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ATTAINING THE RANK OF CAPTAIN BEFORE BEGINNING A NEARLY FOUR DECADE CAREER AS A PROGRAM MANAGER WITH AEROJET. HE EARNED DEGREES FROM PURDUE UNIVERSITY AND CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY IN 1968 AND MOVED HIS FAMILY TO CLAREMONT WHERE HE BECAME DEEPLY INVOLVED IN CIVIC LIFE SERVING ON THE CITY COUNCIL AS MAYOR. HE WAS ACTIVE IN NUMEROUS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING THE MASONS AND WINCHESTER LION'S CLUB AND DEVOTED COUNTLESS HOURS TO VOLUNTEER SERVICE. RICHARD COACHED LITTLE LEAGUE FOR HIS SONS AND LATER VOLUNTEERED BY PREPARING TAXES FOR SENIORS AND RECORDING BOOKS FOR THE BLIND. HE CHERISHED HIS FAMILY AND REMAINED A DEVOTED HUSBAND, FATHER, GRANDFATHER, AND GREAT GRANDFATHER THROUGHOUT HIS LIFE. RICHARD IS SURVIVED BY HIS CHILDREN, SCOTT, GAIL, JEFF, AND MARK. HIS MANY GRANDCHILDREN AND GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN. HIS SISTER, CAROL, AND NUMEROUS LOVED ONES WHO WILL CONTINUE TO HONOR HIS LEGACY. I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE IDENTIFIED AS INDIGENT VETERANS BY THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINER AND SUBSEQUENTLY BURIED WITH DIGNITY AND HONOR AT RIVERSIDE NATIONAL

CEMETERY IN THE LAST MONTH. DANIEL KENT, ARMY. NICHOLAS SAM POLIHINI, NAVY. ROY, ARMY. DAVID CHARLES SMITH, ARMY. DANIEL PAUL SMITH, ARMY. JOSE ANTONIO MELENDEZ, ARMY. JAMES MANGOLD COOPER, NAVY. JOHN LETERRA, AIR FORCE. JESSE DALTON FERGUSON, MARINES. JOHNNY LLOYD CLOY, MARINES. TERRY ALLAN BARKER, ARMY. CLEVELAND HENRY MERCHANT, NAVY. DONALD BRUCE SHARON, ARMY. DEAN KUSHMAN, COAST GUARD. WILLIAMS EDWARD CENTERS, ARMY. RICHARD NORMAN FOSTER, ARMY. MARK WILLIAM ANDERSON, NAVY. RUDOLPH JOHN HENRY III, NAVY, AND ROBERT LEE WILLIS, ARMY. MAY THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND SACRIFICES AND SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. ALL MEMBERS, YES, THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THA NK YOU. WITH THAT, WE'LL TAKE ALL MOTIONS AS SECONDED IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION TO THE UNANIMOUS VOTE, THAT WILL BE THE ORDER.

Executive Officer: MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, THE BOARD WILL NOW BE GOING INTO CLOSED SESSION. WE WILL BE SHOWING A VIDEO PRESENTATION. SUPERVISOR MITCHELL HAS A VIDEO PRESENTATION RECOGNIZING RACIAL JUSTICE LEARNING EXCHANGE. SUPERVISOR HORVATH HAS A VIDEO PRESENTATION RECOGNIZING CAROLINE AND CHANNEL. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WILL CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS ITEM C S 2, AS INDICATED ON THE POSTED AGENDA. [ CLOSED SESSION ] [MUSIC]

Speaker: WE'RE HERE AT OUR APRIL RACIAL JUSTICE LEARNING EXCHANGE. THE TITLE AND THE CONCEPT AROUND TODAY IS REALLY FOCUSING ON ERASURE IN THE ARTS. I'M SO PROUD TO BE HERE AT THE BECKMAN CENTER PARTNERING WITH L.A. FIELD RIGHT HERE IN THE CITY OF INGLEWOOD WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE OF COLOR HAVE AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN MUSIC, CLASSICAL MUSIC EVERY DAY IN THE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS.

Speaker: I AM A HISTORIAN AND AUTHOR AND A CURATOR WHO'S WORKED WITH THE L.A. PHIL AS THE EMCEE FOR TODAY. I WAS ALSO ABLE TO HISTORICALLY SITUATE US TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE WAYS OF WHICH OF ERASURE COMPOUNDS IF WE'RE NOT ACTIVE IN THE ARTS. Speaker: WE BROUGHT A MULTIGENERATIONAL CROSS-CULTURAL AUDIENCE TO COME AND ENJOY A BEAUTIFUL ARRAY OF DIFFERENT CULTURAL PRACTICES THAT ARE HELPING PRESERVE OUR CULTURE.

Speaker: TODAY THE WORKSHOP THAT I LED, IT COMES FROM SCHEDULE CRUZ, IT IS DANCE, AND IT IS HIGHLY INFLUENCED FROM WEST AFRICA, SPAIN, AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF MEXICO. Speaker: SO MY NAME IS JOZIAH, ALSO KNOWN AS BLUE, AND I'M THE HEAD OF TALENT AND PERFORMANCE. I LED THE WRITING POETRY WORKSHOP. IT WAS A CURATED SAFE SPACE FOR EVERYONE WHO ATTENDED.

Speaker: MY NAME IS ASIA, BORN AND RAISED IN LOS ANGELES. I PARTICIPATED IN THE PERCUSSION WORKSHOP AND LEARNED A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WEST AFRICAN DRUMMING, IT WAS FANTASTIC. SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE SOMETHING POSITIVE TO DO, SOMETHING WHERE YOU CAN LEARN AND CREATE AND SHARE SPACE WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. Speaker: I THINK EVENTS LIKE THIS ARE INVALUABLE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND IF WE TAKE THE TIME TO LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER, WE'RE ABLE TO COLLECTIVELY BUILD ENTRY POINTS INTO SOLIDARITY WITH ONE ANOTHER SO THAT WE CAN HAVE GAINFUL IMPACT AND BE RESILIENT AS WE RESIST FORCES THAT TEND TO WANT TO SUBTRACT US IN THE CREATIVE ARTS.

Speaker: PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THESE THINGS, SO NOT EVEN JUST MY WORKSHOP, BUT THE OTHER WORKSHOPS THAT TOOK PLACE WITH MUSIC AND SONG WRITING, IT'S IMPORTANT FOR OUR COMMUNITIES TO LET GO, FREE THEMSELVES, AND LEARN SOMETHING AND BE ABLE TO TAKE IT OUT TO THE OUTER WORLD AND SEE HOW IT COULD AFFECT THEIR PERSONAL AND OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT THEY'RE INVOLVED IN AS WELL. Speaker: I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER WHERE WE COME FROM AND HONOR OUR ANCESTORS AND HONOR THE PRACTICES THAT HAVE SHOWN US WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY. Speaker: WRITING IS SUPERPOWERFUL. POUT

Speaker: MUSIC IS SOMETHING THAT IS UNIVERSAL, SO IS DANCE, AND IT MEANS A LOT. IT MEANS A LOT TO NOT JUST THE PEOPLE THAT COME FROM THAT REGION BUT TO EVERYONE. EVERYONE CAN CONNECT TO IT.

Speaker: I THINK THIS IS FANTASTIC AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT EVENT. [SINGING] RECOGNIZING OUR WORK TO UPHOLD AND ADVANCE THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS THROUGH OUR IMPLEMENTATION AND INNOVATIVE GENDER IMPACT ASSESSMENT PROGRAM. WE'RE ALREADY SEEING THE IMPACT OF THIS WORK IN GIRLS' REPRESENTATION IN SPORTS, EXPANDED ACCESS TO S.T.E.M. AND ARTS RESOURCES, AND THE GROWTH OF OUR GROW PROGRAM. THIS RECOGNITION REFLECTS THE COLLECTIVE LEADERSHIP OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, OUR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY DEPARTMENTS, PUBLIC SERVANTS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS ALL WORKING TOGETHER TO ADVANCE GENDER EQUITY EVERY DAY. I ESPECIALLY WANT TO RECOGNIZE CAROLINE AND CHANEL SMITH WHO HAVE LED THIS WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COUNTY DEPARTMENTS TO ADVANCE EQUITY ACROSS SERVICES, WORKFORCE, AND LEADERSHIP POLICIES AND PRACTICES. THANKS TO THEIR LEADERSHIP, LOS ANGELES COUNTY NOW OPERATES THE LARGEST LOCAL CEDAW IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM IN THE COUNTRY. I ALSO WANT TO THANK Dr. ER IFER AND THE TEAM AT THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH FOR THEIR CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP AND SUPPORT IN CHAMPIONONNING THIS WORK THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

Speaker: FIRST WE'D LIKE TO THANK SUPERVISOR HORVATH AS WELL AS THE REST OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR THEIR UNDOUBTED SUPPORT THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. IT HAS BEEN A LABOR OF LOVE. AND WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO ANY OF THE WORK THAT WE HAVE DONE WITHOUT THEIR CONTINUED FIGHTING FOR THE CAUSE DESPITE A LOT OF UNCERTAIN TIMES THAT WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH. AND THIS TRUE WORK LIES WITH OUR COUNTY DEPARTMENTS. THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL AND HAVE REALLY TAKEN UP THIS MANTLE AND MADE IT MEAN SOMETHING SPECIAL TO THEM. I ALSO WANT TO THANK MY PARTNER, CAROLINE, THE THOUGHT PARTNER BRINGING THIS TOGETHER, HAS DONE COUNTLESS HOURS OF WORK IN OUR WOMEN'S COMMISSION WHO REALLY FOUGHT TO BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE CEDAW IS PART OF THE SOLUTION.

Speaker: WE CAN'T EMPHASIZE ENOUGH HOW MUCH COMMITMENT AND LEADERSHIP LIES IN THE COUNTY DEPARTMENTS. THIS WORK WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THEIR LEADERSHIP AND EFFORT, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE ALL KNOW IT'S A TEAM EFFORT, BUT THESE TWO STARS ARE MAKING IT HAPPEN IN L.A. COUNTY AND I COULDN'T MISS THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THEIR STRONG LEADERSHIP. THANKS TO LOS ANGELES COUNTY AND LET'S CONTINUE IMPLEMENTING CEDAW TO UPLIFT AND EMPOWER I

MEAN EVERYWHERE.

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[ CLOSED SESSION ]

Sup. Hilda Solis, Chair: WE ARE BACK NOW FROM OPEN SESSION. EXECUTIVE OFFICER? Executive Officer: THE FOLLOWING IS A REPORT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION MAY 12, 2026. ITEM CS2, CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS, NO REPORTABLE ACTION WAS TAKEN. OKA Y, THAT CONCLUDES TODAY'S MEETING, THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, MAY 19TH, 2026 AT 9:30 A.M. THANK YOU, WE'RE ADJOURNED.