8 responses to findings and recommendations
F1
The Los Angeles County Civil Grand Jury process is failing to attract a large number of applicants in recent years.
Response: Unknown
Score: 0
Metro contracts with Long Beach Police Department (LBPD)to deploy one sergeant and fiveofficerson non-overlapping shifts that cover twenty hours a day. Metro and LBPD have agreed intheir Scope ofWorkto deploy policeofficerson the trains and platformsfor 75% oftheir shift. LBPD currently participates ina multi-layeredapproach to publicsafety. This approach was created to coordinate Law Enforcement, Transit Security Officers, Transit Ambassadors, Homeless Outreach, and Contract Security with the goal to deter crime. Increase safety and gain compliance through education and services.
LBPD curren...
F2
The current CGJ has had a high turnover of Jurors and has exhausted its list of alternates.
Response: Agree
Score: +1
The LAPD concurs with this recommendation. The LAPD's contacts with Ambassadors during dailydeployments are incidental and not planned. The LAPD participates intraining newambassadors with a one-hour block ofinstruction to discuss roles and expectations with them. Interactions with LACMTA Ambassadors occur duringTuesday strategy meetings. The LAPDisamenable to participate inincreased in-servicetraining exercises withthe Ambassadorsfornewemployees,alongwithinvitingAmbassadorsas guestsduringdaily roll calls with sworn LAPD officers to build a continuous constructive rapport and trust between the...
F3
CGJ jurors receive a mileage reimbursement of 61.5 ¢, less than the IRS federal standard rate of 65.5¢. The cost of living in Los Angeles, CA is 51% higher than the national average.
Response: Agree
Score: +1
A high percentage of trucking companies cannot afford to replace their single or small fleet of trucks, therefore needing financial assistance or subsidies to transition to ZE vehicles. RESPONSE: Respondent agrees.
F4
The Los Angeles City minimum hourly wage will increase to $16.78 on July 1, 2023, which, if applied to CGJ jurors’ six hours of daily work, would result in a per diem of $100.68.
Response: Agree
Score: +1
The number of infrastructure electric charging stations must keep pace with public demand for converting to ZE alternative vehicles. RESPONSE: Respondent agrees. Fueling Infrastructure for hydrogen fuel cell ZE vehicles must also keep pacewith demand for such vehicle types.
F5
Two recent bills introduced in the California Legislature (AB 1972 and AB 881) have proposed to raise jurors’ per diem pay; to $100 in the case of AB 881. Both would encourage more people of color and more people with below-average incomes to serve on criminal and civil juries.
Response: Disagree Partially
Score: 0
As ZEvehicles are replacing gasoline and diesel trucks, the recyclingand disposal of those trucks is a concern. RESPONSE: Respondent disagrees in part with this finding. While recycling of vehicles is always an environmental concern, the expected increase in the need for recycling diesel trucks is likely to be managed by market response to increased demand for such services under the already extant processesforrecyclingvehicles."*
F6
In-person training for LA County poll workers takes place for eight hours, on one day. Learning retention would be improved if the eight-hour in-person training were split into two four-hour sessions.
Response: Disagree
Score: -1
In the past two fiscal years the City has invested $860,516,405 from other sources in producing and operating 10,000 interim housing beds, ranging from congregate shelters to Project RoomKey motels to Tiny Home Villages and others. Every yearto keep these open the Citywould need to allocatefunds for operations ranging from $50 to $267 per unitper night, withan average of$65 per unit per night, or $237 million annually for all 10,000. Permanent housing requires the initial capital investment, but operating costs are much lower and are covered by rental income from residents and federal or count...
F7
The Registrar indicated that LA County is looking to provide the VSAP software at cost to other jurisdictions.
Response: Disagree
Score: -1
Inthe pasttwofiscal yearsthe Cityhas invested $860,516,405fromothersources inproducing and operating 10,000 interimhousing beds, ranging fromcongregatesheltersto Project RoomKeymotels to TinyHomeVillagesand others. Everyyearto keepthese openthe Citywouldneed to allocatefunds for operations rangingfrom $50to$267 per unitper night, with an average of$65 per unitper night, or$237 million annuallyforall10,000. Permanent housing requires the initial capital investment, but operating costs are much lowerandare covered by rentalincome from resfdentsand federal orcountyrental vouchers. Permanent housi...
F8
The Registrar indicated that his office would re-evaluate election operations and the VSAP software beginning December 2022. ELECTION OPERATIONS 2022-2023 LOS ANGELES COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY
Response: Disagree
Score: -1
This recommendation fallsoutside the purviewofLAHD. Tiny HomeVillagesare constructed and installedwith the expectation ofoperating as interim housing. Theydo notcontain individual kitchensor bathrooms, which are key componentsof permanentsupportive housing. Thecityis utilizing an approach incorporating both interimand permanentsupportive housing, and newPSH units are comingon line.Interimhousing units serve a specificpurposeofproviding unhoused residents withstrategiesto address critical needswhilebeing placed inpermanent housing, however unitsconstructedtothe standard ofpermanentsupportive ho...
