October 13, 2016 at 1:30 PM - Meeting of the Board of Commissioners

1. ACTION
        Call to Order / Roll Call     
         - Sheila Kuehl, Chair

2. ACTION
        Consent
         - John Wagner, Executive Vice President

2.A. Approve Commission Meeting Summary Action Minutes and Transcript
        - Thursday, September 8, 2016

2.B. Approve the Monthly Financial Statements Month Ending August 31, 2016           

2.C. Contract: Approve One New Agreement and One Amendment and Authorize Staff to Complete
 Final Contract Execution Upon Approval from the Board

2.D. Receive and File First 5 LA Annual Report to State Commission

2.E. Approve the 2016 Biennial Update to First 5 LA’s Local Conflict of Interest Code; Direct Staff to File the
         Updated Code with the County of Los Angeles

2.F. Approve Revisions to the Following First 5 LA Policies:

2.F.1) Fund Balance Policy

2.F.2) Budget Policy

3. INFORMATION      
        Remarks by the Commission Chair of the Board
         - Sheila Kuehl, Commission Chair

4. INFORMATION   
        Executive Director's Report
         - Kim Belshé, Executive Director

5. ACTION
       Legacy Investments Update
         - Tara Ficek, Director of Health

5.A. Oral Health - Dental Home (UCLA): Waive Governance Guideline #7 and
 Approve use of the interest accrued on advanced First 5 LA funds 
 (approximately $380,000) for The Regents of the University of California, 
 Los Angeles for the Oral Health and Nutrition – Dental Home initiative 
 through June 30, 2017, contingent upon successful resolution of outstanding
 items in Corrective Action Plan

5.B. LA Care: Authorize the Executive Director to execute an administrative 
 agreement with LA Care that would allow them to hold unexpended funds 
 (approximately $8 million) for up to 12 months, pending an anticipated future 
 contract for Help Me Grow

6. ACTION
         Approve Strategic Partnership with Abriendo Puertas to (1) implement an 
 evidence-based model aimed at improving family engagement in ECE settings and
 (2) execute an 18-month initial contract
         - Christine Tran, Program Officer, Program Development
         - Barbara DuBransky, Director of Families

7. ACTION
        Review and Approve the Final Draft of the Comprehensive Annual Financial
        Report (CAFR), Including the Independent Auditor’s Report for the Fiscal Year
Ending June 30, 2016
 - Raoul Ortega, Finance Director
         - Tino Genio, Staff Accountant
         - Roger Alfaro, Partner, Vavrinek,Trine, Day & Co.

8. Break

9. ACTION
        Approve First 5 LA’s Support for Propositions 55 and 56 
         - Kim Pattillo Brownson, VP of Policy and Strategy                                             

10. INFORMATION
   Early Care and Education (ECE) Outcome: Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS)
           Update 
           - Katie Fallin, Director of Early Care and Education
           - Christina Collosi, Managing Partner, VIVA Strategies +  Communications 

11. INFORMATION  
  Public Comment (for items not on the agenda)       

12. ACTION     
  Adjournment