[0:06] .

[0:07] >> sup. Lindsey horvath,

[0:08] chair: good morning everyone.

[0:10] I want to welcome you to our

[0:12] regularly scheduled meeting of

[0:13] the los angeles county board

[0:14] of supervisors.

[0:15] >> sup. Hilda solis: today is

[0:18] tuesday, AUGUST 11, 2026.

[0:20] And we note that sooup barger

[0:22] will be absent from today's

[0:22] meeting.

[0:24] We take note that a quorum of

[0:26] the board is present, the

[0:27] chief executive officer,

[0:30] county council, executive

[0:31] officer and sgt at arms are

[0:33] here to assist us.

[0:34] We will start with the

[0:54] county's land acknowledgement.

[1:01] The county of los angeles

[1:02] recognizes that we occupy land

[1:03] coriginally and still

[1:03] inhabited

[1:05] and cared for by the tongva,

[1:05] tataviam, serrano, kizh, and

[1:06] chumash peoples.

[1:07] We honor and pay respect to

[1:08] their elders and descendants

[1:08] past, present, and emerging as

[1:09] they continue their

[1:09] stewardship

[1:09] of these lands and waters we

[1:10] acknowledge that settler

[1:11] colonization resulted in land

[1:11] seizure, disease, subjugation,

[1:12] slavery, relocation, broken

[1:12] promises, genocide, and

[1:14] multigenerational trauma.

[1:15] This acknowledgment

[1:16] demonstrates

[1:16] our responsibility and

[1:19] commitment to truth, healing,

[1:21] and reconciliation and to

[1:23] elevating the stories,

[1:23] culture,

[1:24] and community of the original

[1:25] inhabitants of los angeles

[1:28] county.

[1:29] We are grateful to have the

[1:29] opportunity to live and work

[1:30] on

[1:34] these ancestral lands.

[1:34] We are dedicated to growing

[1:35] and

[1:35] sustaining relationships with

[1:36] native peoples and local

[1:38] tribal

[1:40] governments, including (In no

[1:41] particular order) The

[1:42] fernande}o

[1:45] tataviam band of mission

[1:45] indians

[1:48] gabrielino tongva indians of

[1:50] california tribal council

[1:51] gabrieleno/tongva san gabriel

[1:54] band of mission indians

[2:00] gabriele}o band of mission

[2:04] indians kizh nation san manuel

[2:07] yahaviatan of san manuel

[2:07] nation,

[2:09] band of mission indians san

[2:09] fernando band of mission

[2:14] indians.

[2:15] To learn more about the first

[2:16] peoples of los angeles county

[2:20] please visit our website.

[2:22] City, county, native american

[2:27] indian commission website at

[2:30] lanaic.Lacounty.Gov.

[2:33] Hrth very good, thank you.

[2:37] The invocation will be led by

[2:41] rabbi howard from sigh nay

[2:42] temple of the third district

[2:45] followed by the pledge of

[2:51] allegiance, led by georgina,

[2:53] representing the fourth

[2:55] district from the U.S. Army.

[3:00] Please join us and stand.

[3:02] >> speaker:

[3:06] >> sooups solis, mitchell,

[3:07] hahn distinguished guests it

[3:09] is an honor to deliver this

[3:10] invocation on bee-of sinai

[3:20] temple.

[3:21] This week begins a significant

[3:23] time on the jewish calendar,

[3:26] as we enter the 40-day period

[3:29] leading up to the holiest day

[3:33] of yom can I purchase,

[3:37] contrition, stock taking and

[3:39] amends-making, atonement,

[3:44] forgiveness and reconciliation

[3:46] and ultimate with GOD.

[3:48] It is a time for prayer when

[3:50] tradition says the lord is in

[3:50] the field ready to be

[3:53] encountered.

[3:56] While there are few fields in

[3:58] downtown L.A., though chavez

[4:00] ra fine is close and GOD is a

[4:03] dodger fan, certainly, the

[4:04] sentiment still stands.

[4:07] GOD's presence is near to

[4:08] those whose eyes, ears, and

[4:09] hearts are open.

[4:13] So in lieu of a ritual ram's

[4:15] horn to summon our soul's

[4:17] attention, I officer these

[4:17] words.

[4:20] MAY you have the wisdom to

[4:21] know when to lead and when to

[4:24] be led.

[4:26] MAY you have the compassion to

[4:28] bear the pain of others

[4:30] alongside your own.

[4:32] MAY you have the humility to

[4:37] hold two truths in one heart.

[4:38] MAY you heed the charm of the

[4:40] psalmist.

[4:42] Be strong and of good courage.

[4:44] And put hope in GOD.

[4:47] Let us say together, amen.

[4:51] >> amen.

[4:54] >> speaker: good morning.

[4:55] Please face the flag.

[4:59] Place your right-hand over

[4:59] your heart.

[5:00] I pledge allegiance to the

[5:03] flag of the united states of

[5:03] america.

[5:06] And to the republic for which

[5:07] it stands one nation, under

[5:09] GOD, indivisible, with liberty

[5:16] and justice for all.

[5:17] >> sup. Hilda solis: sooup

[5:17] horvath?

[5:17] >> sup. Lindsey horvath,

[5:19] chair: thank you.

[5:21] Please join me in thanking

[5:25] rabbi howard for providing the

[5:26] involunteer keepcation today.

[5:28] He joins us from sinai temple

[5:31] in westwood, first established

[5:35] in 1906 and moved to westwood

[5:38] in 1956.

[5:40] The temple is a for spiritual

[5:43] seekers who love tradition,

[5:44] embrace mopped yearnity and

[5:45] animated by the jewish mission

[5:52] of improving the world.

[5:54] Rabbi howard is a many

[5:55] generational angelino,

[5:58] completed studies at ucla and

[5:59] taught middle and high school

[6:01] math in westwood.

[6:04] He's served as a bible teacher

[6:07] at bible beth hah dome,

[6:10] student chaplain at see tar

[6:11] sinai medical center and of

[6:15] the masar institute.

[6:16] He will complete his

[6:17] ordination in 2027.

[6:18] We wish you all the best in

[6:24] that.

[6:25] We are proud to have you in

[6:26] the third district.

[6:29] Thank you.

[6:54] This is for you.

[6:55] Mississippi sooup hahn?

[6:55] >> sup. Janice hahn: thank

[6:58] you.

[7:01] I would like to welcome george

[7:03] jean a, peer support

[7:04] specialist with veterans stand

[7:06] together, an organization

[7:07] based out of the south gate

[7:09] community.

[7:11] Her work encompasses veterans

[7:13] goals and needs as well as

[7:22] empowering them to success.

[7:24] She earned the korea defense

[7:33] service medal.

[7:35] Thank you for your service and

[7:37] for the work you continue to

[7:39] do for your fellow get ran and

[7:40] community.

[7:45] Thank you for being with us.

[7:45] We have a token of

[7:46] appreciation signed by the

[7:47] members of the board of

[7:49] supervisors.

[7:57] [Applause]

[7:58] >> sup hilda solis, chair:

[8:00] please call the agenda.

[8:01] >> executive officer: good

[8:02] morning MADAM Chair, members

[8:03] of the board, today's agenda

[8:06] begins on page 2, consent

[8:06] calendar, board of supervisors

[8:08] items 1 through 12.

[8:09] Item 1, this includes a

[8:10] revision as indicated on the

[8:12] supplemental agenda.

[8:14] Item 5, this includes a

[8:15] revision as indicated on the

[8:17] supplemental agenda.

[8:18] Item 6, sooup mitchell

[8:20] requests this be held.

[8:21] Item 9, sooup horvath requests

[8:23] that this item be held.

[8:25] Item 10, sooup hahn requests

[8:26] that this item be held.

[8:27] Also this include as revision

[8:29] as indicated on the

[8:30] supplemental agenda.

[8:32] Item 11, sooup horvath

[8:33] requests this item be held.

[8:36] Page 12, administrative

[8:37] matters, items 13 through 6

[8:38] on.

[8:43] Item 23, sooup solis is

[8:43] recusing herself because she

[8:45] received a contribution or

[8:47] contributions of more than

[8:47] $500 within the past 12

[9:01] months.

[9:03] Item 33, supervisor barger

[9:05] requests this item be

[9:06] continued to SEPTEMBER 1, 2026

[9:07] as indicated on the

[9:09] supplemental agenda.

[9:11] Page 36, this includes

[9:12] miscellaneous additions to the

[9:14] agenda posted more than 72

[9:15] hours in advance of the

[9:16] meeting as indicated on the

[9:19] supplemental agenda.

[9:21] Items 58a and b.

[9:23] Page 37, ordinance for

[9:25] introduction, 61, page 38

[9:28] separate matter, item 62, item

[9:30] 62 the board will take a

[9:32] separate vote on this matter.

[9:34] Page 39, special district

[9:36] agenda, this is the agenda for

[9:37] the meeting of the los angeles

[9:38] county development authority,

[9:40] 1d and 2d.

[9:41] Item 2d supervisor horvath

[9:43] requests this item be held.

[9:46] On this item the board is

[9:46] acting -- as the board of

[9:47] supervisors and the board of

[9:49] commissioners of the

[9:50] los angeles county

[9:50] development.

[9:52] Though item 2d is an addition

[9:53] as indicated on the

[9:55] supplemental agenda.

[9:56] Page 40, notices of closed

[10:00] session items, cs1 and cs2, on

[10:01] cs1, county counsel requests

[10:03] this item be continued to

[10:05] SEPTEMBER 1, 2026 as indicated

[10:07] on the posted agenda.

[10:09] The requests for referback and

[10:10] continuances through cs2 are

[10:11] before you.

[10:13] That completes the reading of

[10:14] the agenda MADAM Chair.

[10:14] >> sup hilda solis, chair:

[10:17] thank you, moved by supervisor

[10:18] hahn, seconded by supervisor

[10:18] horvath, that will be the

[10:20] order.

[10:21] Executive officer play the

[10:25] code of conduct.

[10:25] >> executive officer: ladies

[10:26] and gentlemen MAY I please

[10:28] have your attention.

[10:30] The meeting of the los angeles

[10:31] county board of supervisors is

[10:33] about to commence.

[10:35] A code of conduct will now be

[10:37] read and we request that you

[10:39] comply with it to ensure the

[10:40] efficient administration of

[10:42] the meeting.

[10:44] Members of the public, it is

[10:46] your right to participate in

[10:48] today's board hearing and the

[10:48] board encourages jump

[10:50] participation.

[10:50] However, the right of the

[10:54] public to address the board

[10:56] must be balanceted with the

[10:58] need to ensure that public

[11:00] comment doesn't interfere with

[11:00] the orderly course of the

[11:02] board's business.

[11:04] All are reminded to abide by

[11:07] the following rules.

[11:08] Speakers must cease speaking

[11:09] immediately when their time

[11:11] has ended.

[11:25] Public comment on agenda items

[11:25] must relate -- not include the

[11:27] right to engage in a dialogue

[11:31] with board members, or staff.

[11:33] Please remain respectful of

[11:35] the forum and refrain from

[11:37] uttering, writing or

[11:40] displaying profane, personal,

[11:40] threatening, derogatory,

[11:43] demeaning or other abusive

[11:45] statements toward the board,

[11:47] any member thereof, staff, or

[11:49] any other person.

[11:51] Members of the audience should

[11:53] be respectful of the views

[11:55] expressed by speakers, staff,

[11:57] and board members and MAY not

[11:59] clap, cheer, whistle, or

[12:01] otherwise disrupt the orderly

[12:03] conduct of the meeting.

[12:05] Any person engaging in conduct

[12:07] that disrupts the meeting is

[12:08] subject to being removed from

[12:09] the board meeting.

[12:11] And finally, if you with it

[12:13] conduct or behavior by other

[12:14] members of the public that

[12:16] disrupts your ability to

[12:18] remain engaged or participate

[12:20] in this meeting, please notify

[12:21] the sgt at arms or other

[12:23] county staff.

[12:24] Thank you for your

[12:25] cooperation.

[12:27] >> sup hilda solis, chair:

[12:27] thank you.

[12:28] Today's meeting order will be

[12:29] the following.

[12:31] Public comment on items not

[12:32] held for discussion by the

[12:33] board including the closed

[12:36] session matters.

[12:38] Followed by item 6 and 9, then

[12:40] 10, 11 and 2d, followed by

[12:41] general public comment,

[12:42] finishing up with closed

[12:43] session.

[12:46] Before we begin, executive

[12:47] officer, please read the

[12:48] call-in information and

[12:49] explain the speaking rules.

[12:50] .

[12:50] >> executive officer: good

[12:51] morning members of the public.

[12:52] If you wish to participate in

[12:54] public comment, you MAY do so

[12:56] in person or remotely.

[12:58] To participate remotely visit

[13:02] the website at

[13:03] www.Bos.Lacounty.Gov to

[13:04] register and join the meeting

[13:10] or you MAY call 213-306-3065

[13:16] and use access code

[13:17] 25320268973 and meeting

[13:20] password 2672026.

[13:22] You will have the opportunity

[13:22] to address the board

[13:24] throughout the meeting.

[13:26] For items not held by the

[13:27] board you will receive one

[13:29] minute for one item and up to

[13:29] two minutes for two or more

[13:31] items.

[13:32] Items held by supervisors, you

[13:34] will have one minute to

[13:35] address the board and one

[13:35] minute on general public

[13:36] comment.

[13:37] Clearly state your name and

[13:38] indicate the agenda item

[13:39] numbers you will be

[13:41] addressing.

[13:43] Please note once your time has

[13:44] expired we will immediately

[13:45] move to the next speaker.

[13:47] When it is your turn to speak

[13:50] if registered on a computer or

[13:50] device you will hear a beep

[13:52] and your name called.

[13:54] Or on the telephone you will

[13:56] hear "your line is unmuted

[13:58] request the "your area code

[14:00] and last two digits of the

[14:01] phone number called.

[14:03] To agenda sure, we will

[14:03] alternate between the two

[14:05] speaking queues.

[14:06] Members in attendance whether

[14:08] you hear or see your name on

[14:09] the screen please come down to

[14:10] the front of the board room

[14:12] and staff will assist you.

[14:13] Do not approach the podium

[14:15] until directed to do so.

[14:16] Also, for members of the

[14:18] public in attendance, we have

[14:21] a constituent assistance team,

[14:22] including representsive from

[14:23] mental health, public health,

[14:24] health services, public

[14:26] soeshlg services, children and

[14:27] family services, homeless

[14:29] services and housing and parks

[14:30] and recreation in the audience

[14:32] should you need assistance

[14:34] from them.

[14:35] At this time we will hear from

[14:36] members of the public wishing

[14:38] to address all items not held

[14:39] for discussion by supervisors

[14:41] including closed session

[14:41] matters.

[14:43] The consent items will be

[14:44] accounted on with one motion.

[14:46] Members of the public joining

[14:48] us remotely, to comment on

[14:50] these items use the raise hand

[14:51] feature or press star 3 on the

[14:52] telephone.

[14:53] Please indicate the agenda

[14:55] item numbers that you wish to

[14:56] address in the beginning of

[14:57] your comment for us to

[14:58] allocate the appropriate

[15:01] amount of time.

[15:03] >> we will call in person

[15:05] speakers, while they come

[15:06] forward we will take remote

[15:08] speakers.

[15:09] Will the following individual

[15:10] please comforted and staff

[15:12] will assist you.

[15:23] Shawn patrick patterson.

[15:24] Tl there are no remote

[15:25] speakers.

[15:27] We will go to the in

[15:29] experience speaker.

[15:32] Please begin.

[15:33] >> sup hilda solis, chair:

[15:33] hold on a second, start the

[15:55] clock over.

[15:56] >> in-person speaker: I am

[15:58] here for a proposal with the

[16:00] attachment, it provides

[16:00] immediate employment through

[16:03] the recycling program, allows

[16:05] pathways to permanent housing,

[16:08] through path.

[16:09] Congressman gomez has

[16:11] expressed interest in the

[16:14] recycling attachment.

[16:18] And the program director path

[16:21] can resolve the need for home

[16:21] stewardship for a home

[16:30] stewardship program.

[16:33] I am trying to curry a vote in

[16:34] favor of supporting the

[16:36] proposal for permanent

[16:57] housing.

[16:59] >> executive officer: we have

[17:03] one speaker.

[17:05] >> telephone speaker: the

[17:09] monitoring person cuts me off,

[17:11] when it is for public speaker.

[17:11] But we know you for what you

[17:13] are.

[17:14] >> executive officer: that

[17:15] concludes the time for public

[17:51] comment.

[17:52] >> sup hilda solis, chair: we

[17:58] will go to item 62.

[18:01] There is --

[18:02] >> executive officer: we have

[18:04] recuse always on item 23 so

[18:06] we'll need to do the drawing

[18:09] of the votes --

[18:11] >> sup hilda solis, chair: we

[18:11] have to do drawings.

[18:12] >> executive officer: we

[18:13] didn't prepare for that.

[18:13] >> sup hilda solis, chair:

[18:16] we'll come back to it.

[18:17] Executive officer --

[18:19] >> executive officer: MADAM

[18:21] Chair, I could -- we'll do the

[18:24] right on 62 then move on to

[18:25] the rest of the held items.

[18:26] >> sup hilda solis, chair:

[18:28] moved by sooip horvath,

[18:30] seconded by myself to approve

[18:30] the item, executive officer

[18:32] call the roll.

[18:33] >> executive officer:

[18:33] supervisor mitchell.

[18:34] >> sup. Holly j. Mitchell:

[18:34] into aye.

[18:35] >> executive officer:

[18:35] supervisor horvath.

[18:37] Sup. Lindsey horvath: aye.

[18:37] >> executive officer:

[18:37] supervisor hahn.

[18:39] >> sup. Janice hahn: aye.

[18:40] >> executive officer:

[18:41] supervisor solis.

[18:41] >> sup hilda solis, chair:

[18:42] aye.

[18:43] >> executive officer: motion

[18:45] passes.

[18:48] We will now move on to item 6,

[18:49] centering multi disciplinary

[18:50] subject matter expert

[18:52] leadership and jail closure

[18:54] planning, carceral footprint

[18:55] reduction, held by supervisor

[18:56] mitchell.

[18:57] For members of the public

[18:59] joining remotely to comment on

[19:01] this item use the race hand

[19:02] feature online or press star 3

[19:03] on the telephone.

[19:07] DR. Lisa one, director of

[19:11] mental health, judge is here,

[19:13] maggie carter chief doj

[19:16] compliance officer, chief

[19:20] executive office, mental

[19:22] health services department of

[19:22] mental health services are

[19:24] available.

[19:25] For the departmental speakers,

[19:26] staurnl and title for the

[19:28] record when you address the

[19:28] record.

[19:28] >> sup hilda solis, chair:

[19:29] thank you.

[19:30] Supervisor mitchell how would

[19:32] you like to proceed?

[19:33] >> sup. Holly j. Mitchell: if

[19:34] I can make an opening

[19:35] statement and invite the panel

[19:37] to join us at the table, that

[19:39] would be great.

[19:40] >> sup hilda solis, chair:

[19:41] please come forward and have a

[19:42] seat.

[19:43] >> sup. Holly j. Mitchell:

[19:45] there appears to be hesitancy.

[19:46] We don't bite on the tuesday

[19:47] before summer break.

[19:48] This is the best tuesday to be

[20:00] here.

[20:01] Thank you very much.

[20:05] Let me thank our partners that

[20:06] are here today, to talk about

[20:07] this item.

[20:08] I look forward to the

[20:09] conversation.

[20:10] I want to acknowledge the work

[20:13] that the jail closure

[20:15] implementation team, jcit, has

[20:17] provided thus far.

[20:19] We have a set of required

[20:20] action s

[20:23] actions that will help us

[20:23] reduce our incarcerated

[20:25] population.

[20:28] So we also know that the

[20:29] group, the required actions

[20:33] that jcit present d

[20:34] ed, it's not

[20:35] the final blueprint for jail

[20:36] closure.

[20:38] It was a point in time.

[20:40] So I'm clear about that.

[20:41] That's why I brought today's

[20:42] motion forward.

[20:45] This underscores the urgency

[20:47] and necessity of advancing

[20:49] coordinated action to reduce

[20:51] harm, reduce the population,

[20:53] and safely get to us a point

[20:56] where we can close mcj.

[20:58] We are clearly working very

[21:00] hard to change a system, and

[21:02] that requires us to strengthen

[21:03] the planning framework, and

[21:05] ensure that this work is

[21:07] guided by a comprehensive

[21:08] systemwide approach, informed

[21:11] by the expertise of our county

[21:14] and the community who know our

[21:17] jail population best.

[21:19] A systemswide approach ensures

[21:21] that behavior health, health

[21:23] services operations and all

[21:24] other programs and services

[21:26] with a nexus to jail closure

[21:28] are indeed coordinated and at

[21:29] the table.

[21:30] I think both literally and

[21:32] figuratively.

[21:33] In conversations that we have

[21:37] had with jcit, ceo office and

[21:39] departments we have come to a

[21:39] collective understanding that

[21:40] there is still much that we as

[21:45] a county can do to depopulate

[21:46] our jails with greater

[21:47] co-lesion, engagement and

[21:49] alignment.

[21:51] All to meet the needs of

[21:52] family members and community

[21:53] members within the facilities.

[21:55] That's why this item will

[21:57] direct the ceo's office

[21:59] through jcit and in

[22:01] coordination with the

[22:01] departments to do the

[22:05] following: coordinate the

[22:06] closure process through a

[22:08] miltie disprincipally lens.

[22:09] Set departmental goals and

[22:10] related benchmarks to ensure

[22:13] accountability.

[22:14] Incorporate budgetary

[22:14] considerations and program

[22:16] outcomes.

[22:17] And complete a requested

[22:21] reportback on this matter.

[22:23] I have heard as I've tried to

[22:26] talk to a variety of

[22:26] departments

[22:28] departments, as well as to the

[22:29] sheriff's department that

[22:30] there's a difference of

[22:32] opinion about who should drive

[22:34] this process, if it's care

[22:36] first, for my perspective, it

[22:37] shouldn't be driven by the

[22:39] sheriff.

[22:41] It was suggested that perhaps

[22:43] a motion was necessary to

[22:45] express the desire to have all

[22:46] of the departments at the

[22:47] table.

[22:48] So that's how we got here

[22:49] today.

[22:51] Again, this is not a about

[22:53] building a replacement jail

[22:54] for mcj.

[22:56] From my perspective this is

[22:58] not about building a

[23:00] replacement jail for mcj, it's

[23:02] about finding solutions that

[23:05] will get us to jail closure.

[23:05] Ensuring that all efforts

[23:08] ahead are guided by the

[23:10] expertise of our health and

[23:11] care departments to ensure

[23:15] that all decisions have been

[23:16] informed from that length,

[23:17] health and care.

[23:19] That requires a holistic view

[23:22] of justice reform.

[23:24] I think we have treated jail

[23:27] closure primarily as a justice

[23:28] systems challenge with health

[23:29] departments supporting the

[23:30] work.

[23:33] I think we need flip that

[23:34] script and shift the thinking.

[23:37] There's so many people in our

[23:38] jails with complex needs

[23:40] including behavior health,

[23:41] substance use abuse, and

[23:43] housing needs.

[23:45] Departments with the nexus to

[23:49] these needs must be mayne

[23:50] supporting -- must be more

[23:52] than supporting actors and

[23:53] jail closure, they are

[23:55] essential to the collusion.

[23:56] I want to see that reflected

[23:58] in the level of initiative,

[23:59] creativity and ownership that

[24:00] they bring to the effort as

[24:02] well.

[24:05] It's my expectations that

[24:07] departments are at the table

[24:10] with the ceo and jcit to speak

[24:13] to what is possible, what is

[24:16] most care-centered, and what

[24:18] is needed to continue to move

[24:20] jail closure forward while

[24:21] centering the health of those

[24:25] in mcj.

[24:26] I look forward to the

[24:27] conversation, at this point I

[24:28] have a couple of questions.

[24:28] >> sup hilda solis, chair:

[24:30] sure.

[24:30] >> sup. Holly j. Mitchell: to

[24:32] get the conversation started.

[24:34] And I welcome hearing from my

[24:35] colleagues as well.

[24:36] To the departments of mental

[24:39] health, correctional health

[24:43] services and dhs/odr.

[24:44] Jcit has identified where we

[24:45] need additional strategies and

[24:46] expertise.

[24:49] From our don't's perspective

[24:51] where do you see your

[24:52] responsibility for driving

[24:58] solutions for jail closure?

[24:59] Mental health, correctional

[25:02] health, odr?

[25:05] >> department speaker: I can

[25:13] speak for correctional health.

[25:16] Ds the current care at the

[25:17] jail and for years we've been

[25:19] doing this under the umbrella

[25:19] of department of health

[25:38] services.

[25:39] Too understand the patient

[25:41] population and special needs.

[25:43] One of our biggest roles as

[25:45] correctional health is helping

[25:47] people understand who is in

[25:48] the jail, what their

[25:50] healthcare concerns are, what

[25:51] their mental health concerns

[25:54] are, and assisting in

[25:55] identifying ways that they

[25:57] could potentially no longer be

[25:58] incarcerated or a path out of

[26:00] the jail.

[26:02] We welcome all of our partners

[26:03] regularly into the jail.

[26:05] We share data.

[26:06] That's a big role that we have

[26:09] in correctional health is

[26:10] putting together and help ing

[26:11] ing

[26:13] understand not just the

[26:14] specific patients that we deal

[26:16] with, but the aggregate of our

[26:17] population.

[26:20] Again if we're looking to

[26:22] close a jail, we're looking to

[26:24] remove thousands of people

[26:26] from our care.

[26:28] Correctional health's role is

[26:29] to help understand what that

[26:32] population looks like.

[26:33] >> sup. Holly j. Mitchell: so

[26:35] you don't see that your

[26:37] department has any specific

[26:41] role or responsibility to high

[26:42] pressure drive solutions to

[26:43] closure?

[26:44] >> department speaker:

[26:45] providing that information and

[26:47] that data is the first step to

[26:48] driving the solutions to

[26:54] closure.

[26:56] We have to identify who is

[26:57] there, and that drives -- that

[27:05] does drive closure.

[27:06] We have over 100 individuals

[27:08] on a daily basis working with

[27:11] our county partners and our

[27:12] contracted county partners to

[27:16] identify where individuals go.

[27:17] Is that has been going on for

[27:18] years, regardless of whether

[27:19] or not we were trying to close

[27:21] the jail.

[27:23] That's a huge role that we

[27:26] play in correctional health in

[27:27] providing that reentry

[27:30] planning services, that relief

[27:32] planning service as well.

[27:33] >> sup. Holly j. Mitchell: do

[27:35] you play any role in helping

[27:38] to support buildout, provide

[27:41] data to those external

[27:43] entities, and placements?

[27:44] Is any role you play in

[27:45] supporting them?

[27:46] Or expanding their capacity or

[27:48] numbers?

[27:50] >> department speaker: sure, I

[27:52] know DR. Hong will speak about

[27:54] this with odr, we provide odr

[27:56] a good amount of data.

[27:58] Because they are one of the

[28:01] main done you a its for our

[28:02] patients upon release, or in

[28:04] order to be released.

[28:06] We play a large role there and

[28:08] building out, advocating for

[28:09] expansion of community

[28:12] programs.

[28:14] >> department speaker: I'm

[28:15] clemens heinz, office of

[28:17] reentry, thank you for having

[28:18] us.

[28:20] I will add one piece to the

[28:21] correctional health services,

[28:23] we worked in whole-person care

[28:25] and the subsequent waiver to

[28:27] really get into place medicaid

[28:28] funding for rerelease

[28:29] services.

[28:32] California was the first state

[28:33] in the country to sign this

[28:34] waiver with the federal

[28:37] government to provide services

[28:38] prerelease, what some call the

[28:40] inmate exemption.

[28:41] This took a while for us to

[28:44] get into place.

[28:47] That launched in the jails.

[28:50] Tim can speak on that, he

[28:51] launched it in JULY in phase

[28:52] 1.

[28:54] But it is a critical piece and

[28:54] he spoke about the 100 case

[28:56] managers.

[28:58] This is a piece that would

[28:59] likely grow if the waiver is

[29:02] expended.

[29:03] We're in that period renewing

[29:12] our waivers.

[29:13] To stabilize people as much as

[29:14] possible.

[29:16] Once they are ready to go to

[29:18] the community we're doing a

[29:20] warm handoff to people in the

[29:22] community, I especially mental

[29:23] health providers, substance

[29:26] abuse providers, primary care,

[29:27] enhanced care managers that

[29:29] can connect people to housing

[29:32] that are critical for people

[29:35] to re-enter safely and remain

[29:36] in the community.

[29:37] Not go through the continuous

[29:38] psych that will lands them

[29:42] incarcerated.

[29:43] Often due to health conditions

[29:44] and other things that play a

[29:47] role.

[29:48] Independent of odr, it's work

[29:50] we've been involved in, the

[29:51] state level work and trying to

[29:54] get this on the ground.

[29:56] It just started in JULY with

[30:00] the p2 population, intensive

[30:03] outpatient level of care and

[30:03] will expand from there.

[30:04] >> sup. Holly j. Mitchell:

[30:05] this is a waiver that the

[30:07] state is lead on and has

[30:08] already applied to be reupped

[30:09] if you will?

[30:11] >> department speaker: yes, I

[30:12] don't know how many are

[30:13] enrolled but the first state

[30:15] in the country to sign it

[30:17] about 4 years ago I believe.

[30:18] They've been rolling it out

[30:20] across the state to implement

[30:23] across all counties including

[30:24] l.A. County, starting in JULY

[30:25] of this year.

[30:27] It needs to be renewed.

[30:29] Part of the 1115 waiver

[30:29] construct, needs to be

[30:33] renewed.

[30:34] >> sup. Holly j. Mitchell: I

[30:35] appreciate you piggybacking on

[30:36] health services.

[30:39] Can you talk from odr

[30:40] perspective what your

[30:41] responsibility is for driving

[30:44] solutions for jail closure.

[30:45] >> department speaker: happy

[30:48] to do so.

[30:48] Odr, I'll talk about three

[30:49] programs briefly.

[30:51] The first is what we call a

[30:52] community diversion program.

[30:55] I think really critical part,

[30:58] as was said, reducing inflow.

[31:00] There's two critical ways to

[31:02] reduce inflow.

[31:03] Reside reside vism.

[31:05] The second is avoid them being

[31:07] arrested and put in jam in the

[31:09] first place.

[31:11] Lead is a community diversion

[31:12] program where we partner with

[31:14] law enforcement and also take

[31:16] community referrals.

[31:17] For people who have just

[31:19] frequent arrests, frequent

[31:20] touches with the justice

[31:21] system.

[31:22] What we try to do is try to

[31:24] engage them in the community,

[31:26] give them housing and

[31:27] integrated care management and

[31:29] link them to healthcare.

[31:30] By doing so, we try to

[31:31] stabilize them in the

[31:32] community.

[31:33] Avert the arrest at the front

[31:35] door.

[31:35] They don't even hit the front

[31:37] door.

[31:40] This program is like one data

[31:41] point, reduce felony arrest by

[31:43] five-fold.

[31:45] people compared to comparison

[31:45] group.

[31:47] That's one program where we

[31:47] reduce the infly into the

[31:48] jails.

[31:51] The other -- inflow.

[31:53] The other are jail based

[31:55] diversion program, felony

[31:56] incompetent evens program, we

[31:58] partner with the state.

[31:59] Department of state hospitals

[32:00] funds this program.

[32:02] We take individuals that would

[32:04] have gone to the department of

[32:05] state hospitals and we do

[32:05] something called community

[32:06] based restoration or

[32:07] diversion.

[32:09] Instead of sending them to the

[32:10] state hospitals where they

[32:12] will be restored to competency

[32:13] and come back to their trials

[32:15] or be released sometimes to

[32:15] the community without the

[32:20] types of connections that odr

[32:21] provides, this enables is to

[32:23] get them out right away.

[32:28] They get the type of housing,

[32:30] integrated mental health

[32:31] treatment, substance abuse

[32:33] treatment, that odr provides

[32:34] in these settings.

[32:36] In the house, provide care in

[32:37] the house, have care managers

[32:40] to keep them housed.

[32:41] That model had -- has been

[32:43] successful.

[32:45] A model for the rest of the

[32:47] state.

[32:51] People who enter this program,

[32:55] the fist program, 70% don't go

[32:57] back.

[32:59] For whoa who go to the state

[33:02] hospital, 70% go back.

[33:04] Odr is having removing this

[33:06] population that's incompetent

[33:10] to stand trial.

[33:12] When they start, we remove

[33:15] them from the jail pathway for

[33:17] a period of two years.

[33:18] then get them permanently

[33:20] housed and we do some of that.

[33:21] The third program that is

[33:22] critical and program is the

[33:25] odr housing program.

[33:26] This is a program that was

[33:28] started here, has been

[33:30] immensely successful in

[33:33] diverting individuals with

[33:33] serious mental illness

[33:34] experiencing homelessness.

[33:37] This is at risk for shrinking.

[33:39] In OCTOBER of this year, if we

[33:41] are eye not able to expand

[33:42] funding to the program, this

[33:44] is funding that was put

[33:47] forward in unmet needs.

[33:48] Is a little outside of the

[33:50] scope of what was approved by

[33:51] the board two weeks ago.

[33:53] The odr housing program will

[33:55] start to reduce the number

[33:57] we're able to serve from 120

[33:58] per month to about 60 per

[33:59] month.

[34:01] However if we're able to

[34:03] maintain it at the 120 a

[34:05] month, we remove about 2,500

[34:08] peep am year with -- people a

[34:09] year who are spencing

[34:12] homelessness and some of the

[34:13] sickest in the jails.

[34:15] P3 and p4 populations.

[34:16] People come in the sickest,

[34:19] remove them to the community.

[34:21] When we do that, 54% never go

[34:22] to jail.

[34:23] Multiple years.

[34:27] This is a population with 10

[34:27] incarcerations before odr

[34:29] starts working with them.

[34:40] We're changing the trajectory.

[34:41] We have done analysis looking

[34:41] at two years prior.

[34:43] Times that they spent in jail

[34:43] compared to the two years

[34:44] prior.

[34:47] So if you think about closure

[34:50] of jail beds, removing people

[34:52] who are really in the

[34:53] population, gifl them housing,

[34:55] getting them into care and

[34:56] removing them from that

[34:57] pathway to the tune of 380,000

[34:59] fewer days.

[35:01] Just that two-year time

[35:01] period.

[35:03] When you extrapolate that

[35:05] forward we don't know what the

[35:06] impact could be in terms of

[35:07] completely removing peep from

[35:09] that structure.

[35:09] It is a hugely impactful

[35:10] program.

[35:12] These are the types of

[35:14] programs that operate that

[35:16] help to remove, and we're

[35:17] seeing the growing population

[35:20] with serious mental illness in

[35:21] the jails.

[35:24] But odr can move them to the

[35:26] community and serve them,

[35:27] probably the biggest role to

[35:28] play in the closure of men's

[35:29] central jail.

[35:31] We serve people outside of dmh

[35:33] who can do this.

[35:35] We're a program that's doing

[35:36] this in partnership with the

[35:37] courts.

[35:37] >> sup. Holly j. Mitchell: I

[35:38] appreciate that and just want

[35:44] to make sure I heard you.

[35:46] Based on your current funding

[35:47] level, you extrapolated that

[35:50] you remove about 2,500

[35:52] annually and about half that

[35:53] number, I think you said 54%,

[35:54] don't return.

[35:55] >> department speaker: they

[35:56] don't go back at all.

[35:59] With an average of 10 prior to

[36:00] coming to odr.

[36:01] >> sup. Holly j. Mitchell:

[36:02] through the unmet needs letter

[36:05] in the budget on process, if

[36:06] your needs aren't met you will

[36:09] have to half of who you serve

[36:09] now.

[36:10] You're serving 120, drops to

[36:12] around 60?

[36:13] >> department speaker: 60 per

[36:15] year and that's leveraging

[36:15] existing beds across the

[36:17] programs.

[36:18] >> sup hilda solis, chair: can

[36:18] I ask a question?

[36:19] >> sup. Holly j. Mitchell:

[36:20] sure.

[36:21] >> sup hilda solis, chair: to

[36:23] follow up, this is intriguing.

[36:24] Where does your funding come

[36:26] for this program?

[36:27] >> department speaker: odr

[36:29] housing is funded through

[36:31] ab109 dollars, care first

[36:34] community involvement funds.

[36:36] That's currently how it is

[36:37] funded through state and local

[36:39] funds.

[36:39] >> sup hilda solis, chair: but

[36:42] we haven't seen any cutback in

[36:43] ab-109, correct?

[36:44] >> department speaker: we

[36:46] haven't.

[36:47] The program currently with the

[36:49] number of beds that we have

[36:50] and the number of slots is

[36:51] sustained.

[36:53] We don't have a fiscal cliff

[36:54] where we have to close the

[36:55] beds without changes in the

[36:57] direction of that.

[36:58] Where we face the trouble is

[37:01] we need to continue to expand

[37:02] the beds to continue to serve

[37:04] more and more people.

[37:11] What functionally happens --

[37:12] no longer removed from the

[37:13] jails.

[37:15] We can use the existing beds,

[37:16] people graduate, they move on

[37:17] to family.

[37:20] And there's some turnover.

[37:21] We can use those beds to

[37:21] continue to move 60 people

[37:22] out.

[37:25] But we lose the capacity to --

[37:27] the growth that's needed to

[37:28] serve the other 60.

[37:28] >> sup hilda solis, chair:

[37:30] maybe the question is for our

[37:34] ceo, can you help us figure

[37:35] out why this gap exists and

[37:38] give us some background.

[37:40] I'm hearing some good figures

[37:43] here if they are correct.

[37:45] Seems to me we're going in the

[37:48] wrong direction.

[37:50] I want to know more background

[37:52] on why the unmet needs went

[37:54] down that trail.

[38:01] >> ceo: acknowledging the odr,

[38:05] odr figures prominently into

[38:08] jcit required seven actions,

[38:09] occupying 3 or 4 of those.

[38:11] We have invested a lot in odr.

[38:11] Unfortunately because of the

[38:14] cost of the program it is

[38:16] costly, we have done some --

[38:18] we have invested someone-time

[38:20] money that didn't facilitate

[38:21] ongoing expansion, we have

[38:22] been creative in leveraging

[38:24] funding sources.

[38:27] MISS Carter and I had a recent

[38:29] conversation about my

[38:30] consternation over the cost of

[38:33] the program and how we can get

[38:37] to a sustainable funding model

[38:39] on odr.

[38:40] I'd ask MS. Carter to expand

[38:42] on what is invested and what

[38:45] we look for for the future.

[38:46] >> department speaker: good

[38:49] morning, maggie carter, chief

[38:52] of strategic initiatives for

[38:53] ceo and chief compliance

[38:54] officer.

[38:58] As our ceo mentioned, odr is

[38:59] critically important program

[39:02] for jail closure and doj

[39:05] compliance, as DR. Hong

[39:07] explained, odr is really very

[39:09] focused on serving some of our

[39:10] sickest individuals in the

[39:12] jail at scale.

[39:14] Because it is a high cost,

[39:18] high touch program that really

[39:20] carries people through for

[39:22] quite a long time, to follow

[39:25] them on their journey to

[39:27] stability and to provide

[39:28] different levels of support

[39:30] over time there's not a lot of

[39:33] turnover in the program.

[39:36] That is the issue with why the

[39:38] program needs to stay

[39:39] constant, how many new

[39:40] individuals come out of the

[39:41] jail.

[39:43] We're deeply engaged with

[39:46] DR. Hong to both look at every

[39:48] possible source of funding for

[39:50] the program to try and draw

[39:52] down more medicaid dollars for

[39:54] the program, and there's been

[39:58] a lot of progress made just

[40:01] recently between dhs and dmh

[40:03] on how to do some of that

[40:06] billing that's very exciting.

[40:09] I think the result of a lot

[40:11] of -- a long time of those two

[40:12] departments working together

[40:16] to try to achieve that.

[40:19] And also, odr is looking very

[40:20] carefully at the program to

[40:21] understand are there places

[40:23] where we can cut costs.

[40:25] To the program without

[40:27] sacrificing the trust that

[40:28] they have built in part

[40:28] because it is a high touch

[40:31] program.

[40:32] >> sup hilda solis, chair: I

[40:32] guess that makes sense, the

[40:34] funding.

[40:35] I have heard over the years

[40:36] that people tend to stay

[40:37] longer than we can maybe

[40:39] actually afford it.

[40:41] But then the handoff from that

[40:43] program needs to be extended,

[40:46] I think, to some of our other

[40:47] support systems that we are

[40:48] now popping up and have been

[40:50] over the last three years,

[40:52] like jcod.

[40:54] Curious, you know, what

[40:57] connection if there exists one

[40:59] between you and jcod.

[41:00] How are you exercising on that

[41:05] issue?

[41:12] Maybe, you know --

[41:15] >> chief executive officer: we

[41:15] serve different populations as

[41:18] one answer.

[41:20] We serve a very sick

[41:21] population that has a high

[41:23] level of clinical needs.

[41:25] Not that jcod doesn't serve

[41:26] those folks.

[41:28] However there is a little bit

[41:33] of a -- I would say like maybe

[41:35] how would you put it.

[41:37] We serve a different

[41:37] population the services that

[41:40] we leverage in the

[41:40] partnerships.

[41:40] With dmh are a little

[41:42] different.

[41:45] However we've been long at the

[41:47] table together, the dollars

[41:48] and collaborations where we

[41:49] could.

[41:52] I would start there.

[41:53] >> sup hilda solis, chair:

[41:54] yes, judge armstead?

[41:56] >> judge armstead: thank you,

[41:58] I agree with some of that.

[42:00] We do serve a small number of

[42:02] p1, p2 folks.

[42:04] Not so many people in the p3

[42:06] and p4 area.

[42:08] I would say that jcod's focus

[42:11] is for those folks that we can

[42:12] stabilize and make fully

[42:13] independent.

[42:16] We are able to get a person

[42:17] housed, employed, medicated,

[42:18] stable so they can support

[42:19] themselves.

[42:21] Some of the pop you alation

[42:23] that odr is dealing with are

[42:24] folks who can't become

[42:25] independent in the same

[42:26] timeframe.

[42:28] That's one of the differences.

[42:30] Then also an individual can

[42:32] move in and out of stability,

[42:33] they can be stable and need

[42:35] supports later.

[42:35] That's when we lean on each

[42:37] other.

[42:38] With dmh also to tackle those

[42:40] things.

[42:42] Once a person is able to be

[42:43] stable then we're more than

[42:46] happy to get a person employed

[42:47] and housed and moved forward.

[42:49] When a person needs more

[42:50] supports and services and we

[42:52] lean on other health partners.

[42:53] >> sup hilda solis, chair:

[42:54] there's a missing link for me

[42:58] from what I'm hearing, there

[43:00] has to be more effort placed

[43:03] once they are capable or able

[43:16] to leave you, then find

[43:16] another set of services at

[43:17] mental health, department of

[43:17] health.

[43:18] The costs are high.

[43:21] But these people need sub

[43:21] specialized, maybe stepdown

[43:22] after though leave you.

[43:25] Where is that target?

[43:26] I guess maybe that's the

[43:28] question.

[43:29] >> sup. Holly j. Mitchell:

[43:31] MADAM Chair, I would pose

[43:32] perhaps a more global, broader

[43:36] question to jcod, where do you

[43:38] see your role and

[43:40] opportunities to do more

[43:42] across the board around jail

[43:43] closure, not just the

[43:45] population that ocr manages

[43:48] but the entire jail

[43:49] population, what role do you

[43:49] play?

[43:52] >> judge armstead: thank you.

[43:53] I would say that since we've

[43:55] launched we've been steadily

[43:58] building and a bunch of

[43:59] different areas, our outcomes

[44:00] pretty strong.

[44:02] The people that we have served

[44:04] if you look at just sort of

[44:07] our pretrial services, we see

[44:08] that 91% of them return to

[44:11] court.

[44:14] 80% or more stay arrest-free.

[44:14] >> sup. Holly j. Mitchell:

[44:16] 80%?

[44:18] >> judge armstead: yes, stay

[44:20] arrest-free.

[44:22] As was mentioned earlier --

[44:23] >> sup. Holly j. Mitchell: to

[44:24] stay arrest-free means I'm not

[44:26] in jail?

[44:29] >> judge armstead: yes.

[44:30] Recidivism as was mentioned

[44:33] earlier, there's two ways to

[44:34] keep a person out of jail.

[44:35] One is not go there in the

[44:37] first place, the other is to

[44:39] keep them from growing back.

[44:42] Our focus is keeping them from

[44:43] going back and pulling them

[44:45] out as soon as possible.

[44:47] We are continuing -- for

[44:48] instance our courthouse

[44:49] navigation program is only at

[44:51] three courts.

[44:53] At airport, compton, and

[44:55] lancaster.

[44:57] We're plating people,

[44:58] transporting people, don't we

[44:59] don't have the resources to

[45:00] expand.

[45:04] I would say our rdp program is

[45:05] working well as well, in eight

[45:06] courthouses.

[45:07] We don't have the capacity to

[45:10] expand.

[45:11] We have our transportation is

[45:12] one of the things that the

[45:14] courts love, that's the number

[45:17] one way that people pick up

[45:17] bench parks.

[45:19] We are getting folks to court,

[45:20] providing wrap-around services

[45:21] for them.

[45:23] We don't have the capacity to

[45:26] expand.

[45:28] Then also our stock program is

[45:30] being used both for the courts

[45:34] and by the jails as well.

[45:36] Those numbers have been pretty

[45:40] well as well, of the 60 people

[45:42] the jail has placed in the

[45:44] program since they have

[45:45] started it, only 4 have

[45:47] absconded.

[45:47] People are staying in the

[45:49] program.

[45:50] But we don't have the

[45:52] capacity.

[45:52] Into.

[45:53] >> sup. Holly j. Mitchell: I

[45:55] am clear, that no one has the

[45:56] capacity to do all that you

[45:59] want to do, that's a given.

[46:00] The point of today's

[46:01] conversation this motion is

[46:02] to, if you have the

[46:03] opportunity, to think

[46:05] creatively.

[46:08] And I'm clear about jcod's

[46:09] pretrial role and it is

[46:10] important to stem the tide of

[46:13] people entering the system.

[46:15] Do you see, put resources to

[46:17] the side for a moment, that

[46:21] there is a role jcod can play

[46:22] beyond the pretrial services?

[46:23] Is there an appropriate role

[46:28] for jcod to stem the tide but

[46:30] play a role in reduction,

[46:31] those that are already

[46:33] incarcerated?

[46:35] >> judge armstead: yes, I see

[46:37] it in three places.

[46:39] One of the places that we

[46:41] could do more work is in the

[46:42] jail in reach place, starting

[46:44] with folks in custody, getting

[46:46] stable, developing

[46:46] relationships, starting the

[46:48] case management to move them

[46:49] through.

[46:50] So we already have that

[46:51] relationship built with them.

[46:53] I don't think we do a good job

[47:01] in serving women to be honest.

[47:03] I think the women's jail, we

[47:03] know about the levels of

[47:05] trauma that exist there.

[47:07] That's a place I would like us

[47:09] to do better and to do more

[47:11] work.

[47:14] Then I think the other thing,

[47:16] the number one way that people

[47:18] forget to get a person from

[47:19] going back to the system is

[47:21] employment and purpose.

[47:22] We have seen really, really

[47:23] good outcomes when we help a

[47:26] person to be able to have the

[47:28] supports they need and work

[47:30] and to have a trade, a job,

[47:32] education, something that

[47:32] actually reminds them that

[47:33] they have a purpose and things

[47:35] to do well.

[47:37] We have pretty good outcomes

[47:37] but we can do more.

[47:39] >> sup. Holly j. Mitchell: I

[47:39] appreciate that.

[47:41] That might be the kind of

[47:43] connection you were talking

[47:44] about, MADAM Chair, even

[47:45] though it might not be

[47:47] directly with the unique

[47:50] population that odr houses but

[47:51] what role jcod plays.

[47:54] If I can circle back to mental

[47:57] health on my initial question,

[47:59] in terms of where do you see

[48:00] your responsibility for

[48:01] driving solutions for jail

[48:03] closure.

[48:05] Good morning.

[48:05] >> department speaker: good

[48:06] morning, thank you for that

[48:09] question.

[48:12] I think that we have looked at

[48:12] our efforts in being in four

[48:14] areas.

[48:16] One is looking at how we can

[48:18] reduce inflow.

[48:21] The next is really looking at

[48:22] increasing opportunities for

[48:24] diversion and places to go so

[48:27] that diversion becomes a

[48:28] realistic opportunity for

[48:29] folks.

[48:31] The third is increase

[48:32] community capacity for post

[48:32] release.

[48:34] The fourth is to keep our eye

[48:36] on legislation.

[48:37] We know that as there are

[48:39] legislative changes, our

[48:40] population changes and our

[48:41] needs change.

[48:41] >> sup. Holly j. Mitchell:

[48:43] yes.

[48:45] With your third in terms of

[48:47] supporting and expanding the

[48:49] community capacity, how are we

[48:51] doing there?

[48:52] >> department speaker: one of

[48:54] the things we have worked hard

[48:55] on is increasing our treatment

[48:57] bed capacity.

[49:00] As you know, we have had

[49:01] certain requirements for a

[49:05] number of treatment beds that

[49:05] we have to come up with.

[49:07] Dmh is actually ahead of

[49:09] schedule, and a little bit

[49:11] above the number that we had

[49:12] been committed to of the by

[49:14] the end of this year we will

[49:16] have brought on about 2,000

[49:17] additional treatment beds.

[49:22] Close to 2,000.

[49:22] >> sup. Holly j. Mitchell:

[49:23] that is across as you showed

[49:27] us in the charts, that's

[49:28] across the spectrum across

[49:30] levels.

[49:30] >> department speaker: across

[49:31] levels.

[49:33] That is treatment beds.

[49:34] I think another really

[49:35] exciting thing that we're

[49:37] working on is we're expanding

[49:38] the clubhouse international

[49:39] model in the department of

[49:40] mental health.

[49:44] This is a model that is now

[49:46] medi-cal benefit, a new

[49:48] medi-cal benefit we can opt in

[49:51] for, support our ability to

[50:10] build

[50:12] with years of practice.

[50:14] And we have seen some really,

[50:15] really promising impact

[50:17] they've been able to make.

[50:18] I think besides having

[50:20] treatment beds, I think that

[50:22] is a v. Necessary first step

[50:24] for people to access the most

[50:25] appropriate level of care.

[50:27] Beyond that, people need to

[50:30] have a place where they can

[50:31] feel like they belong and

[50:33] connect, find meaningful

[50:33] activity and purpose.

[50:36] We're building out sort of our

[50:38] entire continuum to support

[50:40] that, so that post release

[50:41] people have high acuity beds

[50:43] to go to.

[50:46] We have an expansion of full

[50:47] service partnerships so that

[50:51] for those folks for whom

[50:55] outpatientist is not intensive

[50:55] enough, we have programs that

[50:58] we have expanded, we will have

[50:58] about 14,000 slots all

[51:00] together.

[51:04] Of course, you know many of

[51:05] those are occupied now.

[51:06] We are building out more

[51:09] robust outpatient programs.

[51:10] We believe if we invest in

[51:12] outpatient we can hopefully

[51:13] avoid people needing higher

[51:15] acuity.

[51:17] Then of course we're building

[51:20] out our fountain house

[51:21] inspired clubhouse models as

[51:22] well.

[51:24] >> sup. Holly j. Mitchell: two

[51:25] quick followups.

[51:27] Going back to the 2,000 beds,

[51:31] as I think about seeing those

[51:33] when you present, are any of

[51:35] those reserved or designated

[51:37] for incarcerated people?

[51:40] Or you built out 2,000 beds

[51:42] across the spectrum?

[51:45] >> DR. One: a little bit --

[51:48] one: a little over 2,000 beds,

[51:50] across the spectrum.

[51:52] But we have beds focused on

[51:53] people who are justice

[51:55] involved.

[51:57] The new L.A. General campus

[52:01] coming online, the majority of

[52:03] beds are funded with justice

[52:05] involved funding dollars.

[52:06] >> sup. Holly j. Mitchell: if

[52:07] the point of today's

[52:09] conversation is depopulation

[52:11] of mcj, give me a sense of how

[52:13] many of the 2,000 beds would

[52:13] be used to help toward

[52:16] depopulation.

[52:19] >> DR. Wong: when they are

[52:21] appropriate.

[52:23] If somebody is on a temporary

[52:24] conservativeship or need the

[52:25] level of care they will access

[52:28] the beds.

[52:30] We have done a massive chart

[52:32] review with jcit.

[52:35] Out of 1250 total cases, we're

[52:36] at over 1,000 we have

[52:38] reviewed.

[52:40] It appears that the vast

[52:42] majority of the chats charts

[52:44] that we reviewed are

[52:46] appropriate for lowest levels

[52:46] of care and not highest

[52:48] acuity.

[52:49] A little surprising given a

[52:52] lot of what we've been told.

[52:52] The data is going to be very

[52:55] important to look at.

[52:56] We will do a summary once we

[52:58] have completed the chart

[53:00] review and share that with all

[53:03] of your offices and jcit.

[53:05] But I think for us to have

[53:08] really good response to people

[53:10] who are being released and to

[53:12] try to get people out, we have

[53:14] to treat the target.

[53:16] We have to get people where

[53:16] they really need to be.

[53:17] >> sup. Holly j. Mitchell:

[53:20] exactly.

[53:22] You said that it is a medi-cal

[53:24] reimbursable program.

[53:26] Was that still funded through

[53:27] the state this year through

[53:29] medi-cal funding?

[53:32] >> DR. Wong: it is continued,

[53:34] a new benefit.

[53:35] It is proper bely too new to

[53:36] cut.

[53:37] >> sup. Holly j. Mitchell:

[53:41] well -- okay.

[53:45] >> DR. Wong: but we are taking

[53:47] in nonmedi-cal there as well.

[53:47] >> sup. Holly j. Mitchell:

[53:49] appreciate that.

[53:56] MISS Carter, my goal, as is

[53:57] the goal of my colleagues, to

[54:04] get us closer to jail closure.

[54:09] I have a kind of joke in my

[54:09] office

[54:13] office, my goal is if we can

[54:13] get something done without a

[54:17] motion great.

[54:19] When you look at the elements

[54:20] of the motion today and the

[54:22] direction I'm attempting to go

[54:24] in in terms of bringing the

[54:26] groups to the table do you

[54:27] think this gets us closer to

[54:32] jail closure?

[54:33] >> department speaker: the way

[54:37] that I see this motion,

[54:40] supervisor, getting us closer

[54:41] to jail closure in a couple of

[54:42] ways.

[54:45] It is helpful, it affirms the

[54:47] board's desire to close mcj

[54:51] and look at all options for

[54:51] doing so.

[54:54] The board has said many times.

[54:54] But we have new information

[55:01] and new challenges.

[55:04] The difficulty of the task,

[55:06] and the challenges that we

[55:08] face is helpful.

[55:10] I also think that the motion

[55:12] acknowledges the importance of

[55:13] aligning facilities to reduce

[55:15] our reliance on mcj and

[55:17] ultimately close it.

[55:19] Emphasizes that all solutions

[55:20] should be, including

[55:22] facilities, should be informed

[55:24] by a multi disciplinary

[55:25] process that draws on the

[55:27] focus departments.

[55:29] Subject matter experts,

[55:30] justice system partners and

[55:32] community stakeholders.

[55:34] That's informed by budget on

[55:35] roo e a little, best

[55:35] practices.

[55:38] I think that's helpful.

[55:40] We have talked a lot about the

[55:41] population reduction

[55:42] strategies.

[55:44] But if we are trying to

[55:48] maximize and align the use of

[55:49] other facilities, I think it

[55:51] is helpful to have that lens

[55:52] of that multi disciplinary

[55:54] approach.

[55:56] And certainly the departments

[55:59] have tried to bring that to

[56:00] even small renovation projects

[56:01] and alignment projects in the

[56:03] jail.

[56:05] Like the new mental health

[56:07] treatment area in the irc for

[56:08] folks coming in and presenting

[56:09] in the jail.

[56:12] That was just opened this

[56:13] year.

[56:13] Chs was instrumental in that

[56:17] process.

[56:20] Also, some of the work now

[56:23] that's happening design phase

[56:25] for the renovation and

[56:27] alignment for the detention

[56:28] center south for those who

[56:31] need moderate observation

[56:32] housing.

[56:33] I think those projects would

[56:35] not be the same without the

[56:37] insight and expertise of the

[56:40] health departments and really

[56:42] aligning for the care that

[56:46] needs to happen in our jail

[56:47] facilities as well as get

[56:49] people out of the jail

[56:49] facilities as fast as

[56:51] possible.

[56:53] The third thing that is

[56:54] helpful about this motion is

[56:56] it gives the ceo and county

[56:58] departments clear direction

[57:02] that closing mcj must remain a

[57:03] goal notwithstanding budget

[57:05] pressures.

[57:06] When we invest in new programs

[57:08] we should do so with an eye to

[57:09] maximize the impact on closing

[57:22] the jail.

[57:23] County departments have

[57:27] already --

[57:29] >> sup. Holly j. Mitchell: joe

[57:31] nikita

[57:36] nikita, you have a tough job.

[57:38] From your perspective, how

[57:42] should the county align

[57:43] services, department

[57:45] priorities, budget decision s

[57:48] s

[57:51] with depopulation strategies

[57:53] to ultimately get us to

[57:56] closure?

[57:58] >> chief executive officer:

[58:00] it is quite the puzzle.

[58:02] The way I conceive of it and

[58:03] the way we talk about it, all

[58:08] tools are on the table.

[58:10] Programs, case processing

[58:12] reforms don't cost as much.

[58:14] There's a lot of opportunity

[58:14] to reduce people's time in

[58:19] jail.

[58:20] Talking about facilities

[58:22] alignment.

[58:23] Those are the big things we

[58:29] see as part of the puzzle.

[58:30] We ever conversations with

[58:36] MR. Pinkney about what comes

[58:39] raft the directive.

[58:45] Number one is we have to have

[58:47] a planned foreclosure.

[58:48] Everything is critical.

[58:49] We have to scale it to the

[58:54] budget realities.

[58:55] It's not feasible to say we're

[58:58] going to implement something

[58:59] that we just can't afford

[59:00] budgetarily.

[59:02] We need to be strategic where

[59:04] we make the investments early

[59:04] on.

[59:05] We need to think through what

[59:06] we invest in now versus what

[59:32] we invest in later.

[59:34] For a better understanding of

[59:40] the outcomes and metrics.

[59:43] If we invest $28 million in

[59:44] year one 69 program what will

[59:44] that buy us.

[59:56] We should track it.

[59:58] Programs, facilities, case

[59:59] processing, scale to budget

[1:00:10] possibility.

[1:00:12] One of the things was the

[1:00:16] ability to start to close

[1:00:17] floors at mcj.

[1:00:18] There shall challenges on the

[1:00:19] operating side for law

[1:00:22] enforcement.

[1:00:24] I don't want to speak for the

[1:00:26] sheriff but if we hold

[1:00:27] ourselves to the outcome we

[1:00:35] can see progress.

[1:00:36] That is the next step what do

[1:00:37] we present to the board in a

[1:00:47] way to finance it or fund it.

[1:00:49] What metrics are we expecting

[1:00:49] to achieve and hold ourselves

[1:00:56] accountable.

[1:00:56] >> sup hilda solis, chair:

[1:01:00] supervisor horvath?

[1:01:01] Sup. Lindsey horvath: I know

[1:01:02] when people say we need a

[1:01:04] motion to get clarity, I know

[1:01:06] what that feels like.

[1:01:07] I fully support you and

[1:01:10] keeping the county focused on

[1:01:11] pathways towards the closure

[1:01:15] of mcj.

[1:01:17] I agree it is important to

[1:01:19] emphasize a multi disciplinary

[1:01:21] approach and especially the

[1:01:21] role of our health

[1:01:23] departments.

[1:01:25] I am frequently reminded of

[1:01:27] the high number of individuals

[1:01:27] that are facing charges under

[1:01:37] prop. 36.

[1:01:38] If they can be diverted when

[1:01:39] they have capacity.

[1:01:43] I'm a strong proponent of

[1:01:45] departmental goals, benchmarks

[1:01:46] and tying jcit to the work of

[1:01:47] the departments.

[1:01:53] Of course our county uj budget

[1:02:12] which you clearly outlined.

[1:02:13] >> sup hilda solis, chair:

[1:02:14] supervisor hahn moved

[1:02:16] momentarily, but I want to

[1:02:19] thank all of you for the work

[1:02:23] you are doing the when I

[1:02:25] authored the motion to create

[1:02:27] jcit, it has taken us some

[1:02:29] time and I get it a lot of

[1:02:33] different factors.

[1:02:35] Different powerful interests

[1:02:36] that move us in different

[1:02:37] directions from the original

[1:02:42] goal.

[1:02:44] The board repeats itself, we

[1:02:46] have to have that as a

[1:02:53] continued goal that men's

[1:03:00] central jail should be closed.

[1:03:01] The reports are useful that we

[1:03:03] have to keep our foot on the

[1:03:05] pedal.

[1:03:07] I don't have a lot of time

[1:03:18] here on this board.

[1:03:20] Thee are big priority for the

[1:03:21] public and family members in

[1:03:30] our jails.

[1:03:32] Given the circumstances

[1:03:33] financially with our own

[1:03:35] budget, the state, and the

[1:03:36] federal government we are

[1:03:38] going to have to perhaps in

[1:03:39] the future work with less.

[1:03:42] But that doesn't mean you lose

[1:03:43] creativity.

[1:03:48] And a different partnership.

[1:03:50] Maybe looking at how we did

[1:03:51] things, 10, 15 years isn't

[1:03:55] relevant.

[1:03:57] Give it flexibility, how we

[1:03:58] address more capacity to serve

[1:04:06] people in need.

[1:04:08] My agenda when I got here was

[1:04:09] don't rebuild men's central

[1:04:09] jail.

[1:04:11] we don't need it.

[1:04:13] We can go to other off paths.

[1:04:14] And get the help and treatment

[1:04:20] that people need.

[1:04:22] It takes a long time.

[1:04:23] I know in my district we used

[1:04:24] property.

[1:04:26] We didn't have to buy

[1:04:29] property, we used the county

[1:04:30] resources to build

[1:04:32] recuperative beds, sub acute

[1:04:35] beds, now we open up this

[1:04:40] coming week or so more beds.

[1:04:42] To address people with mental

[1:04:46] health and substance abuse.

[1:04:52] Restorative care village.

[1:04:54] Would have to up our game.

[1:04:56] The time it takes to build the

[1:05:00] beds is incredible.

[1:05:02] There are good people on the

[1:05:04] staff, public works,

[1:05:04] contractors, people from the

[1:05:07] state that helped us with some

[1:05:08] of these grants to help build

[1:05:11] the beds.

[1:05:12] Sum staining it and expanding

[1:05:18] it.

[1:05:19] Doing it in concert with

[1:05:20] community.

[1:05:26] Where sometimes we get lost.

[1:05:28] That is a criticism I have

[1:05:31] heard, from people who say why

[1:05:31] do you have to build anything

[1:05:34] on county property.

[1:05:36] I'm trying to make a point.

[1:05:49] This is needed.

[1:05:51] Knows are not locked

[1:05:52] facilities but at the level

[1:05:55] that have made a dent.

[1:05:57] I bet if we put our heads

[1:05:59] together and see the progress

[1:06:00] continue we can make the

[1:06:01] difference so that we do

[1:06:09] depopulate the jails.

[1:06:10] More flexibility and the

[1:06:10] formulas that fund the

[1:06:17] projects.

[1:06:21] Especially the imd effort.

[1:06:23] I continue to have faith in

[1:06:25] you.

[1:06:33] there has to be urgency.

[1:06:34] Thank you supervisor mitchell

[1:06:36] for bringing this forward and

[1:06:37] reminding us why we started

[1:06:38] this venture.

[1:06:43] It has to continue.

[1:06:45] Members of the board will

[1:06:47] carry the baton as I look back

[1:06:49] on you, 3,000 miles away, I

[1:06:49] hope.

[1:06:52] Hope to come here and see that

[1:06:53] there is more progress being

[1:06:55] made.

[1:07:02] I know there will be.

[1:07:03] [Off mic]

[1:07:04] >> sup hilda solis, chair: be

[1:07:13] nice.

[1:07:13] >> sup hilda solis, chair:

[1:07:14] supervisor hahn?

[1:07:14] >> sup. Janice hahn: be nice,

[1:07:14] right.

[1:07:16] I had a lot of questions but a

[1:07:22] lot were answered.

[1:07:24] We have run the gamut of the

[1:07:25] departments, what you can do,

[1:07:26] what you see yourself doing in

[1:07:28] this role.

[1:07:30] I remain not as optimistic as

[1:07:32] you, MADAM Chair.

[1:07:33] I am really frustrated at this

[1:07:43] process.

[1:07:44] We were chatting, we thought

[1:07:45] it was going in the right

[1:07:49] direction.

[1:07:51] Nothing against motions how we

[1:07:56] operate, but seems like we are

[1:07:57] motioning this jail closure

[1:08:00] week by week by week by week.

[1:08:10] In my view, joe is at the

[1:08:12] helm, will is the quarterback,

[1:08:14] this is the team and this

[1:08:17] motion seeks to center the

[1:08:19] multi disciplinary subject

[1:08:23] matter experts.

[1:08:24] In conversation is used at

[1:08:25] different points in the

[1:08:26] motion.

[1:08:28] How does this actually work?

[1:08:31] Does this team that I see

[1:08:35] before me have conversations

[1:08:39] except in a board meeting in

[1:08:40] front of the board of

[1:08:41] supervisors as response to the

[1:08:41] motion?

[1:08:44] Do you meet regularly?

[1:08:44] Will do you call them

[1:08:46] together?

[1:08:51] Are they offering you their

[1:09:00] expertise or -- how is this

[1:09:01] going to work.

[1:09:03] If it's not going to happen in

[1:09:05] your supervisorial lifetime,

[1:09:06] MADAM Chair, probably not mine

[1:09:09] either.

[1:09:11] I have 2 1/2 years left.

[1:09:12] The torch keeps getting

[1:09:14] passed.

[1:09:16] I'm frustrated, it seems like

[1:09:19] when we're all together

[1:09:21] there's great suggestions,

[1:09:23] great expertise, you are the

[1:09:23] smartest people in the room

[1:09:25] all the time.

[1:09:32] Yet when we go away I wonder

[1:09:35] how does it continue.

[1:09:37] Will, maybe give me some sort

[1:09:40] of confidence that these

[1:09:42] conversations, as we'ring

[1:09:43] them, are happening.

[1:09:44] Are you taking their ideas,

[1:09:45] giving them ideas.

[1:09:48] How is this going to work.

[1:09:49] >> department speaker: thank

[1:09:50] you, great question.

[1:09:51] As we talked about in the

[1:09:52] back, I understand the

[1:09:53] frustration.

[1:09:55] I think when I first spoke

[1:09:57] before the board in APRIL last

[1:09:59] year, I said I understand the

[1:09:59] urgency, frustration of

[1:10:00] people.

[1:10:02] Long before my time here.

[1:10:05] We do talk.

[1:10:07] We have meetings every 4 to 6

[1:10:08] weeks, where we all come

[1:10:10] together.

[1:10:12] Sort of the decisionmakers.

[1:10:12] My team works with all of

[1:10:14] their teams.

[1:10:16] i joked one of the lust are

[1:10:18] meetings on a regular basis

[1:10:19] probably to the point of

[1:10:20] annoyance.

[1:10:22] But a good annoyance, we

[1:10:24] challenge each other.

[1:10:27] They are critical to the

[1:10:29] production of our quarterly

[1:10:31] reports in terms of the

[1:10:33] information.

[1:10:35] My goal as the quarterback, I

[1:10:37] see and my team working with

[1:10:40] the departments is to look at

[1:10:41] what is happening and to

[1:10:43] supervisor solis's pointed not

[1:10:44] just focus on this is the way

[1:10:46] we've always done it.

[1:10:49] But to promote innovation.

[1:10:50] I think, and I feel there has

[1:10:52] been innovation.

[1:10:54] I'll let my colleagues speak

[1:10:56] for themselves.

[1:10:58] We meet regularly, I'm on the

[1:10:59] phone with all of them during

[1:11:01] the month at some point.

[1:11:03] We just met with our

[1:11:06] colleagues in dmh yesterday.

[1:11:09] Clemens, speak to all the

[1:11:10] time.

[1:11:11] Trying to help them identify

[1:11:12] funding opportunities.

[1:11:14] We are constantly engaged.

[1:11:16] I do understand when we're not

[1:11:17] here, to your point, if you

[1:11:19] don't see things it seems like

[1:11:20] things aren't happening.

[1:11:21] But I would say that's not

[1:11:28] accurate.

[1:11:29] I understand why people feel

[1:11:30] that way.

[1:11:31] Three things are important to

[1:11:41] the urgency of the work.

[1:11:43] There isn't people are

[1:11:44] frustrated, there is an

[1:11:45] urgency, we can't wait until

[1:11:47] everything is fully baked.

[1:11:49] We need to try things in

[1:11:52] realtime.

[1:11:53] Pilot programs, other things

[1:11:54] people are doichblgt as long

[1:11:58] as they do it on their own.

[1:11:59] Metrics how are we doing.

[1:12:03] I think we need to give time,

[1:12:05] sometimes, that this type of

[1:12:06] work and the judge can speak

[1:12:07] to this, she does a lot of

[1:12:09] this.

[1:12:10] We don't give enough time as

[1:12:17] we do other work.

[1:12:19] We should be critical, ask

[1:12:21] questions but give things time

[1:12:29] to happen and take root.

[1:12:29] >> sup. Janice hahn: we have

[1:12:31] given you -- everyone, we're

[1:12:32] all responsible.

[1:12:37] You are really responsible.

[1:12:38] We have given you that

[1:12:38] responsibility.

[1:12:39] >> department speaker:

[1:12:40] definitely.

[1:12:42] >> sup. Janice hahn: when

[1:12:44] we're together I think you

[1:12:46] will hear from me and my

[1:12:48] colleagues, we want to know

[1:12:49] we're grilling our department

[1:12:59] heads, what we are can you do.

[1:13:02] Are you asking DR. Wong what

[1:13:04] more can you do internals of

[1:13:08] mental health, either for

[1:13:11] helping us to keep folks from

[1:13:12] being in jail in the first

[1:13:14] place, once they're in there

[1:13:15] how do we successfully get --

[1:13:17] are you asking those

[1:13:21] questions.

[1:13:23] I can't speak for my

[1:13:23] colleagues, though sometimes I

[1:13:25] try.

[1:13:27] But we must be feeling you

[1:13:27] aren't doing enough or we

[1:13:30] wouldn't ask that question.

[1:13:32] Each of you could do more or

[1:13:34] we wouldn't keep asking that.

[1:13:35] >> department speaker: yes,

[1:13:42] yes.

[1:13:43] Generally around the work what

[1:13:44] more we can do.

[1:13:48] I do ask that question.

[1:13:49] That's how we got to the

[1:13:50] required questions.

[1:13:51] we ask the questions that are

[1:14:00] feasible.

[1:14:03] DR. Wong, DR. Clemens,

[1:14:07] around -- and I know DR. Sai

[1:14:09] isn't there, DR. Hurley took

[1:14:10] over.

[1:14:13] What are innovative things we

[1:14:15] can do whether court ordered

[1:14:21] release or released generally

[1:14:22] to look at what judges are

[1:14:24] confident in.

[1:14:25] What can we create.

[1:14:27] We're about to reconvene that

[1:14:28] conversation now that we have

[1:14:30] gotten past a lot of the heavy

[1:14:34] work of the required actions.

[1:14:38] Ski those questions, that's an

[1:14:42] example of that.

[1:14:44] I led violence prevention

[1:14:45] work, and was like a key

[1:14:46] spokesman to your point, being

[1:14:50] charged with it.

[1:14:53] Every time someone died I felt

[1:14:53] responsible.

[1:14:55] It wasn't my responsibility

[1:14:58] but I felt responsible.

[1:15:01] I bring that same work, I feel

[1:15:05] responsible, of course.

[1:15:08] I know it drives my colleagues

[1:15:09] but we think about those

[1:15:09] things.

[1:15:09] >> sup. Janice hahn: I

[1:15:12] appreciate that.

[1:15:14] No question that this board,

[1:15:16] this current bakeup of this

[1:15:17] board has been committed to

[1:15:19] closing men's central trail

[1:15:26] for over five years.

[1:15:28] You saw us appropriate that

[1:15:33] $28 million.

[1:15:35] You have seen us put our money

[1:15:41] where our mouth is.

[1:15:42] I want to feel like we don't

[1:15:44] motion every aspect.

[1:15:45] Although I don't know what we

[1:15:46] would do if we could motion

[1:15:48] everything.

[1:15:49] >> department speaker: my

[1:15:49] colleagues don't want anymore

[1:15:53] motions either.

[1:15:56] but I agree.

[1:15:57] >> sup. Janice hahn: we want

[1:15:59] the reportbacks, and where we

[1:16:01] close it.

[1:16:04] By motions or asking for

[1:16:05] reportbacks, I hope we don't

[1:16:06] take time away --

[1:16:07] >> department speaker: you do,

[1:16:08] but --

[1:16:09] >> sup. Janice hahn: it is a

[1:16:16] constant conflict.

[1:16:16] You're not doing something

[1:16:24] else, we know.

[1:16:26] I thank you to all of the

[1:16:26] departments we are rowing in

[1:16:34] the same direction.

[1:16:36] Feels like it's not happening

[1:16:37] fast enough.

[1:16:37] >> department speaker: thank

[1:16:38] you.

[1:16:38] >> sup hilda solis, chair:

[1:16:39] thank you for that.

[1:16:42] Seeing no other questions from

[1:16:43] my colleagues, let's go to

[1:16:46] public comment.

[1:16:48] I'll ask the panelists to sit

[1:16:49] tight in case you need to hear

[1:16:54] from the audience.

[1:16:55] >> asst. Executive officer:

[1:16:57] will the following individual

[1:16:57] please step forward.

[1:16:59] Caller with phone number 818

[1:17:00] last two digits 95, your line

[1:17:01] is open.

[1:17:07] State your name and begin.

[1:17:10] Caller with phone number 818

[1:17:12] last two digits 95 your line

[1:17:15] is open, please begin.

[1:17:17] We'll go to the next caller.

[1:17:18] Roy humphreys your line is

[1:17:21] open, please begin.

[1:17:23] >> telephone speaker: yes,

[1:17:24] 2026 still talking this to

[1:17:26] death.

[1:17:28] The true criminals deserving

[1:17:30] of alcatraz are the four

[1:17:33] democrats on this board and

[1:17:38] sheila kuell with lesbian and

[1:17:39] transgender guards.

[1:17:41] You come pound the problems by

[1:17:44] cutting the funding of the

[1:17:47] system and failure to e panned

[1:17:50] the system is perverse.

[1:17:52] County board members and their

[1:17:53] staff should adopt a jail

[1:17:54] inmate to show their

[1:17:58] dedication to the cause.

[1:17:59] You can always go to the

[1:18:01] chinese for consultation and

[1:18:02] they can take scare of this

[1:18:03] problem overnight.

[1:18:05] Thank you.

[1:18:05] >> asst. Executive officer:

[1:18:07] thank you.

[1:18:08] Janet assante your line is

[1:18:08] open.

[1:18:10] Please begin.

[1:18:11] >> telephone speaker: yes, I'm

[1:18:14] janet assante, dignity and

[1:18:16] power now and justice L.A.

[1:18:16] Coalition.

[1:18:18] This motion was necessary and

[1:18:19] I thank supervisor mitchell

[1:18:23] for bringing it forward.

[1:18:24] Very clear joseph and maggie

[1:18:26] have received their promotions

[1:18:29] but there's something really

[1:18:29] nefarious about the

[1:18:30] conversation about expanding

[1:18:33] facilities.

[1:18:33] Expanding the facilities costs

[1:18:37] billions of dollars.

[1:18:39] Ml46789 housing and odr costs

[1:18:44] a quarter the price.

[1:18:47] When I hear them examining how

[1:18:52] you need to buy it, what is $4

[1:18:52] million buying us?

[1:18:53] There's a press conference

[1:18:54] tomorrow, representing 14 of

[1:18:55] the families whose loved ones

[1:18:58] have died in custody.

[1:19:01] $4 billion to lasu buys us

[1:19:02] settlement after settlement.

[1:19:04] We've never been in compliance

[1:19:06] with doj lawsuit.

[1:19:08] I hope we explore additional

[1:19:11] options.

[1:19:12] >> asst. Executive officer:

[1:19:16] thank you.

[1:19:17] 818, last two digits 95,

[1:19:20] please begin.

[1:19:21] >> telephone speaker: good

[1:19:25] afternoon, I'm eleanor

[1:19:27] hernandez, L.A. City council

[1:19:29] member representing L.A.

[1:19:33] I'm co-author of measure j.

[1:19:36] La county aci, fighting for

[1:19:37] the closure of men's central

[1:19:39] jail.

[1:19:40] I'm here in support of

[1:19:42] supervisor mitchell's motion

[1:19:44] that would sen per multi

[1:19:46] disciplinary subject matter

[1:19:48] leadership and jail closure.

[1:19:50] This is a moment to center the

[1:19:53] experts that have been doing

[1:19:59] this work.

[1:20:02] You need to fully commit to

[1:20:04] new jails and not replace,

[1:20:06] other than thousands of multi

[1:20:19] disciplinary beds.

[1:20:33] Please and finally build --

[1:20:34] >> telephone speaker: thank

[1:20:35] you, I'm calling to say thank

[1:20:36] you supervisor mitchell for

[1:20:38] raising this motion.

[1:20:41] It is a shame we have to keep

[1:20:43] raising motions to get this

[1:20:44] jail closed.

[1:20:47] It's been over 5 years.

[1:20:47] Odr is a program that is

[1:20:49] proven to work.

[1:20:50] It is a shame that they only

[1:20:52] have 2,000 beds.

[1:20:54] I just visited odr

[1:20:55] transitional house and had a

[1:20:56] meeting with the folks in that

[1:21:00] house.

[1:21:01] They have proven that they

[1:21:02] work.

[1:21:04] It is crazy to know the bos

[1:21:07] doesn't know how jcit works.

[1:21:08] Everyone kicking the can down

[1:21:10] the road while everyone get

[1:21:10] paid for the work they

[1:21:13] supposed to be doing.

[1:21:14] But our community members is

[1:21:17] dying in the jail.

[1:21:19] Will said that he takes it

[1:21:21] personal by this happening.

[1:21:21] everybody should be taking it

[1:21:22] personal.

[1:21:24] One way or another.

[1:21:25] We know that the jail is out

[1:21:26] of compliance.

[1:21:27] We know that it need to be

[1:21:29] closed.

[1:21:31] We know that we all should

[1:21:31] feel compelled -- clique thank

[1:21:32] you.

[1:21:36] Anthony robles, please begin.

[1:21:37] >> telephone speaker: I'm

[1:21:38] anthony robles, resident of

[1:21:42] district 1, dcn in justice

[1:21:43] L.A.

[1:21:46] The motion and stuff, to get

[1:21:47] the health department more

[1:21:49] involved in the leadership of

[1:21:50] closing the jail.

[1:21:52] We also heard that odr is

[1:21:55] looking for funding for one of

[1:21:59] their programs.

[1:22:00] That falls on the board.

[1:22:02] I know we keep hearing on the

[1:22:04] budget on substance, the

[1:22:06] federal and state things.

[1:22:07] You know, somebody who never

[1:22:08] struggles to find funding is

[1:22:13] the sheriff's department.

[1:22:14] Health department has to fight

[1:22:21] for any extra funding.

[1:22:22] They are so essential for the

[1:22:23] health department as they step

[1:22:30] up to leadership.

[1:22:32] We know with all of the cases

[1:22:34] that we brought up earlier,

[1:22:35] there's more cases heard in

[1:22:36] the courts.

[1:22:38] Not enough public defense.

[1:22:38] >> asst. Executive officer:

[1:22:39] thank you.

[1:22:45] Kaitlin, your line is open.

[1:22:47] Kaitlin player?

[1:22:48] >> telephone speaker: I'm

[1:22:49] kaitlin player, interim for

[1:22:51] law defensia.

[1:22:53] I'm speaking in strong support

[1:22:57] of item number 6.

[1:22:58] True footprint reduction

[1:23:00] requires shifting away from

[1:23:02] punitive systems and centering

[1:23:04] community based care bringing

[1:23:06] multi disciplinary subject

[1:23:07] matter expeshdz into the

[1:23:09] leadership jail closure

[1:23:10] planning is critical to

[1:23:12] ensuring that L.A. County's

[1:23:14] care first jails last vision

[1:23:16] moves from policy to real

[1:23:18] world implementation.

[1:23:20] Utilizing experts in public

[1:23:22] health, supportive housing

[1:23:23] diversion and lived experience

[1:23:25] the county can safety scale

[1:23:27] down the jail population

[1:23:28] building out the necessary

[1:23:30] community resources.

[1:23:31] I urge the board to vote yes

[1:23:35] on item 6 to keep jail closure

[1:23:36] efforts forward, moving

[1:23:36] effectively.

[1:23:37] Thank you.

[1:23:39] >> asst. Executive officer:

[1:23:40] thank you.

[1:23:53] Moore, please begin.

[1:23:54] Your line is open.

[1:23:56] Please begin.

[1:23:58] >> telephone speaker: anthony

[1:24:02] aren as, life long resident of

[1:24:03] supervisorial district 3,

[1:24:05] dignity and power now as long

[1:24:07] as L.A. Justice coalition.

[1:24:10] Speaking alongside 140 people

[1:24:12] that assisted since just

[1:24:14] yesterday writing your office.

[1:24:17] 140 other people, your

[1:24:18] constituents, took time out of

[1:24:19] their way to write the board

[1:24:21] speaks to the urgency and

[1:24:22] importance of jail closure for

[1:24:24] your constituents.

[1:24:26] Supervisor mitchell, thank you

[1:24:28] for taking actionable steps to

[1:24:30] implement a true care first

[1:24:32] jails never L.A. County.

[1:24:34] The community will stand

[1:24:36] alongside you in this effort

[1:24:38] to make true what you and

[1:24:39] other board members committed

[1:24:41] to doing, closing men's

[1:24:43] central jail.

[1:24:44] The community would be better

[1:24:47] served by fully funding all 7

[1:24:48] initial jail closure

[1:24:49] implementation team

[1:24:51] recommendations.

[1:24:52] Standing firm with their

[1:24:52] recommendations are you

[1:24:53] demonstrating your dignity and

[1:24:55] power.

[1:24:56] Now is the time to divert

[1:24:57] funding away from the

[1:24:58] sheriff's department.

[1:24:58] >> asst. Executive officer:

[1:25:00] thank you.

[1:25:02] James tack a mat sue, your

[1:25:06] line is open, james takamatsu.

[1:25:08] >> telephone speaker: hello,

[1:25:10] dignity and power now and

[1:25:12] justice L.A. Coalition and

[1:25:14] care first california.

[1:25:16] I want to thank supervisor

[1:25:18] mitchell and her office for

[1:25:18] taking direct action to get

[1:25:20] this jail closed.

[1:25:40] I had other things to

[1:25:42] this is insane.

[1:25:43] The responsibility of closing

[1:25:45] the jail falls on the

[1:25:45] supervisors, don't think

[1:25:48] because jcit is here, leading

[1:25:49] the plan, puts that

[1:25:49] responsibility on them, it is

[1:25:51] on you.

[1:25:52] Don't take a back seat and try

[1:25:56] to put it on will and jcit's

[1:25:56] team, it's on you.

[1:25:57] It is obvious that the

[1:26:00] leadership in the ceo office

[1:26:03] is in lock step with rochman

[1:26:06] and lieu -- hochman and lieu

[1:26:07] in a --

[1:26:08] >> asst. Executive officer:

[1:26:09] thank you, zina moreno, please

[1:26:11] begin.

[1:26:13] >> telephone speaker: hello,

[1:26:15] I'm with la defenseia.

[1:26:17] I support this measure, I

[1:26:19] support the county holding

[1:26:20] itself to its word and closing

[1:26:23] mcj.

[1:26:24] I want to thank supervisor

[1:26:27] mitchell for this motion for

[1:26:27] centering mull tin pli

[1:26:29] expertise.

[1:26:31] However -- multi disciplinary

[1:26:34] expertise.

[1:26:37] What amounts to pennies

[1:26:37] compared to the sheriff

[1:26:39] department is nonproductive.

[1:26:40] Thor shidentify department

[1:26:43] asks for $35 million for item

[1:26:44] 33 even they we already spend

[1:26:46] millions at the end of every

[1:26:48] single board meeting in

[1:26:49] settlements for the people

[1:26:51] that they kill, they harm, and

[1:26:54] that they sexually abuse.

[1:26:57] Fund odr, close mcj, do so

[1:27:00] without spending billions to

[1:27:01] replacement by funding all

[1:27:03] 7jcit recommendations.

[1:27:04] >> asst. Executive officer:

[1:27:05] there are no other remote

[1:27:07] speakers to address the board,

[1:27:08] remote participation is

[1:27:09] concluded for item 6.

[1:27:10] We will go to in person

[1:27:13] speaker, please begin.

[1:27:14] >> in-person speaker: hi, good

[1:27:17] morning, so I was trying to

[1:27:20] get MR. Guillermo vieira rosa,

[1:27:21] that should be added to this

[1:27:22] panel.

[1:27:24] First and foremost if you want

[1:27:25] to shut off men's central jail

[1:27:26] you would have done it a long

[1:27:27] time ago.

[1:27:29] There's no oversight

[1:27:32] especially dmh, MS. Wong, saw

[1:27:35] DR. Jan is and sharon, it

[1:27:36] reminded me fighters for

[1:27:37] directors of dmh and people

[1:27:39] who sit there.

[1:27:40] There are a lot of

[1:27:41] misappropriation of funding,

[1:27:43] because there's no oversight.

[1:27:45] One of the things I want to

[1:27:46] address is the behaviors of

[1:27:47] the probation officers.

[1:27:50] they have a big stake in how

[1:27:51] somebody rehabilitates when

[1:27:52] they go in there and how they

[1:27:53] come out.

[1:27:55] You don't need more beds, you

[1:27:56] need mental health training

[1:27:58] with the off serbs.

[1:27:59] Not blaming everyone, some

[1:28:01] people have more mental health

[1:28:02] issues than the people

[1:28:03] incarcerated.

[1:28:05] You are not doing oversight

[1:28:07] enough to really see that.

[1:28:09] As ply son has been through

[1:28:11] the system, I can tell you

[1:28:11] it's not catered to black and

[1:28:13] brown.

[1:28:14] Everybody do your job, close

[1:28:16] men's central jail.

[1:28:16] >> asst. Executive officer:

[1:28:17] thank you.

[1:28:18] That concludes the time for

[1:28:21] public comment on item 6.

[1:28:21] >> executive officer: item 6

[1:28:22] is before you.

[1:28:23] >> sup hilda solis, chair:

[1:28:24] thank you, moved by supervisor

[1:28:26] mitchell, I will second.

[1:28:27] To approve the item executive

[1:28:29] officer please call the roll.

[1:28:30] >> executive officer:

[1:28:30] supervisor mitchell.

[1:28:31] >> sup. Holly j. Mitchell:

[1:28:31] into aye.

[1:28:32] >> executive officer:

[1:28:32] supervisor horvath.

[1:28:33] Sup. Lindsey horvath: aye.

[1:28:34] >> executive officer:

[1:28:35] supervisor hahn.

[1:28:36] >> sup. Janice hahn: aye.

[1:28:36] >> executive officer:

[1:28:39] supervisor solis.

[1:28:40] >> sup hilda solis, chair:

[1:28:40] aye.

[1:28:40] >> executive officer: motion

[1:28:42] passes.

[1:28:44] MADAM Chair we're going to

[1:28:46] return back to consent items

[1:28:48] and then we will take a vote

[1:28:51] and move over to item 9 next.

[1:28:53] on the consent calendar items,

[1:28:55] the items to approve, we're

[1:28:57] going to exclude item 23 due

[1:28:59] to the inability to obtain a

[1:29:00] quorum of qualified members.

[1:29:02] This item is going to be

[1:29:05] administratively carried over

[1:29:13] by the executive office.

[1:29:13] Paired with the absence of

[1:29:14] barger.

[1:29:16] So the executive officer will

[1:29:18] be administratively continuing

[1:29:19] this item to the meeting of

[1:29:20] SEPTEMBER --

[1:29:21] >> sup. Janice hahn: can we

[1:29:23] get a clarification.

[1:29:24] It's not being continued, it

[1:29:26] is being -- are you going to

[1:29:27] make it happen

[1:29:27] administratively?

[1:29:30] >> executive officer: correct.

[1:29:32] My office is moving it to

[1:29:35] SEPTEMBER 1.

[1:29:36] >> sup. Janice hahn: that's

[1:29:37] legal?

[1:29:39] >> it's being continued

[1:29:41] administratively to SEPTEMBER

[1:29:42] 1.

[1:29:43] >> sup. Janice hahn: I get

[1:29:44] that, I understand.

[1:29:44] It is coming back to the

[1:29:47] board.

[1:29:50] >> yes.

[1:29:51] >> executive officer: yes, as

[1:29:52] opposed to voting for it and

[1:29:53] having it continued.

[1:29:56] I'm moving it.

[1:29:57] >> sup. Janice hahn: right.

[1:29:57] >> sup hilda solis, chair:

[1:29:58] proceed.

[1:29:59] >> executive officer: items to

[1:30:00] approve are going to be items

[1:30:03] 1 through 5, 7 and 8, 12

[1:30:06] through 22, 24 and 25, 27

[1:30:11] through 32, 34 through 57, 58a

[1:30:13] and b, 61, 1d, these items are

[1:30:13] before you.

[1:30:14] >> sup hilda solis, chair:

[1:30:15] thank you.

[1:30:17] Moved by supervisor mitchell,

[1:30:18] seconded by supervisor horvath

[1:30:20] to approve these items.

[1:30:21] With the exemptions noted by

[1:30:23] executive officer, executive

[1:30:24] officer call the roll.

[1:30:24] >> executive officer:

[1:30:25] supervisor mitchell.

[1:30:26] >> sup. Holly j. Mitchell:

[1:30:26] aye.

[1:30:26] >> executive officer:

[1:30:27] supervisor horvath.

[1:30:28] Sup. Lindsey horvath: aye.

[1:30:29] >> executive officer:

[1:30:29] supervisor hahn.

[1:30:31] >> sup. Janice hahn: aye.

[1:30:32] >> executive officer:

[1:30:32] supervisor solis.

[1:30:33] >> sup hilda solis, chair:

[1:30:34] aye.

[1:30:35] >> executive officer: motion

[1:30:37] carries.

[1:30:40] We will now move on to item 9

[1:30:47] which is establishing a -- to

[1:30:49] comment on this item use the

[1:30:51] raise hand fee tire if you are

[1:30:52] online or press star 3 on the

[1:31:11] telephone. Please use great to explore the

[1:31:13] feasibility of a county office

[1:31:14] of gender equity.

[1:31:17] As we know a gap in this space

[1:31:20] since the sunset of women and

[1:31:22] girls in 2024 and spent time

[1:31:24] what next phase of work should

[1:31:25] look like.

[1:31:28] Earlier this year gender

[1:31:30] assessment program was honored

[1:31:34] with 2026 city's globe

[1:31:37] leadership award by the U.N.

[1:31:39] I was honored to be part of the

[1:31:43] team that accepted this award on

[1:31:45] behalf of the county and had

[1:31:48] part to speak with our leaders

[1:31:50] in this space from across the

[1:31:52] country and around the world.

[1:31:54] Inspired more thinking of how we

[1:31:55] can and should do more

[1:31:59] especially in a time that women,

[1:32:02] transgender and gender expansive

[1:32:04] and nonconforming continue to

[1:32:06] face attack on our rights,

[1:32:08] health care and safety.

[1:32:09] Los angeles county is one of the

[1:32:11] largest local governments in the

[1:32:11] world.

[1:32:14] The decisions we make affect

[1:32:15] millions of people but inspire

[1:32:17] billions more.

[1:32:21] That gives us both an enormous

[1:32:26] responsibility and enormous

[1:32:27] opportunity to lead, this

[1:32:30] program has given us a strong

[1:32:32] foundation but for too long the

[1:32:34] gender work is siloed.

[1:32:36] And without equity responsible

[1:32:37] for coordinating and advancing

[1:32:41] this work, that makes it harder

[1:32:43] to collaborate strategically and

[1:32:44] leverage resources and build on

[1:32:46] what is working.

[1:32:48] An office of gender equity would

[1:32:49] help change that.

[1:32:53] Work across all of our county

[1:32:54] departments bringing subject

[1:32:56] matter expertise and helping

[1:32:58] align existing programs and

[1:33:00] services and initiatives around

[1:33:02] gender equity.

[1:33:04] Most importantly make this a

[1:33:06] sustained part of how los

[1:33:09] angeles county operates, not a

[1:33:11] short-term effort, this work

[1:33:13] requires sustained leadership

[1:33:16] and long-term investment and the

[1:33:18] courage to redesign systems so

[1:33:19] they work for everyone.

[1:33:21] I heard from advocates and

[1:33:23] community members throughout the

[1:33:24] county who believe that this

[1:33:27] office is needed and that the

[1:33:28] work matters.

[1:33:30] I agree with them.

[1:33:31] And thank the advocates and

[1:33:32] program staff and everyone

[1:33:34] across the county that have

[1:33:35] championed this work for years.

[1:33:38] I see your efforts.

[1:33:39] I am incredibly grateful for

[1:33:41] your leadership and I am excited

[1:33:45] what we can continue to build

[1:33:48] together, thank you.

[1:33:49] >> sup. Hilda solis, chair:

[1:33:51] thank you supervisor mitchell.

[1:33:53] >> sup. Holly j. Mitchell: thank

[1:33:54] you very much MADAM Chair and

[1:33:55] thank you to my colleague for

[1:33:57] elevating this issue.

[1:34:01] I was proud in 2021 to co-author

[1:34:05] the county ordinance on cda, and

[1:34:07] felt appropriate given the

[1:34:08] composition of this board itself

[1:34:13] that we step up to the plate.

[1:34:15] I do want to elevate an issue

[1:34:16] and bring forward an amendment

[1:34:18] and hoping that the author will

[1:34:19] be open to it.

[1:34:21] This is really important work

[1:34:23] that goes without saying.

[1:34:26] At the same time I have concerns

[1:34:29] about potentially establishing a

[1:34:31] new county office given the

[1:34:33] current fiscal health or lack

[1:34:34] thereof and financial challenges

[1:34:37] facing the county as a whole as

[1:34:38] well as the department of public

[1:34:38] health.

[1:34:41] Which was named as one of the

[1:34:43] lead departments for the report

[1:34:44] back.

[1:34:45] Last year alone the department

[1:34:46] of public health faced more, and

[1:34:49] I think this is a conservative

[1:34:52] number, $60 million of

[1:34:53] extraordinary fiscal challenges

[1:34:55] due to federal reductions and

[1:34:57] labor costs and disaster and

[1:34:59] disease and outbreak expenses.

[1:35:01] I know they are proposing to tap

[1:35:03] into the emergency funding this

[1:35:04] board passed to make available

[1:35:05] to that department.

[1:35:07] So as resources become strained,

[1:35:10] I think we need to be thoughtful

[1:35:12] about what additional

[1:35:13] responsibilities we're asking

[1:35:14] departments to take on when they

[1:35:17] are having to leave some of

[1:35:19] their current work kind of on

[1:35:19] the table.

[1:35:21] And so before we move towards

[1:35:22] establishing a new office i

[1:35:24] would like for us to first have

[1:35:26] a clear understanding of what

[1:35:27] already exists across the

[1:35:30] county, included in the report

[1:35:31] back, but also be really clear

[1:35:34] if we're going to create a new

[1:35:35] office, ask a department to fund

[1:35:37] it with existing resources.

[1:35:39] We need to be clear what work

[1:35:40] they are currently doing that

[1:35:42] they will have to stop in order

[1:35:45] to do the new work we're asking

[1:35:47] of them.

[1:35:50] It was my understanding that

[1:35:52] based on the recommendation from

[1:35:53] the former commission that a

[1:35:56] number of departments across the

[1:35:59] county are doing some of the

[1:35:59] work.

[1:36:02] They are doing some gender

[1:36:04] equity work, there MAY be

[1:36:05] opportunities to better

[1:36:08] coordinate those efforts,

[1:36:09] address gaps and leverage

[1:36:11] infrastructure before creating a

[1:36:11] new office.

[1:36:14] For that reason I would like to

[1:36:16] introduce an amendment and as f

[1:36:19] in frank that says that the

[1:36:22] report back should include

[1:36:23] comprehensive assessment of

[1:36:24] county departments, initiatives

[1:36:27] and staff engaged in gender

[1:36:29] equity efforts in order to

[1:36:30] identify and document existing

[1:36:35] work and gaps across the county.

[1:36:36] That would be my proposed

[1:36:37] amendment.

[1:36:39] Just asking that we pause,

[1:36:41] understand what is happening,

[1:36:44] identify the gaps.

[1:36:47] That would help clarify for us

[1:36:49] what work needs to be done to

[1:36:51] determine if an office needs to

[1:36:51] be established.

[1:36:53] And also to figure out where the

[1:36:55] resources coming from and

[1:36:57] potentially what work would end

[1:36:58] in order to fund that work.

[1:37:02] That would be my ask of the

[1:37:02] board.

[1:37:03] >> sup. Hilda solis, chair:

[1:37:04] thank you supervisor mitchell,

[1:37:07] this work was assigned by cpo

[1:37:10] davent port, removed from the

[1:37:13] ceo's office and staff and

[1:37:16] resources asteined dph why we

[1:37:19] were directing them to continue

[1:37:20] that work.

[1:37:24] And spoken with cw akitta of how

[1:37:28] we see this work advancing and

[1:37:29] looking to them to steward the

[1:37:32] report back to us and he had

[1:37:33] questions along the same line

[1:37:33] you did.

[1:37:36] And what you are be asking is

[1:37:39] intended by the motion, and if

[1:37:41] spelling it out does help

[1:37:44] receptive of to that.

[1:37:45] >> sup. Holly j. Mitchell: I

[1:37:47] want to be sure that work is

[1:37:49] done before the office

[1:37:52] established, appreciate you

[1:37:53] accepting the amendment.

[1:37:55] Thank you MADAM Chair.

[1:37:56] >> sup. Hilda solis, chair: I

[1:37:58] support the motion before us and

[1:38:00] it's very important and I worked

[1:38:05] years to establish the women and

[1:38:06] girl's initiatives and something

[1:38:08] that sheila and I worked on.

[1:38:11] No more questions from the

[1:38:17] board, go to public comment.

[1:38:18] >> moderator: the following

[1:38:21] individuals come, roy humphreys

[1:38:26] your line is open, please begin.

[1:38:27] >> telephone speaker: absurd

[1:38:30] that you waste our time and

[1:38:31] energy and this los angeles

[1:38:33] department, look at numbers, you

[1:38:36] are broken, you are bankrupt in

[1:38:39] more things called ethics and

[1:38:39] morality.

[1:38:42] If you want to find out what

[1:38:45] equity, you use this word equity

[1:38:46] and I would never suggest that

[1:38:47] anybody is stupid.

[1:38:52] But this goes in line with this

[1:38:53] democrat

[1:38:55] democrat garbage that we are all

[1:38:57] subjected to and abused by and

[1:38:59] you are abusing the people of

[1:39:02] this county and the resources,

[1:39:07] so limited resources that we

[1:39:09] have, to say that you are

[1:39:10] disgusting that is giving you

[1:39:11] too much credit.

[1:39:13] You should be removed.

[1:39:19] The four democrats should resign

[1:39:20] immediately.

[1:39:22] >> moderator: thank you, MADAM

[1:39:24] Chair no more remote speakers,

[1:39:29] go to in-person speakers, please

[1:39:30] begin.

[1:39:31] >> in-person speaker: good

[1:39:37] morning claudia, dpsdwc, I have

[1:39:41] to say something brief about

[1:39:46] this I am a formalize person at

[1:39:48] the center and we have a high

[1:39:49] number of individuals identify

[1:39:53] as gender and I work along with

[1:39:54] them.

[1:39:55] As staff.

[1:40:00] And I understand a lot of the

[1:40:02] struggles that gender identity

[1:40:03] people go through.

[1:40:06] I think it is necessary to make

[1:40:07] an assessment what is working

[1:40:10] and what is not working.

[1:40:14] So that you would be able to

[1:40:15] appropriately put the resources

[1:40:19] in place for that, I do believe

[1:40:24] there is a need to have support

[1:40:29] into you know a feel that you

[1:40:33] are part of a community.

[1:40:35] >> moderator: next speaker

[1:40:35] please.

[1:40:38] >> in-person speaker: DR. Truth,

[1:40:40] I am a policy analyst for the

[1:40:41] U.N., this is very important and

[1:40:43] proud of this agenda as a woman.

[1:40:45] Attending the commission of the

[1:40:47] status of women this past MARCH,

[1:40:49] you talked about the violence

[1:40:52] against women and not only this

[1:40:54] country but globally.

[1:40:57] I am really proud that you

[1:40:59] bring, and supervisor horvath

[1:41:01] bringing this to light, what is

[1:41:01] needed.

[1:41:03] anyone that identifies as a

[1:41:05] woman, whatever the case MAY be,

[1:41:08] that they are protected by all

[1:41:09] costs.

[1:41:11] A lot of women in skid row, a

[1:41:14] lot of them live in tents and

[1:41:15] removed or subject to rape every

[1:41:16] night.

[1:41:18] This is a major issue and we

[1:41:22] issue asking for this board that

[1:41:24] this agency created and address

[1:41:26] and women that suffering through

[1:41:27] domestic violence to be

[1:41:28] protected.

[1:41:30] Bravo to this agenda and look

[1:41:32] forward to see it through its

[1:41:33] fruition.

[1:41:36] Great job --

[1:41:38] >> moderator: thank you that

[1:41:43] concludes item 9.

[1:41:44] >> department speaker: item 9

[1:41:44] before you.

[1:41:45] >> sup. Hilda solis, chair:

[1:41:48] advised by horvath and I second.

[1:41:53] Call the roll.

[1:41:53] >>>> sup. Holly j. Mitchell:

[1:41:57] aye.

[1:41:58] >>>> sup. Lindsey horvath:.

[1:41:59] >> aye.

[1:42:00] >>>> sup. Hilda solis, chair:.

[1:42:01] >> aye.

[1:42:04] That item passes.

[1:42:14] And item 10, for members of the

[1:42:18] public to join remotely, no

[1:42:21] departmental speakers requested

[1:42:23] for this item.

[1:42:24] >> sup. Hilda solis, chair:

[1:42:24] supervisor horvath.

[1:42:25] >> sup. Holly j. Mitchell: I

[1:42:27] think it's mine --

[1:42:28] >> sup. Hilda solis, chair: I'm

[1:42:29] sorry.

[1:42:35] I'm sorry, apologize.

[1:42:37] >> sup. Janice hahn: thank you

[1:42:40] MADAM Chair, horvath is my co-.

[1:42:44] Over the past years we have

[1:42:48] built hard to build up L.A.

[1:42:52] County system and mental health

[1:42:54] respond to crisis rather than

[1:42:56] relying on armed law

[1:42:56] enforcement.

[1:43:00] And we have expanded the mental

[1:43:03] response teams and have 71 teams

[1:43:04] operating around the clock seven

[1:43:05] days a week.

[1:43:07] And the data shows it's working

[1:43:11] and at the same that calls to

[1:43:15] 988, that have gone up, calls to

[1:43:16] law enforcement that relate to

[1:43:17] mental health issues have gone

[1:43:20] down and arrests have dropped by

[1:43:22] almost 25%.

[1:43:28] This is encouraging data about

[1:43:30] our mental health crisis team

[1:43:31] still takes too long to respond

[1:43:33] to the calls.

[1:43:34] One.

[1:43:36] Of the reasons that our response

[1:43:38] time is so high that our teams

[1:43:41] spend 1,000 hours every month

[1:43:45] responding to local emergency

[1:43:49] rooms where they authorize 51-50

[1:43:53] holds, 51-50 holds is one

[1:43:55] experiencing a mental health

[1:43:57] crisis is to be at danger to

[1:44:00] themselves and others and placed

[1:44:03] on a 72-hour hold.

[1:44:07] And doctors have been authorized

[1:44:10] to 51-50 to their patients and

[1:44:12] private hospitals across the

[1:44:14] county where the doctors are not

[1:44:15] authorized.

[1:44:17] This means that one of the 35

[1:44:18] hospitals has a patient in

[1:44:20] danger to themselves or others

[1:44:22] they call our county response

[1:44:23] teams.

[1:44:25] To initiate the 51-50 hold.

[1:44:27] This has been a huge drain on

[1:44:28] our resources.

[1:44:29] It would benefit everyone if

[1:44:32] more of these noncounty

[1:44:34] hospitals were authorized to

[1:44:36] conduct psychiatric holds

[1:44:37] themselves.

[1:44:39] Our crisis teams could focus on

[1:44:42] what they were designed to do,

[1:44:44] respond to crisis out of the

[1:44:46] communities and er patients

[1:44:47] evaluated more quickly by

[1:44:49] hospital staff right then and

[1:44:49] there.

[1:44:52] And thanks to a new state law

[1:44:54] this is now possible.

[1:45:00] Emergency room officials are now

[1:45:03] eligible to be trained by our

[1:45:06] department of mental health to

[1:45:11] conduct those 51-50 holds.

[1:45:14] That's what this will do,

[1:45:19] imelement a pilot with top er's

[1:45:23] to train physicians at these

[1:45:25] hospitals to conduct 51-50 holds

[1:45:28] by the end of this year.

[1:45:30] For everyone's information the

[1:45:34] top hospitals are paloma,

[1:45:36] providence st. John's in santa

[1:45:40] monica, uci health in lakewood.

[1:45:43] And mary medical center in

[1:45:45] torrance and ucla west valley

[1:45:46] medical center.

[1:45:48] And the motion asked for a plan

[1:45:52] to expand the pilot beyond the

[1:45:55] five highest utilizers and by

[1:45:58] 2027, all noncounty,

[1:45:59] nonauthorized hospitals in los

[1:46:05] angeles county can have er

[1:46:06] physicians trained to conduct

[1:46:08] 51-50 holds.

[1:46:10] I have high hopes for the

[1:46:12] program and free up our county

[1:46:14] response team to focus on

[1:46:16] emergencies on the streets or in

[1:46:17] people's homes where people are

[1:46:20] more vulnerable and at risk of

[1:46:22] harming themselves or others.

[1:46:24] Im looking forward to see the

[1:46:27] outcome of this pilot program

[1:46:28] and expansion of eligible

[1:46:30] hospitals so that our county

[1:46:32] teams can focus on responding

[1:46:34] quickly to community crisis.

[1:46:36] Because we know many times

[1:46:40] minutes is what matters when

[1:46:46] someone is having a mental

[1:46:48] health crisis and emergency room

[1:46:49] patients can have the support

[1:46:51] they need.

[1:46:55] Thank you supervisor horvath for

[1:46:59] being co-author.

[1:47:00] >> sup. Lindsey horvath: thank

[1:47:04] you supervisor hanh and you are

[1:47:07] passionate in this topic and

[1:47:10] expect my strong support for

[1:47:14] ab416 and what it can mean for

[1:47:15] people experiencing behavioral

[1:47:18] health crisis across the county.

[1:47:21] And every day people

[1:47:22] experiencing mental health

[1:47:24] crises arrive at emergency rooms

[1:47:27] and the physician standing at

[1:47:30] the patient bedside has

[1:47:33] evaluated the individual and

[1:47:35] understands their medical

[1:47:36] condition.

[1:47:38] And understands what is next,

[1:47:43] but MAY not be aware of

[1:47:43] landerman-petris-short act

[1:47:47] necessary to a voluntary hold.

[1:47:50] Ab460 gives an opportunity to

[1:47:53] change that, we can empower

[1:47:55] appropriately trained physicians

[1:47:58] already at the patient's bedside

[1:47:59] to act when someone meets the

[1:48:03] legal criteria for involuntary

[1:48:05] evaluation and treatment.

[1:48:07] Our emergency departments face

[1:48:09] tremendous pressures and when

[1:48:12] someone is experiencing a crisis

[1:48:13] unnecessary delays affect

[1:48:13] everyone.

[1:48:14] The patient.

[1:48:15] Their family.

[1:48:17] Hospital staff.

[1:48:20] First responders and other

[1:48:22] patients waiting for emergency

[1:48:23] car.

[1:48:25] Ab416 can help reduce those

[1:48:27] delays and improve coordination

[1:48:30] of hospitals and make better use

[1:48:32] of highly trained medical

[1:48:33] professionals who are already

[1:48:35] caring for those patients.

[1:48:38] And also reduce unnecessary

[1:48:39] reliance on psychiatric mobile

[1:48:41] response teams.

[1:48:43] When an individual is already

[1:48:45] safely inside of an emergency

[1:48:46] department and being evaluated

[1:48:48] by a qualified physician, we

[1:48:54] shouldn't need to take a

[1:48:55] psychiatric mobile response team

[1:48:57] away to bring them back into the

[1:48:59] hospitals because of a gap in

[1:49:01] lps designation authority.

[1:49:03] This is where government gets in

[1:49:06] its own way and we have a common

[1:49:07] sense solution before us.

[1:49:09] However the goal of ab416 should

[1:49:14] not be more holds and

[1:49:17] involuntarily detention involves

[1:49:19] civil liberties.

[1:49:22] The goal is better and more

[1:49:23] timely made by professionals

[1:49:26] that understand the need of

[1:49:29] patients and the legal

[1:49:30] implementation of

[1:49:30] landerman-petris-short act,

[1:49:33] implementation matters.

[1:49:34] Expanding eligibility must be

[1:49:36] accompanied by county training

[1:49:37] and clear standards and

[1:49:38] appropriate oversight and

[1:49:39] documentation and an is strong

[1:49:41] patient to patient rights.

[1:49:43] I look forward to the report

[1:49:45] back from the department of

[1:49:46] mental health that will outline

[1:49:49] these important trainings and

[1:49:49] protocols.

[1:49:51] Ultimately when someone reaches

[1:49:52] an emergency department in

[1:49:55] crisis, our systems should be

[1:49:57] prepared to respond immediately

[1:49:59] with compassion, clinical

[1:50:02] expertise and respect for that

[1:50:04] individuals' rights and dignity.

[1:50:07] Ab416 is an opportunity to

[1:50:09] improve how our entire system

[1:50:12] responds to people in crisis,

[1:50:14] thank you.

[1:50:15] >> sup. Hilda solis, chair:

[1:50:16] thank you supervisor mitchell.

[1:50:16] >> sup. Holly j. Mitchell: thank

[1:50:21] you MADAM Chair and thank cloeg

[1:50:23] colleagues to bring this

[1:50:27] forward, it's a practical fix

[1:50:29] that cuts wait time for patients

[1:50:29] in crisis.

[1:50:33] It's not a new idea, the county

[1:50:37] piloted this in 2016 with our

[1:50:40] martin luther king safety

[1:50:44] hospital in south L.A. And since

[1:50:46] then has continued the work and

[1:50:51] on a shift, six patients a day

[1:50:53] on 51-50 psychiatric hold, I

[1:50:55] look to see more hospitals in

[1:50:57] the second district as well as

[1:50:59] county wide onboarded in the

[1:51:01] next phase, looking forward to

[1:51:02] support the motion.

[1:51:03] >> sup. Hilda solis, chair:

[1:51:06] great I too want to join my

[1:51:08] colleagues and thank you

[1:51:09] supervisor hahn I know how close

[1:51:11] issue for you and has been and

[1:51:12] for supervisor horvath.

[1:51:15] I want to say I too am very

[1:51:16] supportive.

[1:51:19] I think treatment by trained

[1:51:21] professionals is obviously

[1:51:23] always very helpful and knowing

[1:51:25] that this program will expand to

[1:51:27] areas like paloma hospital that

[1:51:29] is in dire need of support in

[1:51:30] many ways can be a solution.

[1:51:32] I look forward to supporting the

[1:51:32] motion.

[1:51:33] Seeing no other colleagues on

[1:51:38] this item, go to public comment.

[1:51:38] >> moderator: will the following

[1:51:41] individuals come forward and

[1:51:42] staff assist you.

[1:51:46] [Calling names]

[1:51:50] Roy humphreys your line is open,

[1:51:51] please begin.

[1:51:52] >> telephone speaker: you have

[1:51:54] to look for the choke point,

[1:51:55] where is the choke point.

[1:51:57] And the most ideal conditions

[1:51:59] you have all of these physicians

[1:52:01] making these judgments and if

[1:52:03] er's have the capacity to handle

[1:52:06] the load of any given moment and

[1:52:08] time, how fast can you get those

[1:52:10] persons out of the emergency

[1:52:12] rooms and into a facility.

[1:52:15] That is the choke point.

[1:52:17] And it needs to be resolved but

[1:52:21] you took on this task so it's in

[1:52:22] your court.

[1:52:23] thank you.

[1:52:24] >> moderator: thank you, MADAM

[1:52:25] Chair no other remote speakers

[1:52:29] to address the board, the remote

[1:52:31] participation for item 10 is

[1:52:34] concluded, in-person speakers,

[1:52:37] please begin.

[1:52:38] >> in-person speaker: good

[1:52:39] morning chair and supervisors

[1:52:46] and on behalf of nomi, thank you

[1:52:50] supervisors hahn and horvath for

[1:52:51] these evaluations in

[1:52:53] nondesignated lps hospitals we

[1:52:55] can help those in crisis get the

[1:52:58] help they need, reduce delays

[1:53:00] and improve patient cares and

[1:53:01] outcomes and a chance at

[1:53:01] recovery.

[1:53:04] As this pilot moves forward we

[1:53:06] encourage strong training,

[1:53:08] oversight and collaboration with

[1:53:09] families, community

[1:53:10] organizations and people with

[1:53:12] lived experiences.

[1:53:15] To ensure that every evaluation

[1:53:17] is conducted with dignity and

[1:53:17] compassion.

[1:53:21] This is a practical step towards

[1:53:23] strengthening mental health care

[1:53:24] and improving crisis response

[1:53:27] across L.A. County.

[1:53:29] We encourage a yes vote on this

[1:53:32] motion.

[1:53:34] >> moderator: thank you, next

[1:53:35] speaker.

[1:53:37] >> in-person speaker: I have to

[1:53:42] say that physicians already do

[1:53:42] that.

[1:53:43] 51-50.

[1:53:45] I believe you are going to

[1:53:49] implement a new sort of

[1:53:55] emergency pilot I have some

[1:53:57] experiences for that and that is

[1:53:58] totally private for me.

[1:54:00] I can say that physicians

[1:54:02] already do it.

[1:54:06] And I would look forward to see

[1:54:10] how the implementation of it can

[1:54:10] change.

[1:54:12] I have some recommendations on

[1:54:16] that, just because I have

[1:54:20] experienced some items but I

[1:54:24] know that the medical system

[1:54:26] does work.

[1:54:28] Cause I have been in hospitals

[1:54:30] and I have recovered.

[1:54:31] And I have been cured.

[1:54:33] So I can see that.

[1:54:36] >> moderator: thank you, next

[1:54:38] speaker please.

[1:54:40] >> in-person speaker: DR. Truth

[1:54:43] gay, analyst, I am clutching my

[1:54:46] pearls now I thought this is

[1:54:47] implemented in hospitals as far

[1:54:53] as 51-50 holds.

[1:54:58] The lps short act should be

[1:55:03] implemented in downtown L.A.,

[1:55:05] hospital presbyterian.

[1:55:08] The motion is self-explanatory,

[1:55:09] definitely needed.

[1:55:11] How long will it take for this

[1:55:12] pilot program to launch, is the

[1:55:13] question.

[1:55:15] I thought this was a county wide

[1:55:16] initiative already implemented

[1:55:19] but the fact that you have it on

[1:55:22] the agenda today says a lot.

[1:55:25] We can expedite the help, any

[1:55:27] type of compassionate care

[1:55:29] towards 51-50 holds is much

[1:55:30] needed.

[1:55:31] Never enough and always

[1:55:31] welcomed.

[1:55:34] I look forward to see the report

[1:55:36] back and thank you horvath and

[1:55:38] hahn for putting this item on.

[1:55:39] >> moderator: thank you that

[1:55:41] concludes the time for public

[1:55:44] comment on this item.

[1:55:45] >> executive officer: MADAM

[1:55:47] Chair item 10 before you.

[1:55:48] >> sup. Hilda solis, chair: hahn

[1:55:52] moves and second by horvath.

[1:55:54] Call the roll.

[1:55:56] >> sup. Holly j. Mitchell: aye.

[1:55:57] >> sup. Lindsey horvath: aye.

[1:55:58] >> sup. Janice hahn: aye.

[1:55:59] >> sup. Hilda solis, chair: aye.

[1:56:04] >> motion passes.

[1:56:08] We will now move on to item 11,

[1:56:10] board policy on water

[1:56:12] conservation and sustainable

[1:56:15] landscaping held by supervisor

[1:56:15] horvath.

[1:56:17] For members of the public

[1:56:21] joining remotely use the raised

[1:56:25] hand feature.

[1:56:29] Rita kampalath and rebecca

[1:56:30] ferdman are available for

[1:56:32] questions, please state your

[1:56:36] name and title addressing the

[1:56:36] board.

[1:56:37] >> sup. Hilda solis, chair:

[1:56:40] thank you, supervisor horvath.

[1:56:41] >> sup. Lindsey horvath: thank

[1:56:42] you chair, I know this is your

[1:56:44] report and thank you for the

[1:56:45] work you have done.

[1:56:49] Los angeles county sits in a

[1:56:53] globally recognized biodiversity

[1:57:02] hot spot and home of 4,000

[1:57:06] animals and indigenous

[1:57:07] ecosystems found in few other

[1:57:11] places but this biodiversity is

[1:57:17] under pressure from

[1:57:18] urbanization, climate change,

[1:57:21] wildfires and trump magazine.

[1:57:24] Protecting native habitates is

[1:57:27] vital to communities.

[1:57:28] Healthy ecosystems provide clean

[1:57:32] air and water, and buffer

[1:57:33] extreme heat and flooding, and

[1:57:37] connect people to nature.

[1:57:40] Today L.A. County has an

[1:57:42] opportunity to model

[1:57:44] biodiversity and model people

[1:57:46] and nature.

[1:57:49] The water conservation and

[1:57:50] landscaping policy will require

[1:57:54] california landscaping at 4500

[1:57:59] county facilities and enhancing

[1:58:01] water applying to new buildings

[1:58:05] and new landscaped areas and

[1:58:09] existing properties undergoing

[1:58:10] renovations.

[1:58:11] I have been proud to champion

[1:58:15] several strategies to enhance

[1:58:17] biodiversity across los angeles

[1:58:18] county including our community

[1:58:20] force management plan to improve

[1:58:23] the urban forest, the blue

[1:58:27] ribbon panel on nature based

[1:58:30] solutions to ensure that our

[1:58:33] water investments and expand

[1:58:36] access to green space.

[1:58:41] The pest unit to control gold

[1:58:45] spotted oak bore and to have

[1:58:48] living biodiversity.

[1:58:50] And where possible acquiring

[1:58:52] land to support wildlife

[1:58:54] connectivity and access to

[1:58:55] nature.

[1:58:56] Los angeles county has joined

[1:58:58] the global diversity alliance

[1:59:03] and become a formal observer the

[1:59:05] tout united nations convention

[1:59:08] on biodiversity.

[1:59:11] These help us to learn from best

[1:59:13] practices around the world and

[1:59:15] strengthen our stewardship.

[1:59:17] I look forward to see what will

[1:59:23] be learned in armenia later this

[1:59:25] year and thank the chief

[1:59:26] stability office and all

[1:59:27] following the board's passage of

[1:59:29] my motion last year.

[1:59:30] You don't have to take my word

[1:59:34] for it, I will ask a couple of

[1:59:36] questions of chief

[1:59:40] sustainability team, first of

[1:59:42] all what are the challenges

[1:59:44] associated with this.

[1:59:47] >> department speaker: thank you

[1:59:52] I am rita kampalath, chief

[1:59:53] sustainability officer, we see

[1:59:55] this policy as a critical step

[1:59:58] to overall county biodiversity

[1:59:59] goals.

[2:00:01] The purpose is to first of all

[2:00:02] to establish a water

[2:00:04] conservation and landscaping

[2:00:06] standard for county departments.

[2:00:08] We want to ensure efficient

[2:00:11] water use and use those

[2:00:13] opportunities to promote

[2:00:16] biodiversity and long-term

[2:00:20] stewardship through california

[2:00:20] native plants.

[2:00:23] And compared to the previous

[2:00:24] version, this updated version

[2:00:26] addresses the use of native

[2:00:28] plants as well as best practices

[2:00:30] to support implementation.

[2:00:33] The native plants portion of the

[2:00:34] policy is the most significant

[2:00:34] change.

[2:00:37] And over the previous version as

[2:00:39] now requires the use of 70%

[2:00:42] native plants at county

[2:00:43] facilities.

[2:00:45] >> sup. Lindsey horvath: why is

[2:00:47] it not enough just to have

[2:00:49] drought tolerant plants?

[2:00:50] >> department speaker: yes,

[2:00:53] native plants are climate

[2:00:54] adjusted to the region.

[2:00:56] First of all, you noted that

[2:00:58] many are drought tolerant and a

[2:01:00] great strategy for water

[2:01:00] conservation.

[2:01:02] But they also include many other

[2:01:04] benefits, provide many other

[2:01:05] benefits.

[2:01:07] Support local biodiversity and

[2:01:10] habitat for insects and support

[2:01:12] birds and other wildlife as you

[2:01:16] mentioned we are dealing with a

[2:01:17] nationwide biodiversity crisis.

[2:01:20] And resilient to climate

[2:01:24] conditions and adapt well across

[2:01:24] ecosystemses.

[2:01:27] Wile they can reduce water

[2:01:30] consumption and reduce other

[2:01:34] types and fewer soil and less

[2:01:35] maintenance once established.

[2:01:36] >> sup. Lindsey horvath: how do

[2:01:39] you expect county departments to

[2:01:40] prepare successfully to

[2:01:41] implement this policy?

[2:01:43] Do you anticipate challenges

[2:01:45] they face and how support them

[2:01:45] in that work.

[2:01:46] >> department speaker: thank you

[2:01:48] for that and I want to express

[2:01:50] gratitude to county departments

[2:01:53] so great partners in doing this

[2:01:53] revision.

[2:01:55] Very open and supportive of

[2:01:56] everything.

[2:01:59] The policy contains two

[2:02:00] requirements aimed at successful

[2:02:02] implementation, we want to

[2:02:03] address that, and update

[2:02:04] contract requirements and

[2:02:05] training requirements for staff.

[2:02:08] Where the county relies on

[2:02:09] contractors we want to make sure

[2:02:11] that the contractors that we're

[2:02:13] working with can demonstrate

[2:02:16] that they can handle native

[2:02:17] plants.

[2:02:18] Want to be sure they survive

[2:02:21] once put in the resources.

[2:02:22] At the facilities where county

[2:02:24] staff maintain the landscapes

[2:02:26] and make sure that the staff

[2:02:27] have appropriate training that

[2:02:29] they can succeed in supporting

[2:02:31] our native plants.

[2:02:32] So our office has some specific

[2:02:35] plans to support that, we will

[2:02:37] be continuing to work on

[2:02:38] implementation after hopefully

[2:02:40] this policy is adopted by your

[2:02:40] board.

[2:02:43] Some of the work that we will be

[2:02:45] doing is identifying local

[2:02:48] capacity in nurseries and making

[2:02:50] sure that is available and

[2:02:53] working with external partners.

[2:02:57] And help departments to create

[2:02:58] contract being language.

[2:03:00] And accessing training to

[2:03:01] identify existing resources that

[2:03:03] is available to pull together

[2:03:06] for county departments to access

[2:03:09] as well.

[2:03:09] >> sup. Lindsey horvath: just to

[2:03:10] reiterate you are offering

[2:03:12] support to departments in this

[2:03:13] process.

[2:03:15] I know sometimes when we adopt

[2:03:17] requirements it can feel like

[2:03:18] additional layers that people

[2:03:19] have to navigate.

[2:03:21] But I would say from what I

[2:03:23] heard you identify not only is

[2:03:25] this important when it comes to

[2:03:27] our conservation efforts.

[2:03:29] But it's also important for when

[2:03:31] it comes to our safety and

[2:03:33] especially when we are thinking

[2:03:35] about wildfire prevention.

[2:03:39] Sometimes our best intentions in

[2:03:42] bringing plants into our county

[2:03:46] spaces back fire.

[2:03:49] Because we are choosing species

[2:03:50] that contribute to wildfires.

[2:03:53] And contribute to other

[2:03:53] challenges that actually

[2:03:55] increase safety challenges.

[2:03:57] So if people don't get behind

[2:03:59] your work because they believe

[2:04:01] in conservation, because they're

[2:04:04] not convinced about our changing

[2:04:04] es

[2:04:07] ing

[2:04:08] climate.

[2:04:09] Hopefully they can understand

[2:04:10] from a safety perspective that

[2:04:12] these policies are done with

[2:04:13] that intentions in mind.

[2:04:15] Not making it harder to green

[2:04:17] our county but to make it

[2:04:19] smarter of how we green our

[2:04:21] county, thank you for that.

[2:04:22] >> sup. Hilda solis, chair:

[2:04:24] thank you supervisor horvath, I

[2:04:27] want to too thank you and chief

[2:04:28] sustainability office for

[2:04:29] bringing forward this request.

[2:04:31] In the last part of my term I

[2:04:32] have seen so many changes in

[2:04:34] terms of landscaping uses.

[2:04:36] Whether it's our parks.

[2:04:40] Whether it's recreational areas

[2:04:42] and whether helping to sustain

[2:04:44] facilities like health care

[2:04:45] facilities and interim housing.

[2:04:47] All of these things play an

[2:04:49] important role and especially

[2:04:52] with the climate change

[2:04:53] occurring at such a vast speed.

[2:04:56] What we are expecting with el

[2:04:58] ni}o upon us already, today, we

[2:05:00] have been feeling it even more

[2:05:01] increasingly in the last month

[2:05:02] or so.

[2:05:04] And I just want to point out

[2:05:06] that I really would like to see

[2:05:08] more happening in terms of work

[2:05:09] with youth.

[2:05:11] So that they also are trained

[2:05:12] and given opportunities.

[2:05:15] So I know we do a good job with

[2:05:18] some of our groups now.

[2:05:19] The conservation corp, and

[2:05:20] others.

[2:05:22] But what about in-housing some

[2:05:24] resources that we give out

[2:05:26] through the youth at work,

[2:05:28] through deo.

[2:05:30] I know there are opportunities

[2:05:31] for youth at risk and those

[2:05:32] needing to have a job.

[2:05:34] To learn about a new way of

[2:05:34] life.

[2:05:37] And they can take those skills

[2:05:38] home.

[2:05:40] I have seen it demonstrated in

[2:05:43] one of our parks, a group that

[2:05:46] actually brings and nurtures in

[2:05:48] students and young people.

[2:05:50] But it's an experience of a

[2:05:52] lifetime for our young people,

[2:05:54] great to see something like that

[2:05:55] expanded throughout the entire

[2:05:55] county.

[2:05:58] I wanted to say that.

[2:05:59] And with water conservation on

[2:06:02] our minds, I want us to think of

[2:06:03] what we do in the future in

[2:06:06] terms of data centers.

[2:06:08] They are popping up whether we

[2:06:10] like it or not, in the county of

[2:06:13] los angeles and incorporated

[2:06:13] cities.

[2:06:16] I keep continually hearing

[2:06:19] people's concern about water

[2:06:20] conservation and use and how

[2:06:21] valuable our practices need to

[2:06:23] be to protect that.

[2:06:24] I hope as we move forward that

[2:06:26] is something that will be a

[2:06:27] focus for you as well.

[2:06:29] So with that, thank you very

[2:06:30] much.

[2:06:31] Seeing no further questions,

[2:06:35] let's go to public comment.

[2:06:37] Executive office.

[2:06:38] >> moderator: will the following

[2:06:41] individuals come forward and

[2:06:42] staff assist you.

[2:06:45] Andy trainer, your line is open,

[2:06:46] please begin.

[2:06:47] >> telephone speaker: hello,

[2:06:52] it's andy, I was one of the

[2:06:55] initiators of then council

[2:07:03] member paul kratz and

[2:07:05] biodiversity alliance.

[2:07:08] I ask for your support on this

[2:07:08] motion.

[2:07:11] Los angeles sits in a

[2:07:13] biodiversity hot spot and for

[2:07:15] decades our landscape and

[2:07:16] development has fractured

[2:07:18] critical habitats.

[2:07:21] And when we launched our vision

[2:07:25] was clear, subnational

[2:07:25] leadership must lead with

[2:07:27] government lags.

[2:07:31] This motion translates vision

[2:07:34] into concrete scalable actions.

[2:07:39] Updating the county's policy to

[2:07:40] recognize california native

[2:07:43] plants and knowledge, honors the

[2:07:45] deep wisdom of governments and

[2:07:49] restores our ecosystems and soil

[2:07:52] health and water resilience.

[2:07:53] >> moderator: thank you, jeremy

[2:07:56] wolf your line is open, please

[2:07:57] begin.

[2:07:58] >> telephone speaker: my name is

[2:08:04] jeremy wolf, I am the mayor of

[2:08:05] city of agora hills and thank

[2:08:08] the supervisors for the work

[2:08:10] they do on behalf of residents

[2:08:11] of los angeles county.

[2:08:14] And calling in for strong

[2:08:16] support for item 11, as

[2:08:19] mentioned by the speakers, it

[2:08:21] checks so many boxes from

[2:08:25] improving local biodiversity and

[2:08:27] air pollinators and wildlife and

[2:08:29] capturing stormwater and creates

[2:08:32] healthier communities.

[2:08:34] A huge thank you to supervisor

[2:08:37] horvath for biodiversity

[2:08:39] champion and her staff, I

[2:08:42] respectfully urge the board to

[2:08:44] support this.

[2:08:47] >> moderator: justin your line

[2:08:47] is open.

[2:08:48] >> telephone speaker: good

[2:08:52] morning I am calling in on

[2:08:53] behalf of tree people and strong

[2:08:54] support for this item.

[2:08:57] We applaud the county for

[2:08:58] advancing this motion to

[2:09:00] recognize the stunning beauty

[2:09:02] and critical importance of

[2:09:04] california native ecosystems.

[2:09:06] In this motion the county is

[2:09:09] establishing a model that

[2:09:10] reflects the nature of our

[2:09:12] challenges and solutions.

[2:09:14] Those challenges importantly

[2:09:17] moves away from just responding

[2:09:20] to the hazards around water

[2:09:21] resource management and to

[2:09:22] identify the positive futures

[2:09:23] that we want to pursue.

[2:09:26] And looking to the future, we

[2:09:29] know that a nature-based

[2:09:30] solutions are most cost

[2:09:31] effective investments that

[2:09:33] governments can make to address

[2:09:41] the growing impact of climate

[2:09:43] change and improving public

[2:09:43] life.

[2:09:45] >> moderator: thank you, rosy,

[2:09:47] your line is open.

[2:09:49] Please begin.

[2:09:51] >> telephone speaker: thank you,

[2:09:53] I am here today to encourage the

[2:09:58] approval of and adoption of this

[2:10:00] amazing effort to integrate and

[2:10:01] institutionalize and prioritize

[2:10:03] native plants.

[2:10:05] It's a great step forward to

[2:10:08] trying to rewild our entire

[2:10:08] county.

[2:10:11] Having examples on county

[2:10:13] property of beautiful natives

[2:10:17] and trees and other plants.

[2:10:19] Not only increases biodiversity

[2:10:21] it also provides inspiration to

[2:10:23] private property owners to think

[2:10:25] of how they could incorporate

[2:10:29] these into their landscapes in

[2:10:30] their own hometowns and their

[2:10:33] own home places.

[2:10:35] DR. Doug has shown that having

[2:10:39] native plants in a moacic

[2:10:41] throughout an urban system is

[2:10:43] critical to supporting native

[2:10:45] insects and birds, primarily.

[2:10:48] But it also does a great amount

[2:10:52] of good just in terms --

[2:10:54] >> moderator: thank you, roy

[2:10:56] humphreys your line is open.

[2:10:59] >> telephone speaker: thank you,

[2:11:06] just stymied by this situation

[2:11:09] and called a lawyer and fell off

[2:11:10] his chair.

[2:11:13] What in the heck that western

[2:11:14] united states is in a huge

[2:11:16] drought and I sent the board of

[2:11:17] supervisors multiple articleses

[2:11:17] on the situation.

[2:11:20] And then we have the data center

[2:11:25] situation, where in the heck do

[2:11:30] we have archleta to come up and

[2:11:32] what the heck, you are behind

[2:11:35] the hour curve on this water

[2:11:39] situation and data centers.

[2:11:42] You are an embarrassment to

[2:11:44] governance, why we can't get rid

[2:11:47] of you fast enough, you are

[2:11:49] disgusting I would say more but

[2:11:50] don't want to lose it.

[2:11:51] >> moderator: thank you, caller

[2:11:57] your line is open, please begin.

[2:11:57] Particular

[2:11:58] >> telephone speaker: I would

[2:12:00] like to speak on aspect of water

[2:12:01] conservation.

[2:12:03] During the pandemic I watched my

[2:12:06] new program, looking out the

[2:12:08] window and water pouring from

[2:12:10] the skies and looking down water

[2:12:11] rising from the ground.

[2:12:14] Due to the ignorance of

[2:12:22] automatic landscaping sprinklers

[2:12:23] this -- this issue came up.

[2:12:26] I'm hoping that the county will

[2:12:28] move forward in terms of having

[2:12:32] all public and private

[2:12:36] landscaping water sprinklers be

[2:12:36] outlawed.

[2:12:38] cause there is nothing worse in

[2:12:42] a drought to watch people

[2:12:45] ignorantly have water during a

[2:12:46] rainstorm, thank you for your

[2:12:46] consideration.

[2:12:48] >> moderator: thank you, MADAM

[2:12:50] Chair no other remote speakers

[2:12:54] to address the board, remote

[2:12:57] participation is concluded,

[2:12:59] in-person.

[2:13:02] >> in-person speaker: hello I am

[2:13:06] rita watts, and in suburban

[2:13:14] areas 70% of our water goes to

[2:13:14] non

[2:13:17] nonfunctional turf and can

[2:13:20] reduce this number to half over

[2:13:20] night.

[2:13:24] This is survival issue and from

[2:13:29] humming birds to bobcats and mon

[2:13:34] monarch butterflies and they

[2:13:35] need habitat and putting this in

[2:13:37] the garden you are creating a

[2:13:40] place to live and thrive.

[2:13:41] Thank you supervisor horvath and

[2:13:43] the entire board of supervisors

[2:13:46] to care about the nonhuman

[2:13:49] beings with who we share L.A.

[2:13:52] County, appreciate you.

[2:13:57] >> moderator: thank you, next

[2:13:58] speaker.

[2:13:58] >> in-person speaker: native

[2:14:00] plants are our identity and our

[2:14:02] connection with our environment.

[2:14:04] Since resources are scarce, we

[2:14:06] must have restraint is necessary

[2:14:08] for all of us.

[2:14:10] I think being self-disciplined

[2:14:11] is very difficult.

[2:14:13] Because we don't care, we go

[2:14:16] into the shower and just take

[2:14:19] like two hour showers.

[2:14:23] So restraint.

[2:14:23] Self-discipline.

[2:14:26] Limiting what you do.

[2:14:28] And I believe that there should

[2:14:31] be an understanding that native

[2:14:33] plants must survive therefore we

[2:14:34] must do this.

[2:14:37] We must be restrained.

[2:14:40] Be self-disciplined.

[2:14:42] must be meticulous about what we

[2:14:44] do, and youth can learn that.

[2:14:48] They can learn restraint and

[2:14:50] self-disciplined and meticulous

[2:14:52] what they do, and parents can

[2:14:53] help them.

[2:14:55] Plant survival is necessary --

[2:14:56] >> moderator: thank you that

[2:14:59] concludes the time for public

[2:14:59] comment.

[2:15:00] >> executive officer: MADAM

[2:15:02] Chair item 11 before you.

[2:15:03] >> sup. Hilda solis, chair:

[2:15:04] moved by supervisor horvath and

[2:15:08] second by hahn to approve the

[2:15:09] item.

[2:15:12] >> sup. Holly j. Mitchell: aye.

[2:15:13] >> sup. Lindsey horvath: aye.

[2:15:15] >>>> sup. Janice hahn: aye.

[2:15:15] >>>> sup. Hilda solis, chair:.

[2:15:17] >> aye.

[2:15:18] Motion passes.

[2:15:21] We will now move on to item 2d,

[2:15:24] supporting a regional continuum

[2:15:27] of care held by supervisor

[2:15:28] horvath, the board will hear as

[2:15:29] the board of supervisors and the

[2:15:32] board of commissioners from the

[2:15:33] los angeles county development

[2:15:34] authority.

[2:15:38] For peoples of public to join

[2:15:41] remotely, please use the raised

[2:15:42] hand comment.

[2:15:47] Sara mahim, director of home

[2:15:50] little services and emilio salas

[2:15:53] executive director of los

[2:15:55] angeles county development

[2:15:58] authority.

[2:15:58] >> sup. Hilda solis, chair:

[2:15:59] supervisor horvath.

[2:16:01] >> sup. Lindsey horvath: thank

[2:16:05] you, I want to thank supervisor

[2:16:07] hahn to join.

[2:16:09] Multiple lawsuits are litigated

[2:16:10] across the country and situation

[2:16:12] is changing by the day.

[2:16:14] Amid this uncertainty some

[2:16:16] things remain clear.

[2:16:17] The los angeles region must do

[2:16:19] everything we can to protect the

[2:16:21] coc funding and the more than

[2:16:24] 10,000 people who rely on these

[2:16:28] resources to stay housed.

[2:16:28] This means our continuum of care

[2:16:31] must not fracture as we work

[2:16:33] together to preserve and protect

[2:16:35] these federal resources.

[2:16:39] This motion makes our path

[2:16:41] forward abundantly clear, we

[2:16:44] must maximize funding by

[2:16:47] maintaining one unified lcoc,

[2:16:51] and the county stands ready to

[2:16:55] take on the continuum of care,

[2:16:59] the county must partner with the

[2:17:01] housing authority of los angeles

[2:17:04] and minimize functions with coc

[2:17:04] programs.

[2:17:07] And the county incorporate with

[2:17:13] cities and unincorporated areas.

[2:17:14] Let there be no confusion, los

[2:17:17] angeles county is ready to

[2:17:17] partner.

[2:17:19] In fact this board authorized

[2:17:22] the submission of a letter and

[2:17:23] communicating in our intentions

[2:17:25] to this effort.

[2:17:27] Including and especially

[2:17:28] partnership and that is what

[2:17:30] L.A. County intends to do.

[2:17:31] We are ready to lead and do

[2:17:33] everything in our power to

[2:17:35] protect this funding and keep

[2:17:37] people in the places they

[2:17:39] already call home, alongside our

[2:17:40] city and community partners

[2:17:44] committed to working together.

[2:17:53] So emilio and sarah, how is shs

[2:17:56] to components to lead?

[2:18:02] >> sarah mahim, as you

[2:18:03] referenced there was a letter to

[2:18:05] coc board letting the coc know

[2:18:08] that we are making a formal

[2:18:10] offer to provide one-time

[2:18:12] interim support for continuum of

[2:18:14] care roles if needed.

[2:18:19] In this letter we provided

[2:18:22] qualifications to perform the

[2:18:23] functions.

[2:18:24] Important to reiterate only

[2:18:29] occur if coc delegated authority

[2:18:34] to laca and chs for the roles

[2:18:36] and in collaboration with the

[2:18:41] city of L.A. And haca.

[2:18:44] And for hmis and css we have

[2:18:46] done work to analyze what it

[2:18:48] will take to assume those

[2:18:51] functions with minimal

[2:18:51] disruption.

[2:18:54] That includes looking at

[2:18:55] agreements and I.T. Systems and

[2:18:58] what capacity is needed to

[2:18:59] maintain those and the legal

[2:19:01] agreements needed to execute it.

[2:19:11] And turn it over to emilio.

[2:19:12] >> department speaker: emilio

[2:19:15] salas and our role is to act as

[2:19:18] collab rant and submit the

[2:19:20] application when that time

[2:19:20] comes.

[2:19:23] And gearing up to identify

[2:19:24] staffing requirements and

[2:19:29] outside consultants that MAY

[2:19:32] needed to enhance our subject

[2:19:33] matter expertise.

[2:19:35] And with emergencies and that we

[2:19:38] are flexible and able to pivot

[2:19:39] at the moment.

[2:19:40] >> sup. Lindsey horvath: I know

[2:19:42] that you communicated to us and

[2:19:44] not our preference to step in

[2:19:45] this way.

[2:19:47] We need to make sure that we are

[2:19:48] prepared to do so that funding

[2:19:49] comes to our region.

[2:19:51] I want to make that clear and I

[2:19:52] know that you communicated that

[2:19:53] to us as well.

[2:19:56] We think we were surprised by

[2:19:58] some comments which were unlike

[2:20:00] our proposal to the coc that

[2:20:03] were made in court on friday.

[2:20:04] Where the mayor expressed a

[2:20:06] desire to have the city of L.A.

[2:20:08] Go it alone.

[2:20:10] I am not sure that she has

[2:20:12] agreement from the council or

[2:20:13] community partners on that.

[2:20:16] In any event what would be the

[2:20:19] risk from region funding if the

[2:20:20] city of los angeles broke away

[2:20:23] to form a new continuum.

[2:20:24] >> department speaker: what I

[2:20:25] want to emphasize how important

[2:20:29] to work as a region to protect

[2:20:32] the 240 million that is keeping

[2:20:33] 11,000 people housed today.

[2:20:35] And a lot of infrastructure that

[2:20:36] is needed to maintain a

[2:20:38] successful continuum of care.

[2:20:41] It's a complex program with

[2:20:43] complex sets of requirements and

[2:20:44] requires coordination across the

[2:20:47] city and county.

[2:20:48] And especially how

[2:20:49] interconnectedness of county

[2:20:51] services that are paired with

[2:20:53] the coc housing resources.

[2:20:55] Those two things are linked and

[2:20:58] need to maintain that sort of

[2:21:01] connection and we are just

[2:21:03] stronger together as a region.

[2:21:04] >> sup. Lindsey horvath: and I

[2:21:08] would say the express concerns

[2:21:10] from many leaders in the city of

[2:21:11] los angeles are well documented.

[2:21:13] Given their concerns how will

[2:21:14] you outreach and partner with

[2:21:20] the city of L.A. Confirming the

[2:21:21] county's commitment to

[2:21:21] partnership.

[2:21:22] >> department speaker:

[2:21:24] supervisor we have a

[2:21:25] long-standing relationship with

[2:21:27] the city and long history of

[2:21:28] partnering closely together on

[2:21:31] all things housing related.

[2:21:35] From lacpa perspective we have

[2:21:40] worked close with haca from the

[2:21:42] onset of this emergency and

[2:21:44] considerations and dialogue.

[2:21:48] And when we jointly found out to

[2:21:50] have all emergency housing

[2:21:53] vouchers program, and we issued

[2:21:55] a joint press release.

[2:21:58] When we talked about big status

[2:22:01] families and issued joint

[2:22:04] webinars to work in close

[2:22:04] partnership.

[2:22:05] This time no different.

[2:22:08] >> department speaker: I will

[2:22:12] add from hhs perspective and we

[2:22:13] work closely with the city and

[2:22:15] on this as well.

[2:22:17] And when we saw the letter by

[2:22:19] the mayor and councilor

[2:22:21] PRESIDENT And I reached out to

[2:22:22] meet and discuss.

[2:22:24] And will continue that outreach.

[2:22:27] My team meets biweekly with

[2:22:28] every single council district in

[2:22:30] the city of L.A. To talk about

[2:22:33] street homelessness in their

[2:22:35] districts and talk about their

[2:22:37] priorities and outreach

[2:22:38] priorities happening.

[2:22:39] And my team meets monthly with

[2:22:43] the mayor's office and myself

[2:22:47] and my team meet biweekly with

[2:22:49] coo and caa and essential that

[2:22:52] the city and county are working

[2:22:54] hand in hand.

[2:22:55] >> sup. Lindsey horvath: if I

[2:22:58] can highlight our coo has

[2:22:59] communicated with your

[2:23:00] counterparts of city of L.A.,

[2:23:02] can you talk about who you are

[2:23:03] communicating with as well?

[2:23:05] >> department speaker: I have

[2:23:07] communicated with the city's

[2:23:09] caco, and we have had a number

[2:23:10] of conversations what comes

[2:23:11] next.

[2:23:14] If the court rules in the favor

[2:23:16] of hud, and important in a

[2:23:17] conversation as early as this

[2:23:18] morning that we continue that

[2:23:19] collaborative planning.

[2:23:21] I know that the city has their

[2:23:23] concerns.

[2:23:25] What I emphasized to him at

[2:23:28] least at my level and at sarah's

[2:23:29] level and our work with the

[2:23:31] city, we are open to discussing

[2:23:33] their concerns, what they want

[2:23:35] to achieve.

[2:23:37] Their desired outcomes so we can

[2:23:38] have a collaborative path

[2:23:39] forward.

[2:23:41] I think we recognize that

[2:23:43] working together will solve many

[2:23:46] of the issues we've had for the

[2:23:47] last several years.

[2:23:49] I want him to know that's where

[2:23:52] I was at and I was welcoming the

[2:23:53] dialogue going forward.

[2:23:54] >> sup. Lindsey horvath: I think

[2:23:56] that is helpful and belaboring

[2:23:59] the point, we have heard

[2:24:00] concerns expressed from elected

[2:24:02] officials about lack of

[2:24:03] communication and understanding.

[2:24:06] Sounds like a lot of accord

[2:24:09] naugdz that is happening at

[2:24:11] departmental level and staff

[2:24:14] level and that is important to

[2:24:17] highlight and director mahin you

[2:24:19] talked about working with the

[2:24:22] mayor office and to have that is

[2:24:23] essential going forward.

[2:24:25] It's not just rhetoric, it's

[2:24:27] indeed how we are partnering

[2:24:28] with them.

[2:24:30] And actively coordinating.

[2:24:33] I am glad to hear that is

[2:24:34] happening, thank you very much.

[2:24:35] >> sup. Hilda solis, chair:

[2:24:38] thank you supervisor horvath.

[2:24:39] Supervisor mitchell.

[2:24:40] >> sup. Holly j. Mitchell: thank

[2:24:41] you MADAM Chair and thank you to

[2:24:43] me colleague to bring the motion

[2:24:44] forward.

[2:24:46] I think it's important that we

[2:24:49] shed light on the battle, and

[2:24:53] the battle we are facing is

[2:24:54] against hud and the federal

[2:24:55] administration.

[2:24:58] Let's be clear who the target

[2:24:58] is.

[2:25:00] I support the motion and believe

[2:25:03] we as a county should be

[2:25:05] prepared to act should the board

[2:25:07] designate us.

[2:25:09] Residents -- all eyes are on L.A.

[2:25:09] County.

[2:25:13] When I say L.A. County I mean 88

[2:25:17] cities and hundreds of inn

[2:25:17] unincorporate

[2:25:18] inn

[2:25:21] unincorporated communities.

[2:25:22] residents benefit when our

[2:25:24] systems speak the same language,

[2:25:26] use the same metrics and

[2:25:29] deemployee resources

[2:25:30] strategically across the entire

[2:25:32] region towards a unified goal.

[2:25:35] By bringing the city, county

[2:25:37] partners and service providers

[2:25:38] and local jurisdictions together

[2:25:41] we create a unified front and

[2:25:43] shared goals and corpiated

[2:25:44] investments which I think builds

[2:25:47] a stronger case against the

[2:25:49] unified problem, hud and the

[2:25:50] federal government.

[2:25:52] Again a regional approach

[2:25:53] amplifies each partner's impacts

[2:25:58] and builds a seamless continuum

[2:26:01] of services and position the

[2:26:02] region to respond effectively

[2:26:05] for the needs, for those reasons

[2:26:08] support today's motion.

[2:26:08] >> sup. Lindsey horvath: sorry

[2:26:10] to jump in MADAM Chair, I

[2:26:12] learned that we have federal

[2:26:14] representatives here locally

[2:26:15] today.

[2:26:17] I learned that secretary turner

[2:26:20] and kennedy are also here in

[2:26:22] L.A. To talk about this issue.

[2:26:24] I guess it's been highlighted

[2:26:24] from their perspective as

[2:26:27] talking about the homelessness

[2:26:28] industrial complex in los

[2:26:29] angeles.

[2:26:32] And I just wanted to note that

[2:26:34] my office was not contacted by

[2:26:36] them to meet and talk

[2:26:37] substantively about the reforms

[2:26:40] and changes they would like to

[2:26:40] see.

[2:26:41] I don't know if anyone else was

[2:26:42] reached out to.

[2:26:44] But I believe if we want to make

[2:26:46] progress locally we need to get

[2:26:46] in a room.

[2:26:48] We have to have the tough

[2:26:49] conversations.

[2:26:51] We need to talk about what can

[2:26:54] be done differently and what can

[2:26:56] essential to achieving success.

[2:26:57] I think that publicity stunts

[2:26:59] are not the solution.

[2:27:01] I think what we need are people

[2:27:03] who are willing to do the hard

[2:27:04] work, I think that's what this

[2:27:06] motion intends and represents.

[2:27:09] I don't know if any of our

[2:27:10] department leaders were reached

[2:27:17] out by the administration ---

[2:27:21] >> department speaker: neither

[2:27:23] of were.

[2:27:24] >> sup. Lindsey horvath: did you

[2:27:27] know they were coming?

[2:27:28] I highlight that and sincere

[2:27:29] intention to make reform and

[2:27:31] help us accomplish goals and

[2:27:31] make progress.

[2:27:33] It should come with

[2:27:35] collaboration and at least a

[2:27:35] discussion.

[2:27:38] And it might be a tough one but

[2:27:39] one that we have to be open to.

[2:27:43] And if no intention to have a

[2:27:45] conversation, I sincerely

[2:27:46] question whether this effort is

[2:27:49] truly about making something

[2:27:51] better or just about stirring a

[2:27:52] pot.

[2:27:53] Making political headlines but

[2:27:55] not really making a difference.

[2:27:58] I'm glad to see that we are

[2:28:00] taking this work seriously and

[2:28:01] intend to partner with our

[2:28:03] region and continue what we know

[2:28:04] works.

[2:28:05] >> sup. Hilda solis, chair: I am

[2:28:07] not alarmed supervisor horvath

[2:28:10] what is taking place on the

[2:28:11] political scene here today.

[2:28:15] It seems as though we have

[2:28:17] always been mislead by the trump

[2:28:19] administration on many aspects.

[2:28:20] Not just one issue and health

[2:28:21] care and a lot of things.

[2:28:23] It's not surprising and why I

[2:28:25] think this motion is necessary.

[2:28:27] We have to be prepared and ready

[2:28:29] if needed to protect what we

[2:28:32] know, a structure that has been

[2:28:33] put in place for many years and

[2:28:35] the relationships we have.

[2:28:38] And how important indeed our

[2:28:41] constituents rely on this

[2:28:41] service.

[2:28:45] And many people employed in the

[2:28:48] programs and doing hard work and

[2:28:49] probably should be given more

[2:28:50] participation.

[2:28:51] And it's tough on the providers

[2:28:52] and the individuals that stand

[2:28:53] up these programs.

[2:28:55] That's the real story and how we

[2:28:57] are able to impact and many ways

[2:28:59] bring down the number of people

[2:29:00] that are out on the street

[2:29:01] getting care.

[2:29:03] That's really the most important

[2:29:03] thing.

[2:29:05] I wholeheartedly support this,

[2:29:06] and I know you two are doing the

[2:29:08] best you can.

[2:29:11] I applaud both you supervisor

[2:29:12] horvath and barger for bringing

[2:29:13] the motion.

[2:29:16] And I know our ceo and teams are

[2:29:20] working closely on this, time is

[2:29:22] awasting we have to move, thank

[2:29:23] you.

[2:29:24] Seeing that and no other

[2:29:28] questions, go to public comment.

[2:29:31] >> moderator: will the following

[2:29:31] individual come forward and

[2:29:35] staff assist you.

[2:29:38] Roy humphreys your line is open.

[2:29:39] >> telephone speaker: another

[2:29:40] disgusting moment and you get

[2:29:41] what you deserve, we don't

[2:29:42] deserve it.

[2:29:45] The four democrats on the board

[2:29:47] [Inaudible] In the past created

[2:29:50] the monster because you wanted

[2:29:53] to take your left-wing

[2:29:55] propaganda crap to its logical

[2:29:56] conclusion.

[2:30:03] So we are all paying for your

[2:30:05] again, time trying to control

[2:30:09] myself, you do not belong to be

[2:30:12] in office existential threat to

[2:30:12] this state and county and

[2:30:15] everyone that you come in

[2:30:15] contact.

[2:30:17] Look at what the sheriff did in

[2:30:18] the beach area of city of los

[2:30:21] angeles and clean that up.

[2:30:24] The county and city hadn't done

[2:30:25] anything for decades.

[2:30:28] I got to turn it off because

[2:30:32] your people are beyond

[2:30:33] disgusting.

[2:30:34] >> moderator: thank you.

[2:30:37] MADAM Chair no other speakers to

[2:30:38] address the board, remote

[2:30:39] participation is concluded.

[2:30:46] Go to in-person, please begin.

[2:30:47] >> in-person speaker: go ahead,

[2:30:50] emilio, your website needs

[2:30:50] improvement.

[2:30:54] If you do inspections from 7:30

[2:30:58] to 5:30 honor that.

[2:31:00] And before we jump to replacing

[2:31:03] housing and laca has to do

[2:31:03] in-house cleaning.

[2:31:05] Moving forward, what should be

[2:31:07] there, I should have seen one of

[2:31:10] you in david carter's chambers

[2:31:11] on AUGUST 6.

[2:31:15] Not mayor karen bass who called

[2:31:17] during lunch but one of you to

[2:31:19] be in the room would have made a

[2:31:20] difference.

[2:31:23] We can't demonize hud when los

[2:31:25] angeles county has been

[2:31:26] misappropriation homeless

[2:31:28] capital of the world, hello.

[2:31:30] People are not trying to vilify

[2:31:31] people, do the right thing.

[2:31:33] You have an agency that is

[2:31:38] asking for 241 million to keep

[2:31:41] staff, not to house the

[2:31:41] homeless.

[2:31:44] Oops that's a freudian slip, she

[2:31:47] said that in chambers and I am

[2:31:47] ashamed.

[2:31:50] >> moderator: thank you, next

[2:31:55] speaker please.

[2:31:57] Please begin.

[2:31:58] >> in-person speaker: claudia, I

[2:32:02] work with coc individuals and I

[2:32:05] understand how the program

[2:32:05] works.

[2:32:09] I believe that you are very

[2:32:12] important that you make an

[2:32:13] assessment and you make audits

[2:32:14] of these programs before you

[2:32:17] move forward with funding of 240

[2:32:18] million.

[2:32:19] There is a lot of restructuring

[2:32:22] that you will do, but make your

[2:32:23] assessment.

[2:32:24] Make your audits.

[2:32:26] Ask questions.

[2:32:28] From the workers, especially

[2:32:30] case managers that work with

[2:32:31] clients.

[2:32:34] They have the coc bracket on

[2:32:34] them.

[2:32:37] And get some input from them.

[2:32:39] You know, get input from them,

[2:32:41] get input from the supervisors,

[2:32:41] all them.

[2:32:42] And ask some questions.

[2:32:44] How does it work?

[2:32:46] How does this work, how this

[2:32:49] will work in order to make

[2:32:52] feasible change for the county.

[2:32:54] And save money --

[2:32:55] >> moderator: thank you that

[2:32:56] concludes the time for public

[2:33:00] comment on this item.

[2:33:01] >> executive officer: MADAM

[2:33:03] Chair item 2d before you.

[2:33:03] >> sup. Hilda solis, chair:

[2:33:06] moved by horvath and second by

[2:33:08] mitchell to approve.

[2:33:10] >> sup. Holly j. Mitchell: aye.

[2:33:11] >>>> sup. Lindsey horvath: aye.

[2:33:12] >>>> sup. Janice hahn:.

[2:33:13] >> aye.

[2:33:14] >>>> sup. Hilda solis, chair:

[2:33:14] aye.

[2:33:17] >> motion passes 4-0.

[2:33:19] MADAM Chair I believe --

[2:33:20] >> sup. Hilda solis, chair: I

[2:33:21] have a special.

[2:33:23] >> executive officer: we do have

[2:33:26] a special and is regarding

[2:33:27] county to respond to

[2:33:28] environmental disasters.

[2:33:33] And we will be making a finding

[2:33:33] pursuant to government section

[2:33:36] that there is a need to take

[2:33:38] immediate action and the need of

[2:33:41] action came to the attention to

[2:33:44] the board subsequent to the

[2:33:46] agenda, and need a motion and

[2:33:48] second to vote on the urgency

[2:33:48] motion.

[2:33:51] >> sup. Hilda solis, chair: I

[2:33:51] move.

[2:33:56] A second?

[2:33:57] >> sup. Janice hahn: second.

[2:33:58] >> executive officer: and after

[2:33:59] the motion and discuss in public

[2:34:04] comment and make a vote on

[2:34:06] urgency motion.

[2:34:09] >> sup. Holly j. Mitchell: aye.

[2:34:14] >> sup. Lindsey horvath:

[2:34:14] >> sup. Janice hahn: aye.

[2:34:15] >> sup. Hilda solis, chair: aye.

[2:34:19] Motion carries on urgency

[2:34:20] motion>> sup. Hilda solis,

[2:34:21] chair: thank you colleagues I go

[2:34:24] ahead like to read in a motion

[2:34:25] regarding legislation to respond

[2:34:27] to lineage fire.

[2:34:29] After the agenda filed last

[2:34:30] friday trautt brought to my

[2:34:32] attention a pair of bills moving

[2:34:33] forward in sacramento in

[2:34:36] response to the lineage fire and

[2:34:37] that includes legislation by

[2:34:41] senator deerageio to give the

[2:34:42] county additional authority to

[2:34:45] have fines on parties like

[2:34:47] lineage that fail to address and

[2:34:49] believe environmental needs.

[2:34:50] And legislation filed by

[2:34:53] assembly member mark gonzales to

[2:34:56] provide the councily to address

[2:34:59] flies and vermins that residents

[2:35:01] are contending now.

[2:35:02] Given that the state legislation

[2:35:05] needs to pass before AUGUST 31,

[2:35:08] which proceeds our next board

[2:35:11] meeting, it's impair to give our

[2:35:12] departments the needed authority

[2:35:14] to engage on the legislation on

[2:35:16] these two bills in particular.

[2:35:17] And as well as provide the

[2:35:18] needed flex eblt to provide

[2:35:20] feedback on support on the bills

[2:35:22] after our engagement with the

[2:35:22] authors.

[2:35:25] To that end I would like to read

[2:35:28] in directives of a motion,

[2:35:32] pursuant to government code

[2:35:32] 5.95.2b2 I move that the board

[2:35:35] determine there is a need to

[2:35:37] take immediate action and the

[2:35:40] need to take this action

[2:35:42] subsequent to the posting of

[2:35:44] agenda for today's meeting.

[2:35:46] And I further move that the

[2:35:49] board of supervisors provide for

[2:35:51] legislative affairs and

[2:35:53] intergovernmental branches with

[2:35:56] the authority to enforce the

[2:36:00] legislation to strengthen the

[2:36:02] mechanisms to hold

[2:36:03] responsibility parties

[2:36:05] accountable and including and

[2:36:06] not limited to legislation

[2:36:08] increase legislations that

[2:36:10] county impose on larger

[2:36:13] violators and provide the county

[2:36:16] with additional enforcement

[2:36:17] tools to address pests and

[2:36:19] vermins and provide the county

[2:36:20] with additional measures to

[2:36:22] weigh in on permitting processes

[2:36:26] for large industrial facilities

[2:36:29] including rebuilding after an

[2:36:30] environmental disaster.

[2:36:32] As community continues to

[2:36:33] contend with the recovery and

[2:36:35] fall out of this environmental

[2:36:35] disaster.

[2:36:37] I want to ensure that the county

[2:36:40] is able to leverage any

[2:36:42] additional tools it can deem

[2:36:45] appropriate and at their

[2:36:45] disposal.

[2:36:47] Colleagues I respectfully ask

[2:36:50] for your aye vote on this

[2:36:51] urgency matter.

[2:36:55] Do we have any public comment?

[2:36:57] On this item?

[2:36:58] >> moderator: public comment for

[2:37:00] this special motion, any members

[2:37:02] of the public wishing to address

[2:37:02] the board.

[2:37:08] Please come forward.

[2:37:08] MADAM Chair no in-person

[2:37:11] speakers to address the board

[2:37:12] this item.

[2:37:13] >> executive officer: MADAM

[2:37:14] Chair your motion is before you,

[2:37:18] need a motion and second.

[2:37:18] >> sup. Hilda solis, chair: I'll

[2:37:24] move.

[2:37:28] >> sup. Janice hahn: second.

[2:37:33] >> sup. Holly j. Mitchell: aye.

[2:37:34] >> sup. Lindsey horvath: aye.

[2:37:35] >> sup. Janice hahn: aye.

[2:37:36] >> sup. Hilda solis, chair: aye.

[2:37:44] Motion carries 4-0.

[2:37:44] All right.

[2:37:46] We will now move on to general

[2:37:48] public comment at this time we

[2:37:49] will hear from members of the

[2:37:51] public wishing to address the

[2:37:53] board on general public comment.

[2:37:54] This is an opportunity for

[2:37:57] public to address the board on

[2:37:58] matters within the board

[2:38:01] jurisdiction but not on items on

[2:38:02] the agenda.

[2:38:05] To join, use the raise hand

[2:38:09] feature online and star 3 on the

[2:38:09] telephone.

[2:38:12] >> moderator: call the in-person

[2:38:14] speakers, the following

[2:38:15] individuals come forward and

[2:38:17] staff assist you.

[2:38:28] [Calling names]

[2:38:30] Danny gonzales, your line is

[2:38:32] open, please begin.

[2:38:33] >> telephone speaker: good

[2:38:40] morning, I am here on behalf of

[2:38:44] los angeles lgbtq+ center of the

[2:38:47] cult of transitioned youth.

[2:38:50] And this is critical for people

[2:38:52] and lgbtq+ youth relying on

[2:38:54] housing and network of care to

[2:38:56] build stable futures.

[2:39:01] And disruption of funding can

[2:39:03] have consequences and pushing

[2:39:05] youth people back to

[2:39:05] homelessness.

[2:39:11] we urge the county to back fill

[2:39:13] and work with the city that no

[2:39:14] gaps and services.

[2:39:17] We ask that you make

[2:39:19] homelessness services a priority

[2:39:21] and protect the young people.

[2:39:23] >> moderator: thank you, MADAM

[2:39:26] Chair no more remote speakers,

[2:39:28] in-person speakers please begin.

[2:39:32] >> in-person speaker: I am mary,

[2:39:37] I am a children mental health

[2:39:41] researcher and child

[2:39:44] psychologist I am interested in

[2:39:48] how I support you in a policy

[2:39:50] issue that affect children and

[2:39:51] families.

[2:39:54] Anything like youth substance

[2:39:56] prevention, parental

[2:39:57] incarceration, child welfare you

[2:39:57] name it.

[2:40:00] After this meeting I will send

[2:40:02] you follow-up e-mail and if you

[2:40:03] respond, set up a short meeting

[2:40:05] for you and I to talk and for me

[2:40:07] to learn how to support you and

[2:40:08] find more research on that

[2:40:09] specific topic.

[2:40:10] And then I will create a short

[2:40:13] brief that is tailored to that

[2:40:14] topic you are interested in and

[2:40:15] have a discussion at that point

[2:40:17] if you are interested.

[2:40:18] That's about it.

[2:40:21] This is free because I am funded

[2:40:24] by the william t. Grant

[2:40:25] foundation, thank you for your

[2:40:26] time and open to questions later

[2:40:29] today or another day.

[2:40:33] >> moderator: thank you, next

[2:40:34] speaker.

[2:40:35] >> in-person speaker: I am

[2:40:38] brian, I serve for california

[2:40:39] american waters.

[2:40:44] Provides water to service in the

[2:40:46] baldwin hills and nine

[2:40:47] communities.

[2:40:49] I am here to share that

[2:40:51] california american water has

[2:40:53] recently updated our emergency

[2:40:56] response team, our erp provides

[2:41:00] how to protect and restore

[2:41:02] service in the water system that

[2:41:04] we provide water in an emergency

[2:41:05] situation.

[2:41:06] California american water we

[2:41:08] value our partnership with the

[2:41:10] community and remain to ensure

[2:41:12] the safety and resilience of our

[2:41:15] water systems.

[2:41:16] We welcome ongoing coordination

[2:41:18] with the county and staff, if

[2:41:20] you like additional information

[2:41:23] about any component of the plan,

[2:41:25] don't hesitate to contact me

[2:41:33] reached e-mail at brian.Brato.

[2:41:36] >> moderator: thank you next

[2:41:39] speaker please.

[2:41:42] >> in-person speaker: claudia,

[2:41:48] dwcps, in reference to directive

[2:41:49] 5952b2.

[2:41:53] Governmental mechanisms and

[2:41:55] rebuilding from disaster and we

[2:41:58] as a community should be

[2:41:59] responsible for all of our

[2:42:01] actions and mishaps.

[2:42:03] I think rebuilding from

[2:42:05] environmental destruction you

[2:42:09] need accountability, you need to

[2:42:12] identify possible hazards.

[2:42:14] Punitive damages for

[2:42:15] individuals.

[2:42:17] Reimagine a new way forward

[2:42:19] through education and

[2:42:21] instruction actually for young

[2:42:25] adults and children.

[2:42:26] Environmental destructions are

[2:42:28] very detrimental to our

[2:42:30] environment and what we see in

[2:42:34] lineage is a very, very good

[2:42:35] example of irresponsible

[2:42:40] behavior and just a lack --

[2:42:44] >> moderator: thank you, next

[2:42:45] speaker.

[2:42:46] >> in-person speaker: robert,

[2:42:49] with the los angeles lgbtq+

[2:42:53] center and the homeless services

[2:42:55] for county's most vulnerable

[2:42:56] young people.

[2:42:57] Even a short disruption in

[2:43:00] services can mean losing housing

[2:43:01] and stability and trusted

[2:43:01] support systems.

[2:43:04] We urge the county to back fill

[2:43:07] this 24 million and greater

[2:43:08] transparency around

[2:43:09] implementation and work closely

[2:43:11] with organizations and service

[2:43:13] providers to ensure that no gaps

[2:43:14] in care.

[2:43:16] Our young people cannot afford

[2:43:17] disruption in services they

[2:43:20] depend on.

[2:43:22] >> moderator: thank you next

[2:43:22] speaker.

[2:43:25] >> in-person speaker: I am here

[2:43:28] on behalf of los angeles county

[2:43:29] community represents consortium.

[2:43:33] A network of 104 community-based

[2:43:35] organizations working together

[2:43:39] to strengthen the clw workforce

[2:43:42] across the county and thank

[2:43:44] supervisor horvath for

[2:43:47] recognizing the vital role that

[2:43:49] health workers play.

[2:43:52] This motion reflects values that

[2:43:54] consortium holds at core and

[2:43:57] building recollaboration across

[2:43:58] county and community partners.

[2:44:00] And the populations with the

[2:44:02] greatest neated and those

[2:44:03] identified in the 2020 expansion

[2:44:04] are not left behind.

[2:44:06] And encouraged by the focus on

[2:44:09] youth engagement and data

[2:44:11] transparency because a stronger

[2:44:12] program means more county

[2:44:14] residents can access care.

[2:44:16] We stand in support of this

[2:44:17] motion and look for the county

[2:44:19] to bring it to life.

[2:44:22] Thank you very much and have a

[2:44:23] blessed day.

[2:44:26] >> moderator: next speaker.

[2:44:28] >> in-person speaker: I want to

[2:44:33] speak about extended stay on car

[2:44:36] carson and one example of 200

[2:44:37] rooms available for those that

[2:44:39] need acute care.

[2:44:41] I don't know if plans to utilize

[2:44:41] it.

[2:44:47] but one the -- of the things to be

[2:44:50] mindful of and updates for

[2:44:52] availability of housing.

[2:44:54] Housing is not a problem, a lot

[2:44:57] of empty units and veterans out

[2:44:58] there getting their vashs and

[2:45:00] needs to be housed.

[2:45:02] All we are asking when we

[2:45:05] communicate and when you call

[2:45:08] sarah mahin telephone number or

[2:45:12] e-mail, if a point of contact.

[2:45:13] Have somebody respond.

[2:45:15] Something simple.

[2:45:17] Have somebody respond don't let

[2:45:21] people linger.

[2:45:24] MS. O'neill should not be in

[2:45:26] charge of casa.

[2:45:28] >> moderator: thank you that

[2:45:32] concludes the time for public

[2:45:32] comment.

[2:45:33] >> executive officer: proceed

[2:45:35] with adjournments.

[2:45:37] >> sup. Hilda solis, chair: I

[2:45:44] don't have an adjournment and

[2:45:47] start with supervisor mitchell.

[2:45:49] >> sup. Holly j. Mitchell: I ask

[2:45:55] that we adjourn carlo that

[2:45:59] passed away JULY 26 at age of

[2:46:03] 71, omelee began his career as

[2:46:05] busboy in lawn day.

[2:46:08] Under the guidance of solace

[2:46:11] family he discovered passion for

[2:46:13] cooking and was solace main chef

[2:46:16] and in responsible are managing

[2:46:18] the restaurant by 18.

[2:46:21] And by 23, after studying

[2:46:23] business management he purchased

[2:46:27] big joe's italian restaurant in

[2:46:30] DECEMBER, 1978 renaming in honor

[2:46:35] of his family, o'malleys the

[2:46:35] following year.

[2:46:40] And he offered guests

[2:46:43] celebratory 50% discount on

[2:46:46] dine-in meals a tradition that

[2:46:47] continues today.

[2:46:54] Ry he created a restaurant that

[2:46:56] ended with familiar, see ya

[2:46:56] tomorrow.

[2:46:58] And many employees reflected the

[2:47:02] loyalty and kindness that he

[2:47:02] showed.

[2:47:08] And MR. O'malley's dedication

[2:47:10] touched lives and loss will be

[2:47:12] felt and remembered by three

[2:47:13] children.

[2:47:16] His family and friends and many

[2:47:18] customers part of his extended

[2:47:18] community.

[2:47:23] His legacy remains on through

[2:47:24] o'malley's family restaurant.

[2:47:26] I move when we adjourn today

[2:47:30] adjourn in the memory of

[2:47:33] reginald foreman.

[2:47:37] He tragically lost his life on

[2:47:41] AUGUST 6, high park at age 51.

[2:47:45] Through his work of second call,

[2:47:47] a nonprofit to reduce violence

[2:47:50] and support high risk

[2:47:50] individuals.

[2:47:53] He assisted those that returned

[2:47:55] home from incarceration and

[2:47:56] provided guidance navigating

[2:47:57] back home.

[2:48:00] At the time of passing he was

[2:48:03] helping with a fence restoration

[2:48:09] project along destination

[2:48:09] krinshaw.

[2:48:11] And enjoyed little league

[2:48:13] coaching and his father shared,

[2:48:15] we are grateful that he was

[2:48:16] changing his life and glad that

[2:48:19] he came to know the lord.

[2:48:21] So we know where he is, above

[2:48:23] all MR. Foreman a loving son,

[2:48:24] father and brother.

[2:48:26] He will be deeply missed and

[2:48:29] forever cherished.

[2:48:30] Thank you MADAM Chair.

[2:48:31] >> sup. Hilda solis, chair:

[2:48:32] thank you.

[2:48:33] Supervisor horvath.

[2:48:34] >> sup. Lindsey horvath: thank

[2:48:37] you, I move that we adjourn in

[2:48:41] memory of norma jean vescoso, a

[2:48:43] resident of van nuys that passed

[2:48:47] at the age of 90.

[2:48:52] For five decades norma jane

[2:48:55] advanced the life for people

[2:48:56] with disabilities throughout

[2:48:59] southern california.

[2:49:01] as an early leader of

[2:49:03] independent center of california

[2:49:05] helped transform with a bold

[2:49:08] vision of respected independent

[2:49:09] centers created lasting

[2:49:10] opportunities for thousands of

[2:49:12] individuals and families.

[2:49:17] Norma believed that every person

[2:49:19] deserves the opportunity to live

[2:49:25] with dignity.

[2:49:27] She inspired a culture of

[2:49:29] empowerment and accessibility

[2:49:33] and inclusion that continues to

[2:49:34] shape independent center of

[2:49:36] southern california today.

[2:49:38] As center approaches its 50th

[2:49:40] anniversary her legacy can be

[2:49:42] seen in the program that she

[2:49:45] helped establish and countless

[2:49:47] lives strengthened in

[2:49:50] independent living services.

[2:49:53] Her compassion and vision

[2:49:55] continues to empower people with

[2:49:56] disabilities to live

[2:49:58] independently and thrive.

[2:49:59] Norma's extraordinary

[2:50:01] contributions leave a legacy

[2:50:04] that continue to inspire staff,

[2:50:05] consumers and partners and

[2:50:07] broader community for

[2:50:09] generations to come.

[2:50:11] Survived by sister, and

[2:50:16] daughters frankie and jeannie,

[2:50:17] daughter-in-law sharon.

[2:50:19] And grandchildren parker, syms,

[2:50:22] and jake, and proceeded in death

[2:50:25] by husband, albert and son john.

[2:50:28] Thank you MADAM Chair.

[2:50:28] >> sup. Hilda solis, chair:

[2:50:28] thank you.

[2:50:30] Supervisor hahn.

[2:50:32] >> sup. Janice hahn: I move that

[2:50:37] we adjourn in the memory of mona

[2:50:42] bailey.

[2:50:51] Mona was the mother of samantha,

[2:50:54] she was pioneer and broke

[2:50:57] barriers as pacific woman

[2:51:00] serving on panels and

[2:51:01] commissions.

[2:51:03] Mona helped young people

[2:51:04] succeed.

[2:51:05] Long before workforce was a

[2:51:08] common focus and created a life

[2:51:10] skills and readiness curriculum

[2:51:12] for at-risk youth.

[2:51:13] Providing guidance and

[2:51:15] opportunity to young people who

[2:51:17] too often overlooked.

[2:51:20] And in recognition of her

[2:51:21] extraordinary contributions mona

[2:51:25] received one of the highest

[2:51:28] honors bestowed by queen

[2:51:32] elizabeth ii, survived by four

[2:51:34] children and 11 grandchildren.

[2:51:36] And not an official adjournment,

[2:51:41] MADAM Chair, I want to express

[2:51:45] my own sympathy and join the

[2:51:47] thousands and millions mourning

[2:51:52] the loss of jackie, our big bear

[2:51:56] lake bald eagle who passed away

[2:51:56] yesterday.

[2:51:59] Jackie and shadow have become

[2:52:02] such an interesting couple that

[2:52:03] has brought people together.

[2:52:05] I know I have watched the nest

[2:52:09] cam many times and we watched

[2:52:13] her give birth to her eggs and

[2:52:14] her babies.

[2:52:18] And watched the little chicks in

[2:52:19] the nest.

[2:52:21] It was a sad day.

[2:52:23] Entered in a fight a few weeks

[2:52:23] ago.

[2:52:27] And thank the staff around the

[2:52:29] clock working to help jackie

[2:52:32] survive but alas did not.

[2:52:34] Enjoy I want to join those

[2:52:37] mourning her loss and our

[2:52:38] condolences to shadow.

[2:52:39] >> sup. Hilda solis, chair: I

[2:52:40] didn't have anything official

[2:52:45] but I wanted to raise two items.

[2:52:48] One is for those individuals in

[2:52:50] colombia that lost their lives

[2:52:53] and victims of earthquake and

[2:52:56] families here in L.A. County we

[2:53:00] remember them and send or

[2:53:00] ur best

[2:53:03] and firefighters and special

[2:53:05] team MAY be called to go out

[2:53:07] there and send them our best

[2:53:09] prayers and wishes.

[2:53:14] And secondly heard my good

[2:53:17] friend, david algood passed,

[2:53:18] executive director for league of

[2:53:19] conservation voters and many

[2:53:21] other things and pioneer in

[2:53:22] environmental justice for the

[2:53:24] last 30 years I have known him

[2:53:25] and a wonderful man.

[2:53:28] I will be bringing that forward

[2:53:29] next time.

[2:53:31] Wasn't able to get anything

[2:53:31] together.

[2:53:34] With that -- yeah, go ahead.

[2:53:35] >> sup. Holly j. Mitchell: I am

[2:53:36] sorry, just occurred to me we

[2:53:38] will be absent.

[2:53:41] I learned this morning that L.A.

[2:53:45] City council price of last

[2:53:47] district lost his mother who was

[2:53:48] 100.

[2:53:50] I learned this morning and

[2:53:52] because of absence I too will

[2:53:53] bring forward her name and thank

[2:53:55] you for the opportunity and

[2:53:57] thank you for letting us know

[2:53:58] about david.

[2:53:59] >> sup. Hilda solis, chair:

[2:54:01] we'll take all the motions and

[2:54:03] seconded and if no objection to

[2:54:06] unanimous vote that will be the

[2:54:10] order and executive officer lead

[2:54:11] us into closed session.

[2:54:11] >> executive officer: members of

[2:54:14] the public the board will go

[2:54:17] into closed session and board of

[2:54:18] supervisors convene in closed

[2:54:23] session to discuss cs2,

[2:54:26] conference with negotiates as

[2:55:54] indicated on the posted agenda.

[2:56:58] [Closed session]

[2:57:25] [Closed session]

[3:11:02] [Closed session]

[3:11:02] >> sup hilda solis, chair:

[3:11:03] okay, we're back in open

[3:11:05] session.

[3:11:05] Executive officer please read

[3:11:07] the report of action.

[3:11:07] >> executive officer: the

[3:11:08] following is a report of

[3:11:10] action taken in closed session

[3:11:11] on AUGUST 11, 2026.

[3:11:14] Item number cs12, conference

[3:11:16] with labor negotiators joseph

[3:11:18] nikita and designated staff

[3:11:19] no, reportable action taken.

[3:11:19] >> sup hilda solis, chair:

[3:11:20] okay.

[3:11:21] That concludes today's

[3:11:24] meeting.

[3:11:27] Please note that the board of

[3:11:29] supervisors' e next meeting

[3:11:30] AUGUST 18 and 25 are

[3:11:32] officially cancelled.

[3:11:34] Therefore the next regular

[3:11:36] meet having the board will be

[3:11:38] held on SEPTEMBER 1, 2026 at

[3:11:38] 9:30A.M.

[3:11:40] We are officially adjourned,

ENGLISH - Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Meeting - 8/11/26

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