NOVEMBER 30 2010 AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS

AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS

                           Board of Supervisors, County of Los Angeles  

                                                           

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

 

  Nov. 24, 2010

               

Nov. 30 Agenda Highlights

(Meeting begins at 9:30 a.m.) 

 

Report scheduled on the financial status and planning activities for the Department of Health Services (Item S-1, 11:30 a.m., cont. from 11/16) 

 

Acceptance of $250,000 grant would fund installation of video surveillance equipment at several housing developments in South Los Angeles and East Los Angeles, in effort to deter criminal activity. (Item 1-H)

 

$750,000 proposal would partially fund project to purchase/preserve open space areas bordering San Fernando/Santa Clarita Valleys, as part of Elsmere Canyon acquisition project.  (Item 1-P, 7, 28)

 

Approval sought to sell $33 million in bonds to finance the construction of a conference center at the Pomona Fairplex.  (Item 1-R, 1-F, 67)

 

Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas requests $10,000 reward for information leading to arrest and/or conviction of person(s) responsible for the murder of Linda Newson on May 19 in Los Angeles.  (Item 2)

 

Acceptance of $180,000 from LAUSD would fund technical assistance as part of the Steps to Excellence Project (STEP), and the issuance of STEP child care rating results for up to 67 LAUSD child care centers.  (Item 6)

 

$46 million proposal would fund transit-oriented development in Compton, which would include construction of a senior activity center, community center, and parking structure.  (Item 10)

 

Motion calls for reviewing current policy on using a County contractor’s prior performance information in evaluating proposals, and development within 120 days of a fair and consistent scoring methodology that can be used Countywide.    (Item 14)

 

Proposal would declare official the results of statewide General Election held Nov. 2.  (Item 15)

 

Recommendation would allow hiring of 21 employees to provide mental health services in Health Services facilities in effort to eliminate stigma in accessing care and integrate mental health services with health care.  (Item 24)

 

$564,270 proposal would fund boating education program designed to reduce the amount of sewage/waste that enters the County’s coastal waters.  (Item 36)

 

$160,000 settlement, plus assumption of a $153,387 Medi-Cal lien and $7,740 Medicare lien, proposed for Juan Aguirre for medical negligence lawsuit arising from treatment received while hospitalized at the Olive View Medical Center.  (Item 51)

 

Action would approve $500,000 settlement in lawsuit filed by Ara and Georgette Boyajian for damage caused by a sewer back-up.  (Item 52)

 

$499,000 settlement proposed for Francisco Duarte for medical negligence lawsuit arising from treatment received while hospitalized at LAC+USC Medical Center.  (Item 53)

 

Board asked to approve $245,000 settlement in lawsuit filed by woman who said she was sexually assaulted by an on-duty sheriff’s sergeant.  (Item 54)

 

$275,000 settlement proposed for Jennifer Johnson for medical negligence lawsuit arising from treatment received while hospitalized at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center.  (Item 55)

 

$950,000 settlement proposed for Felipe Medina in lawsuit arising from injuries sustained in a car accident involving Department of Mental Health employee.  (Item 56)

$3.3 million settlement proposed for Antonia Roman in lawsuit arising from injuries sustained in a car accident involving a County fire truck.  (Item 57)

 

Discussion scheduled on actions taken in past year to improve risk management and reduce lawsuits.  (Items 68, 69 and 70)

 

Report set on current funding structure for County Library system and ways to address chronic shortfalls.  (Item 71)

 

Public hearing to be held on proposed amendments to County Fire Code, including film permit fees.  (Item 72)

 

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