March 10, 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, Chief Operating Officer

2.A. Approve Commission Meeting Summary Action Minutes and Transcript
        - Thursday, February 11, 2016

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

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

2.D. Approve Contract with Los Angeles County Office of Education for
 Evaluation of the California State Preschool Program (CSPP)
 Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) Block Grant 

2.E. Approve Strategic Partnership with Glen Price Group for the
 LA Campaign for Grade Level Reading - School Readiness
 Workgroup and Execute Contract Upon Approval from the Board

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    
 Approve Recommendations on Expiring Initiatives
 - Tara Ficek, Director, Grants Management                                                     

5.A. Waive Governance Guideline #7 (Requires 7 of 9 votes)

5.B. Approve Extending the Strategic Partnership with 211 LA County for the 
 Information Resource and Referral (211) Initiative 

5.C. Approve Extending Early Identification and Intervention (EII) – Autism and Other
 Developmental Delays Initiative
  – Approve Resolution 2016-02

5.D. Authorize Staff to Complete Final Execution of the Contracts upon 
 Board approval of the FY 2016-2017 Programmatic Budget

6. INFORMATION
 California State Policy and Government Affairs Update        
 - Peter Barth, Director, Policy and Intergovernmental Affairs        
 - John Benton, Principal, California Strategies            
 - Monique Ramos, Associate, California Strategies

7. Break

8. INFORMATION
  Mid Year Budget Adjustments for FY 2015-16
   - Raoul Ortega, Director, Finance                                                                     
 - Alison Mendes, Manager, Finance

9. INFORMATION    
 Using Strategic Communications to Advance First 5 LA’s
 Programmatic and Policy Goals                
 - Gabriel Sanchez, Director, Communications and Marketing                        

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

11. ACTION     
   Adjournment