Patt Morrison for Thursday, 10/1/09--from the Governors' Global Climate Summit

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Thursday, October 1, 2009

1-3 p.m.

 

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PATT MORRISON LIVE FROM THE

GOVERNORS’ GLOBAL CLIMATE SUMMIT

 

 

1:06 – 1:19

Obama’s impossible task: Global environmental action in a skeptical U.S.

President Obama’s chief environmental advisor Nancy Sutley didn’t mince words when she promised that the President would stake his political future to rally Congress behind a sweeping climate change bill.  The time for the President to start throwing around his weight may have become, as the Senate took up a carbon cap-and-trade bill that promises to be both revolutionary and controversial.  Can the President, and his adviser Ms. Sutley, thrust the U.S. back into a global leadership role on reversing climate change?

 

Guests:

Nancy Sutley, chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality; principal environmental policy adviser to President Obama

 

 

1:21 – 1:30

Green maven

The glorious state of Washington has long been a pioneer for environmental stewardship. And the steward, Governor Christine Gregoire, has been at that helm, harnessing her state’s natural resources for sustainable energy and creating and training workers for green jobs. What’s her secret and how can she set other governors on her path?

 

Guest:

Christine Gregoire, Governor of Washington

 

[MUSIC BRIDGE]

 

 

1:30 - 1:39

Will the United Nations be anything more than a spectator?

The United Nations has tried its best to be a motivating point for global action against climate change, but so far it has failed miserably to entice its most influential members into global climate deals.  With the latest international climate talks starting in two months in Copenhagen the UN will try, once again, to shove its biggest member countries (namely China and the U.S.) into agreeing to dramatic cuts to greenhouse gas emissions.  Is it possible for the UN to be anything other than a spectator?

 

Guest:

Olav Kjørven (shh-yore-vin) UN Assistant Secretary-General and Director of the Bureau for Development Policy at the United Nations Development Programme

 

[BREAK]

 

 

1:41 – 1:58:30

Can green energy still be profitable energy?

As businesses wise up to the coming mandates for energy conservation and the need to control carbon emissions, environmental groups have also grown to be more flexible in their approach.  The Sierra Club, in particular, has begun to consider natural gas and nuclear power as bridge energy sources before a purely green, renewable energy economy is realistic.  Are these kinds of compromises possible, on the part of big industry and environmentalists, and when will that green economy become a reality?

 

Guest:

Carl Pope, executive director of the Sierra Club

 

2:06 – 2:39

Preparing for the worst: Adapting to climate change

Optimistically-minded scientists and political leaders still believe there’s a chance to stop and even reverse the effects of climate change; but the more pragmatic leaders are preparing for a drastically hotter and more volatile world within the next 100 years.  The impacts of climate change will be felt most destructively on the most impoverished areas of the world, which raises a philosophical question:  since developed countries are overwhelmingly to blame for polluting the Earth, are they most responsible for helping the planet adapt?  Patt asks that question and more to a panel of experts planning for the worst.

 

Guests:

Ann Veneman, executive director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

 

Amy Luers, environmental program director for GOOGLE.org

 

Michele de Nevers, senior manager of the environmental department at The World Bank

 

 

2:41 – 2:58:30

An Amazonian perspective on climate change

It is easily one of the front lines of the environmental battles, a place where the beauty of nature intersects with the commercial possibilities of endless natural resources.  The Amazon river and rainforest in Brazil has absorbed plenty of blows from mankind over the centuries, but it still remains the world’s lungs and a home to incredible bio-diversity.  How will Brazil protect the remaining Amazonian wilderness while still ensuring economic growth for its citizens?

 

Guest:

Carlos Eduardo de Souza Braga, governor of the Brazilian state of Amazonas

 

 

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Baby found in cabinet: Child Neglect, Lancaster

 

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LANCASTER SHERIFF’S STATION

PRESS RELEASE

 

Date: 09/30/09 Time of Incident: 0650 hours

Type of Incident: Child Neglect

Location of Incident: 44100 Block of Soft Avenue

Type of Location: Residential

 

VICTIM/SUSPECT INFORMATION

LAST NAME FIRST NAME SEX AGE CITY

Gutierrez Alyna F 19 Lancaster

 

NARRATIVE

At approximately 0650 hours on September 30, 2009, Lancaster Sheriff Station

received a call from Antelope Valley Hospital stating that a 19 year old female was in the Emergency Room and it was determined that she had given birth within the last few hours. The whereabout of the newborn child was unknown at the time.

 

Deputies responded to the female’s home and discovered the newborn child

wrapped in a towel inside a cabinet in the female’s room. Deputies immediately called for paramedics and the baby was determined to be in good health. The baby was transported to Antelope Valley Hospital where the baby was listed in good condition.

 

There is an ongoing investigation. For further information contact the Lancaster

Sheriff Station Detective Bureau, Detective Torres at 661-948-8466.

Court to Sanction Residents Who Did Not Report on Jury Service

Los Angeles Superior Court Los Angeles County www.lasuperiorcourt.org Contact: Public Information Office 213-974-5227 Public Information Officer: Allan Parachini

NEWS    

RELEASE

Sept. 30, 2009

EDITOR’S NOTE: No courtroom photography is allowed unless prearranged with Judge Alan B. Honeycutt. If summoned parties agree, they may be interviewed and photographed outside the courthouse following their court appearance.

 

Southwest District Jurors Ordered

To Appear at Sanctions Hearings

 torrance -- As part of the Los Angeles Superior Court’s coordinated program to encourage participation in jury service, Southwest District Assistant Supervising Judge Alan B. Honeycutt will convene juror sanction hearings for LASC Southwest District citizens who did not respond to jury-service notices mailed on three separate occasions to their last-known address.

The sanction hearings begin at 2:30 p.m. on four Fridays during October – Oct. 9, 16, 23 and 30 -- in Department 6, fourth floor, 825 Maple St. 90503. The jurors in the Southwest District to whom notices were mailed are among thousands who may face stiff fines, plus a new jury service assignment, for failure to respond to the jury-service notices.

“Sanctions are a last resort, but even at that late date, monetary sanctions may not be imposed if a person agrees to serve.  The Court’s priority is having the people More-More-More

 

Southwest District Sanctions

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Sept. 30, 2009

 

cooperate with us to ensure that jury service is shared by all eligible citizens in Los Angeles County, as mandated by the Legislature,” said Presiding Judge Charles W. McCoy Jr.           

“The Court has no interest whatsoever in using these sanctions as a source of money,” said McCoy.

As a result of a 1999 court rule establishing One Trial Jury Service, jurors now summoned for jury duty need only be present at a courthouse for a single day of jury selection or one trial.  If jurors are not selected to be part of a jury – or a jury panel -- on the first day, jurors will be excused with their jury-duty obligation completed for at least 12 months.

However, if jurors are selected to be part of a jury -- or a jury panel -- they must serve until the trial is completed or they are excused by a bench officer.

 

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Termino Storm Drain Groundbreaking

 

Long Beach Community Breaks Ground on

Long-Anticipated Storm Drain Project

 

$22.6 million project promises future flood relief for local residents and businesses.

LONG BEACH, Calif.—The mood today was one of elation and relief as dozens of residents and a full complement of local elected officials marked the arrival of a $22.6 million storm drain project in Long Beach. After years of planning and numerous public meetings, the flood relief that had been just a pipe dream for East Anaheim Business Corridor residents and business owners is finally materializing in the form of 12,190 linear feet of underground storm drain pipe.

“This is a landmark project for the City of Long Beach and one of the Flood Control District’s largest storm drain projects in recent memory,” County of Los Angeles Supervisor Don Knabe said. “Getting this project over numerous hurdles was a monumental task and a true testament to the hard work of the men and women of LA County Public Works in partnership with the City of Long Beach and the community.”

During severe winter storms, city streets have acted as swollen tributaries carrying vast amounts of storm water into this busy southeast Long Beach neighborhood. The existing storm drain system could not keep up, and the resulting flood-like conditions engulfed cars and caused severe damage to local homes and businesses. 

“Today we celebrate the construction of an underground storm drain system that will accommodate a 50-year rain event and help alleviate flooding in the surrounding neighborhood,” said City of Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster.  “The Termino Avenue Storm Drain also will clean our oceanfront through the system’s filters and sponges to keep trash and pollutants such as grease and oil out of our City’s beaches and waterways.”

 

 “Flooding in this neighborhood has gone on for far too long and caused far too much damage,” Long Beach City Councilmember Gary DeLong said. “Today is a safety milestone for residents and businesses in this community and a turning point for improved water quality for the City of Long Beach.”

In addition to the mainline drain and six lateral drains servicing adjacent streets, the project includes water quality improvements that will protect Long Beach’s surface waters from harmful pollutants. These project elements include a low-flow diversion structure that will redirect flows away from coastal waters and into the septic sewer system for treatment and retractable screens to keep trash from entering catch basins.  

"This is a great occasion for Long Beach. When this project is completed, it will greatly enhance safety and the community's quality of life,” Long Beach City Councilman Patrick O’Donnell noted. “Special thanks to Supervisor Don Knabe for his efforts on this project."

Project construction will begin in mid-October near Marine Stadium and is slated for completion by November 2011. During construction, Appian Way, Nieto Avenue, Colorado Street, Park Avenue, 8th Street, Mayfield Street, and 11th Street, near the storm drain alignment, may be closed to through traffic. Sixth Street may be closed to through traffic during construction hours from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Local access will be permitted at all times.           

 

 

ABOUT THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT

The Los Angeles County Flood Control District encompasses more than 3,000 square miles, 85 cities and close to 2.1 million parcels of land. District infrastructure includes 14 major dams, 487 miles of open channel, 2,834 miles of underground storm drain, and more than 79,000 catch basins. The District is governed, as a separate entity, by the County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors. The District’s stormwater program is undertaken in partnership with the cities at the beaches and in the watersheds and includes multifaceted public education efforts, such as stenciling storm drains and airing public service announcements as well as extensive structural improvements, such as devices to exclude trash from entering into the streams, waterbodies and low-flow stormwater diversion devices at the beaches. Visit lawatersheds.org for more information.

 

Contact:

Kerjon Lee
Public Affairs Manager
Los Angeles County Flood Control District

T (626) 458-4348
M (626) 476-0533

 

closed session of Board of Supervisors

REPORT OF ACTION TAKEN IN

CLOSED SESSION ON

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

 

 

CS-1.     CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION

(Subdivision (a) of Government Code Section 54956.9)

 

Natural Resources Defense Council and Santa Monica Baykeeper v. County of Los Angeles, United States District Court Case No.

CV08-01467

 

                        This litigation arises from allegations that the County and Flood Control District violated water quality standards.  (09-0147)

 

No reportable action was taken.

 

 

CS-2.     CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION

(Subdivision (a) of Government Code Section 54956.9)

 

Jung v. County of Los Angeles, Superior Court Case No. BC 385127

 

                        This litigation arises out of allegations of harassment brought by an employee of the Department of Health Services.  (09-2178)

 

No reportable action was taken.

 

 

SUPERVISORS ORDER CITY OF LOS ANGELES TO STOP ILLEGALLY TAXING UNINCORPORATED AREA BUSINESSES

 

 

 

 

       

 

PRESS RELEASE

Contact:  Tony Bell, Communications Deputy Office:     (213) 974-5555  Cell: (213) 215-5176 E-mail:     tbell@bos.lacounty.gov

       September 29, 2009                                                                         For Immediate Release

 

ANTONOVICH & MOLINA ORDER CITY OF LOS ANGELES TO STOP ILLEGALLY TAXING UNINCORPORATED AREA BUSINESSES

 

LOS ANGELES COUNTY -- The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion by Supervisors Michael D. Antonovich and Gloria Molina to send a 5-signature letter to the City’s Mayor, City Council and the Controller ordering the City to stop taxing businesses located in unincorporated County communities and reimburse those businesses for all revenues previously collected.

 

Investigators with the County’s Treasurer and Tax Collector and Auditor-Controller conducting field inspections and interviews at sample businesses in East Los Angeles found that 15% of the businesses surveyed, all of which are sited wholly outside the City’s jurisdiction, had current City of Los Angeles business tax licenses or other permits.  This practice has also occurred in various unincorporated communities, including Universal City, Sunland/Tujunga, Charter Oak, East Los Angeles, Hacienda Heights, and Quartz Hill which are subject to County zoning and business license requirements.

 

In addition to sending a 5-signature letter to the city, the motion also calls for the CEO to report back in 30 days on actions taken to protect businesses that are not subject to the City’s licensure, taxation or enforcement action.

 

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Supervisors Approve 'No Haters Here' Program at Washington Prep High School

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

September 29, 2009                                                                                                                                  Contact:      Aurelio Rojas 213-280-6579

                                                                                                                                                                                            James Bolden 213-200-5314

 

SUPERVISORS APPROVE RIDLEY-THOMAS’

REQUEST TO FUND ‘NO HATERS HERE’

 PROGRAM AT WASHINGTON PREP HIGH SCHOOL

 

LOS ANGELES – Acting on a motion by Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, the Board of Supervisor today authorized an agreement between the County and the Los Angeles Unified School District to implement a program designed to head off intergroup conflicts at   Washington Prep High School.

 

The zerohour.com “No Haters Here” program, designed by the County’s Department of Human Relations to create a campus-wide culture of peace and respect, was previously implemented at Pomona High School and Hart High School.

 

“We should not underestimate the need for dealing with human relations as it relates to tolerance on our school campuses,” Supervisor Ridley-Thomas said. “The lack of civility on campuses must be confronted. This will require proactive work.”

 

The Board’s approval will enable the County’s Human Relations staff to provide leadership, consultation, technical assistance and programmatic support in implementing the program at Washington Prep and its feeder middle schools.

                                       

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BOARD APPROVES REWARD EXTENSIONS IN THE MURDERS OF TWO SECOND DISTRICT EDUCATORS

 

 

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

 September 29, 2009                                                                                                                              Contact:          Aurelio Rojas 213-280-6579

                                                                                                                                                                                             James Bolden 213-200-5314

              

BOARD APPROVES SUPERVISOR RIDLEY-THOMAS’ REQUEST FOR REWARD EXTENSIONS IN THE MURDERS OF TWO SECOND DISTRICT EDUCATORS

 

LOS ANGELES – The Board of Supervisors today approved a request by Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas to extend the $10,000 rewards offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible to the murders of two Second District educators.

 

On May 13, 28 year-old Robert Rodwell was shot and killed as he pulled out of his driveway in the 1400 block of 105^th Street in the Athens area of Los Angeles County.  Mr. Rodwell was with his wife when an assailant approached their car and shot him several times.  

 

A long time resident of Athens, Mr. Rodwell was a beloved drum instructor at George Washington Preparatory High School. He had just celebrated his daughter’s seventh birthday. 

 

“Mr. Rodwell’s daughter lost a father, and his students lost a teacher and mentor,” Supervisor Ridley-Thomas said.

 

On May 31, at approximately 12:02 a.m., Crystal Crawford, a pre-school teacher, was fatally shot on the 2900 block of 95^th Street in Inglewood, as she was sitting in her vehicle with friends.  Ms. Crawford was driven by her boyfriend to Centinela Hospital, where she died.

 

No arrests have been made in either case and no witnesses have come forward. 

 

 “These educators of our youth were taken prematurely from their families, friends, students and colleagues,” the Supervisor said.  “The persons responsible for these crimes must be caught and tried.”

 

Anyone with information in the murder of Robert Rodwell should contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.   

 

Those with information in the murder of Crystal Crawford should contact the Inglewood Police Department Homicide Section at (310) 412-5246 or the anonymous hotline at (888) 412-7463, (888) 41-CRIME).

 

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RIDLEY-THOMAS LEADS BOARD IN PROCLAIMING OCTOBER 'URBAN LEAGUE MOVEMENT MONTH' IN LA COUNTY

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

September 29, 2009                                                                                                                                  Contact:      Aurelio Rojas 213-280-6579

                                                                                                                                                                                            James Bolden 213-200-5314

 

RIDLEY-THOMAS LEADS BOARD IN PROCLAIMING OCTOBER ‘URBAN LEAGUE MOVEMENT MONTH’ IN LA COUNTY

 

LOS ANGELES -- Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas today led the Board of Supervisors in proclaiming October “Urban League Movement Month”, celebrating the Los Angeles branch’s efforts over the year to secure economic self-reliance, parity, power and civil rights for all County residents.

 

The Supervisor praised Branch President Blair H. Taylor, whose organization is one of the largest and most successful affiliates of the National Urban League.

 

The organization works to advance equal opportunities for African Americans and other minority youths and adults through innovative job training, job placement, youth achievement and business development programs

 

Next year will mark the 100th anniversary of the National Urban League. The Los Angeles Urban League will sponsor events throughout the month of October to celebrate Urban League Movement Month.

 

“I know that the Los Angeles Urban League will continue to be a valued source of service and commitment for the citizens of Los Angeles,” the Supervisor said. “As cities around the country continue to face major economic and social challenges, the Urban League is still on the frontline providing assistance to those in need.”

 

 

Through its collective programs, services and advocacy activities and its seven offices located in the Crenshaw District, South Los Angeles and Pomona, the Los Angeles Urban League serves more than 100,000 constituents annually.

 

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RIDLEY-THOMAS CALLS FOR $10,000 REWARD IN SOUTH L.A. WOMAN'S DISAPPEARANCE

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

September 29, 2009                                                                                                                             Contact:      Aurelio Rojas 213-280-6579

                                                                                                                                                                                       James Bolden 213-200-5314

 

SUPERVISOR RIDLEY-THOMAS CALLS FOR $10,000 REWARD IN SOUTH L.A. WOMAN’S DISAPPEARANCE

 

LOS ANGELES – On a motion by Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, the Board of Supervisors today offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to the whereabouts of 24-year-old Mitrice Richardson and the criminal prosecution of persons involved in her disappearance.

 

The Cal State Fullerton graduate -- who was living with her great-grandmother in South Los Angeles -- mysteriously disappeared following her September 17 predawn release from a sheriff's substation in Calabasas where she was booked for allegedly failing to pay a restaurant bill.

 

Her vanishing prompted a massive but unsuccessful ground and air search on Saturday by members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and the Los Angeles Police Department and trained volunteers. 

 

“Every minute counts in our effort to safely reunite Ms. Richardson with her family,” Supervisor Ridley-Thomas said. He noted the current investigation is being conducted by the LAPD, which welcomes the reward offer.

 

Richardson, who had no transportation, cell phone or purse when she left the station at about 1:25 a.m., was reportedly wearing jeans and a dark T-shirt.

 

With the exception of a couple of probable sightings later that morning in the canyon, Richardson, a slender, 5-foot-5 African American woman, has not been heard from since, her family says.

Richardson had recently passed a test to become a substitute teacher. She was working as an executive assistant for a freight company. 

 

The Supervisor urges anyone with information on the whereabouts of Mitrice Richardson to contact Det. Chuck Knolls or Det. Steven Eguichi at (213) 485-5381 or the LAPD’s Adult Missing Persons or (877) 527-3247.

 

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FINAL RESULTS: Sept 29 2009 AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS--BOARD STILL IN SESSION

Board is still in session - taking public comment.  Here are results of items on Agenda Highlights.

 

AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS

                           Board of Supervisors, County of Los Angeles  

                                                           

Contact:  Judy Hammond, Director of Public Affairs, (213) 974-1363

                 Brian Lew, Assistant Director, (213) 974-1652

Live videofeed, English and Spanish, Telco #948075      Audio–(213) 974-4700 or

                                                                                                   (877) 873-8017 ext. 111111# English

                                                                                                                           ext. 222222# Spanish

Agenda and supporting documents:  http://bos.co.la.ca.us/Categories/Agenda/AgendaHome.asp

Agenda Highlights: http://ceo.lacounty.gov/press.htm                                                       

        Sept. 29, 2009

               

Final Results:  Sept. 29 Agenda Highlights

(Unless otherwise indicated, vote was 5-0.) 

 

Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center honored for being named one of the top 20 rehabilitation hospitals in the United States by U.S. News and World Report.

 

Proposal would award $2.1 million in grants to acquire natural land for trail projects in Westlake Village, Santa Monica Mountains and Carbon Canyon.   (Item 1-P) APPROVED

 

Supervisors Michael D. Antonovich and Gloria Molina ask for report in 30 days on why some businesses in unincorporated areas are being asked to pay license and police alarm permit fees by the City of Los Angeles, and to take steps to ensure the practice doesn’t continue.  (Item 4) APPROVED

 

Supervisors asked to extend rewards for information leading to the arrest and conviction of persons responsible for the murder of:

 

·         Jean Clinton Roeschlaub in Glendale in 2006.  ($20,000)  (Item 6)

• Andrew Lopez in Palmdale in 2008.  ($10,000) (Item 7)
• Lucy Preciado in Quartz Hill in 2008. ($10,000) Jesus Humberto Canales, her boyfriend, is identified as the suspect. (Item 8)

APPROVED

 

Board requests calculation be made as to how much is owed to security guards who worked at County facilities for company that went bankrupt, and issue payment accordingly.  (Item 10, cont. from 9/22) MOLINA CONT. TO 10/6

 

Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas requests reestablishment of $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of person(s) responsible for the murder of Robert Rodwell in Athens on May 13, 2009; and the establishment of $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of person(s) responsible for the murder of Crystal Crawford in Inglewood on May 31, 2009.  (Items 12, 13) APPROVED

 

Acceptance of $250,000 federal stimulus grant would preserve jobs in the non-profit arts sector.  (Item 15) APPROVED

 

$200,000 proposal would fund demolition of the dilapidated Far East Bank building in downtown Los Angeles.  (Item 16, cont. from 9/8) APPROVED

 

Elimination recommended for seven committees and consolidation for four others.  (Item 17) APPROVED AS AMENDED BY KNABE AND ANTONOVICH

 

Approval sought to construct an equestrian facility and riding academy in Agua Dulce to provide therapeutic programs for disabled and special needs children.  (Item 20, cont. from 7/14, 8/18, 9/8) COUNTY COUNSEL CONT. TO 10/20

 

Board asked to declare official the election returns for the 51^st State Assembly District special primary election held on Sept. 1.  (Item 22) APPROVED

 

$200,000 proposal would fund program at Washington Preparatory High School and its feeder middle schools to more effectively handle racial conflicts and prejudice. (Item 27) APPROVED

 

$3.4 million proposal would fund radiology department renovation project at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center.  (Item 29) APPROVED

 

Board asked to amend current contract and accept additional $1.8 million in emergency funding to fight the swine flu, upping total to $27.1 million for pandemic influenza efforts.  (Item 35) APPROVED

 

Approval sought to award four contracts for maximum $1.2 million over five years for urban planning/design consulting services for Marina del Rey and County-operated beaches.  (Item 36) KNABE REFERRED ITEM BACK TO BEACHES AND HARBORS

 

Proposal would allow for the private development of additional commercial aircraft hangar space at Whiteman Airport in Palmdale.  (Item 38) APPROVED

 

Board asked to annul $538,373 contract with T K Engineering Co. for the Gage Avenue Park construction project in the Florence-Firestone area and award it to C.G. Construction for completion.  (Item 43) APPROVED

 

Supervisors asked to approve $825,000 revised budget for the taxiway development project at the El Monte Airport, a $307,500 decrease, and award $574,971 contract to Vellutini Corporation; and $650,000 revised budget for the taxiway upgrade project at the Brackett Field Airport in La Verne, a $150,000 decrease, and award $248,625 contract to Sully-Miller Contracting Company.   (Item 45, 46) APPROVED

 

$305,000 settlement proposed in medical negligence/wrongful death lawsuit arising from treatment received by a patient while hospitalized at Harbor/UCLA Medical Center.  (Item 55) REFERRED TO CLOSED SESSION

 

Board to consider recommendations relating to reduction of funding for Proposition 36 alcohol and drug programs services.  (Item 62) APPROVED

 

Report scheduled on the demographics of all children in the Department of Children and Family Services system, fatalities for the past three years and issues/trends that may be contributing to deficiencies in the identifying/monitoring/reporting of cases.  (Item 63) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICE CONT. TO 12/1

 

Report scheduled on proposals made by a state commission to help reduce the state’s dependence on income tax revenue, and potential impact on the County’s revenue.  (Item 64) CONT. TO 10/13

 

Board asked to establish $10,000 reward for information leading to the whereabouts of Mitrice Richardson, who disappeared on Sept. 17 after being released from the Sheriff substation in Calabasas.   (Motion introduced at meeting.)  APPROVED

 

Supervisors meet in closed session to consider lawsuit arising from allegations that the County and Flood Control District violated water quality standards.  (Item CS-1, cont. from 9/22)

 

Supervisors meet in closed session to consider litigation arising from allegations of harassment brought by an employee of the Department of Health Services.  (Item CS-2)

 

 

           

 

                                                          --lacounty.gov--

 

Patt Morrison for Tues 9/29/09

PATT MORRISON SCHEDULE

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

 

1:00 – 1:20

OPEN

 

 

1:20 – 1:40

U.K. & U.S. still BFF? Her Majesty hopes so……..

For what has been the most rock-steady diplomatic relationship on the global scene, the past year has proven to be a little difficult for the United States and the United Kingdom.  Public opinion in the U.K. is starting to turn against the war in Afghanistan, and the British national health care system has been a source of ridicule and disdain as part of the American debate over health care reform.  Is the British-American relationship still a special one?  Patt gets the 411 straight from the British Ambassador.

 

Guests:

Sir Nigel Sheinwald, British Ambassador to the United States

ON TAPE

• Sheinwald took up his appointment in October of 2007; for the previous four years he served as Foreign Policy & Defense Adviser to Prime Minister Tony Blair & the head of the Cabinet Office Defense & Overseas Secretariat.

 

 

1:40 – 2:00

OPEN

 

2:00 – 2:30

Ask the General: Advice on Afghanistan, Middle East peace & more

To say that America’s foreign policy has been complicated since 2001 is an understatement, but the U.S. has entered a particularly delicate time in its foreign affairs.  As President Obama weighs sending more troops to Afghanistan; on how to restart stalled peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians; and deliberates on military policy in general, we turn to a proven expert for answers.  Retired Gen. Anthony Zinni, himself now directing a military contractor, plays the role of foreign policy maven for us.

 

Guests:

Anthony Zinni, chairman of the board for BAE Systems; former four-star Marine Corps general & Commander in Chief for U.S. Central Command

 

 

2:30 – 3:00

The Year of the Flood

"What is happening to our world?  What can we do to reverse the damage?  How long have we got? And, most importantly - what kind of 'we'?  In other words, what kind of people might undertake the challenge?  Dedicated ones - they'd have to be.  And unless you believe our planet is worth saving, why bother?"  That's Margaret Atwood on the ideas that inspired her new novel, "The Year of the Flood," in which she sends up most every facet of 21st century life - politics, religion, science and more.

 

PATT:  Margaret Atwood is reading from her novel, accompanied by actors and singers, at Royce Hall on Friday, October 9 at 8pm.

 

Guest:

Margaret Atwood

CALL HER: