Agenda #: 5.4
Meeting Date: March 4, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Daniel Fox, City Manager
TITLE: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES CONTRACT WITH
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES FOR SPECIFIED PUBLIC HEALTH
SERVICES THROUGH JUNE 30, 2029.
STRATEGIC
GOAL: Safe, Sustainable & Healthy Community
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve, and authorize the City Manager to sign, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Services Contract through June 30, 2029.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
There is no financial impact associated with the approval of the Public Health Services Contract. The County shall issue public health permits and licenses to permittees located within the City, with all associated fees retained by County Public Health and accepted as full compensation for the services by the Public Health Department.
BACKGROUND:
The County of Los Angeles has existing public health services contracts with 85 cities including the City of Diamond Bar. California law authorizes contracts for local public health administration between counties and cities. These contracts allow the County’s Health Officer to serve as the local health officer within the jurisdictions of the contracted cities, issue permits, and other required services as directed by the Health Officer. The County has performed these services through Public Health on behalf of the City of Diamond Bar since incorporation in 1989.
ANALYSIS:
Public Health provides the local administration of public health services to cities on a no-cost basis. Permits that are processed by the County are used to offset those service costs. The County engaged in a process to receive feedback from area cities,
including City Managers and their staff in virtual sessions and working groups.
Feedback was incorporated into the final updated contract that is circulated to cities for consideration and approval.
The contract under consideration by the Diamond Bar City Council was presented to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and approved during its October 22, 2024 meeting. The contract would commence upon expiration of the existing agreement and would be in force through June 30, 2029 with five-year successive extension of terms unless terminated by the City or County. Lastly, the County has also advised that an amendment to Diamond Bar Municipal Code Section Sec. 8.24.010 may be necessary in the future to ensure that Public Health could enforce regulations consistently across all their contract cities.
It is recommended the City Council approve the agreement and authorize the City Manager to sign the contract and any future amendments, as necessary.
LEGAL REVIEW:
The City Attorney has reviewed and approved the Agreement as to form.
PREPARED BY:
REVIEWED BY:
Attachments:
1. 5.4.a City of Diamond Bar PH-005610