AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS

                           Board of Supervisors, County of Los Angeles  

                                                           

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

 

                          Oct.  3, 2008              

 

Oct. 7 Agenda Highlights

(Meeting begins at 9:30 a.m.)

 

Joe and Denise Witmeyer of Agua Dulce honored for being named 2008 “Foster Parents of the Year” by the National Foster Parent Association.

 

Acceptance of $500,000 from Puente Hills Landfill/Community Trust Fund would cover start up costs for construction/rehabilitation of the Hillgrove Community Center in Hacienda Heights. (Item 1-D)

 

$4 million proposal would fund sound insulation improvements for 100 dwelling units in Lennox.   (Item 3-D)

 

$80,000 proposal would fund new marketing/economic development programs to revitalize

Whittier Boulevard commercial corridor in East Los Angeles.  (Item 4-D)

 

Approval sought to loan up to $9.8 million in City of Industry redevelopment funds to finance seven affordable housing developments in South Gate and Glendale.  (Item 1-H)

 

$5.5 million proposal would fund purchase of 125 acres of vacant land in Lopez Canyon in the San Gabriel Mountains for development of open space/habitat protection/trail accessibility.   (Item 1-P)

 

Supervisors Yvonne B. Burke and Zev Yaroslavsky request County become one of founding members of a regional organization to address global warming concerns and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.  (Item 3)

 

Reestablishment of $10,000 reward proposed for information leading to the arrest and conviction of person(s) responsible for the death of Armando Joseph Mariscal, Jr., who was murdered near Marina del Rey on Oct. 14, 2007.   (Item 7)

 

Extension of $10,000 reward proposed for information leading to the arrest and conviction of person(s) responsible for the death of James Hurst at Ted Watkins Park near Watts on July 5.   (Item 8)

 

$750,000 proposal would fund completion of job training center  in Pacoima for at-risk/probation youth and establish 20-year lease.  (Item 9)

 

Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich requests preparation of ordinance modifying the standards/procedures pertaining to wineries to facilitate small business development. (Item 11)

 

$10,000 reward proposed for information leading to arrest and conviction of person(s) responsible for murder of Anthony Lombardi, who was killed in Valencia on Sept. 16. (Item 14)

 

Board asked to approve plan to spend $464,000 for the 49^th Annual Los Angeles County Holiday Celebration program on Dec. 24 at the Music Center.  (Item 18)

 

Action would terminate 22-year-old agreement between County, State, and City of Los Angeles for office and commercial development at corner of First and Broadway, clearing way to use County’s portion of land for inclusion in proposed 16-acre civic park.  (Item 19)

 

Vote to implement SB 579 would allow Fire Department retirees to be reinstated to active membership and repeal of provision requiring Fire Chief P. Michael Freeman to retire on April 1, 2009.   (Item 23)

 

$1.6 million proposal would fund computer system upgrades that would enhance efforts by Department of Auditor-Controller to prevent, detect and investigate fraud.  (Item 27)

 

$1.2 million proposal would implement software program that would identify and mitigate computer network security risks.  (Item 28)

 

Proposal would curtail $8 million in CalWORKs welfare programs in effort to alleviate projected overall CalWORKs deficit of $36 million for FY 2008-09.   (Item 35)

 

Board asked to adopt water conservation urgency ordinance for unincorporated areas, including fines for violations, to minimize potential impacts of the statewide drought on County residents.  (Items 40, 72)

 

Contract would enable Probation Department to electronically monitor felony sex offenders using GPS (global positioning satellite) technology. (Item 57)

 

Report to be given by chief executive officer and treasurer-tax collector on financial market impact on the County.  (Item 73)

 

Discussion scheduled on proposed uses of the tobacco settlement funds for health public-private partnerships.  (Item 74)

 

Proposal would increase disposal fees at solid waste landfills and transformation facilities from 86 cents per ton to $1.50 per ton to pay for waste reduction, recycling and pollution prevention programs.  (Item 77, cont. from 9/23)

 

Board to receive reports on efforts during the past year on risk management and reduction of County’s exposure to litigation.  (Items 78, 79)

 

Recommendation opposes spending $1 million to open Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk satellite offices in Santa Clarita and San Gabriel Valleys due to current economic conditions.  (Item 80)

 

Report scheduled on progress of automating information-sharing about clients serviced within County departments and other agencies, an effort suggested following the discovery of year-long ritualistic torture of 5-year-old in his home.  (Item 81)

 

Discussion set on unfilled budgeted vacancies at health facilities and how $34 million in projected 2007-08 savings associated with 596 funded vacant job items in the Department of Health Services might be used to address the structural deficit.  (Items 82, 83) 

 

Report to be given on possibility of spending $33 million in efficiency savings at King Multi-Center Ambulatory Care Center to expand public-private partnerships throughout the County or expand care at MLK MACC if visits exceed 150,000 annually. (Item 84)  

 

Discussion scheduled on staffing issues and registry use at MLK MACC, nurse registry use within the Health Services Department, number of patient visits at MLK MACC, staff vacancies at Rancho Los Amigos, and plan to address 446 employees on long-term leave within the department.  (Item 85)

 

Budget adjustment recommendations considered for Department of Health Services.  (Items 86, 92)

 

Comprehensive list of cost savings options provided to balance budget for Department of Health Services; details provided for proposal to expand privatization of clinic services.  (Items 87, 88)

 

Board asked to include additional $390.2 million in the 2008-09 budget, representing fund balance from the 2007-08 that had not been anticipated.  (Item 93)

 

Chief Executive Officer William T Fujioka recommends deferral of new funding requests except for two critical projects in making recommendation to adopt final budget.  (Item 94)

 

Board in closed session discusses case challenging County policies and practices relating to the care and treatment of animals at County animal shelters.  (Item CS-1)

 

Board in closed session discusses lawsuit concerning allegations that a former employee of the Probation Department was subjected to discrimination and retaliation.  (Item CS-2)

 

Board in closed session discusses lawsuit seeking damages for alleged civil rights violations by Sheriff’s personnel.  (Item CS-3)

 

Board in closed session discusses lawsuit damages for alleged civil rights violations related to the Housing Authority administration of the Section 8 Housing Assistance Program. (Item CS-4)

 

 

 

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