AGENDA FOR THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES TO BE HELD IN ROOM 381B
OF THE KENNETH HAHN HALL OF ADMINISTRATION
500 WEST TEMPLE STREET, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90012
TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2003
9:30 A.M.
AGENDA POSTED: January 9, 2003
MEETING TELEVISED: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 at 10:00 p.m. on KLCS
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Invocation led by Dr. Dafer Dakhil, Masjid Omer Ibn Al-Khaatab Foundation, Los Angeles (2).
Pledge of Allegiance led by Carl Miyagishima, Adjutant, Sadao Munemori Post No. 321, The American Legion (1).
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REPORT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED
SESSION
ON JANUARY 7, 2003
(CS-1) CONFERENCE
WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Initiation of litigation, pursuant to subdivision (c) of Government
Code Section 54956.9 (one case)
The Board authorized County Counsel
to file a lawsuit on behalf of the County of Los Angeles and the
Los Angeles County Flood Control District against the State Water
Resources Control Board and the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control
Board to challenge the adoption of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System permit for storm water.
The vote of the Board was
unanimous with Supervisor Yaroslavsky being absent.
NOTICES OF CLOSED SESSION
FOR JANUARY 14, 2003
CS-1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
(Subdivision (a) of Government Code Section 54956.9)
Susan L. Bouman v. Leroy D. Baca, U.S. District Court Case No. CV 80‑1341 RMT
This is a class action lawsuit regarding past gender discrimination
practices and the procedures for investigating harassment complaints within the
Sheriff’s Department.
CS-2. CONFERENCE
WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
(Subdivision (a) of Government Code Section
54956.9)
Leroy D. Baca v. County of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC 246 518
This is a lawsuit by Sheriff
Lee Baca regarding the method of calculation of his employment benefits.
CS-3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED
LITIGATION
Significant exposure to litigation, pursuant to subdivision (b) of Government Code Section 54956.9. (one case)
CS-4. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Initiation of litigation, pursuant to subdivision (c) of Government Code Section 54956.9. (one case)
CS-5. PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
Consider candidate for appointment to the position of Special Counsel, pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.
CS-6. PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
Consider candidates to the position of Director of Children and Family Services, pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.
CS-7. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
(Government Code Section 54957.6)
Agency designated representatives: Chief Administrative Officer, David E. Janssen and designated staff
Employee organization(s): Coalition of County Unions, AFL-CIO, Local 660 SEIU, AFL-CIO, Union of American Physicians and Dentists, Guild for Professional Pharmacists, and Health Investigative Specialists
and
Unrepresented employees (all)
CS-8. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
(Government Code Section 54956.8)
It is the intention of the Board of Supervisors to meet in Closed Session to provide instructions to its real estate negotiators with respect to a proposed lease modification for the following property within the Marina del Rey Small Craft Harbor:
Property: Parcel 125I (Marina City Club) 4333 Admiralty Way
County Negotiators: David Janssen, Allan Kotin and Stan Wisniewski
Negotiating Parties: County and Marina City Club L.P. (Jerry Snyder) and Marina City Club Condominium Owner’s Association, Inc. (Keith Allen-Niessen)
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms
S E T M A T T E R S
9:30 a.m.
Presentation of plaque to Supervisor Yaroslavsky by Caltrans Director, Douglas Failing in recognition of his successful efforts to designate the Malibu Canyon - Las Virgenes Highway as an official County Scenic Highway, as arranged by the Chair.
Presentation of scrolls to Teachers-of-the-Year from the Fourth Supervisorial District for their outstanding dedication to public education in the County of Los Angeles, as arranged by Supervisor Knabe.
Presentation of scroll to Kaiser Permanente Representative, Judith Zitter commending Kaiser Permanente for its donations to the Community Health Alliance Program and to Bill Moore, as arranged by Supervisor Antonovich.
Presentation of scrolls to Arroyo Seco Junior High School and Toll Middle School commending them for being named National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2002, as arranged by Supervisor Antonovich.
Presentation of scrolls to twenty-five special young women selected to receive supplemental educational scholarships sponsored by the Los Angeles County Commission for Women's 2002 Run/Walk & Health Expo for Girls At-Risk Project and to Northrop Grumman Corporation for its continued support of educational scholarships for the Girls At-Risk Project, as arranged by Supervisor Antonovich.
Presentation of pets to the television audience for the County's Pet Adoption Program, as arranged by Supervisor Antonovich.
Presentation of scrolls to World Literacy Crusade International “Quality For Life” After School Program 2002 Awardees, as arranged by Supervisor Burke.
Presentation of scroll to representatives of the Drug-Free Southern California proclaiming the week of January 12 through 18, 2003 as “Los Angeles County Drug Free Week,” as arranged by Supervisor Burke.
11:00 a.m.
S-1. Report by the Director of Health Services regarding the future role of the Department's Community Health Plan (CHP) within the County health system, including its lines of business, financial viability, management investment, and relationship with L.A. Care; also a review of the feasibility of expanding CHP and Departmental services into the area of elder care services covered by Medicare, including the financial, organizational and legal implications of such a strategy, as requested by the Board at the meeting of December 17, 2002.
AGENDA FOR THE MEETING OF
THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2003
9:30 A.M.
1-D. Recommendation: Approve minutes of the meeting of the Community Development Commission for the month of November 2002, for approval.
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AGENDA FOR THE MEETING OF
THE HOUSING AUTHORITY
OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2003
9:30 A.M.
1-H. Recommendation: Approve minutes of the meetings of the Housing Authority for the month of November 2002, for approval.
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AGENDA FOR THE MEETING OF
THE REGIONAL PARK AND OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2003
9:30 A.M.
1-P. Recommendation: Approve minutes of the meetings of the Regional Park and Open Space District for the month of November 2002, for approval.
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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS (Committee of Whole) 1 - 16
1. Recommendations for appointments and reappointments to Commissions/Committees/Special Districts (+ denotes reappointments): Documents on file in Executive Office.
Supervisor Burke
Carrie L. Elam, Narcotics and Dangerous
Drugs Commission
William F. Garber+, Water Appeals Board
Susan Steinhauser+, Law Library Board of
Trustees
Supervisor Yaroslavsky
Ann Cutrow+, Los Angeles County Mental
Health Commission; also waive limitation of length of service
requirement, pursuant to County Code Section 3.100.030A
George Wein+, Community Advisory Committee
(Sunshine Canyon Landfill)
Supervisor Antonovich
Dr. Barry Perrou+, Los Angeles County Mental
Health Commission; also waive limitation of length of service
requirement, pursuant to County Code Section 3.100.030A
2. Recommendation as
submitted by Supervisor Yaroslavsky:
Instruct the Chief Administrative Officer to arrange for the Los Angeles
County Employees Retirement Association to conduct the appropriate actuarial
study of the cost of implementing AB 2777, which permits the Board to
extend to domestic partners of County employees the same survivor benefits
received by the spouses of eligible County employees who die either before or
after retirement from County service; and to provide the results to the Board
within 60 days in order for the Board to make a decision on implementing
the provisions of AB 2777.
3. Recommendation as
submitted by Supervisor Yaroslavsky:
Instruct the Chief Administrative Officer to review the Project for the
Respite Center for Homeless Women and Families, as proposed by the
Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority and Women's Care Cottage, which
will be located outside of, but proximate to, downtown and will serve homeless
women and families by offering short-term shelter and intensive case management
with a focus on housing placement, harm reduction and family preservation;
determine whether and to what extent funds available to the County may be
utilized to help fund this important project; and report back to the Board
within 60 days.
4. Recommendation as
submitted by Supervisor Yaroslavsky:
Instruct County Counsel to file a lawsuit on behalf of the County of
Los Angeles against the County of Ventura and Board of Supervisors of the
County of Ventura challenging the approval of the Ahmanson Ranch
Phase "A" Master Tract Map and challenging the adequacy under
the California Environmental Quality Act of the Final Supplemental
Environmental Impact Report certified in connection with the approval of the Ahmanson
Ranch Phase “A” Master Tract Map.
5. Recommendation as
submitted by Supervisor Knabe: Instruct the
Director of Parks and Recreation and the Director of Junior Golf to develop a
plan to implement a program at each of the 17 County golf courses to welcome
donation opportunities from the public of golf clubs and balls that can be
recycled to junior golfers; and instruct the Director of Parks and Recreation
and County Counsel to look into whether these donations to the County's Junior
Golf program are eligible for a tax donation and the possibility of the
County's golf course lessees issuing tax donation receipts for the golf clubs
if they are of significant value.
6. Recommendation as
submitted by Supervisor Antonovich:
Request the District Attorney to explore the filing of lawsuits similar
to those filed by Orange County against past and present suppliers of fuels
containing Methyl Tertiary Butul Ether, to ensure funding for all site cleanup
contingencies, and to report back to the Board within 14 days as to the
feasibility of such suits. (Continued from meeting of 1-7-03 at the request of
Supervisor Yaroslavsky)
7. Recommendation as
submitted by Supervisor Antonovich: Send
a five‑signature letter to Governor Davis opposing the elimination of the
Statewide Fingerprint Imaging System.
8. Recommendation as
submitted by Supervisor Antonovich:
Support AB 31 (Runner), legislation which would equalize school
funding by providing for allocations to school districts on a pro rata basis;
and send a five‑signature letter to Governor Davis, the President Pro
Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the Assembly, and the Senate and Assembly
minority leaders expressing the Board's support of AB 31.
9. Recommendation as
submitted by Supervisor Antonovich:
Support AB 74 (Mountjoy), legislation which would make it a felony
to evade arrest and increases penalties for evading arrest where injury is
caused; and send a five‑signature letter to Governor Davis, the
Speaker of the Assembly, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Chairman
of the Assembly and Senate Public Safety Committees, the Senate and Assembly
minority leaders, and the Los Angeles County Legislative Delegation expressing
the Board's support of AB 74.
10. Recommendation as
submitted by Supervisor Antonovich:
Request the Sheriff and Chief Probation Officer to report back to the
Board within 14 days regarding the current methods of verifying the accuracy of
residence information provided by registered sex offenders, including
recommendations for increasing efforts to ensure that registered sex offenders
comply with the requirements of California's Megan's Law, and to explore using
retired and reserve officers and Sheriff volunteers to perform verification of
the information provided in the sex offender registry; and seek State
legislation to enhance the reporting requirements of convicted sex offenders
under Megan's Law.
11. Recommendation as
submitted by Supervisor Antonovich:
Designate the Arboretum of Los Angeles County by the official name of
“Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden” with a shortened
working name of the “LA County Botanic Garden” so that a better understanding
of the nature of the facility can be made throughout the world; and instruct
the Director of Parks and Recreation to take appropriate action to prepare an
ordinance to reflect the new official name.
12. Recommendation as
submitted by Supervisor Antonovich:
Waive rental fees totaling $900, excluding the cost of staff fees and liability
insurance, for use of the County library parking lot located at
5939 Golden West Ave., for Temple City's annual Camellia
Festival, to be held February 19 through 23, 2003.
13. Recommendation
as submitted by Supervisor Antonovich:
Waive permit fees totaling $3,720, excluding the cost of liability
insurance, for use of the North District Superior Court located at
1040 West Avenue J, Lancaster, for the Antelope Valley Union
High School District's Mock Trials, to be held March 6, 13, 20 and
27, 2003 between the hours of 5:30 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.
14. Recommendation as
submitted by Supervisor Molina: Waive
fees in amount of $150 per room, excluding the cost of liability insurance, for
use of eight courtrooms and one tabulation room on February 27, 28 and March 1, 2003
and one room on March 2, 2003 at the Superior Court located at
111 N. Hill St., and waive the $250 per day parking fee at Lot
No. 17, for the Association of Trial Lawyers of America's National Student
Trial Advocacy Regional Competition.
15. Executive Officer of the
Board's recommendation: Appoint
Leonard W. Griffin and Ann M. Gregg as directors to the
Antelope Valley Resource Conservation District Board of Directors, in lieu of
election, for approval.
16. Executive Officer of the
Board's recommendation: Approve minutes
for the November 2002 meetings of the Board of Supervisors and Special Districts
for which the Board is the governing body, for approval.
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (Committee of Whole) 17 - 20
17. Joint recommendation with
the Fire Chief: Approve and authorize
the Chief Administrative Officer to execute a facility use license contract
with Fairplex, Los Angeles County Fair Association, in amount of $5,300,
for the Fire Department's use of Building 8 at the Pomona Fairplex (1) in order
to conduct Candidate Physical Ability Tests on January 17, 18
and 19, 2003; and authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to
execute any other documents necessary to effect payment.
18. Recommendation: Approve and instruct the Chair to sign
amendment to lease agreement with 1984 Feit Family Trust, to extend the
term of the lease an additional five years for 75,000 sq ft of
warehouse and office space and 104 parking spaces for the Treasurer and Tax
Collector Public Administrator Program, located at 4821 Gregg Rd., Pico Rivera
(1), at a maximum annual cost of $300,713, offset through estate fees, storage
fees and charges to the Department of Mental Health for Public Guardian
Conservatee estate storage; approve and authorize the Chief Administrative
Officer and Treasurer and Tax Collector to implement the project, effective
February 1, 2003; and find that amendment to lease is exempt from the
California Environmental Quality Act.
19. Recommendation: Adopt joint resolution between the Board, the
City Councils of the Cities of Bell and Cudahy (1), and the Board of Directors
of County Sanitation District Nos. 1 and 2, approving and accepting the
negotiated exchange of property tax revenue resulting from
Rancho San Antonio Reorganization No. 2002-01, detachment from the
City of Bell and annexed to the City of Cudahy.
20. Recommendation: Approve a Board policy authorizing all County
departments, in their normal course of operation and interaction with the
public, to continue to accept the Matricula Consular Identification Card for
identification purposes only; authorizing the Chief Administrative Officer to
approve acceptance of other foreign consulate identification cards as valid
photo identification, based on established criteria; and instructing the Chief
Administrative Officer to advise the Board of any such additional
identification cards accepted.
AGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER/WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (5) 21
21. Recommendation: Adopt resolution declaring noxious or
dangerous weeds, brush, rubbish, etc., on unimproved parcels in the County, a
seasonal and recurring nuisance which requires abatement (All Districts); and
set March 25, 2003 at 9:30 a.m. for hearing on the Weed
Abatement Referee's Report. ADOPT
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER (Committee of Whole) 22
22. Recommendation: Authorize the use of $96,523, plus a 10%
contingency from the Information Technology Fund, to acquire a Web-Integrated
Automated Consumer Information System proposed by the Director of Consumer
Affairs, which would provide the public with access to over 350 informational
messages and web links to other County, State and Federal resources for
consumer information. APPROVE
CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES (1) 23
23. Recommendation: Approve and instruct the Chair to sign
agreement with P&A Food Systems, Inc. for the provision of meals and snacks
to dependent children in the Shelter Care Unit at the Edmund D. Edelman
Children's Court (1), in total amount of $1,012,860, 92.5% financed with State
and Federal revenue, with a 7.5% net County cost of $75,964, effective
January 14, 2003 or upon Board approval, whichever is later, through
December 31, 2005; authorize the Director to extend the term of the
agreement an additional 19 months from January 1, 2006 through
July 31, 2007 if the extension is approved by the California
Department of Social Services, in amount of $586,245, 92.5% State and Federally
funded, with a 7.5% net County cost; and authorize the Director to execute
amendments to agreement to increase or decrease the maximum contract amount by
no more than 10% of the original maximum contract amount if necessary to
accommodate an increased service need. APPROVE
COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL PROCEDURES 24
24. Recommendation: Authorize the Executive Officer/Clerk of the
Superior Court, in conjunction with the Commission, to file a Letter of Intent
with the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Safe
Havens: Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange Grant Program, to apply for
grant funding to implement supervised child custody exchange locations within
the County. APPROVE
COUNTY COUNSEL (Committee of Whole) 25
25. Recommendation: Adopt findings denying Conditional Use Permit
Case No. 01-085-(5), to allow the establishment of a commercial retail
development with attached auto, recreational vehicles, truck wash and
polish/lube facilities located at 31333 Castaic Rd., Castaic, Castaic
Canyon Zoned District, applied for by Jim Idleman, for approval. (On September 24, 2002, the Board
indicated its intent to deny.)
FIRE DEPARTMENT (3) 26
26. Recommendation: Adopt resolution declaring hazardous brush,
dry grass, weeds and combustible growth or flammable vegetation, including
native and ornamental vegetation on improved properties as a public nuisance;
and set March 25, 2003 at 9:30 a.m. for hearing on the Brush
Clearance Referee's Report. ADOPT
HEALTH SERVICES (Committee of Whole) 27 - 28
27. Recommendation: Approve and instruct the Director to execute
amendment to agreement with Steven Hirsch & Associates for infection
control services at Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, to:
1) revise the aggregate professional liability coverage requirement,
2) add indemnification of contractor, 3) increase monthly rate for the
period of February 1, 2003 through June 30, 2003 by $169.55
per month and provide for a supplemental payment of $169.55 for the period of
January 16, 2003 through January 31, 2003, 4) increase
the maximum obligation by $2,713.30 for a total contract cost of $48,491.30,
5) add Jury Service Compliance Language, and 6) add No Payment for
Services rendered contract language. APPROVE
28. Recommendation: Authorize acceptance of compromise offers of settlement
for the following individual accounts for patients who received medical care at
a County facility: APPROVE
Account
No. 7966723, in amount of $170,000
Account
No. 7803152, in amount of $300,000
Account
No. 4632247, in amount of $180,000
Account
No. 8179823, in amount of $155,700
Account
No. 8015539, in amount of $219,000
Account
No. 4101838, in amount of $144,883
Account No. 4890062, in amount
of $198,250
MENTAL HEALTH (5) 29 - 31
4-VOTE
29. Recommendation: Approve
appropriation adjustment in amount of $30,000 for Fiscal Year 2002-03, to
permit the Department to fund the Mental Health Association in Los Angeles
County's Medi-Cal Administrative Activities Federal Financial Participation
claims for Fiscal Year 2001-02. APPROVE
30. Recommendation: Approve
appropriation adjustment to increase the Department's Fiscal Year 2002-03
Services and Supplies by $2.77 million to pay Non-Governmental Agencies
the Federal Financial Participation portion of Short-Doyle Title XIX Medi-Cal
services for Fiscal Year 2000-01. APPROVE
3-VOTE
31. Recommendation: Approve and authorize the Director to prepare
and execute amendment to consultant services agreement with the Mental Health
Association in Los Angeles County (MHA) to increase the maximum contract
amount by $142,000 for a revised maximum contract amount of $642,000, effective
upon Board approval for Fiscal Year 2002‑03, to continue
meeting the State Department of Mental Health (SDMH) requirement to collect and
evaluate the outcomes data of AB 2034 Program providers, with additional
funding to be used to upgrade the Caminar Case Management Software which
generates the official monthly AB 2034 report for SDMH and allows MHA to
hire additional staff to collect and evaluate AB 2034 outcomes data, and
to generate reports to the SDMH on a monthly basis; also authorize the Director
to prepare and execute future amendments to the consultant services agreement
provided that the County's total payments to contractor under this agreement
for each fiscal year shall not exceed a change of 20% from the applicable
revised maximum contract amount, and any such increase shall be used to provide
additional services or to reflect program and/or policy changes. APPROVE
PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES (2) 32 - 33
32. Recommendation: Authorize the Director to prepare and execute
a sole source contract with the Housing Authority of the City of
Los Angeles to provide Limited English Proficient Training to CalWORKs
participants, at a maximum cost of $1,450,000, funded by CalWORKs Performance
Incentive funds, effective January 7, 2003 or one day after
execution, whichever is later, through June 30, 2003; also authorize
the Director to prepare and sign amendments for any decreases or increases of
no more than 10% of the total contract amount when the change is necessitated
by additional and necessary services that are required by the contractor to
comply with changes in Federal, State or County requirements. APPROVE (Continued from meeting of 1-7-03 at the
request of the Director)
33. Recommendation: Approve the Implementation Plan for the Teen
Passport to Success Services Program, Long-Term Family Self‑Sufficiency
Plan (LTFSS) Project No. 20; approve and authorize the Director to prepare
and execute amendment to the Job Readiness and Career Planning Services
Contract to add Project No. 20 to the contract, which provides an opportunity
for teenage children of CalWORKs parents participating in the Job Readiness and
Career Planning Service Program to engage in structured activities designed to
help teenagers become self‑sufficient adults and strengthen the family
unit through better communication and interpersonal relationships, and to
increase the maximum contract amount by $313,502 from $19,200,000 to
$19,513,502, funded by CalWORKs Performance Incentive funds, effective the day
after execution by the Director through June 30, 2003. APPROVE (Continued from meeting of 1-7-03 at the
request of the Director)
PUBLIC WORKS
(4) 34 - 51
34. Joint recommendation with
the Chief Administrative Officer and Director of Parks and Recreation: Approve appropriation adjustment in amount of
$149,000 to reduce required funding from Safe Neighborhood Parks Proposition A
Excess Funds and Park In-Lieu Fees for the Mayberry County Park General
Improvements Project, Specs. 6583, C.P. No. 86435 (1); approve
the revised project budget of $1,358,528; award and authorize the Director to
execute construction contract with First Enterprise in amount of $830,000,
funded by net County costs, Regional Park and Open Space District, and Park
In-Lieu Fees Special Fund. APPROVE (Continued from
meeting of 1-7-03 at the request of the Director)
35. Recommendation: Approve final maps for Tract Nos. 49899 and
49899‑01, vicinity of Malibu Lake (3), and accept grants and
dedications as indicted on said final maps.
APPROVE (Continued
from meetings of 12-3-02 and 12-10-02 at the request of Supervisor Yaroslavsky)
36. Recommendation: Find that services can be performed more economically
by an independent contractor; award and authorize the Director to execute a
one-year contract with California Security, Inc. for armed security services at
various Department field facilities, at an annual cost not to exceed $675,000,
plus an extra 15% for additional, extraordinary or as-needed security service
requirements that may be identified, based on the Department's estimated
requirements and on the contractor's price to perform the work, effective
February 1, 2003 or upon Board approval, whichever occurs last, with
two one-year renewal options not to exceed a total contract period of three
years; and authorize the Director to renew the contract for the two one-year
renewal options. APPROVE
37. Recommendation: Find that services can be performed more
economically by an independent contractor; award and instruct the Chair to sign
a one-year contract with Langner Security Services, Inc. for armed/unarmed
security services for the Department's Headquarters Complex, at an annual cost
not to exceed $486,274, plus an extra 15% for additional, extraordinary or
as-needed security service requirements that may be identified, based on the
Department's estimated requirements and on the contractor's price to perform
the work, effective February 1, 2003 or upon Board approval,
whichever occurs last, with two one-year renewal options not to exceed a total
contract period of three years; and authorize the Director to renew the
contract for the two one‑year renewal options. APPROVE
38. Recommendation: Award and instruct the Chair to sign one-year
contracts with Group Delta Consultants, Inc., and Kleinfelder, Inc., for as‑needed
engineering testing/inspecting services at various locations throughout the
County, at a combined annual cost not to exceed $150,000, effective upon Board
approval with two one-year renewal options not to exceed a total contract
period of three years; authorize the Director to renew the contracts for the
two one-year renewal options; and find that the contract work is exempt from
the California Environmental Quality Act.
APPROVE
39. Recommendation: Award and instruct the Chair to sign a
two-year contract with Pulsar Advertising, Inc. to further develop and
implement a comprehensive campaign to promote and encourage residential
recycling in the County's unincorporated areas through public education and
technical assistance, effective upon Board approval with option to extend an
additional year, not to exceed a total contract period of three years, at a two-year
cost not to exceed $798,000, plus an additional $477,248 for the optional
one-year period, financed from the Department's 2002-03 Solid Waste Management
Fund; and authorize the Director to renew the contract for the one-year renewal
option. APPROVE
40. Recommendation: Approve and instruct the Chair to sign
agreement with the City of Long Beach (4), providing for the City to
exchange $161,574 of its Federal Surface Transportation Program funds for an
equal sum of County gasoline tax funds.
APPROVE
41. Recommendation: Award and authorize the Director to execute consultant
services agreements with Black & Veatch Corporation and URS Corporation
Americas, for a total fee not to exceed $150,000 each over two years, to
provide as-needed building evaluation services for various County departments
for all facilities being considered by the County for lease, re-lease or
purchase. APPROVE
42. Recommendation: Award and authorize the Director to execute a
consultant services agreement with AAE, Inc., for a fee not to exceed
$100,000, to provide design services for the Smithway Street pavement
rehabilitation project to be financed by the City of Commerce (1). APPROVE
43. Recommendation: Adopt resolution initiating proceedings for
the levying of annual assessments for street lighting purposes for
Fiscal Year 2003‑04 (All Districts); designate the Director as
the “Engineer” for purposes of implementing this procedure; and authorize the
Director to prepare and file an Engineer's Report. ADOPT
44. Recommendation: Adopt resolution initiating proceedings for
annexation of territories to County Lighting District LLA-1, Palmdale
Zone B, various projects, City of Palmdale (5); and authorize the Director
to prepare and file an Engineer's Report.
ADOPT
45. Recommendation: Instruct the Director to coordinate with the
California Highway Patrol to implement radar speed enforcement on
Midwick Dr., between Allen Ave. and Altadena Dr., unincorporated Altadena
area (5). APPROVE
46. Recommendation: Adopt the findings and orders of the Building
Rehabilitation Appeals Board which provide for abatement of public nuisance at the
following locations, for approval: ADOPT
See Supporting Document See Supporting Document
6019-6021 3/4 E.
Northside Dr., Los Angeles (1)
19725 E. Avenue G,
Lancaster (5)
26444 Brooks Circle, Santa Clarita (5)
47. Recommendation: Adopt and advertise plans and specifications
for the as-needed excavation and disposal of debris for Little Dalton Debris
Basin, Big Dalton Debris Basin, and Puddingstone Diversion Dam and Reservoir,
Cities of Glendora, San Dimas and La Verne (5), at an estimated cost between
$1,500,000 and $2,000,000; set February 4, 2003 for bid opening;
authorize the Director to award and execute the contract; and find that project
is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. ADOPT
48. Recommendation: Adopt and advertise plans and specifications
for the following projects; set February 11, 2003 for bid openings;
and find that projects are exempt from the California Environmental Quality
Act: ADOPT
Badillo
St. over Big Dalton Wash, et al., Cities of Baldwin Park, Azusa and Arcadia (1
and 5), at an estimated cost between $280,000 and $330,000
Littlerock
Ranchos Rd., et al., Slurry Seal 2002-03, vicinity of Palmdale (5), at an
estimated cost between $135,000 and $155,000
San
Pasqual St. over Eaton Wash, vicinity of Pasadena (5), at an estimated cost
between $105,000 and $125,000
49. Recommendation: Award and instruct the Director to prepare
and execute the following construction contracts: APPROVE
Project ID No.
APT5080167 - Whiteman Airport-Tower Access Road, vicinity of Pacoima (3), to
Landshapes, in amount of $152,991.04
Project ID No.
FCC0000783 - Dominguez Gap Barrier Project, Phase 4A, Unit 7B, Part 2B,
Cities of Carson, Long Beach, and Los Angeles (2 and 4), to Mladen Buntich
Construction Co., Inc., in amount of $11,845,21
Project ID No. RDC0013723 - Hacienda
Boulevard, vicinity of Hacienda Heights (4), to Alliance Streetworks, Inc., in
amount of $336,864.50
50. Recommendation: Find that the requested changes in work have no
significant effect on the environment and approve changes for the following
construction contracts: APPROVE
Project ID No.
RDC0013021 - Garfield Avenue, et al., vicinity of East Los Angeles (1),
Security Paving Company, Inc., in amount of $21,452.82
Project ID No. RDC0013206 - Prairie Avenue,
et al., vicinity of Hawthorne (2), H.P.D., Inc., in amount of $82,900
Project ID No. RMD1567091 - San Pasqual
Street, et al., vicinities of Pasadena and San Marino (5), Security Paving
Company, Inc., in amount of $24,100
Project ID No.
RMD5547041 - Putt Place, et al., Slurry Seal, 2000‑01, vicinities of
Littlerock and Crystalaire (5), California Pavement Maintenance Company, Inc.,
in amount of $17,016.93
Project ID No. SMDACO0065 - Ulmus Drive
Sewage Pump Station, vicinity of Calabasas (3), Mehta Mechanical Co., Inc., in
amount of $19,417.50
51. Recommendation: Ratify changes in work and accept completed
contract work under the following construction contracts: APPROVE
Project ID No.
FCC0000035 - 80th Street Drain, City of Los Angeles (2), Van Elk, Ltd., with a
final contract amount of $575,765.90
Project ID No.
FCC0000247 - Charter Oak Wash Invert Access Ramp, City of Covina (5), Mike
Bubalo Construction Company, Inc., with a final contract amount of $150,876
Project ID No. FCC0000757 - Temple Avenue Drain,
Sunkist Avenue Drain and Amar Road and Drain, vicinity of La Puente (1),
Steve Bubalo Construction Co., Inc., with changes amounting to a credit of
$91,470.58 and a total contract amount at this time of $3,240,919 (Partial
Acceptance)
Project ID No. FMD0003027 - Clearing of
Channel Rights of Way, South Area, 2002, at various locations within the County
of Los Angeles (1, 2, and 4), Travers Tree Service Company, Inc., with
changes amounting to a credit of $31,978.63 and a final contract amount of $185,181.37
Project ID No. RDC0010996 - Sierra Highway,
et al., vicinity of Agua Dulce (5), Granite Construction Company, with
changes amounting to a credit of $31,471.67 and a final contract amount of
$395,255.33
Project ID No. RDC0011577, Encinal Canyon Road,
et al., vicinity of Malibu (3), Orion Contracting, Inc., with changes amounting
to a credit of $121,371.58 and a final contract amount of $990,593.92
Project ID No. RDC0012203 - Sepulveda
Boulevard, vicinities of Carson, Redondo Beach, Torrance, and Long Beach (2 and
4), Taft Electric Company, with a final contract amount of $841,420.47
Project ID No. RDC0012648 - Santa Gertrudes
Avenue, et al., vicinity of La Mirada (4), Madison Paving, Inc., with
changes amounting to a credit of $83,401.03 and a final contract amount of
$565,967.54
Project ID No. RDC0013395 - Sierra Highway,
vicinity of Agua Dulce (5), Granite Construction Company, with
changes amounting to a credit of $32,079.96 and a final contract amount of
$935,292.16
Project ID No. RDC0013373 - Castlegate
Avenue, et al., vicinity of Compton (2), Security Paving Company, with changes
amounting to a credit of $86,871.90 and a final contract amount of $740,628.70
Project ID No.
RDC0013651 - Federal Avenue, vicinity of the Veterans Administration Center
(3), Ruiz Engineering Company, with changes in amount of $4,590.29, and a final
contract amount of $57,442.12
Project No. 9037 Unit 4, Long Beach, City of
Long Beach (4), Colich and Sons, with changes in amount of $85,000 and a
final contract amount of $5,519,970.21.
SHERIFF
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52. Recommendation: Approve and instruct the Chair to sign
amendment to agreement with Public Interest Investigations, Incorporated to extend
the Equity Investigations Training Program for a period of two years to ensure
that the Department maintains compliance with the Federal Court mandate in Bouman
vs. Baca and receives the most effective equity investigation training
available for complaints of discrimination, harassment and retaliation, at a
total cost not to exceed $797,640, comprised of a Fiscal Year 2002-03 cost of
$474,800 and an anticipated Fiscal Year 2003-04 cost of $322,840, effective
upon Board approval. APPROVE (Continued from meetings of 11-26-02 and
12-3-02 at the request of the Sheriff, carried over from Closed Session on
12-17-02, and continued from meeting of 1-7-03 at the request of County
Counsel)
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53. Recommendation: Approve and instruct the Chair to sign
purchase agreements of “Tax Defaulted Subject to Power to Sell” properties
(3 and 5) being acquired by a public agency, with revenue to be
provided to recover a portion, if not all back property taxes, penalties and
costs on the delinquent parcels and any remaining tax balance to be cancelled
from the existing tax rolls; and approve publication of the purchase agreements
of “Tax Defaulted Subject to Power to Sell” properties. APPROVE
MISCELLANEOUS COMMUNICATIONS 54 - 57
54. Consideration of the
Director of Health Services’ Corrective Action Plan for case entitled, Armando Vergara,
Yesenia Vergara, Flor De Maria Vergara, minors, by and
through their Guardian Ad Litem, Armando Vergara v. County of
Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case
No. BC 253 699, as requested by County Counsel at the meeting of
December 17, 2002.
55. Consideration of the
Director of Health Services’ Corrective Action Plan for case entitled, Timoteo Najera,
Ofelia Garcia, Yaritza Najera, Constantino Najera,
Anna Morelos, Virginia Najera, and Delia Najera, a minor,
by and through her Guardian Ad Litem, Anna Morelos v. County of
Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case
No. TC 015 136, as requested by County Counsel at the meeting of
December 17, 2002.
56. Los Angeles County
Employees Retirement Association's (LACERA) recommendation: Approve introduction of ordinance adjusting
the salaries of certain employee classifications employed by LACERA holding
positions applicable only to LACERA.
APPROVE (Relates to Agenda
No. 58)
57. Request from the City of
Santa Monica to render specified services relating to the conduct of a Special
Municipal Election to be held March 21, 2003. APPROVE; AND INSTRUCT REGISTRAR‑RECORDER/COUNTY
CLERK TO COMPLY, JURISDICTION TO PAY ALL COSTS
ORDINANCE FOR INTRODUCTION 58
58. Ordinance for
introduction amending the County Code, Title 6 - Salaries, adjusting the salaries
of certain employee classifications employed by the Los Angeles Employees
Retirement Association (LACERA) holding positions applicable only to
LACERA. INTRODUCE, WAIVE READING AND
PLACE ON AGENDA FOR ADOPTION (Relates to
Agenda No. 56)
ORDINANCES FOR ADOPTION 59
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59. Ordinance for adoption amending the
County Code, Title 3 - Advisory Commissions and Committees, and Title 6 -
Salaries, clarifying procedures for the performance rating of the Civil Service
Commission's Executive Officer.
ADOPT (Continued
from meetings of 12-10-02 and 12-17-02 at the request of Supervisor
Yaroslavsky)
60. Ordinance for
adoption amending the County Code, Title 2 - Administration, regarding
Emergency Services of Los Angeles County to conform to the State's Standardized
Emergency Management System, to modify the membership of the County's Emergency
Management Council, to add a Director of Recovery Operations, to substitute
gender-neutral terms, and to make other minor changes which reflect current
nomenclature or practice. ADOPT
61. Ordinance for
adoption amending the County Code, Title 3 - Advisory Commissions and
Committees, extending the sunset review date for the Los Angeles County
Historical Landmarks and Records Commission to June 30, 2005. ADOPT
62. Ordinance for
adoption amending the County Code, Title 6 - Salaries, adding three new employee classifications for
positions employed only by the Los Angeles County Employees Retirement
Association (LACERA), and adding and deleting classifications and numbers of
ordinance positions pertaining to LACERA.
ADOPT
SEPARATE MATTER 63
63. Report by the Executive
Officer of the Board on the tabulation of assessment ballots received and
decision by the Board on formation of County Lighting Maintenance District
1616B, Designate Palmdale Zone B and County Lighting District LLA-1,
annexation of Subdivision Territories to County Lighting Maintenance District
1616B and County Lighting District LLA-1, Palmdale Zone B and levy of annual assessments
with a base annual assessment rate of $70 for a single-family residence for
street lighting purposes for Fiscal Year 2003-04. (Hearing closed at the meeting of 01-07-03)
PUBLIC HEARING 64
4-VOTE
64. Hearing to acquire, by eminent domain, an easement for the construction, service and maintenance of a leach field, as part of a private effluent disposal system, located at 1838 S. Decker Rd., to complete the construction of Fire Station 72, Malibu area (3); also consider original Mitigated Negative Declaration and approve addendum to Mitigated Negative Declaration for Fire Station 72 which involves the removal of existing fire station and construction of a new single story structure and appurtenant yard improvements; adopt the Mitigation Monitoring Program prepared for the project; and determine that the project will not have a significant effect on the environment and that the addendum reflects the independent judgment of the County and that the project will have no adverse effect on wildlife resources.
MISCELLANEOUS
65. Additions to the agenda requested by Board members and the Chief Administrative Officer, which were posted more than 72 hours in advance of the meeting, as indicated on the green supplemental agenda.
66. Items not on the posted agenda, to be presented and (if requested) referred to staff or placed on the agenda for action at a future meeting of the Board, or matters requiring immediate action because of an emergency situation or where the need to take immediate action came to the attention of the Board subsequent to the posting of the agenda. BOARD MEMBERS - (3)
67. Recommendations by individual Supervisors to establish, extend or otherwise modify cash rewards for information concerning crimes, consistent with the Los Angeles County Code.
68. Consideration of items held for further discussion.
69. Opportunity for members of the public to address the Board on items of interest that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board.
70. Recommendations by individual Supervisors that the Board adjourn the meeting in memory of deceased persons and/or commemoration of ceremonial occasions.
ITEMS CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS
FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION AND ACTION BY THE BOARD
A-1. Report from
the Director of Health Services regarding the status of the Healthy Families
Program, as requested by the Board.
A-2. Continue local emergencies as a result of the discovery of an infestation of fruit flies, as proclaimed on August 8, 1989 and May 10, 1990; continue local emergency as a result of a fire started on June 5, 2002 in the Copper Canyon area, in the northern part of the County which conditions are beyond the control of local resources, as proclaimed by the Chair on June 7, 2002 and ratified by the Board on June 11, 2002; also continue local emergency as a result of a fire started on September 22, 2002 in the Williams Canyon Area in the foothills of the eastern San Gabriel Valley, as proclaimed by the Chair on September 25, 2002 and ratified by the Board on October 1, 2002. Documents on file in Executive Office.
A-3. Report from the Chief Administrative Officer regarding the current status of the State Budget activities for Fiscal Year 2002-03; and consideration and approval of appropriate actions to support or oppose all or portions of any State Budget package for Fiscal Year 2002‑03 under consideration by the Legislature and the Governor, as requested by the Board.
A-4. CONFERENCE
REGARDING POTENTIAL THREATS TO PUBLIC SERVICES OR FACILITIES
(Government Code Section 54957)
Briefing by Sheriff Leroy D. Baca or his designee and related emergency services representatives.
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