Thursday, February 27, 2025

LA County Supervisors to Review Homelessness Programs, Arts Initiatives at March 4 Meeting

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will address several significant issues affecting County residents at their upcoming meeting, including homelessness initiatives, arts education programs, and budget presentations.

The regular meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. in Board Hearing Room 381B at the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration, 500 West Temple Street, Los Angeles, California 90012. The meeting will begin with an invocation led by Reverend Cassie McCarty from Dignity Health Glendale Memorial Hospital, followed by a presentation of pets for the County’s Pet Adoption Program.

A key agenda item includes a presentation by the Executive Director of the Homeless Initiative on the implementation of homelessness missions and emergency proclamation tools. The report, originally requested in October 2023, was continued to March 25, 2025 at the February 18 meeting, although it remains on the March 4 agenda as a set matter for 11:00 a.m.

Supervisor Solis is recommending the Board proclaim March 2025 as “Arts Education Month” and authorize the launch of the Los Angeles County Bloomberg Arts Internship program. The initiative, in partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies, aims to create opportunities for youth across the County in alignment with Cultural Policy principles.

Supervisors Mitchell and Hahn are proposing a pilot program to better serve unhoused patrons at County libraries. The proposal would allocate homeless services teams to high-need libraries, with one team per Supervisorial District consisting of mental health clinicians and paraprofessionals serving the 10 highest-need locations. The plan includes quarterly reporting requirements and identification of staffing needs and funding sources for future budget cycles.

The Board will consider establishing or increasing reward offers in several unsolved crimes, including a $10,000 reward in the investigation of the murders of Frankie Johnson and Channel Anderson in Lancaster and an increase from $50,000 to $60,000 for information regarding the murders of Javier Carachure Menchaca and Juan Antonio Orozco in Compton.

Additional proclamations on the agenda include March 2025 as “Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month” and March 7, 2025 as “Latina History Day” throughout Los Angeles County.

The agenda includes a significant $479,689,000 construction contract for the Rancho Los Amigos South Campus County Office Building Project, which requires four votes for approval and was continued from the February 18 meeting. The project involves executing an amendment to a design-build contract with Sundt Construction, Inc.

In a separate budget matter, the Board will hear Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget presentations from six department heads, including Children and Family Services, Public Social Services, Mental Health, Treasurer and Tax Collector, Auditor-Controller, and the Chief Executive Officer.

The Board will also consider adopting an ordinance amending County Code Title 8 related to food delivery platforms, establishing a new food delivery fee cap and transparency requirements in fee-for-services agreements between restaurants and food delivery platforms.

Other administrative matters include multiple lease agreements for various County departments, settlement approvals for legal cases involving the Sheriff’s Department, and a resolution approving the reissuance of Tax-Exempt Multifamily Housing Mortgage Revenue Notes for the Corazón del Valle II Affordable Housing Project.

The agenda also includes a report on the strategic plan to curtail street racing in Los Angeles County, which involves collaboration between the Sheriff’s Department, LAPD, CHP, and other agencies.

The Board will also vote on continuing several local emergencies, including those related to homelessness, winter storms, fires, and other disaster conditions throughout the County.

The meeting will be televised on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at 11:00 p.m. on KLCS. Members of the public wishing to address the Board can call (877) 226-8163 and enter Participant Code 1336503 starting at 9:00 a.m. on the day of the meeting. A “listen only” option is available by calling (877) 873-8017 with access codes 111111 (English) and 222222 (Spanish). Written public comments may be submitted through the County website at https://publiccomment.bos.lacounty.gov.

Assistive listening devices and translation services are available upon request with at least three business days’ notice by calling (213) 974-1426.