April 12, 2018 at 1:30 PM - Meeting of the Board of Commissioners

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

2. ACTION
        Consent
         - John Wagner, Executive Vice President

2.A. Approve Commission Meeting Transcript and Summary
Action Minutes - Thursday, March 8, 2018

2.B. Approve the Monthly Financial Statements Month Ending February 28, 2018           

2.C. Approve Strategic Partnership with UNITE-LA for Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA) 

2.D. Approve Extension of a Strategic Partnership with The Regents of the University of California to have the UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities  Continue Providing Technical Assistance to support the Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA) tool

2.E. Approve Mid-Year Budget Adjustments for FY 2017-18

2.F. Approve a Strategic Partnership with Dignity Hospital dba California Hospital Medical Center to Coordinate the Provision of Training and Materials to Support the Department of Health Services’ MAMA’s Neighborhood Program Expansion      

3. INFORMATION      
Remarks by the Commission Chair of the Board
        - Commission Chair

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

5. ACTION       
  Communities Outcome: Approve Proposed Best Start Regional Network Grant Awards    
         - Christina Altmayer, VP of Programs
 - Antoinette Andrews Bush, Director, Communities      

6. INFORMATION
        Families Outcome: Birth Disparities Update    
        -  Barbara Andrade DuBransky, Director, Family Supports 
        -  Lindsey Angelats, Strategic Advisor
        -  Dr. Deborah Allen, Deputy Director, Health Promotion, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

7. Break

8. INFORMATION
        Board Meeting Debrief from 3/8/18 Breakout Sessions
        - Kim Belshe, Executive Director

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

10. ACTION     
  Adjournment