June 13, 2019 at 1:30 PM - Meeting of the Board of Commissioners

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

2. ACTION  
Consent            

2.A. Approve Board of Commissioners Meeting Summary Action Minutes and Transcript - Thursday, May 9, 2019        

2.B. Approve the Monthly Financial Statements Month Ending April 30, 2019

2.C. Contract: Approve Two New Agreements, 66 Renewals, and Three Amendments and Authorize Staff to Complete Final Contract Execution Upon Approval from the Board

2.D. Approve Strategic Partnership with California Community Foundation Community Initiatives Fund, Fiscal Sponsor for the Los Angeles Partnership for Early Childhood Investment Baby Futures Fund in the amount of $200,000 to ensure a complete and accurate count of children birth to age 5 in the 2020 Census for the period of 12 months and Authorize First 5 LA Staff to execute an agreement

2.E. Approve Amendment to the Strategic Partnership with California Community Foundation, Fiscal Sponsor for the Bold Vision Equity 2028 Fund  in the Amount of $150,000, for a Total Project Cost of $201,282 for an Additional 12 months and Authorize First 5 LA Staff to Execute an Amendment 

2.F. Approve Amendment to the Strategic Partnership with Southern California Grantmakers, Fiscal Sponsor for the Center for Strategic Partnerships, in the Amount of $75,000, for a Total Project Cost of $125,000, to Provide Operational Support for the Center for an additional Three Years and Authorize First 5 LA Staff to Execute an Amendment   

2.G. Approve Amendment to the Strategic Partnership with Child360 in the Amount of $3,800,000, for a Total Project Cost of $54,300,000 to Continue to Serve Quality Start LA (QSLA) Participants through June 30, 2020 and Authorize First 5 Staff to Execute an Agreement

2.H. Approve Strategic Partnership with the Child Care Alliance of Los Angeles for Improving Child Care Quality for an Amount of $86,286 to Utilize Funding from the Quality Counts California Regional Certification and Coordination Grant for the Purpose of Regional Certification of Assessors and Trainers, Regional Coordination, Regional Communities of Practice, and/or Regional Training through June 30, 2020 and Authorize First 5 LA Staff to Execute the Agreement

2.I. Approve Amendment to the Strategic Partnership with Los Angeles Unified School District in the Amount of $3,704,998, for a Total Project Cost of $6,514,998 to Expand Implementation of the Kindergarten Readiness Assessment and Develop Action Plans to Address Data Results through June 30, 2020 and Authorize First 5 LA Staff to Execute an Agreement

2.J. Approve Amendment of the Strategic Partnership with Dignity Community Care in the Amount of $265,002, for a Total Project Cost of $604,290, to Coordinate the Provision of Training and Materials to Support the Department of Health Services’ MAMA’s Neighborhood Program Expansion for an Additional Year and Authorize First 5 LA Staff to Execute an Agreement
       - Carl Gayden, Senior Director of Administration

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

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

5. ACTION
       Approve Resolution 2019-03 for the Final Proposed FY 2019-20 Budget
              - Raoul Ortega, Director of Finance
              - Daisy Lopez, Financial Planning & Analysis Manager

6. INFORMATION
       Public Hearing
       Receive and File First 5 CA’s Annual Report
              - Armando Jimenez, Director, Measurement, Learning & Evaluation

7. INFORMATION
       Home Visiting System Building and Policy Change Implementation
              - Barbara DuBransky, Director, Family Supports
              - Charna Martin, Senior Policy Strategist, Public Policy & Government Affairs
              - Chris Esguerra, Senior Medical Director, Blue Shield California Promise Health Plan

8. Break

9. INFORMATION
       Proposed Changes to First 5 LA Bylaws
              - Craig Steele, First 5 LA Legal Counsel

10. INFORMATION
       1) Public Hearing: Annual Review of the First 5 LA Strategic Plan
       2) Preliminary Findings from County Partner Interviews and Community Engagement Sessions to inform Strategic Plan Refinement Process
              - Christina Altmayer, Vice President, Programs
              - Steven LaFrance, Founder and CEO, Learning for Action

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

12. ACTION
         Adjournment