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1876 - 223-foot Soledad train tunnel completed; last tunnel on line linking L.A. & S.F. [story]
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The next meeting of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is set for Tuesday, April 23, starting at 9:30 a.m.

The meeting will be streamed live here.

Agenda highlights follow (see the full agenda here):

Presentations & Proclamations:

  • The Honorable Armen Vhani Baibourtian, commemorating his appointment as the new Consul General of Armenia in Los Angeles
  • The Honorable Petroslav Sapunar, President of the County Assembly Council of Dalmatia, on the occasion of his visit to Los Angeles County
  • The winners of LA County’s 2019 Green Leadership Awards
  • To members of the Armenian community, in recognition of “Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day,” and Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day (Item 12)
  • Peace Over Violence, in recognition of the 20th Annual “Denim Day,” and Proclaiming the 20th Annual Denim Day (Item 11)
  • The Armenian National Committee of America – San Gabriel Valley Chapter, in honor of “Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day” and “Armenian History Month”
  • Special Needs Network, Inc., in recognition of the month of April as “Autism Awareness Month” throughout Los Angeles County and for their efforts to promote awareness of Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Proclaiming the Month of April as Autism Awareness Month (Item 15)
  • Safe Place For Youth, in recognition of their outstanding work with youth experiencing homelessness
  • Proclaiming National Community Development Week in the County of Los Angeles (Item 16)
  • Proclaiming April 27, 2019 as Freedom Day (Item 17)

Board Motions:

  • Support for Assembly Bill 29 (Holden) Removal from the State Freeway System a Section of State Route (710) (Item 7)
  • Mobile Home Housing Program (Item 8)
  • Establishing a County Purchase Office (Item 9)
  • Establishing a Family Treatment Court Model for Los Angeles County Foster Care (Item 10)
  • Developing a Bioscience Overlay Zone (Item 13, Report)
  • Oppose AB 1141 and AB 1306 Expansion of Fair Political Practices Commission Enforcement Authority Over Government Entities (Item 14)
  • Exercise of Option to Purchase Real Property, Funding Agreement with the City of Los Angeles and Transfer of Title to Property in Canoga Park (Item 18)
  • Supporting the Early Childhood and Education Blue Ribbon Commission Report (Item 19)
  • Expanded Parental Leave Policy for County Employees (Item 20)
  • Establish a Reward Offer in the Investigation of the Murder of Oscar Ruiz (Item 21)

Health and Mental Health Services:

  • Report on the Health Agency’s Progress Serving as the Capital Improvements Intermediary (Item 25)
  • Report on the Financial Status of the Department of Health Services (Item 26)

Community Services:

  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Medical Campus Child and Family Wellbeing Center Project (Item 27)
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