May 10, 2018 at 1:30 PM - Meeting of the Board of Commissioners

1. ACTION
        Call to Order / Roll Call         
        - Sheila Kuehl, Commission Chair   

2. ACTION
        Consent
         - John Wagner, Executive Vice President

2.A. Approve Commission Meeting Transcript and Summary Action Minutes - Thursday, April 12, 2018

2.B. Approve the Monthly Financial Statements Month Ending March 31, 2018           

2.C. Contract: Approve One New Agreement, 8 Contract Renewals, and One  Amendment and Authorize Staff to Complete Final Contract Execution Upon Approval from the Board

2.D. Approve Amendment to the Strategic Partnership with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health up to $10.1 million as the HMG-LA Organizing Entity and Authorize an Initial Agreement for an Amount up to $900,460

2.E. Approve a Strategic Partnership with Pacific Oaks Education Corporation to Institute the Early Childhood Journalism Fellowship in the Amount of $328,000 and authorize First 5 LA staff to execute a contract

2.F. Authorize First 5 LA to Receive funds from California Department of Education (CDE) for CA-QRIS Certification Grant and Approve Resolution # 2018-01

3. INFORMATION      
Remarks by the Commission Chair of the Board
        - Commission Chair

4. INFORMATION
Executive Director’s Report
       - Kim Belshé, Executive Director

5. INFORMATION
       Public Hearing
       Receive and File First 5 CA’s Annual Report   
       - Armando Jimenez, Director, Measurement, Learning and Evaluation     

6. INFORMATION
       Draft of Proposed FY 2018-19 Budget (WRITTEN ONLY) 
       - Raoul Ortega, Finance Director
       - Daisy Lopez, Finance Manager                    

7. INFORMATION
       The Funder Perspective: What Does It Take to Do Systems Change?
       - Dr. Daniela Pineda, VP of Integration & Learning
       - Dr. Peter Long, President & CEO, Blue Shield of California Foundation
       - Dr. Meera Mani, Director, Children, Families, and Communities (CFC) Program, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
       - Shane Goldsmith, President & CEO, The Liberty Hill Foundation

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

9. ACTION     
  Adjournment