February 11, 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, January 14, 2016

2.B. Approve the Monthly Financial Statements Month Ending December 31, 2015 

2.C. Approve Long Term Financial Projection     

2.D. Approve FY 2016-17 Budget Calendar

2.E. Approve Richards, Watson & Gershon (RWG) to Provide Legal Services

2.F. Contract: Approve Three New Agreements and Authorize Staff to Complete Final Contract Execution      
         Upon Approval from the Board
          - Antoinette Andrews, Assistant Director of Planning and Implementation Best Start Communities

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       
        Project DULCE:  
        - Mabel Munoz, Senior Program Officer, Program Development

5.A. Authorize First 5 LA Staff to Receive Up to $115,000 in Funding from 
         The Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP);

5.A.1) Approve Resolution No. 2016-01

5.B. Authorize First 5 LA Staff to Execute a Contract with CSSP for First 5 LA to Launch
         Project Developmental Understanding and Legal Collaboration for Everyone (Project DULCE)
         in Los Angeles County; and

5.C. Approve Strategic Partnerships with the Following Clinics in the Amount of $212,000 per
         Clinic and Authorize Staff to Complete Final Contract Execution Upon Approval to
         Implement Project DULCE:

5.C.1) The Children’s Clinic

5.C.2) Northeast Valley Health Corporation

5.C.3)  St. John’s Well Child and Family Center

6. INFORMATION
        Expiring Initiatives Review Process and Updates: Spring 2016
         - Tara Ficek, Director, Grants Management

6.A. Permanent Supportive Housing

6.B. Information Resource and Referral

6.C. Parent Child Interaction Therapy

6.D. Early Identification and Intervention – Autism and Other Developmental Delays

7. Break

8. INFORMATION       
        Federal Advocate Update
         - Tessa Charnofsky, Government Affairs Manager
         - Joel Packer, Partner, The Raben Group

9. INFORMATION
         Governor’s Budget Proposal for FY 2016-17
          - Peter Barth, Director, Policy and Intergovernmental Affairs

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

11. ACTION     
   Adjournment