Thursday, January 16, 2025

LA County Board To Consider Rental Protections Following Fires That Caused Massive Property Damage

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, led by Chair Kathryn Barger and Chair Pro Tem Hilda L. Solis, will convene Tuesday to consider measures responding to last week’s continuing fire disasters as well as development plans that could reshape housing availability across multiple communities.

The Supervisors will consider a resolution on rental protections and short-term rentals following the Proclamation of Local Emergency for the January 2025 Windstorm and Critical Fire Events.

The Board will also review the South Bay Area Plan, which proposes Housing Element changes to accommodate 5,361 potential units across 94 properties in eight communities including Alondra Park/El Camino Village, Del Aire, and Lennox. The plan also includes technical changes affecting 2,511 properties and additional changes to 283 properties in Del Aire and 13 opportunity area sites.

Parallel to this, the Westside Area Plan proposes enabling 5,548 housing units across 62 properties in seven communities including Ladera Heights, Marina del Rey, and Ballona Wetlands. Both plans aim to increase housing density near transit while preserving community character.

Other significant items include:

• Increasing the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Replacement Program budget from $1.755 billion to $1.806 billion
• Allocating up to $1,665,566 for a new park in Florence-Firestone
• Approving five contracts with Inter-Con Security Services Systems, Inc. for armed security at County libraries, totaling $65.7 million
• Authorizing a $2.3 million contract with Harbor Area Gang Alternatives Program for graffiti removal services

The meeting begins at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 21, 2025, in Board Hearing Room 381B at the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration, 500 West Temple Street. The session opens with an invocation by Reverend Jeanette M. Repp and includes the Pledge of Allegiance led by Kevin Hammond, former Senior Airman, United States Air Force Reserves, Altadena, followed by a scheduled pet adoption presentation.

Public participation options include:

• In-person attendance
• Remote participation by calling (877) 226-8163 (participant code 1336503) starting at 9:00 a.m. (connect up to 30 minutes before meeting)
• Listen-only option: (877) 873-8017 (English access code: 111111, Spanish: 222222)
• Written comments through https://publiccomment.bos.lacounty.gov

Accessibility services including American Sign Language interpretation, assistive listening devices, and Braille agendas are available with three business days’ notice at (213) 974-1426 (voice) or (213) 974-1707 (TTY).

The meeting will be televised Wednesday, January 22 at 11:00 p.m. on KLCS. Full agenda and documentation are available at http://bos.lacounty.gov/