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The next meeting of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is set for Tuesday, Oct. 16, starting at 9:30 a.m.

The meeting will be streamed live here.

Among the agenda items, the Board will honor Rosalind Wayman, the Supervisors’ senior field deputy in the Santa Clarita Valley, in recognition of her retirement.

Agenda highlights follow (see the full agenda here).

Presentations & Proclamations:

  • Rosalind Wayman, Senior Field Deputy in the Santa Clarita Valley, in recognition of her retirement
  • The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, for their partnership with the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control
  • Cynthia Telles, in recognition of being named Director of the Hispanic Neuropsychiatric Center of Excellence
  • Max Stevens, for his leadership on behalf of the Homeless Initiative
  • Top Ten winning Departments of the 32nd Productivity and Quality Awards

Special District Agenda:

  • Merge the Rights, Powers, Duties and Responsibilities of the Housing Authority with the Community Development Commission (1-D, Item 24)
  • Transfer of the Ujima Village Property from the Housing Authority to the County (1-H)

Board Motions:

  • Typhus Prevention and Response Plan (Item 2)
  • Follow Up Review of Minor’s Counsel Costs (Item 3)
  • Implementation: Curbing the Impact of High-Cost Loan Products (Item 5)
  • Closing the Loopholes of Existing County Smoke-Free Ordinances and Policies (Item 9, Report)
  • Support Proposition 10: Repealing of the Costa Hawkins Rental Housing Act Ballot Initiative (Item 10, Memo)
  • Countywide Reentry for Adults Training Conference (Item 11)
  • Improving the County’s Community Business Enterprise Contracting Program (Item 12)
  • Establishing a Jail-Based Job Center at Century Regional Detention Facility (Item 13)
  • County Bike Path Guidance Document (Item 14)
  • Implementing Sustainable Solutions to Assist Youth Under Lanterman Petris Short Conservatorship (Item 15)

Chief Executive Office:

  • Successor Memoranda of Understanding for Bargaining Units 611, 612 and 613 (Item 18)
  • Annexation of Unincorporated Territory Joint Resolution (Item 19)

Health and Mental Health Services:

  • Federal, State and Local Criminal History Information on Ambulance Operators Resolution (Item 20)
  • Chronic Disease Prevention and Management Strategy Award (Item 21)
  • Forthcoming Funding Award to Respond to the Opioid Overdose Crisis (Item 22)

Community Services:

  • Vermont and Manchester Transit Priority Joint Development Project (Item 25)
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Medical Campus North Support Building Sickle Cell Clinic Renovation Project (Item 26)
  • County Code, Title 31 – Green Building Standards Code Amendments (Item 30)
  • Final Map in the Unincorporated County Community of Avocado Heights (Item 33)
  • Final Map in the Unincorporated County Area of San Pedro (Item 34)

 Ordinance for Introduction:

  • County Code, Title 6 – Salaries Amendment (Item 39)

Miscellaneous:

  • Settlement for Matter Entitled, Mildred Mae Mendoza, et al. v. County of Los Angeles, et al. (Item 40)

Ordinances for Introduction:

  • County Code, Title 6 – Salaries Amendment (Item 47)
  • County Code, Title 31 – Green Building Standards Code Amendments (Item 48)
  • The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, for their partnership with the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control
  • Cynthia Telles, in recognition of being named Director of the Hispanic Neuropsychiatric Center of Excellence
  • Max Stevens, for his leadership on behalf of the Homeless Initiative
  • Top Ten winning Departments of the 32nd Productivity and Quality Awards

Special District Agenda:

  • Merge the Rights, Powers, Duties and Responsibilities of the Housing Authority with the Community Development Commission (1-D, Item 24)
  • Transfer of the Ujima Village Property from the Housing Authority to the County (1-H)

Board Motions:

  • Typhus Prevention and Response Plan (Item 2)
  • Follow Up Review of Minor’s Counsel Costs (Item 3)
  • Implementation: Curbing the Impact of High-Cost Loan Products (Item 5)
  • Closing the Loopholes of Existing County Smoke-Free Ordinances and Policies (Item 9, Report)
  • Support Proposition 10: Repealing of the Costa Hawkins Rental Housing Act Ballot Initiative (Item 10, Memo)
  • Countywide Reentry for Adults Training Conference (Item 11)
  • Improving the County’s Community Business Enterprise Contracting Program (Item 12)
  • Establishing a Jail-Based Job Center at Century Regional Detention Facility (Item 13)
  • County Bike Path Guidance Document (Item 14)
  • Implementing Sustainable Solutions to Assist Youth Under Lanterman Petris Short Conservatorship (Item 15)

Chief Executive Office:

  • Successor Memoranda of Understanding for Bargaining Units 611, 612 and 613 (Item 18)
  • Annexation of Unincorporated Territory Joint Resolution (Item 19)

Health and Mental Health Services:

  • Federal, State and Local Criminal History Information on Ambulance Operators Resolution (Item 20)
  • Chronic Disease Prevention and Management Strategy Award (Item 21)
  • Forthcoming Funding Award to Respond to the Opioid Overdose Crisis (Item 22)

Community Services:

  • Vermont and Manchester Transit Priority Joint Development Project (Item 25)
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Medical Campus North Support Building Sickle Cell Clinic Renovation Project (Item 26)
  • County Code, Title 31 – Green Building Standards Code Amendments (Item 30)
  • Final Map in the Unincorporated County Community of Avocado Heights (Item 33)
  • Final Map in the Unincorporated County Area of San Pedro (Item 34)

 Ordinance for Introduction:

  • County Code, Title 6 – Salaries Amendment (Item 39)

Miscellaneous:

  • Settlement for Matter Entitled, Mildred Mae Mendoza, et al. v. County of Los Angeles, et al. (Item 40)

Ordinances for Introduction:

  • County Code, Title 6 – Salaries Amendment (Item 47)
  • County Code, Title 31 – Green Building Standards Code Amendments (Item 48)
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