June 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM | Board of Commissioners Meeting
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1. ACTION
Call to Order / Roll Call
Presenter:
Holly Mitchell, Commission Chair
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2. INFORMATION
AB 2449 Request to Participate Remotely Due to Just Cause or Emergency Circumstances
Presenter:
Holly Mitchell, Commission Chair
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3. INFORMATION
Report out on Closed Session of the Board of Commissioners - June 12, 2025
Presenter:
Serita Young, Legal Counsel, Richards, Watson & Gershon
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4. ACTION
Consent
Presenter:
JR Nino, Vice President of Operations & Sustainability
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4.A. Approve Commission Meeting Summary Action Minutes – May 8, 2025
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4.B. Approve the Monthly Financial Statements for the Month Ending April 30, 2025
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4.C. Contract: Approve Twenty-Five (25) Renewals and Authorize Staff to Complete Final Execution of the Agreements Upon Approval from the Board
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4.D. Approve Amendment of the Strategic Partnership with Community Partners, Fiscal Sponsor for the Mayor’s Fund for Long Beach in the Amount of $50,000 for a Total of $450,000 Through June 2026 to Expand the Long Beach Early Learning Hub, Integrate Enrollment for other Family Serving Systems, and Inform Efforts to Scale Similar Models in LA County
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4.E. Approve Amendment of a Strategic Partnership with Southern California Grantmakers, Fiscal Sponsor of the Center for Strategic Partnerships, in the Amount of $150,000, for a Total Project Cost of $425,000 Through June 30, 2028 to Provide Core Operating Support for the Center for Strategic Partnerships for an Additional Three Years
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4.F. Approve Amendment of the Strategic Partnership with the California Community Foundation (CCF) Community Initiatives Fund, Fiscal Sponsor for the Los Angeles Partnership for Early Childhood Investment in the Amount of $450,000 for a Total of $2,050,000 Through December 31, 2026 to Deepen Community-Driven Strategies for the African American Infant and Maternal Mortality Prevention Initiative (AAIMM) Community Action Teams and Continue Supporting the Village Fund Pooled Fund, and Authorize First 5 LA Staff to Execute an Agreement in the Amount of $450,000.
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4.G. Approve Amendment of the Strategic Partnership with nine Hospitals in Los Angeles County in the Amount of $19,527,469 for a Total of $304,834,681 Through June 30, 2026, to Continue Implementing the Welcome Baby Program and Authorize First 5 LA Staff to Execute Agreements with Each of the 9 Hospitals for a Cumulative Amount up to $19,527,469 for FY 25-26.
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4.H. Approve Amendment of the Strategic Partnership with Health Federation of Philadelphia in the Amount of $300,000 for a Total of $700,000 Through January 2027 to Fund an Additional Cohort of the Thriving Providers Project in Los Angeles County and Authorize Staff to Execute a Contract Amendment in the Amount of $300,000 for Total Contract Amount of $700,000
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4.I. Approve a Strategic Partnership with Catalyst California in the Amount of $900,000 to Support the Development and Implementation of the Equity Index for a period of four (4) years through June 30, 2029 and Authorize Staff to Execute a Contract in the Amount of $250,000 for FY 25-26
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5. INFORMATION
Remarks by the Commission Chair of the Board
Presenter:
Holly Mitchell, Commission Chair
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6. INFORMATION
President/CEO Report
Presenter:
Karla Pleitéz Howell, President & CEO
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7. RECEIVE & FILE
Public Hearing: Receive and File First 5 CA’s Annual Report Kimberly Hall, Director of Impact & Accountability and Laura Covarrubias, Senior Data Strategist |
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8. ACTION
Finance Update: Present the Proposed FY 2025-26 Budget and updated LTFP for Approval and Approve Resolution 2025-01 Presenters: JR Nino, Vice President of Operations & Sustainability; Raoul Ortega, Director of Finance; and Daisy Lopez, Financial Planning & Analysis Manager |
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9. INFORMATION
Overview of 2025-2026 State May Revise Aurea Montes-Rodriguez, Vice President of Community Engagement and Policy and Ofelia Medina, Senior Policy Strategist
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10. Break
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11. INFORMATION
Building Equitable Communities in an Era of Change & Uncertainty Aurea Montes-Rodriguez, Vice President of Community Engagement and Policy and Dr. Manuel Pastor, Distinguished Professor of Sociology and American Studies & Ethnicity, University of Southern California
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12. ACTION
Adjournment |
