June 11, 2015 at 1:30 PM - Meeting of the Board of Commissioners

1. ACTION
Call to Order / Roll Call     
     - Michael D. Antonovich, Chair

2. ACTION  
Consent
     - John Wagner, Chief Operating Officer

2.A. Approve Commission Meeting Summary Action Minutes and Transcript - Thursday, May 14, 2015

2.B. Approve the Monthly Financial Statements Month Ending April 30, 2015 

2.C. Contract: Approve 68 Contract Renewals, Three Amendments and Three Annual Budgets and Scopes of Work and Authorize Staff to Complete Final Contract Execution Upon Approval from the Board

2.D. Approve LAUP 2015-16 Contract

2.E. Approve Lease Extension for La Petite Academy

2.F. Approve Renewal of Expiring Strategic Partnerships
     - South Bay Center for Counseling
     - 14 Welcome Baby Hospitals
     - County of Los Angeles, Department of Public Health
     - Third Sector New England

3. ACTION
Expiring Initiative:
Approval to Extend Partnership with Department of Public Health
(DPH) – Health Access Children’s Health Outreach Initiative 
     - Tara Ficek, Director, Grants Management

4. INFORMATION  
Remarks by the Commission Chair of the Board
     - Michael D. Antonovich, Commission Chair

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

6. ACTION
ANNUAL PUBLIC HEARING:
Annual Review of First 5 LA Strategic Plan
     - Jessica Kaczmarek, Director, Office of Strategic Planning and Integration

7. ACTION
Approve Final FY 2015-16 Budget
     - Raoul Ortega, Finance Director
     - Alison Mendes, Interim Finance Manager

8. Break

9. INFORMATION
Best Start Communities (BSC): Building Stronger Families Framework
     - A Portrait of Palmdale
        - John Bamberg, Senior Program Officer, Best Start Communities
        - Joaquin Macias, Program Officer, Best Start Communities

10. INFORMATION
Policy Update
           - John Wagner, Chief Operating Officer

10.A. Conference and Event Funding

10.B. Travel for Commissioners

10.C. Development and Approval of Research and Evaluation Projects

10.D. Outcomes-Driven Planning and Evaluation

11. INFORMATION
State Budget Update
- Peter Barth, Director, Policy and Intergovernmental Affairs

12. INFORMATION
Public Comment

13. ACTION
Adjournment