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The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has published the agenda for their Tuesday, November 26 meeting starting at 9:30 a.m.

The meeting will be streamed live here.

Among the agenda items, the Supervisors will recognize the Kidspace Children’s Museum’s 40th anniversary; consider a motion to oppose increased fees for United States citizenship and immigration services; consider a motion to oppose the Federal Administration’s Sanctioned Discrimination by Health and Human Services Grantees; consider a motion to change the name of the Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner to the Department of Medical Examiner; and consider an Urgent Housing Initiative for individuals experiencing homelessness.

The Board will also move to adopt a series of rent control ordinances for unincorporated areas of LA County.

More November 26 meeting agenda highlights follow (see the complete November 26 meeting agenda here):

Presentations & Proclamations:

  • Belen Vargas, in recognition of her 19 years of leadership and mission-driven contributions to the Weingart Foundation which have positively impacted communities
  • Honorable Susan Brooks, in recognition of her 34 years of dedicated service to the residents of Rancho Palos Verdes
  • Kidspace Children’s Museum, in recognition of its 40th Anniversary
  • EDI Media, in recognition of the 15th Annual Chinese American Film Festival and inaugural Chinese American Television Festival
  • Proclaim November 2019 as “Homeless Youth Awareness Month” (Item 19)

Board Motions:

  • Opposing Increased Fees for United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (Item 16)
  • Opposing the Federal Administration’s Sanctioned Discrimination by Health and Human Services Grantees (Item 17)
  • Changing the Name of the Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner to the Department of Medical Examiner (Item 18)
  • Commitment to a Replacement for the Florence Library (Item 20)
  • Urgent Housing Initiative for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness (Item 23)

Operations:

  • Re-employ a Retired County Employee (Item 26)

Ordinance for Adoption:

  • County Code, Title 8 – Consumer Protection, Business and Wage Regulations Amendment to Establish a Permanent Rent Stabilization Ordinance (Item 27)
  • County Code, Title 8 – Consumer Protection, Business and Wage Regulations Amendment to Extend the Interim Rent Stabilization Ordinance (Item 28)
  • County Code, Title 8 – Consumer Protection, Business and Wage Regulations Amendment – Rental Housing Oversight Commission (Item 29)
  • Interim Mobilehome Rent Stabilization Ordinance Amendment (Item 30)
  • County Code, Title 8 – Consumer Protection, Business and Wage Regulations Amendment – Permanent Mobilehome Rent Stabilization Ordinance (Item 31)

Miscellaneous:

  • Settlement of the Matters Entitled, J.C. v. Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, et al. and T.L.C., et al. v. County of Los Angeles, et al. (Item 33)
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